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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27
KIT WARREN'S DUEL.
Buclsshot Was Dear, but Hc Was Ready
to Meet His Foe.

to Meet His Foe
recent newspaper article mention
ed tho name of the late Kit Warren,
who won fame as humorist in Geor.
gia. Several interesting stories were
told of him, but tie following appears
i'll print for the first time:
When he was editing country news
paper, n subscriber whom he had Of
ended with criticism sent him Il chal-
lenEe for fight with shotguns.
He told the bearer to be seated. when
he asked him the price of buckshct.
Thirty cents pound" was the re-
ply.
Now" said Kit. "what is powder
selling att"
Sixty cents. -
Then he turned lis pockets inside out,
lished up bunch of keys and several
due bills, looked them over thoughtful
ly. then wrote this reply to his chal-
lenger:
DEAR JM-Y ours received. Iwould
be glad to accommodate you, but your
friend tells mo that shot is 80 cents :,
pound and powder 60. and I can't in
vest that much money in 'em these hard
times. If, however, you will lend me
90 cents. l will secure you by mort
gage OH the paper, and accommodate
you with few loads in any region you
may suggest. believe, however, it
would take three pounds of buckshot to
kill yon. Send Oh the money and make
your will.
The letter was duly delivered, ana
that ended the matter wants me ter
lend him money ter buy shot ter kill
me with" exclaimed the challenger
burned cf III do it'-Atlanta Con.
stitutiOu
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

the reasons that have actuated the adj.
ministration in taking this step it is GER
tain that.the presence of one or more Of
our war vessels has been needed most ur-
gently in those waters for several days as
safeguard to American inter ests and
American residents.
Jiugo journalists will and have at
tempted TO stress this matter too strongly
and profess to see in it only q veileu dec
be cons trued as necessarily bearing upon
the relations of the Spaniards and the a.
surgents, or upon the prospects of the
autonomy projects. 1t may be that some
risk is being taken in sending the Maine
TO Havana, since it may arouse the Span.
ish nation already exasperated by the
failure of all its projects, to breach of
peace between us. We have had the op-
tion, however, of doing this or taking the
great graver risk of allowing American
interests to suffer damage at the hands
of an irresponsible mob. Upon Spain,
after all, must devolve all responsibility
for whatever may happen. If after three
| years Of war and tumult Spain can give
Americans aud their interests no better
| guarantee OF protection than she has been
able to do within the past few weeks,
then certainly she should justly take 10
offence at the flying of United States
| flag In those waters In order to accom-
plsh what she has failed to do. The Navy
| DEPARTING Mt protests that in sending q
vesssl to Havana it is only resumption
of certain ordinary naval operations that
were interrupted there by the breeki lg
out of hostilties upon the island, and
claims that such action should be looked
upon rather az Il proof of friendly rela-
tions between that conntry'aud the Uni.
ted States than otherwise. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that in putting the mat
ter in this light it is done more for the
benefit OF Spain than with the expecta-
tion that the people of this country will
take such a declaration quite seriously.
AS the matter stands it will afford con-
servative journals an opportunity to pur-
sne the policy they have heretofore done,
while at the same time it will give sensa-
tional papers of the saffron type wide
margin for display headlines, and cock
and bull cartoons in which to fight out
more battles than were ever dreamed of
by ancient Troy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

Down in Whitsctt. this state, Il tray-
cling spiritualist gave performance
recently. In the course of the evening
when the room was darkened he said
II have been requested by some of
the men present to recall the spirits of
their wives who have gone before Keep
perfectly quiet, fricnds-in one moment
they will be with you. -
John. whispered an old man III
the audience, gimme my hat-quick.
don't mind mcctin Mollic in heaven,
but I'll be burned eff L want her to re-
sumo business on earth. "-Atlanta Con.
stitution
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

