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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13
The Ha. at tho rhcater Yet Again.

The Man Behind-Pardon me, miss.
l can see nothing owing to Your hat
The Woman In Front-True! There is
nothing owing. have paid for it in
full. -Philadelphia Record.
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Cetarrh. Skin Diseases, Eczema, Chronic Female
Complaints, Mercural Poison, letter, Scald
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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13
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machine, the automatic cutting knife sharp
eher, and tablcting appurtenances are on
this floor. The wonderful and powerfv.
electric motor, which propels the machines
on all three floors, is also on this floor. Over
in one corner, hardly noticeable, is kept in
readiness, as supplementary power, an
improved Gas Engine, to be attached at
nnmnnfarv rntinn in casa Of acnident To tho
The Princeton union., 1896-09-24
Voice Culture In japan.

During the winter the young Jap
anese girl in training clothes herself
comfortably, takes a samisen- a banjo
with square body, played with a
plectrum of ivory-and ascends every
cold night the scaffold erected on the
roof Of the house for drying purposes.
There she sits for hours, sitting and
banging away, until she can endure it
no longer. Upon coming down she is
so hoarse as to be unable to utter a
word.
The training is persisted in until her
natural voice has left her and new,
clear voice has been acquired, which
can be heard in a storm The girl
screams her worthless voice out and
away.
Japanese music is crude; there are
no written notes to go by in playing,
nor has the singer any "Do, Re, Mi'' to
play by observation, imitation and
practice. instrumental and vocal mu-
sic are always taught together and by
the same instructor, who is either a
lady or blind man, who has received
a musical degree.
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one Of the Rare.t Books.

Among the books of comparatively
recent date, if the seventeenth century
can be described as such, is, as the
Elzevir collector well knows, the fa-
nous "Patissier Francois a small
duedecimo printed by Louys and Dan
iel ElzeVir, at Amsterdam, in 1865. A
faulty and poor reimpression Of work
of little value issued in Paris two years
previously, this book has become the
most sought after Of all the Elzevir
works, just because it is wrongly be-
lieved to be the scafcest. It has COM
manded prices reaching in France SO
high as 1900 francs. The reason for
the supposed rarity is, of course, that
instead Of being placed on its first ap-
pearance on the shelves of the curious
or the studiOus the little volume was
thumped to pieces by the greasy hands
of cooks and kitchen maids. Genuine
enthusiasts in the printers art have
hoped to see the price diminished in
presence Of the revelations lately fur
nished concerning it. Its market value,
however, shows no signs Of diminutiou.
and the one copy sold in England dur
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best tennis shoes, to make in aifnira-
BILE substituta for the nail-studdAd
shoes. 1t is surprising how well the
rubber wears .onllasting even the most
rocky climbs and desperate scrambles
through underbrush and thorns Harp
er's Bazar.
An Artistic Medicine Cabinet
It is a wise woman who has place
for everything and keeps everything
in its place. But even the best mana
gers cannot accomplish this without
means to assist. "A medicine cabinet
is useful article in any home, much
more than one who has not used one
can imagine. "A pretty one made of
white enameled pine is an addition %
chamber or sewing room, giving the
appearance of bookcase. At the bot
tom is wide drawer TO hold bandages,
wrappings, ETC.; in fact, anything that
might be necessary in case Of sickness
or accident. The four shelves are de-
voted to bottles of different sizes, ar
ranged according to their contents.
Here, also, should be kept a mortar
and pestle, a measure for liquid medi-
cines, and spoons Of different sizes. a
brass rod across the front supports .
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Siberia's Great RAILWAY.

