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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
New York Tribune
Colcrilgc and the LAWYER.

Lord Cocrdgo had trick when on tho
bench of sometimes closing his eyes and
assuming an expression us If wrapped in
the most refreshing of slunbors, when, as
matter of fact, he was wide awake and
listening. Once, when he was sitting Mt
nisl prius, long winded young barristcr
was opening the case for tho complainant.
In tho middle of the address Lord Cole
ridge apparently dropped off to sleep. Tho
counsel did not notice 1t for some time
and was just rcmarking, Our contention
is, my lord, that the defendant said''-
when he stopped short looked in o blood
thirsty way mt tho somnolcnt Judge and
circulated, "Oh, -i tl'' Lord Colcridgo
quietly opened his eyes and inquired in Ms
blandest manner: Yes, Mr.. Robinson.
What else did the defendant say besides
oh. - it?' San Francisco Argonaut.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
Ono Way to XIII Crows.

"Thcy have novel method of killing
crows in Georgia., said II. h. Homer mt
tho Grand. Grains of corn arc pierced
and through them is inserted hair from
tho tail of n horse. These grains arc scat
tered in the field where the crows nro in
tho habit of coming. When the bird swal-
lows one of these grains, tho horses hair
prevents it passing into the craw and irri-
tatcs the mouth. Tho bird rolls over, turns
on its back and scratches to get it out
but to no purpose. Death results either
from strangulation or, as is frequently the
case, from the wounds inflicted by tho
sharp claws. Tho crows gather around the
victim; but, although they arc of an ex-
ccedingly suspicious nature, they mover
attribute the trouble to tho corn. Gin
oinnati Enquirer.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
Long STRAIGHT Rai,road Runs.

The greatest stretch of perfectly straight
railway track-morc scientifically tcrmc,,
"tangcnt''-in North America is to lie
found on the new 800" limo of tho ca.
madam Pacific railroad, beginning ut II
point few miles from Pasqua. 1t CON
TIMES for 20 miles aud altogether in ca.
madam territory. The next longest il
west of st. Thomad, on the Michigan Cen
trail, which is about % miles. The Ion.
gcst stretch of tangent In the world is to be
found i'll the Argentine Republic and con
tinucs for $50 miles 1t completely cclipscs
the model line OF the ear of Russia from
St Petersburg to Moscow, withdrawing
n rule and placing it on II map-hc order
ed to bc built perfectly straight. On the
survey being made was found tina. lakes
hills and rivers would not admit OF it, and
though MS straight rs possible it Is any
thing but II perfect tangcnt.-Ncw York
Journal
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AN ABSENTMINDED MAN.
Ills Weakness mt Times Leads Him to For.
get His Own Name.

His weakness mt Times Leads Him to For.
get His Own Name.
DIR. Beverly Cole is very ahscntmintlc<l
Though he has wonderful faculty for
rocollccting faces, he can never remember
n name or date, and this weakness causes
him endless embarrassment.
He always calls in person at tho branch
post tiicc for his mail, and tho postal clerk
hands 1t out without word, as he knows
tho doctor Cole went to the Office recent
dow He stopped and after few mo-
ments pause inquired:
Any mail for mcg"
What name, ploascP'
Let mo scc-ah," and no rackod his
brain, but the nnmo had escaped him. In
confusion he walked to and fro in the
Office and was on tho point of going homo
iii despair when he saw friend coming
"Ah now have it. no said to himself
Hell call mo by name"
How arc you, doctor?" was tho friend 8
greeting. Tho doctor was SO mad he
wouldn't speak to him. Finally ho turned
and Selling tho acquaintance by tho arm
demanded:
What in tho devil is my name any
wayS"
What's tho matter with your Arc you
crazyS"
No, but my namo has escaped me-"
Haven't you any of your cartsy"
BY Jovc, l never thought of thnt" Ho
hastily tshcd out his cardcasc, and draw
ing out II pnstcboard read it eagerly
Cole, Beverly Cole. That's it." and
he got his mail.-San Francisco Post.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
Hnnnibal,s XYnr Cheat.

