The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-15

n PROPERTY WAIEtMElJON.
A New York man who makes property
watermelons with waterproof Innings
has supplied $50, 900 to this section. These
watermelons, find, are like great rock
in weary land.
have written four times to Governor
Tillman to inquire if he would be open
on Sunday, but SO far have received no
reply.
At the same time sent him q receipt
for spoopju and the option on nine acres
of mint growing on my place.
Muskrats came out Of the river of
nights and ate my corn this year, and
my shoes are worn and broken, and the
sun is hid from me ut times, but behind
the clouds there is a low priced lining of
coin silver quoted at rs cents, for i'll the
valley in my North Carolina home, there
are nine acres of mint waving in the
wynd.
Tomorrow 1 will go home To think
that South Carolina, the home of
proud people, IL people whose governor
once said to the governor of North Caro-
lima that time was dragging between
drinks, should now be forced to drink
out of the governors jug or not at all is
sad
have been making some mathemat-
ical calculations after visiting Kansas,
Iowa, Maine, South Carolina and other
states which claim to have throttled the
rum power, and find after covering
Faming's bridge with figures that the
force used in evading the law in those
states would raise a middle sized planet
two miles in two seconds
But let us pass on.
have missed recently from my desk Il
literary publication that came to me all
the spring. 1t was started not many
months ago with the following salutatory:
a callow birding nestles among you, its UNI
iedged wings eager for flight, eager to pene-
trate the mysteries of the bright, faroff canopy
of blue and rcvel amid the dreamed of beauties
OF the wide, wide world. Whispering faith and
hope in each vocal breath, what shall be its
tate? Shall II mingle its joyous carol with the
spicy odors of its native groves2 Or will you
cast it out to seek refuge in some alien wood
land, there to MARBLE out its early death Law
unloved, forgotten and alone?
Can it be that it has been cast out?
Oh, hope not.
1 once knew callow birding like
that, before its eyes were open, to hold
its mouth ajar for worms all day at the
edge Of its cunning little nest, and one
day while its eyes were closed and its
mouth open large and pizen yellow
jacket came along and stung the CLOTHS
of the callow birding, and it never sang
any more.
Avast there, birding!
See that your eyes are open good deal
of the time and your mouth shut.
O11,, nj &C T
asks in q nice letter and n schoolgirl
hand if would mind writing to her
something of the zoology of New Jersey
for her scrapbook.
The flora and fauna of New Jersey are
well worthy the attention Of the careful
student. She not only leads the Union
in the peach, pear and small fruit in
dustry, but counts among her successful
tropical fruits the Ben Davis pumpkin
and the burglar proof Mother Hubbard
squash.
The zoology of New Jersey gives the
thinking mind much to think about, and
what is more pleasing to the thinking
mind than to have something to think
about? DR.. G. c. Abbott,has catalogued
many mammals aside from the mosquito
"iiOi OSioiiS W NeW Jersey. AilODS
them are seven species of bats exclusive
of those found ut the clubs. DR.. Abbott
names five varieties of moles, nyether of
whom sing, however; several varieties Of
shrews who do sing: the wildcat, now
very rare, red and Il gray fox.
OF the mustciidac there are the fisher
weasel or stoat. mink, otter and skunk
The latter wings his way as far north in
sunncr rs Wcciawken, but ut autumn
time. whom the cream candy on the
corner Of Park row and Broadway has
by reason Of exposure turned to choco-
late caialnsls, Wien the maple sugar
from New Orleans has been put back on
the shelves to wait for another spring
and the sassafr,s has turned to gold,
when the boat bands put big green bags
OH their harps and begin to sell chestnuts
OH the street. WHOM the hand organ man
wraps his cremona and monkey in red
flannel and goes forth buying second
hand bottles and rehabilitating hats, the
| glad thrill of the skunk's night song IS
| no longer heard in New Jersey, but far