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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
HOME NOTES.

Kettles should be washed ms soon q you
are through using them and not be allowed
to stand until cold.
To mako glue waterproof, q cabinet
maker says, soak it in water and thon
melt 1t in linseed oil that has been heated
A good knife should never bo used for
stirring potatoes or other vegetables when
frying, as tho heat destroys the tomper Of
tho steel.
In eithor hot or cold weather tho win
dows should DO open at night and tho
house thoroughly ventilated at all times
and seasons
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
Goddard May Fight Fitz.

Billy Madden received cablegram
recently from Joe Goddard, who is at
present in England. Goddard says that
he will be in America soon and desires
Madden to arrange good fight for him.
Madden will try to get match for
Goddard with Fitzsimmons, and IN the
event of Fitz's refusal Goddard will
meet Corbett, Maher. Sharkey or
Choynski for SO, 900 of his own money.
Goddard has received an excellent offer
from the National Sporting club Of
London to meet the best man that it
can secure.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
Life ona New York rireboat.

On these boats tho mems life is about
|sno sumo us In tho land companies. Two
|sn ua are Kept on watch Mt all times-one
II n1use watch" and tho other q "deok
|watGh. The house watohman keeps
.asoA VI tho alarms and special calls, and
tho gong and coming of membors of the
company to and from meals, and has
onarge Of tho "houso journal" Tho deck
%aeon sees that other boats do not run into
MS vessel and nlso keeps a sharp lookout
1or hres along the river. In tho summer.
S %m1n thero aro few fires, position on tho
i,en Is pleasant berth, for there is
plenty OF outdoor life and sunshine; but
IN winter, when n keen nor wester is blow
ing ana every bit of spray freezes hard
wherever it strikes, the land companies no
aoros have the advantage.
Fighting fro along tho water trout in
m Inl' has all the dangers and the cuff
ierlng of fro duty ashore, and climbing I'm
eno sides of vessels and upon wharfs and
PIERS getting lines into position, when
oYery Dit OF surface is covered with thick
coating OF leo, is risky business; but, as
ono Oh the crew of the Zophur Mills re-
marked philosophically, "You have to
.ake 1t us 1t oomes-the fat and tho lean
togother -" Floating Fire Engines" by
Oharics L. Hill, In st. Nicholas.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
Mr.. kEMPLE's OBITUARY.
He Was Pleased With All tho Accounts
He Read Except One.

ANeao Except One.
Jacob komplc the Republican orator.
has natural vein of humor and nothing
amuses him more than to tell about his
own obituary. He is one of tho few men
their own death notices. az never lsncIS
l had SO many good traits,, he said in
fepubiioan club up town, "until was
reported dead''
friend.
mo, not even in cataleptio way. 1t
was case OF mistaken identity, but it en-
abied an editor down south to get a good
thing of on me. Several years ago WAS
helping the Republican county committee
to stump this city for Morton and Saxton.
one Day there appeared dispatch in the
morning newspapers from Newburg stat
Ing that Jacob Kemple had been drowned
In che Hudson river. His body had been
recovered and there could be no mistake
about the identity Of the body, for it had
an lndia INK anchor on the left arm. BY
singular coincidence.I have such mark
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
PERT PERSONALS.

Dr. Jameson has returned to South Afri-
ca, but is exercising groat caro- not to
walk on any Transvaal grass.-Cleveand
Leader.
In the absence of other arrangements
Emperor William could do we'll by forming
an alliance with his subjects. Milwaukee,
Sentinel.
papa Kipling is now promcnadng O.
nights with II gag, II groan and II yank of
hair. But that is another story Now
York Press.
NJ. Fnure has escaped several bombs re-
Gently without having to pay cent for
clerk hire. How this must gall Uncle
Russell Sagc!-Clovelnnd Leader.
Tho announcement that Mrs Lease is
going to klondike seems to DO /, scheme of
those who arc trying to prevent such u
rush for the gold mines. -Council Bluffs
Nonpareil.
1t is stated that tho now German ON
bassador to this country is IA doctor of phi
losophy, diplomat and n duclist He Is
certainly entitled To the distinction of II d.
ID. D.-Clcyelnnd Plain Dealer
To all inquiries about the platform up
OH which John l.. Sullivan will run for
mayor of Boston it is enough to say that
the thing will he about 90 feet square and
well roped in.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08

