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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

Hell should be glad TO hear that you ell.
joyed my novel.
She-Why, was fairly in ecstasy when |
reached the last pages. Chicago Record.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
HE Ideal.

Yabsley-You say you wouldn't marry
any but womanly woman, but what Is
your idea of womanly woman2
Mudge-One who would think was the
smartest man on earth.-Indianapois jolt
nal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
Not Always,

1t Is not an indication
That the price itself Is wrong
When pretty pieco of rhyming
Goes to some one for a song.
Buffalo Courier.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
A EpOphOle.

O'Rourke-Teddy, me boy, Oh want TO
propose to Norah Shanghnessy, but Opm
thot bashful Oh don't know how to do it.
Gilligan-Mabbe II yez were to send her
an anonymous letter 1t would do.-Harperys
Bazaar
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
The Figures Against Him.

Lawyer I'm u whisper) Here comes the
jury. Ten to one they'll acquit you.
Client (after listening to the verdict)-It
seems to be twelve to none they don't
Chicago Tribune
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
Hard Lines.

II like my eggs billed hard" says he,
IAN cider, hard as hard can be,
But times and work that's hard, b. gosh!
Is what don't suit yer Uncle JOSH"
-Puak
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
Up to Date,

Mother, may go out to skater"
"Yes, my darling daughter.
II tho tce don't break beneath your welght,
You Won't fall In the daterl' III :faiiE
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
The Drnlna of Life.

Man-You say your mother is on the
stagep
Boy-Yessir.
Man-Wheres your fatherp
Boy-He's on boss car.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

CHRISTIAN & BARBEE, druggists, will
tell you that Johnson's Magnetic Oil
always gives satisfaction aud Ia tho
cheapest.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
has graduated thirty seven governors,
eight United States Senators and thirty.
one college presidents. -Lexington Ca
zette.
Such record would be an honor to
any institution and Lexington should
feel proud of her university.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
For Over Fifty.YearA

MRS. WINsLow's SooTHINa SYRUP has peen used
for children teething 1t soothes tho child softens
the gums, allays all palms, euro wind collie and is
the best remedy for Diarrhea. Twonty- five cts
bottle. SO wa druggists tb: ughout the world
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

IF YOUR BACK ACRES,
Or you are all worn ont, really good for moth.
ing, 1t is general debility. Try
BROWNS IRON BITTERS.
1t VIII cure you, cleanse your liver, and t,lVa;
GOOD pnrntitr
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

Popular Young Roanokor Coos to Clifton
for Bride.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
The Tidal Disaster OF 1869.

The biggest solitary wave ever
known was that caused by the Peru
Wan earthquake Of August l3, 1868.
In no other instance, We are assured,
has il been known that IA well-marked
wave OF enormous proportions has
been propagnted over the largest
ocean tract Of the globe by an earth
quake whose action has been limited
10 II relatively small region not stu
ated in the center, but on one side OF
the wide area traversed by the wave.
At africa IL was 80 feet high, and en-.
vcloped the town, carrying two war
ships nearly mile beyond the rail
way TO the north Of the town. The
single sea Travelled northward and
westward Its height at San Pedro,
California, was so feet. IL inundated
the smaller members Of the Sand
wich group, $500 miles away, and
reached Yokohama, in Japan, in
the early hours OF the morning,
after taking in New Zealand on the
way. IL spent itself finally i'm the
South Atlantic, having traversed
nearly the whole globe. - Ashton
Reporter
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
ron THE YOUNG FOLKS.
AN ACCOMMODATING LION.

An Athlete. one vacation,
Met a lion in privation
On n desert where the lion-food was
rare.
The Lion was delighted
That the Athlete he had sighted,
But the Athlete wished that he had
been elsewhere.
The Athlete dared not fight him,
And he recalled an item
That was published in some journal
he had read,
OF lion that retreated,
Disheartened and defeated,
When an unarmed hunter stood upon
his head.
On this hint from print extracted
The Athlete promptly acted,
And brandished both his shoe-heels
high in air.
pom his feat amazing
The Lion sat a-gazing.
And studied the phenomenon with
care.
Said the Lion: This position
l. quite against tradition,
But I'll gladly eat you any way you
choose;
Inverted perpendicular
Will do-l'm not particular!
lie finished him, beginning with his
shoes.
= Tudor jerks, in st. Niche las.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
The Decline Of Boards.

