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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
A NOVEL ExPEDIENT.
The Texas Mans Ingenious Method q
Cooling the Room.

Cooling the Room.
"You seem warm" remarked the
thin boarder who appeared very COM
Portable himself, and looked as cool as
a picture of New York during the great
blizzard.
Warm snorted the fat boarder as
he wiped the perspiration from his neck
with third fresh handkerchief: Warm
is no name for it! I'm baked; melted;
roasted; parboiled. Bah! what do you.
living skeleton, know about the way
we stout people suffer in such weather
as this
It'll do you good; you'll get rid of
some of that extra fiesh;" replied the
thin boarder unsympathetically as he
helped himself to another glass of
water SO slSilfully as to capture the
lonesome and diminutive piece of ice
that was floating about in the depths of
the big pitcher.
The fat boarder scowled as though he
would enjoy broiling his tormentor
over slow fire.
I'm getting rid of it fast enough" he
said. why, I'm only living for the
laundrics. The only Chinese question
l am ,h.-rested in is how I'm going to
get my clean clothes out of Hop Lees
clutches. 0, this hot weather breaks
my heart"
You don't call this hot, do you?"
asked the thin boarder. "Why, my
dear fellow, feel perfect draft from
that window behind Won and if Won
won't mind shutting it I'll tell you
about summer | spent down in San
Antonio, Texas There's where you get
your scorchers! I've seen it $50 in the
shade next door to an ice-house"
"a hundred and how much?' asked
the fat boarder, family.
GA hundred and thirty" repeated the
thin boarder. Those were the days
when you didn't need your ear-mutfs.
1t used to get SO hot sometimes that I'd
have to shut the doors and windows
and light all the gas to cool of the
room"
"Whatw calculated the fat boarder.
"Yes, that's the way it would work.
You see, the heat generated by the gas
was so much less than the temperature
OF the atmosphere, that after the burn
ers hal been going for over half an hour
you'd feel positively chilly by contrast. "
But the fat boarder was absolutely
speechless. He could only sit and glare
across the table with an expression of
heated horror. -Harry Roman, in
Brooklyn Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
for having been the rescuef' and, later,

for having been the rescuef and, later,
the conqueror.
l was about to suggest that we sub
NIT the question 70 arbitration when
we reached Beaumont, but Helmick's
generosity saved me that trouble.
WAL" he remarked, finally, see
in as you're SO ALFRED anxious to
shoulder the responsibility of the kid, l
give in to your claim, providin' you
bring it to see me once every year"
81 agree" l returned. gladly.
"Then / want the privilege O. namin'
it," he went on.
Il don't know about that" l said.
81 had a name in mind to call her."
"What is it?'
Mary" / returned, in some slight
confusion, thinking of the noble, beau
tiful woman whom | had loved, but
who had preferred another.
Mice name. | had an Aunt Mary
But my names heap prettier for the
kid" said Helmicb.
Lets have it." demanded.
Phoebe" he said, with strange,
had never noticed there before.
"Name of an old sweetheart, Hell
mick?" | asked.
"Yes: she's sleepin' in grave on the
Pearl river" he replied, in a soft tone,
as if he feared his voice might wake
the sleeper so far away.
So, in memory of one who had chosen
another, and of one who had not lived
to know the love of a brave, kind man,
we gave ''our baby" the rather unpoetic
name Of MARY Phoebe
AS dusk was falling over the Sabine
we anchored our big craft, as was our
custom every night. While we were
peacefully partaking of our supper the
baby awole and began its crying.
After pacing up and down for quar-
ter of an hour with the little thing in
my arms, she grew quiet, and sue
ceeded in persuading her to take
little supper.
] noticed while thus engaged with
Mary Phoebe that Helmick looked I'M
easy, and at last he remarked, briefly:
Then creeterS be amin to trouble us
tonight"
"What creaturcs?" l asked.
"Them gators" and he pointed all
around us in the river.
l looked in the directions indicated,
and could see alligaters stationed
all around the raft, their ugly round
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
EASYTo TAKE

