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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-17
ASPHALT'PAvEMENT.

The action of Council Thursday night
in authorizing the advertisement for
bids for constructing 10000 yards of
sheet asphalt pavement should be care
fully studied by the taxpayers and by
councilman themselves. 1t will not do
to be too prccipitate in this matter.
Asphalt pavement is now being laid in
Washington for 50 per square yard. The
price in other cities runs as high as SO
and even S3.25 per square yard.
The principal reason why the United
States Government gets its pavement
laid so cheaply is because Congress was
thoroughly informed on tho subject Of
asphalt. 1t discovered that the output
of Trinidad asphalt was in the hands of
monopoly which set its own prices,
and made, of course, monopoly profits
1t then very wisely told the monopoly
that if it wanted the very desirable
contracts for paving Washington it
would have TO como down TO hard pan
prices, and tho monopoly, knowing the
power of the government to knock it's
monopoly in the head by tariff and
other legislation, very wisely saw the
point and came down. Even at 50 per
square yard the contractors live in
magnificent houses, drive fine horses
and pile up immense fortunes.
Now, Roanoke will get no sheet as
phalt pavement at 81 square yard Not
but what that would be good big price
for that kind of pavement, but because
the monopoly, whose agents are work
ing up the matter, will not make any
such bid.
But if Roanoke could get all the
sheet asphalt pavement it wants at 81 a
square yard, it would be most cxpen-
sive pavement, for many years. In the
first place, there is asphalt and asphalt.
Good asphalt is all right and poor
asphalt is worse than nothing 1t
has taken years for the army
engineer officers, who hayo charge
of paving in the District of Columbia, to
be able to determine whether certain
samples OF asphalt are worthy or worth
less. 1t is difficult subject, and would
require experts and specialists to look
out for the city's interests.
Secondly, 4 sheet asphalt pavement
of proper asphalt. properly laid by proper
people, properly watched, is very
pretty pavement if kept properly clean,
as it is in Washington, where the prin-
cipal streets arc swept every night.
But let that pavement get dirty and
wet and there will be trouble in town.
The TINES woWld not care to keep a
livery stable under such circumstances.
Sheet asphalt wet and muddy becomes
greasy and slippery and smooth shod
horse becomes as helpless on it as a
pig on ice.
Now these are merely few of tho
surface objections to sheet asphalt.
The TIMES has all the documents and
figures necessary to back up its state
ments, and proposes to take up various
other phases of the subject day by day.
1t is necessary that full information be
given the public, and TIE TINES is
going to give it.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-17

THE name of the new superb ntendent
of motive power is pronounced "Sool."
In the South and generally Soule is pro-
nounced is if spelled "Soolay," IN New
England it is as if spelled ''Sole.' But
every man has right to his own way.
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Roanoke, Virginia.
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THE TIMES desires special correspond.
entS In every town in SouthWes" Virginia
and the Shenandoah Valley
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-17

For all information, maps, reference books,
pamphlets. etc, descriptive OF the wonderful
mineral and agricultural resources OF tho
States OF Virginia and West Virginia. apply to
agents OF the Norfolk and Western Railroad,
No 290 Washington street. Boston; No. BOB
broadway, New York; No. 1888 Pennsylvania
avenue Washington ID. c.; No. 81 East State
street, Columbus, Ohio, or General Office, Roa-
nokc, Va. may3:1m
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There il only one way to cure deafness.
aud that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dltion of the mucous Inning OF the Eus-
tachiau Tube. When this tube gets
Unframed yon have rumbllng sound or
imperfect hearing, and when II -
entirely closed, deafness is the result,
and unless the Inflammation can lie
taken out and this tube restored 10 its
normal condition, hearing will he des-
tr0yed forever; nine cases out OF ten are
caused by catarrh, which Is nothing
but an lnfiamed Condition OF the
mucous surfaces.
We will gave One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness tcaused by
catarrhl that we cannot cure 10y taking
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars,
free.
FL. CHENNEY. &CO., Toledo. o.
Sold 10y druggists, 70 cents.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

