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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

TIE Sumatra wrappers on up ITO
Date" cigars are always damp enough
to stop Dust
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

EAGLE DAIRY ice cream, 81 per gal
lon, SO GEMS per half gallon.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

TAKE peep in our store and If you
don't see what you want Paris styles
can't suit you, Palais Royal, 1O1 Salem
avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

WALLER PoCAHoNTAs HUFF Is Vir
ginia agentfor up ITO Date" cigars.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

DINNERS at the Eagle Dairy, IS cents.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

WHERE are you going, my pretty. fair
maid?" "I'm going to the grand spring
opening OF millinery, ETC., ct Enock
Bros. New York Bazaar, No. "a Salem
avenue" she said, (which takes place
April 10, II. IL and 10, Wednesday,
ThurBday, Friday and Saturday,"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

For complete assortment of baby caps
go to the Palais Royal, 101 Salem ave-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

The entire stock was purchased by US and what
originally cost thousands OF dollars will now be
given away to attract attention to our NATIONAL
1895. The published price OF these pictures was
800, but we will send them "a selected series OF
scven) as reward to every person finding and
marking the three daughters faces with an "
and enclosing same with six teen two. cent stamps
for NATIONAL COLLECTION No. /, containing an
full flower seeds. II You purchase your seeds
from US one season We will always have your
orders. We guarantee perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. $400IS CASH PREMIUMS.
The person sending as above whose envelope
bears the earliest postmark will be given
$500 upright piano; to the second, SEQ in
cash; tu third $40, to fourth - 10, fifth T. 10;
and to the next seven will be given So in gold
II able to find the three faces you should answer
promptly and enclose at once with Ii Get stamps
and you will receive the valuable lot OF pictures
and seeds by return mail. Address, NATIONAL
SEED CO., Washington, d. q. p. y. Drawer
3is. 329 tt
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

WALL papers, spring styles, new
colorings now in stock. FIDELITY WALL
PAPER Co., 207 S Jefferson street.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12
Buoklen's Arnica saIve,

GET your meals at tho Eagle Dairy.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

w-The proprie-
tors of the Ma
tiOnal Seed Store
will give FREE
seven beautiful pic.
lures Gems for
decorating n home)
as o reward to any
one who can make
out the three daugh-
ters' faces.
These pictures
were superbly exc
cuted In colors by
a firm OF art pub
fishers who were
obliged to liquidate
their business, their
productions being
too expensive for
these hard times.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

UP to date lawyers drop their former
fsvorite and smoke up ITO Dste"
cigars,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12
A $500 Puzzle:
e
CUT THIS PICTURE OUT.

daughters; you sec the father, where are the
daughters? II your eyes are bright enough to
find all three you arc entitled to reward.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12
That Double Flop ement.

In regard to tina elopement from this
city to Bristol Wednesday the Bristol
Courier says: Sons and daughters in old
Virginia turn as naturally toward each
other as wooing things are wont to turn,
and the mischievous little god, welding
magnetic hammer, Yields upon his
silver anvil the hoop of gold to symbol
ise ON event that has been repeated
since God said IL was not good for man
to live alone. Following up this beau
tiful thought two handsome couples
from the city OF Roanoke linked their
lives in mutual happiness at Par
son Burroughs m Matrimonial Mecca yes
terday at lao o'clock
In one ceremony Parson Burroughs
made two husbands and two wives, as
follows: Mr.. A. ID. Maxey, to Miss Man
ME sHeadrick; Mr.. S. S. Basham, to
Miss Flora Thomssson. The wedding
gowns of the brides were similarly made
and were beautiful.
Both couples were in excellent spirits
and did not seem to realize that even
one little shadow might creep across
those paths where now only tho sun.
shine OF joy streams. They returned to
Roanoke on train No. G.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

THE very finest custom made clothes
from 5000 Of the latest styles are being
made at No. Campbell street 25 per
cent. cheaper than elsewhere. Work
manship and fit guaranteed the best.
A. D. RICE,
Receiver. T. Fl. Ayers g. Co.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

UP to date people smoke up ITO
Date" cigars.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-13
III.

