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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10

Knights of old-crusadcrs who went To
conquer the world could not hope to
succeed unless they were in virile, Hearty
health. A man cannot face difficulties If
his stomach isn't in good order. Dis.
ordered digestion will make sluggish
coward out OF any man. 1t makes his
mind stagnant, and he cannot think
quickly enough to accomplish anything.
1t makes his movements slow, and takes
all Of the snap out of him. Every man
In business in America has a fight on his
hands just as much as ever had belted
knight. 1t is matter of life and death,
just the same with him as it was with the
crusader. Indigestion and all the ills
that go with it, most frequently start in
constipation. That keeps all sorts of i'm
purities in the body, forces them into the
blood, and so deranges the whole system.
Constipation is one of the commonest
Ills, and to it are traceable most of the
disorders that make people sick. Once
1t gets firm hold on man, it is most
difficult to overcome it. Temporary re-
lief can be obtained in a thousand ways
There are medicines on the market that
will help as long as you take them.
There is only one remedy that is a real
remedy-that you don't have to keep on
taking forever. That is DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. The pellets" are
tiny, sugar-coated granules, mild and
efficient in their action. They effect
permanent cure. You don't become a
slave to their use, as with other pills.
If you will send Al onc:eent stamps to cover
cost Of mailing only. we will send you FREE the
most useful medical book extant This is DR..
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser in
plain English; book of zoos pages, profusely
illustrated the great expense of preparing which
has been covered by the sale OF 6so,ooo copies
at the regular price, $3.50 per copy. Address,
Worlds Dispensary Mcdica! Association, No 66s
Main Street, buffalo, n. Y.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10
LUXURIOUS EUGENE.
Under Her Rule Paris Became n Scene oil
ExtravaGant Eairylnnd.


There was n sort Of intoxication in
the very atmosphere Of Paris, fever of
enjoymcnt--a passion for constant
amusement, for constant excitement,
and anong women for extravaganza in
dress. This was encouraged by tho
court, with tho intention Of giving an
impetus to trade and of gaining popu-
larity by favoring constant festivities,
and consequently constant expense. In
the days of Louis Philippe there had
been great moderation in all matters Of
luxury; the king aud queen were nged,
sensible and economical; the young
princesses were kept within rigid bounds
by example above them But when the
emperor came to the throne, after n
period Of revolution and consequent
commercial stagnation, he wished to
revive trade. and also to give the pres
tige of splendor to a court which so
many did not seem to take In earnest.
His beautiful wife, suddenly raised to
supreme position for which nothing
in her previous life had prepared her,
finding what seemed unlimited means
within her reach, keenly enjoyed tho
possibility of procuring everything that
pleased her, and enhanced her remark
able personal attractions by all tho ad-
vantages of exquisite toilet without con-
sideration of cost
Everything that she wore suited her
admirably. Others tried to initiate her,
and the general tone became raised She
had the art of constantly choosing some
thing new and unusual, which attracted
attention, SO that, instead of being sat
isfied with conventional types of silks
and satins which formerly had been
considered sufficient for all occasions,
every one tried to invent something diff
ferent from others and to improve upon
what had been seen before. Consequent
ly, not only i'll dress, but In all matters
OF taste and luxury, there was M eager
struggle to outvie others, to reach n
higher degree of splendor, and extrava-
gance became universal. Paris was a
sort of fairyland, where every one
seemed rich and happy. What lay IN
derneath all this would not bear close
examination-thc dishonorable acts cf
all kinds which too often were needed
to produce the glamour dccciving super
fetal observers. -'Life In the Tuile-
ries," by Anna I. Bicknell
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10
A WOMAN'S COURAGE.
Sho Killed n Cobra, Saved Her Husband
and Then Tainted

