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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
worth Something to Know uov.

A we'll known pump man, who has lust
put in wells and csterns all around the
western circuit of Chicago and is noted
for the facility with which, after due and
proper notification. he fixes well and els
tern pumps OF all makes and every degree
of brokenness. was in his younger days an
itinerant pump member in the east One
dry he stopped at n big mandatory and
solicited job of repairing Now, the
pump Of the institution that supplied
water from deep well had been out of
order and the machinery at n standstill for
several days, for the reason that not ono OF
the experts and professionals employed
to the repairer:
we have got pump that needs fixing
and you might see if you can do it.''
The pump man examined the source of
the factory's water supply, and taking n
piece of leather. II bit OF wire n few tucks
and some WAX he had the pump working
all right in about half an hour. The work
men meantime had told him how long the
pump had been stopped and the trouble it
had accustomed the institution as well us
the fact that the experts had failed to
make it work. lie therefore made out
bill for fifty dollars for doing the job. The
manager protested and said the charge
was outrageous for II simple little job that
took only half an hours work
"You make out bill that is right and
we will pay it," he said.
"All right" said the pump member; "Ill
do it. Give me the bill" Thereupon he
altered it to read as follows and handed it
to the manager
For fixing pump. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 70
For knowing how. Observation-Disclosures. 80 30
$50 70
The manager then saw the the point and
paid the bill forthwith Chicago Mail
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Sew York Stock Market.

New YoRN O;s l-lSpeciall-
Among i eciani-s ON the stock exchange
today w.re Colorado Coal, Denver and
Rio Crane. Green Bay and Wi6oha
Mime polis and st. Louis, Ohio and
Mississippi Quicksilver preferred, Pull
man ana Manhattan Elevated were Is to
"a higher on increased dealings. The
rise In TOE last nam Il was based on the
Official atemcn5 that over ga 900 per-
sons ~ re- transpor ed by the company
yesterday. Among inaustrials Chicago
Gas and Distilling and Cattle Feeding
led in poin, Of activity.
Chic go Gas roso 21l to soH and Dis
till.ng 4 to 63A with final sales at 50
and SO respectively. American Cotton
Oil, National Lead, American Tobacco,
National Starch first pceterred) Ameri-
can sugar and Chicago Junction and
Union Stock Yards moved up 4 to 2l4
per cent Edison Hum mating fell of
ia to 1919 and later sold at los Gen
eral market closed strong AZ about top
figures.
Elk change weak at 4s5H@4s7. Com.
mercial bills, 4S4@4SEA. Money easier
at 214@7, closiEg offered at x Govern
ment DO ads quiet at dec,ine-is, ll4}a
State bonds dull.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
Jarbeau mt the Academy.

After an absence of five years Vernona
Jarbeau appeared again before New
York audience at the Park Theatre,
which welcomed her warmly, applauded
her loudly and bonn barded her with
flowers. She has lost none of her chic,
the snap, tho Gallo fire, which were her
charms in the past She is the same
canital entertainer that left US, to our
regret, years ago, and is worthy of
better piece than starlight" which is
simply a series of amusing complications
strung together to give the star an OPP
portunity to change her costumes, which
were many and beautiful.
Miss Jarbeau was on the stage nearly
all the time, singing, dancing, working
hard and working we'll. and earning the
applause she received. The company
ls one Of the best Of it's kind. There
were thirteen young women in the cast,
pretty and we'll dressed The singing
was warmly received. There we're
three comedians who were the cause of
unceasing merriment. There are many
good singers, who come in for their
share OF applause. Altogether the per-
Torrance was excellent, and we hope
that Miss Jarbeau, il she must leave US.
will not stay away SO long.-New York
Herald
Miss Jarbeau and her excellent com
pany will appear at the Academy FRIDAY
night.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12

When Prince Maurice was governor of
Brazil he heard of the remarkable CONVEX
sational powers of Il certain old parrot
that was said to be able to answer ques-
tions just like Il reasoning creature
He accordingly sent for the bird, whch
was brought into II room where the prince
was with II number of other persons A
few minutes afterward the bird called out:
"What a company of white men are
here!'
Asked who he thought that man was,
the prince being pointed to, he answered:
Some general or other"
The prince then asked. "Where do YOU:
come fromI"
From Marinnan," answered the bird.
ITO whom do you belong5"
"To Portuguese"
"What do you do there?"
"Watch the chickens"
The prince laughed and asked, "You
watch the chickens?"
"Yes-that's my biz. "-Strand Maya
zine.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
Funeral of Miss Yates.

