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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
LOVERS OF THE WEED.
Some OF the Prosecutions to Which They
Have Been Subjected.

Have Been Subjected.
In Persia, where but recently jealous
strife ragged for sole possession of tho to-
bacco industry, Abbas l, Of dread men,
DRY, cut off the lips of those who smoked
and tho noses of any who ventured to
snuff. On ono occasion no threw an unfor-
tunato man whom he discovered selling
tobacco into u fire along with his goods
Yet by and by this demon of cruelty him
self was inthralled by Nicotiana's charms
and became ono of her most fervent devo-
tees. The Turks, under Amurath w,
were similarly punished for infringing his
edict against smoking. Sir Edwin Sandys
of Pontefract, in his travels in 1910, bears
testimony to similar acts of cruelty by
Mohammed ". During his stay In Con-
stantinoplo he witnessed the punishment
of n sturdy Turk who had been caught so.
lacing the burden of life with the vapor of
his new found joy. Short lived, however,
was his happiness. He was dragged before
the tribunal and condemned to the torture
of having hole pierced through tho car
tilago of his nose and pipe inserted there
in. Then, in order to render the punish
ment more impressive to the multitude, ho
was seated on the back of an ass with his
face to tho tail and driven through the
streets of the city, while oriers proclaimed
his offcnso and its merited punishment
according to tho law of the sultan.
Not less cruel wero the barbaritics in
flictcd upon Russian subjects, Who undor
the Car Michael Fedorowitz, were pub
licly knouted for using tobacco in any
form-in some instances their nostrils
were split open. If guilty of second
offense, death alone could wipe out the
crime. Tho embassaors of tho Duke of
Holstein who visited Moscow in 1884 re-
late that they were eyewitnesscs of q pub
lie exhibition of this kind, where eight men
and ono woman wero punished with the
knout for selling tobacco and brandy. by
way of palliating this Russian atrocity
they were informed that houses in Moscow
had been set on fire by smokers falling
asleep and dropping their lighted pipes.
Oppression, however, like persecution In
another sphere, brought succor to the
plant, for, despite every form of opposition
and punishment, men quietly went on
themselves with the weed, I'M
til at last their bittorest foes became their
best friends and gratefully acknowledged
tho benign sway of Northumberland
mans Magazine.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
PUZZLED.

There lived in ancient Scribbletown wise old
writer man
Whose name was Homer Cicero Demosthencs
McCann.
He'd written treatises and themes till "For a
change" he said,
~ think III write children's book before
go to bed"
BE pulled down all his musty tones in Latin
and in Greek,
Consulted cyclopedias and manuscripts an.
tiQue,
Essays in anthropology. studies in counter
"For these" he said, care useful lore for lit
tic girls and boys
He scrubbed hard and scribbled FAST he burn.
ed the midnight oil.
And when he reached 'The End" he felt re-
warded for his toll.
He said. "This charming children's book is
greatly to my CREDIT
And now he's sorely puzzled that no child has
ever read it,
Carolyn Wells in ST. Nicholas.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
DON'T STOP TOBACCO.
HOW TO CURE YOURSELF WHILE
USING 1T.

HOW TO CURE YOURSELF WHILE
USING 1T.
The tobacco habit grows on q man until his
nervous system is seriously affected, impairing
health, comfort and happiness. To quit suddenly
is too severe n shock to the system as tobacco to
an inveterate user becomes a stimulant that his
system continually Graves. "Baco euro" is a
scientific cure for the tobacco habit, in all its
forms, carefully compounded after the formula OF
an eminent Berlin physician who has used 1t in
ms private practice since 1s72, without failure
II is purely vegetable and guaranteed perfectly
harmless You can use all the tobacco you want
when to stop. We give = written guarantee Ito to
cure permanently any case with three boxes or
refund the money with 10 per cent. interest
cure, that cures without the use OF will power
and with no inconvenience. 1t leaves the system
ne pure and free from nicotine as tho day you
took your first chew or smoke.
Cured by Baoo-Ouro and Gained Thirty
Pounds.
From hundreds OF testimonials, the originals OF
which are on file and open to inspection, the fol-
lowing is presented:
Clayton Nevada Co, Ark, Jan. IS. 1895.
Eureka Chemical & Mfg. Co., La Crosse, Wis
Gentlemen: For forty years 1 used tobacco in all
its forms. For twenty-five years OF that time l
was great sufferer from general debility and
others mo To Bac," "The Indian Tobacco An.
tloote, double Chlorfde OF Cold, etc., ETC.,
but none OF them did me the least bit OF good
Finally, however, 1 purchased box OF your
"Baco.Curo" and 1t has entirely cured me Of the
habit in oil its forms, and have increased thirty
pounds IN weight and am relieved from all the
numerous aches and pains of body and mind.
could white q q1ire of paper upon my changed
feelings and condition. Yours respectfully,
PHI AARBuRY,
Pastor @. p. Church, Clayton, Ark.
Sold by an druggists at 81 per box; three boxes
Uhirty days treatment), $2.5O, with fronclad,
written guarantee or sent direct ggon receipt az
Price Price Write for e9oslc Crosse, Wis, snd Bos
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
Caustic Critieisna>

