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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-26
SAND AUGERS.
Singular Conduct of tho Sands OF the
Western Deserts.

Singular Conduct of tho Sands of the
Western Deserts.
One of the most curious wind phenom-
ena is the sand augcrs" which arc
observed on wide plains where the
atmosphere is hot and dry. When the
Union Pacific railway was being con-
structed the worl1men had frequent
opportunities of witnessing the forma-
ton and progress of these "sand
augcr" whirlwinds. They were
especially frequent in the Lodge Pole
Creek valley, through which the rail
way, leaving the Platte river, runs in a
northerly direction.
The first indications of the near ap-
proach of one of these "augers," says
the st. Louis Republic, would be the
formation here and there in the valley
of little dust whirlwinds or baby
cyclones. These would be whislSed
away by strong currents of cool air,
coming from no one knew where, but
all drawing across the valley toward
the eastern range Of hills, their places
being almost instantly occupied by a
fast-advancing, funncl-shapcd cloud,
like that observed hanging over water
spouts which are forming ut sea-
From under the surface of this low
lying cloud n swaying tongue of lead
colored vapor would prolong itself
toward the earth, from which, as if to
meet the monster of the air. would rise
Il cloud OF dirt and sand. This earth
column would rise higher and higher,
with Il swift, whirling motion, bccom-
ing more compact all the while, until
the bluc-blacll vapor from above and
the brown mass from below would
unite and form the typical sand
auScr of the plains
The diameter of these augcrs seldom
exceeded fifteen or twenty feet at the
ground, but their bulk increased with
their height, until they were merged
into thd broad surface of the thick,
mrrky vapor of the cloud above. When
this occurred. lightning flashes would
sport about the upper stratum of tho
clond and immense hailstones be
formed in the dark point beneath
When all conditions were favorable
these hailstoncs would be thrown, by
centrifugal force, ont from the revolv-
ing cloud. These hailstones were al
most invariably of n fiat disl. shape,
from three to six inches in diameter, an
inch to an inch and half thick, and
made up of alternate layers of sand
and ice.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-26
The Story OF n Ruby.

Mr.. Frank Work, says the New York
Morning Advertiser, tells remarkable
story about n rlby that he once owned.
When young man he invested six hun
drcd dollars in a ruby in this city. IIo
had it set in Il bird claw by the son of Il
well-lsnown jcweler. Shortly aftcrwnrd
he attended Tamm any hall bail, and
the ruby disappeared from it's setting,
a week two ago the jewelcr, happen
ing to meet him, said: Come down to
my place and I'll show YOU an old
friend" Mr.. Work dropped in at the
jewelers. place last week, and was
there shown his identical ruby of fifty
years ago. 1t had been left to be set
and the jeweler had recognized it. Mr..
Work also recognized it. All that he
said was: GLOW much is that ruby
worth now?" Between six thousand
and seven thousand dollars" said the
jewelcr. Besides the remarkable cpl
sode itself, one can learn from this par
agraph how much rubies have appreci.
ated in value in the past half century.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-26
RAILROADS
RAILROADS
N ( e !: w AorfolksWesternRR
sCHEDULE I'M EFrEt !, Annrsr % ,so,

SCHEDULE IN EFFEt ( AUGUST 30, 1881.
"EsrbouND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
81, d. III. ior Bristol and intermediate stations
GOV R ri IN; ior Radford, Pulaski Bristol; also foy
n s Pocahontas, Elkhorn, Clinch Val
P1llmani s aIi and Louisville via Norton.
s.1n ioan r ana 1 to Louisville Via Norton.
VIZ n u, i' aor hadford, Pulaski, Bristol Con-
ho vts Ut ,hadford for Blucfleld and Pocn.
1 rHbmtta, pullman Shoppers to Memphis viz
NORTH AND KAsrBouNp ,,.,,,
T 1870 -, :, IL u, LOT Petcrsburg and Richmond
r. a., NJ lor Iagerstown. Pullman slcepors to-
,o.at ,om i9rK via harrisburg and Philndelphia
A''o y. M. u1lly Tor Richmond and Norfolk Pnt-
90. man parIor CIR TO Norfolk -
S.SS p -, ~ tor sLynchDurS; no connection beyoud
80 S,SP III. LOT onennndOah; no connectjon hcyond
AA%e ~ III. LOT itlchmond and Norfolk PuilmnI.
sleeper 10 Norfolk and Lynchburg TO Rich.
LEV p N; Tor Hagerstown. Pullman sleepcrs IN.
washington via SHENANDOAH Function and t1y
new 1ork via Harrisburg. Ae "
Ciincn valley Dlvlsion-Loaves BlucfIcld daily,
.'VO u. IN: Tor Norton, and 1895 n n, FOR Nnry
ton, louisville and points on L, a. N Il r
north Carolina Divlsion-Lcayc Pulaski do,,,
!:OO u. IN. for Ivanhoe and f:3O n m ,or I qay
hoe and Gossnn and 500 a. m. fcIcn y S Sun
day. for Betty Baker, N~eops oun-
For oil additional Information ann,,, "a
Office or to w n liz y1tEI IIlches
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke SaLI Va
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-26
HE COULDN'T TELL a LIE.
A Pennsylvania Driller EnlIghtcns tho In
habitants OF wyoming.

