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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-11-28

Were not waiting for the bats and
moles. but for men and women who
have eyes and use them. who have
brains and reason There's new
world for suffering and sickly as
they area new world created from the
brain of a skilful physician-a discovery
the Golden Medical Discovery"
Years ago Dr. Pierce found out that
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-11-28
Nv. HU0Us. DAVIS.
J. w. iiugus e. Co.,
BANKERS.


Transact n General banking business.
Highest price paid for County Warrants. In
terest allowed on Time Deposits. Drafts
ars~n on Eastern Cities and Europe.
Correspondents, Kountse iiro=.. New York;
First National hank, Omaha; First Ma
uonal hank, Denver; First National Bank,
Cawiins, wyo.; FIRST National Hank, Glen
wood Springs; aud In NIL principal cities OF
Europe.
Collection. Promptly Attended 60.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-11-28
ss
IfoT sat-.

Eleven head Of good mares. from 10
to i.iOO lbs. Bred to the irotiing stall
lion Belmont. Cheap. Call on or adj
dress J.. l.. WAGNER.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-11-28

Tho transfer man in good. haul
around man.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-11-28

collection. Prompt, Attended to.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
LAST OF THE LAFAYETTES.
Extinction OF Line of Statesmen n
Heroes.

Extinction of Line of Statesmen and
Heroes.
According to q Paris correspondent
of the London News, the family of Do
Lafayette is extinct It's last male
member, N. Edmond dc Lafayette,
grandson Of the great general, died the
other morning at the age of seventy
two. He entered public life in 1913 as
Il member of the constituents, was re-
turned to the Bordeaux assembly, with
his late brother, Oscar de Lafayette
and sat among the republican friends of
Nj. Theirs. lie was stanch in his re-
publicanism and man OF sweet and
kindly nature, in manners heightened
gentleman. lie rarely swcrvcd from
what he thought the right course, and
was wholly free from sclf-rightcous-
ness. He had pleasant vein Of hu:nor,
and was only kept from being satirical
by his extreme good nature. lie had
numerous pensioners, who, he thought,
had claims on his family. Though rich
and bachelor, he said he could not af-
ford to pay heavy rent and lived in a
small ilat in the Rue Constantinoplc. I
last saw him at n soircc given by The
governor Of the bank of France. lie
told me that he had received one of
deaths warnings, one side OF each lip
being paralyzed- Still ho managed to
converse freely. He was very proud Of
the bank of France, of which he was n
shareholder, lending four and half
millions to the bank Of England. Some
body twitted him on having remained n
bachelor, and observed that it was n
pity there was no other Lafayette to
succeed him. lie replied: "Thc family
is all but dead, but what does it mat
ter? Our name will be forever asso-
ciatcd with the greatest republic and
most powerful nation the world has
ever seen-AncricH"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
A Pinc-PoIlen Storm.

A few mornings ago on arising resi-
dents of Nashville, Tenn, were sur
priscd and somewhat alarmed to find
the ground covered with yellow de-
post resembling powdered sulphur,
which for time it was supposed to be.
The substance was soon found, how
ever, to be the pollen of pines, carried
by the winds from strip of pine
forest extending from Louisiana
through North Carolina to Virginia.
The force of the winds is so great and
pine pollen SO light that the latter is
sometimes carried from the pine re-
gions to Chicago in such vast quantities
that the waters of Lake Michigan for
miles outside the city limits are COW
cred with n thick, yellow scum. This
pollen, although minute in the present
age, in prehistoric times was of great
size, spores of some species of lyco-
podiums and selagcncllas, which arc
allied to the conifcre, having diam
eter Of onc-sixtecnth Of nm inch, and
composed almost entirely some Of tho
European coal beds
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
HOW ONE WOMAN PLAYS POKER
a Bit OF nm Error That Caused n Party to
Break Up In n Spat.

