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the Judge of Hanover County speaks. Tim. Howard suffered for three years with lung and throat troubles, and last spring was thought by his neighbors to be dying. I heard of his condition and gave him A. B. C. Tonic. Its effect was magical. In a very short time he was able to leave his bed, and now regards himself a well man. Cthers in this vicinity have taken the " Tonic " with pronounced benefit. Very respectfully, S. C. REDD, Beaver Dam Depot, Hanover Co., Va. SOLD BY ALL_DRUGGISTS. Treatise on Blood and Skiu Diseases by mail free. Address ?> Si 8? 17 S. 12th ST., RICHMOND. VA DYSPEPSIA. Riga. Mi.n., fGents: I now write to let you know that 1 have [been using your Burdock Blood 'Bitters, and also to tell you what hey have done for me. I have been ronbled with dyspepsia for yours. 1 ?ommenced the use of your Burdock Blood Bitters and they 'nave brought me oat all right. The ose ot three bottles conferred the great benefit, for which 1 feel profoundly grateful. 1 will never bo without it." nnl4 .1 ly WM. 11 DELKEIL GRAYS SPECIFIC ?EDJCEVE. ?"jade MARK The Great TRADE MARK English Rem edy. An un? failing cure for Seminal Weakn es; Spermator-, rhea, linpo S?re?TWUB8.teDeYi andAFTSR TAS-Kfi. a'l diseases that follow as a sequence of Self-Abuse; as loss of memory. Uni? versal Lassitude.p ?in in the back.dim? ness of vision, premature old age, and many other diseases that lead to in nity or consumption and a preeina ure grave. ^STTull particulars in our pamphlet, which we desire to send free by mail to every one 3* The Specific Medi? cine is sold by alJ druggists at $1 per package, or six packages for $5, or j will be sent free by mail on the receipt of the money, by addressing THE GKAY MEDICINE CO., Buffalo, N. Y. On account of counterfeits, we have adopted the Yellow Wrapper; the only genuine. Sold in Roanoke, Va., by Budwell, Christian iV Harbee janl4d lv INT PP NATIONAL TYPEWRITER. A strictly first-class macuine. Fa.ly warranted. Made from very '?est nia-! tcrial, by skilled workmen, and with ths bt:<t tools that have ever r.een devised for the purpose Warranted t<> do ail that can be reasonably ex? pected of the very best typewriter extant. Capable of writing 150 words per iauto?or more?according to the ability of the operator. Price $100.00. If there is no agent in your town aidre.j-- the manufacturers. THE PARISH MFG. CO., Agents wanted. Parish. N. Y. no 9 if TIMERS kAKES^f! v\0i HER ? P CHILD DIMINISHES ~ "MOTHERS'] *\\ AFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA-ja SOLO ay ALL DRUGGISTS. jan M 1 yr Pimples A.\ D Blotches dMj3#\^lSL??L -Me blood is -? q Rlarl- we is endeav U_. -\&'throw oft the impurities. Nothing is so beneficial in assisting nature as Swift's Specif e (S. S. S.) }U is a simple vegetable compound. Is fiarmless to the most delicate child, yet it forces the poison to the surface and eliminates it from the blood. I contracted a severe case of blood poison that unfitted me for business for four years. A few bottles of Swift's Specific (S. S. S.) cured me. J. C. Jones, City Marshal, Fulton, Arkansas. Treatise on Wood and Skin Diseases mailed [rea Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. fe25 ly MM POLE I CO MANUFACTURERS OF RUBBER STAMPS, STEEL DIES, STENCILS, SEAL PRESSES, . HOUSE NUMBERS, DOOR PLATES, KEY TAG BADGES. '$ ' ETC. Satisfaction on all vVork guaranteed. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE, dec 8 6m "iTR?NGEST FINANCIAL institution in Southwest Virginia - Kbanoke Trust. Loan and Safe ^eft rfoiflpany. Capital and sqr ? e^SlOOO. Pftyft Interest on de ? i*AD dee25-tf. A BOON TO GRUMBLERS. They Could Drop a Nlclccl in the- Slot and Got Kicked Soundly. "I have a scheme."' said a stock speculator the other day, "for making a heap of money. For years and years I've heard men complain dow n hero and declare that they ought to be kick? ed. I don't know how many hundreds of times, when I've been standing; near a ticker, I've seen a man drop the tape and exclaim, angrily, 'I'm an idiot?I ought to be kicked;'or.per? haps ho would announce his intention to kick himself full of holes. Unfor? tunately?or fortunately?Iiis friends don't feel like accommodating him, and as to the other plan nature has rohibited that My plan is to have