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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
TRAILED IN THE MUD.

Tacoma, Wash, Feb 15.-Cuban sym.
pa.hizers Yesterday held an open-air
mass meeting ami denounced Premier
Canovas ms IL william and assassin The
Spanish flag was trailed in the mud and
then burned. a resolution was adopted
praying that Canovas might be subject to
the stme torture us his victims
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
HOSIERY.

One case hoys' and girls double.
thread Black Hose, ribbed and seamless,
extra long, donbied knees, soles and
toes worth 17c--only 12]5c.
One ca"e extra length boys and girls'
Hose, ribbed and seamless, q good l2hc
value--for 10o'pair.
Une case lsdies' fine gauge seamless
fast black hcss, good value OF 100 pair,
only 124c.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALyE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pny re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price 81
cents per box For sale ut Massie's Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke.
Doll babies, doll babies, doll babies.
Gravatt'S Fair, 8 Salem avenue
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
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SHARES FELL RAPTDT.N

London, Feb. l5.-The stock exchange
was disorganized throughout the day and
closed heavy, though prices were geuer.
ally above the lowest figures of the day
Consols showed II decline of the day of
), and Turkish securities fell II 1-2 to 10;
Italians. rs, and Ottoman Bank shares,
l.2 Advices from Paris, Berlin and
Vienna show that a semi panic prevailed
on the bourscs in those cities.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
NOVELTY DRESS GOODS.

Soe the new IDEAS for early spring
wear in Cp,ored Novelty Stuff
36inch tiny coecss in silk and wo Il
mixtures at soc q yard.
81 inca Salt and Pepper" Invisible
Che cks--nobhy-- SOC yard.
3S-iuch silk and Wool salt and Pep.
ger" Novelties-rich- SOC yard.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
MINING IN THE SOUTHWEST

The Rich Patch Iron Company, of
Buena Vista, Va, contemputcs erecting
n modern blast furnace near Covington.
Va, at an early date. The Blue Ridge
Manganese and Iron Company, Of Staun
ton, Va, will, it is said, erect IL charcoal
blast furnace.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
FINE CsMBRIc MUsLINS.

Lonsdale Cambria, good quality. Sc
inches wide, only Sc
An excellent grade Lonsdale Cambria
ct 10c.
Finest Lonsdale. French finish, 1316c.
Fine Chamois finished Long Cloth.
12-yard pieces, usually 81 IS pi ce- only
Sl.15.
Fine Cambria of nice weighsfor Ia
dies and children's Summer u Underwear,
put up In 12-yard lengths, 80 inches
wide. 75c piece. SO inches wide, 9sc
piece.
Fine Soft Nainsooks. &c inches wide,
three special big values, formerly zoe.
25c and $50, reduced to TIC. zoe. and
CSC
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
PRINTED DlKiTIES and LAWNS.

Advance sale OF Summer Fabrics.
Nov Is the time to make up your warm
weather dresses and shirt waists SPE.
ClAL PRICES to start the season.
One case fine corded Dimity, 80 riches
wide, the ne ~ spring styles, the regular
12Hc kind special 81 Sc
One case pretty Ba.iste Lawn, repre-
seniing the now ideas, full SO inches
wide, regulsr price l2Nc special at DC.
One Gaze Duchess Jaconet, beautiful
styles just opened, never svlls loss than
l2Hc-spe c!al at 10c.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
PRIESTLEYS BLACK GOODS.

just received an elegant line of the
world-famed black dress goods from the
factory OF B. Prieetley & Co.. of Brad
ford, England. Did you ever wear
Psiestley's? Look at these:
AZ inch silk warp Poplin. late thing
81 yard.
4S inch Crystal Rep-Sl yard.
42 inch elk warp Crepe Cloth, regular
value everywhere. Sl.5O- our price 81 25
yard.
10 inch silk- warp Eudora, an improve.
mont on Henrietta, others want ST so
for this sort-Sl.25 yard.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
FINE BLACK GOODS.

