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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08
Landladjes.

Landladies get to be pretty shrewd
judges of character, as is shown by the re-
cent remark Of one whose house In upper
New York is always full. "I don't want
'kickcrs, " she says, land don't want
the folks who come to me with tales Of
the flne homes they are just leaving and
how they don't see what they're going to
do in two or thEeo rooms, and, most Qf eli,
don't want the worn6h or man either
who says: You'll find me an easy person
to get on with. make no trouble what
ever The persons like are those who
make the matter business trafisaotidff;
who ask what have to sell In the way of
rooms and table and what 1 charge for
them just rs they would buy yard of
cloth; who don't turn up corner of the
mattress in my presence to SEQ If it is hair,
but who soy frankly tbat they want com
Portable beds and ask IL I can give them.
I'm glad that the increase in the occupa-
lions open to women has reduced worry up
probably the number of those who must
take boardcrs, for, though 1t is possible to
secure fair living out Of tho business, l
know OF none where ono's self respect Is
so mercilessly, noedlossly and continually
sacrificed. New York Times.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08
RELIC OF THE STONE AGE.
Prehistoric Cemetery Found Near a Ger
man Town.

Prehistoric Cemetery Found Near a Ger
man Town.
The discovery at Worms of q burying
ground belonging to tho later stone ago by
DR.. Koehl tho conseryator of tho Paulus
museum there, Is, in view Of the rarity of
such graves, an important archaeological
event. Up to tho present about 20 graves
have been examined, or only a part of this
burying ground of neolithio man, and al
ready the number of the vessels found,
most Of them very tastefully ornamented,
exceeds 100. Not the slightest trace Of
metal has as yet been discovered in the
graves; on the other hand, the presence Of
erm rings OF blue and gray slate Is curious.
In the most recently opened graves Of wo-
men three arm rings made Of slate were
removed from the upper arm Of one skele
ton, four from that Of another and sig
mans grave there was ON the mock Of
rno ION q small conically polished or.
nament OF syenite, not perforated, but pro-
vided with groove for the string. The
other ornaments from tho graves consist
of pearls, mussel shells made In the form
of trinkots, perforated boars' tusks and
small fossil mussels. These ornaments
were worn by men and women alike.
Thore existed, according to this, every
kind of ornament In that time Of want Of
metal made of stone, mussels and bones.
Ruddle and ocher fragments, which were
used for tattooing and coloring the skin,
are also frequent.
In hardly a single case was there miss
ing from the womens graves the primitive
corn mill consisting of two stones, the
grinding stone and the grain crusher. The
mems graves contain weapons and imple-
ments, all Of stone, with whetStones and
homes for sharpening purposes. They con-
sist of perforated hammers, sharpened
hatohets, axes and chisels as we'll as of
knives and scrapers of flint. That there
was no want of food is shown by the many
vessels, often six or eight In one grave,
and the remains of food found near them,
tho latter being bones of various kinds of
animals Several successful photographs
have been taken Of tho skeletons as they
lie In tho graves with their belongings, so
that their appearance after repose of
thousands Of years can be preserved for all
time. Especial value may be attached to
these remains, and particularly to the
skulls--Berlin Letter In London Stand
ard.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.

a. Bowman & Son return thanks to
their patrons and the public for the lib
eral patronage received during our eight
years in business in Roanoke, and we de
sire to inform the public that we have
opened II first class bakery, confectionery
and ice cream parlor at No. 30 Salem ave
nue., next to COINS clothing store, where
we will conduct business strictly first
class in point of quality of all confection-
cry, ice cream, etc. Our parlor will
afford comfort with luxury and cleanli-
ness. The patronage of the public will
receive our closest care and attention
We purpose maintaining public conf
dence in the future as in the past. Our
ice cream and confectioneries we feel con-
fident will meet the requirements of those
desiring really first class quality arti-
Gle. Wholesale orders supplied on short
notice. Festivals supplied at wholesale
prices. Respectfully,
a. BOWMAN & son.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08
A LOOK AT ETERNITY.
Gladstone's Views on the Relation OF the
Bible to InAnity.

