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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
An Eastern Shore Oucstion.

Strangers tell us it is q fact that after
the formalities of an introduction to an
eastern shore man mt his own home al.
ways follows tho question: "Is this your
first visit to tho eastern shorcP' Tho
origin of this custom was set forth by an
eastern shore man at n Cincinnati ban
quot mt Newport, r.. T., somo years ago,
when he was twittcd about tho popularity
of his countrymen. Tho story is true
one.
When General Lafayette accepted the in
vitation of congress in 1894 and came TO
this country rs tho nations guest, great
reception was rendered him ut the state
house in Annapolis officially by tho state.
Tho governor of Maryland Mt that timo
was an eastern shore farmer, who lived
on his farm except when tho general as
sembly was i'll session or when 10 was
called to Annapolis mt other times OH off
cial business. OF course his presence was
Indispensable ut tho Lafayette reception.
His function, indeed, was to introduce the
distinguished guest. The governor made
tho trip OH horseback around tho hcnd of
tho bay, clad i'll II homcspun suit made on
his own looms. The roads and weather
being worse than no calculated for when
no left homo, no did not reach tho cnpitaI
until the day of tho reception and after all
tho other notabilitics were thoro and whit
ing Tor tho governor, who was hastily ush-
cred into the senate chamber, his clothes
splashcd with mud just rs no was whom
no dismountcd. The distinguished people
i'll splendid array in the chamber confused
the plain and patriotic eastern shore gov
ornor, and when he was presented to La
iaycttc no could think of nothing to say
for the moment and blurted out, ais this
tho first time you were ever in this coun-
try, gcnoral?" and from tho day tho east
ern shore governor made that faux pas to
this tho question is rcligiously, patriotic.
ally and proudly put to tho stranger when
his footsteps first touch the eastern shore
strand. -Baltimorc SUN
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
EPOCH OFSSUICIDESI,..
What Does This Frightful In
crease OF Suicides Mean?
Are Cur People Fast Becoming a
Nation of Nervous Wrecks?
Some Startling Facts Which Stare Us
All in the Face.

Three suicides in one day in Boston and
fivc'in New York on the day following. In
each case because of nervous breakdown,
encouragement or despair.
A sad story, indeed! And how import
ant the lesson it teaches It should appeal
to you! These suicides needed not the
first symptoms of disease, :hc aching
head, pain in the back, loss Of appetite,
constant distress from food s:cepiess
nights, WEAKNESS and gradual breaking
down in health, until brain and nerves
gave way under the strain aad severe SICK
ness followed
Heed the warning. Neglect is danger
Gus and the tate OF these poor sufferers
may be the fate ct many.
DIR. Greenc's Ncrvura is thcrn mcdi-
cine OF all others :hat is especially adapted
to the fort;fving of the system against
such inroadS OF disease. |. gives renewed
life, vigor and vitality to brain, nerves
and body.
Mrs. Janet Johnson, HoNbury Terrace,
Boston, Mass, says:-
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
a Window Screen.

In France they have simple arrange
ment for the windows i'll winter, which
is both decorative and useful, and
which might be adopted III American
country houses with advantage. 1t is
called window screen and consists OF
padded elongated square of velvet or
satin, either plain or decorated with
embroidery, which is hung i'll front of
the lower sash of a window to keep out
the drafts. 1t is held in place by means
of small rings, covered with bow of
ribbon, which fastcns on small hooks
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
THAT Apple STORY.
Did Noah webster Steal It, or DID enc
Irish Steal 1t From Noah?

