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Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-03

Fifty cars OF merchandise, consist
ing largely of machinery and steel rails
arrived here yesterday over the Sh.n-
andoah Valley railroad en- route to tn .
south via the Norfolk aud Western.
Engine "R. J. Domer,',' from ths
Chambers5urg, Pa, works passed
through the city yesterday EN- route to
Chauncey, Ga, for the A. B. Steele
company.
-SuperlnlendentHaruY AID Division,
Engineer Churchill walked from Salem
Yesterday over the survey for ths
double track on the Nofolk .and
Western railroad to this city.
Fresh country butter at Blount's
blue diamond front. l54 Salem avenue
Go to NJ. L. Smiths if you wish to
purchase one of Steeks', Steinway. IS
or McCammon's superior pianos, IN
imported oak, mahogany, rosewood
or ebony cases. He has, also. full
stock of the very latest makes OF
organs. noVoo-"
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-03

This space belongs to
BRIGHT & PENN,
Successors to j. y.
Fishburne & Son.
Watchlor their adver-
tiselnent.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-03

Attention is called t, the new adj
vertisement Of Nelson & Parson, real
estate agents, Salem, Va. Both CT
these gentlemen are reliable, and
parties desiring to make investments
in the thriving town of Salem would do
well to correspond with them. t
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-23
WATER FOR FUEL.

An Invention Which Promises to Supplv
 tho World with Cheap Heat.
 Much has been written about the art of Klndllng lire with water. Here is the latest account of what water will do:
 An important invention has recently been made public near Lake Superior. It is no less than the practical and cheap use of water as fuel The appliance consists of notnlng put piece of gas pipe from two inches to six inches in diameter. as may he desired, and of convenient length to fit a cookstove or a parlor or other heater. with short legs or stable support to keep it in position: This is placed in the stove, with one end slightly projecting, to winch is att tacned vessel of water with a stopcocls conduit from the water vessel into the pipe,
 Before reaching the steam chamber the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-23

water passes through the important part of the lnvention-thc part that constitutes or it the water may pass 1nto'rhe stBafff cnatnt ber, while the steam can not pass out. The part of the pipe containing the steam cham Der ls within the stove, although small part may be without if desired. To this the heat ct moderate wood or coal fire is ap- piled so as to heat the steam to high tenn perature-Say three hundred or nearly four hundred dcgrecs-when it passes out of a small oritice immediately into the midst of bed of coals or flame from burning wood or coal, when it is at once raised to the re- auired temperature, four hundred degrees or more, to be immediately decomposed into It's gases-oxygen and hydrogen-which instantly become flame.
 Only moderate summer fire of wood or coal will be required the coldest day in win- ter, tho gaseous flame furnishing the bal ance of the heat needed in the coldest room. The capacity for reducing heat may he reg ulated to suit requirements. When it is known that hydrogen flame yields heat in burning five times greater than carbon. or about 2,Oc0 degrees to 2,50O degrees, one may form some Idea of the capacity of this little contrivance for producing heat. By in- creasing the temperature of the gas pipe to about four hundred degrees the vapor may be decomposad into it's gases before exit from the pipe, and in such cases it is emitted in jet of blue flame. In either case the oxyhydrogen flame is easily pro. duced and with small consumption of fueL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-23
0AT EVEN A Druggist Plays a Naughty Trick on Two Pretty Girls,

