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Evening star., 1896-11-12
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no12 JAMES 2. WILLETT, Postmaster
Evening star., 1896-11-12
COMMISSIONER ESDEIL.
Some Remarks Upon His Northeastern
Critics.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
At the meeting of TIE Northeast Ciiizens'
Association November . the following re-
marks we're, according 10 your report. i'm.
dul2ed in:
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The Weems Steamboat Co
UNDERWRITERS.

r. w. Barker,
Funeral Director and Practical EmbaIm.,
6l2 11th St NV.
Residence on the premises. Telephone call aa7
st2-3m
Evening star., 1896-11-12

IF YOUR FOOD DISTRESSES YOU
Take HOrsfOrd's Acid Phosphate.
1t aids the stomach to digest the food, and does
away witt thai full feeling after eating.
Evening star., 1896-11-12

An Appointment.
Charles Mullen has been appointed
first-class private of the metropolitan po-
lice force.
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SUBURBAN PROPERTY.

Fol; SALE-NEW 7-tOOM COTTAGE,
IN CbRNER AND LARGE LOT,
AT BRIiHfWOtHb,
FOR LESS THAN COST.
Only $50. and payments monthly.
n"12 WM. :. MI\NIX. 1927 + st. NV
FOR hENT-AT BEIWYN, - MINUTES WALK
from station. 3stOry, ii rooms; furnace; very
cheap for the winter. Apply to
Eol1-3t CHAS. f. BANES. 700 14th ST. NV
FOR RENT OR SALE-SEVERAL DWELLINGS
near Chevy Chase; $40 to $50. Glen Echo Railway
now running TO somerset Heights from Circle
FULLER FULLER. 5O4 11tl st. ocaI-tf
ELECTRIC CARS, ELECTRIC LIGHTS CITY
water; delightful homes: that is Cleveland Park:
pay it q visit Office, SO 14th st. Call or send
for booklet. Oc17
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w. r. Speare,-
Undertaken & EmbaImer.

80 Street Northwest.
Everything strictly fIst-class and on the most rea
sDnabls terms. Telephone call a40 ja1-tr
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LADIES GdODS.

redyed and altered into latest styles. Fur novel
ties Sia made TO order Miss CUNNINGHAM. c. 1910
Evening star., 1896-11-12

FOR SAI.E-BY OwNERS-COLU MBIA HEIGHTS
The two remaining houses being com
pleted by Roanoke the corner of
Thirteenth street These houses have southern
exposure. overlook the city and are particu-
larry desirable by reason of location plan and
workmanship They have been especially de-
signed by us for homes, containing ten rooms
Snd large bath. spacious and numerous closets
Every room abundantly lighted. double loors;
hot water heat KENNEDY & DAVIS, 52S 9Th
nnl-1ts
Evening star., 1896-11-12

l ANNEX , MuSINEss Ta1Si s sS9 ooL1EoR 1
LOAN AND TRUST BLDG. COR. y 4 YlH Srs.
oners qnge raieied opportunities The principal II
an experienced business nan-a practical court
and legislative stenographsr-chief stenographer
methods in Shorthand. Typewritins Bookkeeping
English. Rapid Calculations. Rapid Writing. Com
mercial Law Special attention to Spelling, Pune
tuation and all Modern Business Methods Fines.
location in The city. Call and US, or send for
Of graduates in Positions. Day and night sessions
Evening star., 1896-11-12

THE CARLTON, h14 18TH lsT. XsW.: FAMILY
hotel; steap. heat electric hplls: ONLY hrst-.Iass
Terms, single, $25; double Has to St0 per mnnth
Irnnsients accommodated, ST and so per day.
Evening star., 1896-11-12

HOLY CROSS ACADEMY, 1872 MASS. AVE. RE-
opens September -: The course of study 10
complete and practical. Special attention IL
given to voca! and instrumental music, drawing
and painting. the languages and kindergarten
sell -6m
Evening star., 1896-11-12

FOR SAIE-13I7 F ST. Ne. ON EASY MONTHLY
payments, twosto-y brick; rooms and bath.
A. L. NEWTDN, Agent,
SO2 + st. NV.
Keys at 1345 F st. no7-s, h3t
Evening star., 1896-11-12

