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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
HAD TwENTY-sIX RAlTLEs.
A Remarkable, if Truthful Story of the
killing of II Big Snake.

1T was right over there by that old
stump" remarked the MisSissippan, as
he munched his sandwich oil frizzled pig
and homemade bread beneath the shade
of II tree in the forest, chat killed one
of the biggest rattlesnakes ever saw. 1t
was during the month of january, and
was out camping on this very spot there
where the palmettOs are dead. Well, the
weather was very cold when we arrived,
and | set my Niger cook to clean away
the brush, so we could make supper.
Well, he hadn't been at work for more
than II minute when he came back with
eyes rs big as saucers.
Boss, he said, 'dar's II big linn in de
brush what's alive. I.dun saw it move
when chopped it. Shuah, sab
He wouldn't rest until investigated.
When reached the place he showed me
the limb, and, sure enough, when
struck it with an axe it moved with u
sinuous motion. Bob, l said. that
limbs snake, as sure as cotton is worth
cents. Get out of the way / raised
the AK and made II deep cut in the thing,
which was about eight inches in diam
eter, and as l started to cut the second
time there came Il swish of the brush,
and up came the head and neck of the
biggest RATHER 1 ever want to see He
made dart ut me, his eyes cleaning
fiercely, but his neck caught in vine /
then made another cut mt his lead, but
missed, and the IN buried itself in the
stump there. L dropped it then, and the
Internal snake struck the handle of the
implement, and then fell back writhing
in the bramblcs, rafting as we'll rs it
could with its back broken. | started to
pull the aX out of the stump, but
didn't put my hand on it, because saw
- Al
wood. 1t was swelling. and directly the
swelling extended to the helvc, and the
head OF the aX split apart as clean as it
was done with cold chisel The snake
was twelve feet long, and had twenty six
rattles. New Orleans Times. Democrat.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
UNIVERSAL COLLECTING MANIA.
Head of the House at Last Succumbs to
the Disease.

For heavens sake he cried, relates
the Chicago Times Herald, II never saw
anything like this collecting mania
It's Il very instructive amusement. -
Yes, maybe, but not for me. There
my daughter Agnes, she's collecting but
tons and asks me every day to 90 around
To the headquarters to get her some, and
| must buy of every street fakir pass or
she doesn't like it, There's my daughter
Lucy, she goes over all Of my letters and
cuts of the monographs, destroying them.
| don't like her to do it, but amt stop
it, She says some internal nonsense
about it being all the rage Then my
son Tom is just rs bad. He asks me for
postage stamps and cuts them off the
letters before read them in the morn.
ing And they are always having some.
thing new to collect. Ever member of
my family is collector.
''liow about your wife,
"Oh, she's worse than any of them.
She says she is collecting coins and makes,
it an excuse for going through my peck
cts every time. She calls it being n
numismatist ! think it should be called
kleptomania.' Just then II man with Il
bill entered the Office
II am he began, "a collector for
"Confound YOU, then, get,' cried the
Infatuated man: II am II collector myself
/ am trying to collect my senses.n
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
ELECTRIC BTTTERS.

Electric Bitters is II medicine suited for
any season, but perhaps more generally
needed when the languid exhausted feel
ing prevails, when the liver is torpid and
sluggish and the need of tonic and
Alternative is felt Aprompt use of this
medicine has often averted long and per-
haps fatal bilious fevers. No medicine
will act more surely in counteracting
and freeing the system from malarial
poison. Headache Indigestion, Consti-
patton, Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters
SOC and S1.00 per bottle at Massies Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
RIDES A BICYCLE.
Chicago Girl Not Deferred From Sport
by Sightless Eyes