have been noticing the number
OF smooth-shaved men who have en-
tered the hotel during the past two
hours, said l.. k. Morgan, Of New
York. Nearly one-half OF them
have worn no boards. The beard is
rapidly going out Of fashion. 1t is
more noticeable in the east than in
any other section Of the country, but
il can be seen i'm the west also. II
was formerly against the law TO wear
"A beard, except for soldiers, who were
allowed the privilege in order to pro-
tect themselves from the cold. Then
there came revolution i'm custom
and everybody wore boards, and the
fashion declined again, so that in the
early days Of the existence Of the
United States it will be seen by look
ing at the ,.ictures Of the prominent
men Of .he day, boards were worn
principally by the middle and lower
classes. Forty years ago, however,
they began TO come in fashion, and
during the civil war the wearing Of
boards became almost universal.
The custom il on the decline again,
and men Of all pursuits and callings
are beginning TO appear smooth
shaven. - st. Louis Globe-Demc.
orat
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
Buried in His Boots.

One Of the characters Of Bnning.
ham, Ala, died the other day. He
was an old colored man named Ralph
Stern. He was ninety-eight years old
and had never been twenty miles from
his birthplace, nor ever ridden on IA
railroad train. In 1855 his master
gave him a pair Of boots, Of which he
was very proud, and which he has
worn to church every Sunday since.
His dying request was that he might
be buried with those boots on. and it
is needless 10 say that he had his
wish. He scorned the freedom which
the war brought him, and continued
10 live with the family 20 which he
had belonged TO the day OF his death.
His funeral was attended by large
concourse of the best people Of the
neighborhocd.-[New Orleans Plea
yuue.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
HISTORIC DWARF.

Joseph Boruwlaski, usually called
Count Boruwlaski, was dainty little
mite Of man born century and a
half ago in Polish Russia.
He was very tiny, very sweet-tem-
pered and charming, and the beauties
Of his mind and person were known
and admired in nearly every court In
Europe; for he was great traveller,
and lived 10 be nearly one hundred
years old. He was just two years
older than the French dwarf, Bebe,
and, like the latter he measured
about eight inches at the time OF his
birth. Fancy baby that could lie
extended on a page Of st. Nicholas
and leave two spare inches to tuck
in at his feet
Notwithstanding Joseph's diminu-
tive size, he was neither weak nor
puny, he learned TO talk and TO walk
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
Prizes for Hideous Men.

Beauty competitions no longer pos.
sessing the charm OF novelty, some
one in Belgium has hit upon the idea
OF getting up an ugly mans exhibi.
ton. grand prize for uglness will
be given to the competitor who van.
quishes all comers, by the hideous-
ness OF his countenance. The men
are to be on view at place of amuse-
ment at Brussels, known by the title
Of the North Pole. IL is said in The
Daily News that an English amateur
OF the ugly in nature has promised
TO add gift OF f2 los. to the first
prize. The wags, OF course, are say
ing that he is doing all he can to Sc
cure the discovery OF some one uglier
than himself. - Westminster Gs
sette.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
SPORT AND PAsTIME AMONG ANTS.


Pierre Huber, son OF Francis Huber
the celebrated Blind Naturalist, /"
tells the following remarkable story
concerning sports among ants:
II approached one day to the
formicary OF some wood ants, exposed
to the sun and sheltered from the
north. The ants were heaped upon
one another I'm great numbers. APP
pearing to enjoy the temperature OF
the surface Of the nest. None Of
them were ut work and the immense
multitude OF insects presented the
appearance Of "A liquid in state OF
ebullition, upon which the eye could
scarcely be fixed without great diff
Guilty, but when | examined the cpn-
duct Of each ant ! saw that they
were approaching each other, each
moving his antennae with astonish-
ing rapidity, each patting the cheek
OF one OF his fellows. After these
preliminaries. which very much re-
semblcd caressing, they were observed
TO raise themselves upright on their
hind legs by pairs, struggle together
seize each other by mandible, foot or
antenna, and then Immediately relax
their hold, only TO renew the attack
again i'm n moment They would
fasten TO each others shoulders, em-
brace and wrestle overthrow each
other, and then raise themselves by
turns, each taking revenge without
producing any serious mischief.
They did not squirt on, their
venom IA they do In their real com
bats, nor retain their holds upon op-
ponents with such obstinacy. !
have seen some so eager in these ex-
ercises that they would pursue and
vanquish several i'm succession, only
struggling with each few seconds.
In one place two ants appeared to be
gamboling about stalk OF straw,
turning alternately TO avoid or seize
each other, which forcibly brought
TO my recollection the sport and
pastime Of young dogs, when they are
observed TO rise on their hind legs,
attempting 20 bite, overthrow or seize
each other, without once closing their
teeth
Mr.. Huber tells Of other queer
habits Of ants, such "a their running
races, carrying each other upon their
backs, etc, characteristics which
certainly prove that they are en-
dowed with very high degree Of in
telligence.-lSt. Louis Republic.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
JUVENILE OEPRAvIrv.


