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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
WE ARE OFFERING

w II AXE OttEklNCf
Some rare bargains in new
and second hand Bicycles.
Are selling the $40 Progress"
at $3.50 and the special
Cleveland" Mt 500.
Kodaks So to $50.
We give bicycle lessons free
of charge.
ROANOKE CYCLE Co.
los Salem Ave. S. w.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
MAY APPLE PILLS

Will cure headache, malaria and all dis
eases arising from II disordered condition
of the liver. For sale by Sam Stone, tn,
Salem avenue druggist.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
Those Little
Narrow Club Ties

THAT ARE so VERY FASHION
ADLE;IusT NOW CAN BE FOUND
HERE IN ABUNDANCE. WE'VE
JUST RECEIVED SOME ENTIRELY
NEW EFFECTS.
GILKESON & TAYLOR.
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COL. GEO. w. Balm IS COMING.

COL. GEO. ". BAN IS COMING.
The annual address to be delivered by
Col. Geo. w. Balm, of Lexington, Ky,
before the graduates of the National Bus
mess College, at 8 p. m. July 80, will
he one of the best lectures to which Roa-
noke has ever been treated. Come and
hear him. All are welcome
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NOTICE.

ALI depositors Of the Roanoke Trust,
Loan and Safe Deposit Company are re-
quested TO meet at the Old Opera House
Friday evening, July 90. Mt 8 O'Clock
sharp. None but depositors will be adj
mitted. No one is to be there by proxy.
COMMITTEE.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22

The genuine Hires Root Beer OF
draught and in bottles at Massle's Phar
macy.
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SOME: LOCAL NEWS
CUBA IS NEARLY FREE.

So are my shoes, as the price on them
is so lew that it makes them nearly free.
Shoes for big feet and shoes for little
fetal kinds OF shoes in my two stores
Salem avenue and Jefferson street.
BACHRACH.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22

Hnyler's Bon Bons all the 90 Moth
ing made to equal them. Factory prices.
Massie's Pharmacy, sole agenss.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22

Reliable turnip seed in bulk at Mas
sizes Pharmacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
ATTORNEY GENERAL. BETTER.

Robert +. Scott received Il telegram
Yesterday stating that his brother, Attor-
ney General X. Tay'o or Scott, was /. great
deal better and is friends think now that
he will surely..recover.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
FROM JULY 2G TO n

Is the next date to have your eyes tested
free of charge at Van Lear Bros, drug
gists.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
RAILROAD PRESIDENT DEAD.

Cleveland, O., July 21.-Gen. G. D.
Caldwell, president of the Lake Shore
railroad, died ut. his home here this after
noon.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22

INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
The Fourth Avenue Christian Church
picnic, which WAS to have been held at
Masons Creek..to-day, has been indefinitely
postponed ON account of the rainy
weather.
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CHASING A HOBO.

Reliable turnip seed in..bulk at Msssie's
Pharmacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
Fifty Years Ago.

Who could imagine that this should be
The place where, in eighteen ninety-three
That white world-wonder of arch and
dome
Should shadow the nations, polychrome. E.
Here Mt the Fair was the prize conferred
On Ayers Pills, by the world preferred.
chicago-like. they a record show,
Since they started-5o years ago.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22

The genuine Hires Root Beer OF
draught and in bottles at Massie's Phar
macy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
CHEAP RAILROAD RATES

To all principal points. S. B. PACE
g. CO., Ticket Brokers, 10 Jefferson ST.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22

Huylcr's Bon Ions all the go. Nothing
made to equal them. Factory prices.
Massie's Pharmacy sole agents.
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Ayers Cathartic Pills

AyCI = @dtudTllC FIilS
have, from the time Of their
preparation. been a continuous
success with the public. And
that means that Ayers Pills
accomplish what is promised
for them; they cure where
others fail. 1t was fitting,
therefore, that the worldwide
popularity Of these pills should
be recognized by the Worlds
Fair medal Of 1888 fact
which emphasizes the record:
so Years of Cures.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-28

