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Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
snecnla,iyo Theorics of ropnlation.

In paper contributed to Science. Gen.
II. C. Meigs calculates, upon the past
ratio of increase, that in 1890 the pos
sible" population OF the United States
will be 1.292 .357 900. OF this enormous
prospective population lie estimates the
inhabitants of African descent at S.. 49,
900, or to every II whites.
As the whole area Of the states and
territories, including water surface Of
lakes and rivers, is nearly 100000
square miles, the figures of Gen. Meigs
would give 323 inhabitants to every
square mile in the United States in 1890.
This is a greater areal population than
that which is contained in any country
in the world at the present day except
little Belgium, the Inhabitants of which
number 4S1 to the square mile. Even
hoary India has only Gil inhabitants to
the square mile; and for every square
mile in the teeming Chinese empire there
are only 81 inhabitants.
But experience has shown that, be-
yond amusing the Spectator in the
cries. such calculations have little value.
Except in stationary and half civilized
countries, like India and China, rational
tendencies are constantly operating to
prevent an excess of population from en-
croaching on the means of living. The
early growth of new country such as
the United States CT australia affords no
criterion for estimating its population a
century or half century hence.
There are vast and fertile regions in
Africa, South America, and other parts
of the earth that are Jet unpeCpled; and
the means of cheaply distributing sur
plus populations are rapidly increasing.
Long before 1890 the people Of the United
States may be stirred by the same i'm
pulse of emigration that tends to arrest
the growth of populations in most of the
countries of Europe. Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
Tho Land of Scott.

The chief impression stranger is
likely to get from his first visit - Scot
land is that it was discovered, if not Gre
ated, by Walter Scott. Wherever he
goes, whatever he sees, Highland and
Lowland lake and stream, gray ruin,
and green glen, that potent spirit is lord
and master Of all. There is nothing quite
like it, think, elsewhere; no other land
on which the genius of one man has
written his name SO deep. Greece still
cherishes the memory of Byron, and few
Englishmen, at least, who travel those
haunted shores are likely to forget that
he owed to them his best poetry and gave
them in return his life. But Byron's is,
after all, but one of the many memories
that throng that marvellous land. In
Scotland all seems Scott. There Nature
and Man, the Present and the Past, all
seem to speak to us with his voice, and
take the most part Of their beauty and
their glory from him. The Bruce and
the Douglas, Cavalier and Covenanter,
noble and moss trooper-they start from
their graves at every turn to the call Of
the Great Magician.
The mighty minstrel breathes no longer
Mid moldering ruins low he lies;
yet surely Of few men are the old words
80 true-he being dead yet spcaketh.-
Macmillan's Magazine.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
E1plodes Very Easily.

Iodide Of nitrogen is the most sensitive
substance in existence, and when in a
dry state explodes from the weight Of a
fly descending upon it, or on being
touched with feather. It also explodes
if allowed to fall from the height of a
few feet upon the surface of WISER. 1t
takes the form of black powder. Tri-
chloride of nitrogen is another substance
very easily exploded, the direct rays of
the sun alone being sufficient to bring
about its explosion with an energy far
exceeding that Of dynamite. Light as
sists it in explosive powers, for whilst
it has great antipathy to all kinds
of vegetation and explodes Immediately
upon coming into contact with them, it
is never found to do so in the dark or on
dull days.-Montreal Star.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
Growing Walking Sticks.

Walking sticks are to n great extent
imported into England from abroad. The
number received from other countries
reaches nearly 100000 annually, will
a combined value of e25, 900 or 50. Com
moner sticks, as those of beech, ash
thorn and hazel, are to a great extent
grown in this country. In Gloucester.
shire, for instance, many acres are de.
voted to no other purpose than the rails
ing of wood for the walking stick market
A peculiar branch Of this business is the
importation of overgrown cabbage stalks
from the Channel Islands, where cab
pages are regularly trained with view
to being transformed into walking sticks
by process of stripping off each leaf as
it appears, and finally drying and harden.
ing the stems.-London Tit Bits.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
Tho Baboon as an Eplcure.

