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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19
BURGLAR FRANK MCCOY.
His Escape From Jail and Life In Board
ing House.

Big Frank Mccoy, the burglar, oxhib-
tied great GOODNESS in his escape from tho
county Jail at Now Castle, Del He had
been convicted of an attempted bank bur-
glary at Wilmington and was sentenced to
punishment at the whipping post and a
long term of imprisonment His counsel
tried hard to save him from tho whipping
post, but in vain, and the convict took it
especially hard that q criminal of his rank
should be subjected to SO humiliating an
ordeal
The Jail at Now Castle was conducted
III Il domestic fashion, and tho prisoners,
oil idle, since Delaware has no peniten-
tinry properly so called, gradually came to
know all of the sheriff's family. Tho
shcrifT's house indeed was part of the Jail
structure. Mccoy made his escape by way
of tho domestic apartments, and in doing
SO encountered tho wife of Sheriff Grubb.
That lady was of enormous bulk, and
consequently of great elaboration In her
movements. According to hor account
Mccoy said to her:
'Goodby. Mrs. Grubb. I'm going to
leave YOU" and she replied forbidding
him and threatening to scream.
She was too much astonished and I'M
norvcd, however, to give the alarm i'm
mcciaicly, and when she finally recovered
herself, Mccoy was away with the pals
That awaited him just outside the Jail
with carriage and Il swift horse
Ono of tho most remarkable phases of
McCoy's lifc was his residence with his
wife at boarding house mt New Haven.
Tho pleasant manners of tho wife and the
ease and suavity of the husband recon-
mcndod them 10 their follow boarters, and
they caHno TO DO Oh friendly terms with
some of The best known people in the uni
vorsity town. Tho occasional absences of
tho husband were explained by the vito as
resulting from business engagements ana
the pleasant relations between the burglar
and his distinguished acquaintance went
on for months, until it came like thun-
der clap TO the !;.ttcr that he was notor-
Gus criminal undor suspicion Tor recent
burglary. New York Sun
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19

Gericlie. tho great German forester,
writes that the greatest ages to which
trees IN Germany arc positively known to
hayo lived arc from 500 to $40 years For
instance, tho pine in Bohemia and tho
pino in Norway and Sweden have lived to
the latter age Next comes the silver fir,
which i'll tbs Bohemian forests has stood
and thrivod for upward Of 400 years. In
Bavaria the larCh has reached tho ago Of
275 years OF foliage trees tho oak APP
pears to have survived tho longest The
best example is the evergreen oak at
Aschoffenburg which reached tho age of
40 years. Other oaks in Germany have
lived to bo from 315 to 800 years old. At
AS choffonburg tho red beech has lived to
tho age of 2i5 years and at other points
to the ago of 225 years. OF other trees
tho highest known are ash, 40 years,
birch, 100 to 200 years; aspen, 22O years ;
mountain maple, a25 years; elm, 1870
years; rcd alder, l45 years.-Public Opin-
ion.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19
"A GOOD TALkER AT BREAKFAST.
literature Cinins His Existence, but Mono
Meets Him In Real Life.

Meets Him In Real Life.
a writer in tho Buffalo Courier repre-.
cents somo ono rs asking this interesting
question: "Did YOU ever know any one
who could converse brilliantly at break
fnSt?" Tho question is good ono. Why,
Indeed, should not conversation DO bill.
liant at tho breakfast table, when tho
brain is fresh, yesterdays worries have all
been slept over and today's have yet to
como? And were not tho genial autocrnt,
professor and poet Speakers ut u breakfast
table where surely tho conversation YVES
nearly akin to brilliancy? There arc other
books that give, as early morning talk,
conversations which their authors think
worth printing, and now and then in the
journal or tho lottors of n great man there
is Il reference to breakfast table discus
sion.
Yet what ono of us has over really como
in contact with brilliant talk Mt q. m.?
The very fishballs and buckwheat cakes
arc humble, lowly, rcassuring viands that
somehow do not inspire the eloquenco that
comes with tho pungent flavor of the Ven
ison, the cool self confidence suggested by
the orange ice, tho cpigrammatic terscness
of tho after dinner coffee, the genial sun
niness of the fruits and the sweetness Of
the candies.
Even clothes make a difference, for moro
Or less we always talk on tho level of what
wo wear nconsciously porhnps-and it
Is ono thing to eat with q watch in your
hand and tho work 'before you and an
other with tho watch in your pocket and
tho work accomplished, which is tho diff
ference to most men between their break
fast and late dinner.
We are reminded, to DO sure, that there
arc social functions known rs 'break-
fasts," and tho talk must DO somewhat
interesting and clever, or they would havo
long ago Gicd oCt. But these breakfasts"
tabo place ut noon, anu the buckwheat
cakes ard fishniis have been privately and
individually served to tho guests some
hours before, and so these arc breakfasts
il name only.
There is, too, another evidence that the
animal nature has tho better of the spirit
uul usually ut the breakfast hour in tho
circumstance that tho French, who could
not boar 10 be coDvcrsationally dull at q
meal, take the first ono of tho day in bed
How very clever they are, and what q rep
utation for unfailing geniality, quickness
and fascination this one custom perhaps
has given to them We believe that the
most glowing description of brilliant
talkor would DO that he Tor she) was so ut
the breakfast tablo.-Rochester Post.Ex-
press.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19

