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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
THE ROANOKE TIMES, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 8, 1892.
side OF the street caught his eye.

side OF the street caught his eve. NC
hasteped across.
The shoemaker looked at the ailinP
piece of footgear. then at tile detached
heel, and shook his head.
you've lost the welt, and I can't
put that heel on again." he said. "I'll
have to build new one. Sit down.
I'll do it while you wait"
Uncle Allen sat and waited. 1t took
thrcc-quarters of an hour to put the
new heel on. The shop was we'll
ventilated one, and he caught cold from
the draught that chilled his half bare
foot
Arriving at his Office nearly two
hours late, Uncle Allen found that a
man who owed him six hundred dol
lars on an outlawed note had called in
for the purpose of paying it, had waited
awhile and gone away.
The man lived in Nebraska and was
on his way back from visit to New
York He had told the Office boy he
couldn't say when he would be in
again-his train would leave for the
west at 1890.
Uncle Allen looked at his watch. It
was 1885. The man was on his way
out of the city by this time So was
the six hundred dollars.
Then Uncle Allen lost bis grip. He
fumed, and stormed. and said things
wholly unfit for publication. When he
went out to lunch at $780, having put it
off an hour later than usual because he
wasn't hungry, he found nothing fit to
eat. and what he did eat disagreed with
him.
He hung about the office till four
o'clock, and then started homo an hour
and half ahead of his regular time
There was no use in staying at the
Office. Everything was going wrong.
An iciclc from the roof of the build
ing, loosened by the thaw, dropped
down as he passed out through the
door and lodged halfway down his
back, inside his shirt
1t was not large icicle, but it was
cold-horribly cold. 1t soon melted,
but was more Objectionable in the
melting, if possible, than in the frozen
state.
Sore, aching in all his bones, and
purple with wrath. Uncle Allen boarded
the first grip car that came along. 1t
was delayed twenty minutes by some
accident that disabled the grip when
he was within half mile of his home,
and he got out and walked
IF 1 can't get home now without
getting into more darned fool scrapes,"
he muttercd, 81 ought to have my
blooming head"
"Zipr'
A shot from the air-gun of small
boy hunting sISlrrows took him in the
corner of the eye.
He managed to reach his house some
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
COLLEGE ORCHESTRA.
Steps Taken to Revive This
Feature of the institution.

A number of the students of Roanoke
College will meet this morning to or
ganize regular college orchestra, to
play at commandments and other exer-
cises. 1t has been several years since
the college has had an orchestra, and
the instruments have been lying idle
for want of a leader, who has now been
found in Herbert Smith, talented and
thorough musician.
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ing, and too insignificant to de erve
moments thought, but in spite of Uncle
Aliens hard common sense and free
dom from superstition it rested on his
mind. Such thing as pulling on the
left shoe first was contrary to the fixed
habits of man of fifty-seven. 1t was
unmethodical. 1t was unprecedented.
1t was-pshaw! What difference did it
make, anyhow?
Uncle Allen proceeded with his tot
let. He went to the washstand, turned
on the hot water, and stood rejecting.
The utter absurdity of mans sup
posing that the pulling on of one shoe
before the other had the remotest bear
ing upon the events of the day was too
obvious to need pointing out. man
couldn't pull both his shoes on at once,
could he? He was so constituted that
he had to pull them on one at time,
wasn't he? Then what possible diff
Ouch! ~
He had let the water run too lo.g,
dipped his fingers in the wash basin,
and scalded them.
'Thats what comes of man making
n fool of himself over nothing-abso-
lutely nothingr' he said, savagely, as
he turned on the cold water.
Fifteen minutes later Uncle Allen,
minus a ollar-button-it had gone
down through the wash basin into the
Unemployment down the stairway
pooh pooling and pshawing at every
step, but exercising great care.
He reached the bottom in safety.
Then he remembered that he had left
his watch under his pillow and went
back upstairs two steps at time. He
snatched the watch impatiently from
its hiding place. droppedit accidentally
on the floor, and when he picked it up
it had stopped. Something had broken
on the inside
"There goes four dollars!" he
groaned
Rushing recklessly down the stair
way he knocked heel off his shoe.
"And a quarter!'' he added, fiercely.
"Go it, you old fooi!'
AT breakfast Uncle Allen was nerv-
GUS and preoccupied. His first spoon
full of coffee started down the wrong
way and he coughed and strangled and
swore internally. He peppered his
beefstealS till it would have cholsed Il
Spanish mulc-driver to eat it, and fin
ished by knocking over tie cream.
pitcher when he was reaching for
tooth-picl1.
Then he got up and started down
town. Having been delayed beyond
his customary hour he walked rather
faster than usual. He carried the heel
of one shoe in his pocket, and while
limping briskly along over stretch of
sidewalk from which the hard packed
snow had not been scraped-
He fell.
When man of portly frame comes
down on frozen sidewalk with ali his
emphasis the jar at the point of impact
is usually severe.
1t was tough, strong sidewalk, and
it did not finch. Hence the jar took
effect mainly on Uncle Allen Sparks.
He said nothing audibly. but when
he got on his feet again there was
baleful CLEAN in his eye that drove
stray dog bowling round the corner
with its tail between it's legs.
1t was Il well disposed dog, too, that
would have been chummy and sociable
if met half way.
Uncle Allen hobbled over to another
street and boarded horse car.
At the end of ride of two or three
blocks the car stopped. A fire had Just
broken out somewhere in the vicinity,
and the tiremen were pulling the hose
across the track. Uncle Allen got out
INlW%
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and limped on down the street He
had walked nearly a mile when the
car he had left behind him came rat
Ting along at n furious pace The
driver was making up for lost time.
Uncle Allen hailed the car.
Take the next onew yelled the con-
ductor. cncouragiugly, from the rear
platform as he whiskcd by.
a shoemaker's sign on the opposite
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
The Golden Secret Of Long Life.

