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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-06-25

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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-06-25

FRIDAY morning at about | o'clock,
the middle one of battery of three boil
ers at the Benwood blast furnace. in
Martins Ferry, let go, with loud report
and destructive effect. The boiler was
blown over fifty yards, and fell into the
river. In its course, it struck a boat
house, which it tore to splinters. Four
men were sleeping in the boat house.
One escaped injury; two received severe
cuts and bruises, while a young man
named Charley Roush, was horribly man
gled. His right arm was torn from the
socket, the flesh on the right side of his
face was cut and rolled back, an eye was
knocked out and the cheek and frontal
bones were broken. He died a few
hours after the accident. The explosion
seems not to have been due to careless
ness. The boilers had been examined a
few months ago and pronounced safe.
They were, however, old, having been
in use 26 years-and out of repair, as ex-
tensive mending had been necessary be-
fore starting up last Tuesday 1t will re-
quire several months to put the furnace
in shape for work again, and it is whis
pered that the repairs will not be made,
and that the furnace viii be abandoned.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-06-25

George V. Brown. Committeeman.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11

English suite" exclaimed a kindred club
spirit.
81 like it because it fits better. 1t
costs morc-costs almost double-what
an English suit costs, but then, you see,
it fits man beautifully. And you
can't depend upon an English suit to do
that. I've been buying my clothes four
times n year of n London tailor, but
lately have made up my mind that
American tailors and American cloth
are good enough for me-"
"What brought you to this frame of
mind?"
'NNhy the fit of my clothes for one
thing, the promptness with which get
them, and then, what pleases me bet
ter than anything else, is the fact that
in America can go to my tailor and
buy whole piece of goods. There are
just seven yards in the piece and order
suit made of it. 1 can then feel as
sured that no one else will have suit
just exactly like it. 1t is select piece
goods, pay good price for it and 1
get an excellent fit. Now, why sh ould
go over to the other side and take
anything that I can get, just because it
IS EnBllSn!
Thus spake the successor to the first
king of the dudes.
The same day some women were
lunching- at the club. Spake one:
81 have found such an excellent tailor
in this country. He makes my clothes
beautifully, and though pay little
more than I pay in Paris they are really
worth it, because when they are done
they are SO perfectly satisfactory! Now
this gown for example: 1t bears every
resemblance to an imported dress. 1t
has all the French chic, the London fin
ish, and is like the foreign texture.
Yet it was all achieved right here in
New York. This lovely shade of myrtle
green combine SO eXquisitely with the
gold embroidery upon the vest and cuffs
that the combination is admired by
every one. And the Persian lamb
which edges everything in the way of
trimming sets off the gown so charm
ingly, that I find that have not only a
very stylish fall dress for the street, but
that have also dress that can wear
to informal dinners, if so desire"
81 quite agree with you," ouoth
another. 81 see no reason why we
should cross the ocean TO get our
clothes-especially as many London
tailors have branch establishments
here and many of the Paris dressmakers
are sent over by New York houses. 1t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
FOR 1A sY.s PLEASURE.
Papa Made the Victim OF Premature
Sense of IIumnr

Papa Mado the Victim OF n Premature
Sense OF IIumor.
The man who is tho proprietor of an
infant with premature sense of humor
is deserving of allopathic quantities of
sympathy, says the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser. Such IL man with such
an infant, accompanied by its doting
mamma, rode up town in n Sixth nv
enue l. train at about eight o'clock last
night. The man was of dignified mien,
and wore n pair of old-fashioncd specta-
Giles with all the gravity of heidelberg
professor. His heir-apparcnt was in
deep mental stress, and uttered piercing
yells with the precision and accuracy
OF rapid-firc gun. From the hand of
the heir-apparent dangled small and
highly farcical straw sailor hat.
Let baby put it on you, William"
whispered the doting mamma to the in
fant's paternal progcnitor; st pleases
him so much, and he'll stop crying for n
minute"
do you want your husband to look
like an absolute ass before car load of
people?" answered he of the spectaclcs.
"Oh! William, how can you speak to
me that way?" And she threatened for
q moment to indulge in a weeping
match with her offspring.
Sadly the man removed his tile and
sadly bowed his head. With n gurgle
of glee the infant carefully fastened his
little white hat over his fathers right
ear. The infant was not alone in that
gurgle; everybody in tho car joined in,
for the father, when he raised his head
again, looked extremely like penny
comic valentine done in four colors
He Immediately turned beautiful
vermillion tint, but the way in which
he stood the grins and chrcslcs of those
about him would have done credit to
the traditional major. Every attempt
on the part of the father to covcrtly
slide off his infants wcirlly absurd
headgear brought renewed yowls from
the young one, who finally laughed
himself into q sound sleep.
1t was then the harassed parent
stealthily resumed his tile and buried
his. bcctlike countenance behind an OK
panSivc newspaper
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
ENGLISH PEERS.
Some of the Mental Offices which They
Perform.
ing manner.

