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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
An Interesting Bowl.

A careful study has been mado of sill
yer bowl found some few years ago in Den
mark in the Gundcrstrup bog. Supposedly
the bowl was not buried, but was dropped
on the surface of the ground, and the bog
grew up and in time covered it, The qucs-
ton of its origin Is the one which interests
archeologists. Is it Danish or Gallo? DIR.
Muller considers 1t rs made by Danish
workmen, who had learned their art in
Gaul. French archRologists claim it to be
OF Gallo Roman origin. Embossed in the
surface are elephants, lions, hycnus, Loop
ards-animals all foreign to Denmark.
Ono figure holds % severed hcatl There is
N hunter killing an aurochs. The bowl has
an inner decoration.-NcwY York Times.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
Travel In Spain.

One of tho greatest charms of Spain to n
reflective mind is the entire absence of
anything like IN atmosphere of labor
There is mono of tho fretting energy of
brcadwinning, and the traveller in her
provinces seems to himself to have stepped
out of tho nineteenth century and crossed
the magical portal into the sixteenth for
anything ho can discover that bespcaks
what.wc term tho spirit of the age" No
ono Is in hurry; even tho beggars whine
lazily. Toiling and spinning and harvest
ing is not part nj their code of life
There is no planning or thought for the
morrow for they know tho prodigal Ceres
will care for her children, and the sun
Drowned idlcrs fall asleep ON tho cool mar
Bile steps of the cathedral or by the road
side in tho shade of the olive woods, and
no one thinks to question their privilege
or right to do so. They live for tho sole
enjoyment of each day by itself. Now and
again the air is stirred by the sounds of
preparation for some picturesque process
sion or festival In honor of fnvorite saint
or for some royal tournament or bull fight,
but 1t Is all mere matter of plolsurablc
enjoyment and the thought or anxiety of
their daily bread docs not enter into the
question of the hour.-Art Interchange.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
TO FLORENCE.

Within an old Italian book read
These words which l have still rcmcm-
Nbrancc of:
who reads this book when l perch;nce am
dead
Should worship Florence as his only love-"
He only wrote of that most fairy town.
Tho City of the Flowers, ms She is named;
have an easier task to win rcnown
In one who's faircr faced aud faircr famed.
For you are faircr than Fironzos flowers.
Swceter is your smile than all its sun,
And would give my life and ull its towers
Ii the rose petals of your lips l won.
Hero ut your feet lay my need of song;
Take 1t aud kiss it, though you hardly look
l shall have rcadcrs through the wholc ycar
long
Ii all who love you, Florence, read my book.
Fay Durham in Homo and Country
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
CYCuOMANfA.
The Scientific Name OF tho Craze For
Wheeling In France.

The Scientific Name of tho Craze For
Wheeling In France.
Gle Vclocipcdiste" is the title of an
amusing littlo essay in tho Paris Figaro
in which that familiar division of tho hui
man family, the cyclist, Is discussed from
naturalist's point of view.
Like tho June bugs, which skim buzz
zingly over tho flower BEDS says Tho FL
caro-, "the Vclox communis' flies along the
surface of our streets with disqnictlng RI
pidity, frequently grazing In Its course the
careless pedestrian who loves to cross
crowded thoroughfares while reading his
newspaper. OF all the animals of the Pa
risian fauna it Is by far tho most prolific
and multiplics with startling rapidity.
Tho male, of u gruyish yellow color, is gen
orally homcly. The female, Oh the other
ne ne I'D, offers in tho harmonious and opu-
Dui beauty of her outlines "a veritablc treat
ac1bur charmed eyes. She is tanned with
be difficulty.
Fes Fhc number of metaphysics has so
rrncntcd during tho last few years that
Kn;is become public danger The Acad-
tinriof Medicine is justly alarmed mt the
;na tcss Of cyclomanin, as Is called this
~ liar madness, which was studied for
rst time by the celebrated Esquiroul,
At Chimsclf ut last fell u victim to the
Re.tcrrible malady
Il is dangerous to get In the way of the
'Nclox communis this animal not being
accustomed to divergo from the straight
line which it follows impcrturbably. The
frequency with which it runs down and
mains whatever happens to bo in its path
Is too we'll known to be dwclt on here.
Sometimes the 'cyclist migrator travels in
troops, and even In single file, like the
wild duck. Tho augurs of antiquity-a
verso of Ovid seems to provo 1t at least
would have drawn good or bad o1nens nc
cording us they perceived the flight OF the
'ycloccs' in odd or even numbers
NJ. dc Lacazc- Duthicrs believes that
these animals have among themselves CON
tests of speed analogous to our horse rnccs.
He has even becn able to observe 'vclox'
OF large frame which moved necessarily
about circular track without taking the
least rcposc or absorbing the slightest nour-
ishmcnt. He concludes from this that this
insect possesses u crop like that of the tur-
key, which permits 1t To store n certain
quantity of nourishment a portion of
which 1t lets fall from time to timo into its
stomach.
Tho cry Of the 'vclox' Is frightful. It's
terrifying dlscordnncc is sometimes aug
Inentcd by an apparatus which reminds
one of the COW bells of Switzerland, or the
horns used ON our tram cars"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
Her Spoon.

