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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-05
Blaine Tells Story on His Health.

Blaine Tells q Story on His Health.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Blainc told a
good story "to a prominent citizen who
for certain reasons. does not want his
name mentioned" illustrative of the sen
sational reports of his sickness which are
going about the country, and which he
declares are and have been for year
largely imaginary.
Il have told this story BEFORE" said
Mr.. Blaine, "but not with the present
application 1t is about man who was
carrying something across the Fulton
street ferry in box. Every now and
then he would open the box curiously,
peep in, and then close it mysteriously
His action excited the attention of nat
uralist who WIS seated near him, and who
finally touched him OH the elbow and
said
81 beg pardon, but am curious to
know what you have got in that box.
What is it1'
"'Oh, don't want to tell, said the
man.
"'Well, let me look in said tho na'u-
ralist.
"'I'm afraid to, replied the stranger,
it might get all over the boat
is 1T n savage animal"
eyes, kills everything Then the
pecped in aga'n. Coming more curious
the naturalist begged him to tell its
name.
Its kal-ma-roo,' lie said, from
Central Africa-a very savage beast; cats
men and everything
"'What do you feed it on2 inquired
the naturalist.
Snakes, sir; plain snakes
But where do you get snakes enough
to feed such ravcnous monsterH said
the eager man of science.
We'll, sir my brother in b ooklyr
has the deliriun trcmens, and when II,
sees snakes by the thousand VIC JUS
'atch 'cm and
"'Oh that won't do interrupted the
naturalist; you can't feed beast on i'm
aginary snakes
We'll, the fact is,' said the man
opening the box and blowing In it. don
give it away, but this is al ina inar.
kal-ma-roo'
''Whcn the lid was taken off and tn
box looked into" said Mr.. Blaine, 9Th
correspondent discovers that my sickncs
is an imaginary kal-ma roo"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-05
NOBTH CAROLINA.

l.Ol
Robert Phipps mu; dered Emmett Long
In Ashe county.
The Fisher gold mine near Greens
boro, will be worked again.
The street railway of Wilmington has
oeen sold to an electric company.
At Summerield, near Greensboro thor.
are number Of hydrophobia cases.
Nearly two hundred brands of fertili-
zers have been reported in the State.
j. N. Norwood, of Greenville, 8. c.. is
interested in project to organize new
bank in Wilmington.
The Hornets Nest Riflemen. of Char.
lOttc, offered their services to the Govern.
ment during the Chill war scare.
The Secretary of the North Carolina
Teachers Assembly has arranged for sew
eral teachers excursions to the World,s
Fair.
Dr. Edward Ashe, the oldest physician
In Anson counts, died at Wadesboro
. Thursday. His practice once extended
over half dozen counties.
An effort win bo made by the cbamber
of commerce of Winston to
induce the Postal Telegraph Compapv to
build line to- that city.
Lieutenant Shipp, of the Fifth Calvary
U. 8 A, is detailed for duty inspectip9
the State Guards by the U. s. War Do,
partment, Governor Holt having applied
for such an officer.
Legal proceedings are to be instituted
against several preferred creditors of the
defunct First National Bank of Whining.
ton.
Mrs. Salle Foard, a well.known ladv
OF beneyolence, who died at Green.boro
recently, left in her will the sum of &eoO
to the Kings Daughters Hospital of that
city.
Yadkin county Jail was DESTROYED by
fire last week, originating from A ba.ket
of ashes which was left in the hall Ali
the prisoners in the Jail were safely res.
cued and prevented from escaping.
Some beautiful specimens of kaolin
have been taken from the deposits recent
ly discovered at Walnut Cove. The de.
posts arc said to bo inexhaustiblo, and
the kaolin is as white as chalk. Il il
stated that pottery will be established
at Greensboro to manufacture the finer
wares from the material.
A posse OF revenue officers have lust
completed an exciting raid in Wilkes
county. They succeeded in DESTROYING
three distilleries on Roaring river, which
is the stronghold of the ''moonshiners. -
While the work of cutting up the stills
was going on the 'moonshinersr had
found the horses of the officers and cut
all their throats. As the officers wore
leaving they were fred upon, but nobody
was hurt.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston now has pawnbroker.s
shop.
The Charleston Light Dragons have
donned a dark green aud gold uniform,
which is revival of the old antcbellum
uniform.
The South Bound railroad company
has decided to erect it's machine shops at
Grahams.
r. II. Bigham Of Florence county will
erect canning factory at Effingham.
Plans have been prepared for the new
buildings OF Converse College, at Spar
tanburg
The Governor has appointed ]. w.
Halleman Master for Oconee county, at
Walhalla.
In Spartanbnrg county the oats and
wheat have stood the winter we'll aud are
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-05
Chased by Sixty Girls.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Especial, IA
rather good looking girl entered the Sec
ond district schoolhouse and took some
hats. The teacher turned all of the girls
out after the thief, and the citizens wit
messed the novel sight OF sixty girls
chasing hat thief through the streets.
The thief escaped.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-05
Something Had to Give Away.