FOR SALE-AND EXCHANGE
Several 6rst-class business properties, including
tine
Houses from $3.50 to $4,000.
Lots In all sections Of the city, from $50 up
ward (ap16-tn F. G. AUKAM. 600 st. NV.
FOR SALE-ON A FASHIONABLE DRIVEWAY
very pretty and desirable si1-rooMs and bath
dwellings. bufr bricks. stone and galvanized iron
trimmings. very nicely finished in.erte-: large
roorls and hall: electric bells and attachments IN
gas fixtures. Price. 81. 600: very easy terms. In
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20
SALEM NEWS

Capt. w. W. Brand, of Cstawba, was
In town yesterday.
DIR. Henry Morgan has returned from
few days visit to Patrick county.
T.B. Shank, after . weeks visit In
Salem, has left on business trip to
North Carolina.
Mrs. Chss. Msury, who has been sick
at her home on East Main street for
several weeks. is slowly improving
Samuel Oakley is rapidly recovering
from q recent attack of pneu monts,
and expects to be about his business In
o few days.
Mrs. G. D. Mahone's poultry house
caught on FIRE yesterday morning ana
burned 60 the ground, together with q
number of chickens.
Yesterday was rough. blustery day
A strong west wind prevailed through
out the entire day, accompanied Tor
q everal hours by snow. The thermom-
eter registered below the freezing pint
nearly all day.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20
1t Was In His Line.

The dramatic critic of Tho Daily Bread,
gentleman of q serious and intellectual
cast of countenance, with rooms on the
second floor of an elegant and commodious
fiat in n neighborhood Of high respectable
ity, heard q loud noise in the hall below
and stepped to the door to investigate.
Three or four men in working garb had
unloaded piano and were preparing to
take it up tho stairway.
cts for somebody on tho floor above, )"
no said to himself as he went back to his
study. And it's a good piano. saw tho
namo of the maker on the box. If the per-
son who is going to evolve harmony from
1t in the room overheard no shud-
dered slightly-"d doesn't mako good music
1t won't be tho fault Of thd instrument.
Half an hour later, while deeply en-
gagged in writing an elaborate criticism on
tho German opera that had been performed
the evening before he heard o knock at
tho door, followed by this conversation:
THE man at lives here is in the music
business, amt her"
.Thyi yes, in one sense he may BIO said
to b0 ebghgeG in-in tho
''That's wat J. told 'em Say, we've
got piannah out zero half way up this
next flight O. stairs, an we're stuck. Tell
i'm tn come an give us lift, will yuh?"-
Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20
Wood PUN.

An enthusiastic advocate of woou pulp
for building material as substitute for
stone is Mr.. q. ID. Rice, who has made
tho subject one of close study and investi-
CATION. His conclusion is that it possesses
the needed elements Of a durable construct
i've substance, being at tho same time
devoid Of some of those features which de-
tract from the value of stone and brick
He summarizes some of tho qualities pre-
scented by this new factor in building as
consisting in its being light in weight, OK
ceedingly hard, u poor conductor of heat
and sound and sufficiently elastic to meet
all tho usual requirements for the pur-
pose; it is tough, though n nail can be
driven into it, and it can also be drilled,
while the other necessities of II stone sub
stitutc, as enumerated, together with re-
sistancc to FROST and heat, with ability to
stand strain, and so on, arc said to DO met,
besides tho important item of saving in
tho cost of transportation. 1t is urged fur
ther that the difficulty of procuring per-
foctly square stone blocks, except at high
rates, is thus overcome for the pulp blocks,
being cast in square mold, are necessari-
ly uniform. Differing from stone and brick,
which absorb so much heat in summer
the proposed material is claimed to be cool
er in summer, while in cold weather it
prevents dampness, SO common in stone.
New York Sun -
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20

