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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01
a Joke on Ex-senator pusb.

Ex-senator Pugh of Alabama had
somo occasion to go to the house Of rep
resentatives at Washington and proceed
ed to walk into the hall as he had done
for all these years, when doorkeepcr
politely halted him. Every sorry, SEN
ator, - the man said, "but there is II
new rule i'll force which forbids ex-scn
ators from coming i'll OH the floor. I
hate to keep you out, but must obey or
ders.''
The gentleman from Alabama accent
ed tho situation gracefully and told the
employee there was no blanc as to him.
Then he walked back over to the senate
side. knowing that the privileges of that
chamber would not be denied him
"Abont the time I got there" said
Mr.. Pugh, "all on sudden it flashed
across my mind that had unconsciously
Joined in tho gamo to exile myself from
the house. AS 1 was representative in
that body some 30 years ago 1 was still
entitled to the floor. MS arc MI ex-mem-
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01
Her Picture.

l met an artist friend this afternoon
who had queer experience with n
sneak thief, and the metropolitan sneak.
you know, is one of the most original
on earth. Well, this artist tells me he
married girl who could mako better
sketch than he could, only he knew
how to do tho rest for daily paper.
While my artist friend was away some
thief played game on his wife, and
she was robbed He asked her if she
could make a sketch of the thief as he
looked when she caught n glimpse of
nm, and she said she would try. She
kharpened pencil, and after wetting
the point several times she started in
The result in i'll the rogues' gallery and
the thief himself was identified from
her sketch right on the eet.-New
York Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01
THE BEST REMEDY FOR RHEUMA-
TISM
From the Fairhaven IN. Y. ) REGISTER

From the Fairhaven IN. VI Register.
Mr.. James Rowland, of this village,
states that for twenty.fi five years his wife
has been sufferer from Rheumatism. A
few nights ago she was in such pain that
she was nearly crazy. She sent Mr.. Row
land for the doctor, but he had read OF
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and instead of
going for physician he went to the store
and secured bottle of it. His wife did
not approve of Mr.. Rowland's purchase
at first, but nevertheless applied the
Balm thoroughly and in, an hours time
was able to go to sleep. She now applies
it whenever she feels an ache or pain
and finds that it always gives relief He
says that no medicine which she had ever
used did her as much good The % and
Oh cent size bottles for sale by II. c..
Barnes. "He puts up prescriptions.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01
BROTHERHOOD MERCANTILE CO
CONFEDERATE SHAFT AT DALLAS.
Unwilling Ceremonies Includes Speech
by J. IL Reannn


by j. H. Reagan.
Dallas, Tex, April 30.-The Confeder.
ate monument erected through the efforts
OF the Daughters Of the Confederacy of
Dallas was unveiled this morning. It is
of Texas granite, the shaft being fifty feet
high, and the monument honors both the
private and the chief. On the top column
stands the private, and Mt the base are
four pedastals, on which are life-sized
statues of Jefferson Davis, r. E. Lee,
Stonewall jackson and Sidney johnson.
Je@ Davis pulled the cord that unveiled
the form OF his grandfather; Lucy Hayes
did the same for Robert Il. Lee, while a
little granddaughter Of Stonewall jackson
com pleted the unveiIing by pulling the
cords which removed the wells from the
statues of jackson and Johnson. After n
number of young ladies representing the
differe at Southern. States had decorated
the monument with flowers, tho Hon.
John K. Reagan delivered an eulogy on
Pre- sident Davis.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01
bee---l-- time being the recoIlec-
tioi s&s&fier service had escaped
me. y SsaJton Post.
Novel Sled

p Novel Sled
funny sigh fwn in Maine. AT place
lives small 10Y named Jonathan L sn
fellow, who p third or fourth cousin
OF tho poet, AUD he is great boy too.
One day this friend of the Listener
was driving past Jonathan's house and
saw tho boy engaged at little distance
III sliding down hill OH the slippery crust
OH something that was not sled. What
could it be? Evidently tho scrutiny of
the passerby was observed by the boy,
for no stopped his coasting a1d called
out amiably, "I'm sliding down hill on
the BlbleP" And it was the fact too.
he had got the smooth, leather bound
family Bible, containing the generations
OF oil the Longfellows, and was coastinp
on it with magnificent success. Boston
Transcript.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01
KOCH'S NEW LYMpu

Washington, April 30-Full particulars
of Rocks latest development of the new
method of treating phthysis by n new
form of tuberculine are given in a report
to the State Department. by Dean Mason,
deputy consul general ut Frankfort. He
supplies condensed but sufficiently de.
tailed accounted Koch's process of making
and administering the remedy, together
with statement OF the results of practi.
cal experiments so far as they have pro-
ceeded
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01
FIGHT ON ROSS ABANDONED.

