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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22
when the World Was a Cube.

To a person who reads modern books
and modern literature in general, and
who has never had either time, opportu-
nifty or inclination to strike off into the
bypaths which wero so frequently and
industriously followed by ancient writ
ers, thinkers and drcanberS, the beading
of this note will be an enigma.
Without further speculation, however
and following tho desire which should
always be upperniost in every writer's
mind-that of at once getting the sub
ject itself before the reader-I Will say
that there was time, centuries since,
of course, when the learned men of the
world really taught that tho world WIS
q square, hot merely flat but that it
was cube Tho primitive gcogrnpbcrs
of Egypt, Assy-ria and China all Taught
that tho world was Square plane
evidence of which may I've found cul
thousands Of ancient monuments in the
countries mentioned, as Vpll as in their
ancient manuscripts, upon their in
scribed tablets of day and Other carly
literary remains.
One of the most curious discoveries
ever made in Central America concern
ing Toltec belief, symbols, etc, Is that
they also had % similar idea concerning
the form of what we now speak of rs
the globe \ late writer ON the dis
coveries made among the monumental
ruins of that country says, "Thcy
(meaning the Peruvians, Toltccs and
Quiches) believe the world to be o cube,
suspended from the heavens by cords of
gold fastened to each of its corners. -
Exchange.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22

Tho Rev. Andrcw Jackson Potter, the
gentleman who A1Cso from behind pull
pit III Cvaldc, Tex. several years ago,
with two big six shooters in his hands,
and informed tho audience, mostly com
posed of the toughest Of toughs, who
had been III the habit of running every
minister of tho gospel who caIno there
oNt of town with rotten cgl2s, or escort
ing him ont TO the suburbs on three
corncrrd pole, that if there was any flop
cared, swallow mouthcd galOot in that
audicncc who had the audacity to pre-
suInc that he wore u big enough shirt
to put him ont of pulpit TO step forth
and take the hot medicine, On, Oh the
other hand, to keep his bazoo closed, and
also wound up that with the help Of
God and those two forty-fivCs hc hold
i'll his hands he proposed to preach to
that people that day, has announced
himself candidate for sheriff and tax
collector Of Tom Green county
Courier.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22
The Rough BARN III Trees.

Tho practical cultivator understands
that nature makes provision for getting
rid OF the bark Of tI,xs As tho trunk in
crrNSoS III size. On the srryNrth of the
past sskaon may DC accn small olive
spots These are formations of cork
From year 10 year. i'll subsequent dcvcl-
opInent, thoec little patches spread, real
~ eating their way through the bark.
This is the provision which nature
makes for finally rifting the bark in
each species of plant These cork cells
havo their OWL special lines of develop
nnnt, and this is the reason why each
kind of tree has its own particular bark
Tho characteristics are so prominent
that clever Observers can select different
kinds OF trees by their bark even at
midnight. AS it Is tho evident inten-
ton of nature 70 get rid of old bark, it
is great help to the trcc to assist ma
turc In this respect, and any washes or
treatment which aids the plant i'll get
ting rid of it is q practical advantage
Soapy water washes or lye water is uso-
full, and ctcn scraping has been found
of great advantage. In rough sort of
way, limo wash is frequently used the
only objection being the white and glar-
ing colon It is, however, the cheapest
and the best of all bark Treatment. =
Mochan's Monthly.
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How strange our ideas of growing old
cnange as We get OH i'll lifel To the girl
III her teens the ripper maiden of 20
seems quite aged Twenty-Five thinks
80 an odd thing. Thirty-fve breads
Az, but congratulates herself that there
may still remain some ground to be pos
sosscd i'll the Is years before the half
century shall be attained.
But so docs not by any means give
up the battle of life. It feels middle
aged and vigorous and thinks old age
Is long way i'll the future. Sixty re-
members those who have done great
things at thrcescore, and one doubts if
Parr, when he was married at 100, had
at all begun to feel himself al old
man. London Tit Bits
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22
SMALL BULLET WOUNDS
Tho DEADLY Enects OF Modern Proicc<iles
pIron tho Human Body

