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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
Read THE TIMES for the rows anG
aleo read it for bargains.

ATTENTION is called to the advertise
ment OF the Roanoke Gas and Water
Company on tho LIST page. The opera
tons OF this company have now become
so extended that heretofore simple
operation of delivering bills has now
become unwicldy and impraclicablc.
and in accovc.ance with tho practice in
vogue in other cities Of similar marni-
nitudc, bills will no longer be presented.
but consumers OF water viii 10 expected
to call at the Office and settle their &C.
counts. janitol0
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
CALL lED EXAMINE lily STOCK.

Polite attention and prompt de-
livery. Uso Blount's Favorite
Flour, $40 per barrel, and guaran-
teed to ploso. Best SugarCured
Hams, to 10 pounds, only 1914 OTIS.
per pound.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
Tho Peoples Bounty.

JoHNsNowN, Pa, June 26.-Secretary
Kremes, Of the Flood ReAaf Commits
sion, stopped off in the city several
hours this morning on his way to Pitts
burg. He expressed himself freely re.
garding the affairs of the commission
He said that, in his opinion, the com.
mission ought to meet soon and make a
final disposition of the fund in its
hands. He had no suggestions to make,
but had no reason to believe that this
fund would be applied to any purpose
except that Of relieving the people here
The commission has about $4,000 not
yet appropriated, and the Pittsburg
committee has over $40, 600. all of which
ought to be finally disposed Of. The
$780, in the hands of the Philadelphia
commissioners, it is understood, have
been transferred to the Philadelphia
permanent fund. It has been wise
measure. MI. Kremer thinks, that part
of the fund has been held over, but
there is no possible excuse for holding
it longer. A large number of cases of
real need have been brought to his at
tention since the final disposition of the
fund, which have been relieved and their
cases taken into consideration.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
A Mad General.

MEXICO CrTY. June 26.-The maddest
man in Mexico today is Gen. Herman
Sturm, the Indianapolis conoessionaire
of the Mexico. Ouernavaca & Pacific
Railroad. His anger has been COCA
stoned by telegram from the United
States, in which he is made to say that
it cost him 300, 600 bride money to Sc
cure the payment of debt owed to him
by the Mexican government. General
Sturm said today that the story was
absurd and false and had unquestion-
ably been started by some enemy in the
United States to injure him with the
Mexican government. He said the
story had been circulated once before,
and he believed he knew who the man
was. The general is angry, and it ap-
pears he has very good reasons to be so,
as his relations with all branches of the
government have been and continue to
be most cordial. It is very likely that
the author of the story will hear from
General Sturm in a manner that will be
surprise to him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
A Woman vs.. a Dog.


LANSING, Mich, June 26.-Mrs. James
Parrish of this city had a fearful fight
with ferocious dog, and is Frustrated
in consequence. She had just closed the
gate to go to neighbours. when a big
dog sprung at her throat. She put up
her left hand to defend herself, and the
dogs jaws closed on it. She screamed
with fright and pain, and her husband,
who sat on the front porch, ran inside
for his gun. Mrs. Parrish's screams
continued as the dog ohewed her hand
and wrist. She made stubborn fight
against the brute. and finally run her
hand into his mouth and seized him by
the tongue. Neighbors gathered with
guns and revolvers to dispatch the dog,
but up to this point had not dared to
fire for fear of hurting the woman.
When she grabbed the dog by the
tongue her husband dashed out of the
house with double barrelled shotgun,
and placing the muzzle to the dogs
head fred both barrels almost stimuli.
taneously. He was just in time, as Mrs.
Parrish tainted from excitement and
pain. Her left hand and wrist and her
right arm below the elbow were fearfully
mangled.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
Great Northern Crop Report.

BARNEsvIILE, June 25.-The follow
ing reports were received at division
headquarters Of the Great Northern at
GAINESVILLE this afternoon:
Glyndon-Have had soaking rains
here; crops are looking extremely WELL
Felton-Have had heavy rains since
last report; prospects are still splendid.
Ada-Crop prospects continue good ;
plenty of ram and good growing wealth
er favor the plant; everyone is feeling
good over present conditions.
Angus Crops in this vicinity are in
very good condition; farmers seem con-
fdent of good crop this year; have
had two good rains since last report.
Hallock Since last report we have
had very heavy rains, followed by cool
and then warmer weather which
now gives q brilliant outlook for
good prospects; all crops are growing
finely, and farmers all say they,never
INV anything to equal the present show.
ing.
81 Vincent The crops were never
better. Heavy rains during the week.
In some places the grain is one foot and
3 half high, and abundance Of hay.
Habin No material change in crop
prospeCis from last week. Weather
yeeyfayoeable- . tri6e cool, and with
at-t l Il & .
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
They Can Raise 1t.

