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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16
POLK MILLER LAST NIGHT.

There is nothing that so strongly appeals
to a SOutherner rs cnconiUmS heaped
upon the South and one tender spot that
is most susceptible is that inherent love
and reverence every true born Southeruer
has for the old 'fo de war. tlarkey
Polk Miller is not II finished ovator. Ii he
we've singing in New York music hall
where fine voices and classic music is
wanted, he would he Missed: but he has
that which they do not posscss-unique-
ness. His whole entertainment =
unique Polk Miller is unique. You
laugh and you wonder why. He doesn't
entertain an audience in the old Stcreo-
typed style but is something entirely
original. He interprets the old time
nero in new way from what we have
been seeing him interpreted. He gives
us the old time darkcy Us he really is not
like the negro MINISTRIES and numerous
other entertainers would have YOU believe
he is. ii your idea of the old time dn:key
is IN outcome of the caricaturcs practiced
il his name by this class of entertainers,
Polk Miller will not come up To your re
quirements: but if your knowledge is
gained from association, and you really
know from personal experience what the
old time darkey is. you will find him re.
produced in IL manneralmost superhumnn
by Polk Miller His entertainment last
night at Calvary Baptist Church WAS
witnessed by rs large an audience rs ever
assembled there III an entertainment OF
this character and the uproarion> ap-
plausc and the screams of hearty laughter
that greeted him, proved stronger than
words can express his power TO please.
In the course of his entertainment he
said, The Confederate soldiers stand to-
day rs the knightliest men who ever drew
II sword in defense OF their homes. and
any man, even though he occupy il bomb
proof position. who would dig up the
siumbcrng emhers and refer to the Con
fcderite flag ~ Il dirty rag is dsloyal TO
Ills duty. his country and his God. "
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16
INCREASE OF Sll2,OOO,OOO.
Whai Chairman Ding|ey Expects of
the New Tariff,

Washington, March 1j.-At quite a
late hour in the session of the House to-.
day, Chairman Dingley presented for ref
clence to the committee of ways and
means, of which it was well understood
e was again to be chairman. the tart
Ii upon which he and his Republican
associates lave been engaged for many
weeks. In discussing the general scope
and purport OF the bill To Il rel resenta-
tive OF the Southern Associated Press to.
dav. Chairman Dingley gave IN interest.
ing synopsis Of what he expected of it.,
us follows:
The bill has two pun poses, namely, to
raise additional revenue and to encour re
the industries Of TIE United States
ION the basis OF Il e importations of
tie last fiscal yelr, the bill would in.
crease the revenue about SIZE, 200, 900, di-
vided as follows: Chemicals, 50. 800, 900;
COOKERY and glassware $1,000, 600; ct
ais, $1,000, eco: wood, Sll, 100, 600; sugar,
81, 80, 900: tobacco, $1,000, 900: agricul-
tural, 81, 800, 600; liquors. 81, s00,O 0O cot
tons, Sl,T00, 0G0; iute. linen and hemp,
$1,000 COO: worl, ST. 800. 600; manufactu-
ngs of woods, @27.O0O, 600: silks, 81, 800.
CO0 sundiies, So, 200, 000''
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16

1t is foolish to talic,.. poor health
"philosophicallyh these spring days
There is no reason why anyone should sit
hands in lap, and submit to headaches,
poor appetite. continual tired feeling or
constipation. If every disheartened invalid
will 20 right ut getting we'll by using
Paine's celery compound that person will
he nstonisheh and delighted with the
quickness with which this wonderful
remedy is.able''to call il halt to wasting
diseases, diseases of debility and Il run
down. condition.
Paines celery compound does wo ders
in making people well.
Here is what II woman, an ambitious
and hard working member of the legal
profession in New York city, says Of this
great remedy:
220 18th Ave. New York.
While a student in the New York uni
versity law school and under great pres
sure from work and study, was advised
to take paine's celery compound. ! did
so, and its beneficial results to one whose
nerves are under the trial of severe men
tai effort am only too ready to assert.
After taking three bottles found that il
produced nuietneSs Of nerves and induced
sleep. very beneficial to my health For
those troubled with insomnia can heart
lily recommend it as IL harmless inducer
Of sleep Oh account of its quicting effect
on the nerves. Yours very truly,
(Si9ned) Florence II. Dnngerfel1,
Attorney and Counselor at Law
I'aine's celery compound, which makes
the weak strong, has received testi-
monials from thousands of people who
had almost despaired OF ever again being
in perfect health.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16
CURRENT MISCELLANY.