uilt a number of lay figures, with interior mechanical arrangements, which would put a wooden Toot into action upon the dropping of a nickel into the slot. They could be placed in convenient localities. "Thus these grumblers could gratify their wishes to be kicked. The man who bought stocks and lost his money when he knew lie ought to have sold ?and their number is legion?could go to one of the figures, drop a nickel in the slot, and get kicked. If one kick didn't satisfy him he could iuvest another nickel and get another kick. The worst grumbler in the street could gratify himself by the outlay of fifty cents. It would be a boon to the man who 'had a straight tip and didn't take it.'and to the man who "knew Kala uiazoo preferred was going up, but didn't buy it.' If all these fellows down here who are continually talking about kicking themselves would put their threats into practical form a com? pany formed for the manufacture of the machines would grow rich in no time."' "Yes," said another speculator, "that is a good idea. It would pro vent a repetition, perhaps, of an un? fortunate occurrence which I recently witnessed. One of my friends, ordi? narily a very peaceable man. lost sev? eral thousand dollars by the rapid de? cline of a certain stock. He declared that he had bought it against Ids judg? ment. ? He was so upset that he flew out of the broker's office in a terrible frame of mind. On the street ho looked around for some way to ;get even.' He saw an innocent man hav? ing his boots polished. He rushed up to him. kicked tiie bootblack's box into the middle of the street, and gave the gentleman a sounding smack on the cheek. '* 'Confound you.' he said, 'you're al ways getting your boots blacked.' ' New York Times. .Sonu> Pretty Compliments. When the great Duke of Welling? ton said "ho always slept well when Stapleton Cotton was on guard," he paid a sterling compliment which must nave gratified that officer?if he heard it?as much as a promotion in rank would have don?. A little absurdity about a compli? ment often gives it 'point. A Spanish lover is reported to have said to his mistress: "Lend me your eyes; I want to-night to kill a man.'' Mrs. Moore, the wife of the poet, was noted for her benevolence to the poor in the vicinity of their country residence. On one occasion a guest remarked: "I take it for granted that no one is dving in our neighborhood! or we should not be favored with Mrs. Moore's company." Not long ago, when a brief matri? monial engagement was broken otF, a near relation of the gentleman, one who fully appreciated tin- high quali? ties of her from whom the sometime lover was sundered, said to the young ladv: "You have only lost an ideal; he lias lost a reality." A sweet com? pliment this, under the circumstances. ?Chicago Tribune. A Metal Tli?t Melts Easily. A metal that will melt at such alow temperature as 1 Do dogs, is certainly a curiosity, but John E. White, of Syra? cuse, N. Y.. has succeeded in producing it. It is an alloy composed of lead, till, bismuth and cadmium, and in weight, hardness and color resembles type metal. So easily does it melt that it you place it on a comparatively cool part of the stove with a piece of paper under it. it will melt without the pa? per being scorched. Another peculi? arity about it is that it will not retain heat, and becomes cold the moment it melts. It is used in the manufacture of the little automatic fire alarms for hotels. They give an electric alarm when the metal melts owing to the rising of the temperature by fire.? Washington Critic. Persevering Miners. While in southern California I found that there were many men work? ing singly in placer mines under most adverse circumstances, and obtaining very small remuneration for their toil. Some of them succeeded in washing out but $2 or $.'?