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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
TO EDUCATE ONESELF.
Lines Along Which Young Men Are Ad-
vised to Pursue Knowledge


A young man in letter to the editor
OF The Ladies Home Journal inquiries
the best systematic course of reading as
o substitute for an academic education,
with the view of equipping himself for
literary pursuits, and also which books
would be the most beneficial to read
with the idea of preparing himself to
enter the field Of fiction. TO the query
regarding substitute for college edu-.
cation Edward w. Box replies: GAS
substitute for college education, where
it is matter of choice, I am not SO sure,
since so much depends upon the man.
10 one man good course of reading,
wisely chosen and followed, would be
infinitely more helpful than o college
education, while in the case of another
man just the reverse would be true.
Some men absorb information more
readily and retain it better under self
training, while others need the compul-
sorry force Of teaching to impress things
upon the mind. But where college
education is, for some reason, not Access
sible, and substitute must be found,
then course of reading is unquestion-
ably good-none better, in fact"
With respect to the inquiry concerning
preparation to enter the field of fic-
ton, Mr.. Box considers it difficult tc
answer, "since SO much depends upon
the particular field of historical fiction
desired. However, the best reply, per-
haps. is that which suggests the reading
of number of the best novels dealing
with successive periods of English his
tory from Saxon times to the early part
of the present century. Igive list mot
reproduced in this extractl which in
cludes typical books by the various mas
tiers of English historical fiction, but it
might be doubled in length several times
over without exhausting the available
books of value in this one field. A like
selection may be made from the novels
treating Of different historical periods
severally of France, Germany, Spain,
Italy and other countries of Europe and
America. The field is almost limitless,
but have begun with the history of
England, as containing the direct sources
Of American history which need to be
grasped before one can fairly understand
the beginnings and progress of our own
national life.''
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
He Was Taken In.

A stranger arrived in town tho other
day, and hearing tho hotels were crowd
ed, told the cabnlan to drive him to
some hotel that did not advertise. He
knew there he could get room. The
cabman inquired of fellow Jehu, and
they drove to it. The clerk was asleep,
but they awakened him, and tho stran-
ger had his choice of tho best room on
every floor. There is moral to this
little, truthful incident as plain as tho
statue Of Liberty to all on deck on tho
steamers coming up tho bay. Hotel
Mail.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
Imported Song Birds Thrive.
Century.

Inquiry has been received by The
Spokesman Review concerning the re-
suit of an experiment made few years
ago with European singing birds in Ore
gon. Several hundred were brought over
and released III the vicinity of Port
land. with the hope that they would
thrive and multiply and enliyen the for
ests with their inspiring notes Includ-
ed in the collection were specimens Of
the skylark, nightingale, thrush and
mavis. The experiment has proved u
pleasing success. The imported songsters
have spread over wide area, and &C.
casionally few have been seen east of
the Cascade mountains The climate is
favorable and the citizens of German
birth, who raised the purse to introduce
the songsters of the fatherland, say the
little strangers sing as sweetly here as
in the land across the sea.-Spokane
Spokesman Review.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
ENGLAND AND SPAIN.
when They Both Wanted to and Mother
Dared Declare War.