Seems 10 me | amt ever goin To
be able to sit down again with real
solid comfort, said the small boy as
he lowered himself cautiously into "A
chair.
Ouch, There is some folks as
can never take joke nohow Yer
see, my mother n sister took il into
their ne DIS To start n herberryum-I
guess that : what they called il. At
emmy rate they got big box and had
il painted all up bright and then they
filled ii with dirt and planted seeds.
well, | tho't I'd put in few
seeds too. So | got an ear OF corn
and shelled it and planted six OF the
kernels in the herberryum along with
the other seeds.
"Bynby, after the ferns and pan
sizes and that sort OF stuff had begun
to grow, one day the six green shoots
poked their way up thro' the dirt,
and when my sister she seen them
my. WASH { she astonished She was
tickled, too, as could be, an she
went an called mother TO come and
look.
well, they wuz both SO tickled
that they used TO watch them shoots
every day and wonder what made
them grow SO fast They was pleased,
too, rs anything, cause they said
they must be something rare. Mother
said ii must be some queer kind of a
fern, because il growed SO, and sister
she thought it was some kind of
grass.
well, when seen that the shoots
was CROWN to look like cornstalks
began TO get scared, cause | knew
they couldn't be pulled out without
tearing up everything else in the
box, and knew that IL they were left
there TO grow they would crowd every
thing out. SO every time ma n sister
went to look at en- ju st lit out.
Well, II few nights ago we had u
party, and ma was showing her her
berryrum to everybody and was awful
proud of ii and wanted everybody to
notice particularly the six splendid
big grasses that neither she nor my
sister had planted, an telling 'em all
as how they must be some rare plants.
was a-feelin' uneasy all the
time, tho | tho't I'd die a-lafiin.
Bimeby ma she comes along with old
Mr.. Atkins, who owns big farm out
in Jersey, an she says TO him that
she hadn't planted them, neither sis
ter nor she, and that they must be
something uncommon. Old Mr.. At
kins, he gave one look, and then he
commenced to lar, and he LATED and
laired till he liked to dide.
Ma got red in the face, too, an
could see she was mad as ennything.
4" Rare sez old Mr.. Atkins, as
soon as he could speak. Uncommon
You just cum over TO Jersey to my
farm next summer, sez he, and I'll
show you acres Of them rare grasses.
It's corn, sez he, and then he nearly
had fit.
Ma an sister were just crazy,
and p'raps didn' t catch it-oh, no
But the wurst OF it was that it went
all over the neighborhood how
they had been CROWN corn in their
herberryum, and when ma learned Of
that, why | caught it again.
But they had to pull the corn up
and plant the herberryum over again,
that's one comfort" and the small
boy went and sat down in II snow
bank and whistled shrilly.- New
York Herald
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17
To Stop the Flow Of Blood.

A household remedy to stop the
flow Of blood from cut or wound Of
any nature is to apply to the bleed
ing surface the gossamer of which
spiders webs are composed. AL
though at times a convenient syptic
and, in a degree, effective, yet its use
is not without objections. Forming
"a it does a rendezvous for insects and
germs OF infectious diseases, it can
not be snrgically clean, and when sp-
piled to an open wound blood poison
ing may develop and result fatally.
New York Advertiser.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17

