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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-10
The GIobe rheater. 1894.
From the Nlneteenth century

From the Nineteenth Century.
A flag was hoisted IN front of the build
ing to indicate to the public that here was
the playhouse. Inside, the stage was illu-
minated with branch torchlights, as in
churches. and a band of musicians armed
with trumpets, comets, hautboys and 9TH
er instruments played three fiourishes TO
announce the commencement of the per-
Torrance. 5BetweeHs1the acts, too, they
would play lively airs TO while away the
time. The curtain was drawn, not up,
ward as now, but sideways; and in lieu
of scenery cards were hung up, wherein
was writ in big, bold hand we may be
sure, the place or scene the spectator
was to conjure up in his mind as This is
a GARDEN a Palace" a Wood" or
This Is Rome" and so FORTH as occasion
might require. Judging from the light
raillery OF Sir Philip Sidney, il is very
doubtful whether there was a change OF
scenes at the period when dramatic pieces
were Just coming into vogue and supplant-
ing the medieval mystery and morality
plays.
Before the play began the audience
amused themselves with reading, playing
st cards. INDUCING in lusty banter, smoK.
ing, and drinking ale-"ale at huffcap. or
dagons milk which Harrison says PEG.
pie consumed so heartily that never did
Romulus and Remus suck their she-wolf
with such eager and sharp devotion as
these men ale at huffcap, till they be as
red as cocks, and little wiser than their
combs" If it be the intention of the Eliza
bethan Stage Society to revive the prims-
tive playhouse with all its early tradi-
lions strictly adhered to, it may be hoped
that the minor details will not be wholly
overlooked The novelty and charm Of the
Illusion would be heightened were gaslight
excluded and the stage floor strewn with
PUSHES, and If were added a spruce, hidal-
go-llSe playgoer stretched thereon at ease.
his elbows resting on stool, gazing with
raDt attention as the play unfolds TO his
wondering Imagination new phases in life >
drama.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-10

score OF s.. The first prize Is a trophy
and $50. Private Austin won the match in
1875 on 4 score OF 81. Posteil got second
pace and SO; Lieut. Young of Washing
ton got $40 for third money and Capt
charles H Springsted was fourth ana
received s..
The Presidents match. carrying with il
the championship of the United States,
was SHOT on saturday. aud there were
twenty contestants. This match is shot
in Two stages, The hrst stage be-
ing an goo and $50 yards, ten Shots at
each distance. while the second stage.
open only 10 winners in The first is shot
al 500 and 600 yards, len shots
at each stance. The Georgians in this
match were Cot. George T. cam, Lieut..
+, G. Wilson, Private +. c. Battey. Capt.
J 9, Postell. Lieut.. G S Richmond. Corpl
r. w Garden, Private H. e. Wilson and
Private w. 9 Austin
The first i've men in the first stage and
lnelr scores al each range are given be
lon;
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-10
GATHERING OF rorENrArEs.
French Anniversary Celebrated on
the Coast of Africa.


The French colony adjacent 70 Lagos,
Africa, is Dahomey and on July Il. the
anniversary Of the French republic was
celebrated there. Following the example
of Maj McCallum, who invited the kings
and chiefs Of the Hinterland to be present
ae~Lagos on the occasion of her majesty's
jubilee, the French governor did the same
IN the Hinterland of Porto Novo Dahomev.
and IL was said that no fewer than 20
kings and chiefs attended while the gem
eral assembly of natives was swollen to
The number OF about 10000. number of
people from Lagos visited Porto Novo to
witness the ceremony.
IL was said that the chief interest was
conferred on eight chiefs who came from
Gourma, on The Upper Niger. Goufma is.
the country which was recently the sub
Ject of an understanding between France
ana Germany when the latter country
definitely agreed that it belonged to
France. The eight chiefs came mounted
on very fine horses. and their party Great
ed quite a sensation. The country Of Gour-
ma IS said to be Nquite as large as TIE
whole or France. Among the kings who
attended was the King of Abomey, whom
the French put on the throne after de-
throning the boodthirsty King OF Daho-
mey, whose human sacrifices so frequent,
~ horriHed civilization a few years ago
than twelve kings present, and a number
OF chiefs, so that in claiming to have 200
kings and chiefs present with some
mounted ones thrown in, France appears
to have outdone England in this instance
Particulars have just been received Of
The drowning of eleven natives who had
taken part I'm the jubfee celebration at
Lagos while the bale, or King of Ibadan
and the Prince of Oyo had narrow es-
capes. The King of Ibadan and a numer-
Gus retinue had. by the invitation of Gov.
McCallum of Lagos, visited the town. The
distance from Ibadan 10 Lagos is about
three days journey. The king, after an
audience with Gov. McCanum, left for
home on June %. The party reached Jedu
Ode, and left there on the afternoon OF
eJune 30. On July the party came 10 the
Okuru creek. This is usually easy TO ford,
but owing TO the heavy rains il had be-
come swollen and dangerous. The party,
however, decided TO attempt to ford t.
and in doing this eleven of them got
swept away and drowned All were men
of the kings retinue.
The king himself had a narrow escape.
while The Prince of Oyo was rescued in a
very gallant manner by a chief name.
Apampo. Mr.. Fuller. white man, and
district commissioner of the Lagos gov
eminent, also had narrow escape at the
same creek. Mr.. Fuller was going up TO
Ibadan as commissioner there. When the
news of the loss OF life reached Lagos
several days afterward much regret was
felt.
The jubilee festivities at Lagos were
kept up one way and another for four
weeks A permanent memorial al Lagos
of her majestys diamond jubilee was be-
ing advocated by both natives and Euro
peans. and several schemes had been sug-
gested when the latest news left
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-10

