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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

REPORTS from Asiatic Turkey arc to
the effect that cholera is spreading in
the stricken districts Four hundred
deaths occurred. on July I, in Mecca
alone The English steamer Drewton
recently took on a lot OK cotton from
infected ports. and is said TO be bound
Tor some port in America, probably
New York.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

o. the 3ad a hurricane added 10 the
damage done by the recent floods TO
the sorely-striclxen town of Consuegra.
Spain Many of the houses previously
undermined or weakened by the floods,
went down before the wind.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

THE managers of the st. Louis ex-
position have re-engaged Patrick Sars-
field Gilmore for the next two years.
The contract for 1892 and 1898 calls for
. band of 100 artists, and the great
bandmaster promises such feast OF
grandly rendered music as ST. Louis
has never before enjoyed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

Ak express train running between
Burgos and San Sebastian. Spain.
came into collision with a combined
goods and passenger train on the gath.
Fourteen persons were killed and
twenty-four injured.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

III Is now said that William II. Tas-
colt, the alleged murderer Of Million
fare Smell Of Chicago. is an adopted
member - he Turtle Mountain Indian
tribe and married TO squaw.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

GEN. BooTH. OF the Salvation Army.
addressed a meeting Of $4,000 persons
Mt Melbourne. Australia, on the 2lst.
He spoke on the a2d at meeting Of
members Of parliament and leading cit
izcns
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

THE funeral Of w. L. Scott occurred
ut Erie. Pa. on the 24th. Among the
distinguished people in attendance was
cx-?resident Cleveland
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

A SECOND libel has been filed against
the Gillian steamer ltata at San Diego,
Cal. by United States Marshal Gard
for $500. 900 for damages sustained in
bringing the vessel back from Chill.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

FATHER MrILo>Ey, pastor Of The
Roman Catholic church al Granville.
N. ", dropped dead on the altar while
saying mass on the Goth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

TnE twenty-first anniversary Of Carl
baldi's entry into Rome was duly cele-
brated by the Italian residents Of New
York and other American cities on the
2lst
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

cniSA has notified France that she
has ordered fleet 10 the disturbed dis
trict 10 protect foreigners.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

THE New York board Of health has
raidei number OF wholesale fruit
houses Of that city, and seized and de-
stroyed large quantities Of grapes
which had been sprinklcd with some
preparation Of copper. for the purpose.
II Is supposed. Of protecting the grow
ing fruit from phylloxcrn- 1t Is stated
that nearly all the grapes in that mar
lset are in the same dangerous condi-
ton.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

SECRETARY RISKS next step in the
interest Of the American farmer will
IT, 20 effect the removal Of British re-
strictions upon the American cattle
trade The export Of cattle and beef
products has grown enormously within
the last year or two. but Secretary
Rnsis j. not satisfied. lie says the new
inspection law has already increased
the price Of American cattle SIS to sly
a h.ad
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

TnE fourteenth annual reunion Of the
old Seventh Indiana regiment was at
tended az Martinsville, on the sd. by
$50 members This regiment was the
first organized after Gov. Morton's call
20 arms. Some Of it's men participated
an the first battle Of the rebellion. and
some were in the closing one at Apo
1nattor. Sipc hundred and thirteen
members were killed outright in battle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

The executive committee OF the
Grant Monument association held ,
meeting in New York city on the alst.
Work will be at once begun on the
monument The present temporary
tomb will be removed inside the north
end OF the building where the founda-
ton II already laid. The amount Of
money on hand is sIAl.sI3.s9.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

A COURIER from Chandler. q. r., says
tlie situation there Is terrible one.
and hundreds Of people are leaving.
Muddy, nnuscating water sells for
twenty-five cents glass. aud horses
are dying BY the score for want OF
water. un the return route no water
Il "a be had for twenty miles. and the
side 81 the road H. lined with exhausted
teams aud people. Bread II fifty cents
. loaf. lemons twenty-five cents each.
ham and bacon dollar a pound. and
other things in proportion.
-
IN the great parade Of the Mime
npolis (Minn.l harvest festival ON the
2ad. In which there were over I.OOv
beautiful and costly floats In line. the
Minneapolis Street Railway Co. had
this motto on It's first float: Our first
car and our first driver. III. Moasso.
1915 Number OF cars, 10: miles of
track. sl6; the public happy" ON the
second float. which carried car sic. one
OF the eompany's newest electric ears.
was she contrasting device: .isgi.
Number 81 ears Sis; miles Of track, 1870;
che people kick"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

