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Salem P, A. LO RAT ?WM ADVSKTitlHMBN'rt). PAYNE'S POULTRY PENS. Eggs for Sotting?From White Wyan dottes, 82 for 13; liarred Plymouth Books, S3 for 13 Securely packed. Or? dere filled proinotly. I claim to have the best birds of these breeds in this eection.barrlngnone. JOHN R. PAYNE, Box 236, Salem. Va. 3 21 lm ICE! ICE! ICE! Having leased the Crystal Ice Com? pany's plant for a term of years, I am now ready to furnish the trade with ice by the carload or 100 pounds at the low? est market price. Address A. KALTHOFF, 3 17 4m, SALEM, VA. (gALBM MINORCA YARDS. Mlnorcas a specialty. Egg* from prize winning birds. Black Minorca*. $1 35 for 15: white Mi? norca*, fl.SO for 13; securely packed. Address J. B. KOLDEN, Salem. Ya. 2 ?4 lm. VlNOLE COMB BROWN LEGHORNS. O - Eggs from the winners of 5 prize* at Salem poultry show at $1 for 13; carefully packed. Ad? dress. MISS MARTHA JOHNSTON, t>ox 51. Salem, Va. 2 24 lrn. ?jpOQS FOK 8BTTING. From prize-winning stock, including Mammoth Bronze Turkey*. Mammoth White TurKeye, Toulonee Geese, White Chinese Geese, imperial l'ckln Dock*. Light Brahma*. Dark Brahman. LiDgehan*, S. C. Brown Leghorn*; Houdans, Silver-laced Wyandottc*. Buff Cochins. Partridge Cochins. Barred l'lymonth Hocke, White Ply nioulh Hock* and Pit Games. Write for descrip? tive catalogue and prices to R. HEID- UARIHNG, 2 21 lm Allrghauy Spring*, Va. Richardson~&T phillips, P. 0. DRAWER 32b, SALEM, VA. Manufacturers of Hair, Fibre, Cotron, Husk. Straw and Wool Mattresses. 'Jair Mattresses a specialty. Hair mattresses ronovated Write for price list. 1 0 3mos mim:ht WALKEh, . . NOTARY PUBLIC. ju.-.tneo, Real Batate and Collecting. Room :ar.'! *. Perslr.gcr hnlldlr.v. College avenue. A LADY'S TOILET Is not complete without an ideal COMPLEX U POWDER. POZZONIS Combines every element of beauty and purity. It is beauti? fying, soothing, healing, health? ful, and harmless, and when rightly used is invisible. A most delicate and desirable protection to the face in this climate. Insist upon having the genuine. IT IS FOK SALE EVERYWHERE. See the I Microbes? They arc In the air, in tho water, In your blood and system. Theynro the real canto of disease. RADAM'S Microbe Killer routs every germ of disease, purifies the blood, renovates the system, promotes good henltb nt once. Price In 1 gallon jugs, 88.00; In 40 oz. bottles, 81.00. 50-page explanatory book?telling what It has done, und \\ hat it will do, free. The Wm. Radain Microbe Killer Co^ 7 LalghtSt., New York City. Agents for Koanokc JOHNSON A JOHNSON. .OO PER WEEK FOR WILLING WORKERS Of either sex, any age, In any part of the country, nt the employment which wc furnish. You neei dot bcaway Irom hornoovernlgbt. Youcangrvn jOOrwhole time to the work,oronly your spare mo? ments. As capita. Is not required you run no risk. We ropply you with ell that is needed. It wlft cost you nothing to try the business. Any one Obd do the work. Beginners make money from the ttart. Failure is unknown with our workers. Every hour you labor you can easily make a dollar. No one who is willing to work fulls to make more money every day than can be made In three days el any ordinary employment. R( ..1 for free book containing the f?lle*.t Information. H. HALLETT & CO., Box 880, pasr??-AND- MAINE. 0mm n jRt? Whiskey Bahrte SJaPg H M (Wal cu e<i 111 Imino wttli Hr il nw?f& out pain, bo >kofpar ? aft&ff B titulars sent FREI? .I iii! B. M WOol,I 1 K I I) jn<<*i, mi.? w?iiteh?i' <^ < .. NEWS. VFjLjOCK, ARont and Oorroepondent. THE TIMES KODAK. interesting News Items Gath? ered Around 8alem. Major Greon, of Wytheville, wa8 hero yesterday on business. Mrs. Judge Griffin and family are visiting relatives in Lynobburg. Mrs. Mollio King is visiting her father, T. a. Campbell, who is now con? valescent. Mr. A. W. Palmer, of Syracuse, N. Y., was the guest of E. M. Worden Tuesday night. Mrs. Jackson and sons return to Ablngdon to-day, after a residence of nearly two years in Salem. Mr. Harman, who not long since pur? chased the Major Martin farm near town, is moving there with his family. Misses Vlrgie and SubIb Frantz, of "East End," are visiting their unole, Mr. C. B. Frantz, near Washington Heights. "Tree sugar molasses" from Craig county was being Bold on the streets yesterday out of a country wagon at $1 a gallon. A marriage license was issued in tho county clerk's office yesterday to Mar? shall Oficar Jones and Ida Melinda Arnes, of Salem. Mrs L. A. Phillips, of Boston, Mass., and Mrs. H. E. Priest, of Waltham, Mass., accompanied by Mrs. W. F. Moroboad, of Salem, visited the Salom colored school yesterday and seemed pleased with the work of teachers and pupils. Tuesday night W. J. Walker was elected vice-grand in Salom Lodge, No. 100, in placo of George Regan, resigned. Noble Grand Jack Thomason and a de groo team will visit Big Spring Lodge, No. 71, to-night