> worth of gold dust per day, while a few of them occasionally washed out as high as $10 worth per day. Many of them remain a very short time in the diggings, but others work away year after year in the hope of striking it rich some day.?St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The Cocaine Habit. The cocaine habit takes its place be sido the morphine habit, with symp? toms of marasmus, delusions and hal? lucinations of frightful appearances and small living things creeping on the skin, together with insomnia and loss of appetite. The symptoms of co? caine poisoning are more obstinate than those of morphine, and may last for months after the cessation of the drug.?Cor. Washington Star. Chew on This, Girls. A chewing gum manufacturer amas? sed a fortune of $1,000,000. Let's see. Bay six sticks for five cents; five into 100,000,000 goes 20,000,000 times. Twenty million times six equals 120, 000,000 sticks of gum. Great heavens, girls!?Washington Post. Born Dumb. "Volapuk is eleven years old." ilIt will never be old enough to p?nk."?Chatter. An Explicit Signature. A Russian newspaper is responsible for the following interesting item from Orel, a town not far from Moscow, Hussia: ''There arrived last evening at the Hotel de l'Europe the widow of a merchant of the neigborhood for a short sojourn in our town, accompa? nied by her only daughter. Asked by the obliging clerk to put her own with the young lady's name on record among the lists of guests, she added after her own signature: 'Merchant widow from Dmitrowsk, accompanied by her unmarried daughter, Jasha, 19 years of age, 10,000 rubles dowry, of lair complexion, with light hair aud blue eyes, turned up nose, dimpled cheeks. No other bodily defects or spe? cial marks.1" A Caterpillar Pin. Jewelry is constantly being twisted into ail' sorts of odd shapes and styles. One of the latest is a bar pin, repre? senting a caterpillar, being formed of cats' eyes. The main part is a fuzzy substance held in place by a slender gold chain, twining round and round and round between the stones and giv? ing the moBt lifelike appearance to the orfcatare. The head Is of beaten gold with ruby/eyes.? Exchange. KING LEAH ONCE MORE. How u THwi Who Divided Ills Property Among Hid Children Macngcd to Live. The rocentdcath of a Detroit pionocr came very near being followed by the skinning and flailing of the attorney who had faithfully served him for years. As a result of early investments and fortuitous circumstances the old man had accumulated a handsome fortune. His wife died and three daughters were left as the widower's solace. In the course of timo the young ladies, bright and handsome, were all married off, and did well. They each liked 10 entertain "pa," and rather vied with each other in so curing his presence at their respective hearthstones. At length one of the girls suggested the propriety of pa's dividing Iiis fortune among his chil? dren. They were to receive it anyhow, pa could always have a good home among them, and their husbands might as well have the aid of his money in carrying on business. Pa acquiesced, had his lawyer split his wealth into three parts, and each child received her just proportion. Then things wero different The old man's welcome was not as warm as formerly - neither were his meals, lie overheard one daughter complaining that she had been keeping pa for about three months, and she thought it linn; one of the others should assume the burden. The old gentleman hadn't lost his shrewdness und saw what was coining. He called on his lawyer, whose ail vice was to keep quiet and work a scheme. "If i send any one to you, take up with what he may propose and decline to discuss the affair with your chil? dren." .Next day the father was hugging a dismal fire and inwardly suffering from the cold looks about him. There was a caller announced to see him. The man went right to business. "Mr. -, 1 want to borrow some money." J'a saw the point and asked: "How much V "Three thousand." "What security i" "First mortgage oil city real estate." "What interest.''' "Seven per cent" "If my lawyer approves of the seen rity have him fix up the papers and make a check. I'll come down this af? ternoon and sign it." Next day another borrower called, went through the same talk, and ne? gotiated a loan for $5,000. The daughters had learned all by judicious eavesdropping and the clouds which darkened the old man's skies gave way to a burst of sunshine. The best was not good enough for him. Each family was now as anxious to have him as it had been to get rid of him. The best rooms, the best seat by the fireside ami the daily caresses of his three girls came to Iiis daily lot. So it was at the time of Iiis death. After tiie funeral the lawyer was seen. From him it was learned that