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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27

HE HAD TENDER FEELING FOR TRAMPS.
as disagreeable. His mental qualities
were superior to those of any dog l have
ever met. He always welcomed me at
the corner when l came home. No mat
ter whether it was day or night Ben
Hur seemed to know beforehand the
hour at which would arrive at my
house. No one else could guess it, least
of all myself. So when he rose from II
deep slumber, shook himself and went
out all my household was aware that l
was about to appear on the horizon and
had their remarks prepared.
One illustration of his sagacity will
suffice. went fishing one day and took
him along. rowed out on Staten Island
sound in fat bottomed boat and an
chored about mile from shore. Ben sat
for more than an hour in the center of
the boat, with panied expression upon
his features, now and then emitting
short, sharp cry, for which l could as
sign no reason, although l studied him
carefully as adjusted my bait between
the intervals of fishing.
Gradually became disgusted, as the
fish refused to take anything but the
bait, and I weighed the anchor and
pulled slowly ashore. On reaching the
sandy beach I sprang out; but. to my
surprise, Ben-Hur remained seated in a
constrained attitude and with doubt
full look on his intelligent face. / called
him, but he only emitted low moan,
which quickly changed into howl of
agony as l dragged the boat upon the
beach. l examined closely and discover
ed that his tail was inserted into the
circular hole in the bottom of the boat
which is used to allow the water to run
out when the boat is cleaned.
saw it all. Somebody had removed
the wooden plug from the aperture and
had forgotten to replace it. Ben had
noticed the deficiency at once, and, real
lzing that the boat would fill and sink,
had promptly introduced his tail into
the opening and saved my lifel The
poor fellows tail had been so swollen
by its long continued immersion that he
was unable 70 withdraw it, and so ten
der that contact with the sandy beach
caused him great suffering. I turned
the boat on its side and tried to HELM
him remove his caudal fixture, but it was
impossible. l saw also that the fishes
had been at it, and that accounted for
his piteous squirming at times. took
a large stone and knocked the board out
OF the boats bottom, and Ben carried it
up to the house, where placed him be-
fore the fire, and he sat there patiently
until the tail had shrunk to its usual
size. when he easily withdrew it, little
damaged by the experiment. Since then
have cherished him as my preserver,
and he has grown so old and toothless
that we now feed him only upon chicken
or sweetbread croquettes.
WALTER MCDOUGALI.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27

hind him viciously. / realized that tho
fuse was too short to last long. and
fied at onco. with Ben bounding gleeful-
ly at my heels. expected every mo-
ment TO be blown into eternity, and my
whole double life passed rapidly in re-
view before mo. l remembered my sins,
how had voted twice at one election,
drank in n New York saloon on Sunday,
made Beardsley posters, opened jack
pots with deuces, beat railroads out of
fares, lied about my income, and hun
dred other otfonses, and felt that my
wind could not hold out much longer
After l had run about milo and half
Ben got in front Of me, and 1 saw that
he had lost the cartridge, but my hair
had turned gray. The cartridge was
picked up next day by man who put
it on his stove to dry, and who now
rests from care.
Then gave Ben-Hur away to man
in Pike county, and we got steel
blue greyhound with SO we'll defined
ribs and corruCa.c tail. But we could
not live up to him. His surroundings
were not in keeping. and after spending
considerable money in refurnishing the
villa sold him for So to our iceman.
The next day Ben came back, with the
mango as an additional attraction. His
hair would como off in clouds when he
scratched, and so easily that one day,
when he got in front of wind blast in
the hat factory, it blew all his plush off,
and for some time he posed as Mexi-
can hairless dog. Before 1 could enter
him in the dog show in that role he be-
gan to grow hair again, thus SCATTERING
our hopes anew. His scratching prooliv-
tiles were the cause of his return to us.
The man i'll Pike county had invented a
platform register for bridge tollgates, a
device whereby the bridge company was
enabled to keep tabs on the gatekeeper
by means Of dial which recorded each
passerby who stepped on the platform
The company appointed my friend as
gatekeeper after accepting his invention,
but he had nothing to do but sit in the
neighboring tavern and talk about the
tariff. The dial did all the work. Ben
Hur came along, however, and sat down
on the platform and began scratching
with his usual vigor, and ere long he
had scratched up $702. SO ON the dial,
each scratch costing my friend nickel.
Then he drove Ben into the cold world.
We tied sleighbell to his collar, and
in the hot, weltering dog days when
ever he began to stir up the fur we heard
the merry jangling Of the bells, and in
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
BEN-HUR FOLLOWED ME-.

