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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-14

The county seat of Wythc county.
which was awarded the diploma with
$500 premium at the Virginia Exposi-
and Woods. Population 1000. Altitude
1880 feet.
Wythe County has two blast and fif-
teen charcoal iron furnaces, and sew
eral zinc and lead furnces. Wytheyille
offers free the best sites and greatest
inducements to manufacturing indus
tries of any city in the South. The
Wytheville Development Companys
reserve fund for new industries alone
amounts to SlSo.OoO. Wytheville is the
centre of the richest mineral region in
the South. Wythcville cxcmpts all
manufacturing industries from munic-
ipal taxation for ten years. Wythe-
vile has beautiful and well-pavcd
streets 60, 20 and 81 feet in width. Two
electric light plants and three water
systems. Wythcvillc has the best pub
lie schools and the handsomcst school
building i'll Virginia.; has three female
colleges and two male academies. Ow-
ing to its mineral waters, free to visit
ors, which are highly curative for many
diseases. and it's great altitude, it has
grown into great and fashionable
health resort.
hc w NiiitNlllt ItNclODmcnb Com
pany will place on the market, Scptcm-
Der 30, 500 residence and business
lots of its property in the new West
End Extension, lying between the
Wythcvillc Cotton Nils and the '',Iack-
son Park Hotel, on both of which work
has just begun. This property to be Of
fcred for sale for the first time, Septcm-
Der 30, is the most beautiful property in
Wythcvillc, and will be priced at very
reasonable figures i'll order to encour-
age Investments. Investments in
Wytheville real estate within the last
ninety days have bourne from 100 to 500
per cent. to investors.
The Norfolk and Western railroad,
running from Norfolk to the West and
Northwest, will have on sale at stations
on line and agencies in New England
special excursion round-trip tickets to
Wythcville, good until October 81.
For further particulars, apply to w.
l.. IOST, president of the Wythcyillc
development Company, Wytheville, Va
sep21-lm
GALE OF VALUABLE REAL Els
~ TATE IN NINTON.-As Commits
sioners Of Bedford Circuit Court. we will.
on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IL. 1890
on the premises, in Ninton, Va, tif not
sold privately before that timc) sell by
public auction. LIST, The dwelling house,
containing six rooms, in which the late
DR.. Edmund w. Sale resided and the lot
OF about onc-fourth of an acre thereto
attached. end, ~ vacant lot lying nearly
opposite the dwelling house, containing
half an acre. For terms and particulars
see hand bills.
l.. a. SALE,
r. S. ouARLEs, c0m'rs
nOv5-cnd
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-14
WOMEN AS INVENTORS.

Ingenious Contrivances For Which tho
World Is Indebted to the Fair Sex.
1t was q California woman who in
vented baby carriage. which Melted
her $50, 600; while to Mrs. Catharine
Greene, the wife and widow of Wash
ington's ablest officer, is due the honor
of inventing the cotton gin, which is
one of those distinctivcly American in
ventions, the value and Importance of
which have been recognized by the
whole industrial world. A horseshoe
machine, which turns out completed
Shoes was the invention of woman;
also the reaper and mower, tho ideas of
which camo into the brain of Mrs. Ann
Manning, OF Plainield, n. j., to whom
is also accredited clover cleaner. Mrs.
Manning seems to have stimulated the
inventive genius of her neighbors for a
few years after her reaper and mower
was patented Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, of
the same State took out a patent sor an
improvement on the machine being q
device for changing the knives without
stopping the wheels
One of the most complicated machines
ever made is that for the manufacture
of rc-enforced bottom paper bags. 1t is
so curiously ingenious that how it was
contrived passes the ordinary compre-
hension 1t was the invention of Miss
Maggie knight, who, from it and other
inventions in the same line, realized a
large fortune street-sweeper of great
merit was devised and patented by a
New York lady, who had costly dress
ruined by the mud splashed on it by
defective machine
Most remarkable of all is the inven-
ton of Mrs. Mary Il. Walton for deaden-
ing the sound of car wheels. She lived
near the elevated railroad in New York,
and was greatly annoyed by the sound
of the roaring trains passing ner house
The most noted machinists and invent
ors of the country had given their at
tcntion to tho subject without being
able to furnish a solution, when 10! a
woman's brain did the work, and her
appliance, proving perfectly successful,
was adopted by tho elevated roads, and
she is now reaping the rewards of
happy thought. Home Magazine
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A Fiue Snake Industry.

