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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20

Pork Butcher-Sir, have you any fault
to find with that sausage?
Customer-Yes; the ends are not quite
to my liking.
Butcher-Why, every sausage has got
two ends!
Customer-True enough, but this one
has them too near together. - Hirsch-
berger Tageblatt.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20

81 would get up and give you my seat,
miss" said the jolly faced man in the
crowded street car, "but don't feel it
to be my duty. I am old enough to be
your father"
"You hold your age and your seat re-
markably well, sir" replied the young
woman, grasping a strap as the car
lurched.-Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20

THE tide Of public sentiment in the
City of Churches has arisen to such a
height that now the mayor of that city
and sheriff of Kings county declare that
the Corbett- Mitchell mill will not come
of at Coney Island.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20
THE TIMES can DO found regularly on

THE TIMES can DO found regularly on
sale at the following places:
Roanoke, Va.-Hotels Roanoke ana
Ponce de Leon, N. l.. Smith, w. Frank
Carr, Terry Building, Elks' News stand,
ga Salem Avenue, R. Goldstein, Jefferson
street.
Bristol, Tenn.-Hamner and Sullivan.
Pocahontas, Va.-Pocahoptas Inn.
Radford, Va.-Radtord News Depot.
East Radford, Vs.-Radford News
Depot.
Salem, Va.-F. a. Love'ock.
Wytheville, Va.-B. II. Bailey.
Norfolk and Western trains.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20
Unwilling Trenton,s Battle Monument.

TRENTON, n. j., Oct. 1o.-The Tren-
ton battle monument was dedicated
to day. The pomp and splendor of the
affair were impressive. The governors
of thirteen States participated and the
fine military display was one of the
features. General Stryker delivered
the address after which r. w. Guder
read poem followed by the unwilling
by Governor Werts.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20
Sulran's Forces Have Surrounded the Hos
tile Tribes

MADRID, Oct. 19.-The Herald to-day
publishes dispatch from Tangier stat
ing that the forces of the sultan of
Morocco have surrounded hostile Fra.
jana, Mezquita and Mazuza Kayles, who
made a recent attack on the Spanish
garrison at Melilla
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20

Father-Always keep the company Of
those who are better than yourself.
Son-But suppose that kind of COM
pany has the same end in view, where
am l going to come out?-Detroit Free
Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20
The Kind He Didn't Want.

"How did your son do at college last
year. Mrs. WilkinsT
Every well indeed. He did SO finely as
freshman that he got an encore"
"a whati'
can encore. The faculty have request
cd him to repeat the year" -Harper's
Bazaar.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20
HCLEANLINESS
is next to
GODLINESS.'

Were your eyes ever shocked
was your nose ever offended
by anything you ever saw OF
smelled In our store?
We think not.
Our constant aim is to give
to our establishment an APP.
pearance and atmosphere In
dicative of our goods-pure,
fresh and wholesome. Scrupu-
lous cleanliness Is, with us, a
necessity, and our clerks and
statesmen are so instructed.
We think that this care on
Our part convinces customers
of our desire to please, but 1t
is not done for show-it Is a
veritable part of our business
system.
Everything you may pur-
chase from us can be relied on
for its perfect purity and whole
sOneneSs.
c. r. WERTZ,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20
MT. Vernon Building Closes October 81.

MT. Vernon Building Closes October 81.
RICHMOND, Oct. 2O.-At meeting of
the Virginia board of managers of the
Worlds Fair )mmissioners to night it
was decided to close the Mount Vernon
building, at Chicago, on October 81.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20
Short Lived.

Wife (reading paper)-I see that the
life of paper dollar is five years.
Husband-Not when you get your
hands on one, my dear.-New York Jour
nal
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20

RowelI's American Newspaper Direc-
ssry for 1891 puts the circulation OF THE
ROANOKE TIMES above that OF any
ether paper In Southwest Virginia, and at
acre than that of all the other papers of
4 sAnoke combined.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20

Entered at the postoflice at Roanoke as second
class matter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20

Advertising rates made known on application.
Items OF news, communications, etc, should be
addressed to the Editor OF THE TINES.
Rcmittanccs, by express, moucy-ordcr, regis
tered letter check, or draft, should be addressed
and made payable to Roanoke Times Publishing
Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20
TIE WEEKLY TINES

THE WEEKLY TIMES, containing the news OF
the week ia more condensed form, ono year,
$1O0 III advance.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20

TIE TINES is delivered in Roanoke, Salem and
yinton every morning by carriers for 80 cents per
month.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20
TERMS, by NAIL, postage prepaid.)
TELEPHONE NUMBER 1ai.

