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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT.
1t Was Provided by 1t st. Louis Man For
His "ifc's Feminine Friends.

1t Was Provided by st. Louis Man For
His Wifc's Feminine Friends.
A wealthy st. Louisan living in the
vicinity of Lafayette park provided n
novel form of entertainments for his
wifcs guests one evening, snys the st.
Louis Republic.
The hostess was extremely anxious to
provide something original for the edi-
fication of score of guests whom sho
intended to call together for an informal
evening. Her husband promised to pro-
vide such novelty and took boon COM
panion into his confidence to that end.
They had not exchanged ideas 80 con-
secutive seconds before they hit upon
the device of converting the elegant
parlors into n gambling house pro tenn.
A faro bank, roulette wheel and po-
ker and keno lay outs were easily pro-
durable, as the conferees we'll knew,
aid that part Of the programme was
soon settled. The friend suggested as
pretty epilogue the introduction of
pair of bulldogs, guaranteed to reduce
each other to mince meat i'll three
rounds. This rather staggered the ambi-
tious host, but his friend is ward poll
tician, and with the eloquenoe he always
keeps OH draft SOON convinced the other
that the evening would be failure
without those bulldogs.
The evening arrived, and with it came
the guests. The ladies were prettily
shocked ut sight Of the gambling para
phernaia, but became accustomed to it
i'll an astonishingly short time and shar-
ed i'll the games with becoming vim. 1t
was when the yellow bulldogs made
their unexpected entrance that the hor-
ror of the fair guests proved genuine.
The boasts yelped and growled and
showed other peculiarly canine symp-
toms of spelling for fight" There
upon the ladies sought refuge on the pi-
ano and card tables and chairs, con-
Quoting their retreat as from a mouse
Notwithstanding excited feminine
protestations, the friend who had been
consulted as to novelty III entertain
ment unleashed the dogs. 1t was an ex-
citing climax to All ''original' evening.
The dogs Toasted for five minutes OH
choice bits of each others anatomy.
The ladies screamed and the friend who
was consulted exulted in the success of
his novelty. When he was quite con.
vinced-and it took considerable time
to convince him-that the ladies' desire
for gore had been fully gratified, he
doused the dogs into a convenient tub
of water and separated them.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02


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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02
BUILDING AND LOANS.
Vigorous Denial of the Recent Adv,

Vigorous Denial of the Recent Adverse
Tennessee Supreme Court Decision.
The recent failures of the Building and
Loan Associations Mt Knoxville, Tenn,
causes considerable comment and specu-
lation in this city. a prominent attor- I.
ney said TO Times reporter Yesterday
that the amount of money invested in the
Southern Building and Loan Association
OF Knoxville throughout Southwest Vir.
ginia was surprising. He knew of So, 600
IN tins city and he was told by IL gentle
man from Christiansburg that at least
S0,OO0 was invested in the Southern by
citizens of that place. So far rs Roanoke
is concerned the amount mentioned above
Is only small fraction of the real sum
invested, IL being estimated by competent
authorities tnat the amount will reach
S1O, OOO, If it does not go much bevond
those figures.
Inc Times has received copy of IL let.
ter from James III. Bible, general attor-
ney of the Chattanooga National Building
ana Loan Association, to the officers and
directors of that organization, in which
he denies emphntically that the supreme
court of Tennessee has rendered any de-
cision that even remotely affects iniuri-
ously the contracts of building and loan
associations, when such associations have,
complied with their charter and bylaws
III the transaction of their business, and
IN proof of this assertion he cites the rec.
ords. adding, in conclusion, that il looks
more like an effort on the part of the off.
GERS of building and loan associations who
make such II statement ''to shift the re-
sponsibilty of..their own misdeeds and
cause their stockholders to exonorate.
them from all blame"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02
HOW H.LLSPlCE GROWS.
Something About the beautiful and FRA
grant rimento Tree.

