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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-23

The Italian government expendi-
lures have risen in eight years from
$245, 100000 to s35O,O0O,OOO and
there is a yearly addition to the
public debt ofabout S50,OOO,O0O, the
limit of taxation apparently having
been reached. If the trade and
wealth of the country were rapidly
increasing, the hope might be enter
tanned that this bad condition would
soon be overcome, but they are
stagnant, and Italy seems to be on
the verge of bankruptcy. That will
mean either the abandonment of the
effort to make for Italy a place
among the great nations or revolu-
ton in which the present form of
government will be overturned.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-23

'The wealthiest men of to-day"
said an old-fashioned business man
to the New York Sun, "who have
acquired their riches, not by the
laborious old time methods, but by
sudden strokes, ought to be extreme
ly charitable. | have for some years
been placed In a position where |
could judge of a comparatively gen.
erosity of some of the wealthiest
men in this country. | have fire.
quently had to call upon them for
subscriptions in cases worthy of ev-
cry mans charity, but it has always
proved a very disheartening Job.
The men whose fortunes are so large
that they themselves can hardly
know the extent OF them, are the
hardest men in the world to get
$50 subscription from, whatever the
purpose to which it is to be devoted.
They are much closer with their
money than the men whose fortunes
are only moderate, and who acquire
their money by slow and and labori>
Gus methods. Perhaps the reason
for this lies in the fact that these ex-
tremely wealthy men are oyerwhelm-
ed with demsnds for assistance and
cannot afford to waste time in an
swering all Of them; but even if
such be tho case, it is no excuse for
neglecting the calls of worthy cha"-
ity."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-23

dissatisfied to entrust his memory
to the esteem of his heirs and as
signs, Snowman Barnum, with his
customary eye to business, had a
bronze statue of himself made to
suit his own fancy, two years before
he died, and stored it in Hoboken
until the anticipated contingency
arose, or rather befell, where it
would properly be called into requi
sition. 1t was ueade in Europe and
represents the great hippodrome ex-
ponent in a sitting posture, support
ed by great arm chair.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-23

The quality of Arkansaw whiskey
may be judged from what took place
Saturday at stave camp near Mem
phis in that State. Eight men
drank too much whiskey and then
quarreled over what remained in
the jug. A man named Anderson
ran amuck, badly cutting FIVE men,
killing one named II. j. Moore.
Steve Ross, foreman of the camp,
then killed Anderson with his Win
chester. Ross was one of Ander-
sons victims, but is not fatally hurt.
Two others probably are. The ball
from Ross rife went through An
derson's heart, but he afterwards
continued his attack upon Ross un.
til he fell dead.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-23

So far nearly 1000 widows of Con-
federate soldiers in Georgia have
applied for pensions under the new
law. About 600 claims have been
allowed by the department. At
least a year will be required to get
this new pension roll in shape.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-23

The people of Florida are turning
their attention tc the growing OF
camphor trees. They thrive we'll
and great hopes are entertained OF
their future pro6uctiveness in the
matter of raising the gum so familiar
to commerce and the apothecaries
shops.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-23

Savannah wanted the colored uni
versity bad enough to outbid all
other places, and is therefore to be
congratulated that she got what she
wanted.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-23

1t is stated that at Bari, Italy, 179
members of branch OF the Malta
are on trial In chains. 1t has been
suggested that King Humbert send
for Mr.. Patterson, whose address is
still New Orleans, La.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-23
MARIETTA GA,
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1891

1t you have anything to say about
a mule, never say it behind his
back.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-23

During the reception of President
Harrison, in Atlanta, the people
shook hands with him at the aver
age Of fifty per minute.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-23

When people thank God they are
not as other people are, the other
people often thank God for it too.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-23

Louisville's big bank failure turns
out to have so very crooked an
aspect that the members of the firm
have all been arrested on suspicion
OF q conspiracy to defraud depositors
of the $4,000 missing. 1t certain
ly has very suspicious look when
bank can fail for such an enormous
sum in deposits without having a
dollar of assets to show. But it is
especially hard that the poor immi-
grants who trusted the firm should
be robbed of their small savings.
Even Major Mckinley has been
converted. "This new tariff" he
said the other day, ''gives us wider
and freer trade than was ever en-
joyed under any other tariff" Who
would have thought year ago to
hear the author of the Mckinley
law Dragging that it was nearer a
free trade tariff than the country
ever had before !? What about the
tariff of1S46, which the Republicans
have usually alluded to heretofore
as cursing the country with "Dem-
ocrat:c free trade ?'-Macon Tele-
graph.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05
are then abb

to turn il we have to increase the
power within the hull in the same ratio.
which we cannot do on account of the
Increased weight and draught, which
IN turn mean more square feet of wettcd
surface, thus causing extra resistance.
Now, here is where we claim to have
solved the entire problems: We find by
taking the solid iiangr and dividing it
into three blades Of u certain width with
space between them. al being on
the same pitch. we have a propeller
holding the required amount of water
and turning ut a sufficient speed 10
ctluaiizc the resistance of the wetted
surface of the hull to the water when
the speed is thirty miles an hour. Our
screw forces Il steady stream of water
along the shaft out from the cr.d Of the
boat, and thus in measure will over
come buck water and suction by fore
ing y solid volume OF water Mt an in
creased speed against it. thus doing
away with the dead water about the
hub of the shaft, one Of the greatest
drawbacks against the present screw
The boat we are building for our trial
trip is TO be GO feet long on the load
water line, feet 3 inches beam and 8
feet inches draught We expect her
to develop speed OF thirty miles the
first hour she moves out from her
mornings"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05

Coco looks are moro than skin deep
depending upon a healthy condition Of
all the vital organs. If the Liver he in
active, you have Bilious Look, If your
stomach be disordcred you have Dys-
pcptic Look and if your Kidneys be
affected you have Punched Look. So
cure good health and you will have good
looks Electric Bitters is the great
Alternative and Tonic acts directly on
these vita! organs. Cures Pimplcs,
Blotchcs, Boils and gives a good COM
plcXion. Sold at Budwcll & Christians
drug store, SOC. per bottle.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, se5. ooo. 600.
OFFICERS:

PREsIDENr-GEN. FITZHUGH LEE,
Ex-Governor Of Virginia.
lsT VICE-PREsIDENT = PEYTON l..
TERRY, President Roanoke Trust,
Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
I'D VICE PRESIDENTS. w. JAMESON,
Secretary and treasurer Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
SEcRETARY-JOHN OFT, late Cashier
City Bank of Richmond
TREAsURER-J. c. DAVENPORT. Cash
Ter Commercial National Bank, Roa-
noke, Va.
GENERAL CoUNsEL--Hon. c. A. Nc
HUGH, Counscllor-at-L Law, lato OF
Charleston, S. C.
GENERAL MANAGER OF AGENcIEs-D
b. JESSE, late of Lexington, Ky.
GENERAL TRUsTEE-IIoN. HENRY S.
TROUT, President First National
Bank, Roanoke, Va.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY - Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05

like being stationed at Manipur It
was isolated from tho world, and there
were few interests for her beyond cS-
ploring tho country, which she seems
to have done with exceptional intelli-
gcncc, and in attending to her prcttily
furnished house, tho wreck Of which
she dcplorcd with such womanly regret
She had arranged to return to Europe
in the course of last month. oven as far
as taking her passage, and as plans
stood her husband was to have followed
her In the autumn
When matters, however, began to be
threatening around Manipur she gave
the first signs Of her courage by refus-
ing to leave the post held by her hus-
band amid his dangerous surroundings.
Her own letters homo give tho most
concise summary we have had of the
events which led up to the terrible
murder of her husband and others.
Mrs. Grimwood was perfectly cool. even
when the bullets were falling all around
her.
The wounded were brought into tho
cellar of the rrsidcncy. and here she
tended them, dressed their wounds and
provided food without a thought for
herself, though she received severe
wound in her arm 1t was when tho
residency was evacuated that her
knowledge of the surrounding country
proved of such service. Shoeless, cut
and aching all over, did this bravo
woman walk for 100 miles without once
removing her clothes for ten days, but
inspirited always with the hope, which
she kept up to the last moment, of hear
ing of her husbands safety. It is
record of quiet hcroisin which deserves
official recognition.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05
EiGHT-BlAOED SCREW.
Its Inventors Claim 1t VIII Revuiuti onia,e
Steam Navigation

Its Inventors Claim It VIII Revuiutioni.,s
Steam Navigation
new screw, for which boat is
now building, is the invention of Is. f.
and NJ. L. Spar. neither OF whom Is
more than thirty years of age. The
model of the screw, with n diameter Of
SIX inches, is now in use in u tank in
Jersey City. The blades vary In length
and arc spnced on spiral line, but all
have tho same pitch
1--WE have not yet failed to convince
any engineer who has examined the
screw" Il. +. Spar said TO New York
Sun reporter, that it will pick up and
discharge three times us much water as
any other screw, with less friction and
moro speed. We find that if we in
crease the length of the propeller we
are then able to increase the speed, but
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Prescott are keep
c-s Of the Government Lighthouse at
Sand Beach. Mich. and are blessed with
a daughter four years old Last April
she was taken down with measles, fol-
lowed with adreadful cough and turning
into fever. Doctors at home and at
Detroit treated her, but in vain, she
grew worse rapidly until she was a
mere handful of bones" Then sho
tried DR.. Kings New Discovery, and
after the use of two and half bottles
was completely cured. They say DR..
Kings New Discovery is worth its
weight in gold, yet you may get trial
bottle free at Christian IL liarbcc's drug
store.
TIE. greatest offer ever made. The
ana your choice of either Dickens or
Weverly novels complete for 50.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05
KEEP YOUR EYE
This Column and Find Cut
Where the Bargains Are.

Seven rooms, Franklin road. an Gle
CANT bargain. First class in all respects,
So, 500
Twenty-Five feet on Robinson street
near Roanoke and Southern depot at a
sacrifice. Don't fail to see this.
House OF rooms on Center street
near Park, $4,000, 800 cash balance on
easy terms.
Fifty feet on 9th ave- Something
handsome and cheap, 81. 500.
House and lot corner jefferson and
4th ave. n. W, cheap, ''see this"
25 feet on Com monwcalth ave. next to
Bee Hive, 25 per cent off If sold at once.
$4,000 will buy Salem ave. lot 5Ox2OO,
between 9TH and 9Th streets
13C feet within one block of r. e S.
depot, S75 per front foot-improved.
Ask us TO show you:our houses on the
installment plan, S2OO.cash, balance easy.
Will give some party with So, 500
chance to double his money in six
months in business property in New
Town.
The above is only partial list of tho
many bargains we are now offering.
F. w. CRAIG & CO.,
No. 10 Salem Ave. S. W. (up stairs.)
mAr1of,m
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
COMPANIES ORGANIZED IN 1890.

COMPANIES ORGANIZED IN 1890.
During 1890 132 companies were or
ganizcd in Roanoke, with an aggregate
minimum capital of $40, 246, 300. These
companies are briefly summarized be-
low:
Sevcnty-fve land and real estate in
vestmcnt companies, with an aggregate
capital of 81, SGi 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of $500. COO.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25. 900.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, SIS, 900.
One engine company, S15O,000.
One cold storage company, $50, 900.
Two banking companies, Sl5O,O0O.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
nies, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, Sl5O, 600.
One steam generator company. $780,
0O0
One drug company, 4,500
Three oil companies, S92,0 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OOO.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregatng 81, $780, 900.
H.
Show that fortynine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721,2 $50
The increase in the number of char
ters in 1890 over 1850 will be seen to be
eighty-thrre, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to SlT,(6T, 800 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real cs-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1850
was approximately So OOO, 900, and the
increase in the number OF deeds, 1000.
Tne building operations in Roanoke
IN loJo amounted to over 81, 000, 600.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..............S 1000, COO
Real estate transactions. 80. 1000, 900
Companies organized ...... 1000, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 900
Total. S35. OOO. 600
The population increased 5000
The Improvements in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ....s 4, O0O, 600
New industries secured ZOO, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured 900, 900
City improvements. .. O,ooO
Railroad improvements. $50. 1000, oOO
Land companies organized. . 1900, 900
There are four public schools in the
city-thrce for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
| five teachers.
| Public school buildings to cost S75, coo
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated s75, 900 for
the erection Of public postoitice build
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05
Bucklen's Arnica salye.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rhcum, fever
sores. letter, chappcd hands, chilbains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton, or money refunded. Price rs cents
per box. For sale by Budwell, Christian
u Barbee ru.th,sat
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05
INSTALLMENT STOCK

1. INSTALLMENT STOCK. = Mem
borship fee, 81 per share, which carries
the stock the first month, after that the
monthly dues are 60 cents per share.
2. PAID UP INTEREST BEARING
STOCK.-S5o per share (par value, 5000,
yielding dividend, payable semi-an-
nually, January l, and July /, of per
cent. per annum, which is duly RENTED
by check to the shareholder.
8. The stock is expected to mature in
seven years from date Of each series re-
spectively, the same being issued
monthly.
4. There is no investment anywhere
safer or moro profitable than it's stock.
With the assets of the Association in
vested in first mortgages on improved
town real estate, duly insured for the
benefit of the Association. on u basis
not exceeding so per cent of It's value.
as ascertaincd by appraisers who are
themselves stockholders OF tho Associ-
alton, while the debt of the member
borrowing is being curtailcd every
month Of its existence, it is difficult to
conceive of safer Investment than it's
stock affords to the prudent investor.
Apply at Home Office, 10 Jefferson
street, or TO
JAMES r. TERRY, or to SIMMONS,
CARPENTER IL TINSLEY, Roanoke,
Va. apr1o-ly
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05
.SlO,OOO,OOO

There are four public schools in the
city-thrce for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost S75, coo
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated s75, 900 for
the erection of i public postoitice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Methodsts,
Presbyterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
The Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, ono to cost SIS, 900 and
the other $25.0LO. The Lntherans are
erecting Il magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The Epis-
copalians are erecting $4,000 stone
church and rcctOry. The Southern
Methodist will erect this year 600, 900
church, one to cost 500, 900, and ono
neat frame structure. Tho German Re-
formed Church will erect house of
worship. and the Prcsbyterians will
erect Il $40 900 church
Roanoke has we'll organized ire de-
partmcnt OF 100 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the GamewGll fire alarm telegraph.
The department has one fine building
and another is soon to he erected. All
of the thrcc companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05

give proof Of
courage and de-
votion such as
that rec en- tly
shown by Mrs
GriInwood, wife
of the late Brit
ish resident at
NIanipur. Mrs
GriIrrwood, says
t h e Lon q o n
Daily Graphic.
had been mar
ried only three
yeni's, and it Is
an open secret
TINT she did not
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05
,ROANOKE'S RECORD
The Story Of Its Growth Briefly
Told.

s. city of Over $4,000 People. With MILL
TONS in II Great Variety of Industries.
What Has Been Done and What Is
Still Doing for the UpbuildinE of the
opmcnt.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05
Aesrgce nrtrhk. Iha
Advertising as mn Art.

ActrcSs-l have had two divorces.
Another Actrcss-That's nothing.
had three breach of promise cases be-
fore commenced on divorces -Mun-
scy's Weekly
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05

DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES.
Some of the most important companies
ornanized for the development Of Roam
oke and this section are:
Roanoke Development, Co. 81 100, 600
Virginia Development Co. 80. 5000, 900
Buena Vista Land Co. ...... 300. COO
i12 Land Companies, ... 1000, 600
This list is in no sense complete
one. 1t is given TO show the diversity
of industries in Roanoke. scores OF
enterprises, employing capital Of from
s5, 200 to S25, 900, are omitted for lack of
space. Numerous enterprises, with
hundreds of employees and capital rcck-
-oned by the bundled thousand, arc
negotiating for foothold in this South
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05
HEIGHT md Wcipht.

The following schedule of proportion
ate weights TO heights. adopted as the
standard by life insurance companies,
is interesting in showing the profess
sional idea of how lean perfectly healthy
persons should he:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-05
HEROINE OF MANIPuR.

The Courage and Devotion Shown by an
English Lady In India.
Happily it does not often fall to the
lot of any woman to be called upon to
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-02
Crop prospeots and sussesttons.

The weather continues changeable,
with just enough cold to keep the
wheat back and from being too for
ward, as was the case this time last
year, when the early growth was
damat,ed by frost. Wheat at this
time Ct the season was never more
promising. The grass is putting
forth beautifully and everything in
dicates an early spring. We fear
that 1t is another uniavorable year
for g pod oat crop. Much wet weather
in early spring is very unfavorable
for GA s and rarely any good comes
from late sowing. Dry weather and
early seeding (last of February to
10th OF March, and then followed by
warm rains in May and June, ARE
most favorable to a fine oat crop.
Farmers should not lose single good
blowing day in the preparation for
planting the last of March and
finish by the first OF April, so as 10
be ready to plant the tobacco crop in
early May. We advise this, antici-
patint an early spring and dry
weather, which will cause the ground
to bake and break cloddy after the
cessatj on of the long continued rainy
spell. But be cautious not to pillow
the ground too wet, which is worse
than {, drought. We would continue
to urge every farmer to plant his to.
bacco crop in May. 1t is only tobac-
co we'll worked and cared for that
pays. Nurse the plant beds, fertilize
we'll with good, rotten manure, Keep
ing the beds well covered. Be care
full also in selecting good, sound seed
corn get the seed from the old crop
if possible, there being so much rot
ten or diseased corn in the present
crop,