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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Paper Gifts For the Christmas Tree.
From tho Orient New Tea
cloths-Apple Snow.

Ihe Christmas tree looms up OH the
horizon of holiday preparations Every
German child knows the delight of one
of these fairy bushes" but i'll some
American households its decoration is
considered rather Il useless expense by
the older members of the family. After
all, however, 1t is not so much money
that Is required as time and ingenuity,
ms The Standard Designer remarks in
describing the following paper gifts for
tho Christmas tree:
Gold and silver stars. moons and
chains are SO well known that they need
no description, save to state that they
consist of cardboard shapes covered on
cach side with metal paper and havo a
marrow ribbon or twino loop attached
to the top to hang them on the tree. The
chains are merely strips of the paper
which have the ends ovcrlapped and
glued after they arc linked together.
Strings of tinsel woven fringelikc can
be bought for Il few cents yard ut st ores
where supplies of this description are
kept Twenty five cents worth will, be
sufficient TO make quito showing.
Among other decorations that are so
Al D1lNC tIlttl W llht Iilt I 'Ou
bio to make them would really be Jolly
arc tiny lanterns of striped paper, wlich
are not intended to hold lights, but to
be used rs receptacles for candy of the
small variety, such as lozenges, drops.
etc. A little pair of opera glasses is
made OF paper, aud the upper part can
be lifted ont to allow the candy to be
slipped into the glasses These decora-
tons are rs bright and snowy rs gliding
ana paint can make them. y dollars
worth of them would be sufficient to
dress even quite large tree Besides
the paper playthings como toy revolvers
with barrels to be loaded with nothing
more harmful than gumdrops or sugar
plums; gold and silver fish that are al
ready so well filled that they would dis
dam TO bite at the most tempting bait
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23

General Horace Porter, i'll his Cam.
paigning with Grant" i'll Century, 70.
latos an anecdotc telling how General
Grant aided a drovcr in turning his cat
tie. General Porter adds: He knew, Of
course, that the man did not recognize
him. If lie had supposed tho man was
lacking i'll proper military respect, he
would perhaps nave administered TO him
the Same lesson which ho once taught u
soldier III the twenty first Illinois, when
he commanded that regiment. An officer
who had served under him at the time
told me that Colonel Grant, as he came
out IF his tent one morning, found IL
strappinS big fellow posted us sentinel,
who nodded his head good naturally,
smiled blandly and said, "Howdy, colo
ncl!' His commander cried, bland
me your piece" and upon taking it
faced the soldier and came to q "prescnt
arms. " Then handing back the muskot
ho remarked, THAT is the way TO say
How co you do to your colonel
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23
RANDKERChIEFS.

We are now ready with orr usual
great holiday stock of Hantlkerchiefs.
liandkcrchicfs Of every sort from DC to
%l2 each.
Great line OF Real Lace Handkerchiefs
running from 75c to SIC each See them
Here's IL gift anybody will appreciate.
Fine embroidered handkerchief from
Zoe to 81. 80 each.
Great lines of embroidered Handker-
chiefs for lauies ut 10c, 12c, ljc, lie, 25c
and 50c
We ask special attention to our big
lines of very Sheer Clear Linen Hem.
stitched Handkerchiefs at loo, 25c and
doc. This is a new line with us. You'll
like them. 100 dozen very fine Hem
stitched IIandkerchcfs Tor ladies with
cluster cord borders. Very nice effect.
Gentlemens Initial IIandkerchiefs at
II ice.
Gentlemen's all Linen Initial Hand.
kcrchiefs Mt 2jc.
Gcntlemen's Hcmstitched Handker.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23
A Christmas Favor.

y pretty design, suggested by The
Decorator ana IUrnisher for Christ
mas favor is the photograph of hostess,
which is placed ut each cover when Il
luncheon Is IN question. This charming
souvenir is set III wreath of smilax.
with small moss rose buds at equal dis.
lance. or it can be framed in small
gilt band i'll miniature style, with g.
ring i'll which can lie run Il ribbon an
lhch vide Either Is novelty, and
really serves as Christmas card for the
holiday week. BY tho bye, Christmas
cards are still sent, but this fashion is
about passed. Yet even this memento of
the gala day can accompany a box Of
bonbons, bouquet of flowers, or any
small trifie, rs II reminder that good
feeling and much happiness exist.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23