1t will be seen that the match had now
narrowed down to a contest between the
District of Columbia and the Empire sta e
OF the south; the former being represent
ed by Scott, Wethearld and Young. While
Battey and F, c. Wilson mad the honor Of
Georgia to uphold The prizes in the first
stage of this match were SIS $40 and three
of IS each
When the squad of picked men named
above went back to 500 yards il would
have taken d rash man to back any one
of them as the final winner AT the com
pletion of the 500-yard firing. Wetheraid
had practically no show for the cham
pionship while the other four men were
closely punched At coo yards. Battey and
Wilson did good work. the former putting
40 on to the AZ he had made al 800 yards
Young and Scott made very poor scores
a GEO yards and finished lower than Weth-
erald whom they had both led several
points up to $50.
The final stage resulted as follows:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-10
venom Inhaled Win the Air

And imbibed with the water of mala-
rious locality. has still certain antidote.
Experience sanctions confidence In Hos
letters Stomach Bitters as preventive
OF this scourge. All over this continent
and In the tropics II has proved Itself a
certain means Of defense, and an eradicant
of intermittent and remlttent fevers. and
other forms Of miasma-born disease. Nor
Is il less effective for kidney troubles. con-
supation, rheumatism and nervousness. -
al
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-10
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-10

Mrs. ]. A. Hayes, the daughter Of
Jefferson Davis, lives at Colorado Springs.
She has two sons. the eldest Of whom.
by an act OF the legislature is to bear
the name OF Jefferson HAYES Davis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-10

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for children teething. It soothes the
child. softens the gums allays all pain.
cures wind collie and is the best remedy
for diarrhoss. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-03
A sTlCXLER FOR ETIQUETTE.
The Boss Saw the joke and Sprung n Bot
ter One.

The boss Saw the joke and Sprung n Bot
ter One.
VI course it was good joke. Hadn't
the boss said that he didn't want every
BODY Ill the office running in to see him
on every little pretext? Hadn't he told
one OF the clerks that if the latter want
ed anything brought to his attention he
should speak to his immediate superior
and have the matter come to him through
the proper channels?
Naturally, in view of this, every one
was tlckIed when the assistant book
keeper SAID to the bookkeeper:
Mr. Davis, will you please ask Mr..
Hill to ask Mr.. Smith to ask Mr.. John
son to ask the boss if 1 can get off to-
morrow ut 3 oclock?"
The bookkeeger saw the humor of the
thing ut once and promptly delivered
the message to Mr.. Hill, and so it went
up step by step to the boss, who smiled
a slckly sort of smile when the request
was repeated to him.
All, yes" he said. 'The assistant
bookkeeper seems TO be great stickler
for office etiquette
Yes. sir, returned Mr.. Johnson.
lie was anxious that the request should
reach you through the proper channels. I"
Quite right, said the boss Now,
l might call him in and give him my
answer i'll person. hut that would hardly
be Ill conformity with his idens of pro-
priety, would it?''
We'll sir. suppose it is only little
joke. -
Yes, yes, of course. Very amusing,
this stcpladder business Now, Mr.
johnson, will you please tell Mr. Smith
to tell Mr. Hill to tell Mr. Davis to tell
the assistant bookkoepcr that his services
are dispensed with. And while you arc
passing tho message down you mighs
add that if we have any more of this
stepladder business I'll kick the whole
ladder over and throw it out of the
office. II f. McGrath in New York
Truth.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-03

