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decline of A@ss, advanced X@4,
closing dull with trading chiefly switch
ing; January, 50sl; May, G9Is Oats
dull, steady; options steady, neglected:
January 374; February, 3sN; May,
30}4; spot prices, No. 8, 3G4; No. 3
white, Al 4, No. 2, 374; No. 9 white.
424 % t21s; mixed Western, 37M39:
white Western. 4O0044t
Coffee options opened steady, un-
changed to ten points decline: closed
quiet, unchanged to ton down; January,
l5.S5G0 1890; February, Is 70; May, Il. 10
Gole.5o; September, 15.4o@l5 spot
Rio dull, easy; No. Z, l6N@16sl. Sugar
steady, IL m, fair refining, 3; centri-
fugals, 96 test, 3 ZIG; refined fairly
active, firmer; No. 7, 4 5 16@416; No. 8,
4]S GA SIG; off A, 5-1e@4 DIG; standard
a, 11'16@4%; graduated. 11.1G@5.
Moiasses, foreign nominal; New Or
leans steady, fair demand; open kettle
new, good to choice, 26G036
Beef quiet, steady; family, s.0OMS 1G:
extra mess, G.25@6.75. Beef hams dull,
firm; quoted, Is Tierced beef quiet,
unsettled; city extra India mess, 16G0l7.
Cut meats good demand. stronger;
picked bellies, 1oN; do. shoulders, %
Dld; do hams, ID; middles firmer; short
clear, 10H. Lard quiet, firmer; West
ern steam, 11.15@11.2O; city, 10 5OM
1878; January, 11.12N, closing lilo;
May. 1926 bid; refined firm; continent,
11.40; South America, 1l.65 Freights
to Liverpool dull, steady; cotton, 5-G4d:
grain, I'D, nominal.
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frown on gambling and cards by their
children, yet during the week of Chanu.
kah they relax sufficiently to allow and
participate in a game whose stakes arc
nuts or apples or candies.
This game is played with Il rtop,
whitfield to four plane sides, on each OF
which is lettered n Hebrew character.
The top is set spinning on the table by
each performer in succession. If it
falls on the side marked "Nun'-"N."
signifying nothing" the player loses
his turn; if upon "Gimcl"-''G." signi
flying give" the player puts one nu,
or other valuable agreed upon in the
pot" on the table. "Aleph," or "a, :
signifies take all there is" The
fourth letter, ''h," signifies half the
pool"
1 hesitate to criticise n game of pre-.
sumable antiquity, but it seems to me
that if each player were required tc
ANTE one chip before spinning the
top the pot might stand better chance
of becoming worth while.
However, the game is capable of in.
finite notifications
Jews were formerly in the habit OF
giving Christmas presents much more
than now, and even of having trees
decked in the usual manner, but the
thinking Jews have frowned upon the
use OF trees in their homes rs an unwise
concession to Christianity, while admit
ting that the Christmas tree is of rattle,
heather than Christian origin. In re
cent years there has been greater strict
ness in this respect, and, really, Chan
ukah seems to do about as well. The
only trouble with it is that it hobs
about so, turning up one year in De
cember and the next holding off to the
very end. This is due to the peculiar.
ity of the Jewish calendar. The or
binary Jewish year is only three
hundred and iifty-four days long
but every leap year has an extra
month, thirteen not being at all an I'M
lucky number to the Jewish mind, and
these leap years occur seven times in a
cycle of nineteen years, SO that all the
feasts and fasts vary nearly month
according to the Christian calendar.
ChanulSah was celebrated in many OF
the Jewish synagogues this year on Dc.
ccmbcr is, which, being the Christian
Sunday, was secular to the Jews, and
hence both convenient and appropriate
for merrymalling on large scale A
Chanulah celebration in one of the big
synagogues was not unlike the Christ.
mas festivities of the old-fashioncd
churches in spirit, minus the Christmas
tree only.
If Chanuliah conforms to the home
holiday of Christmas, Purim, or the Feast
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DINiNG-ROOM SCREENS.
How 20 Conceal Entrance to the Pantry
and Shut Or Draughts

