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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
About Walls and Floors.

For papcring walls the salmon pinl;
is new departure i'll small apartments,
noted by The Decorator and Furnishcr.
If the ceilings are high, IL deep frieZe in
used, and the ceiling proper is calci-
mined in two or three different tones, to
match tho walls. This style is peculiar
ly artistic for north rooms.
As rule, many housekeepers do not
know the convenience of tho small
sponge Ill general housekeeping. The
authority mentioned says good porous
sponge is all that is necessary for the
cleansing of painted walls. woodwork
Of doors, windows and surbases If there
is spot hard to move. slight rubbing
of tho sponge with sapolio will eradi-
cate the dirt and leave the surface bright
and clearly.
Denim, when used as IA floor covering,
should be washed before putting together
or laid. This prevents certain lines given
by the broom when being swept, and a
smoothness of texture is ACQUIRED if
treated III this manner.
To keep polished floors in good order
q broom incased III thick canton flan-
mel bag serves as an excellent sweeper
for those boards where Light dust has to
be removed.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
COURT OF APPEALS.
A Aumber OF Opinions Handed
Down Yesterday,

Richmond. Va, Jan. 14.-Thc court of
appeals decided the following cases to-
day: Garner rs. Commonwealth: county
court of Prince William, reversed.
Gains, administrator, rs. Maryc, audi
tor. Reversed.
Wallace *; City of RICHMOND. AZ
;frmcd.
Pedmons Bank vs. Hatcher and 9TH
ers; crcnis court. of Grunge county.
Affirmed.
Winter KS. Southern Loan AID Invest
mcnt Company; circuit court of city OF
Richmond. Affirmed.
Moore lime Company KS. Richardson s
administrator; writ OF error and superse.
IDEAS; circuit court OF Botetcurt county
Bond, 81 800.
McCiGnahan. etc, ". Iicrkman. etc. d;
circuit court of Shenandoah county ap.
peal and supersedeas. Bond, 5000
Raugeley's administrator VS.. Southern
Railway Company: corporation court Of
DanviIie; writ OF eI'cor and supersedeaS
No bond.
Eicl.burg vs.. Laupheimer; corporation
court of city of Acx;2rdria. Writ OF
error,refused.
WeOb vs.. Commonwealth. Writ Of cr.
ror refused to circuit court OF Carroll
county.
Judge Golf, in the United States cir
cult court, has handed down his opinion
i'll The case of the township of Darling
ton, ). c., VS.. the Atlantic Trust Com.
panv. affirming the decision of the lower
court in reference to certain taxes.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

run 'over by train OF cars CT. strayed
away and got lost or whether somebody
had picked him up and carried him off,
or wh"c was tho ,natter, but he didn t
cCme back, and we missed him very
much because we all liked Nibsy.
Now, maybe sou can guess what
happened. One morning carly about 9
or half past =, some months after that,
as ! Was moving slowly i'll the darl,
across room OF the second floor of IL
house that had called at some 90 miles
from where | lived. felt the legs of Il
slnaA dog thrown against mine |
couldn't see the dog nj all. but it was
standing OF It's hind logs and resting its
fore legs against EIc, and | could tell by
the movement of chem that he was wag-
ging his tail Violently. 1t was Nibsy,
OF course. He'd known my tread, soft
AS II was, and woke up to receive me.
well, you knew, glad rs l was to
find Missy, I'd rather nGt have fonnd
him right there, because he WAS almost
certain to make trouble for me- He be-
gan 10 whino with JOY the first thing,
and then he gave a little yclp That
was just what was afraid Of He didn't
""ft l" Hi'tkc amy tfOutIe Tor me, but
that one yclp was enough. a man in
the bed sits mp and pulls ~ string and
turns on light and says:
Now. what's the matter
And | puts up . great polar bluff
and Gays You swipcd my dog, and I've
come to get him.
Swiped nothing he says. I'll
swipe you III a minute, and he wasn't
slow III getting at it either lie was
getting ont Of he'd ana coming Cor me all
the time hc WAS talking, and a good
healthy, powerful looking man he was
too. But Nibsy was bright. Missy
made Just one dive mt the mans feet,
but that was enough to stop him until
Id got turncd and started, and :. ninutc
Later | was going down ,hc road, with
Missy coming on behind. '--Now York
sun.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
cry would need to consist of perhaps 400

