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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22
Not Entirely Free.

you say, said the city editor, "that
he walked forth from the grim walls of
the prison free man.
Yes, SIR" answered the reporter.
Well, he didn't. His wife was with
him. "-Indianapoli Journal.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22

Ambassador White at the Berlin court
evidently knows the social distinction
between minister ana an am ,assador,
and in upholding as he has done by de-
mands for proper social recognition the
dignity of his office he has upheld the
dignity of the country he represents
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22
That Was All.

"What does the doctor say is tho
matter with your asked Mrs. North
side of another Allegheny woman.
He says that the cartridges of my
leg have stiffened," was tho reply
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22
We Sell
All Kinds
of Properties

We are very careful to see that YOU YET
Bargains. While you re busily engaged
at your occupation we are also hard Mt
work, out here and there bunting bar
gains, u few of which we describe below:
Splendid Groom home, Wheat street.
near Brown Bros. store, good stable
other outdoor buildings, worth So 600
We now offer at only 81, 200; 5000 cash.
balance $40 per month.
8 room brick house, Campbell avenue.
$1,000; 500 cash; $40 per month.
Splendid 4-rocm cottage Rorer avenue
S. W.. large lot, beautiful! shade, good
location, just reduced from $500 TO 1925:
$40 cash; balance 50 per month
3 we'll built Groom houses, Fourth ave-
nue. II. w. near Melrose school: worth
$1,000; will sell fol- 500 each; $50 cash:
$40
S.room residence, Tazewcll avenue :.
e.. newly painted ard in good repair.
$500; $40 cash; $l2. 50.per month
Lots any where and any price wv
The ABOVE Is only y partial list of what
we have to offer If you have decided to
put your rent money for 1858 into n
home call to see us and we eau get any
thing you want in the shape Of II home. :"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22
Testing Him.

Bagloy-Do you recollect that So
let you have about year ago?
Bracc-Perfectly.
Bagloy-That's good. l see your
memory is all right. How's your eye.
sight?-Harlem Life.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22

Father, have you read nv 'Odc To
the Pines: asked the youthful poet.
No, John, | haven't, but You lust
take this here AK and cut me down a few
of EN-. The pines are OWN me abont
ten cords of wood. Atlanta Constitu.
ton.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22

When Japan gets all of the warships
that Englishmen are building for her
we IL ay expect to see her go cunning
right away.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22
FOR SALE.

A scholarship in the National Business
College of Roanoke. Apply at the
Times Office.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22

che Democratic Club has paid $4,000
for it's New York club house. 1t is not
yet decided who will hold court in the
palace, King Croker or King Hill.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22

The business Once of The Times closes at
@ p. III. After that hour any business cnn be
transacted on the third floor OF The Times
building.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22
THE EXCITABLE GAUL.

Nations are not unlike individuals in
that they often develop acute mania of
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22
IN GREAT DEMAND

by young and old are our pure and de
licions corrections Once tasted they
are thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated
by those who are connoisseurs in rich and
toothsome connections, and our store is n
Mecca for those who have a sweet tooth
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22
The Two Modern Glasses.

II sec that Timmins is getting cut
another novel"
Historical or hystcrical:'
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22

The Mothcr-Who was here toninbt
dear?
The Daughtcr-Mr. higgins, mann
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22
OF Course.

Miss Tennc Scc-Aro you living in
the handsome homo left you bv vorn
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22

Malaga grapes-Iarge huncLes and
clusters Mt j. j CATOGNTS.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22

In the death of Nicolini the musical
and dramatic world loses oAe Of it's most
brilliant lyrical representatives. Though
belonging to period too far back TO af-
feet the opera of the day, the passing of
one who at one time was it's most bril-.
liant star will cause feelings of universal
regret. His marriage with the peerless
Patti was by no means the least rom an
tic incident in his notable career.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22

Did you turn tho gas out when he
LETT"
NO, mamma, | turned it out when
he came. "-Yonkcrs Statesman.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22

!, We We pride ourselves on keeping the
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22

Among the many exchanges we have
found having their little Jokes at the ex-
pense of Mr.. Ovens bill to permit any
Virginian who pays dollar the right Of
colonelcy, we have not found line in
any Kentucky paper. Perhaps Kentucky
knows that even with such law she is
in no danger of playing second fiddle to
Virginia in the colonel business.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22

