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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-06

NOTICE, WATER CONSUMERS.-
~ Water rentals for tho quarter
april, May and June) arc now duo.
Consumers are hereby notified to call at
the office of the Roanoke Gas and Water
Company, room 2O4, Terry Building,
and pay same. Water may be cut Off
from all consumers who do not paw their
bills on or before April 20. An ad-
ditional charge Of fifty cents will he
collected for turning on water.
j. G. RAWN,
Manager and Engineer.
5 TO 20
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-06

NOTICE TRAN.
~ sient advertising must be
paid cash In advance, to save
cost of booking and collecting.
Advertisements In the one.
cent-a-word column are one
cent for each Of the first two
insertions and half a cent a
word for each subsequent In.
sertion.
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Board of Trade NIeeting.

The regular monthly meeting of the
directors OF tho board Of trade will be
held at 4:3O o'clock this afternoon in
the Terry building. In the evening the
regular monthly meeting OF the board
OF trade will be held in the.circuit court
room at $40. Business OF Importance
Will be brought before the meeting.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-06
DARN TO EXCHANGE.
.TOP PAYING RENT.

Groom house on Center avenue, lot,
50xl30 feet; price. $500; 5000 cash,
balance, SIS per month. 7room house
on Ninth avenue s. w, s., 900; 5000 ca sh,
balance, $50 per month.
j. +. WINGFlEID,
7 No. alG Commerce Street
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-06

E'OR SALE-A DRESS NEVER
n been worn. only mis6t. Apply
MRS. c. c. ADAMS, Maury's Photo.
graph Gallery. 4Git
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Milton Mobiles.

In his new play, "For Revenue Only"
Mr.. Milton Mobiles has made something
OF return upon his first memora Bile
production, 1.-THE Phoenix . Mr.. Mobiles
is peculiarly gifted man, clover
actor, an ingenious constructor and an
effective writer of plays that deal oddly
with the foibles and tendencies of
human natire. 1t is said that Milton
Mobiles latest effort is undoubtedly his
bost In none of his previous attempts
i'll tho line of stage literature has ho
ovinced the talent that marks the play
he has labeled For Revenue Only"
The piece is described on tho bills as a
political and satiriosl comedy. For
once tho designation is correct. or all
the plays and alleged plays aiming at
tho vulnerable points in America-or
shall we say United Ststes-politics
few have come nearer homo than this.
There is the added concomitant Of a
very faithful (though exaggerated) re-
Election of the country newspaper as an
element in POLITICAL campaigns.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-06
BUSINESS NOTICES.

THE FIRM OF j. f. MARSHALL q
l. co. is this day dissolved by mutual
consent. All accounts of tho late firm
OF D. e. Marshall & Co. are payable to
Jas. A. Mcconnell.
j. F. MARSHALL.
j. A. MCCONNELL.
PETER KIDD.
march 20, 1898. Al sod
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-06

THE CONTRACTING BUSINESS
Il formerly conducted under the firm
name of Sims & Skinker will after this
date be done by Sims & Dyer.
3 IA I'm
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-06
EOR SALE.

Capt. Henri DAWN offers for sale his
splendid residence, 42a Church street,
containing II rooms, all modern i'm.
provements, gas, hot and cold water.
line cellar, thoroughly, built, with stable
Tor four horses and carriages. This
property runs through to Fourth avenue,
and is one OF the most convenient and
attractive in Roanoke. For terms apply
to the residence, or address CAPT.
ENRl DAWN, p. o. Box IS, Roanoke,
va: Change OF residence the reason for
selling. 3IO1m
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-06

EoR SALE, LOW-ONE GOOD
H double-seated surry. Has been use d
by private family only three months
HUFF, ANDREWS & THOMAS.
3 81 1w
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FOR SALE.

BUSINESS WANTS OTFERS FOR
~ tho northwest corner ~Commerco
ana Luck streets, s0xl50 feet, with iG,-
provements. This property cost nc
500 per front foo,, 50. 0CO an deter.
mined TO sell regardless OF cost. Also
northwest corner Park and Earnest ave
nue., 7OXsS, with improvements. ro.
FUSED $1,000 for tho property in 1892.
both properties being good runts. Now
can get an oiler on either of tho above
III Roanoke or elsewhere IL 50 wr;to
or wire me a. No 0 North Eleventh
street, Richmond, Va. j. II. HOCKA-
DAY.
EVENLY NINE AND THREE
~ fourths acres, miles south of Bod
ford Ctiy, new frame house, rooms, 100
1rult trees TN bushels wheat seeded,
acres in clover, near churches and
schoois' Price Sl,soo; 5000 cash, bal.
ance ' : and years; FER cent in.
Serest. Possession given ono month
after sale
$40 acres (abouD 2l5 miles cast Of
bedford City, " milo railroad; franc
house, rooms and ell necessary out.
houses, mountain scenery grand, IS
acres bottom land, IS acres in timber,
$50 apple trees in full bearing, up land
III hrst'class conditions near churches
and graded school Price 81, 500; 81. QQC
cash. balance /, and 3 years: 6 pc,
cent, or s.. 1925 cash. Ceding possession
IN fall. n. ID. HAWKINS Is co,
u Bedford City, Va.
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7 OTIS FOR RAILROAD MEN.

