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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12
HE MADE A, MISTAKE.
And Didn't Mend 5Iatters n Tit When Ho
Discovered 1t.


The fine looking young man who was
shown into the parlor was new one to
the old gentleman, who had lived in u
state OF anxiety for years lest some one
would marry his charming daughter for
her money. All young men were under
suspicion with him, and he was partic-
ularly formal with those of fine appear
ance. The caller intended to observe the
proprletles by Introducing himself, but
the host said i'll his stiffest business
tones:
What can l do for you, sir?''
came to tell you, sir, that have
asked your daughter"-
just us | expected was snorted
back ITS pretty tough when man of
affairs mt my time of life has to put in
half his time telling young whipper-
snappers that they can't have that girl
OF mine There is the most mercenary
lot of men just coming into active life
that L have ever seen. I'd better give
my fortune to some charitable institu-
ton You can't have her"
Perhaps if l should explain''-
There's nothing to explain. I've
heard it all more times than 1 have
hairs on my head. OF course you love
her. Iou can't live without her. You
have no money, but you're educated.
possess brave heart and will shield
her from all trouble. You will
Just to shield you from little pres
cnt embarrassment / will inform YOU
that I'm not III the least III love with
your daughter "
What in thunder did YOU propose to
her for, then? Have you the unmitigated
gall to como i'll here and tell me that
you want my daughter when you re not
IN love with her and not expect to get
kicked out: Why, YOU
Break away, papar' laughed the
vision of lovcliness who hurried into the
room This is the gentleman visiting at
Mrs. Winton's, and he is arranging her
private theatricals for her He has asked
me to take Il part, and referred him to
you.
The old gentleman glarcd hopclcssly
for full minute and in his confusion
said brokenly:
Take her, my son, take her. Dc
troit Free Press
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12
a PSALM OF LIFE.

Through the wild babel of our fever'd time
The song of Homer comcth, grave and stern
With tidinSs from tho worlds fresh healthy
prime
Tidinss which our worm wcaricd ago con-
Germ.
Unchanged, through all the long unnumbcr'd
years,
The voice of Homer sings the song divine,
Which tells of godlikc tolls, of heroes tears
And OF tho punishment of Priam's line.
Tho battle in the plain is raging yet;
The watch fires blaze; the beak'd ships line
the shore.
For VS. the foo in grim array is set.
All, but do wo fight as they fought of yore?
For We too, like the heroes long ago,
Must wage slow wars and sail the bitter sea.
Fierce is the conflict, loud tho tempests blow
And the waves roar and rage INCREASINGLY.
Still must wo wander Der the stormy main
'TwiXt rocks ana whirlpouls dread passage
make,
still must tho sirens sing to It's i'll vain,
still from tho tolls OF Circc must we break
Turn, then, to Homcrs psalm of life and see
How they endured whose pilgrimage is done
And hear the message they have left for thee
Only by patience is the victory won.
-Macmillan'S MugaZine
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12

Beautiful plates, cups and saucers,
fancy china. Gravatts Fair, Salem ave-
me.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12

did you catch a glimpse of the foot
pad:' asked the policeman who was
STOPPING over the inscnsible victim and
examining his injuries.
Yes, y answered the man whose
timely arrival had scared tho murdcrous
villain away. "Hc was tough looking
fellow, IL little taller than | am and
wore chin whiskers -
The PROSTATE man shuddered, gasped
and moved his lips Consciousness was
returning.
Strictly speaking" the policeman
heard him mutter feebly, there is no
such thing as chin whiskers Whiskers
grow ON the cheeks. He wore chin
beard. y
Then the Boston man became uncon-
scious again. Tribune.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12
MONEY MARKET.

New York. Feb 1l.-Moncy on call
easy ut 2a2 per cent, last loan ut l2
Bar silver, G4 81 Sterling exchange
strong with actual business in bankers
bills ut 4.S4 3ia4.S5 for sixty days and
4.S6 l.2a4.S 81 for demand Posted
rates, $50 2a4.S1 1.2 Commercial bills,
4. So Fad. 81 1-2. Government bonds firm;
State bonds dull; railroad bonds easier.
Silver at the board steady.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12

II have given Chamberlain's Cough
Kennedy Ofair test and consider il
one OF the very best remedies Cor Group
that have ever found. One dose has al
ways been sufficient, although | use 1t
freely Any cold my children contract
yields very readily tc this medicine. /
can conscientiously recommend it for
groups and colds in children.
Yours respectfully, GEO. f. WOLFF.
For sale by II. c. Barnes, ale puts up
prescriptions.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA sALvE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands. Chill
biains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
ana positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
CURED 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale at Massie's Phar
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12
CHICAGO.

