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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
Swedish Doctors Send No Bills.

Sweden has doctors, but no doctors
bills. II you have occasion to call n ply.
sician, you will find him not only skillful,
but highly educated and most honorable
gentleman. You will also have another
proof of the honesty of tho Swedes and
their friendly confidence in each other.
Swedish doctors send no bills to their
patients. When you shall pay your ply
stefan is left entirely to your own choice.
The rich pay him literally whether they
have need for his services or not, If he has
been once retained by them. The poor
pay him small sum, and the very poor
pay him nothing. Yet no visits the poor
as faithfully rs no does tho rich.
On the last day of the year you put into
an envelope, addressed to your physician,
sum Of money which you think not only
sufficient to compensate him, but in &c
cordance with your position in life, and,
inclosing your card with tho money, send
the envelope by q servant to tho doctor.
Tho servant returns with the card Of tho
doctor in sealed envelope directed to you.
This shows that no has received your
money, and no word about the matter ever
passes between you.
Should you send him nothing he will
como and prescribe for you all tho next
year, and rs long as you live, and ho is
too dignifled TO ever say word about it.
New York Ledger.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
THE TALLEsT MAN IN MAINE.
w. n. Kelley Measures Six Foot Ton and
IL Proud OF 1t.


The tallest man In the state of Maine
rides bicycle. He's also general repairer
of bicycles for the village of Phillips.
These two facts may not especially belong
together, but they Immediately answer a
Vague question that arises In the mind Of
the reader. If tho bicycle gets discouraged
ut any time, Names champion tall wheel
man can do his own doctoring
Mr.. w. II. Kelley Of Phillips Is modest
man. Although he has many accomplish
ments, and, in his character of head sur
geon Of tho village repair shop, can mend
anything from watch 10 jigger wagon,
he doesn't boast of his requirements. But
as to his height he feels that he can safely
lay claim to being the champion giant OF
Maine. Many tall men have come and
seen and braoed shoulders and chaiked
with him on his shop door until the
scratches of tho intertangled lines look
like spider web. But loftlly above them
all is the scratch mark Of the towering
man Of the house.
He mover yet hos had to look up to gaze
into the eyes of a man standing ON his
lovol except once, when the circus brought
q giant to town. The giant heard that
there was citizen outside who was taller
than he, SO, by his request, Mr.. Kelley was
passed In. Tho circus giant stood on the
vantage ground of an ascending slope, he
wore bearskin cop, high heeled shoes and
had his shoulders padded deliberately. But
even under the disguise the bystanders
could SEQ that he was not fair match for
the local giant, had no stripped off his
plumage and "come down off his perch"
on the ombankment.
Mr.. Kelley, dressed for tho street meas
ures from tho ground to tho top of his
head feet 10 inches, as near z feet as any
man in Maine has ever grown. He is
symmetrical, too, Weighing considerably
over goo pounds, yet without any superfiu-
Gus flesh.
Mr.. Kelley is amuscular man, and some
feats Of strength thnt no has performed
surprised even his townsmen. At q lifting
match not long ago the weight was stone
post weighing 225 pounds. Several alleged
strong men tackled it and wriggled it
along few feet at hitch Mr.. Kelley
grasped the iron link affixed to the post
and walked nearly 600 feet with the
weight, finally tossing it a considerable
distance. II could have carried 1t far
ther," said he "but thought twas for
enough for a sample"
He Is an expert wheelman and takes
much pleasure in riding. He has supplied
his bicycle with an extra long upright,
and his length of limb is nicely acoommo-
dated.-Lewiston Journal.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
GUN sTocks.
The Best sIade of Long Seasoned Walnut
and Fashioned by Hand.

