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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13

All lecturers like to have their efforts
appreciated, and some want all the
world to realize how great was the sat
isfactlon of their audience. The Ameri-
can tells Of an instance where this in
clination showed the lecturer in an
amusing light.
Brown-I say, James, the boy from
the newspaper office has called for the
report of that lecture Is it finished?
James Ga novice)-All but short
sentence in tho middle of it, and can t
for the life Of me make out from my
notes what it is.
Brown-Oh, just put i'll "Great ap.
plause, and let it go.
James acts on the suggestion, and the
lecture is sent for publication with the
doctored part reading:
Friends, Twill detain you but few
moments longer. [Great applause J.
Youths Companion.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
TRAFFIC IN TANeiER.
1t Is Large and Continuous and Appar.
emily Conducted Under Difficulties.

emily Conducted Under Difficulties.
The traffic i'll Tangicr is large and
continuous. There is no footpath proper,
and tho foot passenger has often to pick
his way among heavily laden donkeys
and camels. Sometimes he is jostled by
Jews i'll dark blue jelabs and slullcaps,
the distinctive badges of their race;
sometimes his progress is stopped by
burly negro slave, all i'll white or faded
yellow, bearing OH his head tray of
Dread from the public bakehouse; some
times he is swept into q miry corner by
half dozen of the sultan's cavalry,
whose richly caparisoncd steeds, flow
ing robes, hintlocks or spears, mako up
altogether an imposing spectacle. Per-
haps also he may find himself confront
ed by huge packing case borne down
tho street ON the back of donkey and
supported on each side by men of color,
who alarm the neighborhood with shouts
of "balak.''
The most interesting sight i'll Tangier
at least, from nil artistic point of view
lis the sok, or largo market place for
country products 1t lies Immediately
outside the wall in the upper part of
tho town and is approached through
tho old slave market, now converted
into shooting forge. In the forenoon it
is too crowded TO be interesting, but in
the afternoon, when business has some
what slacliened, scenes of varied inter
est may BIO observed.
Wonder is a water carrier, with large
goatskin bag slung over his shoulder,
attracting your attention with the tin
kle of bell to tho refreshing dvoft
he offers. Hero is a gaunt Arab from
The Riff mountains, bareheaded, blank
ct draped and flashing eyed interview
ing with fierce and threatening gestures
an obdurate looking Jew, VINO is cvi-
IDENTIFY demanding his pound Of flesh.
Near them is a country woman seated
behind small semicirclo Of milk jars.
Her shriveled, wornout features can
be discerned through the folds of her
coarse haili, which sho holds carelessly
together with her left hand, while with
her right she lifts tho lid from one Of
the jars. Good Words.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
Northern Colony In Georgia.

Emigrants from tho northwest con-.
tlnue to arrive i'll Americus i'll small
parties, bound for Wilcox county, where
10000 people from that region will set
tie this winter on land purchased for
the Fitzgerald colony Ex-Governor
Northern is now i'll Wilcox, where he has
options on 90, 900 acres of land in addi-
ton to that already purchased through
him for the colony
Many Of the colon'sts are Union SOL
diers. AS soon as the charter is granted
the land will be surveyed into lots to
suit purchasers, and 12,01O acres will
BIO laid off into town lots. Tho streets
will be wide, and doubtless it will be
one of the best laid off towns in the
south The site for the township has
not been selected, nor has the name been
suggested, but it is thought that one Of
the most appropriate names that could
be given is Northen City. The colonists
will begin to arrive in full force about
Oct /. 1t is claimed that many Of the
colonists are worth from $4,000 to
$50, 900. The company has capital of
$500, 900. They will expend $780,
in buying the lands, and $4,000 in
improvements. IouW1nlllS ana OUllor III
dustries will'be established; schools and
churches will be established also. Those
who have come have met with u warm
reception from the good people of that
section, and genuine old Georgia well
come awaits those yet to come. 49,
wilson's Children See Him Play.
Those who went to Abbcy's thcator,
New York city, ono evening recently,
must have been amused ut the little chill
iren in the left stage hoX. They were tho
heirs to the Francis Wilson estate, and it
was the first time that they had ever been
to the theater ut night 1t was funny to
watch them. Tho eyes of the elder wore
riveted upon hor father, and with him sho
even went through his lines. YOU could
sce her lips moving all tho time he was
uniking or singing. The younger watched
tho effect of Wilson's humor upon the au-
dicncc. Every time Wilson said anything
funny this child would turn round and
look eagerly for signs of appreciation. Tho
youngsters were accompanied by their
n.other and their grandmother.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
A White Squall.

