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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26

The following letter was written by
MT. Howard Paul of the Illustrated Lon
don News, the celebrated dramatic critic
on seeing Mr.. O'Neil's performance Of
Monte Cristo:i
New York, Nov 81, Office of the Illus.
trated News, World Building. VIM. T..
Conner, Manager AR. James O'Neill.
Dean Sir: Pray convey to Mr.. O'Neill my
THANKS for his spirited dramatic repre-
sontatlon of Edmond Dantes. I should
IKE to meet him while liz Washington,
ana II you'll, kindly drop me u line to
Cham berain'a Hotel, we'll arrange an
interview. Mr. Fiekc, with whom l I'm
DONG tonight, vii! give c:e n card Of
personal introduction. have seen no
representation since have been in the
United states this time that has influenced
me SO much as MIR O'Neill's acting in
Monte Cristo" and feel certain that If
the play were provided with appropriate
surroundings and a good cast it would.
run for six months in London. When
am writing 10 Mr.. Getty, of the Adelrni.
shall tell him so. Theapicturesoue. ro-
mantle Monte Cristo' would be n re-
1reshing contrast to the eternal Sims
buchanan. Petit plays which all seen
cast IN the same dramatic mould With
,hanks Tor your courtesy last might, be-
ileve me your faithful lin hurricane haste,
HOWARD PAUL
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26

to provide each councilman with mi
y"'e secretary, tho compensation fixed
st ST. $50 FER annum. The SECRETARY
will exist only in Imagination, some
member of the family acting in that Ca
pacity or The alderman himself will mas
querahe in the double roie. The trick is
an Ingenious one, ..u5 to work it success
fully too much account must uot. be
taken OF ores delicncy Of ceiling.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26

The Getty Fathers of Chicago are
nothing if not resourceful. 1t aow leaks
out TINT the actual salary Of Chicago
alderman is but So a week. A.clause in
the constitution forhids that the salary
OF an elective officer be increased during
his incum beucy. This would have block
ed the game of the average schemer, but
not SO with Chicago's aldermen. To beat
the constitutional ordinance was passed
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26

The thanks of the citizens of Roanoke
ARE certainly due Mayor Andrews for his
action in refusing to suspend the oYdi
nance relative to firecrackers. Yesterday
was quiet orderly day on the streets,
in such marked contrast with the usual
noisy way in which the. day has hereto
fore been celebrated as to call forth uni
versal comment of approval. Let us hope
that squib-popping is II thing OF the past
in Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26
THE SURPRISE OF ALI.

Mr.. james Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones 4 Son. Cowden, ILL.,, in speaking
of DR.. Kings New Discovery, says that
last winter his wife was attacked with In
grippe. ard her case grew so serious that
physicians ut Cowden and Pana could do
nothing for her. 1t seemed to deyelop
into hasty consumption. Having DR..
Kings New Discovery in store. and sell
ing lots of 1t, he took bottle Lone. and
to the surprise of all she began to get
better from first dose and b,1f 1nro,,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26
What s; q Christ
mas, Anyhow,
IN ANOTHER Mah'5 HlusE?

Brace up; he 4 man, a husband to your
wife, II father 10 your children.
Get your heels into mother eartl; own
the roof over your head: We'll hep you
put the deed 10 II some III your wife's
stocking Chistmas eve.
Now it viii! pay you to see this ht once;
Groom property, best location. Dale 8.
e.. near school building $3.50; $50; $40 per
month.
Desirable G,oon house, Seventh ave
nue. n. @. $500; 10 cash payment: IS per
month; sood house.
Splendid l-rocm cottage Roror avenue
$. W. large lot, beautiful! shade. good
location. just reduced from 5000 TO $525;
$40 cash; balance IS per month.
> we'll built Groom houses. Fourth ave-
nue. n. W.. near Mclrose school: worth
$1,000 will sell foi $3.50 each; $50 cash;
$40.
g room residence, raze well avenue >.
G.. newly painted and IN uood repair,
$500; $40 CASH So. 50.per month.
Lots any where and any price.
The ABOVE is only u partial list Of whnt
We have to offer: if you have decided to
put your rent money for 1919 into Il
home call TO see us ana we eau get any
thing you want in the shape q i, home.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26
The Vow Tint Didn't.