The musical Japanese gongs are being
moro aud more used. In all well man
aged households bells to announce meals
are not tolerated, but the most fastidi-
Gus chatelGino does not object to the
tuneful cathedral chime of these eastern
bells to call the family to the dining
room, says the New York Times, which
also calls attention TO delicious orien.
tai comfit, and one quite new to us. 1t
IL the rice candy to be had ut some of
tho shops dealing in eastern imports.
While it may be had in the plain rice
variety, it is most popular in raspberry
or sass&iras, those flavors being deli
cately distilled i'll Almost agreeable way.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23

that could hc offered; gigantic dominos
aud Dice that turn out to bo cases for
chocolate, and pasteboard turtles that
wiggle their heads and feet i'll the most
ifelike manner.
All these things can be purchased ut
low prices, but pretty things can be
made, perhaps even by the fingers of
middle aged" children, which means
from 10 to 10 years old and upward.
Tho Grape and tissue paper, which can
DO purchased by the sheet, n little gold
and silver tinscl, some wire, waddinp.
string and mucilagc are the materials
needed, and % cents should buy all
that is necessary. The kite is quite II
new adornmeut for Christmas tree and
is very effective.
Tho Japanese napkins, with their
bright borders of quaint little peoplc.
animals and flowers, make very effective
sachets, all the work necessary being tho
tying of a perfumcd wad of cotton bat
ting III the center of them, and then
spreading out the edges flower fashion.
An odd and quito pretty decoration
for tree can be made by cutting in fine
BITS all the scraps of tissue or gold and
silver paper that is left after making
the ornaments and scattering this over
tho branches, letting it stay wherever it
falls. Whom the gas is lighted, or when
the sunlight strikes the tree the bits of
bright color gleam out worry attractivelv.
Paper dolls, with jointed limbs, can
be bought for Il few cents apiece and
may lie dressed in variety of WAYS.
Some of them even make very pretty
Christmas angels when deckod out with
white tissue paper wings and foating
robes OF pale blue or pink, with gilt
stars for trimming
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23
ABOUT FITTING GLASSES.
Quotation From the New York Medical
News. Sent 10. 1896.

The fitting of glasses in hyperme-
troped (far sighted, myopid (near sighted,
ami astigmotisnl, the discrimination be-
tween amblyopia without optical lesion
and that due To disease the determine
ton whether muscular defects are due to
retroactive error or the grave spinal
lesion, all these and many more tell us
plainly that the fitting of glasses to ewes
should he i'll the hands of the physician
or doctor alone, whose medical education
and training make him competent TO deal
with these questions, which even to his
mind are sometimes difficult. if not i'm.
probable. Beware of so.cnllcd opticians.
professors and pcddlers, who travel from
place to place trying to fit GLASSES. You
may have cause to regret them expert
mcntiug on your precious vision. Better
get an oculist and have your eyes at
tended TO properly. Any one can call
himself Il professor
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23
Kid Cloves

Hundreds of pairs of Kid Gloves are
now moving ont. We are showing in Roa.
noke the greatest invention of the age in
the shape OF II fastener for Kid glove
called the Ideal" The old time button
and hooks are not in it, This fastener
only comes on our best real Kid Guarnn.
teed Gloves mt $50. Try them, you'll
like them. We stand back of you on
every pair You buy to make any impcr-
fections good.
In 1 shades
Black with white stitching.
Black with black stitching.
OXblood.
Ians.
Great line of the now most popular
gloves made, the clasp piquc in Ok
blood, Tans and Blacks at only 81.
Great line of $3.50 value in gloves Mt
loc MI the shades, OXblood, Tans,
Browns ana Blacks.
Heavy Wooden Gloves for men and
boys. Mitts for ladies and children
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23
sEECHER'S ABOLITiONlSM.
1t Aroused Threats Against His Life and
Against His Church.


Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, in rranh
ic, reminiscent article entitled "When
Mr.. Bcecher Sold Slaves In Plymouth
Pulpit" i'll The Ladies' Homo journal.
tells of the peril in which tho famous
preacher placed his lifo by his fearless
advocacy of the abolition of slavery. IN
1917 Mr.. Beecher became the pastor Of
Plymouth church, Brooklyn, and in his
inaugural sermon, she says, "he frank
ly stated tho position that he intended
to hold i'll opposition to human slavery.
The majority Of tho church members
agreed with him. but the majority of
the people of Now York and Brooklyn
were southern sympathizers. OF the re.
alities of slavery they knew nothing.
They regarded it sentimentally as pa
triarchal institution that had como down
from Biblical times and that gavo the
southern people ample leisure to develop
into charming ladies and eloquent poll
ticians.
MIR. Beecher camo to open the eyes
and arouse the conscienccs of these sen
timentalists, and he encountered as bit
ter an opposition as that which he had
faced Ill Cincinnati. lie was abused ms
negro worshiper, he was threatened
with personal violence, mob was
formed i'll New York to tear down the
church i'll which he preached. l have
known him, i'll response to my entrcat-
les to be careful, to walk in the middle
of the streets of Brooklyn, with his
hand on the revolver i'll his pocket, lest
he should be suddenly attacked. Letters
announcing the dispatch of internal ma
chimes to our house were often received
in fact, they averaged ono or two per
week.
Il remember that one day an immense
box came by express after the receipt of
such ii letter. was afraid TO open j and
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23

equally afraid that Mr.. Bcecher, who
never knew fear. would open it as soon
ms he returned, so sent for Il policeman
and, after being thoroughly soaked, the
box WAS found to contain IL life size ne
gro doll -
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23
TULHY ]. MITCHELL,
Real Estate and Rental AGENT,
sCampbcn Ave, Opposite Tc-,y 3D..
FOR RENT:

handsome brick S room dwelling; gas, steam
ara AL modern improve mcnts yard shaded nrc
no" fencc-5iO Church street
handsome IRENE $ room dwelling, all mcGern
marie, or Eleventh aycruo.
GOOD broom cottage, between pa,i stree; and
PARK street. '
One room hcusc on Eighth aycuuo@ C.
Sc To all OF these properties pcssossion can
be had ut once.
N improved properties in nj parts Of Roar
oke Tor sale many OF which a:c great bargains
md on easy torms. 12a1 -
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23
ReCkWear

Gentlemen tell us we are Offering the
greatest line of Neckwear ut soc they exc,
saw. Nearly whole line closed las;
week. New lot On Tuesday, SEC and POI
are the prices, real valres are 81 and soc.
See the window display.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23
CANDIES CANDIES!
Special Prices on Sig Los to
Sunday-gchoois.

Everybody buys orr candies. They tell
US it is the best they ever tasted, and oh
SO cheap.
At l5c pound fine Cream Chocolates,
worth Poe.
AT Zoe. pound, fine Cream Bon Ions,
all OF them fresh and soft-no old hard
candy here.
At Sc pound, mixture of Gum and Con-
serves. worth l5c.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23
GFess Goods

We are fast closing orr lines OF Novel
ties in Dress Goods. Many Of colored
Novelties which knvc heen $3.50 are now
%1.19
Colorcd Novelties which h,he been 81
are now Sc.
some special BARGAINS in Handsome
Black Dress Goods ut reduced prices. See
the stock.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23

Oysters by the quarter. gallon. Low
est price Best goods. 81. y. q. Catogni-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23

I5VUks OF deIlghtIUI chiIdish stOri
Books of Mother Goose RHYMES
Books of Natural History
Books Of Adventures.
Books of fairy tales ana Il hundr,
one different sorts for children
ages. See them.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23
Umbrellas

y really nice thing to present lady
Tor Christmas gift is II good Umbrella.
All kinds from the cheapest to tie best
goods are now on our counters.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23

chiefs, large size, either colorcd border Oh
plain white ut Sc, Zoe, 12l-2c, lie, 20c,
25c, 3Oc, 40o, Soc
Gcntlemen's colored border or plain
white ready.tousc Handkerchiefs at &c.
Centlemen's full sized HemstitchcG
China Silk Handkcrchiefs. fine, pretty
quality at 25c. Better grades vt 40c, soc,
Toe and ST.
Gentlemen Initial Silk Handkcrchiefs
all the letters at SOC. for IN cxtra heavy
and large handkerchief.
lie sure to see our great lines. If YOU
don see on our counters just what YOU
want ask for it; we have it, cheaper than
you find it.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23
CL0kKS! ClOsKS!

