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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
REMARKABLE GROWTH
or Salem. '.'rhc 0uren CITY OF the south
vest

west.
The Salem improvement Company.
a." Most nucc. aalUl Organization al is
KIND III NtgImla. n.G it, first sale g.! lois
l., crlnbcr IL. 1854. Sine that time Tia,
growth of sal, III has hr. u ila.vriutis.
About iuu huu~t'S have hrtn nuilt: 81.
ItW.unU spent IN buiidIn-S and improve
ih' MS: ihr iOpiIatiun nearly .Ooubl d.
and thu buSiH, - ui the puslun.c and
j. graph uii.cr iucrcas,d iUu pr NJ
Tin iron iuiil.cc about to 90 into hl.t,t.
thr lacturi'S IN operation and actually
- cur wall 'mpipy several thousand
l"i'cs and in~ur. the doubling al the
pr, scnL population vi HUGO in another
year.
Negotiations are neatly CLOSED for adj
diiiunnl plants To employ =, vcral thou
sand hands. and the land conpanirs
with an aggregate capital stock OF 81
Uuu.uto. have voted liberal sums tor nrw
Industries. ~ cotton factory and :,
wrul'n mill tncariy L. mil, t,dJ That Will
manufacture IFS goods into clothing.
Will employ Il large number OF IL males.
! hr caIly tNt' noiUn Of the baltimore
and Oh!u and the iOannk, and Southern
10 sal, III Will make IL ;ln important rail
way nLcr. and hast II It's growth into
Il large iron. ste, and y, raj manuiac-
-
Roanoke. nuw rapidly growing together.
are dr>iin to IL t!. great Industrial
c ut OF Virginia.
Saion' - Lni. most attractive town in
Virginia: and 1t may w'li hc proud OF
its SURPRISINGLY beautiful i,catlon. its
hcalth.ni climate, It's refined Srcioty. iLS
htie cnuIchrs, It's rAc, licnt SCHOOLS. and
OF Roanoke College. one I'll tnc l"adimr
in>i!iuliun, Ill Virginia. Attractive ;.S
iidc. "i II sid nc. II HOW o.irr~ un-
USUAL advantages lor manAf.cliii M and
general business. 40 uihcr town IN
Virginia has ever rt.uali,d salem =
r,c,id Of pro%rrss ion die last twelve
lluni.is. The stage. Of experiment il
pass, d. aud ~, ~ T.. now trinity rsi,r-
li>ii' d uh a oui!h industrial basis.
THIS prop. sLy adJuin, the old toxin aud
H. ,,lt, un6Cd hy thi' lands of Oihcr
>tioms cVupa;,'>. i'cIug inside prai
cry, it wal continue b. Increase III
v"lac. 'thc Avriolk and Western and
illr bunny LInc 10 RoanUl1c ran
through It and have tbeir pass lg,.r
Stati, II, un it,. 'Thr street, naec been
grad q and the town system Of water
Works ext, n,i' d through IT, on COZ. gc
avenue. which has. b., II ", II grad, q a,d
mac,daniz Il al II cost If ~.t.nN0. uuly
brick or stone buildings may br rr, c.' a.
ON Ii. III. liuu >ul,Jn. costing 80.
0to. exclusive OF the land or furniture,
is under roof. the l,npruv, inrnL Com
lany's bank and Ollie building 81 by
30 f at. three storics--is nearly ready
for occupancy. and Il numbrr - large
business houses are in course of c,t g
tion. This avenue is sur" 10 b come
one Of the finest busiu sh tiUrouphfarcs
in V!reini..
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
O,EE.LlY,s roMCsToM..

ii"turs I.as T'ruv d tt 'Ton,h Worthy OF
"a I'i'i.-hin -rlcir i'nt
l'Hturo has provided for Holm Eoylc
OI:cilly y tomb worthy Of tic nam. On
the highest pointcr Hollywood Cemetery,
Brool;linc, Mass. tho To crops outn ledge
of rock whose laso is il the foundation
walls Of the earth. Countless cons gro
tho great Glaci;l Plano passed over this
ledge, cntSinE it, iron f:cr and leaving 4
polished surface which tic rains aud
frosts Of thousands Of years have hardly
cimmcd. Grinding its way slowly over
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
Dnm:i,Io OIL my CIny

