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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

Tho pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothing effects Of Syrup Of Figs, when Ia
need Of = laxative aud II the father or moth
or BE- costive or bilious the most gratifying
results follow It's use, 90 that II r. the best
family remedy known and every family
should have bottle
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

WAS taken sick with ulcers on the left
lung. Doctors gave me up to die but a
friend got me some Bulls Sarsaparilla and
before used one bottle got better. and
after using II two months ! am at work
a. ain. - Vim. A. Brookins, Coldwatcr,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

A CHILD cannot tell what ais t. Asilrcwd
mother will not take chances but will try
DR.. Bulls Worm Dcstroyers at once Don't
let your druggist sell you any other kind OF
worm candy. Bulls Is the vest
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

metaphysics always remind me OF
the caravanserais in the desert They
stand solitary and unsupported. and are
therefore, always ready 70 crumblc into
ruin. -Talleyrand.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

A MAN hired a room under doctors ONCE
90 TINT the doctors might work over him ia
case or an emergency
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

MILLIONS Of women use Dobbins' Electric
Soap daily, and say II Is the best and cheap
est II they are right, you ongnt 20 use Il
bar Of your grocer and try II next Monday
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

The tin-platc taxes arc sample Of
the Mex nlcy tar n system which lays
most OF tho burden on the classes %
articles used in the poor mana An~s
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

CcSsrDER the man who Is always punct
ual-how much time he wastes waiting for
other people -Elmira Gazette
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

NEW disease. diphthcria of tho eve, has
appeared In Boston Strabismus Of the
throat may be expected ncxt-Lowcll Cour
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

THROAT DISEASES commence with a Cough.
Cold, or Sore Throat. "Brosrn's Bronchial
Iroches give immediate relief. Sold only q.
toxes Price Is eta
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

ALL disorders caused BY bilious state Of
the system can be cured by using Carter s
Little Liver Pills. No pain, gripping or dis.
comfort attending their use. Try them
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

BRoScHITrs Is cured by frequent small
doses OF Piso's Cure for Consumption.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

TnE office OF dentist il also studio
While he Is drawing those about him are
making music aud dancing N q Picayunc
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

PAPA. why do they call this census re
port from Washington "A rough countf'
.sl3ecause IL has uof been filcri vet NJ son ;,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

The WABASH LINE announces the
usual Low RATES FIR the HOLIDAYS.
Particulars given by the nearest Wabash
Ticket Agent.
r. CHANDLER. g. p. & I. A.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

THERE arc many idol words in the Ian
guagc o. the heather Pittsburgh enron
lclc.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

THE reason why a cow wears horns is be
cuusc she's got two. Binghamton Leader
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

THE anatomist Is the man who can give
Us the surcst Inside information. ~ Puck
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

1T II a bright man that can tell the age Of
saw By looking al its teeth N Ledger
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

A MAN doesn't have TO understand mill
tary tactics 70 drill hole. Birmingham
Ledger
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

ToREcrLATE the stomach, liver and bowels
and promote digestion, take one OF Carriers
Little Liver Pills every night Try them
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

Takes 1000 people 10 buy
DR.. Sage's Catarrb Remedy.
at so cents a bottle, to make
up $500.
One failure to cure would
take the profit from 1000
sales.
Its makers profess to cure
cold in the head" and even
chronic catarrh. and if they
fail they pay $500 for their
ovcr-conhdcnce,-
Not in newspaper words
but in hard easAl Think Of
what confidence it takes to
put that in the papers-and
mean it.
It's makers believe in the
Remedy. Isn't it worth a
trial? Isn't any trial prefer
able to catarrh 7
After all. the mild agencies
are the best. Perhaps they
work more slowly, but they
work surely. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are an 1lfiss
agency BUT qnfet and miM
They're sugar-coated, easy to
take, never shock nor derange
the system and half their pow
or is in the mild way in which
their work is done. Small
est, cheapest, easiest to take.
One a dose. twenty-five cents
a vial. OF all druggists.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

II may be said OF man who invests in a
quarry that his lot is hard one
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

The more you pclt tanner the better be
likes It. -Pittsburgh Dispatch
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