All papcre sent ont of tn city must he paid FOR
invariably in advcncc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20

HOODS Pills act easily, yet promptly and
efficiently, on the liver and bowels. 2bc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-20
TIE TIMES.

EVERY MORNING, EXCEPT MONrtAY.
ROANOKE TIMES PUBLISHING CO.,
publishers and PROJECTORS.
TINES BUILDING,
1872 cAMpDELL AVENUE S. W.
,,... ny NJ. III lInsfar, Prannid.l
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-03
The Sin-Eater.

This, perhaps, will be as good place
as any for recording very remarkable
custom which prevailed up to, say, d
couple of hundred years ago. The
WAS in one of the villages adjoining
Wales an old man who was callcl the
''sin-eater. His office was, for trifling
consideration, to pawn $50 to spealI)
his own soul for the ease and rest of q
soul departed. When a person died,
notice was given to him, and he at once
went to the house of the deceased. A
cricket, i, G., a stoOl-waS brought and
he sat down in front of the door. A
groat, crust of bread and full bowl
of ale were given to him, after the con-
sumption Of which he rose and pro-
nounced the lease and rest of the soul
departed, for which he would pawn his
own soul" 1t was believed that this GER
emory would free the departed soul
from walking" thenceforth. 1t is
probable that this strange custom was
originally connected in some way with
the ceremony of the scapegoat under
the law (Lev. 15:21.) l believe that
this institution of the ''sin-eater" was
in later times mainly confined to the
county Of Hereford; but there is rea-
son to believe that it once prevailed
generally in Wales.-Rev. J. e. Vaux
in Newberv House Magazine.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-03
Scandinavian Immigrants.

Not even the italian immigrant
bears more strongly the peasant stamp
than the Scandinavian. The latter
seldom Stop in the region, but when
they do their industry, honest and per-
seyerante-usually bring success, Most
of those that come are farm laborers,
and they are ready to undertake the
hardest and most repulsive work.
Sooner or later they take to gardening
or carting, familiar and congenial
tasks, and at these they succeed. 1t is
not uncommon to find a loutish Swede
or Norseman who has saved in a few
years enough money to carry him back
for a summer visit to his old home.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-03

horses without number, two coaches,
four buggies and other vehicles. He
has six wives to brighten his household,
and I never heard of any hair pulling.
There is a method in his polygamous
madness. Each wife is the daughter of
a chief of the six principal divisions or
squads of the tribe. So he is solid with
the whole lot on this score.
"Parker is about forty, tall and
muscular, with light copper-colored
skin, the Indian facial characteristics,
with piercing black eagle eye. He
speaks English well, and is a general
favorite with all who know him."
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-03
Japanese Names.

Many Of those pretty and suggestive
little words that serve as names for
Japanese girls are as charming in Eng
lish as in japanese, for it is not uncom-
mon for Jap girl to bear the name of
u flower. On the other hand, however,
many girls in Japan bear the name of
some homely domestic utensil, as fry
ing pan or dust brush. Doubtless this
results from the custom common among
some peoples of naming a child for the
first object that strikes the fathers eye
after the little one has come into the
world.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-03

laIlen from 1T were petrltied on the bot
tom. It was thought that Isom must
have slipped and fallen into the lake
with his pole, and the water on his
clothes and tackles took effect when he
regainedhis perch and began fishing.
The extraordinary figure is still intact
and there is a movement on foot to
transport it, with section of the log,
to the worlds fair.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-03
A REAL KING IN AMERICA.
He Is Half-Breed Comanche indian and
His Rule Is Absolute.

