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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
MADE THE HEAVENS LEAK.
Uncle Jerry Rusk's Rain-CompelIer Seems
to Work in Texss-A Heavy Rainfall
Follows Ten Hours After Several
Bombs Were Exploded.

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. ia special
from Midland, Tex, to the Dallas
News says that the rainfall expedition
from the United States Department Of
Agriculture reached Midland OF We'd
nesday and have so far made two sue
cessful experiments. The News report
er interviewed one of the party to-day,
who said:
Saturday and Monday last part Of
the rain-making apparatus only was
set up and the preliminary trial made
simply to test the efficiency of the spe-
cial blasting powder which is being
manufactured at the grounds from ma
terial brought with US. Several bombs
were exploded by means of electrical
dynamos. Although this powder is very
powerful, we were by no means conf
dent that the explosion would have any
practical effect upon the meteorological
conditions. However, about ten hours
after the explosion clouds gathered and
heavy rain fell, extending many
miles.
1--WE do not think the explosions ac-
tually produced the storm, as they were
not on large enough scale, but they
were undoubtedly instrumental in pre-
cipitating the moisture which the
clouds brought to that locality and
greatly increased the intensity Of the
storm and the quantity of the rainfall,
which was greatest in the immediate
vicinity in the place of operation. We
will continue cautiously to make tests
as to the density of the atmosphere in
this particular locality, so that our
bombs may be adopted to rneet every
possible condition, and when we have
sufficiently satisfied ourselves upon
these similar points the decisive exper-
iment will be made. This will lot
occur for several days."
The News reporter did not witness
tie experiments referred to above, but
can testify to the rain falling in Mid
lay, over twenty miles from the spot OF
operations, the first good rain for sew
eral months.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
HIS HEAD WAS a GOLD MINE.
Goldsmith Carried Off Dust In lis Hair

New YORK, July 30.-A man with a
veritable gold mine in his hair was ar
rested here to-day. He is Moses Israel
sky, a goldsmith, recently from Rus
sia. He worked for Eden Hayden a
local goldsmith.
Shortly sitter Moses made his debut
in Hayden's shop the proprietor began
to miss about half his gold dust. Then
the man from Russia was watched.
Every day he turned up at the shop
with bis long curly hair neatly oiled,
as if he was going to charity ball.
After getting his fingers covered with
gold-dust, Moses would carelessly run
his hand through his hair. The pre-
cious metal would stick. At night the
cunning Jews head would sparkle
with the yellow dust. He would care
fully wash it of, at night and re-
peat his operation next day. Hun
dreds of dollars worth Of gold was
thus carried off.
He is now in the Tonbs in default
of bail.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20

figures, being thought OF, he has readily
announced what it or they were, calling
them out singly or in combination,
fas desired. For instance, suppose that
the figures 5. 8, and S were separately
thought of. Then these were promptly
told out, one by one, and announced
singly as thought Of; or suppose, again,
these were thought of as 53S, then this
number, or 53S, would be told. Some
time ago, knowing that he did not
understand Latin. improvised short
Latin senteDce-est mihi voluntas ut
legis mean mentem'-and asked him
to tell me what it was. This was made
out slowly, but quite accurately, the
words being spelled out, letter by letter.
1t is proper to say, too, that these were
called out at once, without going over
the alphabet and getting at them in
this way, one by one, on the order of
table rapping.' Nothing was said,
really, more then to call out the letters
in their proper order.
"Without mentioning other feats Of
this young man the question next
occurs: Upon what other ground can
we explain this telling of figures and
calling out Latin than upon the silent
impress of mind upon mind? This is
the explanation, in fact, that young
Taylor gives of his mind reading,' as
it is called; or that he only interprets
every thing by impression. He knows
nothing ofmuscle reading, feels nothing
of the sort, sees nothing, hears nothing,
is not aware .en cf any particular
exaltation of tie perception, but simply
finds certain thoughts or wishes of
another impressed on him. His great
difficulty, he says, is to get correct
impression from some who either lack
concentration of mind or allow the too
frequent intrusion of other thoughts
into it. For good effect impressions
must be forcible and sharp cut, and
the mind must be kept steadily and as
exclusively as possible on the subject.
He thinks the hand acts only as con-
ductor Of impression, and regards it
indispensable for that purpose, as the
current of impression is transmitted in
this way, without which he could tell
nothing. In conclusion, I may add
that in his performances there is usually
considerable disturbance of bis physical
being. His respiration often becomes
slow and labored, pulse usually goes up
from ten to twenty beats above normal
to the minute, there is heavy signing at
times, and sometimes 80 much eXhaus-
ton as to necessitate temporary rest"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
SENATOR CARLISLE's VIEWS.
He Fears no Great Injury to the Democrats
from the Farmers' Alliance.