a Bit OF nm Error That Caused a Party to
Break Up IN n Spat.
type OF woman to be dreaded ut the
card table is the tcndcr-heartcd- one,
says the brooklyn Standard Union. She
was at her best the other night when
jackpot was to the fore and it had been
opened for twenty-five cents. Every
body was in it and every body was pre-
pared to bet pretty heavily, when the
tcndcr-hcartcd lady said: Now, chill
dren, I'm not going to let you get cheat
cd there's no possibility of anybody
beating my hand, and SO there's no use
i'll my taking any moro of your money"
The natural conclusion was that she
had royal flush. Had she? When that
marvellous hand that was to beat every
body was laid down it was n straight,
jack high! The woman opposite her
held four aces, Il man had full hand.
queen high, and another held four trays.
a madden party than this you never saw
in your life. And the woman who held
four aces gave her friend n piece of her
mind. Said she:
when you don't know how to play q,
game don't fool away the time and up-
set the tcmpcrs of people who do, and
when You are playing cards don't gct
too tcndcr-hcarted. Keep that sort of
feeling for the scclusion Of your family
and for your sewing society l don't
care if you do cry; if you don't know
how to play the game you have no bust
ness to make things uncomfortable for
other people, and. if you want to learn,
then you ought to be willing to endure
disappointments until you find out the
right way. You've broken up the game;
you've made everybody feel miserable;
feel rs if | had been a brute to Won.
and yet think you are n consummate
idiot"
Then they both cried, and the men
said they would go and have q game OF
billiards. And later in the evening.
when they came back, they found the
two women rs friendly us possible, and
ON her way home the one who had
broken up the game said to the men
who formed her escort:
''Katc is such dear thing! You know
she has u quick way Of speaking, but
she wouldn't do u mean thing To save
her sOul.'
And one Of the men said: by Georgei
that's beautiful for one woman to saw
about another"
And the unlucky card player an
swcrcd: well, it's true. She speaks
her mind sometimes, but tonight I
really think deserved it."
And every man in the party posi-
lively said: You certainly did,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
EISTON.

a rainbow party was given by the
Vnton Stars at the parsonage. There
were several prizes awarded.
K. o. Smith received the first prize
for doing the best sewing. which was a
silk cravat. Howard McLeon received
the second and w. l.. Patterson re-
ceived the BOBBY prize. There were
many, present, and, judging from the
samples of sowing, Vin,on bids fair to
have many bachelors.
w. IL. Pcdigo, who has been in South
west Virginia for some time past in thc
interest of developing his ore lands.
returned homo yesterday.
Miss Maggie Baird, of Bristol, Tenn,
VINO has been visiting friends and lcla-
tives of this place, returned home yes
serday, much to tho regret OF her
Miss Annie Kosey, Of Ba!lehack. is
visiting tho Misses Smith.
Miss Matte Britt, who has bcen very
Ill for the past wotk k, is mucn improved
at this writing.
The Vinton Methodist Episconal
Church will hold their annual picnic in
Preston's woods to-day. A good time is
anticipated.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
BRENITIES.

About the only business of import
ancc transacted to-day in the county
court was the hearing of the case OF
John Lancaster VS.. +. c. Thompson, for
unlawful detainer of SIS acres on Bent
Mountain decided in favor Of the plain
tiff.
Last night j. w. Powell, son-in-law
OF Robert Foutz, was arrested and Jailed
for carrying concealed weapons, and
this morning his honor fined him S2U
and costs, which he not having, he is
still in the lookup
Mr.. j. b. IIobbie, of the music houses
of Roanoke, Lynchburg and knoxville,
WAS in town to-day.
The furniture firm Of Stras Brothers
& SPOTS, of this place, recently sold
$40 worth TO a gentleman in Radford,
and $500 worth to q gentleman in Wythc-
vile. Both gentlemen came to Salem
to purchase the goods.
There will be game of baseball on
Saturday afternoon on the College
grounds between the Roanoke College
and Vinton clubs.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
FOREIGN CRIMINALS.
Tho Sly Why They Hnvc OF ETcctlng n
landing In America.