There is druggist in this city, says the Jacksonville (Fla.) Metropolis, who is
 Ill danger at the hands of two young ladies
 upon whom he recently played most out rageous trick.
 Among the other features of this drug glst's counter display is an unusually fine and costly line of perfumery. For the past week he noticed that two very vivacious, pretty and well-dressed young ladies, who made frequent visits to his store were in tho habit of nonchalantly helping them
 selves to tho odorous liquid. They would
 drop in to make some such purchase
 as five cents worth of chewing gum or ten
 cents worth of stamps, and while Mr.
 Druggist was waiting upon them each fair
 ono would seize Mary Stuart" or ssNew-
 mown Hay" bottle and splash the contents
 upon the dainty handkerchicfs of the twain
 Of course, these trifling thefts arc
 woman's little privileges, but just the same the druggist wasn't inclined to let them go unchallenged. He determined to head off the vlvacious young ladies who were play Ing havoc with his profits on perfumery, And he did 1t in the most effectual, if cruel, manner. One morning he removed all the perfumery bottles from the counter. He then substituted large bottle labeled 'Brcath of the Rose," or something of tho sort, and filled 1t with 2 most vile de- SoeIioH' At CoH tdlHeu aSa1cLlda, Old this decoction, and other elements equally sick enlng. So shreWdIy was tho mixture con- pounded, however, that it would not de- velop it's nauseating effects except under the influence of slight warmth, such as that afforded by pocket That day the young ladies paid their usual call Flounc- ing into the store they made trivial pur- chase, hastily saturated their handker- chiefs and dashed out to catch passing street car, stuf1ing the delicate bits of lace and linen into their pockets
 The young ladies had scarcely. seated themselves befeTe the asafetida combina- tlon began to get in its deadly work The odor became sickening but no one knew whence it came. One man mumbled some thing about limburger cheese, another made facetlous remark about a glue factory. and one and ali the passengers wondered and suffered. The conductor racked his brain to find solution of the malodorous mystery. No solution. All at once one of the aforesaid young ladies happened to draw out her handkerchief. She dropped It, and dropped it suddenly, with a shrek and gasp. The mystery was solved. A moment later the oar was stopped, and. amid roar of laughter, blushing, gasping and almost fainting, the two unfortuhates got, oil. The druggist was never again molested,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-23
COMMERCIAL CULLINGS,

mento, Cal, in four days recently for Efsst East ern cities.
 | UPWARD of twenty-eight large bales ot human hair were brought to France in { steamer that arrived the other day from the l Orient.
 OF the 9, 900 tons of wire fencing annu ally imported into the Argentine Republic it is said that Belgium furnishes half, Grea, Britain about quarter, and France some. what less.
 CALIFORNIA capitalists have built big re- | finerles at San Diego from which they ex | pcct to ship large quantities of oil to the Sandwich Islauds and the Orient The com merce from the Pacific ports is growing daily.
 HE export of breadstuffs from the United States for the month of July, 1889, amounted to SC, SO6 950, against $7, 904 452 for July 1888 For the seven months ending July 31, 1889, 1t was s67,036,057, against S5s, ,S96, ,39s for the same period of 1888.
 DAIRY products were exported from the United States in July, 1889, to the value of s253l ,672; in tho same month last year, 1,999, 329. For the three months ending July 31 the amount was s4,s10,O39; for the same period last year, s3,sS7, ,1S6
 OFFICIAL statistics of Mexican commerce
 
 of the fiscal year 1889 amounted to $26,- 846, ,990, indicating total export for the year of $53, ,000, ,000. This is the largest ever known in the history of the country
 MINERAL oils were exported from the United States in July, 1889, to the amount of A, 9O6, as against g., ,149, ,042 in July, 1888. For the seven months ending July S1, 1889, the amount was $2S, ,1S7, ,4S3, against se5, ,972, ,554 in the same period of last year.
 THE Charlton Herald Is the authority for the statement that Q prominent railroad official of one of the trunk lines crossing Iowa declares s'that there is not one bar rel of whisky now carried where there was carload, and not a keg of beer where there was train-load four years ago."
 THE statistics of the export of beef and hog products from this country are as fol- lows: For July, 1889, the total value was $9, 756, ,521; for the same month last year, s6,677, ,329; for the nine months ending July 31, 1889, the amount was s74, 173. 27s; for the same period of the preceding year, s5s, ,693,- O0O
 BEET SUGAR is almost the only sugar used in Europe, where the manufacture of it Is carefully encouraged by the various governments. It is not cheap sugar, for while the price per pound is nearly the same as refined cane sugar in this country, it's sweetening power Is, roughly speaking, only about half as great.
 A BIG Chinese colony located near Lake Pontchartrain is making considerable money catching fish and shrimps. The shrimps are boiled, when the shells are re- moved, after which they are allowed to dry and smoke over slow hickory fire, and are then packed and shipped to New York, San Francisco and other cities with large Chi nese populations. The industry is said to h0 n very orOwspv oDo
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-23
TREES IN THE AIR,
Tho L1ttlo Forest Growing on the Green
 burg (Ind.) Court-Houso.

rho L1ttlo Forest Growing on the Greens
 burg (Ind.) Court-Houso.
 In tho center of the business portion of Greensburg, Ind, 8 city of 5000 inhabitants Is handsome park, which has a gradual slope toward the different points of the compass and contains within its bounds, a nice, grassy lawn and well-selected varie- " or shade trees. In the center of the park there was built in 1854 one of the finest court-nouses Tn all Hoosierdom, with archi- lecture of latest design and workmanship Of the best quality. On either end of the building are two large towers, the one on the east standing 156 feet from the level of the ground to the fancy stone ornament at the top. In the construction of the tower about thirty feet from the top, an arch was made of brick, and on this stone was laid about two feet in width and three or four feet in length. In 1868 a few leaves were seen protruding from between the stones on the tower, but in short time they disappeared. In 1872 the leaves again appeared in about the same place and con- tinued to thrive through the warm months. Large oaks from little acorns grow:n so With these leaves. In the courseof a couple or years well-defned and proportioned tree spread it's limbs and leaves from the towering height above. From this curiosity the city became known all over the State as the "Lone Tree City," but time ban lshed the name, as in '76 moro trees ap- peared and now six, instead of one. adorn the tower John H. Goodson, of Cincinnati, recently climbed the tower to the top and rom nm was learned the first accurate report o1 the size and kind of trees in this eleVatec forest. They are of the silverpop- lar variety, and measure in height from three and one-half to nine feet four inches with limbs measuring fraction over three rect. They cause the stones to spread about one and one-fourth inches apart but 9nst above the crevices spread out and measure from four and ene.half to seven ana three-fourths incAes in circumstance, With a firm roofing and healthy appear. ance, so we may yet have a dense forest on tho sower of our palace of justice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-23
UNDER A CLOUD CLEARING HIMSELF.
Thrilling and Absorbing Story

Thrilling and Absorbing Story If Carol takes to him, don't sec but that must make the best of it."
 "You can continue to keep clear of him, D said Ingot, shortly.
 "I am not even sure of that. He has as good as accepted an offer MT. Everleigh made him to go into the bank"
 ''The dlckens!"
 "I think recall his telling me that you made him proposition to go in under you" "
 "Yes, but had reason for wanting to keep him under my eye, just then, which haven't got now"
 Ingot made no effort to explain himself further; he dropped into reverie and spoke no more until they stood within Ly- mans den. Lyman had but one desire-to get rid of his visitor. He did not wish to mar the pleasant recollections of the even ing by quarrel with Ingot, but he was not pleased to have tho latter's society thus thrust upon him.
 Cant imagine what interest any keep book-keeper, jovially. "Well, there it is. Only a key-a toy key at that-lost out of the little gold paddock you wear as 8 watch charm. Carol gave it to you, I've heard you say, on your last birthday NOW, Ii you know where that key was lost and found, you know why you'll do well to favor my suit for your sisters handn
 Had it been Bluebeard's key, and he the luckless Fatima, the effect upon Lyman Childer could scarcely have been moro pronounced. The color famed hotly into his face and then faded from it. His quiv- ering lips opened and closed again without uttering a word. He was conscious that lngot's keen eyes were reading every sign he gave.
 " Don't trouble yourself to say any thing" put in the latter, with perfect good humor "I can do all the talking. You've gwen me a sheer every now and then, Chllder. You've held yourself little bet ter and higher than am. I don't hold any grudge against you for it, though might, if hadn't had this in my hands to turn the tables on you whenever I chose Now, you'll admit yourself that I'm making gen erous use of it. All ask of you is to stop any incoming between your sister and that chap. Bring her home tomorrow and give me clear field. Ii I need any help from you, I'll ask it in due time, and don't think you'll refuse-no, in spite of all you said on the way, don't think you'll refuse.''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-23

