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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-08
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NOT WORTH LIVING.
Lizzie Lcnsc Was Tired OF Life an
She Tried to End it Yesterday.

She Tried to End it Yesterday.
A colored woman, living in til
Bunker Hill neighborhood, name
Lizzie Lense, came to the conclusio
yesterday morning that life WASH
worth living, and that she wanted t
die. So she sent to drug store an
procured an ounce of laudanum, swa
lowed it, and threw herself upon
bed to wait for the hand of death
snatch her soul from this mundar
sphere and watt it across the dar
waters of Jordan. But death didn
come. The inmates of the house, VIII
were ignorant of what she had dom
became alarmed at her continued
sleep, and instead, DR.. Butler and
stomach pump came. He admin
tered the usual antidotes and restor;
tives, and soon succeeded in bringin
her back to life.
She had a great long tale of woe
tell, and she told it woefully enough
A sweetheart had gone complete
back on her, and she concluded tn;
without him she had nothing to liz
for, and thus her excuse for trying I
rob the world Of her existence.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-08
The presbxterian Concert.

The handsome organ lately donated
to the Presbyterian church is being
placed in position. On Tuesday even.
ing, July 18th, there will be an open,
ing concert conducted by that great
musical genius Leo Wheat. The pro
ceeds from which will be used for en-
closing the church and for Other
needed improvements. The program
will be published later.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-08

Messrs. johnson s. Johnson have
secured the sole agency in this city
for Radam's Microbe Killer. Our MIR.
Louis Hall has been suffering Tor
some time with lung trouble. He
states that since using the medicine
he has experienced great relief, and
thinks he will ultimately regain his
health. I'll.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-08
SPECIAL LOCAL NOTICES.

Marshall's Cafe-The popular re-
sort, furnishes a first-class dinner
daily from to 8 for so cents. ap5-tf
Plaster your house with Marble
Rock lime, best on the market. Ifyou
don't believe it, call on Carl.r s. Co.,
sole agents. Remember til, are the
cheapest sash, door and blinn nanufac-
urers in the city. Satisfaction guaran-
eed.
Buy your cooking stoves from NJ H,
Jennings. s. Co., near market house.
Salem avenue.
Refrigerators and ice chests of var
ious makes and sizes at E. H. Stewart
s. Co.'s. je2t-tf.
For fire insurance call at the office
of the Roanoke Trust. loan and Safe
Deposit Co. dec2S-tf
Geyer, the Campbell street Tailor
carries a large and select stock of
goods in his line. my20 If
A large and beautiful stock of car
pets andSrugs in newest styles can be
found at E. H. Stewart g. Co.'s. je21-tf.
Akers & White have just received
fresh car load of melons, on market
today. je2S I'm.
The best fitting and most stylish
suits in the city at Geyer's, on Camp
bell street. my20 If
Marshall's Cafe-For a full course
dinner served in A style daily from
1 to for 80 cents. ap5-tf
All our actions take their lines from
the complexion of the heart, as land
scapes their variety from light.
Mrs. J.. r. Ammen, corner Com
merce and Campbell streets will for
the next thirty days, beginning Mon
days june 80, close out Ter entire
stock of millinery and notions at cost.
Come early and secure bargains.
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asMessrs. Phillips T. Lee, Fl. S. Ros-
nus and NJ. P. Miller, prominent capi3
5alists, of Wilmington, Del, have
oeen attracted to Roanoke by its
yreat inducements for investments,
and are domiciled at the Confidential
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-08

Mrs. L. R. Ammen, corner Com
merce and Campbell streets, will fol
the next thirty days beginning Mon.
day, June 80, close out her entire
stock of millinery and MOTORS at cost.
Come early and secure bargains.
iune29-tWk.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-08

A beautiful stock of English, Anne
lean, and French plain and decorate
china tea, dinnerand toilet sets at ]
H. Stewart & Co.'S. je2l-
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Having secured the services of
experienced and expert paper hang
and draper and carpet layer we a
now prepared to do all work in Tia
line in proper and satisfactory ma
ner. +. Fl. Stewart s. Co. je2l-t
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All that are indebted to the late
firm OH. H. Brownlee & Son, are
hereby requested to come forward
and settle their accounts at once.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-08