groan. l was desperate now, and in
spite Of the risk l ran of being beard
by DR.. Chance, began to shout iowa
through the glass.
IF there is anything within, speak,"
/ cried.
A voice, faint and hollow, long way
off, dim as if these We're it's last and
dying utterances, answered me.
"I am an Englishman unjustly i'm
prisoned," there was a long pause; the
next words came fainter, put to tor
ture," another silence, then the voice
again, lin the shadow of death, help!
save!"
You shall be released within TWEEN
ty-four hours" / answered back. My
next act was indeed daring, and the
inspiration of a moment ! ran to the
door, took out the key, and hurrying
to the bench where DR.. Chances large
microscope stood, took one of the
pieces of hard paraffin which he used
for regulating the temperature Of his
stage, and taking a careful impression
of the key, returned it to its place,
slipping the wax impression in my
pocket. Having done this l wandered
about for a moment or two, trembling
violently and trying to resume my self
| control. The doctor did not return; |
| resolved to stay in the Blue Labora-
| tory no longer. l turned off the cleo
trio light. took the key out of the lock
went up the long passage, and knocked
at the door of the other laboratory
| it was quickly opened by the doctor
/ gave him the key without glancine
at him, and hurried to my room.
How l spent that dreadful night
| can never now recall. / had no per-
sonal fear, but every nerve in my body
each thought in my brain, was centereG
upon one passionate, feversh goal
| | would rescue that tortured English
man even at the risk of my life. Al
this time l could not determine clear.
| ly how to act, but before the morning
two steps became clear to me-one was
to have a duplicate key of the labora,
| tory made Immediately, the second
to go and see the English consul
did not even know the name Of th'
consul, but l knew that he was bounC
! to protect English subjects. DR.
Chance was himself a naturalzed Rus
sian, but the imprisoned man was al
| Englishman-I would appeal to IN,
own country for his release.
TO BE CONTINUED.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-28
BEWARE OF BORAX.
II Is n Drug Which Is Liable to Do
More Harm Than Good.

BoraX has become such a familiar
household article, and enters into the
composition of so many things in or
dinary use, that ii is interesting to
note some experiments of a French
physician, DR.. Oh. Fere, who has made
exhaustive investigation into the qauli-
ties Of this much-used substance. The
British Medical Journal says that
there are a considerable number of
persons peculiarly susceptible to borax.
In them loss of appetite was succeeded
by burning pain in the pit of the stom-
ach dryness Of the mouth, and eventu-
ally by nausea and vomiting Borax
also produces a remarkable drvness of
the skin, which is found to favor, If
not to cause, various skin diseases, es-
pecially eczema. The hair also be-
comes dry and may fall out, causing
complete badness. The most danger
Gus result of the use of borax, how
ever, is its power Of producing kidney
disease, or of converting a slight dis
order of the kidneys into fatal mall
ady."
In view of the fact that borax as an
ingredient in hair washes is eXten-
sively used, this warning does not
come amiss II is not impossible that
as many Of the shampoo mixtures con-
tain bOraX, this may account for bald,
ness in men who habitually indulge In
shampooing at the barber's. If eczema
Is the result of a regular use OF borax
the question arises whether boraX soaI
Is not a menace to health. and an ar,
ticle that should be restricted in ia
employment.
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began, "if you really know what you
ask. | could tell you that secret, God
knows ] would tell II to you, IL
thought you could stand it,"
Il can stand anything" / said,
steadying myself. AT the present mo-
ment ] am all curiosity. l have no
fear. Is your secret such fearful one?
Is it a terrible thing to photograph
Thought"
THE ways and means by which those
secrets have been wrung from nature
are fraught with terror" was the slow
reply, but you have asked me, and
you shall know--on a condition"
what is that?"
THAT you wait until tomorrow even
ing"
/ was about to reply when a servant
came softly up the room, bearing a
card on a SLAYER. He presented II to
the doctor. DR.. Chance looked at me.
"Dr. Schopenhauer has called hG
said abruptly, "he wants to see me on
something important. / shall be back
with YOU in a few moments"
He left me alone. l could scarcely
believe my senses-I was by myself in
| the Blue Laboratory-such an un-
| looked for opportunity was indeed
| providential I went straight, like an
arrow shot from bow, to the dome
shaped roof. I withdrew the covering
and bent over it, peering into the utter
darkness below. OF course ! could see
nothing, I raped with my knuckles
on the glass; there was no sound, nC
reply of any sort. Had the victim
| been removed into a still further dun
geon? | did not despair. | knocked
again. This time my efforts were re
warded by a faint, far-away, terrible
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-28
PART III.

