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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-03
THE HoRseLess CARRIAGE.
Tho Perfect Vehicle VIII Como Into Us,
Slowly but Surely.

Tho Perfect Vehicle VIII Como Into Use
Slowly but Surely.
A little reflection will convince any
one that the use of motorcycles, or, i'll
other words, horseless carriages, will
improve the roads. General NORM of
Franco is authority for the statement
that tho deterioration of common roads,
except that which is caused by the
weather, is two-thirds due to the wear
of horses feet and one third due to the
wheels of vehicles. This being the case,
if the same amount as usual continue
to be laid out upon the roads, and the
continual damage decrease two-thirls,
then tho amount spent will go to i'll
creased and permanent improvements,
and the roads will DO "as smooth as IL
barn floor.
There are many questions to be
solved, many difficulties to be sur
mounted, before tho unexceptionablo
vehicle appears. 1t was long time be.
fore the difficulties of making sewing
machines, revolvers, repeating rifles,
typewriters and typesetters were over
come Yet, examine thcml 1t is all
plain and simple, and not Mt all marvel
Gus now, and we can hardly imagine
how any mechanic could spend years of
time studying over such easy problems
So it will be with the motorcycles The
mountains of difficulty will sink into
molehills, and the ingenuity displayed
will be found to take the form of Judi
cious application of ordinary mechanic
al appliances, approved by tho final
umpire, the common sense of mankind
Those who build automobiles must
not permit themselves to think that they
werc born with all the carriage makers
lore inherent III them 4 man may be
first class theoretical and practical
mechanic and not be able to make q
good vehicle to run on wheels The per
feet carriage, rs wo know it today, is
the aggregate of the years of exhaustive
trial and experiment and the improve
ments on that experience made by /, 900
men of genius.
Ii the carriage builders bestow upon
the new carriage all the art acquired in
building the old, and tho motorcycle
men learn the reasons of the convention
alltles of the trade and adapt their i'm
provements TO them with reference to
tho opinions Of those who are not prciu-
diced against innovation, they will
both work together in harmony and
with ono purpose, and so united, they
will mako rapid progress i'll tho dcvel-
opment of the inevitable vehicle Of the
future. -Cassier's Magazine
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-03
BORN IN PISCES.
What the Signs of the Zodiac Say to Such
Lucky Persons.


1t is strange that people should worry
about tho future Mt all, inasmuch as tho
ancient sages settled all such little matters
us success or failure, health or illness, in
tcllcct or dullncss and shortnoss or length
of life by n simple reference to tho picture
on tho front page of the almanac depict
ing young man In the altogether, sur
rounded by lot of rams, bulls, twins.
crabs, lions seals and other devices known
rs the signs of the zodiac.
Should your birthday occur aftor Fob.
81 and before March 81 you are, according
to the astrologer, "born in Pisces" The
"Pisces" are tho two littlo fish crossed mt
tho feet of the young man in the almanac,
eat the foot of tho serving department"
to be technical.
In that case you will DO interested in all
that relates to physical nature.
Men born IN this sign are sometimes
called walking encyclopedias. They arc
cautious and require n reason for every
thing. They are very conscientious and
lacking self confidence from tho fact TINT
they cannot bear to be under obligations
for anything and are afraid Of failing, for
fear they will not give satisfaction and an
equivalent for what they get; especially
fond of history; have mechanical ability;
make good engineers; liable TO DO troubled
with headache and stomach troubles.
To marry happily u man born between
Feb. 81 and March 81 should marry u
woman born between Aug. 90 and Sept.
90. BY this means he will secure q mate
of "1no intuitions. Sho will havo great
power of sight, taking in everything at q
glance on entering q room or on opening
q page in book. Sho will show fine dis
elimination in all departments of life, par
ticularly of foods, and can DO safely in
trusted to do the family marketing"
She will, however, be very selfish and
DESTROYS of being tho controlling influence
in the home or in anything else that she
may be engaged In. In this respect the
woman of Aug. % to Sept. % is the typ
ical new woman, but she will also DO found
to be domestic and kecnly interested In tho
littlo details of home life.-San Francisco
Examiner.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-03
When Nnu Talk.

