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JACK'S^ Do Not Fail the Good T tained The Lending Business Firms Where They Can Purchai Young and Old?Before Page. [The columns controlled b} SANTA CLAUS HEADQUARTERS. * Mr. S. Nyourg, i?t ttio corner of .ielTer Kon street ami Norfolk avenue,lias two of the llnest ami costliest windows in the eity. People slop there by the hundreds daily aud gaze at .the beautiful display. One window represents the headquarters of Santa Ctaus, who seems to have just emerged from Aladdin's cave with spec? imens of the richest, jewels there to bo found,which ho ha*, scattered in the snow in front of his dwelling. Diamond rings, pedants of rubies, po.rls, emeralds, opals, turquoise and other rare stones are displayed in this window and offered for sale at prices which Mr. Nybnm alo ie can'alVord to sell them. In tho othei window is a full assortment of Hodgers triple plated silver ware, and inside tho store nil kinds of useful articles are dis? played, all of which are sohl at prices which defy competition. Call and inspect for yourself. A MODEL STORE Hunter fc Co., ttio Salem avenue and Commerce street grocers, should feel justly proud of their establishment, vrhieb is not only th?? most commodious and best lighted store In the city; but is sup? plied with uu assortment of staple aud fancy groceries e pial In quantity, qual? ity and variety to auy similar assortment iu tho State. The goods ottered for sale are arranged with wonderful tasto and judgment. Great pilej of candies, nuts, raisins and pressed fruits^bcrdered with fringes of green and surmounted by rows of oranges, adorn tho windows to tho south and west, while terraced rows of jellies, preserves, pickles, olives, mus? tards, ornament the windows farther south. There are also bauannas, Malaga grapes, figs, citrons, red seal chocolates aud all kinds ol fruits aud sweets in abundance, while of substantials there seems to be no end. Canned goods Innu? merable stock the shelves, while choice hams, dried beef, the best of coffees* aud teas, boxes upon boxes of smoked and salted fish are some of the things sold there. It is no wonder that this store is crowded from morning till lata at, night with eager purchasers. VAUGHNS CIGAR AS!) FRUIT EM? PORIUM. 12 The Place for Christmas Presents in These Lines. A. Vaughan's confectionery and to? bacco store at No. I'1 .Jefferson street, Is (ino of tho best in tho city. A visit to bis place ami an inspection of his stock is enough to excite the enthusiasm of tiie connoiseur in cigars and tobaccos and m ike the mouth of tho lover of sweet things run with water. In cigars his imported Art, Roig, Kossuth, Little Duke, Royal Ulue, Country Gentleman and other brands ara among tho best five cent cigars to be found anywhere In the country; while lu chewing tobaccos he bits on his shelves r.nd in Iiis show peases all thit tho lovers of the .succulent weed in its choicest shapes could desire. His smoking tobaccos embrace about 'twenty varieties, all among the most select now in use, and his pipes are adapted to the tastes of every class of smokers. His oaudies are fine, embracing Lowney's and Procht's specials, which are. sold from -10 to ~''> cents a pound, while he has a full line of fruits,uuts and raisins, etc., fresh and fine. KEEPS THE LEADING BRANDS. Charles F. Ilyrne, No. 3 Jefferson street, Dell 'Chone No. KM, keeps con? stantly iu hand at his retail family liquor stote the best brands of imported and domestic wines, liquors, gins, brandies and mineral waters for cooking <?nd med? icinal purposes. His stock is large and he gets his goods direct from the distillers and inioorters. Call there for anyt hing in these lines. THE CONCORDIA. The Concordia fealoon, No. 10 Salem avenue, Henry Scholz, proprietor, is one of tho most orderly and popular Vesorts in the city and is first class in all its ar? rangements Its patrons are gentlemanly and well behaved, and the best of im? ported aud domestic wines and liquors are dispensed there. Fresh foaming beer is kept constantly on band by the, tuto m.