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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11
1776-NEXT YEAR-1896.

David B. Page, in Humanity, Kans
City, Mo-
In sixteen hundred and twenty
That brave old Pilgrim stock
From off the Mayf1ower landed
Upon the Plymouth rock.
In peril and privation,
They cut the woods away:
The Indian and starvation
They bravely kept at bay.
A hundred years they struggled
To make this land\their own,
And fifty other years passed by
Before the deed was done.
And why the declaration?
And why the revolution?
And why the separation?
And why the constitution?
Because the sacred rights of man
Were basely trampled down,
And they were taxed unjustly
To help support the crown.
The stamp act they resisted,
They would not drink taxed tea
So they made a little frolic
And dumped it in the sea.
Where is the independence
OF course we proudly boast?
That which our fathers gave us
At such fearful cost?
They won it by the bullet
We voted it away;
They fought against taxation
We vote to have it stay.
And England, worse than ever,
Lays taxes through the gold;
And we make no resistance,
But are meekly bought and sold.
While corporation tyrants,
To which King George was kind,
Through courts and legislation
Our letters tightly bind.
And yet we prate Of liberty,
And celebrate July;
But Independence is no more,
No tyrants we defy.
Great God, loyalty inspire
Each true American heart
And let us vote our freedom back
For all, and not a part.
And Lexington and Concord,
Boston and Bunker Hill
Are sacred spots in history,
We will keep them sacred still.
And Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln,
Their names we well revere,
And make their patriotism ours
When we shall vote next year.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11
Bastrop, La.

Editor of Representatives. the whirl
of business have neglected to look after
my subscription to your paper. Please
find my check on st. Paul for the sum due
The Representative is decidedly the best
paper that comes to my table, and look
forward to the day when it is due. Do not
let it be discontinued, but when I am in
default send bill. With the greatest re-
spect, am very truly yours,
FRANK IVES.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11
Minneapolis, Sept. 8.
GOLD STANDARD.

WILL MEN INVESTIGATE FOR THEM
SELVES OR BE "DUPED" BY THE
SOPHISTRIES OF THE MONEY
POWERS BLATHERSKITES? - AN
EARNEST LETTER.
Editor Representative:
1t is enough to surprise the natives
to see the ignorance of some men regard
ing the restoration of silver. Not long
since got into a confab with couple of
horny-handed sons of toll. One having a
mortgage on his homestead and admitted
that he never expected to be able to re-
deem it. The other, it is reported, is pay
ing interest on $1,000, (some say $4,000,
and beth so totally depraved and void of
common sense that they couldn't see that
to restore silver would advance values and
thereby relieve of them portion of their
burden. The most surprising point in
the conversation was: THAT il silver was
remonitized it would throw premium on
gold" If such logic as that Coming from
men that claim to be of average inteli-
gence), don't cause patriots breast to
heave with deep emotion at such consum-
mate ignorance in this advanced age of re-
form ON the one hand, and the legalized
robbers of the trusts and the pawning OF
liberty for English gold on the other, in
Gods name what will?
Men being strangled to death by de-
| grees. The least ray of hope of their ever
being able to redeem the old home" after
years of weary toll and privation, and adj
vocating policy that would make it i'm.
| possible. Great Scott, where is the foo
| killer?
1t seems to me that any and every mar
! that works for his living, il he can SCI
I an inch before his nose could see in thu
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11
ROBERT REED.

In writing to advertisers in this
paper our patrons will confer q favor
by saying thats they saw the adveE.
tfsement in the Representative.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11

But no there is no stepping out of line,
nor any resting, until the grass green
sheets of the grave are laid aside for our
dreamless sleep. All, me, the pity OF
iti-Amhpr
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11

Total and av'ge.. SOP .35
1t will be observed from the above Ia
bles that the public works supply nearly
II per cent more light at about one-half
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11

Total and age. 1864 is
For IS cities supplied by private COM
panies, the following is the schedule:
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11
BUILDING MILLS.

