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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-20
JUST THINK OLE IT.

Groom dwelling, in nice condition. in
Northwest Roanoke, for 800: $50 cash,
balance $40 per month.
few other bargains equally rs good
in other sections of the city.
L. W. SPINDLE & co,
No : Campbell avenue.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-20
some LOCAL EWS
TOO MUCH RISK.

Your grocer may tell you he has flour
Mt less price, that is just as good as
"PILLSBURY'S BEST"
He will not claim that he has anything
any better, because PiLLSBURY'S
BEST IS THE BEST THERE IS.
HAWKINS, FIELDING & co.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-20
TO BE CONTINUED.

VanLear Bros. will sell you spring
tonic, "Sarsaparilla," so cents bottle.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-20
A FAT OFFICE.

Before painting your house call mt
Evans, Butt 81 Price, the hardware men.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-20

Malaga Grapes and California Pears.
!. j. Catouni.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-20
TO CURE 4 COLD II ONE DAY.

rake Laxative Bromo Qninine Tablets.
Nj druggists refund the money if IL falls
10 cure. PC. For sale by johnson \ John.
an
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-20
Fast Black Hosiery Bargains.

zoe Quality Now 15c.
To reduce cur stock of Ladies'
Black Hose we have made
one number OF the usual
zoe. quality; ~. l5C
These are the celebrated ii. Is.
Fast Black, light weight, silk
finish.with spliced heels and toes.
We shall sell but one case at
this price. Sizes from s to 10.
Children's BLACK Ribbed Hose
Double Knees extra fine quality
Poe grade l5c, all sizes.
We shall offer Il limited guam
tity OF Children's Ribbed
Hose, superfine quality and
light weight, all sizes. from ~
A IL to ., at. DC
As this is exactly half price, we
shall stop the sale whenever orr
superfluous stock is sold.
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A POPULAR FIRM.
Industry, Courtesy and Proficiency the
First Attributes of Success.

Auuussry, courtesy ana proficiency the
First Attributes of Success.
Messrs. Oakley s. Woolwine, funeral
directors, have recently fitted up bust
ness office in connection with their I'M
dertaking parlors in the front room on
the first floor of their fine three, story
brick building on Campbell avenue near
Commerce street, which is model of
neatness and comfort, and is we'll ar
ranged for all the purposes designed. 1t
Is enclosed. with & nice black walnut rail
ing. and furnished with ~ handsome desk,
comfortable chairs and a large iron safe,
where the books and important papers
are kept. Tho walls are tastefully deco
rated with portraits and pictures, while
The rest of the furnishings add to its gen.
eral attractiveness.
On the first and second floors of the
building are stored large assortment of
caskets, some OF them being of great
beauty OF design and finish and of costly
material. In the working room on the
second floor are all the appliances for
embalmihg, in which art the firm has de-
servedly attained high reputation for
their uniform success and the care which
they bestow upon the work entrusted to
their charge.
John NJ. Oakley and G. w. C. Wool.
wine, under the firm name of Oakley G.
Woolwine, undertakes, formed CO.
partnership in October, 1882. and began
business in Roanoke. Their first place
was over the hardware store of William
G. Evans, on Commerce street, from
which, after four years, they removed to
the storeroom OH the south side of Salem
avenue between Commerce and Henry
streets, where they remained seven years.
Their success during that time was such
That more room was needed and accord
ingly they purchased the lot and erected
their present large and commotlious es-
adjustment, which is second to none in
the State i'll convenienceS and equipments
for the work in which they are engaged.
Mr.. Woolwine has been the active part
ner in this city, but both members of the
firm are full graduates in embalming and
have represented the State Association.
Mr.. Woolwine has also been president of
the Virginia Association for two years,
and was appointed by Governor O'Ferrall
a member of the State Board of Exam
liners, which body will meet in Richmond
on Tuesday, April 20, when Mr.. Wool
wine will be in attendance. Mr.. Samuel
&. Oakley, son of the senior partner, is the
firms chief assistant, and is we'll up with
every detail of the work, being prac.
tical embalmer and licensed by the State
board. The firm and their assistant are
very popular, having by fair dealing,
courtesy and kindness made friends of ali
with whom they have come in contact,
either in their business or social rcla-
lions.
Borated Talcum 10c. ut VanI.ear Bros.
l. Art tie Ia Mode, Young Ladies' Jour.
nal, Toilette, Bon Ton and Delineator,
l. g. 4
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UNTRlMMED HATS.

