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THE RoANoKE TIaEs. SUNDAY. MARcH is. 1882.

knows how she done it-shc got him
back into the barn not hurt a bit and
picked up Leon and carried him into
The house-he made u kinder mess on
the carpet tracking in, you know, and
somcwny Seth got word AID come n
flynn. First he lowed twas Leon. lie
seen Getty standing calm as calm bv
the stove and the arm 'twasn't
broke being toward him, he didn't think
of her. Leon! Leon! Is Leon hurt
bad?' WIS all his word, for Gods sake,
Esther tell me-, says he, Il won't never
ask you to say another wordr But she
didn't say one word to him, Jest calls in
n queer, chol1cd-up voice: Leon, come
On here to your father Then / said
Leon was all right, it ben Hetty tibet
had broke her arm, and gave him the
whole story kinder peppery like, for 1
felt riled to see him going on about the
wrong one. knew Httty didn't like it.
neither. But he felt bad enough
when he got at the rights of the story.
lie hilt Hetty's arm when the
doctor set it,; she never made lisp
didn't take ether or nothing, and the
drops jest rolled off his face-looking
on. But she never spoke to him. He
right good nurse.
Nor she didn't speak to him the
time the news came that he was elect
ed. lie walked into the room-hes u
mighty pretty man, only he's got a
mouth for oil the world like Icons,
and he's light Completed with kinder
red checks when he gifts excited, but he
didn't have spear of color about him.
ID ~
was as worked up as him. Leon says
he tell your mother I'm elected
Kinder queer, kinder queer, l do say
but, Mrs. Armil, what made them
do that way in the first place."
"Well, it's longish story, but we're
right smart from the house vet. 1t
come about like this: Hetty is from
Arkansas, born and raised there, but
he comes from Kansas. He come down
our way and settled down in the gum
woods to make his fortune; but he fell
in love with Hetty. Arkansas girls is
pretty, and Hetty was the prettiest kind
of Arkansas girl-hair blacks buzz
cards wing, and real snappity black
eyes, and white little teeth, and lashes
long enough to put in curl papers, and
Jest as slimber and graceful like young
1awn-that's Hetty Senguin. But Hetty
they do say there's Injun way back in
The Scnguins, anyhow there's French
end Spanish, and IIetty, though she was
jest as good n girl as you'd meet the
longest day in the year-shc was kind
or bearing-malicc critter, laid things up
and stored them BY So that's how it
ben; she had liking for young Robin
con, who had n all-sorts store at the
cross roads, and he was waiting on her
regular, SO twas when Seth asked her
to marry him one night going home
from playing games ut the Widder
Packard's, for you see we was all pro-
fessors and didn't hold by dancing
Where was 1? Oh, yes, he asked her,
and she said no mighty prompt, and he
was dreadful taken down. He knew
well enough what made her"
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mp ard put on her bunnit, and went out
down the road where he was going to be,
and was going to be near by, for
wasn't quite sech u God-forsuken fool
es seemed, and lowed to have an eye
on them two hcart-broken things, for
young things arc jest natchelly fools
and TO knowing. So there, If you
please, had perchc,l myself on n stump
nigA enough to see Christie Robinson
marching up and down and talking to
himself. most likely saying over the
words he was going to say to her.
give you my word, ma am, WAITED and
lie waited on Hctty for four blessed
hours, and, being young and foolish,
can't tell you whether l was most re-
licved she didn't come or mad ut her for
not coming and giving me my wait for
nothing. But was like this, as said,
Ilctty did start and she got spell into
the woods when running fast, for she
said she felt SO tormented that she
didn't know which way to turn, mad
with Seth for how he had behaved las
she thought) and yet softening remem-
boring how kind he was to her and
worshiping the ground she trod on, as
the word is, and, being warm like, she
pulled out her handkerchief to wipe her
face, and there tumblcd out, to the same
time, n little bit of crochetin' lace she
was doing for .trimming-for Leon, you
know-and when she seen it, it all came
over her, different, you know, and she
burst out crying and run home rs fast as
she could. But the mischief was Seth
got wind of her being asked to come,
and he come home and missed her; and
when She did come home he was of
hunting Christie Robinson.
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THROUGH CAR ARRANGEMENTS.
Nos: ii and ~ are Vcstibulc trains. consisting
or pullman Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping Cars
ana elegant day coaches, and run solid between
81 augustine and Cincinnati. Leaves Cincinnati
il:N a. IN arrives Chattanooga 1879 p. III. Re
Cincinnati $50 p. IN.
No 10 carries Pullman Buffet Siccpcrs, leaving
Jacksonville by No. Is.
No: 2i carries Pullman Buffet Sleeper, Jack
Nos. IL and II carry Pullman Buffet Siecncrs.
between Atlanta and Savannah, Atlanta and
Brunswick, Ashevlllc and ST. Augustine; also,
Alfalfa.
Nos, II and - carry Ncstibulc Slecpcrs be
tween hnoxvillc ana Atlanta, via Chattanooga.
b. w. WRENN
Gcnl Passenger and Ticket Agent.
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pf the horses trot. She was largo
woman, tall as we'll as stout, and, with.
the fatality of taste to be expected as
surely of a person of her build and hab7
tts as fondness for cream, she had
dcckcd her massive eomeliness in sat-
tne gown of azure blue besprinl1led
with huge white nosegays The village
dstorelseeper had assured her that this
startling fabric was the ivory latest.
thing in Kansas City" She always
lyyore it with the consciousness that in
bt, at least, she could defy the eye of
fashion. To the storckeeper's clerk She
,,ssowcd the stecple-crowned hat trimmed
lin profnsion Of flowers and green
eavcs, that surmounted her large, fair
s$Ace. Emil, her son-she was a widow
bad given her the brooch of triple
e glittering ut her throat, and in
of her guest she carried, besides
cful cotton square with which she
II I'd her face or busted off her
IN n Il lnc embroidered handkerchief
b ahc from Emil's wife.
tis1cd, therefore, she ratified
IS X ~ the horses and discoursed
:sf; 5rtunes Of the country.
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) BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, ss5, ooo, 900.
OFFICERS:

OFFICERS:
PREsDENT-GEN. FITZHUGH LEE,
Ex-Governor Of Virginia.
1sT VICE-PREsIDENT = PEYTON L.
TERRY, President Roanoke Trust,
Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
Sd VICE PREsIDENT-S. w. JAMESON,
Secretary and treasurer Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
SECRETARY-JOHNO OFT, late Cashier
City Bank of Richmond.
TREAsURER-J. @. DAVENPORT, Cash.
Ter Commercial National Bank, Roa.
noke, Va.
GENERAL CoUNsEL-Hon. G. A. Mo.
HUGH, Counsellor-at-Law, late OF
Charleston, S. @.
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RAILROADS
N & = !: w Aorfo|ksWestern R.R


SCHEDULE IN EFFECT DECEMBER 9. 1891.
wEsTBouHD, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
9:So o. m. for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol. .,so Tor
Bluodeld, Pocahontas, Elkhorn, Clinnh Val.
10y Division and Louisville via NortoY,
Pullinsn sleepors to Memphis and Nav In
leans and to Louisville via Norton ~
1HSO a. NJ for Radrordand intormod,atc rtat,on.
No connection beyond
6:16 y. IN. for Radford, Pulaski Bristo, f,or.
hec,s at h9aford for Bluohed and Poca.
Chattanooga. va
NORTH AND EAsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
I3 CS a. M for Shenandoah; no connection beyond
A2'o9 p. M for Hagcrstown. Pullman eleepers 10
,,.,! NOW fork yia Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
lli5 p m: for Hagcrstown. Pullman seepcrs to
aehington via Shenandoah Junction and tn
o.oo New York via Harrisburg.
o:aU o. m for Petersburg and Richmond
l2:4o p. m. daily for Richmond and Norfolk Pal
~ man parlor cor to Norfolk.
DUO p. m. Tor Lynchburg; no connection beyond,
ll:l6 p. IN. for Richmond and Norfolk Puilman
sleeper to Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich
Clinch Valley Divison-Leaves Blue6eld daily
IoO a. III: for Norton, and 2:U5 D. m for Nor
ton, Louisville and points ON L. 81 N. R. II.
North Carolina Division-Lcavc Pulaski daily
I0O a. m. for 1vanhoe and 1:30 D. m for Ivan.
noe and Gosean and $40 q. m. (exccpt Sun.
day. for Betty Baker. V
office or to w ri kjSVfIT es
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke. Va.
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GENERAL TRUsTEE-HoN. HENRY s.
TROUT, President First National
Bank, Roanoke, Va.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY = Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Company.
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TUE EAST TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA AND
GEOkGlA RAILWAY SYSTEM PASSEN-
GER DEPARTMENT. KEoxyIII,E. TENN nnc
9th, 1891. ' w.
TIME CARD IN EFFECT DEC. 9TH, 1891.
SOUTIlROI1Nn
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