Women, remarked rather patron
lZlng young man, possess n certain
courage of endurance, but when it
comes TO the facing Of an alarming
danger they weaken and succumb to
nerves"
Il hate to be personal" said wom-
an, but l once faced what you will
admit was an alarming danger. My
husband, who was stationed in India,
was stricken down by fever. On the day
the crisis was expected the doctor said
that his life hung on thread, but there
was still II chance of recovery if he
should fall into natural sleep which
remained unbroken for q certain length
of time
After hours Of tossing and moaning
had the joy OF seeing him pass into
slumbcr, which grew more natural as l
sat, almost holding my breath, across
the room. When hope was becoming
joyful assurance, through the long win
dow largo hooded cobra glided into
the room and made straight for the bed,
raising its head and softly Kissing.
For one horrible instant was para
lyzed. while the snake reared and
swerved about 10 insinuate itself among
the pillows. But it dropped and coil ed
itself on the floor beside the bed. The
power of motion returned to me, and 1
crcpt across the room, raised my foot
and ground my heel into the flattened
head with its coldly glittering eyes.
The creature writhed furiously, coilcd
itself around my ankle like vice, but
held my ground till the folds relaxed
and knew the snake was dead. The
doctor found me on the floor in a dead
faint when he called My husband re-
covered RAPIDLY, and treasured "a his
dearest possession worn kid slipper. :"
Philadelphia Press.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10
Bogus Money Lenders In Paris.

From a Frenchman point of view,
everybody who lives we'll and dresses
better than bank clerk is put down as
spy i'll the employ Of Bismarck, unless
he is known to have any other occupa-
ton. But among these busy people with
out distinct profession there are those
who lend their names and imposing APP
pearancc to enterprises which could ex-
list only III the country where the "gogo"
is always on the lookout for rapid road
to fortune. For example, the money
lcnCing agencies. Notwithstanding ar
ticle upon article which has been writ
ten Ill the respectable portion of the
French press warning people against
them. they still 20 on and prosper. One
has only to consult any day the smallest
French paper which pretends to the
largest circulation to sec half q dozen
persons or societies advertising to lend
money on simple signatures. The sim
pleton replies to the advertisement,
states his requirements, is informed that
the director will be able to obtain what
he desires, that he must agree to pay so
much per cent commission generally
very low and deposit 2212 francs for
sundry preliminary expenses. This he
does and hears no more of the matter.
Or, if lie becomes anxious and worries
the society" he gets polite letter to
say that the board of directors, hav-
ing taken the matter into their serious
consideration, regret that the securities
offered are not such as to justify them
in making the advance His 2216 francs
nave been expended for the postage on
one letter and the inquiries, which have
probably never been made-Lippin-
colts
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10
IS WIS.

~ acres OF bottom land y miles from Holllns,
with $4,000 brick house, at the edge or a beautiful
lvacre grove OF forest oaks Price $50 per acre.
l2J acres with 40 acres OF rich bottom land good
dwelling, one of the best truck farms In the
county. Price $40 per acre.
10 acre truck farm, 10 full bearing apple
trees, good spring, 6-room cottage, price 5000
l3J acres OF very rich fertile land, $50 fruit
trees OF every variety, we'll watered and fenced,
new ~ room brick dwelling that cost $500,
large new barn 1880, all necessary out buildings
aud Improvements. Price $4,000; 2x miles from
Roanoke and one of the most productive farms
In the Valley OF Virginia.
100 acres near Holins Institute. seven miles
from Roanoke city, forty acres OF which is level,
the balance upland. partly timbered good water,
lairly good improvements, fine peach and apple
kinds fruit and grapes Price 81 $50; very cheap,
Also a great many other bargains in city and
country property. which we would be glad to
show at any time.
II you want to buy or rent, sell or exchange.
come and see us,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10
TO Those Looking

For safe investment, and also
rent payers, stop a moment
and let us show you how TO
make money. We below give
you a list of the few bargains
in real estate on our books:
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10
LOVES REALITY.