Charles Frederick Robinson Hayward q
Denver editor, wrote kearncdly of the
drama and could kccalS analyze every
phase of tho actors art But his shortest
criticism will probably outlive any other
written by him. 1t was rs follows:
George c. Min the pracAer-actor,
played Hamlet az tho Academy of Music
last night. He played it till ~ o'clock 4"
The only other criticism that seemed 10
class with this emanated from Lcadvilie,
where performance of Orchard III" by
a transforming troop was chrorie,ed un.
der the glaring headline of Many Lives
Lost, "-.San Francisco !Argouaut,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
SALEM NEWS

W. III. Preston returned to Salem yes.
terday from Radford.
The Kings Daughters expect to giye
an entertainment soon.
Alvin Landon, OF Blueaeld, Is In
Salem fox q short visit.
4. S. Stringfellow, OF Culpeper, Is in
Salem, the guest Of Geo. W. Logan.
Miss May Gookin, of Bristol, Tenn,
is the guest of the Misses Johnston on
West Main street.
The mail from Craig county and from
Cstawba did not come over Wednesday
on account Of the rain.
Logan Martin. OF Newport, Giles
county, who was student at college
last session. is in town visiting friends
Mrs. j. S. Hutchinson, daughter OF
the late G B. Fitzgerald. Left Salem
yesterday for her home in Rsidsyille,
NC.
Misses Alice and Gordon Bransford
who have been visiting friends In Hin.
ton. w. Va. returned to Salem We'd
nesday night
Major j. c. Green, OF &y.heyille. a
member OF the Virginia legislature and
well known in Salem, WAS IN town YES
terdsy On business,
DR.. Wells, the local weather observer.
reports the recent rain fall ss 8 6
inches, This. he says, is equivalent to
snow fall of three feet
Mrs. DR.. Cenidt, OF Bryan, Texas,
daughter Of Mrs. Dr.. Grifflu, of this
place. arrived in Salem Wednesday
night on visit to her mother.
Misses Sarah and Lucy Griffin,
daughters Of Major Samuel Griffin. re-
turned to their home In Bedford City
yesterday, after 8 very pleasant visit to
their relatives in Salem.
menC.. Slower Is authority tc,s sbon Ia 40
years ola ,wnliS the one on the old post.
office, owned by VIM. Oakley. is 60 wears
old, having been put on in 1896.
The meeting OF the trustees of Hol-
Inns institute, postponed yesterday on
accounts OF rain. was held to-day. The
borrowing trustees from Salem were In
attendance: Judge Henry r. Blair,
Capt. j. Q. Langhorne. DR.. j. B. Tay-
lor, DR.. Stearnes and James Chalmers
The recent rain was the heaviest that
has fallen here for quite long time
Mason's creek rose above the level OF
the bridge on the mscadamizad road,
being higher than it has been for nine
teen years. The dam over 1t at the Sa.
lem roller mills. owned by Henry Cart,
was washed entirely away. The dam
In the river above Lapghorne's mill,
which turns the water into the race.
was also washed away. A bridge on
North Alsbsma street caved in, o mum
Der of deep gullies were wasbed
through the street on the Orphansge
hill, the Orphanage reservoir somewha ct
damaged, and other minor damsges
might be noticed nearly all over town.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
When She Liked Them.

