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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02
MAJOR MCKINLEY ON SILVER.

That Major Mckinley was at one time
a strong advocate of silver seems to be
very we'll established by his record in and
out of Congress. Since his nomination
for President at st. Louis he has heartily
endorsed the gold plank of the national Re-
publican platform and holds up his hands
in horror at the idea of restoring silver as
B. inone METAL on the old basis but facts
,rn things and, like Banquo's
anat jor McKinley's previous utter
Geo tvor of the white metal are con-
.A,y sing up to worry and torment
ui1 e latest in this line is the publ
a letter written hy the Republi-
anii late for President to E. s. Per-
Ains, of Medina county, Ohio, on the 9th
of September, 1890, and which was read
by Ex-Governor Findley at Akron on the
2Sth ultimo. Major Mckinley was ut that
time chairman of the committee on ways
and means Of the House of Representa-
tives, and in that letter some of his utter
ances are as follows: -
81 have always been in favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver product
of the United States, and hcvc so voted
on at least to occasions during the time
h"ro oeen in public life. 1 was not will.
ing to extend this coinage to the silver OF
the world and open our minis to them
without charge, as was proposed by gen
tlemen on the floor of the House. My pur.
pose was to secure immediate legislation
that would credit and dignity our silver
coin. You may remember as
indicating my position on this subject,
that l voted to pass the silver bill in the
Forty fifth or Forty sixth Congress over
the veto Of President Hayes. With me
political and economic questions are con-
viction, and while may not always be
right, am always willing to let those
whose suffrage 1 seek know exactiv VIVA,
they are.''
1t will be Observed that tho gallant
major ssys above that with him "politi
cal and economic questions are convic
Jion," but it will also be noted by the
American people whose suffrage ia nov
asked that the convictions Of ~ man
who is a candidate for Tbs highest office
in the nation not now exactly what
thoy- wu.o in 1890 on the question Of free
coinage, If we are to judge by the con-
tents of the letter.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02
MISS DELLA FOX'S JEWELS.
Priceless Gems Owned by the Comic On
era Star Soon to- Xnpear Here

Priceless Gems Owned by the Comic OPP
era Star Soon te~ Appear Here.
When DeiIa Fox, as Clairette Duval,
puts OIL the tasteful uniform of the little
trooper and comes out at last dressed in
her best suit the footlights, poor electric
glow worm., must feel insignificant be-
fore the dazzling flood of light which
streams from the corsage and rounded
throat OF the actress. It looks as though
she had been caught in hailstorm OF
diamonds. You see every woman in the
audience bring her opera glass to bear.
Then you hear the smothered eYclama
tions all over the house of eyes THEY'RE
real, 7" then GLORIOUS of signs
MISS Fox is not susceptible to heart dis
ease, Tor had she the slightest tendancy
towards anything Of that sort, she would
do well to bestow those diamonds upon
some charitable organization, for she is
constantly mislaying them, sometimes
not finding them for several days. Each
time she suffers agonies until the missing
gems are found. During her recent en-.
gagement at the New York Casino the
girl who dresses her and incidentally
Keeps an eye on the jewels, left a diamond
necklace composed of two stones OF five
karats weight, and forty others OF lesser
size, which cost the trihing sum of 500
OOO, hanging over the back of a chair in
the dressing room. This loss was not dis
covered until the following morning.
when shabbilY dressed young man called
to see Miss Fox, and being granted an
audience, handed her small brown paper
parcel, with the simple remark: II guess
this is yours" 1t was the necklace
Miss Fox's favorite stone is the evil
omened opal, and it is her birth. stone.
too, for she was born in October Most of
her rings, and she has score have opals
In them. She has lots of other gems.
enough, in fact to keep the owner in com.
fort for many years if the comic opera
business should strike ''snag" BESIDES
the necklace above referred to there are to
be seen in glittering array upon Clairatte's
bodice dagger studded with diamonds,
a hock of five jeweled birds, several but
terliies set with rubies, diamonds, sap
phires and emeralds, an opal star sur
rounded with two rows of large diamonds,
an opal heart similarly framed, n sun
burst of diamonds, two large diamond
crescents, tiara of three large diamond
stars and crown Of diamonds mounted
as pins.
AT the Academy, Thursday, Otobcer 8.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02
ORGANIZED LAROR

the Academy, Thursday, Otobcer 8.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02
THE OUTLOOK CHEERING.

