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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20

METHODIST PUBLISHING MISSION BUILDING.
1893 Dickins died, and the Book House
was suspended for nine months. After
that the Rev Ezekiel Cooper was ap-
pointed manager of the concern, which
was found to be insolvcnt. Through his
agency, however, the debts were paid
and IL small capital accumulated. In 1904
the establishment was transferred to
New York-as if in basket.
No one at that time could have fore
seen the growth and development of the
enterprise. at the first Il bookroom was
opened in Gold street. The manager,
Mr.. Cooper. found time to attend to his
sales and also to serve as pastor in
Brooklyn. This method was continued
until 1903, when John Wilson and Daniel
Hit were elected by the conference as
"agents name ever since conferred
on the managers of the establishment.
AT the same time the little publishing
house was removed into Pearl street.
One of the agents lived in the same house
where the books were kept for sale. In
1924 a printing Office was opened in Full
ton street, and in the following year tho
Academy building was purchased and
continued to be the headquarters of the
concern until 1888, when it was trans
ferred to Mulberry street There, in
September of the year just named, the
modern establishment may be said to
have been founded at No. 200.
New establishments.
The interest in the enterprise in the
meantime, however, had grown to con-
siderable proportions. In 1886 the pub
fishing house at 200 Mulberry street was
burned, and the concern sustained a loss
of $780, 900. Everything was swept away.
But by this time the little publishing
house had become pet interest of the
church, and new funds were readily sub
scribed for buildings and improved ia
cilities. After few months new edifice
was reared on the old site and fitted,
from which and its succeeding houses,
including the western branch at Cincin-
natl, fully 100000 of products have
since been given to the public.
In 1920 n new publishing house like the
one in New YORK. was founded in Cincin-
natl. The enterprise was initiative.
This also, under the name of the "West-
ern Methodist Book Concern has flour
ished and expanded until it is the pride
of the Methodists i'll the Mississippi val
ley. 1t was intended. in the first place,
to limit publication TO the New York
house. but i'll corrse Of time printing and
binding We're begun in Cincinnati, and
the business was hcnceforth carried on
i'll an independent manner, but under
the same general management. Besides
the establish, ent at Cincinnati. two 9TH
er book d'ositories, also bearing the
namc C. "oonecrns," nave been estab-
lisheC enc ia Chicago and the other in
St. Louis. There are also minor depos-
ltories at Boston, Pittsburg, Buffalo, San
Francisco and Detroit.
Where the Honor Is Largely Due.
In course of time the New York house
i'll Mulberry street, though it was found
sufficient for the printing and binding
interest, was not found suff Gent for the
trade. Accordingly, unde. tha antncr
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20
Produce and Merchandise.

New YORK, March 19-Flour dull,
weak; winter wheat, low gia1es, Q Oo@
2.45; patents, 325@3.5o; Minnesota
clear, 2 5O@2.90; patents. 375@4 IS;
low extras, 2.05@2.45. Southern -four
dull, weak; common Co fair extra, 2.OO@
800; good to choices, 31O@4.2O. Wheat
very dull, N@A lower; No. red, store
and elevator 59s4@6O%, afoat 61A@
64M; options declined %@l; closed
weak; No. red, March, 59JS; May,
61A; July, 6s]6. Corn dull, firm; No. 2,
4s1 elevator, 4516; options dull. weak;
March, AK; April, 421s; May, 42].
Oats quiet, easier; March, 344; April,
"a; May, "a. Spot No. 2, 34A; No. 2,
white a7S; mixed Western. s6@37;
white. do, 3s@42. Hay quiet; shipping,
6o@C5; good to choice. 75@s5. Wool
active; domestic. 2O@25; pulled, 16@25.
Beef quiet, steady; 12.O0@14.OO; extra
mess, .00@s so; beef hams easy, 16 90
90 IL SO; tierced beef inactive: city ex-
ira India mess, 1920. Cut meats quiet,
easy; picked bellies, So; do shoulders,
51s @6; do hams, 1905; middles nomi-
nal. Lard, quiet, steadier, Western
steam, 697h; city, 635@6H; refined
dull; continent, 7.35; South America,
IT'S.
Petroleum quiet. steady. Rosin dull,
steady; strained, 1.10@l.15. Turpen-
tine quiet, easy, 3l@5lx. Rice un-
changt d. Molasses unchanged. Peanuts
quiet Coffee options dull, 10 points
down to up; March, 10. SIS; May. 16 90;
Juno, Is 60; spot Rio quiet; No. z. l5%.
Sugar, raw, dull; fair refining, 2ss; re-
fined dull; off A, 1904 1-16; standard
A, 49@4 SIG; cut loaf, 4H@5 Lie;
graduated, 1904 TIC. Freights to
Liverpool quiet; cotton, 964d; grain.
2xd.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20

