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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-30
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

New YORK. Aug. 30.-The stock market
narrowed down considerably this morning
The temper OF the dealings was firm, though
the improvement in prices was confined 10
fractional amounts even among the leading
shares, and the general list showed scarcely
any movement whatever. The opening WAS
made generally at Il slight Improvement over
last evenings final figures, but q general up
ward movement followed. The trading
throughout the hour was barren of feature OF
interest, and at II the market was dull ana
only fairly steady at small fractions above the
opening figures.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-30
PICNIC.

On THURSDAY next, Sept. LIST, the regu-
lar annual SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC OF
POHICK CHURCH will be held at Mr., John
Halls grove A baseball match will be played
nv the local nine and 8 visiting club from
Wasbinqtop. aug29 3tt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-30

NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 90
Cattlc-mariet slow; native steers $3.75a
DO bulls and cows S2a3.50 per 100 lbs.
Calyes-market higher veals S5a5. 7 8 butter
milk calves $2.50a3 per 100 lbs. Sheep and
Lambs-market steady sheep $4a5.2 lambs
81 25aG.S0 per 100 lbs. Hogs-nominally
lower at So. 20a5. 80 per 100 lbs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-30
PORT on ALEXANpRIA, AUG. 30. 1882

ARRIyEr.
Str Dennis SinGmons, Williamson, c,
lumber to S,noot g. Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-30
LOST.

LOST.
ID EWARD--Lost, on Wednesday night, a
LII BLACK BEAGLE HOUND with white
ring about his neck had on collar and chain
and answers 80 the name of Range A suita-
bic reward will be paid for his return to
o. P. PULLMAN, Valley Farm,
aug27 1T. Fairfax county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-30

ROUTES TO MOUNT VERNoN.-The
Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more .SaY, saws:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-30

DRY GOODS.
CLOSING OUT
Summer Stock
ATLESS THAN COST.
Preparatory to re-
ceiving our fall goods
and in order to dispose
of the remainder of our
summer stock, we have
reduced prices to less
than cost.
All our lZ2c cling
ham reduced to l0c.
All our loo Cling
ham reduced to Sc.
All orr Pinnann]e
Tissues, Pongees, and
Drap de Chevalines,
that were l23c, re-
duced to l0c.
We have a few more
of the colored French
Mulls, in stripes and
plaids. They were
l2}c; now lOc; orig
inal value 25c.
twenty-five per ct.
off on marked price Of
all summer goods, such
asBedfordC Chew
eron Serges, etc.
All-wool Challis re-
duced to l5c.
Plaids, Muslins, In
dia Lawns, Nainsooks,
Sateens, Laces, Ham
burg and Swiss Edges
reduced in same pro-
portion.
ISAAC BlcHBBRf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-30

opening figures.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 3o.-virginia consols-;
do 10-40s :; do IS 74a74i.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Aug. 3O--Flour
is easy and without change. The Wheat
markets are somewhat more active for milling
Wheats, but common and fair lots, which
form the bulk of the receipts, are still drassy
and hard to dispose of; sales Go to 10 as to
condition of the samples offered. Corn is a
shade higher at 80 to IS in car lots. Rye 80
to 63. Oats 81 to TO- Chickens, Veal Calves,
Butter Eggs and other produce are steady.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 30.-Flour steady and
unchanged. Wheat easy; No red spot, Aug
and Sept 767a77; Oct 7Sta79!; Dec S1sn
S15 steamer No , red 71ta71s; Southern
firm; fultz 72aI9; longberry T5aSO. Corn
weak mixed spot, Aug and Sept 51i asked ;
Oct 81 asked year 534 asked Southern
steady white 55Ia5S; yellow frmcr at 51a
90. Oats firm; No . white Western Hap ;
No mixed do 3Sa39 Rye steady; No 2
~ bid. Hay firm: good to choice timothy
Sl4 15a$15 80.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30, 1890 a. m.-Wheat-
Sept 75s Dec 7Ssa7Si Corn-Sept 50! Oct
81. Oats-Sept 34s; May 37s. Pork-Oct
SO So Jan So 37t. Lard-Oct 81 90 ;
Jan 81 90. Short ribs-oct Sc 57a; Jan
So 424.
New YORK, Aug. 3O.-Flour steady and
fair demand Wheat heavy and dull. Corn
weak and dull Pork quiet and firm ut
81 10 to S12 80. Lard quiet and easier at
SIS 05.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Aug. %
Swinc-The market was heavily supplied
with hogs this week, the number being more
than $500 in excess of last weeks numbers,
and trade is extremely dull. with decline of
fully 20 cents per 100 lbs from last weeks
sales. We quote the range for strictly prime
Western cornfed hogs at $6a6.2O per 100 lbs
gross with most sales at SGa6.10 grassers
sold at $5a525, best at $3.50, and rough
hogs, sows and stays, at $5a5.25 per 100 lbs
gross
Sheep and Lambs-The market is slow, and
but little or nothing is doing. Sheep are quot
cd at 3a4sc per ID gross, and Lambs Mt 3a4!c,
and few extra at sc per Id gross.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 90
Cattlc-market slow; native steers $3.15a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-30

BALTIMORE, Aug. 3O.-yirginia consols-
do 10-40s =; do IS 74a74i.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-30

NEW YORK, Aug. 3O.-Flour steady and
fair demand. Wheat heavy and dull. Corn
weak and dull Pork quiet and firm ut
81 10 to S12 so. Lard quiet and easier at
SIS 05.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-30

CHICAGO, Aug. 30, 1890 a. m.-wheat-
Sept 75s; Dec 7Ssa7Si Corn-Sept 50! Oct
81. oats-Sept 34s; May 37s. Pork-Oct
$40 So Jan S12 37t. Lard-Oct 81 60 ;
Jan 81 90. Short ribs-Oct Sc 57i; Jan
So 42I.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-30

Sheep and Lambs-The market is slow and
but little or nothing is doing Sheep are quot
cd at 3a4sc per ID gross and lambs Mt 3a44c,
and few extra at sc per ID gross.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-11
RICE DUTY.

EDITOR BULLETIN:-
AS the above subject is attracting
some attention, and may attract
more, | will also say something.
know of no principle in economic
science, nor any reason strong enough
to justify the retention Of the duty
on rice in this Kingdom at the pres
ent time.
There are only two principles to
justify a duty on any product in any
country, neither of which exists here
at present. One is for reyenueaonIy,
the other the protection of young
and feeble industry to enable it to
expand TO the dimension of supply
ing home demand with the products
protected. The present duty on
rice p cts per pound is not only
protective in its effects but prohibit
tory. Hence the Government real
ICES no revenue from the duty, as no
rice is brought in.
Rice production has long since
passed the supply of home consump.
ton and is no longer "a young, feeble
industry, hence does not require pro-
lection, and the people having sup
ported the industry these many years
by submitting to tax of p cts.
per pound now should cease paying
further tax and receive the blessing
of cheap food much required just
now by many of our people.
The removal of the rice duty will in
sure all the people cheap rice food here
and at the same time will affect rice
producers but little, as their product
could all find a market in America at
remuneratiye prices, it being there
protected by a duty of ? cts. per
pound, which would enable them TO
realize cts, per pound. AT the
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-11

present writ 2 there j. ample de-
manl t'rrc for ml Island rice.
rs from thirty to lUrtv million
pouudS of rice was imported into
Sn Francisco alone in 1891, ali pay
my dutN excepting six million p ,unds
more or les sent thCic from Hawaii,
There j. The market for all rice pro.
duced in Hawaii, aud there il is pro.
tcctrd hy a duty Of ? cent, per
pound, SO let me say to the rec
men 1T up, let up on the people OF
,h,sc Islands, and he satisfied with
the American market and with the
American duty to protect Your bl.i.
ncSs. It's 40 longer just for this
Government to ICud lis aid to enable
Nuu to impose and collect from the
p oplc If THESE Islands Il tax approx
impliug S3jO.OOO yearly, which
'Quals 3 > of the direct government
tax "u alt The property Of the King
dom. This taxation must NOW be
stopped. CHEAP FooD.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-11

- MANUFACTURED FIR,

pay No preparations used place Malt is done
other the of their Beer
compete wordrenowned and justly famed article
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-11
INSURE IN THE
Equitable Life Assur anCe
Society Of the United States.
An EniHelty Conservative and Safe Company.
FINANCIAL STRENGTH.

first importance in Judging of the condition of
(and notably I company the ma
of surplus
The Equitable has, all liabilities, larger
other assurance company.
Assets Dec 81 1891, $136, 1873, 1888
LIABILITIES, including existing Policies "a
enlistment Of g. par cent .auon OF 100000 1903 9O5 537 81
SURPLUS 26,292, $3.50 Sc
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-11
FOR SALE!

Messrs. King Bros. are
showing "a fine line Of Bam-
boo and other style FarIOT
Easels, Wall Brackets and
Window COrnices at prices
to meet the times.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-11

The best spring medicine is a dose
or two of st. Patrick's Pills. They
not only physic but cleanse the whole
system and purify the blood. For
sale by Benson, Smith & Co., Agents.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-11
$136,1s8,51S.3S
S 26,292, 98O.56
Surplus,

Surplus making provision for Obligation on
LJH based the standard prescribed by the In
York; which assumes that Assets VIII be
realize interest the OF per cent per annu In
the Directors OF Society
looking towards stringent ana conservative
future valuation than the law precbes
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-11
"KA MALE,
~ THE MolNERNY Bull DING,
Fort street.

Is open now and offers an un-
excelled Stock of Fancy Goods.
We make a speciality of
Stamping Patterns and are now
ready to take orders in that line.
A brand new stock of Silk En-
broideries, Art Linens, Tassels,
Fringes, Draperies and other
artistic goods are offered to the
ladies of Honolulu.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-11
NOTICE.

MY wife having left my bed and
VI board ! hereby give notice that
will not be responsible for any debts
contracted by her in my name.
VAL. ARNKHL.
Honolulu. July 8, 1892. 4j7 3ta
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-11
Z. J. MORGAN,
CARPENTER l7l & BUILDE2.
Jobbing promptly attended to.
81 seretania ST. asst saS" Bel TeIe. 280
45l 3m*
TO LET
LOST

pErWEEN the residences of J. II.
ID Soper and +. L. Spaiding, Lady's
Gold Watch with -Four chains and a
Small Globe attached thereto. The
finder will be rewarde / by returning
same to the BULLETIN Office. 4G7 81
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-11

The best thing to send to
your friends abroad is King
Bros illustrated Souvenir
of Hawaii, which is gotten
up Tor the purpose and is
not an advertisement.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
ON MANY SUBJECTS.

THERE is n spider named after An
thony j. Drexcl, of Philadelphia
a LARGE bed of scallops has been dis
covered near Bastine, Me. Large, I'M
developed deposits are also in the lower
ST CroiX river.
IT is said that if the ''voicc" of an
elephant we're as loud in proportion as
that OF nightingale, his trumpeting
could be heard around the world.
WITH n jacllknifc James Ingram, of
East Bradford, Me-, has carved on a
dogwood cane Il fox hunt, with a dozen
hounds and mounted hunter or two in
the chase.
a CAMEL of the largest size has been
known to drink from thirty to fifty gal
Ions and then travel without water for
twenty days. The water remains pure,
and numerous instances are on record
in which human life has been saved in
the desert by killing a camel and using
the water from its stomach.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
LITERARY GuEANINGS.

LORD TENNYsoS is not very strong in
his spelling.
THERE are over G,OoO known Ian
guages and dialects.
HE total number of newspapers pub
lishcd in the world ut present is said to
be in excess of $1,000.
ANDREW CARNEGIE has donated for
libraries and museums in the state of
Pennsylvania S2,4+O,O00 in all, beside
over 100000 for libraries in his native
country, Scotland.
A-NEwsPAPER printed in the Sioux
language, to be called the Lima Sappa
Wocekiye Taeyaupaha, and edited by
Father Jerome, the Indian missionary
of Fort Tottan, is to be published at
Devils Lake, n. d.
THE woman's literary club of Balti-
more has begun collecting a library of
all works written by men and women
of their state. and southern papers
are urging the formation of clubs for
similar work in all their states.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
PURELY PERSONAL.

ZEBUIoN SYpHER, n pork raiser at
Norwood, ILL.,, is said to closely resemble
pictures Of Shakespeare.
A SON of Charles Matthews, born in
New York, is now, at the age of forty
two, becoming conspicuous at the Brit
ish bar.
SQUIRE JOHNSON, n Justice of the
peace ut Grayson, Ky, has enrolled
himself as scholar in country school
near his home. lie is forty years old.
THE six Shields brothers, of Collin
county, Tex, have an average height of
six feet eight inches, and Col. Henry
Thurston, of Titus county, Tex, towers
up to the height of eight feet five inches.
Mrs. JESSIE RUSSELL, of Bay Ridge,
Il. l., is 105 years old and has never had
any severe sickness. She waits upon
herself and is daily reader of the news
papers. Five generations of the family
are now living.
DR. LEWIS REUTER-, physician of
once lucrative practice and now man
of wealth, has been discovered living in
squalid apartments at Williamsburg,
n. D., and with all the surroundings of
a miscr. His wife, who left him some
years ago, is niece of Gen. Franz Sigel.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05

l. INSTALLMENT STOCK. Mem.
bership fee, 81 per share, which carries
the stock the first month, after that the
monthly dues are 60 cents per share.
Q. PAID UP INTEREST BEARING
STOCK.-S50 per share (par value, s1oO),
yielding dividend, payable semi-an-
nually, January 1, and July l, Of per
cent. per annum on the $50 paid in, which
is duly RENTED by check to the share
holder.
8. The stock Is expected to mature in
seven years from date of each series re.
spectively, the same being issued
monthly.
4. There is no investment anywhere
safer or more profitable than its stock.
With the assets of tho Association in.
vested in first mortgages on improved
town real estate, duly insured for the
benefit OF tho Association, on a basis
not exceeding so per cent. OF its value,
as ascertained by appraisers who are
themselves stockholders of the Associ.
alton, while the debt Of the member
borrowing is being curtailed every
month OF its existence, it is difficult to
conceive of a safer investment than its
stock sffords to the prudent investor.
Apply at Home Office, ITO jefferson
street, or to
JAMES R. TERRY, or to SIMMONS,
CARPENTER & TINSLEY, Roanoke,
w. apr19-1y
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
HOW TO GIVE A I DINNER
Mrs John Sherwood Gives Some
Hints to Young Hostesses.
The Painful Eject of Trying to Over
+, reach Ones Means and Facilitics-A
: Very Simple Dinner Is Often Ao-
coptablc to Exaoting Guests.
[copYnIcHr, 1927

Who does not remember the failure of
chat first dinner party? When the baby
began to cry so persistently, when the
hostess was not dressed when the bell
rang: when the cook spilled the soup all
over the range and filed the house with
a bad odor; when the waitress, usually
80 cool, lost all her presence of mind
hnd fell on the basement stairs, break
ling all the plates; when one failure sue
peeded another until the husband looked
heproachfully at his wife, who, poor
creature, had been working day and
night to get up this dinner, who is
responsible for none of its failures and
who has an attack of neuralgia after
wards which lasts all winter.
Who has not read Thacl1eray's witty
descriptions of these failures of din
Fners, poor and pretentious, ordered in
from the green grocer's and UNBEATABLE,
i'm London?
! eff they could have leg of mutton.
IAN apple pudding and glass of sherry,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
SCIENCE WITH a RELISH.

THE ant is said to have the biggest
brain, according to it's size, of any crca-
ture.
The normal temperature of man is
0ST degrees Fahrenheit; that of fish II
degrees.
A POLISH chemist has discovered that
liquid oxygen is not colorless. In a
layer of it thirty millimeters thick he
finds that it has bright sky blue color
BROWN eyes, according to De Can
dole, the famous scientist, are much
more common among women than
among men. The same gentleman de-
clarcs that in respect to health persons
OF the brown type are probably SUI
perior to those of the blonde type.
TIE sun gives GOO, 900 times rs much
light as the moon; 1000, 900, 900 as much
as the brightest star, and SO, 900, 900
times rs much us all the stars combined.
In size the sun equals 100000 earths,
but owing to its smaller density it's
weight cqu. only 800, 900 carths.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
AN AGE OF PRoeREssloN.
UNnERcLornrNo of wood fiber is con

UNDERCLoTHING of wood fiber is con
ing into use.
THE street cars in Lenvenworth.
Kan, are to be run by compressed air.
Tho citizens have raised the money To
raise the wind.
n SEWING machine has been invented
which stitches easily and rapidly
through layers of leather fivc-eirhths Of
an inch iii thickness.
A GERMAN inventor is reported to
have devised an ingenious camera talk.
ing photographs of the internal organs
of human beings and beasts
AN engineer on the Missouri Pacific
has invented II coat Of mail SO contrivcd
that when n man is held up by robbers
he can discharge n revolver while both
hands are confined above his head.
THE latest architectural novelty in
Chicago is 4 booll-shapcd block, twelve
stories high, to be known as the Mer-
camille Register. This book will have
steel bindings with terra Gotta trim.
mings.
A FRENCH scientist has invented n
practical machine for adding columns of
figures. 1t is expected to be great
boon to bookkecpcrs, for, according to
'all accounts, tits simply constructed and
can be easily used
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

FIFTY MILLION pins are made every
day in London alone.
IIIE Penobscot log cut this year is
15O,Oo0,0oo feet. About $1,000, 900 feet
come down the Kenncbcc
IT is computed by wcll-informcd per-
sons that Maine has wood enough to
make 2S,OO0,000 tons of pulp, or sixty
years supply for all the pulp mills now
running in the country.
WORK has been started on a pulp and
paper mill at Winslow, on the kcnnc-
bee river, Me, which is to have q ca
pacity larger than that of any other
mill in tile world. 1t will turn out as to
so tons of manila paper daily and en-
ploy $50 men.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
RAILROADS.
RAILROADS
N s e :: w horfoIksWest R.R
DULE IN EFFECT DECEMBER O, 1881.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT DECEMBER @. 1891.
wEsrBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
s25 a. IN. for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol; also for
Blueaeld, Pocahontas, Elkhorn, Clinch VAL
icy Division and Louisville via Norton
Pullman slcopors to Memphis and New or.
leans aud tn Louisville via Norton
io:'" a. Ia ~ 'drOrdand intermediate stations
NJ cs'.,".'IOn beyond.
01b p. III. ita,iford, Pulaski Bristol Con.
meets ut kndfOrd for Blucfeld and Poea.
E G1ontas. Pullman slccpcrs to Memphis via
Chattanooga.
c noRTH AND EAsTDoUND, LEAVE RoAEoKE DAILY.
o'oo q. IN. Tor Petersburg and Richmond No
,o. oSohncctions for Norfolk.
i~'o9 p. m; Tor Ilagcrstown. Pullman slecpers to
TO- ~ new York via Harrisburg and Philadelphia
AS'fo y. H. daily for Richmond and Norfolk. Pull.
ro~ man parlor car to Norfolk
o.vO p. M Tor Lynchburg; no connection beyond
wv D. m: for Shenandoah and intermediate
LILO p. IN. for Richmond and Norfolk. Pullman
sleeper to Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich.
11:l1 p: m; for Hagcrstown. Pullman slccpcrs to
anhllngton Via Shenandoah junction and TO
wy 1w tork via Harrisburg. Also sleeper to
ashington via. Shenandoah junction.
Durham Division-Lcayc Lynchburg GAO n M
GTiitf, ''OO q, m. (Monday, Wednesday and
rrlunyl, and 200 p. m daily for South i}oston
"inston-Sacm Division-Lcavc Roanoko 7aO
m. Except Sunday for Rocky Mount Mar
tinsyille and Winston Salem Arriva Roa
noke $50 p: IN. Except Sunday
M or OIL additional Information apply at ticket
Office to W. b. BEViLL Ae'
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05

