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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17

Our next stopping place was Luray,
which we reached in time for break
fast at the Luray Inn, a fine hotel sit
uated q short distance from the rail
road station, and from its tower, com
handing fine view of the neighbor-
ing country. Breakfast over, teams
were furnished to. carry the party
about two miles to the celebrated Lu-
ray Cayerns. An amusing incident
of the trip was the practice of dozens
of little colored boys and girls follow
ing the teams, and crying "mistah,
penny-mistah, penny" and each
time nickel was thrown to them
there was such a tumbling over each
other in the dusty street as created
roars of laughter among the passen-
gers. But the children succeeded, in
getting rich harvest of pennies, in
compensation for the fun. Arriving
at the entrance to the caverns, it was
found necessary to provide the ladies
with rubbers, and the men with can
dlesand scenes to hold them. Then
the party was divided into three
classes, and q guide furnished for
each, to describe the different apart
ments as we entered them. Much to
our comfort and pleasure, in addition
to our candles, the electric lights were
turned on, which gave the ladies cour-
age to proceed, otherwise it is doubt
full if they would care to go down 2G1
feet into the bowels of the earth, by
candle light alone. Our guide was
well posted, but as we had to follow
him in single file, it was only when
we came to some special spot that we
gathered around him andslistened at
tentively to his description of these
wonderful limestone formations, the
stalactite taking almost every con-
ceivable formation of animal and veg
etable shape. The guide told US that
10000 persons visited the cave each
year, paying one dollar each, but
that newspaper men and their wives
and sweethearts received ''compli-
mentaries.n The first cave we en-
tered was devoid of any special inter
est, but when we next arrived at the
vegetable garden, there were excla-
nations of wonder. and delight.
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17
THEY LIKE us.
A BATCH OF LETTERSSFR0M
NEW ENGLAND EDITORS.
DOWN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
What the Editor OF the Transcript
Snys-lfe IL Delighted with Luray
and the valley Writes Enthusiastic

Echoes from the second party of
New England journalists have begun
to reach the TIMES Office in the shape
of newspapers with glowing and en-
thusiastic accounts of the trip.
We produce this morning selected
paragraphs and know that they will
be found of the creates interest to our
readers. The visit of the editors has
undoubtedly cemented to not incon-
siderable extent the friendship of
Massachusetts and Virginia and the
writer's with one accord ask only that
they have chance to reciprocate for
all of the many Inequalities rendered
them here.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17

Says the Dedham Transcript: Re-
turning to Roanoke, where we dined
at the hotel, the next point on our
route was Natural Bridge, where we
arrived about eight o'clock p. m, tax
ing two mile ride over the hills be
fore reaching Natural Bridge hotel.
IN opportunity was given, through
the courtesy of the proprietor, to see
the bridge illuminated by fire works.
The first impression one gets of this
majestic work Of nature-Natural
BRIDGES that of sublimity-in fact
it is one of the seven wonders of Amer
lea the hour being late, we returned
by another route Il short distance from
the hotel, where surprise was IN
store for us. On crossing foot bridge
over small stream the party were
halted and asked to look up the ra-
vine for a distance of 200 yards. Sud
denly an immense body of water was
let on from reservoir, and 1t came
tumbling downward III irresistible
force, and at the same time various
colored lights were thrown over it as
it fell making Il picture OF wonderful
attractiveness. TO add to the realism
a PROSTATE tree spanned the stream.
and when the water was turned on,
small boy could be seen in the dis
lance clinging to it, everyone expect
ing to see him dashed to pieces by the
downward rush OF water. We after
wards discovered that the tree was at
least foot above the water ut It's
highest, but in looking up the rnvlne,
If looked as If certain death awaited
the little hero of the occasion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17
1t Was the Cow.

PADUcAH, KY, June 16.-A freightes
train on the Newport News and Mis-
sippi Valley road was derailed by
striking COW at Cherryville, Tenn,
bat Z o'clock this morning, and the
engine and ten cars were badly
wrecked. Engineer Gwinn, Of this
city, and an unknown negro tramp
were crushed to death. Rush Mar
shall, fireman, of Memphis was fatally
injured.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17
Real Estate.

Attention is called to the new ad-
vertisemenl of H. E. Linney, Sibert y
Co., zeal estate agents. They have
their Office in the Moomaw block and
carry large lot Of property. MIR;
Linney is from Kentucky and has had
ten years experience in business IN
the blue grass regions of that State.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17
The Dreaded ScOurgc.

