The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-01
Copyright, 1893. by Edgar w. Nyc.l

WAS speaking ldSC month TO q noun
taineer of North Carolina regarding the
prosperity of that region, and especially
respecting the growth of the brick and
tile business. The man was a clay col
ored man. with clothes to match. He
was sad looking man. with the air of
one who had hoped with others that with
the election of Mr.. Cleveland buckle
berries would go up to eleven cents, and
that the air would be full of welcome to
the south and cheap English clothing
made extra long in the limbs to fit the
trade.
Yes" he said, Init seems like there is
moro call for hands in the brick works,
but they pear like mostly niggers, for no
white man wants to fuss around in the
mud all day when he ought to be out
huntin. And as for cookin clay, my
folks haven't saw n well day since Van
derbilt put his old bakeshop in amongst
our victuals"
Iowa and Illinois at this season of the
year seem to be just bullying out with
corn and other grain. | went into Chi
cago the other day and visited the big
building where they sell SO much corn
and wheat. asked man if he could
show me some corn. Yes, he said,
he could sell me half million of Feb
ruary corn. He had little basin of it
near by. and everybody was talking so
much at the same time that it worried me.
and asked him to step over to the hotel.
where we could be by ourselves. We
went there. and up to my room, which
overlooked Cook county as Il new presi-
dent might overlook IL man who came OH
to SEQ him about getting his son-in-law
n place as clerk at the court of st.
James.
alto some of tho corn and was pleased
with it. SO bought my seed of him for
next year. He told the board of trade
about it, and when | went there the next
day received an ovation. have how
ever. IL box of these self fastening pants
buttons in my trunk SO that in little
while you wouldn't have noticed it at all.
The board OF trade. or whatever it is, in
Chicago. is no way to live. Gray haired
men there cut up like IL parcel of comics.
Then they make their wives believe that
they earn IL livelihood that way
don't mind having little quiet fun
even at my time of life. but when grown
up men with whiskers pour two bushels
of winter wheat down my back lust be-
cause my clothes We're made in Asheville
l murmur and repine.
Men who have arrived at the age of
forty years and find themselves mt Christ
mastide buying pianos and shaving out
fits for their children ought to sort of tone
down, seems to me, and have some dig
nifty. Health ought also to be considered.
Those who have never tried it cannot
understand how cold couple of bushels
of winter wheat is to the person of one
who has been tenderly reared One man
said in IL muffled tone aside to another
that he understood was one of the
nduroO riche. This is not SO. for my
humble home is far away from Nauvoo.
the old Hades hole of polygamy lam not
rich, and have never led double life.
partly because do not regard it as right
and partly because | am SO prominent
that am soon discovered. That is one
of the horrors of greatness
The board of trade conversed freely
with each other simultaneously, and it
seemed almost like the Australian bird
show supported by the house of repre-
sentatives But what blessing it is to
the poor farmers. who have nothing but
their products to sell. and if these men
did not buy. where would the poor farmer
be?
No matter how lonely and forsaken
grain grower may be when the biting
winds of winter come. he will always be
sure of warm corner ut the board of
trade building
AS said, we are now passing through
the state of Iowa. 1t is ROBBED in snow,
but not showed under like some states
No liquor is sold in this state.
How pleasant it is to live in IL state
where the drunkard has no show: where
the warm. friendly grasp of the hand is
followed by two adult doses of Barley