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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

The Popular Shopping Place of
the City.

At &c, so pieces French style
Ginghams, worth 12ac.
At I0c, 25 pieces Figured
Organdies, the regular prices
were 124c, 15c and 1Sc.
At &c, 90 pieces White India
Linens, would be cheap at
12ac.
At &c, 10 pieces White
Check Muslin, worth Sc.
ct Sc, 10 pieces White
Check Muslin, would be cheap
at 1Oc.
At Sc, 20 pieces Colored
Lace Striped Lawn, former
prices were Sc and 1Oc.
At i2!C, 10 pieces Colored
Lappet Null, former price
14c.
At I0C, 5 pieces Striped
Pique, just the thing for sepa-
rate skirts.
At Sc, Simpsons and Merri-
mack's best Calicoes.
At I2!C, Brown Denim
nothing better for separate
skirts.
At I2sc, 25 pieces Figured
Silkoline, just the thing for
mantle or bed drapery.
AT Csc, 56-inch Table Linen,
worth 35c.
At 37!c, 6o-inch Table
Linen, worth soc.
At 40c, 6S-inch Table Linen,
worth zoe.
At Sc. Turkish Towels.
AT Zoe, Turkish Towels, ex-
ira large, worth 12Ac.
At I0C, Linen IIuck Towels,
1896, sold everywhere at
12Ac.
Al Soc, SO White Counter
panes, already hemmed.
At 75C, 25 White Counter
panes, worth 81.
At 45C, 100 Hemmed Sheets,
sold elsewhere at soc.
At I2ac, 200 Pillow Cases,
cheap at 15c.
At 75c, so pairs Lace Cur
tains, including pole and trim
mings.
Af$l, so pairs Lace Cur
tains, extra wide and long,
with pole and trimmings.
At I5C, 10 dozen Shirt
Waists, formerly sold at 25c.
At 75c, 5 dozen Shirt Waists,
former price, $1.2 and $3.50.
At CSC. A few more Black
and White All.Silk Parasols;
they would be cheap at s1.25.
Our stock of Trimmed and
Untrimmed Hats we are offer
ing at one-half their actual
worth.
Don't fail to attend our
Clearance Sale, commencing
Monday.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24
JUST WHAT YOU WANT.

We nre now Offering the rarest bar
gains in household ware ever offered in
Roanoke. Call and examine cur new in
voices of furniture, carpets, rugs, etc.
Quality high, prices low.
II. j. HARTBERGER,
Receiver for ". w. Workman & Co.,
90 Salem avenue and 10 Campbell street
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24
HEAVY ELECTRICITY.

Roanoke was visited last night by very
heavy electrical storms and quite a
storm of rain. The first storm occurred
early in the night and after "a cessation
a"ain broke out about 1890, at which
time the lightning flashed almost contin.
uouslv for about an hour, making of the
heavens an awe-inspiring sight. Consd-
cradle ram fell during the night.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24
PICNIC TO-DAY.

The Jefferson Street Baptist Sunday
school will hold their annual picnic to-
day in Williams woods, moi tn of the
Eagle Dairy. The day will be spent in
trying to give all @ good time in the old
fashioned picnic style.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24
FEED YOUR STOCK.

We are headquarters for all kinds of
stock feed. We keep on hand a full sup
ply of hay, corn, oats, and chop. Also
sell wheat. Prompt delivery to any part
of the city. j. a. HOOVER,
PA Salem: avenue. phone 2l4.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24
POLICE COURT.

Harry Taylor and Mack Hilton, colored,
were the only prisoners before the police
court yesterday morning. The former
was fined 81 for throwing rocks in the
street and the latter So 80 for disorderly
conduct.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

a GOLD WATCH, LADY'S SIZE,
CONVERSATION OPEN AND CLOSED
CASE, HAD BLACK SILK CHAIN At
TACKLED. FINDER WILL RE LIB
ERALLY REWARDED by RETURN
ING TO TINES OFFICE.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24
FROM JULY 26 no 31

Is the next date to have your eyes tested
free of charge at Van Lear Bros, drug.
Rists.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

The Jefferson, Richmond, Va, is con-
Quoted strictly upon the European plan
for the summer months with cafe charges
as moderate as any first-class restaurant
in the State. Good rooms can be had for
$3.50 per day and upwards.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.