-itic pump and nice German lunches and good things to eat are furnished at all hours; while the cigars 'and tobaccos are of .the nest imported nnd domestic brnnds Indeed for P.ll things ueeded to're fresh the inner man it is the place to go. A FINE DISPLAY. The display of Christina* goods at Johnson &r. Johnson's, Jefferson street and Salem a7e. drug store, is ohiborato and complete. Tho show windows, sho v cases and counters are spread wbh arti? cles which in novelty of design arm beauty of finish cannot?be excelled. The celluloid cases tor handkerchiefs, tho cuffs and collar boxes, the manicure sets, the dressing cases, jewelry boxes and other neatly designed receptacles for the dainty things of life cannot be excelled in taste and harmony, and are sure to captivate the eye of tho purchaser atonce, while In tho matter of perfumery and fine toilet soaps (Rogers and Galletts), combs, hair, cloth, flesh and tooth brushes, the supply there is calculated to meet evsry demand. To spe however is to bo convinced. Cull before they are all sold. A POPULAR PLACE. The drug store of'VanLear Ilros., at the sonthw? st corner of Salem avenue and Jefferson streef,, is one of the oldest and most, popular in tho city. The med? icines are fresh and pure and tho selec t ion of Christmas presents displayed in the windows, shew case.1 and on the pink draped tables in the center of the room are all the most* fastidious could desire. There is a nico line of leather goods,beau? tiful cut glass perfumery bottlAS,a choice selection of Lowney's chocolates and bon bons, hand painted pull boxe-, beautiful cigar cases, collar and cuff boxes and everything olso in the line of holiday goods. Cnll and see for yourself. to Read of hings Con Herein. of Roanoke Toll the People; se Goods Suitable as Gifts for Making a Selection Read This j JacK, the News Butcher. | THE ANDREWS CHINA COMPANY. A Splendid Business That Has Grown Dp With the City. Tlio Andrews China Company,of which Mr. W. E. Andrews, brother of Mayor W. K. Andrews, is sole uwner, and winch hue been established at No. 110 Salem avenue for the past sevep or more years, has one of the largest and most select stocks to bo found in the South, all ar? ranged about the store in the most artis? tic style. Tiie magnificent display of A Hail in lamps is a wonder in itself. Next comes the various kinds of imported china In dinner, tea and breakfast sets, among them those from Dresden, Li? moges and Carlsbad be'ng the most con? spicuous. The English and American j-t-jek la first class in all respects, espe? cially the beautiful dinner sets, while the latest, patterns in cut, blown and pressed glassware are sure to attract attention. The iroustone china, quadruple plated silverware, and the up-to-date jardinieres also add much to the beauty and variety of the collection. Bric-a-brac, bisque fig? ures, cuspid ores, onxy lamp tables, wine sets, punch sets and lemonade sets, the last named being of great delicacy 'u make and coloring, at once excite atten? tion aud admiration, while the white metal frames in windows and show cases are beautiful iu dcoiga and finish. Tho supply of Japanese, Italian, Kreuch, Spanish and American vases is ample for all demands, while the children's tea sets and the coarser work In domestic ware are sufflciert to meet nil the needs of the extensive wholesale and retail trnde which the company has long enjoyed. Roanoke and the S'ato of Virginia may well be proud of having smh a large and growing business, which is largely tho result of the personal energy "and enter? prise of Mr. Andrews. 9 ALWAYS TRIO SAME. Tho K. H. Stewart Furniture Com? pany, of which Mr ). Kruest Houne is vice president and genetal manager, is one of the olde.