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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-15
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
New York Stock Market.

NEW YORK, Aug. lathe stock mar.
ket was weak almost from start to fin
ish today. The bears hammered the
list throughout and met with little op-
position owing to the prevailing feeling
OF uncertainty in regard to Legislation 1
py congress on tho silver question, the
disastrous fire at Minneapolis and lack
OF support from London, where opera
lions are checked by the approaching
fortnightly settlement
The heaviest declines were So in
General Electric, in Chicago Gas, 2%
In Lackawanna and II to 9 per cent. in
the remainder of the list. Toward the
close Lake Shore rallied easily from
112N to lax, and tho remainder of the
list recovered Is to per cent. from tho
lowest OF the morning. The total sales
were only 1873, 900 shares, including 5000
unlisted. From this it will be seen tho
market was a traders ono simple and
pure. The leading professionals are
holding off pending receipt OF something
OF definite character from Washington
relative to the fate of the Sherman sill
yer law and other measures calculated
to relieve the existing strain in financial
circles. Speculation closed somewhat
steadier in tone.
Money on call has been easy. ranging
from to 5; last loan at 3 and closing
offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper,
s@12 per cent. Bar silver, 72]6. Mex
lean dollars, 3s34. Sterling exchange is
firmer, with actual business interest
bills at 4s2@4S3 for sixty days and
4s6M@iS7% for demand. Posted
rates, 4S2@4S7. Commercial bills, 4sOl5
4SG. Government bonds firm. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds weak.
Silver at the stock exchange o.day was
neglected.
Clnciro b;do
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-15
Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-The leading fu-
tures day ranged as follows:
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

General Jackson, while on one of his
Journeys 70 Tennessee about the time OF
the notification excitement, arrived at a
Virginian village in very impatient state
of mind, both with public affairs and with
the state of the roads. The president was
entertained as guest at the house Of q
lady in the village, and although he tried
to be polite. the state of vexation which be
was in affected him visibly.
His hostess at the supper table, was
much alarmed to see the general swallow
ing, with great rapidity, a cup of almost
boiling hot tea. "Wait--wait, generalP'
exclaimed the lady; "let me give yon some
cold water" NO, | thank you. ma'am,
said the general, continuing to drink
But don't see how you can drink that
boiling hot tea without scalding yourself.
"No wonder you can't, ma'am," said Jack
son; II am scalding myself" But, sir
why do you'-- Good gracious, ma'amV
exclaimed the general, don't you see that
| want to scald myself" The lady re
Trained from making any further sugges
tions as to her distinguished guests com
fort.-Youths Companion
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20
After EIftecn Yrnr..

A few miles out Of the city OF Bankok
there is a mineral spring, and near 1t Is
bungalow much frequented by the Euro
peans in the city An Englishman says
that one evening as he rode up TO this
bungalow, a gentleman was alighting from
his howdah at the entrance.
AS soon as he had dismounted his ele
phant was moved to one side, and my
driver, who was seated on the head Of my
elephant, ordered it to advance. The in
stant he spoke, the animal which had
moved aside 10 make room for us Tapped
his great ears, and then turned sharply
around, facing my driver
Suddenly, without the least warning, he
stretched out his long trunk and wrapped
it about the body Of my man. Then, be
fore anybody had time to interfere, he
raised him high in the air and brought
him to the ground with tremendous force
As the poor fellow struck the earth we
could hear his bones crack. But the ele
phant was not done with him. The next
moment he had placed his huge foot on the
head and chest Of the PROSTATE driver.
When he raised it again, all semblance OF
life was gone from the crushed, mutilated
body.
The gentleman whose elephant had com
mitted the terrible deed was greatly dis
tressed. He said that he had purchased
the animal from the kings pen, that 1t had
always been exceedingly gentle and well
disposed. The animal was blind, one eye
having been put out by an attendant lit
teen years previous
1t was my driver, learned the next day
who had put out the elephants eye lie
was ct the time one of the guards at the
kings stockpen, and for some misde
meanor committed by the animal had
thrown a stone which struck the creature
full in the eye
The elephant was so enraged thereafter
at the sight of him that, fearing for hi.
life, the man left the place. But the in
jured animal had bided his time, and after
fifteen years OF waiting had terribly pun
ished his enemy.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20
HOW MUCH A KNOT ls.