LITTLE PEOPLE IN OTHER LANDS.
II YOU were German child OF four
years, YOU would know how to weed
your mothers garden without ever
pulling up IA flower or n vegetable,
and you would do it, too, for little
German boys and girls are taught TO
work in the fields almost as soon as
they can walk. BY the time you
were twelve years old you would be
quite an experienced farmer. IL you
remained in Germany the law would
require you togo To school ten months
out of every year until you were six
teen years old, but during the vaca-
tions and holidays your parents
would train you to work out OF doors,
only there would not have To be any
force about il, for work would have
become habit to you, and you would
enjoy IL.
A Japanese baby never learns how
To creep; SO IL there is any truth I'm
the old adage that you must "creep
before you walk" it is no wonder
that they are not very graceful
walkers. The poor, tiny tots are
taught to begin walking on their
hands and the soles Of their feet, and
when they sit they squat on the soles
OF the feet, which must be tiresome
enough, Il American Agriculturist.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17

II, the more time one takes to find
ous just what lion is, the more he
is convinced that he has rightly been
named the king OF beasts. - New
York Tribune.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-17

Mantua makers with skill and ex-
perience can make 81 per week In
Bavaria
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-06
ERIE MEDICAL CO., baffaIo, MY.
opening and Closing OF the Mails.

i
Northern mails close at 7 80 and 8 80 a. IN.
and 10 80, 45 and 45 p. IN. Open al
8 90 a. m, u 90 m and 30 p. m
Southwestern mails via Charlottesville,
close at so and II 90 a. m. and 40 p.
m Open at 90 a. m. and 3 90 p. ~.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at SO
p. III. and s As p m. Open at s 90 a. IN. and
90 p m.
Southern mails. via Richmond, close at
| O d. a. III. and 3 80 aud 40 p. III. Open
at 8 90 a. H. and - so p. III.
Manassas Division mails close at so a. m.
aud 4 80 p m. Open at S 90 q. IN.
Alexandria and Round Hill mails close at
40 a. m. and 90 p M. Open at 90 am.
aud 5 90 p. m.
Western mails close at 945 a. m. and
- 30 p. m Open at S GOA. IN. and - 90 ~.
Washington mails close at 30 and 8 so a.
n and II so, 4 40, 30 and s DO p m.
Open at 90 and 10 90 a. M, u 90 m. and
3 80 and 6 80 p. IN.
Office Hours-Open at 8 90 a. m. Close at
80 p. M. Open at & 30 p. IN. Close at 7 90
sunday Hours-open at 9 90 IN. Close
It 8 30 4. m.
Carriers Schedule-Co Collections made at
80 and 10 90 8. M and II PC, 90 and
Deliveries made at s 90 a. M, 10 90 m. and
500 p. nj.
Sunday-Csrricrs' window open at 8 90 and
close at 9 30 a. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-06
Alexanaria 8 aEatte.
TUESDAY EVENING FEB G. 1854.
THE Nrw JURY LAVA bill in r. =

The NEW JURY LANA bill in r :
g ~ence to the ex ,inption from jury SCI
vice passed the House of Delegates last
week aud is now before the Senai".
The bill pr vides tor aboiishing the
following exemptions, which now OBJ
tain: All resi tered pharmacists, en-
cept where one alone is employed, Ill
any pharmacy; all telegraph operators.
except railway teleeraphers; Congress
men, except when Congress is actually
in session; all inspectors or samplers of
tobacco; al professors, tutors, aud l.u-
pills of public seminaries, except wh' Ii
such seminaries are actually in sessio (:
all bank officers, except one cashier,
two tellers, and the clerks at each bank;
all millers, except such as may be actu-
ally employed in the mechanical opera
tim of any grist mill, and all toll
g ,therers on any canal or turnpike
ompany in the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-06
SOCIETY DIRECTORY,