Said an old 1uan who was an ardent adj
mirer of Noah Webster:
''Was Noah Webster plagiarist or did
tho English steal from him? / was led to
ask these questions by being shown the
Universal Spelling Book, published in
Dublin in 1880 by T. Tcgg Sc Co., which
contains the story of the boy shat stole ap-
pies, with an exact reproduction of the
Wcbsterian illustration. 1t runs as fol-
lows: An old man found q rude boy upon
ono of his trees stealing apples, and desired
him to come down, but tho young sauce
box told him plainly he would not.
Wont your" says tho old man. "Thon
will fetch you down. So he pulled up
some tufts of grass and threw as him, but
this only made the youngster laugh, to
think tho old man should pretend to beat
him out of the trcc with grass only.
well, well, says the old man, 'if neither
words nor grass will do, must try what
virtue there is in stones" So the old man
pelted him heartily with stones, which
soon mado the young chap hasten down
from tho tree, ond beg tho old mans par-
don.'
"Now, when first read that story, some
thing moro than 90 ycar9 ago, no doubt
entered my mind that it was maie in Con-
nccticut. And the picture accompanying
twas not that little house Jerry Girls.
wold's, and the old man Priest Pruden?
And tho boy, did he ma hear striking
resemblance to mo in my best white trou-
sers? All these impressions remained nm
til recently, whom saw tho picture in the
Universal Spelling Book, where it looked
wonderfully Irish to me. wish some of
you fellows would find out whether Noah
Webster was n plagiarist or tho victim of
British publishers.
I'm the Universal Spelling Book under
the headline Words of Seven Syllables Ac-
cented on the Fifth Syllable find cir
cum ga ti-on, and, under the line
Words of Five Syliabes Accented on the
First Syllable, fa -shi-on-a-bl bic, and having
got so far | didn't wonder any moro that
somo of my Irish brethren find it difficult
to catch on 20 tho pronunciation of Eng
lish words. But that is only n small mart
of what tho Universal Spelling Book
contains. It has IL treatise on English
grammar. followed by tho principles of
politcncss by Philip Stanhope, earl of
Chesterfield, and number of fables,
Stories etc, besides tho Boy and tho APP
plo Tree, concluded the old mnn.-Utica
Observer
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
NIGHT.

The sun has vanished out of my sight,
And the moments sadly roll,
For my heart is dark with tho thought of
night,
And the night is in my soul.
The day is set and never will rise,
And my heart is sick and sore
For the sweet. sweet light of my true loves
eyes
Will shine for me no more.
My very sleep of rest is shorn,
am full of pain and care
sick with the thought of what I have borne
And of what is left to bear
l gee the rose with bushes fired,
hear the brook run by,
But am tired. 50 sick and tired
almost long to die.
For know the sun will dry tho stream,
And the flow'rct fade in tho FROST
And know that my dream is all dream
And the charm Of the dream is lost
There will never, never be any moro light
For my hope and must part,
Ano my eoul is dark with the thought of NIGHT
And tho night is in my heart
-Aiicc Cary III New York Ledger.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03

with another and so on, with nnthcmnt-
zeal regularity. He was earning only $50
n month, and how he kept up his cstab-
hshmcntS was Il mystery.
After his arrest and u vain ATTEMPT to
compromise matters no was released ON
bail. appeared in Il dime museum and
finally oponed Il saloon.
Bates made the technical defense that he
was married to Annie Hnrbcrt the Mich
igan girl, before he married Julia Nc
Carly. and therefore the latter marriage
could not be legal. Judge Horton did not
favor tho technical plea.
The state held that Bates had been on =
gagged in the wholesale deception and mar.
rage of women, and that Justice as well
as chivalry demanded that lie should be
put out OF the way
Three indctcrninatc sentences will be
imposed upon him, almost u lifetime in
the pcnitcntary
Ho has never shown contrition for his
deeds, but rather appears to glory in them.
He is Il man OF small stature and insisnir-
1cant i'll appearance. lie received 500 "a
week for his museum posing.
Tho closing hours in tho second trial OF
Bates were as picturesque to the court at
tcndants as they were tedious and forchod-
ing to the prisoner.
-, eio 'itcrhoon IL wee laSSlc WIN rcd
hood and pair Of busy hands, with moth
ing particular to amuso her, rompcd up
and down. and more than once climbed
into an empty chair near the prisoner and
cast shy glanccs mt tho man who, despite
his detection, could not refrain from motto
ing her. She was Ruth McCarty Bates
Not FAR from Mrs. Julia McCarty Bates
sat another woman. At her side was an.
other little girl. She was Olive Vosbure
Bates, aged S, and only Is years younger
than her mother
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
WINDOW PROTECTOR.

screwed into the trim of the Win
dow. OF course such Il surface affords
opportunity fer charming effects in the
way of necdlework, particularly us
thero is no wear and tear, us in tho case
OF cushion on tablccloth, so that the
most delicate effects may be carried
out, and the brise bises give, besides IL
coy look TO room, which i'll winter
weather is most attractive. The New
York Tribune in calling attention to
the foregoing illustrates the device de
scribed
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
Convenient For Holding Flour.