"Dr Change" said, when my most
important work was over why have
YOU that peculiar dome in the corner
of the floOr?'
Il warned you to ask no questions"
he said, his back was slightly to me
as he spoke There is nothing in this
lom," he continued, (which is out of
use If you become curious and spy
ing 1 shall need your services no long
er."
You must please yourself about
that" l replied, with spirit, but it is
not an English girls habit to spy"
II believe you are right" said DR..
Chance, coming close and staring at
me- well, on this occasion / shall
have pleasure in gratifying your cur
iosity. That dome is a part of an APP
paratus, by which i make a vacuum.
Now you are doubtless as wise as you
were before"
Il am no wiser" l answered
The doctor smiled in sardonic
manner
II have finished my experiment" he
said, "let us come away"
ran straight up to my room and
shut and locked myself in. l could not
face the girls | must not see them
again until l had so completely con-
trolled my features that they would
not guesss their suspicious were con-
firmed. l sat down and thought nard.
No danger should now deter me on the
course which l had marked out for my
self The miserable victim of DR..
Chances cruelty should be rescued,
even if my life were the purchase.
But | knew well that my only chance
of success was by putting the doctor
off his guard and showing the wari-
ness and wisdom of the serpent. AS
subsequent events proved, however, l
little knew the man with whom / had
to deal.
Having planned matters carefully
in my own mind, l proceeded to act
upon them. That evening l dressed
for dinner in my best. / had observed
that DR.. Chance, cold-blooded auto
maton as he was in most things,
had an eye for a pretty woman. His
wife was plain, his daughters had not
yet attained to the charms of woman
hood, but | knew / was handsome
Well-made and stately. / took care of
my own dignity and at the same time
could afford to let men see how good
looking l could be on certain oCca-
sions. | possessed an old black velvet
dress which had belonged to my grand
mother. The velvet was superb, but
the make was old fashioned. This
very old-fas ashonedness would doubt
less add to it's charm in the eyes of the
doctor; he might, VIII n he saw it, re-
member some of the beauties he had
met when he was young. Accordingly
I nut on the black velvet dress Dinnpf
a lace kerchief in artistic folds round
my throat, piled my hair high on my
forehead, and then darlingly powdered
II. ] had black hair, black as ink, &
clear complexion, a good deal of colol
in my cheeks, and very dark eyes anC
eyebrows. The effect Of the powdered
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-28

hair Immediately removed me from the
conventional girl of the period and
gave me that old picture look which
men especially admire.
When ! went into the salon, Olga
and Maroussa rushed to meet me with
cries OF rapture.
How beautiful you look, Madeline"
they exclaimed, but why have you
dressed so nuch?"
II took "A fancy to wear this" |
said, 1t belonged to my grandmother. >"
"But why have you powdered your
hair?"
Because II suits the dress"
well, you certainly do look lovely.
j wonder what mamma will say!"
When Mrs. Chance appeared she
stared at me in some astonishment,
but vouchsafed no remark. We all
went to dinner and saw DR.. Chance
raise his eyes and observe my plctur-
esque dress with glanc" Of puzzle
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ment, followed Immediately by a stare
of approval.
You remind me of some one,' he
said after a pause. MY dear, turn
ing to his wife, "whom does Miss Rem
nick remind you OFF"
Mrs. Chance favored me with her
round, curious, unsympathetic stare.
Miss Rennick is somewhat like the
picture of Marie Antonette just be-
fore she was guillotined,' she said,
after a pause.
True, there is certainly a resem-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-28
4AC per yard

This is the regular 1oc.
grade and at the price quoted
the lot ought not to last
longer than noon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-28

Of the cows, are among the best ways
of avoiding the injurious effects of wild
garlic upon dairy products, without
entirely destroying the plants. But
these are only makeshifts. Complete
eradication Of the garlic plants is the
only satisfactory method.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-28
SYNOPSIS.