MADRID, Juue 1G doctor Candida,
a famous expert Oh specialties, who
has made investigationo on the subject,
announces the disease which has APP
peared in the province of Valencia to
certainly be the dreaded Asiatic
cholera. At Puebla, De Rugat and
Vicicity ninety-one deaths from
cholera have already occurred and the
scourge is spreading.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17

Don't fail to visit the Turf Exchange
today and witness the races, as they
are reported by telegraph. This ls
the opening at SIeepshead bay, and
six very great races are to be Jun, IN,
Guiding the great Suburban Race for
a stake of $4,000. JUNO IL.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17
Thirty Probably Killed.

10y CIIIltU tess.
PITTsBURG, June ia telegram
from Dunboy, Pa, says an explosion
at Hill farm occurred at o'clock this
and out of fifty miners
working in the pit but twenty have
thus far escaped. 1t is feared that all
the men still in the mine were either
killed outright by the explosion or
have been suffocated. The loss OF
life cannot be given.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17
BY UNITEDPR
NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE WORLD.
SPORTING EVENTS OF 4 LAY
A Railroad Accident-Thirty PrOba-
bly, KiIled-Thc silver DiIi Still Dis
cnssed-ChoIera I'm MaGrid-A seri-
GUS Charge.
A Serious Charge.

BY United Press.
NEW YORK, June ga special
from Kansas City says: John Lore
and Thomas Duckwolth, of Peculiar,
Missouri, have been arrested, charged
with conspiracy to deprive the post
masterat the place of the receipts and
emoluments of his office. in terrifying
him while discharging his duties, and
selling unauthorized recepticles for
the United States mail. The trouble
grew ont of the unpopularity of A.
s. Gibson, the recently appointed
postmaster
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17

The nsxt morning every one was de-
sirous of seeing Natural Bridge by
daylight, and so we wendell our steps
along the creek which leads us in the
direction of the bridge. Our impress
sion of the wonderful work of the
Creator is heightened bya second visit,
and we stand beneath its arch, 9l5
feet above us, with mingled feelings
ofawe and inspiration of its grandeur.
The top of the bridge over which the
highway runs is sixty feet wide, and
you would never suspect in driving
over it, that there WIS a bridge be
meath. Under the arch could be seen
the outline of an American eagle, and
at its feet the indistinct view of "A lion
crouching in submission. The bal
ance of the day was spent in looking
at other natural curiosities the lost
river among the rest. In one of the
clefts of a mountain large body of
water is heard rushing downwards,
and although portion of it passes
within your sight, no one has yet been
able to ascertain whittier it runs, and
so it has been called THE Lost
River" Other quaint and curious
places were visited, but we have not
the space to allude to them here.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17
Yesterdays Baseball Games.

z
BY United Press.
PLAYERS LEAGUE.
AT Boston-(First game) Boston, IL
Philadelphia, 10. Second game-Bos-
ton, 70; Philadelphia, ?.
At Buffalo-BufTalo, s; Pitts
burg, 10.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn, Z; New
York, 6.
cage, 6.
At New York-New York, A; Brook
Ign, 5.
Philadelphia, 0. Second game-Bos-
ton, 8; Philadelphia, g..
At Chicago-(First gane) Chicago,
Z; Pittsburg, 5. Second camel Chi
cago, 3; Pittsburg, 4.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Z; Cleye-
land, 3.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Philadelphia Athletic, Q; Brook
lyn, 8.
At syracuse-syracuse, g. Reches-
ter, 1s.
At Jersey City-Jersey City, s.;
Worcester, 20.
At New Haven-New Haven, IL;
Hartford, /.
At Newark-Newark, 8; Belti-
more, 4.
At Washington Wet grounds.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17
BY United Press.
seyera, Bills Discussed.
Stake. $4,000

By United Press.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The House
passed the day in discussing sundry
bills.
The Senate discussed the silver bill
all day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17
IKNuscs UnrOOled.
By United Press.

BY Unlted Tress.
C1Nc1SNATI, OHIO, June ld.-By
Yesterdays storm, thirty-three houses
were unr oofed in this city.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17

THE Estey stands at the head OF all
the different makes of organs. 1t is
unrivalled for beauty of workman
ship, sweetness of tone and durabil-
ity. Ifyou are thinking of purchas-
ing an organ besure you get the Es-
tey, take no other.
THE HoBBIE Music Co.,
Lynchburg, Va. General South
ern Agents.
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For Sale.