The funeral of Miss SA,lie Yates,
daughter Of d. c. Yates, was condu ted
at the First Presbyterian Church yes
terday afternoon at O'Clock by Rev.
DR. Campbell, assisted by Rev Dr. Scott.
There was u large number ui fri"Dda
present and many of them contribute d
floral offerings. re services began
by singing the familiar hymn, II
Would Not Live Always" Miss Emma
Daily presided at the organ. Selections
were read by DR.. Campbell from tho Goth
chapter Of Isaiah, after which the ser
vices were concluded by singing hymn
No. 200, 1T is Well" The pail he arers
were Messrs. Huntington, Lacy, Parker,
Fishburne, Huffman, Stone and Moore.
The remains were followed to Salem by
large number Of friends, where the SER
vices were concluded and the rem aims
inferred in the Salem Cemetery.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
Paid I'm His Own Coin.

Judge B-n, of the law department Of
one of our railroad corporations. believes
that faulty hand is an attribute Of
genius, and those who have business with
him have been put to Il great deal of an
noyance in the reading of his writings
One day expecting n call from client ut
his chambers in San Francisco and being
unexpectedly called away, he hastily wrote
a note and left it on his desk for him. The
client called, picked up the note and after
many efforts gave up ali attempts at read
ing it, So under the judges hasty scrawl
he wrote four or five unintellgible lines
and then iE clear hand, This is in an
swer to yours of the 18TH" 1t is needless
to say that the judge was much wrought
up, but was well paid in his own COIN
San Francisco Argonaut.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
A Truly Grcnt MINI.

Apropos of the appointment of Robert
Smalls to be collector of the port of Beau
fort, S. c., the following story is told:
Two negroes were fishing off the dock at
Beaufort.
Tell you," said the younger one. Bob
Smalls' creates man in dis lan."
"Oh, no." said the other, mot the great
es' man. He smart man, dough-"
Tell you he Creates man." replied the
first speaker. 'Firs' he ran out de planter,
DIM hep"
yeah"
Den he was made cap'ni"
Il didn't t'ink o dat"
"Den he run for sheriff, din hep"
~ Glare, done forgot dat. Yes, he run
for sheriff"
Den he run fer Legislators"
yeah"
Den Gub'ner Scott mehk i'm brigadier
ginr?"
~ done forgot dat too"
Den he run fer dc Newnited States con-
gress fer to set cross Jagged n tawk poll
tics wild Gin'l Grant,"
Forgot all dat, clar' He big mahn
suah, but he amt bigger'n Gawd."
Nav" said the first speaker, somewhat
nonplussed, but" slowly. "but Bob
Smalls he young man yit."-"The Sunny
Side of Politics."
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
THE UNITY BUILDING.

OFF this are three smaller rooms from
which literature will be distributed.
Away up on the ninth floor, however, are
the two commodous rooms in which the
committee will do it's hard thinking and
important consulting. Messrs. Don H.
Dickinson, of Michigan; Ben j. Gable, of
Illinois, and +. G. WALL of Wisconsin.
will have desks there, and each will super
wise the work of his own state.
Their lieutcnants will be many, but the
force of clerks will be small, rs is plain
from the small amount of room engaged
The great work will consist in disseminate
ing tariff literature and arranging the
dates for speakers. The rooms are leased
till the close of the year.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
Marriage mt Boon,s sIll.

At the residence Of the brides par.
ents, near Boon's Mill, in Franklin
county, yesterday morning at o'clock,
Miss Bessie Bell was united In marriage
to George Angel, of this city. Il V Or
Haymore, Of Rocky Mount, pronounced
the words which made them man and
vito. The happy coupe. lf.,r receiv
ing The congra;ulatio?s Of :h,ir many
friends present, came to this city OF
the noon train, and from here they won't
to Richmond, Wash ing ton aid other
points CT interest on their " dding ton.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
PROGRESS OF STREET WORK.
What is Being Done In Regard to Sewer.
and Paving.


