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National Baptist world., 1894-10-26
CHINESE uEWELRY.
A Bew1ldering Nariety-TOngue ScraI
and Thurph Rinuc

A Bewilderins variety-Tongue Scraper
and Thumb Rings.
The first thing to attract attention
in Shanghai and Hong Kong is tn,
quaintness and quality of jewelr,
worn by Chinese women in their hair
A careful observer can, simply by look
ing at these ornaments, tell not onl,
the rank of the wearer, but the distric
from which she comes. There are thre,
classes Of these head-pins: First, tn,
purely decorative pins, made of gold
silver. brass. ivory, ebony, horn, tor
toise-shell, bamboo and celluloid, the
pin terminating in a head which dis
closes the rank of the wearer; second
those which terminate in cluster O
some sort, seven jade stars for instance
or group of blue cats eyes represent
ing bunch of grapes; third, those il
which the shank and head are separate
the latter keeping thereby in constan
motion. The hairpins used are made
of thin bars of gold or silver, which
are made to bend to different shapes
according to the style of hair-dressing
Several other articles of ornamen'
are described as follows:
GA curious instrument possessed by
everyone in China above the extremely
poor is the tonguescraper They may
or may not have brushes, but they ar.
sure to have a tongue-scraper. Thii
scraper is ribbon of silver or gold
with ring in at one end, by which i
is suspended when desired The cheap
est are of plain metal: more expensive
ones are engraved, while a few arr
jeWeled at either end. Like hairpins
they are sold by weight, plus a small
charge for workmanship. Thumb-ring:
are very common in the east. Thess
are often made of precious metal. ivorv
jet and precious stones, but generally
they are of fine jade. The cavity is no
cylindrical. but swell out at the bas.
and middle. This ena bles the owne'
to wear it lower down, and also pre-
vents its slipping. The jade il
usually polished, but may be en-
grayed or carved in intaglio or relief
The refined classes use jade ex
clusively, and as precious a variety
as their purses will permit, but some
the lower classes wear limitations
which are made of glass or porcelain
cOlored with lead or iron oxide One
variety, which is made by enamellins
iron, is remarkably strong and dura
bic, and corresponds to the 'l1nuc1le
duster.' The thumb ring came into
vogue in the time of the Three King
doms, during the reign of the famou:
Gen. Kwang-T. He used a bow, and
to increase the accuracy of his aim
substituted a heavy bamboo thumb
ring for the glove usually worn by
archers. His example was followed by
his bowmen. until the practice became
general. On his rise to power his ad
mirers presented him with jade ring
of great value, which he substituted
for the bamboo one. His brother, the
reigning monarch. adopted the custom
out of compliment to the great war
rior, and thus introduced the fashion
into civilized society. y.'-Londcn Jour
nal of the Society of Arts
National Baptist world., 1894-10-26

Some say them kind of eyes is stronger
n others. | don't know. Why, you
amt feelin' like an old woman yet.
are yep
''Trouble makes folks feel old;
Angienette. We lost a COW in the
spring, n our chickens amt done well
this summer. Five died, or more; we'd
ought to hev fifty, ef they'd done we'll. :
We've got some beauties left said
Daniel, IN the man that keeps the
hotel down by the lake says he'll take
all we can spare, n give cent pound
more'n anybody else will. The moneys
none of it. She works hard enough
runnin after EN-"
He did not say that good share OF
the running after was done by himself.
save on the few occasions when he
chanced to be from home.
The second week in September had
come, and Cousin Angienette's visit
was almost over. She was to leave the
next day but one.
II wish you'd ride up to the lake
with me tomorrow mornin'," said
Daniel. I'm goin' to see about q
shoat. Sim Perkins has got terrible
nice one, n | want to hev it eff he
don't charge too much.'
Il hadn't ought ter leave Hannah:
she's got the bread to bake n the
kitchen floor to wash, n | don't know
what else"
You go right long" said Hannah
in what was for her very CHEEKY
tone. There amt any more work
than what | kin do well enough.
You've helped me so much sense
you've been here that | feel more like
what used to be than I have this ten
year. | declare fort, Angienette,
I'd got to be SO own-hearted | didn't
seem to be one thing nor annuther /
thought | wanted somethin', n | be.
lieve in my heart twas you | wanted
all the time: n Daniel, he amt been
SO chirked up don't know when.''
Il s'pose you want to start early,
Daniel" said his cousin
Il was calkilatin' eff we could hev
breakfast by half-past five or so we
might get off about half-past six,
hot day, jedgin' from the signs The
sun set awful red tonight"
A thin mist hOvered over the earth,
and the grass was heavy with dew.
The air, already autumnal, encircled
the mountain tops with ashen wells,
softening the tints and bIurring the
outlines. The old wagon, with its
worn buffalo covering hanging over
the back of the seat, was drawn by
Daniel Martins twenty-year-old mare.
She logged along with the reins dang
ling more loosely over her neck than
ever, if could be: and the little fire.
quent jerk was missing this morning,
The wisdom of this laxity in discipline
was apparently questioned, for the
conscientious animal at length stopped
short and turned her head to look at
the couple behind. Seeing that her
National Baptist world., 1894-10-26
Somber-Clad COrsicans,

