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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
The Tables Turned.

What makes one instructor popular
and another not popular is not always
easy to define The late Professor Blackie
Of the University of Edinburgh was
much loved by his boys. Among the
amusing stories which illustrate the
professors aptness at meeting the boys
on their own ground and good naturally
turning the Joke against them is the fol-
lowing incident:
On one occasion Professor Blackie's
regular classroom at Edinburgh WAS I'M
dergoing repairs, so temporarily he took
another room, and on the door wrote
with u bit Of chalk:
Professor Blackie will meet his
classes here today.
Along came the boys. One wag erased
the initial co Of CLASSES" in the in
scription, and all stood about to see
what the old man would say To the
amendment.
He came, glanced at the inscription,
did not smile or frown, but without u
seconds hesitation erased the initial 81"
and walked on to his desk
The boys never tried to play such o
joke on him again.-Youth' IS Compan-
ion
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
Salad Oil.

There Is no excuse at the present day for
the use of an inferior quality of salad oil
There was a time when the pure product
was not attainablc to the masses in this
country. Today, through perfected meth
DDS of treating cotton seed an oil is pro
duced which not only for use on salads,
but also in many culinary processes, leaves
nothing to be desired. This is now pur
chasable ut cost of SO. 30 for case of 12
quarts, or So. 80 for eight one gallon tins
This product is pure, limpid and free from
any Objectionable odor or taste. The pref
udice Of Americans against the Use of so
called olive oil had its origin i'll the vile
stuff which was formerly served at the av
erago hotel or boarding house. Even today
-and there Is no excuse for it, in view of
the perfect product obtained from cotton
secd-it is impossible 10 obtain a good
quality Of salad oil in any small country
town. The rancid compound dispensed
under the name Is rcpugnant even to n
palate of brass. II tho superior quality OF
oil now produced and sold so cheap in this
country could find its way into universal
use almost all our vegetables would be
available as salads and provide II cheap and
delightful aliment to which the larger por.
ton of our people are entire Strangers
New York Sun.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
R. E. FREEMAN,
&. p. BARHAM,
]. II. BOOKER,
W. II. ToMNEY.
END OF THE STORY.
The Young Girl Points Out to the Novel
list the Usual Denouement.

The Young Girl Points Out to the Novel
list the Usual Denouement.
"He had never spoken to her of love
but her influence was upon him. It show
ed IN his work. She was clever girl
pretty as II pastelle and as fragile and ca
ger Of praise. His writings became tinged
with new beauty, new DIR of 1lneness.
That was tho effect of his love for her.
well now, in the last chapter he is TO
propose TO her. Advise me- will you,
whether she should accept him or notP He
Is unable to offer her luxury, remember,
and she is SO pretty, so fair and so fond of
the fair things In Hfo os to be perhaps
somewhat eager for them always- Now
you IRE q wonan-what should bo the true
ending. tho artistic endf OF course can
sec that marriage bells would please the
public, but I'm not SO anxious about the
deAr public. If they married, they might
become both Of them, horribly common
place. All tho cleverness might go out of
his work and all tho fairness out of her
face. Though all that as conventional
fiction orders 1t, need not BIO told. The Il
will can be made the last word. On the
other hand, If she refuses him, HIM
You arc putting tho thing most clear
ly," she put In, tapping the floor gently
with the heel OF her boot "Most clearly.
II she refuses him-will you Lot mo con-
lecture what you intendedP-f sho refuses
him, he Is stung into sort Of 1erceness,
the kind Of temper that produces tho high
est grade Of literary expression. He docs
the best work of his nfo under the stimu-
lus Of hurt pride and wounded vanity, OF
even OF despair AS for her-it would be
very pathetic this-she loves him, but she
Is afraid of losing her creature comforts,
and so she says, No, and aftcrward mar
rics Moncybag, wrinkled and heavy. AL
ways she regrets that young author. All
her life Is poisoned by the sight of the lux
urics she has bought ut the price of her
love. Oh think that Is much the more
artistic Observation-Disclosures
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
VIRGINIA LIBEL Laws.
ction OF tho Virginia Press Association
Regarding Thorn.

Action OF shs Virginia Press Association
Regarding Thorn.
The Virginia Press Association at It's
meeting at Blue Ridge Springs adopted
the report of It's committee on legisls-
ton, as follows:
To the President and Members OF the
Virginia Press Associations:
Inasmuch as there was no session Of
the legislature in 1S94-'95, your COM
mittee WAS unable to accomplish any
practical work OF legislative charao
ter. Your instructions concerning the
preparation Of bill on the subject OF
libel, to be presented to the next legls~
lature, hsve been carefully considered,
and while VIC deem 1t inexpedient to
offer to this meeting formal measure,
believing that your adoption OF such o
measure would embarrass rather than
aid the efforts Of your committee next
winter, we nevertheless recommend the
following resolution, as the senee Of this
association, respecting this most i'm
portant subject:
Resolved That in the opinion Of this
association tho libel laws of Virginia
are harsh and oppressive to the news
papers OF the State and destructive of
that freedom Of the preas recognized by
the founders OF tho government as es-
sen:ial to the liberty Of tho citizen, and
that We respectfully max the legislature
OF Virginia as Its next session to so
amend them Of to em body among others
the following reforms:
First. In actions for libel, civil and
criminal, malice must be proved and
not assumed, against the defendant on
the principle that every man should be
deemed innocent of an offence until
proved guilty.
Second. Require plaintiffs in libel
suits to give security for costs. thus dis
couragipg suits by irresponsible persons
who bring them for blackmniling pur-
poses.
Third. Actual and not punitive dam
ages, shall be given In all cases unless
malice shall be proved against the de-
PENDANT.
Fourth. The truth OF publication.
when made In good faith for the public
interests. without malice and for justi-
fable ends shall be q complete defence.
Fifth. Proceedings of courts, OF official
bodies, and of public meetings, when
accurately printed, shall be deemed
privileged communications.
Sixth. Aggrieved parties before enter
ing suits should be required to make q
written demand upon the publisher for
q retraction, specifying in such de-
mands the statements complained of.
II within three days full and fair re-
traction is made with equal prominence
az the alleged libel was published, or In
case of weekly or semi weekly IN the
next issue OF said paper, then the pub
Usher shall be liable only for actual
damages.
R. E. FREEMAN,
&. p. BARHAM,
]. II. BOOKER,
w TOMSEy
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III ! = :. ~ AorfoIksWesterH az

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY ~, 1895.
Westbound Leave Roanoke Daily.
$40 g. m. Washington and Chattanooga
limited) for Bristol and the South and
West. Stops at principal stations west
OF Rsdford. Pullman sleepers 30 New
Orleans and Memphis, dining car at
SRched.
705 q. m. for Radford, BlueHeld and
POcahontes
4:s5 p. m. the Chicago Express for Rad.
ford. Blueaeld, Pocahontss, Kenovs,
Cincinnati Indianapolis, st. Louis,
Kansas City, Columbus and Chicago.
Pullman Buffet Sleeper Roanoke
10 Columbus. Also for Pulaski,
Wytheville, Bristol, Knoxville, Chat
sanooga and intermediate points.
North and Eastbound, Leave Roanoke
Daily.
1:4o p. m. for Petersburg, Richmond
and Norfolk.
LAC p: NJ. for Washington, Hegerstown,
Philadelphia and New York.
20:4o p. N. for Richmond and Norfolk.
Pullman sleeper Roanoke to Norfolk
snd Lynchburg to Richmond.
sos p. m. Washington and Chatts-
nooga limited) for Washington,
Hagerstown, Philadelphia and New
York. Pullman sleepers to Washing
ton, Philadelphia and New v,rk via
Shenandoah Junction and Ba,.more
Gnd Ohio railroad. Stops only ct
principal stations.
Durham Division-LeAve Lynchburg
Union station daily 345 .. m. for
South Boston and Durham and inter.
mediate stations
Winston Salem DivlsIon-Leave Roa-
noke (Union station) daily 2:10 p. m
for Rocky Mount, Msrtinsville, Win
EtoD-Salem and intermediate stations
For all additional information apply
at tickes Office or to w. B. BEVILL
9snersl Passenger Agent. Roanoke, Va
M. II. BRAGG,
Travelling Passenger Ager
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
Cure for Readaohe.

As remedy for all forms Of headache
Electric Bitters has proved to be the
very best. 1t effects q permanent cure,
and the most dreaded habitusl sick
headaches yield to It's influence. We
urge all who are afflicted to procure q
bottle, and give this remedy fair trial.
In cases OF habitual constip ation Elec-
trio Bitters cures by giving the needed
tone to the bowels, and few cases long
resist the use of this medicine. Try It
once. Large bottles only fifty cents Of
Christian & Barbee's drug store.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
THEY WE'RE INTERRUPTED.
And the Girl Who Did IL Wondered WHY
They looked Queer.

They Looked Queer.
They were leisurely enjoying an ex-
cellent luncheon at fashionable restau-
rant and discussing their private affairs
with the freedom which publicity gives
How awfully Interestingly said the
tall blond when the other girl had fin
ished telling her ut great length just
why She and Fred arrived so late ut the
Van Duzen picnic "Do take another
ice. You know this is my treat"
II believe will have another, but it
isn't your treat. It's mine"
mo, it isn't. You paid the car fare
down"
But you treated to cream Soda
81 know, but mean to pay for this. I"
Indeed you shall not. p
"Well, we shall see. How good these
ices are Do you know, Ethel really
made that pink gown herself and only
sewed Nine Fits name into the waist
band y
"You don't say sol Why, there is
Susie Fisher over yondcr. wonder who
paid for her luncheon today. That girl
Is regular sponge.
Isn't she? Don't look ut her. She
is capable of coming over here for unoth-
en- ice, and I'm tired of always treating
her md ncver''-
But this is my treat, you remember. {"
ut isn't ut all It's"-
Mine. shall DO really offended II
you pay
You won't ut all Here oolncs; the
waitress with the checks Sec me catch
her eye. -
"She sees me Here she comes No,
she's going over to that table Do yuu
really think this veil beconing?''
"Awfully. But if had your lovely
complexion I'd wear thinner one Oh,
here is the waitress. Mind you give both
checks to me. -
do nothing of the kind You re-.
member that gave the ordern-
That makes no difference l in
sist"-
No. it's my turn, and
Give it 10 me, do"
mo, she won't. I've made up my
mind to pay, 80 you Why, Susie Fish
er, is that you never saw You come
in. Why didn't you come over and lunch
with us, you mean thing?'
why, Laura, when I saw you an
hour ago, you said you had only cents
in your purse, so don't know how you
could lunch here. couldn't have done
it myself, but Myrtle brought me-"
oh, we'll. Sadier'-
"Oh, excuse me for interrupting, but
I've message for you, Sadie, and III
afraid I'll forget it. met your mother
on State street awhile ago, and she said
If l saw you to tell you that your peck
etbook is safe Ut home OH your bureau,
where you left it, and it was lucky that
you had put car fare III your glove.
Hurry up, now, girls; pay your checks
and come along, want to 60. Why,
how queer you both look haven't in
terrupted a confidential conversation,
have I?''-Chicago Times Herald.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16

AMONG the numerous persons who
have been cured of rheumatism by
Chamberlains Pain Balm. mem ton
should DO made Of Mrs. Emily Thorne,
OF Toledo, Wash, who says: II have
never been able to procure any medi-
cine that would relieve me of rneuma-
tism like Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1
have also used 1t for lame back with
great success. 1t is the best liniment /
have ever used, and take pleasure in
recommending it TO my friends" For
sale by Chas. Lyle Drug Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
X. M. Sutton ~ Co.

CAPT. d. c. BOOTH, agent of e. M.
sutton ~ Co., Of Baltimore, Wholesale
dealers in dry goods and notions, whose
sample rooms are in tho Hotel Lee.
corner Salem avenue and Commerce
street, has juat received and opened up
the largest and most complete line OF
dry goods and notion samples over ex-
hlblted in this city. Captain Booth will
be pleased to see the merchants OF the
city and surrounding country at his
sample rooms.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
Manager and Enginee


How nicely Hoods Sarsaparilla hits tho
needs OF the people who feel all tired
out or run down from any cause. 1t
seems to oil up the whole mechanism OF
the body so that all moves smoothly and
work becomes delight. II you are weak,
tired and nervous, Hoods Sarssparil To-
Is Just what you need. Try 1t.
Hoods Pills cure liver Ills, constipa-
uon' olliousness. jaundice, sick head
ache, Indigestion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
An Aquarclle.

