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bu3 n stout, copper-colored old lady
from over the border inadvertently got
between him and one of the slugs from
the ticket wagon, and didn't live to
sec the show. Her husband was dis.
posed to find fault, but the CRATER
acologizcd and passed him i'll free, SO
he made up his mind to let bygones be
bygones.
II think it was just after the big
bareback act that every body in the
tent suddenly heard guns popping out
side. But the clown was just coming
into the ring. and we didn't pay mucl,
attention to the matter until casual
bullets began to interfere with the
comfort of the audience; and whom the
clown himself was bowled over and had
to be carried out on banner good
many people became so Interested in
the proceedings outside that they paid
little attention to the performance.
Then all at once there was commo-
ton near the dressing tent entrance
and pack Of thirty mounted cowboys
galloped into the ring. The old hay
seed was at the head of them, and
every man had his fireworks out and
ready for business. AS you fellows
know, Two travelled for firearms
house for twenty years and have
handled weapons by the thousand, but
when it comes to front view of shoot.
ing machines in the paws of crowd
of earnest citizens I'm disposed to re-
tire from business.
II was afraid the visitors meant mis-
chief, and 1 was about to drop down be-
tween the seats and crawl out under the
edge OF the tent, when they began crack
ing away at the trapeze ropes, and in five
they were all down. This re-
assured me. They were evidently in q
playful mood, and wouldn't kill any
one in the audience without serious
provocation.
After this preliminary sport they
forced every performer to como in and
entertain them with special act. To
wind up they brought in the CRATER.
He was bound hand and foot, and was
looking dismal, for somebody had shot
n hole through his ear, and it hurt.
They unbound him and made him rig
up in the toys of the dead clown, after
which they requested him to shin UP
the center pole. He rather objected to
this, but the rustic and one or two
moro fellows full of fun, began to
shoot into the sawdust around his
feet, and he started to climb. He spent
a good deal of his strength in swear
ing, and stopped to rest once or twice,
but being urged on by the popping of
revolvers he managed to reach the top
OF the pole. He wore one of those high
clowns hats, and the cowboys ordered
him to hold it out in his hand. They
then amused themselves for few
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hardly trouble the wearcr's conscience
to any great extent. But when we all
rose after service and filed out solemn
~, l strolled down Fifth avenue and
into an establishment where there were
some gowns all ready to be worn by n
fair devotee, who had suddenly trans
terred her allegiance from society to
church. One was nm exquisitely pale
gray, and over 1t ran a large towering
design In a shade n trife darker. At
the bottom Of the skirt were three
small founces OF gray silk. The waist
was made plain and round, with a
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shouted: Get out O. here! You can't
play that game with this succus.'
"But gave you a tenner, and here
Us only four dollars back. Cuss me
ii I'll pay more'n dollar for any sue
cus.'
You're crazy. old man; move along
now out O. the crowd, or you'll get
hurt
"That seemed to annoy the farmer,
FOR quicker'n scat he put three bullets
Hhrough the wagon window to ease his
mind. and the CRATER began to pepper
back. rather regardless of the promis-
cuous crowd. skipped off to the gold
chariot at one side, got behind o big
wooden angel on one corner of It, and
ataid there where I could look out
with little danger Of getting pellet.
Bat they stopped shooting pretty soon.
ifou see the CRATER had two men in the
wagon who grabbed their guns the
minute the fuss began and blazed away
Rt the old man, while the CRATER set
tted down to selling tickets again. The
Fustic saw the odds were against him
and he Lit out, swearing vengeance.
.He bad only q scratch on the shoulder,
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OFFICERS:

PREsDENT-GEN. FITzHUGH LEE,
Ex-Governor of Virginia.
lsT VIoE-PREsIDENT = PEYTON l..
TERRY, President Roanoke Trust,
Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
30 VICE PREsIDENT-S. w. JAMESON,
Secretary and treasurer Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
SEcRETARY-JOHN OFT, late Cashier
City Bank Of Richmond.
TREAsURER-J. O. DAVENPORT, Cash
Ter Commercial National Bank, Roa.
noke, Va.
GENERAL COUNsEL-Hon. 9. A. Nc.
HUGH, Counsellor-at-Law, late OF
Charleston, S. @.
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they looked like. And they appeared
so funny and strange. For only last
Sunday they were dressed in the bright
est array of colors, and there was pink
next to fawn, and yellow next to Law
,ender, and green next to gray, and all
sorts of bewildering mixtures. And
now where are the colors? Gone, any.
way.
Why, was so astonished at first that
1 put up my head straight and stared,
and then 1 remembered quickly and
bowed it again in confusion. But 1
looked again, through my fingers this
time, at the Puritans. For that was
what they were, everyone of them The
brilliant colors were all gone and were
replaced by the saddest and most SOM
Der of hues. Grays, of course, dull
browns, blacks and very dull old rose
were the colors they wore The lady
that knelt right in front of me had on a
very pale gray. but the material was
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-27
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
But What Sad Woman These
Penitential Dogs.
Dull G.nys and Islacks-Itow to Mako
Thorn just Pretty ns tho Brighter
Cclors-Com binations OF Pale
Grays and White.
IcopYRrcHr, 1921
NEW YoRK. March q

NEW DIRK, March 9, 1909.
Oh! how sad and solemn feel! It's
the first day of Lent and I've Just come
back from church and the people there
all looked SO mournful and SO sorrowful
and so oppressed with their load of sin!
And they all knelt devoutly and closed
their eyes. 1 think, perhaps, they
would have groaned only it wouldn't
nave been decorous for these high
DANES OF fashicsl to groan. And 1
peeped, when they all knelt and closed
their eyes, for 1 wanted to see what
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1unsheon and social chat.
slave seen you fellows since was
in Maricopa last October2" asked Nc;
CormiclS as he lighted cigar. McCor-l
mick sells firearms in Arizona, New
Mexico, and Colorado.
"Guess not"
swell, 1 had some samples that'd
make your hair curl. Did l sell 'em!
WE'LL In Yuma sold the biggest bill
the firearms trade ever knew there. Al
crowd of Greasers were in town, and
before they crossed the border again
they'd mortgaged their ranches for
ose revolvers. Well, came along
to ella City, and heard there was a
cns at Mar icopa, and thought I'd
Ike it in, for 1 wanted to sell q bit at
anwix, and might do something in!
aricopa, too don't know as you
lows ever saw circus in the south!
est. You wouldn't know it. Every man.
the shows walking arsenal-has to-
3, in that country. And the man in,
g ticket wagon has guns on all sides
him. It's merely a matter of prepon-j
franco of shooting weapons which,
rvive after circus time-the show or,
le populace. The show had been in,
aricopa ten days, and there hadn't
sen any trouble to speak Of Ono
ian from the hills had been killed at
he ticket wagon in q dispute over the
CAT change, but he'd been warned ifi
asked for that flyer again he'd get,
lugged. He did ask, with his gum
ut he missed somehow, and he was
lugged. Then they carried the corpseI
round the ring on the back of the ele-
liant in the grand procession rs SOL
mn warning to other disputatious
l,ayseeds.
1.-THE fact was, they had CRATER in,
heir wagon. Maybe you never saw a,
,rafter worlz?"
"Never did," said James.
"Well, you see, there's always mob
around the ticket wagon, all holding
up their hands, fourishing bills and
gold pieces and bowling for tickets
Greasers, Injuns, cowboys, miners,
ranchers, gamblers, every kind you
can think of. The ticket-seller-the
,grafter-has n few one dollar bills
wound round his middle finger so that
the ends come together, and 1t looks
as though he has twice as many bills
as he has. A granger comes up for q
ticket, hands over Eve dollar BILL
the CRATER slaps down the ticket,
thumbs over the ends of four bills in
plain sight of the farmer, whips them
out from under his finger, rolls them,
and hands them down. Nine times out
o ten the hayseed grabs the money,
stuffs it in his pocket, and elbows out
of the crowd before trying to count the
change. Then he finds out that he has
only two one dollar bills, when he
Thought he saw the tickct-seller count
him out four. Well, he goes back with
fire in his eye but it doesn't do him any
good. Anyhow, it didn't seem to the
day I was up to Maricopa was just
getting near the ticket wagon myself,
when one O. these rustics that'd had
the bim-flnm game played on him
came rushing up and squeezed through
the gang. You tarnal thief he says
to the CRATER. 'gi'me my money, will
your
1.-THE ticket man just looked at him
out o the corner of his eye, and went
on selling, until the sucker began to
yell 'robbersr and things, when he
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-27

GENERAL TRUsTEE-HoN. HENRY s.
TROUT, President First National
Bank, Roanoke, Va.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY = Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-27
RULED BY COWBOYS jli15
Rough Experience Of Circus
Down on tho Border.

