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to tail. Poor fellow! He looked dtsmay-
ed
We felt sure that next morning we
would sec Jack again dressed as bcfitted
Il man of his position. But we were dis
appointed. The next morning he came
down with the same old coat. The spots
gave evidence of having been carefully
scrubbed, leaving dirty white spots OH
tho shiny black cloth.
II say, Jack" said the head book
keeper, really, you are growing care
less of your personal appearances.
why, how so, old man? shave my
self with scrupulous regularity every
morning. really didn't know was
looking so unfit. :"
It's not that, Jack. I-cr-oh, hang
it, don't you see that your clothes arc
kinder runnin TO seed? You need new
outfit, old man. Your tailor will
starvc
II believe you are right, Harry. Fact
is. an old suit is so comfortable, vou
know; kinder conforms to ones curves
and angles. Really, 1 feel like L am dis
carding an old friend when give up an
old suit; but l must sec my tailor 1t
will never do to offend the artistic eye
of my friends. 1 thank you, old man.
for calling my attention 70 it. Really,
II fellow can't see how his own clothes
hang.
Mike the Office boy had IL great story
70 tell the next morning. What wuz
Mr.. Jack dom up i'll the secondhand
district last night? He's out O. place
up deere. Nc an Skinny Walsh was goin
nlong, IN [ secs. Mr.. Jack goim into ono
o. dem secondhand Shecncy stores.
'Geminy, says to skinny dat's our
cashier. He makes more as 200 CAGES II
mont. What's he dom i'll that j'int?' [
pecks tru' de window, an L see him bar
gain wi do Shylock for cheap suit O.
store clothes. l cud see him hand over
Il $40 bill, an he got change back
Christmas, says to Skinny, but dat s
funny. He cud buy hull tailor shop if
he wanted to. guess OATS de way desc
gescrs gets rich. Let's begin, Skinny. s"
A few mornings after Jack came down
with his new suit on. The trousers were
carefully creased, and the coat was worn
buttoned closely around his rather ath-
letic form. But it took only casual
SldHCo ~ Seo tuub lHc ROOuS were OF the
cheapest and had never seen tailor
shop.
"Ah, Jack, you are quite artistic this
morning" said tho head hookkeeper
DO you still go to the Fifth avenue
tailors? l remember you always said
there were no other tailors in the city"
Jack did not reply. He could not tell
willful falsehood; but, taking off the
coat, he turned back the collar and dis
played the little tag bearing his old
tailor's name. He had cut it out Of his
old coat and carefully sewed it to tho
collar of his new purchase.
1t was about this time we began to
learn that Jacks frugality did not ex-
tend alone to his clothes, but that he
had changed his lodgings, which had
been of luxuriant character, to the
meanest kind of quarters in cheap
tenement district.
His meals, we learned, were taken at
the cheapest restaurants. and the cost Of
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ception in disordered digestion and faulty
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Mrs. Ursula Durham of Sistcrsvilic. TYLER Co.
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THE ROBINS FUNERAL.

Take him gently, lay him low,
Where the pnlo primroses blow.
BY ana by will come the snow.
But today the green things grow.
Make his grave.
He will hear no sounds OF spring,
Fairy blossom bells that ring,
Streams that murmur, birds that sing
For he knows not anything.
Make his grave
Happy in tho happy May,
Wooing with his roundelny,
His brown mate but yesterday,
Blithe ho snng-ah. none so gayi
Make his grave.
Spring without him comes and goes,
And the royal summer grows
Had with lily and with rose;
Autumn ripcns, winter SHOWS
Round his grave.
Louise Chandler Moulton in New York Trib
n.
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BUCKLEN,s ARNIcA SAVE

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter. Chapped Hands, Chill
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CURED. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale Mt Massie's Pbar.
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

NOTICE.-Irhose having brick and
stone work or vitrified brick pavcments
to be laid would do we'll to call on or AL.
dress j. 7. Falls, the practical contractor
ana builder. Also all kinds of carpenter
work, plasterng, painting, kalsomning
ana paper hanging done on short notice.
All work guaranteed. J. FALLS. No,
IFS Fifth avenue H. e.. Roanoke. Va,
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NOTICE or MEHTiNG.