"a white squall-did | ever see one?
should say l had, said an old sailor
i'll tho barge Office. ''We were between
hero and tho West Indies, and it was as
fair day as you ever put eyes on. L
was ut tho wheel, and we were bowling
along under Il pretty sailing breeze.
There WASH t n cloud to DO seen, unless
little white vapor far off could be.
called clord. All of Il sudden the cap
tain came up out Of his cabin.
"'Get all the light sails off her as
quick as You can, he shouted to the
mate. Clew up tho royals and to'gal-
liant sails and bear Il hand lively, boys
WHAT'S the matter with the old man
now?" said the sailors rs they looked
around tho horizon and saw nothing but
sunshine and the clear sky.
Nevertheless all hands turned to
getting in tie light sails. The captain
took the wheel and sent me to assist. OF
course we all thought it was piece of
foolishness, but we worked with u will
because the captain told us to-
well, we had no sooner got those
sails Ill than it struck Right out of the
clear sky came an awful gale. 1t tore
our great mainsail and other sails to rib
bons quicker than flash. 1t came butt
end TO, as the sailors say.
''How did tho captain know it was
coming? Why, he was in his cabin and
happened to see his glass so down sud
denly. That meant something. and he
hustled on deck. A good captain watches
his barometer as cat watches mouse. {"
Portland Press.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
THE PASEO.

The wavering heat is broken by long rows
OF slim acacias, palms and alaInos
In brave attire there walk, between,
Jose, Andres and Agustin.
Andres, jose and ACustin
stroll down the alameda slow
Meath spreading boughs with plats between
Whore rose and bcllcd granada grow.
Tall gray sombrcros, silver trimmed,
Bcdcclicd with spanglcS, ample brimmcd,
Shade from bright rays by clouds undimmed
The eyes of all.
They loitcr on with airy grace,
A turn of head this way and that,
While sparkling smiles light up tho face
Accounting gay, thcatric chat.
Their iaunty Jackets reach tho waist,
With rows of buttons closely placed,
And braided trousers, tightly laced,
Costumes complete.
greater charm Is found by far
Than shade, bright flowers and tropis
weather
In Juana, Incz and Lconor
All pretty maids who drive together,
Clear olive faces, lips of red
But back of them the wardcr's head,
The duenn, accredited
For watchful eyes.
The wavering heat is broken by long rows
Of Slim acacias, palms and alamos.
In bravc attire there walk between,
Jose, Andres and Agustin.
IL. ". Green in ''Land of Sunshine"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
lie WAS TOO SMART.
Tho Experience CT Countryman With
London Confidence Men.


London has its confidence men, who
are quite as expert as America s, says
writer i'll tho Boston Herald Their
methods arc very similar. 1t is not
worth while to record their routine oper-
atlons, but one recent instance, rs illus
trative of their resources, is amusing
and instructive. An old Scotch travel
ing man, who boro somewhat the ap-
pearance of Il cOuntryman, but who
knew the ropes perfectly, was accosted
he decided to have some fun at the OK
pcnse of the would be swindlers, so ho
pretended to fall readily in with their
statements-to DO u particularly easy
victim. They bought him u splendid
dinner, calling him MIR. Kenny of Dun
2ec-a name which they had caught
I:om travelling bag which he had Dor
rcwcd from friend. He enjoyed their
hospitality hugely, and alto prodigiously
and extensively. They paid the BILL and
Began the usual talk about Il lottery
prize, etc. Then he saw it was about
time to 'cap their game. I" Said ho:
Gentlemen, 1 thank you for the din
her. 1t was very good, and 1 havo had II
very pleasant time with you. But
won't go to sec you draw your lottery
prize Oh, no! know all about the lot
terry prize. My name is not Donald
Kenny. 1t is Robert Ferguson, and I'm
not from Dundee, but from Lochnoven,
where Two lived With my daughter for
20 years. I am too old fish to DO
caught. Good night'
And he went his way rejoicing.
fwo weeks later, when ho went homo
to his daughter i'll Lochnoven, ono of tho
first things she said to him was:
Did you get the eco all right"
"What e20?"
why, the eco you telegraphed for I"
And it developed that the confidence
men whom he had beaten at their own
game had an ace up their sleeves, which
they played after he had left them.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
ANIMAL CURlOSlTIGS.
Tree Climbing Rabbits, Sheep Eating Par
rots and Sheep That Love Snails.