"1'vE GIVEN YOU MY THEORY IN FULL"
 his sister did-and there's your point of
 vantage. Remember that all's fair in love
 and war.''
 Saying which, Uncle Amos had parted
 from him in high, good humor, leaving his
 nephew amazed by his penetration and
 shrewdness.
 "He must have got an inkling of how
 things stand through the Everleighs. And
 he seems perfectly willing for me to try my
 luck with Carol. I thought-but no matter
 what thought The dear old man is i'm proving with age. must show him more attention after this, have not gone to see him as often as might'
 Oh wonderful kingdom of q lover's
 heart! The magic touch which opens it is
 kind word for the reigning deity; the
 knowledge that his uncle was not averse to sweet Carol did more to win his ncphew's gratitude than all his kindness in the past. Mrs. Bates opened the door for him close after his ring.
 "Well, it do seem like a Providence that you should come just now, with such note waitin' from the lovely young lady, and I hope it's no bad luck as has come to her. l T didn't go for to read it, MT. Bergman, not bein' inquisitive, as I'm sure you'll say, but 1t sort of fell apart in my hands before l knew You'll find it on your table, yes, sir; and hope you'll excuse me for hap penin' to sec. Oh, lordy! Iordy! what did Ihave to go and give that away fors" groaned the landlady, as Norris sprang up the stairs three steps at a bound. "I hain't got a mite more sense than that Sally.'' But, indeed, that slip of tinted paper, neither inclosed or sealed, must have proved a temptation to tho average land | lady. Norris Bergman's heart beat fast as he took it up; but for that confession by Mrs. Bates, am sure it would have gone to his lips before he opened it. It held but a dozen words: "Come to me at once I am in the great est distress. Yours, ALTUEA" A sense of disappointment, but also of re- lief, passed over the young man. The -;--'rla matter of the signature made all tho dlf1ereuUc, but l-o p,et,s..oa ..t o,aoo tf obey the summons
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-23

w 2 cent n mps W by u n
 nd dEnveth Ierwihn nd descriptive muer
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-23
Wine Room

T. F. Kelly, Proprietor, A1o D..nL nk sLaleeG, Waterbury, Conn. W,nss s and 1,ai,il Ales: Choice brands of Cigars on draught speciality 1"n" """oo DUCT
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-23
GEQ6RAPHloAL DIMENSIONS.

GREAT BRITAIN and Ireland are about the size of New Mexico.
 THE Caspian Sea would stretch from St. Louis to Kansas City.
 HINnosrAN is about twenty-five times larger than the State of New York.
 GREECE is about the size ot Vermont. Palestine is about one fourth the size of New York State.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-23

penses, my boy; you know said wouie. see you through" and though Norris had seized upon the opportunity to explain that he had no hope of discovering the train-rob- bers, the other had only laughed and refused to be convinced.
 "Take your own time, my lad. There's nothing gained by being in too much of Q hurry. Come to me when you want more and use that as you please. I haven't had my eyes shut, though you may think so Your friend Childer is a brick, ehs-lucky that his loss wasn't such as to worry him much! Ia fine fellow, but we could wish he was more sociable and not so much on his guard. By the way, did he go to sec you after you were hurta thought not! But
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

Al the village Of Reinbcrg, in Aus
tria. recently very religious family
became possessed with the idea that
they had been bcwitchcd by an old crone
IN the village. and the man, with his
th,re daughter and sons and a young
GIRL who was in the house AZ the time'
lacked themselves in and began TO
pray and sing. They remained with.
out food or drink for several days and
fired at ncighbors who attempted 70
come near the house. They threat
ened to kill the girl when she wanted %
90 away. Their cattle were left 70
s,aryc in the barn. At last the neigh
bors secured warrants against them
~ insane. and a force Of asylum ON
GERS. assisted By the peasants. stormec
the place. captured II and took th'
family prisoners liter a hard night
| One doctor neck vas grazed BY bul
let. but there were no. other casual
ties. The girl was released and tn
others incarceratcd IN m asylum. :
In. Y. SUM-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24
DRIFT Or OPINION.

Up to date Colonel William l'ud-
lev had been appointed only TO row
ing commission. The genuine offices
appear TO be out OF his reach Atlanta
Constitution.
It is reported from Washington
that Senator's Quay and Sherman have
..fallcn out" II there is any truth In
the old proverb there should be some
hope that honest men may proht
thereby. Chicago Leader.
The Philadelphia Press (Rep-)
said OF Quay in 1885 that his nominal
ton for State Treasurer OF Pcnnysl-
yania ..would take the lid from on the
treasury and uncover secrets BE-
fore which Republicans would stand
dumb"
CORPORAL Tanners interpreta-
ton Of the intent and meaning Of the
laws in relation 10 pensions - against
the United States Treasury every
time. His generosity with other peo-
ple's money Is something stupcndous
Boston Herald.
In the death Of William IL Bar
mum the Democratic party loses ore o.
It's ablest fighters. His sagacity, OK
perience and nerve will be missed II
the battles that are 10 come. MT
Barnum belonged TO the Jacksoniar
school OF politics, and his motto was
II never give up the fight before IN
battle Is begun. ~. Y. Herald.
Even the protection organ. tn
Philadelphia Press. admits the forc'
Il the apprehcnsions Of tariff reform
ers regarding Porter. II says: "Ih
free-tradcrs are afraid that under IN
direction Of Superintendent Porter IN
new census will show up very stron
for protection. We don't mind AZ
knowledging TO these anxious gentle
| men that their fears are not who'll
rroundless." There Is no doubt TIL
| the new census. unlike any previc'
! census, will show up very strong 4
1 protection. for Porter Il the hire
] agent OF the protectionists. and that
' the kind Of census they wan. --ChicaI
! Herald
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24
DRAWING THE LINE.
rhe Great Indiana Corruptions~f hepuoi
afed by His Friend Harrison.


