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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-24
HOT WEATHER CLOTHING I!

Nothing more comfortable than the following. goods
these days large stock select from and saving
from 20 to % cent to what you pay elsewhere
Linen Crash Suits for Men So so and for the best
made 3d. You'll discover the goodness of Suits
by looking first ut the cheap display at some of
the stores.
Boys Crash Suits, to fit Boys II IS years So So
Mems Alpaca Coats medium and extra long from
$3.50 to SO.
Boys Alpaca Coats 81 % and 81 so
Mems Double breasted Serge Coats So. so
Memo and Boys Striped Coats mt SOC
Do you want to be comfortable?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
THIS DOG rs A TRAVELLER.
Rail and Water Suit Him and He AIways
Knows How to Get Hack.

Prom the florida Times union-
Johnnie Smith. son OF Joe Smith, has a dog
called Jack that has developed into a genuine
tramp, careless OF his associations. and with a
depraved desire to work FREQ lunches rather
than to eat q warm and respectable meal at
home. Jack is n Skye terrier, with dirty. ragged,
unkempt coat. his one rcdeeming feature being
a pair OF bright brown eyes that sparkle and
Rlisten through the tangled hair tumblins over
tLom whenever he is interested in some tender
morsei he begs you for with such pititul muto-
ness.
Jacks star trip was TO New York on a Clyde
ship. One OF his sporting" friends got on the
the sights OF New YORK Tor u day or Two. and
concluded he would return home. The ships
officers tried to run him ashore. and after some
difficulty succeeded. but he slipped in at night
among the busy trucks over the freight plank
INTO the forward hold, and slowed himself away
Out, he was a hungry, dlscolored, i'll smelling.
and altogether wretched specimen OF the canine
family. and when he tried to oglc the purscr
gone!' and poor Jack skurricd away. fearing,
perhaps, thai he was unwelcome enough TO he
A half hour later. Jack. tail in air, trottcd up
a. the same officer. and laid at his feet u whop
ping big rat, rs much as TO say:
look here, old fellow. I'm willing 10 work;
now come down ana give n poor dog "A bone
The pnrser understood the meaning, u those
bright brown eyes. and provided Jack with "A
rousinR dinner.
Jack has been the rurscr's friend ever since.
lie knows his ship. and when 1t 10 In port, fro.
euently calls ON board. rnbs his little black nose
against the ,%purser's leg. ways his little stump
OF = tail, and trot's of. Jack never WAS etfusive
In his demonstrations ut Friendship. but in u
OF them.
Jack concluded on another occasion TO 60
South; lilo boarded an f. q. y +. train and
landed in Tampa. ioHfcd around there n day or
two. hn3l!y returning TO the depot, where he
waited until tho same conductor came along,
ne reasoned correctly that this conductor
would, so back to where ho came from, got
aboard, landed. sure enough, in Jacksonville.
trotied down the htree'. smiled around among
hrs friends. AM II day or " later went to Grcnn
Cove. since then he has visited ali the poin.s
along The cast coast as far AZ Miami. and is now
Off on another journey 10 goodness knows where.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
THE WHITE PASS hook CASE.
Important suit Growing Out or tho CIoniug or
Two BiuEhn mton Banks In SOC

B~rNGHAMToN, Sept. 1.-The famous white
pass book" case came up for trial at q special
term OF the Supreme Court in this city Fri
day before Judge Mattice of Oneonta. The
amount involves 1928. 900. and there arc about
140 pass books. About forty different law
firms are engaged in The case. This suit arose
out OF the sensational closing OF the National
Broome County Bank and the Chenango Val.
ley Savings Bank about Jan. 90. 1895. by
tho bank department. E1.Mayor Tracy r.
Morgan was Cashier of the National Broome
County Bank and Treasurer Of the Che
mango Valley Savings Bank. Orris U.
Kellogg OF Cortland. n. Y. receiver OF
the National Broome County Bank. brings the
action to determine whether the bank repre-.
sented by him or the Chenango Valley Savings
Bank should pay the amount of these white
pass books. The Chenango Valley Savings
Bank and the holders OF the white pass books
are made defendants in this action. and the re-
lief demanded in the complaint is. which bank 10
liable under these books.
Over ten years previous TO the closing of these
banks Mr.. Morgan had been receiving deposits
and issuing to depositors these white pass
books In the name OF the National roome
County Bank. No record, however, Of any Of
these deposits appears on any of the books
OF tho National Broome County Bank.
the books OF the Chenango Valley Savings
Bank. The two banks do business IN the same
room in the Phelps Bank building. and Mr..
Morgan had general supervision of both OF them.
Il Is coniended on the part OF Ny. kellogg. The
receiver OF the National Broome County Bank.
that all OF the money represented by these books
WAS paid in through the window of The savings
bank, and therefore that bank should be liable,
although the books are issued in the name OF the
National Broome County Bank. On the part OF
the saving hank IL is contended that il never. in
TACT, received The money. and the books being
issued in tho name Of the National Broomo
County Bank by Mr.; Morgan, " no was the Cash
Ter, the savings Iank Is not liable.
Soon after the closing OF these two banks, in
the vault used by both was found an Individual
ledger containing "A full record OF the deposits
and payments made BY Mr.. Morgan concerning
the white pass books, but there was nothing in
tho ledger TO indicate which bank it belonged
TO. What has become OF the 1928 900 repro
sentsd by these pa 3 book is a mystery, and is
one OF the sensational questions involved in the
closing of these banks. which resulted in the find.
Ing OF a number OF indictments against Mr..
Morgan.
The Court will be required to take evidence as
to Mr.. Morgan's transactions with each indi-
viduai depositor. and from that evidence will de-
terinine TO which bank he will charge the
amount represented by each pass book. No
doubt at least two weeks will DO consumed in
the trial OF the case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
n1e GUNS ron nArANA.
A Fine show They Make VOW, hut Trsubie
Will Come with tho Firing or Them.

