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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
NORFOLK POSTMASTER SHORT.

Mr. Degge's Accounts Show n Discrep-
ancy of About $1,000.
Washington. Jan. Cit is stated mt
the Postollice Department that an inspec-
tor has discovered shortage, thought to
be between 5000 and $1,000, in the nc.
counts of Postmaster w. Degge, OF Nor
folk, Va.
The discrepancy was discovered several
days ago in the course of the regular in
Spector's examination of accounts. The
inspector official report has not yet been
received here, but unofficial advices place
the amount between the figures given.
The Government is protected by bonds
Of $4,000 The Office has been placed in
the hands of the bondsmen and Il change
in postmastership will be made soon.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
FOUR CHILDREN CREAfATED.

Westlield, Wis, Jan. G.-Thc farm res
idcnce of William Belhke, Of the town of
Newton, this county, burned last night
Four of the oldest children in the family.
the eldest II years old, persisted in the
flames. Three. younger children were
rescued.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
JANUARY.

The improvement to Commerce street
from Campbell to Salem avenue. is IL
marked one. The only regret is that it
was postponed so long.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
SPECIAL NOTICES.

~ OTJcE--THOSE HAVING BRICK AND
4. atoAc work or vitrifed brick pavemcnts 10 he
laid would do well to call On or ADDRESS J. ~
rails, inc practical contractor and huildor Alec
sll Kinds OF carpenter work, plasteripS painting,
haissomining and paper hanging done on short
notice. All work guaranteed. j. T. FALLS No
lis fifth avenue II. G.. Roanoke. Va.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
MONEY MARKETS.

New York, Jan Money on call easy
ut 1-2a2 per cent. last loan -, closed
Lag per cent Prime mercantile paper
> i-2ai IL per cent .Sterlin" exchange
strong with actual business in Ian ncrs'
bills at i.SG i2ui So 81 for demand and
1888 Pa. So 81 for sixty days. Posted
rates i.Sia4S 81 ID and l.Sial.SS. Com
nercial bills j -. Bnr silver 6 81. sill
Npr cnrtifirntn. 81 2.InEn IL
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07

Oysters in all styles by Norfolk cooks.
The best i'll town. Try them. j. !.
Catogn.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
CHICAGO.

Chicago, Jan Wheat to-day for The
first time i'll months came under the con.
troll of the hears Short sellers ctused
the unloading OF long wheat in large
Quantities and the result was Il very weak
market and 3 lc net loss for the day ut
the close. Corn lost 81. oats -, pork
and ribs each % and lard , ID
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
At the Academy Saturday night.

For IL pain in the chest IL piece of fan
mel dampened with Chamberinin's Pain
Balm and bound on over the seat of the
pain, and another on the back between
the shoulders, will afford prompt relief.
This is especially valuable in cases where
the pain is caused by n cold and there is
tendency towards pneumonia. For sale
by The Chas. Lyle Drug Co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
AGENTS WANTED.

on CAN MAKE FROM $50 TO slcO PEEK
son with us. Why will you be Idle when such
a IL! opportunity is offered you. Good territory
VIZ ~ n, 8 me me or goods. STANDARD INSTALL.
MfNI Gov "a Campbell street, Roanoke Va
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
w. X. ANDREWS 81 CO., al9 SALEM
AVENUE

have the largest and most convenient coal
and wood yard in the city. They have
more shed room than any other dealers in
the city. They have polite drivers. They
screen their coal and deliver it promptly
Look out for the bellcd teams.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07

We still receive our cream from the
Polytechnic Institute. Our ice cream
will satisfy.yCu. Try it. j. j. Catogni.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
FOR RENT.

EOh hENT-J WO UNFURNIsHED ROOMS
l. ut 3bS Eleventh avenue g. W. INV
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
BOAKDERS WANTED

WANTED-TWO BOARDERS TO OCCUPY
3f6 CamDbell Avenue * q, esu'
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07

FURNISHED ROOMS FOR HEN.r nv ,rI,E
4 day, week or month ut 3r5 Camphs II nvenms
: Nv, w; Hot and cold water w. /. WARTS & 90,
80 9'"'o agents IL % i'm
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
FOR SALE.

ElEST-cLASS FAMILY HORSE, s YEARS
T. ola ana in sDenGid cOrdition also new car
ri1ee' 'nr sale cheap. address "B," Times Office,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
w q II 7 s
Less Than 8 Cent a Word |
SITUATIONS WANTED.

a YOUNG MAN WISHES A POSITION As
1 \ s'enogtapher, assistant book keeper. book
nest references. Address "INDUSTEIOUS.' ;, car,
Times. a. "a
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Cnntinned settIelnents.

Settlements continued at the July term, 1897, of tho Jefferson county Probate court. for confirmation at the October term thereof: Fourth annual sediment of Chas. Houson, admiuisGrator of estate of Joel Bryan, deceased
 Third and final settlement Of J ". Walker administration of estate of J Nj Walker, deceased.
 Final settlement Of Jeff Hicks executor Of estate of Ralph Hicks, deeeased.
 Final settlement of Jeff Hicks administra tor De bonis non of estate of [ ticks deceased
 Second annual settlement of Jeff Hicks guardian of estate of k FraakHlcks, n minor. Final settlement of $ Cherry udmini stra- tor of estate Of B 6 Bea. deceased.
 First annual sett emeat f J L Goree ad- miniStrat0r of estate of Mary Goree. decensed
 Annual settlement of Jno 0'Gonnell eara- tor of estate of the Ferguson children. minors Final settlement of II I. II 7lderpess ad- ministrat0r of estate Of Wm Peoples deCeas- ed
 All persons interested in the settlement of any of said accounts w1ll come forward and flo their exception, if any they have, on or before tue second day of the next term of the Probate Court of said county, CT they will he forever barred from excepting to such accounts CT any part thereof
 F. B. FLANDERS, County clerk.
 L. T, Sallee, D, c. i0l54 4w September h. 1896.
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MELTED SNOW POWER.
Swiss Towns That utilize the Mountain
 Streams.

Swiss Towns That Utilize the Mountain
 Streams.
 Besides q considerable number of large water power Installations Switzer land is full of small power plants, nearly every town i'll that land of mountains and waterfalls being vel supplied with power from the white coal, " as the melting SHOW on the mountain sides has well Eeea called. When there are nc large streams, many small ones are i'm, pounded and collected in reservoirs OF the hillsides, aud it Is rare to find g place of any size which is not well lighted by the power of some mountain stream.
 At MentrerT the electric tramway gets it's power in this way, and from the old Roman town o9 Yevey to the me. di@Yal castle of Chiffon one may ride in 6 trolley car propelled by the power of an insignificant little stream which may or may net De noticed when climbing up the biIisides just above
 The capabilities Of this general ut5l- izatiea af natural power are beginning to bo understood everywhere, and, Witb the appreciation of the possibilities Of the best methods of long distance trans. mission, the development of many moun- tain streams must surely come There are innumerable streams, which. while very small, are yet very high, and these can with comparatively littlo difficulty be inlpounded and carried down many hundreds of feet thus making up for theiI lack Of volume ty the great pres. sure readily obtainable, and, either by the use of electricity or compressed air, the power may be transmitted to many points of application with but little less. -Cassier's Magazine.
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DEBg C4LLS 4 HALT

Eugene Debs is by no means de fcient in brains, whatever his other shortcomings may be. Consequently it should not surprise anybody who knows anything of the man to learb that be has disavowed the anarchis t.c talk inde1ged ia by some of his lieutenauts week ago.
 Not oflg does he aot endorse them, but be has given the speakers in question a pretty tho ough roast ing. Ata meeting of his followers in Chicago last evening, he declared that violence and bldodshed had na part iu the plans of the Social Dem oeracy; that the hope of the organ zatiou lay in peaceful methods, and he pointed to the ballot IS the rem edy for the evils complained of He in a manner ordered the auarchistic element to withdraw from the or ganization. Branch No 2" retail ated by resolving to stand by the knife and torch idea, and to pre- ercharges of "malfeasanee in office against Debs and the four members of the Executive Board who stand with him in opposition to the preach. ing of wholesale arson and murder This, however, was ouly symptom of rebellion developed, most of the anarchistic orators apologizing for their bad breaks and promising to offend no more.
 As he said at St. Louis, Debs does not consider that the time has yet come to aincite the populace.a t will never come if he and his fellow agitators have to lead their dupes in actual armed conflict with the forces of tae law.
 Most of our anarchists are ignor- 6; { aHd reckless. Dehs is neither. Memphis Seimitar
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Estfrnntlne ifetnrns.