A couple of mild. docile and totally
inoffensive Saps who have done MOTH
ing more wicked than to wheel little
children about the parks in go-carts, to
their own profit and the infinite de-
light Of the youngsters. must suffer ig-
pominious expulsion from the country
because they left Yokohama with the
assurance Of getting . Job on their ar
rival here. The hordes of Malta ex-
perts. vendetta assasslns, Clan-na-tsael
and kindred gentry who contracted tn
do no labor heYeaboutA for the reason
that ID IL their cardinal principle to live
without working at all. are permitted
To remain the guests Of Uncle sam and
enjoy his hospitality without question.
The law that makes euch . state OF
things possible must have something
radically wrong about it.--Chicsgo
Journal.
Irish Papers are complaining that
Parneil's marriage to Mrs. O'Shea came
loo late To do any good. This 10 fair
example of Irish inapetuosity. Why
can't they wait q year and seef We've
walted siv years on Cleveland.-P Peoria
Transcript.
A glance at the long list Of murders
committed in Michigan during the past
few vesrs, and which seem constantly
increasing. does not strengthen public
sentiment IN the security OF human
life. Perhaps IL ~ much time and
labor were expended in the invesslaa-
ton of the crime Of murder and means
FOR .ss shoiitson a. u giten ~ tsrst ~
NE aboistioa Of eapstal punIsanseut, ~
sfs..xkt vss,4 s.sxs.a no~ led re thai wrsi IA
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

The Democrat was delivered of the
following yesterday: "In spite of the
fact that the Prince of Wales was &C.
companied by his wife on the occasion
of the royal ride yesterday, the drunken
mob on the streets insulted him. The
Prince is not 3 model man, and decent
English people have sufficient ground
for a lack of respect and kindly feeling
toward him. But yesterdays demon.
stration was coarse, brutal insult. the
result of which cannot fail to be . re-
action in his favor. Drunken rowdies
are not the spokes men or representa-
tives of English character and senti-
ment. And when debauched loafers
descend to the meanness Of exposing
their scoundrelly propensities IN the
presence of lady the depths of brutal
degradation have been reached" All
of which comes with ponderous force
just at present-like The impact Of q
military phalanx, as it were.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

Simply apply "SwAYNE's OINTMENT.
No internal medicine required. Cures
letter, eczema. itch, all eruptions On
the face, hands, nose, etc., leaving the
skin clear. white and healthy. Its
great healing and curative powers are
possessed by no other remedy. Ask
your druggists for SwAYNE's ONT
NENrn -
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

THE circular of an ocean steamship
company recently Issued announces as
au attraction that . stateroom on one
OF its steamers plying between New
York and Liverpool may be had for the
reasonable sum Of $500 out, and. of
course, $500 back. II it were not for
the great rush of editors for this oppor-
tunity, NO should accept the PROPOSE
tiou for . summer vacation.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

Morley, they call MIN Carload" but
he 10 selling mediums grsdes, beaeii'ai
and pew N design. for the HAWKS uf-
niture Company. Of Goshen. and Inc
Hastings Furniture Company. BY the
wagon had just al present. shas. A.
Brown, who IS on the sixth noor Oh this
building. nnds many admirers sed
good number Of buyers for me line
of OAK dining tables and mahogany
sideboards which were made III Boston.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

The field 10 now pretty well hlied
and this week devices and arguments
will be .esofted to catch the trade. Ia
a word, all who are interested VIII
commence TO hustle and they will he
attending to business IN a lively and no
uncertain manner until early IN Au-
fffSl
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