hapitautS OF wyoming.
The following story was printed in.
the Casper (Wyo.) Derrick, and shows
that tho Pennsylvania driller may be
miles from home, he retains his charac-.
teristics and does not allow any mi
crobes of veracity that may inhabit far,
away regions to get into his imagina-l
the story as man from Bradford told it,
"Hc said that one time several years
ago he was engaged in drilling an oil.
well near Bradford, Pa. When at n
depth of 1,97S feet the cable broke, let
ting the tools down in the hole and they,
had q serious fishing job on hand. After
various throws and skillful manipula-
ton of the reel, the boble began to bob
and the tools were safely landed. 1t
appeared, however, that just about the
time the cable broke the drill had
reached small vein of water, and the
force of the drill falling broke through
the cap rock and the hole filed up so
that it was necessary to case it Off. He
said he was standing over the hole
when he took out his watch, fine, gold
stemwinder, a present from his wife,
which he carelessly carried without a
chain : and his hands being greasy
from oil the watch slipped through his
fingers and dropped right down
in the hole. he at once under
took to fish it out, but though he
tried every known means, he was I'M
successful and gave up the attempt. He
cased off the water and set the drill to
work, but carefully examined the con-
tents of the sand pump, hoping to get
some small portion of it to preserve
as a keepsake, yet never n trace of
gold could he find. Several months
later he drilled another hole on an adj
joining farm some three miles distant,
going Of course, through the same for
nation. and at the depth of 1879 feet
he again struck the crevice of water.
He put the sand pump to work, and in
the sand and water which he brought
up he found his watch, which he had
lost several months before in the other
hole, three miles away"
WAS the watch running?" asked
Uncle Mat, the Peruvian chief, with q
twinkle in his eye, as he relit his pipe
which he had neglected. SO interested
was he in the narrative.
EYES," replied Brad, as he looked
around to assure himself that the rear
door was not locked. 'That is the
strangest part of the story. The watch
was going and had the correct time. 1t
was accounted for in this way: The
watch had very fine water-tight case,
and it happened that the water was
flowing through a thin fiat crevice or
vein in the rock, and the force Of the
water carried the watch, which evil
IDENTIFY laid on it's side, the side of the
stem resting on the bottom of the rock,
slowly with it, and there was just
enough friction on the stem to gradually
wind it up as it moved along, thus keep
ing it going, and though it had moved
three miles under nearly two thousand
feet of earth during the period of several
months, it had never lost second"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-26

COUNTY COURT.
The Development company's
Taxes Discussed.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
BILLIARD IL PERsINGER BLDG,

