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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29
CHAIRMAN WILSON'S FENCES.

mot Looked After the Ways and Mon ms
Committee May Get Another. Oh nirman.
FAIRMoNT, W. Va, Dec. 3s.-Ex In
ternal Revenue Commissioner John w.
Mason is candidate for the Republican
nomination for Congress in this CHAR
man Wilsons) district and his friends
claim that Mason will have no opposi-
ton for the nomination.
Mason is very popular. He ran against
Wilson for Congress when tho latter was
first candidate and when the district
was heavily Democratic, and was beaten
by only ten votes. 1t is no secret that
Wilson's friends are alarmed at the
prospect
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29
Foul Play Suspected.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. %. = The
body of Newton Witt, well-known
young man about % years old, was
found lying across the railroad track
near the depot at Franklin, Ky, this
morning with both feet cut off and
otherwise mutilated. 1t Is thought he
was murdered, and his body laid on the
track to disguise the fact.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29
Burned to Death,

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Sarah
A. Cleveland was burned to death at
La Grange, Ga, last night. She fell
asleep before tho fro and the flames
caught her dress. Her brother, who
lived next door, ran into the house and
stumbled over the corpse in the hall
WAY.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29
Preference VIII be Given to Republi

AMBLER, Pa, Dec. 2s.-Keasley,
Mattison & Co., manufac turers OF chem
icals and pipe covering, yesterday
posted in their works here a notice to
the effect that the introduction of the
Wilson bill in Congress had caused the
company to lose large amount of bust
ness and requesting employees in sym pa
thy with the measure to resign. President
Madison, of the company, says in the
future preference will be given to Re-
pubicans in employing men.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29
New York Fireman killed.

New YORK, Dec. %. Tho fac .ory of
August Nohlen, 4S6 Pearl Street, burned
TO night Loss $4,000 Angus Miner,
fireman, was buried under falling
debris and burned to death.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29
Cleyoland Exnectad aaok In .aa.

WASHINGTON, Dec. est is said that
no word mas been received from the
Presidents party since they started
down the river The exact date of their
return is not known, but the party Is
eXpec ted Tomorrow
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29
In the Hands of a Receiver.

MACON. Ga, Dec. % The Macon
Evening News went into the hands of a
receiver to day. ii. P. Moore was ap.
pointed the temporary receiver The
debts amount to about $4,000; assets
about $4,000
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29
Failure at Richmond,

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. IS. - r. L.
Christian, one OF the oldest retail
grocery merchants here, made an as
Segment to-day with $40, 900 liabilities
1t is believed that the assets will nav
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29

MRS. Tom THUMB IS NOW THE CoUN-
TESS MAORI, AND IS THE SAME CHARMING
LITTLE MITE OF HUMANITY.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29
Mother and Three Sons Perish.

HARRoDsBURG, Ky, Dec. IS Last
night at IL o'clock the house OF Il. s.
Ransdall was burned at Duncon. Rams
dali escaped with the baby. but his
wife, who started up stairs to wake
their three boys, persisted along with
them.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29

BE SURE AND TAKE THE CHILDREN TC
SEE THE MIDGETs AT THE New YEARS
MATINEE AT THE ACADEMY OF Music
10, 90 AND 80 CENTS
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29

BE SURE AND TAKE THE CHILDREN TO
SEE THE MIDGETS AT THE NEW YEARS
MATINEE AT THE ACADEMY OF Music.
10 20 AND 80 CENTS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29

MRS. GEN. TON THUMB WILL WEAR
500, 600 WORTH OF DIAMONDS AT THE
ACADEMY OF Music NEXT MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29

Mrs. GEN roM THUMB WILL WEAR
s65, 900 WORTH OF DIAMONDS At THE
ACADEMY OF Music NEXT MONDAY
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29

MRS. TOM THUMB IS NOW THE CoUN-
TESS MAORI, AND IS THE SAME CHARMING
LITTLE MITE OF HUMANITY.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29
THE PROPOSED INCOME TAX.
The Matter to be Settled on
Monday.