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eyeballs and long, curved spines being
the only features visible above the
water.
"The blamed vipersr' remarked
Helmick, fiercely. They're after that
kid. It's cryin' has naturally ticxled
up thar blasted palates."
Helmick's sanguinary announcement
quite Mortified me, and when bedtime
arrived and ''our baby" was sound
asleep on the couch within the tent, l
wrapped myself in my blanket, and,
with my gun by my side, lay down be-
fore it. ! knew an alligator was hard
to kill with shot, but l made up my
mind to defend little Mary Phoebe or
perish in the attempt
1t was my purpose to kee p awake,
but despite my efforts to do so fell
asleep. Soundly asleep as / was, l
felt something damp and chill touch
my face, and l dreamed Hclmick was
trying to drown me to get entire pos
session of the child.
Another and rougher touch than the
first awolle me. A huge alligator had
his shiny nose against my face! | was
so Mortified as to be unable to stir for
minute. But Helmck had reused
up, and, taking in the situation, he
grasped an AK and chased the animal
across the raft.
lie dealt it a terrible blow, which
sent it off into the river with horrible
roars.
There was no more sleep for us that
night and,a morning dawned we saw
boat with three men in it rapidly
rowing toward us.
noticed they were heavily armed
and had the appearance of being great
ly excited over something.
Reaching the raft, they all three
sprang on board and covered us with
revolvers Helmicl< and | were too ut
terly overwhelmed with surprise to be
able to speak or move.
You are guilty. of having stolen this
mans child" cried the foremost man.
whom we then knew to be sheriff.
pointing to the robust, handsome young
planter by his side.
Instantly we understood the situa-
ton, and Helmick sat down right in the
face of our ind ignant pursuers and
laughed till he shook the raft. OF
course full explanation of how we
came to take the child devolved on me,
which task performed as speedily as
possible.
After the reunion of father ana child.
and before the men left us, HelmiclS and
were thanked for our care of the baby
and given a brief account OF it's appar-
ent desertion on the river bank.
The child belonged to young couple
who lived in Texas. They were with a
pleasure party, spending the day in
fishing and hunting in the woods along
the Sabine. The child had been com.
m'tted to the care of colored girl,
brought along for that purpose, who, for
some fancied slight from her mistress.
had abandoned it to its fate. A bow
hunting near by had seen me carry OF
the child, and had put the father on
the right scent Ao, Ii. GIBSON.
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AT THE DOG SHOW.

. These here critters with their chains
What you call EN-? OH Great Danes,
An these other fancy ours,
Tarriers with sorts o. spurs
! On their feet, an these here pugs
Putin on pile O lugs-
Sho' they amt patchin' to
Yaller dog that once knew
Name O. Tower.
These yer curly settlers here;
Spannels. too, with silky ear:
Pinters with their snaky tails,
That stiffen when the dog pints quails:
Poodles, too them fluffy brutes,
Sort O Frcnchiiled galoots-
All you got here In a row
Wouldn' stand no kind o. show
Long O. Tower.
Tower didn't have. yous see,
No imported pedigree.
History somehow slips the cogs
When it TONES 10 yaller dogs;
Yet he had a heap O pride,
Walked around as dignihed
As airy pup you ever seen,
Tail curled over; all serene
'Twaz with Tower
U. Ht u TulntT HPUL l1uU eat
Never seen the rascal beat,
Yit he never picked fuss,
But II some dog raised the muss,
Bless me! how the fur would fly!
Other CANNES they wuz pie
For that pup when he'd git hot
'Twa'n't long fore the dogs all got
Skeered o. Tower.
lister sometimes dissipate,
Come a sneakin' in too late
Fer his supper, crawl TO pap,
Drag his tail an lick his chap,
Sayin' plains you ever seen:
I'm feelin' low-down mean,
I've ben bummin', fer fact"
S'prisin' how that dog would act,
That ere Tower.
Summertime he'd romp an play,
Managed, though, TO always stay
Near the young ones, watchin' thar
Sos they wouldn't stray too far.
When II reached around TO fall
Time we'd go the wood to haul
Towzer'd hunt the brush-heaps through
kctchin' rabbits-they all knew
Thsh yer Tower.
When the SHOWS come then he'd lay
BY the chimney-place all day.
There he'd snooZe an toast his heels,
Movin' only fer his meals;
Watchin' spark-stars shoot an flash
From the back-log's crumblin' ash.
With ole Tom, the tor-shell cat
On the stones thar stretchin fiat
Side o. Tower
Went TO sleep once In the wheat,
Reaper ketchcd him off his feet;
Blades they slashed the pore ole pup
When i went to lift him up
He whined just once an licked my hand.
Somethin' in my eyes-it's sand
Sand, reckon, makes 'em wink
When 1 see these dogs an think
Bout ole.Towzer.
Ernest McGaffey, in N. Y Independent.
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raft of logs, which he purposed floating
down the river to Beaumont, where
they had been engaged at one of the
thriving mills.
The opportunity was too good to lose,
and hastily providing myself with an
extra pair of blankets and a new sup
ply of cartridges, l made announce
ment of my readiness to accompany
him.
We were not long in getting af1oat
on the Sabine. and Helmick enlivened
the way by relating many strange adj
ventures which he had at different
times encountered while rafting down
20 Beaumont
No incident of any Importance oc-
Cured until the afternoon of the seq
onT Gay
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Harry-It is sad to be cut off in ones
prime, isn't it?
Jimmy-It is indeed; but what par
ticular case do you allude to?
Harry-My own. The old gent has
made a new will, and I'm not in it
Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
ON THE SABINE RIVER.
A Queer Case Of kidnapping by
Two Old Bachelors.