Splendid lots on Second and Third
avenues n. w, 5oxl30 feet each, $500;
$50 cash, balance, SIS per month.
j. +. WINGFIELD.
No. 2l0 Commerce Street.
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Mabel Paige.

In speaking of the performance of
Little Lord Fauntleroy" as presented
by the little artistic, Mabel Paige, the
Columbus (Ga) Ledger says:
"a large audience greeted Mabel
Paige and her excellent company last
night in their performance for the
week and very thoroughly enjoyed the
manner in which the beautiful comedy,
Little Lord Fauntleroy,' was presented.
Miss Paige is an exceedingly clever
little actress. She is not precocious
child, but presented the character of
the title role in an easy and graceful
manner, and with a perfect conception
OF the part.
"She completely captured tho lare o
audience, which was enthusiastic in
its applause. Miss Paige is supported
by an excellent company"
This company will open weeks
engagement at popular prices at the
Academy beginning Monday, April 10,
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PROFESSIONAL.
NR. CHAS. G. CANNADAY.

Residence and Office for ladies only at
Rebekah Sanitarium, 12l Elm (Eigh thu
avenue, 8. W. Hours IL m. to . d. m.
Board and lodging for nonresident
patients. General office, 1914 Salem
avenue. Hours: to 10 q. ~; 2:3O to 4
p. M; to p N. Residence phone,
235; Office phone, 240. 3 30tf
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NANCE AND COMMERCE.
New York Stock Market.

3S New York, April 5-.rhe stock mar
So was irregular in the early trading,
42f fly in consequence OF 4 sharp selling
in American Sugar Refining
S#ich carried that stock down ~ to
M Is Other industrials were unfavor-
4s&Y affected and yielded 4 to l per
St. While the movements were in
gress Reading rose Is to 2iS5 on
SO resignation of Mcleod from tho
81 mpany and tho statement made in
ually we'll informed quarters that
|S}nkcrs who have been hostile toward
= Leod would now come forward and
vance the money needed by the com
my to relieve 1t from pressing flnan-
|$hl obligations. Tho stock subsc
lent.y reacted 70 23GS, but still lator
,3ached g.
3 New Eugla nd sold Off at first from SO
a, 81 \ owing to the feeling of uncer.
ginsy occasional by the now turn of
#tairs in leading, but 1T the decline
= iero were liberal buying orders and
he general market after spoil OF
8esitancy developed unusual strength
Anish, bat the moro they hammered
le market tho moro aggressive did tho
sails become. until finally there was a
4Prt OF scramble to cover. The advance
las stipulated by the receipt Of liberal
Arders by commission houses for both
Zeal ana out-of-to~n accounts. AS
3'mpaced with tho lowest figures Of the
3borning American Sugar rose 2k,
tchison. II Cotton Oil, IL; Canada
3outhern, ~; Big -Four, az; Burling-
3on and Qiincy, "a; Chicago Gas, ~;
Northwest, 2is; st. Paul, ~; Rtcx
Stand, Is; Lackawanna, 2; delaware
ind Hudson, TX; Lake Erie and West.
I'm, ~; Lake Shore, 25S; Louisville
nd Nashville, ~; Manhattan. az;
]lichigan Central, | Il; Missouri Pacific,
~; Cordago, u; Lead, 15s; New York
fentral, L; Omaha, Ia; Union Pacific,
! 4, and Western Union, IL. Mobile
fnd Ohio, after selling down 92l to "a,
foso to 2s]a. The early break was due
20 the decision just rendered against
no stockholders by Judge Coleman, of
The supreme court of Alabama The
market closed strong at or near top
figures. Sales listed: Stocks, $4,000;
$4,000.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-14

