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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-09-17
EDUCATION or THE BLIND.
People Who Cannot see Are Taught 10 10
Wonderful Things.

People VINO Cannot see Arc Taught 10 Dc
Wonderful Things.
II seems as though IL We're only in
a few such cases Of brilliant talent
that there can be any real competition
between The blind aud the seeing but
q blind child, like one who has lost m
arm or leg. may learn To make the
most Of what is left Of him, aud to
that end the wOrkrooDls of tic instlti-
ton claim their fun share Of each day.
writes Mrs. Friedrich Jones In Scribner
The boys are taught to make mat
tresses, 10 cane chairs, and if they
have ear and brain enough 10 be tun-
crs, there are models bv which they
may become familiar with the luato-
my Of The piano. The girls learn e
knit and sew by hand and on na-
chimes; they cmhrUidcr aud mike
coarse lace and are also taught cook
ing on little gas stoves. Not long ago
enc Of them had 10 20 home because
her mother was IN, and on her return
she was heard to say, half in Joke and
half In earnest: ut WAS q bad day
for me when / learnt 10 cook, for !
was kept mt it all the time"
The list which Is KEEP. Of the oecu.
pations followed by pupils after they
leave the school gives some curious
reading. One IF the tuners IN Stein.
ways warerooms Is a graduate, and
another was for years the Orguuist Of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-09-17
IL pHoroopApHs EMLgD.

Jcrnus, Naughfy Jimn. 30 ir rev too
Murh Eight nu 5r .a' "rt.
once upon time there was "a nauch-
ty naughty little boy named Jimmy
Doyle Jimmy carried q map ~ muo.
cenee on his face. aud q pocket lilion
Of satan in his heart And in an eva
moment he was employed 1s ropghoy
la The office OF great metropolitan
daily In the beautiful city of Chicago.
And In ibis office there chanctd to
be a tall, handsome young editor, With
a noble brow, a sweet winning smile.
and Photograph cumca.
Now II came to pass TINT the editor
had vacation ana hc travelled "a the
wilds Of Michigan and took photo
graphs Of lumbefmen, landscapes. aud
many strange things With Infinite
care he kept Tie plates away FROM The
Hight and packed them N a dark box
Then ho went back TO work again.
when | get time I wll have the
plates developed. lie said. and churkE
cd And he left the precious boX rn
his desk and went ont 10 see n man.
Then appears Jimmy the Kid; hn
drops the shears hastily into the paslc-
pot gives his trousers hitch and says
soto vOvc:
Come 0n'n dc perch watts de
bloke got ia de box Rats! Muffin
but pieces o. black glass"
That was ull Then he carefully shut
The box again But Tie innocent in-
dusthous young editor returned and
-uw that ihc box had been moved.
Jimmy" ne gasprd, did you med
die with those platcsF
"No. sir, hope t die, sir, I licked de
elevator boy fur tryin' to touch do
box"
You're n good boy Jimmy: here's
quarter for YOU
Aud whom the plates were developed
every one contained nothing but great
black blot
Aud the handsome young EDITORS
name was Dennis But the boys name
was Doyle: and. verify the list end Of
That bog vas worse than the first.
Republlcan day n the Rock county
fair drew ont q large Attendance not
withstandn1 the unfavonble weather.
4. &. Rankin. the 'mouldrr orator,
~ rinslmrg. addressed the people IN
HE afternoon. His speech WIS mainly
lavntp1 to the republican policy Of pro
tcCtion
Live fish have been safely sent in the
pails from India to the British mp
scum.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-09-17


Is descriptive OF the general character
OF the country.
Maryland was named from Queen
Heunetta Maria, In the charter it's
name IN Latin WAS Terra Mariae, mean
ing land OF Maria, or Aary'S Land.
Virginia was called In honor OF
Queen Elizabeth who was known as
'he virgin queen
The territory OF the CorolnaS was
granted &c the French settlers in 1852,
ana named after Charles l. or France.
Ntng George III OF England was the
sponsor for the southern state of Geor-
gill
Inc name Of dainc was given tc
mat state deScr'ptNelyr since In thu
ORIGINAL charter lt was considered THE
Mlyne Land OF Now ENGLAND.
Vermont WAS also descriptive name,
being formed from two French words
'yerd' ANA mont meaning green
mountains.
Kentucky is from kentuck"e an In
dian Sl'aWnoese WORT Signlfyms THE
head Of q river. on long river
mississippi is from the Indian Noes
yeedee, meaning not the father of
waters, y but the great water
Colorado is named from the Rio Co
dorado The name is of Spanish origin
and means rudy or 'TCd, refer
ring to the color of the water of that
river
Tennessee rs supposed to have been
named from Ien3s See, one of the
chief Villages of the Cherokee mdaus
which WIS located ON the banks OF the
tennessee river
The name Of Minnesota is from jhe
Indian MmiSolah. meaning "calornd
water
The state of Nevada Is named from
the Sierra Nevada mountains. which in
turn are said 10 have boon nmed from
The Sierra Ncvadas of Grenada
Nebraska taEes IFS name from thc
Nebraska river The name is of I'm.
dim origin, meaning shallow Wat"r
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
The County Court,

