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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
THE EDUCATED HEN.
She Wouldn't Hatch an Egg That Was
Marked "No Good"

This is an instance where the chicken
could read, says the New Orleans Times
Democrat. cts case of absolute game
ness on the one hand and a knowledge of
English on the other" remarked Deputy
Collector Of Customs Ozenne Of the Teche
district the other day. ~ have what some
people say is an inordinate fondness for
game chickens. Well, have good reason
for it, but that's nc the question About
two weeks ago concluded not to set any
more game hens on account of the late
ness of the season, so gathered lot of
the eggs deposited by the hens in various
portions of the yard and placed them in a
nest, intending to take them to the house
for use there. Among the lot was an egg
belonging to a 'dunghill' fowl and this
marked mo good and placed with the
others. Leaving the nest for an hour,
found upon my return, that a hen, one of
the game ones, had taken possession and
was setting for dear life. I thought I'd
let her hatch, and the next morning when
/ went to the nest found the egg marked
mo good on the straw outside. Think
ing it had fallen out, placed it again in
the nest and left. The next day again
found the egg on the straw, and as had
placed it in the middle of the lot in the
nest, thought this funny. once more
placed the egg in the nest again in the
center of the lot, and then went outside.
Hearing noise in the chicken house
little later, went back and found the
hen looking at the eggs. In q moment
she found what she wanted and proceeded
to roll with her bill an egg from the nest
to the ground. She rolled it several feet
away, and then, as if reconsidering her
intention to leave it there, deliberately
cracked the shell. picked up the pieces
and saw that it was the mo good egg.
Not only had the hen been able to read, but
she had been too doggoned game to hatch
'dunghill' egg"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09

its beginning eXcites the alarm of Eng
lands greatest trade competitor, Ger
many, where the press has already begun
an agitation looking to the reform of the
consular service to meet England s action,
which reform involves special education
and preparation of young men for con.
sular career. 1t is demanded that the con-
sularr offices be men commercially and
technically trained assistants. This agi-
tation both in Great Britain and Germany
for the remodeling of the consular service
is attributed by Mr.. Moore to a percep-
ton on their part of the excellent results
attending the development by the United
States of system of special consular.r re-
ports upon matters calculated to benefit
American producers and merchants, and
if it works SO we'll that other nations will
follow it up under improved conditions,
this country should adopt similar plan
of employing as consular agents or their
assistants men especially trained to make
the service as beneficial as possible to the
merchants and producers of this country
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
This Date In History Sept. 9.

i0S7-Willnm the ConQuoror died at Herman
trudo, village near Rouen; born at Fa-
laise. Normandy 1927.
l858-Battle of Poitiors; Edward. the Black
Prince, with 5000 men, defeated $1,000
French.
l518-Battle of Flodden James " of Scotland.
30 of his mobiles and 10000 of his men were
slain.
1s5o-President Fillmore signed the act admit
ting California as n state.
1s7o-Rev. DR.. Nathan Lord, president of Dart
mouth college, died at Hanover, N. H..
born 1917.
16el-Destructive earthquake in San Salvador.
1694-Goneral P. S. Levin, Union veteran,
died in Toledo. o.. born 1922.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
FREE PILLS.

Send your address to H. E. Bucklen s.
Co, Chicago, and get free sample box
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A trial
will convince you of their merits. These
pills are easy in action and particularly
effective in the cure of constipation and
sick headache. For malaria and liver
troubles they have beens proved invalua-
BILE. They are guaranteed to be perfectly
free from every deleterious substance and
to be purely vegetable. They do not
weaken by their action, but by giving
tone to stomach and bowels greatly invig-
crate the system. Regular size ESQ. per
box. Sold at Massie's Pharmacy.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
SYMPATHY AMONG ANIMALS, "a
Conduct of Birds and Beasts Towards
Their Fellows in Distress