Tree Climbing Rabbits, Sheep Eating Par
rots and Sheep That Love Snails.
1t seems almost stretch Of tho im-
agination to think Of rabbits climbing
trees. Yet i'll Australia many rabbits
have somehow acquired the treo climb
ing habit, having been forced, on ac-
count of the prosecutions of dogs and
other animals. to drop rurrowing and
initiate squirrels. An Australian sent
on to England recently tho two front
feet of Il rabbit that had been killed on
an acacia, three yards from the ground,
and lie wrote in his letter that this was
not at all Il remarkable thing, and he
had often found them, or at least the
traces of their claws, on the bark Of
trees four, five and six yards high.
For Il parrot to cat sheep is another
remarkable thing, and yet the kea Of
New Zealand has become Il sheep eater,
having changed to this article of food
from purely vegetable diet. The kea
has proved a serious source of annoy
ance to the New Zealand herdsmen, and
Slethods have been taken for the destruc-
ton of the species. These gay colored
little birds will cat almost any kind Of
meat, but it is sheep that they prefer.
They have been known, to kill MS
many as 200 III Il single night and have
done serious harm to tho flocks. The
tradition of the island is that at one
time these parrots were unable to OBJ
tain their usual supply of vegetable
food and that in desperation they invad-
ed the drying rooms" and ate whatev-
er came to hand, finding sheep meat
agreeable. III Iceland almost all the
horses are fish eaters, for the reason that
the grain is scarce there and fish is
plentiful. III England sheep are known
who delight III snails. The observation
of this fact is not new; it dates baci,
100 years.
1t is well known that largo number
of inscctivorous birds become grain eat
ers whenever they find that they cannot
procure their ordinary diet of insects
New York World.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
The Army OF Iran,ps,

There can DO no doubt that the tramp
IS IN certain sense the maker and
chooser of his own career The writer's
experience with these Migrants has con-
WINGED him that, though they are almost
always the victims Of liquor and lazi-
ness, fully four-1ifths Of America S vol
untary beggars have begun their wide
and restless ways while still in their
teens, and have been furthered in their
wrong tendencies by unwise treatment
applied to them when young.
Year after year, oven month after
month, trampdom is increased by squads
of youths who will soon take and hold
tho places of their elders, who will nat
urally drop away with the years. These
boyish roadsters are moro often illegiti.
mate than lawful children and conse.
quently proper subjects for state care
and guardianship. And the fact that
every tramp in the United States has
spent some part Of his youth in re-
form school, or, worst Of all, in jails,
demonstrates that there IS failure
somewhere i'll our system of correction
and reformation and makes it necessary
and only fair that the sociologist as
well as the reformer should know the
tramp from boyhcod to manhood. Su.
perficial and unsympathetic studies OF
his character, with shallow theories
about remedial measures, have SO fa-
failed signally in checking his mulign
influence upon society. 81 How Men Be-
come Tramps," by Josiah Flynt, il.
Cantury.
The Dear Creature.
Mrs. Yerger was dressed to go to the
Ball. She had on her new dress.
lyon look stunning in that new
dress, but, Great Caesar, what o Dot Of
money it costs these hard timesp re-
marked Colonel Yerger.
Lor, Charles. what do I care for
money when it comes to making you
happy!" replied Mrs. Yerger, with q
beaming smile -Texas Siftings
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
HE KEPT TIE CHECK.
THURMAN Green Morris Was Too Cunning
For the Banks.