One of tho most convenient bins for
flour when closed looked like one of tho
square doors i'll the pantry. 1t is SO ad-
justcd that the knob and catch" are at
the top, and it opens downward from
the top. The interior is wedge shaped,
its wooden sides thus gradually dimin-
fishing i'll sizo toward tho bottom. In
good working order such flour bin is
boon, says Good Housekeeping, and
when the quantity of flour grows less
with use tho decreasing sizo of the bin
admirably suits it's contents.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
'B0VTO WIN A WOMAN.
Expert Advice From David E.
Bates, the Bigamist.
"sYMpATHY" is THE ToUCHsToNE.

Poetry, Music and Flowers Never Cut Any
Figure In His Numerous Conquests.
Glories In His Misdeeds srd Will Pay
tho Penalty.
David Ellsworth Bates, tho singular
young man with plural wives who has re-
Gently undergone trinl for bigamy in Chi
cago, is preparing to write book entitled
Elbow Won Them
Talking with reporters in the iail tho
othor day he expressed belief that vol
umo containing his experiences would
prove OF value to him in financial way,
besides setting forth his case in moro fa-
vorablo light to tho public
The chapter that he discussed with most
freedom was one entitled Elbow to Win q
Womnns Love-
THAT question:" no said, "I can an
swor In two words-obscrvation and sym
pathy. You must observe woman clear
ly, study her little likes and dislilies, then
sympathize with her troubles. Help her
whenever you can, but do it in an unos-
tentatious way. 1t never fails. Women
are susceptible-very susccptible-to sym
pathy.
Did you ever try poetry and moonlight
nights?" asked very young reporter.
No l never won't much on poetry"
"Music?"
mo. l am not musician
Flowers: Dances? Boat rides? leo
cream soda?"
"Oh, those attentions AFRO all right, but
you can never win woman's lovo with
them. Nor can you win her by good
clothes, though you must always appear
neat. woman doesn't care for dudes
that is, tho right kind of woman. She
wants sympathy; sho wants man to be
manly, to bo ut her sdo and help her
through tho troubles of life. am naturally
attentive to women, and I found that at
tcntion and sympathy counted moro than
money.
Tho court record condensed to date
shows that David Ellsworth Bates is 30
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
Applo HEDGEHOG.

Under the name of apple hedgehog
The Standard Designer describes II SIM
pie but attractive dessert: Two pounds
OF apples, peeled and sliced, u pound of
white sugar and n half pint of water.
Boil all together until quite thick and
keep stirring to prevent burning. Put
into Il mold, turn out when cold and
stick all over it split almonds. Serve
with whipped cream.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03

DR.. Cady's Condition Powders al e just
what IL horse needs when in bad conli-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermi-
fuge. They are not food but medicine
and the best in use To put horse in prime
condition. Price 25c per package **x
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
One Cent a Word Each Insertion.
NOTICE OF MEETING.

The.annuaI meeting of the stockhold.
ers In tho Stone Printing and Manu-
featuring Company will be held in the
Offices OF the company. in Roanoke, Va :,
Monday, February Z, 1898. at i O'Clock
p. m. - A. A. STONE, Secretary.
23 saw CIV
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
BATES AND FOUR OF

b-N f.o n y II iOtk Of
HIS WIVES.
nggrcgating So. 600.
Tho case of Ncttic
Swain still remains
to be tried.
Anna linrbert got
Il divorce from Bates
tho other day.
1t is not known
whether or not he
WAS ever divorced
from his first wife.
He WAS arrested last
August on IL charge
of having moro than
one wife. Police de-
velopnient's showed
5that he had a bunch
Iof wives, all living
within u few blocks:
that he took dinner
with one. sumner
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
WOOD! woODM WOoD.n

For PINE or OAK wool--by the CORD
or by the LOAD-prepnred for COOKING
STOVES or in BLOCKS FOR HEAT
ING STOVES, go to w. X. ANDREWS
81 Co, 21p alem avenue. Their be!led
teams are always ready to deliver it.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
rnn GREATEST DISCOVERY YET.

