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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
"PooR MANS PARADISE"
Booth Tucker Hopes to Interest Capital
lists in His Colonization Scheme.

Booth Tucker Hopes to Interest Capital
lists in His Colonization Scheme.
New York, July BOZ. De Latour
Booth-Tucker, commander of the Saliva
ton Army in the United States, retrned
to-day from the Southwest. where he ms
pected lands for the purpose of selecting
a site for his proposed Poor Mans Par
adise."
The commander said he hoped TO inter
est capitalists in the scheme and that if
he was successful, there would soon be
established in the Southwest n colony
which would go far toward solving the
problem of how to better the conditions
of the city poor.
He hopes to have early in September n
conference with several Eastern capital
lists who own large tracts of land in Ari-
IONA, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyo-
ming. The commander does not expect
that any of them will give their lands for
the plan OF establishing a Western Tito
pia, but he believes he can demonstrate
the practicabilty of his plan and that he
can assure the capitalits return of 5
per cent. on their investment. If he sue
ceeds in doing this he will raise $500, DOC
and with the money will start $50 fami-
lies for the new colony within n year.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
A CHANCE FOR BIMnTAL11sM.
Great Britain May Join mathematician
Conference Mt NYashinpton

SOulclGLCO ~ w oSAlukCOu.
New York, July 30.-A Washington
special to the Herald says: Official infor.
nation Just received in Washington indi.
Gates that Great Britain will consent to
oin in an international monetary confer
ence to be held in this city..next winter.
This information is u complete confirm.
alton of the cable dispatches from Lon.
don few days ago, which stated that
Great Brltain's representatives had re-
ceived the proposition of the United
States ENJOYS more favorab,y tran was
expected. The statements received here
indicate that the mission of Special En-.
voys Stevenson, Paine AND Wolcott will
be so fur successful as to insure the
meeting of another international none
tary conference.
Though Great Britain has not yet r,.ade
an official response to the proposition of
the United States ENJOYS, an intimation
has been given to representatives of this
government that England will soon con-
sent to participate in an international
conference in Washington. This report
comes through official channels and gives
much satisfaction to those who hope an
international agreement is possible.
Reports from the ENJOYS also state that
their reception in France was far more
favorable than the reports indicated at
Gllt LlIlc VI InclI HiStO duu UHttU II rdQCe
practically accepted the proposal to join
in n conference and abide by It's results,
providing Great Britain could be induced
to do likewise.
a bimetallic conference without Great
Bitain participating could, of course, nc
complish nothing, as bimetallism could
not be successful without full and com
plete approval of England. The United
States Government mas made no sugges-
tions about the basis of an international
bimetallic agreement, and no definite
statement regarding basis of agreement
was included in the instructions to the
special ENJOYS. 1t is stated by officials
of the administration that their business
was solely to bring about an inteInn-
tional conference. leaving the details to
be determined later.
Such Il confer ence now seems to be as
sured, but there is no reason for believing
that any practical plan can be agreed
upon. While several members of the
present British government, including
Mr.. Balfour are theoretical bime allists,
it is not believed they would he sup
ported by the English people in over.
throwing the gold standard or going any
further than opening the Indian mints.
Germany is another country from which
little or no cooperation can be expected in
.he direction of the reestab,ishment of
the douoe standard. for while there are
advocates of free coinage of silver among
German statesmen, that government has
not regarded the project with favor.
Baron Won Thielmann, recently ambassa-
dor to the United States, who has been
placed Mt the head of the imperial tress-
ury, is an uncompromising advocate of
the single standard.
ANY agreement that might be made by
As
less be one which would practically
throw the entire burden of sustaining the
parity of the two metals upon the United
States
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
Howard u. Benham, a Young Banker,
Found Guilty of Wife Murder.