to his own store Of concealed bones,
rubber boots and other brio a. brac and
plainly proffer them to him. And when
man called TO pay bill Ben would
evince such fierce rage that the man
would hesitate and be lost--to me,
while he allowed two burglars to ran
sack the house and take away my seal
skin overcoat and my railroad bonds,
two packages of porous plaster and our
family photograph album without ever
interfering with them.
Yet such was his bold ON my afsec-
tions that could not harbor i'll feelings
against him. He was also most passion
ately attached to me. When left him,
he would lift up his powerful, itch
baritone voice in lament that an
nounced my departure to tho entire
ward and would not DO comforted nor
solaced until struck by piece of kin
ding wood. Then he would go ont and
sadly dig up lot of newly planted
rhododendron bushes or pull the wash
ing off the clotheslines and trample il
il the mud But could not blame him
for loving me- 1t is rarely that you find
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27

like roll Of cotton batting. Tho veud-
er said 1t was the only white st. Ber-
nard living. He also added that he was
wonder. This was the only truthful
statement the dog merchant made, for
as Ben Hur-for that was his name
grew up he developed into canine freak
whose anatomy revealed traces of 16 dis
tinct breeds. His color changed to a
deep greenish brown, with yellow spots,
and he had mn appetite that eagerly en-
braced not only ordinary edibles, but
everything that could be masticated. If
anything, from n rubber shoe to hair
pillow, was missing, it was laid to Ben
Hur. He ate stair ratings, putty, cigar
stumps, soap, quinine pills, rag carpet
and poker chips with as much apparent
relish as he did pate de foie gras or or
binary grass.
For some months he had penchant
for running away from home. and just
when we thought he was really lost for
good and all somebody would bring him
back with new supply of feas and an
assorted outfit of dirt, to be washed and
made fit for refined society. He was
very partial to fits and always selected
as the moment for having an attack
time when he would attract attention
and create sensation. He would wait
in front of the church. until the congre-
cation emerged and go into CONFUSION
after convulsion in the midst of the ex-
cited worshipers. This occurred so Of
ten that in mercy resolved to destroy
Ben Hur, and taking blasting cartridge
of dynamite led him to the rhubarbs
of the village, and fixing the bomb Sc
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27

fancy we had a sleigh ride and were
cooled Off at once.
Ben was sincere and tireless friend
Of the tramps, and while he would bark
savagely at q we'll attired book agent or
insurance man he would go to the gate
to welcome weary, travel stained
hobo and escort him to the back door
When tho tramp was driven away with
cold reproaches, Ben would lead him
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27

ness, hair and parasites in q way that
should endear him to us. I am fond,
perhaps too fond. Of dogs, and my affec-
ton knows no distinctions, for admire
and respect every dog regardless of color,
sex or previous condition of servitude.
I once bought from a Broadway con-
noisseur, who told me the dog was ST.
Bernard, fluffy little puppy that looked.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
Getting Permission.

Attic sa'a of a country estate in Eng
land not long ago it was announced
that, in accordance with custom, the
shooting rights would be reserved. "Not
from every one," commented a jolly
farmer. GIVE got shooting included in
my holding-I suppose I may shoot.
MYSELF" "Oh, certainly-the sooner the
better" was all the consolation he re-
ceived from the auctioneer. -Argonaut.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
Only n Plagiarism.

lyon stole this man s overcoat?" said
the justice inquiringly.
''That's rather harsh way of putting
it, judge" protested the playwright
"How would you put it, then?" asked
the justice.
81 think it would sound little better
if you said plagiarized it. "-Chicago
Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27

curely to his long, irregular tail l light
ed the fuse and departed with some show
of haste. 1t was one of his peculiarities
that when you wanted him to come to
you he would run away, and if you did
not desire his company he would bury
you under polite attentions. Relying on
this habit, called him to follow me.
Instead Of darting away he ran eagerly
toward me, the fuse suffering away be-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
A Discovery.

