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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
THE FALL ELECTIONS.

The Republican national committee is
maintaining it's headquarters at Wash
ington during the summer and IS kee,-
ing a force Of employees busily at work
getting out documents for use in those
states where the campaign next fall will
be of a national character. These States
are Iowa, Maryland and Ohio. The leg
islatures which will be elected next fall
will choose United States Senators, and
therefore the campaigns come under the
supervision of the national committee.
The Iowa campaign this fall hinges
almost entirely upon the silver question.
The Populists And silver Republicans
have combined upon the Democratic
ticket and will make common cause
gainst the Republicans. The national
Democratic committee is doing IL great
deal OF work in Iowa, and the reports
from that State are conflicting. No pains
are being spared by the Republicans to
call the attention Of the Iowa farmers to
the fact that, while the prices of all agri-
cultural products are rising steadily the
price of silver is going down. The reports
received from there. according tc the Re
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31

The British government has issued a
circular warning subjects of that coontry
OF the climatic dangers of the Northwest
Territory where gold finds of almost fab
olous richness have lately been made, and
advising all who intend to go to the Klon
dixie region not to start before next
April, as there will be great want ard
suffering in that country if crowds should
rush there before the winter is over. This
is good advice and many people in this
country contemplating similar move
would do we'll to follow it.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31

publicans, are of very satisfactory char
acter, although of course, the campaign
has not yet fully opened.
In Maryland and Ohio the silver ques-
tion will also figure, and in the latter
state it will practically he the issue. The
Democrats have arrayed their party upoa
the side of free silver, making the fight
upon the legislature and the United
States Senatorship.
While the Republicans are thus stimu-
lating the busy bee in their industry, the
free silver men are not laggard in their
efforts. 1t is true that the Democratic
national committee is in quiescent state
just at this time, but the silver mon
proper are hard at work. The American
Bimetallc Union, with headquarters in
Washington, is running on full time and
to its utmost capacity.
The National Bimetallists, semi
monthly newspaper, is being published
from these headquarters, and large
amount of literature bearing on the free
silver question is being distributed. The
object Of the American Bimetallic Union
is to conduct campaign of education in
behalf of the free coinage of silver and
gold, the restoration of bimetallism and
government control of paper currency. A
great deal Of literature is being sent to
Iowa and to Ohio, and attention will
soon be devoted to Maryland.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
THAT TARIFF PLANK OF THE
BOLTERS,

The more the tariff plank of the "na-
tionals" is considered, the more peculiar
does it appear.
.the boilers who have aligned them
selves under the name of the 'natonal'
Democracy are personal followers of the
late Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Carlisle. now
of New York. For several years the Wis
ion of these people has been bounded by
the shadow which the passing forms of
these two men Nigh make. In their
overhead because the regular Democratic
national convention refused to be longer
blinded by false prophets. these boilers
hied themselves to Indianapolis for the
purpose of sitting up with the corpse. A
grewsome lot of watchers were they.
With noiseless step and solemn faces they
moved around and spoke of their attach
ment to the great principles of Democra
cy, which they were so anxious to save
from the wreck
Since the adjournment of that astonish-
ing aggregation which met in Indianap-
oils, these idol worshippers have been
solicitous about the fate of tariff reform.
Every once in awhile one of their organs
will talk about the party becoming re-
united on the question of "tariff reform, I"
which is to replace the agitation for free
silver and every other plank of the Dem
ocratic platform. During the discussion
of the Dingley bill these ardent party
wreckers went into state of Mysteries
because the Chicago platform left out the
word "only" in its declaration, though
the English OF the platform is plain
enough to any man with intelligence
enough to read. One would Judge from
the great solicitude with which tn -se ex-
elusive tariff reformers were gossiping
over their bantling that it would be
found marked all over with the M aoic
word "only."
And yet, when we come to read the
plank which these people in their "pro-
test" saw fit to adopt, we find they have
not limited themselves by any bounds
save the eXtravagant expenditures which
corrupt congress might order. They
lost sight of the mord "onlv" ana kicked
it out of Tomlnson Hall. In order t.
create an excuse under which they might
be faithful allies CT Mr.. Mckinley their
tariff plank enters into the unnecessary
argument that "the amount is justly
measured By public expenditures"
Will the Chicago platform denounced
Mckinleyism by name, repeating what
had been said in 1892, the indianapolis
people did not dare do SO, and why?
Simply because it would be very uncom-
Portable for the ally of Republicanism to
ing of the tariff plank of the "nationaln
platform would show that It could very
we'll have been placed in the Republican
platform without creating the slightest
discord.
The anxious brethren had better put
on their spectacles ami read all of the
platforms over again, when they will be
better qualified to continue the argu-
ment.-Atlanta, Ga, Constitution.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
SPOILSMEN DISAPPOINTED.

