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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-10
FOR RENT.

. Groom ON cottage, Roanoke street, near
in, $500.
S-Ioom house with modern couveniepces
on Patterson avenue; stable, etc SIG. OC.
loroom. house with modern convent
ences on Patterson avenue, near in.
$500. w.
Sroom house on Shenandoah avenue
n. W., 500,
Small office room near Watt, Kettew 4,
C!ay's, $500. :"
Two store rooms with dwelling rooms
above, corner Park street and tondon
avenue II. w. VIII rent separately. Sec.
ond iioor arranged for boarding huuse
purposes. Rent moderate.
Sec
Il. H.. Es. 7HASTSOOM a. 90
THE RENTERS, Market Square.
FOR RENT AND FOR SALE
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-10
FARMS.

One OF the most desirable farms'i in Au-
gusta county, 400 yards from The N &
w. station, 3l5 acres, 2G5 in cultivation,
machinery can be used all over the place.
l1sroom dwelling and all necessary out
buildings This is very fine property.
Price $1,000.
A farm of 100 acres miles from Roa-
noke and one mile from Hollins, we'll
worth the money asked for it. Price
$1,000 5000 cash, balance 5000 per year.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-10
a Song of Better Times

n -OllR OF bttter IlmeS.
The snmovar Is singing low:
The astral'S wick is new
Without the winds of winter blow.
And snow is flying too
We're seven stories up, know
a mighty climb, tbs true.
thousand chimncys stretch away.
Like merry ghosts they seem.
Across the night, ntlown the bay,
We see torchlght's CLEAN,
And then hear her gently say,
1T seems just like Dream
Though scant our hoard, two weeks AGO
We farcd not half so well.
then wrote poems on the SNOW,
And none OF them would sell
But with my shovel Two made dough"
Fer since the last snow fell
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-10
LOTS

One good lot on Shenandoah avenue II.
w. $3.50
The best lot in the Lewis addition 50x
13J feet, %l75.
Two Of tho best lots on Dale avenue g.
G. Price $3.50.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-10
BOTH BIG AND FAMOUS.
Yet Chancellor Day Has Lots of Trouble on
His Hands.

Chancellor James II. Day of the SYRIA
cusc university, who rs ono of the princi-
pals in tho lively controversy which Is Just
mt present stirring up eastern Mcthudists
is gaining considerable notoricty, has been
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-10

prospective mother may insure herself
against the slightest fear Of danger or exces.
sive pain by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, during the period of expect
ancy. This " Prescription" makes the
coming of baby absolutely safe and coInpar-
atiyely painless.
1t gives elastic endurance to the organism
specially concerned i'll motherhood and
healthy vitality to the nervc-centres. IT
makes the mother strong and cheerful. 1t
gives her recuperative power. 1t promotes
abundant nourishment -ajid provides CON
stitutional health and energy for the child.
1t is the only positive specific for all dis
eases of the feminine organism devised by
all educated and skilled specialist in this
particular field of practice. Its sale ex-
ceeds the combined sale of all other med
icines for women.
~ am very thankful for what DR. Picrce's Fa-
voritc Prescription has done for me :" writes Mrs
Eta T. Smith, of Grcnola. Elk Co. Kansas
" About 4 month before l was confined I had
such pains could stand up only little while Mt
time. could not rest at night at ALL nor at
any other time. could scarcely cat ANYTHING at
all, began taking DIR. Picrce's Favorite pre-
scription and after the second dose felt better
From then until was sick. l carried nearly all
the water that used, up a long hill and
worked i'll the garden every dav besides NV
other work. and did not feel ut all bad When the
baby was born the doctor and The women who
were with me said had easier time than nv
one they ever saw for the first time. The baby
Is very healthy and growing right along I
have been up ever since she was five days old"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-10
Largo Capacity.

II don'r think that Smartly IS SO over
deep"
Did you ever try to fill him up?''-
Detroit FREQ Press.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-10
A SNAP.

The hest bargain that has been offered
in inside pronerty for 81 500 There is
sure profit In this.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-10
Paying Him Back.

