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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-12
A Woman Miner.

jefferson county, Mont, has curios-
ity in the shape of mine not only
owned but operated by woman. The
mine is situated on Willow creek. and
the fortunate proprietrcss is Mrs. Rob
inson. Although she is seventy three
years of age she has done all tho work
in developing the property herself, car
rying out the orc and waste upon her
back. This she has been able to do
from the fact that the shaft is on the
mountain incline and comparatively
easy of ascent. She has been doing this
steadily for two years and appears to
have lost none of the faith with which
she started. If any assay has ever
been made of the ore taken out it re-
mains secret with the owner; but the
outside world Is very willing to believe
from her evident faith that she has q
bonanza
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-12
Electric I,ittcrs,

This remedy is becoming SO we'll
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song Of
praisc-A purcr medicine does not exist
and it is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed. Electric Bitters Will cure all
diseases of the Liver and Kidneys,
will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rhcum
and other affections caused by impure
blood.-Will drive Malaria from the
system and prevent as well as cure
Malarial fevcrs.-For cure of Head
ache, Constipation and indigestion by
Electric Blttcrs-Entro satisfaction
guaranteed, or money rctunded.-Price
so cents, and 81 per bottle at Budwell,
Christian x i}lrbce's drug store
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-12
a Safe Investment.

Is ono which is guaranteed to bring
you satisfactory results, or in case of
failure return of purchase price. On
this safe plan you can buy from our
advertised druggist bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. 1t is
guaranteed to bring relief in every case,
when used for any affection OF Throat,
Lungs or Chest, such as Consumption,
Inflammation of Lungs, Bronchitis,
Asthma, Whooping Cough, Group, ctc.,
etc. 1t is pleasant and agreeable TO
taste. perfectly safe, and can always be
depended L pom. Trial bottles free at
Budwcll, Christian tS Barbee's Drug
store.
The greatest offer ever made. The
weekly edition OF The Times for one yaer
and your choice OF either Dickens or
Waverly novels complete for go.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-12
The Precious Stones.

Strictly speaking, the only precious
stones nrc the diamond, ruby, sapphire
and emerald, though the term 10 often
extended to tho opal, Notwithstanding
Its lack Of hardness, md to tho poarl,
which Is not mineral, but strictly m
animal product. Popularity, n gom Is q
procious or scmi-prcoious stono, whom
cut orrol!sl,cd for ornamental purposes.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-12
western Golconaa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

western Golconaa, sno are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
COMPANIES ORGANIZED IN 1890.
During 1890 132 companies were or
ganized in Roanoke, with an aggregate
minimum capital of S10,246, 900. These
companies are briefly summarized be-
low:
Seventy-fivc land and real estate in
yeStment companies, with an aggregate
capital of SIS, s64, 800.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital sra, 200.
One coupling company, capital $780,
900.
Ono slicor manufacturing company.
$4,000.
Ono paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of 100000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, s25, 900.
Two paving companies, sec, 1000.
One street railway company, SIS 1000.
One engine company, S150,OOO.
One cold storage company, $50, 600.
Two banking companies, S150,00O.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
OOO
One drug company, S4,5
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, SIS, 1000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$40, O0O
Ten building companies. with capital
aggregating 81, 33O,OO
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721,25O
The increase in the number of char
ters in 1890 over 1889 will be seen TO DO
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, ,O5O
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C $3.50 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 tho real estate transactions
amounted TO about S7,0OO,O 900 from
about 1000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanokes real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately 10000, 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over $4,000, 900.
The progress Of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. 8 900 600
Real estate transactions. -. II ,OOO, 600
Companies organized ....... IL 200, 900
Increase in realty values &C
cOrding to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000 900
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S35 200, 600
The population increased 5000.
The provements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
Now buildings. ..............S 1900, 600
New industries secured. go. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured 400. 600
City improvements. 500, ooO
Railroad improvements. 49,. 5000, 600
Land companies organized. 2,2OO, 900
Total ............. $40, 900, 600
'Tbnrn nro four r,uh1;c cobooI, -, H.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-12
Bucklen.s Arnicn salve.

The best salvo in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, foyer
sores, tctter, chapped hands, chilbains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
tivoly cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton, or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale by Budwell, Christian
81 Barbee TIL. sat
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-12
KEEP YOUR EYE
This Column and Find Out
Where the Bargains Are.


