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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-15
THE STORY OF "A BELLE.
Autobiography OF Young Woman Who
Shines In Society.

Autopiograpny OF o Young Woman Who
Shines In Society.
Sometimes I doubt If were born.
writes q society belle In the Ladies'
Homo Journal. think am tho result
of Observation-Disclosures an orchid, next
q bird Of paradise, and last of all a
blooded horse. I belong to an old fam
lily, and my solicitor tells me that have
great deal of money; but who ever
heard OF a woman having enough2
Mamma very sensibly trained mo to be
q coquette. From the time that could
stand 1 was fully aware of the value of
my white skin, my deep, dark eyes, and
that attached to tho wonderful red hair
they made n gorgeous framing for my
finely-cut face.
was willing to go to bed carly, for 1
had been told of the good of those
sleeping-hours that come before twelve
o'clock, to be bathed and rubbed until
was weary enough to sleep again, be-
cause my nurse had said that this
would make my form handsome and
supple and my arms and neck the ad-
miration of the world. School was an
unknown quantity to me-governcsscs
and that sort of thing came and l en-
dured them, learned of them and was
spoken of by them as the most beauti-
full girl they had ever sccn--but one
who was utterly heartlcss. They little
understood that heart was the last thing
that would be desirable in my profess
sion, for l made it such.
AT eighteen years of age was
brought out, but fer three months be-
fore that my mother had taught me cx-
actly who among the men were eligible,
who were not, what women were to be
cultivated, what ones to be civil to and
what ones to ignore. l made my first
appearance at the Patriarch's ball, and
mamma very wisely had mo dressed in
the finest of white silk muslin, made in
empire style, with broad, white sash
about my waist, white roso in my
hair, and long, white gloves only par
TALLY covering my beautiful arms. AS
was proper, accepted the invitations
to dance from the elderly men, from
whom it was a compliment to receive
them, and as far as possible I ignored
the younger ones. sought mammals
wing at the end of each dance, and to
her delight the impression left on every
body's mind was that of my being an
extremely beautiful, ingenious young
girl who knew nothing whatever about
society. How they erredl
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-15
GENUINE HUMANITY.
A Touching Instance of Kindly Human
Nature.

A Touching Instance of Kindly Human
Nature.
A writer in the Boston Democrat re-
lates an incident which proves that gen
uine humanity is not confined to those
who are sufficiently wcll-to-do to con-
tribute literally to the funds of humane
societies. The writer was passing along
one Of the business streets of Boston
early on n summer morning, at an hour
when few people had risen. The streets,
lined only with stores and warehouses,
were almost deserted.
Presently he saw n worling-man,
carrying dinner-pail in his hand, come
around n corner. The man wore soiled
and tattered clothes, and looked rs if
he might be making his way to the
docks or coal-yards for long days
work.
Just mt this moment thin and for
lorn cat came out Of an alley and
walked toward the passing working
man, mewing piteously. The man
stopped, bent down and strol1ed the cat,
which responded by arching its back,
rubbing against the mans legs and
hand, and moving louder and louder.
\ - 10 OOhhSJ oilQ IllO
working-man. Some ones gone and
left ye."
He opened his dinncr-pail, took out
ono of two sandwiches which were
there, opened it and removed the piece
of corned beef that was between tho
slices of bread, and gave the meat to the
cat, breaking the beef up and feeding it
to the animal bit by bit.
Just as the cat was grcedily eating
the last Of the meat, small and very
lean and dirty dog came running up,
looking wistfully ut the proceeding.
The cat made no movement toward
fight. The dog was evidently ON nc
quaintance.
Companions in distress!" said the
worlSing-man. He said nothing more,
but, taking the other of the two sand
wichcs out of his pail, opened that, re-
moved the meat, and fed it to the dog.
Then he went on to his days work
without any meat for his own dinner,
but leaving the cat purring contcntedly
and the dog lying in q sunny doorway,
with the air of one who says:
Fate can not harm mel have dined today"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-15
Some National characteristics.