While Republicans and the boiling
Democrats are claiming the earth the
following notes from a sound money paper
is encouraging reading to the friends OF
Bryan and free coinage.
"The' secretary of the State committee
of South Dakota writes that the State
may be classed as sure for Bryan. Henry
J. Day, Sugene, Oregon, says oregon Is
to-day safe and sure for Bryan. Mr..
Woodson, member of the national Demo
cratic committee for Kentucky, represents
that Kentucky is safe for Bryan by $4,000
majority. James G. Dahlman, chairman
of the Democratic State committee of Ne
braska, reports that the estimated major
ity for Bryan in that State is 25,OOO.
Chairman Samuel Cook, of the State
Democratic committee Of Missouri, re-
ports that Bryan's majority there will
exceed 10000. Chairman McConville, OF
the Democratic State committee of Ohio,
estimates Bryan's majority in Ohio at
%, OOO"
1t will be observed that other Western
and Southern States known to be sure fol
Bryan are not mentioned. Enough is
given, however, to show how Ohio, Ken
lucky and Missouri stand, and if they are
certain to given Bryan majority, there
is not shadow of a do"ht as ei.c
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02

Mr. Bryan's visit to Mr.. Sewall and
their journeying together through New
England has not been very pleasing to
Mr.. Watson, who has been talking more
freely than usual in the past week or
more. 1t seems quite pity that the
Georgia candidate for Vie. President can
not be Modified, but the campaign has
already progressed so far that there is no
chance for making any change in the
Vice-Presidential nominations of the
friends of silver. In the interest of har-
mony, however, and for the good of the
cause, all should smother every feeling
OF resentment and dissatisfaction and
work anernatioa1lu nnd mr.. -4IShly for
tao success of Mr.. Bryan, trusting to the
good sense of the American people in de-
termining the selection of a vice-Presi.
dent. e, -
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02

" hryruIp ....s, Al Jne main re-
nash of the claims of Republicans in be-
half of McKinleyand gold monometallism.
His frank admission that he intended to
vote forMcKinley put him on a higher
and more manly plane than that of the
gold Democrats by whom he was invited
to speak, and showed very conclusively
that the indianapolis convention was noth-
ing more than Republican annex, de-
s;eued 10 draw votes from Bryan His
claim that the ten years between 1880 and
1890 was the most prosperous period IL
the American history was calculated to
deceive those who do not look beneath the
surface of things, for while it is true that
artificial conditions produced seeming
prosperity in this country during that
period, it is also true that there were
forces silently at work then to bring
about the business depression and panic
from which we are still suffering, and
which was a natural consequence of the
excessive stimulation of that pericI. a
prosperity that builds cities, railroads
and factories far beyond the capacity Of
the country to sustain and leaves the peo-
pie individually and collectively burdened
with debts which they can never pay is
not the prosperity needed or desired by
the great American people. All such
statements as those of Mr.. Ingalls, only
establish mere firmly than ever the fact
that there is something wrong with the
coinage system of this country, which the
restoration of silver to its proper func-
tions as a money metal alone can remedy.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02

The United States is making good pro-
gress in the construction of torpedo boats.
Several have already been put into com
mission and others are in process of con.
struction. These formidable adiuncts to
the naval strength of the country will
prove a terror to the enemy's vessels, and
will help materially in saving the sen
coast cities from attack in case of n war
with foreign power. Torpedo boat No.
was launched at the yard of the Colum h.
bian iron works, Baltimore, on YESTERDAY
This vessel is one of three under con
struction at the same yard. They have
l42 tons displacement and are reouired
TO develop speed of twenty-four and n
mali Knots. 1t is expected that thew will
be ready for their official trial trim earIv
next spring. The boat launched vester-
day Will not be christened when she
makes her first dip in the water. but tba
ceremony will be deferred until Secretarv
Herbert returns from Europe Until
otherwise named after one of the naval
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02
Col. John R. Fellows, f,i;str;ot >

