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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19
MAY BE SINGING FISHES.
q Phenomenon of tho Sen Which Is In
tcrc.tinG and Mysterious.

tcfs"AihH myStCr1OuS
Here is an account of phenomenon
Of the Pnscagoula river in Mississippi,
10 which, although it is not generally
known, the attention OF naturalists has
been called on account of its mystery.
At times very remarkable sounds arc
heard at the mouth OF this river. Tho
local fishermen say that it is the spirits
singing under the water" 1t is MUIR
muring sound, AAhich rises gradually
and then falls 10 II lower tone. The
music ceases when the waters are dis
turb2d, and when they are quiet it bo-
gins again.
Several explanations have keen offered
us to the origin and cause of the myste-
rious sounds of the Pascagoua. Tho
most satisfactory theory il that tho
sounds arc produced by Il species of fin
i'll some unknown way. Professor G.
Brown Gcode, who is an authority on
fishes and fish life, thinks that the drum.
fish riay cause the sounds i'll question
Instances of peculiar sounds being
heard IL SCI. and ascribcd to fishes are
not UNCOMMON, as the following exam
pies Will show:
In 1924, when Lieutenant White of
the American navy was ut the mouth Of
river i'll Cambodia, he and his crew
were surprised by unusual sounds. He
described the noises as Il mixture of the
bass OF an organ, tho ringing of bells.
tho cultural cries Of y large frog and the
tones of an immense harp. Tho natives
said that the sounds We're produced by
school of Il certain kind of fish.
of people in boat on the waters near
Bombay heard strange sounds, which
the natives held to he caused by fish.
The we'll known English traveller, Sir j.
Emerson Tcnnent, heard similar sounds
from the lake of Batticaloa in Ccylon.
and here again the natives claimed that
fishes made the sounds Several CORE
spondcnts of newspapers have reported
having heard sounds which were pro-
duced by fishes. One writer III the Lon
don Field, 1867, AYERS that in the har-
Dor at Greytown, Nicaragua, he was
haunted at night by these mysterious
sounds. Another i'll the same paper tells
of musical sounds which he heard in the
Tavoy river. Other instances of more
recent date might be mentioned
From all the accounts given we may
draw some interesting conclusions.
Thus it seems that the sounds are al
most always heard on shipboard, though
Charles Kingsley once heard them ut
Trinidad from the shore: that they are
usually heard i'll tropical regions that
they are more often heard at night than
ut any other time; that they are com
monty heard ut the mouth Of 1ivcrs, as
ut the mouth of the PaScagoula and
that they have been reported from far
distant places i'll America, Europe and
Asia.-Our Animal Eriends
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19
Drop Forgings.

The machinery for drop forging is
ponderous and expensive. The plates
that stamp ont the forgingS are in two
sections, one of which fits into the bed
of the machine, and tic other is fas-
tened to the arm. Together these two
plates have an opening the shape of the
desired forging. The descent of the arm
on piece of tool steel stamps out u
piece Of the requisite shape. After lcav-
ing tho forging machine the metal is in
rough state and has to he turned down
on lathe and bored out, each of which
operations has to be carefully done, rs
tho finished article has to be exact in
every particular. Chicago Times Her
old
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19
TVRONG MAN.
He Wanted Il the Ring, but tho Other
Vas On.

lie was eddie aged man, and
though not we'll dressed he had
such a bcnig)rcssion of countenanco
that took for the founder of an
orphan asyi ! was making Il cut
across Washin park when he beck;
oncd me froIe bench lie was gi,tjnu
Oh.
My dearand, ;" he began as |
stepped beforn, - was sitting here
two weeks aAcn saw finger ring
at my feet. !; diamond ring. For
two weeks | advertised my find in
tho papers, bit one has come forward
to claim ii. look like an honest
man. Z"
eS, sir, but honest"
Il wish yotcll me what tc do.
Here Is tho rind it must be worth
at least $l50.
I'D sell it we're you"
You think would be the propcr
thing to do?"
Il do. Yound tho ring and adj
vertised it. N, has claimed it. 1t is
therefore youraispose of. f"
Il thank yn, for your advice, {"
ho said as his lnness increased. Il
wanted to be sly honest, you SEQ. "
"Of course, you are entitled TO
all praise. Yea sell the ring"
perhaps yoou"-
ooh, no! Mont care to invest,
but you wait alo while, and some
greene will coilong. Tell him tho
same story and him tho ring for
$75. If he don's, drop to 500, $50.
$50, down to $ ITS gold washed
ring, with sevelty good rhincstoncs
in it and ought worth $40 to wear
to Bowcry bah clam chowder PIC
ME. !"
He looked upe, and that benign
ana fatherly EXON gradually faded
away and was red by look of dis
appointment anation. BY and by,
as we both loolllto vacancy. and /
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19
SALEM ME- VS.

