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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
The Failure To Mary.

Inc iHilure OF young men to marry las
compelled hundreds of thousands of Young
wonie~ to earn an independent living. Ali
Donor to til" girls who wor.. hut the
divine plan was that men shonI he the
bread carners and thai women s..oriii be
the center of homes. Whenever suci, t. fun
damcntal law of society rs this is violated
retrioution is inevitable. There are totinv
upward of 1000, 900 womer, in the Uni:n,,
States who make Il living by professional
ana personal services, such as the practice
Oh law ana medicine, the teaching of music
ana art work, clerical service of one sort
OF another III government and other Offices.
quite apart from the army of young women
VINO serve In stores and toll at mechanical
LABOR. NO one who can look back over y
generation OF time has failed to observe the
extent TO which women have become indie.
pendent bread earners within comparative.
ly recent years. and particularly in those
avenues which education and refined
habits of life Lave opened up. 1t is i'm fact
u grave social problem where this thing
will end
1t would seem that this, among other
causes, is accomplishing the purpose which
Nautilus aimed to teach; for the iIiexosable
conclusions of the statistician show that
the American and Guardian family is
steadily growing smaller. If the average
number per family had been us great in
1870 as III 1850, there would have been t.
100000 people in the United States and
100000 in Canada above what the, censuses
revealed. This is II fact of farreaShiny i'm
portance, and applies it's force in other di-
rections than the subject of this article.
Is there remedy? Certainly there is
none which can be easily and readily ap-
piled. Two hundred years ago, guided
largely by the Jesuits, the jealous King
Louis OF France made stern laws for the
government of this young colony in respect
to marriage. He decreed that every father
having n son eighteen years of age or a
daughter of fifteen should be held accoun.
table to the state if they were not married.
j. l.. Payne in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
Kicked tho Emperor.s Horse.

Prince bismarck told story of the bat-
tlefield Of Koniggratz. Tho old emperor
then the king of Prussia-had exposed
himself and his staff to the enemy's fire
and would not hear of retreating to n safe
distance. At last Prince Bismarck role
up to him. saying, "As responsible minis
ter must insist upon your mniesty's re-
treat to IL safe distance. If your majesty
were to be killed the victory would be Of
no use to u.s."
The king saw the force of this and slowly
retceated. but in his zeal returned again
and again to the front "Whcn noticed
it," Prince Bismarck went on, IL only rose
in my saddle and looked at him. He I'M
derstood perfectly, and called out rather
angrily. Yes, am comingp But we did
not get on fast enough, and at last rode
up to the king, took my foot out of the
right stirrup and secretly gave his horse
an energetic kick. Such thing had never
before happened to the fat mare, but the
move was successful, for she set off in n
fine canter."-Pall Mall Budget.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
Dangerous Conspirator.

Probably no well meaning poet was ever
more taken by surprise than was NJ Pech-
antre, gentle and mild hammered French
dramatist of the Seventeenth century, who
was one day arrested for high treason III.
he was peacefully eating his dinner Mt
village inn.
The landlord Of the inn where he was in
the habit Of dining discovered on II table a
piece of paper on which were written some
unintelligible phrases, and below in a
plain, bold hand, Here l will kill the
king"
The landlord consulted with the chief of
police. Clearly this clew to n conspiracy
ought to be followed up. The person who
had left the paper had already been re.
marked for his absent air and cleaning
eye That man was Pechantre
The chief of police instructed the land
lord to send for him the next time the con-
sprator came to dinner
When Pcchantre was shown the evil
dence Of his guilt he forgot the awful
charge against him, and exclaimed:
WELL am glad TO see that paper. l
have looked everywhere for it. 1t is part
OF tragedy am writing; it is the climax
OF my best scene, where Nero is 10 be
killed. 1t comes in here; let ME read it to
you" and he took q thick manuscript from
his pocket.
Monsieur, You may finish your dinner
and your tragedy in peace" said the chief
of police, and he beat hasty retreat
Youths Companion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
They Havo Quit Night Work.