When Baby was sick VIC gave her Castor!a.
When she was Il Child, she CT Led for Cas:oria.
When she became MISS, she chung to Castorin.
When she had Children, she gave them Cast oria-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19
How Ho Did 1t.

GIVE made old man Virgins a present
of u now hat"
Glow did you get him to take itp He
needed it badly enough, but hos so
proud -
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19

Miss Harriet Hosmcr, tho sculptor,
dresses i'll the quaint. old fashioned style
which was popular in her youth. Her
hair, which is still abundant and shows
moro OF brown than gray, she wears gath
cred in net in the way that schoolgirls
used to dress theirs 80 years ago. Hor
face shows few wrinkles, except the lines
craven by smiles, and her merry, genial
chat puts tho merest acquaintance in
stantly at his caso.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19
BRIEF PERSONALS.

Major M. w. Bryan was at Bluefeld
yesterday.
Thos. w. Miller won't to Radford yes-
terday On legal business.
Robert e. Scott has returned from a
business trip to Richmond.
s. r. Brsme. of the Floyd News, vas
here yesterday in the interest of hie
paper.
D. A. CARRIER and little daughter re-
turned yesterday from visit to friends
at Staunton.
Robert II. Middleton, o railroad man
Of Harrisburg, was guest OF Hotel Ros-
noke yesterday.
Secretary Meacham and several
others have returned from tho Y. NJ. C..
a. convention st Portsmouth.
]. Fl. Cspus, Jr., Richmond, H. Fl. S.
Handy, wife and two children, Winston,
N. c., are guests at Hotel Roanoke.
Mrs. Fl. o. Adams, of South jefferson
street, left for Elkhorn, w. Va. yes.
teIday afternoon to visit her sister,
Ms. w. G. Stcuffer.
Miss Hooper, Of Farmville, returned
to her home yesterday after pleasant
visit TO hor brother, j. L. Hooper, Of
the Academy Of Music.
Chns. II. Cocke. of Hollins Institute,
was in the city yesterday. He has
about recovered from his injuries re-
ceived in the street car wreck several
dsye sgc.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19

A ROANOKE lady said: II am nigi
on to ninety years, but the coal I ge
from Ii. G. Starkey & Co. is tho hest
have ever used in my life." This is tn,
general verdict.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19

The falling rains and the melting
SHOWS don't effect the wood and coel Of
w. K. Andrews e Co., 2l9 Salem avenue
They keep 1t stored under sheds and
will furnish 1t to you nice and dry
Look out for the belled wagons,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19
You Can Believe

THE testimonials published In behalf
OF Hccd's Sarsaparills. They are
written by honest people, who have
actually found In their own experience
that Hccd's Sarsaparilla purifies tho
blood, creates an appetite, Strengthens
the system and absolutely snd perma-
nently cures ell diseases caused by i'm
pure or deficient blood.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19

EXPERIEr CE Is the best teacher. Fiji
teen years experience has taught w. K
Andrews & Co. what the Roanoke people
need in tho wsy of fuel, and they are at
sll times prepared to deliver on short
notice, dry coal, wood or coke. Look
out for their belled teams. You may
know their teams by the bells.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19

Idaho has 77a persons engaged in the
manufacturing business, tho annual out
put being 81, 396, 096.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19

Tho basis of old fashioned photographic
nix was lampblaok, shellac, wax, tallow
and soap.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19
Mo. II Salem Avenue.