Chicago Girl Not Deferred From Sport
by Sghtless Eyes.
The blind girl on n bicycle" has been
Il figure of interest to Chicago wheeldom
during the last fortnight. She had been
seen first in Washing ton Park and after
ward over on the West Side but it was
several lays before the discovery was
made that the sights and scenes through
which she passed were not IL part of the
enjoyment she evidently took in riding
Her first appearance was made one
quiet morning when passers by on the
Michigan boulevard were few. She ped
aled along by the side of. "A young man
scarcely more than Il lad, but noticeably
attentive to her. He always kept hold
of her handlebar, and ii was his constant
attention that first attracted notice to
her.
Since the young woman and her atten-
tive escort first appeared in the Chicago
boulevards they have become wcll-known
figures to the cyclists who haunt the
parks. She is Miss Edna Morris, IL
years of age, whose home is ut Creston,
Ia. and who is now visiting relatives in
this city, says Il Chicago paper Her es.
cort, Arthur Hartman is her cousin
Although totally blind Miss Norris is
an enthusiastic wheelwoman. -Philadel
phia Record.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
ELECTRIC STROKE.
1t Affects Workmeu as Does Fierce Sun
Heat

Heat
diseases is peculiar affection, most aptly
termed electric stroke, which not infre
Qucutly Details workmcn employed in
melting metals by means of electricity
1t appears from observations made ut the
great steel and iron works at Cruzot,
says the Boston Journal that the intense
voltage are between the carbon and the
metal to be melted emits rays which,
even at the distance of ten meters, pro.
ducc u painful, hot, pricking sensation,
like that of Il burn. on such uncovered
portions OF the body rs the throat, face
and more especially the forehead.
The skin of the parts affected becomes
either copper colored or assumes Il bronze
hue; the eyes in spite of black glasses,
are so intensely dazZled ms to be useless
for some minutes, after which Xanthopsia
tyello W visioD sets in, everything appear
ing saffron colored, the conjunctive are
iniiamed, and there is Il gritty feeling,
rs of sand under the eyelids. There is
frequently great pain, accompanied often
by sleeplesSness, and i'll some instances
fever.
After a few days these symptoms sub
side and the skin of the affected parts
peels and tie patient is restored to health.
Now, the remarkable thing about all
this Is that very little heat is radiated
from the electric arc used: all the trou-
BILE arises from the light rays, and, al
though it has not yet been experiment.
ally proved, there can be little doubt
that the blue and violet-that is, the
chemical-rays are to blame.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
-----------------
RECALLING \ LETTER.
You May Have Your Letter Back Even
After 1t Has Been Mailed.


The public is not as familiar with it's
privileges about postal matters as might
he supposed. Many times people would
like to recall a letter after it has been
mailed This can he done, even if the
letter had reached the postoflicc at its
destination. At every postollice there
are what are called Withdrawal blanks. "
On application they will he furnished
and when deposit is made to cover ex-
penses, the postmaster will telegraph to
the postmaster at the Letters destination
asking that it be promptly returned
The applicant first signs this agreement:
1T is hereby agreed that if the letter
is returned TO me, will protect you from
any and all claims made against you for
such return, and will fully indemnify
you for any loss you may sustain by rea-
son of such action And ] hereby de-
post $ to cover all expenses incurred,
and will deliver to you the envelope of
the letter returned In many cases per-
sons have made remittanccs to fraudu-
lent parties or irresponsible firms, not
learning their true character until after
the letter has gone, and have succeeded
in recalling them. There is an instance
where Kansas City merchant had re-
United dishonest travelling man draft
for $40, and by means of a Withdrawal
rescued the draft just in time Boston
TRANSCRIPT
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
TALE OF \ RUNAWAY PIG.
His Fontlness For Potato Patches Led
Him Into Trouble.

