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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
WAITED THIRTY YEARS.
Wisconsin Woman Found Her Son
Through the Agency of Music.

Wisconsin Woman tounu Her son
Through the Agency of Music.
A romantic and pathetic story has just
come to light at Fond du Lac, Wis, that
OF IA loving mother searching patiently
for her lost son for over thirty years. IL
is one of the many romances which the
strange complications of slavery days
made possible. james ii. Harris, colorcd,
lives at 2626 Mills street, st. Louis, and
runs Il barber shop i'll the West End.
Before the war Harris, who is now about
40 years of age, lived with his mother
and two older sisters on II plantation in
Tennessee. about one hundred miles back
OF Memphis Their family name was
taken from the master os the plantation,
as was The custom He treated his ser
wants kindly, but when the war broke out
he enlisted and the plantation went TO
pieces. The negroes were scattered, and
Martha, with her children, made Il break
for freedom. She got passage up the
river ms Il ch;.mbcrmaid on Il steamboat,
but at one OF the landings she lost her
boy, The boat went on, and she never
knew whether the child had fallen over
board or was loss on land. She left the
boat near Cairo, and rs time went on she
gradually worked her way northward, un
til she reached Fond du Lac. Onea.of the
ing child accumulated fortune. They
bought themselves home here and set
tied. AS her circumstances became bet
ter the mother longed more and more for
her son. In the summer of 1898 she in
sisted on going to the Columbian EXPOSE
tion ut Chicago. 81 will find him there
she said.
In the meantime the boy had Skin
mished for himself, and, following Il nat
ural gift, had become quite Il musician.
He went to St. Louis and learned bar
boring. In his leisure moments he played
the banjo and the violin. He began to
write music, and several of his compost
tions " ere,accepted for the exhibit of the
colored peoples department OF the Co
lumbar exposition.
His mothers presentment was to come
true. She was Il close observer and had
also learned to read. Nothing in the
cOlored peoples exhibit ut the fair
escaped her eye. One day she found her
sons name on piece of music. She
read the letters. flames II. Harris" and
declared at once that she had found him.
The name was II common one, and her
daughter urged her not to be too sure.
She wrote Immediately to st. Louis, how
ever Not knowing the street number
she dispatched several letters in vain.
| Last June one OF the letters reached Har-
| ris. He could not believe it, for hs
| thought that his mother was dead. At
| first he imagined that it was scheme OF
some person to eXtort money from him.
but another letter came soon, telling him
| of incidents of his childhood, which con
WINGED him that it was indeed his mother
He came to Fond du Lac, and there was
n happy reunion. He gave his mother
| his picture and she is now content since
she has seen him and knows that he i.
alive Harris returned to st. Louis few
days ago.-St. Paul Pioneer Press
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
BICYCLE PRICES TO ADVANCE.
High Gradc Firms Put Up " job OH the
Cheap Manufacturers.

Bicycles will cost more next year.
This statement is made on the authority
of Pittsburg manufacturer of bicycle
tubing. He said that the meeting just
held Mt the Waldorf Hotel in New York,
was not gathering of wrought iron
pipe manufacturers, us reported. In
stead it was II meeting of tube makers,
and as result of their deliberations,
cheap bicycles will be forced from the
market. For some time the manutac
turers of high-grade bicycles have been
trying to shut out the cheap wheels and
thus maintnni the high prices that the
best bicycles commanded. They have
succeeded in doing this through the man
ufacturers of tubing. There are twelve
tubing companies and they have signed
IL contract not to sell any tubes other
than to the legitimate manufacturers of
wheels. The makers of the cheap wheels
are callad ''assemblers.n (They buy the
different parts of the wheel from
different manufacturers. Then they fit
the parts and sell good wheels under
high-gradc prices. BY getting the tubing
manufacturers to shut of the supply of
tubing from the "aSsemblers," the high
class wheel manufacturers will Shut OFF
competition. An agent was sent to
Europe to agitate n similar combination
there. The tube manufacturers who gave
the information said that another meet
ing will be held i'll Il few weeks, when
the increased price for next season will be
agreed upon.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
DYNAMITING THE DOG.
A Remarkable Fish Story in Which No
Fish Appear.

