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The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23
4 Kem.r..nbIe rynngeIi.t.

The most remarkable religious service evei
conducted behind prison bars In central Mis-
sour was held In the Pettls county jail at Sc.
iui!a last sunday by Mrs Lena Mason. o!
Hannibal. better known as the Black Sur
Jones OF Missouri Mrs Mason entered the
Jail In company with the Rev. Mcssrs Doug.
lass and Tyler, and after prayers by the two
gentlemen she began ten-minute discourse
that CAUSED every prisoner to plead for for
gl,rness. The woman does not talk Ike .
culored person but uses the best Of English,
ami her earncstness IS something remarkable
She kept her eyes closed during the entire
service, and before she had talked three min
utes Dick Robinson, the convicted murderer
and other notorious mufdcrers were on their
knees in prayer. Two cnlored females sery-
Ing out fines for vagrancy scoifed as the ser
vice when It began, but before it was con-
culed they grabbed at Mr., Masons hand
and begged her to pray for them at the same
time calling upon the Lord to wash away
their sins, Mrs. Mason preached SUNDAY
uight to nearly % 600 people, acres of ground
being covered with vehicles containing white
people, who hai been attracted by her singu-
lar and successfu celebrations.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23

The government of Brazil has ar
bitrarily shut off telegraphic commu-
nication between that country and
the outside world. The other nations
should retaliate by shutting of all
other communication of whatever
description. The consequent star
walton would soon bring these Span
iards to a realizing sense of their
own unimportance.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23

SOMEBODY with long memory has
discovered that the serpentine dance
is old enough even for DR.
Schliemann. The ancient Chinese
discovered it, probably. US they did
Mexico, and printing and gunpowder.
and all other things on which invent
ors OF comparatively modern times
tried to pride themselves.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23

A BosroN old maid died recently,
leaving an estate OF s., 100 to her pet
cat, with instructions that the feline
legatee be taken for trip abroad.
1t il likely that that cat will neeI nj
of its nine lives in rapid succession
il there are any other prospectlye
heirs.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23
THE statement is made that during

The statement is made that during
many seasons the cost OF carrying a
passenger who pays five cents for
cable ride is 4. 50 cents. The cable
companies have not heretofore been
regarded as philanthroplc institu-
tions, but their kindness in keeping
in the business and so preventing
rivals from taking the right of way
and waxing poor thereon must be
recognized
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23

A SAN fR.scrsco man drew up ten
aroltrars commandments for his wife
TO oyey, This exhibition OF cheek,
while noteworthy, was not the re
markable part OF the episode, for the
woman during a series of years
neither broke commandment nor
the pate OF her master.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23

The man who broke the bank at
Monte Carlo is now out of date A
young ScotchwOman, named Leal,
has recently accomplished that feat,
they say, by winning $4,000 francs
in an hour. The announcement of
Miss Leafs starring tour throughout
America may now be expected at any
moment.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23

DURING the early spring, robin in
building its nest, used, among other
things. a uprig of geranium, which
later on took root. and since the
middle of July has been blooming
with as much beauty as though it
were planted in a well-kept flower
he'd
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23

lN 1904 prophetic pamphlet
writer figured out that In 1895 New
York city would have a population Of
4, POS, 995, but. fortunately for his
peace Of mind, he isn't alive now to
see whether his prophecy is likely to
be realized or not Apparently he
was figuring on the basis OF the thir-
teen-children families, which were 4
good deal more common in l3j5 than
they are at the present day.
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COLORADO.

4 PLEASANT school year to teachers
and pupils alike, with no foolish
racing after useless record making,
but real progress in knowledge and
common sense to mark its course
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23

IT must have required a large
amount of nerve. for u man to go to
the worlds fai.And spend ten days
and only $40. That is what man
living at Mount Pleasant. near Steu-
benville, Pa, says he did. A Mar
tins Ferry woman put in two weeks
and spent only $35.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23

The proposed union OF Central
American states would at least make
it possible to give future revolutions
size and Importance emitting them
to respectful treatment in the United
States newspapers
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23
Government Finances.

