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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

as there is near almost every island city
of note.
Such q boat is much less expensive
than q yacht. Allowing the same
length for both the former one will cost
from $500 to $500 to construct while the
40-foot yacht cannot be built for less
than $4,000 and perhaps not for much
under IS 900. In the houseboat the cabin
should be 12x15 feet, allowing for pretty
windows at the side and doors opening
upon the deck. Several staterooms
should be arranged on either side, each
6}Sx5 feet, room enough for an upper
and lower folding berth.
At the aft end, to which n passage
leads on either side Of the cabin, is the
kitchen Then above it all arrange for
hurricane deck, thirty feet long by
twelve feet wide, and you have house
boat arranged with every detail that
can add to comfort Us far as the gem
eral plan is concerned The furnish
tngs can be as rich or us plain as your
1ncllnations or your purse will permit.
Ono thing that should never be for
gotten in the equipment is the double
set of anchors AS rule the boat
should be anchored bow and stern, so
that she is securely guarded against a
heavy wind. Manila rope is suggested
for mooring or possibly galvanized
chain cable. Have little dory ready
for emergencies. They are extremely
safe even when loaded down with a
cargo Then fitted out with a sprit-sail
and centerboard they will give occasion
for many pleasant sail in good stiff
breeze, and save on other occasions the
trouble Of rowing. The question Of
moving the houseboat is one not so
readily solved On the river, where the
current is strong, there need BIO no
trouble, but on quiet waters where
propulsion of some kind is necessary it
is, perhaps, best to be fitted out with
sails that can be adjusted to four or six
masts, and when the breeze is favor
able you will find the boat moving
along quietly, smoothly and without
danger. Even with four hundred and
thirty-two square feet of sail there need
be no fear of capsizing in squat, for.
by having the ropes in perfect control
the canvas can be lowered in n seconds
time.
There are several ways of building
the float on which the house rests. AS
a rule it is advisable to give it to a ship
or scow builder, even though the cX-
pcnsc be little greater than that
charged by the carpenter who will
build the upper part of the outfit for
you.
The boat, scow, house, dory and me-
chanical outfit need not cost you more
than five hundred dollars, and possibly
you can contract to have the worl. done
Tor three hundred dollars.
ALBERT EDWARD TYRRELL,
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The Force OF Habit,

In the county court at Toronto NAV
be seen venerable tar who has found
haven in these legal precincts as a sub
ordinate officer after having been tossed
on the ocean for many year in 'her
majesty's" service. Not long ago, when
the hour for adjourning a sitting of the
court had arrived the crier was absent
and the judge, turning to the quondam
mariner, said: Captain, adjourn the
court" Trained to prompt obedience,
"the captain" shouted in stentorian
tones: ''Oh yes! oh yes! oh-yes!"-But
of the mystic formula no more came to
his command Not to be foiled in the
discharge OF duty, he proceeded in his
own fashion: Ladies' and gentlemen.
you may consider this court adjourned.
Clew up your sails and heave the an
Choir. You must be here ut ten o'clock
in the morning. We will then weigh
anchor and make sail. God save the
queen" Astonishcd silence held all
present for moment, and then gave
way to a peal of laughter, in which
even "the court was compelled to join.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