CLEVELAND, o.. Sept Is. The inves-
tigation Of the lake front qucation here
BY the new city commission develops
the important fact that the Lake shore
and Cleveland y Pittsburgh railroads
have no valid title 70 = large part of
the property they claim, and tic pres
ent city government will undoubtedly
make . determined effort 70 Gust them.
The property j. worth million OF dol
lars and the sites " the Milling Ca, and
several other corporations are also AZ
fectcd. II the railroads fight the
claims OF the city 70 the last long aud
costly legal contest u certain.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
THE NEW CHARTER.

Here's IL Place Whore the Council Can DO
Some Good Work.
The charter committee appointed I'M
der the old council, consisting of Messrs.
McCahan, Skinker and Scott, with Mr.
HAWTHORN as chairman ex-ohicio. did
not complete their labors on the revision
of the city charter before they went out
of office. Mr.. Skinkcr is the only re-
naming committeeman. They had Just
gotten the work in good shape when
their labors were stopped. This COM
mittee has not yet been appointed by
the president of the cou.cil. It's work
is most pressing, and will hardly be
completed in time to secure adoption by
the Legislature unless the work is
started at once.
The committee examined large
number of charters and had dictated a
great deal Of the new charter to a stem
ographer. 1t was their idea to have it
ratified at the next session of the gen
eral assembly, and SO arrange it that
after the next election in May the city
would be working under new municipal
laws, having board of aldermen and
common council and thorough revision
of all the city officers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
THE BOTETOURT FAIR.
Athletic Sports to be One of the Features
of the Occasion.

Athletic Sports to be One of the Features
of the Occnsion.
The members and friends of the Bote-
tourt Agricultural and Mechanical AS
ISOLATION are working hard to make tho
exhibition for 1891 the most complete
in the history of the association. Sew
eral new features will be introduced,
among them athletic sports. Messrs.
Gilmore Breckenridge and q. w. Bow
yer OF Fincastle, were in the city yes
terday to confer with some of our bust
ness men with view to securing pre-
miums and met with substantial and
gratifying encouragement. Ii. Silver
thorn, the jeweler, contributed q hand
some gold medal for the winner in the
running high jump contest. A money
prize of S25 will be given the winner of
foot race, 100 yards dash, and other
prizes will be announced later on.
The premium list of the association
for 1901 will be larger and more liberal
than in the past, and with many new
features added to the programme and
liberal support from merchants who are
patronized by Botctourt people. it is ex-
pected to make the exhibition grand
and eminently successful.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
Another Fine Residence.

j. Il. Pollard, the architect and build
or, has just closed a contract with JOS
w. Coke, of the Norfolk and Western
for the erection of fine residence on
Mountain street.
The first story will be pressed brick
and above this will be frame work, built
after the usual Queen Anne or Norfolk
and Western style. 1t will be hand
somcly finished inside and will contain
twenty-one rooms. The cost OF tho
building will be about So, or more.
Mr. Pollard has already begun dig
ging the foundation, and is expected to
have the whole building complete by
Decamher |
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
EDUCATIONAL.
ROANOKE COLLEGE : :::s MN ~

Healthful Mountain Climate. Choice
of Courses for Degrees; Commercial Do
partmeDt; Library 1900 Volumes; work.
ing Laboratory; good morals; five
churches. Expenses for months S154
to 1904 (board, fees, &c) Increasing pat
ronage from many States, Indian Terri
tory, Mexico, and Japan. Next session
begins September 10th. illustrated Cat
alogue and illustrated book about Salem
free. Address.
JULIUS d. DREHER,
july21-eod to sept2O. President
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
An Interesting Pamphlet.

The paper entitled Gan Experiment
in Coast Protection on the New Jersey
Coast" by Oscar Saabye, of this city,
which was read at the recent meeting
of the Engineers Association at Vir-
ginia Beach, has been issued in pam
phlet form. 1t consists of nine pages,
well cotton up, and contains some inter.
ccsting facts concerning experiments by
Messrs. Ross and Sanford, for the pro-
lection of those portions of the coast
which are exposed to the fierce storms
of the Atlantic. The subject, new
method of pile driving, is treated in a
plain and practical manner and is woll
worth perusing.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
vINToN.
Interesting Session of the sunday-school
Convention.