Last year 1 was troubled with the
rheumatism so badly that was unebls
to walk, and suffered all the psin that
think 1t ia possible for any one to be
afflicted with and live.
Thought would give DR.. Greene's
Nervura blood. nd nerve remedy trial.
l took two bottles only and was COM
pletely restored TO my former vigor and
enabled to attend to business with my
usual activity. can thank God with
sincere heart that 1 thoroughly believe
in the virtues of Nervura, and advise all
sufferers from the terrible fiend, Rheu-
matlsm, to follow my example. Juss
think Of 1t. My ap petite was gone and
after the sixth dose, could feel its
cheering effects by becoming hungry,
and finally when the rheumatism de-
serted me, 1 could eat rsvenously and
to-day | am perfectly we'll man"
Can you afford to live in pain and
misery when such marvellous cure ia
close at hand? The spring is the easiest
and best time to cure these complaints.
This wonderful remedy was discovered
by the eminent specialist, DR.. Greene,
OF IS West 14th ST., New York City, who
can be consulted free Of charge, either
personally or by letter.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20
BADGER STATE FURS.
Some of the Varieties of Pelts Secured by
TrRppers In Wisconsin.

Some of the Varieties of Pelts Secured by
Trappers In Wisconsin.
American trappers said that the gray
wolves of upper Wisconsin were the lar
gest in the United States. They drove tho
deer good deal. A pack of seven wolves
had twice crossed their lines that winter,
and they had poison out for them. Wolves
swept across great deal of country-30,
40, 90 miles or more-and did not remain
local. The lynx also travelled q great DEAL
A lynx usually camo around again in
about seven days. and the wolves once in
two or three weeks, though not so regu-
larly MS tho lynx. Tho otter also travelled
u great deal, but was Irregular. It would
sometimes leave the water courses and
travel miles across dry dividcs- to entirely
new country. The best place to trap mar
tens was along the high ridges between
waterways. and that was best also for
fishers They often caught fishers, but
mover u wolverine.
American trappors rated the fox tho
hardest animal TO trap, tho wolf next, and
the otter third. To catch q fox thoy often
made n bed of chatf and got him to lying
in it or fooling around IT, tho trap being
sot under tho chaff Or trap was set at
place whore several foxes seemed to stop
for certain purpose. Or fox could be
caught sometimes by putting bait lit
tie way out i'll tho water and then putting
pad of moss between tho bait and the
Shore with tho trap hid under the moss.
The fox, not liking to wet his feet, would
step on tho moss
For wolves tho usual way was to put
out poison (strychninc). Often they would
not touch the poisoned meat. For ottcrs it
was necessary to use great care, not leaving
any chips or litter around. Our trappers
usually caught them either on q slide or
at place whero they came out of tho
water, not where they went in, as tho otter
slides with his feet doubled under and
would be apt to spring the trap with his
body. 1t was good way to drop stick
or limb OH tho side of tho slide, cutting it
down and letting it fall naturally, so that
the otter could not escape the trap so cas-
lily. The trap should never DO SGT in tho
middle of the Slide, but Mt one side, rs tho
ottcr's feet arc SO wide apart and he would
not be caught should he spring the trap
with his body.
For offers and beavers, If they were trap
ped near deep water, q sliding pole was
usually used, arranged with tho small end
stuck down into the deep water. The ami
NAL when trapped plunges into tho water,
and the ring of the trap chain slips down
along the pole. The little stubs of the
trimmed off boughs prevent the ring from
slipping back up again and the animal is
drowned. An otter should not be left in
the water over nino days or the fur will
slip. a few days make no difference All
traps should be visited about onco in six
or eight days.-Forost and Stream
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20
dead WEIGHT.
The Old Man of the Sea a Fact,
Not a Fiction.
How He Has Fastened Himself Upon
Thousands of People-Tho Only Way to
Successfully Get Rid of Him.