When hcwas Young, he made VOW
He'd carry all before him.
lie meant ii, too, and yet somehow
But yesterday ] saw him.
n brakeman on a cable car
little thought TO find him.
lis vow, it seems, had struck ajar.
He carried all behind him!
Now York .Iour
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26

Roanoke may have some disadvantages
to conteud with that are not found i'm
larger cities, but the question Of her
water supply is not one Il them The
Philadelphia papers just now are full of
abuse OF the water its inhabit,. hts are
forced to use. One paper, speaking edito-
rally of it, says that the water is too
muddy for washing purposes, while the
stencil erising from it makes it posi-
lively nnuseating to drink. We of Roa.
nokescan scarcely understand how such IL
state of affairs could exist. There are
degrees OF even good water, but we doubt
if any city the size of Roanoke through
out the whole of the United States can
boast of such water az is furnished us
from the base of Mill Mountain. Not
only is it pure and wholesome, and pleas
tant to the taste, but even in the heated
term of summer those living along the
line OF the main pipes fiud it suficientl;
cpol to drink without the use of ice TN.
like the wafer even of our mountain riv-
ers, the Crystal Spring water, when
poured has sparkle to be found only in
the springs of mouuta nous section.
Roanoke may envy Philadelphia in soma
things but her Schnylkil, water is not
one of them.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26
Poisoned by Ivy
Was in q Dreadful Condition
Happened TO Read About Similar
Case Followed the othe. Mans
ExanpLe end was Cured.

Example end was Cured.
The following incident is given by
Charles Morris, general jobber, 50 Licking
ton Avenue, North Cambridge, Mass:
"Seyerai years ago | became poisoned
by ivy. tried many medicines, spending
a large sum of money without obtaining
a particle of good. MY children were
also afflicted with the same disease. We
were all constant sufferers with an awful
itching sensation, and it seemed as if ]
should tear myself TO pieces. | picked
up paper in which found printed
testimonial from man in Vermont who
had been similarly aiiiictedand had taken
Hood Sarsarariila with benefit. bought
q bottle, which we took and it did
Me and My Children
so much good purchased another supply.
We continued taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
until we used five bottles and L can
safely say that neither myself nor children
have any signs of the poison. 1t has en-
tirely left us and we are perfectly cured.
We give the whole credit to Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. Before resorting to this medicine
was reduced in weight, but now I
weigh 175 pounds. Hoods SarsapariIla
has not only done much good but has
been the means OF saving me great deal
OF money. | would not be without il
In my house and I heartily recommend
1t to all who are afflicted / have writ
ten this statement for publication, of nv
own will, as want others to know what
n 4 :. az GA Sra
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26

No one who read the communica ton
published in Yesterdays Times and sign
Ell Only Tramp" could fail to he i'm
pressed with the undercurrent of pathoS
running through it. 1t was not the pro
duction OF az ignorant man. The very
style and language in which it was
couched are internal proofs of educational
culture. 1t is true it may have been
written by ore who only took this means
of Disgusting his identity, but we think
not. The whole article has the true RIM,
OF one who writes what he has felt.
Whether this is true or not, the fact re-
mains, That wandering up ana down our
land there is Il great army of homeless
meI, who, like the birds. follow the
changing seasons. tt is also true that
many OF these are men who have Known
better days perhaps even, as "Only n
Tramp SAYS, men who have been college.
bred, who have known the comforts o,
homes OF culture and of refinement,
whom drink or other evil habits started
on the vGgrant's road. More than once
W. hhNS sCcH men DtRHiDR tnelr bread
from door TO door, the very shape Of whose
hands and feet would prove an ancestry
OF more than one ion, and in
whose faces, though scared by sin and
dissipation, there still fingered the inc
rasable lineaments of refinement What
the feelings Of such IN one must be as he
gazes through the undrawn curtains
upon the. fireside groups within some
happyshome and remembers a once happy
home of his own, we can only imagine,
never realize. For some, hell begins on
earth That the great majority of our
tramps, however, are the refuse Of our
larger cities. in many instances are iugi.
tives from the law, there is no doubt
And it is equally true that they do be-
come menace to community through
which they may he passing; but lust he
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26
HOW TO PREVENT PNEIIMoNrA

At this time Of the year n cold is very
easily contracted, and if left to run it's
course without the aid of some reliable
cough medicine is liable to result in thnt
dread disease, pneumonia. We know If
no better remedy to cure cough or cold
.ntn Chamberlain's Cough Remedy We
nave use 1t quite extensively and it has
Hlw"ys gwen entire satisfaction. -Olagah,
Ind. Ter, Chief
This is the only remedy that is known
to be certain preventive of pnenmoni,
among the many thousands who have
used 1t for colds and la grippe, we have
never yet learned of single case having
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26
HILLS nR0S.. l04 Iof8ISQn Street..
SO EASY TO STEAL.
Women Who Could Not Resist Tompta.
ton at the Big Stores.
NATIC Nal EXCHANGE BANK BUILDING.

