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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15

thusiastic In praises OF their champion.
while the gold Democrats and the Re-
publicans regard him as about the best
tho Chicago platform. The people Of
Salem feel peculiar interest in Mr..
Bryan on account of the magnificent
address he delivered before the literary
societies OF Roanoke College in June,
1892. just q few months after his great
speech In the House on the tariff ques-
tion. The subj act of his address before
the literary societies was young Men
IA Poli,ics." In the course Of his spec CD
he mentioned number Of our
abless statesmen who lad early disMn-
guishtd themselves in the political
arena. and now in jus. four years time
Mr.. Bryan himself may be added to the
lisi.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
Gazette,

Whether Is Carlyle or DR. Brewer right
as to the origin Of this wordY Carlyle
traces its origin to the fact that 1.-The first
Venetian news sheet was sold for q gazza,
or farthing, and named Gazette" ("French
Revolution" part g, book /, chapter 4, at
end). DIR. Brewer says that "the first
newspapers were issued In Venice by the
government and came out in manuscript
once month during the wnr of 1868 DO
tween the Venetians and Turks The In
telligenco was read publicly in certain
places, and the fec for hearing it read was
one gazetta," etc. Dictionary of Phrase
and Fable" fourteenth edition) Notes
and Queries.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
THE AMERICAN WOMAN.
She Is Always In the Fashion, No Matter
What She Does

"nat She Docs.
The American woman Is generally ara.
cious, elegant She likes to remain fresh
and young and to please long time after
the limit of age
She Is artistic, refined and cultivated
also. She Is willing to look and listen.
and oftentimes she really understands the
artistic There is no lack of woman
painters " but there isl lacking OF paint
ings by woman
Ii one leave In the shadow certain ex-
ceptions, one will see that modern
American woman is charming and almost
superior TO the majority of European
women She Is more amusing, more
frank, more funny and has infinite yarie-
ty. She is more serious also. She likes
noise and pleasure, chiffons and even love.
She likes children, too, but not too many
OF them. One may even say that she pre-
fers other peoples children, but she makes
good intelligent and affcctionate mother.
1t Is related that Demosthenes, subdued
by woman, said, THAT which 1 thought
IN u year a woman overturned In a night. I"
The history of Greek women would be al
: most the history of Greece, and in Ameri-
ca, as In France, the history which does
not follow woman loses its way
There Is descending ladder. On the top
In the White House, we see the influence Of
woman. Not far from the heights we
lind woman forcing men to vote on the
no license question. Wherever she appears
she dictates the lnws, she imposes her
fancies, she urges her despotism
An American writer. Mr.. o. F. Adams
says that American democracy, the pre-
tended apostles of equality the Jewelers. of
privileges, have finished by establishing
inequality for the benefit of woman by
making her privileged person par excel
lence and reversing the Asiatic conception
have made her despot and men her sub
jects-
The American woman Is always In the
fashion, no matter what she may do, no
matter what the barbarism Of her dress
may be- 1t is seldom that she adorns her
dress. 1t IS the dress that adorns her
From "A Partisan In America"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
Solid comfort That lawn swing at
Yost -Forrer's
THE TINES PRIZE PIANO.
Roanoke, Va. MAY II. 1S9

Roanoke, Va, May II, 1896.
To-. The Times:-We desire to say
that the Jewett Upright Piano, which
the Times has purchased from us and
placed on exhibition at our warerooms,
is in every respect one of the finest and
best pianos on the American market for
the price. The retail price of this piano
is fixed at $500 by the Jewett Piano Com
pany.
We further desire to say that.the Hob
bic Piano Co. hereby offers to the winner
of this instrument S400 cash for the same
provided he or she purchases Piano
from us at any time between now and
when the final decision is made
This offer is made to prevent any one
holding off the purchase of an instrument
until this Piano is awarded. Very truly
Hobbie Piano Co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
DON'T STOP TOBACCO.
HOW TO CURE YOURSELF WHILE
Using 1T.

