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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
EDNA LYALL's PERsoNAeEs.
The Authoress OF Donovan" eve Two,n
ETC., Tells of Her Literary Work.

The Authoress OF "Donovan," eve Two
Etc, Tells of Her Literary Work.
Edna Lyall, tho famous English author
ess, writes of ''My Early Literary Inhu-
ences" in The Ladies' Homo Journal and
says concerning her methods Of work and
some of her characters: at was not, how.
ever, hero worship of the great characters
of tho past alone which influenced my flu
ture career as q novelist. Often a charao.
ter in real life would suddenly stand out,
as 1t were, from it's surroundings and be-
como to mo for no particular reason the
hero or heroine of my next story. A
child, who ut Christmas tree seemed in
tent on finding out what the other children
wanted, and seeing in an unobtrusiye,
tactful way that the hostess understood
their wishes, became for time my hero
inc. A consumptive looking assistant in
"a music shop, who seemed too good for his
surroundings, but was alert and ready and
civil, though apparently with one foot in
the grave became the hero of q childish
story called 'Mervyn's Ordeal I remom-
Der there was n wicked uncle in it, who
forged the hero's name and made him
falsely suspected by his employers, and
that agony point was reached whom tho
falsely accused Mervyn, suffering mental
and physical torments, was set to tune
pianosl He CALAMITY supported two sis
tiers. chose their lodgings for them in q
dreary side street, leading out of Kings
road, and recolleot that their diet consisted
largely Of Dutch cheese! This was the
forerunner of the Hardy Norseman.'
But no one brought so much pleasure
to me in schoolroom days as the celebrated
Welsh singer, Edith Wynne, for whom
must always feel gratitude and affection.
Quite unknown to herself, she was, by her
beautiful voice and perfect oratorio sing
ing, giving untold delight to her small dew
otee at Brighton, who at that time, being
orphaned and unhappy, doomed, more
over from frequent attacks of ophthalmia
to spend many weeks In idleness, sorely
needed help and comfort. This devotion
to public singer led mo TO take thu great
est interest in the musical world, and
whenever the state Of my eyes permitted
it I was scribbling ut story about o
charming Irish soprano named Cecil
Keoghn, who was the prototype of Do
raen - .
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12

Mn N Groom dwelling with modern
w. lRs improvements on Dale avenue,
near in, S1,S00.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
NANCY's WAY.

When In fashions dainty primo
Pretty Nancy walks the strosA
Half the town is keeping time
To the rhythm Of her feet,
While the other half looks COY,
AS IL smiling lips would say.
"Nancy. Nancy. darling Nancy.
Charming Nancy. come this wayi
Bright and blooming as n rose,
Needing neither smile nor sigh,
Down the street sweet Nancy goes,
Passing oil her lovers by,
Never granting yen nor nay,
Though The lips and glances pray,
"Nancy, Nancy, lovely Nancy.
Please, dear Nancy, come this wayi'
Then. between the leafy shades,
Birds grow holder without fear,
AS sweet Nancy promenades
Sing they louder and more clear,
thrilling, thrilling roundelay,
"Glad we are this sunny day;
Nancy, Nancy, pretty Nancy.
Darling Nancy comes our 'wayi"
But sweet Nancy's full Of care,
Hears she neither song nor talk;
Hardly moro can maiden bear,
When she's learning how to walk.
And her tiny feet will stray
Spite Of all that nurses say.
Nancy, Nancy, toddling Nancy,
Nancy has her own sweet wayi
-Iitclla Cocke in Youths Companion.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
: E.th>don Keatauranta.

In London we are now in advance Of
Paris in the matter of restaurants. To
oite only one, tho Savoy, not only Is the
cooking better, but tho comfort and the
surroundings are superior to anything in
Paris. Wonderful is tho progress that has
been made. When 1 was young man,
there were literally no restaurants in Lon
don--nothinR but tho Blue Posts, or tho
Hummums in Covent Garden, and SINH
lar places, whore tho dinner was OF the old
fashioned British inn typc.-London
Truth
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12

MU. u. lot running back to railroad. Tor
1851, on easy terms. This is Hne Investments as
1t must DO business property some day
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
Great BARGAIN In Truck Farm.

