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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-28
No Saving of Tima.

"Before they are married." said tho
cornfed philosopher, sit usually takes him
at least half an hour to tear himself away
from her presence"
"And after?" queried the neophyte.
"About the Same length of time. You
See, then she has to tell him of ever so
many things she wants him to bring
homo. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-28

Tho smallest flower known to the botan-
iso Is said to DO that Of the yeast plant 1t
is microscopic In size and is said to BIO only
one-hundredth OF n millimeter In diameter.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-28
LRGAL MOTIONS.

COMMISSIONERS SALR-BY VIRTUE OF
~ decree OF the hustings court for the city of
Roanoke. entered February Il, 1895, In the cnan.
Gerry cause OF Traders Bank vs. Alex. Neill.
trustee, ct ais, the undersigned special commits.
eioner appointed by said decree will ON SATUR-
DAY, THE IS I II DAY OF APRIL, 1896, AT l2:I5
O'CLOCK 7. M, on the premises sell at pu blic
auction. to the highest bidder, the following lots
or parcels OF land in the city OF Roanoke:
First. Beginning at q point on the north side of
Allegheny Place 1853 feet west OF Park street.
thence with Allegheny Place eouth SIS degrees
west 20 feet to q point on same thence north 8
degrees east LOG feet to m alley, thence with said
alley north 50 degrees 40 minutes east so. 10 feet
1o9.47 feet to the place of beginning
Second. Beginning at point on the north side
of Allegheny Place 1872 feet west OF Park street,
thence with the north line of Allegheny Place or
street south IS degrees west 81 feet to point on
same, thence north degrees cast los feet (more
or less) to an alley, thence with id alley north
50 degrees 40 minutes east 3x feet to @ po,nt on
same, thence south degrees west lO9 Al feet to
Allegheny Place at the point OF beginning.
The fret OF said lots has very valuable dwell.
ing house and other improvements upon the
same.
The second of said lots is strip of land 81
feet wide lying along the east side OF the first lot
as described above
TERMS as TO BOTH sALEs:-Cash.
u. w. MILLER,
ROY B SMITH,
Special Commissioners.
l. S S. Brooke, clerk of the hastings court for
the city OF Roanoke, hereby certify that the bond
required OF the above commissioners has been
executed.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-28

l.. S S. Brooke, clerk of the hastings court FOL
the city OF Roanoke, hereby certify that the bond
required OF the above commissioners has been
executed.
8 10 IDS s. s. BROOKE Clark
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-28
THE GOLDEN HAND.
LEGEND OF HIDDEN TREASURE IN
CENTRAL AMERICA.

Two Venturesome Men Hear the Story
From an Old Indian. and with Him as
Guide They Seek Out tho Place-Oniy
Two OF the Party Return.
The morning times., 1896-01-05
Killed a Horned Ra bhIt

Two old frontiersinen of Dodge City, Kan,
Badly" Bond and 'Banty' Reynolds, can
certainly lay claim TO the distinction OF
being the discoverers of u new species OF
the rabbit family.
Recently while out shooting In the i'm
mediate vicinity of that city they killed
either a most peculiar freak of nature or an
animal the like OF which has never been
seen OF heard of in this section. The
"varmint' had the general appearance OF
the common Kansas jackrabbit, but upon
closer examination 4 perfect pair of min
iature horns were disclosed The horns
are of highly polished black. bony SUBJ
stance, about three-quarters OF an inch
in diameter at their base and taper in
graceful lines to a needle-like point about
four inches from their connection with the
skull. These formidable looking adjuncts
to the Kansas jackrabbit are corrugated
and have a slightly backward curvature,
giving the animal a resemblance to a
dwarfed specimen Of the goat family of the
william persuasion. This resemblance is
farther heightened by luxurious hirsute
growth Ia Peffer.
The animal was on exhibition for several
hours. being examined by several old
timers who have hunted and trapped in
Kansas for many years. They all say, mo
sich beast war ever seen in these parts
aforc." Bond and Reynolds have sent the
carcass TO n taxider,nist In Denver, where
IL will be properly mounted. after which
they will present it to the Smithsonian In
stitution.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The morning times., 1896-01-05
Yankee sleds Beat Swiss Coasters.

