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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

Tumbling mustard is troublesome
weed In the Canadian Northwest prov
inces, and has recently" been reported
from nine different localities in the
United States, mostly on waste lands
and city lots. Its record in Canada,
and the rapidity with which 1t has al
ready spread in some places In the
United States, necessitate prompt ac-
ton II its further progress is to be
checked. The weed Is found through
out the greater'part Of Europe. north
ern Africa and western Asia. Temper
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27
To Prevent Evaporation.

A plank drag behind the cultivator
to smooth down ridges and thus keep
the soil from rapidly drying is advised
by many investigators, says Farm and
Home. This is particularly important
during a drought when all the mois-
ture in the soil must be retained IL pos
sible. Ordinary cultivating between
the rows leaves deep depressions and
high ridges, thus exposing double sur
face to the action of the sun and air.
The plank drag smooths down these
ridges, while leaving the land light
and porous. An Ohio farmer advises
rounding the edges of the plank slight
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27
Gold Doesn't Seek Coinage.

II the bimetallists were right, such
an extraordinary increase in the gold
production ought to have led to pro-
portionate increase in the coinage OF
gold. 1t is a matter OF public Knowl-
edge that the Royal Mint coins gold
without charge for all who send 1t in.
Thus the theory Of the bimetallists is
put to the test, and experience shows
that 1t is absolutely unfounded. Dur
ing 1894 and 1895 (the two years Of the
greatest gold production the world has
ever known there has been continu-
Gus decline in the coinage of gold at
the mint. Gold has come to this cohn-
try in unprecedentedly large amounts.
The Bank of England is literally over
crowded with the metal; and directors
are at their wits ends how to store T.
But neither they, nor any of the great
capitalists Of the country, nor any OF
the other banks, think it worth while
to send gold to be coined.-The Statist.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27
Chiie's Experience with Silver.


AS soon, however, as the depreciation
of silver brought the value of the silver
peso below that Of the gold peso, gold
took the place of silver as the metal
for export. and instead Of being pre-
scented at the mint in greater quantities
than silver, there was a natural cessa-
ton of the coinage of gold and dis
appearance Of gold coin from circula-
ton. Though, of course, the effect or
this depreciation was not felt as soon in
Chill as in other countries, where the
legal ratio was less, as, for example, in
France, where, the ratio being 1914 to
1. there was in 1879, deposited in the
mint for coinage 150,O0O,O0O francs
worth of silver, against only 5,OOO,OO0
francs in 1871 and 1S72.-Edward H.
Strobel, in Sound Currency"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27
Agricultural Education.

a
Agricultural education Is as essential
to the farmer and stock raiser as a
classical training is to man who fol-
lows literary pursuits. If young
farmer has n chance to avail himself
of the instruction given in agricultural
colleges, though Of a theoretical and
experimental nature, it will save him
much time and perhaps many hard
knocks. Successful farming has be-
come a science, and the sooner one
learns the nature Of the soil he works
and the adaptability to 1t Of seeds and
grains, the better he will be equipped
to apply his own practical knowledge
and experience. Shiftless, haphazard
farmers will never stand a show with
men who are thoughtful, progressive
and energetic. The best posted man
Is generally the most successful, and
Tor that reason every farmer should en-
deavor to have library as large as he
can afford, and in these days of cheap
books most every one can afford plenty
of instructive books for winters read
ing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

ly, from end to end, so as not to dis
turb the earth deeply near the plant
rows. Our illustration SHOWS an easy,
way Of attaching the plank. :;
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

the production of ears with few grains
Of corn on the tips or none mt all, for
lne distance of full inch from the end
of the ear. 1t has been ascertained
from experiment that ccrp produced
from the butt. brains comes first in fas-
gel; that from the body grains tasscls
next, and corn from theitiprgrains last,
Of all. The difference between the pc
RODS Of tasseiing will average week
or ten days. This is natures method
Of providing an abundance OF pollen,
to complete the fertilization Of all the,
grains on the ear 1t may not be wise
to plant all the small grains from the,
tips of the ears, as there would then be
danger that the cornfwould be too
thick. This difficulty may be obviated
" running the seed through n sieve.
with meshes Of suitable size, after the
corn has been .shelled. ~, n
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

oats, potatoes, etc.. when no restrictions
are imposed upon the coina &c of silver,
but, o. course, heis not told at the same
tiHSthat NJ v,lkvfrxpr dbabIy3haye 70
pay great dedf more for severythins
he-is obliged buy: 1t Is question
whether many cbnv8rtsito free silver
coinage, would be secured IN either
class or producers II both sides Of the
question we're to be presFnted, mt the
same time.-The frontage. Z \ 49, 4
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12
.. rs THE WAR IN CUBA.