Puss-Now, guess I've shown mas
ter how it seems to have your fur rub
bed the wrong way New York Jour.
Raj.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-10
A happy

a happy
mother is the
happiest being
III this world.
To hold i'll her
arms the dear
little life "a
part of her very
own life-ncst.
ing, trusting
and depctide,,t
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-10

II Vff IIVI pfOttCtlflV
love, is the sweet.
\ est, most sacred nc.
sponsibility of n wo.
mans eXistance.
But many a woman
% approaching the time
of motherhood feels
most deeply its duties and
trials. She is burdened
with n sense of anxiety and
unreasonable forebodinp.
This state of mind is UNI
favorable both to the
mother and the child.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-10
Philadelphia. June 18th. 1897.

Mr. Stone The samples that have The Printer
interesting that you
printing advertising has paid and how you pay
circulars outs how often you send them you your
H you it outside Will you YOU
that what special Inducements you present
swimming
have letter for department paper August
it by June 3oih.
good may pleasure hearing
am yours E. ST. ELMO LEWIS
Musgrove," of Printer, Chicago
Is you'd like to ask do SCI might help you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05

coin has the head of beautiful woman,
modelled after Miss Molina a Cuban lady
in New York, and the motto Of the fight
ing Cubans. which, translated, means
country and liberty"
On the reverse side are the words re
public of Cuba" and the coat of arms,
above which is the Phrygian cap of liberty.
The upper section of the coat of arms has
two peninsulas. that of Yucatan and that
of Florida Out Of the sea between is the
rising sun of liberty and a key. which rep
resents Cuba as the key to the Gulf Of
Mexico.
In the left hand lower quarter of the
coat of arms are five stripes, which on the
Cuban flag are three of blue and two of
white. The right-hand lower quarter has
the royal palm tree, the characteristic tree
of Cuba, and a landscape of mountains
and rivers. On this side of the coin are
also six stars, representing the six states
of Cuba. The coin contains about forty
five cents worth of silver and is redeema-
BILE at one dollar when Cuba shall be free
Secretary Albertini said that the sale Of
the coin had been very good in Washing
ton, when everything is considered. The
sale in New York, he said, was very large
and satisfactory amount of money for
the Cuban cause was realized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05
DiscOnsOlate.

Mr.. Blykins had been suffering with dys-
pepsia and had. as is his custom at such
times, taken occasion to discourse on his
ill-luck and to criticise this earth and all
of its inhabitants whose names are cur
rently mentioned in the newspapers. As
remotely but adversely affected individ-
ual, he had strenuousiy objected to the
manner in which all business, both private
and public, is conducted and had with
difficulty curbed an impulse to hold his
wife personally responsible for the whole
trouble.
Il am very sorry, dear" she had said for
the nineteenth or twentieth time, and her
gentle patience at last made an impression
on him. While the bitterness of his mood did
not abate, he began to comprehend it's I'm
reasonableness, and as his asperity abated
her own forbearanc nee began to flag.
I'm afraid, dear" she remarked, with
the exceeding mellowness of tone which
sometimes betokens sarcasm, that there
is but one way in which you could posi-
bly, be happy
What do you mean?'
You ought to be king
His face frightened for an instant and
then he frowned once more.
No." he sighed, 'it wouldn't be of any
use. Not the slightest in the case of a
man who has my habitual ill-luck. Even
If 1 We're king l could perceive my finish.
take ME the first hand round
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05

