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NoTiCE,-The Hoard of Pharmacy OF the
Eleventh district will meet April II
OF 500 Main street TO examine applicants
for registration. A. IL, Kiesling. Regis.
trar LIS
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annual meeting OF stock
holders of tho Union Compress and
Warehouse Co. will be held ut the Of
1ce OF tho company on Tuesday, April
Z ISM Mt II o'clock a. m. H. w, House
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situation wanted,

| 70. can do anything around private
family; well known In city; can bring
references. Address 16.2, care Post. 81
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CHICAGO STEAM DYE WORKS and
Hat Manufacturing Co. Ladies' aud
gents clothing and hats cleaned, dyed
and repaired FallSson, 1911 Congress-
avenue, Houston. II
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WANTED--Pcsltion by an Intelligent
white boy, i6 years of age, as office or
errand boy, Address 16t5, care Post. 81
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Notice Ia hereby given that the
board OF directors of the Galveston,
Houston md Henderson Railroad com.
pany of 1882, WITH be held al the office OF
the company N the city OF Galveston
noon. A. a. Van Alstyne. Secretary. Al
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TO THE prBI.Ic--Thls Is to certify thai
j. J. Faulkner Is no longer connected
with the Georgia Bond and Investment,
Company. Paul Floeck. III
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FOR RENT-Th unfurnIshed rooms. 30;
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Trade or Exchange.

FOR ExCHANGE--I.ands and city prop
critics. both Northern and Southsrn Mrs.
Cora Bacon Foster, Aoore-Buynett
Building. lols Texas avenue. u
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PRICES WILL TIE
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solid block IL lots
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COTTAG F-FiNe rooms, bath room, clcs.
cts. water In house, cis,ern, stable. car
ri8gc house. etc, with yard 100 feet
front. No. 23lA Caroline street
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! your stay here there will he
Gblyouac, whore, not in bravado
N f' Se sung over again tbn 9l1
TOD over again the old tales.
|eyer again the old fights. yelled
n old yell. and raised again the
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
SHE KNEW IT ALL.
Not Excepting the Method to Snvo Her
self From q Confusing Situation.

Not Excepting the Method TO Snvo Her
self From q Confusing Situation.
She tripped into an up town drug store
and asked for the telephone. She very
prettily said she wouldn't trouble any one
to ring up her connection for her-she
knew all about IL.
"Give me 900 Ninety.sixth street,
please" she murmured. Then she hung
up the receiver and made an examination
Of q sample of silk she had been carrying
In her purse.
The inspection had been quite completed
and tho unappreciative person at 900 had
not responded to the wire. Then she rang
again and, after q few seconds, said:
II want that number asked you for.
Oh, yes, I did. No. 900 Ninety sixth
street"
Then She again carefully hung up the re-
oeiver and tried to look unconcerned. Tho
clerks were beginning to look Interested,
and when she finally twisted the crank
again there was an inaudible litter from
the clerks.
She said, ~ haven't got my number
yet" She looked very much vexed as she
again hung the receiver on the hook and
began drumming on the table. One of the
clerks volunteered to get the number for
her, but she had grown frigid and declar-
ed that she needed no assistance. When
abe rang the bell again, IL was the signal
for another smothered laugh on the part
Of the force Of tho store
No, didn't get them yet, ;" she said,
and her voice sounded very sweet indeed.
"Oh. there they ara Is this the - In
Mr. - there. Yes, If you please" A
pause. "Oh, how do you do, Charley2
wanted to call you up before you got away
Can't go tonight. Yes, SO am 1, but I
will explain when see you. Goodby."
Then she tripped up to the counter, laid
down is cents and walked out And O
clerk who went to the telephone learned
that the shrewd young woman had been
talking to herself only. She must have
got tired of waiting and taken that method
of escaping q laugh.-New York Herald.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
Rapid Photography.