WIN Olu expert
.enced CONNER
cial men met at
the Iroquois one
evening not long
ago. There was,
nothing particu-.
larly inviting at
the theaters, and.
they wandered
into the cafe.
There, over o.
dish of porter
house with truf-.
Hes and q couple
of bottles of
port, they sat
telling s torie s.
until the parties;
from the plays.
C ~ me in for
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ReRularly Emploxod.

His Honor Ito vagrant) What is your
business?
Vagrant--Looking for job.-Puck.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-27

The Guttenburg Winner.
Hos not the best horse in tho race
He has but little fame;
You haven't backed him, cen for place
But he gets there Just the same.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-27
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association ID
OF ROANOKE, VIRuINIA.

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, SOS, 900. ooo
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TIE EAST TENNESSEE VIRGINIA AND
~ X GTE njf HALLWAY SYSTEM, PASSEN.
5th, 1881. -'N' Dee'
TIME CARD IL EFFECT nEo. 9TH. 1891.
SOUTUDOITND
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-27

THROUGH CAR ARRANGEMENTS.
NOS; ii and II arc Vcstibulc trains. consisting
oil fullman Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping Cara
ana elegant day coaches, and run solid between
81 t:a augustine and Cincinnati. leaves Cincinnati
!l:5o a. IN arrives Chattanooga 1890 p. IN. Re
turning, leaves Chattanooga 4:lO A. M arrives
Cincinnati $50 p. M
=, No, 10 carries Pullman Buffet Sccpcrs, leaving
Jacksonville by No 10 ~
No24 carries Pullman Buffet Sleeper, Jack
eonville TO Macon, thence by No. rs to Cincinnati
Nos. 10 and II carry Pullman BufYct Slocncrs
between Atlanta and Savannah Atlanta and
brunswick, Ashcvillc and ST. Augustine; also
Alfalfa VIC
Nos, II and - carry Vestibulc Slecpcrs be
tween Knoxville and Atlanta, via Chattanooga.
B w. WRENN,
Genl Passenger and Ticket AGENT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-31
Missed His Opportunity.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March S0.-Mayor
Washburne missed an opportunity of
hearing many earnest and wholesome
things said about Chicago and it's
present government by failing to at
tend the one hundred and fourth reg
ular meeting of the Commercial Club
at the Auditorium. He had been in
vited, and place was reserved for
him at the right hand of President n.
w. Harvey, but he did not appear.
The subject under discussion was the
situation in Our Municipal Affairs, !"
and the discussion bore fruit in o res
olution, unanimously adopted, direct
ing President Harvey to appoint q
committee of five mem ers of the cIu o
to give active assistance to those now
engaged in carrying on the "boodle"
Investigations.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-31

PROPOSALS FOR BEEF AND MUTTON
Headquarters Department of Texas, Of
flee OF Chief Com nissary of Subsistence,
San Antonio, Texas, MARCH 16, 1892
Sealed proposals, in triplicate, with a
copy Of this advertisement attached, will
be received at this Office and at the offices
OF the Acting Comm issaries of Subsistence
at the following named posts, in the De-
partment of Texas, until 12 O'Clock, noon,
Thursday. APRIL %, 1892, and then
opened, for delivery at Forts Bliss,
Brown, Clark, Hancock, Mcintosh, Ring
gold and Sam Houston, and Camp Pena
Colorado, and Camp at Eagle Pass, Texas,
of such quantities of Fresh Beef and Mutt
ton as may be required by the Subsistence
Department at these posts from JULY /,
1882, to JUNE 30, 1898, or such less time
as the Commissary Genera of Subsistence
may direct Proposals will also be re-
ceived for the delivery of choice cuts of
Beef and Mutton for sales. Each bidder
must furnish guarantee in the sum of
five hundred dollars, 10 the effect that, if
his bid Is accepted. he will enter into a
contract, and give bond with good and
sufficient sureties, within thirty days
from the date of opening the bids. The
right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
Full information will be furnished uuon
application TO this Office or to the A. C. S.
at any post named. Envelopes contain
ing proposals should be marked: PRO
posals of Beef and Mutton at - and
addressed to the undersigned, or to the
A. c. ). at the post for which the proposal
is intended. WELLS WILLARD, Cap
tain and Commssary of Subsistence,
Chief C. S. 3-19-4t 5-24-2t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-31
want Responsible M,n,s,ers