100 dozen Children's Untrim-
med Straw Hats. In all
kinds of shapes, plain and
combination colors. new m
AMI latest effects. Each. IJC
900 dozen Women's and Mis-.
ses' Untrimmed Short-back
Straw Sailor Hats, staple m
colors, worth Zoe. Each. tJC
Stylish Black Untrimmed
Shapes, with rough gimp
brims. Special price this m
week. /JE
Untrimmed Hats. latest
shapes in Nenpolitan
braids. with fancy edges. az
Special price this week. =. HSc
Short Bacl, Sailors. in the
latcst shades of heliotrope,
green and black. Special 40
price this week. .. HSG
Fancy Rough Straw Hats, IN m
red and violet. ...... S0c
Fine Milan and Fancy Straw
Walking Hats in all the IN
English effects, at. ...... JUG
- dozen Women's. Misses
and Chi'dren's Imported
Leghorn Flats, an extra 20
good quality; worth Csc, ut 40C
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-20

SHN4k5@ YOU'LL MAKE A
NAHaM MISTAKE if you buy II
|sE5 buggy or phaeton without
SSgK9EFfSIs eeing what we have 70
9Saly N4dl> offer. For the same quail
ltY OF goods we guarantee the lowest
prices in the city.
EAR\fAN IL FLIPPO,
107 Salem avenue.
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RIBBONS.

A Remarkable Ribbon Pm chas
0-inch wide Pure Silk Moire
Taffeta Ribbons, all the
new spring colors, real val
ne 45c. This weeks's spe- n
cial price. 4
One lot Double Face Black
and White Ribbon, former q
ly 25c and 35c, Mt. Z
One lot Fine Changeable Taft
feta Ribbon, 4 inches wide.
in Spring shades, formerly a
SOC, at. I
One lot Moire Tnffeta Ribbon,
broken assortment of coll n
ors,4'inch, formerly 35c, at
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-20
FINE BLACK RIBBONS.

About Half Regular Prices.
Every piece pure silk and qua
anteed to give satisfaction.
Fine Black Gros Grain Ribbons
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Call ut Evans, Butt s. Prices for YOU
fishing tackle. The hardware men.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-20
Boratcd Talcum 1Oc. at vanLear Bro

l. Art lie Ia Mode, Young Ladies' Jour.
nal, Toilette, Bon Ton and Delineator,
with full stock of periodicals, nawspa-
pe,s, magazines, etc, at Jacks news
depot.
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THE (TE(C OF
S W, L S &c III REAS
AND FOR
OR SENSATIONAL
TlsE FEW
MONEY BACK ON DEMAND
ELSEWHERE WE REPEAT
wEkK SOME FRESH
BARGAINS, OF I.AsTw
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-20
new MILLINERY STYLES.

Those who have waited
until after Easter to Sc
lect their Millinery have
lost nothing by SO doing.
Daily additions of choice
creations and the con-
slant selling going on
here keep the stock al.
ways new, fresh and ever
changing. We offer this
week n special line of
Trimmed Millinery, in
-. as to. elec's' from scar
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-20

Black Double Face Striped ,r
Ribbons, 3 l.2 inch, Mt. -. l5G
IL inch, 25c.
Superior Double Face Black Satin
Ribbons, high @stre and extra
g. 70 - :: .. So; s. Sc s.
Another great value in our
All.silk Taffeta Ribbons, 4
to . inches in width, plain
and cord edge, worth SOC II ~
800 yards Black Silk Betting, =
regular price 25c, at. -. &c
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
The Afternoon Nap.