He Is a wise luan who can tell, even approximately what his re- turns will be from ans particular advertisement At the most it is but guessWork. Experience counts for little, because results are seldom duplicated in any particular One thousand dollars spent in certain territory may bring back $5,000 at one time, and may fail to pay ex- pensss at another The shrewdest advertisers cannot always guess when it is the right time, and the longer they are in the business the more puzzling it gets.
 Advertising is very much like fish ing, anyhow You can bait your hook as you like. but you never know for certain when you are go- ing to gel bite, how many fish you are going To land, or whether you will catch oue at all. The stream in which you have formerly been sue cessiul may now be empty of fish, or the fish may be "hary of your bait
 Estimating returns is figuring on an unknown quantity. Yuu may be counting your chickens before they are matched, CT you may be under rating what the results will prove It is not question fo a erages There is nu basis to go by. Past results afford no key to present or future returns. The experiences of another are no indication what yours may be. Precedents are no guides
 And yet there are men who will make au appropriation for certain media in certain territory, and then affect to be able to figure on the ap- proximate returns. Chance favors them in those few cases where they guess closely, because no other ele- ment but chance can influence the re- turns. A thousand unseen causes may help or hinder sales, and who eau figure on the influence of unseen causes!
 It is not possible to correctly esti- mate the possible profits or losses of an advertising campaign. The only thing to do is to trust to your goods and your mediums and style of ad- vertislng. Do the best and most conscientious work of which you are capable, and then you may be sure that your efforts have been bent in the right direction. The results will depend upon two things: whether you have a meritofIous article that Is useful to the people, and whether you have convinced them in your advertising that 1t is worth theprice you are asking them to pay for it. National Advertiser
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A,,o,nr For Two Reforms.

In France a lady with thesuspicionslJ reutonio name of Schmahl is he head and front of the agitation for women B rights. Oddly enough, Mime. schmahl is an English woman born and bred, her permanent residence in France having only been during fhe last ten yea.s. However, neither nationality, race nor creed ofIers any serious obstacle to fem mine co. operation in the task of winning eclality with man. As chief supp0rtei of L,Avant CoUrriere, Mms Schmahl has, succeeded in annexing, ss other supporters, two ladies who are as widely apart as the poles ill religious sympathy and social status. One of these is the .dowager Duchess d Uzes, an aristocrat and fervpnt Roman Catholic, while the other is Mmo Sarah Monod, mem. her Of a well known Calvinistic family at Geneva Their programme is limited .o two reforms, which they may hope to compass in ons legislative sossicu- namely, the right of women to at as altlesses to all legal documents and the protection Of the earnings of wife from her husband E interference.
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uemen Neaa Advertisement..

It is cIelmeu, says the Philadelphia Press, that the women arc the only read. CTS of advertisements. In q meagare this is true, and necessarily so, for women are the larger purchasers for the house, hold and spend most Of the money that is earned by business, professional and working men.
 Even in the larger transactions it will probably surprise dealers to learn how influential q voice women have. The purchase of a home is almost invariably determined hy the women of the house. hold, and in nine cases cut of ten their information as to the situation and de. sirahility of a purchase is gained from the newspapers.
 And every furniture dealer, dry goods dealer, groeerynan ard keeper of any sort of a store knows that he must ap peal to tue women If he wishes to sell his goods One of tue largest clement in the success of one of the greatest mer chants iii the world today is the faot that he knows how to appeal attractiYely through the advertisement to the yonl an. Fourth Estate.
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Gov. JONES failure 10 visit the Nashville Exposition Saturday, "Arkansas ay," was no doubt a great disappoin tment to Lieutensnt Governor Jerry South, of Baxter county. Jerry was on the scene eagerly and anxiously awaiting his opportunity to don the guberna- toraI robes, when lol the yellow fe- yer scare came up from the Gulf Coast and Gov. Jones announced that he would depart for Nashville
 -nst. Alasl for the cruel act of Providence and the disappointments of frail ambition. Jerry now stands poor chance of ever sending his name down to history as an Acting Governor of the great State of Ark ansas, and future posterity will know naught of his name. Ina, was cruel acton the part of Coy. Jones and one for which Jerry will not be quick to forgive him.
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HOLDING HIM BACK.
Why an Enterprising Man Has No Chance
 to Become a Millionaire.

