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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16
this to be beginning of retreat the re-

this to be beginning of retreat the re-
naming companies nearest the ravine gave
way, and in order to re-establish the line
Col. Provost took the flag into his own
hands and rallied the men on their old po-
, stioa.
Aroused by this show of pluck the enc
my's whole line charged in with n yell and
brought the fight to close quarters Foul
muSkets no longer made the slaughter one
sided, and with dubbed guns, bayonets,
swords and pistols officers and men de-
Tended their lives. Col. Provost fell with
shattered shoulder blade while still wav-
Ink the colors. He had twice received in
direct orders to retire and had ignored
them, but soon after he was wounded O
third Imperative summons reached the
field, and the officers led the men by COM
panies back down the ravne. During the
fight n tree had fallen across it so us to
block up the pathway, and there the men
were entangled and delayed until many
were shot from the bluffs above. Others
took shorter course and jumped down
the prccipice to the river. While the mass
was huddled there II Union battery across
the Potomac opened fire with shortened
fuses, and, before the effect was noted,
Killed or manglcd Il dozen or more unfor-
,uuates.
The survivors reached the Maryland
camped i'll sight of the field. The missing
ones numbered 2G9, of whom as proved 10
be dead, 81 wounded and los captured
Many of the dead lay on the shore or along
the slope unburied within range cf the rifles
Of Confederate sharpshootcrs. Seeing that
there was nothing done to recover and
bury the dead, a lieutenant in the regi-
ment, l.. L. Croker. asked permission to
cross the river for that purpose The re-
quest was denied. The lieutenant went
ahead, however, on his own hook. He sc.
cured the bodies of three fellow officers
and carried them to the river bank, and
was met by an order from corps head
quarters to return to camp or he would be
'shelled out" Tell them to shell and be
ID" said he, and kept on with his work
Shortly IL Confederate general rode over
the ground and demanded an explanation
of the trespass in absence of u formal truce
Crocker replied that he was acting with
out authority because the same had been
refused him; that the dead and wounded
were his coiSrades, and rules or no rules
humanity ana decency called for action
How long have you been in service?"
asked the general, who was an old regular
Twenty days" said the lieutenant proud
ly. Il thought So" Argument would be
useless OH such novice, and his earnest
ness disarmed all severity, so the general
stationed patrols around the field and kind
ly pointed out II boat that would serve to
ferry the bodies across the river. On re-
turning to camp Croker was placed in ar
rest, but no one had the heart to humilate
a soldier SO brave and energetic, and the
charge was dismissed
At Fredericksburg the regiment followed
the charging columns to within 300 feet of
the stone wall, and remained night and Il
day under sharpshooter's fire that was
fatal the moment Il man exposed himself
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Luck in Dropping u Collar Button.

a lady "ho had been staying In Albany
WAS returning 10 her home in PHILADELPHIA
By WY of the Hudson river and New York
After spending IL night on the boat, her
pocketbook, which contained her ticket and
all her money. was missing She was quite
sure that it was in her pocket when she
went to her statcroom ut night, but in the
morning the most minute search of the
room and of her clothing failed to bring it
to light y fellow passenger lent her sufli.
Gent money for her ticket to PHILADELPHIA.
and once ut home the loss of the pocketboo,i
quickly passed from her memory.
Two years aftcrward, when again in
Albany, she WAS summoned one day to the
drawing room to speak to an unknown
gentleman who chad something important
to communicate to her" The something
important" proved to be the old lost
pockctbook, which the gentleman had
just found on Il Hudson river boat and
withdrawing in it the lady's name with
an Albany address-he had no difficulty il
taking directly to her. The account which
he gave of the discovery was most anus
ing. While dressing his collar button had
slipped from his hand and, with the total
depravity characteristic of collar buttons
and other Illuminate things, had rolled &c
the least accessible corner of the state.
room.
In the course Of his search for it he had
opened wide the half closed door of the
stationary washstand and therein a cor.
ner, covered with dust and mod-was tho
pocketbook, which must have lain in that
exact position for twowhole years.-H ON,
Journal.
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BoulanSer'n Page,

Those who came into contact with til:
late General Boulanger will remember his
perky little page Joseph, and his astonish-
ing repartees. He used to order visitors
about with an insolence above his tender
years, and accepted every form of homage
rs Il matter of course, holding his head
erect while prominent visitors stood with
their hats oil and bowling to the little imp
Visitors knew that to win his favor was
almost winning that of his master, and
grovelcd before him. This sort of life in
capactatcd Joseph for any domestic scrv
ice after the generals death. He has now
given up town life and has returned to
live with his mother Mt Etamps. Joseph,
who is now sixteen, remembers his con-
nection with General Boulanger rs vision
of glory already fading in the distance
Paris Figaro
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16
a Possibility.