-t and most popular establish? ments In Ron th west Virginia. It has sup? plied the furniture of more than half the homes in this city, and for many in Southwest Virginia,and has still on hand as beautiful and varied an assortment of furniture, carpets, matting, chi'ia,glass? ware and household goods as can be found south of Baltimore. Elegant par? lor sets, beautiful pictures, lamps and all tho comforts and luxuries - that make home happy and life worth living can be procured at reasonable rates at their elo ttant establishment on Salem avenue and Campbell Avenue. Give theirj a call. THE EAGLE CLOTHING HOUSE. The forced saie now 'going on at tho Eagle Clothing House, No. 2<i Saloni avenue, equals anything in the way of bargains over offered in the city. The supply of clothing is large, and in quality and style will meet tho tastes of all; but, owing to t ho [recent warm weather and the approach of the. rapid closing of tho season, tho owners have decided _to turn their immense stock into money. Those desiring tailor made clothing. *and those needing overco-Us and mackintoshes, or anything in the clothing lint should not neglect this rare opportunity ior bar? gains. The firm carries a large stock of chtldrens' suits, gents furnishing goods, nnd of hats, caps and shoes. Every ar? ticle is guaranteed to be what it is repre? sented. Do not fail to attend the sale. THEIR LATEST. J&cob Langsdorf &, Sons .Make the West? ern Union Cigars. ' Smokers should smoke high grade ci gars. If you want the best on the market you must smoke Jacob Langsdorf & Sons "Knssnth" or Western Union, Kept by all first class dealers. They can always be found at Jack's News Depot, 120 1-2 Salem avenue. The Western Union cigar is Langsdorfs latest and thought by many to be his best. Jack has a splendid lina of juvenile holiday books, besides his display of peiiodicals exceeds that ot any dealer in the city. KNOW THEIR BUSINESS. Pilsbury & Rhodes, house aud sign painters'andjpaper hangers, ^headquarters are at 127 Salem avenue W., are well pre? pared to do nil kinds of work in their line. They keep [constantly on hand a full assortment of' wa'l paper, paints, etc., aud are ready to do decorative wor k of all kinds about the 'nterior or exterior of buildings. Hoth have"had a long ex p.-rience at the business they follow and are oipabie of doing the most artistic work. Give them your orders. Roanoke Music Co,, O. T. JENNING8? Itfonaser. PIANOS, organs, music, guitars, mandolins. &c. Wo to the mmwi gv]cery ca., 103 Soiitli .fefleraon St., or cull 'I'Juuie 20, for your Christmas Supplies. Compieie line of banned and Bottled Goods to select from. IVince Meats a specialty. Fine Confectioneries. DSON'-a ... >V STOKE. At 89 Snleui nvtiu.e, .1 Lloiialdsnu has np i ? ' 1- if tk- j tt ???*'! lines tf tumi lur . i., u.?!!?<? j,.in p|?> IimikI* sow ?? . .? i .-. . . ?', w th choice fUrl'i i ;<! l! , . lit. i.. H8 goods Ii? iiiii'i-.. .. 'fi.eiin, \\ w i'jt u'u;is faliuy MM Y<* - ?'? ??.; !??.? ?.j KohIi ' ' . y i I.;1 ... book i -. ? in (: . (s end sideboard* (it ton. -t: t .? rlOSt pieHU tlOUa llOniO.. An (XC<'ilc-u< Una nf ?? . i ys i:, also dtspln) i >M ? i.?? ? .-I? i>lv .r->.. FOTOUh.VFS ON Uli'.1 HALF SHELL Wjili no up-tn-dnte studio fully equip? ped ii< ever; di part meat, wo are now pre pnred lo tflvi y ii the finest work t-ver produced in lu.aiu.ke. Some of our Intest specialties are Genuine English Cniiions, Genuine W. nnd C. Platinums on Rem? brandt ni'iiin h We also make ill the latest styles in carhouette and aristo finish While our work is tin- finest made, our prices are in retch o(every one, from $1 to !?"2."