Keep the head cool, the feet warm
and tho bowels open. Aunt Fanny's
Health Restorer is vegetable prepara-
ton and acts as natural laxative, and
Is the greatest remedy ever discovered
for the Cure of Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plant and all Blood, Liver and Kidney
Diseases. Call on Christian & Barbee,
l01 Jefferson street, and get trial
package free. Large size 5Jc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09

The board of directors of tho Fair
view Cemetery Company met yesterday
morning at the Office Of Oakley & Wool
wine and elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: President, w. p.
Moomaw; vice. president, j NJ Harris;
secretary and treasurer, w. w. O'Brien;
agent, w. l.. Andrews.
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Notice.

ALL parties having left watches with
me for Iepairs will please call for the m
before Tuesday, the Sth, as will close
business on that day. Watches and
jewelry are being sold regardless OF
cost S. s. Shafer.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09

OLD papers, Is cents per hundred. for
sale at this office.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09

ARTISTS materials. full line. Fox
Il Christian, los Commerce street.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09

HAIR MATTRESSES-WE MANU-
LII facture all kinds OF ma ttresses for
sale. wholesale and retail. Hair mat.
tresses re-made speciality. Practical
workmen employed, work warranted,
prices low. Orders by mail promptly at
tended. Will buy clean shucks and straw
j. B. RICHARDSON g. SON, Alabama
ST., Salem Va. p. .. box 326. 351y.
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UNCLE ALIENS SHOES.
What Came of Putting tho Loft
One on First.

Gle A L L E N
S p A II X S got
out of bed half an
hour later than
usual, dressed
himself in haste,
and for the first
time in his rec
objection pulled
on his left shoe
before he did his
right.
Now this may
S c e m a trivial
m a t t CIR, II o t
worth n,onfinn-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09

CABINETS $3.50 per dozen for short
time at Brooks.
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XTLowERs AND DECORATIVE PLANTS.

have lin Green Houses now ready for sale,
Palms, Dreccnas, Rubbcrs, Screw PiDes, Azeleas,
Roses, Geraninms, Fnsctios. ann general NJ
eortmcnt OF all kinds or plants for pots or he'd
ding. Prices low and stock first clasa.
Please give me call.
Visitors welcome at all times.
j. SIIARTIER
+ orist, Salem, Va.
River Side Flower Gardens. Sd Tyr
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
ID. I. SLOWER,
TIN AND COPPER SMITH.