AT Montevcrtle, in France, Hannibal's
war chest turns up full of Tnrlntinc coina
still worth par after g, 900 years of burial,
the metal of which they are composed re-
manning uncorrodcd and the Punic de-
vices stamped upon them retaining their
primal lcgibil;ty. They We're probably de-
posted in the soil in some unrccorlel sea.
son of panic, fiscal or military, and in the
pressure and confusion of after events for
gotten. IL they could have drawn inter
est during this interval, the increment
would rebuild Carthage and restore the
mosaic pavcmcnts and sculpturcd frczcs of
the temples of Baal and Mclkrath and set
adrft again the ilotilas of the Byrsa and
unroll the banners of Dido above the cita.
del But they appear without usufruct.
dim with burial and dislIsc, and will find
their way into museums and repositories
OF such ware, not helping any modern
problem of finance or circulation, but
pointing over again the moral that
The bust outasts tho throne,
. Tho coin, Tiherius.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
ANTIQUE GLASS.
Some Priceless Bits That Have Survived
All Other Art Forms.


In The Century Russell Sturgis describes
tho famous Coleman collection OF an
tiquo glass, collection made by an
American artist in Rome and ono of tho
richest of its kind in tho world. rIr.
Sturgs says:
Tho world of tho Mediterranean sea,
IL centuries ago, was rich in works of art
and decoration beyond our experience and
beyond our flights of Imagination. 1t is
an effort which few of us can make with
success to picture the wealth in beautiful
art Of great city of the empire Tho
marbles have been burned to lime, tho
bronzcs have been melted into gros sous
or their equivalent, tho stuccocs have
crumbled from tho walls, the paintings
have gone down with their walls to ruin.
the shattered pottery has boon used in I'LL
Ing and grading and building, and its re.
manning fragments arc of no value except
for an inscription or an impressed name
nero potshcrds, with now and then n scrap
of antiquarian interest.
The shattered glass alone contains in
its very substance such beauty, and such
completeness even In ruin, that it's frag-
ments arc treasured up and studied. These
broken bits point to u general usc of vcs-
sells of decorative glass, used rs VIC use
porcelain for tho finer vessels of table and
toilet, and also great abundance of OBJ
1ccts of pure ornament, of wall Innings and
floor coverings madc of the Same splendid
material. No other substance is like that
beautiful i'll itself, In its every essence
Fragments of glass have often the value
that fragments of pottery sometimes have
tho partial figure, the incomplete pat
tern OH tho surfacc-nnd they have also
what no pottery and no other artificial sub
stance hnS-thc beauty we generally think
of as peculiar to natural stones, to ngatcs
and to jaspcrs. AS II collector fills his cab
met with pieces of precious and scmiprc-
cious stones, with here and there u piece
which has, as it happens, n head or u piece
of u head carved upon it, SO the enthusiasts
tic vitrcologist collects glass us glass, low
ing it's substance, it's surface its colors, it's
texture, its transluccncy and its opacity,
its set patterns and it's Vague cloudings.
Hero and there n stamped or wheel
ground pattern adds its own attractive
ncSs, but the glass itself is the thing Pre-
cious and beautiful is glass, even in frig-
mentS
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
The POLAR sEAR.
Fond of Seals and Displays Great Cunning
In Catching Them.

It's principal food consists of tho flesh OF
seal and walrus, but it also condescends
to the carcasses of whales, the larger kinds
OF fish and other aquatic animals and even,
for want of something better, to marine
vegetables 1t wandcrs about continually
in search of seal, generally against the
wind, rs 1t has good nose. That it can
smell tho seal so far off must also DO at
tributed to tho pure mir which unintcr-
ruptc<ily sweeps the surface of the ice in
these high ATTITUDES. In catching its prey
1t often shows remarkable cunning.
Although good swimmer and diver
it cannot reach tho seal in tho water, but
must tako them on tho ice. This is no
easy task, for tho seal is wary, hears and
secs we'll and always keeps close to the
edge of tho foo in order to be able to take
to tho water at tho first approach of dam
ger. The bear, however, knows VOL
enough how to outwit it. 1t marks the
seal ut some distance and then crceps for
ward under cover of projections and pieces
OF ice. TO dcadcn tho sound it twists its
feet In such q way that tho haired side is
underneath and in this manner succeeds
in coming noisclcssly on its victim
II the leo be fiat and offer no shelter,
the bear dives under the foes and appears
suddenly in tho opening near which the
lonely foo in open water it is not safe, for
the bear glidcs noisclcssly down from the
Ice, swims ont toward the foe with only
its nose visible above tho surface of tho
water, and when ut suitable distance
dives completely under and comes up close
to the seal. 1t has been observed how, like
tho Eskimo, the bear will lilo for hours
watching the seal holcs-holes which tho
seal will keep open in tho ice to enable
them to get upon it-rcady to strike with
its paw tho first which is incautious
enough to stick its head up.
Tho smaller seal arc an easy prey, WHILE
on the other hand, tho bladder nose and
walrus may cost it many II hard fight. l
saw place where fight of this kind
had taken place between bladder nose
and bear, and tho marks in tho snow
showed them to have been two mighty
warriors. Tho body of tho bladder nose
was still lying there. Part of the blubhcr
had been eaten up, but the flesh lay I'M
toucl eel, and tho marks and gashcs proved
that it had not given in without strug-
glc.-Longman' S Magazine
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
EXHIBITION GAME FOR m'eErT1aAN
1t VIII be Played Saturday and Should
be Largely Attended.

1t VIII be Played Saturday and Should
be Largely Attended.
Tho arrangements for the game to be
played Saturday afternoon for the bene.
fit of Catcher McGettigan are progress
ing favorably and no doubt a largo
crowd will witness the game. Two
teams compo I'd Of tho best lcc,l talent
will play and P close and interesting
contest may ho expected. 1t Is we'll
remembered that McGetsigan, who was
one OF the catchers on the Roanoke
State league team, while playing in a
game against Lynchburg several weeks
ago had ono Of his legs badly broken
at the ankle 1t is to be hoped that
tho people who attended and enioyed
the games through the SUMMER will
turn out in full forco and completely
NIL not only the grand stand, but crowd
the oleachers with cranks and rooters.
Tho following is tho list OF PLAYERS
who will compose the Two teams:
Howe, catcher; Armstrong, pitcher:
Crockett, first base; McGinnis, second
base; Goldstein, third base; Pfeifier,
short stop; Moss, left field; Wright,
center field; Bennett, right field.
moynihan, catcher; Malone. pitcher;
Henry, first bass; Wigmore, second
base; Meade, third base; Daniel, short
stop; Foster, left field; Eagan, center
field; Morsack, right field.
Notes.
Do NOT forget McGettigan's benefit at
the baseball park Saturday afternoon at
o'clock.
a game of ball will be played on the
K. A. G. grounds this afternoon between
the Merchants and Pickhandles. twill
be called at 4 o'clock o. m.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
STANDARD AND LOCAL TIME.
Geographical Local of the Five LONGITUDE
nal Belts In This Country,

With tho enormous increase of railway
travelling the necessity arose for invcnting
somc method Of counting timo which
should avoid tho complications arising
from tho use of local mean time, which
varies with cvcry milo of cast or west tray
cl. What Is known as tho new standard
time" was adopted by agreement by oil
tho principal railroads of tho United States
at IL o'clock noon on Nov Is, 1883.
The system divides tho continent into
five longitudinal belts and fixes q meritl-
ian of time for cnch belt. These mcridians
arc 15 degrees Of longitude, corresponding
to ono hour of time, apart. Eastern Maine,
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia usc tho
siXtioth meridian. Tho Canadns, New
England, tho middle states, Virginia and
tho Carolinas uso tho seventy fifth mcri(l-
ian, which is that of PHILADELPHIA; tho
states of the Mississippi valley, Alabama,
Georgia and Florida and westward, in
Guiding Texas, Kansas and the larger part
of Nebraska and Dakota, use tho nine.
ticth meridian, which Is that of New Or.
leans
Tho territories of the western border of
Arizona and Montana go by tho timo OF
the ono hundred and fifth meridian, which
is that of Denver, and tho Pacific states
employ the ono hundred and twentieth me.
ridian. The time divisions arc known rs
intcrcolonial time, central time, noun
tain timo and Pacific time. a traveller
passing from one time belt to unot her will
find his watch M hour fast or too slow.
according To the direction in which he is
going. All points in any timo division
using the time OF the meridian must set
their timcpicccs faster or slower than the
time indicated by the sun, according as
their position is east or west of the line
This change of system reduces the time
standards used by the railroads from 53 to
8, great convenience to the railroads and
tho travelling public.-Dctroit Free Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
Ringing Rocks.

Tho opening of u trolley line from Potts
town to Ringing Rocks park has brought
within easy reach of travellers a great GU
riosity hitherto 50 difficult of access rs to
be little known. There are two OF three
deposits of these ringing rocks, piles of
powders, large and small, each of which
on being struck gives II clear metallic
sound, like TINT of n boil. Some give forth
THE musical tones, and 1t is an easy mat
ter to pick out an octave or two and to
play tunes upon them rs upon IA xylo
phone. -Philadclphin Ledger.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
Hand Enumeration.

The Indians of Guiana have q curious
system of Enumeration. They count by tho
hand and its four fingers Thus, when
they reach five, instead of saying so, they
call 1t a hand Six is therefore q "hand
and first finger" seven, ''hand and sec
ond finger" Ten is two hands, " but 90,
instead of being -four hands, lisa man.
Forty is two men, and thus they go on
by twcnties. Fortysix is expressed rs
two men, hand and first finger FIX
change
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
An Old Lady Dangerously shot.

An Old Lady Dangerously Shot.
Mrs. Newell, widowed lazy 20 years
old, who resides with her SON In law,
William II. Ward, in the Melross Ad-
dition, was accidentally shot with q
small ride yesterday afternoon by Mr..
Wards little six-year-old son. Mrs.
Newell was holding Mr. Wards young
est child and the little boy was swapping
tho rifle at the baby. the suppositson
being 1t WAS not loaded. When the
cartridge exploded the ball barely
missed the bsby's head and entered Mrs.
Newelrs mock on the side and lodged
near tho spinal column Dr. Strickland
was immediately called in, but /. was
considered dangerous to extract the
ball. Mira. Newell's condition Is serious
and her recovery is doubtful.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20

school inspector was examining n
class in geography, and wishing TO ascer-
tain whether the class understood that it
Is morning on the other side of the globe
when 1T is night with us he said, sup
pose ono fine morning, after dressing you
suddenly dropped through to New Zea-
land and asked your breakfast, what would
tho people say?'
cts your supper you should be asking"
said bright little girl.--Scotsman.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
Ernor Taylor VIII Lecture Here.

kivate secretary, belong Rice,
Yes that ex-Governor Robert l..
Poi Tennessee. has just finished
lecture, shadows and Dream 81"
ecture Is Governor Bob's" best
ind contains some of the most
flights of oratory that have ever
$he American stage, and it will,
n, add new laurels to the already
70 star Of the South. Governor
+ first engagement is In this city
her 3,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
Cooking Lessons.

FREE cooking lessons will be given all
this week at A. w. Pitman's store, No.
ZIG Salem avenue. by practical cooking
teacher. Delicious cakes, pie crust,
croquettes, crullers, etc, cooked and
prepared with cottolene. will be given
freely to all visitors. a valuable cook
DOCK, containing 600 choice recipes. will
be given to each purcha scr of cottolene.
The ladies of Roanoke should not fail to
visit this exhibit.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
70 Condition Improved.

ILentz, chief engineer OF the
P Iron Company, has been suffer
2everal days from internal in
FUSED by lifting heavy weights
naRes occurred at short inter-
q his condition was considered
though at present it is more
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
kindergarten and Primary school.

MISS MARY E. POND. OF the Froebe]
Normal Institute, Washington, d. c.,
will reopen the kindergarten on Oc-
tober /, 1894, and in connection there.
with introduce also primary work for
children whose parents desire 1t. Notice
OF location will be given hereafter For
further particulars address Miss Mary
E, Pond, lexington, Washington, D. @.
a M. BAILEY, we'll known citizen
OF Eugene, Ore, says his wife has for
years been troubled with chronic diar..
rhoea and used many remedies with
little relief until she tried Cham her,
lain's collie, cholera and diarrhoae
remedy. which has cured her sound snd
we'll Give it s. trial and you will be
surprised at the prompt relief 1t affords.
Twenty five and so cent bottles for sale,
by Charles Lyle Drug Company.
-Hrxe-r
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
Steel nj. Zero.

Official tests of different qualities Of
steel mt the Massachusetts arsenal show,
contrary to the popular opinion, that steel
is tsrongcr at zero +. than at ordinary
temperatures. The minimum of strength
is at about 21o degrees, but above that il
rises again till 1t reaches its maximum at
$50 degrees.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
a Fair Question.

Shc-You say you love me?
Hc-With my whole soul
And are anxious only for my happi-
ncss:'
No words could be truer"
Then don't you think you ought to
stop calling 30 often and give some man
with an income enough to live on chance
to see me alone once i'll awhilc?--Ncw
Yori, Weekly.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20

Messrs. OBsyan and Williams, for the
plaintiffs, and W. w. Coe, for the de-
fense, were examined yesterday. A
greater part OF the day was taken up in
the argument of incidental legal points
that arose in the aexamination OF wit.
neSSeS,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
Ryron md sIis Friends.