Or course there are exceptions - the
rule ''thc good die young. but there aren't
many Of us.-Elmira Gazette.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
MOVING PLANTS.
Interesting Eacts About tho my1oexfooD
Organisms Called Isnctcrhs-

AntcreStfnS EAct8 About tho bIySoeRfoCD
Organisms Called Bacteria
Bncteria ore not insects or bugs
says the Popular Science News, but
plants They have, however, tho power
of spontaneous motion Like other
living things they take in matter and
potential energy and give Off natter
and manifest energy.
In common with ill vegetables not
possessing chlorophyu they require
organic food for the maintenance of
life, but they can subsist upon food that
contains no proteid, being able TO talco
nitrogen and sulphur from inorganic
sources and carbon from organic
sources, and with water they build up
protcid material They share reepira-
ton in common with all living things,
taking In oxygen and giving off carbon
dioxide. Certain bacteria, however, do
not require free oxygen, being able to
unlock 1t from the substances in which
they exist; and certain chemical pro-
cesecs attributable to them evidently
depend upon this power OF unlocking
oxygen from stable compounds. Bac-
terra are very widely distributed, being
present In the atmosphere in vast num-
bers, and also existing in earth and
water. They cover the surface of our
bodies and line our entire alimentary
canals; fortunately, however, they arc
chiefly of the benign variety, which
will not thrive IN living tissuee- hence
called -pathogenic.
These microorganisu1s arc among the
smallest objects which the microscope
reveals a very common form of bac-
terra is thut known as the bacterium
fermo, which is an elongated, rod-like
cell about 1-2a, 600 of an inch in breadth
and less thun twice its breadth in
length. 1t is Don-puthogenic, costly
killed by antiscptics, and is always
found in putrcfying or septic fluids;
hence 1t is sometimes called the c,Erion
or septic fungus
Cold (S2 degrees Fuhrcnhcft) suspcnts
the animation of bacteria, but does not
kill them; many withstand o much
lower temperature boiling water
kills m0hry bacteria, but those that arc
In the condition Of spores can with
stand much higher temperature or
can Withstand the temperature of 2I2
degrees Fahrenheit for much longer
time than can the mature bectcrium.
In general terms extremes Of heat have
q more destructive action to bacteria
than extremes of cold Heat without
moisture does not necessarily destroy
the lives Of all bacteria, but pea1fcrs
some simply inactive.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22

There is probably no custom which
lenCs itself more readily to the propaga-
ton of infectious disease than the house
hold manufacture Of articles of clothing.
Every physician whose duty calls him
to the homes Of the working poor must
have been struck with this fact In
many cases II could not well be other
wise under existing conditions Tho
two or three available apartments arc
occupied by a fairly numerous family.
and a separate workrooIn would be re-
garded not unreasonnbly as needless
concession TO personal comfort Thus
1t happens that the same chamber In o
''Bweaters" tenement nay, the same
bed, often contains the sufferer from
scorlatina or measles and the coat and
vest which next week will adorn tho
window of some tailor. Nsinfected?
Probably not, unless under pressure of
some external authority, for the class
of workers TO whom we have referred
too often exhibit surprising Ignorance
or carelessness with regard to the
properties Of conteGion.--N, Y. Ledger.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
Deceptive telegraph pdaes.

In Java the woodpeclrers bore into
the telegraph poles, deceived by the
buzzing sound made by the wires into
tho belief that insects arc concealed In
the wood. In Norway the >yoodpoclrcrs
have boon found to bore Into the poles,
but more curious Is the fact That In
Norway bears have torn away tho
large stones placed at the bottom Of tho
poles, deceived by the sound into think
Ing that bees and their store Of honey
were to be found beneath. ...:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
The rl~er.s Conrnce
rescue.

The Bengal tiger has more courage
than the lion, according to Snowman,
who states TINT the matter was tested in
this manner: Eve placed shooting
cracker in the respective cages and fred
the fuses. AS soon as the fuses began to
burn they attracted tho attention OF
both animals, but in widely different
manner. The lion drew into q corner
and watched the proceedings with q
distrustful and uneasy eye. The tiger,
on the contrary, advanced to the burn
ing fuse With O firm step and unilinch-
ing gaze. On reaching the crncker he
took his paw and began to roll 1t over
the floor, and when 1t exploded beneath
his very nose he did not finch. but con-
tinucd his examination until perfectly
satisfied. The lion betrayed greet fear
when he heard tho report Of the explo-
sion and for quite time could not be
coaXcd out OF bis den"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
An INGENIOUS CIPHER.
How the Frteots Of > French Thief Coo
Thcnrsefces Into Sail.

