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Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04

A Good HANK

The Commercial National Bank, COR
ner Jefferson street and Third ave.
me, is the only bank in tie city that
has llre-proof vault and .timc-lock
safe. They doa general banking bnsi-
ness aud make collections GU nil poipts.
They alsn pay interest on deposits.
Z jan8-tf.
james S. Simmons s. Co, real estate
agents, havsplaced The property ef the
Ingleside Laud compauycn he market
at $3.50 per lot, on Terms oG&25 cash aud
slOper month. These lots are unsur-
passed for beauty of location, and oil
parties wishing Il desirable site for n
homo should call at once at the Office Of
JAS. S. SIMMONS s. 90.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04

Clipped from Canada Presbyterian,
under signature of G. Blackett Rob
inson, proprietor: | was cured of oft
recurring bilious headaches by Bur
dock Blood Bitters.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04
OVERWHELMING TESTIMONY
FL Favor oc Hawkes. New CrystaIized
Lenses Over All Others.

FRoM THE EX-GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, March 5, 1888.
Mr.. a. X. Hawkes., Atlanta, Ca
Dear Sir: 1 have thoroughly tested
the glasses you fitted to my eyes some.
time since, and have found them to
possess soltness Of vision which sur:
passes anything of the kind ! have,
ever used. Respectfully,
W. d. BLoXMAAf..
HIS SIGHT RESTORED.
Mr.. A. X. Hawkes.: About year
agoI procured my first PAIR ofglasses
from some dealer, but they strained
my eyes and caused them to ache. 1
then bought q pair of your Crystallized
Ilenseu, and the effect has been won
deriul, as a proofof which I do net use
any glasses now and see as well as ever Z.
i. L. DANIEL, NJ. D.,
Editor Texas Medical Record.
Al eyes fitted at drugs tore of Chas
tLyle s. Co. decl2t
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04
Notice to Stockholders.

ROANOKE, March /, 1880.
The subscribers to the stock of the
Blue Ridge Mining and Development
company will meet TT the Office Of
Judge Geo. Is. McLane, this even
ing ut 8 o'clock p. III. Bust
ness of much Importance will be
considered. By order Of the board
OF directors. NJ. NJ. RDG hRS,
WARREN WEXFORD, President,
Secretary. martit
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04
AGENTS WANTED.

Is For club rates or any further
information desired, write legibly TO
the undersigned, clearly stating your
residence, with state, county, street
and number. More rapid return mail
delivery will be assured by your en-
closing an envelope bearing your full
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04
THIS SPACE BELONGS TO

WALLER POCAHONTAs
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04
J 8 RI Ak 0 ( D.
YESTERDAYS NEWS IN SHORT
PARAGRAPHS.
/. SHOP AND SIDEWALK
serious Indisposition of Judge Rob
ertson~-For the Cultivaticn.Of Mush-
.Srooms.-Anaiysis Of II Bushei of Corn.
How Much the Farmer Gets For r..

A carload OF HungarianS passed.
through the city yesterday en- route
to the Pocahontas mines.
Thirty-three civil suits were enter
ed in Justice Howerton's court yester-
day, and yet the cry is still they come.
No business was transacted in the
Hastings court yesterday owing to
serious indisposition of Judge Robert
son.
Mr.. J. F. Fetchtry has been APP
pointed a member of the Norfolk and
Western corps of engineers with hoad
quarters at Louisville, Ky: ..s,.,-
Colonels A. j. May, C. Anderson
and George w. Gillispie, esq, re-
turned last week from an Important
business tripto Lynchburg, Roanoke,
Radford and other cities.-Tazewell
Index. sf.S
Mr.. ]. f. Brown, formerly in the
employ of w. f. Baker, the Salem
avenue dry goods merchant, has ac-
cepted q position with Snyder, Hasler
g. McBaine and will enter on his du-
les at once.
Hotel Roanoke, when all the con-
temp1ated improvements have been
made, will be one of themost magnifl-
cent obstetrics in the country. The
wall around the ground issau elegant
structure and will be credit not only
to the hotel but the community.
Several enterprising gentlemen of the
Pocahontas region have determined
to form q company and will utilize
all unused space in the different coal
mines and cultivate mushrooms. 1t
is thought very lucrative business
can be built up.
This Is how some one figures it ont:
From Il bushel OF corn distiller gets
four gallons of whislley, which retails
at SIC. The Government gets $3.50,
the farmer who raised the corn gets
40 cents, the railroad gets 81, the
manufacturer gets 81, the retailer
gets Stand the consumer gets drunk.
Hotel Arrivals.
PALACE HoTEL.-W. I. Black
ard, Bristol, Tenn; w. G..
Overly and Mrs. W. c. Overly,
Roanoke; Chas. Z. Jeter, Bonsacl,s;
H.. H. Hamilton, Roanoke. Va: G. 4.
Sannsr, Baltimore, Md; c. Loughlin,
Radford; E. ID. Frazier, Max Meadows;
! Nicholas Erwin. Altoona, Pa; J.. J..
Fish, Chester, Miss; I. II. pnce, Rich
mond, Va; y. L.. Millor, Stanton,
Va; T. c.. Johnson, Knoxville, Tenn;
John II. Mannis, Knoxville; 6. l.
Armstrong, Baltimore, Nd; II ~.
Hoover, Bluciiad; E. 2. Chilcs, Nor
folk; w. S. Fursuson, Washington, D..
c.; II. NJ. Woods, Baltimore; J. Il.
French, Big Spring; j. l.. Davis.
Lynehburg; J. D. Savage, Lynchburg;
Thomas Grahm, Susqushannn, Pa; c.
f. Rose, Big Spring; B. I. Cooper,
Chris tiansburg; w. j. Boham, Lynch
burg, and Il. *. Beckman, Bristol.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04
WANTS.