"PERHAPs you would not think so.
but very large proportion of diseases
in New York comes from carelessness
about catching cold" says DR.. Cyrus
Edison. cit is such simple thing and
80 common that very few people, unless
1t is case of pneumonia, pay any at.
tention to cold. New York is one OF
the healthiest places on the Atlantic
coast, and yet there are a great many
cases of catarrh and consumption which
have their origin in this neglect of
the simplest precaution of every day
life. The most sensible advice Is, when
you have one get rid of it as soon as
possible. BY all means do not neglec,
it," DR.. Edison does not tell you how to
cure cold but we will. Take Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. It will relieve
tho lungs, aid expectoration, open tho
secsotions and soon effect permanent
cure. 25 and so cent bottles for sale by
the Chas. Lyle Drug Company
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20

sequence, especially those dealing with
the army records. and is no longer in
active work. He was succeeded on the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette by the
now veteran Fred Mussey, who is assist
ed by Albert Halstead, younger son of
the well known Murat.
: Other veterans, by comparison with
new men at any rate, are John NJ. Car
son of the Philadelphia Ledger, F. A.
Richardson of the Baltimore Sun, Will
liam c. MacBride OF the Cincinnati En-
quirer, Perry S. Heath of the Indianapo-
lis Journal and other papers, Baron Seek
endorff of the New York Tribune, Jacob
j. Noah of The Rocky Mountain News,
the Israelite of the press gang, and-but
the list of men who have been here many
years would stretch ont too long
j. III. BIZ, DIE.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20
Especial Correspondence.l

NEW YORK, March 15.-At the corner
or twentieth street and Fifth avenue
stands one of the principal edifices of the
city. The building is of granite and
brlck, is eight stories in height and in
the romanesque style of architecture
The ground plan shows frontage of 1914
feet on Fifth avenue and of ITO feet on
twentieth street. 1t is known as the
Methodist Book Concern and Mission
House.
1t is the great publishing house of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Here the
publications of that body, whether strict
~ UNCONVENTIONAL and didactic or half
secular in kind, are made and sold by
the million. Here also are the rooms and
Offices of the Missionary society of the
Methodist Episcopal church, from which
the funds annually collected are distrib-
uted in benefaction to all parts of the
world.
A Small Beginning.
The publications sent forth from this
house are of two kinds-books and peri
odicals. The latter include The Meth
odlst Review, head organ of the church;
The Christian Advocate, mother of the
whole family of papers bearing that
name, The Sunday School Advocate and
host of minor papers adapted to church
work and evangelism.
The place has its tradition and story.
The history of the establishment reaches
back far more than century and covers
vicissitudes that are as much like fiction
as reality. In 1880, within less than five
years after the formal establishment of
the Methodist Episcopal church in the
United States, q certain John Dickins, a
travelling preacher, was appointed "book
steward" as the Office was then called.
He himself made loan to the enterprise
of 5000, which was the whole original
capital of the establishment. A room
was hired on Fourth street in Philadel-
phia. and a small collection OF books,
mostly theological and religious, was
made and put OH sale.
Varied Mutations.
The infant concern was migratory and
peripatetic, and its business, projected
in spirit of pure philanthropy, was at
the start small and unremunerative. In
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
New York stock Market.