THE RENEFITs TO BE DERIVED AND
THE DANGERS TO BE ENCOUN-
TERED. HOW THE FARMERS ARE
TRICKED AND DECEIVED.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11
CHEERING WORDS.

st. Cloud, MINI.
The morning times., 1895-12-07
TELLS THE MOTHERS STORY.
Attorney WorthinUton's Argument In
the Slack- -Perrine Controversy.

the Slack ferrlne controversy.
Reconsideration Of tue Slack controversy
was resumed before Justice Hagner Yes
terday at l:30 p. m, counsel for Mrs. Slack
presenting their arguments.
Mr.. Worthington paid his respects to
The Perrines,'' declaring their act in leay-
lug New Jersey under the circumstances
as defiance of the well-kBown Judgment of
the court. He clara cterized il as gross con
tempt, but said their object was to come
10 Washington and interpose for n stay
OF proceedings as last resort.
The plea was presented, lie said, in the
name OF the infant heirs, and words and
legal phrases were put into their mouths
that were foreign to the natural instincts.
The mother, he said, had been shown TO be
devoted mother, aud 1t could not be denied
that she was their lawful guardian. Her
right had been conferred by nature as well
as by the edici OF court of competent iuris-
dictiou. 1t could not be denied, he said.
that the vice chancellor in New Jersey had
Jurisdiction over the case there and here.
aud became fugitives from the justice Of
a New Jersey court. They were followed
here and by writ OF habeas corpus it was
sought to obtain the rights that had been
conferred upon the mother by habeas
corpus"
He accused Col. aud Mrs. Perrinc with
defarning the character OF Mrs. Slack in
order TO gain their point, and said they
Ead used as their agents in the "deSpica bic"
work the former servants OF the Slack house
hold.
.'One of these servants" lie added, '.is
still employed as the nurse of the little
children Whose mother she has slandered."
He said lie had many reasons to advance
why the writ OF injunction should not is
sue The mothers affection for her chill
dren was as strong that Of any mother
and she had proved in court that she should
be intrusted with their care and custody
The case viii ~be resumed this morning.
when Judge Wilson of coSnsel for Mrs.
Perriue, as testamentary guardian, Will
DreSeu his argument.
The morning times., 1895-12-07
Julia Green want. a Divorce.

Julia V. Green, by her counsel. Padgett
4 Forrest, has filed bill In equity pray
ing for n divorce from her husband, Robert
A. Green, upon the charge of cruelty and
abandonment. The parties were married
November 1S, 1891, by The Rev. F. G.
Hall, of the Baptist Church, and lived to-
gether until October II, 1892. The de-
fendaDt resides In Prince Georges county.
Nd, where he owns a ma srkct garden. The
wife resides with her parents.
The morning times., 1895-12-07
AGAINST THE COMPANY.
Court of Appeals Affirms Judgmen
for InxS nf Enrsi.S

The court uf appeals has rendered an
opinion adverse TO the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company upon it's appeal
from the euurt below. i'll the matter there
tried and determined in favor If Patrick
Dougherty and Robert o. Lackey.
The action WAS brDuEht by the anpellees
The morning times., 1895-12-07

against the company tu recover for the
loss uf three horses, shipped by them an
freight, from Harrisunburg Va. for Wash
ington. The horses were killed en- route.
The morning times., 1895-12-07
MIR. Hutchlns' valua BILE Purchase.

Mr.. Stilson Hutchins yesterday purchased
Of Charles ii. Davidson part of lot 13, in
SQUARE so?, payips therefor Sl4 4,OOO. Inc
TweifSh and g streets northwest
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
NY VIRTUE OF DEED OF TRUST,

by VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST,
- executed 10 me on the 18th day OF July 1899,
by J. Sours and wife. and recorded in the
clerks office OF the Ilusttngf Court foe the CITY
OF Roanoke, Va in Deed boo k No. 42, page 2h5,
to secure thd Roanoke Land and Improven cnt
Company the sum OF 81 500, payable sey enty ave
dollars ts75) every three months. With interest
payable quarterly, and default having been made
In instruments due on the 29th day OF April, 1882
ana every three mont hs thereafter to January 90
1875, amounting TO $GOl, and in the payment of
the interest On 81 90 from January2i. 1893, and
he nsurance, nnd haypG been rtqne,ed by
WEDNESDAY,. TIE It'll DAY OF APRIL,
lso, Mt II clock. NJ, either in person or by ut.
torney, in fTort OF the courthouse in tho city OF
Roanoke, Va, proceed n sell Mt public auction
TO the highest bidder. all thst certain lot or par.
lying on the north side OF Rutherford street and
bonded rs follows. to-wit:
Beginning Mt point on tho north sico OF
and four.tcEths feet west OF Commonwealth
avenue, thence with Rutherford street north
ughty-cight degrees west ff'y feet to point,
thence north two degrees east two hundred feet
to alker street, thence with Walker street
south eighty eight degrees cast nifty feet 20
point corner OF lot sold to j. r. HAWTHORN thence
with said Ilanthorn's line south two degrees
west two hundred feet to the beginning,
containing ten thousand square feet more or
less, and known rs lot two hundred and thirty.
tiX, ward four, with house thereon.
TERMS Cash as to enough to pay all the
COSTS ana charges attending tho execution OF
This trust and to pay to the Roanoke Land and
Improvement Company the said sum of SGOO and
interest on S!.u5O from the 18th day OF January
1873 to GATE OF sale. and $i2 Insurance, including
tInetees commission OF five per centum, and az
TO the sums not as yet due, amounting to $40.
payable SIS on the 29th day OF April, 1896. and
SO each three months thereafter. with interest
from daIe of sale, the same shall be made uaya.
pie Mt such times as the remaining nstamcnts
iaii duc and payable notes evidcncing the same
to be executed by purchaser and TO he properly
secured and the balance, IL any. shall Q payable
In one and two years from day of sale, purchaser
10 execute a deed OF trust to secure the same and
give notes In evidence thereof.
JOS. |. DORIAN,
Trus
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
History of the pntatn.

