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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
y CONVINCING COMPARISON.
Difficulties of II Common School Educa-
ton in Early Times.


ton in Fairly Times.
Johnny Blykins had been less success
full than usual in his studies, and his
father was trying to stimulate him to
his greatest endeavor.
~ can get alon" pretty well in most
things said Johnny, "but can't man
age with grammar and arithmetic.''
"Those are the two essential studies of
modern times" was the earnest reply
a man nowadays must know how to
talk for chance to make money; and
he's got to be mighty quick at figures to
see that somebody isn't holding back
any when he gets his change
81 guess | can pull through OH gram
mar, but I've got so discouraged with
arithemetic that I don't feel like trying
any more
Don't give up. Arithemetic is Just
rs important as the other, if not more so.
BE thankful that the study isn't any
harder than it is. Think of the poor little
Roman boys, y he went on, with IL sud
den inspiration.
did they have to study hard.'
Study: Why those boys had to know
Latin before they could understand the
clowns jokes at the circus. Let's lust
take an example, he exclaimed, drawing
notebook. even work it out the way
the little Roman boy would have had to
do. Suppose we want to divide 40 by Is.
You could do that easily. But Il little
Roman in the fifth or sixth grade
wouldn't haze it all laid out before him
In simple, unTnistakable manner like
that. 1t would be worse than grammar
and mathematics combined with him,
Tor he would have to get his intellect
right down close to spelling words that
don't mean anything. He would have to
state the example mention in this way:
Min divided by VII The next step
would be to say; wi into Nj goes VI
times and " over. ~
And then what would he do?''
why then he would-er-J ohnny, /
don't know just what he would do then.
But i,shouldn't be surprised if he smashed
his tablet and dropped his stylus down a
knot hole and ran otf to fight Indians"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
PACE 4 BOBBITT,
No. 10 Jefferson st.
SPECIAL. BARGAINS
Real state f!

] a good 6.room brick dwelling, large lot, in
Northwest Roanoke, with plenty OF shade ST COO
i ash. Is well worth $1,000.
groom dwelling in Northwest Roanoke, $500.
45J cash and $ per month. Can be rented for
anore than the monthly payment.
Nicely papercd 7rocm house, corLer lot, in
best pa;t of Southwest, with modern improve
anents, stable and carriage house, with several
Ether outbuildings, $3.50; S2OJ cash and SIT per
41onth.
4 Sroom house in good condition, we'll papered,
3dth modern improvements, stabla and large
aot, Sa,0C0: 500 cash and SIS per month.
sroom house in West End, large lot, nice loca-
4ion, 81 500: 800 cash and $40 per month.
4 Sroom house in the Southwest modern i'm
3rovcmc ts. Sl.Cu0 $40 cash and Slipper month
Good 6room house in Southeast. near the
Groom house, large corner lot, Southeast,
$3.50; $50 cash and super month.
7.room dwelling, with sewer connection, stable
3nu other necessary outbuildings, 81 800; $50
aash S1250 per month without interest.
Groom house on Henry street n. W, 106o; sos
$ash and $40 per month with no interest. Is
fcnting now for IS 90.
Two room cottages, with basement room,
lever connection, nice garden and good location,
i;300 each; Sl5 cash and IS per month with inter-
3st.
7-room house on Sixth avenue 9. W., nicely
bapcrod. Price $500; SIS cash and $l5 peimonth.
Rents now for GU.
Groom house on large lot, near Roanoke and
fouthcrn railroad. newly fenced, housc in good
condition. 81 ,250 $50 cash and $l2 50 per month.
One OF the best residences on Church street, 10
beautiful condition inside and out. Price $500;
ESQ cash, $25 per month; is renting now at S25
Der month. Also two other splendid bargains on
Church avenue.
One of the most desirable and bast located bus.
3ness houses in the very best part of the bneincs.
3entre OF the city. One.fOurth OF the price cash
i nd tic rent will pay the balance. 1t is renting
how for IL per cent OF the price asked. There lie
10 better investment in the city than this We
lave several other line bargains in business
property on Salem avenue and Jefferson street
room house near West End round house, $500:
k50 cash and 80 per month.
Good broom honse, Eighth avenue g. w, mod
hrn improvements stable on lot and shade, 81 100,
|asy payments.
Nicely papered room house on he best part OF
sayenth avenue nc, 1856; $50 cash and IS per
holnth
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
BRIGHT NEWSROY.