New YORK, March 19.-The indus
trials predominated in the stock mark ct
to day. From tho start these stocks
were in brisk request, and especially
Sugar and Lead, and under compare.
lively large buying orders secured good
gains. Sugar was bought on Wash
ington avices that the Senate would
recommend protection of }s cent as
we'll az color test which would favor
the reiners. Lead was taken by firms
identified with inside interests Chicago
Gas was notable exception, falling
IS on reports from Chicago, to 62%
that the attorney general would press
the suits now pending against the COM
pany for alledged violation of its
charter.
Later on rally to 6lA took place.
Whiskey first advanced to 261 declined
to 264 and rose to 27@26% II was
aga stated that the company had
come to an agreement with Its dis
tributinR agents. Officials are soliciting
proxies for the annual meeting which ia
TO BIO held next month. The improve
ment in the industrials finally led to
purchases OF railway stocks and a
higher range Of prices was established,
The important gains were Sugar az;
Lead, / u; preferred, 15s; General Elec-
trio. lss; Manhattan, e; Northern Pa
cifc, preferred, 11s; Baltimore 81 Ohio,
l; Big Four, Is; Missouri Pacific. Is, and
New York Central, /. In the Last hour
OF business disposition to accept
proxies was manifested, resulting in
general decline of Il tolA per cent,
sugar leading.
AT this sine New England and Cord
age developed heayiness, the former de-
Ginning ", and tho latter 2%. New
England was lower on official state
ments that the company would require
more money than at first supposed to
put 1t in good shape. 1t waS inferred
from this that the assessment on the
stock would be very heavy. Weak hold.
ers sold, and in the absence of support
the stock yielded readily Cordage
broke on the attempt of bob.ail pool
to liquidste. In the specialties Amsri
can express rose 81; Iowa Central pre-.
ferred, 81; Edison Electric Illuminat-
ing, ~, and Big Four perferred, E@4.
The probable action of the President
in the matter of tue seigniorage bill
was much discussed in financial circles
Leading bankers are positive that the
President will veto the measure and a
majority of stock operators concur in
this belief. There Is a contingent,
however, tina: IS Of the fixed opinion
that the President, If he does not sign
the bill, will allow 1t to become law
through the lapse of time, and they are
backing up their idea by sales OF short
stock. The total sales were $4,000
shares. Railway and miscellaneous
bonds were strong.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20

No.
!. Vanity Fair.
2. Last Days of Pompef.
4. Willy Reilly and his Dear
Colleen Bawn.
o. Vicar of Wakefield.
q Grimm's Fairy Tales.
8. Andersen's Fairy Tales.
Q. 4Escp's Fables.
IL. Children of the Abbey.
10. Scottish Chiefs.
Is. Thaddeus of Warsaw.
IL. Treasures from FairyLand.
10. Robinson Crusoe.
IL. Arabian Nights Entertain.
,ncnts.
Il. Den QuiEote dc 10 Mancha.
Is. Grlliver's Travels.
20. The Pilgrims Progress.
81. Daniel Boone.
o.. Waverley.
80. Guy Mannering.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20

KoAatd, and Aamrs.

% And the sons of Samuel; the first = Rssets
o.. IT. sa' GU st f,u i ,,,,, rr, ctr. lSG
80 Ing SONS Oh 1flerarl Manll, LION &c.
his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son. -
30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Sa,is e,
Asaiah his son. @ rSr. 4.
81 And these are they wnom David 8 ! sau
SET over tne service or song in tho cir. 1880
mouse Oh tne LoHD, after tnat the arg &c.
had rest. cca. 10,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20
For Over Fifty Years

MBs. WISsLows SoorHIAa SYRUP has Deon nscd
tor children teething. Ii soothcs the child softcns
the best remedy for DiarrhGa Twenty i've Gle
Guile SO va druggishth ughout the world
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20
P. E. THOMAS BULLETIN.