That there is mysterious association in
some minds between the workings of the
different perceptivc faculties is not new
observation. In not few instances the
poets eye has anticipated in it's sweep the
revelations of the lens of science. The
coming man may yet be able to hear u
September landscape, with all its changing.
tints of beauty, rs plainly as the rndimen
tary man now on earth hears the thunder
or the rushing of the autumn winds IN
that age yet 10 be evolved the pioneer labors
of Grubrr will not fail 10 h. treasured NJ
and IGNORED AZ contributions To the y;
velopnirnt and well being of humanity. sec.
Philadelphia nccord
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RAILROADS
n n = q :: Wy k0rfOlksWestern R.R.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT OCTOBER 80 1ss

SohhDuLE IN EFFECT OCTOBER 80. 1882
wEsTnouND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
7:40 a. m. washington and Chattanoora limited,
ior bristol and beyond. Stops only ut Rad
i0ru. fu!man slcepcrs to New Orleans Mem
500 pms rs ana ,ol Nashville nH Dining attached
intermediate stations; also for Bluefeid, Po-
cahontae, Elkhorn, Clinch Valley Division
aud Louisville via Norton Pullman sleeper
to Louisville via Norton
I:5o p. m, for Radford, Pulaski, and Bristol nlso
lot Dluencld.Ohio extensions leaves Blue cid
6:lO ~ m daily for Kenova Columbus and
me est. PULLMAN slccpcrs to Memphis via
E1o a. m: for Petersburg, Richmond and
la:45,p; m. for Washington, Hagerstown, phila.
dclphin and New York. Pullman slcepc
nonh9kc TO New York, Via Harrisburg and
1913 p. m. daily for Richmond and Norfolk. PM.
man parlor car to Norfolk, connects MT LYNCH
burg Onion stationD with Durham division.
olu y. IN Tor Bucnn Vista and intermediate sta
lions. 10 connections beyond.
T4o p. III. Tor kichpond and Norfolk. Pullman
sleeper T." Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich.
s2:4t night washington and Chattanooga lin
ited) Tor Washington, Hagerstown, Phladcl-
Pnia and New York. Pullman slecpcrs 10
New York via Harrisburg. Dining car
attached; Stops only ut Basic, Shenandoah,
Luray, Shenandoah, junction. Shepherds
town, Antietam, Grimes and st. James.
Ourham Dlviston-Lcavc Lynchburg (Union
stntionl and 315 p. m. daily for South Boston
and Durham and intermediate stations.
Winston Salem Divison--Loavc Roanoke (Union
s'stion) a;i5 n. IN. daily for Rocky Mount,
Mn'tinsv,He. Winston-Salcm and inferno.
diatc staiioaa.
For all additional information anply at ticket
mice or 10 W. g. i,EVILI,
Soncra Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE,

NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE
~ Roanoke, Va.--The regular session
Of this popular institution, which has
been partially suspended during the
heated season, resumed yesterday, Sep
tenber LIST, with full corps Of instruc-
tors. Remember that over rs per cent.
OF the two hundred students who
entered the school and completed their
course are to-day filling positions sue.
cessfully and most of them in this
Magic City of progress and enterprise.
Young man, come here and prepare for
business. Send for our new illustrated
college journal containing full informa-
ton. Address as above. 1f1v
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16

C1TY OF ROANOKE. OFFICE OF THR
~ Board OF Public Works, Roanokc. Vn-.
Oct i4th, ls:2 -Scalcd proposals will be re
ceivcd nj this Office until ~ O'Clock nov lth
1872, Tor furnishing all the necessary labor ana
materials for the construction OF viriftd brick
sidewalk slongsidc the Greene Mcmoria Church
on Campbell avenue and Roanokc street. To In
cludc the necessary stone curbing. The -,,acc Il,
nc covered amounts TO about $50 square feet.
All bids must be accompanied with II certified
check Tor $1,000. Bids must be enclosed in Nh
envelope, sealed and marked on tho outside Ibid
for vitrificd b. lex sidewalk"
The right II hereby reserved to reject any or nj
bids ana to waive any informality In any bid IL II
IL deemed To the interest OF the city to do so
Plans and specifications can be seen ut this Office
Address bids TO this Office
j ID. KIRK,
CLARENCE COLEMAN.
j. j. SHEEuAN
III 10 3ut Board or Public Works
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
Now York Stock Market.