> per do/en. We cordially invite the public to call and examine our work. Wo are certain wo can substantiate all we claim. Yours very truly, ST LOUIS PORTRAIT Co.. Jas. TI. Kidd, Manager, 125 1-2 Salem avenue. TOM PK INS HKOS. """"For line wiues, liquors and Christmas drinks, the stock of Tompkinn liros., on Market Square, should lie inspected. For purity mid excellent, quality their goods are no! surpassed in the city arid t.ho | genial Charles Mitchell is behind the bar. I Drinks are kept to suit, the season nnd a ho*. Torn and .Ii rry is just right for that chilly feeling. This reliable linn can t>e depeuded on to give to their customers only the very liest, fur the .holiday tiade. Uoltled goods a specialty. THE TATTLER. Mary A. Drown of Arkansas City is 94 years old and says she saw Qneon Vic? toria crowned. Mrs. Annie L. Diggs, the noted Popu? list off .Kansas who has long been a rival of Mrs. Lease, has been appointed state librarian. Miss Jessie A. Ackermann,- who hns : been around the world twice in the Inter- i ests of the Woman's Christian Temperance I union, is now in Baltimore Mrs. Mnry Baker Eddy, who is living ' in New Hampshire, is the founder of | Christian Science. Her income is said to ' bo about, $10,000 a year, chiefly from her books. Mrs. Robert Louis Stevonson, who came to this country from the author's Snmoan home recently, will probably spend some time here. Tho historic home which she has loft is to be sold for $20,000. Mine. Diaz, wife of the Mexican presi? dent, has founded a homo where girls can always lind employment, a nursery where children of working women are cared for and a Magdalene home for repentant sin? ners. Mrs. Marcolino Aldrlch, who died in San Francisco recently, unfurled the first American Hag when the capital of Cali? fornia was built in San Jose. Her father was also tho first to affix his namo to the constitution of California. Dona Elivrn, tho daughter of Don Carlos, who ran away with the painter Faichl, is back in Madrid. Tho story that she was working in a millinery establish? ment, in New York was an invention, as she was never in this country. Mrs. Horatio Davios, lady mayor of London, says in regard to the new woman movement, "It is the tendency of the age, I suppose, for women to struggle into con? spicuous positions, but it is one with which I have little sympathy." The venerable English actress, Mrs. Kccley, whose ninetieth birthday was pub? licly celebrated at the Lyceum theater on Nov. :J:.', 1895, still enjoys general good health. She resides in Pelham crescent. Brompton, where she has lived for over : half a century. Miss Hamilton, or, rather, Dr. Hamil? ton, the English woman who has been court physician of Afghanistan for many years, snys it is totally impossible for a westerner to understand an oriental. "As fur as tho east is from tho west,'* so differ the two modes of thought. Miss Clara Harten is reported to he seri? ously ill at her home, near Glen Echo, mi the Potomac, river. Sho is extremely fee? ble, and her advanced ngo is said to be against a speedy recovery. Her physicians say she may engage in no Ked Cross work for the remainder of the winter. THE BEEHIVE. Comb honey, like extracted, should be kept in a dry place. All unfinished sections should boused for winter and spring feeding. It is best not, in handle bees early in the morning nor lato in (he evening. Drones may lie reared out, of season by stimulating the colony by heavy feeding. It. is bad management, to place and re? place frames, using tho full set at the same time. If the drone bee was left, to depend upon himself for a living, ho would certainly starve. Tho drones are not, so evenly and dis tinctly marked in their color as the work? er bees. Tho body of tho drone boo is hardly so long ns. that of tho queen, but it is much thiokor. In selecting a place for the apiary a lo? cality where clover and basswood abound is desirable. Hees that are to bo wintered out, of doors should be well protected against extreme colli weather. Hives should always be set perfectly level, as bees will persist in building their combs plumb. Sections can be preserved much better If left in tho crate:-, just as they are taken from tho hives. For Infants and Children. Tis fac- /J OTjry wrapjor. HELLO, boys, I am at the same old place and ready to shoe your horses nt anywhere from $ 1 to $1.25, or 8U cents if necessary, and I guarantee satisfaction in every sense of the word. ,T. S. SHAKER, the Kentucky horse shoer, Salem avenue s. w. 1ST Subscribe to THE TIMES. SHE ISTHE REALT11ING "Dudie" Baird Posed For "Diana of the Garden." PLASTER CAST QP HKR FIGURE. Tolls How It Was Taken?Ssiys the I'lnnler Veit Cold?Discourses on l*oi?inE Gener? ally and Gives Away rCuuy Tricks of tliu Trade. "That's niy flguro yon sco perched on \ tho tower of Madison Square Garden. 