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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT..
The Interesting History Of a Very young
"ord-Our Postage stamps-The
Tragedy OF Evelina.

Yon are probably familiar with the
word boycott" and its meaning. The
interesting history of this word is told
somewhat as follows by The Great
Round World:
1t Is very young word, only IL years
old, having been coined in 1880, and it
derives its origin from Captain Boy
colt, who has recently passed away. He
was captain in the English army.
After awhile he became the agent of an
Irish landlord. and it became his duty
to manage the estate, see to the sowing
and gathering of crops, keep the houses
on the property in repair and collect
tho rents from tho tenants.
The Irish had long been complaining
that their rents were too heavy. There
had been long period of bad harvests,
followed by "a famine, and tho tenants
could not pay their rents They begged
that their back rents might be forgiven
them and their future rents lowered.
Irish agitators, as they were called,
some of them members of parliament,
advised the people to stop buying from,
selling to or working for any landlord
who refused to listen to their demands
and to prevent others from having any
dealings with them.
This is what is called "boycotting.
Captain Boycott was its first victim.
He would not lower the rents and other
wise displeased the peasants Then the
laborers and tenants refused to have
anything to do with him.
1t was harvest time, but tho crops
wcro left rotting i'll the fields. because
no ono would lend hand to gather
them. The farm servants left tho farm,
and there was no one to feed the cattlo
or milk the COWS. The country people
round would sell neither food, clothes
nor medicines to any of the family.
Finally the government came to the
rescue of Captain Boycott, thus unpleas-
antly left to himself. Laborers were
sent, under the protection of soldiers, to
gather the crops, and tho captain and
his family were escorted by soldiers to
place of safety
There being no word which fifty de.
scribed this singular state of affairs,
boycotting" was coined and III new
editions of the dictionaries boycott
aud "boycotting" appear as regular
words of tho English language
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27

An officer of the English intelligence
department reports that in spite of the
fact, which is well known, that the sea
has receded since ancient times, the
stratcgical position Of this ancient pass
is still immensely strong. The atcrna-
tive route by Deleghi, which crosses tho
hills mile and half north of the
springs by well engineered zigzags, is
equally capable of defense and leads in
TO country of most difficult charac.
ter. Either pass might be held indcfi-
nitcly by 5000 men. The coast road is
absolutely commanded from the heights
SO that n comparatively small force
would render it impossible, while the
fat lowland lying near the sea is
marshy and intersectcd by bikes.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
British Mounted Police.

In newly settled countries, where or
der has scarcely yet been established.
and whero-there are colored men. IA.
tives of the place. ready to rob and bolt
off, the services of mounted policemen
are very much i'll request These men
lead free, open air life, which suits
young fellows whose birth and upbring-
ing would have led us to expect to find
them i'll different position. They are
the sort of young Gen who require free
dom of. action and an outdoor life. and
who would rather gallop over tho wild
prairie or push their way through the
jungle with its many dangers and hard
ships than settle down in the city AS Il
bankers clerk, student of law or Il
physician. The mounted police force of
Australia or the Cape just suits such
young men, who often prove themselves
to be very fine fellows indeed-braye
and yet humanc-ready for every emer-
gcncy, and steady as d rock in the dis
charge of all duty.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
Our Postage Stamps.

Ill all article on Fifty Years of Post
age Stamps" in Tho Ladies' Home
journal, occurs tho following:
Fifty years ago-in July, lS47-Un-
Gle Sam issued his first postage stamps.
Only two values of tho new stamps
were introduced i'll 1S47-a cent and
q 10 cent stamp, bearing respectively
tho portrait of Franklin in a bronze tint
and Washington in black
Our postage stamps arc now printed
by the governments at Washington.
Each press can print four sheets of 400
each i'll minute, 100000 stamps an
hour. or 1000, 900 day.
No woman's portrait appears OH our
postage stamps. no mans OH our coins.
The postage and revenue stamps OF
Unclc Sam form Il picture gallery COM
prising As great neutrality-suspicious.,
statesmen, financicrs and warriors.
Washington appears on % stamps,
Franklin OH 2l, Jefferson on 13, Jack
son Oh 10 and Lincoln on every issne
since 1866, except the Columbian series.
Since 1875 it has been against the
law to have the portrait of any living
man on any Of tho stamps, notes or
other securities of the government
There have been $50 different kinds Of
postage stamps issued III tho United
States since 1877.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
THE PORTER HIS BooTJAcK.
struggle In Pullman Which Inter
entcd tho Car.