yarns were inspirations from his old
friends WIFE
To Washington photographers and lovers
of the Photographic art Jack Ryder was
well known. His death will be generally
regretted by the profession Of which he was
shining light
This cold snap has been a hard one on
| those office seekers who come to Washing
ton with more hope than money" said a
gentleman from Florida Friday. IT have
| been here less than twenty-four hours and
have been accosted within that time by
more than half dozen southerners, whom
have known at one time or other. Each
wanted to negotiate a modest loan assur-
ing me that he would pay it as soon as he
got the position he was after.
Strange what delusion-a snare In some
instances-the change of administration
means to some people. Some of the men
who wanted to borrow of me am absolute
iy positive the administration would not
favor with an office, if there were a multi
pncity OF them in excess of the applicants
Yet you could no more make them believe
lhere was no show than you could make a
mud turtle fly. l had to turn them all
down. Some of them were deserving Eel
lows, too.
One fellow from Georgia told me he had
oeen In washington since last April and
said he was only waiting. and / think he
Will De waiting for many moons. The same
ambition to work displayed at home would
pc productive of good results, more salts
factory results than waiting as he is now
lor SOFT berth from the government"
X
A group Of congressman were telling
stories in the cloak room of the House tbe
ether day. One Of them, a LAWYER. told
this experiences:
In the town where 1 first began the
practice of the law there was an Irishman
Patrick Mcdonald, whom every one called
Pat. Now, Pat was a good-hearted fellow
but he didn't get along very we'll with his
neighbors.
There was an easy-going fellow in the
same town by the name of Wheelock. He
was born in 1910, and his parents named
him Harrison. In country towns the peo-
pie are familiar with one another to the
extent that names are abbreviated or para
phrased. Every one knew this man as
Hat Wheelock.
We'll, Wheelcck and Pat had some words
over horse trade. The language used was
more expressive than elegant. According
to Pats version Of the affair Hat threat
ened to break his face. Anyway, Pat went
before justice of the peace and made
affidavit that he was afraid that Hat would
do him bodily injury.
Hat, of course. was arrested. He got
me to defend him. When the case was
called Pat took the stand and related the
story OF how Hat had threatened to iniure
him. When he was turned over to me for
cross-examination, l began:
Now, Mr.. Mcdonald, you say you are
afraid of your life?'
- am. sor.' was his prompt reply.
Then you admit that Mr.. Wheelock
can whip you. do your
His Irish was up in flash.
Not by d-n sight, sor; I can whip
half dozen like him.
That's all. your honor I said to the
justice, and he dismissed the case against
Wheelock."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05
The Strange Part IL II.

1 love to hear a certain learned friend OF
mine crate
On our modern institutions and their dire.
degenerate state.
When he talks about the drama, how he
scores the corypheesi
And asks how long the public will permit
such things as these.
He speaks Of our performers as mere pig
mics in an age
Where there is no chance of viewing real
genius on the stage.
And the plays are less than trlfing and the
wit which men should prize
To buffoonery has weakened, which must
needs demoralize-
But he goes to see 'em.
And the novels that are published, How he
puts 'em meath the lash
And wonders how the people can endure
such tawdry trash.
The authors and their managers without
remorse he scores
And declares that they're ''pernicious'' or
''unmitigated bores.''
He vows that they are callow save in cases
where we find
Too much sophistication for the really WELL
bred mind.
ana ne wishes Tor a DOnnre winch as SuS-
tanance would claim
Most volumes that have been and are be-
coming known to fame
But he buys EN-.
And when he talks of politics-thats when
his f1inty ire
Into the finder of my dull intelligence
strikes fire.
He shows how politicians with their me-
chanism bold
Have quite usurped the places that ability
should hold.
And how some willy people will by plots
and cunning snares
Rank with the great and righteous in the
national affairs.
With scorn he tells me how these politf-
clans bad have made
What should be patriotism into usury and
trade
But he votes for 'em.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05

this is a legal holiday. and I am exempt
from attendance at an institution where
am pleased to say I am at the head of
most of my classes
You have no business trying to run that
elevator. anyhow"
You couldn't very well run II for your
self. you know"
I'D rather try it than depend on you"
For what reason?'
because you, are too young to know any
thing about it,
Madam, allow me to reassure you. This
elevator is operated by hydraulic pres
sure, the principle relied on being that
water eXerts pressure in proportion to the
height of column rather than in proper
ZION to the diameter. In making use Of
this characteristic, water is admitted into
a cylinder, the pressure being regulated 10y
the use of valves and a stable equilibrium
made possible by an ingenious system Of
counterpoises l could go further into the
minutiae OF this particular machine. which
of course has its variations from other
models" he added she gasped In as
constituent but l doubt If you could fol-
low the technical terms whose use an ac-
curate description would necessitate. But
| wish to assure you that If, after what l
have said, you think you know more about
this elevator than do. you are at perfect
liberty to step in and take its manage
ment out of my hands"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05
A Remarkable Battle.


