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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-06
MIR. o'CONNER's FUNERAL.

st. Andrews L. and ID. Society to Partici-
pate in the Ceremonies.
The funeral of Mr.. Alexander O'Con-
ner will take place this morning at 10
o'clock from st. Andrews Catholic
Church.
His brother, Patrick OConner, of AL
toona, arrived yesterday evening. 1t
was expected that his brother from
Rathville, Pa, and the one from Now
York would arrive. They may be here
this morning.
Mr. O'Conner's aged father still lives
in Rathville, Pa. He is ninety years
old, but was too feeble to make the
trip.
st. Andrews Literary and benevolent
Society held a meeting at their hall
last night and arranged to attend the
funeral In body. They will meet again
at o'clock this morning and make fur
Their arrangements.
The following gentlemen were APP
pointed as pall-bearers: William Nc
Dermott, A. Sauter, M. Monahan;James
Sheridan, John Dore and NJ. b. Nc
Namara.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-06
THE FIREMEN,s FAIR.
A Very Successful Event Drawing to
Close.

Close.
There are but two moro nights of the
Junior Hose Company's fair, and al
though it has been running for two
weeks every one will be sorry when the
last day comes.
The attendance last night was as
large as it has been any night during
the fair, and much interest was taken
as to who would win the handsome
cake, which was to be given to the most
beautiful lady in ate enhance.
Three judges were selected, one of
them being a newspaper man. This
did not seem to suit the ladies very we'll,
and one of them announced that she
never knew reporter to tell the truth
and was sure that he was not capable of
giving just decision. In this instance
the lady was wrong, however, and when
the judges unanimously decided that
Miss Clara Graves, daughter Of council
man Graves, had carried off the honor,
everyone commended their decision.
Miss Graves was escorted to the center
of the hall where Charles /. Stewart pre-
scented the cake to her in very neat
speech.
A prize waltz will be the attraction
tonight and it is safe to say there will
be many good dancers present.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-06
LOCAL eREvlTlEs.

w. j. Thomas, formerly with Bud
we'll, Christian s. Barbee and now trav-
cling salesman for e. A. Craighill IL
Co., of Lynchburs, was in Roanoke yes
terday.
Miss Carrie Menage and Miss Annie
Dikeman, of Hacketstown, n. j., are
visiting the family Of Il. S. Van Horn,
sig Campbell street.
w. b. St John, of Bluff City, was in
the city yesterday.
George p. Wilcox and wife, of Cam
bridge, Mass, were at Hotel Roanoke
yesterday.
Judge w. R. Staples, of Chris tians-
burg, was visiting relatives in the city
yesterday.
Col. G. w. Hansbrough, of Salem,
was in the city yesterday.
Chief Engineer w. w. Coo, of the
Norfolk and Western, left yesterday for
the Elkhorn Extension and the Ohio
river. He will be absent several days.
The Friday Evening German Club
will give their second German at Hotel
Roanoke this evening.
Rev. w. L. Hammer will preach at
Trinity Tabernacle tonight, where re-
vival services are being held, and where
a number of persons already have
asked the prayers of the congregation.
The south end of the city Jail was all
taken out yesterday, and the masons
will begin the work of erecting the ad-
dition to-day.
c. NJ. Knox, of Richmond, is in the
city.
Miss Hattie Cooler, the accomplished
niece of Mr.. William Booth, who has
been here visiting, left last night for
her homo in Washington, d. G.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-06
The City Gets the Conl.

Officer Vest, of the Norfolk and West
ern, caught sight of spectacle last
night that pleased him very much, and
caused his detective instincts to rise
With energy. A negro with lump OF
coal weighing nearly 100 pounds was
endeavoring to clear the tracks and get
toward Bunker Hill.
Halt, there" said "Bloodthirsty,
and dangerous looking revolver flash
ed in the darkness.
Tho poor negro was terror stricken,
and was in the act of dropping his bur-
den.
Don't drop that. sir; n arch right on
to the station house, and walk right
fast, too.
The negro, who gave his sname as
Johnson Edwards, did as required, and
was locked up. The city gets the coal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-06
One OF tho Kings own Girls.

So fair and fleet are her dancing feet
In the mueic's waves and whirls
My heart keeps time with a rythnic beat
she Is one OF tn, kings own girls.
She looked so sweet with the beauti-
tul sho 30 she wore that she bought of
ID. Somme the popular shoe dealer, at
II Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-06
To Look After the Lights.

