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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-16
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-16
A Fatal Year for Alpine Guides.

Tho climbing season of 1899 was more
fertile OF accidents than any since the
fatal year of 1889. Only one English
man, Mr.. Arthur Macnamara, was
among the slain; but the number Of
guides who loat their lives during the
summers work was exceptionally
large. OF the nine guides and two
porters thus killed no less than nine
died literally in harness, with the rope
round them and their sacks on their
shoulders. Except in 1870, when three
travellers and eight guides persisted in
one storm ut Mont Blanc, there has never
been in one year such tale of slaugh-
ter among those who earn heir bread
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-16
A Leycl-ueadsd King

The uncomplimentary terms applied
to journalists recently by Emperor
William recall by contrast the words
used by King Humbert, Of Italy, In
speaking OF the members Of that pro-
fession. AT one Of the court balls In
the palace at Rome the King summoned
number OF editors to his side. After
referring with expressions of admire
ton to the important work done by tho
press, and to the difficult and powerful
work Of the editors, he added: Gentle
men, have often said that / should
wish to be q journalist were I not a
King"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-16
Society Ont West.

'~There are" said the drummer, 'tsome
persona who seem to think that the peo-
pie of the far West, however enterpris-
ing and hospitable they may be, 1.-Two in
o rough-and-ready sort of style. OF
course, the fact is that people of refined
tastes like to be civilized wherever they
ore, and in these days Of quick commu-
nication the people at oil established
centers Of population 1.-Two In about the
same ~ Rner throughout tho country.
ons Aa Si5sly 6 t' I'd many men
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-16
A BORN COURIER.
Royal Compliment to tho Late Emperor |
) William by n Tiny Subject.

Royal Compliment to tho Late Emperor
William by n Tiny Subject.
During stay of Emperor William l.,
of Germany, mt n fashionable watering
place ut Ems, that monarch paid visit
to n large orphan asylum and school
that was under Government patron
ago. The presence of 30 distinguished
"a parsonage created quito sensation
in the establishment, says the Chicago
Herald
to the Rotations Of several of the
classes, his Majesty called to him
bright flaxen-haired little girl of five
or six years of age, and lifting her into
his lap, said:
"Now, my little fraulein, let mo see
how well you have been taught To
what kingdom does this belong?" And
taking out of his pocket an orange, he
held it up to her.
The little girl hcsitated for a moment,
and, looking ti1nidly up to the Empcr-
or's face, replied:
''ro the vegetable kingdom"
Every good, my little fraulein; and
now to what kingdom does this be-
.long?" And he drew out of his pocket
q gold piece and placed it on the orange.
Again tho little girl hesitated. but
soon replied:
ITO the mineral kingdom"
Better and BETTER" said the EN-
pcror.
"Now look at me and say to me to
what kingdom belong"
at this question there was an ominous
silence among the teachers and visitors
who were listening with much interest
to the royal catechism. Could she
make any other reply than "To the uni
NAL kingdom?"
The little girl hcsitated long, Us If
pcrplcTed as to what answer she would
give. Was the Emperor an animal?
Her eyes sought those of her teacher
and her schoolmates. Then she looked
up into the eyes OF the aged Emperor,
and with n half startled, frightened
look, Us if she were evading the ques-
ton, replied: ITO the Kingdom Of
Heaven"
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Eupepsy.

This is what you ought to have, In
fact, you must have it, to fully ehiov
lie. Thousands are searchin$nskk
daily, and mourning because t6I
1t not. Thousands upon thousd3
dollars are spent annually by 81
pie in the hope that they may
this boon. And yet it may be 3S|
all We guarantee that Electric IT, ;3s
II used according to directions q
use persisted in, will bring you
digestion and GUST the demon Dyspea
and install instead Eupepsy. We reed
mend Electric Bitters for Dyspepsia az
all diseases of Liver, Stomach and Ki&
Ineys. Sold at SOC. and S!.oO per bott4!@
by Budwell, Christian SC Barbee, druSS
giSts. tu-thu-sat E
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CHANGING MEXICAN COINS.
valuos and Designs. WIN Probably BE
Slightly Altered by tho Republic.