HAVANA, Sept. 5.-Tho Qualifications Of the
city of Havana have been strengthened with
a nne-looking collection Of big cannons placed
on the crumbling rarparts Of tho fortress OF
Cabana and MORO Castle. This Is what Gen.
Weyler calls being prepared for any cmer-
Foncy from abroad" according to tho In
structions sent ~ him by tho Madrid Gov
ernmenG.
These preparations cost nearly as much
as tho two trochas from Mnriol TO Majana,
and from Jucaro to Moron, which, accord
ing to Spanish estimates, took millions from
the Spanish Treasury. The real cost OF the
works 'nnd now cannons OF Ia Cabaha and Oh
MORO Is not known, but IL is known that'
through n Spanish banker of this city, Weyior
has increased his deposits of money abroad by
tho round sum OF SOC, 600 c~entcnes, each cen
ten being worth in Cuba $3.50
About the effectiveness of tho preparations
against q foreign feet of modern battleships,
1t may be said that 1t Is nearly nothing. inc
fortress of Ia Cabaha and the famous Moro
Castle are old relics Of the seventeenth cen
fury, which have been practically useless since
1862, when Havana was taken by the Engnsn
In spite Of the gallant defence OF the garrison.
Tho two new batteries at the cast and west OF
the bay, are also Of little power, ! am In.
formed by n witness that the artillery oficers
who directed these works were greatly en-
barrassed by want Of technical knowledge,
and that one of them confessed that 1t was
good enough for the time being, but there
would be trouble II occasion ever arose TO uso
tho guns"
1 translate literally the following. para
graphs of u lotter received here from Yagusr.
amas, Mstanzns. province, as an evidence OF the
real condition Of misery In tho Island:
All the employees OF tho farms and sugar
estates near here are sick with fever, with but
few exceptions. Besides the awful sanitary
condition of all this neikhborhood the total lack
Of nutricious food around this place helps on
the epidemic. The food we can obtain Is not
enough to keep u man alive. 80 when one ID
attacked by fever the sickness finds him 20 weak
as to kill him in n few days. or fourteen men
newly arrived here Inst week, only four remain
now healthy
II such IL the situation In the country, 1t 10 no
less direful In the capital. Havana is fun OF beg
gers who crowd the streets and squares. Many
families that were wealthy before the war are
having now but one meal a day. The paucity
OF provisions In the markets Ia felt oven by tho
rich.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
n.n on ths outsr edre Of the crowd ct up a