to Become a Millionaire.
 Blummer is one of our citizens who live well and do nothing He tolls not, neither does he spin, and yet be and his family live in comfort that IS not many removes from luxury This has subjected Hummer to adverse crit icism, which fairly lacerates his seDsi- tive feelings, and ha uRbosomed himself to e few friends the other evening while they werc enjoying the good things he keeps on tap.
 ''There's not 6 lazy bone in my body '' he began aggressively. "I'd rather work than cat. and I've always thought that l had q great business head on ne. But the records against me. My father set me up in a mercantile business, and when had q balance struck at the end of year there was not enough left to make a decent assignment. On his death came into a handsome fortune and l just thought I'd show my rela tiyes how l had been misjudged by in- vesting secretly in great southern land scheme. I wel down gleefully to look over my uew purchase and gloas over my prospects Nest of my real es. tate WAS ct the bottom of lake. ead what WAS on dry land 1fou4du | False . hill of corn 10 tie acre.
 My brother got me nice position IS travelling salesman, and l had sold whole carloads of goods at half price be- fore the house could head me off. They told ua that l must sell to hold my place, .,nd that was what l was doing, but they discharged me so hard that never got rightly overi 1t. Mother bought me farm, and again started to aston ish my folks by my business shrewd- ness traded the farm for the state right to patent fence. All I got out oi that was a judgment against mo in al infringement case. Mother left me what I have now, with a proviso that should forfeit every thing if I tried tt do business of any kind That's why have no chance to make myself Q mi lionaire. "-Detroit Free Press.
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Der Xvct Enr t.ear.

4 bright. stylish woman, who has to go cut ee4ry day in All weathers 10 at- tend to daHy business, has designed hef own raily eey costume eld wears 1t with any amount Of comfort and pleas. ar1 It is made of Scotch tweed, the skirt seinR box plaited and tho waist made g fati House. The skirt reaches to the tops of tho shoes, and rubbers and gaiters are always worn with it. The whole suit is made large enough to slip over the ordinary street gowE. the de- siguer frequently looping up the skirt of the usual street gown and wearing il under the other.
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A Bible Sled.

A friend of the Listener saw a funny sight down in Maine. At place there, which needn't be named, there lives q small boy named Jonathan Longfellow, who is third CT fourth cousin of the poet, and he is a great boy too. One day this friend of the Listener was driving past young JonathAn's house and saw the boy engaged at a little distance in sliding down hill on the slippery crust on something that was not a sled. What could it be2 Evidently the scrutiny of the passerby was observed by tho boy for ho stopped his coasting and called out amlabiy, m sliding down hill on the Bible. " And it was the fact too. He had got the smooth, leather bound fam fly Bible, containing the generations of all the Iongfellows, and was ceasfinq m it with magnificent success. - Boston cxanscrir6
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THE Louisville Dispateh recalls some history. It says "Soon after the Republican Congress passed the Mckinley tariff bill to protect la bor, laborers were shot down at Homestead, Pa, to teach labor it's place in the Republican plan of prosperity. The passage of the Dingley bill was followed by another lesson of the same kind at Hazleton, Pa. The very next election follow ing the passage of the Mckinley bill overwhelmed the Republican party with defeat, and the indications are that a similar fate will befall in at the next election "
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 TRUSPEAt4 SAIE.