Knights Templar, Old Dominion Comm.n,
cry meets every third Friday of each m"a,t
at Masonic Temple 'A'A
Royal Arch Chapter Mount Vernon Rove,
Arch Chapter meets every first Friday Of e:eh
month at Masonic Temple. 'A'a
Alexandria-W Washington Lodge Of n.
sons meets on the second and fourth TIM"
days of each month.
Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons meet: .,
the first and third Thursdays of each mon,b
Potomac Lodge Of Odd Fellows No ~
meets i'll their hall, on north Columbus stree,
every Friday night.
sarepta Lodge !. o. O. F., No. 46. meets IN
their hall, on King street. every TUESDAY
night
Marley Encampment, No. 6, meets ever,
second and fourth Monday at Odd Fellows,
hall north Columbus street.
Mechanics Lodge Knights of Pythias M
3, meets every Thursday night in Pytbisn
Hall north Pitt street
Oriental Lodge knights of Pythias meet,
every Friday night on north Pitt street.
Alexandria Lodge K. Of p, No. 10 Meet,
Wednesday nights at Sarepta Hall, Kip
street.
Potomac Tent Rechabites meets in Sarepts
Hall every Friday night.
Golden Light Lodge of Good Templsrs
meets in their hail. on south Fairfax street
every Tuesday evening.
Taiisman Lodge Good Templars meets eyerv
Monday night in Pythian Hall, north Pit,
street.
Junior Order Rcchabites meets every Mon.
day night at Good Templars hall, south Fair.
fa> street.
Refuge Council, Sons of Jonadab. No 10
meets every Monday night at Sarepta Hall
Juvenile Templars meets every SATURDAY
afternoon at Good Templays Hall south Fair.
fax street.
Champion Castle, No. 5, Knights of Golden
Eagle meets every Wednesday night al Good
Tcmplar's hall, south Fairfax street.
Alexandria Council Royal Arcanum meets
Potomac Hall room, north Columbus street,
second ard fourth Tuesday.
Belle Haven Lodge Knights of Honor meets
every first and third Tuesday in Potomac
lodge room, north Columbus street.
Robert Andrews Division Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers meets first and thin
SUNDAY in Potomac Lodge room.
Osceoa Tribe of Red Men, No. /, Imeets
every Thursday night in Sarepta Hail.
Alexandria Catholic Beneficial Society meets
every Sunday night in st. Mary's Hall, corner
Royal and Wolfe streets.
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum meets every
sunday night in their hall on Duke street.
Lafayette Lodge, No. II, Independent Or.
der Mechanics meets Wednesday night at
Pythian Hall, north Pitt street.
Alexandria Council, No. SO, Jr. o. U. A. ~
meets Thursdays at Washington Hall, King
street.
Rathbone Division, Uniform Rank E. of P,
meets every ether Wednesday at .Pythian
Castle, Pitt street.
Alexandria Light Infantry meet every Mon
day night at their Armory, south Royal street.
Confederate Veterans meet first Monday
night in each month at Columbia Engine
House.
Sons OF Confederate Veterans meet first
Wednesday in each month.
Mount Vernon Court, No. 7713, A. o. F.
of A. meet every Tuesday night at Pythian
Hall, north Pitt street
|. o. B. B. meets first Monday in cacn
month.
Bethel Congregation meets first Sunday Q:
every quarter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-06
FINANCIAL.
ALEXANDRIA BOARD.

A locsl Board of THE EASTERN BUILD.
ING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. Of syria.
cuse. n. Y. has been organized in the city OF
Aleya,dria. Va. and the local business is I'M
der the supervision OF the following OFFI-
GERS and DIRECTORS:
OFFICERS. G. O'Neal, President; F. S
Bailcncer. Vice President; Thomas Il. Bayne,
Secretary and Treasury, and Leonard Mar
bury. Attorney.
BOARD Or DIRECTORS-I. c. ONeal. of
O'Neal & Lunt, Real Estate, No. 81 King
street u. A. y. Curtin and Calvin Butts, OF
Curtin & Butts, Iron Founders. cor. Royal
aud Wilkes streets; Leonard Marbury, At
tormcy at Law. PIP King street; F. 5. Bal
-iee.,or AID P. NJ Bradshaw, of Ballenger &
Bradshaw. Shoe Merchants, $40 King o,Ieet !;
A. A. Wartield. General Insurance Agent, 3oO
King street: Thos. II Bayne. Real Estate,
Insurance, Building & Loan, 81 King street.
For fall particulars apply to any member Of
the Board. or
THoS. II. BAYNE, Special Agent
Office: 81 King street, Alexandria, Va.
oct10
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-06

Additional local trains, 10 and 1G leave
Washington daily ID p. m, arrive Char
lottesyille S % =. m. Returning leave Char
iotcsviilc i 40 a. m, arrive Washington
10 -
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MEDICINAL.
for Infants and Children.

"CastorIn is so we'll adapted to children that
recommend it Us superior to any prescription
known to me- IL 4. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III SO. oxford ST., Brooklyn, n Y.