The frequency with which medical
men *<:s;f2e(F Fhether it is harmful to
iqlelge in the ''afternoon nap is not,
p&haps, SURF rising, for several rea-
sons. MGst1 1ersons have had expert
ence in the seductive charms of the
somnocnce which has followed the
comfortable ingestion of 3 midday or
evening meal. The meal finished, the
diner arrauges himself comfortably in
on armchair, takes up a newspaper
and prepares to make the most of the
restful conditions OF his mind and
body. But nature soon begins to as
sert her sway. In time, the eyelids
close, the head begins to nod, the
newspaper falls from the hands aud
the symptoms of nap are complete.
Whether the ''winks" be forty or one
hundred in number, the result is tho
same-~a short, sound sleep. Then
comes the question, Is it harmful thus
to fall asleep after q meal? BY no
means, for the very obvious reason
that the process is merely phytiolog-
ical one, and as such, when it occurs,
is quite natural. When digestion is
in progress, nature has arranged that
oil the available blood in the body
shall be collected in and about the
digestive organs, Consequently, the
blood supply to the brain falls to q
low ebb, and thus sleep is easily in.
duced. On the other hand, OF course,
physio]ogically, it is wrong for brain
work to be attempted Immediately
after q solid meal. Medical Press.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
Lures for Catfish,

The catfish is very much like the owl
in It's habits. 1t is only OH rare occa'
sions that the anglers bait is tempting
enough to lure tho wary ext from its
haunts in daylight.
The catfish abounds in nearly all
the inland streams Of this country.
Scattered along the banks Of the Allie
eheny and Ohio Rivers, near Pittsburg,
can be seen almost eyeyy summer night
scores OF honhres built to attract the
fish.
A modern scientific device has been
invented that will entirely revolution
ize this sport. 1t is'a dynamo attached
to a long wire containing one or more
incaIlescent bulbs. These bulbs are
thrown in the stream and the current
turned on, and the fish collect around
the ght,--Now York Mail and Elk
press.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
Tremendous Force in q Steam Boiler.

A writer in popular journa|,in tho
course Of an article showing the great
amount Of force developed by tho
steam generated in q boiler, says:
What tremendous force is struggling
to tear boiler to atoms Take, for
example, horizontal tubular boiler
of ordinary proportions, go inches in
diameter by 16 feet long, containing
So 1.inch tubes. Such boiler has
surface area of 4o,71G square inches.
Suppose this boiler is operated with
WORKING pressure of 100 pounds per
squar:,,, inch, which is not at oil un.
comm M Tho boiler, therefore, sus-
tains q total pressure Of 4,07l, 900
pounds, or more than 203j tons. Do
wo realize what this means? The
boiler has resting upon it the cQuiya-
lent of a column OF granite 10 feet
square and 245. 5 feet high. Or to put
it another way, the boiler is holding
up the equivalent weight of 22,620
persons, each weighing lS0 pounds.
The best authorities agree that the or
dinary draught horse, working eight
hours day, exerts an average force
during that time OF l20 pounds. Now,
this force acting to disrup the boiler
longitudinally is 226,2GO pourds, so
that to produce an equivalent stress it
would be necessary to hitch up to each
end Of the boiler q team CT 1855
horses.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
4 Lively Bear Hunt.

