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TO RECOVER PAwNED COON
Trying to Apply the Uaury Law n
PaWnbrOkeYa

Special Dispatch to the Post Inte,lis.oc,,
TACOMA. Dec. ia sub vhIcA v,si
mean much to the pawnbroksrs Of rael
ma has been commenced In the supsr,u,
court by Lille B. Aldrich against PAN.
broker Bloom. The case involves ~
or the legality of the usury act az IN
and should the woman win her ca,A M
place the business Of tho three gllt Nm
on new footing. The woman ,ueu 4
recover certain articles valued IN he a
gregate at about $3.50 At diRereu,
periods. the complaint recites. Mra Al
drich borrowed all told $i1, plsdging sood,
valued at about $3.50. Afterward ii al.
ferent intervals she paid interest amount.
ing to 81. and later had suit OF clothes
made for Bloom valued at N7.0 vh3sA
was TO square the account SO the pledzti
articles would be returned. Bloom n
fused to deliver the goods, and the ovnsr
repievined them. Later they were n.
turned TO Bloom on a redelivery head
and suit begun to recover them.
The law Of 1896 fixes the maximum b.
terest at IL per cent. where an agreenfsl
Is made In writing. and penalty b ~
scribed for overcharge. 1t is undenteM
the local pawnbrokers have BANDED b
gether to assist In the defense.
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Thankful !
An Ohio Man Loses His De.
sire for Tobacco,
nellexur Ohio. Aug q :

Helevnr, Ohio, Aug. .. 1857
Eureka Chemical ~ Nj ufg Co, La crosse
Dear Slrs; have ased Baco-Carc and am
absolutely cured Of chewing tobacco. I
have not taken chew tor over q month
and have no desire for tobacco / zm maxi
tnE II rsy business To tell every ehewer how
he can Re cured from this habit Ii thcre 10
anything can do for you geGs!rrueu ulease
ies me kEow Box 30T.
Yours truly. Il p. aAZEEr
The wonderful part of a care from RACO-
CJko - that it removes every trace OF nico-
the ia the system lea yias u tree from. the
EsrcSs-ss as 1t was before the Erst smoke or
eaew Write for fsSafs - Ne give a
written guarantee TO cure per aenentiy any
with threx boxc. refund the money.
Sos. or 81 box. three boxes guaranteed
care <2.50. Drugststs evxrY~ acre or
EUREKA CHEMICAL AND ASFG. CO.
La CROSSE, WIS.
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the receivership proceedings OF a San
Francisco creditor be set aside. and that
sale OF the stock be stopped, pending the
hearing or the case in which other credit
ors are concerned. He, however, agreed
TO allow a continuance of the sale of goods
IL parties to the suit will agree TO il, pro-
viding the receipts are turned over to the
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Singers. public speakers. actors. aar-
toners teachers. preachers. and all who
see liable 70 overtsx ara iFritste the vncaI
arxans fad. 10 Ayers Cherry Pecforai. 4
safe. certain. as8 speedy geIes a timely
coss 81 this preparation has prevented
ggsany 4 thTcAt trouble
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No Receiver Tor Ereyd,

TACOMA, Dec. lS-Judga Williamson.
OF the superior court, has denied the ap-
piica.ion for receiver IN the case of Mer-
chant r. II. Freyd. He has ordered that
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STEAMER Greyao2aa w5.I resume .er
regular run between seatgle. Est.rYas.ts
ana Everett. starting Monday. December
- ss2r T. s, Sect Maaagsr
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There is 10 better medicine o. the ;rarka:
than ChSmberlain's Cough Remedy We
have used i: when all others failed, and in
every INSTANCE IL proved esseesaAl -Essr.
sa< Gsesss@.s u. Ia.l E's1A.z
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STEAMER Greyhound will make M
found trips to Everett tomorrow. leayns
Seattle at 8 a. m. and D. m. leaxss
everett at IL a. m. and p. n. e B
Scott, Manager.
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Barkentine Sharpshoo'eE has returned
% SaH Francisco from a tradtne voyage
10 the Caroline lssaaos with a cargo OF
Co1ee-
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LONG SUIT DRAGs HEAVILY.
May Possibly Occupy a Month ~
Present Rate of Prorre..

