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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-06-10
Might Have Been Averted.

Examination Of Official records shows
that the insecurity of the building was
brought to the attention Of congress in a
pointed manner - far back as 1885 At
tention was then directed simply to the
safety Of the army medical library and
museum. The protection of human life
was not especially brought In question.
As soon ~ ; .r-tsry Lamont returns TO
Washington Steps will probably be- taken
to thoroughly investigate the cause of the
disaster and 60 fix the responsibility
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
"A Now Building Material.

A new kind Of building material ms
proposed substitute for ordinary stone
| or Drick is now receiving special in
| dorsement on account of it's freedom.
under various and repeated tests, from
the usual liability to crack or fracture.
10 insure this property, with the other
essential adaptations, silicic acid is
used, powdered and cleanscd from all
impurities. Five to ten per cent of this
IS mixed i'll warm river or rainwater.
and this is applied to slaked or we'll
burned lime, or added to hydraulic lime,
the resulting product being mixed with
sand and small portions of huorspar.
! This mixture is cast into molds, in
various shapes as may be desired, and
after removal the castings arc left to
dry from IL to p hours, which brings
them to condition as dry as at,nos-
phcric air. In this state they are brought
into Il steam boiler and steam blown
through So as To drive ont all air, after
which the boiler is hcrmetically sealed
up and steam let i'll under Il pressure
of 10 atmosphcrcs. IN this high pres
sure steam bath the stones remain for
As to - hours. aftcrward being submit
ted to Il bath Of boiling and saturated
chloride of calcium for 6 to IL hours,
also under pressure of about 10 at
mosphercs, in the same boiler and the
condensed water may be used for the
bath. Tho stones are allowed to dry
IN the open air, or more quickly, by
circulating steam inside the boiler after
the chloride of calcium has been with
drawn and priorio taking out the stones
New York Sun.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
A CAREFUL BUYER.
she Wanted Her Books Guaranteed Before
She Purchased.

me Wanted Her Books Guaranteed Before
She Purchased.
"You-you keep books hrre:" she asked
as she entered II Detroit bookstore and tim
idly glanced around.
'Ies'm, we keep books" replied the
clerk as he softly rubbed his hands together
and wondered if they had sold the last COPY
OF "Bashful Bessie; or, the Heroine of Hair
per's Hills"
IL want a book she continued, but
l want to look ut the last page before | buy
It,"
Certainly, miss, certainly. We have no
you wish Have you bought book here
In which something was wrong with the
last pager"
NO, sir; but friend of mine bought a
book in Chicago which ended by advising
the reader to try somebody's liver purifier
and you don't know how dreadful She feels
about it, Have you Paradise Lost?'"
"Yes'm."
And will you guarantee that it doesn't
refer to somebody's sarsaparillaf"
II can't possibly believe that it does"
"How is Dickens? l wanted his Dom
hey and Son. but I'm afraid he's got in
something about corn cures or porous plas-
tiers. Are you sure he HASN'T"
w ny, L never nedEQ OF such Il thing in q
standard bookl"
Nor I,until lately. Shakespeare wouldn't
be apt to have anything in about stomach
bitters or headache cured in five minutes
now, would her"
1--WE read him great deal, and I never
came across any such thing However. you
might glance over that set and satisfy your
self"
ut would take too long" she sighed, as
she glanced at the backs of the volumes
II have sometimes thought would like to
read Homer's Had There is such book
I believer"
"Oh, yes"
And you can guarantee its"
Il can, positively guarantee that
you will find nowhere in that book the
Brightest reference to germs, microbes, bac
terra, consumption, asthma, bronchitis,
curvature Of the spine. varicose veins or in
digestion"
IF there is"-
You can return it and get your money"
She took it and went away smiling and
happy.-Detroit Free Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
THE ROANOKE TIMES. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1894

