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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-22
Electric I3itters

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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-22
See the Worlds Fair for Fifteen Cents.

'eo tHe Worlu'b FHIr lot Flfteeh Cents,
UpoN receipt of your address and
fifteen cents in postage stamps, we will
mail you prepaid our Souvenir Portfolio
of the Worlds Columbian Exposition,
the regular price is fifty cents. but as
we went you to have one, we make the
price normal. You will find it work
of art and thing to be priced. 1t con-
tains full page views of the great build
ings, with description of same, and is
executed in highest style OF art If not
satisfied with it, after you get it, we
will refund the stamps and let you keep
the book Address Fl. e. BUcKLEN &
Co., Chicago, Ill.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-22
n. II. II INU,
EDWARD W. ROBERTSON,
II. RANDOLPH HICKS.
JOHN NJ HART

Special Commissioners.
In the clerks Office OF the Hastings court OF
the city of Roanoke: r. W. Brooks and ais
plaintifrs, against New York Building and I'm
proycment Company, defendant. Chanccry.
is. S. Brooke, clerk of the said court do
certify that the bond required OF the special
commissioners by the decree rendered in sand
cause on tho 9TH day OF October, 1893, has been
duly given
Given under my hand as clerk OF the said
court, this 3lst day OF October 1893
y tds ) BROOKS Clerk.
The oasis., 1893-09-21
Crop Report.
'. $. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE, WrArI1lrp Rr-nrA1r

T
 WEATHER BUREAU. Weather Crop Bulletin No. 9 Of the
 Arizona Weather Service for the
 week ending Sept IS, ls93
 So far as shown by reports the past week has been rainlcss throughout the territory. The nearest approach to precipitation were few partly cloudy days with night temperatures the lat ter part of the week. However as there is no special need of rain just now no great amount of solicitude is felt on the subject. The deficiency in rainfall at Tucson for the current month, is about 15 Of an inch to date. The same relative statement would probably ap- ply to the rest Of the territory.
 The temperatures Of the week seem to have averaged somewhat below nor nal. The deficiency was apparently greatest in the western section At Yuma the daily average was about s ANHitto ptibN HUI iblis dl ulcNii lllt daily deilciency was fraction more than cue degree.
 There has been about the average amount of sunshine.
 FsAll the conditions continue espe- cially favorable to the pursuits and industries peculiar to the present time of the year. The harvesting of wild hay and late alfalfa, raisin making and the growth and ripenng of citrus fruits are going forward with the most gratifying results.
 The ranges continue to afford abund- ant forage, and the condition Of live stock of all kinds is most excellent, with prospects entirely favorable to it's remaining SO throughout the fall and winter.
 WM. BURROWS, Di rector. TUCsoN. A. T.
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rhe EIect-leal HorsewIlIp.

Some time ago wiiy horse trainer provided the jockey who was riding his horse for valuable cup with complete electrical outfit for supply ing current to a pair of electrical spurs. The current was found an in- finitely more potent stimulus to the speed of the horse than the simple spur, and the horse won. A protest was filed. the jockey disqualified and the race forfeited on the somewhat in- consistent ground of cruelty. It seems doubtful whether such an objection can be urged against the latest form of horsewhip, which is constructed so as to give a slight shock to the ami nal. The handle. which is made of celluloid, contains q small induction coil and battery, the circuit being closed by means of spring push. The extremity of the whip consists of two small copper plates, insulated from each other, each of which is provided with tiny point. The plates are con- nected to the induction coil by means of couple of fine insulated wires. As a means of surprising a sluggish horse into doing his best work without in- flictiag pain the electrical horsewhip supplies a need.
The oasis., 1893-09-21