pa hadn't left a cent. Then there was a pawing of the air and chain shot de? nunciations from the daughters, while the sons-in-law talked seriously of mop? ping the ground with the faithful at? torney. Put the lawyer had made tho old age of his client a pleasant one and ?.as content?Detroit News. Babies f??r Crocodile Butt. "Babies wanted for crocodile bait. Will be returned alive."says a Cevlon paper. If newspapers abounded in Ceylon as much as crocodiles do. ad? vertisements worded like the foregoing would be common in their want col? umns. As it is the English crocodile hunter has to secure his baby by personal so? licitation. He is often successful, for Ceylon parents, as a rule, have un? bounded confidence in the hunters and will rent their babies out to be used as crocodile bait for a small considera? tion. Ceylon crocodiles suffer greatly from ennui; they prefer to lie quite still, soothed by the sun's glittering rays and while away their lazy lives in meditation. But when a dark brown infant with curling toes sits on a bank and blinks at them, they throw off their cloak of laziness and make their preparations for a delicate morsel of Ceylonese hu? manity. When the crocodile gets about half way up the bank, the hun? ter, concealed behind some reeds, opens re, and the hungry crocodile has his appetite and life taken away at thei same time, the baby being brought home safely to its loving mamma.? Ceylon Catholic Messenger. Seminole Hlorals, Should a Seinfiiole maiden unwisely bestow her atlwuions upon any man outsider of the tribe, her life would be for',?ted. So certain of this are they t.fi$.?nio one of the women under 50 .. ears of age will speak to a white man, save in the presence of her male rela? tives, and then as curtly as possible. She will, in fact, hardly look at him,; so fearful is she of arousing suspicion, and in consequence of this law there are no half breeds among the Florida Seminoles. So jealous are these Indians of the purity of their blood that I can learn of but one family among them in which there is any admixture. In this case the man took as his wife a comely negro woman who was captured by the Indians during the Seminole war; but their children are so far from being re? garded as equals by other members of the tribe that -no full blooded Indian will break bread with them. There are two young men in this family, and should a young full blood of their own age visit their camp, he will eat with the father, but the young half breeds must wait until he is through. The Seminole who lies to another has his nose slit; while he who steals from a fellow-tribe-man loses an ear.? Scribner's. Persian Bribery. A traveler in Persia relates the fol? lowing incident: "I was on a visit to a judge when n man was brought in who stoutly denied the offense with which he was charged. The beglerbeg (judge) sent for a whip. "I vow I am innocent," said the ac? cused, as ho crossed his hands over his breast, at the same time stretching forward one of his fingers. The min? ion of justice stood ready to strike at a signal from the judge, who fixed his eyes on the breast of the prisoner and exclaimed: "You are guilty I" "By thy venerable head, I vow I am not guilty," protested the accused, now raising two liugers. This process was continued until he at last stretched out live lingers on each hand, when the beglerbeg re? marked: "Good, let him go; he is iuuocent." I learned afterward that by raising his finger the prisoner meant the judge to understand that he offered one to mau (about ten shillings) for his re? lease, and had been compelled to raise tho amount by successive bids to ten tomans (?5) in order to satisfy the de? mands, of the Persian justice.- 3? WE CAX AND DO Guarantee Dr. Acker's Blood Elixir, for it has been fully demonstrated to the people of this country that it is su? perior to aU other preparations for blood Diseases. It is a positive cure for syphilitic poisoning, Ulcers, Erup? tions and Pimples. It purifies the whole system and thoroughly builds up the constitution. Sold by Bud well Christian & Barbee. ?