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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-27
REMARKABLE GROWTH
OF Salem, "The Queen City of
the Southwest" in One Year.

The Salem Improvement Company,
the most successful organization of its
kind in Virginia, had its first sale Of lot
December Ii, 1889. Since that time the
growth of Salem has been marvellous.
About 400 houses have been built; ST.
OO0,0 900 spent in buildings and improve
ments; the population nearly doubled,
and the business of the postofhce and
telegraph Office increased 500 per cent.
The iron furnace about to go into blast,
the factories in operation and actually
secured will employ several thousand
hands and insure the doubling of the
present population of 1000 in another
year.. Among the industries recently
secured are a rolling mill from Cincin-
natl, the Olean Speed Cart Works from
Clean. N. Y, and wire nail works from
Parkersburg, w. Va.
Negotiations are in progress for ad-
ditional plants to employ a large num-
Der of hands, and the lane companies,
with an aggregate capital stock of
S1,00o,00 o. have voted liberal sums
for new industries. A wooden
mill NEARLY completely that will
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-27
Southwest Virginia Mineral,
Timber, Farm and City Property
Agency.
Principal Office, Roanoke, Virginia.

Tho undersigned have opened an Of
ice for the sale of mineral, timber and
farm land, and city property on commits
sion. They will develop mineral lands,
analyze ores, give instructions for de-
veloping on a reasonable charge, sell
farm and timber lands. All mineral,
farm and timber lands listed with them
for sale will be extensively advertised
through agencies in the Northern States
and Europe. A record of all ores, their
analyses and location will be kept in
our office for inspection Of buyers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-27
SALEM ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTED Two boys to deliver
w THE TINES in Salem. Apply at
THE ZINES Bureau, Hotel Lucerne.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-27
MIR. Trout in Salem.

Hon. H. S. Trout, of Roanoke, spent
several hours in Salem yesterday. Mr..
Trout bore testimony to the excellence
of Salem's streets, and was surprised to
find after the mud of Salem avenue in
Roanoke hat he could walk from the
dummy line to Main street, Salem, on q
macadamized, well-paved street. Eyes,
Salem has better streets than Roanoke"
he said to a TINES reporter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-27
IN DREAMLAND
Is Where MIR. Hastings Gets His
Wonderful Inventions.
THE ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA.

o<hAGh N
John B. Hastings, Of Parkersburg,
who has recently been experimenting in
Salem with his new process for turning
iron into steel in q few minutes by
using chemicals, left for Parkersburg
yesterday, but expects to return in
about two weeks, when, at the invita-
ton of Superintendent David r. Nor
gan, of the Roanoke Rolling Mills, he
will repeat his experiments there. Mr..
Morgan has become worry much inter
eSted in the new process, he having
twice attended the tests made in Salem
at the Camden Iron Works.
Mr.. Hastings is the owner of about
vention, among others, the triple-wire
nail machine, which makes three nails
In n revolution, whereas the machines
now generally in use make only one
nail in two revolutions.
Mr.. Hastings told q TIMES reporter
that he perfected most of his inventions
after dreams. He says that no has at
times thought for months over some in
vention and could not get his ideas of
his machine to work out successfully in
his model until he dreamed at night a
successful plan. These dreams came to
him, he said, after going to sleep while
thinking intently on his invention.
Mr.. Hastings says the next thing he
is going to invent is q method for run
ming street cars with compressed air.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-27
MINERALS A SPECIALITY

All persons having n;inaral, farm or
timber lands are requested to list them
with us for sale. Tho long experience
of our senior, Mr.. j. a. Daily, in mining
and sale of real estate warrant us in as
surfing Il patrons that their interests
will be properly guarded in the sale of
their property, and all money coming
into their hands will be promptly paid
over. Owners may, if preferred, employ
their special agent or a ttorneys.
Persons, in sending descriptive list of
property, are specially cautioned against
giving Overdrawn descriptions, as it
lessons chances of sale. We also advise
against giving options on mineral
properties, they often interfere with
sales and lead to litigation.
We shall do a legitimate commission
business.
Active, reliable agents wanted in
every county in Southwest Virginia.
All city property listed with us will
have prompt attention, and sold to best
advantage.
We have booked for sale q list of i'm
proved and unimproved property, bust
ness and dwelling houses in different
sections Of tho city.
Persons wishing to buy or sell are
respectfully invited to call on us.
Omce, Room 8, Moomaw Building,
Jefferson street.
Rofer TO First National Bank of Roa
noke, Virginia.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-27

Everybody reads THE TIMES "Uant
&c II you have houses or rooms
n 70 tent. property or anything else to sell
bring you calls VIII
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j. A. DALBY, SONS & co.

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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-27
A Pleasant Social.

The Ladies' Auxiliary social last
night, held at Mrs. McCoomb's boarding.
house, was a complete success. and a
large number of guests were present.
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
Gambling Extraordinary.

There was story Of gambling ex-
tYaordinary in the trial of the case ol
Annie B. Everett vs.. John Stetson,
suys Boston dispatch. Mrs. Everett
is suing to recover s4S. 900. which
is three tines the amount she alleges
was won at the gaming table from
Jonathan Bourne, the New Bedford
millionaire. Mr.. Stetson is president
OF the Carleton club in which the
alleged gambling was done.
1t was admitted that there was
gambling, but according to the do
fense. 1t was done in Bourne's room at
the Adams house. Fifteen thousand
dollars we're won from the millionaire
in Tipping coppers at 1900 II flip.
After losing the $4,000. Millionaire
Bourne hauled $4,000 IN big bills
from his pocket and insisted upon
stalking that sum against the S15. 900
which had already been won from him.
Mr.. Wescott, who had been dipping
with such great luck. demurred at
first, but finally covered the $4,000
with the $4,000 which he had already
won. Tho copper was tipped and
the big stake won by Mr.. Wescott.
1t is probably the biggest sum that
ever figured in penny-tossing con-
test
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
Curious Colorado Names.
From the Great Divide.

From the Great Divide.
Colorado is the land OF odd names.
In the northern part OF the State we
meet with occasional French names,
while in the southern part we meet
those musical, Spanish names whose
pronunciation is SO puzzling to the
.'tenderfoot. The name Colorado
itself is a Spanish word meaning OF a
reddish muddy color. The Cache La
Poudre River, as beautiful as its name
is musical, has French name which
means the hioing place of powder.
Rio Las Animas is Spanish-the river
of souls. So, TOO, is Sangre de Christie
Spanish name, meaning Blood of
Christ.
But it is in English names that the
oldest terms are found. Stray Horse
and Tin Cup are examples. Frying
Pan Creek is another, while in the
naming of mines the miners have let
their fancies run riot. Whale and
White Whale are favorites. So is
Last Dollar, Last Chip, Last Chance
and Last Dime; while the Little
Mauds. Little Ruths, Little Armies,
and other little sweethearts are met
with in every district. The Jack of
Clubs and the Bobtail Flush indicate
sporting procliyities on the part OF
their owners.
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
American and European Debts.

The census bureau has In course ot
preparation bulletin upon the sab
5ect of foreign. national and county
Indebtedness. Tho information CON
corning the Indebtedness of foreign
countries was furnished by the proper
administrative officers OF the several
nations at the request OF the census
office for publication in the reports OF
the census, as preliminary to the
statistics OF the indebtedness OF this
country.
The Indebtedness OF foreign ma
ttons, in 1890 was $25, ,636, ,075, $40
an increase in ten years OF two bill
ion dollars, while that OF the United
States was 1918, 1852, ,112. decrease
of billion dollars. The total debt
1928, 10Y, S83.
Relatively the burden OF debt falls
far heavier upon the inhabitants of
the principal foreign countries, ex-
cept those of Germany, than upon
those of this country. France in
1889 had debt per capita of$116.S5,
and it is understood that this does
not include certain annuities OF an
unstated but II large amount. Great
Britain. though slowly decreasing its
debt, had a burden ut that time of
$500 per capita; Russia, $30.79;
Austria hungary, 1884; Italy, $76.0 g.;
Belgium, $63.10; the Netherlands.
$95.56, while that OF the United
States was but S14.43. and OF its in
de6tedness nearly one-half was made
of misunderstanding notes.
The public debt OF the United
States shows n gratifying decrease
within the last ten years, the burden
per capita having been reduced from
S3S.S .S3 in 1880 to $14,63 in 1890.
The Indebtedness OF the states and
territories has also decreased S67,
2lS,760 during the decade, reducing
the per capita from 1919 in 1880 to
1896 in 1890. 1t should be remem-
bered, however, that OF the total de-
crease of state debt as reported there
has been scaled by refunding in some
of the Southern states about $28, $780,
600.
The Indebtedness of the counties,
though increasing somewhat in the
decade, has not kept pace with the
increase OF population, and the per
capita has been reduced from 81. AZ
in 1880 to S227 in 1890.
Aggregated the national, state and
county Indebtedness per capita shows
decrease from $3.50 in 1880 to
$50 .46 in 1890, or more than one
half. and this decrease has been
brought out mainly by voluntary tax
alton. The aggregate surplus re-
ceipts of another decade like one just
passed would relieve the country
from nearly all national. state and
county Indebtedness could they be
distributed for the purpose.
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
THE CEsrUs.
studded with metal knots over the dor
sal Portion OF the hand.

studded with metal knots over the dor
sal Portion OF the hand.
IN some OF tile heillustrations, however,
u * represented as n glove, studded
with metal and fastened to The hand
by thor gs. In many Instances the blow
OF lie cestus seems to have been mar
ried By The ceSius OF the opponent. but
ia other illustrators tile contest is
represented as being almost exactly
similar to what IS denominuted by our
own professors OF The noble art as n
straight counter. Though the metal
bicklng OF the cestus was usual, it
was ny no meaus necessary feature of
the contest.
TIE injuries Inflicted ly the cestus
were often terrible; to eth were knocked
ont, noses We're broIen. and the ears
We're SO exposed to injury that cele-
brnted boxers We're represented in stat
nary WI h mutIiated ears. Deathitse {
often occurred. Closing innnd wilfuIlv
killing were prohibited, aud ii the latter
wHs proved the victoT's crown was
awarded TO the dead opponent. When
c mbatant Acknowledged himself
healen be siguilied his defeat by hold
ing up one hand.
The most arIuous and dangerous OF
all the mes WAS the terrible panera
ttum. In this contest the eombatants,
naked and oiled. fought against each
other IN per-oUal conflict, and the
contest continued until one Of tile com
batants declared himself vanqmished.
According 10 Pausnuiiis it was vidently
ilie best i.ked OF all the contests. for lie
says of il Va one insi iance that "for the
future they toos care That neither the
pentath on nor the horse races should
stand in the way OF the pant r,tium.''
To win the Prize both in the boxing
and in the pIneratium on the same dav
WIS considered the Il ghesi honor to e
won at Olympia. StrJnEling. striking
with the hands, knees and elbows
twisting and dislocatirg the limbs,
breaking the fingers and toes and all
practices except biting and kicking
were allowed.
The c stus. OF course, was not used,
since the hands were required in grasp
ing ones antagonist IL was really a
con- est FOR personal supremacy, and TO
engage in IL an athlete must be OF the
greatest size and COURAGE and OF the
most symmetrical development They
fought standing, but il they fell the
contest WIS continued on the ground,
uulrss enc should break away and
rise. IA which case the contestants
sought new holds AMI continued the
combat
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
smoisIn= Under water.

at looss very strange to see man
60 under water with lighted cigar in
his mouth, smoke calmly at the bottom
and come 10 the surface with the cigas
turniug as nicely as If he were smoking
in his easv chair. Apparently he deiies
ali natural laws, but, OF course, he
doesn't. - remarked AN expert swimmer
to reporter.
ut IS simple trick, but it requires
practice. Just as throw myself back
ward TO go down flip the cigar end Tor
end with my tongue and upper lip and
get he lighted end in my mouth, clos
ing my lips waier-tigbt around u. y
little slippery elm juice, Garcled before
going in prevents any accidental burn
ing of tile mouth. Going slowly down
backward lie at full length on the
bottom of the tank and blow smoke
through the cut end of the cigar just
rs l reach tue surface again another
dip reverses the cigar, and there ! am
snioginc calmly. Tie reversing is done
% quickly that nobody noiIces it"
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
August
Flower

- There is a gentle
Aspepsin. man at Malden-on-
the Hudson, n. ",
.,,ed Captain A G.. Pareis, who
va .,, written us a letter in which it
: I evident that he has made up his
,,ind concerning some things, and
DIS is what he says:
II have used your preparation
allied August Flower in my family
tar seven or eight years. 1t is CON
stantlv in my house, and we consider
4 the best remedy for Indigestion,
and Constipation we
Indigestion. have ever used or
known. My wife is
,,nubled with Dyspepsia, and at
times suffers very much after eating.
Tte August Flower, however, re-
l;eves the difficulty. My wife fre-
ouently says 10 me when am going
to town, We are ont
Constipation of August Flower.
and I think YOU had
hitter get another bottle am also
troubledwith Indigestion, and when
ever I am. I take one or two tea
sDoonfuls before eating, for day or
two. and all trouble is removed" o
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
TIE FAST MAu SERVICE,
SOMETHING ABOUT IT'S prvr,
oPMENT AND GROWTH.
Ehs fsTss Postal Car Wa. Run Over
The Chicago q Northwestern Hosd
In August, 1864, Between Chic..o
ana Clinton, Iowa.

The first railway postotfice in the
United States and the first realization
oi tii@ plans OF its founder, George b,
armstrong, was run upon the Chicago
e North"estern railway between Chi
caSo and Clinton, Iowa, ia August.
leei. car was crudely improvised
Tor the purpose, and in Comparison
with the eiabornte postal cars OF TODAY
" cuts sorry figure, writes Fernando
Jones OF Chicago.
FOR long time tine center of opern-
Lions was in the West, and until ibe
service WIS made n separate bureau of
tue Postoiice Department. with Mr..
Armstrong at its head He had au n sist
ant nt Washington, although he main
tatneo supervisory oversight over the
system Throughout the entire country.
The progress ana development OF the
ide, OF Mr. Armstrong; railway mail
system after the success OF the postal
car uton The Northwestern road was
not rapid. In October, 1854, u like Mt
tempt was successfully made on the
line hstN eer New York and Washing.
Ton. Then followed In their order tile
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, tile
Chicago, Rock Island < Pacific. the
Illinois Central and the Chicago. Alton
& ST, Louis. For two seasons the ser
vice dragged along aud then came the
nwasening. and both people aud officials
realized that the new project WAS u
necessity IN the postal affairs OF the
ratinn, There was then. from the per-
ted afteFlts inauguration. 1854, until
after General Gruut's election to the
Presidency, with John a. J. CresweIl.
o. Mary land. rs Postmaster General. n
slow growth Of the railway
postal system. Every year. how
ever, showed a gradual Improvement.
Shortly after President Grant took his
seat the service gained a great ard
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
CAR


still bear the semblnnce OF the ancient
siage-roach, NJ with close compartments
aud doors upon the sides. TIE mail
car, a. well as the schoolmaster, Is
abroad, and has invaded every .vilized
country where railroads have been in
troduced and some countries where
civilization is questioned.
The writer has hiuself seen travelling
po toilices running across the dIkes OF
Holland, up the slores of Germany,
AWAY up ia the Austrian Tyrol and
through the mighty Alps in The great
tunnel from genial France to sunny
Italy. Even In the Barbiry states along
the Southern shores OF the MediterIa-
mean Sea the mail car and Pullm IN pail
nee together traverse the Algerian
country Tor the delectation and conven-
ieuce or tue AioSlem OF Sihara and the
Arab OF the desert. How long before
they will be introduced in darkest
Africa" along tie route lately tray
ers,d by the intrepid Stanley!
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23

There Is more Catarrh In this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incurnble. Sci
enee has proven catarrh to be constitutional
disease, and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. ]. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to teaspoon
full 1t acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred
circulars and Testimonials. Address,
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
- Sold by Druggists, i5c.
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
The Festive ned.Isur.

..Bed-bugs are the worst and most
persistent trouble with which the
hotel-keeper has TO contend u said a
boniface. mo amount of effort will
keep them out altogether, and the best
that can be done is to keep necessarily
on the watch for them. Your clean
housekeeper always recognizes the
possibility of bed-bugs in her establish
ment by eternal vigilance, while the
slovenly housewife denies that one Of
the creatures could so much as get foot
in her establishment. The fast is that
hotels are especially unprotected
against bed-bugs, because guests are
always more or less likely to bring
them in their trunks. All We can do
is to give the furniture careful and
frequent inspection, with treatment if
it is needed. In England the business
of capturing and destroying bed-bugs
is a recognized industry, and there arc
people who regularly contract to ex-
anime and clean dwellings once a year
or oitener. The spring is the timo
usually chosen for such operations, be-
fore the insects have n chance to lay
their eggs. A female bed-bug will lay.
I have understood, from forty to fifty
eggs at one time. The latter are oval
in shape and blush white. Each year
three broods are hatched. l have been
told of bed-bugs that revived and be-
came as active as ever after having
been frozen over in Il horse pond for
three weeks when furniture had been
thrown into the water. The word bug
in old English means ghost or goblin"
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
A Sea Sick Passenger,

On the ocean. cares little about a storm. lie
is positively Indifferent whether he is
washed Overbourd or not. But. set right by
iueglassful or two of liostetter'a Stomach
BiIters he feels renewed interest in his per-
sonal safety. This fine corrective ncutraliZt s
In brnckish waser-oiten con.pul sorlly drank
m slipDoard to tho Erievnus detrlnient of
heaith-the pernicious Impurities which
give rise TO disorders OF the stomach. liver
and bowels. To the mariner. the tourist, the
western pioneer and miner, the Blttcrs is
invaluable as u means of protection AGAINST
mnluria when It's scrds are latent In mir and
water. To the effects of overworiz. mental
or manual, IL IS Il most reliable autidote,
and to the debilitated and nervous.ib affords
great and speedily 1t relief and yigor.
Some people appear never TO be happy
except when complaining of being lniser-
abla
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
MunERS RArway pnsrAI. CAR.

welcome impctas. Grant, being an
Illinois man, knew Mr. Armstrong and
y hat be b d already accomplished and
n 20 Knew the vaina Of his enterprise.
Vice Presidcu; Coifax, who, before hI~
election 10 that high oiire. had hedn
FOE ysars chuiIHan Of The Hou.c COM
mtiiee on po-tOiilce ard post roads. and
bad bas n an earnest coadjUtor with Mr..
Armstrong IN his lnbnrs, wns in a posi-
on 10 reader him grrater service.
Then u Wa> that Air. Armstrong was
Permitted to have fuIl scope IN The
elaboration Of his pllus Tor the service.
He recommended the consoIiiat on OF
the old rUute agent service with the
mndern railway postal service. under
the title OF rRilNay mail service. This
Was done. He recommended also the
allotment or the country into SIX
divi- ous, a superintendent TO he at The
head Of each THIS was also carried
out. AMI hr. Armstrong was made
EerslHl superintendent in April. 1879.
THUS The railway aaaii service rose
and expanded Us Ne know 1t to dav. In
its greater proportions. the logical ae-
cousTr, iunent Of thr nations det eiJp-
m-ut. a II tire counterpart Of the sys-
TEN ~ Mr. Armstrong left it when he
20 suddenly died. Naturally the In
Greece In population and correspond
eucs clused u like elaboration in many
or the details OF tile service. But in
outline and 10 most of the more inn
portant details II Is nov what IL was
When Mr.. Armstrong was At IFS head
Now many OF The most valuable lelt-
ures OF the postal ear service which
Mr.. Armstrong originated have spread
across the Atlantic Ocean nui been
taken up by the nations % the Old
world Would John Bull, with his con
seryative notions. ever have originated
such n great departure from oid-time
mrthtdsy / trow not. Yet postal cars
are now rurninE throughoui the Brit
ISIS I-le-: howheit tho passenger cars
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
A ore.t Nent REGISTER.

q permanent and durable joint can
be rade between rough cast-iror sur
iaceSby the use OF mineral asbestos
mixed with sufficient white lead to
make very stiff purity. This VIII re-
Elst anv anaouet OF heat and u unaf-
Tccted by steam or water. II has been
employed for mendiug or closing cracks
in cast-iron retorts, used In the distilla
tion OF oil and gas from camel COAL
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
,ron,a Co Around ,he Globe

II has been computed that be
tween $1,000, 900 and $1,000 0lo
babies are born 10 TIE world
each year. The rate of produce
zion IS therefore, about sevecty pe.
r,isute, mora than csc for every beat
Of the clock. Couli the infants OF a
wear be ranged in line in cradles, The
cradles would be overaowing, and Mt
tine same time extend around the globe
The Lamar register., 1891-05-23
rntoxfcaun. Water.

Vandals broke into the Big Four
saloon in Anderson, Ind, and turned
the faucets to a number of whisky,
wine and brandy casks, allowing
about 800 gallons of the liquid to run
out. Near the saloon Is we'll about
forty feet deep. and the contents OF the
casks found their way into the we'll.
Water pumped from it is quite in
toxicating.