Nearly all of the peasant men and
women of Corsica that | saw were clad
in the most somber manner. The mep
wore dark-brown or black corduroy O,
velveteen suits, with heavy hobnaiJ
boots and black, broad brimmed som
breros. Not satisfied, apparently, With
this heavy coat and trousers, each wore
a heavy vest of the same material.
Around the waist each wore a broa0
red sash. with ends hanging down at
the side, which set off the black 0,
brown suit. The women were dressed
mostly in black from head to foot, with
black Ghawls on their heads, and 2
pretty .ace was very rare among them
They ill not compare with the Ital
iars 70: beauty Of person.-Charles IL
Adams, in Century.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-26
IN AND AROUND ENGLAND.

THE announcement was lately made
by the paymaster general OF the SUI
preme court Of England that the total
amount of dormant funds lying in chan
Gerry is S5,0O0,OOO.
THE Fastnet lighthouse, the spot on
the Irish coast best known to Ameri-
cans, is said to be in a dangerous con-
dition, as the iron fastenings of the
tower have become corroded.
AS MOST of the court ladies of Europe.
smoke cigarettes. some of the crowned
women have elegant boxes of silver
with ash trays of gold, as two of the
ornaments of their boudoirs.
"W1NDow gazing" is profession In
London. A couple of stylishly dressed
ladies pause before the window Of q
merchant, remain about five minutes
and audibly praise the goods displayed
inside. Then they pass on to another
store on their long list of patrons
National Baptist world., 1894-10-26

be bays. But their tubular cotton
drawers desired to see as much life as
possible, and therefore reached below
their little dresses. All alike were
simple. honest. unobtrusive and shy
Julian Ralph. in Harper's Magazine.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-26

The Confederate Women's Monument
association has been organized at Rich.
mond, and a charter is to be obtained.
Voluntary subscriptions toward the
monument now amount to six hundred
dollars.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-02

third of mile in circumference, and there
nrc covered seats for about 1000 people
and training quarters for 100 riders. Tho
track was opened on May 80 of this year
and was ut once pronounced record
breaker for speed. On Juno 26 John S.
johnson rode dying mile over it's surface
in minute 56 seconds, breaking the
worlds RECORD. On July II Julian p.
Bliss, riding on tho same track, lowered
the record to 1904 l-5. Many other records
of less Importance have already been
smashed on the Wnltham course this sea-
son, and before tho year ends it is believed
some plucky pedal pusher will circle tho
metalithic course in 1:50 The accompany
ing picture OF the homo stretch of the
track Is from The American Cyolist.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-02
A COUNTRY ROAD.

rlence is concerned, and I have had
some experience said tho speaker,
"two-thirds of or three-quarters Of tho
stones that are put in macadamizod
road are Just as good if not better be-
fore they are crushed as afterwartl,
which makes n wonderful difference IN
the cost of tho road.
1t costs great deal to carry stone
to the stone crusher, crush it and then
carry this stone back from ono to five
miles Suppose you want to improve Il
highway and macadamizc it In our
section we have lots of stone The farm
ers want to get rid of it. You can read
lily see that it costs but little to build
macadamized roads if you build them
without crushing moro than onc-Quar-
ter OF the material 1 think OH the aver
age 1T would cost no moro than half rs
much, and when you have done it YOU
have just as good road as if you had
crushed all the stone.
My idea of macadamizod road is
that it ought not to cost more than
1000, to so, 600 per mile When you
put SO, 600 into mile of road, You have
got too much money there and too little
somewhere else. On the farms about
here there are thousands of loads of
stone. Some of it you want to get rid
Of When you have load of stone of
any shape, bring it to tho road that you
want to macadamize, let somebody DO
there to take care of it, and when you
have got your stone laid in good shape
prt layer of crushed stone on top, and
Ii you put on good gravel and perhaps
little clay to make it heavy 1 will
guarantee that You will have rs good
road as can DO made with all crushed
stone and at not more than half the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-02

