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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
ELECTED OFFICERS FOR A YEAR

Richmond, Va, Dec 4-Thc Grand
Lodge of Masons of Virginia elected the
following officers: A. r. Courtney, of
Richmond grand master; r. T. w.
Duke, of charlottesville, deputy grand
master; George Wright,of Marion, senior
warden; III. 0. Kcrns, of Halifax, junior
warden; Edward Eubank, OF Newport
News, senior deacon: Geo w. CARING
ton, OF Richmond secretary; Frederick
w l'leasants, treasurer.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
Suits at Cohn's, $5,os, sG.os and
ANOTuER ICE GOkGE

Menominee, Mich, Dec. An ice
gorge has formed in the Minominee river
mt Fischer, in this county, and the river
has overflowed its banks in several places
as far as Twin Islands The large relay
farm of the Lndington, Wells &: Van
Schaak Company is covered with four
feet of water above Fischer. The river
has virtually changed its course and has
swept into the Cedar river channel Much
property is dest roycd
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05

WORKING FOR ALGER

Canton, o., Dee. 4.-Co. Hooker, of
Detroit, President Angel, of Michigan
University, Ann Arbor; Col. II. NJ
Duflield, Detroit, and other prominent
Michiganeers, arrived on special train
this afternoon. They drove direct to
Major Mckinley's residence, where a con
ference was held The party returns to.
night. y member Of the party said in so
many words that they were here in an
endeavor to advance the chances of Gen
Alger for the war portfolio
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
THEATRICAL MANAGER DEAD.

New York, Dec. ALBERT Aronson,
the theatrical manager, died to-day mt his
residence in this city. He was one of the
Aronson brothers, under whose manage
ment the Casino Theatre in this city
achieved its greatest success. Mr.. Aron-
son had been suffering from lumbago for
the last six weeks, but persisted in at.
tending to the business of the Bijou
Theatre, in the cafe of which establish.
ment he was Frustrated last night He
was IS years of age
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
PASSENGER wITH sMALLpOy.

New York, Dec. 4-One of the Chinese
passengers of the Ward Line steamer
Nigilancia which arrived to-day from
Havana, was removed to North Brothers
island suffering with smallpox. The
steamer will be thoroughly disenfected
and the passengers and crew vaccinated.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
MORE DEFECTIVE ARMOR,
One Way Carnegie Has of Increasing His
Vast Fortune

Newport News, Va, Dec 4.-Naval
Constructor j. j. Woodward when inter
viewed Tonight refused to give out any
statement regarding the defective armor
plates that had been sent by the Carnegie
Steel Company, of Pittsburg, to be used
in the construction of the battleships
Kentucky and Kearsarge
IF you want any information, said
he you must get it from the Navy De-
partment.h
So closely was the discovery guarded
that right here in Newport News, where
the battleships are building. the public
had been in total ignornnce Of the defects
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
FRATERNAL DELEGATES.

Chicago Dec. 4.-Tke national w. c..
Il u. has appointed these fratcrnal dele
gates to represent the organization at the
convention OF the anti-saloon league, to
be held i'll Washington, ID. c., December
to 10, 1876: Mrs. Margaret b. Plat,
District of Columbia; Miss n. Il. c. Nor
row, West Virginia; Mrs. r. II. Jones,
Virginia: Mrs. Emma G.. Bourne, Della
ware, and Mrs. Anna c. Hartman. Penn
sylvania.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
COUNCIL OF WOMEN.

Boston, Mass, Dec. AT the second
days session of the National Council of
Women there was large attendance.
The reports made were of the most enter
taiing nature and the greetigs from the
several councils were encouraging and
enthusiastic
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05

We have just placed our order fol.
seven hundred pounds of Huyler's
Candy for our MAS trade. Why not
let us book your order now and avoid
any chance of disappointment. Pos,
sibiy you want something special. IL
SO. ley us know and we will order for
you. MASSIE'S PHARMACY.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
SHOT HIMSELF WITH A RIFLE.
Suicide of Young Man Engaged to a
iU2 Ir,; -.