SALEM, VA, NOV 90.
In the Roanoke county court to-day,
before Judge Griffin, tho Salem Inn
proyement Company moved the court to
exonerate them from payment of tax on
notes, they being assessed on land'
5000. 600 of stock and S235,900 OF notes,
which they claim is excessive, inasmnch
as the notes and land were the basis OF
the stock. The Improvement Company
would under the present assessment
have to pay altogether to State, county
and town, $40, 900 in taxes, whereas they
claim that their taxes should only be o
little over $1,000. Col. Logan repre-
sented the Improvement Company and
Mai. Ballard the commonwealth. After
hearing the case the court refused to
grant the order generating them, and
the com pany will probably carry the
case to the circuit court.
On the twenty ninth day OF Octoper,
1891, an attachment was issued oy ~. V.
Reed against j. b. Powell Tor the sum
of 1855 due by two notes. The attach
ment was executed upon Mr.. Powell's
house and upon horse, harness and
buggy in the possession of Lyon Broth
ers, which is claimed by Mr.. Powell to
belong to his wife. A notice to quash
the attachment was made on the grounds
that "same was sued out upon false sug-
pestions and without sufficient cause,
and the same is invalid on its face"
The testimony of Mr.. Pugh and Messrs.
Coon, Shipman and Martin was sub
stantially that Mr.. Powell stated to
them that he intended to remove from
the State to Henderson, N. C., but there
was some doubt as to whether he in
tended to reside there. Mr.. Powell, In
defense, denied any intention to leave
the State permanently, but stated that
he went to North Carolina to sell some
of his horses, not being able to keep
them as his stable was burned. Messrs.
Pugh & Moffett'appeared for Mr.. Reed,
and Col. R. II. Logan and VIM. Simp-
son for Mr.. Powell. After an elaborate
argument the Judge decided that the
return on the attachment by the sheriff
should be quashei as insufficient, but
that the attachment should stand as to
Powell's real estate.
Another attachment has been since
sued out re ;urnable to the county court
against the horse claimed by Mrs.
Powell, and 1t was expected motion
to quash would have been argued to-
day, but, on motion of defendant, same
was continued until next term of the
county court.
Judge Griffin to-day ordered that Bert
cambridge, the fighting black Amazon,
should be liberated, as she was suffer
ing from her self-infiicted burns and
could not conveniently receive neces-
sary attention in the Jail. He also re-
leased Meshack Brown, who was fined
for carrying concealed weapons and who
has already been in Jail sixty days,
with no likelihood of being able to raise
his fine.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-26
DECEMBER AND MAY.
Wise Women In Close Competition with
Unsophisticnted Beauty.

Mlbc w omen CiOSc competition with,
Unsophisticnted Beauty.
With the abolition of other socinl
prejudices, honorcd of time, modern So
ciety has como to regard disparity Of
years as no sentimental obstacle what
ever in the wedding of "hcarts that
beat as one" All the old songs and
stories instillcd IN utter abhorrence OF
brides who plightcd troth to bride
grooms who discounted them III age In
such instances love, we were told, was
q wrath Let the marriage bells ring
never so blithcly q horrid clink of gold
drowned all their merry music; orange
blossoms were poisoned by unholy am
bition, and remorse, like " hungry vul-
turc, only bided its time to dcvour the
maids who thus brazenly set romance
Mt naught. But all that is changed in
these days of feminine supremacy,
when parents obey their children, hus-
bands are mcellly submissive to wives,
and the millennium threatens its advent
at any moment, says the Illustrated
American. More often than not n
round dozen of years may be counted
between the respective ages of Darby
and Joan, and, still more surprising, il
appears to make very little difference
which side has the advantage. Girls of
twenty, apparently impellcd by no ul-
terror considerations, wed men we'll on
the homo stretch of life, while bache-
lors still youthful feel not ashamed to
seek the hands of women decidedly ma
tured
And, after all, this is not so astonish-
ing as it at first appears. In highly civ
ilized societies nature is so OVERLAND
with considerations created by educa-
ton that impulse and instinct only oc-
casionally stir it's polished surface. Men
moved by n completely of interests find
no inclination for the exercises of virile,
unmiXed emotions. This is strillingly
emphasized in the marked indifference
for mere physical beauty noted in great
social centers. Mllllmaid simplicity and
the pcachy-cheellcd ingcnue have no
chance whatever in competition with
palmer but moro experienced women.
loneliness of feature is pleasing Incl
dental, but is never regarded as an in
dlspensable to supremacy in fashionable
society. Even now Corydon simply re-
jects an unbeautiful Thyrsis, be she
never SO alluring mentally, while
money, connections, wit and original
ity, with host of other intellectual and
moral qualifications, are imperative for
the siren who covcts power among the
upper ten thousand. Cophetua and tho
Beggar Maid are all out of date. Kings
are no longer made mad by the light of
lady's eyes alone, for the wise woman
has made it close running for the I'M
sophisticated beauty. Success is oftener
with n silver tongue than red mouth,
and gold is more potent than dimples
in this year of our Lord.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-26
a lrorss-car stnrr

A Berlin daily tells story which has
a local significance. a young officer in
n horse-car gave yonng woman his
scat and she took it without q thank
you" The officer stood on the rear
platform. a few blocks further and
the young woman stepped from the eur.
The officer saluted and said: Pardon
me. madam. but you have forgotten
something" The young woman hurried
back into the car, but found none of her
property. She looked inquiringly ut the
officer, who salnted ngain and said
oh. meant only that you had forgot
:ea 10 thank me-"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-26
BREvITIES.

