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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-14
$4,000 THE AMOUNT.
Result of the Bold Robbery of Cash
Ter Robinson of the Chicago Post
office Department.
STORY OF THE BOLD CRIME.

There Is Little Probability That N
Thief VIII BE Ca~ught-The Cashier Not
So BADLY Injured ms at First Reported,
But In Confined 60 His House-Trades
and Labor Delegates Robbed-Sheig, the
Minneapolis Embexxler, Plead Guilty.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE amount of
cash secured by the bold robbery of
Cashier Roberts at the postoffice, is now
estimated at $4,000. No trace of the
robber has been discovered, and Inspector
Stewart said that there is little probable
ity that the man will be captured. The
assaulted cashier is not so badly injured
as was reported, but is confined to his
home with a badly bruised head.
Story OF the Robbery.
The story of the robbery as told by
Mr.. Robinson is that he was alone in
his Office when a rap, such as is given
only by employees of the p~ostoffice money
department when they desire to see the
cashier, was given upon his door. When
the door was opened Mr.. Robinson
was confronted by stranger
who asked him if his cash balanced.
Mr.. Robinson replied that it did not al
though he had gone over it several times.
Il sent my boy here today to get some
stamps" continued the stranger, land
he was given more stamps than he should
have received. / have brought them
back, and here they are. This viii
probably cause the cash to come out all
right"
Mr.. Robinson extended his hand fol-
the stamps and at once received a ter
rife blow upon the head with a club OF
sandbag and
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
An Insurance CurinsitY.

"Dli You ever stop to consider" a5lea
Lemuel Hunter, why it is that when a
man is burned ont he always overesti.
mates his los about 200 per cent: Thu
is more particularly the case with fires
in frame building towns. where the loss
TO the building is generally assessed at
between three and four times what il
cost TO erect it. raised this question
not long since Wit a man vino WA.
burned out. He said the loss to his build.
ing was 5000, but he proposed to re-
build at an expenditure Of 81. 200 and
have a better building. When l ques.
toned the logic of his calculation. he
promptly corrected me by pointing out
that the real estate on which the build.
ing stood was worth fully g.. 200. and al.
though he didn't pretend to argue that
the site had been burned up he seemed
to think himself perfectly justified in in.
Guiding the value of the % feet frontagein
his estimate of loss. No one WA injured by
the calculation, and the good man wal
perfectly justified in making it if he de.
sired, but if his idea is a general one it il
not surprising that losses generally are
greatly overestimated st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
The Eserlasting why" ,

There is an ocean of the unfathomable
in every raindrop, and God says today as
he said in the time Of Job, If You can
not understand M drop Of rain. do not
be surprised if my dealings with yon are
inexplicable." Why does that aged man,
decrepit, beggared. vicious, sick Of the
world and the world sick of him, live
on, while here is a man in midllfe, con-
secrated to God. h~ardworking. useful in
every respect, who dies: Why does that
old gossip, gadding along the street
about everybody's business but her own.
nave such good health. while the Chris
tian mother with a flock of little ones
about l. "'hom sh" preparing for use
fulness and for heayen-the mother who
you think could not be spared an hour
from that household-why does she lie
down and die with a cancer: Why does
that man, selfish to the core. go On
adding fortune to fortune. consuming
everything on himself, continue to pros
per, while that man who has been giving
10 per cent of all his income to God and
the church goes into bankruptcy? Be-
fore we make stark fools of ourselves let
us stop pressing this everlasting why"
DIR. Talmage in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
A Cure For Stasnmering.

A gentleman who stammered from
childhood almost up to manhood gives a
verv simple remedy for the misfortune:
Go into a where you will be quiet
and alone, get some book that will in
terest but not excite you and sit down
and read two hours aloud to yourself,
keeping your teeth tog Their. Do this
every two or three days. 0" once a week
if very tiresome, always taking care to
read slowly and distinctly. moving the
lips. but not the teeth. Then, when cou-
versing with others. try to speak as
slowly and distinctly as possible and
make up your mind that YOU will not
stammer.
Well, l tried this remedy. not having
much faith in it. l must confess. but
willing TO do almost AZ, thiig t. cure
myself of such an annoying difficulty.
! read for two hours aloud with my
teeth together. The first result was to
make my tonJr.e and jS,,. ache-tlat is.
while l was readiug-and the next to
make me feed as i. sorIethiny had loos-
ened my talking apparatus. for | could
speak WITH less diff nifty Immediately
The change vas 50 grelt that every one
who knew me remark d it. repeated
this remedy every FIVE or six days for a
month. and then at longer intervals un.
til cured.-Good Health.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
this the ,,int blank blankely blank