This story is told by Madeline Rennick,
an English governess in the family Of Or.
Chance at St. Petersburg, Russia. Chance
is an Englishman by birth, but for many
years a naturalzed Russian. He has
wife and two daughters. Olga and Ma
roussa. sixteen and fifteen years of age.
The doctor has long since given up the
practice Of medicine to bury himself in
his two spendidy equipped laboratories
in scientifce research. The largest and
finest of these workshops is known as the
Blue Laboratory. A peculiarty of the
room is Il low glass dome rising from n
corner of the floor. The girls tell the
governess that one day they sneaked into
the room and heard cries for help coming
from beneath the dome. Miss Rennick is
a Girton graduate. and much Interested in
science. For this reason she becomes of
great assistance to DIR. Chance in his ex-
perimcnts The first time he takes her
into the Blue Laboratory he is called
from the room. The governess rushes to
the dome and pulls the cover off. Be
meath several thicknesscs of glass APP
pears the horrible vision of CHASTITY,
lean and haggard face just then the
doctor Is heard returning. The startled
Eoverncss pulls the cover back and re-
sumes her work She is much frightened
but retains her composure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-28

We shall also place OH sale
200 yards of Striped India
Linen, the regular 7c grade at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-28

to depth Of about three feet and all of
the garlic bulbs found were picked out
and destroyed. The land was greatly
improved by the process, and the guam
tity Of wild garlic was much reduced,
but enough of the bulbs escaped to re-
seed the land within a few years on a
very small area trenching may be
practicable, but II would be easier and
more thorough to dig out each tuft OF
plants separately In the fall and burn
the bulbs together with the earth sur
rounding them.
Hand pulling has been tried. This Is
most effective just at the Towering
time, since most of the young second
ary bulbs will then cling to the base of
the old bulb. Some of them are likely
to be left. however, even in soft. culti-
waited land. Moreover, the stalks are
somewhat hidden by other vegetation
at this time.
Cultivation with hoed crops has been
tried but this alone is ineffective,
since the garlic makes it's principal
growth in the fall and early in the
spring. To destroy wild garlic by
plowing and cultivation, the land
should be plowed late in the fall, the
depth of the furrow varying in differ
ent soils. so as to leave as many bulbs
as possible near the surface to he ex-
posed to alternate freezing and thaw-
ing. Any surviving shoots should be
destroyed by early spring cultivation,
and after thorough fitting, oats or bar
| ley may be sown or corn planted. Oats
or barley are better than a hoed crop
unless the latter can be well cultivated
| until midsummer. This process re-
! peated for two successive years will
| destory nearly all the garlic and the
remaining plants may be more econom-
ically destroyed by othe methods.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-28
l2Ac a pair
Special i'm
White Goods

We shall close out today
about 900 remnants of Dress
Ginghams i'll lengths Of from
A to IL yards at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-28

Is dozen Ladies "Onyx"
Fast Black Hose, full regular
made, double soles and high
spliced heels. Every pair
warranted OF, money refund
ed. Regular price 25c., to-
davis nr-iCe
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-28
AT THE THEATERS.
$ IS -

Frederick warde will bring his great
revival of Shakespeare's King Lear"
of which so much has been written and
said in praise to the rockingham this
evening The New Orleans Times
Democrat says: "As scenic produc-
tion, Mr.. Warde's King Lear" is ar
tistic and adequate everywhere, and
perhaps no stronger commendation
could be given to any scenic production
Of q really great play. The stage pic
lures are all artistic and as realistic
as could be compassed within the some
what prescribed limits of stage presen-
tation, while on the other hand they
are not of that stupendous class which
distract the attention of the audience
from the purely dramatic features Of
the production. Several scenes pre-
sented last night We're beautiful as
works of art, in which the perspective
effects were little short of marvellous,
while the great storm scene was at
once sublime and realistic" Thursday
afternoon Mr.. Warde will present
shakespeare's comedy, The Merchant
Of Venice" ana Thursday night the
historic tragedy, King Richard H."
Dazzler this season-sixtecn minutes
of hilarious enjoyment TO every one of
wit. Sixteen minutes Of fun and laugh
ter to one rest, in which to get ready
for the next sixteen. All the old chest
nuts have been cleaned out, and an en-
tirely new lot of fun, music, singing,
and dancing put in their places. The
company is a strong one, every men,
! Der playing a part and also doing a
| taking speciality. The comedians are
| clever wits and agile dancers, while
the girls are attractive of face and
| form, exceptionally good singers and
| graceful dancers. AS new as the new
| est and as bright as the brightest the
| Dazzler will be well worth seeing al
| the Academy Of Music next week
! Thursday, Friday, Saturday and spe'
Cial Saturday matinee.
The American Lilliputians, as the
"Hogan's Alley Kinds at 10, 20 and 81
cents admission, should certainly pacl
Davis theater the last three days o.
! this week. There are twenty of thes'
| clever little people and they have jus
concluded an eight weeks engagement
at Proctor's Pleasure Palace, New
York. We have had juvenile opera
companies, but a juvenile farce com
edy is a new one on US. However tn
eight weeks success of the Lilliputian
at Proctor's Pleasure Palace is a guar
antee of their intrinsic merit. We can
not conceive "Hogan's Alley" beinl
Juveniles.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-06-15
PUNISHMENT OF THE BAoNo.
One of the Most EHqulsiteiy Cruel Tor
lures Ever Devised.