1 , am the original 'Diana of the Garden,' as the artists say," saiil Miss "Dudie" Baird to n New Yorl; Herald roiwrtor. I "To hear other models talk you'd think ! that tho originals of tho 'Diana' were as plenty as huckleberries, but, as a matter of fact, Iain tho only model who posed for Mr. St. Gamlens, tho sculptor, both for tho 18 foot llguro which was first placed thcro and subsequently taken down and for the 18 foot flguro which now bid- ; j hnces herself on ono of her toes at that ; niry height. j "That's tho reason I'm known among Now York artists as'Dudie' Baird, tho ' 'Diana of the Garden.' My real name is , Julia. They call mo 'Dudie' because, j when I was a baby I could not pronounce Julia, and my baby talk for my name has Btuek by mo ever since. "I'm tho 'Diana of the Gordon' in more senses than one, for tho flguro which Is now on Mr. Stanford White's graceful tower was modeled from n plaster cast which was actually taken from my flguro. 1 Tho plaster was put around me as I posed. D-r-r, 1 can feel it now. It was so cold at first it made mo shiver. j "For the first Diana I simply posed, just as I would for a painter, and Mr. St. j Gamlens mado a small model from my flguro. This model was then sent to tho foundry and enlarged to tho requisite size. Ho did not tako a plaster cast from mo for this first Diana becauso tho finished statue wns to bo so lurge that it wasn't necessary to execute it in such detail. "But for the second Diana tho modeling was very different. It took six workmen throe-qunrters of a day to get the plaster ' cast of my flguro. Of course you mustn't think that I was plastered nllovcritt once, and stood that way for three-quarters of a day with the plaster hardening on ine. I was, so to speak, cast in sections, and I'll tell you how it was dnn?. "Reincmbor that tho Diana is poised on tho toes of ono foot. Tho other ieg is ex? tended backward. Now, of course, It would have been impossible for mo to stand on tho toes of one foot nil day long. I probably couldn't have dona it for 11 vo minutes. Therefore it was necessary to devise some means to enablo mo to main? tain tho poise. To meet this difllcult.y Mr. St. Gaudens had two ladders placed in such a position that 1 could be propped up on them. "To begin with, I at onco took tho full pose?arms in position, just as if 1 was going to send the arrow whizzing from its bow, tho toes of one foot lightly touching : the iioor, t be other leg extending back OS in tho statue itself. A slight bit of drapery I Which in tho finished statue you see float- I ing gracefully back from tho iiguro was i not put on me. Mr. St. Gaudens must. \ have modeled that afterward. Ho posed i j mo simply for the figure "In posing it is customary to begin by taking the full peso in order to get what WO call tho'torse'?the hang of it, I sup? pose you'd say. But in getting the'torso' on this occasion 1 at the same time prop '? ped myself up on tho ladder by running my arms over two of the rungs. I "Then the workmen began to put tho plaster around mo, section by section. It was n ticklish moment in more senses thnn one. When tho lime in the plaster began to warm up and the plaster began to set, the feeling was. to say the least, peculiar, and it was, furthermore, n ticklish mo | mcnt because, although the plaster was beginning toset, I didn't dare move, for the