"chN wv NHfNh ~ NNAs
How much Is \ knott This question is
asked, we believe, IN every sea passage by
some passenger or other aud never meets
with a clear reply Sailors themselves do
not describe il distinctly and books of ref
ereuce ditlcr as to It's Dimensions
A knot Is one siNtieth Of n mean degree
OF the earth's meridian This deilntion
requires explanation and also numerical
computation, The rurth's meridian IL com
mouly described as any circle whose center
Is the center of the earth and whose cir
cumfereucc passes through the poles This
Is not exact, because the meridian is not u
true circle
Evidently, II would bc true circle II the
earth were true sphere, but the earth n
not true sphcro--it isa sphcroid, It's dt'
ameter measured ON the axis being less
than its diameter at the equator, Hence
the circumference of a section Of the earth
by plane passing through its center aud
! the poles, which circumference is a merid
ian, is not true circle, but an oval
Bearing this In mind, 1t will be easy to
/ understand the meaning Of mean degree
OF the earth's meridian
| II 500 separate degrees he set off from tho
| center OF u perfect circle It Is evident that
/ the circular measure Of each degree meas
/ ured on the circumference OF the circle will
| be the same But il they be set of from
| the center Of an oval the measurements on
/ the circumference OF the oval will not all
! be the same That this is the case any one
may demonstrate for himself by drawing
an oval and its minor axis, and then, from
the center OF the oval with radius equal TO
It's semimiuor axis inScribing n circle In
the oval H. now, degrees, or rather, for
convenience, cQuimultiplcs Of Il degree, be
set off from the common center the geom-
etry Of the figure will show ut once the
variation in the circular measurements on
the circumference Of the oval.
Now, n mean degree OF the earth's merid.
ian is the average length Of these $50 un'
equal measurements, and il is obtained by
dividing the length of the meridian 10y 500.
! Astronomers have measured the earth s
meridian aud found It to be i3l ,259,2S5 Eng
lish feet.
Dividing this by $50 we get S6t, coo, l3 feet
as the length OF n mean degree of the mo
rdian One sixtieth Of this, then, is a
knot, and thus 10y division u knot is found
to be 6.O16SlS feet, or 2,025,6 yards, or
mile 265. yards
1t will now be convenient to notice that, d
knot being 6,076, SIS feet, and a milo being
$3.50 feet, the proportion Of II knot to q
mile is very nearly Ns G,076 is to $3.50, or
dividing by 4, as 1919 is to 1890, which is
very nearly rs 10 to 10. So that for ordi
nary purposes knots may be converted intc
miles by taking thirteen knots as equal tC
fifteen miles. and vice versa.-Chambers
Journal
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

A poor girl. who works all day in the
mending room of an embroidery factory,
told me how the girls used their spare
minutes. There were thirty of them,
and whenever a piece of embroidery
came from the great looms it went into
their hands to be looked over and mend
ed, so what they did was "piece work." !"
and any minutes they gave up were
deducted from their time at the end Of
the week. After thinking it over they
decided that each one could spare ten
minutes day, and the one who was
having her ten minutes read to the
others. In this way they got 300 min
utes day, 1900 minutes week, and
whoever among you is a good arithme-
tician-count how many minutes year
that would be for them. Doesn't this
make you, who govern your own time, a
bit ashamed?-Ruth Ashmore in Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20
HIHDs aF PASSAGE