Look for n moment at eternity under
tho view Of its being an immeasurable ex-
pansion of time Consider for O moment
the very largo meaning involved in this
proposition. The contemplation even OF
our own narrow span of life as q whole
when seriously attempted seems to fill the
mind nearly up to the limit of its receptive
power. A million is q numerical accumu.
lation which, If regarded at opce as q
whole and in its units seriously battles rs.
But now we are called to heap together
millions, billions and quadrilliops without
limit and to recollect that in doing 1t we
do nothing, and however often we repeat
the process it is the same totes QUOTES
the score is undiminished. In dealing with
such q conception We pass beyond our
depth. If all this may be so, yet 1t seems
hard to compel every mind into the belief
that it must be so, and there is something
to be said here also in favor of taking refuge
in our ignorance.
This much we may presume TO soy: Had
the divine revelation been intended to con-
vey to US that time Is an inseparable Incl.
dent of the future life, and that eternity Is
no more or less than the unfolding of an
immcasurable roll of time, it seems prob.
able that the Bible could and would have
employed somo terminology evidently
adapted 10 that purpose But Sucn Is not
the Technology actually given us, for in
dealing with the condition Of the righteous
In the world to como our Saviour builds not
upon terms of time but upon reunion with
deity. And in touching with greater re-
serve upon the condition of the wicked the
image presented TO us is either simply neg.
alive, as in the case of the five virgins, or
it is ono of suffering without reference to
duration, as in the outer darkness where
there will be weeping and crashing OF
teeth, or it is associated with words which
etymologically and by use signify the In.
definite rather than tho infinite. Some of
the passages without doubt introduce the
awful image Of 1nality. But such presen-
tations are held by some to be of extinction
and total disappearance rather than Of q
miserable existence coextensive with that
Of diety, and they may be possibly suscep.
tible of other explanations at present hid.
don from our view. In any case this great
diversity of delincation may be thought to
indicate purpose Of reserve. Right Hon.
W. f Gladstone in North American Re.
view.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08
THE PoesIA OF RAPHAEL sE,

All, not as Raphael knew her have we known
The queen of song in such q blissfnl mood
Nor with such calm divinity endued, I
But as another youth her soul has shown,
The youth who voiced our sufferings in bis
own
And lived with his life's love at deadly feud
Half stormcloud and half an eagle mewed,
he saw no seraphs lowering round her throne.
His was no muse that sat indifferent
To the dim worlds beneath her faultless feet
The muse of Musset was an angel sent
To pluck all anguish out Of all the year,
To make tho promises of May moro sweeo
And waken hope when autumn leaves lie scar.
Alfred W. Benn 10 Academy.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08
THE FRoNTlERsMAN's RIFLE.
Accuracy Claimed For Old Time Weapons
and the Men Who Used Them.

An old time plainsman writes to Shoot
Ing and Fishing about the good points of
the old style rifle. The modern riflemen do
not appreciate the possibilities of the old
fashioned arms of the kind Daniel Boone
thought perfect. There was no such phrase
for the frontiersman as accurate enough
for hunting, which Is common these DAYS
A rifle which n frontiersman owned had to
be one he could bet his life on and win 1t
must be, above all, accurate. If it was
aimed at a candle wick, it must not hit the
candle. If aimed at a mans heart, it had
to hit 1T and not an arm or ear. Up to 200
yards the accuracy of the old weapon, tho
pea rifle, has not been eycelled and few
modern rifles equal 1t.
In these days of pump guns which throw
bar lead out of the muzzle and brass pipe
out of the breach accuracy Is thrown to the
winds If the first shot misses, why, q sec
ond later another is ready Not so with
the muzzle loader. The game was in sight
for just one Shot and no more If that shot
was not fatal, more game must DO searched
for. knowing this the old time hunters
drew down and shot for meat. They did
not pull when the sights were in line with
leg OF the paunch. When they pulled the
set trigger, the sights were In line with the
heart head, throat or back, and the whip
crack of the weapon oftener meant death
to the game than the rip roar slam of a
modern repeating rifle.
a man who would use q shotgun for
game In those days was q contemptible
freak, and even today the shotgun users
respect the man who uses O rifle for shoot
ing birds heads off instead of using a scat
ter gun The trontiersman trusted his
rifle. 1t was Bcss or Chain lightning or
Kills EN- Quick to him, not just tiny
rifle. " He said, ''Me and Bcss got deer
yesterday, " and when Bess got iii she was
sadly out of order and had to have the doc
tor right away
This is essentially a shotgun age. A
man brought up on shotgun is not to be
compared with the man who used n rifle to
begin with The users of shotguns alone
would not be the sharpshooters of Uncle
Sans volunteer army
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08
Brave Captain Cock.