NAERAGANsETT PIER, August IL
Senator Carlilse, who is here with
Senators Aldrich, Harris, and Allison,
as member of the Senate Sub-Com-
mittee on Finance, in discussing the po-
litical situation yesterday, said:
''The Farmers Alliance is a gradual
atrophy, marasmus which indicates
that the organization will not, in all
probability, be serious factor in the
election next year. I can see no danger
to Democratic success from the Alli-
ance. The only States that it can by
any probable chance carry are Kansas,
and perhaps Nebraska and Colorado.
The Democracy will lose nothing. The
movement in the South is substantially
unit in course already. The spectre
which confronts the white man in the
Southern States is a shadow of negro
supremacy. Rather than have the negro
domination, the whites will bury polit-
cal differences and unite at the polls in
order to prevent that which they regard
as a greater evil. I do not quite under
stand the Alliance movement in Ohio.
The democratic candidate may not be
helped by the third ticket, butbetween
now and election day difficulties 1aay
be smoothed over. If the Republicans
nominate Harrison, and the Democrats
Cleveland, both anti-free coinage, the
third party would then probably have
ticket of its own, losses would
generally be greater to the Demo-
cratS.'
Speaking of the probable candidates
for the Presidency in 1892, Mr.. Carlisle
said:
"The Republicans will nominate
affected by the melon revival, in conse-
quence Of the impossibility of getting
any service done by the colore6 sisters,
that some of them do not hesitate to
speak impatiently of the whole busi-
ness and to declare that those who get
the most religion also collar the most
melons from the white mans patch
and now and then sister who has seen
many melon revivels and is thus pre-.
pared to take conservative -iew ofthe
situation replies: "Well, I'spects that's
So" All of the white residents are
looking forward somewhat impatiently
to the closing af the melon season and
the synchronoas completion of the re-
ligious work, not because they mind
the loss ofa few melons, but because
they greatly need the services Of thos.
who at al times, barring this period Of
annual occurrence, are fsitbaSs. s ss1d ifsSs Z !
ued servants. ss'''.'ssRaa'
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20

owner desires to place a mortgage on IT,
Then where do these S4O,000,000 moi,
CAGES come from: 7 do not know, bu'
tn cy are certainly not on the farms OF
the district. If a man desires to specu-
late and buys more land than he can
pay sor that is his misfortune and ne
must stand it. Certainly this class ol
farmers should not be credited with
doing all the losing business.
"Yes, I consider the Texas farmers to
be in very good shape all round. Two
years ago they made splendid crops and
received good prices for them. Last
year crops were good also, and if they
are not prepared to stand a little loss
now they never will be.
This is he way I look at it: The
cotton crop is large, but there is nc
over-production, for the worlds COZ
sumption of cotton is also very large.
Prices are low, not because of anything
with which cotton has to do, but SIM
ply because the worlds business has
been stagnated by the vast financial
difficulties we have gone through. The
wheat supply Of Europe is short, while
we are making the largest crop ever
produced in America. This wheat
movement is certain to produce revival
of speculation and business, and this
last may produce an active demand for
cotton. Low prices are rapidly reduc-
ing stocks by removing all the undesir-
able grades of cotton, and in a month
or two the history of 1879 may be re-
peated and cotton advance SIS or $50 a
bale. I don't say that it will, mind
that, but l do say that it may. Sup
pose our wheat crop hod failed, also, or
that Europe had made good crop,
also, and did not need any Of ours
Where would we have been then? You
see things are not quite so bad as they
might have been.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
Lecture Oh Fools. Admit One.

