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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-03
STORY TELLING HoR PROFIT.
A Vocation Which Serves to Earn 1iyeli
hood.

hood.
Tho information has Just boon spread
abroad that now avenue toward earning
a livelihood has opened itself to women
A young English woman has lately be-
come professional story teller and goes
about to country houses in tho guise Of q
guest to amuse her companions on rainy
afternoons. Tho idea Is a good one, but
by no means new, and the fact that the
just mentioned young woman is tho first
person known publicly to follow the call
Ing, at least out of the orient, does not
prove her to BIO specially original, for tho
heroine Of ono of Thomas Hardy's novels
Tho Hand of Ethelberta," If recolleo-
tion scryes-earns her living by means Of
her impromptu narrative powers and in
deed supports her whole family by oxer-
oising her enviable faculty in the houses
OF her wealthy friends However, IL the
real story teller did get her notion from
Mr.. Hardy, it is nothing against hor, and
1t Is to BIO hoped that she will BIO success
full enough to make tho spinning of yarns
recognized calling, provided the public
will refuse to accept any except first class
entertainments. We oil like to read stories
of adventure and supernatural incident,
and wo even like to hear tales that we
have already read recited by an clooution-
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ist. How much plcasantcr it will be to
have original tales told us, with all tho
natural infections of tenderness pathos,
fury and horror which We have to imagine
in our reading! There arc persons who can
talk very clcvcrly and tell joke or story
to admiration, but who, when requested
to writo the same things for publication,
arc utterly at II loss and cannot set down
word. From tho ranks of these indiyid-
uals tho corps of professional story tollers
should DC recruited, for there is no reason
why spoken narratives should have no
market value while written ones havo q
recognized price. A ready tongue is ono
OF tho most desirable gifts that nature can
bestow, but heretofore it has been of little
practical value unless the posscssor became
lecturer or political speaker If women
who possess the power of invention and
flowing speech will take pains to qualify
themselves and put conscientious effort
into their preparation, they ought to make
great success of the new profession and
will be more to be onvied than actors and
actresses, for the Inter sway their audi
tors through tho medium of other persons
thoughts, while the story teller's influence
is entirely personal.
Tho costume shown Is of suede bcnga-
line. The drapcd skirt opens over panel
of white embroidered gauzo and is tied by
Knot of moss grcon MORE. Tho blouse
corsage has long basque and is gathered
TO yoke of bias bands of moire and plated
gauza. The balloon sleeves are of suede
bengaline, tho full epaulots of moire over
gauZe. JUDO CHoLLET.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-03
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York Stock Market.


NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-The stock mar
ket was frm In the early trading on
account OF more encouraging reports
from the corn belt, which, however,
were not borne out by late advices from
that section. In addition London was
more bullish on American securities
and bought moderately of it's favorites.
Inc foreigners, according to private
advices, were impressed with the idea
that an early settlement OF the tariff
question was close at hand. Louisville
and Nashville and the Changers led the
early rise. Louisville and Nashville
rose Is to 46x, st Paul e, Burlington
ana Quincy e and Rock Island ". The
pears covered rather freely in these
issues. When their orders had been
executed the market drifted back into
dullness. which has been its chief char.
acteristio of late.
The tariff question, the gold exports
ana the alleged damage to the corn
crop were the main topics of to-day.
so Tar as the tariff Is concerned advices
from Washington were of q conflicting
nature. This Is reflected in American
sugar, which first rose e, then declined
TO 1o3S, rallied to 104ss and finally
sold of to 1o2. The weakness at the
close was due to the selling of block
OF 5000 shares by broker, who ap-
parently had an order to sell regardless
OF price. At least 1t so appeared 20 the
other brokers in the Sugar crowd. The
drive at the stock, for the decline WAS
80 construed, had no special influence
On the general list.
The rise in the price of corn late in
the day was accepted as meaning that
the early reports of improved crop con-
ditions were exaggerated and bears who
mad covered their shorts in the gran.
gers on the strength of these advices
put out new fresh lines. AS a result
there was recession of e to / per
cent. in r. 1. and B. & Q. At the close,
however, there was slight recovery
and the market left off irregular. Net
changes show losses OF 4 to az per
cent, American Sugar leading. st.
Paul, l.. & N and Erie gained 4@%.
The bond market was weak.
Money on call easy at per cent
last loan at one and closing offered at
per cent Prime mercantile paper, az
@4H per cent. Bar silver, 621f. Ster-
ling exchange firm, with actual busi-
ness In bankers bills at4s74@4s7% for
sixty days and 4sS6 for de-.
mand. Posted rates, 4ss@4ssh. Com
mercial bills, 1861 @4s9. Government
bonds steady. State bonds dull. Rail
road bonds weaker. Silver at the board
neglected Norfolk and Western, 1871.
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VARIOUS NOTES.
Wherein Partisan Women Are Far In Adj
vance of tie Americans