The Best Made of Long Seasoned Walnut
and Fashioned by Hand.
Gun stocks of good workmanship ere
made Of we'll seasoned walnut.
"That piece of wood" said gun
smith, holding up heavy billet sawed
into rude semblance Of gun stock,
may have been 90 years seasoning.
I've known the pile Of wood it came
from these II years. The piece, as you
see 1t, is worth SO. 1t is English wal
nut. This piece that am shaping was
worth 81 in the rough. 1t is German
walnut. The Brazilian walnut costs as
much as $15 for single billet"
Cheap gun stocks are made from
American walnut, which costs but a
trifle In the rough. but is too porous for
use in the best guns. Gun stocks are
Vow turned out by machinery, and thus
made they are cheap. The best are still
handmade. and 1t costs about $40 to
reduce the billet Of seasoned walnut to
the finished and ornate stock Most
stocks arc now made with the pistol
grip feature in addition to the shoulder
piece. Doubtless the stock as whole is
development from the pistol handle.
The traditional ornamentation is Sc
ries Of crossed lines. Skilled gunsmiths
spend much time and care upon the
fashioning of the stock. After it has
been shaped to the right form it is fin
1shed to a smooth and uniform surface
with laborious sandpapering. and final
ly shellacked and rubbed down and pol
ished after the manner of treating the
best cabinet made furniture. A gun
smith may spend two days or more in
making a stock. and q handmade stock
OF Brazilian walnut may be worth $25.
Fancy woods are not much used in
gun stocks that are to be anything but
show pieces. Mahogany is too brittle for
the purpose, and rosewood is too heavy.
The finishing has to be of q sort to re-
sist water, and hence ordinary yarnish
is not used in polishing we'll made
gun stock. There are comparatively few
gunsmiths in town that make special
ty of handmade stocks, and those are
usually Germans. A gunsmith is occa-
sionally asked to make an especially or
nate stock with carvings, and possibly
even inset pearl, ivory or gold. These
stocks are costly, but for practical pur-
poses they are less useful than the plain
stock Of English, German OF Brazilian
wa1nut.-New York Sun.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
ORIGIN OF THE WEDDING CAKE.
Blushing Roman Maidens Carried Three
Ears of Wheat to the Altar,

Blushin2 Roman Maidens Carried Three
Ears of Wheat to the Altar.
When in ancient or imperial Rome
maiden was welded according to con-
farreatioD, she always carried three ears of
wheat In her hand, while over her head
was broken q simple cake of far and mola
salsa as presage Of plenty and an ample
abundance of the good things of life.
In this primitive custom, then, we see
the germ from which grew the elaborate
plum loaves and daintily beribboned boxes
of luscious richness that form so conspicu-
Gus feature Of our marriage feasts today.
The bridal wreath of an early English
bride was likewise fashioned Of bearded
land sometimes gilded) wheaton spikes,
while on her return from church corn and
other cereals were showered upon her and
then carefully gathered up and consumed
by tho wedding guests. In this also we
recognize rude ancestor of O modern
fashion-that of sending newly married
pair off in small blizzard of hard, snowy
rice.
In course of time, however, the golden
grain was ground and made into large,
thin, dry biscuits, which were gayly shat
tered above the blushing maids flowing
locks and then distributed among tho by
ISLANDERS. To this day, too in some por-
tions of highland Scotland 1t is still GUS
tomary for the best man and first brides
maid to break an oatmeal cake over q
young wife us sho crosses the threshold OF
the nrst house entered after the marriage
ceremony. This hammock is then partak
en- Of by all tho assembled friends and
washed down with the Scotch whisky in
which they drink the health of the bride
and bridegroom and Of their respective
clans.-Lippincott's.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
Peppermint.

The preparation Of peppermint is es-
pecially an American industry. The
peppermint is cut when in bloom, like
hay, dried, placed in close wooden watts
and steamed The oil cells burst and
the oil passes upward with the steam,
which is condensed and conducted into
q receiver. where the oil rises and is
piped off. 1t takes about $50 pounds of
dry peppermint to produce one pound of
oil. An acre Of land yields from 8 to 10
pounds Of oil, often moreover as high
as 80 pounds. New York and Michigan
produce the most. Washington Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
THE GooD'TIME COMING.
With the New Woman on the Platform 1t
VIII Re limo to Look Out.

VIII he limo to look Out.
"Dey tells me-" said Aunt Dinah
pausing in the dining room door and
resting her hands on her hips, "dey tells
me dat de wimmin is ad meetin goin
ON whar dey jiss spechifys same as de
men. Is dat SOP"
Her mistress laid down the paper in
which she was reading tho reports Of
some OF the brilliant papers delivered
before the Association For the Advance
ment Of Women, and tried to explain
matters to her.
"Dey des got up on de platform, did
dey?" asked the old woman, ian speak
right out in meetin?"
She was assured they did.
"An dey kin talk back?"
She was informed that was their priv
ilege.
BLESS Cord done live to see dis
day!" she replied fervently. "I lay I'll
des git Brer Jones at de meetin dis very
night De odder night felt called on
to 'zort sinners. an he say: Set down,
Sis Dinah, de wimmin must keep ST.
lence in de chu 'ch. Dey's de weaker ves-
sell was hot, an I 'spon': EFF dey
want no wimmin in de chu 'ches,
Brer Jones, whar would de chuc'h be?
Who pays de preacher? Whar You get
dat fine coat on yo' back? Amt it de
Daughters Of Zion done raise de money?
Don't seem lax hear nobody complain
in bout wimmin in de chuc'h when it
comes to passin roun de hat.
You say dc time comm when de
wimmin gwine run de town? Dey'll
clean up things then, sho'. l boun de
mayor himself can't sweep like me, let
lone depupity piece men. Des give me
broom an l kin clean mo- street in a
hour dan de committee does in a year.
An wimmin gwine to vote too?
Good marster, how the worl do change
Fus' de niggers an den de wimmin
Rec on folks think some dem wimmin
what's been goin to school an colleges
is got most much sense as niggers now.
What's dat you say? Wimmin gwine
purify politics an amt gwine sell their
votes? Sho'! What's de good of votin if
dey amt no two-bitsin it? Dis ole mig
gers been plannin to lay off work an
vote fer all it's worth. New Orleans
Picayune.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
RIDING ON A SUNBEAM:
A New Invention Tor Carrying Sound With
out Wires.