Tomorrow being Thanksgiving Day
most of the stores in town will be
closed.
Miss Oracle Hood and Miss May Nc
Cormick, of Hollins, are spending
Thanksgiving at Mr.. D. M. Lees.
Revs. Fox and Johnson, colored,
spectively, called at the Jail yesterday
afte' ION and sang and prayed with
Charles Watkins. They left him promis-
ing to call again. Charles has grand
bass voice and sings we'll.
The dancing class. which meets We'd
nesday and Saturday afternoons, now
has about twenty pupils, principally
students and children.
Lieutenant Gurior grade) T. d. Griffin,
OF Salem, now stationed at Washington,
ID. c., has been promoted full lieuten-
ant United States Navy. Lieut.. Griffin
is brother of the county Judge of Roa-
noke.
Mr.. A. w. Palmer, capitalist of
Syracuse, N. Y, and brother to Mr.. G.
w Palmer, of Saltville. and Mr.. Chas.
II. Palmer, son of the latter. are visiting
Mr.. E. NJ. Worden, superinteno ent of
the wooden mills, on Union street.
Salem was not represented at the
Norfolk Worlds Fair convention, for
Mr.. Charles d. Denit, one of the dele
gates appointed by the Pulaski commit
tee and by the Salem Board of Trade,
was suffering too much from the grip
and his recent trip to Cincinnati to un-
dertake the journey
Mr.. j. Ernest Walker. tho Salem bus
mess agent of THE ROANOKE TIMES.
who has recently moved his Office into
the billiard & Persinger building, left
last night for a visit to his homo in
Dublin.
certain popular young minister is
going to be thoroughly pounded las he
deserves) by members Of his oeegrega-
tion tom orrow night.
The Grayely foundry were busy yes
terday casting number of iron rollers
for Me- j. p. Gray, who has several
houses in Roanoke and Salem to move.
c. ID. Mahone's large tin shop will be
the first house to be moved.
Some idea OF the grippe" here may
be formed when it Is stated that of the
twelve persons forming MIR. Allesaong's
family Children and grandchildren)
seven are at present confined to their
rooms. Such widespread infGenza
Throughout the town keeps business gery
dull.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-26
Tho Coreans. Hair.

The Corean wears his hair braided
down his bncls, it being considered I'M
holy to cut it, or to even wear 1t loosely
around the neck and shoulders. After
he gets married, and not before, the
law permits him to wear it curlcd up
on top Of his head. To tell n married
Corean that he ought to wear his hair
down is equivalent to telling him that
his wife is the better man of the two
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-26
Smoke ~Nickeiby."
For sale by A. Canfarotta, Salem, Va.
DESERVING Peach HIGH.

Peach Hill has been nearly deserted
by the former denizens OF that locality.
Matte Evans, who runs bawdy house.
aad Howard MCGEE, who sold whiskey In
the cellar, have skipped out. Mattie's
guests, other lewd characters, told the
police that they had nowhere to go.
Eva Jenkins "a also thinking of moving
out. and the terror of the grand iur,
stares the whole gang in the face
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-26

w ANTED-A BOY TO DELIVER
w TIKI TIMES in Salem. Apply to
J. ERNEST WALKER, Horner build
Ing, Salem noyis.;f.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-01-24
Intsrc.l III SIC Funds.

Tho lcris}atufp of 1875 having aScei.
,girs,l by tbs rgrort Of tbe state Treasurer.
I'm re.p1,sa to A resolution of inquiry. that
drpe.it, IN the poneys remaining ia the
Treasury +, tbe credit of the various funds
nld been rustomnriIy made in various banks
IN III state. and TINT tbe treasurer had
derived considerable sums of interest
every wear from the banks which carried
;ha.a iand. enacted stringent law by
which he was raouirad TO keep within the
vaults Of rbe treasury All public moneys
committed 20 his custody, and in com
pensaliln so far MS the legislature regarded
compensation Justly due, for the derivation
of interest and feas previously enjoyed by
The treasurer. the salary of that officer
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-01-24
TRUE WORTH.
Not what One Has, But what oneI.