on my left arm, ana ali my fr1ends In
west virginia, where came from, know
It, All the papers in my congressional
district, and even out of 1t, published obit.
uories that could take no exception to,
whatever One Of the papers, however.
that had the most 1attering account of INV
career, closed it in this way: I'VE have
known Mr. Kemple, loved him, hunted
with him, laughed at his chestnut Jokes
that TOOK Oh new vitality and colorine by
his telling and have seen him in many
conditions OF genial fellowship. but MAYER
In our Widest and most optimistic moods
could we over conceive of him diving
through the agency of water.'"
How did you correct the impression
that you We're deadp'
II made Republican speeches down
there In the next national campaign. and
then they knew had been resurreoted
They received me kindly and said I had
been soorched enough, MS Ind been dead. -
New York Commercial.
1t is pleasant to know that the man who
discovered the American Beauty rose is
worth $50, 900, all of which he made out Of
tho peerless flower which unites all the
qualities of a perfect rose.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
Tho Cycler,s DeIIrlt.

Oh, love TO steal away in the waning Of tho
day,
When the sun is painting pictures on the sky
Ana upon my cycle stecd through the country
hrcczcs speed,
With the light of recreation in my eye;
Love TO hear the little birds singing music
without words;
Love to hear the busy bees industrious hum
And to sec tho silent COWS with tho broad. OK.
pansive brows
Standing idly by tho roadway chewing gum.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08

A few weeks ago the editor was taken
with very severe cold that caused him
to he in most miserable condition. 1t
was individually Il bad case of In grippe
and recognizing it as dangerous he took
Immediate steps to bring about speedy
cure. From the advertisement OF Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and the many
good recommendations included therein,
we conc luded to make first trial of the
medicine. To say it vas satisfactory In
It's results Is putting it very mildly, in.
deed. 1t acted like magic and the result
was y speedy and permanent cure. We
have no hesitancy In recon mending this
excellent cough remedy to anyone afflict
ed with cough or cold in any FORM
The banner OF Liberty, Lihertytowa,
Maryland. The 81 ard 30 cent sizes for
sale by II. O. Barnes. "He puts up pre-
scriptions."
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
Morphine Habit In France.

The injection of morphine is a habit
chat is on the increase in France, especial
ly among the middle classes. On statis-
tics furnished by the pharmacists 1t is es-
timatcd that there are in Paris at least
$4,000 victims of the morphine habit, the
majority of whom arc women.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08

ROANOKE, Va, Sept. 2Sth, 1897. =
There will he IL meeting of tie stockhold-
ers OF the Roanoke Electric Light and
Power Company on SATURDAY, OC.
TOBER 9th, 1897, at 1920 O'Clock a. m. j.,
in the Office of the secretary, Roanoke,
Va, for the election of beard of direc-
tors and officers, and snch other business
as may he brought before the meeting.
GEO. C.. M'CAHAN,
Spprptnrv
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
NOTICE OF MEETING.

A GENERAL MEETING or the stock
holders of the Traders Loan, Trust and
Safe Depusit Company of Roanoke city,
Va, IS hereby called under aud pursuant
to section IA. code of Virginia. of 1887,
to meet at TIE office of said company in
the city of Roanoke. Va, on the 9TH day
Of November, 1897. Mt 5 o'clock p. m.
LYNCHBURG NATIONAL BANK, by
counsel
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
sNO FRINGE

An advertisement In an English paper
reads: Wanted, place as house parlor
maid, "a; good waiting and needlework;
mont; no fringe; nbstainer" The "po
fringe" means that the maid Is not a
wearer Of ourlcd bangs.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08

ROANOKE, Va, Sept. 2Sth. 1871
There will be IL meeting of the stcckhold-
ers of the Roanoke Street Railway Com
pany on SATURDAY,, October tn, 1897,
at 10 o'clock " III in the Office of the
secretary. ut Roanoke, Va, for the pur-
pose of the election of board OF direc-
tors and officers, and such other business
as may be brought before the meeting.
GEO. G. M'CAHAN,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
BICYCLE FREE.

