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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14
QUEER BELGIAN CUSTOMS.
Berninx the Dead and Renting Graves TO
tho IndiRent,


There is nothing in Belgium, not oven q
marriage, to which so much pomp md
show belong as to n funeral. 1t is the most
important show occasion of a career, and
the expense must be heavy tax on tho
average family, for ono will not economize
in the details that custom says arc neces-
sary for tho dead If such economy can bo
prevented. When death occurs Grape Is
not hung upon tho door, but notice Is
sent TO all friends and relatives. This,
when folded, is about the size of sheet of
commercial note paper, not placed I'm an
envelope, but folded SO the address Is writ
ten on the outer section, which has black
border an inch deep
On the receipt of this notice cards arc
left at the house by men, who call and rep
resent the women of the family. No wom-
ON attends n funeral, though 1t may be her
nearest and dearest who lies dead, nor docs
any woman go to tho grave Grief always
appeals to ones synpathies, but it is diff
ficult for foreigner of Anglo Saxon stock
TO associate grief with tho usual funeral
procession that one secs In Belgium The
hearse Is. gaudy with gilt and looks top
heavy with Its ornaments It Is much like
a circus chariot in all but shape. The
driver wears fantastic hot and cloak
Tho hcarsc is drawn by black horses with
tappings of black, and two, sometimes
four, men follow 1t clothed In high pointed
hints with strcamers quito to their waists
and long flying capcs of black with moro
STRANGERS. Then comes O line of carriages
tho moro the better for popular esteem 1t
Is not necessary to have any one In them
Often tho mon who ride are smoking. /
have counted 25 carriages, half of them
empty. Only tho very rich can buy land
outright for their dead. The other people
hire tho grave for as long time as they
can afford, maybe year, five years, ten
Years and very rarely twenty vo years
Then IL is taken for another occupant
Those opponents of cremation who have
sentiment as an argument against 1t are
asked to think of this way of doing, which
must one day be the only alternative near
the large cities. The new coffin Is placed
upon the remains of the former unless one
cares To remove what may be left of what
was once the home of u soul. For the very
poor there Is n harder lot still, rs they can
not hire grave The pottcr's field is
large ditch, into which the bodies are
plaNd and covered with quicklime Docs
not cremation seem cvon in u sentimental
way preferable TO this? Letting out graves
explains why there arc no old time grave
stones l asked the workmcn around the
place, Where is the old part of the bury
ing Groundf" and received for answer.
There isn't any," which n stroll around
proved The oldest grave 1 could find was
but % years and was concession per
pctu!te," the workmcn explained, to the
letting Of graves, and the inquiries else
where verified all their statements,~
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14
Linen bleaching.

The bleaching Of linen is said to be now
accomplished In France largely by the use
of water glass. Recently it was stated to
the Paris Academy of Sciences that, in Or
der to insure the complete bleaching of the
fabric, it is customary to increase the
elasticity Of the I've and to prolong the
time of boiling, with the result that the
material is injured, though its color is i'm
proved Experts declare that the produc-
ton of yellowish or brownish patches on
the linen, usually attributed TO impurities
in the chemicals used, is due chiefly to the
presence in water of calcium and magncsi-
UNI salts, which are prccipitated on the
fabric and net as mordants, fixing the yell
lowish color of the lyc But this injurious
effect can lie prevented by adding to the
water mixture of sodium carbonate and
soluble glass, the result being TO prccipi-
tate calcium and magnesium silcatcs in n
flocculcnt form which settles rapidly, does
not adhere TO the fabric and becomes gran
ular and pulverulent on boiling. Thus
purified, only very small quantity of
caustic alkali is necessary for the treat
ment.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14
Mrs. symons Has Her Saw.