The latest report from Cuba is n most
startling one, being to the effect that
General Weyler has proclaimed IA truce
and that the Spaniards and the revolu-
tioniSts are about to settle their dispute
on basis mutually satisfactory
Whether..this means that the Cubans will
be guaranteed autonomy and are willing
to accept it, or whether General Weyler
will concede their independence. the world
outside does not at present know. Prom
inent Cuban leaders have, however, it is
said, left the Island to visit members of
the Junta at New York. and everything
points to important negotiations being
now in progress. Spain might be willing
to concede Cuban autonomy, in view of
the increasing danger of complications
with the United States, but it is not be-
lieved that even the Republicans of that
kingdom would grant complete independ-
ence to the people OF the Island. On the
other hand, after all their claims it
revolutionists i'll Cuba to accept anything
short of independence. Still the reported
truce may be IL myth and the gathering OF
Cuban leaders in the United States may
be preliminary to extensive aggressive
movements on the part of the insurgents
Any kind of IA change from the present
condition of inactivity must he preferable
both to Spaniards and Cubans, and, there
fore, it would not be surprising if some
very important news was soon received
from the Island
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12
RAILROADS AROUND HAMPTON
ROADS

Recent events indicate that the region
around Hampton Roads, including Nor
folk, Portsmouth and Newport News. is
destined in the near future to attract the
attention of the business world. 1t is
difficult to imagine a situation more adj
mirably adapted for rapid increase in
trade than that OF the cities that centre
around Hampton Roads OF this point,
Commodore Maury, the noted geographer
of the seas, nearly half century ago,
said:
Naturally, both in the geographic and
military point of view, Norfolk, with
Hampton Roads as its lower harbor, and
san Francisco, inside of the Golden Gate
IN Callfornia-one ons. the Pacific, the
other on the Atlantic-are the most i'm.
portant maritime positions that lie within
the domains of the United States. Each
holds the commanding point on it's sea
front; each has the finest harbor on its
coast, and each with the most convenient
ingress and egress for ships; each as safe
from wind and wave as shelter can make
them; nor is access to either ever inter.
rupted by the frosts of winter. In the
harbor of each there is room to berth not
navies of the world also
The truth of this brief but brilliant de
scription of the advantages of Norfolk
and the adjacent towns is now being veri-
fled i'll the rapid advancement OF the in
dustrial, trade and foreign commercial
Interests of this section.
Around Hampton Roads is found a con.
centration of railroads scarcely equalled
III some respects in the country Start
ing with the Pennsy lvania system, which
reaches Norfolk through its Pcnnsular
and ferry line, around by Hampton
Roads, we strike the Chesapeake and
Ohio, leading out into the coal and timber
regions OF West Virginia and into the
great grain districts Of the West and
Northwest; then the Norfolk and West-
ern, striking into another portion of the
same West Virginia coal and Western
grain regions, bringing to Norfolk about
2,oOO,OOO tons of coal year, and now be-
coming an important grain-carrying line:
then the Atlantic and Danville from
Portsmouth to Danvile, a road that must
in thesnear future be extended by direct
line, or by some new connection. into an
unoccupied part of the West Virginia
coal and timber territory OF almost I'M
equalled wealth, which when opened up
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

main practically Il prisoner in his palace.
On the accession of Car Nicholas III it
was supposed that the nihilists would
give him some peace, and at a time he
appeared to mngle freely among his peo-
pie. Recent developments have, how
ever, revealed the existence of plot
against his life of extensive ramifca-
tionS. and now, it is said, on account Of
these revelations the young car has been
so wrought upon as to be in state of
high nervous excitement Under such
circumstances existence will soon be-
come II burden to him, and, notwith-
standing he rules over 100, 000,0 600 of
subjects, and is blessed with beautiful
and loving wife, there are many men,
even in moderate circumstances who
would not be disposed to change places
with the cZar of all the Russians
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

will pour into Hampton Roads''a traffic as
great as the Chesapeake and Ohio or the
Norfolk and Western now handles; then
the Seaboard Air Line, with its 1000-mile
system draining a rich territory, rapidly
developing through the active work of
this enterprising company, and bringing
to Norfolk a vast amount of cotton and
other traffic; then the Southern railway
now building vast terminal facilities at
Norfolk and making it the Atlantic sea-
board outlet for traffic business from its
own allied lines, amounting TO probably
5000 or 10000 miles; then the Atlantic
Coast Line and a number of smaller.roads.
concentrating at Norfolk, bring about Il
railroad influence and railroad power for
development that can scarcely he meas
ured. The full force of this wonderful
concentration has not yet been generally
appreciated.
With one hand extended to the interior,
drawing traffic from the cotton regions Of
the South, the coal, iron and timber dis
tricts of the Virginias, the great grain
and provision regions of the West and
Northwest, Norfolk, Portsmouth and
Newport News stand with their other
hand extended to the ocean as an outlet
by sea 20 all the vast business that can
be concentrated by their great railroad
systems. Manufacturers Record
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12
MINISTER OVERCOME
PULPIT.

