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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
CATS.
Long tailed cats sing loudest.

Long tailed cats sing loudest.
The cat and the goat are the only animals
that spit.
The cat charms birds by waving its tail
in semicircles
The cat is the only animal that is adj
dicted to the human habit of sneezing.
In Count Sarcodellis opinion the prevail
ing type Of voice III the female cat Is the
highest soprano, or what is known to teach
ers of singing rs soprano sfogato.
NJ Dumarier makes special mention of
the fact that Tom, before beginning his
roulades. solfeggios and other vocal fire
works, invariably turns his back on the
moon and points his quivering tail in the
direction Of that luminary.- York Re
cnrdcr
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET
For Governor,
CHARLES L. O'FERRALL,
For Lieutenant-Governo
ROBERT C. KENT.
For Attorney-Gen
R. TAYLOR SCOTT.
For Senator,
j. ALLEN WATTS.
For House of Delegates,
M. c. THOMAS,
ROBERT II. LOGAN.

SENATOR VOORHEES, says that at the
proper time, when there is no exciting
question before the Senate, he will vote
for some measure by which the rule Of
the majority will be established beyond
question or possibility of delay in it's
execution. That time cannot come too
soon, and the quicker such rule is
adopted the better it will be for the
Senate which, however, bitterly it's
members may resent criticism, is not
beyond review by the people, the court
of last notwithstanding Index-Ap-
peal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
Wedding to Occur Som.

Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Mamie A. Pillsbury to 8. p.
Larey, the happy event to occur Octo-
Der 25 at the home OF the bride in this
city. Mr. Larey is connected with the
Singer Sewing Machine Company and
stationed at Defiance, Ohio. Miss Pills
bury is the daughter of C. A. Pillsbury
foreman Of the paint shop at tho Roa-
noke Machine Works. After the cere-
mony the couple will proceed to De-
fiance, where they will mako their
home
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
PHILOSOPHICAL QUOTATIONS.

Our faults attract more attention than
our virtues.
It's hard to be friend to man who Is
an enemy to himself
A hypocrite is man who, in trying to
fool everybody else, only fools himself
No man con do good as he has oppor-
tunity without enjoying the occupation.
The man who sits down to wait for some
thing to turn up will need n cushion on his
seat.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
SIS Stolen From IA Colored Cook.

A thief entered the room of colored
woman employed as cook by S. w.
JAMESON and stole SIS from her Wednes-
day night. The woman when she went
to church that evening placed the
money between the mattresses of her
bed, and upon returning found that her
money had been taken. 1t is evident
that the thief must somehow have OBJ
tained information as to where she put
the money and taken it as soon as she
was gone. The case has been reported
to the police and an investigation is
being made
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
MARRIED JUST IN FUN,

But They Will Have to be Divorced Before
the Mischiefis Undone.
NEWPORT News, Va, Oct. 12.-Miss
Lizzie Clarke, the lady selected to rep
resent Virginia at the birmingham Con.
federate reunion, went through the
marriage ceremony with a physician
named Taylor on Tuesday night.
The affair took place at social
gathering, and was intended as joke,
but the lawyers agreed that Miss Clarke
is now Mrs. Taylor. 1t is said she was
engaged to another gentleman. The
secret did not leak out till yesterday.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
OWING to the delay by the storm of

OWING to the delay by the storm Of
the trains upon which o supply OF paper
was expected, THE TINES will be
unable to print its sixteen page paper
on Sunday for which plans and ar
rangements had been made. 1t will
be issued one week hence, and
at that time be replete as was the
previous Issue of August 81 in news,
general information and readable
stories. This number will be widely
circulated, as was the last big edition,
and will afford a fine opportunity for
Roanoke business houses to place their
names before the public. BE sure and
have your card in this issue and the
people of the community will be sure to
SEQ /.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
1851. Thecontestants for the cup since
that time have been as follows:


that time have been as follows:
Magic tAmcrlcan), Cambria (English), 1870
won by Magic
Columbia (Amcrcan), Livonia (English), 1871;
won BY Columbia.
Madeline (American), Countess of Duncrin
(Canadian), 1876; won by Madeline.
Mischief (Amcrican), Atalanta tEnglish), 1881;
won by Mischief.
Puritan (Americau), Gcncsta (English), ISIS;
won by Puritan.
Maynowcr (AmcricauD, Galatca (English), 1856;
won by Mayiiowcr.
Volunteer (Amcrican), Thistle (English), 1857;
won by Volunteer.
vigilant (Amcrican), valkyric tEnglish> 1888;
won by Vigilant.
The defeat to Lord Dunravens craft
will by no means be the final attempt
for the mastery Cd the waters. 1t is
already reported that a Dublin Ireland)
builder has made arrangements to con-
struct yacht upon somewhat diff
ferent principle to challenge the Ameri-
cans to race in 1894. Here's to success
again should that contest take place.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
fsCLEANLINESS
is next to
GOODNESS"
ALEXANDRIA HOTEL
6 II o O d tt

