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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
FASHIONS FANCIES.
An Existence of Especial Interest TO the
Fair Sex.

An Existence of Especial Interest TO the
Fair Sex.
Shoulder capes of silk noting, ending
with deep fringe arc much in vogue.
Brown lace hats arc trimmed with vel
low roses and poppics.
White cashmere gowns arc trimmed
with amethyst or stem-green velvet rib.
bon and mothor-of-pcarl buckles.
Black and gold screens, cushion and
table-covcrs are stylish with furniture
OF any color.
Open-work bands of silk and tinscl
embroidery arc seen in every color.
Crochet buttons arc small in size, and
arc placed close together.
The only jet that is fashionable con-
sists Of open passomentcrics Of finely
cut beads.
Velvet yokos arc scollopcd on the
lower edge, or finished with u tinscl
cord, or row Of fiat gold braid.
Girdles, collars and cuffs arc made OF
gold braid about two inches and a hale
wide.
Heavy lace or noting over black silk
is used for sleeves and yolics OF grena-
dine and silk dresses
Volvct, either plain or shot, is used to
trim foulards, either as waistcoats.
guimpes, yoke pieces, half sleeves,
Wristbands and bands around the lower
part of skirts.
Ribbed undor-vests Of silk or isle
thread arc popular for summer wear.
but those of wool arc apt to shrink ont
of shape.
Tho striped wool-and-cotton flannels
arc fancied for petticoats, with stripes of
color on white, and tho edges scallopcd
with color. Pale blue or pink ilannoIs
of solid colors. and fine white flannel
skirts, have feathcr-stitchod tucks and
hem, or embroidery done on the skirt.
or on flounce sowed upon it.
Pretty silk blOuscs will DO worn all
summon at the resorts, even at dances
in tho evening, and delicate light one
makes a cool suit of thick skirt, whilo
black silk blouscs, with high full sleeves.
brier stitched with white or silver gray.
will be worn with half-mourninr cos.
tunes.
Divided skirts are now shown in most
Of tho stores, mado of China silk or
surah. in black. white or colored, with
insertions of lace ribbons sowod on
llatlY in rows, or feathor-stitched hens.
They arc made in two divisions, Joined
at tho top of doep yoke, and each di-
vision Is about yard and q half wide,
though somo arc very much wider, and
The fullness is held in accordion plaits.
N. Y. Weekly.
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AMERICAN FABLES.
Thrce of a Kind. and Ono az Good as the
Other.
THE lion AND HIS rBIENns.

TIE LION AND HIS FRIENDS.
The Lion, having Delivered the Ami
mails inhabitfng certain Forest of q Hun
ter who had become Terror to them, the
Wolves. Jackals, Hyenas. Foxes, Bears,
Leopards and many other Species felt
bound to show their Gratitude. So
many of the Visitors crowded into his
Den that he had to take the Outside.
What little he had to Eat was speedily
Devoured. The pool at which he slaked
his Thirst was drained dry, and the din
created by such a Gathering nearly
drove him Crazy. He was about to Ap-
poal to their Charity, when the Elephant
arrived, and in his Anxiety to show his
feelings he trod on tho Lion and inflicted
grovious Injury.
"Ah! Mo-" cried the King of Beasts,
but in your desire to be Friendly you
have done me moro Hurt than the Hun
tor, who was my sworn Enemy!''
MORAL: A mans Friends will down him
sooner than his Enemies
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The Only One in America.

James II. Drake possesses a vcry
unique scarfpin. 1t is nothing more or
less than a Knight of the Garter pin, of
which there are none in this country
with this exception, and but thirty-two
In all England. The pattern is garter
Of blue enamel, on which there are the
welI-known words in gilt lettering, sur
mounted by cross whose points arc set
with diamonds. Some years ago Mr..
Drake entertained party of English
capitalists In the Northwest, among
whom was tho Duke of Sutherland.
when they took their departure, greatly
pleased with their visit, the Duke drew
the pin from his cravat and placed it in
Mr.. brakes. Many times he has been
stopped by Englishmen in this country
who recognized one of tho emblems Of
the order, and who desired to know how
1t came into his possession. Mr.. Drake
might readily pass for Duke, but he is
as proud OF his nationality as he is of
tho pin and tho circumstances OF its
presentation.-St Paul Pioneer Press.
:-"Good morning, Mr. Solomon"
"Goot morning, sir. Vat can I soil
you?" Nothing. didn't como to
buy" 'Goot day, ir."--Yankec Blade
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20

Miss Tablette-The wrctchl and so he
has been proposing to both of US?
Miss Brcnton-It seems so.
Miss TABLETOP wish we could think
of some horrible way to punish him,
Miss Brenton-I have it'll
Miss Tablctte-What is it?
Miss Brenton-You marry him, dear.
-,Jud0e
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THE GROW AND THE PEASANT.