Fish Appear.
- AS IL Star reporter was browsing
around one OF the downtown hotels the
clerk pointed out to him II tall, gangling
boy OF Is Or 10, lolling all over chair in
front OF the window that commanded II
view of the avenue. and apparently hay
ing Il first rate time to be so far away
from home The clerk took the reporter
over to the boy after minute or two and
introduced him with the remark that the
reporter wanted to hear about that fish
story.
"Wcll," smiled the youngstcr, ait
wasn't SO much fish story as It was IL
dog story after 1t was all over as it was
when we first took the dog out with us.
You see, it was III this way: Four or five
OF us young iclers about two or three
weeks ago took II notion that we'd 20 IL
fishing. and we took II dog along. He
was nice little dog, and so fond of
water that people swoie he had never
been raised in Kentucky; but he was.
He was my dog, and | ought to know.
We was fshin' in Il pond, and after about
three hours of it we didn't get smell,
much less IL bite, and somebody came
along and said the way to fish pond
was with dynamite.
''All we had to do was to sling car
fridge in, let her Blow up and we would
have fish to carry home on n freight
train The cuss that told us was rail-
| road hand and was wprking down the
| road about II mile, and if we would go
| down there we could get for half IL dollar
enough to shoot all the fish in the coun-
| try. Me and another filler went along
with him and they fixdl up cartridge,
tied it to IL tloater, and all we had to do
was to.light the fuse, sling it in the pond
| and run like the devil. The dynamite
would do the rest. We forked over the
! half dollar-course, theyIbought whiskey
| with it--and went back 70 the pond
where the others was waitin.
'Then we follered objections, but we
forgot the dog; and which slung i'll the
cartridge and the float, and dog he gave
a yelp of joy, and bang. he went in after
it. He got it, too, and started to shore
with it, though we fired rocks ut him and
howied our lungs out to make him let it
go. That's the kind of dog he was.
Well, we seen we couldn't stay around
there and we went a-whoopin' and the
dog came after draggin the dynamite,
for it wasn't heavy,a and catching up with
us at forty miles an hour
III He was iriskin' his tai, and -yelpin'
most pleased to death, and we was get
tin scareder, for we knew that the stuff
was going off pretty soon, and when il
did there was going to be heavy thunder
| don't know what would have happened
if it hadn't a-been for Il fence that we go
over. The dog couldn't get the foat
through the cracks, and while he wa.
dragging at it an barkin' fit to kill, tina
cartridge went off right by his nose, ant
when we got our feet again at the bottom
of the hill we couldn't see anything o
the dog nor tiont nor about four panel
of fence. They all went together, an.
we felt so thankful when we picked our
selves up that we organized praye
meeting right there and sang hymn. .
Washington Star.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
GARDENING on A SMALL SCALE.


The Japanese have the art of ,dwarfing
trees to mere shrubs, and of cultivating
plants in n similar way. The people take
great delight in their miniature gardens,
which require special gardener to keep
them down to desired limits The author
of son Short Leave to Japan rites:
y Japanese garden is generally about
ten yards square, and in this small space
is found a park and demesne, with lake.
ummcr-houses, temples, trees, all COM
plcte, and all liz keeping with the dimen-
sions available. The lake is four feet
long and full of small goldfish. On the
border stands nine tree, exactly eigh-
teen inches high and fifty years old: be-
meath its shade is = temple carved out Of
one piece of stone the size Of n brick
On ii lofty crag of some two and half
feet stands IL fine maple tree, perfect in
form and shape, fifteen years old and
twelve inches high
We bought three of these miniature
trees later; Il maple, pine and bamboo
clump, each about fifteen years old and
eighteen inches to two feet high, growing
IL shallow dishes. We were told of n
complete garden contained in Il shallow
two-doZen wine case.
Everything was complete, down to the
fish in the lake, IL sheet of water only a
few inches square, and the foot bridges
over the water courses. lighthouses there
we've, and numerous trees of various
kinds, each about six inches high Old
rs the hills these, but full of vitality, and
yet never growing bigger.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
N.RAYS WANTED