_ -1... ?f. FARM AND GARDEN. USEFUL LESSONS FROM EVERY DAY LIFE ON THE FARM. A Ilog House of General Usefulness ana Economy of Space, IVhlcli May Be Tut Up in Good Shape For Loss Thau Ouo Hundred Dollars. Large and expensivo hog houses nro neither necessary nor always profitable, but suitable shelter from cold and wet in winter and some shade in summer is desirable. A house which is deemed to be a satisfactory ouo in its general use? fulness and economy of space, is de? scribed and illustrated in Prairie Farm? er. This bouse is 20 feet wide by 25 feet long, making room for eight pens 0 feet Wido by 8 feet in length, or four pens 12 by 8, making a sleeping pen and a feed? ing pen adjoining. The sides aro but 4 feet above the floor, the center posts 8 feet high, and placed S foet apart. Un? der tho npper roof are small windows which admit light and air directly into the pens. The partitions aro movable, like gates, and can be all taken out after the spring breeding season is over, giving a good, large feeding floor for lit 11 * - pigs. Each pen has a ? foot panel -for its front, which can be opened directly across tho alley to guide ouo of t ho brood sows into the pen designed for it. The yards outside extend beyond tho ends of the building sixteen feet, so as to give all the room possible fur exercise. Tho doors into these yards are situated at each end. and lor (lie two middle pens aro placed one on each sido of tho mid END VIEW OP UOG HOUSE. die. When fall comes the wide center can be converted into a corn crib, hold? ing at least 500 bushels of com, enough to fatten fifty pigs, the number of pigs the house is supposed to accommodate. One hundred dollars will put this house up in good shape, all shingled and paint? ed. If the farmer does his own work and uses common boards for the sides and ends, it need not cost as much as this sum. Hut we want a building which is wind proof in March; so use sheeting and drop siding for the outside and make tho roof warm also. The largo doors at each end remain closed most of the time. A small door on the north and double door on tho south fur? nish access for feeding and care. This makes feeding quite easy. Raising Turkeys. Common hen turkeys crossed with a good healthy bronze gobbler will pro? duce good strong t urkeys. Each hen, ii well cared for, will lay from thirty to forty eggs. Don't set a. hen turkey on over sixteen eggs. When the young ones are hatched, don't givo them any food for at least one day. Feed the hen wh< >k com and keep her on her nest. When you commence feeding the young ones, feed them very often?as often as every hour will be all tho better. Make their rations scant and often. The feed at first should be coarse corn meal, to which add a mixture of milk and raw eggs. Aftex two or three days feed vegetables, potatoes, onions and egg and milk cooked together and thicken with/ ground oats or shorts. If you haveaour milk make ?'dutch cheese" for them, putting in some pep? per. Give them pure water, and a few drops of tincture of iron in the water will make them stronger. Never allow them to get wet or chilled. Keep them confined with the hen for at least a week, then allow them out only on dry, sunny days. When confined, arrange to have a run for them. Their nature in? clines them to bo more active than chicles, her.ee cannot be so closely con? fined. Always keep the- male away ?r< 'in them as much as possible and especially while the hens are sitting, as he will most likely destroy the nest. ? Ohic Farmer. How In Jlloko :i Honey XCnlfc. A correspondent, writing to "Glean? ings" in Bee Culture, gives an idea for a very useful article in Lie apiary that any handy man can make with a few tools. Tako a section from a Buckeye in o w e r or any other mower that has largo cutter section s^o r knives; get a sec? tion thai has been ground to a point. Punch two holes, thus, and rivet a handle on, thus, with tho bevel or kxtk-MVorized HONEY, ground sido of KNIFE, section on tho under side, like the Ding ham & Hetherington uncapping knife. It is handy to lay on your uncapping ta? ble, and will uncap honey faster than you might think. I used it last sum? mer, and I like it. So far as I know, the idea is original with me. Fairs Announced for September. Nebraska State Fair?Lincoln, Sept. G-12. Vermont?White River Junction, Sept. 8-13. Michigan?Lansing, Sept. 9-12. Ohio?Columbus, Sept. 15-19. South Dakota?Aberdeen, Sept. 15-10. Wisconsin?Milwaukee, Sept. 15-20. Connecticut?Meriden, Sept. 16-19. Massachusetts