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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
House Cans.

Pretty little caps made of embroider-
cd chiffon, little caps that are really
most coquettish in appearance. hre be.
ing worn in this country by young ma
irons, as well rs by older ones Here.
tofore, even the tiniest cap has been
relegated either to the breakfast table.
or to elderly ladies, but now the lady
who is at home for the evening and
who wishes to look specially dressed
for home, assumes one of these pretty
little frills and delights herself by
thinking how matronly she looks in it.
The easiest way to make one, is to
have tiny foundation of stiff net cnt
in an oval shape, sew frill of chiffon
about it, then turn the chiffon over to-
ward the center like cascade and just
there, where it is most becoming, place
ribbon bow or rosette, as your fancy
dictates Ladies' Home Journal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
MACHINE MEN.
How Men Servants Are Regarded by
Women Who Employ Them

How Men Servants Are Regarded by
Women Who Employ Them.
Did You ever stop to think what
novels buffers and messenger boys could
write if they had any literary instinct,
and provided they could use pen? The
average woman pays no more attention
to these servants than to piece of fur
niture. At luncheon women talk with
the utmost freedom before the solemn
faced man who serves them, telling bits
of racy gossip and using names in a
frightfully reckless manner. The but
Ter is supposed to have no ears and the
messenger no eyes. Many fashionable
and elegant women think nothing of
permitting the latter to enter their
rooms while they are in the hands of
their maids-pcrhaps in corsets and
petticoats They evidently, like Pau
line Bonapartc, do not "call'' that a
man.
Apropos, an anccdote. A woman re-
porter not long ago was assigned to
write up an actress in her bedroom.
Write it so none will know whether n
man or woman wrote it," said the cd
itor.
but, surely" said the newspaper
woman, mo actress would permit n
man reporter see her change her
gowns. Wouldn't, eh?" rctorted the
editor; ''why, when I was II reporter l
was sent to write up Nine. IS dress
ing ROOM" here he named famous
foreign star, land she not only changed
her gown, but her stockings before
me. She looked upon me as n mere
piece of machinery, turning out so
many lines in her praise. Chicago
Herald
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
Population of scotland and ireland.

The recent census of Scotland shows
that there has been an increase in the
population of Scotland, though n small
one-thc smallest, with one exception,
according to the rate per cent, since
the period 1S01-1S11. Thirty wears ago
the total population was S,OG2, 294; now
it is 4,033, 103. The increase during the
last ten years has been @07 $50; in the
ten years before it was 375, 600. The re-
turns for Ireland put the population of
that country ut about 4, 700, 900, and tic
decrease since 1881 ut 46s, 600. 1t fellows
that if the same rates are kept up dur
ing the next decade Scotland will in
1901 have overtallcn Ireland. Glasgow
is growing faster than any other large
Scottish town, her increase, counting
in the suburban population, being at
the rate of so per cent. Paisley shows
an increase of nearly 90 per cent, Leith
of nearly Is per cent, Aberdeen Of 16
per cent and Edinburgh of 11l5 per
cent.-Chicago Times.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
MntcrinI Comforts.

There is Il moral, think, writes a
correspondent, to be drawn from the
following anecdotc. related in Il letter
by an English lady who was on her
way to Il Bohemian place of baths: sat
Bonn l went to the table d'hotc, as /
could not otherwise get anything to
eat, and had nothing but some bread
all day. l sat next an old gentleman,
enormous, and gobbling like giant.
He entered into talk, and told me he
lived in Bonn, but came to the table
d'hote because the food was not rood
enough at home that day; also that he
studied theology Did study thcolo-
gy. l said: NO, never Whcrcupon
the old glutton looked at me over a
mountain of roast goose and cherries,
and said, with his mouth full, but with
sternncss of st. Francis or n St
Simon. DO you mean then that YOU
think of nothing but your material
comforts" l, who slipping soda-water
and eating dry bread, felt gross under
the rebuke of my spiritual neighbour"
Albany Argus.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
Tutti Frutti jelly.

Soak one-half ounce of gclatinc in
two cupfuls of cold water; after it has
stood twenty minutes add one quart of
boiling water, the juice of three large
lemons and two-thirds of cupful of
sugar; when all is thoroughly dis
solved strain until clear. Pare and
slice three large bananas, peel and cut
two oranges in small pieces, free them
from seeds and tough portion. Press
the pulp and remove the seeds from
three punches of grapes; after the
gelatine mixture is cool mot cold), stir
the prepared fruit into it and put all in
n jclly-mold, setting it upon the ice to
harden. Serve with whipped cream
Farm and Fireside.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
Iron Paper.