went ahead with the hatching, she stood by to assist him in repelling any further impertinence. In this nest were twenty-five eggs.
 She laid one every second or third day, and when the quota was complete she made her proud husband sit on them. As soon as she got over the fear of her work being disturbed she left her helpmate and went off with the other birds, and he was compelled to watch her flirting from his station without remonstrance. Once in a while she came back to give him a chance to eat and stretch himself, but these kindnesses were by no means frequent. Once when he, almost starved probably, left the nest she came at him with all her feathers turned the wrong way, and hustled him back to business. That's the kind of q wife the ostrich makes.
 So long as women insist on doing the the Zulu act with their headgcar, it looks as if the culture of ostriches in Arizona would be be a bonanza.
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Tnr oAsrs.may be found on file at the fol- owing places;
 New York Office snn Francisco Chronicle, O. Times Buildiug. New York Office san Francisco Examiner, Tribune Building,
 Astor Library, New York,
 George 2. Roweli X Co., iospruce street, Hewitt X Hosier, i9 East 18th street. New fork.
 Drcxel Library. Philadelphla. Pa. Congressional Library, Washington, n. c. Merchants Exchange. Chicago, Illinois -1 Arizona Bnilding Columbian Exposition, hicago, Illinois.
 Public Library, Chicago, Illinois.
 Merchants Exchange. st Louis Mo. Public Library, St. Louis Mo.
 Lindeil Hotel Reading Room, st. Louis, Mo Laclede Hotel Reading Room, St Louis Mo. Public Library, Kansas City, Mo.
 Mining Exchange. Denver, Colo.
 Board Of Trade, Denver.
 Public Library, High school Building, Dem rr. Colorado.
 iCommercial Club. Albuquerque, New Mex. McGlnty Club El Paso. Texas.
 Territorial Library, PhUnlX, Arizona. ipublic Library. Los Angeles. California. Hoard of Trade, Los Angeles California. Public Library, san Diego, California. Board of Trade, san Diego, California. iBOard Of Trade, san iicrnurdiHO. California Sacramento library, Sacramenio, Calf. Hoard ut Trade. sacramento, California. Mechanics Institute Library, san Fran ,,co, California.
 State Board of Trade. san Francisco. Merchants Exchange, San Francisco. D.. F. Fisher, Merchants ENshaug. Building in Francisco
 Board of Trade, Stockton. California. Public Library. Carthage. Mo Public Library foPi smith, Ark. Hotel Leonard Reading Room, Rockford. lll Hotel Holland Reading Room, Rockford. III. Itftatnp RMbIifs i.iHrtllF. R0lfnu. Mas Worcester puhlic Library, Worcester, Mass State unlversits Library. Lawrence. Kan. state University Library Iowa City, Iowa. Public Library, North Br00kheld, Mass.
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The luscious Pea ch.
TUCSON. A. T.

Philadelphia Ledger: Peaches are a tonic, an aperient, food and drink combined; or to put it more briefly, they are meat and medicine. A good meal may be made on cut peaches, with sugar and cream, bread and but ter. After meal of this variety one will feel more like attending the duties of the afternoon than if heavier food of heavier nature were partaken. Peaches are good before breakfast and after dinner; they are good for the digestion. good for the blood and good for the complexion. Some people eat them without cream or sugar, and with good result. The fruit is so rich in sugar and acid that it preserve its flavor long while, but to get the full benefit it should be eaten as soon as cut. Redness of nose, due to congest- ion, inhamed complexion, scrofulous and bilious tendencies are said to be materially influenced by a liberal con sumption of luscious fruit, Mixed fruits are always advisable, but the peach in season, used as an alternate with plums, cherries, berries and mel ons, will yanquish the enemies of the complexion. This Is peach year.
 vs.=s.-.s....-s....-..ss-e
 Pure gold Is said to be P carats fine,
The oasis., 1893-09-21
A New forage Plant.

At various times mention has been made in the Field and Farm of teoSinte "a very prolific semi-tropic forage plant T. A. Walton. of Barber Co.,, Kansas, has been trying it, and says: '"Teosinte here makes an excellent feed. have counted the stalks from one seed and they ran from forty to forty-eight, and my son found one stool with over one hundred stalks. We planted tin rows, the same as corn. and two feet apart in the rows, it then makes a solid row of feed. Plant af- ter corn is up, one or two seeds to the hill, keep it clean until it spreads. then it will keep the weeds down. When frost comes cut it down at the ground and shock it. The seed hous- es in the south sell it the cheapest. One or two pounds will plant an acre. If the seeds all grew, a half pound would be enough
The oasis., 1893-09-21
Peas and Beans.