w. NJ Repine. editor Tiskilwa, ILL.,,
"Chiei.' says: "We won't keep house
withouS DR.. Kings New Discovery for
CONSUMPTION, Coughs and Colds. Ex-
perinented with many others, out never
GOT / he true remedy until we used DR..
kirs's New Discovery. No other remedy
can take its place in our home, as in it
we hive certain and sure cure for
Coughs, Colds. Whooping Cough, etc. "
It, is idle to experiment with other RENE
dies, even if they are urged on you as
Just as good as Dr. Kings New Discovery.
They arc not as good, because this rem
edy has RECORD of cures and besides it
is guaranteed. It never fails to satisfy.
Trial bottles free at Massie's Pharmacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
a Plea For tho Boston Girl.

1t is tho custom of the funny fellows in
other parts of the country to laugh Mt the
GOODNESS of the Boston girl. but it will be-
noticed that when they como hero they
lind that tho Boston girl is tho girl to
freeze to.-Boston Transcript.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
Lemon and Cocoanut Taffy and Ne
lasses Tatfy at j. j. CATOGNpS.
IT Will sURPRIsE YOU.

In order TO prove the great merit of
Ely's Cream Balm, the most effective
cure for Catarrh and Cold in Head, your
druggist will supply n generous 10 cent
trial size or we will mail for 10 cents.
Full size 30 cents.
ELY BROS, 90 Warren St, n. Y. City.
Ely's Cream Balm has compile .ely
cured me of catarrh when everything else
failed. Many acquaintances have used it
with excellent results.-Alfred w. Ste
vens, Caldwell, Ohio
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
HELP WANTED.

AGENTS WANTED for our new wall
map of Virginia. 2SX42 inches in size. five
colors, on heavy paper, and with tin at
top and bottom. With index of towns on
border showing location on map and pop
ulation figure. Sells at popular price.
Send so cents and get. sample and terms
for county agency. RAND. GN'NALLY
& CO., CHICAGO, Ill. 231t
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
BOARDERs WANTED.

BOARDERS WANTED.--Ar No. IA
Wells avenue II. w. ;s.half block from n.
IL w. offices. 231w
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
PlCKAAINNIES WONDER

That W.. HA. Andrews az Co.'s
coal can be so much blacker and more
shining than themselves. The people of
Roanoke wonder how they can keep their
coal so uniformly clean and free from
dirt, and of such good quality and fair
price. They are in the coal business to
stay and know that one patron pleased
will brinL five.
Their teams are all belled.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
PoIecat Not a Proper Missile.

A man of Waterbury, VT, threw II pole.
cat through Il neighbours window recently
and had to pay only sea and costs.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03

Vienna and Cream Bread, Rolls, Buns,
Pies, Maccaroons, Lady Fingers, Kisses,
Pound Cake, Angel Food, Lsdy Cake,
current Cake. Cream Pulls, Chocolate
Puts, etc, at j. j. CATOGNTS.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03

FIFTY HANDS WANTED ON Over
alls, Shirts and Drawers. Apply 70 the
IN. e. W. Home Made Overalls and
Shirts. 90 Sd Salem avenue s. W. !.
SACHS, Manufacturer. L I'm
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03

Sweet Florida oranges, imported lines,
California Tangerine oranges j. j.
CATOGNI.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03

WANTED. Upright and faithful gen.
tlemen and ladies to travel for response
bile established house in Virginia
Monthly 500 90 and expenses. Position
steady Reference. Enclose self
addresse ed stamped envelope. The Domin-
ion Company. Dept. X. Chicago.
II I'm ~
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03

years of ago. At II
years he married
Kate Howard; ut %
he abducted and be-
traycd Olive Nos-
burg; at 23 he be-
trayed Anna Vos-
burg; at 81 ho mar
ricd Anna Harbort;
ut 26 he married Ju-
lin NIcCarty; at 20 no
married Ida Calder
wood; mt 80 he mar
ricd Nettie Swain;
Inc has been convict
cd in tho cases of Ju
lin NlcCarty and Ida
Caldcrwood and Civ
ell an indeterninato
sentence, with fines
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03