Tho D<Ndly EnScts OF Modern Proiccttles
pI'on tho Human Body
Tho celebrated English surgeon. Pro
fcsssor Victor Horslcy, read very in
tcrosting paper before tho ROYAL fnsti
tuition on tho effect of modern small
prOicctilcS In tho course of his remarks
hc said: Some people seem to think
that small bullet at q very high speed
Will pierce the tissues of tho body With
out doing much general damage. This,
however, is er1orcous The bullet hur-
RIGS forward with it particles of the
substance through which it is passing,
and thus practically becomes q larger
projcctilo If bullet bo fired through
book, it cuts out disks Of increasing
diameter Us it traverses the pages
Hence, too, it is plain that tho greater
tho sectional area the greater the dam
age, AS TO the heating of the bullet, it
has certainly been much exaggerated.
and its effects if indeed it hos any,
may DO safely neglected.
"The physical constitution of q body
has most important bearing upon the
behavior of bullet entering it Why
does n bullet of certain size and travel
ing ut certain rate simply perforate
somo suostanccsI such as wood or iron,
whilo In Others such as clay, brain,
ETC., it exercises n bursting and dis,up-
tive action? The answer Is quite sim
pie; tho destructive effects vary direct
ly as the viscosity of the body.
This was established by Some romark-
ablo researches on the effects of bullets
on soft tissues made by Huguier after
he had observed the results of the
wounds inflicted i'll the lighting in Paris
i'll 1913 He suggested. from observa-
lions made m certain dead organs, such
as lungs, that the reason of the great
lateral disturbance was that the tissues
contained water in large quantity, and
that the energy of the moving projec-
tile being impaired to the particles Of
water caused the dispersion Of these in
o hydro-dynnnic fashion
This suggestion was shown to be cor
rect by Kochor In 1916. If shot be
fired through two tin canisters of equal
size, the ono full of dry lint and the
other Of wet it win simply perforato
the former, but cause the latter to burst
explosively. In the Same way shots fired
into dough have more or less descriptive
effect, according to the percentage of
water in tho dough, and i'll general the
moro fluid the substance the gr,,ater the
destruction
Now. III li1o the brain is more or
hess fluid body, though i'll state of rigor
mortis IT is practically solid, owing
to EJACULATION Of the blood and proto-
plaslIL Hence SHOT fired into the
skull must have q dis1uptive c.Foct and
tend % burst it. ~
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22
The ORIGIN OF FIRE
startcd byu Whale, According TO tho south
Sen Islanders.

StartTd by u WhnlC, According 20 tfhe SOuth
Sen Islanders
Tho South Sea islanders tell curious
story of the origin OF fire. If they arc
to be believed, they cane into possession
Of that useful element in the following
manner: A great whale was once wash
ed ashore upon oneof their islands during
tho prevalence of terrible hurricane.
The monster became entanglcd in
grove Of tallow trees "a species of ever
green's whose branches easily ignitc),
and while gnashing his teeth III his i'm
potent rage struck Off spark which
lighted the grove and consumed both
trees and whale. Fires which arc said
to have been perpetuated since the day
of tho great whale fire" may yet be
seen burning IN many parts OF the is
lands.
Another fro legend, believed III by
the inhabitants of the islands TO the
north of the ones in which the great
whale fro" is preserved, is to the effect
that a great air dragon probably light
ning) breathed upon Il tallow tree and
set it's branches on fire. From the GOALS
left from this fire they learned of its
great value and have ever since used the
element for domestic purposes and i'll
their religious ceremonies They also
have a tradition that the ti1uo will come
when the dragon will return for tho fire,
and that no man will be able to with
stand him and save the sacred spark OK
cept he be person born with pink eyes,
fair skin and white hair. For this rca-
son the birth of an albino is always
hailed as a good omen and his or her
person guarded with jealous caro- so Us
to preserve life to its utmost limit.
Marionette mentions seeing "flrp god"
or 'fire guard (albino) while on his
visit to the islands who was believed
to be at least so years old and who had
always been provided for by the tribe,
Refffnesquc, who made South Sea is
land myths and legends study for
years, is of the opinion that the return
of tho dragon for his fro is symbolic of
death and the flight of tho spirit. st
Louis Republic
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Unsupported Sources of Disease.

Recent Investigations have brought
out the fact that there nrc many cases
of severe neuralgia caused by abnormal
conditions OF the nasal passages In
several instances there have been found
enlargcments OF the bony structure or
hard' Jumps of diseased tissue pressing
against certain nerves and causing tho
most excruciating pain. Removal of
these has resulted i'll complete cure,
although there have been returns of the
growths after the first operation Per
sons who habitually suffer from pains
in the head should have their conditions
carefully diagnosed Long continued
suffering not infrequcntly brings about
protractcd and incurablc mental and
nervous disorders New York. I.olpor.
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Not Worth 1t.