NTANTED-A FIRST-CLASS LIVE
w salesman to take agency OF a
Pennsylvania manufactures for Il
staple and tirst-cass article. Address
or apply at Hotel Roanoke Tuesday.
mar4-1t s. L. SHAKESPEARE.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04
Clinch Valley Coal& Iron Co.

There will be erected at Richards,
Tazewell Co., Va. by July first, some
fifty buildings of various kinds, in
Guiding large hotel. Richards is in
the midst of a well wooded country
and there is a profitable opening for q
lumber mill and a sash and blind fac
tory. Any one interested is requested
to Communicate with The Clinch Tal-
feyEoal and Ironeomp 1874 sonth
ath street, Philadel phia,P or Rich
lands, Tazewell ountg Fa:
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04
IMPORTANT.
Address II. i. DAUPHIN
New Orleans. IG
IT N. a. DA Q 7 EIN,
Washington, D. c.

ANCN OiiSliL~St A%SN')
or IL. 4. DAUPHIN,
Washington, d. G.
BY ordinary letter containingmoney
order issued by all express companies,
New York exchange, draft or postal
note.
address REGISTERED LETlEES CONTAINING CURRENCY
to New Orleans National Bank, New
Orleans, La.
Remember that the payment of
prizes is guaranteed by four Ma
tional Banks of New Orleans, and the
tickets are signed by the president of
an institution whose chartered rights
are recognized in the highest court;
therefore, beware Of all limitations or
anonymous schemes.
One dollar is the price of the small
est part or fraction of ticket Issued
by us in any drawing. Anything in
our name offered for less than dollar
is a swindle. ja15 wed tn fri&sun.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04

Commissioners.

We the undersigned BankS and
BankerS j0W pay oil prizes droaon
IN the Louisiana State Lotteries aChtch
mag be presented at or counters.
L. NJ. WalmSley, President Louisiana
National Bank.
Pierre Lanaux, President State Ma
tional Bank
A. Baldwin. President New Orleans
National Bank.
Carl koha, President Union National
Bank.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04

GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING,
- The Academy of Music, New Or
leans, Tuesday, March 18th, 1890.
Capital Prize, 100000.
10000 Tickets at $50 each; Halves
80; Quarters, 50; Tenths, 50; Twen-
riprhS. 81.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04

HUFF & CO., THE CHEAP
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04

willie other agents are advertising
for lots to sell in the Lewis Addition,
Francis b. Kemp & Co., have and are
selling daily the best and cheapest
lots in this addition. Call on them at
once, if you wish bargains.
FRANCIS B. KEMP & Co.,
gents
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04

Mr.. J. F. Fetchtry has been APP
pointed a member of the Norfolk and
Western corps of engineers with head
onarters Mt louisville. XIV.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04

WTANTED.-BY a GRADUATE OF
w Eastnan's College, II situation rs
booillseeper references. Address,
w. Il. b.,
mar2-1w TIMES Office
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04

Ladies try Catogni's cakes. feb19tf
Fresh Florida oranges at Catogni's.
feb19-tf
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04

Colonels A. j. May, &C. Anderson
and George w. G.illispie, esq, re-
turned last week from an important
business tripto Lynchburg, Roanoke,
Radford and other ties.-Tazewcll
| Index. e441<s
, 1890-06-08

n PREMIUM.