Wherein Partisan Women Are Far In Adj
vance of tile Americans.
French household writer recommends
dipping net or guipuro curtains that have
been washed into u mixture of gum ara
10 and water in tho proportion of 80
grams of gum arabic to n quart of wa
tor. A yellow tingo may DO obtained by
adding little saffron previously dissolved
In water. Tea may be used in place of
saffron. A still deeper tint is secured by
using coffee.
Lemon juice, although it gives trans
parency to tho nails, should not be used
OH them oftoncr than twice n week unless
tho hands are discolorcd by fruit or ink
stains, since it has the property of drying
the skin about the edge of the NAIL thereby
encouraging hang nails which arc pain
full as well as unsightly.
Ornamental hairpins are very favor
ably regarded ut the present time Gold
and jcwclcd ornaments arc said to look
well i'll all shades of hair although dia-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-03
Secret of Living Long.

The necessity of relative harmony
throughout the entire physical system
cannot BIO too strongly urged Herein
lies the chief secret of health and long
life Manifest weakness, or even pre-
dominant strength, in any part opens
the avenue for the invasion of disease
and the appoach of death. What can
be done for the realization and mainte-
nance of structural and vital harmony?
Space would fail us to give details
adapted to varying conditions, but the
underlying fundamental principle for it's
accomplishment may be impaired in
few words. Strive to strengthen and
develop those parts of the body which
have been sighted by nature or weak
ened by disease or abuse; guard jealous
~ such structures and see that they are
never subjected to undue strain or too
active eXertion; neglect not the improve
ment of every part of tho economy,
but seek first to improve tho weakest
structures; look we'll to organs of vital
importance-the heart, lungs, kidneys
etc--and seek especially to advance
their good A fine physique is not to
be ignored, but of far greater impor-
lance arc a strong pair of lungs nor
NAL, well guarded heart good digestive
apparatus and functionally sound kid
neys. The strengthening, and develop
ing OF vital structures require moro skill
and perseverance than the training Of
the muscular system and should be con-
Quoted with much care and diligence =
Dictotic and Hygienic Gazette.
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Attorney and Counsellor ct Law.
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MYSTERIES!
The Nervous System the Sea,
OF Life and Mind. Recent
Wonderful Discoveries.

NO mystery hos ever compared with TINT of
numan life 1t has been the leading subject
81 professional research and study ir ali ayes.
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For Over Fifty Year1

MRS. WNsLow's SoorHIRe'SYRuP has'peen used
or children teething. 1t soothes the child softene
the gums, allays all pains, euro wind collie and is
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15
WiHIP-POOR-WILLS.
Points in Which They Differ from
Night Hawks.