All kinds OF Ranges, Cooking and
Heating Stoves for sale. Tin Roofing,
Spouting and Guttering and Copper
Work contracted for. Prices low. Sat
isfaction guaranteed. So 1yr
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Camden Iron Works,

ALABAMA STREET, SALEM, VA.
Manufactures Ornamental and Archi-
tectural Castings, Iron Fencing, Crest
Ing, Iron Fronts, Miners Cars, etc.
Full line of hard ware at store, corner
Main and Colorado streets.
jan26-1yr o. d. Oakley, Propr.
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FRESH FISH. OYSTERS AND PRODUCE.
u. Il. ODELL BROS, City Market
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FISH; WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
G. NJ. MURDEN co. Experienced fsherman),
cor. Nelson street.
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STEAM LAUNDRIES.
DIXIE, franklin and Second sts.. tel. 1s7
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STENOGRAPHERS g. TYPEWRITERs.
c. NJ. HOGSETT, room 10 Masonic Temple.
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TRANSFER COMPANIES.
ROANOKE TRANSFER COMPANY, Package
Room. 8 South Jefferson st.. tel. 119.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09

SEWING MACHINES.
NEW HOME, j. A. CAMPBELL, Agent, 8O7
Henry street.
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SCAVENGER AND GARBAGE WORE
PRYOR WOODSON, 223 Fourth ave. n. W.
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RENT AND COLLECTING AGENCY.
WILBUR s. POLE & Co.. No. Jefferson st.
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METAL CORNICE & ROOFING WORKS.
CARA, MCKINLEY Il CO., Room 2, Commercial
Bank Building; corniccs, slate and tin roofing
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-13
How the burglar Was Reformed.

When Uriah Heep was in the model
prison, enjoying all the favors which tho
system of reformation in vogue there con-
fcrrcd upon its recipients, lie impaired to
n company of visitors the important in
formation, 1T would be better for every
body if they got took up and was brought
here" a burglar, whom the church army
has enrolled in it's ranks, is preaching
much the same doctrine He is only forty
two years of age. and has spent seventeen
of them in Jail.
Four or five years ago he invented new
implement for opening safes, which u,ti-
mately led To the opening of his eyes. 1t
WAS an excellent instrument for the pur-
pose of gaining entrance to locked offices;
only the first time he brought it into opera
ton it stuck in the SAFE and his attempts
to get it out made so much noise that =
policeman heard him.
This caused him to be took up" and TO
that happy event he dates his present en-
joymcnt. He is now assisting the army's
work by preaching to members of his for
mer profession" how much better it
would he for their own good if they all nj
lowed themselves to be took up"
Recently housebrcakcrs have been ar
rested in unusual numbers. The police
force have hitherto received the credit OF
these hauls, but doubts may now arise
whether it is not really due to the work OF
the converted burglar, who blesses the day
when his own invention led to his arrest
Million
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-13
A LMxury in Inuin,

Pawn (properiy pan) is luxury much es-
tcemed by the natives of India. 1t con-
sists of the fresh leaf of tho betcl vino
(Piper betel), in which is placed little
red catechu, bctel nut and Qucklime.
Spices are also often added and sometimes
u piece OF dry tobacco. Cloves and Il piece
of the root OF the bc,el vine are sometimes
added incidentally for colds and coughs,
for pawn is also regarded as Il stimulant.
Ii native of India he an opium cater he
adds some of his favorite narcotic When
these several additions have been made
the leaf is folded in Il particular way and
eaten with its contents. The bctcl leaf is
obtained from u crccper extensively cult
waited by the 1iindoos, who regard it as
very sacred, and it is with the greatest
difficulty that any one who is Il follower of
another religion can obtain admittance
into Il plantation of Gctcl vines. The betel
nut is obtained from the arcca palm, and
is so called simply because i: is eaten with
the hctcl leaf.
The visible effect OF eating pawn is that
the teeth, tongue and lips all become red
and the two latter much swollen, so much
so that, after Il long course of pawn chew
Ing. the uttcrance becomes thick and indis
tinct and the teeth black. The cNpcctora-
ton is also much Increased ana is cOlorcd
deep red from the same cause.
To our English taste pawn is very Of
fensivc, but the natives OF India relish it
and regard it us a necessity. 1t is much
eaten by Mohammctians of both sexes and
10y the natives OF Bengal. The Hindoos of
northern India do not indulge in it so
freely. Eurasians and the others of mixed
races frequently chew it, and some are in
the habit of continually taking it; but it
would be quite accurate to say that no
person of pure English parcntase is i'll the
habit of eating pawn.-Chambers Journal
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vINTON