Contributions to relieve the people of
Cuba have not been sent in with the
promptress that was expected. Whether
the uncertainty OF such provisions reach
ing the people for whom they we're in
tended.has anything 10 do with Amer.
ica's tardy generosity, it is hard to say,
bur should the most lavish outpo,lr be
made it can only partly alleviate the
awful distress of those whom starvation
has driven to the brink of the grave
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-22

The very tact that in the two last is
sues of the New York Journal its most
prominent editorial space is given M to
a defense of the recent anti-Bryan article
that appeared in its columns, indicates
the fact that the criticism that article
has called forth touches the Journal in a
tender SPOT. 1t may sneer at the insight
hcance of Hthe mining camp and South
ern cross roads Newspapers that have
charged it with boiling the silver rarty,
but the bltterne IS with which these at
tacks are resented proves that the "gaat
strings" are irritating With character
istic modesty the Journal does not fail to
recall its loyalty to the party Eat the
time when it took courage to be Il Biy.
ante That its Efforts in that direction
were superhumar, and that the marvel
Gus growth of the party was largely due
to its efforts all will concede. But the
journal should remember that while it
was making the party, the party was
making the Journal. But for the won
derful impetus given the Journal bv free
silver followers the Journal would he to-
day, where its abandonment of that
party will inevitably place it-in I'm.
known obscurity.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-14

cord, and suspend the bar like a plum
met; to the other eye. fasten q weight
of. say. fifty pounds. Fifteen or twen-
ty minutes will elapse before the mass
is sufficiently thawed to allow the
weight to pull out one of the screw eyes
when It falls to the floor with sud
den crash; It will be fully half an hour
before the metal is completely melted.
In the Arctic regions, however. mer-
curry Is occasionally frozen by natural
cold. and spirit thermometers are used:
but these instruments would be quite
worthless at the temperatures now at
tained by artificial means. This DEM
onstrated by pouring pint or SO Of
proof spirits into q vessel containing
liQueiied air. The alcohol Is soon fro
zen, forming snowy mass Of crystals.
BY stirring this. reduce 1t to the con-
dition OF viscid sugar. and easily lift
It out with stick. from which It hangs
down In q beautiful icicle seven or eight
inches long. By pouring over It 1T
tie more OF the liquid air. this may be
frozen absolutely rigid.
Meanwhile the liquid air has been
simmering away In Its dish. the outer
surface of which has become heavily
coated with frost.
People often say to me: "Whyl
though. the stun was cold. but 1t IN
really hot!" In n sense this is true.
for It boIls while everything around 1t
is frozen solid. And here is the para
dox, tho harder 1t boils. tho more in
tense becomes the cold. This fact is
we'll illustrated by the following cxper-
iment:
partly I'LL tcakcttle with this an
omalous liquid. 1t promptly boils
without FIRE. but us the metal becomes
chilled It appears more quiet. When
place It over the intense heat of a Bun
sen burner. II boils rather more viSor-
ously. though without violence-while
sheet OF ice gathers on the bottom OF
the kettle directly over the blaze. This
by the way is formed from the products
OF combustion. and consists partly OF
water vapor and partly of carbon diox-
ide (carbonic acid gas) congealed by
cold against which the heat of the
fame is powerless.
now drop into the kettle bit OF
ice. and the ebulition is greatly accel-
eratcd-far more SO than by the action
OF the Bunscn burner. 1t Is as II i
had thrown in hot stone. But when
pour In few ounces OF water the tea
kettle fairly gurgles and boils over.
sending up from the spout long jet OF
steam, mingled with a spray OF spurt-
ing drops. The water. however. is al
most instantly frozen. invert the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-14
yyomsn.a sum NOR Outfit.

Only low shoes look well in summer,
and Of these there should be pair of
russet pigskins, a pair Of heavy calf
skins, pair of patent feathers to wear
with the trimmed hats to church, etc.,
and pumps for evening wear, to com.
plete the necessary stock in trade. A
dozen shirt waists are absolutely nee
essary, and half dozen more are de-
sirable. Those of last year look decid-
edly old-fashioned. Stocks are better
for the neck than stiff collars, as the
former are supposed not to be starched
and they are more comfortable for rid
ing and golf. A dozen collars and a
dozen stocks. then, for neckwear. with
a variety of ties. The best summer
gloves for outing purposes are the
white wash channels. A dozen pairs Of
these would last the whole summer II
properly washed and cared for. Pale
shades in suede for church. and pique
for evening look the best. A golf
cane, q macintosh and q well-made
packet are about all that are really
necessary in the way Of wrappers. al
though pretty cape for cool evenings
on the versnda and long cloak 70
cover up q dance frock are also desis-
able.-New York Tribune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-14
Glad-,onc's Slave. Holding Father.