Horticultural?Boston, Sept. 17-18. New Jersey?Waverly, Sept. 22-20. Rhode Island?Providence, Sept. 22-20. Indiana?Indianapolis, Sepi. 22-27. Delaware?Dover, Sept. 29-Ocf. 4. niinois?Peoria, Sept. 20-Oct 3. HjAdolf Lalloz. carriage manufac? turer, 119 Carroll street, Buffalo. N. I., states : I was troubled with nausea of the stomach, sick headache and general debility. Burdock Blood Bit? ters cured me. Between now and January 1st Gov? ernor McKiuney will appoint a com? missioner of agriculture to succeed Colonel Thomas Whitehead. who is a candidate. Colonel Randolph Harri? son, .a former commissioner, is his most prominent opponent. Mr. S. Welford Corbin, of King George cpuntyj isnlsi a ? :udidate. a Safe Investment Is one which is frnaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or i o case of failure a ret urn of purchase price. On this safe plan you can buy from oui advertised Druggist a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump? tion. It is guaranteed to bring reliei in every case, whenused for any affec? tion of" the thrbati lungs or chest, such as consumption, inflammation of lungs, bronchitis, asthma, whoop ing cough, croup, etc., ect. It it pleasant and agreeable to taste, per fectly safe, and can always be de penned upon. Trial bottles free ai Budwell & Christian's drug store, THE OLD CLOCK. Py the fireside r am siltfn^. And I bear the old clock >?ny: ?Tiiiu; la overawlfUy (Utting; From thy sight away; away." Ticking, ticking, slowly ticking Out life's weary little day, Ever flying?ever dying From thy Bight, away; away I Ami iis mystic murmur fulling ' O'er my soul in fancy seems Like some warning voice that's railing l!ut to wake me from my dreams. Calling, calling, ever calling Life is brief and fadetli soon; Oroap Its briefness, dio not Bheaflcss, Glean them In thy golden noon. Qarncr w hile the fair sun shim-th Golden sheaves for thy storeroom, Garnet o're the day declineth Into night's uncertain xlooml Garner, garner, steady garner, While the light holds fair and bright, fcoon it lnoVth, soon It wadeLh Intu death's mysterious nigbtl And the old clock still is speaking As 1 sit beside the lire. Speaking as if it were seeking Some strange lessons to Inspire! Speaking, speaking, ever speaking In its mystic, weird likio t<>io! "Li\ o In beauty, do thy duty? F.'ro thy {'olden noontide's pone!" ?J. Ray-Conyingbame. Hawthorne on Hug*. Nathaniel Hawthorne's Uncle Man? ning was a horticulturist, and in the spring of IS32 was much troubled by an insect which attacked his trees. Just at this time there appeared in a newspaper a minute description of the insect, its origin, progress ami the best method of exterminating it. Mr. Man? ning was so pleased with the article that he ordered several copies of the paper for distribution among his hor? ticultural friends. At this lime Haw? thorne was a student at Bowdoin col? lege, and happened to arrive home just when his uncle was receiving the paper, and commenting freely on the article. Hawthorne said to a young friend. "1 wrote that article." * "But what do you know about bugs?" in? quired his friend. "Nothing." was the reply; "I wrote it to pass away an idle hour, and it was entirely made up from my imagination. Now, if Uncle Rob? ert should lind it out, he would be very angry; so you must keep my secret. ?Lewistou Journal. Some Cses or Artificial Cold. It seems very probable that the day is not far distant when brine, cooled below the freezing point of water, will be curried under the streets in pipes, as steam is now, supplying from central .stations a very convenient substitute for ice in the domestic household. By freezing in our own houses water which has been previously boiled, it will then ho possible for us to avoid contagion from diseased germs con? tained in ice gathered from impure sources. Tin; maintenance of dwell? ings at 70(legs. Fahrenheit throughout the summer will then be as much a matter of courso as the warming of a modern house now is in winter.? Professor Edward L. Nichols in Chau taunuan. A l'retty Mean Pair. The champion meanest man and the most heartless justice live in Stur gis, S. D. ? The meanest man lost his pocketbook, containing *2.">0; and when the linder returned it to him, after a month spent in discovering the owner, he demanded that