Any one who visits geological garden
or mcnagcrie where carnivora are kept
will notice one remarkable fact-the lions,
tigers and other beasts of prey are all wide
awake in the day time and do their sleep
ing at night. This is quite contrary to
their custom in II state of nature, for then
they sleep the hours of daylight away and
hunt for their dinners Mt night. This
change in their habits is the result of their
change of life. While in captivity they
are properly fed Mt regular intervals, and
in the daytime; in state of nature they
arc obliged to forage for themselves, and
must do so mt night, for lion, tiger or
hyena stalking about in broad daylight,
looking for his dinner, would have an ex-
celient prospect OF going hungry Night
work was then necessity for them. but
when the need ceased the habit of wake.
fitness was given up.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
Bismarck and Ills Doctor.

When Bismarck first went to Dr. Schwen-
niger for treatment, he grew very angry
at the physicians searching questions. ~
am tired of your interminable questions"
he said Mt last. Cant you cure your pa.
tients without 30 much annoyancc?" lyon
find my questions annoying. eh?" roared
the doctor, who was as fiery as the chan
cellor himself. Very well, then, you may
go to the doctors who treat their patients
without asking them questons--you may
go to the horse doctors" But Bismarck
saw the justice OF the physicians stand,
nnd they became firm friends from that
time.-San Francisco Argonaut
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
FnmOns Snpphires.

One famous sapphire was found in Ben
gal by poor man who sold wooden spoons.
1t was taken to Europe and bought by tie
house of Raspoll at Rome. Later it be-
came the property of a German prince.
who sold it to Perret, a Partisan jeweler,
for $3l ,G20. 1t was absolutely without a
blemish, and weighed 176 karats. This
stone eventually found it's way into the
Museum of Natural History ut Paris
A beautiful star sapphire is owned in
New York, and two magnificent specimens
of this jewel in possession of Burdett-
Coutts are valued Mt sl39,5O0. Another il
the collection of Mr.. Hope is called the
marvellous sapphire" being blue by
daylight and Amethystine by night. =
jewelers. Review.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
Queen Eliznbeth.s Amulet.

Queen Elizabeth during her last illness
wore around her neck charm made OF
gold which had been bequeathed her by an
old woman in Wales, who declared that so
long as the queen wore it she would never
he Ill. The amulet, rs was generally the
case, proved Of no avail, and Elizabeth,
Notwithstanding her faith in the charm,
not only sickened, but died. During the
plague i'll London people wore amnlets to
Keep OF the dread destroyer. Amulets Of
arsenic were worn near the heart. Quill,
OF quicksilver were hung around the neck,
and also the powder of toads-Detrot
Free Press
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19

''' 4. % SH''i nr-LL' all her dignity and
genius, rolled up her sleeves literally and
tackled the washtub. She scrubbed votes
of the rubbing board. The couple live i'm
little cottage on Columbia street, and ns
word went round that ''de jcdge's" wife
was doing her own work, she, and of
course her spouse, secured the popular an
plausc and approval. The affair has ere
ated so much excitement in the district
that the New York Recorder, Il leading
Republican paper writes of it as follows:
when Mrs. Tim does anything she has
way of coming in winner. She swnl-
lowed Democracy, tariff reform, free silver
and Grover Cleveland and when she struck
the district she was the best posted Demo
crat there. In Washington Campbell sworc
by her. But now he is consumed with adj
mration Mt his wife's clcverness She can
do about everything, and what she can't
accomplish to perfection she gets some of
the women in the district to tell her about.
She has cooked till the house is like II cafe,
and all Tins constituents get n piece of
Mrs. Tins pic or Mrs. Tins cake"
The local politicians declared that she
could give them points on their own trade
She has called on the women and fondlcd
the babies and made innumerablc friends.
But her browning stroke of genius was
displayed on n recent Saturday, when the
news went round the district that Camp
BELLS Washington wife was cleaning
house. Even Mrs. Tins most enthusiastic
admirers were hardly prepared to credit
that. They even went over to the Camp
bell homestead i'll Il hurry. Yes, there was
Mrs. Tim calmly scrubbing ut paint and
plaster, and Tins chances grew brighter
with each swash of the brush Her sleeves
were rolled up over her pretty, plump
s. ri
capacious apron. The district has sur
rendered of course, for Mrs. Tim learned
to be good politician from her Republic
an ancestors"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19