Editorial In the Atlantic: Ap-
parently. Sir John Gladstone was a
man Of more force than finenes5 In the
qualities that marked his character.
says the July Atlantic. Even seventy
years ago the best Of moral fibre could
not reasonably be looked for In n British
capitalist who drew profit from the la
Dor Of slaves. II the slave-owning of
the elder Gladstone had been only
minor incident Of his undertakings and
kept in the background of his life, II
might claim little notice. But 1t took
Importance from its magnitude and
from the prominence of his opposition
to all measures In behalf OF the slaves.
He maintained the discipline Of the
lash on his plantations to the last. and
his great Dcmerara estates acquired n
sinister notoriety In the abolitionist re-
ports of the day. At the end, when
compensated emancipation was decrecd
by the British parliament, he received
more than f75.O00 for the slaves that
had been solely his own, besides large
shares Of payment that came to him
through his partnership In other es-
tates.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-14
Teuld Pierce Any Armor
~ Plate. A New and Mar
veleus Discovery Of Science.
Its Temperature only 312 De-
grees Below Zero. 1t Will
Freeze Alcohol I1.to Solid
Cakes. Some Of the Uses
to Which It Can Be Pot %
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fruits and eggs may be pulverized in
the same manner.
But these are substances that may be
frozen, though not to the same brittle
hardness, by the ordinary cold Of win
ter. Let US now try something more
refractory. Mercury remains liquid ut
all familiar temperatures. but solidifies
at about forty degrees below zero.
place half pint Of 1t in n paper mold,
and pour over the surface quantity
OF liquefied air. The quicksilver. for
feiting all claim to Its name. is soon
frozen into rigid bar. resembling a
block Of tin, but SO cold that It would
almost blister your flesh to touch it.
In each end Of the mold was inserted a
large screw-eye, and both these are
now firmly fixed in the hardened met
al. To one OF these eyes attach a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-14
Tho Dude. Before Santiago.

They scofred when We lined up with
They said we were dudes and all that:
They Imagined that "Cholly" and "Fwed-
die
Would faint, at the drop Of n hat;
But let them look there In the ditchcs.
Blood-stained by the swclls In the van,
And know that n chap may have riches
And still be n man!
They said that we'd wilt under fire.
And run II the focman said "Boo!"
But a fellow may have n rich sire
And still be n patriot, too!
Look here where we met twice our num-
Der.
Where the life-blood OF dudes drcnched
the earth!
Tho swells who lie In their last slumber
Prove what we nrc worth!
They laughed when we said VIC were
going.
They scofrcd when We answered tho
call:
We might do Mt tennis or rowing.
But as warriors!-oh. no-not at all!
All. let them look there In the bitches.
Blood-stained by tho dudes in the van.
And learn that chap may have riches
And still be q man!
Cleveland Leader.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-14
| Liquid
Air r-..x -
! In War

Charles E. Tripler tells in the June
c,.mopolitan of his wonderful discov-
,rv Of liquid air. From this we quote
NE following excerpts:
LIQUID air is simply air such as we
he.the, from which most OF the heat,
,,isiually derived from the sun. has
,sen extracted. This I am now able
| "a effect very easily and caeaply by me-
,banical means. As result. some tif-
,,ep minutes after the process is start
ID clear, frosty looking liquid begins
| N pour down from tube about an inch
n diameter. and speedily fills the re-
,,p,acle placed beneath to receive It.
his rate Of production can be main
mined all day II desired. Each cubic
sot of liquid represents nearly eight
hundred cubic feet Of ordinary air. and
/, It's expansion as It returns to its gas
,ous state lies a power OF the highest
,aeency. easy to control. ready to be
|k,,nessed and utilized. Its tempera-
TIRE is about three hundred and twelve
degrees below zero. Fahrenheit.
II tumb!er is filed with the liquid
bols vigorously. absorbing a portion
.. the heat around 1t. and at the end OF
s,i an hour has completely disappear
d. !ndis,inguishably mingled with the
liz around US. from which 1t differs on
II in its greater purity. The tumbler.
rsanwhile. has become thickly coated
nth frost. II. however, the liquid be
rllced In n glass bulb. set inside OF n
hrger bulb. with half-inch space be-
tEeen the two from which the air has
sen exhausted, II is so protected by
,tls vacuum Jacket that 1t vaporizes
tsTy slowly. lasting for number OF
hours.
In this more quiet state. It has the
ippearance OF pure water. except that
q shows n pale-blue tint, which inten-
I!.es as the evaporation proceeds.
There are. in fact. two entirely distinct
.g!ts present-liqucAed nitrogen and
Eauefed oxygen. It is to the latter
Ia, the blue tint is due. nitrogen be-
Eg absolutely limpid.
| Will now give brief description OF
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-14