cry would need to consist of perhaps 400
pieces or even moro.
There are low priced sets to be found
i'll the market. They may be of the same
pattern and general appearance rs those
of moro than double the price The IN
initiated would find this discrepancy
difficult to account for and might sun
pose that the seller of the high priced
article was an cXtortioner, while the
low cost man was - public bcnefactor
Neither supposition would be correct.
and often it occurs that the man who
sells at the lower price makes the most
i'll the way Of profit. The explanation
Is this: During the firing process some
pieces become slightly warped, many Of
them Ill only the slightest degree But
this is enough TO condemn them for first
class goods. and they are set aside, with
pieces which have some slight impcrfec.
ton Ill The decoration or "a trifiinp flaw
which only trade experts would detect.
1T Is often the case that sets made uD
from these lots are sold by interruptions
dealers at almost the price of perfect
goods. But however that may be, the
purchaser could scarcely by the most
careful inspection discover the differ.
cncc, and takes pleasure III the posses
sion of an elegant a-ticlc. This rulo
holds good equally with iinc china and
granite ware. Most of the crnckory
goods offered By bargain stores" Of
whatever mature. are Of this sort
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
TIE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The President, Mrs. Ruvene!, Makes Her
Yearly Report.

INT lreSiuenL, Mrs. Ruvenc!, Makes Hell
Yearly Report.
70 the stockholders and subscribers OF
the Roanoke Public Library:
ln making my annual report am clad
to announce that ~Gilc Roanoke Public Iii
brary is now we'll established, hut it ear
onij he maintained in this position by
the continued and steady support o. til,
people of Roanoke,
In the past six iionths the list OF our
subscribers has greatly increased They
nov number sixty-iour. Ten of this nAm.
ber.have only joined for Il short period
of time. The income thus realized il ow
sufficient 70 meet car current expenses
We.nave on our shelves over 900 vol
umes. OF those mo have i)een read
since the first OF .TInc Almost ali OF
the living authors OF no,e arc reore-
scented. We are ind ebtcd to Mai. NJ. w
Bryan, X H. Soule, Mrs. Moo.nian, Mrs
Gray G.. Il. Henderson and Mr. Flop
croft for valua BILE contributions of books
EacE month 4 certain numbe. of new
books are added, brI as these are MIR
chased with or capital we lnavc neyer
yet been able TO get I'll of the stnndi rd
authors and works Of reference, which no
library should be wi4Aout
In the failure Of to RoanoAc Truat,
loan add Safe Deposit Company. which
occurred i'll .Juce last, we LOST 500, the
amount of money paiG in by tie orr sinal
stockholders when tax Roan0ts. Pubir:
Library became a char, ared orsx:AizatioE
During the pasi year we have had the
misfortune to lose two1nost efficient and
excellent officers Mrs Beebe, long the
devoted president of the library, who has
left Roanoke, and Mrs. Dorney the sec
rotary, VINO has Resigned. The present
board hayo cried 10 cars; on the work
they began 80 SWcceSsfx lily. We have
been most fortunate in our librarians
Miss kindred WAS the frs; in charge, and
when other duties compelled her 80 re-
sign, her place WAS most re :eptably filled
by Miss tiggat It Is the desire O. the
present administration to enlarge the
scope and usefulness of the libr;ty., to
which end Il catalogue Nill sS!ortiy te is
sued for distribution Nnd sale. WITH an
Increased membership ;iley holc to essnb-
lish II reaGng room and IT, open the
library one CT two evenings in the week
for the benefit of those who cannot avail
themselves of the la0rnng or after" o>)n
hours. '.bcy will do All in Their power
20 provide the books the p,blic may dc.
sire but in return they must ask from
,ohe pubic patronage and announcements
T.. II. RANENET,
Pres. Roanoke Public library.
Dec. %, 1896.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

\ lady spending summer at "a fishing
village on the south coast asked one of
the male residents:
How far is it to Mr. Dbson : house:"
The scafaring man pulled his topknot
politely and answered:
Just about dogs trot, mum. "
How far is that?" tho lady asked
again.
The man hcsitated an instant, rs if
searching III his mind for IN exact meas
IRE OF distance, and then replied:
About as far as it would take We to
smoke an even pipeful o. torbackcr.
mum !'-Pearson' Weekly.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
THERE Is NOTHING 50 GOOD.

There is nothing just as good as DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, so demand it and do
not permit the dealer To sell you some
substitute. He will not claim there is
anything better, but in order TO make
more profit lac may claim something else
30 he just rs good. You want DR. Kings
New Discovery because You know it to he
safe and reliable and guaranteed TO do
good or money refunded. For Coughs,
Colds. Consumption and for all affections
of Throat, Chest and Lungs there is Goth
ing so good rs is Dr. King S New Discov-
er Trial bottle free at Missiles Thar-
macy 100 jefferson street. Regular size
30 cents aud 81.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
How to Make Pea Scum.