The Board of Trade and Real Estate
Exchange in holding in allegiance the
appointment of 3 committee to go to
Washington and urge Wyoming's claims
for admission have assumed a response
bihtY which may have disastrous results.
Even though statehood should be
achieved without the aid of any com
mittee it would nevertheless have been
the part of prudence to appoint one.
Where there has been so much talk there
must necessarily be some foundation in
fact. The news that the bill is in danger
now comes from various sources. 1t is
no longer a matter Of speculation, but q
matter Of certain knowledge. In a matter.
therefore, which so intimately concerns
the immediate business and social future
of Wyoming no chances should have been
taken.
When danger bese:s a man in private
life he does not sit IDLY down and await
his fate unless he is a fool Instead, he
gathers together all his energies to com
bat the danger and by his courage over
comes a peril which might Otherwise have
overwhelmed him. 1t is with the people
OF a city or terrrory as it is with an indi'
vidual. We have a very recent %illustrs-
ton in the case of the Worlds Fair.
New York was absolutely certain of Sc
curing the prize and was so satisfied OF
its merit that it failed to do much
work. Chicago on the other hand went
in to win. They went to work systemat-
ically and strengthened the Illinois dele
cation in thousand different ways. The
Chicago peos sic were u~ntiring and omni-
present. They went everywhere and they
saw everyone who could do them any
good. The natural result vas that they
secured a victory for the city by the lake
which advertised its energy. enterprise
and daring throughout the civilized
world.
Nothing is gained 10 this world by sit
ting down aud wishing for it. 1t is only
a Micawber who constantly waits for
something to turn up. Men get along in
the world by adherinS to the principle
that God helps those who help them
selves.
This same principle should govern
communities. Therefore we believe that
temporiIlng at this moment is an unfor-
tunate mistAke. We hope it may not
prove al irretrievsble blunder.
, 1890-06-08

Ex-Governor Pollock was the Oldest
ex-governor of the state alike in years
and in service. BE was elected in 1854,
and was succeeded by William F. Packer,
of Lycoming, who died years ago.
Packer and Pollock each served only one
term, and Packer was succeeded by An
drew G. Curtin in 1861, who served two
terms, and who Is yet living, and now
the Oldest ex-governor in both years and
service. Curtin was succeeded by John
W Geary in 1857, who served two terms,
and died soon after his retirement
Geary was succeeded by John F. Hart
ranft, who served two terms, and VIII
died in 1880. Henry NJ. Hoyt succeeded
Hartranftin 1879, the first under the pro
vision Of the new constitution that mad,
the term four years, and made the govern.
or ineligible for reelection to immediate
ly succeed himself. Governor Hoyt is still
living, and one of u active members OF
the bar. Governor Pattison succeeded
Hoyt, and Is now ut the head Of an i'm
portant financial institution in this city.
The death Of Pollock leaves only three
~ex-governors Of Pennsylvania anon the
living, Messrs. Curtin. Hoyt and Patti
son. Curtin's election goes back to 1850,
Hoyt's to 1878, and Pattison's to 1885,
Philadelphia Times.
, 1890-06-08

Herr Hofer, of the Dresden institute, is
an expert In shorthand writing, and he
has been making an estimate Of the ra-
pidity with which certain famous mem
bers of the German reichstag deliver
their speeches. He reports that Herr
Rickert speaks at the rate Of 1853 words a
minute; Herbert Bismarck, IA words;
Fehr Won Stumm, 14s words; DR.. BAN.
berger, 1879 words; Herr Singer, 12l
words, and DIR. Bushing. liz. When we
take into consideration the exceeding
length Of the German words we are com.
PEELED to admit that these are certainly
instances of wonderfully rapid speaking.
Eugene Fields London Letter.
, 1890-06-08
SOMETHING YET TO LEARN.

