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The Iola register., 1897-01-29
Mr.. CUMMINGS COSTLY FROG
Paid 925 Apiec for Them in France AN,
Got Them at q Bargain.

Paid 925 Apiec for Them in France ane
Got Them at q Bargain.
a. =. Cunning, a lawyer oI tins Cay
while spending his vacation in Franc,
during the past summer, bought three
frogs lor which he paid the nigh pr.ee
of SIS each. Lest the publication Oh InaI
fact encourage local dealers to imagine
that they may be able to work OH more
frogs on MIR. Cunning at that fancy
price, it is well 10 explain that the frogs
he bought are not considered good 10
eat, that they are so small that a good
meal of them would cost several hum
dred dollars, and that he is not passion
ately fond of that sort of diet. These
frogs are simply good to look at. They
are only about 31a inches long, when
fully extended, and possibly fraction
over an inch high when sitting up to
take an interest in their surroundings,
or half that thickness when they fiat
ten themselves out on the glass of their
aquarium home and stick there, for
hours at a time, like gobs of green mud.
Their backs and sides are of a pretty
exact tint of any foliage, lighter or
darker green, upon which they place
themselves. Their bellies are white,
their throats bright yellow. their eyes
shining black. and over each eye is d
crescent of bright gold.
The variety of frogs to which they
belong has been found only in the fresh
water lagoons running into the Medi
terranean, and even there they are not
abundant nor is their capture easy.
These were bought at Hyeres, near
TOulon, and were considered good
bargain at the price Mr.. Cunning paid.
There is considerable diversity of color
among these found, and their value de-
pends altogether upon their beauty.
Sometimes one is found darkly beauti-
fully. blue. and it is worth $500, that
color being exceedingly rare.
They are very dainty little creatures.
Fresh pure water must be given to
them every day, and they will eat moth
ing but live winged insects from which
the stings have been extracted. Mr..
Cunning has been urged to try the eff
feet upon one of giving to it a healthy
bee in working order, but refuses to do
so. fearing that the experience might
shock too greatly the nervous system
of his costly pets. They will not touch
insects with hard wing cases, such as
cockroaches, and high-favored ones
bedbugs. for instance-are scorned by
them. And they do not know thai
worms of any kind are good for frogs.
When one of the little creatures is put in
possession of a huge night moth, bigge~
than itself, it begins swallowing by the
head. and neatly folding in the broad
spreading wings by dainty manipulat-
ing with its hands. gradually gets the
insect down, sometimes taking as much
as half an hour in the process.
Mr.. Cunning is now occupying his
leisure in educating his frogs. They
know him, perch fearlessly on his fin
gers. and have learned TO jump over
trapeze, climb rope, and do other
things that encourage him to hope for
high development of their Abilities
n. Y. Sun.
The Iola register., 1897-01-29
A Mightier Foe than Armies
OVERCOME BY A BRAVE UNION GENERAL and HIS FAITH.
FUL ALLY, DR.. WILLIAMS.
From the Sentinel, Cherokee, Ean.as.

alysis, made temporary wreck of the her.
culean frame, and in view of his advanced
age, his anxious friends believed that he was
not long for this world. The following is
his own account of his illness:
"In the latter part of 1890, [ was taken
down with a severe attack of typhoid fever,
which confined me to my bed for two months.
Two months is a long time to be in Ded, but
| was not to get up yet, for intiammatOry
rheumatism seized me, and 1t was worse than
the typhoid, for it was more painful. To
add TO my trouble and make it more inter-
eSting, the inhammatOry rheumatism was
followed by a stroke of paralysis, and | lost
almost totally the use of my legs and arms,
for | could not walk a step and could not
feed myself 1t would seem that | had
reached the depths Of misery, but such was
not the case, for my kidneys gave out, and
this seemed to be the hast straw on the load
that was to crush me.
"My friends all thought | would never re-
cover, and though the doctors came to see
me and prescribed it was easy TO see that
they were but trying to make my pathway
to the grave little more easy, without the
remotest hope of recovery, and l looked for
ward to death with happiness.
"While in this frame of mind, | was adj
vised by o friend to try DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, and began the use of them, taking one
pill after each meal and this | continued
for one week, and began to fancy | perceived
improvement in my condition. | then in
creased the dose to two after each meal, and
at the end of the second week there was no
doubt but what Pink Pills were making me
better, so | kept on using them according to
directions, and in three months was we'll
man."
Dr. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary to give new life and rich
ness to the blood and restore shattered nerves.
They are for sale by all druggists. or may be
had by mail from DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, n. Y, for 30 cents
o box or six boxes for S2-i0
The Iola register., 1897-01-29
NEW KIND OF BEAST.
The Zebra Mule Said to Have Many Use
full Qualities.