Mr.. Hoffman. the contractor who has
the city lamps to light, has returned
from business trip OF several months.
He says he regrets very much the condi-
ton he found the street lamps in. He
has been cleaning up the lamps and
promises much better light in the
future.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-06
Rates to Virginia Annual Conference. nj
II. Church, South, Pttorsburr Yn

For the above occasion the Richmond
and Danville railroad will sell reduced
rate round trip tickets to Orange,
Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Richmond,
or Birkeville and return, from ali
points in Virginia on their line, on
November 9th to 18th inclusive, limited
returning November Goth, 1891.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-06

COAL and wood, Read & Diggs; office,
Salem near Commerce.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-06

AL. G. FIELDS at the Opera House
tonight.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-06

DID you ever. Ten cents will buy
one pound of mixed French candy at
Booth 81 Co.'S, liz Commerce street.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
FASHION IN DRESS SKIRTS.

Fashion seems most undecided as to
her next move in the direction of dress
skirts. She is quite unable to make I'D
her mind whether we shall in future wear
acutely gored skirts with dragging
trains, or the English skirt, short and
full all around. The gown, with any
number of cores, is much after the or
binary princesse form, severely simple in
cut, but not success without considera-
bic elongation of the back breadths. The
severity of the style almost demands a
perfect figure, for all the outlines are
sharply defined. Women who are tall
find that the style tends to exageerate
height, and those who have large hips.
or whose figures are too straight, find the
gored skirt unbecoming. One way of
making this skirt is to line each width
separately, joining the lining and outer
material to5ether-a fashion of the last
century--but it requires the utmost pre-
cision in fixing, and the choice of fabrics
that do not stretch and so become un-
equal with wear. The new gored seams.
If not pipcd, are usually overlaid with |
passementerie, narrow braid, or similar
which also is carried round
he edge of the trained skirt.-Neao York
r st.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
Too Clever.

The report that the Tilden will case
was at an end was premature. It is a
good deal nearer the front end than the
latter end. Once there was a LAWYER
who closed up an estate case, but he died
many years ago. He was young man.
He had studied law in his fathers office
and his father finally retired and gave
the business to him. One day, less than
a week after the old gentleman had
retired, the young man came home and
proudly said:
"Father, you know that old Gilpin es.
tate case that you have been trying for
years and years to settle"
eyes," answered the father with a
suggestion of smile.
"Well, it didn't take me two days to
settle it after got at it,"
"What!" shouted the old LAWYER.
"You have settled the Gilpin estate?''
eyes; and it was as easy as rolling off
q log"
"Well, you idiot, you! Why, that
estate has paid the living expenses of
our family for four generations and might
have paid them for four more if 1 hadn't
eft the business to ninny. "-Detroit
Free Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
CARING FOR SILKS AND wooLENs.

There are very few wooden goods that
are not improved by sponging. Col
] ored Henriettas and many otner colored
goods spot with water grievously if they
are made up before they are sponsed.
In most shops they will send the goods
purchased over their counters to the
''sponger, charging only ten cents to
sponge "dress pattern" Pongee silks
and most India silks keep their color
better for being put through the spongers
hands. When India silks fade on ex
posure to the light, it is a good plan to
test them by burning some of the ravel-
ing. Silk being an animal fiber crisps
with slight odor like WOOL, and does
not burn with bright blaze like lutte,
or hemp or cotton. 1t is impossible to
set pure silk goods in blaze, but the
other materials are very inf1ammable.
Burn some of the ravcling of these gowns
which refuse to retain their color, and
judge what they are largely composed of.
Ranle is sometimes a polite name for
]ute, fiber that may be known BY one
characteristic-it cannot be dyed to re.
tain color. There are not only silks
thus adulterated, but body Brussels car
pets In market composed wholly of jute.
These carpets are retailed cheaply, but
the merchant who deals in them would
not dare to expose his goods in his shop
windows for day lest they fade. The
art of mixing ramie, jute and other aaul,
teraQtS in silk has hean carr;ad m =;
this country with wonderful success.
ike other shams giving much show
Boston Transcript.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
FrankincenSe and Ifyrrh