A correspondent Of the Chicago Ne,os
insists that Berlin is the best governed
city 10 the world. He says: The streets
are Of asphaltum Immediately kept.
Telephone, telegraph and electric light
wires, as well as gas pipes, are all under
ground. Supposed postal ARRANGEMENTS,
which include telegraph, telephone and
express service as we'll as local special de-
livery by pneumatic tubes, are notable
features OF an admirable system. A mass
lively built four-track elevated railway
traverses the city. bringing express as well
local trains into the very heart of the CAPT
tai The street railway system, a model
of excellence in all particulars, will be-
come public property in 1911, meanwhile
paying a liberal proportion of its receipts
into the municipal treasury, besides paw
ing all the streets traversed by its lines.
The city gas works pay Is per cent Of
the municipal expenses and supply CON
cumers With light and heat at figures rea-
sonably proportional to the cost Of ser,
vice.
Over ten thousand citizens of Berlin
take voluntary part in the administration
of affairs. No suspicion of corruption is
ever raised. Business.like economy
everywhere prevails. The best men oil
the city-statesmen, scholars, men Of
afairs-serve as aldermen. and any citizen
chosen to Office must serve, under penalty
Of a large increase of taxes for refusing
American cities have much yet t.
learn regarding municipal administration
In the main, their affairs are conducted
without intelligence, without honesty and
without reference to history or modern
example. Il is enough for them if
particular party or some iavorite individ
ual be dominant; the peoples affairs may
take care of themselves. 1t is high TINT
that the example OF Berlin be studied and
that its good features of municipal ad'
ministration be adopted and adapted &c
the conditions Of the great centers Of
population on this side of the ocean"
, 1890-06-08

At the surgical congress at Berlin Pro-
fessor Gluck, of Berlin, gave an exhibit
don showing a most valuable advance
in surgery-namely, the successful sub
stitution Of catgut, ivory and bone freed
from chalk for defects in bones, muscles
and nerve sinews. The juices of the
body are sucked up in the inserted ma
terial, thereby establishing the junction
of the separated ends, without any short
ening OF the part. He presented the
cases Of patients in whom there had
been an insertion OF from six to ten cent?.
metres Of catgut to supply defects In the
leaders of the hands, to which complete
mobility had been restored. This case
had previously been impossible. In the
case OF another patient Professor Gluck
removed a tumor from the thigh, caus.
ing a considerable defect in the bone.
he inserted ivory, and no shortening en-.
sued. In another case he removed @
large piece of nerve in the groin and in.
serted catgut, and the functions re.
manned completely satisfactory. These
are considered wonderful achievements
Pail Mall Gazette.
, 1890-06-08
HOW MANY WORDS IN ENGLISH.


timat of Different AuthorItIes and .
Comparison of Dictionaries.
An interesting question suggested by
an ancient waif Of a book Is the number
Of English words now existing. Con.
siderable difference Of opinion exists on
this point. Mr. George p. Marsh, an
American author of repute, in his Lee
lures on the English Language" esti-
mates that the number On 1860 prob
ably does not fall short of 10O, 1000" and
large additions, especially in art and sci
ence, have come into use since that date.
Other writers, however, come to a differ
ent conclusion, and think that 40, 900
would include the whole. 1t depends a
good deal on how calculations are made.
II all the subsidiary neutrality-suspicious.
and the hke-are to be taken into ac-
count, it will swell the sum total very
considerably.
Taking the first three words that oc-
cur at random. we find that from dem
onstrate," in N OF our modern diction-
aries, there are thirteen derivatives;
from the word bright there are
twelve, and from ''deplore" there are
ten. There is also r~edundance in other
forms. In one Of Todd's editions of DR..
johnson there are upward of eighty
words with the prefix "all"-all-comply-
ing, a~ll-divining, all-drowsy, and so on
"a very notable instance of dictionary
padding. In ways like these the vocab-
ulary may be indefinitely increased.
Probably If we take leading words and
all their derivatives, the number at the
present time will exceed Mr.. Marsh's es-
innate. An approximate v~erifcation
OF this may be oundb by multiplying the
number OF pages in any good modern
dictionary by the average number of
words in a page.
Shakespeare's works, it Is believed, in
clude about 5000 separate words, and
Millions about 5000; but from these fig
ures we have no criterion of the extent
of the actual English vocabulary. 1t may
be mentioned here that while Cockeram
has only about 1000 or 5000 words,
there are in Bailey's Dictionary approx
imately about 86, 900, and in Johnson's
not more than that. In some of the
larger modern works, again, the figures,
as has been said, rplch to upward of
100, 900.
In DR.. Johnson's vocabulary many
technical and scientific terms were omit
ted, and in his original preface he ex-
cuses himself in a very naive and char
acteristic fashion. 81 could not, he says,
visit caverns to learn the miners Ian
guage, nor take a voyage to perfect my
skill in the dialect Of navigation, nor
visit the warehouses Of merchants and
the shops Of artificers to gain the names
OF wares, tools and operations of which
no mention is found in books An ad-
verse critic might be inclined to ask:
Why not1 But, all the same. 1t will be
readily conceded that he did a great
work according to his lights. The science
Of philology has been revolutionized since
his day, but his labors largely contrib
uted to the earlier stages Of its progress.
@Chambers' Journal.
, 1890-06-08