New York SUM-

kINSW IOTh Ouu-)
An Adirondack boy of thirteen set out
last week to hunt four young crows that
he heard down on the flats of the West
Canada creek, near Northwood. It hap
pened that the boy got bunch shot mt
the birds, and two fell dead, while third
clutched at the branch on which it was
standing, pitched forward and was soon
hanging head downward, crying pitifully.
The fourth young crow flew away The
wounded crows cries attracted not only
its parents, but five other full-grown
crows besides. All seven circulated about
encouraging the wounded bird as best they
could. One of them ventured in too close,
and another shot killed it, The young
bird soon fell futtering to the ground
when the boy killed it.
Sympathy had brought one bird to its
death But the crows were not the only
sympathiZers with the wounded young
crow. A flock of bluejays from over in
Parks balsam swamp came across the
creek and hoped about in the high
branches of the birch trees, protesting in
bluejay talk against the killing of the
crows. The little birds-the woodpeck-
ers and the warblers, the sparrows and
the sapsuckers-peeped louder and more
frequently than before, showing agitation
over the young crows cries.
Once a young woodsman who wanted
venison more than he feared the game
constable went deer crusting in yard
way back in the woods where the snow
was five feet deep. He found the deer,
fair sized buck, whose horns had been
dropped some time previously, and he and
his companions, with the dog leading,
started on the jump after the animal.
The dog got tEt.ere first and grabbed the
deer DIV the hams. The deer cried out
am did its best to get away. When at
last one of the men got a knife into tta
throat the woodsman observed that as
many as fifteen or twenty bluejays had
gathered about in the trees overhead, and
were protesting in loud, angry voices at
the killing of their woods brother.
The Sun told recently about wild cat
that visited her sweetheart and was trap
ped by cracker down in the Okefenokee
swamp, in Georgia, and there is scarcely
trapper of fur but could tell OF some
story or other of how beast in trap had
been visited by one Of its species. The
male fox sometimes kills the vixen when
she is so unfortunate as to get into trap,
and some woodsmen believe that it Is a
heroic method of trying to release her.
The question has been asked why it
was that when cow beloved out in dis
tress all the others CT the herd promptly
rushed at her and gored her to death. It
has often been described how wolves set
upon injured companions and tear them
to pieces. Dogs have been known to do
the same thing, while other dogs have
been observed to run up to an injured
comrade whining and fawning around as
If to conjure away the pain.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
YOUR BOY WON'T LIVE A
MONTH.

So Mr.. Gilman Brown, of "a Mill
street, South Gardner, Mass, was told
by the doctors His son had lung trouble,
following typhoid malaria, and he spent
three hundred and seventy-five dollars
with doctors, who finally gave him up,
saying: "Your boy won't live months
He tried DR.. Kings New Discovery, and
q few bottles restored him to health and
enabled him to go to work perfectly
we'll man. He says he owes his present
good health to use of DIR. Kings New
Discovery, and knows it to be the best in
the world for lung trouble. Trial bot
Ties free at Paul Massies Pharmacy.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
A RAINED CONSULAR SERVICE

The commercial agent of the United
states at Weimar, Germany, Thomas
Ewing Moore, has called the attention of
the State Department to the fact that the
British government is supplementing it's
consular service by the appointment of
commercial attaches So far only two of
these attaches have been appointed, one at
Berlin and the other at Madrid. The field
of the first comprises Germany, Neither
lands and Scandinavia and that of the
second embraces Spain and Portugal.
The duties of these officials are to relieve
the consuls of the work of introducing
British goods into foreign markets, and
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09

The situation in Turkey is very grave
and England has at last, it seems, awak-
ened to the Importance of prompt action
In suppressing disorders in the Ottoman
empire, and although France NAV be
counted upon to do everything possible
IN opposition to British designs, it is by
no means certain that Germany will
second her efforts in lat direction. The
bloody Turks have had their way so far
because of the jealousies of the Christian
nations of Europe, but it is believed that
the interests of humanity and civilization
will not much longer be subordinated Ito
such unworthy motives, and that the sui
tan will be held to n rigid account for the
occurrence of future outrages. What
the nations of Europe will do with the
"sick mans" estate cannot as yet be de-
termined; but it would be far better to
give Russia Constantinople than for hui
manity to be further outraged by the
merciless slaughter of Christians in the
Turkish empire.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
MR.. CAMERON'S SPEECH,