WAsHIseToN, Pa, Especial. i George
Crrlisle. a young farmer of Amwcll town
ship, called on sis betrothed, Miss Nellie
Adams. He became so affectionate and
his embraces were so fond that he run.
tured an artery in his arm, and doctor
was sent for. Nollie's ribs are still in
tact.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-05

M them arcmedy found Whereby The
wealth producers can, unite and break
down those sectional lines which will be
the. means of destroying party power and
bloody shirt rackea. cold things have
-passed away and all have become new. -
The Peoples Aid.
About 81, 900, 900 ware spent in North
Carolina for fertilizers last season. Wheth-
er this was wise expenditure or not we
cannot say, but anyhow raise your own
supplies and buy less of everything.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
SHORT NOTES FROM EUROPE.

AUSTRIA talks of school for millers.
In Germany eleven and twelve are
usually the hours for dinner
THERE arc forty women physicians in
India, but only two in France, it is said.
AMONG English people dark brown
hair is more than twice rs common Us
hair of any other shade.
Ir cost Il Glasgow waxworks propri-
etor one shilling per mile recently to
convey ALTON by rail from London to
Glasgow.
IN Glasgow the water has paid off the
debt of purchase, and the price of gas
has been reduced one-half. while the
public streets are lighted for nothing.
The proposed plan for the postal tube
between France and England is to sus-
pend two tubes, each about three feet
in diameter, by means of steel cables
thrown across the channel, one hundred
and twenty feet above the level of the
water
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
NOTED EUROPEANS.


Mrs. GLADSTONE has an orphanage at
Hawarden with thirty-fvc or forty boys
five or six years old in it, and she gives
the lads her personal attention.
TIE earl of Roseberry, doubtless
Great Britain's most eligible widower,
wears his face smooth and looks more
like decorous young curatc than the
political and social parsonage he I'M
doubtcdly is.
JOHN STUART MILL struggled with
Greek verse at nine, and Cardinal New
man ut five was deep in Ovid, while the
younger Pitt went up to the university
at sixteen with store of learning that
amazed his tutors.
The late Admiral Juricn de Ia Ora
Were had Il trio of lovely daughters who
were known twenty-five years ago as
the Three Graccs." The eldest, now u
widow with several children, had a fig
urc like that of Mime. Recamicr in
David's portrait.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
PUNGENT PLEASANTRIES.

$50 GoNEIY has married Miss Ruler
and formed a copartnership for life?"
Eyes. And he's the silent partner, too. :"
boston News.
CLARA--"That's an awfully becoming
veil you have on" Maude-"W makes
you think so?" Clara-..Because it's so
thick. Cloak Review.
SHALLOW is man of rather small
calibcr, isn't hep" Ellis wife makes
much of him." ITS surprising where
she gets the material to do SON. Y.
Press.
THE PLEAsANTEsT PARr.-IIe (prepar-
ing to lcave)-"I assure you, Miss
Smarte, the time has passed very pleas
antly this evening" She (abstractedly)
Yes, it is pleasant to know that it is
past. boston Transcript
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
BRUSH AND CHISEL.

TT1RTY-oNE THOUSAND pictures have
been forwarded to this years Royal
academy exhibition, against 1000 last
year.
OSTRICH eggs, artistically painted in
a prize competition, are to be feature
in the exhibit made by Cape Colony,
South Africa, at the worlds fair.
MIR. NOBLE, of Cambridge, Mass, is
modelling for exhibition at the worlds
fair bronze statue to represent n man
of perfect proportions, according to the
ideas of Harvard's physical director, DIR.
Sargent.
Miss ENID YANDELL, the young sculp-
tor who designed the caryatides for the
Woman's building of the Columbian en-
position, was born in Louisville, from
which place she was called to Chicago
by Mrs. Potter Palmer to do the work
which has been SO well accomplished.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
THROUGH THE ORIENT.

