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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08
Miss BashkfrtseFs Funerai.

Immediately upon her death Marie's
house was draped inside and out, liter
ally from top to bottom, in white velvet,
and white flowers We're scattered in
great p~rofusion.
Marie's body was entirely covered be-
Meath a mound of flowers. OF all her
friends not one was allowed to see her
face after she died. She had changed
terribly in the last few hours of her life,
and her mother and aunt respected to
the letter her dying request that nobody
should be allowed to see her.
The funeral was a great event in Paris.
Every one of the long line of carriages
was draped i'll white cloth. Music was
heard coming from the house, and many
of those in the neighborhood gathered
round thinking that it must % a we'd
ding. The white hearse vas lawn by
six white horses, with white satin trap
pings and white harness mounted in sill
yer. Nine. Bashkirtseff, Marie's mother,
walked through muddy streets six miles
to the cemetery, holding In her hand;
one of the four long white ribbons at
tached to the corners of the hearse
Wondering Frenchwomen declared that
it took a Russian mother to do such 6
thing as that. Aunt Romanof wanted
to walk with the hearse also, but hel
great size made that impossible.-Nev
Ua-1 Crp
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08
Faces and Character.

~ am beginning more and more to
doubt the truth of the statement that
our faces are living indexes to u char
~acters," said an elderly gentleman, as he
threw down the morning paper in which
he had been reading an account of ON
peculiarly atrocious murder. Here's a
case" he went on, 'sin which a man
proved guilty of the most fiendish muir
der has a face that is anything but that
of a murderer's in appearance. 1cannot
ever believe that this is an exception to
the rule. In short, / do not believe that
there is any rule on this subject; for
when / see around me people who are
living noble lives, withno distinguishing
mark thereof in their countenances.
when l see about me people who are deep
in deflements, but upon whose visages
there is absolutely no token thereof, I am
forced to the unhappy conclusion that
the human face is AZ enigma whose Sc
crets none can solve with the positive as
surance that comes either by rule or by
experience. Character may, in a broad
way, leave its reflex on the human face,
but it is my belief that IL man may OF
may not have character, despite the
beauty or blemish of his countenance.
In other words, the one factor is in no
wise the necessary complement of the
other.
What is the practical significance of
what l have been saying? Do not be
overzealous in defining the virtues or
shortcomings of those about you. To
know a mans character you must know
the man. The ancients were accustomed
to sum up all knowledge in the now trite
phrase Know thyself.' On mature
thought they found the realization of
this assertion to be a mere poets dream.
No man can know himself absolutely.
How then can he know his friend, whom
he knows but imperfectly and at best
through a distorted medium? The world
is neither good nor bad. 1t is both to-
gether-just as a summer season ap-
proaches the fulfllment of the law by
the blending of sunshine and shadow,
sunlight and rain.'-Detroit Free Press.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08
The Niagara River Canal.

The Niagara River canal is expected
to cost So, 500, 900 and furnish 119,O 0
horse power. With coal at 81 or s. a
ton, the cost Of II horse power is placed
at from $50 to SAC a year, or, roughly,
ten tons Of coal per year per horse power.
This canal, if it gives the estimated
horse power, will furnish a power about
equal to 200, 900 tons a year. This will
cost, taking a capitalized value of four
per cent, on the investment, $40, 900 as
the first outlay, and at least as much
more for maintenance and repairs. The
horse power will therefore be about as
cheap as coal at twenty cents q ton, and
it appears capable of almost indefinite
expansion unless the falls are considered
Of more value than horse power.-New
York Telegram.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08
A Straight Story.

There was a enc legged man at the
Brush street depot tho other day who
was asking for aims, and who claimed
that his leg had been bitten off by a
shark. One of the men accosted looked
him over and said:
Il saw you in Buffalo about a month
ago, and you then told me that an ALI
gator bit your leg off"
YES"
81 saw you in Cleveland last week, and
you then claimed to have fallen under a
street car"
Eyes"
do you change your story in every
town.
Most always"
"Well now, tell me how you really
did lose your leg and I'll give you a
dime"
Honest
Eyes"
well, sir, 1 jumped in front of a
moving machine to a the lives of
five or six little children. and while I
lost my leg not one of them got a
scratch"
Don't believe it, but here's your ten"
said the man as the crowd raised a laugh.
Detroit Free Press.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08