Tho democratic Members of the Ways
and Means Commit ee to Confer With
Secretary Carlisle Upon the Subject
The Secretary Favors IA Tax on Divi
dends Resulting From Investments In
Stocks and Other Securities.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24

fHE cxuisx ov THE xLvns.
Three elves sailed forth on . Aake Of snow,
And great wind soon began 10 blow.
swe must take In sail st once" said they,
"wHh . yco, beave hol-bsave bo. belsy1
Then they looked about them, fore and an.
But they found sail n- .,e.- ....~ ..-s- -.
craft.
1--WE must port our helm instead" said
they,
swith yeo, hesvc ho!-heave bo, bcisyr
But. alas, there wasn't helm to shin,
30 they ran aground on big snowdrift.
"Thh isn't bad seamansbip," said they.
"With yco, heave hoi-heave no, bcisyT
"You can't reef s,ils that you havnr got,
Or port your helm where bclm Ii not;
"But we know what should he doifc," said
they,
swith yeo, heave no !-heave no. belsy."
To Elf,own straight from that spot thoy
sped,
And they paced the streets with naval
tread,
"'Twas most successful cruise" said they,
"with our yeo. hcaye hol-heare no, be-
hyp
felix Leigh, In St. Nicholas.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
II You We're on tho Moor.

II lunar conditions are favorable ia
human existence, and 1T is not certain
that they are not, and you could be trans
ported to the top Of Pico or some other
tall peak or rock on the surface of our
''silvcry sister world" how do you sup
pose things would look from such want.
age ground2 You would pr robaby first
turn your eyes in the direction of our
earth, the world you had just Quilted,
but to you it would be stranger. In
place Of the somber globe you would
naturally expect to behold your eyes
would be greeted with most wonderful
sight. The earth would appear to you
to be sixty-four times larger than the sun
appears to tho residents Of this mundane
sphere; this because the earth has eight
times the diameter Of the moon, there
fore she must necessarily show the
moonitcs slxty-four times as much sur
face rs the moon shows us. The sun,
on the other hand, would appear no
larger to you from your observatory on
the moon than it does from OUR globe.
Th" o~.ti.'e atmosphere being blua it has
been decided that the earth must appear
as blue ball to all outside onlookers.
What glorious sight it must be to our
lunarian neighbors to look upon bright
blue, swift revolving ball sixty. four
times larger than the soul. Louis
Republic.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
The Ncsert Burro Superscd. 1,

A prospector now in Yuma, and who
made the trip here from Durango, Col =,
with two horses, says that the time hon
ored burro, whose ancestry is insepar,
ably mixed up with Mexican history, il.
not as good AN animal for desert travel
as the ordinary mustang horse. 1t has
always been considered that the burro
had the advantage Of the horse in his
capacity for endurance on slim diet.
This, the gentleman states, is not so
great as is generally considered, although
he once had burro who ate a pair Of
gum boots and Navajo blanket one
afternoon. This was done merely to
show off and was not considered to be
nutritious meal even by the jackass him.
self, who was of French descent, and
merely wished to put on style to humili.
ate band Of scrub mustang horses with
whom he was forced to associate. The
gentleman who has had experience with
both classes Of animals prefers horses to
the slow burro and says that although
the latter will live day longer without
food or water, yet the distance covered
10y the horse in a given time is SO much
in his favor as to render him the superior
of the immobile burro. Yuma "a rizaus,
Times
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Poucr In Spiders wen.

