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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
His Frightful Prodlcnment.

He walked up and down the room ges.
ticulating cxcitedly and saying uncompli.
mentary things about his rival
1T is terrible!" no said.
What is tcrrible?" they asked.
Talk about being between the devil
and the deep seal" no exclaimed, ignoring
tho question. ''Tall about tho problem of
tho lady or tho tigcr Why, this is n thou
Sandfold worse than cithcr!"
What lisp" they asked.
My rival has been carrying false stories
about me to tho girl lovc!' he cried
They laughed.
SIS that all?" they said. ''Wcn, it
wouldn't take any of us long to decide
what we would do under those circum
Stances
"lIc has insultcd mo in her presence. "
ho went on bitterly
And what did you dos" thcy asked.
Nothing" he answered II was now.
crlcss )"
Again they laughed scornfully and made
merry jest at his expense
"Powcrlcssn they said. "You, "a large.
strong man, powcrlcss! 4 man calmly
steps i'll and carries away your latylovc in
addition TO insulting you, and you claim
to be powcrlcssv'
What would you have mo tlos" he in.
CURED
"kill himl' they replied.
He shook his head
AT least, " they insisted "you could
thrash him within an inch of his life. You
could resent an insult by pounding him
until he would figure principally as II non
entity for the next six or eight weeks
You forget, !" he said.
Forget WHAT" they demanded
He carries both accident and life insur.
ancc i'll the company that l represent"
Then they realized that the young in
surancc agent spoke truly when he refer
red to the lady, the tiger, the devil and the
deep sca.-Chicago Post
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
Irish Duclinr Code.

The Irish dueling code has been
adopted with certain notifications by
duelists both i'll England and the Unit
ed States. 1t was drawn up by the Irish
bar ut the Clonmel assiZcs i'll 1777 and
appears to aim ut so arranging matters
that no lrishman anxious to fight shall
be baked 10y his wish. 1.-The first Of
Tense requires the first apology, al
though the retort may be more often
sive." after one fire the retort NAV
be explained away. But if either par
ty, tho code hastens to add, .'would
rather fight on, after two shots each
the principal who made the retort mag
explain and then the original offender
tender his apology" "Whcn the lie
direct is the first offcnsc, the aggrcssor
must either beg pardon i'll express terms,
exchange two shots previous to apollo.
gy, or three shots followed by ex-
planation, or fire ON till severe hit be
scored by one of the parties - ''No
dumb firing, or firing in the air, is
admissible" In slight cases the sec
ond hands his principal but one pistol,
i'll gross cases two, holding another case
ready charged in. reserve. "-Cornhill
Magazine
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
CYCLING AND ASTHMA.
a London Physician Says the Former WIN
Cure tho Latter.

euro tho latter.
Dr.. Marcel of London recommends
bicycle riding as n remedy for asthma.
Hero rs what he says about it in let
ter to The Medical Record: eff asthma
is form of mountain sickness and if
that distressing affection of high alti-
tudes can be cured by training for the
exercise of climbing, why should not
asthma also yield to the training of the
respiration carried out by practicing the
respiratory movements needed to carry
the tidal air through the lungs? Of all
means of training respiration I think
cycling is the best. When person first
takes q cycling exercise, it will be
found, especially on going up hill, that
the breath is wanting, the heart beats
uncomfortably and the legs tire, but
after training these discomforts disap-
pear, nothing will be thought of ascend
ing hills, the heart has become perfectly
comfortable, all breathlessness has dis
appeared and the legs will no longer
feel any fatigue.
Cycling exercise, first of ALL in
creases the depth of breathing, and that
without fatigue, as tho respiratory
movements are automatic. At the same
time it will accustom the rider instinct
lively to take in at each respiration tho
volume of air required to aerate the
blood. Persons who do not care for oy-
cling out of doors can take the Same
kind of exercise at homo by means of a
dummy cycle, consisting of an iron
wheel driven by pedals, the resistance
of the wheel being SO contrived as to
simulate bicycle riding. A strap carried
partly around the rim of the wheel can
DO frightened at will by the rider, thus
increasing the labor and recalling the
effort of riding up hill. My experience
of the results of this treatment is unfor-
tunately limited to only one person In
this case it has proved emincntly sue
ccssful This person took to bicycle rid
ing three years ago for pleasure and in
very great moderation for the first two
years. He observed that the attacks of
asthma to which he was subject became
fewer. The tightness and Wheeling
which occurred every night have now
entirely disappeared "
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

