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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
1T spolLs THE WOMEN.
Tint Is Why tho bachelor Won't Give
Up His Seat on tho Cars.

Up His Seat on tho Cars.
4. why don't get up and give my seat
IN car to Il woman whom happen to
|see standing after am seated?" said n
lbrolier the other day whose reputation
for good breeding, according TO the
New York Herald, is beyond rcproach
"Well, I'll tell you frankly that it is
due to the women. They become more
lill-bred and holder every year They
demand IL courtesy as right They
never think of looking at car as it ap-
proaches to see whether it is full or not
or as to whether it would be better to
wait for the next. They just board tho
first to como along and look ut the men
deprecntingly if they do not rise at
once.
Personally l have often waited for
-four cars to find Il seat Then hang
on to it, except in tho case of Il woman
with babies or an elderly lady. | am n
bachelor and propose to remain SO UNI
til Il woman thanks me for giving her
my scat in either an elevated train or a
horse car. To such Il one l think I'd
propose marriage ut once. But then
I'm going to bc careful to whom l give
up my scat. Pretty soon we men will
have to surrender our seats in the the
alter to the woman who buys all en-
trance ticket.
"And why not? Your seat in the
theater costs perhaps one dollar and
fifty cents and your seat in the car costs
only five cents. Still the principle is
the same, and no woman with proper
sense of delicacy ought to accept any
thing from stranger which costs
money.
what would woman think at the
postage stamp window in the post Of
flee if n man ahead of her in the line
turned around and said: Pardon me,
madam, won't yon take my staup?'
Yet n stamp is only two cents"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
ANCIENTS LOVED OPALS.
A Roman Senator Preferred Exile to Part
Ing with His Brilliant Opal.

A Roman Senator Preferred Exile to Part
Ing with His Brilliant Opal.
There are three varieties of this ia
nous gem. Ranking first comes the
oriental; as second in value, the fire;
and, lastly, the common opal. The af-
lection for this precious treasure, as OK.
pressed by the ancicnts, can hardly be
believed, says Harpers Bazaar. Non
MUS, Il Roman senator, absolutely pre-
ferred exile to parting with n brilliant
opal of the size of tllbcrt, which was
earnestly coveted by Marc Antony An
opal ranking as third among the finest
in the world is described as having
three longitudinal bands of the harlc-
quin kind, from the uppermost of which
rose perpendicularly the most re-
splendcnt flames. 1t measured nine
inches by six.
In the last century very round and
brilliant opal was the property of the
amateur Fleury. Another, said to be
fascinatingly vivid, was owned by n
noted French financicr These two
were regarded as marvels of beauty
among gems. On account of the thou
sand assures of the stone, engraving is
always difficult, and often impossible.
A head of Sappho engraved upon q
''presumablc OPAL" an antique, has
been highly valued and carefully studied
by experts in gem lore. 1t is cata-
logued, SO we read, among the treasures
of n princely home.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
Not AncricanisIns.

An English correspondent of tic los
ton Herald has found in ''Dc;ioaary
of the Isle of Wight DIALECT number
OF words which English writer's usually
class as American provincialisms
Among them are cute" and ''picrt,"
found also in one Of George I.lots nov
els; backed up" call" in the saase of
reason or necessity; ''chippcr," darn"
as Il mild oath; fall" for autumn;
"galluscs," theft" ''hunk," "jav:."
meaning to scold; ''j;.".2y," get ont Of
lSilter," rare" in the sense OF under
tone; chick, for intimate; 'gumption,"
tan" meaning to thrash; Spells of
weather, put to rights" etc. The sub
jcct IS most interesting one and dc
serves moro attention from philologists
than it has thus far received The
compiler of the dictionary in question
says that many of the provincialisms in
the Isle of Wight are identical with
those current in the adjoining counties
of Hampshire, Willis and Dorset, once
forming part Of the Saxon Kingdom
of WcsseX, and that the basis of the
dialect of this region is purely Anglo
Saxon.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
WORK OF 'ruE ruuwr-.