This Is not pleasant story, but 1t Is q
true one. 1t happened during cooking
lesson, where, after tho various viands had
been duly prepared and cooked, they were
handed round among the spectators to be
tested Tho instructor had time and again
advised tho womcp to bring spoons or forks
along with them in order TO make the test
ing an easy matter. This the women kept
forgetting to do, however, and Us u consc-
qucnce, each lesson found them diving into
the daintics with fingers and even visiting
cards, glove buttoncrs or any other stray
Implement that they happened to have
with them. Finally, one day particular
~ tempting dish was to be passed around
1t came first TO ~ woman sitting right on
the front row, who Dyed 1t with much sat
lsfaction and then calmly removed n hair
pin from her head, dipped 1t into the dish
and proceeded to feed herself. Suffice it
to say the rest of the spectators suffered
tho dish TO pass thom untastcd.-New
York Sun.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
The Tree Problem.

see monkey up u tree He sees mo
and gets behind the trunk of the tree. 1
start to go around him, and he keeps 90
ing around as l do, keeping the trunk of
the tree between him and me. reach the
place started from, with the monkey still
opposite on the tree. Now l have been
around the tree. Have l also been around
the monkey"
a Boston woman is quoted as saying:
II have tried 1t Oh my husband. had
him Tor the monkey, and took whisk
broom and went around him brushing his
clothes He Kept turning just ms / did
and when had been clear around had
only brushed one side of him and ono leg
of his pantaloons. Now, all the professor,
of Harvard university couldn't convince
me that had been around that man. and
neither had the man been around the mon
key in the tree. buffalo Express.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, June 6.-More crop damage
reports, renewed country buying and
better cables sent wheat up to-day, Julv
closing exc higher. The other markets
Followed wheat, corn gaining lsSc, oats
80 and provisions closing slightly
higher.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows:
Wheat, No. 2-June, opening, 7eh@
76N, closing ~; July, opening, 774@
77H, closing 1913; Septemb Der, opening,
77S@77T, closing sOss. Corn No. a.
June, opening, 50X@51A. closing, SAX;
July, opening, 51%@5l2s closing, seq ;
september, opening, 52sl@52%, closing,
81. oats No, 2--June. opening, 80, clos
ing, 3oS; July, opening, a0H; closing,
oUS; september, opening, 20%@2eX,
closing aoH Mess pork, per bhl.-Juiy,
opening, 12.47N. closing, 12.62k; Sep.
TENDER opening, 1875, closing, i2.92S
Lard, per 100 lbs.-July, opening, 6. GO.
closing, 60; September, opening, 6 So,
closing, $50. Short ribs, per 100 lbs =
July, opening, & 22H, closing, e.2S%:
Septem Der, opening, 6.42%, closing,
6.47H.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour firm; winter patents, 3.7O@4 co.:
winter straights, s.35@375; spring pat.
ents, 3-9o@4.3o.; spring straights, $50
400; bakers, s.9O@3.25. No. Q, spring
wheat, 7sH@s2A; No. 3 spring wheat,
nominal; No: red, 7sN@79; No. Q corn,
2B@52A; No. 3 yellow, 51sz@51X; No.
3 OATS ao3f; No. white, 32X@33; No. 8
white, 39H@32N; No. Q rye, 65; No. Q
barley $685. No. 8, 5l%@5a; No. 4,
nominal; No. l fiaxseed, ASK; prime
timothy seed, 500; mess pork, per bbl.,
lS.o5@ lS.62h; lard. per 100 lbs, 500
6.52H; short ribs sides, (loose), 6.2o6
6.25; dry sailed shoulders (boxed) 5%6
So; short clear sides, (boxed), 6Ie@6X;
whiskey, distillers' finished goods per
gallon, l.263{; sugars, cut loaf, 5.ls;
graduated, 4.69; standard a. 1856
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
PATHETIC ENGLISH spARRows.
The Earnest Efforts They Tut Forth "a
Release an Imprisoned Mate