The blond had evidently made up her
mind.
AS for bifurcated garments she be-
gan.
"YesY" said the burnettc expcctantly
- don't think much of them, rs q
general rule, but of course there arc exccp-
TONS
"Of course"
Il am not at all opposed to q bifurcated
garment with n man in it. Chicago
Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

ington, ID. Essays:
1 was for a long
time under treat
mert of two of
the best physi-
clans of this city,
for a severe case
of blood poison,
but my condition
grew worse all
the while, not
withstanding the
fact that they
charged me three
hundred dollars.
MY mouth was
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cures
colds, Group and whooping cough 1t is
pleasant, safe and reliable. For sale by
the Chas. Lyle Drug Co. 4s
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

All travel has its advantages. If tho pas
senger visits better countries, he may learn
to improve his own, and if fortune carries
him to worse no may learn to enjoy his
own.-Johnson.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
ELECTRIC BITTERS.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited for
any season, but perhaps more generally
needed when the langud, exhausted feel
ing prevails, when the liver is torpid and
sluggish and the need of tonic and
Alternative is felt. a prompt use of this
medicine has often averted long and per
haps fatal bilious fevers No medicine
will act more surely in counteracting
and freeing the system from malarial
poison. Headache, Indigestion, Consti-
patton, Dizziness yield to Electric Btters
SOC and 800 per bottle at Massie's Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
Blood Poison.

Contagious Blood Poison has been an.
propriately called the curse of mankind.
1t is the one disease that physicians can,
not cure; their mercurial aud potash
remedies only bottle up the poison in
the system, to surely break forth in
more virulent form, resulting in a total
wreck of the system.
Mr.. Frank b. Martin, prominent
jeweler at o26 Pennsylvania Ave, Wash.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
A Plain Fact.

" would lay the world at your feetl"
exclaimed the young man who reads novels.
Really, she replied, tits very good of
you to suggest it, but you needn't trouble
yourself It's there already. New York
Recorder,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
Specials at F.W. Browns Hardware

summer is incomplete without Mann
mock WHAT'S nicer than to cuddle down
Id "a big, easy Hammock, while the gentle
aephers blow all the cares and worries Of
the day to foreign shores. Have only ak
OF my pillow and stick Hammocks left
GU get Is per cent. discount ON these and
~ per cent. on Mexicans. They won't last
long at those figures. mon Kink' attach.
Inents for hose adds greatly to the life Of
Your hose. f' -
F.W. BROWN. Hardware.
III Jefferson Street,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

With every purchase you get Il check
dollars worth of checks entities you to
guess. Guess right, and get $50 in gold.
See II. c. Barnes, ''He puts up prescrp-
tionsn
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

Pearl divers in Ceylon receive about go
cents day and small percentage Of .hC
cntch.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11
AN EXCITING RUNAWAY.

Last Thursday morning about 10 o'clock Misses Flora and Mildred Mich ols, of Huntingtown were driving to Stepney to attend the roll call exercises at the Baptist church. While descend ing Blackman's hill the horse, a spirited animal, took fright at some cider barrels which had been left by the side of the road and ran. Miss Flora Nichols, being an excellent horse woman, had succeeded in partially quieting the frightened animal when some part of the harness gave way, which caused ad- ditional fright and the horse began to kick, knocking the dash up into the ladies faces and at the same time knock ing the reins out of the drivers hands. Thus freed from all control the horse fairly flew along the road and in turning the corner near Isaac Sherman's the carriage turned over, throwing the horse and breaking it's hind leg. Almost miraculously the young ladies escaped serious injury. A. B. Goodsell, coming along soon after, drove to Mir Nichols to inform him Uf the accident. When he arrived he had the injured animal killed and taken away. The horse was one raised by MT Nichols, and although a spirited animal and one of the best road horses in this vicinity had been frequent ly driven by the Misses Nichols. The young ladies were able to attend the ex- ercises later in the day, and were con- graduated by every one on their fortu- nate escape from broken boGes, serious injury and perhaps death.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11
Fairfield County News.
BETHEL.
MEMORIES OF THANKSGIVING.