In the circuit court yesterday tao
entire day was spent by tho lawyers in
arguing the instructions in the case Of
the Virginia Land Company vs. S. Il.
Haupt. Argument will begin before
the jury this morning at 10 o'clock.
In the Hastings Court the case of tho
com monwealth Va. George Wagner was
placed at the foot Of the docket for noxt
Moniay
Tae Jury returned verdict of thirty
days in jail and fne OF $40 against
Matte Evans for Keeping house of i'll
fame. motion vas made 10 set aside
this verdict.
The case OF the commonwealth vs..
Ida Crutchfield was continued fer the
defendant.
James Ccfer, formerly linen boy at
hotel Roanoke, who was arrested by
Detective Baldwin for stealing various
articles OF jewelry from tho guebts, was
tried on eleven charges, and found
guilty on zach ono He was sent to Jail
for the following terms: No. /, three
months, No 9, thicty days: No 5. fif-
teen days; No. 4, sixty days; No. 5, no
order issued; No 6, three months; No
Z, two months: No. s, 30 order issued
No. forty days; No 10, thirty
days; No. IL. no order issued. To-day
Mrs Mary Robinson will be tried OF,
the charge OF selling whiskoy on Sun
day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
Produce and aIerchandIae.

New YORK, Jan. 13.--Flour, moderate
demand, very firm, prices unchanged;
Southern -four quiet, firm. Wheat
firmer, quiet; No. . red, sO}I@s0% store
and elevator. Slld@SlM adoat; options
opened steady, Is decline. reacted 800
q; declined Is on realizing and closed
firm at So over yesterday, with trad
ing moderately active; May. July, and
March most active: No red. January,
7o&; February, sO55; March, 81; Nav,
S44; June, SAX; July. S599.
Corn firm, dull; No. g 51%M5o eleya.
tor, So anoat; options closing strong,
trading quiet; May. February most
active; January, So; February, So; May,
1873 Oats tirmer, dull; options stronger.
quiet; May most active; January closing.
3S}5; February closing, 391: May clos ,
ing, 40; spot prices No. 3, IS; do white.
Al 4; No. ., 3S}6@3Ssl do white, 42}<m
40; miX'd Western, 3SM@4O; white
IL !, 90 4611.
Coffee, options opened steady, un-
changed to 10 points down closed steady,
5@1O up; January, 10. 100o Is 90; Febrm.
airy, l5.90@l6.oo; May, l56 5@15 rs;
september $4,000 1875; spot Rio quiet,
hrmer; No. Z, 16%. Sugar, raw quiet.
firm; refined firm, fairly active. Mo-
lasses, foreign nominal; New Orleans
steady. fair demand. Rice firm, good
demand. Petroleum quiet. unchanged.
Cotton-sccd oil firm Rosim stead y.
Iurpentine scarce, frmer. 34M34L;.
Fork quiet, steady; extra prime nominal.
Peanuts firm
Beef dull, steady. Beef hams good de.
mana, strong. There beef tirmcr:
city extra India moss. 1880. Gu;
meats active, firm; picked bellies.
lO4 all; DO. hams, i3@l3M. Miidlps
stronger; short clear, 10 30. Lard dull.
frmer; Western steam clos d ll.2o:
January, 1l.2O; March, 10 95; Nav.
HOO asked; refined quiet. fir nor; COT.
tinent, 1l.45. Freights, Liverpool
market dull, steady; cotton Gid:
grain, 1Md.
Chicago Markets.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
FAD HABIT OF EXERCISE.
a London Critic Says One NIny Become
Slave To 1t for Life.

London Critic Says One Mny i,ccome q
Slave to 1t for Life.
Some persons get on perfectly well
without exercise. | am one of them,
says the editor of London Truth, be-
cause never fell into the cngrossing
habit of exercise when young man.
Naturally person who passes his youth
In violent exercise finds later on that
he cannot do without it. The habit is
rs easily acquired rs that of drinking or
opium smoking, and, once acquired. a
person becomes slave to it for the rest
of his life.
Most people, however, eat far too
much, and then often find themselves
incommodcd, if they do not work off
this excess of food. 1t is easy to get up
an artificial appetite. remember Mr..
Bright once explained this to me. lie
said the stomach is artifcially distcnd-
cd, the void which is created owing to
this artificial distcnsion produces II Per-
petual craving for food, and Thu, is
termed being hungry. Gradually re-
duce the ar cunt of food. and the stor..
ach becomes normal, with the rcsul;
that half the amount of food is satisfy
ing. The world is divided bc.wccn those
who cat too much and those who do not
have enough to cat
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
STRANGE ADDITIONS.
Tho Strength OF the Maternal Instinct In
Animals.