&c 4-room dwelling, Northeast, S4OO;
tUs 81 cash and "a per month.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12

Mn liz 5-room dwelling, Northeast, $500;
n.y. u. $40 cash and $40 per month.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
Property
You Want. go :

Price $500. THIS is A SNAP.
Good 6.room house very convenient to the
shops. Lot b0x149 feet. Atless than the house
can be built for to day. Terms 800 cash. bal.
anoc SO per month.
Large s.room house in southwest part OF the
town, lot toxlSo; shade. Price 81, 500. - 'A'
, The best residence lot on Eighth avenue.
Two lots 100 feet front on the best part OF
Eleventh avenue g. W., near franklin Road. All
for $3.50 cash.
Something Fine.
Beautiful brick residence with every modern
convenience on largo corner lot, fine original
growth shade. Property cost $1,000. Price
S7,oO0. On eaey Terms.
Nice Groom cottage Patton avenue n. e. Price
$500; SlOo cash, bslarce gin per month.
Business lot on Salem avenue 5000.
Nice residence lot on Tazewell street, near tho
cemetery. Price $3.50.
18th The best corner lot on the West End boulevard
1OOx160 feet Price $3.50.
Dwelling rooms and baths In southwes, mart
OF the town. Price 1880; 300 cash, balance sis
per month.
Farms.
We have several farms near Roanoke that arc
bargains. Write for descriptions.
]. F. WfNGFlELD,
Real Estate and Insurance AGENT.
$40 COMMERCE. ST.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
HISTORIC weLAKA RIVER.

It u One OF tho Most Interesting Streams
In America.
The historic Welaka river, the modem
st. Johns, is to the stranger one OF the
most interesting rivers on tho American
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
BUY A HOME.
Why Continue to Rent, When You
Can Buy Almost as Easy I?
Below See a Partial List of
Our Bargains. Vie Have Many
Besides These

s ct a sss sssasss s sssss. for on
cent The ground Is woIth mo 5os , Hsst the a
price of the property. w.
sesasSd sISNn w. rs %ss %oa. on
improvements IMP stable and large lot for saa5O:
5000. A great bargain, and will not DO on r tho
market long at this price.
NO. s' 1Sase the on e Hs7'Ts ans
cash and $40 per month.
Nm E-Three good Groom houses on Wells
per month; once sold Tor 5000 apiece. 80 -"
Nh, a goodahouse near the West End
flu cash and Sla.6o per month.
Nh Nice 4.room cottage on corner lot.
snd 3 psi n I'M Sod rss bsS,s
81, 100 to build. A'1'' .o''
My;o s;o best ) part Of Eighth avenue 8. G..
Mn 9 A nice Groom house :on JEFFERSON
Modem M. improvements. sas5O $3.50 cash and $40
n O Elesantl1-room house on JEFFERSON
lot S many oqtsliidlngs, including stable, $3.50;
No. s5$sn Condition asS;s so si s.s e
NO. Niss house on beet part Of Centre
Mo- l1-IrS0SunT,n houses on best part OF Third
Nes e. avenue u g., to exchange for
mn 10 6room residence, with so foot
s easy terms This Is SAsn ne IL
1t must BIO business property some day.
Mn ~ Groom dwelling with modern
W.. e. improvements on Dale avenue,
near in. S1,600.
NO. 5si ssss a sSS s, No $780,
NO. s' sssR s a%ss u S:I N %aass
Great Bargain In Truck Farm.
s ACRES A0!nssu highly improved land. new six room
watered one mile from corporate limits. near
electric car line. Cost $4,000. Price new 81, $50.
Pippin" Apple Land.
liza ACRES OF nice level land. twentyav
IN good timber. This land lies on Back creek. in
the famous "Pippin" apple belt Twenty aye
This lie fine investment.
eW Also many other desirable farms In this
and adjoining counties
W-Teams always ready to show any of these.
7. W. SPINDLE & CO.,
104 Jefferson Street, Roanoke. va.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22
MICROBES ON STAMPS.
The Philatelist's Collection as Source
 of Danger.

Having successfully disclosed the hy- gienic dangers adherent to the kiss. the telephone receiver and the towel medical science has now turned it's at tention to the perils that beset the philatelist's art. According to Dr. I-nna, says the Science News, patient was recently attacked by a peculiar parasitic growth in the beard. On n1ak~ ing a minute examination of some of the hairs, the doctor recognized the dis ease as ''piedra," which is chiefly met with in British Columbia The doc tors friend had never been in Columbia. but he frequently received letters from correspondents there, and, being a col lector of postage stamps, he was in the habit of removing them from the let ters. In Dr. Unna's opinion the gum on the postage stamp is an excellent material for retaining any disease germs that it may receive from the ap- plication of the tongue, and in remov- ing stamps-even when moistening is done with the sponge-there is always a danger that the collectors fingers may receive and communicate the con tamination.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22
A GREAT SNAKE COLONY.
An Australian Enthusiast Has Fine Col
 lection of Venomous Reptiles.