The baboon, writes The GRAF Reinet
Advertiser, seems to be changing its ma
ture with the changing climatic condi-
tions. In former years he was vege-
tartan, his worst offense being stealing
mealies in the garden when he got q
chance. Now he has taken to other
ways of getting livelihood. Said a
farmer the other day to q brother farmer,
"Have you lots of honey on your farm
"No, the baboors rob all the nests"
"How do they do it? the bees would
sting them to death.
The answer was that probably the ba-
boons did the work in the night, when
the bees were drowsy, sleepy and dull.
Anyway, lie believed the balloons got of
with the swag of honey wherever they
could get at a nest. Then Mr.. Peter
Booysen, of Mooitontein, has his story
to tell of the new development of the
balloon; it attacks the wild aloe, pulls it
down and tears out the pitb for food.
Mr.. Booysen, ST., does not object to this,
as he would be glad if all the wild aloes
On his farm were cleared out by any
means whatsoever. The special wish OF
the father and son is that balloons would
take to some food providing operations
which would get rid of the prickly pear.
But as the substance of the leaf and OF
the trunk of the pricily pear is nothing
but water, the wish is not likely to be
gratitied. Anyway, the poisoning clubs
have classcd the baboon with the wild
carnivora, and the rifle and arsenic are
now busy to destroy him.
Farmers give interesting instances of
the difficulty Of poisoning the baboon,
the fellow being about as slim" as a
human being. One farmer believes the
fellow tastes the poison as prepared and
disguised for him. and if he finds it is
not good thing for the stomach splits it
out. That farmer, however has sue
ceedcd in giving the arsenic such pal
atable surroundings that the shrewdness
of the balloon is not proof against the
palatablc temptation and dies.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
4 Remarkable Dream.

a happy octogenarian, ready 10 de-
part in peace, very recently related to
the writer the following experience.
When young man he was examining.
with intense interest, the evidences of
the inspiration of the Bible. This led
him to careful reading of infidel objec-
tions, some of which greatly troubled
him; and retiring one night, after wake
full hours of anxious thought, he fell
asleep. He dreamed that he was at sen
in q storm, the pillows about to engulf
the ship, on the deck of which were
stored all the Bibles accessible to him
And suddenly came a mighty wave,
which, with the boom it swept across
that deck, bore from it every sacred vol
ume into the wild waves. The shock of
the disaster awakened him in perspira-
ton from his agonizing agitation over
the loss forever of the living oracles, to
see the very Bible he had read few
hours before lying upon the table near,
rejecting brightly the light Of the I'M
clouded moon. His grateful surprise
brought to his relief food of tears.
While having no sllpcrsl gus regard for
dreams, he said, "From sfiat experience
have no unrest or passing doubt of the
divine authority of the holy Bible" 1t
was certainly an impressive illustration
of what we all have had-cear and deep
impressions made in dreams and visions
of the night. "-Congregationalist.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song OF
praise.-A purer medicine goes n3 2i
exist and it is guaranteed to 90 all
that is claimed. Electric bltIers
will cure all diseases of the Liver ana
Kidneys, will remove Pimples, 6olls,
Salt Rheum and other atfecGlons
caused by impure blood.-Wln Drive
malaria from the system and prevent
as well as cure all Malaria fevers.-
For.cure of Headache, Constipation
and Indigestion try Electric Bitters-
Entire satisfaction guaranteed, OF
money refunded.-Price so cts. and
s1.OO per bottle at Budwen u Chris
qian's drug store.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
A Relic of the War.

Capt. Tip Harrison had an interesting
war relic at the capitol Friday. 1t was
An old battle flag worn thin and pierced
by many holes. The story of the flag
was told by Capt. Harrison: "When the
war first broke out, he said, Il was a
bog of II and was living in Barlow coun-
ty. There were number of boys of my
own age who were anxious TO join the
army. These boys organized into COM
pany, and we called ourselves the Bar
tow cadets. When, however, the time
came for lis to so to the front, many Of
the boys parents would not let them so
because they were so young. | had thir-
ty-tive left, however, and with these
meant to report for duty.
"In Barlow at that time 4 company Of
older men had hesa. formed, under the
command o. Capt. 1.edding They were
called the Stewart Guards. ! consol-
idated my company with the older one,
and we took the name Of the Barlow
Guards. WAS first lieutenant of the
joint company. Just before marching
away Miss Florida Fort, who is now
Mrs. William A. Rawson, made the flag
and presented it to us. Gen. Clement y
Evans WAS offered the position Of major
of the Thirty-t;rst Georgia regiment if he
could bring two companies into tho
service. He took our company for one
and raised another, but we were still
known as the Barlow guards, and car
ried this flag, which had been presented
to me as our company colors. until The
Confederate battle has was adopted,
then sent it home to my mother, and she
has kept it rs a memcnto ever since. =
Atlanta Constitution.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
levels in the Te,nnles

