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TO THE TRADE AND CONTRACTORS

T DESIRE 1T TO BE UNDERSTOOD
& Co. exclusive agents for the sale of the
Oregon" lime, at The Dalles, and sur
rounding country. Other parties have,
through surreptitious and unbusinesslike
methods, obtained a small quantity of
this, lime, which may naturally cause
the idea that Butler & Co. are not the
exclusive agents of these goods.
E~ Such, however, is not the fact,
and further stock of this article cannot
Butler & Co. The trade. however. will
not lose sight of the fact that the great
strife to obtain the Oregon lime by other
dealers proves conclusively that the
Oregon" is the best lime in the market.
Very truly
5-7-d6t-w1t r. F. OSBORN,
Gen. Agt. Or. Marble and Lime Co.
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p.e,. GRAD a Rare Apple.

Horticulturists who have seen it say
that an apple which was picked in e. B.
Georges orchard, New Franklin, Pa,
could only have been produced by q
peculiar grating done by the bees in
the apple blossom season.
Exactly one-half of the apple is golden
russell, like the apples that grew ON the
same tree, and the other half is bright
green pippin, such variety as grew ON
trees 100 yards distant. In blossoming
time a bee must have transplanted a
part of distant pippin blossom into the
petals of the russet's sfower.-Exchange
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The Postage stamp Nearly 5a Years old.

The Postage Stamp Nearly So Years Old.
The. postage stamp will be fifty-two
years old in May. Its inventor was a
printer, James Chalmers, of Dundee,
Scotland, who died in 1853. England,
fifty-two years ago. introduced the new
system of preparing letter postage, and
according to decree of Dec. 81, 1889,
issued the first stamps, which were to be
put before the public on May of the
following year. A year later they were
introduced in the United States and
Switzerland. and within three years had
become common in Bavaria, Belgium
and France. News and
Courier. So
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NOTICE TO ICE CONSUMERS.

AS manager of The Dalles Ice Co. ]
wish to contradict the statements that ]
was only acting as agent for an outside
company. 1 own one half interest in
the company, and will sell ice this year
and for years to come, and should a crop
of natural ice come in this locality we
will put up enough to supply this city
for three or four years and Spokane COM
panies will then have to withdraw their
agents from here. Respectfully,
w. S. CRAM, Manager.
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couldn.. Collect with a Club.

1t is astonishing how history repeats
itself. For centuries we have been try
ing to perfect the laws so that no trace
might be left of "the good old rule, the
simple plan, that he may take who has
the right, and he may keep who can"
Still we are long ways from the mil
lennium, and every once in awhile some
worthy citizen relapses to the feudal
principle of trying to punch the head off
n creditor when he fails to observe the
sacred traditions of steamship day. An
exasperated Market street tailor way
laid frisky advertising agent the other
evening on the steps of his boarding
house and collared him.
IL you don't pay me that bill this in
stant I'll club the lie out of you," said
the victimized tradesman. The adver-
tzsing agent cast an anxious look around
and there wasn't soul in sight. Every
one was IN the crowded dining room.
His resolve was instantly taken.
Come right into the parlor and I'll
give it to you," he said, with a smile,
and the man with the bludgeon released
his grip on his collar and followed him
until the swinging doors of the dining
room few open and the astonished tailor
stood confronting the staring crowd.
"Do any of you ladies and gentlemen
know this man?' asked the agent The
boarders glared over their knives and
forks and shook their heads. ST thought
not. found the fellow out In the cor
Hdor trying one of the doors with a
skeleton key, and guess he's the man
that's been robbing the hat rack lately. "
The positive resistance and declarations
of the creditor only made his case worse,
and when the help got through dusting
him with his own club the ashman would
have hesitated to pick him up from the
idewalk.-San Francisco Chronicle.
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NOTICE.

R. E. French has for sale number of
improved ranches and unimproved
lands in the Grass Valley neighborhood
in Sherman county. They will be sold
very cheap and on reasonable terms.
Mr.. French can locate settlers on some
good unsettled claims in the sameneigh-
borhood. His address is Grass Valley,
Sherman county. Oregon.
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The pickle industry near Pittsburg has
assumed enormous proportions. The
largest shipment in this line ever made
recently left Pittsburg for Kansas City
firm. It filed eighteen refrigerator cars
and included over 5,75O, 900 pickles.
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$40 Reward.

