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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-26
REMARKABLE GROWTH
Of Salem, 1.-THE Queen City of
the Southwest" in One Wear,

Inc Salem Improvement Company,
the most successful organization of It's
kind in Virginia, had its first sale of lots
December IL, 1889. Since that time the
growth of Salem has been marvellous.
About 400 houses have been built; ST.
100000 spent in buildings and improve
ments; tho population nearly doubled,
and the business of the postoffice 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 tho doubling of the
present population of 1000 in another
year. Among the industries recently
secured are rolling mill from Cincin-
natl. the Clean 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 largo num-
Der Of hands, and tho land companies,
with an aggregate capital stock of
&,000,000, have voted liberal sums
for new industries. A wooden
mill (nearly completely that will
manufacture its goods into clothing,
will employ large number of females.
The early extension of the Baltimore
and Ohio and the Roanoke and Southern
10 oalem VIII mako 1t an important rail-
way center, and hasten it's growth into
large iron, steel and general manufac-
turing and commercial city Salem and
Roanoke, now rapidly growing together,
are destined to be the great industrial
center of Virginia.
Che proximity OF the great Flat Top
coal fields, the cheapness of tho famous
Pocahontas coal and coke, the abundant
supply of iron ore, timber and other
raw materials, mako Salem an advan-
tageous point for manufactures.
Salem is the most attractive town in
Virginia; and it may we'll be proud of
its SUI passingly beautiful location, its
hoalthful climate. its refined society, its
fine churches, it's excellent schools, and
of Roanoke College, one of the leading
institutions in Virginia. Attractive as
place of residence, it now offers un-
usual advantages for manufacturing and
general business. No other town in
Virginia has ever equalled Salem's
record Of progress for the last twelve
menths. The stage of experiment is
passed, and Salem is now firmly estab
lished on solid industrial basis.
The property Of the Salem Improve
mont Company adjoins the old town and
is surrounded by the lands Of other
strong companies. Being inside prop
crty, it will continue to increase il
value. Tho Norfolk and Western anG
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-26
Southwest Virginia Mineral,
Timber, Farm and City Property
Agency.
Principal Office, Roanoke. Virginia.

The undersigned have opened an Of
fec 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, 1891-03-26
THE PorTsTowN PEOPLE
Well Pleased With Salem and
Surroundings.
THE ROANOKE TINES BUREAU,
HOTEL, LUCERNE, SALEM VA,

hOIEla LOCESNfss O<ALEMs v ~.
Geo. b. Lessig and wife, w. S. Ellis
and wife and ID. r. Cofrode and wife, of
Pottstown, Pa, arrived in Salem yester-
day morning and spent the greater part
of the day in driving about the city.
The first two gentlemen, as is we'll
known, arc at the head of the Ellis
& Lessig Steel and Iron Company, of
Pottstown, which Salem has offered
S10c ZOO for, if removed to this place.
Mr.. Cofrode is probably best known in
Southwest Virginia as the builder of
tho Roanoke Machine Works.
Capt. Langhorne and Messrs. Nelson
and Powell, with their handsome teams,
drove the visitors around the city both
morning and afternoon, taking in all
the points of interest. All the visitors
were highly pleased with Salem, the
ladies expressing themselves enthusiast
tically in favor of the Queen City.
The party left for Roanoke in the
afternoon, from where to-day they will
visit visit Radford and Pulaski on the
Norfolk and Western, probably return
ing to Salem Friday afternoon. They
will return to Pottstown Saturday
morning.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-26
For Now Trinl.

The motion for new trial for James
T. Shepherd, convicted of cmbezzlement
was not argued in court by Col. Hans
brough, but the motion was made in
writing and is now in the hands of Judge
Griffin, who has not yet rendered his
decision
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-26
AUCTION SALES.
BY E. o. Young &c Co., Auctioneers,
ola Salem avenue.
GALE OF BUILDING TO BE RE-
~ MOVED.