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelliyencer
TACOMA, Dec. 16.-The Long suit
against the county Is dragging SLOWLY.
and will probably require more time than
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Hart raid the Bill.
VI NJ Teater. the liveryman, was called
II was Mr. McEIroy's idea to show that
Barnard paid Teater for hack service.
who paid you In iSa%?' asked Mr..
MeElroy.
lee Hart" answered the witness. Mr.
McElroy tried 10 appear uneoncerned. but
everybody smiled and then came peals
Of laughter from all over the room. ard
NcElvoy compromised by getting red in
the face.
well. who ala yea represent In that
eleet!ene' asked Mr.. McElrey.
The candidates that were 10 be elect
ed" Again there was laughter.
Were they electede"
They were"
Mr.. Mct.lroy tried 10 get the witness TO
admit, that MIR barnard was mixed up In
the payment OF the livery bills, but Teater
stoutly denied Il. He refused to admI.
that he ever knew Of MIR. Barnard taking
an active part in = school election.
Mistake for the Prosecution.
II was evident that the prosecution
made mistake IN calling Tcater as
wttresS Y{is entire testimony was favor
ab'e 20 Mr. Barnard. Under cross-exayn-
iuatlou be said that recently pr. Titus
eaf4e 20 him with the evident intention %
asdirs something that ne supposed ne.
the witness. knew about Mr.. Barnard
He faig led 20 fad g. but told the witness
that az woui3 bs gives witness fees II
BE woul3 attend the Investigation ard fes-
tsfy against Mv.' Barnard The witness
refused
After Tester left The witness stand Mr.
McElrey said thar he had several NOR
witnesses bat they were net pvesec. and
would rot he DniG today. The hearing
adjourned uzta Il A. n.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
TRUE DEMOCRACY NEEDED.

There are many good men who believe
that ones first duty is unfaltering fealty
to his party: who believe tits mans duty
to align himself with some political party
and without reserve and, without asking
himself questions or listening to reason,
labor and vote for the ticket that bears
the label of his party. If the national
Democratic party should in 1900 adopt
verbatim ct literatum for its platform and
creed the platform of the Republican
party OF 1896, more than million OF vot-
ers.ir the Democratic party would en-
dorse the same, vigorously fight for the
success of the candidates and spit fire Mt
the opposition for trying to throttle the
government and override Democratic
principles() There are more than II mill.
ion of Republican voters who would fol-
low similar course if the national Re-
publican party should adopt for ITS plat
form and creed in 1900 the Democratic
platform of 1896. To tell such people they
are either job hunters or party slaves
without any political principles or con
victions would he considered insulting.
Men in Roanoke possessing apparently
average intelligence have been heard to
remark that they would vote for the devil
on the Democratic ticket before they
would vote for IN angel on the Repnbli-
can ticket, while others have stated that
they would vote for the devil on the Re.
inl. 81, g.
angel on the Democratic ticket.
1t is painful to have to use such com
parison in this connection, but it is Tor
the purpose OF pointing our people to one
OF the horrible and degrading results of
bitter partisnnry. 1t is humilating to
know that III our daily walks we must
elbow men of such depraved and slavish
natures. 1t is, however. to some degree
alleviating to know that such utter depths
of de?ravity are reached only by Il com
paratively small number. But we have
such among us. Such men a~e, however,
not more harmful than that more intclli
gent and pharisaica class who by their
wits and demagogy cntrench themselves
in power and who will when the oppor-
tunity offers and when the masses least
suspec. them turn upon the people and
deliver them to an oigarchy. France
was republic on Friday and mon
a-chy on Saturday.
We 10 longer have truly Democratic
government, government of and for
all OF the people alike, n government for
the common good alone. Only the small.
est number of people in either of the lead
Ing political parties concern themselves
about the common good.
Among politicians especially it has be-
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
THE GREA TEST OF THESE.