President McKinley's recent civil SER
vice order is causing great deal of dis
cussion among the Republican spoilsmen
at the National Capital. 1t is great
disappointment to those who believed
that the new administration would make
modification of the civil service rules in
the direction of letting down the bars, so
that hungry Office seekers might have a
chance to browse in Presidential pas
lures. In spite of the Presidents de
backward in civil service reform, they
still hoped that some means of evasion
would be found and workers of the party
provided for. In this hope they are how
ever sadly disappointed, and while it is
generally admitted that some of Mr..
Cleveland's latest extensions OF the civil
service rules were designed to keep in
Office men whom he had placed there.
those best qualified to speak for Presi-
dent Mckinley declare that he will not
take advantage of this to excuse any dis
regard of the rules on his part.
Some important exceptions were ex-
pected, such as were made in this order,
and there is some inclination on the part
of certain persons who are critically ex-
acting about civil service reform to pro
test that the PRESIDENTS order exempts
more than it includes in the customs ser
vice. This is probably true. but the pro
vision that dismissals shall not occur ex-
cent for cause submitted to the accused
in writing is matter of much greater
Importance to civil service reform than
any extension or exemption that is pos
sible Mt this time. The tact, however,
that the spolsmen are complaining Is
proof conclusive that the order hurts.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
ALAsKA,s AEsouRoEs.

The Canadians are very Jealous of the
people of the United States, and hate the
idea of allowing the American TO get the
lions share Of the gold now being taken
from the Klondike regions. They are
already preparing to put the country un-
der the cluse supervision OF Canadian
officers, but it is not probable that the
operations of the American miners in
that country will be seriously interIered
with. The Canadians are aware that
much greater riches are likely to be found
in American territory in Alaska than
nave so far heen discovered in British
Columbia, and as, like their American raj
atives, they are thrifty set,itis not prob
able that they will allow their greed to
remove all chance on their part for par
ticipation in the benefits of any future
discoveries that may be made farther
north.
7sl5 I2tse great benefits of American domi-
nation on this continent is shown in the
casr of Alaska When Secretary Seward
purchased the country for the United
States at $7,700,000 it was considered a
barren waste of ice and snow and of no
value rs an acquisition except for the seal
rookeries in the Behring sea. Under the
stimulus of American energy much of
the country has been explored and valua-
BILE discoveries of gold have been made
there and in the British northwest. Had
Alaska remained in the possession of
Russia it would still be an unknown and
desolate region. Now however, tine rich
gold finds there will lead to the discovery
of other sources of wealth and to the de-
velopmeut of the country on scale far be-
You'd the most sanguine dreams of the
great statesman who made the purchase.
The timber supply of the country is
almost ineXhausible while its seal ROCK
cries and fisheries, If Canadians do not ex-
terminate the former, will be the source
of II large revenue tc the people of this
country. On the whole though Alaska
is deficient I'm many climatic advantages,
it is possessed of others which the long
continued cold of its winters will not
deter Americans from deyelopmng.
Coal is said to exist there in great album
dance, and not far from the coast, It is
claimed there is lake of almost pure
kerosene oil. This may be an eSaggera-
ton in some respects but that coal, oil,
fish, seals and gold can be found in al
most illimita3le quantities, there is every
reason to believe.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
A DANGEROUS POWER.