now 20 COncc3l Entrance to the Pantry
and Shut or Draughts.
For the dining-room or hall four
f,]d screen about five and a half feet
high is very convenient. One especially
suited for this use, to conceal the en-
trance to the buffers pantry or shut of
draught--especially to be guarded
against i'll the dining a frame
covered with leather and studded with
brass-hcadcd nails. A warm, deep red
or dark .erra Gotta is good color for
the leather, and there are panels of il
studded with nails, in conyentionalized
designs. at top and bottom of each fold
These nails come in various shapes and
sizes, oval, square, round and pointed,
and of copper or brass in different
tintS, and good effects can be produced
by combining them. The leather in
the panels of course has to be tackled
upon a board. The designs NAV be
drawn on tissue paper, and tackled on
the leather; then, after driving the
nails in the form of the design, tear of
the paper. Any conventionalized out
line drawing will be suitable, or sci
figures can be repeated The center
panels are usually oil paintings on can.
vas; and if floral design is chosen il
is conventionalized and done in shades
of the color of the leather. The effect
is rich, but for some tastes rather som.
Der. Game pictures would be effective
in the center panels; or they could be
filed with mating having fruit designs
painted upon it. Variety In the sizes
of the panels in the different folds will
enhance the beauty--Demorcst Maya
zine.
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and imposing feast rs Passover or the
feast of weeks In fact, it is n COM
parativcly modern affair, but it comes
Mt u time of the year when domestic re-
unions are especially easy to arrange
and when the spirit of family good feel
ing is in the air. Fcasting and gifts and
family enjoyment are universal among
the Jews.
Chonukah is the first of the eight
days of the Feast of Lights, or of the re-
dedication of the holy temple after its
rescue from the Greeks. Last year it
occurred on Christmas day, so that the
last day fell on New Years of the
Christian calendar. This year, as is
usually the case, it was somewhat
earlier. In memory of freedom from
Syro Gnrcia opprcssors and their re-
kindlcd altar fires and perpetual lamp
after the heroic resistance of the Mac
cabccs, the Jews light on the first night
OF the Chanukah one candle or lamp.
on the second day two, and so on till
the eighth. Sometimes each member
of the family lights in this way eight
candles, SO that the home is blaze of
radiance.
And an ancient song of dclivcrancc is
sung to an air of Grcgorian simplicity
hallowed by the association of ccntur.
les.
Chanullah must be n jolly time for
the children. While Jewish parents
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York Stock Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The stock mar
ket TO- day was unusually active and very
irregular, due in u great measure to the
bull manipulations Of tho Industrials,
the discussion of gold shipment, and the
prospects OF the repeal of the Sherman
law at this session Of Congress. Ster.
ing exchange was not higher but,while
the oeGand was not excessive, CONNER
clal bilIs are reported becoming scarcer
and the prospects OF further shipments
was looked upon as good. There is no
ship likely to take any of tho precious
metal before Saturday, and estimates of
tho probable Outgo have not vet been
made.
The feature of the day was naturally
heaolng' and its transactions again
amounted to very large figures, but
this was largely due to tho selling
chiefly OF the speculative olemept. and
the disappointment at tho showing of
tho statement issued to day. Tho
statement showed that tho interest on
the income bonds had been barely
earned and that under what the street
regards as most favorable conditions.
and now with the issue of bonds coming
ahead OF the stock, the prospects of a
dividend are not flattering at present.
Inc announcement that Jersey Cen.
trail was ready to withdraw from the
combination of coal roads was the be-
ginning of the end of the deal in many
quarters. Reading was heavily sold In
the afternoon after tho statement be.
came public and its price was driven
down from 81 4 to 49Ss. A partial re-
covery to so occurred, but at that figure
1t was left IS per cent. lower than Sat.
urday'S. With this decline tho noo rl,o+
sympathized to 4 limited extent, but, as
q rule, prices were higher. Among the
particularly strong stocks of the day
were Burlington and Rock Island. Sales
aggregated 422, OCO shares.
STOCK nIrnrSrrnNo
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Then, curiously enough, Il thought
1mpinged upon my mental rctina, OF