In the great exhibition of 1851 a
specimen of iron paper was exhibited.
Immediately lively competition en-
sued among iron-masters as to the thin
ness to which cold iron could be rolled.
One iron maker rolled sheets the aver
age thickness of which was the one
eightcen-hundrcdth part of an inch. In
other words. eighteen hundred sheets
of this iron, piled one upon the other,
would only measure one inch in thick
ness. The wonderful fincncss of this
work may be readily understood when
it is remembered that twelve hundred
sheets of thinnest tissue paper meas
ures fraction over an inch. These
wonderful iron sheets were perfectly
smooth and easy to write upon, not
withstanding the fact that they were
porous when held up in strong light.
Paper Maker.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
NEW PRlNCESSE GOWN.
An Attractive Garment of Artistic II
sim.

An Attractive Garment of Artistic Do
sign.
A striking new model by Felix is n
''corselet princesse" gown of cloth,
with guimpe and sleeve puffs of ben
galine dotted with spangles. The
corselet comes up high on the bust and
is even all around the waist; it fastens
on the left side invisibly, and is appar-
emily continuous with the skirt in
princesse fashion, but is really fitted
separately and the join to the skirt is
concealed by embroidery of silk, gilt,
chenille and jet done on the garment.
Lengthwise rows of this embroidery
extend to the foot of the skirt, with
applique vines and leaves of Astrakhan
or velvet, and the foot is finished with
band of the fur or puff of velvet.
This model is handsome in black cloth
with black bcngaline guimpe, but may
be frightened by n red guimpe spanglcd
with jet The lining of these gowns
closes in front, as elso does the guimpe,
which is gathered at the neck in front
and back and just below where it dis
appears under the scalloped top of the
corselet. The sleeves are of cloth fitted
easily up to the elbow and half way
above to meet 4 puff of the bcngaline
at the top. A mouse-colored cloth
gown of this design has bright red
bengaline guimpe spangled with gold.
The embroidery is in darker shades
with fine gold threads, and u wide vel
vet puff borders the skirt. Harper's
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
a Beautiful Metaphor.

Life is like silver cord twisted of a
thousand strings, that part asunder if
one of the strands be broken. Thought
less mortals are surrounded by in
Vulnerable dangers, which make it
much more strange that they escape
so long than that they almost
all perish suddenly at last
We are encompassed with accidents
every day to crush the dccaying tene-
ments we inhabit. The seeds of dis
ease are planted in our constitutions by
nature; death turks in ambush along
orr paths. Notwithstanding this truth
is so palpably confirmed by the daily
example before our eyes, how little do
we lay it at heart! We see our friends
and neighbors die, but how seldom
does it occur to our thoughts that our
llnell may give the next warning to the
world!-N. Y. Ledger
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
WEEDS AND WEALTH
Two Valuable Plants That Grow on tho
Western AllSalIno plains.

Two Valuable Plants That Grow on tho
Western Alkaline Plains.
There is use for everything il men
had but tho wit to find it out. 1t is evil
dent that we stand only upon tho
threshold of ultimate knowledge of the
methods by which the vegetable king
dom may be made to contribute further
to human necessities. 1t is doubtful if
there be any waste products. Waste and
ignorance seem to be nearly synonym
GUS terms.
The alkaline plains of the west, for
example, produce two peculiar plants
which give promise of great value for
domestic and manufacturing purposes.
What is called the Mexican "soap
weed grows luxuriantly In west
ern Kansas. 1t thrives in the rain
less regions where other vegetation
fails, sending it's roots into the soil in
search of moisture. 1t is the root of
the plant that is valuable for it's
saponaceous quality. A factory has
been built in Kansas City for manu-
featuring toilet soap of the finest quail
ity, in which this root forms the chief
ingredient..@Th new industry prom
iscs to be permanent and remunerative
been made in the valuable properties of
root known as the ''canaigre" root.
The plant is native of northeastern
Chihuahua and northern Sonora,
Mexico, and in some parts of
New Mexico, Arizona and Texas 1t
responds to cultivation in dry, sandy
soils impregnatcd with alkali does not
require much water, and grows to the
size of common beet roots. From the
canaigre root an extract is obtained so
rich in tannin that it is pronounced to
be immeasurably superior to oak or
hemloclS bark in the process of tanning
leather a writer in Hide and Leather
says that "canaigre liquors give less
trouble to prepare. and tan rapidly,
leaving the skins or hides clean, pliable
and well filled. The starchy mat
ter is just what tanners want,
without the trouble of extra mixing,
as i'll the case with other tan
ming extracts" A manufacturer in
Texas is Offering to sell canaigrc to the
tanners, either in dry form or the liquid
extract. It's effectiveness has been
demonstrated after years of trial
substitute for the use of bark for
tanning leather would be of immense
value in stopping the destruction of oak
and hcmlocll forests SO also the pos
sible turning of the waste alkaline
plains into productive and profitable
areas for the cultivation of valuable
roots native in those arid regions must
be esteemed an achievement rcmarl1a-
bic in the annals of agricultural expert
ment.-Phil adclphia Record.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
RAILROADS
N { = !: w HOIf0IksWesternR.R
RAILROADS