this the ,;int blank blankety BLANK I
system ynu ever saw:
Yes. sir" replied Wilson as he smi I'D
for tho first time that morning. lit istLe
blanketv blink blank blink blante>I
blankety BANKED outrageous. Internal.
everlasting, blasted blankety way of do
ing things ! yer struck"
Mursou thrust his hand across III
shaft. Wilson shook it heartily. ard both
men beaine,! with good feeling. The tyr
anny of III" %janitor demon had thrown
them upon common ground. and they had
disclosed their real selves to each other.
That evening at dinner Murson remarked
that Wilson WAS an exceedingly amiable
man. while Wilson observed to Mrs. Viii
son AS they ate a late rarebit that Mu :
son was a capital fellow when you got t,
know hiln.--New York Herald.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14

Murson aud Wilson live in adjoining
flats in West Twenty-third street. For a
long while each had regarded the other
as a severe, orthodox and ~unbending fe.-
low, destitute of spirit and amiability.
One morning recently the %janitor of the
building was more than usually naughty
in dealing with the helpless tenants.
There was no hot water TO be had. The
servants complained that no coal could he
procured, and everything was in confn-
sion. Murson had been called into his
kitchen to see what could be done, and
Wilson had gone to the same part of his
fat to inquire of his chances for break
fast. The two men came face to face
looking down the shaft for the dumb
waiter which served their households in
common. Murson was boiling within,
bnt his exterior was cold. reserved and
unapproachable. as usual. Wilson was
in exactly the same condition. After the
most formal exchange of salutations
Murson suddenly asked:
Mr.. Wilson, DO vou ever swear
Sir" was Wilson's reply. i am a past
grand master II the Grt q using profane
terms"
We'll. then, contirn 81 Nurson."sn,t
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
We WANT YOU

to act as our agent. We furnish an expensive
outfit and all You need free. II costs nothing ic
try the business. We will treat you well. and
sexes Of all ages can live at home and work in
spare time, or all the time. ANY one any wher.
can earn a great deal Of money. Many have made
Two Hundred Dollars a Month. No elias. of
people in the world are making so much money
without capital a those al work for US. Bushes.
pleasant, strictly honorable. ami pays better than
any other offered 10 agents. You have a cl.ar
field, with no competition. We equip you with
everything, and supply printed directions for
which, If obeyed faithfully, will bring
more money than will any other business. I'm
prove your prospects Why not. You can do ~
easily and surely at work for us. Reasonable
industry only necessary for absolute success.
Pamphlet circular giving every particular Is sen,
to all. Delay not in sending for it.
GEORGE STINSON + CO..
hoe No. ass, Portland, Me-.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
Washington a City Of Churches.

There is no city in the United States
which might be called the city of
churches with more appropriateness
than Washington. They are not partic-
ularly large or imposing, these Wash
ington churches, but there is an i'm
mense number of them. As a matter OF
fact. the capital contains nearly 200
churches. The Methodist denomination
claims SO. The Baptists come next with
Is. then the Episcopalians with 20 and
the Presbyterians with 81. The Roman
Catholics have IL, the Lutherans 10, the
Congregationalists 4, the Hebrews and
the Christians 2 each and the Unitarians.
the Universalists and the Swedenbor-
gians / each. Besides these there are
half a dozen nonsectarian bodies. -
Washington Letter.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14

Would Abolish the Ten Commandments.
Once. when being heck.ed during an
election. II man suddenly shouted from,
the gallery. What is Mr.. Merry's opin.
ion of the decalogue::" The candidate,
turning to his agent. whom he always
kept handy at such times, asked. What
on earth does the fellow mean by the
decalogue::" The agent explained that
the man probably meant something
about Sunday trains and Sunday travel.
ing. upon which the candidate replied to
his questioner as follows: II beg to in.
form my friend in the gallery that SO far
as | am concerned | would abolish the
decalogue altogether Leeds England
Mercury.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
A Room In Buckingham Palace.