"Few people" said Harry Davis the
other day TO a reporter, understand
anything about the tip to a billiard cue.
/ dare say there are hundreds of the best
players in Pittsburg who know only that
the tip is made of leather. AS to where
it comes from, how it is made, or what
it costs, they are totally ignorant. There
are several grades of tips, costing from
$3.50 to So per 100. The 81. so kind are very
inferior and are not used in frst-class
rooms. 1t is economy in the best bill
lard rooms to use ffrst-class tips. Take
a room having from fifteen to twenty
tables, and the item Of tips is a big me.
In a year it will reach at least $3.50 to
$500.
Ordinary leather is not used in the
manufacture of billiard tips. A very
choice quality has to be used, and it is
tanned and otherwise prepared by a spe-
cial process. There are no billiard tips
made in this country. They come most
ly from Paris, where much care is used
in preparing them. Paris turns out the
best tips in the world. There is a loss,
however, to the purchaser in the very
best tips of about 10 per cent. because of
imperfect ones. A flaw is generally the
result. 1t is found in the pasted section
holding the leather tip proper to its
base. A tip with a flaw in it makes a
very unsatisfactory cue."- Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08

An Irishman seeing a Chinaman read
ing O Chinese book backward, as Is their
custom, exclaimed: Johnny, are ye left
handed or only cross eyed:'
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08
To Cure Black Heads.

Pink wants to know how to cure en-
larged pores of the face, black heads and
dark rings round the eyes. All three
symptoms combined show q system very
much out of order. There must be i'm
mediate and thorough reform In habits,
coarse, laxative diet and medicines,
washing the face with borax water many
times a day, and when dry rubbing it
softly but firmly with a rubber hand
brush.
This is a nice thing for the complexion
in all cases, whether to remove the shiny
look left by washing with soap and to
give the velvety finish (Which it does bet
ter than channels skim or to clear the
enlarged pores of secretions. Mild fric-
ton with it improves the action of the
skin and reduces the pores. Blackheads
indicate q constipated condition, COM
plete relief of which is the only perma-
nent cure for these unsightly spots. The
dark circles round the eyes will prob
ably disappear with the. other symp-
toms.-Shirley Dare.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08
100 LadiH u.

And 100 mel to call on any druggist for
a free trial package of Lanes Family
Medicine, the great root and herb rene
dy, discovered by DIR. Silas Lane while in
the Rocky Mountains. For diseases of the
Blood, Liver and Kidneys it is a positive
cure. For constipation and clearing up
the complexion it does wonders. IL is the
best spring medicine known. Large-size
pa ckage, so cents. At all druggists. l
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08
Where Some Emigrants Come Fro


l visited the vineyards at Bronte, in
Sicily, which are 800 acres in extent, and
where some 10 men, under a surveyor,
were trenching the ground in one long
line. They were a poor looking lot, but
appeared to use their implements, which
are more like axes than spades, to good
purpose. When they do not, at such
times as English eyes are not upon them,
the surveyors stick or whip plays pretty
freely about their backs, ] believe, and
without vigilance they will not work at
all. They come from their villages on
Monday morning and return ON Satur-
day night. They are lodged, receive
three meals, and about eightpence aday.
The first two meals are given in the
vineyard, each man having a sardine, a
bunch of excellent bread, and a pull
at the wine barrel. The third meal, be-
fore dismissal in the yard at night, con-
sists of porridge, served in q trough,
from which they scoop it out with their
fingers, having discarded the spoons orig
inally provided them.-English Illus
trated Magazine.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08

1t is strange how badly We get i'm
portant matters of history mixed. Ask
any we'll informed person who invented
the sewing machine and the reply will
be Elias Howe, which is far from the
truth in the case. The first sewing ma
chine was patented in England by
Thomas Saint in 1890, sixty years before
Howe was born. One Of Saints old ma
chimes is now on exhibition in the Royal
Agricultural hall, 1slington, England
st. Louis Republic.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08

Lady Florence Pelham Clinton and
Lady Frances Travanion, the honorable
treasurers of the Animals institute in
Belgravia, We're elected judges in the
prize contest for the best essay on street
surfaces in relation to horse traffic, with
accompanying diagrams and sketches.
The task of reading through the mass of
manuscripts began in April and the dis
tinQnished ladies are still blowing.
An African E.H-7s VINO was purchased
in 1884 by a Mohammedan family at
Bombay died in 1888, leaving a fortuna
of so, 900 rupees to a Parse. The family
of his owner is now suing to recover this
property, or the ground that under the
Mohammedan law a slave cannot be-
queath any property he may acquire.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08
Soda Water at Home.