Suicide of II Young Man Engaged to a
Is Washington Girl.
Pittsburg. Dec. 4 james w. Wallace.
first lieutenant, Company A., Eighteenth
Regiment, National Guards, committed
suicide in the Eighteenth Regiment ar
mory tonight. He entered the building
alone.
Wallace secured rifle, placed the
muzzle to his breast, pulled the trigger
and fell dead.
"a He was cashier for r. & w. Jenkinson
IL Co, tobacco dealers, Hi, account;
with the firm were correct.
He had been in poor health, and it is
thought he became mentally unbalanced
He. was engaged to be married in the
spring to young lady in Washington,
ID. c.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
GOLD CONTRACTS UPHELD

Atlanta, Ga, Dec 4.-TEe State senate
Yesterday by vote of q to 10 rejected a
bill introduced by Senator Culver, to de-
clare null and void all obligations and
contracts which may be made payable in
any specific character of money, whether
the same be coin or otherwise, so far as
the general assembly is concerned: there
fore gold contracts may etill be made in
Georgia. -
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
THE RECORD BROKEN.

Boston, Dec. 4-The Cunard steamer
Servia has again broken the record for
fast steaming from Europe to Boston
The big vessel arrived off Boston light
last night, Having completed the run from
Daunt's Rock in six days, fourteen hours
ana eight minutes. The time from Liver
pool was seven days, eight hours and
twenty-four minutes.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
HORSE OWNERS STRUCK.
Refused to Race For Purses Offered by
Won der \ he

Won der Ahc
St. Louis, Mo-, Dec 4-Chris Won der
Ahe's race track at Sportsman Park was
the scene OF unique strike to day. The
purses offered have undergone series of
reductions for several weeks, and now
the best offered is 1925.
This morning all the owners on the
days programme called on 1.-The Boss
and asked him to increase the purses.
This was refused, and the owners would
not allow their horses to run
The track was idle to-day, and when
entries for tomorrow were called for
there were no responses. \ compromise
may be made tomorrow.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
FLORIDA HOTEI, BIRNED

Coronado, Fla, Dec. 4.-The Coronado
was burned to the ground December 1.
Everything was burned, but all the occu-
pants escaped uninjured There was no
insurance. AT the time of the fire the
manager, Frank s.Sharp, was East on a
business trip. The cause of the fire is
unknown
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
LIBERALS PRESTDENT man

london, Dec. 4.-Advices received here
to-day from Liberia announce that the
president of that republic, Joseph James
Cheesman, died on November II. Vice
President Coleman was inaugurated on
November 10.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
Don'G fail to attend Cohn's special suit
and overcoat sale to-day
posTMAsTER'o ACCOUNT sHoRr,

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE postoflice in
spector for West Virginia, who has been
examining the accounts of the post office mt
Harper's Ferry, reported to-day to the
Postmaster General the discovery of n
shortage of $500. Pending further nc
ton the postmaster has been suspended
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
y CRITICAL EXAMINATION BY EN-
PERTS INVITED

y critical examination by an expert
musician of our new $3.50 upright piano
is invited. We believe it the best value
ever offered to the people of Roanoke.
Sold on so per month without interest.
Hobbie Piano Co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
WILL TAKE HOLIDAY.

