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Nevada County picayune., 1891-10-29
THEY ALL WORE GOGGLES.
The Very Remarkable Story Told by a
 Trustworthy Fisherman.

The Very Remarkable Story Told by
 Trustworthy Fisherman.
 T strtrl q great snap fishing up at peewaukcc Wis. n few weeks ago. said Detroit drummer after several large. abnurually developed fish stories had been swallowed by the little coterie that surrounded him "A friend of mine who works for an electrical con structiou company at Milwaukee has invented a submarine electric light, and we went up to Peewaukee to try it. It worked like charm. Greatest success imaginable In fairly clear water it is possible to light up the bot tom of the lake for quite q distance. Imagine lighting big bonfire on the bottom oi rhe lake and fishing by the r glt of il
 That's about what 1t is like The whole operation is so simple that it is queer that it was not thought of long ago 4 strong battery is carried in the stern of the boat. The craft is rowed out to the fishing ground and anchored securely The submarine lamp is low cred over the side of the boat and a push upon the button does the rest X white light below renders ali objects within radius of twenty feet of It plainly visible Then the sport begins in earnest
 The fish are attracted by the light and swim toward it to investigate the unusual phenomenon that has startled them Somewhat timd at first they soon grow boldcr and swarm about the lamp. IL is the easiest thing in the world then to drop hook right under the biggest fellow in the lot-a jerk and he is yours No pole is necessary a reel is useless; no bait is used -noth ing but a line and a naked hook IL requires no skill to make a fine catch and it's rare sport.
 "l spent a couple of nights on the lake pulling out bass nothing but bass you know, because by the new scheme a man can pick and choose his fish be fore he catches them He isn't obliged to waste any time in pulling out perch and bluegills when he's angling for bass, you see. and he doesn't disturb the little bass either Great invention, isn't itf'
 The silence for a moment was pain fully oppressive, but # was broken at length by Chief Clerk Paul Cores who inquired in a low. mellow voice, like the note of a wounded clay pigeon, When did you do all thisf'
 Tuesday and Wednesday nights las, week
 At PecWaukeef'
 At PccwaUkcc.
 That accounts for it then was fishing at Peewauice myself Thursday. Caught good string of bass and had very fair luck but until this minute haven't been able to figure out how it happened that every blamed one oi ela wore pair of blue goggles.
 And the cotcrie immediately ad iourued for internal Improvements. = ! Chicago Mail
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Modern Longevity.

About fifty years ago British physi elan maintained that il must be con siderod questionable if the existence of centcnariaus had ever been established by sufficient proofs Modern statistic, have definitely removed that doubt According to the census ol lS9I Prussia had st ceutenariaus including 23 per sons who had attained an age of l0i years and upward
 In Austria Gncluding Hungary l2S persons had passed their hundredth year, in France, = in Russia, 2ON The largest number of Prus>ian cen. tcuarianS are found in Siesia and in the Baltic province, while in Russia longevity seems to increase southeast of Moscow, a circumstance due either to the free and easy life, comparatively speaking. of the southern Cos~acks or to the .alubrity of the Caucasian high lands. with their large percentage of ab,tinent Mussulmen Philadelphia Times
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Rather Rough on Him.

IL was pretty little country girl who rode down in Madison avenue car The city bred youth who escorted her was evidently proud of his charming companion, but there was a shade of embarrassment because she frequently betrayed her verdancy You could have told that she was country girl by her manner The city was new to her and everything she did not under stand she asked about
 As the car r,~~cd the Tombs she cried dclightedly
 'Oh, there is that lovely museum read about So they keep it open on sundays do thcy|
 Yes replied the young man dryly, "thcy keep if open Sundays
 Il remember you wrote and told mo you were there twice
 There was ripple of laughter in the car New York World
Nevada County picayune., 1891-10-29

4 co WjSe
 the old-fashioncd pill. Too reckless in its way of doing business, too. It cleans you out, but it uses you up, and
 your outraged system rises up against it. Dr. Pierce's Pleas ant Pellets have a better way. They do just what is needed no more. Nothing can be more thorough-nothing is as mild and gentle. They're the smallest, cheapest, the easiest to take. One tiny, sugar coated granule's gentle lax ative three to four are ca thartic. Sick Headache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bil- ious Attacks, and all dcran8c- ments of the Liver, Stomach and Bowels are promptly re- licvcd and permanently cured
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The tosInunolitnn.