The quarterly conference Of the United
Brethren Church will be held at that
place of worship on the Franklin road to-
night, beginning at s o'clock. Presiding
Elder G. p. Holt, of Dayton, Va. will
conduct the services ana will preach at
the church Sunday morning aU o'clock
and in the evening at s O'Clock. Com
munion service will also he held to.mor-
row Immediately after the close of the
morning sermon.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24
ANOTHER CANDIDATE.

NJ. p. Crawford announces himself as
candidate to represent the counties of
Roanoke and Craig and the city of Roa-
ncke in the next house of delegates IF
Virginia, subject to the action of Dem
ocratic convention.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24
WE ARE OFFERING

WE ARE OFFERING
Some rare bargains in new
and second. hand Bicycles.
Are selling the 500 Progress"
at $3.50 and the special
"Cleveland" at $65.
Kodaks 50 to $15.
We give bicycle lessons free
of charge.
ROANOKE CYCLE CO.,
10S Salem Ave. S. w.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

COL. GEO. w. Balm IS COMING.
The annual address to be delivered by
Col. Geo. w. Balm, of Lexington, Ky,
before the graduates of the National Bus
mess College, at s p. IN. July 80, will
he one of the bes. lectures to which Roa-
noke has ever been treated. Come and
hear him. All are welcome.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24
FOR SALE.

VIII sell to-day at No. 416 Fourth
street N. e., a LOT of household furniture,
among which there is an elegant mahog
any extension table, book case number
of books of the best authors, also several
handsome engravings.
Sale at 4 o'clock sharp.
MRS. H. H. POWERS.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24
some LOCAL NE VS.
CUBA IS NEARLY TREE.

So are my shoes, as the price on them
is SO lew that it makes them nearly free.
Shoes for big feet and shoes for little
fetal kinds OF shoes in my two stores
Salem avenue and Jefferson street.
BACHRACH
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

The genuine Hires Root Beer on
draught and in bottles ut Massle's Phar-
mncy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

Reliable turnip seed in bulk at Mas
sizes Pharmacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

LOST.-A gold watch, lady's size; com
bination open and closed case; had black
silk chain attached. Finder will be
literally rewarded by returning to The
Times office.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

Reliable turnip seed in bulk ut Massie's
Pharmacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

Breakfast. % CENTS dinner, % cents;
supper 25 cents. Meal tickets, 81. j.
j. Catogni's restaurant.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

The genuine Hires Root Beer on
draught and in BOTTLES at Massies Phar.
macy
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

FOR SALE OR RENT. LEO acres of
farming land near the city. NJ. NJ.
ROGERS.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24
!! |anI ear RrQfharS.
PHARMACISTS.

\ ~; u y y y s, 3 1'S1 y ST 81,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

To buy cheap clothing poorly trimmed and
lined, indifferently made at so-caled re-
duced prices, when it is possible to pur-
chase goods honestly trimmed at as low
a figure as cheap goods are quoted. You
know the kind sell will stand every test
of wear.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

Offers you the choice, of about SO Suits.
They are marked at This wonderfully low
price to close out the entire lot
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-24

You get the pick Of some remarkable values
IN this lot; better come now, your size may
not be here tomorrow. | had Il big sale on
this lot last week and find but few of certain
sizes left
The advocate., 1897-04-14

in gorgeous robes and at the brilliantly
lighted cathedral.
When the lambs have reached the altar
the Bishop removes his pink silk gloves
and dips the tips Of his fingers in
golden basin, containing holy water.
With this he spriukles the timid lamb
kins, who are apt at this point to attempt
to rise in alarm from their flowery beds
in the velvet baskets.
They are gently thrust back, however,
by their custodians; the prelate strokes
their heads reassuringly, says benedic-
tion over them, and the "Blessing Of the
Lambs" is ended until another year.
The advocate., 1897-04-14

or entirely, avoided by using President
Hayes method-take the hand extended
to you and grip it before your hand is
grlpped. It is the passive hand that
gets hurt. 1t has been suggested that a
nod or bow should be substituted for the
handshake, but it would be quite as
admissible to suggest revision OF the
Declaration of Independence. The inter
est which multitudes attach to q hand
shake with the President is 80 great that
people will endure the greatest discom-
fort and not a little peril to life or limb
to attain it. These are not the office
seekers, but the good, honest-hearted,
patriotic people whose God bless you is
q prayer and benediction. They come
to Washington for the Inauguration, and
later with excursions, but they are mostly
to be found near their own homes. They
come out to meet the President when he
takes a journey, and his contact with
them and their unssldsh and even
affectionate interest in him revive bis
courage and elevate his purposes. Mr..
Lincoln Is said to have called these
popular receptions his 'public-opinion
Baths"
The advocate., 1897-04-14
Slept with Abraham Lincoln.