II you want to see the things that are
to be worn this season, drop in and look
at the latest importations. These are
strictly the correct things. PRICES
SPECIAL.
so inch Rlsck Estral. the latest for
eign idea, size.
so inch Fancy Granite, new thing of
special desirability for separate skirts,
only 81 yard.
% inch new three thread" Granite,
strictly up to-dste, only 75c.
so inch Etamine, the greas Partisan
favorite, ST. yard.
so inch English Canvas. one OF the
Immensely popular. 81 yard.
43 inch all wool Canvas, instead of
75c-only soc.
so inch Quaker Grey Silk-warp Glo-
ria. regular vslue SI.50-for only 81 25.
beauty.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16

~ NICV' IT " IIIlV' UI OiINV NVTIIlrS,
left this morning to see his niece, who is
very i'll ut Radford.
VIM. Booth, of the Roanoke Coal and
Coke Company, of this place, returned
Yesterday from il visit to Elkhorn, ~.
Va.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
A Quaint Shop.

On one of the up town cross streets
that are now almost entirely given up to
business there is an antique shop owned
by man who is a good salesman He
deals in old silver and old jewelry and
steers clear of furniture. In his cases
are rings that he alleges date back a
thousand years or more. Some of them,
according to the dealer, were found with
Egyptian mummies and others have
been handed down in old Scotch fami-
lies.
II am sure of making a sale, - he said,
''if can only get a woman to look at
my goods. How do l do it? Why, it's
easy enough. Every wo nan has old jew
elry or old silver in some form, and ]
always tell customers that / will ex-
change new goods for old. That catches
them every time. They will see some
thing in my case that they want and
after looking at it they are bound to
turn up in day or two with some old
rings or some silver to exchange for it..
New York is not very good place for
dealers like myself. however. Antique
gold and silver interest comparatively
few people. For instance, take rings.
There are only few people in this city
who make any pretense of collecting
things. 1t is an expensive luxury, but
to my mind there is nothing more at
tractiye in the line of old jewelry than
rings In London and Paris dealer may
sell many rings to collectors, but here
we must keep them for our own amuse-
ment. New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
Extracts From the Picking Gazette.

Imperial orders, when printed in the
Peking Gazette, are peremptory; there
. is no ambiguity about them. An article
in Longman's Magazine presents certain
extracts from the Picking Gazette, and
one shows how rife is superstition in
China:
The governor x reports. a number of
incompetents; the project A. is an opium
sot and too fond of actors; the magis-
trate b. is fellow of low and merce-
nary spirit. Let each be reduced one
grade. The project G. is no fool, but he
is getting old and feeble Let him retire
on his present rank. The magistrate D.
is simply an idiot. Let him take charge
of the local education department in
stead. The viceroy of Hukongs. reports
the descent to the earth from the clouds
of green lizard and the consequent
sudden stoppage of the floods in nine
districts We are infinitely touched by
this gracious evidence of the gods in
PREVENTION. The academy has been or
dered to compose suitable aphorism
for engraving on gorgeous tablet. The
viceroy will proceed in full uniform,
followed by the whole official body, to
hang this tablet in the Moth Eyebrows
hall in order to prove to the local deity
that we are not indisposed to requite
his services. When the eclipse of the
moon takes place tomorrow, let the
proper authorities set up the usual bowls
and save the moon in due legal form.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
NOT EASILY MOVED.

True Story of What Was Needed to Get a
Move on Mr.. Blank.
A pretty girl living near New York
is affected with a large number of would
be beaus. but has no use for any of
them. For one, in particular, she had
less than no USE
He showed up one evening in a BIZ
cycle suit, and while he sat in the par
lor with the pretty girl the pretty girls
little brother sewed the bicycle cap firm
ly down to the corner of the hall table
and then dumped all the oil from the
callers bicycle lamp. But Mr.. Blank
never murmured while he picked the
stitches from his cap as he said good
night and walked the az miles home
without complaint.
OF course the pretty girl thought that
Mr.. Blank would never show up again
and gave little brother half dozen bear
hugs as a reward for bouncing him. But
ten days later Mr. Blank appeared
again as if nothing had happened, this
time in evening dress with silk hat.
1t was an awful hot night, but little
brother was on deck just the same, and
thin slice of limburger cheese went
under the lining of that hat before the
evening was over.
Mr.. Blank did not depart until II 80
that evening, but nothing was ever heard
of the cheese. This time the pretty girl
and little brother made bets that Mr.
Blank would never call again, but Mr..
Blank did call again and with smile
on his innocent, round face. At about
80 little brother strolled into the par
Tor and walking up to the clock pushed
the hands around a couple of hours
ahead and strolled out again silently.
Mr., Blank went early that evening and
has not been back since. New York
Sim
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