NOTICE. The regular annual meeting
OF the shareholders OF the Roanok eBuiid.
ing Association and Investment Company
will he held ut the office of the treasurer.
Masonic building, corner Jefferson and
Campbell streets, Roanoke, Va, or. the
10Th day of April, 1897, ut o'clock p. m,
when an election for officers will be held
and such OTHER business transacted us
may properly come before the meeting.
ID. ii. MATSON, y. j. LOUGHERY,
I,reSiuenC. Secretary,
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THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEET
ing of the stockholders of the Roanoke
Electric Light and Power Company will he
held in the office of the secretary i'm the
Terry building, in the city of Roanoke.
Va, saturday. April 10. 1897, at 1890
O'Clock p. nj.
GEO. c. M'CAHAN, Secretary.
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THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEET
ing of the stockholders of the Roanoke
Street Railway Company will he held in
the office of the secretary in the Terry
building, in the city of Roanoke, Va,
Saturday, April 10, 1897, at - o'clock
noon.
GEO. C. M'CAHAN, Secretary.
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TED.-Salesman for Roanoke AMI
on the road TO sell our fine line of house
mold goods on N onthly payments
STANDARD INSTALLMENT Co. 81
Campbell street
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Just what a horse needs when in bad
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medicine and the best in use TO put n
horse in prime condition. Price 25
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a favorite remedy for sore nipples,
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FOR SALE-Full unlimited scholarship
in the Roanoke National Business Col
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The s.nalles,
grain of aniline
will color a ton
of wine. A
J grain of per-
manganate of
potash will red
den seven thou
sand times its
weight of water.
The most tri-
fling disorder
will disarrapge
every organ OF
the body and
cause eventual
d / s ease and
death. 1t is the
little ailments
neglected that
make the big
diseases. Most
serious diseases
hatyn THAI -.
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One Cent a Word Each Insertion.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE. "A $40 Parlor Organ in
good order for S15. Call at No. - Sixth
avenue $. w. 3 81 1w
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GOWNS

Nc Guns s'-n'@'' Front and SOC
No and Ra a%S'o'asrsa Yoke SOC
ne aea Nhs''e'a' . and Rri- SOC
NC Collar Si~a ans S5 os1s IKE. 69c
No and s' oon'9ssles ool Seas 75c
No and ' oras@ 0s ssiior oo, xeie 89c
No. and ouis@ 0sSas5s ooll.s ese 9Sc
No. 1s-Em broidered Yoke nr 10
and Cuffs-Sailor Collar. p1.1S
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l! is time now to act; to arrest the progress
OF the mischief-workcr. 1t matters not what
the complaint is, it is accomplishing its fatal
work OF impairng or wholly destroying the
loneliness bestowed by nature. But there is no
reason to despair.
Go to your druggist and get DIR. Greencs
Nerrura. This wonderful restorative and in
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-30

multitude Of complaints, many of them tritling,
some scrions, but as n whole, effective i'll work.
ing ravagcs on the beauty of their fair victims.
Tho eye loses its brightness and SPARKLE the
check It's rose and swcctly contrasting lily, the
step its elasticity, and the form its beautiful
curves and willowy grace; the Incompatible
gift is passing away from its posscssor.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-30
DR., Greene's Nervura is the Only Sure
Remedy to Preserve Good Looks.
Fair Faces and Forms Lose Their Attractive
ness by Ill Health. DR.. Greene's Ner-
vura Restores Health, Strength and
Beauty.

