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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21

1t Is the common understanding
among Americans that The women of
China have lwGrfed feet. From the time
that China was opened to explorers
books of travel, and especially school
textbooks, have been filled with descrip-
lions of the dreadful agony to which
Chinese women wrre subjected TO make
their feet small. According TO these
stories and according to the popular be
lief in America, the feet of Chinese girl
babies arc put in COMPRISES until their
growth has been stuntctl.
Travellers in China have described the
attempt Of Chinese women to walk as
something very painful No one would
bc shocked at Mrs Yang JUS pedestrian
style. 1t is true, the interpreter of the
legation tells me, that in the southern
provinces Of China wounens feet are
dwarfrt hut 1t Is only i'll the southern
provinces that small feet are considered
mark Of aristo,racy.
Mrs Yang JUS feet were never put
through the dwarfing process. Neither
are the feet of her children undergoing
that painful operation. The little tots
run about thu legation halls freely, and
on the day when was there one of them
took long peep at me through the door
way of the reception room when Wits
not supposed To he looking in that dire
ton. This little fellow was dressed in
the gaudy silks which are an invurinblc
feature of the Chinese custom Wash
ington Star.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21
Tho Night For Sl,cn.


Man, III common with most Of the
animal creation. has accepted the plain
suggestion of nature that the approach
of night should imply a cessation of eff
fort. If he ignores this principle, his
work is done against inherited habit
and SO far with additional fatigue. 1t
follows, too, that he must use artificial
light and sustain its combustion at the
cost of his OWL atmosphere Naturally,
therefore, when he does rest, his relief
Is not proportional Ia his WEAKNESS
As i'll many cases, however, sensation
IS not here the most reliable guide to
tudicious practice Established custom
affords u far trucr indication of the
method most compatible with healthy
existence. The case Of the ovcrworked
and the invalid lends but deceptive
color to the argument of the daylight
sleeper. In them excessive waste of It's
sue must b. made good. and sleep, III
ways too sculty. is at any time useful
for this purpose
For the healthy majority, however,
tho old custom of early rest and early
waking is certain to prove in future, ns
returns Of longevity and common expert
ence alike show that it has proved in the
past most conducive TO health and active
life London Lancet
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21
The Adirondack Lake,.

One of the most striking phenomena
of the Adirondack region is the carry
ing power of the human voice in still
weather upon the lakes great and small.
Persons ashore easily hear the ordinary
conversation of others who are so far
ont upon the lake as to be indistin-
guishahlc, and as IL great many AdirOn-
Gack visitors habitually violate the law
touching the slaughter of deer all such
offenders arc extremely careful not even
70 whisper word that might betray
their g.:ilt when rowing upon the lakes.
Exchange.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21
Strnncc CnufiNifY.

The springbok Of South Africa mi
CRATE i'll vast herds, moving i'll com
pact body and carrying everything be-
fore them. Ii ii flock of sheep be In the
line of march-us it sometimes happens
it is surrounded. tnvclopcd and be-
comes, willingly or unwillingly, part Of
the army. An African hunter tells the
strange story of seeing lion in the
midst of the antclopcs, forced to Join
the march. 1t is supposed that the lion
had sprung too fur for his prey, that
those upon whom he alightcd rrcoilcd
sufficiently to allow him to rcnch the
ground. and then the pressure from both
TANKS and the Irnr prevented him from
escaping from his strange captivity
If the sprinHtOk travels i'll such ar
mics how can those in the middle and
rear find food? III this WISE Those in
the front ranks, after they have eaten
grcelily of the pasture, gradually fall
out Of the ranks to rest, while the hun
cry ones i'll the rear como up, and so the
columns are all the while changing.
PittSburg Dispatch.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21