UScience can do rome wonderful
things," said Samuel Watson, a prac.
tical engineer, who has been devoting
somo time to studying tho various
methods OF transporting power from the
motor to the machine. at would strike
you as rather funny to see the slender
line OF spiders web conveying tho
power from a $50 horse. power engine,
wouldn't in But it has been demon
stratcd that such thing can be done.
Now let us start with tho most common
and general mcthsd OF transporting
power, the ordinary leather belt. Dir
Robert Bail, an eminent scientific en-
gineer, has found that tho heavy, slow
running belt can, when the conditions
are favorable for change from weight
to speed, be made away with, and 4
light, fast running cotton rope may take
its place with greater amount Of salts.
faeti9p tbnR' the elfs hs''i65f 6f f655aaght It ina.
been demonstrated that rope as light as
sewing cotton going at the same rate of
speed as rifle ball would SATISFACTORY
carry a single horsepower. Now take
the extreme lightcst limo known to the
world, that of the spiders web, and tho
extreme highest known velocity OF
travel, which is that Of light, aud we
find, astonishing rs it may seem, that if
a line OF spiders web could bo driven
at the speed Of light, it would satisfac.
torily carry something over ESQ horse.
power. Singular, isn't it7 But Sir
Robert Balls discovery in this respect is
going to be of inestimablc va!uc in cleo
tricity in very short while. "--Globe.
Democrat.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
How 60 Reaca Old Are.

One OF the figures In tho British House
OF Commons 10 Isaac Holden, who Is
throo years oldor than Mr.. Gladstone.
Ho 10 hslc and strong and In full possos'
sion OF his mental faculties. Tho Brai.
ford Observer has lately publishod an
interview In which Mr.. Holden explains
the way to live long. The normal dura-
ton OF life, 1t would seem, 10 120 years,
being Hvo times the period that II takes
for tho bone, to harden. II people con-
sumo much lime their arteries become
osslHed aud the capillary vessels blocked
up. II their brains are cut Into when
they are reaching middle life It Is like
cutting into sendbag. To arrive at .
normal old age man must take good
-s~.-s 80 ""'"s"B SA0hS'so ""o oeo s""s s..S
sir is frequently changed In the rooms Ia
which he lives. Starch diet produces
acidity In the blood and has to Ee con.
vcrtod into sugar OF fruit before It is
sssimilable. A meat dict Is also unds-
sira5le.
The meals must be regularly taken,
aud eating aud drinking must not 90 to
rc.hcr. Mr.. Holden'a daily bill OF fart
10 as follows: For breakfast and supper
he takes one baked apple, ono banana,
one orange, twenty grapes and biscuit
made from banana -four with buttor.
His midday meal consists Of three ounces
of hccf or mutton, reduced to powder In
a mortar, and then passed through
colander, with half cupful OF soup oc
casionally poured over 1t. Theory Is all
vcrv well. hut Mr.. Holden has PROVED
Ills cnsc by his health and vigor at
period when most men are, to say tn
least, vsrsing on old age.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
Thorc's Money In Shoe Polishing.

"Do they make money out OF small
things in hotcla" exclaimed the, NaS
York eirummsr- ~ f.il to
cat.like tread. Gwen, "Hn1 house for
charra nn tsa"cdrpd1 if-they don't. I'll
give you an illustration. Out in a city
where they arc going to hold big fair,
there's ono particular big hotel Of many.
A space III tho basement is devoted to
the bootblacking establishment. Every
shine is registered on an indicator.
There are about twenty chairs. l have
seen rs high rs $50 shines registered in
one day. 1t never falls below 450.
We will say that 800 is fair daily
average. At ten cents shine the days
receipts are Nifty dollars, or $3.50 a week,
$500 - month, and $lS, 500 ycar-the
income of a fortune of 800, 900 at five
per cent. and all from SO trifling thing
Us hootblacking. Washington Star.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24

tho restaurants. Tea is furuishsd Srss
as . matter Of courss. The tes n The
restanrsnts, = wsll - the To- IN shops
soi private hoasss, h always Of a6ns
quality. You never get the thick, bitter
coucocticu which Amsficsos call tss. II
IS always light, fragrant beverage of .
corn yellow color, and weak en"agh to
be aromatic and delicious. Il D, dali
catcly favored beverage and not q. power
ful drug that the Chinsmaa drinks"
~ .....s waiter served small plates
and an aromatic sauce with the chow gal
men, which looked Id its deep dish not
unlike smoking plum pudding. The
dinsrs plunged their chop sticks through
the garnIshing OF mushrooms and livers,
and brought masses OF crisp aud fragrant
macaroni to the surface. This, mixed
with q few mushrooms and favored with
the sauce, was delicious. York
6up.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
Unexpected Wealth.