BY order of owner we will sell at
auction on the premises on Tuesday,
March 23rd, at ~ M, that building for
merly occupied by E. H. Stewart as a
mattress factory and situated corner Of
Robinson and Randolph streets, the
said building to be removed by purchaser
within ten days after sale. This is q
two-story iron building, 5OxS2}6 feet
and about three years old. Term cash.
e. o. YOUNG 81 Co.,
mar21-tf Auctioneers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-26
MINERALS A SPECIALITY

All persons having mineral, farm or
timber lands are requested to list them
with us for sale. The long experience
of our senior, Mr.. J. A. Daily, in mining
and sale of real estate warrant us in as
surfing our 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 attorneys.
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 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 list OF i'm
proved and unimproved property, busi-
ness and dwelling houses in different
sections of the city.
Persons wishing to buy or sell are
respectfully invited to cali on us.
Office, Room 3, Moomaw Building,
Jefferson street.
Refer to First National Bank OF Roa
noke, Virginia.
]. A. DALBY, SONS & co.
nv11-6m3taw
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-26

You must admit q that you are read
ing this one, and O does it not follow
that if We can at o tract your atten-
tion you can pro- - pare an advertise
ment that will have a like effect
upon others =? If - you do not advcr-
tise try it, and if y you are unable to
decide just what O you want or how
to get it up to 0 attract attention,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-26
SALEM ADVERTISEMENTS.

NV or two good white
w BARRIERS. Address box 2S5, Salem,
Virginia. mar24-2t
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
An Odd Time to Make o Speech.

There is a remarkable story Of Dr..
Follen, which Is told thus: DR.. Follen
had been German patriot, and he be-
came q fervent American patriot; for he
valued political liberty as a necessary
condition of the development OF Chris
tanned humanity. And he never
ceased to wonder, during his whole resi-
dence in America, at the want of reli-
gious earnestness In American patriots.
I remember once when he was In Dr.
Channing's pulpit, and was thanking
God for the privileges Of American citi-
zenship, in behalf Of the whole oongre
CATION, he paused and made an address
to the people, to call their attention to
the deep character Of the blessings and
its bearing on their religious privileges,
In order that they might join with him
more fervently than he feared they were
doing, and afterward went on with his
prayer. About this there was at least a
nobility, however remote from ordinary
practice.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
Carfvseas Opinion OF WaAhtnxton

It is worth noting that Carlyle IN his
sweeping assertion made no exception in
behalf Of Emerson, who perhaps bored
him more than he dared acknowledge
with his transcendentalism and illusions
of the cover soul" But one might have
thought that he would have spared
Washington. Far from that, we find
him pleasantly renarking at some grand
dinner to Mr.. Fields "a gentleman who.
both by his writings and from all &C
counts by the charm of his personal
presence, must have done much to re-
move the imputed odium from his
countrymen): "That CRETE mon of yours
George" (''did any one under the sun
ever dream of calling Washington George
beforeY' exclaims Miss milford, who re-
counts the story-"your CRETE mon,
George, was monstrous bore and wants
taking down a few hundred pegs!"-Ex-
chanCH
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
How Some Seeds Travel.

The most curious provision possessed
by seeds for self dissemination Is the
microscopic avn. In the wild cat (avena
fatua), for example, there is attached to
the glumelia "a small, leafy structure
connected with the seed), a spiral avn
covered with humorous fine hairs, and
this avn has the power of expanding
when moist and Of contracting when dry.
Thus the attached seed is constantly
on the move with the changes In the
weather, the hairs clinging to any object
met with, until termination or destruc-
ton puts an end to its motion.
The seed Of barley, too, is provided
with similar avn, which is furnished
with minute teeth that point toward its
apex. The seed, when lying on the
ground, naturally expands with the
moisture of the night and contracts with
the dryneS of the day, but, a. the teeth
prevent its moving toward the point Of
the avn, all motion must be in the d.
rection of the base of the seed, which
win thus travel many feet from the parent
stalk.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the c. untry than all other diseaSes put To-
ge,her, AMI until the last few years was
supposed to be inrurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced it a local
dis, ase, and prescrib. d local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh TO be a cons,i-
lu,ional disease, and therefore rtquirtS con
stitutional treatment. HALLS Catarrh Cure
manufactured by F. ]. Cheney & Co., TO-
edo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
II the MARKET. 1t is take internally il
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoon:ul. 1
acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surta ces OF the system. They cffer oIe
hundred dollars for any case il fails 10 cure
Send for circulars and testimonials
F. J. CHENEY s. CO.,
Toledo, Ohio
eB Sold 10y druggists, IS cents.
JulV Aim
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
What NAV He Patented.