Dared Declare War.
Devotion to the queens majesty was
tho picturesque form of an intense pa
triotism, and as the sixteenth century
entered its last decade patriotism be-
came simply hatred Of Spain. Strange
dogs which have mover seen one another
before snarl when they meet; they scent
antlpathies. Two men will feed nh in
stlnctiye mutual dislike even when the
course Of business makes formal polite
ness necessary. So 1t was with English
man and Spaniard. The necessities of
politics kept the two courts for long
years on terms Of hollow politsness. It
was strained again and again to break
Ing point, bat mother side could afford
to break it. II Philip were to declare
war, France might remember old scores
still unsatisfled and the persecuted
Netherlands would rise for revenge If
Elizabeth yielded hastily to the pressure
OF her ministers or her people or her
foreign allies. she might And the French
llstiess, the Dutch powerless and herself
pltted alone against the worldwide pow
er and enormous wealth Of Spain, and
then her disaffected subjects would rise
and rally round her rival, Mary of Scot
land.
Each was obliged to play waiting
game-lying, complimenting. protesting,
With war at the heart and peace on the
lips. 1t was game which, though con-
genial to the peculiar temperament of
Elizabeth, wore out her ministers and
made Philip a gloomy monomaniac.
Both sides were heartily sick Of it, yet
neither dared throw up the cards. But
while the courts went through the weary
farce, the peoples knew that they were
enemies. There was sphere far re-
moved from the control Of cabinets-the
sea; and for years, while London and
Seville were at peace, ON the high seas
there was war. The sea dogs" not only
snarled, but snapped. This was their
Importance in English history. At their
own risk, but with ths full connivance
Of the queen, they took the Spanish
matter into their own hands and dealt
with it in their own downright way.
The tales of their deeds kept the na-
ton from growing dull and tired of the
wearisome policy of the government,
and SO forgetful of the great work which
God had given it to do. And when the
time came for the wornout masks to be
thrown aside, and Spain and England
looked at one another with the frank
war light in their eyes, the sea dogs were
straightway ut the queens service, with
captains, crews and ships, not only ready
but trained for the great struggle
Good Words.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
CRANKY GUESTS.
Experience of Hotel Clerks In Dealing
With Some of Them.

Experience of Hotel Clerks In Dealing
With Some of Them.
81 cannot sleep in that room," said q
guest au q hotel i'll this city last evening
as he walked to the desk in the office
and throw tho key upon it,
"Wh is the matter with it?" asked
tY Glen
There is nothing the matter with it
except that tho bed is i'll tho wrong
place." the guest replied. "For more
than 20 years have slept in bed with
t head toward the north, and it has
b, me such habit with me that it
w, aid be actually impossible for me to
sleep with the head in any other direc-
tion."
1T will DO impossible for me to give
you room containing q bed with the
head in that direction" said the clerk
''The hotel is we'll filled tonight, and 1
have only two vacant rooms, but will
have the bed turned for you" Calling
a porter, the clerk instructed him to
turn the bed in the gentleman g room SO
that the head would be to the north.
The guest followed the porter up stairs,
And as nothing further was heard from
him it is presumed that he retired and
slept peacefully.
"There is no accounting for tastes, -
said the clerk, turning to the reporter,
land the funny experiences we have in
the hotel business would fill q volume
Before the night is over we may have
calls for beds with their heads turned to
every point of the compass, and of
course we are obliged accommodate
every one.
II remember an instance like this
several years ago. A man slightly in
ebriated came into the hotel one night,
and producing pocket compass said
that he wished room where the head
Of the bed should be placed to the
northeast. We sent two boys with him,
and they turned the bed as requested.
The joke was that the compass was
furnished with little stop. which held
the indicator in certain position. 1t
SO happened that the gentleman's bed,
which had been carefully placed north
east according to the compass, was in
reality placed with the head to the
south. The man discovered his mistake
the next morning and was cured of the
fad. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18