Besides selling school books at lowest
prices, we give ticket with each 10 cent
purchase. The customer returning us
largest number of tickets before January
will get that $75 Crescent Bicycle in
our window. The Crescent wheel is
guaranteed by the Roanoke Cycle Com
pany. GRAYATT'S FAIR.
No Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08

narr'kin' a famous Australian steeple
chaser, fell in the Grand national hurdle
race near Melbourne, breaking his neck
AS soon as the race was over tho crowd
oroke In and began to cut I'M tho dea5
morse Tor relics. Ono man took his tnil.
anoeher tho ears and others the teeth and
lhoofs W 0oo'i "AiN
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
AGENTS WANTED.

WANTED-Agents to sell pictures,
ladies' coats, and fun line of household
specialties. trunks and furniture Full
commissions paid weekly in advance.
GATELY tG .FlTZGERALD, Roanoke,
Va 1OG-1w
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
SITUATIONS WANTED.

WANTED-A position az school
teacher either in. private family or public
school by Il young lady Who is u -aduate
of the Danville high school, also has
teachers certificate from Superintendent
F. 3. Watson, Chatham, Va; can also
teach music Address b, 100 ana .22
Union street, Danvile, Va. 8 20 2w
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08

NOTICE. aDnual stockholders
meeting of the Virginia Industrial Acct
dent Association will be held on Wednes
day, October ID. 1897, at 2:30 p m. ut the
office of the secretary, Masonic Temple,
Roanoke, Va
w. c. STE 2HENSON, Secretary.
NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAIL
WAY COMPANY---Th ANIMAL meeting
of the stockholders of the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company will be held
at the principle office of the company in
the city of Roanoke, Virginia, on
THURSDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1897, at 10 O'Clock noon, for
the consideration of the annual report.
The election of directors, and the transac
ton of such ether business as may prop
erly come before the meeting for action,
Including the election of independent
auditors to audit books and accounts of
the company at the close of the fiacal
year. The stock transfer books will be
closed at the close of business on Satur-
day, September 18th, 1897. and reopened
at 10 O'clock q. m, Monday. October
18th. 1897.
a. j. HEMPHILL,
Secretary.
Roanoke, Va, September /, 1907.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to sci special bar
gains in blankets in the Valley of Vir-
ginia by sample. For particulars us to
agencies address STANDARD INSTALL
MENT CO, 2l2 South Jefferson street.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
w a III 7 S.
BOARDERs WANTED.

WANTED Three young men boarders.
Good fare, comfortable rooms, first.
class locality. Address "B," Times Office.
1917 1T.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
Youth Likes Something Tasty

In the morning as we'll us little chill
dren and old folks, and dish of orr
Scotch Oatmeal, Quaker Rolled Oats,
Breakfast Flakes, Cerealine, Cracked
Wheat, IIominy, Grits, whentena, or
any of our cereals or farinaceous foods,
that make tempting, toothsome and
healthy breakfast dish, will fill the bill
these cool mornings better than anything
else.
SANITY p ElGGAT g. cn
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-08
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Bay mare years old:
suitable for general Use; bargain 21S
Harrison avenue n. G. IO3tf
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30

and over again, set to music and included
in different collections OF poetry and
songs.
Other writer's claimed its authorship.
The matter was finally settled by an in
vestigation set on foot by DR.. Martineau
OF London, England, assisted by Professor
BIRD, the eminent hymnologist of Lehigh
University. The hymn is to be found in
Mrs. Mace's volume of Legends, Lyrics
and Sonnets"
AT 10 Frances Laughton married B. II.
Mace, lawyer of pronounced literary abiI-
lty, who has been her most unsparing critic,
and to whom also her work has been the
source of greatest pride.
To-day he glows in speaking of King
sohr, one of her most mbitious produc-
tions. 1t tells of Klinesohr. deathless
King of Poesy. He it is who fires
the brain
With thoughts of noble meaning lights the soul
ne heart away leads upward to the stars
Sing thou of love and thou Of war;" he said,
And both of beauty ye read it best
In Natures changing face There is no law
Nor limit 10 your freedom"
Oh strong heart within me grew and strong
MY right hand held the sword of victory
Hardly feminine-that?
Eight children she has brought into the
world; ); five. she has seen, to use her own
expression, born into the world beyond.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30