Old man Sam was sitting one morning
In front OF his cabin enjoying the warmth
of the sun, while his two little grandsons
played about his feet.
Just then the young sons of his former
master, who were visiting in the neighbor-
hood, strolled up to have chat with Sam
After talking with him awhile they hand
ed him bag of tobacco and Il handful of
cigars and were about to leave when they
observed the children, and one of them
asked whose they were
Denis my gran'sons. Mimy's boys"
replied Sam.
y sudden thought seemed to come to
him rs he looked mt the young men, and a
crafty look crept over his face as he added:
"Dey's named after you an Mars An
drew, Mars Milton, cause dey's twins, jes',
like you is"
The brothers commented on the fine looks
OF the children and their wonderful differ
ence in size for twins
Zone twin Einerally is biggern ter one"
explained Sam.
The young men smiled and gave each
child quarter as they left.
They had scarcely turned the corner of
the cabin when they saw, through Il crack,
Sam take the coins from the children, look
at them and with u grunt of disappoint-
ment ut what he considered the small re-
turn of his artifice drop them in his own
pocket.
"MiIny" he called to his daughter, stand
ing In the door, you call dem chillens Sam
an Jake, same ez you always done. Dey
amt no two bit chillcIL Hits with err dol
lar TO change dey names. an had to make
EN- twins too Kate Fields Washington
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Higher Educntkn.

We have now high school for the
culture and development of fc11hninc
beauty. At this beauty college the fair
pupils arc taught the science of irnpart-
ing the highest degree of graceful cx-
preston TO their features and move
mcnts The young ladies arc Taught
how to speak,. c.. without pulling
faccs-and how to pronounce difficult
words i'll the most bcwitching manner.
One of the most difficult words is the
simple potato " Two hours arc barely
sufficient TO acquire acorroct and agree
able pronunciation of the nnne Of this
hnmely tubcr. The professors Mt tho col
lego have discovered that music lends
peculiar charm to tho expression of
the cDuntenance But the difficulty lies
i'll the choice Of the compositions La
dies OF fair complexion grow melancholy
as they listen TO Chopin Wagner is
specially adapted to dark ladies His
'polychpmatic music imparts the rr,,-
uisitc softncss to bruncttcs, " rendering
them charming and pliable. The lar
gcst attendance is found, however, at the
lectures where the pupils are shown how
to slccp-that is to say, with sweet
expression and i'll graceful pose I'm
fortunately we are not told by what
means this delightful accomplishment is
to be acquired. -F'rankfurte Zcitnng.
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Familiar.
A friend of mine has just had most UNI

A friend OF mine has just had a most UNI
pleasant experience. He has married a
Widow ana by some coincidence took her
to the same hotel where she STONED with
her first spouse AT tablo she said to
Charles, the bridegroom, Twill you kindly
pass the butter, John" A vision of "John,"
his predecessor, fitted before the BRIDE
groom, who Indignantly replied, my namo
Is not John; it is Charles" Excuse my
mistake, Charles" she said, and then, tast-
Ing the butter, added reflectively, "but it
is the same NATURALIZATION Home Jour-
nal.
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RAILROADS
RAILROADS
N l. e !: w horfolksWe