Those who doubt that the monopolists
and moneyed interests of the country are
aimine.to dominate. the intellectual as
well as the political liberty of the coun-
try will find strong argument on the
| affirmative side.of the proposition in the
case of the..enforced resignation of Prof.
Andrews, president of Browns University.
He believed in the restoration of silver to
its proper place as money metals in the
currency of the county, and wrote and
taught to that effect. The directors of
that institution, however, knowing the
munificent endowments made by moneyed
men and capitalists, soon gave him to
understand that he must cease to incui-
cate such doctrines or resign the position
which he held. To man of his indie
pendence of character, there was only one
alternative, and the result was his re-
signation.
In all respects save his "heretical
Views in regard to silver, his admins
tration of the affairs of the U niversity
were unexceptionable. His ability and
usefulness was frankly admitted, and he
would have been willingly retained in the
position if he had agreed to keep silent in
regard to the free coinage of silver; but
this he declined to do, and, knowing the
sentiments of the directors, he handed in
his resignation which was accepted with
regret. That this in the end will be
serious blow. to the best interests of the
institution of which he was the honored
head oil unprej udiced observers must ad-
nit
The London Daily Chronicle. in an edi-
torlal commenting on his resignation, re-
CARDS it as the most serious blow which
the capitalist oligarthy has yet struck at
the social economic and intellectual lib
erty of the people. and says: ''There is no
doubt that, like Professor Bemis, who
was dismissed from the University of
missed because he warned his country
men against the growth of great munop-
oles, and in conclusion gives the follow
ing impressive warming;
1T seems certain that a conflict is ap-
pioaching that will shake the Union as
it was shaken by the grea+ slavery ques-
ton. t. looks as though the splendid
millionaire endowmants of American
universities had the unworthy motive CT
the promotion of the interests of the
monopolists. We anticipate great
wave of opinion against the pretensions
of the monopolst class as dangerous to
freedom. This movement will lead to the
substitution of public for private control
and ownership of big trusts and monopo-
lies and the substitution OF tate Tor pri-
vate colleges and universities.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
GRATIFYING EXHIBIT.

The reports of Condition" Of the sew
eral banks of Roanoke, made to the comp
troller and published in the city papers
recently show gratifying Improvement
and that they are among the best of the
State.
> The National Exchange Bank shows an
increase of over $4,000 in deposits since
its last statement and that it's available
cash has mole than doubled while its
bills payable have been wiped out
OF the Traders Trust Company 'tThe
Financier" of New York in it's advance
sheets of roll of honor of trust com pa
MES, says, "This institution holds a high
position, standing first in the city and
first in the State and 1T out of 45S trust
companies in the United States, as to it's
assets and liabilities reckoned by its cap
ital and surplus. Such commentator
from such a source should be highly
gratifying to the officers and friends of
the bank.
To tell how bank stands as to its as
sets and liabilities, deduct its capital
stock, surplus and undivided profits,
(Which are due to it's stoclsholders) from
it's total liabilities, and the remainder
shows the amount due to others than
stockholders. Doing this with the Ira
ders Trust Company it appears that this
bank has 1874, 577 assets with which to
pay 1868 due to it's depositors, or more
than 50 with which to pay every dollar it
owes depositors.
Another strong point of this institu-
tion is shown in that it does not issue a
Demand certificate" These often prove
to be the rock on which the financial
ship is wrecked, and we are inclined to
think that it would be a good thing, not
only for the banks but for the depositors,
If the national and State bank laws were
SO amended that no bank should be per
mitted to issue Demand Certificates"
If the Demand Certificate" is not
what its name implies, it's name should
be changed and If it is, then it should be
prohibited We do not mean by this that
bank should be forbidden to pay its
certificates OH demand, if. it sees proper
to do so when they are presented over its
counter, but that it should be, by law,
put into such position that in case Of need
it would have the right to require rea-
sonable notice in which to make collec-
lions and protect itself.
More than one bank has been forced in
troubulous times to close its doors because
of some unfounded lumor or thoughtless
remark precipitating run on it;whereas
if twas generally known and appeared on
each certificate issued as copy from the
banking laws setting forth that IL certain
time might be required, say ten days
notice, before the certificate coula he
withdrawn, it would not only be Il great
safeguard 20 the banks but would often
give the depositors time to recover from
any temporary fright and save the prop
erty of the stockholders.
The Times congratulates the banks of
Roanoke on their splendid exhibit.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
ANOTHER RICH COPpER sT1RKE
THERE Is NOTHING so GOOD.