Were your eyes ever shocked
was your nose ever offended
by anything you ever saw or
smelled In our store?
We think not.
Our constant aim Is to give
to our establishment an ap.
pearance and atmosphere IN
dicative of our goods-pure,
fresh and wholesome. Scrupu-
lous cleanliness Is, with us, a
necessity, and our clerks and
statesmen are so instructed.
We think that this care on
our part convinces customers
of our desire to please, but it
is not done for show-it Is a
veritable part of our business
system.
Everything you may pur-
chase from Us can be relied on
for its perfect purity and whole.
someness.
G. r. WERTZ,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
THn TIMES can be found regularly on

THE TIMES can be found regularly on
sale at the following places:
Roanoke, Va.-Hotels Roanoke ana
Ponce de Leon. M. l.. Smith, w. Frank
Carr, Terry Building, Elks' News stand,
"a Salem Avenue, r. Goldstein, Jefferson
street.
Bristol, Tenn.-Hamner and Sullivan.
Pocahontas, Va.-Pocahontas Inn.
Radford, Va.-Radtord News Depot.
East Radford, Vs.-Radford News
Depot.
Salem Va.-F. a. Love'ock.
Wytheville, Va.-E. H. Bailey.
Norfolk and Western trains.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
CENTRAL CLUB TONIGHT,
n Important Meeting of the Democrats
to be Hold at the Court House.

N Important Meeting of the Democrats
to be Held at the Court House.
The meeting OF the Central Demo-
cratic Club, which will be held tonight
in the Hastings Courtroom. is an import
ant one. 1t is but a little more than
three weeks before the cleo tion. which
is one OF the most important that has
ever been held in this State.
The issues are grave and the situ-
alton, it must be confessed, is a serious
one. Forty7one judges are TO be elected
by the next legislature and other mat
tiers OF almost equal Importance will e
settled by that body. However ridicul-
Gus some OF their moves may appear
it cannot be denied that the Third
Party people have some following in
this city and in the senatorial and legis-
|. tive districts.
Recognizing these facts the officers
and members of the executive commit
tee Of the Central Democratic Club are
DESTROYS that there will be large at
tendance at the meeting tonight and
that every good Democrat in the city
who can do so will unite with the club.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14

Samuel Shafer and Jesse Terry, two
small colored boys, were arrested yes
terday evening by Officer Rigney for
breaking into the market house and
stealing two and half hams from f.
j Kemp
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
The

The gentle Gladys sat drcirily i'll the
cleaning in the front room. She was very
miserable, for on the previous night she
had had words with her own, and now She
fears that her naughty Harold will not call
She hears step, Il ring, voice she knows,
and some one speaking to the servant in
the hall. She will not wait till light is
brought, but gently calls, Come in!"
The visitor enters, and with sigh OF
awful volume the fair Gladys casts herself
into his arms and softly murmurs:
"Oh, my darling, l am so glad you've
comel hay" so wanted to settle this!''
And he of the embrace remarked, "Well
miss, it's very nice of you, and Pm very
glad, too, that you're going to settle up a,
last
1t was the gas colector!-Tit-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14

RowelI's American Newspaper Direo-
sory for 1891 puts the circulation of THE
ROANOKE TIMES above that OF any
asher paper in Southwest Virginia, and at
naoxe than that of all the other papers of
Roanoke combined.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
soiree postponed Unt,l MONDAY.

The soiree that was to have been
held last night by Prof. Bellezza at the
armory OF tho Roanoke Light Infantry
was on account of tho inclement
weather postponed until Monday night.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14

JAPANESE Pile Cure is the only one
that can be guaranteed as II is the only
cure Sold by Christian e. Barbee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14

Entered at the postolice at Roanoke as second
class matter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14
TELEPHONE NUMBER 12i.