There are 100000 workmen, excln-
sive of engineers and officers, at work
upon the great trans-Siberian railway.
The proposed length of this great car
rier, from Cluliabinsk to Vladivostock
on the Japan sea, is 4,547 miles, of
which over one-third has been complet-
ed. During the season of 1895 918k
miles were built, thus giving a direct
route from st. Petersburg to the Yen
essei River, distance OF 3,056 miles.
Up to June, 1892, the amount expended
was s32, 2,4s8,o0o. The engineers have
been forced to abandon the original
plan of building across and through
the mountains and canyons on the
south of Lake Baikai, and trains will
be ferried twenty miles across the lake
by means of transfer steamers.-NeW
York Journal.
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JACK SHEPPARD'S HAUNPS'

Every trace Of Old London is rapidly
being removed off the face Of the earth
and soon nothing will be left to remind
us Of the good old days when over
hanging houses, creaking sign boards
and projecting waterspouts added to
the darkness and dangers of the mar
row, ill-lighted, nl-paved streets, and
when highway robbers and pickpockets
carried on their business with almost
complete impunity, while staggering
young MIN of the upper class riyalled
them in the art Of bullying and alarm
ing the harmless passenger. The two
queer old gabled houses in Wych
street, which still stand, picturesque
relic Of that period, have just been
doomed to destruction by the reform
Ing hand Of the London county council.
No voice has yet been raised to sug-
gest that they should be purchased for
the nation, and vet one of those houses
was the home for about six years of
his life Of a very famous character, the
notorious Jack Sheppard. With the
great name of Jack Sheppard we are
all more or less familiar
Jack Sheppard the highwayman he is
often called, but this is really v"ry
incorrect description. A study Of IS
life ,as recorded in that moral and i'm
proving work, .The Newgate Calen-
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II, made him foolhardy. He became
quite reckless, and on the night of
Oct 81 he went about gaily from tav-
ern to tavern, in Drury lane, drinking.
until he was finally taken, Incapable
of making the smallest resistance.
His career was now near its close. His
petition for a pardon. in which he al
legged his astounding ingenuity as a
reason, was disregarded, and his last
scheme for escape was accidentally
discovered. A friend had given him a
spenknife and this he kept in his
pocket. and proposed. when riding i'll
the fatal cart t., TEburn, to cut the,
ccrd lat bound his hands Then, as
'.e passed Little Turnstile, he hoped
to leap out and escape by the help of
the crowd, down t;1at narrow passage.
where the officers could not follow on
horseback But the knife was found
IN his pocket, in the yard at Newgate.
and SO his last chance was DESTROYED.
He was executed Nov 16, 1724. in his
twenty-fhird year, and was buried ia
tia old churfhyard of st. Martins in
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The Outdoor Woman.

The dress to be worn on walking
trips or climbs through the mountains
should be selected with great care.
Not ones comfort, but ones actual
safety depends upon the proper choice
Of a costume in all its details. For the
gown itself nothing could be better
than bicycle suit of stout, seryiceable
cloth, the skirts to reach no nearer
the ground than the tops Of ordinary
walking boots. Under this should be
worn blooners or knickerbockers Just
as in bicycling. Petticoats are as much
to be avoided here as on the wheel.
The shoes should be of tie strongest
leather which can be found to COM
bine stoutness with liability, and
should reach well above the ankles, in
order that the latter may be well
supportd. In my opinion, laced shoes.
are better than bllttoned. because they
may be drawn tight or loose. accord
ing as the wearcr wishes. Toward the
end of a long tramp it is frequently
desirable to loosen the shoes a little to
relieve the ankle muscles though not
enough to withdraw the support. The
ssles ought to be very thick much
thicker than can generally be found in
The ready-made stock of most stores.
This, however, is easily remedied by
having an extra sole. put on outside of
the ordinary one. Nails or spikes driv-
en- info the soles or heels are useful to
/ Ehep one from Slipping, but they
should he put on very carefully. SO
that there will he no chance of their
l,urting the foot inside.
Some people have found extra solesl
of thick rubber such as are put on the
The Princeton union., 1896-09-24
From Fashions Loom.