Who mace you so Wiser interrupted
Minna sarcastically.
"An a man bet me you wouldn't, an
AM bet him you would"
Beasts" calculated the much in
consed Minna
"An / bet a fearful lot. Minna. Goshi
I'm scared to think of it. If got To
give him all that money, the farm ull
have to go sure"
Minna looked frightened.
"How muchr she asked family.
"Wonder how much she'll standY Bob
asked himself perplexedly. Then he
glanced at her tentatively.
"rm most afeared to tell you. It's
it's-goshl bIinna-it's 800.
"Oh, myw CALCULATED Minna. "You
never did
"a hundred dCllarsr repeated Bob
chollingly, and overcome by the feelings
he had aroused he buried his head in his
hands. From this safe retreat he con-
tinued disjointed remarks broken by
emotion.
"Don't care for myself. (Sigh.) don't
want to live anyway, but the farm'll
have to go sure, and poor mother and
father" (Sob.)
"Oh, no, no, - said Aiinna tearfully
"They're old now to start over agin
"a protracted &gh), but l kin work for
EN-. I'll do it, and Bobs shoulders
shook with nobly suppressed emotion
'it u'll come hard to lose the old place
now -(sob)-after all them years"
"Oh, don't, don't, don't, Bobl can't
bear itI' gasped Minna, choking down
the tears. "rIl-Tlr-
Bob waited moment, Then he went
on;
"Poor sister can't go to school or moth
ing" rocking himself to and fro in ap-
parent deep grief, ian there's no wood
got for the winter"-here he wept aloud,
and seeing this Minna, too, wept aloud.
"Oh, Bob" she cried. chow could you
be $3.50 and she burst again into
| tears.
Dunno, Minna," he said in choking
voice, "but there amt no help for it
now. It's all got to go-farm an ALL"
"Neverl" said Minna Historically. 81
will marry you'll willr'
Taint right to ask you" Bob said
sadly and hypocritically, "You don't
care nothin about me-"
"I didn't afore," said Minna tearfully
and shamefacedly, "but that was an aw-
full lot Of money to bet on me. Iikeyou
! for it, Bob, dor
"An you will marry me2'
She nodded.
q Il 1
fully. ''Its awfully good in you"
A moment elapsed before he started on
the real business of courtship-he had to
proceed carefully-and in that moment
Bob looked up at a very jester of twin
king star and silently exchanged with
it knowing and prodigious wink
Madge Robertson in Chicago Inter
! Ocean,
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Ny neighbor was a widder, an she he'd a run
down farm,
Al her cows an PIGS an chickens done a
mighty Dot o. harm
no my Fields aiinln, an stood it quite awhile
TIL fiFouldnt beimposcd ON in no sich kind o.
style.
So looked my very maddost es walked up tc
hor door,
I'M she looked up at me snllln, while a-washin
up the hoor,
An herrheeks was red es roses, an her hair ei
black as night
! lursot to scold an sass her, fer she seemed &C
sweet and bright.
But my hand was to the plow now, an II
wouldn't never do
10 forglt them doperdations ies' by loollin al
her shoe,
eoI eethered up my anger, an ] said, Nov
Mrs Brown"
And my tone put out her eyes light, an tn,
lashce they fell down.
But I aint no man for foolln, an went right
on 70 say
How her pigs et all my melons m her COWS et
tons Of hay,
How her chickens scratched my corn out, an
wouldn't hev 1t so,
Qiftln harder all the time, like a mailman will
Fou know.
Then tho widder she looked up, with tear
drop on her cheek
An a eomethin IN her throat that wouldn't lei
her speak,
but she Hobbed an cried out in kind o. tearl
tone,
Thet she he'd no one to help her an was pooi
an all alone.
Anmyhand W. on the plow then an a-reach
ID out for hern.
I he'd learnt a suddent lesson that never
thought I'd learn.
Wei, my scoldin was failure, seein what
thought TO do,
For her pigs an cows are all here, an tho wild
der's with 'em too.
VIII II. McSparren in Yankee Blade.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-14

A lawyer defending a promissory note
went to lunch, leaving his books and ci
tations ON the table in the courtroom
The opposing counsel sneaked back into
the room and changed the places of all
his boOlimarks. In the afternoon the
lawyer, taking up his books, referred the
court to his authorities. His lordshiI
noted every volume and page carefully
and took the case under consideration.
In rendering his opinion he said:
II was inclined after hearing argu.
ment of counsel for defendant to non.
suit plaintiff, but find, after referring
to the authorities quoted by counsel
none Of them bear on this case, and j
am led to think that the gentleman has
been willfully trying to insult the court,
He has referred me to an action Of an
Irishman who sued the proprietor of a
monkey for damages for biting him to q
case of arson, one of burglary, two OF
petty larceny and three divorce cases.
none of which bears on an action to re.
cover on a promissory note. Perhaps
the grossest insult to the court is refer.
ring to 'Duckworth versus Boozyman,
an action charging defendant will
breach Of promise. Judgment for plain.
tiff with costs"
The lawyer never knew what the mat.
ter was and to this day thinks the judge
was out Of his mind.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-14