Something About the beautiful and FRA
grant Pincnto Tree.
Tho pimontO or allspice tree is cult
waited i'll the West Indies and jamaica
This beautiful tree usually grows to II
height of about 30 feet 1t has straight
trunk, much branched above, and COW
cred with u very smooth brown BARI
The leaves vary i'll size and shape, but
are always of Il dark, shining green
color. During the months of July ana
August the tree is i'll full bloom, the
blossoms consisting of very fragrant.
small, white flowers.
When IA new plantation of pimento
trees is to be formed, no regular sowing
OF planting takes place, because it is
next t. impossible TO propagate the
young plants or to raise them from
seeds in parts of the country where they
are not found growing spontaneously
Usually piece Of land is selected either
close to Il plantation already formed or
i'll part of the woodland where pimeu-
to trees are growing Ill Il native State.
The chosen piece of land is then cleared
OF all wood except these trees, and the
tellcd timber is allowed to remain on
the ground for the purpose of protecting
the very young pimento plants.
At the end of two years the land is
thoroughly cleared, and only the most
vigorous pimcnto trees and plauts are
left standing. The plants come to ma
turity i'll about seven years.
In favorable seasons the pimento crop
is enormous, a single tree often yielding
hundred Or more pounds of the dried
spice. The berries are picked while
green, because if left on the tree until
ripe they lose their pungent taste AID
are yalueless The green berries are cx-
posed to the sun for week or ten days,
when they lose their green color and
turn reddish brown. When perfectly
dry, they are put i'll bags and casks for
expectation.
The odor and the taste of the pimento
berries are thought to resemble Il com
bination of those OF cinnamon, nutmeg
and cloves; hence the familiar name
'allspice. "--Philadelpha Times.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

On account of the heavy clouds the
eclipse of the sun at 4:45 o'clock yester-
day evening was not observable from
this point.
To-day is the traditional ground hog
day. 1t is the general superstition that
the weather of to-day controls the weather
OF the rest of the winter. The wiley
ground hog comes out of his hole this
morning and if he sees his shadow he re-
turns; then look out for six weeks of bad
weather. If the day is cloudy his hog
ship stays out, which means that the
succeeding six weeks will be bright and
sunshiny From present Indications
the little animal will not see his shadow
unless he travels with Il looking glass
y colored man by the name of Tom
Page, who lives down in the flats, WAS
reported yesterday morning to the au-
thorites us dead. Overseer of the Poor
j. NJ. Smith sent Mr.. Oakley to take the
mans measure for Il coffin, but when he
arrived at the house, Mr.. Oakley found
Tom sitting up by the fire very live
corpse.
Alonzo HORNE while wheeling yester-
day took Il tumble just beyond Big Hill,
cutting an ugly cash in his knee.
Mpnday night % man came in post
hasje for DR.. Killian to attend IA colored
wohlan whom he said was suffering with
her head 1t Turned out that the woman
was the wife of Bill Coleman and that
the was suffering from wound inflicted
by her husband, who had struck her with
d strap. the buckle Of which bruised her
body and cut wound in her head. The
woman after being struck had frequent
tits and did not speak for four hours.
At II meeting held mt the Presbyterian
<'bnrnh 81, 4 1,a
O'Clock service, the elders elected w.
w. McClung superintendent OF the sun
day school TO fill the aneXpred term of j.
r. c. Brown, .Ir., resigned.
Two of Salem's most popular YOU q
ladies' leave tomorrow to spend the win
ter elsewhere. Miss Ellen Blair leaves
for Richmond and Miss Mary Wiley to
Washington to visit a niece of DR.. Oscar
Wiley.
WV. Ballard, Jr.. who has been on IL
short visit to his father and mother, will
return to morrow to the Y. NJ. L., where
he is attending school.
In the mayors court yesterday, Farrar
Frog, a colorcd man of very usavory
reputation, was before his honor on uhc
charge Of splitting the scalp of Aieck
Spencer with a ten cup. AS This was in
direct violation Of section TO- he was fined
$40 and costs. In default of the payment
of the said amount he was sent to Jail
Luby Sanders, The colored man whose
legs were cut OIL ~ last weeks accident
at Balls Siding. died sunday morning ut
his home in Montgomery county.
Harry Hines, cadet at the Y. NJ. T.,
who has been in Salem on Il visit for the
past few days, and who expected to re-
turn to-day, has been detained a few days
longer by the advice of his physician.
Ernest. Lynch, of the Norfolk and West
ern, has gone for Il two weeks visit to his,
home in Union, w. Va.
Frank b. billiard, who j. connected
with the telephone company d Bristol,
Tenn, after visit to his brothers family
on College avenue, left--yestcrdav for the
above city.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02

We still receive our cream from the
Polytechnic Institute Our ice cream
will satisfy YOU. Try it. j. j. Catogni.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02
Growth of English.