4 Jackson (Ky.) letter TO the Lox.
ington Herald tells of lively bear
hunt in Breathitt County
''On last Tuesday Steve Dehart shot
and killed black bear near Red
River, in Menifee, which is about five
miles notheast Of Dundee station, on
the Lexington and Eastern Railway.
Mr.. Dehart was thirteen days out on
the hunt for the bear, when he found
his den in ledge OF rocks abou, $50
feet from the ground, and he hpd to
go over the cliff eighty feet higher.
Leaving his gun and two dogs on top
Of the cliff, he went into the .ien to
look for the bear, and as he was crawl
ing along the den the bear made a
roaring noise, and then Dehart ran
back on top of the cliff for tbs gun
and dog, The dog had to be tied by
the head with a rope and let ever the
cliff into the den, when all at once the
bear seized the dog by the throat,
killing him instantly. Then another
dog was lowered in the den, and as the
bear made rush for the dog Steve
shot the bear between the eyes, slight
ly wounding him. The bear rcgained
his feet and got back into his den, re-
naming there until the next morning,
while Dehsrt lay by the den all night
trying to punch the bear out with
pole. Then early the next morning
he ran long pole into the den, and
as the bear made rusn for the mouth
of the den Steve shot him in tbs head,
this shot being fatal. About this time
Dehart felt that he did not want any
more hear hunts with a squirrel rife.
The bear weighed about 300 pounds
net, and was about ten years old. The
bears hide, when tackled to the wall,
was six feet and ten INCHES long and
five feet broad. "a
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
Somewhere.

Fair, mystic realm Of Somewhere,
Beyond the Sometime Sea,
The vagrant odors come where +
The worlds ways torture me.
Der waves and lonely islands
Thy whispers come betlmes,
As lute.notes in the silence,
AS minor poets, rhymes.
o beckoning realm OF roses, where pleas
,ures mark each mile.
These warnings are but music and living is
smile! y-s
Sweet rs virgins dreaming,
Who loves first kiss yet thrills
Fair rs the flowers cleaning ~
Where moonlight softly spills.
Mans later Eden Somewhere,
We needs must long for thee;
Che tempter's lipa are dumb there,
The serpent hute's not free.
o beckoning realm Of roses, where pleas
ures mark each mile, :
There yearnings are but music and living is
smile.
w. L. Hale, In Chicago Times. Herald
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
Dream Was Fulfilled.

Don Waggener, the twelve year.old
son Of George Waggener, OF Independ.
ence, Kan, was shot and seriously
wounded while out hunting by the
accidental discharge Of o gun. A
queer incident OF the affair is that his
father was away from home at the
time, tut the night before dreamed
that 8. serious accident would happen
e! home the next day. This SO worked
upon his mind that he started for
home the next day, and arrived just
as his wounded son was carried into
the house. Chicago Chronicle.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
POPULAR SCIENCE,

Our sun is but one of thousands Of
others Of equal or greater magnitude.
The light Of the moon is only about
one.six hundred theusandth that of
the sun.
A large part Of the finest iron and
steel of commerce is made from mag
netic ores.
Railway spikes are to be made with
huted sides to prevent the possibility
Of their slipping or turning.
Typhusant,toxine is the latest m edi-
cinal discovery. It is alleged to be q
sure preventive for typhus fever.
There is talk of furnishing electric
power to the City Of Mexico from peat
beds nine miles distant, owned by
Boston interests.
Modern machinery on ocean steam
ships gets four times as much power
from pound Of coal es was the case
half century ago. y
Professor Koch, who is on his way
to Cape Town, South Africa, intends
to study not only the rinderpest, but
also the different local forms of lep.
rosy, in which he has taken great in
terest for some years past.
A depot has been established in
London whore motor vehicles may be
repaired and stored. Skilled mechan-
les, thoroughly posted in motor vehi-
cleswork, will be kept in readiness to
answer calls from disabled vehicles in
any part Of the city.
The greatest depth, writes Professor
Seoley in his ''Story of the Earth" at
which earthquakes are known to orig
mate is about thirty miles. It has
also been calculated that heat suf.
ticient to melt granite might occur at
about the same depth.
It is sestimGted that twenty-five acres
OF land are necessary to sustain one
man on fresh meat. The same space
OF land, if devoted to wheat culture,
would feed AZ people; if to oats, So; ;
potatoes, Indian corn and rice, 167,
and if to plantain or bread.tree, over
5000 people.
+ The London tower bridge is worked
almost on the same lines as a man. Of.
war. The captain is q lieutenant of
the royal navy, and he has crew of
sailors and engineers who ore divided
into watches, with lookouts, and go
about their duties in working the
gigantic bascules much in the same
way as if they we're on board ship.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
Have Bees Conscience:

This question was raised III my
mind, and answered in the affirmative,
by the following incident which I oh.
served in the course of q country ram
BILE on the coast of Devon. There
were several small humble bees stead
lily at work. among the many gay-col.
ored blossoms whioh form perfect
flower bed on either side of cliff walk
on that lovely promontory opposite
the little fishing town of Salcombe.
Each bee kept to his own particular
flower, as ESQ Sir John Lubbock tells
us) all well.conducted bees should do.
But one became puzzled by the like.
ness in color between black knapweed
and purple thistles. His flower for
this outing was evidently the KNAPP
weed, and when he had exhausted all
its blossoms in the immediate neigh
borh hood he was beguiled by similarity
in color.into trying thistle, but, on
alightins, he instantly discovered his
mistake, and flew about looking tor
more knapweed, which he might easily
have found by flying few yards fur.
ther. Instead, however, he returned
to the inviting thistle head, and this
time gave himself up with perfect
abandon to it's luscious delights, sti-
fling the voice OF conscience which on
his first visit ho had SO instantly
obeyed.
These little humble bees we'll repay
the time spent on watching their
small, busy lives. On another occa-
sion, when camping for the day in q
fr.wood, my sister became aware OF
two Of these soft little creatures buz.
zing round and round the skirt OF her
dress in such determined and spirit.
ed way that We felt they meant busi-.
ness and not mischief. My sister
drew her skirt away, when the bees
Instantly made for tiny hole in the
bank, evidently their house door.
Their gentle, persistent manner OF
making their meaning known to us
was most striking. London Spec
tator.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
The First Snow.

The first SNOW slowly ralleth, as the years
That drop from Gods hand in the lives OF
meu;
Far off the rumblinSs down the brooding
glen II
OF the last loaded wagon reaches the ears;
Blurr'd as q pictured scene we see through
tears.
The bleak hills loom-beyond the cheerlesa
fen
The hermit owls hoot echoing: and then i
Silence and darkness, and no choristers.
Beneath tho snow the mountains rugged
heads,
As the low bosom Of tho valley, rise
As smooth and soft as moon-bleachei daisy;
beds
That bare their bosoms to the summer skies;
Recalling the white peace OF death that
spreads
And shuts all troubles from the wcaried
eyes!
Will 7. Hale, in Nashville American. J
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
The Litt.e Bell In the Heart.

Ny heart keeps knocking all the day!
What does it near? What would it say?
Ny heart keeps knocking all the night!
Child, hast thou thought OF this Alright?
So long it has Knocked. now loud, now low
Hast thou thought what it means by knock,
ing SO?
% ys
No, child, it's a lively little bell.
The dear Gods gift, who loves thee we'll.
On the door Of tho soul by Him it's hung,
And by His hand it still is runs,
And He stands without and waits to SEQ
Whether within He will welcome be-
And still keeps knocking. in hopes to win
The welcome answer: "Come in! come in!'
So knocks thy heart now, day by day,
And when its strokes have died away.
And all its knockings on earth are DER,
1t will knock itself at heavens door:
And stand without, and wait and sec
Whether within it will welcome be;
And hear Him say: "Come. dearest guest!
I found in thy bosom holy rest
AS thou hast done, be it done to thee;
Como into tho joys OF eternity" ~
FROM the German.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
Huge Turtle Shells,

The huge turtles that. existed dur
ing the youth Of the world appear to
havo inhabited the foothills OF tn,
Himalaya Mountains. The eggsbells
and bones OF these extinct creatures.
which occasionally wash out OF the
raYines where they have been bnried
for ages, prove that they were moro
than twice as large as any specimen of
the tortoise family which now ezists.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Young lions are often very lean.

