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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11

lie ArIlnElOn national tournAinent OF HrOOklyn last
night. Inc scores.
FIRST GAME.
Quincy-k. Forman. 1896 u. Forman, l5l; Oliver.
l7r; Martin. lh0: Gordon, los. Total, s37.
Linden Grove -Wingenfeld, l53; Wieman, 1877:
Stephens, 10; Pauison. lOs; Thyme. 1879. Total, s27.
SECOND GAM.
Quincy-E. Forman, liB. q. FormRn, 40; oliver,
l5l: Martin, lS6; GORDON, 40, Total. 40.
Linden Grove Ningenfeld, 100. Mlemun, 1877;
Stephens, l5s, Pauison. log; Thyme, gOT. Total, sl4'
THIRD GAME.
Quincy =. ,FormAn, 1911 &. Forman, l22i Oliver.
lbl, Martin, liS. Gordon. AZ. ToIWl 7OS.
Linden Grove Wingeufeld, l72: Mielnun, 100; Ste
phens. lbOi PAulson. 2O6; IAyne. lv9. IOtal. 700.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
MINISTER'S SONS PLAY CARDS.
How q Thirteen-year-oid Boy Disposed OF
u Deck.

How Thirteen-year-oidB Boy Disposed OF
Deck
There is an Episcopal minister on thu
north side who has two sons 10 and Ii
years old respectively, of whom he is
very proud. The responsibility Of rear
ing two sons that they may be orna-
ments to society is deeply impressed up
on the good man, and he watches his
boys with a jealous eye, fearing that
they may be brought under harmful in
duences Ono morning he called the
boys at the usual hour, and when he
had satisfied himself that they were up
he returned to his morning paper. Thir-
ty minutes passed, but the boys did not
como down stairs, and, thinking they
were up to some mischief, he won't
quietly to their room, opened tho door,
and was startled to see them sitting up
in bed with deck of cards between
them, playing seyen-up. Flo did not say
anything further than to tell them that
breakfast was ready, but he immedi-
ately sought his wife and confded to
her what he had discovered. They held
q consultation and decided that it would
be best for the mother to talk to them.
When the morning meal was finished
she talked with her boys long and scri-
ously on tho evils Of card playing, and
concluded by saying that sho would
trust to the elder one to dispose of the
deck they had some time during the
day. With that the subject was dropped
until evening. At the dinner table she
said to him, Harold, did you dispose
of those cards?''
eyes, mother.
Odd you destroy thcm?"
mo"
"Well. how did you dispose of thcmY"
81 sold them to the Baptist minister's
son for 10 cents" was the reply.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
Rapid Photography.

Professor L. Mache OF Prague is cred
tied with some remarkable achievements
in the limo Of rapid photography Thus
the flight of a projectile has been fas-
tened Oh sensitive plate the exposure
being estimated at probably about one
thousandth of second. In taking thia
picture Professor Mache succeeded not
only i'll showing the projcctilc proper
npon the negative, but he also shows the
air currents, and tho condcnsing Of
photograph, it is thought, might explain
the luminous tail ON comets and on
mcteors, which are presumably proiec-
tiles hurled through infinite space upon
q larger scale. Another Of these photo.
graphic achievements is air occasioned
by the flight Of aleadcn ball. Its current
OF air is diverted to all sides ut an angle
of about 45 degrees to the axis of the
projcctile, and the whirlwind III its
wake shows particles of dust and other
atoms carried i'll the atmosphere, driven
with an energetic motion in the road
which tho projcctile has just left, and
following it with almost the same rapid.
ity.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
Cigar Smoke and Love.

