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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
PERRY WILLIAMSON.
MRS. l.. L. WORKMAN.
Roanoke, Va, Jan. -, 1897.

Having purchased the interest of Mrs.
+. +. Workman in the firm of William
son & Workman, ] will continue the bus
mess of new and second hand furniture,
carpets and house furnishing goods at
the same place, Nos. 222 and 224 Salem
avenue, (Smith building). Highest cash
prices paid for second hand furniture.
PERRY WILLIAMSON.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
He Took tho Tin.

Early one morning last winter Il Wis
itor found himself first upon tho ice
near Eaton hall The only other person
i'll sight was an old man busily engaged
i'll sweeping the surface with stubby
broom. The skater, moved to generosity
by the clear spin before him, threw the
old sweeper shilling, adding q "Thanll
you" as he passed. The shilling was
glcefully pocl1ctcd. and the broom re-
doubled its efforts.
Imagine the chagrin of the skater
when he learned that the old man was
none other than the Duke of Wcstmin-
ster, who was merely indulging i'll one
of those eccentric forms Of exercise III
which he delights. Scottish Nights
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
Blooms In Eloridn.

a lazy travelling on tho South Flori-
da railroad ono night soon after the vel
low fever Scare was heard to cXclaim:
Just look there! Tell me about not
having yellow fever in the piny woods
Why, we've been running through u
graveyard for an hour!' She had been
looking out ut the white painted corner
stakes of an cmbryo city cleaning III
the moonlight. There werc hundreds of
such towns i'll south Florida, i'll which
thousands of lots were sold i'll good faith
and i'll the honest belief that they would
soon be the ccntcrs of wealth and popu-
lation. Others were mapped out for tho
express purpose of catching suckers 4"
Some hunters found II city" in II cy-
press swamp 60 miles from n railroad
and II days journey from any human
abode. There it was, laid out and staked
off in streets and lots and squares and
public parks. They killed II bear in the
Primitive Baptist church lot.-Lippin-
colts
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
protecting an Atlantic UaDIo.

The CORE is now finished. But as
1t now stands it is i'll no wise fitted to
meet the shocks that await it at the bot
tom of tho sea. 1t must be protected
against the chatting of sands and rocks
and the possible wrenches of anchors.
This protection lies i'll sheath of steel
wires, separated from the soft gutta
percha of the core by packing of jutc.
Tho juto is spun about tho core exactly
as the II copper wires of the conductor
are spun about Il central wire, and about
all, finally, is spun the steel shcathing
i'll the same fashion.
As one goes about among the spinning
machines he notices that the sections of
steel shcathing vary much i'll thickness.
Hero is one woven of 24 wires, one of ID
and one of -. And the wires also vary,
so that the section of fewcst wires is the
largest i'll diameter. Here is IL section
made not of single wires at all, but of
stands of three wires. III fact, one secs
seven different varieties The occasion
for such diversity is this: In the middle
of the Atlantic Il cable is dropped to Il
depth of two or three statute miles, and
us it is paved out to such IL depth it
must have great burden to sustain i'll
its own weight. To make the weight as
little us possible consistent with need
full quality and strength becomes, there
fore, important The deeper cable is
laid the less its liability to disturbance,
and the deep water sections, therefore,
may be made much lighter than tho
shallow water sections. As the cable
draws nearer the shore, where the dan
gers grow greater, Il heavier and heavier
sheathing is adopted, until, i'll what i,
known us the 'shorc end, - comes tho
heaviest of all.-McClurc' Margarine.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06

Doll babies, doll babies, doll babies
Gravatt's Fair, Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
COMING AND GOING