AT the BREAKFAST table the warden, DR.
Symons, gave some undergraduates an &c
count of the funeral of the Duke of We'll
ington. which he had attended as O mem
Der of the deputation from the university
He said that he had been impressed by
many things, but most Of all by the vast
concourse of spectators, and that as he
gazed at the thousands who packed the
streets the reflection occurred to him,
Where will all these people get their din
ner?'
II think, my dear, you ought rather to
have thought where will they get their
spiritual food?" Mrs. Symons exclaimed
with some accrbity. The warden could only
murmur, "Oh, yes, of course, my dear -
But Mrs Symons could not only rcbuke
her husband. She could help him In diff
ncultics with truo wifcly help When he
reached his "anecdotage," he was apt to
repeat his stories, and 1t was possible to
prophesy with much accuracy when story
would como round at the breakfast parties
In which the warden showed himself "a very
kindly and genial host y freshman in
Vtted to one such breakfast was informed
by his friends that certain story would be
told. The warden told IL. To the general
delight and CONSERVATION the foolish youth
remarked after the due laughter had sub
sided, "They told me, sir, you would give
us that story"
Mrs. Symons had the wit and presence
Of mind to break the silence by saying,
How pleasant it is to find that the good
warden's words are so well remembered in
the oollege!'-Blackwood Magazine.
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Russians nnd nronrols.

All independent modern Russian writers
agree In stating that the long Mongol do
minion sadly affected the character of the
populations throughout the land. With
the exception of Novgorod and the few
kindred communities In the north the
spirit Of freedom had scarcely existed in
Russia even before among the mass OF the
people But the Tartar yoke wrought
fearful change for the worse
Political slavery" writes Prince Peter
Dolgor,ikow, whose family traces its de-
scent from Rurik, in his work, LA Verite
sur la Russic, - destroyed all feeling of
personal dignity. The Russian rulers
were compelled to go to the horde of the
Tartar khan in order to receive the investi-
presence Of the khan, they had to remain
on their knees before him. Having left
his tent, they had still to pay an assidious
and obsequious homage 20 the most influ-
entail men Of the Mongol horde If they
incurred the khan's displcasurc, they were
loaded with chains, tortured and killed
No humiliation was spared to them. When
they had bought their invcstiturc very
dearly, they went hack to render the yoke
OF their own subjects more heavy In order
TO indemnify themselves by tyranny ard
exnctions for the insults they had had to
bear among the horde. The laws were
altered the manners became Of n harsh
ness and n barbarism unknown until then
From corporal punishment nobody was
exempt, not even those highest in Office
neither the boyarS nor even the members
of the princely houses who hailed from
Rurik. "-Fortnightly Review
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Blaise Pascal.s Career.

How many Of us have spent weary,
wretched hours over our mathematics
and to those to whom figures do not come
with ease, what n task it Is There was,
however, young French lad named Blaise
Pascal, whose father had to hide his books
SO that the boy might not study mathe-
MATES too much. AT the age of 12 Pascal
rediscovcrcd for himself elementary Reom-
etry. At 16 he composed treatise on
comic sections, and Mt 10 he invented a
calculating machine to aid his father, who
had taken position in the treasury de-
partment of the French government You
see this boy could not be kept down so
great were his gifts. Though he died In
1862 before he was 40 years old, he lived
long enough to become one of the greatest
philosophers and scholars of his time. To-
day his writings are read all over the world
and he remains one of the most astonish-
ing of the famous men of all times
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14
REALITY ls"1Ae GREAT EDUCATOR
Life Is the Oldest and Best Endowed
University In the World

Rev. Charles II. Parkhurst, D. d.,
writes on Substitutes For a College
Training" IN The Ladies' Home Journal
DR.. Parkhurst asserts thnt "there arc q GER
tain kecnness and vigor Of discipline that
can como to man only as he lives out in
tho midst of things and becomes himself
part of the world and of the events with
which the world is So solidly packed
Those to whom my words arc particularly
addressed arc young men who arc anxious
to make themselves felt in the world. and
to such it needs to be said that we best
learn how TO do by doing A sense of op-
portunity, feeling of being part, even
minute part, of the machinery by which
the threads of current event arc being
woven in, works upon us with tho power
of u fine discipline and strong inspirn-
ton. Tho solidity of the burden that Is
carried helps to solidify the man who cur
ricS IL. Problems tumble easily apart in
the field that refuse to give up their secret
in the study or even in tho closet
Reality is what cducatcs us, and reality
never comes so close to us with all its pow
ers OF discipline as when we encounter il
in action. In books we find truth in black
and white but III the onrush of event we
sec truth ut work, and it Is only when
truth is busy and when we arc ourselves
personally mixed up in its activities that
we learn to know of how much we arc ca.
pablo or win the power by which those ca.
pabilitics can be mado over into effect
Let no young man, then, of spirit and
purpose be dis1nayed by his inability 10
attend either college or university. Life is
itself the oldest and best endowed univer-
sity in the world and will guarantee to its
pupils all in the way of vigor, kcenncss
and grasp that they have in them tho grace
and persistency to acquire
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14
IN a .suLtA-cARrA."
Tho Peculiar Vehicle In Use In the Island
of Madeira.