equal In cost. With good engineer the
danger Is practically inflnitesimal in
either the naphtha, thepetroleum or the
kerosene launches SO
A forty-foot naphtha launch with a
drought twenty-six inches, fitted out
with neat cabin, and finely uphol-
cred, Will cost all the way from $1,000 to
$4,000.
In the line of smaller sailing craft I
found the prices very reasonable. There
Is acombinatlon row and sailbont, really
a catboat, which can be had all tho way
from $50 to 5000. The latter is nineteen
feet in length and can seat nine per-
sons. 1t is supplied with rudder, tiller,
yoke, foot-stretcher, bach-rests, anchor
and rope, brass swivel rowlocks, stem
and stern protectors, is nicely var
nished and polished and finished in col
,ored wood.
The full cat-rigged sailboat with
open cockpit centerboard, sixteen feet
long and holding four persons, is worth
with sail $3.50. From this the prices
range up to 5000 for boats twenty-five
feet in length and with capacity for
ten persons
In sloop-rigged boats, with jib and
mainsail, the 25-footer will cost $500
and the 3O-footer 81, 200
One of the prettiest cabin catboats in
New York is the -Gunhilda, built for
MIR. E. s. Jewett, which is valued at 81
500. Thomas T. Taber's new cabin cat
boat is built on the same general plan,
and both are entered in SOME of the
best regattas of the year.
To chow tho oil <~.xo. -
country in speedy sailing yachts I am
told that the Hcrreschoffs n week or so
ago sent rout a 17-foot fin keel to Au-
burn, 10-foot cat yawl to Lake Mime
tonka, Mimi, tho fourth . to be sent
there this season, and 23-foot cat
yawl to Conanticut park. They, of
course, receive higher prices for oil
their work than those quoted above.
In fact, for such bont as the Wasp
$4,000 is considered cheap But was
shown number of newly-designed
yachts in South Brooklyn, all of which,
while cheaper in price, seemed to all
appearances as serviccablc One, q
25-foot boat, launched only n week or
two ago, is built on the lines of the
Gloriana. Her dimensions are % feet
on the watcr-line and 40 feet over all.
The franc is of oak, with yellow pine
planlSing. She is finishedin mahogany,
and will be yawl-rigged with small
5io aft, as she is intended for cruising.
L understand that she is sold for So, 500.
Ogden Goelet, who owns the schooner
yacht Norseman. is cheerfully paying
out $4,000 month now for the steam
yacht Thetis- AS she is steel vessel of
OIL tons and 1T feet in length, Mr.
Goelet will be able to entertain his
friends lavishly, and with no end of
comfort.
The so-called houseboat is coming
into deserved popularity. About New
York there is n vast area of water
available for tho quiet of houseboat life,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

the sloop and from the schooner to tho
massive steam yacht fitted out in the
style of a palatial ocean passenger
steamer. But to note the extent of this
splendid sport one has but to lool, over
the long list of New York yachts built
by the Hcrrcschoffs or in the Burgess
yards, or to take Il look ut the magnifi-
cent proportions of the Wasp, the Glori-
ana, the PIXIE, FL Chico, the Hansell,
the Fancy, the Hawk, all vessels OF late
designing, or at the Alva the Conquer
ror, tho Nourmahal, steam yachts that
cost all the way from $780, 900 to $780,
700, the price at which the Vanderbilt
craft, the Alva, is held; or perhaps to
skim along the sound on the decks of
that calm-water spccder, the Norwood.
1t is an expensive sport; perhaps as
expensive as a stable of horses, and
often as full of bitter disappointmcnts-
i had occasion recently to visit one of
these ship-rcnting firms and the prices
quoted me meant in almost every in
stance neat annual income. l quote
the prices and arrangements offered me
verbatim:
eve will charter you 4o-foot steam
yacht, no staterooms-just an open
boat, you know, for s2S a dav, or, if
taken by the month, at 5000. You
furnish the fuel, we the captain and en-
gineer. Or we can charter you 75-
foot pleasure yacht, with three or
four staterooms, for 81 800 month, we
supplying the crew and you grub it"
"And what is the expense of fuel and
grub2"
"That depends. You ought to figure
on $1,000 month anyway for extras
and incidcntals."
"What can you charter the A1va for?'
"Well, don't know that she can be
chartered. But can get you 12O-foot
steam yacht, every bit as comfortable
and enjoyable, for 6, 1000 month. Your
expenses in this case would be $1,000 a
month extra. can charter YOU q
schooner yacht, complete, for 1900 a
month, or sloop for $50 day. But
perhaps the wisest thing to do IL you
want seasons sport is to buy steam
yacht, schooner or q sloop, and sell it
for whatever it will bring at the end of
the season. You can expend IS, 900 and
get splendid pleasure craft, or 60 as
high as $4,000, and get neatly out
fitted 75-foot steam yacht"
But after all there is splendid sport in
q good launch and the cost is compare
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29
COST OF YACHTING.
$4,000 a Month for the Use OF the
Astors Nourmahal.
What 1t Costs sto Charter sloop or O
T; Schooner Yacht-The Wasp IL Worth
J S12,00O-Prlccs Paid for Smaller
Craft-Lifo In Ynwl.
[copYRIonT. 1921


/ When James NJ. Waterbury chartered
the Nourmahal, the Astor yacht, he
agreed to return the vessel in the condi-
ton in which it was received. But the
Nourmahal has been in collision with
the steamer Maine and the little bill for
repairs will be close to $1,000. Add to
this the $4,000 monthly rental, the 81
900 monthly expense bill, and Mr.. Wat
erbury's summer outing will come high,
exceedingly high.
But the man who willingly spent s1O,-
600 on an amateur circus won't mind it
in the least. He will entertain his
friends as lnvishly rs ever, and if in
clined charter the yacht for another
season.
No summer sport is relished with SO
much zeal as that which an outing on
the water affords. Pass through the
'Narrows of New York harbor to the
outer bay and you cross the wakes of a,
thousand pleasure boats Of all sizes and
descriptions, from the smallest yawl to
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29
BUSINESS NOTICES.
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS.