The Zebra Mule Said to Have Many Use-
full Qualities.
A new beast of burden has been pro-
duced by Prof. Cossar Stewart, of Edin-
burgh. 1t is result of cross between
Burchell zebra and an ordinary mare
Its proper designation is the zebra mule
1t is very pretty little creature, with
almost the same outlines as colt and
with the charmingly variegated coat
of zebra.
The species of zebra named after
Burchell is the one which most nearly
resembles the horse in shape. The
other zebTas are nearer to the donkey.
The Burchell zebra is, in fact, more
like a horse than any other animal.
The greater powers of endurance of
the mule bred from an ass and a mare,
as compared with the horse, are well
established. 1t is said that in doing the
hardest kind of work a mule will last
ten years and horse three. For the
new zebra mule a great increase over the
old-fasbioned mule, both in strength
and in endurance, is claimed.
The zebra, though smaller than an or
binary horse, is stronger in proportion
to his size. He is extremely tough and,
owing to his thick coat, is able to sus-
tain falls and blows that would cripple
or Kill horse.
1t was long suspected that the zebra
was absolutely untamable. but recent
experience has shown that this is n
mistake. He remains, however, harder
to domesticate than any other animal
apparently intended by nature for a
beast of burden. He is full of spirit and
go, which are admirable qualities, when
trained in the proper direction. but are
apt to lead the zebra to jump over walls
and turn somerSaults.
In South Africa six zebras have been
haruessed to a mail coach and have
given satisfactory results. They were
used in a place where there were no
roads. They had to drive over piles Of
stones and fallen trees and swim
through a river. All this they did eX-
celIently, a few tumbles giving them
no concern.-N. Y. Journal.
The Iola register., 1897-01-29
KNEW HE WAS GUILTY.
How a Judge Disposed OF Case In Spite
of an Obstinate Jury.

How a Judge Disposed OF a Case In Spite
of an Obstinate Jury.
In the attorneys room in tine supreme
court in Auburn, after court or in it's
fntermissions, they sometimes blaze
away. Il remember the time" said
one of the attorneys. according TO the
Lewiston (Me.D Journal, ia the days
when Col. Littlefeld was sheriff, that
Judge Walton was presiding and the
jury was out on u rum case. They had
been out long time and Judge Walton
was rather nervous and wanted a ver-
dict. To his clear and far-seeiUg mind,
the most remarkable in many ways
that ever held jurisdiction in New Eng
land. there was no excuse for any pro-
longed consideration of the case by
any jury. Leaning back seemingly lost
in thought. be suddenly sat bolt up
right and beckoned TO Col. Littiefield,
and the sheriff walked up in that quiet
way of his.
Colonel said Judge Walton-'Mr.
Sheriff. ! should say-see if that re-
s3ondent won't plead guilty provided
l.ls fine is put at $50 Col. L:ttIefieId
smiled and went over and talked with
tie prisoner. 1t took but u few min
utes. and in less time than il could be
told he had retracted his plea. pleaded
guilty and had been fined. Then the
court sent out for the jury. Gentle
men said he, 1T seems that some of
YOU are not yet satisfied in your minds
that the prisoner is guilty The jury
looked at each other. Is that a fact,
gentlemen 1t IS, please the court
said the foreman. Well, then. for your
ediication l will say that the prisoner
himself is quite well satisfied that he
is guilty. for ne has pleaded guilty and
has been fined. You are excused from
further consideration of the case
The Iola register., 1897-01-29
As to Children and Dogs.

Washington Irving has often been
accused of saying that little dogs and
children were influential members of
French society. 1t is quite true that in
the United States I never noticed that
close and sentimental intimacy be-
tween human beings and quadrupeds
so frequently seein ID France. American
life is so active, so desperately crowded,
either usefully or socially, that perhaps
it does not permit the loss of time in
evitably brought about by friendly in
tercourse with a dog. As for children
1 believe that their Importance is equal
" great in all countries; but il asserts
itself in a more noisy manner in
America thar anywhere else. Every
thing is sacrificed to them, for they
represent the future, which is all that
counts in a country whose past is very
short. and whose present is a period
Of high-pressure development. Yet no
one must suppose that. before present
ing an apalogy for French children. '
intend to malign American children, as
certain travellers have taken the liberty
of doing very thoughtlessly. although
they had met them only on steamships,
cars. or at hotels. enjoying q holiday
with that buoyancv which is the char
acteristic mark of the whole race.
have known some who were very well
brought up. even from our point of
view. and among those who were not
have admired precoc;ous sense. vivacity
of mind. quiet determination and caPa-
city for self-government. qualities
which I should wish for all ours.-Th
RentZon. in Century.
The Iola register., 1897-01-29