From the New York World
Lieutenant Governor Timothy L,
Woodruff says that he is the only man
alive who ever slept with Abraham Lin
coin. This is the story.
During the war Mr.. WoodrufG's father
was Congressman from Massachusetts,
and lived with his wife and baby, the
baby being little Tim, at Willard's hotel,
in Washington. The elder Woodruff and
Mr.. Lincoln were on very friendly terms.
For a time President Lincoln's family was
out of the city, and he lived at Willard's,
where he formed very warm friendship
for the Congressmsn's 3 year-old baby.
Night after night the Woodruffs, whose
rooms adjoined those OF Mr.. Lincoln,
would hear him pace backward and for
ward in his room with the long, un'
gainly stride for which he was noted. On
number Of such occasions there would
come a knock on the Congressman's door,
When it was opened the President, with
queer look on his rugged countenance,
would say:
Congressman, want to borrow the
little fellow tonight. Pm thinking too
much"
Then he would carry the youngster to
his own room and pet him and care for
him as il he were his own, while for the
time being his own immense responsible
ties and troubles were forgotten.
The advocate., 1897-04-14
Blessing Of the Lambs.

From the Chautauquan.
There is a ceremony celebrated in
Rome on st. Agnes day in the blessing
Of the lambs from whose wool the gar
ments Of the Pope are made.
These little creatures are brought up
and cared for by the nuns, who on ST.
Agnes day every year bring the new
lambs that have been born during the
year to receive blessing.
There is first a mass said by the Bishop,
who wears a gorgeous chasuble OF pink
velvet embroidered with pearls and sill
YER threads, pink gloves with the sacred
monogram embroidered on the back, and
carries diamond-incrusted miter.
At the end of this mass the lambs are
carried in by soldiers in full uniform.
The beautiful little creatures, whittier
than snow and innocent as only lambs
can appear, rest in white velvet baskets
on beds Of crimson roses. Around their
fluffy soft necks hang Rarlands Of pink
rosebuds tied by white satin ribbon, and
ON their woolly heads are crowns Of red
and white roses.
These lovely little balls Of downy flesh
gaze at first with pitiful appeal in their
innocent eyes at the procession ol priests
The advocate., 1897-04-14
The Young People.
FORGIVE ME NOW.

Wait not the morrow, but forgive me now;
Who knows what fate to-morrow's dawn may
bring?
Let us not part with shadow on thy brow,
With my heart hungering.
Wait not the morrow, but entwine thy hand
In mine, with sweet forgiveness full and free ;
OF all lifes Joys I only understand
This JOY Of loving thee.
Perhaps some day may redeem the wrong
Repair that fault know not when or how.
Oh, dearest, do not wait--it may be long
Only forgive me now The academy.
The advocate., 1897-04-14
shaklng Hands Wlth sO,OOO PeOple

In an article describing "The Social
Life of the President" in April Ladies'
Home Journal, ex-President Harrison
tells Of the fstigues of hsndshaking, and,
also, of the benefits of being brought in
contact with the good, honest-hearted
people Of the country. "In the first two
weeks Of an administration" he says,
''the President shakes hands with from
forty to sixty thousand persons. The
physical drain Of this is very great, and
IL the President is not an instructed
handshaker lame arm and swollen
hand soon result This may be largely,
The advocate., 1897-04-14
Peter COOper,s LocOmotiye.