Mir. Edward Atkinson, the we'll n0wn statisticlan and writer on in- nstry and economies, has set the ress to talking, so to speak, over re- ent article Of his on bean and pea allure in the south.
 It seems that he has recently made
 trip through the southeastern ;ates and reached the conclusion that ae coming man the south is the ha-yine farmer
 It is d notorious fact that in many | the older southern states the soil is orn out and only made productive y the liberal use of fertilizers. cans, it seems, are ideal renoyators worn out soils, and peas are a vari- ~ Of the same leguminous tribe. In ais same legluninous family is also asscd the peanut, and the three cans, peas, and peanuts have a food niue far in excess.of corn or meat. D fact they are among the most nu- sitious Of all foods. A Boston paper. 1 referring to this class of food. re- larks that it is not at all unlikely hat with the growth of population nd the increase in the cost of the an- nal food, they will take the place Of ie latter toa considerable extent. hey are exceedingly rich in muscle hilding substance or protein, and hile the seeds are available for hu- an and other animal food the stalks finish fine feed for cattle.
 While these facts are known to lany, as well as the great profitable ess of the crop, far in excess of the fdlnary crops of the south, yet Mir. Itkinson says there is mo general or fectiye knowledge about the matter. can oil, have reason to believe, is 10 principal oil of China. Bean meal
 2 great article of commerce in Chi !, and has been used to fertilizc su- lr cane ia Formosa for centuries. lountain rice, which grows on lho limalayas, 5000 feet above the sea,
 well known in India, and is cultiya. "a without irrigation l have pro. lfea the seed and placed 1t in the
The oasis., 1893-09-21
department of agrIcuIture. '

department ofagriculture."
 Every rice fed nation must have beans. else the people would be stary- ed for the nitrogen or albuminoids in which rice is deficient Is it not true that we as yet know little or nothing about beans and rice, either in the department of agriculture or among the farmers in general always except ing yankee baked eans.-[The Sugar Bowl.
The oasis., 1893-09-21

Madden says that in the British West Indies, two centuries ago, pins, slices of bread, pinches of snuff, drams of whiskeE soap, cocoanuts, eggs, and many other common arti- cles were all used as a means of mone- tary communication,
The oasis., 1893-09-21
ARIZONA osTRIcmEs.
A Few Intreestius Points on the subject


 Arizona seems to be particularly adapted to strange industries. It is like transported section of Africa or Asia apparently. The camels turned loose by the government years ago have increased in numbers until they are a source Of annoyance in the re- gions they frequent.
 There is one industry transplanted from Africa, however that has not turned out as disastrously as camel culture. About three years ago man named Josiah Harbert, noting the not altogether successful ostrich farms in California. thought out that the pe- culiar disadvantages of the plume growing business there could be over come in Arizona. He got number of birds from the San Felice ranche and shipped them here. Travelling by rail does not agree with ostriches, and all but two of them died before they reached Harbert's farm These two, however, with commendable industry, have become the progenitors of q flock Of the ungainly birds that now nnm- bers thirty-three.
 Harbert's farm is three miles from Phoenix. He has forty acres fenced in for them, and the industry has long since passed the experimental stage. They have a regular pasture. The word pasture is proper one, for not withstanding the popular impression that the ostricA thriyes on nails, cob ble stones and tomato cans, the fact is that his taste is pretty much the same as that of pig. He is particu- larly contented when turned loose in an alfalfa patch. Indeed, almost any thing vegetable does for him, from grasses to cactus leaves. In the dry climate of Arizona ostriches require almost no care and are as easily raised as cattle or sheep The ostrich busi- ness ought to pay.
 It costs almost nothing to feed them and the full grown birds are valued at from $500 to ss0O They grow up in patches Of from q dozen to twenty, so it is no wonder that increase is rap- i'd. When an ostrich is five years old he is considered full-grown, and as he lives for a hundred years and gives up two crops of feathers each year it can be seen that an ostrich is bird worth having. The division cflabor between Mir. and Mrs. Ostrich is more nearly fair than among most birds. It is an understood thing that if she takes the trouble to lay the eggs he will attend to the matching, which is very kind of him considering the fact that he is bigger, stronger, prettier and worth more than she He furnishes a much finer grade of feathers than his wife, for support of the family.
 When Mrs. Ostrich inclines that way she scoops out a dainty little nest it is usually about five feet across anywhere she happens to be, and calls it home. She is not particular about the locality, but she is very stubborn about giving it up when she has once chosen it. Oneof the ostriches on the farm recently selected the middle of the road that runs through the pad dock for her nest and promptly began filling it with eggs. llarbert dug an- other nest for her in more protected quarter of the pasture, but instead of feeling grateful fog his attentions Madam Ostrich qG.etlyrolled the eggs, one by one. back to their original place of deposit, And while her husband
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-23
the DIAMOND SPECIAL.
Gold Watch, Jswe!ed Gold Hands.
Offer No. 500. Price sc5.