A foreign writer has been at pains to
give category of the points of differ
ence between the typical women of the
three leading nationalities, 1t is not
recommended as an infallible one, but
it certainly is interesting. "a French
woman loves to the end of her honey
moon, the English woman her whole
life, the German woman forever. Tho
French woman takes her daughter to
the ball, the English woman takes her
to church, the German woman gives her
employment in the kitchen. The French
woman has spirit and imagination, tho
English woman has little taste, the Ger
man woman modesty. The French
woman chats, the English woman
speaks, the German woman renders de-
cisions. The Spanish woman kills her
lover in jealousy, the French woman
her rival, the German woman simply re-
nounces, but all ut some time marry
some one else" -
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-15
Indian Coincidence.

a Pacific coast paper records the fol-
lowing illustration of Indian conscience:
Billy Chinook died recently at Warm
Springs. When he joined the United
Presbyterian church few years ago he
had three wives. Of course that would
not do for church member and he had
to give two of them up. Which one he
should keep was serious matter. Ono
had child, one had no sense, and the
third he loved best. She was childless.
Out of sense of duty he kept tho one
with the child, and the one he loved
best was married to another man,
which he said was pretty hard to bear.
The one without any sense he kept and
supported for help to his wife
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-15
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RAILROADS.
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-15
A Wonder Worker.

Mr.. Frank Huffman, young man Of
burlington, Ohio, states that he had
been under the care of two prominent
physicians, and used their treatment
until he was not able to get around
They pronounced his case to be Con-
sumption and incurable. He was per-
suaded to try DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, and
at that time was not able to walk across
the street without resting. He found,
before he had used half of a dollar bot
tie, that he was much better he con-
tinued to use it and is to-day enjoying
good health. If you have any throat,
lung or chest trouble; try it. We guar
antee satisfaction. Trial bottle free at
Budwell, Christian & Barbee's drug
store.
THE TIMES Is the leading paper of the
mineral belt of the two Virgfnias. If you
want to keep posted on the development
wit out 1t.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-15
Buena Vista, Virginia,
Offers Free Sites to Substantial
Industries.


Already those looking
ies 1T has passed the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-15

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, 1891-01-24

That the author is easily led to betray
excessive interest in himself is n fact due
in n great measure TO the peculiar condi-
tions upon which his artistic success de-
ponds. Every piece of his work is the
product of a mind that should be, from
first to last, completely absorbed in IT'S
creation. He cannot, like the painter or
the sculptor, summon and dismiss his
model Mt will, with the certainty of re-
covering at n moments notice the desired
pose.
His models are continually on the
move; each one, to be convincing, must
not only shine with the light of varied
circumstance, but must also show cause
for existence by effect upon the others;
since the interest of a story flags the in
slant its characters are at a standstill.
AS n natural consequence their creator
carries them always with him, really
most alert in their behalf when he seems
TO be most inactive.
At home and abroad he is ever playing
his game of chess whereof the pawns
are men," with no board to guide him
but that mysterious one traced upon the
table of his brain. All he sees and hears
contributes its mite to the source of sug-
gestion from which he draws, and by his
skill in the drawing his power is deter
mined. Intricate problems force them
selves upon him, to be solved with the
incest discrimination out Of his own ex-
perience. With him eternal vigilance is
the price of victory.-Point of View in
Scribner's.
, 1891-01-24
a PYeMY CAMP.
Asw the DwArfs of the Great African For
est Build and Live.