When 1t is said that the religion of
China Is Confucianism, 1t needs to be
explained that Confucius was purely a
moral philosopher, who cared little for
forms of worship and much for abstract
maxims. Thus the Chinese of today. al
though given over to q good deal of
formalism In their religious rites, are
tolerant to d singular degree of other
religions. 1t Is not the white mans re-
ligion that these people resent when
Christian missionaries come among
them; 1t Is the white mans diametrical-
ly opposite customs of life and manners
of thought The Chinese are CoDfucians
with Buddhism superadded In distorted
forms; yet there are millions of Mo-
hammedans living at peace within the
empire, and, strangest of all, the au-
thor tells us that In the center of the
province of Honan, which Is to say
nearly in the center of the Chinese en-
pire, Is a single village of Jews, who
have occupied substantially their pres
ent location since the dispersion of the
tribes of Israel. Through all the CEN
turtles they have, In this undisturbed
village, quietly preserved their ancient
ritual and all other essential forms Of
their national identity. This bespeaks
tolerance among the Chinese; but the
Chinese are probably tolerant for the
reason that religion, as a rule, sits light
ly on their shoulders. They become in
tolerant only when touched upon that
tender spot, their superstitions
In an earlier chapter Mr.. Holcombe ex-
plains why. although the Chinese have
latterly iinmigrated to America and
some other countries in large numbers,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-13
THE REAL CHINAMAN.

Few more entertaining books may be
expected to appear this year than Ches-
ter Holcombes 1.-THE Real Chinaman'
(New York: Dodd, Mead & Co.; for sale
in Scranton by NJ. Norton). In the first
place. 1t deals with an always interest
ing subject concerning which the ma
jority of occidentals are profoundly, al
belt unconsciously, ignorant. Second
", II is brightly written by gentleman
who, having passed many years IN
China as interpreter, secretary OF lega-
tion and acting minister of the United
States, is we'll qualified to speak with
authority concerning many phases or
Chinese government, social life ana ma
ton characteristics. And lastly, the
books mechanical fineness, Its profuse
illustrations, wide margins, clear
printing and novel imperial yellow
binding in linen boards stamped with
the golden dragon, emblematic of the
Celestial empire. combine to make 1t a
pleasureful book to read. Still another
merit deserves to be noted. The author
writes of China and the Chinese not as
an apologist, critic or defender. but
simply as an accurate narrator of facts.
He describes things as they are, with
holding few things essential to a truth
full picture of his subject, and adding
no touches of prejudice or favoritism.
The consequence is that he gives to the
reader many new ideas that frequently
prompt revision of preconceived opin-
ions. The book is divided into fifteen
chapters, the first Introductory to the
extent of explaining the peculiar atti-
tude of the Chinese toward western ma
tions; the second describing the govern
ment of China; and the remaining chap
ters treating of the Chinese language.
home life, social life. religions, super
stitions, queues, courts of law. officials
and people. education and literature,
etiquette and ceremony, merchants
and tricks of trade, the Chinese poor,
and lastly the empires little under
stood financial system. These various
chapters, only few of which can be
here examined, are exceedingly read
able. The writer Of them omits to go
into the question of the moral quality
of the Chinese character, possibly be-
cause he distrusts the fairness of apply
Ing to its measurement the standards
familiar to more civilized peoples. But.
as we shall have occasion to explain.
this omission is fortunately corrected
by Henry Norman in book newly is
sued concerning the orient. The work
of Mr.. Holcombe, so far as it goes, Is
probably the best and certainly the
most enjoyable picture OF this peculiar
nation available in the mass of contem
porary literature bearing on eastern
subjects.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-13