The Bluefield. Telegraph of yesterday
says: j. III. Bernard and wife, who have
been in Roanoke or some time, came back
last night.
Mr. Chatham, of Roanoke, was called
! here on account of the serious illness of
his grandmother, Mrs. Tras.--Bluefield
Telegraph.
Mrs. l.. Burtlcss and two children, left
on the late train for Elmira, y. ", where
they will spend some time visiting rela
tives and friends
Mrs. c. NJ. link. of the West End,
who has been seriously ill for some time,
is improving in health.
r. II. Woodruff, of New York, is in
the city looking after his business inter-
ests.
j. Kyle Montague, of Christiansburg,
was in the city yesterday.
DR.. w. S. Gregory is visiting in Lynch
burg.
Henry Hoffman, of Fincastlc, was in
Roanoke yesterday.
Rev. w. V. Wheeler, of Clifton Forge,
was registered ut the ST. James te1day.
Clarence Loving, of Lovingston, Va,
was in the city on business yesterday.
Alex Hancock, business man of
Chrstiansburg, was in the city yesterday.
Miss Maud Langhorne is the guest of
| Miss Mitchell, on Eighth avenue.
b. A. Davis, commonwealth attorney
of Franklin county, was in the city yes.
ter,lay.
w. l.. Peters has returned from Thur
man, w. Va, where he has been on bust
ness for some days.
NJ. Meyer, Newport News; r. G. Ed
mUnds, James II. Capers, X. Il. Warren,
Richmond and NJ. i. Jackson, Peters.
burg, was among the guests at Hotel
Roanoke yesterday
Miss Lila Kyle, of Amsterdam, stop
ped in Roanoke yesterday en- route to
Farmville. where she has been attending
school. While here she was the guest of
Mrs. {. p. Read.
Miss Mamie Bush, who has been at
tending the Female Normal School ut
Farmville, for the past half session, has
returned to her home at Ninton.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06

Dr...Raibert's Pine Tar Tablet Chew
ing Gum at Catogni's. Phone II.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
A CoUNTRYMAN IN TRoUBI,E.

Several months ago a man named Will
lett, who lives on Back Creek, left n
brass watch at Hibargers to be repaired.
The young man succeeded in getting IL
S12 watch from Il small boy who was in
the jewelry shop at the time, "Just to
carry" he said. ''until his was put in or
der" He never brought the watch back,
but on yesterday, over six months since
the exchange. Mr.. Hibarger recognized
him, and told him that he must make the
watch good. The man claimed that he
would as soon rs he got home. as heidi
not have the watch with him. Promises
did not satisfy Mr.. Hibarger who wanted
satisfactory security. So he swore out IL
warrant for the young man S arrest The
warrant was served on him after he left
the city, and he was brought back
When he saw that there was u likelihood
of being locked up he at once raised
enough money to satisfy Mr.. Hibargcr
He was then allowed to 90 to his home
without further molestation
Doll babies, doll babies, doll babies
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
Done Brown.

"Thc first duty of the attorney, said
the eminent lawyer to his now student,
sis to see that justice is donc'
Him." said the student, land I
hope you will excuse me if I remark
that l have noticed that the lawyer who
can succeed in doing her the oftcnest
generally gets the biggest fees Gin
cinnati Enquirer
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
At a bookstore.

Customer-But this book bears date
prior to the Invention of printing
Dealer i'll Rare Volumcs-So much
the more valuable, sir-so much the
more valuable. 1t is proof of its an
ii1uity. 1t was only after the invention
IF printing, You know, that the counter
letting of old volumes was possible. =
Boston Transcript.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06

Mrs. Crimsonbcak Gas her husband
comes i'll late ut night)-What does the
clock say, John?
Mr.. Crimsonbcak with difficulty
Nothing, madam, nothing. It's got
sense enough 10 say nothing -Yonkcrs
Statesman
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
Ont OF Danger.

Mrs Pecll-What towards the whole
race Of men are! 1 have just read that
SO per cent of the suicides arc men.
Henry Pcck-Ycs, the Bible intimatcs
that there are no marriages i'll heaven.
New York Sunday Journal
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
Perfect Harmony.

Lovcrly-Thcsc little hands were
never made TO work, my darling.
His Darling-And you can just bet
they re not going to. You can make up
your mind TO that before you marry me-
philadelphia North American
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
DESIGNATION NOTICE.

The firm of Williamson 81 Workman
has this day been dissolved by mutual
consent, Mr. Perry Williamson purchas-
ing the interest of Mrs. Il. Z. Workman
in the firm. The business will he CON
tinued by Perry Williamson ut 222 and
PA Salem avenue, who assumes all debts
owing by the firm, and to whom all debts
due the firm should be paid. Thanking
our friends and the public for their very
liberal patronage, and wishing II continu-
ance of the same to the new firm.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-24

views do YOU hold on that subject.
doctor -
Il think that those unioItu-
mates who pass away from earth
with minds beclouded-'
L" We'll, that's another singular
coincidence Mr.. Cawker' ; view,
cxactlv-and mine. too, ] nl"v
add, for we usually think ali>c.
The clergyman did not spcao.
" Now about future pIob .ti"n.
doctor. DO YOU think that t..c
sinner who dies unrcpcntant Viii
have another opportunity or tia,
his eternal destiny is irrcvOcablN y
fixed in this world p
ION that point controversy h"e
ragged hotly, Mrs. Cawker. Ny
own opinion is that
"Oh, I'm 50 glad TO hear II
told Mr. Cawker only last Sunday
on our way home from church
that | was sure YOU agreed WITH
New-York tribune., 1897-01-24