The well-known story in she Arabian
Nights Of the Old Man Of She Sea who
fastened himself on Sinbad and was
constantly with him, Ia one OF the few
fairy fotions that can be applied to
every day life. What resembles this
terrible Old Man more than these most
painful of all malsdies, rheumatism and
neuralgia.
There Is listlessness, depression of
spirits, general debility, disturbed sleep,
Indigestion, and more or less trouble
with the bowels. Then come sudden
twinges of pain in different parts of the
body, and finally rheumatism or neural.
gia Of o severe form sets in. The real
trouble Is in the blood and nerves.
Therefore. in order to rid yourself OF
this Old Man of the Sea who is making
your life burden, you must get your
nerves and blood In good condition.
How this can be done is shown by the
following letter from Mr.. O. L. Kelley, of
Bangor, Maine:
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20
PROPOSAL

r. REAsURY DEPARTMENT., OFFICE SUP
February IL, 1S96.-SEALED PROPOSALS will be
received at this office until o'clock p. M. on the
9TH day OF March, 1885, and opened Immediately
thereafter, for ell the labor and materials re-
qu1red for the low pressure, return circulation,
steam heating and yentilatine apparatus for the
in accordance with drawings and specification,
copies Of which may be had st this office or at the
ONCE Of Superintendent at Roanoke, VIRGINIA.
Esch bid must be accompanied by certified
check 1or Sl0O90. The right 10 reserved to reject
any or ell bids and to wave any defect OF IN
formality In any bid should 1t be doomed in the
posals received after the time stated will be 70.
turned to the bidders. Proposals must be enclosed
In envelopes. sealed and marked, Proposal
Heating and Ventilatin9 Apparatus for the q s.
Post Office Building at Roanoke. Virginia." and
addressed to WIN. MARTIN AIKEN, Superyis'
ing Architect 10 cod Ct
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20
II WAS NOT LEAP YEAR.
But Jack Was Obtusc, and Then, Too, uo
Yna Going Away.

A young married woman, tho wife of
tho private secretary of % western congress-
man, was ono of u party one evening talk.
ing about leap year. 81 proposed to my
husband" said sho, "and 1t wasn't lean
year, and I'm not u now woman" Every
one was anxious to hear how she hspponctl
to do 1t, for sho is lovely woman of tho
womanly typo, and the last one in tho
world to ever ask man to marry her
Then, too, she was bolle and had hosts
of admirers, many of whom would have
boon glad to hnvo won her.
"Why, I don't know how it happened
You see, Jack had been attentive to mo
for years, and every little while would tell
mo how much hU loved mo and ask mo If
I could caro- for him. I put him off, md
then, after two or throo years, he began to
neglect telling me of his love. In tho
meanwhile learned to love him and tried
in every way to make him speak, but
when he called, he never wanted to see mo
alone, and always tried to have some of
tho family about. Whom VIC wore alone.
he WAS moody and silent, and no amount
of sweetness on my part would bring him
to another avowal.
cat last he called and said that he was
going to Washington; that there was no
use of his staying out wost. There were
no tics to hold him, and no ono for whom
no especially cared. 1 used my bost on
deavors to dissuado him and limited in ev-
cry way possible that he might expect q
favorable answer if no would ask mo to
marry him. Jack said good night to tho
people, and 1 went to tho door with him.
We stood Mt tho entrance some time, and 1
tried SO hard to bring him out, but no use
He spoke of no ono caring for him, and all
that sort of thing. Finally we shook
hands, and he left. saw him walk down
the yard, and rs he reached tho cato 1
called to him to come back had seen
him leave mo forever in that minute and
could not stand 1t. When he came up the
steps, said, Jack, care for you q great
deal The rest naturally followed, and
we wore married in the spring. Wash
ington Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20
THE COST OF LIVING.
The Question as to Whether 1t Is Greater
In Summer or In Winter.