The custom Of amounting stones with
OIL (scc Genesis xviii. Is, l9), and
leaving them as memorial pillars or oh
JectS of worship was one that WIS very
common among the ancicnts. The
stones first worshipcd were probably of
moteoric origin, which, having been
seen to fall from heaven. were easily
associated with some deity. In Roman
mythology Abadircs was the name Civ
Ell to stone which was worshipcl be-
cause it was the general belief that it
had once been swallowed by Saturn.
Tho standing images" referred TO
ms being prohibited III Leviticus txxvi,
y are thought to have been these Same
''anointed stones " In the light which
modern investigation has thrown upon
the curious customs of the early cast, the
net of jacob which is recorded at the
first Scriptural reference mentioned III
this mote" is OF special interest a;
showing tho mood of his mind and
heart after "a nights entertainment of
such gracious and blessed vision. To
this day the 'anointod stones of the
orient are called Bactylia, which Bo-
chart suggests may be derived from
Bethel, where Jacob first anonted Il
pillar as sacred memorial. st. Iovi.
Republic.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21
Churity MIN Pnwnshnn-

A man who had been To his rmclc's
said: No one can claim that charity
Is not widely distributed i'll this city
after seeing the contribution boxes that
are hung up IN conspicuous places in
the snlnllcr Of the pnwnhroliers shops
The particular relative to whom spoke
Of it told me that the little boxes were
put up every year about the beginning
of the autumn and generally We're for
the benefit of some Hebrew charity.
They arc taken down just before the
holidays, and ne said that for the past
10 years the one In his shop had aver
aged between S13 and SIS. mostly i'll 5
and 10 cent pieces, although once the
agent had found IL So piece in it 'One
doesn't look for much charity among
persons who have to pawn their goods,
he said. but I've seen the very poorest
class of fncn and women look Mt the box
with interest and then drop something
into it New York Mail and Ex-
Dress
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21
Trees Five Thousand Year. old.

Tho oldest ~ well ms the most inter
esting botanical monuments now grow
ing upon the earth are the baobab OF
sour gourd trees Of Africa. This remark
able tree has u short branching trunk
which seldom attains height of over
70 feet, while its diameter is often as
great as so or 100 feet Adanson, the
naturalist who gave tho genus Its botan-
tcnl name. calculating from scientific
data, says that the age of some of the
oldest of these trees is little if any
short of 1000 years Tho hollow trunks
Of these forest giants which arc often
Of capacity sufficient to furnish room
for 40 or 90 bodies. are used as tombs
by the native Africans, who suspend the
remains Of their departed friends and
relatives on hooks fastened upon the in
terror Of such trees for that purpose =
st, Louis Republic.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21
THEY swoRE OFF.
When Ho Resumed His Little Vice, she
Took Up With Her Own.

AoOk Up Win ltcr own
A prominent young man of this city
has been an inveterate cigarette smoker
for several years past, and no INDUCED
In tho habit to such an extent that it
was injuring his health He has u girl
Of whom he thinks all tho world, and
it's case Of vice versa This young
lady has u very good complexion, but
has an inordinate love for the use of
powder, which habit tho young man de-
tests as heartily as she does his cigarette
habit. They finally agreed that each
would swear off, the one FROM using
powder and tho other from smoking
cigarettes
II was hard work for the young man,
but every time he hungered for wud
Of nicotine his mind pictured the form
of his fair one pnrading down street
with her face looking like n pan of
dough, and he desisted This went Oh
for several weeks, and each was renmrk-
ing how much better the other was
looking, but tho old craving for the cot
fin nail camc upon the young man once
more, and one day last week he broke
over. He thought no one would ever
find 1t out, but he was seen. the news
was carried to the girl, and she pre-
pared to get even
They We're TO go to see q certain popu-
lar comedian the last night he was here,
and the young man called with cab
The young lady was at the door, her
face closely muff1ed, and In her hand
the bouquet that cost him SIS Arrived
at the opera house, they We're entering
the door when the young man turned
TO speak to the fair one by his side Oh,
that facel She had smeared it with
powder until 1t had been necessary to
cut eyeholes- 1t was frightful He
stopped "Are you going In looking like
that?''
Just as you say" was the response
well, l say no I'm not travelling
with freaks now. Well go back home -
And they did 1t cost him $40, there
were two vacant seats at the opera
house, but the young man has not
smoked any cigarettes since-Indim-
apolis Sentinel
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21
SENSATIONS OF DROWNING.
The Experiences of Man Who Barely Es-
cnpel Wntery GraNc.