They were in q little boat ON the great
Mississippi.
The river is rising" she said as she
looked at the water
Eyes, " he responded as he mopped
his brow "and it is going down at the
same time. -
He then stopped trying to row up
stream and let the boat float Detroit
Free Press
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
Notice, Water Cons,,,ner.

WATER rentals for the quarter duly,
August and Septcmber). are now due.
Consumers are hereby notified to call at
the office OF the Roanoke Gas ana Water
Company, room PIG Terry building, and
pay Same. Water is liable to be cur of
from consumers who do not paw their
bills on or before July 20. An addi-
sional charge OF so cents will be COL
lected foa turning off rate.
j. c. RAwN,
MAnAper and Enoinoa-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
Found u New Isivnl.

Editor In Chief-In your leader today,
MIR. Grinder, you say, "In the multitude Of
counselors there is safety, as we learn
from certain book" Why did you not
soy, GAS we learn from the Biblc?"
Editorial Writcr-You forget, sir, that
1t Is our Yule never to mention the name Of
rival publication Boston Transcript
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16

GOING away for the summer. you
should be sure to be supplied with a
bottle Of Ponds Extract; nothing Is go
refreshing and beneficial, sitter travel
ing. IS sponge bath Of cold water and
Ponds Extract
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16

BECAUSE her sister would not awe
her shirt waist. Well. we don't want
this to happen to anyone in Roanoke
because they did not take the advantage
OF the cheap trip to Richmond July is
Round trip $500. Special coach for
white people. Tickets positively linn
tied to sixty. Sale closes July 10 at 10
o'clock, Tickets on sale at Massies,
Chas. Lyle, Catogni's and Frank Bros.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
ALI Kran

THOSE who have used DR.. Kings New
Discovery know it's value, and those
who have not, have now the opportunity
to try 1t Free. Call on the advertised
druggist and get Trial Bottle, Free.
Send your name and address to II. E.
Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get q
sample box OF DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, Free, as we'll as q copy of Guide
to Health and Household Instructor,
free. All OF which is guaranteed to do
you good and cost you nothing. Chris.
tian 81 BArbee drugstore.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
In His Vocabulary.

She writing a letter)-What is
synonym for artistic?
He-Expensive.- Tit Bits
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16

DEv1LED and soft she'll crabs at Ca
togni's to-day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
Cheap Railroad Fare.

To ALL points. We save you from so
cents TO SIS on all railroad tickets bought
OF US. No. 10 Jefferson street,
S. b. PACE IL Co..
Members A. It. b. A.
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PROFESSIONAL.
TOEL II. CUTCHIN,
~ ATTORNEY-AT.L

Offices-Rooms and >, l91 Campbell Street,
Roanoke, Virginia.
Practices in the city OF Roanoke and adjoining
counties. Deeds and wills carefully prepared
Titles examined. Acknowledgements and dcpo-
eitions taken. Collections promptly made and.
emitted. Commercial business solicited. 5ll
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16
She Kills Herself

Sort Crabs received daily at Ca
toqni's.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25
A LINGUIST'S TRIALS.
Difficulties That Assail the School
Census Taker in the Latin
Quarter.