Washington, April 30.-The Senate
committee of the District of Columbia to-
day ordered favorable reports on the nom
nations of John w. Ross and John D.
Wight to be district commissioners. A
fight was threatened upon Mr.. Ross DO.
cause he did not support Mr.. Bryan in
the last campaign, but opposition OF chat
Kind was abandoned. Only two or three
votes were cast against Mr.. Ross in the
committee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01
ALTGELD SELLS OUT.

Springfield, Ills, pAril 3O-Ex- Gov
ernor Altgeld to-day sold his interest in
the Ogden Gas Company to Jacob Franks,
a wealthy. retired Chicago pawnbroker,
for which was paid about $200,0 900.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01
THE TIMES

WERE NEVER so FAVORABLE TO
CLOTHING BUYERS AS RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE.REACY FOR YOUR SPRING
BUYING WITH UNPRECEDENTED
ATTRACTIONS ALL ALONG TIE
LINE.
For STYLE AND FIT
FOR THE QUALITY AND WEAR,
For THE LOWEST PRICE,
LOOK THROUGH OUR STOCK AND
YoU..wILL FIND NO DIsAproINr-
MENTS.
BROTHERHOOD MERCANTILE CO.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01
SPECIAL NOTICES

NOTICE.-Those having brick apl
stone work or vitrified brick pavements
TO be laid would do well to call on or nd
dress j. I, Falls, the practical contractor
and builder. Also all kinds of carpenter
work, plastering, painting, kalsomining
and paper hanging done on short notice.
All work guaranteed. j. II. FALLS, No.
lis Fifth avenue IL. e., Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01

The Forth bridge, in Scotland, is con-
stantly being reprinted So vast is the
structure that it takes so tons of paint
20 give it one coat, and the area dealt
with is something like 100 acres.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01
Worked It Once More.

a tall, we'll dressed man, with mill
tary mustacho, passed several days OH
Park row, New York, recently reviving
an old game, presumably with some
success One Of his victims was man
who moved over to New Jersey last year
after having lived i'll the city. The tall
man saw him rs soon as no appeared Oh
Park row, and rushing up said: "Why,
hello, old fellow I haven't seen you up
town lately. mo; I'm living in .Jer-
sey now, said the former New Yorker,
wondering who the tall man was.
We'll. wo have missed you up ut tho
Hoffman House cafe. You remember
that L was bartender up there. )"
Yes, said the Jerseyman. and he felt
pleased that his own memory still lin
gered i'll the Tenderloin. chad bit of
hard luck yesterday" continued tho tall
man confidentially, "and lost my job.
BY the way, if you didn't know was
all right, I wouldn't do it, but am 60
ing to strike you for 81. 1 came down
town without any money this morning,
and although am going to begin work
Tor Delmonico tomorrow, don't like to
ask for All advance I'll see you up
there the next time you drop in and pay
you back
The Jerseyman gave up the money,
and he spent an evening in town to look
up his old friend at Delmonico's. No
one there had ever heard of him, and
when he told his story at the Hoffman
House he was greeted with shout.
THAT fellow has been working that
game for years" said one of the hotels
employees, "and about once in six
months we hear of him through vic
tim who drops in to collect his money.
You were lucky to escape so easily. Ho
usually asks for $50
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
Thought 10 Had the EVIL Eye "A Joke
on EX-SENATOR Push-Her Pio-
ture-His Novel Sled.