In this day, when almost anytil ng
seems possible, it is not so very strange
that man like Mr.. Edison should be
called upon to work miracles
The Electrical Review says that he re-
ceived not long ago the eycpieces of II pair
of opera glasses, with a request that he
would 'iit them with the ..x-rays. and re-
durn them to the sender i'll Vermont.
Another customer, writing from Potts
town Pa, sent the following matter Of
fact epstle;
and bill as soon rs possible
The two orders were filed away to-
gether
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
HOW TO BE BEAUTIFTrI,

To be beautiful, you must have pure
blood and good health. To do so, purify
the blood and build up sshe health with
the best tonic and Hood purifier of the
age, Botanic Blood Balm, C.B. b. By
1t is the old standard and reliable remedy
1t never fails to cure all manner of Blood
and Skin diseases where eminent physi-
clans and all other known remedies have
failed. Send stamp for book of particu-
lars, to the Blood Balm Co Atlanta, Ga.
For sale by all druggists.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
N NV! Norf0lks1sWestern
uuzT,z,u,z1z.z1zza Schedule in Effect
Schedule in Effect April 10, 1896.

Schedule in Effect April ID, 1896.
WESTBOUND LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY.
800 IL IN. washington and Chattanooga.
limitetD for Bristol, intermediate sta
tions and the South and West. Pull
man sleepers to New Orleans and Mem
phis Connects at Radford for Blue.
field and Pocahontas.
4:25 p. m, the Chicago Express for Rad
ford, Blueficld, Pocahontas, Keaova
Cincinnati, indianapolis, ST. Louis,
Kansas City, Columbus and Chicago.
Pullman Buffet Sleeper Roanoke to
Columbus. Also for Pulaski, Wythe-
Vile, Bristol, Knoxville, Chattanooga
and intermediate points.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT ROANOKE.
From Norfolk 1885 a. M. 4:l5 p IN.
From Hagerstown 7:40 Il. III. 4:05 D. III.
From Winston 400 p. M
From Bristol and the West 1905 noon.
$3.50 p. III.
NORTH AND EASTBOUND, LEAVE.
ROANOKE DAILY.
1915 noon for Petersburg, Richmond and
Norfolk.
1915 noon for Washington, Hagerstown.
Philadelphia and New York.
1910 p. III. for Richmond and Norfolk.
Pullman sleepers Roanoke to Norfolk
and Lynchburg to Richmond
1000 p. m. washington and Chattanooga
limited) for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York. Pullman
sleepers TO Washington via. Shenan-
doah Junction and Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
Durham Division-Leave Lynchburg
(Union station) daily $50 D. m. for
South Boston and Durham and inter-
mediate stations.
Winston Salem Division-Lnave Roanoke
Union station) daily 1925 noon ana
500 n. m. daily, except Sunday Camp
bell street station) for Rocky Mount,
Martinsville, Winston Salem and inter
mediate stations.
For all additional information apply
at ticket Office or to VI. b. Bevill, General
Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va.
M. &. Bragg, Travelling Passenger
Agent.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
ANNOYED WASHINGTON

The first United States coins bore the
likeness of Martha Washington. The
general was greatly annoyed and had the
die altered, fearing that his political OPP
ponents would construe the image on the
coin rs indicating IL desire for royal hon
ors.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
Dollars
Come

With two little children subject tn
Group we do not rest easy without IL bot
tie of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in!
the house, for the most severe attacks
quickly succumb to n few doses of it'd
Morrison, Colo, BUD. For sale at 25 ana
30 cents per bottle by The Chas. Lyle
Drug Co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
SPECIAL NOTICE

The Roanoke City Mantel Works, at
the marble yard on Jefferson street, make
II specially ut this season of the year of
repairing old CRATES and fire places They
have experienced men who thoroughly
understand this class of work Call and
sec them.
j. II MARSTEILER, Proprietor
SOB jefferson street.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17

w. X. Andrews & Co., 219 Salem ave
nue. are prepared to furnish on short no.
tice Pocahontas, Toms Creek, Banner
Russell Creek, Thacker, Red Ash, kim
bali, Brush Mountain, Anthracite and
Splint coal Look ouS for the beliel
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
JOURNALISTIC REFORMS