A childless couple having concluded
the house was too quiet, bethought
them of adopting child. So they
proceeded to nice respectable orphan
asylum to see what there was in stock.
1--WE want boy to raise" the hus-
band said to the Superintendent when
that gentleman appeared.
ITO raise what?" he inquired with =
peculiar CLEAN in his eye, as terrific
racket resounded through the upper
halls.
The husband and wife looked at each
other for moment.
II guess we don't want a boy to.
day." remarked the lady, and they
said goodbye" hastily.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
Trouble in a Convict Camp.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 26.-In
the convict camp at Cole City, Ca, a
desperate break for liberty was made by
seven prisoners who went to work as
usual at O'Clock and in less than if
teen minutes made an attack upon the
guard, having previously overpowered
the two keepers having directly charge
of them. They made a rush for the
gates, which had been left open for
them. The oonvicts were led by John
Ward, bank robber, who led similar
attempt and escaped from the peniten-
tiary at Rising Fawn, Ga, but who
wasreoaptured. He was fatally wounded,
a cemrade named Langdall was killed
and three others, Palmer, White and
Jackson. we're MORALLY wounded. Two
guards, Pat Rowland and Jack Rankin,
were killed and Foreman Moreland was
fatally shot. Three prisoners escaped
and only one has been captured. The
dead convicts were sent to Atlanta.
Collins were bought here for the guards
who we're killed. At present all is quiet.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
THE RIO cRANDE.
a Stream Regarded with veneration BY
the Natives Along It's Course.

At q point about midway in New
Mexico, from north to south the Rio
Grande takes on new character. says
Goidthsoaite's Geographical Magazine.
The Rio Puerco NASTY river) comes in
from the west bringing down in thick
solution the soil of its alluvial valley.
The earth of the Rio Grande's banks in
this locality easily dissolves, and from
the mouth of the Rio Puerco south
ward the waters are liquid mud.
The great river both gives and takes
on it's Journey to the sea. Smaller
streams join it from point to point,
some leaping to it down canyon bot
toms, others meandering as rivulets in
the middle of wide channels filled only
at flood, and often the waters OF the
inlet, as in the case of the Rio de Santa
Fe, are hidden beneath the sands of a
dry bed and ooze underground to join
the subterranean current of the great
stream. The river gives of its abund-
ance to the villages and cultivated
fields through acequias, or irrigating
bitches, that lead from it to the
grounds of the jewellers upon its
banks. Far enough up the channel to
secure the necessary fall to the lands
to be irrigated little wing-dam OF
brush and stone serves to turn the
water from the stream into the bitches
which follow the bank at a slight de-
scent as compared with the downward
flow of the swift current. These canals
which at first run nearly at level,
parallel with the course of the stream.
as the rivers surface falls more and
more below them, seem to the untrain-
ed eye actually to climb the bank, and
the tenderfoot or uninitiated stranger
is ready, almost to assert that the wa
ter in the ditch is running up hill.
The main canals that lead from the
river, which are known as acequias
madres (mother ditches), distribute
their waters into smaller waterways
leading into the separate fields; and
these bitches in turn, through burrows
like ramifying arteries, diffuse the wa
ter evenly over the cultivated ground.
No manure is needed on lands thus ir-
rigated, for they are abundantly fer
tilted by the fine, rich detritus in the
water. There are productive fields in
the Rio Grande valley that have been
under continuous cultivation for 200
years. The water drawn off for do.
nestle use, when allowed to settle, is
excellent. and the New Mexico nomads
that thirstily seek its refreshing cur
rent it is regarded with veneration
akin to that which the Egyptians and
and Arabs bestow upon the Nile.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
Orchids in India.