No. 3O3 is magnificent Elgin watch. II
has the very greatest improvements, includ-
ing the world-renowned cut balance, patent
safety pinion, stem winding and setting APP
paratus, nickel works, jeweied balance,
quick train, dust band, etc. The jewels are
real precious stones. 1t has q genuine
double sunk dial with either Roman or
Arabic figures, and gold hands set with
sparkling gems These hands are made in
Europe, by processes yet unattainable in
this country. The gems have all the ap-
pearance and sparkle of real genuine dia-
monds, and in the trade are sold as dia-
monds. They are extremely handsome, and
give to the watch the appearance Of $500
timepiece. The case is made of solid IA
karat gold in two plates, stiffened between
with thin sheet of very stiff composition
metal The gold is warranted to last 90
years. The ring, joint plugs, thumb-piece,
and all parts subjected to constant wear are
solid gold. The works are good for at least
so years. wear The list price of this watch
is $3.50, but we have an option upon few,
and for short time we will sell them. de-
livery prepaid and guaranteed, for $50 in
hunting case, or $24 in open face
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-23
IN HONOR OF COLUMBUS.
The Worlds Fair Extra"
WaItham Gold Watch.
Mems Size, No. 1892. Price $40.

No. 1892 is magnificent Waltham watch
(men's size), named and numbered in honor
Of Columbus. 1t has the very greatest i'm
provements, including the world-renowned
cut balance, patent safety pinion, stem
winding and setting apparatus, jeweled
balance, quick train, dust-band, etc. The
jewels are real precious stones. It has a
genuine gold enameled dial, with hand
some Arabic aeures. This dial IL ex-
tremely handsome, aud gives to the watch
the appearance of $500 timcpiece. The
case is made of solid 14-karat gold, In two
plates, stiffened between with thin sheet
of very stiff composition metal. The gold is
warranted to last 20 years. The ring, joint
plugs, thumb-piece, and all parts subjected
to constant wear, are solid gold. The works
are good for at least so years. wear. We
have an option upon few, and for short
time we will sell them for $50 in hunting
case, or $40 in open face.
This watch is certainly we'll named, be-
cause it represents the greatest achievement
of the Columbus Worlds Fair year, and
with every worlds Fair Extra" ordered
before Oct we will send a souvenir of the
columbus Exposition" absolutely free.
This souvenir is a piece of china, upon
which is painted an authentic and historical
portrait of Christopher Columbus, and it is
also decorated in the colors of Spain.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-23
THE SPY OF
THE REBELLION.
BY THE WORLD RENOWNED DETECTIVE,
ALLAN PlNKERTON,
Chief Of the United States
Secret Service During the
War for the Union.

This book is true history Of one Of tho
most important, interesting and least known
features Of the war.
A true account Of President Lincoln's
Journey to Washington before his Inaugu-
ration The Conspiracy to Assassinate him;
The Midnight Ride through Baltimore; the
Safe Arrival at Washington; Thrilling Ex-
periences of the Federal Spies in Richmond;
thorough picture of the Spy System of the
Federal Amy during the Rebellion are all
described in this wonderful book.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says: Mr.
Pinkerton was Chief of the United States
Secret Service during the war of the rebel
ion, and in the volume reveals many secrets
now safe to tell and never before told"
The Kansas City Journal says: "The
Spy with it's copious illustrations, gives
new insight to the war of the rebellion, and
lays bare to the public many facts impossible
to be known through any other means"
The book is handsomely printed, fully
illustrated, and contains 6sS pages. Up to
the present time it has never
been sold for less than $3.50.
We have obtained few copies for the bene-
ft of our readers, which win be sold at
bargain. A copy will be sent to any adj
dress in the United States postpaid, for 81.
It will be sent with THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE one year, postpaid, for -. S275
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-23
No. 311. MEMS SIZE ONLY.