Although Peter Cooper never built
successful full-sized locomotive, he is
none the less entitled to the renown Of
being the father OF the American locomo-
tive He began building his model on
the site Of the present Mount Glare work
shops, in Baltimore, in 1929, and made
several trial trips with it before the close
Of that year. 1t was a very crude
machine, judged by the present standard,
having an upright boiler with a cylinder
Of three and one quarter inches diameter
and a stroke Of fourteen and one-hslf
inches. Alderman Cooper, as he was
then always called, could get no tubes
for his boiler in this country, so that he
was forced to use five or six gun barrels
for this purpose. Instead Of using the
exhaust steam from the cylinder to pro
duce a drsught for the fire, as in all
modern locomotives, Mr.. Cooper placed a
fan, revolved by belt from one Of the
axles, in the funnel of his engine. The
power was applied to the other axle by
means Of toothed wheel. The strength
Of the engine was one.horse power,
On Saturday, August %, 1880, Peter
Cooper and thirty-nine other persons had
grand excursion to Ellicott's Mills,
thirteen miles distant, and back. The
gross weight Of the train was three and
half tons, and the steepest gradient
eighteen feet to the mile. Mr.. Cooper
acted as both engineer and fireman, using
his favorite anthracite coal. The out.
bound tripe was performed in an-hoUr
and twelve minutes, part Of it being
done at the then extraordinary rate Of
eighteen miles an hour. Mr.. Fl. H..
Latrobe one Of the passengers, who was
for many years afterward general counsel
to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com.
pany remembered that when this speed
was reached, Several gentlemen pulled
out their pencils and wrote connected
sentences on slips of paper to prove that
it was possible at that great velocity"
On the homeward trip, on this ocoa-
sion, the band slipped off the fan and the
anthracite coal refused to burn fast
enough TO make steam. The consequence
was that one of the Stockton & Stokes
horse cars passed the locomotive, in spite
Of the frantic efforts Of Mr.. Cooper, in
which he lacerated his hands, to slip the
band back into It's place. This was the
first and last public performance of Peter
Cooper's locomotive, of which an account
has been kept, but it nevertheless proved
that locomotive could be built which
would run up gradients and keep on the
track while rounding sharp curves, On
the following January 4, the directors Of
the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad Company
issued their famous offer Of 81, 900 foE
the best locomotive which should be
delivered at their line before the follow
ing June /.
This inventor is the same Peter Cooper
who, in 1875, was candidate for Presi-
dent Of the United States.
IMv hrothar doean't drink. smoke
The advocate., 1897-04-14

The 6nGlr0 Orlenbhl-Clbu PdLGg SoO ia
the alcove facing the spectators, and the
musicians started the music with lutte,
two tambourines, couple Of small
kettledrums, and derboukey, or larger
drum, that was beaten with the palm OF
the hand. To the Occidental ear there
is more harmony in this music than in
the indiscriminate pounding OF gonge
and drums by Chinese orchestra, but,
all the same, several Of the visitors put
their hands to their ears. The songs
that they rendered as the accompaniment
to the music were much better, and to
those Of the audience who had been in
far Eastern climes they brought pleas
ant remembrances Of bazaars, gardens
with streamlets ripping through olive
groves, and vineyards under the brilliant
blue sky Of the East.
The preliminary to the wedding cere'
mony was a sword and shield fight be-
tween two Of the musicians who were
skillful sword players, for though they
whirled their swords with lightning
rapidity and struck each others shields
with sufficient force to draw sparks, not
one Of them received q cut.
Then the old priest, Moulla Hsshem,
came out of his place in the a.cove, fol-
lowed by the bride and bridegroom and
the musicians. Placing the bridal couple
opposite him, he began reciting the
Fatihs, or opening lines OF the Koran,
in the name of God, the most merciful,
and then added the incarnation in Arabic:
"We turn to God, the almighty, from the
devil. May he be stoned"
There we're more recitstions from the
Koran, and the priest asked the couple
if they we're willing to be married. They
replied that they were. "Mohammet Ali,
this is thy wife, Ayesha, said the priest,
laying his hand on the bridegroom's head
and kissing him on the cheek.
Then, turning to the bride, he said;
"Ayesha, this is thy husband, Moham'
met Ali" He also placed his hand on bel
head, and then, Chucking her under the
chin, he turned her face to that Of hel
husband.
Turning his back to the bridal party
and facing the audience the priest criet
"Allah HOOP (God is He), and this he
repeated over again more and more
rapidly, waving his head from side tc
side until he was nearly exhausted.
After procession round the fountain
the bridal party returned to the alcove
and then the assistant priest called tht
adsan, the Moslsm call to prayer, anC
this was followed by the regular praye
and prostrRtions.
"Allah HOOP again cried the old priest
and this was re-echoed by the assistan
priest. Both repeated the cry, and tn
cry Of the old priest changed to the how
Of the bowling dervish. He again swaye'
his head and shoulders more and NOR
violently, and the howls came like th
short roars Of an angry lion. Finally bot
stopped, and the music was resumed
The men kissed the bridegroom on tn
shoulders, and the women embraced tn
, bride.
The advocate., 1897-04-14
A MOhammedan Wedding.