| The present session of the legislature
is now more than half over. Many bills
have been passed which are henceforth to
become laws upon our statute books
Some of these are wise and wholesome
measures that will affect for good the in
terests Of the commonwealth. Some Of
them. no doubt, will he found upon prac.
teal test to be unwise. BE that as it
may. our representatives. have not been
idle, but upon the one great subject Of
reirenchment, that fer which tho neople
Of the State have had more anxious con
Germ than aught else, little or nothing up
to this time has been accc m p'ished. Here
and there certain reductions have been
made, individual expenses have been Cit
down. but AS for any wide extended
movement of retrenchm emit nothing has
been done Our represen tatives to the
present legislature were elected upon n
definite pleGgng of then selves to a re-
trenchment of expenses. Those membe
who feel that their honor is at stake, that
their pledges to their constituents are
being unredeemed, are becoming FESTIVE
at the non-accomplishment OF what they
most desire,and more than half the mem
bers have united in a call fora caucus this
week to see what can be done. Senator
Mason, chairman of the joint committee
On retrenchment and reform, estimates
that there have been already bills favora-
bly, reported that will aggregate a saving
Of $40, 600 to the taxpayers of the State
That there is an earnest desire on the
part of most of the member to make
the session u memorable one in plans for
economy is evident, and we believe that
before the session closes such measures
will he adopted as will make up for the
time that has been lost In this direction,
and that The people will be well satisfied
with the winter g arduous work of their
representatives
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

For once the conditions for an ohserva
ton of last Saturdays eclipse of the sun
were most favorable. Repeatedly it has
happened that astronomical expeditions
have been gotten up at great expense and
long journeys have been undertaken only
to be Knocked by disappointment on &C.
count of unfavorable weather conditions.
While the eclipse at BuXar lasted only
one and half minutes number of excel.
lent photographs were secured of it's
different phases and many perplexing
and int resting astronomical problems
are expected to be solved as the result q.
the observations Of the different parties
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

sine ZINES prints this morning an ex.
tract from the Seattle Inteligencer. ex.
POSING the fiead of one Alexander Mac
Donald, who represents himself as the
agent of personally conducted expedi-
tion to the Klondke fields. The fact that
this schemer has succeeded in dupiny
many persons, and among them some of
the officials of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, shows how we'll he has laid his
plans. The promise of making the trim
from Richmond to Dawson CITY in
twentr-one days at the ridiculousy lev
figures OF $3.50 has beer the bait that has
caught the majority of his victims. The
craze for Klondike gold and the formation
of parties all over the country for the
purpose of visiting that country at the
opening of spring is bound to breed a
large number of fakirs and unprincinled
scoundrels who expect by playing upon
the credulity of the people TO "strike it
richer" than many who will actually
reach the gold fields. We notice thar
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27
ELLIS Bros, l04 Jefferson Street.
EXCHANGE BUILDING
MISS WATTS OF NEW YORK.
From Her Descended n Marquis and Earl
of Great Britain.


People talk of international marriages
ms If they were an invention of recent years
and ara oblivious of the fact that British
peers have shown their good sense by mar
rying American girls for over a courle of
centuries, and there is largo amount of
American blood in tho British house of
lords.
Every one going up and down lover
Broadway notices tho statue of John Watts
In Trinity churchyard. 1t was erected by
his descendant, General Do Pcystcr. who
has prediction for that sort of thing,
Now old John Watts, besides being tho
progcntor of General Dc Pcystcr, was tho
progcnitor Of the present marquis Of Ails,,
and carl of Cnssillis. There were earIs of
Casslls before Mary, queen of Scots mar.
ricd tho dauphin of Franco, and there
wero Barons Kennedy before Columbus
discovered America. On that wild const
which looks ont on the Scottish islands.
where Ailsa lifts her head above the fonm,
tho kcnnodys have always reigncd, and
Captain Kennedy of the royal navy mar.
ried NJ ISIS Schuyler of New York, who is
put down in the records of the college of
heraldS us coming from New Jersey For
Ills second wife he married Miss Watts
OIL New York, and from that union sprang
the present marquis of Ailsa and cnrl of
Cassllis. The man who married Miss
Schuyler cnmo to his earldom and his
estates on.thc death of his brother after n
contest between the Earl of March and
HuBlcn about the succession, which was
decided III favor of the captains brother.
1t was tho same sort of II contest which
was wagctl by the Rev. Bryan Fairfax and
by Lord Stirling. with the potent cxcep-
ton that two of tho American claimants
were successful, and the third, Lord Stir
ling, was not. The fact that Willium Alex
amber fought bravely in tho cause Of the
colonies may have had something to do
with his lack Of success before tho house
OF lords. However, the American blood
in tho Earl of Cnssillis advanced him to
marquisatc, and General De Pcystor has
erected monument to old John Watts.
One of the c;;rl's SONS married the daugh-
ter OF General Alexander Macomb of tho
United states army.-NcN York Press.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