HILE on one of
my solitary ex-
C u r sions of
hunting along
t h e Sa b in
river, l fell in
with an old
bachelor about
as eccentric as
myself.
His name was
Pike Helmick,
and he made
his living by
rafting h u G e
logs down the
river.
Helmiclx was
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-28
SALVATION ARMY IN TOWN.
They Obstruct tho Street and Are Ordered
to Move On.

They Obstruct tho street and Are Ordered
to Move On.
The Salvation Army, under the leader
ship of captain and several sergeants,
took possession OF Jefferson street at
the corner of Salem avenue last night
and with their unique form Of warship
soon had the street blockaded with
spectators.
The police did no. seem to com pre-
bend the situation when Councilman
Welsh came along and said to tnem:
See here, why don't you move that
crowd?"
Officer Gee telephoned to Sergeant
early, at police headquarters, for in.
structions. The sergeant gave him
orders to clear the streets, which they
had failed to do when Sergeant EARLY
arrived on the scene. He ordered the
Salvati on sergeants to move on and sto o
Gre ating disturbance on tho street
The Salvation sergeants then tup
Salem avenue singing and shouting,
with large retinuo Of bootblacks and
urchins at their heels. They are hold.
ing forth It tho armory hall
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-28
vlNTON.

Edith Howard, tho little daughter of
r. Cartwright is very i'll with
5roncho-pneumonia.
Joseph Wright, OF Stcwartsvillo was
driving through town Yesterday with n
wagon loaded with flour, when his
horses became frightened and ran away
and broke the vehicle.
Calvin Pollard left yesterday after.
noon for visit to friends in Franklin.
Scrvices will ba held at tho usual
hours at the churches here to- day.
w. L. Kingery mas been confined to
his bed for several days with compli-
cation Of diseases. He is somewhat im-
proved.
Walter Gish. tobacconist of Bedford
city, is in town visiting friends and rel
atives.
Rev. DR.. Yonce. of Roanoke College.
will preach in St. James Lutheran
Church this morning at IL o'clock. The
pastor. Rev. A. D. Brown, will Eli an
appointment in Floyd county.
Will Bush returned from Bedford
City yesterday, where he hasssbeen stay.
ing with friends for week past.
Postmaster AL G. Pedigo, who has
been on tripto Patrick county, returned
Friday nights
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-28
Anti-Hlll Democrats to Meet.

FouGHKEErsIE, n. y, Feb. 81
There is to be q meeting of auti-IIill
Democrats OF this city on Tuesday next.
The preliminary meeting will proba bl v
DO secret one, hut 1t will adopt !,
resolution calling mass. meeting of
the Democrats OF Duchess county who
are opposed to Hills methods.
The call for tho meeting is signed Ivy
such Democrats as Mayor Ellsworth, Dr..
Guy c. Bayley, manager Of Vassar
Brothers Hospital: Police Commissioner
Nesbitr, City Treasurer Henry pelton.
Henry ~. Cargill, r. Y. Leroy aud Wa.
ter Commissioner Adriance.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-28
THE ENGINEERS GONE.
Their Plan of Sewerage VIII he Sub
mitued to Council Shortly.

Their Plan of Sewerage VIII he Sub
mitued TO Council Shortly.
Rudolph Herring and Samuel w.
Gray, the sanitary experts who came
to Roanoke Tuesday to examine into
tho sewer system OF the city, left yes.
terday. They will go directly to Phila-
delphia, where their report to Council
will be complied.
Before leaving, both gentlemen said
they would be only few days in roach
ing conclusion as 10 what system
of sewerage was best suited To the
needs of the city.
Mr.. Herring thinks that TIE TIMES is
a great paper for Il city of Roanokes
size. He said:
1T is fully alive to the issues of the
day, and discusses questions which are
of interest to men of learning, as we'll
as the general public. TIE TIMES de-
serves the patronage of your people,
Mr.. Gray said: Il always Judge a
paper by its advertising THE TINES
seems to be well patro aized in that line,
and has every appearance OF first-class
OaDo-''
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-28
RIoTous STRIKERS.
Futile Attempt to Run Street
Cars in indianapolis.