and left it there in the place of the one
he coveted.
North Wind is pretty good fell
low. said Olaf when he got home to
his mother. Here's Il ram he has Civ
en- me that will make all the money wo
want if but say the word"
1t will take great deal to make
me believe such stuff" exclaimed Olaf's
mother.
My ram, make money! cried Olaf
promptly, but never u coin did the ram
bring forth.
knew it was all nonsense. " walled
the widow. and that was all The COM
fort Olaf got.
Without another word he sped bacl,
to North Wind and told him the ram
had proved absolutely worthless. He
had come now to demand his rights, no
said
Upon my word, you're a plucky
lad, exclaimed North Wind. well,
the best can do for you now is to give
You the stick III yonder corner. 1t may
be of some use to you. If you say. MY
stick, do your duty, it will go on strik-
ing until you say, My stick, be still. {"
With many thanks Olaf started for
home. AS he passed tho inn where he
had lost his treasures, he thought it
might not be a bad thing to stop there
once more. So he went in, threw him
self down Oh bench and was soon
snoring loudly.
The landlord quickly spied the magic
stick, and taking it for granted it
might be worth as much to him as the
cloth and ram he had taken from the
Same guest he found another stick that
looked like it to leave in its place.
But as he laid hands on North Winds
gift, Olaf, who was only pretending to
be asleep, started up, crying:
My stick do your duty"
Then the stick fell to beating the
landlord, who tumbled headlong over
benches and tables, shrieking and
screaming:
For mercy sake, bid this stick be
still. or it will beat me to death. Stop
lt-for PHYS sake stop it, and III give
yen back your tablccloth and your
ram.
AS soon as Olaf thought mine host
had been we'll punished he said quietly:
My stick, he still
AT once the magic stick ceased from
its labors, and the landlord restored the
stolen goods TO their rightfnl owner.
Olaf put the tahlecloth and the stick
In his pocket. and fastening cord to
the rams horns led it home III triumph.
North Wind had paid handsomely
for the flour, and the widow and her
son lived i'll peace and plenty all their
days. Forester i'll Philadel-
phia Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
The Doctors Presence of Mind.

Speaking of DOCTORS bills" said Cooper
as he elevated his feet and lit cigar, ~
have recently had revealed to me a depth
of nerve which l supposed was possessed
only by gas men and plumbers You know
young DIR. de Ploma2"
YES"
well, you know when he was graduated
and came here to practice he was pretty
sweet on my daughter Grace for awhiles"
YES"
We'll, one roasting day last summer she
met him down town while she was out
shopping, and he asked her in to have
glass of soda water at Fizz g. Foam's."
Very nice"
Wait. Little while after that he popped.
and Grace threw him over"
Poor fellowl''
Yes Poor fellowl But he had his wits
about him, and yesterday got this bill:
JAMES ALFRED De PLoMA, MD
Office Hours,
l%:Ol a. m. to 1l:59 p. M
G. COOPER, On.
July ITO treating daughter. $500
-.puak.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06

The science of chemistry, like that
of geography, has Is undiscovered north
pole. -Four hundred and sixty-one de-
grees below the freezing point of the
Fahrenheit thermometer (-274 degree
CO. lies mysterious, specially indi-
Gated degree of cold which science has
long been gazing toward and striving
to attain, wondering meanwhile what
may be the conditions of matter ut this
unexplored point It's existence has
long been indicated and its position es-
tablished i'll two different ways-viz,
the regularly diminishing volume of
gases and the steady falling off of the
resistance made by pure metals to the
passage through them of electricity un-
der increasing degrees of cold.
This point, to which both these proc
esses tend as an ultimate, is called the
zero of absolute temperature By more
than one eminent observer it is supposed
to be the temperature of interstellar
space, the normal temperature of the
universe. Whether or not this suppo-
sition be correct, tho efforts which have
been made and are still i'll progress to
reach this degreeof cold have been many,
diverse and ingenious, the equipment of
the explorer being not boats, condensed
foods and the general machinery of ice
exploration, butall the varied resources
of mechanics and of chemistry which
can be combined to compass the ex-
tremest degree of MCCLURE
Magazine.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
GREAT INDUCEMENTS
TO GO WEST.

Salem having been connected with
Roanoke by electric cars, which as
sufes cheap and rapid transit to par
sies living in Salem and working in
Roanoke, and as Salem can give in her
different factories employment to q
'arge 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 6o, Salem. Va
10 law limo
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
"a Trip to Chinatown"


Next Tuesday evening Hoyt's great
comedy, "A Trip to Chination," comes
to the Academy of Music and will be
produced in sumptuous manner.
Every particle OF scenery and furniture
in the piece Is from Hoyt's Madison
Square Theater, New York. where this
popular skit had run of 700 nights 1t
IS hoytian from beginning to end and
full to overlooking with sparkling fun
OF tho most convulsive desert ption.
The whole performance favored up
to the present hour with bast of pretty
songs and piquant dances. The sale Of
seats indicate rousing reception of
HoYts greatest success.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
New Industry for Roanoke.

New Industry for Roanoke.
The Messrs. Bonsack have decided
to locate their clothing and manufac-
turing plant in Roanoke if proper
quarters can be procured. They need
about ak thousand square feet OF floor
space with good light. This enterprise
will give employment to more than a
hundred people. nearly all of these
being women. Any one who has q
building such as described above will
please communicate with the secretary
OF tho board Of trade, N. P. Fosrd, at
No 9o}< Salem avenue, giving location,
price per month, etc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
Prepared For Emergencies.

Physician-John, just loosen up those
scales bit; expect that patient whom
promised an increase in weight of so
pounds.
John-Yes, sir.
Physician And, John, after he has
gone tighten them up again. That fat
man who wants TO lose some Of his
flesh may be in some time during the
afternoon. Boston Transcript.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
TO PEGGY ON THE LAWN.