Convention.
The Sunday-school convention con-
vened at the Methodist Church, Of Vim
ton, yesterday morning at 9 o'clock In
the absence of the president Rev. j. Il.
Bushnell, first vice-president of the
State association, was elected chairman
Of the convention.
He called for the reports Of the dele
gates that were present from different
places. Vinton was first on the list of
appointments, and was reported ty Rev.
c. ii. buchanan, who gave a very nice
report of the school. w. p. Gum re-
ported the Presbyterian school to be in
q fourishing condition, showing an
average att tendance CT 43.
East Roanoke Baptist school was re-
ported by w. w. Rule, showing 200
members. st. Marks Lutheran Church,
of Roanoke, was reported by ID. w.
Hess. 1t has roll of 1875 mem bers.
Tho Lutheran Church of Vinton was
reported by Rev. j. A. Moorhead. The
school is on a solid basis and increasing
in members every Sunday. Lee-street
M. e. Church, Roanoke, reported $50
mem bers. Salem NJ. E. Church reported
300 mem bers on the roll and good corps
VI IchCuSTS. OdlcH L ItS ~ OtrldH SCuOOl
reported 125 members on the roll.
An hour was consumed in discussing
the subject. The Need of Better Teach
ing in the Sunday-school." and it was
ably discussed by the members of the
convention. Il. 5. Vanhorn, of Roanoke,
addressed the body on the subject of
Who Ought to Attend Sunday school"
which was very interesting Two COM
mittees were appointed to arrange a
programme for the annual convention.
The convention then adjourned, Rev.
VIM. Cummings pronouncing the bene-
diction.
Miss Callie Lacy, of Goochland
county, Va, who has been attending
the normal at Bedford City, is spending
this week with the Misses Smith.
Il. M. Sanderscn, catcher for the Roa-
noke Baseball Club, who has been very
sick, is out again.
The Vinton Baseball Club will leave
Friday night for Rocky Mount to play
there Saturday.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
TO REVISE THE CHARTER.

One of the most important of the Sc
lect committees of the last Council was
that on the revision of the city charter.
President Buckner has wisely delayed
its appointment in order that he might
judge better the timber of the new mem
bers Of the Council and determine which
are best fitted for the i'm portant task.
The Legislature season is approaching
and much work must be done. Radical
reforms are needed in every branch Of
the municipal government. Roanoke is
being run with antiquated machinery,
which proves costly, expensive and, de-
spite individual abilities, more or less
inefficient
The city government is so organized
that it lacks alertness and readiness
The numerous duties improperly resting
with councils are delayed by the fact
that council meets but twice a month.
Many matters which should receive
daily supervision are therefore adjusted
but once in two weeks.
The new charter should probe the
difficulty to the roots. The city will yet
have 100000 inhabitants, and we ought
to be getting the machinery into shape
to handle them.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
AN EDIBLE WEED.
Common Pussy Planned Out We'll for or
Ohio Ex-ConEresSynnn.

Common Pussy Planned Out We'll for an
Ohio Ex-Consressmnn.
One of the most abundant and most
toothsome plants is the homcly weed
called pussy, says n writer in the New
York Herald. AS u table vegetable it is
not to be despised The succulent
stems, with their leaves, are boiled ten
der and dressed with butter, the same
as spinach The French market gar
deners cultivate it regularly and have
different varieties. The young plants
are used as n salad and are very good
when served with bacon dressing and
one or two hard-boiled eggs, chopped
fine and sprinklcd over the salad puss-
ly flowers arc sometimes called wax
pinss. When the plant is full grown
the thick, fleshy stems are stripped of
their leaves. tied into punches and
served as asparagus. The leaves are
cooked as spinach and by many arc con-
sidered superior to that vegetable.
A story is told Of benjamin LIE Fcvrc
in connection with pussy. At his Ohio
home the genial cx-congrcssman had q
vegetable garden, which the more he
cultivated the more luXuriantly grew
pussy. He finally gave up the attempt
at gardening and permitted the pussy
to monopolize the promises. He was
One day bcmoaning his i'll luck at try
ing to raise vegetables from govern
ment seeds, and was roundly accusing
the agricultural department of putting
up packages of pussly seeds instead of
beet seeds, when u friend informed him
that MS an article of food the pussy
was moro valuable than the beet
Whereupon the distinguished gardener
photographed to his head man to weed
out the bects and cultivate the pussy.
The order was carried out, much to the
surprise of the man of all work, who
had never before heard of anyone cat
ing pussy.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
ROANOKE, VA. JULY 90, 1891
THE PosToFFICE SITE.