The chorus Of the Metropolitan Opera
company is composed almost entirely of
foreigners, mainly Italians. They are
VIGOROUSLY superstitious, and early in
the season, when Melba and Eames be-
came Ill III New York and tho box Office
felt the effects Of hard times, the chorus
singers Immediately began casting about
Tor the "hoodoo" that they believed was
causing all tho trouble. They asserted
openly that somebody with the ''eyil
eye" (jettature) was blighting and blast
ing the fortunes of the organization.
Among the principals this year was q
line young tenor. Jules Gogny, an en-
thuslastio student and .admirer of Jean
do Reszke, and whenever the great
tenor was singing Gogny used to stand
III the wings and watch the perform
ance.
In some way-no one knows how
the chorus hit upon poor Gogny ms the
possessor of the ''eyil eye" OF course
the young tenor himself knew nothing
of this, but he observed that whenever
he approached the chorus singers they
Immediately began scratching the left
elbow, which the superstitious Italians
believe is the only way to oounteract
the evil influence (jettature). 1t was
practically rigid boycott on the part
of the underlings, and tho Innocent
cause OF 1t became SO worried and dis
pirited that he left the company before
the close of the Chicago engagement and
went homc.-Chicago Times Herald.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01

without them. They
have fully restored
me from Il complica-
ton OF disorders chief
ly affecting the heart.
nervous system and
kidneys. When | trav-
el ] always take one OF
your Anti-pain pills
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01
]. N. WIRGMAN. Secretary.

THE ANNUAL MEETING or THE
stockholders of the Enterprise Building
Investment Company will he held in the
Office OF the company. Roanoke, Va,
SATURDAY,, MAY 10, 1897, at II
O'Clock a. IN.
J. r.. COLLTNGWOOD,
4-l3'td. Secretary AMI Treasurer.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-01

THE SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING
of the stockholders of the Crewe Land
and Improvement Company will he held
at the Office of the company, room No.
507 Terry Building, Roanoke, Va, ut
1918 O'clock a. M. WEDNESDAY, THE
18th DAY OF MAY, 1897, for the cleo
tion OF IA board of directors for the en-
suing year, and for the transaction OF
such other business as may come before
the meeting.
MALCOLM w. BRYAN, Secretary.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07

convention last Monday after selecting delegates the
convention adjourned meet again the call the president
Talbot county who is good observer said he did
believe four suitable could be found for legislative
nominations Senator and three delegates present
conditions could be elected the convention would
instruct against German by inuctng Shoreman
for Senator there would be fairly good show; but the
gentleman said "A legislative ticket favorable
mans election the United States Senate possibly
in Talbot this year Others say the of Cecil Kent
chester, Wicomco and Worcester The protruson
Senator German has made the working Democrats downeared
and lstes except those who individually his beneiciarles
Those who candidates for Clerk of Court County Treas
urers, Register of Wills Shers and other offices their
chances are better if German is kept out of it,
Very many Democrats unite in saying shame fine
prospects OF redeemn the Shore from Republican should
be lost through the sefshness osnacy of this
thing persisted in accounting will be called against those
responsible for it, is bad time any horenan who
ambitious for legislative other political even
suspected intention inclination German as
against Eastern Shoreman he it will find his
downfall sudden certain permanent as Gormans
will be-
at may he added that feeling beginning strongly
in favor of Eastern Shore Senator prominent Demo-
Gratis conference Of all the
nine counties Among the Republicans subject also being
discussed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
Vandiver Is Chairman.

Murray Vandiver Collector of Internal
Revenue, was Thursday appointed chairman
OF the Democratic State Central Committee
by Col. Buchanan Schey chairman OF the re-
cent State Convention
Mr.. Vandiver. who is one ofthe best known
Democrats in Maryland, used to be secretary
of the State Executive Committee He has
several times been a delegate to national
conventions. and voted for Senator German
for the Presidential nomination in 1892. He
opposed the nomination of Bryan last year,
but supported the ticket.
In 1892 Mr.. Vandiver was Speaker of the
House of Delegates. and for the third time
represented Hartford county in that body.
1t is expected in political circles that the
friends of DR.. Washington G. Tuck, who is
backed by Senator Wellington and Congress
nun Mudd, and those OF B. +. Parlett, who
is supported by Congressman Barber and
others, will each at once endeavor to have
their favorte appointed to the Internal Reve-
nue. Collectorship. 1t is argued that the Adj
ministration will probably make an early
appointment in order to get the office out of
the hands of Democrat. who is conducting
u campaign.
Mr.. Nandiver's term. by the way. expired
nearly two months ago, and he has been
waiting to be relieved OF his charge.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07