Both are gum resins obtained from
trees. That from which frankiucense is
derived grows chiefly in Arabia, though
1t IS also found in certain parts of India
and elsewhere. On the coast of Abel it
IS said to be found sprouting from be-
tween marble rock, without soil, appear
ing to spring from mass of substance
resembling mixture of lime and NOR
tar. The purer the marble the finer the
growth OF the plant. Young trees furn-
lsh the gum, to obtain which deep in
clslon is made in the trunk, milk like
juice exuding. When it has had time
to harden, the large, clear globules are
scraped OFT into baskets, and the inferior
quality that has run down the bark is
collected separately. Anciently it was
reported that the land which pro-
duced frankincense was one of foos
and darkness, where slaves, as a punish
ment, where compelled to collect the gum
from trees infested by winged serpents of
various brilliant colors, which could ONLY
be driven away by smoke. These beliefs
were probably circulated by Arab spice
producers of fertile imagination, VINO
were DESTROYS to avoid competition. Fit
teen centuries before Christ, an Eeyptian
queen named Hatasu made an expedition
to the Arabian coast of the Red Sea, and
brought back with her thirty-one incense
trees. The gum was much employed of
old in sacrifices, its use arising primitive
ly from the belief that pleasant smells
were agreeable to gods in general. Oae
thousand talents weight of frankincense
was brought every year to Darius as
tribute. AS much as this was burnt an
1ually in Babylon on the great altar to
Bel. 1t was used by the Egyptians in
heir religious rites, and was in high re-
'ute for medicinal purposes. Sometimes
blazing Jumps OF it were employed for il
animation. In China it has always been
remedy for leprosy. Myrrn
the gum of tree that grows in south
Western Asia. Until within the present
entury its botanical source was in some
egree mystery. The plant in question
scrubby, not exceeding twelve feet in
eight. It is from what is called the
omali Country that the product is
hiefy obtained, being sent to a great
nnual fair at Berbera, were it is bought
p by agents Of East India merchants.
bombay and Alden are the chief centers
the trade. At these places tits sorted,
lie best quality being sent to Europe and
le poorer kind to China. Once year
le Queen of Great Britain, on the oc-
'slon of the Feast of the Epiphany,
axes an offering of gold, frankincense
I'd myrrh at the Chapel Royal, London.
bis custom has been pursued since the
me of Edward I.-B9ston transcript.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
THE WORLD OF SCIENCE,

The smallest screws in the world are
used IN the manufacture of watches
The screw IN the fourth jewel wheel
that looks to the naked eve like bit Of
dust, is 80 small that ladys thimb.e
would hold l., Q00,0 900 Of them.
AS HEAT resistants we may mention
asbestos, plaster Of paris, .uncalcine ed
gypsum, sand, clay, ashes, charcoal,
soapstone, pumice stone, chalk, in
fusorial earth, mineral wool, rock.
) wool.
WHILE there was never non-pre-
| Ventabie boiler explosion in the history
OF the world, a1d while every death
from such explosion is murder or a
suicide, indictments are seldom heard
OF, and the first conviction is yet 10 be
made.-Prof. John Z. S1ceel.
A DRIVING belt composed of a flexible
woven or fibrous material with an ex-
terror OF rubber, is the invention of
New Yorker. The coating is smooth
and plain on the outer side, but on the
inner or gripping surface, it is formed
INTO transverse parallel Fittings
A SOLE for boot, to be made of
mixture of glue with quantity OF clean
quartz sand, and applied to q thin
leather foundation, is the invention Of
y German, and they are said to he
flexible, indestructible and water proof.
and will enable the wearer to walk
safely over slippery places.
BY new process a superior quality
OF illuminating gas is made from wood
(mapie preferred) and crude oil. 1t is
called the Ramsdell process, and the
inventor IS said to have expended $40
OOO IN perfecting it. Charcoal! is the
residue from the wood after extracting
the gas.
ONE of the aims of the American
Order of Steam Engineers is to urge
the passage of law requiring the
owners Of steam boilers to intrust their
handling in the hands of such men, and
such men only, as can give evidence of |
ability and reliability in their manage
ment, and to men who can give evidence
of ability to judge of the safety of the
plant they attempt to manage.-Prof.
John E. ,S,Ueet.
those who use green wood for fuel
understand how wasteful is the moisture
Of the heat obtained. Wet coal is lust
Is Objectionable except for the fact that
The heat it gives in burning is so much
hat the waste is not noticed. The
Soodshed or coa-bin should therefore
% not only well covered but protected
10 that 1t may not be wetted with rain
n summer or snow in winter. -Ameri-
an Engineer.
EXACT statistics gathered by the
American Iron and Steel Association
how the total production of pig iron in
ne United States during the first half
I 1891 was 1871, 025 gross tons, against
,560,5l3 gross tons in the first half of
o9o--a decrease of 1,1SS, 5SS gross
ons, or rs per cent. Our production
pig-iron in the two halves Of 1890
ID not greatly vary, so that it is not
ecessary to make a comparison with
1e last half of The year.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
WORDS OF WISDOM.