The newest figures show tendency
toward detached figures rather than
the mixed and shot effects paramount
} last season; charming effect is shown
in moonlight-blue taffeta with a sill
very, sheeny surface; over it was
strewn detached poppies in dark slate
blue; tWo-toned weaves, with the pat.
tern thrown up in a color two or three
shades darker, are much liked; grayS,
pale-brOWnS and greens are among the
most fashionable shades; there are,
however, a number of novelties in
these dark shades which distinguish
them from those of last season. The
fax tints Of the batistes are reproduced
in the new wool goods; putty color is
a favorite shade; it blends well with
all other colors
The coral pattern is favorite one
this season, both on wool and silk fab
RIGS; in two tones OF two contrasting
colors it is extremely effective.
Stripes, dots and bright hued plaids
are among the new fabrics of the sea-
son; the latest Weaves are composed of
many gay colors, but are so deftly
woven as to be not too striking; plaids
will, however, be little used alone, but
in conjunction with some dark color.
Crinkly Weaves are net in as great de-
nland as plain-surfaced goods, and ere
poGs will be but scantiIy used. Wig
oreux, a smart diagonal weave, is good
second choice; the wool armures, tri-
cotines and unobtrusively patterned
goods are much lik ed, and are in bet
ter taste than the rather gaudy tint
ings of those SO long in vogue
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AIDS TO THE TOILET.

Il
Soft tinted serge gowns with accor-
dion-plaited rufi1es are high. favoriteas
among fashionable bathers. Stockings
striped or embroidered are worn to.
match the suits.
Soft, fluffy pompadours and revival.
of the old-fashioned chatelaine braids.
preserving as broad ard as fiat an effect
as possible are quite the reigning fash
ionable style of hairdressing.
Empire fans are still the most FASH
ionable. even when the night in
sitting. Devotees of fashion maintain
that they give quite as much air IA
large ones, and have much more pres-
tige than feather fans.
Skirts of one material and bodices Of
another will continue in fashion all
winter, probably chiefly because Of their
great convenience. Added to this. how
ever, they are an extremely attractive
combination.
The return OF short trains is i'm
minent. They will be used chiefly by
married women for indoor wear and
ceremonious visits, while younger WON
EN-, even for these purposes, will still
cling to skirts that clear the ground.
In the matter of wells cream and
white are still much in vogue for sea
side wear. Plain women and women
who freckle cling to those composed
entirely of lace and so closely covered
that they act almost as masks. The
dainttest OF all, however, are those
made OF silk net with a deep edging
OF real lace.
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the Fields where the National Gallery
now stands. His daring and skill
made hin; a hero to very large class
of the population, while his untimely
after became a stock illustrat ton for all
novelists and preachers. Il Guainter
example Of this could hardly be found
than in a sermon preached at the time
by some dissenting minister, who ex-
claimed to his congregation:
"Oh, that ye were all like Jack
Sheppard! Mistake not. my brethren,
y do not mean in carnal, but in a
spiritual sense. : Let me ex-
hort Of you to open the locks Of your
hearts with the nail Of repentance;
mount the chimney Of hopes and take
from thence the bar of good resolu-
tions; break through the stone wall of
despair; raise yourself to the leads of
divine meditation; fix the blanket of
faith with the spike of the church; let
yourself down to the house of resigna-
ton; and descend the stairs of humili-
ty. So shall ye come to the door Of
deliverance from the prison Of iniqui-
ty, and escape the old executioner, the
devil, who goeth about like roaring
lion seeking whom he may deVour."~
London Sketch.
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THE HABIT OF BEING READY.
acquire the Habit Of Responsibilit