A terrible trial came for the packets on
tho outbreak Of tho American war in 1919.
The French privateers, we'll found though
they werc and manned with desperate men,
were child's play to the American, which
were twice as powerful and manned by
English deserters. Where English friRates
were ovcrmatchcd it is hardly surprising
that tho little packets should have gone to
the wall. And yet they fought even
against overwhelming odds with d desper-
ate courage and an obstinncy remarkable
even among British seamen. Captain
Cock, in tho Townsend, with crew of 80
men and four passengers, fought against
two American privatccrs simultaneously
for more than three hours before he would
consent to surrender.
Each of his asslilants was superior to
him singly In strength, and tho two car
ried together nearly five times his weight
of metal and seven times his strength OF
men. Yet even when they had battered
tho packet Into u wreck, when half its
crew was In the surgeon s hands and when
she was actually In n sinking state Cock
only with great reluctance hauled down
his colors. He had repealed countless at
tempts to board, and it was hard to have
to yield to sheer weight of metal. The
Townsend was SO heavily shattered that
the Americans, finding her not worth
keeping restored her for small sum to
her captain, who duly brought her into her
destination, though without tho mail for
which no had struggled so gallantly. Cock
lived to fight two or three moro actions be.
fore he died, worn out with wounds and
hard work. His name should BIO remem-
bered ut the postofllce, for no man ever
made nobler fight for his mail-AIac-
millan's Magazine.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08
THE DEGRADATION OF SPAIN.
Two Names That Stand Foremost In q
Long Record of Shame.


Long Record of Shame.
The history of Spain had long been a
record Of shame. The despicable character
of their rulers had almost quenched the
inmate nobility of the Spanish people,
while the aristocracy had sunk into
proud lethargy. In the story of national
degradation at its worst two names must
stand together as partners in political
crime-those of Godoy and Escoiquiz, who
sought to mask their own base ambitions
behind the acts of their feeble creatures,
the king and Ferdinand. Throughout the
whole vile complot moves also a female
Agure-that of the queen-whose counter
part must DO sought in the annals of
witches, furies and hetseras. But there
were still left uncontaminated II, 600, 900
of the Spanish people. They were indolent
by nature, had been iettered both by ira
dition and by wornout institutions and
had long groaned in the bondage of cor
rupt administration. With the removal of
the Bourbons all these servile parapher-
MALTA were swept away.
The brothers Napoleon believed, and no
doubt honestly, that pure and capable i'd
ministration under q modern system
would soon produce order, industry, pros
perity and peace, and that grateful ma
ton would before long acclaim its preserv
ers and enroll itself as a devoted ally
against the perfdious and tyrannical gov
eminent of England. 1t is useless to spec
ulate how far this dream would have been
realized but for the utter rottenness of the
instruments with which the reformers
worked. The Kings senility, the queens
lust, Godoy's greed, Escoiquiz's self seek
ing, Ferdinand's unreliability, Murat's
ambition, made poor armory of qualities
wherewith to accomplish beneflcent rev.
olution. But the ono vital blunder was,
after all, not in the use of such tools. 1t
was In the contempt for nationality shown
first In making the treaty of Fontaine-
bleau, then in its violation by the subse-
quent seizure Of Portugal, and finally by
the occupation of Spain by French troops.
Declaring that more had been lost than
gained by the events which occurred at
BayQnne, Talleyrand says that on one &C.
casion he Jolly observed to Napoleon that
society would pardon much to man of
the world, but cheating at cards never II
this be true it was o stinging rebuke and
one which touched the heart of the whole
matter. Life of Napoleon" by Professor
". M. Sloane, in Century.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08
SHAH MET RED SHIRT.
Indian Chief Took His Hand as That OF q
Fellow Sovereign.