Under the provisions of ertain decd of trust executed by Nathan Hays and Katy Hays. to the undersigned, as trustee. on the 5fh day of February 1890 to secure certain indebtedness due tho Gouid- -Galhraith Sup ply Co 7, of Pine Bluff. Ark, which deed Is entered of record in the the Re- orders office, in Jefferson county, Arkansas, in book t3, on page 5i2, will, ,on
 Saturday, 18th day of October, 'e7 at the Court House door. in Jefferson county. Arkansas in the city of Pine Bluff, within the legal hours. to the highest bidder for rash sell at public auction the following property in said County. towtt.
 The East Half of the Northwost Quarter Of the Southwes Quarter ofSeotiDn Twenty-une t2D. in Township six @, South Of Range eight lSl west.
 Said sale will be made 10 satisfy the debt secured by said deed of trust, aud all costs Ct sale. C.. N. HART. Trustee. q 39 Sept 29th. Isa7.
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IE married women were allowed to testify in every instance where their good name is brought into question, no matter by whom, it would sim plify matters very much in certain criminal cases. And why should a married woman be prohibited from giving testimony where her charac- ter and reputation is concerned? It is argued that when her husband ;;s sss interested party she might be influenced to give false testimony, and the ctly way to prevent snch thingsi to prevent women giving testimony at all The woman is given no consideration under such a law; the wrongs she may have to endure are not taken into account she is virtually denied any rights, In fact has none. If a woman's rep utation is sacred in the eyes of the law. why should she not have ] right to defend it when it is at tackled in court by an unworthy hus- band? True, she may deny all ale gations when divorce is sued for, but the husband may nave already injured her good name il other courts where she had no voice. Is such law iust2 Does it speak well for the boasted advancement of civ ilization in this the latter end of the nipeteenth century? The evil tha'
 results from the law now in force ought to recommend q change to our legislative bodies. Unfortu- nately there is an element far enough advanced to recoznize that woraen have rights the same as men. They must be taught better, and the sooner we begin the crusade the sooner we shall secure proper rc- vIsion of the law Ark Democrat.
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 THAT class of newspapers which are devoting space to the criticism of other journals for building what is termed paper railroads ought te ask themselves what they are doing to advance the State and its inter- ests. says the Arkansas Democrat. We beg to assure our neighbor that they are doing quite as much to ad- vance the material interests of the State as those newspapers engaged in building pa per railroads to ad- vance the political fortunes of some hungry and office hunting polite ians,
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Tifousandz Bf Ffks


 Thirty thousand elk arc wintering il Che Jackson 5 Hole country of Wyoming. according te the estimate of the game warden, who says that in one herd which be saw the other morning there were 10, GOO of them, stretching over a distance of six miles. The sight, he said, surpassed anything he had ever seen and utterly amazed him The elk trail over the snow was like flint ice, ho said, SO hard had the suow been packed down. The animals aro seen by thousands any morning moving along the Snake rive, from the Great swamp 10 tha Gros Ven tre hills, aEd at Light the walls of the calves ssrayiug from their mothers may Dc heMrd
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NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that by virtue of the authority vested in me by two certain mort and one on the 29th day of March, 1894, Ly Wade. Bag ey and Dinah Bagley to Jere liar payment of two promisary notes, | win on the 9th day of October 1897 at the court house door in the city of Pine Bluff, Ark, to the highest bidder, on a credit or three months
 Lot in bltok 2s situated in the city of Pine Bluff. County Of Jefferson, Woodruff addition to the city of Pine Bluf. The mortgages mentioned herein were, on the 9th day Of Septemb r 1894, transferred hY the said Jere Haraldson 10 James Davis and on the 10th day of May, 1896. said mortgages were, by James Davis transferred to Fannie Jackson. This safe is made to satisfy said mortgages which are past due and unpaid.
 FANNIE JACKSON. September 18th. 1897. iSwSw
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Notice tor rublIoatlon--saso.

Land Office at Little Rock. Ark. Aug. 10. '99
 Notice Is hereby given that the following named settler has flied notice of his intea- ton to make final proof in support of his claim, ana that said proof will 6e mado be- fore the county clerk of Jefferson county, at Pine BluH, Ark, op Sept 25 lS97 2. William Il. Hawkins. II. E. No. l79g2, for the swlS of neA. sec. 8, t7. r low uo names the following witnesses Q prove his cOntfpu- ous residence upon and cultivation of safd land, viz: j. Y. Biuilark, Frank Menk. Thomas CambeH. John Hendricks, aii of Fine Bluff, Ark.
 s is 6w J.J, BEAVERS, Register.
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Card.

On and after September 23d I will receive daily lake and salt water fish of all kinls. All orders prompt- ly nilled Telephone No. SSl (new phone) and your orders xill receive prompt attention. Special atten- ton will be given the orders of our Jewish friends for the approaching Jewish holidays. A share of your trade solicited
 BLOOMS MEAT MARKET
 1903 West Barraque St.