ated by His Friend Harrison.
The attack on President Harrison by
w. w. Dudley will strengthen the
President with all respectable people
Ii was BY Mr.. Harrison's association
with such men as Dudley. Blaine.
QUAY. EIsins and others OF that class
that he first laid himself open to sus-
picions which ought never to attach
10 President OF the United States
That he i now attempting TO redeem
himself from this association. at least
In Dudley's case. appears plainly from
the letter written by that notorious
corrrptionist to 5. Van Pclt. Of Ander-
son. Ind. Mr.. Harrison, Dudley
writes. ..has lost his backbone and i
too cowardly to be seen consulting
with me for the simple reason that the
coppcrhcads and rebels OF Indiana
have trumped up lot Of charges
against me. He seems entirely OBJ
liyious TO the fact that II was through
nv efforts that Indiana was saved 70
him
II will be greatly to Mr.. Harrison
credit II he remains thus oblivious.
Dudley il no more responsible, per-
hans. for the frauds in Indiana than
QUAY or Clarkson. who co-operated
with him in carrying them out. but ht
alone was detected. He exposed him
self and the frauds In letter over nj
own signature; and though the frauds
were contaminated; though through
them Indiana was carried for Harrison
he. Us President. would be guilty OF tn
grossest indcccncy in rewarding maj
who not only gave him his seat p
J fraud. but did il in such way g Y
! put the stigma OF fraud upon "
/ In word. Dudley was caught .
also was Blaine. whom Mr.. Harrison
at once made Secretary OF State. bu
he could no more avoid doing TIL
than he could avoid appointing WIN
: dom. Wanamakcr. Proctor and Clark
son. Il Is necessary, however, 70 dra'
!, the line somewhere, and the inferene
7 from Dudley's latest letter that he IA
: drawn il at Dudley Is extremely graf
fying TO that by no means inconsider'
I bic class Of people who believe tn
= the President OF the United Stat
4 should have sense Of deccncy.
n cagc Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

4 specimen of the rssrtsts Evolved ~ ne
Isepublicnn Party.

4 specimen ~ the fstrtots Evolved ~ NE
Repubiicsn Party.
The New York World sent n member
OF is staff 10 Rutland. W.. 70 find "ut
what manner OF man Redfield Proc
tor. the new Secretary of War. Is. lie
finds that Proctor II the wealthicst
man In Vermont; that he has made AL
his money in fourteen years; that ne
was originally lawyer. which led 70
his appointment In 1873 as receiver
OF Meyers 4 Dorr, who then ran
the Sunderland Falls quarrics. and.
having had disagreement had their
affairs wound up in the courts; that
when the receivership ended Proctor
was found to be the owner OF the quar-
ries; that the protective tariff gave
him chance TO operate them with
| immense profits. which he improved
TO the utmost; that by paying the low
est possible wages. running 'pluck me
stores where two prices were charged
for every thing. and compelling
his employees TO live In his tenements
~ fancy rentals. he kept them all &c
poor that they were never able e
leave his service. lest starvation over
take them before they could get out o
town: that he organized big marble
trust. which, however. expired oy Inn
itation last year; and that. as matter
stand. he comes pretty nearly ownin'
Vermont. and is in fair way 70 &c
the whole State before he dies.
II This enterprising statesman went :
the Chicago convention last June
tho head Of the Vermont delegation
and on every ballot. from the first
the last. when his State was called
responded: Vermont casts her eigf
! votes for Benjamin Harrison. OF Il
J, DIANA During the campaign !
= gave the National Republican Commi
: tee great big check. And now he
. Secretary Of War.
= Ii is thus that statesmen a
= evolved in this Republic in these iatt'
: days.-Indianapolis Sentinel.