Don't monopolizo all tho talk Don't DO
ono of those whose speech is like the steady
flow of oil from capacious tank, that
seems rs though 1t might gush on forever
In ordinary conversation give your COM
panions fair chance, and If you would
be considered n good convcrsationalist be
careful TO do your full share of attentive
listening rather than talking.
Don't talk too much about your rich re-
lntions and distinguished friends No one
is considered great merely because no
knows great people. Those who try to
shine By this sort of reflected glory give
out n very dim light, much DINNER than
they imagine.
Don't always talk on the same subject
north pole or tho equator or civil roftrm or
woman's rights or anything else, spare
your friends tho iniliction of hearing tho
same old story every time you meet them.
Don't fall into the habit of talking to
one who is occupied in reading. You are
doubtless acquainted with people in whose
presence you cannot take up paper to
read u short article without the disturbing
consciousness that you are liable at any
moment TO be interrupted. If so, you
realize that this Is q habit TO be summed
Don't In any conversation annoy your
listener with the perpetual question,
Don't you think sol' Perhaps your lis
tcnor don't think or caro- anything about
the matter, or he may not wish to express
an opinion on tho subject, or tho thing
stated may seem too absurd to deserve an
opinion. In any case tho constant qucs-
tioning becomes nm intolerablo nuisance
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-03
English Ship Names.

The naming of ships is one of the
difficulties that the admiralty overcome
by using the old names over and over
again. To adopt a new name into the
navy seriously interferes with the serv-
ice signal books
The old names are in the code, and
are as convenient for the ships Of today
as for those of Nelson's time But the
introduction Of new name necessitates
an alteration in all the books That is
why the old names survive generation
after generation. World
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-03
DOM PAuL's EFFECTIVE PRAYER.
This Story May Not BE True, but 1t Is Far
From Impossible.


Here is little anecdote told, not by
n malicious uitlander, but by Boer
In the early days, before the Transvaal
was republic. there was famine in
the land, and party was organized to
hunt the bartbeest. For days the party
secured the veldt in vain; there was no
sign of game of any description. Then
one of the Beers declared his intention
of retiring into the bush topray for sue
cor, as did the patriarchs of old. He ac-
cordingly left the party III company with
native and disappeared into the bush
Some hours afterward the Boer re-
turned and informed the party solemnly
that he had prayed, and in three days
time very large troop of hartbeest
would pass that way The party re-
manned at the camp, and, sure enough,
two days after the promised game ap-
peared in sight, and the Dutchmen, with
thankful heart, made great haul.
From that moment "the man of pray
er" became the popular hero until he
was elected president of the South Afri-
can republic. That man was Paul Kru-
ger.
And now listen to the edifying sequel:
1t was some time afterward that the
native who accompanied Kruger into the
bush gave his version of the affair The
native stated that when Kruger entered
the bush he did not pray, but struck out
for neighboring Kaffir kraal. Calling
the headmen, the Boer informed them
that the white people We're starving and
could find no game. There was large
number of armed Beers ON the other side
of the bush, who had sent him to tell
them that unless they (the natives) dis
covered game in less than three days
they would all be shot. Knowing Boer
methods only too well, the frightened
natives set ont forthwith, discovered the
game and drove it toward the Boer
camp.-London Figaro
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-03
THE ROANOKE TIMES WEDNESDAY. JUNE 3. 1896
CRITIC AND POET.