reluctantly returned verdict of guilty
When tho finding of the jury was read
Judge Grace, who ut that time presided
over the Fourteenth judicial district,
rising To his feet, said i'll tho most en-
phatic tones:
'Thc court orders that tho verdict
III this case bo set aside, and 1 want to
declare here that in all cases where an
unfortunate woman is OH trial for steal
ing focd, taken to keep her offspring
from starving it will require 10 men
to convict her Of the crime in this court
The defendant is discharged from Gus
tody.
The announcement was greeted
with applause from the spectators, and
tho general sentiment was that Judge
Grace had acted not only us bofitted IL
chivalrous man, but that his ruling
was right. Theft to keep innocent
babes from perishing of hunger can
scarcely be called crime"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-03
DIDN'T CARE ABOUT STYLE.
But Nevertheless he Wouldn't Go Dawn
Town Mithnmt !. Necktic.

A'US APPROPRIATENESS ne W QUAINT no f,DMFl
Town without ., SeclStic.
"Gcorgiana, said Mr. Dalrymplc,
''it seems TO me that you spend alto
Gcthcr too much time worrying about
what other folks are likely to think
about you. Why don't You follow my
example and have Il little indcpond-
ohce? AS long as | know that | am 90
ing my duty IS man what do care
how Others like my stvlc:"
o 81 don't know" MIS- Dalrymplo re-
piled, what you mean. In what way
have | been worrying about what other
folks think of mo:"
ooh, III hundred ways" kor bus.
band answered. You wouldn't wear
the waist you have On if it were not for
the fact that all the ether women wear
them and wonld think you couldn't
afford it if you didn't have enc. You
wouldn't care whether YOU had lace
curtains ut the windows if other felix's
didn't have them. You wouldn't spend
money for hundred ard one ether
things that you could get along with
out just us well as not if you-were not
always trying to pose before other pco-
pie.
We'll" Airs. Dairymple asscntcd.
for she was not disposed to quarrel over
tho matter, lit is perhaps as you say
am sorry that il is so. but can't help
it. Aren't you afraid you'll be late at
tho office this morning? And you
haven't put Oh your necl;tio this morn
ing. How did you come to forget it?''
By George!' he exclaimed, looking
at his watch, cts nearly s O'Clock
now. l don't know how happened to
forget my necktie. Where is it? | must
hurry"
"Oh, never mind the tie this morn
ing" his wife said. You've got a
clean shirt and collar on. Go without
tho tie. 7"
what" shouted William Dalrym-
pie. go down town without necktie
You must think I'm crazy. Why, tho
boys in the Office would guy the life out
of me, and people would think didn't
have money enough to buy one. Here
it is. Goodby."
Then Mrs Dalrymple sat down and
thought, and two little wrinkles with
merry curves appeared at the corners of
her mouth -Cleyelan Leader
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-03

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
Real Estate.-By virtue of deed of
trust dated 18th of November, 1890, and
duly recorded in the office of the clerk of
the musings court of the city Of Roanoke,
Va, in deed book 67, page 430, whereby
James II. Graybill and j. NJ Gibson
conveyed the real estate hereinafter re-
ferred to, and more fully described in the
said deed ito which reference is hereby
made), to the undersigned trustees. to
secure n certain bond or obligation of said
J. Ii. Graybill and J. NJ. Gibson to The
Iron Belt Building and Loan Association.
of Roanoke, Va, and default having
been made therein and being directed by
SAID beneficiary so to do, the under
signed trustees will on SATURDAY.,
IND DAY OF OCTOBER, 1897, AZ
- O'Clock M, proceed to sell on
the premises in. Roanoke, City, Va. at
public auction, to the highest bidder, II
certain lot of land with II desirable dwell
ing house and other imp ovements there.
on, beginning Il. point on the south side
of Gilmer street, in the city of Roanoke.
Va, 300 feet west of Twelfth Cor SEVENTY
street, and measuring in front on said
Gilmer street 25 feet, and extending back
OF that width lG6 feet more or less to an
alley. Same being II part of lands con.
veyed to said Graybll and Gibson by c.
Z. Moomaw, on June 81, 1890.
TERMS-Cash. There is due OH said
bond S6S1.44, as of August 3tst, 1897.
H. S. TROUT, Trustee
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-03