IBy Telegraph 70 the Evening JournaLl
NEW York, Sept. l.. Cotton. spot
steady; middling uplands l-l6; futures quiet;
s0Sept.; G.94 Oct.
Flour steady, fine grades Of spring. 10
d21O; do Winter - 002.2O. superfne. spring,
l.so02.25; city mill extra, S5 for West
Indies
Wheat opened weak and declined q by
noon. Receipts, $4,000 BUSH; shipments,
7f,57O bush. No red Winter, ~ cash;
7sis Sept sos Oct; elss Now a3ss Dec.
Corn opened weak and declined y by
noon. Receipts, 1880 bush shipments, Loss
bush, No: mixed IS cash. 5o1a sept.i o01s
Oats opened q lower and then rallied
u Receipts. l00.7I0 bush; shipments, l,349
bush. No. mixed 5lHq3'5l Sept. 5'5h; Oct;
RYE dull; at 02ae5
Barley neglected.
Molasses dull; New Orleans @05 for good
Sugar, refined, in light demand with prices
firm Cut loaf and crushed d-lOGb 5-lb;
graduated 1905 Powdered t05ls;
Coffee, quiet; Rio cargoes MOI at l4sd9l436.
Rice dun, unchanged.
Pork dull and weak; ll.t59l1oO Tor old.
Lard. quiet; 7.Sl Sept. 7l6 Oct.
Butter quiet unsettled; creamery state
extra, 22G2416; Western. extra 2il9Q25
Cheese steady; state factory full cream
fancy white, Us.
Eggs heavy with free offerings, state new
choice 81. Western, lsl412O.
YurDentine. easier &C sc5a.
Rosin dull: strained to good, l22l6f6l.27lS.
Tallow quiet; prime city 5-l6.
Petroleum. nominal.
Freigkts quiet; grain to Liverpool steam l9s.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01
MORRISON GETS THE CONTRACT.
He VIII Enlarge the Draw over the Ap-
pOquiniminlI at Once.

ne VIII Enihfee the Draw over the APP
pOquiniminlS at Once.
Levy Court Commissioners D. p.
Hutchison, John w. Jolls, James II.
Clark, Andrew Eliason and Robert
Sutton, constituting the bridge com
mittee of the Levy Court, met at the
court house this afternoon and opened
the bids for putting in a new draw over
the APPOINTMENTS at Odessa
The present draw is only nineteen
feet long. The improvements proposed
will increase its length to thirty one
feet
The bidders were as follows: Robert
R. Morrison, of New Castle. $4,000,
and 500 for the old bridge; j..
I. Wilson, Of Newark, SO, 600
and 500 for the old bridge; Delaware
Construction company. of Wilmington.
$3,6S5, and $3.50 for the old bridge
Wrought Iron Bridge company, Canton,
o., $4,000; Pittsburg Bridge company.
S3,475; Dean & Westbrook, S2.40O for
superstruction.
This last bid was thrown out. rs it
made no provision for the substitute
ture. The contract was then
awarded to Robert r. Morrison, but
his offer for the old bridge was refused.
1t was decided to use it over two streams
in the lower part Of the country.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

HARVARD is little behind her great
rival, Yale, in the annual boat races; in
the games Of baseball and football; but
she is not behind any institution Of learn
ing in the yof education, nor in the
way Of making discoveries. To prove
this assertion we have simply to
call attention TO the fact that Profess
sor Pickering, during his observations at
Arequipa, Peru, discovered that, on August
Q, snow fell ON two Of the prominent
SUBMITS Of the planet Mars and melted
two days later What is the use Of a
Lick observatory when there is a Harvard
man aroundg
Evening journal., 1892-09-01
THEY WANT GOOD MEAT.