Speaking Of the postoilicc department
regulation that The letters IN. W
must DO put after tho naine of New
York city III addresses, tho Boston
Transcript says: cor course everybody
but the posto.iico people knows that tho
state of New York has it's name from
the city of New York and that Il refer
oncc to tho state i'll something addressed
to the city is superiiuous and without
reason. No doubt there is Il postofscc
named New York i'll Kansas, but that
impertincnt fact does not put on the
real New York the duty of identifying
itself i'll any such superfluous way.
Boston, Mass, is not quito so absurd
as New York, II. Y. but it is never
thelcss absurd. Even i'll old England
letter addressed simply to Boston gen
orally comes TO Massachusetts, though
tbero is an ancient and respectable
town of the name i'll England, and q
book which bears the name of Boston
on its title page is never supposed III
England to have been published in the
town of st. Botolph.'
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16
GIendolssohn and Melibran.

Malibran had finished her singing
amid Il rave of admiring plaudits from
all present when she ran up to one Of
the hcartiost Of the applauding guests.
Felix Mcndclssoln and said III her own
winning, playfully impcrio,.s manner,
which 4 touch Of foreign speech and ac-
cent made only the moro FASCINATING.
Nov, Mr.. Mendclssoln, | never do
nothing for nothing. You mast play fer
me now 1 have sung for You" lie.
nothing loath, let her lead him 10
the piancfor.e, where he dashed into a
wonderfully impulsivc c:ltonporc, mas.
terly. musicianlil;c, fall Of gusto. III
this marvellous improvisation lie intro
duccd the several pieces TIalibran had
just sang working thcm With udnir,-
bic skill enc after the Other and finally
ill combination the four subjects blend
cd together i'll elaborate counterpart.
My father was so enchanted
with this young musician S genius that
one Of lis friends said TO him, "Novcllo.
you II spoil that young man. The re-
ply was, "Hc's too genuinely Good to lie
spoiled. My Long Life, " by Mary
COwdcn- Clarke.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16

HpflnS mas come.
1t is time for all persons to think seri-
ously of their health.
But that doesn't mean taking the first
spring remedy that happens to be offered.
Persons who make it their business to
yet the most effective remedy to be had
are sure to carry home Paine's celery
compound. No other remedy is capable
of cleansing the blood, nourishing the
nerves and regulating the bowels and
digestive organs like Paine's celery com
pound.
If you are troubled ut all by rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, headaches or sleepless-
ness; even If these attacks come only now
and then, now is the time to purify the
system OF them. DON'T procrastinate and
daily till frightened into doing some
thing when you find the task of getting
we'll has assumed desperate proportions.
Paine's celery compound will cure kid
ney trouble, heart palpitation and dis
ordered liver accurately, intelligently and
permanently when other remedies only
raise hopes that are never fulfilled.
Paine's celery compound, which owes
its origin TO the most distinguished ply
stefan and investigator this country has
ever produced, Prof. Edward f.. Phelps,
NJ. d., LII. ID of Dartmouth college. has
been publicly Endorsed among medical eX
perts as the only spring remedy in any
sense entitled to that name.
1t can he said without fear or contra
tlction that no other remedy can truth
fully refer to men and women so respon.
sible, so trustworthy, so convincing, be-
cause of their straightforward, enthusi-
astic and easily-verified testimonials in
praise of Paine's celery compound.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16

Yet all the lives that arc lost each year by
violence and accident are but an insigniii-
cant fraction to tile untold thousands that
are slain by the grim destroyer. corsur,p-
ton. 1t is the most insdious and the dead
hest of all known diseases. II knows ncitil-
er rank nor wealth. 1t attacks people i'll all
the walks of life. II makes 10 distinctions.
1t has for centuries been considered incur
able. 1t is not.
An almost unfa;ling cure for consumption
is found i'll DR.. Picrce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t acts directly upon the lungs and
also corrccts the a::gravatiug cause of the
disease. 1t corrects all disorders of the di-
geStion, invigorates the liver and makes the
assimilation of the food perfect, thus nour-
isliiiig and strengthening the system for its
battle with its relentless foe. 1t fills the ar
tcricS with the rich. pure blood of health
1t builds new, healthy tissue i'll the lungs
and drives ont all impurities and disease
germs. 1t cures Qo per cent. of all cases of
consumption. Thousands have testified TO
their cures. All druggists sell it.
" WIS taken sic; in February 1887, with ty-
phoid pneumonia " writes Mrs. Henrietta Hart,
OF Noorhccsville Albany Co, N. Y. 81 then had
chair till the first OF june had medical care ali
that time: was weak could not turn in bed
alone: The doctor said he could do more for
me was coughing and raising and was almost
dead with consumption. gave up to die. took
seven bottles o! Dir, Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
seven OF cacl), and was then able to DO my own
housewor}> for my family of four. III less than
three years from the time began your medicine,
gave birth 10 a healthy baby girl that weighed
cight pounds have lad two children since,
aud am enjoying good health now"
Pretty eyes, bright, snappy and fufl of fire
and life. Constipation makes the blood
impure, and the eyes get dull and heavy,
glazed and listicss. Dr. Piercc's Pleasant
Pellets cure constipation speedily and per-
nianently; Thcy never gripe. They are
tiny. anti-bilious, sugar-coated grauulcs.
One is a gentle laxative, two mild cathar.
tic. Druggists sell then.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16
THE GRANDEsT REMEDY.