slightest motion would have spoiled tho mold. 1 suppose it required from four to five minutes after tho workmen had ap? plied the plaster for it toset. Then they cut it with a thread and took off the mold ill two sections. "In this way they went over my entire figuro section by section, and the cast which was made from mo was sent to the foundry to be enlarged. As sent from Mr. St. Gaudens' studio, it stood ;> feet (I ' inches, my exact height, and was, of j course, an absolutely perfect reproduction ! : of my figure in plaster. From this it was \ enlarged to its present size?18 feet. If any others among tho many original 'Di? anas of tho Garden' can say as much, they uro welcome to their claim. "Did I object to posing for Mr. St. Gaudens for the'Diana of the Garden?' Not-at all. I have often posed for artists ill tho'toot and scramble,' if you choose to call it that. Serious working artists and models look upon such matters pure I ly from tho standpoint of art. Thoughts I ulterior to this never enter their beads. I Otherwise tho artist might as well give up Poing an artist and tho model being a model. "I may say. ill fact, that I have run tho whole gamut of posing. I have been pret? ty much everything under the sun that a human being can be. I am ready to throw myself into any pose for any sub? ject, from n cherub coming out of a cornu? copia to 'Science' seated upon a throne; from Diana perched upon a tower to a i tennis girl sulking because another girl in forming the set has demonstrated the truth of the old saw that'Two's company, three's a crowd.' This is actually tho title of tho first picture I ever posed for. "I have often posed for Charles Dana Gibson for his society women. I don't cure a snap for the Four Hundred myself, but I can pose to look like them, better perhaps than they can themselves. That's ono of tho curious things about art. You can look more like tho real tiling than the real thing itself. I have also sat for Ed? win A. Abbey?not very often though. "The thrones that I haven't sat on nro so few that you could count them on your lingers. For a person who is not a royalty I have reigned on more than probably any other woman in this land. If yon will go to tho Congressional library, you Will And me anthroncd thereby Mr. Ken yon Cox. I am the central llguro in his decoration entitled 'The Arts.' I rcpro sent'Pootry,' ami am described in tho cata? logue ns'a young and beautiful woman seated in on nttitudeof inspiration.' Nie -, isn't it? "To the right and left of 'Poetry' In Mr. Cox's decorations are ' Architecturo,' 'Mu? sic,' 'Sculpture' and ' Fainting.' 1 sat for several of these. They are described as 'graceful n male figures.1 Isn't it pleasant to rend such pretty things about yourself: 1 am 'Astronomy,' too, nnd 'Botany' nnd ?i'nysics ?muc nor a nose, i nopo. ? "I havo also posed for Mr. Edwin II. Bnshflold, moro especially for n number of Hying figures whicli nro among the ceiling ornaments of Mr. Collis P. Huntington'? Fifth avenue house. The manner of pos? ing for theso latter was quite unusual Of coarse I do not know how to tly. Vit in onler to catch the right outline it was nec? essary for me to lie p isctl in air I couldn't he hung in a strap attached to a rope sus? pended from tho ceiling, nor from n eouplo of trapezes. For n studio Is not a gym? nasium, and that kind of apparatus is n it to he found there. So 1 was pro; pod over the hack nl two or three chairs and so posed for theso (lying figures. I think Mr Huntington would have heon amused if he could have looked in about that time. "You ask me why I have been a favorite model with artists. It seems to mo I novo been throwing a good many (lowers at myself already. Hut 1 will tell you what 1 have heard from artists. They sny that I seem to have intelligence?artistic tem? perament, 1 suppose. They seem to think that 1 suggest in my puses the feeling they want. In get into a figure. I