Ones respect for the accommodations
1t Buckingham palace is considerably
enhanced to read that over 200 women
waiting to be presented to the queen
were gathered in the apartment adjoin.
ing the throneroom on the last drawing
these women was accompanied by her
court train. or rather that each accom-.
panied her court train, it is seen how
noble must be the dimensions of ii room
to accommodate 2OO women and POO
court trains. -EXchanye.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
or N

Q spirit stern of time, in thy unceasing fight.
How fall the works and monuments of earthly
might!
Meath thy rude hand all pleasures fec away
And happy yesterday turns dull today!
The sweetest joy becomes the saddest sorrow
In contemplation Of the stern tomorrow.
Oh, stay awhile and help me Danish worry.
In other words. don't be in such o hurry.
An instant ~linger-tarry. please! You won't?
Well. then. go chase yourself! BECOME!
Avaunt.
Albert Z. Hunt in Philadelphia Ledger.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14

II we reverence our mother tongue as
We ought, we will be on our guard not to
insult it by violating its rules. We will
net say. ..You hadn't ought to do this"
or, He amt a-goin to do that" We
will avoid that last and worst error Of
the vulgar, the double negative. We
will be above misplacing moods and
lenses and putting the nominative case
wher, the objective belongs by right
Harper's BaZar.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
six Months in hadeS,"
\. truly marvellous tale of to-day.
1.ooo Prize Novel
IN GREAT
SUMNER NUMBER ~
-OF-
TALES FROM TOWN TOPICS,
Just Out.

In addition to the prize story of laU pages there
are ~ racy short stories, sketches. poems aud
witticisms from the old issues Of Town Topics.
that famous and spicy New York journal known
wherever Englisf, il read. No book published
this year will afford such delicious entertain
ment for hours of summer leisure and travel.
What The Independent says again
New Works fashionable society quarterly vol
ume. Tales From Town Topics has made its
appearance. The tales are spicy and the topics
nexliaustible. Some Of the tales skirt along
the very edge Of danger. but a firm hand holds
them back within the bounds of a wholesome
sense of prOpriety.'
All news and book stands or send price. 20
cents: to TOWN TOPICS, q West I'D Street,
New York.
81 90 pays TIRE months TRIAL subscrip-
tion to Town Topics and you will get any back
number Of Tales From Town Topics FREE
Liberal CLUB OFfER: Town Topics and
Tales From Town Topics will both he sent one
Town Topics. the great :s2-page weekly. is uni
yersally recognized as the most complete weekly
journal in the world.
Its ..Saunterings'' columns are inimitable.
lts society news. especially Of the doings. Of the
100 Of New York, Boston. Philadelphia, Chicago
and all over the world, il not eqnalled by any
Its Financial Department il au-
thority with all bankers and brokers. Its
'..Afeld and Anoat' makes it the most interest
ing paper for all lovers Of sport-yachting, foot
ball, rowing, shooting, fishing, etc. Its.'On the
lesques, poems and jokes are the cleverest. Its
stories are BY. the best writers-among them
Amelie Rives. +. Marion Crawford. Julian Haw-
thorne. Edgar Fawcett, jerome X. jerome, Gil.
bert Parker. Mary J. Hawker ("Lanoe Fal-
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The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14

On retiring let the air into til. rr III
by pulling down the window Il short ais
lance from the top and raising it equally
from the bottom. This permits that free
circulation most beneficial to health.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14

A IT" will work wonders if proper
ly applied. 1t makes bough bought.
turns here to there, makes one out OF
one and transforms the phrase ''allow
his own into ..tailow this town"
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14

The denuding of the mountains OF
France of their covering of trees has
caused destructive torrents to sweepover
the neighboring plains. laying waste rich
agricultural lands and producing i'm.
mense losses.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06

I'D papers for the next week at 10
cents per hundred.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06
IN COTTON GOODS.