BERLIN, March SO.-Yesterday' "a
session of the reichstag was repIete
with interesting and important Incl
dents, and the proceedings are beipg
discussed with much eagerness by
politicians and others. The most
significant event of the day was the
fact that the demand of Herr Richter,
on behalf of the Progressists, for the
selection OF responsible ministers, was
seconded by Herr Bennigsen, leader
of the National Liberals. When
Richter made his demand Chancellor
Won Caprivi declared that the pro-
posed change would DO unconstitu.
uonal. This sufficiently indicated
the governments position on the
question. Thus far the debate was a
repetition of the former colloquies and
occasioned no interest. The demand
made by Richter is q standard one
by the Progressists. But when Ben
nigsen committed the National Lib.
erals to thesupport of the proposition
the keenest surprise was occasiOned,
rs this was the first time that party
had sanctioned this plank OF the Pro-
pressists' platform.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-31
A Fools Life Ended.

OMAHA, Neb., March S0.-Nellie
Kings house of ill-fame was the scene
of double tragedy some time las t
night. The exact hour at which J. j.
Gaftord, a young man from Manning,
10, shot and killed Mabel Stevens
and then killed himself will never
be fully ascertained. When discov-
cred by girl named Cecil they were
both lying stiff aud cold. The cir
cumstances leading up to the shoot
ing and all the facts surrounding the
couple will, tor time, remain I'M
known. All that could be learned
was obtained from the landlady of
the house. She said Gafford came to
Omaha about one week ago and met
the Stevens woman and that since
that time he had been stopping at
the house in company with the
woman and spending his money
freely.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-31
A LITTLE GIRLS EXPERIENCE in A
LIGHTHOUSE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Loren PRESCOTT are keep
ers of the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand Beach,
Mich, and are blessed with daughter,
four years old. Last April she was taken
down with Measles, followed W it'll a
dreadful Cough and turning into a Fever.
Doctors at home and at Detroit treated
her, butin vain, she grew worse rapidly,
until she was mere handful of bones
Then she tried DIR. Kings New Discovery
and after the use of two and a half bot
ties, was completely cured. They say DIR.
Kings New Discovery is worth its weight
In gold, yet you may get trial bottle
free at Adolph Dreiss and Dreiss, Thomp-
son g. Co. 3-27 q
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-31
Stormy Jordan's Deal

OTTuMwA, Ia, March 30.-Stormy
Jordan, the most notorious saloon
keeper in the west, who is now spend.
ing his time living out $40, 0C0 in fines
at the county Jail, still employs his
methods behind the bars. When he
was taken to Jail his saloon, the no.
torious Corn Exchange" was left in
charge of bartender, who, it is al.
legged, spent the receipts as rapidly as
he got them. Not satisfied with this
style of doing business, Stormy came
forth from the bastile one afternoon
and locked the saloon doors till he
found man in whom he had more
faith. This done the doors again
swung open and the beverages are
dispensed over the marble bars as of
yore. But the latest novelty is an
advertisement he had inserted in the
Courier, which runs as follows: "For
Rent-Two flats In the Woods block,
elegantly refitted and furnished.
Apply to Stormy Jordan, County
Jail.n
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-31
REPUBLICAN, GALL.
For State Convention to Meet at
Dallas, April 18th