Beauty is the dover which nature bestows
upon woman and the gift is priceless. a beau
tiful woman is like rose giving pleasure to
all who look upon her. But beauty is easily
lost, and can only I've restored by care and ut
tcntion, Joined to skill. How many beautiful
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emo sod
YurkCh
diseases
Remember nothing
nrcaChO crv1Cly,
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ELBOW ROOM SCARCE.

an angle Of Is degrees. gave up the struggle and
initiated the woman opposite by sitting on It.
napkins In the same way. Tho only thing to DO
done with them was tn anchor them by pins.
Then the artists foot went to sleep. so that she
etnod up to the counter until sensation returned.
Other partakers At the iestal board seemed to
be having about the same sort OF n time. A
portiy dame passed the whole length OF the
counter. The space between the stools and the
wall Is narrow narrower than the lady was.
Sou ething had TO give way. Tine wall stood the
test. The lady herself passed on unru:ied, but
twenty hats wcr" knocked sideways by the on
slaught and twenty back HAIR arrangements
were a total wreck when she had iHHoscd. Also
she left. g. wreck OF fallen boas, uullart, AID
other detachable wraps.
The hats were Strengthened without a word.
hnirpins were produced from mysteii ous hiding
places and inserted at critical points OF the tot
ment, aud the only sign. OF emotion was the
adde energy OF the attack which was imuedi-
ately made on tho pickle jars.
The artist aud the newspaper woman lookcd
around with undiminished curiosity. Two
beautifully gowned young women had Just come
In and perched themselves at the counter.
Ecouomy certainly never guided them to that
spot. for they had croqnettcs and salad and ice
amount of the bill. II they had sna,ched q
sandwich and hed In haste. one might have un-
who took only sand and tea or tcotieo
were leisurely about IL. IL wasn't for tho pur-
pose Of saving either time or money, therefore.
that this Roodly company OF apparently rational
women, had subjected themselves TO all these
discomforts.
Well, then. why had they done it1 The artist
and the newspaper woman paid their bill and
departed In u rather more puzzled state of mind
than they had entered. But AS thoy stood out
SIDE In the vestibulo a pair of fashionable young
women. went 10. and as they passed they dis
courscd aloud In Joyous tones:
g! Just love to come here. don't you Z"
Love It,"
Its such fun to sit on n high stool and eat Of,
ssonnter; don's you think so"
ITS the only place where we girls can do II,
you know. And dOn't YOU like the pickles, too l
They're thrown in. you know"
Love en- said the other, and the door
closed.
Then it must be Just the novelty" remarked
the artist tnuughtfully.
And tho pickles." said the other.
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BECAUSE OF THE NOVELTY
THE REASON WHY WoMEH LUNCH
SEATED ON TALL STOOLS.

Their Lot Is Full OF Troubie, Yet They
Eeioy Il Observations Made by n
Writer AND a. Artist-No Room. No
Comfort, No why DO They DO Its
There Is q certain Broadway restaurant which
is unique. 1t 10 OF the lunch counter variety and
10 sacred to the patronage OF women. Not the
free lunch kind. Perish tho thought! There
isn't anything free about this lunch counter.
The women pay we'll for everything they get.
They pay. too. IL various ways besides the doing
out Of current coin. They are cramped and
crowded; they are jostled; they are raked fore
and aft by the passing stream Of arriving and
departing lunohers. But In spite Of these draw
backs there is always n crowd at the noon hour.
and q well-dressed. fashionable crowd at that.
Why do they do it? Not because II is the only
place In the nelghborhood where they can eat and
be filled. There are others. There Is one right
upstairs under the same MANAGEMENT as the
lunch oounter-a place whore there are carpets
and curtains and tables and chairs. not to men,
tion table cloths and ample napkins. and some
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As they landed on the high stools a waiter
slapped a napkin before each Of them. prod uced
two glasses from some recess. filled them with q
dash. pushed n pickle jar to the spot. handed
over a bill OF fare. planted his arms aklmbo. and
fixed the unhappy pair with his eyes. Evidently
this WAS no time to handy words or to ind out
Just what one wanted from that bill OF fare.
pea soup!' gRsped the artist, taking tho first
thing she saw.
"Crab!" circulated her companion, with n
plunge into the next set OF dishes.
The waiter went Off somewhere and the two
newcomers took advantage OF this respite to
look about them. Two fnshionably dressed
women across the chasm were having blue
points. They wore heavy furs about their
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LADY ~AREHDEEN.
To He Convocation Orator at Chicago
Cuiver.ity-II-r Life.