men on the outer edge of the crowd ret up a
There's another opel' they yelled. and tho
whole mob turned and broke after a Chinese
who was being chased by another gang down n
disKustod look when tile crowd had oil gone.
Then he dragged the shivering Chlnaman from
led him by the scruff OF the neck to Foiico
Headquarters. where ho turned him over Tor
"Dixon carried the Same kind of a chip on his
shoulder for noarly three months after this boz
ioro he met VI. with his finale, which overlook
saloon one night when a young tenderioot
tourist oaine, In, and in convsrsation With mo
S SSsfs c2 money! GSsS.0e on t"P bet ne after nSa a lSsI iG'' at { dang H,S
Cartwright's faro game. Now, .CaItwright's
faro layout was q brace game and no mistake.
"!"wem take a walk over to Cartw rights,
followed after him Without any Questions.
"When the two reached Cart wriEht's place
Dixon walked up TO Cartwright, who was sit'
ting in the loOkout's chair.
Ombrcy,' seid he to tho proprietor of the
hank IT, ,thi ,.,} KID H. here lEoinIins 10 ,h b. lad lad who
Well said Cartwright, who had yellow in
Some loser be damHSdl' said Dixon. You
got his whole bundle, with elk hundred in 1t.
Now. this kid never had any show here 10 win;
to lose. Dig up the six hundred. This boys
going to cut The cards with You for r.,
to argue.
Look nowhere said Dixon. THE cayuse
Btrayed In here without knowing the kind Of n
joint you run. He's going to have a run for
his money. Plant down that six hundred, quick,
and you'll both cut the deck for It,
Cart wright, who was n class Il man anyhow,
counted out the six hundred, but he also made a
signal to q cur named Luke Hnrkness, who was
In, charge OF the red-und-black table at the
other end OF the room, that Dixon didn't see.
Cartwright then walked over TO n side Of the
room ostenstbly. to &c. a fresh deck OF cards,
but really TO get out OF range. Then HRrk.
ness shot. Dixon three times In the back and
PHI fell dead. he had frequently told me after
he got that letter about his sistcr's death that
he was tircu Of the whole game. but / never
figured that he'd get rounded up this way with
out n show for his white alley. Hardness got
prison"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
nsHnGnd FOR Cottonwood In the ni.sIssip,,
VALLEY.
Prom the ST, Iouis Globe Dsmoorat.

1t will be news 10 many people TO read that
me cottonwood. which only u few year, ago vas
looked upon 40 one u the worthless woods. and
which trine ID with lNNuriOus growth the courses
OF these southern rivers for no earthly utlIitV
as II seemed, have come into great demand. n
rhfts and barge loads tlcy arc arriving rnn.
sttntEy AT, Cairo. They are draw I'm ~
endlsss chains cut into butts ns tbeyy
reach the doors Of tho mills. with the wnt"r
stll! dripping from them. These butts 90 "a
eStween Mo blazing and shaving knives
sheets OF varying sizes. 1t is "A quick and n
cheap process. The cottonwood thrls poeied
mas n variety OF uses. hut above ali III ia tSa
raw material for packing boxes. Tho cons,,,nI'
non or cottonwood logs at Cairo Is enorn,nn.
ana increasing. The trees grow rapidly md
where lana 10 too low 10 lie useful Tor tnythin~
elise. Inc etnploy ment Of cottonwood lum1b"r "a
ono OF me now and admirable economies ~ ,hss
lower mississippi Valley, NV
In early days Jewett Wilcox steambonted M,
the MISSOURI. He used to tell an excellent siorrpp
aonnt me use OF cotton wood lumber for tonsSa
pul!ulns AT Omaha. Timber was scarce The
pioneeth v ould SGT UP n sawmill near tho -ivsr
anu cut boards out Of Rrocn cottonwood iops ma
puIfu houses They couldn't wait for ihe I'M
DeT 20 season. Cottonwood boards when 0rasr
Nm 40 more queer things than a crash az ~
rs hrst wash. Wilcox used TO say tSnt mLnlnn
new U IN began to- get In It's work on those brand.
see Ehem walk away In all directions,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
EVEN SARSAPARILLA BARRED.
Babylon's Policeman says II Must Not Ne
Drunk ON the street.