There are. some points OF similarity
between the veroics IN the case Of
"Frenehy" and hat in the Croain case
In both cases. the killing Was premed-
itated, cold blooied and diAholical. IL
the parties charged with the offense
committed any crime. IL vas murder IN
the tiFst degree. There was no possible
view that could be taken of either or
Tense, which would reduce It's degree
below that. And yet in each case the
jury found verdict Of murder in the
second degree. Why! In the Cronin
care il was clearly . compromise. and
IN the "shakespeAre" case il was viz
tual confession Of doubt a. to the guilt
of the accused. So the jury found
"Frenchy" guilty enough to be I'M
pnsoned for life. bat not guilty enough
10 die with an electrical smiie upon his
lips.
The Brooklyn Times comments very
severely upon the case. In speaking Of
the evidence upon which "Frenchy"
was convicted II says: There Was alb
sClutely no evidence against the pris-
oner except the absurd evidence of the
Philadelphia scientist who boasts that
he has conducted $4,000 post mortem
examinstions-one every week day
nnce 1877. II stands TO reason that q
man who has worked so hard in the in-
terests Of justice during the past forty
| four years can have had but little
time for scientific research, and the
ease with which he detected corn beef,
cabbage, pickles and intestinal fiuid in
the sodden dirt under the Arabs nails
seems almost incredible" With this
comment on the means the jury had to
come to its conclusion, tho TimsS then
pays this compliment to the jury's work;
1T will be hard 20 convince the public
that this friendless vsgrant has not been
sacrificed to the vanity of Inspector
Byrnes. The inspector boasted that
such crimes as those that have made
the London Ripper 90 infamous
could not occur in New York without
detection. Such crime occurred in New
York. and not all the boasted detective
skill of the New York police has availed
toidentify the man who was seen last and
seen by half dozen people, in the COM
pany OF the victim. But the jury and
the public were asked to believe that
this unknown man quietly and unob.
served left the hotel, that afterwards
the Arab left his own room, entered
that IN which the unfortunate woman
remained-not knowing, presumably,
who or how many were there-and
without exciting disturbance committed
the CHASTITY crime. The jury seems to
have made heroic effort to believe
this strange story but the public don't"
There is httle doubt that the jury, ~ in
the Croiin case, stultified itself in the
form of the verdict. If "Frenchy"
corAmitted the crime, he richly merited
the death penalty; If he did not commit
the crime that Was proven-a cold
blooded murder-he did not commit,
any and he should at least have had
the benefit of the doubt which plainly
existed in the minds OF the jurors.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

Gc,znsxoR wrSASs vetoed the PROPOSE
hon 10 repubiish the work, Michigan
anil It's Resources" for it's too good .
Republican eampaisn document. Michi-
gan never had any resources unde
Democratic rule.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

saYs the Peoria Transcript: "Sena-
cor Es.>c wants the Ohio Democracy to
organize clubs if they expect to DO VIC
tosious 1T the fall elections Still. it is
worthy Of remark that Mr.. Brice was
not elected in that way" Quite true;
diaesonds were trumps when he won.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

THE Democracy Of Ohio seems TO be
unanimous in crying "seek HIM" to
Campbell. but he holds back, slightly
fearful OF Mckinley. us Republic
can cyclone now.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

TEE highly delighted scientists now
call IL "electrothanasis." and they tell
how the four victims died with smiles
upon their lips "like flowers ct Get of
.nnv
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

s,xeu Jerry Ru<k sos the weather
Bureau in nss Agricultural Department.
IA has been Masking arrangements for
s,ns harvest weather.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

THE Louisville Courier-Jourual asks:
sCan Lying Be Justified p And its
free-trsde Democratic contemporaries
respond Eyes. II il viii Kill the sin-plate
industry"
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum. fever
sores. letter, chapped hands, chilblaIns,
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
It's guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Price % cents
per box. For sale by Peck Bros, drug
rlsts. ocrner Monroe and Divsion.sts.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

SAID optimistic Henry watterson to
The students Of the university Of vir-
Rinia: sOur country 10 not getting
wore; il y getting better. and We are
masters of the greatest country on the
globe. We have the most perfect form
Of government on the globe. We have
nothing from without to fear, and
within We have but two great dangers
the taste for money and the devil of
party spirit" And he might have
added that the clearest demonstration
of the danger of "the devil of party
spirit came when secession ran riot in
the South and nearly destroyed "the
most perfect form of government on
the globe" But Henry wasn't lectur-
ing on history
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

Wffr those who are able 70 take .
breath OF cool lake atmosphere. take
an extra Whit or two for those who
cannot enjoy the same blessing.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12
For over Fifty Years

