The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-30
A NUISANCE ABATED.
A Terror to BicyCIiSts Has Disap.
peared- He May be Dead.

The public school celebration on Thurs
day at the Academy of Music was most
excellent, especially SO when it is taken
into consideration that the training of
the children was the work of the teachers
after the regular duties of the dav were
over. Such celebrations cannot but he
instrumental in keeping up the interest
IN the public schools, as was evidenced by
the great crush of people present to see
their children and those of their friends
upon the stage. Let the good work go
on--though it is hoped that those in.charge
OF these entertainments will next year
have profited by the experience of Thurs
day evening and will endeavor TO so Or
ganize things that those who do MANAGE
to get in can hear and see what is going
on. 1t would have been better If the
teachers themselves upon whom the work
Oh making the costumes aud drilling the
children in their several parts could have
sat during the performance There was
no order in the back of the house at all:
people talked out loud and made as much
fuss as they could. One small boy when
requested to get down from the railing of
the balcony was accommodating enough
to do so: but managed to sit on u ladv's
head in so doing, which he followed llp
with belligerent attacks upon the lady.
detrimental to his gentlemanly conduct
This is to merely illustrate the condition
OF things in one portion of the house.
Next year we hops the public schools will
see lit to give us II like entertainments 1t
was creditabe in every way except the
lack OF order, and we are sure that under
little di tferent management, which will
be the result of experience, that will be
better.
We note with pleasure that the sewer
opening Mt the corner of Seventh avenue
ami Jefferson street has been fixed, and
trust That there will be no further cause
for com plant.
The dog on Salem avenue which was
so obnoxious to passing bicyclists has
ceased his bad habits and riding or that
part of the street is not now rendered
dangerous. These are evidences that it
is only necessary to call attention to mat
tiers needing it.
a suggestion looking toward an abate-
ment OF the vagrant nuisance is made by
one of the papers in Southwest Virginia.
The idea, though not entirely new, is Il
good one. The writer suggests that these
Migrants be put to work and the city
given spring cleaning. He thinks that
thus the people of this city, "eiUher as
taxpayers or Christians.'' will be rid of
the burden of these tramps. The question
is knotty one and has been the cause Of
consideration here also. We hope that the
idea can be carried into effect, but fear
that the undertaking will lie a hard one,
II they expect to get any great amount of
work done in this way. 1t may render
the neighborhood little less popular
with the "Sons of Rest" but work is not
in their line and they would rather
change their quarters.
Cooper 81 Co.'S. circus closed it's per-
formances here Friday. Taken alto
gether IL is good circus and worth the
price of admission. 1t is strange, how
ever, that certain questionable acts
shonld he considered to appeal to the pop.
ular fancy. OF course men who have
grown gray in the show business must
know what things will go the flrthest
toward swelling the receipts--but we
doubt very much whether, if the vote
were taken, even those who applaud such
things the most, would care to have it
known that they approved of themes.
pecialiy when witnessed by their wive y
anu daughters COarseness, no matter
now we'll concealed, can never be funny.
Seopie overlook these things because they
enjoy so much what there is really worth
seeing in Il circus. Their lack OF criticism
must not be mistaken for approval.
Would it not he..a good idea for our citi-
Iens to organize some sort of ~ coopera-
tive scheme for the sprinkling OF the
streets in the residence portions of the
city! The dust blown into the houses by
the strong winds in the las. dry spell has
! been extremely dsagreeablc. Nothing