HAVE YOU AVAILED YOURSELF or Z
8 THE GREAT CLOSING PRICES WE ARE 4
A MAKING on CLOAKS?
2 JUST oNE-IiALF PRICE TAXES THE &
g PICK OF OUR STOCK. 4
OWING TO THE WARM SEASON WE :
9 DID NOT MOVE As MANY OF THESE
q GOODS IN NOVEMBER AS WE SHOULD
4 HAVE DONE, AND ARE NOW THERE.
. FORE NAMING THE LOWEST PRICES
q EVE" PLACED on GOODS OF THIS A
\ CHARACTER OF OUR STOCK AT THIS
> SEASON or THE YEAE. &
q TIE LOSS IS YOURS THE
= GAIN. Y
7 OVER FIFTY or THEM soLD DUR !
2 ING THE LAST FEW DAYS. SrocK is 6
! GOING RAPIDLY. y
CONE EARLY TO GET A CHOICE. Y
4 YOU CAN POSITIVELY BUY.TlIEN " G
) THE FOLLOWING PRICES: \
Z $40 will buy SO Cloak. =
SO will buy II $12 Cloak. Y
50 will buy an SIS Cloak. g
, so will buy Il 500 Cloak. &
s. will buy $40 Cloak. =
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23
Games f! Games

Have You seen orr line of games? 1t
takes III nearly everything ont in this
way. Games such rs we sell are not only
amusing for children, but will he found
a delightful pastime for older people:
Prices range from &c. to 81 Here is Il
list of IL few:
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-23

Country Fish Pond. Foot Ball.
Base Ball. Donkey Party.
Yachting. Ffaima. Nellie BLY,.
Parcheesi. r nd host Of orhers
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-03
AMATEUR NOTES.

The Aetnavilles, Of the Aetna Stand
ard. would like to play the w. w. r.
wins on Saturday 9th or Saturday 18th
inst. Answer through the Register.
At B. & o. grounds:
Main St. 80. ....00012 04 441-1S
Water St. ..0001040002 20 Z
Batteries, Main ST., Earl Miller and
George Kraft; Water ST., Ross Miller
and Anton Robertson.
The bankrupt base ball club chal-
lenges any team in the city.
Steve Lewis. of Martins Ferry. o.,
will jump backards against any one in
the Ohio Valley, for a small wager.
The Eoff Street Sluggers would like
to hear from the j. p. O'Malleys for
Sunday morning on the brick yards.
The S. B. Mckee Upper Crusts would
like to hear from rhe Goezte Soda
Waters, Huebel Shoe Stringers or the
Delaplains, for the warehouse grounds.
The cigarmakers Of Pollack's cigar
factory have organized base ball club
and would like to hear fro many club
in the city. Ed. Sraub will do the
twirling and Edw. Kramer will catch.
The Jepson Stars accept the challenge
of the Sam B. Mckee Upper Crusts, if
they will play at the Easc End brick
yard grounds and do notp Clancy in
the box.
The manager of the John A. Whites
wishes to state thai all the players in
the game on the brick yard grounds
Sunday with the Miller Bros. (Mozarts)
belong to that club, and will be seen
in every game the Whites play here
after. Sundays game was the first the
club played together, and did very we'll
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-03
PICK UPS.

Those stops of Whaley and Violet
yesterday were beauties.
The Fort Wayne Sentinel says that
Gunnels will move TO kick the Wheeling
Register out of the league.
Whissen, the local amateur who was
70 have been given trial by Wheeling.
was signed yesterday by Parkersburg.
He pitched a winning game against
ParkerSbug for the Carroll Club
Saginaw will put in the box to-day
the twirler who defeated New Castle in
the Decoration Day game He is said
to be one of the most gingerly players
in the league, and he has certainly
proved to be oEe of the star twirlers.
Wheeling fans" are not showing the
proper appreciation of the work of the
home club. The attendance so far this
week has been very poor. Saginaw
has good club. as its playing yester-
day showed. There should be a big
crowd this afternoon.
Friend. who offered to come to Wheel
for trial, and to bear his own expenses
reported for duty yesterday. and sat on
the players bench during the game
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-03