In the old home we once had II funny
| little pig. He was generally TO be seen
in the act of running away. Hardly ever
do | remember to have seen his face to-
wards me. He also had II mack of getting
away from all the other pigs, saws a
writer in the Ladies' Home Journal
| The field next the house-the "home
field as we used to call it-wns n kind
of commons for hogs, cattle and fowls
The next was potato field, and the little
pig had taken it into his head to get into
that one. How he got in no one could
tell, for the field was well fenced, and
| there was no opening through which he
could enter. How did he get in?
One day | watched. He wandered in n
sort of unnoticeable way towards IL crook-
ed log, across which the fence had been
built.
suddenly. though closely watching,
lost sight of my little friend. But, be-
fore had recovered from my surprise. |
was astonished to see him in the potato
field.
"Well, now, that is very strange.
said. How did he do it:''
went to the old log, ana 10. IT. WAS
hollow. the whole trick became quite clear
to me
went into the potato field to drive
him out, intendin" to steer him towards
the end of the log so that he might get
ont the same way he got in. Here lie hud
the best of me entirely. lie either
would not or could an air of ignorance on
that point that | had to give up the task
in despair, drive him out by the gate.
and bring him home by II long, round
about way.
The next day made up my mird to
play Il trick on him, and did | went
Vntx n,.i,- . 10 I>.x
little, so that both ends would be in the
home field.
Then stood at some distance of and
watched. never was more amused in
my life. He separated himself from the
other pigs, and then went towards the
old log, and got in, aud through it, and
(as he evidently thought got out into
the potato field. Icould understand this
by the way he Immediately began to sniff
for the potatoes. But finding none, he
seemed to be somewhat puzzled
Somehow it dawned on him that he
was still in the home field and he conclud-
ed that he had mob gone through the log
SO he went through IL once more, but only
TO find himself again in the home field
This seemed to puzzle him more than
ever. He looked around in astonishment.
| could clearly see that expression on his
face For moment he stopped, and
was evidently thinking very hard. Once
II. ore he went through the log. with the
same result of finding himself in the
home field.
This time. am sure, if he could talk,
he would have cried out, ''Spooksn
He stood quite still for few seconds,
shifted the air, and I could distinctly see
the bristles on his back gradually rising
up on one end. Suddenly he uttered II
peculiar kind of ''bock,n and ran with
all his might toward the other pigs.
The little pig was never seen in that
part of the field again. Many time we
tried to drive him TO the old log, but we
could not get him to 90.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
LIFE. SAVING VESTS.
Not the Powered Kind, but Modern Mail
Goats to Ward Off Bullets.

The London managers of great
Sheffield, England, manufacturing firm
is authority for the statement that four
well. known American millionaires have
recently ordered coats and vests made of
steel. This srmor is of light chain mail,
allowing perfectly free movements, does
not Interfere with perspration and
weighs very little indeed, When man
has worn mail coat for week or two.
the manufactures says, he gets quite used
To it and suffers no Inconvenience what.
ever, according to the New York journal.
While these coats will not turn bull
let non prevent the penetration of IL dag
ger or sword at short range, they are
sufficiently strong to turn 'ither II sword
or Il dagger driven ut long reach. \
spent bullet will not affect them in the
slightest degree. The same manufactur-
er says that in the last five years his firm
has received more than 900 orders for
light armor
y number of English statesmen protect
themselves by using this armor. In the
days when Fenianism was rampant there
was hardly an English politician of note
who did not adopt this means of securing
partial safety. 1t is declared that four
members of the present English govern.
ment have these coats of mail. aud that
one of these four men either wears his
steel coat whenever he goes out or else is
guarded by detectives.
Quite n number of mllonaires are
credited with the possession of these gar
mentS of safety, and it is alleged that
while a few people imagine it they are
worn very generally by prominent men.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
SMALLEST LOT EVER SOLD.
Countess de BraZza Purchases Tract of
Land Six Inches Square.

The smallest lot ever sold in New York
city changed han Is the other day. 1t is
six inches long and six inches wide, and
the purchaser paid 500 for it, which is
not quite SO II square inch.
This bit of real estate is on the south
side of Eighty third street, just west of
West End avenue. The purchaser is
Cora S. de Brazza Savorgnan, better
known as Countess de BraZZa.
Countess de BraZza built n house at 304
West End avenue. When it was practi-
cally finished IL survey was made and it
was found that the building encroached
on the property of William Schell, of
EOS west Eighty-third street.
There had been II bluuder somewhere,
but it wasn't so important to discover
how it was made as how to remedy it.
The thirty six square inches of real es-
tate is back from the street 1t wasn't of
any particular use to Mr.. Schell, hut so
long rs he owned it there was a cloud on
the title of the countess to the property.
Mr.. Schell said he thought 800 would
be fair price. The countess lawyer
said he would be very glad to pay that
price, and SO the transaction was con-
cludpd
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
TWO KINDS OF FINANCIERs.
DO you consider him a good finan.