soHEDuLE IN EFFECT DECEMBER 9, 1891.
wEsrBousD, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
vSo 2; m; ior Radford, Pulaski, Bristol; also fos
piucneid, Pocahontas, Elkhorn Clinch Val-
icy, DIVISION and Louisville via Norton,
Luiiman sieepcrs to Memphis and New Or.
az leans and to Louisville via Norton
lo'oo u; IN. LOT hadfOrdnnd intermediate stations.
NO connection beyond
olo p. IN. Tor hadford Pulaski, Bristol Con-
nccts at hadford for Blucfed and Poem
G n0ntas. Pullman Shoppers to Memphis via
NoasTh AMI EAsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
Gvv u. IN. LOT Sncnandoah; no connection beyond.
l2'o0 p. IN. Tor Hagcrstown. Pullman sieepers ia
New f0rk Via Harrisburg and Philadelnhis
llo T. IN: Tor Hagcrstown. Pullman sleeners To
washington via Shenandoah Junction end tp
New fork via Harrisburg ~
6U o. IN. for Petersburg aud Richmond
12:4b p. IN. daily for Richmond and Norfolk phi
man parlor cur to Norfolk
5:05 p. III. for Lynchburg; no connection havana
l1:l5 p. III. for Richmond and Norfolk Pmilmay
sleeper to Norfolk and Lynchburc TO Rich
Clincn Valley Diyision-Leaves Blueacld dail1
700 a. III. for Norton, and 2.u5 d. m for Nor,
ton, Louisville and points on l.. Is N. II. r,
North Carolina Divsion-Icavc Pulaski dali.
l:U0 u. IN. for Ivanhoe and 1870 D. m for WAR.
noe and Gossan and $40 a. M. Except sun.
Office or to w b. bEVIII
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
UNDER AN UMBRELLA
The Bright Scheme of u Society Man and
What Camo of Ii.

What Camo of 1t.
There is certain bright youth In
Chicago who is something of an elocu.
ZIONIST and who prides himself on the
ease with which'hc always gets out of
difficulty. One rainy night he was on
his way to keep IN engagement at the
house of Il young lady, where he was tn
show off some of his vocal accomplish
mentS. When he was within three
blocks of the place the rain suddenly
began to come down in earnest. Hav-
ing no umbrella, lie ensconccd himself
i'll doorway and looked and waited in
vain for Il cab. Soon he saw n man
coming through the gloom with an
umbrella.
"Now's my chance" he thought, ''I'll
work Il scheme
When the stranger approached he
quickly placed himself under his UNI
brclla and said: "Wlly, old man, I've
been waiting for you for half an hour"
and then without giving the stranger
time to reply ratified on until they were
i'll front of his destination. AS the lipht
from the door fell upon the face of the
owner of the umbrella the clever youno
man simulated great establishment and
begged thousand pardons for his seem
ing rudeness, as he ''rcally thought it
was his friend Dick
The stranger replied that he had suf-
fered no Inconvenience in the least, and
protested that he had enjoyed the mis-
take"
Our friend went into the house and
gloatingly told of the ruse he had prac-
ticed to get out of the dilemma.
Someone told him that his nccl1tie
was disarranGcd. He put his hand up,
and 10! his diamond pin had gone. He
felt for his watch, and it likewise had
fled. lie spent the rest of the evening
in trying to get his friends to say moth
ing of his sharp little game and its con-
sequences. -Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
BrIC-A.DrnC-

The person who is inclined to boast
of his valuable possessions is likely to
have the laugh turned upon him, on
occasion. A wealthy man was once eX-
hibiting proudly to some acquaintance
Il table which he had bought and which,
he said, was five hundred years old.
''That is nothing" said one of the
company. 81 have in my possession a
table which is more than three thou
sand years Old
''Three thousand years old" said his
host. THAT is impossible. Where was
it madc?"
probably in India.
Gin India? What kind of Il table is
ito"
''rhe multiplication tablc"-Youth's
Companion
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
A wealthy Russian gentleman. liv

"A wealthy Russian gentleman, liv-
ing in his own house on the banks of
the Seine, has for the past ten years
kept in box in private room the en-
balmcd body of his young wife. She was
murdered a few days after marriage,
and her sorrowing husband obtained the
cars permission to take the body away
with him. The law of France for
bids absolutely the keeping OF dead
body in any place but cemetery, but
the Russian gentleman hopes to obtain
special permission from high quarters to
remain the custodian OF his beloved rel
&c. If not, lie threatens to leave the
country rather thaa part with it.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
.TAE DELIGHTS OF YACHTING.
As Thcy Appeared to Man who WAS
i, Taken Aboard for ballast.


&c Taken Aboard for ballast.
assisted at ayacht race about ten
days ago, and the doctor says that I
may sit up in bed now and write an
account of it. 1t is believed by the
general public that am drowned, but
my physician informs mo that this is
not true. Many letters of coincidence
have been received by members of nv
family and placed on file. One is from
the captain of the yacht that sailed
on. He closes by saying that it must
DC great comfort to my friends to re-
fiect that in life made as good shift
ing ballast as he ever used. This cap.
tam is u rough seaman, but it will be
noticed that his. heart is on the right
side. regard him as Il physiological
phenomenon.
My weight, ut times when have not
recently been drowned, is about two
hundred and forty pounds They want
ed me to sit on the windward side to
keep the yacht level, and / was expect
ed to sing "Larboard Watch. Alloy"
"Whitc Wings and the ''Wrccll of the
julie In Plante" ut stated intervals. 1
did not know these songs, but / gave
my pants hitch and sang "Gatheriug
in the Sheavcs" in such manner that
made the captain look sad.
We carried about half an acre of can
vas and plowcd the pillows merrily.
This caused me to sing few verses of
1.-The Plowboy's JOY" which every body
pronounced timely and appropriate
The captain said that everything de-
pended upon me. / was to lie fiat I'M
der the windward rail and bear down
hard. lie said he would like to have
me weigh as near 4 ton as I could. I
was admonishcd to avoid drawing in
long, deep brcnths rs much as
possible, because air was light. and it
would not do for me to be making a
balloon out of myself at critical time
like that The mate suggested that /
might do all the breathing that was
necessary when the yacht was in stays
and hold my breath when on tack
AT about this juncture the yacht cap
sized. There were five life-preservers
on board-one for each man. The
reader who does not suppose that pos
scsscd myself of those life-pcrservers in
hurry does not understand my grasp
ing nature. / shouted to the others
that L would try to save the life-pre-
servers if they would endeavor to
rescue the pig-iron that was inside the
yacht. Then kicked myself free from
the wrecllage and floatcd off. Our
noble captain was the last man to leave
the yacht "Savc yoursclvesw he cried.
"Never mind me. / have no wife nor
little ones at home.
This was true, for his family had gone
to Ypsilanti on Il visit. Then this self
sacrificing man took large chew of
tobacco and calmly waited for n boat to
come and take him off. He knew that
the yacht had air cans enough slowed
away to float her, and he didn't want
any company.
The other members of the crew over
took me and seized all of the lifc-pre-
servers. / am informed that my re-
mains were subsequently recovered and
worked for all there was in them by
the 1ife-saving crew.
Yachting is n manly and pleasant di-
version. Therefore l have bought a
farm in the interior of Kansas Detroit
| Free Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
sim There Was No Resemblance.

"You don't seem to be able to make
such pies as my first wife made" re-
marked Snooper to his second, as he
shoveled huge pieces of the pastry into
his mouth.
"Do you look like the first Mrs.
Snooper?" asked the second, rnthe:.
irrelevantly. by way of reply.
''Do look like her? That's a queer
question. How can man look like i,
woman?"
~ don't know, but I thought per-
haps you looked like her, because-be-
cause"
because what?"
Because you remind me so much Of
her."-Jury.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
1T Puzzles Him.

Hello! where have you been latclyo"
"Out in Colorado"
pretty high out there. eh?"
Eyes; two miles above sea level III
Leadville."
"Air pretty refined, isn't ito"
Every"
"And the pcople?''
"Well, now, excuse me-"
"But don't see how unrefined peo-
pie can live on refined air."
ooh, you don't?"
"No."
Would you like to lsnow?"
YES"
'1'hen go to Leadville:" -Philadc' {,
phia Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14

The Yuma (Cal.) Sentinel, when it
tells story, tells one of magnitude. 1t
asserts that at the mouth of the Colo
RADIO river and the upper end of the
gulf OF California are to be found sea
bass that weigh from ESQ to $50 pounds
each. clans as large as common dim
ner-plate, millions of sardines and
smelt, oysters small but delicious, mill
ions of soft-shelled crabs and other
shell fish, myriads of wild geese, brants.
ducks, cranes and other sca-fowl and
birds
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
Spoiled His Reputation Then.

Bienlss-Mr. Bjoncs is man of fine
discrimination and judgment. Mrs.
Bjenks.
Mrs. Bjen<s- Nonsense! the man
does not know anything at ALL
why, What do you know about it,
ia like to know? You never saw him
but once in your life"
II know never did, but that was
enough. | held up the baby to him
and asked him if she wasn't the dear
est, sweetest little thing in all the
world, and, will you believe it, all that
stupid man would say was M m-m.'"
-Somcrville journal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14

1. INSTALLMENT STOCK. = Nom.
bership fee, 81 per share, which carries.
the stock the first month, after that the,
monthly dues are GO cents per share.
Q. PAID UP INTEREST BEARING.
SToCK.-S5o per share (par value, 5000,
yielding dividend, payable semi-an--
nually, January 1, and July /, of per
cent. per annum on the $50 paid in, which
is duly remitted by check to the share.
holder.
8. The stock is expected to mature in,
seven years from date of each series re-
spectively, the Same being issued
monthly.
4. There is no investment anywhere,
safer or more profitable than it's stock.
With the assets of the Association in
vested in first mortgages on improved
town real estate, duly insured for the,
benefit of the Association, on basis
not exceeding so per cent. OF its value,
as ascertained by appraisers who are
themselves stockholders OF the Associ-
alton, while the debt of the member
borrowing is being curtailed every
month of its existence, it Is difficult to-
conceive of safer investment than it's
stock affords to the prudent investor.
Apply at Home Office, ITO Jefferson
street, or to
JAMES R. TERRY, or to SIMMONS.
CARPENTER 6 TINSLEY, Roanoke.
Va. apr19-1y
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
OFFICERS:

PREsIDENT-GEN. FITZHUGH LEE.
Ex-Governor of Virginia.
1sT VICE-PREsIDENT = PEYTON L.
TERRY, President Roanoke Trust.
Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
I'D VICE PRESIDENTS. w. JAMESON,
Secretary and treasurer Roanoke.
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
SEcRETARY-JOHN OFT. late Cashler.
City Bank Of Richmond.
TREASURER G. DAVENPORT, Cash.
ler Commercial National Bank, Roa-
noke, Va.
GENERAL CoUNsEL-Hon. c.. A. Mo
HUGH, Counsellor-at-Law, late OF.
Charleston, S. G.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association

OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, ss5, ooo, ooo..
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14

GENERAL TRUsTEE-HoN. HENRY S.
TROUT, President First National.
Bank, Roanoke, Va.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY - Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Company.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1892-02-13
Pay of Prison Officials.

Of late number of discussions
have arisen as to the pay received by
the officers and employees of the Terri
torial prison, in order to settle any
further disputes the following is pub
lished. The pay of the Board of
Territorial Prison Commissioners is
fixed by law as follows: Each of
said Prison Commissioners shall re-
ceive five dollars per day for attend
ance at regular and special meetings
Of said Board, but they shall not re-
ceive pay for more than three days
each in any one month; provided,
that if any of the said Commissioners
shall reside at distance of one hun
dred miles or more from said Terri
torial Prison, that such Commissioner
or Commissioners shall receive sal
airy of five hundred dollars per annum
and mileage as allowed by law to
sheriffs in civil cases."
The salary of the Superintendent is
5000 per annum, that of Assistant
Superintendent 81, 800 per year; Sec
rotary 5000, and Physician $500.
The pay of guards Cannot exceed
800 per month";" so the Commission
ers have fixed the pay at $S5 pei
month with board at $l5, making
the amount allowed by law.