Batavia, N. Y, July 3d. Howard C.
y Benham, young banker of this place, was
to-day found guilty Of murder in the
first degree. Benham was remantled for
sentence to Saturday morning ut 10
O'Clock, when 1t is probable mis- counsel
will make motion for a new trial.
Bephnm did not seem TO fully realize
the force of the situation, at first. AS he
was leaving the courtroom, it seemed to
dawn upon him in all its horror. His
face grew deadly white, he tottered, and
seemed about to fall. His attorneys
gathered about him, and walked with
him out of the room.
The Benham tragedy began with q
romance-the olopement on August g,
1892, of Miss Florence Tout, an heiress,
and but 16 years of age. Howard G. Ben
December last Mrs. Benham was taken
seriously i'll, and on the morning of jan
uary she died. Benham gave out q
statement that deaJh was due to rheuma-
tism of the heart. Two days later, ow-
ing to various rumors, the coroner de-
cided to have an autopsy, the result of
which was statement that death was
caused by asrophv and degeneration of
the muscular tissue.
Later, rumors became current that
Benham had purchased prussic acid, and
Mrs. Ber hams body was exhumed, and
the various organs removed Cor eXamina-
tion. AS result, the ,coroner;s jury re-
turned a verdict that the death oil Mrs.
Benbam was caused by "hydrocyanic
acid or prussic acid poison administered
by her husband.' Benham was then in
dicted, and WAS placed on trial June 81.
AS to the motive for the crime, it was
said that Benham desired &c be free from
his wife, not only that he might inherit
$4,000 that she possessed, but that he
might marry a young woman with
whom he was said to be desperately in
love.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
WORK OF TRAIN wREcKERs.

Thorntown, Ind, July 80. The ex-
press from Chicago, over the Big Four,
was wrecked here this morning. The
engineer. fireman and two passengers
were killed, and several injured. The
engine jumped the track at frog. A
coupling pin was found in the frog. 1t
was undoubtedly placed there for the
purpose of wrecking the train. There is
no clue as to the perpetrators of the
crime; but the detectives are at work.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
Elizabeth. N. j.. Oct. 10. 1896

Ely Bros, Dear Sirs:-please accept
my thanks for your favor in the gift of a
bottle of Cream Balm. Let me say have
used it for years and can thoroughly rec
ommend it for what it claims, If direc-
tions nre followed. Yours truly,
(REV.) H. w. HATHAWAY.
No clergyman should be without it.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists.
Full size SOC. Trial size 10 cents. We
mail it.
ELY BROS, So Warren ST., n. Y. City.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it fails
to Cure. 25c. For sale by Chas. Lyle.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
SENDING FOOD TO ALASKA.

Chicago, July 30..--The p B. Weare
Company to-day received Klondike
nugget valued at $3.50, which is said to be
company has added two steamers to their
Alaskan fleet at San Francisco, which
will sail with nothing but provisions.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
NO KICK COMING.

You walk in my store, put on a pair of
easy shoes snd pay me just small price
for them and you are one of the best sat
isfed men in town. My shoes are easy to
wear and easy to buy. Come to either
storc-Saem avenue or Jefferson street.
BACHRACH.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
HOT ENOUGH FOR YoUg

have hot weather shoes for everybody.
Keep your feet nice and cool and you can
stand the hot weather. I have complete
stocks in two stores-Salem avenue and
Jefferson street. BACHRACH.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
WE ARE THE PEOPLE.

AT least, we are the peoples friend, for
we enable them to buy GOOD shoes
CHEAP. Come to either store-Ealem
avenue or Jefferson street-and get Il
square deal and good pair of shoes.
BACHRACH.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31

Breakfast, % cents; dinner, 25 cents
supper 20 cents. Meal tickets) n. j.
Catogni's restaurant.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
Your KIDNEYS

if they are healthy filter the uric acid
and poisons out of the system throurh
the urine. If they are not acting rirht
the results are Bright's Disease, Rheu-
matistn, Neuralgia, Bladder Trouble,
Dropsy, etc.
These can be
CUR ID
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
~ AS GOOD AS ~
Alaska S
Gold
Fields +!