notwuou this and the other side Of the broad
Atlantic, IN the shape OF tourists, commercial
travellers aud mariners, agents "ou tho rond,
steamboat captatus, ships surgeons and "nll
sorts and conditions" ot travellers, cmiRrant and
new settlers appreciate and testify 70 the pre-
Nentiyc aud remedial properties of llostettcr's
Stomach NittCrs IN sCNSickuCss, nausea, mnlRrAl
and rheumatic trouble, and Nll disorders ol tho
stomach, liver and bowels Against the rrclu.
diri0l influences ut cltmHtc, crudcly cooked or
uuNCcust toned diet aud Impure water, Il is u
sovereign safeguard, aud has been 80 regarded
10y the travelling public for over third ot II
century. Ne form ol nNlNrtM fever from tho
calruturR ui the Pacific aud the hrokcn.hono
fever ui the Mississippi to It's mildcr types, can
resist the curative action OF this hcuignNnt pre-
server and rtstorcr ol health, II NCritNhlu boon
to persons IN feeble health or liable to incur
disease,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

The hair of Mary How, Of Mapleton,
Derby, at the age of 10, changed from gray
to it's original color She died two years
later, in l75l. Sir John Sinclair reports the
case of an old Scotchman, who, at the same
age, ITO, regained the natural color OF his
hair. DR.. Stare states that his grandfather,
q native of Bedfordshire, who died in his
hundredth year, "at the age of eighty-fve
had complete set of new teeth, and his
hair from being snowy white gradually
became darker. "-Hyland G. Kirk in New
York Times
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

There is an arrangement in most Eu-
ropean theaters which am astonished
to see our theater owners neglect SO long.
| refer to footStools. If you go to the
theater and take a look at the ladies
present you will notice that after an
act or two many of them, especially
those who are diminutiye in stature, are
evidently very uncomfortable. Their
discomfort is owing to the same cause as
that of the man who was hanged-their
feet cannot reach the ground. After a
short time you may be certain that many
of the pedal extremities are in the arms
of Morpheus. You will notice that
many ladies put the toe of one foot on
the ground and raise the heel in the air.
Upon the instep the other foot is rested
and a momentary relief obtained.
European managers recognize the fact
that seat that is comfortable enough
for a man of average size is very insult
able for a woman, and accordingly at
| the entrance of the theater you can al
ways find a woman who keeps little
stools which she rents for a trife. Any
lady who has used them is surprised at
how much the ease afforded adds to the
enjoyment of the play. Many own
their own stools, and bring them to the
theater as regularly as they do their
opera glasses. They are made of carved
wood, with the legs hinged so as to be
folded back, and can be carried with
little more inconvenience than that en-
tailed by taking a good sized prayer
book to church They are inclosed in
handsomely embroidered bags with a
handle, and if adopted here could not
fail to be popular ar-Interyiew in st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

The Mexican government is doing
good work in the matter of distribution OF
fruit trees. During january and Febru-
AIRY Of the present year they imported
$4,000 young olive and 6,22l fruit trees
OF various kinds, beside Isl 800 grape
yincs-ull from California.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

An old gentleman, when talking with
Young lady, made the following remark:
"More Jewels are worn nowadays than III
nv time. Still there is one used to ad
mire greatly, and which very rarely see
now"
"What Jewel was it'" the lady inquired.
"a thimble," was the old gentleman's re-
ply.-La Famille.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20
HOw'a THIRi

We offer One Hundred nollRra Reward for
any case of catNrrh that cannot bo cured by
Halls CatRrrh Cure, r. j, CHENEY \ CO.,
props., Toledo, ..
We, the undersigned, have known r. ], che
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
aud financially able To carry out any obligation
mndo 10y their firm WEST n TRlAN,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, o,
WALDlNH, klNNAN Il MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, o.
llNll's Cntarrh cure is tnkcu internally net
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
Mccs ol the system, Price, 20 cents per bottle
sold 10y all druggists Testimonials free,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20
Nothing TO Go By.