The following rule is being violated
and will subject the consumer either to
cutting-of Of the water or additional
payment for the additional use. The
rules referred to are as follows: The
hose must have nozzle attached not
exceeding u inch diameter. may be-
used not exceeding one hour per day
and must be held in the hand during
such use. The attachment OF movable
fountain to the hose or the use OF the
hose otherwise than by hand will sub
Ject the consumer to rate in the former
case OF $40 for the season OF six months,
or in the latter case to shutting.off of
the water for misuse of same. j. G.
RAWN, Manager and Engineer Roam
oke Gas and Water Company % Ivy
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Great Sagacity.

a rich man recently died and left his
money to three people, with proviso
in the will that each of them should put
hundred pounds in the coffin of the
deceased, to be buried with him. The
lcgatces grumbled, but could not, of
course, decline to fill the condition.
Two of them having deposited u hun
dred pounds each in gold in the coffin,
the third wrote q check for three hum
dred pounds and calmly took posses
sion Of the change.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

NOTICE. TRAN.
~ sient advertising must be
paid cash in advance, to save
cost of booking and collecting.
Advertisements In the one
cent-a-word column are one
cent for each of the first two
insertions and half a cent a
word for each subsequent in.
sertion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29
r AND SALES {!

u
MOL. This desirable farm, containing 112x
acres, Will he sold at public auction in front OF
the Early iionse, Rocky Mount, Va, on MON
watcred and timbcrcd with white oak line chest
nut, NC. Contains valuable iron and other ores
and is situated only three miles from Davis
Mill, or Henry Station, ON the Roanoke and South
ern railroad and is known rs the Ell Pordue
place.
circumference and the pine 9 to : feet in circnm-
ference and 10 to 40 feet to the first limb White
feet. The land is we'll adapted to the growth Of
tobacco, grain and fruits Terms liberal, viz,
onefo"r'h cash. balance in / and sS ysSEs
No. ,. This valuable farm containing 2Ij acres.
lies In Roanoke county, six miles south OF Roam
and is within onc-half mile OF Stnrkey's Depot.
II abounds in good water, good timber, stone and
minerals and is we'll adapted to fruit and grass.
ranch. will be divided to suit purchase rs or viii
be sold s,n. t3Sethcro tho premises on THURSDAY
TEltMS-One fourth cash. balance in one, two
and three years, equal instalments, and title
retained I'LL purchase money sS Il paid nov-,,
No. g. This farm contains si5 acres. lies one
mile scout OF Bonbrook, on public road to Rocky
Mount Handy to churches, schoolhouscs, post
once, mills and saw mills, blacksmiths, etc. 500
apple trees, 80 peach trees, pums, cherries
pears, ounces, cultivated grapes, etc, In great
Good fertile soil for everything in our latitude
Bottom land and good water in every field; 10
odd good springs, dwellings and outhonses
Barn q feet long, good sheds and ? stories water
In barn lot. House 5Gxs6 feet, , stories, good
nro places with brick chimncys, rooms, good,
healthy iron spring 90 feet from door.
Good iish pond 50 yards from house containing
1,2tOor l.5OO carp In never failing water Good
stone wall cellar for keeping vegetables
l will divide this farm in three lots to get
water. timber and fruit to suit. or sell all to-
gether
TERMS-One-thirdc cash, balance In one, two
ana three years, bond and surety, title retained
until purchase money Is paid
Time and terms OF sale of personal property
VIII he made known on day OF sale, which will be
on AUGUST 18TH, 1872, on premises one milo
from Wertz station on the hoanoke aud Southern
railroad, franklin county Va.
JOHN BOWMAN,
~ wv Bonbrook, Va, p. ..
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29
A "soL PRINGLE" BOAT AND A. LAKE
STEAM LAUNCH.