to initiate and confer degrees on several new members. One of the largest deeds of trust sine tho late lamented boom was exe? cuted yesterday in the county clerk's office by Bolivar S. Wobb and wife, who live near Salom, to B. E. Hughes, of Lynchburg, as trustee. Said deed was executed to secure tho payment of S25.0C0, as evidenced by two notes of S12.500 each, dated December 15, 1803, payable in six and twelve months, re? spectively, to tho Traders' Bank of Lvnchburg, Va , and in default of pay? ment of the same the trustee is to ad? vertise and sell tho 437% acres of land owned by Bolivar S. Webb and wife near Salem, heretoforo known as tho property of tho Intor-Urban Land Com? pany. "Pkruaps you would not think so, but a very largo proportion of diseases in New York comes from carelessness about catching sold," says Dr. Cyrus lv.i-on "It is such i simple thing and so common that very few people, unleBB it Is a oaso of pneumonia, pay any at? tention to a cold. New York is one of tho healthiest places on the Atlantic coast, and yet there are a great many cases of catarrh and consumption which have their origin in this negloct of the simplest precaution of every day life. The moBt sensible advice is, whon you have one get rid of it as soon as possible. By all means do not neglec t it." Dr. Edson does not tell you how to cure a cold but wo will. Take Cham? berlain's Cough Remedy. It will relieve the lungs, aid expectoration, opon tho secretions and soon effect a permanent cure 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by tho ChaB. Lylo Drug Company. A.moncs all the novel and attractive show windows that are being displayed this Easter season, none is moro unique or excites more admiration than that of I Hock it Markley, the now moat men and grocers, who h ivo opened up a first-class place at the corner of Salem avenue and Common " street In tbe largo window, on a patch of natural green sward, are two fat lambs, who seem porfectly at home, and spend tho time eating oats and grass. Tho inside of tbe shop is just as attractive as tho exterior, and containbosidea tho vory best of all kinds or fi sh meats in thoir model refrigerator, a very select line of choice family groce: ioa. There is no doubt that this firm './ill get a large abare of tbe public patronage, as it deserves to. Worth Knowing Many thousand people, found a friend in Aunt Fanny's Health Rostoror. If you have novor used this great spe? cific for tho provailing malady of tho ago, Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Rheu? matism, Costivonoss, Nervous Exhaus? tion, Nervous Prostration, Sleeplessness and all diseases arising from dorango mont of tho stomach, liver and kidneys, wo would bo pleased to give you a pack ags of this great norvo tonic froo of ".barge Christian A Barbee. California Kzonralona. The well known Phillips Excursion Company havo arranged to run week'y excursions to all principal California and other Pacific Coast cities from all points on tho Baltimore and Ohio rail? road. The parties will leave the East on Wednesday of each week, commencing January 17th, and passengers will bo booked through to destination. There are no Pacific Coast tours offering as good accommodations at less expense. For full Information addreB A. Phillips & Co., No 111 S. 0th street, Philadel? phia, or call on nearest ticket agent B. & O. B R Co. "OiiAMUKiti.AiN'H Cough Remedy gives the best satisfaction of any cough modi cine I handle, and as a sollor load* all other preparations in this market. I rccommond it because it is tho host medicine I over bandied for coughs, colds and croup. A W. Bai.dkidok, Millorsvil'iO, 111." For sale by the Cha8. Lylo Drug Company. Artluclal I.I tu bit. Bkht Artificial Lrq mauufacturod. Aktikioiai. Limb Mko. Co., 9oo Ponn avenue, Plttsburg, Pa. Writo for a de? scriptive catalogue. Address all com? munications to Du. J. W. Thompson, who has boon socrotary and general managor for 24 years I.ADIKS Heeding a tonic, or children w ho want bulld? in? up, should thko BROWN'S illOS 'MTTFHS. It U r?l ?? '? ???rr. V . -.?tlon, R?lou*:...u.<pimut ?? ?? ??t.iria. ANDALUSIANS AND HAMBURGS. N.it i'd For EleRum-v of CnrrlnKO ami Beau? ty of IMltltlHgO. The Andalusiuns originnted in Anda? lusia, Spain. Liko the Leghorns nnd Spanish, they are generally marked by largo combs, white car lobes and tho up? right carriage which seems to character ANDAIA78IAN COCK AND HEN. ize all tho fowls which have been im? ported from tho cotmtries lying along the Mediterranean. Their shape is in? deed so exceedingly like that of the Leg? horns that ono is tempted to at once pro? nounce them a cross between the White Leghorns ami some darker fowl. Ami the additional fact that they are nonsit ters points seemingly to the sumo con? clusion. The Poultry World tells that the Anda? lusiuns wore imported by English fan? ciers nearly 20 years ago and almost