rather two thoughts, which is still
more curious. "Grcat Scott! l wonder
how the Jews get along ut holiday time:
No Christmas, on principle; no New
Years because their year begins at a
different time. Just while the rest OF
the world is rcveling or swearing off
as the case may be, it's as likely as not
the poor Jew has struck one of his fast
days"
The thought pestcred me into going
up to sec Mr.. Philip Cowen about it, re.
Numbering how big a figure Christmas
cuts in December and New Years till
it's forgotten. Mr.. Cowen is the pub
Usher of the American Hebrew, and he
did tale unfold of five New Years
days which almost froze my blood with
envy. This is what he said:
Jews refrain from celebrating
Christmas because of its deep religious
significance as commemorative the
birth of Jesus, and because of the suf.
fering that Christianity has hcapeG
upon Israel by persecution for cruelty.
ing the Saviour, which they did not do,
as has been well proven historically.
New Years has not this religion.
significance and marks particularly the
opening of the business year. In fact,
1T has no other significance. 1t is Ger.
tainly not celebrated as the anniver.
sary of the circumcision, SO there is
nothing religious in it, and Jews enter
Into it as heartily as their neighbors.
THE Jews, in fact, have five New
Years, but observe only two. The five
are:
"First-January 1, or the business
New Year.
'Second-The New Year of the trees.
when the sap is presumed to flow into
the trees with the approach of spring,
the real Arbor day, which the Jews
celebrated centuries ago, before Amer
lea was thought of. This occurs on the
18th of the eleventh Jewish month,
Shebah, next year on February l.
"Third-The first day of the first
Jewish month, Alb, which occurs in the
spring, about the time of the vernal
equinox. This was universally regard.
ed as the beginning of the year in
ancient times and until quite recently.
Hence Romans called the seventh
month, beginning with March, Septem-
Der, and SO October. November and De-
cember.
when the Jews were given the
Torah. or the law, they were observing
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OF Lots, is best known to the Gcntilcs
rs illustrating Jewish mcrrymaklng in
public. The big Purim ball at the
metropolitan will not occur in Fcbru-
airy, but IL reception at Dclmonico's
VIII yield as much for charity. The
Purim ball is one OF the
big society events in New York
and all other cities where the
Jews have gained foothold. That is
'or the wealthy Jews. At the same
festival the poorer cast side Israclites
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che months in the count and in their
names (the Jewish months have Assyr-
ian names) after the manner Of the sur
rounding people, SO that the first day Of
Nissan. the first month, is not really i'm.
portant.
"Fourth-The New Year of the kings
This. have heard spoken of rs the day,
like our fourth of March, on which the
kings Of Israel were crowned 1t is not
observed at all.
"Fifth-The Jewish New Year is the
first day Of the seventh month CTishree)
as commanded by the law of Moses,
and is observed by all Jews. 1t is a
day of deep religious feeling, OF earnest
retrospection.
Mr. Cowen gave me further particu-
lars about the holidays. Rosh
Hashanah, beginning of the year, is the
first 'of ten penitential days, such as
January to 10 may be to Christians
who religiously ''swear Off from the
evil habits on January / and forget all
about it by the 18th. There's nothing
festive about Rosh Hashanah, however.
Indeed, the Jews are a sober race and
In all their festivals there is a sensible
White Fast, comes nine days after the
civil New Year and is vigorously OBJ
served.
Pesach, or Passover, comes in spring,
on the 18th day OF the first month, and
celebrates the deliverance from Phara-
ohio bondage. There is much of reli-
gious ceremonial mingled with the davis
observance, but it is similar to the
Christian New Year, in that elaborate
feasting is quite the order. In the fam.
lilies of the orthodox the servants take
their places with the masters ut the
feast on the first night when the narra-
tive of the Exodus Is recited, and, like
the Kniclxerbocker New Years, there
are cakes, but unleavened, and wine
Twofold, also, are the jewish feasts
most akin to Christmas; and it is Gu
rious fact, as illustrating the modifica-
tons of ancient customs by environ
ment. that Chanukah or the feast of
dedication has borrowed very festive
tone from the almost universal holiday
season, occurring about the same time.
Chanukah is by no means SO ancient
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Produce and Merchandise.

