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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-03-06

Baltimore, August y, 1887.
MT. G. =. Knight bear Sir The paint YOU
supplied me with ON several occasions has Civ
IN such excellent satisfaction that | propose
using II again in painting my dwelling house
this season, and VIII thank You 10 send me,
through mail, one of your sample cards. Very
truly Yours, JOHN =. GILMAN.
Ufce of the Presdenl Judge OF the Court Of
Common Pleas.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-22
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

DIR. G. Staples left late Wednesday
| night for New Castle to attend Mr..
Clarkson, private secretary to the presi-
dent Of the New Castle Land and I'm
provement company, who fell and broke
his leg. DIR. Staples went by private
conveyance.
Capt. II. NJ. McIlhany, of Staunton,
was in the city yesterday.
Capt. Henry Taylor, who has been
spen ling the last four weeks with his
wife and family i'll Oil City, Pa, has
accepted position with the CONSOLE
dated Mining Company of Roanoke.
Thirtysix deeds to real estate sold in
the past week were filed in the clerks
office yesterday.
Officer Rigney left yesterday for Dan
vile to attend the bedside of his father
in-law, w. j. Moore, who is very sick
and not expected to live.
Mr.. Wood Owens and family left yes
terday for Fort Lewis, where they will
reside in the future. Mrs. Givens has
sold her property on Fifth avenue n. W.
Bush & Gamers planning mills are
running to their full capacity and are
busy supplying large amount of lum-
Der to the new residences which are in
course Of construction. They work
about twenty-five men.
August Wright, of Petersburg, father
of George Wright, the shoe dealer, is in
the city.
John Branch was locked up by Officer
Geo last night for being drunk an in
sulting ladies on the street. lie re-
sisted arrest and had triple charge
preferred against him.
Maggie Irwin, colored, was arrested
last night by an officer on warrant
sworn out by Ed, Tucker, charging her
with creating a nuisance by loud and
persistent language and obscene con-
duct.
M. E. Stallsmith and Miss Annie
Courtney were married yesterday even
ing at 7 o'clock at the parsonage of the
Lee-street Methodist Church by Rev.
w. L. Schooley.
N. Rensch left for Danville yesterday
where he will sell out his propertp. He
expects to make Roanoke his home for
good
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-22
RODABAUGH a wANDEREK.

He Didn't Return. to Pennsylvania to
Arrange Matters.
e. E. Rodabaugh, who left Roanoke a
few days ago under cloud, evidently
has not returned to his old stamping
ground in Pennsylvania to fix things up,
as he claimed before departing.
The Columbia Independent, published
at Columbia, Pa, the home of wife No.
l, printed the following about Roda-
baugh in its issue of the Goth instant:
lin the winter of 1887 and SO Roda-
baugh taught school in Washington
Borough, and in the fall of 1888 he was
married to an estimable young lady Of
that place. AT 1.-The time of his marriage
he was teaching school at Island, Clinton
county, and after his school closed he
disappeared and never provided for his
wife. During 1890 he wrote her several
letters pleading with her to get a
divorce, so as to set him free, claiming
that he was a married man when he
married her. She knew he was lying
and she would not consent to divorce
and patiently waited until he would do
as he has done, SO that he could be
punished as he deserved for his infam-
Gus treatment of a too confiding woman.
lie is now wanderer, as he has left
Roanoke, as he said, to fix up matters
in Pennsylvania. He can only fix things
hereabouts by donning the stripes and
occupying prison cell.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-22
CITY BULLETIN.