that the kind of Comptroller the State looking year
The fact also that he employee OF railroad corporaon-the
be used against him. Senator accepted
this nomination with the greatest reluctance passing
eakynes candidacy Philemon Hopper Centrevile who
was candidate for Judge the circuit failed get
the nomination, the logical candidate politically speaking
and as well equipped ay in the State for the Comp
roeship He would have been nominated received the
undivided support OF his county, which he did The
reason is obvousthe delegation controlled by Commits
soner Thomas j. Heating prominent Queen Democrat
at the State convention overhead denouncng German
IN the beres and most violent language for keeping Heating
power well for other alleged high nslemeanos
1t not believed Queen Annes will give much any, Demo-
cratic majority this year.
The hope carrying these Eastern counties for
the Democratic legislative tickets being away That was
in county convention nominate candidates Senate and
House Instructed to support Eastern Shoreman United
States Senator and the Eastern senatorial law
and let them be candidates whose regulations
their sincerity This has been done in county where
nominations have been made which Cecil Queen Anne and
Wlcomco German carry than this
part of the State it, indeed If he is in it, the Eastern Shore
will not be in it and will Republican, Facts may be
people would have hem but they nevertheless
and will be recognized by all except the blind foolish
1T said in Baltimore may be no legislative
ticket nominated by the in Talbot The county
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
LET US HAVE THOSE LETTERS.

n UR athletic contemporary of the Perryve Record
whose honesty and sincerity of character the WING
has always respected doesn't satisfied in his
mind whether he is acting in the capacity of proxy
interpreter in his friendly attempt put the Democratic Leg
ative candidates track platform which they really
not stand
Mr. Coudon he the interpreter Crothe
Writ Thompson and Jenness this question: simply because
there can he interpreter hen there is nothing interpret
These gentlemen nominated for the Legislature before
the Democratic conventions track resolutions adopted
and the public has heard anything from them it
purely of conjecture knowledge
information whether they stand this PLATFORM indeed
Mr. Coudon, it seems not satisfied with this indirect
and nferential of getting the views and opinions
legislative candidates on an important public issue.
He open direct and honest himself and he felt in his
heart that these candidates owed to hmf they expected him
Democrat to vote for hemto ont from behind the bus
and speak ont to the voters of the county, loud enough for them
hear and say Messrs. Falls, Dewitt Smith had
DONE just how and where they gambling
But as if Mr. Coudon has failed bring them
It's all that the WH by casting doubts
the attitude of these Democratic candidates. has
sty for some explicit declaration from them.
That necessity existed from the very Of their nomna
ton, with equvocal platform attached them,
cauda appendae nobody knowing by single word sign
them whether they rejected accepted
tackled to them.
Nobody, except they mhseed or written
private letter. they have to Mr. Coudon cegymen
taken into their confidence matter of personal compliment
knows how they stand whether they equivoca
on or off the Democratic platform.
Like Mr.. German the silver question, they indus
rous engaged vote catching that they stand anywhere
please to put them-so you vote for them.
They pray ciH the moral and religious voters like Mr.
Coudon and prey the bookmakers gambling pool on the
track.
They are just obligi II Arthur p
The track boys shout for them-no to saw like the
children for Castoacry for Them and Coudon pats them
the back and volunteers say moral element of our
voters whom he has always assumed speak for that
they all right.
Possibly they may he.
But these candidates the gentlemen whom honest
opponents of track gambling interpret Alright
Let us have public letters from them people them
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
SUNDAY AND CAMPS.
Opposition to the Opening of Camp
Meetings to the Public on Sunday.