To He Coavocation Orator at Chicago
Cniver-ity-It-r Life.
For the frst time in the history OF university
life In this country, and probably in the world,
says the Globe IN mOcrIi, n woman IL to be the
convocation orator at the commencement excr.
cises OF "A great university. II Ia announced by
President Harper OF the University OF Chicago
that Lady Aberdeen. wife OF the Governor Of
Canada, is To have this honor at the commence
ment exercises AT the university. April l..
Lady Aberdeen is n polished orator and some.
what OF n politician. She Ia, made many sue
cessful political speeches in behalf OF her hus-
band throughout Scotland and Ireland. In
Ireland, OF which her husband was viceroy. she
used her utmost cxertions toward increasing
the scope OF Irish industries. She opened many
channels OF employ munt for the women OF Ire
land, and was tho prime mover in getting up the
irish village aud me exhibit OF Irish women
handl~ork at the Worlds Fair. She has ALEC
taken q leading role In philanthropy In Canada.
and is very popular there.
Nor arc her 81 IN pnthlos confined to the inhab-
itants OF the right little, tight little isle +" and
women OF the United States. and very liberal ia
her sentiments, as was shown in har speech
before tho Women's Federation. when she spoke
OF Britain's folly Of 1875, and expressed n wish
that. England and America could stand side
by side as Gods chosen servants In the cause OF
humanity" She is also u worker In the cause of
temperance aud was one OF the prominent
Womrn's Christian Temperance Association In
London In lSDJ.
The home llfo o. this earnest woman IL ~
admirable AS her public life, II Is said that
thoroughly in sympathy. Lady Aberdeen is
very unpretcn'l in dress and manner. She
accom- plishes all her CHARITIES quietly. In doinrs.
TIC " her tastes, and thoroughly devoted 10 her
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II was / o'clock Of . bad winters day when
they entered tho place. The lunch counter was
at the height OF It's activity. Possibly its tri-
umph may be ascribod in part TO the principle on
which II Is constructed. This principle 10 tho
familiar military scheme OF the hollow square.
The counter IL not square. but Is In the form Of
. parallelogram 1t has the familiar brass foot
rail. the equally familiar high stools OF the mas
culine lunch counter. The hollow interior was
peopied with Whitehead walters. intrenched be-
hind Qualifications OF sandwiches. napkins.
pickle jars. and silver pitchers. A small gap
was noticeable In the ranks Of the lunchers.
Tho two Investigators threw themselves into
tho breach
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important line Of novelties. selling all the way