There is much said in this world about
charity, but 1T must not be inferred from
this that it is virtue best understood by
those who discourse most upon it. Christ
taught it by precept and example, and
ST Paul describes in beautiful language
the greatest of the Christian graces, but,
unfot tunately, the practice of this virtue
in all its beauty ami simplicity is not as
general as it ought to be, even among
professed followers of the Saviour. Men
are prone to overestimate their own pow
ers of self control, and are thus inclined
to be too severe in their condemnation of
those less fortunately constituted. If
they would practice the golden rule more
and look first s.after the beams in their
own eyes, they would be better qualified
to pass Judgment on the sins and follies
of others. Besides, while the weaknesses
Of some are open to the view of every
body, we must not forget that there are
many secret sins OF much greater enor.
nifty, which, though hidden for a time
from men, are known always to God. A
good rule of life is one that admits the
frailty OF humanity, but desires alwa, =
to tighten the burdens of others. If SIC
take our erring brothers by the hand in
this spirit, they may yet he brought to II
knowledge OF better and higher things
If, however. we visit upon them only
blame and contumely, we not only drive
them deeper into sin, but prove at the
same time our own ignorance of the true
precepts of Christianity. Practice char.
ity by word and example. Remember
that mercy is IA divine qualit,. and that
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
y a DEMAND FOR BUTTER.
Roanoke Can Supply the Demand ut
Reasonable Rates ~

ItCdSOutOle IA
Those of our merchants who depend
on the surrounding country for their
supply of butter, have been to a great in
convenience of late to supply their Gus
toners. 1t seems that the farmers " no
supply this market have no system or
regularity in bringing their produce to
town, except that Saturday is always
their big lay. This is great mistake
and one that is Il detriment to the pro-
ducer and the merchant, rs it soon over.
stocks the latter with perishable stuff,
which must lay over until Monday, and
often spoils before it can he sold
When this risk must be run the farmer
is compelled to share in the loss, Ivy ac :
cepting low prices for their products.
With Il little effort and system this trou-
BILE can by easily avoided.
Such Il market as Pocahontas has for
country produce can be supplied at least
three times every week with fresh goods
This will also increase the sale, as it
will keep an abundance of fresh produce
for customers. We believe that mt least
500 pounds more butter could he sold
here this week il a fresh supply had been
kept with our merchants
Pocahontas merchants prefer to buy
from the surrounding country, but it is
great disadvantage for them to do SO
unless the country people bring in their
produce ofteaer than heretofore.
hontas Headlight.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
HOW TO GET TOGETHER.

There is no doubt that there is Il large
number of people in this legislative dis
trict who would much prefer to support
the regular Democratic nominees than to
put out an independent ticket. They are
genuine Democrats and. are such from
principle. They ask for and want no
Office. To tell them that they will he os-
tracised b. the party organization has no
terrors for them. They do not get their
Democracy from the party bosses, and they
do not hold to it, nor will they eXerise it, for
the benefit of these bosses Roanoke is
Democratic city and only very limited
number are Democratic for Office. This
last element is, however, loud and active,
and in preliminary skirmishing count for
much more than they are worth on the
day Of election.
1t is easily possible for the Democrats
to nominate ticket of true blue Demo-
Gratis Mt the Salem convention that would
unite the Democracy of this drist-ct,
bring out full vote and carry the cleo
ton by ut least Thousand majority. Is
the Salem convention called to do this,
to act for the best interests of the party
and the people, or is it called merely to
Mr.. Hicks, Mr.. Logan, Mr.. Jones or Mr..
Smith: Let the convention assent BILE in
the name of the people and act for the
best interests of the peorle, regardless of
ha oh f1fn nit
The Democrats of this city and section
who are opposed to ring rule and bossism
have no friends to reward aud no schemes
to carry into effect ut the expense of the
public. They want representatives that
represent the real sentiments of the peo-
pie. Give them such aud the Democracy
of Roanoke will become united in one
solid body, working for the good of the
community and State. Let the Democrats
do this and LAGER, when new executive
cominitte is to be elected, see that it is
composed of men who will rebuild the
party on truly Democratic foundation,
and who will not conduct a mere machine
for the benefit of themselves and friends.
The executive committee of the
party should he composed of men
who are not office hunters, and
who will not ALLOW themselves 10 be
used by the otlice-hunting class The
Democratic executive committee OF this
city, as at present constituted, has all the
appearances of being merely a cabal Or
gained for the purpose of putting GER
tain Democrats into Office and preventing
certain Democrats from getting Office
Let us have an executive committee of
Democrats who will labor in:elligently
for the best interests of the party and
people, whose members have no am bition
for Office and who have no party friends
to reward and no party enemies to pun
ish. Such committee would soon lift
the party to higher plane by cutting
loose from some of the millstones that
now threaten to sink it, and make it once
more the invincible party of the people.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
INTERESTING STATISTICS.