I have heard it said by friend of
tho late Albert Way, tho wcll-known
archaeologist, that he came by a for
tune in this wise. Crossing Pail Mall
hc cann"ncd against an old gentleman,
and dise"inGtcd him. After mutual
apologies and tho Interchange of
civili'ies, cards were exchanged, and
OH each card was imprinted "Mr
Albert Way" Tho older gentleman
dying had no natural heir, and left
his fortune to the other Albert Way.
-ITho Spectator.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
A Gigantic Gorilla.

AT meeting of the Anthropological
Society in Berlin, Lieutenant Morgen
has reported that his assistants, at a place
twenty-five days march frora the coast o:
CAMERON, Africa. shot gorilla of such
size that the measure across its chest was
seventy inches, and its shoulders were AS
wide as those o! three men united. The
creature lad to be dragged to the station
by tine united strength of sixteen men. so
heavy was 1t. Hitherto no gorilla las
been seen by Europeans beyond the first
degree north latitu IG.--St. .Iarcs's Ga.
zette.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
HAspY SHOE CUPBOARD,

A handy boot and shoe cupboard can
be improviA6d out OF any old packing
case OF suitable size. This can be fitted
with iigap mstchboard pigeon holes,
each holdidg pair OF shoes. II the lid
Is availablef (the case being stood upon
It's side), n can be fixed to pair OF
hinges aud form q real miniature cup.
board, which, being stained aud Aspin.
allied, will biso serve Is seat or small
table. without necessarily troubling
49,. .axi68 door the case could he
covered d-wit fcratons or chintx, padde1
toe; to- 'ds :: 1sp q! aeeGS saa sssrial which
should fall cover the pigeon holes is
gcnetally ta9kled on TO = shest Of ciri-
board or ha heavy lead buttons slipped
in the hom, iso that It may fall firmly and
keep tho dyAt away.
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now TO COOK A nAMs

Run ak6Ife or skevor into tho thickest
part OF sthe ham next the bone. II the
knife comeb out clean tho ham is good;
IL it smells rank and smears tho knife
the ham - mot good. Select your ham,
then, according to this rule, aud lay it
In cold water. Scrspe and wash it care
fully aud T.: 1t remain in the water all
night. Inthe morning, when the water
enough to cover the ham-is nearly
boiling, lay the ham in aud keep the
water in simmer. When it has boiled
about an hour throw in two carrots, four
onions, two heads Of celery, sprig Of
parsley, two or three blades Of maco and
four cloves. II the ham is very salt it Is
we'll to change the water before putting
in the seaaePirg, but IL you do be sure
to change heboiling water. To obtain
tenderness mellowness the ham must
not bel all j to boil hard, only sim
MGR. Id eh heat hardens all meat,
especially meat. When the ham Is
dono set &c a In its own water and let It
cool In IL. iBy this means ir will retain
its moistur{.E When cool take 1t out,
skin 1t and3 dredge bread crumbs aud
pepper ove4it aud set it in the oven
until 1t bro5 5ns.-st. Louis Republic.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
~ 10 nAxs B.sv JELLY.

Beef ~ n "a excellent food for iu-
vslids enQ oonvalsscents. Pot pos-d
ofless b. cut One, into porceIsin-
lined stewl pan With pint OF cold water.
Let e stsdd hslf n hour snd then put 10
on the stoks, whore 1t will heat gradu-
ally. Wbpn boiling hot skim carefully
and put it< <Phsre Il will simmer gently
for half anhour. While this 10 cooking
put third Of boz OF geletino in two
tablespoonsful OF cold water. Salt the
broth TO taste and strain, boiling hot,
over the Rslatine. Stir till dissolved.
Strain into cups or moulds. Bet away to
cool.-Nef York World.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24