DO you consider him good fnan-
ciersn
(Which ,kind-public or privates''
What's the difcrence?'
"All the difference in The world. DO
You mean government fnancicr. or just
plain, ordinary home financer?'
Il don't believe grasp your meaning"
why, it's just this way: If you mean
II man that knows all about The finances
OF the government, and could give John
sherman cards and spades and then beat
him out on telling what ought To be done
to keep the country prosperous, he's II
bird; but if you mean man who's able
to handle his own finances SOS to make
his business pay and keep his family
clothed and happy, he isn't in it.'-Chi-
cago Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
N NV Norfo|ks1sWestern
sszazs'zzzzzazazR Schedule in Eject
WESTBOUND LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY

November >, lSJO.
WESTBOUND LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY.
j:41 Il IN washington and Chattanooga
limiteD for Bristol, intermediate sta
tions and the South and West. Pull
man slecpers to New Orleans and Mem
phis Connects at Radford for Blue
field and Pocahontas
4:25 p. m, the Chicago Express for Rad
ford, Bluefield, Pocahoutas, 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 $3.50 n. m. 415 p. IN.
From Hagerstown $50 Il. III. 4:l0 p. m
From Winston 10 p. m.
From Bristol and the West 80 D. m.
: lilo p. m.
NORTH AND EASTBOUND, LEAVE
ROANOKE DAILY
$50 p. m for Petersburg, Richmond and
Norfolk
1:45 p. III. for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York.
11:30 p. m. for Richmond and Norfolk
uilliitH SlccUeTS 1OinOke 10 NOfIOlK
and Lynchburg to Richmond
11:25 p. m. Washington and Chattanooga
limited) for Washington Haeerstown,
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 p. m. for
South Boston and Durham and inter
mediate stations.
Winston Salem Division-Lnave Roanoke
(Union stauion) daily 200 p. IN. and
500 ii. m. daily, except Sunday Camp
bell street station) for Rocky Mount,
Martinsvile, Winston Salem and intel
mediate stations
For all additional information apply
at ticket office or to w. b. Bevill, General
Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va.
NJ. +. Bragg, Travelling Passenger
Agent
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
ADVICE FROM THE GALLERY.

When Faust was being PLAYED in
small Lancaster town this incident is be-
ing told: After the duel Martha, who
rushed on the stage, slightly raised one
of the iueliss and cried ..out in alarm:
oh what shall | do2r There was
dcath-lke stiffness in the house, when it
was aroused by an old woman in the gal.
lery shouting out: ''Unbutton his
wcskit, We stoopid. ''-Chicago Chronicle.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALvE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped 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 %
cents per box. For sale at Massie's Phar-
macy, 1O9 Jefferson street. Roanoke.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
HE WAS SOON TIREn

Fond Mothcr-"My dear, don't you
think of marrying that Mr.. Goodsoul.
He's hard hearted, lazy, selfish and
Daughter-"M Mercy! How did Won
find it QUIT"
why, the day / went to visit your
Aunt Sally he was in the same train. and
my window stuck. and | asked him To
arise it, Well, you mayn't believe it,
but it's an actual fact that he didnt
work at it more than half IN hour before
he stopped trying, and advised me to
take another seat, and had all my bun
dies there, too New York Weekly.
Fresh Norfolk oysters-pint, quart or
GnllOn-nt j j Cnfnnni's
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
MANHATTAN SHIRTS GIVEN AWAY

Anyone sending us laundry work to
the amount OF - during the next four
months ending February 6, 1897, and
paying cash on delivery ot each bundle,
we will give them II fine 81 Manhattan
shirt This does not apply to work com
ing through agents
RADFoRD STEAM LAUNDRY,
PIG Salem Avenue.
Sanborn 81 Sanders, Proprietors.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19

The wife of Mr. Leonard Wells. of Fast
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, scnther .. bottle
of Chamberlain's 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 So if it
could not be had for less. For sale at 80
cents per bottle by the Chas Lyle Drug
Co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
NOW LIE.