Msw the DwArfs of the Great African For
est build and Live
Their villages, situated under the i'm
perviOus foliage Of the largest clump Of
trees to be found near the locality where
they propose camping, struck us as being
comfortable, snug and neat. l have seen
n~inety-two huts in one of these villages,
arranged in a circle of about fifty yards
in diameter. The pygmy camps are gem
orally found at the crossways, where two
or more paths intersect, and are from two
to three miles distant from agricultural
settlements. Our anXieties always less
ened on meeting them, for the more
paths we found the more we were as
sured of food and the roads improved.
Sometimes these forest villages were
planted midway between parallel lines
of settlements "A short walk from our
camp through the woods, north or south,
would take us TO plantations large enough
TO supply a regiment with food. One
time we came to a group of dwarf vii
lagos whence a broad path six feet wide
communicated with another group three
miles distant. This road was a revela-
ton. IL informed us that the tribe was
more than usually powerful; that it was
well established; that the chief possessed
power, and was permitted to exercise it.
Outside Of the great kingdom of Uganda
we had not seen in Africa a cut road
longer than half a mile.
The huts in every pygmy camp were
of a tortoise back figure. The doorways
were not more than three feet high, and
were placed at the ends, one being for
daily use, and the other, which fronted
the bush, for escape. Those for constant
convenience looked out on the circular
common and pointed to the center, where
stood the tribal chiefs hut, as though the
duty of every household WAS to watch
over the safety of him who ruled the
community.
We rarely found a hut higher than
four feet six inches. In length they va
ried from seven to ten feet, while the
width would be from four and a half feet
to seven. In what appeared to be old es-
tablished camps we found rough cots
constructed, which were raised a few
inches above the ground, after the style
of our own forest couches. Several lay
ers of p%hrynium leaves make n luxurious
bed.-Henry NJ. Stanley in S~cribner's.
, 1891-01-24

Given an equal amount Of intelligence
at the start, a dog which has been well
trained is worth twice rs much as one
untaught. 1t is as true Of dogs as of
men. Education counts.
Do not undertake to teach a puppy
unless you have a large stock of patience.
Unless you can control your temper and
be persistent in teaching your best
course is to buy a dog already trained.
But if you want real dog love and con-
fdence take the animal in his puppy
hood, as soon as he is able to feed him
self, and your efforts will be crowned
with a greater success than ever comes
otherwise. No dog ever loves any one
80 well as his teacher, who represents to
him the wisdom and power of the world.
A dogs world, you know, is n very mar
row one.
Suppose yourself the owner Of Il pup
ply. He is entirely ignorant. Come
here!' $50 therel' mean the same to
him. since they mea nothing at all. He
must first learn what you want, and
there you must give yourself the first
lesson in patience.
Begin with. Come hereF- You can
make him understand what this means
by allowing him TO see his food in your
hand. Teach him nothing else until he
knows perfectly what that means and
obeys it.
When he comes to you pat him and
pet him. Dogs are much like children.
fond of praise and equally fond OF their
W ways. If you tell your dog to come
to you make him do it.. If he never dis
obeys he will never know he can disobey.
Youths Companion.
, 1891-01-24

Gustav Larson is employed by the city
of Minneapolis in the sewer department.
In company with two fellow workmen
he proceeded to Twenty-seventh street
and Tyndale avenue to make an inspec.
ton and clear the sewer of a jam which
seemed to exist. He entered the sewer
alone, his two companions remaining
above ground to give help if necessary.
The sewer at this point is sixty-six inches
high. His companions figured out that
they would not be needed and walked
off. Without a light Larson lost his
bearings, and his shouts for assistance
brought no answer.
Finally Larson gave up shouting and
endeavored vainly to find another man
hole out of which he could crawl. There
were plenty of them, but they were out
of reach. After walking nearly two
hours Larson noticed the passageway
was growing smaller, and this gave him
hope. Soon after he managed to find a
manhole that he could reach, and by the
aid of the sewer walls reached terra
firma in an exhausted condition. The
escape was made at Fourth street and
Cedar avenue, about three miles from
the place of entrance.-Cor. Chicago
Herald.
, 1891-01-24