Seven rooms, Franklin road. an ele-
CANT bargain. First class in all respects,
S3,50O
Twenty-Five feet on Robinson street
near Roanoke and Southern depot at
sacrifice. Don't fail to see this.
House of rooms on Center street
near Park, $1,000, 800 cash balance on
easy forms.
Fifty feet on 9th ave. Something
handsome and cheap, $1,000.
House and lot corner jefferson and
4th ave. II. w, cheap, ''see this
25 feet on Commonwealth ave. next to
Bee Hive, 25 per cent off If sold at once.
$4,000 will buy Salem ave. lot 5Ox20O,
between 18th and 9th streets.
13C feet within one block of R. g. 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 a
chance to double his money in six
months in business property in New
Town.
The above is only partial list of the
many bargains we are now offering.
F.. w. CRAIG & CO.,
No. 10 Salem Ave. s. W. (up stairs.)
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-12

1. INSTALLMENT STOCK. = Mem
bership fee, 81 per share, which carries
the stock the first month, after that the
monthly dues are GO cents per share.
Q. PAID UP INTEREST BEARING
STOCK. $50 per share (par value, 5000,
yielding dividend, payable semi-an-
nually, January /, and July 1, of per
cont. per annum, which is duly RENTED
by check to the shareholder.
8. Tho 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 more prof table 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 q basis
not exceeding so per cent. of its value,
as ascertained by appraisers who are
themselves stockholders of the Associ-
alton, while the debt OF the member
borrowing is being curtailed every
month of its OK istence, 1t Is difficult to
conceive of safer Investment than its
stock affords to the prudent investor.
Apply at Home Office, 10 Jefferson
street, or to
JAMES r. TERRY, or to SIMMONS,
CARPENTER & TINSLEY, Roanoke,
Va. apr19-1y
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-12

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... 5,000,O 900
Buena Vista Land Co......... 10000
This list is in no sense a complete
one. It Is given to show tho diversity
of industries in Roanoke. Scores OF
enterprises, employing capital Of from
IS, 900 to s25, 900, are omitted for lack of
space. Numerous enterprises, with
hundreds OF employees and capital recl-
oned by the hundred thousand, arc
aegotiating for foothold in this South
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-12

There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, anG one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, COO
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 1000 for
the erection Of public postoflico build.
Ing,
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
Presbyterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. Tho
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other $4,000. Tho Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The Epis-
copalians arc erecting a $4,000 stone
church and rcctory. Tho Southern
Methodist will erect this year 500, 900
church, one to cost 500, 900, and one
neat frame structure. The German Re-
formed Church will erect house of
worship, and the Presbyterians will
erect $40, 900 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
| partment OF $50 members. The city
has rGcentlJ awarded the contract for
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
| The department has ono fino building
and another is soon to be erected All
| Of the thrco companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02
The SaVages Of Civilization.

Supposing, after having vented our
indignation against the red men, who
are so often reported as committing
"unheard.of atrocities" on our border,
we look at home. We have Bibles,
pastors, churches, Sunday Schools.
We call ourselves Il Christian commu.
nifty. The aborigines have none Of
these things. They are heather; yet
we can beat them at "atrocities' and
give them odds. They may knock
squaw or two on the head now and
then, for wiie-murder is not an in.
sitution among them, but we have
never yet heard OF two North American
Indians pounding each other to a Jelly
for money, with other Indians looking
on for amusement.
10 be sure, the savages sometimes
torture their prisoners, but that is
part OF their system OF retributlve
justice; and rs they have never been
taught better, as we have, some
allowance must be made for them.
Besides, thousands OF Christians have
been tortured by Christians in a
manner quite as barbarous rs if the
tormentors had been barbarians.-
New York Ledger.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02
BEATING TIVE GAME
How an Economical Farmer Sal.
His Stakes. lave

The tale told OF an old and fox0
farmer WHO'S worth goodly amorn.
of money, and who dwells in one a;
the towns in the neighborhood d;
Boston, that upon one occasion tbo
crafty old gentleman went to attend
a country fair.
1t fell out that he fell INTO tbo
company OF a set OF jovia rnst;cs wbo
beguiled the hours OF leisure in
playing the festive game OF "od
sledge," seated upon the hotel piazza
The farmerha played the game in
his youth, and as he saw the money
change hands he had an itching desire
to have a share in this harvest Of
sudden riches. 1t was not long beiorA
he had joined himself unto these men
of Belial, and with them was involved
in the meshes OF the snares OF old
sledge.
But alas! it was many a long Year
since the farmer had played cards
and either his hand lacked cunning or
theluck was against him. He steadily
lost money. Being OF a misery dis.
position, the more he lost The more
excited he became, and at last he,
made a rash bet OF $40, apparently
desperately set upon winning back
what he had lost. But the tickle.
goddess still frowned upon him. and
once more he lost.
The disappointment was too much
| for him, and down he tumbled in a fit,
Instantly confusion reigned, and the
old man was picked up, taken into
| the house and put on a lounge.
The hotel was crowded, however; it
was full of noise and confusion, and
it was decided that there wasnothinc
for it but to carry the farmer home
| His horse and wagon We're accordingly
brought to the door, he was bundled
still, to all appearance insenslbIe, into
it and man was deputed TO drive
| him to his home, some miles away,
The team started off, the driver anx-
iously solicitous for the safety Of the
invalid. but when they were well out
OF sight of the hotel, the sick man
suddenly Strengthened himself up and
winked at the astonished companion.
"Well," he said, 81 got out OF that
pretty WELL"
And the other for the first time
recollected that there had been no
settlement, and that the men to whom
the old tanner had lost money had
not received a cent OF their winnings.
Boston Courier.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02