lively small. You can buy petroleum
launch % feet in length with q width
of feet inches and of one-horse pow
er, finished in ash or oak. for $3.50. A.
launch of the same proportions for salt
water use would probably cost $3.50.
The increased cost for salt water use is
due to the expense for condensers and
water tanks. The cost for launches Is,
so and S3 feet in length, finished in ash,
oak or mahogany, ranges from S725 to
$1,000. These boats are constructed
with cedar bottoms, copper riveted,
overhang stern and pretty shear seats
forward and aft of the motor. The
rudder is of brass or iron running
through the 'verhang or counter and
fitted with tiller and steering lines
leading around the inside of the boat,
so that the steering can be done from
any place. The motor Is an automatic
petroleum burner, generating steam.
The naphtha launches are constructed
on the same general plan and are about
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29
MONEY TO LOAN.

go 600 TO LOAN ON ROANOKE
"0'0'o real estate. Money OBJ
tanned promptly without expense until
you got it. Apply at once. have a
capitalist who has S?5, 900 TO invest in
Roanoke real estate where persons must
sell and will offer bargains. II you
are in tight place call on me. JAS
$ GROVES, the live real estate agent,
two doors west Postctflce,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29
NoTICE-sALE OF sroCk

The following described stock OF the Fairyiew
Cemetery Company will he sold Mt public auc-
the courthouse in The city of Roanoke, Va, on
viz: - 49,
Twenty shares in the name OF w. E. Eutsier.
certificate No. IS, the same being attached by
MIN ms collateral security for tho payment OF a
note dated May o. 1884, and due July s. 1884, for
Sloo' with interest on same, s S1, and protest
Snarges Sill, total OF Sl5S.Oi, the said note
payment on date or maturity.
Ten shares in the name OF b Y. Bandy, certifi
cate NO. ~. the same being attached by him as
dated May Z, 1921 and due June .. 1922, for Rvs
with interest on same .25, and protest charges
SLID, II total OF $685. the said note having been
presented and protested for non-payment ON date
OF maturity,
w. y. MOOMAW, President.
~ $50 Farvicw Cemetery Co.
w, w. O'DRIEN. Sec. and Trens 75i sol
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29
A RTlFICIAL STONE AND Paw
IN ING.

The Virginia Artificial stone and
Paving Company. Off,ce, No. TO
Fret avenue II. W., will contract for
artificial stone work, paving, gutter-
ing, yard decorations, etc.
Estimates furnished; prices low.
all work guaranteed.
aas emo j. D. PARIS, Prop'r.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

SpEcIAL NOTICE TO THE
~ ladies: HWhen yon pack your
trunk for your summer trip, don't
crowd your fine dresses in and have
them all wrinklcd. and out OF shape,
but come to the paper box factory of
.. ID. JENKINS, corner Sixth avenue
and Second street 8. W., and get boxes
to pack them In. They will fit your
trunk and save you lots OF worry.
5 10 4m.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29
FOR aEa.iNr.
FOR SALE.

EoR SALE-THREE FRESH cows
a Apply to GEO. r. GISH, vinton.
va 729 1w
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

$4,000 no money e invest 9 a 'a'
side lois, stock in land and Manufacture
ing companies. VIII pay cash. Only
bargains considered. All communities.
tons strictly confidential. Address
NORTHERN, care TINES Office. z lm
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

no YOU WANT JOB PRINTING
~ OF any kind 7 II you do
LOOKABILf.'S PRINTING HOUSE,
ut Nos. 14H jefferson street, and s
Salem avenue, is the place to leave
your orders. First class work
promptly executed at moderate prices
and satisfaction guaranteed. Telc-
phone No. lS5. AIRY
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

THE RADFORD CIGAR CO.
Sell only Union made cigar.
Their brands arc
Cuba Leaf,
Perfection and
ua,s Chicftain.
s27 6m Ask for these brands only,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

EREDERICK J. AMWEG, g. E., NJ.
u Am. Soc. e. &. II Engr's Club OF
Philadclphia;cngineer. contractor and
builder, Commercial Bank Building,
Roanoke, Va. apr22-tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

THE OLD RELIABLE AND Pop
Il ular Dye Works is the only place
to have your clothes perfectly dyed,
cleaned and repaired
Prices very moderate. Goods sent
ny express will receive prompt attcn-
tion. MRS. L. WALSAK, proprietor,
corner Commerce and Campbell
streets, Roanoke, Va. may29-6m.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

Stick them on your letters.
Stick them on the wall.
StickIthem everywhere and help ad-
vertisc.tnc town.
They are tho same as the sears" on
the first page OF The TIMEs.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

THE ROANOKE TRANSFER
kinds OF hauling. They keep good
wagons, good teams and respon-
sibls drivers. Prompt attention.
O0ites, Freight depot and Jefferson
street. south. Telephone, 119.
oct1-1-yr
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29
SPECIAL NOTICES,
Advertisements In this column win reps,
perusal.