A newsboy saw II dime lying on the
ground in the City Hall park. A tramp
sitting on II bench near by saw the boy
pick up the piece, and claimed it at once
as his own.
your dime did not have a hole in it,
did it?" asked,t the boy
Yes it did" said the tramp; "give it
"Well, this one has not got any hole in
1T; so guess I'll keep it.'-Harper's
Round Table
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
SEVERE MEASURES.

THAT young Wilder is getting alto
eether too attentive to Kate. He is here
almost every evening""
81 can easily dispose of him. dear. if
you will sanction resort to severe
measures"
Make 'em as severe as you please
The fellow is absolutely no good What
do you propose, doing?''
Il will encourage Kate to give him II
chaiing'dish luncheon every time he
calls
"Mercful powers. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05

TRUSTEES SALE.-On the Sth day of
December, 1896, at 10 a. m, 1 will offer
for sale at public auction on the premises
the following property in the city of Roa-
noke, Va:
Beginning mt Il point on the west side
OF Border street 1872 feet north of Bullitt
street, thence with said Border street
north ~ degrees east 81 feet to point on
same thence leaving said Border street
north ~ degrees west 167 1-2 feet to an
alley, thence with said alley south 10 de-
grees west 81 feet to point on same,
thence.leaving said alley south so degrees
east lOi l'2 feet to the beginning known
as the northern portion of lot / and the
southern portion of lot >, section 10,
Park Land and Improvement Company.
The above sale is made under deed of
trust from John ID. Rose, dated June 18th,
lS92, and recorded in deed book rs, pace
33, default having been made in the bond
therein secured for more than three
months.
The above sale will be made by the I'M
dersigned who was substituted rs trus-
tee ins the place of Silas w. Burt by an
order of the hustings court of Roanoke.
Va, entered Mt its October term, 1896.
TERMS OF SALE.--Cash. Amount
due under the above deed of trust,
81, l31.37, rs of August 31st, 1896
T.W. GOODWIN,
ll-I'td. Substituted Trustee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05

Major p. c. Picton is manager of the
State Hotel at Denison, Tex, which the
travelling men say is one of the hest
hotels in that section. In speaking of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. Major Picton says: 81
have used it myself and in my family for
several years. and take pleasure in say.
ing that | consider it an infalliable cure
for diarrhoea and dysenterv | always
recommend it, and have frequently adj
ministered it to my guests in the hotel
and in every case it has proven itself
worthy of unqualified endorsement. {"
For sale By The Chas Lyle Drug Com
pany.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALvE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
plains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale at Massie,s Pbar-
macy, 1903 Jefferson street, Roanoke.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
SURPRISES ON BOTH SIDES.

Teacher-What great event occurred on
the Fourth of July?
Scholar-Columbus discovered Amer.
lea.
Teacher-Nonsense!
Scholar-He didn't?
Teacher-Of course not.
Scholar-Well, then, who did?-Det-
roit Free Press.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
AN AWKWARD NfISTAKE.

Mr.. Grimsby (who is as gammony as
he is near sighted)-Dear, dear, what a
sweet little baby. How much it looks
ike its charming mamma. It's your lit
tie sister. suppose, my dear?
Little Jane-No it amt. 1t belongs to
our colored laundress. -Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
MODESTY IN ART.

An old lady who was praising the
Thames scenery said to Whistler .'rhe
whole trip along the river was like series
of your superb etchines."
Yes he replied nature is creeping
up. '-London Figaro. "a
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
FARMS FapIe SALE.

ado acre farm 3% miles from Roanoke, good
improvements vol fenced and watered, plenty
h timber, nice young orchard, So. 500-terms
Sasy This is great bargain.
cGac &c farm closcto Rolnoks, in good condit-
lon, q 800 cash.
% acres OF bottom land X miles from Holins
lyith $4,000 brick house, ct tho edge OF beautiful
I0ac.c grove OF forest oaks Price $50 per acre
100 acres near Hollins Institute, seven miles
rom Roanoke city, forty acres OF which is level
The balance upland. partly timbered good water,
fairly good improvements, fine peach and apple
brchard land we'll adapted to truck farming, AL
kinds fruit aud grapes Price $3.50; very cheap
Also great many other bargains in city and
Eountry property. which we would be glad to
.hOw at any time
II you want to bny or rent, sell or exchange
como and sec Us.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
base Your Dollars