JAPAN has no fewer than roo earth
lnake observing stations scattered over
the empire.
THERE were only ten acres laid down
for tea planting in Ceylon twenty-five
years ago; now there are quarter of Il
million acres under tea cultivation.
IN some regions of India, girl must
not marry before her older sister, but if
the younger one gets good chance the
older daughter is r,arricd to the branch
OF tree, and Their the younger daugh-
ter may have her wedding
TIE sacred standard at CONSTANT
nople is believed to be formed of tho
neither garment of Mohammed, and a
pair OF his pyjamas, which are rever-
entially preserved at Lahore, are held
by the faithful to have miraculously ex-
tinguishcd fire at that place no longer
ago than 1S40.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27

Entertainment Given by the Young Ladies'
of the Saint Agnes Guild.
The young ladies of the Saint Agnes
Guild gave very pleasant entertain
ment last evening. AT five o'clock the
spacious lawn in front Of the residence
formerly occupied by DR.. George Il.
Luck, on Church street, was decorated
with lovely plants and flowers, and ar
ranged to be illuminated with Chinese
lanterns and locomotive headlights
Tables, loaded down with delicious
strawberries and ice cream, and decor.
ated with choice flowers, presided over
by the beautiful young ladies of the
Guild, were placed in different parts of
the lawn.
When the rain began to fall at seven
o'clock, everything was moved across
the street into the lecture room Of the
First Presbyterian church, where the
fete was kept up until late hour. The
rain did not dampen the ardor of the
gay young people, who enjoyed them
selves immensely. The festival was a
success financially as we'll as socially.
A noted feature of the entertainment
was the successful work done by the
little girls in selling flowers and straw
berries. The proceeds will be devoted
to the purchase of the chancel furniture
for the now Saint Johns church.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
CONSTRUCTING DRAINS.
a Very important Work Will
Soon be Commenced.

Beside the sewerage work which was
commenced yesterday, tho board of
public works is preparing to construct
a number of drains in various parts of
the city which are second in Importance
from sanitary point of view only to the
sewerage work. A brick paved drain
on Railroad avenue, from Lick run to
Trout run, will first be constructed, a
distance of about GOO yards. This drain
will be built with double masonry walls
and brick arch and will be about eleven
feet wide and six feet deep.
The board will then construct n cir
cular brick drain on Salem avenue from
Roanoke street to Trout run. This Will
be about 300 yards in length and four
feet in diameter. This will be ono of
the most important Improvements that
Will be made during the year and will
greatly add to- the comfort and health
OF the people residing in this part of
the city
circular brick drain in Henry, Luck
and Commerce streets will also be built
and will extend from Campbell street to
Franklin road. This important drain
will be four or five hundred yards long
aho Gnlee ana q nall FEET In diameter.
In addition to this drainage work the
board is receiving bids for the widening
and lowering of the bed of Lick Run.
from the point where the TWENTY four
inch sewer pipe empties into tho run to
the point where the bed of the run has
already been widened and lowered to
the proper grade.
All this work will be completed this
summer and is the beginning of a sys-
tenn of sewerage and drainage which,
when carried out, will mako Roanoke
one of the best drained cities, on scien-
tific principles, in the State
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
DELIGHTED WITH THE CITY,
American Librarian Association Thinks
Roanoke Great Place

American Librarian Association Thinks
Roanoke Great Place.
The American Librarian Association.
in charge of E. E. Ayers. of the firm of
Raymond &c Whitcomb, United States
excursion agents, left for Richmond yes
terday at 12:45, which point they reached
at 1885 last night. The association was
taken in charge by number of citizens
yesterday morning at o'clock and
driven in carriages up to the top Of Mill
Mountain, where, from the Top of the OBJ
servatory, they had an excellent view of
the whole city.
After leaving Mill Mountain thew
we're then shown over the entire CITY.
returning to Hotel Roanoke in time for
lunch. The mem ers of the association
expressed themselves as very much de.
lighted with Roanoke, and predicted
grand and glorious future for this, the
Magic City of the great Southwest.
The association, before coming here,
visited Harper's Ferry, place of his
toric interest to Northern people; the
battlefield of Gettysburg, Luray cav.
ems. the Natural Bridge and the Uni.
versity of Virginia, where Monticello.
the home of Thomas jefferson, ia stu
ated
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