Lost or stolen from my ranch near
Kingsley, dark brown horse, branded
r. K. connected, on left shoulder, small
star in forehead, weight about 1900
pounds. He was last seen near the
ranch on March 9Th inst. will pay the
above reward for his recovery.
3-29tf .1aA Mrs. j. BoLroN.
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whore to buy clocks.

/. If you will call upon Mr.. Stacy Shown,
with Byrne, Floyd & Co., corner Second
and Union streets, The DaHes, who has
Just opened the largest assortment and
the finest lines of goods in this branch
of trade, ever displayed In this city, and
at prices which defy competit tition--you
will at once know, Where to buy clocks.
He has them from 300 up, 2-2ewtf
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Building Material.

We offer to the building public a full
line of building material. We do not
resort to trickery to buy or sell any
lines handled by us.
VIM. BUTLER & Co., Lumber Dealers.
Sole agents for the Oregon" lime and
Oregon sewer and chimney pipe. 5-7dtf
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NOTICE.

Having bought the boot and shoe
shop of G. w. Adams, on the 18th day
of February 1892, / hereby give notice
that will pay and collect all accounts
made since that date, and continue bus
iness at lie Court street. = 2
4-30-dlm THos. ADAMS
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TIL. OI.Iest Voter

Nathaniel Laird. cast his eighty
seventh vote at Oswego. n. Y, Tues
day, Nov. 9. He was born lO9 years
ago in Iceland and came to this coun-
try at the age of fifteen. His wife is
still living at the age of seventy-nine,
but :hey have no living children. LEx-
change
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Pabst's Milwaukee beer at the Una
tilla house at a bit a bottle. Free lunch
tonight at So'clock. -. +
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Jersey BULL--"St. Lamhert.

The thoroughbred Jersey bull st. LAM
bert, will stand for the season at the Co
lumbia Feed yard. For service apply to
David George. 2.25d4w1m
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Screen Doors and Wire Cloth at Maiel
-& Benton's. 5-13d6t.
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The eldest son of Emperor William
has inherited his fathers talkatiyeness
He makes military addresses to his little
brothers at table. He is not yet ten
VS.
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Milk shakes and lemonade at K. {
Fleck & Co.'S, No. 80 Second street.
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DEuOCRaTIC
State, District and County
TICKET.
For Supreme Judge.
Alfred S. Bennett.
For Attorney General,
George E. Chamberla
For Member of Congress,
I'd District,
James II. Slater.
For Circuit Judge,
7th District,
w. L. Bradshaw.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
7th District,
J. F. Moore.
For Member State Board Equalization.
9TH District,
William Hughes.
For Joint Senator, 18th District, sher-
man and Wasco counties,
J. A. Smith,
-, of Sherman.
For Joint Senator, 18th District, Gillian,
|; Sherman and WascO counties,
G.. w. Rinehart,
.ae. .tse of Gillian.
For Joint Representatives, 18th Repre-
sentative District, Sherman and
Wasco counties, d Las
II. E. Moore,
S. F. Blythe.
:, For County Judge. Qs9...li 81
GEORGE c. BLAKELEY.
For County Clerk, a @
JAMES B. CROSSEN.
1 For County Sheriff,
THOMAS A. WARD.
For County Treasurer,
WILLIAM K. CORSON.
For County Assessor, f,5-t5t,
GEORGE T. PRATHER.
For County Surveyor, s.f,sA4,
F. S. GORDON. 80
For School Superintendent,
F. p. FITZGERALD. M
For County Commissioners. m
JAMES DARNIELLE.
For County. Coroner. 4s.slg
JOHN w. MOORE. 4-2ltd
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COLUMBIA LODGE, NO. S, L O. O. F.-Meets
~ every Friday evening at 7:3O o'clock, in K
of P. hall, corner Second and Court streets
sojourning brothers are welcome.
II. CLoUaH, Sec'y. Il. A. BILLs,N e.
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| REPUBLlCap
State, District and County
| TICKET.
For Supreme Judge,
F. A. Moore.
For Attorney General,
Lionel r. Webster.
For Member of Congress,
I'd District,
w. r. Ellis.
For Circuit Judge,
9Th District,
George Watkins.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
9TH District,
w. II. Wilson.
For Member State Board Equalization
9TH District.
John L. Luckey.3
For Joint Senator, 18th District, consist.
ing of Sherman and Wasco Counties,
II. S. McDanie1s.
For Joint Senator, 18th District, consist
ing of Gillian, Sherman and
Wasco Counties, ~
w. w. Steiwer.
For Joint Representatives, 18th Repre-
sentative District, consisting of
| Sherman and Wasco
Counties, a
E. N Chandler, hs
T. r. Coon. .eso,4
! For County Judge,
@. N. THORNBURY.
For County Clerk,
J. NJ. HUNTINGTON. s
For County Sheriff,
+ 40 G. p. sBALCH.s
| For County Commissioner,
ii. A. LEAvENS.
! For County Treasurer,
VIM. MICHEL.
For County Assessor,
JOEL w. KOONTZ.
For County School superintendent,
TROY SHELLEY. 81
| For County Surveyor,
| E. f. SHARP.
E. f K 2ssaiz HsEzfSSSD. ssss5fs
4-l6tf cLzs-Tf %
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DALLEs ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER NO. g.
- Meets In Masonic Hall the third Wednesday
of each month at7 p. NJ.
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"oMEE's CHRISTIAN TEMPERENcE
w UNION will meet every Friday afternoon
at O'Clock at the reading room. are invited.
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MODERN woODMEN OF THE WORLD
Vu Mt. Hood Camp No. SO, Meets Tuesday even
ing of each week in the K. of p. Hall, at 80 p NJ
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WAsCO LODGE, NO. Is, A. F. & A. M-Meets
w first and third Monday of each month at z
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FRIENDSHIP LODGE, NO. g., K of P.-Meets
T. every Monday evening at 7:30 O'Clock, in
5channo's building, corner of Court and Second
streets. SOiourning members are cordially In
vited. w s. GRAM
D. w.vAUsE, K. of R. and S. &C.
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SOCIETIES.

