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The Press., 1890-01-16

Washington Star The most notable entertainment without exception ever given at the executive mansion, where refresh ments were served was that to the diplo- matic corps in February, 1881, at the close of the Hayes administration. There had passed before the President and Mrs. Hayes ,000 persons by actual count Of this number 4,500 partook of the lavish refreshments served. There were two large wine barrels of terrapin prepared and served. Over 1,5OO loaves of bread and 150 hams were made into sandwiches. There W ere nearly ], ,O00 quarts cf ice cream furnished. Nearly 300 chickens were used in salads. Over 120 gallons of coffee and great tanks of lemonade were consumed. There were cakes and confections without stint. The steward of the household, w. T. Crump, who managed this enormous gastronomic campaign, had small army of men and women in the kitchen. A sup ply of 2,500 clean plates was kept con- stantly on hand and required ten dish washers. There were seven cooks in the kitchen and fifty walters employed in serv- ing the guests. The actual cost of this single entertainment was $6. 900, although no wines were served, which was more than has ever been expended by any presi- dent for state dinners during whole ad- ministr: tion. The jam was unparalleled, owing to senators and others abusing the executive hospitality by bringing as many az ten ladies on the card designed only to include the lsdies of their families.
 Putnam Patriot: A short time since 1 there was general expressed wish throughout the country to see the national | flag raise over school houses. In many places this was done. There is no one in | the north so unpatriotic as to oppose such laudable desire.x Our children should early learn to reverence the union flag as the representative of all the blessings they enjoy in this country-the sole nation that truly maintains perfect liberty for all its people. We understand steps are soon tc be taken to have the national flag raised over the Putnam schools. It will be g pleasure to loyal citizsns to see this done A look at that flag is cheering sight when an American sees it when abroad in for eign land. It means nation with big N So should it thrill good citizens al home, and therefore it should be cast tc and none is more appropriate than the school house.
 The cowardly rufians who disgraced thu good old state of North Carolina by break ing into Rev. Mir. Joiner's house in tho dead of night, firing upon and woundine the aged preacher and knocking down hi wife, made double mistake Mr. Joiner is a British subject, it appears, and he il also a Methodist clergyman, who, 1T preaching tg the colored people of the em pire circuit, was merely discharging duty imposed upon him by the bishop, with the advice of the presiding elders, at the las session of his conference. Great Britain doesn't take kindto to the wanton nal
 treatment of her subjects.
The Press., 1890-01-16

Why continue the use of irritating pow. ders, snufs or liquids. Ely's Cream Balm, pleasant of application and sure cure fol catarrh and cold in the head, can be had for soc. It is easily applied into the nostrils, if safe and pleasant, and is curing the most ob- stinate cases. It gives relief at once.
The Press., 1890-01-16

SSSSSSSSSSSSS
 Springfield, January 15, 1890. You can save fully twenty five per cent here during our special sale of Table Linens and Towels-yes, and forty.
 On some sorts the saving is even more than that. Cream Table Damask
 5s-inch, PIG. 66-inch ssc. 5s-inch, 2sc. 6s-inch soc. Bleached Table Damask
 5s-inch, s5c. Ss-inch, 75c.
 60-inch, soc. 6S-inch, S711c.
 64-inch. 69c. and others, plenty. Damask Napkins
 T5c dozen. $1. .25 dozen. $1.00 dozen, $1.50 dozen. $1.19 dozen. Up to SIP. Doylies
 29c. dozen. 55c. dozen.
 371Ic. dozen. 10c. each worth 200. Towels
 61(c. each, lots. 15c. each, 9 lots.
 Sc. each, 5 lots. 19c. each, 15 lots. 10c. each, 8 lots. 21c. each, [ lots.
 125{c. each, 10 lots, 25c. each, 10 lots.
 We take one to show how prices compare. Knotted fringe Damask Towel, 25c. We ve,y same toweZ Is sold sm tozVm here for soc, aud worth at! One of the most extravagant things housekeeper can do'is to pass this sale; or a hotel keeper.
 By the way, we are going to give a Coffee Party next week in our Kitchen Department You are welcome.
The Press., 1890-01-16

The proprietors of Ely's Cream Balm do not claim it to be cure-all, but sure rem. edy for catarrh, colds in the head and hay fever. It is not liquid or snuff, but is easily applied into the nostrils. It gives re- lief at once.
The Press., 1890-01-16

An Eminent Temperance lecturer in New England, Mrs. John Barton, says: was
 subject to those deathly sick headaches and
 also dyspepsia. Sulphur Bitters cured me
 when all other remedies failed Mrs. Barton is the wife of John Barton, superintendent of Repairs, Pacific Mills, Lawrence, Mass.
The Press., 1890-01-16
ONE BOTTLE CURED HIM.