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VAL.
CABLE REAL ESTATE.-B virtue of
II decree entered hy the corporation court
for the city of Roanoke, Virginia, OH the
3rd day of August. 1897. ir vacation. in
the chanccry cause therein pending,
styled New York National Building and
Loan Association Us. Jane Donaldson ct
as. the undersigned commissioner named
in said decree will on MONDAY,the eth
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1897. at IL
O'Clock m, in front OF the courthouse in
said city, proceed to sell 20 the highest
bidder Mt spcbiic auction, that certain
parcel of lanh lying in said city and de.
scrihed as follows:
Beginning at a point OH the west side
of Ieary s!reet 40 feet south of Kirk
avenue, thence with the west line OF
Henry street in Il southcrly direction 90 >
feet to the middle of an alley, thence in
n westerly direction with the center line
OF said alley l20 feet to a point, thence in
II northerlv direction $50 feet to Il point.
thence in an easterly direction l20 feet to
place of beginning.
TERMS-Cash.
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LEGAL NOTICES,

maoel to the undersigned trustees to
secure certain bond or obligation OF
Mary Boiling to The Iron Belt Building
ana Loan Association of Roanoke. Vir.
gina: and default having been made
tnerein and being directed by the said
nehefciary so to do. the undersigned
trustees will on 2ND DAY OF OCTO-
BER, 1877, at 2.15 O'Clock p. M, proceed
TO sell in front of the court house in Roa-
noke City, Virginia, at public auction, to
the highest bidder, certain lot of land
with desirable dwelling house and other
improvements thereon, situated On Pat
ton street, in the city of Roanoke, Va,
ana fronting on that street 80 feet, and
extending back of that width ia feet to
an alley; being known and designated rs
lot NO: 4, of section 3, according to the
map OF the Rogers, Fairfax & Houston
addition 70 the city of Roanoke, Virginia.
iERMS- Cash.-There is due on said
bond S636.GS, rs of August 31st, 1877.
II. S. TROUT,
G. A. McHUGH,
Trustees
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-03

PUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE
land on south side of Roanoke river. CD.
posite the city of Roanoke-ks special
commissioners of the hust;ngs court for
the city Of Roanoke, AMI acting under
decree of said court in the suit of Ll,.
cinda Howbert's executor VS.. f. IL
Stewart and others, the undersigned will
offer for sale by public auction on the
29th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1897. at | 1
O'Clock II. M, in front Of the courthouse
OF said city, the tract of land formerly
belonging to Lucinda IIowbert, deceased.
lying on the south side of Roanoke river
and adjoining the land of the South Roa,
noke Land Company and others This
tract consists of 81 63-100 acres of land,
less 3-31 acres conveyed to the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company as a part
of lis belt line. For II description of said
land by metes and bounds, reference is
made to deed executed on the 3lst OF
December, 1890, by the said Lucinda
Ilowbert to E. III. Stewart and others, of
record in the clerks office of the county
court of Roanoke county.
TERMS OF SALE-One third of the
purchase money will be required in cash
and for the residue bonds for equal por-
tions, bearing interest from date ard pay
able in one and two years. The title of
the land will he retained until all of tn"
purchase money is paid.
S. GRIFFIN, Commissioners
The bond required by the decree has
been executed. s. : BROOKE,
Clerk
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-03
n 81 s w Norfolk sWesterll
ezrHzsszzumum Schedule IN Eject
July 4, 1897.
WESTBOUND LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY

o:lO a m. washington and CHATTANOOGA
EmiteO for Bristol intermediate sta
tons and the South and West. Pull
man sleepers to New Orleans and Mem
phis. Connects at Radford for Blue
field and Pocahontas. td
APO p. M, the Chicago Express for Rad
ford, Bluefield, Pocahoutas, Kenova,
Cincinnati, indianapolis, st. Louis,
Kansas City, Columbus and Chicago.
Pullman Buffet Sleeper Roanoke 10
Columbus. Also for Pulaski, Wythe-
vile, Bristol. Knoxville, Chattanooga
and intermediate points
TRAINS ARRIVE AT ROANOKE.
From Norfolk $50 n. M; 40 p. M.
From Hagcrstown $50 a. M 405 p. m.
From Winston l :l5 y. m
From Bristol and she West 1876 p. m;
1880 p. M.
NORTH AND EAsTBOUND. LEAVE
ROANOKE DAILY
l:5O p m. for Petersburg, Richmond and
Norfolk.
l45 p. m. for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York.
l0:i5 p. III. for Richmond and Norfolk.
Pullman sleepers Roanoke to Norfolk
and l.ynchburg TO Richmond.
lO:45 p III. washington and Chattanooga
limitetD for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York Pullman
sleepers to Washington via Shenan-
doah Junction and Baltimore and Ohio
railroad
Durham Division-Ieave Lynchburg
(Union station).daily, except Sunday,
400 p. nj. for South Boston and Dur
ham and intermediate stations.
Winston Salem Division-Lnave Roanoke
Union station) 4:30 p. III. and
1870 n. m daily, except Sunday Camp
bell street station), for Rocky Mount,
Martinsville, Winston-Salem and inter
mediate stations.
For all additional information apply
at ticket Office or to w. b. Bevin, General
Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va.
NJ. F. Bragg Travelling Passenger
Agent
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-03
She Wears Her Cross.

Ihe up to date woman wears her
cross If she is so fortunate as to possess
one. AS an article of jewelry this SYM
Dol of suffering is as popular as it was
Ill the days of the grandmothers. When
the grandmothers wero girls, the pos
session of handsome bcjeweled cross
that could be worn as pin, Il hair or
nament or Il locket amounted almost to
badge OF aristocracy. The black>ones,
studded with diamonds or pearls, or
both, were highest in favor, as they are
today. The fashionable cross must be
antique looking. Not everybodys
grandmother possessed one, however,
so the jewelers. have come to the rescue
OF the woman who did not fall heir to
one and arc bringing out exquisite de
signs III Roman gold. Most of them are
studded with precious stones, and many
have backgrounds of black enamel. 1t
Is by no means taking form of per-
sonal adornment, but the women like
it.-New York Sun.
The late William $. GrocsbecIl of
Cincinnati never took another law case
after his defense of President Andrew
OOAiA'cii' LHS SUttCu WHICH
won that case, says the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune, proved the mans
remarkable will and intellectual pow
ers. He had been so i'll as to be confined
to his bed, and OH the day of the trial,
and while lying Ii bed, he jotted down
OH sheet of foolscap paper the main
points of his defense. He was driven to
lhe tribunal Ill carriage, unable to
walk, and spoke extemporo for four
hours and Il half. at the close article
! was voted upon and the president
acquitted without the taking up of any
of tho other articles. Since that time
Mr.. Groesbeck had lived life of quiet
and retirement. In 1872 he built Elm
hurst. a noble house of superb proper
tions, commanding river view of un-
surpassed beauty"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-03
LEGAL NOTICES.

TRUSTEES SALE or VALUABLE
Improved Real estate BY virtue OF u deed
OF trust, dated 18th day of May, 1895. and
duly recorded in the office of the clerk of
the hustings court for the city OF Roam
oke Virginia, in deed book ~, page l3l.
whereby Mary Boiling and her husband
conveyed the real estate hereinafter re-
ferrcd to. and more fully described in the
said deed TO which reference Is hereby
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-03
Tit E0r Int.

Dear" said Mrs Crouch as she
showed her lord and master a picture
of hat with a pretty woman's face I'M
der it, Il wish you would get mo hat
like that
Ill be glad to, grunted old Crouch,
''if you will only get face like that {"
cincinnati Enquirer
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-03
Looking Ahead.

Dewtell-Seems rather contradictory
his swearing to ruin the institution
and then leaving it million in his
will, don't it?
knowall-Not n bit. It'll bankrupt
them defending the will. New York
Journal
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-03
UNUSUAL LEGAL DECISION.
But 1t Was Emphaticaliy Endorsed by the
Spectators.

But 1t Was Emphaticaily Endorsed by the
Spectators.
II heard tho late Judge John r.
Grace of tho court of appeals of Ken
tucky set aside the verdict of jury
once under circumstances that to my
mind did him infinite credit" said Rep
resentative John S. Rhea of that state
to Washington Post representative.
at seems that poor woman, who
was on the verge of,starvation and who
was the sole support of four little chill
dren, went into Il neighbours smoke
house and purloined piece of bacon
The proof was: positive. and the iurv