Professor E. Mache of Prague is cred
ited with some remarkable achievements
IN the line of rapid photography Thus
the flight of projectile has been fas-
tened on sensitive plate, the exposure
being estimated at probably about one
thousandth Of second. In taking this
picture Professor Mache succeeded not
only in showing the projectile proper
upon the negative, but he also shows the
air currents. and the condensing CT
photograph, it is thought, might explain
the luminous tail on comets and on
meteors, which are presumably projec-
tiles hurled through infinite space upon
larger scale Another Of these photo
graphic achievements is air occasioned
by the fight Of aleaden ball. Its current
of air is diverted to all sides at an angle
of about 40 degrees to the axis of the
prolcctile, and the whirlwind in its
wake shows PARTICLES of dust and other
atoms carried in the atmosphere, driven
with an energetic motion in the road
which the projtctile has inst left, and
following it with almost the same rapid
ity.
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round OF the theatrical ladder Her meth
DDS ore quiet and refined, and she Is to the
last degree opposed to anything which
savors Of sensationalism, thus domonstrat-
Ing that she Is warm admirer Of tho
school Of acting of which the great Duse
is the most illustrious exponent. Her
enunoiRtion Is clear and distinct, and her
gestures easy and natural but foroeful by
reason OF their freedom from convention
atty. Miss Odell was born In the little
village Of Beaufort, s. G. Her family Is
one Of the best known and oldest in the
state.
While she was still q child Miss Odell
gave evidence OF the possession Of remark
reading OF selections from the works OF
Shakespeare induced her family to consent
to permitting her to make the effort TO get
start In the theatrical world. The would
be debutante made the trip to New York
for the purpose. The story Of her expe.
rience since that time 10 thus told by q
friendly writer:
Her theatrical career practically began
In 1891. when she became O member of
the Lyoeum Theoter company, New York
city, with which she at first played small
part In Nerves Manager Daniel Froh.
man, having faith in her powers, then
placed her in his road company, in which
che played the leading parts In The
Wife and Sweet Lavender Leaving
this company, she played for one season
the leading feminine role in Blue Jeans
after which she reioined the Lyoeum forces
and assumed in The Ama.ons tho char.
acter Of Lady Noeline. She has since re-
manned member of the Lyceum company
and has recently successfully filled the role
OF Antoinette dc Mauban In The Prison
er Of zenda' In the company which re-
vived the play. Miss Odell Is musician
Of considerable skill and Is also a singer
of much MORT, having a we'll cultivated
oontralto voice."
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Awful

believe 1t Is within my own recollec-
tion that this word has come to be used In
the sense Of great" or very great. I"
Certainly Thanks, awfullyl" is quite
modern and not very elegant.
But in Lord Mahon's "History of En-
gland" volume 2, page 256, he quotes
letter from Rodney to his wife, written
with reference to the famous naval victory
In the West Indies, In which, speaking of
the way In which the French fleet was en-
deavoring to delay the contest while he de-
sired to bring 1t on, he says, "They kept
at an awful distance And Lord Mahon's
comment ON this is, "Some foreigner I'M
Versed in our common and colloquial
phrases might here exclaim that 1t was
tne frenchman's distance only that could
strike his gallant heart with ave." But I
ooubt whether the word awful" was ever
then used In the colloquial sense alluded
TO-
It Ia more probable that Rodney meant
awful" In the old and literal sense, but
In the reverse application to that here sug-
gested for the foreigner. In other words.
ne meant that 1t was awe of tho English
neet which led the French to desire at that
time to put of the engagement. And prob
soly this would BIO the first idea to OCCUR
TO the supposed foreigner as lawful"
would more naturally signify feeling than
inspiring awe. l remember many years
ago Lady telling with much amusement
story OF boy Il forget from what part
OF the country who, on being asked
whether he was frightened at something.
replied, Yes, ma'am, DO very friobt.
full. Notes and Queries.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
WHY HE SHAVED.
Senator Bacon Did Not Want His whish
ors Pulled.

Senator Bacon Did Not Want His whish-
ers Pulled.
There was o time when Senator Ba,
con OF Georgia wore an ornate and Law
1sh hirsute adornment, and pictures
taken ut the time he was president Of
the Georgia senate so represent him.
Now he contents himself with simple
mustache. How no happened to shear
his beard was told by the senator him.
self recently
ut was" he began, "when the rolf
er skating craze broke out and invaded
the best families in the south. 1t struck
Macon, and somehow it found victim
in me- Everybody was going to the
skating rink, and consequently I went.
I soon acquired O remarkable degree Of
grace in gliding dreamily over the floor
to the pulsation Of exhilarating waltz
strains, and my company was in great
demand by ladies who were still some
what distrustful Of their own skill I
shall never forget. Twas acting rs the
guardian angel one evening Of q lady
whose main support was in her feeble
efforts to prevent collision with the
toor, and we were rather TREMENDOUSLY
6AANAhS hAtuS8 tAuQ tultuoI U1uOQR inc
crowd, when ON invalid ON skates ap-
preached us from the opposite direo-
ton saw ut glance that the man
had lost his compass and nothing but a
blind reliance in providence was defer
ring his fall That moment came when
he crushed against me- The collision
disturbed the center of gravity in my
fair companion, while at the same time
1t FASTENED the downfall Of the other.
Before I knew what was up the man,
In order to save himself. grasped hold
of one side of my whiskers, while the
Indy fastened her grip in the other half,
and both held on for dear life while
their feet were describing geometrical
figures on the slippery floor. Considera-
dons Of gallantry prevented mo from
turning on the wretched being who was
clinging to my beard like the proverbial
straw on one side. and there was with
two struggling fellow creatures in the
stress Of despair dangling on each side
of my whiskers That experience deter
mined me to sacrifice the whiskers and
to circumscrtbe my indulgence in that
line to modest, unobtrusive mustache,
which affords no comfort to unskilled
skaters Washington Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
MINISTER'S SONS PLAY CARDS.
How q Thirteen-year-old Boy Disposed OF
Deck.