Mr.. Il. y. Grcevc. merchant, of Chill
howic, Va, certiiies that he had con-
sumption, was given MP to die, sought Ill
medical treatment thnt money could pro
cure. tried all cough remedies that he
could hear OF, but got no relief; spent
many nights sitting up in II chair; was
iaduccd TO try DR. Kings New Discovery
and WAS cured by use Of two bottles. For
past three years has been attending to
business, and says Or Kings New Dis
covery is the avanGcs; remedy ever made,
rs IL has done so mach for him and also
for others IN his community. Er. Kings
New Discovery is guaranteed for Coughs,
Colds and Consumption. 1t don't fail.
Trial hotties free at N3ssic's Pharmacy,
lOJ JcLIersOn street.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16
The Game Of Whist.

There was a time, and that WAS not
very many years ago, when II great por-
ton OF the American people looked with
disfavor upon any game played with
cards. That is not 80 much the case to-
day SO far as regards the game Of
whist. The change III sentiment has
probably come about through rccogni-
ton of the fact that i'll this country the
modern game of whist is practically
never associated with gambling. OF all
the great whist organizations in this
country there is probably not one which
countcnanccS gambling III any way
Boston Advertiser
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16
THE RosEBuDs' ENTERTAINMENT.

good sized audience was present ut
Greene. MeMcrini Church.ld night TO wit
ness the entertainment given 10y the
Rosebuds " ssiNnnry Society The songs
rendered by the little Rosebuds in unison
was especially good and each number OH
the programme was well rendered and
well received. Among the selections
that were especially good was the sacred
solo by Prof. ]. VI. Burnett and the piano
solo by Miss Maude Cardwel Rev Mr.
Fishburne's lecture entitled '.Jerico To the
Pyramids,h was we'll delivered and
abounded in information reduced to sim.
pie language readily understood by any
one. The whole entertainment was IL
decided success
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16
FRENCH ARMY AND NAVY.
EnSland's Traditional Enemy Not Behind
Her In Armament.

The French navy ranks next to that
OF England Ill numbers, while i'll eff
cheney and fighting qualities the French
ships arc fully equal TO their English
rivals. III fact, i'll naval architecture the
French early took the lead, and many
OF the English types Of ships were mod
elcd after the French designs, says Tho
Chautauquan. One Of the chief differ
cnces between the English and tho
French armorcd ships today is in the
disposition of the armor and the conse-
quent design of the hull English de-
siSners have strivcn to protect the meu
working the guns and to Go this they
have reduced the length of tho ships
armcr. French and naval architects, Gil
the other hand, have given little atten-
ton to the protection of men and Il great
deal TO the protection Of the water line
Therefore they have reduced the breadth
of tho ships arlnor.
1t ls worthy of note that Franco is
the only great power which lcvies tax
on such Of her citizens as either do
not enlist i'll the standing army or VIII
enlist for Il shorter term than thrco
years. Only those who are officially de-
clarcd "impecunious'' are exempt from
ouch il tax. 1t is payable annually as
long rs the liability to service lasts, ana
the revenue from this source amounts to
about 30,0C0 600 francs, or SO, 600 600,
annually.
The officers Of the French army re-
ccivc Il very thorough education at Tic
different military schools At the head
Of these (although not exclusively mill
tary) stands the Polytechnic school in
Paris, which admits / 80 pupils annually
after II competitive examination The
course occupies nine months in the year
for two years.
AS it is impossible to keep under arms
for three years the entire annual contin-
gent of recruits, the law provides for
the discharge of thoroughly trained men
at the end of the first or second year Of
active service in snch proportions rs to
bring down the peace strength of the
army TO the number annually dctcrmin-
ed upon by the general assembly. Pref
crcnccs Ill this connection are decided
by lot. For this purpose every recruit
at his enrolment draws Il number, and
only those having the highest numbers
Are entitled IN pDuci ,lorntinn
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16

St Petersburg, March lj.--lt is assert.
ed here that the admirals commanding
the fore gn squadrOns in Cretnn waters,
With the exception Of the Italian atd
French commanders. have received oder,
from their respective governments to
blockade the Pirncus, thu town OF .6yra.
on The Greek isIonh of that name and the
port of NolO. in ThcSSnly
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16
GREECE WILL NOT ASSENT.