A Peasant, who bad been greatly An
nCycd by tho Crows digging up his
Corn, finally Managed to Capture ono OF
them in Trap, and no was about to
kill it whom tho Bird lnnocently IT.
CURED what Crime ho was charged with.
WHY, you have boon Digging up my
Corn"
II admit that, but mad your Intor-
ests at heart"
"IIow 500"
Tho moro Corn dig up now tho less
Labor it will be for you to Gather your
Crop in the Fall. / have doubtless
Saved you Whole Days Work."
u soo--I sce," mused the Peasant,
and he set tho Bird as Liberty.
MORAL The moro Money Pick
pocket gets from you tho less you will
have to Pay out for Groceries.
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Tint Let Him In.

Sappington-Do you know, Miss Amy,
that nearly all great writer's arc down
right fools at other things?
Amy-ls that so. Mr.. Sappington?
Why, then, should think you might
succeed as writer-Life.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
TIE FISHERMAN AND THE FISH.

a Fisherman who had put in the whole
day on a Log without getting Bite Made
Bitter complaint as no was finally ready
to go Home. An Owl, who sat in tree
near by, asked him the cause of his sor-
row, and he replied:
why, have wasted the day. Ihave
had no Luck"
"Ah! yes, but yon forget that Luck
for you Meant Death to tho Fish
MORALE And tho old Chap went up to
Smiths Grocery that evening and told
the Boys that he hoped never TO Draw
another long Breath if he didn't catch
SIX Black Bass weighing three Pounds
apiece. Detroit Free Press.
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visitor-What brought you to this
He Could Got What sic Wanted

Agent-What kind Of a house do Won
want, Mr.. Funnymanp
Mr Funnyman We'll, I'm looking for
"a lodge in some vast Wilderness"
Agent cen give you nice fat in
Philadelphia How'll that do?-The
Jury.
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"oH. RATsI"

"oH. RATsl"
An Exchange or Pleasantrics Ends ,yuos
as it Should Have Ended.
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: Z
,IE3M 0UD blow the night
XA HEH winds. Monotonously
ilfkSS W$sF" rasped tho early au-
L&M EfEhf tumn katydid. And
$HNH E yearningly yowled the
gfllS fl, abandoned and shame
1NMJ fA4.@ 4- loss cat on tho roof Of
@|SZZ777'the eoal.shed.
2ZZ/ Maria" observed
Mr.. Billus, as no leaned back in his
easy-chair and looked con.emplatively
ut his wife, ''your nose reminds mo OF
an interesting novel, my dear"
''Why so. John" she inquired.
because it is rcd to the very end"
Hoarsely murmurod tho night winds,
pcrscveringly scraped the katydid and
wilder grow the wall of the melancholy
cat on the coal-shed.
Mrs. Billus sat in silence, listening to
the weird voices OF tho night, her hands
folded in sublime contcntment and her
hnr huo hoD 10
countenance to tho shadow of his profile
moving up and down on tho wall as tho
flame in tho coy crate opposite fitfully
rose and fell.
John" sho said at,last, "thc color Of
your nose reminds me somehow Of tho
government Of Louisiana"
''1n what respect, Mara2"
Because" She answered. softly, cit
takes q lot O. rye to keep it up"
Mr.. Billus thoughtfully rubbed his
nose and listened awhile in pensivo ST
lenco to tho mournful night winds, the
voice of tho insistent katydid, and tho
despairing yowi Of tho ostracisod cat in
the backyard.
"And that reminds me, Maria" he
said, reaching out for another chair to
rest his feet on, ''thati if hadn't married
you, my dear, you would probably have
been for tho rest of your lifo like lot
terry ticket after the drawing"
"Why?"
Because you would have been all torn
up, my dear"
wouldn't have made any difference,
john" said Mrs. Dillus, swcctly, 81
drew blank, anyhow"
''You did, my love-" said Mr.. Billus,
his voice trembling with tenderness, "a
blank fool"
And it would have been better for
inc, perhaps" she went on, plaintively.
elf had been like a newspaper with
lottery advertisements in it.'
"Why so, madam"
Because" replied Mrs. Billus, look
ing placidly into tho fire, 'sthen I
should have been excluded from the
malcs."
Mr.. Billus gotup and went ont, and
as Mrs. Billus sat looking drcamily at
the dancing flames and listening TO the
sobbing night winds and the cultural
refrain of the katydid shc could dis.
tinctly hear Mr.. Billus swearing and
throwing stones at the cat.-Chicago
Tribune.
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Buchanan. . ,: ''' :.'' 4