The balloting over the postofficc site
is now progressing rapidly. Ballots are
coming into THE TIMES office faster than
ever. The leading site is being closely
pressed, and any day may turn the scale.
But few days remain before the closing
of the polls. SeAd in your ballots. To
avoid mistake, let it be again said that
no one can vote more than once. Sew
eral duplicate ballots from the same
persons have been received, and all but
one, of course, rejected. Fill out the
following ballot and send it in at once:
I am in favor of locating thcTcity post :
Office at. ................ .........s......... :
(: :
:.............. ....... .............. :
Name .......'. ...........-... !:
/: Street !:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
THE STAMP-sELLER.
A british wrinkle That Ought to Provo
Popular Eycryyvherc,

The automatic machine which has
been made for tho amp-distribution
syndicate is 4 most ingenious one, says
the Pail Mall Gazette. It Is about
twenty inches high nnd fifteen inches
deep, and can be affixed by screws to
any pillar-boX, whatever it's pattern or
shape may be. At the top is slot into
which the would-bc purchaser of II
postagc-stamp drops penny. In sec
ond or so the desired purchase is in his
hands. The operation of extracting q
stamp from the machine is complete In
four steps. In the first place it is of
course necessary to drop Il penny into
the nnchine-though two-shilling
piece will answer the purpose equally
well. In tho next place the purchaser
must pull out handle at the side, and
TINT handle must il the third place DO
slowly pushed back again. Nothing
then remains but to take up the stamp,
which will be found at the back. The
stamp, it should be added. Is not served
in puris naturalibus; 1t is carefully
stuck in the cover of small notebook,
the note book itself being contained in u
closely fitting envelope. The customer,
therefore, obtains not only postage
stamp for his penny, but also memo
rnndum bools-which might in an cmer-
gcncy serve as piece of writing paper
and what In the same emergency
would prove On equally useful envelope.
The syndicate hopes to obtain its profits
from the advertisements which find q
place in the little book.
Nothing but the test of public usage
can show whether the machines are
likely to work satisfactorily or not.
They have already been severely tested,
and SO far have not been found want
ing. They refuse absolutely to swal-
low any smaller coin than a penny, or
any coin of bascr metal than silver or
bronze. A lead or an iron disc of the
size of penny is simply bent double by
the machine, while the wished-for pocl1-
etbook and stamp remain where they
We're. A machine of this kind well de-
serves the epithct ingenious" and, if
it does what it is expected to do, it will
equally deserve that of convenient"
We look forward with interest to the
result of the public experiment which
is about to be made
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
A PHENOMENAL RIVER.
FITS Remarkable Characterization Not Com
monty known.

FITS Remarkable characteristics Not Com
monty known.
1.-The ST. Lawrence is a phenomenon
among rivers" Gays Il. o. Russell, in
Natures Realm" mo other river is
fed by such gigantic lakes; no other
river is so independent of the elements.
1t dcspiscs alike rain, snow and sun
shine. Ice and wind may be said to be
the only things that affect its mighty
flow.
''Something almost as phenomenal rs
the ST. Lawrence itself is the fact that
there is so little generally known about
it. 1t might safely be affirmed that not
one per cent. of the American public
is aware of the fact that among all
the great rivers of tho world the ST.
Lewrencc is the only absolutely flood
less one.
Such, however, Is tho case. Tho ST.
Lawrence despiscs rain and sunshine.
Its greatest variation caused by drought
or rain hardly ever exceeds foot or
fourteen inches
1.-The cause of this almost everlasting
saIncness Of volume Is easily understood
The St Lawrence is fed by the mightiest
bodies of fresh water on earth.
Vast as Is the volume OF water 1t
pours into the ocean. anyone who has
travcrsed all the immense lakes that
feed it and for the surplus waters OF
which it is tho only channel to the sea,
wonders that it is not even moro gigan-
tic than 1t Is.
mot one drop Of the waters Of the
five great lakes finds it's way to the
ocean savo through this gigantic,
extraordinary and wondrously beautiful
river. No wonder, then, that it should
dcspise tho rain and defy tho sunshine"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29

NOLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND
~ Mary, Williamsburg, Va.-Session
begins October l, 1891; closes July 4th
Tho oldest college in the South. Pro-
vides thorough normal and academic
training. Historic surroundings, healthy
climate; forty eight miles from Rich
mond on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way. Terms cheap. Expenses for stu
dents willing to teach two years in the
public schools OF Virginia. board, fuel,
lights and washing-S1o per month;
other students from Slo to STA per month
Tuition fee charges against such stu
dents as are not willing to take pledge
to teach, S12 so per half session. Send
for catalogue. LYON Ct. TYLER
july26-lm President.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29

THE TIMES can be-tound regularly on
sale at the following places:
Roanoke-George Gravatt, Jr., M. L.
Smith 8, Hotels Roanoke. Ponce de Leon,
Elk's News Stand, "a Salem avenue, and
Roanoke News Depot, 1O5 Henry street
Bristol, Tenn.-W. a. Ward, Front
Street, Steiner & Mathis.
Observation-Disclosures Inn.
Lynchburg--Norv darlington Hotel.
Pocahontas--Poc Inn.
Pulaski--Maple Shade Inn, Brown g.
Brown.
Radford-Radford Inn. Jenkins News
Depot, Norwood Street.
Salem--W. Taylor's Book Store.
Washing ton--Willard's The Metropoli-
tan.
Norfolk and Western trains.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
Racing, Racing, Racing.
Thursday, July 80, 1891.
MARKET HOUSE RACE.

Match race for Sloo side between Mr..
w. Sales bay made, "MAUD s. and
Mr.. j. IL. Holcomb's chestnut gelding,
"CllARLIE D." Conditions: Best in
> heats. owners To drive.
Match race for Sd side between Mr..
George Dyer's chestnut stud HANCOCK,
and Mr. ". L. James brown gciding,
''TILL H."
Running race for Scrubs" Saddle to
first. hridle to second. whip to third; i
mile heats. in catch weights. entries
to close Wednesday night. Entrance
free, four to start. Address undersigned,
Lock Box :; postoflice, Roanoke.
VIM. T.. JAMES.
Races called at 2:30 p. m. Admission
to grounds and grand stand, Soc; la
dies, CSC; children free. july26, %, 80
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
Bono Cards.

What is the most curious material Of
which pack of cards was ever madcf
Beef bones. The governor Of o pen
itcntiary In tho far west has pack of
cards which was made by one of tho
convicts out of the beef bones collected
from the convicts' soup and split to a
delicate thinness The pips nre scratch.
ed with pin, and ore quite artistically
executed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
Fight at whites Livery stuble.

DR.. +. Il. White and Lee Jennings
got into difficulty at the formers
stable yesterday. Jennings was
Knocked on the head with breast
yoke by the doctor and badly hurt
Jennings claimed that DIR. White and
4 colored man both jumped on him, but
The doctor says he did 1T himself. Both
nave been bailed to appear before thc
mayor this NOR ming.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
Work on the D.not.

The new combined freight ard pas
senger depotof the Roanoke and South
crn is assuming definite shape. Tho
brick foundations and posts are about
completed and the structure is ready
for the carpenters. A good force Of
mon are at work and the building VIII
be rushed forward, to completion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29

Rowell's American Newspaper Direc-
tory for 1901 puts tho circuIationTof THE
ROANOKE TIMES above that of any
other paper in Southwest Virginia, and at
more than that of all the other papers Of
Roanoke combined.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29

SIGNS accumulate on every hand that
Senator German is filling larger and
larger segment of the Democratic eye.
If the Southern Democracy, which has
been the wheel-horse and body Of tho
party for twenty-five years ever expects
to rehabilitate itself, it must push it's
opponents to the front and stick by them
German will suit Virginia.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29

In order that the public may have full
opportunity to Judge OF the merits of The
Times special telegraphic service. and of
The Times as newspaper, it will be sent
free to any address not already on our
books for one week