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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12
HOW SHE GOT EVEN.
Mrs. Nuwed Shows Her Husband just How
Smart She Is.

| MRS. Nuwed Shows Her Husband Just How
| Smart She Is.
| NrS. Nuwed conceived the idea of buying
| her husband birthday present out OF
money she had saved and earned herself
20 every cent she could scrimp from the
househoid allowance was put away, and
many other little devices resorted to in or
der to get the required sum. Ono of he,
plans was to save rags. She instructed the
servant TO be very careful to save every
piece OF Old cloth that could be found, and
eiie helself spent hours in gathering all
sorts OF odds and ends and stuflinp them
into the ragbag.
One day the bag was full, and a man
came along the street shouting: "Wragsl
Wrags" Mrs. Nuwed opened window
ana saiu' Here, man; I've got some rags
to sclll'
The ragman came in and the portly bag
was produced. He lifted it and then at,
tached his scales to it. "Tweluff pounds. /"
he said
WHATS thatS" inquired Mrs. Nuwed
sharply.
"Tweluff pounds, lady"
why, the ideal I weighed them myself
yesterday, and there were SO pounds there. +"
viii tho lady loog for herselluff2" asked
the ragman, attaching his scales to the bag
again and holding it up
1900 >'U"SV AOOhCo. ll0 SC3lLoS regis
tered 12 pounds and no more WHY" She
said, "how could have made such n mis-
take?" and she took what the ragman of.
fered her and went into the house.
That night she was telling her husband
about the transaction. Pm sure" she
said, that those rags weighed more than
80 pounds, but there was no getting around
those scales Why, he didn't try to cheat n
bit. He held them right up and let me see
just where the pointer stopped"
What kind of scales were they?" asked
the husband.
Why, those common scales like we use
In the Kitchen"
And did you ever stop to think that the
capacity of those scales is but II pounds?"
~ faint light began to dawn on Mrs Nj
wed. What difference would that maker"
she asked TREMENDOUSLY
oh" replied Mr.. Nuwed 1T wouldn't
make the least bit of differencel OF course
not Only if those rags had weighed II ton
that honest ragman's scales would have
registered them rs II pounds" Then Mr..
Nuwed laughed boisterously
"WcliH' said his wife sharply, "vou
needn't make somuch fuss about it. guess
those two paving stones put in made UP
the difference all right. "-Buffalo Express
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12
CAPT CHATHAM's Flu NERAL TO-DAY.

His Body, Accompanied by the Bereaved
Family, Taken to Loeb Haven Yesterday.
The remains of Capt. w. S. Chatham,
who died at his home in Melrose We'd
nesday morning, were taken yesterday
on the noon train to Loeb Haven, Pa ,
for interment.
Short services were held at the resi-
dence yesterday morning by Rev. c. II.
Garrison. The funeral services will be
conducted this afternoon at o'clock
from the Methodist Church.
The body was accompanied by his
wife and two sons, John and James.
DR.. W. M. Chatham, a brother Of the
deceased, who was at Alexandria at the
time Of the death, met the body yester-
day afternoon at Shenandoah junction
and will accompany it to Loeb Haven.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12
He IoOEefi IT.

Judge Duffy-The evidence that you
called this gentleman donkey is over.
whelming. Hadn't you better admit the
fact and withdraw your plea Of not guilty.
Accused-May be had. your honor. The
longer look at the prosecuting witness
face the more probable it seems to ME that
did call him donkey.-TeXas Siftings.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12
Tho Bones Were AIIThere.

An auctionecr in a New England city
recently sold Il horse at auction for 30
cents. The horse was so bony that the
auctioneer said, by way of explanation,
that they the bones were exhibited
Intentionally, for the purpose of SHOW
ing that none had been extracted. -
Profitable Advertising.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12

Physician severely)-I have no hest
tation in saying, sir, that your wife's
nervous fits arc occasioned by your stay
ing out so late every night.
Wltherby-Grcat heavens, doctor, /
didn't know She was suffering from an
incurable isease!-Exchange
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12
ON THE FRONTIER.
Two giant minis have stamped tho mental