,SozzznEzszEAi
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 20, 1894.
Weathound Leave Roanoke Daily.
$3.50 q. m. Washington and Chatt.noo,.
!imited) for Bri toll and the South And
west Stops OF principal stations west
OF kndford. Pullman sleepers to New
Orleans ana memphis, dining car at
7:20 q. m. for Radford, Blueaeld and
Pocahontas 'N'u
1880 p IN. the Chicago Express for Rad
lord Bluefield. Pocahontas, Kenova.
Columbus and Chicago. Puljman
Bufiet Sleeper Roanoke to Columbrs
without change. Also for Pulaaki
Wytheville, Bristol, Knoxville. Chat
tanooga and intermediate points. pull
man Sleeper East Radford to Chatta-
nooga.
north AND Eastbonni' Leave Roanosse
1883 o. IN. for Petersburg, Richmond
and Norfolk.
1880 q. m. for Washington. Hagerstown
Philadelphia and New York.
ll:15 p. M. for Richmond and Norfolk
Pullman SLEEP er Roanoke to NorfoiL
and Lynchburg to Richmond.
1882 p. m. Washington and Chatta.
nooga limited) for Washington.
Hagerstown, Philadelphia and New
1orK. Pullman sleepers to Washing
tom Philadelphia and New York VIA
Shenandoah Junction and Baltimore
ana Ohio railroad. Stops only at
principal stations.
Durham Division-Leave Lvnchburo
(Union station) daily 2:45 D. no. for
South Boston and Durham And ;nter-
mediate stations
Wlnston-Salem Division-Leaye Roa-
noke (Union station) oaily 1910 p. IN.
for Rocky Mount, Mertinsville. Win
ston- Salem and intermediate stations
For all additional information spplv
at ticket Office or to w B. BEVILL
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke, Va,
M. F. BRAGG,
travelling Passenger Agent.
RALT1MoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD
~ schedule in effect May 20, 1894
Leave washington from station corner OF New
Jerecy avenue and street
For Chicago and Northwest ycstibuled nmitc5
express Pre- str trains li;15 a. M, 500 p. IN.
vcstibnled limited, $3.50 p. M, express. I2.in
For Pittsburg and Cleveland. EXPRESS oo,,v
ll:l5 u m. aud S:35 D. m 'A'''se u"i'S
I yilIe' Chattanooga Memphis and New Orleans
For l1urny, 3sO p. IN. daily.
F4r B,aIlttimorc, weeks daily, xs20. 500, CHS
~ SGo (s:lo 40 minutes $50, x9:3o, Q0:OO IS
minntcs), 3:25, x4:2s, 4:3I x5:O5 x5:ir Elm 5.25
xG: 6;SD, xs0O s:l5, 1900, go and 1l:ai D. To-
SUNDAYS, xi20 x7:30 $500 Is minutcs) $40, SD:3O
a. M Xl2O0, xl2:05, 100, x2:20 600 IS minntcsI.
90, Az, x5u5 x5:i0, G:39, xS:oo. x9:10 1900
xll:3D, ll:o5 p. III.
For llagcrstown, t1l:l5 a. H. and t5:cO u m
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK AND
PHILADELPHIA
For Phindclphia, New York, Boston and TN,
East, daily, i:20. 81 o, QGC0 a. m OK sun. dining
carr l2'O dining carr 300 (5:05 dining carr SOD,
ui;I9 =; m. sleeping car, open Al 10:0o o'clock
. For Atlantic City, AGO A. m md 1a:Ol noon.
Sundays, 400 am, 1900 noon
ID Except Sunday: tb) daily. (c) Sunday only.
Is. CAMPBELL CIiAS q .CUII
Gen. Manager Gen Pass An
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Selfish, OppositIon.

Especially in those women who nre
always at work upon public opinion by
letters, speeches and writings does OPP
position to woman suffrage seem selfish
and narrow They exercise the largest
liberty of affecting the public for them
selves, but they would deny to the
masses of women even the secret ballot.
Boston Transcript
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She Didn't Scare,

Marshall-What the mischief IS the mat
ter with yoa, Raymond? Been held up by
some highwayman, or have you been in
railway disaster?
Raymond-Wcll, can't shy I've done
either. Last night just hid under the bed
to scare my wifc-Lifc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22
"MH. Tpps."

Chicago has % federation of wumcn's
clubs numbering % organizations One
of these is called the OHIO club and is
interested i'll almost everything under
the sun 1t has Il peculiar rule to the
effect that the president may address
any member whose name she forgcts as
Mrs. Tipps. ''-ChicGgo Correspondent.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22
No Food For Thought.

Mrs. Van Kult Che hostess)-Are the la
dies of the Dante club all present.
Chorus of Voces-Yes
Mrs. Van Kult-I am very sorry, ladies,
to have to make the announcement, but it
will he impossible to hold our usual litera-
ry session today. The caterer forgot to send
the refreshments.-Chic Record.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22
His Earnest Wish.

O0ope-I wish was a barrel.
Hisfriond-Why? Can't you hold
leuough?
Oltope-Yes. There's no trouble
Iabout that The advantage is that no
matter how often the barrel is filled or
how full its head never gets any bigger.
l-Detpit FREQ Press
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22
Il III HrCuk.

Editor-Dr. Emdcc has sued us for libel
Assistant--What for2
Editor-I wrote, "Thc doctor took tho
patients pulse before he prescribed for
him, and tho intelligent coInpositor set It
up purse. '-Trith
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22
Absurd.

THE new president has no more idea how
sewing society should be conducted than
a child"
"What did she dos'
PLANNED lot of sewing for the mem
bera "-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22
A Long search.