During the fall of 1888 I was troubled witt bolls breaking out all over my body, whicl was caused from impure blood. One bottl' cured me entirely. As blood purifier s. & 5. is the best medicine ever used.-J. H Magan, IT,, Glasgow Junction, Ky.
 Treatise on Blood and Skin diseases mailed free. SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,, Atlanta, Ga.
The Press., 1890-01-16

Here is chance for lively discussion over a provincialism. A New England woman thus writes in The Boston Tran script: 'sI am Yankee, born and bred I have lived much in the country, and l never heard New Englander say 'haow' or scaow.' On the other hand have never met Philadelphian or a southerner who did not say 'kaow,' 'haouse,' 'caow. Lay the blame on the shoulders of the culprits. Don't malign us poor Yankees We guess that we are faulty in many ways, but we know that we do not commit the crime with which you charge us. :"
The Press., 1890-01-16
NOT A SYMPTOM IN THREE YEARS.

Several years ago had an attack of piles and fstula from which I suffered great pain for upwards of a year. I tried number oi remedies, but none of them did me the leas, good. was becoming desperate on account of so much suffering, and at length went to the drug store of Dr. J. 0. Franklin, in this city, where purchased bottle of s s. S. took it according to directions and took nothing else. After taking six bottles wa. entirely cured. That was three years ago and have not had any symptoms of pile, or fstula since."-T. E. Murphy, Nashville Tam
The Press., 1890-01-16

Hartford Times: Mrs. Jefferson Davis writes that six states claim the remains of hel husband. It is not long since about twenty. six states went for them "bald-headed.
The Press., 1890-01-16

Try Brussels soap, and you will always
The Press., 1890-01-16

Persons who have items or articles for The Press will greatly oblige if they will send or hand them into the office as early in the week as possible, and not wait until Thursday, when the mass of matter be- comes so great as to necessitate abridg- ment or the leaving out of some of it in order to get it into type. We are always glad to have our friends favor us, but to do each ones contribution justice must in- sist on an early presentation of 'copy'' each week. Before the printing of each edition of The Press is finished the setting of type for the next is under way.
 There is no better and more economical soap made than Brussels.
The Press., 1890-01-16

ut Builds Up Old People.
 My mother, who is very old lady, was physically broken down. The use of Swift.s Specific 6. s. s. has entirely restored her to health.-R. B. Dilworth, Greenvile, s. o.
The Press., 1890-01-16

WANTED.-Agents, male and female w in every city, town and village. Outfit free, No capital whatever required Stock plans and terms the best. This is a splendid opportunity to make money. Write at once for particulars.
 F. F. COLLIER, 65 Warren St., New York.
The Press., 1890-01-16

There is no danger in over stating the advantage in buying a garment now. There is a a clear $5 gained on every $5
The Press., 1890-01-16
DIsTRICT OF ASHFORD, ss. Probate

nISTRICT OF ASHFORD, ss. Probate u Court December 9th, 1sSe
 Estate of Hiram Cady late of Ashford, in said dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Ashford hath limited and allowed six months from September
 h 1SS9 for the creditors of said estate represented
 nsovent, in which to exhibit their claims against said estate, and has appointed Davis Baker of Ashford and James M. Keith of Eastford, Conn.,. commission CTS to receive and examine said claims. = Certified by ALFRED M. SHEGOGUE, Judge. The subscribers give notice that they shall meet at of January and March 1890, at II o'clock in the fore noon, each of said days for the purpose of attend ing to the business of said appointment. DAVIS A. BAKER, Commits JAMES M. KEITH,| sioners.
 All persons indebted to said estate requested to make immediate payment to
 JAMES F. CHAMBER LIN, Administrator.
The Press., 1890-01-16

These prices wouldn't be ii weather went by almanac. The cut is the deepest we ever knew desirable goods to get.
 FORBES & WALLACE.
 Springfield, Mass.
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NIGHT rRowLERS' OUTFIT.