and when go East am going to lay the
subject before Congress. 1 think the
Government ought 10 confscate the prop
erty, give Clark pension of a few mil.
lions annually and pay off the National
debt. You see
But my mind had been stunned by the
enormous facts and 4 ures so glibly mar
rated by my loquacious acquaintance, and
| was moving toward the bar, and as he
joined me he repeated a quotation from
Bret Harte-
This is story, sir trifle indeed, assure you.
Much more. perchance, might be said; but hold
him of all men most ghtiy
Who swerves from the truth in his tale. No,
thank you. Well since you are pressing,
Perhaps don't care il do; you may give me
the same, Jim-no sugar,
And as the old man moved slowly back to
his seat inquired of Jim" who he was.
ooh, 1 don't know he replied, ''as l
am comparatively a stranger here. but he
is some fellow with a half dozen aliases,
more or less. / have been introduced to
him this morning once as Rider Haggard
and once as some foreign nobleman,
Baron Nun - Nun - Munchausen. be-
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30

"H0W dld tnat get thereW
-"It was there when we came In. I saw
| il, but forgo. about it. There's a nair of
red flannel what-you-call-ens on the
other cell door"
| Somewhat peculiar certainly, but still
not supernatural-quite to the contrary.
| Daylight came slowly so much mora
slowly than it had gone the night before.
1t made the walls look painful and did
not interfere at all with the darkness that
gathered in the tanks.
BY the early morning light our face.
looked pale and haggard and the prison
damp was on our hands and our iips were
parched. There was nothing to say nor
to do save to quietly wait for the Sheriff.
We had stayed in the prison over night.
And all for nothing.
We did not say nor feel it. We could
not laugh with each other over the non.
appearance of the ghost
There was nothing for the visions in tho
unholy place; but the very air we were
breathing reeked with the sighs and
groans and misery of those who had been
there before us-the playthings of circum-
stance with their unbridled and unprinci.
pied natures. Every stone in which the
friendless eyes had gazed had burned
into it the thought that sprang from the
heart. Thoughts of wasted lie, of crime,
accomplished and conteiri plated. of
crushed hope, of great dsspair-oh, they
lived aua thrived there, these children
OF worse than madness, and they shrieked
their little beings into our ears and made
US feel their living
But this was no haunting peculiar to
this cell. l: is in them all, filling them,
crouchin in wait for the next occupant, i
to creep about him aad instill itself into
him and possess and handle him before
he recognizes it.
Then there was step far away and the
clanking of the keys ana the opening of
the door.
We met the Sheriff in the corridor.
What did you see2" he asked, and
he looked little anxious. SIS it
haunted2"
Yes"
He smiled the old cynical smile.
what did you seer" he asked.
Nothing"
"What did you hesr2"
Nothing
"Well, then?"
"Don'. you ieel it?''
He turned abruptly and walked away
and we followed, nor did we pause or
speak until the San Rafael sun was thaw-
ing out the prison chill.
81 didn't think you ought to have tried
it," the Sheriff said. ''It isn't like other
things some way. 1t seems some way
serious. Good-day," he said. Il hope
you haven't caught cold.''
Tr frI,I, -
that steal in the dead of the night from
their hiding-place and crouch in corners,
this strange cell, but it is haunted never
theless, and you can feel it and know it,
and if the visible spirit form does prowl
about it has invisible com mpanionship.
MURIEL BAILY.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30

He spoke pleasantly, nay cheerfully, as
though it were trif1ing thing to hurI a
human being into that mysterious condi-
tion known as death. To bind man and
lead him to death like dog while the
curse, the disgrace falls upon the innocent
for after death there is no disgrace.
Civilization has not gained so much
after all, when people OF supposed ad-
vancement can nod in approval at the
fixed date of hanging; can prowl about
and gloat over the helpless misery of the
victim and beg for permission to witness
the last agony. Actuated by intense ha-
tired or deep-seated wron; it might be
pardona able-revenge- is prefer
able to idle, morbid curiosity.
Better, it seems, would be the den of
wild animals and death in fighting, even
though the spectators cheered the con-
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30