Tho dairy inspector raided an east
side street recently. A group Of small
boys were standing in front of grocery
store as stranger came along.
whats the excitement?' asked the
man.
PLEASE, SIR" answered one of the
lads, "they have found some milk in
that mans water. Buffalo Express.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
THAT CURIOUS CANINE
Eartoonist Walt McDougall Describes
His Bowwow Ben.Hur.
THE DOG AT A TOLLGATE.
Ho Rings Up Fares on tho Pike County
Man and Then Comes Home-How
the Intelligent Creature Once
Saved tho Artist's Life.
[Copyright, 1896, by the Author

Why has nothing been written about
dogs? Why has the faithful friend of
man been left unsung, while the chin.
panzee at Central park and the living
skeleton receive columns of fulsome
attention in the press?
Yet the dog is full of good, lively
material and lends himself to poesy and
song. He has character, talent and af-
lection and shods about him cheerful
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
Important For Him.
ron hard ported his helm.

Charon hard ported his helm.
II wish" he exclaimed somewhat
petulantly, "they would hurry up and
decide to which place the souls of bicy-
Gle riders go. I've got the bonded ware
house about as full as it will stand
Yes. detroit Tribune
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
THE ROANOKE TIMES, FRIDAY. MARCH 81, 1896

beauty, brains and wealth combined in
one man, aud he doubtless felt the
charm that exudes from my presence
and is acknowledged by all.
He was not one Of those sad eyed, mis-
anthropic dogs who cast gloom over an
entire community. Nor did he wear ap
odor of sanctity. His odor was quite
different. but fully as convincing and
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
Economy,

Some folks seems ter imagine, " said
Uncle Eben, "dat economy consists in
goin wifout de necessities er life SOS ter
tquander on dc Injuries. washing
ton Star.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
Those Dear Girls.

Ella-Maud is going to the masque in
the character Of Night
Stella-It will be another case of
making night hideous. -Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
Marvellous Raaults.

HxsxVefous Re5ults.
From o letter written by Rev. J. Gun.
dermans OF Dimondale, Mich, we are
permitted TO make this extract; az have
no hesitation in recommending DR..
Kings New Discovery, GO the results
were most marvellous in the case of NV
wife. While I was pastor of the Bap-
tist Church at Rives junction she was
brought down with Pneumonia sue
oeeding La Grippe. Terrible par
oxyams OF coughing would last hours
with little interruption and IL seemed an
II she could not survive them. A friend
recommended DR.. Kings New Discovery;
tt was quick in iss work and highly sat.
isfsotory In results" Trial boitles free
as Msssie's Pharmacy, 100 Jefferson
street, Regular size 500. and sI.O0.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
FAR MS:

Gc 4 splendid farm midway between
Nus Roanoke and Salem. 10-room brick
mansion which cost $4,000 to build, on a hill in
fine grove OF forest oaks. large orchards OF i'm
proved fruit 2i7 acres of fine land in high state
of cultivation. Price $500. on easy terms. This
property is richly worth $1,000
Nn n 81 acres of all bottom land X miles
WI: < from Hollins Institute, with S2,50)
brick house, at the edge OF beautiful 10.acre
grove or forest oaks in original growth
No y 10-acre truck farm go yards from,Hol-
Nu. j Inns Institute. with fine orchard and
Broom cottage, good barn and spring. Price,
$780, This lie very cheap.
Nh IA fine 10 room residence at Hollins
good we'll and Z acre, Of good land, i76 apple, co
pear, 40 apricot, 80 plumb and cherry trees, lac
grape vines, " acre in strawberries, some rasp-
berries, gooseberries and ounces This is very
desirable property and is very cheap at the pri c.
$1,000.
We have great many other farms near Roa.
noke which we cannot here cnumerate.
Call and see us If you want to buy, sell or rent
town property or farms.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27

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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
Real Estate

Good Groom house in center OF the town, near
new postofflce. Price $3.50.
Elegant room house with both hot and cold
water, gas, stable, large lot, all in thorough re-
pair Price $4,000; 800 cash, balance gas per
month This is q bargain.
Good room houses near the shops. Price
$500, 800 cash, baiance &10 per month.
Nice 7-room houee with bath and gas on corner
lot, in beet neighborhood in Roanoke. Price
u 100, $500 cash, balance elb per month
Large Broom residence, with all modern con-
vcDiences. near the center OF the town. well To-
Gated for boarding house, price, 70O $500 cash,
balance % per month.
Nice 7-room house on Third avenue n. W.,
price 800; $50 cash. balance $40 per month.
Large 8.room house in West End in good loca-
tion with all convcniences, price $3.50; $500
cash, balance $50 per month.
Groom dwelling on large lot in good location,
price $1,000.
7-room dwelling on Terry Hill, large level lot,
barn, stable and all necessary out houses, price
$1,000; S2I0 cash, balance Sl6 per month.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
FOR RENT.