The initial number of 1.-The Religious
Review of Reviews" edited by Evange-
list Clarence B. St.ouse, and published
in Salem, Va, lies upon our table. The
title ia indicative of the scope of the mag
azine. The opening article, "The Father
hcod.of Cod" by Rev. George Muller. is
an excellent one and seems to be in keep
ing with the entire contents of this num-
her. From mechanical point of view
the Review ia attractive, and should its
succeeding numbers he kept up TO the
standard set it should become A welcome
addition to the religious literature of the
country
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27
Rara Avis.

Caller-My grandmother is 104 years
old and is hale and hearty. What would
be the chance Of
Dime Museum Manager-No chance
at ALL Centenarians are too Common to
command any salary worth mentioning.
Caller-But my grandmother never
saw George Washington and never was
kissed by Lafayette.
Dime Museum That's diff
ferent. I'll give her !, hundred a week.
Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

The man who gets the fewest letters
complains the most of the postoffice; the
man who complains of his preacher pays
the preacher the least; the man who com
plains the most of his neghbor is the
meanest neighbor, and the man who hs s
the least sense is the most conceited. It
may also be added that the nan who Dor.
rows his neighbours psper has the most
fault to find. with the way it is run.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27
..EsETTER SEE us -
Roanoke Shoe Co.
THE CRUMMER'S STORY.
he Talked About Il Carload of Nutmeg
He Had Sold.

he Talked About Carload OF Nutmegs
He Had Sold.
"Drummers are proverbially great ro-
mancers, said John a. Goodloo, IA Pbila-
delpEia commercial traveller. "Thcre seems
co be something in our mode of life that
makes us see and hear things that no other
human beings ever thought Of before, and
SD We can listen to each other with patience
anu iorbcaranco when ordinary pconlc
won't give us an audience. or course we
don't believe half the things we tell each
other, especially about our phenomenal
sales and growing trade though each real.
iZes that it is pleasant for the other fellow
to believe that he is being credited with
truth telling. But | struck an eastern
drummer nj Kansas City a few weeks ago
who is entitled to tile presidency of the
Amalgamatcd Association of Great Amer
lean Liars, and who will get my vote, even
II he has previously aroused my contemDt
when he runs for the office
A crowd of us were sitting in hotel
lobby there, lying about the busin ISIS WE
were doing and the trade we were taking
away from our rivals, conscious that each
knew that every mothers son of lis wa.
lying ny the watch, but happy in tho belief
that maybe some one in the crowd wuul,;
accept our statements us true. The east,
eih i',''h was seiilhg groccrs sundrics, such
us spice, etc When he told us that thut
day he had sold carload of nutmcgs 10 u
firm in Sedalia, looked around tho crowd
To sec how it was going. Every fellow had
his lips puckcred ready TO whistle, but the
nutmeg man kept rafting away at such !.
lively rate that we sat there i'm silence
trhnsiixcd hY his magnificent gnll. Now,
anybody with ordinary sense knows TINT Z.
carload of nntmegs would glut the market
OF the entire west for whole year and
that they could not he disposed of in 80.
dalia in Il lifetime Still that splendid
liar sat there calm and serene and didn't
seem 10 know tho magnitude of his own
romance. st. Louis Republic.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

During the past two years. Mrs. j. w.
Alexander, wife of the editor OF the
Waynesboro (Miss) Times, has, in great
many instances, relieved her baby when
in the first stages CT Group by giving it
Cha mberlain's Cough Remedy. She looks
upon this remedy as a household neces-
sity and believes that no better medicine
has ever been put in bottles. There are
many thousands Of mothers in this broad
land, who are Of the same opinion. 1t is
the only remedy that can always be de-
pended upon rs preventive ind cure for
Group. The % and so cent hotties ale for
sale by ii. G. Barnes. "He puts up Pre-
scriDtious' ~
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27
A Peerless Iiniment.