For years many natives have made a
snug living out of the hunting and kill
ing of cobras and other reptiles for
which head-money was offered. 1t was
a perilous occupation and many men
lost their lives at it. But now an easier
and simpler plan has been adopted,
which is also more profitable. This is
nothing less than cobra-farming. The
cunning Hindoos caught number of
the snakes alive and imprisoned them
in carefully constructed pen, from
which escape was impossible but in
which the cobras would feel entirely at
home. There the snakes increased and
multiplied at an amazing rate. From
time to time the snake-farmers would
thin out their stock and get the boun-
ties on few dozen heads. The bust
ness was conducted just as systematic
ally as poultry raising. About two
hundred cobras were kept as breeders
and tho yield of mark eta BILE snakehcads
was large. But tho Government oilici-
ais became suspicious because of tho
business-like way in which the heads
were brought in and their Investigations
soon exposed the whole scheme and
broke up the enterprise. Calcutta Cor.
n. y. Tribune.
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WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
Thrilling Adventure of q Swiss Guido In an
Alpine Crevasse.

Thrilling Adventure OF q Swiss Guido In an
Alpine Crevasse.
The following account of the escape
OF Christian Linda, q Lauterbrunnon
guide, is sent by correspondent at
Murren:
Linda, having accompanied gentle
man as second guido over tho Tschingel
glacier, was dismissed at the village of
Ried, his services being no longer re-
CURED He left Ried on Sunday at day.
break alone, with the object of return
ing to Lauterbrunnen. lie crossed the
Petersgrat and, instead of taking the
route of the Tschingel Pass, no chose
the shorter one across the glacier be-
tween tho Mutthorn and the Tschinrel-
horn, whore he fell into crevasse
about seven or eight q. m on Sunday.
On Wednesday morning-that is sew
enty-two hours later-a gentleman
spending the summer here, in ascend
ing the Tschingelhorn with Fritz Graf
OF Laueerbrunnen as guide. passed the
spot where Linda was engulfed, and
noticing an ice axe on the edge of the
crevasse, peered down and saw Linda
at the bottom. A rope was let down,
which Linda was fortunately able to
secure round his waist. With difficulty
he was raised to the mouth of the Gre
vase, but, being a very heavy man, his
two rescuors were not powerful enough
to bring him to the surface. 1t was
then decided that the gentleman should
remain on the glacier while Graf OBJ
tanned the necessary tackle and assist
ance to rescue the icc-entombed man.
These were obtained at tho Steinberg
hut, or chalet, and when Linda was
hauled up he was found to be nearly
dead. lie was carried to the Stein borg
hut and was removed to the hospital
at lntcrlakcE, his recovery being
doubtful.
During the seventytwo hours Linda
was in the creVasse he had no food for
he was so tightly iammed between the
walls of ico he could not get at the pro-
visions he carried in bag on his back.
lie was, however, able to lick the ice
with his tongue. 1t is estimated that
he was found at depth of fifty feet
No ono will DO surprised to hear that
his hands and feet are terrible FROST
bitten; the marvel is that, situat ted as
he was for so many hours without food
to sustain animal heat, he was not
frozen to death. Again, it is remarka-
bic that tho rescuers should have passed
over not only the exact spot where Linda
fell in, but just in time to save him.
Linda is fifty three years of age Lon
don Times.
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Mortality of widowers.

In paper on tuberculosis in Boil
GUM. NM. Destree and Gaiimaerts
como to the conclusion, as the result OF
their investigations, that, comparing
the mortality from phthisis of bache-
lors, married men, and widowers, tho
last are very much more subjected TO
this disease than either of the other
classes. Tho same statement holds
good for all ages, and it is they say,
also true that widows are moro liable
than single womep.. to die of phthisis.
The authors do nSs think this is to DO
explained except by direct contagion of
wife TO husband or husband TO wife.
Theycan otthinll Irregularities and ex-
cesses INDUCED in by widowcrs can be
answerabic for it, for advanced ago
does not seem to maze any difference.
They would rs ribc it to injection occur
ring during MARI ed life, the disease
claiming rs second victim some time
after the icath OF the first-St James
Ga1e.te.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-14
COUNTING BANK BILLS.
Tho Methods Employed by the Receiving
TcllcrS of City Ifnnks.