A ssEMBLY NO. 1897, K. OF L-Meets in K
"A of p. hall the second and fourth Wednes
days of each month at 7:3O p. m.
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Old People.

J. v. s. is the only Sarsaparilla th.. old or
feeble people should take, the mineral :,otas..
which is in every other Sarsapariiia that G know
Of, Ia under certain conditions known to be
emaciating. j. v. S. on the contrary is purely
vegetable and stimulates digestion and creates
new blood, the very thing for old, delicate or
broken down people. 1t builds them up and
prolongs their lives. A case in point:
Mrs. Belden an estimable and elderly lady of
SO Mason St., s. F. was for months declining 10
rapidly as to seriously alarm her family. 1t got
10 bad that she was finally afflicted with fainting
spells. She writes: while in that dangerous
condition saw some of the testimonials con-
corning Nv. 8. and sent for bottle. That marked
the turning point. reeained my lost hesh and
strength and have not felt SO well in years."
That was two years ago and Mrs. Belden is well
and hearty to-day. and stiIl taking J. VS..
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d OF L. E.-Meets every Sunday afternoon ii
DE- the K. of p. Hail.
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TAS. NESMITH POST, No. 81, G. A. R.-Meet.
e every Saturday at 1880 P. NJ, in the K. of p
Hall.
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TEMPLE LODGE NO. s, A. o. U. W.-Meets
Il at K: of p. Hall, Corner Second and Court
Streets, Thursday evenings at 7:3o.
w. MYERS, Financier n. W.
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pRoFzsss1oNAL CARDS.

nR. ELIZA A. INGALLS,, PHYSICIAN, SUR
IL GEoS ard OCULIsT. Office; Rooms 40 and
AZ Chapman Block.
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S. BENNETT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAw. Of
As fee III schanno's building, up stairs. The
1 Dalles, Oregon.
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| PIP. NAYS. BIS. HUNTINGTON H. g. WILSON
! MAYS, HUNTINGTON q wIISON-ArroR-
| VI NEYs-AT-LAw.-Ofices, French's block over
First National Bank, The Dalles. Oregon.
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THE CHURCHEs.