sional engagements, for girl students nrc
as rule, lavish, if discriminating, in
their praise of IA models beauties and are
almost unanimous in prcfcrring women
rather than men models, although the lat.
ter usually hold the pose better All mod
els arc expected to have personal advan
tagcs of some sort otherwise they would
not be eligible to the profession, and they
arc far moro liable TO be condemned for
too little than too much beauty There
is ono habit which men and women stu
dents alike fall into-that of regarding the
model rs an object of art rather than as II
human being with cars, and so discussing,
praising and criticising without the least
personal feeling. AS far rs social ostra-
cism is concerned, all well behaved mod.
els arc kindly used by well bred women,
and drapery models, of which tho com
plainant is one, arc in little danger Of
equivocal treatment, since girl students
frequently themselves pose in costume for
the benefit of mixed class and arc not SO
unreasonable as to condemn another girl
for merely doing the samo thing.
Tho sketch shows blue silk bingham
Gown trimmed with ccru guipure Tho
collar is of whito silk
IL DC CuOI
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-02
To Preserve Hill Ronds,

Gradeways and bitches should be con-
tinuous over elevations or hills; in fact,
on long hills tho roadway should be
more than usually browning that the
rainfall should be drawn sharply to the
side rather than follow the ruts or
wagon tracks, there washing out thin
mud, which, with all the water falling
ON the entire face Of tho hill, is finally
deposited Oh the face of tho roadway at
the base of the hill, there to remain,
too much mud to run off, too much wa
ter to dry up. while every loaded team
coming down the hill digs up the sof-
tened mass, which with every rain grows
deeper. Selected.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-02
Why Our Roads Are Bad.

Governor Fuller Of Vermont did not
exaggerate when he said ut the national
good roads conference that "this coun-
try has the poorest roads the world has
ever seen, with the possible exception
of the Sahara desert They are bad be-
cause they are not constructed upon
scientific principles nor maintained by
intelligent supervision. The only way
to reform the shiftless and costly old
district or "pathmaster" plan, under
which there are as many kinds Of bad
roads i'll county as there are districts,
is to show to farmers and villagers alike
that good roads arc not only comfortable,
but economical, and then give them OBJ
ject lessons in right road construction
and its results. New York World.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-02

GDiAH ho"F~ bHc principal. Slo
won number of scholarships, and when
she graduated decided to 90 to Italy to
complete her musical education.
Miss Howe then took sort of short most
graduate course in Paris, after which she
returned to London where she was prompt
ly offered by D'Oyly Carte tho principal
soprano role in Gilbert and Sullivan's dew
astatingly dull dccoction, utopia, Linn
tted." She very scnsibly declined this to
accept an engagement with the Carl Rosa
Royal Opera company. She became one
of the prima donnas of that superb organ
1zation, making her professional debut in
Dublin rs Michacla in Carmen" The
critics went into ccstasicS over her work
The Frecman's Journal going so far us to
say, Tho Carl Rosa company have added
n recruit in the person of Miss Edith
Howe, who will speedily take first posi-
tion among the great prima donnas"
From Dublin the young artist went to
tho principal towns of England and Scot
land, at each place receiving perfect ova-
tions and appeared in such roles as Airline,
in "rhe Bohemian Girl" Suzel, in
IL Amico Fritz" Media, in Il Pagli-
acci," etc. AT the close of her tour Sir
Arthur Sullivan and D'Oyly Carlo again
begged her to accept the position of prima
donna ut the Savoy thcatcr, and Mr..
George Edwardcs urged her to come to
America with the Gaicty Girl company,
while propositions were also made to her
to go to Australia and South Africa
Miss Howe concluded, however, to visit
her uncle in America. AS she has already
had several offers from New York mana
gers, She will probably soon be rs favorably
known hero Us on the other side of the biz
pond.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-02
CONDENSED SPORTING CHAT.