Who laughs ut love and calls it foolish knows
Not LIES real value III great things or small
Love Is true faith. the silcncer of woes,
The everyday delight. the little all
OF poverty, II gift SO great TO those
OF wealth that other treasures poor and
small.
Seem by tho glory of its holy flame
That flashes up to heaven white and tall
To kiss the stars Ah love Is great! 1t came
Not fore the fall, but after Just to shame
Lifc's lttloness with something high withnl
And strong. and beautiful and void OF blame,
This gift divine to man-his all in all
-Maudc Andrews in st. Louis Republi,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10

Groom brick house. one OF the handsomest in
Roanoke, every convenience and all modern i'm
provements, in the best location in Roanoke.
This property cost, only two years ago, $4,000 to
build. Can be bought now for $500. IL this
isn't a safe investment we don't know where you
will find one. Terms can be made reasonable.
Store house on Salem avenue, q great big bar
gain. only $500. between Henry and Com merce
streets, on south side OF theistreet. How is this
for cheaps
7-room house on Terry Hill for only sl,Oo0
800 cash balance Sl0 per month. Just think OF
this.
sc room houses in southeast, in Arst-class con-
dition. only $3.50; 800 cash, balance $40 per
month.
s.room house in northeast, something nice,
only $3.50. Good terms.
l0room house on Salem avenue. daisy. All
modern conveniences; lot 50x200; good stable,
etc; elate roof This is thing OF beauty and q
10y forever. Price, $3.50; $500 cash, balance
$25 per month.
7-room house in southeast: lot S5xiS0; price,
$780, 800 cash. balance S12 per month.
3-room cottage in northeast, only $500 cash.
An elegant house on Church street. This is
something Mica Price, a 500: 81 800 cash, bal
anee one, two and three years.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10
Farming Lands.

One OF the nncst tracts OF land in the county
can be divided up and cold in tracts OF S to 5,
acres each. Just miles from the Terry bnld
ing. Just the thing for truck gardens. This s
No. land in fine condition.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10

your wlsuom mas no bounds, replied
Chi Hung Lang, tritie disconnected.
Then he bowed again to the earth, took
hold of his cue, led himself into the
only vacant cell and with his own hands
took off his shoes. From the German i'll
Short Stories.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10
For Rent.

Store south sii OF Salem avenue between JEFF.
ferson and Henry, $75 per month-one of the best
in the CITY,
Store house north eide OF Salem avenue between
Jefferson and Henry, $35 per month
Store room Campbell avenue near Jefferson, $50
per month
Broom dwelling West End, all modern conve-
nience, $500 per year.
7room house Northeast, $40 per month.
II you will give ne chance we are sure we can
please you. Our carriage is always ready.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10

Two beautiful lots on the boulevard, West
End. Thefe are something handsome. 50xl5O.
only SO each
One OF the prettieet lo,s on South Jefferson
street, 5lxl50, $500.
A lovels lot in Lewis addition, 50x130, $40.
Two OF the pretticst lo,s in Exchange addition
near Franklin road, only $250 each.
Lot corner Wells avenue and Henry street, q
beauty, 40xI5S, only 800.
Two lots Chapman avenue, West End, 5Oxl5O,
only gao each.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25