Col. John r. Fellows, .seX..dlyistrict attor-
neg of New York, puts McKinley's ma
jority atquite 100000. In his comments
on the subject to u Washington Star re-
porter, he says: SIT was matter of no
consequence what the Democrats of New
York did after the adoption of the Chica-
go platform at Buffalo. After that ac-
tion the..State was bound to 60 for No
Kinley, and that being the case it rem
dered it impossible to unite the party ON
any State ticket, SO that whatever steps
they have taken since are immaterial to
the main issue. The State will 20 over,
whelmingly for Mckinley by majority
of at least 100000, should say. 1t is
very hard to say what will be the extent
of McKinley's majority. If you Judge by
externals there is no telling where it will
stop. In New York city, from the Bat
terry up Broadway, is seen mass of Nc
Kinley banners. These banners are float
Ing on every block, on the side streets and
everywhere are evidences of the popular
ity of the Republican candidate and the
principle of sound money"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02
This Date In History-0ot. 9.

B2o B. C.-Aristotle. Greek philosopher and
tutor of Alexander the Great, died at
Chalcis.
ya52-Richard LII of England born OF Fother-
ingay cnstle; killed at Bosworth.
lT25-Chevalier Eon, whose sex was disput-
i. cd during his career as diplomat, and
NJ. who dressed as woman the last S3 years
Of his life was born in Burgundy; died 1910
anctwns then proved to have been u man.
z 2yS0 Major John Andre, ndjutant general of
the British forces in America, h"n7ot- 81 a
spy.
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i1nsrseir aiy.sts, ,,ttd a, iutiJ-A, "
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lesr7 S,nest s.snhp disd ,,,ist horn 1924,
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,yliig un la7 perf n dis ~ L. 'rit1t
ayas as9liyes los ip 1er. aui .l--
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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02

We are now in our new quarters.
Everything new and inviting. Call in to
see u.s. j. E. Rogers e. Co., No. II
Jefferson street
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02

Fried oysters, stewed oysters, broiled
oysters on toast at Catogni's.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02

would like to get the name and adj
dress of the secretary of every union or
labor organization in the city. Address
c. f. GRAY, Times Office, Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02

School books and supplies at lowest
prices. Gravatt's Fair, 9 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02

heroes, the vessel will be known by her
present number, as in the case of the tor
pedo boat recently launched at Bristol,
Rhode Island. s@,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-07
A Yankee.in-laM.

The pedigree of the Grant family has
been interesting people good deal of
late. Not long ago sort of cousinship,
through their great grandparents, was
traced between General Grant and JEFF
ferson Davis. More lately writer in
The Vermonter gave currency to the no.
ton that Mrs. Grant was "a daughter
of Vermont :" A Vermont editor wrote
to Colonel Grant in New York for some
authentic information on this subject of
his mothers birthplace and he replied
as follows:
My mother was born in st. Louis Mo. her
father was born at Cumberland, Md, and her
mother came from Pittsburg, Penn. Whoever
gave her birthplace as Vermont was mistaken.
My fathers family, however, came from
New England, Matthew Grant having settled
at Windsor, Conn, in 1886, and the family re-
manned there until my grandfather, soon
after the Revolutionary war, went to western
Pennsylvania, where my grandfather was born.
Very truly yours, FREDERICK D. GRANT.
So it appears that Mrs. Grant was not
only not a daughter Of Vermont, but
not New Highlander, except remotely
by marriage-a Yankee-in-law, so to
speak. Boston Transcript.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-07
Geese That Made an Eclipse.