Tom-The happicst marriages are said
to he those Of opposite characteristics.
Jerry-rhat's why I'm looking for n girl
with money Halo.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22

=, Physicians generally fall to recognize.
the Importance Of this fact, but treat the
organ Itself Instead OF tho cause of the trouble
me notod Specialist. Franklin Miles, nj. D.,
LII g.. has given the greater part OF his life
70 tho study OF this subject, and the principal
pr Miles Restorative Nervine, the unri-
vailed Drain and nervo food. sprepared on tho
brmlnciplo that all nervous and many other
nerve centers. Its wonderful success in curing
These disorders is testified to by thousands in
every part Of the land.
restorative Nervine cures sleeplessness,
ii prostration. dizziness. hysteria, sen
y, VA f aep,iity St vitus dance, epilepsy etc It
Is sold on positive guarantee by all drug
gists; or sent direct by tho DR.. Miles Medical
bottle. Six bottles for IS. express prepaid.
Sold by all Druggists
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22

Many man who bowls loudly about
tho wrongs of society and the in
capabilities Of our social system" always
lets his wife carry the baby. -CAicago
Tribune
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22
Short Sighted

Crimsonbeak- Don't you see that very
red spot over there?
Bacon-You evidently can't see any far
ther than your nosc.-Yonkers Statesman
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22
AtIuc Gus.

"Them's my Sediments" said the hy
drant water as it went through the filter
and came out on the other side. III hope
make myself clcar." Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22
Not Down on the Schedule.

Clara-Don't you say your prayers any
more?
Maud-Not since went to Europe on
personally conducted tour They didn't
allow for them.--New York World.
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The Human Electrical FoTCeSl
How They Control the Organs
Of the Body.

Tho electrical forco of the human body. as
tho ncrvo fluid may be termed. Is an espe-
caly attractive department. OF science, as 1t
eXerts so marked an influence ON the health
OF the organs of the body. Nerve force is
produced by the brain and conveyed by
the body. thus supplying tho latter with the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22

vitality necessary to IN
sure their health. Tho
pncumOgaStric nerve, as
shown here, may DO said
TO be tho most important
OF tho entlro nervo syS-
tenn, as 1t supplies The
heart, lungs, stomach,
bowels, ETC., with tho
nerve force necessary to
keep them active and
healthy. As will DO seen
by the cut tho long nerve
descending from / h O
base OF tho brain and
terminating In tho bow
els Is the pneumogastrlc,
while tho numerous lit
Ito branches supply the
heart. lungs and stom-
nch with necessary vi
tally. When tho brain
becomes In any way dis
ordered by irritablllty
or exhaustion, the nervo
force which 1t supplies
Is lesscned. and tho or
gans receiving tho d.
millshcd supply nro con-
SCuuentlY Woa konel
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JOHN W. WRIGHT B. LACY HoaE
wv RIGHT & HOGE, Attorneys-at.
w law, Roanoke Va, Room 6,
Moo!psw Building, Jefferson street.
Courts-Roa noke city and county, and
Craig and Boetourt countless Special
attention given to collection Of clains
mar 4 1y
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PROFESSIONAL.

DENTIST,
No. IL Salem avenue, upstairs, over
EnGleby & Bros store. 4.17tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-22

Rooms and Ccmp,erci.l Rank Bldg
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CHARLES o. WILSON. q. E.,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-08-11

Curtain poles with complete fix
lures for sale ut Chas. Witzler's; 15c.
The Evangelical Sunday School
had picnic at Eden Park Wednesday
OF this week.
Another lot of curtain poles with
all the brass trimmings at l5cts each
at Witzlers.
For good outing at SC per yard go
to Barton's. 2ltf
Miss Matte Dreher of Bowling
Green is rusticating few weeks with
Bessie VanHellen.
The 6Sth, o. V. I. Reunion will be
held at Weston, Thursday, Aug. 10Th,
instead of the 2l as has been previous
ly announced,
Street car line is done now. They
say we have to sell goods below Toledo
prices. That's what we are doing at
Chas Witzler's.
Peoples Theatre next week Mon
day evening ''Dockstader's Minstrels;"
balance of the week "a Summer
Shower" The usual matinee prices
prevail-l5. 25 and 35 cents.
-Coall Coal! Now is the time to get
your winter supply of hard and soft
coal, while the price is lowest and
L.,
see Peter Witzler. Orders can be left at
Chas Witzler's store.
Why not employ Leydorf g. Gro
ner to drill your water wells. 1t costs
you no more for Al inch hole than
what nonresident drillers charge you
for three inch hole, We give more
for the money than they can, because
our machine is built that way. 2Otf