Young Irons are often very lean.
Getting the big head shrinks the
heart.
The fears'we borrow arc the hardest
70 drive away.
Unless you want to be poor don't
try to keep all you get.
It is harder to dine with some men
shan it is to fast alone.
We are rich not in what we have,
but in what we cannot lose.
Live to do coed and you will never
tire Of your employment.
When little manis lifted up every
body finds out that he is little.
The man who thinks he knows
Others is great stranger to himself.
The man who would be considered
wise often turns out to be otherwise.
If you knew that tomorrow would
be your last day how wculd you spend
this?/
The man who has lived only for
himself has wasted his time and robbed
the world.
There are some very important les.
sons which can only be learned from a
mistake.
1t is doubtful if there is any man
who has not at some time in his lie
been hypocrite.
There can be no true and abiding
comfort and peace that is not rooted
md grounded in faith.
The business Of fault finding would
soon come to an end If evary fault.
finder could only be we'll Introduced
to himself.
Money is one of the levers that
moves the world, and it always aaoves
it in tho right direction when golly
man controls it, Rams Horn.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
liinsll1p.

There is no flower OF wood or lea
No April flower as fair as she;
O whte anemCne, who hast
The winds Wild grace:
Know her a cousin Of thy race,
Into whose face q
A presence like the wind hath passed.
There is no flower Of wood or lea,
No Maytime flower Us fair rs she;
O bluebell. tender with the blue
OF limpid skies.
Thy lineage hath kindred ties
In her. whose eyes
The heav'ns' own qualities imbue.. r.:
There is no flower of wood or leo; -
No June-day flower, as fair as she;
Rose-odorous with beauty Of
Life's first and best
Behold thy sister here confessed! ..
Whose maiden breast
Is fragrant with the dreams OF love.
Madison Cawein, in Ledger.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
MERELY 4 SUGGESTION,

"1Iy DEAR said Mrs. younghns-
band, II saw such queer, dingy
cable csr this afternoon. 1t had no
passengers at ell"
':Thss was sand car" replied her
lord and master, as he looked up{rom
his evening paper. ''IS distributes
sand along the tracks to keep tie
wheeIs from slipping"
Glow very .1tice, Edward" she
sighed. cit seems to me that such a
contriyance would be very useful to
you at times. '-New York Herald.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
BANTER.

81 may be hideous, slab-siaed and
all that," remarked the slate ten!a-
lively, "but if there's any figuring to
be done you can count on me-"
Whereupon tLe pencil asked the
sponge if it saw the point, and the
sponge dried up,-New York Journal.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
HEARTLESS pCS.,

When they told her that the young
man whose suit she had rejected the
previous evening had hanged himself
to tho gate post directly after he left
her, the beautiful girl shrugged her
shoulders.
"lt isn't my fanlt," she said, coldly.
Il specifically told him he mustn't
think Of hanging around here any
more. Detroit Tribune.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
Confederate Military Rolls.

Acting under authority granted by
tbe South Carolina Legislature, Gen
eral Hugh l.. Farley is collecting aad
will publish in permanent. form the
rolls of all the companies raised in
chat State for service in The Confeder.
ate Army.
The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
TO DRIVE OF NOT TO DRIVE.

Roberts-''Hallo! What's wrong,
old fellow?'
Benson -fsrm almost crazy I sent
letter to my broker, asking him
whether he thought I was fool, and
another one to Miss Willets, asking
her to come for drive with me, and
I don't know which Of them this tele,
gram is from" .
Roberts-"What does It say?"
Benson Simply Yes"