4 gentleman who lectured on fools,
printed bis tickets as above. Sugges-
tive, certainly, and even sarcastic.
What fools are they who suffer the IN
roads of disease when they might be
cured. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery is sold under a positive guar
antee of its benefiting or curing in every
case of Liver and Lung disease, or
money paid for it will be cheerfully re-
funded. In all blood taints and impu-
rites of whatever name or.nature, it is
most positive in its curative effects:
Pimple, Blotches, Eruptions, and all
Skin and Scalp diseases, are radically
cured by this wonderful medicine.
Scrofulous disease may affect the
glandi, causing swellings or tumoEs; the
bones, causing "Fever sores" )" white
swellings," "Hip.joint Disease; or the
tissues Of the lungs, causing Pulmonary
Consumption. Whatever its nantes
tations may be, Golden Medical Dis
coyery" cures it. -
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
GORMAN IS THEIR MAN.
The Farmers Alliance, Of Maryland, Is
Friendly to the Democrats Great
Leader.

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 13.-The
Farmers State Alliance adjourned sine
die.
The final act of the convention be-
fore the adjournment was declaration,
which was put in the form of a resolu-
ton, that the Farmers Alliance, Of the
State of Maryland, is in no way antag-
onistic to United States Senator Cor
man, and that any publication that the
farmers were inimical to, or in opposi-
ton to the distinguished senior senator
of the state, was without warrant, and
had no foundation in fact.
The speeches made in presenting the
resolution, and before its adoption,
went to show that the Farmers Alli-
ance was not only not hostile to Sena-
tor German, but was very much in alli-
ance both with himself and his princi-
Piles.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
The Cow Was Drunk.
From the Los Angeles Progress

From the Los Angeles Progress.J
Some days ago one Of our country
men, who lives at Pasadena, was aston
ished to see one Of his best COWS lying
apparently dying in front Of the barn.
The animal lay there inert, with
open eyes. The man called a veterina-
ry surgeon, who could diagnose the
case, and a butcher was sent for to bleed
the animal.
He was some time in arriving, and
when he did come the COW was found
eating at haystack, but with legs a
little uncertain.
An investigation followed, and it was
found that the cow had eaten copiously
of the refuse ata neigbboring winery:
This stuff, composed ofgrape skins and
stems, bad fermented and induced a
state of intoxication.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
Grain Produce.

It is estimated that there will be an
excess oss 2O,OOO,OOO bushels over last
wear. Thsswill make total Of 7O,0M,-
600. An os has been issued from
Northern hsasss to officers OF
the Northern perfect all
equipments and cass le Y, ,0oo,-
0O bushels more tia aa tan
died last year, which aggre9 oO,--
0e1. Other roads figure on
tionate inci ease, and the NON
Pacifie>peopie say their percen "a
increase u If exceed this.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
Swallowed a Silver Dollar.
From the Chicaro Tribune. |

From the Chicago Tribune
FINDLAY, o., Aug. 3.-John Doland
ard several companions were flliping
silver dollars in the air and catching
them in their mouths at Custer, Wood
County, yesterday, when one of the
dollars slipped down Doland's throat.
1t is now lodged in his stomach, where
he says be can plainly feel it. He was
in this city to-day consulting physi-
clan regarding his peculiar predica-
ment.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
Kansas Wheat Crop.

The Kansas State Farmers Alliance
has completed arrangements by which
it will handle three-quarters of the
Kansas wheat crop Of 5O,G00,00O bush
els.
Arrangements have been made to
store half of the crop in the big eleva-
tors in Kansas City, Chicago, St. Paul,
Cincinnati, Baltimore and other large
cities for an indefinite period, or until
the owners desire to sell.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
Gpe for Mathematical Sharps.
GIrtica Morning Herald.