the finder pay him interest for the use of the money. Naturally the finder refused this unreasonable demand, whereupon tho meanest man brought suit for the interest, and tho most heartless justice gave the meanest man judgment for $1.43 and costs.?Chicago Herald. Who Made tin- Footprint? Near Lincoln ton, Ca.. on a .stream known as Fishing creek, in a shelv? ing projecting just above the Vater in the stream, is a perfectly defined im? print of a man's bare foot All the toes tiro perfect, and in every respect the mark is as plain as if made in plastic clay or even putty. The stone is as hard as adamant, and has been since the oldest inhabitant landed in Lin? coln county, over 100 years ago. By whom and when was {he track made is an interesting query.?St. Louis Re? public. I umring the Babies. One of the industries of New York is the insurance of babies. The sum paid usually is five cents a week on each child. The system is productive of good in so far that it assures very poor people against being put to ex? tremes in the event of a death in the family. On the other hand, the pos? sible and even probable abuses are ob? vious, for it gives heartless parents a direct personal interest in the death of one who is entirely at their mercy.? Chicago Herald. A Duke's Reverence. In Russia it is customary for all lay? men, the emperor himself included, to show their outward respect for the church by kissing the hands of its ministers. On one occasion it is re? lated that a village priest, receiving a grand duke at his church door, and having no experience of such exalted personages, hesitated to.offer him his hand; the grand duke, getting impa? tient, exclaimed: ".Stretch out your paw. you fool.'"?San Francisco Argo? naut It Was Generous. AO-yoar-okl boy at Kingston, N. Y., Stopped a railroad train fron; running into a landslide and was presented with a toy drum and a $3 suit of clothes. Railroad corporations are never small about these things, al? ways ready to fall back on Providence if an accident occurs.?Detroit Free Press. Children's Food. It never seems to occur to an Indian that there is anything that we should regard as children's food. Little chil? dren are seen to cat pieces of meat be? fore thev have teeth. Some live and some die* but the mortality is large.? Philadelphia Ledger. Jn Paris there is a skating rink formed of real ice on a circular basin of water artificially cooled by pipes containing ammonia gas. For Earache, Toothache, Sore Throat, Swelled Neck, and the results of colds and inflamation, use Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil?the great pain destroyer._ _ gjA shooting affray occurred Thurs? day afternoon near Lawyers' roads.in Campbell count}', in which a negro man shot a white man named Low. Several railroad hands, who saw the shooting, gave chase after the negro, and he shot several times at them and made bis escape. Several Strempts have recently been made to burn the residence of W. A. White, in Campbell county. The first attempt was made by settinR fire to the woods adjacent to his res? idence, and the next night the in? mates were aroused by smoke, and on investigating found a'large bundle ol rags saturated with coal oil, under the house burning fiercely. A CHILD*KILLED. Another child killed by the us? of opiates given in the form of suoth ing syrup. Why mothers give thejil children such deadly poison is snr prising when they can relieve th< child of its peculiar troubles by natn; Dr. Acker's Baby Soother. It cA tains no opiuniJff niorphine^ga&h n IS LIFE M OUTH LIVING ? Not if you pro through the world a dyspeptic. J)r. Acker"? Dyspepsia Tablets are a positive cure for the ?worst forms of dyspepsia, indigestion, flatulency and constipation. Guar anted and Bold by Budwell, Christian & Barbee. Henry Dulaney, colored, for over sixty years pressman in the office of the Alexandria Gazette, died Wednes? day. CANT SLREF RIGHTS Is the complaint of thousands suifer ing from asthma, consumption, cot g is, etc. Did you ever try Dr. Acker's English Remedy? It is the best preparation known"for all lung troubles. Sold on a positive guar? antee at 25c. and 50c. bold by Bud? well, Christian A Budwell. Mr. .] nines M. Marshall, of 11 nine, Pauqueir county, baa 310 ewes from which be sold $1,700 worth of Iambs and