Some of the Mental Offices which They
Perform.
have always thought, says Henry
Labouchere in the Forum, that it is
somewhat unfair that moneys expended
in buying peers should be credited to
the civil list of the sovereign. If the
business of the house of lords can be
carried on only by such means. it should
be openly avowcd. and parliament
should be asked to vote the necessary
reptile fund" Whenever it is sug-
gested that members of the house of
commons should be paid, the proposal
is denounced by the party to which
the vast majority of these greedy rep
tiles belong, as something degrading to
the dignity of parliament; and yet these
very peers snarl and quarrel over the
distinction of highly paid court posts
among themselves, whenever their
party comes into power, like pack of
hungry ours over some bones that nrc
thrown into their kennel. What would
be thought, in the United States, of the
senate, were each incoming president
able to distribute salaries to some thirty
senators for performing ceremonial
duties about his person or about that of
his wife? Would the senate be deemed
independent of the executive were it
possible to give senator from the
north many thousands of dollars per
annum for walking backward before
the president with white stick, SEN
ator from the south a huge income for
looking after the presidential dogs. and
the wife Of senator from the west a
big salary for presiding over the gowns
| and petticonts of Mrs. President?
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
a. I T.. LEM
RAvAGEs OF THE GRIP.
Much Suffering and Death in
= Salem.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
DILLARD Sc PERsINGER BLDG,
SALEM, VA, Dec 10,


There have been few sadder days in
the recent history Of Salem than Thurs
day, for the insidious grippe is making
terrible havoc with those who are weak,
or suffering from pulmonary troubles,
and whilst already four or five have died
from consumption, there are others who
are critically i'll with pneumonia. Salem
makes no attempt to hide the fact that
10 grippe has control Of the town, for it
is the same all through the Southwest,
and whilst strong, healthy people can
laugh at this influenza. yet to the old or
feeble people it is indeed serious
matter.
Early Thursday morning Mrs. T. c.
Brown, an old lady of rs, died at the
residence of her son-in-law, after q
long illness from consumption.
About o'clock Thursday afternoon,
Mrs Leavell, mother of Mr.. j. B.
Leavell, died at her home in West
Salem, from pneumonia.
Thursday morning the funeral of the
late II. A. Weber took place, and in
the afternoon the remains of Mrs. A. E.
Huff were inferred in East Hill Gene
terry, and from the foregoing it may be
seen that there is feeling of gloom
resting on this usually bright, active
community.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
The WHIP SCORPION.
A venomous Insect Which Frequent
Mexico.

Mexico.
Mexico and other Central American
countries are afflicted with remark
able number of the scorpion family
locally known by the various names of
"scruncher," devils bull driver" or
whip scorpion" The scientific de-
scription Of this branch of poisonous
insect states, says the St. Louis Repub-
lie. that they have an elongated body,
divided into segments, the last six of
which are of equal size. The tail is
flexible and ends in n sting. The chel-
icora, or fangs, are short and end in n
pincher-like appcndage. The jaw APP
pendages, olpalpi, are also finished like
perfect forccps. Respiration is effect
cd by two pairs of pulmonary sacs,
which communicate with the air
through four openings.
A curious thing to be noticed about
the whip scorpion is that the poisonous
fangs above referred to take the place
of harmless feclers or antennm, such as
are found in beetles, butterflies, moths,
etc A cognate change is remarked
in spiders, in whom the nntennp are
replaced by poisonous jaws. The an
terror pairs of legs of the whip scorpion
are also peculiar They arc much thin
ner than the others and the feet are
many jointed, so as to be capable of
being used as flexible organs of touch;
SO, you see, this ugly-looling beast has
turned his feelers into poisonous jaws
and his feet into feelcrs. The whip"
of the whip scorpion consists of Il thin,
vicious-looking tail, which, when angry,
the scorpion lashes about in a surpris-
inc manner
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11