USING 1T.
The tobacco habit grows on q man until his
nervous system is seriously affected, impairing
health, comfort and happiness. To quit suddenly
is too severe shock to the system, as tobacco to
an inveterate user becomes q stimulant that his
system continually Graves. "Baco euro" is a
scientific cure for the tobacco habit, in ell Its
forms, carefully compounded after the formula OF
an eminent Berlin physician who has used 1t In
his private practice since 1S7a without a faliure.
1t is purely vegetable and guaranteed perfectly
harmless, You can 1se all the tobacco you want
when to stop. We give . written guarantee to
cure permanently any case with three boxes, or
refund the money with 10 per cent. interest.
"Baco euro" ie not a gu bstitute, but ecientific
cure, that cures without the uee OF will power
and with no inconvenience. 1t leaves the system
az pure and free from nicotine as the day you
took your fret chew or smoke.
Cured by Baco- Curo and Gained Thirty
Pounds.
From hundreds OF testimonials. the originals OF
which arc on file and open to inspection, the fol-
lowing is presented
Clayton, Nevada Co., Ark. Jan. %, 1895.
Eureka Chemical 81 Mfg. Co., La Crosse, Wis.,
Gentlemen: For forty years used tobacco in all
lite forms. For twenty-five years OF that time
heart disease. For fifteen years | tried to quit,
Others mo To Bac." "The Indian Tobacco An:
but none OF them did me the least bit OF good.
Finally, however, purchased box OF your
"Baco-Curo" and 1t has entirely cured me OF the
habit in all lite FORMS and have increased thirty
pounds In weight and am relieved from all the
numerous aches and pains of b;dy and mind. I
could waite quire of paper upon my changed
feelings and condition. Yours respectfully,
y. II MARBURY,
Pastor G. Z. Church, Clayton, Ark.
Sold by all druggists at 81 per box; three boxes,
(hirty daye' treatmenD, S250, with iron clad,
price Write for booklet and proofs Eureka
Chemical 81 Mfg. Co., La Crosse, Wis. and Bos.
ton, Mass.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15

Mrs. Rhode Noah, of this place, was
taken in the night with cramping pains
and the next day diarrhna set in. She
took half bottle of blackberry cordial,
but got no relief. She then sent to me
to see if had anything that would help
her | sent her a bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and the first dose relieved her. Another
of our neighbors had been sick for about
week and had tried different remedies
for diarrhna, but kept getting worse.
! sent him the same remedy. Only four
doses of it were required to cure him
He says he owes his recovery to this Won
derful remedy. Mrs. Mary Sibley, Sid
ney, Mich. For sale by the -Chas Lyle
Drug Co.
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English ProweSs.

at Is curious said Wilkes, chow
Great Britain dominates the world"
VERY, said Barber, but you can ex-
plain It, She never loses chance to con-
quer others. Races that her armies do not
overcome her pickles and sauces do. Last
year she exported 81, 300, 900 worth of
pickles Say you get ten pickles for o
penny-each pound contains $40 pence,
OF 2, 400 pickles. One million three hun
dred thousand times ., 400 is 8, 12O, 600, 900.
The human race is strong, but it can't
withstand so many pickles as that. Pick
Me Up.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
FLOWERS AS FOOD.
The Astccs Used to Revei I'm Cooked PUN,
kin Blossoms.

A dinner Of bunch of rosebuds would
hardly be called feast, and we should
most likely be inclined to think ourselves
THRILLED with If we We're asked to dine upon
the Large, growing blossoms Of q pumpkin
vine but In olden times some Of the
American Indians, notably the Aztecs, es-
teemed these flowers, when properly cook
ed great dainty. At the present day
the natives OF many parts of India depend
for food upon the blossoms Of the cass,a
trce. They do not even need to cook the
flowers, but make q good meal Of them
raw, just as they gather them up under
the trees, from which they fall In great
numbers during the night The American
druggist describes the blossoms as sweet
ana slckly In odor and taste. Sometimes
Whey ase dried In the sun and are sold Ia
the bazaars as a regular article of diet.
The trees are so highly esteemed that The
threat Of cutting down their caesia Trees
WIN generally bring an unruly tribe to
teffns '"
This is hardly to be wondered az when
II Is understood that a single tree will
yieaa nom 300 to 400 pounds of flowers
Inc Parsees cook the flowers and also
MAKO sweetmeats Of them. But, after ali.
we are not quito at liberty to smile at the
lower eating propensities Of these strange
peoples Ihere Is one flower afforded by
otf own gardens that finds place freely
upon our tables. We are apt to Look upon
the delicious cauliflower as cabbage. but
IL Is the flower heads and flower stalks
that VIC consume In the caulifower and
not ene leaves, as In the case Of the cah
page he who eats a cauliflower Is q flower
eater rs truly as the Parsec.
Nobody would DO inclined to deny that
smoked fish and smoked meat are agreea-
pie varieties In our bill of fare, but few
perhaps would feel ready to plead guilty
to taste for smoked flowers. And vet.
when we give to the Glove Its we'll earned
place among our davorings, we arc max
ing uso Of a smoked flower bud The deli
cate peach colored buds grow on a small
evergreen and are ruthlessly pluoke1 fron,
the ends Of the branches before they have
had time to expand. Afterward they are
dried In the sun and then slightly smoked
over wood fire to give them the brown
color we are familiar with. g Com
panion
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
CURES KIDNEY AND BLADDER
TROUBLES