ton to its unnatural appearance. The
little one looked as strangely awkward as
a Chinese woman in tight-titting corset
and hat or a Chinaman in stiff collar
and patent-leather shoes.
why" she exclaimed, with wide-open
eyes, ''she is trying to be Christian"
The Rev. Mr.. Condit beamed upon all
with his kindly face. 1t did not matter
how they were clothed or what they did
or said-it was all the same to him when
they meant well.
"They are mere children" he said, "that
is, the women are. You see. heretofore
they have been like slaves, shut up for
generations with no knowledge OF any
other life. But they are quick and apt TO
learn. Indeed, they are the greatest imi-
tators in the world. When we teach them
a song we sing it for them and they repeat
exactly, mistakes and all, not only ex-
preston in voice. but in face and manner.
You think they are sincere?" The
good workers among these people looked
surprised at the question.
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interest them their homes are always
open to us, and we notice that they are
more cleanly and they move into better
quarters if their means will allow and
their homes are decorated more pret-
tily.
"We have a missionary who speaks
their language, and she, of course, assists
US greatly, for few of the women can
speak our language. But they are just
like children" she added.
l watched her as she passed up the
aisle, smiling and speaking to every one,
no matter who they were. And I glanced
at the faces, some of them hard-hard as
fint-their owners giving a dissatisfied
exclamation at her greeting. Others.
with their little ones about them-and
none of these were hard-returned her
smiles and looked happy when she spoke
to the children and hushed the little ones
with endearing little pats and shakings of
their glossy black heads. And others?
Oh, they sat or lolled about on the seats,
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there. He sold rodents that ran so nat
urally along the sidewalk that they seemed
real to the children, who showed their sex
by the way they acted. The mechanical
rats ran straight for them. The Chinese
girl babies squealed and tried to get away,
The boys kicked at it. The woman who
had them in charge ran away and as she
shimmered through the sober suited
crowd, gay in her Mongolian finery, with
the little. luminous Chinese babies trail
ing after, 1t was like the fight of comet
for glitter.
One faKer raised his voice in mild adula-
tion concerning the merits of a table full of
fuzzy dogs. Another had an outfit of
jumping green frogs which looked like
Aldermen of the reedy pool in dress coat
OF vivid and staring green, W ith an ;nordi-
nate display of white shirt front and yves
kit" as Sammy Weller might say. Still
another had crocodiles, long, tin fellows,
green as grass or greener, with wide star
ing mouths, and they were propelled by
strings in and among the pedestrians.
young and DID, so that those who did not
walk Spanish" promptly adopted the
goose STEP" and bump'd against or fell
over each other to avoid stepping on the
tin saurians.
Odd fellows enough some of the takers
were to hang on Christmas tree for SOU
venirs. While fair share of them were
boys, they were not the everyday street
boy who sells trinkets. At once the
youngest youngster, ten minutes after he
struck the curbstone, was full-fedged
merchant. Not Wanamaker nor A. T.
Stewart ever had the commercial idea more
strongly developed in their tender youth.
With one impulse they all shouted,
screamed, vociferated-in fact, used their
voices in so many ways that glossary
could be filled with the requisite descrip-
tive terms to embrace all their vocal eff
forts. Not all the vestal virgins of Rome
had more thumbs than the takers to point
with.
Here is Mary and john" shouted an
urchin. as two Tin images were mechani-
cally paced across the sidewalk drawing
tin dog. They looked like country
couple out for an airing.
Another urchin sold books for children,
fairy tales, Cinderella. "Goody Two
Shoes" s'Bluebeard" and so on through
the list-books with faring and gaudy
coyers-and expended two dollars worth
of energy diposing of four bits worth of
goods.
The most singular wares sold by the
street-fakers to gladden. the Christmas
throng were skeletons. True, they were
skeletons not over five inches long. toys of
the grisly and CHASTITY sort, whirling
manikins articulated with wire and pro-
PEELED spasmodically, almost galvanically,
with elastic bands. The ribs of these un-
canny toys were white as driven snow.
The thin leg and arm bones were pale as
Deaths white horse. The tiny skulls had
hollows for eye sockets. Now the takers
may have sold some of these, but no child
was seen to buy one. People from ths
country only looked at them curiously.
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Naturally being more ornamental, the
footman was more like a human being
something between cold tumulus and a
man-perhaps more like Sphinx.
This was in the height of the Christmas
shopping in San Francisco and the Christ
mas street takers were in their glory.
Those who saw them knew that Christ
mas would not be ushered in according to
proper form without the takers. The task
before the two solemn men on the carriage
box was to keep solemn and obliyious oil
everything going on in Market street, all
excepting the movements of her ladyship,
and smile would be cardinal sin.
A middie-aged lady came along the
sidewalk, fanked by two cherubs, evil
IDENTIFY her own, and she had one hooked
on at either side, by her crooked fingers,
as boats are hooked onto ship by davits
while it is proudly sailing through the
brine.
"Here, are, git a climbin' monkey for
two bits; only place in the United States
to get monkey that every one can make
climb.n
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looking, with black eyes, straight black
hair and fair figures. They all came to
the dance. So, in fact, did every inhabi-
tant of the village, men, women and
children. The natives were dressed as
ordinary. all except the girls, who fared
out in various patterns of calico gowns
every one OF them being in calico.
Two lanterns with refectors, throwing
out blaze like the headlight of a loco
motive, and half dozen Kerosene lamps.
which were fastened up in brackets about
the sides OF the room, furnished the neces-
sary illumination. The natives filed
their allotted share of the benches.
Among the spectators were little Aleut
babies, fastened to boards and placed not
very far from the big box stove, which
stove, red hot, glowed at the end of the
room farthest from the orchestra.
That was great night in Od1ak-the
greatest in its history-and it will supply
date by which to place other events.
which will be recalled hereafter as having
taken place before or after the Christmas
eve dance of 1895. The proceedings were
opened at s o'clock in the evening with q
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25
The Fakips' Yuletide Glory.
umor Of the Season When the Tin Monkey and Other Funny
Coni9ances Are Much in Evdence