In Siam the lighting of cigar indicates
n bctrothal. In that country a person wish
ing to become bctrothcd 10 the girl of his
choice offers her n flower or takes a light
from cigar or cigarette if she happens
to have one in her mouth, and thcreupon,
provided there is no impeachment in the
birth months and years Of the respective
parties, steps are Mt once taken to arrange
for the payment of the dowry. The fami-
lies of the bride and bridegroom have each
to provide Mt least 81 900 In Calabria
MS III certain parts of India, lighted taper
or lighted pipe bctokcns the. acceptance
of the sutton for the hand of IL lady in mar
riage- In Siberia it is the custom that
when suitor has been accepted by girl
she presents him with n box of cigars and
pair of slippers as n sign that he is to be
master III the house.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
WHY HE SHAVED.
Senator Bacon Did Not Want His whIsk.
ors Pulled.

ors Pulled.
There was Il time when Senator Ba
con OF Georgia wore an ornate and Law
ish hirsute adornmcnt, and pictures
taken ut the time he was president Of
tho Georgia senate so represent him.
Now he contents himself with simple
mustacho. How he happened to shear
his beard was told by tho senator him.
self recently
sit was" he began, "when the rolf
er skating craze broke out and invaded
the best families i'll the south. It struck
Macon, and somehow it found u victim
in mo Everybody was going to tho
skating rink, and consequently I went
l soon acquired 4 remarkable degree Of
grace in gliding drcamily over the floor
to the pulsation of exhilarating waltz
strains, and my company was in great
demand by ladies who were still some.
what distrustful Of their own skill /
shall never forget. I was acting as tho
guardian angel one evening of q lady
whose main support was in her feeble
efforts to prevent collision with the
door, and we wero rather TREMENDOUSLY
gliding hither and thither among the
crowd, when an invalid Oh skates ap-
preached US from the opposite direc-
ton. l saw at n glance that the man
had lost his compass and nothing but q
blind reliance in providence was defer
ring his fall. That moment came when
he crushed against me. Tho collision
disturbed the center Of gravity i'll my
fair companion, while Mt the same time
it FASTENED the downfall of the other
Before I knew what was up the man,
i'll order to save himself, graspcd hold
of one side of my whiskcrs, while tho
lady fastened her grip i'll the other half,
and both held on for dear life while
their feet were describing geometrical
figures on the slippery floor. Considera-
lions of gallantry prevented me FROM
turning on tho wretched being who was
clinging to my beard like the proverbial
straw on one side, and there was with
two struggling fellow creatures i'll the
stress of despair dangling OH each side
of my whiskers. That experience deter
mined me to sacrifice the whiskers and
to circumscribo my indulgence in that
line to modest, unobtrusivc mustache,
which affords no comfort to unskilled
skaters Washington Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
Linen Bleaching.

The bleaching of linen is said to be now
accomplished in France largely by the llsc
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 tho
time of boiling, with the result that tho
material is injured, though it's color is i'm.
proved. Experts declare that the produc.
ton of yellowish or brownish patches or
the linen, usually attributed to impuritics
IN the chemicals used is due chiefly to the
presence in water of calcium and magncsi
um salts, which are prccipitatcd on the
fabric and act as mordants, fixing the yell
lowish color of the I've. But this injurious
effect can be prevented by adding TO the
water mixture of sodium carbonate and
soluble glass, the result being to prccipi-
tate calcium and magnesium silicates in II
nocculent form which settles rapidly, does
not adhere To the fabric and becomes gran
ular and pulvcrulcnt ON boiling. Thus
purified, only very small quantity of
caustic alkali is necessary for tho treat.
ment
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
CURES TO STAY CURED.

Thousands of voluntary certificates re-
ceived during the past fifteen years, Ger
tify with no uncertain sound, that Bo-
tanc Blood Balm, (B. b. b. will cure to
stay cured, rheumatism, Catarrh VI
GERS, sores botches and the most malig-
nant blood and skin diseases Botanic
Blood Balm is the result of forty years
experience of an eminent, scientific and
conscientious physician. Send stamp for
book of wonderful cures, and learn which
is the best remedy. Beware of substi-
tutes said to be Just as good" and buy
the long. tested and old reliable, Botanic
Blood Balm, CB. b. b. Price only 81
per large bottle. For sale by druggists.
Address Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
IN A "euLLA-oARrA.u
Tho Peculiar ychiclo In Use In the I,land
of Madeira