At the breaking out of the war of the re-
bellion in 1861, General Wiles whose pOr-
trait adorns our page, was Captain and own
er of the then well-known river steamboat
"Charley Potwin," plying between Zanes-
Vile and Parkersburg but he Immediately
disposed of his boat and became enrolled as
lieutenant in the 18th Ohio Infantry At
the battle of Fort DOnelson, on February 16
1862, Lieutenant Wiles was promoted from
lieutenant to lieutenant-eOlOnel. for brave
and meritorious conduct on the field" and
at the age of thirty-six General Wiles was
The Iola register., 1897-01-29
He Uaq P,t+Ind

Signor Spaghetti (who has just re-
ceived an ovation and floral tribute)
Ladies and Observation-Disclosures
you-I tanka-I tanka you-I tanka-
Voice from the Win@s-Aw. come of.
DIS. amt no tank showi-Up-to-Date.
The Iola register., 1897-01-29
Tho Cheerful Idiot.

"I wonder why fat people are so uni
versally good natured?" queried the
speculative boarder.
"For the reason" answered the cheer
ful idiot. "that it would take fat man
so much longer to get mad clear
through. ."-T-1;~rn nro1ie Journal.
The Iola register., 1897-01-29

colonel of his regiment, and while with Sher-
man, was gazetted brigadier-general.
The General lives the greater part of his
time in Halstead, Kansas, though he is
much in Windsor, New York, in both of
which places he has business interests that
require his presence.
Some few years ago General Wiles was at
tackled by illness, which came very near
proving fatal. Typhoid fever, followed by
infammatOry rheumatism and then par
The Iola register., 1897-01-29
All Went for the Same Purpose.

Dashaway-I have an idea that Mrs.
Hightoner has asked me to dinner in
order to fill up.
Cleverton-That's what we are all go
ing for, old man.-Odds and Ends.
The Iola register., 1897-01-29
S.zed CD.

"Uncle Theophilus, what is gross
absurdity?"
''Well, it is a 40-year-old woman who
weighs 200 pounds and calls her father
and mother papa and mamma -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Iola register., 1897-01-29
when He Tells the Truth.

Miss Gossippe-Do you pay much at
tention to what your husband says?
Mrs. Jealous-Not unless he talks in
I,i- al0ap -Tit-PitS
The Iola register., 1897-01-29
AnsMered.

EbbS-'Who shall decide when doc
tors disagree?" asks the poet.
Hebbs-Oh, the undertaken usually
comes in and buries the bone of conten-
tion.-Town Topics.
The Iola register., 1897-01-29

A sick woman cam
not expect to have a
healthy baby. An un-
healthy baby has not
the same chance for
living as a healthy
baby. The mothers
condition must of
necessity tell on the
child health and
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
A CONSPICUOUS CASE.

Col. j. Hampton JIoge will leave for
Union, Monroe county, w. Va, Monday
to act as counsel for the defense in the
case of the commonwealth against c L..
C:oty for the murder of W. a. Pavlcy
Most of the parties Were well-to do farm
erS of Monroe county and very wealthy
There was an old feud existing between
the two families and on last August they
happened to meet at Il threshng ut one
of thesneighbor's and got into an alterca.
ton, which resulted in Croiy shooting and
killing Pavlcy Croty made his escape,
but was captured ut Phoenix, Arzonn,
last month and brought back to Union for
trial. His case * one of the most con-
spicuous i'll the criminal court of West
Virginia owing To the high standing and
wealth of the parties. There is Il great
array of counsel on either side and the
case is attracting Il great deal of attcn-
ton.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
THE MUSICAL TONIGHT.