Judge Blair heard in chambers YES
terday morning the case of the Salem
Steam Tanuery Company for redress
from erroneous assessment, on appeal
from the county court of Roanoke
county. The case was heard by consent
OF counsel for the appellant and the
commemorative attorney. The com
pany conte nded before the county court
that it was assessed too high upon rs
real estate, including buildings and
machinery, and the county court re.
duced the same from S45, 900 to S3l, 31S.
The company was Dotsa isded with this
and wanted to obtain 4 still further re-
ductit from Judge Blair, contending
that by the testimony taken before the
county court it should be reduced to
Sl5,0 or 100000 The case was argued
by Pugh g. MoffetS for the tannery
company and commemorative attorney
for the State, who contended that tho
county court decided correctly upon the
evidence before it, but since that decis-
ion be had made an examination into
the assessment of the manufacturing
plants here and else where and had con-
cluded that to make the assessment
uniform with that of other plants this
company should be assessed at about
$500 The Judge took the case under
advisemcnt.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
GN1TY OF ROANOKE. OFFICE OF 1HR
~ BOARD OF PUBLIC WOaKS.
ROANOKE, Va. May Olaf. $50

HpANOhk, VA, May 2lst 1872.
sealed p oposa vii, be received AZ this Ottic,
until IL o'clock noon, June ~, lSl2 for fnrnisbilo
all the material and labor necessary for nrenay
ing foundations and laying pavemcnts OF yitri
ned brick In streets in the city OF aoanoke md
also for rnrnishing and setting new curb nnd no
setting old curb on each OF the following sections
section T. Paving between curbs ON Commerce
street from the south side OF the Norfolk and
Western railroad to the north side OF Salem ave
nue. ana from the south side Of Salem avenue 10
inc sou side OF Luck street; And also for fur.
nishinE and setting new curb and rcscttinp old
cnrb, where require, in this section.
Section s. Paving between curbs on Campbcl
street, from the west side OF Commerce street 10
inc west sldc OF Roanoke street. And also foi
furnishing ana setting new curb and rcscttinr
old cnrb where required in this section
Section .. Paving between curhs ON salem nye
nue. from the west side of Commerce street Il
the west side OF Roanoke street And also 10,
lnrhl-nlhs anu setting new curb and rcscttine
on GGnrh where required. in thy SCI tion.
All bids must he nccomvaI led with SAMPLES az
Inc material To he used Each bidder must sub
nit With his hid n certified check for the sum of
Two hundred and fifty dollars $3.50 N0 All work
10 he done In accordance with plans and spccih.
CO lions on hlc in this Office
The City Council, reserves the right TO reiec,
any or all bids or to waive any defect or in.
fornalityin any bid II IL he cccmcd TO the best
Interest of the city to do so.
Nithin ten days after the award OF contract
me successful bidder or bidders must furnish
bond with approved suretics, resident in Vir.
GINA, III penalty OF forty (iO per cent OF con.
tract price, for the faithful performance of the
work
All bids received after the time stated will be
returned 10 the bidders.
Proposals must he enclosed In cnvclopcs
scalco and marked proposals for street Paving
and Cnrbing in the City OF Roanoke" and adj.
dressed to "DOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS."
52 St Roanoke. Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
a Queer Dance Hall.

