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Evening star., 1894-03-02

FOR RENT-FINE FURNISHED ROOM, SUITABLE
for one or two. Price, SO for one in advance
1913 14th st. mh2-3a
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
SWEARING oATHs ON BOOKS.

Broken Plates and Slaughtered Cocks Are
Also Used For Special Gases.
Tho form of oath when tho witness is
sworn in English courts of Justice varies
according to tho religion or tho country of
tho witness. Thus Christians aro sworn
on tho New Testament, Jews on the Old
Testament, Mohammedans on tho Koran
and persons of other religions according to
tho form prescribed for that purpose by
the religion they profess.
To take an extreme instance tho fol-
lowing is givcn In ono reported case rs the
form of swearing Chinese: On enter
Ing tho witness box tho witness immedi-
ataly knelt down, and china saucer hay
ing been placed in his hand he struck it
against the brass rail in front of tho wit
ness box and broke it. Tho crcr of the
court then, by direction of the interpreter,
administered tho oath in these words,
which wcro translated by the interpreter
into the Chinese language: You shall tell
tho truth and tho whole truth. The saul
Ger Is cracked, and if you do not tell tho
truth your soul will be cracked like the
saucer"
1t is provided by Il statute passed so far
back as 1887 that oaths in courts of JUS
tico may be administered in such form
and with such ceremonies ms tho person
taking them may declare to bc binding.
No ono accordingly can be compelled To
Kiss the book if he declares another form of
oath to be binding on his conscience
In connection with the Chinese oath "A
story is told of II representative of the
Middle Kingdom who once appeared Ia
give evidence at Bow street. He was po-
litcly consulted as to the method i'll which
he would prefer To nc sworn. ''Oh," he
said, with Il breadth of outlook not com
mon in Sir John Bridges court, kill i'm
cock, break i'm plate, smell i'm book, AL
samcyn Gazette
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
After u Night In India.

feel q new flavor in the air and In
stinctivcly turn to the cast With Joy u.
great rs that of the most ardent fire wos
shipper, sec pale gray light there. THANK
heaven, this dreadful night is over. In
stantly the tccming jungle life respond.
to the suns message. Tho tiger, witt
blood still dropping from his jaws, is now
skulking home. The jackal and hyena ar,
already wringling over the remains Of hi.
victim. From the ruined well the dove
sends forth her endless grooming lament.
ali impudcnt hoopoc runs across the cam
i'll search of the earliest and most imprll
dent worm, nlynaS resume their gossip
and overhead i'll the pepal tree the parrots
arc bcstirring themselves and croakin.
gently to their wives that it is time to SCI
to the breakfast. The shrill scream of tho
pcafowl comes clearly from the opposite,
bank. y monkey with baby firmly
clutching her drops almost ut my feet, ant
Selling forgotten banana is up again il
the topmost branch before one can cxclain
at her audacity. BY now long finger OF
light has pierced the heavens and almosl
immediately the great red rim hcavcs up
and stand facing that alternate curs
and blessing, the sun of India.-S. G
Logan i'll Nineteenth Century.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
Monuments to Honorable Women

Gcat merit and lasting fame are ascrib-
ed i'll China to widows and maidcns de-
privcd by death of ailianccd husbands who
have devoted their sorrow stricken lives to
the service of their parents Mt law. Sad to
say, such mourncrs are yet moro highly
esteemed where they signalizc their be.
rcavemcnt by suicide. This Chinese suit
tccism is never us in India by fire but
by opium, starvation, poison or drowning
In honor of these women and girls me.
mortal arches are sometimes erected and
may be seen, usually near the highways,
all over the country. They arc of stone,
about 20 feet high, morcor less deliberately
carved, with inscriptions engraved OH the
upright and cross pieces in praise of 1ial
piety and chastity, which virtues are OK
pressed by the two large characters 'thiau"
and "tsich." Tho inscription also gives
tho widows name and the place of scpul-
cher. Near the top arc always found two
characters dcnoting that the monument is
raised by tho cmperor's permission. The
cost of such structures varies from tens to
hundreds of dollars toward which small
contribution accompanies the imperial
sanction When the cdifce is completed,
some mandarin of inferior rank goes to
Worship before it.-London Quivar-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
Silcnccd.