Thousands of such cases have been
cured by the use of Botanic Blood Balm
c'B. b. BID If you doubt it, call or send
to the company whose advertisement
appears in this paper, and they will, for
one-cent stamp, send you a book of
wonderful cures, not only of the above
diseases, but of all manner of ailments
arising from impure blood 1t is the
standard remedy of the age for TIE cure
of all blood and skin diseases. LOO per
large bottle. For sale by Druggists.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
Easily Explained.

"Thcre is one thing don't understand
about you" said the manager TO the new
clerk.
"What Is that"
Every time you sec the figure you call
it,"
"Oh, limits easily explained.
"Howf"
II used to be n salesman in the ladies'
department of n boot shop. ~ .aEasae SctA
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
YoSnG L.inguists.

OTIS queer thing about children
babies said the proud father "If / say
cat to my boy, the nearest he can get to
repeating 1t Is tat, but If 1 make up o
word like 'oobijoobic' that youngster can
speak it more fluently than can. Pear
sons Weekly.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
BUCKLEN's ARNIcA sALyE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale at Massie's Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15

Rigid examination Is rlade into every
claim, and no patent viii be issued Which
seems to infringe upoT. the rights of pre-
vious patentee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15

When Baby was sick. we gave he- Castoria.
When she was u Child, she C. ed for Castoria-
When she became Mss, she chung to Castoria.
When She had Children. she gave them Castoria-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
THE FAIR

Have you been to the Fair? Now open
at No. 8 Salem avenue, with an elegant
inc of books, stationary, glassware, inks,
pencils, tablets etc. Give. us call and
inspect our stock. George Gravatt, Man
ager.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15

With every purchase you get check
a dollars worth of checks entities you to
guess. Guess right, and get $40 in gold,
See H. c. Barnes, ''He puts up prescrip-
tons"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15

Don't forget to take your Clothes to tn
Radford Steam Laundry -
Evening journal., 1896-03-24
STORIGS or THg DAY.
House d vsspa Avsnred.

The wasp is not trouble.seeklng
Insect So long fs 70 Is left alone 10
attends 20 It's own buelness but 10 is
everse 20 being imposed upon by any
thing little or big L. has profound re
gard for the prerogatives Of tho House Of
Vesps and oil It's several branches, Ia
cuding the social. digger, sand mud aud
yellow Jacket tribes Probably the bsst.
known representative Of the family In
Delaware is the social wasp which builds
a complex series Of combs the material
being something Ike STIFF gray paper
Every body has se5n it and knows tntt it
Is harmless II let alone but resentful
when cornered.
There Is band room In this city the
pest Of the neighborhood, but much
frsquented by lovers of brass music,
especially on cold Winter nights when the
wind is driving the snow and sleet out
side and the big barrel Stove Is cherry red
within. There are myrads Of cracks ia
tho piastering OF that bend-Ioom and
myriads OF waip8 who have made thesa
same cracks their Winter quarters.
There they rest. IN q torpid state but
occasionally rousing themselves when the
Temperature OF the room goes up TO
figures resembling Summer. Occasionally
one will drop down on the floor aud
crawl around until crushed beneath the
foot OF one Of the musicians
During the recent blizzard. II it may
so be called. the boys had a roaring fire
IN the band room. 10 was practice night
and the leader and all OF his subordinates
we're present. SO were the wasps but
they were uuohtrusiva, aud no one
noticed that fully dozsa were crawling
around. How could thsy be expected 10
notice anything 30 small on the night Of
the rehearsal OF one Of the popular melo.
dies OF the daJ2
Finally the leader tapped his baton
There was p silence broken only by the
opening and shutting OF spittle valves.
and the clicking Of keys rapidly and
aimlessly worked. An were seated bat
the MAJ who se province 10 was to blow the
sllds trombone. He wandered over 20
the bucket took q drlnk aud then pro
ceeded 70 BIS seat just 80 the leader gave
the word TO start
The trombone slid ont 20 It's full length
and came Ia With quick, lsbored mo
tion, emitting terrible sound In its pro
gress It's owner sprang from his seat
With face pale aud eyes Fixed aud CLASSY.
He dropped the trombone, regardless Of
consequence, and made q graz for the
sest Of his trousers. yelling
like on lndian. His fellows we're terror
stricken Finally he partially disrobld
and the secret OF his success as au
emotional actor was disclosed. Three
social wssps had orawled up his trousers
legs and be had sat down on them. Tha
House Of Yespa was avenged.
Evening journal., 1896-03-24
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