How Thirteen-year-old BOY Disposed OF
Deck.
There is an Episcopal minister on tho
north side who has two sons, 10 and II
years old respectively, Of whom he is
very proud The responsibility Of rear
Ing two sons that they may be orna-
ments to society is deeply impressed up
on the good man, and he watches his
boys with jealous eye, fearing that
they may be brought under harmful In
duences One morning he called the
boys ut the usual hour, and when he
had satisfied himself that they were up
he returned to his morning paper. Thir-
ty minutes passed, but the boys did not
come down stairs, and, thinking they
were up to some mischief, he went
quietly to their room, opened the door,
and was startled to see them sitting up
In bed with deck Of cards between
them, playing seven-up He did not say
anything further than to tell them that
breakfast was ready, but he immedi-
ately sought his wife and conflded to
her what he had discovered. They held
O consultation and decided that it would
be best for the mother to talk to them.
When the morning meal was finished,
she talked with her boys long and seri-
ously on the evils of card playing, and
concluded by saying that she would
trust to the elder enc to dispose Of the
deck they had some time during the
day. With that the subject was dropped
until evening At the dinner table she
said to him, Harold, did you dispose
Of those cards?"
Eyes, mother"
"Did you destroy them?''
''No"
Well. how did you dispose of them?"
Il sold them to the Baptist minister's
son for 10 cents. " was the reply.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
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Theatrical Journalism.

At first the dramatic papers had it all
to themselves in the field of theatrical Cos
sip and comment. The weeklies followed
suit. Munsey's Magazine has been for
some time publishing an extensive re-
sumo Of dramatic doings and numerous
beautiful half tone portraits of prominent
players and Peterson's and Godey's are
doing likewise. Now the dignifed and re-
served Forum Is about to establish dra-
matte department. dealing with current
productions. Surely there is no profession,
art or business-whatever you choose to
call it-thst gets more space In print than
does the theatrical.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
His Claim.

Jaspee--'Scuse me, Mars Prentis. but
done reckon got claim ergnin yo'. sab,
Mr.. Prentis-Against meY Whv. Won
old rascal, you never done anything for
me that have not paid you for.
Jasper-Not In do direck line. sab hut
In dis case jestice seem ter pint yo' ont as
'sponserble TO- sutton damages that done
surstain.
MIR. Prentis-Why, what do you meanP
Jasper-Nit's JUS dis way, sab. Yo'
suttingiy get in yo' membunce dat done
whitewash 70 nabor's fence yesterday.
Mr. Prentis-Yes, remember that very
VOL, but what has that to do with meY
Jasper--Hit got ter do wild yo', sab. ter
dis oxtents: Dem boa'ds wuz SO full or
knotholes dat erbout er half bar'l or white.
wash sif froo onter yo' side de fence and
hit appears ter me dat yo' oughter idepter-
fy mo TO dc loss. No? Yo' fuse nine.
blankf Dat done settle 1t den, an speck
sottcr stan do loss mersef, but / law
don't take no contrac' or dat kline eroin
les has some shuance in dc fust place
bout who gwine pay TO- whitewashin dc
Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
Palms,

A new wrinkle about palms which q
London florist indorses is that the leaves
should be washed, not with pure water,
but with milk and water, which has a
wonderful way Of preserving them and
preventing the appearance of the brown
spots which are so disaguring. Another
suggestion about plants is that little
cold coffee poured over the earth at the
soots occasionally will be found bene-
fetal. Coffee is good fertilizer. This
treatment is specially recommended for
hyacinths New York Times.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
Jessie Bartlett Davis. Routine.

