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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
WALKING GOWN.

than do frivolity and activity. Moreover,
tho beauty of youth is enhanced by simple
styles and materials, while elaborate and
rich attire draws attention away from the
face and overpowers the charms of freshness
and delicacy.
Fur is much associated with lace and
with brilliant pa-ssementeries embroidered
with jewels. 1t is likewise used in MILL
merry. Sable in particular is worn by ev-
orybody who can afford it and forms tho
trimming of many dinner, reception and
ball gowns as we'll as evening capes and
wraps.
The illustration shows q gown of wool
diagonal of old garnet color. The podet
skirt is trimmed with three rather narrow
bands of sable. The jacket bodice has a
short rippled basque, edged with fur, and
a wide collar of sable forming revcrs. The
bodice opens over a vest of white cloth
embroidered with gold and fastening with
gold buttons. The gigot sleeves have three
sable bands around the cuff. There is u
high valois collar of sable, and q sable
muff Is carried. The hat of garnet felt is
trimmed with garnet ribbon, fastened
with paste buckles, and two cog aigrcts
ere placed at the sides.
JUDO CIoLLET.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
Very singular Indeed.

$50 this is thc Stock Exchange, of which.
I read so much in tho pnpcrs?" said Mrs.
Bloobumpcr rs slio sat in tho visitors gal
lery II gazcd upon the mass of gesticu
lating men below.
Her escort nodded.
"How very interesting! Now, tell me,
when arc tho bulls and the bears let ini
After the men arc through quarreling?"
Tho mon arc not quarrcling, Mrs.
B%loobumpcr. They arc merely buying
and selling. There arc no real bulls and
bears, those terms being applied to the
brokers themselves. The bulls arc those
who expect tho price of stocks to advance
and tho bears are those who expect the
price to decline"
Mrs. Bloobumpcr looked disappointed.
She wanted to see tho animals fight.
Women arc SO sanguinary. Then she
asked:
"lf thoy are buying and selling, where
arc tho counters whoro the goods are dis
played? Do they give out sanples?'
Hcr escort then went into a thorough
explanation Of tho method of doing bust
ness IL of tho commodities bought and
sold. Ho oxpatiated on tho vast amount
of wealth represented among tho dealers,
of tho enormous transactions day by day
and then added:
"Bofore Il man car do business OH the
floor of tho Exchange he has TO buy u scat,
and sometimes as high rs $50, 900 is paid
for onc."
"You don't mean to say" sho demand
ed, "that those men down there have paid
such enormous prices for scats?"
eyes"
"Wcll," she added, with an air of dcop
conviction, "if / had paid TINT much for q
seat, 1 would not net like those mon are
doing. I'd sit in it."-Now York World.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
Times Has Has Full aa',, Telegraph : ,.,; Service e. ,',,,,,
A NARROW ESCAPE.
The Story of n Man Who Fell Into G
Water Tank.

Water Tank.
"While you're talking about narrow
escapes from horrible deaths just lot mo
tell mine," remarked u well known cnpi-
talist yesterday. 81 had about MS tough an
experience right in this city as a man ever
had, but I got out all right, and few poo
plo ever heard of it.
"One day I was up on the roof of o
building 1 own in Pine street, just looking
1t over to SEQ that it was all right. I
climbed up andllookcd into ono Of tho big
water tanks in tho building, and seeing O
dead sparrow floating on tho surface Of tho
water bent over to take II. out. I lost my
balance and fell in. The water in the tank
camo right up to my chin when I stood on
my feet, and the top Of the tank was three
feet above my head. Tho water was run
ming all tho time, and l could SEQ that it
usually stood about q foot higher, than
whore it was. It occurred to mo that I'M
less 1 got ont pretty quick or turned off
tho water I would be drowned.
Il soon found that getting out without
help was next to impossible, SO I got out
my pocket knife and went to work cutting
a hole III tho side of tho toni as low down
Us l could work and keep my head above
water. Cutting through three inches of
pine was no easy job. The water was slow
~ rising, and before I got n holo through
tho side Of tho tank ] was standing or tip
toe with just my nose out of the water
and every blade broken out of my knife.
81 made tho hole big enough so that tho
water ran right down to its level. And
tho next thing was to got out. 1t was i'm
possible to climb out without assistance,
and I couldn't cut my way out with q
broken penknifc. I know 1 must attract
somo oneis attention. / pulled off my
shirt. tore it into strings, tied my lead
pencil to my knife and both to thotoo Of
ono of my shoes, and then, putting my
undershirt on tho pencil waved it slowly
and laboriously ovor tho top of tho tank.
1 waved for hours and still no ono came.
"Then 1t occurred to mo to dive down
and stop up the pipo leading from tho
tank to attract attention. 1t wasn't half
ON hour till people came up to SEQ why the
water would not run, and was helped
out after i had been standing in tho cold
water over six hours."-San Francisco
Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
FUR II FAvoRlTE.
Fashionable Skins For Trimming-Erory
Variety EMPLOYED,