Miss Lillian Watson is very i'll st her
home on College avenue.
DR.. Renalds went to Roanoke yester-
day to see the game Of football.
Robert McClellaGd of Roanoke, was
in Salem yesterday on business.
Mrs Frank Weber returned yester-
day evening from q visit to Richmond.
Miss Carpenter, OF Hollins, Is the
guest OF the Misses Frsntz on Main
street.
c. D. DENT and Alfred Brown re-
turned yesterday from the Atlanta Elk
position.
Mics Winnie Holiday, Of Hollins In
stitute, Is spending several days with
her parents.
d. G. McClung, OF Franklin, w. Va,
is in Salem visiting his two sons, w. w.
and M. &. McClung.
Mrs. Stubbing. OF Martinsvillr, after
spending some time with relatives here,
has returned to her home.
The two storerooms in the Brown
building have been completed and Will
be occupied at an early date.
Misses Bessie and Nell Strayer and
Miss Jennie Saunders sre visiting Mrs.
j. w. Hood on Academy street.
j. P. Saul has just returned from
Stuart, Va, where he represented the
Baptist Orphanage at tho Blue Ridge
Association.
Miss Matte Taylor came up from
Hollins Institute yesterday afternoon
to spend Saturday and Sunday and was
accompanied by the Misses Dunlap and
Duncan.
Abcu. forty students, arrsyed IN the
DplN ~ n IL h nd tn
Roanoke yesterday on special car to
attend the football game between St.
Adams and Allegheny Institute.
The question for debate at the Cicero
nian hall tonight is: Resolved, That
for young man just starting in life an
old country is better than new coun-
try;" affirmative, Boon; negative, Pen
lex. At the Demosthenean hall the
humorous question, Resolved, That
it is sin to be an old bachelors" at
frmative, Claiborne; negative, Fisher,
will be debated.
This evening at 2 o'clock, on the coll
lego athletic grounds, the Roanoke
College team and the strong football
team of ST. Albans will fight for su-
premacy. The teams are right we'll
matched, but the college toys and root
ers say, "Of course, Roanoke will win"
and 1t is quite probable. Admission to
the ground is 25 cents, but l.dies are
admitted free and seats will be provided
for them.
F. A. Lovelcck returned yesterday
from q two months trip through Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Mary
land, where he judged stock at many of
the principal State fairs He expects
to remain in Salem until Monday, when
he will leave for Raleigh, n. c., at
which place he is to Judge the stock at
the State fair. Mr.. Lovelock has been
appointed "a expert judge of the cattle,
sheep and swine at the Cotton States
and International Exposition at At"
lanta-Quito an honor.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19
500 Reward, 500.

THE readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all ita stages, and
that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires @ con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing it's work. The proprietors have
80 much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials.
Address, Y. j. CHENEY & Co,
" Sold by Druggists, 75c. Toledo, O.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19

medicine which can call out such strong
woros in it's praise IS this recomme nda-
ton of thi' honored statesm an, for all
to use Dr.. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy to bs cured. But it is
fact that doctors, statesmen, scholars,
preac hers, druggists and the people
everywhere, unite with one voice in
pronounclng this grand medicine the
greates0 cuser OF disease ever known
TIE weak. tho feeble, the nervous, the
rua-do" and debiiita,ed, tho sufferers
frjm poor blood, rheumatism, dyspep-
sia kidney and liver diseases, all are
restored 10 health and strength by its
marvellous curative powers.
IL ia not = patent medicine, but tho
prescription OF the most successful liv
ing specialist in curing nervous and
chronic diseases, Dr. Greene, of So
Yves: IAN st New York City. He has
tho largest practice in the world, and
th s grand medical discovery ia the re-
salt of his vas. exuerience. The Rrea.
reputation of DR. Greene is guarantee
that his m edicine will cure, and the
f.c: that he can no consulted by snyone
at any Tins free OF cnargo, personally or
by letter. gives absolute assurance of
the beneficial action OF this wonderful
m Adicine
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19
BE Your Own Doctor.