seem to un? derstand the effect they wish to reproduce. '?1 have never posed at art schools and very rarely for women artists. I don't care lo poso for women because I think they are less considerate of their models than men are. The art schools I've never posed for because I don't care to pose at wholesale, so to speak "You have no idea how wrapt artists become in their work. The time during which a model is peeing fur an artist will often pass without a wind being exchanged between them. They tell a story of a sculptor who was modeling from an ex? tremely well shaped model. During the work, however, she talked. He never sent fur her again. When asked the reason, he said, 'Statues never speak.' .Nor do artists have any use for models who am in any way ashamed of their calling. They re? gard it as an honorable otto, and their at? titude toward their models is as respectful as that <>f n reputable physician toward his women patients. "I suppose there are about 100 artists' models in this city. 1 ought to know by this time how much a model receives, and when I am told id some models who re? ceive $10 a day I say that that is all 'tommyrot.' A model receives 60 cents an hour, or $:i for a day of six hours. No model gets a cent more from n serious worker. 1 never posed for any but serious workers, for I don't care to be caricatured. There are a lot of society fellows in town who like to pose ra artists whose 'studios' are gorgeously appointed, but whose paintings are enough tomnke Homo bowl. Now, these 'duffers,' nswe call them, may pay models $10 a day, but it's the kind of engagement which means 'come any old time' and a case of luncheon or supper. Oh, I've had innumerable letters from ?duf? fers,'but I've never .answered one of them. "I have sometimes heard it said that abroad when an art ist llnds a gooil model he Is apt to marry her in order to save the expense of hiring her. The only instance I can recall here didn't, save any expense, for after the artist- married his model she didn't care to pose any more. Posing was work, and she hadn't married for that, so he had to hire another model. "What do 1 know about men models? Nothing, except thnt it takes a man longer to get the 'torse' than it lines a woman." An Kxplivnulloii. It was in the smoking room of the ho? tel. There was onn big fellow who was blustering a great deal and telling of how many duels ho had fought, and behind him sat a small man reading a magazine "Sir." said tho big man, as he wheeled around, "what would you do If challeng? ed r" "Refuse to fight," was tho quiet reply. "Ah, I thought as much. Refuse and be branded a coward! What if a gentle? man offered you the choice of a duel or a public horsewhipping?then whntJ" "I'd take tho whipping." "Ah?l thought so?thought so from the looks of yon. Supito.se, sir, you bad foully slandered inc." " I never slander." "Then, sir, suppose l had coolly and de? liberately insulted you?what would you dor" "I'd rise up this way, put down my book this way and reach over like this, and take htm by tho nose as I take you, and glvo it a three-quarter twist?just so!" When the little man let go the big man's noso, the rest of the company held their breath, expecting a terrific, scene. Hut the big man turned red. then pale, then looked tho little man over and re? marked : "Certainly?of course?that's it exact? ly!" And then the conversation turned on tin-geilend prosperity of tho country.? Pearson's Weekly. /v nto insurance company In Massachu? setts has refused to pay a man's policy be? cause, he drank himself to death. Tho gall of it ! Tho average insurance solicitor asks a man to have a drink before he begins to talk lifo Insurance to him.?Wichita Eagle. BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE. T he best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Rores, Tetter. Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and al' Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Biles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 'J? cents per box. For sale by Massie's Pharmacy. Dr. Cady's Condition Powders mo just what a horse needs when in bad condi? tion. Tonic, blood purifier and vermi? fuge. They are not food but medicine am! the bust in use to put a horst in prime condition. Price 85c per package. *** WOOD! WOOD!! WOODItl For PINE or OAK woorl?by the CORD or by the LOAD?prepared for COOKING STOVES or in BLOCKS FOR HEAT? ING STOVES, go to W. K. ANDREWS & CO., 219 S alem avenue. Their helled teams are always ready to deliver it. Go to the Virginia Carriage Factory to git your buggies and wagons repaired. MrSo.bU. Uli. Forsa'A-v OHAS. D. i SAP< LIKE A GOOD T BRIGHTNESS U . tSnu? nprdtmco nndono month's remedies i>r ruru putter will bo Mat untitut,wi?iout anv dU ? r i<"V'a-f. I'T <!'0 l'-remosi Compiny ia Ilia iforl 1 !?? tbo treatment ol cifn wivik, hrfken, dls '.??..-.'??I Irotu effects of exewav.*,worr?i over? .?. Il.nppy lunrrl i:n >< eurcd. complete res .ir dot lopntent of ???! r'-uusf conditional ? ol i .??> oSfor ?< 1 idled. No ?'. O. U. io dwvpMout ti'* CJCi?>anr?. Adifcfi Eilig mm wjt?iwst?v A TON GF COAL Would be too large for Santa, Claus's prick, and it wouldn't fit the average stocking very well. Nevertheless coal pays a miuhty important part In the Cliriittnas festivities. Without goodcoal the dinner will Iks a. failure and the homo will be cold. Prepare for Christmas by ordering your coai from us. Yon will ho sure of having the best??e don't sell any other kind. NfcLMS COAL CO. 'Phones, 14G?100. 104 Jefferson a?reet. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Monday, Dec. 27?One Night Only. First time here in seven ypxrs. Soon to celebrate the l.lROth perform? ance of this plav. No need for further talk. WM. P. CONNOR, Mgr. WANTS. FO.h RliMT, JtOOMS FOK RENT over Kiley'a shoe store Suitable for ofllce or light house? keeping. Also a goodj hall. Apply at store, 30 Salem avenuo. 12 24 3t FOK KALE. VALUABLE Ronnoke county laud for sale. Ninety ivre s on the west side of Franklin roml between Leslie's Store and Hack Creek,.four miles south of Roanoke city. Sixty acres in original heavy tim? ber. A rare chance to secure a farm. Terms liberal. Apply to H. 11. and C. L. CARTER, Rlackstono, Va 12 8 1m ?O.VH 111: KS WANTKO. DOAHDKKS WANTED.?Good hoard can be bad at S. J. Burks, 713 Henry street s. w.. at !f 14 per month. Table board at ifll. 12 23 lw WANTED.?A few more boarders; my new residence, 1141 South Jefferson street (Stewart building); accomnianatinn lirst class, heated by steam throughout, hot ami cohl'baths. Eleuant stable for rent cheap.* MRS. H. C. HOPKINS. 13 4 lm HELP WANTKU WANTED?Salesmen for every town be? tween Roanoke ami Bristol to handle onr tine all wool blankets and other house? hold goods, sold on easy n.mithly pay? ments. STANDARD INSTALLMENT CO., Boancke, Va. A LOCAL Disease A Climatic Affpction Nothing tint a local remedy or change of climate will enru It. Uct a wult ku<>wn pharmaceutical rem edy, Bly's Cream Balm It is quickly A* ?orbed. Gives ltellef at once. Open* and cleanses tbe Naaal l'as ?ares. Allays Inttammatlon. Heals ai d Protects the Meto*>rsno. ?< stores the Senses of Tag'o sod Smell. Full Size 5Jc; Trial Size U'c at Druggteta or by mall. KLY BHOTBBR3, 8? Warren Streat. New York COLD'N HEAD Breakfast 25 cents; dinner, 25 cents; supper, 25 ceuts. Meal tickets, $4. J. J. Catognl's restanrant DMANH001 OR. NOTTS KEBTEBINE PILLS for nervous prostration and nil nervous diseases of tans of either sex. such as Nervous Prostration, rail lOd, ilDPOterCT, Nightly Kmlsslontt. Youlhtnl Krror?, cesslvo use of Tobacco or Opium, which lend toCon aiilty. With every e>?i order wo ulve a written (curtr ifnnd tho money. Sold ot ?1.0<? por box,O box6a HO'H'H CU?Mlt'ALCO? Clevelund.ttfelo. E^fS V ?O? ClhllllKlli K. I KKKf r~VjA, ROANOKE, VA OLIO EMPER SHEDS A EVERYWHERE.