Liverpool, Dec 4.-The cotton ex-
change will observe the Christmas and
New Year holidays by closing Friday,
December %, and Saturday, December 26,
and Friday, January 1, and Saturday,
January ,.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05
NAY STRIKE AT ANTWERP

London, Dec. "A special dispatch re-
ceived here from Antwerp announces
That the dock laborers there are refusing
tc unload vessels arriving from Ham
burg. a general strike is feared.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05

The United States Government reports
show Royal Baking Powder superior TO
ali others.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05

oyercoats at COINS, S5.9S, $69S and
S1.0S
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05

ii G. Starkey n Co. sell coal and wood
and guarantee satisfaction.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05

Overcoats at Cohns, $5.0S, SO. 0S and
S7.9S.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-05

100 pair of boys knee pants ut II cents
II pair ut COINS
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13
ference is that the side bitches must be

ference is that the side bitches must be
deeper and the cone higher.
For sandy roads make the side bitches
more shallow and the cone wider and
fatter. They should be built, If pos
sible, when the sand is wet, for then the
grains of sand have tendency to stick
together and will pack some, so that by
getting the stone or gravel roof on
while in that condition, the road is
much more apt to retain its shape and
durability.
Sometimes there are narrow or
"single-traclt" hard roads built at one
side of the main road, intended to be
used only during the muddy season.
There is no material difference in the
manner of building stone roads of diff
ferent widths.
Narrow tracks are usually adopted
only by districts remote from cities and
available material. They are frequent
ly covered with drifted snow, the
hedges or fences shading them so that
the snow does not get off until late,
thus rendering them unavailable when
most needed.
McAdam and Telford are the names
usually applied to stone roads. The
former is the one generally adopted i'll
this country, and consists Of breaking
the stone fine.
Pieces larger than an egg should be
broken smaller. 1t is desirable to have
them range from hickory nut to an
egg in size.
Telford's system consists in putting
larger stones on the bottom and cover
ing with small ones.
Such roads insure level or easy grades
and equal serviceability at all seasons
of the year. While costing some more
at the outset, the expense of mainte-
| nance is so much smaller that after
completion they become actual income-
producers. They increase the comfort
of travel; they place the markets of the
great grain centers at the farmers door
every day of the year, thus enabling
him to take advantage of the temporary
rise in the markets occasioned by
muddy roads during certain portions
Of the year. They bring the farmers
family in touch with nearly all city
privileges; enable them to attend lee
lures, and various evening entertain
ments.
A good road raises the value of the
adjoining lands anywhere from ten to
four hundred per cent. Land that
could not find buyer at $50 per acre
has sold for 5000 an acre after stone
road was built, thus making it available
to city markets as truck farm.
| ha &c lanl;,,rr Ia;
crgy to the solving of the problem of
cheaper production. When we con-
slider the facilities for quick and
economical transportation furnished by
railroads and steamships to almost
every part of the world, it behooves us
10 put ourselves in direct contact with
the push and energy of commercial
activity, and save our share of the $780,.
100000 lost yearly on account of bad
roads.-Farm and Fireside.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13
Eighteen Babies at a Ball.

NJ. and Nine. X, when they re-
turned to their residence earlier than
they were expected the other night
from the ball at Elysee, found, to their
astonishment, that their three servants
and two children had disappeared. On
questioning the concierge and threaten
ing to send for the commissary of po-
lice the parents learned that in their
absence the servants had gone off to a
popular dancing room and taken the
children with them. NJ. and Nine.
", still in evening dress, imme-
diately drove in their carriage to the
address given. AT the door of the dam
cling salon they met the man who re-
ceives the money, and he evidently
took in the situation. "Reassure your
selves, monsieur and madame" he said,
"and kindly step this way" The man
led the way to a large, well-lighted
and warm room, in which were 1s
babies fast asleep upon benches. They
were under the care of an old woman,
and NJ. and Nine. - had no difficulty
in picking out those which belonged to
them.-Paris Poste.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13
AGRICULTURALHINTS.
ABOUT HARD ROADS.
Their Advantages to Farmers Set Forth
by A. @. Judd, OF Dixon, Ill.