For one dollar get bottle OF Mayors
Magnetic Catarrh Cure. I will last for
three months and is absolutely guaran-
teed by your druggist.
Doctors say the only way to cure
Catarrh and Hay Fever is by inhals ton.
We have worked for years to accom- plish
good simple method for inhaling med
icine, and offer Mayors Magnetic Ca
tarrh Cure, which is used by this new
method, to the public, and guarantee it
to cure any ease, no matter Of how long
standing. One bottle is all you need to
accomplish cure. 1t will last for three
months. Ask your druggist or address.
TIE MAYERs DRUG Co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19
THE M AYERS |
Speech Restored.

For five years suffered with pain and
discharge of the throat, hacking cough.
frontal headache, weak eyes, etc, at
times; could not talk above q whisper I:
lost weight continually, and not able
to be at work. L was treated by the
best physicians in the country, but re-
ceiVed no relief. After giving up all
hope was recommended to use a be title
OF Mayors Magnetic Catarrh Cure. After
using 1t for four weeks my speech re-
turned All symptoms OF catarrh have
disappeared and II feel like a different
person."
MRS. ELIAS HANDwERK,
Elk Lick, Somerset Co., Pa.
For sale at Massie's Pharmacy.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19

at least was thinking low hard it is to
be dishonest i'll this cold world, he sud-
denly said:
well, why don't you go on?'
was waiting to SEQ if you had
anything moro to say"
No, sir, L haven't! You look to me
like Il pickpocl;ct or bunl,o man, and if
you don't light out of here III give you
away TO the copper down thcrc!"
lit out but | still feel sorry for the
poor man. II was perhaps Fly duty to.
buy that ring 10 pat with tho half hun
dred other souvenir swindles l have III
bag at home as evidence Of my citi-
zensbip i'll New York.--Detroit Free
Press.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19

THERE is one medicine which every
family should be provided with. We
refer to mberlain's Pain Balm.
When it is kept a. hand the severe pain
OF burn or scald may bo romptly re-
lieved and tho sore healed in much less
time than when medicine has 10 be sent
for. a oprain may be prom ptly healed.be
fore Inflammation sots in, which insurcs
a cure in about one-third the time
otherwise required. Cuts and bruises
should receive Immediate attention, be-
fore the parts become swollen, and whom
Chamberlain's Pain Balm is applied it
will heal them without matter being
formed, and without leaving q scar. A
sore throat may be cured in one night.
a piece of flannel dampened with thie
IMMINENT and bound on over tho seat of
pain will cure lame back or pain in the
side or chest in twenty-tour hours. It
is the most valuable. however, for rheu-
matism. Persons afflicted with this
disease will be delighted with the
prompt relief from pain which it affords,
ana IT can be depended upon to effect q
complete euro. For sale by The Chas.
Lyle Drug Company.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19
Il. NJ. Sutton d. Co.

CAPT. D. BooTH, agent OF r. M.
Sutton Il 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 juot received and opened up
the largest end most complete line of
dry goods and notion sam Piles ever ex-
hibited in this city Captain Booth will
be pleased to see tho merchants of tho
city and surrounding country at his
sample rooms.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19
"Not Getting ON Very VOL"
Directions.

"You ask'-
The stern parent grew sterner.
-"the hand of my daughter''-
They stood i'll the hall, and the door
was open.
Gin marriage?'
Tho fond lover grew pale, but he nod
ded yes
"Then''-
The fond lover shot out through the
doorway, PROPELLED by the foot of the
stern parent, and landed on the stone
pavement with sharp, healthy thud.
read the answer III tho stars. -
Now York World.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19

MR. j. X. FOWLER. secretary and
treasurer CT the Corinne Mill, Canal and
Stock Co., of Corinne, Utah, in speaking
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy saws:
II consider it the best in the market l
have used many kinds, but find Cham
berlain's this most prompt and effectual
in giving relief. and now keep no other
in my home When troubled with a
cough or cold give this remedy o trial
and we assure you thatyou will he more
than pleased with the result. For sale
by The ChGs. LYLE Drug Company.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19
Wanted.