There is IA little bit of IL hoy i'll this town
who will probably get his name in tho pa
pcrs some day. y lcw mornings ago tho
people who think hc is the prctticst and
wiscst child on earth had ham and eggs
Tor breakfast. When his papa had finished
and was about To start down town, tho
:hild's mamma said:
stop IL moment. George. There's somr
rgg on your .uIlsiachc.
. Darn it, exclaimed George Il guess
I'll cut ii off
y few days later the child happened to
notice the gold filling in his mothers
teeth.
"0h, mamma, dcrc's egg on your tools, "
he said.
My, my" she replied pretending to
wipe the imaginary egg OFF. Il wonder
how it got there
The boy WAS silent for few minutes,
during which he seemed To- lie thinking
hard. At last hc asked:
Mammn, why dom 90 say darn too."
cleveland Leader.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
THE FIRST COTTON MILL.
WashinEtons Diary Fixes Its Location a.
Beverly, Mass.

WashinGton's Diary Fixes It's Location "A;
Beverly, Mass.
Several different towns in the United
States claim the unique distinction of hay
ing erected the first American cotton mill.
nut from tho best information that can be
obtained it seems that tho credit properly
belongs to the town of Beverly. Mass.
Tho circumstances leading up to this
discovery may be of interest to our read
ors. Some years ago Mayor Rantoul of
salem, Mass, was invited to Pawtuckct,
X. l., to attend tho centennial exercises
held at that place in COMMUNICATION OF
the opening of tho famous Slater mill In
sending out invitations to this centennial
event the owners of the mill claimed IL to-
he the first establishment of its kind ever
erected in the United States. For some
reason Mayor Rantoul was unable to bo
present at the exercises but being deeply
Interested i'll historical researches no de-
cided at his leisure to Investigate tho
claims of the Pawtuckct mill owners
This investigation led TO tho discovery
that the old cotton mill Mt Beverly Mass,
which WAS burned down in 1888, had been
i'll operation for several years prior to tho
establishment Of the mill at pawtuckct,
and that no less " witness than General
Washington himself could be cited in con
flrmation of the fact. IL seems That Gen
eral Washington, while on a tour of the
New Eng states in 1889. made a visit
to the old Beverly cotton mill and was so
impressed with the novelty of tho spectacle
that he devoted several pages of his diary
to its description. This old diary is still
To be found among General Washington's
papers.
As the researches of Mayor Rnntoul
seemed To settle the mattcr beyond all con
'rovcrSy, the residents of Beverly, Mass,
causcd II handsome tablet to be erected on
the site of the old mill, COMMUNICATING
the establishment Of the first enterprise
vi It's kind ever inaugnlatrd in the United
Statcs.-Atlanta Constitutions
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
SOME UNUSUAL TITLES.
Tho Names of Few Books Which Have
Not Boon CopYri,.htod


Tho journalist who had Just written q
delightful little brochure. entitled ..rho
Liberty OF the Press; or; How to Knock tho
Props From Under the Archimcdcan To-
YER That Moves the World" was calling
on Mr.. Young mt the library to get it copy
righted. Mr.. Young gracefully referred
MIN to Il clerk in that department, and as
the clerk WAS getting the paper ready ho
was making himself interesting by talk.
ing.
Yes, SIR" no was saying, 81 rather
thlnk you have hit upon good title for
your book. OF course some people won't
Know what the dickcns-I beg your par
don-what on earth it means, but that
doesn't make any difference to you. They
arc stupid people who wouldn t buy it any
how. Still there's good dcnl in title
or course don't mean the kind our rich
girls love to marry" and the clerk chuc-
klcd, but titles of books You under
stand. l Just made n list l camo across
today. They are from different sources
Here's n few that funny fellow Tom Hood
gave to tho Duke of Dovonshiro to 90 on
some dummy books for an entrance door
to his library: 'McAdam's Views In
Rhodes, Boyle on Steam Designs For
Friczcs, by an Arctic Explorer 'Pygma-
lion, by Lord Bacon; 'Cursory Remarks
OH Swearing by Jupiter; Percy Vcrc, in
10 volumes; Cooks Specimens of tho
Sandwich Tongue, 'On Sore Throat and
the Migration of the Swallow, ; 'Kosciuslio
on tho Right of Poles to Stick Up For
Themselves, Lambs Recollections of
Suctt, Chronological Account of tho Datc
Palm, and several others
Then there were some old volumes of
the time of Cromwell which had titles like
these: Crumbs of Comfort For the Chick
ems of the Covenant, High Hcclcd Shoes
For Dwarfs In Holiness, Hooks and Eyes
For Believers Brecchcs, Tho Spiritual
Mustard Pot to Mako the Soul Snceze With
Devotion Tobacco Battered and tho
Pipes Shattered About Their Ears That
Idly Idolizc So Loathsomo Vanity, by a
Nollcy of Holy Shot Thundered From
Mount Helicon, Poem Against the Uso
OF Tobacco by Joshua Sylvester; Tho
Shutters of Divine Love, Seven Sobs of n
Sorrowful Soul For Sin, and some more
OF tho same sort Added to these arc a few
scattering ones like these: Waves of Sound
and the High c. "A Jawey Forever by
an Active Prizcfighter; a Rich Ameri-
can, or the Earl's Choice, and so on
through list Of odd Ones"
Tho clerk handed the journalist a folded
paper.
THANK you, said the journalist.
Fifty ccrts, please. Anything moro
today?" smiled the clerk, and the incident
was closed. Washington Star
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
An UndeveIoned Idea.