Chicago, Feb. 11.-There was n net loss
of & sc in the price of wheat as IL result
of to'day's trading. An effort was made
early to support prices, but many
longs" displayed WEAKNESS and dscour-
agement, selling freely and thereby de
pressing the market. Under puts
there was fair demand for wheat, and n
slight rally resulted. The most impor-
tant hear feature was the indi ference of
cash wheat buyers. neither millers nor
exporters being in the market MAY
wheat declined to % }.S, closing ut 40 ,,
1Sc under yesterday. Cash wheat was
weak and 1-2a3 4c lower
Corn-Prces fluctunted only slightly,
but the tone altered to correspond with
the variations OF wheat: trading cortln-
ue: slow and listless s, the interest being
indifferent. May corn opened 1T 23 5.S
sold between % 5.S. unchanged from yes.
terday. Cash corn was easy. and Lie
lower.
Oats were quiet, the tone rejecting the
action of wheat. May oats closed IL Shade
under yesterday. Cash oats were easy
and Lie lower
Provisions-The hoe receipts were
above the expectations this morning, the
result of which WIS II decline in prices
at the yards and, in turn, IL loss in values
of products. Business was only moder.
ately active and nothing significant de-
vcloped. May pork and ribs each closed
. l-2a5c lower; May lard 2l.2c lower.
Hides were firm; natives, heavy, Old;
light, Ia: native COWS heavy 81. "a
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12
10 Fit the Crime.

You don't look like hard citizen.
but you plead guilty TO the charge Of be-
ing found i'll Il gambling resort | ought
to inflict Il fine of ut least So
But. your honor, | was intoxicated,
or wouldn't havc"-
Drunk, too, were You: The fine will
be $40 and costs Call the next case. "
Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12
lNCANDESCENT LAMPS.
How the Burned Out Filament May BE
Replaced and Renewed.

How the Burned Out Filament May BE
Replaced and Renewed.
1t has been generally supposed to be Il
frultless task to attempt the renewal of
burnt out incandescent electric lamp,
although there appears to be some eco
nomic fallacy involved in the destruc-
ton of what is except i'll one small if
important particular Il perfect piece of
apparatus. 1t is not intended, as IL rule,
to give in this column descriptions of
American devices or achievements
drawn from foreign publications. This
subject has, however, been taken up by
the English journal, Industries and
Iron, and, although it states that an
American process for renewing these
lamps after the filamcnt has been bro
ken has been developed, it does not give
the name of inventors nor state that the
process has come into anything like gen
eral application. Its description of the
operation is therefore given for what it
is worth.
1t states that commercial success
has been made of Il process for renewing
burned out lamps which renders possible
the use of the old bulb ut IL very slight
expense. BY the new method the collar.
or bare end, of the lamp is not disturb
ed, the old filament being removed and
the new one placed through small hole
Ill the lamp bulb made by removing the
TIP. The small hole is subsequently clos
ed exactly i'll the same manner us in the
case of the new lamp, leaving nothing
to indicate i'll the finished, repaired
lamp that it had ever been opened.
1t is stated that some 400, 600 lamps
have been repaired by this method, the
filamcnt being inserted through the
small hole referred to by skillful twist
Of the hand and secured III position bv a
special carbon paste. The black dcposi,
on the inside of the bulb is removed lev
fitting the lamp to the holder and re-
moving it i'll Il gas furnace, while I'M
mediately following this operation Il
small glass tube is fused to the opening
made i'll the bulb, through which the
lamp is exhausted. When this has been
done and the last trace of air and gas
absorbed, Il blowpipc flame is directed
upon the throat of the tube. which is
melted into the point exactly i'll every
respect Il counterpart of the original
lamp. Providence Journal
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12

The woman tennis champion OF New
Zealand has but one hand, and that is
the left one, but she can serve ball
that is exceedingly difficult to return.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12

Ray declares that the seed of single
splcenwort will number at least 1000
900.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12
III The World Of FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCKS.