Ll0 ABbOClhJeu EFebS, uuCoI udGo No"
York, March 80, reports Moslem we'd
ding that took place the day before. 1t
was, probably, the first Of it's kind that
ever occurred in New York. When
Oussani, the proprietor Of the place,
was asked whether it was genuine one,
he swore by the beard of the Prophet
that it was as genuine as they have any
where.
All the parties concerned in the we'd
ding wore Oriental costumes, both the
bridal couple and the musicians, and the
priest himself, who, however, differed
from other Mohammedan priests in one
respect, that when not actually ofticiat-
ing he formed part Of the orchestra, and
his fingers ran over the strings of a
large lutte with all the deftness of q
skilled Oriental player. He looked quite
8 benevolent old man in his long, flow
ing white beard, which, however, he
took off and put away after the guests
had gone. A large white turban was
wound around the fez on his head, and
a large, fine white mantle Of camel'E
hair, embroidered in the black with de.
signs in gold lace and which reached tc
the ankles, was thrown over long gowr
caught round the waist with girdle
On his feet he wore the trsditiona
baboui, morocco slippers Of delicatC
lemon colored tint.
Very little could be seen Of the bride
except the general outline of her form
She was enveloped in yaskmah. Enough
was visible to show that she was petite
young, and 1.-the, with pair Of tiny fee
and a pair of bright black eyes tina
sparkled just above a black Egyptian
veil which covered all the lower part o
the face and was fastened to the head
dress by gold chain that ran between
the eyes.
The brides name was Ayeshs, and sh
evidently was very willing to be marrie'
to Mohammet Ali, the man Of her choic
and not a fellow who had been assignee
to her by her parents for stated price
as is the good old custom in the East
She apparently was quite in love witt
this good-lOoking young fellow, wit
black mustache and slightly rouge
cheeks, for she kept casting tender glance
at him continually.
Mohammet Ali wore an embroidere
short jacket, bright-colored satin yes
buttoned to the chin, and the shirwal, Q
baggy trousers, now better known as tn
divided skirt.
There was also an assistant priest, VIII
wore a smaller turban and a red tuni
over gown similar to that worn by th
old priest. He looked sad and i'll at HON
at the festivities, and may have bee
honesick.
The musicians and sword players wol
the same costumes that have been see
time over again at the Chicago Midwa
Plsisance and at Coney Island. TE
handsome Oriental lamps in the cal
gave the tout ensemble fairly goo
idea of an Oriental cafe, provided on
did not look around to see the Amer
cans who had come to see the shoV
One Of the musicians was tall youn
mulatto or Abyssinian woman, who hl
The advocate., 1897-04-14

"My brother doesn't drink, smoke,
chew, or play the races"
"How old is your brotherg"
"He'll be week old to morrow"
The advocate., 1897-04-14

whon dIaHy q drOwsy take BFHoHAN's PIlFa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-28

CHANGES WROUGHT BY TIME.
Not So Noticeable when Relatives
Sec Each Other Daily.

"There ought to be law that families
shall live in communities, and not 60 strdR-
Cling apart to the ends of the earth, said
the woman who was reading letter IN the
car to her friend who accompanied her;
what led to that remark asked her
friend; anything in that letter"
YES. 1t is from my sister Amy, whom !
have not seen since she went west. That
was Is years ago. She writes me that her
hair is perfectly white and she weighs 5O
pounds more than she did when last saw
her. As she only weighed 100 then, she will
not be immense now, but l think OF the
change A slight, fragile young woman OF
fairyhke physique and the iovellest black
hair-why, she is simply another person:
but she would have changed as much It
she had stayed here, in all probability, SAID
her friend, trying to comfort her.
Yes, but the change would have been 70
gradual that l would not have noticed it.
Now ! seem to have two sisters, one with
coal black hair and one with snow white.
One is a stout, healthy, middlc-aged WON.
an, the other a dreamy-eyed romantic girl
hands Probably her face is lined with
care and her character changed as much u
her features"
What Of YOURSELF" inquired the friend;
"has time stood still with yous"
Il. Myself. / never thought of that.
Yes, have changed, too, and no doubt Amy
will be as much disappointed in me as will
be with her. But that gives another argu-
ment favor of families keeping in touch.
main separate or as strangers. There u
enough of the pathetic in life without these
shocks of reunion"
And she thoughtfully folded her letter
while her friend looked out of the car win
dow and was silent.-Chicago Times Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-28
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