"a
The original "otobansk~ has for long re-
manned sufficient for Canadian toboggan-
ers, probably because the pastime with
them Is hardly more than the original
means of IocOmotion it provided for the
Indians, and competition in speed was
never q successful possibility. The primi-
tive Swiss coaster was destined to far
shorter supremacy when put to the keen
tests of the racing that developed it. Men
soon got all that was possible, in the way
of speed, out of sitting on n wooden frame
work balanced upon fiat iron bars. And
Mr.. L. P Child of New York, supplied the
want by producing in the winter OF 1887
an American 'clippcr sled" which beat
every rider in Davos out OF sight. whether
native or imported. He rCde IL lying head
first on bis side, steering with one moccas-
incd foot swinging out behind. after the
method familiar on the chutcs of Montreal.
Owing to local prejudice aud habit, this
head-first position had not penetrated to
Switzerland till long after il had been We'll
known elsewhere. But even the introduc-
ton of the new position was not so es-
sential an advance as was the long SPRING
runner of Mr.. Child's machine, by means
of which steering was made far more ac-
curate and easy than with the old fiat run
ner of the ''schlittli." Mr.. E. c. Cohen. an
other American, by winning the best race
at st. MoritZ sitting on one OF the new
clipper sleds. proved conclusively the merits
of the right machine, even when IT was
ridden in the wrong way, and showed that
on hard Ice, as well as on the snow OF the
post roads, the new machines and methods
were a great advance.-From Scribner's
Magazine.
The morning times., 1896-01-05
Horse with II Memory.

Eleven years ago a horse WIS purchased
for the fire engine Portland, No. 2, on the
MuDjoy Hill. This horse was called "Old
Tom,'' and it has helped draw the engine
for six years, and was then disposed OF.
It has been drawing an ash cart of late
years, and the other day went by the en-
giDe house. Engineer Loring, who knew
the horse well, since they came to that en-
gine house in the same year, and We're there
together for six years, fell into conversa-
ton with the driver, and told him that he
hadn't doubt that if the u,d horse was put
In his Old stall and the gong was sounded
he would rush for his place III front of the
engine Just as lie used 10 do. The driver
doubted this, and they agreed to try it. The
Old horse, now fifteen years odd, was put
In his old stall, where he hadn't been for
five years. At the first sound of the gong
he started for his old place under the har-
ness in front of the engine. He tried to go
quickly, but made sorry exhibition Of
Dimbeness compared to his former habit
This seems to be pretty good evidence OF .
horses meinory.-Portland Press
The morning times., 1896-01-05
Glimpse Into the Park.

There is a long, high stone wall that partly
surrounds En- RI Keumarc' sdcmcsne a Kiilar-
ney. The object of building this wall was
Doubtless privacy. II is shaded with trees,
but ivy creeps over the coping to feel the
sunlight. Here the little toad flax and
several species OF ferns reJoice-hart's ri s
tongue, adianum, nigrum, polypody and wall
rue Moist winds caught the spores and
scattered them la the course of this Jericho
wall, Il nd the wilding gs took root and flourish
ed and So what might have been a dun,
moDotonous walk Is interesting. But ivy,
asusual, was aggressive. Il nj in one pla ceits
tender shoots tnppled over n large stone from
the coping. And what a picture was re-
veaIed thereby-an ivy bor,iered vignette?
Away for u dozen miles in front stretches
the Lower lake. dotted here and there
with arbutus covered islands. Mo,mta ins,
whose lower slopes were densely wooded,
bound the lake on the right, and beyond, on
the left girdled about with blue hills, rises
the grand mass OF Cam Hall. This was
the scene the ivy revealed when its busy
fingers overtbrew that bowlder from the
wall Has my Lord Kenmare seen it? Sure
" no, or he would have set scerc OF
masons ut work to put at intervals circular
openings to allow views of the great silver
mirrors framed by wooded hill and noun
tain, and thus rejoice the heart of the
lonely wayfarer.-London Echo
The morning times., 1896-01-05
"Firs,-Nty,,t.rs" NJ the station.


1t is interesting to see the emotion be-
trayed by man who has been arrested for
the first time and who has to stay in the
station house all night. The white man
who is little above the great unwashed
will shrink in horror from the black hole.
He win generally ask To be allowed TO stay
outside In the Office. This request cannot
be granted. The colored woman generally
cries. The tough negro wants TO light be-
fore he goes in. So does the tough white
man. The more respectable negro VIII not
say anything until after he has been placed
In the cell; then he viii fall on his knees and
pray. White women generally cry, and
some OF them lie down on the floor and have
to be dragged into the Cell. Taking every
thing in, there are some unique characters
among the ''first-Dighters-" 1t does nos
take them long to learn the ways, though,
and on their second visit they generally go
through the routine without being direct
ed.-Louisyille Commercial
The morning times., 1896-01-05