Insane Hospital Trustees Require Their
Bidders TO Furnish the Patients with
Better Provisions.
The trustees Of the Delaware State
Hospital for the Insane met in quarterly
session this afternoon at 100.
The principle business done was the re-
ceiving Of bids for supplies for the
month Of September, October and De-
cember
The bids for beef were for the
fore and hind quarters of cattle well
fattened and dressing not less
than 500 pounds The kidney
fat was excluded in the hindquarters
For veal bids we're on the whole animal,
and the calves TO be well fatted and
dressing not less than ninety pounds.
The bids for mutton were also on the
whole amount and on the forequarters,
the animal TO be well fatted and dressing
not less than thirty.fve pounds
When the meeting was called to order
all the members were present except DR.,
Hiram r. Burton and Hon. A. p Robin
con Of Sussex county.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

The people of this country may think
they are reasonably familiar with that
great musical romance "Ta-ra-ra Boom
de-ay They are doubtless right There
are not many towns in this country
where the boys and girls cannot sing and
whistle and shout il till tho neighbor-
hood revolts apd the jealous dogs find
their own howls ineffective. Notwith-
standing this, however, Lcttie Collins,
who made the song famous in London, is
coming here TO sing and dance it in her
inimitable way at $500 per night. This
seems odd because the song was started
here without attracting any attention
and the famous and chic Lottie has
been here before without having created
any sort OF fashionable panic. She was
not famous then, though she had been on
the stage practically all her lifo Those
who saw her liked her well enough, set
ting her down FOR a sorio-comic little
above the average in vivacity and de
cidedly piquante In her personality. But
since then Lottie Collins has gained fame
in night The frequenters Of London
music hall one evening saw her come out
IN new and decidedly fetching gown
and with an expression Of anxiety on her
face. Then she plunged into 'Ta-ra-ra'"
Next day she was town talk She sang
IL in several Of themusio halls. going from
one to the other every night till she
was realizing 5000 night on the silly,
catchy thing. Lottie had many follow
ers aud many imitators but nobody could
sing sud smile and kick so richly aud
provokingly IS she She remained tho
only interpreter and illustrator Of the Ia
ra.ra and her fame is still rising. No
body can stand in her shoes and nobody
can sing through her smile. The people
Of New York are expected to pay more
for those elevated shoes apd those de-
pressing smiles than the London people
paid, more than the people in either city
would pay FOR the grandest poem, th'
most artistic dancer, and the most divine
voice in tho world.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

Stocks belonging to the late Ferdi-
nand Fullmer were sold by
Joseph Fullmer, his administrator,
this morning. The sales were
as follows 1903 shares Of Delaware
railroad stock, Joseph Fullmer, SO shares
at 32}, total $2,607, 80. Henry
C. Robinson 90 shares at
S32. total $780, Total for the lc3 shares,
50, 1927 go Head q Co. bought three
shares Of First National bank stock
for $500 so. II. c. Robinson got
twelve shares of Central bank
stocks for 81, 500 He also purchased
twenty eight shares Of Security Trust
and Safe Deposit company stock for
1000; $500 6 per cent. Wilmington
city bond for S5lL50; 81, 900 bond of the
Lombard Investment company for 81 600.
The total sales were 9l1, 075.50
Evening journal., 1892-09-01
This Date in HistorH-Sept. l.