Farm of 1875 acres of fine land on
"Little Otter" 4 ] miles from Bedford
City, and ] miles from n. s; w. station,
80 acres of bottom land. 6 room dwelling,
fine selection of fruit Price $4,000, on
reasonable time.
Farm 81 acres. adjoining the town of
Salem, 4room dwelling, % acres of tim
her, 20 acres of bottom land. The loca-
tion of this place makes it great bar
gain at 1900
354 acres of fine fruit land, miles from
Roanoke near Hanging Rock, Broom
dwelling, 19 acres clear, balance in TIM
Der, we'll watered. Price $500.
Send for list of city and country prop
erty
special bargain for cash in n large s,
room dwelling on Campbell street.
Three hice Lewis addition lots, all for
$3.50.
One corner lot near Belmont school
house. Price $l25; S25 cash, balance IS
per month.
Large S-room dwelling on corner lot
in the southwest part OF town for 81 ,050
cash.
Special bargain in handsome double
front business property paying II per
cent. on price asked.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Ali druggists refund the money if it fails
TO cure. 25c. For sale by johnson & John
son.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31
BUCKLEN's ARN1CA sALvE.

BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfactionor money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale at Massies Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street. Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-31

My wife suffered for three years with
chronic kidney troubles and rheumatism.
She was treated by the best physicians
with no beneficial results. For three
weeks prior to using sample of DR..
Hobbs Speragus Pills she was confined to
her bed unable t. get relief from the kid
ney trouble. After using the SIMPLE she
improved continually, anu now since she
has taken the first soc. box, is entirely
relieved and she owes her entire recovery
to the use CT Hobbs Sparagus Kidney
Pills. JAS. S. NICHOLAS. Police Off
Ger, 355 Campbell avenue, Roanoke, Va.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
THR NEW TARIFF AND PROS.
PERITY.

In closing his speech in favor Of
agreeing to the conference report on
the tariff bill, Mr.. Dingley predicted
that the fiaaI passage OF the bill would
raise prices and restore prosperity.
1t has already raised the price of
sugar both on the stock board and the
breakfast table; but that is not what
we desire to advert to.
Last fall, during the campaign, the
Mckinley orators declared that free
coinage would "raise prices and thus
greatly ipjure the poor man." Now
the lew tariff is to ''raise prices and
pring prosperity"
Think of that for a moment. The
free coinage Of silver would enlarge the
money supply and raise prices in that
way, at the same time furnishing the
money with which to pay the higher
prices.
Still it was to bring ruin. The new
tariff, Mr.. Dingley tells US, will raise
prices. How much new money will it
creates If the people are to be provided
with no more money how can they pay
higher prices, when they r unable to
pay the low prices which now prevails
But they tell us the new tariff will
set more men at work and thus create
prosperity. How does this agree with
the claim which has rung in Jul ears
for a decade that the great fall of prices
and consequent depression has been
caused by ''overproduction." How
can more men be set at work without
increasing the dreadful "overproduc,
and adding to our misery's W. do not
ask these questions in a spirit of cap
tiousness, but because we want toknow
how this can be thus" and thus can
be this. "-National Bimetallist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
A PITROUS APPEAL.

An old and afflicted Georgia darkey
recently wrote the following unique
letter to President Mckinley:
"Mr. Mckinley: I voted fer you in
the rain, from sunup to sundown. !
kotched the rheumatism in the left leg,
en- hits dun run il my head en- give
me rattlin' of de brain. I never did
git no office, en- I been laid up 30 long
dat my wife don lef' me en- gone off
wild a turpentine niger. Could you
pleas, sub, sen me some groceries an a
order to pay So house rent. l wish you
would sub, if you please, sub.
En- please, sub, SEN me a postage stamp
SOS I kin mail dis letter to you."-At
lanta Constitution.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
SCIENTISTS MAKE A MOST
STARTLING DISCOVERY.