known as the stinging ray. or ''stingaree,"
as 1t was once designated.
Z Tradition Informs us that Capt. John
Smith was one day taking bath IN tpe
James River, when lie received sudden
shock, from which he did not recover Tor
many days. 1t was supposed that he was
stung by one of this species OF fish.
The ..stingaree" has wings each nleasur-
ing about fourteen inches at the widest
part, and a very long tail, In which is I'M
planted sting, whereby 1t is enabled to
produce a shock to a foe equivalent to that
produced by electricity. Temporary paraly-
sis often follows the sting.
The craniological cabinet, containing more
than ], 900 specimens, Is a most valuable
acquisition, and the most complete OF the
kind in the country. 1t presents for the
observation of the student almost, II not
quite ever misforniation of the skull, pro-
duCcd artifically or otherwise. one OF
the curiosities is q Japanese manikin, IL
Illustrative OF the female structure. The
heart is represented as red apple and the
liver as yellow one, the stomach bearing
strong resemblance to a pomegranate. The
lungs are composed OF five green leaves
grouped together.
GRUESOME REMINDERS NEXT.
Among other specimens which the mu-
scum classified with the reserved for
private inspection" list are remnants Of
Wilkes Booth and Guiteau, and the ann
putated limb OF Gen. Sickles. 1t is pointed
out that the fatal wounds received by
Booth and his victim are strikingly alike,
the balls entering the skull OF each at
nearly tile same spot. The trifling differ
ence, however, made much greater differ
ence in the measure OF suffering endured
by each. The President knew no pain,
while his assassin suffered the most ex-
Quisite torture.
IL is not within the scope of Il newspaper
article TO give more than a passing glance
at the governmental treasures, nor is 1t
the work of an hour or a day TO bring
them ali into view, or TO delve for them IN
all the hidden recesses OF the many re-
positories for personal inspection. But
a visitor, who has ample time at command,
may, in u years vacation, get good idea
or their volume and extent: and If he seeks
for communion with the past, he has but
to enter upon n tour of any or the depart
meuts to realize that upon every side
there is 1.-The touch OF a shadowy hand and
the sound Of a voice that is still"
The morning times., 1896-01-05
5l4 7inn St. NV.

tearing down a swing that hung in the Nc
Carthy garden. Mrs. Velati was rescued.
Then the men rolled her on a barrel till she
recovered consciousness, and the incident
closed.
Probably the first drowning that took
place in the canal was that of a butcher who
was employed by Chris Pfleuger. 1t was
never known just how be met death,
though the murder theory was very much
In evidence. 1t was case OF mysterious
disappearance for four weeks and then
the canal gave up Its secret.
About ten years ago Jonas Ransomc,
colored man, walked off the wall aud
when his body was found. three months
later, there was half-pint flask of gin
In each OF bis hip pockets.
Maurice Harmon, Il shoemaker, met death
there. and IL was some time before the body
was recovered. Two colored men, en-
pioyed al the brickyari of John NJ. Miller.
were drowned at night near the h street
bridge.
Six years ago Jimmie Logan, white
boy. was drowned near n street, and three
years ago Dave Edelin,, Il small colcred
boy, met his death there.
During the Grand Army eneampment an
old veteran belonging to one of the Mass;i-
chusetts posts walked off the canal wall
al night. aud was fished up two days later.
The drowning OF Ncitie Thompson. which
occurred a few weeks ago, is still fresh
in the minds of newspaper readers
These ar. just a few of the bodies which
have been brought up and identified
ScureS Of bodies have been taken out,
carried To the morguc and buried IN Pot
ter's field. because from decomposition
or other causes they could not he iden-
tilted. The blot,cr of police station No
CONTAINS large number of instances
of this character. No effort has been made
to keep n record OF The babes taken out.
Hundreds of these come down through the
various sewers every year and many
are found floating In the canal
There is a strong public sentiment against
this open sewer, aud the fight.wiich The
Times has been making against il meets
with general commendatiou.
The morning times., 1896-01-05
Newspaper Mans Idea.

Col. John A. Cockerlil writes TO the
New YorS Herald from Korea that there
n no earthly use IN the United States
maintaining a costly legation in that coun-
try. tfat an agent paid a couple OF hum
sis,-d dollars year wcgid be entirely CON-
peif-nt 80 transact an TIE business such q
hgasiun has 20 sftend TO- He speaks IN
rerr htrh TINS - fne ulen constituting
a. h-~ot 90 srrtiC~ fafrr. blt maintains
farf ttrre = rrsf 70 rrfhlnr fhry cen
eIf1zf al ftat ffI=F 49, nIerh r. -
s.alfsae - . nnan rez-lHr rofatrre n Ne
F..fH ra EN Nn~f~
4r..rIsa. et-4s.H NrssIHtf 1"tf - Hf'.IrsI :
sNee4a@ 49, eaeNHHfIf 4eaN1le -
- HMrs faesass
The morning times., 1896-01-05
Made Sala Mad.