When America was discovered the
potato was cultivated in all the tenn
pcrate parts of South America, but not
in Mexico. Hieropymus Carbon, a
Spanish priest, is believed to have in
troduced the plant into Europe. From
Spain it went into Italy, and thence to
Belgium. Some years later it was in
PRODUCED into Virginia, and specimens
were brought to Ireland about 1000.
For nearly hundred years it was cul-
tivated very little in Great Britain. In
zoos the Royal society urged its cult
vation, but it is only within the last
century and half that it has been u
common vegetable there. But the
sweet potato was brought into Eng
land in 1868, and was called the Com
mon potato as early as 1897, when the
white potato was first described in an
English book.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
STUCK IN The AIR.

an Arrow That Failed to Perform IT'S
Customary Duty.
An American traveller witnessed the
performance of civilian Tell at 4
small German thcatcr. lie was told by
the manager that the stage effects
were extremely fine and that the scene
where Tells splendid craftsmanship
was exhibited would astonish him. The
American declares that he certainly
was astonished. AS appeared from
the outcome the apple on the boys
head and Tells crossbow were con
nected by an invisible wire, along
which the arrow was to speed, of
course, with perfect accuracy. At the
proper cue the arrow did speed half
way toward the apple, and there stuck,
to all appearance. in mid-air. In vain
did the doughty Tell shake his bow to
joggle the arrow to its mark The son
of Tell, meanwhile, looked very fright
encd, while the apple firmly fixed on
his youthful Uranium was bobbing
about. The audience was laughing,
and the laugh grew into roar when
one of Gessler's guards took in the stu
alton, and, coming forward from his
position at the side of young Tell,
calmly gave the recalcitrant arrow n
smart rap with his spear, when it sped
on its way and buried itself in the
apple on the boys head
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
LEGAL MOTIONS.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A VALUABLE
~ industry in the city OF Roanoke, Va-Und or
decree pronounced by the Judge OF the circuit
court OF the city of Roanoke III vacation on the
18th day of March, 1885, In q chauccry suit pend.
Ing In the said court by the style OF Harvey vs.
American Bridge and Iron Company ct all, the
undersigned commissioners appointed by The
SAID decree for the purpose will ON TIE 29ru
DAY OF APRIL, 1895 at II O'Clock n IN pro-
ceedto make sale on the premises OF all the
property of the American Bridge and Iron Com
pany, consisting of three parcels OF land con-
tainlrg ten acres, more or lcss, lying contiguou,,
which iully escribed in thu deeds TO he
said company recorded in the clerks Office Of tho
corporation court OF Roanoke city IN iced book
AZ, page 50, decd hook as page 81. and decd back
as, page %, to which reference ,s here made for
more particular description of the mctcs nj Il
bombs of the several parcels OF land togo thcr
with all structures, buiidings or machinery and
hxtu'cs. whasot ver, TOOLS and Inn lomc nts
Owned by the ssid company thereon erected
therein contained, or used in connection there
with, together with all the sing lar, the way -
easements, rights. privileges, Embellishments Snd
premises.
The said property consists OF the celebrated
woies OF the American Bridge and Iron Com.
parry and large tract OF land on which tho suid
works are located.
TERMs-cash sufficient 10 pay the costs OF
imount Of the scvs raj Ior iions asccrtSU tain, h v
the said decree OF SS5O.tj. with interest fcoll
January ~, 1894 and the amount due the Poo.
TICS Perpetual. Bnilding and Loan Association,
or R0anokc. Va, under its decd of trust. amount.
ing 10 S2,li3 81 and so much OF the rcsii nc OF the
lIocccus rs VIII DC SUFFICIENT 10 meet the several
,nttalments or the debt of the said association
hereafter becoming due of $50 per month, shall
be payable as said instruments become due, for
etghty-onc months, and the balance OF said pur-
chase money, If any, shall be payable in three
equal snnual nstalments at ono. two and three
years from the day OF sale. All deferred install
ments to be evidenced by the bonds OF the pur-
chaser, and the title of the property to he re.
tanned until the purchase money Is fully paid or
the purchaser may have the option OF having
deed to the said property, and execute a deed of
trust securing the deferred instalmcnts of the
purchase money upon said property.
JNO. E. PENN,
ROBT. +. SCOTT,
A + KING,
Special Commissioners
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
LEGAL NOTICES.