A man cannot be truly eloquent if he
knows not how to listen.
Tact can afford to smile while genius
and talent are quarrelinc.
Both courage and fear owe much to
the armed neutrality of prudence.
The seeming length OF a sermon is
generally proportioneo to its needs.
1t is expensive economy to make a
part of the truth suffice for the whole.
The balloon route to the top of Olym-
pus has never been successfully travelled.
Virtue and laziness may live together,
but they are not usually on the best of
terms.
All that is wise has been thought
already; we must try, however, to think
it again.
Money and property are costly knife.
out do not use it to hurt, but to distrib-
ute bread
Beware of the vicious man who nro-
poses to reform his life on the install
ment plan.
It's good rule never to do for the
sake of gain what one wouldn't do for
love or duty.
Don't worry your brain about the man
IN the moon, but study the man in your
own ovcrcoat.
Ii a man could gain the whole earth
1t would begin to shrink as soon as he
had possession.
The only thing that walks back from
me tomb with the mourners and refuses
% be buried is character.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
;. AUGUST
Flower

I had been troubled i've months
with Dyspepsia. The doctors told
tile 1t was chronic. | had fullness
after eating and a heavy load in the
pit Of my stomach. l suffered fire.
quently from q Water Brash of clear
matter Sometimes a death1y Sick
ness at the Stomachw would overtake
me. Then again I would have the
terrible pains Of Wind Collie. At
such times | would try to belch and
could not. | was working then for
Thomas AIc1Ienry, Druggist, Cor.
irwin and Western Ave, Allegheny
City, Pa, il whose employ I had
been tor seven Years. Finally I used
August Flower, and after using just
one bottle for two weeks, was Ell
tirely relieved of all the trouble. I
can now eat things I dared not touch
before. lWould like to refer you to
Mr.. McHcnry, for whom I worked,
who knows all about my condition.,
and from whom I bought the 1nedi-
cine. [ live with my wife and family
at 80 James ST., Allegheny City, Pa.
Signed, joins D. Cox. 9
G. G. GREEN Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., NeW Jersey, L. S. A.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
A Submerged Forest,

There is to-day in view the top of over
lOO trees of the wonderful submerged
forest of Lake Samamlsh.
Many of them are two and half feet
out of water and extend along the south
shore of the lake, the group extending
three-fourths Of mile up and down the
lake and from 300 to 800 yards in width.
The lake now being about FIVE feet low
er than during the winter months the
tops of the trees are in view. Raphael
Coombs, while on a visit at Samamish,
made actual measurement of the deptll
of water at the deepest places, where the
largest trees stand, and found it over 100
feet.
The largest tree at the surface meas.
ured four feet without any bark, and the
tree must have been equal, if not larger.
than the one lately shipped from Joices
camp, near North Bend, and sent by rail
to Chicago.
The theory now most believed as to how
this large cluster of mammoth trees be-
came so submerged is that as at the shore
of the lake at this point the land is level,
and about quarter of mile back from
there the Newcastle coal hills rise very
steep, it is believed that landslide came
from this hill down gorge, forming a
dam, which crowded portion of this
fiat land out into the lake. The bed of
the lake from the shore pitches very
abrupt-an angle of ninety degrees
and pitching thus until the bottom be-
comes level, where this submerged forest
is now located and rests.
One of the oldest Indians that lives
nearby could tell nothing of the forest.
The water in this lake is so clear that
Turing calm weather the standing trees
IAN be seen many feet under watcr.-
Seattle { lVashinqtoz) Press Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
FASHION NOTES,