Passengers of the Southern Pacific
railway complained that the waiting
room at the Santa Clara station was
closed always. The officials invcsti-
gated and discovered that the station
agent. an cntcrprising young man, had
Il tourishing dancing academy in full
blast in the waiting room. He had a
Eiano in the ladies' waiting room and
had been giving dancing lessons in the
afternoons and evenings. TO have out
sidcrs i'll the rooms might have inter-
fcrcd with his pupils, so he kept the
doors locked. That passengers had no
where to sit down didn't worry the
agent. The officials closed the dancing
school very suddenly, but had not the
heart To discharge Allen.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
C,irY OF ROANOKE, OFFICE OF TuR
~ BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

ROANOKE, Va, Ma, 2lst, 1892
Sealed proposals will be received nj this oillcc
untll IL O'Clock noon, Jane 10Th. 1872 for fur
nishiDg all the labor amt maicrias necessary for
tho construction OF drains and sewers i'm the city
OF Roanoke, III each OF the following sections:
Sccti"nl j. Eitrilcd brick pave d drain with brick
arch about II feet wide and feet deep, In Rail
road avcnnc, from Lick Run to Trout Kun in nil
about $50 feet.
Section . a circular brick drain in Salem ave.
nue. from Roanoke street to Trout Kun. about q
feet in diameter, in all about s25 feet in length
Section 3. circular brick drain In Henry
Luck and Commerce streets from Calnpbt.ll
street TO Franklin road, of about feet and
inches In diameter, in all about 1860 feet In
length.
Section The extension OF the present d
men scwer'pipc from the point of tts present
outflow into Lick hun, 10 I imKtr creek near its
confluence with Lick Run, in NIL about ? 800 feet
Section 81 The widening and lOwcrin. OF The
he'd or Lick Run. fiom the point OF where the 81
inch sewer cmpics into the run the point whe re
the he'd of the iuL has been widcncd and lowered
to the desired grade
All bids must be accompanied with samples OF
the material To be used in the construction OF the
sewers or drains. Each bidder must submit with
drcd and fifty dollars (S250.L0). All work TO he
done in accordance with tho plans drawings and
specifications on file in This Office
Inc cry council reserves the right to reject
any or all bids or 10 waive any defect or informal
lily IN any bid II IL be deemed to the interest of the
city to do 30.
Within ten days after the award OF contract
the succcssfui bidder bidders must furnish
bond with approved surtties. resd, nj in Vir
gtnia, in penalty OF forty per cent 40 pcr cent?
OF contract price for the faithful performance OF
the work.
All bids received after the time stated will he
returned to the bidders.
Proposals must he Enclosed in sealed envclopcs
marked proposals Tor the construction OF draine
dressed to the BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Roanoke, Va. y yOt
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
VALUABLE RELICS.
Councilman cumpston Has d
Number of Them.

Councilman L. e.. Cum piston has quite
q collection Of antiques, though his ideas
are thoroughly modern. One of his pet
relics is letter written by Gen. George
Washington to one OF his staff, Col.
Ramsay, who was the grandfather of
Mrs. Cumpston. The letter reads thus:
"The President of the U'd States
presents his compliments to Colo. Ram
say, and requests the pleasure of his
company at dinner tomorrow.
Mot Vernon,
Monday, cath Septr ~
This same Col. Ramsay was one OF
the pail bearers at the funeral of tho
father of his country, and his name APP
pears among others in copy Of a county
weekly-the Ulster county Gazette of
New York State for January 4, 1900
which is also in possession Of Mr.. Cump-
ston. The column rules of the paper
were turned for that number and made
marks about quarter of an inch wide,
whilst among other old-fashioned char.
acteristics was the staleness of tho
news, the latest from England being of
October "a, 1899, and the address CT
John Adams TO Congress Of December
10, 1899.
Another highly valued relic is sill
vcr spoon belonging TO the Ramsay
family, which with lot Of silver was
stolen by Col. Tarleton in ono of his
raids in Eastern Virginia, but was
dropped by the thief, who was hotly
pursued by colonial forces.
Amongst Mr.. Cumpston's collection is
an old Greek coin, of about the size of
five dollar gold piece, which was found
in vase in some ruins. On one side of
the coin is the head of Philip of Mace
don and upon the other chariot and
two horses with driver, under which are
the Greek characters ''Phillopo." Tho
coin is very we'll preserved.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
BKEVIT TIES,