L no strength OF the Maternal Instinct II,
Animals.
l lately met some friends who had
with them little dog called '.Vic"
which had adopted the family of a
cat i'll the house, and while in pos.
session would not let the mother como
near her kittens, says Il writer i'll the
London Spectator. The kittens were
kept in n very tall basket. and ''Vic"
would take them ono by one and then
carry them into the garden and watch
over them, carrying them back III the
same way after n time, at other times
lying contcntcdly with them in the
basket. OF course, Vic had to be
forcibly removed when the adopted
family required their mothers nttcn.
ton for their sustcnancc. ] also have
met Il friend who saw Il hen hawk
which was in cage, mothering Il young
starting. Three young, unilcdgcd
starings were given the hawk to eat
She ate two and then broodcd the other
and took the utmost care of it. Unhap-
PLY the young Startling died, and from
that moment the hawk would touch no
food, but died herself in n few DAYS.
The same friend was on Il mountain one
day when sheep came up to him and
Enthusiastically begged him to follow
her, going just in front and continually
looking around to see if he was follow
ing. The sheep led him at last to some
rocks, where he found n lamb fast
wedged in between two pieces of rock.
he was able to liberate the lamb, to the
evident joy of the mother. myself
once saw cat ''brooding" and taking
care of very small chicken, which,
being Matched first of n brood, had been
brought into II cottage and placed in Il
basket near the fire. 1t managed 10 get
out of the basket and hoped up near
the cat, which immediately adopted it
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
ECHO RIVER.
Peculiar Acoustic Qualities OF This Vault
cd stream.

cu Stream.
One Of the famous curiositics of the
Mammoth cave is the Echo river. n body
OF water estimated to be some three
fourths of Il mile in length, and from
twenty to two hundred feet in breadth.
Its depth ut ordinary times is S-om ten
To forty feet DIR. IL. C. lIovcy. in u
paper read before the American Geo
graphical society, gives Il vivid dcscrip-
ton of the peculiar acoustic qualities
of tlic vault by which tic river 10
archcd.
Last summer, in company with 4
party OF four persons. no others being
on the river at the time, we tried the
erect of rocking the boat as violently
as we dared to do, also striking the sur
face OF the water with our paddles, and
iii other ways making as much agita-
ton of the body of the stream as posi-
bic, and then awaiting the result in
silence.
timed the concert thus created. and
found its durati to be exactly half an
hour. First came sounds like the tinll-
ling of silver bells. Then larger and
heavier bells took up the melody as tho
waves sought out the cavities III the
walls Then it was rs if all chimes of
all cathedrals had conspircd to raise q
tempest of sweet sounds.
Fer moment there was utter silence,
soon broken by low muttcrings, ghostly
whispers. sudden shriclis, as if of men
in agony. Then silence again. We
were about to speak, when the guido
motioncd to Us to remain quiet; when,
To- as from some deep recess, hitherto
forgotten, came Il tone tender and pro.
found; after which, like gentle Nom
cries, ali the mellow and mysterious
sounds that had gone before were re-
awakened, until the hall rang again
with the wondrous harm ony.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
ECHOES FROM ASIA.

TIE past year, 1892, is the year 7,o1o,-
81 in China.
lN China every village has its theatcr;
every city has several.
THE telephone has been known in
India for thousands of years.
ONE-sEvENrIl of the land surface of
thc globe is controlled by Russia.
Annoy, in China, bears the doubtful
distinction of being the most dirty and
unhealthy city in the world.
a DISEASE peculiar to Japan is called
the kalSc. 1t Is believed to be the re-
suit of eating too much rice.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
PRODUCTS or THE GROUND.

a VAST mine of superior fire-clay has
been discovered in Vincennes, Ind.
Dr.. KEyrs. assistant state gcolocist
of Iowa, announces the discovery of
ricl, find OF rlctal near Kcoluk.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., boasts of a double
faced potato One side is claimed to be
perfect representation of bear and
the other. it is said, is fair mold of a
cali
II" last bonanza in Fairhaven.
WAIST. 1, a coal vein extending through.
an area of 1905 acres, AMI promising an
estimated production of 10000, 900 tons
OF coal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14

The smallest sea island on record is
nine feet across, and is reported by
Capt Jchn Richards, of the British ship
Cambrian Monarch, to have been sight
ed by him in latitude 90 degrees.
minutes north, longitude 1877 degrees, 50
minutes west. The sea was smooth
around it, and it was clearly an island,
tapcring upward in pyramidal shape
from below the surface of the water.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
New York Stock n1ar,...