beats them all. When heavy charge
of dynamite has becn used the lock has
boon, in several cases, blown entirely
of the inside of the door.
One of tho clcverest pieces OF work
done by burglars is picking combination
locks. There are few who can do it, 1t
is done by the sense of touch and hear
ing, after long practice with locks OF
every style.
With all the inventions that havo
been made it is admitted that there are
no safes that are absolutely burglar
proof, provided time enough is given to
the thief to work 1T them. Tho object
of safe manufacturers has been to keep
thieves from getting through the doors
between Saturday night and Monday
morning, and this has been done by
massive blocks Of metal and stones sur
rounding the vaults with all kinds of
alarms and watchmcn armed TO the
teeth
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RATCHET DRILL.

the old knob safe, which was covered
with bolts connecting two iron plates,
powder was blown through tho keyholo
and the door lifted from the hinges by
explosion. Then tho keyhole was hid
den in one of the knobs but the burglar
did not look for it. He made hole in
the door with a drill and put in the
powder. Safes were made with bolts in
the door that could be sprung into the
frame work on all sides with spindle
connected with T-handle on the OK
terror. This was thought to DO puzzler
to the burglar, but this mechanical gen
ins knocked Off the handle with ham,
mcr, softcncd the spindle with q lamp
and blow-pipc drilled it out, put in the
explosive which carried away the bolts,
framework, and all. Safemakers dcfied
the burglars by making safe of alter
nate layers of iron boilcr-plates and
drill-proof steel, hardened so that they
would turn the edge of drill. The
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A VARIETY OF JiArMIEs,

to defeat the plate-cuttcr, and the burg
lars abandoned its uso for awhile.
They tried something easier, flied the
cracks Of the safe with putty, except at
the top for about two inches. At this
point was attached u tube from Il pump,
which exhausted tho air in the safe,
created Il vacuum, and by removing Il lit
tie putty in tho bottom crack, as much
powder would be blown in by the air
rushing III to fill the vacuum as was nee
cssary to blow open the doors.
On the portable burglar-proof safes
the doors are open without explosives by
stripping oil tho iron bands with clamps
and jimmics and forcing Wedges into tho
cracks with a powerful jackserew. The
first wedge is like a l,nifo-hladc, anu the
size is increased until tho door flies
from his hinges. Another tool IS the
drag This IS n heavy sieol bar upon
which a thread has been cnt. and il is
operated with a stout handle, five or six
feet long, to give great leverage. y hole
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GIIh
GilIl, !

steel wire, wedges, chisels, air-pump,
powder, and oil-can, plate-cutter, skelc-
ton keys, and clubs and weapons of as
sault and defense.
The ordinary housebrcaker, says the
Now York Tribune, uses only part of
these tools, and works in the night.
Houses only arc attacked whero the
prospects for plundcr is good. This in
formation is CLEANED from the ncwspa-
per accounts of weddings, balls, dinner
parties, and advertisements. by watch
ing the houses and from gossipy servants
"A window is preferred to door as Y
means of entrance, as it is easier to
open.
There are many methods employed by
burglars to open safe, depending on
the way it is put together. Their object
is to break down and loosen things. In
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burglars taught the safcmakcrs 4 lesson
so quickly that it made them dizzy.
The burglars invented the plate-cut-
ter, powerful tool, but did not patent
it, Holes were bored in the outside
iron plate of the door and tho cutter
was fixed in place. Tho blade OF the
cutter was kept we'll oiled, and the han
do was turned until round holo was
cut through the iron plate and the disc
was removed. This exposed tho first
steel plate. This plate was extremely
hard and therefore brittle, and the cut
ter being removed tho steel was easily
broken with chisel and soft metal
hammer. The metal would resist y
drill, but could not withstand repeated
shocks. The alternate plates were thus
cut and broken until the bolts were
reached, and the safe could then be
opened easily. Then safes were made
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A Case of mistaken Infor,nce.

"Of course. you have your bait-bottle
we'll fillcd?" remarked Gargoyle to Gum
mey, as he met the latter individual car
rying fishpolo over his shoulder.
whats that?" asked Gummey.
Couldn't let fellow have a taste of
it, suppose"
Taste of what?'
The contents Of your bait-bottle."
And Gargoylo winkcd sly wink.
giving Gummey to understand that he
knew something about tho regulation
contents OF bait-bottlcS.
Don't understand YOU" replied Gum
mcy. 81 haven't any bait-bottle, and if
had Id have bait in it, and not any
thing you'd care to drink"
"Oh, meant no oifense," apologized
Gargoylc. Il was only in fun, you know.
saw you were going fishing"
Il am not going fishing" protested
Gummcy. What made you think wasp
why. you are carrying fishing pole,
and, of course, l inferrcd-'
'Oh, yes" interrupted Gummcy,
that's tho way with you people who
are forever infcrring things. | suppose
if wcro to go up the street carrying a
pump, you'd Immediately infer was 60
ing into the milk business. Tho Jury.
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THE ROANOKE TIMES, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6. 1890

on the drying grounds, who suddenly
espies fine diamond, say of five or ten
carats, glittering among it's dark sur
roundings. Warned by native acouisi-
tiveness or mindful Of evil counsels
with which some runner" has primed
him for just such an opportunity, our
kadr gives not a word or sign that
might attract the oye OF the observer.
There the diamond lies, and if it is on
the drying ground, there, perhaps, ho
Will lot it lie, marking tho spot against
such time rs himself or confederate
can come and find it. Or else, scizing q
moment when he is not observed, he
Quietly picks tho stone up with his toes
and there holds 1t until an opportunity
occurs Of transferring it to his mouth.
Once there, in moment it Is swallowed
with as much nonchalance as if it were
pill. That done, our Kafir can face
with indifference tho terrible scrutiny
of which something has been said. In
this way all Industrious thief will some
times accumulate within the compound
little cache Of precious stones, whose
hiding place is known only to himself.
There is one story of wild, mid.
night chase across tho frontier, pursuer
and pursued ON horseback, when tho
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pound to two pounds 4 week Fresh
from the mine he has to undergo the or
deal of the searching room, where,
naked as he was born. he undcrgoes Il
scrutiny of mouth, ears, nose, hair, or
rather scrub, -pits-evcry concciv-
able or inconceivablo Judgment for
diamond goes through certain gymnas-
tic exercises, and makes way for the
next.
Let us follow stolen diamond through
its career. We will assume that the
original thief is a working Kafr. OF
course it is sometimes one of the white
overseer. A man with wife and fam
lily, working sixteen hours day, at
three pounds to four pounds week,
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had discovered that by exploding dyna-
mite on the outside of tho door over the
clock the door would bulge in, and the
force Of the shock would break the spring
or disarrange the mechanism so that it
would run down and turn the bolts. The
same thing happened in clocks that
were constructed to unlock tho safe
when stopped. The burglars have an
easy time with timc-loclis on doors, be-
cause it has been shown that dynamite
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usually the door. Sometimes when the
doors promise hard task the burglar
reaches the top of tho safe and bores a
hole there to introduce tho powder.
fire-proof safes are about as trouble
some to burglar as smoking a pipe to
sailor. His tools go through tho metal
and other material like old cheese.
1t was thought when the time lock
was invented which unlocked the doors
automatically at certain time, that tho
burglar would have to take y back
seat He was quiet for brief period
and kept his experiments secret. Then
all OF sudden timc-lock safes began to
fly open all over the land. The burglar
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FINE FIGURE. colleague rCcOv-
cred bag with el4.000 worth Of stones
which the guilty owner disclaimcd and
tried to throw away. On the whole,
whether we chiefly regard the squalid
conditions under which it is pursued,
the systematic decentralization which it
propagatcs. or the degrading preventive
measures to which it compels recourse,
We must conclude that tho trade of
diamond smuggling is ono OF tho most
disgraccful in tho annals Of roguery, and
that tho slightest faint of completely
ought to ostracise man, however
wealthy, from decent society.
My visit to tho compound itself inter
ested me as much as any thing in Kim
berley. 1t was a Sunday, and the ma
tives were amusing themselves at their
own sweet will. Dec Beers compound is
u spacious enclosure accommodating
some two thousand natives. Some were
lying about in the Queerest mixture Of
European costumes-their Sunday togs.
Others summed themselves in native
nakcdness. Eager groups were intent
on kind of faro; sovereigns passing
freely over the cards, for they arc great
gamblers. AShangan put on his feathers
and danced pas seul for my express ben
eft. A band of Zulus-one splendid
young savage among them / we'll re-
member-stamped wild war dance till
the sweat poured down their dusky
frames, and each man had stamped him
self some inches into the ground.
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Deaf Old Lady lin strcet-car accident,
eXcitedly)-Oh, sir. can you tell ME
what has happened?
Pious Gcntleman-Pray calm yourself,
madam; remember that kind Heaven
bends over all.
Deaf Old Lady TO female companion)
Martha Jane, what's this old fool
sayin to me about mems overalls?-
West Shore.
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latter was seen
to put his hand
up and struggle
in the saddle a
IN o m G n {. 1t
turned out that
h o had swal-
lowed, while on
the gallop, not
only thirty-two
carats OF dia-
nonds, but also
the lcad-foil box
which con tanned
thcml In anoth-
er case, Mr.. L.
debsky or his
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No Langnnge There.