"While was ON hunting trip at In
man, Kan, saw sight which few
sportsmen have ever SEEM" said Cook
Herman. Zone night just as it was
growing dusk our party was hunting on
lake where we had been having good
success with duck. Suddenly the sky
seemed to be clouded over so that we
thought storm was coming up, but on
looking to see what was the cause of
the sudden darkness we discovered that
Immediately over us was flight OF
wild geese which literally covered the
sky for as far as the eye could reach. /
do not believe would be exaggerating
If were to say that the geese in that
fight were numbered by the thousands,
For half an hour we watched them fly
ing by, forming all sorts of picturesque
groups like maps in the sky, shifting
rapidly from one combination to anoth-
or. They were flying just high enough
to be out Of gunshot reach, but man.
aged to kill one tired straggler, which
had fallen behind one of the big punches
and ventured where he could be reached
by long shot. 1t was sight which 1
shall never forget, and I am still regret
ting that we could not have got crack
at them. kansas City Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-07
Cultivation of violets.

Violets in frames require great deal
Of attention during the dark winter
months, and light and air must be given
on every possible opportunity. 1t does
no harm to leave the frames covered
with snow for couple of days in Sc
we're weather, but great damage is done
II snow is allowed to remain for week,
when mold will spread with alarming
rapidity. Even if sunlight can be adj
mitted for but three hours and little
ventilation given, it is surprising how
the plants are benefited. There are very
few days during the whole winter when
we do not give both light and air. Vio-
let's resent coddling, and air should be
given freely whenever the outside tenn
perature allows. If the thermometer
registers several degrees below freezing,
even in midwinter, the sun warns the
frames sufficiently to permit a moderate
amount Of air being admitted. Violets
In frames make much more work than
when they are grown in houses, and the
flowers are less convenient to pick, but
the quality Of blooms is as good in all
kinds, and much better in some, par
ticularly the single varieties. The flow
sring season, too, is little longer than
with those grown in artificial heat
Garden and Forest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-07
The Conductors Wrong Assumption.

Old Lady-Will you tell me, please,
when we get to Windsor street?
Polite Conductor-Certainly, madam.
when the car reaches Windsor street,
it is crowded with passengers, but the
obliging conductor brings it to full
stop and waits for the old lady to get
out. She calmly looks out of the car
window without stirring)
Polite Conductor (vociferously) -
Windsor street! Windsor street, lady
Wasn't here where you wanted to get
out?
Old Lady-Oh, bless you, mol I didn t
want to get out here at all. You see,
my daughters husband bought the third
house from the corner there the other
day, and, as Twas going by, just want
ed to take look at it.-Somerville
Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-07
Dolls Brought Happiness to the Dying.

Margaret Bottome in "Heart to Heart
Talks in The Ladies' Home Journal re-
lates this pathetic incident of her minis
trations to the sick: Just before 1 left
for Europe last summer great box came
to me filled with dolls, all dressed, and
the request came with it that 1 should
have them sent to children's hospital.
There is a hospital in the city of New York
for oonsumptive children, as well as for
older people with the same disease, and
gave the dolls to physician who is con-
nected with that hospital. He said after
ward he wished could have seen the chill
dren trooping toward him, each carrying
q doll. But the most touching thing to
me was what the nurse told the Doctor
that after every child was furnished with
doll there were a number left, and the
poor women dying with consumption asked
If each might have doll. They all want
ed them, and to each the dolls were given,
and the nurse said she could not have
dreamed of their being such a comfort to
those poor sick women. There were just
enough dolls for each to have one. All,
who can tell the thoughts they had of
earlier days, when they took little wee
one close to their heart, as they now took
those little dolls!''
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-07
con,nnndm.nts OF Buadna.