Operations have commenced upon all
streets yet laid out to DO macaiam-
lid. Contractor Patterson Is turning
out 100 cubic fect of macadam daily.
Grading.has begun Norman road n O.
The small gap between Campbell ave-
nuc md the bridge on Park street will
be finish' in few days. The metal
Will be land on Salem avenue and Nor.
folk avenue shortly.
The vitrified brick to be used r
Campbell avenue has been subjected TO
an absorption test. Tho result was
highly satisfactory, showing higher
grade of brick than those sent as sam.
pies The brick will undergo an a ora
SION test at the Machine Works on Mon
day.
Tho drain work on Norfolk avenue,
Salem avenue and Henry street is
making good progress. The largesc
drain will be in Norfolk avenue. The
contractor expects to finish the work NV
january l, 1893.
Bids are advertised for the macnd d n,
work on Henry street, from the over.
head bridge to Tazewell street. In.y
will be opened on the 18th inst,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
Papyrus and Paper.

In ancient Egypt the papyrus plant grew
in enormous quantities. The roots of it
We're used for food. the bark for ropes,
baskets. mats and even for river boats.
The fine skin of the inner bark was glued
together in strips and employed as writing
paper. The word paper is indeed our
modern form of the word "papyrus."
Now this fine skin or rind was imported
''libcr," and when the papyrus was made
''iber." The case in which such a collcc-
ton of books WAS kept was termed lin low
LatiD 'libraria," whence. through the
French ''librair;e." we have our English
library"
The Greeks called the plant "byblos, -
and when among them the papyrus became
Il book the latter was termed n "byblos "
The earliest Christian writers. using the
Greek language, spoke of the Holy Scrip
lures rs "biblia" the books) and later,
when the Scriptures were regarded as !,
single work and not us collection, the
plural form "biblia" (thc books was
adopted as Latin singular, "biblia," (tlIp
book). With slight modification "biblia'
spread into all modern European Ian
guages, and appeared in English as ''thc
Bible" some time after the Norman con.
quest.
So the very word bible" takes us back
to those dark days of the oppression, wher
as yet the great lawgivcr was but n weep
ing baben the water flags, and the ANIMAL.
of the Jewish people had not got beyont
the second chapter of Exodus.-Goot
Words.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12

ceived his degree rs soon as his age would
permit; he was even then an authority OH
yellow fever and soon went to Havana to
treat patients during an epidemic there.
At the age of twenty-four he was in
charge of the great city hospital. There
was an outbreak of cholera in 1854, and he
studied it with such skill and success that
he was soon recognized as ia expert in
bacteriology: After season in the hos
pitfalls of Paris and another in those oil
Berlin he located in Naples, Italy, and
practiccd general medicine three years
He speaks Spanish and Italian with equal
fluency, English fairly we'll and French
and German we'll enough to deal with
patients who speak no other language. He
married in Italy, and therefore Italian is
his family language, so to speak.
From Naples he came to New York and
was soon made lecturer in the University
medical college and chief of the bacteria
logical department of the Loomis labora-
tory. All this, and some very profitable
business outside, he abandoned to attend to
the sick on Swinburne island and study
the cholera germs. Ills pecuniary sacr-
flee is great, as the state puys but trine
compared with the rewards of Il good pr.
waite practice. III Il recent interview DR.
Byron made statements rather surprising
to most people. In answer to Il question
as to the pain suffered 10y cholera patients,
h. said:
NO; there is pain connected with
Asintic cholera. That is IL popular fa.lacy.
This is one of the things which distinguish
cholera Asiatica from cholera morbus. In
the latter the pain comes ut once. In true
cholera the patient becomes apathetic and
suffers hardly any pain. 1t is really nm
easy death to die Cholera patients die
from asphyXiation. The terrible vomit
ing and discharges thin the blood so great
~ that whit material is left in the blood
coagulates and refuses to circulate. This
produces an excess of carbouic acid gas in
the system which causes asphyxiation.
This same carbonc acid gas is what numbs
the pain in n manner and renders the
| patients to a large extent insensible tc
pain. The only pain during the progress
| OF the disease consists in cramps in the
calves OF the legs, which are due to reflex
action. The cramps in the bowels do not
begin till the end when death approaches
| DIR. Byron must remain where he is,
voluntary exile until all danger is past
but he is confident that will be in six weeks
at the furthest. The danger most to b,
guarded against, he thinks. will come mex
spring when the growing season begins
Extreme care will then be necessary.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12

A Roman dinner at the house of a
wealthy man consisted chiefly of three
courses. All sorts of stimuants to the ap-
petite were first served up, and eggs were
Indispensable to the first course Among
the various dishes we may instance the
guinea hen, pheasant, nightingale and the
thrush as birds most in repute. The Roman
gourmands held peacocks in great estima-
ton, especially their tongues. Macrobius
states that they were first eaten by Hor-
tensius the orator. and acquired such re-
pute that a single peacock was sold for
fifty denarli, the denarius being equal to
about eightpence halfpenny Of our money.
Chambers Journal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
Vol Housed In Chicnro.