Mas WIxsrow's SOOTHING SyRuP has been used
Tor children teething. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums. allayS all pain. cures wind
collie. and Is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
Twenty-Five cents n bottle.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

Fea secret execution the last cleo
trical one in New York vas . msgnii-
emf success. Women couldn't have
Kent the secrets better.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

For t.lfiousoess. SEX headache. isdl-
eeet.os ard eonsnratlou. shers - no
remedy e.1nsi - pf. Piefte's Little rsi-
ists. Purely vegetable. One dose.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

xhe Valley City viii soon have the
Aonos Of snteFtaing number Of distis-
gulshed guests. and it, citizens are GER
enlniy interested in making their So
1ourn here = fed-lstter day for both
eSests and host. We refer to the visit
q Merriam Post. G. A. r., of Meriden,
Conn.,, which will be made Immediately
after the National encampmsns at De-
FOL & The members Of Merriam Post
VIII leave Detroit on the afternoon Of
August u arriving here at 5 o'clock.
ne "Trip to DO made In . special coach
placed ~ the disposal of the Post BY
General Passenger Agent DeHaven.
This Post 10 composed Of some of the
foremost citizens Of Connecticut, and
they are coming here especially to see
and learn something Of that city Of
Grand Rapids, Of whose enterprise and
beauty they have heard 90 much. They
want 70 learn by actual observation Of
those factories and industries, whose
products have carried the name and
fame OF Grand Rapids to the four quar-
ters Of the earth.
And now comes up the question,
How shall these distinguished visitors
- entertained? There is but one
answer. Right royalty. No citizen Of
this beautiful and thrifty city would
ossent 10 anything less. Our honor is
at stake and will not be furnished. The
9. A. X. posts OF this city have made
preliminary arrangements by the sp-
polntment Of citizen committees, to
whom viii be entrusted the perfection
and execution OF plans to entertain the
Guests- The Committee on Finance has
IN important duty to discharge, and
not usually an easy one. But it should
b made easy BY the readiness with
which the citizens viii respond to their
solicitations for contributions. Let our
substantial citizens come up manfully
and promptly with their offerings and
the entertainment given 10 Merriam
Post will be cited ever afterward as
ne plus ultra precedent for similar oc-
eaalon6
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

SAYS the Chicago Journal: "The
Christian Endeavor people and the Ma
tional Editorial Association meet IN
Minneapolis at the same time. They
are not the same body, though, as
nigh. be supposed. The Christian en-
deavor of the editors is the more con-
,inuous and systematic" And the
"eudesvor" is al far a. some of it gets.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

LAWYER Donaldson wants to be police
justice. and his candidacy has been an
nounced in the Sunday Sun. Very
appropriate.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12
Buckien's Arnlca. saive.

Peckham's Group Remedy cures
whooping cough. :.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT.
Great Reductions in Wash Fabrics

1000 yards fine figured Vienna Tissues =
at Sc, reduced from 12sc
$50 pieces fine Sateens reduced
from zoe. Ia 12,sc.
1c5 pieces fine Sateens, choice
patterns, at 1Jc.
Our entire line Of fine Domestic Dress
Ginghams at Zoe. per yard.
A large assortment of fine French
Ginghams choice patterns, re-
duced from SOC. to SOC. per yard
One lot Of fine French Ginghams
reduced from 3Jc. To 2yec.
Our entire line Of yard wide Wexford and
Madras Cloth reduced from 20c. TO 15c.
z cases check Bingham
at sc per yard
Our entire line Of Calicoes for
this week at &c. per yard.
SPRING & COMPANY.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

A combination of Eastern firms has
taken possession of the Biodgett buid-
ing on Dltswa-st.. and they are we'll
and faithfully represented by num-
Der of pleasant and courteous gensie-
men. r A. Moore. who is on the
fourth tloor, il acting for Hayden 4
Crouch. Of Rochester. n. ", who have
an exhibition of fancy chairs Mr..
Moore ststes that business - very good,
much better than last July. No one
has fingered ia the presence Of the
fosand. yet gracefully pro1ortlaned,
Frank G. Neleh, vii forget him. lie
"a on tina fourth hoof also. aud hss con.
troll Of . superb snd unique display 81
ouys and bfass tables and Isaspa fer
Macke 4 nflBkman. Of Philadelphia.
A. l. Fulieu shows . large as<os l
nsent % dsnsna toans iafnstafe TO-
AeIissb. hyiisld a -. +. j.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