Down in southwestern Texas, just
about midway between Houston in the
east and FL Paso in the west, and very
near to the Rio Grande, the Southern
Pacific railway has built over the Pecos
river the highest bridge in the United
States. Just before this bridge was fin.
ished one of the workmen fell from il
and was Of course killed.
The county judge was brought from
Langtry, the town nearest to the bridge
to hold a "crowner's quest" The Judge
arrived with great concourse of people
all anxious TO serve on the jury. Pro.
ceedings were begun by examining the
body of the dead man. Upon this were
found a loaded revolver and $40 in cash.
Perceiving this, the judge said;
''Tbere amt nothing to do about this
case, gentlemen Of the jury. The mans
dead, and it's perfectly plain how he
met his death. But what / want to know
is, what was he doing with that gum
That's against the laws of Texas. He ain't
here to explain, but because a man takes
1t into his head to put on wings and
mount to the skies is no reason why the
great state Of Texas should be defrauded.
Law is law and justice is justice. fine
him so for carrying a deadly weapon. n
1t is needless to say that the fine was
paid.-Harper's Magazine.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-14

Fascinating, Generous, Noble Trartcd, So
Womun's Analy sis Runs.
A woman who has made ID study Of the
whistling girl says that, aside from her
assumption Of a masculine prcrogative,
she is usually a dainty aud IA dious bit
Of femininity, who loses not one iota Of
her womanly charm when she Fuckers
her pretty mouth and whistles a merry
lune. Rather the roguish twinkle in her
BYE challenges censure. To a superficial
observer she is bright, jolly, original.
| Know her better. and she is frank, hon
tst, high spirited, noble hearted, superior
10 the alleged pettiuess of her sex, and
lhould circumstances require. sufficient
" generous to make wonderful sacrifices
Tor those she loves, for, being ardent and
| lnpulsive, she loves warmly. She may
hate, too with corresponding enthusi-
Rsm, but not for long, for, being tender
Of heart and believing always the best Of
| humanity, this harsher sentiment finds
no permanent home with her
Contrary to the general opinion, she is
rarely if ever a "tomboy," and if she oc-
casionally makes use of her ability to at
tract the attention Of some delinquent
conductor it is only when she is hurry
ing home at dusk and knows that the
| friendly darkness viii not reveal her Sc
cret AS she approaches the corner she
sees the coveted car leaving her perhaps
TO long and weary wait upon the side
walk She glances around to appeal to
some possible small boy, but this conven-
lent commodity fails to appear Stead
lily the car is sreceding. Can she be blamed
If she for a moment forgets that utility
should weigh lightly in her vocal scale?
And at last, when she triumphantly en-
ters the car, no one would suppose that
those demure lips had uttered that shrill
and effective signal.
Altogether, although inclined to be
willful and rebcllious at times And who
admires dull perfectionD she is a girl
fashioned after a free ideal. Is she to
have her vocal freedom restrained by "a
! cruel conventionaiity which forbids her
to enliven her own home with pretty,
birdliko music, while at the same time
it not only tolCrates, but often pretonds
to admire, the vocalist next door who
seeks to entertain the entire neighbor-
hood at evontide by series Of wailing
notes and soaring crcsceudos? The whis-
Ting girl abruptly unpucher5 her rosy
lips to show her pretty tgCth in dazzling
smile as she flashes upon you "a newer
version Of her grandmother's rcbuke;
Girls that whistle and hens that crow
Make their way wherever they go.
New York Sun.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-14

A Acunmngly constructed prison cavern,
consisting of large chamber connected
with one Of smaller dimensions. situated
near Syracuse, Italy, has gone into leg
andury history with the title Of the
Ear Of Dionysius." The smaller cham
Der was unknown to the prisoners kept
In this underground dungeon, and the
lyrant by whose name it is known had
O habit of secreting himself there to listen
to the conversation OF the convicts. who
were mostly political Offenders An in
genious device constructed ut the small
Rr end Of the larger chamber transmitted
the sounds through the partition. thus
enabling the suspicious rulerto hear even
the Whispered conversations of his "sus-
poets, st Louis Republic.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-14