Mrs Gabb- What scu't o folks are those
new neighbors Of yoursi
Mrs Gadd-Well, I've been watching their
back yard for two weeks, but as they send
their wash TO a laundry can't tel anything
about them. New York Weekly.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

An old English Manners Book" says,
"a lady should dip only the tips of her fin
gers in the sauce bowl, and should not let
food fall out of her mouth on the table
cloth"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20
RUPTURE AND PILES OUKED.

wepoStivcy cure rupture, piles and all rec
tai diseases without pain or detention from busl
ness No sure, no pay. Also all Prlpdte dts
cases. Address for pamphlet Drs. Porternold 4
Losuy, SIS Market street, San Francisco.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20
A VALUABLE REMEDY.
Hon. Edmund l.. Pitts, the late Prcsi
dent OF the New York State Senate, writes
Albany March II, tSSG.l

dent OF the New York State Senate, writes;
Estate or NEW NoRK,l
SENATE CHAMBER
ALBANY March II, lSS6.l
in my family for the past live years, and
can truthnlly say they are valuable rem
edy and effect great cures. | would not bc
without them. have in several l. stances
given some 10 friends suffering with weak
aud lame backs, and they have invariably
afforded certain and speedy relief They
Cannotbc too highly commended
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

Everything catarrhal In It's nature,
catarrh itself aud all tho IoHp,Sa '""I .'T
come from catarrh, are perfectly 1" %n
permanently cured by DR. saRos N"J ,aJ
tarrh Remedy. No matter now ' u"u
your case or OF how long sIaho'oS' w"
can DO cured.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

Heats ns n rule want money, aud oven tn,
man who beats carpets Is out for the dust.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

\ woman who does not marry and make
some good man happy is likely to turn phi
lanthropist and make some bad man un-
happy.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

nation Indigestion, Bilious Attoclh, hlge ong "
tIiious Headaches, and all doranko,up,,,ttoJ
the liver, stomach, and bowels arc G,o'omrj ,,,,roj
relieved aud cured, IriNlun,n,W., tbcsc
i,tti. p,,ieta load tho ayatcm into naVurai
yay. arain, Thor influence idWS'
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

Mr.. sotuy=l don't see how talking u few min'
utcS tn me can give YOU heart trouble. Dorothy
Well, the doctor said | must not do anything
that would make mo tired.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

Religion is natural instinct with women
politics is an acquired taste, like the relish 70
olives,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

oAtier nll your experience what can yen oh'
scryc of society wumcn2" almost every
thing. -
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

City Sportsman Have you seen anything
worth shooting around hcrcf Farmer-Wol
no, not til you came along, hgoNh.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

plumbers Or gen HIo0d Purifier is
the best remedy for cleansing your system,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

uso Enamoliuo stove Polish; no dust, no smell.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20
Disappoin tine

"Of cawse you liked deah old Lunnon"
said Goslin to Sappy, when the latter re
turned from his first run across.
mo, deah boy; was rathaw disappoint-
ed, doncher know"
"AwW
"Ya-as. The fact is, Lunnon isn't quite
30 English as New York. ."-Harper's Ba'
Ear.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-05-20

TsY GvpVVA for hr'atfaSt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-27
STNDRY HINTS.

The best way 10 clean the thin iron spiders which
have become burned and black Is to boil little win
egar and salt In them. when they may he easily
scrubbed clean with any good Kitchen securing soap.
The simplest Icing for caLe Is made OF tho I'M
beaten whc Of the egg mixed with cup Of powdered
sugar and the Juice of half lemon. 1t 1, . mis-
take 10 beat the whites OF ibc eggs "A stiff roth
for TINS purpose, as Is frequently done 1t takes
much Longer TO make the icing If this Is done
1t certainly Is injurious 10 plants TO burn gas In the
room where they are kept 10 supply the room
with heat from furnace. owing to the presence Of
Gas I'm furnace heat Plants will thrive well In a
room heated by an open fire By hot-watcr pipes and
lighted by oil lamps, while they will snrivcl and die
In a furnace-heated lighted by gas
little turpentne dissolved in warm water Is the
best thing TO wash window glass, mirrors or glass
globes. little alcohol will also do wonders In
br ghtenng glas'. Trpentinc Is excellent for wash
ing sinks which have become dun and dirty.
Carpets should he shaken on a clear sunny day
when there j. 10 wind.
Spots the wood OF furniture may often be- re-
moved by rubbing vigorously with urpentinc and
sweet oil, and then renewing the polish by brisk
rubbing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-27