The Buddhists i'll Burmah do not con
slider the question of expense in beauti-
flying their temples. Here is the descrip-
ton of the new vane of u pagoda at Ran
COON; The vane is about by II feet
broad, and ttickly crusted with precious
stones and lovely fans of the red Bur
mese gold One ruby alone is worth
5000 rupees, and there are several hun
bred rubies alone on this beautiful thing.
On the tip of the iron rod on which
works the vane is a richly carved and
perforated gold ornament called the
Semboo. 1t is somewhat egg shaped
and foot in height, tipped by an enor-
nous diamond encircled by many smaller
ones, crusted on like barnacles. All over
this exquisite oval object are similar
clumps OF diamonds, no other stones
being used for this part.-Exchange.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
Senator SAWYER.

All the representatives from Wisconsin
look on Sawyer as their patron saint.
The old man eats big luncheon every
day in the senate restaurant, and be
never eats alone. As rule, three or
four of the elderly senators may be found
with him, and merry groups they make.
Senator Sawyer has recently finished, or
rather occupied, one Ct the most beauti-
full houses in WashinGton-a veritable
castle. Wel!man.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
sayad From Consumntion.

Several physicians predicted that
r.Asa B. Rowley, druggist, of Chi
sgo, would soon have consumption,
FUSED by an aggravat" el,,.4se of
starrh. Customers finally induced
I'm to try Clarke's Extract of Flax
Catarrh Cure. He says:
The result was unprecedented
commenced to get well after the first
and am now, after few
weeks, entirely cured.n 1t will do
Se same for you. Price, S1.00. Try
sarke's Flax Soap for the Skin, and
Su will use no other; % cents. All
,sClarke's Flax remedies are for sale
III Johnson & Johnson. druggists.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
End of the Famous War slip nrootlyn.


The decision to sell the Brooklyn, un-
der the regulation prohibiting the repair
of vessels that will cost more than n
fixed percentage of the expense of con
structing new ones, will strike from the
naval register historic craft. Built a
little over thirty years ago in the city
from which she took her name, the
BROOKLYN began her career under Farra
gut as her captain. She made fine
record in the civil war, including mol
only plenty of blockading, but participa
ton in many Of the great naval battles
among them the engagement with Forts
Jackson and st. Philip, the fight in Mo
bile bay and the bombardment of Fort
Fisher.
In these battles she was conspicuous
for close work with the enemy. At the
great Mississippi river fight she was
rammed by the Confederate armorclad
Manassas, but escaped without injury
and Immediately drove ih. barbctte gun
ners from Fort st. Philip by her tremen.
dous fire. She was the flagship of the
squadron that went further up the river
and received the surrender of Baton
Rouge and Natchez. at Fort Fisher she
led the first line of vessels in the second
and successful attack, and in the earlier
operations had set good example to
some smaller vessels. Now she meets
the fate of many another relic of the
war, but fortunately the still more re-
nowned Hartford and Kcarsarge remain.
Now York Times.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05

The transition from long, lingering
and painful sickness to robust health
marks an epoch in the life of the in
dividual. Such a remarkable event
is treasured in the memory and the
agency whereby the good health has
been attained is gratefully blessed.
Hence it is that so much is heard in
praise of Electric Bitters. So many
feel they owe their restoration to
heakah, to the use of the Great Altern
as8e and Tonic. If you are troubled
with any disease of kidneys, liver OF
stomach, of long or short standing,
YOU will surely find relief by use et
Electric Bitters. Sold ct Soc. and 81
per bottle at Budwell . Christians
ffffYty Etasfrp e.. S.ssss
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
THAT TERRIBLE COUGH.

In Une morning, hurried or difficult
breathing, raising phlegm, tightness
in the chest, quickened pulse, chilli
ness in the evening or sweats at night,
all or any of these things are the first
stages of consumption. DR.. 4cker's
English Cough remedy aOill cure these
fearful ymptoms, and is sold under
a positive guarantee by Budwell
Christian & Barbee.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
An Eminent noctor,s PRESERVATION.