y
Slightly Altered by tho Republic.
General Pacheco, the Mexican Min
lister of Public Works, has recently sub
mitted to the Mexican Congress a re-
port on the proposed changes In the
coinage with bill to carry them into
effect Tho report, says the Chicago
Herald, says that the design on the
Mexican dollar should be much better
as q precnution against counterfeiting.
The present design was adopted in 1928,
and an unsuccessful attempt was made
TO improve it In 1867. That failure and
tho report that Asiatic countries would
not accept the new coin impellcd Con-
!gressto re-establish the old design, which
was done SO completely that the sub
.stitute bore the words "ocho [eight]
,reeles' instead of decimal subdivision,
while the fncness of the silver was OK
pressed IN 'dinero" and "grnmmes."
In order to improve the current silver
dollar ''un peso" Zone dollnr) are to take
tho place Of ''ocho reales." Instead Of
Indicating the flneness in "dineros" and
.'grammes," 1t will be expressed by q
simple decimal number. To do so O
slight change will be made in the fine
mess, which will be O.903 instead of
io.S2T7. The present design will be bet
ter executed and rendered more artistic.
General Pachcco says thut he would
like to reform the monetary system of
tho Republic and put it on moro scion
'tific basis, but he has decided to make
only these changes, because tho Mex
lean dollar is not only the basis
,of the National coinage, but it is
also quoted in the principal markets
of the world and is current in Asiatic
countries and even in some of the Antil-
les. AS regards small currency, it is
proposed to coin q now piecc-2o cents.
The design OF the 30, 10 and 5-cent
pieces will be similar to that on the dol
lar. The coming of 50-cent and 25-cent
pieces is to be discontinued, Us they do
not harmonic with the decimal system.
In respect to gold it has been doomed
cypedient to make some important
changes General Pacheco says: In
the first place 1t Is proposed to raise
the fineness from 1873 to 900, tho former
grade being an exception for which
there is no warrant. In the next place
this would place tho two metals in the
ratio Of l to 1511, which Is the legal
would lessen the depreciation of silver,
which now stands In the ratio of 1 to
1876"
In the interest of silver no smaller
gold piece than SIS Is to be coined The
design of the gold coin is to be improved
and altered. On the diverse 1t will re-
semble the silver coin, but on the re-
verse will be the bust of Hidalgo, In
order that no one may mistake gold
coin for silver one.
Copper COINS will bear on the diverse
the National arms, as on the silver dol
lar. The executive Is to be empowered
to use bronze instead of pure copper,
as it wears better and is not likely to
be melted down for use in the arts
The bill which General Pacheco has
prepared declares that the monetary
unit shall be the silver dollnr, .0oS flne
and 97.073 grammes in wcight-that is,
as mt present The executive is given
ample authority to carry tho bill into
effect.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-16
skILLFuL CHICKEN STEALING.
A Species OF Robbery Quito ProvaleHs Mt
tho National Capital,

mo NuetonAA capital
Eyes, this Is o good season of the
year for chicken thieves" echoed De-
tective Block the other day, when q
Washington Star reporter spoke to him
about that class of criminals. But"
no added, there haven't been so many
cases OF chicken stealing lately MS there
used to be. Reports of that particular
sort of stealing are few and far be-
tween. Now and then, however, three
or four jobs are done in as many nights,
and then nothing is heard from the
chicken man for long time. This is
just the time Of the year for them to
operate, but this year there seems to be-
o scarcity of such thieves or else chick
ems arc not SO plentiful. Those who
are called chicken thieves do not con-
tine themselves to robbing chicken
houses, but they steal oil sorts of fowls,
turkeys, ducks or chickens. And,
strange to say, this class OF offenders
'confine their stealing chiefly to fowls.
Seldom do they steal other articles, and
very fow Of them, indeed, are an-round
thieves"
How do they manage to rob house
OF all its fowls without making noise
.fowls?" tho reporter inquired.
EASY enough" was the reply. ITO
use their language, thoy charm the
fowls before they attempt to leave
tho premises with them, even If their
heads have to DO taken off, The thieves
who are clnsscd among the good ones,
or those who thoroughly understand
thor business seldom take away n live
chicken unless the number captured is
very small. Sometimes" continued the
detective, 'tthe thieves uso sulphur to
st-angle the fowls with, and it acts like
a charm. They use box of blue-headed
matches, which they dampon and rub
against their hand so that the fumes OF
sulphur that arise get into the lungs of
tho fowls and prevent them from crow
ing or cacllling or giving any alarm
whatevor. Then the burglar stretches
In his arm and collects his fowls one bv
ono.
Everybody" said tho detective,
cant steal chickens. There seems to
be some peculiar qualifications neccs-
sary to make man IN expert at tho
business. An expert thief knows we'll
tho necessity of always keeping pot Of
scalding water on tho stove ut home, SO
that when he returns with the plundcr
he can get the feathers off them and
prepare them for market as soon as
possible. Then he knows that the mems
of Identification have been destroyed.
Often whom such robbery has boon
committed early in the morning the
chickens arc on q bench In the market
before thoy are cold.
MANY night on my tour through
the city l have smelled smoke from
burning fcathers and been satisfied the
feathers were picked from stolen fowls
and were being burned to destroy their
iyaluo as eyidenca
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-16
Tho Machinery In Man.