TIE king clam of Pcnobscot bay was
taken at 1slcsboro recently. 1t weighed
eighteen ounces.
IT is said that $4,000 roscbuds were
sold by one New York florist the other
day in two hours.
AN Indiana man has been fined one
dollar and costs for shooting u man
with intent to kill.
PHILADELPHIA has the biggest reel
truck. 1t weighs 10000 pounds and can
carry or bear 10000 pounds.
NINE young men are about to wall,
from Americas, Ga, to Chicago, n dis
lance of 1000 miles by road, on a warer.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
Oh! l am SO Tired

All the time. am listlcss and not inter cstcd in
anything. My foon does not digest. and have
such an oppression and fullness after eating.
Everything cat seems to ferment and turn sour
any good, but really makes me sick.
This Is really bad case OF dyspepsia and we
advise the nsc OF DIR David's Cherry and Iron
Tonic btttcrs, to give tone To the stomach and
cause the blood to assimllate. Price, S1.OO per
bottle six bottles for S50t, at Massic II Martins
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
Proof That Cobb Was Murdered.

Detective Griffin is slowly collecting
proof that Elijah Cobb was murdered
and his body placed upon tho railroad
track, where it was found horribly mu-
tilated Tuesday morning. Cobb left
Salem Monday at o'clock p. m with
80 in his pocket Tho detective is
hampered, however, in his investiga-
ton by the failure of the authorities to
promptly offer reward
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
Kranieh s. Bach pIanoa

ARE combination OF the best material
and workmanship that can be produced;
hence it is entitled to the high position
In the musical world which it enjoys.
Hobbie Music Company, sole dealers,
157 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27

The shareholders of the Vinton De-
velopment Company were to have held
meeting yesterday at noon, in the of.
fee of M. T. c. Jordan, in the Masonic
Temple, but owing 20 the election
quorum could not be gotten together.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
The Blood is the Fountain of Life

Therefore II the blood be impure and unhealthy,
the body Will become sick, and disease wifi
fasten itself upon 1t and death will mark 1t M
one OF Its early victims. Make clean the blood,
and scrofuln, old sores, cxczcma. and kindred
diseases VIII disappear, and health and happiness
reign where disease ond misery held sway. We
say to sufferers, take DR.. Davids Ioda- Ferratcd
Sarsaparilla. IL has no equal rs II blood purifier,
just try It. Price, $l.W per bottle, six bottles
for $500 at Massie \ MartIn's Roanoke Va
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
Strawberry Festival.

THE ladies OF Calvary Baptist Church
will give strawberry festival MONDAY
and Tuesday nights, the both and 3lsl
instants.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
Bar Association Meet

The Roanoke Bar Association will
meet this evening at eight o'clock for
the purpose of appointing successor to
Judge William Gordon Robertson, and
to present the candidate to Gov. Nc.
Kinney.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27

PEDESTRIANS on Salem avenue can
SEQ an exceptionally fine display of
Winston smoking tobacco in the show
window of tho Isle Of Cuba cigar store.
Take peep at it.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27

$50 ROLLS Chinese and Japanese mat
tings at bottom prices. The Z. H.
Stewart Furniture Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27

HAVING secured the services of sew.
eral experienced and competent paper
hangers and decorators we are prepared
to do all work in this line on short no.
tice and in tho most artistic manner.
The e. Fl. Stewart Furniture Com PAW.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
LITTLE BEGINNINGS.

GUSPowDER was discovered from the
falling of spark on some materials
mixed in a mortar
PENDULUM clocks were invented after
Calico stood observing the lamp in
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27

OUR 10 piece antique oak suit at
$500 Is unexcelled at that price. The
E. II. Stewart Furniture Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27

GoETZ' Shoe Store will remove to No.
10l Salem avenue, corner of Henry ST.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27

SPECIAL bargains in some slight,
damaged window shades at the K. III
Stewart Furniture Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
No Quorum Present

GoETZ' Shoe Store will remove to No
lOl Salem avenue, corner of Henry St
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27

WINDOW shades and picture frame.
made to order at the E. II. Stewart Fur
niture Company
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
SOlnce For Smokers.

GoETZ' Shoe Store will remove to No.
101 Salem avenue, corner of Henry St.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27

GoETz' Shoe Store will remove to No.
iOl Salem avenue, corner of Henry st.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
A GREAT SUCCESS.