casting of the whole body of philology; tho
absurd notion that Latin was derived from
Greek, and Greek in some mysterious way
from Hebrew, was laughed out of court.
ana scholars soon rcarranged the whole
scheme of the derivation of tongues
In this great work two men are pre-
eminent-Sir William Jones and Max
Muller. The former died too young-at the
age Of forty-seven, in Calcutta-but he was
youthful prodigy indeed and had won "A
European fame ut thirty. He died in 1874,
ana his great successor was born at Des-
sau, Germany, Dec. 6, 1923. He mastered
Sanskrit mt Berlin and translated the
famous "Rig-Neda," the oldest parts OF
which arc now proved to have been writ
ten ut least 2i00 b. c. This led to his
taking up residence at Oxford, and he
has been i'll effect an English citizen ever
since.
His works are his history. Since 1871,
when he published his translation of the
ancient Sanskrit or Aryan fables. his pen
has never been idle. His scattered essays
have been collected and published with the
odd title of Chips from German Work
shop" The zeal of such scholars has
aroused the Hindoos, and their scholars
have contributed much to our knowledge
Men of both branches Of the Aryan race
formed the recent oriental congress, and
among them Max Muller was the leader
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19


Tell me not in merry accents
That have an unthatchcd roof,
lis the hairy head that lacks sense-
Badness is OF thought proof.
Hair is vulgar, hair is useless, =
And to brush and comb Il bore,
Making life but dull and juicelcss; ).
lneed brush and comb no more.
Not for wise men matted hair ia 4.
Black or brown or rcd or fair;
Let the savage of tho praircs
Waste his timo in raising hair.
Life Is short and hairs are numbered. d.
And though flies are hardly bornc,
Still ut night I've always slumbcrcd
When tho nightcnp l have worn.
In the worlds broad field of battle.
Who'd DO at the BARRIERS call,
Listening to his tircsome tattlc?
Better bare as n billiard ball.
Fear no future. baldhcadod brother, :
You were bald in infant days;
Grave not hirsuto on another
Brain 1t is, not hair, that pays.
Lives of great men all remind us
That our smooth and polished pates
Leave all hairy heads behind US
Let us thank the favoring fatesl
Footprints of Old Times fleet walking
No ono sees on our smooth crowns:
Mind no more tho idle talking
Made by anxious mophcad clowns,
Let us. then, o hairless brother!
Proudly through lifc's pathway roll;
We remember that dear Neither
Earth Is barren ut the pole
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
Wonan's Rights.

A right to tread so softly
Beside the couch Of pain;
To smooth with gentle fingers
Tho tangled locks again:
To watch beside tho dying
In wee small hours OF night,
And breathe consecrating prayer
When tho spirit takes its flight.
A right to cheer tho weary
On the battlenclds of life;
To give tho word of sympathy
Amid the toll and strife;
To lift the burden gently
From sore and tired hearts,
And never weary of tho task
Till gloomy caro- departs.
A right TO be woman
In trucst woman's work
II life should be IL hard one,
No duties ever shirk;
A right TO show to others
How strong Il woman grows;
When skies are dark and lowering,
And life bears not rose.
A right to love one truly
And be loved back again;
A right To share his fortunes
Through sunlight and through rain;
a right tn he protected
From lifc's most cruel blights
BY manly love and courage
Sure these are woman'.s rights!
Sadie Gillian Baird.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
GEMS IN VERSE;,
Our Flag.