I'm 1879 had an eruption appear on my left
leg and arm. Sometimes II would ulcerate
and on account of it / was unable to work
great deal of the time. / had seven doctors ex
amino and treat me without success. Some
Gale" ii psoriasis, some eczema some salt
rheum and one knowing one called il prairie
Itch. All he doctors in the county had a trial
out none did me a particle of good. spent all
my spare money trying to get relief. Finally
was persuaded to try Hoods Sarsaparilla.
After using one and half bottles | saw the
benefit. have now used the third bottle and
am completely cured. | received more
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
''G:epI'Il8!
Syrup

Justice Of the Peace, George VIII
kinson, Of Lowville, Murray Co..
Mimi. makes deposition concern
ing a severe cold. Listen to it. In
the Spring Of 1888, through ex-
posure contracted very severe
cold that settled OH my lungs. This
was accompanied by excessivSnight
sweats. One bottle of Boschee's
German Syrup broke up the cold.
night sweats. and all and left me
in a good. healthy condition. I can
give German Syrup my mostearnest
conmendatiou. 20
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HOLLANDS LITTLE QUEEN.

IL any ll'tic American mai" "ho 10
a quccn by right divine and has had
icr will aud way ever since she could
hold ratte box, oven il she doesn't
know It, thinks II would bc 1ne
thing TO be q real qacog with n -crown-
Sr goIu and jewels aud 10 wcar hcr
Supday things every day, It will DO
well for hor 10 real something OF what
is expected of Queen Wilhclmina of
Holland. In the first plaoo she has rs
many corner stones to lay, ships 10
chri,tcm and groat bnzaars to opcn rs
docs that ovcrworkcd man, tho Prince
of Wales.
Then thcro aro lossons TO learn from
masters and mistrcsscs galore. III
decd, at II great court fcstivity tho
child q icon was heard comsolinS one
Of her cousins who was complaining
Of lessons, saying: 81, too, must
learn such a stupidity stupid lot.'
Already shc speaks equally well Dutch,
French, English and German, and
masters como overy day to teach her
other branches. Sho is fond Of music,
and shows considerable promise Of
talent, inhcriting this tasto from her
father, who onco composed an opera.
There Is but an half-hour's rcspitc
| from tho lessons In tho morning, aud
in tho afternoon there Is always tho
cooking and sewing, for every Dutch
maiden must bo q good IIausvrow. A
rotnuo of 80 dolls tho littlo girl has
Of all sorts and conditions, but an
addition 10 her numerous family givos
her greater pleasure than anything
clsc.
Tho German Emperor cent hor at
Christmas whole regiment Of lead
soldiers in most rosplondcnt uniform.
Some day tho baby Louise Mill teael,
to send soldiers TO agirl. When those
dolls arc very, worry bad, aftor the
manner of dollios tho world over,
their royal mother Furnishes them by
making them bow, and bow, and bow
to an imaginary public, which tho
Queen thinks Is tho most disagrccablo
thing ono can have to do. This doll
family lives in q chalet In tho garden,
and hero the Queen brings all tho
friends who como to visit hor. They
play at housekeeping, just rs all little
girls do, and the q ieen always insists
OH being tho servant. 1t was the
Princess Victoria, who. when child,
went 10 visit Il dear old lady that al
lowed her TO do just as sho pleased,
and she always pleased to have pail
Of suls and wash tho windows.
Wilhclmina of Holland doesn't begin
to havo the protty things to wear that
the little girls hero enjoy, even thoso
whose fa'hcrs aro not wealthy and
whose mothers make tho frocks them.
selves, for tho Dutch idea of dress is
doplorabiy inariistic. She often wears
tho peasant dress Of the different prov
ihccs wli,n she travels through them,
and when her old nurse COMES TO visit
her she finds, not Queen child, but a
little peasant maid dressed just like
herself. Sometimes tho quaint caps
arc very heavy and hot, but tho littlo
girl wears them until her head achcs,
Learning The lessons carly that oil
queens must lcarn.-CN.Y. Sun.