There is nothing just as good as DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, so demand it and do
not permit the dealer to sell you some
substitute He will not claim there is
anything better, but in order to make
more profit he may claim something else
to be just rs good. You want DR.. Kings
New Discovery because you know it to be
safe and reliable and guaranteed to do
good or money refunded For Coughs,
Colds, Consumptior and for all affections
OF Throat, Chest and Lungs there is moth
ing so good as is DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry. Trial bottles free ut Massies Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street
Regular size so cents and $l.00.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31

We are headquarters for all kinds Of
repair work. All work guaranteed and
prices to suit the times. Virginia Car
riage Co.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
DID ITO SAY THIS:
1t is Claimed. He Declared if the United
States Wants War it Can Have It.

1t is Claimed. He Declared if the United
States Wants War it Can Have 1t.
London, July 30.-The Faris cores
pendent of the Daily Mail has had an in
terview with Marquis Ito, the Japanese
prime minister, who is now visiting the
French capital. In the course of an inter
view, referring to the Hawaiian question,
Marquis Ito reaflirmed Japan's protest
against the annexation of the islands by
the United States. but declared that his
governments attitude was not prompted
by it's own desire to annex Hawaii. He
added:
"We would not accept Hawaii as q
gift, but desire that it should remain neu-
trail All my influence is against war,
but if the United States wants war they
can have it. The result would be doubt
full, rs all would depend on sea fights"
ANOTHER RICH COPPER STRIKE.
Houghton, Mich, July 30.-Five drill
holes blasted in Six Mile Hill shaft broke
seven tons off ground, over one ton of
which was native copper. This is nv far
tn. richest strike.of copper ever made,
and has caused great excitement through.
out The Lake Superior mining district.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31

utes reading would
make me almost Wild;
there were pulling aud
drawing sensations in
my legs all the time,
so that L could not sit
still. In this condi-
ton 1 began taking
DR.. Miles, Restorative
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-09

Fhe superstition that Is is unlucky,
which is traced back to sacred source,
meets with as many contradictions as
combinations The fact that the horri-
BILE fire in the Paris bazaar started at
booth Is was telegraphed all around the
world, whereas little notice is attracted
by Nansen's success with 10 men, At
one time 2 was dreaded number in
England owing to the dynastic disas-
tiers to all monarchs second of their
name from Ethelred II to George IL
Yet Napoleon IS number through all his
life was 2, and who could wish for
better luck than came to Goody Two
Shoes or than that which results at
times from having two strings to your
bow?
Three, which since the days of Py-
thagoras has been the divine number,
shows that it Is not invariably fortu-
nate, for, though the fates are three, so
also are the furies. The graces are
three, but SO also are the judges in
hades and the heads of Cerberus. Then
there are the records of three disloyal
tribes in Welsh history; there are the
three robbers in Orion's belt; there
were the three tyrants at Athens, and
8 in mythology is as unlucky as it
is divine. Just SO clearly as it has been
shown in time that the unlucky
can be lucky and that the pleasant
8 can be unpleasant the followers of
the late Captain Fowler would show
that the unlucky IS can be the luckiest
number there is. So we may as we'll
regret his departure, while we wish
success to his associates.-Boston Jour
nal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-09
THE HEALTHY PALATE
1t Does Not Crave Condiments, but I'll
Food Must Possess Flavor.