Two giant minis have stamped tho mental
world
instructors of our times and times TO be;
Toiling to bring mankind to harmony,
Smoke from each study on the frontier curled
They searched more for fnality than growth,
NO Not ior tho footprint but the thought of God.
They worshipcd wisdom in tho cbnstcninr
rod
lhat scars transgrcssors, and yet both
Felt beauty rs sho moves through cyclcs ynst
AND knew the horcfulncss that cheers us
here
In our promotion toward the perfect sphere;
Ihey loved the future and esteemed tho past
Revere their lives. man, for nc'cr again
VIII this old world contain two lovclier menL
edward $. Dreamer in New York Sun
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12
Virginia Brain Products.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE following
is list Of patents issued to Virginia
inventors on Tuesday, Jana ary 0. 1894,
as reported from the Office OF Patrick
O'Farrcll, solicitor O patents, Washing
ton, d. c.: Horny y. Ayre, Kerfoot,
device for marking of corn rows; Ken
meth r Johnson, FIR rankin. cultivator
or pillow guide; Charles A. Snow, Brick
Haven brick kiln
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12
A Serious Loss,

Mistress-What did you do with that old
brown dress that hung in my closet?
Domestic-You told me to get rid of all
the rags, ma'am, and SO gave it to the
ragman.
Observation-Disclosures mel How do you
suppose nm ever to get any new clothes II
haven an old dress to put on when my
husband comes home?-New York Weekly.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12

Although the French president trav-
els free on the railways during his Off
cial tour in France, his secretary calcu-
lates what it would have cost if paid
for at regular rates, and this sum is
handed over to be distributed among
the poorest paid of the railway men.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12

Aluminium has been put into anoth-
or use. The French couturicres now use
tho metal in tho making of the modern
gown. A hoop of aluminium is placed
In the bottom of the skirt for the pur-
pose Of making it hang well.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12
Good Evidence of 1t.

II tell you that idleness don't pay. The
aurest way for person to get ahead is to
keep moving"
Guess you're right. That's the way
four or five tenants got ahead Of me last
week buffalo Courier.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12

II. HEINEMAN, Milwaukee. writes:
One box of Japanese Pile Cure has
cured me Of a case OF twenty eight years.
standing, after being treated by New
York's best physicians. Sold by Chris
ian & Barbee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12

Tho greatest depth recorded of Lake
Michigan is $40 feet, or about one-sixth
of a mile. The mean depth is about 825
feet, or onc-sixtecnth of mile.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12

r. c. TAYLOR, Murfreesboro Tenn,
writes: 81 have used tho Japanese Pile
Cure with great satisfaction and sue
cess" Sold by Christian & Barbee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12
For Over Fifty Yean.

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been used
for children tcethng. IL soothes the child softene
the gums, aays oil palms, cure wind collie, and ia
the best remedy for DiarrhGa. Twonty. five cts q
bottle. SO d.by all druggists throughoutithe world
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12
Thieves Didn't Get the TURKEYS.

Thieves attempted to steal several
turkeys from a coop in tho rear of e.
Browns store at Vinton at an early hour
yesterday morning. They had drawn
the staples from the door but we're
frightened away before accomplishing
their purpose by someone passing near
them.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12

Father-Is that young girl you're going
to marry economioalf
Son (enthusiastically)-I should say so;
Why, last year she spent $a.too In Bargains!
Chicago Record.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12

Germany is the greatest zinc produc-
ing country in the world. The main
district is in Upper Silesia, where the
metal is made from calanine and zinc
blended by distillaton.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-12

a woman is never known to adver-
tise for tho return of stolen property
land no questions asked" She would
ask questions or die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-19
KEEP THE BOYS OUT.