Hoar the Frteo1ss Of 3 FRENCH Thief Got
ThcnrsGases Into sail.
Some years ago says the Detroit
Free Press, the friends of n Phrisian
thief adopted decidedly unique method
OF carrying ON clandestine corre-
pondence with him while he WIS await-
ing trial. One day the jailcr was Wis
tied by the prisoners betrothed, who
asked him to give her lover an envelope.
This upon being opened was found to
contain simply q small lock of her hair,
around which was folded leaf of a
book. The jailcr did not consider it
worth his while to DELIVER this souvenir
to the culprit, and, therefore, thpex 1t
aside.
a day or two later similar inclusu1e
was handed in at the prison gate and
shared the fato OF its predecessors In
the course of q week another WIS left
by the same person. This aroused the
suspicion of the governor Of the prison,
to whom had been detailed the circu1n-
stances He determined TO investigate
the meaning and accordingly first ex-
amined tho printed leaf This be found
was torn from novel and contained
S"ShtJ OH iuS-o Chl tdcH 6ltle. Lie
then turned his attention TO the hair
md discovered that there were twenty
six pieces Of unequal length. This puz-
zled him for awhile, and then suddenly
jumping to the conclusion that there
must be some connection between the
number Of tho printed lines and the
number of hairs, he laid each OF tho lat
ter along the line Of the page they re-
spectively reached beginning with the
shortest hair, at the top of the Leaf.
After changing them about several
times he discovered that each hair
pointed to q different letter, and the
combination thus produced formed a
slang sentence, by means OF which the
prisoner was given to understand that
his friends had asccrtained the day ON
which he was to he taken to court and
were determined to mako hold at
tempt to rescue him us soon MS ilc tnmii,
his appearance.
Taking the cue, the governor adopted
every precaution To Illustrate the we'll
laid plans of the outsiders; the attempt
was made and, as u natural consc-
qucncc, the cOnspirators soon found
themselves in the same condition as the
one for whom they had planned the
rescue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
Collins Not Likely.tu Survive

BRooKLyN, July 2l.-ISpcciall-A
shocking accident occurred during the
baseball game between I:rooklyn and
New York National League teams this
afternoon which will prohahv -"enlt in
the death of Hub Collins, the we'll known
second baseman of the BROOKLYN team.
lie and Right Fielder 1oin burns
started for short fly ball to right field.
While at full speed the mon collided
and both were rendered unconscious.
Both men were frightfully cut about
the face and blood was squirting from
Collins mouth and ears Physicians
wcre soon in attendance who after an
examination announced that tho men
we're suffering from conclusion of tho
brain and that Collins was likely to die.
tolilns was still unconscious at lat,.
critical va
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
CHURCH cHolRs.
Some OF tho Impositions TO Which Thcy
Are Compelled to Submit.

Some OF tho Impositions to Which Thcy
Are Compelled to Submit
Church quortettes have long been
considered the lawful prey of the over
worked porngrnphist The soprano aud
basso arc always grouped together,
while tho tenor ind alto are invariably
paired in an ontsgonlstic attitude to-
ward the other couple. Tho eQuilib-
rum of harmony Is recognized even by
the paragraphist This does not lessen
the fact that church choirs have real
grievances to which they must submit.
One Is tho gratuitous work they nro
called upon to perform In singing at
funerals Tho members of a church
choir are paid certain yearly Income
for singing certain number of times
In church on Sundays. It is taken for
granted that the choir will chcerfully
acquiesce In the suggestions that 1t vol
unteer its aid for all the church enter
talnncnts where music is a feature
And 1t is token for granted that tho
musical notes furnished are non-nego-
tnblc- This is simply looked upon by
the thrifty trustees as obtaining good
measure, pressed down end running
over, for the money pcid the choir.
But when the singers are asked to OF
tend the funern1 of some church mem
ber. whom very likely they did not
know, and sing three or four numbers
without as much as receiving thanks, 10
Is nothing more or less than an imposi-
ton The male members Of the choir
are called away from their business to
chant pathetic lays over tho remains OF
one IN whom they had not the slightest
personal interest yet because the do
ceased wes in the habit Of listening to
their voices every Sunday, they arc eN-
pected to feel amply compensated by
the satisfaction they derive from doing
an oct of charity. This dead-hced work
which church choirs, for obvious ros-
Sons, are compelled to perform is not
specified In the contracts and clnpot be
fairly included In the salaries paid for
singing in church, yet it is feet that
the singers are seldom paid for the pro
fessional services they render aA fu-
nerala-Chicago News
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
PROFITABLE PROFESSIONS.
HIRE Are TWO That Pny Isctoer THIN Esu
Ot Medicine.

Ehxe Are TWO That Pny I1etber THIN Ezw
Medicine.
In discussions and articles ON The
Choice Of Profession two Of the most
lucrative professions of all have gener-
ally been forgotten. These are the pro-
LESSONS of jockey and strong man. {"
At festive meeting, viz. the annual
dinner Of the limerick club, former
steward of the Jockey club said: Cases
BOW exist where Jockey receives a SAL
cry equal to that Of secretary of state,
and Jockeys even Of the second rank re-
ccive, I think. payments which place
them in position. from financial
point Of view, considerably ahead, I
may say, of the bulk of their employ
erS"
Besides these salaries (o rctaincrs, ms
they are called) the Jockeys receive the
authorized and regular riding fees, and
it is no cxaggcration, affirms the Pail
Mall Gazette, to say that at the present
moment ut least half dozen of them
are earning, in connection With their
riding. In the shape of rctainers, riding
fees and presents, $4,000 o year apiece,
and in one or two cases even more.
With reference to the earnings Of
strong men," Sandow Is reported to
have said, IN connection with the con-
test stn which he took part recently,
TINT by his defeat he lost moro than
$4,000, the savings of only two years.
If these statements are facts, and there
Is no reason to doubt that they are,
we need not wonder at the large num-
Der OF would-be 'strong men" and $och-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
Hanged nv "A NJnk

SHELBYvnLE, Ky, July si.-Ispe-
cial l. Yesterday morning Sam Phi.
lianx, negro, ass aulted Mrs. Thomas
Glenn, wife Of a prominent farm or. Tho
negro had been working for Glenn, and
during, the latte!'s absence cn,icrd Mrs
Glenn to field, where he cor mittcd
the crime. Chief of Police Rutherford
captured him at Avonsto a small
station on the Louisville and Southern
railroad. While on his way to shelby.
vile late last night with his rrisoncr, a
mob met them and took tie william
from Chief Rutherford and Hanged hin.
20 treo.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
PAuPERS OF FINLAND.
Tho Horrible Custom Of Selling Them Is
Nearly Abolished.

Tho Horrible Custom Of Selling Them Is
Nearly Abolished.
A year ego, says the Helsingfors COR
respondent of the London News, I men
toned the peculiar mode Finland has of
dealing with its paupers and aged, nnd
l am glad 10 be able to say that q great
deal he's since been done to get tho in
human practice of selling the poor
creatures by euction abolished The
government has been awakened 10 tho
fact that the prnctice is barbarous and
entirely out of accord with the other
wise cultivated institutions Of Finland
An instance of the dreadful manner In
which these auctions are held may be
recorded A very old woman, sick ond
weary OF life, almost too feeble 10 exist
longer, had been sold to farmer. Her
term was up Last Wednesday, when she
had to be resold It was an exceeding
Il cold day and feorful snowstorn
was raging. The poor old creature
knew that she could not live OYER tho
night, so sho asked her owner If he
would allow her to die in her corner,
where she would be as quiet as possible
end give no trouble and not cot any
thing. She begged hard, but her re-
quest was not granted, and she was
sent out to the auction The price paid
for her was very low, poor thing, for
every one knew that she could not last
long. After the sole was over and the
buyers were preparing to taloc home
their purchases tho old woman was
found decd She had kept her word.
She had been no trouble to anyone, but
had died without a murrnur.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
KEEP YOUR EYE
This Column and Find Out
Where the Bargains Are.