"Dusing the visit of the shah to Europe
in 1882" says an American who was in
Paris at the time, ian interesting meeting
took place between him and another ruler,
the Indian Red Shirt, who was travelling
with Colonel Cody's Wild West show. 1t
was a curious spectacle, that of the
SHADOW of God, the absolute autocrat of
millions, the descendant of Cyrus, and the
rough warrior from the west, in his way
just rs powerful ruler.
"The shah was present at Buffalo Bills
performance and when it was over wished
to look round the encampment. Red Shirt
was in his tent and was presented to the
Persian monarch. To the latter's aston
ishment he held out his hand as though to
an equal The shah hesitated, but the in
terpreter whispered, He is king and he
took the Indians hand and shook It, He
evidently was immensely amused and in
terested, and it Is doubtful If anything he
saw in Europe impressed him rs much as
this old, dignifled warrior, with his feath-
ers and his primitive surroundings. He
was as much of n curiosity to the shah as
the shah was to Europeans.
THE many stories Of the shah's gauche-
ries and dirty habits are greatly exaggcr-
ated He boro himself with dignity and
looked exactly what he was-a man who
unqualified desire. One circumstance.
however, was significant When leaving
the exhibition, the shah had to pass through
an immense multitude of people who had
collected to sec him. Those near enough
could sec on his face momentary express
sion of fear His eyes glanced apprehen-
sivcly round, and possibly even then some
premonition of his fate was with him.
"The shah when in Europe invariably
wore the same costume at every function
an ordinary black frock coat with epau-
lets and the typical headdress, with star
of priceless jewels. Another star was on
his heart and the value of the gems in
these two ornaments must have been enor-
nous. He never appeared, however, in
the same magniflcence as did the Indian
monarchs at Queen Victorias jubilee, who
were one glittering mass of gems from
head to foot. New York Press
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swEgTHsARrs AND cRoNias.
A Politicians Duty Sometimes Clashes
with Moro Pleasing AGhirs.

A Politicians Duty Sometimes Clashes
with Moro Pleasing Affairs.
"well, I'm up against It," said Alder
map Percy Puiaifer bitterly, inadvertently
dropping into tho slang of tho streots and
the council chamber.
"That's where you have been most Of
tho time recently" returned Tom.
whats your hard luck tale nowS"
"I've proposed"
"That's pretty tough, of course, but
then you've talked SO much about that
girl who has been visiting your sister that
I am not muoh surprised"
ooh, 1t isn't tho PROPOSAL" explained
Percy, go deeply ehgrossed ip his own tale
Toms remark. "ft's what happened aft
erward that troubles me, The proposal
was all right"
Accepted you, did sheP"
mo, not exactly, but the indications
were favorable. She asked for q day to
think it over, and of course I gave 1t to
her, and then asked her to go to the the
alter with mo that evening That is where
made my mistake. ought not to have
stirred out Of the house until the whole
thing was settled"
Percy sighed as he thought of his expert
enoe, and Tom looked ut him inquiringly.
'1t was all right during tho play" ex-
planned Percy, land put In the time to
good advantage. She intimated pretty
strongly what her answer would be, too,
and was feeling as If life was ono great
dream of bliss, when we camo out and en-
countered one of those political &ghtmares
that have made my life buH "cently.
Two been waitin for yad spresaid,
grabbing me by the armr me, lit '' to
pull me into corner. flag .cert Gt2ry y
What stationP asked.
Harrison street, he answered. Bill
Finncgan's been pinched. Give the damo
on your ripper the shake an como with
me-
81 tried to shake him off, but he
wouldn't hove 1t, so asked him what the
charge was.
Drunk an disorderly, no replied.
'Bill's beep boozin again, an he tried to
stick man with q knife, but he dono
moron any other man in the ward for you
election day, an he wants you to try to
square 1t with the police an bail him out.
Come on. Your fipper's loose now
"Ho was right. My sisters friond had
quietly dropped my arm and walked on
alone, and when I finally got away from
the man sho had taken cab and gone
home"
Tom whistled and Percy looked solemn.
What did she say when you next saw
her?" asked Tom.
~ didn't SEQ her again until this morn
ing at the breakfast table and then sho
asked me coldly If I succeeded in getting
my friend out of the hands of tho police"
"And the answer that she was to give
your"
~ haven't asked for it and 1 don't be-
lieve 1 will-at least for few days. 1
may be a fool, Tom, but am not an In
spired idiot and know that this is not an
suspicious time to press her for an an
swer. Chicago Post.
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A Good Way to Judge.