day and always. If you have lived in
New York you may have noticed that
while the rain does not rain every day
1T threatens to do SO, and that is just
about as bad for ones feelings.
1t is generally threatening at some
time in the day, and the New York
woman who has any regard for her
clothes looks around to see what she
can do in the way of n storm cloak.
She finds, now, that she can get a
macintosh of lovely English tweed
with the macintosh element so thor
oughly concealed that it might almost
as well not be there, as far as any
hindrancc to good looks is concerned,
although when the rain actually falls
the macintosh does it's work nobly.
Attached to the storm cloak is a cane
with high, puff sleeves and the most
fashionable gathered back that you can
imagine. There is also Metlici collar,
a pointed yoke and everything which a
well-rcgulated cloak requires in order
to be in the fashion. Get n cloak like
this, or one that suits you as well, and
then wear it every time it looks like
rain. And you will find that you are
twice as happy and that your clothes
will keep fresh twice as long as when
they were subject to sudden showers
and the uncertainties of slcct and snow,
Have you noticed
That theatcr hats have Jet crowns?
| That nobody is wearing short hair?
That moro false hair is worn than
has ever been seen before?
That your neck must be mufIled ND in
a boaNaf you are going to be fashionable?
That you must wear gloves, stitched
to match your hat?
That watches are hung upon a gold
knot which is pinned TO the waist?
That lace fichus are more fashion
able than they have been in years?
That evening dresses must be of lace
overs silk lining Of different hucq
That your hat cost Just as much even
if you did press out your old trimmings
and take them to the milliner's TO do
| duty on another hat?
That it is the fashion to wear very
long chains around the neck?
That the chains should be loopcd an
on the bodice in French style?
That you must carry your umbrella
in cover?
That you must not tuck you handlser-
chief in the front of your bodice?
And finally, have You discovered that
you should dress always in black,
brown. blue or bright scarlet, If YOU
would be able to combine acceptably
the different skirts and waists in your
wardrobe?
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11

picture and see how much an outdoor
| garb changed woman in a space of
time almost too brief to mention. The
woman was pretty New Yorker and
was going away for u winters outing
through the west. She intended to
travel most of the time but had planned
10 stop over at ever so many places
where she would desire to appear like
any wcll-dressed lady of the times.
Going to one of the large dressmak-
ing establishments she requested that
she be fitted with garments that were
IN stock if possible SO there might be
no delay in the making. Moreover, she
ana not desire many changes of cloth.
ing. She could not be hampered with
many cloaks and dresses. She expected
to be out in all sorts of weather and
she wanted to look nice whether in
snow, hail, sunshine, wind OF storm.
First She was fitted with charming
coat OF brocadc, heavily trimmed with
jets. There was n very tall collar of
ostrich tips. The coat was profusely
adorned with jet pendants hanging
from the shoulders, back and the under
arm seams. These were long and nu-
merous and gave the coat remarkably
dressy appearance. In length it was
what is known as short three quarter,
and thus it served to hide the plainness
of the travelling skirt, which might
often be worn with it. A tiny creation
of ostrich tips, velvet and a bird made a
hat which could be packed away in
box one-fourth the size of an ordinary
hat box.
So much for the dress-up costume.
For the plain one-the durable one
to be worn through all kinds of wealth
err, there was brought out navy blue
serge cape. cut in the prevailing fash
ion, with fullness on the shoulders and
at the sides, but quite plain front and
back Inside of this there was thin
lining of gossamcr or rubber, which
was in turn covered with beautiful
shade of bright red silk. The silk was
not designed to show on the outside,
but could, if one wished, be wrapped
around the shoulders in all it's gaudi-
ness in parlor car, or, in the friendly
cabin of a boat There was u tall stand
ing collar of natural beaver which com
bined beautifully with the cape and it's
lining. a derby hat went with this
and all was we'll with the appearance
of the traveller.
With these two outside garments,
woman could very nicely travel the
continent over and yet be able to dress
herself for the street SO as to appear
well upon any occasion. Could she not?
1t should be added that the rubber lin
ing of the cape was SO thin that it did
not add perceptibly to the warmth, al
though making it perfectly waterproof.
If you have travelled through Scot
land, you have doubtless learned that
in Scotland, the rain, it raineth every
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11