Government receipts from all sources con.
t'nue to be more encouraging during this
month than had been hoped for and treasury
officials are beginning to believe that the in
crease of expenditures over receipts will not
be so large this month they have been for
the two preceding months of the present is
cal year. The excess of expenditures over
receipts during July and August averaged
pretty nearly s., 100000 each month, but thus
far this month, aud 1t is almost half gone.
the excess has been ess than half a million
with indications of keeping down pretty well
during the remainder of the month The re-
cepts of the government thus far for Septen-
Der have been sll.157,O 900 and the expeudi-
lures S1%. OBS, $50. The receipts for the fir.
two months Of the fiscal year were 500, $50 ss5
and the expenditures $33, ,304 ,26s.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23
The Mu'o Knew.

Drivcr-Can't help swcarin', mum.
That thar mule knows every time
swear ut him.
Old Lady noticed he look ~
o disguised New York Week
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LUCKY WEDDING DAYS.
CURIOUS MARRIAGE CUSTOMS
OF OTHER LANDS.
signs Ih Must BE Needed by Young
Men aud Maiden Who Contemplate
4is,ri,pony beginning OF the Wedding
King aud Cpr-- Warnings.

There's nothing like the force OF
example. Even the most wary OF
spinsters and the most pessimistic oil
bachelors are susceptible to conta-
gion. and it bebooycs them to study
diligently the treatment they must
adopt. save the New York Sun.
In the first place, there are Ger
tain dates upon the calendar which
cannot be fixed upon for the happy
day.n because hoary tradition has de-
citlcd otherwise. If the subtle fever
of matrimony is working in your
brain. consult the following list OF
unlucky days and be governed ac-
cordinglys January l, ?, i, ., Z. TO-,
i5; February 8, I, Is March l, g. 8;
April 6. IL; May ., 6, Z; june T. 10;
July ;, ~; August 10. 49, September
6, I, October 9, November lj, l6 and
DAcembar ID, l6, L. These particu-
lar days ara warranted to blight the
lives of the truest lovers ever seen.
But they are not the only snares
which threaten the matrimonially in
clined. Read this little verse;
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WORK FOR us

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hT,rry in Lent

No wonder that unhappy marriages
are so common and the divorce law
yers 80 sleek and well fed There
seems to he no forget me-not crop Of
days that grow Tor happy lovers 81
But If the lovers are rollly deter.
mined 70 we'd they can probably, out
Of all the unlucky conditions, slit
some dut to which no penalty at.
tachcs, and, having settled tLnt
point turn their attention Z, the ut.
terances of sibylliuc tradition.
The enomored maiden should have
learnel long ere this time to "ehanrc
the nama aud not tha letter is to
change for the worse and not the b.t.
ter Alo that tpmarry aad yet ito
keep her own name is To- keep her
condition forever tho samp
Getting down 10 tn we3liu,
it7ell, il is interesting to hnow thai
tho wo d is derived from the Anglo.
Saxon term wed" which was The
name Of the security giyoa by the
bridosroon at the c.pousal-. This
wed :a7 held by tru,to,s. anl the
bridegroom further added such pres.
ea's rs he could afford. all of them
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NUNWlN IUT WIaiIH1
Tuesday FOR health,
Wednesday the best day Of all;
Thursday for crosses
Friday FOR losses
Getttrt.ty nD Iurf NJ NIL