The following quotations are furnished daily
by T. K: Thomas, stock, cotton, grain and pro-
visions broker. over Thompson's book store
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20

f Hi,Ss Harm, and to the river Gozan, unto
cir. 10 this day.
- CHAPTER vi.
The soma Of Teri. TAe line Of fis pr;srs unto ia
eoTtiriy l6 Ths Ciriits Of Gtr.tslp, Asrari, and
EctdtA. % Tte ofcs Of 41dnon, and Ale hns
A!mdd,. IS TAe ei:ies Of fIs prexs and L<r,t,.
ca ISO" FENIlE sons of Levi; aGershon, Ko-
scsa' az. L hath, and Merari
IL. 3 And the sons of Kohath; Amram,
kf. O. ie Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20
A GIGANTIC CONCERN.
OWNED BY THE METHODIST MINIS
TIERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

The Great Methodist Book and Publishing
demonstrating Growth of an Institu-
ton From Small BegInninEs-prcscnt
Sales Nearly 100000 Per Yenr.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-20
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-11-01

ness. closed the mines. put ont the tires
in the mills and factories, reduced wag-
es and filed the time with unrest, APP
prehension and disaster.
The Democratic party has been in full
control of the government for almost
half presidential term. and during
that time has abuudantly demonstrated
that it lacks both the intention end
ability 10 give the country fair and wise
government, Neither in the presidency
or in Ingress has there been found
courage or competency. The promises
OF the Democrats have proved decisions
and their theories dangerous. We
Judge them not by their professions.
but by their practices; not what they
promise 10 do. but what they have
done. They now ask support for the
future that they may rectify the mis-
takes of the past. Not satisfied with
twenty months of inactivity and mis-
rule, they seek 10 protract the uncer-
tainiy that has blighted every business
interest aud brought loss, il not suffer-
ing to every in iivdual
The people mus. look to the republic
can party. that has brought them so
much prosperity in the past, TO bring
them relief from these perilous and dis.
tressing Democratic times. TO bring
them out Of disaster into prosperity; out
of lawlessness into peace. This can be
done only by enaeting an intelligen
and equitable tariff law, shutting the
gates against the cargoes OF manufac-
tured goods that are intended 10 dis
place those made here. and thereby
turn into the streets American work
men who should be employed to supply
the home market. Republicans, II
gwen the power. wilt restore wages to
the former standard and give 10 bust
ness the fe aud profit which Il epjoyed
in 1892. Republicans will legislaie for
the United States. not for England
France or Germany. They wilt give
the people free sugar instead Of free
diamonds; free necessaries instead Of
free luxuries, They will restore the
| gold reserve and put y stop to the
Increase of the public deot. They will
adopt foreign policy that will COM
mHpd respect instead of exciting
ridicule. In short. they will restore the
conditions that existed before tbs
country was visited by the calamities oi
a Democratic administration, snC
bring the county back again 10 the
prosl rity that 1t enjoyed under thirty
years If Republican rule. The expert
ence of the past twenty months shoulC
be sufficient TO make plain 10 the judg-
ments and consciences of candid ant
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-11-01

themselves, have pride in the good
name of the state, or desire TO see pure
government, vote for continuing in
power the officers implicated in the
roster conspiracy?
In state and nation the Democrats
have forfeited their claims upon the
confidence and support of the people
In the state they have engaged in I'M
lawful and fraudulent practices, and
greatly increased expenses by extrava-
giant and reckless management. In
the nation they have violated every
promise made to the people, and, in
stead of bringing better times, have
dragged them down from the heights
of prosperity to the depths of adyers-
ity. There is safety in voting the Re
publican ticket. 1t stands for honest
government and good times.
1t means business, work, wages and
prosperity for the nation, the state and
the people. Voters. think this matter
over candidly and honestly. Itmeans
much to you and your country.
Respectfully yours,
HENRY c. THoM,
Chm of State
Cent'l Com
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-11-01