Sho Is dressed, like the early springs,
In the daintiost pink and white:
FROM her mischievous hand she filings
Pink petaled lawn daisies, the sprite.
The daisies are spells, and after
She's cast them and knows that I'E
bound.
Inc ring of her delicate laughter
Crcaks into bright ripplcs of sound.
So now I'm her poor captive knight.
Unable to cope witb4cr art;
henccforth, with her baby feet light,
She will walk roughshod DER my heart.
London Spectator.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
Rev. MIR. Broughton Recovered.

Rev. l. &. Broughton, pastor of the
Calvary Baptist Church, is able to be
out after severe illness. He will con-
duct the regular weekly prayer meeting
Tonight at 7:3o o'clock, and will be
pleased to see the entire membership
and their friends.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
Musical Recital at Virginia College

very interesting programme of
eighteen parts has been arranged for
the first quarterly recital of the music al
department of the Virginia College for
Young Ladies', which will be held at
the chapel Friday evening next at 1880
o'clock. Those who had the pleasure
OF attending the recital given by the
department of elocution and calls
themes some weeks ago will look for
ward with much interest to the coming
event.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
Clerk of tho Markets. Report.

Tho following is the report OF Robert
II. Coleman, clerk of the market, for
November: Rent of market stalls,
s255,7S; benches, $50 %; fish stands, SIS;
curbage from 1876 wagons, amounting
S3s5.l6. Total sGO1.19.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06

The entertainment given by the
lidic3 last night over Hughes & Camps
store for the benefit of tho Belmont
Church WAS very successful affair. A
large nuu Der of people were present
all the evening who literally patronized
the refresh ment tables. The tableaux
and dialogues by the young people added
very mucn to the enjoyment Of all those
present.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
Revival at Greene-Memorial Church.

Rev. j. ii. Scheduled preached an
other fine sermon last night at the
Greene. Memorial Church to large
congregation. Prayers were offered for
number who came to the altar at the
pastors invitation and one conversion
was made at the morning service. The
revival will be ontinued during the
week, services beginning at II a. m.
and T:3O o. m
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
Assignment of a Grocer

deed OF assignment was fled in the
clerks office last night of f. P Echard,
the East Roanoke grocer, TO D. S. Good =,
trustee. The deed conveyed all the
goods, wares and store fixtures to the
trustee for the purpose of paying off
the indebtedness of said Echard. The
liabilities are about $4,000 and the
assets will more than cover the in
debtedness
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
A Nice Little Sum Realized.

The festival which was continued by
the ladies OF the st. James Methodist
Church last night was largely attended
The refreshments which were served by
the young ladies' found many purchasers
The result of the two nights fes-
tival is nice sum to the treasury of
the church.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
May he After His Appointment.

John r. Greene has gone to Harrison
burg on business. 1t ia rumored amopQ
mis- friends that the sudden call was in
regard to his appointment under c. w.
Levi, chief marshal in the Western dis
trict of Virginia.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
Sale of Seats for Germantown"

The sale OF seats for THE Trip to
Chinatown which will appear at the
Academy of Music on next Tuesday
night, will commence at johnson e.
Johnson's drug store on Thursday morn.
ing. The usual prices, 81, 70, so and 25
cents will prevail.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
1nternal Revenue Sales.

During the month of November the
total sales OF beer and tobacco stamps
by Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
johnson amounted to ST. 1864 or this
Sl,434, l9 was Tor tobacco and $202, "A for
beer stamps.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
Tho Young Burglars Held.

Roy Sheppard and Gus Coleman, the
boys who were arrested charged with
breaking into the store OF j. II. Corners
on Campbell street Monday night, were
tried by Justice Turner in the police
court yesterday morning and held to
await the action OF the grand iury.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
Circuit Court Business.

In the circuit court yesterday the
case of Friend VS.. Solomon was called.
The question was raised by counsel as
to whether the suit was properly
brought, and Judge Williams has the
matter now under advisement To day
the case OF Cara, Mckinley e. Co. VS..
M. M. Rogers will come up for trial.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
Reduced Rates Account Meeting Masonic
Grand Lodge, Richmond Va

For above occasion, the Richmond
and Danville railroad will sell reduced
rate tickets to Richmond and return
from points on it's lines, December lst
to 5th. inclusive, limited returning De-
cember IA 1893
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
Revival mt ST. Marks.