Iiymen has deep-seated grudge
against the attor part OF tho week.
No good and sufficient reasons can be
advanced for this Partially. but as
marriage is not often an affair OF the
reason it would be as well perhaps to
respec, the Gapriees OF its particular
deity
Having learned the particular days
to be avoided, the feverish lover
may think that he can breathe freely.
Not yet! The plot still thIckons.
He has yet to learn that the old
Romans started the idea that June
was at the top notch a. a propitious
month for matrimony, and that May
was correspondingly below par. This
complicates matters even more, but
the tangle is still further aggravated
by the moon, that potent factor in
all human affairs.
If the individual who is credited
with lnhabiting the land of green
cheese were woman it would help
out the theory that q welding should
be celebrated only when the moon Is
full. That would crafty woman'a
proverbial desire to have good view
OF such affairs At any rate such is
the superstition tina: nothing short
OF the full light of the aanguino
moon can dispel the clouds which
seem to hang over the voyage of we'd
ded life.
Probably by this time the lovor
who would a-wooing 20 is In the
depths of dependency. but the end
is not yet Here is another warning
which cuts the matrimonial season
down 10 still narrower limits
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I Cure
| Or. Shoop
| with hicdi'
| Drdggiats,
Time file
and beats I
rhrlves G
kplenty OF c
k.lows with
Ists beauty.
Faction OF !
ltle and ]
Ij'igs.
Blood II
any one K
s1rother's
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Thirty-eighth Day.

SENATE-After the Senate met the repeal
bill was taken up and Mr.. voorhees, sought to
obtain an agreement as to when vote should
be taken. After sensational denunclatiou
of the New York bankers aud defiance to the
press that has been crltclsing his actions and
questioning his motives he demanded that
the minority senators name date FOR "a final
vote, and MIR. Dubois Of Idaho met the de-
mand by positive declaration that the anti
repeal men would oppose the passage of the
repeal bil by ayallng themselves OF every
advantage afforded them under the rules.
Voorhees, retallatcd by giving notice he
would tomorrow move for longer and more
nearly continuous sessions. and the financial
situation in the Senate appears now TO have
resolved Itself into a question endurance.
Mr.. Teller said as there were many SEN
ators who desired to speak upon the subject
before vote was taken, he did not consider
It incumbent upon him to attempt to say
what time would be required for the future
discussion Of the subject. He gave notice
that when the daily sessions were extended
into the night the advocate. of the bill, as
well as its opponents, would have to be pres
ent He and those with whom he stood
would not be frightened from their course of
duty by the invocation OF that public opinion
10 which Mr. Voorhcc. had referred, the
opinion of the metropolitan press and of the
national bankers He denied that there had
been pressed outside Of these lines any public
opinion except for the defeat of the bill
which Mr. voorhees, defends with all the zeal
Of II convert.
Mr.. Hill asked whether Mr.. Telier was not
satisfied that there was ma oriiy of the SEN
ators favorable TO repeal.
Mr.. Teller replied that this was question
which Mr.. Hill had no right to ask, and
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
Good to Clear the Complexion.

Various sanitariums and private hos
pitfalls are using 1.-THE salt rub" and it is
becoming so popular that some Turkish
bath establishments are advertising it as
a special attraction. 1t is just as good
for we'll people as sick ones. is the most
refreshing of all the baths and rubs ever
invented, only excepting dip in the sea
itself, and is matchless i'll its effect upon
the skin and complexion. With all these
virtues it is the simplest, most easily
managed of all similar measures and
can be taken at home easily.
Put few pounds of coarse salt, the
coarsest you can get, sea salt by prefer
ence. i'll an earthen jar and pour enough
water on it to produce sort Of slush,
but not enough to dissolve the salt. This
should then be shaken up i'll handfuls
and rubbed briskly over the entire per-
son. OF course it is better to have it
rubbed on by another person, but any
one in ordinary health can do it for her.
self or himself very satisfactorily. This
being done, the next thing is thorough
douching of clear water, preferably cold
and brisk rubbing with dry towel.
The effect of citation, freshness and re-
newed life is felt Immediately, and the
satiny texture of the skin and increased
clearness and brightness of the COM
plexion swell the testimony in favor of
the salt rub.
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penser is required to refuse the applica-
ton of any person whom he knows to be
R minor or an habitual drunkard and
may even refuse to sell to persons who
want the liquor merely for convivial
purposes. He is not permitted to sell
anybody more than one supply on the
same day. Clubs are prohibited from
keeping liquors on hand for their mem
bers, and there are stringent provisions
against the violation of the law by drug
gists.
THE State Dispensary" is the legal
title of the legal headquarters of the
liquor traffic, and it is located in the old
Agricultural hall at Columbia. 1t is
under the direct supervision of Commits
sioner D. H. Traxler, who was, up to the
time of his appointment by Governor
Tlllman, successful merchant. He is
thorough business man and member
of the Baptist church. His wife is prom
inent in the w. c. T. U. The commits
sioner's salary is 1900 year and his
term of Office two years. He will fur
nish all local dispensaries with their sup
plies and is allowed by the law to charge
profit of so per cent on the cost price,
llOhO, VI COlISt, goes lIllO lnt
state treasury.
At present local dispensaries will be
restricted entirely to county towns and
can only be established on the petition
of Il majority of the freeholders.
No person is eligible for the position of
county dispenser who keeps hotel. res
taurant, saloon or place of amusement,
nor any licensed druggist or person who
has been convicted of violating the ex-
else laws. The county dispenser is per-
mitted to add an additional 90 per cent
profit to that paid the state commissions
er, and this il to be equally divided be-
tween the county and the town wherein
the dispensary is located Charleston
and Columbia are the only places in the
state permitted to have more than one
dispensary. The former city has 10 and
the latter g. Six of the counties will
have none at all, as the new law is not
intended to supersede the existing local
option law.
One Of the peculiarities of the new
condition of things will be observed in
the sale of beer. Six or eight brands
are to be used, but they will be desig-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
Specimen Cases.