NOW York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-lSpecial l.
The stock market was less active than
on yesterday. After the regular open
ing speculation became weak and prices
declined 4 to q per cent. Tho bears
again concentrated their efforts on the
coalers and some OF the industrials
Chicago Gas fell off IL and General
Electric, Reading and Lackawanna L@
"a. AS nearly a. could be Judged tho
bulk OF the selling was for q short &C.
count.
On the other hand the foreigners
bought moderately and their purchases
had not little to do with tho strength Of
Louisville and Nashville and Northern
Pacific preferred, which became more
pronounced as the day advanced. There
was no marked change for tho better
until after o'clock, when an active
movement to cover the shorts set in
Tho advance from the lowest was
equal to }1@1H with industrials, New
England, Louisville and Nashville.
Northern Pacific preferred and tho
Coalers in the lead
American Sugar scored tho largest
net gain and headed the list in ACTIVITY
The postponement in New Jersey Of
the suits against the coal com bination
was followed by purchases to cover
shorts in Reading and Lackawarna.
Louisville and Nashville advanced a
point. There was very little in the
way OF news to affect the prices, and the
change for tho better during the after.
noon was attributed chiefly to tho
change OF front by certain operators
who for several days have been ham
merinQ the market
Richmond Terminal and other South
ern railway stocks were favorably at.
fccted by the action OF the Southern
railway and steam ship associations sub.
stituting committee OF presiden is
for the general managers to regula to
tho rates. This was interpreted as mean
ing higher tariffs after January first.
The market closed strong in tone. Sales
listed 261,o 900; unlisted A, 900 shares
Exchange strong at 4S5@4S7@ Com
mercial bills, 4S3@4sG. Money steady
at 4@6, closing offered at s. Govern
ment bonds steady-4s, HAY.
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Not only that, but steep bluff and q
wide river behind debarred their orderly
fetreat out Of the useless contest. Tho
boys had backed off from one hornets nest
20 swear in their chagrin that next time
Shey would stick it out or die in trying,
and for moment it looked as though the
whole command would stay to be hurled
from the bluff by Confederate bullets or
bayonets. But suddenly body of the enc
my deployed between the luckless band
and their line of retreat down the ravine.
and Col. Provost wheeled two companies
about to check the movement Supposine
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16
PROPOSALS.
GITY or ROANOKE,

CITY or ROANOKE,
" OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC wonKs.
ROANOKE, VA, October 2Oth 1872
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
until - O'Clock noon November 2ist, 1892. for
furnishing all the labor and materials necessary
except inc terra Gotta and iron pipc) for the
construction and completion OF the following
lines lines OF sewers In the city OF Roanoke: Section
Q9 elk. Putting in place n 12.inch terra Gotta
pipe from the poiut where the present sewer dis
CHARGES near the gas house to Lick run at or near
Nicholson street, and there connecting with the
main outfall sewer by means of an iron nine
siphon across Lick run Section "a seven Put
arE ~ p,ace io,inch terra Gotta pipe in Shcn
street at Its intersection with Shenandoah ave.
nue. to counect with the siphon tho north side
OF the N AZ w. X. H. track ncsi the KnndOlDh
street bridge, Section (S) eight. Putting in place
a "a. inch terra Gotta pipe rrom the point where
junction OF Campbell with Norfolk avenue along
LICK run distance of about 500 feet connecting
Wopks nnd sewers ce ron the Roanoke Machine
pipe siphon to comic ct with the main ,,utfai
sewer
Each bidder must submit with his bid a ccri,
ncu check Tor the sum or two hundred and hity
dollars (f25O). All work to he done In accordance
this Office. VII ''' !"
The City Council reserves the right tn reject
n n OF NIL dds, or an. part OF n BID; to com
mence or complete the work upon any OF the sec
tioDs enumerated, or any part OF any section
The City Council reserves the right 10 wo;vc
any defect or informnlity in any bin, IL 1t be
dcemcc in the interest OF the city to do So
w itHiu tcn uhys Aftcr the award OF tho contract
the successful bidder, or bidders, must furnish
pond with approved securities resident in Vir-
ginia, In pcnaly OF forty per cent. of the CON
tract price, for the faithful performance OF the
WORK. al bids received after the time stated
Will be returned to the bidders. Proposals must
he enclosed In sealed envelopes marked sPro.
posals for the construction OF sewers on sections
., and i'll the city or Roanoke" ant addressed
TO the Board OF Pubic Works. Roanoke VA
j. ID. KInN.
CLARENCE COLEMAN
D. j. SIBERIAN,
~ 3ot Board OF Public Works
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Cash quotations.: Flour quiet, I'M
changed. No. spring and red wheat.
II; No. 2 corn. 40M; No. 2 oats, 500
mess pork. 12.12%@12.25; lard, $50;
short ribs, 7.5o@7.55; dry sailed
shoulders, 725@7.35; short clear, 5000
s 05; whiskey, LIS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16
Cleveland and stevenson Con r.atulntea