A man has with him working pump
called his heart, working bellows
called his lungs, q working vat called
his stomach, a working condenser called
his brain, and working cvaporator
called his skin, all of which must be at
work whether he will or not. Tho
heart Is expanding over his body day by
day one hundred and twenty-five foot
tons Of work. He will go on lifting SO
l'lSa many ma, years:
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RAILROADS.
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RAILROADS.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JANUARY III. 1854
-. Westbound, Leuvo Roanoke Daily.
7.5O a. III. Arrives Radford $50 q. M; DriatoH
Lilo p. m: connects with u. II. " r.
G.. Il. X. for all points South.
lulu n. IN, Arrives Bristol 40 D. M Stopa ~
all stations. Connects at RadfOrgi ri
l2.l0 p. III. with Now River train \ f3S
6.l0 p. m, Arrives Bristol lI20 p. m CoarS< V
will. e. L. V. Is G. II. Il. for df, Ssoiif
South. - e1''srT7 a.,
North and Eastbound, Leave Roanoke DailS
6.sOa. III. for Lynchburg, Petersburg Ricyss
mond and Norfolk. Connects WITT
V. NJ. X. X. for Washington. = 6
6.2o a. IN. for flagerstown, Harrisburg, tFhflak
delphia and New York. Has thro1eH|
Pullman slcepors. 4
40 pm. Daily. Arrives Lynchburg 6.a0 D. M
$40 p IN. FOR Basic. Shenandoah and interuiOl
diate stations.
Ills p. m. for Lynchburg. Petersburg. Richt
mond aud Norfolk. Connects yyitl5
V. NJ. X. Il. for Washington. ~ [
ll.55 p N. for HngerstOwn. Harrisburg philsl
delphia and New York. Has throllaN
Pullman slcepcrs.
For all additional information apply Mt ticlyb4
Office or to w. b. BEVIIT.s'Nk
General Passenger Agent, RoanoSs.s
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LEMON ELIXIR.

re"sane, Elegant, Reliable
For biliousness and constipation, tako
Lemon Elixir. ~ : J =
For sleeplessness, nervousness and
paipitation Of tho heart, take lemon
Elixir. 4
For Indigestion and foul stomach,
For all sick and nervous headaches,
take Lemon Elixir. : =
Ladies, for natural and thorough or.
game regulation, take Lemon Elixir.
Dr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir will not
IAN you In any OF the above-named dis
or diseased liver, stomach, kidneys or,
bowels. -
Atlanta, Ga. -
SOC and s1per bottle, at druggists.
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$500 Reward Z

WE win pay tho above reward for any OF Y1ver
Complaint, Dyspepsia Sick Headache lndlg,stsou car
stipation or Costiveness wo cannot with VESTS
Vegetable Liver Ps when tho directions are strio1
complied WITH They arc purely Vegetable and nsves-
fail to give justification Sugar Coated. Large boxaa
containing 20 Pnis Is CENTS Beware OF counterfsk1
anu mutations Tho genuine manufactured only EJp
THE JoHk Q. WEST COMPANY. CHICAGO. IrsA -,
Sold by Roanoke Drug Co., "a Camp
bell street.. ian25-eoIv
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LEMON HOT DROps