struggle In Pullman Which Inter
entcd tho Car.
A traveller recently witnessed an
amusing episode OH q train between
Chlcago and Kansas City. A very re-
Bpeotaple and we'll to do old gentleman
was III the car. When bedtime came,
he struggled with his boots. He first
put one foot on his kneo and tugged.
AS mo was travelling his boots were new.
The boot wouldn't bulge in that posi-
ton, SO he placed tho toe of the other
boot against the heel and tried it that
way. Tho boot stuck. Then he hooked
ms foot around the other leg and took
hold OF the heel and tried to "work" it
OF, but it wouldn't come. At last he
went Ill search of the porter and de-
manded bootjack.
Clar to goodness, boss, ain't got one
IN de oyah. Uno' George don't furnish
US no bootjacks.
Sympathizing passengers tried to
think the old man out of his troubles,
and drummer. rs usual, brought forth
the best suggestion:
Make the porter pull them Off, !" he
sud.
so the porter took off his jacket and
turned back his cuffs and went to work.
Ito tugged and pulled and seesawed
tho boot back and forth and perspired
and grunted, but the boot wouldn't
move. Tho drummer filed the breach
again.
l used to pull my grandfather's
boots off sometimes when was boy.
he said ''Tell Won how 6;d - rr,,r,,
round, he said to tho darby. The
darby turned. Nov take the boot be-
tween your legs, grasp the heel and toe
and yank." The darky did so. Tho old
gentleman chung desperately to the seat.
Tho boot began to move and finally slid
Off, almost throwing the puller across
the car. The crowd applauded. -Kansas
City Star
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
NS s w Norfolk
saEuzznranana Schedule in Eject
July 4, 1897.
WESTBOUND LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY

WESIBOUND LEAN h ROANOKE
DAILY
$40 a III. washington and CHATTANOOGA
limiteD for Bristol, intermediate sta
lions and the South and West Pull
man sleepers to New Orleans and Mem
phis. Connects at Radford for Blue
field and Pocahontas
AGO p. M, the Chicago Express for Rad
ford, Blueield, Pocahoutas, Kenova,
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, ST. Louis
KANSAS City, Columbus and Chicago
Pullman Buffet Sleeper Roanoke TO
Columbus Also for Pulaski, Wythe-
vile, Bristol, Knoxville, Chattanooga
and intermediate points.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT ROANOKE
From Norfolk $50 a. M. 4:lO p. m.
From Hagerstown $50 q. III. 4:05 p. m.
From Winston 10 p. nj.
From Bristol and the West / 35 d. H.;
1880 p. III.
NORTH AND EAsTBOUND, LEAVE
ROANOKE DAILY.
l;50 p M. for Petersburg, Richmond and
Norfolk.
1:45 p. IN. for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York
lO:45 p. III. for Richmond and Norfolk.
Pullman sleepers Roanoke to Norfolk
and Lynchburg to Richmond.
l0:45 p. IN. washington and Chattanooga
limiteO for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York Pullman
sleepers to Washington via Shenan-
doah Junction and Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
Durham Division-I.eave Lynchburg
Union station.daily, except Sunday,
400 p. M for South Boston and Dur
ham and intermediate stations.
Winston. Salem Division-I.cave Roanoke
Union station) 4;30 p. m. and
7:30 Il. NJ. daily, except Sunday Camp
bell street station), for Rocky Mount,
Martinsville, Winston-Salem and inter
mediate stations.
For all additional information apply
AT ticket Office or TO w. h. Bevill, General
Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va.
NJ. F. Bragg Travelling Passenger
Agent
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27

"Why does tho young wife'of old Mr.
CrGsus always look so unhappy? He
gives her everything she wants, doesn't
hep
Everything except widowhood. -
Chicago Post
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27

English horticulturists have como to
the conclusion that it is miatakc to
wait TIL November to plant the bulbs Of
tulips and hyacinths and crocuses and
that when the summer display is over
(ScpicmbeD the sooner bulbs are got in
the better.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27

$40 q. III. washington and Chattanooga
limitetD for Bristol, intermediate sta
tions and the South and West Pull
man sleepers to New Orleans and Mem
phis Connects at Radford for Blue
field and Pocahontas.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
LEGAL NOTICES.