intelligent men that it Is to wise pro-
tective policy that the people must look
for their highest prosperity. Enlight-
ened protection is the hope and stay Of
the toiIing millions, whether working
at the forge, in the factory or on the
farm. Wherever !. hammer is lifted.
a pillow held. shuttle thrown, there is
one party whose direct interest is that
labor be pffectualy protected, to the
end that there msy come Independence.
10Y and comfort to the dwelling alike
of the farmer, the oper alive and the
artisan, and that is the republican
party.
The tax payers of Wisconsin are in
vited TO scrutinize the facts as to tce
mana cement of state affairs by the pre-
sent officers. They came into power
under the promise that they would re-
form the management and reduce the
expenses of the state government; they
have failed to do this. Instead of re-
ducing expenses they have greatly in
creased them. A comparison OF the
figures taken from the official records
show that the expenses during the three
wears of Democratic rule. 1912 3, are
largely in excess of the expenses for the
last three wears of Republican rule,
1889 90. That the state tax is to DO
redcced this year is wholly due to the
fact that there is large amount of
money in the treasury derived from I'M
usual sources X is owing entirely to
this extraordinary income that the
taxes are reduced The records, in
stead of showing ecouomy or good bus
iness management. show the most
wssteful extravaganza and reckless
methods. Had tue present state off,
GERS been as economical as their Repub.
/ lican predecessors, there would have
been no state tax this Year. and there
| would have been q handsome sum left
in tue treasury. Any tax psyer can
| satisfy himself of the correctness of this
statement by an examination OF the
reports of the Secretary of State. Our
opponents seek by the use of irrelevant
| figures, aud statements of expenditures
] over which the state officers can exer-
| else no control, to establish the tact of
! their economy. They have as vet pre-
| scented no comparative statements, con-
/ tanning only such items of expense as
/ are under the control If the state
officers. Nor viii they do this. Such
statements, which are the only fair
ones to make. 10 all cases. show in.
creased expenses during the past three
\ years
The extra money received by the
present administration amounts to over
/ $500, 600 in excess of the amount re-
ported as On hand. This $500. GOO
represents what has been expended in
the last three years in excess OF what
was expended in the previous three
years for precisely the same purposes.
There has been collected from the ux-
treasurers and applied to the reduction
of the state tax for this year 1927, 800. :
/ So The Democrats claim much cred
il for this. asd it night he sec ,raed
I'd m we're i'npl f1r ,n- fac. tina, they
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-11-01
CATARRHAL DYSPEPSIA,
A DISCOURAGED INVALID RESTORED TO
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

Catarrh of the stomach causes con-
dition known as dyspepsia or indiges-
ton II usually results from catarrh
in throat, but sometimes occurs in peo-
pie who have never had catarrh else
where The symptoms of dyspepsia
arc: liver complaint. biliousness. sour
stomach, water-brssh. bloatng after
eating, constipation, piles. and, in many
cases. low spirits. dizzy head, sympa-
thetic heart palpitation, pain, indiges-
ton, and looseness of the bowels. Pc
ru-na and Man-a-lin. taken according
to directions on the bottle. will cure
every one. The following is a speci-
men of the letters received from pa
TENTS:
o. 5. MCMILLAN, Spring Hill. Iowa.
writes: -Four years ago last fall my
stomach, without any previous VAIN
ing, refused to perform its functions.
and | soon lost strength. During this
time food was forced through my
stomach by using cathartics. With
flesh wsated away. strength exhausted
so that it took all my energy TO even
get into bath Tub. hopes all gone, /
began to take Pe-ru-ua and Mama
lin. following free advice which DR..
Hartman gave me. In a short time
l could eat nourishing icod, and the
piles. kidney trouble and constipation
disappeared. Flesh. strength. and a
splendid appetite returned, and went
to work"
For treatise on eatsrrh, cougas, colds,
consumption, and sll climatic diseases
If winter, send for Family Physician
No. ? Address The Pe-ru-na Drug
Manufacturing Company, Columbus.
Ohio.