DR.. c. P. Henry, Chicago, ILL.,, who
has practiced medicine many years,
saws: Last spring he used and Pre-
scribed Clarke's Extract of Flax
(Papillon) Skin Cure in 30 or so cases,
and never knew a case where it tailed
to cure. II know ofsno remedy l can
RELY on SO implicitly" Positive cure
for all diseases of the skin. Applied
externally. Clarke's Flax Soap is
best for babies. Skin Cure $1.0O.
Soap 25 cents. At Johnson d John
sons drug store
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
DO Nor SUFFER- Any LONGER

Knowing that a cough can be
checked in Il day, and the first stages
of consumption broken in week, we
hereby guarantee DR.. Acker's English
Cough remedy, and will refund the
money to all who buy, take it as per
directions, and do not find our state
ment correct. Sold by Budwell
Christian & Barbee.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
Bueklen,s Arntca salYe.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptlons,
and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box. For
sale by Budwell s. Christian. t
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05

tilN vi tpiIOHe, IItlil l''ttiii''' ''i' .
1859, the following ordinance "
doptcd:
Be it ordained by h, ea4
he city OF RG.uo H. u.rust IA
,tion % Tie ho..uoir .td 500
anwny company, b, IT. pr
lied on this, .ld, N,tN so H'c,i.
$50.
/. That the sergeant ana iod-e-
lection tor tlie SAID cry of kour h
10 open n poll AZ the several vuin,
recincts of said city, on 1ursoa
nc .Sth day ol January. 1850, ar
axe the sense q! the freehold vote
on the question, whether the sal
council shall bc authorized. in I'll.
mime of and for tEc uec of the city
cause 30 be issued, bonds to al
mount not exceeding one hundre,
thousand dollars for thc purpose oi
making II secoad and further sub
eruption 10 the cupitai stock OF the
Roanc lle and Southern Railway com
pany
>. The said election shall be held
and the authority 10 issue tonds and
nuakc said subscription shall he upon
The following terms ana conditions
lamcIy:
/. Tie said council may subscribe
Tor the stock OF said company 10 tie
amount of one hundred thousand
ioilars provided. thar in dom" SO
the aggregate debt Of TIE city shall
not exceed ten per centum OF the
assessed value of the property. real
and personal. within the city limits.
T'Int ia. Nl,.t II
within ninety days after The said sub
,cription shall be made. commence to
construct its line OF road at lis ter
minus in said city of Hoauoke, or
within one mile OF tile city limits and
shall prosecute the saIne In - bona
tide manner with all reasonable DIM
.ence 10 its completion.
III. Tie bonds Of the city OF R"a
uoke shall bear & per cent. interest
and shall be redeemable in THIRTY
years, and shall be issued and deliy
cred 10 1t trustee, to be agreed upon
between the council Of the city oi
Roanoke and the president of tn
Roanoke and Southern railway. Tie
said trustee upon the certificate oil
the chief engineer OF said railway OF
and az erarv milo q, s9i5 road from,
Roanoke city southwark shall delivei
RI snid railway the bonds of said cii,
70 th. n,nounr of S5.000 and upui
,ike certificate Of the engineer for
Zach and every mile of said road
Wien tha sunersrrucrure is completed.
and rnodv for oueration. the saiu
trustee shall deliver to said railway
nonds 10 the amount of 5000 .er
mila mill the entire sun OF 500. 0OU
provided for in This ordinance shali
be delivered
non the delivery of til,
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
They Live Long In Chili.