''There is real king out in the south
western part of Indian territory" said
a citizen of st. Louis to a Washington
Star reporter recently, "and in a recent
trip down through the Comanche and
Kiowa countries [ met Quanna Parker,
head chief of the Comanches. The
Comanches are still blanket Indians,
that is, they are not civilized and edu-
Gated like the Choctaws and they live
in tepees. But they are among the
sharpest and brightest of Indians.
Every boy remembers in dime novels
that Comanches were the favOrite
enemies of the brave trappers and
hardy pioneers. They were fighters
and are the most expert horsemen in
the world. But they fight no longer,
are rapidly becoming civilized, and for
their progress and docility Quanna
Parker is to be thanked.
Parker is half-breed, the son of a
chief whose wife was white captive
girl. When but youth Parker, by his
daring and bravery and successful ex-
PLOTS against other tribes and the
whites in the Indian wars, rose above
the older chiefs and became the leader.
Now that the wars are forever over his
same great will power and strong per-
sonality impress themselves as strongly
upon his tribe, but in the direction of
advancement and civilization. He is
virtually king. His word is
law; his will supreme. He says
he will civilize his tribe, and
he will do it. AS one result of his eff
forts many of his Indians live in frame
houses. He compelled them to save
one-half of their money received from
the sale of their cattle. With sixty In
dams wagons he went down into
Texas, bought lumber, then came on
to Washington and persuaded Indian
Commissioner Morgan to build the
houses. He lives in a fine nine-rOOmed
frame house, handsomely furnished in
modern style, Brussels carpets, fine up
holstered furniture, mural adornments,
and decorated nicely. His Office, with
it's desk and fittings, occupies one
room, and it is here he transacts his
business. He wears white shirt and
trousers with leggings, braided hair,
and colors his face when among his
people, but when travelling dresses ex-
pensively in fashionably made clothes
and sports big diamond pin. He has
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-03
Eggs for Matching.

ROuen Ducks. White anl Brown Leghnrns
White and Notified Plymouth Rocks; Gold Silver
and White Wyandotes; Blue Andalusans; BLACK
MinOrcas; Silver PoIands: Black LangehAn Rack
Spanish; Derbyshire Red Cape, Partridge Cochins.
Light Brahmas Georgia shawl Neck Games:
CRISIS Champion Games: Silver Mexican Games;
Golden Sc tlrghts and BLACK Red Game R0ntams
PRICES 81 one dozen. 81 co. two dozen. IT,
three dozen, $2.21: five dc zen, IS %, Cash With
oder. All fowls inclosfd in covered runs.
Il rrK
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-22
NECKLACES 10 THE FORE.

For long time past necklace designs
have been converted into couture, bodice
and arm ornaments, but the Fashion
Arbiter having ordered these neck cir
clets back into their proper sphere, there
is possibility that we are to be deluged
with necklace novelties. Even the old
fashioned gem-set dog collar, which to
the woman with obtrusive collar bones
was an uGmitigated blessing, has posi-
bility of revival, and if rumor is correct
the advent Of the huge, old-time locket
is not far off. This win give the girl
possessing long line of ancestry an OPP
portunity to rummage about in boxes of
heirlooms and search out the most an
tique locket specimens of days past.
Cameo designs will be looked upon as
especial treasures, and the mosaic locket
will also rank among the handsomest
necklace ornaments.
Filigree silver necklets always possess
a certain daintiness Of charm and are
particularly becoming to young girls,
while bronze necklets may be classcd
among the oddities for matronly adop-
ton.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-22
FASHION NOTES.