Jack the Jew is the odd name of Il
2-ycar-old on the running turf this year.
When Bolivar, whose price ranged from
100 to 200 to |, captured a race mt Brighton
Beach recently, one small bcttor cashed in
So ticket for $3.50.
Boston, tho seat of culture and the lit
crary metropolis of America, is one of the
few cities i'll the United States where q
prize fight may be pulled off.
The Olympic club and the Auditorium
club of New Orleans will each give $25,-
600 purse if Corbett and Jackson will fight
in tho Crescent City.
Corbctt says that his next battle will
positively be his last appearance in the
ring, but if he whips Jackson, Bob Fitz-
simmons will still be very talkative OBJ
staclc in tho path Of the champions pro-
posed retirement.
Jake Schaofer has leased two billiard
halls in Paris and will stay there indefl.
nitcly. Ives and Jake have Joined issues
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-02
WANT A ROAD TAX IMPOSED.

Coed Public Highways Cost Money, but
They Are Worth the Outlay.
The question of good roads is being
actively agitated in Warren county, as
in almost every other county in Ken
lucky, for that matter, and the citizens
have about como to the common sense
conclusion that the only way to secure
good roads is to levy a tax and build
them. The Park City (Ky.) Times says:
Some of the heaviest taxpayers Of
the county were present at the recent
meeting at the courthouse and made
speeches advocating tho levying of tax
by the fiscal court for the betterment of
our public roads. These men know what
1T is to pay taxes, and while they arc as
much opposed to the needless increase
OF taxation as anybody they recognize
the fact that we can never have good
roads except through road tax, and
in order to get them they are willing to
pay it. In advocating this road tax they
not only show good common sense, but
q commcndablo public spirit They
stated i'll their speeches that taxation
was to be deplored, but that it is often
necessary and in the matter of securing
better highways absolutely indispensa-
Bile. Long years of experience with the
present system of road working has
demonstrated the fact that it is abso-
lutely worthless, and only those COM
munities and states have good roads
which keep them up by taxation. Let
us have q tax
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-02
FANCY DRESS BALL.
Gay Affair at Hotel DuvaI Friday
Night.

Hotel Duval presented a very gay
and brilliant scene Friday night, the
occasion being the fancy dress ball
given by the proprietor in honor OF the
hotels lady guests. At o'clock
MONEYS orchestra struck up Boulan-
gers march and the grand march COM
menced to its inspiring music. The
ever popular and familiar figures OF tho
Old Virginia reel were then danced,
after which the dancers removed their
masks.
At10:3O o'clock the german was begun,
led by w. Glasgow Armstrong in his
usual graceful manner and at IL o'clock
there was an intermission 10 take advan-
tage OF Mr.. Sublett's bountiful hospi-
tality, after which dancing was resumed
and continued till q. %.
A list OF those in attendance with the
characters impersonated follows:
Miss Toney, Swiss Peasant Girl.
Lester G. Toney, George Washington.
Miss Allie Spindle, Night.
Charles M. Armstrong, The Patriarch.
Miss Victoria Sublett, Tambourins
Girl.
Frank Hartigau, Dragon.
Miss Ellie Sublett, America.
Edward Jeter, Cleopatra.
Miss Elise Sublett, German Peasant
Girl.
Pasco Cox, Colonial Gentleman.
Miss X. Sublett, Little Boy Blue.
Julian Cox, Buifoon.
Miss Smoot, Winter.
Will Moon, Fair Rosamond.
Mrs. Sublett, of st. Louis, Cook.
Mr.. Sublett, OF st. Louis, Nun.
Miss Warfield, Little Red Riding
Hood
Frank billiard, Phantom.
Miss Kathleen Hartigan, Swiss Peas
ant Girl
Glasgow Armstrong. John Alden.
Robert Gay, The Country Physician.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-02
Notes.