The TIMES is delivered in Roanoke. Salem and
Vinton every morning by carriers for 81 cents per
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03
CURRENT COMMENT.

Senator WOlcOtt is attacking the new
Columbian stamp. MIR. WOlcott should
try to lick one of his size Lowell
(Mass.) Courier.
With towns as with individuals, the
rule holds good that "God helps those
who help themselves" aud any commun-
ity, however limited its natural advan-
tages, may have healthy life and avoid
stagnation if its own people are Wiling
to give "lOng pull, IA strong pull and IA
pull altogether" This has certainly
proven true with Ludlow Ludlow Tri-
uune.
If we looked only on those citizens
whose public services were rendered in
the senate house and not upon the bat
tlefeld, we must recognize as eXtraordi-
nary and almost unparalleled the pop
ularity and influence of James G.. Blaine.
In the history of the republic there is
but one other statesman-we refer of
course to Henry Clay-who ever gained
and kept so strong II hold upon the al
fectiOns of the people. 1t is true of the
one as of the other that his high purpos-
es and solid achievements will be held in
lasting honor; that what faults he may
have had will be buried with him and
that, wherever in America there beats
patriotic heart, he will be remembered.
Il New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03
PERSONAL.


Frank l.. Greene of st. Albans. divi-
sion commander of the Vermont Sons of
Veterans, has rendered his resignation,
he held at Burlington, Feb. s, to elect his
successor.
Alfred r. Savage of Auburn, Me-, who
has been elected speaker of the Maine
house of representatives, is "A Vermonter
lie was for many years principal of the
NOrthtield academy and prominent in
Masonic circles in the State.
lockwood Barrett, a prominent resi-
dent of Rutland, was thrown out of his
der dslocated. The cause of the acci-
dent was large stone in the road. against
which his sleigh runner struck.
Bishop DeGoesbriand was to have
left Burlington yesterday for Rome
He goes to attend the gnlden Jubilee of
Pope Leo Kill, the 50th anniversary
of whose conservation comes on the 10Th
inst. Coadjutor Bishop Michaud will
administer the affairs of the diocese dur
ing the bishops absence.
Rev. b. Fay Mills, who conducted a
successful revival in Middlebury few
years ago, is working this winter in
Nebraska. He began at Omaha, where
there was the greatest religious awaken
ing in the history of the place. lie is
now at Lincoln, and the town is deeply
stirred. Stores are closed in order that
the prOprietors and clerks may 90 tn
hear the evangelist, and even the saloon.
quit business.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03
THE NEXT BResoEss' MEETING.

The executive committee of the YER
mont association of Road and Trottng
Horse Breeders, consisting of Col. Geo.
w. III. Hooker of Brattleboro, ID. c..
Brown of Brandon, II. II. Lawrence of
Brattleboro, f. II. Harrington of Bran
don, John w. Cramton of Rutland, NJ.
II. Deming of Arlington, NJ. 5. Coburn
of Manchester, w. w. Moore of Shore
ham, II. L. Cults of Orwell, Geoi ge Hen
dee of Morrisville, E. f. Brownell of
Burlington and G. A. Chapman of Fer
risburgh, met IN Rutland on Thursday of
last week. They decided that the next
exhibition of the association should he
held Aug. 20, 30 and 81. The place of
m' eting was LETT with committee con-
siSting of Messrs. CramtOn, BrOwnell,
Bacon, Ilendee and Cuts to settle. The
premiums and stakes will be about the
same as they were last year, except that
there will be additional stakes and one
purse for PAGERS. The committee on To-
cation is to report at a meeting of the
executive committee on the Goth inst.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03
ROADS AND ROAD TALK.

The call for Il convention at Burling-
ton on Friday, the 10th inst, to ''discuss
questions relating to good roads, is at
hand. "Gov. Fuller and other promi-
nent speakers will be present., we are
told.
Good roads are highly desirable, and,
if the convention in question can do any
thing to bring about the building of
them, 1t, too, will be good. But random
talk, even by 'promlnentn persons, may
not be useful. The speakers on such oc-
casions are apt to be ambitious individ-
uals, who accept for substance of work
ing doctrine the idea set forth in this
wise in the eXpurgated and modernzed
edition of Ben Franklin:
ole who politically would thrive
Must ever with his mouth let driye."
Road-building is an art, not Il specula-
tive matter; and If the talk is to amount
to anything it must be put forth by ar
fists in road-making. Otherwise, the
cause of good roads will be advanced by
it in the same proportion that the cause
Of agriculture is advanced by takers on
it who are altogether more familiar with
speeding the jaw than the pillow.
There is plenty of need of agitating
the road question and of the dissemina-
ton of the latest and best knowledge eX-
tant upon the subject. The recently-or-
ganized league can do excellent work in
these directions, but it will never do for
it to bank on ''prominent" speakers for
the attainment of that end.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03

The kingdom of Hawaii consists of
fifteen Islands in the North Pacific, only
eight of which are inhabited. They are
about 2lO0 miles from San Francisco.
The population is about $4,000, and the
total area is 66lO square miles. OF the
population in 1890, "a, 1876 were natives,
l5,30l Chinese. II, ,460 Japanese, S602 Por-
tuguese, 1928 Americans, and 1914 Brit
ish. Nine-tenths of the trade of the
islands is with the United States. The
exports consist mainly of sugar, rice.
bananas and hides.
Honolulu, the capital, on the island of
Oahu, is lighted by electricity, and nearly
every leading family in The town has its
telephone. The n%val and military forces
of the Islands consist of the household
guards, fixed at siXty-fiye men. There
are no volunteer military organizations.
David Kalakaua, the seventh and prob
ably the last king of the Hawaiians, was
born in Honolulu on Nov. l6, 1896. lie
was educated in the royal school at Hon
olulu. He married the chieftainess Ka-
piolana in 1868, and, after the death of
Prince LunalilO, on Feb. 3, 1874, he an
nounced himself as candidate for the
throne, Prince Lunailo having failed to
proclaim a successor. Emma, the widow
of kamehameha w., was also candi-
date. Kalakaua was elected by an extra
session of the legislature. Queen En-.
mas partisans attacked the legislature,
but were dispersed by marines from the
American and British war ships in the
harbor, and the king was installed.
Queen Liliuokalani is the elder sister
of King Kalakaua, who died on Jan. 20,
1891, in San Francisco, when she sue
ceeded to the throne.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03
1EBURY, VERMONT, FEBRUARY 3, 1888

ted to our commerce with Asia justifics
claim to prior right of occupancy undi-
vided as between It's and the nations of
Europe.
Are the people there ready for the
change in question: Who are the people
entitled to answer this question?
should say the thoughtful, busy, pro-
gressive and morally intelligent class of
citizens. If it this class which has over
thrown the sham royalty which has stood
in the place of government and power,
inadequate to the performance of its
functions, then | think our government
should accept the call and take Hawaii
into its ample fold. So we would take
her. not as conqueror or despoiler, but
at the instance of that portion of her
own citizens who are strong enough to
overthrow government forever unwor-
thy and imbecile, and wise enough to see
that both public tranquility and private
and personal security, freedom and
prosperity can best be preserved by un-
ion with the great American republic.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03
MASONIC.

All members of the Masonic fraternity
in good standing are invited to attend the
annual meeting of the Sd Masonic district,
A. II. Bush, ID. ID. G. NJ, which will be
held on Thursday afternoon and evening,
Feb. o, at the rooms OF Union lodge, No.
2, in Middlebury. The officers of the
grand lodge and prominent Masons from
abroad are expected to be present. The
lodges in the third district are DOrches-
ter, No. l, of Vergennes, Union, No. 2, of
Mlddlebury. Morning Sun, No. 3, of
BridpOrt, Independence, No. 10, of Or
well, Libanus, No. AZ, of Bristol, and
Simmons, No. 50, of Shoreham. At 2
O'Clock the first degree will be worked by
Morning Sun lodge, No. 3, Romane Hem
enway, master. Independence lodge,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03

Hon. James G. Blaine died at his
Washington home on the forenoon of
Friday last. His doctors have printed a
statement TO the effect that he was af-
fiicted with a form of Bright's disease,
complicated with disorder of the heart
The funeral was on Monday, and was
attended by most of the leading men OF
the country. Mr.. Blaine's character is
so well known that there is no need for
speaking of it here. Those who wish IA
history of his career will tind it given
in an interesting way on another page
of the paper.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03
As display of unblushing gall the

As display of unblushing gall the
performance of James Sturgiss, New
York youth of 10 years, deserves record.
He had a friend in the employ of big life
Insurance company in the city. This
friend stole blank out of the company s
hoax, forged a check for $4,000, got it
certified at bank and gave it to young
SIurgiss to turn into money. Sturgiss
went to Albany, and, getting short of
funds, asked the clerk at his hotel to adj
vance him $4,000 on the check. The
hotel people were naturally somewhat
surprised and their Investigations led to
Sturgiss' arrest.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03
COUNTY AND VIoINlTY NOTES.

Mumps are prevalent IN BRISTOL
Sidney Griswold of Orwell is reported
very sick with pneumonia.
Daniel G.. Merriam, 7G years old, a
former resident of Brandon, dropped
dead at his home in Quincy, H., Jan. II,
from apopleXy.
hose company has been organized
at Bristol This week. The Rock Springs
Water company has bought for them
hose cart and 200 feet of hose.
On Saturday at Starksboro Abram
Douglas youngest boy while driving cat
tie into the barn was jammed against a
wagon, breaking his arm near the wrist.
a Hinesburgh correspondent writes
that muskrats have been frozen out of
the streams and have invaded cellars and
farm buildings, where many have been
killed.
An old-fashioned ball was given at the
town hall in Orwell, Jan. %, which was
attended by 10 couples. Landlord Kim
ball of the Eagle Inn furnished the re-
freshments and the music.
The Cornwall Congregational society
have decided to call an evangelist, ac-
companied by Il singer, to assist in their
meetings. y gentleman from Concord
~ LES HAS u'CH lllNllcu anu 10 cAptCtcu
in the near future.
The creditors of Messrs. George and
Frank f. Briggs, who lately failed at
Brandon, were TO meet yesterday to
choose assignees. 1t was understood
that Messrs. F. ii. Harrington and E. ID.
rhayer, both of Brandon, would be
selected.
Vergennes, according to an item that is
going the rounds of the press, has three
lawyers, three hotels, three merchant
tailors, three insurance agents, three sa-
looms, three blacksmith shops, three pen
sion agents. three meat markets and three
barber shops.
F. II. Grimes, "A Brandonite, was out
hunting rabbits, the other day, and in
crawling through the bushes got the
muzzle of his gun full of snow When
lie came to shoot the recoil was so great
as to knock out several of his teeth and
give him black eye.
The directors of the Vermont Marble
Co. of Proctor have chosen these officers
for the current year: +. ID. Proctor. pres
ident; F. c. Partridge, vice president
f. A. Baker, secretary; +. II. Morse,
treasurer; j. p. Spaulding, y. b. Cary
and w. w. GrOut, auditors.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03

A correspondent of the Michigan
Farmer is thoroughly convinced that
there is too little of what he denOminates
'gilt edged" farming in that State. lie
thinks the three most common mistakes
of the farmers there are cutivating too
much land, extravaganza in the purchase
of machinery and too little care of it
after it has been bought. He goes on to
explain what he means, saying:
This is not gnilt-edge farming. 1t is
rather an attempt to do what common
sense does not approve of, ana its re-
suits are always detrimental to the in
terests of the farmer. When farmer
undertakes to cultivate a hundred acres
of land, and is not able to handle more
than twenty-five, he is putting on airs
that will impoverish him. One acre,
made to produce fifty bushels of wheat
or a hundred bushels of corn, is better
than three acres badly worked. What
use, then. TO fuss over four times that
amount of ground and raise no more
wheat than he can himself cut In three
days with cradle, and shock it in the
next three? Why should he buy self
binder to do these three days work, and
then let it stand in the open air until the
next harvest? Why should he spend all
of his surplus money in buying a lot of
machinery Just because his nelghbOr has
1t, or because some glib-tOngued agent
makes him believe that he can increase
his capital by purchasing ii, when, IN
reality, he does not need it? A farmer
to succeed must use good sense, and
always reason with himself as to what
he can afford, no matter how much he
may desire these things to aid him in
carrying on his farm.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03

The Vermonters resident i'll Boston
had feast and speeches the other night.
Among the speakers was MIR. Houghton
of the big publishing firm, whose re-
marks led .he Boston Record to say:
III. 0. Houghton told the Vermonters
last night that he would rather have an
abandoned farm in the old State than a
baronia estate IN England. If MIR. ii.
has any of the latter on his hands, he can
undoubtedly arrange for transfer.