81 ''N'S ~ IL SOo w III UuhC ~.
The money you spend for cigars
for-eh-soda water-if Saved,
would buy house in II short
time. Then you'll be safe. In
the storms of adversely you'll have
something to float you until sunny
weather comes again. 1t will
always be there. to stand between
\ you and the cold.
o'room dwelling on Church street, So
20 Terms good.
S-room dwelling, modern improve
lents, Salem avenue, fine stable and
urn, lot 30 feet front. Price, SO, 600.
Easy payments.
3 room dwelling, corner Second avenue
w., price, $3.50. Cash 500, balance
l.monthly installments.
l0-room dwelling, Lewis addition, $.
l., newly painted, slate roof, and all
}'oiern improvements, $4,000. Great
3'rgain. Easy terms.
K Groom dwelling, with cellar, sewer
Function. Price. $3.50. Small cash
iyment, monthly, So
Groom dwelling, near st. James
1hurch IL. W. Price, $500. Cash $50,
}onthly, $40.
room dwelling, First avenue n. W.,
dEcly ll'tpcrctl. IrlCc 'rcUu. lash SSlUU,
honthly, $40
4.room, two story dwelling, First ave
|uc N. G., lot 81 1.2x140. Price $500.
'ash $50, monthly, 50.
7-room dwelling, near Belmont school
louise, 5. e., great bargain ut 81 900.
Fash $40, monthly $40.
luarcs from market, near shops, lot
|Oxl30. Price $3.50. Cash $50, monthly,
no.
Groom dwelling, fine stable and barn.
lice garden. Tazewcll avenue s. e., ST.
IN... Small cash payment. balance to suit
7-room dwelling, Tazewell avenue ). G.,
|ear shops Price 81 200 Small cash
payment.
ti-room dwelling, nicely pnpered, good
TIA DE Seventh avenue $. w, $3.50.
lood bargain and easy payments.
D room dwelling, Eighth avenue g. W.,
|eal Franklin road, sewer connections,
800. Cash 500, monthly, $40.
rwo beautiful lots s. c., near water
balm, original cost $500, now at 500
zach, on easy payments
Fine building los on Salem avenue $.
t., 50x200. Price $3.50.
Nice lot on Jefferson street, 10X1S0,
tone foundation on lot, cost $500, lot
low ut $3.50.
Nice lot on Bulitt avenue, near Jeirer-
on street, GDx200 Price $3.50.
PACE 4 BOBBITT,
No. 10 Jefferson ST.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05

By VIRTUE OF y DECREE OF THE
hustings court rendered ut the September
term, 1876, in the chancery cause pending
i'll the name of the Central Park Land
Company against Rush L. Derr, trustee, l
VIII, MS commissioner appointed under
sad decree, offer for sale at public auc-
ton, in front of the courthouse at 13
o'clock NJ, en- MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1896, the following
described real estate, with it's improve
ments, situated in the city of Roanoke:
Beginnin" Mt point on the north side
of Day street 9th avenue S. W. 20 feet
east from the northeast corner of Day and
Henry streets 1st street southwest), and
running thence north degrees Is min
utes west 100 feet to point, thence north
So degrees east 81 feet To n point, thence
north degree 30 minutes west 46 feet
to point, thence north IS degrees min
utes east 100 feet TO a point, thence south
: degrees ID minutes east 1853 feet to
Day street, thence in II westerly direction
with Day street south IS degrees ) min.
utes west 30 feet to the place of begin
ming, with all Of the improvements and
appurtcnances thereto belonging il being
the same property that was conveyed in
certain deed of trust from w. j. Il l..
Bla +. Jr, to George j. Poet. trustee, by
''NN'' '-i' Dt'i 'lstf VA .htlH, iC'i,
recorded in deed book IS, page 1871 save
and except the following parcel of land
which has been released from the lien of
Snd deed OF trust aud will not be sold
under the decree above rendered:
Beginning M point l20 feet north Of
Day street and g. feet east of Henry
street on the westSSline of the above de-
scrlbed lot, thence eastcrly 30 feet TO a
point, thence non sherly IS feet to /. point,
thence westerly 3i5 ieet to a point,
thence southerly with the westerly line
of the above described lot i6 feet 10 the
place of beginning
TERMS OF SALE: Ono. third cash,
she balance to be paid in one and two
years from the day of sale, with interest
from that date, for which deferred pay
ments the commissioner shall receive the
notes of the purchaser, and the title of
the land sold will he retained until n deed
shall have been ordered by the court in
the above cause.
LUCIAN II. COCkE,
Special Commissioner.
|, S. s. Brooke, clerk of the hustings
court, city of Roanoke, do certify that the
bond require ed of the special commissioner
by the decree rendered in the above men,
toned cause has been given. ES
Given under my hand this the 9th day
OF November, 1896.
III I'd S. S. BROOKE, Clerk.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05