Young Persons Should Not BE Allowed to
Erear Police Court Indecency-
If Police Judge Ensminger wants to
set an example to other police judges in
other towns that will be a mighty good
thing for posterity and the rising gener-
alton he should enforce an order in his
court fOrbidding young boys to listen 10
the indecent evidence with which it IS
often necessary to blacken the atmos-
phere in the court room.
Often when some vile case is on trial
the court room ID crowded with men AID
boys and, be it said IL shame, sometimes
women. If the men and women who are
old enough to know what they want.
desire that sort Of dedication it is their
own business, but the line should be
drawn on boys whose knowledge of life
is just forming and whose brains are
more than susceptible to the influence Of
moral filth
No person under eighteen should be
allowed in a police court room as a spec
tatOr, and if possible not as a witness.
There j. a cloud Of indecency ia police
court nearly every morning, that could
soak IN a tender brain so thoroughly
that it could hardly be eradicated by the
most moral teaching afterward
In justice to the coming man, let the
police judges exclude the boys from po-
lice court hereafter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-19
WILL FIGHT IT.
Strong Opposition to Carlisle
Bill in the House.
The East and South May Unite
Against 1t.
NOT ALL PLEASED
ManyPrOminent Dem0cratsWill
Oppose the Measure.
Many Indications That it VIII
Not Pass.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-This week viii
end all legislation In congress until after
New Years The usual holiday recess
will likely be taken On next Saturday, to
last until the second or third Of next
month. There will be an endeavor to
pass the Carlisle currency bill in the
house and the Nicaragua canal bill in
the senate.
There is great difference Of opinion
with regard to the likelihood Of the cur
rency bill passing the house as It
comes from the committee. The
measure will DO reported from
the committee tomorrow. and il is very
probable that a rule will also be report
ed from the committee on rules to carry
out the programme, which contemplates
taking a vote upon the bill at o'clock
next Friday.
The measure a. it came into the house
is the creation Of Secretary Carlisle, and
as such will be pushed BY its friends.
There is reason to believe. however,
that very material amendments Will be
attached 20 il in the house before the
final vote ID TAX IN. The vote In commit
tee was very close, and shows that the
Democrats are not BY any means united
In their support Of t.
There has been a good deal of talk
about the purpose Of the CO mmittee in
reporting the Carlisle bill without any
amendments. Some assert that it is to
be sent 10 the house without amend
ments, in order that that body may tear
40 to pieces. The Democrats who will
send is ia without change are represent
ED a. being actuated by a desire TO curry
favor with the administration by endors-
ing a measure which has the executive
seal Of approval
After it gets into the house they are
not responsible if the plan is altered and
the measure amended 40 IA ~ ~, "a 10 q
new bill or it. Others assert that the
members Of the committee despaired of
ever framing a bill themselves. so they
adopt the Carlisle bill and are anxious
10 persuade themselves that il is a good
measure.
Whatever the influence may be that
will put the bin into the house without
change, one thing is certain, and
that is. there will be determined
opposition to its passage in its
present shape. Among the Democrats
such men as Cochran. OF New York:
C0ombs and Hendrix, Of Brooklyn;
Bland, OF Missouris Bryan. Of Nebraska.
and Ellis. of Kentucky, will oppose the
bill from different motives. The eastern
Democrats are opposed TO il on account
Of its menace to the integrity Of the cur
rency Of the United States and the threat
contained in it Of 3 rivival Of the old
state banSing system.
The western Democrats oppose il be-
cause they see in its passage the extin-
guishment on all hopes OF any leRis1a-
ton this session in favor Of the free coin
age Of silver The truth Is that all the
silver men from both the south and the
west are afraid that il will spoil the
chances Of their Eavorite legislation
The southerners however, are being
persuaded to favor the plan because il
promises the repeal OF the state bank tax
which gives them an opportunity to in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-19
BURNS CALLS NAMES.
said the Delegates to the Federation Were
All Asses.

said the Delegates to the Federation Were
All Asses.
DENVER, Dec I9.-"Your delegates
have been asses" says John Burns. NJ p,
aud now the delegates are wild with
rage. This sentiment Of the Englis b
delegate occurred in a COW ersation with
Delegate Worsmann, of Brooklyn. over
the action OF the convention Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor in refusing to
indorse the socialistic political platform.
A number Of delegates hearing Of this
proposed calling Burns to account for
his insulting remark as to their diff erin e
in opinion from the great labor leader,
but Delegate P0merOy, of Chicago, took
the matter in his own hands. He sent by
a messenger a letter to Mr.. Burns the
substance Of which was to ask him to re-
ply to a query as follows:
If an American were to go to Eng
land would he escape the duck pond if
be criticised personal habits and institu-
tions of your people you have freely
done during your stay in America"
Mr. Burns had made no reply up to a
late hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-19
M-KINLEY NOR REED.
E. j. HartshorDe Thinks Neither One
Stands Any show