The master at arms went out into tho
plaza and hired bulla carta A bulla
carta is in reality n covered sled provided
with curtains and drawn by two oxen.
For the proper management of these yo-
hiclcs, according to Portuguese ideas. two
men are necessary. Ono goes ahead. in
order to check any ambitious intentions
on the part of tho oxen, and apparently
does the guiding. The duties of the other
nrc harder to define. He receives the faro
incidentally and urges on the oxen in
those plaintive, wailing tones which no
who has been to Madeira can never forget
and which incline him to believe thnt tho
Portuguese language is one of Iamcnta-
ton. AS Dir. Keegan tersely remarked.
everything is ON skates in Madeira. Tho
streets of Funchal arc paved with small
lava blocks set on end and polished to c,
degree that makes walking dangerous to
people who wear the shoes of civilization;
hence the owners Of the bulla cartas do a
thriving business with foreigners, especial
ly up tho slope, where n false step is
fraught with no inconsiderable conse-
quences
1t was up the hillside, or rather up the
first slopes of tho mountain, that tho 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 tho polished
stones, in wicker sled. Ascending, this
traveller looks from his saddle over the
high, yellow walls ON each hand into in
Wiling gardens of tropical luxuriance,
their shade trees often completely arching
the way over his head. But the master at
arms cared nothing about looking into the
gardens and had sailor's prejudice
against horses. He fiscreetly preferred tho
bulla 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
draft of new hands. He sat back behind
the curtains of his bulla carta and smoked
brown paper cigarettes and mcditatcd on
tho gravity of his mission, and he Won
dcrcd whether the senhora would loolE
with favor on the plan. Only once, when
he had to turn out for fat ccclcsiastic
from tho convent above, was he aroused
from these reflections. The priest was dc.
sccnding ut n pace which would have de-
fled Il trolley car, but he sat in his sled
with as much equanimity as if he wcrc
pronouncing bencdiction, his guido lcft-
" balanced on the runners behind. -" Mr.
Kccgans Elopcment, by Winston Church.
i'll, in Century.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
CONSULTING A LAWYER.
The Young Man Hated to he Ungallant
But He Wanted Fair PLAY.

\ lawyer in this city was waiting idly
in his Office for the election to pass so that
people might resume their personal
wrangles once more. He was so glad to
see the young man who entered the room
in II hesitating way that he showed it in
his manner.
"This isn't much of IL case" the young
man said. II don't know whether |
ought TO ask you to busy yourself with
anything SO small"
Sometimes very lengthy and COM
plicatcd piece of litigation will arise from
very trivial circumstance the lawyer
said, hopefully.
II don't quite see how this affair could
come into court; but you will have to be
the judge of any such question as that.
Last summer l made the acquaintance of
very charming girl. l was away OH n
vacation and had nothing to do but row
her around in IL boat all day and teach
her how to pick out the consultations Mt
night. l told her thought she was the
loveliest being OH earth, and she didn't
care how small my salary was and-oh
well. it's the old story, and there's no
use goin" over all the details of n ro-
nance that ilickered out. She doesn't
speak TO me when she meets me on the
streets now, and when 20 eto the house
at is very sad, the lawyer said; ''but
don't quite see what you want me to
do about it,
"All that desire from you for the
present is information. 1 have heard of
breach of promise cases where the law is
rigorous and answering in maintaining
feminine rights
The law tries to be thorough in that
respect
We'll, it seems that there ought to be
two sides to every question. Pm not
protesting against anything that tends
TO discourage gay I.othario. The law
is all right on that point. And don t
mean to imply that a girl hasn't right
to change her mind if she feels so dis
posed But what l want to know is
this: Can Il man be considered legally
and morally Tilted unless the girl has re-
turned the $40 engagement ring he gave
her when they plighted their troth%'--
Washington Star.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
Palms.