g'nsa, to-w!t:
Beyinning ut point on the north side o. West
winner str CT ~ rect cast from the northeast
corner OF West Gilmcr and. Eighth (now l3thl
si ste, !hen.e ma northtrly erection and par.
thence in an ea.terly direction with same alley
70 ice, TO point on same. thence in a southerly
WWroctnn parallel with Eighth street 1870 feet TO
w. cst Gilmei street, thence in westerly dircc-
,ion win same street 70 feet to the beginning
hI0wn as one-ha'f OF lot 4. section
of the sale TO pay the costs OF exccn,fnn tSis
trust ana to pay the amount due said ASSOCIATION
nhocr the terms OF said bond and deed which
amounts 10 the sum of SS922 as OF February 2S
ED and the balance, II any, payable in ono and
Two yeaIs. equal payments, with interest from
Say vi sac, purchaser to give his notes for the
9elefreu payments and secure the same by a
decd OF trust on the said property
III tds ROY u. SMITH, Trustee, (.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
EARLY DAYS IN AFRICA.
Game Was Largo and Plentiful ut tho
Cnpo of Good Nopc.

Gn'ne Was Largo and Plentiful ut tho
Capo of Good Eopc.
When the early Dutch settlers landed
Mt the Cape in 1852, and under their
first governor, stout John Van RE
beck, took possession of the soil.
they found the country one vast and
tcenlnG natural preserve of great
game. Down to the very shores OF the
Atlantic and Indian ocean, says the
fortnightly Review, there wandered
II countless multitude of the noblcst
ana rarcst species with which Il prodi-
gal nature ever blessed the earth The
elephant, rhinoceros and buffalo roamed
everywhere; the hippopotamus bathed
his unwieldly form in every stream and
river; the lion, leopard and chcctah
pursued their prey unchecked; the
Gland, koodoo, gnu, hartabecst and n
number of other fine antclopcs grazed
in astonishing plenty.
The mountain zcbras paced the sierras
OF the Cape peninsula and every other
range of the colony in strong troops;
the quagga (now, alas! extinct
throngcd the karroo plains. In every
cornc. of that vast land, upon fiat and
upland, in deep and lonely lzloof and
over boundlcss plain, there wandered,
free and undisturbcd as they had wan
dercd through countless ages of the
past, an uncXanpled array of wild ami
mails.
The early Dutch settlers scarcely
knew what to do with this profusion
of game. The Glands and lloodoos
broke into their gardens and vine
yards, the elephants and rhinoccroscs
made hay with their crops; the lions
bcsicged them in their fort and dorrcd
Gov. Van Ricbccli in his garden.
There is Il pathetic, vet ludicrous,
entry i'll the old records of the Cape
commanders, bearing date the 22d of
january, 1853. This night" says the
chronicle, sit appeared as if the lions
would take the fort by Storm
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
Light Rerrcshment for Ono Year.

Some idea may be gathered of the
immense business transactions of Lon
don rcfrcshment caterers when it is
stated that the provisions consumed
last year at rcfreshmcnt places carried
On by one firm amounted to; Tea, 3d.
coo pounds; fresh beef, 100000 pounds;
sugar, 32S,0o0 pounds; jam, 100 tons;
potatoes, 500 tons; milk, $1,000 gallons;
eggs, 100000; pepper, . tons; mustard,
tons; "incgar, ., 400 gallons.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
THE HUMMlNG TOP.