NkUSTEBS SALR.--WHRREAS, A CIR
tain deed OF trust was exeentcd BY Lizzie N
date asd da w ~ S,eorgn Peet trustee, bearing
Gieiks ONCE OF the hustings court for tine city of
tnhanoke, IN deed book rs, page 2Si to secure
Tug perLormance or certain conditions and nav
ments specihed In o certain bond executed ~
t ,h said Lizzie n. Wilkinson OF even date with
buoSred d deea TOT thc payment Of twenty-five
ang and Loan Association, OF New York. in
bSre with their articles of association and
the said trust and the Judge of the hastings et
tne FEBRUARY term 1896, did appoint Junius NC
P p as trustee 10 place and cad OF George j..
statute to all the parties in INTEREST," ana whereas
dstnn mas been made in the payments and con,
trust for mnre hsd IN said bond and Of
ing ing Seen requested 80 TO do by the Beneficiary.
Inc me NatiSnal Mutual Building and Loan Associa
ana pursuant to the terms thereof, proceed trs
T TRp az Ra9i,e a1cion to the highest bidder ON
on the o AMf aisT; lss6 AT O'CLOCK p. NJ,
deed; with the improvements thereon. bonded dad
ana described Gs follows, to-wit: AN'"
,n"taS at point on the south side OF Wash
anslon avenue nfty (5O) feet east OF &c" street
and running thence with Washington ayenne
fSs % degrees 10 minutes east so feet to point
hundred and ffty u6O) feet to an aliey' tb.oee
%i.h SAD alley north II degrees 10 minutes ives,
6 y SO0, 1eet TO point thence north lC degrees
" minutes cast one hundred and ffty Q5Oy feet
s 20 tne place OF beginning, and known as lot No
%sp Of he e %ast eighteen g. as shown the
Inc Inc. clerRs office OF the hustines court for tho
TERMS-Casb sufficient tn nav al, ros,a =,
cutting this trust, including Commission to the
arustees and TO pay en- ead averages due thereon,
a aSSun.lhg IN me aggregate to twenty.sfx hum
1 ss s sna dollars and Gfty one cents
SSa,o2S tD, as of February 81, 1Ses, and the bal.
m nnse any IN one and two eoual annual install
with interest thereon from date. the nnyehasar.
eaecntlng Negotiable notes for deferred payments
cold. limits Mn wv EuEpeity
III Substituted Trustee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18

RusTEE's SALE.-Bx VIRTUE OF A
deed OF trust dated the 18th day OF July 1899,
re re-, dea In clerks office OF hastings court for
city CIV bt spsn9Se, Va, in deed book rs, page 1885,
IN which X Il. Woodruff aud Anna II. Wood.
run, ms VILE conveyed TO the undersigned Ger
tam real estate therein described, In trust to
secure to the Roanoke Trust. Loan and SAFE De
posM company the sum Of $3.50, as therein set
out: ana defa9lt having been made in the pay
m M, OF said debt. and having been requested so
w IVY ou4 pT inc holder thereof. shall, ON SATUR-
DAY. TIE 18th DAY OF MARCH, 1896, AT
N tbS c e; y, NOON in front of the courthouse
public auction to tho highest bidder all that GER
tam lot or parcel of land lying In the city OF Ros
noke, va, on tho north side OF Campbell avenue
anu known as lot is, section i6. on plat and map
IN 10, y. korers town lots made by Edward s.
hhtter, surveyor. This property has on It q
good two story frame dwelling and Is situated in
one OF the boat residence sections OF the city.
TERMS-t,ash es to the cost OF executing this
trust, inclnding trustee's commission OF S per
cent and tho sum OF al. 462 95, together with any
unpaid taxes that may be due. Balauce, IL any,
P aysoie IN ono and two ycars from date OF sale
with ihterest, deferred payments to DO evidenced
oy neSotiaole notes ana ieeured by deed OF trust
on inc property cold. ). w. JAMlS0N,
a1d&, Truatee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
ANTARCTIC ICE.
It Differs Considerably From That of the
Northern Regions,