The subcommittee of the Democratic
national committee which has charge of
work in the west has located it's head
quarters in the big Unity building at 20
Dearborn street, Chicago. This is between
Randolph and Washington, one block dis
tant from the state headquarters in the
Sherman House. 1t is only coincidence
that the Unity is owned by Judge Altgeld,
Democratic candidate for governor, for the
committee tried hard to get another place
equally suitable.
The committee has n suite of six rooms,
four on the banking floor of the big build
ing, the floor where the somewhat noted
marble balcony encircles the rotunda.
First of these is the room for the general
public, which is AZ by 81 feet in area and
supplied with all sorts of reading matter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
A Curious Relic.

A curious relic of Louis XVII is the
Game OF Dominos," made of pieces of the
Bastille, which were given to the dauphin
before he and his parents left Versailles
forever. 1t is said that when the box con-
tanning it was brought in the queen ex-
claimed to her bedchamber woman, Nine.
Campan, "What sinister plaything to give
child" The sinister plaything is now
added to the other revolutionary objects
preserved in the Hotel Carnavalet. Lon
don Chronicle.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
Special Excursion to California.

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
announces special excursion to San
Francisco, CAL. via ST. Louis, October
Goth, leaving Harper's Ferry at 5:o4 D..
m. The excursion has been especially
arranged for the accommoda ton of per-
sons desiring to settle in the West, and
should be largely patronized by them
All comforts OF a transconti nental
Journey Vii be- provided Apply to
.Ealel Erde, passenger agent, 3. 81 o.
Central building Baltimore, or to C. E
Dndro", /. Z. a Wincht .er, Va who
Will cheerfully furnish information rel
alive TO different points in the West.
TIE TYPES, 10 minutes. Sidelinger'e. sG Jer n
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
Jealousx and Friendslip.

No friendship can exist where jealous.
reigns. 1t is II type of love, certain dom
ineering sort that fears the loss of It's idol
but has no part in the relation known by
the simpler term OF friendship. Eny +
petty chickering's and selfshncs, will sous
the deathblow OF any relation and ciIccfu
ally cure any one of any feeling other thai
one of relief that the affair las l'y
brought To such n satisfactory endinc.
Philadelphia Times.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
OH am no Tired

All the time. am li-tless ami not interested In
hnl ihity. Ny fnun docs not digest md have
such an III preston AID fnllnrss after eating
Eecr,th'ng ! cal seems 20 fcrmcnt and turn sour
ot Onto. - ih.i NY food not rLly docs not do me
any g'oh. bit reilly makes me sick.
II u r"i ~ pad cn-e OF dyspepsia. nrd we
rivi-c The ire. Dr David's Cherry and Iron
Tonic tiiitrs. la give tnnc to thr stomach and
cause Tie tlnnt % ASSN Hate. rice. $3.50 per
'"iic. -iX 'ot.c- foG S,.'t. ut Massic X Martins,
'.oaI.kc VA.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
Ladies',

PLEASE do not forget tho dates. O:to
Der II, lo and 10, Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday, to examine our now im.
portations in millinery, which we will
have on exhibition. We voucnsafe you
surprise in the novelty of style and
the tho low prices. Strause Millinery
Bazaar
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
No Health with Impure Blood

DIR. DAvID's lOdo-ferrntcd Snrrnparilln cures
syphilis. scrofnla cancer, goitrc and all blood and
skin dircasts. lr yOu suffer with any OF the above
symIio ms and will be cured without endnDgering
any other healthy portion OF your system, take
Dr. David's lodo ferrated Sarsnpsrilln, the great
est blood purifier, not only of tho nineteenth GEN.
II bnt get 1t Vt once. Price ~ per tot-, six hot.
tlee Tor ~. at MAsl'e a. Mnrtin's k.nuoke Va
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12