ceohiohap2e SRlnS For
Variety Employed.
1t Is impossible for q chronioler of fash
Ions to avoid repeating herself in noting
tho most approved styles, especially IN
trimmings, and fur must again be men.
toned as the rcigning favorito this winter
New ways of employing it are continually
being sought out, and it's value rs a pro.
lection sinks into a secondary oonsidera.
ton beside its capabilities for picturesque
ness. All varieties Of fur arc worn, and
as the pelts of different animals show
great diversity Of color and furs are used
In combination with each other there Is
room for much originality of design and
idea to display itself.
sable used to DO considered only suita-
bio for tho wear of mature women. but
now wo have changed all that, and tho
richest fu.s are quite rs likely to be seen
upon u young person rs upon n middle
aged one. The samo may DO said of valu-
able lace and brocades. The question of
age seems to BIO entirely set aside, and
youthful fancy runs riot among the cost
lest furs and fabrics that the market Of
fers. The old fashion of rcsorving rich
and sumptuous attire for maturity is
rather o pleasing and certainly n reason
able one, however, for dignity and ropose
seem moro appropriate to magnifceuco
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

disrasch from Texas says three Repub-
iican district conventions have been
held there and that all Of them in
straceed The delegates to support
Thomas B.. Reed for the Presidency,
while reports from other Southern
States indicate that the 'late" czar of
the House OF Representatives. has many
friends in them also. It is evident
that Mr.. Reed will play a strong hand
tor the Republican Presidential nomina-
sion this ysar unless some unexpected
contingency happens.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

LYNcHBuHG is making q s,rong effort
to secure the Democratic State nven-
ton; Staunton Ind other cities want 1t,
and Roanoke. whose claims are equal to
those of any In the commonwealth
should be moving briskly in the same
direction. To hold the convention hero
would do good in many ways. 1t 10
hoped that those most interested will
take the matter In hand promptly and
do all they can to bring about such o
desirable results.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
MILITARY
The Terrible Torturcs That Wero inflicted
In tho Eighteenth Century.

Tho military punishments in 1916 were
terrible. Tho Duke of Cumbcrland's gen
eral orders contain on thrco consecutive
days sentences of 500, 500 and 500 lashcs
for tiiciving, "mutinous expressions" and
"insolent behavior" Three days after
ward n sentence of 81, 900 lashes' is re-
corded. Tt is fair to say the man deserved
to die, but death would have been u mcrci-
ful punishment. A martinez of that day
might be and was q terrible tyrant to his
men. Strange, out of tho way punish
mcnts were inflicted for triling offonses
without adding ono iota to tho efficiency
of tho army. The soldier might either bo
~"picketed" or mado to ride tho "wooden
horse" In "pickoting'' tho culprit's
naked heel rested on u %sharpcned stake
driven into tho ground, his right wrist
and right leg being drawn up as high as
they could be to a hook fixed in an adj
Joining post. Tho whole weight Of tho
body rested on the sharpencd stake, which
though it did not break tho skin, inflicted
exquisite torture. Tho only means Of al
deviation was to rest tho weight on tho
wrist, tho pain of which soon became un-
endurable. Soldiers were frequently sem
fenced to stand on tho "picket'' for u
quarter OF an hour, and in tho cavalry it
was often inflicted by order Of tho colonel
without authority of court martial.
Tho back Of the "horse'' was formed Of
planks SO arranged as to form n SHARP
ridge s or o feet long. The legs, 6 or z
feet in longth, rested on n stand MOVING
upon wheels. To complete Tho resemblance
q rough wooden head M tail wore added
Tho offender was placed on tho back WITH
his hands tied behind him, and to increase
tho punishment n heavy muskct was not
infrequcntly tied to his logs. This pun
ishmcnt, which might DO inflicted by sen.
tencc of cou martial or by order Of the
colonel of q regiment, wrought SO much
injury to those subjected to its discipline
that it had to DO discontinued. Francis
Groso tells us that so lato as 17G0 tho no.
mains Of q wooden horse wero standing on
tho parade nj ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Journal.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
For Lose Of Fair ophelia.