The introduction of the syphon has
made a revolution in summer potables.
1t Is now possible to procure the most
delicious soda water for home use. Sy-
phons of plain soda may be procured at
a dollar a dozen, with a deposit for the
use of the syphons. A syphon of this
water kept in the ice box and added to
any rich home made fruit sirup will
make in a nonce a refreshing summer
drink.-Exchange.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08
Selecting a Boarding House.

A man came into my study last week
who told me Of a new method Of finding
a boarding place. He went, he said, into
a good meat shop. and asked the butcher
to tell him Of the boarding houses where
he sold the best meat. The butcher
gave him two places, and he at once
went and engaged board. The method
wa new to me, but it was pretty wise.
1t was certainly going to the foundation
of things.-Advance.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08

One cause assigned by several physi-
clans and druggists for the fact that
many become victims to the opium vice
is from the use of antipyrene. a great
number of young women, and especially
female clerks, take a~ntipyrene in such
quantities that it finally loses its restora-
tive power. Then they resort to
phine.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26
AK OLD HOMESTEAD
la sKE1uH.l


Ie stands beside tho winding wa
":acro countless flowers smile,
fimc-toned into silver-gray,
An ancient shinglod pile.
Beside tho gate lilac fair
Is bright with May rain pearls,
And from tho chimney in the air
n smoke. slscin softly curls.
A willow ripples like tho sea
In musical unrest.
Nad cradles in it's drGpcry
An ashon hornets nest.
Bright tulips OF the doorway set
Their dry fragrance spill.
L Jar OF creamy mignonctte
Is on the window-sill.
There is struggling hedge OF boz
Beneath the drowsy trees.
Tho air Is rich with rose and phlox
And murmurous with bees
Tho happy insects drono and hum
Mid daisies white rs curds,
And in tho swaying pear and plum
Ripple the songs OF birds.
The garden pathway wEndcrs through
The quiet shade until
Beneath az elm it falls into
A crcssy crystal riil.
Tho dusty road begins to wind,
And all the bal.ny scene
Mclts softly from ny view behind
a cclar's billowy green.
-R. Il. Muni:ittrickin Youths Companion
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26
FADS OF a HUSBAND.
Some Things Iic I.i;,cs and others Uc
Doc; Not Like.

Docs Not Like.
hate door-lnats, writes "A IEusband'i
in Good housekeeping. Always STUN.
bling over them. Had glorious rain
last night. and when came in the house
this noon with five dogs Mt my heels,
lanc called out: ''N'ipo your feet, DO
Sc2h; Ann has just wiped the floor"
W hat do we keep q girl FOR! Docs Jane
think for az instant | would care to
track up 4 dirty floor: Goodness. no.
Gave me the floor just moppod ana I
print my cont of arms from one end of
1t u tho other, and let The DOES fiji I'm
their chin!;s. Bless dogs, any way;
with their playful little diggings and
scratc hifi5s, and frislly bow-wows.
'oucn company for man. Jane hates
dogs
Flies? Why, often leave the dining.
room door open on purpose 10 let the
little creatures come in. 1t is a fallacv
that flies love heated better than pleas
antly cool rooms. No such thing.
When Iopen the door you should SEQ them
swarm in, cuddling among the folds of
the porticrc curtains, playing tag on the
new ceiling, dancing upon the surar
bowl-happy little things. One lit ON
my nose at tho dinner table, and rather
than disturb him 1 kept perfectly still,
not daring to chew tho bcefsteak I held
in my mouth. Tears fairly rolled down
my checks. BY and by he, supposinp
Jane and were one, no doubt Ito the
other nose of us; and when called nv
wife Icsh,o for slapping at him she said
something real pert and left the table.
Jane can't abide flies
Next thing she was brushing I'D little
heaps OF cigar ashes and burnt m matches
lhad carefully scattered over the Garner
the evening before. Good for moths
you know. Janc says there are no moths
in the house, and the ashes make the
carpet yrimy. Poor Jane!
| took the cat upstairs yesterday and
laid her on the spare bed. Dear little
kit-cat. She did SO enjoy James satin
quilt. Cats like neat, soft places where
they can lie and sleep. 1t did NV soul
good to hear her purr and see her claw If
the quit, just as though she was knead-
Ing bread. Jane drove her of. Sbo
don't even like cats
Poor Jane! She is quito a boro At
times.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26