/ We propose to herewith discontinue our
watch called Elgin's Pride" No. 102, and
to substitute therefor watch made by the
Waltham Company, which we believe will
not be open to the objections which have
been made to the other fancy dial watch 80
extensively advertised and sold by us. The
hands upon the "Elgin's Pride" were i'm
ported, and great difficulty was found in
fitting them to do satisfactory work. In
our new watches these difficulties have been
obvated by the genius of American work.
men, who in all cases of competition have
proved their superiority.
The difficulties we encountered in making
up the "Elgin's Pride" have thus been OBJ
waited by the new product of the American
Waltham Watch Company. The hands and
dial of the new watch are made by tho
methods which have proved American me-
cbanics famous in this as in all other
branches. In the watches we offer, the
movement, also, is made by the Waltham
Watch Company. This watch will be fur
nished in same fancy engraved case as
"Elgin's Pride" The works are jeweled in
all i'm portant parts with precious stones, the
regulator is of an improved pattern; the
hair-spring is made under Logan's great
patents; the dial is handsome beyond our
powers of description, and altogether the
watch looks like 500 time-piece, from
which nobody but an expert can distinguish
it, and that only after most searching ex-
animation. The case is made of solid gold
in two thick plates, stiffened in between
with a sheet of very strong composition
metal. The case guaranteed to wear like
solid gold for Is years. In every way this
watch is bound to prove one of the most
magnificent and satisfactory articles we have
yet sent out.
This watch is the famous thin model and
resembles the world-renowned Waltham
Riverside in all important points. We
will sell this watch to subscribers only, de-
livery guaranteed and prepaid, as follows:
Full jeweIed hunting case ). $50
Full jeweled open-face SlS
Seven jeweled hunting-case $iJ
Seven-jeweled open-face $I3
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-23
AWATCH FORTHE MILLION.
The Old Reliable Sell, Thomas Watch,
Open Face.
Offer No. SI3. Mems Size. GS.

No. 313 is mems size open face Ameri-
can watch, which is made by the cele-
brated Seth Thomas Company. This COM
pany has for many years enjoyed the
distinction of making the very best clocks
in the world. Having all the machinery
for turning out accurate timepeces, they
have applied themselves to the manufacture
of bigh-grade watches. Thousands of our
subscribers have wished to buy watches
which will keep the most accurate time,
but they. have been kept from doing SO by
the high prices of other fire watches, and
for their benefit we have at last succeeded
in getting an option upon some of these
world-renowned watches, and we will sell
the first / 900 at such price that every sub
scriber who needs watch may purchase one.
We have decided to do away with all profits
and to offer the watch at the bare cost of
handling. The regular list price of this
watch is $3.50; and when the description is
read, subscribers will see why We say 80
much about this wonderful bargain. This
watch contains (among many other improve
mentsI the world-renowned cut balance
wheel, which is self compromising, and which
neutralizes the effects Of heat and cold The
handspring is made Of steel SO highly tenn
pered that, although the watch beats $4,000
times per hour, it will retain its elasticity
and temper for generations. The works
are jeweled with precious gems in every
necessary part. This means that the watch
is indestructible, because the pinions
run with unequaled smoothness upon the
polished surface Of these valuable stones.
The far-famed patent safety pinion saves
the watch from harm in many cases where
great damage would otherwise be sustained
The stem-winding and setting apparatus
are of an approved order, and the watch
may be placed in a hunting case whenever
the purchaser so desires.
The works present magnificent appear
ance, owing to the perfection Of the finish
and the great care bestowed upon them by
the hundreds Of skilled workmen who are
employ ed in this department.
The case of the watch is solid nickel
silver composition metal, just like that on
our $3.50 watch, and it looks and will wear
just like sterling silver. It is open face,
and has heavy plate-glass crystal, SO finely
annealed and tempered that it will stand
the most violent strain. We guarantee each
watch to be exactly as represented, OR money
will be promptly refundedsTs We will send
this as q premium for club of 10 sub
scribers and S2.25 added money, or for club
| of S subscribers and $3.50 added money. We
will sell it to subscribers only, delivery
guaranteed and prepaid in the United States,
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