Considerable excitement was caused at
the morning service at the Grace Street
Presbyterian Church. corner Fourth and
Grace streets, yesterday, when Rev
Robert j. Willingham, who was filling
the pulpit in the absence of DR. j. Y
Fair, succumbed to the effects of the ter
rible heat and humidity and fell across
the pulpit steps.
That the day was an exceeding oppres-
sive one was fully realized by all those
who attended services at this church, for
1t Is known TO be one of the coolest places
in the city. Not so yesterday, for even
here the sultry air came in the windows
and doors and seemed to permeate every
thing u z g lEa a NsE- .Easas 4
The usual opening exercises were over
and the divine had just finished the open.
ing prayer and was in the act of COM
mencing the reading of the Scirptural
lesson when he was seen to stagger and
fall heavily to the pulpit floor.
Thescongregation was terribly shocked
and several of the officers of the church
and those nearest to the pulpit fastened
to his assistance to find that he was quite
unconscious. Fortunately..in his fall his
head was slightly projecting over the
steps, otherwise his injuries might have
'S He: ;S w"s hurriedly carried from the
church to the pastors study, n where
restoratives We're applied and he soon re-
covered sufficiently to be removed to his
home No. ID South Fifth street.
The congregation was in the meantime
dismissed, and the greater portion went
across the street to Centenary Methodist
Church. Many, however fingered, fear
ing that the consequences were more
serious than were given out ut first.
DR. Willingham was still,quite weak to-
day but had no fever, and it is expected
that he will be out in few days
He is exceedingly popular with all de
nominations throughout the city, and
especially among the Baptists being sec
rotary of the foreign mission board of
the Southern convention OF that denomi.
nation and editor of the Baptist Foreign
Mission journal, and his many friends
who were shocked to hear of his --prostra-
ton will be glad to hear that no serious
consequences are ITO he unprecedented. -
Mondays Richmond State
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12
A Manor House, Novel and Forgetful
Nobleman.


This, says London Queen, is the true
story OF II romance. a nobleman had a
beautiful and historical old manor house
surrounded with very fine timber Desir-
ing TO cut down the timber, he found
that the deeds of the estate precluded him
from doing so while the manor house
stood. This presented no particular diff
Guilty to his mind, for he had it pulled
down, and, by the sale of the lead off the
roof, realized so much money that it was
not necessary to have the trees cut down
at ali. BY and by the great romancer of
his or any other time came along, and
wrote story which moved the world with
pity. 1t will be observed that the great
romancer did not write his story until the
house was pulled down. My lord had
another house not far Off, and one day,
years afterwards, when he heard his
guests talking about his mansion, in
which the unfortunate Maid of Honor had
come To such an untimely end, he quite
forgot that he had had it pulled down,
and drove them over to see it. This is a
true story.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

The present heated term is very oppres-
sive and has been attended with IA greater
loss OF life than any which has been
reported in this country for years New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore Washing
ton, Chicago, St Louis and nearly every
other city in the country give glowing
accounts of the power OF the heat and the
disastrous effects attending this unusual
climatic condition. The thermometer in
many places has ranged daily from 90
to 1O3 degrees in the shade, and the mum
Der of deaths from sunstroke is appall-
ing. Truly, this has been calamitous
year; but all that helpless humanity can
do is to bear the infections with philo-
sophy and hope and pray for relief
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

The Democrats, Populists and free sill
yer Republicans will hold conventions in
the State of Washington to-day, and n
general fusion will he attempted. With
the free coinage of silver the main ques-
ZION at issue, some satisfactory agreement
ought TO be reached. Personal ambition
and IA general unwillingness to put the
triumph of principle before all petty con-
siderations of party may, however, defeat
the wishes of the majority and bring all
these good intentions to naught 1t is
hoped that patriotism will dictate their
action, and sound common sense control
their course. In that case, the triumph
of Bryan and free silver in Washington
would be assured in November.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12
THE CARS FERIL.

Uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown applies especially in the case of
the Car of Russia, who, notwithstand-
ing his almost boundless power and
wealth, is every minute in fear for his
life Alexander i met horrible death
from nihilistic bomb, after frequent
attempts had been made to assassinate
him, and his son, Alexander II, was
compelled during most of his reign to re-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12
This Date In History-Aug. IL.