It Differs Considerably From That of the
Northern Regions
The difference in tho formation Of
arctic and antarctic ice, as is we'll
known, is very great. While the north
ern bergs mostly consist of large ice
mass running up into numberless towers
and arches resembling the mountain
peaks which surrounded the glaciers
from which they were torn, tho antarc-
tic bergs are solid masses of floating ice,
with perpendicular walls and an un-
broken plateau on the top.
All showed distinctly whether they
were broken from the large southerly
barrier or discharged from the glaciers
of Victoria Land. All the barrier bergs
had very distinct blue lines across their
walls, indicating the annual growth by
snowfall. These lines were of course
not to be found on the glacier ice The
latter also showed more likeness to tho
northern ice than did the former. The
peaks and towers of the arctic icebergs
are supposed to be formed by the infu-
ence of ocean currents wearing aWay
the softer part of the ice mass under
water until the natural law Of gravita-
tlon forces IL TO upset.
But why have the antarctic icebergs
different appearance? 1t is certain
that i'll the antarctic waters there arc
also currents. Yet even icebergs that
have gone as far north as the south of
New Zealand have all maintained the
marks of their antarctic origin. can
not see any other reason for this dissimi-
larlty between the borgs Of tha ,OrtI,
and those of the south but that the arc
tic icebergs, rs rule. must pass through
chimes which in temperature rapidly
change from one extreme to another,
and the icebergs take much longer time
in floating southwark than do the ant
arctic icebergs in advancing northward,
and thus, as rule, the northern ice
bergs exist much longer than those Of
the antarctic. L. Borchgrevink in
Century
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
Ruined Houses In Rome.

It is sadder still to SEQ tho modern ruins
Of houses which woro not oven finished
whom the crash put an end to tho building
mania. There aro many Of these, rooflcss,
windowloss, plastorless, falling to ruin
and mover to be Observation-Disclosures of
bankruptcy, whole strcots Of dwellings
built to lodge an imaginary population,
and which will have fallen to dust long
before they nre ever needed "a Kaleido.
scope of Rome" by Marion Crawford, in
Century.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
Agreed.

He (trcmblingly)-I havo one last WI
wish toto ask you bc-bcforc we part in
an-anger forever
Sho Observation-Disclosures is it, Geo
George?
Hc-Wi-will You me-mcct me next TIL
Thursday, as I-usral?
Sho-I wi-will, George Bits.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
His Function.

81 WISH" said Willie Washington, with
touch of real emotion in his voice, "that
could bwing myself to be Of more con: a
qucnco in this world"
"Oh, don't worry. Everybody has his
use"
9-a-a-s. But 1 am getting little
tiahed Of being just chwysanthcmum
holder. "-Washington Star
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
His Nnrinc Act.

How dared you kiss my daughter, slri"
demanded the angry father.
II dnrcd, sir" fnltcrcd young Han.
kinson, because she dared me Chicago
Tribune. 49, :,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
Iir- Object.

"Oh, I Go wish The count would propose
10 mol"
Would you accept him?"
No, hut l could tell Harry all about IL
alter We arc engaged. N-Brnnklyn Lifo.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
LHGAL NOTICES.
AN UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY.
Valuable Mineral Springs and
Farming Lands for Sale,

& SATURDAY, MARCH Ii, 1885, AT 11.so
,SIi,, o CLOCK a. M will sell on the premises at
erty known No anu oe"u'ihui prop
hadLhSToN'Ss or NBW RIVER WHITE SILL.
ma PHUR SPRINGS
oo MS property consists OF about 500 acres of
s sUG;r daImng land, several valuable mineral
springs, long and widely known for their mcdic
snal %aaiities and an hotel and cottages 1t is
stuated IN Giles county on the east bank OF Now
kiver In the most picturesque portion Of that
srnoi nI ana no within hnf mile of Rggeston's
IL Will he hard to find more charminw n,aco
ior summer resort, or q better chance to invc.t
In farming lands. Ne W in'cst
lis, sen y. as commissioner OF Montgomery oircuit
s0d IN ine chaneery snts OF Wood Marsh II Co.
Syringe Co. ct. ais ' sulphur
IEKMS OF SALE:-Ope-fourth cash. balance
on credit OF one, two and three years. eonai In
nts, Tor which bonds with good security.
oeparing intercst, will be required
nmsS S sslon given as soon as the ealo is con-
hrmed by the court. ARCHER A. PiIIEGAR
Christansburg, W., Feb. i, 1898. a1S I'd :
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
A Long Time Between Meals.