The master Mt arms went ont into the
plaza and hired bulla carta. A bulla
carta is in reality u covered sled provided
with curtains and drawn by two oxen.
For the proper management of these We
hicles, according to Portuguese ideas, two
men are necessary. One goes ahead, in
order to check any ambitious intentions
ON the part Of the oxen, and apparently
docs the guiding The duties of the other
are harder to define He receives the fare
incidentally and urges on tho oxen in
those plaintive. wailing tones which he
who has been to Madeira can never forget
and which incline him to believe that tho
Portuguese language is one OF laInenta-
ton. AS Mr.. Keegan tersely remarked,
everything Is ION skates in Madeira. The
streets of Funchal arc paved with small
Lawn blocks set on end and polished to
degree that makes walking dangerous to
people who wear the shoes of civilization;
hence tho owners Of the bulla cartas do
thriving business with foreigners, especial
ly up the slope, where q false step is
fraught with no inconsiderablc conse-
quenoes.
1t was up the hillside, or rather up the
first slopes Of the mountain, that the villa
to which the master at arms was going
was situated. Few visit Madeira who do
not take that delightful ride up the noun
tain on horseback and experience the de-
lirium of the coast down, over the polished
stones In q Wicker sled. Ascending, the
traveller looks from his saddle over the
high, yellow walls on each hand into in
viting gardens Of tropical luxuriance,
their shade trees often completely archinS
the way over his head. But tho master at
arms cared nothing about looking into the
gardens and had sailors prejudice
against horses He discreetly prefersed the
buila carta. Even the picturesque process
sion of wine growers which he met COM
ing down the mountain, with skins slung
over their shoulders, made no more of an
impression on him than If they had been q
draft of new hands. He sat back behind
the curtains Of his bulla carta and smoked
brown paper cigarettes and meditated on
the gravity OF his mission, and he Won
dered whether the senhorl would look
with favor on the plan. Only once, when
he had to turn out for fat ecclesinstic
from the convent above, was he aroused
from these reflections The priest was de.
scending at pace which would hive de-
fled trolley car, but he sat in his sled
with as much equanimity as If no wero
pronouncing bencdiction, his guido deft-
~ balanced on the runners behind. -"AIr.
Kcegan's Elopement, by Winston Church
i'll. in Century.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14
Embarrassing.

A funny story is going the rounds in
which the chief actors were ono of the
judges of tho high court and a we'll known
barrister. During the hearing of case
the judge left his seat to look for law
book, and for n few minutes was hidden
by the screen. Just as he disappeared
from view the barristcr hurried into court,
and, seeing the vacant chair, remarked in
n loud tone, with characteristic testincss:
WHAT'S the old fool gone to lunch
ton?''
To his chagrin the judge popped his head
round the screen, and, with n smile that
was childlikc and bland, replied:
"No-he has not gone yet London
Bits
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14
Motives For Early English Settlement

While the Dutch in the west and tho
British in the east made trade and wealth
derived from commerce their chief object,
the object Of the latter in the west was to
make settlements, to establish homo, to
dwell where they could practice their re.
ligion free from all interference and dicta-
ton. Their distinct policy became, shaped
as 1t was by the course Of events at homo,
to found o New England. This gave, az
between the British and the Dutch, q
character of perseverance to tho efforts of
the former, who, being insular and not at
that time so exclusively devoted to com
merce, were less vulnerable than the lot
ter by seq and not Mt all by land.
The Puritan settlers We're not guided in
their choice of territory by thirst for gain.
They wanted to found nation, to begin
again, breaking with tho traditions of the
past, in place where neither English law
and government nor the English church,
as directed by Laud and operating through
tho star chamber, could follow them. The
process of settlement was slow, but it was
sure, and tho spectacle of fundamental
change wrought in the conditions of hui
man life and government across tho At
lantic had a powerful influence on the
course of politics both In Great Britain
and on the continent.-Bl ackwood's Mag
azine.
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Still She Smiled.