BABYLON. L. l., Sept. 11.-Another effort to
assert the dignity Of the police force. which he
himself constitutes has been placed to tho credit
o Chief Theodore p. Weeks of this town. Some
time ago the village trustees threatened to get
a new and thinner force-Weeks weighs some
thing less than 400 pounds-who should be more
agile In thu pursuit OF the elusive and abusive
drunk and the swift bicyclist.
On a promise that he would bant, train and
fast, Weeks was permitted TO continue to be tho
police force on probation. and has since been abb
normally active. Not ten days ago he captured
n ~bicyclist who had fallen from his wheel. aud
he has Jailed three jngs in as many weeks. But
his crowning achievement was Thursday, when
he interrupted the wicked and abandoned youth
OF Babylon in the act of disEracing the town by
drinking sarsaparilla out Of bottles upon tho
public highway.
Celebration OF the Juvenile Hook and Ladder
Company's victory at a recent tournament was
the occasion OF the sarsaparilla. Half a dozen
yonng boys, after the triumphnl parade bought
a number OF bottles OF soft drinks" and
the boys was Harry Van Weclden, whose father
Is CHIEF Of the Fire Department., Young Van
Weelden being thirsty popped " his bottle and
several Of his companions. Police Force Weeks,
who was on the other side Of the street. observed
this diabolical action. and WAS stricken with
Here! Stop that; stop that!' he cried hurry
ing across.
stop what !" asked young Van wcelden. not
understr nding az FIRST wherein he had sinned.
Put that bottle down. Shut 1t up. Throw It
away"
why. it's only sarsaparilla."
Amt that enOugh!" exclaimed the scandal
lied officer; Get away TO your homes or I'll
arrest you.'
OF scun,pcred the boys. highly indignant, and
soon returned accompanied by Fire Chief Van
Weel"en.
Did you stop my boy drinking sarsaparilla y
he demanded o. Police Force Wcek,.
"fesl aid" said the force. He was drink
ing on the street"
What il he vast Who's got a right to stop
him T.
have" asserted Weeks. 1.-THE trustees
don't allow people TO drink out OF bottles on the
street"
Then why don't you arrest the babies r.
Numbered Van Wreldcn. II want you to I'M
ferstand that my boy can drink sarsa parilla out
OF a bottle, or "A pail, or "A barrel. by thunder. in
any way which he likes. and IL the trustees don't
You'd better label your boy. them" grum-
bled Weeks. Il don't know him from the other
kids
An, go and chase a bicycle - said n youth.
ful voice, and the police force numbered away
amid IA chorus OF laughter.
1t was then in Orier for Chief Van Weelden to
celebrate his triumph by setting EN- up to the
boys, and they drank his health and confusion to
the police force out OF many sarsuparilla bottles,
which they LETT upon the public streets as mon.
uments to their victory.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
ATTACKED BIZ ROBBERS.
Farmer Porter Beaten with mn Army Muaket
with which Me Tried 10 defend HlmuelE.

Vii Nhich he Tried To Defend Himuelf.
ROCHESTER,. Sept. Thames Porter. ~ years
old. a farmer living alone a short distance beyond
the city line in the town of Gates, is lying at the
point OF death at his home from injuries re-
ceired Ut the hands OF robbers late on Thursday
night. Porter defended himself with an old
army musket. There are fourteen cuts and
bruises on Porter's head.
At about IL O'Clock on Thursday night Porter
was awakened by n noise at the front door. Hs
arose without dressing, and in the dim light
saw two mon trying to get through tho door.
He called to them to 60 away. and then both
made II rush for the door and broke 1t in
with their combined weight. Porter retrcated
and. SELLING an old army musket, pointed
1t at ono OF the men and pulled tho
trigger. The gun missed fire. One seized tho
phlreI OF the gun, and succeeded In wrenChing
~ away from Porter. He swung tho heavy
weapon and. brought IL down with crushing
force on tho farmers head. The gun parted at
the STOCK; ana The hammer buried Itself in Por-
ter's skull.
While, Porter defended himself as bert he
on the head and shoulders. The farmer kent up
tho unequal fight until he dropped TO the floor
from loss OF blood; Tho robbers then left Porter
hnc rhulinaRea the house. They did not dis
cover a cent of money. and were INTERRUPTED in
their search and frightened away by two young
men.
Porter Il unmarried and ia well 10 do TbI.
!nht tnGt Is pretty we'll known Aereabouts. and
T. q robbers evidently fg urcd that Porter had
money concealed about tho house. Sheriff
schroth la suyera deputies working o this
case connection with n score of others almost
q. airing. For tho last few weeks there has
,een a carnival OF crime in Monroe county and
ho.llIps nave g II OF almost night occurrence.
ohe DAY last week a robbers roost was dis
covered near the town of Brighton. and IL was
SSrrohrn up, The thieves were fired on by tho
ssneiir ana his deputies. but they returned tho
hrc ana escaped.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
UHSALTED T
Tho Consumption Vow Large and All the Time
Increasing.