Mrs. Clara Phillips, vito of an honest
Lynn shoemaker n woman hitherto in
good rcputc, was arrested ut her homo n
few days ago for stealing Il hat. Defiant
ut first she finally broke down and con-
fcssed.
Mrs Phillips said that she not only had
stolen the hat, but thousands OF other arti-
cics; THAT she was in short, the leader Of
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26

The order for twelve compound consoi-
dation locomotives from the Union Patio
railway comes as pleasant Xmas gift
to the Richmond Locomotive Works, and
at the same time speaks well for the esti-
nation in which their engines arc held.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26

golf cadd;e died last week from the
effects Of Il blow received from golf
ball. Had this death occurred little
earlier, the opponents of the anti football
bill could have used it in'their arguments
of the danger of football as compared
with other games.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26

The decision of Secretary Gage that
hereafter vessels in the revenue cutter
service shall he named Tor tribes of In
dians Will serve the purpose of remov.
ing the difficulty of choosing names and
at the same time will help to perpetuate
our Indian names. The choice of n name,
for vessel must often be as puZzling
as that Of Il name for the new baby, and
some of us know how much a matter of
despair this sometimes becomes. Unfor-
tunateiy our Government does not see fit
TO create an Office for this special func-
ton, paying the incumbent such sums as
Mrs. Pullman is said to have received for
christening new sleeping coaches. 1t is
to be regretted that more of the geo
graphical names of our country have not
oeen allowed to retain their original In
dian names, for not only are they often
descriptive of some striking popularity
OF the object named, hut as rule are
musical and pleasant to the ear. Espe-
cially is this true of the names given by
our Southern Indians. The vowel com
binations in the language of the tribes
occupying the Southern and Southwest
ern portion of the United States seem to
have been largely in the preponderance,
giving us such musical names as Tusca
lousa, ShenanC Dab, Coosa, etc, while in
that OF the North and East the gutterals
were in preponderance, hence some of the
harsh and grating names we find for the
names OIL the many lakes of Maine md
Canada. In this our Indian tribes seem
to have obeyed the wellestabllshed law
OF language, rs noted by Grimm, viz: that
in.the warm climates we find vowels and
liquid consonants predominating, giving
us the melodious beauty of the Romance
languages along the Mediterranean:
whereas in the colder countries we find
the consonants (and largely gutterals) in
tie prcpondevance. such as we find in
Scandinavia. Russia. etc. Togo into the
explanation of this-the effect Of climate
upon the vocal Crgans-would he ont Of
piace@here, but it makes nevertheless AN
interesting study 10 those who care for
such things. In the meanwhile let us
hope that Secretary Gage Will not 90 too
far north in search of names for his YES
sells.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26

approached hy one, " renie.nber ,hat II /.
matter now low Or how degraded he may
be, there is still common tie of brother
hood between us.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26
The Enormous Trade

We have had on Shoes convinces us,,that
out SPOT CASH MONEY SAVING
METHOD is the true one to sell shoes.
Only one class of buyers we have not
reached. Those whit have shoes charged
and who don't care to make a. dollar 20
as far rs possible. YOU may belong. to
different class and want to see us on
shoes.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26