Tho top 1t hummcth sweet, sweet SOM
10 my dear little boy 1T play
Mcrrily singcth all day long
AS IL Spinncth and spinncth away
And my dear little boy
He luughcth with Joy
When he hcarcth the tuneful tune
OF that busy thing
That lovcth to sing
Tho song that is al its own.
Hold fast the string ana wind It tight,
That tho song be loud and clear
Now hurl tho top with all your might
Upon tho banQuettc here:
Aud straight from tho string
Tho joyous thing
Boundeth and spinneth along.
And it whirrs and IT chirrs
And 1t burrs and it purrs
d Ever It's pretty song.
VIII ever my dear little boy grow old,
AS some have grown before?
VIII ever his heart feel faint and cold,
When nc hearcth the songs OF yoro?
VIII ever this toy
or my dear little boy,
When the years have worn away,
Sing sad and low
or the long ago,
AS 1t sinGcth to me to-day?
Eugene Field, in Homo
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
AN ORNATE REPTILE.
a Sea Serpent That Made II Name ia,
Itself.

Sea Serpent That NIaGc !: Name for
Itself.
The horned sea serpent. otherwise
the Pearl island monster" excited
more curiosity among scientific men
than any other marine snake of mod
crn years. 1t was seen late in 1883.
says the st. Louis Republic. by Capt.
Seymour and others of the officers and
crew of the New England boat Hope
On, while they were lying off the Pearl
islands forty or fifty miles from Pana-
MAJ, watching for whales. Capt. Scv-
mour describes the creature as being
forty or fifty feet in length. with a very
large and fine horsc-lilc head, having
two twisted, unicorn-shapcd horns pro-
trudlng from near the ears. Besides
being provided with mane. ears and
horns this Pearl island monster also
had legs, four in number, much rcscm-
bling large, fiattcncd, double ointcd
fiippcrs. His skin was of a dull-bronzc
hue, profusely spcclllcd with large
black spots and Il tail which all hands
agree in saying was forllcd or split for
at least ten feet back from the Doint
1T was seen on two different DAYS. and
If whales had not been sighted at about
the same time an effort would have
been made to capture it, The accounts
of Capt. Seymour and those of his men
agree in every essential particular,
even to the approximate size of the
huge creatures great lidlcss eyes. 1t
is important TO note in this conncc-
tion that the officers and men of the
Pacific mail steamers which ply the
same waters have frequently seen the
reptile. but never so closely as did
those aboard The Homo On
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27

IN TIE CLERKS OFFICE OF TIE uusT.
L ings Court icr tie CITY Of Roanokc Va the
ing and Loan association ". motion, Jan c. :;
Chaiiln, Nora 5. hathn, w. Ii. Crop and W. /.
Andrews, trustee. I he object Of this molten Is
10 ASK The Hastings Court ofthe yof Koanoke.
ON the 9th day o. tho April term ltij to appoint
Junius McGehce u trustee under decd executed
on the 18TH day OF August 1872, by j tmts T.
Chatlin and Nora $. Chaflin TO George j. Pcct
convey ing property therein mentioned to secure
the National Mutual BhidiI and Loan Associ-
alton the pnt mcrt OF the dcbL in said deed spec
ihed. he said George j. Poet having resigned
his trust. Affidavit having been made that James
L. Chatiin and Nora Chain arc nor-rcsidrnts
Of this State it is orde rcd that they appear within
hfteen days from the publication or this roticc
ana do what Is necessary to pioicct thi interest
5. =. BROOKE, Clerk
223 law iW
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
what She Generally Dincd On.

A French lady, staying in America
for some time, was wrestling with the
English language. She had made very
good progress, she thought, and one
day accepted an invitation to dine.
As the dinner went on She was offered
q dish that was new to her Not fancy
ing its appearance, she declined it,,
saying:
"Ah! thanks, no. monsieur. I cat
only acquaintances. Interior.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27

'SNRUSTEE'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A GER
a tain deed OF trust dated the 18th day OF
March. 1881, and recorded In the Clerks Office
or the llustings Court Tor the city or Roanoke
Va, In deed book -, page III, made by John j
Eiesen to the undersigned trustee 10 secure the
hoanoke BuidinS Association and Investment
company the payment OF the sum OF 81 800 ey!.
denced by 80 notes OF The said John Il. Glesen OF
81 each payable monthly to tho order OF the
In the payment OF eighteen or SAID notes and
being requested so to do by the said Roanoke
Building Association and Investment Company,
the holder OF said notes l will ON FRIDAY,
TIE l2rli DAY OF APRIL, 1895, AT y
O'CLOCk, NJ sell at public auction to the
highest bidder at the front door Of the courthouse