harper iOuhg TtOple.
Now certainly one object that God had
in sending His Son away from home, put
ting Him down here on the earth for a
few years, letting Him fare exactly as
other boys and girls have to fare, giving
Him no push but making Him take
His chances, was 10 show us that it is the
boy and girl that God thinks of, and not
the finaness Of the clothes they wear, the
amount of money they have to spend, or
the sumptu0usness Of the house in which
they live. 1t is not that God objects to
tine houses; we can see from the wOnde-
ful beauty of this world which God has
made how much He thinks of beautiful
things but by giving His Son Jesus only
PLAIN clothes to wear, and only an ordin-
airy house 10 occupy, and a cheap shed to
be born in, He shows US that it is always
the boy He tanks of first. and not the
sumptuous dwelling that the boy has bis
home in; the baby that He thinks of first,
and not the fancy cradle that the baby is
rocked in
Il was only few days ago thlt | went
through the babies ward of the Post
graduate medical hospital on East Twent-
leth street New York city The sick
children that are gathered there are drawn
from some Of the poorest and most hope
less homes in town, but all these little
ones have been nicely washed, lastly
dressed the wards in which they were
gathered are neatly furnished. and the lit
tie cribs in which they were lying as clean
iv and tidy in their arrangement as any
thNt cou!5 be found in our hest homes: and
the consequence of it all was that the poor
little waits looked exactly as sweet and
loyab.e as any that you C0uld discover IN
any Of the most palatial residences along
our man avenues. God would teach rs
then by such cases as these. and especial
" 0y the ease Of His own SON. our lord,
born Of poor parents III acleap little house.
that the worth Of boys and girls Is some
thing entirely apart from the Sind 81
clothes they wesr, or the style Of homes IN
which they live and the worth q a child
Is what the child ls ,JJ what the child
has that a diamond is still a diamond
though rs briga tna,s lie hidden or spilled,
and that the humble r01f and the logl7
u1nger may nevertheless shelter ia
dearest ct sod iitie ones-His eWn
Holy Wild 6ur $ giolr
TIKI remain Ell the late t4se q Bed
fri were creaatei 1T Waking. near Lem
don
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-01-24

The employment of children of tender
age in factories, or other places of bust
mesa, should be strictly prohibited. and a
careful examination of existing laws
on this subject with a view to their
amendment where necessary is earnestly
recommended
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-01-24
The New Governor Believes the
Legislature Can Find Use
less Offices,
And He Advises a Search in
the Interest Of Re-
form.
The Bennett Law Should be Re-
pealed in the Opinion of
the Governor.
FELLOW CITIZENS or THE SENATE an

FELLOW CITIZENS or THE SENATE AND
ASSEMBLY:
Your honorable body having organized
for the transaction Of business, it becomes
my duty 10 present 10 you such recon-
mendations as seem 10 me for the best in.
terests Of the people Of the state
The electors of Wisconsin have spoken
in favor OF reform IN conducting the bust
ness Of the state 1t remains for yOu to
see that the will Of the people, az express,
cd, is carried out. short business SEES.
sion, with economy for your watchword,
The passage of as few bills as possible, con-
sistent with the needs Of the state; little
interference with existing good laws; the
repeal Of bad laws, and the amending Of
such rs are defective, will create feeling
Of confidence on the part Of the people
and help TO make prosperous and happy
all OF your constituents. The way TO bring
about a short session is for every member
to do his duty. The principal cause for
long sessions Is delay IN the action Of
committees. a few committees that do
not attend promptly TO business, and al
low bills TO accumulate on their hands
cause the work Of the session to drag, and
hinder those who are willing and anxious
To transact business and adjourn. Tho
presiding officers should keep close watch
on the committees. and not hesitate TO
call attention to those who cause unneces-
sary delay.
Unnecessary ofioos
The pledge that state expenses would be
reduced 10 the point necessary for on ccnn-
omiCal administration of state affairs
should be constantly borne in mind.
During the past lelye years more than
seventy official positions have been created
by express acts of the legislature, and the
reports Of the secretary OF state show that
some two hundred and sixty-hye more per-
sons drew salary from the state treasury
for personal services in 1889 than in 1878
These are facts sufficient in themselves
to justify if not demand. the closest
scrutiny aud investigation, to the end that
unnecessary officials may be dispensed
with, anp Unnecessary expense cut of.
| reCOuunend that this matter together
with all the proposed legislation looking
10 the Curtaillng of the salary list, and
the reduction of expenses, be referred to a
special joint committee of both houses.
appointed for the purpose, in order that
such action in the direction indicated, as
the legislature may take, NAV be well con
sidered wise and effective.
My term Of office as governor has so re.
Gently begun that have as yet been uu-
able 10 fully aequaint myself with this
matter in detail Certain facts, however,
have already come under my observation,
which suggests the necessity Of inyestiyl
ton.
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