Call and see the Little Giant" lamps
at The e. II. Stewart Furniture Co.
French, English and German tea and
dinner sets in new designs, Just opened
by The e. II. Stewar Furniture Co.
M. II. Jennings &c Co. are selling Fur
niture cheap and on easy terms at II
Salem avenue. apr26-1mo
A large stock of oriental embroideries,
in beautiful and novel designs, at The
e. II. Stewart Furniture Co.
Daniel e Holiday are selling hay,
grain and mill feed at close figures for
cash. Give them a trial ii Kirk ave.
S. W., rear Postofiicc. aprls-1mo
Forty thousand rolls of wall paper, in
every kind and grade, can be found at
The E. III. Stewart Furniture Co.
All kinds mill-feed, hay and grain
at lowest cash prices and satisfaction
guaranteed. Daniel & Holiday, IA
Kirk ave. S. W., rear Postoilice. apr19-lm
In no other house in the South can so
| large an assortment of house furnishing
| goods be found, as at The l.. III. Stewart
| Furniture Co.
| The largest and most complete stock
| of carpets, rugs and mattings in the
State. can be found at The Il. Ii. Stew
art Furniture Co.
Genuine Persian "Daghestan" rugs in
novel designs, at from SIS to $75 each,
at The e. ii. Stewart Furniture Co.
NJ. II. Jennings & Co. have the pref
tiest designs in wall paper, all entirely
new. apr26-lmo
Evans G. Chalmers have just received
a car load each of sash weights,
powder, old hickory wagons, cider mills,
sash, doors and blinds.
A large and beautiful stock of dining
room pictures have just been received
by The f. II. Stewart Furniture Co.
See the celebrated Charcoal Sheath
Refrigerator that saves over others one
third of the melting of ice. NJ. II. a on
nings S Co. apr26.lmo
Evans & Chalmers have the largest
stock of oils, varnishes and Longman
and Martinez paint ever brought to Ro-
anoke.
Japanese goods in great variety just
'eceived by The E. II. Stewart Furni-
ture Co. may2-lmo
Evans & Chalmers have just received
a large stock of guns, rifles and sporting
goods. Call and examine their stock.
Road plows, road scrapers, and all
kinds of railroad and mineral supplies
at Evans & Chalme s
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-22

And dealers in all kinds Of cooking
and heating stoves. Plumbing and gas
and steamfitting done. Tin roofing o
speciality. Satisfaction guaranteed. No.
115 First avenue, Roanoke, Va. nov4-tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-22
ElectrO-PIating.

We are now prepared to do all kinds
Of electro plating with gold, silver or
nickle. Bring your old watches, chains,
knives, forks, spoons, walters, pitchers
or anything you have to plate. We can
do it cheap. RICHARDSON Bros, TIMES
Bldg. aprl1-tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-22
Denth of Mrs. Smith.

Mrs. Annie Smith, mother-in-law Of
w. II. Jennings, died Wednesday nigh,
in this city, aged SO years. The re
mains were inferred in Salem Yesterday
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-22
-B-A-RG-A -INS-
NEW SUMMER : DRESS GOODS.

IS pieces 27.inch chalies at sets yard SO pieces
2o-inch challies at 12H cts: yard 50 pieces of
pest American satlnes new Persian and Ombre pat
terms, never sold for less than Il cts now cts a
yard. 50 pieces China cloth, beautiful summer fab
rc both black and light colored grounds,a at 12 cts
yard Twenty-Five pieces fine German plaids, all
wool 40 inches vide SO cts yard. Shepherd checks
and broken plaids in blue, brown and black at 80 cts
yard. 10 pieces 4o-inch boucle serges in tans and
greys at SO cts. yard. 24-nch China silks all col
ors SO cts yard 32-inch China Silks all colors 60
cts yard. 1000 Webster Dictionaries one given
away with 81 worth of goods bought Agents for
Halls Bazaar Dress Forms and Buttericks natterns
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-14
The Queens Latest Offer.
a Free Education Or One Year
Travel I'm Europe.

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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-14
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"The North American Review
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A monlder of intelligent opinions
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-14
A STRANGE CASE.
"A Theory of fCircMmstamtiaI Eyfa
dence Exploded by "A Shrewed
Criminal Lawyer mt
Milan, Tenn.