The Earnest Eaor:s They Tut Forth 20
Release AN Imprisoned Mate.
gay company of EnSish sparrows wcrc
making things lively on the corner of
Crockett and Marshall streets There must
have been about 10 little fellows in tho
crowd, and they were fitting about tho
banqucttc ard in the gutter chirping and
chattcring like magpics Now and then
one or two of them would fly up the street
as II to rcconnoitcr, for when they camc
Dack the Others seemed eager to hear what
ever report was to be made. At last tho
whole bcvy flew down in u body and began
pecking and dabbing ut what seemed to DO
an empty fruit can lying on its side in tho
gutter BY and by sundry bold strokes
anu concerted effort with bcaks and
claws and wings succeeded in starting the
can rolling, but the birds staid by 1t, fol-
lowing up their success till it was mt Inst
we'll out into the street. BY this timo quito
crowd Of people had collected at tho cor
ner, attracted By the unusual commotion
among the birds, and the question arose
as to the cause Of tho disturbance Finally
some one discovered that the tin can was
not empty, and IN Investigation disclosed
tho fact that there was u sparrow within
it. Tho top OF tho tin had not been wholly
removed, but was hnnging by n half inch
bit, which acted as q hinge. 1t Is probable
that tho adventurous little bird had gone
into the can in search of stray bits of food
and In fitting and turning about had up
set tho can and closed the lid upon himself
at tho samo time Tho evidence along THU,
limo WAS pretty clear, but why had tho
sparrows boon anxious to remove their i'm
prisoncd mato from the gutterp A good
many theories wcro advanced by various
wiscacrcs in the crowd, but none seemed
quite Plausible until gang from tho water
works came along and began to flush the
cutters. Tho sparrows had seen the men
at work higher up tho street and knew
that in the course of time they would be-
gin operations on tho gutter where their
friend lay confined. Nothing but manful
and concerted action on their part would
save him, and right nobly had they rescued
him.
1t was charming to sec their delight
when tho top of the can was turned back
and tho little inmate set at liberty. And
III turn tho little fellows gratitude seemed
unboundcd. Ho went about among tho
flock chirping and whispering to each ono
and by and by flew away with them tho
gaycst of tho crowd.-Shrcvcpor Gn.
Letter In Philadelphia Times
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
FOUR HUNDRED BELOW ZERO.
Curious Effects OF Such Extrome Temper
allure on Iron md Colors,

-Four hundred nnd twenty-fo degrees
r. below zero! just what this means 1t Is
almost impossible to imagine, and yet it is
ono of the temperatures which have been
reached and used in laboratory research.
and has been made the subject of some
highly interesting experiments and cxpll-
nations by Professor Dcwar before the
British Royal Institution.
Four hundred degrees below zero Is not
an every day temperature nor can 1t be
reached by more everyday means than the
expansion of liquid air, which latter Pro-
lessor Dcwar has succeeded In producing
IN comparatively large quantities. and in
storing by novel and ingenious methods,
10 be used as required in tho study of mat
Ter ut nbnormnlly low temperature exactly
as spirit lamp or q Bunscn burner Is
used In studying the properties of different
bodies mt the higher temperatures.
Tho tensile strength of iron at 400 below
zero is just twice what 1t is at 90 above
1t will take strain of 20 instead of 80
tons to the square inch, and equally curl
Gus results have come out us to the clonga-
ton of metals under these conditions. 1t
was an idea of Fnrnday that the magnet
ism In permanent magnet would be in
creased mt very low temperatures, and ex-
pcriments with comparatively low temper
nturcs had rather negatiycd Fnraday's sug-
gcstion, but Professor Dcwar has com
plctely verified the opinion of the famous
savant, having shown that manget at
the extremely low temperature made pos
sible by the liquid mir had It's power in
creased by about so per cent
Very low temperature was shown also to
have remarkable effect upon the color of
many bodies For example, the brilliant
scarlet of vcrmilion and mercuric iodidc Is
YrnTttt. L.. n.
nnge, tho original color returning with
the rise of tho temperature. Blues, on tho
other hand, are unaffected by cold, and
the effect Is comparatively small upon or
ganic coloring in matters of all tints.-
CaSsicr's Magazine.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
New York Stock MARKET,