Cash quotations: Dull; quota lions
nominally weaker. No. spring and
red wheat 72S@72%: No. corn,
AK; No. 2 oats, 295l mess pork,
11.25@11. 80; lard, s.35; short ribs, ITO
OSLO; dry salted shoulders. 7.20@7.25;
short clear, s.O5@s.1O; whiskey, LIS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12

A mare belonging to resident OF RIPPLE.
Me-, was lately found in IL pasture with
hind foot caught IN her mont lass:
manner that it took scvcr.sl men 20 .>;,
cate IL.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12

The registration books will be Cpel
for general registration DC ober 80 and
will close thai day. Pcopl desiring to
register can do so prtvi,u, 10 that time
by seeing the registrars in ,nu various
wards, hut not later han that day
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
Telegraph Connections Made.

The railroad telegraph wire was con
nocted Yesterday afternoon at 3:45 De
tween Roanoke and Columbus, Ohio
The wire now connects Norfolk with
Columbus, Ohio.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
Ladies' Auxiliary M,et'n.

meeting Of the Ladics' Auxiliary
to the railroad department Of the Young
Mems Christian Association will be
hold in their hall, 1875 Salem avenue,
to morrow at ) l.. m. All members are
requested to attend.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
Nominated for Congres,

BINGHAMPToN, N. Y, Oct. 11.-lSpe-
cial l-Daniel II. Holmes, of Norwich,
was nominated by the Democrats of the
Twenty district for Congress to-
day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12

The proprietors OF Coyner's Springs
having secured Professor Bellezza :
orchestra, have decided to give Full
Dross Hop" on Tuesday and German OF
Friday nights of each week during the
EAa9On
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
Memories of Childhood.

Proud Young Teacher Yes, sir, teach
the young idea how to shoot.
Stranger (who has had experienced
Then look out for paper balls. Kate
Fields Washington.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
NOT AFRAID OF pssrlLsNcs.
A Doctor Who Has Abandoned "a Large
Practice to Study Cholera.

DR.. John NJ. Byron, the New York ex.
pert on cholera and yellow fever. now
working in the quarantine on Swinburne
island, is but thrty-three years old and
has had the experience of an average
physicians lifetime. He is native Of
Peru, studied medicine ut Lima and re-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
>InELIsenR. pnorograpner. so1 JEFFERSON

FULL line of wear resisting chool
sho' ., rock bottom pricrs.
AT j. MOVER.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12

'uKS3 shoe l 5rtu ladies anc gents
mpst be seen u oc appreciated they are
w,r'h 81 # anyhody's money.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12

- '.rlnAs 81 A,oor,4rr- m Irr-.r,oD
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12

The manager then saw the the point ant
paid the bill forthwith Chicago Mail.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-04-07
xxIvrH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE.
Des Moines, March 30-Bill re.enacting
present senatorial apportionment bill pass
ed, Bill to exempt proceeds of life insur-
ance from execution of debts of beneh-
ciary passed. Bill to pay Secretary Par
sons passed. A message was received
from the governor vetoing the innocent
purchaser" bill. Senator Kelley moved to
pass over the veto, but the motion was de-
feated House bill reapportioning state
into representative distri ,ts passed Bill
relative to boards of health passed Reso-
lutions of thanks were rendered to tho
lieutenant governor and various minor
officers and after Senator Catch had pre-
sented the Iieutenant-governor with a
hickory chair and a hickory broom, the
senate adjourned, sine die.
Following bills were passed: To compen-
safe Parsons as secretary of the senate;
several appropriation bills; extending time
at which safety appliances shall be put on
railroads; regulating issuance and sale OF
railway mileage tickets; senatorial appor-
tionment bill number of legalizing acts.
A resolution extending thanks to Speaker
Mitchell was adopted, after which the house
adjourned, sine die.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-04-07
stabbed by Ills Friend.

LINT, Ohio, April 5.-Georgc Saund
ers, aged IL years, stabbed Frank
Finley, aged the same, to death. Finley
was flying kite when Saunders came
up and took it away from him and ran.
Finley took after him. just ms he
caught up with him Saunders suddenly
turned and plunged long bladed
pocket-knife into his left lung. Young
Finley walked few feet and fell dead.
The youthful murderer then took to
his heels and has not been found.