White duck is now used for driving
coats.
Striped wash silks are used for petit
coats.
Monograms are no longer used on note
paper.
A great deal of narrow ribbon is used
On fine lingerie.
Some fancy combs with but two teeth
nave cut garnet cabochon tops, which
look we'll in light or dark hair.
Some corsets for a trousseau are of
glace blue and gold and pink and silver
silk, with frill of real lace around The
top.
The newest things in hosiery are black
silk stockings with white Brussels lace
fronts and stockings embroidered in for
get-me-nots.
The handsomest of French underwear
is of baptiste, cambria and linen, with
trimming of Vosges embroidery and real
Valenciennes lace.
A brooch is in the form of Medusa's
head. The face is of moonstone and the
hair and the serpents intertwined with it
are of gold. The serpentS' eyes are very
small diamonds.
Boots and shoes have round or square
toes. The pointed ones are supposed to
have gone out. They are certainly the
most stylish looking; the others make
the feet look 50 large.
A handsome scarf.pin represents half
blown rose and two or three leaves on
one branch. The stem and leaves are
of gold, and the partly seen petals are in
enamel of delicate tint.
A gold hair pin is ornamented with a
butterfly, the extended wings of which
are formed of large opals, each bordered
BY row of small diamonds. A large
diamond is set in the head.
Growing girls look we'll in the round
waists, jacket and coat effects, but it is
great mistake to trim these dresses ella.
'orately. Chiffon yokes and full sleeves
'ppear ON the handsomest house frocks
or girls of all ages.
Oxford shoes of white canvas are
fashionable. They have tips and per-
grated bands of white enamelled leather,
With tan. colored heels and soles. Others,
ike those of last year, have black patent
Gather tips, ard sometimes entire vamps ;
f black. English women have re- {
lrned to square.toed shoes, but the {
'iccadilly pointed toe is still preferred
! this country.
The fancy for yellow seems to be in
reasing and it promises to be favoritc
ere during the winter. A handsome .
nd effective dress is of cream.white :
edford cord, with revers of pale yellow =
amel's hair turning back from a loose J.
est of yellow silk. The coat sleeves ),
ave deep yellow cuffs and the simple =
bred skirt is finished by a wide hem -
18th rows of yellow silk stitching. =
A dainty costume is of delicate foul. e.
d de chine in water green, patterned t
a wild-fower design. This costume c
IS corselet of guipure lace embroid- b
ed in gold thread. The full sleeves I
I'VE deep, close-ftting cuffs of the same
sautiful material reaching above the
bows. Braces of moss-green ribbon /,
,lvet extend from the corselet to n
e shoulders, where they are knotted.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES,

Clean straw is good for the hens to
scratch in.
One advantage with ducks is their
rapid growth.
Put turpentine in the drinking water
prevent gapes.
Some recommend soaking corn in ker-
osene for cholera.
Decide your line of dairying.-butter
or cheese, or both.
Scald the chicken feed at night and let
stand until morning.
When convenient change the material
in the nest: weekly.
Select your COWS according to true
line OF dairying chosen.
Pumpkins boiled and mixed with bran
make q good poultry food.
Poultry will readily digest bones if
they are broken fine enough for them to
eat.
Well-matured fowls with small combs
and wattles make the best kind to winter
over.
When hawks bother the chickens a
few brush piles will afford a good pro-
lection.
Having the nests darkened and using
china nest-eggs will, in measure, pre-
vent egg eating.
If properly managed the hens that are
moulting now can be made to lay nearly
or quite all winter.
Paris green is the standard remedy for
potato bugs, and when thoroughly tried |
is always effective. A dessert spoonful |
of the poison to bucket of water is
enough. A dilution of plaster of Paris
is sometimes used for fear of injury to
animals and human beings.
The milk tester is opening the eyes of
tla1rymen to the vast differences existing
in the milking qualities of COWS of near
kin In the best milk giving breeds. In
The majority of herds may be found in
dividuals that do not pay for their keep,
and yet their performance is sufficient to
pass muster until subjected to an inyesti-
ton by the tester or by analysis.
Dead limbs on trees are not unsightly,
but useless to the trees. Cut them off.
On the peach tree it is not difficult to Sc
cure new growth in a year or two in
place of the dead limbs, as the peach
Tree will renew itself in short time and
will endure severe cutting. Dead limbs
may be the signs of disease, and in de-
stroying them the disease may sometimes
De checked.