For the Banks.
With so many bank robberies I'll
around us it is not surprising that there
should be some measiness among deposi-
tors In general, however, the New
Yorker has Il clear head. He has faith in
the Clearing House association, because
ho really does not quite understand the
mystery of it, and he believes in his
bank through thick and thin because he
has seen the banks Of the city stand to-
gether i'll support of weakened institu-
ton. am reminded of what happened
to Green Morris, the turfman, who lived
i'll Brooklyn and raced horses on all the
tracks OF the metropolitan circuit He
had big year of winnings at Monmouth
park, and received at the end of the sea-
son check from the association for
S67, Eighteen months later he
showed that check to me, considerably
worn.
"Why, Green" said reproachfully,
"this check is Is months old What dc
you mean by keeping it so long? 1t is
nearly worn out. Don't you know that
check should be deposited at once or
cashcd? Suppose the bank was to fail?"
Green chuckled knowingly and wink
ed as he folded it up and put it back in
his pockctbook.
Il amt been racin HOSES for nothin
these goin on nigh 20 year. ain t got
no faith i'll no banks. They's too much
failin to suit me. That's whit I've allus
been afraid of, an that's why I'm holdin
OIL TO my check. amt a-goin to have
no bank failin with my money in the
safe. Besides amt had no use for tho
S67, an it's jcs' as easy to keep it in
my pocket this way.
This same Green is worth now $780,
900 or $500, 600. and yet cannot write
his name.-New York Press.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
M : = !: w HorfeIksVesteTnR.R.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV. 3, 1895.
Westbound Leave Roanoke Daily.
ESQ o. M. Washington and Chattanooga
ltmited) for Brietol and the South and
West. Stops only at East Radford and
Pulaski. Pullman sleepers to New
Orleans and Memphis, dining car at
tLched.
6:35 s. m. for RAdford, Blue1eld and
Pocahonts1, Pulaski, Bristol and all
intermediate stations.
4:s5 p. m. the Chicago Express for Rad.
ford, Bluefeld, Pocahontas, Kenova,
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, ST. Louis,
Kansas City, Columbus and Chicago.
Pullman Buffet Sleeper Roanoke
Wytheville, Bristol, Knoxville, Ohnt.
tanooga and intermediate points.
North nud Eastbound. Leave Roanoke
Daily.
11:4o d, m. for Petersburg, Richmond
and Norfolk
11:4o a: M. for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York.
1850 p. m. for Richmond and Norfolk.
Pullman sleeper Roanoke to Norfolk
and Lynchburg to Richmond.
10.45 p. m. Washington and Chatta.
nooga limited) for Washington,
Hsgerstown. Philadelphia and New
Iorh. IuAlman blooperh TO washing
ton, Philadelphia &nd New v,rk via
Shenandoah Junction and Ba,Amore
and Ohio railroad. StOps ut Hollins,
Buchanan, Natural Bridge, Buena
Vista, Basic, Shenandoah, Luray and
Shenandoah Junction.
Durham Diyision-Leave Lynchburg
(Union station daily 200 p. m. for
South Boston and Durham and inter
mediate stations.
Winston-Salem Division-Leave Roa-
noke (Union station) daily 11:5c a. m.
and 1870 q. m. daily, except Sunday
Campbell street station). tor Rocky
Mount, Martinsville, Winssop-Salem
and intermediate stations.
For all additional information apply
ticket Office or TO w. B. BEVILL,
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke. Va.
M. F. BRAGG,
Travelling Passenger Agent.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
TEACHERS IN ENGLAND.
A Pathetic Letter From One which Telfa
Its Own Story.

A Pathetic Letter From One which Telfa
Its Own Story.
An English paper, having offered to-
throw open it's columns to aonsidera-
ton Of the "wosst paid class in the
community" prints the following:
DEAR ANswERs-I am n school'nastcr, and it
fs my pleasing duty to teach Greek, Latin,
french, English, mathematics and 90 other
ihings to tho "sops of gentleman" I Veceiva
board and lodging and ECO &. yenr from my
benevolent employer, who makes a not profit
Of over 81, 800 per nnnum out of his school.
My poor old dad IA country parson) was al.
ways anxious TINT should receive t'thc elu.
cation of gentloman,' SD no pinchcd and
screwed to send mo to n good public school
and subsequently to Oxford. may say, with.
out conceit, that / distinguished myself ut
both places, winning scholarships and other
prizes with q facility that seemed to mark me
eat for the life of ON instructor Of youth. Be-.
bold me, then, at the age Of 20, raling in tho
2ordly stipend mentioned above and luxuriat.
ing In the "homo comforts" which, accorclinc
10 his advertisements, my principal supplcs
for his boys
said to DO on duty for tho whole "a hours
When ] am not teaching my boys, am play.
Ing football or cricket with them, and I am
even obliged to sheep in tho Same dorm;tory
with IL hearty youngsters, who snoro like
steam sirens Tho worst feature of tho lifo Ia
tho fact that thcre Is no future before me. IL
had capital OF .22,000. OF even eI. 600. MIGHT
start school Of my own; but, as it is. can
hopo for nothing better. What will become -
mo Ii my old ago trcmblo to think Thcr,
AFRO hundreds OF extensively educated yosn,
fellows In the United Kingdom who IAN en-,
no more at schooimastegipg than Go, s.,.
eeFeiy yours A. A. tQ%Qp.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
Among the Heather.

Helen. aged 4, was spending night
away from home at bedtime she knelt
at her hostess knees to say her prayers,
expecting the usual prompting.
Finding Mrs. l. unable to help hen
out, she concluded thus:
''Please, God, sense me. can't
member my prayers, and I'm stayin
with a lady that don't know any. -
Philadelphia Times.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
The Fight which Is to Come.

