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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

All the world seems to be appropriating
to itself the old ndagc Of Gin times of
peace prepare For war; The queens
message urges upon parliament an UMPIRE
cedented appropriation for arm ament.
The Senate committee OF the United
States mas more than doubled the amount
of appropriation for fortiiications passed
by the House. Spain is using all tles-
patch TO get her warships ahoat that are
in Dl ocess Of building at Glasgow. Japan
is prodding up American builders Of her
new cruisers, and on the whole IL seems
as IL the nations of the earth are each
making Il John Gilpin race to e1uip
themselves for war. In all this we may
tind the strongest assurance for peace.
for the more thoroughly Il country
Is prepared for war the less anxious will
other nations he to provoke her 10 it.
The general preparations going on for
conflict argues badly for the :cheme of
universal arbitration anywhere in the
near future.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

degree of success. Colorado, Utah and
Wyoming are the only States of tho Union
IN which women are permitted to vote
for all Officers, Presidential electors in
cluded. In these States women are also
eligible for office, and Colorado has seen
lit to oestow legislative honors ON several
OF her women candidates. To "A limited
extent female suffrage has gained conces-
siohs in other States, notably in the New
England States and the far Western
States, but these have been mainly in
Ii unicipal elections. The question of the
right to vote will be only one of the incl
dents that Will occupy the attention Ct
the body that convenes next week
Hand in hand with woman suffrage
goes its twin. sister, woman's..rights. OF
the triumphsl progress of this question
there is no doubt. y vast army Of type
writer's. stenographers, commercial travel.
ers, telegraph operators, with here and
there doctor, IA lawyer, politician, is
ample evidence of the invasion of woman
into the domain of work..once claimed by
man alone. Another evolution of this
movement has been that caricature of
GODS handiworK, that travesty on femi
ninity, the new woman. Of all the good
that its advocates may claim for woman's
rights ami woman's suffrage it is more
than offset by the evils that have resulted
in the birth of this sex monstrosity, whose
baneful influence is being felt upon the
higher type of womanbood, where esen
1t has made its shameless appearance.
All honor TO the women of our land
VINO through reverses of family fortune,
or who TO avoid being burden upon
those whom they fain would helm. have
bravely faced the sneers and dlsapproval
OF associates and are making an honest
livelihood by daily toll With this class
and the new woman" there is nothing
in common, the one being il fact the
antipode OF the other. And yet, honora.
BILE as this struggle of woman for liveli-
hood among the moiling, toiling thou
sands Of the world, her foothold there has
been bought with price.
In dividing with man his responsibility
in The commercial and professional
world, she has lost something of that ut.
tribute which..wa close akin to divinity.
More and more the chilvalric courtesy
that man has been ever wont to pay as
loyal homage to womRn's claims is Civ
ing place to feeling that, since she
shares his business life, she, too, should
share the ruder attendants upon such "A
life And thus, little by little, that in.
definahle atmosphere, more impenetra-
bic and pow erful til an that which doth
hedge about king" is being poisoned by
the entrance into 1t of the idea that wo-
man is no longer dependent upon tie
strong arm of man to shield her from III.
worlds rude buffetings. but is amply
able in all conditions and circumstances
OF life to look after herself.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

After meals you should have simply a
feeling of comfort and satisfaction. You
should not feel any spe cial Indications that
digestion is going on. If you do you
have INDIGESTION, which means not. Gire.-
ton. I'll is may be the beginning of so
many DANGEROUS diseases that it is he st
to take it in hand at once and Treat it
with Shaker Digestive Cordial For YOU
know That indigest ion makes poison,
which causes pain and sickness And
that Shaker Digestive Cordial does this
hy providing the digestive materials IL
which the sick stomach is wanting. 1t
also tones up and Strengthens the diges-
tive III: cans and makes them nerfsetly
healthy This is The rationale 81 its
method o! cure, as the doctors wonid say.
Sold Oy druggists. price 10 cents 10 81
per hottie
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16
A LITTLE THOUGHT

will convince YOU that the best and
safest way to save money is 20 speLd it
in real estate.
Ideal cottage, best location, Southwes st
Roanoke, very latest architecture, I
rooms, steam heat, cabinet nantes, cor
ner lot, 50Xl30 feet, splendid stable,
building almost new, cost 50, GOO. to say
nothing of the lot and outbnildiIgs.
We now offer the property for 1000
cash. Call and let us show you home
that hasn't any objection.
How is this for an investment? Splen
did siX-loom residence, northwest, near
Park street. Newly painted; in fact in
thorough repair. Large corner lot. Will
sell for S675-:S325 cash. $3.50 in three
years from date with per cent. interest.
Pays over II per cent. on investment.
DO You know of anything better:
Desirable Groom residence, copve
niently located, on Church street, 50 900
$500 cash. balance $50 per month.
Once sold for SIS, GEO.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