The growth of the English language
during the present century has beon
without parallel in the history of any
tongue. The commercial associations Of
tho English and American people with
NIL the nations of the earth have brought
contributions from every cline to enrich
our mother tongue, and the result is
that there are words i'll common use III
the English language from every known
language on the face of the earth.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02

24 IA, unchanged from Saturday. Cash
corn WAS heavy.
Oats-Oats were lower ut opening in
sympathy with wheat, but soon showed
an inclination to improve under influence
of stronger corn. Cash oats steady
Proviaions-'rhc depression of the
wheat market and an easy feeling in the
hog trade at the yards had their natural
effect on products, which opened easy,
afterwards remaining dull and steady.
At the close May pork was Zoe under Sat.
urday. May lard 5a1 - lower, and May
ribs / 1.2 lower. Hides was quiet and
steady; natives. heavy, Old light, Ia;
native cows, heavy, Sl2aS 81 light
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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALvE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale ut Massie's Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke.
Doll babies, doll babies, doll babies.
Gravatt's Fair, 8 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02

KlMBAI1. COAL. KIMBAIL COAIh
The cheapest and best substitute for
Anthracite coal. W. *. Andrews X Co.
Roanoke agents.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02

W. X. ANDREWS & co, 2l9 Salem
avenue. have exclusive control of the cell
ebrated semi-bituminous RED ASH
COAL, the finest crate coal on the mar
ket. Their teams have bells
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02
DYSPEPSIA, DIZZY, WEAK.
DR.. Greene's Nervura Made Him
Strong and Well.

Mr.. Joseph T.. Hood, l2o Front ST., woon-
socket, Il. l., says:
"a felt weak and dizzy in the morning and
my stomach would not digest well. and made
me feel so il would burst. l had cxcruciating
main in the pit of my stomach ut times.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02

nerve remedy, and every dose gave me relief
the moment took it; the pain is all gone and
l feel strong all day--in fact, ] feel like new
man. | would not he without DR.. Grcene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy in the
house,
If constipatcd use DR.. Greene's Cathartic
Pills with the Ncryura. DR.. Greene, 81 West
18th ST., New York City. the most successful
physician in curin" nervous and chronic
diseases. can lie consulted free, personally or
by letter.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02
BASEBALL ASSURED.

\ Times reporter had further talk
Avith Manager Mitchell Yesterday and
found him very saneuinc rs to the organ
hation OF Il baseball league for the COM
season. The league, he says, will
Ng :: OF Winston, y. c., Danville,
Iynchnurg and Roanoke, Va, and the
cities being near together the circuit will
he short and railroad expenses materially
lessened. The salary limit will be an
average Of 500 II month or $500 per month
for the entire team He thinks there will
be no trouble to get good men ut these
figures and that there will he first class
ball playing in the league. lie has prac
ticnlly signed all his men, McGinnis, Il
Roanoke player, who made an excellent
record last season, having been signed
yesterday and about completing the list.
Mr.. Mitchell's energy and perseverance
deserve TO be rewarded with complete
success and that ne will receive the hearty
cooperation Of all lovers of the national
game IL this city and section is fully be-
lived.
FOR POCAHONTAS. NUT OR LUMP
COAL GO TO w. X. ANDREWS *
CO., 2l9 SALEM AVENUE. Their
teams have bells.
We still receive our cream from the
Polytechnic Institute. Our ice cream
will satisfy ycu. Try it. J. j. Catogni.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-02
IN The WORLD OF FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCKS.