"Spoalling Of Henry Clay" said Ecn-
tlcman to IL Cincinnati lin ,s-Star ro-
porter, reminds mo of the fact that ho
has daughter buried at Leblanc l., O.
Sho died whilo Henry Clay and his fam
lily wcro on their way to Washington by
stage coach many years ago. Sho WAS
girl twolvo years Of ago and her loss
was sad blow TO her father, who at tho
timo WIGS SO pressed with business cares
that he WIS compelled to bury tho body
and go on to Washington, intending
sono day to return anu mova il To Lex {.
inGton. Ky. Eut ho never did SO, and
tho grave may be seen yot in tho old
burial ground surrounded ny wire fenca.
Tho Tombstone Isl one of tho i!at-tablot
style. and relic hunters have 30 mi r..L
1T that now it presents u diiapidatal AZ.
pcarancc. 10 such an extent was Thu,
spirit OF relic aco.iinT carried OH that
tho graveyard author.lics ut last set
posts every IVY feet apart around tho
Gr-vo and wrapped Thorn around with
wire Strands t,tLo Xtcnt Of twenty ur
moro, 80 that it ii almost Impossible for
any body To cliiIo over end cnip oil q,
picco Of tho gt.vls.onc. AZ Inc OH
burial Erolnl il boia; rapidly ah!n-
doned 1t Is only thr question OF, r,w
years uat.l llonry Cl..ya eau nlJr Viz.
bo tro onlJ occupin.."
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
ELEcrEIc LOCOMOTIVE.

eono without pumping tho watcc. Had
TO removed TIC water VIC might havo
doro damage To Tie adjoining property,
and 10 avoid any risk wo decided not 10
do so, Tut 10 work under ccrlprcsscd
air. 1t YVES tho first timo tunncling
VAS ever carried out in that way, and 10
show tho value OF tho method may say
That tho st. Clair tunnel has sirco been
constructed in tho samo way by tho
Grand Trunk railway OF Canada. and
tno hudson river tunnel. which was
started several years ago on another
plan. is clao TO be executed on my moth
Cd, ard so will 10 Tho now Glasgow sub
wy, which will inyolvo four tunnols
under Tic Clyde.
"Illcctiicity is tho motive power on
tho lino. The current will be Fcncratcd
ct Stuol;vell. and will DO taken by 4
saain conductor through tho tunnels
both - a..d Gown. Connected with tho
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10

which will BE- about thirds OF q milo
i'll cir urnfrr2ncc, while on tho surface
will ho marked tho continents aid
oceans. just ~ on q school Eobc. From
tho equator t, Tho moth p,lN, winding
round Tho outside. there will be III in
cline railway nearly four miles long
lArTo statue OF Co.u,1bu; will stand
III tho center OF the base under tho globe,
Wills Il Columbus museum and library
devoted 10 litor;' turo in connection with
his discoveries and thcso of othor ox-
plorors will bc established, and rcs.aur-
ants will b. placed hHrc and there at
more or less elevated positions. An OBJ
scr'a;ory will also bo built at tho sum
nit OF tho monument The cost OF con-
strnction iscstirnatcl atauout 81 o coo,
while an additional !,lco,0Ol will 10 re-
CURED for tho lifts and other machinery.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10

persons. SO that they can carry full
train load. AS tho descending passon.
gers leave ono door CT tho lift those us.
,ccndinG will enter by another, SO that no
ltinlc will 10 lost. Tho lifts arc worked
,Ly hydraulic power. which Is generated
iin the sHmo cngino-houso rs tho electric
power IT St0clswcll. Tic water pass
from the accumulation through Pipe in
the down tunnel extending to tho city.
Having Conc its work 1t roturns by
Pipe in tho up tunnel to tho pumping
engines 1t Glcc!swoll. and is again Cir.
calalcd. Tho pressure Is about LOO
pounds To Tho square inch. Tho lifts
crc capable OF raising tons. but they
will not havo TO raise moro than "a
tons. Tho, will bring full load to the
~ face in about twenty seconds"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
A EOVI.L RAILWAY.
tIs5 Ucd rCr5und Trains to 10 Pro-
poilod by Electricity.
ian UnTno Undertaking Carried TO ~ Suc-
casssa inh--. Eai Way l.urnin:;
at Graf pond Under t.,o
Gscr0ts OF London.