! Dr.. r. w. Shufeldt in Popular Sci
ence Monthly: Upon comparing a
night hawk with a whip-poor- we
find that, apart from the very we'll de-
fined difference these birds exhibit in
their internal structure and in the gen
eral tone and markings Of their plum
age there are few external striking
features that ought to enable any per-
son to distinguish one from the other
at the most casual glance.
[ refer especially to the long, CON
spicuous bristles projecting from about
the mouth of the whip poor will, a char
acter almost entirely absent in the
night hawk. Further, the tail of the
former is very much rounded, with it's
four middle feathers like those of the
back, the three outer ones on either
side having their terminal halves
white. In the night hawk the last
mentioned portions are black, and the
form of the tail is very different. Our
might hawk also has distinctive white
patch on the outer aspect Of each wing,
which is not present in the Whip-poor-
"AAA' @hSO1As IAlS QdD1tS VI LuSS6 LNO
birds are by no means similar. The
whip poor-will, with rare exceptions
and under certain circumstances is
active and feeling from dark until
daylight, and sleeps on the ground in
the forest all day, the very reverse of
this being the case with the night
hawk. In some localities the latter
is known by the name of the bull
bat" the first word undoubtedly hay
ing reference to the booming noise it
emits during its plunging freaks
through the air, in which it INDUCES
while out abroad for food. Audubon
and Wilson disagreed On the score
as to how this noise was produced
by the bird, the former claiming that
it was performed by the wings, and
the latter that it was doubtless pro-
duced by the sudden expansion of its
capacious mouth" 7 am inclined to
the opinion of Audubon in this mat
ter
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15
LEAPED TO FAME AT A BOUND.

Now that SO many stories about Tyn-
dali are filling the papers. contributor
to the Critic is surprised not to read one
anecdote which was of peculiar import
ance in his career, and the particulars
of which reach the writer from the best
possible source. About forty years ago
the late Dr.. Bence Jones was the lead
er of all scientific organizations in Eng
Land. To him came one day from Ger
many letter couched by Prof Dubois
Raymond in something ike these
terms: you English are the oldest
people! Here, to our laborat tories, comes
every year a young Irish schoolmaster
called Tyndall, with the quickest brain,
the most honest capacity for research
I have ever seen. Would that our Ger
man youths were run from the same
mold. This brilliant young fellow has
never received the smallest recognition
lions or from the scientific men of Eng
land, and he tells me to-day that, quite
disheartened at last, he is preparing to
emigrate to America"
DR.. Bence Jones was not the man to
listen to such an appeal in vain. Tyn-
dali was crossing London in preparation
for going over the Atlantic. Bence
Jones waylaid him, and instantly fell
under the spell of his copious and gent
al talent and determined to make"
him. After a few conversations, Jones
said: II will not take any middle
course. think you can leap to the top
at once. I shall announce that you will
lecture at the Royal institution" The
announcement was made, and all Lon
don tooped to hear Bence Jones wild
Irishman. AS the great physician
drove his protege down to Albemarle
street he suddenly exclaimed:
But, Tyndall, where are your notes ?''
''Notes?'' was the reply. 81 haven't
any notes.
''No notes." Bence Jones rejoined, in
an agony. mo notes! Do you realize
! that you are not going to address a
parcel Of Irish gossoons, but an audi
ence of famous experts on your own
subject?'
TyndaI grinned "Wen, I'm afraid
it's too late now" he said, and Bence
Jones sank back in his carriage a prey
to the acutest despair
The hall was crowded. All the lead
ers of science were presen- Tyndall
who had never lectured before, stepped
into the famous semi-circular tribune
smiled, bowed and poured forth the re
suits of his marvellous discoveries with
out faltering or parsing. He closed his
address in the midst of an ovation
He had become in a single night thu
most accomplished lecturer Of the age
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15