Milan, Tenn, Jan. 30.-The case
OF the State against John G. Avery
for the alleged murder Of his cousin.
Charles EnsIey, was concluded in.
the Circuit Court here yesterday
resulting in Avery's acquiltal.
La June, 1887, Charles Ersley a
cousin Of Avery, q wealthy young
man, was killed in his room. az
Rocky Springs, while lying on a
lounge. about 3 o'clock in the after
noon. The weapon was small
rifle, sending 80 caliber bali
through Ensley's brain. No one
was in the house at The time but
Ensley. An empty rife was found
lying in its rack on the side of the
wall, and the bullet fitted the tube.
Avery wasarrested for the crime, as
ne was the only one having close
relation to Ensley, who would have
profted by his death to an extent
of nearly 100000. Avery was
tried, pleaded not guilty, and was
convicted OF murder in the frst
degree and sentenced to to hanged.
Avery appealed 10 the Supreme
Cocrt and engaged celebrated
criminal lawyer, Colonel Wallis of
Cincinnati TO defend him. The
Supreme Court remanded it back
to the Circuit Court on account of
technical errors. A change of
venue was taken, and the trial
transferred to Paris. Two mistriaI
have been brought about.
Now comes tue strange part of the
story. The brilliant Wallis, with
genius almost phenomenal, and in
tiuenced by a fee of $4,000, struck
the keynote to the mystery. In Au-
gust last he had the rife loaded and
hung on the wall white sheet with
the form of man hung on it, and
q heavy cut glass pitcher of water
placed on the shelf above. The
temperature was SO degrees in the
shade, one'of the hottest days of the
year. The pitcher of water acted
as sun glass, and the hot rays of
the sun acting through the water
was refracted directly ON the
cartridge chamber of the rife.
Eight witnesses were in the room,
and a few minntes after 5 o'clock a
pull and report and The ball struck
the outlined from back of the ear
and the theory of circumstantial
evidence was exploded This incident
being seen and sworn to readily
explained itseIf to the jury. As the
sleeping man was lying on the
lounge the direct rays of the sun
glass heated the cartridge, causing
It to explode. No stranger case
has ever been known in the history
OF criminal law than that Of the
State against John G. Avery.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-14
d Remarkable Book by Rev.
II. Dewitt TaIznage, ID. Id.

1hlS IS SAID to be year OF re.
markable books, but doubtless the
most remarkable that will appear
for some time to come is Rev. T.
Life of Christ" and palestine and
it's People" Some idea Of what the
book contains and how it was
Dewitt Talmage's new work on the
prepared may be obtained by read.
ing the following extract from the
Doctors preface
10 my American home, on the
Atlantic, on Mediterranean, on
camel's back, on mules back, on
horseback, under chandelier. by dim
candle in tent en- Lake Galiee, in
convent, at Bethul where Jacobs
pillow was stuffed with dreams and
the angels Of the ladder landed: at
the brook Elah, from which little
David picked up the ammunition of
five smooth stones, four more than
were needed for crushing like an
egg-shell the skull of Goliath; mand
Astronomy halted; on the plain Of
Esdraelon, the battle field cf agcs
It's long red flowers suggestive of
the blood dashed TO the bits of the
horses brides; amid the shattered
masonry of Jericho, in Jerusalem
that over-shadows all other cities
in reminiscence, at Cana where
plain water became festal beverage,
on Calvary whose aslnnt and ruptnr.
ed rocks still the effects Of the
earthquake at the awful hemorrhage
of the five wounds that purchased
the worlds rescue, and with my
hand mittened from the storm, or
barred to the sun, or gliding over
smooth table, this book has been
written. =
This book will certainly be worth
reading and preserving. Il il not
only life of Christ from an entirely
new standpoint, but it is also
very interesting history OF country
and people who occupy a prominent
place in the thoughts and feelings
of all Christian nations. The large
number of excellent pictures of
places and scenery in the Holy Land
with which the volume is illustrated
give it special interest and value
We cannot all go to Palestine, but
this elegant book, through the aid
OF its pictures and DR.. Talmage's
wonderful descriptions accompany
ing them, brings Palestine to our
very doors. The book is indeed a
positive necessity to a proper un-
derstanding of the Bible accounts of |
places and events. We can under
stand and appreciate Bible history all |
the better when we see Photographic
representations of the places where
this history was made. From MAN
GER TO THEoEE" marks a new ear
in the literature OF Bible Lands. and /
we are not surprised to learn that !
the demand for the book is phenome.
nal. 1t ls sold on the exclusive
territory basis, and persons desiring !
to secure agencies will find the Pub
fishers announcement in another
column.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-14