Require the Habit of Responsibility
and Prompt Action.
You :aay call it y hat you like pres
ence Of mind, a cool head, quick think
ing or an instinct to do what is right
| the first ti:ne-the fact remains that it
1 Is a habit acquired by experience, OF
being ready always TO use ores mus
ales and brains at moulen's notice
HE habit of being ready.
When you are on wheel and a tan
gle is ahead what do You do? What
is a natural thing to do? Get off and
walk aside. When you are in boat
md flaw comes against the sail,
what do you do? What is a reasona-
, BILE thing to do? Let the sheet and sail
go where the flaw cannot come against
it. When you are slipping on the side
walk, what do you do? Thrust the
other foot under you to turn yourself
On pivot and cone to the ground on
the hands What do your do when a
man stops you for the purpose Of rob
bing you. or for one thing or another?
Do the reasonable thing: walk up to
him and show him that you are quite
at your ease, and that he is attackin
The wrong person. What do you do in
the room of a burning house? DO the
reasonable thing. crawl on the floor,
because smoke always rises and you
can breathe far better. If you must go
through 1anles, POUR water over your
self before starting. If the undertow
in the SURF catches you and carries you
out do the reasonable thing; float
swimming is useless. By foatiEg you
Twill keep above water, and in a mo-
isment somebody will come in boat.
Year after year women and children
drown within twenty yards of a hum
dred people. Why? Because the av-
erage Impractical person IS paralyzed
long enough to allow tie struggling to
brown. Then everyone does the right
thing, and rushes for the lifeboat, ten
feet away-too late. The particular
case is unimpDrtant. It suffices you
not if you know what to do and have
not the power to do it. Acquire the
habit Of responsibility and prompt ac-
ton by putting yourself in situations
that require this, and when you have
acquire the habit of being ready, you
are pretty sure to do something that
is rea asonable in an emergency when it
arises, even if you are not primed with
all the knowledge of this particular
caSe.-Harper'S BaZar
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MAN-TRAILING DOGS.
recruits of Using Bloodhounas . oste1p
CrIzninals In the West.

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Criminals In the West.
The use Of bloodhounds as an ad-
junct Of the police department Is be-
coming more and more common in
various sections Of the union. This is
particularly the case in the far west,
says the San Francisco Examiner.
During the days of slavery dogs were.
used throughout the south to run down
fugitive slaves, but for many years.
after the war man hunting with
hounds was almost unheard Of. Now
and again it was tried, but lack OF
training in the dogs and perhaps want
Of patience in their owners brought
about SO many failures that the prac-
tice was almost forgotten. Ten years.
ago, when two desperate men held up
a train on the Atlantic & Pacific, in
tho southwest, and secured many thou
sands OF dollars in booty, ranchman
in Arizona offered to trace the high
Waymen if a sufficient force for their
capture was furnished him and q re-
ward for his trouble offered These
prellminaries being settled he ap-
peared on the scene twenty-four hours
after the crime had been committed
with a couple of not very dangerous
looking dogs and rife. He was rag
ged in costume and apparently ragged
mentally, but, as the result proved,
knew what he was about Keep your
eye on them dogs and your hands on
Your weepons-there's going to be
more or less fun" was all he had to
say to his associates in starting. Three
days later, after weary chase Of
many miles over one of the toughest
trails i'll the world, the dogs came up
with and cornered the highwaymen.
The latter killed both of the dogs, but
before they could escape the pursuing
posse was upon them and they sur
rendered. They afterward confessed
their guilt, and told where the booty
was hidden. Nearly 1000 was recov-
cred. The amount OF money involved
and the satisfactory work of the blood
hounds revived the old practice Of
trailing man with dogs, and there are
now hundreds of the useful animals
in the possession of the peace officers
of the west. They are carefully bred
and trained for the police duties.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-24
RUSSIAN NEWSPAPERS.

81 & s+ + L Z - 4 !
Contain Little News md Not Easy
to Find on the Streets.
At st. Petersburg it is possible, with
an infinite deal of searching and ma
neuyering, to purchase journal in the
streets. If you search long and care
fully enough you will, no doubt, in
course of time come upon man at one
Of the street corners with asleather
bag, in which, if you look close enough,
you will no doubt discover sheaf Of
odd journals. This scarce and undem-
onstratiye individual corresponds to
our newspaper boy, and Of him, if you
are literarily inclined, you may pur-
chase your news.
But in Moscow very different state.
Of affairs prevails. There you might
go searching and maneuvering all day
without discovering any traces of a
vender of news. I believe there is, or
there was in days gone by, a person in
Moscow who wished to play that i'm
portant role. Indeed, to be accurate,
[ myself caught a glimpse of the
door of one of the hotels, but his as
pect was so wretched and the appear
ance of his journals so moldy that
involuntarily abstained from making
a purchase. No doubt. said to myself,
the fellow has tramped all the way
from st. Petersburg "a distance Of 400
niles with a stock Of last years tie
turns and hopes to get rid Of them
in illiterate Moscow.
Russian journalists seem to have
very primitive notions on the subject
of the commercial conduct of their
newspapers. They appear to take
very little pains to get their journals
properly distributed; and a small local
circulation seems to represent the
height of their commercial ambitions.
A few of the best class journals, such,
For instance. as the NeVa, which is
very tolerably printed, and enjoys a
wide circulation, are undoubtedly ex-
ceptions to the rule mentioned above;
but such instances of business ability,
combined with energetic and effective
literary and artistic management. are
few and far between.-Pall Mall Ga.
zette.
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A Smart Plaid Frock.