Seven rooms, Franklin road, an cle-
CANT bargain. First class in all respects,
SO, 500.
Twenty-Five feet on Robinson street
near Roanoke and Southern depot at
sacrifice. Don't fail to sec this.
House of 6 rooms on Confer street
near Park, S., 100, 800 cash balance on
easy terms.
Fifty feet on 9th ave. Something
handsome and cheap, S1.S00.
House and lot corner Jefferson and
4th ave. n. W., cheap. "seo this"
25 feet on Commonwealth ave. next to
Bee Hive, 25 per cent. oil If sold at once.
SO, 900 will buy a Salem ave. lot 50x2OO,
between 7th and Sth streets.
lac feet within one block OF r. & S.
depot, SIS per front foot-improved.
Ask US to show you our houses on the
installmont plan. 5000 cash, balance easy.
Will give some party with $500 q
chance to double his money in six
months in business property in New
Town.
The above is only partial list of the
many bargains we are now offering.
F. w. CRAIG g. CO.,
No. 10 Salem Ave. S. W. (up s.airs.)
mAri14im
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22

THE CITIZENS BANK OF ROANOKE
has been succeeded by THE CITIZENS
NATIONAL BANK OF ROANOKE. with
Capital stock Of 100000. With in
creased capital and connections with
the largest banks in the United States,
we desire to say to any persons or cor
porations wishing to make change in
their accounts. or to those opening new
accounts, we will extend every accom-
notation consistent with sound and con-
sentative banking, promising that moth
ing reasonable will be left undone by
us to please our patrons. We will ap-
preciate any account, large or small,
with which our friends and tho public
may kindly favor us.
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DE
POSITS. mar20-tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
RAILROADS
n i = l. w RarfoIkaWesternRR

ofA-o21k&@ks<sihpS
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 81, 1891.
wEsrBouND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
7:55 u IN. Arrives Radford 9:25 a. m CONNECTING
mt Rndford with New River branch Bristol
i:l5 p; M Pullman slccpcrs to Memphis and
New Orleans.
lel0a. m, Arrives Bristol $40 p. IN. Stops at
NIL stations.
GS5 y. IN, Arrives 1l:a5 p. III. Connects at Rnd
ford with New River branch. Pullman sleep
crs to Memphis.
T:55 j.. III. daily for Radford and intermediate sta
tons.
NORTH AND EAsTBoUNp, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
G:3O II. III. for Lynchburg. Petersburg and Rich
mond.
1890 p. III. for ilAgerstown. Pullman slecpcrs to
New York via Harrisburg and Philadelphia
l2;4o p. III. daily for Richmond and Norfolk. Pull
man parlOr car To Norfolk.
SD y. III. daily, Arrives Lynchburg 80 D. m
5:iup III. for Shenandoah.
ll:aO,p. III. for Richmond and Norfolk. Pullman
sleeper TO Norfolk.
ll:sop p. IN: for llagerstown. Pullman slccpcrs to
Washington via Shenandoah Junction and .
20. X. r., and to New York via Harrisburg
and Philadelphia
For NIL additional Information apply Mt ticket
office or tn w b. BEVILI,
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke. Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
ROANOKE & SALEM DUMMY LINE.

On and after Monday, February 10th.
1891, trains will be run as follows:
WEST. EAST.
Lv. Roanokc.Ar. Salem Lv. Sa!em.Ar. Roanoke
ZOO a. III. T:3O am. T:i5 IN. S:lj a. IN.
$3.50 IN. 900 a. III. 9:l5 am. 0:i5 q. M.
1000 q. IN. I'D. 30 ain. 1913 AIN. Is q. N.
l1:3O p. 1900 p.m 1915 pm. l2:45 p. IN.
ZOO pm. l:30 pm. 1:45 PIN. 2:l5 p "a.
2:30 IN. 300 p. p. 3:l5 pm. 3:45 p. m.
400 p.m IN. 4:3O pm. AS pm. 5:l5 p. m.
$50 p. IN. 600 pm. 6:i5 pm. Gas p. m.
700 pm. 1880 pm. 7:45 pm. S:l5 p. m.
On Sunday same, commencing with
$3.50 4. NJ from Roanoke ianltf