Jessie Bartlett Davis believes with Patsi
that tho less worry singer has the more
likely she is to preserve her voice and
looks. "a singer" Miss Davis says, "is
like race horse. She must train IL she
wishes to Keep In condition. A great num-
Der of my friends tell me what o delight
full life it must be to live as does a prima
donna, in one whirl of never ending pleas
ure, keeping bohemian hours, bohemian
fellowship and always smelling sweet
scented floral offerings. Why, do you
know, scrubwoman does not work harder
than do. have a regular regime which
/ unswervingly follow"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
To Empty tho Opera House.

Stuart Robson, while In a small but
ambitious town which shall be nameless.
inspected building called an opera house
by the local manager with q view to Civ
ing performance there. "It's large
enough" said the comedian, land the
lighting arrangements seem to be about
right, but 1t hasn't exits enough. In case
OF sudden alarm there would be q crash.
Did you ever try to find out how long It
takes to empty the hallY' "You bet, I
have" answered the proprietor. "a dog
light on the outside will empty the build
Ing In 81 seconds by the watch.''
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19

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Women who care to know all about the ia.
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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
jennie Yeamans New .a,..s

II am now known as the lady with the
artistic feet" said Jennie Yeamans, "and
1t breaks my heart. In Blue Jeans when
played rough comedy, pathos, high oom-
edy and emotional work, received little
notice. Then I did funny walk with
Pete Daley. in the cakewalk scene of
The Night Clerk, and papers and public
dwelt upon my big hit. So this is art.
only hope don't catch cold in my feet"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
MAUD cpelL.
4 Talented South Carolina Girl Who In
Winning Famo on tho Staxo.

Tho south has In recent years been fur
nishins more than her quota Of recruits to
the stage, and nearly all of them have won
success In their chosen profession One
Of those to whom fortune has been moro
than ordinarily kind is Miss Maud Odell.
whose work as o member of the Lyceum
Thoator Stock company Of New York city
has attracted universal attention and "a
vorable comment from the critics Of the
various cities visited by that sterling Or
ganization during tho last few years.
Miss Odell ia now about "a years Of age,
and II her advancement continues 90 rapid
and pronounced as 1t has been, 1t is not
venturing too much to predict that she
will ere long have reached the topmost
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
A Startling sneo,a,tv.

Probably the most startling speciality
ever introduced on the stage 10 the one
just devised and executed by Walter Jones.
In the first act Of 1.-THE Lady Slavey" he
rides around the stage on o bicycle and
suddenly starts for the footlights, and, to
the trepidation of the audience, rides d.
feotly out over their heads into the audi
eorium. Both wheel and rider are sup
ported by fine wires.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
Bostonians' Now Opern.

Frank l.. Perley has Just received the
nbretto of Milloeoker's new comic opera,
The Trial Kiss" which has achieved q
great success abroad. II the book 10 an
good as the music, the work viii be pro.
duoed by the Bostoniana
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
a Wary visitor at tho Church Fair.

"You look so tired" said the fair
'oung girl Won't You have glass
If water?''
The visitor was cautious.
How much is itr' he simply said
philadelphia Call.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
SCrofula

Is deep-seated blood disease which
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Mrs. Y. T. Buck, of Delaney, Ark, had
Scrofuia Tor twenty-five years and most
of the time was under the care of the
doctors who could not relieve her. A
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
Bathing the

Bathing the
baby is one of the
joys of young
motherhood. The
baby's bath is
t h e pleasantest
+ e a ture of the
d lay. This, Of
cour Sc, only
when the baby
and the mother
are both healthy
Not much pleas &
ure can be gotteps
out of bathing 4
peevish, sickly,
fretful baby. If
the mother isn't
healthy, she can.
not get m uch
pleasure out of
a n y t b l n e d
Healthy mothers
who are careful,
q WAYS have
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19

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remedy at last. She says: "After tax
ing one dozen bottles of SIS. am
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my former condition for two thousand
dollars. Instead of drying up the poison
in my system, like the potash and
arsenic, SIS. drove the disease out
through the skin, and was perma-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19

specialist said he
could cure her, but
he filled her with
arsenic and potash
which almost ruined
her constitution. She
then took nearly
every so-called blood
medicine and drank
them by the wholesale,
but they did not reach
her trouble. Some
one advised her to try
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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19

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this floor. The wonderful and POVERTY.
electric motor, which prepels the machines
on all three floors, is also on this floor Over
in one corner, hardly noticeable, is kept in
readiness, as supplementary power, An
improved Gas Engine TO be attached at
momentarv notice in casa of accident 10 tho
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19
What's the Use Of Waiting?

"They" call things him who waits" but have
waiting and don't propose wait We KNOW prices
RIGHT donIt
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