On coming or going don't forget Pres.
toms handsome and com Portable coach
Meets all trains.
The board OF directors of the Salem
improvement Company will hold an i'm
portant business meeting Monday fcre-
noon.
S. M. Cline has returned from a sue
cesstul business trip to Southwest Vir-
GINA in the interests of the Salem ma
chine works.
e. j. Brugh, attorney at law OF Fin
castle, was in town yesterday attending
to legal business.
Miss Alma Smoot and Miss Warfeld
of Washing ton, who have been summer.
ing al the Duval, returned home yester.
day.
party Of Salem gentlemen, consist
ing OF Messrs. Tom Boon, j. w. Hypes,
Luder King and w. G. b. Fitzgerald,
went to Montgomery county Friday
morning on seineing exhibition, and re-
turned that night with about 200 black
bass and suckers.
The game OF ball Friday afternoon
between the regulars land picked team
resulted in score of IL to in favor of
the former. The features of the game
were Smiths magnificent pitching,
and Lambs terrific homo run drive.
That Mr. Oran Oakley is an unqualified
success as an umpile is attested by the
| fact that there was not kick at any
decision during the game, a thing here
tofore unheard of. These teams expect
to play series of three games next
week
Mr.. Henderson Lee, who is linesl
descendant of the famous Lewis family,
n Ia
/ tation, bearing their coat OF arms and
motto, together with the year, 1904, in
which the family WAS founded in the
Old Dominion, to be present at their re-
union, which will be held at Belair, on
the Attn OF September.
AT the regular monthly meeting of
the board Of supervisors held Yesterday
the only proceedings OF general inter-
est were the annual settlement of the
county treasurer for 1893 with the board
and the continuing of w. p Moomaw
end 4. Nj. Starkey, who were appoin ted
a committee at the May session to con-
fer with tho secretary of the Roanoke De-
velopnent Company in reference to thu
transfer Of certain bridges to the county
as said ommittee for another month
1t was a.so ordered thst an allowance
OF SIS be mado to Joseph A. Owens,
with which TO complete the Webster
road in the Cave Spring district. County
Treasurer Muse returned his list of
delinquent taxes. improper assessment ts
etc. which were examined and approved
Parties visiting Salem will find the
Duval House the place to stop Accom-
mediation first class.
Major Ellis, OF Montgomery. was in
town yesterday.
g. T. Smith and family, OF Little
Rock. Ark, are spe nd ng short time a t
Hotel Duval.
Rev. Geo. J Holiday will occupy DR..
Taylor's pulpit at the Baptist Church
to- morrow NJ orning at IL o'clock. There
will be no services sc night.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-02
waltham's Fast Bicycle Track.

Without doubt the fastest bicycle track
in the world today is the new track mt
Waltham, Mass, whero SO many world s
records have already been broken this
year. The track is owned by William D.
Bradstrcet, Boston banker and Wal
than theatrical man, who has expended
nearly $50, 600, it is said, to secure the rep
utation of possessing the best bicycle track
i'll tho world. The surface of the track is
sort of cement called mctalithic, and it
seems to be an Improvement upon other
materials heretofore used for tho purpose.
Beneath the mctalithio surface is stra-
tum of finely pounded stone. At tho turns
the track Is banked up. The course is a
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-02

Miss Alice +. Ives, the clever young
playwright, whose "Lorine" met with
such favor from both critics and audi
ences, has written new play. 1t bears
the striking and mclodramatic tito of
1.-The Great Brooklyn Handicap" and
tho plot hinges upon the Brooklyn Handi-
cap race.
The play is said to be full of heart in
tcrcst, comedy and pathos, and it is to be
staged with all possible realistic acccsso-
rics. Cable cars, horses race track, grand
stands and all the other aids TO success in
dramas of New York life arc to be plcnti-
fully employed.
Tho Village Postmaster" which Miss
Ives wrote in conjunction with Mr. Je-
rome II. Eddy, is TO be produced at an
early date ut tho Fourteenth Street thea
ter, New York
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-02
cHlLDREN'S SPEECH.
a FsS Timely Words For Fathers and
Mothers to Remember.
JUDO CHOLLET.

~ TOW AiiHciy NoTNS TOT FathcrS ana
Mothers to Remember.
1t is odd to note what apparent contra
dictions prevail among persons of the usu
al amount of culture and intellectual un-
derstanding. ~ tolcrably sure test Of tho
true mental standard Of family is, the
way i'll which its children are reared
When they AFRO grown up, those Same chill
drcn will learn to conceal their lack Of
real delicacy and refined tastes, but while
they are small they will be faithful in
dication of the Influences that arc moIding
them.
1t is well known that during the first
hvo years OF II child's life it is peculiarly
susceptible to educational influences, bad
OF good, and the foundations arc laid of
it's future habits of thought and conduct.
Yet an immense number of supposedly
sensible and cultivated parents find the
greatest pleasure in teaching their chill