An important future in the meohan-
ical world is predicted by writer in
Engineering for the material known as
ductile iron, now being introduced. Its
tensile strength is represented to be &c..
900 pounds and more to the square inch,
and, after being heated to dull red and
plunged into cold water, it can be easily
fled, showing that it takes no temper.
Specimens are shown which have had
portions heated and drawn out under the
hammer after being twisted cold with
out fracture, and notable piece of work
of the new metal is mentioned-viz., a
heavy chain, of which the links were
cast open, then joined and welded with,
out the use of fiux; also valve stems,
crank shafts and other similar pieces
finished to pattern in lathe and exhib-
iting surfaces without a blowhole, in
tricate castings, too being reproduced
regularly without failure, while very
high percentage of losses has attended
other methods of producing very strong
castings. The main question. however,
is that of cost, for there are foundries
that produce castings which will stand
all the above tests, but without being
really cheap, as is claimed for this new
method.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
The Blacksmith's Note.

The sound old proverb about the shoe.
maker sticking to his last receives new
confirmation in story from The Green
Bag
An honest old blacksmith down in
Texas, despairing of ever getting cash
out OF delinquent debtor, agreed to
take his note for the amount. The debt
or wished to go to lawyer and have
the document drawn up, but the knight
OF the anvil, who had been sheriff in
days gone by, felt fully competent to
draw 1t up himself. This he proceeded
to do, with the following result:
ION the first day of June promise
to pay Jeems Mite the sum of elevine
dollars, and if said note be not paid on
the date aforesaid, then this instrument
is to be null and void and of no effect.
Witness my hand, etc.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
His Free Confession.

The following story, which halls from
north country town, shows there are
widely varying ideas as to what consti
tutes voluntary testimony on any sub.
ject.
Ibid / understand you to say that
this boy voluntarily confessed his share
in the mischief done to the schoolhouseP'
asked the magistrate, addressing the de-
termined looking female parent of q
small and dirty boy,
eyes, sir, he did," the woman re-
sponded. II just had to persuade him
little, and then he told me the whole
thing voluntarily.
"How did you persuade him?" que
ried his worship.
well, first / gave him a good hid
ing, " said the firm parent, land then /
put him to bed without any supper and
took his clothes away and told him he
stay in bed till he confessed what he d
done if twas the rest of his days, and
l should thrash him again in the morn
ing. And in less than an hour he told
me the whole story voluntarily. Pear
son g Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05


No district in America presents, during
the Winter season, so many varied attract
ions as the State of Florida Besides its
delightful climate, which to one escaping
from the cold and unhealthful changes of
the North seems almost ethereal, it is pre-
emlnently land of sports and pleasure.
Along its eleven hundred miles of salt
water coast and in its twelve hundred
fresh-water lakes are fish of almost every
conceivable variety, from the migratory
tribes common to Nothern waters to the
tarpon, pompano, and others of a more
tropical character. Nowhere in all our
broad land can the angler find a greater
variety of game or better sport.
Here also the most enthusiastic hunter
fines safety. Deer, turkeys, bears, pan
theirs, and wild cats roam at large through
the more sparsely settled regions, while
birds of all kinds may be found in abund-
ance throughout the State. The more
novel sport of alligator and manatee hunt
ing may also be INDUCED in by the more
adventurous tourist.
With its matchless climate, its orange
groves, its rivers and lakes, its boating
and bathing, its fishing and hunting, and
its extensive forest, Florida presents I'M
rivaled attractions for the vaetudinarian,
the lover of nature, the sportsman, and
the explorer.
To this attractive State the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad Company has arranged
four personally conducted tours during the
season of 1897, leaving by special train
January 26, February aud %, and March
9. The first three tours VIII admit of a
sojourn of two weeks in this delightful
land tickets for the fourth tour will be
valid to return until May 81 by regular
trains
Rates for the round trip, $50 90 from
New York, $48 90 from Philadelphia, and
proportionate rates from other points
For tickets. itineraries, and other infor
nation, apply to ticket agents, special
booking Offices. or address Geo. w. Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent. Broad
Street Station. Philadelphia.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
TIE BLACK SNAKE.