General Cassus NJ. Clay will institute
proceedings for divorce from his child
wife. The ground upon which the suit
will be brought is not incompatibliiy
of ten per or unfaithfulness, but plain,
old-iashiCned insanity. Ii the country
could be empaneled 70: a jury it would be
no difficult matter TO secure a verdictSof
insanity for both parties, for if crazy &C.
tions betoken ctazy people, surely both
are good subjects for commission of
lunacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

Nothing couid have been more oppor.
tune than the proximity o: the steamship
st. Louis to the Amer lean line STEAMSHIP o
Neendam which foundered at sea Fer T.
But for this fact more than 200lves would
have been lost by the going down of the
Veendam. A IS it was. thanks to the hero.
ism and care displayed in max ing the
transfer from one ship to the other, not
an accident wss reported.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16
ABOUT TOBACCO CULTURE.

The Bombay, Fla, Breeze says: Last
Tuesday the Breeze man had Il e pleasure
o! an interview with Mr.. Robert Sylves-
ter, u Gadsden county, who now has
charge OF Major ~. Lewis extensive to-
bacco plantation near Bombay, ard from
him The following facts and figures in re.
lation to the culture of the " eed and the
profits II it around Quincy, were obtain
ed, showing that oul people can do as
we'll
The best soil for tobacco is gray sandy
loan nnderlaid VI 'stiT red or yellow
clay sub soil; and growth Of dogwood,
hickory. oak nd that class of timber is /.
good indication of proper constituents
1t should be remembered that the best
Suriatra can only he grown on fresh land,
while Cuban can be grown On the same
land year after year.
The best fertilizer is cottou>eed and
cottonsced meal, the later To uive the
plants "A quick start, and the former. by
its slower action. furnishing tie elements
of growth during the four mouths neces.
sary for the rip-nmg nt the crop For
this it will require from 50 100 bushels
of seed, and from five To eight hundred
pounds of meal per acre, to produce the
best results
1t is not .desirous to get The LARGEST
in Samaritan tobacco the most desrab bile
being from fourteen TO sixteen inches
long, while in the Cuban even smaller is
better, and for this reason / world put
the plants not over twelve to fftcen
inches apart in the rows. and the rows
not over three feet apart.
Having in view the almighty question
Of profit, Mr.. Sylvester was asked as to
how the price of the 81 crop compared
with that of previous yea-s.and answered
that if anything it was better. the aver
age price of from twenty to thirty cents.
while there were bona fide sales OF extra
stock up 10 rs high as 81
In reference to the cost OF pi odaction
Mr.. Sylvester stated that the crop he SUI
perin'erdcd last year cost a email frsc.
ton over ten cents per pound from lie
seed 70 the market. A brother of his
grew crop Of 80 acres at a cost of Id
cents pound The same year he sold his
crop te!nr dozen leaves were cut at 40
cei.ts per p uad, and when it was know
that when fertili2ed as above stated from
800 to !, COB pounds per acre can he grown
and that as high as 300 pounds Of fine
Suuatra has been cut from single acre,
it can he seen that we have IL Kiondike
here at home.
or course to secure such results care
FIJI. rainstaking and intelligent cnli'irc
and curing is necessary. but what has
been done hy one can he done ny another,
and Mr.. Sylvester gives it as his opinion
that these results are Just as possible
here as in GadsteE.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

The magazine supplement of Sundays
Mail and Express was devoted largelyssto
facts and incidents regarding Abraham
Lincoln, accompanied by portrait of him
copied from Carpenters famous painting.
Every picture of the supplement- is a tri.
umph of artistic skill, as clean cut as u
steel engraving.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16
A KLONDIKE STEAMER LOST.
The Clara Nevada is Said 10 Have
Burned at Sea.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. ia special
from Union, b. G., says: cit is reported
here that tho steamer Clara Nevada is
lost. 1t is said she went down while on
her return trip from Skaguny, near Sea-
ward City,an that all hands and pnsSen.
gers sank with her. 1t is claimed that
parties on shore heard an explosion on
board and saw the vessel on fire.
Passengers who made the trip on the
Nevada say the story is easy to believe,
as the vessel.was on fire once while going
up, and her boiler h sd TO be repaired be-
fore making the return trip The Clara
Neyaus was steamship of about LOCO
tons, ard formerly known as the Hassler.
The Nevada's passengers numbered forty.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

joaquin Miller argues that the IlIon-
dixie region was evidently once tropical
country. Mr.. Miller may stand high in
the field of poetry, but it would be hard
TO convince those who.have spent win.
ter in Klondike that his geological re.
searches have kept pace with his study of
metre.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16
CONSUMPTION POSITIVELY CURED