Gas many as eight burglars got into my
house last night, and l thought 1 would
come and tell you about It., said young
MIR. Fits
Did you get good look at themf"
asked the desk sergeant.
Didn't SEQ 'em at all"
How the-how do you know how
many there wereg'
Because they ate one of my wife's cook
Ing school pies. No seven mon arc equal
to that job. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08
THE DARkENED. COUNSEL.

Unwavering DEATH He dreadful seems indeed,
But we hoar not from those that know him
best.
Perchance to them. tho many. he gives rest
MOI only, Out Oil Joys. maybe we read
His darkened counsel wrongly and SO bleed
Self wounded. All obeying his behest
How large and kind his heart IL they be blest
John Vance Cheney in Century.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08
In the ylcinity of Bonnet. Mestmore

In the vicinity of Boquet, Westmore-
land county, Pa, almost any one can
tell you how to cure lame back or stiff
neck. They dampen piece of flannel
with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bind
it 10 the affected parts and III enc or two
days the trouble has disappeared. This
same treatment will probably cure a pain
in the side or chest. Mr.. T.. VI. Frye, u
prominent merchant of Boquet, speaks
very highly of Pain Balm, and his recon-
mendations have had much to do with
making it popular there. For sale by
the Chas. Lyle Drug Co.
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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 a call and
inspect our stock. George Gravatt, Man
ager - lss
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\A/ orK

ls never done, and it is especially wearing
and wearisome to those whose blood is
impure and unfit properly to tone, sus-
tain, and renew the wasting of nerve,
muscle and tissue. 1t Is more because OF
this condition of the blood that women
are run down,
Tired, Weak, Nervous,
Than because of the work itself. Every
physician says so, and that the only rem
edy Is in building up by taking q good
nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitalizer
like Hoods Sarsaparilla. Fort troubles
Peculiar to Women at change OF season,
climate or life, or resulting from hard
work, nervousness, and impure blood,
thousands have found relief and cure in
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08
Tho Limit of Confidence.

Amela-How far do you think it hon.
orable for one to contide in ones dearest
friend concerning ones most devoted adj
mirer?
Clarissa-The rule of wisdom is never to
confide more than you will be willing to
have the dearest friend know when The
swain becomes her most devoted-a thing
shat usually happens. New York Journal
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08

Most of tho linen rags used In England
In tho manufacture Of paper are imported
from tho countries surrounding the Med
iterranean, where. on account of the oil
mate linen Is the common dress of the
people all the year round.
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Yost-Forrer Co. sell lawn mowers.

GA thing of beauty is a joy forever"
The Sterling wheel fills the bill. Yost-
Forrer Co. sell it.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08

BY divine instinct mons minds dis.
trust ensuing danger as by proof we do
abe waters swell before boisterous stozih.
shakespeare. y
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just received new Lowell Bicycle
Call and see it. It's nice one. Yost
Forrer Co, next postoffice
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HAYl HAYl

Er'Just received car of good Timoth
Hay. Easter. Feed Co. Il Phone 800.
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Only Son-I don't believe III ever
amount to much as lawyer father.
Father--keep right on climbing the lad
d6r, rung by rung, my son, and you'll get
10 the top.
only SoD-That advice is all right,
father, but the trouble is there are So
many young fellows In the profession that
can't get within mile of the ladder
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08

~ 4y.., A wonderful rem
Electric Eminent edy for the cure of
rheumatism. neural
gia, govt and lumbago. For collie, cramp,
diarrhea, cholera morbus, chilblains,
toothache. Used inter
nally and externally p ns.ses
Price 20 cents. at
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08

Ice cream soda 5..cents. glass at Catog-
mis-.
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AT ALL DRUGGIsrs-eoe A BOTTLE.