NEW York, Jan. 9.-Soutnern -four
quiet, steady; common to fair extra, 3. 100
$40; good to choice do. 3.15@4.25. Wheat
dull, easier; No. 3 red, 7sM@79 store
and elevator, 79%@8O ahoat: options
opened 1S@A decline, reacted 4@36.
declined Kos, closing steady 40 4
below Saturday with trading very dnll !:
No. red January, 772S; May, s24
July, S34.
Corn moderately active, firm; No. 2.
50S@5O4 elevator, 511s@5l4 afloat;
steamer mixed, 5OM@5O%; options
moderately active, opened weak at a
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Loves Young Dream.

They had quarrcled. and the high.
spirited girl said, as she handed him a
package: There. Mr.. Ferguson, are
the presents you have given me- Now
that all is over between us. sir. there
should be no reminders of the foolish
past"
You are right, Miss Keezcr," he said,
humbly, land suppose must return
the gifts you have presented to me-"
~ never gave you anything, sir, that
remember"
Indeed you did"
"Sir, /"
"NIiss Kcezer-Katie" he exclaimed,
with something that sounded like q
sob, II value them beyond everything
else in the world. 1t would break nv
heart to return them, but there is moth
ing else left for me to do"
Twill you kindly tell me, sir, what
you are speaking OFF"
II am speaking Katie, of the kisses
you have given me. They are not mine
now. It's my duty to restore them. For
give me, darling, but cannot go away
without"
"Oh, George!
When the clock struck eleven, about
three hours later, George was still re-
turning thcm.-Roseleaf
Coyuess Extraordinary.
She-Isn't Miss Manning coy little
thing?
IIe-Yes. Even when she tainted
and fell in my arms last night she
blushcd like peony.-Life.
Quite So.
Ethcl-Ycs, uncle; dear George pro-
posed five times before finally ac.
cepted him.
Uncle-Er-what yon might cali well
shaken before takcn.-Truth
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he National Building Company,
@. O'Leary & Co., Managers,
Room 3O3, Terry Building.

1ha NATIONAL BUILDING COMPANY, BOSTON, offers tho
anu sae investment
"kngman 1t guarantees to tho stockboda
ana furnishes homes to the workngman rent
Every should This comma nv 49,.
SAFEST cheapest plan of getting
called tho city of years work.
hgan mas been enabled to buy his home upon terms
why shouldn't Roanoke and every ma, bav
home of his
Call and talk with satisfy YOU that all
promise md bo DONE
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GNOErZ'S BULLETIN.

We have again accepted the agency
for the celebrated LADIES TEN
DER FEET SHOES" Will sell
them again under the same guarantee
and as low Us ever.
Goods damaged by food will nc sold
at great sacrifice. Come and look ct
them, there may be pair to flt you.
GOETZ'S,
No. 1O1 Salem avenue, Cor. Henry.
4166m.
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THERE WILL BE AN ANNUAL
Il meeting of the stockholders OF Vir-
ginia Land Company at the Office of w.
Nj. fagor " Co. Tuesday, January II,
1893. Business Of Importance will be
transacted. All stockholders will
please be present either by proxy or in
person. GEO. c. MOOMAW, Secretary.
12 is I'm
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Ohio Extension Edition now ready "A
THE TIMES ONCE. Price 5 cents.
Y. NJ. c. a. Notes.

" NJ. G. a. Notes.
The Sunday meeting OF tho Young
Mems Christian Associa ton was largely
attended. Jesse Blanton add rnsscd The
association on the subject of Christian
Light"
A meeting OF tho board Of directors OF
the Y. M. c. A. will be he'd to night at
8 p. m. The com it,ee OF managcmont
OF the railroad department. ~ili .,lSo
mold meeting to night AMI II o WI,
Hams, State secretary. VII !" present
The educational com.ui,t.."ot The ~.
ISOLATION, consisting IT w Il Evans =.
l.. Hoover add Jas. c. C.ssell have ar
ranged for the following night classes:
English. teacher, Prof. w. L. Bib;
German, teacher, Rev. Lewis Reiter:
algebra and geometry, teacher, =. l..
Hoover; stenography, teacher. s. d.
Wrightson; vocal music, teacher, G.. w.
Scott; chorus, teacher, w. G.. Nycum;
composition and practical arithmetic,
teacher, Prof. S. l.. Hart; history,
teacher, S. L. Bib; Bible training class
under the charge of w. A. Wynno.
Officers Elected
A meeting of tho stockholders of the
Buena Vista Land Company was held
yesterday and the following officers
elected for the ensuing year: James S.
Summons, president; Thomas Lewis,
ce-president; Asa Rogers, secretary
and treasurer. Directors: Jas. s. Sim
mons, Col. Thomas Lewis, George p.
Taylor, Joseph Il. Engleby, C. c. Italia
ferro, w. A. Glasgow, Jr., and w. G.
Roberts n
AT tho annual meeting OF the Belmont
Land Company, held yesterday, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: IL. S.
Trout, president; j. a. Jamison, secre-
tary AID treasurer; directors, III. S,
Trout, F. l.. Terry. e. III. Stewart, S. w.
Janis IN and Jas. s. Simmons.
Ohio Extension Edition now ready Mt
TIL TIMES Office. Price 8 cent?
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Casn qCOtatIOnS: Strong and buyers
10 apart; No. spring wheat. TAX; No.
red, 72%; No. Q corn, 4lsS. No. .
oats, 37sl. Mess pork. l7s5@17.0O.
Lard, 1915. Short ribs 0.6O@e .65.
Dry sailed shoulders, 9.6O@9.75. Short
clear. 10 25@10.35. Whiskey, 100.
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