"'Not by ID sight. am T. he said:
MIN factory wouldn't take you,' and he
leaped in again and made a lunge with his
dirk at Mobiles face. But Mobiles face
wasn't there. Noble lodged suddenly, and
Finn fell against the bar with the whirl of
the lunge he had made. When he turned
around Noble was in the middle of the sa-
to be weaponless. Finn made at him again
and gave another frightful side sweep with
his dirk for Mobiles head. He missed again,
and Gus landed a hard one with his right
fist on the mule-whackers right. ear. Finn
WINGED, but he was powerful man. and 1t
took more than one blow to put him out.
Well, this fight between the man with the
dirk and the man with only scientific pair
of fists lasted for fully five minutes, Finn
striving desperately to land on his man
scratching him, while every time he Iaade
a sweep he got stunning blow either on
his face or chest. Moonlight would have
shot Finn from behind the bar, but he
was afraid of hitting Noble. the men were
circling about SO swiftly. Finally, when
side lunges with the knife, Noble suddenly
ducked, ran sQuarely between Firms legs
and lifted the man or his feet as easily
as en- ordinary man would hoist e pound OF
SAT-. Finn came down on all tours, and
Noble wrenched his right ARM until the
dirk dropped out OF HIS hand. with the
dirk at the mule-whacker's thrtat, Noble
then made him repeat after him q grovel-
Ing apo3eU to the tenderfoot. who stood
By. too paraHxed with fear DO set out.
two guns aad his dirk, and told him to
mako for his shack and sleep OF his rum.
The muie-whacker WALKED out without 2
word . BEATEN man."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05
X
Growth of n Great Man.

The man who had come to Washington
after an Office was talking over old times
with Colonel Stilwell
do you remember Mr.. Gowans?" asked
the visitor
"Puffeckly well.' replied the colonel;
''puffeckly."
II believe he settled in your city, did he
not?"
YES subj"
HE didn't seem to have a great deal Of
ambition when 1 knew him.
There's where you show yourself pore
judge of human nature, sub. / nevvuh saw
a man get along fastuh in our community
subj"
perhaps did him an injustice"
''You undoubtedly did, sub. Why, befo'
he had been there three weeks he had got
to be a major; in less than six months he
was known as colonel and when / left a
great many people were alludin' to him as
general
Still, that doesn't prove that he has &C.
complished anything practical"
Don't mistake, sub; don't imagine that
he has wasted his opportunities. A man
cannot achieve all things at once, sub. His
rise was gradual, but sure. 1 DIDN'T tell
you what happened to him aftuh 1 left the
city. Step by step he made LIS way, sub,
from major to colonel and from colonel to
general, and still onward and upward until
now, sub, he has got to be a real postmas-
ter, with compensation amounting to at
least 5000 per annum, sub"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05

Written for The Evening Star.
Bereavement.
rs sittin' alone wifi muffin 'roun'
But my lonesomeness an me,
An watchin' de snow dat piles de groun'
An hangs rum de hick'ry tree.
It's many a month sence 1 has knowed
Whut real inj'yment is,
Case dat lonesomeness, it come an
growed
When de bull-frog done got fri1.
I useter wait an listen when
e De sun wah gittfn' low,
He'd allus staht a-tunin' den,
So serious-like an slow
An dab he'd sit an he'd sing to me
Dem curious songs O. his
Dis life ain half what it useter be
Sence de bull-frog done got friz
1 los de cricket wifout sigh
An de tree-toad fun de Dough
An / says, good by. Mistuh Butterfly,
You couldn' sing none, nohow.'
But mus confess to my lonesomeness
AS de cold winds whine an whizz
My pleasures is little an CROWN less
Sence de bull-frog done get friz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05
THE CAT AND THE RIFLE