IF you want the cheapest coal in the
city buy Andrews semi-bitr 01inous
RED Ash" You may know his ieamS
by the bells
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19
The General Verdict

HOODS PILLS for the liver or bowels
act promptly, easily and effectively.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19

In recent editorial the Salem, Ore
gon, Independent gsys: "Time and again
hsve we seen Chsmberlain's Cough Rem.
edy tried and never without the most
satisfactory results. Whenever we sec
person afflicted with hcarseness, with
cough or cold. we invariably advise
them to got Cham berlain's Cough Nem-
edy, and when they do, they never re-
gres it. 1t always does the work, and
does 1t WE'LL" For sale by The Ches.
Lyle Drug Co.
JAS. G. PERKsoN, on religion, aaid to
the old and young, DO not drink liquors
that intoxicste. but do good to your sys-
TEN, and "Blocd Wine" is the thing you
want to build up your strength end
make you feel SO you did years ago.
Remember it is Blood Vino that cures
you OF all diseases OF the bleed, liver
and Kidneys. Large bottle, soc. Come
TO cur store for II. VAN LEAR Bros I,
successors to Christian Bsrhee Drug
Company.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19

THE FAT MAN says his appetite is
| good. He eats at Bonner's.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

THE robber dollar party is making
much over the campaign lie that
Bryan last spring desired to be an
agent for theatrical company. The
report is fake yarn, as far as that
goes, but suppose itwere true. Sup
pose they could prove that young
man of VIM. ]. Bryan's ability
could not find employment in this
country; suppose they could show
that even such matchless orators,
able lawyers and editors as he, were
begging for work and could not OBJ
tain it; where would the argument
lead you? Do you wish to continue
a financial system that would so
paralize the business of the country
that even its foremost young men
could not find work? Do you wish
to so dwarf the ambition and tie the
hands of the coming generation?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23
Prentiss and His Wit,

Sargent S. Prentiss was great law
yer and an eloquent orator as we'll as a
humorist, but his humor, though at
times excessive, never obscured his ora
tory or weakened his argument.
He was once engaged in a political
discussion on "the stump" with gen.
tleman who was wordy, dull and spoke
against time" SO that Prentiss might
speak at disadvantage. 1t was nearly
dark when Prentiss rose, and the same
moment a jackass in neighboring
pound began braying and kept it up IN
til Prentiss' friends were annoyed and
his opponents delighted. When the jack
ass stopped, Prentiss, casting comical
look at his unfair antagonist, said;
II did not come here today to reply
to two equally eloquent speeches. :"
Then he sat down. and his friends car
ried him from the stand in their arms.
Youths Companion.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

WHEAT has advanced from about
55 to n cents per bushel in the last
few weeks. Are the dollars any
the less "sound" now than then?
The reason for this advance is be-
cause of the we'll recognized law of
supply and demand. A demand Gre
ated by a failure of crop in other
countries. When that temporary
demand ceases, wheat will go back
to the gold standard price of about
80 cents per bushel, unless, in the
mean time, less demand, by law, is
made on gold. Ifyou decrease the
demand for gold, you decrease the
price of gold, but you do not effect
its quality. The free coinage of sill
yer will decrease the price of gold
by decreasing the demand for it.
and that of itself will increase the
price of everything that gold buys;
and the election of Bryan and a free
silver Congress, will give us free
coinage.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

INVOLVED in the election to be
held on the Srd of November, are
these issues: The right of the peo-
pie to the money vouchsafed to
them by the Federal constitution; a
government by the people for the
people, or government by corpora
tions and plutocrats, for corporations
and plutocrats; the right of the
laboring people to vote as they
please, or the power of their bosses
to vote them; the honesty of the
American people, or the purchasing
power of the Eastern millionaires.
1t is fight to the finish and there is
no middle ground. In which army
will you serve?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