Little children are wearing quaint
Dutch bonnets.
.Mousquetaire gloves without buttons
have always following for afternoon.
Four buttons will be the rule this yeaI
for kid gloves in all the fashionable
colors
The dark girl is to the fore again.
Deep chestnut hair is the color of the
moment.
The wells have pretty designs in jet,
and some of the shaped wells are bordered
with baby ribbon.
The newest thing in sailor hat is
made of white kid decorated with &
bunch of spring flowers.
Antelope leather has found great favor
for all kinds of fashionable knicknacks
in the way Of writing cases, card cases,
bags, etc.
Very wide leather belts, rounded out
above and fastened with several small
straps, have lately been introduced for
young ladies and are to be worn with
blouses or blouse bodices stiffened with
whalebone, which make corset unnec-
essary. Such blouses are of the simplest
description, being merely full-fronted
bodices ending at the waist and with
very full gigot sleeves.
Hosiery is of the finest silk, the most
costly in black, having lace insertion up
the front of the foot, divided by hand
worked silken flowers A pink silk pair
has pink lace. Many pairs have sprays
of worked flowers instead of clocks,
while others have powdering of rose
buds, orchids, violets, etc., up the foot.
The new double-skirt dresses are gain
ing in favor. They are called the
"French tunic gowns" and to many
tastes are more pleasing by comparison
than the long straight skirts with their
spaced bands of trimming reaching
nearly to the waist.
A new and very becoming shade of
petunia red is much used for children's
dresses.
The new mutton-leg sleeve is larger,
wider and fuller than ever below the
shoulder. 1t is not only plated at the
arm size, but also at the elbow on the
outside and inside of the arm to give it
new additional volume. 1t is used on
all sorts of fabrics, from gnghams to
Lyons brocade, and for gowns of every
description, from practical utility dresses
to toilets designed for the most elaborate
occasions.
Black and white, in combinations,
will be in style for the coming season.
A visiting dress for bride has a
slashed Figaro jacket and skirt of hello
trope crepon, with full high waist of
chintz figured Persian foulard; green
satin is drawn through sashes of the
quaint little Figaro and girdle of the
same goes round the waist and is III q
bow in front. A plastron is of ecru
guipure and the collar matches. The
skirt passes above the edge of the waist
and is flouneed half way up.
A favorite way of bringing last yeav's
jacket up to date seems to be to add a
velvet shoulder cape to it.
Some of the rich brocaded skirts are
wholly untrimmed, and in making these
handsome skirts the silk lining and erin
oline are cut in breadths exactly like the
outside, scanned up together and then
silk faced.
The latest novelty is the umbrella
covered with shot silk to match any
gown, and these a.e finished with
handles either jeweled or in Dresden
china the color of the covering.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-22
Atlantis.

Ignatius Donnelly finds a supporter of
his Atlantis theory in Sir Daniel Wilson,
President of the University of Tor~nto.
who declares, after great deal of
search. that the lost Atlantis was not q
myth, but that it really was the con
tinent of America. He accounts for its
disappearance from view in a different
way, but that is merely incidental.
Donnely's theory was that the land
was submerged by some great volcanic
upheaval, and that from those who es-
capped to the continents OF Europe and
Asia came the tradition OF the deuge.
sir Daniel rejects this explanation as be-
ing disproyed by the fact that there are
no traces Of such volcanic action either
0a the continent or In the ocean bed
lie believes that the ancient Egyptians,
the most progressive aud adventurous
people of ancient times, discovered the
continent, but that IN the decline OF
both their learning aud power. Il became
laal b view aud existed a The time oul
knowledge Of Egypt begins merely a. a
shadoeY tradition. u & hi opinion
Ihaf traces 81 the tsyptlana Il thoso
dsgs ale % hu sought ln the lalusd cities
II NsHlsl AmsfigA, Nhsa a9lela haa
aasag hean d0iufmuai uf agea alasle thg
basia ~ auY feai0nahlU ihaoFg such 4
tlsaaseff e0HIl NHlsh 4 H4hataalla|
hasa laf lh0 .rgfai x gha sal Alllata
AL sHa heau |nFesia thata aa84agfal
44.as AAtA AHH .HiHftt fag go al
44sfaHA INNHAItaa laMa4H.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-22

a soman will find some way OF making
fashions mandate fit her in every point
figure. complexion and even purse.
OF all the soft aud pretty shades OF
green now in, pale reseda is certainly
the most becoming. A young girl in q
charming wooden gown of this shade,
with sprig of white at her breast, had
an odor and atmosphere about her better
imagined than defined. One such pic
ture were sufficient to give green foot
ing in the world of fashion. But UNI
fortunately all the shades are not pretty,
and to avoid discord and bad harmony
those who can't wear green next the
skin will obviate the difficulty by the
intervention of high lace collars, JaDots.
gathered bretelles or some of the fancltul
sleeve caps now worn. But perhaps,
after all, the prettiest and most effective
way to soften your green gown is to al
most entirely cover it with soft veil OF
lace, from which it can peep occasionally,
all the more charming for the partially
hidden brightness.
In the shops they even tell us that
green net wells are to take the place OF
the violet-hued ones, but, as both colors
are equally trying to the complexion and
temper of the wearer, there will still be
left enough women of sense to remain
faithful to the always suitable black net
covering for the face. - New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-22
Horses That Shy.