S. II. CLIFFORD, New Cassel, Wis,
was troubled with Neuralgia and
rheumatism, his Stomach was dis
ordered, his Liver was affected TO an
alarming degree, appetite fell away, and
ne was terribly reduced in flesh and
strength. Three bottles of Electric Bit
tiers cured him
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, H.,
mad running sore on his leg OF eight
years standing. Used three bottles OF
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. and his leg is
sound and well. John Speaker Catawba,
o., had five large Fever sores on mis-
leg, doctors said he was incurable. One
bottle Electric Bitters and one box
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him en-
tirely. Sold by Christian e Barbee,
Drug Store.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11

mated by numbers and not by their com
mercial names. They will be sold at
the uniform price of Is cents bottle
Whisky will probably cost So n gallon
rather steep price for ordinary goods,
but the consumer will have the benefit
Of the certificate of the state chemist as
to its purity.
There is probability of the constitu-
tionality Of the law being contested in
the federal courts on the ground of some
of its provisions conflicting with the in
terstate commerce act, but the advocates
OF the dispensary expect it to receive a
fair trial.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
THE PALMETTO PIAN.
HOW SOUTH CAROLINA WILL REeu.
LATE THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

,rESSSsc-Bs;r ,-. cs.S. -~rrS--
The World Will Watch With Interest the
Operations of the New Dispensary Law
by Which the State Expects to Make a
Million - Year.
The SO called dispensary law, under
which the state of South Carolina takes
exclusive control of the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors within her borders, goes
into operation July /. Although it is
calculated that the state will probably
make a profit of 81 100000 ON the $780,
600 gallons of liquor annually consumed
by its inhabitants, the primary object of
the law was the regulation of the liquor
traffic and not the raising Of revenue.
Still South Carolina is not now a
wealthy state, and if the profits of her
state bars are anywhere near what they
have been estimated her taxpayers will
probably appreciate the ensuing relief
from their onerous burdens.
Under the new law no person can pur-
chase less than half Il pint or more than
five gallons of any Intoxicating liquor,
and 1T is only procurable in sealed pack
ages, which must not be opened on
the premises where they are purchased
Every purchaser has to fill out Il blank
application stating his age and residence
and for whom and for what the liquor is
required. These applications will be
furnished by the county auditor to the
dispensers, and all unused or mutilated
blanks must be accounted for. The dis
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
Excursion to Atlantic CITY.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company announces low rate excursion
to Atlantic City On Thursday. July 90
The train service provided for the
occasion will be unexcelled. and the
country through which passengers
travel is without rival in the pic
turesqueness and variety of it's scenery
Tickets will be valid for return Journey
twelve days, and will permit stop over
at Washington on return journey, afford
ing an opportunity to visit the public
buildings, which are open to visitors free
OF charge, and to take trip down to
Mt. Vernon, the tomb of Washington,
as we'll as visit other places of interest
near Washington. For rates and times
OF trains consult appended table:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
GREAT INDUCEMENTS
TO GO WEST,