= AITRIBurlNG the prevailing grip "
an excessive amount OF ozone in the air
is somewhat puzzling to average minds.
Why there should be more ozone in
the air now than there has been here
tofore we are not told. Besides. ozone
was not long ago eulogized as really the
vital air OF oxygen and itself the best
went to the country or seashore to get
fresh air, they said they were filling
their lungs with ozone. There is evil
IDENTIFY a good deal of very dubious
science in popular reading nowadays.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02

IT has been said that the reason so
few people get what they want in this
world is that they do not want it hard
enough. There is profound truth at
the bottom Of this odd conceit. Earn
est striving and perseverance are rare
qualities. A little struggle, and then
a falling OFF; a few faint efforts, and
then despair-this is the usual story OF
attempts to get anything" whether
it be a physical, mental, or spiritual
good. But to long for thing SO
strongly that for the sake of its attain
ment one can conquer obstacles, live
down opposition, ignore encourage.
ment and work persistently and
through years Of trial and obscurity
toward the fulfllment OF hope--is
not this the record of all grand achieve
ments and the history of ali purposeful
lives?
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02
AMONG The WOMEN FOLKS.
SUBJECTS THAT WILL BE OF IN
TERESr TO THE LADIES.
Street Costumes and House Gowns
--Traveling Manners--House-
hold CONTROVERSIAL Cloak
Of Scarlet Broadcloth.
Street Costumes and House Gowns

street Costumes and House Gowns.
a very neat street costume is OF
dark blue camei's hair serge, Doucet
model, trimmed with gray shawl fringe
trimming, terra Gotta cloth vests with
dainty little frog ornaments in blue;
full blue sleeve having cuff of terra
Gotta fringe; skirt plain, introducing
red cloth on the side braided with
loops OF terra Gotta, extending up on
the hips and down the back, both
sides of the fan plating. Another
elegant visiting dress is of gray Bed
ford cloth, long polonaise in one
piece, trimmed with Alaska sable
round the neck, down the front of
basque and round the bottom OF
skirt. Brocade polka dot velvet
sleeves, q band OF the same on bot
tom OF the skirt below the fur trim
ming. Two pretty tea-gowns becom-
ing to any style OF beauty merit a de-
scription. One OF old rose cashmere
has IL surah ruching trimming all
around the neck down to the waist,
dividing there to fall on either side OF
the white surah front, and finishing
the demi-train sleeve half open bell
shape and lined with white surah;
Fedora front OF white surah edged
with gold feather stitching. Little
puff on top of sleeve OF white blue
squares.
House gowns should be opened a
little in the neck, the effect being so
much more soft and graceful. For
those who can stand it they should
always retain this mode OF dressing
the neck, but for the unfortunate long
necked women there is the never-iail-
ing "in-iiller" of lace, what multi
tude OF defects it covers, too! 1t GER
tainly has Carried the day" this
winter, for we saw it hobnobbing with
cloth, fur and every conceivable ma
terial-but prettiest and in best taste
does it appear on evening dresses.
The flounces worn on low-necked
basques are so quaint looking, so sug-
gestive OF our grandmother's merry
young days. And the old-fashioned
plain skirts with q ruching round the
bottom! We've seen many one
away up in the garnet, slowed off in
some corner OF an ancient chest of
1rawerS or in a trunk.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02
B 1
The Chinese as Smugglers.

Customs officers in Australia have
given to the Chinese the palm for
smuggling since the steamship Guthrie
returned to Sydney from long excur'
siontrip. The usual hiding places had
been searched in vain. There were no
cigars, tobacco or opium slowed
away in the forepeak under tons OF
the ships cable. Even the ventilator
in the mainmast held nothing contra
band. But at last, on close inspect
ion of the cooking galley, the officers
discovered that the rice pans on tho
hre were underlaid with tobacco,
joints supposed to be frizzling in the
oven were composed OF cigars, and ID
thecool-room what appeared to be eggs
and salt were really stores of the pro
ducts OF Havana.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02