7 AKELAND LODGE, NO. a
stated M 1'@ so, A, -, F., and A. N, A%A
held this (Tuesday) evening at
7:aO o'clock, Masonic Temple. All
Master Masons in regular standing are
invited. BY order OF the Worshipful
Master.
GEO. w. RAMSEY, Secretary.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the annual and general meet
ing of tho stockholders of the Roa-
noke Development Company will be
held at the Office of the company in the
city of Roanoke, Va, Tuesday, January
oath, 1893, at ~ o'clock nj.
Tho object Of tho General Meeting is
10 consider an amendment to tho char
tor, allowing the Company to accept itg
com mon stock in payment OF tho pur-
chase price OF lots; and, second, to re-
wise, amend and correct the bylaws OF
tho Company. BY order OF tho board of
directors. LAWRENCE r. SOLLEN-
BERGER, Secretary. 1223td
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EREDERICK ]. AMWEG, c. B., II.
4 Am. Soc. G. &. & Engr's Climb OF
Philadelphia;engineer, contractor and
builder, Commercial Bank Building,
ROANOKE, Va. sprG-tf
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JEWISH NEW YEARS.
It Seems to Happen About Five
Times in TwelvemOnth.
Tho Sons and Daughters of Israel Have
Plenty OF Eolidays-ChanuItah Is tho
Homo Festival and Purim tho
Feast of Charity.
COPYRIGHT. 1891

lCoPyRIGHT. 1872.
was hurrying through side street
not far from ncwspaperdom when saw
In q window this convivial placard:
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RoDY u KENNERLY,

AGENTS FOR
the celebrated Lincoln Block coal md
dealers in Pocahontas gas .conls and
wood. Office: Norwich Lock Works
Orders promptly filled. l.. 2GCm
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SPECIAL NOTICES
in this coiuran vii! rep.v
poruBaI.

T'HR ROANOKE TRANSFER
4 Company ie prepared to do All
nlnds OF hauling. They Keep good
siblo drivers. Prompt attention.
onices, Freight depot and JcftersoL
street, south. Telephone, 119.
octl-l-yr
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Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO. Jan. 9.-Leading futures
ranged as follows:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-01

NoncrsTEE Mass, May 24--Dartmouth
won the championship OF the New England
Intercollegiate Athletic association at Wor-
csstar oval this afternoon, The ground was
Ia first class condition and the grand stands
were crowded with at leost 5000 spectators,
many of them women. Tho sports were
admirably managed by the Worcester Ath-
letic club.
Six records were brol;on as follows: 100
yards dash, II. =. Patterson Of Williams,
lol seconds; milo run, j. O. jarvis, Veg
cyan, 1872 l-5; l30 yards hurdle, s. Chase,
Dartmouth, IL 3-J seconds; two mule BIZ
cycle, L. NJ. Bliss, Amherst, minutes
% 30 seconds; two mile run, j. q. JARVIS
Wesleyan, 10 minutes, % seconds throw
ing l6 pound hammer, George 3. Ellis,
Brown, 9S feet, 81 inches.
The following is the full summary:
100 yards dash-H. $. Patterson, vii
Jams; c. w. Mckay. Dartmouth a. Is. H.
Straight, Brown; time l0t.
Half mile rum. w. Dunbar, Amherst;
). Vi. Gallagher, Worcester; d. Hail, Dart
mouth; time 2;05 So seconds,
100 yards hurdles. Chase, Dartmouth;
Y. r. Briggs, Wesleyan; c. Z. Russell,
Amherst; time 1G 80 seconds.
Two mile safety bicy cle-E NJ. Bliss,
Amherst; G.. u. Pratt, Amherst; NJ. Hoyne,
Williams time 5:50 "a seconds
440 yards rum. Il. Csggett, Dart
mouth; G.. b. Brooks, Amherst; J. A. An
ierson Wesleyan; time So seconds.
One mile rum. O. Jarvis, Wesleyan;
A. G.. Bugbee, Dartmouth; II. l.. Pratt
Amherst Time minutes 80 Is seconds
% yards burdie-A. NJ. Lyon, Dart
mouth. II. H. Cushing. Brown; H. c. Ide
Dartmouth. Time q seconds.
go yards dash-u. c. 1de, Dartmouth;
3. Eldred. Dartmouth L. Ii. Weeks,
Brown. Time % 2-5 seconds.
One mile walk-H. +. Houghton, Am
5erst: l.. 2. Strong, Worcester j. +. Chase,
Wesleyan. lime : minutes IS 4 ) seconds
Two mile run. O. Jarvis, Wesleyan;
y. /. Sharpe. Brown; w. Il. Parker. Wor-