Increasing.
The consumption of unsalted or sweet butter
in this city is increasing all the time. A few
years ago there were only three or four com.
mission houses that handled it at all; now there
are, perhaps, a dozen that do, some OF them re-
cciving large quantities. The sales Of unsalted
butter amount to less than per cent OF all.
But the total daily consumption Of butter here
Is and the amount Of unsalted butter
sold is now very considerable. In q general way
1t may be said that sweet butter is eaten mostly
by the very poorest people and by those who are
very comfortably situated. By far the largest
consumers of unsalted butter here are the
Hebrews. And unsalted butter is now used, or
itmay DO had. in many of the finest hotels and
restaurants. 1t has long been used in some Of
these; its increasing use in them is perhaps due,
in some degree, to demands from foreign guests,
Unsnlted butter Is far more commonly used in
Europe than here.
The butter commonly sold contains about an
ounce OF salt to the pound. and more or less
coloring matter. The sweet butter contains no
salt whatever. and Is uncolored: salt is added TO
taurants there Is now used II butter containing
about half the usual proportion OF salt.
salt Is a preventative and tho ordinary buttcr
Of m keeps. much longer than sweet
butter, which must be used while fresh. Sweet
S Sjnter is soma manly 81 h Ssw IoF fko State Pu!tsy; but IN
great deal of the sweet butter Is brought TO the
city by express. which adds TO the cost OF 1t, and
the butter makers charge II little more for IL, be-
cause IL Is all butter and no salt. Sweet butter
costs at Wholesale commonly a cent a pound
more than sailed butter. and sometimes 3 or I
cents a pound more. 1t Is OF a lighter color than
most salted buffers, and when fresh and sweet
Is OF an agreeable fragrance.
Tho ordinary commercial package of unsalted
bnttcr contains sixty pounds. Hebrew iobbcrs
buy such packages OF the wholesale commission
merchants and break them up into ten-pound
packages for sale to Rrocers and small dealers.
In this way the butter IL widely dispersed and
quickly disposed OF. Installed butter can be
kept for days in perfectly good condition If
properly cared for. II not sold 1t Is put into a
freezer. or cold storage warehouse In which IL is
frozen. There IL may be kept in perfect order
for months; but when once taken out OF the
freezer 1t must DO sold promptly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
BIOToLING SERVANTS MARRIED..
employers Don't want Them Mt ANY Price
Thos" Who Don't Ride at n Premium.

H'"p'"'erH Don't Want Them Mt AnS Prios-
fhos" Who Don't Ride at n Premium.
The bicycle has put u premium on female
servants said the proprietor OF an intelligence
once uptown, for now 1t is more difficult 70
ReI d good maid servant than 1t ever was be-
tore. People who come here to engage servants
are particular In stating that they will pay high
wages To Il girl who does not ride a wheel. Like
their sisters In other stations In life, the servant
glrls nave taken to wheeling and in doing SO
heEieGt lheir household dutio It's got 30
Hm"ua{s That somo Of them refuse To
w. go out wheeling. On tho other hand.
INT o. MMnnineh who want servants don't
nnme DiHo servants. They say that the ser.
wants VINO ride, wheels AFRO SO anxious 10 got
out maj IN y do heir work too quickly, and
hence badly. then dash away on their wheels
hha st"S OUT until ! o'clock in the moruing. The
result ~ mat the girl Is late In getting break.
net ana 6opy In waiting on tho table. ono
woman came IN here the other day and offered
re $50 as commission 10 got her a GOOD serva~t
who hsd n9t l"arned 10 ride, and many employ.
for such q girl" N'A'n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
THE MOST COSTLY FRUITS.
dollhouse Grapes at 90 ~ Pound. and Hot
hoase Peaches at 81. so Each,

dollhouse grapes are the ~costlicst of fruits.
They are never less than rs cents a pound, and
when they are most costly, In February md
March, they sell for 50 Il pound, sometimes
going US high as $lo u pound. At prices rang
ing up to 81 a pound there Is n ready sale for
them; al the ishGr prices they arc sold almost
exclusively for the use of invalids. There ia q
sale for all that are produced, but the produc-
ton at the, season OF highest prices is small.
may die from exhaustion after u single season
OF forcing.
Tho next most costly fruit is the holhouse
200 each, They ire used mainly by invalids.
bIt such peaches arc albo often soli for pirs''
They are presented az lowers, or az bonbons
would to. Three or four peaches are packed i'm
cotton and set or with a few peach leaves in
TO about 90 rcnts each in April ana Nav. when
the South.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
GOLDES
Aibinos from tho HackeuSnck Meadows Now
at the Aquarium.

The Aquarium people have applied the magic
name OF kiondike to two or three little catfish
no" IN a tank there, which were brought from
mo htckenSack meadows. They call them
K!ondike catfish because the little fellows >
all yellow.
AlbiHos among catfish arc by no means I'M.
known, but they are sufficiently rare to be
curious. They arc sometimes yellow and
blSck, and sometimes black and white. Thnsa
az mo Aqusrlum were all OF a golden yriInvS
Mheh they were received. They are nov nn;""
paler yellow, and may finally turn white. Thcv
are hlbinos oil the common catfish. These littlc
Soldth cats have been at the Aquarium ahnnt
tx Weeks, The largest OF them was about lGres
ixhiSshihGIs, IN Iehg,h whSn received. They have