landing In America.
For some time past good deal has
been said and written concerning the
number of cX-convicts and criminals
who manage somehow to land ut this
port III spite of the authorities
a reporter for the New York Record
CIR was present ut the arrival of n tramp
steamer the other day. The tramp did
not carry passengers and did not need
large crew to handle her. Yet she
seemed to have many more mon than
was needed. The reporter remarked
this to Il bronzcd man who looked like
Il sailor The sailor man looked for q
moment ut the mon, who were practi-
cal!y falling over each other on the ship
"Morc'n enough to handle the ship''
he said. Il shd say there wuz, per-
vidin' they wuz all good men. But they
amt Some on EN- amt sailor men at
all, an never will be, an don't want to
be. They don't sail under them kind of
colors.'
"What are they doing on the vessel,
then? They are not passengers"
No, not passengers, not eggzactly
that" said the old salt, IAN no more
amt cggzactly the crew. In fact, they
be n kind of their own, an VERY
bad kind, too, if I'm not mistaken.
S'posin' it's Liverpool, or s'posin' it's
some other port, l amt pcrticl1ler
which. There's always some chap,
an mcbbc there's more'n one, or
two or three, that wants to
leave there. l amt sayin' why, but
they want to leave an they want to do
it as quiet as they can. They don't
want any steamers with detectives on
the dock an all that. Nothin' of the
sort. They goes to the captain an Of
fcrs to ship. Mebbe he says he don't
want any mon. Then mebbc they say
that they are willin' to go for small
pay or for to work their way an mcbbc
fivc-pound note gets into the captains
hands while he is tallkin' that wasn't
there before. An then, mcbbe when
that captains ship goes out that chap
what did the talllin' is on board as one
OF the crew. An mcbbe he's on it too
when she gets into New York or Boston
or some other place. Then mebbe if
you went to the captain of that ship a
couple of days after she gets into this
port and asked him where that chap
was, he'd tell you that he skinned off
.ho SAlP -ucScrtcu INC nlSnt she got IN;
an he'd be tellin' you the truth
Nov, mind l amt sayin' anything
against that craft over there" continued
the speaker, but I'll jest continue
about the chap 1 was tallSin' about
Mobile that chap gets into trouble with
the police before he's horo long, an
then it comes out that he's new one
here an that he left the other side be-
cause the hobbies wanted him. Why,
then the newspapers wonder how these
criminals and ex-convicts gets here.
Now" said the man of the sea, turn
ing his quid, II leave it for you to guess
how it is"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
4 Martial Clock.

a novel clock is exhibited Mt the mil
itary exhibition in Chelsea, London,
Eng. 1t is beautifully carvcd-wood,
and about six feet high. 1t represents
fort, and just before it strikes the
hour the door of n scntry-box flies open,
and miniature buglcr steps forward
and blows the call to assemble and
march. Soon afterwards doors arc
opened automatically, and squad of
soldiers, six abreast, march out of the
fortress, wheel to the left, stop for n
few seconds to mark time, and then
march through another part of tho fort
to the barracks. Another squad march
and counteTmarch on another parade
ground which forms part of the clock.
Lively music accompanies the soldiers
march throughout their evolutions.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
RAILROADS
~ ~ s + +. w Aoyfo|ksWesteYn RI
SCHEDULE in EFFECT AUGUST 30, 1871,
pUxryrvHsUPrUs

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST 30, 1871.
wEsTBouND LEAVE n0ANoKE DAILY.
G:.l5 n III. for Bristol and intermediate stations
$50 a; IN. for kadford, Pulaski, Bristol; also for
Blucncld, Pocahontas, Ekhorn, ClInch Vnl-
Icy Division and Louisville via Norton
Pullman slccpcrs to Memphis and New Or
leans and to Louisville via Norton.
Gl5 p. III. for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol Con-
meets Mt Radford for Bucilcld md Poca-
hontas. Pullman slccpcrs to Memphis via
Chattanooga.
NORTH ASD EAsTBoUSD, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
03u a. III. Tor Petersburg and Richmond.
l2:Ju y. M Tor liagcrstOwn. Pullman slecpcrs to
New York via Harrisburg md PHILADELPHIA
l2;i5 p. m. daily for Richmond and Norfolk Pull
man rnrlor Cur to Norfolk.
S'5 y. m. for Lynchburg; no connection beyond.
525 y Ill. for ShcnandOah; no connection beyond.
ll:5' y. M for Richmond and Norfolk. Pullman
sleeper 10 Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich
mond.
11:20 p. III. for llngcrstOwn Pullman sccpcrs to
Washington via Shenandoah junction and To
New York via Harrisburg.
Clinch Valley DivisOn-Lcavcs Blucficld daily
200 n. III. for Norton, and LBS p. m for Nor
ton, Louisville and points on l.. ~ n. II. Il.
via Norton.
North Carolina DivisiOn-Lcavc Pulaski daily
100 n. III. for Ivnnhoc and l::p0 y. III. for Ivan
hoe and tiosenn and 500 IL. III. except Sun
day for Betty Baker.
For NIL additional information apply at ticket
Office or to W. Is. BENILL,
General Passenger Agent Roanoke. Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, Bucklcn's
Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and
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II satisfactory results do not follow
their use. These remedies have won
their great popularity purely on their
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druggists.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
LIKE ELIJAH OF OLD.
How Calf Was Translated Bodily TO
the Heavenly Grazlny. Grounds