pitchers. German ard Wilson; umpire,
Emslie; time, $50.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2.-The Phlllies
to-day gave an elaborate exhibition OF no"
not to play the national came Inelr er-
rors were of the rankest kind and they ran
bases and fielded like lot Of wooden men,
Apart from this. they were unable TO MT
Ehret to any advantage at any stage OF
the game and the whole Cincinnati agge-
cation simply toyed with them. McGiii
pitched six innings. but gave so many free
passes TO first that he was relieved by Car
sew. Attendance. Sis. Score:
phiIadelphia ...0O110 0l-3 IL b
Cincinnati ........3 1911 $-14 is
Earned runs. Cincinnati 5. Philadelphia
/: pitchers. McGill, Carsey and Ehret; UNI
pire, Hurst time. 2:25
NEW YORK, June 1.-The New Horks
made it two straights from the Chlcagos
this afternoon. Score:
Chicago ..............o21 OF oo1-0 >
New York ...........O2O0 213O'-S "A 3
Earned runs. Chicago 2, New York 3;
pitchers, Griffith and Meekin; umpire
Henderson; time, 2:07; attendance, $500.
BOSTON, June 1.-The only thlng that
prevented Boston from getting shut out
to-day by the Louisviles was O'Brien drop
ping Stivett's fly ball in the ninth after
two men were out Willie Main was bat
ted out Of the box in the third inning.
Score:
Louisville 41Oo11 do IA 3
Boston ......oO0O00o02-2 2
Earned runs, Louisville .; pitchers, Cum
ningham, Mains and Dolan; umpire
Lynch: attendance. 1,50O: time, 2:15.
BROOKLYN, n. Y. June 2.-Three scat
tered hits off Kennedy tells the story of
the St. Louis Browns defeat at Eastern
Park this afternoon. Score:
Brooklyn ............11 000000'-2 I
St. Louis ............O0OO O0OO-1 9
Pitchers. Kennedy and Donohue; UNI
pire, Sheridan; time. 1:2S; attendance, 1900.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-03

The Saginaw players put up much
better game in the field yesterday than
in the opening game with Wheeling, but
they were sill outclassed nevertheless.
and fell easy victims TO the superior
strength of the home club. Daniels,
whose yellow umpiring was a feature
Of the opening game showed NJ in bet
ter form. and there was not a single
serious kick by either team on his de-
cisiOns. liz was repOrted-iJ is given
here for what it is wOrJh-that he go,
a cinder in his eve while coming down
on the train from Washington, and that
this interfered wi-h his view OF the
home plate on Monday.
Brownie ThOrp probably drew his
salary Monday night as he did not play
ike he had a continuous kick coming,
bu- was as fun of ginger as the reser-
voir Of water before the brJak in the
main lie moved his little fat legs
about with q rapidity that would have
done credit TO Splinter Davis. Davis,
By the way, go his optics on the sphere
in good fashion, but his hobby horse
was lamentably slow ont in right gar
den. Two fly balls, which either Rick
ert or Gallagher would have gathered
in. fell safely.
Carney was in good form. and the
game should have been a shut out. lie
allowed Saginaw TO make nine hits. but
they were as widely scattered as the
Prohibition VOt in kentucky. and he
was steady and effective when men
were on bases which was in every in
ming except the eighth. 4 timely hit
now and then would have won the vic
tory for the visitors. In the third in
ming they had a man on third and one
on second. with but one hand down. but
Hemphill and Stout were resired on
easy hys. They scored their first run
tn The first inning on an error by Violet.
The first chance offered in the game. a
base on balls and q single by Thorp.
The second and last run was made in
the seventh. ThOrp led off with a hit.
and McHevi-t got life on a tumble by
Whaley. Sumner sent Thorp to third
by forcing MCKevitt out at second. and
he came in after Camel flew out to
Davis.
the first by scoring two earned runs.
Wagner led of with a double. and came
in on ViOleJ's double to right. Red"
purlOined Ses0nd and crossed the plate
on Gallagher's long hit to deep centre.
Two more were added in the four.a on
q double by Gallagher. singles by Rick
crit and Whaley and q raised bali.
Another was added i'm the sixth on
Shaw's double. Davis's single. and an
error by centre field; another in he
eighth on dOUbles by Shaw and Davis.
lJwas a singular fact that each of the
nine hits made by Saginaw was in right
field. Rickerr who is usually a very
busy player did not have single
chance i'm left. Thorp ielded his posi-
tiOn perfectly. and got four safe hits
out of five times at bat. besides furnish
ing "a realistic imitation of fancy swim
ming around the first bag. Wheeling
hit the ball hard but was comeDlled n
earn half the runs scored. Wbalev
made remarkable stop with his left
hand of a not liner. and Violet also
made q circus stop. The game was well
PLAYED. and should have been Witness
ed by much larger crowd. The score.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-03

for a start. The Whites will be out in
two weeks with their new uniforms,
which will be OF blue with white trim
mings and with the name OF John A.
White across the breast. This will be
one of the strongest clubs in the city.
They will play any club in this city or
nearby towns.
The Dinger Bros. JUNIORS accept the
challange of the Chapline Street Stars.
The Lutz Bros. Stars would like to
hear from the Chapline Street Juniors
for game Saturday on the B. 4 D.
grounds.