r. j. HarfshOrDe Thinks Neither One
Stands Any show
I J. Hartshorne Of Iowa, who was ser
geant-at-arms Of the Fifty first congress
and who is a prominent Republican pol
itician. is in the city. He is an old friend
and neighbor of Mayor T. w. Harrison.
and is visiting him on his return from
Colorado. where be has been travelling
with his family
Mr.. Hartshorne is a ready talker. espec-
tally on political questions while I ex-
pect that the Republican strength will
receed somewhat" said he to a JOURNAL
reporter. Il do not believe that anything
can prevent the election of a Republican
president IN 1896 The south is broken
up and hereafter there viii be a chance
in that locality It will not be all one
way"
You Iowa people have a candidate
for president Do you think there is any
likelihood of his receiving the nOmina-
tiOns" Inquired the reporter.
es sir, / think that Allison stands a
very good chance of securing the nOmi-
nation. The west will be with him and
that alone will mean a great deal I do
not believe either Mckinley or Reed can
be nominated Reed lives too far east
and Mckinley is looked upon, whether
Justly or not, as a man of one idea So I
think a western man may be chosen, and
in that event Allison is the man"
'What about his financial views9"
"He is much more liberal than either
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-19
MRS. LEASE A "JOsHER."
what a San Francisco Paper Says of Her
Bicycles.

Bicycles.
A copy of the San Francisco Examiner
has been received at this office. 1t has a
great deal to say about Mrs. Lease. Fol
lowing is the impression made on the
Californians by the POpuIist female
orator:
MARY Elizabeth Lease, the woman who
has made more stir IN Kansas than any
half dozen men since John Brown of
Osaw atomic, isn't as vOluble CONVEX
satiOnalist as women agstatOrs are prone
to be She has her ideas, expresses
them with confidence and closes the sub
ject with a snap, waiting for something
new to be suggested
"She is tall, straight and looks muscu-
lar; bnt she laughs a good deal for
woman who has been so much cartOOned
and iampooned and derided She doesn't
seem to take her life so seriously as those
who have criticised her. In fact. she's a
bit Of q ssi0sher'' in ordinary everyday
chat. however she may vOlIey and thun-
der from the stump. 1t wouldn't be a
bit out of her line to turn a practical
joke
Mrs. Lease talked about dress reform
to the reporter She said:
"The bicycle is a grand thing. It will
do more for dress reform than all the
preaching. 1 don't expect to use the
bicycle myself but have two daug hters,
and want to see them grow
up free and untrammeled in body
and free and untrammeled in mind.
When women ride the bicycle, of course,
they should wear the so called sbicy Gle
costume'=the boomers or the short
skirt It Is absurd and positively dan
gerous to ride in long skirts. Once
women find how much more comfort table
they are IN rational attire it will not be
long before the old tyranny viii be
broken By all means, let WON en- ride
the bicycle and let them take their exer-
els e. in proper costumes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-19
GOT THE WRONG TRAIN.
A Southern Kansas Farmer Who Would
Like to Have His 81 Back.

A Southern Kansas Farmer Who Would
Like Have His 81 Back.
He was a brown man with blue over
alls on and gray coat. He had with
him a look of de ermination and two
prod poles with iron in them His beau
tiful disregard for the colors that would
best betray his complexion and the poles
branded him as farmer and stock
man.
He had been to Kansas City with his
stock and he had sold it and he enter
ed the Rock Island train at the Kansas
City union depot last night you could
see he had obtained a good price for it.
He had entered the train and was go
the way he took off his overcoat and
threw it over the seat and pulled his
black hat over his eyes and prepared to
sleep.
Soon after the train left Argentine his
dreams of beef foot, were rudely
awakened by that universal pest, the
conductor, who demanded his fare.
The farmer had a pass. It was the
first time he had ever ridden on pass.
but he had been reading the STATE
JOURNAL, and he did as best to throw a
little Of the judicial air into his appear
ance AZ he pulled bit Of paper from
his vest pocket and produced it. He
evidently felt as though the eyes of the
entire world were upon him in awe, and
he was proud of it.
but MS prl4e Tell
"You can't ride on this" said the con-
ductor.
Cant. heye Like to know Why"
because this isn't your train. This IS
a Santa Fe pass"
AVAIL what difference does that
maker" Amt it good for a ride in the
kyersF"
yes, but not these cars" said the con
ductor This is the Rock Island"
"Great Gosh" said the countryman,
with a start Of alarm, "let me off, viii
yerg"
Cant do it out here in the country
The best thing you can do is to go on to
Topeka and take the Santa Fe there. 1t
viii cost you two dollars"
1.-TWO dollars, great gosh, do you want
to rob me?"
mo. but I want my 50 or you can't
ride. It's the fare
well, Of all the blankety blank gall.
I heard you fellers d rob me if you got
chance, but didn't believe you'd do it
for So"
He paid it, but when he got to Topeka
he jumped of at the north side depot
and started for the Santa Fe as per di-
rections. to see if it was gone. swearing
all the time that he would make the San
ia Fe company put up the extra fare or
never ship another steer over that blamed
old road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-19
JOE CAWTHORN ON THEFT.
His Complaint That All the Good Songs
and Gags Are Stolen.