Hunting the orchid was lucrative
business few years ago. and India
ministered beneficently to the craze
as Holland had to the tulip mania and
Japan to the chrysanthemum rage.
Along the banks of Iudia's wide
streams, and high up on the rocky
faces of her Hottest mountains, some of
the most valuable orchids were found.
lgnatlus Foster of Newtown, l.. L. one
OF the most widely travelled orchid COL
lectors Of the time, is said to have
wandered over LOCO miles up the
branmaPootra river in search Of :
single rare specimen, and its discoverv
paid him well for his time and tronbls
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
streeter on the Crop Outlook.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi. June 25.-R. M.
Sprague of Grand Forks was in the city
today. J. B. Streeter of Larimore was
at the Merchants today. II have re-
Gently returned from trip through
sections of North Dakota where crops
have failed for the past few seasons, -
said he, 'and I never saw grain in bet
ter condition. Wherever farmers have
put in crops they will reap rich reward.
The acreage is not 80 large as formerly.
but the yield will be much larger than
it has ever been before. The rest of the
state is in good condition also, but the
prospects in sections where they have
never before had good crops are especi-
ally worthy of note.' s
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
An English View of the Tariff.

An English view OF the Tariff.
LONDON, June 26.-The report of Mr..
William Lane Booker, the consul gen.
eral for Great Britain at New York,
upon the trade Of that city is published.
Mr.. Booker, among other things. says
that the trade of New York has been in
fuenced by the new and higher duties.
which have afforded benefit to American
manufacturing interests. New life, he
adds, has been impaired to the cotton
and wooden industry everywhere, but
especially, says Mr.. Booker, is this the
case in the southern states, where new
textile mills are going up with surpris-
ing act ivity, while all the old mills are
being operated On full time. The silk
industry, Mr.. Booker's report says in
conclusion, is the only exception to
this state of general prosperity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
The Divided Skirt Fails.

New YORK, June 26.-The Jenn ess-
Miller Magazine Co., the exponent Of
the divided skirt, has gone to smash.
In addition to running the maya zine,
the company kept stock of queer-look-
ing things that Mrs. Annie Jenness-
Miller is anxious to have ladies wear.
Deputy Sheriff Oarrahar has charge OF
the establishment at 1853 Fifth Aeenue.
It was his official opinion that the stock
would not sell with startling rapidity.
He had three drays there to cart it
away. He said most Of it was made out
in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Trow Printing
and Publishing 90. are the largest cred
itors. The pending suits aggregate
$40, Mrs. Jenness-Miller and her
sister, Miss Mabel Jenuess. are in the
country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
MEXICAN FOLK LORE.
storlss which the Citisses OF Naolineo
Tell to stran9e rs. n, ss:

Five leagx som Jalapa on the road,
that goes al w the hot lands lies.
Naolinco, of'Vnich town they relate.
many things that 20 to prove the
superior wisdom and intelligence OF ~.
inhabitants, says the City OF Mexico
Anglo american. They say for exc
ample, that once when there was much
grass on the church tower and the
matter was brought before the town
council. after many plans for getting
rid of said grass had been propossd
and discussed, it was agreed to put .
iackass up there, who should eat tho.
grass. And the jackass being procured
and got upon the tower, not without
difficulty. he remained there for tho
space of day we'll contented, there
being sufficiency of grass. But early
the morning of the second day, after no
had repeatedly called the attention OF
the inhabitants as we'll as he could to
the fact that there was no more grass,
he endeavored to get down from the
tower himself, in the doing of which he
broke his neck and the town council
had to pay for him.
They tell, moreover, how certain
gambler of these that go round vim
ming their cattle from the ''haciend-
ADDS" came into Naolinco once in
fiesta time, when there was much
gambling in progress. And he stood
and watched the game awhile. And
he heard how this man had won 800
head and how that man had lost 500
head and so on. And he concluded to
sit down and play himself awhile, which
he did. And he had shortly won over
!, 900 head. And he said he would
play no more that day, and he inquired
where he should go on the day follow
ing to receive the thousand head that
he had won. And they told him in
such place. And he went there at
the time appointed, with several
vaqueros, supposing that he was to
receive the 1000 head of cattle. But
he received instead 1000 head of cab
bage. For Naolinco is famous for it's
cabbages, which they send to Jalapa,
and to the hot lands, and to all parts,
as any man who has travelled that road
knows we'll.
They say. also, that certain stranger
once came to Naolinco, and entered q
barber-shop to be shaved, and the bar
Der spit upon the soap, whereat the
stranger complained, but the barber
told him he had no cause for complaint,
seeing that only in shaving his best
customers did he spit upon the soap.
and that in shaving ordinary folk he
spit upon the man, whereat the
stranger went his way wondering.
They tell besides of this same barber
that in shaving common people he was
wont to put his thumb in their mouths
to bulge their cheeks out, but that in
shaving those of the better class he
used a small apple, which was hung
from the roof by a string for the pur-
pose; and one of his best customers en-
tering one day to be shaved, the bar
Der put his thumb in his mouth, and
the customer inquired for the apple,
whereupon the barber told him that
the last man that had the apple in his
mouth had eaten it. So the customer
had to content himself with the bar
| ber's thumb.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
1nf.tp.t.a With . Coucert Girl.