Nr. J. McGarvie Smith, an eminent bacteriologist of Sydney, Australia, IS the proprietor of probably the greatest collection of snakes in the world, says the New York World. He is in the business partly for scientific purposes and partly for business. He advertised some time ago for 500 venom ous reptiles, but one publisher refused to permit the advertisement until he had satisfied himself of the sanity of the scientist.
 The different species of venomous snakes in Australia, so far as known, number 42, and Mr. Smith has speci- mems of all of them. The poison ex- tracted from the reptiles is largely used in the Pasteur institute in Paris.
 MT. Smith is an enthusiast on the subject of snakes, and regards them as the most wonderful of living creatures. He has in his collection serpents that have gone nearly a year without food and are still fat. He has injected some of their own poison into them without the slightest ill-effects to them. As a result of his investigations he has estab- lished the fact that non-pcisonous snake is not affected in any way by the poison of the venomous species.
 Why" said Smith, ''it does not kill one of it's own species while it is so fatal to other creatures is one of the myste- ries of the Almighty which we cannot lInraYel''
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22
MADE FROM NIGHTMARES.
Methods Used by Artists Who Design
 Popular Grotesuuc Posters.

Methods Used by Artists Who Design
 Popular Grotesque Posters.
 People who dine late at night in q certain uptown restaurant may have noticed a well-dressed, wild-eyed. hag- gard-faced, dyspertic man dcvouring night after night with apparent relish dishes which only the ultra brave have courage to eat more than once month. That man is an artist. says the New York World, and eating indigest:ble food is a part of his business, fer ke is maker of posters. Since the use of grotesque posters, built on the lines of Aubrey Beardslcy's Fhantomefan- cies and on the principle of Chimranzee .Johanna's savage sketches. has become general as a means of advertising news papers it is no more than right that the world should know how the de- signs are conceived.
 The case of this wild-eyed. haggarG faced, dyspeptic artist alone will be cited. His may or may not be the method used by all the better poster makers. Every night he goes to this uptown restaurant, eats a welsh rab- bit, a cold broiled lobster. two cream rolls and dish of ice cream and drinks a quart of cheap clarct. Then he goes home, drinks two glcsses of ice water, retires and the nightmare does the rest. In the morning he Z tches the hor- TOTS he saw in his dreams and finishes them as the orders for posters pour in. He is making a fortune in the business.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22

TT s. Government lands and information i'll O. detail governing the same. Golden op- portunities to secure 320 acres or less of the finest lands in the world two crops each year) at a cost not to exceed sl5 per acres with per petual water rights. This can last but ] few months at most when prices will advance over those at the p-esont time asked by canal com panies which is s29 per acre.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22
Notice of Special Election.
COUNCIL CHAMBER. CITY HALL,

PHOENIX, ARIZONA, APRIL 30, 1896.
 Notice is Hereby given that a special election by the legal voters of the City of Phoenix, A. T., has been called by the common council of the city of Ph9nlx and will be held ln the va- rious wards of said city on the 2nd day of June 1896, between the h ours of a. m and 5 p. ID. of said day, as follows:
 For the election of one mayor of said city to fill unexpired term of R. L. Rosson, resigned and of one councilman in the Second ward thereof to fill the unexDired term Of B. Allyn Lewis, resigned.
 Also to vote upon the pro position of issuing sl0OOO in the bonds of said city to pay the present bonded indebtedness thereof repre- sented by Fire Department bonds for $f0.0O0 issued October 30, 1886, and maturing October 30, 1896.
 Also to vote upon the proposition to take mp and fund the average floating o: warrant in debtedness of said city outstanding April 30, 1896. amour ting to s39, 800. .00, by the issuance of s39 5CO % in the bonds of said city; the terms
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22
SAVE TIME.