lNpIANAroL's, Feb. a7.-[Speciall-
Mayor Sullivan, owing, it is thought, to
popular clamor, ordered the police to
assist the street car company in it's en-.
deavor to run cars.
AT o'clock three cars were started
out OF the New Jersey street stables.
each car having five or six policemen
ABOARD. From that time until after l
O'CLOCK the city was in continuous
rloe. cars were turned crosswise OF tho
track, with policemen on them. Othcrs
were oeposited in cutters, teams I'M
hltched and turned loose. Ono driver
was beaten nearly to death.
Among the injured were Secretary
Ande rson. .of the street car company. and
Police Superintendent Colbert. A good
many rioters wero arrested, but were
promptly bailed in tho sum of $500
each.
At 1880 the street car management
announced that it was calling in cars.
and would make no further attempt to
run cars to-day.
men at the Now Jersey street stables
this morning, requesting them to be
law-abiding and allow the cars to run,
but 1T availed nothing, as tho moment
the cars were showed out Of the barn
they were charged by tho men, who re-
solved themselves into bowling mob.
This afternoon there is still much ex-
cltement on tho streets, but tho tompo-
rary withdrawal of the cars from the
tracks served to make the strikers and
their followers less demonstrative.
The mayor, it is understood, Is con-
sloerlng what positive policy to pursue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-28
LYNCHING BEE IN MISSOURI.
Deck Cullen Dies With an Oath ON His
Lips

Lips.
MAsrFIEI.D, Mo-, Feb. o7.-lSpeciall-
a secret meeting night before last de-
cided to lynch Deck Cullen, and last
night at 10 o'clock, ono hundred and
fifty determined men were halted ON
the west side of tho square. a rope was
produced. the men quickly marched to
the jail, aud the sheriff was quickly
oyerpowered.
The mob got tho man, marched him
to the square, and asked him if he and
his mother wore guilty. His answer
was
Pull your Id rope"
lie was at once drawn up over q limb
niEe feet high In few minutes Gull
len was dead.
Cullen's crime was heinous one.
Four years ago babe. ton DAYS old,
was found at his step fathers door.
Young Cullon lately thought that it was
meant as an heir for him to adopt.
Last Monday night ne tied IA car line
to the neck Oh the chi,d and threw it
into an unused we'll. His guilt was
certain. His mother was arrested as
an accomplish on account of her indif-
ference and evaSiveanSwers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-28
a FRENCH CABINET FORMED.
1t Includes Six Members of the Old
Ministry.

1t Includes Six Members of the OLD
Ministry.
PARIS, Fob. 81 Speciall-M Loubet
has succeeded in organizing cabinet
as follows:
M. Loubet, president of council and
minister of interior; De Freycinet,
minister OF war; Ribot, minister of
foreign affairs; Bourgeoise, minister of
public instructions and fino arts; Rou-
vier, minister of finance; De Vele,
minister Of agricultura; Roche, minis
tor of commerce.; Ricard, minister of
Justice and public worship; Viette,
minister of public works; Covaignao,
minister OF marine.
De Frevcnet, Ribot, Bourgeois, Rou-
vier, De Vile and Roche were members
OF the former cabinet, III which thew
held tho Same portfolios which they
will hold in tho new ministry. The
new prime minister is stauncb modera-
tor republican.
The members OF tho ministry waited
upon President Carnot ut tho Palace OF
Elyse this owe ming.
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RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 26.-[SpecialI-
From the granger stand point, nothing
was done in tho legislature to-day. The
house only passed one bill, that direct
ing tho manner of distributing the direct
tax refund, and that measure went
through with an amendment as to COM
missions to be paid in Loudon and
Augusta counties and hung the bill up
in the senate.
The house refused to pass the Worlds
Fair appropriation bill by being short
three votes of 4 constitutional majority
therefor. The senate, however, late I'm
the day, engrafted fifty thousand dol
preparation bill, which will come up in
the house Monday.
This item won't pass conferences
com ittee Will follow. and tho Fair will
probably get twenty-five and possibly
thirty live thousand dollars.
NO vote was reached on the railroad
bill to-day. n w. Mason. OF Stafford.
spoke the full time allowed for the
special order, and has the floor for
Monday.
1t has now been tacitly agreed to hold
caucus Monday night, to nominate
the Judge for the Roanoke and Bedford
circuit. Tho house to-day agreed to ex-
tend its session until Friday next, with
no bill TO DO acted on after Wednesday.
Tho senate adjourned until Monday
without acting upon the resolution.
Either the session will be extended or
thore will DO an extra session called at
once. Good politics is against an extra
session, but tho state OF business nay
forco it.
BESIDES enacting mass Of laws about
equal to the abnormal creation OF two
years ago, this legislature has elected
about one hundred and thirty Judges.
and United States Senator, who, by
the way, visited the capitol to-day.
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a Wonderful FrenIS.