All the arrangements for the musical
at the Fourth Avenue Christian Church
TO night have been completed and the oc-
casion promises to be one of more than
unusual attractivencss. Some OF the
best talent in the city will participate in
the programme which has been selected
with great care and is us follows:
Piano solo, Miss Sue Read Fellows
Song, Mr.. l.nnier Gray
Selection. Shenandoah Mandolin and
Guitar Club.
Song, Mr.. Robert NJ. Kent.
Recitation, Miss lsla Jennings
Song, Miss Matte kncannon.
Violin solo, Mr. james Devon.
Selection, Dixie Quartette.
Nyiophonc solo, Mr.. w. X Moore.
Song, Miss Ethclyn Mills.
Recitation, Miss Minnie Erh.
Vocal duet, Mrs. Meadows and Mrs
Jennings.
Selection. Shenandoah. Mandolin and
Guitar Club.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
WHAT MIR. WHEAT HAS TO SAY
ABOUT TIE HAINES BROS.
PIANO.
Ronnokc. Va. March i i

Roanoke, Va, March D. 1891.
j. +. Rogers I: Co., Piano Dealers. Rom.
oke, Va.
Dear Sirs In reply TO yours of this
date let me say the IIaincs Bros. upright
piano, which you furnished me in my
concerts in the National Business College
ana Y. NJ c. y. the first part of Dcccm.
Der. gave me great satisfaction and re
Elected great credit on the well known
manufacturers ana upon You rs their rep
rcSentative.
1t was thoroughly and cxhaustively
tested in the varied and elaborate pro-
@ramme prepared and executed, ana in
all the special qualities which constitute
that noble instrument, the modern piano
forte, 1T responded with admirable pre-.
cision and dclicacy. Sincerely yours.
LEO WHEAT
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
metropolitan Corset Stock ilROalDkG
We Garry Larger Stock OF Corses in the Finer and Medium Grades
Than Any House in This Section of Virginia, We Sell Them
The Lowest Prices Permissible Under Contract With the Makers
All the Leading and Desirable Makes Now in Stock
Up. D." FRENCH CORSET,

We carry complete stock of this cele-
brateG French made Corset. 1t i make
that has been on the market for years.
They come IN different styles.
Have Just added the NEW SHORT
CORSET, 10 be worn with the Empire
DrJss.'
It's the figure you get from wearing
French Corset that makes them specially
desirable.
They are, Of course al made os the
finest materials and finished in be>; man
ner possible.
All styles of up. D. Corsets
'P. ID. = French Corsets, full line sizes,
white only. ut %l.1!.
p. D" French Corsets, white only, NJ
:. y. y d" corsety, white or blacS, At
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
ELECTRIC RITTERS.

Electric BittcrS is IL medicine suited for
any season, but perhaps more generally
needed when the languid. exhausted feel
ing prevails, when the liver is torpid and
sluggish and the need of Il tonic and
alternative is felt y prompt use of this
medicine has often avcrted long and per-
hapS fatal bilious f"vcrs. No medicine
will act more surely iii coumtciacting
and freeing the system from malarial
poison Headache, Indigestion, Consti.
patton, Dizziness yield To Electric Bittcrs.
30c and Sl.0O per bottle at Massie's phar-
macy, 100 jefferson street Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
SOMETHING GOOD.

l.. II. Vaughan &, Co, who conduct a
store and meat market ..at the corner of
Park street and Sixth avenue :. W., and
who also conduct stall No. : in the city
market, yesterday bought OF Ellis
Wright, of Roanoke county, "a carload of
the finest and -fattest beef cattle ever
offered on the Roanoke market These
cattle will he slaughtered and offered to
the public at both the above named
places. Those who know how to enjoy n
nice, juicy, tender beefsteak CT roast can
secure the finest of The fine by calling mt
the places named.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
\ GOOD THING.
Petersburg, March s. $50

Ictcrsburn, March s, 1871
Il. ;. Morrow, secretary Railroad Y. NJ.
c. a., Roanoke, Va: Each member OF
the Boston Stars is an artist. never
saw more versatile people and the enter
tainment they gavc delighted everybody
The musicians in the audience were en-.
thusiastic in their praise OF the perform
ance. il NJ. HOPE.
Will appear ut the Academiy of Music
to night under auspices OF Railroad y.
NJ. {. y. Seats ut johnson x johnson i.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
BIG CONCERN.

The Webb Shoe Company and the shoe
department of ID. X. Beal x Co have
been consolidated under the firm name of
Sibert, Webb " Co. Their new place of
business nj l3l Salem avenue has been
enlarged by an extension of the building
through to Front street, giving the new
company ample and elegant quarters for
their immense stock. They will in IL few
days display the largest and most varied
stock of shoes ever opened in Southwest
Virginia They invite tine public TO in
spect their goods
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
CAVE-IN ON SECOND STREET.

About fifteen feet of the ground cover.
ing Lick run on Second street caved in
yesterday morning. The timbcrs that
supported the earth and stone, that had
been filled in to raise the street, had be-
ccme rotten, causing them to break and
let the whole matter into the creek
Workmen were ut work yesterday clean
ing the debris ont of the creek.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
a NEW FIRM.