COESU MpTION POSITIVELY CURED
Mr.. r. b. Greeve. merchant, of Chill
aowie, Va, cert:des thai he had con-
sumption, was given up to die, sought all
nedicnl treatment that money could pro
cile. tried all cough remedies that he
could hear of, but got no relief; spent
many nights sitting up in a chair; was
iqiuce:! 10 try DR.. Kings New Discov-
ny, and was cured by use of two bottles.
FOR past three years has been attending
to business, and says DR.. Kings New
discovery is the grandest remedy ever
.nade,as it has done so much for him and
also for others IN his community. DIR.
Kings New Discovery is guaranteed for
Coughs. Colds, and Consumption. 1t
don't fail Trial bottles free at Mass,e's
Pharmacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16
FOR SALE.
NOTICE OF MEETING.

THE eighth annual meeting of the
stockholders of Fairview Cemetery Com
pany will be held over Hunter 81 Co.'S.
store, corner Commerce and Salem ave.
nue.. in Roanoke. Va, at noon on March
r, 1898, for tue election of Al board of di
rectors and for such other business as
may legally come before it.
W. L ANDREWS, Secretary
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16
VIRGINIA NEEDS O,SE.

Annapolis, Md, Feb. IA bill is be-
ing prepared which provides for the APP
pointment of a state auditor, whose duty
shall he TO examine State accounts and
audit the same The hill will provide
that the person appointed to the Office of
auditor shall receive n salary OF s., 900
and have n tlerf ut the salary of 81 200
per annum.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

The Business ONCE Of The Times closes mt
g p. m. After that hour any business cun be
transacted on the third floor of The Times
building.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

Mr.. F. c. Helbig, IL prominent drug
gist o. Lynchburg, Va, says: Zone of
our citizens was cured Of rheumatism of
two years standing by one bottle of
Chamherlain's Pain Balm. " This linament
il famous fer its cures of rheumatism;
thousands have been delil hted with the
prompt relief which II AT: ords. For sale
hy II. G.. Barnes, "He puts up prescrip-
tiOns.'
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16
ELLIS Bros, lO4 Jefferson Street.
NATIONAL EXCHANGE BUILDING.
DEATH OF JOHN j. HILLARY.

Charlestown. W. Va, Feb. 15.-J John
j. Hilleary, who resided at--Rippon, this
county, died al his home yesterday of
heart failure. He was aged 81, and was
horn near Jefferson, Frederick county,
Md, where he leaves many relatives. His
remains will he taken to-day to Peters
vile, Md, for interment.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16
HELP WANTED.

AGENTS. Reliable persons to take
the agency in their own towns for the
best line of fast selling novelties; pays 100
per cent; for Ladies' or Gents.
SPIRO 81 WATKINS.
1851 and 1888 Chestnut ST., Philadel-
phia. Pa. 9 Id 3m
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

W. X. ANDREWS & CO., 219 Salem
avenue, have had years of experience in
the coal and wood business. They know
what is required in the business. They
have the largest and most convenient
yard in the city. They handle every va
riety of coal sold in the city. They have
more shed room and keep more teams
than any other dealer in the city. They
have polite and accommodating drivers,
and deliver promptly coal and wood
nice and dry, from their extensive sheds.
Their teams are all belled.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

Spanish officials express surprise at
the expose of De Lome's duplicity. So
far as surprise goes De LON and the Off
ciaI are two of kind
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

FIFTY HANDS WANTED on Over
alls, Shirts and Drawers. Apply 10 the
IN. & W." Home Made Overalls and
Shirts. 23 3-4 salem avenue 3. W. ].
SACHS, Manufacturer. l I'm
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

WANTED-Sober, energetic young men
and Industrious ladies to represent The
American Art Co., Lock Box 444, East
Radford, Va. 2 II lw
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

Vienna and Cream Bread, Rolls, Buns.
Pies, Maccaroons, Lady Fingers, Kisses,
Pound Cake, Angel Food, L&dy Cake,
Current Cake, Cream Pulls, Chccola te
puffs, etc. at j. j. CATOGSES
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16
MAKING SLOW PROGRESS.