A 40" ihSention TOT Carrying Sound With
out Wires.
When walking through the laboratory
OF the Volta bureau with DR.. A. Graham
Bell, the inventor of tho telephone. I
picked up on ono Of the shelves piece
OF pine board about half an inch thick
and eight inches square. Out of the cen
ter OF it extended speaking tube,
which apparently rested against thin
disk of bright metal sunk into the oppo-
site side. This metal was like silver
mirror, and was about as large around
as the bottom Of tumbler. asked DR..
Bell what 1t was, and he told me that
1t was perfected instrument whose
original construction enabled him to
project his voice from one point to an
other through the medium Of sunbeam.
1t enabled him, in other words, to send
sounds along ray of light without the
aid of an electric wire. He took the in
strument and put the tube to his mouth,
holding the mirror so that 1t caught the
sun and cast little shadow disk Of
light on the opposite wall. Then by
breathing slightly he made this shadow
increase and diminish, and assume va
rious shapes by the action of his breath
against the mirror diaphragm.
"That shows you," said he. chow
the action of the diaphragm is carried
along the ray. Now. if you will put a
little bottle with some SCOT in it where
that shadow is on the wall. and speak
into the tube, you will find that the
sound will travel along that ray of
light, and by having q receiver connect
ed with the bottle one would be able to
hear what you are saying. We havo
spoken by this means to and from points
200 yards apart. and there seems to be
no reason to doubt that speech may be
sent along beam Of light for great dis
tances. In our experiment. in this we
first used selenium. very rare sub
stance, and very sensitive to light. We
have found. however, that we can pro-
duce very good results with common
SCOT, and the discoveries may yet be
made which will make such an in
vention commercially practicable. -
Worlds Progress
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
HOW RAIL OPEN CLANS.
Gamy Little Birds Know How TO Get a
TOothsome Morsel.

UuIny Dittle tSlru6 hnOW HOW Co Get u
Toothsome Morsel.
II was hunting rail on the Newark
marshes one day." said well known
sportsman, when heard tho most ter
rife squawking and chattering over In the
tules. From the sound concluded that
there must be at least 100 rails, and each
trying to make Itself heard above the
other. ! worked my way cautiously
through the tules, and soon saw in little
opening ahead of me two muddy and be-
draggled rail fighting over q clam. And
IL was the funniest sight ever saw In my
life.
1.-THE birds glared at each other, with
their feathers ruffied, md then sprung to-
gether. One went over on It's back and
lay there, kicking Its legs up in the air
and yelling like good fellow, while the
other danced around, looking for an OPEN
ing. Finally no found 1t, and, jumping
on tho PROSTATE birds breast, he stood and
stamped with his big feet and stabbed
with sharp bill till the under bird man
aged to struggle up. Then they stood
over the clam and swore at each other
They didn't use cuss words, but still
could see that they were swearing. They
looked like couple of muddy teamsters
quarreling over the right of way. And
the amount of noise they made was simply
astonishing.
FINALLY one OF the birds got stab in
the neck that made him turn tail and run,
while the other inspected tho clam with
the most ridiculous complaccncy, as If he
had just performed great public service
and that was his reward. Tho clam up.
parcntly proved satisfactory, and tho rail
went to work to open 1t. He stuck his
long bill down tho CLAIMS throat. tickcd
1t till 1t had to open its shell to cough, and
then yanked 1t out in q jifiy. San Fran
cisco Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
DUMAS AND eoLpsmlTH.
The Many Points OF Resemblance Between
the Two Writers.