The revival services last night at st.
Marks Lutheran church were worry in.
teresting and good congregation was
present. The revival will be continued
to night and rest of the week. Services
commence 1T 1870 p. m.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
Eagle Dairy Rostaurant

BkEAkFAsT %; dinner, IS; supper,
25. Tickets, 81 meals, 81. Meal hours:
Breakfast, Z to 0; dinner, 12 to 9; SUP.
PR. 6 ,os Sunday supper, $50 to 7:30.
Eagle Dairy print butter, 35c. per pound.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
For Over Fifty Year.

MRS. WINsLows SOOTHING SYRUP has been used
Tor children tccthing 1t soothes the child softens
the gums, allays all palms. cure wind collie and 10
the best remedy for Diarrhea. twenty-five ctsa'
bo'tle. SO by all druggists throng hout the world
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06

ing the horse had priority over all other
liens. The horse was ordered to be
sold by court.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
LOST.AND FOUND.

r OST-BETWEEN s3s THIRDAVE.
~ nue. 8. W. and Henry street one
Norfolk and Western check for 500 03
payable to and Endorsed by Fl. NJ. Coz.
All parties are warned not to cash Same.
1261t
I OST-A BLACK AND WHITE
IL English fox hound pup; the finder
will be rewarded. r. II. SOULE, First
street and Tenth avenues. Q. 10 TT
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Il stockholders OF the Roanoke Cold
Storage Company will be held in the
law office OF Penn & Cooke, Terry
building, Roanoke, Va, on Monday,
December 4, 1898, at O'Clock o. m.
JAMES R. SCHICK,
II II lat Secretary.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
The Horse VIII BIO Sold.

In the Hastings Court yesterday all
the cases of minor Importance that
were called were continued generally.
The case of Evans VS.. Williams was de-
cided in favor of the defendant. The
status OF the case is as follows: w. D.
Myers gave C. R. Evans deed of trust
on lot of proper y, including six
horses. Myers afterwards took the
most valuable horse to the livery stable
OF w. G. Williams for the purpose of
boarding or selling it. Williams after
wards loaned Myers S45 on the horse.
Hence Evans brought suit. Judge
Woods thought that the claim for board
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
Want to Play Football.

The game of football, which was can
celled with Roanoke College, will prob
ably be played the latter part of this
week. The game was cancelled on &C
count OF some of the men refusing to
play any longer. A representative of
the College team of Salem was in the
city yesterday for the purpose of ascer.
tanning if com bination team could not
be gotten up out of the players of the
Allegheny and R A. G. teams, and the
matter will be definitely decided to. dav
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06

lNFLAMED. itching, burning. orusty
and scaly skin and scalp OF infants
soothed and cured by Johnson's Orion
tai Soap. Sold by Christian & Barb GO
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06
G. r.. VERT.
GROCER.

Choice stock of both staple
and fancy Groceries and
canned goods of every de-
scription.
You will find all of our
Groceries fresh and pure. We
guarantee satisfaction and
should you find anything COM
ing from our store to be not
exactly what we represent it,
let us know and we will ar.
range matters to your entire
satisfaction.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-06

THE POLE-GUNN AGENCY ARE
u the Roanoke dealers for The
Remington Typewriter and typewriter
supplies. Repairs made promptly. Ma
ohines for rent: 10 II 2paw.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-02-16
Shyster Lawyers.

J. l.. Reese, of Brooklyn, holds in
special detestation the shyster lawyer
and his methods for obtaining business.
Mr.. Reese is at the Grand Pacific and
said that some weeks ago while crossing
q street in New York city he was
knocked down by wagon that was
going at rapid rate, but which he
could have avoided if he had been more
careful and not in such hurry. He
was carried into a drug store, and the
driver, almost as scared as he was, was
one of the first by his side. He gave his
name and address to a policeman, who
constituted himself the first judge in the
case.
In q few hours he was not much the
worse for the accident and went home
He had hardly finished breakfast the
next morning when lawyer called who
insisted that he knew all about the case
and dilated at some length on reckless
street driving in general and the care
lessness of the driver IN this case in par
ticular. He was informed that if Mr.
Reese determined to prosecute the case
he would be informed. Before noon
four other lawyers called, and each tried
his best to induce the injured man to go
to law about it. Mr.. Reese finally gave
orders that if any one else asked for him
to find out if he were a lawyer before
admitting him. If any more called he
didn't hear of it.-Chicago Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-02-16
Yearning for CITY and Country Life,

The man who lives in the country
yearns for the city, the man who lives
in the city yearns for the country. The
farmer would seek pent precincts of the
town and bend over ledgers; the clerk,
already bent double over his ledgers,
Graves the free air and the unconfned
horizons of the farm, the distant hills
and the broad acres between. Variety,
is it not, which they both seek?
In opposite currents, doubtless, but
both continually by immutable tenden-
cies. Such is certainly the optimistic
theory of the situation implied by these
abandoned" farm pamphlets. Is it the
true one?-Appleton Morgan in Popular
Science Monthly.