To the Editor of The Times:
William E. Cameron last night de.
nounced Mr.. Bryan as a 'charlatan,
pretender and a spouter." Mr.. Bryan,
in all his speeches, has never criticised or
cast reflection on any opponent. He
has studiously avoided even the SEM
blance of mud Singing, and his utter
ances are chaste and statesmanlike and
his speeches pitched on an enrolling and
elevated plane. Senator Thurston at
tempted a SANDER upon Mr., Bryan's fair
name, but he had to retire from his little
game badly besmirched himself as he re-
treated before Senator Stewards caustic
fusilade. Now, who is this William E.
Cameron who sets himself up as mighty
apostle to belittle and bedaub VIM. Jen-
nings Bryan, whose shoe latchet he Is I'M
worthy to loose. In the sixties he was
editing the Petersburg Index (Democra-
tic), and aspersed Judge Robert W.
Hughes, who was editing the Richmond
State Journal (Republican.j Judge
Hughes promptly challenged Cameron to
the field of honor, the latter declining on
the ground that his wife was In feeble
health when he wrote the insulting ar
ticle, and Mr.. Cameron again declined,
and only accepted the challenge upon the
threat of Judge Hughes to publish him
in his journal as poftroon and a coward
if he declined to fight. The result was
meeting in North Carolina and the wound
ing of Mr.. Cameron. Judge Hughes ask
ed for n second shot, but Mr.. Cameron
had enough of it, although but slightly
wounded. Speaking of these old Virginia
editors reminds me of a series of articles
written year or two ago by Mr.. Came
ron for Chicago paper, in one of which
he paints in brigandish colors some of
the old Virginia editors to meet the SEN
sational requirements of the Northern
radical press. For instance, ne stated
that Robert Ridgway, Of the old Rich
mond Wing, when challenged to fight
proposed TO iiiss antagonist that they both
ascend to the roof Of the capitol, join
hands and leap to the pavement below.
AS matter of fact this was true of Page
McCarty's father, and a relative OF his up
in Northern Virginia, but never of Robert
Ridgway, the brilliant, the trenchent
and gallant writer. Cameron was identi-
fed with the Malone regime, which will
ever remain q dark blot on the fair es-
cutcheon of old Virginia-the mother Of
Washington, of Jefferson, of Madison, of
Marshall, of Robt. e. Lee and Stonewall
Jackson.
While governor of Virginia Mr.. Came
ron's habits were so far below the dignity
of those who had preceded him that the
most energetic and extraordinary sani-
tary measures were applied to render the
historic old mansion habitable, and the
people of Richmond not only well remem-
Der this, but also that few years ago
this immaculate, sweet scented gcldbug
was walking the streets of Richmond,
and throwing himself on the mercy of his
friends: Again, gentle reader, ask who
is this VIM r.. Cameron, sent here by the
grace OF Mark Hanna and the Republican
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09

Ex-Governor Black, of PENNSYLVANIA.
charges that the Republican railroad men
In his State are bulldozing voters, and he
ls-preparing n statement on the subject to
give to the press. He says that the rail
road men all over the State are being
forced into Republican clubs under
threats and that men are being placed
over Them He says that the Republicans
are not afraid of losing the State, but
that they are afraid of losing eight or ten
Republican districts to the Democrats
and that their plans are the result of
these fears. The attempted coercion of
voters by any party will fail in this cam
paign The people everywhere are fully
aroused, and will see to it that every man
has the privilege OF voting to suit hi. con-
sictions at the November election. There
may be some purchasing of votes, as there
is perhaps in all Presidential elections;
but 1T will be matter of bargain and
sale, not of intimidation.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
NOT ONE GoLDBUG VOTE.