II was talking with my vito the other
day about the cost OF living" said q man
"about whether it costs moro to 1.-Two in
summer or in winter, and she said it do
pended good deal on how you wero stu
atcd-that is, whether you lived in tho
country, or in smaller city where you had
garden and raised your own vegetables,
or whether you lived in city where you
had to buy all those things, and it depend
cd also good deal ON how you were cir
cumstnnccd. She thought that people who
wcro downright poor and people who wcro
rich could live cheaper in summer than in
winter-this is of course not taking any
account of summer travel and that sort of
thing; tho poor, because in summer they
had less to pay for fuel and tho clothes re-
quircd cost less, and they could if need be
live on as little as ut any time; the rich,
eating moro or less fresh vegetables and
fruits in winter, because vegetables were
cheaper in summer.
GAS to people in moderate circum-
stancs, that is with incomes sufficient to
live comfortably on, she thought that if
anything it cost them rather more to live
in summer. Light, fuel and clothes cost
thcm moro in winter, but they spent less
in winter for food. Tho moderate people
couldn't afford to cat fresh vegetables In
winter; they ate canned goods then, and
in less quantity and at less expense than
tho fresh vegetables and fruits of which
they ate freely in summer.
Upon further elaboration, however.
my wife was inclined to think that, taking
one thing with another. it cost people in
moderate circumstances about the samo to
G"c in winter as in summer, and with this
view 1 am inclined to agree. In fact,
know, when l come to think about it, that
our own expenses in winter and summer
are strikingly uniform, as indeed they are
the year around. SO closely do they at all
times approximate to our income New
York Sun
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20
The Cooks Mistake.

A Prairie avenue capitalist who gained
tho larger part of his wealth in the saw
mill and numbering industry i'll northern
Wisconsin, is noted for the vigilance with
which he watches the small details of his
big business. AS an example of this char
acteristic q story is told of q tour of in
spection made by him to his logging
camps in tho pine woods.
On this trip tho Chicago lumberman
was grieved to notice that some of his
teamsters used too many oats in feeding
their horses, and was shocked by O few
other evidences of petty extravaganza but
what panied him most was the amount Of
provisions consumed ut tho camp. He be-
1ieved that this was duo to the wasteful-
ness Of the cooks, though such waste Is
difficult to detect. But tho Chicago man
soon hit upon an ingenious detective
scheme by which no was able to toll whoth-
or or not tho cooks were economical in tho
use of supplies.
AT al! the camps pig was kept and
led on the scraps from tho woodsmon's tn
Dies. After visit to tho pigpen he an
preached the cook with n friendly smiie
and remarked:
"Ah, Antoine, that's a fine, fat pig YOU
have there. Couldn't you Just as we'll feed
.: .other?'
AS Antoine was wise he replied:
NO. We can't keep moro than ono.
S'o haven't enough scraps"
AT the next camp the same question was
asked tho unsuspocting Peter, and he
promptly replied:
why, yes Wo could feed another pig
JUST as well as not Send us one"
Then tho lumborman found tho camp
foreman and said: "O'Brien, you will
nave TO discharge that cook of yours He
can 1eed TOO many pigs. "-Chicago Chron-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20
A Cautious Kentuckian.

No, Sir" snid tho Kentucky gentle
man, 81 will not go out in this rain un-
less can find an umbrella, sir
You arc very careful OF yourself for so
robust u man"
Yes sir. have had fact brought to
my attention which makes me far more
cautious in such matter than 1 used to
be. have just learned that tho human
body is capable of absorbing water through
tho pores, and l don't care to take any
more chances than the ordinary occasions
OF ablution, sir, make necessary, sir -.
Washington Star.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20
The Joys of Keeping Bank Account

"a bank account is a good thing to
have for q number of reasons" said Mr..
Glimmerton, "but certainly not the least
of the pleasures we get from it is that of
hearing the paying teller say when you
hand in check, What sizo bills, Mr..
Blank?' as though tho bank was main
tanned for your benefit, and you had only
to mention the amount you wanted and
tho form IN which you would take it.
And you say, as If it were something that
had just occurred to you:
I" oh, twcnties.
And though the wad BIO not as big as
barrel yet you feel, as you step out into
She street again, that n bank account is a
pleasant thing. Now York Sun.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-20
:rhis Musician Played.

Gus Heege's stage manager tells OF a
western experience wherein rehearsal OF
tho orchestra in small town figures. lie
tried hard to bring tho rural musicians
into line, and succeeded fairly well except
with the man who played tho flute. He
was pretty bad. Finally tho stage man
agor became desperate and exclaimed:
"See here, my frlond, you stay out of this.
You're no good and you can't play" The
flute man calmly looked up and made this
unanswerable reply, "If don't play, you
don't; I'm tho mayor of tho town and
won't give you liconse." Ho played.