Boil ham bono i'll about three quarts
of water. The previous night have steep
ing IL large breakfast cup full of yellow
split peas. Add these to the boiling
stock, Il little bit of onion, pepper and
salt to taste and either stick of celery
(perhaps you have IN outside piece which
does nicely for soup or else u teaspoon-
ful OF celery seed, tied up in IL little biz
of muslin. The celery flavor is Il great
Improvement TO this soup. Boil all to-
gcther till the peas arc soft-about three
or four hours-thcn strain aud rub all
smooth through n sieve and return to
the pot to get quite hot. This soup should
be thickish, not watery; so be sure all
the peas are well rubbed through to
make it nice and smooth. Serve along
with 1t toast, cut up into little dice, and
dried mint taken with it is supposed to
make it moro wholesome.
Lentil soup can be made in much the
same way, and no stock is required,
only water, but it really requires "a good
bit of butter, about the size of an egg,
put IN, and, TO my thinking, it has not
the same nourishing and heat giving
properties i'll it.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
His Most Unexpected Recovery of = Long
Lost Dog,

Speaking of Watchdog, " said the
retired burglar, 81 never owned u
watchdog, but did once own Jolly
little mongrcl dog that we called some
times Nibs, but mostly Missy, Il lively,
sensitive little fellow, but no watchdog.
You might have played brass band
outside, and he'd never near it, but let
anybody that he knew walk across tho
floor, and he'd wag his tail in his sleep.
We'll, after we'd had Nibsy mum.
Der of years we lost him. He Just disap-
peared one day and didn't come back,
and we didn't know whether he'd boon
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
MUM @ N S
|. W.. r
CUR :.

Munyon's Liver Cure wilt positively
cure bilousness, constipation, jaundice
aud torpid liver, bilious headache, sick
headache, coated tongue, bail taste in the
mouth, tired, WORKOUT feeling, highly.
cotored urine, wind in the stomach, pain
and soreness in the right side under the
lower ribs, depressed and dull spirits and
restless nights Price 25 cents.
A separate cure for each disease. At
all druggists, most % cents vial
Personal letters to Prof. Munyon, 1905
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa, answered
with free medical advice Tor any disease.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
zss@ Call see cur works.
PROPOSALS

Sealed proposals marked Proposals
anu addressed to w. +. Thomas,.c!erk of
the City Council, will be received until
noon January is, 1897, for taking down
the stone building ut No. - I.ynchburg
turnpike n. W., also the frame buildip@
at No. LOG Second Commerce street s. "
Inc material must he taken down witt,
rs iittlc damage to it as possible, ana
must be separated and piled up on the
these buildings stand condemned us IA
menace to the public safety. The yorl
Is to he done to the entire satisfaction of
the city engineer and no payments will
DE made until the work is completed.
Inc contractor will be held responsible
Tor any damages that may occur to per-
SONS ~, OF property III performing the work
me right is reserved to reject any ana
all bids e. u mr.? ~ pa -.
= E.fi. q j. II. WINGATE,
4 2,er,sAHf City Engineer
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
DID YOU EyER u ~.

Try Electric Bittcrs as remedy for yolr
troubles? If not get y bottle now and
get relief. This medicine has been fo,uf
to be peculiarly adapted to the relief am,
cure of all Female Complaints. eycrtino n
wonderful direct influence in ciyiar
strength and tone to the organs. If You
have Loss of Appetite Constipn sion,
Headache, Painting Spells. or are Ner
vous, Slecpless. Excitablc Melancholy o.,
troubled with Dizzy Spells, Electric Bit
tiers is the medicine you need. Health
and Strength are guaranteed ~ its use
fifty cents aud Si.0d ut Massic 5 pharm
acy
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
Ono Day at II Time.

Ii seems rs if life might ali be so
simple and so beautiful, so good TO live.
so good to look mt, if we could only
think of it as ono long journey, whore
every days march had its own separate
sort of beauty 70 travel through. Phil.
lips Brooks
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
MONEY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

Chic, 90, Jan. li-Whe,t 1o.day ~.
squarely above the 50 cent mark, the
May OPP ion c!osing with II - cent all
vance Enormous seaboar1 clearance,
and acti"e buying by foreigners; were the
QrncipG features of the day All The
markets were correspOndingly weak. corn
closing about ascent lower. oats about
Unc same, and provisions from to Is
cents higher.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
BUCKLEN's ARNiGA sALvE.