NEW YORK. June The share SPEC
nlation to-day was dull and uninter.
estlng. AT the opening market was
quiet and generally firm but in the
early dealings drive against Reading
and New jersey Central forced these
STOCKS down to g and e per cent. re-
srectively. The Changers and general
railway list were in the main firm
throughout but the movements of prices
was at times erratic. The other net
changes on the day are merely frao-
tional. The market closed fairly steady.
Closing stocks were as follows.
Atohison, 6M; Adams Express, 144:
bai1moie ana Ohio, 6lSa; Chesapeake
ana Ohio, 22H; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, SlH; Chiosgo Gas, TAX; G. G. C.
and st: Louis, 43s<; Del. Lackawanna
and western. l61; Distillers and Cat
Tie Feeoers Co., 201s; Erie, 10H; Erie
preferred. 23H; Great Northern pre-.
1erred. l2B; Lake Shore, ASK; Lead
Trust 35S; Louisville and Nashville,
o7S; Nasional Cordage, az; National
Oordaxe preferred, AZ; N. j. Central,
9oN; Norfolk and Western preferred,
1875; Northern Pacific preferred, 1s%:
Northwestern, 9s9s; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l44&; NY. Central. lo1ss; NY,
ana New England. AK; Pacific Mail,
2sS; Pullman Palace, l72}6; Reading,
I6A; Rock Island, 6s%; st. Paul, GO ~;
81. Paul and Omaha, SO; Southern
Pacific, 93H; Sugar Refinery, l1sh;
Union Pacific, ID; Western Union,
W; General Electric, 37%; Southern.
1875; Southern preferred, 3SX; Tobacco.
1l3H; Tobacco preferred, lib.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
His Autn1ranh.

When Charles Spraguc, the Boston poet
was at the height of his glory here he was
importuncd for his autograph. Spraguc
did not want to give it, but, quickly see
ing witty way out of the dilemma, nc de-
clared that he would furnish as many as
desired for 81 apiece. There was great
Demand and the next day he sent to all
who made the request one OF tho dollar
bills issued by the bank of which lie was
the cashier. Guild
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
All Free,

THOSE who have used DR.. Kings New
Discovery know its value, and those
who have not, have now the opportunity
to try 1t Free. Call on the advertised
druggist and get Trial Bottle, Free.
Send your name and address to Il. E.
Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get 8
sample box OF DR.. Kings New Lite
Pills, Free, as we'll IS a copy OF Guide
to Health and Household Instructor,
free. All OF which is guaranteed to do
you good and cost you nothing. Chris.
tian 81 Barbee drugstore.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
Cincinnati Produoe ssorket

CINCINNATI, o.. June e.-Flour quiet
but firm; wheat firm; No. red, S6k;
Corn stronger; No. 9 mixed; So. Oats
firm; No. mixed, S2%@3S RYE dull,
lower; No. Q. 65. Pork slow, easy; 10 90.
Lard easy, 6.45. Bulk meats steady,
6.25. Bacon steady, 7.12S. Whiskey
qliet; 1.25. Butter easy. Sugar fair de.
mand, steady. Eggs dull, loo. Cheese
eaHy.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
Ruohlen's Arnica salve,

TIE best sslve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptionB. and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. II
10 guaranteed to give perfect satisfao-
ton or money refunded. For sale by
Christian and Barhee,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
nInst he Repairan.

REMEMBER that your carriages, bug
gies and phaetons must be repaired,
and now Is the time to have it done,
and the Virginia Carriage Company, No.
332 Salem avenue, is the place where
all work Is guaranteed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
Il. M. Sutton A. Co

CAPT. D. c. BOOTH, agent Of r. M.
Sutton & Co., Of Baltimore, Wholesale
dealers in dry goods and notions, who
has been occupying rooms over the E..
d. Stewart furniture store, will on the
first day OF May remove his large stock
OF samples to Hotel Lee. corner of
Commerce street and Salem avenue,
and in future will be pleased to see his
patrons in hia new quarters.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
Where Manners Arc sorcly Tested,

'No women are NOT the manncrless
sex, said Hobbies sagoly. Just look Mt
the way men rush To set out of an clcva-
tor
"IIumph!" said his friend, who was "a
misogynist ana therefore unreliable any
way. Il guess You never saw group of
women when they boarded street car
with only one vacant seat did you:'-Chi-
cago Record.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
These Arc Chinese nra.ims.