As pain destroyer and cure for
rheumatism, Salvation Oil is the peer
of all linimcnts. Mr.. VIM. II. Brown,
proprietor of Stricbinger House, Clevc-
land, o., writes: Il suffered from
rheumatism for twelve years and my
last attack kept me in bed, unable to
walk. | used Salvation Oil and soon
was up and about. AS n pain de-
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27
A PROPER MOVE.

The ordering of the warship Maine to
Cuba has given rise to ali sorts OF prob
suits. This action was not taken until
there had been grave and prolonged
conference between the President. the
Secretary of the Navy. tn, Attorney Cen
eral and the general commanding the
army, so that whatever may be the out
come precipitancy of action cannot be
charged against the administration. We
Ieleve the action is right and that the
verdict of the people of the United States
will be to sus tain the administration in
it. Our government has acted toward
Spain with leniency and forbcarance
that it has little merited, and for months
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27
A Truthful Statement.

An cXcellentand invaluable remedy,
for the cure of cough, cold and hoarsc-
ness, is DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup, and
Mr.. JAS. IIadiield, $50 West St., New
York City, vcriics this statement.
He writes: DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup
is most excellent remedy for cough,
cold and hoarsencss, and | take great
pleasure in recommending it to all,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

We can very we'll believe the statement
that Cecil Rhodes keeps cipher written
diary, of which the key is known to him
self alone. A diary is supposed to be The
true setting forth of ones doings, and it
would be hardly safe for Cecil Rhodes to
commit to paper his doings in South
Africa In any form that would be inteili
gent to the English government.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27
SOMETHING TO KNOW.

1t may be worth something to know
that tho very best medicine for restoring
the tired out nervous system to healthy
vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicne
is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to
the nerve centers In the stomach, gently
stimulates the liver and kidneys, and
aids these organs in throwing off impuri
ties in the blood. Electric Bitters i'm
proves the appetite, aids indigestion, and
Is pronounced by those who have tried
it as the very best Flood purifier and
nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for SOC and
81 at Massie's Pharmacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

The refusal of Miss Douthat to nurse
the case of leprosy at the Hopkins Hospi.
tai, thereby causing her discharge as Il
nurse at that institution, has attracted
very general notice and has Teen the
source of much newspaper comment. We
confess that we cannot agreewith the ma
jority of the press in thinking that by
acting thus she merited discharge. While
it is true that without the observance of
proper discipline such an institution as
the Hopkins Hospital could never hope to
accomplish anything,ye we contend that
this case was an exceptional one and that
Miss Douthat was entirely justified In
acting as she did. The authorities con-
fess that this case of leprosy was foisted
upon them, and had they known before
hand the character of the disease they
would not have received the woman into
the hospital. While authorities are not
agreed as to whether or not leprosy Is
contagious, all are agreed that once con-
tracted it is incurable. Miss Douthas, it
seems, had never refused up to this time
Co nurse any case that had been assigned
her, but in this instance she felt that she
had no right to run the risk of contract.
ing an incurable disease and we believe
that had the authorities seen fit TO do so,
her refui al could have been passed by
without any danger of subverting disci-
pine We repeat, then, that we think
the conditions were peculiar ones. and
that Miss Douthat had..a perfect right to
act as she did without subiecting herself
10 a discharge.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27
Ample Field For 1t.

Nick Il. BoclScr-This Chicago man,
4crkes. has had the largest telescope in
the world built
Hartman Hattan-Ycs. It's either
to facilitate taking their ccns.s out
there or else they are hunting for new
suburbs. New York Sunday World
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27
Not To Isn Matched.

The story WAS current in tho early part
OF the queens reign that her majesty once
asked tho Duke of Wellington what kind
of boots he was in tho habit of wearing.
" People call thom Wellngtons, madam. -
How absurd" she cried "Where. J
should like to know, will they find :. pair
OF Wcllingtona."
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

I,uIiing IS tho most abused branch of
cookery. The average cook boils things
that should be prepared otherwise, just
through lazncss. 1t Is too much trouble
to learn how TO cook any other way. Nov
er boil anything fast and Use as little wa
ter us possible.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27
Mothers Friend %

only this week large parties have left
New York and Washington cities, and
that many others are in process of forma-
ton. so that the spring OF the year is GER
tain to witness a vast army of emigrants
rushing to Alaska. 1t is with the view
of urging all persons contemplating such
n step to be on the lookout for frauds and
deceptions, and to scan carefully every
proposition made them to carry them to
Klondike that the Times prints the ex
posule of millionaire Klondiker" Mac.
Donalf. The fact that'the base of his
operation is so close to us makes it
doubly our duty to warn all prospective
gold seekers to be on their guard
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