"Thou shalt do this and undo that" the toll.
some critic said
But the poet straycd to Helicon and touched
his lips instead.
Across tho mirror of the fount he saw fair Wis
ions pass,
But never the critics face dark frowning
from the glass.
The poet seized his tuncful Tyre and joyfully
sang he.
"Oh, hear: oh. heart" tho critic cried "He
learned that song of mel''
Ida Whipple Benham in Century.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-03

The bustard has pouch under his chin
so capacious as to contain six or seven
quarts of water. When suddenly attacked,
and with no time for escape, he will turn
on his enemies violent stream from this
natural reservoir.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-03
At Home.

well Samantha, did you feel perfectly
TO mum when you were visiting your rcla
ton in the city of New YorkYJ
Il ortor felt that way, Zekcl. They
never let me got out of the house but once
lhe hull time was there. detroit Free
Press.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-03
Charcoal For potted Plants.

Charcoal is the most beneficial to pot
ted plants if broken in pieces the size of
small chestnuts and added to the soil in
the proportion of part to 30 of earth.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-03

A woman arrested in Paris suburb
for illegally setting off fireworks said In
court that she was merely celebrating the
anniversary Of her husbands death.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
swINDLED BY WORTHLESS CHECKS
A Woman Who Worked Several Bath
Merchants.
ESPECIAL TO TEE pREss.J

Bath, July 21.-A woman has been in
Bath today and succeeded in swindling
several business firms by giving checks
for larger amount than the price Of
goods purchased and taking the difference
in cash. She gavs one firm check for
$1s5, buying 500 worth of goods and took
the balance $40 In cash. 1t has been as
certained that the checks were worthless.
She gives them on the Auburn bank.
She changed her dress in the women 8
toilet room at the Maine Central station
and took an cast bound train. One of
the firms that she victimized learned of
thestrouble and succeeded In getting the
money back. She has also worked several
Brunswick merchants.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22

Ihe Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday July 81, taken D.
M, meridian time, the observations for
each stations being given in this order:
Temperature, direction Of wind. state of
the weather:
Boston, so degrees. SW. clear; New
York, 76 degreess, SW, partly cloudy !;
Philadelphia, so degrees, SW, cloudy !;
Washington, 10 degrees, S, rain; Albany.
50 degrees. Sc, partly cloudy; Buffalo, ~
degrees, SW, partly cloudy; Detroit, rs
degrees, SW, partly cloudy; Chicago, 76
degrees S, clear; Huron, OAK, IS de-
grees. NV, partly cloudy; Bismarck, 60
deaEees, W, clear; Jacksonville, so de-
grees, z. partly cloudy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
senator Hin Refuses to Talk.

New York. July Ex-senator David B.
Hill arrived in the city today from Nor
mandie-by -the-Sea. He WAS accompanied
by Gen. Ferdinand P. Earle Col. John
I. Geynor and his private secretary.
Senator Hill declared that he had
nothing whatever to say with regard to
the political situation.
He added that he was going on yacht
Ing cruise as the guest of Col. Jacob
Rupert on the latter's steam yacht
Albatross. He could not say how long
the cruise would last. Gen. Earle and
Col. McEwen, chief clerk of the United
States Senate, accompanied Senator Hill
The party went on board of. the Albatros
this afternoon and the vessel started up
the Sound
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
Mines win shut Down.

Chicago. July 21.-A special from
lshpheming. Mich., says the ore ship
ments from Lake Superior and Lake
Michigan points up to June 80, exceeded
the tine heavy shipment of last year by over
800. 900 tons.
All the mines are getting ready to
make retrenchment in the matter of
mining. After two peduotions of the
working force, heroic measures have been
taRep ana the mines are practically
closed. This throws nearly 1000 men out
OF employment. Other mines are getting
ready 70 close. and the operators hold ont
to+lopsV Of tnsppenipg.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
BRYAN MEN NOT SO CONFIDENT.
e. j. Jeffreys, of Michigan, Proposes a
Combination Ticket.