The Experiences of u Man Who Barely Es-
capped u Watery Grave.
When the water rushed into my lungs
and stomach, it felt>for all the world
like pleurtsy pain, which has also
given mo tussle in later years, but
was over in second, writes man who
was Onco nearly drowned Then my
body settled quietly to the bottom, and
my arms fell limp by my side In my
half conscious condition could see all
my relatives and acquaintanoes crowd
ing about me and looking down on mo
with fearful faces All the events, it
seemed, Of my career passed slowly In
roview, and tho good, bad and indiffer-
ent acts stood out before me in bold TO-
lief. 1 knew was drowning and re-
member thinking, why, this is not so
hard. after allp
wondered where my body would bo
found and shuddered at the thought that
it might never be found l also won
dered whether or not my companion had
become alarmed and run away and left
mo to my fate, or whether he was div
ing hero and there to find me- Then
pictured my burial, and how the clods
would resound on my coffin when it was
lowered into the grave, and my fntc
would be pointed out to other boys by
anxious mothers as a warming
At the next stage l could hear bells
softly ringing In the distance together
with little tinklings and chirrups sound
ing i'll my ears Then / began to sec
pretty pictures. Tho colors of the rain
bow danced before my eyes and inter
mingled and formed into all sorts Of
odd shapes had no pain and no fcur
OF what WAS expected to follow seem
ell to be enchanted at the scene before
me Everything was light and calm
and moved about without any visible
inpelling force 1t was like looking
into large mirorr with every beautiful
thing that the most vivid imagination
could conjure up revealed thereby.
Tho last stage that entered increas-
ed the beauty of the Surroundings All
discordant noises ceased and were super
seeded by the softeSt, sweetest music that
could be thought Of Apparently had
been transported to place flooded with
bright, calm sunshine II was neither
too hot nor too cold, but seemed like IL
clear autumn day Then seemed to
rise from The ground and float off into
space like thistle down. Higher and
higher | went until seemed to look
down on the world from great height,
and then came Il blank
The next thing knew was lying GU
the raft with NY companion looking
down Cal inu with pale face. New
York journal
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21
SCATTERED ROSES.
10 maiden strayed one day

A flttlc maiden strayed ono day
Where roses bloomed along the hedges,
Where dancing daisies deckcd the way,
And ferns pccpcd out from messy Ocdens.
She heaped her little wooden cart
With the bright blooms TO OVERLOOKING,
Then turned TO go, her little heart
Unconscious where her feet were going.
A hillside lay along before.
With every step the child assembled,
She spilled her roses more and more
Till oil were gone, and day WIS ended.
And whom the maiden came not back
Came anxious loved ones out to find her
And traced her by the rosy track
OF oil the flowers she left behind her.
Our little maiden grows in grace,
uer path along lifc's highway leading.
Her still ascending feet VIC trace
By flowers she dropIpth, still unheeding
Detroit Free Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21
Space.

II there was 10 dust haze above us,
the sky would be black-that is, we
would bc looking into the blackness Of
n limitlcss space. When In fine, clear
weather we have deep rich blue above
Us, it is caused by a haze. The particles
in the haze of the heavens correspond
with those of the tube in the kol scope
and the blue color is caused by the light
shining through depth of fine haze =
London Million.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21
An Inference.

Cora-You want me to describe NV
friend, Miss Plcincrs? She's charm
ingly vivacious and witty girl, an OK
ccllcnt conversational, accomplished,
bright and intellectual.
Tom (disappointcd}-Oh, pshaw! Why
didn't you tell INC she was ugly in tho
first place. Chicago Record.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21

Police Magistrate-Thi case shows
unusual depravity. The sentence of the
court is that the prisoner be confined in
Jail for 30 days and fed on bread and
water.
Penitent Nagrant-Jcdge for heav-
ems sake make it jist dAChicago
Tribune.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21
RAILROADS
. I 4 !: w AortoIksBesternH