The following telegram OF congratu-
lations were sent yesterday morning to
Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson
from the Central Democratic Club
"RoANoKE. Va, Nov. Is. 1902.
"Hon. Grover Cleveland, Victoria Hotel.
New York.
The Central Democratic Club at It's
first regular meeting after tho cleo tion
SENDS hearty congratulations on your
glorious victory.
~. II. PAYNE, President.
IN. q JACKSON, Secretary
One Off similar nature was sent to
Mr.. Stevenson.
OLD papers, is cents per hundred, for
sale at this office.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16
New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-[Special]- Got
ton net receipts 1865, gross, 1894; fu.
lures closed steady; sales. $4,000; No
vember, 8 00@ s.9l; Defenders 07@S %;
January, 9.12@J.13; February, 0 266D
9.27;March, 1900 40; April. o 5000 81
May, 9. 6O@961; June, a69@9.7l; July,
9.77@9.70; August. 9.s5@9s7.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16
NORTHBOUND.

THROUGH CAR ARRANGEMENTS.
NOS; ii and IL arc Vestibulc trains consisting
or Pullman Drawing Room BUFFET Sleeping Cars
and elegant day coaches, md run solid between
f1o naugnstine and Cincinnai. Leryes Cincinneti
t.:oO a. M arrives Chattanooga 1880 p. IN. Re
Cincinnati $50 p. IN. ''
ri; No Is carries Pullman Buffet slccpors, leaving
Jacksonville by No. 13 W
,, No; "a carries Pullman Buffet Sleeper, Jack
sonviiie TO Macon, thence BY No 16 TO Cincinnati.
between Atlanta and Savannah, Atlanta and
brunswick, Ashevllle amd st. Augustne; also
Alfalfa Va"
Nos, II and - carry Vcstibule sleepers BIO
Teeh hnoxVllie and Atlanta, via ChattVnooqa.
B. w. WRENN,
Gent Passenger and Ticket Ageri.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16

SIAIO Judge OF
Quaker manners
would be puzzled
to decide whether
the City of Broth
erly Love had
been scandalized
the more by the
levity or the pug
nacity of the One
II Jun d re d and
Eighteenth Penn
sylvania Corn
ENchnnge) rcgi-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
A FIRST.CLASS INVESTMENT.

We offer the best security In the cit,
and pay semi-annual dividends.
as A WINGS BANK
this institution offers special induce
ments. Paid up shares $50 each. In.
gtallment shares 81 per month. Shares
may be subscribed for at any time 70,
further information address
THE PEOPLES PERPETUAL LOAN
AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
WIN. r. WINCH,
Secretary. and Treasurer.
Masonic Temple. jau4-tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16
FIGHTING AND FUN.
QUAKER CITY MEN WHO WE'RE NEl-
THEIR SOLEMN NOR PEACEFUL.

Story of tho Ono Hundred and Eight
zenith Pennsylvania Volunteers Corn
J Exchange Rcgiment)-A Record of Pluck
and Daring.
copyright. lSo2, by American Press Associa-
ton. Book rights rcserved.l
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16

THE EAST TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA AND
a GEORGIA RAILWAY SYSTEM, PASSEN-
GER DEPARTMENT.. KNOXVILLE, TENN, Dec.
TIMRcARD IN EFFECT DEC. 9Th. 1891.
SOUTHBOUND.
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OLD papers, is cents per hundred, for
sale at this office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-06-03
THE FOLKS IN THE MOON.