the Two Writers.
Dumas, the elder, had not few points
of resemblance to Oliver Goldsmith. He
could not help running into debt, giving
aims largely to every ono who demanded
them without stopping to inquire whether
the mendicant were an impostor or an
honest man, being a prey to sharp dealers
and parasites and living from hand 20
mouth. He was also boastful, from q fear
of being forgotten or moderated, though
without grain of envy in his genial soul;
was fond of the excitement and adventures
Of tho old fashioned modes of travelling,
and had an undying love for the place in
which he spent his youth.
Throughout his long and varied literary
career he nursed the hope OF ending his
days in tho forest girdled town of Villers-
Cotterets. in the ancient province of Va
lois, where no was born and reared. II
ever the thought Of saving any of his earn
ings traversed his brain, the father to it
was his lifelong desire "to there return
and die at homo at last" He often talked
OF buying, when he had tho means, the
house in the Rue dc Lormier, in which he
was born as day dawned on July morn
Ing in the second year of this century
Villers- Cotterets was written on his heart
and reacted on most Of his after life i'm
pressions. When he revisited the town,
no was lionized by great and small, and
found that boyish escapades and venial
sins Of adolescence were still held in kindly
remembrance by tho old folks.
Dumas was a man Of warm and ready
sympathies, jovial Of temperament and
sparkling with ready wit. His impress
sions were vivacious, the fountains wero
near his eyes, and after laughing and cry
ing, or rather blubbering, for sheer JOY at
the welcome he received, he lent himself
to oonvivial demonstrations and delighted
all who sat down with him at table by his
high spirits and the brillianoy of his con-
versation.-"The Elder Dumas" by EN-
lily Crawford, in Century.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
NATURE OF THE ELDER DUMAS.
Nine. Dorval, tho Actress, Always Called
Him Her "Good Dog"

Nine. DorvRl, tho Actress, Always Called
Him Her "Good Dog"
did not meet the elder Dumas until
he was on the wane, but was acquainted
with him before he fell under the in
fuence of Adah Isaacs Menken. When
young, his hair was fair, then dark, but
when / saw him it was gray and in tex
ture less woolly than the negro's. His
lips were thick and extended from ear
to ear when he laughed, and his teeth
were uneven and set apart from eaclr
other. He flattered himself that his nose
was straight 1t was, however, lumpy,
with wide, strongly marked and culver
ing nostrils. To the pride of life he was
insenslble. But he was q slave of the
flesh, though in fitful way, and the
never ending pressure Of creditors oblig-
ed him to react against his conviviality.
One saw that he was force Of nature
and child Of nature.
His small hands and feet and his sim
gularly acute though good natured blue
eyes alone indicated blood derived
from long line of civilized northern
ancestors. There were traces Of Africa
in his speech. His laugh was guffaw,
but its hilarity was contagious When
a case of suffering was made known to
him, his face at once fell, and if he
knew the sufferer the broad face con-
tracted, and he howled until he had
spent his grief. Nine. Dorval, whom he
and Victor Hugo thought the greatest
actress of her time, for emotional parts,
used to call him her "bon CHEN" and
her "gros CHEN" In the hour of death
she did not lay aside this term of on
dearment, which any one else would
have resented. He was doggish in many
respects, but of the generous, impulsive
Newfoundland type.-"The Elder Du
mas" by Emily Crawford in Century.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
Tho Canadian Line.

The boundary line between Canada and
the United States is marked with iron
posts at mile intervals for great part of
its length. Cairns, earth mounds and
timber posts nre also used, and through
tho forests and swamps limo q rod wide
clear OF trees and underwood has been cut.
Across the lakes artificial islands have
been mado to support the cairns, which
rise about eight feet above the high water
mark.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01

Traveler-Where is the best hotel In
this place?
Porter-Do you see that house over
yonderf That is the worst.
Traveller don't want the worst. It
is the best hotel want.
Porter--Can't tell you, I'm sure.
That's the only one we've got.--Lon-
don Tit-Bits
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
Flesh Reduction.