Mr and Mrs Nelson Taylor of Plum trees had the company of their Is children, two sons-in. law, two daugh- ters-in-law and seven grandchildren at home for Thanksgiving These lines were read at the dinner table. 4 year hoth past and all the children here once more psrtake of mothers goodly cheer. Their well remem beEed voices once more To be tulIdlment of some pleasant drean h. Welcome, Thrice welcornel each and every
 guest
 Let us be thankful that we all are blest With health and strength and appetite so
 good
 As to have relished well our humble food. Let Us be thankful that NC all remain Free from much s3ckness,. accidents or pain. Last year you remembered all told, twenty
 four Now we rejoice to welcome home two more. Long may the list of .Taylors still increase And all their ways be ways Of pleasRntness, And sll their paths De peace. To each Of us the year hath added age, More serious thoughts our anxious hearts eu.
 gage
 More clear our duty peTmeates the mind, Duty to God, to country and mankind. From romping childhood to decrepfr age We act our little parts upon lfe's stage; That you'll act well your parts we firmly
 trust,
 Be, upright, truthful, dIligent and inst.
 And tho you may not ever meet with fame, Keep ever bright the luster of your name. With joy we greet you. my good wife and I. To make pleasant home VIC lain would try Experience, to us this truth, hath given. 4 happy home is next akin to Heaven. We love and cherish you; our hopes and fears, Are yelled, in heart throbs or in silent tears All the deep fountains of emotion play On this home coming, glad Thanksgiving day.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11
Town Topics.
A Statement From z. s. Peck.

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the townofNewtown, Cd dunty of Fair field, State of Connecticut, Greeting: I the undersigned being voter and tax payer in said town ofNewtown, by.these presents do protest and object to your re- ceiVing, auditing or ordering paid out of the funds of monies of said town, for services claimed to have been rendered by certain parties who pretend to have acted as registrars of voters in the second voting district in said town of Newtown. for the following reasons, to wit:
 First: They have not aLdcould not act as board of registration as provided in the statutes, for the reason that the Jaw authorizing the creation of the board of registration provides that the said board shall be composed of one representative of each of the leading political parties, and in the case of the second voting dis trict referred to, both Claimants belong to and were elected to the office of regis trars in defiance of the law and as repre- sentatives of only one political party. Consequently they could not legally act as board aforesaid, and are not entitled to the compensation as demanded in their bill for services.
 Second: By acting as above shown they have deprived the republican party of any representation on said board as the law expressly provides they shall not be so deprived at the pleasure of the democratic party.
 Third: By acting as shown above, they have deprived every voter of the second voting district from casting a legal vote at the election held on the first Tuesday in November, 1896.
 Fourth: They can not plead ignorance of the law, for called their attention to it in 1895, and assured them then, that if they acted as a board of registration, 1 would contest the validity pftbe election held under their supervision. Their re- ply was i've will fix that.T 1 had until then supposed the law was supreme in that matter and fixed it without a i've. |" But l find I was in ignorance of the democratic construction of law.-rZ. $. Peck, Newtown, Connecticut, November 20 1896
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11
A. 6. BAKERS AID

Do you contemplate Icommitting matrimony this fall? If you do you will need Furniture and Carpets be- fore you can settle down to house. keeping and we are going to suggest that it would be 8 very proper. and a { very prudent thing to come to Flaw leyville and look us over before you buy. We have an immen nse stock to select from and our facilities for hand ling are such that we can make Iiv- ing commission and yet, se ell way bs- low city prices. We have mo s1 called leaders in the store. Did you eper an alyze 8 leaderP It's an article of Low value, sold at cost or little less, for the purpose of creating a false impress sion No expensive piece of furniture is ever made use of as 8 leader, All of our goods are marked on a ,consis- tent commission. You, can pick up some of the other fellows leaders at 8 less price than we will sell, but if you want fine piece, or a.general assort ment of furniture, to furnish up 8 house, you will find that the sum tot al of 8 bill selected at Hawleyville will be much, less than the sum total of the same bill selected in the city r We are sending great many goods to the cities of Connecticpt in direct com potion with large stocks in those cit ies. This no doubt seems to you lat first thought absurd, and a stretch of the truth, that people should leave places like Hartford and New Haven and come to Hawleyville to buy but there IS. 8 good and valid re ason why we can make it for their inter est to do 80
 Did you ever think how much room it requires to handle large stock of Furni ture? And did you ever think what it costs to rent and maintain that room in the city?' Just consider for moment the odds in our favor, bothin expense and facilities for hand ling, and you will see nothing so very absurd in city people coming to Flaw leyYille to buy furniture. In these times people are quite apt to buy where the purchasing power of 8 dol lar is the most. It will ever be thus until we have free coinage, and silver dollars are distributed around to the masses in basket.
 We are selling pianos now, and if you are going to buy one this fall don't fail to let us know it,
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11
NUMBER 50.
and the line of calendats are unsurpass.
THE WAY TREY WORK rz DAusURr.