IL ls about time some one brought out
a novel, the plot Of which would hinge
on a cathode photograph. h.-Manohester
Union
kruger ard Msnelek will now form a
zweibund. with the motto: Keep of
the grass. Buffalo Express.
II England keeps on enlarglng her navy
the Atlantic will soon have to be dredged
and widened California Plain Dealer.
The case Of King Menelek only goes TO
show that It Is sometimes dangerous 90
try TO protect person until he has
become convinced that be needs protec-
tion -Cleyelpnd Preas
Spain made the greatest mistake Of her
life In not selling Cuba at some price a
good many years ago st. Louis Globe
Democrat
Il Ia getting to DO SO that On agitation
In any part OF the world produces a orieis
IN Europe San Francisco Call
Evening journal., 1896-03-24
snsaker Reea.a nIlatale.

Speaker Reed and his friends IN the
House Of Representatives made great
mistake when they undertook TO kill two
birds with one stone instead OF legIslAt-
ing fairly aud squarely FOR the relief Of
the treasury. as they were requested 10
do by President Cleveland They thought
to trap the latter and get him to sign a
tariff bill In order to secure financial aid
for the treasury. This was not all, for
Reed anticipated that be would overcome
MeKinlsy's popularity by getting through
tariff measure.
It has been 3 disappointment sll the
way through to those who attempted
this diahonorable legislation. The presi-
dent has come ont aheEd and so has Nc
Klnley, much to the chagrin Of Reed and
his friends.
Evening journal., 1896-03-24
Hor Ml.era Are nIade.

We believe In wise eoonomy. Chill
dren who are taught the value Of money,
when young, ara apt to retain this
knowledge as they grow older and become
successful In All the paths OF life. Bat
we would not have them become missrs.
and the line between thrifty saving OF
ones resources and a miserly saving OF
them Is very fine one, 30 that
It Is necessary for parents TO
study the natural disposition ard
inullaasions Of their children very care
fully before inculcating in their youthful
minds too great a love Of money. Even
then it Is sometimes Impossible to direct
the youthful mind Alright In this regare
for selfish children sometimes turn ont
spend.hrifts. and those more generously
Inclined, savers OF their money
As general rule. It may be iaid down
that children OF selfish Propensities Will
be saving, but 1t not infrequently hap
pens that this Is not safe Indication &c
60 By from the fact that seHe netures
though selfish towards othere, are prodl
gal ia their eA psndisures for themselves
To teach children OF this kind the love Of
money results ia making them miseIs
while to teach those Of generous ois
psllslon economy, Is likely TO result II
making them prosperous tirougnout ne
As a rule. the selfish child should o'
taught that money must be locked uPor
Evening journal., 1896-03-24
A PecuIIariy southern Problem.

From the Springfield Republican.
The question OF how to deal with the
pistol carrying habit ln the South is
practically q very difficult one. There Is
no lack OF recognition Of the seriousness
Of the evil, and plenty Of appreciation Of
tho murderous consequences Of having
pistol handy when whiskey is In and
wit Is out, but how TO legislate so Gs TO
keep the hip pockets empty OF weapons
is something the lawmakers Of several
states would be very glad to know. The
Legislature Of South Carolina has bill
before II which prohibits under
heavy penalties, the carry Ing Of
concealed weapons Of every kind. Start
ling facts In regard TO the number Of
murders ard serious assaults which seem
10 DO directly traceabe 20 tho o0nven.
lencs Of pistol 10 an angry or intoxi
Gated man'5 hand have been presented in
support Of this bill Is Ia argued with q
good deal OF force that 70 would be an
exceedingly oifil,ult matter 20 detect the
weapon carriers, and 90 enforce the law
against them, but there are numerous
cases where assaults are committed, OF
arrests made Of armed persona for other
offences. whore 10 would be within the
power Of the officers Of the law 20 pros
eoulo for carrying concealed weapons,
were. Il not that public sentiment
was largely against such prosecutions.
In defense Of this attitude OF public
sentiment, it ia urged that self-defense
oompels the carrying OF arms by respect
able citizens, because the other sort will
carry them, law OF no law. One member
OF the Assembly said that this law placed
the ''solf respecting aud law abiding man
at the mercy Of the desperado" and
another member urged thai as It was
impossible TO keep the negroes or the
rowdles among them from carrying
weapons and as ne had once been Ia
serious danger because OF his unarned
condition be was sure that the passage OF
this law would put good people in the
hands Of robbers and murderers
Evening journal., 1896-03-24
Flgnrss That Do Not Lie.