If ono can believe what one reads, the
flesh reducing system may be put in line,
mo liquid at meals" This Is said to be
the only requisite DR.. Schweninger, Bis
marck's physician, makes of his patients
who would decrease their weight, and by
1t alone he claims to be able to make the
stoutest person become normal in size.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
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SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEB. 9, 1896
Westbound Leave Roanoke Daily.
6:l5 q. m. (Washington ana Chattanooga
limited) for Bristol, intermediate sta
lions and the South and West. Pull.
man sleepers to New Orleans and
Memphis. Connects ut Radiord for
Blueheld and Pocahontas.
Abs p. N. the Chicago Express for Rad.
ford, Bluefield, Pooshontas, KenovA,
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis,
Kansas City, Columbus and Chicago.
10 Columbus. Also for Pulaski,
Wytheville. Bristol, Knoxville, Chat
tAnoogs and intermediate points.
Trains Arrive at Roanoke.
From Norfolk 5:55 o. No.; Ais p. On.
Hagerssown 600 Q. NJ. 4:O5 .. M.
Winston 400 p. m.
" Bristol and the west 1905 noon;
1l:40 p. m.
North and EAstbound. Leave Roanoke
DAILY.
1918 noon for Petersburg, Richmond
and Norfolk.
1915 noon for Washington, Hagers-
town, Philadelphia and New York.
11:55 p. m. for Richmond and Norfolk.
Pullman sleeper Roanoke to Norfolk
and Lynchburg to Richmond.
l1.55 p. IN. Washington and ChAtta.
nooga limited) for Washington,
Hagerstown, Philsdelphia and New
York. Pullman sleepers to Washing
ton, via Shenandoah Junction and
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad
Durham Division-Lesve Lynchbura
Union stasion) daily $3.50 o, M. for
South Boston and Durham and tntar.
mediate stations
Wlnston-Salem Divi.ion-Lesve Roa-
noke Union ststion) daily 1925 noon
and 500 5. N. daily, except Sunday
Campbell street station), tor Rocky
Mount, Martinsville, Winston Salem
and intermediate stations.
For all additional information apply
ticket ONCE or TO W. B. BEVILL,
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke. Va
a.. r. BRAGG
Travelling Passenger Agent.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01

We are commonly taught our duty by
fear or shame, but how can they act.upon
man who hears nothing but his own
praise.-Johnson.
Evening journal., 1896-10-15
WIN. B. SHARP
g CO
Fourth and Market Sis

Our Black Dress Goods are
in splendid assortment Of
plain and rough stuffs. They
are all standard goods of the
choicest make. Two special
bargains at this counter will
be offered on. Saturday.
A wide, elegant black Serge,
regular 6oc. quality for 3oc
A 44-inch splendid silk-and-
wool black Granite Cloth, soc.
quality for 2sc. per yard.
A late arrival of a pieces
Canava Powder Cloth, dark
green, brown, navy blue and
changeable blue, As inches
wide, made of the softest wool,
neat, genteel and handsome in
appearance, at S5c. instead of
ST..
Mixed Cheviots, 40 inches
wide. 37Ic., all colors.
In addition to the many bar
gains in our Linen department
we have added nine beautiful
new patterns Of bleached Irish
Damask Table Linen with
Napkins to match, at S3c. per
yard, regular SI.25 goods.
Napkins So per dozen.
About half of the lot of
those great big SIS Blankets
for $3.95 are gone-will you
get one. To-day we will offer
fifty pairs of 12.4 California
Blankets, weighing 8 pounds
for SIS instead of So 50.
Fifty dozen boys extra
heavy black stockings 3 pairs
for so cents, regular 25c
goods, until Q o'clock Satur-
day night.
Fifty dozen ladies fine
Onyx Black Stockings, double
sole and high spliced heels
35c. ones for 25c. per pair.
Evening journal., 1896-10-15
DIED.


BOOKER.-In this city, on Monday
October IL, of diphtheria, Elsie,
daughter of John A. and Elizabeth
Booker, aged years.
BRINGHURST.-On 10th month, 18th,
1896, Sarah, wife of the late Edward
Bringhurst, in her S5th year.
GAYNOR.-On October IL, 1896. Austin
Y. Gaynor, late of Battery D. First
Pennsylvania Light Artillery, aged
40 years.
GIBSON.-In this city, on October IL,
1896, Joseph B. Gibson, aged 81 years.
HULBURD.-October 10, 1896, Rev.
Merritt Hulburd, s T. D., aged 54
years.
PENNINGTON.-In this city, on Octo-
Der a. 1896, Albert X. Pennington,
aged 22 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral, from his late resi-
dence, No 401i5 Lombard street, on
Friday afternoon, October Is. at .
o'clock. Interment in Old Swedes
Cemetery.
SMITH.-In Wilmington. Dei.. on Octo-
Der 10, 1896, George S. Smith, in his
Slst year, formerly of Marshallton.
STEPHENS.-In Philadelphia. on Oc-
tcber II, 1896, Everard P. Stephens,
aged 81 years.
WILLIAMS Norristown. Pa. Octo-
Der 10, 1896. John II. Williams, in
the 6lst year Of his age.