T0O-James Thomson, author of "The Sea.
sons" died.
iaN-Robert Fulton's boat, the Clermont,
steamed up to Albany.
ISl2-Octave Feuillet, French novelist and
dra,natist. born in La Manche; died 1890
ISS5-Right Hon. Richard Moncton Milnes
lord Houghton). literary celebrity, the
friend of Heine, David Gray and others,
and the biographer of Keats. died at vichy
born 1870.
lSD-Cardinal John Henry Newman died at
Birmingham, England; born in London
IDOL.
lS02-Glndstone summoned to take the reins
and form ministry.
lsa5-Frank Pixley, veteran American jour
nalist died at San Francisco.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

A Wilmington, Del. dispatch says
Senator Gray will support Bryan and
Sewall and work for their election. With
nearly all the Sound money" Democrats
falling into line in support of the regular
ticket there will he little left for the
boiling oddities to tie to, and as to nomi-
mating candidates for President and
Nice-President, the great question is
where will they come from
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

The British have defeated the Der
wishes in their advance up the Nile, but
cholera has broken out in Egypt and
threatens to prove a more terrible foe to
the invaders than the bullets and spears
of the Mahdists.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12
A VALUABLE PRESCRIPTION.

Editor Morrison, of Worthington, Ind,
sun" writes: You have valuable
prescription in Electric Btters, and [
can cheerfullyarecommen it for Consti-
patton and sick headache, and as a gen
cral system tonic it has no equal Mrs.
Annie Stehle, 1928 Cottage Grove Ave,
Chicago, was all run down, could not eat
nor digest food, had Il backache which
never left her and felt tired and weary,
but six bottles of Electric Bitters restored
her health and renewed her strength
Prices 80 cents and 81. Get a bottle at
Massie's Pharmacy.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

'oohohe, va, 81 ui!e ~, 1910.
Messers. w. :. McClanahan X Co.. agents
Accident Department Aetna Life In
surance Co, No. 7 Campbell avenue,
Roanoke, Va.
Dear Sirs: Please accept my thanks
Tor the prompt manner in which your
company (the Aetna Life Insurance Co
has settled my claims for injuries re-
ceived l sent proof of injury on the Both
of May and check for go, amount in full
of claim, was sent me June 4th.
Very respectfully,
w. G.. BALDWIN.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12
THE FAIR.

Have you been to the Fair? Now open
at No. Salem avenue, with an elegant
inc of looks, stationary, glassware, inks.
pencils, tablets etc. Give us call and
inspect our stock. George Gravatt, Man
ager.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12
LOST.

Between Hollins and Salem a black
morocco pocketbook containing one dol
lar in change and four gold rings, three
set and one large gold band with initials
Ten dollars reward will be given for in
formation leading to the recovery of the
above property. j. S. PERSINGER,
Salem, Va
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

Ihose in need of furniture and house
furnishing goods would do well to call at
Donaidson's before buying, as their entire
STOCK Will be on the market at cost for the
next thirty days. Mark Reid, trustee
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

Churches and festivals supplied with
the finest ice ceam and ices at Bowman's.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

Lii Hung Chang, so far as he is individ
ually concerned, will not cost the countries
which he is visiting anything in the mat
ter of food or burying expenses Before
attending dinner of banquet he partakes
of meal carefully prepared by his own
cooks, and, apparently unwilling to give
his entertainers any trouble in case of his
death, he carries with him an elegant
coffin, costing SO, 000, especially prepared
for such an emergency. With all OF his
admiration for Western ways, the Chi.
nese statesman evidently believes that
the best cooks live in China, and that the
best collins are also made in that coun-
try. Ii is well enough to humor the old
man in these peculiarities especially as
they cost his hosts nothing.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

Fresh lot of oranges just received at
Catogni's confectionery.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

Chairman Hanna has decided to 20 to
Chicago to give his personal attention
to the Western campaign, the reports
from that section being to the effect that
solid work for Mckinley and Republican,
ism is much needed there --Judging
from the enthusiasm Mr. Bryan has
aroused all the way from Nebraska on
his journey East, it will require some
thing more than the presence of the
chairman of the Republican national
committee and his money bags in the
West to restore the political equilibrium
in that section, so far as the interests of
Major Mckinley are concerned.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

Bowman's ice cream parlor is the best
in the city.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

Race meet and bicycle carnival next
month at Lake and Driving Park
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

Photographs of the b, of L. E. conven-
ton at Landes.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

Photos of Federated Organizations B.
of l.. f., b. Of l. F., O. r, c., Q. r. 7,
and b. II. T. at Landes.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12

Catogni serves excellent lunches.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-12
TRUE STORY OF ROMANCE.

For peach crates go to Catogni Bros