THE ROANOKE NEWS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1891.
A BETTINC SWINDLE.
PURELY POLITICAL
NEW ADVERTISEENTS.
, E KENTUCKIAN WAS GAME, BUT NOT
OVER SHREWD.
"I'll bet I can drink more whiskey
than any other man on earth."
The speaker was n flashily dressed
joung man in a West Side saloon.
"Even money, and any amount that
yon can't," said a tall Kentuckian.
"Will $100 do?"
"Yes, or twice that."
f "Two hundred goes. Jimmy, set out
your bottles. Who's going to drink
against me?"
"I am," answered the Kentuckian.
"Then here we go."
Tho barkeeper put two beer glasses
before them and took a quart bottle in
each hand. From one he poured fur the
Kentuckian and from the other for his
antagonist. Both drank the first two
glasses down without effort. Each glass
held half a-pint. Id drinking third the
southerner gulped a little and
turned red, but the other drank his dose
without moving a muscle. At the fourth
tho Kentucky man's hand shook and he
spilled sitae liquor on the floor. The
other man downed his in a flash and
said:
"Come on with another bottle, Jiin
my. The tall man gajwd at him a moment
in astonishment and lurched toward the
'door, saying: "Pardner, the money is
yours. Good by!" After he had gone
the winner took tho empty bottle out to
a restaurant and go it refilled. He had
been drinking cold tea against the other
man's whiskey.
RICH COLORED MEN.
Among the richest citizens of the
Southern States to day are several color
ed men who began active life under most
adverse circumstances. Silvester, of Gal
veston, is said to possess real estate and
personal property valued at more than
8350,000. Milton Sterrctt, of Houston,
is one of the most successful meu in that
town, fie owns a fine house surrounded
by beautifull grounds, which aro cared
for by a landscape gardener, and several
plantations in Texas. During the civil
war he was a waiter on the boats running
between Galveston and Houston. His
fortune, estimated at $400,000, wasmado
in real estate speculations. Senator C. N.
Burton, of Fort Bend County, Tcjus,
was borne a slave. He is now the en
viable owner of the plantation of his
former master, uud three other farms in
the most fertile parts of his native State.
He cares teudvrly for his mistress, who,
like so many of her kind, has been re
duced to poverty. He sent the good wo
man back to her old home in Virginia,
where she still lives. For flfteen years
she has received one hundred and fifty
dollars a month from the man who was
once her slave. His success, he declares,
is duo to her alouo. Senator Burton is
a good lawyer and is popular with the
members of both political parties Henry
Black, the ranchman of Tom Greco and
Pecos counties, is also worth $300,000.
A colored woman by the name of llarvy,
the wind of a raulatj who died a few
years ago, is one of the richest women iu
the State.
NEWS AHOUT YOURSELF.
The averaga number of teeth is 32.
The average weight of a skelctou is
about 14 pounds.
The brain of a man is twice as large
as that of any other uniuial.
A man breathes about 20 times a min
ute, or 1,200 times an hour.
A man breathes about 13 pints of air
in a minute, or upwards of 7 hogsheads
in a day.
The average of the pulse in infancy is
120 beats per miuutv; in manhood 80;
at GO years GO.
The average weight of an Englishman
is 150 pounds; of a Frenchman 13G
pounds; a (r'Tinun 1 It! pounds.
A ffR! givntolT4(W pur vent, narlmn
io iras of tho air ho respire; respires
l'J,G(iC cubit feet of caibonic acid gas iu
21 hours, eqiuil to 125 cubic iuches com
mon air.
Kupoy tliMwieia.
Win. Timnmus, Postmaster at Ida
ille, Intl., writw: "KVutriu Hitters has
dona inni'i) fur mo than all other medi
cines combined, lor thut Lad t'coliug arig
ins from Kidney nnd Liver trouble."
John Leslie, f unuer and stockman, of
same place, uayw "Find Electric Bitters
to he the best Kidney and Liver medi
cine; made tuc fool like a new num." J.
W. Gardner, hardware merchant, name
town, says. : Elect rio Bitters is just the
thinr for a man who is all run down and
don't caro whether ho lives or dies; hu
found new wrench, troed appetite and
felt like he had n i'v leasu on if'e. Only
fiile. a buttle, ut W. M. Cohen's dra;-btvro.
In a dainty little parlor on an uptown
street,
In a dim little corner on a very narrow
spat
You know the rest.
In books and arts the maid was versed,
In law and politics the lad was first.
"Of course I'll tell to you the tricks."
He said, "Of what we call dry politics."
This is "protection" said he in haste,
Placing bis arm around her waist.
"Free trade, you know, is more like this."
He gave and took from the maiden a kiss.
Then a rattling noise around them ran,
As the shaking of shot in an old tin can.
And Johnny came from beneath with a grin,
'"And this," he cried "is American tin."
Yon know the rest.
THE TYPEWRITER.
PRACTICE IS WORTH SOMETHING IN
8UCII MATTERS, YOU KNOW.
"The newspapers have a great deal to
say about the conquests of tho typewriter
girl," said a young woman of that class
io a big down town hotel; "but they do
not know what they are talking about,
that's all. I've been here nearly three
years now, and I have had just one soli
tary bit of sentiment to break the monot
ony of business.