ment upon our manners: and by our courtesy to
them are they taught. II the hopes of a nation lie
IN Its children. so. too. with them must be found
the hopes Of its culture. courtesy and refinement.
An English girl who is making a visit in this
country thus describes her day during the London
season. 1T is simply rush, rush. rush from morn
ing until night-that is. in America II would be
called rush; we call 1t 'on the co. for although
really do more than girl could stand over here
we do it more calmly, and 1t does not seem nearly
so firing half the amount of exertion in this
country My sister and | take a first breakfast Of
coffee or chocolate and rolls in rooms and
are In our habits ready for a ride in the Row at
ten: then we return home change our clothes, and
either out to breakfast at twelve one or have
friends at home. In the afternoon either shop
or drive with mamma in the park. and invariably
end up with five o'clock tea at some ones house,
returning home in time TO dress for dinner for dur
ing the height Of the we never dine at home
unless we have people ourselves. Then we put In
a couple of hours at the opera, and afterwdrd go
to or two. or even three balls in the evening.
IF it were not for our riding and morning rest.
we would be dead; and it Is are
pretty faggedlooking lot at the end of six weeks
season of dissipation"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-27

pretty puffed sleeves end In a band and knot or
green silk and a band OF the same forms the
pointed grde. The quaint little cape Is bewi-
derIng mixture of white lace and loops Of green
rihbon The upper portions Of these loops form a
becoming ruche or collarette round the throat.
new Louis XIII gown worn by graceful
Young Partisan was of glace silk win shaded rays
of mauve on q white ground. The pointed cor
sage had in front two pleats when 1orhed luIi
naniers and n bouffant back, and this skirt was
draned over an underskirt of dahlia tafeta. The
little round basque was cut In the square taps
NJ the Louis XIII period The deep collar of old
lace was caught here and there by Knots OF dahla
velvet. The full pulled sleeves ended at the
elbow. g.,
A French dancing dress for young girl also
had a draped skirt in rose taheta when perit'ed
q petticoat of rose and white TO show little
A ribbon OF rose satin held in the gown AT the
hips and the skirt so drawn over the rloooh
as 10 make a very coquettish bouhaht uraprhs'
Another beautiful French toilet was OF maize
surah under white lace. The corsage, with square
tabs was studded with tiny silver dots. Inc
sleeve composed of ten little lace ruics. mounted
on maize surah ended at the elbow, over an uiiuei
sleeve of silk and lace like the skirt. Knots OF
rose and ribbon trimmed skirt anu eoi =
sage.
A young Frenohwoman of title who was at
Homburg lately on her honeymoon journey wore
at a private dance there a most fascinating gown
II was made of soft amber-colored SILK muslh'
the deep founce of the skirt reaching 10 the hIee
and trimmed with graduated rows or real lace
insertion The bodice and big sleeves were
trimmed with the same lace insertion ana WIN,
bewtching rosettes OF white bebe ribbon An ouo
and beautiful thing about this toilet was DON
net COMPOSED OF real white roses, matching u
great cluster which the Marquise wore AT her
ieweed belt. 1t extremely becoming. the
roses remaining surprisingly fresh. This real rose
bonnet came from a celebrated millncrs at frank
fort. and 1t was delivered TO It's wearer ny spe
cial messenger just before the dance began IL
cost about SIG doucet gown lately seen
at Homburg very chic. over gown
Of black satir made quite plain was worn a COM
,ete dress of fine Chantlly net with pin spots III
white A grdle OF "ishscale' iridescent sequns
surrounded the waist and two-ihch ii'nse y.
this same lovely trimming was laid on the sati'
az the foot of the dress. With every movement
the gown cleaned and sparkled. but with dehiui :
and refined sparkle. A little butterfly bonnet "