The National Wcnran's Suffrage Asset
alton Begins celebration of its semi
centennial in Washington uext Monday.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

We pride ourselves on keeping the
BEST of everything in our line and in
making prompt delivery Look out for
the belled teams. w. X. ANDREWS
g. CO., COAL AND WOOD DEAL
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16
IN GREAT DEMAND

hy young and old are our pure and de
licious CONNECTIONS. Once tasted they
are thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated
by those who are connoisseurs in rich and
toothsome concoctions, and orr store is
Mecca for those who have sweet tooth
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

Desiring to open up new territory soon
we will need more salesman and collect
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

OLD FAPERS for sale at The Times
Office. Good for putting under carpets.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16
w a II T s.
One Cent a Word Each insertion.
ROARDERs WANTED.

bell avenue west. -Four nice rooms. steam
heat and bath. 2 Is 5J.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

We made our reputation selling Mems
Shoes We intend to keep it, The
MODERN is the newest, and price is
only So
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

- = II SlIe,mIl ,AYENile,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

q g p; 3 E - q VIZ 81 ealnssz
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-16

Will convince YOU that the hest and
safest way to save money is 10 sreLd 1t
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-09-24
HAS INFINITE PATIENCE.
A jersey City Railroad Man Who
ObliginEly Answers 10000
Questions . Day.

Some men are great in silence. some
are grand in talk. The PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad company has a man in charge
OF its bureau of information in Jersey
City who answers on an average 10000
questions a day. and the person does
not live who has seen his feathers
rumpled. Remarkable man! The trav-
cling public can ask more fool ques-
tions than any other public en- earth;
but to interrogate stupidity. fco:ishly.
idiotically or otherwise X. p. Caldwell
is to discover n reversal of the Eihlit al
injunction to answer quick wit ac-
cording 10 acirinity. Over eco trains
go ard coE:e daily at the Pennsylvania
station. and all these Caldwell must
have at his tongues end. Us we'll rs a
complete rap of the universe, says the
New York Press.
|, Caldwell is Cvcryone's main depend
ence. Lave heard people inquire after
lost parcels. | have heard others ask:
"llave you seen Il man around here
looking as If he expected 10 see some
one?" "Did long. thin chap with
eyeglasses leave MESSAGE here for
mc?" did young woman with q
child tell you she expected her hus-
Eand to arrive on the. C!.:rn"o Iil~i-
tied? I'm the man" Caldwell lrn,ys
at sight every. politician That trays.
every prominent man in public life.
every regular ard rcarly every irrcmu-
lar ratrcr OF lis rr2h. EeinE r'ar Of
varied knowledge he is in demai q
among his fellows when arguments
wax hot. in political forecasts he has
an unbroken record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-09-24
TIE GREAT IIILAI;D SEA.
How Murine Ant;:::.I. Were Corr,,,..
After the Water Dried
Ages Ago.

In the latter part of the Mcsozoic
age there was Il great inland ocean,
spreading over large Fart Of The
resent continent. The lads ,hCn
=" Ma;rr were covcrtt! VIII. :. era
s.."'i:.r to tie times and .""r" irla IL
i"G hi some CT the animals which
air' distinguished the %cuoxuIr age,
'aA* i.t i'>Tuiar Science Manihly. In
i" ""a' w+rr reptiles, fishes and tur-
'''s' =: :: :,;:Aiir proportions. armed for
H'n>r or defense. There were also
'y~tcrlike bivalves, with enormous
'h"iIs. three or four feet in diameter,
The meat Of which would have fed
many people. In time this great ocean.
Swarming with vigorous life, disap-
peared.
Mountain ranges and plains gradual
" arose. casting forth the waters and
leaving the monsters to die ard bleach
in tertiary suns. AS the waters re-
manning divided into smaller tracts
they gradually lost their saline stabil-
ity. The stronger monsters gorged
on the weaker tribes, until they, too,
stranded on rising sandbars or lost
vitality and pcrished as the waters
freShened. In imagination we can pic
ture che strongest. bereft of their fool
supply at last and floundering in shall
low pools until all remained mired or
starved. 1t would be interesting to
know how much Of the great Gre
taceous OCEAN forms part, If any, of
the vast oceans of to-day.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-09-24