is really ridiculous to think that New
York cannot supply u.s."
After this energetic speech the tea
cups ratified anew in the saucers and
the click of tiny forks among oyster
shells and the Jingle janglc of dainty
china drowned out what might have
been further remarked.
The gown which served for both
street and dinner occasions was GER
tainly all that it's owner had boosted it
to be, and the dude in his American
snit looked quite as natty and dudish as
his next door neighbor in English
trousers and Paris coat. So, perhaps.
If people are feeling this way we shall
all get to having our clothes made n:
home.
lfthe old adagc be true, that the dress
makes the man, IL is no less true ,ha. Il,
also makes the woman.
If yoz are inclined 70 doubt this In
the slightest sespcSt srs. gaze upon shs
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
RAILROADS
N : Z :: w horfo|ksWestgfn R.R
RAILROADS
sOlIEDGLE I'M EFFRor pEnEMaERn 1sa1,

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT DECEMBER G. 1891.
wKsrnouND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
s:2o q; IN: for Radford, Pulaski Bristol: also for
iiiucnGla, focAhOntas Elkhorn. CI,nch Val.
by DNlplon and Louisville via Norton,
i.ams 'a n,, sieePcrs to Eomphls and New Or
,ooa ncahs ana 10 Louisville via Norton
io"o .. III. ior hadfordand intermediate etationp.
NO connection beyond
"'io y. III. LOT Kadford, Pulaski, Bristol Con-
hects ut hadford for Blueield and Pocs.
na'n.a. PULLMAN Shoppers to Memphis Wis
NVhTh AND EAsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
,:Uv a. III. Tor Shenandoah; no Connection beyond
lzoo p M Tor HnScrstown. Pullman sleopcrs 10
New York via Harrisburg and PhiladeInhis
iii2 =. IN; LOT iaHersiown. Pullman slecpcrs to
washington via Shenandoah ,Junction and IN
New YORK via Harrisburg ~ w
$3.50 q. III. for Petersburg and Richmond
l24o p M daily for Richmond and Norfolk PM,
man paror car to Norfolk.
DUO p III. Tor Lynchbury; no connection beyond
l1l5 p. H. for Richmond and Norfolk Pnilmam
sleeper to Norfolk and Lynchburg TO Rich.
mond. w NieA
Clinch Valley ivision-Lcaves Bluefield daily
200 n M: for Norton, md 2:Ub D. m. for Nnr
tom Louisville and points on L. d n, r. r.
via Norton. " ~ ~
North Carolina Division-Lcavc Pulaski da,,v
I:OO u. m. for Ivnnhoe and 1850 p. III. for Ivan.
hoe and Gossan and $40 u. m. Except sun.
o1 For all additional information apply at ticket
ONCE or TO w b. BEVILL,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
BREvITIES.

Geo. M. Muse, county treasurer, will
leave in q few days for Richmond to
settle with the auditor, and his report
from Roanoke county will be, as usual,
very good.
~. II. Terrill, an old Salem boy, who
for the past six months has been travel
ing all over the States for New York
firm, spent Thursday with his friends
here.
Among the lawyers in town Thurs
to see Judge Blair on business were
w. A. Glasgow, of Roanoke; A. A.
Phelgar, of Christiansburg, and Messrs.
Haden and Lunsford, of Fincastle.
The Norfolk and Western railroad
is having the brick walk on College
avenue completed to the depot.
Mr.. OFT Crawford is in Salem and
says that LYnchburg, Radford, Pulaski
and Richlands have the most money to
in the Southwest.
Miss Carrie Nichols. of Washing ton,
D. c., is visiting her father, Mr.. c. R..
Nichols.
It is reported that Councilman John
A. Francis is busily preparing history
of Bryant's battery during the late war.
w. H. Mendenhall left to-day for his
home in Lewistown, Pa.
Col. R. S. Cheeves, a member of the
National Prohibition Committee, of New
York, delivered an address on temper.
ance in the Town Hall Wednesday
night to about one hundred people.
Mayor Younger is about to fine a
number of citizens if they do not pay
proper attention to the "scayenger ordi-
nance" When the entire sewerage sys-
tenn is complete, the scavenger nuisance
will be thing of the past
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
wYTHEvILLE.
MANY Cases OF tho Grip-Death of an Aged
Citizen.