Major A. has never tired of fighting
over the war, in which, it is whispered
he took no active part-that is, he nevcl
tired of it until the other night, when, il
local hotcl rotunda he was silcnced by
veteran of the other side The majol
was detailing with great gusto circum
stances alleged to have occurred during
tho occupation by troops of II certain Dor
der city.
why" he said, striking the floor Will
his cane, Il saw those alleged heroes q
battle actually hold up passcrsby on the
street and deliberately divest them of thcii
Jewclry, even their watches and'--
Perfectly Legitimate, sir, - broke in his
listener, perfectly legitimate STRATEGY,
movement, sir! Gaining time, sir, gain.
ing time.
The major fled in disgust and has moi
been seen since in his accustomed haunt
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
Puff Balls ~ Food.

1t will surprise many to know that the
plcbcian puff ball of our pastures is good
for something besides old fashioned styptic,
smoke and the kick of the small boy
There are IL number of species Of tho
puff ball, varying in shape and size from
the small white globular variety of an
inch in diameter, and tho pear shaped, to
the giant pasture species which may attain
the dimensions of n football. All are cdi-
bic if gathered mt the white stage those
of yellow or darker fracture being OK.
cludcd.
OF the csculcnt qualities of the larger
species, Lycoperdon gigantcum, we may
judge from tho statement of connois-
sour. Sliced and seasoned in butter and
salt and fried in the pan, no French omclct
is half as good in richness and delicacy of
flavor. NJ. G. Cooke the British author
ity, says of it, lin its young and pulpy
condition it is excellent eating and indeed
has but few competitors for the place of
honor mt the table. ''-Lousvillo Post.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15

Perhaps of all things Daniel Webster
when boy loved best was to read aloud.
Ho never remembered when he first began
to read, but as II very tiny boy he read thu
newspaper regularly to IN old British sol.
dicr who used TO carry him about on hi.
shoulder One day the schoolmaster offer.
ed prize of n iackknifc to the boy whc
could learn the greatest number of Bible
verses, whcrcupon the next morning Dan.
lei got up and rapidly spoke of so many
verses shat the master had to beg him tc
stop and promptly presented tho knife
Chicago Inter Ocean
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15

remember Il summer when business
called me back to the city in July. We
found cats dying in our yard, all around
us, one in tho cellar, through the window
of which the poor creature in its agony
had managed to crawl for water, says
writer in Lippincott's. This seemed n
strange effect of a not unusually hot sum
mer. But 1t turned out that ncighbor
who also had gone into the country Ca
good Christian, by all accounts but q
Christian, probably, who didn't care for
cats") had left behind him legacy of
hatred for tho poor pariahs in poisoned
food strcwn about his premises Dr. JciS-
yll to his follow pewholders; Mr.. Hyde to
CAtSl
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
FRAGMENTS OF THE SUN.
Tho Earth and All Other Planets Are Chips
of the Old Block.


Tho great Buffon's curious spcculations
on tho ago of the earth refer almost solely
to observations made on its internal heat
tho whole argument being based upon
his "Cosmogony of the Solar Systcm''-
viz, that the earth and all other planets
nro but fragments of tho sun, struck from
that glowing orb by tho blow of u ginnt
comet! Originally, therefore, the Garth was
u shapcless mass of melted matter and
has for thousands of years been gradually
cooling down from what must necessarily
have been q temperature SO high that tho
human mind cannot comprehend its being
measured OH the promoters scale.
Guided by experiments ho had made on
tho cooling of white. hot iron balls, Button
calculated that tho fragment of tho sun
which wo now call tho earth would cool
from surface to center in tho short space
of 3, 936 years; that Its temperature would
sink to that point where animals might
touch it with impunity in 342 years
and that it would scale down to it's exist
ing temperature in "a, S32 years. Figur-
Ing from tho same basis, it is shown that
the temperature will be reduced by one
twenty-fifth i'll 16S, 1913 years, and that the
hnbitablc portions of tho globo will be
much reduced in area In consequence.
In this connection his figures on tho age
and temperature of Jupiter, 'thc giant OF
the skies" cannot provo embarrassing.
Il have shown in tho above tho mp
proximnte age of the world we 1.-Two in
From tho figures therein presented it is
quito natural to suppose that larger body
would cool much less rapidly, and vic,
versa. Jupiter, tho largest of all the plan
cts, would become solidilcd throughout In
8, 1913 years, cooled so us to admit of safe
contact i'll 10, lis years and would arrive
ut the, existing temperature of our earth
In $40, 43l years from the time when il
was Clipped from the sun. st. Louis
Republic
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
A CLEVER STRATEGY.
How General Putnam Caused IA French
Vessel to BE Captured