Tho Methods Employed by the Receiving
Tcllers of City Hanks.
''There are'two kinds of bank bills"
said man who has handled good
many of them. There are the Nation
al bank bills and the Governmentnotes
The former have vignettes on each end;
the latter on the left hand only. The
Treasury Department made q mistake
In putting the vignette OH the left end
OF the Government note, for this reason:
Take bundle of these bills in a bank:
the bank clerk in counting such a
bundle places his left hand on the left
end of the bundle and counts the right
end with his right thumb and finger.
The vignette is the most difficult thing
to counterfeit, and for that very reason
1t is counterfeited most In counting
such bills as have been speaking about
this yignette is not seen by the bank
clerk and he is more liable to count in
spurious note than if he saw the Wig
nette. The expert knows bad vipnette
almostat a glance. l think If the Treas
ury Department had thought of this the
vignette would have been put on the
right end of the BILL
This was told TO the cashier of a Dear
born street bank. He smiled when he
heard it in the first place. he said,
bank clerks do not count bills in the
way you mention. If they do thew
violate orders Tho instructions arc
that they shall handle the bills so that
each one will come entirely within tho
range of the eye. l presume there arc
violations of this rule in every bank.
Even SO an expert has other means of
detectn a bad bill than looking at the
vgnette. However, / am of the opinion
that the vignctte would be an additional
safeguard if ii were on the right end of
note."-Chicago Tribune.
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-Dashlcy-"Do you SEQ that fellow
over there?" Cashley--"Yc he must
he about six feet seven inches. Who ia
hep Dashley-"The now comedian at
the Frivolity Thcatcr." Cashlcy-"Ah!
He ought to be able to reach the hoight
of the ridiculous. "-America.
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WYTHEVILLE, VA.

THE GEM OF THE ALIEGHANIEs''-ssTu
SARATOGA OF TIE SOUTH"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-14

GRAND OPENING SALE OF THE
~ Wytheville Development Company.
Sale will begin September 80, at
o'clock.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-14

TO fumigato room, heat an iron
shovel and drop vinegar on it Have
TIC doors and windows open.
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nnsIness AND .ncletr.

Mr.. Dunlcy-I always move about in
the best society.
Mr.. Mayho~er-Indocd? 81
Mr. Dunlcy-Yes; am the agent OF o
dobt collecting agency.-Epoch.
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7:2O p. m.

o. HOWARD ROVER.
tt &. p. & Il. Agent. Roanoke, Va.
NORFOLK X WESTERN RAIL
~ ROAD.
Schedule in effect Sept. Bird, 1890.
WEST BOUND.
LEAVE ROANOKE.
lo;O3 a m. Daily; arrive Bristol 400
p. IN. Stops at all stations,
connecting at Radford with
trains on New River Branch;
arriving at Pocahontas at
800 y. III.
5:4o p. m. Daily, arrives Radford 7aO
p. m. connecting with New
River Branch at 7:35 D. M,
for Bluciicld and Pocahon-
tas: arrives Pocahontas 1855
y. III. Arrives Bristol lI:2O
p. M, connecting with Il.
Il. V. II q. Il. Il. for all
points south and west. Has
Pullman Palace Sleeper,
Roanoke to Memphis, with
out change.
100 a. III. Daily, arrive Radford OILS
Il. M, connecting with New
River Branch, leaving Rad
ford 1910 p. m. Arrives
bristol 1910 p. m, connects
with Il. II. V. & G.. Il. r.
for all points south and
west; has Pullman Palace
Sleeper from Roanoke to
New Orleans without
change.
EAST BOUND.
LEAVE ROANOKE.
o:25 a. M. Daily; for Lynchburg, Pc
tcrsburg, Richmond, (vi;.
Petersburg and Il. q p. r.
R.,) Norfolk and interme-
date points; Connects ut
Lynchburg with V. NJ. II.
X. for Washington and the
East, leaving LynchLurg
TAO a. IN. daily. Arrives
Norfolk 100 p. M, cennect-
ing with steamer lines. to
Baltimore and New York.
lo:lo L. IN. Daily; arrives Lynchburg
l:59 Il. M, connecting with
V. NJ. X. X. for all points
north, arriving W>shing-
ton 1:O5 p. m; arrives Pc
tcrsburg AGO p. M. arrives
Richmond, via X. q p. r.
X, 5:05 p. H.; arrives Nor
folk 100 p. nj.
$40 p M. Daily; for Lynchburg and
intermediate stations; ar
rives Lynchburg $40 p. m.
7:2o p. M. Daily; for Lynchhurg and
intermediate stations ar
rivcs Lynchburg 800 p. NJ
Cripple Creek Extension
Pulaski sis II. m. Daily, except Sun
day, and 300 p. III. Daily, arrive Ivan
hoe 9:45 Il. M, and 1870 D. M
Clinch Valley Extension Tin operation
Aug. 3, to st. Paul, ST miles)-Leave
Bluciield $40 Il. M, daily; arrive st.
Paul 1855 y. nj.
All inquiries as to rates, routes, etc,
promptly answered.
w. II. BEVILL.
Gcn'l Pass and Ticket Agent.
CllAS. c. EDDY. vice-president.
JAM General Offices, Roanoke.
- \. so. X. K.
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TIME TABLE,