A Urited States patent will be granted
to any person who has invented or dis
covered any new and useful art, machine.
manufacture or improvement thereof,
not known or used by others in this coun-
try, and not patented or described in any
printed publication in this or any other
country before his discovery or invention
thereof, and not in public use nor on sale
for more than two years prior to his ap-
plication. unless the same is proved to
have been abandoned In this connee-
ton the word art" means the process or
method Of producing an old or new result.
If a method of doing anything contains
one or more new steps, the process is
new and pateutable. The word ina
chine" means any device or thing by
means Of which mechanical result may
be produced. such as a pin. a churn or a
locomotive The word "manufacture'
means made up article, such as furni-
ture, clothing. harness and the thousands
of things which are offered for sale.
composition of matter" means che1ni-
cal compound of ingredients, such as
hard rubber, liquid glue, medicine, etc
Patents may also be obtained for de-
signs for manufactures and works of art
for three, seven and ten years.
Trade marks may be registered for any
arbitrary sign or symbol which is not
descriptive; the government fee is TWEEN
ty-five dollars Such marks are the ex
elusive property of the registrar TO,
thirty years, and the time may be ex
tended. A label is any descriptive
tag, print or impression to be placed
upon any article or its case, and it ma,
be registered for twenty-eight years
The government fee for label is si1
dollars; but if it contains any specia
mark or symbol, the Office decides it K
be trade mark" instead of label
Washington Chronicle.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
Change OF Climate

Kills more people than is generally known. Par
ticularly IL this the case in instances where the
constitution Is delica e, and among our immigrant
population seeking new homes in those portions OF
the West, and where malarial and typhoid fevers
prevail at certain seasons of the year. The best
preparative for change Of climate, or Of diet and
water which that change necessitates, is Hostel
ter's Stomach Btters, which not only fortifes the
system against malaria, variable temperature
damp and the facilitating effects OF tropical heat
but 10 also the leading remedy for constipation
dys, epsia, liver complaint, bodily troubles speci
ally apt to attack emfgrants and visitors to regions
near the equator, mariners and tourists: Wnetne.
land miners or Of agricultursts IN newly populated
distncts. this hne specific has ELECTED the most 10
vorab q testimony July dim
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
Legal Expenses Over One Sovereign.

The Textile Mercury calls attention To
recent bankruptcy case in which the
liabilities exceeded G4O,OOO, and there
was an item of G333 for legal expenses
Asked by the official receiver to explain
how this was incurred, the bankrupt
stated that the costs arose in connection
with dispute over sovereign, as to
which he denied his Indebtedness. The
myrmidons of the Law were thereupon
set to work, and after the litigants had
had their fill the gentlemen by act Of
parliament" who had been conducting
the contest presented the debtor with a
bill for G338
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
Cooking In Parts.

It is a curious fact, by the way, that
the French, who cannot cook real beef
steak to the Anglo-Saxon palate, can
convert the horse into q savory dish.
The opportunity for deception puts their
culinary art upon Its mettle, I suppose,
just as if you give them the primest
green turtle out of the West Indies, they
will spoil it in the pot, while from q
calls head, some veal scraps and the
stock kettle they will make you mock
turtle soup to delude any one but Lon
don alderman.-Alfred Trumble in New
York Epoch.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
LEMON ELIXIR.
A Pleasant Lemon Drink.

For biliousness and constipation, take
Lemon Elixir.
For indigestion and foul stomach, take
Lemon Elixir.
For sick and nervous headaches, take
Lemon Elixir.
For sleeplessness and nervousness, TAXI
Lemon Elixir.
For loss of appetite and debility, take
Lemon Elixir.
For levers, chills and Malaria, take Lem
on Elixir.
Dr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir will not fail
you in any of the above named diseases
all Of which arise from torpid or diseased
liver stomach, kidneys or bowels.
Prepared only by DR.. H. MOTLEY, AT
lan,a, Ga,
SOC. and S1.OO per bottle, at druggists.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
WAYSlDE GLEANlNGS.

