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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-24
FIRE AT NORFOLK.

MOI folk, Nov 23.-Yesterday mornin,
about 80 O'Clock fire broke out in Bar.
louisville. on jackson street, near
Chapel street extended, ;anL resulted in
the destruction of six frame houses and
the par,ial burning of ano ,her, all occu-
pied by colored families. some of whom
lost considerable of their furniture, and
one woman is said to have lost $500 in
money There was considerable excite
ment. The aggregate loss on the prop
erty is said to have been 81, 600.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-24

At Port Alice and Kampala some 3oo
iaborers are employed at yearly wage
OF SIS, and no difficulty is ever experi.
enced in obtaining the required nun.
Der.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-24
English Navy 1000 Years Old.

The present year is said to be the
.;housandth anniversary Of the founda.
elion OF the British navy.
100 many best rooms in The arm
uses are set apart for the 1rcds. ona
S;iti.. Use your best rooms for tn,
family.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-24

Wives who wish TO please their hus-
bands can best do so by using HYGIENE
PATENT FLOUR. 1t makes delicious
bread and cakes.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-24

Bicycle given away free. Goods Chez per
than ever. Grnva:t's Fair, 8 Salem ave.
nue..
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-24
FOR SALE

~ scholarship in the National Business
college OF Roanoke. Apply at the
ines Office.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-24
WOOD! WOODu WOODlu

For PINE or OAK wool-by the CORD
or by the LOAD-prepared for COOKING
STOVES or in BLOCKS FOR HEAT
INC SEANLcS 70 4 IAI
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-24

BOARDERS wanted at 1885 Chapman
avenue S. W. 10 % IF
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-24
w II 7 S.
ROOMS WANTED.

WANTED. Three unfurnished rooms
for light housekeeping State terms.
Address. Rooms care Times office.
IL % 1w
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-24
RoARDERs WANTED. .

BOARDERS WANTED Apply. to-
Mrs. NJ a. Moseley, GEO Franklin Road
g. W. 11.4-tf
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
TERM A MIsNoMER.
Graphite, Not Lead, in Pencils = How
the Latter Are Made.

Graphite, Not Lead, in Pencils - How
the Latter Are Made.
Once pieces of lead were used for
marking, and we continue to use the
word, though lead is no longer part
of our pencils. The Philadelphia
Times in speaking of these useful
articles regrets that history has failed
to record the name of the great genius
who gave to the world that most use
full little instrument, and says we have
heard all about the discovery OF burnt
snuff and the sewing machine and the
typewriter and all that, but the inven-
tor of the lead pencil has, evidently,
gone down into the shadow of obliv-
ion ''unwept, unhonored and unsung. ;"
81 have to laugh at the queer ideas
some people have about pencils, said
a manufacturer. 'You will scarcely
believe it, but the opinions of people
who know nothing about it seem to be
divided between the melting OF the
lead and pouring it into the hole IN
the wood and cutting out the lead to
fit the hole. The part that goes into
our pencils other than the lead Is
cedar, and comes from the swamps of
Florida 1t is obtained from the fall
len trees that lie there. There are
men there who make business of sup
plying to pencil manufacturers this
cedar in blocks which are sawed to
the length of the pencil, some thick,
to receive the lead, and others thin,
for the piece that is glued over the
other containing the lead. The blocks
are sawed for four pencils each. The
groove is made by saw, and in this
the lead lies.
81 know" continued the manufac-
turer, ''that not one out of ten thou
sand persons has the least idea of what
this lead is. See, here is fine black
powder that is graphite, and costs
somewhere about twenty-five cents a
pound. This white substance is Ger
man clay. 1t comes across the ocean
as ballast in vessels, and all it costs
us is for freight. We mix clay and
powder together and grind them in
mill, moistening the mass carefully
during the process, until the two are
thoroughly assinilated and reduced
to paste that's about the consistency
of putty Here are the dies for the
leads, into which we press this paste
of graphite and clay. These leads are
kept in hot glue and are placed in the
grooves as the blocks are made ready.
When the lead is put in there snugly
and forever, the thin block is glued to
the thick one and left to dry thor
oughly.'
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
What a Banshee Looks Like.

There is absolutely no proof what
ever that any person has ever seen q
banshee, the most noted spirit Of Irish
folk lore, yet we have portraits of both
The friendly and unfriendly banshee.
The former kind is represented as be-
Ing young and beautiful female. The
face is spirituelle, with hair, eyes and
complexion ranging from the blonde to
the brunette type. She floats in the air,
raising her voice softly and melodious-
ly to the sad refrain that gives warn
ing of the death to occur. The I'M
friendly banshees are as repulsive as
the other kinds are attractive. 1t is
still woman, but old, wrinkled and
wicked, with all evidence Of beauty,
good feeling and kindness gone from
her face. We give these few particu-
lars so that our readers may know q
banshee when they see it.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
PLANTS REQUIRE REPoSE.
Norwegian Observers Discovery - Bud
Subjected to ChIoroform.