A new wrinkle about palms which q
London florist indorscs is that the leaves
should be washed. not with pure water,
but with milk and water, which has o
wonderful way of preserving them and
preventing the appearance of the brown
spots which arc so disfguring. Another
suggestion about plants is that little
told coffee poured over the earth Mt the
roots occasionally will be found bene-
fetal. Coffee is good fertilizer. Thie
treatment is specially recommended for
hyacinths. New York Times.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
SHE LEARNED THE NAME.
Although the Stage Driver Was Reticent.
He Finally Relaxed

Although the Stage Driver Was Reticent
He Finally Relaxed.
Eastern tourists who cannot differcn
tiate between Il California stage driver
ami IN Eastern coachman meet with n
rude shock in the wild and woody West
and they soon learn that the Californian
is n knight of the rcins several grades
higher in the social scale than the mental
of the East.
There is an old driver at Monterey who
is determined that his patrons shall make
no mistake concerning his exact status.
and IN Il quiet way he checks all attemnts
to make IL servant of him. \ short time
ago he was driving Il party of tourists
about when one querulous old lady who
had annoyed him not little lay her air
of superiority asked:
My man, do you know the name of
that wild ilower?'
Yep" he replied, and nickere,i one of
his leaders with IL whip
She paused for Il moment for him to
give the name, but re merely CLICKED to
the wheelers.
"Driver, do you know the name of
that fiower"'she repeated, in an imperi.
Gus tone.
yep. Get up there, Billyn'
Again she waited and again demanded:
Man, do you know the name of that
flower"
Yep. G'long there, Peter
Then why don't you tell mc?''
ION, you want to know, too, do yol?
That's wild rose. San Francisco
Post
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
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 tho edge of the counter.
Tcndcrly, yet firmly, his arm or which
the sleeve of his new store coat Fiung in
graceful wrinkles clasped her delicate
waist, and with tho other hand he carcssed
the waves Of scented golden hair that hat.
slipped over little toward the left ear and
mingled with his own pcrfumed locks.
Garry her outside" said the proprietor
rushing forward and volunteering to put
one of his own fingers in tho pic if his pres
cnce were needed
But the young man looked at him proud
ly.
Leave her to me-" he 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 arraycd
in its glorious costume of chiffon and silk
and started for the door,
Once out In the warm, fresh air, he re-
lnxed his hold on the beautiful creature,
but she tottercd and trembled again, and
the lovely face was turned toward him with
Il smile of bcwitching trustfulncss. He
claspcd the tapering waist once more, then
planted her feet firmly in the iron sockets
i'll the sidewalk and gave her an emphatic
push to windward
Now, darn you," said he, "stand up,
won't your"
And tho 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, 1896-11-17
MOTHER GOOSE LEGENDS.
"Babes in the Woods Originally Carved
on II Mantel Shelf


on II Mantel Shelf.
Some little-known facts compiled by
the Philadelphia American,
"Three Blind Mice" is in music book
of 1863. 'I.ittle Jack IIorncr'' is older
than the seventeenth century "a Frog
gle Would AWooing Go" was written in
1850. PUSSY Cat, Pussy Cat, Where
Have You Been?" dates from the reign of
Queen Elizabeth.
The author OF '.Cinderella,' "Jnck.
the Giant Killer" Blue Beard and
''Tom Thumb was Charles Perrault, n
Frenchman, and written in 1897. Boys
aud Girls Come Out to Play dates from
Charles III.
''Old Mother Hubbard" "Goosey.
Goosey Gander" and "Old Neither Goose
were first published in the sixteenth
century.
"Humpty Dumpty'' was bold, bad
baron, who lived in the days of King
John, and was tumbled from power.
This history was put into riddle, the
answer to which is an egg
1.-The Babes in the Wood" was founded
on an actual crime committed in the
fifteenth century. An old house in Nor
folk is still pointed out, upon a
mantel shelf in which the entire history
is carved.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
N NV Norfo|kssANester1l
csu.,,azazzEuEzs,N Schedule in Eject
November s, 1896