BY VIRTUE OF a CERTAIN DEED
OF trust. dated the lst day of November.
1890, and recorded in the clerks office of
the city of Roanoke, Va. in deed book So,
page IL. from III. Il. Moss to the under
signed trustee, and having been requested
so to do by the beneficiary, shall offer
for sale in front cf the courthouse, at IL
o'clock m, on MONDAY, THE llTlI
DAY OF DECEMBER 1896, the follow
ing described parcel of land, situated in
the city of Roanoke:
Beginning at Il point on the southeast
corner of Wise and Barbour streets,
thence with Wise street north 70 degrees
81 minutes east 30 feet, thence south Il
degrees 20 minutes east i1S feet, more
or less, - an alley, thence with said
alley south ~ degrees 81 minutes west 80
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05

|. 5. :. Brooke, clerk of the hustings
court city of Roanoke, do hereby certify
that :. w. Jamison, special commissioner
in the above cause, has executed bond as
prescribed in the above decree. Given
under my hand, this the oath day OF No
vember. 1896. :. S. BROOKE,
/ - Cd Clerk
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-28
WHY PEOPLE GO MAD.
Analysis of the Cases OF Nine Thousand
Men and Women.

Analysis of the Cases OF Nine Thousand
Men and Women.
Rarely can ono find a moro de-
pressing story of human ills than
that which is told in tho annual 70.
port OF tho state commission in lu-
macy, given out by tho state printer
in Albany.
In the table showing tho causes
which sent 1G, POS people to tho coun-
try asylums during tho six years
covered by tho statistics may DO
found Somo curious statements.
Thus, in spite of tho supposed dele
torious influence of cigarette smok-
ing, but ono man and one woman
were drivcn insane by tho habit, but
excessive smoking of tobacco in 9th.
er forms Sont 10 men and women
to tho aSylumS. One woman became
insane through the extraction of her
teeth, and ono girl lost her mind
through fear of punishment. An in
temperate desire to acquire knowl-
edgo forever stopped tho studies of
20 men and II women. OvCrwork
broke down tho minds of 2J2 men
and 43O women. lntcmpranco in al.
coholic drinks accomplished tho un-
doing of /, ,22T mon and PIP women.
No other cause claimed so many vic
tins among men. Besides these,
thcro were some 200 who became in
sano through drink complicated with
somo other cause, and it is q curious
fact that ono of these was q man
who drank essence of peppermint.
Tho opium habit claimed II men and
% women. Under tho head of
moral causes arc grouped such
troubles as loss of friends, religious
and political cxcitemcnts, disap-
pointments, and so on. These causes
crazcd 902 men and 1924 women.
1t seems rather strange, but one
man became insane through mill
tary hardship" The use of hair wash
unscatcd ono woman $ reason. Ono
man became insane because of tho
heat of tho furnaces under tho boilers
no was firing.
Tho table of causes compiled from
tho Now York asylums goes into
greater detail. 1T shows that 13 men,
but not ono woman, became insane
through disappointment in lovo d;lr-
ing tho six years. One man went IN
sano because his vito clopcd, but
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-28
Tribute Of Respect.

WHEREAS the Advise Providence
has in His wisdom seen fit to remove
from our community one our most
earnest an d consistent Christian
workers, brother j. III. Harmon, and
whereas his intlucnc and instruction
in our Sunday School and comml-
nifty have been inspiring and eleva-
ting, it becomes fitting that we speak
our appreciation of him, therefore,
Resolved: That our community
has been deprived of one of its bright
lights and our Sunday School of the
encouragement and instruction that
brother Harmon was accustomed to
give, and that one of our links has
been broken by the removal of our
dear brother
Resolved: Second, That we bow
in humble submission to the will Of
our Heavenly Farther, knowing
that lie docth all things well; that
we extend our warmcst sympathics
to the family and relatives Of the de-
ceased and commend them to God
who is able to heal all wounded and.
broken hearts. We express our
hope that what has seemed to be "A
loss may be overruled for good by
Him, who has ali power in heaven
and earth to do whatsoever lie will
eth.
Resolved, Third, that Il copy Of
these resolutions be put upon the
Records of the Sunday School. a co:
py be sent to THE UNION TINES for
publication, and Il copy bc forwarded
to the bcreavcd family.
III. c. Gossett
Committee Mrs. ID. Beckncll
h. \. Littlcjohn.
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| tho women who lost their husbands
in like fashion must have taken q
moro sensible Wow of tho matter,
for not ono was sent to an asylum.
Moro remarkable still: is tho fact
that undcr tho head of domestic
troubles thcre were registered 80
mon and not ono woman. Six men,
but not ono woman, became insane
through fright. SO, too, hair dyes
turned tho brains as we'll as the hair
Of two men, but not ono woman.
Mesmorism also affected ono man,
but no woman. jealousy was the
undoing of ono man, but of no wom-
an.
On tho other. hand, overwork by
itself destroyed tho minds of A wo-
men, but Of no man. Ovcrwork and
lntcmpcranco combined, however,
landed 134 men, but not ono woman,
in tho asylums. Intcmperance alone
called for 9T6 mon and 61O women
this out of Il total of 8, 1I6 mon and
women admitted to tho asylums dur
ing six years. Ovcrstudy deranged
tho minds of IL mon and no woman.
Koch's lymph ruined 1 man, and
l man became insane from q "doe
bite" Tho effects of what is called
tho "opium habit mado 4 men
insane in tho six years. No cases of
women are recorded under this head.
but under tho title of morphine
habit women and no man are
Observation-Disclosures Medical Re-
Wow
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Personal Side of Washington
Largely Enfluenoed by His Environments.
HIS Tendencies Toward Higher Ideals