Il believe my great sfocess in raisins
violets is due TO two things-fiI-st
keep the temperature of my houses sc
low, never above 40 degrees at night
and during the day the same, save
when the heat of the sun increases it;
second, the perfect cleanliness which
maintain about the plants IS a great
element toward the success of their
growth. They are like human beings,
and must be kept clean in order to look
healthy.
II raise the violets from runners
ported off as small plants, and carry
| them in pots through the summer: then
| early in the fan 1 plant them in the
houses as you see them here in those
table beds, six in a row; just such
distance apart the entire length of the
beds. I do the cutting myself and the
potting, and only require assistance
in transplanting. Oh, how much ex-
perience teaches one in THIS work!
II did all the punching myself, put
ting 80 violets in a bunch, and I fire.
quently send II, 600 to New York daily.
L bunch them one day and slip the
stems through a hole cut in a piece of
stiff paper to keep the flowers from
touching the water. Then I stand
them in water and put them in dark,
cool, dry place, and the next morning
they are carefully boxed and sent to
the commission or middlemen in New
York.
eff we could only have a flower mar
ket, as they do in Paris, and take our
violets directly there, it would be a
boon.
II raise but two varieties of violet
the Marie Louise, this large double !
flower you see here, and the Swanley !
White, which I will show you In tb~ |
other houses over there, where they
are grown.
There il a new variety, the Lady
Hume Campbell, which I am expert
mentng on. | do not raise the Russian |
violet, as [ do not like the single flower
they drOop so quickly. I have learned
that yiolets should never be sprinkled
after they are picked, nor should they
be placed near ice.
Next year [ mean to have a rose
farm and 90 extensively into rose
growing"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15
HABITS OF MEXICANS.
The Greasers Are Very Unhygienic and
Hence Not Healthy.

F. r. Guernsey in Boston Herald
Were the city Of Mexico situated, with
all it's present insanitary conditions,
down toward the coast, it would be
practically uninhabitable. All that
keeps 1t fit for residence is it's great
height and its wonderful situation In
the midst Of huge valley 1900 feet
at the lowest point above the sea level
Evaporation is rapid, and the products
Of chemical action are carried off into
the atmosphere.
1 have consulted many doctors ON the
general question of the healthfulness
OF the city as place OF residence for
foreigners, with the following result:
The greater part of the diseases
prevalent here arise from, or are ag-
grayated by, the unhygienic habits
among the great mass of people. There
is a great dread of the air, quite as
much as prevailed 80 or 40 years ago
in New England. People are afraid OF
allowing the air to come into their
dwelling freely from outside and as
for the night air, they still cherish the
belief that to sleep n a stuffy bedroom
without ventilation is preferable to risk
ing the entrance Of the street air. The
thinnesS of the air at this great ele
Walton makes catching cold very easy
for, evaporation being rapid, one can
not safely sit down, even in a draught
less room, to cool off after a brisE
walk. For this reason people here dc
not affect the sunny side of the stree
for walking, being afraid of the grea
I change in temperature on going from
the sun into the cold houses.
Out Of these conditions there ha:
grown up a body of tradition regard
ing the perils which lurk in the air. Yol
will notice that in the street cars venti
lators are rarely opened, and that OF
cool evenings people are averse to tn
opening OF single window. There ar
many exceptions to this prejudice re
gardfng the air, and one often sees mel
sit at open street car windows wit
barred heads. There are physicians her
who go in for plenty of ventilation
night and day; indeed, they insist o.
it in their homes.
Among the masses of the people tn
habit of eating fiery condiments wit
their food gets the digestive apparatu
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15
WOMAN IN ENGLISH POLITICS.

The woman canvaSSer is a pictur-
esque feature Of English politics not
yet familiar in this country. AT one
of the recent elections the women can
vassers, who really love the heat and
burden Of the day, received their re-
ward in this world, for the day before
election the leading liberal paper in
London paid a handsome tribute to the
untiring and successful eXertions of
the sixty women canvassers who had
been working on behalf of the minis
terial candidates. ''They went in,"
wrote the special correspondent,
where the mere male canyasSer had
ANONYMOUSLY failed, and they came
out victorious. A voter whom a per-
suaSive woman cannot get the better
of is clearly beyond the reach of all
human argument" The chief re-
guisites for this sort of work, it would
seem, are a robust constitution, an in
fatuation for politics and a distinct call
,, for the work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15