Mattresses of all kinds made to order
by 3. a. Stewart & Co. je21-tf
The largest stock of lace curtians.in
the city and at bottom prices at Ell.
Stewart u Co.'s. je21-tf
An elegant assortment of chamber
and parlor suits have just been rel
ceiyed by E. a. Stewart & Co. je21
Notice the prices on clothing in
Ellis Bros window.
july1-1wk
Artists material at Picken's.
jan17 -tf
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Roanoke, Va, July Sth, 1890.
ALLEGHANYINSTITUTE, Roam
IL OkE, VIRGINIA.

II OhE, NlhU1NlA.
c. F. JAMES, B. A., D. D., Principa
a frst-class high school for boy
and young men.
Handsome building, entirely ne
and well equipped, on the height
overlooking Roanoke. Pure watei
pure air and healthful location. Builo
ing heated by steam and supple
with bath rooms. Full corps of e.
perienced teachers. Students pre-
pared for advanced classes of Colles
or University, or for business life
Send for catalogue, to
Principal Allegheny Institute.
jy4 I'm Roanoke, Va
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non,fTra,ie ferIt.

All persons are hereby warned
against buying or trading for certifi-
Gates of stock of the Baltimore and
Ohio Land Company, Salem, Va,
number 60, So, 20, II, 72, 70, "a, IS, rs,
~, TS, 70, 80, as they were issued by
mistake. H. G. BROWN, President.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-08

DRINTER WANTED, EXPONENT
L office, Bluefield, West Va. Coco
wages toasteady man. A man who
can kick job press preferred.
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B A.C / R A Gil
I22 SALEM AVENUE

The three outlets Of disease are tn
bowels, the skin and the kidneys. Re
gulate their action'with the best puri
flying tonic, Burdock Blood bitters
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MRS. E. II. BRowELEE,
.iy2 Nv No. 8, Second street, 8. w.
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NARR THE SIGN WRITER, COR
" ner Third avenue and First streer
N. w. mar6-tf
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TO THE
SOUTH. SOUTHWEST { WEST

The finest Pullman vestibule sleep
ing car service in the South-Pulimar
Sleepers without change, Roanoke tc
Knoxville, Chattanooga, Rome, An
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and New Orleans.
Direct connection made at Rome
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JATANTED.-A BRIGHT ACTIVE
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Printing Works. Apply at once.
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yxTANTED AT ONCE-A:FIRST-
wv class moulder. Bluefield Iron
Works, Bluefield, w. Va. jy St.
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DOR RENT. THREE FURNISHED
Z rooms for gentlemen at 302 FRS
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WANTED.

DOOM AND BOARD IN A DE
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11
Respect the Cow.

A COW of mine firmly believes she is
as much entitled to meal as 1 am to
milk, writes Ii. T. Brooks in the New
York Tribune. She has converted me
to her opinion, or. rather, forced me to
acguiesce. In the spring after she
calved gave her night and morning, at
milking-time, a feed of bran and meal
When the grass improved 1 omitted the
bran and meal, but proposed to milk
her all the same. She objected to this
arrangement, kicked and walked spite
close quarters, held her fast, determined
to have milk on our own terms, but
Crumple Horns was just as determined
that we shouldn't have it. We soon
found that the COW controlled the sup
plies; she wouldn't give down. her
milk. We took to coaxing and patting
her; persistently, but gently, squeezing
her teats; it availed little; we retired
worsted, thinking we would get a
double portion in the morning; but in
the morning she gave US little more
than half her usual quantity, and so on
for week. l saw that without meal
she would diminish her milk and soon
dry up. 1 said to my hired man: bad
luck to the fellow that quarrels with his
COW; We should remember that in all
milking arrangements the COW is party
concerned-in fact, the party of the
first. Unless we can be on good terms
with our COW we had better not have
one."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11