Important line Of novelties, selling all the wey
from 20 cents to SO per yard. and has made
money and reputation In the business. Success
81 'h ~. ps sSiIi snd case has been sp. gs,nsSd n shs
production OF bizarre effects In %colors. and
textures and BY the special Rdaptabillty OF the
MIL to this class OF work. y Is not believed
such as to justify any considerable number
or mills In going Into their manufacture.
Nothing but testimony fisttering to the char
was heard at the large retail establishments.
All agree that. up to n certain point, where the
DEGREES OF fashion and the demand for novel:
ties. take precedence over considerations OF
quality and value, tho FABRICS Of domestic
manufacture arv to DO preferred as being honest
and reliable. always neat in design and finish.
old dry goods house In Sixth avenue said:
- American women should learn from their
European cxemplars something Of the leaning
which the latter have for home fabrics. IL in
Initiating the English IN other ways they would
Initiate the English prejudice In favor OF every
thing English. the American women would do
their own country n great denl OF good. In the
special line OF cloaks and suitings we find that
domestic cloths largely predominate, thought he
trimmings aud laces are mostly imported. The
cloth gives excellent satisfaction as to fast color
and length Of service, while tho marked superb
ority of our home. made c.oaks and suits MS COIN
pared with those made up abroad has Ind the
effect OF almost entirely shutting out the I'm
ported garments. In America we excel In models
and shapes. and IL is a fact that no garment
made anywhere In the world hts and looks rs
we'll rs the garment OF American make"
1t appears. on the whole. that the proportion
OF patronage bestowed upon American wonllen
mills II greater among the women tlnn among
tho men; hut II Is also true OF the more fashion,
able class OF women. US IL Is of the corre-poud-
money IL paid nut every year for imported WOOL
len fabrics, and that this money could be kept
at home by the purchare OF cloths of domestic
manufacture without any serious sacrifice Of
taste or ptyle.
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making little switches into the soup. Finally
they carefully wiped the tails. put them back
under their arms, and then gripped their elbows
TO their sides with the strength Of hunger about
TO be satisfied. They finished their soup and
then they had chicken salad. In the course OF
an exciting discussion of their past and prospeo-
tive bargaining they again lost their furs.
This time they picked up the troublesome gar
ments. put them on the stools and sat on them.
In the mean time the two observers had not
been altogether happy. The artist, who is short.
riggled uncomfortably for q while.
"Youe seem restless" said her companion.
That's just exactly what I am J" exclaimed
the artist. emphatically. And It's my feet. In
particular, which are most restless. l can't find
any rest to put them on"
whats tho matter with the rail"
u" Is there a rail Y"% looking under the edge. Of
the counter. "Oh. that must be the thing I've
been touching with the tips of my toes. I
can't reach II. Guess I'll have to twist my feet
around the legs OF the stool" Which she did.
How nre you ~ she asked.
We'll. I'm not exactly o. X. I'm X. H."
what do you mean ~
"oh. nothingl Only, II you could get an X-ray
photograph of mo IL would look more like those
two letters than anything else. I'm all doubled
up here. / can't get up to the counter because
my knees are In the way, and I've got to get up
TO the counter In order to eat, and there you
are! Oh, this Ia lovely" with deep sarcasm.
The pea soup and the crab had arrived by this
time. and the struggle to dispose Of them began.
In tho first place, there was tho difficulty of eat
ing when one was all bundled up In heavy win
ter clothes. The artist. after n vain attempt to
hold her nun In her lap. when said lap was at
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4OING our ron DRINKS.
a Woman Protests Against the Comma,
Thcntrc Practice.


To THE EDITOR or TnE SuN-Sr have
been deeply interested in the big hat question
for some time, and | cannot understand why
my sex takes all OF the abuse against our
necessary head gear so meckly. | always re-
move my hat ut the theatre. but the Other
evening | wish ! had not been SO thoughtful.
My escort and | occupied end seats, and Just as
the curtain was about to rise on a now popular
play, u party OF four, two ladies and two gentle
men. came down the aisle to the seats Just be-
yond ours, and good naturally squeezed up
against tho seat while they crowded past me.
There were three acts. These men had two
thirsts apiece. Twice did they crowd out.
Twice di. they crowd back, bringing with them
n breath rodolent OF beer and cloves.
My feet were tranplod on and my dress, too;
my temper suffered, aud my. whole evening was
spoiled. Ia there no relief from those thirsty
gentlemen 4. Surely something ought 10 he
done. One man | spoke to about THIS subject
replied Well. 1t is liresomr TO sit sill all the
evening"" Yet We do. and have to listen % nil
the unjust remarks about our hats al the same
time. These remarks, nine times out Of ten. nro
made by the men who do not hesitate 10 mako
themselves objectionable by crowdtng past IA
for u drink between every net. Fair play" !
cry. ONE OF MANY.