im? mediately crossed with Black Spanish in order to increase their 6izo; hence a real? ly pure Amlalusian can rarely be found ?that is, an Amlalusinn like those found in their original Andalusia?though birds which have been bred to a feather for 20 years must be acknowledged as pure as | any of our Cochins, Brahmas, or in fact any variety of our poultry. The Anda? lusiens are very prolific layers. All who have ever bred these beautiful fowls de? clare that they trend close on the heels of the Leghorns in egg production, even if thoy do not excel them. They are very precocious, and the chicks come into the world with a thick covering of down, which rapidly changes to a fine coat of feathers. The Hamburg has beauty. All of the lines of its figure from tho typical rose comb to the full, flowing tail are lines of A FAIR OF WHITE HAMBCII?S. grace and beauty, and this beauty is heightened by the plumage. The white, now the rarest variety-, is white, clear, pure, sinning white. The black is of the most lustrous black. The penciled fe? males are the perfection of accurate markings, and the golden and silver coeks are each beautiful in its own way. The spangled birds of both sexes are ex? amples of accuracy and beauty in mark? ing. Truly the Hamburgs of all varieties deserve to be classed as beautiful fowls, says Ihe authority quoted, which also explains that this breed lias utility. A> layers they have few equals, and in number of eggs wo doubt it' any supe? riors. Tli>' eggs are rather small, it is true, but their name is legion, for they tire many. They deserve the title ol "everyday layers," for they approach very closely to that. And then they uro email cater.-. It doesn't cost much to keep Ihent. They require little food and small space. Decided objections to the breed are summed up as follows: It is small, and its legs are blue, and it flies with gn at ease. However, if any one wishes a fowl for home use-?one that combines re? markable laying, cheap support nnd great beauty?lie will not choosounwise? ly in choosing any one of the six vari? eties of Hamburgs. Cultiirnl Xotea oil Cotton. Director it. J. Redding of tho Geor? gia experiment station, in a bulletin re? cently issued, sums up the results of u series of very useful experiments ns fol? lows: First?That on land capablo of pro? ducing 1l.. bales per aero the yield will be much greater when the plants stand U by " than when tho plants stand 0 by 1 and proportionately greater than nt r> feet by 14.4 inches and 4 feet by 1 '., foot. This conclusion, however, is not final. Second?In general the product will bo greater in proportion ns the space np propriatod to each plant approaches a peifeet square. It does not follow as a practical ap? plication that it would bo expedient to reduce the width of the row and increase tho distance between plants without considering the capacity of tho soil. There is a limit in narrowing tho rows below which tho increased cost of cul? tivation, both plowing nnd booing and seeding, would be greater than tho value of the possible increased yield. On the station furm four foot rows is the rule, and tins is probably about the right dis? tance for land that will produce from one to two bales per acre. On land of less capacity than one bale per acre it would probably bo well to rednco the width of lows to IP.jj or even !5 feet. It may bo safely urged that lund that, will not produce the maximum crop of which it is capablo with lows not less than ;( feet wide cannot be profitably cultivat? ed in cotton. At tho Georgia experiment station de tnsselitig of corn resulted in a very in Bignilicnnt increase in the yield of coin, it any at all. THE NEW COTTON CULTURE. Improved Varieties That Yield Tivlce as much as Ordinary Cottons. Tho extraordinary increase in the im portution of long stnplo Egyptian cot? ton, the decrease in production of do niestic long staple Sen island cotton and the decline in price of all grades of cot? ton bave net farmers to thinking. Sev? eral state experiment stations have been trying to improve the varieties of cotton bo as to give pluntors a kind that would yield more pounds of cotton per aero and of a longer staple. The United States depnitnicnt of agriculture last winter imported seed of two of the most promising Egyptian cottons?Afifi and 13amia?which were tested by the sta? tions and by many planters last season. The American Agriculturist has made an inquiry into the present status of all these efforts, with tho result printed below. Remember in reading them that 175 pounds pur aero is tho average yield of lint cotton in the United state*. H. B. Battle, director of tho North Carolina station when the Egyptian cot? tons wore tested in five localities extend? ing from the eastern to tho western por? tion of the cotton belt, reports ns fol? lows: "The result in each of these cases was adverse. The yield was very much less thnn