"You talk about women in journalism
How much better would the printing
Offices be if you women wercaarunning
them, anyhow"
'Well, they would have cleaner
towels ''-Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Com
mon Council for the city of Roanoke, in
pursuance of section III of the Code OF
Virginia for 1887, has passed the follow
ing ordinance, in relation to election dis
tricts and voting places in the city:
/. BE it ordained by the
Common. Council for the city
of Roanoke that the wards,
rs are designated in the char
ter of this city, be and are
hereby designated as election
districts, and the following
voting places are designated
and established for each of
the same:
First ward-Store room
at No. 325 Salem avenue s.w.
Second ward--Storc room
at No. 81 Second street,
(COmmerce) s. W.
Third ward--Third ward
market house on Fourth
street n. e.
Fourth ward-Store room
at No. 10 First (Nelson)strcet
q. W.
Fifth ward-Store room at
No. 30i Fifth street Park)
II. W.
This ordinance shall be in
force from its passase.
Given under my hand this LIST day of
October, 1896
w e. THOMAS, Clerk.
Hot and cold lunches served in dining
room Mt Catogni's confectionery.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA sALyE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
CURED. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price 20
cents per box. For sale at Massies Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
GAS T ORIA
For Infants and Children
Tia fac II
slnilo IN //G--------s0 ie On
eignature( |RGTNzIE every
OF II% /GZ(CT<2/ wrapper.

School books and supplies in every
form at j. f.. Rogers &; Co. No. II Jefier
son street.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
If TROUBLED WITH RHEUMATISM
READ THIS

Annapolis, Md, April 10, 1904 have
used Chamberlain Pain Balm for rheu-
matism and found it to be all that is
claimed for it. | believe it to be the best
preparation for rheumatism and deep
seated muscular pains in the market and
cheerfully recommend it to the public.
JNO. G. BROOKS, dealer in boots, shoes,
etc, No. Is Main street.
Also Read This.
Mechanicsville, st. Mary county, Md
| sold n bottle Of Chamberlain Pain
Balm to man who had been suffering
with rheumatism for several years 1t
mad" him a well man. a. j. McGILL.
For sale ut 80 cents per bottle by The
Chas, Lyle Drug Co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17

School books and supplies at lowest
prices. Gravott's Fair, 8 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17

Fresh lot of Velvet molasses candy just
received at Catogni's confectionery. Zoe,
15c and 2jc boxes. The best goods.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17

Have YOU tried those orange slice
cakes? 20 cents dozen, at Catogni's.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17

doctor book and should BY read by both
young and old. The profits on the sale Of
$50, 900 copies at 81. 50 has rendered possible
this free edition. Address. Worlds Dispen-
eary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Z.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-06-20

csbuiary from the %colloquial language.
The press laws in Japan IRE very rigor-
ous. Article 10 Of the newspaper reg
ulations reads as follows: when = news
paper has printed matter which is con-
sidered prejudicial to public order or
s%ubversive Of public morality. the min
lister Of state for the interior is empow-
cred to suspend its publication either
totally or temporarily During the
month following the proclamation of the
constitution the brethren of the press
expressed themselves rather freely. and
newspapers were suspended at the rate
Of two a week."
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-06-20
Engraving the Motto,

Very few Inscriptions are available
Tor engraving on wedding rings, loclets,
bracelets. etc, writes Mrs Garrett Web.
ster III The Ladies' Home journal, as
the space for engraving is SO limited.
For this reason the Hebrew word 'sMiz-
pah, with its small form and exquisite
sentiment. is, and has always been. a
great favorite between lovers. .'Loye
inspires love, Love TODAY while we
may, God saw thec most fit for me.
Love and trust, mo heart more true
than mine to You, ~" II am thine, thou
art mine, and its well known French.
German and Latin forms are all great
1avorltes. A charming fashion is the u.s.
age OF two rings, in each one of which
half the phrase is engraved, the two
when read together giving the complete
quotation The last quoted sentiment is
the favorite for this purpose. Latin and
french phrases are frequently used in
tins connection because Of their breyitv.
"Prcndrc Eoi tel que je suis, ..Taie
just as | am" ''Tuam tuebor.n..T
defend thce;" "Scmper fdelis,"
Always faithful ''Une jc servirai."
l will serve"-are q few Of the
most used phrases. with their transla.
tions.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-06-20
Insects In the Wardrobe