@The Democratic party of Elk,
county, in covention assembled d,
hereby declare: So. f
~That we heartily endorse the plat.
form of principles adopte by the
Democratic State Convention at
Reno, Sep. 8. 1888.
THAT We hereby pledge the nom
mees Of this convent tiOn to county
offices to honestly, efficiently and eco.
nomicany administer the county and
local government.
@That we hereby declare our unal-
terahle opposition to the further con-
hnuance of corporate influonce in
State and county political affairs and
we hereby denonnce the Silver party,
81 called, Of this State and county a.
party completely controlled an.
dominated by corporate influence,
and particularly by the Southern Pa
ciic X. r. Corpration Of KY. and Cal.
THAT we pledge the legislative
nomin .es of this convention to the
support OF Democratic United
States Senator who is neither under
the control Of nor the iiiireling of the
SouthssnsP Pacific r. r. Corporation. !"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-09-24

A great cOmmotion seems To have
taken place among railway circles
owing to tile contemplated through
car service between the Pacific Coast
and Chicago which is operating one
day each week. This is not new de-
pariure by jply, means, us the Denver
q Rio Grande Railroad C66lpnnyAlnd
it's connec ions have been operating d
through car service between the Pa
citic and atlantic Coast via. SILT Lake
Pueblo. Denver. Kansas City and
Chca"o for years, md three da. q
each Week, viz. every Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evening. The
cars for this through service are Of
;he latest Pullman design, and are
supplied with clean linen and bedding
throughout. A Pullman porter is as.
signe,l tn each car. These cars are
also Under the personal supervision
Of a Special Excursion agent,
whose duty il is to see that passen-
gers are gwen every comfort and ut.
tentiuD. For further inIotlnstioD, ap-
ply ~ any agent, or IL. F. Nevins.
General Agent, or to II NJ. Gushing,
Travelling Passenger Agent, d. & r.
@. II. H., 5S West 3rd South st. Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-09-24
Notice to Creditors.

TN, THE DISTRICT COURT OF
EN'G the 'FWu*th Judicial District OF
the SLateo Of Nevada, 10 and for the
County OF Elko.
ln the matter Of the estate OF John
Hibbetp, deceased Ha.'
Notice is hereby given that j. F.
Tripiett was duly appointed Execu.
tor of The last will and testament Of
said deceased on the 2Otll day 0f A ny.
ust, 1895. llIe creditors and all per.
SONS hnving claims against said de.
ceased are hereby notified TO file them
with the Clerk OF SAID Court within
sixty days after the first publication
of this notice. I8 wa
j. #. TRIPLETT,
Executor Of the Last Will and Testa.
ment of said decreased.
Dated August 20, 1893, ~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-09-24
THE NEWSPAPER Law.
AL Subscribers Should Read the
Following Law aud Avoid Trouble.

Following Law aud Avoid Trouble.
l. All subscribers who do not
give express notice TO the contrary
are considered wishing to continue
their subscription.
2. subscribers order the discon-
tinuance of their periodical the pub
Usher may continue to send it unit
all ARE arages are paid.
3 1t subscribers refuse or neglect
to take their periodicals. from the
office to which they are directed, they
are responsible until they have set
tied their bills and ordered them dis
continued. .
4. Subscribers moving to othe,
places withcnt informing the pub.
Usher, and the papers are sent to the
former address, they are hell re-
sponsihle.
b. The courts have decided that
refusing to take periodicals from the
Office or removing and leaving them
uncalled for. is prima fdcie evidence
Of Intended fraud.
. 6. subscribers pay in advance
they are bound to give notice at the
end of the time they do not wish to
continue taking it, and tile subscriber
viii be responsible until an express
.otice with all arrearages are sent to
lIe publisher.
Z. The latest postal laws are. such
at newspaper publishers can arrest
nyone for fraud who take d paper
md refuses to pay tor it.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-09-24

II you sit in draught the doctor
may cash it for you.
II ii wasn't for love hate would be ON
unknown quantity.
Iryou have ii skeleton in your closet
make no bones of 1t.
If pneumatic tire gathers enough
tacks IL shows it's hardware.
If you prove tlnt woman isn't con-
trary you prove she isn't woman.
If n girl doesn't appear lndylike on
O bike It's no fault Of the wheel.
If a man has no trials and tribula-
lions he is unable to appreciate happi-
ness.
If Il man coald read his own biog-
raphy it would surprise him more than
anyone else.--Lhicago Daily News