AT the session of the Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference last March the COM
mittee on Sabbath observance opposed the
opening of camp meetings on Sunday to the
public and advocated the adoption of one of
three things-the elimination of the Sabbath
as day of the camps, the holding of services
that day purely for the benefit of tent holders,
or the building ofan inclosure about the camp
ground, with gates tightly shut, like Jeru-
salem under Nehemiah's rule, from Saturday
night until Monday morning, and disalowing
IN every instance traffic of any sort for that
day The report was adopted after Il
spirited discussion. in which the Rev. Dr. w
l.. 5, Murray and Rev. S. II. Maxwell pro-
tested against 1t. In spite of the action of
conference there is no decrease in the num-
Der OF camp meetings. and so far as is known
none of the recommendations of the report
has beed put into effect. DR.. Murray is the
minister in charge of the Brandywne Summit
campmeeting, which opened on Thursday.
In some eases ministers are understood to be
staying away from the camps because the re-
forms have not been adopted by them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
is HE TIRED OR RETIRED?

HE report published in Baltimore newspapers and
based upon the statement of anonymous supporter
Mr. Gorman that he would be candidate for re-elec-
ton to the Senate, created mild sensation in political
circles this week.
Mr. German, it seems, neither aiirms denies the report
and the public left decide for ITSELF the Senator
tired or retired
As Baltimore journal pertnenty at is the privilege
politicians it is of ladies' change their minds and some
times when they are weary OF wicked and ungatefu world they
doubtless feel like shaking off the dust of their against an
unapprecatve public and retiring the shades private life
Owing the disastrous results Of the last campaigns Mr.
German may just feel little tired specially anxious
to wrste with another cyclone But just possbebarev
pohle-tha if the Democrats should majority the
Legislature this tired feeling would pass and he would
be thoroughly rested and refreshed that his friends might
able to induce him emerge from his retirement
serve his country in the Senate
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
"DOLLAR WHEAT" PREDICTED.
Grain at Its Highest Point for the Year
on Wednesday.

Cecil county farmers are in high spirits
over the RISE in the price of grain us their
crops are large
Southern wheat on Wednesday, made
new high price record for this year. No. 2
red sold at Ssl5 cents and steamer No. 2 red
at $751; cents an advance of three cents a
bushel compared with the closing quotations
on Tuesday, and net advance of A. !. cents IA
bushcl since Monday
Wednesdays prices for Southern wheat are
the highest current for several years, except
lat December, when it touched 041s cent?,
remaining at that quotation for II few days
only, when it broke below Is cents.
Compared with the low price in 1894, wheat
to-day is 49, cents bushe higher. Western
wheat is also on boom and advancing
rapidly despite the effort OF the spectators
to hold the market in check.
The cereal is in urgent demand to fill
foreign orders, and rs this demand promises
to continue for some time to come there are
many who predict dollar wheat" before the
rise is over. There is no longer any doubt
| that European crops are seriously damaged,
and in some ms ances totally destroyed, and
| as there is shortage in the crop of the Argen-
tine Republic, the United States is the only
source If supply.
There are rumors that even Japan and
China may have to import wheat from this
country, and if these prove true there seems
little doubt tina. the dollar mark will he
reached and probably passed. Every avail
able ship has or will be chartered to load
grain for Europe, and freight rates are
steadily advancing. A large fleet OF steamers
that has been laid up i'll England for several
months has started for the United States to
take out cargoes Of grain.
Red wheat was qouted at 81 cents, yester-
day. Friday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07

The Shakers have made a discovery which
is destined to accomplish much good. Real
izing that three-fourths of all our sufferings
is literally filled with people who cannot eat
and digest food, without subsequently suffer
ing pain and distress and that many are
starving, wasting to mere skeletons, because
their food does them no good, they have
devoted much study and thought to the sub.
ject. and the result is this discovery of their
Digestive Cordial
A little book can be obtained from your
druggist that will point OUT the way of relief
at once. An investigation will cost nothing
ard will result in much good.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
DECLARED FOR MASTER.

|ITY COUNCILMAN r. NJ. SPEDDEN prominent
Baltimore Republican, and business rival Of Mr. Nal.
sters, Thursday openly support of Mr.
Malster for the mayoralty contest
To reporter Mr. Speddn said: ~ followed Lowndes at
Cambridge two when Maste candidate because
thought Lowndes the stronger man, would poll more votes
followed Hooper in the mayoaly for
and this have determined follow Malster because
believe he is the strongest candidate put up and will win
While Mr.. Master and myself competitors business and
have had sharp competition times to tile ooncu
sion that he deserves the support of the Republican party
the best of ability shall aid him exert every influence
POSSESS in his behalf"