| A Terrible Disease the Spread of Which
Should BE Carefully Guarded Against.
So much interes. has recently been
aroused regarding the prevalence OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of cattle
that We have endeavored to obtain
| authentic data as to the existence and
spread of the disease throughout the
West. 1t may be taken for granted,
however, that as a rule farmers do not
care to tell all they know about the
disease, although it would be to their
own best interests to do so. They are
afraid of causing scare about the dis
ease, thinking that an alarm of that
sort might hurt the cattle business, and
lead to even lower prices than those
which at present obtain. The Farm.
ers' Review, far from seeking to do any
injury to the business, would help it by
spreading the information about the
disease which seems most necessary
and at the same time would impress
upon all of its readers the advisability
of killing out the disease wherever it is
detected. Nothing is to be gained by
silence in such cases. Concerted action
among farmers would soon eradicate
the trouble and such action, we sincere
ly trust, will be taken now before the
disease has spread to serious extent.
Cur readers may count upon one thing
as certain in this connection, viz, that
all ''lump-jaw' cattle coming to the
Chicago market will be condemned and
sent to the rendering tank. There is,
therefore, no use of trying to smuggls dis.
eased cattle through this market; and
sending them here means positive loss
for the shipper. From the inquiry we
have made, we conclude that farmers do
not consider the disease contagious OF
infectious; but many of them are of the
opinion that it is hereditary-is handed
down by diseased stock to their progeny.
1t would. we think, be more correct to
say that the disease is invasive-that it
floats in the air, and is ever ready to
take root and thrive in wounded sur
faces or such assesses as are found in
connection with decayed teeth. Our
correspondents are not agreed as to
whether the disease is spreading or not
Some say it is less noticeable. while
others report that it is more prevalent
than ever before. The majority, per-
haps, favor the idea that the trouble is
becoming more common than in the
past.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11
THE DUTY ON SUGAR.
A Republican Reform That Stands Broa
Iy for National Interests.

A Republican Reform That Stands Broad
Iy for National Interests.
Mr.. Mckinley and his Republican col
leagues of the ways and means commit
tee have now arrived at an agreement
upon the sugar tariff. They change
from the specific to the advalorem
basis. The price Of sugar has declined
so much since the tariff rate was ad-
justed in 1888 that the specific duty now
amounts to about eighty per cent of the
value of the crude sugar which forms
the bulk of the importation. 1t is pro-
posed to reduce crude sugar, and the
cheaper forms of refined sugar, to a
basis OF thirty-five per cent advalorem,
and to reduce refined sugars to forty per
cent. +. '.-....
The change will amount to an av-
erage reduction of fifty per cent. in the
duties-a reduction much greater than
was proposed in the Mills bill. The
difference of five per cent. allows a very
slight advantage to American refiners;
but the advantage is altogether sutfi-
,ient, considering the danger of combi-
nation on the part Of these men to adj
vance the price arbitrarily. The plan
allows for no bounty; and it will be OBJ
jected to, perhaps, by the special repre-
sentatives, not only Of the Louisiana
sugar industry, but also of the new
sugar-beet and sorghum sugar interests.
But the country as a whole should be
we'll pleased with the arrangement.
So many factors are involved in this
question of the sugar tariff that it is
quite too much to expect that any one
view should prevail absolutely. 1t was
necessary that some compromise meas
ure should be agreed upon, and the COM
mittee have arrived at conclusion
which seems to US eminently just and
fair. The duty as reduced viii still be
ample to protect the new sugar industry
of the West, and to give it chance to
develop if it has in it the necessary ele-
ments of success.
This one change in the duty upon
sugar will reduce the revenue by nearly
$50, 900. 900. 1t will be acceptable to the
country as showing what the Republican
party means. The tariff can be mater
tally and advantageously reduced at
some points while maintained and even
strengthened at other points, and all for
the general welfare and prosperity OF
The people of the United States. The
Republican party is the party that
stands broadly for National interests
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11
PLucKY HERBERT WARD.
Incidents Of the Explorers Travels In
the Congo Country.