St. Louis, July 21.-E. J. Jefreys who
is one Uf the Michigan delegation to the
convention, has prepared compromise
proposition which he believes will be &C.
ceptable to both factions of the party. 1t
has been well received by mum ber of
delegates from the Southern and Western
states. It proposes that in the states west
of the Mississippi river, where the Popu-
lists greatly outnumber the Democrats,
only Populist electors shall be voted for.
In Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin and other doubtful states of
the middle wegt Democratic electors
alone shall receive tho combined vote of
the two parties as the Democrats are
stronger than the Popullsts.
In the South both parties may contend
for the supremacy without any attempt
at combination.
If, when the votes are counted, the
combined ticket shall have a majority
then the party casting the largest vote in
and the other the Vice Presidency. This
plan provides that the Popuiists shall
name their own ticket.
Mr.. McParlin says that the New York
delegation is solid for Bryan, but that
the foregoing proposition 1s the best that
has yet been advanced. lie was asked
what the result would be If the conven-
tion nominated Bryan against the pro-
tests of the Southern men. In answer to
that question said be: II can only reply
in the language of David B. Hill, that
we will cross that bridge when we come
to IT. -
Some Of the Bryan msn are not so con-
f1dent today of their ability to control the
| convention. One of these gentlemen is
| ex-Congressman jerry Simpson OF Kan
| sas, who says the outlook for Bryan was
not so enShusiastio as 1t was yesterday,
and that he was disposed to hedge little
to the prediction thas Bryan would be
an easy winner.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
Bath Democrats Bolt.

Bath, July s1.-It is learned today that
ten old-line Democrats of Bath have an
nounoed that they will vote forMcKinley
and hobart. They have said in strong
terms that the Chicago platform is one
that they cannot swallow. These men
are known locally as some of the heaviest
taxpayers in the shipping city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
Middle OF ROAD people confer.

St. Louis, Jnly 21.-The "Middle of
the road" people held conference in
their rooms at the Laclede hotel today.
Only delegates were admitted, and the
made by advocates of separate ticket and
Middle Of the road" people were urged
to stand together and oppose the nomina-
ton or endorsement of MIR. Bryan. A bout
65 signatures of delegates are said to have
bsen obtained in support of she middle
of the roadn plan
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
mford Falls Will Entertain Press AS
soc:ation.


Rumford Falls, July 21.-The Board of
Trade have completed arrangements to
entertain the Press Association here to-
morrow. The committee on entertain
ment, with Superintendent C. R..
MARITIME will meet the party at Hough-
tons and accompany them here, arriving
at 11.30. Dinner will be served at Hotel
Rumford. Teams have been provided to
take the party around over the place, and
Superintendent John A. Decker of the
Rumford Falls Paper company will show
the party through one OF the largest and
most successful paper mills in the world.
Rumford will give them warm recep-
ton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
Lewiston Democrats for Silver.

Lewiston. July 2l.-At the Democratic
caucus thissevening, the following were
nominated to the legislature: NJ. A.
Murphy, N. J. Wedgewood, II. E. Frost,
Elavien L. Heureux. The nominees are
understood to be for Bryan and silver
Nearly all the delegates were elected to
the county conventi on,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
aEA,A1zEs Reliable
GEO. C. SHAW eco
5S5 Congress, 235 Middle Sts., Portland.


Amesbury, Mass, July 21.-Two un-
known large three mastea schooners are
off Salisbury beach in a bad condition.
A boat put ont from shore at O'Clock
and has not returned. There was a
heavy wind and rain storm during the
night. The vessels nre evidently coal
schooners and it is believed the captains
lost their bearings in the dense tog. At
10 O'Clock sail boat put OF from the
larger Of the vessels and was picked up
by tug boat which steamed away to-
wards Newburypors.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
THE WEATHER.


Portland. July 2l.-The local weather
bureau office records as to the weather
are the following:
s a. m.-Barometer. 90. SIT; thermom-
ter, 72.o; dew point, 50; humidity. 81;
wind, sW; velocity, 8; weather. rain.
8p. m.-Bsrometer. 80, 902; thermome-
ter. 100; dew point, 73; humidity,
81; wind. SW, velocity, 8; weather,
light clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
Colored voters WIN Oreanize-

New Haven, Conn, July 21.-A move
ment is on foot to form National asso-
citation Of colored voters of the country to
their rights. The past few years state
leagues of colored citizens have been
called. Representatives of these will
meet in Boston August 10 and form a
national organization.
The new association will aim especially
at removing election abuses in the South
this fall.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
Question of Demooratic Headquarters.