Now neither have | any doubt, the
lady interrupted, " and Harry-that' MI
Cawker, YOU know-takes the same grouh"
exactly. 1t is really a pleasure to discuss
these doctrinal points with some one VINO
thoroughly understands them, as You DO
We have studied them 50 deeply, Mr.. Cav
ker and |, that we do not care 10 TAX
about them at all except to person IKE
voursclf. If YOU speak of them to those
,,ho haven't looked into the subject, or
"a ;uconpctent to form an opinion II Is
;us, 50 much labor thrown away. 'hihK
,ha, the final disposition of idiots IS another
noiut of interesting investigation. what
New-York tribune., 1897-01-24

our conclusions OH that point. II Ms
; .mcthing YOU said i'll your sermon which
made ne think it, but am glad 10 be COZ r.
ioboratcd from your own lips here. " .'!.
must YOU 90 so soon? I'm 50 glad >"d
came, and perfectly delighted TO find 1T
your views coincide SO perfectly with M'
Cawkcr's. You must come in when .c },
at home. He'll be happy TO discuss ..i
these matters with YOU, and shal b 'm-
chan,cd myself to 90 into them n."ic
deeply. Well, good afternoon, doctor. b
sure to give my dearest love TO Mr. Ihn
" and your charming children.
". ii. SIvITEN.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-24

T Was the Rev. DR. Thirdly's first
pastor . upon Mrs. Cawker,
, since Sic nc a member OF the
doctor 4 ..
She c. tipping downstairs
, and into parlor, where she
made the man welcome in her
hos itab. After the usual
preliMlr nversation about
/, the " ati. The expressions e
Of dell. -ccing cash other Z
had bee trough with, Mrs.
. Cawker +
" Oh or. what do YOU =
think o' inerrancy of the
, Scrip,uc,
A. G. he original auto
graph, III the clergyman,
: carciuli hold that"
I'm lad, Mrs Cawker
brokr H. That Just what Mr..
awker IS, about ii. exactly.
We have EN- the subject great
deal OF non. and III 50 very glad tina
our conc MS agree with yours. Now, a
, 10 the J ,euch. DO YOU believe tina
Moses u- i ?"
" We 10 that Mrs Cawker
: We that remarkable? That !
. precise. Cawker's opinion, too. ;
deIgh,ea It You think as he does o
these in at subjects. Another poin
, we've d. ed great dcal-my husban
and lis c condition i'll the next worl
Of tho,c , die in infancy. unbaptized
, WHAT opinion on that point =
" OIL Cawker, think that thcr
can b. g. .ubt that infants
New-York tribune., 1897-01-24
THE FLIRT AND HER FOLLOWERS.
\ fool for every day in the week

TurRsD.G's for thorough -
l 4 Thoroughbred fool
Need fear no demurrer
When fools are the rule.
FRIDAYS A fast time
l A day set for those
Whose favoritc pas,iinc
Is plucking shad rocs.
CnTrRDAY'S certain
- To bring him his pay
Atthc rise OF the curtain
They're both at the play.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-20
COURSlNG COYOTES.
Fhey Gave the Dogs All the Run They
Wanted

Wanted.
"COursing used 10 be one of our great
sports in Nevada in flush times" said
an old newspaper man in the San Fran
cisco Post, but instead of using jack
rabbits we had good, able-bodied coy
otes, and they can give dog the race
OF his life. There was another advau-
t"ge. We could use one coyote until he
got so old and rheumatic that he
couldn't run and then make a rug OF
his hide. 1t was this way:
I'VE would catch a good, big covote
in box trap, take him out on the alkali
desert, which was as smooth as a table
tor 20 miles in every direction, turn him
loose and sick the dogs on him. 1t
didn't take long for the coyote to real
ize that his chances of getting away
were very small unless he could find
a hole, and he had sense enough Ia
know that holes We're scarce in the des.
ert. Then he would recollect tie good
safe hole he had just left and commence
circling toward it. All we had to dc
was to/sit down and watch the race
for about half an hour, till the coyote
completed the circle and ran back tt
the box. Then we closed it, carried hin
back to town and kept him for anothel
race the next week."
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-20
AURELlUS.
A Forty-Hve Barrel Well on the D. H.
Mincks Farm.