I" IN the eighteenth century games
Of chance and betting were universal
practices in Virginia, and from Wash,
ington's earliest accounts it is known
that from the age of sixteen indulgcd
moderately therein, writes General
A. w. Grecly in his first article on
personal Side of Washington" in
March LADIES' Home Jomnol. That
most insidiour form of gambling, the
lottery, was an especial favoritc,
being resortcd to for the purpose of
raising funds for charity, church use,
or public improvements. Active and
Jealous as Washington was in pre-
noting plans for public benefit o.: in
extending Il helping hand to others.
it is not surprising to find that the
tickets of the Mountain Road Eo,
terry in 1863 were signed by him,
and that he spent fifty pounds there
in. lie evidently did mot associate
lottery tickets with gambling any
more than modern stock broker asso..
ciatcs his "puts'' and "calls" Of TO-
Cay with the same vice. To
his nephew, Bushrod, we find him
writing "Avoid gambling, a vice pro.
ductivc of every possible ill.,
1t would bc extraordinary if man
of Washington 5 passionate character
had retraincd entirely form tie use
of forccful and emphatic language.
AS has been elsewhere said. his Ian =
guagc was always clean. and it may
be added. never was in any way vul..
gar beyond an occasional cNpletivc.
These phases Of Wa>hington's life
bearing on the problems of drink,
gaming, etc, emphasize most strongly
the inevitable trend that local custom
and opinion give to the thoughts and
habits of Il rising generation. Ac-
cepting unhcsltatingIy the amusc-
mcnts, habits and views Of those whom
he loved best as child. he diScloscs
the innate strength Of his individual
ity in that he fill into no sloughS Of
dcspond, but that in Years Of di>crc'
ton all his tendencies were away
from his age and toward higher
ideals of thought and action.
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ANOTHER RAIL ROAD
COMING.

The latest is that the o. II. 4 c..
is to build IA branch line from Blacks
burg to Union, in addition to the
Spartanburg branch. 1t will bc re
membcrcd that about ten or twelve
years ago the branch line to the 3 C's
was projected from Augusta, Ga, to
connect with the main line at Blacks
burg. The road bed was completed,
but the track was never laid. 1t is
reported that the q. Il. \ G. w;iinow
use this road bed and bui Il "a Ia! a>
Union. There arc no importmt
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$500. A FOOT.

Judge Townsend adjourned court
last Thursday. There were no very
important cases before the jury. The
case Littlcjohn against the Southern
Railway involved more than any
other single case. lie had his foot
crushed at Gaffncy about two years
ago when he was trying to make his
way between two freight cars. The
engine gave sudden push or pull
and he was thrown down and his foot
so bruised by wheel that amputation
was necessary. lie asked for dam
ages and made his claim on the plea
that the train was started without;
giving a proper warning. The at,
torneys for the company could not
prove to the contrary and the Jury
gave him 81 800 for his foot.-Spor-
tan.
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Gold Horscshoss IN OIden Times.

Roman writer's inform us that
Commodus caused tho hoofs of his
horses to be covered with gold leaf
and even tho fotlocks to be gilded.
Nero's short journeys wcrsinyaria-
bly, performed on white mules wear.
ing gold shoes on their fore feet and
silver behind. Tho beasts which
drew the chariots of his wife, Pop
po wcro shot all around with gold.
Several others among tho dignitaries
and potcntatcs OF tho riotous days
OF tho Roman cmpiro shod their
horses with gold and used the same
material fer bridlo bits, buckles,
spurs, etc.