Salem having been connected with
Roanoke by electric cars, which as
sures cheap and rapid transit to par
ties living in Salem and working in
Roanoke, and as Salem can give in her
different factories employment to a
large number Of young ladies'; also
cheap homes either to renters or buyers
This in connection with her cheap
markets make it very desirable to the
majority Of us just now. For further
information address box &c, Salem, Va.
10 law limo
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
Now TRY This.

IT WILL cost you nothing and will
surely do you good, If you have Cough,
Cold or any trouble with Throat, Chest
or Lungs. Dr. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds is
guaranteed to give relief. or money will
be paid back. Sufferers from La Grippe
found 1t just the thing and under It's use
mad speedy and perfect recovery. Try
sample bottle at our expense and learn
for yourself just how good a thing it is.
Trial bottles free at Christian & Bar.
bees. Large size Soc and 81.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11

the frame of highly polished mahogany
with inlaid sides, after the fashion of
the best old Dutch pieces. This antique
couch is placed in the corner, with q
canopy of old brocade, which is lined
with faded rose pink satin and is held in
place by curiously wrought metal
crown, from which falls flounce of
beautiful old lace, the crown being sus-
pended by four chains from the ceiling.
and the sides of the canopy looped back
against the wall.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
To Screen the Crate In Summer.

Summer CRATE screens are shown at
artrooms paneled with cool looking COL
ored linen and decorated with raised
embroideries. y moonlight screen has a
frame of white wood with carved arches
beneath the panels. On the blue linen
ground raised flowers are worked in the
faintest shades of apricot. the yellow and
pink tones being lost in white
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
FOR THE SHOES.

that the lid be sufficiently large to admit
of upholstering the sides. Let the box
be as deep rs an ordinary ottoman is
high. Have castors secured fast to the
bottom. Then proceed to make on this
plain pine foundation an object of real
beauty.
Measure the box and purchase as
much of the artistic figured chiiimi
cloth or japanese cotton Grape as will be
needed to make Il puff around the entire
circumference. Plat in small reversi-
BILE plaits and tack each fast, top and
bottom. Then with MANILA rope about
the size of a clothesline make plat of
four strands and use as finish for the
bottom edge.
Bore small holes through the cover,
pass Irvine through them from the under
side and tie the rush seat firmly in its
place. Then with brass tacks fasten Il
plait of rope around the edge. Lastly,
line the box throughout with some APP
propriate paper, and when the paste is
quite dry you will find yourself pos
sessed of a convenient addition to the
children's room. and the little ones of as
pretty Il stool as any nursery can need.
Summer shoes are especially light and
flexible, with high insteps, long vamps
and pointed toes, necessitating n size
longer than is usually worn. Satin slip
pers are used for dancing, and bronze
and black kid slippers are made more
dressy by narrow crossed straps over the
instep. beaded with Jet or gold. Browns
are the popular shades for tennis shoes,
while white and navy blue canvas ties,
with kid trimmings, are to be found in
great variety. White kid and tan and
gray suedes are dressy shoes for indoor
wear
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
Dougrnut aud Fried Cake.

This amusing if not absorbing Ques-
ton is going the rounds: "How far west
or north must one go before a doughnut
becomes nut cake, and how much far
Their west before it becomes q fried cakep'
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
Antique Dutch Bcdstcaoi.

One of the latest fashionable fads is to
have the bed as little like bed as posi-
bic. Happy is tho fashionable youth
who can secure such quaint old Dutch
bedstead as is shown in the sketch with
the high. swanlike curve of tester and