Herbert Ward, the explorer, is but
twenty-six years Of age, small and COM
pactly built-what one might call
pocket edition of Hercules. His eyes
are blue and expressive, his manner
modest and retiring, and it is only when
his face lights up in the discussion of
some interesting topic that one may see
the reserve force and character that
have carried him through all his trials.
Mr.. Ward is an Englishman Of wealthy
parents. He had natural fondnesS for
adventure, and, as his parents refused
their consent. he ran away to sea.
New Zealand was the first point reach
ed and soon after he went to Australia.
In BorneO he met Hatton. the famous
BOrnese explorer, and it was not long
before the two were in the country of
the head-hunting Dyaks.
Surrounded by a high stoclsade he
could see and hear the Dyaks providing
about and often he had marrow escapes
from poisoned arrows that were con-
stantly being shot into the stockade.
At Bangalia, where Stanley had his
most serious fight with the natives in
his memorable journey across the Dark
Continent, Ward was finally put in
charge Of the station which had just
been established there. The BangaIas
are large and powerful tribe, and, in
addition to being highly savage and fe-
rocious, are cannibals. They do not,
however, eat people of their own tribe.
but depend for this sort Of luxury upon
such captives as they can secure, or.
failing in this, they purchase slaves
from friendly tribes.
This important tribe was governed at
this time by a powerful savage, Mata
Bwiki by name. At the commencement
of his command of this station Mr.. Ward
was forced to undergo the blood broth
erhood ceremony" in conjunction with
the chief. This ceremony, said Mr..
Ward, is common throughout Africa.
An incision is made in the arm of each
Of the two participators in it. When
the blood flows the wounds are sprinkled
with potash, salt, and powder made
from a species of bran. Then the two
incised arms are rubbed together. so
that the flowing blood may intermingle.
This done, the two become blood broth
ers and both swear to assist each other
in times of need. At the end Of his
three years of service Mr.. Ward started
for the coast On reaching Stanley Pool
he heard about the Emin Pasha relief
expedition and that Stanley was coming.
This settled it for him. He would go
with Stanley. A short while afterward
he met Stanley and volunteered his ser
vices, which were accepted, he being ap-
pointed to a command over one of the
divisions of the expedition--N. Y. Her
add
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11
HORTICULTURAL t,INTS.

NINE cases out of ten, where variety
of fruit which once fiourished in a given
soil has ceased to flourish and perfect
fine fruit there, the change is due to the
fact that the soil has become destitute
of the necessary mineral manure.
SEEDS of beets, carrots and parsnips
are slow to terminate. They may be
made to swell and sprout quickly If
placed in flannel bag and moistened
with warm water daily Some garden
ers mix the seeds with fine earth before
placing the seeds in the bag.
IT is said that the soil around an old
tree. especially dead one, is unfavora-
BILE to the growth of young one-proba-
bly, because the soil is exhausted on
some important food element, which
may have caused the death of the old
tree. If young tree is set in place Of
an old one it is best to remove a large
portion of the old soil anc replace it
with new if you want the young tree TO
thrive.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11
CATTLE IN THE UNITED STATES.
Fairly Accurate Estimates Show an In.
crease OF Thirty-Thres Per Cent. In

=
Fairly Accurate Estimates Show an In.
crease OF Thirty-Thres Per Cent. In
Ten Years.
According to the last report of the De-
partment of Agriculture, the number OF
mich cows is necessarily increasing,
somewhat unequally, as attention is To-
cally directed to dairying. The dairy is
a prominent resource of Eastern farm
ers, not only for milk, but for butter,
Notwithstanding Western competition.
Creameries are still increasing in the
New England States, as farmers keep
the skim milk for feeding, and thus re-
tain the fertility of their lands. Vir-
ginia and North Carolina are engaged in
dairying operations considerably. max
ing demand for COWS. Wisconsin and
Minnesot ia are rapidly increasing num-
bers of mich COWS, and introducing or
breeding Jerseys and other milk breeds
The estimated number of mich COWS on
farms is estimated at IL, 1859, SS3.
The winter of 1SSS-'S9 was favorable
for range cattle, and numbers are in
creasing. The aggregate OF present
local estimates is 36, S49,Oa4 on farms
and ranches of the United States. So
large proportion are now raised in the
arid belt, where the official or assessors
returns are SO unequally incomplete.
where taken at all, that there is no
available basis for such estimate. Sew
eral Territories have no collection Of
Governors annual reports of 1889 there
is no attempt to estimate the number of
farm animals. In the older States the
assessors returns range from one
tenth to nine-tentbs in complete-
ness, according to the varying pro-
visions of law and more widely varying
diligence and thoroughness in making
returns. Many of the States make no
returns of young animals, and there are
many exemptions which, aside from the
wretched incompleteness of returns in
large proportion of the States, render
them misleading and unreliable.
The winter losses on the range con-
stitute another element of uncertainty.
They are light in some winters, and in
others very heavy, and only partially
known to the ranchmen themselves, ex-
cept as approximately determined at
the summer roundup. The difference
between loss of five per cent. and
twenty-five is demoralizing element
in stock estimates, as we'll as in stock
profits. The apparent numbers, as
estimated. indicate an increase in ten
years of forty per cent in cattle other
than mich cows, and thirty-three per
cent in all cattle. They come to maturity
somewhat earlier, and it is found that
beef can not be made at profit without
steady discriminating, summer and win
ter. This causes some increase in the
amount of beef produced.
Rural
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11

Is reduced from 8 to cents per pound,
but the reduction Of revenue viii not
necessarily be as is to 8, for it will re-
quire just as many collectors and depu-
ties to gather 4-cent as an Scent duty.
The fear of losing the great patronage
OF the internal revenue department
would seem to have worked too forcibly
upon the considerations of the commit
tee. We believe that 1t would have
been better in every way to have re-
pealed utterly the tax on manufactured
tobacco. Whatever pretense Of moral
istic objection lies against a policy
which cheapens the price of manufact-
ured tobacco lies as plainly against .
reduction by one-half as against q
total repeal of duty; while the more
plausible objection that the reduction
or repeal Of tax will benefit the manu-
facturer rather than the consumer lies
even more strongly against reduction
than against repeal.
The other clauses Of the bill are less
open to criticism; the sugar duties are
left at from SIS to 40 per cent which is .
reduction of about one-half from pres
emit rates If the new duties prove suf-
fcent to protect the beet-root industry,
and If Spain and other sugar-producing
countries do not increase their export
duties by exactly the amount in
which the bill decreases our import
duties thessugar clause may work we'll
enough. 1t makes greater reduction
than was proposed by the Mills bill
The clauses which increase the meas
ures of projection to farm products are
admirable. A duty is placed on eggs,
and that on butter is raised from to @
cents, the duty on barley is raised from
10 to 80 cents per bushel, and on barley
malt from 90 to 40 cents. Hay, beans.
cider, onions, cabbage are transferred
from the free to tho dutiable list, and
so dozen or whereabouts of other
farm products. The duty on corn is left
at 10 cents, which may continue to be a
sufficient protection against the vast i'm
portations which the Argentine Repub-
lie would like to land upon our shores.
In its earnest purpose to meet the de-
mands OF the farming interests the
draft Of the bill is deserving of praise.
The reduction Of revenue to be effect
ed by the provisions of the bills is esti-
mated at from $50. 600, 900 to $50. 900, 900,
which will leave with us no greater in
come than the expenses Of government
prudently administered will require.
The free list is increased by the addi-
ton of articles from which revenue OF
from 81. ESQ, 900 to 81, 500. 600 now is de-
rived; the sugar reductions are to the
amount of about Sa7, 900, 900, and those
upon internal taxes to about SIS, 600, 900.
We should like the bill none the worse
were the cut deeper into The direct tax
system.-Chicago Inter Oean.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11
SIS THE LADY OF THE HOUSE IN 2"

that time an important report was re-
ceived from the committee on front-door
and back-alley nuisances.
For six months the committee had
been considering measures for the re-
lief of tormented housekeepers from the
fiends who pull the door-bell or bang at
the back gate, and the remedy that has
been devised is calculated to strike ter
ror to the hearts of those against whom
the movement is directed.
The report of the committee on 'front.'
door and back-alley nuisances contained
two separate recommendations, accom-
panied by plans and specifications. The
first suggestion dealt with the front
door and its abuses. After enumerating
the various classes of book agents, ped
oilers, sewing-machine statesmen and
vendors Of matches and feather dust
ers, the report advised the adoption of
an automatic catapult for the abatement
of the nuisance.
The device consists of powerful
spring concealed beneath the mat upon
the front step. The suave canvasser in