TIE NATURAL TUNNEL ROUTE.
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Caused by Microbes,
Radmal's MicrObG Killer

EXterminates the microbes and drives
them out of the system, and when that
: is done you cannot have an ache or pain.
No matter what the disease whether Il
simple case of malaria fever or combi-
nation of diseases, we cure them albat
the same time, as we treat all diseases
constitutienally
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RAILROADS.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAIL-
~ ROAD.
RAIL-

~ HENANDOAH VALLEY RAIT,z
- ROAD.
Sc. TYLETy Receiver.
Schedule in effect june 2. 1890.
ARRIVE AT RoANoKg
200 p. m. Daily Memphis ,Express.
from lIagerstown and the
North. Through Pullman
sleeping cars from New
York and Philadelphia to
Chattanooga and Memphis
via Harrisburg, Hagers-
town and Roanoke.
40 q. m. Daily-New Orleans Ex-
press from New York. Phil
adelphia and Baltimore,
making connection through
to the South. Carries
through Pullman palace
buffet sleeping car from
Philadelphia to New Or
leans. without change, via
harrisburg, Hagerstown,
Roanoke. Cleveland, Calera
and l.. IL n. X. r.
LEAVE ROANOKE.
40 4. m. Daily-Baltimore Express
from all points south for
Washington, Baltimore,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia
ana New York. Carries
pullman palace buffet
sleeping car from Roanoke
to Philadelphia without
change, via Hagerstown
go p. m. Daily-New York and Phil
adelphia Express, from
! J: ]
Memphis, Chattanooga and
all points south. For Phil
adelphia and Now York.
Carries Pullman palace
buffet sleeping cars through
to philadelphia and New
York via Roanoke, Hagers-
~. town and Harrisburg.
Ilcket agents will furnish all infor-
nation and through schedules upon APP
'lication to
o. HOWARD ROVER.
u @. Z. & 7. Amnnt Knannl,n Nn
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- y. II 0. X. X.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25

heart, the luggage of the unexpected guest
heaped without ceremony in the front hall
on washing, baking, OF sweeping day.
crosses her mind that the spare room is
dismantled, she bed unmade after a two
Or three days airing, no towels in the
rack and no water in the pitcher. She
must let other work be and attend to
these things herself or call up the flushed
and worried maid from the lower regions.
lnterrupting proceedings there.
She may also reflect that there is moth
ing for dinner, but the cold viands which
would have answered in the strict privacy
of the family circle, but which will not do
for the guest. expected or unexpected. So
the unanticipated event sets the whole
house in turmoil. Hospitality. refine
ment and culture may rise superior to
these conditions, but unregenerate human
nature, which is strong in the average
character, cannot
Everybody can divide their friends into
two classes-,-those whom they like and
those whom they like better. The prefer
ence. 1t may be sure, is given to the con-
slderate-who may not be the most intelli-
gent. beautiful, or most uniformly ami
able. But the considerate is the comfort
able person. one who manages to fit into
the domestic economy without interfering.
and who slips out again in the same
agreeable manner. The letter of announce
meat and the visiting card are symbols of
civilization which must be respected by
those who hope to reap its perfect rewards.
M III. K.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25
CEREMONIES WILL BE SIMPLE.
Mayor Bashford and Gov. elect Peck De-
eide on the Matter.