New York, Feb. 1.-The feature of the
day in stock and financial circles WAS the
enormous demand and steady advance in
railway and miscellaneous bonds The
transactions in this department. OF stocks
footed up the large total of 81, 95S, 600 and
the business WAS unusually well distrib-
uted. Foreign rs well as local houses
we've in the market for good bonds, and
in many cases, owing ~ She advance in
prices commission orders could not be
executed. One reason for this activity is
dissatisfaction on the part Of the CAPT.
talists with business seeking these invest
mcnts. The improvement in prices WAS
not confined 10 gilt edged securities.
Stocks. on the other hand were irrcgu
lar. but in the main firm. The irrcgu.
larity WAS attributed to IL desire of the
Senate committee to amend the general
arbitration treaty. London firms sold
fairly large amounts of international
stocks on this account and professional
operators short of the market attempted
to force liquidation. Very little impress
sion was made on prices except in q few
instances. Manhattan, IIacKawanna and
Tobacco, however, were rather fcverish
and did not receive the support accorded
the general list.
There was good buying of the Northern
Pacitics and the new preferred rose to
within II fraction Of 80 Houses with con-
tinental connections were buyers. Lou.
isville and Nashville WIS higher on the
report for December net earnings, show.
ing a gain of S9,3l1.
IT. the industrial group, Chicago Gas
was i'll request on the declaration of
another quarterly dividend of 1.2 per
cent. Speculation closed irregular. but
in the main firm. Net changes show
losses of l-4al per cent. Western Union,
Northern Pacific ANA Omaha, however,
gained ISIS per cent. Total sales were
lSG. G04 shares.
Bonds were active and strong. The
sale footed up S3,9jS, 600.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-02-11

In the senate Tuesday Taylor called
up the bill dividing the state of Wash
ington into congressional districts, by
which the counties of Clallam, Jeffer-
son, Kitsap, Island, San Juan, What
com, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Okano-
gan, Douglas, Stevens, Lincoln and
Spokane comprise one district, and the
counties of Mason, Chehalis, Thurston,
Pierce, Lewis, Wahkiakum, COwlitz,
Clark, Skamania, Yakima, Kittitas,
Klickitat, Franklin, Walla Walla, Gar
field Columbia, Asotin, Whitman and
Adams comprise the second congress
sional district.
Yend's bill passed. 1t removes from
the penitentiary the prohibitory clause
authorizing it to manufacture only jute
fabrics and brick, and allows the man
ufacture Of any article for the state
which is provided by law.
A concurrent resolution was passed
for a joint committee to visit the
Cheney normal school and the Eastern
Washington insane asylum, and a COM
mittee to visit the agricultural college
at Pullman.
Keith's bill determining the qualifi-
cation of county superintendent Of
common schools passed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-02-11
In the House.

The house Tuesday passed S. w.
Bakers bill for the protection of sheer
and to prevent the spread of disease
among sheep in the state.
Representative Ways bill exempting
personal property from taxation to the
amount of So, 800 was introduced.
Barlow's bill to reduce the salary OF
the supreme court reporter from So, 600
to 81 500 passed the house with but few
dissenting votes.
Merrifeld's bill amending the law to
protect products, which will be of
special interest to cheese manufac-
turers, passed.
Ames' bill, amending the law defin-
ing seduction and the punishment
therefor, passed. 1t provides penalty
OF Imprisonment in the penitcntiary not
more than five years, or by fine not ex-
ceeding $1,000, and imprisonment in
the county Jail not exceeding one year.
DeMattos' bill to reduce the per
diem of jurors passed.
A bill by Gerry to abolish the Office
of acknowledgements passed the house
without discussion, by vote of 81 to
IA. The bill provides that it shall not
take effect until the expiration of the
present term of Mr.. Daniels, January,
1901
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-02-11

around all day. Finally we concluded to
cross the creek to hunt for some part
ridges young Lincoln had seen the day be-
fore. The creek WAS swollen by a recent
rain. and in crossing on the narrow foot
ing Abe fell in. Neither of us could SWIM
l got long pole and held it out to Abe,
who grabbed it, Then pulled him ashore
He was almost dead and l was badly
scared. | rolled and pounded him in good
earnest. Then got him by the arms and
shook him, the water meanwhile pouring
out of his mouth. by this means | sue
ceeded in bringing him to, and he was
soon all right
"Then new difficulty confronted u.s.
If our mothers discovered our wet clothes
they would whip us. This we dreaded
from experience and determined to avoid.
1t was June, the sun was very warm, and
we soon dried our clothing by spreading
them on the rocks about us. We prom
ised never to tell the story, and never
mentioned the incident to any one until
after Lincoln's tragic end.
Abraham Lincoln had a sister. Her
name was Sallie, and she was very pref
ty girl. She went to school when she
could, which was not very often.
"Yes. if you must know, Sallie Lincoln
was my sweetheart. She was about my
age. l loved her, and claimed her, as
boys do. l suppose that was one reason
of my warm regard for Abe. When the
Lincoln family moved to Indiana l was
prevented by circumstances from bidding
good-by to either of the children, and
never saw them again."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-02-11