The opinion Of the average North
Carolina farmer is that an editor ie
fearfully and wonderfully made. We
don't know what they think he is made
of, but a majority Of them suppose he
can live as we'll without money as with
it. Air, and a very small quantity OF
that, is all that is necessary to keep
him fat and happy. Tnis is what they
think.
Now, we never liked sensational
journalism, and to see people fainting
or Having fits always caused a sad
feeling to take possession of our hearts,
yet we feel compelled to make a state,
ment that will be a great surprise and
shock to many of our readers.
1t is his:-Certain scientists who
have been investigating the matter,
have arrived at the decision that the
editor is very much like any ordinary
mortal. In the first place, it has been
positively as~certained that editors eat
Chat is, when they car get anything
GO eat). One of the scientists surprised
an editor in the very act. It was Ger
tainly a great discovery, and we hope
all will contribute toward building a
monument to his memory.
OF course none of our delinquent sub
scribers ever heard of this before.
will be a great surprise to them. They
supposed we lived on wind and frost.
1t is said that one editor has been
eating long enough to learn how to use
a knife and fork. In short, he is begin
ming to get civilized. If our readers
will kindly send US a few fifty cent
dollars we think, perhaps we can learn
also.
Another widely prevalent belief has
been proven false. This was to the
effect that when the editor was called
upon to pay his printers, his landlord
or any one else, he simply waved his
hand three times and bright shining
gold dollars appeared all around him.
This is positively unfounded, scientists
say.
Now, while it is well known that the
editor is a strange being, yet aincs it
has been proven that he eats and wears
clothes, we hope subscribers will kindly
send him some of the precious metal
to help him out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
SOME ITEMS FROM SUBSCRIBE
ERS.

-Brigco Pittman, of Epworah, is a
beet raiser. He writes that he he'd
one recently which weighed y pounds.
W. Fl. Oldham, of Whiteville, re
newing, writes: II cannot do without
your paper, and my family has become
50 attached to it that trouble is at the
door when it fails to come. Our last
County Alliance meeting was the best
we have had in three years, and we
feel that it has never met in vain, and
may the cause, like your paper, be
perpetuated."
j. ~. W. Alexander, of Harrisburg,
writes: "Don'G want to do without
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Send it on.
l want to hear of our shoe factory
being started soon, and that when our
State Alliance meets they will get do WI
to business and put the Executive
Committee to work and get to making
shoes. Start other machinery, 30 that
the money invested there will not be
idle-or what is worse, an expense.
Let all have an eye to business. Shoot,
Luke, or give up the gum"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
JOHN RUSKIN ON GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS

Neither the roads nor the RAILROADS
of any nation should belong to any
private persons. All means OF public
transit should be provided at pubic
expense, by public determinat0D
where such means are needed, and to
public should be it's own 'shareholds'
Neither road, nor railroad, nor cana
should ever pay dividends to anyboN
They should pay their working expaD
ses, and no MORE. ALI dividends aS
simply a tax on the traveller and ts
goods, levied by the person to WHOM
the road or canal belongs, for the rlg1'
of passing over his property. And S
right should at once be purchased N
the nation, and the original cost Of ~'
roadway-be it of gravel, iron, o
adamant-at once betrayed by n
nation, and then the whole work OIL
carriage of persons or goods donea
a~scertained prices, by officers, as y"
carriage of letters is done now.
"RUsKIN'
From "Arrows of the Chase, "pp. q"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
RALEIGH ITEMS.

There has not been a death from
typhoid fever in the city this year.
Several churches have inaugurated
q crusade against the sale of goods on
Sunday.
The State Auditor makes the state.
ment that 1000, 900 acres of land in
this State pays no tax.
Dr.. J. L, M. Curry, writes that he
was very favorably impressed with the
work Of the A & N. College.
The State Treasurer has issued a
call for statements by all State banks
as to their condition up to July 23d.
Our Business Manager, Mr.. J. W.
Denmark, who originated the idea of
the County Omcers' Association of
North Carolina, has been elected Sec
rotary Treasurer of that body.
"A citizen of Raleigh has written
a letter to the News & Observer in
which he announces his desire to go to
the Ktondike gold fields, and off 9rs to
give n half his net proceeds for six
months to any one who will pay his
fare and expenses to and from Alaska.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
E LANDS, ETC.

The Raleigh correspondent Of the
Wilmington Messenger says the state
board of equalization is surprised at the
difference of valuation of lands and
horses in the counties, says the Chat.
ham Citizen.
They find land valued in Baden
county at 81 80 per acre, Sampson
50 Is. Allegheny 50 So, Chatham $S.79
and Franklin S. 90. Horses range in
valuation from $22 IS in Sampson to
$47 in one county, being $50 in Chat.
ham
The correspondent says that Samp
son county land could not be bought
for four dollars an acre.. Well, we can
not say how it is in Sampson-no one
man or three men can value the lands
Of the stete-but we do know some
things about Chatham land.
June 2S5h 14O acres Of land Of this
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
Let pArRIorse zkARE.