CT. PETERS CHURCH-Rev. Father BRoNs-
- GEEsT Pastor. Low Mass every Sunday at
A. II. High Mass at 10:30 A. n. Vespers at
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~ ESANG VEREIN-Meets every Sunda,
VI evening in the K. of P. Hall.
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| w a. WILsON-ArroREEY-Ar Rooms
W. 50 and So, New Vogt Block, Second Street,
| The Dalfes, Oregon.
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d OF L. F. DIVISION, No. 167-Meets in tn
De X. of p. Hall the first and third Wednes
day of each month, st 7:3u P. N.
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A DvEET CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-Preachins
IA in the Y. NJ. C. A rooms every Sunday at Il
g. m ana p. m. Sunday school Immediately
after morning service. J. A. Orchard, pastor.
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u N. SALYER, CIVIL ENGINEERING, Survey
Il ing, and Architecture. The Dalles, Or.
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Rev. w. G.
~ CURTIS, Pastor. Services every Sunday at IL
A. N. and P. n. Sunday School after morning
service. Strangers cordially invited. Seats free.
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ENIRST BAPTIST CHURCH-Rev. o. D. TAY
T. LoR, Pastor. Morning services every Sab
bath at the academy at IL A. n. Sabbath
school Immediately after morning services
dence. Union services in the court house at
P. n.
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CT. PAUES CHURCH-Union Street, opposit
y Fifth. Rev. Eli D. Sutclife Rector. Service
School 9:45 A. u. Evening Prayer on Friday a
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M E. CHURCH-Rev. A. C. SPENcRR, pastor.
Nls Services every Sunday morning. Sunday
School at l2:20 O'Clock n. A cordial invitation
is extended by both pastor and people to all.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-04
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS.

To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES: As
property holder, and one who is inter
ested in the growth and prosperity of
Roanoke, would like to ask the proper
parties through your columns to advise
me as 10 the following: On the streets
which are being macadamized, or upon
which matchmaking has been ordered,
if the work has not been commenced. or
is incomplete when the new charter is
granted by the legislature, will the pro-
visions of the new charter make the
abutting property owners on said streets
liable for any portion of the expense of
tho new work?
Or has the mere fact that the work
has been ordered done exempt the
property owners on these streets from
their share of an expense which, later
on, when moro work is ordered, will be
divided between the city and the prop
erty owner upon the basis laid down in
the charter. 1t seems to me to be a
question worthy of agitation and one
which may mean dollars to the city
would be glad to know TIE TINES opin
ion. REF"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-04
TOO MANY UMBRELLAS.

a Real Estate Man Gives Some Valuable
Advice.
One of the successful real estate men
of Chicago has crotchet that he can
tell persons character for business
by his umbrellas.
"That young man will never succeed
in real estate" he remarked the other
day, as he glanced at new conner in
the Office. "He has had two now UNI
brellas in a week. The real estate
man who buys an umbrella is hope
less"
This was month ago. and since then
the qldsgentleman has been perplexed,
worried, astoundcd The new conner
has had a now umbrella every day,
rain or shine. He has never carried
the same twice.
Young man, there is mystery
about your umbrellas" the old man
said to him one day. What IS it? Do
you buy 'em?"
II never bought one in my life"
81 have done you wrong" was the
frank confession. "Whencver 1 have
anything can turn your way I'll do
it"-chicago Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-04
Railroad and Coal Directors.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 3.-At the annual
meeting of tho stockholders of the
Piedmont and Cumberland Valley Com.
pany to day directors wero reelected:
Horny q. Davis, Stephen B. Elkins
Arthur p. German, w. Ii. German, Will
liam j. Read, r. d. Barclay. and Geo.
c. Wilkins, the last two representing
the stock owned by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. The stockholders
of the Cumberland Coal Company also
reelected as directors: Henry G..
Davis, Stephen B. Elkins, Arthur p.
German, Robert Ober, and William II.
German.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-04
The CITY Council.

The first regular meeting of tho city
council convened Monday night at the
mayors office. The following gentle
men wore present: East ward, Gill,
Kearsley, Briggs, Kelley, Tyler; West
ward, Washington, Kenderdine, Bein-
hamper, Moffett, Wharton. Powers.
Treasurer Robinson was also present,
only one member being absent.
The council has begun to get down to
work at the start.
Several minor questions wore dis.
cussed and referred to he proper com.
mittces, and the council voted unan
lmously an appropriation of $4,000 fol
St. Adams School, OF which a great
deal has boon said in this column. This
school will be an advanced one fol
young men and boys, with Prof. G.. w
Miles, OF Emory and Henry College, as
principal, and the erection OF SEQ, OOC
worth OF building is to DO commenced
at an early day.
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BALD-HEAD FURNISHING,
25 CENTS EXTRA.