When the sword is rusty, the pillow bright,
the prisons empty, the granarics full, the
steps of the temples worn down and those
of the law courts grass grown, when doc
tors go afoot, the bakers on horseback and
the men of letters drive in their own car
riagcs, then the empire is we'll governed. -
Arlequin.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07

The James river was named after James
II. AT the first English settlement it was
called "the river of the Holy Ghost" The
Indians called it Pawathannc, "thc river
of life"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07

There is no bcautiflcr of complexion OIL
form or behavior like the wish TO scatre.
joy and not pain around us.-Anon
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07

THE very finest custom made clothes
from 5000 of the latest styles are being
made at No. Campbell street rs per
cent. cheaper than elsewhere. Work
manshlp and ut guaranteed the best
A. D. RICE,
Receiver, F. n. Ayers & Co.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07

Calashcs, sort of bonnet, were invent
cd by the Duchess of Bedford in 1865.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07
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New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, June 6-Money on call
easy at 1@lH per cent; last loan TX;
closed 1@lH. Prime mercantile paper
2N@3H. Sterling exchange strong snd
higher with actual business in bankers
bills at s9}6@4 09A for demand, and
ss@4 ssh for sixty days; posted rates,
4.SsN@4.s9 and s9%@4.9O. CONNER
cial bills, 4.S7A@4.s7N. Silver certifi-
Gates, 66T@67A. Government bonds
quiet and fairly steady. State bonds
inactive. Railroad bonds weak.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07

STRAW mattings in great variety and
at bottom prices at The +. Ii. Stewart
Furniture Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07

Labrador was named by the Spanards
TERRA Labrador or the cultivated land.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07

BEAUTIFUL gilt wall paper at cents
roll at the Decorative Art Co., ll2%
Campbell avenue, southwest.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-07

machine the automatic cutting knife sharp
ener, and tableting appurtenanccs are on
this floor. The wonderful and powerful
electric motor, which propcls the machines
on all three floors, is also ON this floor Over
IN one corner, hardly noticeable, is kept in
readiness, as supplementary power, an
improved Gas Engine, to be attached at
momentary notice, in case Of accident to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-29

ing: Persons owning lands beside highway
or town way on which are buildings or fences
that cncroach within the limits OF said way,
may 10y u writing under seal, by them signed
and acknowledged rs deeds are acknowledged,
aud recorded in the registry of deeds Tor the
county in which the land lies, admit to the
municipal officers of the town in which said
way exists, the true bounds or limits of said
way and the extent of their wrongful occu-
and all claiming title under or through them,
shall be e>topped from asserting any right To
the continuance OF such buildings or fences
within said limits, for the null term OF forty
years from the date of such Decd So that the
section as amended, shall read:
SECT. ~. When buildings or fences have
existed more than twenty years fronting upon
any way, street, lane, or land appropriated to
public use, the bounds of which cannot be made
certain by records or monuments, such build.
ings or fences shall be deemed the true bounds
certain, no time less than forty years will jus.
fifty their continuance thereon, and on tndict-
ment and conviction they may be removed.
Persons owning lands beside a highway or
town way, on which are buildings or fences
that encroach within the limits OF said way.
may by writing under seal. by them signed
and acknowledged, and recorded In tthe regis.
try of deeds for the county in which the land
lies, admit TO the municipal officers of the
town in which said way exists, the true bounds
or limits of said way, and the extent OF their
such persons, and all claiming title under or
through them, shah be estopped from asserting
any right 10 the continuance of such huildings
or fences within said limits, for the full term
of forty years from the date of such deed
Improved Feb. ELL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-29

salmon or land-locxed salmon and one dollar
LOT each ana every other fish so taken, Caught
killed or destroyed; and when such prohibited
implements or devices are found in use or on.
Grafton they are forfeit and contraband, and
any person finding them in use may destroy
tnem.' lApproved February 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-29
Chapter "a.

AN ACT to amend section ten of chapter two
hundred and seventeen of the Public Laws
OF eighteen hundred and ninety-three, relat-
ing 10 production OF books and papers in ac-
tions at law.
Section ten Of chapter two hundred seven.
teen of the public laws of eighteen hundred
and ninety-three is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following: in case OF unreasonable
delay or refusal in complying with such re.
Quirement the court may order a nonsuit or
default as the case may require so that said
section as amended, shall read as follows.
SECT. TO- where books, papers, or written
instruments material to the issue in any action
at law pending in the supreme judicial court
or in the superior courts, are in the possession
fused, the court upon motion. notice and hear.
ing, may require their production for inspec-
ton. In case OF unreasonable delay or refusal
in complying with such requirement the court
require approved February Isl