A tired young man stood at the win
dow of his room in his house on one of
the uptown cross streets on Christmas
afternoon, and looked at the windows in
the big, long brown stone block on the
other side of the street. He saw on the
ledge of a third story window of the
house directly opposite a bottle of cham
payne. 1t had evidently been placed
there to get cool. On the ledge of a sec
ond story window of the same house he
saw a Photographic frame with a glass
exposed to the light. Another ledge was
the resting place of a pan filled with
something which he could see was smok-
ing hot. The young man owns a spy
glass, and looking through it at the
smoking pan he concluded that the girls
in that room across the way must have
been making molasses candy on a gas
stove andhad put the stuff out to harden.
Turning his spyglass to the window
lodges Of other houses on the block he
noted these exhibits:
A milk jar partly filed.
A large pot Of some face preparation
with French label, the words of which
were not easily d~iscernible.
Two baskets of ranges, apples and
grapes.
A wooden butter tray, the paper w
being turned up by a breeze, and dust
sprinkling itself on the butter.
A German seltzer jug.
Two bowls, each covered with a plate.
Another bottle of wine.
A cardboard box, such as is used for
ice cream
Besides all these things which dodgers
had put on their window lodges, the
sweep of the spyglass up and down the
row of houses showed seven tin pals
and eight pitchers. -New York Sun.
, 1891-01-24

A gentleman who returned from the
North Woods Saturday says that the
snow has not fallen to a great depth
among the mountains yet, but that the
mercury has gone worry low on several
occasions, and has thus caused much
suffering among the deer and other ami
mails in the woods. He says that some
of the young deer were frozen by the
intense cold, and that lumbermen report
that numbers of the smaller animals
sought shelter in the logging camps.
Last winter will be remembered as an
especially favorable one to the animals
in the woods and mountains, but this
winter will be a very hard one for them.
The trappers are having good success
in catching the various small fur bear
ing animals in large numbers, as the
winter is so severe they are easily lured
to the bait of the traps.-Utica Observer.
, 1891-01-24

Eject of Copper Salts on IudIa rubber.
In a recent paper Mr.. w. Thomson. of
Manchester, England, said hat it is
known that copper salts have a most in
furious effect on india rubber, and AS
copper is sometimes used in dyeing
blacks and other colors cloth so dyed is
liable to ~decompose and harden the rub
Der put into it. A peculiarly investi-
gated by tho author is that metallic cop
per placed in contact with thin sheets of
india rubber brings oxidation and hard
euing of its substance. although no APP
preciable quantity of copper enters the
india rubber, while metallic zinc and
silver have no injurious effect.
All oils, except castor oil, have n most
detrimental effect on india rubber,
which can best be kept under water, I'M
der glycerine, in coal gas or in u vacuum.
The smell of india rubber is one of the
characteristics of its decomposition, and
it has been noticed that a piece of blot
ting paper placed over the ~decaying rub
Der is colored by certain volatile sub
stances resulting from the oxidation
that produces the hardening Boston
Transcript.
, 1891-01-24

When the Sioux go ON the warpath
in anything like reasonable weather
they exercise great economy in dress.
black paint in crosses. They also wear
their hair loose and flowing. and put a
liberal allowance of red and black paint
on their faces. Decorative art prevails
largely in their make up, Bugs, rep
tiles and animals, as nearly as the rude
~ artistic mind of the Sioux can con-
trive, are painted on their foreheads
and chins, while II cross of red and
black paint adorns each cheek-Denver
Republican.
, 1891-01-24

An F street attorney relates that he
received an application for a pension
from a country lawyer in Michigan re-
Gently, in which the claimant signed his
name as Daniel o. Connell." In subse-
quent papers filed he wrote it Daniel
O'Connell." The attorney wrote to the
lawyer to report whether the name was
O'Connell or Connell. The provincial
Blackstone retorted in what he evidently
considered a very sarcastic letter, wind
ing up with this bit of bucolic wit,
THE name is O'Connell, as any fool
might know; but what difference does it
make, anyhow, whether you say, NC
earthly, come out of the house, or come
out of the house, Mccarthy Wash
ington Post.
, 1891-01-24

One of the prettiest things in the mu-
seum of the dead letter office is a lady's
fan made of stork feathers, the plumes
being rarer and richer than the finest
ostrich plumes. 1t is most magnificent
in appearance, and doubtless graced the
costume of some court beauty in the Old
World. 1t came to this country from
Europe many years ago, but no clew to
its owner or origin was ever obtained.
In one of the cases there is a box of we'd
ding cake, which came to the dead letter
Office six years ago as unclaimed. 1t is
getting a little old and discolored, but
by this time would probably be pretty
dry eating. Considering its present
characteristics it might be excellent
wedding cake to dream on" 1t GER
tainly has all the elements necessary to
produce a fanciful nightmare. Rosaries
are quite common in the cabinet and
crucifixes are also plentiful.-Washing-
ton Cor. St. Louis Globe-D Democrat.
, 1891-01-24
Eupepsy,