Gentleman-My lad can you direct me
to the Bank of England?
Shoeblack with whitening scorn)-Go
on, do yer fink should be doing this if l
was bank Worlds Comic.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
SADNESS

"Why is it that you get so sad in your
strains on the approach of autumn
Can you Keep IL secret?h asked the
long haired man
II can.
"Listcn and will tell YOU. 1t is he
cause of the price of coal. '-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19

BARRIERS have universally adopted
Ponds Extract. They prefer it to bay
rum cologne. or any other preparation
nsed for bathing the face after shaving
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19

w. K. Andrews & Co., 2l0 Salem ave-
nue. are prepared to furnish on short no.
tice Pocahontas, Toms Creek Banner,
Russell Creek, Thacker, Red Ash, KIM
ball, Brush Mountain, Anthracite and
Splint coal. Look out for the belled
teams
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19

Look ont for Andrews bellcd team.
w. Is. Andrews X Co. have been in the
coal business since 1880. They think they
know how to please YOU
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
Dollars
Come

when you put a good
advertisement of a good
article in a good medium.
1t pays to advertise In
THE TIMES We but
repeat what others say.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19
Many n free man
,,,1,n ic SiCt would

Many n free man
who Is sick would
willingly change
places w it'll a
healthy convict. A
man i,i;glt as we'll
be slut out of ell
joyiiieiit one way
as another. If he
is shut up in n cell,
he cannot engage
in active pleasures.
He cannot see the
beauties of nature
and art, but lie can
imagine them, and
so get some bcnci;
from the III. A
man who is sick
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19

has these things before him, but he doesn t
sec them as they exist. He cannot look Oh
anything with appreciative eyes. His ply
Steal condition warps his vision and his men
tality. He cannot enjoy anything, no mattel
how enjoyable it may be iii the abstract A
man with a foul taste i'll his mouth with a
bilious headache, and with poisonous refuse
matter circulating all through his body can.
not enjoy anything. He honestly believes
that the world is all wrong, and that il is q
mighty poor place to be i'll. He is blue,
Respondent, cynical. Life isn't worth liv-
ing to him. Such 4 simple thing causes
this condition that it is absurd and rdicu-
lous to think of sensible man remaining
i'll it. Symptoms like these come from con-
stipation. 1t is the most prevalent of all
causes of sickness. 1t makes man worth.
less for work or pleasure. 1t is stubborn
trouble when you do not treat it properly,
and a simple one when you do. 1t is cured
by DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets They were
made for this purpose, and no other. They
accomplish this purpose as no other prep
aration ever did. An INSCRIPTIONS druggist
may try to sell you something else. Look
out 1t is your health that is at stake. II
is your health against an extra profit on the
thing he says is just as good" Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets = don't forget
don't take anything else.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19

Fresh Norfolk oysters-pint, quart or
gallon-at j. J. Catogni's.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-20

Mr.. r b Goodman, Marietta, Ga,
says i was troubled with rheuma-
tism, which the doctors calleu SCI
atica, for a number Of years, doc
toriug with everything / could hear
Of, without benefit, until ! COM
menced with DR. Kings Royal
Germeteur, which cured me sound
and well. ] was at times for several
months SO | could not walk at all. ]
have now been thoroughly well Of
it for four years and think there is
no medicine that can equal Germa-
teur.' Write to the Atlanta Chem
ical Co., Atlanta, Ga, for lS-page
book free, New package, large bot
tie, lOS doses, 81 For sale by
Smith Drug Company