How Calf Was Translated Bodily TO
the Heavenly Grazing Grounds.
cattlcman of the Choctaw nation
tells remarkable story of Il cyclone
which he witnessed in the Indian tor
ritory. Said he: at was about three
o'clock on recent afternoon that dark
clouds appeared in the southwest,
and in Il few moments the clouds
turned light blue and It seemed us if
they were on fire with lightning. A
perfect calm prevailed and the heat
was suffocating. The clouds seemed
to split in the middle, going cast
and northwest Then heard Il
low, rumbling noise, like continuous
thunder. On the prairie was bunch
of cattle which belonged TO n man
named Corning. The terrific wind, or
what You might call n tornado, lifted
the cattle into the air some fifty feet
md dashed them into the trees. killing
them outright. Now, / em going to
tell You something that may seem in
credible, but is nevertheless the truth:
] saw Il calf carried up into the clouds
and disappear. The animal went round
and round in circle until lost to view.
n vigilant search was made for the
calf, but 1t has never been seen since.
The wind tore things up for n mile or
so, when it spent its force. Rain and
hail followed in the wake of the storm
and Il number of trees were uprooted.
The storm was confined TO the wood
and did not reach the crops in the
clearings."
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26

An old German in San Francisco has
conceived new idea which is rapidly
bringing grist to his mill. This is The
utilization Of long French nails as lead
pencils. The ingenious mechanic hol-
lows out the nail, puts n screw in the
head, and then, by putting piece Of
graphite in the hollow stem, he has an
excellent pencil. The nail when pol
ished looks like silver, and tho pencils
are in great demand.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
MAYORS COURT.

Mayor Evans disposed Of the follow
ing business in his court Yesterday
morning:
William Alexander, arrested by OF
ncer Geo Tor raising disturbance on
the street; dismissed.
Sarah Tinsley and Fannie Craig got
into row on Railroad avenue over
Lloyd Sales and fairly painted tho air
blue. Then they fought like Two dogs
rolling in the mud. Sergeant ones came
along about this time and carried them
both to the lookup. The mayor fined
them 50 each.
Will Avis, arrested by Officers Locke
and Eubank for being drunk and rails
ing disturbance on tho street, was
fined So.
= Henry Mason, arrested by Officer
Kigney for wearing at the market
mousse, was postponed till Friday.
'She Stops to Conquer, Tonight.
In marked contrast to tho uproarious
h1larity and broad fun which is usually
called comedy, the English Comedy
Company in q series of performances
Astounding in humor and vivacity, but
characterized by that refinement which
appeals to and so greatly impresses
cultured audiences. The company comes
~ ANOoHohC dlIcF d season III PGnnSyl-
vania and Baltimore where it mot with
gratifying success.
Mr.. Wilfred Clarke has added fresh
laurels to his already widespread fame,
and in some instances his powers as a
comedian of the first order have been
spoken OF as exceeding those of his emil
nent father. This is not surprising, in
view of Mr.. ClarlSe's antecedents. Edu-
Gated at such renowned seats of learn
ing as Dulwich College, London, and
the Notre Dame de Societe Croix, Paris,
and with tho training he acquired as a
member of Barry Sullivan's great Eng
fish company, he is qualified in every
particular to fulfill the highest demands
of his art
His support in the persons OF Mr.. r.
r. McClannin, 1.-The old man eloquent of
the Boston STAGE" Mr.. Walter Hale, the
talented actor formerly with Miss Fanny
Davenport; Miss Martha Ford, Miss
Adella Sawyer Miss Elizabeth Lackey,
MIR William III. Bokee, tho Baltimore
veteran; Mr.. j. S. Calvert, Miss Helen
Mar, Mr.. and Mrs. Chambcrlin and
others is in every particular equal to,
If not better, than that over before
united for similar line of work,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
A Train wrecker Convicted.