What Different Peoples Have Seen and
the Stories They Have Invented.
Every little boy and girl who has
looked upon the face of the full moon,
has seen there the outline of human
man, whom they call the ''man of the
moon" venerable, benevolent fellow
whose dear face they have stared at,
wondered about, and almost talked to.
But some very prosaic people, peering
idly through glasses and long tubes,
very learnedly protest that there is no
man there, and that the outlines which
we see are only mountains of scorched
and blaclHened rocks, deep and gloomy
caverns, where neither life nor verdure
is found l suppose we must believe
these wise people, however unpleasant
it is to have our ideas confused about
something we have long regarded as a
fixed fact.
Still it is difficult to believe that the
astronomers, for all they look through
several thicknesses of glass, can see
farther than the clear eyes of the shep-
herd, the Indian, or even those of some
young folks, and that the lunar spots
are only meaningless specks. Singu-
larly wise as we have grown within
few years, it would not be curious, if
now and then we should make some
mistakes. Just for the fun of the thing
we are going to imagine that the wise
men are all wrong, and that the moon
is inhabited, and that these specks are
really representations of human be,
ings.
Some way, all the nations have a diff
ferent way of seeing things, and so the
persons they see in the moon are di-
verse from each other. Not a few of
these are very amusing, and some are
really laughable. Others are quite
grave and solemn. 1t is really wonder
full to think of all the diverse figures
which mankind have pictured in the
broad full moon, and no doubt you will
be interested to learn what some of
them are.
First, we will peep at the queer pic
ture that the boys and girls of the min
die ages thought they saw in the moon.
1t is that of a little, solemn, old mau
with bundle of sticks on his back In
the old prints of the time, he is repre-
scented with short, stubby figure, like
ones idea of Dutch Santa Claus, and
face ugly, sour and forlorn, the fea-
lures all askew, and a long, black tear
trickling from the right eye. He clasps
his clumsy arms: over huge staff, and
his broad back is bowed down under
heavy bundle of fagots-
The following is the story of this
square-built, solemn-faced individual,
which the children, and the old folks
for that matter, believed as much as
they did the Bible four and five hun
dred years ago in Europe.
Ages ago, there went, one Sunday
morning, an old man into the woods to
hew sticks He cut a fagot, and slung
it on a stout staff over his shoulder, and
went trudging home with his burden.
On his way he met handsome man in
Sunday suit, walking towards the
church, who stopped and asked him:
do you know that it is Sunday on
earth, when all must rest from their
labor2"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-06-03
A Wonderful Discovery,

Milwaukee is destined to get con-
siderable notoriety out of new medi-
cine called Septicide, which, from all
accounts, is most wonderful discov-
cry. it is perfect antiseptic and
germicide, and what is very important,
it is perfectly non poisonous. A stock
company has recently been organized
in the city to prepare and put it on the
market, and "a salesroom and labor
atory has been ftted up where the
public is shown some of its wonderful
work. The composition known as
Septicide is a combination of harmless
vegetable ingredients, the gases of
which have preseryative power here
tofore unknown to the scientific world.
The experiments with the compound
where first made on meats, and it was
found to completely arrest decay,
without impairing taste or quality.
The conclusion was inevitable that if
tainted meat could be thus successfully
treated, diseases of a parasitic nature
| could also be, and thus its value as a
remedy was found to be marvellous.
Hopeless cases of dyspepsia, catarrh,
eczema and old, ugly sores, which Sep
ticide has cured in the past few
months, are many and notable, and
are shown by the testimony of some of
our best citizens. New uses for the
compound are discovered every day
1t is worth a visit to the Company's
laboratory on Grand avenue, to see
dishes Of meats, chickens, eggs anC
the like, perfectly preserved by The
fumes of the compound. These arti
cles were treated once only, and tina
nearly two years ago, yet they show NJ
signs Of decomposition. Septicide is {
liquid, charged with powerful, ye
harmless gaseous substance, which
will penetrate every portion of thu
human body and destroy the germs OF
diseases. 1t is truly wonderful arti
Gle, and it is question who are tn,
most enthusiastic over it, those whC
have used it or the proprietors.-Mil
waukee Sentinel,
We learn that the agency of this
wonderful remedy has been secured b.
r. d. PulfOrd.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-06-03
AldrO jerks. Attorney.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS


State of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court-ss.-in
Probate
In the matter of the estate ofJames Ryan, late
Of the town of Waldwiek, in Iowa county de-
ceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of James
Ryan, late Of the town of Waldwick in Iowa
county, deceased, having been issued to Mary
Ryan and Timothy Ryan
Notice IS hereby given, that the creditors of
said James Ryan, deceased, are allowed and
limited by order of this Court unit and includ-
ing the hrst Tuesday of January, 1899. being the
third day OF said month, 20 present their claims
end demands against said James Ryan, de-
deceased, TO the County Court for examination
adjustment and allowance
Notice IS also hereby given, that the claims
and demands of all persons against the said
James Ryan, deceased, viii be examined and
adjusted by this Court, at the office of the County
Judge, at the Court House, in the city of Dodge
vile in said County, on the first Tuesday of
Feb uary, 1898, and on the first Tuesday of
March, 1898.
Dated this Sd day of May, 1892.
BY the Court.
CHARLES W. McILHON, County Judge.