One or two desirable dwellings in southwest
par OF the town.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
FAR Ms WANTED.

We have customers for Rohnokc county farms.
List your lands with us. We want place near
Holins Institute at once.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27

Men are often
wiser than they act.
They know how to
be happy but some
times they are mis-
cradle. They know
there is no happiness
worth the name with
out health ; yet they
neglect health. They
allow dyspepsia and
biliousness and con-
sti patiOu to GET
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-03-13
First March i.
Last April Il. First March q.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
4 SALE.-N hcreas, default has occurred in
the conditions OF Il mortgage given by Lous
SWANSON. telhgle,( mOrtgagOr, to {, q. ChdrCn,
mortgage, dated October :9uth 1885, which mort
gage, together VITA the power Of sale therein
contained. was recorded III the Office of the Regis
ter OF Deeds Ill Grant county and state CT aonth
Dakota, December 'th, lSSj, at a1o clock, Il. m
III book SO OF mortgages, on pages 2Cy- .ul HhlCh
mortgage assigned by the said G. &. Chur~n
to EI"EH ID. ptun by al assignment in writing
dated JANUARY 9TH, 1894, and recorded in the OF
fee OF SAID Register Of Deeds on January 18th.
l5@i, IN book d, Of mortgages on page i3O. ard
said mortgage was further assigned by said Hiram
ID. ptOu to Alfred Il. Batcnpidpr. by au assign
ment Ill writing dated February 18th, 1895, and
recorded i'll the office of said Register of Deeds
February -Itn 1856 in book AZ of mortgages on
page 10.
And whereas there is claimed to be due upon
SAID mortgage at this date, mcludiBg Taxes paid
for the year 1880, on land hereinafter described.
the sum o. Ten hundred Seventy nine and - lD
dollars and To action or proceeding having been
instituted at Law to recover the debt secured by
sad mortgage, or any pdft thereof:
Now, therefore, Notice IS hereby giyca that
said mortgage Will be tOrecl0scd by sale of the
premises described in said mortgage W.: South
east quarter OF Section SIX. il Township One
hundred nineteen. OF Earge Forty nine, III sad
County, which sale viii be- made by the Sheriff of
Sad County, II the front door Of the Court House,
in Mlbank in said county, April 2lst, 1925, at it
O clocl, a. H., at public auction, To the highest
bidder for cash, to paF said debt. interest and
taxes if any, said premises, and 5000 at
torney's fees, and the disbursements allowed by
law, subject to redemption a. provided by law.
Dated at Watertowu. ). Oak, February Ist, 1896.
ALFRED L. RATCHEl.DER,
Assignee Of Mcft-agce
c. G. CHURCH, Attorney for Assignee OF Mort
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-03-13
Last April II.

\ Office OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
~ SALE--Whcreas default has occurred in
the conditions OF mortgage gwen 10y Christina
Ehason. twidow, mortgdgor. to Hiram h. pton,
mortgage. dated November lst, 1892, which mort
gage, together with the power OF sale therein
contained, was recorded i'll the Office OF the Regis
ter of Deeds II. Grant county and state of South
Dakota, December <; tn, l%2, at 80 o'clock, p. m,
III book 81 ol Mortgages, on pages oJS9.io,
which mortgage Was assigned by sand Hiram -.
[ ptOn to Alfred r. iSutCIc cldCr. by an assignment
III writing. d&tgl February 10TH, / 30, and record
ed in the office OF said Register of Deeds on
February 2ita, 1885, in book Iii o. mortgages, page
a.
And whereas there is claimed to be due upon
said mortgage at tbs date, including taxes paid
for the year 1873. "u land hereinafter described
the sum OF F,e hundred SiXtyt"o and 100
dollars. and 80 action or proceeding having been
instituted at law tn recover the debt secured by
said mortgage. or a&y part thereof;
Now, therefore, Notice is hereby given that
said mortgage VIII be foreclosed by sale of the
premises described in said mortgage, viz: Tie
South half OF y orth-west quarter, the Southwest
quarter of Norta east quarter, and North west
Township One huLdred eighteen, Of Range Forty
nine. in said county, which sale Will he made by
the Sheriff of sad County. at the front door of
the Court House, in Milbank, in said County,
April 2>t 1880 1t 10 o clock Il. m, at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder for cash, to pay said
debt. interest md taxes If any ON said premisea,
and Slo.03 attorneys fees, and the disbursement"
allowed 10y law, subject to redemption as provided
by iaw.
Dated at W Watertown, $. Oak, February lst, 1895.
ALFRED L. BArCHELDER,
Assignee OF Mortgages.
c. G.. CHURCH, Attorney for Assignee of Mort
gacee.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-03-13
I2Si, II IN LIZ
mar man.