The Chinaman may be tolerant in his
ideas concerning religion, of which he
possesses little, but he does not carry
this liberal spirit into the domain Of
his superstitions. The entire mental
fabric of the Chinese nation. as Mr.. Hol-
combe shows us, is saturated with super
stitious notions which hold the people
in a vise-like grip. There Is hardly an
act in the entire sphere of a Chinaman's
activities which is not guided In some
degree by these grotesque beliefs. But
perhaps the easiest way to a clear un-
derstanding of this assertion is to fol-
low the author through some of his in
teresting recollections of specific vaga-
ries common amongst the Chinese. The
most general class of superstitions in
China relate to locality and are known
by the untranslatable term of "feng
shut" The "feng shui' are the spirits
Of a given lot. house or acre. who must
at all hazards be propitiated. Clothe
the spooks of our Yankee haunted
houses with supernatural power to bless
or destroy the corporeal owners OF those
houses, and you will have something
closely analogous to the Chinaman's
"feng shut" The idea of the latter IL
that each particular spot of ground has
It's own spiritual forces, or influences.
which are affected, for better or worse
by the slightest change in the contour
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-13

no circumstances are the plates
changed. The Chinese say to change
the plates at dinner Is certain omen
OF Ill luck.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30
Appellate Court Cases.

The following Sumner county law
suits which were originally appealed
to the supreme court have been certi-
fed down to the court of appeals at
Wichita for final determination:
j. c. o. Morse VS.. G. NJ. Cook.
Minnesota ThreSher Manf'g Co. VS..
P. NJ. Await ct al.
j. il. Allen ct al. VS.. W. L. Brown.
The Wellington Waterworks Co. VS.,
j. Q, Brown.
The City of Wellington VS.. VIM.
Chamberlain.
Equitable Mortgage Co. VS.. James
Wore etial.
George Rinehart ct al. VS.. Mary Ann
Gibler.
W. H. Vols ct al. VS.. r. F. Battin.
Harriet Bohanna VS.. The yelling
ton National Bank.
Wichita & Southwestern Railway
Co. vs.. Henry Bowers ct al.
R. F, Ingram ct al. vs.. Geo. o.
Richardson.
Henry Stunkel VS.. James H. Hol-
land.
Geo. R. Fultz vs.. +. P. Neal.
A. T.. & S. F. Rid Co. VS.. John An
derSou.
The New Hampshire Banking Co.
VS.. Minerva l.. Waller.
The New Hampshire Banking Co.
VS.. Will Byrns ct al.
John &. Richardson VS.. WOodlawn
Town Co.
A. T. & S. F. Rid Co. VS.. Solomon
R. DorSett.
W. T. Rouse ct al. VS.. David Clough
ct al.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

Electric lights are enabling people to
see more clearly many things in the
dark than they have ever seen before
Most CONSPICUOUS of all is the fact that
municipal ownership of this and other
conveniences reduces the expense to the
people from 100 to 800 per cent over the
rates maintained under corporate con-
troll. In the 400 or 500 cities where
municipal ownership of water works,
electric light and gas plants has beeen
tried not a single failure has been re-
ported, but on the contrary the people
have had a more efficient service at
rates from 100 to 300 per cent cheaper
than when supplied by corporations. If
these conveniences can be managed so
well under municipal ownership, why
not apply the same principle to rail-
ways and telegraph lines and have gov
srnment ownership of these convenient
ees and natural monopolies? Would 1t
not be a political application Of the
same principle Of the municipal owner
ship Of water works, gas and electric
lighting plants? If not, why mott
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30
The Rent Question.

The rent-paying merchants and the
landlords of the city held a meeting
in the council chamber Friday
afternoon and both sides of the QueS-
tion of reduction of rent were heard.
The rent payers who spoke were
Messrs Hayes, Maxey, COwherd, Milne,
Gelino, Pember, ]. c. Davis, and ChaS.
Schwinn. The property owners were
represented by Mrs. NJ. E. Hunt, and
MeSsrs. Gilmore, Branaman. Savage
and Van Wagner. Some of the
agents for property expressed them
selves as willing to do what was right
and if that meant a reduction of rent,
they were willing to do what they
could to reduce the rent. Other
resident property owners thought that
the rent was now at its minimum.
On the other hand some of the mer-
chants stated that their rent vas the
same that it had been in more pros
porous days. 1t was advised that each
tenant counsel with his landlord and
if possible settle the question as a
matter of private business.
The meeting was perfectly harmon.
ious and in certain instances quite
humorous, especially when A. Brana.
man had the floor.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