By VIRTUE OF \ DECREE OF
the corporation court OF the city of Roam
oke, Va, entered on the lst day of July
1897, in the chancery suit of Josiah
Friends administrators and ais. vs.. a.
p. Staples, trustee, and ais, the under
signed rs special commissioners appoint
ed by said decree will offer for sale in
front of the courthouse ut public auction
to the highest bidder at IL o'clock noon
on the 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
1897, the following property situated in
the city of Roanoke, Va, to-wit:
First. Beginning at point on the
southwest corner of Campbell and Ran
dolph streets, thence south , degrees ID
minutes west 100 feet to Il point. thence
north 81 degrees 10 minutes west 100 feet
to Il point, thence north = degrees Is min
utes east 100 feet to point, thence south
81 degrees 40 minutes east l0C feet to the
place of Beginning.
Second. Beginning ut n point on the
northwest corner of Campbell and Ran
dolph streets, thence with Campbell street
north SS degrees west 100 feet to IL point,
thence north degrees east 100 feet to II
point. thence south So degrees east 1 10
feet to Randolph street, thence with Ran-
dolph street :. degrees west 100 feet to
the place of beginning and known as lots
NV, ~, ~ Huu 10 III Wdru -. HcCOTuluS
to the map of the Roanoke Land and I'm
provement Company.
TERMS OF SALE CASH.
i. II. COOKE,
NJ. ]. COLEMAN,
Special Commissioners
!, S. S. Brooke, clerk of the corporation
court OF Roanoke city. virginia, do hereby
certify that the bond required in above
case has been executed
= ( RROOKE CIark
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
SALEM.
franklin Road.

Salem car runs between Terry building and
salem. Fret car Sundays at $40 a. M.
vinton car runs hstween Terry building and
NtntoD. Sundtys-First car 500 a. m.
Norwich car runs between Norwich and u MON
Depot and connects with College car. Sundays
First car son a. m. Trips marked an" will go
through to Norwich; all other trips before 400
p. III. will stop ut Woodrums. All trips after AGO
p. Ii. will go through 10 Norwich
College car runs between College and Union
Depot via Mill Mountain and connects with Nor.
Yich
West End car runs between al" street and
Union Depot.
Crystal spIirg car rnns between Crystal Spring
and Union Depot via Mill Mountain. First car
Sundays Sln u. III and between Crystal Spring
Snd Union Depot via Baseball Park. First car
Sundays sea.
Franklin Read car runs between Terry build
Ing and Hit bland avenue g. w.
East Roanoke runs between Terry baIld-
Ing and Lynchhnrg avenue n. G.
tickets for ride between Roanoke and Salem
con DO purchased in Roanoke At the folowirg
place:
Naughan's cigar stand Terry building
Massic't Pharmacy Sou n Jefferson street.
And NJ Salem from Dillard AZ Persinger.
S. w. JAMESON. Gen'l Mgr
ohisc, Rooms les and iC6 Terry Duilding.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
COMING TO ROANOKE!
MONDAY, August 80

uhe title Of The Greatest Show Earth has been claimed by
aggreaons which annually
there are none greater than the Great Wallace Shows Not feature
omitted
loud IN their praises of the which
the management
Gle Telegraph 2G.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
-'Is y WI II VI N ~
Special Commissioners.

Our prices are always special, and we
can at any time meet competitors both in
prices and grade of goods. We do
straight, legitimate business and give
good values. j. +. ROGERS & CO.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
The Tragedy of Evelina

Have you heard of Evelina? She'd n check like
summer roses
She had eyes like sky blue saucers and tbe
shapcliest of noses,
And her hair was long and golden and her Inns
possessed q pout-
Such a doll as Evelinn wasn't often seen abo,,t
But her naughty disposition made her enemies
Ill plenty
Topsy said that she had arrogance enough for
five and twenty.
And Miss Raggles. who wns crippled, said she'd
give her other leg
10 have lovely Eveina lowered Just n single
peg.
And think it may be managed if speak 70
Puppy Collie"
Quoth Miss Rasgles in n whisper. "for he's full
of sport and folly,
And she's full of branand sawdust. Leave tbis
small affair TO me-
And promise you dear Topsy, you shall eco
what you shall secl
So she spoke TO Puppy Collie who was fond of
fun and fighting,
AID he seized on Evclina, and he gave her such
q biting.
And he rolled her in puddle. and he dried her
III the sun,
And she hadn't much complexion when his
naughty romp was done
That is why poor Evclina has so little left in
side her
That the other dolls and Topsy and Miss Rag.
giles ali deride her.
That Is why her nose is broken. That is why i
unhappy pet,
she is now the least conceited Of the dolls Won
ever met
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-20
OUT NEXT SUNDAY.