a correspondent, whose home a new
~ arrived visitor in Bulawayo describe,
as "a very pretty place about two mile,
out OF town." informs South Afric,
tha Rhodesia is a fine country fm
clothes. A smart evening dress, which
n has only lately had out from home
While hanging in the wardrobe accom-,
modated q rat between the silk and lin.
ing. The horrid little beast nibbled q
mole the size Of a hand on each side ~
the skirt. She muses. that if human in.
habitants do not fancy ones clothes the
white ants do. Failing them, YOU have
nat beetles, and, supposing they desert
you the rat comes in, SO no one can saw
me amen is wasted out there. 1.-The
wasps build nests in your candle shades
and the caterpillars or something weave
spin cocoons IN your curtains"
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-06-20
The Metal Platinum.

FROM 1924 to the present time n}ati.
nun working has been carried on among
the Ural mountains, and considerable
quantities are annually produced there.
il grains are found in alluvial depos.
us along with grains of several other
metals-lridium, osmium, palladium.
sold and siiver-and they have also been
scovered in tho greensboro rock and
serpentlne CT that district. The process
py which the crude platinum grains are
purified Is long and expensive, SO much
SO that most of the platinum ore" as
IL Is termed, which is received at St.
petersburg from the Urals is exported
IN ITS crude state to other European
cities.
Pure platinum has a white color an
preaching to that Of silver. 1t is re-
mackable by its great weight, being
heavier than any other metal, gold
Itself not excepted. It is no less remark
able for its infusibility. 1t does not fuse
IN any OF our ordinary furnaces, which
soon melt copper, iron or gold. Pint at
a White heat it can be welded and fash
Toned into various shapes. In the new
eiectrlc furnace and by means of the
oAyhydrogen blowpipe it can, however. |
oe melted and even volatilized. 1t is OK.
ceedlngly malleable and can be beaten
out into thin plates and drawn into
wires which are Oh y one two-thousandth
Of an inch IN diameter. Wires even ten
thinner than this can be made
oy, a special process. Air and moisture
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-06-20
Lad For His Rusine..

MICK O~,flannigan Of Liverpool is az
Irish gentleman WHO pursues the hmm.
Die but useful occupation Of a racman
though at one time he served her males.
y IN foreign parts as a soldier Of the
Il Mick is a great orator in his wav
frequently addressing local meetings. at
Which he generally draws upon his mil
lta1y experience for appropriate ~illustra-
tons.
IN a recent occasion he was endeayor-
ing to prove that even a savage state is
better than the present condition Of Ire.
land.
Glntiemcn, he exclaimed, Il saw
ilttle children out in Africa there. They
mad no clothes, it is true. They were
naked, but they were free!"
Bod place for a ragman, Mickr"
out a small boy at the rear, and the
orator collapsed amid the laughter of
the audience. -London Telegraph.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-06-20
When Kings Are Administrators.

When kings are the actual admins
traitors, they labor under a special TENN
tatlon to hate the press. They seem tn
De, or, III some cases, actually are. nd
dressed by it, and they are so accnstom-
ed to Difference when addressed and even
70 form OF flattery that plain speech
any KIND, M especially sharp criti-
c's1n, even II respectful in form. creates
III them a strong suspicion of the loval-
" OF the critic. We have heard of this
emotion being felt because a critic wrote
MS Majesty instead Of "His Males
", n that curious instance of sensi-
tlveiless Is but an illustration of a far.
reaching truth. We can understand
therefore, the dislike Of the German ON
peior 1or the press and his readiness
"hen excited to allow prosecutions for
pure crlt1c1sm, even respectful criticism.
on the prete5t that the writer's are o,iItv
OF leze majesty. 'Thev cannot he lor,
a. thinks his majesty, cor they would
never crlticise me-"
WHAT we cannot understand is statss-
men not seeing that if there is y n~oss
az all 1t must be critical, and that tho
clitics VINO are respectful set an exam
PIE 10 the populace, who among tbe.-
selves are never respectful unless the
approve, and therefore deserve rather
offlclaI favor than condemnation. Tho
mistake is the more remarkable beeanea
II occurs IN Germany, where the GOV
ernlng idea has always been that while
action must be strictly supervised BIZ
authority thought may be allowed to ga
free. even if it chances to be expressed
IN print. There is not a country in the