One-sixth interest in the Exchange
Building (old City Hotel. Invest,
ment pays % per cent. a ddress ID.
TIMES office. L sun
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authorized Capital
$1,000. 600


f. H 8
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17

Put your money in the Suburban
tomorrow at Gosset s. Cos, IS Salem
avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17

A tremendous crowd attended the
Indian show Saturday night. Many
ladies were present. june 161t.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-17

BY United Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-14
Tic Biggest Earthquakes.

In 3G5 A. d. the greater part of tho
Roman world was conyulscd by an
earthquake. which was followed by
tidal waves. For long tme after
ward the city of Alexandria annually
COMMUNICATED the fatal day when So
QUO citizens lost their live, in an mum
da'i1n. Two centuries later the Roman
empire again was shaken, and credulity
is staggered by the statement that $50
600 lives were lost.
One shrnks from enumeratinn manv
OF the great earthquakes of history, for
to attempt the task is to sup full of
horrors. In the ea.ly history of Amer
lea the disappearance of whole cities
was not unusual. In 1856 60, 900 per-
sons were killed in Nipples. In 1859
there were destructive shocks in Syria,
and at Balbec 90, 900 persisted. In
1883 Guatemala, with all its richie, and
.. o0O families, was swallowed up. In
Sicily and Cambria, from 1898 to 1885,
the victims reached total of so. 600.
Chna's capital was destroyed in 1888,
and multitud,s were killed in a serie,
Of shocks that wcrc distributed through
ten years. And so on until the Stats
tics become sickening.
The great Lisbon earthquake of 1855
will be remembered as the one In which
the good DR.. Johnson refused to be-
liove, although he pinned his fat tn to
the story of tho Cock lane ghost. This
shock extended over n surface of the
globe four times greater than that of
Europe, destroying tho cities of Fcz
and Mcsquinez in Morocco, with 49,
600 persons, and affecting the coasts of
Greenland, the I'le of Madeira, and the
West Indies, nearly 1000 miles away.
In Lisbon it was All Saints day, the
hour of high mass, and all the churches
wero crowded. There were three
shocks, and then the city was in ruins.
Tho earthquake was followed by the
horrors of q condagration.
In the Caracas earthquake of 1912 tho
people were praying, like those of Lis
bon. when desolation came upon them.
1t was Thursday of Holy week, and
great mum bers wore in tho churches.
At least 1000 people persisted in the
downfall of the sacred cdifices. Ono
cathedral only held out.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-14
GROWING POTATOES IN RIDGES.

II the ground is rich and rcaionabl .
Tree from weeds, the potato crop is bet
ter grown i'll ridges thlr il hills with
rows both ways. The small aanunl
weeds do not much matter, as in the
ridge system the potatoes nrc planted
deeply, and the field is narrowed thor
oughiy before the 20 aiocs are up. thu,
destroying tho small weeds as 500, n;
they germinntc. A good many IN +.
potatoes can be grown per acre of the
se-growing varieties which hav, small
tops and grow their tabcrs In buach.
1t seems a waste of lunI to d,yo.e 4
space of three feet or moro each WAY TO
grow hill of these varieties. SIM,
tanners make hills three feet apart one
way, and two feet eight inches the III.
CT, thus cultivating both ways. But it
IS nara work to run cutivator through
these narrow rows without in Turing the
plants, and planting in ridges is prefer
able. Early Rose po atoes may be
planted ten TO twelve inches mart in
iidgcs, thus giving three times as many
hills per acre rs is possible where no VS.
are made both ways. When thus plant
cd 1t is customary to seed lightly, one,
or at most two. eyes in place. This
secures potatoes of better siz,. II
whole potatoes or piece, with great
number OF eyc' are planted in ridges,
they are overcrowdcd, producing many
potatoes too small TO be marketed
american Cuiti0ator.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-14
POINTS IN SHEEP KEEPING.