All acts Of living creatures become
bad by ten things, and by avoiding the
ten things they become good. There are
three sins of the body, four sins OF the
tongue, and three sins of the mind. Tbs
sins Of the body are murder, theft and
adultery; of the tongue, lying. Islander,
abuse and gossip; of the mind, envy,
hatred and error. Therefore I give you
these commandments:
First. Kill not, but have regard for
life.
Second.-Steal not, neither do ye
rob, but help everybody to be master of
the fruits of his labor.
hird.-Abstain from impurity and
lead life of chastity.
Fourth. Lie not, but be truthful.
Speak the truth with discretion, fear
lessly and in loving heart.
Fifth.-Invent not evil reports, nei-
ther do ye respect them. Carp not, but
look for good sides of your fellow be-
ings, so that you may with sincerity de-
fend them against their enemies.
Sixth.-Swear not, but speak decent
ly and with dignity.
Seventh. Waste not the time with
gossip, but speak to the purpose or
keep silent.
Eighth. -Covet not nor envy, but re-
joice at the fortunes of other people.
Ninth. your heart of malice
and cherish no hatred, not even against
your enemies, but embrace all living
beings with kindness.
Tenth. Free your mind of ignorance
and be anxious to learn the truth, es-
pecially in the one thing that is needed.
lest you fall prey either to skepticism
or to errors. Skepticism will make you
Indifferent, and errors will lead you
astray, SO that you will not find the no.
BILE path that leads to life eternal. =
Gospel of Buddha.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-07
This, if True, Is Most Remarkable.

The experiments of W. Ingles Rogers
would seem to show that real images of
objects are formed on the human retina.
Mr.. Rogers looked fixedly at a shilling in
daylight for full minute, then covered
the window of the room with yellow
screen to exclude actinic rays, and fixed
his eye steadily on the center of a photo
graphic plate, keeping all his thoughts &C.
oupied with the image of the shilling.
After looking at the plate for 45 minutes
he developed it and found dim outline
Of the coin.
Continuing his experiments, Mr.. Rogers
produced "psychogram" in the presence
of three trustworthy witnesses, the object
being postage stamp, instead of coin.
The stamp was placed in a strong light
and looked at for one minute, then remov-
ed, and Photographic plate put in its
place. Mr.. Rogers continued to look at
the plate for 90 minutes. 1t was then de-
veloped, and the image obtained was re-
produced in The Amateur Photographer.
Although somewhat vague, it shows that
an image on the retina can send out rays
capable of influencing a sensitive plate
and lends some color to the notion that
picture of his murderer remains in muir
dered mans eye.-London Globe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-07
HISTORIC WELAKA RIVER.
1t Is One of the Most Interesting Streams
In America.

~-~-~S~~SeSs
The historic Welaka river, the modern
st. Johns, is to the stranger one of the
most interesting rivers on the American
continent. 1t is unique in many partiou-
lars which go to make up river. Find
ing it's source in the far south, it flows
northward for nearly all it's length, until
reaching the metropolis of Florida it
turns eastward and pours it's great volume
of waters into the ocean. This fact seems
the more strange since the universal opin-
ion prevails that the extreme south is low
and flat, and would leave the impression
that the river ran up hill as it cuts its
way through the much higher land of our
northern boundary.
This, however, is minor point of inter
est compared with the wild appearance it
presents to the eye of the stranger as first
he beholds it, with its somber cypress, al
most awaking superstition, and the swamp
hickory, with it's peculiar foliage and small
but rich, sweet nut, upon which the far
famed razor back hog, alike with the beau
tiful gray squirrel, feasts in profound ST.
lence, but doubtless with voracious appe-
tite. A large part of the shore on each
hand conveys an idea of vastness of ex-
panse because impenetrable to the eye.
This somber scene is relieved by the stately
palmetto, on which are often festooned
from tree to tree the wild convolvuli.
When seen in the early morn, as the pala-
tial steamers, seagoing and river, swiftly
make their way up and down the majestic
stream, these turn their beautiful cup
shaped flowers, white as snow, toward the
coming king of day, sparkling with dew
drops.
The broad savannas occasionally lie al
most apparently on the level of the river
itself. On these queer formations abound
wild flowers of every hue, shape and bo-
tanical order, making one vast picture,
framed in the surrounding forests, enliv-
ened all over with birds of every hue and
sweet song, while the strong, green
growths present tropical vigor of life
which is really an inspiration to health
and strength. Times Union.