Washington, July 21.-No place has yet
bean se,ected az ths headouaTtars of rho
Democratic national committee and none
will be made until Chairman Jones
meets Mr.. Bryan.
The choice has narrowed down toWasb-
ington and Chicago with the chances at
present in favor of the former city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22

st. Louis, July 21.-The national ooin-
mittee Of the national Silver Party met
this morning, and after brief session
reoess was taken until /, when a secret
session was held. A special COMMITTEES
was appointed to draft an address to the
public, calling upon all friends of silver
to support Bryan and Sewall.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22

Mean daily thermometer, 1873; maxi
mum thermometer, S3. 8; minimum ther-
mcSDeteS, O.. o; maximum velocity wind
%, s.; total precipitation. .24.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
Maine Pensions.

Washington. July 21.-The following
pensions have been granted Maine peo-
nia:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
ORIGINAL.

Charles B. Beal, Lewiston. Jesse Nj.
Troop, Randolph.
ORIGINAL. WIDOWS. ETC.
lydia A. Garristou.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22

Many Plans for Combinations and Com
promises-Bryan Men Not So sure of
Their Ground as They Were,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22

Seaman Brown Claims He Saw the Deed
Committed-Looked Over Transom
Into Captains Room-steward First
One to Suspect the Mate-Thought Muir
der Was Planned Before Ship Left Bos-
ton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22

Nova Scotia coast and brought up near
Sable Island. We drifted about in the
fog for sometime and finally saw pilot
who took the vessel to Halifax.
We kept the bodies for three days as
long as we could. The odor became un-
bearablo, and We decided to place them
IN boat and cover them with canvas.
The boat was toWed behind the vessel"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22

Lydia a. Gsrriston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22

Z Hon. NJ. P. Frank was next called up
on, 1t being tims to hear from the silver
wing, after two gold mon had spoken.
Mr. Frank evolved an entirely new
scheme. He wiped the Maine platform
ouS OF existence, placed Mr.. Winslow on
the silver structure, and SO made every
Gnlng lovely. He was sure that all were
Democrats, as President Lincoln was "a
Democrat and obeyed tine wishes of the
people, after feeling the popular pulse,
and the people supported him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22

Continued on Second Page.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-03
County minnesota, Izrsdoy ceDzbe7 grd 1896
THE cCuNT,sY PAPER.

There are some people so unreason-
able as to think That the country pub
fisher can get up a sheet as large as
the city weeklies, and at the same
price as the city publisher gets for
his. They do.not take into consider
alton the very important fact that
city papers publish no local or coun-
ty news, but. are run principally in
the interests of the city in which they
are published, while the home paper
works for the prosperity of the town
and county in which it is published.
The city paper has the whole country
for it's field, while the local paper can
look for but little support outside of
its own countysor locality. AS re-
suit the city paper has a circulation
of tens, and perhaps hundreds Of
thousands, while the home paper
does we'll to get. a circulation Of five
hundred or one thousand. Everybody
knows, or. should know, that it costs
the country publisher nearly as much
to get up the forms Of his paper as it
does the city publisher, and that the
paper and press work on an average
edition Of country newspaper is a
comparatively small item in the total
expense. It costs just as much to set
the type for a thousand copies as for
hundred thousand, and thus pre-
vents the local paper from competing
in price with the ''big weeklies" Of
the city. The two classes Of journals
occupy separate and distinct fields
and always will and any man can
afford to do without the city paper,
at half price, than without his home
paper. While you can get the best Of
the general news out Of your local pa
per, you can never keep posted on
your home and county affairs by read
ing the blanket sheets published in
the city. Therefore, we say, stick to
your home PAL u It.-workss for4yeu
and your interests, as we'll as for the
interest of everyone in the communi-
ty, and you should not begrudge the
small sum it takes to pay for whole
year in advance,-Ex.