than Buchanan
Cheap
and other material paper
rolling mills
locate in heSo
and
and Western Is " r.
Ohio and Virginia Western
distance
the
for tho Roanoke
brick and
level tract four hundred OF land
tho
good
parties locating
TRIAL
establishments IS promise OF
':: G.: ::-... Virginia
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Public Sale of OTIS
BUENA VISTA, VIRGINIA.

mo FOREST Land Company will ~
about 25o lots This
of
company which laid ORIGINAL
1aynr
IT. and Will the una
company have listed the
in
oanoke can show IN
we nave enough to
twelve months
uena Vista behind
available land limited Ito
and months for
and two years Negotiable
the members the 'uena Vista Real
~ l. DoNl-ol,
'N''iNON' Treas
The sun., 1890-01-04

ceremony Is in progress here to-day-the dedi-
cation OF the restored st. Paul's Cathedral and
the celebration OF the quarter centenary Of
Bishop Coke. The celebration began last
evening with an organ recital. The ceremonial
at this mornings service formally reopened
the church. large number OF the clergy Of
the diocese and visitors were present. This
afternoon and to- morrow the Bishops twenty
Coke was cOn-ecrated to the diocese of western
New York in 1865. Since his incumbehcy tho
value Of church property has more than
doubled, aggregating at present $2.353O5l.
The restored st. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral is
said 10 be one Of the finest In the country. Tho
cost OF its restoration exceeded 100000.
The sun., 1890-01-04
Hark from the Tomb

The Hon. FRANK HuRD OF Toledo is noted
for being no liar; and he writes out the tariff
smashers' platform like a statesman, clear
as to both his mind and his principles,
through the columns Of our esteemed con-
temporary, the Globe Democrat.
CLEVELAND" says Mr.. HURD. "is the
acknowledged champion OF free trade"
Truth, says the poet. sits upon the lips Of
dying men; and the fact that Mr.. HURD
speaks from the mortuary recess Of personal
defeat doesn't make his remarks on this
question any less valuable.
Mr.. CLEVELAND stands for free trade and
for no other economic principle intermediate
between that system and that long estab-
lished in this country; and no additions to
his programme OF any "other reforms
to which, in tho uncertainty Of discourage
ment, he may say the Democratic party "is,
or ought to be-" devoted. can disguise the
truth.
The sun., 1890-01-04
THE CHECK 10 OUR cocoANUr Trade
Owners of tho Seized Ships Say They Had
Complied with All Forms of the Law.

| Owners OF the Seized Ships Say They HAD
| Complied with All Forms Of the Law.
The troubles growing out OF the seizure Of
American vessels on the coast Of San Bias are
rapidly becoming serious. II the requirement
now for the first time made known. which COM
pels vessels to go to Carthagena In South
America. and there to pay heavy duty before
proceeding to San Bias Is persisteutly en-
forced, the New York merchants say they must
abandon oil traffic with the coast
Mr.. Foster Of Foster & Co. said Yesterday that
he proposed soon to seni a vessel. properly
equipped to take possession Of the firms prop
erty on the coast Of San Bias. and to bring it to
New York in spite Of Interference. He had re-
ceived no further response from the State De-
partment to his complaints Overtures have
been made to Mr. Foster from an unofficial
source for the release OF his vessels tie Julian
ana the Willie upon payment OF several hun
dled dollars. Mr.. Foster regards this Is a fresh
attempt to extort money, aud Is trying to learn
1t was reported yesterday that the schooner
Co. had been seized MIR. sehepp says he has
received no Information to that effect. Mr..
tailed account OF the seizures made by the gun
boat La Popa. together with stat .ment OF the
Colombian law as It Is understood by mer-
chants here. he accompanies his letter with
the reply OF the Colombian Vice. Consul to Mr..
schepps request for an official Interpretation
After the Vice Consul had given this opinion
on Dec. "a last, he issued to the Captain Of Mr..
was about to start for the San Bias coast. a
certificate addressed TO the representatives
Of the Colombian Government and in particu-
lar to the commander Of the Colombian gun
boat La Pops,' in which he quoted the In
:" have advised him that by complying with
these regulations his vessels engaged In the
traffic on the lsthmus will be exempt from
seizure or any other trouble"
After having taken oil these precautions Mr..
Schepp believes he is fully justified in instruct
ing the crew OF the George W. Whitford to
fight II they are interfered with.
The sun., 1890-01-04