Ticket agents viii furnish all infor
nation and through schedules upon up
plication to
O. HOWARD ROVER.
G.. i. s ~. Agent. Roanoke. Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26

90 pSA1HoT. frequently WHO On the
chase Of criminal, and going al full
speed, no cleared gates or fenceA or
other impedimcnts six feet high "a
easily as deer could do It, Re MSS aY
black US night, and had the calm, unruf-
fled temper of o judge.
Shot knew tho limits of his beat as
we'll as Stanley knows them, and whom
on duty never overstepped them by so
much as q couple of feet. 1t is the GUS
tom in the country for the police to holp
convivial citizen homcward, if he is
reputable and not too mellow to DO ablo
to keep his feet, and he is passed along
from one beat to the noXt; i'll this bust
ness Shot was extraordinarily proficient.
lilo could discriminate between an occa-
sional and confirmed drunk with tho
skill OF professional bartender, and
Officer Stanley transferred that part of
MS duty almost wholly to his intcl;i,
gent companion. So, if Shot saw an or
dinarily respectable citizen rolling
homeward under Il pretty stiff load OF
incbricty, no pricllcd up his oars in
stantly, crossed the street to the side OF
tho man, who almost always had sense
to recognize the dog and what the visit
'NeAAo, stitNs liiS ANNUAL ttObtcU UlOnT IL
foot or two ahead of him, thus leading
him to the police officer on tho Next
beat, to whom he handed over his
charge with Il visible sense Of sa:isfac-
ton and pride that was as impressive rs
1T was sometimes comical. Ii Shot had
to resort to force in subduing Il criminal
or roystcrer his way was to throw him.
self violently against tho man, fling him
to Tho sidewalk, and then stand ovcs
him with ono paw on his chest until the
policeman came.
Ito was intimate with every officer Oh
tho Norwich police force, knew I'll their
habits, played practical Jokes with them,
and every officer pcttcd, admired and
made great deal of him. When Police
man Stanley was ut homo asleep during
tho day, Shot frequently came down.
town and loitcrcd about until his ,aas-
ter returned to his beat Sometimes
tho latter took q day OF, and when Shot
reached the beat he found another po-
liccman doing duty thereon: then he
ran up to tho now officer, his faco OK
pressing lively sense OF tho situation,
and as The officer pattcd his head il was
easy to read in his eyes the facctious
comment: 'Oh, you are on tonight, are
you? Well, goodbye, I'm OF duty, too,
of course" Then away he dartcd. and
few moments later was ct his home
ready fora whole nights rcst-off DUTY,
you know
y still moro wonderful performance
OF shot WAS his nightly inspection OF
the big stores On his beet, in which a
brilliant light is kept that tho officer
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26
Eook Cure for I:uIknrs

There was very balky horse in
Dover n. H., which nobody could drive.
A kind gentleman undertook to drive
him through the White mountains.
His owner laughed, and said: you can
not drive him out of town, much lcss
through the mountains" He SAID
quietly: II think L will manage hing,
ana he did, in this way: lie filled &c
carriage box with books, and when g.
horse baked he quietly flung tho re
Oh the book, took ont book and BEGIN
to read, and waited patiently until Ro
horse saw 1t to start. This he did Nyo
81 tArce times, and the horse was cuHed
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26
1910 q. m.

3:i5 p. IN.
7:20 p. III.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26

hey have done for me. I have been
roubled with dyspepsia for years.
commenced the use of your Burdocls
Blood Bitters and they have brought
me out all right. The use of three
bottles conferred the great benefit,
Cor which feel profoundly grateful.
j will never be without it.
amid d 1Y WIN. H DELKER.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26
DYSPEPSIA.

RIGA, Min,
Gents : I now
write to let you
know that l have
been using your
Blood
Bittels, and also
to tell you what
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26

Asthma. Consumption. Caturrh. Iron
chitis. Rheumatism. kidney and Liver
Disease. Calls AMI Fever, Female
Troubles. IL ali It's forms. and in feet,
every disease known TO ihc human sys-
TEN.
beware OF Fraudulent limitations.
See THAI our Trade Mari, (samc rs
abovc) appears on each Jug.
JOHNSON ,& JOHNSON.
Druggists. Sole agents or. jefferson
and First ave. s. W
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RAILROADS.
~ SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAIL-
~ ROAD.