George Huff, superintendent of Watts
farm for L. l.. Terry has one of the
most wonderful freaks of nature that
has probably been heard Of It is a
calf which was born day before yester-
day from a Holstein COW
The calf was literally born inside out,
its entrails, heart. liver and stom .ch
being on the outside. as we'll as it's ribs
The skin was also turned inside out. It's
legs are on the inside of tho BODY and
its tail is not visible. All that can be
seen of its head is it's nose sticking out
The calf. of course, is dead ami Mr..
Hull has it on eXhibi tit n.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-28
Reciprocity Has Hurt England

LONDON, Feb. 81 - In thu Louise of
commons yesterday Mr.. Lowther, under
foreign secretary, replying to ques-
ton referring to the reciprocity Treaties
between the United States on tho one
hand and Brazil and Santo Domingo on
tho other, admitted that British goods
entering those countries were placed at
disadvantage by the treaties as com
pared with goods from tho United States.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-28
TIE HOUSE ONLY IN SESSION.
The Indian Appropriation Bill Discussed
and Amended,

WASHINGTON. Feb. Special
After the morning hour to day the
House went into TIM committee of tho
whole (Mr. Bynum, of Indiana, in tho
chair) on the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Bowers, Of California, offered an
amendment authorizing tho President
to detail officers of the army as Indian
agents whom 4 vacancy occurred in any
of the agencies.
Mr.. Holman offered an amendmcnt to
the amendment, providing that army
officers, while acting as Indian agents,
shall BIO under the orders and direction
OF the Secretary of tho Interior. 1t was
agreed to. Upon a standing vote tho
committee agreed to Mr. Bowers
amendment as amended, by a vote of So
to 40.
Mr.. Picker, of South Dakota, an OBJ
ponent of the proposed change in the
Indian service, raised the point Of no
quorum. Mr.. Wilson, of Washington,
said that there was evidently quorum
present Tho chairman replied that
there was evidently Il quorum present,
but that tho chair coulu not vote them.
The gentlemen must do their own vot-
ing. applause on the Democratic side
On a vote by tellers, Mr.. Bowers
amendment was adopted 1913 to -.
Although tho bill was agreed to by
the committee, Mr.. Peel, Of Arkansas,
gave notice that he would ask sepa-
ratio vote upon it in tho House.
Mr.. Reed offered an amendment in.
creasing from Sl,000.0O0 to 81 300, 600
the appropriation for tho Indian Bay
and Industrial Schools. II was lost.
Pending final action on the bill, tho
committee arose and the House ad-
iourned.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-28
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS CHOICE.
They Will Stick to Cleveland so Long as II,
Has IL Chance For the Nomination.

They Will Stick to Cleveland so Long as he
Has n Chance For the Nomination.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 27.-Minne.
nesota Democrats, it seems. propose to
stick to Cleveland as long as he has
any chance to be selected as the nomi-
nee in spite of the fact that Hill has the
New York delegation.
The Cleveland Club, of Minneapolis,
which has moro mem bers than anv
other Democratic club in the State. has
adopted the following resolution with
out dissenting vote:
"Resolved, THAT tho principles
which inspired the Democratic victories
of 1890 are in the minds and hearts OF
the people inseparably entwincd about
tho great name of Cleveland We de-
mand for this years contest tho leader
whose devotion to the common people
first excited tho hostility of pro-
t'cted monopolies and whose voice
and spirit even to this hour
animate the irreprcssibe CON
tlct firm in the belief that this is nearly
the unanimous sentiment of the Demo
cratic elt ciors Of this city and State
We adjure our brothers all over the
Union TO name no other name but Glove
LAND, and we declare that the vote OF
Minnesota will DO heard in the Chicago
convention sounding tho Same unial Ter
ing note
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-28
The Bank Statement.

New YORK, Feb. %. Speciall-
The weekly bank statement is as fol-
lows: Reserve, decrease, S3,Ss7, $50;
loans, increase. $4,000. 900; specie, de.
crease. s5.337,sGo; legal tenders, in.
crease. l,Sii9.2C0; deposits, increase,
SGT7, 600; circulation, increase. 81. 00O
The banks now hold SD, 969. zoo in ex
cess OF the requirements 81 the IS per
cent rulc.