III. j. II. C.oathead. chief cnriacc,
,lof Tho ncw Git and South Luntlon Rail-
lwcy Company was interviewed fcv,
idays ago Ly ~ iaportor FOR tho Pail Mall
lEudGct. and a't thi, to say concerning
ono Of tho t., : wonderful enterprises;
Ioi tho u:.o:
4 I'm tho atruc,ion Of this limo wo
havo ccvclorcd anow systom of tunnel
ing which is very safe, and enables
work Of this kind TO DO carried out With
out Interfering with tho traffic of tho
'strco's and without pu'lirg down prop
'orty in Ito cer!ep thaGwas dono
when tho ri.d., r. railw. - wcrc
Fconrtrrc :. - ,5 SAM ,irc tho
work en- ro c..r out vyYy rapidly.
,At ono lac ~ sltcr Scott e Co.,
tho cot" 'oirT nero tnan
100 rec. .--4y. AL in one half
lycar CD two ;i.>. olc-Quartcr miles.
Near S.'1,.",i mo On a bed CT
iGaDd mi wcro for..oriy
working ciav o.uscd delay,
lsa ltrtNtsi li.. ~, l.;.;... soturc Of adj
Iditionni G. ,,De- =. IL NC got that. and
tho men lccasno accustomed to work I'M
Ger compressed sir, tho work won't for
ward very steadily. Wohad to go through
ECO y"ids Of sand AMI gravel. which was
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main conductor at each s:gnal-box 10
tlic working conductor OF steel. which
Is laced on tho limo between the rails.
''Lach train will he mado up of throo
c1llicGca end u locomotive, weighing III
together dirty tons. a train will DO
capable Ct ccatnG 100 passengers. Wo
GlHl lc-in with iiyo minute service,
but IL Is cur interest to run three
minute scrvicc ard eventually, if re-
CURED. u two-nirute ono. For tho
thrcc-rnjrnto service VIC shall lave ten
tr"in1 Including stoppGrcs. NO expect
to maintain T. sl>ood of fifteen ,ailcs IN
hour. '.iic.i Is - Per cent in excess of
tl!c speed or tho inner Circle T. ilwav.
NC tho uppro"ch to each station is on an
incline ;.d Tho departure ON decline
the tl' ias cGa he stopped easily ard ret
up opccl quickly. Tho Westinghouse
brake witch las been adopted will
lrirT Tho train up in five seconds Tho
TasscaEcra viii enter by Two platforms
Ictwcon tho carriages TO which thcro
arc Gutcs. which open end shut rapidly
like" rGir cf lazy tonGs. There Is a
Icosa:,o iroE, end to end of tho train,
cId My ono cla3S.
Tho carriages arc cushioned and
lighted by electricity, tho current being
obtained from tho working conductor a.
tho train passes along. At each station
.thcro Iro two lifts to raise and lower tho
passengers. They will each hold fifty
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
NATIONAL rIINruEo' HOME.

the fund and nc it in constructing a
printers home. To that crd it WAS or
dcrCd that annually, on tho birthday OF
MIR. Childs, the printers in the last
should set LEGO CHS zach. tEc proceeds
to be aGdCG 10 The fund. ard That on Tic
birthday OF Mr.. nrcSsl the printers; o.
the West should follow suit. I,nlhu:i.
este printers have thus 4, mated sG.CGo.
a; The sc:Gicn at Atlanta. Ca. last
June tho union lcvit Il TN ~. mort cf
81 per cariia. i he NY; liable means row
amount 10 over s:3.CU0.
Austin. Ion. offered Il siic for :.
houlc. ut before d,Cri;c ;ci:cn h:d
LccE taken on HE ploroaitiun ~ ,tc WIS
offered III Colorado Springs iliat w;,a &C.
copied by The union in 81 asiun 1T Don
yer in 1863. Denver pr nitra l.d t.itI
10 icris late The donation OF :. tract of
land Ter the purpose: Lhi, set found 10
he unconstitutional, was abandoned.
Then prominent busincG; ricn in lilo
Immediate vicinity OF Color. do g, rinrs
purchased eighty arcs and Lora;sd il
to the Union. ihe only conuiiion Ltiny
that within two years the Crt ction cf II
homo, to cot not IL So than SG0.CGO, shall
lc licrun.
Gtilc Atlanta session y honr,l or th;r
teen trustees vas :, lcctrd and i,.,rr,.,r1
TO OBTAIN = ctiar;cr and prepare for the
erection of the homo. Ilcvcn Of tho
trustees ricti: ChicaCoa few days aroand
adop,cd tho pl;.ns of tho U.nycr :,rrhi-
,ccts. .bc r..,o,io,. .l,n,... -, l.,..,,, .,,l,-
stnn,iy, I'd ..",,l.,n,n 'J I,','i; $3.50 ''D
rppnigyanrca, III, ,,~,, ,..,.,,, .,
ors Of ,lif,.yc,, cr.,s,.,,,,ir-, Ia n.'.,,,'..
nj cithcr cnl 1br,., r.',.;o, .,',.,.',
hjrh I.,cc,n,., v;lI l,.,mo .i',,,;u.
roof vim, rr,.,, ,,,,,,-,.. ..;.,'I',..'.
There vc.y n,.lt. or.,.,',o,,,.,;.,., ..,.n
In lilo forr, az ,l,n ,,,t,..,,,n ,.i.,, g.,
ncGir,,ut. .rl ,hr ,,rrgr ,.,.,,e .,ln
hu;l'ir,, i,,olri-o a., I.,,. :, ra.
,I,,,.,,..,', ,'.;lI =. 'c,'
i,I 80" - '''''e -, ~ 80 ''''.
, NC ~ 'o"' o. VIC 'o"c ga XII! u ~ "!,d
ioo icct "IoVc grade. i-:-c!rtivc of
steam plant Tho aiiIctLrc will cost about
Zoo Q.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
TO THE NORTH POLE.
Voyage OF Disc ovsrv to d. Maoo
il q i-uGo balloon.
-':,o s'r'n-n Runs ar Two rrcnct Ia
t.:usi s;' 1Irc,:,n.<m az sI,, Nnst
Iici:i ,r:s I'll, y + snip r:vr- DO
v.;ri bY Harmon i:r;l!m.