To the free and independent Rennb-
licans OF Texas: At a consnItatiop of
Republicans from all parts of Texas at
Austin, March 8, 1892, In regard to state
representatlon IN the Minneapolis con-
vention, the formation of a stare tjcket
and thorough organization for effective
work In republican contests. IL was
unanimously resolved that simnltanaonS
with the state republican Ieague meet
ing at Dallas, on the 18th of April. 1852
there be held a mass meeting of white
Republicans who are in favor of pro.
per representation in Republican conVen-
tons, and OF placing in the field a state
Republican ticket worthy of the support
of the intelligent voters of Texas. In ac-
cordance with the demand for a Republi-
can state ticket and for an organization
for the dissemination of Republican liter
ature, and the advancement of Republic
can principles, we hereby invite all white
Republicans favoring these views. and
believing that virtue and intelligence are
the safe guards of liberty and should con-
troll, to meet in mass convention at Dali
las, April -, at 10o'clock a. m. for pur-
poses above expressed, and transaction of
such other business as may be deemed
necessary for the building up Of Repub-
licanism in Texas. Reduced rates will
be had for all VINO attend.
5 j Wight, Lamar county: A B Norton,
L
w Gaines, Red River; j w Butler, Smith:
NJ Hicky, Rusk; A Burge, Van Zandt:
d r Williams, Ell Paso; Allen Marshall,
Dallas; j b Ralston. Wifbarger; A Il
DarnelI, Grayson; S Shocks, Burleson;
James Bentley, Dallas; w II Love, Collin;
w Hoefing, Bexar; John Grogan, Wood;
A b WEIGH, Williamson; D A Robinson,
Dallas: o f Watson. Wilbarger; T
M Wright, McLennon: M H
Wear. Dallas; j L Wheeless, Hood;
w o Kreutsinger, Grayson; q w McCor-
mick, Dallas, John Gillis, Wood; w H
Cats, Hood; f L WEIGH, Williamson;
90 Buckalew, Dallas, w Edgell, Cas-
tro; H II Alvord. Wood T AltermBn
Dallas; A j Hatchell, Randall; G w
Cotter. johnson; CIV Butler, Wood; B
w BoydsJun, Rockwal; G w
Gillespie, Tarrant; H Welsh, Marion;
T l. Wren, Travis: j H Trayn-
ham, Travis, S Bowman, Parker;
w p Golf, Tarrant; ii E Baxter, Jeffer-
son; j p Newcomb, Chas l. Sauer, E II
Hertzberg, Nat Sulzbacher, Walter Grigg,
G McShacklett, w Kingsley, Bexar;
Jno w SAMSON, Uvalde; G r Parsons,
Kerr; E P Upton, Arkansas; S B Strong,
Harris, and 240 others.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-31
THE MAN WHO KEPT MUM.

He was reading q newspaper in q
Michigan avenue cal, and he sudden
ly looked up and said to the young
man on his lef: "It's wonderful
how these papers do get on to things,
hain't it?"
II have often thought So"
"They must have fellsrs out hunt.
ing up news all the time"
"Yesn
"Nabur O. mine got mad at his
wife and cuffed her ears. Didn't
seem to be nobody around when he
done 1t, and they made right up, but
IL all come out in the paper big as
life"
"Did, eh?"
Every bit of 1t, and little more.
Can't see how on earth they got it,
but there it was. fooled EN- though
That's one time they got left"
"How was that?"
Somebody robbed my house the
other day. We kinder think we know
who 1t was. 1 went to the police, and
they told me to keep mum and not
utter a whisper. They are working
on the case yet"
"How much were you robbed of?'
"About 5000 all told, but I'm gong
to keep mum, you know"
u see! Isn't your name Henry Da-
vis?"
Davis! Oh, no; my names John
White"
Yes. yes And you live on Four.
tenth street ?n ...
mo, sir, live on National avenue.
What you writing down there?"
"Some notes about the robbery.
Look in the paper tomorrow :"
The old man looked after him as he
went out and he held his mouth open
for fully minute. Then be closed 1t
with q sudden snap and said:
"Well, l swan but orter be taken
out and fed on grass ~
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-31
STRENGTH AND HEALTH,

II you are not feeling strong and
healthy, try Electric Bitters. II LA
Grippe" has left you weak and weary, use
Electric Btters. This remedy acts d.
rectly on Liver, Stomach and Kidneys,
gently aiding those organs to perform
Sick Headache, you will find speedy and
permanent relief by taking Electric Bit
tiers. One trial will convince you that
this is the remedy you need. Large Bot
ties only SOC at Adolph Dreiss, and Dreiss,
Thompson e Co. 3-27 @
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-31
A Grand Success.

Thompson's Universal Garment Cutter
is having big sale mere, all it wants is
to be seen. More than 20 have been sold
this week. Now is chance for some one
to trade for this territory, and get stock
at cost, and step into a well established
business. They are still at 226 avenue c.
Home Office, 13l West 9th street, Kansas
city, Mo-, +. f. THOMPSON.