The TINES Midsummer Issue will
be issued nent Sunday morning. Ii
can be safely predicted that 1t will be
the largest, handsOmest, most com
plete publication ever sent out in
South Georgia.
THE TIMES has spared no pains and
expense to make the issue all that its
prospectus has implied. 1t VIII fully
represent all the claims of this city
and county to the attention of the pub
lie, and will prove handsome and at
tractive advertisement of our sections
industries and possibilities.
In addition to the number furnished
subscribers and advertisers, several
thousand copies will be distributed
at the Nashville exposition, which is
at present the gathering place of many
thousands of people from all sections
of the country.
Be sure that you get the whole pa
per. Wait for tout next Sunday.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-20

THE attempt to wreck the Southern
railway met the fate that it deserved.
The Southern, through its extensive
colonization and immigration bureaus,
is dong spleddid work for the mate
rial advancement of the south, and es-
pecially of Georgia. It's management
has inaugurated policy of vital adj
vantage to all sections traversed by
it's lines. Brunswick and Glynn
county have felt these benefits already.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-20
NAVAL MILITIA HARMONY.

The Savannah News gives the fol-
lowing information, which is particu-
larly of interest to Brunswick:
Commander Isaac Emerson of
Maryland, president of the AssOcia-
ton of Naval Militia, will probably
send request to congress from that
association asking an increase in the
number of torpedo boats, and the as
signment of one to each state having
a naval battalion on the ground that
torpedo boats will likely become an
important factor IN our coast defense.
The naval militia is assuming most
important status, and it is only mat
ter of time when something of the
kind will have to be done to MAINTAIN
the standard and advance the prog
Es5 afTtdUy T7d5z6. fFE u T5yT : m =5Tss=
TALON should get together, and see
that no petty differences interfere
with It's sharing in the benefits now
sought for the improvement of the
service.
The torpedo division of Brunswick
has been working to secure a torpedo
boat for some time, and its efforts are
about to be crowned with success.
The advice of the News in regard to
petty differences" is we'll timed.
Georgia has the enlisted material for
splendid force of naval militia, and
nothing should be allowed to hamper
its facilities for good work. If the
savannah divisions will join with the
Brunswick forces at st. Simon in July,
much can be accomplished toward a
perfection of the service.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-20

which fact THE TIMES has not de-
MED and does not now dispute. The
main fact, however, sticks-that Saw
annah has lost, by the Withdrawal of
these steamers, much of the scope of
its shipping business, and that it feels
the blow Is evidenced by the manner
in which the News resents the slight
est notice of 1t.
THE TIMES Is glad to know that 200
men are employed in building addi-
tional wharf facilities at Savannah
Similar work has been going on for
some time in Brunswick, and much
more is planned for the immediate flu
ture.
The News goes further to intimate
that "sOme of the Savannah investors
in Brunswick are rather sorry of
their Investments" On the contrary,
the number OF Savannah investors in
Brunswick is constantly increasing,
and the large Savannah firms which
have sought, at Brunswick, more
convenient location for their business
enterprises, discredits the charge OF
the News.
Brunswick's shipping interests, as
TIE TIMES stated in the editorial tC
which Its Savannah contemporary OBJ.
ects, are constantly gaining. There
is no probabability of withdrawal Of
steamship or other lines. This fast
is good enough to reiterate, and TIL
TIMES is only sorry that the Savan
nah papers cannot say the same thing
of their town.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-20

THE Rome Tribune surprises its
brethren of the guild by apologlzing
for Harding, the BIltmore cad, and as
serts that he was equity of no funk
eyism in refusing to admit such scandal
mongers to the house." Does the
Tribune think that persons who are
deemed worthy of association with the
president of the United States are not
of sufficient responsibility to be ad-
mitted to miilionaire's estate?
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-20
FROM OTHER sANCTuMs

KEPT UP THE RECORD-BarnatO was a
plunger to the last.-Augusta Herald.
CHARMING, THOUGH BRIEF--The sweet
bathing girl pluDges into the surf
wearing lovely smile .-Waycross
Journal.
ONE REAsoN-The college boys at
the State University don't want the
girls admitted. The girls can't play
ball.-Albany Herald.
THE LATEsT-If we rightly grasp
the latest republican theory, it is
that any one who refuses to admit
that he Is prosperous is a villain and a
traitor to the state" --Indianapolis
Sentinel.
DIDN'T GET CHANCE THE BRUINS
WICK TIMES says that 500 Atlantians
passed through that city a few days
ago en- route to st. Simon, and spent
10 cents while in Brunswick. Allan
tians we're always noted for their
princely disregard for money.-Macon
Naws
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-20
INTENSE SUFFERING
From Dyspepsia and Stomach
Trouble.
Instantly Relieved and Permanently Cured
by stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Discovery, but Not a Patent Medi
oina