never seem to realize their size and
deck themselves out in such things as
should be Worn only by their thin Sis
tiers.
Plaid skirts will be worn a great
deal with plain colored bodies,
through the early fall. That fashion
is ever tickle is evidenced by the eturn
to the regular coat sleeves on the new
est models of seal-skin. Woe to the
woman who succeeded in coaxing her
husband into putting cool hundred
into widening her sealskin jacket
sleeves last winter She will not be
happy. Belts continue to widen; we
see new ones of black velvet which,
when clasped with handsome buckles.
are especially smart
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For the wheel woman.

: II you are in an open plain or near
water on your wheel when a sharp
thunderstorm overtakes you, it is SAT-
est, according to a German scientist,
to dismount and put your wheel down
sideways until the lightning is over.
If, however. you are in a forest, the
same authority thinks it is quite safe
to go ahead.
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How they Happened to Meet

Do you know, young man, said the
colporteur. you are on the road to
perdition?'
don't know, uncle replied the
scOmng youth. IF I am, how does it
happen that meet your
Because am going in the opposite
direction, rejoined the other. Chicago
Record - -
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Ribald Jestinr.

It all happened from a little Joke
tried to get of, . the bruised, battered
and tattered hobo explained to the cit
izens who picked him up. "Just fer
fun, you know, proposed to the gang
that we organize party for the advo-
eating of the free coinage of soap. I
never dremp they'd take 1t serious
Indianapolis Journal
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Lot the Doctor Do It,

Should spoke bend or break and the
wheel 'sget out Of true'' it is best to
have competent repairer true it up
again. It looks like an exceedingly
simple operation to true" wheel, but
an inexperienced person is apt to got
too great strain on the spokes and.
thus make future trouble for himself.
American Cyclist.
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A Little Too Far

Mrs. Weary (reading The body Of 3
book agent was found on Blank street
this morning. He had evidently been
murdered. - -
S Mr. Weary (meditat atiyely) Un-er-
really. now. think that was going
most too far.-NeW York Weekly-
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Looking FER It.

Other Party-Man alive, do you sup--
pose I'd be able to sleep if I knew
there was whisky in the house? I'd
be walking the floor all ht.-Truth.
The Princeton union., 1896-09-24

A Manicure Case.
yellow, decorated in gold and baby
blue. It is in the form of a bag, drawn.
together at the top with a thick cord OF
gold and blue silk finished with balls
at the end. The pocket at the front
has decorations in forget-me-1pts, with
gold sprays finishing it. Into this
pocket are slipped all the small arti.
cles needed for manicure set.
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Get Something Plaid.

Plaids! plaids! say all those who are
supposed to know. Plaids for gowns,
plaids for capes and plaids galore for
lining. For young misses there is
nothing more satisfactory than smart
plaid frock, for either ordinary Or
1ressy wear. If only heshy women
would eschew them all would be we'll,
but unfortunately, I'll: over-fat ones
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For Finger Grooming.

A case for a manicure set is some
thing every woman will appreciate;
the one illustrated is very easily made
The material is chamois skin in bright
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The humming bird. in protecting its
nest, always flies at and pecks the ewes
OF its adversary. Crows have been found
totally blind from the humming birds.
bill.
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Valuable In an Emergency.
curtain Of pale tan canvas, worked
with rows of shaded brown silk at the
top and bottom. Bric-a-brac may dec
crate the top.
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ing the last seven or eight years
fetched at Sotheby's, on June 10, 1895.
the sale being that Of the earl of Or
ford, the preposterons price Of E1Oo.-
Gentleman's Magazine.
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Ihis marvellous escape, unfortunate-