AN energetic, pushing man to repre-
SEM ON instalment house selling house,
hold Rpecialties in Roanoke and
vicinity. Highest commissions paid;
AL references required. Address GATEI.Y
a. FITZGERALD, 1925 Market street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19
To the Public

WE lead, but never follow. Every
body knows that Catogni's restaurant il
the only first class ladies' dining room
in the city. Two separate dining rooms.
Polite attention. We cater to tho
ladies' trade. Hot and cold water baths
At CatoQni's
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19

When H..hy was sick, we gave her castoria.
Whcn *:io vas Child, Sine cried for Castoria.
When Sc became Miss She chung to Castoria.
When She had Children. she gave them Cast oria.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19

w. X. ANDREWS & CO.. 219 Salem
avenue have more shed room, the
largest coal yard and are better pro-
pared to handle coal and wood than any
dealers in the city.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19

IF you want the cheapest fuel inthe
city buy w. *. Andrews tS Co.'S semi
bituminous red ash coal. Office, 210
Salem avenue.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19

Go to Donsldson's for oak saits, very
cheap.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19

Go to Donaldson's for refrigerators ut
cost.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19

WHILE down in the Southwes tern
part OF the State some time ago." saws
Mr.. w. Chalmers, editor of the Chico
(Cal.) Enterprise, ~ had an attack of
dysentery. Having heard OF Chamber
laln's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
remedy l bought bottle. A couple Of
doses OF II completely cured me. Now
am champion of that remedy for all
stomach and bowel complaints" For
sGle by The Chas Lyle Drug COMPANY.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-19

The anxiety of q mother whom Child
gets hurt is greatly relieved when she
knows she has bottle Of Pond's Elk
tract near at hard.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-29
ANOTHER NEW INDUSTRY.

One can hardly open the CALL these DAYS
without learning that San Francisco capt.
tai is aiding some new enterprise in the in
terror of California. Among the latest and
most interesting is the organization at Los
Gatos by local movers, assisted by San
Francisco capitalists, of corporation
whose principal business is to be the man
ufacture Of fruit juices.
A glance is not sufficient for US to realize
the importance of such movement as this
The extraction of fruit juices is as great an
advance on the marketing of fresh fruits
as was the making of wine and raisins on
the selling of. fresh grapes or the produc-
ton of marmalade above the selling of
dried apricots. For some time past Fresno
has been producing delicious table syrup
from grapejuice. tits daintier, even, than
maple syrup, and beside it the finest prod
ucts of the Louisiana sugar-houses have a
sharp and tangy flavor.
Fruit juices scientifically prepared and
carefully packed are a commodity whose
excellence time cannot impair, which all
nations use, which present fruit in one OF
the most economical forms for transport
to all parts of the world, and which can be
made of an excellence and variety which
no other country under the sun can equal
Like the manufacture of glace fruits,
which, though already an extensive and
profitable industry, is as yet but in its be-
ginning, it will in time come to be one of
the best of those finer, more attractive and
more profitable forms in which the fruits
of California can be marketed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-29
THE FRENCH FESTIVAL.
1t Will Take Place at Shell Mound Parl
July Ii.

1t Will Take Place at Shell Mound Park
July ID.
The committee in charge of the 18th of
July celebrations met yesterday at the
office of the French Mutual Benevolent
Society, Sylvan WE'LL, president, in the
chair.
1t was decided to hold the celebration at
Shell Mound Park. The observances will
consist of day fete, followed by illumina-
tons and fireworks at night, the festivities
to be concluded at IL P. NJ.
The various French societies, escorted
by military companies, will form in pro-
cession at "a. NJ. The park will on this
occasion be decorated with the good taste
which characterizes French festivals.
In order to give popular appearance to
the celebration the price of admission has
been fixed at % cents for adults, children
under 10 years of age and accompanied by
their parents, free.
The president has named various COM
mittees who will take charge of different
portions of the celebration. The sub
committee to confer with the proprietors
of Shell Mound Park will present its report
at special committee meeting to be held
on Monday, June 10.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-29
A MISTRIAL.