"Young man." exclaimed the moralst,
pointing to the second hand of the clock
as it marked the flight of the moments
into eternity, what is the language of
that time piece"
at has none, Sir" replied the idler.
at goes without saying. - Philadelphia
proSS
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The lab, Objected.

"Rock-a-bye, baby" began the now
nurse in 4 Boston mily.
"Dcsist" exclaimed the infant, i'm
periously. II am aware that the vibra-
ton OF the atmosphere will cause a
cradle suspended in y trce-tup to. oscil-
late IN y. Sun.
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Probably She Had.

The Empress Eugenio is travelling
under an assumed name,' was what he
read in 4 newspaper.
so am H. thought the escaped con-
Wet, Il wonder how she got away
without being caught? Must have had
II pull on the police. "-Arcola Record.
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\ CLOSE SEARCH.

is approached by a jew practitioner,
who points out to him what safe and
easy opportunities no has for making
little competence by stealing from the
sor,ing-tablcs.
But for the most part it is some Kafir.
loading truck or breaking the .bluc"
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AMY hear that young Mr.. Silver is
engaged to Miss Eastlake
Mabel (who wanted him hersclN so
| hear. l could mover understand Mr.
Silver. lie was always conundrum to
me.
Amy (malciously)- that tho reason
you gave him up?-West Shore.
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a Wholesale Consumer.

Rcdnose las he returns his fellow trav-
eler's flask)-My dear sir, that makes me
new mani Pm infinitely obliged to
you. l wish had thousand throats to
thank you!
Fellow Traveller Cooking ruefully at
the hasls)- lin very glad you haven't
The Jury.
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4 Sight Mistake.

IIunkcr-But where is the beach?
Dobbins-B cachl What do you mean?
That's a picture of Venus you are look
ing at.
Ilunkcr-Oh, that's it.; is it? thought
it was q seaside belle in her bathing
suit.-Judgc.
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Childhood's Vanished DAYS.

Rosalic (ago fourtecn-I hear Mrs.
Brown is going to give tennis party
next week.
Edith (age twelve)-Yes; but she says
she will invite no children.
Rosalic-That'll be nice; don't like
children's parties. - IIarpers Young
People.
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What was Most Needed.

Little Dot-Oh, mamma, the organ
grinders monkey is at the window. an
he has little round box in his hand.
Mamma-Well, my pet, what do yon
think he wants:
Little Dot (aftcr Il glance ut the organ
grindcr)-l dcss he wants To borrow
some soap.-N. Y. Weekly.
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Something to Die for.

''The worst of my husband IS, that
he's always praising up his first wife
to me-"
ALL you ought to be very thankful
for that. 1t shows he has a faithful
heart. Now, if you were to die, think
how no would praise you up to number
three. Pittsburgh Press.
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Is first bored through the door or .backi
OF the safe. A thread is cut in the plato
TO correspond with that in the drag
The tool is turned until the opposite
side OF the safe is reached. When a
great pressure is put on the long handle
something will have to burst. 1t is
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Punctuation.

School-boy repeating tho list OF
punctuation marks) = Period, colon.
semi-semi-
Schoolgirl (anyious to help, prompts
with whisper)-It begins with C.
School-boy -Oh!ycs; ccmc terry Harp
crs Young People.
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mechanic who is member of the gang,
or an outside machinist with an elastic
conscience, who asks no questions. A
Exit" will cost several hundred dollars.
An outfit is made up of jimmies, drills
and punches, clamps, jacks, sledgeham-
mer, brace and bits, ladder of rope or