The woman with the two cherubs
stopped.
Buy me monkey, mammal"
'You can't buy her monkey unless
you buy one for me, too"
"Here, there, kid, stop pullin' at that
monkey! Yes'm two will be four bits.
Nom; can't sell two for forty cents.
Mean thing? Well, like thatl You'd
better go where they sell whole menageries
for quarter. Move on, please, and let
the public buy these monkeys and be
happy"
The monkeys were climbing strings,
rattling their tin legs and arms seduc-
lively. They were radiant in red paint
and made to appear doubly supple and
nimble by the deft hand of a master IN the
art OF manipulating the string. Two chill
dren looked wistfully and sorrowfuliy as
they were dragged away. The mother
went half block, came back and meekly
laid down a shiny half dollar for two
monkeys in boxes. When she went away
first she was trying only u "bluff" that
did not go. When she went away the
second time the children were radiant,
and it was the mother who seemed to be
wistful and defeated.
Hard by post stood a man who seemed
to have small cylinder of paper protrud-
ing from his mouth and there were other
cylinders on either side of his mouth, ex-
tending horizontally. HIS appearance at
tracted the attention of a half dozen Chi
nese babies. Queer little fellows they
were, as much like brownies" gotten up
ior masquerade, with all sorts of colors
in their clothes and caps and white-soled
shoes. Their eyes were slanted equal to
those OF the Khan of Tartary and they were
as pig-tailed as Mandarin. Puff!
The man with the paper cylinders has
emitted his breath with the necessary
force to suggest the vigorous action OF
leather bellows. The three cylinders of pa
per have suddenly shot out horizontally
and downward, and here is real Mephis-
topheles, with fierce paper mustachios and
elongated and not less fierce paper goatee,
long projecting downward.
The Chinese babes were fascinated.
They stood as still as statues as they were
herded by their Chinese female relative.
who had imposed upon her the duty OF
keeping them from being run over by
cable or electric cars or other vehicles.
The faker drew in his breath and the
mustachios and goatee shrank back to
nothingness. Hermann never had a
more admiring audience than the street
faker found i'll these little Mongols. In
fact they were too appreciative. They
appeared to have no nickels. but they
were admirers. When the faker puffed
out his breath their eyes glistened with
joy. When he drew in his breath their
eyes bulged out with wonder and the fear
that he had swallowed his whiskers and
would die-paper whiskers longer than
Judge CampbelPs real ones. But they
bought nothing and blocked the way SO
that no one else bought.
The wicked "running-mousei boy was
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the middle. The fish diet was washed
down with coffee. If any of the white
men had pocket-hasks they did not show
them up. The natives all drank coffee.
The banjo player strummed until his
fingers were sore. The folders worked out
all their repertoire and then worked it
over again. The native babies went to
sleep on their boards to be awakened by
some shout of glee at some unusual terp-
sichorean feat and then sank off stoically
into slum ber again. The natives sat
around chewing tobacco and occasionally
using it for snuff. There were hundreds
of grunts OF approval from them during
the progress of their dance. There was
time, for the dancers kept at it until day
light. Then they stopped only because
they were tired.
One week later the hunters. fishermen,
miners and traders started forth again
travelling over the Arctic solitudes and
with the belief that they had properly
celebrated Christmas and had s.done it up
brown" Charlie Foster in his Berkeley
home smiles still as he thinks of that
Christmas ere.