The drummer sat near the hotel window
locking at an animated scrapping match
taking place between a couple OF English
sparrows In the gutter while half a dozen
more were dragging each other around by
the heads over a piece Of cheese In the
street.
They remind me-" he said, '.of an ex-
perience I had down in Virginia In Sep
TENDER. was at the store OF a customer
OF mine waiting for him to get through
with some people, and as I sat tilted back
against a tree in the shade the merchants
fourteep-year-old son came up with one
OF those little guns. generally called cat
rifles over his shoulder. 1 asked him what
ne was going to do with the gun. and he
asked me If I had ever seen his hunting
layout. I hadn't, and he invited me to
come with him and see. We went into the
mouse adjoining the store, where the boy
gray tomcat asleep. The boy gave a pc
culiar call and the cat was on his feet in
an instant without knowing exactly what
had caused it. When he saw the boy and
the gun he came flying that way and jump
ed and played about the lad exactly as
hunting dog would have done.
Telling me to follow. the boy led the
way out to the street, closely accompanied
by the cat. hundred yards from the
gate there were a lot of English sParrows
feeding and wrangling in the street, and
the boy, lnotiening me to be careful, be-
gan to slip slowly up on his quarry. The
cat In the meantime had skunk behind him,
but was intent upon the work in hand.
AS fer myself.sIr began to. catch the idea,
and, of course, / was thoroughly inter-
ested. At about fifty feet from the birds,
Tor they seemed shyer than those knew
elsewhere, the boy banged away and wing
ed bird. Instantly the cat was after it,
and in a minute that bird was inside the
cat. A little further down street the hoy
fired again, using the small B cartridge,
which makes only about as much noise
hand clap. This time he missed, and as
the birds flew up to the trees the cat look
ed at him reproachfully. The next shot
he was luckier and the cat got another
bird. Twice the boy missed and the cat
showed plainly how Disguised he was with
that sort of shooting. But he waited for
more, though evidently less interested.
now that he had eaten two birds At the
next fire the boy barely touched bird
and the cat made a bound for it and
missed it. He watched it second as 1t
disappeared and then with cat-lke I'M
reasonableness he refused to follow his
master further and jumping over fence
ne made streak across lots for home.
No dog would ever do that way said
the boy, half disposed to send after the
cat.
No. said l, and never before saw
cat that would do it
1.-THE boy smiled at the way put it, and
as we went back to the store he told me
what hard task it was to teach a cat to
hunt sparrows with gun"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05
ROMANCE OF A VALENTINE

81 have been noticing the valentines in
the Windows remarked the wholesale
fruit dealer to The Star reporter, "and am
reminded of an experience that once had
when I was in the fruit business in New
Orleans. Two of my customers kept fruit
stands near each other, one OF them being
q man whom we called Mike because his
name was Miaco, and the other very
pretty type Of the Italian girl whose name
was Favorita. She was desperate CO.
quette and Miaco was a desperate loyer.
That is to say. he became so under the
merciless coquetry of the girl. They had
known each other for years, and she had
been his rival in trade for a year or so
when he asked her to marry him.
ut was about the season of st. Valen-
tine, when the little birds mate, that Miaco,
with heart full of love for the pretty
olive-skinned fruit seller. asked her to be
his wife, and she, replying, told him she
would give him his answer in two days. It
was then q week before the 14th Of Febru-
ary, and promptly her answer came, bear
ing on its outer envelope the words, Your
Valentine With an eagerness alone pos
sessed by a warm-blOoded Italian who is
deeply in love, Miaco tore open the mis-
sive, to find in it only an announcement to
the effect that Favorita was soon to marry
one Alessandro Malvo, a man of all others
most hated and feared by Miaco.
1.-The missive made him crazy, I guess,
IOT Wnen ne came lnIO my place curing
the day he acted so, and in reply to my
questioning he took me aside and told me
that Favorita had promised to be his wife
and his joy had unbalanced him. He was
locking for lot of bananas, the finest he
could get, to send to her, a slight token
of his esteem, and finally took ten large
punches, including three which 1 cautioned
him particularly about, as tarantulas were
suspected in their midst. though we had
not been able to locate them. He smiled
strangely at the Information and went
away after paying for the fruit. 1t was
sent to him that evening in my wagon and
l wrote note calling his attention again
to the danger of the deadly spider.
"0f what happened after that I know
nothing in detail. All I know Is that on
the morning of st. Valentines day there
was great excitement down the street, and
word came that the pretty Favorita had
been bitten by tarantula and was dying.
The saddest part of it, said the old woman
who told me, was that the spider was in a
bunch of bananas that Favorita's sweet
heart had given her-the fine Miaco, who
was to have been her husband, though she
had in joke told him she was going to
marry Alessandro.
This made very unpleasant duty de-
volve upon me, for l felt that I had in
formati which would come very near
making Miaco a murderer, but, as it hap
pened, 1 was not called upon to testify in
the case Miaco told the story in a state
ment he left when he killed himself"