The following mixture has been used
with the greatest possible success for the
cementing of iron railing tops, iron
gratings to stoves, etc. in fact, with such
effect US to resist the blows Of a sledge
hammer. This mixture is composed of
equal parts of sulphur and white lead
with about one-sixth proportion of borax,
the three being thoroughly Incorporated
together. 30 as to form one homogeneous
mass. When the application is to be
made of this composition it is wet with
strong sulphuric acid, and n thin layerofit
isplaced between the two pieces of iron,
these being at once pressed together. In
five days it will be perfectly dry, all
traces of the cement having vanished
and the work having every appearance
of welding. Halls Journal of Health.
, 1890-06-08

REPRESENTATIVE Picker Of South
Dakota has introduced a bill into congress
designed TO give each state the right &c
the arid land within its borders. The
state is then to ~irrigste the land aud re.
ceive the benefits which may accrue.
This is the only true solution of the irri-
cation problem. 1t il the view held by
Prof. Mead, j. A. Johnston and other
well known practical men and the people
of the West would do well to concentrate
their efforts in securing the passage of a
law to this general effect.
, 1890-06-08

Indignant Father-Hadn't you done
anything but laughl
Boy-No, sir.
And the teacher whipped you for
thatl The scoundrell I'll teach him
YES. and he whipped me just as hard
He's a great big man"
Not quite 30 indignant "H'ml You
mustn't laugh in school, Johnny. It's
against the rules."-Chicago Tribune.
, 1890-06-08

A clerk In Chicago was tried for lar.
ceny. He was acquitted. whereupon
he said: We'll. II You jurors can't CON
vict a man when he confesses he is guilty
don't know whnt you can do" We saw
a Halifax jury acquit a man who pleaded
granddaughter and whose lawyers asked
for such a verdict W On. c.
Messenger.
, 1890-06-08
something should be Don,

Laramie SentineLl
1t is useless to disguise the fact that
our prospects are getting exceedingly
doubtful. We don't know whether our
people can do anything TO increase our
all that could be done in that line but il
would be we'll to try and strengthen his
hands if possible.
abundance Republican,
The Cheyenne papers insist that Wyom.
ing will be a state ere the close of the
present month. We hope she may but the
chances as we read the signs Of the zodiac
are extremely ~precariOus. White men
and the U. s. senate are very uncertain.
II the senators would spend more time 10
the senate chamber and less in the refresh
ment room. there might be some prospect
for Wyoming.
, 1890-06-08

-Four hundred and twenty-five" yelled
the elevator boy.
"What isT' asked the passenger.
You arel You are the four hundred
and t'Senty-second man to ask me this
week II my life isn't full Of ups and
downs Ask 1t again. like it."-New
York Snn
, 1890-06-08
KinIev Is Expensive.

Mckinley is a very expensive piece
of republican property. If it cost
the party $l35, 900 and the presidency TO
elect him 10 a republican district in 1884.
what will it cost to run him this year in a
democratic district ahd handicapped with
oppressive tariff taxation?
, 1890-06-08
1t Is yerv Probable.

The rumor that Speaker Reed ordered
the house bar closed 10 order to help his
friend the wee president, who ruus a
rvAl saloon At the Shoreham. lacks con
nrmatiou- Yet stranger things have hap
pened-
, 1890-06-08

Greeley pie plant is delicious You
eaa get It'll Il f. M. ariswold 4 Co.. on
Sixteensh street.
, 1890-06-08

sus enumerator can appropriately pro.
pound to him Question IS, which reads:
Are you an idIot2'"
, 1890-06-08

Washington Postl
: The bank OF the Chicago river seems
to be a very poor place for a Baptist col
laaa
, 1890-06-08

Delivered to any part of the city
and in any quantity by the Cheyenne
Transfer Company. Sixteenth and Eddy
streets.
, 1890-06-08

An old man, aged eighty. is pushing a
to Baltimore. When he arrives the cen.