Eheir Advantages to Farmers Set Forth
by A. g. Judd, OF Dixon, Ill.
A hard road is road that is by arti-
hcial means prepared with surface
Iof much more permanent and solid
material than that of its natural state.
The kind of material used for such arti-
fetal surface may differ with the local
ity or the use for which the road is in
tended.
The abundance of stone and gravel in
n county makes it possible to build
excellent roads at reasonably moder-
ate cost, and the probabilities are that
they are the only materials that we
shall use in constructing any of the
country roads of Lee county.
Brick, wooden blocks, asphaltum, etc.
are used for building roads in cities,
but 1 shall not describe the various
modes of construction, as understand
that they are not included in this SUBJ
iect.
Let us realize at once that different
compositions of soil require different
treatment in order to make equally
scrviceablc roads. In this county we
have practically three classes of soil
to be recognized: First, black loan;
second, yellow clay; third, sandy loan.
There are certain conditions, such as
epringy, quicksand or mucky places,
liable to occur in localities where any
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13
WOMEN FARMERS.
They Must 10 Practical and Self-sus-
tainiuE.

tanning.
"There is no reason in the world why
woman should not run farm success
fully, and no reason why she should
hesitate to undertake agricultural pur-
suits" said a veteran farmer, who was
noted for keeping abreast of the times.
I'm the course of my life have known
half dozen women who were lett
with farms on their hands, and who
finished paying for them, put up build
ings and handled their varied interests
admirably. In later years l have
known a number who bought farms
just as men would have done, and who
have laid up money, some of them
considerable amount.
But the woman farmer, TO be sue
cessful, needs to do two or three
things. First of all, she must be prac-
tical, and must be thoughtfully slow
in accepting the advice of people who
want her to try new things too eXtens-
1vely. Women are wee bit inclined
to be progressive, and many of them
are rather more adventurous than
men. To yield to this impulse is the
first step toward failure. Conservatism
faculty that all women and great
many men would do well to cultivate.
1.-The help question is, of course, one
OF the greatest points to be looked
after. In emergencies the man can
himself turn in and fill gaps, but the
woman can not always do this; there
fore it is necessary for her to look
ahead and manage her affairs with
prudence, in order not to be caught
and involved in disaster.
"There are many men who will not
| work well with what they call a
woman boss They seem to feel that
there is something wrong in taking
orders from femininity, and are often
so disagreeable that the only way to
get along with them is to give them
their way as much as possible. This
is always mistake, as such men grow
worse with time, and soon become
domineering. If the man will not take
orders from the proprietor of the estab-
| lishment, the only thing is to get rid
of him forthwith. He demoralizes all
the other help and has bad influence
in the neighborhood.
"Women may very successfully con-
duct farms if they turn their attention
to grass and fruit. The raising OF
flowers and poultry are occupations
especially appropriate for women,
and, with good markets, are exceed
ingly profitable if well managed.
''There is no reason why a woman
should not be just as efficient in a
greenhouse or poultry-yard as a man.
Indeed, her habits of carefulness and
disposition to look after little things
are never better placed than in such
pursuits. IN. Y. Ledger.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13
PREPARATION of Spraying Mixtures.

Too much care cannot be taken In
preparing any mixture to be used on
trees and fruits. If not properly pre-
pared, injury may follow. Bordeaux
mixture, if properly prepared, will not
injure the apple; but if there is not a
sufficient amount of lime, injury may
follow, causing the surface of the apple
to be russeted and rough. Also damage
to foliage may result. Other fruits are
susceptible to injury from the mixture,
if carelessly prepared. This mixture
is one of the most effective fungicides
in use.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13
THE ROADS OF FRANCE.
How They Impressed Mary III. Gather
wood, the Famous Novelist.