Presently the door opened and the at
tendant entered followed by sporty
looking old fellow, whom tho watcher
recognized as cigar-dealer of North
Ninth street, popularity known as Doc
The hidden man watched the operation
of shaving, and then came the exhibi-
ton for which he had waited patiently
Twill you have your head polished,
sir?" "Of course" was tho reply.
Taking contrivance of peculiar con-
struction, very much resembling an
upturned shallow bucket minus the
bottom, the operator places it over the
old mans head, and by means of
screw regulated it so as to fit tightly,
completely covering the thin fringe of
hair encircling the bald spot of very
generous proportions. Then with a
pair of diminutive tweczers the skill
full attendant yanlled out by the roots
the few supcrtluous hairs that stood up
at intervals like solitary trees on a
desert.
The scalp, grown rough from copious
perspiration and dnndruff, was then
gently sponged with alcohol. This
was followed by an application of
glycerine. and over that u composition
resembling varnish was spread with a
small soft brush.
The operator then sat down for a
few minutes, presumably to give his
work chance to cool. Rcsuming the
operation, he rubbed the bald pate
brislSly with n chamois and several soft
brushes of various sizes until the scalp
was radiant and so slippery that
should venturcsome fly have at
tempted to gambol thereon he would
surely have broken his neck.
The continuance before mentioned
was taken off the customers head and
the finishing touches made on the bald
corners that had been covered up, and
the scanty rim of hair and the flowing
eolian sidc-whiskers were dyed a
brilliant black and the operation was
completed. The customer and attend
ant left the room and the watcher, who
was almost convulscd with laughter,
followed unseen. Shortly after he en-
gagged Louie in a conversation, and the
latter said: well, yes, admit mako
few pennies out of that little annex
Of mine. You sec in the summer time,
bald heads, becoming rough and dirty,
afford we'll patronized camping ground
for flies To avoid these discomforts
the victim avails himself of any method
offering relief. That's natural, isn't it?
Well, my invention answers the pur.
pose exactly. The polish lasts for sew
eral days, keeps the head cool, affords
no foothold for flies, and is not injuri-
Gus, as many so-callcd hair-rcstorcrs
are. One of my customers told me
that before trying my plan he had used
many recipes for restoring his hair.
On one occasion he said. after using a
restorer, he put bright new silver
dollar in his pants pocket, and, taking
the coin out several days later. found
it as black as ink. The nitrate of silver
had so permeated his system that it
even discolored the coin in his pocket"
Philadelphia Record
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-04
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE.

Recent occurrences emphasize more
forcibly than any argument tho absolute
necessity of bringing to the front the
best and ablest material in Roanoke to
the management of public affairs.
Mediocrity, and Facilitating, self-seek
ing politicians must keep to themselves
and, for once, out of politics. The whole
bent and direction of Roanoke's future
is to be made or marred by the manage
ment of it's public affairs In tho next few
years.
No n after how shrewd it's business
men, how splendid its enterprises, how
audacious its private developments, that
sought but timid outside capital will
Judge the city unerringly by it's NUM-
cipal control. It knows that no mort
gage or bond can be so secure that
municipal mismanagementa and extrava-
gance will not impair it's security and
value.
Therefore, good citizens, it weighs
upon us to ask of candidates, not what
arc their wishes, but what are their
capacities; not what ward do they re-
side in, but what can they do for the
city. It is not important to know what
clements candidate can control, but
is he fit. His Republicanism or Democ-
racy weighs as naught beside his ability
to handle the city's business.
Who would be an ideal candidate for
mayor, for Councilman or for member
of the board of public works? THE
TIMES is not hunting for angels, but be-
lieves that he should be man capable
OF handling large affairs. He should
have good business standing and credit
lie should be well-known, here and
elsewhere.
The leading duties of Roanoke's public
officials during the next few years will
be in connection with public improve
ments. The ideal candidate should be
able to know if street is being pro-
perly paved; If a sewer is built accord
ing to specifications; if wall is true.
He should moreover know tho world
and its ways. An angel would not do;
the ideal candidate must be a man of
affairs.