Vessel to BE Captured.
General Putnam, u brave officer in tho
war between the French and English in
Canada, is the hero of an interesting lit
Ito story. General Amherst marched across
the country To Canada. Coming to one oil
the lakes over which he intended to pass
with his troops lie found Il French vessc
armed with II guns upon the lake. Thi.
greatly distressed the general, as his small
boats were no match for this vessel in tn,
situation i'll which il was placed While
ho was thinking what had best DO dont
Putnam addressed him.
General" said he that ship must be
takcn.'
Yes, said Amherst. II would give til,
world were she taken"
IN take her. said Putnam
Amherst smiled and asked how
Give me some wedges u beetle Ga large
wooden mallct) and II few men, and IL
take her, answered Putnam
General Amherst WAS puzzled as to how
this WAS to be accomplished, but he grant
cd Putnam's request and gave him tho
wedges, beetle and his choice of men
When night came Putnam stole quietly
under the vessels stern, with his wedge.
and hammer and five men, In an instant
tho wedges were driven behind the ru,ldci
In the cavity between ruddcr and shin
This was done without attracting the enc
my's attention, and then Putnam uuictl,
came back to shore. In the morning tn,
sails were seen lluttcring about, and after
awhile tho vessel was blown ashore anc
tho enemy captured.
Having lost control of the ruddcr by
General Putnam act, the course of tho
vessel could not DO regulated. Philadc
Dhin Press
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
For Baby's Good Health.

Keep tho baby's bib dry if you have to
make go changes an hour Give him not
scrap of meat before his third birthday
Save him from the kisses of his friends
Keep the sun out of his face and his head
above tho clothes. Put him on his side
and train him to wear his sweet little
mouth closed day and night. The air Is
fidgcty with germs, dust and dirt, elc,
ncnts that are not good for human lungs
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
Siberia Is Large.

A graphic idcn of tho immense size of
Siberia may be CLEANED from the following
comparison:
All of the states, Kingdoms, principali-
ties, empires, etc, of Europe, except Rus
STA, and all of the United States, includ
ing Alaska, could be placed side by side
in Siberia and yet tho uncovered space
would be equal to country containing
an area Of 800, 600 square mlos.-St. Louis
Republic
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
DIPLOMATIC.

Nov" said tho bird dealer, "if IL mar
came to buy parrot and asked you II
the bird sworc, what would you says''
IVY" said the boy who wanted u JOB
I'D sortcr act idioticlikc and pretend moi
to understand him. Then, If he got mad
and cussed me, I'd tell him yes "-Cin
cinnati Tribune.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
MY SERENACE.

have n cavalier.
A.. at dusk he drnweth near
r. To wait outside my wicket.
hear him draw his bow.
-, lie playeth soft and low,
Hid in the maple thicket.
The listening leaves arc stirred.
The dreaming flowers have heard
His strain from out the shadow.
Tho broad moon, white and still,
Climbeih the dusky hill.
The mis,s dance in the meadow.
My faithfulca cavalier
AT dusk he draweth nenr,
To wait outside my wicket.
hear him draw his bow.
He playeth soft and low.
My dreamy little cricket
dorothy Deane in Kate Fields Washington.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
How to silence Critics.

"A poet DESTROYS of the laurcateship was
bitterly complaining to friend i'm u Lon
don club of the conspiracy of silence that
was waged by critics against his illusions.
"How ought to meet this conspiracy"
he asked. Join it," replied the friend
London Truth.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
RAILRCADs
N ! = ~ AurfoIksHesternhS