Said an Intelligent farmer to us to-day:
''These -goldbug papers proceed upon
the idea that the farmers are all igno-
ramuses, and that they are capable of
swallowing any statement that they may
choose to make. Now" he continued.
"there Is the Richmond Times and the
Staunton News, which are Quitting the
county postoffices with their papers, which
the people do not want and which they
suppose are doing great damage to Bry-
an and Sewall. But let me tell you,
there will not be single goldbug vote at
my precinct Charlottesville Progress.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09

Arkansas has been heard from, and if
any one is disposed to crow over the result
in Vermont, the friends of Bryan need
only to point to the former State with it's
$4,000 Democratic majority. 1t is not,
however, the vote of State in New Eng
land or the South that must be studied
as an indication of the result in Novem-
Der. The inquirer must look to the States
of the MiddleWest for information in this
respect, and they seem very strong for
the free coinage of silver.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09

The Democrats and Populists have
agreed upon plan of fusion in Kentcky,
it is said, by which the latter get two
electors, who are ut liberty to vote for
Watson or Sewall, as they may prefer.
The terms of fusion agreed upon in Kan
sas, by which the Democrats were to have
the Presidential electors and the Popu-
lists all the State officers, is meeting
with some objections on both sides, and a
change may be made to give Watson a
chance for some of the electoral votes.
The fusionists are quite confident of car
rying both of the above States, and the
chances are that they will do so by a
handsome majority. The Populists are
very strong in Kansas, and the friends of
free silver are increasing daily in Ken
lucky, Notwithstanding Kentucky en-
governor is the Vice. Presidential nominee
of the Cleveland side show at Indianap-
oils.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
'SA[B']N NEWS

r. w. Kline and wife leave to-day for
visit to Libel ty, N. G.
VIM. Gish, of Illinois, is visiting his
father, John A. Gish, near Salem.
Rev. Robt. Holland, of Charleston, S.
c., is in Salem on visit to his mother.
Mr.. Heller, of Ganley, w. Va, for
merly resident of Salem, is visiting old
friends here.
Misses Nellie Oakley and Eller Arm
strong left yesterday to attend school at
Farmville, Va.
Mrs. Davis Ayres and two children
leave Salem to-day for a visit to friends
at Blacksburg.
A party of about thirty-five young peo-
pie from West Salem have planned a
mountain ride for day.
1t is reported on good authority that
one of Salem's most accomplished young
ladies is to be married soon.
NJ. P. Frantz leaves Salem to-day for
Craig Healing Springs, where he expects
to spend week or ten days.
The JEFF. Davis Rifles will have called
meeting Thursday night, and every mem
Der is urged to be in attendance.
Mr, and Mrs David Dull, of Augusta
county, are in Salem visiting Mrs. Dull's
brothers, wv. S. Oakley and John NJ.
Oakley.
Willie Ballard, Lewis Langhorne and
Harry Hine left yesterday for Lexington,
where they will attend the V. M. I. dur.
ing the coming session.
A large party will leave Salem Thurs
day night for hay-ride to Cave Spring
in order to attend n festival held there
for the benefit of the church.
Joe Weber, well-known in Salem, is
no longer with Massies Pharmacy in
Roanoke. He expects to study pharmacy
in Richmond during the coming session.
Ex-Mayor S. E. Jones, of Roanoke,
will address the Bryan-Sewall Club Of
Salem next Monday night at 8 o'clock
Mr.. Jones was in Salem yesterday and
reports encouraging prospects for the
campaign.
A movement is on foot to obtain a To-
cal phone system for Salem. A town
greater convenience, and the system
should be secured by all means. Let the
good work go on.
Johnny Martin, of Pulaski City, has
been spending few days with his uncle,
d. L. Martin. For the last three years
Johnny, who is only ii years old, has
won the prize at the Pulaski fair for the
best rider under 16 years old.
A joint picnic of the Methodist and
Lutheran Sundayscbools will be held
next Saturday at the home of j. l.. Han
nah, in the county, east of Salem. There
are several hundred of the children and
they will doubtless make lively crowd
The chaneery cause of Dillon VS.. Will
son ct ais, of Botetourt county, was
argued before Judge Blair in vacation on
Monday. The controversy was concern
ing the old tramway of the old Rich
mond and Allegheny railroad, and also
concerning the Interpretation of contract.
Judge Blair decided not to interfere with
former decree rendered in the cause
Miss Blanche Dunlap, of Pulaski coun-
ty, who, for the last three years, has been
missionary of the Presbyterian Church
to Brazil, stopped over in Salem Monday
to pay short visit to Mr.. and Mrs. D.
I. Martin. Miss Dunlap has now gone
to Fredericksburg, where she will take
course in the missionary training
school in order to better prepare herself
for her work. After finishing her course
she will again return to Brazil.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
COIN IN JEWELRY.