1t Does Not Crave Condiments, but the
Food Must Possess Flavor.
While perfectly sound and healthy
palate does not crave for condiments,
even prefers to do without them, yet
the majority of digestions require to be
humored and kept in order, and their
peculiarities must be studied. DR. Brun-
ton says:
"Savory food causes the digestive
juices to be freely secreted Well cooked
and palatable food is therefore more di-
gestible than the unpalatable. If food
lacks SAVIOR, desire naturally arises to
supply it by condiments, not always
well selected or wholesome f"
AS commerce brought them within
reach of the people condiments in sim
pie or complicated forms, came greatly
into favor, and foreign spices were add
ed to the wild herbal growths of the
fields and hedges In our early history
the 'spicery'' was a special department
of the court and had its proper officers.
In the fourteenth century spices were
both costly and rare, most of them COM
ing from the Levant. Chaucer mentions
many by name-canella, macys cloves
(cloves), grains of paradise, nutmegs.
caraway and splkenard. The ancients,
especially the Greeks and Romans in
the luxurious period of their history.
used condiments very freely
An old English historian, referring
to the earlier Roman court, says, 1.-THE
best magistrates of Rome allowed but
the ninth day for the city and publick
business, the rest for the country and
the sallet garden. From this it would
seem as though the education of taste
was accounted of some consequence in
those days Exchange
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-09
Making 1t Clear.

To confuse witness is generally an
easy task, and lawyers know no easier
way than to may a witness explain the
meaning of his words, knowing that
very few people can do SO without get
ting excited Occasionally a victim re.
sents this nagging and answers in a
spirited and unexpected manner A
lawyer was cross examininga young girl
of rather naughty temper She had tes-
titled that she had seen the defendant
''shy' book at the plaintiff, and the
lawyer had seized ON the word.
'Shy-shy book? What do you
mean by thatF Will you explain to the
court what the word shy means?''
The girl leaned over the desk beneath
the witness box, picked up a lawbook
and threw it at the lawyers head, who
lodged just in time.
II think the court now understands
the meaning of the word shy, said
the judge gravely, and the girl was al
lowed to finish her testimony without
further interruption. - Strand Maya
zine
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-09
TALKING IN THEIR SLEEP.


"You think am dead"
The apple tree said,
Because l have never a leaf to show,
Because stoop
And my branches droop
And she dull, gray MOSES over me grow,
But I'm alive in trunk and shoot.
The buds of next May
fold away,
But pity the withered grass at my root"
"You think am dead"
The quick grass said,
Because have parted with stem and blade
But under the ground
am safe and sound,
With the SHOWS thick blanket over me laid.
I'm all alive and ready to shoot
Should the spring of the year
Come dancing here,
But pity the flower without branch or root. .
"You think am dead"
A soft voice said,
Because not branch or root own.
/ never have died,
But close hide
In plumy seed that the wind has sown.
Patient wait through the long winter hours
You will see me again.
l shall laugh at you then
Out Of the eyes Of a hundred flowers"
Edith NJ. Thomas in Boston Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-09
The millionaire and His CLERK.

Girard, the infdel millionaire Of
Philadelphia, one Saturday ordered all
his clerks to come on the morrow to his
wharf and help unload newly arrived
ship One young man replied quietly;
Mr.. Girard, can't work ON Sun
days
You know our rules.
Yes, | know / have mother to
support, but can t work on Sundays. :"
Well, step up to the desk and the
cashier win settle with you.
For three weeks the young man could
find no work, but one day a banker
came to Girard to ask if he could rec
ommend man for cashier in new
bank. This discharged young man was
at once named as suitable person.
but, said the banker '.you dis
missed him. .
Yes, because he would not work ON
Sundays A man who would lose his
place for conscience's sake would make
trustworthy cashier And he was ap-
pointed Ram s Horn.