New DIRK, Feb. 1l.-As usual, the rail.
road stocks were firmer than the indus
trials. In Louisville and Nashville, the
COalers and Missouri Pacific the losses
were only 1-Sa5S per cent. The belief
that the statement Of the st. Paul Com
pany Tor the first week of February,
which showed moderate increase over last
year, is u precursor of generally better
traffic returns, had sustaining influence on
railway stocks. Northern Pacific pre-
ferred was an exception and yielded u full
point. London was seller of this, as
we'll rs other international stocks, II fact
which operated against an advance here.
Leather declined 5.S to 81 Rubber
IA to Is 1-2; Rubber preferred 2 Ia to
" Sd; Tobacco 3.S TO CT ,, aud Sugar
to II 3.S. The investigation into
the affairs of the trusts is still the main
factor in depressing this group.
AS u result OF the sharp cut in the price
of steel rails and the heavy contracts cs-
timated at about $5,000,0Q0 made by the
Illinois Steel Company, iron and steel
stock continue weak. Illinois Steel fell
l Ia to 32 Id; Tennessee Coal and Iron
to ~ 3.S Minnesota Iron, which last sold
Mt 50, was bid for at 40 At one time the
stock was offered ut AS.
Chicago Gas was comparatively firm on
reports that the bill to permit of the con
solidation of the constituent companies
will soon he introduced in the Illinois
legislature AID will be passed 5y that
body.
The dealings, which were almost en-
tirely professional, aggregated only 49,
559 shares.
The market closed rather weak in tone
Net changes show losses of Ia to | Us
per cent, Leather preferred leading
The bond market was easier The sales
were 81 ,S3G, 900.
Treasury balances: Coin, ,,$l23, 49S, $50:
currency, SOS, lGi,2i5.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

Mr. William NJ DOlliver. District Mana
ger. Sc Commercial block:
Dear Sir-I desire to acknowledge the
receipt for the wife and children of the
late John Buckle. of the check of the
Mutual Life Insurance company of New
York. in amount S2O6S.00. in settlement OF
the policies of insurance carried for fif-
teen years in your company.
Two sons and a SOn-in-law of Mr.
Buckle also have policies in the Old Mu-
tual. Yours truly.
(Signed) JOHN T BUCKLE.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-20
A PREHISTORIC RIVER.
Its Ancient Bed Is Now the Deposit
of Rich Gold.

Its Ancient Bed Is Now the Deposit
of Rich Gold.
In an article on the Occur d'Alene
mines the Spokane Spokesman Review
says:
But there is another source of Occur
d Alene placer gold even more pO1ent
than the decomposing lodges with
which the country is bound together,
and that is the old wash. Beginning
near Raven, and running down on the
sidehill north of Murray and Eagle
City. clear across the nOTth fork, and
still on westward for an unknown dis
lance, is the old wash. What the
stream that created it, whence its
source, nor whittier it flowed no man
knows. Perhaps primaeval man foated
his boat upon its waters, and with his
stone weapons endeaVOred TO STAY the
mastodOn resting beneath the shade of
the tropic verdure that lined its banks
Everything regarding the era or ma
ture of the stream flowing there is
mere conjecture, but some things re-
garding it are well known. One is that
il was a stream of no mean proper
tons. For a quarter of a mile in width
the bedrock is covered with the
rounded gravel washed smooth by its
waters during the ages that ii existed,
and even after the countless years
source, or some CONFUSION of nature
turned it into other channels, have been
washing the easily rolled stones down
the mountain sides. they are still 125
feet in depfh-perhaps more in places.
Another thing certain about the old
river is that its source was far aWay
beyond the Occur d'Alene mountains or
the Bitter Roots, that hedge them on
the east. for in great quantities among
the gravel now choking its old bed are
huge boulders of q rock that is entirely
foreign 10 this region. Resembling a
mixture Of Sandstone and quartz. if
such a mixture can be imagined, it is
a rock that is unmfstakable, and no.
where within more than 100 miles
around is it found in any place except
the channels of present or prehistoric
streams.
Another thing known regarding the
old river. more potent than all else,
except, perhaps, TO the student, is the
fact that it traversed a country inter
spersed with collaborating lodges, parts
of which are picked up and brought
that the old channel has been cut ii
has been found rich in gold. Many of
the smaller gulches about Murray were
rich up TO the point where they had
been cut through the old channel, and
above it their gravel was barren of the
yellow metal.
The most economical way to handle
this old wash was by hydraulic min
ing, but water was too scarce for more
than the few to do this, and many
others have taken the slower way of
drifting Win gravel spreading from
so to 800 yards in width, and varying
from 10 $50 feet in depth, probably
one-half of the gold would lie in a
sTri-) a rod wide and within five feet
OF bedrock. So while the hydraulic
miners would proceed to move the
whole mass, wash it down the mill and
out every particle of gold, the
drift miner has taken his more labori-
Gus method and none the less surely
secured for himself competence if he !
the faculty of saving what
came into mis- hands,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-20
Returned Missionaries and Natives 0
the Pacific Isles Celebrate.