Some years ago, according to the Bos-
ton Transcript, an inventor who had de-
vised new sleeping car took his plans
to Mr.. Pullman. The latter, after look
ing over Them said: There is an idea
there. I will give you 500, 900 cash
for your patents T" Tho inventor was q
poor man, and he would not accept the
terms. He said that if the idea was
worth 100000 to Pullman it was
worth millions to him. Tho car was
built and proved n financial failure, and
it is believed that even to this day the
inventor does not know where the
idea" was whose presence Mr.. Pull
man dlscerned in the working plans
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
NO MACINTOSH.
Contrary Effects of the Absence of One on
Friend of Colonel Calliper.

Contrary Effects of the Absence of One on
Friend of Colonel Calliper.
II knew man once" said Colonel
Calllper, "a young man who had ev-
crything that heart could wish for
who Notwithstanding that fact was q
pretty sane and sensible sort of young
man, but who nevertheless did at times
i'll his younger days before he had learn
ed the philosophy of life occasionally
have periods Of depression. In one of
these on his way homo once from Eu-
rope he came to the conclusion that life
wasn't worth living, and he made up
his mind to end it all right there by
jumping overheard AS he looked over
the rail and realized how wet tho wa
ter was and how much there was of it
he knew that he ought not to 20 out i'll
1t without IL macintosh.
"Going below, he discovered that he
had neglected to bring one. On this oc-
casion of all others when he wanted one
most he had none But he couldn't
think of encountering the wet inappro-
priately clad, and so he deferred Jump
ing overheard until he could do so in
proper form. Next morning, with the
resiliency of youth, he was feeling bet
ter, and he arrived i'll New York buoy
ant, hopeful and strong.
"And, curiously enough, while i'll
other respects he remained as punctil-
ious as ever about his dress, he never
after that wore macintosh, and he
went cut i'll all sorts of weather with
out hesitation. 1t was his carelessness
Ill this regard that led finally to his
death. Out without a macintosh in Il
heavy rain at the age of 81, ho caught a
cold that settled on his lungs, develop
cd into pneumonia and carried him off,
and so it may be said of my friend that
he owed his long life and his death to
the same cause. New York Sun.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
copper tempered by MOUND nunoers.

copper tempered by Mound Builders.
Ed a. Schloth has received from n
friend in Savannah. Ills, long and
small spearhead. small knife, an awl
and II needle taken from one of the pre-
historic mounds near that city The tools
are all of tempered copper, and when
suspended by II thread ring like steel.
They have been hammered out and tenn
percd. and after having been buried in
mound for no one knows how long
still retain their temper The mound
builders. who had disappeared from tho
face of the earth before Columbus dis
covered this country. knew how to tenn
per copper, an art which no man ON
earth has now, although many have Ell.
deavorcd for years to discover the proc
ess Such specimens are found in but
few OF the mounds opened, the impie.
ments found being generally of stone.
Mr.. Schloth has fine collection of rel
les OF mound builders and of the aborig-
ines of this coast and values these tenn
pered copper articles above them all
Portland Oregonian
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
The LOOpliOle,