Cures -, all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseneaa.
Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrhago:
and all threat and lung diseases. Eie-
s5 cents s. drasgfsts. Prepared only
oy Dr. d Mozely, Atlanta, Ga.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-24

play God save The QueenF II you
have. You know something about the
enthusiasm Of n national air.
Now, I tell you that these songs we
sing Sabbath by Sabbath are the ma
tionai airs of Jesus Christ and OF the
kingdom of heaven. and IL you do not
learn to sing them here. bow do you ever
expect to sing the song Of Moses and
the Lambf Ishouid not be surprised at
all IL some Of the best anthems OF
heaven were made up of some Of the
best songs Of earth May God increase
our reverence for Christian psalmody.
and keep Us from disgracing il by our
indifference and frivolity. When
Cromwell's army went into battle. he
stood at the head of them one day,
and gave out the long meter doxology
TO the tune of the ''Old Hnndredth, p
and that great host, company by com
pany. regiment by regiment, battalion
by battalion. joined in the doxology:
Praise God from whom all blessings Cow
Praise him. all crsa;ures here below:
Praise him above. ye heavenly host.
Praise Father. Son and Holy Ghost
Aad while they sang they marched.
and while they marched they fought,
and while they fought they got the vic.
tory. On. inen and women of Jesus
Christ. let Us go into all our conflicts
singing the praises of God. and then
instead of falling back. as we often do
from defeat to defeat. we will bs
marching on from victory TO victory.
Glory to the Father and to the Sor
and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the
beginning. is now and ever shall be
world without end Amen
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-24

list have been equalled If not sur
pa.sed. old men will remember Ii
and little children will talk OF ii, in
years 10 come.
We would like TO call the names
OF some oil our NOSE prominent aud
influential citizens who have pro-
fe-sed during these meetings, but 1t
would be easier to name the sinners
left out. They are few in number.
Men of ever class and age, in every
degree of sin representing almost
every profession and calling, men
In every stage Of culture and re-
inement have been saved. 1T has
boea - revolution fnr CfiDt0n-a
radical revolution.
THE CLOSING SCENE
was very cfTcciing. There was
no excitement, but il was parting
of feelings. In the cent on Monday
night, Mr.. Fife made farewell
talk aud prayer. 1t was touching
pathetic and full Of Cody Spirit. He
gave words Of advice and comfort
and many hearts were fall for this
man whom they served. At the
train on Tuesday morning when he
left, large crowd went down to see
him off. Prayer |ere offered, songs
sung, and (, cling farewell spoken.
Many strong devoted friends fol-
lowed him with prayers ior his
grand, noble work.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-24

We can really make no estimate
of the work here. We tell you GIG
persons have protested and reformed,
That huadreds of fsrmily affairs have
been erected, that old, bitter feuds
have been settled, that hundreds of
young men have pledged their effort
X - down the liquor traffic, that many
4 old men on the very verge of eterni-
" Rave been stopped in their career
which they have followed for three
score years and ten. New songs
are sung by lips that once cursed
their fellow man and their God,
lhit .'hearty hand shakes a..d a
happy Sod bless you" by once
gray haired sinner, topping over
me grave. Color these facts as
much as you may, you then don't
tel all Of the glorious work. The
eldest citizens here and elsewhere
FEVER witnessed such results. The
'8leat works Of 0ther great EyaDge-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-24


household, and then our little ones
would be prepared for the great con-
gregration on the Sabbath day. their
voices uniting with our voices In the
praises of the Lord.
After a shower there are scores OF
streams that come down the mountain
side with voices ripping and silvery.
pouring into one river and then rolling
In united strength to the sea- So would
have all the families in our church
send forth the voice of prayer and
praise, pouring 1t into the great tide of
public worship that rolls on and on to
empty into the great. wide heart of
God Never can we have our church
sing as 1t ought until our families sing
as they ought
There win be great revolution on
| this subject in all our churches God
viii come down by his spirit and rouse
up the old hymns and tunes that have
not been more than half awake since
the time of our grandfathers The ST.
lent pews in the church will break forth
into music, and when the conductor
, takes his place on the Sabbath day
there viii be a great host of voices rush
Ing into the harmony. Ny Christian
friends. If we have no taste for thi.
service on earth, what will We do In
heaven. where they ell sing. and sins
| foreverf
want to rouse you to a unanimitJ
In Christian song that has never ye,
been exhibited. Come, nowl clear youl
threats and get ready for this duty o.
you viii never hear the end of this
never shall forget hearing Frenchma1
sing the eMarseillaise" on the Champs
Elysees, Paris, just before the battle o.
Sedan In 1870. never saw such en-
thusiasm before or since As he sani
that national air, OIL how the French
man shoutedi Have ron ever In a
Enciish assemblage heaad the bans
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-24