1t is 4 matter of comment, almost in
variably, by travellers in the Spanish
American countries, thar i'll every settle
mcnt of importance there are usually
several very aged persons who are at
least 100 years old, and often more. The
census of Chill, taken in 1885, furnishes
some interesting statistics relative to the
longevity of the human race. In the
twentv-three provinces of Chill there
were found to be in excess of l0l years
of age Pill men and 2,3 women. One
man, Rafael Munoz, of Colchasua, was
returned as $50 years of age. There was
one woman 13S years old; 135 years, l
man, . women; 1872 years, j man; 1870
years, man; 127 years, l woman; 125
years, 8 men, women; 1913 years, l
man; 122 years, . women; 12l years,
3 women: 120 years, S men, 90
women 119 years, women; lis
wears, men, women; III years,
woman; 1l6 years, 8 men, q women;
10 years, - men, u women; III years,
man, 1 women; 1l3 years, 3 men,
women; liz years, i men, 8 women; III
years. 6 men. . women; 10 years, IS
men, 50 women; 100 years, ) men, 6
women; los years. 6 men, Is women:
lG, years, men, 3 women; l06 years,
10 men, women; los years, 81 men, 81
women; 104 years. II men, - women;
l03 years, 10 men, - women; 102 years.
10 mon ~ v-omCp. 1O1 ve3rS q mon
% women.
1t would appear from the foregoing
that the women OF Chill are not averse
to giving their true ages, or else some of
them must be as old as She. If woman
in the United States acknowledged that
she had passed her 13Sth birthday, it
would be 4 fair inference to set her true
age down at not less than ESQ summers
Sem Francisco 4 Ira
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
Logic.

Jaggs-Have cigar, Bags?
Baggs-No, thanks.
"But this is one of those you gave me
yesterday"
81 know it."-New York Sun.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05

Count Il. Won Weasll, of Konigs-
berg, Germany, died in Cheyenne,
Wyoming, yesterday, after a brief ill
ness. CONT Won Weeall was near
relative OF the Gstman consul at
Chicago.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
OUR VERY REST PEOPLE.

Confirm our statement when we say
that DIR. Acller's English remedy
is in every way superior TO
any and all other preparations Tor the
throat and lungs. In whooping cough
and Group, it is magic and relieves ut
once. We offer you Il sample bottle
free. Remember, this remedy is sold
on positive guarantee by BndwelI,
Christian y Barbee.
Rev. Mr.. Waller, of Alabama, has
been called TO the passionate Of tho Fall
ing Springs Presbyterian Church, Rock
bridge, county, Va, and it is I'm lerstoOd
will accept.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05

Mrs. Jones, an aged lady Of Martins
burg, ". va, was burned TO death =
few days ago by her clothes taking fire
from The Kitchen stove.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
A PARABLE.

Tho things that just about lis lie
Are all that We can mark,
When light is lessening in the sky
And twilight turns to dark.
But when from sight close darkness bars
THE faces next our own,
o heaven, with thy million stars,
Our eyes see thSe alone!
Charlotte fiske Bates in Congregatlonalist.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05

John Loban, ST.. Pennsylvania's
state florist, died at Harrisburg, We'd
nssday from complication of pneu-
monia, heart and brain troubles.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
IA FlBsT SYMPTOMS OF DEATH

Tired feeling, dull headache, pains
various parts of the body, sinking
Che pitof the stomach, loss of appe-
81. feverishness, pimples or sores, are
Z positive evidence of poisoned
aod. No matter how it became
Ssoned it mast be purified to avoid
Iath. DIR. Acker's English Blood
ES;rs las 7aeper failed to remove scrof.
Is or syphilitic poisons. Sold
positive guarantee by Budwell,
sistian s. Barbee.
f.sS5575slS 49, = ;,,cS arActad IN Dan.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
EDOch.

Four colored prisoners escaped from
iail al Staunton, Va. Tuesday night
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05

|I,e nsw buiadings erected In Dan
81. last year cost $3.50, GOO,
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
AN ORDINA NOE.

At meeting Of The council OF the
city of Roanoke, held Decenhe: ION
1851, the following ordinance "
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-26
they want a New Church.

The younger members Of the Salem
church on the south side, are agitat-
ing the question Of building a new
church, and there is already a fund
started for that purpose. Jno. M.
Smith has signified his willingness
to donate the ground for the church,
provided it is located ON top of the
hill on the Charlotte road just north
of the parsonage. The present
church is down in a hollow, some
half mile from the public road, and
is in a dilapidated condition. There
is need of new church at Salem and
if the effort were properly made il
could be built.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-26

around, inquiring if anybody could
tell him what side he was on.
Judge Tyler then agreed to ACCEPT
Mr.. Burney's substitute, with the adj
dition that the district meetings be
held on Saturday after the first
Thursday in August, and that each
district be entitled to one committee
man for every 200 Democratic votes
cast in the presidential election, or
fractional part thereof. Mr.. Burney
accepted this as an amendment to his
resolution and this ended the matter
and the convention adjourned.