Many Cases OF tho Grlp-Death of an Aged
WYTHEvILLE, Dec. 10 Especial The
grip is still raging in Wytheville and
vicinity, and the sick list lengthens
daily. The physicians arc working
night and day, and the druggists are
doing thriving trade. AS yet only
few cases have proved serious, and the
patient generally RECEIVERS after endur-
ing few days of abject misery.
Miss Annis Kent, daughter of Hon.
r. G. Kent, is reported very sick at her
fathers home, near town, with the
grip.
Mr.. Geo. Bowden, highly respected
young man and an employee of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
here, has been dangerously i'll with the
grip and inflamm atory rheumatism, but
is much better at this time.
Mr.. Alexander, father of Rev. j. II.
Alexander, principal of Plummer Me-
anorial College, died last night at his
sons residence. He was 81 years old.
This is the fifth or sixth death among
Wytheville's oldest residents very re-
Gently.
The pipes have all been laid connect
Ing the reservoir with the new water
supply, which is bold freestone spring
several miles from town. This adds
much to WYtheville's advantages as a
summer resort.
Mr. Clarence M. Clark, who purchased
tho tract OF mineral land on Cripple
creek from Mr.. Geo. Porter few weeks
ago. made the cash payment of fifteen
Thousand dollars on yesterday.
MIR. Geo. w. St. Clair and his bride,
who spent several days in Wytheville,
and to whom a handsome reception was
given by Mr.. st. Clair's father last
week. left on Monday night for Jtffer-
sonville, Tazewell county, their future
home. Mrs. St. Clair was popular
young lady of Stanton, Va. She was
formerly Miss Annie Walker.
There is an unusually full and pretty
line of Xmas goods In town, and shop
gers are flocking in not only from the
county. but from adjoining counties, to
supply themselves with Xmas gifts.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
Queer Chinese WAYS.

The Chinese have queer ways of do
ing things. They boil their rice in nat
iron boilers SO thin that they burn
through very quickly. Some English
makers thought the boilers should be
thicker. and sent some thick ones there,
but the Chinese refused to use them.
saying that they were too thick. be-
cause, to get the rice boiling, they
would have to spend more in fuel than
it would cost to renew the thin boiler
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
Time Nc nhysct.

by getting your ticket over our line"
urged the travelling passenger agent OF
the X, Y. Sc q. railway you will save
sixteen hours time Gu the trip"
"On the A.. - IL G. route" said the
agent of the rival line, You get two
hundred and ninetyscvcn miles more
riding for the same money"
The agriculturist from Maverick
bought his ticket over the a., Ii. &c G.
route.-Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
Twenty Four Hours ischind Tin,c.

snow, Willie. said Clara. run out
and play, there's good little boy.
expect MIR. Brindle shortly. and want
to try the effect of my new gown on
him."
You're too late, SIS" replied Willie.
with triumphant CLEAN in his eye.
"Brindlc called yesterday while you
were out. and I brought out the whole
rig and showed it to him." Cloak Re-
view
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
Mercantile liam,

."Iow do you sell these pcachcs?"
asked Gilhooly of q colored woman who
had them for sale
six for dime, boss"
Gilhooly began to pick out half a
dozen of the largest and finest.
"You can't do dat. boss. Yer can't
pick out der biggest ones onless YOU
buys 'em all."-Texas Siftings.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
a Strain ON FrlcndshIp.

Garry, want you TO be one of my
bridesmaids"
You are my dearest friend. Sally.
but yon are asking too much"
"Too muchl Why?"
1--WE just become engaged to your
fiance. Life,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
Tobacco in ..oInc.

a tobacco drummer who has travelled
all over the country says that Maine
uses more tobacco per capita than any
other state in the union. Tobacco deal
crs drum the state harder than any
other, large lrtns keeping ono and
sometimes two rncn continually in
Maine, while onc Iaaa viii look ont for
ih2 trace In several ether s.ztsA
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
Above tho Snow LIne.

Guest lat Chicago hoteD-I wish you
would have one of the boys take my
overcoat up to my room and show me
the way.
Clerk would advise you to put 1t
on, sir, If you are going to your room.
It's on the top floor, and you'll need it
before you get up therc.-Clothier and
Furnisher.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
Unusual Luck.

Gus DeSniith-I see by the papers
that the czar has been enjoying the
pleasure of the chase in the Jabonslsi
forest, near Warsaw.
Gilhooly- What luck did he have?
Gus DeSmith-Splcndid He came
back alive.-Chicago News.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-11
The Best Evidence.

Justicc-You called this man n drunk
en- bum. What reason have you to in
suit him by such language?
Prisoner guess know what am
talking about. Don't we take each
other home every night?-Texas Stiff
mrs