Il have never stayed here to see,' ht
said. 81 will believe you in the morning. :
Then he passed down and out of the
hail. l heard his hurrying steps and the
CRATE of the keys in the lock. Then
looked at my companions and shudder ed
am quite sure they shuddered toe.
Brave or not" said one, 81 wouldn't
stay here alone for the world. What is il
that makes one feel so sleepy?''
There was no doubt about the feeling
whatever it might result from. The
thought Of anything intangible and inca
pab!e of being understood and which one
cannot wrestle with is distressing 1t is
not fear-it is feeling as difficult of ex-
PLANTATION as is its cause.
The quickly gathering darkness played
tricks with the gray light that filtered in
through the one grated window 1t gath
cred in the corner and formed elusive
shapes and chased that welcome intruder
out into the open air, where finally with
one sigh it gathered its forces and ed,
leaving ali in complete darkness.
We sat on the rough couch and leaned
against the wall and talked. Our voices
echoed strangely in the stone place as we
told OF weird happenings, of sudden, unex-
plainable and unusual deaths. We re-.
counted tales of sudden madness, caused
by the temperance of tbose who had
passed beyond the grave, of all the awful
sights and sounds which had been told to
US. We recalled stories of the dissecting-
rooms, and agreed that it was really fool
ish to be superstitious. And with charm
ing consistency-to be expected, suppose,
from women-we refused to move or
sleep. We spoke in lower and still lower
tones. until our voices became whispers,
and we breathed carefully, thankful that
We could not see each other, but longing
wistfully for daylight
L must have fallen asleep, anxious as I
was to keen awake, for started suddenly
to find myself stiff with cold and some
what confused as to my location. Rsmem.
berlng suddenly, looked in the direction
OF the door, which stood partially ajar,
into the other cell few feet from our soli-
tary window. Gradually something light
assumed proportions, and two arms were
stretched across the top of the door.
Cold in excess. broken rest, and a fresh
fund of ghost stories, are apt to make one
nervous and apprehensive. I did rot
No'S oA'ii was poSitiFc tHat tnere was
something there. Then I awoke the
others.
awake 2" l asked.
"Yes! what's the matter?"
"Look at the doorl"
Nothing there" spoken IN low whis-
pers, as though in fear of disturbing some
thing.
They say that supernatural things are
oftentimes visible to but one person in a
company. | was beginning to fear that 1
was the unlucky individual who could
see, when the artist struck a match.
walked to the door, grabbed something,
he'd up to our view a mans white flannel
undershirt, then peered out the window
and remarked that it would soon be day.
light.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30

but Clark, after We had scratched along
the 1900 feet, coolly planked down $100 900
and took the claim. lost my Job shortly
after and am now on my way East with
Adams. / reckon he and l can get along
on $50,0C0 apiece, but it is mere drop in
the bucket to what that mount tain of ore
is worth"
Here my friend took another chew as he
proceeded.
'Now it is simply matter of mathe-
matics, and l tigured it out on the cars
coming down and have it all in my head.
The problem kept buzzing in my head to
the rhythm of the car wheels like Mark
Twain's idiotic Blue trip slip for
1o-cent fare, punch in the presence of the
passengaire,' and / can roll it off at my
tongues end. From hole 16 by 10 by
10-thats 1900 cubic feet-comes 100000,
or $62 80 per cubic feet, and two claims
giving united ledge 1000 feet long, 400
feet deep-and no telling how much
deeper-and 16 feet wide gives 19, 200, 900
cubic feet at $62 so per cubic foot in round
numb bers aggregates LOO 600, ,000 and
that is some idea of the lmm ediate wealth
of William Allen Clark. The gold is
there and it won't take two years TO get it
out You see. just the rock removed in
our tunneling and scratching, entirely
outside OF the main ledge, netted
$500, 900.
II have been studying the matter over,
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30

instead of lying on an iron cot in dank
cell, alive and unfriended, his food the
prison fare served to him in rusted tins.
Bad luck, pardnerp'
He sat up and looked at us and swayed
his body back ana forth in feeble assent.
go wy from here" he said; "tis not
for your
Then he lay back and closed his eyes,
while | looked longingly toward the
outer door. Most glad would have been
to ''go wy"
He was hunting for poorhouse or
besgar's home, or a poor-farm or some
thing, and got in here" said our gnids.
Poor old fellow" said companion.
'How do they get so Iow2"
"Oh, he's all right, getting board and
lodging free for few days You women
are too a-sympathetic."
There were two large cells opening into
each other. and containing, respectively,
two tanks or dark cells. We went into
the inner one and looked about more
uninviting place have never seen. There
was no connection with the outside save
through the other cell. The walls were
whitewashed, blank and glaring; an iron