4 local grocerymsn Rss aroused thil morning at the early hour of half-pssl foCr, to be told that his horse was out of it's stable and wandering around the street. After an hours hard work he To- cated the animal near his own dooryaFd. With the assistance of a neighbor he caught the beast, only to find that It was not his horse at all, but belonged to an. other peighber. Ills own beast was se- ourely tied in it's stall all the time. CDapbury News. --.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

Scaly eruptions on the head, chapped hands and lips, cuts, bruises, scalds burns are quickly cured by DeWttt's Witch Hazel Sa!ve. It is st present the a ticIe most used for plies, and It sll ways cures them. E.F. Hawley, New town; s. c. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford; B, Haw'ey & O., SteDney.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

Botsford H. Peet is doing a rushing business at his blacksmith shop near Warmers Mill, horse shoeing and re- pairing being a speciality. He is at present making over some wheels over 100 years old. They belonged to Noah dfah Warmers father, when he was first married.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

A possible successor to the present treasurer of the Newtown savings bank arrived in town on Sunday morning at g o'clock, & son to Mir and Mrs Charles H. Northrop. It is plump baby, weighing between nine and 10 pounds, and both the young man and its mother are doing nicely.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

Buyers of books will find 1t to their ad.
 vantage and profit to visit the store of Horace H. Jackson, suecesspr to Youngs 6. Jackson, at Bridgeport, as his assort- ment of books embraces books for the little tots and ali grades up to the old folks. Bibles, prayer book, dictionaries, cameras, calling cards and many useful articles for home and office gre displayed
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

George Everetts, who was so badly burned at the recent fire on. Botsford Hill, is slowly recovering, Dr Gordon still dressing his head every other day. A papersis being circulated in his be- half. It is 8 worthy cause as his whole 'sunimer's work was consumed in the fla meg
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

The Columbus stables, Bridgeport are showing very large and fine line of fur robes, horse blankets, whips and every thing needed in the stable. Their stock of sleighs which they offer at wonderful ly low prices are worth seeing. The pro- prietors, Messrs Peck & Lines, are always pleased to have you look over their stock.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

W. K. Halligan calls special attention to order millinery from all the latest novelties in the market, and also offers the balance of his trimmed millinery at special prices.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

Marketman Blackman butchered two hogs for John HouIihan, Friday, weigh ing 98O pounds. MT Houlihan wants to know who can beat this record?
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

William Burke, the hostler at the Grand Central, went to Derby on Mon day to attend the funeral of his grand mother.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

William W. Sunderland, who was in- jured by fall from ladder, Saturday, is getting along nicely and will probably be able to be out again in 8 few days. 7Danbury News.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11
LYONS PLAINS.
CHURCH AND PERSONAL Jorrnas.

CHURCH AND PERSONAL JOTTNGs.
 Mrs L. R. HoYt is recovering her for mer health.
 Miss Minnie Lyons has visited her grandmother, Mrs Thorpe, of Bradley street. @
 Douglas. Williams is with his uncle, Hawley Williams of Norneld.
 Miss Clara Banks recently entertained 8 number of herfriends at.whiSt.
 Edward Clark of Bridgeport spent a day or two with his relatives on River street.
 Mrs Win Keeler and son, Harold, and Mrs Phebe A. Fanton were in town, Fri. day, calling on friends and arranging household goods.
 Miss Eva Davis is working in the cor set factory at South Norwalk.
 The morning service in Emmanuel church each Sunday is at l1.45 o'clock.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

Capt A. ". Peck brought his Winches- ter rife into service, last week, and slaughtered chicken hawk measuring 4 inches from tip to tip Of wings.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

Mir and Mrs Richard G. Warren of Bridgeport have visited MT Warren's sister, Mrs George A, NorthrOp, in the Street.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

Mrs Anthony McMahon of Mill Plain N. Y, has visited friends in Lake George.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

Mrs Amos Hawley has entertained Mrs Auna Smith, recently.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

Mir and Mrs Robert W. Butcher have been guests of Mir and Mrs F. N. Taylor of Westport.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

Miss s, A. Camp has visited relatives in Brookfeld.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

Mr and Mrs L. NJ. Johnson of Great Burlington welcomed a son in their home on November 28. ,. ,.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

Miss May Haugh of Sandy Hook has accepted 8 position in Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11
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