Norwegian Observers Discovery Buds
Subjected to Chloroform.
Like animals, all plants require in
tervals of repose, during which the
vital functions are SLOWED down and
the organic structures undergo repair.
Some plants ropose during the rainy
season, others during periods of
drought, but while some plants sleep
during the cold or the comparatively
cold season of the year, others again
take their rest when the average tenn
perature is high. 1t occurred to a
Norwegian observer to investigate the
sleep of plants, more particularly with
the object of shortening the period of
repose, and this he ella ms to have at
tanned by subjecting the bulbs or buds
to the action of chloroform vapor. He
asserts, indeed, that plants thus
treated subsequently develop more
rapidly than those whose repose has
not been intensified by the narcotic
action of this drug, and the observa-
ton is not without considerable inter-
est
If his observations are trustworthy,
it follows that sleep in plants is not
strictly comparable to that of animal
life, for we do not suppose that the
period allotted to sleep by animals
could advantageously be shortened by
the administrator of an an@sthetic.
Sleep, on the other hand, is arelative
rather than an absolute condition. It's
value as restorative depends in a very
marked degree on its intensity, and GER
tain individuals derive more benefit
and recuperate their jaded energies
more effectually in five or six hours
than others do after twice as long. This
recuperative energy is asserted to be
an indication of high standard of Vi
tslity, and common observation Ger.
tainly lends color to the view that di-
minished recuperative.power is indica-
tive of physiological deterioration.
London Medical Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
When a Man II Flfty.

"a mans advancing age tells on him
in no other way more Enthusiastically
than in his habits of rising In the morn
Ing" remarked Col Peter Toliver OF
Philadelphia to st. Louis Republic
reporter. 81 am 62 years old, and wake
up every morning with the sun. Time
was when used to regard it as hard
ship to be walked before o'clock. That
was when was young. When l
reached so l began to wake with the
sun, and no matter how late I sat up
the night before, / found myself tired
of sleeping beyond the hour of the suns
rising. Many men about 80 you meet
now will tell you that they find them
selves sleeping less than formerly, and
are unable to account for it. Whenever
one of them complains to me, I know
what his age Is, no matter how young
he may look There Is something In US
that responds to reewakened nature
when we reach the half-century post in
our journey through life, and all the
drugs in the pharmacopoeia will not
arrest the tendency to sleep no more
after daylight comes. In the future,
when a friend complains to you Of his
inability to snooze after 'glooms shiver
off and lights creep in just tell him
that he will find this habit fixed upon
him for the remainder Of his life, be-
cause it Is a sure sign of advancing
srav
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
Present Decision.

If, instead of being Influenced by a
hazy and underlined feeling, we bring
clear thought to bear upon it, we shall
find that the only supreme and final
test of conduct must ever be the convic.
tons which we hold at the time.
Not whether any other person or the
whole world approve or disapprove, nor
even whether we may or may not con.
tinue In future years to maintain them
ourselves, must be our question, but
whether at the present moment we be.
lieve in our Utmost heart that such a
course is the true and right one to pur-
sue.
If this be not our guide-if any other
voice, opposing that of conscience, be
obeyed-then we act in defiance of our
own moral sense, which is plainly the
swapping Of character.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
The Tiger Snake.

There is no known antdote for thu
bite of the tiger snake Of Australia
Persons bitten die almost instantly, ant
the Government mas standing offer Of
Ell 900 for any one who will discover q
remedy. Some few years ago a mar
actually discovered IN efficacious anti
dote. To prove its value he allowed
himself to be bitten repeatedly By
snakes in full possession Of the power
to kill. One day he gave an exhibition
before some Government officials, but
being much under the influence Of
liquor, he did not recollect what he had
done with his antidote, and he died
shortly after the snake bite, his secret
perishing with him.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
Regarded 1t as Impossible.