Paris, March lj.-Thc Eclnr publishes
Il report of an interview with the prime
minister of Greece, in which .hc declares
that Greece will not assent To the cetal-
lishment OF an autonomous administra
ton in Crete.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16

JACK. the ncwsdealcr, will deliver any
publication, daily paper or otherwise. in
any section of the "ity as soon as practi-
cable after arrival. Leave your subsciip-
tions ut 100 i'2 Campbell avenue
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16
MUST HANG WITH JACKSON.

Frankfort, Ky. March 1J.-Governor
Bradley has refused II respite in the case
of Alonzo Walling, convicted of compile
ity in the murder of Pearl Bryan. Wall.
ing will be hanged with Scott Jackson
next Saturday.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16

TO CURE y COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Ali druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. Pc. For sale by johnson * John.
on.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16

lIrAnlHtlc.

Misunderstanding set for that
farmyard scene:
Property Man-Everything but the
hen.
Once more the eternal feminine and
the cXigencics of realism We're i'll dire
conflict. -Cincinnat Enquirer.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16

lid Glove Oranges Just received ana
for sale by j. j. CATOGNI
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-16
People shuddc,

WuSH tucy tntIN
of the possibility
OF sudden death
by violence or &C.
cident. There is :
sentimental l!or.
ro- attached TO
SUCH q death that
makes people
prefer tic grim
Iiioiistcriu almost
a,,. D4y,n .
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-07-22
THE SCORCMER.

With a ghastiy grin and a grue-
some glnie; with speeding squirt and
Il stony stare; with ripping rush
and rcck less reel. comes the rig
Cling wretch on his whirIlng wheel.
His eyes bulge out and his Jaw
drops low, and he cares not cuss
where he may go; he tears o'er the
crossing, he scools up the street,
and woe to the man be happens to
meet. He has a bell with noisy
ring, and he won't go home 't;ll
he's had fling. If he hits dog
or does up II cIt, if he sclrcs team
with his jockey hat, If he kills II
baby or breaks some ones limb, he
feels the day we'll spent for him.
Or If ho backs into an awk ward
cuas, who is trying to ride without
making fuss. and gets pulled in,
he pays his iiue, aud says he's hav-
ing deuce Of time. lie smashes
his wheel and bursts his tire till he
getsa wheel that's gearcd mp higher.
Now he's off again this idiot grim,
and the devil wont do thing To-
him, when at last he reaches the
place below. where there's little
rain and much less snow. lie
scorched on earth twas his greatest
DO ,st; he'll scorch down there and
he'll likewise roast.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-07-22
ANAEyEL OF SURGERY.

Chicago Tribune: A man named
George Burns, who will soon walk
ont OF Cook county (Chiclgo) hos
pltul is % living example Of The mir.
1cles performed by modern surgery.
When be leaves the hospital he will
carry with blm certificate showing
,bc most remarkable assortment OF
hurts that ever bofcll p mortal being.
Surgeons report him broken up as
follows:
loss " lhc entire bony vault Of
lbo skull, lhc top of the head being
covered with silver plate.
Five ribs gone from the left side
Of the body, having been removed
by surgeons IN an operation.
Heart shifted from its natural
position to The right side, i'm order
To- secure 70 firm resting place for
that organ
Both legs fractured in Two places
and right arm broken twice.
Both elbow joints gone and Tho
cap OF thc right knee twisted around
TO tho back OF tho leg.
Large piece OF the breastbonc
taken out in the removal OF rifle
ball.
Part OF the wiolpipe missing
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-07-22