NEW YORK, Jan. i3.-The stock
market to day showed marked in
crease in the amount of business done
over the large business of Yesterday.
while distinct broadening tendency
was seen, and the final changes were
almost invariably material gains. Ono
weak spot of tho list was Distillers.
which wae under pressure throughout
the entirc day, but received support
enough to hold it above yesterday's
lowest figures until the close. The
railroad list developed strong tone at
the opening, and buying for both sides
OF tho account kept prices moving up.
ward in spite OF heavy rca!iZations on
theehigh prices attained
Another encouraging feature was the
wide and uniform distribution of bust
ness, and while large gains were made
in oulY few stocks, the fact that tho
Improvement reached all portions of the
list stamps the advance as of greater
stability than was generally supposed.
Industrials, on the whole, shared in
strength, but no marked gains were
seen in thep', and, had it not been for
the enormous transactions in Distillers.
they would have occupied q subordinate
position in the market. The pressure
upon Distillers was again extraordinary,
and from 4 last night it quickly
descended to IS.
A rally TO 50M was followed by fever
ishness and ct the close it was again at
lowest figure. Sugar Jared somewhat
better and after rising to 12O4 closed
at 40 with gain of 1 per cent Man.
haitian still remained the special feature
OF the market and was still further
lifted to l74& against l67sl last even
ing, finally closing at ia with q net
gain of GA per cent. Coal stocks with
the exception OF Reading, mado no
show in the market, but nil were strong.
New England and New York and
Northern preferred we're prominent in
following the rise in Manhattan, the
last snamed having net gain Of 81
larger than any othor railroad stock.
Among other specialties Consolidated
Gas rose per cent, but tho rest of the
list were content with gains, ranging up
per cont. Western Union became the
bull card of the afternoon and other
Gould stocks followed at q distance,
while the strength in Changers was not
so pronounced as during the past few
days. Sales, Coz, 900 shares.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
Didn't Know It was Tberc.

A photographer in the Tyrol made a
negative of ten tourists against back
ground of pine woods. When he de-
veloped the plate faithful present.
ment of large bear in the act of max
ing for the denser timber appeared in
the edge of the forest. Neither the
man with the camera nor any of those
in the group had known that the brute
was near
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14

S1SH q-UlHUIOHs' TOUT, UNII Duh MN;
No. spring wheat, 1874 M76 No red
75M@76. No. corn. 42H No. OATS,
81 Hp d2.SS No. ? white. T. o. b., 3G}@@37.
Mess pork, 17.70@l7 rs. Lard, 10 so.
Short ribs Qoose). o 600 60 Dry
sailed shoulders iboxod). 7fm0 -.
Short clear sides (boxod). 10 3JGr lu.4n.
Whisk ey, 135
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
The National Building Company,
G. 'OLeary & Co., Managers,
Room 3O3, Terry Building.

TIE NATIONAL BUILDING COMPANY OF BOSTON offers the
est ana SAFEST investment
workgman tguaantees dividends tho stockholders
ana furnishes homes to tho worngman what he now pys rent
Every should
safest, cheapest plan of getting
haoola Is called the city of
nRnnan mas been enabled to buy his upon terms
why shouldn't Roanoke and every man have
homo OF his
Call and talk with us tho subject satisfy Won that all
we promise and will be
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14

EREDBRICK J. AMWKG, G. Il n,
n Am. Soc. G. &. ~ Engr's Club OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., contractor and
builder, Commercial Bank Building,
Roanoke, Va. apr29-ti
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
NOETZ's BULLETIN.