S. L. TYLER, Receiver.
Schedule in effect June .. 1890.
ARRIVE AT ROANOKE.
800 p. m. Daily-Mcmphis Express,
from lIagcrstown and the
North. Through Pullman
sleeping cars from New
York and Philadelphia to
Chattanooga and Memphis
via Harrisburg. lIagers-
town and Roanoke.
40 q. IN. Daily-Ncw Orleans EX-
press from New York Phil
adclphia and Baltimore,
making connection through
to the South. Carries
through Pullman palace
buffet sleeping car from
philadelphia to New Or
leans, without change. viz
Harrisburg. Ila@ers5own
koanollc, Cleveland, Calera
and l.. 81 n. Il. K.
LEAVE ROANOKE.
5:l5 4. m. Daily Baltimore Express
from all points south for
Washington, Baltimore.
Harrisburg, Philadelphia
and New York. Carries
Pullman palace buffet
sleeping car from Roanoke
to Philadelphia without
change. via llagerstown
and Harrisburg.
T:2O p. IN. Daily-Ncw York and Phil
adelphia Express, from
Memphis. Chattanooga and
al points south For Phil
adelphia and New York.
Carries Pullman palace
buffet sleeping cars through
to Philadelphia and Now
York via ioanolSo, liaecrs-
town and Harrisburg.
Ticket agents viii furnish all infor-
nation and through schedules upon ap-
nlicatiCu to
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NJ OHFulN i, WESTERN RAIL
IN ROAD.
Schedule in effect sept. 3rd, lS0O.

ROAD.
in effect sept. 2rd, 1880.
VEST BOuND.
LEAVE GoAN0KE.
Daily: arrive Bristol 1909
p. M. Stops ~ all stations.
connecting at R&lford with
trains on NoN i,ivor l3r&ach;
arriving II n5cahonta5 NJ
a:55 p. IA.
Daiiy. arrives Badlord T:20
p. H., connecting with Kew
EiVCr Iirauch ~ ,:a5 u. ~.
ior ulueiioiA and pccaHon-
taN;al!'ivCs ;'ccahortas 1850
p. IN. Arrives Bristol 1i:20
p. m. connecting with Il.
i. y. ~ @. L. X. for all
points sOuth ana west. Has
Pullman ralacc Sleeper,
Roanoke to Memphis, with
out change.
Daily. arrive Radford 9:l1
Il. m. connecting with Now
River. Eranch. leaving Rad
ford i.:i0 p. M. Arrives
Bristol 1910 p. H.. connects
with u. 4. \. 4 G.. Il. y.
for all points south and
west; has Pullman Palace
Sleeper from Roanoke 10
y cw orleans without
change.
~ CIV rb,NT-%-N
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EASE BOUND.
LEAVE EoANoNN.
30 =. IN.

30 =. III. Daily; for Lynchhurg, Pc
tcrshurg. Richmond, (via
Petersburg and Il. X T. H.
R..( Norfolk and intclme-
diatc points: Connects rs
l.ynchburg with V. NJ. r.
Il. FOR Washington and the
East, leaving I.ynchhurg
gao 4. NJ. daily. Arrives
Norfolk 100 p. III. connect
ing with steamer lines TO
baltimore and New York.
l0:i0a m. Daily: arrives Lynchburg
1850 4. M. connecting with
V. NJ. X. H. for all points
north, arriving Washing
ton 1:05 p. M. arrives Pc
tcrsburg I:2o p. M: arrives
Richmond, via X. Il p. Il.
H.. 800 p. M. arrives Nor
folk 100 p. NJ.
3:i5 p. m. Daily: for l.ynchburg and
intermediate stations; ar
rivcs Lynchburg $40 p. IN.
7:20 p. IN. Daily: for Lynchburg and
intermediate stations; ar
rivcs Lynchburg 9:aO p. IN.
Cripple Creek EXtension-Lc Leaves
Pulaski S:l5 n. III. Daily, except Sun
day and 300 p. IN. Daily arrive Ivan
hoe 9:4j q. M, and 4:30 p. III.
Clinch Valley Extension lin operation
Aug 3, to st. Paul. 81 miles)-Leave
Bluciield $40 a. M, daily; arrive ST.
Paul 1855 p. IN.
All inquiries as to rates. routes, etc,
promptly answered.
w. Il. BEVILL,
Genl Pass. and Ticket Agent.
CIlAS. G. EDDY. vicc-prcsidcnt.
General Offices, Roanoke