Mr.. Goodheart-Regarding those kit
tens, my dear, the president of our Sc
clety says the most humane way to
drown kittens is to put them i'll an or
binary earthenware fiowerpot and then
suddenly turn the tiowerpot upside
down i'll pail of lukewarm water
Mrs. Goodheart-Why, yes, that is
a good idea, ism t it, because, you know,
there is a hole in the bottom of tho
fiowerpot for the poor little things to
breathe through. -London Fun.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
Tho Bloody nIea.,ou

Tewkesbury, where famous battle
was fought during the war of the
roses. is i'll Worcestershire. at the con-
fiuenco of the Avon and the Severn and
$50 miles from London. The battle was
fought on the Bloody meadow. just out
side tho modern town, and, according
to local tradition, ono night in every
year on tho anniversary of the conflict
tho adherents Of the white and red roses
meet and fight tho battle over again.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

SwifPs Specific cures Scrofula
when nothing else will. 1t purifies
and vitalizes the blood. 1t drives
out the poisonous clements. 1t stops
the accumulation of morbid deposits.
1t is purely vegetable. and is the
discovery of an eminent scientist.
It's for the blood alone that is all
1t is good for. If you have Scrofula,
Catarrh, Rheumatism, Cancer, Ec-
zema or any other Blood Disease
SIS. S. will cure you, no matter how
many doctors or other medicines
have failed.
NJ to the SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. Atlanta, Ga
Tor Tree books about Blood Diseases.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
FORMING a CLUB.
They talked OF travel, art and books.
Gave politics some rubs,

They talked OF travel. art and books.
Gave politics some rubs,
OF music spoke and drifted last
To tho theme OF woman's clubs.
I've Joined my SIXTH" she said, with
pride.
Each seemed so good n choice"
And on the word he courage took
His treasured hope to voice
"Oh. Phyllis. dear-forgive tho name
But will you make it seven
And join club know about?
Its charter comes from heaven,
Its fee Is drafts on Cupid's bank,
Its dues are kisses sweet.
Its membership is limited. u
But not its times to meet.
'Already half the numbers GOT
single smile from you
Will fill the list and found for aye
This happy club OF two.
Nay. sweet, look up! You think you'll joint
oh. bliss that crowns my life
You shall DO all the officers
And be. besides-my wifei'
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
TO Cure


1t ought to interest everybody to
Know that the terrible affection
called Scrofula is the forcrunner of a
still more terrible disease. Scrofula
is the seed of consumption. 1t is SO
deep-seated and obstinate that not
one doctor i'll q hundred can cure it.
10 cure Scrofula, you must cure the
Diood. You must go down to the
roots and reach deep. A Guessing
over with mineral poisons is not
only useless. but makes things a
great deal worse.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
Slow at Seeing.

Fog-Fcndcrson is good enough fcl.
low, but he is terribly slow nt seeing u
joke.
Bass-IS hcy
Fogg-lic slipped on piece of orange
peel the other day and had II fall Every
body laughed, but Henderson couldn't see
the point of tho joke.
Bass-Not surprising
FogS-llc saw it about ~ hours later,
however, when another fellow did the
same thing. Pick Me Up.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
HELP WANT ED.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for every town be-
tween Roanoke and Bristol to handle our
fine all wool blankets and other house
hold goods, sold on easy ,nonthly pay.
ments. a
STANDARD INSTALLMENT CO.,
Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

= German chemist, Joseph LANCER. has
succeeded with infinite patience in analyZ-
ing the poison Of bees sting Tho
amount sccrrtcd hy each bee is only a
tenth OF II miliigram. and he required 20
OOo bees get enough t"cNrcrimcnt with.
lie did not discover amy bacteria and con
cludcd that the action of the poison was
purely chemical.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
Tiune's Changes.

In 1880 Goethe wrote to friend that
it seemed almost inconceivable that now
that the Gothard wagon road had been
opened 1T was possible to go from
Frankfort TO Milan i'll single week. It
is now dono in day.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

De Foe, when imprisoned i'll Newgatc for
II political pamphlet. began his Review, IL
periodical piper, which WAS extended to
ninc thick volumes in qiarto, and it has
been supposed served as the model of tho
celebrated papers of steele. There he also
composed his lure Divine"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

" According To this cablcgrlm. they
were married in Paris yesterday :" he said.
I'VE must send our congratulations mt
once" she returned
" BY mail or cable" ne asked
=" From what know of both of them, >"
she replied, ''wc ought To send them by
cable if we wish To he sure that they will
be acceptable when they reach them. -
Chicago Post.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