Sir Henry Irving related the following in
New York the other day: After Saia's re-
turn from his lcc;uring tour In Australia,
Irving gave n dinner in his honor, ana one
of the company was Lord Roscbcry. an
old friend of Sala's. Lord RoseiE'ry made.
a speech gently hantering the gre>t OF
-thc evening. To the general astoni~imeat
ssla took this very III. and delivered n
terrific flrsds In reply. He hcrai w roll
ing cri the sfase<rrau's nasnes In his fun.
rs.ssnant vois~. ArsfisaIf Phflip frim-
ruse. Earf - fs.zef<ry. y.lu hsve darssi fhss
nirhf - fnsrit = usan -ilr has srfresi tis
Gsenfrr n errrr rulrffr - - rHf--
art - 90 ~ rreet Nr<fe. naHf wa
frf.f4I.sII1IIIs fsII.Is.Fr+r ~ fEf.lt Hls
rsausaszssa - f.rfI a.lrlsrr $500
eftfleF 1l=ct a4sH seffeea - faft
s.4sfea So Isfa .4stE4s - - t1afs.
The morning times., 1896-01-05
THE BLACKSMITH.
wonderfuI Painting

Not since tie exhibition OF Miilet's great
masterpiece. ..The AnGe,us.' has there been
exhibited in this country such remark
able specimen of the painters art rs THE
Blacksmith" which will be placed Oh ex-
hibitiop at Vecrhoff's galleries, 1917 F
street northwest, on Wednesday next. 1t
is the veritable swan song OF this great
artist who died In Paris last May. In
composition, coloring, atmosphere and pef-
feet truthfulness to nature this great paint
ing is worthy to be ranked with the great
est masterpieces OF the old painters whose
works I'm European galleries the world ad-
mires. Picture lovers should not miss the
opportunity to visit the gallery and see this
great work.
The morning times., 1896-01-05
Bingha m on the Riud.

One of the brightest and bravest Officers
of the 14Otb Pennsylvania Volunteers In
the spring of 1868 was a lieuienant of the
name Of Bingham, who was so fond bacon
that the boys who knew the old verse
about Fair Bingen on tie Rhine" made
parody which they sang TO tune ! have
forgotten, and only one line OF which / re-
member-"Bold Bingham on the Rind."
They say he used to 80 into battle chewing
q piece of bacon rind. He YVES wounded at
Gettysburg, at spottsyl, ania and at Farm
vile, and was mustered out in 1856 as
brcvet brigadier general of volunteers. i
met him at the Hotel Normaudie on Monday
none the worse for his wounds. Since the
war General Bingham has been little OF
everything. He has seen pretty nearly the
same OF politics as Matt Quay. wlo WIS so
little known when he flashed rpon the stage
OF national politics that people pronounced
his name '.Key." The general has beeu in
Congress sixteen years. and is probably
good for q life term. u 10 rot often that
a man 10 n hri=sdisr rencrai at twenty-five.
and a postmaster OF city IKE Pliladeiphia
81 xttwenty~sx- Bst rsch wks Binxham H.
- to<iay only fiftyfeaf yczrs eld.-Ne~
yort r-e-s.
The morning times., 1896-01-05
ENsIGN's STORY DOUBTED.
State Department Unable to Confirm
His Reported Arres. In Cuha.

The State Department has made a dill
gent inquiry into the allegations on which
Simon Ensign, of Pontiac, Mich, bases a
claim for $500 900 damages against the
government of Spain, but can find no
evidence to sustain them.
In a communication TO the departments
Ensign averred that he was imprisoned in
Castle Mora. Havana, for twenty years
without trial. on suspicion of being a
sympath.zer with Cuban revolutionary
schemes.
A request for a report on the subject was
made of Mr. Ramon o. williams, the United
States consul general at Havana. but he
was unable TO find any record of Ensign's
incarcera ton or TO secure evidence that be
had ever been arrested. 4 second cndeavor
of Mr.. Williams was equally unsuccessful.
At present the case is at standstill, owing
to this lack OF support of Mr.. Ensign'sstory-
The morning times., 1896-01-05
Rovs Tax. Take kindly to II.