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 90, 1924
Weetbound Leave Roanoke Daily.
$50 q. m. Washington and Chattanoop,
nmited) for Bri etol and the South and
West. Stops at principal stations war
Of Radford. Pullman sleepere to Nav,
Orleans and Memphis, dining car a..
tachcd.
7;20 q. No. for Radford, BlueHeld and
Pocahontas
43o p. IN. the Chicago Express for Rad.
lord, Bluefeld, Pocahontas, Kenoya.
Colum bus and Chicago. Pullman
Buffet Sleeper Roanoke 10 Columbus
without change Also for Pulaski.
Wythoville, Bristol, Knoxville, Chat.
tnnooga and intermediate points. Phi.
man Sleeper East Radford to Chetta-
nooga
North and EastbOund, Leave lsonno,,n
Daily.
1855 q. m. for Petersburg, Richmond
and Norfolk.
1850 q. IN. for Washington, Hagerstown
Philadelphia and New York.
11:15 p. u. for Richmond and Norfolk,
Pullman SLEEPER Roanoke to Norfolk
and Lynchburg to Richmond
1892 p. N. Washington and Chatta.
noogn limited) for Washington,
Hagerstown. Philadelphia and New
YORK. Pullman sleepers TO Washing.
ton, Philadelphia and New York Win
Shenandoah Junction and Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Stops only at
principal stations.
Durham Division-Leaye Lynchbure
lUnion station) daily 2:45 p. N. for
South Boston and Durham and inter
mediate stations.
Winston-Salem Division-Leave Roa-
noke (Union station) daily 1910 D. no.
for Rocky Mount, Martinsville, Win
ston- Salem and intermediate sta lions
For al additional information apply
at ticket office or to w B. BEVILL
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke. Va.
M +. BRAGG,
TRAVELLING Passenger Agent.
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Travelling Passenger Agent,
SALIlMONE AND OHIO RAILROAD
ID SChcdnle In effect May 2l 1904 -.

II
ID Schedule in effect May ~, 1894
Leave Washington from station corner OF New
Jersey avenue md c street
For Chicago and Northwest, ycstibuled limited
express trains 11:a5 a. M, 500 D. M
For Cincinnati, ST. Louis and Indfannpol,s
vestibulcd limited, $50 p. m, express 12:l0
night '-'
For Pittsburg and Cleveland, express oaily
1l:l5 Il. IN. aud S:35 p. III
For Luray, Natural Bridge Roanoke, Knox.
Vile Chattanooga, Memphis and New Orleans
l2;o5 night daily; sleeping cars through
For Luray, 3S0 p. M daily.
x7:i0, x730 $50 As minutcs) $40, 1880 (100o Is
minutcsl u. M, 1i2;W, X12:O5, 1918 x2:20 (3OO IS
minutes(, 325, xi2S, 4:3l, x505, x5:lO, 5::s 5:a5
IG:20, 6:a, xS:OO Els, x900 x1l:30 and II rs u m
sundays, x4:20, x7:N $500 IS minutcs) $40 xg:3O
a. m, xl2:0. xl2o5, 100, x2:20, 600 IS m!Intcs)
3:25 All, 1900, x5:f0, G;30, xs:0O, x9O0 1O:0d,
xll:3O, JESS IN.
For Uagcrstown, tl1:l5 n. IN. ana t5:30 y m
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW York AND
PHILADELPHIA
- For Philadelphia, New York, Boston and the
East, daily. l:2b. $40, Q0:C0 A. M ex. sun. dining
carr, 1880 dining carl, 300 (j05 dining carr 500
Qi:" y. III. sleeping Cur, open N 1000 o. clock
Bnhclt parlor cars on all day trains
For Atlantic City, 4:20 n. M. and 1900 noon
Snndays, 4:2O am, 1900 noon.
% Except Sunday. ID daily (c) Sunday ONLY
Express trains.
X Is. CAMPBELL. CHAS o. SCULL
Gen. Manager Gen pasa
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-21
THE ASSASSIN.

-dore Chapoteau, grocer, had re-
-om business. He had taken u
N the country, where he raised
ms and lived happily. He was con-
Il among the fnrtuuntn fnAY who m
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c
for Infants and Children

"castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me" ii. A ARCHER, NJ D.,
III So. Oxford ST., brooklyn, \. Y.
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A%leSauAria d azstte.
FRIDsy EVENING, FEB. q, 1894
A EosroN Cul-Ecn,s OuEEn CusroM