The parity parrots prate continually
about honest money and the parity Of
gold and silver, but why do they not
admit both of these metals to the minis
on an equal footing, and settle at once
and forever the question of parity? For
very simple reason, and because there
is no sincerity or honesty in all their
talk. They are simply assembling and
shamming for the express purpose of
deceiving the people. These parity par
rots are simply croaking frauds.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

ilton, who was elected sheriff at our
first election, which was held Septem-
Der 26, 1871, adjourned court to the
9th of April. On that day the judge
not being present. the sheriff again
adjourned court to the 10th. On the
latter day court met pursuant to ad-
jOurnment, with the following officers.
W. P. Campbell, judge.
Reuben Riggs, county attorney.
George A. Hamilton, sheriff.
George NJ. Miller, deputy clerk.
The following lawyers had business
that day in court;
W. P. Hackney.
Leland ]. Webb.
Alexander & SaffOld.
Henry T. Sumner.
Fairbank & Terrence.
Reuben Riggs.
D. I. Bayless.
John Stannard.
D. H. Morse.
D. N. Caldwell.
Taylor Flick.
What changes have taken place in
twenty-three years. Not one whose
name | have mentioned is now in the
county. The burden is now resting
on different shoulders. Judge Camp
bell is now in Wichita. Judge Riggs
was frozen to death IN Barber county.
Sheriff Hamilton is in Denver, Col.
Judge Miller is in Purcell, 1T. Capt.
Hackney is in Cleveland, o. Leland
]. Webb, bright boy, died in Topeka.
Col. Sumner is in Oklahoma. D. n.
Caldwell is in Enid, OF. Judge Tor
renee is in SanDiegO, Cal. l cannot
tell you where Alexander, Saffold,
Fairbank, BaylesS, Stannard, Morse
and Flick are. Who can? Will the
next twenty-three years have such a
change to present to US?
Yours truly,
J. W. FORNEY.
Belle Plaine, Kan, May q, 1895.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

Miss Kate Field speaks of the Popu-
lists as the "disgruntled tailings of both
political parties" But then Miss
Field lives in Washington, and Wash
ington is the gable end of hell. BY the
way. there are some tailings in the
Field family. and they are not Popu-
lists, either.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

Business is looking up" says the
pluto press all over the country. OF
course it is. 1t cannot look in any other
direction, being fat on its back, and too
weak to turn on its side. 1t is in feeble
ness trying to view its surroundings
in the hope it may yet have a chance
to rally its remaining strength for a
final struggle with the money barons
that struck 1t down.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

The Supreme court having decided
that direct taxes are unconstitutional
and that the income tax so far as it .e-
lates to incomes on lands and bonds
is direct tax, why not decide that 1t
is unconstitutional to pay the sugar
planters direct" bonus on the sugar
they raise?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30
Real EstSte Transfers,

V A ZOOk and V T ZOok to HID
ZOOk, wd lots |, 2, 13, IA and Is
blk IA Milan. .................S2
James Stewart to S f Stewart,
wd tract of 5 acres. .........
W S lTawOrth and VT to C A
BranScOmbe, wd part of lot 5
blk 5 South Haven. ..... .....
E Spencer to NJ Spencer, wd
n, ne, ii, SO, 2 east .......... 2Ol
Jessie Admire and hush to VIM
Grimes, wd ne 80, 81, , east. -. SOl
Emanuel FetterOrf to H w add
E R Frantz, wd lots 81 to 40 blk
3OSterhots add Conway Srpings l.
Samuel Wolf and VT to E S
Brown, wd NV 20, 80, 3 west. So,
Jos Urban and VT to Wesley Ha-
EEK, wd ne Sc 10, 81, 3 west. 50. g.
] NJ Mckee anu VT tom n Shear
man, wd sw 13, 81, l vest. 10'
Bunnell Emo Inv Co to Harry
Zume, wd lots IA and Is blk 5
Main st Caldwell. ........... 30C
S S WOOdcOCk shf to S B Geiger
sd, NV, 6, 81, east. ........
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30
A RETROSPECT.