Since it has become established thot
sheep can be we'll wintcrcd on straw.
or, Mt most, straw and few c,nts'
worth of grain. they have advanced in
price. For several years good store or
Keeping sheep could be purcha,cd in
the fall for So or less, and now thew orc
from 81 80 to SIS. Several OF nv towns
men, says Ga'el Wilson in the New
York 1ribun,. who had not kent
abreast of the sheep market, because
they are not general readers of the
press, were offered and accepted SO. 25
for their flocss, thinking they could re-
place them readily at the low figures Of
past years; but. after several days
search, they learned to their chagrin
that they could not buy short OF about
50. Bat even at So good ewes arc
cheap; 25 cent, will winter one six
moath' if the owner has straw, and for
the other six months her pasturage is
worth cents n week, making her year
keeping 81 55. Her wool will be worth
50, and her lamb 81 to SIS, so large
per cent. of prof: is in her favor, bar
ring dogs and accidents.
Some advocate Stage for sheep feed.
ing. 1t answers for wc.hers and fatten-
i3g ewes, but is not desirable for breed
ing ewes. II has been tested, and the
weight of evidence i, against the prac-
tice. The ewes do not 10 we'll at lamb
ing-time, and the lambs are inferior.
After the lambs are dropped. however,
silage i, valuable feed, and in hothouse
lamb-growing supplies tho place of
roots. Timothy hay alone is also an un-
suitable food for ewes in lamb; it is
constituting, while straw is not. ANY
person who will observe the differenc
in droppings of straw-fed and hay fed
sheep will confirm this assertion. When
the evidence is before my eyes that
breeding eve, wintered on straw alone
she.rcl 8 pound per head, each had n
lamb and every lamb lived, l am in.
clincd to say. though confess re-
luctantly, that straw is sufficient. There
is bright, immediate future for the
sheep industry.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-14
many of the best plant growers, but ,

many of the best plant growers, but a
vast number of growers con. cntcd them.
selves, in old TINA. by having a sort of
mixture they called potting SOIL and
Plants did fairly well, as ralc; but
with the soil as then use |, roso,, we're
not tho SUCCESS they now; arc.
At the present day, tho successful
torist or amateur has pilc of sods in
somo out-of- the way place, where it
Will decay, and be ever ready for pot
ting purposes. Some of the best rose
growers in oiir country use nothing else
LOT The young roses, and there can be
nothing Letter; others, in piling up the
sod', alternate the layers with stable
manurc This makes good compost.
but is congonial homo for worms and
Srubs, Which arc destructive to tho
plants, which have 10 be examined for,
and destroyed before using. This soil
Is base that almost any pot or htuic-
grown plant will do we'll in. If tho
SOD III the first instance is without sand,
If for pot plants, enough good, sharp
sand should be mixed with it at the
time Of rotting, TO give it porous
nature, so that the water may readily
pass through the mss, and thus not
stagna!c.
The rose Of carnation, grown in the
orcn or free ground, without potting,
docs not need the sand, as the parii.
Giles are coarscr, and allow the excc,s of
wafer to pass through without Plants
with very fine iibrous roots nccl more
sandy soil than such as have them
coarser. So also. very small or young
plants are the better started, if sanl is
used in their young stag,s. 1t also
pays, in this ca SC, to run it through n
sieve, or break up finely by the hand.
For older plants, this is no: necessary
nor desirable. -Irario Numsr.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-14
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Wcasels and similar vermin only civ,
trouble in very rural neighborhood..
They generally come in a regular track
and can be trapped. by batting with
dead birds or chickens.
The silo enables the farmer who has
brood mares to keep up the milk flow
IN winter, and so tim, the foaliur if
lie likes fall colts. rs to have his mares
in working condition in the busy sea-
son.
Good drainage must be provided be-
fore Geld, freezing weather sets in.
Nearly all kinds of fruit plants will DO
seriously injured if the water be nj :
lowed 10 stand arouad the roots durin n
the winter.
BY looking around over the farm
many little remnants of seed and grain
can bc put aside for the use of the
poultry: the seed from tho sorghum
stalks, the shattered corn gathcrcl I'D
from the floor Of the corn crib be fore
the new crop is housed and the trashy
wheat mixed with dust and chaff lie # on
the srnnary floor when the last bag has
been carried to mill arr all good food
for fcathcrcd treasures.
Hens that have taken to sneczinn
have caught cold in some way, and this
cold may become Group if the prsdis-
posing cause is not removed. Feed
them warm mess made iite hot with
pepper In the morning for a few DAYS,
and keep the chicken house door shut
during the night. If your chicken
house is at all open make it wind proc
at least. Chickens that roost out of
doors never take cold, neither do they
lay in the winter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-14

The past few years have witnessed
great changes in our knowledge of
Africa. The geography of tho CONT
acnt is rapidly becoming understood,
and there are many indications that be-
fore the close of the present century the
light Of civilization will have cleared
away much of the gloom of barbarism
and savagery which has for agos en-
velopcd Central Africa. At present
We arc accustomed to regarding the
greater part of this vast country as I'M
lifted for civilized man, but its rcclama-
tion from savagery must seem a less ap-
palling task to mcderns than the settle
mcnt OF the North American continent
did to our forefathcrs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-14
The People Of Siam.