why did you leave your last boarding
plaoc!''
Tho meals were too far apart. We
breakfastcd in China and dined in ORES.
den. "-Dotroit Free Press.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
1TRUsTRR,s sALR OF YAInAnIE on =;

'T>RUSTER'S SALR OF yALUARIF RE.T
cnteT hS En1oS p piItne OF deed OF trust, exc
lips to the undersigned trustee, dated the 1ath
Gay OF January 1893 recorded in the ONCE of the
ginia, In deed OF trust book No 4 pspc ~. s1r t
"a b inc ONCE OF the clerk OF the hastings court of
n saS S'y 81 Koanoke Va, in deed book No 81
SAymnenI OF note therein described executed nv
Ian%arr rh1ntps and Jane Phillips his wife, dated
repayment OF said note and bein, an rcnnS,n5 III III
the , said j. ". Ecsman, the holder of saia mote "
, w proceed p on the a7TH DAY OF FEBRUa jazz
CLOCK p. m. OF that day. to cell nv vav of
public auction to the highest bidder for cash %
lto,s door or tho courthouse of the hustings conrt
scriocd real estate, situated in said civ or Roc
nokc; or go much thereof ps may DO necessary 70
pIs rac dGS hn secured In sad deed trust to witt
Oiark street, in said CITY, fronting 100 fec, on
S%iu OIdfR street and running back between
OF land conveyed to Enoch Phillips by q IIppward
10y ,sd ana his wife BY deed dated November
Of tho dnG recorded In the office OF the clerk
In s ased book No; 50. page a7a. etc. A''
III SECTION 8. as shown by the mapa Of tho pIcsa,
parcsI ns lana Lang Company and being the lot or
lev Land a rn conveyed by the said Pleasant Val
deed dated November 21st 1880 and rncnrSsd ~ ~
dne once of the clerk Of the hastings court of the
II the proceeds OF the.raie of the above d,.
scrioed property be not sufficient 70 nav The dcbt
secured In said deed OF trust and the cosrs Of said
TSles VIII So proceed on the 18TH DAY OF FEB
nostnS,, iS'9 at l0o,cock M, In front of the
pos,ohce at Pulaek XII City, Va to sell to the hisb
est bidder for cash. certain other real estate con-
uoSeu IN sald deed. or go much thereof as may be
necessary to pay any balance that NAV remain
wit: as ioioWs, To-
Inree certain lots or parcels OF land on Licking
i, 9 ueet IN sag town, being lots Nos TO- ii and
~ ~, IN section lSS az shown by tho official man Of
rnr .Twn or Pulaski and being the same lots or
parcels or land conveyed by the Martin Land and
imp dinprovement Company to said Rnoch Philins nv
oeea dated December 18TH 1890 Pe'' ~
January 23rd, 1896 Aius'eo'
~. B-The Rmnnnf Of fhA dnh4 .....--.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18