wool. A ?ITY TO.YOlfRSKLF. It is surprising that people will use a common, ordinary [till when they can secure a valuable English one for the same money. Dr. Acker's English pills are a positive cure for sick-headache and all liver troubles They are small, sweet, easily taken, and do not gripe. J, F. WINGFIELD Insurance and REAL ESTATE. AGENT, ROANOKE, VA., INSURES uiidings, Bridges, Mills, Crops, Live .Stock, Merchandise, Wood, Lumber. SELLS Dwellings, Furniture, Farms, Town Lots, Stores, Mineral ana TIMBER LANDS. EF143 SALEM AVE. P.O. Box SO feb2-tf L. F. BURKS, Practical Plumber GAS and STEAM FITTER. And dealer in all kinds of Plumber. <ias and Steam Fitters' Supplies. Prompt Attention to Orders, and Satisfaction Guaranteed. 710 Main Street. LYNCHBURG, VA. 11? Commerce Street, jel2-3iuo ROANOKE, VA. ROANOKE. BUILDIN E. 11. ST I" ART, President. J. .1. ECHOLS, Sec and Treas. J F. BARBOTJR, (b-n l Manager. CONTRACTORS & BUILDERS. Office with Gray & Boswkll, Jef ferson Street. Lara* Brick Building? a Specialty. Homes built on easy payments. Pat? ronage solicited. Estimates cheer? fully furnished on application. J. F. BARBOTJR, GENERAL MANAGER, jelt-tf. ?THE DANVILLE? NURSERY ana GREEN HOUSE COMPANY. Danville, Virginia. W. T. Sutherlin, President . Geo. S. Sartin, Geu'l Manager. We are prepared to furnish any and all kinds of fruit, shade and ornamen? tal trees, plants, vines, etc., in any quantity. Fine lot of roses and bed ding plants, and anything in the the nursery line. Write us before buying Catalogue sent. free. Goood agent; wanted. Mr. B. R- Younger, our agent, if now in the city, and orders can Ik left with him at Nuchols, Abbitt & Brown's, 24 Gale Building, Jeffersor street. GEO. S. SARTIN, apll-*Jm Secretary and Manager For this quarter and GAS BILLS for month of May are now dui and payable 1 COMPANY'S ollice. Gas bi.is, if paid before the lOtl instant, a. discount of 124 per cent allowed. NO DISCOUNT on bills paid afte the 10th instant; Failure to receive a bill does not en title consumer to the discount. Lime for Fertilizing and Disinfect ing, also Gas Tar for sale. Applications for extensions, im proveinents, taps, purchases and al other matters relating to Gas o Water should be made to J. G. Rawn, Manager. ROANOKE GAS AND WATER CC No. 1 Third Avenue, Southwest t_ J. R. HO CK AD AY, THE PIONEER REAL ESTATE AM ?OF? , Roaiioke City, Va. OFFICE: 105 First St., S, W First National Bank Building. myll-3m _ CARR THE SIGN WRITER, COI ner Third avenue and First strec Nj. W. .<marS-tf "PRE E.-STENOGHAPHmAN; ^ typewriting free. Frrst-cffi^feci ities and best of. teachers. SUeCfcSSOHS TO DUEFEY & GREENE, ?HAVE OPENED UP THEIR IMMENSE SPRING STOCK And will be pleased to have the public come and examine it. If ^PRICES AT THE BOTTOM OP TUE SLA ?t ESTABLISHED IN ROANOKE 1882. -CARRIES THE LARGEST, FINEST AND_ MOST AUTISTIC STOCK IN THE CITY, Our repairing department is up to the highest mark and all kinds of fine Work in Watches and Jewelry, Also Artistic -ENGRAVIK8 ]>0.\E 0_\ THE PBEMISES._ ARTISTS' MATERIAL SOLD. 29 SALEM AVENUE. HOANOKE, VIRGINIA. ITS ITS FBOM $5 TO $25. BOYS' SUITS FROM $3 TO ? CHILDREN'S SUITS FROM $2 TO $10 MEN'S, BOYS', YOUTH'S, AND? CHILDREN'S OVERCOATS IN ALL STYLES SATIN-USED A SPECIALTY. Furnishingfi Department Complete CLOTHINGI V FRANK BROS. Wright Block Jefferson street. M. A. RIFE, Prest. B. L. GREIDER. Sec. & Trea Rife's Hydraulic Sup Mannfactorins Company MANUFACTURERS OF RIFE'S HYDRAULIC ENGINE. OK KAM for supplying water to SMALL TOWNS, Factories, Steam Mills| DAIRIES, STOCK YARDS Resiliences, Etc. ?and? For Irrigation Eailroad Tanks, ETC. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED; GOOD AGENTS WANTED Oilice No. 'i Second avenue, S. W. Opposite Masonic Temple y7y Boanoke, Va, Pulaski City, Va Bluefield, W. Va< The above houses offer superior, accommodations to die Travelling Public. Sample Rooms for Commercial Men. tf IPttJSOD. IE!. FOSTER, jMZa.na.gr er. H. CHIPMAN. T. G. MASSIE. Chipman, Massie & Co. REAL.". ESTATE.". AGENTS, 109 Salem Avenue, Roanoke, Va, City and Country property, Mineral and Coal Lands sold. Houses ami Stores rented and Collections made. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. mar27t H. SILVERTHORN. IMPORTER AND REPAIRER OF FINE WATCHES. OUR REPAIRING DEPARTMENT