National.
Election Tuesday, November 81
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
OF Nebraska.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
ARTHUR SEWALL,
OF Maine.
FOR ELECTORS FOR STATE AT LARGE,
COLUMBUS MARCHBANKS,
of Hamilton County.
A. b. wOODARD,
OF Lincoln County.
FOR ELBcToR SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.
T.. L. ESLICK,
of Giles County.
FOR GOVERNOR.
ROBERT l.. TAYLOR,
OF washington County.
For Congress, Seventh Congressional Dis
trict,
NICHOLAS N. COX,
OF Williamson County.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
DIR. j. p. DABBS,
OF Perry County.
FOR FLoATER,
DIT. j. W. STOCKARD,
OF Lewis County.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,,
MUMFORD SMITH.
j. II. COURTNEY.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

THE strongest acquisition Mr.. Bry-
an has had this week is the letter
from Hon. S. F. Norton, of Illinois,
advising all the Populists "to forgive
for the time any unjust treatment
from the Democrats, and postpone
settlement of minor differences and
assist in the election of Bryan" Mr..
Norton has been one of the Populist
leaders ever since the party was or
ganized, and at the st. Louis con-
vention this year was the favorite
candidate of the middle of the road
men for President. He Is not only a
trusted leader, but in Illinois is per-
sonally very popular, and his letter,
which we publish in another col
umn, will be worth thousands OF
votes to Bryan.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

THE Chicago Record publishes
the following from its staff cores
pendent, who is now in Tennessee:
Tennessee is a doubtful state. No
man who knows the facts and whose
judgment is good, will claim a GER
tainty for either candidate, but the
chances are more favorable to Till
man and Mckinley than they are to
Bryan and Taylor" All of which
simply shows what liar the Chica-
60 Record is.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

THE Populists in this county are
making an honest fight for sound
principles. They are refusing to
fuse with the enemy of free silver
on any part of the ground, and will
help swell the Democratic majority
all along the line. In doing so they
have risen above partisanship, and
their acts will rebound to their
future good. The Populists and
Democrats in this county ought to
get together and stay together, for
they are born of the same parents
and belong in the same household.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23
COL. cox FOR CONGRESS.

gresham from this district, Is the
regularly nominated Democratic
candidate for reelection, and by all
that is fair and just is entitled to the
votes and influence of all the Demo-
Gratis of this Congressional district.
In the factional fight between Col.
Cox and Senator Whitthorne the
HERALD has taken no part. But
now that the people have chosen
their standard bearer, we will give
him our cordial support.
1t is easy to say and has often been
said, that Col. Cox is weak candi-
date. Bourke Cochran once said of
Grover Cleveland that he was "a
strong candidate every day except
on the day of the election" The
difference between Cox and Cleve-
land is that Cox's strongest day is
always the day of the election. He
may be very weak before the cleo
ton, and may be losing ground all
the time, but when the votes are
counted he has habit and record of
getting there.
This is a Democratic silver dis
trict, and silver Democrat should
represent it.
Col. Blackburn of Giles county,
the Populist nominee, is as clean and
straight man and as worthy gen.
tleman-so far as our information
goes-as there is in the district. But
he is leading fOrlorn hope. His
party is in a hopeless minority, and
there is no probability of any fusion
in this contest. In the election two
years ago, Col. Blackburn was then
the Populist nominee and Col. Cox
the nominee of the Democrats. In
that election Col. Cox received 9,09S
votes, Col. Blackburn 1874. The
difference is too great to be over
come. The logic of the figures is ir-
resistible. 1t places Col. Blackburn
worthy man though he is-practi-
cally out of the race; for no Demo-
crat or silver man, honestly in
search of the strong man to beat
Arch Hughes, the Republican
goldite, can doubt the lesson of the
figures.
Even Mr.. Faris, the Republican
candidate two years ago, beat Mr..
Blackburn over three to one; the
vote standing $685. for Fariss, and
1874 for Blackburn. And Mr.. Cox,
the weak candidate" was strong
enough on the election day to get a
majority of 1888 over them both.
Col. Cox is entitled to the votes of
the Democrats of Maury, because he
is the regular, undisputed Demo-
cratic nominee. 14t
He is entitled to the votes of the
Democrats and silver men of Maury,
because he is the logical man Of the
situation with whom to defeat Arch
Hughes, the gold standard bearer,
and the man who, in the Opera
House here four years ago, declared
himself in favor of the Infamous
force bill.
Col. Cox is entitled to the votes of
the Democrats of Maury because in
two regularly held Democratic pri-
maries this year he has both times
carried every county in the district
except Maury; and if Maury Demo-
Gratis sulk in their tents in this cleo
ton, two years from now they may
expect the other counties of the dis
trict to repay them in kind.
For policy sake, therefore, as well
as for party loyalty and principle, it
| behooves the Democrats of Maury
to rally to Col. Cox and give him
the same big majority that this dis
trict will roll up for Bryan and Bob
Taylor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