You may have dress ginghams that
were 17c. at &c. Dress ginghams that
were 1211c. at 10c.
A few zoe. dinnitles at lac.
Lots of odds and ends in dress lengths
in satines, dotted mulls, Irish lawns,
till cloths, ets., at decided reductions.
Last Chance at Remnants.
The last gathering of remnants has
been made and are now all on our rem
nant counter. About one-half regular
price takes any OF them.
Gentlemen'S Furnishings Reduced.
Gentlemen's percale shirts which were
81, now 75c.; Sl.5O shirts at 81. soc.
neckwear at 3715c. or for 81; fine as
sortment.
Call for goods as advertised. You
will be shown everything as here stated
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06
LOCAL BREvlTIEs.

Philip Hanes, prominent business
man of Winston, was in the city yester-
day
j. d l.. L. and Miss Mamie johnson
left yesterday evening for two weeks
visit to the Worlds Fair.
r. e. Thomas, of Bluefield, was in the
city yesterday.
G. H. Smith and Mrs. A. r. Murre)l.
OF Knoxville, were in the city yesterday.
John 1. Palmera clerk in the auditors
office OF the Norfolk and Western, who
has been very sick at the residence of
his unc @, COL Thomas Lewis, Is con
valescent.
Misses Lizzie and Mary Price rel
turned home from pleasant two weeks
visit to Mountain Lake.
Mrs. j. f. Hines and daughter have
returned from visit to Norfolk and
Virginia Beach.
Capt. G. MICH. Gish left last night
for Washington as counsel in the R. M.
Kasey case.
Miss Fannie Fishburne, OF Floyd
Court House, arrived on the vestibule
train last night, and is visiting the
family Of j. A. Fishburne on Campbell
avenue.
Il Is. Norman, Jr., returned home
last night from the Yellow SULPHUR
Springs.
Herbert Hale, prominent citizen of
Lynchburg, was in the city yesterday
81. Silverthorn, the we'll known lew.
eler of Lynchburg, was registered at the
Ponce de Leon yesterday.
Arista Hoge, of Staunton, was in tho
city yesterday looking after his real
estate interests here.
Will a. Carr and family have returned
from visit to Pocahontas.
j. L. Lewis, of Lynchburg, was on
our streets yesterday.
P. B. Graves, OF Staunton, is in the
city looking after his interests.
Robert McClelland and family have
returned to the city after an absence OF
a month.
Misses Mary Galloway and Sadie
Blanton are spending several weeks
with relatives in Franklin county.
j. A. Gillespie. of Lynchburg, was
registered at the Ponce de Leon yes.
terday.
w. w. Moon, of Hampd en- Sidney
College, was in the city yesterday.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06
NO QUORUM PRESENT.

Regular Monthly Meeting of the Council
Goes Over TIL Friday.
Only eight memb ers of the Council
materialized last night. II was the
time fixed by law for the regular
monthly meeting, but the excitement on
the streets over the result of the local
option contest and the absence of two
from the city prevented quorum
Those present were Messrs. Boehm,
Crabill. Groves, Fackenthal, Hough,
McClelland, Moomaw and Terry.
After waiting until $3.50 o'clock, on
motion Of Mr.. Terry, thesCouncil ad :.
Journed to meet on Friday night, Sep
TENDER 8, at o'clock.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06
"DEvIL's AUCTION" AT THE ACAD
ENVY.
A Large and Enthusiastic Audience Greets
Eale's Great PIay

A Large and Enthusiastic Audience Greets
iale's Great Play.
Chas. l. Yale's new ''Dsvil's Auction
held the boards at the Academy last
night to the delight of one of the larg.
est audiences that has ever been in
the new house.
Graceful dancing. magnificent scenic
effects and fun galore we're the features
OF the entertainment
Little Miss Columb ia is a wonder and
carried the house by storm
The public begins to appre ciate the
fact that the management has booked
no shows this winter that can offend the
finest sensibilities unless we happen TO
have an An hony Constock among us,
and their confidence in this was shown
plainly last night by the number of
ladies' present.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06
Yesterdays Session of Court.