After hearing some friends continually
praisine Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
aud Diarrhoea Remedy, Curtis Fleck, of
Ahaheim, Cal, purchased bottle of it
Tor his own use and is now as enthusi-
asttc over its wonderful work as anyone
can be- The 20 and 80 CT mt sizes for sale
by II. c. Barnes, "He puts up prescrip-
tions ~
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

Among tho Vosges peasant children
born at tho new moon are supposed to
have tongues better hung than others,
while those born ut the last quarter have
better reasoning powers a daughter
born during the waxing moon is always
precOclOuS.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
A Sweet Reflection.

Miss Peachblow-Wcll, I'm not much
of an optimist, but there's one thing [ can
"lways, see something good in
Miss What's that?
Miss Peachblow-A mirror.-New York
Journal.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

why don't you Try moral suasiOn with
these refractory boys inquired the good
lady who was inspecting the state reform
dtory.
Madam" replied the warden, that
would be about rs cilicaciouS rs hurrying
tho pace of canal mule by pushing on
the towropc "-Clevcland Plain Dealer.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

Down TO the Norman conquest tho Brit
ons had living money and dead mon
cy, y the former being slaves and cattle
and the latter metal
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

lc--1 havc just been reading that the
total length of the worlds railroad tun-
nels is about OIL miles.
Shc-Oh, 1 wish they We're all on this
line. Chicago News
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
One Bad Effect,

Wifc-John, don't you think you had
better give up trying to shave yourself and
90 back To the barbcrg
li,sband-Why, of course not. See how
much l save every month
Wiic-fcs, know that, but then Willie
Is always around you when you shave, and
ne Is learning SO many bad words-Lon-
don Fun.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
The Cnrnucopins.

These horns of plenty always come
In sizes, you must own.
Some get small tin horn, and some
Possess a large trombone.
Washington Star.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
Positively Refreshing.

Well anyway, it's pleasant to run
across something with life in it," re-
marked the casual sojourner in Philadcl-
phia rs he stepped on the live wirc.-Ncw
/. York Journal
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
Tho Limit.

His wife can fire china,
Hos clever with gun,
But as to firing Mary Ann,
They vow it can't be done.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

The oldest sailing craft in the world
Is tho SO called Gokstad ship. viking
vessel which was discovered in sepul-;
chral mound OH the shores of Chris
tiania ford. 1t is 1000 years old.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

1t is said that Australian shepherds
can foretcll the weather from the con-
dition of the wool OH the backs of their
sheep. An increase i'll tile curliness in
dicates better weather
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

In Vienna the servant girl is not per.
mitted to climb out on the window sill to
:lcan windows without q safety belt and
.opc attached to 1t.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

Nearly 200 patents have been issued
for horseshoes, but not one of the inven-
lions has ever come into general use.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
FOR SALE.

VALUABLE Roanoke county land Tor
sale. Ninety acres on the west side of
Franklin road between Leslie's Store ind
Back Creek, four miles south of Roanoke
city. Sixty acres in original heavy tim.
Der. A rare chance TO secure II farm.
Terms liberal. Apply to n. II. and C.
j.. CARTER, Blackstone. Va i281m
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

"Scc here" said the angry man to his
neighbor. Il want this thing stopped
That wife of yours is prying into our af-
fairs with u telescope"
IN look into it, sir.''-Dctroit Free
Press.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

Insured property to the value of $50, OOO
is burned i'll England every day.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07

WANTED AT ONCE.-Brick masons
ami laboIers. Apply at once TO the works
OF the Virginia Brewing Company. 4 If
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
are ASLEEP

y doctor asserts that the growth Of
children takes place entirely when they
are asleep.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
ROOMS WANTED.

ROOMS WANTED. Three or four
unfurnished rooms. wanted for light
housekeeping. 1 don't want to pay the
rent of your whole house, however. Adj
dress with terms and location "Lenox,"
care ThessTimes. IL 30 If
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
WANTED.

Notwithstanding, to do nc
night; references furnished. SAddrnss sos
Roanoke street s. w --@"12 2Sstf
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
MALE HELP WANTED.
SANDY P. .FIGGAT 6 co.

WANrED.-Numbar one colored man
cook, with experience. Apply ut north.
west corner Salem avenue and Commerce
street, inside of five days from this date.
172t