Nj since tue DAYS III 1860 when the
great popular uprising Of the people o.
the nurln placed Auranam Llncoln III
the presidential CHAIR has lnere been
such an exhibition of uuivetsal popular
enthusiasm for any candlda.e lul the
presidency as ls being presented III the
demand OF the people OF to-oay that
William Mckinley of Ohio be- the 10
publican nominee. From every western
nud southern state and many OF tue east
ern states the enthusiasm OF the people
Tor Mckinle; i. over .eapin. all bonnds
s1it have been placed before it by the
knoaing ones IN politics. La fact most
oi the great leaders and al. or ln- so Gait
ii political bosses Of the party have
been opp ,seu "a tins mans candidacy
from lne iist, but This tact "nly seems
10 strengthen the determination oi ttie
people 10 max. him the next president
81 the United STATES. Every state SO
tar whore there has been no 'tavorite
SON has been c'ean swept by Mck;n
ie>lsm. and even III STATES where tie
"favoritr SON. has been played the indi-
eatIons are that the popular uprising
viii ba too much for star lrade. and tic
enthusiasm for the great apostle Of pro-
Mississippi, Florida, Kansas, Wisconsin
and his Own stale of Onio have already
declared Tor Mckinley, while Illinois,
with candidate in one ct its own em-
iaent citizens, Senator Culionl. shows
,lnmistakaGl" signs of a Unrnirg desire 10
loin The Mckinley procession. Mime
sofa also win a fayor,te son in c. K
Davis. : also indea'ing where her heart
IS, al hough the republican lenders are
iiying to force her to an unwilling SUP
port Il iaei oraat senator. II New York
fao same spirit Is manifest, Ter nntWith
star dug the fart that candidate from
thai state is in the field, one OF ihe dis
ttict conventions came out boldly n
fara: IF tie Ohio man In tact the out
lGnls Sc far Is hat the great common
neop- Who compose the republican
parry are going 10 rim the machine this
year OF grace.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-03-13
i.rst March q
I.ast AnrLl L

i.lrst Iaieh . Last April T..
X Office OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
- sslI.=N Whereas detAnit has occurred IN
the conditions of mortgage given by Evan l.
Jones, tSlitg.a,t m9ltgagor To Hiram -. Upton.
nsrt5aa"e. dated February 81. l-9e, which mort
ca2e, together with the power of sale therein
contained, was recorded tie ol!ea Gf the
Register Of Deeds III Grant county and state
OF south Dakota, February 1ith, 1870, III I:aa
O'Clock p. M, il book % OF Mortgages
Oh pages - -, which mortgage was
assigned By SAID Hiram ID. pton to Alfred T
Batcheidef, ~ az assignment il writing dated
.Gnc list, ls9i and recorded III tiIe oilte OF shizi
Register CT Deeds, February 18th. 1895 in book
~ or Mortgages, page II
Aud whereas there is claimed to be due upon
said mortgage IT this date, including Taxes taId
fef the year 1895, the land hereinafter eee'.rib
eel, the sum Of soyen hundred teyels and II 100
collars, aud no action or proceeding having been
Instituted 1t las to recover the dcEt secured b.
ssid mortgage, or any part thereof.
-sOH. therefore. Notice Is hereby given That
sald mortgage Will BE- forecoecd iv sale If the
premises described IN said mortgage, VII. The
Soath west qCartcr of Section Twenty, ii Town
ship One hundred eighteen, Of RANGE Forty .cigat
~ said County. which sale alll be nade ~ tie
sheriff OF said GonatF, 1t the front door o. the
1ofrt iioLae, IA Mil5ank. III sad County. .briI,
LIST lsab, a. 100 clock m. at public alftio!l -
tie highest bidder for cash, to pas sad debit in
tefest and taxes il any, said premises and
by laW, subject to redemption az provided BY Law
Dated at NategtoWn, 5. j., February ipt, l9od
ALEaED L. BaTCnt.I.DER.
Assignee OF Nortrayce.
G. &. CHURCH, Attorney for Assignee Of Mort
gagee.