Mr.. THOMAS G. sHEARMAN, one OF Mr..
HENRY GEoRoE's band Of economists, made q
speech to the Boston tariff reformers the other
night. He Wept over the Hon. RoaER QUARLEs
MILLS, who was present in full force. He
and We were defeated" said Mr. SHEABMAH; {;
but they look for better luck next time:
Now vo oan wait until Mr. MILLS introduces his
great the Congress Of 1898 toheors and ap
ores and eli other crude materials The ProtectoniSts
are-or were, some months aEo-happy beoAuso they
had elected BENJAMIN HARRISON President We much
more happy, because know that unless death
some miracle tntervsneA shal elect GROVER CLEvE-
LAND in 1891 The future b oursi Tho future with
tariff reform civil service reform and ballot reform"
O. let US be JOYFUL joyful. joyful, thinks Mr.
SHEARMAN. You are setting In notion"
quoth he. "a tide which will not stop flowing
when GROVER CLEVELAND signs the MILLs bill
Of 1894" There's a great time coming, II Mr..
SHEABMAN is any Judge Of time.
But the reason why thero can be no happy
future for the Democratic party II It follow tho
M1LLsEs or the SHEAnMANs is thus stated by
Mr.. SHEARMAN:
when you swept protection out Of the tariff the
American people will be logical enough to sweep the
tariff after It"
But the American people are not sweeping
the tariff. They prefer sweeping the tariff
sweepers.
The sun., 1890-01-04
Tho Secretary and the President.

A peculiar theory Of the relations between
Secretary BLAINE and President HARR1-
SON ID attributed by the st. Louie Globe
Democrat to the Hon. STEPHEN B. ELK1Ns.
It is worth examination.
Mr.. EIKNs is reported as saying, in sub
stance. that at the beginning Of the present
Administration Mr.. BLAINE probably went
to Gen. HARRISON and had frank talk with
him concerning his own position He re-
minded the President that he had been many
years In public Life, and had incurred numer-
GUS and various obligations to political
friends. These obligations could not be ig-
nored and yet they ought In no way to
affect the HARRISON Administration.
The President could not be expected
20 discharge the political debts OF MIR.
B1ANE's previous career. The Secretary
would, Of course, make such recommends
tions concerning the distribution of patron
age as seemed proper to him, and he would
make them In good faith; but he wanted the
President to feel that whenever he thought
1t best to set aside such recommendations
there need be no hesitation. So far from in
terpreting reversals and refusals as an
affront, Mr.. BLAINE would understand that
they were entirely proper under the cir
cumstances. His position was different
from that Of the other Secretaries.
Such is the theory attributed by the
Globe Democrat to Mr.. ELKNs, explaining
the persistent and conspicuous manner In
which the desires expressed by Mr.. BLAINE
have been disregarded at the White House.
There Is q private understanding between
the President and the Secretary that the
Eecretary's recommendations Of appoint
ments to office are not to count. Thus Mr..
BLAINE Is able to accept rebuff after rebuff
with the patient tranquility and dignifed
serenity which have marked his demeanor
ever since last March.
We do not think that many friends Of
Mr.. BLAINE will believe that Mr.. ELKNs has
ever offered or suggested an explanation
which is In itself an insult to the foremost Of
living Republicans. Tosuppose Mr.. BLAINE
capable Of entering into the private arrange
ment alleged, is to suppose him capable OF
playing false to his friends, and at the Same
time hinging his dignity and self-respect to
the winds. 1t Is much as II Mr.. BLAINE
were accused Of giving open letters Of intro
duction and warm commendation, and at
the same time secretly instructing the per-
SONS to whom they were addressed not to
honor those letters when presented.
Treachery Of that sort is not characteristic
of Mr.. JAMES G. BLAINE.
The sun., 1890-01-04