Leonidas-Ef she can't choose atweeu
US, we must struggle fer de lady's ia
vor. We'll race around de corner to
Casey's ash barrel, and eff 1 gets dere
first I'll draw me coat of arms on it, an
eff youso gets dere first youse rub it ont,
Ready Truth.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
BuchIen,s Arnina salpe

The Best Salve in the world for Cnts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Few Sores. letter, Chspped Hands.
Chilolains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is. guaranteed TO give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Massie's Pharmacy. 100 Jefferaon street.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
He WAS C~onyerted.

Won. Gilbert,a Frederick, Md, saloon
keeper, vast converted last week at a
Methodist revival meeting in that place.
and gave up his license and stock in
trade to the minister, the congregation
raising $50 to par him for it. Yester-
day the liquor was taken to q meadow, q
hole dug in the ground and the intoxi-
oants pourd into il. large crowd wit
messed the
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
Sure of His Choir,

a peppcry parson down east, who was
disturbed by his choir during prayer time,
got even with them when he gave out his
closing hymn by adding, II hope the en-
tire congregation will join in singing this
grand old hymn, and I know the choir
will, for 1 heard them cumming it during
the prayer. "-Lcwiston Journal.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
An Old Soldiers Recommendation.

In the late war I was o soldier in the
First Maryland Volunteers. Company G..
During my term Of service I contracted
chronic diarrh9a. Since then 1 have
used a great amount Of medicine, but
when / found any that would give me
relief it would iniure my stomach, until
Chsmberlein's Collie, Cholera and Disr-
rhGs Remedy was brought to my notice.
| Used it, and will say 1t is the only
remedy hat gave me permanent relief
and no bad results follow. I take pleas
ure in recommending this preparation
to all of my old comrades. who, while
giving their services to their country,
contracted this dreadful disease. as 1
did. from eating unwholesome and un-
cooked food. Yours truly, A. E. BEND
ING. Halsey. Oregon. For sale by the
Chss. Lyle Drug Company.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

CHAMBERLAIN's Cough Remedy is
famous for its cures OF bad colds. It
opene the secretions, relieves the lungs
and aids nature in restoring the system
to a healthy condition. II freely used
as soon as the cold has been contracted,
and before it has become settled in the
system, it greatly lessons the severity
of the attack, aud has often cured in q
single day what would have heen q se-
we're cold. For sale by the Chas. Lyle
Drug Company.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
How Ha Wrote II.

cts surprising" said Banks, chow
often experienced writer's for tho press
misquote familiar sayings"
CHATS q fact, " chimod in Rivers. 81
remember tho other day I wrote, Whom
tho gods love thcy first destroy 1 meant,
OF course, Whom the gods would chastcn
they first'-no, Whom tho gods love die
young'-that isn't right either. Whom
tho gods would mako mad they first'-or
rather, Whom tho gods destroy thcy-
thcy'-wcll, that's the way 1 wrote IL any.
how "-Chicago Tribune.
1..ss-
y ..,sss. e,,ss..,, t.,SsSsr
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
Germans fur MCKINLEY.

ST LoUIs, Mo, Jan. % The West
iiche Post, Of this city, the leading Gar
man Republican paper of the Central
West, came out strong to-day in favor
of Mckinley for the Presidential NOM
ination.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

The painter brings his ladder and his paint and
brushes fine:
He starts in work at 8 o'clock and disappears
at o;
Comes back at Just II :15-hc'd "gone to get q
brush
And then until it's IL o'clock works with o
feverish rush.
Knocks off at IL and cats till l, then has to mix
his paint,
Producing awful odors that make everybody
faint;
you Interfere
And uses twenty minute moro to get q can of
beer,
Then says the job will take two days MS he gees
off to sup,
Leaving his pots and brushes just where ttSy
will trip You up.
New Yorl, Rccor,Ior
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

If you want q substitute for anthra-
cite coal. w. K. Andrews & Co.'s belled
teams will deliver you high grade Brush
Mountain Coal, egg, nut or lump sizes,
at bottom prices.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
KoEIon TO