The advertisement of Evans, Butt g.
Price appears in The Times today This
firm succeeds to the business OF Evans
Bros, who have been engaged in the
hardware business in this city for many
years past. The new firm is composed of
Councilman a. j. Evans, Il member OF
the old firm; +. NJ Butt, late of Knox
vile, Tenn, aud C. Il. Price, formerly
of the Thompson Price Co., of this city.
The new firm carries IL large and COM
plete stock of hardware.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
EpwORTH LEAGUE MEETING.

The regular monthly social of the char.
tiles. helps and literary department. of
the Greene Memorial Epworth League,
was held IN the Sunday school room of
the church last night. The programme.
of which l.ongfellow and the regular
church history were interesting features,
was an excellent one, not the least enjoy
able part of which was the hour spent in
social conversation and refreshments. :.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
ST. JAMES ARRIVALS.

There was large number Oh the reg.
lister of the above popular hostelry yes
terdny and among them were g. New
conner, Chattanooga; II. G. Cook, Chatta-
nooga; +. 4. Sydnor Richmond; G. l..
Dickerson, Bluetield; ~. S. Kitchen, VIII
lard, Ky; j. .lamison, Philadelphia w.
o. Downey, Washington: y. r. Furgu-
son, Baltimore; Il. NJ. Crown, Cine innati;
Geo 5. Vaughn, Brooklyn; G. b. Hughes,
McCool. Miss.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
"a. & g. CORSETS.

"R. x G. Corsets are probably The
most desirable of all the Iomestic made
Corscts in the market. We carry Il full
line and sell more than any house in
this section. All sizes ana all styles now
ready Come 10 us for an "R. \ e."
Corset.
n. x C." Corsets, white aud black, at
;jc
'.R. & G." Cor-ct~, white and Hack, at
"K & G." Corsets, white only. e, $3.50.
81 < ca Corsets. white only, nj -. ~.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
LEFT FOR CHARLEsTOwN.

The family of w. w. Coe left Yesterday
for Charlestown, WA, where they will
make their future home. Mr. Coc will
follow in n sfew days. Mr.. Coe has Eeen
chief engineer here for number of years
and his many friends here regret shis tie
partnre, but are glad that he has secured
e good situation in Charlestown
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.

Edgar l.. Miller. general manager Of
the Interstate Telephone and Telegraph
Company, is mt Hotel Roanoke and was
seen last night by ~ representative of The
Times in regard to the new telephone eN-
change which they will start,a work on
in Il few days. Mr.. Miller said that his
foreman, Geo. Lowe, would come in TO.
day and that he would start hands at
work putting in poles, etc, Monday.
There are two or three carloads of mate
rial here now and several more cars are
expected in the next day or two Mr..
Miller says that in all probability they
will make Roanoke their headquarters
and it is his intention to make this the
banner exchange of the country. The
pho0es and exchange will he Of the very
latest and improved pattern and will have
connection with Salem and Lynchburg.
The new exchange has had IL great deal of
encouragement and the intention of the
promoters is to give Roanoke one of the
best telephone systems in the South.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12

READ in the April issue of Martin :
Magazine what Rev. Len. G. Broughton
ID. d., has to say on Religion in Alatri>
mony.' Your subscription taken Mt
Jack $ news depot ON Campbell avenue,
or write the Martin Publishing Company
Roanoke, VA. Special price 5 cents per
copy. You cannot afford 10 miss this
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12

MIR. SHIpMAN'S SERIES.

MIR. SflIPMAN'S SERIES
Rev. Thos. J. Shipmau, the eloquent
pastor of the First Baptist Church, will
commence the fourth series of addresses
by Roanoke pastors next Sunday after
noon at p. III. The subjects for the Sc
res will he rs follows: First, Christ
and PLATE: or, Truth and Scepticism;n
second, Christ and Peter; or, Christ
and Deception fourth, Christ Only
and What it Costs, or the C5st of Disci-
pleship." The opening service will he
for men and women. Special music will
he furnished by the First Baptist choir
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12
Boston Stars at Academy to night.
DRAMATIC CLUE ORGANIZED.

dramatic club was organized last
night in The Times building to be known
aS the Creole Dramatic Association. The
boys have an excellent place to meet in,
and propose To work hard to make the as
ISOLATION II success The officers for the
ensuing six months were elected last
night and are as follows: Manager, j. j.
Ward: stage manager, ID. w. Equi: Secrc-
tary, III. l.. Woodson; treasurer, +. f..
White.