g gang Of shoriiltoIS who were systennt-
lcaily rohbinc stores in Boston, Lynn.
Salem, Maiden and other towns, ana that
they had secured thousands OF dollars
worth of booty
she named as her partners in guilt Mrs.
GLIB. NJ. Houston, wife of former alder
man who Cncc stood as candidate for
mayor; Miss Lulu Cobb, her own sister,
and Miss Florence Manson. They hayo
all been regarded as women Of the utmost
rcspcctability II did it all for my little
daughter" Mrs. Phillips said. II saw
some stockings that 1 wanted 60 buy for
my darling. L could not afford them, so
took them. That led to the other things.
told my friends how easy it was to take
things from the big stores if You were
ONLY quick and self possessed enough.
began TO make them presents and it was
not long before they hogan ACCOMMODATING,
me To the stores. They picked up the
knnck Very q;:io!:!y, and between us we
iXcu up some machintOs!les with poc kct.;
all over them 10 help us sccrota tic thing,
We stole"
Tic women OH being arrested sc! 10 -
elimination. Each accused the Other Thc
police accepted al thc accusations rs trur,
anu acizing all ihcir trunks got possession,
ci - N"ricgat,"l assurHmcM5 OF stealings,
valued at :.sO sibap $1,000.
NJ! OF the women began operations IN a
SNAIL way. 'Hh,y commenced by taking
"4;icici Of poiiUmciy, ornamental glass
ware. Eockctrpo.,s etc. ;.nd gradually be-
ca!lc more and more ausacious. rs ,hojr
less rcmunerliyG jobs were performed
with success. At first, so they all claim.
with the exception of Mrs Houston. who
denies having stolen any of the articles.
but admits hnving received them. they
stole only goods that they were absolutely
in need OF, but The temptation to con5inue
their thieving operations was irresistible
after they had once hegun.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-26
CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

= III ~ W Il 11Il W NI9I1
with local applications, as they cannot
reach the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is
blood or constitutional disease aud in
order to cure it you must talks internal
remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure il taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Halls Catarrh
Cure is not n qunck medicine It was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years, and is repu-
lar prescription. 1t is composed of the
best tones known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-12
Deer Park.

To those contemplating a trip to the
mountains in search of health or pleasure,
Deer Park, on the crest of the Allegheny
Mountains, 1000 feet above sea level, Of
fcrs such varied attractions as a delightful
atmosphere during both day and night.
pure water, smooth winding roads
through the mountains and valleys,
Cricket grounds, Ball grounds, Golf links
Tennis courts, and the most picturesque
scenery in the Allegheny range Tho
hofcl is equipped with all adjuncts con-
ducye to the entertainment pleasure and
comfort of guests.
There are also u number of furnished
cottages with facilities for housekeeping.
The houses and grounds are supplied
with absolutely puro water, piped from
the celebrated Boiling Spring" and arc
lighted with electricity. Deer Park Is on
tho main limo Of tho Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad and has the advantage of its
splendid Vestbulcd Limited Express
trains between the onst and west Season
excursion tickets, good for return passage
uItil October 81, will be placed on sale ut
greatly reduced rates at all principal tick
ct { iliCes throughout the country. i.
The season ut Deer Park commences
June 81, 1897
For full information as to rates, rooms,
ETC., address ID. &. Jones, Manager, Cam.
den Station, Baltimore, Nd.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-12
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Cuban Question Occupies the At
tention of Senators.

tentfon OF senators.
Washington, May 1.-THE Cuban
question occupied the entire attention
Of the senate yesterday. the debate
taking wide range and at times be-
coming spirited when comparisons were
made between the attitude of the for
mer administration and the present
one on the subject Of Cuba. Senators
Morrill, of Vermont and Caffery of
Louisiana spoke In opposition to tha
resolution, Senators Lodge Of Massa-
chusetts and Foraker of Ohio advocat-
ed deferring the question until further
information could be secured from the
state department, and Senators Mills
Texas and Allen of Nebraska urged
the immediate passage of the resolu.
tions. The debate went over until to-
day. During the day Senator Kyle. tho
South Dakota Populist dIsclaimed
having sought committee places from
Republican senator's.
The consideration of the senate
amendments to the sundry civil sppro-
prlation bill was finished by the house
yesterday and the bill sent to con-
ference. President Cleyeland's forest
reservation order was the subject OF
much debate. and the house voted not
to concur in the senate amendment to
annul the order with the understand
ing that the conferrees should arrange
an amendment which would havs the
same effect. The appropriation of $780,
900 to improve Pearl harbor, in the
Hawaii islands. was rejected by vote
of IS to So. The house decided to con-
cur in the amendment which gives the
president power to appoint the IL min
eral land commissioners, thus taking
them out of the classified service, and
the provisions for four new commits
sioners and four deputy marshals for
Alaska, and for continuing the inves.
tigation of the seal fisheries.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-12
Amer All Others Fail.