She swayed dizzily backward and for
ward and would have fallen had he not
rushed forward and caught her Just as she
struck the edge of the counter
Tenderly, yet firmly, his arm on which
the sleeve OF his new store coat hung in
graceful wrinkles clasped her delicate
waist, and with the other hand he caressed
the waves OF scented golden hair that had
slipped over little toward the left car and
mingled with his own pcrfuned locks.
Garry her outside" said tho proprietor,
rushing forward and volunteering to put
one of his own fingers in the pie II his pres
cnce were needed
But the young man looked at him proud
ly.
Leave her TO me, - no said, with great
self control II can manage her.
He pressed the beautiful blond head close
against his shoulder, carefully arranged
the small white hands. lifted in his strong.
protecting arms the dainty figure arrayed
In its glorious costume of chiffon and silk
and started for the door.
Once out In the warm, fresh air he re.
Taxed his hold on the beautiful creature.
but she tottered and trembled again and
the lovely face was turned toward him with
smile of bewitching trustfulness. He
clasped the tapcring waist once more, then
planted her feet firmly in the iron sockets
in the sidewalk and gave her an emphatic
push to windward.
Now, darn you," said he, "stand up,
won't you?'
And the young man went calmly back
into the store and the waxen woman who
wore imported gowns kept on smiling. -
CHICAGO Tribune
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14

p Last summer one of our grandchildren
was sick with a severe bowel trouble.
Our Doctors remedies had failed; then we
tried Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhea Remedy, which gave very
speedy relief. We regard it as the best
medicine ever put on the market for
bowel complaints. Mrs. f. g. Gregory.
Frederickstown, Mo. This certainly is
the best medicine ever put on the market
for dysentery, Summer complaint, collie
and cholera infantum in children 1t
never fails to give prompt relief when
used in reasonable time and the plain
printed directions are followed Many
mothers have expressed their sincere
gratitude for the cures it has effected.
For sale by the Chas. Lyle Drug Co.
With our ironing department. on the
second floor out of the way of the dust,
and with plenty of steam from our new
boiler, we are now prepared to do better
work than ever at the Radford Steam
Laundry. Thy us
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14
Beeches's Retort.

Henry Ward Beecher was once the subject
of a cane presentation and stood while the
spokesman of the donors made a speech
that ran into an elaborate Grafton A
friend afterward commented to the famous
preacher on the length of the speech
Yes" returned Mr.. Beecher, che didn't
want me to have the cane until 1 really
needed ii"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14

Doctor-If you bind salt pork on your
face, it will cure the toothache
Patient-But, doctor, won't it give me
pork chops?-Detroit Free Press
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14

Miss Gushingly-You say you have no
family ties, Mr.. Sweetleigh?
Mr.. Sweetleigh-No; all three Of my
wives obtained divorces. Washington
Times.
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the same woman might see her husband
on the down-grade to disease and death
without seeing the seriousness of it. One
sixth of all the people who die, die of
consumption. Consumption doesn't come
all at once. 1t is insidious. The seeds
of it are seemingly Insignificant. Most
people do not know how it starts. Thou
sands Of people are on the road to con-
sumption and don't know it. When
ever there is loss of flesh pa1eness-
wasting away--look out. Consumption
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body. Low Vitality, impure or poor
blood, imperfect digestion, nervousness,
sleeplessness-ell these lead to consump-
ton.
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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14

machine, the automatic cutting knife sharp
ener, and tableting appurtenances are on
this floor. The wonderful and POVERTY.
electric motor, which propels the machines
on all three floors, is also on this floor Over
in one corner, hardly noticeable, is kept in
readiness, as supplementary power, an
improved Gas Engine, to be attached at
momentary notice, in case of accident to the
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14