How They Impressed Mary III. Gather
wood, the Famous Novelist.
Mary IL. Catherwood gives good ac.
count of French highways in the At
lantic Monthly: Toll free, streets
macadamized and almost dustless, so
graded and smoothed that one horse
can draw a mountainous van along their
surface, and maintained to the remot-
est edges of the provinces. Across the
Beauce, that vast green prairie, the
perfect road ribbons stretch at inter-
walls. Everywhere n constant patrol is
kept over the public work. You can
trace a distant road by its double line
of poplars, standing like slim plumes.
Thought is taken for the irrigation of
he trees also, in n land where drought
is almost unknown. a small channel
paved with stones, conducts the rain
fall to a depressed basin left around the
roots of each tree.
'By graded do not mean monoton-
ously leveled roads. They wind up hill
and down valley, but the bed is general
ly lifted some feet above the country
surface. Red soil or clay whiteness of
the north or south is cloven by an omni-
present causeway of powdered flint.
At intervals OF few kilometers along
the way small stone tollhouses are set.
And oblong piles of beaten stone, IA
miliar to an American eye, are supple
mented by a stranger sight, another
proof of the thrift of France-cords of
| black blocks, pressed from coal waste,
stand ready to feed the steam roller"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13
Oregon has been known as t

Oregon has been known as the
''Web-foot state" During the rainy
season the precipitation is so constant
and heavy that it is humorously said
the climate of that state is best appre.
ciated by animals having webbed feet.
1t is also called the Beaver state"
from the former abundance of these
animals along its water courses.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13
Biography In a Nutshell.

Born, welcomed, caressed, cried, fed,
grew, amused, reared, studied, exam
ined, graduated, in love, loved, engaged,
married, quarreled, reconciled, suf,
fered, deserted, taken i'll, died, mourned,
buried and forgotten.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13

DRoPsY is dread disease but IL has lost
its terrors to those who know that H. H.
Green & Sons, the Dropsy Specialists of
Atlanta, Georgia, treat it with such great
success Write them for pamphlet giving
full information.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13
Perfume of Flowers.

1t is claimed that the perfume of
flowers disappears as soon as the starch
in the petals is exhausted; and it may,
it is said, be restored by placing the
flower in solution of sugar, when the
formation of starch and the emission
of fragrance will at once be resumed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13
All About Western Farm Lands.

The "Corn Belt" is the name of an Illus
trated monthly newspaper published by the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy II. II. 1t
aims TO give information in an interesting
way about the farm lands of the west. Send
- cents in postage stamps TO the Corn Belt,
209 Adams St, Chicago, and the paper will
be sent TO your address for one Yonr.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13

FRS stopped tree anu permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kliue's
Great Nerve ResIorer Free So trial bottle
d treatise. DIR. KLINE, 1888 Arch ST. Phila Pa.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13

WHEN oil is summed up man never
speaks of himself without loss his accusa-
tions of himself are always believed, his
praises never.-Montaigne.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13

ALWAYS GoT'AwAY.-"Did you ever hear
one of Browns characteristic stories2n
"Well, no-not a whole one."-Chicago
Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13

THAT which history can best give is the
enthusiasm which it raises in our hearts,
Goethe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13

Look how the blue-eyed violets glance
love to one another.-T. B. Read.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13

BEAUTY is no local deity, like the Greek
and Romnn gods. but omnpresent-B -Bartol
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-13
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in male or female Pink Pills are sold by
all dealers, or will be sent post paid on re-
ceipt of price, go cents box. or six boxes
for S2.50)-by addressing Dr. Williams
Medicine CompanY. Schenectady. n. Y.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-09-30
NGlSop'S Vessel

Nelson's Foudroyaut has been refitted
again at cost, it is said, of 800, 600
and will be exhibited at the principal
British ports, going first, however, to
the Kiel naval exhibition. The vessel
is a splendid specimen of the great 80
gun line OF battle ships. Her timbers are
IN good condition in spite of her 1o7
years. She was Nelson's flagship for on
" one year, the most disgraceful one in
his career, when, under Lady Hamil-
toms influence, he encouraged and aid
ed the atrocities committed by the Ma
pies Bourbons. TWAS from the yardarm
OF the Foudroyant that Prince Caraciolo.
admiral Of the republican fleet, a pris-
oner OF war, was hanged without a
trial. 1t was on the quarter deck of the
Foudroyant that Sir Ralph Abercronby
died of his wounds after defeating the
French at Alexandria in 18O1.-Boston
Herald