The Siamese are very jovial and light
hearted, and greatly addicted to public
shows as we'll as the gambling houses.
They have their fill of spectacles when
ever member of the royal family dies.
1t cost $500, 600 to duly crcmate one of
the kings children q while ago. A
special temple for the cremation services
Is built for each defunct royal highness.
The temple is very gorgeous affair,
but it is pullei down q, soon as tho
royal clay is reduced to ashes. The
ceremonies include professions, music,
the king on his golden chair, an i'm.
mense display of royal banners and
mourning, and all the pomp and cir.
cumstanco needed to impress the event
deeply upon the people. Of course the
mobiles cannot afford funerals on such q
lavish scale, but they spend all the
money they can on them. Tho masses
flock to SEQ the show as our people do
to circus, while it will probably be
their own fate to be burned at the cost
OF few cents, or flung to the yultures
and dogs.--Mw YORK. Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-14
DON'T KEEP rooR sTo TX.

P.casc listen 10 few admonitory
suggestions. such as arc especially sea-
sonablc in the winter and will beir re-
pcating annually. 1t will not pay 10
keep poor, unprolitible stock at am
season, a:ld particularly through the
winter. Every farmer who raises stock
has some which it VII not pay TO keep
longer. Jus. as sooa rs stock reach ma.
tur.ty they shoull be sod. 1t is n
daily loss to keep them longer, for they
soon cat thcmsc yes up-.hat is, they
will soon Consume their own valu, in
food. Hogs that arc nine or ten
months old should be fattcncd and
killcl. Cows that are getting old
should be sold off. Two or three year
old steers should be sold. The flock o.
sheep should be Gu led out and the old
est well fed and and sold as soon rs not
in order. Horses that are not needed
should b, put into marketable shane
and sent TO market. Get rid of the
poorest and feed tn, balanc, with what
they would have eaten. HolI ON TO
the best, and continue to III Ike them
better still by goo care AMI feeding
We,'iy Witness.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-14
SnotUTalcos.

Igrcct thee, gentle snownakes.
That softly flutter down.
Like scentless white. rose petals,
To weave earth's winter crown;
The petals of the roses.
That grow in realms OF light,
TO wreath the bro,Ts of angels,
So spotless, pure and white.
Sometimes | think that Christmas
With all its joys and songs,
Is kept with great rejoicings.
BY yonder seraph throngs;.
And, as the glorious angels.
Their songs triumphant sing,
They strew these snowflake petal
In honor of their King.
Sometimes ! fancy Nature
The loss of summer weeps,
But DER the sleeping beauties.
A loving watch she keeps;
She clasps them TO her bosom,
Beneath her snowy wing,
Till OIL their hidden faces
Is pressed the kiss of spring
But be ye wing or petal,
Whate'cr your mission be,
We teach the same grand story,
AS blossom, bird and tree.
The clouds that float above us,
The grass that clothes the sod,
Birds, woman, man and children
Proclaim the works of God.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-14

The big English synd cate is still
lard at work buying up the American
orcwcrlcs. News comes that the cirht-
cen local brcwcrics that make up the
st. Louis Brewers association have
passed into the hands of the Britishcrs.
Us represented by their agents. The as
sociaiion IL capitalized at SIS. 900, 900.
The English syndicate, it is re portcl,
agreed to pay for the stock at the rate
OF $40 per share, and to assume n
bonded indebtedness of $500. 900. This
makes tho total amount $12, 600, 900.
The bonds draw interest at the rate of 6
Ter cent. it is also said that the syndi-
cate has an option on the capital stock
oil the Union Elevator company of st.
Louis at par. The conditions call for
~, 465, 900, the entir, capital stock.
Tho elevator company ha, eight eleva-
sors, and, if it is bought W by the syn
dictate, the Eng:ishmcn will control the
entire warehouse and brewery in tcrcsts
OF the Mound city.