The children's day exercises of the
Baptist Church will be held there to-
night at $50 pm, and very interesting
programme will be presented under the
direction of Mss Bessie Harlow. WI
Whitescarver is superintendent.
Fleming Brisco, a son of the late Sir
Robert Brisco Bart, Of Yorkshire, Eng
land, was in Salem yesterday visiting
his friend Frank A. Lovelock. Mr..
Brisco has resided for many years at
Cord onsvillc, in this State, and came
to Roanoke Monday to place his son in
the Norwich Lock Works, where he
hopes to learn a useful trade. Mr..
Brisco was so charmed with this section
that he will probably movo his family
TO Roanoke or Salem this fall, and re-
marked that it made man feel ten
years younger to see the energy and
push of the people in the Magic City.
Tho Edward Corbett Mill Supply Com
pany yesterday shipped a car load of
milling machinery to South Boston,
and Gilmore's Mills, Va, and Jackson
Vile. N. C.
Miss Mays Mccormick left Tuesday
for Lebanon, Russell county, where she
will be the guest Of tho family of Hon.
III. A. Ruth.
DR.. Brown, formerly in charge of the
lie eley Institute at Salem was in town
yesterday on his way home from Old
Point.
G. q. Leef, of Baltimore, and Joseph
Webber, of Philadelphia, were among
tho business men registered at Hotel
Lucerne yesterday.
A crowd was gathered all day long
yesterday around the telegraph Office
listening to the news from Chicago.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
AMERICAS MUSICAL NEED.

school for Instruction In Opera would
Help Musicians, Singers and Composers.
What we need, says a writer in the
Forum, is American opera given under
American influences. a school for opera
should be established here. 1t would
keep at home those young musicians
who annually go abroad to study and
would encourage those to undertake a
musical education who are deferred
from it by the expense which they,
would incur by European training. The
school should not only train singers,
but also young men ambitious to be-
come orchestra players and orchestra
leaders There should be in connection
with it thcater in which operas might
be produced. The institution would
thus be practical school for opera.
Native singers would thus have the adj
vantage of being heard under the most
favorable conditions. and native instru-
mcntalities would display their talent
in the orchestra; we need, especially, n
better training in this country for;
orchestra leaders. American composers,
too, would be greatly helped, for the
school should cndeavor to encourage,
them, not by ignoring works written
by foreigners, but by giving preference
to operas written by Americans. If it.
were possible to raise guarantee fund
for such an establishment, splendid re-
suits might be obtained in very short
fitno
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
A PRETTY o,RL'o MiSTAks.
rhc Victi", DID Not Appear to Mind 1t IL
tho LCMSf.

rhc Vicii:i Did Not Appear to Mind 1t In
tho Least.
She was little and dainty and trim,
with brown eyes and hair, rosy checks
and neat little brown dress that exact
~ matched as well us fitted her. And as
She sat on'thc wicker seat of car in an
Illinois suburban train and looked up mt
her big, handsome lover, who sat beside
h"l, 1T was evident that She was Just as
proud of him as he was Of her. II was
Il quarter to eight o'clock in the even
inv and the south town crowd was lust
rcaching the city for the theaters.
When the train reached the Randolph
street station, says the Chicago Times,
they III COMMON with the rest of the
crowd rose u leave the train.
Just as they reached the car door he
spoke tn her as She was leading the
way and turned back to their scat for
Il forgotten opera glass. She did not
hear him and went calmly on, out to
the platform and down the car steps to
the ground.
Once more on firm footing she glanced
behind her, Slipped her little hand with
in the arm of another stalwart Young
man who was at that instant beside her
and Struggled up to him for protection
from the cold wind that swept around
the corner of the waiting room He
looked down with surprise but did not
resist, and they had taken half a dozen
steps across the platform when she
looked up to wonder at his silence.
Then she SAW the strange face.
a little Shrek, and then the crnbar-
rasscd; "Oh! pardon-excusc mel" and
she fed back to the right man, who was
even then coming out of the car, and
had watched the scene with amazcmcnt.
The commuters smiled and wondered
what she would do or say as reward
to her lover for his surprise, and n proof
that it was all, every bit, mistake.
But he laughed hearty laugh, and she
blushcd very rosily, SO no one doubted
that it would be all right.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
DUST AT SEA.
The Peculiar Phenomena Noticed O,
Board n British Vessel.

The Peculiar Phenomena Noticed on
Board n British Vessel.
The British ship Bcrean, which re-
Gently made the voyage from Tasmania
around Cape Horn to England, encount-
cred n remarkable but not unusual phe-
nomenon at sea, viz, a storm of dust.
Alter crossing the equator, says School
at Home, she fell into the northeast
trade winds, and when about six hun
drcd miles west Of the Cape de Verde
Islands, the nearest land, 1.-The Berean's
sails and rigging were thinly coated
with very fine powder dust of dark
yellow or saffron color, scarcely dis
cerniblc on or near the deck, but pro-
fuse on the highest parts Of the rig
ging," SO that the sails appeared
tanned"
Fine dust falling on vessels in the At
lantic near the Cape de Verde archipcl-
ago has often been reported, but it has
SO often been of reddish hue that it is
known among sailors as ''rcd fog" and
has been generally supposed to come
from South America. The observation
on board the Bcrcan appears to over
throw this conclusion, and to deter
mine the African origin both of the At
lantic dust and the so-callel "blood
rains" of southern Europe.
Admiral Smyth many years ago re-
ported, during his stay in Sicily, on tho
18th of March, 1914, a 'sblood rain. a.
which fell lin large, muddy drops, and
deposited very minute sand of vel
Lowered color"-quite similar to that
now reported by the Berean He then
regarded it as ''sirocco dust" from the
African desert, browning the bcauti-
full theory of atmospheric circulation. f"
Both on the Atlantic ocean and in Eu-
rope these rains of dust have almost in
variably fallen between January and
April-a period of the year in which the
Snhnra is most arid
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
Tho Diamond Beetlc.