Groom house, Fourth avenue n. w,
convenient to round house; worth $t,2OC.
We are going to sell it to some one for
only $500; 500 cash and $40 per month
the cheapest property in northwest.
Best bargain N the West End-spleu-
did 7-room house, only $l,1O0-$5O cash.
$40 per month.
An ideal home on Terry Hill, corner
lot, 10 large rooms, exclusive of bath
closets, easements, and property has all
modern conveuiences, hard wood finish,
lovely cabinet mantles. stoves and CRATES g.
This property sold in May, 1891. for Tl0,.
900. We now offer it at "a 000; $3.50:
balance small monthly payments or so
much per year TO suit customers. Don't
miss this opportunity.
Broom brick residence; best location.
Church avenue. up.to'date improve
ments, $4,000; very cheap and reasonable.
Desirable Groom house, Seventh ave-
nue. n. e.. $500: no cash payment; IS per
month; good hoase.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

A Missouri editor says he stepped into
the store of a business man who did not
ad, ertiss, and was surprised to find him
busy. The storekeeper had the itch and
Waterbury watch land when he was not
scratching himself he was winding his
watch
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

The hypothesis that many are not
strong enough to stand prosperity is
what one of our exchanges suggests as Il
solution of the unprecedented number of
country.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

The durability of this timber is forci.
by illustrated by fallen trunks that are
perfectly sound after lying III the damn
woods fer centuries. Soon after these
trees fall they are overgrown with moss,
III which seeds lodge and terminate and
grow mp into vigorous saplings, which
stand IN row OH the backs Of their
dead ancestors. OF this company CT
young trees perhaps three or four will
grow to full stature, sending down
straddling roots Oh each side and estal,.
fishing themselves i'll the soil, and after
they have reached an age OF 200 or 300
years the downtrodden trunk on which
they are standing, when cut into, IS
found as fresh in the heart as when it
fell.-JQhn Muir in Century.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27
MURDER EASY IN LONDON.
Takes Little Skill to Escape Detection,
Though the Police Are Good.

Coroncrs' juries in England are even
more cu'nica! combinations than similar
bodies III tie States. and it is believed 10
30 II grievance To uEc of them when tlnv
nave 10 return II verdict that does not ucr-
INIT them In ;;ec!itc death to suicide t.;r-
ing temporary insanity" Tho THAMES
s"hrnS with larGcs TINT AFRO the iltr.tin=
Residences uI ianiilrs Lorn and reared IN
thcm.
While the Iargccs AFRO rs honest and rci:.
utatlc as circumstances permit perhaps, I,
large proportion of them are low and
brutal enough for the committing of any
atrocity, and few things would he easier
than the murder Of Il man or woman of,
ono of these bargcs. with comparative Ger
tainiy that she guilty person CIR persons
would never be brought to book without
the mid of borrow"
1t is only -, 800. to recall the series of
monstrous murders that gave notoricty to
tho ms yet unprecedented Jack tho Rip
per" TO understand what superb facilities
the alleys ard courts, the river and bridges,
tho wharfs ard docks of this glorious old
London offer to apprentice Cutthroats who
have neither tho s;btlcty of tho Dc 'Mc;.ici
nor the bold skill of tho Borgius. Yet the
town is we'll polced, and the detectives are
not al blockhcads. London Cor. Chi
cago Times Herald
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27
country.

An editor in Kansas asks for the low
est tenders to supply him with sack of
flour. one pair OF PANTS and hat. He
says that that is the way merchants do
business with him when they want dol
lars wol tn of Job printing.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

The Business ONCE of The Times closes Mt
9 p. M. After That hour any business cnn be
transacted on the third floor of The Times
building.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

DR.. Cady's Condition Powders a, g just
what IL horse needs when in bad condi-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermi-
fuge. They are not food but medicine
and the hest in use to put horse in prime
condition. Price 25c per package. **A