6o-Capture Of Jerusalem and destruction Of
the temple by the Romans.
ll59-Pope Adrian ~ died.
7l5-Louis XIV of France died; born 1893; be-
came king at - and reigned "a years, the
longest reign In history.
H9l-Lydia Huntloy, later Mrs. Sigourney.
born in Norwich, Conn; died 1865. She
wrote legibly at and at produced simple
verses.
lS25-Lucius Ouintus Cincinnatus Lamar
statesman and justice Of United States SUI
preme COURT born in Pittman county, Ga.
l650-Jenny Lind landed in New York city.
lSd2-General Kirby Smith occupied Lexing-
ton, Ky.
ls0i-At night Hood evacuated Atlanta
l6lO-Battle Of Sedan in the anco-prussian
war; the French army surrendered the
next day.
lseO-Great Britain proposed to the great pow
ers final settlement Of the Eastern
Question" by aconfederation of the Balkan
states.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

THE cholera is in the United States at
last. The steamer Moravia, from Ham
burg, has arrived at New York with a
record Of twenty-five cases. all but two
of whom have died. The Morayia sailed
from Hamburg thirteen days ago with a
clean bill of health from the American
consul. and showed the awful calamity
after being at sea only two days. Now
there is no reason for
panic, there is no reason for los
ing ones head or sense and consequently
risk the Joss Of life in dread Of this cpl
demic, but there are profound and terri
bic reasons why the city authorities and
all good citizens here should be on tho
alert TO prevent the spread of the dis
ease If it should enter this city. Il is
practically impossible to prevent the en-
trance of the intangible enemy, but It's
FIRST appearance can be noted the victim
can be isolated, and the premises Of every
residence in the city can be kept
clean, so that the atmosphere may
sweet and pure. Those precautions will
not prevent the disease or the victims Of
it from coming here IL might be in
humane to do that, but they win prevent
the cholera from neutrality-suspicious..
Evening journal., 1892-09-01
DrEn.

COTTINGHAM. - In this city, Maggie,
infant daughter OF William and Bridget
Cottingham, aged II months.
. CLOUD-ln this city, on August %, Howard
Savory, infant son Of w. $. and Hattie r.
Cloud, aged months.
DICKEY- In Stanton. on August 2QCharles
H.. son Of Charles p, and Mary Dickey, aged 3
months
FORD-In this city. on August q, James
Lester, infant son Of James p. and Alice e.
Ford
FUHR-In this city, on the 2eth instant,
George F., son Of David II. and Jenny fuhr,
aged II months. weeks, days.
GRANT-In this city, on August 81, w.
Elizabeth, wife Of Joseph NJ. Grant.
JOHNSON.-At the residence Of her son-in-
law, William McCrea, 1907 Rodney street,
Jessie Farquhar johnson.
LLOYD.-In this city, on the 28th instant,
Harriet E., daughter of George r. and Amy
Lloyd.
McDOwELL.-In this city, on the 2sth
instant. Rodney. son Of Cesar Il. and Eliza
beth Mcdowell, agede months.
McELWEE.-On August 81, John McElwee
Relatives and friends OF the family are in
vited TO attend the funeral from his late resi-
on Saturday morning. High mass at ST. Pat
rick's r. c. church at Q O'Clock.
KELLEY-In this city, on August 26, Har-
vcy NJ, infant son of William, jr, and MilaCh
B. Kelley, aged five months.
MALONE.-In this city, on the Oth inst,
John J.. Malone. aged - years.
Relatives and friends are invited 70 attend
the funeral from his late residence, Delaware
avenue ana Madison street, on Friday morn
ing at l0l5 o'clock. High mass at st. Patricll'5
r. q. church. Interment at Cathedral COME
terry.
PAWLEY. In Denver, Col. on August %,
Sadie NJ, wife Of William G. Pawley, formerly
Of this city.
POINSETT.-In this city, on Sunday,
August 2s Asa b.. Oldest son Of Charles w.
and Lydia Poinsett aged p years.
SCHOFlELD.-In this city, on the Goth
instant, Theresa B.. daughter Of James b. and
Elizabeth Schoheld, aged - years.
ZANE-In this city, on Monday. August 20,
Charity A.. wife Of William q. Zane.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01
wANAMAKER,s.