This trick or vice is generally the effect
of nervous timidity, resulting from an
excitable temperament. 1t is aggravated
by improper handling. Topunish horse
for shying introduces a new cause for
fear The horse will be more alarmed
and show more of fear at the prospect o.
a whipping than at the imaginary object
of danger In the road. Hence one bad
habit is confirmed by the introduction of
another. 1t is impossible to whip terror
out OF horse or pound courage into one,
says an exchange.
Kindness and gentle persuasion are the
best weapons 10 correct the pefnicious
habit Of shying The less fear exhibited
by the driver and the less notice taken Of
tue shying by using harsh methods, the
sooner II will be given up.
A careful, experienced horseman can
generally detect an object likely to cause
nervous horse 10 shy aud by word or
touch will encourage him 10 pass It un-
noticed, When this fails give him time
@ look Al the objects Of his fear; pat
him and COAX him up ia it,then take him
past il tso or three times tlli b. takes 90
notice Of Ia When defective sight 4 The
Gauss Of ihls bad habit ID 4 Ineumhlo.
Aaa i lho eyoalghi i iaiung lbe halse.
iag ardlnAfy driving aad f.ilaa. sill b.
I perfectly Useless. msn IS called o.
a.ud lhas had sonu galstlF b harness
~ 80 - lire frsu shsa ssiieuiY
shs tuek ~ laml0Hg AZ afaff aHal. $685. A
81 gaaa lf pihef Nhlal WhHH sHa na
u lAa nal a. u ihef sees eagaf afaaat
i lAlss eaaihi ihs So ssaas aaal .sl
F Rafla. l.t sssHts
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-22
THE FAN OF PERFUMED GRASS.

One of the most effective decorative
fans for certain spaces is the japanese
fan of perfumed grass. The strong,
brown ibres of which they are made are
arranged in the form of half disk, and
held together by wide, gilded handle
of the same shape. When they are
stirred they yield sweet, herby odor,
and from Japan comes the legend that,
placed over ones bed, they will prevent
fever. In a room where the belongings
are simple and Oriental rather than rich
and elegant, two of these fans, with the
handles placed so that they come to-
gether either side of the shaft of a
chandelier, make very effective centre
piece. They are so light that few tiny
tacks hold them in place, and they can
not only be easily adjusted but readily
taken down and cleaned, = New York
World.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-22
QUAINT coNcEITs IN HATS.

Hats become more and more fanciful
as the season advances. Straws are so
daintily elaborate as to be scarcely rec
ognizable Much gold is introduced.
An exquisite little hat of palest blue
straw, interlaced with gold, was so
lightly constructed as to be quite trans
parent. The brim in front was divided
in two points, turned up abruptly off
the face while in the center was placed
an upright bow of blue ribbon and a
handful of cornfowers in pale blue.
The same idea was carried out in pink
and gold, with bow of spinach-green
ribbon and clusters of white strawberries.
Hats with the crowns and fiat brims OF
guipure lace stretched on wire are much
seen. One of,these has the rim outlined
with twisted gold cord For trimming
there is fan of lace on the left side and
a bouquet of yellow and white ostrich
tips Chicago Herald.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-22
TO PERFUME THE HAIR.

Girls with perfumed hair are now the
correct thing" 1t is difficult to do.
OF Course the hair must be combed care
fully every lay. That gives the glossy
effect which is so much in vogue; but
this is only the start in the pertaining of
it. A young lady who has tried it sue
cessfully says: "There are ways and
ways of pertaining hair, but | found the
best way was to have mobcap of soft,
thin silk made and lined with cotton
that had been thickly sprinkled with
sachet powder. Now, after weekly
shampoos, wear the cap for an hour,
and delicate, indistinct fragrance is
impaired to the locks that is the epitome
of daintiness. "-[St. Louis Republic.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-22
FOR THE LADIES.
SISTER poRcAs' nANDsAw.

At the Chicago Universitya little Wis
consiu girl, whose mother edits the
Wisconsin Citizen. the organ of the
Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association,
goes by the name of Sister Dorcas, be
cause she abounds in good works.
She owns a hammer, a screwdriver, a
buttonhook, can opener ETC., and is
always willing to lend them. Among
her other useful implements was saw,
with which all the girls but one had
sawed off sections from the legs of their
cot beds, finding them inconveniently
high. The one exception had asked the
authorities for leave to do so, and had
been refused whereupon the other girls
promptly sawed off their cots without
saying anything to the authorities about
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