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 20, 1894.
westbound Leave Roanoke Daily.
$50 q. m. Washington and Chattanooga
limited) for Bri stol and the South and
West. Stops st principal stations west
of Radford. Pullman sleepers to New
Orleans and Memphis, dining car at
tached.
Y:20 q. m. for Radford, Blue6eld and
Pocahontas
80 p. m. the Chicago Express for Rad.
ford, Bluefeld, Pocahontas, Kenova,
Columbus and Chicago. Pullman
Buffet Sleeper Roanoke 20 Columbus
Wytheville, Bristol, Knoxville, Chat
tanooga and intermediate points. Pull.
man Sleeper East Radford to Chatta-
nooga.
North and Eastbound, Leave Roanoke
Daily.
Has q. M. for Petersburg, Richmond
and Norfolk.
1850 a. NJ. for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York.
Ills p. m. for Richmond and Norfolk.
Pullman sleeper Roanoke to Norfolk
and Lynchburg to Richmond.
1882 p. m. washington and Chatta
nooga limited) for Washington
Hagerstown, Philadelphia and New
York. Pullman sleepers to Washing
ton, Philadelphia and Now York via
Shenandoah Junction and Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Stops only q.
principal stations.
Durham Division-Leave Lynchburg
(Union stationl daily GAS p. ~. for
South Boston and Durham and inter.
mediate stations.
Winston-Salem Division-Leave Roa-
noke (Union station] daily 1910 p. N.
for Rocky Mount, Martinsville, Win
ston- Salem and intermediate stations
For all sdditiopal information apply
at ticket Office or to w B. BEVILL
General Passenger Agent Roanoke, Va.
M. +, BRAGG,
Travelling Passenger Agent.
PALTIMoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
ID Schedule in effect May 20, 1894.
Leave Washington from station corner OF New
Jersey avenue and street.
For Chicago and Northwest, vcstibued limited
For Cincinnati, ST. Louis and Indianapolis,
vcstbulcd limited, $50 p. m, express, 1910
For Pitteburg and Cleveland, express daily
11:15 a. m. aud S:35 p. m.
For Luray, Natural Bridge, Roanoke, Knox
1905 night daily; sleeping cars through.
For Luray, $3.50 p. In. daily:
1io ISso soo is mnntc ea so Is So Is
minutesl, s:a5 x4:as. 4:s, x5O5 x51o, 800, 6:s5,
Sundays, xd:2O. x790 $500 45 minutes) $50, 1850
m, xl200, x12:05, 100, x220 $500 As minutcs),
SS5 4:sl, x5Q5, x5Io, 63o, xs;Oo, X9:Oo, 1000,
For Hagerstown, tl1:15 a. m. and t5:c0 p. m.
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK AND
PHILADELPHIA
For Philadelphia, New York, Boston and the
East, daily. APO 500, (000 a. OK. sun. dining
.ear). 1900 dining car), $780, (505 dining carl. $780,
Q1:S0 p. III. sleeping car, open at 1000 o'clock).
Buffet parlor cars On all day trains.
For Atlantic City, 4:20 n. IN. and 1900 noon.
~ Except Sunday (b) daily. (c) Sunday only.
Express trains.
X b. CAMPBELL CUAS. o. SCULL
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15

Estcom cannot be where there is no con
fldence, and there can be no confidence
where there is no respect
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15

Milwaukee is one Of tho leading point
In this country for the manufacture o
beer and leather.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15

Naval salutcs to the flag arc as old a
he time Of Alfred tho Great.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15

rT YO,rfI BACK ACHES,
Or you are all worn out, really good for MOTH
ing, 1t is general debility. Try
BROWN'S IRON BITTERS.
1T Will oure you, cleanse your Liver, en6 givr
rood Rrnptitr
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15
Nor the gilded monuments of princes
Should outlive this powerful rhyme.

'9HouN' outii'c tiiS poWcTiui
1t was in 1856 or 1887 that the man
Stratford, then aged about 81, removed to
London, and Immediately upon his ar
rival, if not just before appeared the first
plays, exquisite in diction, evincing a
vast experience of the world and filled
with technical information From 1892 to
1893 eight editions Of Shakcspcarc's plays
were published without his namo and
without being copyrighted Ten years
later he returned to Stratford, to disappear
from our view and from that of his con
temporarics. During tho eight years that
he resided there until his death no wrote
nothing and was content to pass, from
no reason from an activity that embraced
the world to tho vacuity of dirty and
soullcss little village. Is this consistent
with great mans nature?
Tradition deals unkindly with tho man
OF Stratford to the very last, and his end
is not what might have been expected of
the writer of Venus and Adonis :"
Wrapped in mystery and contradiction rs
Is Shakcspcarc's life, we hear nothing Of
his dcathbcd beyond tho shocking state
mont that he succumbcd to fever result
ing from drinking bout Of exceptional
longth and severity
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-15

Close connections made at Lynchburg
with Norfolk and Western traina. Ele-
CANT service and fastest time to all
points North and South.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-25