The mistrial in the Mclaughlin case in
New York has given rise in that city to a
discussion of the jury system, which is not
without interest to any and to every State
in the Union. To obtain jury to try the
case it was necessary to summon to the
court more than thousand citizens. The
men who were deemed worthy to serve as
jurymen were subjected to worse treat
ment than the prisoner himself. The New
York Tribune, in speaking of the case, says:
Zone Juror was held in duress, practically
cut off from all communication with any
of his fellowmen, except the court officers,
and debarred of all knowledge of current
events, for nearly four weeks, others for
shorter periods, but all were compelled to
suffer in greater or less degree for the
offense of being competent for jury duty"
1t will be seen that the circumstances of
the case are sufficient to justify a careful
reconsideration of the present method of
trial by jury. When more than thousand
men have to be called from their business
in order to get twelve to try a case, and
when the men thus secured are subjected
for weeks to closer confinement than the
prisoner himself, it is time to ask whether
reform in the jury system is not neces-
sary for the execution of law and the full
fillment of justice.
1t has been assumed that the difficulty
in getting jury was due to the fact that
almost every intelligent man in New
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-29
GOING TO THE CARNIVAL,
The Half-MilIiOn Club Secures
a Special Rate for Its
Members.
For Three Nights They VIII Occupy
SleeperS-Many PullmanS
for Their Use.

The commi ttee, consisting of III. P.
Sonntag, III. J. Croker and Albert E. Cas-
tie, which was appointed by the Half-mil-
lion Club to endeavor TO advance the in
terests of the Santa Cruz Water Carnival,
met yesterday afternoon and formulated
report to be presented to the executive
committee of fifteen at its meeting on Fri
day morning next.
The committee has been very successful
in its work. 1t has concluded arrange
ments with the railroad whereby large
number of Pullman sleepers will be con-
centrated in this City to transport the
members and guests of the club to Santa
Cruz. The cars will be attached to special
trains on Monday, the 14th prox., and on
their arrival at Santa Cruz will be placed
on side track between the two stations in
that town. They will remain there till the
following Monday, when at an early hour
they will pull out on the return trip to this
City. During the stay in the carnival city
the passengers will sleep in the Pullmans.
The round-trip fare, including the sleepers
for three nights, has been fixed at So, but
this is only open to the members of the
club, their families and friends.
The committee invites all members of the
club who intend to visit the carnival to call
at the headquarters in the Mills building
and register their names and leave word
how many tickets they may require.
The railroad company is already pre-
pairing for the rush to the carnival, and
has collected for the use of the Half-mil-
lion Club alone lao sleepers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-29

York had read something about the Nc
Laughlin case in the newspapers, and had
formed an opinion on the subject. In
recent interview, however, Judge Barrett,
who tried the case, asserted that the real
difficulty lay in the fact that the sum-
moned jurors when badgered by the at
torneys made Unconscious answers" to
the effect they were unable to give the
accused a fair trial. What Judge Barrett
meant by unconscious answers" must be
left to conjecture. 1t would seem, how
ever, the Judge meant that many citizens
would have been willing to serve as jurors,
and would probably have rendered an i'm
partial verdict in accordance with the evil
denee, if it had not been for the deter
mination of the lawyers to prevent them
from serving.
Whatever view may be taken of the
cause of the mistrial it is certain some
thing is wrong. Men may be excused for
desiring to avoid jury duty where it en-
tails the possibility of four weeks i'm
prisonment, shut off from friends, news
papers and all communication with the
outer world except through the officers OF
the court. The whole jury system, in
fact, is out of date. 1t is not arranged in
accord with modern conditions. 1t still
constitutes the keystone in the trial pro-
ceedings of free country, but it has not
been adapted to the changes brought about
by newspapers and other altered condi-
tions of life. 1t is folly that thousand
men should be summoned in order to get
twelve jurymen. 1t is a folly that the jury
thus selected should have a more severe
imprisonment than the prisoner himself.
And finally it is a folly that after all this
worry the case should have resulted in
r1istriaI