Use DR.. J.Simms g. Sons, White Pulmon
ic Balsrn, for the Grippe. A sure cure for
coughs, sorethroat, bronchitis, whooplng.
cough, blood-spitting soreness IN the
breast, hoarscncss, asthma, and in pul.
monary consumption. We would like to
see u case of the grippe that we could not
cure with this great preparation Read
Post Office, Collins Beach has to say.
after two doctors had given me up as
incurablc Of the Grippe, and blood.spitting
used DR. Simms' White Pulmonic Bal
sam and was CUT ed" For sale at No SOC
King street; soc. and 81 90 bottles. If
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-12

Rumford Falls, Me-, May 12,-Worl1-
men this week are putting into place
in the mills of the Rumford Falls Pa
per company the largest paper machine
in the world. 1t was made in Worces-
ter, Mass, and will produce paper $50
inches wide at the rate of 500 feet a
minute. This is is inches better than
the worlds record. 1t took many
months to build this monster machine,
and 30 cars were required to transport
the parts from Worcester Its total
weight, estimated, Is 100000 pounds.
The machine will turn out So tons Of
finished news paper per day.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-12
Murdered and Thrown Into Well.

Mahanoy City, Pa, May 12.-The body
of Anthony Konitskuski, swollen and
disfgured, was fished from a35foot well
in the town of New Boston Village yes
terday, and from appearances he met
his death by violence and his body was
thrown into the wei! to cover all traces
of hts whereabouts. The we'll in which
he was found is the main supply of the
600 residents Of New Boston Village,
and Konitskuski's remains have in all
probability laid there for at least two
weeks before being found. Two weeks
ago last Saturday the man was seen
alive for the last time. He was on his
way from Morea, where he had secured
his wages. The top of his head is
crushed in.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-12

st. Johns, N. F., May 12.-The
French fishing schooner St. Claire ar
rived at st. Pierre yesterday, bringing
80 men, comprising the crew of the
French bark st. Jean, Captain Millard,
from Fecamp, which collided on the
Grand banks on May 6 with the Nor
wegian bark Loining, vessel of 1856
tons, during the dense fog. The St.
Jean sank four hours later. and the St.
Claire picked the crew up the next
morning. 1t is feared that the other
vessel sank shortly after the accident.
1t is not known whether the crew es-
capped. She drifted away in the fog,
and when the weather cleared neither
the vessel nor any of her boats could
ho ciphtad
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-12
Inheritance Tax Constitutional.

Springfield, Ills, May 1.-THE Illinois
supreme court yesterday decided the
Inheritance tax law passed by the state
legislature two years ago to be con-
stitutional, reversing the decision of the
decision of the lower court. The law
provides for graduated tax on all in
heritances of a value of over $4,000, and
test case was made on the estate of
the late John r. Drake, formerly pro-
prietor of the old Grand Pacific hotel,
who left property estimated at $2,O00,-
900. The case will probably be carried
to the federal supreme court.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-12
He Sold Government Positions.

Portsmouth, N. H., May 12.--James
H. Ferguson pleaded guilty of imper-
sonating a special examiner Of the
pension bureau yesterday and was SEN
fenced to Is months imprisonment in
the penitentiary. Ferguson is alleged
to have operated in the states of Ohio,
West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massa-
chusetts and New Hampshire, pretend
ing to appoint agents or inspectors at
a salary of $50 per month and expenses.
first obtaining $40 from each dupe, on
the plea that it was security for hand
cuffs and revolver.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-12
WASHINGTON.
Last Tour of the Season via the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad.

The last personally-conducte tour of the
season to Washington via Pennsylvania
Railroad will leave New York and Phil
adelphia May 49, Tickets including trans
portation, hotel accommodations, and
every necessary expense for three.day's
trip will DO sold at tho following rates:
From New York, Brooklyn, and Newark,
$145O; Phillipsburg, N. j., $l45O; Pott S.
vile, sl4.30; Cape May, $l2.75; Philadel.
from other points.
This Is most delightful season to visit
tho National Capital, and no moro salts
factory and economical trip can be arrang-
ed than the one here presented.
For tickets, itineraries and tull informa.
ton apply to ticket agents, Tourist Agent
1896 Broadway New York, or Geo, w.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia