THE ROANOKE DAILY TIMES. · THE ROANOKE DAILY TIMES. SMSggsfS,, ROANOKE,VA., SUNDAY,MAI 3, 1896....

THE ROANOKE DAILY TIMES.SMSggsfS,, ROANOKE, VA., SUNDAY, MAI 3, 1896. «m^mmm«.^..-=r.- AU- .l! MEWS OF IHE WORlSr8,

PTHB lUAT'ilH.lomut for Vlrc' nitt: Clearing In

the morning; generally fair daringthe Uay with wanner 'joath winds.

Some Peopled*Waat things mighty bad.andthat's ths way a good many of'era hava thair roofs.

We Mend Roofs,

BoanoaQ Roofing and letal Cornice Co,Commerce St. end Franklin Bead.J. S. COLLINOWOOD. - - Manag

- 'Phone 128.-

$100OlGT7-ola,rn.d.H3iC3rcle

Every 85c purchase at oor store entitles y^n 1ene chance tor the Hundred Dollar ClevdlavjBicycle now on exhibition in oor window, jTo accommodate smaller purchases thanwe havo Issued sticket so thut every nickcounts towards a chance.

Drawing July 1st.

Hassle's Pbarmae109 Jefferson Street.

53T" This wheel bought from and guaranljby the Hoanoke Cycle Co.. who will exchauator a ladles' blcycfo It desired.

M LIFE INSURANCE CO,of hartford, conn.

Writes Policies Containing EveryDesirable Feature.

Rev. Dr. Guthrie, the great Scottish preacher,said: "When I cimo to Edinburgh the peoplesometimes laughed at my btae storklagn snd atmy cotton umbrella, snd they said I looked likea common plowman, and they derided me bo-cause I lived In a home for which I paid £K renta year, and oftentimes I walked when I wouldhave been very glad to have had a cab, hut, gen¬tlemen, I did all that because I wanted to pay thepremium ot a lite Insurance policy that wouldKeep my family comfortable It I should die."Are there others so thoughtful t If to, see ns.

««!<». Ii. ifART. Agent,Room Mo. 600, Terry Building..Phone 160. ROANOKE, TA.

Women's MaasAre more practical every day,and every day there are moreTablets used.more people findwhat patience and time-saversthey are. There are Tablet*made of all conceivable papers,for the fastidious and the care¬less, the traveler and the «tay-at-horue. 5c for the mediumgrade and 10c for the linen, andup and up.

THOMPSON-PRICE CO.IO Campbell St.

WST" Our store closes at 8 p. ex¬cept .Saturdays.

Sterling, Springfield, Columbussek BICYCLES. them.

SOLD BY -YOST-FORRER CO. (L'fd) * exqto

Should have one of the beautifulCOUCHES that we are offering tor.810.-

Yon would be astonished to see the' lovely Damask and Plash

PARLOR SUITESThat we are offering at the low price ot

$25 and $30.It yon wish a large stock ot

Honsefurnishlng GoodsTo select from, call and see ns.

We have one of the largest lines of

Refrigerators and Ice ChestsIn the city. Call and see them.

It yon wirb to keep yonr rooms cool, oalland select one of our heantifnl

WINDOW AWNINGS.One ot the nicest lines of

White Enameled Iron BedsEver shown in Boanoke can

be found at

The E. H. Stewart Furniture Co.

GUESS'THE NUMBER OF BEANSAND PEAS IN TBB JAK IN OURWINDOW AND GET $*).¦» IN GOLD.WITH EVERT PURCHASE WE GIVEYOU A CHECK, WHICH WE PRINTWHILE YOU WAIT. IT ONLY TAKESA MOMENT, AND THE CHECK HASVALUE. SAVE THEM, AND WHENTHEY AMOUNT TO A DOLLAR YOUARE INVITED TO COMB AND GUESS.THE SAVING OF MORE CHECKSMEANS MORE GUESSES.

The Contest Begins To-day.

H. C. BARNES,"HE POTS UP PBESCRIPTIOHS."

FREE SILVER HEETIHG LUST MIGHTA Local Organization Has Been

Perfected.

>n. A. P. Staples la President or theClab.Speeche* by Messrs Staples,Major Jonas and \v. O. fitardeway.The Vre« Silver Democrats Are la For

Controlling the Roanoko DelegatloA.to the staunton Convention. \r - jPuranant to a call by many silver

Democrats a large and enthusiasticcrowd gathered at the oourlhouse lassnight for the purpose of organising thkfree silver forces, in order that dele¬gates might be sent from this city to theStaunton convention lnstrueted for freesilver delegates to the National Demo¬cratic convention, which meets; injChicago.Tae meeting was of a very harmo«

nious nature, and showed plainly on it,face that those who were In attendancwore thoroughly In earnest about tfmatter.The meeting was called to order

Mayor Jones. Hon. A. P. Staplesmade chairman and A. B. Antrimretary.Mr. Staples addressed the mooting 1°

a very able manner. He started offby saying that he did not think /thatthere la any question which bo concernsthe people of this country and especiallyof Boanoke, as the currency question.He said that almost from time Im¬memorial he had heard that theDemocratic party was In favor of thefree ooinage of silver, nor bad he everheard it dlaputed until within the pasttwo years.The first Congress, he said, in tbe

United States put gold and silver onthe same basis, and it remained so untilsliver was struck down in a dark hourin 1378, and sinoe that time silver hassteadily gone down, until now It takeathirty -flvo ouncee of allver to buy anounce of gold. Prior to that time goldand silver went side by side aa a moneymetal, and a sliver dollar was worth asmuch as a gold dollar.For 180 years,when both metals were

backed by free coinage, silver held Itsown, but since Its demonetisation allverbaa gone down In value from 16 to 1 tomore than 35 to 1 of gold. In hla refer¬ence to the oauso of the meeting beinghold he stated that Montgomery, Hali¬fax and Bedford have been beard from,and have aent their delegatea to Staun¬ton for free silver. We are here, hesaid, to organize and aee that Boanoke,when the roll is called, la representedby a silver delegation.Mr. Staplea was followed by MayorJones, who addressed the meeting, and

in the course of his remarks said thatwe are not here to estrange ourselvesfrom the Democrats who are opposed tofree coinage, but to ascertain thestrength of silver intheclty of Boanoke.He did not believe In the Cleveland-Carlisle policy of piling up debts to bepaid by unborn generations, or by pay¬ing debts by borrowing monoy withwhich to pay them.Tho work of organisation then began,Largest Stock in the l ity.

Guitars, Mandolins, Music, &c.RICHMOND MUSIC CO.

C. T. JENNINGS, Manager,KO\\OKK,.VA.

OR. CMS. G. CANNADAY,-"- 8PECIALI8T. -

NERVOUS DISEASE8, DISEASES OFWOMasN AND STJKOEBV.(112X Jefferson St. Uonrs 9 to 10 a. m.,Otlloes: 3 to r> p. m.; and 131 Eighth ave. s. w.,( from li to 2 p. m. 'Phones 236 and 949.

Accommodations for patients at RebekahSanitarium.

DR. ALBERT A. CANNADAY,specialist.

PRACTICE LIMITED TODiseases of tbe Eye, Ear, Hose, Threat.Eyas Examined and Glauses Fitted.

Office corner Salem avenne and Jefferson street.Over VanLear Bros'. Drug Store."Office 'Phone 46. hesldence No. 403 Churchstreet, 'phone 345.

for business, or personal ate, onlythe best quality of paper should begood enough. You wouldn't callon your friends iu a siouchy oldwrapper, or suit, and yet whenyou send thcin a letter writtenwith poor ink and pen, on paperstamped "cheap" «11 over.you'redoi-g the same thing. Thatdoesn't mean that you must paya high price, There's stationeryand stationery, you know. Comeand look at ours.

J. E. ROGERS & CO.,104 8. JEFFERSON ST.

and Mr. Staples was unanimouslyelected president of the olub. Five vice-presidents were elected as followi:

S. B. Jones, First warJ; J. H. No well,Second ward; J. 0. Graves, Third ward;Dr Jos. A. Qale, Fourth ward; J. W.Neal, Fifth ward. A. B. Antrim wasthen made permanent secretary- Thevice-presidents of each ward weregiven the right to appoint five as*slstanti from their respective wardswho should aot in the capacity of anexecutive committee and otherwise aidin the organization of the- free illTtoforoei. \

t The meeting was then addressed by^W. O. Hardaway, who made a strongnpeeoh in favor of the white metal,balding that free coinage had alwaysbeen a democratic measure until thembagrel Oleveland and Carlisle admin¬istration took oharge of the Govern^traent. Ho denounced Cleveland anjrWall street as being one and the satjfe,Jhey being inseparable companions so/far as legislation on the question offinances is ooncerned.Mr. Hardaway wab frequently ap¬plauded and on the whole his speech,while not going loto details generally,

was full of interest and much to thepoint on the issues involved.

It was decided to invite Senator Dan¬iel and Major Peter J. Otey to come tothe olty and address the olub at anearly date.W. O Hardaway, Mayor Jones and

W. p. Huff were appointed a oommltteeto oonfer with the abovo named gentle¬men and to complete all nto ssary ar¬rangements connected with their com¬ing.The vlce-prosldonts, together with

tbelr assistants, will all meet at thooffice of Scott & Staples in the Terrybuilding on Tuesday evening. Themeeting then adjourned to meet againnext Saturday night.

THE CASK OF Mit. HAMMOND.Mr. Jewell and Wife Will Plead With

President Kruger For HimWashington, May 2..P. W. Jewelland wife, of Johannesbure, and Attor¬

ney Tresiow, accompanied by SenatorWhite, called on the President to-dayregarding the case ol John Hays Ham¬mond.Mr. and Mrs. Jewell are going directto Cape Town to Intercede with Presi¬dent Kruger in behalf of Hammond andwill carry the Congressional petition tohim started by Senator Stewart.Mr: Jewell said to the President thatthe first thing that President Krugerwould ask would be, did they see toePresident of the United States, and

they desired to assure him they had.Both Mr. and Mrs. Jewell are well ac¬quainted with President Kruger andhis wife.President Oleveland was much inter¬ested in what they had to say and ex¬pressed his appreciation ot PresidentKruger and of bis ability to oope withaffairs arising In his country. He also

expressed the hope that the mission ofMr. and Mrs. Jewell would be success¬ful.

Bidders on Armor Plate.Washington, May 2..Bids were

opened at the Navy Department to-dayfor furnishing about 6,000 tons ot Har¬veyiaed nickel steel armor for the bat¬tleships Kearsarge and Kentucky. Thebids were: For the Kearsarge: Carne¬gie, S1.5SC.162.50; Bethlehem, 81.573,-390. For the Kentucky: Bethlehem,81,569,750; Carnegie, 31,573,477.50.

Miners' Wages Reduced.St. Louis, Mo. May 2..A special to

the Republic from Birmingham, Ala.,says: Because of the decline of No. 1foundry pig iron to 812 25 par ton, sev¬eral iron and coal companies In thisregion, employing lO.O'.o coal miners,have reduced their wagea 2% cents perton to a basis of 37% c&ntB.

A Tremendous Rainfall.Chattanooga, Tenn., May a..Prob¬ably the heaviest rainfall during the

same spaoe of tlmo ever known in thissection took place this afternoon about2:30 o'clock. For twenty minutes thewater fell in solid sheets, flooding thestreets nearly up to the axles of passingwagons.

FROM TBE NATIONAL CAPITALWhat Was Done in the Senate

and House Yesterday.The) Bill to Establish a Uniform System

Of Bankruptcy Pasted by the HouseWith Two Amendments.Naval Ap¬propriation Bill Pasted by the Senateaa Beported. Except That Battleship*are Reduced Prom Pour to Two.

Washington, May a..The Honae to-pay passed the Henderson bill to eatab*llah a uniform system of bankruptcy bya vote of 157 to 81. The majority in fa¬vor of tbe bill was greater than itafriends anticipated, owing largely to thefaot that quite a number of memberswho desired on yecterday the voluntarybankruptcy bill, after being defeated,voted for tbe measure as reported.There were but two amendments, oneunimportant, the other making the non¬payment of a note for thirty days an aotof bankruptcy. Two substitutes for thebill, both eliminating the Involuntaryfeatures, were defeated, one by a voteof 80 to 130, the otner 118 to 128.The bill, as passed, Is bssed upon the

Torrey bankruptcy bill which has beenurged before Congress for several years.It provides for both voluntary and In¬voluntary bankruptcy. Under its termsthere are eight aots for which a debtoroan be forced Into Involuntary bank¬ruptcy as follows-

(1) If a person has concealed hlm-solf with Intent to defeat hia creditorsfor forty-eight hours; (3), failed forthirty days, while insolvent, to securethe release of any property levied uponfor five hundred dollars or over; (3),made a transfer of any of his propertywith Intent to defeat his creditors; (4),made an assignment for the benefit ofhis creditors; (5), made, while Insolvent,a transfer of any of hla propertyfor the purpose of giving s> prefer-enoe; (6), procured or suffered a judg¬ment to be entered against himself withIntent to defeat his creditors, and suf¬fered same to remain unpaid ten days;(7), seoreted any of his property to avoidita being levied upon under legal processagainst himself; (8), suffered, while in»aolvent, an execution for five hundreddollars or over, to be returned no prop¬erty found.Just before adjournment the report in

the contested election oasn of Thorpevs. MoKlnney, from tbe Fourth Vir¬ginia district in favor of the contestantwas adopted without division and Mr.Thorpe waa sworn in.

Senate Proceedings.After a week's debate which has

taken a wide range the Senate to-daypassed the naval appropriation bill. Thebill aa It passed Is substantially aa Itwas reported from the committee on ap¬propriations except for the reduotlon ofthe battleships from four to two.Tho Senate refused to accept Mr.

Chandler's amendment ohanglng tbenumber and oharacter of torpedo boats,but agreed to the change providing forthe construction of three of these vesselson the Paolflo cuast. Tbe Sona-e re¬fused to decrease the number of newseamen, as authorized by the Housebl'.l. Mr. Hill succeeded In seouring anamendment authorizing tho detail ofrevenue cutters for the protection ofpersons attending regattas.

Run Into by a Train.

ft Raleigh, N. C, May 2..At Durham'this morning a. O, Bauer, a leadingBalelgh archlteot, and C. H. Norton, aprominent Durham contractor, wereseriously, if not fatally, Injured in arailway accident. Tney were In anopen boggy and the vehlole was struckby the train at a grade crostlng in tbecity limits.

Upright Piano, »160.One splendid upright piano, seven oc¬

tavos, fanoy walnut case, seoond-hand,but in good order and tune, for 8150, onpayments of 87 per month, without in¬terest. A real bargain. Hobble PianoCo.

Only One in Roanoke I" IT DOES EVERYTHING BUT TALK."

A wonderful machine, the mechanism of which almost equals human intelli¬gence, Is now hard at work in our store. We will not attempt to describe It here;it has to be seen to be appreciated. Among the many things it does Is to print yona Check showing you the amount of your purchase. It requires less than one-fourth of a mlnate to do this, and we want you to

WAIT FOR YOUR CHECK,As they have value. Save them and when they amount to a DOLLAR return them

to ua and you are invited to

GUESS THE NUMBER OF BEAKS ADD PEAS IN THE JAR IH OUR WINDOW.No one will know your guess, aa you will write It on a card that we furnish,and deposit it in a Sealed Tin Box Yourself.

$20 IN GOLDIs the prize If yon guess It. Should no one guess the number BIO goes to the onemaking the nearest guess and 85 each to the next two nearest guesaea. Rememberthat you don't have to buy anything that you do not need in order to make a guess;but bear this fact in mind that while our specialty is filling preacrlptlona you cangenerally find us prepared to supply all yonr wants In the Dreg line. We wantyou to visit us and see for yourself. Our prices will please you and the quality ofthe goods we handle will afford even more satisfaction. However you will notbe Importuned to buy.

Guessing Contest Will Close Saturday Night, August 1st, andthe Result Will be Made Known the Following

Monday, August 3d, 1896.Ton Can Gness as Often as Yon Return as a Dollar's Worth of Checks.

ZEH- C. ZB^RZLsTIES,.hi: PUTS UP PBKSCBIPTIONS,"Corner Jefferson Street and Norfolk Avenue. DA4nnl/a \/1 rrr! r» 5 CtOpposite Passenger Depot. nOailOKe, Vlrgllllcti

the cask of bus. bryan.Judge Wood Affirms His Bight to Re

more Him.On yesterday Judge John W. Woods,of the hustings court, denied the peti¬tion of J. P.. Bryan, which asked forthe order ef Mr. Bryan's removal fromtbe office of commissioner of aooountsto he revoked;Aa appeal will be taken, and a motionfor a suspension of the order will prob¬ably be made at an early day.It waa agreed between counsel forMessrs. Bryan and Hart that no ad¬vantage abould be taken of the fact thatthe term of the oourt was to expireyesterday, In the matter of filing ex¬ceptions, and asking for a auapenslonof the order nntil the oaae oan be ap¬pealed to the supreme court.Following la the opinion:"Bx-parte Bryan."On 22nd April an order waa enteredby me appointing John M. Hart com¬missioner of accounts for this oourt, andas incident thereto removing J. R.Bryan, Jr. Counsel for Mr. Bryan nowpresent his petition asking that saidorder be vacated, as it it was enteredwithout authority of law."The petitioner's counsel argue:" (1.) Where the statute law of aState provides a method and oause for

removal of an officer, notwithstandingno tenure of ofiloe is fixed, then suchofficer oan only be removed as theBtatute prescribes.

(2.) They also contend in the secondplace that sec. 821 V. C. 1887 asamonded by acts 1889-90 p. 5 prescribesthe method of and causes for removal ofcommissioner of aooounts.

"On the other sand counsel for Mr,Hart claim the true rule of law to bewhere an officer is appointed and noperiod fixed for his term to expire, thentbe power of removal is incident to thepower of appointment and tbe officerholds at the will and pleasure of the ap¬pointing tower, notwithstanding theremay be general statutes providing forthe removal of officers.

Holding the view which I shall here¬inafter mention, it ia not necessary to adecision of this ease to aay which ofthese views is the oorrect one, althoughI am of the opinion that where a statuteprescribes the oauses for removal of anoftloer, then he Can be removed for auchcauses only."Tbe sole question remaining for our

consideration, therefore, is, doeaour lawprovide for a removal of the officer Inquestion; or, in other words, doea oec-tlon 881 as aaoendedjapply to this ease?We are of the opinion that It doea not.This was an enlarging Btatute, whlahwaa intended to add to rather than takefrom the jurisdiction of the oourt. It latrue that in a certain sense a commit*aloner of accounts 1b a city offioer, butnot In contemplation of this act. In myjudgment he is an officer of the court, Isappointed by the court (or judge) andremovable at its pleasure."If I thought a miatake had been madeI should be only too glad to correct it.I am aware that upon this queatlon, asupon ao many legal questions, there isroom for argument on both sides, andthe business of the court is to adhere tothe view which seemB to it the sounderconstruction. Wbile not an authority Itmight not be arnica to add that Boveralyears ago, when I purposed giving Mr.Hryan tbe office In queatlon, and whichI afterward did give blm, tbero wassome doubt in my mind as to my rightof removal and so consulted Mr. Minoron the subject, who gave ltas his opin¬ion that tbe right waa unquestioned,although his attention was not spe¬cially called to seotlon 821 referred to.

"I am glad, however, that In a properproceeding an appeal to a higher courtis open to tbe petitioner, where If anInjustice is done him in thie decision,(we aro all fallible) he oan be righted.Holding the foregoing views thereforetbe prayer of the petitioner must bedenied."

_

The Gold MineWill be opened Monday. Of course

this will be an event of moment andmany people will be there. They al¬ways crowd anch placea. This time ItIs In the shape of, gentlemen's genuineoasco calf, Goodyear welt shoe, war«ranted all solid leather, aoft kangarootops. Thia shoe Is correctly called, aait seems a remarkable value at theprice, 91.98. One could not tell It fromthe regular 83 gooda now on the market.The Boanoke Shoe Co. puts thla shoe(The Gold Mine), exclusively on themarket and they will go like hot cakea.Get In early if you want a pair. Therewill be a rush for them.

A flOO BICYCLE (ilVKN AWAY.SHE OUR ADVEHTISBMENT INFIRST COLUMN AND THE BI-CYCLE IN OUR WINDOW.MASSIE'S I'llARMAOY,109 JEFFERSON ST.

General Hancock's Statue.Washington. May 2.Tbe pro¬

gramme of exercises for the unveilingof the statue of General Hanccck hereon the 12th instant, has been completed.President Cleveland will preside.

Bnrled at Arlington.Washington, May 8.With simpleservices tbe remains of Walter Q.Gresham, President Cleveland's late

Secretary of State, were laid at reat atArlington Cemetery, the nation's bury¬ing ground, lato thla afternoon.

Gold Lost to the Treasury.Washington, May 3..The Treasuryto-day lost 8135,000 In gold coin and

810,900 in bars, which leaves the trueamount of gold reaerve 8123,830,913.

A. P. A. Supreme Council Meeting.Washington, May 2..The supremocouncil of tbe American Protective As¬sociation will assemble in thia oltyMay 13.

A Record.15,000 milks on a "Cleveland" bicyclewithout a break. For particulars lookIn the wlndowa of Boanoke Cycle Co.The United States Government re¬

ports ahow Royal Baking Powder su¬perior to all othera.

Fine cigars at Banner's.

"BE IS CUBING TO-HOGMFrom the Pen of Harriet Beecher

Stowe."Then Shnll They See the Bon of Man.

Coming In ¦ Olond With Powe* endGreat Glory; Ml When These ThingsBegin to Come to Pas«, Then LookBp. Vor Tont* Redemption DrawothMlgh,"

Then shall they aee the Son of Mancoming lm a cloud with powerand greatglory. And when these things begin tocome to pass, then look np, for your re-demptlon draweth nigh..Luke xxl. B7.Coming!.The Son of Man really com-

ing into this world again in power andglory. "Will this really ever happen?Will this solid, oommon place earth seeit? Will these skies brighten and flash,and will upturned faces In tbls city bewatching to see him ooming?" So ourminister preached, in a solemn sermon;sad tor moments, at times, I felt athrill of reality In hearing. 3ut as thewell-dressed orowd passed down theaisle my neighbor, Mr. Stockton, whis¬pered to me not to forget the meetingof the bank directors on Monday even¬ing and Mrs. Goldthwalte poured intomy wife's ear a charge not to forget herparty on Tuesday; and my wife, as shecame out, asked me it I had observedthe extravagant toilet of Mrs. Penny*man.

I spoke of the sermon. "Yes," saidmy wife, "what a sermon'..so solemnMy dear, by-the-by, don't forget toohange Mary's opal ring for a diamondone.dear me! The Christmas presentswere all so on my mind, and that wasso wrong of me.""My dear," said I, "sometimes it

seems to me as if all our life was un¬real. We go to ohuroh, and the thingswe hear is either true or false. If theyare true, what things they are! It weare looking for that coming, we oughtto feel and live differently from whatwe do! Do we really believe what wehear in church, or is it a dreamt''After a pause, I said, "Suppose Christshould really come this Christmas, andit should be anthoritatlvely announcedthat He would be here to-morrow.''That evening the thoughts of thewaking hours mirrored themselves in adream.

I seemed to be out walking la thestreets, and to be oonsolous of a strange,vague sense of something just declared,of which all were speaking with a sup¬pressed air of mysterious voices. Therewas a whispering stillness around.QroupB of men stand at the corners ofthe streets, and discuss an impendingsomething with hushed voices. I heardone say to another, "Really coming?What? To-morrow?" And the otherssaid, "Yes, to-morrow."

It was right. The stars wore glim*merlng down with a keen, frosty light,the shops glistened In their Christmasarray, and the same sense of hushedexpectancy prevaded everything. Thereseomed to be nothing doing, and eachperson looked wistfully on his neigh¬bor, as if to say, "Have you heard?''Suddenly, as I walked, an angel form

was with me, gilding softly by my side.The face was solemn, serene and calm,Above the f jrehnad was a pale radlanoeof light, purer than any on earth.sodifferent from that of the street lamps.Yet, though I felt awe, I felt a sort ofBounding love as I said, "Tell me.is itreally true? Is Christ ooming?""He Is," said the angel. "To-morrowHe will be here!""What joy," I cried."Is U joy?" said the angel. "Alas, to

many in this oity it is only terror. Comewith me."In a moment I seemed to be standingwith him in the parlor of one of thechief palaces of the city. A stout, florid,bald-headed man was seated at a tablecovered with papers, which he was sort¬ing over with nervons anxiety, mutter¬ing to himself as he did so.On a sofa lay a delicate woman, heremaciated hands clasped over a littlebook. The room was, In all Its appoint¬ments, a witness of boundless wealth.Gold and sliver and gems, aad foreignfurniture and costly plotures;everythingthat money could buy was heaped to¬gether; and yet theman himself seemed

nervous and uneasy. He wiped thesweat from his brow and spoke:"I don't know, wife, how you feel,butI don't like this news. I don't under¬stand it. It puts a stop to everythingthat I know anything about.""Oh, John," said the woman, turningtowards him a faoe pale and fervent,and clasping her hands, "how aan yonsay so?""Well, Mary, it's the truth. I don'tcare if I say it. I don't want to meet.well, I wish He would put it off! Whatdoes He want of me? I'd bo willing tomake over three millions, to found ahospital it He'd be satisfied and let mego on. Yes, I'd give three millions.tobuy off from to-morrow.""Is He not our best friend?""Best friend," said the man, with alook of half fright, halt anger. "Mary,

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SYMPHONYSelf-Playing Instrument?

It plays everything writtenin ninsic.No need of a knowledge of

mnslc in order to perform on it.Call and hear it,

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