the Pacific Isles Celebrate.
The Lagoon was the scene yesterday OF
very enjoyable gathering of returned
missionaries who have labored on the
Pacific islands, All afternoon train loads
of people from Salt Lake were arriving
at the resort. and while the programme
packed with eager spectators
The days exercises opened with pic
mic dinner served IN the style in vogue
among the native of the Hawaiian Is
lands Several hogs were roasted whole
and partaken of with evident relish.
AT D. m. a programme was rendered
in the pavilion as follows:
Hymn. Come All We Sons of Zion
Prayer President Joseph f. Smith
hymn. Our God, We Praise Thee
Tahitian exercises, songs. etc.
E. Hawaiian songs by company OF ma
tives, instrumental music on guitars and
mandolins. Hulehula'' dance. etc.
Maori and australian manners and Gus
toms address by native chief and a re-
ply by Elder ]. NJ. Hendry. Chanting of
Scriptural passages by natives.
bition of curios the property of w. o.
Lee of Bountiful.
Repetition of the Lords prayer by five
returned elders in the Samoan. Maori,
Tahitian and Hawaiian languages.
Hawaiin native dance. Address by
President Joseph F. Smith.
Singing "DoXolOgy' by whole company.
Benedict-on.
There were Ia returned missionaries
Henry w. Bigler. Ferrar. F. A. Ham
mond and John S. Woodbury. were intro
duced as the pioneers Of missionary work
in the POlyneSian group.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-20
At saltair.

Few people realize what excellent at
fractions have been engaged Tor this week
by the management of Saltair. Achille
.PhiIen heads the list with his spiral
tower act TO know what a difficult feat
he pertoms it Is only necessary TO state
that the spiral tower is putt so steep that
an ordinary man can scarcely ascend u
while Professor Phillon- mounts a 3S-inch
bali and actually rolls this immense ball
up the incline with his feet. Arriving at
the top he rolls his ball on d cable. back
again then rolls the ball downward, now
going forward. now backward. Keeping
the ball under perfect control all the
time At night the descent is mace in a
shower of fireworks. This is a beautiful
sight and should be seen by all.
n. z. Speedy performs 4 daring feat,
which has never been attempted by any
other man. A tank three feet deep, four
feet wide and II feet long has been built
on the main D3virion and filled with
water Into this tank Mr.. Speedy dives
twice daily from tower iO0 feet high.
People who have witnessed this act once,
return time and again and consider the
act -,are woroerful each time.
A swinging .trapeze has also been erect
ed from which = man swings a distance
OF so feet into the Great Salt Lake. Con-
sidering how careful ordinary civilians
are when in the lake. it seems almost in
possible for anyone to perform such 2D
act IS ms. bur the performance is
given just as above described.
The Arabs will also give their wild east
show 2li this week as well as innum-
cradle other acts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-20
100 -

From head TO foot you feel the good
that's done by DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. 1t purifies the blood.
And through the blood, it cleanses. re-
pairs, and invigorates the whole sys-
TEN. In recovering from grip" or in
convalescence from pneumonia, fevers,
or other wasting diseases. nothing can
equal it as an appetizing. restorative
tonic TO build up needed flesh and
strength. 1t rOuses every organ into
natural action. promotes all the bodily
functions, and restores health and Wig
or. For every disease that comes from
a torpid liver or impure blood, dyspep-
STA. indigestion. biliousness. and the
most stubborn skin, scalp or scrofulous
affections. the fDiscovery'' is the only
remedy so certain that it could be and
was for years sold under a positive
guarantee of giving satisfaction in
every case or money would be refunded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-20
A BULLET IN HIS BREAST.
JAMES E. SPENCER TRIES THAT
NODE OF SELF-DESTRUCTIoN.
Is at the Hospital and May Die
Loss of a Fortune Produces Des-
pondency Which Coupled With
Excessive Drinking, Caused the
Rash Act.