Probably every actor that comes to To
peka has some kick coming" in regard
to swell jokes" of his that have been
.scribbed.'' 1t is part Of the professional
achievement to be able to steal jokes
that are heard.
When Joe Cawthorn was here a
week or so ago be had his tale of woe
they all have.
"You get new song" said Cawthorn.
land you can revel IN the bliss of soil
tude with it till you get into town
where there are three or four other thea
tiers. and then some afternoon you give
matinee when the other houses are closed
and the people of the other companies
come over to see your show. and there
goes your song. If l am onto job Of
that sort l sing my old one. Jokes are
the same way. They are stolen too
quickly and so completely that the thief
Is in a pretty good condition to turn
around and accuse you of ste aling them
from him. There is always quarrel
among actors on this account
aud people out Of the profession
don't know really who are the real
originatOrs of any piece Of the business
really legitimate actor don't do that
sort Of thing, though"
stealing pieces bodily. has gotten to
be such a.common thing in the business
that it may come to barring professionals
in the same line of business from the
entry of the theater. Nearly every sue
cess is being played in crossroad towns
over the North, East West and South
by companies of transformers und er
high-sounding names. People in New
York and Boston make a speciality
of attending performances four or
five times, and after stealing
the scene and plot, steal most of the dia-
logue, being stenographers. A woman
in Indianapolis recently advertised cdp-
les of Hazel KIrke" Alabama"
young Mrs. Winthrop" Rag Baby"
shenandoah "The Senator" and 9TH
ers for sale at the rate of $15 each "Ha-
eel Kirke" was pirated three weeks after
the original production, and Alabama,
was being played il the west before it
had com pleted the first short New 7 ork
run Of sLx weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-19

Ladies' Fine Treuce KID Dongola Button
So. rs
Ladies Fine Frenee Kid. i4 hand turned and
nand sewed 81 90 shoes.
So. so
Ladies' Fine Cloth top, ia turned and welt
$1.75
Ladies' Fine Dongola Kid $3.50 Shoes
$3.50
Ladies Fine Dongola Kid and Goat shoes
IS Cents.
Misses and 0hildren's School shoes.
Soc. Csc and s LOO
Children's and Infants shoes
Is to % Cents.
Misses Rubbers
is Cents.
Mems Fine Kangaroo ana COrdovan SIS shoes
So so
Mems Fine Patent Leather Razar Toe 500
s0 $500
Mems Dongola and French Calf $500 shoes
So 90
Mems Fine Calf shoes. heavy double sole for
work shoes. worth $500 and 81 co. for
$500
Mems welt sewed s. so Calf shoes
$3.50
Mems Self Acting Sandals. fresh rubbers,
SO Cents.
IS Cents.
Mems Fine Opera slippers
so Cen Is.
can and see. as your price viii be ours. Room
we must have
The Boston Shoe Com y.
81 KANSAS AVENUE
All Mail Orders Promptly Attended to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-19
ROCK ISLAND ROUTE.

Excursion Announcements Next Harvest
Excursion december Is.
For particulars inquire at the Office.
Holiday excursion rates, one aud one
third fare for the round trip, distance POO
miles. Tickets on sale December p. %,
"A. 20, 81 and January /, good to return
including January 2
We sell tickets to any place on earth
and check baggage to destination. City
Office, 601 Kansas avenue; postofice.
North Topeka; passenger station. Kan
sas avenue and First street
We run fully equipped vestibuIed trains
that compare favOrablv with anv run
from Topeka if q GARvEY.
Gig 44cAe. and Fass. Agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-19

Mckinley or Reed OF course he is
not enough Of a silver man
10 suit The people Of Colorado,
but I doubt if any one can be nominated
who would suit the people Of that state.
Reed has come around. to a certain ex-
tent, in his financial theories. I was on
the floor a great deal in the Fifty first
con g=ess, and Reed then did all he could
TO defeat the plans of Plumb and few
others to secure the free coinage of sill