A BosToN CHUECn's QUEER CUSTOM.
In accordance with a custom in Eng
land that the Kings Cabinet must ie-
tire from Office when the sovereign
himself either abdicatcs or dies, so that
the new sovereign may not be hamper
cd in any way fy advisers who might
be adverse to his policy, and which has
been adopted 10y the Central Consrfs'
tional SOCIETY," in election of dea'o :,
took PLACE last evening, owing 20 y
change OF pastor. The old Board was
reelected. The deacons are ia. Deni
sou T. II. Russell AID J. a. Bennett
The Board will probably be increased
t. six members in the coming fall.
The custom is believed to be unique III
the church government of Congrega-
tional churches, and was brought about
by q church quarrel back to the sos
when two or three deacons belonged TO
a minority which wanted 10 be rid OF
The pastor. In order to prevent future
disturbance of this nature on account
Of copba:ivs detcons, it was agreed
that al the deacons should annually
vacate with a change OF pastor.-Bos
ton Erening transcript.
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ERIE sslloal CO., aaffala, MY.
Orc,ino end Cosing of the Mails.

Northern mails close at 7 80 and 8 so q. IN
and II SO, 80 and S15 p. m. Open al
90 a. M. II co III. and Is 80 p. III.
Southwestern mails via Charlottesville
lose at : 90 and Il 90 q. ~. and S 40 p
IN. Oocn AT s 90 a. IN. and ; 60 p.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at 1 sc
.. m. and S 40 p. IN. Open at 8 90 a. IN. and
800 p. m.
Southern mails. via Richmond, close a
10 45 a. IN. aud 3 80 and s 45 p. m. Open
al s co 4. N. and u 30 p. m.
Manassas Division mails close at Z so a. m
,ud 4 SO p. IN. Open at s 90 q. NJ.
Alexandria and Round Eill mails close al
; 10 a. H.. and 4 90 p. m. Open at 8 90 am
,nd . GO p. IN.
Western mails cicsc at 945 a. m. and
- 50 y. m. open at s 90 q. m. and 12Wm
Washington mails close at Z 80 and 9 so a
n. and II so. 4 20. 6 80 and 45 p. IN
| O1en at s 90 and 10 90 .. ~, u 90 N. and
80 and 6 so p. III.
Office Hours-open at s 90 a. m. Close q,
5 20 p. n. open at 6 so p. N. Close at I 0E
sunday Hops-oicn at 9 co a M. Close
Carriers : hodulc-Collcctions made al
$50 and 1000 Il. M. and - 20, 90 and
Deliveries made at $ 90 a. NJ, - 90 m and
800 p. m.
sunday-Carriers' window open at 0 90 and
close at 8 so s. N.
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LEGAL.

VIRGINIA AT rules held in the Clerks
' Office Of the Corporation Court of the
.ity OF Alexandria. Va, on the 9th day OF
February, 1894.
Albert Stuart, commissioner &c, VS.. James
Grigg and others. In chancery.
Memo: TIE object OF this suit is to set
aside and annul the deed from James Grigg
and wife to Samuel A. Grigg, dated October
81. 1874. recorded in deed book No. 4, page
413. and subject the property conveyed 10
pay plaintiff S judgment.
The defendant, Samuel a. Grigg, not hav-
ing entered his appearance aud given security
according to the act of Assembly and
the rules of this Court. and it appearing by
an affidavit that he is a nonresident of this
State. it is ordered. that said defendant appear
here within fifteen days after due publication
of this order. and do what is necessary to
protect his interest in this suit. and that a
copy of this order be forthwith inserted in
the Alexandria Gazette. a newspaper publish
ed in the city of Alexandria, once 4 week for
four successive weeks. and posted at the front
door of the Court House of this city.
A copy-teste:
JOHN S.. BEACH, Clerk.
H. O. Claughton and John NJ. johnson, p.q
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OFFICIAL.

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
OFFICE o + TIE CoM'Es OF THE SINKING Fund, :
RlCHMOHD. VA, February | 1894.
THE LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED AN
act, approved January 81, 1894, allowing
III parties holding VIRGINIA SECURITIES
vino failed TO tund them under act Of Febru-
ary 20, l-92, until June SO, 1894, to do SO on
The same terms and under the same coDdi-
lions as provided in said act of February 20,
1852.
Rates for funding the different classes of Sc
c%urities. sc. will be furnished on application
Eli exchange must be done in person or by
attorney. as we will not send bonds through
the mails nor by express unless the express
messenger be empowered to sign a receipt on
lur books. JOSIAH RILAND, JR.,
Second Auditor and President of Board of
Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund.
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