Yesterday morning about II: 80 James
E Spencer attempted suicide in sec
ond hand store on East Second South
street. 1t appears that he accosted a
colored man named Thompson, who
runs a bootblack stand nearby, and re-
quested him to go into the second hand
store of Cline & Appleman and get him
a pistol. Thompson went in and told
the proprietor that a drunken man out
side wanted 10 buy a pistol. Cline. it
seems, told Thompson that he did not
want to sell drunken man a revolver.
Thompson then went out and told
Spencer what Cline had said.
Spencer went into the store himself
and told Cline that he wished to buy
a pistol for about 50. Cline showed him
a 32-calibre revolver of the Harrington
& Richardson variety, which Spencer
took and examined closely. He asked
the proprietor if he could get a box of
cartridges for the weapon and Cline
told him That he only had four. Spencer
asked Cline 10 load the gun for him,
which the patronizing proprietor did
and handed back the pistol.
FIRED INTO HIS CHEST.
Spencer took the revolver and after
examining il placed the muzzle against
his. chest and fired it. The bullet en-
tered his chest and penetrated his lungs
infiicting probably a fatal wound.
Spencer did not fall but walked over to
a chair. and sat down. The police were
summoned and he told them that he
intended 10 kill himself and that he
wished to be left alone for he was go
ing 10 die. He was taken from the
store to the Holy Cross hospital.
LOST A BIG FORTUNE
1t seems that Spencer once lived in
Lincoln, Neb., but afterwards moved co
Denver, where he accumulated about
100000 in real estate, but lost it all
through a decline in the market and
through drink. He mas a wife and boy
living, but neither have lived with him
for year or so. He came 90 Salt Lake
about five years ago and then took the
Kelley cure. Afterwards he went to
work as conductor on the Salt Lake &
Hot Springs railway. but went back
to drinking. Then his wife left him.
and went to live in San Francisco He
has had no work for three or four
months. has been drinking hard and
has told several people that he intended
to kill himself. He was somewhat I'M
der the influence of liquor when he snot
himself.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-20

The Oregon Short Line has announced
several important changes that Will so
into effect on July %. The most imoor-
tant IS that that portion of the Oregon
Short Line. from Ogden to McCammon.
Poeatello 10 Silver Bow, and the Cache
valley branch, will be separated from the
Idaho division and will be known as the
Montana division" Heretofore the Idaho
division contained l.OSS niles or track.
Since the opening OF the Ogden gateway
business mas so increased upon that
branch of the Short Line tnat ii has be-
come necessary to create another division:
This lew division, the Montana one. Will
contain 40S miles, leaving $50 miles in the
losho DIVISION
Mr.. C. A. Boise is appointed superin-
tendent OF the Montana division, with
headquarters at Focatelo. Ida
Other changes are that Mr.. Il. c. Man.
son is appointed cnief dispatcher ana d.
vision operator, with headquarters at Po-
cateIio.
Mr. H. Shufiebarger is appointed road
master OF the line from ogden 10 Nc
Cannon. Pocatello TO Dubois and the
Cache valley branch. with headquarters
at Pocateilo.
Mr. NJ. d. Rice is appointed roadmas-
ter from Dubois TO Silver BOW, with head
quarters at Lima.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-20
To Alaska or Bust.

The Alaska gold fever has struck Salt
Lake. and as result the Oregon Short
Line people were kept busy yesterday
sending kilograms reservins places on
board The steamers sailing from Port
land for the FL Dorado OF the north.
One party Of u were bookeds and nu
merous other parties of TWO and three
we're also scheduled to go on the first
steamer Most of these are miners.
Klondyke is reached from Salt Lake
by the Oregon Short Line and oregon
River & Navigation company to Port
land. thence 10y the Northern Pacific 10
Taco ma, Seattle or Port Townsend;
thence by steamer TO Sitka, from where
there is ali overland trip Of 600 miles
TO Klondyke.