AbsiDthe is now announced as the most
effectual curer OF headaches In the world.
The experiment is easily tried. and this Is
one of the things that M one really knows
about until he has made the trial The
dscoycrer gives these directions: The beau
ty OF it is that you don't have tn endangrr
your mental equilibrium by drinking ~.
Just take n few drops in thr palm of the
hand. rub birth hands tssrctheT anti the
!i4iirf - partially at1-'sriss' irtn the skin.
tncn coVer trr fac wfh fuaT had arni
initiate ~ csi.- urin fae or ~ i'11rrr
ds4-ct ~. n j. passive esfr.
The morning times., 1896-01-05
TO DOCK THE TEXAS.
Batilesliips VIII Go Out of Commits
sion for Thorough Repairs.

The battleship Texas has arrived at Nor
folk wherc she will be examined by hoard
OF survey to ascertain her condition ard 10
report on the extent and cost OF the nee
essary repairs TO put her in good condition
for service.
The Texas will then be placed out Of com
mission. her Officers and crew assigned TO
other vessels, and the repairs begun.
1t will be necessary TO place the Texas
in dry dock TO make the necessary alter
ations. and this operation will be exceed
irgly delicate, not only on account OF the
misfortunes which followed the docking
experience at the Brooklyn Navy fard,
but because the Navy Department once de-
cIiued 10 dock the vessel at the Norfolk
yard, the reason given being that her
great width would make il exceedingly
ticklish W ork to get her into the basin.
The morning times., 1896-01-05
Many Members Contributed.

At stated meeting Friday night of
Morning Star Lodge, No. 8, l. o. 6. T..
after business was transacted, the good OF
the order was tn ken up. and selections were
rendered as follows:
Piano duet. Mrs. Cole: remarks, L. II.
Patterson: recitation, A. b. Cole; remarks.
r. II. Bricker: recitation. Miss Maud
Ha,nacker: vocal duet. Misses Bricker and
Cole: recitation, j. l.. kins, vocal
solo. Misses Alice and Minnie Mcintyre.
The morning times., 1896-01-05
PREPARING FOR TRIAL.
District Attorney Arranging for the
Recusauf Witness Gases.

District ATTORNEY Arranging Tor INC
Recu~ant Witness Gases.
District Attorney A. A. Birney was en-
gagged yesterday in making preparatiohsfo FOR
the active Inauguration OF proceedings on
Monday in the case against the witnesses in
the sugar stock spectators, whoscrefu sal TO
testify before the Senate committee OF in
uuiry caused their indictment by the Dis
trict grand jury.
1t is understood to be the purpose of the
government TO get the papers in shape IN
all the cases. and be ready to take them up
in turn, with the prospect that the Chap
man trial continued until Monday, VIII in
yolv,. tie issues IN all and possibly become
the t,s. ,-asc, the main circumstances being
Identical
The morning times., 1896-01-05
Poultney Bigelow In Germany

have heard that Pouifney Bigelow Is
Lthe only intimate friendi Emperor william
has in the United States. have read let
ters from the "war Lord to Poult. and
am convinced that Poalt. replied in the
same friendly spirit. 1t is said that when
they are together In the palace swapping
warns of their College days they call each
other IiIl and Poult. Such being The case
Pout. is a handy man for the Insurance
companies to have around the Emperor. A
man who can call Emperor William Bill
is likely to have inflooence, particularly
as Bill is not Prince Hal and Poult. is
not a Falstarf. When Ponlt. was editor
OF "Outing," he tried to get a series Of
articles from Bill OF Prussia on how to train
an army. but there was hitch some where.
or course, Bill was not then Emperor, and
his natural modesty may have stood in the
way.
The morning times., 1896-01-05

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The morning times., 1896-01-05
r.-~--sr--i- n-..r...s > szssi-us's~

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The morning times., 1896-01-05
CAPT 1oHN sHfIu4 EnE

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The morning times., 1896-01-05
7.08.
$685..

A very superior Plush
Cape, full II inches, beautiful
Angora fur about collar and
front-very full ripple. A
new garment whose style and
beauty it takes but a glance
to perceive.
The morning times., 1896-01-05

So, when the reformers took the helm
In New York and Mr.. Byrnes stepped down
and out, the pigeons thrown back
ON their own resources aud became crooks
again.
Perhaps one Of the best known OF the
local detectives is Ed Horne, aud he num-
bers among those who have sincere re-
gard for him crooks from all parts or the
country. BY Keeping close track OF fthem, he is
Informed as soon as new crook gets 10
town, aud knows as much of Their move
ments as they do themselves.
1t is The same way with number of
others. aud one of the insepa rable features
OF police business is friendship with crooks.
The morning times., 1896-01-05
$685..

The very latest thing" in
jackets of stylish boucle
cloth, with very large sleeves,
loose front, tight back and
ripple, large buttons adorning
the front. There's lots of sat
isfaction in it.