Do you know how to wear roses, il
YOU arc in mourning and wish to have
the beauty and relief OF the flowers in
your dress, without their apparent
brightness? Take great punches OF
thcm-you will want the florists pink
spring variety, rather large and very
thick and nearly closed in tho bud. Get
as long stems rs possible aud arrange
them in O cluster so that they fall in
long, mover longths from tho point
whore they arc tiod, n rose oven fall
ing half n yard or more. Secure them,
and thon place them upon the right
shoulder, letting the stems with their
e~nyeloping leaves fall in front over your
sombre gown, tho roses going back over
tho shoulder, where they may be Sc
cured in proper and u%nlnovablo place.
The lowest rose will fall neal tho waist
line and tho green leaves show in the
front OF the gown.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-25

tails. FlnWcra OH n dinner table nro nj.
most as important ns,thogucSts. and oil
moro consequences to l!ir ladies' than the
food. Aud to give Il dinner with m on.
tircly original arrangement OF luwcrs,
places tho hostcss+R Il very cnviable pc.
sitiou.
u do hope" writos the accomplished
WHO Of Il western missionary to como
eastern relatives. shat my heavenly
mansion will have Il bathroom mud n
hay window" and tho seeming irrovcr.
cncc Of tho wish IL ovcrshRdowCd In tho
eloquent talo it tolls Of privations and
h%nrdships bravCly borne and gayly *.
norod. II Ia this capacity OF womRn to
make mot Of hor hNrdshIps that often
renders the hardshlps ondurablG.
A wealthy Juno bride IL to have in
her troussGnu twenty-five pairaot beauti-
tul tics and slippers, thrcO pairs OF
which arc 80 magui tlcont that the exact
description OF them would sound like u
fairy tale. One pair Of tics is OF fine
bronzod leather, heavily enCrustGd with
gold beads. aud tho high heels arc Of
gold. Another pair IL OF delicate gray
satin, with silver ornaments and silver
lIeels. y pair OF dancing slippers is OF
white satin brdcaJc, with diamond
buckles aud high heels sOt with tiny
brilliants.
A London newspaper thus deScriboH
one Of our exported American beauties
at tho latest drawing oom: LADY
Terence Black wood looked like Dresden
china. 80 dainty, so bewitching, in her
bridal gown (roviscd and brought to
date BY WORTH NIL white and silver. A
big silver butterfly held her train, and
II silver belt GIrdlcd her small waist.
There were silvorod bows upon her
shoulders. and ~Bpancles all ovcr the
front OF hcr dress, like silver rain. She
woro some Of her wedding presents. and
being small. her tiara gave her dignity
and height. Altogether sho was 4 bril-
liant littlo figure aud very much ad.
mircd.n
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-25

busting, Not Dust Producing: Work, the
Right Sort.

|
busting, Not Dust Producing Work, the
Right Sort.
NelU York Pos.
For the sake OF the sweeper, the cur.
pet and tho general hoalLh OF the house
hold, the weekly dry broom stirring up
OF dust should 90. After it should go
the feather duster. whose only usei an
artistic one, for it mas its picturesque
use in the hands Of the pretty soubret.e,
who has done much to endcar i. in the
heart Of the average maid. Stage dust
ing cannot be successfully done with n
dustcloth, but that in tho apartments OF
real folks is never done without it.
There should be an abundance OF
hemmcd dust cloths OF cheese cloth, Of
the sleezy cotton thatlooks like chamois
or OF old elk handkerchiefs. These
should always be clean, ard n maid
should be made Us responsible for their
are rs for the care OF bed linen or
towels. The dust OF sweeping may be
avoided by keeping q pail OF clean water
ut hand and dipping tho broom occa-
sionally, draining it well from water be-
forc using it again; or the carpet may
be scattered with damp bits Of paper or
tea leavee. The necessity for gathering
up every particle OF either is quite sure
to insure thorough sweeping.
All the light fine dust in a ROOF is
quite sure finally to lind its place on tho
rough surface Of . carpet, and when
stirred up it may DO full Of danger to
delicate lungs. The object Of both
sweeping and busting should be to get
the dust out OF tho house, not to stir up
as much OF it as possible. The science
OF it can easily be mado clear TO the
most slow-witted maid.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-25

While Mr.. T. J. Richey. OF Altoona,
Mo-, was travelling in Kansas he was
taken violently i'll with cholera morbus.
lie called at 4 drug store to get some
medicine and the druggist recommend
ed Chanberlain's Collie, Cholera and
DiarrhD Remedy so highly he concluded
to try 1t. The result was immediate re-
Lief, and n few doses cured him CON-
pletely. It is made for bowel complaint
anu nothing else. 1t never fails. For
sale by Charles L. Goctzc, Will W. r.
win, Chris. F. Schnept. Charles Menke-
meller. William l.. Williams, S. l. Drice,
y. L. Scheelc, Will Menkcmeller, John
Coleman. Richards & McElroy, W. II.
Hague, Wheeling; Bowie & Co.. Bridge
port, and L. i. Peabody &Son, Bcnwood.