ae .oN ASu Uhy Oh F6Druarv. 1909
neGo.oea IN the clerks office of the hustinos
GOusS c.y OF ROANOKE, In deed book So page ais
ders,enad tooertJ Hawkins conveyed to The un
o ont trustee certain real estate therein set
U Wnnt n q, trust 70 secure to r. II. Woodrum psy
and ot the sum OF ,o5750 therein evidenced
na ae oetanit having been made in the payment of
part OF tho said debt snd being reoursied ~ -
40 Dy the holder thereof, shall, on TijEsDAV
MARCH 10. 1885, In front OF the Courthouse IN ~.
CITY OF Roanoke, proceed to sell at pnhiic suc,,on
In eaid deed. to wit: Son'eyeu
has CERTAIN lot, or parcel OF land situato In tha
SSny OF roanoke, with tho Improvement thereon
peglnnlng az point on the southside of the NnI,
toiA ana western railroad G5 feet more or los.
t ~ Ino northeast corner OF what IA known 90
ose Aamorick" property lying on the north aide
VI tue tracks, being and fronting on the NorfoIt
ana western railroad; thence with The Make
ana western railroad In an easterly direction SS.
rect more or Ices to the northwest corner of nron,
cry sold TO Emma Turner by r. IL. woodrnwp
sho running back between parallel lines 90 sent
more or less to a 10 foot wide alley. " AeeS
iEhMS-Cash "a to the sum OF s4a7 TX 70
go.ner Win the cost of executing this trust and
any unpaid taxes due on said property. tho any
OF SSSLou, payable in AZ monthly pavmen,s -
SlHoV eacn, beginning to fall duo on 9jnd dsv ~
Matcn' 1896, and continuing to fall due on aSd
Ivy Ss OIL each month coneecntlvcly thereafter for
~ montns, with interest on each paymept from,
aoornhry "a 1888, until paid; balance. If anv
payspie IN one and TWO years after date with IN
sotSt. uoaerred payments to be ovidenc ed nv ne
Sotiaoie notes OF the purohsee7 end secured nv
ueea S OF uust on the pEopexty sold ~
"''ou q. w. JAMESON, Trustee
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18

IN. B-The amount OF the debt seoured as
anose' 49, as OF this day, $174C0, with legal in
cpsdit .neseon fr0m August 2Ist 1884, subject to
1895. 'Ao ~oen uAy Oh octooer,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
LEGAL NOTICES.

oetSeS. a. m proceed to take. state and report
rceted ia ss'a court the following accounts as di
fendan A the real estste owned BY the de-
rn sn company OF Roanoke, Virginia.
,h NeSoha. All the liens upon the real estate of
uoIenaant corporation, The Vinton Land Inn,
the priorities OF the said liens '"sini"' ANU
t,on LIN M Mhat notes OF the defendant corpora
OF Roap me- sIton Land Company
I 6ust executed BY said corporation, dated Marcb
inc tb ,oss 70 william Lunsford, trustee convey
g the real estate in the bill and e. hibts in S}s
D Daasc mentioned, remain outstanding and UNI
ers ~ NV, %hoe or In part and who are the hold
eis " tne said notes aud what amorrnts ain
remain unpaid upon said notes. ''iii
nh,, IL directed BY said decree that this o,der az
Pu9ieation shall DO in lieu OF personsf serYices
I, tne taxing of said accounts be NOT consosetes
t ion ,ne sSove named day tho eame Will Be ad
Sonr nn, from day to day at the same paan and
hHasen under my hand as comimssIonsr In
Gnaneery Of the hustngs court for tSe n;ty III III
1896 Rv uT IN Gay OF February,
29td NiHs' y. u Commissioner.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
Hc-Annn, como; the market woman is

She-ThoSo arc not vegetables That's
my now bonnet. Fliogcndo Blattcr.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-29

Judge Baldwin talked The chairman
had promised that there would be a
variety Of entertainment, and Mr.. Bow
acted in the capacity of the variety, laying
quite an adroit foundation, which the
speaker who followed might exploit.
Judge Baldwin was getting along very
we'll In his speech and was laying down
the Republican doctrine in his inimiJable
style, when he espied the two Canton
Dmocrats, cld-liners, and keeping his eye
flxed on thsm, he didn't do much but
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-29

The Bank of England raised the rate
of discount from 3 to per cent. on
Monday. In this action they gave due
and timely notice to the American gold
party that, however the election may
turn, the Bank of England will still re-
tain her grip upon the gold of the world.
Whatever may have been the motive Of
the bank in increasing the discount,
whether 1t was the influx Of gold to this
country or not, she gives due notice that
makes the price and charges whatever ex-
change rate that suits her. The American
gold party pays obeisance to the master
who owns the gold. Every supporter Of
the gold party places himself under the
domination of that tyrant of tyrants, the
Bank of England. A vote for Mckinley
and our present gold standard means a
voluntary tribute to the English govern
ment All history teaches us what that
implies. How does the private in the
Republican party like itp