In the Husting's Court yesterday
morning, Judge Woods presiding, the
case of the Rivermont Land Company
vs.. Henry King was set for trial on
Thursday. The amendment to the
Roanoke Cold Storage Company was
granted. giving the company power to
subscribe to the stock of the Central
City building and Loan Association, of
Syracuse, N. ", or the stock of any other
such conn anies. A number OF iudg
ments in small suits were rendered.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06
Havea piece of the earth for your
1071J

have d plcCe Ol Gno eartn Tor your
own.
Threestory brick business house on
Jefferson street, now renting for SI1O
per month. $4,000. This is the best
bargain in business property in Roa-
noke.
Groom house on Terry Hill, all con.
veniences,. large lot. Price So, 500; $500
cash. This property cost $4,000.
A rare bargain in the best located
S-room house on Jefferson street. II you
want a bargain here it is.
Splendid 11-room house in the West
End on the car line, finished in hard
wood al possible conveniences, 81, 900.
New o-room house on Seventh avenue
3. W., near Jefferson, all conveniences.
Price, So, 800, cost 81, 200.
Groom house on Jefferson street, bath
room, hot and cold water Price, 81, $50
Good room house on Henry street.
all conveniences Price, So, 500; will
take a lot for cash payment.
The best lot on Fifth avenue n. @ :,
50xo0I feet; $1,000.
Good Groom house on Tazewell street.
Sl,25O.
New 8 room house with all modern
improvements, finished in oak, on the
West End Boulevard. Price. $3.50;
$500 cash, balance $50 per month.
a 5-room cottage near the brewery,
5000; $50 cash, balance $40 per month.
Patterson avenue lots 5Oxl5O feet,
$500.
We have two lots for sale in the Lewis
addition very cheap.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06

LOOK out for ITO Campbell street.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06
FORCING Out Prices
ON BALANCE OF
SUMMER STOCK
HEIRONIHUS & BRUGH'S,
Continues This Week.
Decided Bargains Everywhere.

A few ladies' shirt waists left Come
see if you can be fitted. The price don't
figure.
The muslin underwear advertised last
week is moving rapidly. Still a good
assortment, however. Prices for we'll
made garments less than the cost of
the material. See them.
China silks all reduced Grenadines
at great reductions
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06
virglnIas VIII BE Hero Tomorrow.

The Virginias, of Richmond, one of
the teams in tho Tri-City League, COM
prising clubs from Richmond, Man
chester and Petersburg, will be in the
city 10 morrow to cross hatsiwith the r.
a. C's. Inc team stands second in the
league and is imposed OF some of the
best ball players in the State such as
Tate, Ieigler and Leftwich. With the
home team in good form a fine game
may be expected
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06

MRS. SEELIGsON HAS OPENED A
Music studio at Mrs. Prices, No. 3e Sixth
avenue 8. W., where she Will now meet her
pupils and classes. The studio Will DO very
convenient to pupils of the city schools,
and especially to those of the hi gh schools.
Hours to IL and g to 1870.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06
PEACH ORCHARD,

2715 acres, on the Shenandoah Valley
railroad, s miles from Roanoke and one
mile from station. 1000 fruit trees.
enough fruit on the place this year to
pay for the land. Price 5000; come and
see this.
Now is the time to buy; property
bought at presentprice will yield good
profit
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06

BE SURE to see j. Il. Cutchin, general
agent for Virginia aid West Virginia
of new loan company, if you want
borrower. Tho plan Is especially at
tractive and parties are not required TO
wait three m 1nths before applying for
loan. Mr. Cutchin can be seen daily at
l32 Campbell street tho remainder Of
this week Sec him before it is too
late.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06
Get Out That Old Stocking!

Turn 1t wrong side and put your money In the
Bank pay debtsl The Countrys all right the
Banks, too You just helping to make times hard
making for manufacturers down. throw
Ing thousands of employment. Think, 500
from the Banks and from Circulation About
much as is spent for bread In year Aren't you ashamed
of yoursefo get scared like two year.od! Get it out
and be Man.
The Stone Printing Manufacturing Company
ED. L. STONE. Opposite Hotel Roanoke
President ROANOKE VA.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06
Purchases Homo I'm Christianshurr

Capt L. L. Sarles, of this city, has
recently purchased the house and
grounds at Christiansburg, formerly &C
cupied by j. w. Spindle. paying, l. is
understood, Sd, 600. The place is said to
be one of the loveliesb homes in South
west Virginia.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-06
Prof. Beileza Cominy.

Prof A. Belleza, the wel'-known
dancing instructor will be here in s:few
weeks to open his dancing academy.