Our ElISs
Glor'ots flag OF our co, yntryI
Standard Of freedom aud pcacel
Long may 1t wave its bright eolors;
Great may our nation in,srease,
Tlll plenty comes as sands OF ocean
Mighty as waves Of the sea:
Oh, long may our dear. starry banner
Wave DER tho land Of the freeI
Glorious flag Of our country
Flag of the wise and the just
That has for the nations motto
Tho words, "1n God we trust"
Oh, long may thosS beautiful colors
The standard Of liberty be-
Flag OF our dear, loved America.
Land of the valiant and free!
Flag OF our glorious country!
Flag of my dear. native lnndl
hlay 1t float always in glad triumph.
Those patriot coiors so grand.
Our flag is the best loved and dearest.
Tho one of all cmblcms- to me;
Then thrco cheers for our loved. starry
banner,
Flag of tho valiant and free.
Mario I.aka
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
Cat and Rabbits uarmon,ze.

y mother cat belonging to Joseph
Groves. who lives near Beaver Falls, Pa,
lost her two kittens two weeks ago, but
she Immediately adopted two young rab
bits, which She is tenderly rearing. Pussy
md bunnie, are we'll contented.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
Not Enough Blades.

Mother-I think you ought TO be CRATE
full to your father for getting you such n
nice knife, instead of complaining.
Little Johnny-1t's got only two blades.
You can't use but one blade at u time"
"ies, but when two blades gets broken
there won't be any left. Good News.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19

mothers in the dis
trict who had eli
gible daughters
and 10 ok ed on
their political rep
resentative as n
pos sib lie son-in-
law. The other
day, however,
when she realized
TINT her husband
m ! Z h t possibly
suffer defeat on
her account, the
bride just rose in
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
Especial Coyrespondence.l

NEW YORK, Oct. I.-Ladies, your fall
and early winter gowns-if you follow
tho fashion strictly-will be made of
changeable cords, woolens interviewer
with velvet and several of the grades of
velours now i'll vogue. Or if you want
something palmer there is camel's hair,
and there is poplin; there are heavy rep
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19

pleasing new shades, and there in an
endless array Of plaid. Tweeds and
cheviots are also spread out for tho
choice of the wise woman who wants
something to Outlast one season and give
her the worth of her money.
There arc plain goods, and there are
stripes, and there are mixtures wherein
several tints are interviewer in such a
manner that one can scarcely tell what
colors there are. They are like the wild
heather or tho mignonctte-when you
examine them closely you find that there
are ten or more colors and shades, all
harmonized or blended into ono pleasing
surface of no particular color.
Some of the woolens-only few.
though-have woven patterns of flowers
or byzantine borderings, and some again
have horizontal stripes, but think the
plain goods and plaids will be preferred,
though stripes always have their devo-
tees.
noticed some of the shot bengalines
that had sort of frosty vine over the
surface, as though Jack Frost had
thrown little white sheen over it. IL
was indescribably beautiful.
For the benefit of those who do not
exactly know bengaline from any
other silk, will say it has ground
like Irish poplin, with heavy cords close
together browning the fabric. 1t is MT
all silk, as the filling is WOOL but /:
makes ono of the most superb fabrics
we have, so far as looks go. 1t is used
occasionally for very dressy wraps, and
1t shows up fine trimming magnificently.
N hn Ercf =,
carriage or visiting costume of stone
gray hengaline, the skirt having no
trimming whatever. The wrap has a
plain front under tho shoulder cape and
is made with a Vatican plat in the
back, and the little cape has a border
ing of Russian sable. There arc cuffs of
the same, and six buttons in front made
with tiny sable heads. The collar is
lined with it. The entire costume is a
model Ill quiet, good taste. and could be
copied with good effect in cloth or
camels hair. The hat is covered with
the same material, and has tuft of os-
trlch plumes shading from white to tan.
Tan Is tho color of the walking suit
on the other figure. 1t is made of dag
onal winter cheviot and has three rows
of stitching around the bottom, tailor
finished. The box coat is severely plain
and rigidly correct. The back is cut
straight across and seamless. With this
is worn turban of brown stitched felt
and brown velvet bows and some
trimmed hen feathers, altogether a
stylish costume and suitable for women
or almost any age.
The trimming of corsage nowadays
is almost II work of art, and it is GER
tainly one of great difficulty; and as it
Will not always be convenient to get "a
dressmaker to arrange in new manner
on an old gown, here present two novel
and effective styles. For the upper one
1t requires five-eighths of yard of silk
and three yards of ribbon. The silk is
gauifered i'll front and back half around
the waist and held straight by long
buckles. The three bands lined with
buckram will easily hold their places.
The bow is made with three loops and
two tishtail ends.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19