Some interesting statistics have recent
~ been gathered concerning the 1919
convicts in the Illinois State penitentary
ut Joliet. OF these S25 have had com
mon school education. Only SO cou Id
be classified as i!literates. But 271 we're
incorporate, while ESQ were total alb
stainers. 1t would therefore appear that
neither illiteracy nor intemperance was
even an Indirect cause in the downfall OF
large number Of these men. Nor is the
cause to be 0ought in. the lack of some
sort of relig lions belief. More than four
hfths had definite religious preferences
or convictions Five hundred claimed to
he Romanists. 200 Methodists, "a Presby.
terians and 43 Episcopaiians.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
HORRORS OF THE HEAT.
Terrible Effects in the City of
Chicago.

CnlcaBo, July lU.-Ot all the hot DAYS
that have made life burden since the
hot weather of 1897 began, this was the
worst. There were more deaths of
human beings and of animals and the
number OF prostrations WAS greater than
upon any other day of the long, hot spell
that has hung over Chicago. Sixteen
people are dead from the heat, two are in
sane, and out of large number of pros
trations, ten cases are critical. The dead
are:
Charles Benson, committed suicide
while insane, by reason of the extreme
heat.
John Eaton, shot himself while suffer-
ing from the heat.
Rev. Father Otto Groenebaum, priest
OF st. Nicholas Church, in Evansville,
died of heart disease aggravated by the
heat
Dora Johnston, Frederick Kaizer
Thomas Lynch and Annie O'Donnell. COM
mitted suicide by taking ..carDolic acid
driven to the act by the heat.
Rachel Riston.
Frederick Schlomann, died at the
county hospital from heat prostration,
stricken last Saturday
Jacob Staub.
William Schienberger.
Rev. Father August Tolton, priest in
charge OF st. Monica's College, Roman
Catholic Church.
Unidentified man. found in Washing
ton Park.
August Nandersleeye, hanged himself
while insane from the heat.
Out in the Br,dewell, where seven
prisoners went insane yesterday from the
heat, Others suffered the same fate to-
day. Three men, either strong in the be-
liet that II life of rectitude insured eter-
nal abode in some Place less hot than
this, or determined to be packed in ice Mt
any cost, took their lives.
The heat was Il Sizing horror; there
was comfort to he found nowhere Last
night was the hottest night that Chicago
has ever known. The mercur, was 81
last midnight, ann although near the
lake, it.sank 70 50 ut ain. the decrea Sc in
temperature was more than Offset by an
increase in the humidity, which through
the night and day made the discomfort
Tar greater thar is implied bv The record
OF the thermometer At IL. III. the
mercury in the weather Office had elm e.
bed to 81, and there was steady over
towering bull movement until 3 D. M,
when 30 was reached This was up in the
auditorium tower, where the wind had
chance at the thermometer. On the
streets, where the heat radiated from
DaklhB DaVementS ana Sun-SOaked brick
walls, il was from five to eight degrees
higher chan in the tower, and no breeze
was to TIE had.
The day was especially severe Oh
hoi ses. over 100 dying on the streets
sixteen hundred men and boys were
temporarily thrown out of employment in
Pullman to-day. Owing to the. intense
heat the managers found it necessary to
close the works mt noon and send the
workmen home. The shops will remain
closed if the hot weather con-
tinues, and until the temperature de-
cfeaaes n little.
The temperature took quick decline
in Illinois and Iowa this evening. At
Decatur, ILL.,, the mercury, which had
reached 100 during the dag, fell 1S de-
erees in two hours. One death and IL
dozen prostrations were recorded. At
Bloomington, H.. the mercury reached
100. Three deaths anu number of pros
trations occurred.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11

Bryan is an ideal leader of the com
mon pecp.e. His heart and mind beat
and think in unison with the efforts of
the masses to free themselves from finan.
cial slavery and restore the government
and laws of the fathers. He is noble in
all his acts, and his speeches are replete
with truth and logic. His trip across
the continent to California was u trium-
phal march, and the generous reception
afforded him by the people along the line
and in California attest with what high
regard he is held by them.-Silver
Knight.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
DIR. KINGS NEW DISCOVERY FOR
CONSUMPTION