One by n the greet Institutions of
learning are getting under the control
of the monopolists and money chang
ers. This is a fact which demands Sc
riouga attention. Il is not the wall OF q
pessimfst, but q stubborn, impressive
fact which the forced resignation OF
. President Andrews of Brown Ua1ver
sity has just impressed most torcioly
on the public mind.
AS many OF our readers we'll remem-
/ Der. President Andrews vas an ardent
advocate Of free silver and though he
did not in any way attempt to press
his views upon the students, yet the mo-
! noDoJists wanted their doctrines taught
in Brown University. a few weeks
/ ago it was rumored that Jno. D. Rookie
teller would give it "a million dollars
butfor the silver views Of its President.
Alas! the managers OF the institution
yielded to cupidi5y and President An
drews was compelled to resign or stlHe
conscience.
Now it is useless to deny that even
now our great colleges and universities
wield g most powerful influence over
the government Of u country. AS
time passes and these institutions null
tipIy and education becomes more gen.
eral, a still more potent influence will
be exerted.
As freedom of the press" has been
the watchword in times past, so free
dom of the schools" may sometime be
a motto over which the people will be
compelled to struggle.
In the field of politics and in the pull
pit will the misIed graduates OF these
money controlled colleges, such as
Brown University, expound their
Notwithstanding what has been
taught as verify.
Besides, as teachers and instructors
they will go to schools of less renown
and there help spread the fallacies
which they have been taught. Thus,
as these higher Institutions are the
fountain heads of education, these bit
ter waters of suppressed truth will con
taminate the lower schools. Keep the
fountain pure. Let every patriot be
on his guard.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03

applause will be ~deafening. Let the
band begin TO play at once.
Can it be that this is the long lost
Charlie Ross" alias the Wave OF
Prosperity" which we have mourned
as dead for long9 If it is, let the fatted
calf be killed and we will fall upon
Charles neck and weep tears of glad
ness and things of that sort. We hope
this is not another false report Maybe
it is a sideshow TO keep all cur popu.
lation from going to the Alaska gold
fields. Things look very threatening
IN chat direction jIst now. 1t would
be & serious blow to trusts if ali our
population should suddenly embark to
Alaska, and become goldbugs. But
let Mr.. G. go trot out his great show.
It is the OILY remedy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
AwoRD ABOUT THR SCHOOL TAX

As this is our last issue before the
school tax election, Ewefwish to say q
few words in explanation of Jul posi-
ton, and as this isg q 1eetion of no
small Importance to every farmer in
North Carolina, we wish to emphasize
the Importance of this matter to them.
We have advocated the school tax,
because we thought longer and better
schools one of North Cardinals great
est needs and local taxation seemed the
only plan for securing this. Some of
our subscribers have not agreed with
US. We have heard them patiently
and have given both sides a hearing in
the columns of this paper. We have
heard many objections from the con-
temptible and wretched excuse Of the
man who would not vote for it because
the bill was passed by men Of another
party to the plea that schools were
long enough.
But as yet we have heard nothing to
convince us that it would not in the
end be of i~ncalculable benefit to the
people of the State, and until we are
thus convinced, we shall advocate it.
We have not advocated it for politi
cal reasons, and certainly not in the
hope OF increasing our popularity.
But we have advocated it because we
believed that should North Carolina
vote for the tax, she would be richly
repaid and though the good features
of the law might not at once be appar
emit, yet, in the end, if the SEQ, 600
school children of North Carolina
should be better prepared and quail
fed for the duties of citizenship and
their life work that surely the paltry
sum for which the tax calls would not
be spent in vain.
Our motto -''the industrial and edu-
cational interests of people para
mount to all other considerations of
State policy"-has been kept in view,
again taking that as standard,
we announce that we believe it the
duty of every man in every township
(unless it be where designing am cor
rupt men have secured controO to use
his every eff 1rt to lengthen the school
term and thus help the thousands Of
ignorant children in this State,