MILWAUKEE, Dec 19.-Mayor Bashford
came to this city today to discuss various
preliminaries with reference to the inau-
guration. He was met by Gov. Peck and
the two exchanged condolences as to the
views OF the officers-elect and tie COM
mittee of arrangements. The result was
that it was found that there is a substan-
tlal agreement on the point that as
1t Is civic occasion the presence of
military is not desirable. The COM
ing inauguration will be a departure
from recent ceremonies of the kind and a
return to first principles in other respects.
There will be no speeches. The officials
who go out will escort their successors to
the assembly chamber, where the oath of
office will be administered by Chief JUS
tice Cole and then each official will hold a
reception in his own Office.
Ali the talking that will be done in the
assembly chamber will be be by May OF
Bashford, who will announce the reception
and ball In the evening and extend a gen.
erai invitation to the people to partici
pate.
No special invitations to 60 to Madison
will be extended to individuals, societies
"r other organizations; but all will be
made welcome if they choose to go. 1t is
thought that this is the best way to man
age, and then there can be no oversi ghts.
The reception and ball will be open to the
world, and rich and poor alike will be
given a chance to see and be seen, dance OF
be danced on.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25

his hands This is too much all at once. ;
he murmured And father fought p
he asked at last
ION the Union side replied.
Il noticed then that Sam wore sailor 3
uniform and not soldiers. | was burn
ing to know how he came to be in such
unaccountable ignorance of the state of
things in our country. but | saw that he
was overcome by the tidings that | had
just given him. We sat in this way for
some time. When my brother uncovered
his face he was changed man. His eyes
had dreamy, far away look like as a
man might who should awake sud-
in a new world, and could not adjust
himself to the strange, new conditions |
could wait no longer. Sam, where have
you been?'
He started, collected himself and be-
gan: when | left here that morning
four years ago | walked all the way to
Norfolk. | determined never to return
home again and | did not much care
what became of ne so long as | should not
be obliged to work on farm. In this
frame of mind joined a whaling expedi-
ton just starting out for a four years
cruise. In all that time we did not put In
at any regular port; we met no vessels
which gave us any information concern
ing the war Many a time | regretted
what had done after it was impossible
to return. As soon as we landed at Nor.
folk, a week ago, started to walk home
was so impatient to start that ! did not
even wait for the disposal of our cargo and
the division Of our profits, but | left Nor
folk as | had entered it, empty handed. |
travelled as fast a. | could and spoke to no
one on the road. So ! learned no news in
that way
my story is nearly done, Madam"
the little woman said, with some of that
old-time stately grace which still clings
to all southern women of the earlier re-
gime. My brother never lost that dreamy
look from his eyes, He has it STILL He
has never been able to gain his bearings
in the changed circumstances to which he
returned that June evening. He settled
with me on our pitifully small farm. But
he was not fitted to be a farmer; my father
made the old mistake, in Sans case, of
trying to put a square block in round
hole. Since that time, We have grown
poorer and poorer, until we are as you
see US now. And that, Madam, is the
story that flashed through my mind when
you spoke of a-whalebone
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25
PARNELL AND MRS. o'sHEA.
insinua,ions That Important Evidence
Was Suppressed at the Divorce Trial.

Insinua,ions That Important Evidence
Was Suppressed at the Divorce Trial.
LONDON. Dec. 2.-The Parnell agony
Is by no means over. Just now eyes
are beginning to be turned to Paris
where the next scene in the drama IS
10 be PLAYED, with William O'Brien and
Mr.. Parnell in the leading parts. The
female interest will not be lacking,
for Mrs. o Shea has already taken her
departure to the gay city, ard specula-
tion is rife as 10 whether or rot she
will try TIC wheedle Mr.. O'Brien and in
duCe him to agree to some compromise
under which it will be possible for Mr..
Parnell, at some future date, TO resume
the leadership of the party with fol-
lowing as undivided as before Cther
people think that the reason Tor Mrs.
o Shea'S visit to Paris is not altogether
unconnecJed with the fact that Parnell
will be there. However, there is no
doubt among those who know her best
that she is woman Of the very great
est am bitioG, who has taken as her
model the lives OF those of her sex who
bave been renowned for the influence
which they have eXerted. Besides this,
the Queen $ proctor has had all the
evidences and aocumantS coluected with
the divorce case placed before him, and
h is at present engaged in inStituting
In QuirieS with u view TO intervening
efore the decree is made absolute.
This action has been taken IN conse-
Quence of Mr.. Parnells speech at DUO
lin and the interview which was pub
lished in New York paper and was
su bseQuently reprinted here. There
Is good reason to believe that Mr. Par
ha cto eli
belief that there was another side to
the case with a view to forcing the
proctor to intervene. If the proctor
does not take this course it will un-
doubleday produce II great sensation,
as it is wellknown fact that a great
deal of evidence was suppressed at the
trial