This is what you ought to have, in fact
you must have it, to fully enjoy life.
Thusands are searching Tor it daily. and
moaning because they find it not. Thous-
ands upon thousands of dollars are spent
annually by our people in the hope that
they may attain this boon. And yet it
may be had by all. We guarantee that
Electric Bitters, if used according to di-
r~ections and the use persisted in, will
bring you Good Digestion and GUST the
demon DW%Esp vs. and install AL instead Ea,
for Dyspepsia and all diseases of Liver,
Stomach and Kidneys. Sold at so cents
and 81 per bottle. by B. B. David. drug
gist.
, 1891-01-24
Making Mar oonsumptIv. Proof.

Dr.. Koch's remarkable discovery has
already been followed by a further step,
which aims not somuch at curing people
who are afflicted with consumption as at
preventing the growth of the disease in
those who are healthy, just as Jenner
introduced vaccination as a preventive
against smallpox. This discovery has
been made by Drs. Hericourt and Richet,
pupils of NJ. Pasteur. Their experiments
so far have been confined to rabbits, but
they are confident of having found out
the secret of making man consumpsive
proof.-London Tit-Bits.
, 1891-01-24

NJ. Mars, the we'll known French car
i-caturist, was in the house of commons
the other evening. He was brought in
by a brother ca~ricaturist, Mr.. Harry
Furniss. but he expressed some surprise
when he was informed that sketching in
the strangers gallery was forbidden.
Nevertheless he took one or two thumb
nails" In Paris NJ. Mars is permitted
TO prosecute mis- humor from a seat next
to the premier of France. Honorable
members will perhaps be amused to hear
that NJ. Mars does not consider the house
has much individuality in its members.
London Star,
, 1891-01-24

A few weeks ago the train on this di-
vision of the Meran-Bozen railway was
obliged to come TO halt for want of wa
ter for the engine, and the passengers
had to turn out to help the trainmen
bring enough water to render possible a
completion of the journey. We omitted
all mention of this occurrence in the
hope that in the future similar incon-
veniences would be provided against.
To our deep regret we are again in the
disagreeable position to record such an
occurrence, and we feel it our duty this
time to lay a description of 1t before our
readers.-Meran Zeitung.
, 1891-01-24

Gold can be beaten out so thin that it
allows light to pass through it, in which
case, though it still appears brilliant yell
low by reflected light, it is green ms
viewed by transmission; that is, by the
light that passes through it. This curious
effect can easily be observed by laying u
piece Of gold leaf upon a plate of glass
and holding it between the y and the
light, when the gold will appear semi
transparent and Of a peculiar leek green
color.-Chambers' Journal.
, 1891-01-24
ARE you GOING EAST,

Ii SO you will ask for tickets via
WABASH LINE.
WHY Because in the fret place it is
to many Of the principal cities of the East
the
SHORT LINE, and because on all
trains there are, free to all, new and ele-
giant
RECLINING CHAIRS and, from
points in the Rocky Mountain region, on
all through trains.
THROUGH PULLMANS, and, to cap
the climax Of luxury, all trains are fed on
DINING CARS.
@. NJ. HAMPsoS,
Commercial Agent, Denver, Col.
1927 Seventeenth Street.
, 1891-01-24
TWENTY DOLLAR GOLD PIECES.

Mrs, John Curtis of Peoria, ILL.,. writes:
Used enc box of Usage Pills previous to
my second confinement; they worked like
a charm. Would pay $50 for a box
rather than do without them. as they
have proved a Godsend to me-" Write
Usage Medicine company, Wichita, Kas.,
For particulars. and their book to wives
mailed free. Sold by druggists. Sold by
W. N. Hunt, Cheyenne.