Charles Scott, tho negro arrested by
w. G. Baldwin near Egglcston Springs,
August 3, for placing distractions on
the Norfolk and Western railroad was
found guilty and sentenced to six
months in the county Jail at Pearisburg
Wednesday.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
For Stealing Harness.

Charles Cannon was arrested for
stealing set of harness from II. Is.
Moorman and locked up at police head
quarters. A saddle was recovered also
and now awaits Identification. Cannon
Is we'll known railroad avenue thief
and general all-around sneak, and has
been convicted on a number of charges.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
The First Step.

Perhaps you are run down. can't eat,
can't sleep, can't think, can't do any
thing to your satisfaction, and you won
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Christian 81 IIarbee's drugstore.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
LEMON ELIXIR.

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For sleeplessness, nervousness and
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For all sick and nervous headaches,
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26

Another invoice OF those $685. so oak
bedroom suits. with bevel plate mirrors
and oxidized trimmings, just received
by Copper & Stone, No. 10 Salem ave-
nue. 8. o.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-12-28
WON'T EVEN DRINK
Young Field Inaugurates An
other Phase of His Fast.
DOUBTS AS TO HIS INSANITY
Many People Think He is Deliberately
Attempting to Commit Suicide.

He No Longer Drinks Water and is
Growing wsaker-The Only Thing that
Seems 20 Interest Him is the Condition
Of His Fathsr-The fhysIoian WIN
wait Untl he Can Make NO Resist
anoe Before Forcing Him to Receive
Food.
NEW YORK, Dec, 28. Edward N.
Field has iuaugurated another phase Of
his fast by now refusing to drink any
thing.
There are now many people in this
city who think that Edward NJ. Field is
d ehberately attempting to commit sui
eide by starva tion, and is using his sup
posed madness as a shield for his
strange actions
Doubts are also beginning to be eE-
pressed as to his insanity.
Surrounded by delicscies Of all sorts,
Edward NJ. Field still continues to re-
fuse to eat a mouthfnl, an now he has
started on an effort to XII | himself by
self-imposed thirst
Until yesterday young Field drank
great deal Of ice water, though for
three days he has not eaten Il morsel of
food. lie did not drink drop from
the pitcher Of ice water that is always
at his hand, and DIR. Crosby is more and
more at a loss what to to with his
strange patient. Field is weaker than
any time since his arrest. He lay on
his back all day long, even when his
dearest re latives called on him.
For an hour his brother Cyrus, Jr.,
and his handsome wife, coaxed and
begged the obstinate man to eat some
thing He only shook his head and
waved them away impStiently.
When they talked about Indifferent
subjects or his aged father Edward
listened attentively and replied natur-
ally enough, but when they renewed
their appeals to him to eat something
he again became obstinate and tacl-
turn.
DIR. Field alsy called on him and tried
to persuade him to eat, but he would
not be persuaded. He never looks at
anything in the newspapers, save the
reports regarding his fathers condition,
and AS his brother gave him all possible
information on that point he ignores the
papers altogether.
Field was given no whiskey yester-
day, except "night-cap" at bedtime.
This he dIank in his favorite way, by
mixing small drink of whiskey with
large drink of water.
His strength hes not decreased as
much as it was expected that it would
with another days starvation, but the
Jail people are sure that something will
have to be done very soon to keep him
alive.
! The physician in charge will wait,
however, until Field is weak enough so
that he cannot make a very formlda able
resistance to be given food by force.