THE Nashville Banners Chicago
correspondent says that "the silver
ties have all but abandoned Illi-
nois.' Exactly. But that is ter
rible big "but." About the size of
the "but" the Banner has repeated
ly used in the following expression:
1.-THE silver craze has all but died
out in Tennessee" Lord, how the
gold-bug papers are given to lying.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23
List of Appointments.

The State Democratic Executive
Committee has made long list of
appointments for Ex-Governor Tay-
lor, from which we take the follow
ing:
Monday, Oct. 26, Lewisburg, Mar
shall county.
Tuesday, Oct. 81, Fayetteville,
Lincoln county.
Wednesday, Oct. 2S, Shelbyville,
Bedford county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

THE Populists are proving their
patriotism by their acts. They are
for Bryan and free silver, and will
not throw their votes away. They
do not love Watson less, but their
country more. A card from Mr.. T..
G. Witherspoon-one of the original
and most prominent, as well as one
of the best informed Populists in
this county-in another column in
this issue has the right ring about it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23
Wanted to BE LIKE George.

Willie Littleboy-I wish / had been
George Washington,
Papa-Why, my SOM
Willie-Why, papa, he couldn't tell
a lie, and 50 when he was visiting and
was asked if he would like another
piece Of cake, instead of saying mo"
just for the sake of being polite he told
the truth and said yes "-Exchange
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

A POLL of the International Typo
graphical Union, in convention as
sembled at Denver this week, show
ed 70 for Bryan, 40 for Mckinley and
two for the decoy ducks. Most of
these printers work on gold standard
dailies, but they are independent
and intelligent and vote as they
please; and so will majority of all
labor organizations.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

In 1899 over $4,000 houses were
burned in Constantinople and 1000
lives were lost in the fire. In 1745 a fire
again ragged in the Turkish capital dur
ing five days, and a series of terrible
confagrations also occurred in the year
1850.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

Hon. A. B. WooDARD, State cleo
tor, will speak in Columbia next
Monday. He makes rousing, rail-
lying speech, after the Bob Taylor
order. Come to hear him, and bring
your neighbOr.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

JUST one week from next Tues
day, when the patriots of this Union,
marching under several banners but
all united, will elect VIM. j. Bryan
their Chief Magistrate.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

THE State Democratic and Popu-
list Executive Committees are play
ing at politics. The people are not
paying much attention to these COM
mittees, but are fusing among them
selves to carry this State for Bryan
and free silver.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

BOB TAYLOR is the peoples candi-
date. They called him from a more
lucrative field, and now they should
swell his majority with their votes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

Hon. BENTON MCMILLIN and
Hon. B. A. Enloe will speak in Co.
lumbia tomorrow at 1o'clock. They
are orators, both of them. Two of
the strongest speakers in the State.
Give them a large audience, and no.
body will go home disappointed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

DIR. W. II. FELTON,, one of the
Populist electors for Georgia, has re-
signed and will make speeches for
Mckinley; all because the Demo-
crats'would not fuse according to bis
terms. He ought to be rotten-egged
for getting mad and deserving his
principles.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

GEN. G. Q. BOYD, the negro who
was nominated by the Republicans
for Congress from the Nashville dis
trict, has been pulled off. 1t was
ever thus with Cuffy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

Mr.. E. D. JONES, the POpulist
nominee for Governor of Missouri,
has withdrawn, and the Populists
have endorsed the Democratic nom
innn
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

THE HERALD is indebted to the
Hon. Benton McMillin for a copy
of the Democratic campaign book,
prepared by him. 1t comes a little
tardy for campaign purposes, but
will be valuable for future reference.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

COURTNEY AND SMITH are just as
good farmers as they are Democrats,
and the farmers will have safe rep
resentatives in them.