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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-30
3 II If

TRY 81. II. Spencer's Best" tobacco.
1t is made of finest Henry county leaf
and as a chew 10 as good as the best
material and best workmanship can
make it.
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hat was jet and cream colored lace, as
remember II, with brownish-purple fleur
de lis, rising emphatic and defiant. and
with winding drapcrics of ccru chiffon
swathcd about the shoulders to soften
the impression of world-conquering
activity.
l do not know that / ever saw so
much black trcading close upon the
border without allowing itself to step
over the frontiers of mourning. There
is no particular reason why dull jet
should be reserved with ''no trespass-
ing" signs for the exclusive use of those
who are sad, and yet at first glance
there is an inclination to warn Off
poachers when one sees it appropriated
by women who obviously are merry.
Black chiffon and dull Jet arc used
much in combination, the most striking
instance l have noticed being the head
wear of q young girl, scarce eighteen,
in pale green and black bengalinc, who
set me an excellent example in follow
ing Signor Valero singing, Alfredo"
if not the mature Patti, with interest
and enthusiasm. The chiffon was
crinped into wide and luxuriant frills
that twisted themselves two or three
times round her little head with some
thing the effect of an OVERLOOKING and
most generous eastern turban. Each
frill was edged with narrow and curly
black ostrich trimming. The frills
were built upon basis of dull Jet in q
tiny oval crown, from which upstarted
pale green, juicy-looking stalks, bear
ing pale green and black jonquils.
by the way, there is an innovation in
real mourning and one that softens the
incongruity when weeds obtrude them
selves at the opera. L do not think I
have seen in years u fashionable widow
who looked SO nearly comfortable
physically as young and pale pretty
one just across the aisle in an orchestra
chair, whose bonnet was quite
the usual bonnet of Grape and
chiffon but whose long cnveloping veil
was black net with simply Grape
border at the bottom. The substitution
of the lighter and less suffocating
material ought to make an appreciablc
difference in the health average this
summer.
Easter will bring out pale green's and
Whitley greens and watery greens of
deep, intense shades with grass greens to
NeSP 'heih company, ana fern greens
and moss greens and greens that can be
named after nothing but the grass
hopper. There is n very delicate
''pompadour" green that is blue at
night, and there is n lily green whose
highest ambition it is to copy after the
stem OF the valley lily.
Two Easter froclss that came my way
this morning were worth looking at, both
of them. One was n rough cloth of
mignonette green, which is dull, pale
shade. very pretty for you if you are
just the right woman, but as unbccom-
ing as any color under heaven if you
are the wrong one. To wear it with eff
feet You should have some little color,
and you should preferably be light
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-30
RIBBONS AND RARIIII,,c.
Big Flowers nnd Long Strcamc--a
OF Easter Millinery.
How Jet and Rhincstoncs Add to the Gilt
ter and Lacc Is Swathed In Many
EncircliaS Folds - Enslrlona-
bic Family of Greens.
IcopyRlcHr. 1sOa.

lCOPYRlGHT, 1899.
1t is certainly not the right thing to
study hats when Patti is doing her per-
functory, middle-agcd best in La
Traviata," but 1 own did neglect
Violctta for space last evening to con-
slider spring millinery. The impression
that April headgcar makes, rs you see
it in an audience, is one of very big and
very soft, deep tinted flowers and of
excessively long streamcrs. One woman
in every three within the range of nv
opera glass had so many ribbons and so
much lace behind that she was obliged
to take the accommodations round into
her lap and set guard over them. In at
least half Il dozen nearby instances
the floating scarfs would have reached
the floor.
Hat crowns, noted, with n wonder
that refused to let the everlasting
why be satisfied by fashions invaria-
bic and only answer because" were
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(6FAEsPoNDENCE(
"sURE POP" POPS
A Cap Mt the Sheep Democrats
Let the Good Work Go On.