The Best Salve IN the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter. Chapped Hands, Chill
Dains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptiors,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re
Huired. 1T Is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale at Massie $ phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street. Roanoke.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
DUBOIS CREEPING up.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. i4.-The ballot for
Senator tot day resulted: w II. Ciaggett,
81; i. II. Dubois, %; c. w. Cooper, Ii,
j. T.. Webster, >; scattering, !. Clag-
getL lost the votes OF two Democrats ,wiso
supported him Yesterday
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
CATOGNI'S REsTAl,pAxr

Is now open in the rear of the confec-
tlonery Meals: Breakfast, - cents.
Dinner, % cents. supper, % cents
Meal tickets 81.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

Oysters in all styles by Norfolk cooks.
The best in town. Try them. j. J.
Catogni
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

klMBAII. COAL. KIMBALL COAL,
The cheapest and best substitute for
Nnthiacitesscoal. w. *. Andrews a. Co.
Roanoke agents.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
IN The WORLD Of FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCKS.

View York, zen. II The stock mtrle;
to-Gity was extremely dali. rhcre was no
nev : of general Impotence, but the
traders appcare to favor tie long side
lnromc stocks therc was continued liYu-
dal'on- but mos OF the Stoci 3 aside from
M&chattan, Wheeling and Lake Erie and
l.or- Island, tie fluctuatio. : were fr,tc-
tional. Vle first named iosc l.2 cemc.
Uncommon declined ard che preferred
) pc: cent. The closing was strong At
net fractional changes
MONEY MARKETS..
Ney York, yam. l4.-,5lcney ON ca!
easy at l2aa; last loan, ! 81 closed,
/ lee! per cent. Prime mercantile
) 3ai per cent. Sterling cxcha!,ge
firm. with actual business IN bankers
bills st Is, l-ial2 and ~ :i-iai. ~ fnr
sixty days. Commercial l.ins, i.S3 -
Bar silver, I'LL Silver ,ccrtificate.,
81 i.Sg61 ii.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-02
WHAT Is MONEY!?
Subject Clearly Explained by a College
President at y Farmers Convention.

Subject Clearly Explained by a College
President at u Farmers Convention.
The following is part Of the synopsis
printed by the Milton wis Journal of
an excellent address by President Whit
ford of Milton college before the farm
ers' convention at a recent meeting at
Milton. 1t contains some very lucid
statements of money and of the power of
governments to fix value:
First. Two separate and distinct val
ues are assigned to money, one being
the intrinsic or market value of the ar
ticle used; the other the legal or face
value, indicated by the stamp or device
pressed upon the article. In some well
known instances what is popularity
called money has only n of these
values.
Second.-The common practice of
tribes and nations in selecting such ar
ticles or commodities for money is to
adopt two kinds or grades of them, one
having greater market value according
to its weight, for use in the larger ex-
changes in trade; the other having lesser
value, for the smaller exchanges. This
practice furnishes the first essential con-
dition for a system of bimetallism.
Third.-Only that money is basic and
widely and permanently used which is
made of precious metals, very generally
gold and silver. Other and perishable
commodities are finally abandoned or
held redeemable in these metals.
Fourth.-The market value of these
metals, not their face value, constitutes
the original and continuous quality by
reason Of which they are almost univer-
sally accepted as basic or primary mon
ey. Government or custom can add a
quality, not inherent, but temporary,
to such metals and other articles used as
a medium of exchange. But the real
measure thus declared to be effective
and lasting must be the one established
by the laws Of trade, not by the edicts of
government.
Fifth.-Government itself cannot fix
or control the market value or price of
any metal or other commodity, whether
used as money or in the practical arts.
So it cannot make fiat money and COM
pei the people to circulate it a great
length of time as money of any sort.
Sixth.-Any coins or other money
whose market value is less than their
face value always o % expel from cir
culation all coins or other money whose
market value is greater according to
their weight, unless the former are re-
deemable in the latter. Whenever a coin
shows even a slight inferiority of it's
market value to its face value, it tends
at once to crowd out of use even a coin
whose two values are equivalent.
Seventh. -Gold has been adopted by
the principal civilized nations as pri-
mary money OF the standard of values
because of its greater market value, it's
less weight for a given sum of money
and its least %fuctuation in market value
of any of the precious metals.
Eighth.-Coins like silver, whose
market value is less than their face val
ne, can be kept circulating at the same
time with gold coins even in somewhat
large amounts only by being redeem
able in the same denominations with
the gold. The same is true of paper
money, which has no appreciable mar
Eet value.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-02

Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will find
the true remedy in Electric Bitters. This
medicine does not stimulate and contains
no whiskey nor other intoxicant, but acts
as a tonic and Alternative. IL acts mildly
on the stomach and bowels, adding
strength and giving tone to the organs,
thereby aiding nature in the performance
of the functions. Electric Bitters is an
excellent appetizer and aids digestion.
Old People find it just exactly what they
need. Price fifty cents and 81 90 per
bottle at Harry Guests Drug Store.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-02
wyoming,s Common Sense Action.

By defeating an unqualified free sill
yer resolution and substituting a resolu-
ton in favor of free coinage of gold and
silver by international agreement, the
Republican Legislature of Wyoming
taught a lesson of common II and
practical politics to all the states of the
northwest. The free coinage of silver
on any other basis than that of actual
value is a delusion which was effectually
disposed Of last November. New York
TUo,11
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-02
AT THE COUNTY-SEAT.
SALEM, April 2. 1897,

0AAMt AARAA
The Y. w. G. T. U. held a Musical Tea
at the residence of Mrs. Maurice B. Ayars
on Seventh street, last evening. The par.
lors were filled BY a large and very az
p~reciative company. The first selection
was a duet by Mrs. Helen Pancoast on the
piano, and Miss Anna Smith on the violin,
followed by a piano solo by Miss Gertrude
Smashey. Miss Alice Triple, of Phila-
delphia, gave two Rotations" My First
School," and "A Sad Mistake" Messrs.
Dunstan. Gayner. Hires and Powers sang
"Rally Round the Standard" Mr.. Frank
Finlaw sang a solo, "Dora Dean" Miss
Triple recited "My Dumb Savior" Mrs,
Emma Wiley sang a sacred solo, "Come
Unto Me-" The quartette sang "Sweet
Gospel Bells" and Mr.. Abner Hires solo
mo Surrender" elicited much applause
Miss Triple recited "Seein' Things
Alright, "A Naughty Little Girls View
of Life" and Little Fritz. The refresh
ments were much enjoyed and every one
would be pleased to attend another one.
The decision of Judge Sinnickson il
the contested will case of the late May
hew Sparks, of Sharptown, is to sustain
the codicil, by which Peter Sparks was
named as executor.
The twenty-sixth annual meeting of
the Franklin Loan and Building Asso.
citation was held on Monday evening,
when the following officers were elected
President. W. P, Finlaw; Secretary,
BENZ. F. Wood; Treasurer, Albert Steiner
Directors, I. o. Acton, Smith Bacon,
W. j. Freas, George B. Mangan, Harry
P. Morrison, Stiles McRenry, Richard P.
Hiles. The receipts for the past year
were $S2, 308. OF; disbursements, $78,'
211. AT; balance on hand, $4,000. go. The
37th series was opened. The value of
stock in the t%wenty-ffth series was
shown to be $198. 10.
Miss Mary A. Morrison, daughter OF
Surrogate Morrison, will graduate to-
day from the Philadelphia Dental
College, the commencement exercises
taking place at noon in the Academy of
Music.
Rev. j. G. Edwards is the new pastor
OF the First M. E. Church, coming from
South Amboy, where he labored three
years. Rev. J. Ward Gamble returns to
the Broadway NJ. E. Church.
A pretty home wedding took place at
the residence of John M. Wright, on
Union street, on Wednesday evening
last, when their daughter, Miss Will
helmina, was united in marriage to Mr..
Herbert Hewitt, of Warrington, the
nuptial ceremony being performed by
Rev. Edward McMinn. The bride was
attired in white cashmere, trimmed with
white satin and lace, and carried white
carnations. The bridesmaid, Miss Mary
Wright, sister of the bride, carried pink
carnations. The groom's best man was
Mr.. Charles Smith, of Warrington. The
bride received many beautiful and useful
presents.
Receiver billiard offered the Brnna Ice
Cream plant for sale last Saturday, but
it was only bid to 81. 500, and the SAL
was adjourned for one week, when a sale
will no doubt be effected, as it has to be
sold. Mr.. W. D. Griscom, late proprie-
tor, has accepted a position in Philadel-
phia, and his family is living with his
fa~ther-in.law, John T. Bsssett.