Desiring to open up new territory svun
we " ill need more statesmen and collect
crs In all sections of Southwest Virginia.
Apply before February /. STANDARD
INSTALLMENT CO., .2l2 Jefferson ST.,
Roanoke, Va.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-10-26

SEC. 2. The general election shall be
held annually on the Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday OF November,
but tho General Assembly may, by law,
fix different day, two-thirds of all the
members of each house ccnsenting there
to.
Notice is hereby given, That any per-
son excepting Justices of the Peace, who
shall hold any office or appointment OF
profit or trust under the United States,
or this State, or any city or Incorporated
district, whether commissioned officer or
otherwise, a subordinate officer or agent
who is or shall be employed under the
legislative, executive or judiciary de-
partment of this State. or in any city, or
of any incorporated district, and also that
every member of Congress and of the
State Legislature, or o: the select or COM
mon council of any city, or commission
ers of any incorporated district, is by law
incapable of holding or exercising at the
time, the office or appointment of judge,
inspector or clerk of anv election in this
Commonwealth, and tnat no inspector,
Judge or other officer of such election
shall be eligible to be then voted for.
The Judges of the aforesaid districts
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-10-26

ed to honor him Would they have
done so if he we're theft The idea
of Galusba A. Grow being thief or
cousorter with thieves is too pre-
posterous for argument. And yet
that is what the traducers of The Re-
publican State ticke' are trying to
impress on the minds OF the people
Hon. Samuel A, Davenport, Of
Erie, is one oftne foremost citizens OF
the northwestern part of Pennsylva'
mia, a man against whom the breath
of scandal has never been direct ID,
and yet he, too, is classed among the
men who go hand 10 hand with
thieves and looters. Hon w. w,
Porier, of Philadelphia, and Hon. w.
d. Porter, of Pittsburg, both honor.
able gentlemen who have repeatedly
been called upon to serve their iel'
low citizens, and who have been
placed 90 the Republican ticket as
candidates for Judge of the Superior
Court, are also among those who, be
ing candidates, are bespattered with
mud and called thieves by the men
who are travelling all over the State
seeking to encompass the defeat OF
the Republican ticket.
The candidates on the Republican
ticket are all honest men. No man
dare say otherwise. 1t does not lie
in the mouth Of any man to make
charges Of dishonesty against any oi
these candidates 1t rests with the
Republicans of this State to rebuke
the vilifers and show them that a
campaign Of slander, vili6cation and
abuse crn never win in this State,and
that it has always failed in the past
to the discontinue of the men who
waged it, Republicans, stand by the
splendid men who are bearing youl
standard this year. They deserve YOU
votes and they should be given tire
mendous majority as singing re
proach to Democrats aud assistan
Democrats who are posing as "Iude
pendent Republicans" d"
Il
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-10-26
The Importance of Electing Republican
congressman.

Hon. John P. Elkin, chairman OF
the Republican State Committee, in
an appeal to Republicans, said:
AT the present time three Demo-
Gratis and twenty.seven Republicans
represent Pennsylvania in the Ma.
nonal Congress. Uuless vigorous
and aggressive campaign is waged, We
may lose three or four additional dis.
tricts. In 1896 we fought to a sue.
cessful conclusion the financial ques'
ton; as result the business condi.
tions of the country have steadily im.
proved. We are now in the middle
of the Presidential term, and, as is
we'll known, there is always indiffer.
ences, apathy and dlsappointmenis to
contend with in such years. For this
reason our efforts must be redoubled
to insure Republican supremacy in
close Congressional districts.
"You will agree with memo doubt,
that 1t is of the utmost importance
that President Mckinley should be
Loyalty supported during the remain
der of his Presidential term by con-
gress IN active sympathy with bis f.
nancial, industrial and war policies.
Should the campaign this ye result
in the election of a Democratic Con-
gress, the entire effect of his Admins
tration would be nentralized,- if not
destroyed. Such result would mean
revival of Organism and free silver
throughout the entire country. 1t
would mean that the contest of 1896
must be fought over again in 1900.
Pennsylvania in sucn struggle can.
not afford to lose single Republican
Congressman, as it would have the
effect of depressing all of our COM
mercial and manufacturing interest,
which means business stagnation, un
employed labor and financial distress
throughout the nation"