We have again accepted the agency
for the celebrated "LADIRS' TEN
DER FEET SHOES" Will sell
them again under the same guarantee
and as low Us ever.
Goods damaged by flood will be sold
at great sacrifice. Come and look at
them, there may be pair to 1t you.
GOETZ'S,
No. 101 Salem avenue, Cor. Henry.
4156m.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
RODY II KENNRRLY,

AGENTS FOR
the celebrated Lincoln Block coal and
dealers in Pocahontas gas Goals and
wood. Office: Norwich Lock Works.
Orders promptly filled. II 2j6m
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14

INHERE WILL BE AN ANNUAL
II meeting OF the stockholders of Vir-
glnia Land Company at the oilice of w.
M Wager ~ Co. Tuesday January H..
1913 business of Importance will he
transacted. All stockholders will
please be present either by proxy or in
person. GEO. G. MOOMAW, Secretary.
12 IS I'm
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

~ Office is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
- inc annual and general mcet-
ing of tho stockholders of the Roa-
noke Development Company will be-
held at tho Office of tho company in tho
city OF Roanoke, Va, Tuesday, January
Gath, 1898, at 12 o'clock M.
Tho object of the General Meeting ia
to consider an amendment to tho char
tor allowing the Company 10 accept its
com mon stock in payment OF tho pur.
chase price OF lots; and, second, to re-
wise, amend and correct tho bylaws OF
the Company. by order Of the board of
directors. LAWRENCE r. SOLLEN-
BERGER, Secretary. I9oat "a
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
MONEY TO LEND.

MONEY TO LEND.
MONEY TO LOAN NOW
On real estate security, no delay; now
is the time TO build q homo. Apnlv IN
OSCAR d. DER r, No. Campbell ave-
nue 8. w, Roanoke, Va. l2G1m
SPECIAL NOTICES,
Adrnrt!setosnts In this column Will repav
Eovue2l.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14

''w'''
LooKABILL'S PRINTING HOUSE.
WHERE!
ROANOKE. VA.
WHAT?
PRINTING"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14

'S7UR ROANOKE TRANSFER
4 Company is prepared to do sill
Kinds OF hauling. They hoop rood
wagons, good teams and rospon-
eible drivers. Prompt attention.
Omcce, Freight depot and Jefferson
street, south. Telephone, 1l9.
octl-l-yr
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-14
Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO. Jan. 10 Leading futures
ranged as follows:
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-20
The Pilots Again.
EDITOR Bulletin

EDITOR BULLETIN
think that the pilots of this port
deserve the strongest sort of rebuke
or condemnation, if they continue
to refuse to take out our large mail
steamers after dark. 1t is to be pre-
sumed Capt. Seabury of the China
knows how to handle his steamer,
and when asking the pilot to take
him out at night was, as a steamship
commander of long experience, we'll
able to judge whether any risk
would attend the taking out of the
steamer with a straight course
ahead of her, from the wharf to the
mouth of the entrance. If he had
the least doubt in his mind, is it
likely he would have made such a
request of the pilot?
The interests of commerce at this
port demand that our pilots should
do the work reasonably required of
them or resign. Are the taxpayers
to be told, after all the money that
has been spent in deepening our bar,
channel and harbor, that our bar
and entrance are dangerous to cross
at night, and that our pilots refuse
to take out mail steamers after
nightfall? A nice fact to publish to
the world, after our $15O,0OO outlay
on bar and harbor Improvements!
Bah! let our old women pilots re-
sign. A naval lieutenant was heard
to say last night, that he would risk
$1,000 on his ability to take the
China out after dark, without the
least mishap. ENTERPRISE.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-20

right to vote, for not having regis
tered in 1887 and who could not
take part in plebiscite, or who, in
case of annexation, would not even
obtain the right of vote, first on ac-
count of this illiteracy, second for
the reason of not being Hawaiian
subjects at all, but still subjects of
d. Carlos of Portugal, whereby it
would require them to have five
more years residence before acquir-
ing any rights to American citizen
ship. These few remarks will suffice
to show what the moral worth of
the annexation roll is, be it 5000 as
boasted, or 10000. Taking away
from it the illiterate Portuguese, the
duplicates, the children, the absent,
the non-taxpayers, and late arrivals
who have not the constitutional time
of residence, the incapacitated for
various legal reasons, etc, it would
be really curious to see how many of
the 5000 would remain, who are real
ly voters, and whose names are legal
ly inscribed on the Great Register.
If these arguments are incorrect,
and annexation can really count, not
5000, but DECENT amount of real
taxpayers or voters, the best answer
would be the publication of the
whole list. That would settle deci-
sively the annexation hubbub in the
minds of Minister Blount and the
American people. But we defy the
Annexation Club to give such proof
of their real standing; and their re-
fusal will be the best and most deci-
sive condemnation of their cause,
and of it's alleged popularity, prop
ped up by ignorance, whilst every
man on the royalist rolls can read
and write. STATISTICS.