One of the Most EHquisiteiy Cruel Tor
lures Ever Devised.
In former times the punishment Of
the bagno (bath), one Of the most
cleyerly cruel innlctions ever devised
by an official OF the torture chamber.
was administered in Italy, probably in
Venice, where the water of the lagoons
played so important part in its penal
.ystem, says Moniteur du Puy. The
punishment was as follows: The pris-
Iner was placed in vat the sides Of
which were slightly in excess Of the
verage height Of a man. In order to
old in check the rising tide OF a sup
liy OF water which ran into the vat
a constant stream the criminal was
urnished with a scoop with which to
ale out the water as fast as II came
q The respite from death by INNER
ION thus obtained was more or less
prolonged according to the powers OF
ndurance possessed by the victim.
no imagine the moral torture, the ex-
austing and even hideously grotesque
orts the incessant and pitlless toll
nilht and day TO staye OFF the dread
rmeu' fast approaching when, over
l-ae hy sleep and fatigue he was un-
% to struggle any longer against his
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-06-15
TO ANNEX HAWAII.

The President wn submit a MsssAss
TO Congress on tas Matter.
CHICAGO. June A Washington
dispatch to the Ds!iy News says 4
convent tion is on foot looking 70 the
annexation of the republic of Hawaii
10 the United States as = territory,
and the details Of the plan are SO
nearly complete as to warrant the be-
lief that they viii soon be submitted
to Congress
The articles Of convention of the
proposed scheme Of annexation are
interesting Hawaii IL TO become q
territory Of the United States, ceding
all her ports and crown lands Ia ex-
change for protection She Is to be
known in the galaxy as the territory
Of Hawaii The United States, it is
proposed, shall assume the debt OF the
Hawaiian republic to the limit OF S.
600, 900
Friends Of annexation In Washing
ton declare that the President will
submit a message 10 Congress on the
su bject before the adjournment OF the
present session. There is the highest
authority for the statement that Ha-
waiian annexation is one of the settled
features of President Mckinley's for
eign policy.
The effect OF excluding from citizen
ship in the United States the Asiatic
population is considered the most ser
ious feature of the proposed anne exa-
tion II adhered TO, In the opinion of
many public men here, IL would lead
to straining Of diplomatic relations
with China and Japan.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-06-15
CAMPAIGN AMENITIES.
Thsy Got Zach Others travelling

They Got Each Others Travelling
Bags
The late presidential campaign lent
addition piquancy TO a political anec-
dote OF the Montana congressional
election two years ago. says Editors
Drawer in Harper's Weekly. Mr. Cor
bett was the Democratic candidate and
Mr.. Smith his Populist opponent IT
appears that one day in their campaign
they Travelled a short distance In com
pany. They had a very interesting
conversation, and in consequence Mr..
Smith was compelled to leave the car
hurriedly when his station was reach
ed. He caught up one Of the two trav-
cling bags in the seat in front and
rushed out. A few miles farther on
Mr. Corbett left the train, taking the
other bag He reached his hotel with
out noticing anything unusual. The
following Telegram, however. was wait
ing for him:
Il have the wrong bsg. Contains
plug Of tobacco, bottle OF whisky, six
shooter and Democratic platform Is
it yours? SMITH"
Mr. Smith was about to open his
meeting when the following rush"
telegram was handed to him:
Il, too, have wrong bag. Contains
Treatise on Dynamite. picture OF
Mary Elizabeth Lease and bundle OF
hay marked collateral security Is 1t
yCu's? CORBBTT."