the ordinary varieties grown on the same lend. Homo of tho improved native varieties grown at our substation have yielded at the rnto of 040 to 1,000 pounds per aero in threo pickings, of which from 38 to 34 per cent was lint." J. S. Newman of South Carolina says: '"Tho Egyptian cannot bo profita? bly grown hero on account of their late? ness and very small yield, which is in? ferior to our Sea island, and the lint is but little moro than half as long. I have long staple upland varieties which produce a lint equal in length to that of tho Egyptian and tenfold in quantity." For Georgia Director Redding writes: "The Bamia produced at the rate of 313 pounds of seed cotton and tho Afifi 408 pounds per acre against from 1,000 to 2,800 pounds yielded by 15 native up? land varii tits. Tho stalks of the Egyp? tian \v< re vety tall, but not branched, except n tew branches near the ground. Tho lint is long and fine, but of a dirty white color. I do not consider either ns promising." Director Tracy of the Mississippi sta? tion reports disappointing results with the Egyptian varieties, which failed to mature before the plants were killed by frosts. Director Bennett writes that, ns a whole, tho results of tests with the Egyp? tian cotton at tho Arkansas southorn sta? tions were satisfactory. They were scarcely affected by drought. In Louisiana tests have been made at all three of tho stations?Calhouu, on the hills of north Louisiana; Baton Rouge, on tho bluff lands, und at Audo bon Park. New Orleans, upon the allu? vial bottoms ot tho Mississippi river. Director Stiihbs says: " Wo cannot rec? ommend this long staple Egyptian for tho hill lands of this state, but upon our alluvial soils it has done fairly well for the first season, tho yields of sued cotton per acre laBt year having been as fol? lows: Metnfifi, 900 pounds, 84.3 per cent, being lint cotton; Afifi, 1.305 pounds, 85.5 per cent; Bamia, 1,800 pounds, 80.4 per cent, and Sea island, 1,875 pounds, 20 per cent lint. "Our great trouble bore with Sen is? land is that it grows to such an enor? mous height, the small per cent of lint to seed and the difficulty of picking it, while our saw gins materially reduce the length of the staple. We consider the Bamia and Afifi as worthy of more extensive trials upon alluvial lands. These varieties have yellow blooms and their habits of growth, fruiting and ma? turing closely resemble Sen island. Our Peruvian cotton has been killed for two successive years by frosts without show? ing a boll. We have grown as high as 48 varieties, covering many hybrids or crosses between Gossippium hcrbaceum and U. Barbadcnse, which havo yielded from 1,428 to8,381 pounds of seed cot? ton, covering all lengths of staple and all proportions of lint to seed." Tho Weight of Clover Seed. A bulletin from tho North Carolina station says that of clover sued in tho hull ono-fourth the weight is for the bull. This is for good, plump scud, hut as in the chaff thuro will be many blighted, unfertile seeds, which will bo taken cut in cleaning for market, it is estimated that tho price by weight of seed in the chaff should not bo more than 40 por cunt of tho price of clean seed. A Murker For Onion Ground. The homo garden is supposed to bo in a high Ktate of cultivation. Tho regular annual allowanco of manure will in all probability be fully sufficient even for this crop, which is known to thrive best on plenty nnd rich food. If you have the manure, however, a light top dress? ing on the plowed ground will be sure to give good results. Deep plowing id not necessary, but the surface should be well fined and kept well stirred during the entire season of growth. A small bed can be marked out with a garden line or a rake or hoe handle. For larger A GARDEN MARKER, operation.-; we need a marker that will Indicate the rows without leaving fur? rows such as we need for Beed Bowing. Here is an excellent devico that was originally illustrated in Tho Practical Farmor. Thu illustration explains itself. Tho teeth are 13 inches apart, and their point runs jnst far enough below the wheel to loave light murks. Tho onion plants are then "dibbled" in three inches apart in the row. At this rate it will take about 1,000 plauta to set a square rod of ground. Thousands of People Have Been to the .'OF. .".AT.". ENOCK BROS.' NEW YORK BAZAAR, NO. 34 SALEM AVENUE. Hundreds have bought their Easter Hats and Bonnets. Everybody who at? tended said it was the grandest opening of Mil? linery, Dress Goods, etc., that they had ever before seen in Roanoke. They were certainly right. In order to give all an opportunity of seeing it, welhave determined to CONTINUE IT ANOTHER WEEK. Our Millinery Is Simply Grand. Our Dress Goods, Silks. Etc., Are Unequaled as to Price and Quality. We know we can please every? body, and request all the iadies to call and inspect our goods before purchasing. Respectfully, ENOCK BROS