A mans rife may
be saved in rIiany
ways. A imam may
commit suicide in o
great many ways.
Shooting himself
through the head
is quicker, but il
Is no more certain
than neglecting his
health. IF a woman.
saw her husband
with a pistol to his
head, she would
take prompt and
vigorous measures.
IL
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14
What's the Use Of Waiting?

are right, our work AL, and It you don't
bring us work we will come after II, in orc
way or another, either by bringing 70 your
notice our prices, facilities and quslity OF
execution or personal interviews We are
not prumbling; far from it, We've had our
share; we are still getting our share. But we
have placed at your disposal a modern, and
almost ideal, printing establishment, with
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-14
In Our PresS-ROom

Can be the cylinder presses
including the famous Promise Keeper" turning upon
thousands sheets
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forces in all departments. This has reduced
to minimum the "lost motion" which is
usually to be found in large industries. If
minute can be saved here, another there,
it is done-an hour is gained-thus we take
care of the heeting moments. Five minutes
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-10
OUR MANUFACTURERS.
And Home Industries-Where to Find
Them.

And Home 1ndustrieS-Where to Find
Them.
Below will be found a complete d.
rectory of our manufacturers and
wher to find them. For a more partic-
ular description of what they manu-
facture, our readers will please con-
suit their respective lads. Read, re-
fleet and patronize them.
Price Booker g. Co., Baking Powder,
Flavoring Extracts, Vinegar and Fruit
Cider, E. Nueva.
z. Nueva.
C. A. Duerler Manufacturing Co.,
Pure Candies, Soda Water and Cakes.
222 w. Commerce street.
A. c. Heinrich, Jewelry to order. 219
w. Commerce street.
Alamo Trunk Factory, Trunks and
Valises to order. 202 w. Commerce st.
J. Lobert Tailoring Co., Suits and
Pants to order. 1O4 w Commerce st.
Bell Steam Laundry, Laundry work
with improved methods. 315 E Hous-
ton street.
F. F. Collins Manufacturing Co.,
Foundry work and Machinery, Boilers
and Engines. Houston street bridge.
Alamo Cement Co., Home Cement.
as good as any in the world. 207-209
Main avenue.
Alamo Iron Works, Foundry work
and Machinery. E Commerce street,
Sunset track.
Mackey Brick and Tile Company, our
white brick and thing. 2S9 w Com
merce street.
J. Dean & Son, Home made tinware,
better than imported, 105 to 100 n.
Flores street.
C. H. Guenther Milling Co., Flour and
Meal, equal to any in the world. Mills
I. & G. N. and Guenther and Washing
ton streets.
l.. Frank & Co., manufacturers of
saddlery and harness; Main plaza.
Max Schultze, Stove pipe galvanized
well casing, tinware, etc. los W. Com
merce street.
equal to any imported article. 252 w.
Commerce street.
A. Pancoast Sons, Merchant Tail
oring in all it's branches. 136-138 w.
Commerce street.
Lone Star and City Breweries, have
no equal. Grand avenue and River av-
enue.
E. Y. White, steam dying and clean
ing works. POI w. Commerce street.
San Antonio Soap Works, E. Men
ger, Proprietor. N. Laredo street.
Kendall & Rips, upholstering and
mattress making. 225 E. Commerce st.
J. Dietrich & Co., toilet and laundry
soaps, S. Laredo street., S. A. & A. p.
track.
Edward Jenner, Home made fancy
candies, 416 Labor street.
A. Grona, mattresses and pillows, E.
Commerce and Olive streets.
Chicago Palace and Renovating Co.
401 e. Houston street.
San Antonio Electro Plating Works.
1227-1231 Burnett street.
J. c. Dielman, E. Commerce street.
The Dechman Coffee and Spice Mills.
800 E. Houston street.
The San Antonio Daily Light the
Republican paper of the South. Read
1t; advertise in it. Our mill grinds out
news every day at 1O4 E. Commerce st.
near bridge.