Immense quantities of coins are annu-
ally consumed in the manufacture of
bracelets, head, neck, ankle and leg orna-
ments for the women of India, and in
these and other ways the enormous guam
tity of silver which annually flows TO In
dia is fully accounted for.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09

The prospects of carrying Wisconsin
for Bryan and silver are very bright. The
silver Republicans and Democrats claim
to be making extensive gains and every
thing points to carrying the State for the
Chicago nominee in November.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09

Mr.. Bryan, after a long and arduous
campaign in the Eastern and Middle
States, is once more in his own, Estate, Ne
braska. He has done a wonderful
amount of work, and if success ever
crowned tireless effort, exalted patriotism
and true devotion to the cause of the
people, he should surely be elected to the
Office for which he has been nominated.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
THE GEM.

Visitor to museum don't see any.
thing curious about that. What is it?
Manager Enthusiastically my
dear sir, is the gem Of our collection. It
isan apple core given away by the presi-
Dental candidate when he was boy
Buffalo Times
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09

The strength which comes to us from
eating nourishing foods is better than
stimulation, because it is new strength.
The health which belongs to strong
body, we'll nourished by proper food (prop-
erly digested), is the only health that is
lasting. o
The difference between Shaker Diges-
tive Cordial and other medicines is sim
ply that it helps nature to make strength.
1t does not profess to cure sickness, ex-
cept as that sickness is result of weak
ness caused by food not poperly digested.
Shaker Digestive Cordial will relieve
the pangss of Indigestion, and make thin,
sick, weak people as we'll as if their
stomachs had never been out of order.
1t is gentle mid to the digestion of ma
lures strength maker, food.
At druggists. Trial bottle, 10 cents.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
YES OR. NO

"Tell me- said the young man, pas
sionately, ''is my answer to be spelled
with three letters or twop''
Three" said the summer girl, shyly.
Darling"
''That is to say, it is 'nit '"-Cincin-
natl Enquirer. ID
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
A LONG RIDE.

Miss Leftover-Yes, am very fond of
the wheel. / have ridden half. century.
Mr.. Gettitrong-Really? didn't know
they had been invented that long. New
York World.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
ITS VALUE RECOGNIZED BY PLY
SICIANS

AS a rule am opposed to proprietary
medicines Still ! value good one,
especially when such is the source of re-.
lief from pain. AS topical (exterpaN
application / have found ChamberIsin,s
Pain Balm the best remedy ! have ever
used for neuralgia of any kind. have
conscientiously recommended it to many
persons. William Horne, NJ. D., James
vile, Wis. Sold by the Chas> Lyle Drug
Company.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09

q Sterilized Malt contains less
{ ! i: Z" /
S alcohol than any malt on the
smarket. BY it's sterilization it is
S preserved, giving to the user the
Bd benefit of its ingredients in con-
centrated form without the alco-
y hol. 2Oc bottle; So dozen; at
Massie's Pharmacy.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09

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