GoErZ' Shoe Store will remove to No.
1O1 Salem avenue, corner of Henry St.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
SIl6,1GJ ID
LIABILITIES.


Bonds sold TO date, series A, b. C. and
d., fire department. bridges, railroad,
sewers. streets schools, court house.
Jail. official map. fire apparatus, etc,
total bonded debt 49,. ........... S633 OCO 90
Bills paynblc-approved accounts not
YET paiu -............... 1919 81
Balance of resources over liabilities. 7i'a1i is
S1lG, 769 70
valuation, Real and Persona, 'S2...$ 353. 36t 90
valuation, Real and Personal, '9a.. 1a,c45, ,e5 10
Real Estutc Transfers in 1870. ...........5 h ia
RcgisIc cred Voters, ISL. mi
Registered Voters, 1SU.. Observation-Disclosures. 5l2I
The report, which is neatly printed.
also gives the city Offices, the members
of Council and the Council committees.
The committees are:
Finance, Engleby, McCahan, Watts;
streets, Watts, WEIGH, Hun; public
property, Graves Huff, Camp; health,
HUFF, Mcconnell, Graves; fire and water,
Engleby, WEIGH, McConnell lights,
Welch, Camp, McClelland; accounts,
McClelland, Graves, Camp; ordinances,
Mcconnell. King, Ruggles; sewers, HUFF,
Watts, McCahan; bridges, Mcconnell,
King, McCahan
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
THE CITY'S FINANCES.
"A Neat Pamphlet Has Been Issued by the
Finance Committee.

"A H>c"t THihPhIet Has ISeen Issued by the
Finance Committee.
The finance committee has just COM
piled statement showing the financial
condition of the city to April l. The
report shows up the finances to be very
favorable, and is as follows:
RESOURCES.
Real estate Sl9l,lOO co
Personal property, live stock office
furniture, etc, 49,: ;...... -. 49,. 3,3g5 co
Bridges tamount paid Oh completed
work TO this Gaie).. Observation-Disclosures. 1a.i9G ca
flrc a arm system and fire apparatus. 1891 20
Roanoke and Southern railway stock
Opar ralucl ............ ............ 20c 900 co
SINKING fund, composed of city bonds 1850 ~
UmcMi map, ....................... 6.2l4 81
Cash OH hand taxes due and unpaid,
charged to treasurer. 277.aGg Ii
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-11-30
All He Guarantees to Do.

The CleVerueSS Of the walters who
stand at the doors of the dining rooms
of the large hotels in charge of the hats
which are left outside by the guests is
very striking. Some of them perform
really wonderful feats of memory in the
way Of identifying the hat of each per-
son, although they often do not see the
guest more than once, and that for only
the instant when he pauses to leave his
hat behind him as be enters.
At a hotel on the Maine coast is a
darby who is famous among the guests
for never making a mistake, although
sometimes the guests Lave tried to puz-
zle him by going i'll III groups and by
wearing hats which he has never seen.
One day Of the boarders talked with
him about this power and the waiter
said that he had acquired it by long
practice.
And do you never make Mistakes"
the gentleman inquired.
No. sab; | don't c"dl'late to make no
mistakes" was the answer.
And do yon give every man his own
hat"
"Oh, sab" returned the waiter,
" faint none o my business whose the
hat am. | giDes TO cherry man the hat
he gibes to me."-Boston Courier.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-11-30
No Liquor for Him.

y. Jennings Demorest will be reulem-
. II 'S a candidate for president on the
c.': water platform, which is erected
"H| demolished every year. He is 4
" rigid tcntotalcr. When coaching
through Spain with his family some
yr1rs a2,o he was taken violently i'll at a
h,tI" WaySide inn, and seemed 10 grow
Wo!>" every moment. There was no
o"c,or IN II ncighhorhood and matters
II X! serious.
In" landlord suggested brandy.
"|eHer!" "a. ped Mr.. Demorest. feebIv
bur firmly, "NeverI'
"B1, Won may die, SAID hi, wife in
tra', # anguish.
"iAen let Inc die. he repIiel. I'll
fever take that stuff; never" and he
Sc. Ia either. G@t got well.
-" carries his principles into his bu>i-
r'~-. too. and none Of his numerous
s"',N OF HoaseS can be used in any way
for the liquor tr#fic.-Ncw York Re
corder.