"About a year ago a good natured
Iiisliinau who is employed at the hotel
here came to me and said that he could
not read or write, but wanted me to write
a letter for him inviting one of the cham
bermaids to attend a dance op the West
Side. It was done iu a short order, and
the poor fellow was so pleased with it
that I refused to accept any pay for the
work, and offered to read the answer just
as soon as he should bring it to me.
The next day one of the chambermaids
came to me and asked me to write a
letter accepting an invitation to a dance.
She had been able to spell out the pre
cious message that the postman had unex
pectedly brought her, and wanted to send
an equally neat and polite reply. So I
answered my own letter by proxy.
After that an energetio epistolary bom
bardment was begun and I furnished the
ammuuition for both sides. I will con
fess that I grew greatly interested iu
the contest. B ith of my patrons were
desperately io love with each other, and
as th&iuanugement of their amours de
volved upon me I handled the matter us
delicately and diplomatically as I could.
Can you blame me if I occasionally gave
them a chance to learn from experience
that 'tho course of true love never runs
smoothly'? Well, right or wrong, I did
it; and after mixing into the case about as
many lovers' quarrels as I thought would
add zest to the wooing and untangling all
the snarls I had purposely made, I
brought tho play to an end by writing a
proposal and its acceptance, and was re
warded for my work as matchmaker by
an invitation to the wedding. It was
all the pay I deserved practice is worth
something in such mutters, you know.'
Chicago Mail.
I.a Grippe Again.
During the epidemic of La Grippe last
season Dr. Kingo New Discovery tor
Consumption, Couirhs and Colds, proved
to be the best remedy. Reports from
the many who used it confirm this state
ment. They wore not only quickly re
lieved, but the diseases left no bad results.
We ask you to give this remedy a tria!
and we guarantee that you will be satis
tied wit h results or the purchase price
will be refunded. It has no equal in La
Unppe, or any lhroat, hest or Lung
Trouble. Trial bottles free at W. M.
Cohen's drugstore. Largo bottles 50c,
aud $1.
WOMEN AND THE STEAM ENGINE
It takes sand to run an engine; so it
does to run 0 woman.
Then is usually a great bustle about
an eugiue; bo there is about a woman.
It makes a fellow mad to get left by
un engine; so it does by a woman.
An engine is an obieot ot much won
eler nnd rt'l'mnMin in ni"i nnii i tear
to horses; so is a woman.
When an engine goas off tho track it
usually takes a man' or more along with
ii; so dues a woman.
An engine is known by its company;
so is a woman.
An ensii no will sometimes blow a fel
low up if he puts on too much pressure
so will some women.
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diilerunt person. It la a wouderlul uiedleinu.
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Lowest cash prices guaranteed. All
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UtirX beautiful calendar for 1883
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T. CLARK,
WELDON, N, 0.
HOSE desiring to purchase or
sell property in the town of Weldon, will
do well to see or correspond with me.
I have been surveying the lands in and
around Weldon at various times for the
past ten years and hence I know some
thing of the valuo of these lots.
LIQUORS.
O. SMITH,
SEE HIS LIQUORS,
SEE I1IS CIGARS,
EVERY DRINK IN SEASON.
loTC. Smith, Brick Huilditia!, on
North Corner of Railroad Shed, Weldon,
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K- O. fil'BTON, JR., O EWD. L. TRAVIS.
BURTON & TRAVIS,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
HALIFAX, N. C.
Practice in the counties of Halifax and
Northampton, and in the Supreme and
Federal courts. Claims collected in all
parts of North Carolina,
ang 11 ly.
KDWARDT. CLARK.
Weldon, N.C.
RG. DANIEL
Littleton, N.C.
OFFICE OF-
CLARK-:-AND-:- DANIEL,
ATTORN EYS-AT-UAW.
WELDON AND LITTLETON.
Practices wherever their services are
needed. One ot the firm will attend at
Halifax every Monday. 1-22-ly.
JAMRS M. MULLEN, WALTER t. DANIEL
VJ U L L K N A DANIEL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
WELDON, N. C.
Practice In theoouTUof Halifhi andNorthamp
ton and in the Supreme and Federal courts. Col
lerlioiiRmHdu In ulllmrtsuf North Carolina.
Branch ofllcB at Halifax, N. C, open every Mon
flay. janVly
rpHOMAS N. HILL,
Attorney at Law,
HALIFAX, N. C.
Practices In Haliftx and adjoining oountlet and
Federal and Supreme courta.
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-jTR. E. L. HUNTER,
BURGEON DENTIST.
Can be found at his oflicc iu Enfield.
Pure Nitrons OiMc Gas for the Pninieaa
Extracting of Teeth always un hniid.
icb 27 ly.
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I Q U O K 8 A N D GROCERIES
I have a comple stock of Family Gro
ceries of all kinds which I will sell ehap
for Cash.
I have also on hand and am constant
ly receiving a large variety ol
LIQTJOBS.
Such as whisky, brandy, wine, beer,
ale, porter, carbonated waters, &c.
Call and see me on Washington Ave-
nue at the
Daniel,
oct 18 ly
torold stand of R. W.
W. D. SMITH.
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