The designs OF the Princess Dressing
Case Company, which are shown at l0l
Ottawa-st., come in for good share OF
attention from visitors to this market.
This dressing case is noveIty which
speaks for ard sells itself on sight.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

Our entire line Of Calicoes for
this week at &c. per yard.
mr.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

/. The Grand Rapids School Furniture
Company are soliciting the trade to IN
spect their roll curtain desks, which
must make competition uneasy, when
the question of price is concerned. IL
is indeed feature that m ust attract
for its usefulness and cheapness.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

The Gum Folding Bed Company are
beselged with dealers and commission
men who who want to secure territory
for what is certainly an ingenious, COM
Portable, convenient and clean conlbi-
nation. Elliott & Congle, of New
York, who are courteously represented
by "Dick" Elliott and G. Summers Ill
the Gilbert building, corner of Monroe
and Spring-sts., have certainly obtain.
ed prize in securing the New York
and Brooklyn territory for this bed.
They have also fine display of rock
ers and medium priced chamber suits
aud sideboards, winch have been sent
here BY outside firms.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-12

Light colored woods are becoming
expensive and probably for the reason
that nearly every furniture factory is
increasing the demand for 1t. The New
England Furniture Company, of this
city, are offering some beautiful speci-
mens of oak chamber SUITS, chiffon
iercs, sideboards, writing desks and fold
ing beds, which are made in Sixteenth
century, old English and antique styles.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-07-09

Ia one respect, at least, the Swedish
and Norwegian railroad between Lulea on
the Gull OF Bothnia and Lp6odsn on the
shores OF the North Sea is the most re,
marksble engineering achievement OF ihs
present century. II has the unique dis
tinction OF bsius the only rail-
road in the world situated wholly or par
TALLY within the Arctic Circle, II being
some 1900 miles further north than any
railroad ia Cansds. An interesting ne
teoroloeicsl fact stated Is in relstion TO
this boreal railway. viz: That snow falls
much less frequently along the lioe and
10 far less quantities than at points on 9TH
er roads 1000 10 200O miles further south
the darkDoss OF the long winter nights be-
;ne partly compensated by the light OF the
aurora The object 10 view 10 conducting
this North pole through line is to tap the
enormous deposits OF iroo IN tbs CALI
vars Mountains. the exhaustion Of the ore
10 the Bilbos field making II absolutely
becssssry that the iron workers hnda new
locality II the magnetic pole itfelf ba' t.
be- undermined 20 ge, at The precious
mintrsl
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-07-09
ltWs. Powder.

one Fourth OF July. in Plustown, the
boys were firing the anvil 81 intervals ran
short OF powder aud started around town
to solicit money to buy some more When
they came to Upele Billy Smith. sitting
on the drug store steps and telling how
his grandfather helped whip the British 10
revolutionary days, the old man broke oil
his story aud said.
Boys. up'ards Of two years ago ped.
dler iefi a keg OF sunthiu' In my cooper
shop over thar. II may be 'lAsses or vine
gar. an It may be gunpowder. ! laintsny
wise sar,in what she is, but you'll find II
in the corner to the right Is you enter the
back door. Might knock in the head and
see what's in IT.
Three or four Of the boys started for the
shop while he went on with his yarn. Ten
minutes had passed, and he WAS giving the
red coats fits st Lundy's Lane, when there
came a trem ble-s Grassland the cooper
shop seemed to be lifted bodily tifty feet
into the air. All the men on tho steps
we're rolled Of. but Uncle Billy WAS one OF
the frst up. Looking across at the heap
OF debris on FIRE 10 dozen places he wsv
ed his bend and exclaimed.
I'll be gosh burned il it wasn't gunipow
der arter ALI