Major Ned Palmer is regularly employed
by the Board of Education to collect mate
rial for the school census in the Latin
quarter. The majors knowledge of Span
ish carries him through braveiy, but there
are times when his difficulties become
almost insurmountable and perplexities
envelop him as a cloud. He has discov-
cred that to penetrate its mysterious
alleys. news, no thoroughfares, rickety
stairways and tottering piazzas, requires
large amount of fortitude.
It is the big book and the pencil that
causes the trouble. The vision of the
white-mustache ed veteran of many terra
pin stew looming up with these nipple
ments of record drives the brownskinned
children souealing to their mammies The
latter. not fearing the kidnaper, at once
conclude that Major Palmer is after some
sort of a tax and hop into their apart
ments. bar the doors and pull down the
blinds. 1t is sometimes almost impossible
to induce the besieged to parley.
"Buenos dias, senior" is usually the
majors opening gun. This though given
with the true Castilian information does not
always prevail.
"Go away, l call my mama. We no
mon," comes from behind the parapet
Then the census officer descends to the
mixed argot, working in his mixed Span
ish here and there to show that he is really
a linguist.
mo wonta de mon. 70 soy ell pa
dron,' etc.
Not infrequently half an hour is con-
sumed before single fortress ere the chat
elaine comes forth. Then her delight at
being convinced that the major is not after
money, but list of her offspring, so oe-
lights her that she summons the rest of
her beleaguered neighbors, and the major
is made happy for the nonce. He is Of
fered wine and macaroni, for the ladies,
ashamed of their mistake in suspecting for
a moment that the grand gentleman was a
tax-gatherer, overwhelm him with the hos
pitality of the quarter, and the children
swarm about him and clanlor for gifts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25
INSURANCE DEMORALIZED.
Employees of the Compact No
titled That They Will Not
Be Wanted.
the Companies in Cutting
Rates.

Since rates and rules of the Insurance
compact were suspended last Saturday,
the local business of insurance has been
growing more demoralized from day to day.
AS a sample of the work that is going on it
was authoritatively stated that policy
was written yesterday on the Hibernia
Bank building for something like the full
value of that costly structure at % cents
for three years, or So cents year. The
argument is that the building is isolated
and fireproof, and the utmost caution is
taken against fire, but against this is the
cOnfagratiOn hazard, which must always
enter into estimation of fire risks, and
which places this transaction in the light
of a speculation, if not, indeed, a wager on.
possibilities.
Rates are cut so low, with the exception
of a few conservative English companies,
that expenses must be reduced to keep
even. The consequence is that many clerks
are under the shadow of dismissal on MAY
l. As the Board of Fire Underwriters of
the Pacific may go out OF existence by that
date notifications have been served on the
employees of the compact that their services
will not be required after the first OF the
coming month. None of the underwriters
attempt to predict the result of the present
tangle. They say that nearly all the de-
sirable business of San Francisco has been
cleaned up at figures that do not admit of
a margin Of profit according to statistics of
former years, but rather make loss newt
able without taking into consideration
what may arise in the way of fires from
overinsurance. 1t is a matter of history
with insurance men that very low rates
tend to overinsurance, which in turn
makes the insured careless about protect
ing their property from fire, and goes even
further in tempting many to commit
arson.
The little town of Healdsburg doomed up
large upon the stormy horizon yesterday
with a notification as follows to all insur-
ance managers that it has local board to
protect its own business:
HEALDsBURG, April %, 1895.
Dear Sirs-We have organized a local board
of fire underwriters and viii maintain rates.
and ask that you viii assist us in not having
your agents outside of Healdsburg coming in
here and cut rates on insurance, and that you
win agree not to write policies for Healdsburg
and vicinity at cut rates. Yours truly,
J. i. BATES, Secretary.
In spite of the rate war the managers are
showing very wise regard for the Fire
Patrol, to which they will stick to the last
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25
RAILWAY TAXES PAID,
Over Half a Million Dollars Disbursed
by the Southern Pacific Conn
pany.

The last voucher for the second INSTALL
ment of taxes of the Southern Pacific Com
pany was drawn yesterday, and the final
payment in gold coin was made to the
State.
The items included in the payment were
on regular assessment on the Central Pa
cifc and Southern Pacific railroads in Cali
fornia, as made by the State Board of
Equalization for 1894, and amounted to
1865, $50 So.
On the reassessment by the State Board
of Equalization for 1880 and 1887, the sum
of 1894, 267 50 was paid, making a total of
$599, S4S 81 which the railway corporation
had to give the State.
This sum was forwarded to Sacramento
to be paid into the State treasury on an
order from the Controller.
The further sum of $136, 900 rs has been
forwarded to various county seats to paw
the second installment of taxes on assess
ment of land, station buildings, depots and
other property of the company assessed by
county officers. This last sum, however.
does not represent half the amount OF
taxes paid for 1884, from the fact that in
many instances where county taxes RANGED
between $1,000 and $500 they were paid in
full on the first installment. In addition
thereto taxes on all personal propertv
were paid in full in the same manner.
The grand total of taxes paid is S7s6.-
O60 A. '