ton whether the music shall be con-
Quoted by precentor or by q drilled
choir. Some want a drilled choir and
some want q precentor, and there is q
[ fight. Then there are those who would
like in the church to have the organ
played in a dull, lifeless, droning way,
! while there are Others who would have
1t wreathed into fantasies, branching
out in jets and spangles of sound, roll
ing and tossing in marvellous convolu-
tions, as when, in pyrotechnic display,
after you think piece is exhausted, it
breaks out in wheels, rockets, blue
lights and serpentine demonstrations.
Some would have the organ played
in almost inaudible sweetEess, and
others would have It full of staccato
passages that make the audience jump.
with great eyes and hair on end, as
though by a vision of the Witch of
Endor. And he who tries to please all
will fail in everything. Nevertheless,
i you are to admit the fact that this con-
7 test which is going on. not in hundreds,
but In thousands of the churches OF
the United States today, Is mighty
hindrance to the advancement of this
art In this way scores of churches
are entirely crippled as to all influence,
and the music is damage rather than
a praise
Another obstacle In the advancement
: OF this art has been the erroneous no
ton that this part Of the service could
be conducted by delegation. Churches
have said: "Oh, what an easy time w
shall have. This minister will do ths
preaching, the choir viii do the sing
Ing and We win have nothing to do.
And you know as well as that there
are great multitude of churches al
through this land. where the people
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-24
CROPS OF THE STATE.

Eastern District-Cotton, ~; corn,
SO; tobacco, SO. Central District
Cotton, II; corn, So; tobacco, rs.
Western Dissatisfaction, IA; corn,
30; tobacco, 81. Fer the State
Cotton, u; corn, Sc; tobacco, 90. I
Rain Fall-Average for the State
for August 800 inches, which is 81
inches above the normal for the past
nineteen yeais. The wettest August
was in 1887 the average RAINFALL be-
ing 9.37 inches; the driest was in
1881, average 3.16 inches. Greatest
amount this August 1880 inches at
Smithfield; least amount $50 al
Franklin. Tie greatest amount pre-
viously recorded was 2S.65 at Ashe
vile in August 1887.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-24
Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, DIR.
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and Electric Bitters, and have
never handled remedies that sell as well.
or that have given such universal salts
faction. We do Dot hesitate to Suaran-
tee them every time, andwe stand reauy
to refund the purchase price. if satisfac-
tory results do not follow their use.
These remedies have won their great
popularity purely on their merits. For
sale by DIR. r.. Ii. HOLIDAY, Druggist,
Clinton, and DIR. j. Il. SMITH, Mount
Olive N g.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
GOSHEN HIGH SCHOOL.

The Fall Session OF this School
will open on the
First Monday i'm August. 1891.
The management will be IN
the hands of tho present prin-
cipal, J. d. Ezzell.
Tuition from $500 To S12.5O
for a term of twenty weeks.
Board, in good families near
school building, al from $500
TO $3.50 per month.
For any further Information
write t. The principal.
J. ID. EZZF.i.G,
iyI6-tf Hobton, y. Z.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-24
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.

Roswell p. Flower nominated for
Governor on first ballot. Sheehan
Lieut.. Governor. Free Coinage Of
silver not advocated, but Sherman's
bill condemned.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-24
For Sale or Rent

A desirable small Farm, with good
two story dwelling and all necessary
out-houses, conveniently located for
church and school privileges. Lo-
Gated near Swain digh School on the
@. f. d Y. v. Railroad. Will be
sold on reasonable terms. with part
cash and good paper for the balance.
For information apply to
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Or call ON
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