Utica Morning HeraId.J
TH elve oranges grown at De Land,
Fla. completely filled peck measure.
Now can any one in last terms geom-
Eettss class figure out the average diane
rof those oranges?
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
Maybe It's Because They Don't Know Him.

From the Troy Northern Budget.]
Jerry Simpson wants to know why
the railroads carry hog from Chicago
to New York for So and charge him
SIG.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
Aver'S Hair Eiuor reStoraS co'

Ayers Hair Eigor restores color ard
vitality to weak and gray hair. Throug b
its healing and cleansing qualities, IT
prevents the accumulation Of dandruH
and cures all scalp diseases. The best
hair dressing ever made, and by far the
most economical.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20
THE ESCORTED GIRL.
She IS III Interesting Creature and You
Like Her Ways.

From the Boston Home Journal.l
These are the days when the es-
corted girl is prevalent. You can tell
her at glance. The girl whose brothers
are accustomed to take her about has
an air of good fellowship which is un-
mistakable. She is as much at home
when being taken for ride in an open
street car by said brothers, or when ac-
cepting or sharing a theatre treat, as if
she were boy, or the brothers were
girl friends. But the escorted girl is
a study which is most amusing. She
is of many kinds, but the general air
of being escorted is alike in all varie-
ties.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20

You meet her in the street. There is
a self-consciousness about her which
attracts your attention at once to the
fact thatshe is accompanied by young
man, for there is nothing which holds
its italicizing so long as this. You see
her in the open cars bound for a ride,
and bearing all over herself the i'm
print of having been invited. You
watch her at the play. 1t is almost as
interesting as the play itself especially
if the play is an old one. And no.
where do you see more of her than at
church, especially at the vespers.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20

All women do not of course belong to
that class. The escorted girl has the
conscious air of having just discovered
that she is desirable, but not having
yet learned for Gel tainty that she is
worth while. She has the conscious
ness of suspecting that man is her nat
ural prey, but Of not being certain that
she will get the chance to devour him.
She enjoys the sensations of being de-
sired without the full knowledge that
the desire will grow by what it feeds
Oh. She feels her power, but does not
quite know how to use it. She tries it.,
but with a slightly timid manner. She
has not yet gained confidence. There
is usually an open attempt to please in
her manner which draws marked at
tention to her It is while she is in
this state that she gives away more OF
her real nature than she ever does later.
And it is while she is in this frame Of
mind that she comes under the head
of the sort of girl l have been noting
lately, and for lack Of a better classi-
fcation have dubbed "the escorted
girl"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
Happy HOOsiers.

VIM. Timmons, Postmaster of Ida
vile, Ind, writes: Electric Bitters
has done more for me than all other
medicines combined, for that bad feel
ing arising from Kidney and Liver
trouble" John Leslie. farmer and
stocIman, of same place, says: "Find
Electric Bittcrs to be tho best Kidney
and Liver medicine, made me feel like
a new man." j. w. Gardner, hardware
merchant, same town, says: "Elcctrc
Bitters is just the thing for man who
is all run down and don't care whether
he lives or dies; he found new strength,
good appetite and felt just like he had a
new lease on life" Only soc. Il bottle,
at Budwell, Christian IL Barbces drug
store. tn, til, Sa
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, s25, 900, 600.
OFFICERS:
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINI

PREsIDENT-GEN. FITZHUGH LEE
Ex-Governor of Virginia.
lsr VIcE-PREsIDENT = PEYTON L.
TERRY, President Roanoke Trust
Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
I'd VICE PRESIDENTS. w. JAMESON,
Secretary and treasurer Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
SEcKETARY-JOH OFT, late Cashier
City Bank of Richmond.
TREASURER. C. DAVENPORT, Cash.
Ter Commercial National Bank, Roa.
noke, Va.
GENERAL CoUNsEL--H Hon. c. A. Nc.
HUGH, Counsellor-at-Law, late Of
Charleston, S. C.
GENERAL MANAGER OF AGENcIEs-D
b. JESSE, late of Lexington, KY.
GENERAL TRUsTEE-uoN. HENRY S.
TROUT, President First National
Bank, Roanoke. Va.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY = Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
Tho Chinnman's Nose,

Among tho swcltcring millions of
China the mother carries her infant In
kind of n bag or pannier on her back,
and not, as in other countries, with the
face turned outward, but, as probably
we ought to expect in China, where
everything seems to go and come by the
rule of contrarics, with the face turned
inward. The result of that is that the
baby's nose is pressed against it's
mothers back, whence, as has been
evolved IN the course of agcs, tho pc
culiarly flattened or blunted nose char.
acteristic Of the Chinaman., ----' - -
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
Guaranteed Cure for La Grippe.