Subscribers to THE TIMES are hereby
notified that the only authorized col
leotors for subscriptions due are t. Camp.
bell Gray, Charles Ludwig and Samuel
Templeton.
ROANOKE TINES.
Jan. .s, 1896.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

"THERE lie music in the air I" Listen
Andrews' belled teams are delivering
coal and wood to customers. Send in
your orders.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

WE wsnt everyone In Roanoke to
suggest q nsme for the New Press;
ladies'. children and all. The Stone
Printing and Manufacturing Company.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

LOOK out for the belled teams. First
class Pocshontas nut or lump coal de-
livered promptly by w. X. Andrews 6
Co., 2I9 Salem avenue
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

DON'T borrow trouble-butif you have
tnroat trouble, borrow q bottle of Ponds
Extract aud find apoedy relief.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

Max O'Roll says that it was in the
streets OF Budapest and in the drawing
rooms Of Dublin he found tho Anost and
tho most beautiful types of woinanhood.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

FREE sample of "Blood Wine" to-day
at massie's Pharmacy. Cures stomach,
blood and kidney troubles, malaria and
all nervous troubles
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

ALI of w. X. Andrews & Co.'s teams
ara belled. II you want the best coal
Snd wood in the city and want 1t de.
Nvered promptly buy Of them.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

1T is both Q convenience and economy
to be able to supply all of your wants
In one house, and you can get any
article In the house-furnishing line that
you wish and at roch.bottom prices at
Tho T.. II. Stewart Furniture Companv.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

Tar T1nHs Is a member OF the Associated
Fress-tho greatest news-collecting association in
che wofld-snd receives over Especial wire the
fuil photographic news service or tho Associated
Press-the same news from all over the United
states and the world that is simultaneously ro-
eeived by the great dsllies or Now YORK, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

Buy Brush Mountain coal from W. K.
Andrews q Co., 219 Salem venue They
will sell It cheaper than 1t has ever been
sold in the city. Look out for the belled
teams.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

LISTEN for the belled teams. They
WILL deliver you Pocahontas, Russell
Creek, Thacker, Banner, Brush Noun
tsin, Anthracite, and the semi. bitumi.
nous Red Ash" coal; also crushed coke
and wood. w. K. ANDREWS s. Co., 219
Salem Avenue.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
PARTIAL TO PIPES.
How Royal Personages Prefer to InduIge
Their Love Tor Tobacco.

Tho pipe Is the preferred method of saw
oring the horba nicotina for many CROWN
ell heads and royal p~ersonages in Europe.
No ono is fonder Of his brier wood pipes
than King Leopold of Belgium, and the
pagoda Of tho bronze elephant that stands
on the mantclpieco of his sanctum ut Lao-
ken Is filled regularly every morning with
n fragrant mixture of the finest English
birds eye and honey dow.
Another devoted of tho pipe is tho DukJ
Of York, England's future king, and prob.
ably tho most trusted conldant of his
thoughts as we'll as his oldest friend is O
very grilny and badly burned brier wood
pipo of tho Guilty" order of architecture
which he has had in his possession ever
since his n~idshipman's days, when it
used to be smoked surroptitiously. Tho
young car of Russia follows his ducal
Cousins example in this respect, and when
In England at any rate seemed to find in.
Hnitcly moro solaco in his good pipo than
in tho cigarettes which no smokes when
i'll company.
The lato Emperor Frederick was do
voted to his pipe, ono of those porcelain
BOWED German arrangements, and never
looked moro genial II kindly thar when
no had 1t dangling from his lips. His son,
Emperor William, however, restricts him
self to cigarettes, of which ho smokes an
extraordinary quantity. Old King Albert
OF Saxony is also fond Of smoking n pipe,
which is of tho same character us that OF
the late Emperor Frederick, md his broth
er and heir, Prince George, one of tho pal
adins of tho German army in tho wal OF
1901, takes after him in this respect.
Archduko Joseph OF Austria, tho head
Of tho Hungarian branch Of tho reigning
family, is the only living member Of tho
house of Hopsburg who may occasionally
be seen smoking ono Of those cherry wood
pipes that are so common among tho Hun
garian and Austrian p%easantry, although
the Crown Prince Rudolph us well as the
lato Archdukc Albrccht, tho gcneralissimo
of the Austro-Hungarian armies, used
both to prefer this form of smoking to
any other.
The emperor OF Austria himself, who is
q great smoker, restricts himself to those
awful so called Virginia cigars, which,
manufactured of tho rankcst tobacco n:
Tricst, have Il straw running right
through tho middle of them in order to
enable them Ito draw, and are SO green
that they havo to DO held in the fame of u
lighted candle or spirit lamp for several
minutes before they will condesccnd to
ignite. King Humbert of Italy is addicted
to identically tho Same kind of weed, OF
which he receives every Now Years n case
of 10000 from his imperial ally at Wien.
na.-New York World.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
VIRGINIA SCHOOL REPORT.