What is there 1T Ito North Pola-w;,
ter, l@nl or ic,?
The solution Of this proalOr1-ono Of
tho most fascinating presented by nat
urc to tho ingenuity OF nan-io at,out to
bn arain css:ycd, says To Ecw Nor!,
Herald. This time lie attempt is to DO
rlado by two young irvcrchmcn.
They arc rc,nbors OF tho Ecolc Supcr-
iourc dc Navigation Acricnnc a~d tho;r
names FRO NJ. Bos2ncon, an noronant,
NJ. Gustavo Ilcrmitc, nephew of H.
Charles llcrmito, og the Institut.
These two young mon, tho older OF
whom ia not yet thirty, arc going to
avail themselves OF schruc which,
whilo otunhcarl Of, has never advanced
beyond tho cXpcrim cnt:l stage. In 1870
SilEcrmcnn, demonstration of chemistry
TT SorbU0no, and Sivcl, in 1915, pub
lishCd tho results OF experiments, from
which thcy reached tho conclusion that
to reach tho North Polo by means of
b lloons was n possibility.
By ono OF these coincid 'nts not intro
Qucnt in To- history OF discoveries, NM.
llormiLo and Dcsancon forniol their
plan without any knowledge of tho
work dono by their prcdcccssoys in
this line OF research. 1t i; only re-
Gently that they wcrc informed of tho
documents writ,on Ivy their prcdoccs-
surs and were thus enabled 30 utilize
them.
In recognition of no unexpected aiG
thus received, an,l also in order to
render = t-ibutc TO lie memory Of III
illustrious riar.yr 81 ,p:onautic scicnco,
The travellers have gilcn tho namo OF
Sivcl to The machine they arc now
building, and by the lrl7of which they
horo to secure u Collection or topo-
graphical photoTra phs complete enough
40 servo IS tho basi3 Tor Il map of these
unknown REGIONS.
Tho Sivcl will be inflated with rurc
hYdru~cn. lis cubic contcnIi wili 10
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hydrogen.