EDITOR NAIL: saw an article in
your paper short time ago about the
business firms of Wellington in the
'SOs, and it set me to rejecting upon
the early actors in the district court
of Sumner county. The first term Of
court in this county was to have been
held on April s, 1872, but the Judge
appointed being absent, Geo. A. Ham
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

The railroad companies and the
Standard OIL company are claiming
that their incomes are from land. and
under the decision Of the Supreme
court they will not pay the income tax.
1t seems like this farce has gone far
enough, Here are the seeds of revolu-
ton. Sow to the wind and you will
reap the whirlwind."
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

The million and a half of Populist
voters in this country say emphatically
that "a government for the people, Of
the people, and by the people shall not
perish from the face Of the earth"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

Mesdames c. E. Bright, A. A. Rich
ardson, NJ. H. Hunt, ]. H. Wolfe, W.
NJ. Ready, ]. R. Latta, and Misses
Emma COrbett and Hettie Havens,
returned from Conway Springs last
Thursday where they have been in
attendance at the annual convention
Of the Christian church and meetings
of the different church societies.
Mesdames E. R. DeYoe, A. A. Rich
ards, Lyman Naugle, George Jackson,
Miss Lola Lambert and Ed Smell all
returned Friday morning. All report
an excellent time and profitable one.
Some of the best speakers from near
ly all the neighbOring cities were
present and delivered most interest
ing and instructive addresses.
Another feature which added to the
enjoyment of the visitors was the hos
pitable manner in which they were
entertained by their Conway friends.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

The Globe-Democrat remarks that
CleVeland's letter to the Chicago bank
ers reads as If he had been taking
another ride with John Sherman"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

They are having more fun than box
OF monkeys over in Illinois about the
Democratic convention called there to
declare for free silver.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

The trouble about the Republicans
redeeming Kansas seems to be, there
were not enough offices for the re-
deemers.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

There is nothing new in Coxey's plan
for the government to build public
roads. Henry Clay and John C. Cal
houn advocated this idea in their tina
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

If there is one legal way to stop the
depredations of the Standard Oil COM
pany, they ought to be treated as any
other set Of thieves when caught steal
ing.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

Enforced idleness and hunger make
anarchists, and the men who are re-
aponsible for these conditions are worse
than the anarchists.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

The suit brought by W. H. or Har-
ney Wright In his lifetime against his
brother Shannon Wright upon an al
legged promissory note which he claim.
ed to be lost, ended today in a ver-
dict in favor of Shannon Wright
against the estate of W. H. W light
for sl6O and costs. The jury found
that no such note had ever been given.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

Thesupreme court has not guessed"
ct the bond sale, but it is, doubtless: in
their opinion, perfectly constitutional
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30
England dictates our finances.
More money will bring better times.

Push the work of the Industrial Le-
gion.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

The Standard Oil company has raised
the price of oil. That's right, sock it
to EN-! That's what they voted for
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

The people made the courts aud leg
islatures, and it now looks like The
people will have to unmake them.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

The Supreme court exempts the Brit
ish landlord and bondholder from pay
Ing an income tax.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

Neither laws nor constitutions can
prevent revolutions.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

Nothing is settled until it is settled
right.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

What are you doing to assist your
neighbor to see the truth?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

Organization is what we need, and
not platform trimming.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

What are the chairman and secretary
of the Peoples party national commit
tee doing?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

All kinds Of money should be issued
by the government.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30

The Peoples party headquarters
ought to be in the Mississippi valley.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-30
v. .. SLEEPER,
Contractor & Builder

make gold standard prices 81 worthcot
work for 5'c). All kinds OF Job work done
With neatness and despatch Give me a cali.
shop, west Lincoln avenue, first door east OF
Amsden's lumber yard.