Behold this ruin! Twas skull,
Once of ethereal spirit full.
This narrow call was Lifc's retreat,
This space WAS Thoughts mysterious seat.
What bcnutcous visions filed this spotI
W hat dreams of pleasure long forgot
Nor Hope nor Love nor Joy nor Fear
Has left ono trace of record hcre.
Beneath this moldcring canopy
Once shone the bright and busy eve;
But start not ut the dismal void
III social Love that eye employees;
II with no lawless fire 1t cleaned,
But through the dcws of kindness beamed.
That eye shall be forever bright
When stars and sun arc sunk in night.
Within this hollow cavern hung
Tho ready, swift and tuncful tongue:
II Fnlsehood's honey 1t disdainod,
And when 1t could not praise was chained;
III bold in Virtues cause 1t spoke,
Yet gentle concord never broke,
THIS silent tongue shall plead for thee
When Time unveils Eternity.
Say. did these fingers delvo tho mind3
Or with its onvied rubies sinner
To hue the rock or wear the gem
Can little now avail TO them.
But II tho page of truth they sought,
Or comfort TO the mourner brought,
These hands n richer need shall claim
Than nil that wait on Wealth OF Fame.
Avails II, whether bare or shod,
These feet tho paths of duty trod?
If from the bowers of Ease they fled
To seek Affections humble shed?
II Grandeur's guilty Dribe they spurned,
AND homo to Virtues cot returned,
These feet with angels wings shall vie
And tread tho palace OF tho sky.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
HIS WORKS ARE HIS HISTORY.
What Professor Max Muller Has Done
Toward Human Embellishments

The last Aryan conquest Of India took
place nearly 5000 years after the first of
which we have any clear information, and
when the British Arynn met this ancient
relative, the Brahmincal Aryan, in con
trovcrsy it could not but result in great
mental ciIcfvcsccnce. There was soon u "
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
CONGRESSMAN cAMPBELus WIFE.

She Is Eiectionecring In IL highly Novel
Style.
Mrs. Timothy j. Campbell is doing what
She can to secure her husbands reelection
to congress from one of the districts in
New York city Tins constituents are
mostly people who work and who like to
see other people work. His marriage not
long ago to "A Washington girl, and Re-
publican Mt that, was not pleasing to the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
LIKE JOSEPH'S COAT.
WONDERFUL MIXTURE OF CoLoRs IN
FALL AND WINTER GARMENTS.

naany Tints Arc Intcrwoven So Intri-
chtely That Ono Can Scarcely Tell What
Colors There Are-The Trimming OF n
Corsage.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
Old John Henry.

Old Johns jest made o. tho commoncst stuff
Old John Henry
He's tough, | rcckon-but none too tough
Zoo much, though, 3 better than not enough"
Says old John Henry.
He does his best. and when his best's bad
He don't fret none, nor he don't get sad;
He simply lows it's the best no had
Old John Henry.
His doctern's Jest o. the plninest brand
Old John Henry
IA smilin face and hearty hand
3 religion at all folks understand"
Says old John Henry.
He's stove up some with the rheumatic,
And they HINT no shine on them shoes o. his,
And his hair han't cut. hut his eye teeth is
Old John Henry.
tie feed hissef when the stocks all fed
Old John Henry
And sleeps like a babe" when he goes to bed,
"And dreams o. heaven and homemade bread!'
Says old John Henry.
IIo ant refined as lie ort to DO
To 1T the statutes Of poetry,
Nor his clothes don't fit him, but he flts me-
Old John Henry.
James Whitcomb Riley.