Ship your freight via the Santa Fe route, always specifying via Ash Fork and the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix railway, for first class service. Through cars of merchandise are loaded for Ash Fork, where freight for points on the s. F., & P. railway is transferred at once, making time from eastern points very much shorter than via any other route.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22

WYE ADDRESS OURSELVES TO THE THOUSAND w THINKING MEN LOOKING FOR HOMES IN PBGNIx AS WELL As TO THOSE LIVING IN ADJA- CENT MINING TOWNS AND OTHER PLACES IN THE TERRITORY, ASKING THEM THIS IMPORTANT QUES- TON AT THIS oPPoRTUNE TIME:
 Will History Repeat Itself In Your Case? sIf had invested hundred dollars. sir, in San Francisco real estate in the 'early days and hung on till now Pu have been worth my millions today. Just think of itn Point out the man on the coast who has not heard @ Frlscan complaining of his luck somewhat as above. In Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Omaha, Kal sas City and most every town and city in the west you meet with the same weep ing and wailing and gnashing of teeth. and so indeed in the vicinity of all our rapidly grow ing centers. Never have "coming events cast their shadows before" with the same marked outline coupled with intrinsic merit as in this infant city of Phoenix and Salt River Valley, yet will history repeat itself here. Many will be the lamentations in less than short year to come about the golden opportunity lost"
 OUR PRESENT OFFER. Lots in Churchill Addition $200 and upward
 Lots in Brlll Addition $50 and upwar
 Lots in Mt. Pleasant Addition $l75 and up- ward.
 Lots in Montgomery Addition $50 and upward
 Lots in Capitol Addition s2QO and upward.
 EOR SALE-A irst-class imported percheron I stallion, pedigree to be seen at our office. Also several young draft horses ranging in weight. twelve to fourteen hundred pounds, as we'll, several young driving horses, fine stock bargains can be had if taken at once.
 OOOCIFY LOTS. 5Ox1371l feet, five minutes CUU walk from court house, no street car required. First-class streets and avenues. Every lot elegantly situated and perfect. no ravines or broken lands, and each covered with luxuriant growth of alfalfa, (meadow) are now in our hands at prices that simply defy competition and can never be duplicated in Phoenix, viz: At, from $60 to Sl00 each on the installment plan, monthly payments of sl0 each. We address ourselves particularly to people paying rent, exhorbitant rents, for poor accommodations both in houses and rooms, every dollar of which is that of practical waste when paid by the permanent settler. This offer cannot last long. Hence, to the renter of houses and rooms we say-COME AND SEE US. you arc now wasting from SIP to s2o per month in rent, buy family tent and live on your own property until you decide later on to build or sell your lot st big ad- vance. thus saving not only money. but owning lovely home for what, otherwise would go to a landlord This information is an angels visit to the saving wife ana & pointer to the indus. trious young man and lady working for a monthly wage. Send this paper to yoCr east ern friends It's good thing.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22

ClLy hec0rQer. The Common Council Of the City of Phoenix do hereby designate the following polling places and appoint the following election officers for said special City election June 2, 1896:
 First ward-Polling place, Gardiner block; inspector, John T. Dennis; judges, c. J. Dyer Republican: 8. n. Lount, Democrat; ballot clerks, Phil Wharton, Republican; c. A. Luke Democrat: poll clerks, Mark Heissman, Repub- lican; Frank Meador, Democrat.
 second ward-P ,lling place, Gooding block, N. w. corner Adams and Center streets: in spector, F. ". Sheridan; Judges, I. N. Bell. Re- publican John Fl. Burger. Democrat; ballot clerks, Herbert Goodman, Republican,; Frank Fnqua, Democrat; poll clerks. C. Eschman, Re- publican Homer MeNeil, Democrat
 Third ward-Polling place, office of Justice Johnstone Wall street; inspector, s. N Phil lips; judges, Jas. D. Monihon. Republican: 4. w, Hoffman, Democrat; bsllut clerks, Harry Kyle, Republican; E. M Doris, Democrat poll clerks, T. D. Molloy, Republican; J. C.. Kellum, Democrat.
 Fourth ward-Polling place. City Hall; in spector Frank B. Moss; judges, w. F. Smaller, Repu blican;E E F. MeElwaine, Democrat: bal lot clerks, Wm. Black. Republican; W. T. Smith, Democrat: pol clerks. Paul Gutike, Re publican; E. F. Kellner, Democrat.
 In witness whereof the Acting Mayor and the City Recorder of said City of Phoenix have duly signed this notice in their official capa- city this 90th day of April 1896, at Phoenix, 1. . T.. aforesaid. F. B. MOSS. T A. JOBS, Acting Mayor.
 City Reco rder.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22

NTRS. A. J. SMITH-Cls irvoyant, medium IN and magnetic healer. Tells past present and future. Locates mines Letters answered. Will hold seances or give treatments at homes. Card reading, 5cc. "A South Third street.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22

EOR SALE-A firstclass imported percheron E stallion, pedigree to be seen at our office
 Also several young draft horses ranging in weight, twelve to fourteen hundred pounds, as we'll, several young driving horses, fine
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22