Crete, Neb, boasts that there is not cat
in the town.
OF Uncle Sans 1850, 900 cotton spindles
$4,000 are In Massachusetts.
In proportion to its population. Australia
is the largest tea consuming country. Eng
land comes next.
., Several mountain peaks in Idaho have
settled from sixteen to twenty-three feet
within few years
After a time sheep may be useful only
for mutton. Wool, the chemists say, can
be made more cheaply from wood fiber than
it can be grown on sheep.
Montana is larger than the empire of
Turkey. Texas is larger than the whole
Austrian empire by 80, 900 square miles, and
New Mexico Is larger than Great Britain
and Ireland together.
The deepest measurements ever taken in
the Atlantic were made by the Challenger
expedition eighty miles north of the Virgin
islands, the depth at that point being g.
$50 feet. or about four and a half miles.
II gentleman takes a gold band from
his finger and places it on the third finger
of q lady's hand while repeating a marriage
ceremony before three or more witnesses,
the ceremony in New York state makes
her his wife.
The bridal veil originated in the custom
Of performing the nuptial ceremony under
q square piece of cloth, held over the bride
and groom to conceal the bushes Of the
former. At the marriage of a widow it
was dispensed with.
1t is estimated that at least $50, QOO, 600 OF
the governments paper money supposed
to be in circulation has been lost or de-
stroyed. BY the sinking Of one vessel of
the Atlantic coast some years ago 81 ,0O0..
600 in greenbacks was lost.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
TIE RAIL AROUND TIE JAIL

DON'T yUu hor yer bead 90 high,
Or youM bust holes IN the eky;
When you walk the big earth tHA
An yer wftskers sweep tho etara
An you I'LL up the hull street,
Whtri the worn roun' with per neek
An refnSe to speak to me-
Guess you don't know who IhA
So you won't say ~hpwdy d."
But I'm Jest ez good ez you:
May hev hess original SIN,
II hatnt no dfmOn pin,
Amt no tine divides q man
From hts fe1bers, understanH;
Amt no me except tho rail
OF the fenOe ArOun' tho 3AH.
Ef I keep outside &he-rGl
OF this fence arouu' tho $E1l
I'm Q great gun, At Ter bang
In the big -Four Hundred gang
An tho pres4dent. unAsrstan',
Is but Jest my hired man;
An I watch an boss vile he
Does the nation chores hex me.
What we're go2n' 10 do hmeby
4UI0 LD6 u1AVCIdo tL3D Wy
Is to mako no din
,Twtxt etchIchaB ear you an me-
One be Jest ez good en- tother,
Both tn hove 'ith ono another
While we keep outside the rail
OF the fence arom" the jail.
You haint got no haDex blood.
An yer made en- the3ame mud:
An yer vittles> haah or stale,
Comes from the same dinner pail
Fhets good no0gh creed fer ne
Thet wu1 Taught In or JQdee;
Men are brothers. good enough:
Men are bruthers; thet,s the etum
AN the time is gntn' to be
Wen wen como to thet idee,
Thet all men outside the rail
OF the fence aroun' the jail,
VIII all mix like gtnral dough,
An loves yeast will make It grow,
An by tibet time Natw,s cake
VIII DO riz enough to bake
IS. w. Fuas TN Yankee R1AkA
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25


Counterfeit money comes into the
hands of the railroad ticket agent more
frequently than anywhere else. But this
official of the great steel highway has to
become IN expert in detecting it, else his
salary would suffer to the amount of
spurious coin which he took in.
The detection or counterfeits seems to
become u sort of second nature with the
ticket seller. To discover q bad piece of
silver is comparatively easy matter,
for it has a greasy feeling and very sell
dom looks like good money. Even if it
possesses these requisites of good coin it
very seldom has the weight Of the gen
uine quarter, half dollar or dollar, and
the lack of weight is percepible by TAX
ing it in the hand.
But to detect a bad bill is not, to the
layman who is not burdened with han
ding thousands Of dollars each day, an
easy task. The expert ticket agent will,
however, when counting stack Of bills
ranging in value from one dollar to fifty
dollars with great rapidity snap them in
both hands one after another and pick
out the counterfeits. seemingly by an
acute sense of touch. Some ticket agents
are marvelously clever in this way. The
method used by the majority in detecting
bad bill is to hold it to the light and
see if it contains parallel silk threads
running horizontally through it. AL gen.
uine bills contain these -A1bany Argus
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
SAVANNAH, GA, March IS, 1889.