hurled to height OF three hundred feet.
The confined liquid has behaved ex7
actly as water would act in tube
heated white hot.
Here the action is purely mechanic
cal, but by taking advantage OF the In
tense chemical activity Of oxygen. ex-
plosions Of far greater violence may
be obtained. To Illustrate this. I sat
urate in the azure-tinted liquid n wad
OF oily cotton waste. and place 1t in n
steel tube of great strength, open at
both ends. When spark is applied
which must be done from safe dis
tancc-thc tube is rent in fragments.
II the wad were first wet with turpen-
tine, the explosive force would e-cced
that Of gun cotton.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-14

pairs of shoes, and last but. in the
language of soldier. mot least by
hanged sight," two suits Of under
clothes. :rLa troops of the country
inight be clothed more cheaply were this
pattern and quality of uniforms worn
by the troops of several foreign coun-
tries followed here. But this govern
ment insists that its soldiers and sail
ors must look we'll, and 1t Is well
known fact that members of the diplo-
matte corps have frequently declared
that the United States army is the best
dressed body of soldiers on earth.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-14

STEEL WIRE BURNING IN AN ICE
CUP.
few OF tho most interesting OF the
tPeriments illustrating the qualities
this extraordinary fluid.
First, pour quantity into n basin.
Iarust your hand into 1t. No. I am not
hkIng. You can touch II with perfect
apunity. provided you withdraw your
and Instantly: you will only expert
Zee a slight sensation Of coolness. In
'iscisely the same way you might
i'unge your finger for the fraction OF a
Acond into a pot OF molten metal with
'4t harm. provided the fingers were
soist. In both cases the reason Is
lae same: q thin cushion Of vapor is
9Fmed next the flesh. which for mo-
Gent encascs and protects 1t like
Aove-only here the vapor Il air. and
Ae heat that liberates It comes from
'our finger. But don't be too delib-
rate in your movements. for a pause
'ould mean frostbite at least. have
i'eeIvcd some severe burns" in con-
fqnencc Of treating liquefied air with
.adue familiarity. and such injuries
atal very slowly.
You will observe that your hand re-
aiins perfectly dry; the liquid does not
s'here to It. This Is as fortunate as
MS sunexpected-for II II wet your flesh
q water does the slightest contact
would be disastrous. II throw small
PORTION upon your coat sleeve. the
10th is not moIstened. but It becomes
20 chilled that It is white with frost.
an oyster dipped for a moment In
S'si OF the liquid becomes as cold as II
mad remained in the refrigerator for
sOufs' This makes very pretty din
.e' table experiment: bus II you leave
ne toothsome morsei too long 1t be-
ZINES as hard as the shell from which
vas extracted. Raw beefsteak may
", frozen until II rings, when struck.
a." nse piece Of bell metal. While IN
,nls condition 1t may be broken into
,asments with a hammer and pounded
.a'o powder. Butter, similarly treat
H. may be reduced to One. dry dust;
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-14
Tho Ad!rondack Mountains.

The heart OF this wonderful region
OF mountains. lakes and streams Is
traversed by the New York Central
& Hudson River Railroad. and to
more fully inform the public regard
ing Its beauties and easy means of
access the Passenger Department has
issued book entitled "In the Adj
rondack Mountains" describing in de-
tail each resort, and containing also
u large map in colors, giving list OF
hotels, camps. lakes, ETC., together
with their location: 1t has also issued
large folder. with map. entitled
"The Adirondack Mountains and
How to Reach Them" giving COM
plete Information regarding stage
lines. steamers. hotels. etc.
A copy OF the book will be sent to
any address on receipt of two 2-cent
stamps. or the folder for one 2-cent
stamp. by GEORGE II. DANIELS.
General Passenger Agent. Grand Gem
trail Station, New York.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-14
Elects Of nIcycle Riding.