When the house convened Monday
afternoon, flood of petitions was nre-
sented against the passage of the bill
abolshing fishtraps and against the
bill creating compulsory pilotage law.
The matter of the investigation of
the different state institutions, which
has caused so much opposition and dis
cussion in the house, was practically
settled this afternoon by passing to its
third reading, with amendments,
RAIDERS joint resolution, which pro-
vides for the appointment of one in
speeding committee for each Of the fol-
lowing groups:
Cheney and Ellensburg normal
schools and Medical Lake insane asy-
lum; Whatcom normal school and the
state university; reform school and
school for defective youth; Steilacoom
insane asylum; agricultural college and
Soldiers Home.
Taylor's senate bill passed. 1t pro-
hibits attorneys from seeking divorce
business through advertising.
Strives bill, providing for the adop-
tion of legal heir under the age of FL
years, instead of Is, passed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-02-11
CfNCOLN'S LOVE.MAKlNG.
Encountered Eis Polite al Rival While
Addressing Miss Todd

Addressing Miss Todd.
In 1850 Miss Mary Todd, of Kentucky,
arrived in Springfield to visit married
sister. Mrs. Edwards. AT the instance of
bis friend Speed, who was also a Ken
tuckian, Lincoln became visitor at the
Edwards. and before long it was appar-
ent to the observant among those in
Springfield that the lively young lady held
MIN captive. Engagements at that time,
ana in that neighborhood, were not an
nounced as soon as they were made, and
1t is not at all impossible that Miss Todd
and Mr.. Lincoln were betrothed many
months before any other than Mrs. Ed
wards and Mir Speed knew Of it. writes
John Gilmer Speed in the Ladies' Home
Journal At this time, as was the case
TN Lincoln was elected to the presidency,
his one special rival in Illinois was Ste
phcn y. Douglas. Mr.. Douglas had more
Of the social graces than Mr.. Lincoln, and
it appeared to him that nothing would be
more interesting than to cut out his DO
litical rival in the affections of the en-
tcrtnining and lively Miss Todd, and SO
he paid her court. A spirited young lady
from Kentucky at that time in Illinois
would have been almost less than human
if she had refused to accept the attentions
of the two leading men OF the locality.
Therefore, Miss Todd being quite human.
encouraged Douglas and again there was
what nowadays would have been called
a Irritation. This course of action did not
spur Lincoln on in his devotion, but made
him less ardent. and he concluded. after
much self-worriment, to break off the en-
gagemcnt, which he did, but at the same
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-02-11

Tacoma, Feb. 9.--It il announced
here today that the cargo mills Of the
Northwest, including Washington and
British Columbia, are likely to be
brought under the control of new
lumber combine which is being formed
for the purpose of controlling and ex-
tending the foreign lumber trade and
the maintenance of uniform price lists
md grades. This organization will be
the successor OF the Central Lumber
Company, which recently went to pieces
after endeavoring to exercise like SUI
pervision over both foreign and coast
wise markets. 1t is understood that
the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Com
pany, of this city, and the Bellingham
Bay Improvement Company, OF New
Whatcom, will not join.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-02-11

Medford, Or. Feb. "a mass meet
ing was held at the opera-house yester-
day afternoon, for the purpose of max
ing arrangements for testing sugarbcet
raising in this valley. A large num-
her of farmers were present, and about
seycnty-tive have consented to put out
a quarter of an acre each for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the amount Of
beets the soil in this vicinity will pro-
duce, and also the amount OF sugar the
beets contain. Merchants of this city
have subscribed sufficient amount to
procure the necessary seed for making
the test, so that the farmers will only
be out the use of the land. If the test
is favorable, parties in San Francisco
stand ready to put in factory of sutfi-
cient capacity to use all the beets pro-
duced in this valley.