SAVANNAH, GA, March IS, 1889
Messrs Ltppnmn Bros
l was suffering with weakness and
general debility, being almost incnpacitated
from attending to my business was
forced to call on DR.. Whitehead for treut-
ment. He at once put me On P. P. p.
(Prickly Ash Poke Root and Potassium).
and after taking two or three bottles my
health improved. and, although suffering
tor some time with general weakness,
debility and caiarrb, am now COM
psratively o we'll man.
E. B. FORKER,
With CornWell q Chapman.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
A Domestic Hero.

Thank heaven, am safer shouted
the boy hero as he ran into the woodshed
pursued by his chum disguised as an
Indian.
"You are, indeed, me boy!" said his
father as he caught him by the slack Of
his trousers and ran him into the house
to take care Of the baby,-Detroit Free
Press
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25

A course of f. P. P. will Danish all bad
feelings and restore your health to perfect
condition. It's curative powers are mar
velous. If :.out of sorts and bad humol
with yourself and the world, take P. P. p
and become healthy and rational.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
Lemon Hot DROPS.

Cures all Coughs, Colds, Horseness, Sore
Throat, Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Hemor
rhage and all throat and lung diseases.
An elegant and reliable preparation.
25 cents at druggists. Prepared only by
DR.. II. Motley, Atlanta, Ga.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25

Notice of Final Discha TgSs

DIV MONTHS AFTER THE DATE Eat, n 81
A. 0 4 Mosaley. late Of Leon a CSass
deceased, shall present. my final scso GuSes
vouchers, to the Honorable County ~ ito to b.
Leon County for approval, ana aSA
discharged from said trust. MosxLsY.
Administrator of Estate OF Ale1ano''
Feb. IL, 1891 6m.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
THE TRAVELLERS HOTEL,
Corner Bay and Cedar Sts..

JACKSONVILLE, = FLA.
A new brick hotel having all the comforts o. ms nc
more extensive houses convenient to al Gs gSr
and landings, especially adapted 70 InA .oe's A.
en- suite, table as good as the best This hote va
built, furnished and operated as Ssy oCa's
Rates are now reduced 70 wv. ~.
day. while the service is better than eVsI 81 A.,
is the only all year hotel and the only suSs
hotel in Jacksonville. All Florida peOpas
are at home there. The omnibus %0''
All trains. Secure rooms by mail or teiegLxpe
BURTON K. EAkkss
Aft Propristef'
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-26

Elder Charles Baird told the West
Presbyterian congregation at the SUM-
day forenoon service that he wants
400 to 500 of them to attend on Tues
day evening week at Central Church
the lecture OF Rev. George 10. Tho mp
son on his recent European Tour"
aud, the admission being free, to carry
each one dollar for the silver and
gold" collection that lie to be taken to
pay off Olivets debt.
Rev. A. N. Keigwln wants large at
tendance at the Christian Endeavor
prayer meeting on Wednesday even
Ing. He preached on Sunday evening
his Synod sermon on Rev. XXI: 5: Be
hold 1 make all things new" which
should be printed In pamphlet and dis
ti1buted among the clergy. Any
church can probably invite him to
deliver 1t.
Charles NJ. Curtis, Attorney-at-Law
and Wilmington's City Solicitor, acted
as lay reader at Emmanuel Church, New
Castle, on Sunday evening.
First Presbyterians's Christian En-
deavor Soeiable, Tuesday evening, s7th
inst.
At Grace, Cleaners Musicale Novem.
Der 10th, Miss Cynthia Baer sings.
The Auxiliary OF the Women's For
elgn Missionary Society OF Grace M. e.
Church will meet Monday night at the
home of the president Mrs. Charles w.
Rowland. There will be exercises and
sociable.
Grace NJ. E. Church is organizing an
Epworth League.