DR.. Sargent OF the Harvard univer-
sity gymnasium says that the chest
capacity Of the person who sits upright
on q wheel is 240. one who sits at an
angle OF 45 degrees 26o. and one who
assumes the scorching pose 2l0. DR..
Sargent approves OF rider leaning
over at m angle Of 45 degrees, provided
that the head Is held properly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-14

boiling away. You will observe thas
1t now appears quite blue, as I pour It
out. That Is because the nitrogen, be-
ing more volatile. has for the most part
boiled on, leaving liquid which II
nearly rs per cent oxygen.
Wool, as you are aware, under or
dinary conditions. will not burn; it
merely scorches and crisps, and gives
of unpleasant odors. But when have
saturated handful of it in liquid oxy-
gen. at the touch of match 1t nasheS
up like 80 much gunpowder, and is
gone in moment. A mass Of hair
felt treated in the same manner burns
more like dampened gunpowder. with
a series of sputtering flashes. but it
also is completely consumed. The next
experiment gives a contrast Of extremes
of cold and heat which is without prec-
| edent.
Pouring some of the liquid into q
smooth glass tumbler, dip the bot
tom into a vessel Of water. A thin
casing Of ice Immediately forms about
1t, but at once begins to crack with the
intense cold. By repeated immersions,
however. adding coat after coat, pres
emily get sort Of crackle-ware ice-cup.
thick enough to bear handling after
the tumbler upon which 1t has been
nodded has been withdrawn. This ice
cup I partially fill with liquid now
largely oxygen; and when dip into it
the end Of a steel wire to which a light
ed match is fastened. the hard metal
burns explosively. like fuse, with q
brilliant effusion of sparks. SO that the
chilly crystal around 1t glows like n
lamp. On inspecting the cup after this
display of fireworks is ended, you will
find that the sizzling metal has covered
the bottom with beads and pellets Of
steel-we have actually melted iron in
a crucible of ice! ...
As the cup is quite uninjured by its
use as melting pot, refill 1t. Then.
taking carbon rod. such ns is used in
electric arc lamps. and heating the tip
to redness. plunge 1t into the oxygen.
1t burns in the boiling liquid with in
tense brightness though rather slowly
on account of its extreme density.
To conclude the experiment.. drop in
| q lighted cigarette. 1t comes up like
a flashlight. Yet the ice cup has not
thawed in the least, and set 1t aside
covered with n fine. dry dust Of frost.
1t remains to show the explosive
power OF this mysterious liquid under
various conditions. first take heavy
copper tube about foot long. sealed Mt
the lower end. and having poured In a
few drops Of liquid air. hammer a close
| L., acct, r., unod Mug into tho ortHco 7
have scarcely time to step back be-
fore the expanding ynpor blows out
the plug with n loud explosion, driv-
ing 1t against tho sealing with great
force: in tho open air have see 1t
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-14
Mrs. Shav Vas Startled.

r..
rest Of the happening is best told in the
mothers own words. She said:
"On the 2Sth OF Sept. 1896, while in tho
bloom Of health, Beatrice was suddenly and
severely afflicted with spinal meningitis.
Strong and vigorous before, in five weeks
she became feeble and suffered from .
back to the side and made itimpossible for
her to move n limb. Her speech, however,
was not affected. We called in our family
doctor, one of tho most experienced and
successful practitioners In the city. He
considered the cnse very grave one. Be-
fore long little Beatrice was compelled to
wear a plaster paris jacket. Prominent
physicians were consulted, electric batter
les were applied, but no benefit was noticed
until we tried DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People.
.'Busy In my kitchen one afternoon was
startled by the cry Of Mamma from little
Beatrice, who was creeping toward me.
had placed her on an improvised bed in the
parlor comfortably close to the fireside and
given her some books and plnythings. She
became tired of waiting for me to come
back and made up her mind to go to mo, SO
her story, My Pink Pills made me walk
which she tells to everyone who comes to
our house, was then for the first time veri-
fed. She has walked ever since. Shc has
now taken about nine box xes Of the pills and
her pale and pinched face has been growing
rosy, and her limbs gained strength day by
day. She sleeps all night long now. while
before taking the pills she could rest but a
few hours at time" Dr. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People are sold by all drug
gists.