TYR. D. M. PURMAN-O Office Cor Adams and u Center Sts. Office hours to 10 a. m., and Night calls left at DeWitts hack stand will receive prompt attention.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22

E N GERARD-Physician and Surgeon. L. Office, room No. 8, up stairs, Gooding block corner Center and Adams street; resi- dehce, No. 532 North Fifth street. Practitioner of hirty-fve years experience. Cal s attended to day and night.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22

nR.T.F CHILDS-physician and Surgeon u Present location, 20 North Secon Ave a specially Prompt attention to night calls.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22

nR VIM. DUE IELD- Graduate of the Uni. IL versity of Pennsylvania. General practice. Special methods and apparatus Tor diseases of throat and lungs. Pneumatic differentiation, steam creosote, etc etc. Office and residence, 2S s. Second Ave
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22
AL
Physicians.

DR. A W. COTTRELL-Oficea and residence D IAN. Center St., over Chamber of Con- merce and M. < P. R. R., office. Day or night Office hours to F a. m., to and to D. m. Telephone Mo- 12S.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22

E,OR SALR-Second heud Cleveland bicycle. ' H. Heiiel lIsn, st MarsbGlfs blacksmith shop.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22

nR. R R. MICHAEL-Physician and Sur u geon. Office and residence in Mahoney building, opp. court house. Hours 10 to 12 8. m., l to 1 and to p. m. Special attention paid to diseases Of women and surgery.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-22

DR. PHILP-Ofice and residence, 2S Sec- u ond avenue. Speciality: Non surgical treatment diseases of women. Hours to Il
 6 m. 2 to 4 D m., and p. m.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09

THE Fourth of July number of the
Youths Companion has story by
G. A. Stephens which will make many
an old boy wish he were young again.
Mr.. Stephens tells how some country
boys, who wanted to make the biggest
noise that was ever heard, produced
dozen explosions high up in the air in
the middle of the might before the
Fourth" The scheme worked so we'll
that windows ratified, crockery was
shaken, people ran out into the street,
and the boys had to "take to the woods"
The way in which a boys military COM
pany saved village celebration from
failure is spiritedly told in the same
issue of the Companion, and the expe-
riences of five cowboys who earned
81 800 capturing grizzlies on Independ-
ence Day make an interesting picture
of what the Fourth may be in the
far West. The late Admiral T. H.
Stevens, U. S. n, wrote for this num-
Der of the Companion most interest
ing account of pets on shipboard, and
Sir William M. Conway, the great
climber, relates some of his
youthful adventures which are excit-
ing enough to make Fourth of July
in themselves.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09

who had had neither fuel or food for
several days. The sum of ten dollars
was still required in order to provide
for the needs of the unfortunate family
for the winter. 1t was natual conclu
sion that she would contribute this
amount, but upon being asked to do so
she requested to see the subscription
list, and after reading it over several
times she inquired if her friend was
certain that they were worthy. Upon
the assurance being made that they
we're, she hesitatingly produced her
purse and handed her friend the sum
of one dollar with the remark that
this was all she possibly could af-
ford. Giving million to univer-
sity for branch that not over ten per
cent. of the students will avail them
selves of may entitle one to the name
of philanthropist, but it is far from be-
ing the true charity which emanates
from above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09

The intelligent Westminster Gazette
holds forth at length on the migration
of "twenty.one drunkards and their
families" from Pennsylvania to North
Dakota. "a colony of tipplers," says
the Gazette. Oh, these British-they
can't be expected, perhaps, to know
what Dunkard is, but they might at
least have assumed that we knew how
to spell.-Pioneer Press.
One hundred and fifty years ago the
criminal was treated as one who had
no rights, and one who was irreclaim-
able. The protection of society was
the one thought in the mind of the
state when dealing with the criminal
Some advances have been made since
that time. The study of the genesis OF
the criminal has suggested to those in
authority, that to reclaim the unfortu
nate is one of the duties of society
which has made possible the criminal
There are rights which no state car
take away from the individual. Those
rights are ethical in their origin anG
are as eternal as the universe. WheI
those rights are properly recognized
the whole penal system will be changed
Progressive Age.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09

THE thief that stole the trousers of
the governor of Wyoming has none of
the instincts of a gentleman. He had
an opportunity to do a graceful act by
leaving a portion of the two hundred
dollars which were in the pockets so
that the governor could purchase an.
other pair of trousers, but the grace
less scamp carried off all the Doodle
and consequently the governor had to
suffer the humiliation of appearing in
borrowed pair that were not a per.
feet fit.