This is the best medicine in the world
for all forms of Coughs and Colds and
for Consumption. Every bottle is guar.
anteed. 1t will cure and net disappoint.
1T has no equal for Whooping Cough,
Asthma, Hay Fever Pneumonia, Bron-
chitis, La Grippe, Cold in the Head and
for Consumption. 1t is safe for all ages,
pleasant to take, and, above..all, II sure
cure. 1t is always well to take Or. Kings
New Life Pills in connection with DIR.
Kings New Discovery, as they regulate
and tone the stomach and bowels. We
guarantee perfect satisfaction or return
money. Free trial bottles Mt Massie's
Pharmacy, 100 Jefferson street. Regu-
lar size, 80 cents and 81.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11

come contest Cor individual power. and
for money. fractional fights and disgrace.
tut scrambltng withinthe parties show
this to be true. The recent disgusting
effort en- the part of a few place hunters
in Roanoke to induce the future governor
of this State to pledge himself to deliver
to them, us opposed to another combiun.
ton of men within the same party. all
the patronage within.his power as gov
ernor that might fall to this city and sec
ton, is still another evidence that true
Democracy is something that gives the
politician little concern.
Eternal vigilance Is the price of liberty,
and the only hope for the people is n
speedy return to truly Democratic gov
eminent, genuine Democracy of the
people. The individual voter should dill
ligently and intelligently Inquire into the
antecedents of every man who offers for
public office and not blindly follow where
those in search of jobs. may lead. The
Times believes in true and genuine De
mocracy Of the people. 1t belle yes there
is ample Intelligence ard patriotism in
the body of the people to guide the nation
to happy issue out of the troubles that
have come upon us through the
treaehery and avarice of some and
the blindness of others. But to &c.
complish this the people must arouse
themselves and take an aggressive posi-.
tion,a stand for themselves, their families
and their country,a set their faces as of
flint against the wiles of the political
place hunters.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11

The navy department is about to I'M
dertake to get more Western blood in the
navy, ana to this end Lieutenant Com
mander j. NJ. Hawley, now on duty in
the bureau of navigation, with a surgeon
and boatswaiu, will start from Wash
ington early next week on tour of the
larger Western cities with view to Sc
curing naval recruits. These Westerners
are such fine fighters on land that it
would not take them long to show an
equal proficiency in that line upon the
water.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
Beware
OF the knife.

Mr.. Lincoln Nelson, of Marsh6eld, Mo-,
writes: "For six years I have been a
sufferer from scrofulous affection of
the glands of my neck, and all efforts
of physicians in Washington, D. c.,
Springfield, ILL.,, and St. Louis failed to
reduce the enlargement. After six
months constant treatment here, my
physician urged me to submit to re.
moval of the gland. Atthis critical mo-
ment a friend recommended S.S.S.,
and laying aside deep-rooted preju-
dice against all patent medicines, be-
gan its use. Before had used one bot
tie the enlargement began to disappear,
and now it is entirely gone, though am
not through with my second bottle yet.
Had only used your SIS. long ago,
would have escaped years of misery
and saved over SI5o."
This experience is like that of all who
suffer with deep-seated blood troubles.
The doctors can do no good, and even
their resorts to the knife prove either
fruitless or fatal. SIS. is the only
real blood remedy; it gets at the root of
the disease and forces it out perma-
nently.
g. (pno,UufccH tu1rLp 7,cpef1bLc)
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
? =, 4 LYNCHING BEE.

Union, Mo-, July 1O-The town is
greatly excited over a lynching here early
this morning. An Infatuated mob OF
masked men took Erastus Brown, with
lighted lanterns, to the outskirts of the
town and with IL strong piece of hemp
rope strung him to tree. The victim
cringed and begged for mercy, but the
crowd only jeercd.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11

Reports from West Virginia Indicate
that the coal miners along the line of the
Norfolk and Western railway are opposed
to joining the strike. Should they ad-
here to this resolution it would be great
thing for this section as we'll AS for the
Norfolk and Western.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
PERMANENTLY Cured.

For about two years suffered with
diarrhoea. used n number of remedies
and was treated by physicians, but re-
ceived no pei maucnt relief After TAX
ing few doses of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarthoca Remedy, believe
thar J. am now prominently cured. -
.loab Critics, Tanner, Gilmer county, w.
Va This remedy is sold by H. c. Barnes,
Vic puts up preScrintiocs ~
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11

The report that Senator Quay, of Penn
sylvania, -contemplates retirement from
public life at the close of his term is Que
of those rumors which, when started
early 1.-The game, can be used rs circum
stances require.