One sees Arabs coming into Consran.
tinoplo with "a donkey load Of wood
which they sell for 3 francs. They have
come % miles with It, sell it, aud next
day ride tlo donkey back As a meal
costs them hnt 9 cents, the wood
nothing, and the donkey does an the
work, what seems q small profit is really
a good one And who Is It that earns IL
All saddle beasi5 in tho cast go whqt
our Anslomaniacs c.li artificial gaits.
m fact, thrf-iourths of AN the aulnals
m the world do SO. Mules which arc
ridden always "sidle' or amble, am dom
keys rWuiug walk, rack or amble. But
nowhere except in our southern states
have these gmts been studied as an art
improved on and bred from. Colonel
n A Dodge la Harpera
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-14

At the last dinner Of the Dartmouth
club Professor Hardy described the only
serious collision he had ever had with
any member Of his many classes.
An Undergraduate came into the lee
ture room one day clad in an outra-
geously wild and woolly cosume-tow wit,
cowhide boots with trousers tucked into
their tops a flannel shirt, no necktie on
coat and only one suspender. Professor
Hardy, after the close Of the recitation,
spoke to him about his attire, rightly
enough thinking that the principles Of
ethics We're quite as important as those
Of mathematics.
The next time the class met the young
man appeared armed cap-a-pie in what
Mr., Hardy called "all the concomitants
Of modern civilization'--dr suit, pat
ent leather shoes, white tie, boutonniero
and, in short, all the "dxings,"
u had never seen, said Mr. Hardy.
"a moro remarkable instance of turning
the other cheek when the one had been
smitten"
However the young man probably
felt, as a few minutes afterward ha stood
al the blackboard endeavoring 10 explain
a somewhat advanced problem which
the professor craftily set for him, and
which in the best Of circumstances was
likely 10 consume a considerable amount
Of time, that evening clothes were mot
very well adapted 10 the ordinary affairs
Of this workaday world Boston Her
aid.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-14

At the beginning Of 1893 the number
Of women who had entered their names
in the British medical register amounted
to 1853, of whom nine have died since
registration. About 50 are in practice in
India and other parts Of the east, chiefly
as medical missionaries; some of the
younger women-perhaps 2O-are still
engaged in study at various schools and
hospitals, chiefly ON the continent, and
the remainder are in practice in various
parts of Great Britain, more than half
of these having settled in London. The
number of posts thrown open to medical
women increases every day, and the de-
mand for their services in various direc-
tons is still considerably in excess of the
supply.-Medical Magazine.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-14
THE MlDsPoT OF OUR PLANEE
Many Places which Contest the Honor.
Their Claims.


Many Places which Contest the Honor.
Their Claims.
For several centuries different cities Of
the orient have contested with each 9TH
er for the honor Of being recognized as
the midspot of our planet. In 1888 a
London geographer issued an elaborate
work, in which he tried to prove the
British metropolis to be the center of the
landed surface of the globe. Jerusalem
and Delphi, Notwithstanding that neither
is situated on or very near the equator,
havo for ages been the two main con-
testants in this great central city contro-
| versy.
William Simpson of the London So
ciety For the Exploration of Palestine
tells us that Herr Schick has sent home
drawings of the spot in Jerusalem which
is supposed by some to be the exact CEN
ter Of our world. This interesting place
is in the Greek church, nine feet to the
right Of the reliquary containing what
purports to be the crown Of thorns worn
by our Saviour, the first nail that was
driven through his right hand and the
blood which he shed on that memorable
occasion.
1t is written in the Psalms, "God is
my king of old, working salvation in
the midst of the earth."-
This can only refer to the scenes of the
passion and of the holy sepulcher. The
midst or spot Of the earth must, there
fore, be sought in that vicinity. The be-
lief that the center of the earth is at
Jerusalem is very ancient, for it is al
luded to by st. Ephrem in his reference
to Noahs prayer over the bones Of Adam.
st. Ephrem says, "And Noah buried
Adams bones in the middle of the
earth" A certain round stone in the
temple Of Delphi is also spoken of by
the ancient writers as being the navel
or center of the earth"
Orestes takes refuge there when pur-
sued by Euminides. Pindar also makes
mention of the exact location Of the
center Of the world, and Pensanius, like
Herr Schick, also had the pleasure of
beholding the only genuine central hub
Of our planet. He, however, locates it
at Delphi instead of at Jerusalem. at
is made" he said, ''of white stone.
smooth and polished, and is no doubt
the middle point of the world. ."-Phila-
| delphia Press.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-14

The West Indian migratory crab is
the only creature that is born in the sea,
natures in fresh waters ana passes its
adult life on land. Once year these
creatures migrate in thousands from the
uplands of Jamaica, deposit their ova in
the sea, then migrate to the rivers and
streams, pass through a fresh water
stage, after which they follow their par
ents to land until the time comes for
them to return to the sea to lay their
eggs in turn.-London Tit-Bits.