stumpS stained with saliva, dir
the passersby, sputa and microbes de
pOsited by the water, which may b,
cOntaminated-in a word, eyerythins
left on the thoroughfare, without count
ing the dogs and other animals, which
also never fail to pollute these alleys
+, This makes no difference to the child
who plays in its Innocence and put:
soiled hands in its mouth.
This does not mean that children
should be required to remain quietly
seated on bench. There should be a
very simple means of remedying it all.
A lawn ought to be, set aside for the
little children to play on, and there
they could dig up with IMMUNITY the
ground with their spades and pals,
while grown persons would be forbid
den to cross Or walk on it. Different
spaces are set aside for the games Of
grown persons, and why should not
children have the same privilege? It is
impossible to take too much care Of
our children, since by watching and
favoring their Development and in
creasing their vitality we contribute to
the splendor and power of our country.
l mentioned not long ago a cheap
and easy method that ] use to give a
steam bath to a patient, which con-
sists in heating one or two bricks, roll
ling them in a wet cloth, and placng
them in the patients bed when the
sheets have been raised either by
means of hoops or by a chair placed
on each side Of him. This process is
simple, easy and cheap, and may be
used everywhere.
Another way Of giving a yapor bath
is as simple as it is old. In an iron
receptacle of any kind should be placed
some pieces of quicklime, over which
a large glass Of water should be poured
whereupon the entire apparatus
should be placed under the sheets. |
A large amount CT steam is set free
by the heat generated by the natural
reaction Of hydration.
This economical process is often |
used by country physicians, but for
my part, on account of the gas that is |
set free and that may be harmful, l |
prefer the equally simple process Of |
not bricks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15
ROYAL LOVE.
1t Doesn't by Any Means Always Run
Smoothly.

When Cyrus made his famous eX-
petition with the 10000 Greeks, he
took his wife along-one Aspasia. or
M1lto, as she is variously called. She
controlled him to such an extent that
the matter was humorously commented
on in the army. After his defeat and
death she fell into the hands of Ar
taXerxes, over who she soon acquired
a similar ascendency.
The English Princess, Mary Tudor.
was in love with an English nobleman
named Charles Brandon, but was mar
ried by her father to the old king of
France, with the promise that she
might please herself with the next
marriage she made. The king fell
i'll, and anticipating his death, she sent
for Charles to have him handy, and
In less than three hours after the
breath had left This body she had
again become a wife.
Hannibal was ruled by a love af-
fair at Capua. After having beaten
the Romans in battle, after battle he
went into winter quarters at Capua,
where he became enamored of a lady
of that city. He devoted the whole
winter to pleasure, and as his army
followed the example of the general,
before spring came the whole force
was so demoralized that it was never
afterwards good for anything.
Antiochus the Great was ruined by a
woman. After, at the solicitation of
Hannibal, engaging in war with the
Romans, he invaded Greece with great
success. The army made a stay of
some length at Chalcis, where dwelt a
Grecian lady named Eubia. Antiochus
was so unfortunate as to lose his heart,
and for some months gave so little at
tentton to business that the Romans
concentrated their forces and drove
him back to Asia.
James ". of Scotland lost the bat
tie of FlOdden because of a suddenly
conceived attachment for Lady Heron
Of Fort Castle. infatuated by her
charms and detained by her entrea ties
he remained ait the castle, his army
idly encamped about the walls. until
the English army arrived and took UP
a favorable position. He then bravely
endeavored to amend his error. but
too late, and with most of his nobility
died on the field.
Cleopatra, first captivated Caesar
who. after beStowing on her large
provinces taken from Herod and other
Asiaic kings, took her with him Il
Rome. Public opinion was strons
against her, but he would not SEND
| her away, and she remained unit
! after his murder, when she hastily es
capped from Rome in disguise. An
! thony was her next victim, who di
vorced his wife Octavia, to marry her
! The fate of this twain is too vel
known to need description.
MeSSalina, the wife of the Roman
Emperor Claudius, was a marvel O
prOfigacy. She had the audacity t,
marry publicly another man while he
husband was still living. Claudiu
heard of it and caused her. with he
lover to be arrested. He intended t
give them personal audience but he
enemies fearing her influence Shout,
she be allowed to see her husband
put them both to death ON a forge,
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Latest Hawaiian advises indicate
that President Dole is fearful that the
queen is massing forces to use in re-
gaining her throne