A groan of horror escaped from
passing pedestrians as the scaffolding
gave way, and the form of the house
painter was seen to drop through the
air. He bounced on the third-story
cornice, struck the balcony ledge in
front of the second-story window,
plunged into pile of bricks in the
roadway and rolled to the pavement
with thud.
Strong men turned away their faces.
A woman tainted. The engineer, who
was getting a breath of air in the area
bounded up the stairs and stopped
over the PROSTATE form. AS he did
SO the PROSTATE form rose with a
spring and knocked him nearly off his
feet.
"Aren't you hurt?" asked everybody
in breath.
"Hurt!'' was the contemptuous re-
spouse. "Why, I've ridden bicycle
every day for five years. Answers.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

The real home of the peacock or
peafowl is in India. There they were
and are hunted, and their flesh is
used for food. AS these birds live in
the same region as the tiger, peacock
hunting is very dangerous sport. The
long train of the peacock is not its
tail, as many suppose, but is COM
posed of feathers which grow out just
above the tail and are called the tail
coverts. Peacocks have been known
for many hundred years. They are
mentioned in the Bible. Job men
tons them, and they are mentioned.
too, in ! Kings,x. Hundreds of years
ago in Rome many thousand peacocks
were killed for the great feasts which
the emperor made. The brains of the
peacock were considered great treat,
and many had te be killed for single
feast New York Clipper.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
I The Extent OF His Superstition.

The Extent OF His Superstition.
To little extent am superstitious,
says virginian. l moved into new
house couple Of years ago, and some.
how things seemed to grow worse CON
stantly. First 1t was one thing, and
then it was another. / mentioned the
matter to an old colored auntie, WAC
did our laundry work, and she told ne
it was because there was no toad frog
in the cellar. She said 1t was good luck
for q new house to have a toad IN the
cellar and that many builders always
left frog in the cellar when they fin,
ished house. As 1t was such sim.
pie matter to set things right I caught
a toad and put 1t in the cellar, and
strangely enough, things began run
ming all right Immediately. Since ther
my cellar has never been without a
toad frog, and to that extent I am su
perstitious.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

fifteen to eighteen inches in diameter,
and each trunk, as well as the upper
bole, is perfectly normal, nor does the
fork show any signs of fattening,
ridge or one-sided coalescence. Hence,
the union must have taken place when
the trees were saplings.
Is this natural graft" or did some
Indian possibly use the saplings as part
of his wigwam support, and tie them
so tightly as to induce coalescence?
The size of the trees considering the
slow rate of growth Of the blue ASH
seems to make them antedate the
white settlers in Ohio.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

Of the wood remained. At every wind
the tree shook and seemed In imminent
danger of falling. Mr.. Elmendorf had
given up all hope Of saving the elm,
when his wife proposed that they wall
1t up inside. Mr.. Elmendorf set a ma
son at work lining the elm with brick.
Fully one-half of the tree is now solid
masonry, and 1t is in a fiourishing con-
dition. The side with the bricks faces
the street, and is easily seen. 1t IL two
blocks from the Albany street bridge.
The tree is known as the freak tree
and the brick tree.-New York Sun.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fol
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured BIZ
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY &c Co., Toledo O.
We, the undersigned have known f. J. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per.
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST q TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
Strange Obstinacy of Mexican.

y
Thursday evening as the express
train Of the Mexican Central was APP
preaching this city, the engineer OBJ
served an Indian shepherd lying ON the
track. The engineer whistled FIVE or
six times, but the man would not get
up, and It was impossible to stop the
engine in time The pilot Of the loco
motive struck the head Of the PROSTATE
man and rolled him down the embank-
ment.
When the train was stopped and the
conductor and some Of the passengers
alighted to look to the man 1t was found
that, though he had suffered a rather
severe scalp wound, he was not danger
susly injured. He was able to sit up
while his head was bound with his
wife's rebozo. Some of the passengers
wanted to bring in the Indian to be at
tended to at one Of the police stations
Of the city, but he absolutely refused,
and, getting up, he walked without diff
Hculty with his wife to a neighboring
hacienda, where he is employed.
He would give no explanation as to
why he had refused to move from the
track when he heard the train ap-
proaching.-Mexican Herald.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
Patient Endurance.

Many think patient endurance Is a
virtue that Outweighs all others in val
ne. There never was greater error.
Endurance is often so contemplate
as to rank with cowardice. Evil is
the enemy Of progress In manners and
morals. The endurance which tolerates
evil is defect worthy Of the strongest
effort to overcome it.
1t takes courage, time, patience, faith
to take a stand and make a fight
against evil, whether the evil is threat
ening the nations prosperity or indi-
vidual rights and comforts.
We have in all communities laws
that exist for the protection of the law
abiding citizens-his protection not only
of life and property, but Of comfort, Of
health, of morals.
The laws are for the whole commu-
nifty, for all ages and each sex. They
are constantly violated. Why? Because
endurance, not in the guise Of virtue.
but In its common everyday garb Of
weakness. Indifference and laZiness,
permits these violations, refusing to
see the moral degradation that ensues
Righteous wrath that would express
itself openly would put down many
evils in their first stages, which, en-
dured, create and strengthen them
selves and allied evils, compelling the
expenditure Of men, money and years
of time to overcome,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
TWIN ASH TREES.
They Joined Together Fifteen Feet
Above the Ground

A remarkable twin tree growth Is
shown in the accompanying cut repro
duced from the Scientific American
The original photograph was taken by
Prof. William Werthner, of the Day.
ton high school. The tree stands neal
Waynesville, o. 1t is very symmet.
rical coalescence Of two blue ash trees,
Eve feet apart at the ground and at IF.
teen feet above joining to form a per.
feet trunk that extends to a height OF
some seventy feet. Each tree is from
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
A Powerful Argument.