We authorize our advertised drug.
gist to sell you DR.. Kings New Dscov-
cry for consumption, coughs and colds,
upon this condition. II you ere afflicted
with Ia grippe and will use this remedy
according to directions, giving it fair
trial, and experience no benefit, you
may return the bottle and have your
money refunded. We make this offer,
because of the wonderful success Of
Dir. Kings New Discovery during last
seasons cpider::t. Have heard of no
case in which it failed. Try it, Trial
bottles free at Budwcll 81 Christians
drug store. Large size SOC. and 81.
Old papers for sale at The Times Office
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
1. INSTALLMENT STOCK.

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.-S50 per share (par value, 5000,
yielding dividend, payable semi-an-
nually, January 1, and July 1, of por
cent. per annum, which is duly RENTED
by check to the shareholder.
3. The stock is expected to mature in
scvcn years from date of each series re-
spcctively, the same being issued
monthly.
4. There is no investment anywhere
safer or more profitable 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 basis
not exceeding so per cent. OF it's value,
as ascertaincd by appraisers who are
themselves stockholders OF the Associ-
alton, whilo the debt of tho mombor
borrowing is being curtailcd every
month Of it's existence, it is difficult to
conceive of a safer Investment than it's
stock affords to the prudent investor.
Apply at Homo Office, 10 Jefferson
street, or to
JAMES r. TERRY, or to SIMMONS,
CARPENTER & TINSLEY, Roanoke,
Va. apr1p-1y
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
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,
So, 500.
Twenty-Five feet on Robinson street
near Roanoke and Southern depot at a
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, 81 500.
House and lot corner Jefferson and
4th ave. n. W., cheap. ''see this"
25 feet on Commonwealth ave. next to
Bee Hive, e5 per cent off If sold at once.
$1,000 will buy Salem ave- lot 5Ox2OO,
between 9TH and 6th streets.
13C feet within one block Of R. & S.
depot SIS per front footcimproved.
Ask us to show YOU our houses on the
installmcnt plan, 5000 cash. balance easy
Will give some party with So, 500
chance to double his money in six
months in business property in New
Town.
The above is only a partial list of the
many bargains we are now Offering.
F. w. CRAIG & CO.,
No. 10 Salem Ave. S. w. (up stairs.)
mnrl26m
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
Bucklen's Arnica Saliva,

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fover
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilbains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1T is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton, or money refunded. Price o5 cents
per box. For sale by Budwell, Christian
& Barbeej tu,th,sat
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
ROANOKE'SWOADERFUL RECORD
The Story of Its Growth Briefly
Told.

A City of Over $4,000 People, With Mill
ions in n Great Variety OF Industries.
What Has Been Done and What is
Still Doing for the Upbuilding OF the
Center of virginia's Industrial Devel-
opment.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16

Old papers for sale at The Times oiilce
10 cents O hundred,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16

DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES.
Some of the most important companies
ornanized for the development Of Roam
olSe and this section arc
Roanoke Development Co. 81 100, 600
Virginia Development Co. 5000, 900
Buena Vista Land Co......... 300, COO
liz Land Companies, 100000. 1000, coo
This list is in no sense complete
one. 1t is given to show the diversity
Of industries in Roanoke. Scores of
enterprises, employing capital OF from
$4,000 to S25, 600, are omitted for lack of
space. Numerous enterprises, with
hundreds of employees and capital reck-
oned by the hundred thousand, are
negotiating for foothold in this South