THE New YoRK ILLUSTRATED
NEWS will be mailed, securely wrap
ped to any address in the United
State or Canada. for three months
on the receipt of.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-14
NOTICE.

Hunting on the lands and premises
of the undersigned, is, henceforth,
prohibited. Anyone tresspassing
on his properties will be prosecuted
to the all extent of the law.
j. r. GUEYDAE,
Shell Beach, La
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-14
For Rent.
HOGS FOR SALE.

NOTECE.--aAll property owners are
hereby notified tc have their chimneys
and fiues cleaned before the 1st of Decem-
her, 1890 as per resolution of the Town
Council Il. LEBLANC.
Nov. 15, 1890. Constable
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-14
O NE DOLLAR R.

Liberal discounts allowed. to
agents, post-masters and clubs. News
agents can sell this paper freely
openly and above board. Sample
copies mailed free. Address.
NeaD York Illustrated .Nea0S.
252 Broadway. New York City.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-30
A Hired GiYl's Washing Day.

I am ''only hired GIRL" but have a
Few suggestions which hope will be help
ful to some reader. ! will describe two
washing days-one sad and the other pleas
ant. We will suppose it is cold Monday
Late in January; a girl has a large washing
Tor family of five or six, including one
baby; there is snow on the ground; the
clothes must be dried outdoors and only a
lew can be hung out at time, as the girls
fingers almost freeze; she feels the cold and
the snow around her feet, and she wonders
with feeling Of bitterness why she should
be poor and dependent on others. Some of
the ladies' who have never done a washing
in their lives know nothing of the hard
ships poor hired girl has to endure on a
winter wash day. When the clothes at
last are dry, it is as hard to get them down
as 1t was to hang them up; they are frozen
to the line, and each piece the girl is afraid
OF tearing. Washing is day dreaded from
one week to another as long as it is cold
weather.
Now | will tell you how we do. Sticks
are fastened to the ceiling of the cellar; in
them are bored holes through which the
lines are stretched pretty close together.
The washing do on Saturday; this gives
the clothes all tho time until Monday
morning in which to dry. The clothes do
not freeze nor tear, and just think how
much easier it is for me. Wash day is nc
longer dreaded, no matter what the wealth.
er is. Of course it is necessary to do each
days special work one day sooner than
usual, but it gives day of rest between
two days of hard work, and it is such a
feeling of comfort on Sunday to think the
washing is done.-Hilda NJ Lyndin in
Springfield Homestead.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-30
Ready for d Lypchinp,

A lynching was nearly precipitated by
che error of a Kansas operator some time
ago. 1t was on y averted by the discovery
that there was no one to lynch. A young
farmer was called away from home for a
few days. His wife went to visit her
brothers in Il town near by during his alb
sence. The third day her husband tele.
graphed her, big ball, meet me at Wichita
tonight" There was to he dance and he
wanted his wife to attend. This was a
splendid opportunity for the imp of mis-
chief who causes Geographic bulls" He
tampered with the message so that when
the farmers wife read it it said, big Bill
got me at Wichita tonight"
Her instant and very natural conclusion
was that her husband had either been
captured or shot, or both, by desperate
named Big Bill" Her brothers agreed
with her, and the whole family and a mum.
Der of neighbors, all heavily armed, took
the first train for Wichita to rescue the
husband and hang big Bill" The hus.
band was waiting calmly at the station for
his wife. The vigilance committee de-
manded big Bill" and were not at all
satisfied with the husband for standing
there free and uniniured. The brothers
criticised him severely because he wasn't
kidnapped, and announced that in their
opinion he had been guilty of rank decep.
ton. A fight was prevented by his wife's
Intervention and an explanation.-New
York Times
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-30