tends on the sides six feet below the water
line, 90 giving protection to her machinery
and magazines such as is furnished by no
other vessels Of her class. The difference
between an ordinary protective deck of per-
haps three inches maximum and one Of six
inches is very great Her coming tower has
twelve inches OF steel armor. The deck,
with the high engine power, and speed,
and the great coal-carrying capacity OF the
Blake will account for her great diSplace-
ment, like that OF huge Grmor-clad. while
she 10 of the unRrmored class.
The question has arisen why we should
not instead of the 7,5OO-ton armored cruiser,
have a 9,OOO-ton Blake, with five knots higher
speed, heavy battery, and good protective
deck ? The Blake and Blenheim only cost
$1,s4O,OOO each, and the allowance for the
7,5OO-ton vessel Is $250o,OOO. Should speed,
taken in our Governments fashion, be sub
stituted for horsepower requirements,
perhaps q Blake might be contracted for here
at from $4,000, 900 to 50, 100000 Such avessel
could, except as against another OF the same
type and equal capacity in foreign service.
overhaul any adversary whom she was able
to fight, and escape from any one which was
more powerful. She could match the crack
ocean racers upon which the various Euro
pean Governments are relying for their ser
vice In time Of war, which We cannot rely
upon. A vessel or two Of this type would be
an addition to our navy whether as sub
stitute for the 7,5O0-ton vessel or as an ad-
dtion to those already asked for by the Seo-
The sun., 1890-01-04

SPRINdFIELD, Mass. Jan. 9.-The fifth
span of the new iron bridge which is being
built between Hoiyoke and South Hadley Falls
was blown down at about 10 o'clock this morn
ing. and one of the workmen. Maurice Dris-
coll Of Eagle Bridge. ~ y, was killed. Two
other mon who wore at work on the bridge
were Injured Driscoli was on top OF the
truss on the norm side when 1t went
into the river, sixty or seventy feet below. He
was struck by piece Of the truss on the way
down. and was probably killed before striking
the water A work man named McCloskey was
rescued from the river after the accident, be-
ing found hanging to one OF the stringers OF
the bridge, About thirty men were at work on
settle, all except the three mentioned above
escaped TO others spans, some pedestrians and
carriages had very narrow escapes.
The sun., 1890-01-04
TINE BARNWEID 1TNcnNes.
eoV. Richardson Says he WIN Ne An he
Gas 20 PunIsh the Murderern.


COLUMBIA, s. O.. Jan. Sat IL o'clock to-
DAY Gov. Richardson was waited upon by six
teen colored men appointed at the Convention
last night to present an address and ask the
Governor to use every effort to secure the pun
ishment OF the Bsrnwel lynchers The Gov
ernor met the delegation at the door and asked
tnem into his private Office. When they were
seated Gen. Lee OF Charleston stated the OBJ
leot OF the visit He outlined the position OF
the oolored people. and said that the negroes
mad serious complaint to make against many
OF the whites Of the State, who believed that
any treatment OF the negroes that would Inn
press them with the white mans superior
power In conflict Of force was ustinable.
irresponsible whites had imbibsd the idea
that the negroes had no rights that they are
pound TO respect. The inhuman butchery OF
eight mon at Barnwell, in the presence OF
agents ofthe law, is an Unprecedented instance
OF barbarlty unbecominG q civilized commu-
nifty, and they appealed to the Governor and to
al citizens, regardless OF race .orcolor, to
OIL law and the fair name of South Carolina.
The Governor then addressed the delegation
1or niteen minutes He assured them that not
one Of their number more deeply regretted the
horrible murders at Balnwel than he, nor
could cSns any one condemn Il more strongly. II
every good citizen Of the state must condemn
II. He gave them his sacred word that moth
ment reach the lynchers would be left undone.
He only regretted that in this case the exeou-
tive ann was not long enough or strong
enough. Such lawlessness must and shall
stop. The good people of the State will rise
up and crush tho guilty. In conclusion. he
earnestly thanked the colored people of the
state for their noble and most cUmmendahle
conduct in the whole matter. He did not hold
the race responsible for a lew hotheaded and
misguided negroes. and would expect the
negroes not to Judge the whites by a few mon
who did not represent their race. The whites
I'm
matter. and they appreciated the conserva-
tive. dignifled, and proper conduct Of their
colored friends.
;, While the Governor was talking Senator
HAMPTON entered the chamber, and as the
delegation rose 20 depart he rose 10 his feet
and said that he had not heard all that Gov.
richardson had SAID; but that he had already
talked with him on this subject, and fully CO.
incided in all his opinions, and that they could
consider the expressions from the Governor as
representing his views on the subject
The delegat ion thanked the Governor for his
assurances OF assistance, and after shaking
hands with Senator Hampton and Gov. Rich
ardson took their departure.