CLoslNG OUT SALE OF ALL 4.
~ LADIES SLIPPERS.
$3.50 slippers, S2.5O.
$3.50 slippers, Sa.00.
Se.c0 slippers, S1.G5.
$3.50 slippers. $3.50.
At GoETz'S.
No. lol Salem avenue, Cor. Henry.
4156m.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29
FRUITS cANDlEsn CAKEsm

Having succeeded Xanthancou, tho con-
fcctionecr and baker, ut 106 Salem avenue
e W., invite my friends and the public
generally to patronizc me. My stock OF
fruits, foreign and domestic, candies,
cakes. toys. etc, is full and complete.
cudings, partics,'etc., served.
til II a. g. MOSS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29
BOARDING.

"ANTED-ROOM AND TABLE
w boarders at 40G Church street.
"a tt
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STRAYED TO THE FARM OF DAVIS
~ 81 Hu.chens, Bonsack, small bay
horse, branded on thigh and jaw, seven
years old, hind feet white, cropped fore
top. Owner can recover same by prov.
ing property and paying for advertising
g 90 I'm
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

NE STUDEBAKER FARM WAC
~ ON. For sale by HUGHES d
decS-tf
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LOST AND FOUND.

CTRAXED OR STOLEN-A LIGHT
~ bay mare with blaze face, both hind
feet white, and when lost had boots on
both hind legs liberal reward will
be paid for the return of said marc to
j. P. GALLOWAY, 1877 MORT. Tx avenue.
Roanoke, Va 7oslw
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

1AkROTS, CANARIES, MOCK.
"A ing birds, for sale at liz Fourth
ohoo' o. W. 727 Ivy
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| d. I TO SIS SAVED ON RAILROAD
up l. tickets bought at No jefferson
street Roanoke, Va. Member of a. T.
b. A. Cut rates. 79tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-29

wv NTED-5 5000 CIGARETTE
w smokers Judges only to smoke
Henrietta cigarettes. 712tf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01
Caricature Playing Cards.

Among the curious playing cards
in the museum of university is a
pack of cavalier playing cards of the
times of Charles II, which were pre-
sented by Dr. Horace Howard Fur
ness. The originals were the prop
erty of Lord Nelson, and were re
produced at the joint expense of the
Augel'ville and Clarendon Historical
societies. These fac SMILES repro
duce every line of the originals. and
are accompanied with an explana
tory pamphlet by Edmund Goldsmid
in which the illusions are explained
Cromwell, Ireton, Hudson, Brad
shaw, Onslow, Hewson, Wolsey and
other worthless Of the commonwealth
appear on the card pieces of the va
rious suits. Philadelphia Ledger
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01
A Great HTinin. City.

Butte, Mon. has more than 30. 600
inhabitants. and 5000 of its men
work in the mines to produce min
eral output which is within $4,000
900 of the value of the total yield of
Colorado. When the shifts or gangs
of men change at night-for the
work never ceases--the main street
of Butte is as crowded as Broadway
at Fulton street at noon. AT 2 or
3 o'clock in the morning the city Is
still lively. There is no pretense
about the town It has few notable
or expensive buildings. and it Ii
without a good hotel Deadwood
and Butte are the only considerab'
towns | saw out west Of which tina,
could be said It gives the reader
hint of the beginnings" of Butte
be told that the site Of the best brick
and granite building on the main
street was won by a man who hap
pened to hold only two jacks at the
time he was called. Julian Ralph
in Harpers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01
Ancient Tombs.

While legal proceedings as to the
ownership of the famous Red Rock
caverns. below Mention, in which has
been recently found a still further group
Of neolithic skeletons of a giant man,
are still pending, an almost equally in
teresting discovery has been made in
deep railway cutting at Andresy, in
Seine-et-Oise, near Paris, where the
workmen ran upon huge Merovingian
cemetery of the Sixth century. Already
there have been uncovered nearly 600
tombs, extending over an area of 215
miels, yielding q hitherto unheard of
mass of carved sarcophagi, knives,
spears, vases. ornaments and pottery of
unique shapes and styles of decoration.
1t is recalled now that the tiny hamlet
of Andresy, in the generations succeed
ing the introduction of Christianity by
Genevieve and Clovis, was an important
missionary center. The expected scien-
tifc examination of these multitudinous
remains will throw flood Of light on
the origins of the church among all
ranks.-Paris Letter.