ln10t0Rte0 WIN COuCCES Ubtas
BROOKLYN, June 27.-John Otterbeck
Sundt, Norwegian steward, 81 years of
age, is in durance vile, and the captain
of the veesel is minus about $3.50.
Young Sundt has just come home from
his first trip to the West Indies. on
board the steamship johannes Bran.
The vessel is now lying at the foot OF
Amity street. receiving her cargo. The
young steward few nights ago went to
New York and got infatuated with one
of the singers in concert hall on
Greenwich, near Battery Place. He
felt that with his plain clothes he could
not captivate his inamorata, so he made
bold resolve. Yesterday morning the
captain left the steamship about II
O'Clock, and an hour afterwards the
steward left also, telling the cook he
would be back in half an hour. He did
not return, however, and when Capt.
Rathje 81, Wesenberg came on board he
missed the steward, and he also missed
tin box which contained $3.50 from his
storeroom. He Immediately went to
the Fifteenth Precinct and re-
ported his loss and his suspicious
to Captain Druhan, who put Detectives
DAILY and Stoddard on the case. At 1
o'clock this morning they found young
Sundt in the concert hall dressed in the
heighth of fashion, and surrounded by
bevy of concert singers who were en-
joying the beverages he was paying for
with the lavishness of a prince. He
was indeed in his glory, and the detect
ives were 10th to trespass upon his hap
piness But stern duty made them
harsh, and they hustled the young man
off without much ceremony.
At the station it was found that only
1913 was left of the contents of the tin
box He had fine suit of clothes, how
ever, a watch and chain and high silk
hat, besides an entire change of linen.
These things are estimated to be worth
about $40. The remaining $50 he
squandered on the girls
He WAS taken before Justice Tighe
this morning, pleaded guilty to charge
Of grand larceny. and was remanded to
Jail to await the action of the grand jury.
Sundt, it is said, was sentenced to 100
days in the penitentiary for robbery by
Justice Tighe about,two years ego.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
Northern Pacific Crops.

JAMESTOWN, N. D., June 27.-The re.
ports wired Superintendent McOabe of
the Dakota Division as to the condition
of the crops this afternoon are as fol-
lows:
Bufalo-The outlook continues fine
for good crops Of all kinds; plenty of
rain.
Sanborn- Crops looking fine and hav-
ing plenty of rain.
Dawson-Prospects for heavy crop
continue favorable; plenty Of rain.
Oriska- Grain doing as we'll as can
be; no material change in prospects
from last report; weather very agree
able; some rain during the week.
Cooperstown-Cr Crops continue to do
well; heavy rain last night.
Steele Crops still continue in good
shape; ground is in fine condition grain
is growing fine.
LaMoure- grain is looking fine
and prospects are frst.class; weather
the past week was mostly cloudy and
warm with three good showers.
Minnewaukan-The past eight days
AdS Ucou very 1hVOIdUlo W uuo STOW1uR
crops; about two and one-half inches of
rainfall and warm.
Valley City-Crops in vicinity are look
ing we'll with the exception of grain
sown on summer fallowed land, which
in aggregate in many instances has con-
siderable pepper grass in it; it is claimad
to have damaged wheat 10 to 20 per
cent.
Casselton-Frequent heavy rains dur
ing the past; complaint being made
that there is already too much moisture,
general appearance of crops are good.
Lisbon-About four inches rainfall
since last report; some wheat heading;
all crops doing well. except part Of the
wheat which was sown on stubble with
out plowing; pepper grass has made it's
appearance in some such fields, but
have heard of no serious complaints so
far; most prosperous outlook in great
many year.
New Rockford Grain of all kinds in
splendid condition. The outlook at
present could not be improved upon;
heavy showers during the week.
Carrington-Wheat never was known
to be as far advanced and in as good COZ
dition this season of the year as it is at
the present time. It has the dark, rich,
oily color peculiar to heavy growth. All
other grains look correspondingly WE'LL
One inch rainfall this week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
A Deaf-Mute Cow.