NoNcIllDcr ., 1910.
WESTBOUND LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY.
5:45 a III. washington and Chattanooga
limiteD for Bristol, intermediate sta
tions and the South and West. Pull
man sleepers to New Orleans and Mem
phis. Connects Mt Radford for Blue
field and Pocahontas.
4:25 p. m, the Chicago Express for Rad.
ford, Bluefleld, Pocahontas, Kenova,
Cincinnati, indianapolis, st. Louis,
Kansas City, Columbus and Chicago.
Pullman Buffet Sleeper Roanoke to
Columbus. Also for Pulaski, Wythe-
vile, Bristol, Knoxville, Chattanooga
and intermediate points.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT ROANOKE.
From Norfolk $50 n. M. ;4:l5 p. m.
From Hagerstown $3.50 a. III. 4:10 p. m.
From Winston rs p. m.
From Bristol and the West 1886 u. M;
= -1l:10 p. III.
NORTH AND EASTBOUND, LEAVE
ROANOKE DAILY.
$50 p. m. for Petersburg, Richmond and
Norfolk.
As p. m. for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York
ll:3O p. m. for Richmond and Norfolk
SiSVpClS 10 NOrlOlk
and Lynchburg to Richmond.
11:25 p. III. washington and Chattanooga
limited for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York. Pullman
sleepers to Washington via. Shenan-
doah junction and Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
Durham Division-Leave Lynchburg,
(Union station) daily 400 o. m for
South Boston and Durham and inter
mediate stations.
Winston Salem Division-Laave Roanoke
Union station) daily 900 p. m and
500 a. m. daily, except Sunday Camp
bell street statiom for Rocky Mount.
Martinsville, WinstonS Salem and inter
mediate stations.
For all additional information apply
at ticket Office or to w. y. Bevill, General.
Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va
M. f. Bragg, Travelling Passenger
Agent.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17

Henry Ward Bccchcr was once the subject
of cane presentation and stood while the
spokesman of the donors made n speech
that rar into an elaborate Grafton A
friend aftcrwari commented to the famous
preacher on the length of the speech.
YES, y returned Mr. Bcccier "he didn't
want me to have the cane until really
needed it,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
A Wary visitor at the Church Fair.

you look SO tired" said the faip
:soung girl. Won't you have glasa
If water?'
The visitor was cautious.
How much is iti" he simply said. ~,
philadelphia Cal.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17

Doctor-If You bind salt pork on your
face, it will cure the tuothaohc.
Paticni-But, doctor, won't it give me
pork chops Detroit Free Press.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17

The wife of Mr.. Leonard Wells, of East
Brimfield, Mass, had been suffering from
neuralgia for two days, not being able to
sleep or hardly keep still, when Mr.. Hol-
den the merchant there, sent her { bottle
of characteristics Pain Balm, and asked
that she give it thorough trial. On
meeting Mr.. Wells the next day he was
told that she was all right, the pain had
left her within two hours, and that the
bottle of Pain Balm was worth IS if it.
could not be had for less. For sale ut so
cents per bottle by the Chas Lyle Drug
CO.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17

BARRIERS have universally adopted
Ponds Extract. They prefer it to bay
rum, cologne, or any other preparation
used for bathing the face after shaving.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17

w. K. Andrews e. Co., 219 Salem ave-
nue. are prepared to furnish on short no.
tice Pocahontas, Toms Greek, Banner,
Russell Greek, Thacker, Red Ash, Kim
ball, Brush Mountain, Anthracite and
Splint coal. Look out for the bclled
teams.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALyE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chappcd Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box For sale at Massie's Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17

Look ont for Andrews bellcd team.
w. X. Andrews Il Co bave been in the
coal business since 1880 They think they
know how to please you.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
Dollars
Come

when you put O. good
advertisement Of a good
article in a good medium.
It pays to advertise In
THE TIMES We but
repeat what others say
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
The advantage of

The advantage of
q policeman over q
burglar is that the Of.
fcer has the law on
his side. Health has
the same advantage
over disease. The
Law of Nature is for
people 10 be healthy.
When they are SICK,
Nature helps to cutf
them. Natures law
is the guide for cur
ing sick people.
There is no way but
Natures way. VIVA,
the doctors cell mary
different di S cas- c =
Nature cures in one
way; by nourislirg
the whole body with
Copd miro riCI, rod