Her Father-So you wish to marry
my daughter?
The diplomat-Yes; but a dearer
wish of mine is to comfort your own
declining years.
Her father-Say no more, You'll
do.-New York Journal,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
A HEART OF BRICK.
Curious Method OF Prolonging the
Life of an Elm Tree.

One Of the oldest sights of New
Brunswick, N. j., Is the elm tree in
front Of John z. Elmerdorf's house,
on Albany street. Mr. Elmendorf had
the tree lined with brick to keep it
alive.
The tree is said to be nearly 200 years
old. Several years ago insects attack
ed it and followed It's heart out. Then
at Fourth Of July celebration a spark
set fire to the dry interior and destroy
ed the greater part of what was left.
Only the bark on one side and little
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
Uncrowned Rulers.

There are many reigning soyereigns
at the present time who have never
taken the trouble to be crowned
Among them may be mentioned the
German Emperor, the King Of Italy
the King of Spain, the Queen of Hol.
land, the King of Bavaria, the King of
Saxony.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

Vanity and proper regard for the feelings
Of Others should both urge you to get rid OF
that disgusting skin disease. Whether 1t be
simple abrasion, chap or a burn, or whether
jt jsa chronic case of Eczema, letter or Ring
worm. Tetterine will positively, infallibly cure
it. Cure It so it will stay cured. too 50 cents a
box at drugstores. or by mail for 80 cents in cash
or stamps from J. 7 Shuptrine, Savannah,6a
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
Had Business in Town Once in Seven
Years.

Years.
Woodson Heathman, who owns a
good farm between here and Newly,
was in town recently for the first time
in seven years. This is remarkable
when it is considered that Mr.. Heath
man is in good health, lives only three
and one-half miles from Richmond.
and every day can see from his yard
the water tower and courthouse Gu
pola. He is seventy-four years old, and
was born on the spot where he now
lives. He says during all these years
he had no business in town and there
fore saw no reason why he should
come.-Richmond Ky Register.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

: Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DIR. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise free
DR. r. H. KLINE, Ltd, 81 Arch St., Phila, Pa.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

Longbow strings were of plated silk and
worth five times their weight in gold.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
Is coinr and that something

falling strength is going ana thaC soethne
must trials of maternity
Compound You get it at any drugg
wfeof her own ac
suffering sisters and while from modesy sne
initials street numoer III
easily found personally by letter.
benefit telling you
nineteen menstruation euohea dizziness burn
could not sleep WELL was unable
to dwihou pair, oh! how longed to be WE'LL
Pinkham telling ALL could 40 SO
n perfect confidence
a reply telling exactly what to do
of the Compound box of Liver pills. and using
cured happy
end owe happn to none other than Mrs. Pnkham
near? Let who has
suffering especially wives to seek
r. 3 Catherine
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

Laws made by lawyers often appear as If
they were made to be broken.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

Horseless carriages have been introduce
In the fire department of Paris.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
tn CURE COLDIN ONE DAY

When a man blows his own horn he knows
it will be bowed the way he wants it done.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

Piso's Cure for Consumption has sa Meat me
many doctors bills. f. HARDf' HOPKINS
Place. Baltimore, Md. Dec. 2, 1884.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

Mrs. winslow's Soothing syrup Tor children
teething. softens the gums, reducing inflamma-
tion. allays pain cures wind collie. 2'c. bottle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
Yirfue andnY Vice.

The new Chinese mint at Canton coined
more than a. 600 COO ten-cent pieces last year.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
Ay.,uas,. Franchise secured.

The franchise of easy digestion-one OF the
most valuable in the gift of medical science
can be secured by any person wise enough 70
use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, either 10
suppress growing dyspepsia, or to uproot III a,
maturity. Bilious, rheumatic and fever anu
ague sufferers, persons troubled VIII me- o,,ra
ness and the constipated, should also SECURE
the health franchise by the same means.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

More than go, 900 people patronized
the free public lighthouses of Boston
in July.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

The bridge at Mon i, Canada, is neari
two miles long.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25
HoM'a This 2

A frost Is too light when it fails to give a
dewdrop chill.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Drug
rists refund the money if it fails to CSC.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

There is nothing to equal a lavender
pillow for tired heads