Miss j. L. Saunders, who has been in
Bedford City for some weeks visiting
her mother, who is very sick, returned
to Vinton on Friday.
Miss Jennie Smith, who tesches near
Starkey, on tho Roanoke and Southern
railroad, is at homo on visit.
Miss Annie Walker, who teaches near
ID. G. MoomaW's in this county, is visit
ing relatives here.
Miss Mamie Hunter, who teaches
near Hollins, is at home on visit.
Miss Sallio ones, teacher in tho
public schools of the county, is ct home
on q visit.
Miss Jennie Patteson, who teaches
between Roanoke and Salem, is at home
on visit. All of these yoGpg ladies
will return to their school duties on
Monday morning.
Mrs. Kinser, OF Christiensburg has
gone home after spending some Gays
with the family of nj. Il. Landes, on
Washington street.
There will be preaching in all tho
churches here at the usual hours today.
A fish weiyhing four pounds was
caught in Glado creek yesterday.
George S. Jack has been appointed
principal OF graded school in the
county, near Salem, and will enter upon
his duties tomorrow.
W. III. Muse was on our streets yes
terday.
Miss Maggie Murray, of Coynor's, is
visiting the family OF Dr. j i. Foster.
William Lunsford is attending tho
State Baptist Association, now in ses-
sion at Danvllle.
George johnson and daughter, Miss
Mary, Of Chamblissburg, were in town
yesterday.
Mrs. Mary l.. Kasey is visiting friends
iG Bedford county.
S. e. Mcclure is building an addition
to his residence in the West End.
Mrs. j. w. PLANE and Mrs. Ida MGR
Ger, of Bonsack, were in town yesterday
visiting friends.
The hen roost of Scott w. Kasey was
visited by tEieves on Friday night and
about thirty fine fowls were carried
away.
The Vinton Fire Company hold a
called meeting last night OF the Off &C
of Mayor Pedigo. Il. M. Jones was
called 10 the chair, who stated that tho
object OF the meeting was to get up an
entertainment, the proceeds of which
will go to swell the treasury of the as
ISOLATION. After some discussion it was
decided to have a minstrel show. The
names of some fifteen citizens were Sc
cured to take part in an entertainment
to como off at an carly day.
Mrs. w. ii. Carpenter, who has been
very sick recently, is much improved
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-13
A Musical Treat.

The music lovers of Roanoke have q
treat in store for them. The manage
ment of the Academy of Music has ar
ranged for concert course of five con
certs, the first of which will be given on
Saturday night, November 10. The
artists for this concert are: Rosa Lind4.
Americas greatest contralto: BERNARD
Einsteine, the pleasing and popular
tenor; Franz Wilczek, the great Austrian
violinist; Miss Lucie e. Mawson, pianist
and accompanied. The other concerts
Will occur at intervals Of about one
month and some of the 6nest talent on
the road will be here Season tickets
will be sold for three dollars which will
entitle the holder to reserved sea.
Tickets will be on sale at Thorn pson
d. Co.'s on and after Monday, Novem.
Der IL
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-13
.RHSIsnIING BUSINESS.

1t is generally understood that the
cleo ton now being over Whitelaw Reid
will shortly resume his usual hatred
of labor unions, and reinstate that able
Tory sympathizer, G. w. Smalley, upon
the tripod of'London correspondence.
IG is further in belief that Patricl,
Egan will drop his fears that the Irish
American vote is going to be bam-
booUaed for the much superior position
that the Irish American vote will con-
tinue to vote as it blanked pleases with
out any particular inclination to be
bamboozled by anybody 1t is also COR
veJed to the general understanding that
Wayne MacVeagh will forget that he 10
little Irish himself and turn up smil-
ing IS an American.
It.goes into the argument that who
ever put on the marginal frills which
constituted the maiorities received by
Cleveland and Stevenson, the plain I'm.
adulterated Democratic American citi-
zens put in the solid foundation vote
made of some 100000 which alone
made success possible.
AS for the Republican party 1t mag
recite that old familiar couplet:
u know that your love you disscmblcd,
Bat why did you kick me down stairsyn
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-13
IIOIIE SMITH.

THE TINES was probably the first
paper outside of Georgia to prominently
mention Hoke Smith, of Georgia, for q
place in President Cleveland's cabinet
1t now seems that q strong and united
movement will be made by leading
Georgia Democrats, including Senator
Gordon and Governor Northern, to bring
about that to-be- desired selection.
Hoke Smith is one OF the most promi.
mont lawyers in the South, is the prin
cipai owner OF the Atlanta journal, the
leading afternoon paper in the South,
and made his political reputation in
Georgia by leading tho movement
which placed Georgia in line for Cleve-
land against stormy and notable op-
positio Mr.. Smith is large of frame,
in the prime of life, OF the finest legal
calibre and attainments and blessed
with that remarkable clarity of intel.
lect which enables him to see by intui
tion the right and wrong of any question
which he may discuss.
AS Attorney General he would be
compelled to sacrifice a large and valu-
able legal practice, but the Department
OF Justice would be headed as it has not
been since the days of Caleb Cushing.
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The most interesting trait in our cats
character did not appear until he had been
week or so on board. Then he gave us Il
surprise. 1t was when we were lying i'll
Camden harbor Everybody was going
ashore to take Il tramp among the hills,
and Charlie the cook, was coming, too, to
row the boat back to the yacht.
MILDLY discovered that he WIS somehow
getting left" Being prompt and very
decided cat, it did not take him long to
make up his mind what to do. He ran to
the low rail of the yacht, put his forcpaws
on it, and gave us 4 long, anxious look
Then us the boat was showed of he raised
his voice III Il plaintive new We waved
him II goodby, chafrcd him pleasantly,
and told him to mind the anchor and have
dinner ready when we got back.
That was too much for his temper. AS
quick rs fash he dived overheard and
was swimming like water spaniel after
the dingy.
That was the strangest thing we had
ever seen in all our lives. We were quite
used to elephants that could play ut see
saw and horses that could fire cannon, to
learned pigs and educated dogs, but II cat
that of his own accord would take to the
water like n full blooded Newfoundland
was n little beyond anything we had ever
heard of. OF course the boat was stopped
and MILDLY was taken aboard drcnched and
shiverng, but perfectly happy to be once
more with the crew. He had been ignored
and sighted, but lie had insisted on his
rights, and as soon ms they were recognized
he was quite Observation-Disclosures Amer
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-13
Tho. Juniors Will Hold Fair.

The Junior Hose Company have de-
cided to hold their annual fair this
month, opening Monday night, the 2tst
in the lower, floors of tho Fiery building
opposite the postofiice. The fair will
continue every night for a couple Of
weeks. The proceeds will go toward
have rendered good and faithful ser.
vices to the city and should be helped
in their efforts. Persons who desire to
contribute something can notify L. l..
Lookabill, the general chairman, Will
Airheart or James McFalls, the secre.
tary and treasurer.
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Loves I,ul,cro,,s Names.

There is nothing funnier to the woman
than the names II man calls her when he is
in love- The appositencss of these at the
time she takes for granted. but in less dis
turbed moments it seems that they must
have been joke, and no one can so appre-
cate their humor as herself 1.-The sort Of
epithets that have been bestowed on me-"
confides one of the persons to whom such
words are addressed, "are 'Sno17bird'
'Snowdrop,' 'Snowflowcr,' Whispering
Dove regret now didn't mako full COL
lccticn nc went along. But the only name
which seems to have had grain of sense
was when man called me n slim young
pine Now, that is rather out of the or
binary, but l can detect in it certain dis
elimination even at n moment when dis
elimination can be scarcely expected. Since
have always respected that man. New
York Evening Sun.
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Death I'm Their Work.

Gilders. photographers and those who
handle the hydro and potassic cyanides
are liable to suffer from chronic poisoning
by hydrocyanic acid. They have head
ache, giddiness, noises in the ear, difficult
respiration, pain over the heart, loss of ap-
petite-in short, show all the evidences of
mild poisoning. Zinc workers, too, suffer.
Zinc is used as pigment in calico print
Ing, in discoloring glass, in polishing OPP
teal glasses and in making artificial meer-
schaum pipes.
So men die in the harness in these and
hundred other occupations, killed by the
very air they breathe. And other men
step into their shoes.-New York World.
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THE Bic FOUR"
HeirOnIiillluS
4 Brugh'S
THIS WEEK.
We will offer four big bar
gains this week. Two of them
are III lines we are anxious to
close and two in new things
just opened.
THIS WEE.K K.
BARGAIN NO. I

Consists of about25 Ladies' and Misses
Jackets. They are of last seasons styles
The ladies' jackets are in plush and
cloth. Last year tho prices ranged from
$40 to S25. We will close Thorn as fol.
lows:
Ladies' Jackets that wero $40 to SIS
last year we will close at SIS.
Ladies Jackets that wero SIS to Sa5
last year wo will close at SIS.
Misses Jackets, from six to ten years,
OF last seasons style, at prcportionatc
reduction.