The b. s. 0. in connection with
the Continental Line aud Central
States Dispatch fast freight
lines has Innugurttcd another fast
freight schedule to the west TO be
known as Tram o.. It will be
made up At Baltimore and is put
OH especially to Accommodate i'm
port business 6y way Of Locust
Point, and ut the same time gives
to Eastern manufacturers and
wholesale dealers rapid service to
the West. The running time Of
the train is 80 arranged that 10 will
make 80 hours TO Chicago, 30 TO
Cincinnati, 30 TO Cleveland, 34 to
Columbus, ll8 to Dallas, Texas.
80 to Detroit, % 10 Duluth, Mimi,
81 to indianapolis, 78 to Kansas
CITY, IS to Memphis, so to Louis
vile, II to Milwaukee, SO to Min.
neapolis, 81 TO Peoria, H., 20 to
Pittsburg, 80 to st. Louis. 81 10 ST..
Paul, 80 to S3ndnsky, 23l to San
Francisco, li TO Toledo, and cor
rcspoudingly quick time to other
western and southern points The
Freight Department expects TO
make 30 os popular and reliable q
train as o. which makes The run
from New York to Chicago and
st. Louis in go hours
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-07-22
VINO HANGED JEFFDAVISt
Seuator Frye Was Given Interesting
Details And Particulars.

From the Illustrated American.
with his clever gltt.ot putting
things, he is naturally successful ON
tho stump. lie never met his
match but once, and that was in
the person Of Col. Frank Wolford.
u quaint Kentucky mountainecr.
who afterward came to Congress
from an old fashioned secession
district. Other Republicans had
heard about Wolford and fought
shy OF tackliug him, but Frye vol
untcered TO 60 down into his dis .
trict in the next clmpaign. Tho
experiment lasted just one day, but
Fryo described it as appalling as
far as 1t went. The advorsaries
arranged ror n joint debate before
- gathering OF lumbermon aud
moonshlners, aud Eryc, who was
invited to speak first, drew upon
his fund Of pathetic cloqueucc o
describe tho mnguunlmjty with
which the Republicans had treated
the confedcratcs after the war.
Wolrord followed him with the dec.
larotion that the Republicans had
no right to talk about magnanrmrty
"whcn they hung JEFF Davis the
day after he surrender
"Wbo hanged jeff Davis ?" dc
mNndcd Frye.
"Gmnt did" Wolford roarcl
back.
dts an Internal lic!' shouted
Frye. "You know better than
that"
"Oh, | do, do ?" rctortcd VOL.
ford. "llorc, john, Gcckoning
to a gnunt, broadshouldcred heavy
browcd bushwhacker who stood
near. "You get upon this plat
form and tell the folks what Grant
did 30 jeff Davis"
Up jumped John.
ole strngcd himu mp. He didn't
give him no chance to say his prn rs.
| wuz thar m self an seen it. "
The audience looked little puz
zled. Frye was so respectable in
appearanCe--and yet here was an
eyewitness ready to rcfuto him abso
lutely. Frye was simply struck
dumb. Not so the bushwhncker.
"Iiif any o. you'uns wants ter
'spute my slatement-----" he
paused, laying his hand significantly
on the stock Of a huge horse pistol
that stuck from his belt. Nobody
seemed anxious to discuss the mat
ter.
"'You secu jeff Davis hang ?"
asked WolforI. trumphnntly.
"What else did You see -
"l seen him burlJd," answered
John; ana then, without twItching
u muscle: 81 wuz Que of the pail
bearers"
Frye was offered another chance
to speak, but politely excused him
self. As soon as he could got back
to the railroad station be took a
train for home.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-07-22
DR. c. II. sILVEEwoOD,
D g n til s t
DR. j. >. HARTLEY,
y = II TT ST.

viii visit Kiu3wool regularly and
do FIRST CLASS WORK, guaranteed to
give satisfaction. Uses the famous
GREHAN METHOD for the
PAINLESS ENTB ACTION or TEETH
Due notice Of his visits win be given
In this paper
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-07-22
4 SONG TO DINIE.
Annie laurie -


The following le1utiful ode W
written by Dr. Frank TcNuor,
Georyi1:
o.. D,Nie'S homes arc bonnie
And piNie's hearts are t~u,;
And twas down in dear old Dixie
oar lifc's first breath we drew;
our lifs's first breath we drew.
AMI there our last we'd si-h
And for Dixie, dear old DiNic.
We II lay Us down and die
NJ f,irer land than DiNie's
His ever seen tn, light,
No brayer boy than Dixic's
70 stand for Dixie's right;
TO stan for DiNies right.
With hearts 50 true aud high.
And Tor d Nie, dear old DiNic,
To lay them down and die
No more upon the mountain,
No longer by the shore,
4 le trumpct-song of Dixie
Saall shake the world no more,
For D.Nie's songs are DER,
Her glory gone on high,
And the brave who b'ed for Dixie
Have laid then down To die.