Mr.. EDITOR: Please allow me
space in your valuable paper for a
few thoughts from Sophia.
First, the anti-Tlllman men.have
found the right name for their lit
tie crowd when they call them
selves "straightouts." heard one
say that he was one of the
"straightouts," and the thought
struck me at once that he had
found the right name at last, for
they are straightout of the Demo-
cratic party, and have gone clear
over, clean out Of sight of their
old friends and neighbors. I claim
to be a Tillman man from the tip
of my toe to the top of my head,
and it gets my dander up when 1
ste the Straightouts writing so
many things that have not a par
ticle of truth in them. l have
been watching the Governors for
ten years, and B. R. Tillman is
the only one who has ever done
anything that ever heard of, ex-
cept to pardon one or two old me-
groes outof the -penitentiary. All
men who are willing to tell the
truth must say that the present
governor has done many things
that are good for the State, but
these Straightouts and ants won't
admit it. But they had just as
well give up the ghost. They may
talk and they may tattle, but Till
man has the rope and I'd like to
see any of them help themselves.
1t was very funny to me when 1
heard that the twelve delegates
met Oh the 5th of March in the
court house to try to get the run
ming start on the present admin
istration. Ha, ha, ha! 1t makes
me- laugh now to think about it.
No wonder Stan Ryan sang "Ham-
burg ladies, your cakesal dough-" !"
1t is all dough, too. Why, we can
give the little fellows six months
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PHYLLIS.
Morgana, April 4.
How to Cure a Headache.

In case of the ordinary nervous
headache, from which women suffer
SO much, says an authority, remove
the dress waist, knot the hair
high up on the head, out of the
way, and while leaning over the
basin, place sponge soaked in
hot water, as hot as can be borne,
on the back of the neck. Repeat
this many times, also applying the
sponge behind the ears, and, if
the assertion of the writer is not q
mistaken one, in many cases the
strained muscles and nerves that
have caused so much misery will
be felt to relax and smooth
themselves out deliciously, and
very frequently the pain promptly
vanishes in consequence. Every
women knows the aching face and
neck generally brought home from
hard days shopping, or from a
long round of calls and afternoon
teas. She regards with intense
dissatisfaction the heavy lines
drawn around her eyes and mouth
by the long strain on the facial
muscles, and when she must carry
that worn countenance to some
dinner party or evenings
amusement, it robs her of all the
pleasure to be had in it. Cosmetics
are not the cure, nor bromides, or
the many nerve sedatives to be
had at the drug shop, Here,
again, the sponge and hot water
are advised by the writer quoted,
bathing the face. in water as hot
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time, DR.. Irving applied the steth-
oscope to the heart, and DR.. Abbott,
who had been keeping the official
time,. felt the pulse. They shook
their heads and stepped back. The
fingers began to move again, and
there was plenty of evidence that
Cotto WAS still alive.
:, For the fourth time the warden
gave the signal, and for the fourth
time the current was turned off
until. the face of the man has
turned a purplish black, and the
exposed part Of /, the right leg was
|of the same color. This time the
tcnrrent completed. -its work, fos
when s7it. WAS, turned off the
physicians found no signs Of life.
Dr.. Irving In answer to q question
of therepresentative of the United
Press. admitted there were
indications of life after the third
shock. The official time shows
that the current was first turned
on at 10 O:45.20 and that the last
shock was given at 1o:4S.O3, or, in
other, words, it required about
three minutes to kill the
man.
When life had been declared
extinct, two of the keepers
unstrapped the body. 1t was placed
on an autopsy table, which had
been brought in from the adjoin-
ing room. The autopsy was
performed by Drs. Irving and
Abbott. Very few witnesses
remained for the autopsy; most OF
them took early trains for their
homes.
!: Cotto's, body was not claimed by
his relatives. 1t will be buried
in quicklime this afternoon
Cotto's brother and cousin were
here Saturday, but they said they
did not want the body. Their
only anxiety was about $54 which
Cotto had went he was captured
by the police. Electrician Davis
says the voltage at the first contact
was 1880. After that it varied
from 1900 to 1,7OO.
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AN ENCOURAGING LETTER
From Augusta-Tillman Leads
Among the Carolina Tribes
of the Fountain City.

am truly glad to see the dear
old ADVERTISER in shape again,
and on the right track in the po-
litical campaign, which bids to be
very exciting, and perhaps very
alarming to the "outs," but the
only hope 1 see for them is to grin
and endure it, as they will have to
do. There are great many Caro-
linians in Augusta, as you know,
but I am near the railroad cross
ing, and see representative men
every day from all parts of Caro-
lima. and you can put it down
that the "outs'' amt in it.
Although heard an anti-Tillman.
ite say the other day that electing
Tillman Governor made the price
of cotton 90 down, I am of
opinion that there is not many
of his kind that believe as he does.
If Georgia. Carolina votes could be
considered as a fair index of the
votes in Carolina, you can put
Tillman way up in &c" and "Shep"
and his crowd way down in "Z."
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Some Bright Tidbits From q
Valued Contributor.

EDITOR ADVERTISER l have not
seen a letter in your paper from
this section of the county, SO l
will write you the latest news
from Morgana. We are all more
than ever delighted with your
paper since it has come out in
new dress. We look eagerly
forward to the coming of Friday as
it is on that day, we are greeted
with the dear old ADVERTISER.
It seems that the matrimonial
fever is raging in our vicinity
now. Two marriages have taken
place within a week, and more
are likely to follow soon. On Tues
day last at 1 o'clock Mr.. Freeman
Taylor Of this neigborhood, and
Mrs. Alice seekinger, a charming
young widow of Augusta, were
happily united in the holy bonds
of wedlock, the Rev. Lansing
Burrows officiating. Refresh
ments having been served they
left Immediately for his home
near Morgana, where they were
given a nice reception at his
mothers.
The next night a party of boys
gave them a grand serenade with
tin pans, plow hoes, bugles and
bells. Now, Mr.. Editor, don't
you know they made a racket2
Miss Mary, the lovely and
accomplished daughter of Mr.. G.
De Almond, was married to Mr..
Frank Ronce at II a. M, 9th
inst. The Rev. CRANKY, of second
Baptist church, Augusta, was the
officiating minister. The affair
was very quiet, only the members
of the family being present. And
soon another of our young men
will clasp a Georgia jewel as his
"ownest" own. Then there will
be three brides in Shippers,
Georgia.
Mrs. L. M. Grafton, who has
been i'll a long time does not i'm
prove. Our sympathy goes out
to her and we pray that she may
soon be restored to health again.
Rev M. II. Pooser preached at
Dothan on last second Sunday
1t is not thought that the fruit
crop around here is injured by the
recent cold snap.
Miss Ida Scott, one of onr prettiest
young ladies who has been attend.
ing school at Clark's Hill, is al
home on account of i'll health.
Mrs. C E. Crawford, of Butler
is spending some time with hel
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come back to the face, al
astonishing freshness and comfort
is the result, and if a nap of ten
minutes can follow, every trace of
fatigue will vanish-Analylt.
The "Smudge" System.

which saved the wheat from
damage by August frosts in the
Red river valley last year. His
account of it will show what may
be done in Georgia.
"They have frosts in Minnesota
at the time when wheat is in the
dough-" said he ''and the damage
to the crop is often very great. 1
got the idea of protecting grain
in conversation with an old
Swedish farmer, who told me that
crops had been saved in his country
in this way. The frost warnings
were sent out from Washington,
and I got the railroad companies
to have the telegram sent to all the
stations in the Red river valley,
which is twenty to twenty-five
miles wide and extends two-thirds
the length of Minnesota, through
part of North Dakota and up into
Manitoba. The country is as level
as a floor and very suitable to the
use of smudges.
"a smudge is a smothered fire.
At the bottom, in the centre, some
dry, combustible material is
placed and set on fire. This is
covered with two or three wagon
loads of dampened straw, or some
material that will make the fire
burn slowly and emit a great
volume of smoke.
"Four smudges on a quarter
section of 1G0 acres wer, sufficient
to keep the country covered with
smoke and ward off the frost.
The smoke acts like q cloud in
rejecting back to the earth the
heat lots by radiation. So the
temperature is kept up and frost
prevented.
"This plan might be pursued
in the case of fruit, where the
area to be protected is much
smaller. Pine straw is one of the
best things you could use in
making smudges, and the cost
would be trifling. With the frost
warnings Mr.. Morrill, will send
out. there will be little trouble
in protecting fruit, unless there
should be some such freeze as we
had last week."
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IqQRFURHD DEATH. i.
=
THE EHDRRORSOFEXEcU::
ION BY ELECTRICITY. :
FOUR APPLICATIONS OF THE CUR.
s. RENT REQUIRED
no Shock the Life Out Of a Muir.
I ,derer-A. Horrible and
s5 .Sickening Scene.

S1NG SING, March 28.-At 10:45
O'clock this morning jeremiah
Gotto, the murderer of Louis
|sFIankeloso, husband of his para
Mour, was executed in the electric
|chsir. d Ihisswaa the eighth execu-
tion by electricity.
1.-THE condemned man took his
place in. the, chair. without any
signs offailing. Father Mito knelt
in front of the death chair and
sont1nued praying aloud. Cotto
Rpt his eyes fixed on the man and
continued to repeat the response
While he was being tied in the
chair. Warden Browne suddenly
dropped handkerchief, and the
[e1ecutidner turned a switch, ap-
Plying a current of over 1,7OO
Volts. Cotto's body stiffened and
tthe straps made deep impressions
mi. the skin. The current was
tarned OFF and on four times.
At the first shock the current was
turned off in thirty-two seconds.
GDtto slowly opened his eyes and
Hooked at Father Mito, with what
seemed a reproachful expression.
His hand. moved, and there was
no doubt in the minds of the wit
1ssseB that he was not only alive.
bgt conscious.
The signal was again given by
.fsEarden Browne, and once more
ths body stiffened up and strained
faE The atrapst. The current was
Kept on about twelve. seconds
:{lheh it was turned off q. second
time, Cotto's body settled down
the chair, limp, and at first ap.
iI8rantly lifsless. The. doctors step
/ p@s @ forward to listen to the heart
Iand feel the pulse, but before they
!; nhed The bodythe fingers
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Rules for the Care of the Teeth

A.faithful observance of the fol.
lowing hints. on the care Of the
teeth is earnestly advised: 80.
Cleanliness is of absolute i'm.
portance in the care of the teeth,
and its neglect cannot be remedied
by dental skill.
Thoroughly cleanse the teeth
each night before retiring and on
rising in the morning. Never neg
lect the first if you do.the last.
The articles necessary to accom-,
plish this are the toothbrush, pick,
and silk or linen floss, together
with good dentrifrice. :.
The brush, to do it's work we'll,
should be given an upward motion
ON the lower and downward mo-
ton on the upper teeth, as well at
backward and forward, and nc
portion of any tooth should escape
its action.
A we'll trimmed quill pick should
be used, especially after eating.
Children's teeth should be
eleansed daily by some competent
person from the time they begin tc
eat solid food.
For tartar, irregularity. decay
discoloration and other >specia.
conditions consult a competent
dentist.
Compliance with these sugges
tions not only improve the appear
ance of the teeth, but it vii
diminish the necessity for denta
operations.
R. C. CoRNwELL, D. D, s.
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THOs.J ADAMS, PROPRIETOR.
.PrTTYpAT=sAND 1[.la Z a. T1PPYToE
All day long they come and go
5Piftynat and .Tinnytoe.

nd on.
i 81 gay iols srsy ;'tnn. Itms anu 50, :.
ltSEy l.lIaylt.n.a lst aau aappydsSSs, Tho ho,,
ospIshss " $1,000 ana aomn ~ snt tha ma ano,
ss ::ss. =: :[ I!aysn.lss ISas iSns the waiI g i 49,
irss.ssss sTssIIsta1e sfreaps s,y mon @ the the door
BY these presents yon shall know
!. Pittypat and TlRpytoe.
s. =, - t,,e NAV,
!: IndSo So1an'f;mas = tav
1n, In,ftsy : s frnon demandine bread
3 ilnIy .h,ffeped bread will do.
II nd that hnfter mnst he spread
:iSehes: :thieF with sugar. too!
,sSeyet9 9ystLays -! s 5.taa.ta a.sai
pay t stiu svua. Il piis W Il
.ssomat; ;mes there as are eEeriiefs 10 soothe-
sSonoefimss On fled ahrowsfo smooth:
49, en,s.i, ,si., re,ref : Alb II, a W
&. s'I.;nnytas sI,fi + Pittynat:
Semefimea interrnpt their play
With an. internecine spat;
! p;tts ~ n..t1 ,ndsrsSnrtoe ses S
- s.
20, the thousand isRaf.sying things
Every day y:recnrrent brings! y!
+ Hands to scrub and hair to brush.
,Search for play things gone amiss:
Many q m1rmurfng to hush,
Many alittle bamp to kiss;
N ~ 4 - . 4
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sister, Mrs. Grafton.

sister, Mrs. Grafton.
Spring is here in all her glory
and the sweet flowers are filling
the air with their fragrance.
Mrs. T. E. Shankling, of Grove
town, Ga, recently, visited her
mother, Mrs. Taylor, of this
vicinity.
I will leave it to some one else,
Mr.. Editor, to give the news in
regard to politics and farming.
If 1 see this in print perhaps [
will come again.
PHYLLIS.
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Thinning Fruit.

il may be that Id many localltles no
thinning Of fruit will be necessary
this year, but in others, no doubt,
more fruit has set than the trees or
vines ought to carry. tits hardly.
possible to thin apples where one
has a large orchard, though in
some cases it is done; but one,
may thin the fruit: on pear, peach
and cherry trees, and grape vines.
II is said by many that it WfM
q do bats
and especially by those who have
but a few trees, and wish to raise
good fruit. There will, of course,
be fewer specimens .aftera part
are picked off, but there will be as
much in weight and measure as
though none had been taken off,
and those that remain will be
larger, fairer, better favored, and
if sold will bring more money than
the whole would if they had
been left to grow. There are other
advantages, for good fruit will find
O market when poor, small fruit
cannot be sold. If the whole is
left, the tree or vine may be
seriously injured, if not ruined,
in its attempts to carry too large
a crop.
We have known novices in fruit
growing to leave three or four
times as many punches Of grapes
on svine as it ought to carry,
because, as they said, sit seemed
too bad to destroy them," with the
result of not getting a single ripe
grape, and also of nearly or quite
running their vines. Perhaps no
fruit-bearing plant suffers more
from an over crop than the grape,
The thinning of all fruit should
be done in good season-as early
as possible after the fruit has
reached some size, SO as to be able
to tell which it is better to leave
and which to take off. Such a
course will save the tree or vine
somewhat, and the fruit that is
left will be all the better. Nc
exact rule can be laid down fo1
the doing of his work; it must be
matter of judgment. If the tree
or vine is young, perhaps bearing
ior the first time, though it may
pot set very mnch fruit, yet it may
set a good deal more than it ought
to be allowed to ripen. Better
have one good pear or bunch q
grapes than three or four none o.
which are eatable. Too much
work! Yes, it is a good deal OF
work; but what of that if it only
pays? If any one has any doubts
ou this latter point, let him try i
for himself and note results. We
knew a careful cultivator of tEt
pear who not only thinned hi
fruit, but thinned his trees and
kept the new wood pinched bacl
= as it came oat, as carefully as hi
did his cape vines, so righ
brances with spurs all up ant
down upon which he allowed only
proper number of the faires
specimens ogrow.
He alway obtained a very higl
price. for his fruit, and alway'
found ready market. While al
may not be able to do as this mai
did, it shows what may be dom
with care. Try thinning, and Sc
how M works !-Zion's Herald.
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IjiI5 L.I.i!l y l'5la''...'aal9fI II.
.dGS, ANIL Z

And any vvmys aid of outdoor
work promptly and carefully done.
Orders from the country and neighbor-
ing towns solicited. All photos made
on the new and beautiful Aristo paper.
Write for terms and prices.
mch14t GEO. F. MINIS.
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Brougham is pronounced Broom.
Bulwer is pronounced Butler.
Cockburn is pronounced Cobun.
s Grosvenor is pronounced Grove
nor.
:. Hawarden is pronounced Har-
den.
Holbun is pronounced Hobun.
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= In order to increase tho value
of the silver dollar, it is proposed
to plate them with American tin.
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Augusta, Ga.

Tne Spring is Upon Us,
And we are receiving this week a
nice line of Spring Calicoes, Cling
hams, etc.
Call and examine them.
Very truly,
w. II. TURNER & Co.
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Wemyss is pronounced Weems
Taliaferro is pronounced TOLL

ver.
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Cockburn is pronounced Cobul
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Brougham is pronounced Broom
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AT Columbia, S. c., the largest Southern
Show in 1891, my birds swept the field. Here
are the prizes won: Ist, I'D and third cockerel,
cockerel, special for best pen. And the grand
Gold Special for largest and finest display. Ex-
hibited u birds scoring from 90 to "a. ]. H.
Drevenstedt says "Dott," score 81, is the finest
birds are not eIcelled in America. Fowls for
sale at all times. Eggs $500 per I3, $500 for s.
SCOTT MAXWELL,
UcLusE, s. c.