Nervous Gentleman (who has en-,
gagged individual on left to act as guide)
but, my good man, are you sure YOU
have taken the right road?
The Individual (gruffly)-I know I
has; we arc now close to the BLOODY
Guicn' where mans sllclngton was
found last summer with bullet holes in
the skull. They tried to fix the murder
on me, but with grin of great salts
faction)-they couldn't prove nothin'.
No, they couldn't prove nothin'!-Life.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, ass, mo 600.
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
OFFICERS:

PREsIDENT-GEN. FITZHUGH LEE
Ex-Governor of Virginia.
1sT VIoE-PREsIDENT = PEYTON L.
TERRY, President Roanoke Trust,
Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
I'd VICE PRESIDENTS. w. JAMESON,
Secretary and treasurer Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
SEcRETARY-JOHN OFT. late Cashier
City Bank of Richmond.
TREAsURER-J. G. DAVENPORT, Cash.
Ter Commercial National Bank, Roa.
noke, Va.
GENERAL CoUNsEL-Hon. @. A. Mo.
HUGH, Counsellor-at-Law, late OF
Charleston, s. G.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
Tho Limit Reacl,a,,

Johnny-Whcrc you goin'?
Tommy-llome. Don't you hear nav
II calm me?
That's nothin' She called YOU two
or three times before"
Yes; but she's out ut the peach tree
now, cuttin' off ultimatum. INDIAN.
apolis Journal
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
Information wanted.

EDITOR want you to take charge of
the Queries" column.
New Man (mcdestly)-I fear cannot
answer the questions our readers would
ask.
"oh! yes, you can. Most of the ques-
tons are from college graduates, and
they are very easy."-Demorest's Maya
Ziue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
Tho Gan in tho uoncv

Life isn't such pleasant thing after
all" said Chappie
Why not?" asked Cholly.
well, it's pretty hard dontchcrlknow,
to have to sit Mt IL club window all day
TO show to the world that you haven't
to do anything to make living."-N.
Y Press
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
EC0nnInr

Mrs. Trotter-I hear that all three of
Mrs. Barlow's children have the
measles.
Mrs Faster-Ycs; SO I understand.
They're so poor that they have to
cconomizc on the doctor by all getting
sick at oncc.-Judrc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05

Let's see," observed Squildig; ST be-
leve the government pays bounty on
maple sugar production now"
1T does, replied McSwilligen. eve
may therefore look for a bounty full
crop. "-nittSburrh Chronicle
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
Another Ono Nce,Iea

resident of Gas Company-What
was that bright light in the north part
of the city last night?
Employe-The aurora borealis.
President with naughty tirmncss)-
Have some aurora borealis meters put
in at once.-Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-05
The Politicians Chance.

Boggs-A man asked me last MIGHT if
l thought a politician could be Chris
tian.
Foggs-What did you tell him?
Boggs-I said he could-if there were
votes enough to be got out of it to pay
Hmm. Y. Herald.