A Forty-ave Barrel Wen on the j. Il.
Mincks Farm.
The well on the J. +. Mincks farm
was started pumping on Saturday last
and is making forty-fye barrels.
The social held at Mr.. Hepler's Sat-
urday afternoon and evening was
success. The proceeds were for the
benefit of Shafer's NJ. E. church.
There will be a picnic held in the
grove near Skaters church June Il.
They are preparing very interesting
programme. The proceeds 10 be ap-
piled to painting the church.
There have been three funerals at
Shafers church in the last three weeks,
The first was that of Mary Owens, an
aged lady. She was universally re-
spected. She was followed ia less than
a week by her son, William Owens,
aged 45 years. He has been an invalid
from his birth. On the Ilth the fun
eral OF Mrs Nellie B, Gessel was
preached at Shafer's church by Rev.
Welch. She was buried att the Crooked
Tree cemetery. Mrs. Gessel was the
wife of Louis Gessel and aged 20 years
She was respected by all who knew
her and an active member of the N. E
church from her childhood. Mrs. Ges
sells place in the Sabbath school car
never be filled.
Harley Markey, of Stafford who i
now a student of the Marietta busint S
college, visited relatives here last Sun
dau
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-20
KlLNER.
4 Batch OF Personal and Other Item. of
Interest.

i Batch og Personal and ot!,cr Item. of
Interest.
Mr, sto,sberry, Of Maeksburg, &C.
companied Mr. D. 5. Welch to his ap.
pointment at this place Sunday.
Mr.. Luther Curtis, of Caldwell, is
spending the summer with his sister,
Maud Archer, of this place.
Childrens Day exercises will be held
here June 18Th.
Miss Eva Wholesome spent Monday
with her sister near Lower Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Milestone were
the guests OF Mrs. Pearce, near Elba,
Sunday.
Farmers are very busy with their
spring work al present,
We are pleased to see good weather
again after so much rain.
Locusts are very thick in this part O:
the county.
rs Memorial Day comes Sunday this
year, the exercises at this place will be
held on Monday. May 3lst
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-20
MACKSBuRG.
Our Correspondent Gives Us an Interest,"
ing News Letter.


The we'll on the George Rothley was
shot last Monday. 1t is estimated that
it will make at least fifty barrels per
dav. Some seem to think this new
pool. 1t is in the five hundred loot
sand This we'll is about one mile north
of town near the residence of A Wiper.
William & Crooks have moved on the
Peaker lot, near the parsonage, ana
will drill in few days. This
well will only be few rods from the
well in which the original Peaker sand
was found and named. This well will
be cleaned out soon.
Rev. Tomson, of Marietta, will preach
here next Saturday evening, Sunday
morning and evening, while D. ).
Welch, our pastor, will preach memor-
ial sermon at Lower Salem.
Marietta Council, Jr. O. {. \. M, OF
Marietta. Ohio, will be here May 29th,
and assist the Junior Order here in
Memorial services. Rev. D. 5. Welch
and Hou. L W, Finley will be the ora
tors of the day. A cordial invitation is
extended to all who believe in this
work. The Harriettsville band will
furnish instrumental music and home
talent the vocal music.
F. P. Wheeler, John Fischer a. VOL
ford and wife, and Lem Dyer were at
Caldwell last Saturday.
Longfellow Bros. have moved one set
of their drilling tools near Cambridge
where they have contract for drilling
Hugh NJ. Cox has been appointed
Postmaster at this place to succeed o.
S. Gilchrist, whose time expired the
middle of this month. 1t is not as yet
known Just where he will put the Office.
Mr.. Gilchrist has been a very obliging
and accommodating Postmaster for the
last four years.
F. W. Stewart has sold his tonsorial
outfit to o. o. Ball, who will be found
in the St. James Hotel at the old stand
Will McGinnis, OF Elba and Miss
Flora Kathary were married at the
residence of the brides mother, last
Sunday evening.
Wharton & Williams are putting up
rig on the Eagler few rods from
the dry hole which they drilled in a
week or ten days ago.
John Worral & Co. drilled in paying
we'll on the old McClouth farm south
east of town one day last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Longfellow and children
visited at Cam bridge the first of this
week.
Rado Johnson, of South Olive, was
in town last Tuesday.
H. Wiper will put a well down, be-
fore long, on his laud near the Rothly
well.
Earl Stephens is attending the Mari
eta Business College. He is studying
penmanship, book-kee ping, shorthand
and typewriting.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-20
Nav Get Water Works.