1 do not mean to imply that it is wei for d man to become comparatively in different to his own uatiou Travel ha' that effect upon some people, especially when for a term of years they re>id, abroad and notably in southern Italy It eats away their patriotism The! call themselves by that hong name cosmopolitan. They are not they say citizens of any one town or country H particular, but of the world at lar."
 Thi, >ound> yer, fine. tu fl yor come To audylr ll.ril notions you will | am afraid generally discover that, s, far from having got their syHpathie. enlarged to such a degree that they cal feel for the Central African negro in hi, degradation as much as they can fee for the Whitechapel toiler in his semi starvation they have rather lost al sympathy for every one except foi themselves "Cosmopolitan" is, in mum bers of instances only selfish" writ large An the Year Round
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An Innocent Looking Magazine,

The quccrc>t umbrella in New York is owned by Police Captain Thomas Reilly IL i, made of the finest silk and has handsome stick and handle Its pcculiarty k that the stick i> really a breechloading gun barrel and the han dlc k trigger and hammer combined When the fcrrule is uuscrewed the gun is ready for use. One hundred loaded cartridges and 100 blanks complete the fittings of this extraordinary parachute New York Sun
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nr,n, words which nnye q long q with a

nrlnt words winch have long with Y instead The Pat Mall Gazette in an #rtirlr on Primrose bay" devoted to tbc ,,,.:i,ory of Lori ,racousfield. fan r.,, ;.u-!;-hI..'-n >i:..t.3.- l;l1 va" u,lt ~yNc oli 4: :lani irom the
 ,hAH.",
 Nad Ter ~,:r- and her du:.lisr' who will
 -yttt For in yyhr alas! in r?:s' we dep!pre tho hon
 utcd nyn.c
 Of Lord BcckiHs>arld, now lying In his
 IryVc.
 Thi, vicious pronunciation has begun to creep into n limited circle in America, whose members affect English ways, It should be rejected and resolutely discouraged by every one who wishes to speak good English Youths Com tnUiuu
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A Bit of Information.

"Why don't you go to work in stead of leading the life of q tramp? Are you lazy: she asked.
 Madam, If you had ever been a tramp" he replied, you wouldn't ask that question:. There is no hard CT work than tramping, and, what s worse, there's no money in it. Judge.
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THE GREATEST STRIKE

Among the great strikes that of Dr. Miles in discovering his New Heart Cure has proven itself to be one of the most impor- tant. The demand for it has become aston- i,hing. Already the treatment ofheart dis ease is being rcvolutionizcd, and many un- expected cures affected It soon relieves short breath, hutteriug pains in side, arm. shoulder, week and hungry spells, opprcss ion smothering and heart dropsy Dr. Mile~' book on Heart and Nervous dcascs free
 The uucqualed New Heart Cure is sold and guaranteed by Hugh Moncrief, also his Restorative Ncryine for headache. fits, sprces. hot flashes, opium habit etc
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A Vicious Pronunciation.

The English pc >ple, having way of changing the sounds of vowcls in speech, gradually converted each one of them into something quite different
 The change is going on still The vowel a in London speech is gradually receiving the sound of long i An American in London is asked fl he wishes to "takc in a piper, and is pug zlrd until he discovers that this is Eng fish for taking daily paper"
 Thi, tendency has become SO marked that the pipnr>" themselves have hc pun. at least in a NhhrsicaI WAY to
Nevada County picayune., 1891-10-29
How some Dwarfs Have Been Produced

How some Dwarfs Have Been Produced.
 The immediate factor in the stoppage of growth seems to be the hardening of the bones, particularly the long bones, through the secretion of lime But this is probably mere incident result ing from the influence of food, excessive physical exercise, cold. or some other force affecting the general system
 Among the recipes given for check ing the growth of children s that of anointing the hae,buue with the fat of bats and moIcS 'riu> i, sad to have the effect ot harlruiu9 the cartilage and thus preventing growth Sweat. ing. the process used for reducing the weight Of jockeys. k another mcan~ employed for checking development It k said that jwarf> have been arti ticially produced by the horrible prac ticc of feeding infants on sour cider in stead of milk
 As in the case of giants the stature ot these little people has, in most cases probably, been the result of accident New York Times
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NIIsnlaceh Pity.

Lady Oo lame beggar) Poor man, now sorry feel that nature has not provided you with pair of healthy limbsl
 Beggar Why, as far as my business goes, that would be the same as if Patti were deprived of her voice! Leschalr
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TOHN II. ARNOLD,
 LAWYER, In5uHsH"
 .0Mcr 5i Count Ilou-r. PRESCOTT ARK.

FOR SALG--lN PBr~CgrTt
 PritcharI Residence and acre. on East Main street
 A four room residence aa3 two lots north of the public choat hou-r,
 II unimproycd lot- ia Brad Sco,t- and Warren, additions Co Prescott Sl0o0 down and aalaucelu monthly n-'mhnent-.
 Tho Clark place, newly repaired aud put in good condition; l2o by ilo f'e; also
 5 acres north ofthe Pr.-nat. Lumber Co.'S blaming mill, and on terms to suit purchaser IN COUNTRY.
 John Martin farm, 25O acres with good house and barn, and 100 acres open land for sale very cheap.
 The Ben Stanley farm, 200 acres, two good houses and ll0 acre, in high state ei cuit- vation.
 The Rosa Campbell farm, 2io acres. A very fine frm-weA improved.
 The famous Bgg- lands; 5000 acres for sale in quarter ur half quarter sections, one mile from Prescott; 2i0 uu'y lour-dith> of a mile from the depot at Prccott-lhe Prtchard tract and joining ou the ,oulI is 32o acres, known a- the Smith tract,
 so acre, fine hill and rrocl. bottom and, near Emmct. part ofthe McDougald land. The Norsworthy place. 2io acres, one mj." north of Emmej.
 The old McMi.lan arm place, 2l0 acrgs, near Glenville-yery cheap
 2S0 acres near BroWcr's new mii}
 200 acres ut Bluff City, 50 acre. in cullva- tion--a good well on thc place.
 l6O acres, nine mile. northwest of towu- good tllablc sandy land
 62 acre. two mlcs southeast of town, with a good three room residence and thirty acres in cultivation.
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Gcntlrmcm nf IrIsnre.

Kind lady What nice little girl you arel Is your father in business in this cityi
 Little Girl Business My papo doesn't have to bother about business 'Ah Gentleman of leisure, them
 'Yesm He's detective. Good News
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SUPERIORITY
Not Equality, out truo Superiority over
 all other Blood Remedies

Mercury enters into the composition of many blood medicines while with others iodide of potash Is the principal ingre dient Both these substances are poiSons, and while in some instances they lessen the severity of tue rayage, of blood poison, their use in the cnd are more hurtful than otherwise BGar in mind Dr. John Bulls 9arsaparila is strictly veg etah-a .nrc nannl rat i.s nrn-t .n blood
Nevada County picayune., 1891-10-29
DON'T US

filled with poisonous germ matter is like water on the forked tongues of a flaming fire. It subducs the c,il instantly, even when other medicines have failed. Again, Bulls SarsapaTilia is frequently used after the system has become poisohed by the use of mercury and potash It quickly eliminates these mineral pojsons from tho system thus preyenring and curing n1p- curial rheunatism, potash sores, etc, In all sypMlitic and scroiu.ous affections, Bull Sarsaparilla is q true panacea. The sequcIa of blood poison, such as salt rhsum, eczema, kings evil scald head, boils carbuncles itch, sores, rheumatism, neuralgia, otc., all permanently disappear II the use of Butl's >arsaparilla is con. tinMaL ! s--L---.-L ----lL nI LILnn-
Nevada County picayune., 1891-10-29
MERGlLR

w. A Smith, Faducah Ky, writes
 "I was down sick with malariul fever for over a month. Tho doctor gaFo me 100 tghch calomel and mercury, and when began to gvt better Rheumatism set ip, and my Jeff leg was made rocked. l thought would ho a cripple for iiir but an Qcquhint- ancc got me tp uet Ea.l'- Sarsl pariIl9 which gave me strength and cured ny thcuma- usn, and now my 'og is nearly stnight annln lnI hnLk nLL U NLrA roll IN.
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AND POTASH.

R. E. Walton, Cairo Ill., writes: ' cx- pericnced the horror, of blood poison for four long years, ! had three running sorek on my body a> barge 1s my hand that would never heal, and over dozen smaller ones My hair and eve brows and Whlskers all came ont and ] looked itEc perfect scare crow became discouraged fry ing medi cine, h1l as e las. hope tired BHIl 0ors9pa- rilia Tho usH Yf 2s bottles made me we'll, but there aro t'Jrs ou my body that look like they bat b..u .rI.-.'
 as- CA,lGf.D like rr John iHls Worm Destroyer. lu., taste gJuj s,i mayer fall 10 remove VorW- ,f thorc are any. Price 9 cents, Try them.
 es- 'Ihr demand far ~mlthF Tonic syrup IS upcqgaIai hF any other Ihll mtIicine tHade My sales aro iruuvu 'o." r.J Drchcr, LeeSbuJs, H.
 JouN D. PAf1> G SONS. Uh,j@oig Aauats, i'a, s77 and l13 sycamore -L, Cincinnati, ..
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02

the legislature. She was active In se-
curing the passage Of the act
of the New York legislature OF
1860, giving to married women the pos
session of their earnings, the guardian.
ship Of their children, etc During the
war she devoted herself to the Womcn's
Loyal League, which petitioned con-
Bress in favor of the thirteenth amend
nent In 1850 she started petition In
favor of leaving out the word male"
in the fourteenth amendment. and
worked with the National Women's
Suffrage association to induce congress
to secure to her sex the right of voting.
In 1867 she went to Kansas with Eliza
beth Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone,
and there obtained nine thousand
votes in favor of woman suffrage In
1868. with the cooperation of Mrs STAN
ton and Parker Pillsbury, and with the
assistance of George +. Train, she be-
gan, in New York City, the publication
of weekly paper called THE Rcvolu-
ZIONIST" devoted to the emancipation
of women In 1872 Miss Anthony cast
ballots at the state and congressional
election in Rochester, in order 10 test
the application of the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments of the United
States constitution. She was indicted
for illegal voting, and was fined by
Justice Hunt, but in accordance with
her defiant declaration. never paid the
penalty. Between 1870 and 1850 she
lectured in all the northern and several
of the southern states moro than one
hundred times II year. In 1881 she
wrote, with the assistance of her CO.
editors, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
Matilda Joslyn Gage, The History OF
Woman Suffrage" In two volumes.
Recently movement has been started
TO erect a monument to Miss Anthony
which is intended to represent her as
the typical representative of advanced
American womanhOOd-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02

A case was tried before Squire Camper
Friday involving Il crop of peaches
Mr.. Parker, of Washington, who owns
the peach orchard on the dummy line
just across the creek from Salem, sold
the crop to Maj. l.. Chandler, the city
engineer, in the spring, who was to
keep up the place as payment for the
crop. Afterwards Baker sold the crop
to c. c. helms, who recently took charge
OF it rs it stood in the orchard.
Mai. Chandler got out 4 warrant
against Mr.. Nelms for trespass. The
case was argued by Messrs. Moifete and
Pugh and Bacr for tho plaintiff and Il.
w. Kline for the defendant.
The case was decided in favor Of the
plaintiff by Squire Camper yesterday,
who had reserved his decision
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
Tor Stealing Flour.

Samuel Jackson, cclored man who
says he is employed at the West End
Furnace. was brought to Salem Friday
afternoon to be incarceratcd in the
Salem Jail.
Jackson was sent up By Squire John
Combs. of Cave Spring district for steal
ing dollars worth OF flour and twenty
cents worth of bacon IRON Samuel
Smith, of that neighborhood. The con-
stable evidently thought he had caught
a tartar" and the town thought he had
caught a murderer. for the prisoner
was securely roped on horse. His
feet were tied under the horse and his
hands were tied behind him. The alb
surdity OF the situation when the petty
ofTense of the prisoner became known
created much amusement. He was sent
up for sixty days.
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TIE RoANoKE DIMES, SUNDAY. AUGUST 2, 18el.
SUSAN q. ANTHONY.
Biography and Picture OF tho Noted
Apostle of Female Rights.

biography md Picture OF tho Noted
Apostle of Female Rights.
Susan Drowncn Anthony. the noted
rcformcr, was born In South Adams,
Mass, February Is. 1890. Daniel Anthony.
her father, cotton manufacturer, was
u liberal Quaker, who educated his
daughters with the idea of self support,
and employed sllillful teachers in his
own house. After completing her edu-
cation at Friends boarding school in
Philadelphia, she taught in New York
state from 1883 To 1850. Her father re-
moved in 1920 to Washington county. N.
", and In 1910 settled IN Rochester.
Miss Anthony first spoke in public in
1897, and from that time took part In
the temperance movement, organizing
societies and lccturing. In 1851 she
called n temperance convention at AL.
bany, after being refused admission to
q previous convention on account Of her
sex. In 1852 tho Womau's New York
State Temperance society was organ
lied. Through her cXcrtioDs, and those
Of HRS. l.. c. Stanton. women came TO
be admitted to educational and other
conventions with the right TO speak,
vote and serve on committees About
1857 shc became prominent among the
agitators for the abolition of slavery.
In 1858 she made a report, IN a teachers
convention at Troy, in favor of the CO.
education of the sexes Her energies
have been chiefly directed to securing
equal civil rights for women. In 1851
'55 she held conventions In cnch county
of New York in the cause of female
suffrage, and since then she has adj
dressed annual appeals and petitions TO
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
RAILROADS
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SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE I, 1891.
wEsTEorND, LEAVE noANoKE DAILY.
i:aS ~ M for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol; also for
blhcncitl, Pocahontas, Elkhorn CiInch Val
!cy Division ana Louisville via Norton
PULLMAN slccpcrs to Memphis and New Or
leans. ~
i'eloa. n. for Bris,ol and intermediate stations.
H2o y. III. tor Radford, Pulaski, BRISTOL Con
meets at kadford for Eiucicld No cDnncc-
tions beyond Buciold. Pullman slccpcrs to
Memphis via Chattanooga
':55 p. III. for Radford: no connections beyond
NORTH And EAsTBorND. LEAVE nOAN0KE DAILY
G::N n III. for Petersburg and Richmond
l2'' J.. IN. for uagcrstown. Pullman sccpcrs TO
New York via Harrisburg and Philadclphia
l2tJ =. IN. daily for Richmond and Norfolk Pull
man pnr)or car to Norfolk.
$50 y. III. Tor Lynchbury.
5:l0p m for SHENANDOAH
ll;2O y. IN. for Richmond and Norfolk Pullman
sleeper To Norfolk and I.ynchburg TO Rich
mond.
ll:20 y. III. for iiagcrstown. Pullman slcc,,crJ to
Washington vim Shenandoah junction and 10
New ork vim Harrisburg"
CllEch Valley Division-Lcavcs Buciicld daily
ZOO H. IN for Norton, and 1855 T. H. for Nor
tnn Louisville and points on l.. N \. X. X.
via Norton
North Carolina Division-Lcavc Pulaski daily
t:l5 II. III. aud eco y. m. for IvarhOc and Cos
srn ana SuO II. III. tex cpt Sunday for Berry
Baker.
For all additional Information apply Mt ticket
Office or to W. Is. BENILI.,
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke. Na.
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ROUND ABOUT SALEM.
Snap Shots Taken by The
Times Kodak.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA.


j. P. Kearney, wealthy Louisville
planter, was at the Hotel l.uccrnc yes
terday.
Miss Mary V. McClanahan has re-
turned from visit to Arkansas and
Charlotte, n. c.
The case against Irwin Oakley and
Jack Haislip for an aifray has been
postponed till Monday morning.
James McClanahan has gone to At
lantic City to spend some time.
a. j. Barnes has returned from Salt
vile.
Miss Nellie Carpenter is visiting Miss
Lille Shipman.
The electric light company expect to
turn on the light in Il week or ten days,
though they have thirty days oNteE-
sion from the council.
Vernon Tompkins has received
three-year-old IlambletoDian stallion,
"Kanawha Chief"
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion service tc day will be for the pub
lie and Rev. j. S. Hutchinson will make
an address. Miss Mary Lou Stearres will
sing a solo and Mrs. Mifin Ballard and
Mr. and Mrs. p. 5. Davis "A vocal solo.
Rev G.. Holiday will occupy the pull
pit of the Baptist Church this morning.
Rev Mr.. Graybill, missionary to Mat
amoras, Mexico, will preach at the Pres
byteran Church today, morning and
evening.
Rev. DR.. l.. &. NJ. Miller, Of Ninches-
ter, will conduct morning and evening
services at the Lutheran Church to-day.
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SENT TO THE GRAND JURY.

The Tnylors Fail to Prove That They Did
Jnstico Howcrton yesterday after
noon heard the charge against Jordan
Taylor and his wife, Martha Tavlor. and
Amanda Briggs, of stealing silver, glass
and china ware from Dr. Hunter ST.
John. The testimony showed that the
Briggs woman was gniltlces. ar! Phil.
Lockett. Esq, who represcnten the Com
monwealth, asked that She be- dismissed
from custody, and the justice so ordered.
The Taylors failed to provo their inno-
cence. On the contrary, Officer Schancks
and DR.. st. John had worked UP a very
STRONG case against them. Letters writ
ten by Taylor to his father and wife and
admissions of the latter were introduced
as testimony and fastened guilt upon
them. Justice Howcrton sent them on
to the grand jury, denying bail. Mr..
bryant, their counsel, intiInatcd that he
would apply Monday to Judge Blair, of
The circuit court, for bail
Taylor's demeanor in court WAS sub
ducd and indicated that he realized the
seriousness Of the charge against him.
out ms wife, bright muiatto, and very
good looking, was az uncoEccrnCd and
gay as il at mock trial. Neither OF
.he accused testified, but it was shown
that Amanda briggs, as soon AS notified
that certain articles given her bv Mar
tina Taylor had been stolen, al ohcr
wrote to Lexington, to which point IA.
had sent them with other things. order.
ing their immediate return.