Alexander Skerkoff, the Russian
veterinary surgeon. reports the case of
deaf-mute COW. She is 10 years old,
of Algava breed. belongs to Russian
nobleman. and has never showed signs
OF hearing or been known to below.
Seeing that other cows below she tries
to initiate them, stretching out her
head and opening her mouth-not,
however, producing the least sem.
blance to sound. Two of her off
springs have been curiously malform-
ed. One had its tail directly between
Its eyes; it lived but week. The
other is full-grown COW of S years,
with her udder in her flank, about
eight inches from her backbone.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
Mrs. Bones After Alleged Libelers.

YANKToN, s. D., June 27.-Mrs.
Marietta M. Bones of Webster, s. D.,
who, her enemies say, constitutes the
principal discordant element in the
Women's Relief Corps, Women's
Christian Temperance Union and 9th or
societies in the state, is about to bring
suit for heavy damages. the amount not
yet stated, against O. s. Raynes, editor
of The Andover County Gazette, for
alleged libel. Mrs. Bones already has
two libel suits on her hands. one against
The Aberdeen News and the other
against thirty ladies of Webster, where
she resides. It is understood that W.
W. Erwin. who is attorney for Mrs.
Bones in the &rst two cases, will also
represent her in this last action.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
HIS BURIED LEG.
How the Intense Pain He Felt Was
Singularly Relieved.

"That reminds me-" said the man
who is always being reminded ofsome-
thing.
"What is it that remaids you, and
what OFF"
This item about man having his
leg buried the other day. wonder if
he will have the same experience as a
friend of mine. Strangest thing 1 ever
heard of. You see the poor fellow had
suffered untold agony for year or
more after injuring his right leg by
falling downstairs, and finally the
member became so diseased that ampu-
tation was necessary. The man near
ly died under the operation, though
this is not the curious part of the
story. The removed portion of the leg
was taken away and buried. 1t is well
known, of course, to surgical science
that when man has had limb cut
off he still suffers, or thinks he suffers,
pain-which amounts to the same thing
in the part of the member removed.
1t was so in this case, and as my friend
came back to consciousness his constant
complaint was of the most severe pain
in the buried foot.
"There is something pressing upon
it., he would say in what seemed like
delirium; it's packed too tightly
''Now the sufferer knew nothing of
where or how his lost limb was buried,
but as matter of fact it had been
swathed in a lot of hay, packed tightly
in box. and the whole put under
ground. Day after day went on, the
suffering of the man with the buried
leg and foot grew intolerable, until
finally he begged his brother to dig up
the piece of lifeless flesh, remove it's
wrappings, and change it's position in
the box. Only sick mans within,
thought the brother, who was nursing
the unfortunate fellow. Still, why he
could never explain, he too was seized
with fancy that if he were to do as
the invalid wished and then tell him
about it the effect might be relief to
the sick mans mind. It's all none
sense, of course, he said to himself but
he went one night, just the same, dug
up the limb, relieved it of it's wrap
ping, turned it over in the box, and
buried the grewsome thing again,
thinking the next morning he would
tell his brother all about it. The first
thing his brother said to him when he
saw him was: Something queer hap
pened last night What was thatp'
We'll, you know what I have been tell
ing you about my buried limb, how aw-
fully it az he'd, and how it felt as if
something was pressing upon it. Well,
just about 10 o'clock last night, when
the thing was aching its worst 1 all
at once felt relief. The pain was
completely gone, and have not felt it
since
'Ihe brother was astonished beyond
expression. 1t was just exactly five
minutes before 10 o'clock on the night
previous that he had changed the posi-
ton of the buried limb, and he had
not told living soul of what he had
done. Rather curious. isn't ltp"-N.
r. Tribune.