| cine.
DIR. Redwell relates an interesting
account of what he considers a re-
markable cure of acute stomach
| trouble and chronic dyspepsia by the
use of the new discovery, Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets.
He says: The patient was a man
who had suffered for years with dys-
pepsia. Everything he ate seemed to
sour and create acids and gas in the
stomach; he had pains like rheumatism
In the back, shoulder blades and limbs,
fullness and distress after eating, poor
appetite and loss of flesh; the heart
became affected, causing paipitatiOn
and sleeplessness at night.
| gave HIM powerful nerve tOnics
and blood remedies, but to no purpose.
AS an experiment | finally bought
fifty cent package of Stuart's Dyspep-
pepsia Tablets at drug store and
z i've them to him. Almost immediate
ioICi WAC gwen duu dlict TIC Hdu uSeu
four packages he was to all appear
ance fully cured.
There was no more acidty or sour
watery risings, no bloating after
meals, the appetite was vigorous and
he has gained between 10 and IL
pounds IN weIgnt or sOTid, hEHitiiTy
flesh.
Although Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's are advertised and sold in drug
stores yet l consider them most val
liable addition TO any physicians line
of remedies, as they are perfectly
harmless and can be given to child
rem or lnvalids or in any condition of
the stomach with perfect safety, being
harmless aed containing nothing but
vegetable and fruit essences, pure pep
sin and Golden Seal.
without any question they are the
safest, most effective cure for indiges-
ton, billiousness, constipation and all
arrangements of the stomach however
slight or severe.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
made by the Stuart Co. of Marshall,
Mich, and sold by drnggists every
where at fifty cents per package.
Little book on stomach diseases
mailed free. Address Stuart Co., Mar
shall, Mich.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-20
SUNDAY THOUGHTS.
From Prof. Henry Drummond's "Greatest thing
in the World"

From Prof. Henry Drummond's 'Greatest thing
in the World"
Kindness. Love active. Have you ever
thought how much of ChrIst's life was
spent in doing kind things-ln merely
doing kind things? Run over it with
that in view and you will find that He
spent great portion of his time, SIM
ply in making people happy, in doing
good turns to people. There is only
one thing greater than happiness In
this world. and that is holiness; and it
is not in our keeping; but what God
has put in our power is the happiness
of those about US, and that is largely
to be secured by our being kind to
them. "The greatest thing" says
some one. "a man can do for his Heav-
emily Father is to be kind to some of
His other children" | wonder why
it is that we are not all of us kinder to
one another than we are. How much
the world needs it. How easily 1t is
done. How instantaneously it is done.
How infallibly it IS remembered; how
uperabundantiy 1t pays itself back
for there is no debtor in the world so
/ honorable, so snperbly honorable, a.
love. Glove never faileth" love is sue
cess, love is happiness, love is lie
Where love is, God is. He that dwell.
eth in love dwelleth in God. God is
| love.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-20
A CONTEMPORARY PROTESTS.

The staid old Savannah News, which
as general rule, walls itself up in the
narrow domain of its own exclusive.
ness, has broken forth long enough tC
give THE TIMES piece of its mind
The cause of this precedented action
on the part of the News was an editor
ial which appeared recently in THF
TINES anent the withdrawal OF the
steamships between Savannah and
Boston and savannah and Philadel-
phia.
The News asserts that the loss OF
these steamers il a benefit rather than
detriment, thus "queering" the at
tempt which is being industriously
made in savannah circles to show that
the withdrawal was the result of a
conspiracy" against that city.
If the change is advantageous
wherein lies the justice of the vehe-
ment protests? There must be some
deterrent consideration, else Savan-
nah's pride would now be loudly vent.
ing itself to the four winds in self
The News declares that the new ar
rangement gives Savannah an almost
daily line of steamships to New York
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-20
G. A. TAYLOR,
Lieut.. Commanding.
To Asheville.

For the Sunday-school Y. M. c.. A.,
Asheville, n. c., June 10 to 25, the
Plant System will sell round-trip tick
cts from Brunswick at rate of $l2.6
Tickets limited to continuous passage
in both directions. On sale June Is.
IA, 10, inclusive, with final limit to
June ~.