lJ,c"1 metres its diameter thirty meters
end its lifting power 80 % l:il3yrar,.ncs,
the ;.scc nsionai forces bcinT ono i;ilo-
Eramno I'D Grammci per cubic meter.
Tho envelope OF tho b.ll ,on will CO =
siSto China elk or tho best quality,
covered with Il now ana ahiolut2ly in
pcrmrablo varnish. which Will still moro
increase tho resisting rcwcr OF the SILK
and mako it capable o. enduring with
gut rupture pressure 9: 3..:1O l:ilo3 per
square meter.
Tho balloon will ID r1ado in forty.
Eight pieces Or Gorc3; is volu2lo will b.
li,93l II. C. Gjl, AZ IT, sr:;l;o 30; n.
:. 5jj. In forcl it will bo perfect
sphere.
The Sivel is to be provided with
small interior b1llo,a or air pocket
PECULIAR to itself, and whose capacity
will bo 5000 cubic meters. Iha Object
Of his coltrivanco is to keep tn OK
terror balloon always completely inflated
and under Al equal pressure, and it
will also to q Considerable dcgrco
obvia:r the serious danger, incident to
possible sudden changes in altitude duo
10 tl1ir hyE:o'3 otric anl thcrmometric
variations. which aro Tic principal
can KS or the Instability OF balloons.
i he Interior balloon. or ballonnct. il
itself provided with Two automatic
safety valves: il will communicate with
vcntii@tor Of r-3.t power NOV Il BIZ
~ electric engine. i lie vcntil,.tDr Will
bc 81 under TIC coatrol of IN exterior
tnano:Hctro or l:nl GGuTo that when
tho gGj in The exterior balloon O.
p..nd3 the billoarri'8 volume is PRO
portioAally decreased: il tcJal:.ci3 tho
b"lloanct cnlatTcs and tAc Hivrl will
rvn:"in perfectly inflated.
furlhcrncrr. TIC .iiIcrcnc, in tern
pcraturc. which l.; ;.lwa q creator wit:,in
I. balloon than L.lat of tho surrounding
mir amounting to twcnty-cirht dcTrocs
ccntiIradc, is sufficient t, cause 4 loss
through tho Lilation Of the gaseous .:,ass
cQu:linG Gno;lirr tenth OF the balloons
volume.
1hcsr two effects combincd-a tmos-
phcric Gcprcs ion and variation Of tenn
pcraturc arc Sufficient to noccss tatc
tho Onc-iifth volume given the ballon-
net With the Sivcl will be carried tour
"balloanc;s pilotcs." fifty cubic meters
In si2o. ThcS3 arc to b. sob fros q, tho
pole to ASST t il the s.uly OF tho aerial
currents in That region. Thorc will
al'o be provided sixteen small balloons,
whose contents will b, used to mako up
cny l'si OF gas from the great ilcroitat.
These Will bn attached u tho pcri Dhcry
OF the Sivcrs natL,n.. IN in c.. 80 OF
/ need ono of th"ao will 10 drawn by
means of rope down under the oriilco
OF tho grca. ball ,Jn, ITO which con-
tents, whsn required. will b, t...li-
forrcl. When Ills has been done tho
voya3cr' will ca It OF thu empty cnv,l-
opc, - that cHG,at dccr,. in ito Il al
weight Of their air-s.iip. The safety
valve of tho aivci VIII op2n oAly when
81 Jcctcl To IL pcc.Sur., OF tea millimr-
, tsrj Of water
The h;:s.:ct or the balloon. made of
I wicker. w.th steel fr..;n,woy.. in
snrlng absolute Rightly, viii ha clio cd
ov'r and ml!c imprg. h..1ic ID wat,r.
i li!;u;. bal. it' interior will b,p..lcd
80 ~ 10 keep UP ~ iac cL :abyroccu
liei Us tlj aetD.n.ats cli..loviahh.
! Temperature.
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tho reef tho mighty glacier lofs its in
dcliblc imprint behind. and loft also IA
equally enduring mcmcnto Of It's pass-
Ggc--a giant boulder Of corglomcrato
rock, fifteen feet high and, roughly
speaking. about twclyo feet rnuarc-
scvcnty-hvc tons OF wcathcr-ataincl.
tmc-dciyinG, eternal rock. Ii stands
on the crest Of thc piciurH quo height,
landnarl, conspicucus above all clia
in Tho nciGhboThcod. solitary, massive,
ard majestic.
1t ii to be tho tombstone Of John
Eoylc O'l.cillY. No mark. save . single
tablet on It's face, Will BE- allowcd to
mar tho severe simplicity Of the noble
monoli.h, which is na,urcs fitting me
mortal to Gods nohl ram. f,an!;imd
will honor him by suitable wor,; OF
man in tho city CT his adoption, but this
monument will stand for all time, i'm
perishablo as the fame Of tho rlan who
sleeps beside it.--Boston Pilot.
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rarc. l. c.;Gsc the letters are not r.,iscd
hut engraved. ;inl seem u 80 E.lIcd-
NJ i'rNCin ;aya I! at tho emily ..inrsc
coin N., siL ii lo ttrri " scar, d i.y
.suvp, t,a i:As % =; y. ID. ID IL
called $50 ;.s % 'G.il,l ialy, :,
! hose ai,', l'fcvtr, Qv:l,' oI..ti.. .i, .ruia
tac l.uHe, -i Ia re p;,a Ai.
IT. O. lr Pos Il t.at tho t'.D .c.ia"ic
nicn = ~tt .wo ,u""#H nan
dr,d @, aeto.c t.... lN.
ca!.tl llA /. icn -..anpg m.ryl %
suo. s II esha.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
UNION PRINTERS HOME.
Tho I:cauii a I:m, nE tn IN Erected
" az Tho Eliltia-Irc:: 4 | umti