LUIL -
The biennial repors of the supsrin.
tendent OF public instruction OF the COM
monwealth OF Virginia, with accom-
panying documents. for the school years
OF 1893 -'94 and 1s94.'95. has been re-
(ceived. The report Is an exhaustive
! one, and Affords abundant evidence of
she--lahar. care- and ~tdoroughness of
the work done by the superintendent of
public instruction and those with whom
ne is officially associated. It is filled
with facts and figures in connection
with the public schools and the other
educational institutions of Virgins,
n gives in dotai1 much interesting
and valuable information as to the mum.
Der of children attending them ct all
points within the State.
the report summarizes the various
FUNDS set apart for general and special
educational work, and gives other inter-
e,ting facts in connection with al the
various branches of the department. of
public instruction. The extent of the
report, it's completeness and its
t~horoughness shows that the office of
superintendent OF public instruction in
Virginia, when efficiently filled. is any.
thing but 8 sinecuIe, 80 fa- s,th,d u lea
OF The office are concerned.
THE commercial instincts OF New
England and some of the Middle At
-lantic st.tes are beginning to assert
themselves in e etrong opposition to
anything like Jingoism in connection
wtshth Monroe doctrine; and pressure,
it is said. has already been brought
y 30 bear on Secretary Olney by his Bos.
Y ton friends In behalf Of q moro pacific
sspolicy towards England. The Monroe
par SO is all right and should
gSae maintained at all hsza1da; but in
. M#drming II tbero Is no necessity for tho
T33asasssolutione OF Congress to BIO 30 worded
claim for this country powers
gSAtRs do not properly coma within the
Nssssope OF the doctrine. or to be unneces.
Z rAafSM offensive to nations who do not
sAHencSf in the assumptions of the United
}, ssAtss in this matter.
aAJGENESAL VALERIANo WEYLER, the
81 nS&A%~ appointed captain general OF
. .Onsa, RNssss left Madrid for his field OF
futgSa 1Hsrations. In a brief speech at
tAsseAsS Ahere he said he hoped to be
sssSHaMHSa&jlto announce the complete @.
NsSSssAhSfishmSat of tho sovereignty OF
SSPain SYA(XNhe island. A new broom
! aweeg&XSSNee04 and the new commander
ANNIVERSARIES forces in Cuba t1ay no
SSpected s#ssmake aome energetic
RssSSha Start; but the probablli-
y ties Are, sEst the end he will, like
aGsdHSsraltssspos, discover that the task
csof subssa1gttSSA iasurgents is too much
fosSsm tQ&SSNr& with the resources
sshis dis1osASNSAf all events 1t is bs-
aieye4&se sNFhisss& will pursue a mer-
sN1sNaoy sssGdpsAe rOb0ls.
ANsS&-GeseGNgg AeK1NLEY had batter
%keepsm ey96thsBoTh or he may not
heS6oI tAis GkctiOA hen tho ma
tionyF N9dbp sM udAvention meets
as yeaf &ssc&s many delegates as he
! saSSSg trls1Ss haveC.Sash expecting A
=, -
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
All Free,

Those who have used DR.. Kings New
discovery know it's value. and those who
nave not, have now the opportunity to
tty 1t Free. Call on the advertised
Druggist and get q Trial Bottle, Free.
Send your name and address to 81. q.
Buoklen & Co, Chicago, and get a SAM
pie box OF DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
free, rs we'll ss q copy of Guide to-
health n Household Instructor, Free.
All OF which Ia guaranteed to do you,
good and coat you nothing. At Massie's'
Pharmacy, 109 Jefferson street.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

For the best work-the Swiss Steam
Laundry, 333 Salem avenue west. Phone
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23

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