Owing to the unfavoratle condition of
the weather of last Wednesday the fire
committee of the Caldwell council did
not go to Marietta to inspect one of the
fire engines owned by that city. Tues
day morning the entire body went down
to see the steamer perform, and if salts
factory The council may purchase il,
We have been requested to advise the
council to proceed slowly in purchasing
a fire engine, as a stock company may
be organized for the purpose Of putting
in system of water works at this place,
which would be conducted on the rental
system. There are in Ohio thirty-two
towns each with population OF less
than five thousand that have water
works, and of this number cnly seven
own their own system, This ought to
be Iaying investment in Cald well.-
Noble County Republican.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-20
THE RAT-CATCHER OF PARIS.
An Official Who Has Caught Owe
1,OO0,000 Rats in His Time.

An Official Who Has Caught Over
1,0O0,00O Rats in His Time.
The French are essentially a prac-
teal people. They leave little to
chance, and this is probably why they
are SO successful in business, says the
sketch. Paris boasts of an official rat
catcher, a certain N. Henri Dayve, who
is, in his way, quite Il character. He
has served the town in his capacity of
chief rat eXecutioner for 35 years, and
he tells with pride that during that
time he has caught, unaided by the use
of trap, over 100000 rats with his
own hands. He is extremely proud of
his profession, and on his card is en-
Elazoned a crest formed by two rats
rampant.
Nowadays NJ. Dayve's labors are com
paratively uninteresting, but during
the siege the official rat-catcher made
a small fortune, for not only the com
mon folk but the purveyors of the great
restaurants were only too glad to pay
90 cents each for well-fed rodent. In
deed, in time a plump rat ran up to
as much as co cents. NJ. Dayve and
his assistants-for his post is by no
means a sinecure-searched out their
victims in the famous sewers. NJ. Dayve
often turns an honest penny by selling
live rats to those who delight in what
may be styled rat battue, for there
is very little sport about rat-catching
/ conducted on the prepared rodent plan.
An amateur will often pay as much as
Sl3 for 100 live rats.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-20
Van yoorhis Appointments.

Congressman Van Voorhis has made
these recommendations for appoint
1nent in this district; Morgan county
pension board-Drs L. s. Holcomb,
Pennsville; A. J. Parker, Chester Hill
and f. A. Jewett, Meigsville. Post
Washingto county. Bartlett,
Capt j. c. Morrow; Macksburg, Hugh
NJ. Cox; Moss Run, Isaac MCGOWAN.
Morgan county, Deayertown, Jacob
Stanberry, Pennville, j. f. Dugan;
Reinersville, Sherman L. Hill. Guern-
sew county, Bluebell, j. W. Wilson.
Muskingum county, Nashport,
lie umlee.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-20
MORAvIAN VIEW OF DEATH.
4 Beautiful and Impressive Custom
of the MoraviEns.

of the MoraviHns.
Clifford Howard contributes to the
Ladies' Home Journal an interesting,
article upon the Moravians OF Bethle-
hem, Pa, and their religious customs:
Upon the death of one of the con-
grcgaton," he writes, 1.-THE eveut is an
nounced, not by the monotonous,
mournful tolling of the bell. but
by the deep-breathing, melodious
music of trombones, played in the open
belfry steeple of the church by the
trombone choir; and as the deep, sweet
notes of the familiar hymn are borne
10 the people below they reverently
drop their work to listen. 'Hark!' they
whisper, the horns are blowing; some
one has gone home!' Gone homc!'-
perhaps nothing more beautifully eX-
emplifes the perfect, unquestioning
faith of these devout people than that
expressive utterance, the sincerity of
which is ever demonstrated by the lack
of mourning at the passing away of a
member of the household, however
dearly beloved; so true and heartfelt is
the entrance to brighter, happier
home. The trombones are also used at
the touching funeral services held at
the grave; and amid their sad, yet in
spring, strains the departed one is laid
to his eternal rest. On all occasions,
whether of death or joy, the trombones
lend their sweet solemnity in fitting
breath. From the steeple they herald
the festival day of each of the choirs,
and in all open-air services their mel
iifuous tones are ever present"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-20
A Household Necessity.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most
wonderful medical discovery Of the
age, pleasant and refreshing to the
taste, act gently and positively on kid
ners, liver and bowels cleansing the
entire system, dispel colds, cure head
ache, fever, habitual consultation and
biliOusness. Please buy and try box
Of {. c. c. to-day; TO- %, 80 cents. Sold
and guaranteed to cure by all drug
r.sts.