Mrs. Crosland says that by the multitude
tho author OF "Childc Harold" WARS called
Byron, but othcrs-Lady BlcSsington, the
Trcvanions and other persona. friends
pronounced his name "Birron. "--Iondou
Truth
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
4 Gold Assaulted.

white. Jake Mays and John
we're arrested last night on the
II assaulting Robert Boyer, a
y man. White and Mays were
8abiy under the influence of
End, while they we're being taken
3the cell, the former struck Ser
Rbld singing blow in the face.
locked up before he could do
pre- damage. Justice Williams
|estigate the matter this morn
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
at the Almshouse.

y Smith, the colored man who
GENTLY adjudged insane by a COM
2pf lun'o5. became so Ill that
70 bs taken from the city jail to
fhouse, pending arrangements
2ve him to the asylum. Smith
bidiy worse and died yesterday
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
A Good Smoke.

If you want nice smoke try the line
OF Koig and Kossuth cigars kept by Erb
& Stone, 112 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
hdness for Piotnraa

unknown thief entered the resi-.
M. A. Munley, north of the
depot, yesterday while the fam
at dinner, and stole photo
album valued at Sc. Nothing
3 been missed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
Have u benefit.

Is. j. l.. Hooper and James Mo.
Ee been appointed committee
Roanoke Lodge OF Elks to make
1ments for their annual benefit.
Pntlemen are endeavoring to
ZONE good attractions for this
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
GALE OF DELINQUENT STOCK

GALE OF DELINQUENT STOCK
~ Pursuant to authority vested in me
by Section 1872 OF the Code of Virginia,
and In accordance with the resolution
OF the board of directors OF the Pied
mont Land and Manufacturing Com
pany, I shall on SATURDAY, THE
9Th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1894, in front
OF the courthouse. in the city Of Roa-
noke, Va, between the hours Of 12 M.
and p. m. OF that day, offer for sale at
public auction, to the highest bidder,
for cash, the following described stock
OF the Piedmont Land and Manufacture.
ing Company, corporation under the
laws OF the State Of Virginia: Ten
shares of stock Of the par value of Sloo,
$1,000. in the name OF P. M. Wilson,
transferee of VIM. Lash. Calls for 60
per cent. of this stock have been duly
made, OF which % per cent Is paid,
leaving balance Of calls unpaid of S46O.
Sale at risk OF holder and transferor.
S. 1. SPIGGLE,
Secretary and Treasurer Piedmont Land
and Manufacturing Company.
5-tds
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
.thc West End.

christian Endeavor Society of the
ind will hold o social at their
lat the Bridgewater Carriage
lg to- morrow night at 8 o'clock.
hments will be served during the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
b Last Night.

POL night zephyrs that are fol-
IN the wake of the autumnal
and the recent rains have no
3or the merry men and maidens
p on moonlight hay rides. A
sixteen young people in four
$gon made the trip to Coyner's
Pand returned about midnight
yht
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20

3 Conway Whorton fell off the
! The residence Of his grand.
2. Y. Taliaferro, and broke his
3 &C the elbow joint Tuesday
} The broken limb was set by
ler and Wood and the little
$getting along as we'll as could
ted.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20

A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
IA stockholders Of the Aetna Land and
investment Company is hereby called
for SepteD Der 90, at O'Clock D. m, at
at the Office of William Lunsford So
licitor. By order of the President.
HERMANN CRUEGER, Secretary.
8 90 I'd
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-20
Iellent Substitute for Lard.

y; Avis Bright. representing the
Fairbank Company, manufac-
y cottolene, the new substitute
and butter, Is in the city and is
daily exhibitions Of the MANY
BED uses this simple preparation
p-seed oil and beef fat may be
ht the store of A. w. Pitman g.
Salem avenue. Mrs. Bright has
kese exhibitions at the Worlds
In nearly every State in the
ho excellence of the dough.
p and pastrys cooked under
on yesterday was at.ested to
is who sampled them
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PROPOSALS.

L,EED WANTED PROPOSALS
h will be received until noon on the
lst day of October, 1894. to furnish feed
for the horses and mules belonging to
the city for period OF three months
Inquire at the office for particulars.
w. Nj. DUNLAP,
16 I'd. City Engineer.
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wv LOAN MONEY TO
w everybody; SIS to 500; per cent.
interest; easy payments; also q death
benefit for old and young not exceeding
$1,000; cost 81. Send stamp for par
ticulars. Agenta wanted. MUTUAL
BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, Rich
mond, Va. JOSIAH RYLAND, JR. !,
president, Second auditor OF Vireinia).
9l3t IT