It's so all along the line.
Stop wherever you please, the
new stuffs are there crowding
to the very front.
This little 5o-cent skirmish
line of to-day illustrates some
of the notable features of this
seasons styles. The diagonal
thought survives-now in faint
serge-like lines, again in wide
wavy welts with a chevioty
roughness-a dozen variations
between. Bourettey dashesand
streaks give pretty oddness to
other sorts. Camels Hair ef-
fects crop out at every other
turn.
You must be alert from now
on to keep track of even half
of the new things.
The Furniture floor is full of
attractions these days. The
variety of goods is very great
and there is surprisingly little
to pay for them.
Third aoor.
IOHN WANAMAKrR.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01
Kined three, Then Shot himself.

by Telegraph to the Evening JournaLl
SrEUBENvMLE, o., Sept. Last
night George Skinner, farmland, shot
and killed George Leitner, his employer,
and fatally wounded Leitners wife and
her mother He then placed the muzzle
of the weapon against his own head and
blew out his brains The terrible tragedy
occurred at Leitners farmhouse three
miles north of here Skinner was dis
charged by his employer and took his re-
venge upon the whole family.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01
CITY NEWS IN RRlEF.

Receiver Dlckey collected Sl2s, 659.45 dur
ing July and August.
The city tax collectors viii publish the list
Of delinquent taxpayers on Saturday.
The committee appointed by Judge Cullen
70 investigate the condition of the Philadel-
phia and Wilmington turnpike drove over the
Delaware portion oft this afternoon.
The Redding-Stanton combination feel so
confident Of their ability to attract and enter
tain the people that they have rented the
Grand Opera House for the week. Tho house
will be under their charge solely, Manager
Williamson having nc. control except that Of
general oversight.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

THE death of George w. Curtis Is a.
loss to the world MS veil as TO the news
paper fraternity He was n man. As
an editor he was irreproachable, un-
approachable, fearless, courageous, able,
calm independent There was never a
suspicion upon his own motives or upon
the influences OF the policy which govern
ed the papers Of which he was the editor.
He did not know how TO yield TO tho
bread and butter argument The 70 r
eign mission plan was not instituted till
he was out of the reach of
presiden tial or political influence He
was compelled to abandon the Re
publican organization because that
organization abandoned all prin
cllles Of honesty or decency He has
run all of the Harper's publications
against frauds, whether Of force at the
polls or robbery at the custom houses.
That turned the organization against
him.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

The summon girl is comiug home.
All Drowned, and plump, and rosy,
Prepared TO make the winter seem
Extremely nice and coy
She's bathcd. and danced, and walked, and
sailed,
And read a book and hirted.
TIL TO the Young men she has left
The whole world seems deserted.
The flush OF health Is IN her checks,
With fun her oycs are dancing;
The flush OF conquest I'm her heart
Makes life seem most enhancing.
All soon she'll be the winter girl,
And we shall bow before her;
For she was made To be adOrcd
And therefore, we adore her.
-SomerYillc Journal.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

No citizen with an equable temper or a
good digestion should object to the VII
mington brass bands Il is true they
make a great deal Of noise, but that often
serves TO remind one Of a popular air and
frequently suggests some melody. The
noise is nearly always cheerful too;
It is always loud. Even the funeral
music and the alleged dirges are
never sufficiently sad to bring
tears to the eyes of the most
sympathetic hearer though it is
not always safe to be near enough to
witness the heart-rending struggles of
the artists behind the tuba and the
trombone to blare or punch each other
off the face Of the earth. The noise or
the in eresting contests between the ear
splitting rivals as they march with artis-
tic irregularity along the streets, or the
uniforms which were brilliant before they
were soiled, serve TO attract and please
the boys, bring the pretty girls TO the win
dows and doors and start the timber logs
of the juba dancing negroes into invol-
untaiy hoc-downs These are all cheer
full scenes and no amiable man would be
cruel enough TO wish TO abolish the bands
because the uniforms are not clean or
the music is not good. We appeal to
the people to allow the brass bands to
blare and blow away and, if their suffer
ing becomes too intense, to look at tho
delighted small boy in his restless
ecstaccs and turn to the colored brother
who has thrown away a watermelon, and
try TO be happy in their excess Of musical
excitement.