uc Is as Much at Home In Tree Tops as
on Terra Firma.
There has been much discussion among
naturalists and in sportsmen's journal
regarding the ability of the black snake,
our one constructor, to travel swiftly
amid the branches. Ten thousand men
have seen the sleek black streak of rope
accomplish the feat easily. Here is but
one incident:
The black snakes habitat includes Hi
nols. Lasalle county is not far north
of the center Of the state, and perhaps
little west Of the center line drawn
north and south. There are some very
good woods in Lasalle county, because
through that county run two of the
Mississippi's tributaries = the Illinois
and one of its branches, the Vermilion.
Bailey's creek is one of the little farm
land tributaries of the Vermilion river
Along the creek are reaches of woodland,
or at least there were awhile ago. In
those bits of woods-bits as compared
with Michigan forests-there are and
have been black snakes, great fellows,
worthy OF their reputation farther east.
This is what happened one day when
young fellow went hunting. 1t is worth
the telling, because it illustrates the
black snakes nimbleness among the tree
tops:
Wandering along cautiously and quiz
city, looking for shot on either side,
the young man heard suddenly an I'M
common Fustling among the leaves
above him. He looked up and saw some-
thing that astonished him. A fox squir-
Ireland fox squirrel is the biggest of
the squirrel kind-was leaping from
limb to limb, from tree to tree, in mortal
alright, evidently fleeing from some
deadly enemy. Close behind him, curry
ing, twining and twisting, but with all
details of it's locomotion invisible from
below, so swift its progress and so easy
its passing from limb to limb and tree
to tree, came three to five feet of black
pess. 1t was black snake pursuing the
fox squirrel. Its chase was hopeless, but
the ability and the hungry earnestness
OF this one constructor of our northern
woods were demonstrated remarkably.
As for the man underneath-well, he
was young fellow with shotgun.
The young fellow with shotgun is
reasonably good shot in the country,
and he kills snakes. He poured load
Of shot into that black streak among
the branches, and it dropped to the
ground, merely foul, dead, moderately |
sized specimen of Boscanion constructor.
Recreation,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
HE KNEW THE SIGNS.
John Bancks Did Not Have to Be Min
Reader,

pOAA LSsSnCbb A|Au NV nave w DC y LNAnu
Reader.
"john," said Mrs. Bancks as she
came in from outside radiant with
news, GIVE been over to Mrs. Smiths
for few minutes
"Few minutes" interrupted Mr..
Bancks, looking at his watch. lone
hour and 90 minutes, for timed you. "
"Well, l like that. John Banoks.
Who asked you to keep tally on me?"
Il wanted to go out myselfsthis even
ing, but it's too late now.'
81 just ran over to tell Mrs. Smith
eyes, know. You just put shawl
over your head like any other neighbor-
hood woman and carried back six eggs
you borrowed of her yesterday"
John
''And she told you that Johnny had
the humps and Mrs. Jones Jimmy had
the measles and lent you pattern of a
new sleeve
"John Bancks''-
''She also told you that if Smith didn t
give up going out nights and stay home
with her and the children, she'd pack
up and go home to her mother .
"Oh, you listened, did you, John
Bancks?"
81 haven't left this chair since you
went out You brought the bowl that
you took over the eggs in back with you
full of chill sauce and promised to re-
turn it when you made yours.
Before I'd spy on woman! Sup
posing did, is there any harm in it?"
"Not bit. l only wanted to save
you the trouble of repeating what you
said to Mrs Smith and what she said
to you. You haven't mentioned the
scandal yet
"What scandal?'
"The one Mrs. Smith whispered to
you and told you never to breathe to a
soul as long as you lived. =
''John Bancks, are you mind reader?"
81 don't need to be where you and
Mrs. Smith are concerned. I know the
signs -
"John!"
eyes, Mary"
"Just tell me one thing. How did
you know about the eggs?''
Heard you tell the dairyman when
he called this morning that you wanted
six extra to return some you had Dor
rowed. "
"Ohi And about the scandal?''
Its in tonight's paper and has just
struck Mrs. Smith -
Thanks, John Bancks. You have
missed your vocation. You would have
made first class detective. Too bad
that so much talent should be thrown
away on the home circlel'' And Mrs.
Bancks went out and slammed the door.
Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
Tours to California.