Editor McGrath, Of the Baton Rouge
Truth does come straight talking.
'To those who dislike our plain way OF
Speaking OF public matters, some OF whom
seem to be gifted with more mouth than
discretion. we will say that the threat of
deriving US of the city printing is ex-
tremety silly ard absurd. The recompense
for DONG this class of work is quite unre,
,nrn-rative, but were il far greater 1t
woulG have but'Slight intlGence upon the
Truth. The room in our columns taken
up ~ the proceedings OF the city council
would be far more valuable if it could be
utilized in showing up the short comings
Of sorue of The city fathers, and unless we
mistake The sign of the times there will be
n3anf opportunities for doing SO in the
near future. We intend to stand by our
rights as q public journal and by the
rights OF the people so, city printing or
10 city printing, there will always De q
.cjieI amang We takIn' notes, and faith
bell p,int IT," While on this subject, we
will take occasion 10 say that if Truth be
The lowest bidder At the next letting out,
1t will have the contract or it will cause
howl to be raised that will make the
wr0ug doors weary. II we are not Inc
lowest We do not want it nor would we &C
capt il. Some other forn of intimidation
should be adopted, as we have been too
Door and proud al our life to care cop
per whether we get the public printing or
not We've corn pa,ch and an acre Of
sweet potatoes planted and we defy you to
starve US into submission If any one
thinks ii can DO done let him make the
attempt.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-30

Talking about professional jurors re.
minds me that when | was connected with
the Smithsonian institution at shington
knew man by the name of Scrivener,
who perhaps served more times on Il Jury
than any other man at the capital. If any
body approached him with newspapers
after crime had been committed he would
wave him aside majestically, saying: 81
don't want to know anything about it or
discuss the matter. You see | may be
called to serve on the jury and Juror
never discusses these things" Nothing
could induce him to read the newspapers
because it interfered with his professional
duties as juror. l think that man served
about twenty days out of a month on an
average He could always answer the
usual questions as to his opinions on case
satisfactorily to the counsel on both sides
and the court. That T.-s c3ie only man
ever knew who made serving on jury
profession. He was a very intelligent man
Auu ploDauly .t... JuI~., ..D.-In.e, view
in New York Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-30

The heads of infants should not be
washed in brandy, whisky, spirits of harris
horn or other stimulating washes. They
do no good, cause pain, and may SO irritate
the tender scalp as to cause disease.
For cleansing the head, soap and water,
or water with q little borax in it, are all
that is needed. After washing the scalp a
soft hair brush should be used. This will
remove any dirt or dandrutf, and will not
irritate the skin as comb would be likely
to do.
The hair of both boys and girls should
be kept short till or years of age. This
will conduce to cleanliness; prevent great
deal Of trouble in combing and washing;
will leave no harbor for the abominable
creepers to which children are exposed,
and by keeping the head cool will render
children less liable to the infammatory
affections of the brain, to which they are
strongly predisposed at their time of life.
Thus managed the hair will be smooth
and glossy, and accumulations on the
scalp will be prevented.
The custom of putting caps on infants
having been abolished by all we'll informed
people, it is hardly necessary to say that
the practice should be abandoned by all,
as the head is warm enough without the
cap is very likely to be too warm with it,
and in this way causing the brain atfec-
tons to which children are so prone
ILL 1~:-nal of Health.