One variety of beetle is called the
Diamond Beetle" because it is covered
with minute points which reflect the
light. They are employed for trimming
dresses, and sometimes n particularly
.iac one is kept alive and allowed to
wander over the corsagc of the wearcr,
attached by slender chain.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
SALEM CARRIAGE COMPANY,

CLARKE & SADLER, Preprietors.
Our Grocery, Delivery. Furniture and
Business Wagons as leaders Also carry
nice line OF Buggies, Surries, Carriages,
etc. Call and See us. Will take pleas
ure in showing our stock.
SALEM CARRIAGE CO. 4 80
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23

THAR MATTRESSES MANU-
HI 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 &c SON, Alabama
ST., Salem Va. P. D. box 326. 3 5 ly.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23

THE beautiful solid mahogany suits
at the r. II. Stewart Furniture Com
pany are attracting much attention and
admiration.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
Lester PianOs

FoR sale only by Hobbie Music Co..
157 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
ELOWERS AND PLANTS.

ELOWERS AND PLANTS.
Ny wagon will he Mt the Roanoke market
every other morning. with choice plants Parties
having lawns To plant would do well to get my
prices on bedding plants, as can save you
money on ali foliage plants.
j. SIlARTZER,
Florist, Salem, Va.
River Side Flower Gardens. 341yr
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
Planes and Organs.

FACTORY prices and o,sy payments at
Iiolbie Music Company, IL Salem ave.
ue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23

WHY not encourage homo enterprises
when it osts nothing additional to do so?
You can purchase "house furnishing
goods" Of the L. III. Stewart Furniture
Company as low as you can in the North
crn cities, and save freight and risk of
damage.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
Observation-Disclosures.

10 WASTE your money on vile, dirty,
watery mixtures, pounded by mex
perienced persons, when you have the
opportunity OF testing Otto's Cure free
OF charge. Why will you continue to
irritate your throat and lungs with that
terrible hacking cough when Christian
Barbee will furnish FREQ sample
bottle OF this great guaranteed remedy?
Hold Il bottle of O.to's Care to the light
and observe its beautiful golden color
ana thick heavy syrup. Largest pack
ages and purest goods. Large bottle SOC
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
SALEM ADVERTISEMENTS.

SALEM DEVELOPMENT CO.,
SALEM, VA.
For information About Manufacturing
Establishments, Real Estate, Railroad
Facilities, Schools, ETC., Address.
A. M. Bowman, Pres,
ian2a-tt Sa'em' va
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
CITY MARKET.

CHOICE MEATS. Z.
SHkADY Skeeps the best, stall 6, Market House.
J. w. HOGAN, Stall 3.
THOMAS NELSON, stall No O.
w. q. OVERLY, Stall II.
w. N SALE. stall No 49,
- CURED HAMS, BEEF, LARD, SO.
d. d. KEMP Especially beef tongues), stall IA
FRESH FISH, OYSTERS AND PRODUCE.
b. e. ODELL BROS, City Market.
DRESSED FOWLS. VEGETABLES, 30.
s. j. AKERS, City Market
j. w. SIMCOE, City Market.
PRODUCE, FISH AND OYSTERS
HUDSON - DEAL, 10 Salem avenue n q
(wholesale and rctaiD. o'
ROANOKE DRESSED REEr M
n. RENSCH, Stall No. s.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23

CORNICES. SLATE AND TIN ROOFING.
TIE ROANOKE ROOFING AND METAL COR.
NICE CONTRARY, Room f03. Terry Building
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23

COAL, WOOD. LIME AND CEMENT.
NOTTINGHAM " IlALLET Sawed stove and
kindlng woody, Commerce street
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CLOTHIER. TAILOR AND Halter.
JOS. COIN tE. 81. Dawson, Manager), a Salem
ave. ~