The fate Of the civilized world had.
always hung upon the strength of the
Aryan nations to repel the attempts Of
Asiatics to force their way into Europe
and to flood the western world with
oriental ideas and habits, modes Of gov
eminent and forms of religion. The,
struggles of Greece with Persia and of
Rome with Carthage, the struggles of
Greeks, Romans and Teutons with the,
Saracens; the conflicts, extending TO our
own times, with the Turks, were but so.
many acts IL one long drama, of which
the earliest scenes arc to DO found in tho
pages of Herodotus, and the latest might
be studied in the kilograms of tho daily
newspaper. -" Life of freeman, Dean
OF Westminster -
This country imports from Greece an
nually many thousand pounds of SO call
ed dried eurrants, which nre rcallysmall
raisinS.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
What She Would DO.

Johnnie, dear" said his mother,
who was trying to inculcate lesson in
industry, what do yon suppose mamma
would do for you if you should come to
her some day and tell her that you
loved your studies?" click me for tell
ing a falsehood, said dear little John
pie, with tho frankness of youth. Pitts
burg Bulletin.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
The Dear Creature.
The I.iveryman,s Lose.

Liveryman-Terrible accident today.
Mrs. HEAVYWEIGHT hired horse Of me
to take ride, and had hardly got start
cd before the horse stumbled.
Friendly! my, Did the horse fall
On her?
Liveryman-No, she fell on the horse.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13

(Which, asked the uusophisticated
young which is the proper
side of horse for lazy to sit on?'
Both, responder the severe lady
with the short Il 4 and seal brown
boomers -Cincin ii Enquirer.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
His Satisfactory Explanation.

"Johnny, Willie says you threw him
down and jumped on him with both
feet?'
"Well, ma, was just playin.
"What sort of play do you call that?"
Football. Chicago Record
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13

Tho Pearl river, Mississippi, was
called by tho Indians tho Tallahatchic,
tho river of pearls. "
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13

The wise man is he who asks q great
deal of advice and takes a very little Of
it.--Galveston News.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13

Uruguay was named from the river
which flows through it,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
"Christ Hath Risen."

All at once is heard in the distance
the clear boom Of tho cannon announc-
ing the hour of midnight. The Russian
priest. standing on the steps of the al
tar, swings his censor and announces in
tones which penetrate to the farthest
corners Of tho ediiice. "Christos voskres"
Christ hath risen), and tho people an
swer him with one voice. "Vo istine
voskres" (In truth he hath riscn). The
woman standing nearest the priest lights
her taper at the consecrated ono present.
ed to her by him, her neighbor in turn
receives tho light from her. and so on,
till in minute, as it were, the chapel
was Illuminated with hundred lights
Fathers and mothers, sons and daugh-
ters, friends and relations embraced
one another, kissing three times on the
forehead and either check and cxchang.
ing tho Easter greeting. The whole con.
gregation, then passing before the priest,
did tho Same with him, and high mass
now followed. -Chambers Journal
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
DRUl. xEnNEss AND DRuG HABvTs

SUCCESSFULLY treated by the use of Van Devan-
ter's rRuE-TONiC." Send for circular of
Information 10 4: l.. VAN DEvANTER, HACRRs-
TOWN dp Sold by druggists, $I.00 per bottle
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13

The most cultivated minds are usual
ly the most patient, most clear, most
nationally progressive, most studious of
accuracy in details. -James Martiueau
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-06-06
Western Maryland Railroad Schedule.

In effect May Goth. 1896, leave Hillon station,
Baltimore as follows:
DAILY:
m-Fast mail for n & w. south and south
west, Glyndon, Westminster New Windsor
Union Bridge, Mcchanicstown, Blue Ridge
Hagerstown. and except Sunday, Williams
port, b 4 G r.
DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY;
22-Accommodation for Gettysburg. u * II
division, main line east of Emory Grove,
also g & IL II.
% m-Mail for points on main line, b a G V
and n & w roads.
10 II m-Accommodation for Gettysburg, a
points on G y III.
% p m--Accommodation for Emory Grove.
10 D M Express for Arlington, Howardsylc
Mt Wilson, Owings, Glyndon York, Han
over, Gettysburg, B & IL. and q & II roads
4 or ID m-EXprcss for points on main line west
to Cherry Run. B & e V and * w roads
for points south.
Is ID Macon for Emory Grove.
q OF u m-AccOm for Union Bridge.
ii % u m-Accom for Emory Grove.
SUNDAYS:
Q 30 a m-Accom for Union bridge q Hanover
. 35 u m-Accom for Union Bridge.
90 y Macon for Emory Grove.
10 10 p m-Accom for Emory Grove.
Ticket and baggage Office, 205 u. BALTIC street.
All trains stOpat Union, Pennsylvania ave,
and Fulton stations.
J. NJ. HOOP, q. NJ, d. II. GRrswoLD. q. p. 4