" IA tho Ciiitis-Urc I / und
In 1856. whoa the International TWO.
graphical Union met in Pittsburgh
George " CAilds anu Anthony j. D.cx-
cl each gav" $3.50 fir tho Tcn'r,l good
OF TIC union, without conditions IS TO
the use 70 br ri;:,.c ar tho money. In
stead Of Lcinr placed il tho general
fun the money YVES set apart end dos =,
mated IS th0 ChilGs lirc:;ci funl ard put
III the car, OF three ,rustcc3-.. .css;r,.
James j. Eailcy, of Philadelphia, Au-
gust Donath, OF Washington. and frank
D. P"lion. OF Chicago. The union de-
t0rrlncd ut . later S. ssion to augment
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10
CON- Ato!-ilT CONS.

i'icccj o. Asia: t. Nnney mt .ir. cd r
IA II 'iir $ ATTY.
NIr. j. a. IruLil.. CT 10 ~ West
Thirty,:.inti alr, ct. Las somc very raro
Coins. He ia collector Of coins from
Lat Aaia md has some pieces very old
aid interesting.
Nome arc more so t,iaA the coin Of
Ei"T VA Nuur uE,.-ll!G 3. CO. l.: ia
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10

TINN v . NNNE = IUIHS---Ii. {. ! To.
called iu. The word mcani~G cloth made
from cotton or hemp 1t is made of
bronco with raiG Il letters and lines. iiio
characters being In Chinese. but Of such
ancient date that the modern Chinaman
can't mako them out 1t is still we'll
preserved
Another is a l;nifc-shnpcd coin. 1t
belongs to the dynasty Ct Isl (3e7-@. Il
j. c.. IL i, called lao. which means
linilc or sword. 1t must be very old and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-19
The Meaning of Reciprocity.

According to republican adviceS from
Washington the presidents proclama-
tiQn in regard to the new reciprocity
arrangement between the United States
and Brazil has been received with gener
al favor. The protectionists are discuss
ing the measure with intent satisfaction
aud predict that the scheme will result
i'm the development of valuable markets
for United States products In South
America. The exchange of commod-
tiles between the two republics affected
by the proclamation is now comparative
ly limited. II remains to be seen to
what extent it will be enlarged by car
rying out Mr.. Blaine's plan for build
ing up foreign markets. 1t is an ex-
pertinent which possesses Il profound
political interest for the advocates of
reciprocity aud the people irrespective
Of party affiliations, are concerned in
the result.
1t is significant fact that, while the
movement is sustained by the protec-
ton party, it is, after all. simply step
in the direction of free trade, and is a
.coucessipn 10 the popular sentiment In
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-19
Are They Void?

A question of great Importance to the
taxpayers Of Kansas is now pending in
the United States district court where
in the validity OF bonds issued for the
purpose of aiding in the construction of
railroads, has been attacked. The
Kansas statutes provide that all raj
road bends issued shall have attached
thereto two Semi-annual interest cOu-
pons for each year for which the bonds
are to run, and one principal coupon
for each year the bonds are to run.
On bonds running thirty years there
should he attached thirty principal cou-
pons, one payable each year for one
thirtieth of the principal, the intention
of the law being that at the end of the
thirty years the entire debt for which
the bonds were given should be paid.
We are Informed by good legal authority
that few, if any Of the railroad bonds
issued in Kansas have complied with
the requirement and are consequently
worthless and void, and that the cities.
counties and townships issuing such
bonds are under no obligation to pay
either any of the interest or principal
on such LII some of the counties the
bond-hOlders, having discovered the
worthlessness of their bonds, are sur
rendering them and getting the author
tiles to issue funding bonds in their
stead.
In this county the townships of New
ton, Burton. Emma. Lake. and Rich.
I land, and the cities of Newton and
Burton have combined railroad bono
Indebtedness Of over one hundred thou
sand dollars; the bonds of which. pre-
pared by the railroad companies them
selves, are absolutely worthless, unless
they are issued in strict accordance
" with the law, and we do not believe
they are.-Newton Republican.