California has been most fttingly term
ed the Italy of America" All the de-
licious balm, the cloudess sky, and the
rich verdure of the great European Pc
ninsula are duplicated in this land of the
Pacific. Here nature basks in the sun
shine of her own beauty and here she
has established her own sanitafium,
where eternal spring inspires everlasting
youth. With the snow-mautled peaks of
The Serras upon the one hand, the calm
Pacific with its soft breezes upon the
other, and veritable paradise of flowers,
fruits and plants between, man can find
and needs no loveier land. TO visit such
country is privilege, blessing.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
recognizing the need of more comforta-
Bile and pleasant way of crossing the con-
tinent, Inaugurated a series of annual
tours to California, running through
train of Pullman palace cars from New
York to the Pacific Coast, and stopping al
the principal points of interest en- route.
The great popularity of these tours de-
monstrates the wisdom of the movement.
For the season Of 1897 three tours have
been arranged to leave New York, Phil
adelphia and Pittsbnrg, January 81, Feb
ruary "A and March 81.
Diego via st. LOUIS and the Santa Fe
route, and return from San Francisco via
Salt Lake City, Denver and Chicago, al
lowing five weeks in California.
The second tour will run via the Nam
moth Cave and New Orleans to San Die
90, stopping at the Crescent City" dur
ing the Mardi Gras Carnival. This tour
will return via Salt Lake City, Denver,
Omaha and Chicago. allowing four weeks
in California.
The third tour will run via Chicago,
Denver and Salt Lake City, allowing pas
sengers to return by regular trains via
different routes within nine months.
All of these tours, either going or re-
turning, will pass through the famous
Colorado region, Glenwood Springs. Lead
vile and the Garden of the Gods.
Rates from all points on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad System east of Plttsburg:
First tour, $40; second tour, $3.50 third
tour, $2l0 round "Trip and $3.50 one way.
For detailed itineraries and other in
formation, apply at ticket agencies. spe-
cial booking offices, or address George w !
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, /
Broad Street station, Philadelphia. 49-7t
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
Better Than All of rhem.

Mocha coffee from Yemen In Arabia, is re-
puted to be the best: but the principal sup
plies are now obtained from Cey Ion, Java, the
west Indies, Brazil and Central America. No
matter where it comes from, every berry of it
contains caffeine, which is slow poison. The
are disorderea and upset and your digestion
injured Coffee makes you fidgety and wake
ful, then you take sedatives to quiet YOU A
bad business all around. Break it up by using
GfalnO instead of coffee. Made from pure
grains 1t is a true food and body-buider as
well as delightful and heathfnl beverage,
Make this change and you will soon cease to
realize that you have a nerve in your system.
me coming table drink is Grain-O Consult
yoar grocer. Packages I5c. or 25c. each-one-
fourth the cost OF coffee.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
Crabs and HOLSTERS.

In selecting crustaceans the inexperi-
enced housekeeper may be guided by a
few easily remembered points HOLSTERS
that have not been long taken will re-
spond to a pressure of the finger on their
eyes with a strong motion of the claws.
The heaviest are the best. The cock lob
ster, though generally smaller, has the
higher flavor, the flesh is firmer, and its
color, when boil /, is of deeper red
than that of similar characteristics in
the hen. The male may be known by
his narrow, rather tapering tail. and
also from the condition of the two up
rermost fins which compose it. These
in his case are hard and stiff, while
those of the hen are soft, and the tail
fan is much broader.
The heaviest crabs are the best, and
those of a medium size sweetest. If
light, they are watery, When in perfect
condition, the joints of the legs are stiff,
and the body has an agreeable smell.
The eyes, too, should look bright and
firmly set When they have dead ap-
pearanoe and seem loose, the crab is
stale New York Post
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
Frankly Explained.

II believe saw you coming out of a
rumshop this afternoon, said the Rev.
MIR. Wilgus.
II guess you did,, said the parish
Toner.
ION business, 1 hope?''
mo. | will be candid with you. l
went in to get drink. You see it was
this way. l had plugged quarter pass
ed on me. -
Eyes.
"And there are only two places man
can get rid of a plugged quarter-a
church and saloon. And of course
didn't want to pass it ON the contribu-
ton box. "
Acknowledgements Journal.