There has been great change OF
sentiment in this country since the last
congressional election. Coming, as it
cid, directly after the hard times. caused
as we fully believe, by previously enacted
Republican legislation but charged so
positively to the sound money action Of
the Democrats administration. that
many people we're fooled into believing
that this aud the new tariff were the
causes. We have already given opinions
en- this latter subject and now It Seems
proper to present few figures sustain
ing the position we have all along held
For the first fiscal year OF the new tariff
during a little more than ten months Of
which the present duties were enforced
tho average ad vAlorem rate Of duty upon
sll dutiable goods imported was Al 70
per cent, During the four yesrs Of the
Mckinley tariff the average rate for each
year ranged from 46.2S to 5OC6 per cent
The annual average for the four years
having been 4s GO per cent.
During the last year Of the Mckinley
tariff the duties collected we're $129, 55S, ..
s92 upon imported goods valued at 1857,
045 7OS In the first fiscal year Of the
present tariff, the sum collected in
duties were sl47. 0O12is upon goods
valued at 1854. .271. 800 Was the fall
from As &C per cent. to Al 20
per cent sufficient to mark, ne
our Republican friends declare, free
trade erai II a tariff averaging 4s GO per
cent Is protective. does the protective
quality disappear in a tariff averaging
alta per cent? The present tariff. like
the one which preceded It, is so high
that many Of the duties prove prohibltory.
aud the claim that It has, while incrsas-
ing the revenues Of the country In
anyway operated against tho protection
Of American labor can bs nothing but
the most dishonest of partisan attacks
These figures are too plain to need any
argument to make them convincing, and
the whole political situation Is such that
the Democratic party have every reason
to anticipate success this Fall The
Republicans are hopelessiy split upon
the currency question. Their Efforts to
deceive the people as to the tariff will not
again avail them and the next Presldoat
Of The United States is quite sure to be an
honest-monoy Democrat.
Evening journal., 1896-03-24
Phradelphla,a Roorenniaed roam,

10 tho Philadelphia Baseball Club trials
on the practice ground &C Hampton, Va ,
Sullivan and Hulen have shown up very
well IN the practice work Sullivan seems
thoroughly at home IN centreiold and
lines the ~ home 20 the plate in a way
that will made Dslehanty aud Thompson
hustle Captain NASH says Hulen Is the
quickest LETT handed infel6er no ever
saw. The pitchers ere all IN good con
dltion, especially Taylor and Mc3ll, who
could 20 In and pitch a championship
game Ia their present form. Me6il Is
put Ia the box against the heavy hltters
each day, but they are unable 20 do much
with his delivery Tayl or, McGill and
either Ofth or Caraey will do the pitch
ing when the season opens The Others
will be kept 10 pickle for work later on.
Evening journal., 1896-03-24
Dates for Pigeon Journeys.

The East Side Flying Club. with head
quarters lecated 60 Newark. N j., Is
composed OF the leading fanclers Of HON
ing pigeons In that Vicinity. and their
lofts arc now filled with birds that could
hold their own with any similar lot Ia the
country. At nesting on Friday night
this schedule Of races was arranged fol
the season:
Old Buds-May 100 miles, Whining
ton. Del May TO- go miles. Washington,
u. Q. May II, $40 miles, Charlottesville
Va Msy 81. 400 miles. Rocky Mount,
Va. and June "a. 900 miles. S.atssville
NC
Young Bir5s-Ssp,ember 6. 100 miles
Wilmington, Del September 18 15,
miles. Magnolis nd. September 90. 200
miles. Washington. d. @. and Sep.om
Der %, 200 miles. sweepslake race.