ADMIRATION alone will not run a
newspaper. Sooner or later such ad-
mirers will find that the object of their
affections has become welded to other
ways that they do not admire--in
other words, a newspaper is compelled
in order to live, to seek the friendship
of those who are not so platonic in
their love, but unite that practical
esteem with sentiment that binds mu-
tual admiration in other professions
There are too many men who expect
an editor to slave in defense OF their
pet notions and hobbies, advocate their
views against the strongest opposition
and coolly withhold the business sup
port by which alone small newspaper
can live.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02
Honey fer the Ladies',

A new silk crepe is very crinkly in
lengthwise folds.
Spots on everything are to be the
proper caper' this season.
Satin is used in Paris as pulled
brims and draped crowns of bonnets.
An odd garter buckle in silver repre-
sents broad leaf with a frog upon
it.
Violet, rose and orange blossoms
are frozen in ice creams of delicate
flavors.
Leather flowers in applique work
are used on the basques OF cloth
dresses.
Kid gloves will be generally sold
this spring in longer lengths than
formerly.
A book mark is in the form of a
mason's trowel, OF silver, with an
ivory handle.
The miniature is being employed to
ornament cuff buttons and bracelet
| clasps.
The imported hats show many
knots and loops OF velvet ribbon in
black and colors.
The sauze fan will be a popular ar
ticle, either plain or painted, and
many with lace tops.
A small dog affords a great deal OF
material for not strictly edifying talk
| gust about this time.
Ii it were not for the credit system
| there would not be so many sumptu-
ously apparelled women.
A married woman's visiting card is
rather large, not quite square, very
stid aud dead white.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02

NOT only in the United States are
meats Of all kinds advancing in value,
but it is the case all over the world.
There has not been within the present
generation such prospect Of beef fam
inc in all countries taken together us
there is at the present time. One
thing which lis SO favorably affecting
the outlook for our cattle export trade
is that other countries which have
heretofore drawn on different sources
OF supply are liable to be compelled to
come to us for good beeves at reasona-
bic cost. 1t is now the case that in
many countries of Europe good beef
is almost beyond the reach of people
Of limited means.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02

The discovery in the Columbian
Valley, Oregon, of several sculptured
stones representing the heads of an
thropoid apes has given the scientists
proplem to solve that threatens to
confound them. As there are no an
thropoid apes in this country it must
be concluded that they formerly did
exist on this continent or that there
was migration OF natives from some
region containing these monkeys to
the valley in which the sculptures
were found.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02

IT seems to grow harder from year
to year to collect any claim against the
government of the United States. Oc-
casionally some Indian claim is al
lowed, provided there are sufficient
number OF congressman pecuniarily
interested in it. The French spoila-
ton cases serves as an illustration of
the unfortunately tedious process of
securing a claim against the govern
ment. Kansas has been quite fortu-
nate in securing some Of her claims,
but the cases where private individuals
effect settlement of claims against
the government are rare.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02

IT IS indisputable that our patent
laws as at present framed tend directly
70 the creation OF monopolies. and by
SO much benefit the privileged few at
The expense of the many. 1t will not
be denied that in the majority of cases
the effects of patents has been to slim
ulate progress. But there have been
exceptions, and it is worth while to
consider whether the tendencies that
create them are not gaining strength.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02
Household Contrivances.

Woman's inventive genius has nat
urally been largely exercised thus far
in devising household contrivances,
particularly for the nursery and the
kitchen, says the Washingto on Star"
She has taken out letters patent on a
baby charmer and dental cutter" a
''baby walker" several improved
sorts of bibs, ditto diapers, "baby
jumper" and baby chairs. Also in her
list OF new creations are toy skating
Kinks, musical tops, novel dolls and
building blocks. In the ordinary line
there are dough kneading machines, q
mechanical arrangement for greaslng
the baking dishes. a smoothing iron
that heats itself, fish scaler, dish
washing contraption and many cook.
ing stoves. Ideas respecting dress are
numerously represented, with reference
to corsets most of all. The corset seems
to bear the same relation as q puzzle
to the work of female inventors as
does the car couplerto that of the men
with fresh thoughts neither ever seems
to be arrived at in a shape that is en-
tirely satisfactory. OF such things as
bustles, dress elevators" abdominal
supports and improvements in chem
iseS there is no end. Buttons and
studs, as well as fasteners for them,
appear to have taxed much feminine
ingenuity, nor are such trihes neglect
ed as backing brushes and backing
boxes, "folding soap dishes" and COM
bined scissors and taDe measures.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-02

MODERN society, as was we'll said by
an American writer recently, is divid-
ed practically into but two classes
the 'froth and the dregs"-those who
go to the bottom and stay there, and
those who rise to the top by the force
Of arbitrary conditions and stay there,
until death or other unforeseen but
potent agencies remove them to make
room for their successors.