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THE FACTS OF THE CASE.
Those friends (?) of Ihe Times who do
light to whisrer in the ears of their
neighbors that the paper is nothing hut
n mugwump - Populistic - Republican
sheet, whose constant aim is the over?
throw of Democracy, are just now espe?
cially busy iu their self-imposed duty of
damning the'paper and pruislutr them?
selves.
For more than a year before the Chi?
cago convention [The Times was advocat?
ing the doctrines there accepted as the
faith of a new and reinvigorated Democ?
racy, and while the local savants*!,?) who
now sit in judgment on The Times' De?
mocracy were (laundering in the dark and,
either from want of courage to speak
their convictions, or want of intelligence
to possess opinions continued in a semi
comatose state of innocuous desuetude
until the Chicago convention struck a
match and dispelled the darkness that
encompassed them. They discovered by
the light from Chicago that The Times
instead of being au enemy to Democracy
bad been its friend and advocate when it
needed friends and when the little band
of ofiice seekers that now assumes to
Issue certificates of Democracy failed to
develop courage enough [to take a manly
stand.
We are coolly told by those machine
grinders i hat to accent the faith and light
for tbo principles of Democracy Is not
enough to make a man a Democrat, and
that the true and cnly test of a man's
Democracy is a vote for 'every candidate
for constable, d-uuk or sober, the "boys"
may trot out. They boldly proclaim that
Democracy is not a school of doctrino to
believe iu and that a man can entertain
any theory of go\eminent and still be a
Democrat provided he votes for the can?
didate for constable put out by the ma?
chine. While many good men and friends
of The" Times will vote for the Salem
ticket they will have no tears to shed if
it is defeated. For the sake of party reg?
ularity many will take the nauseating
dose rikI cherish the hope that the party
may, within its own ranks, orgaui/.o a
force strong enough to drive out the dem?
agogues and job dealers who h<?veusurped
the temple
The worst enemies of Democracy are
those within its ranks who are willing to
besmirch its name in order to promote
schemes for personal aggrandizement.
When such men can put their puppets
in office they arc accomplishing what
they conceive to be the main purpose ot
party organization. Against such meu
and such methods The 'limes protests,
and if not in the name of the Democratic,
organization of Roanoke surely in the
name of all thai is Democratic, and it will
continue to protest.
The temple of Democracy iu Itoanoke
has been invaded by the party's worst
enemies. The ambitious and hungry
band that now [musters *in its halls must
be driven out before it can be made fit lor
the uses for which it was constructed.
Buch men have 'no political convictions
and in too many instances no conscience.
They are for the offices and for the inter?
ests of those who contribute to the cam?
paign fund. Such men will swear alle?
giance to any platform and preach any
faith that promises them the jobs. If
Mark Hanna should [walk through \ ir
ginia with a Democratic banner iu his
hat they would bow before him and call
him a political Allah.
Notwithstanding repented warnings
against the folly and peril of entering the
Klondike at this season of the year, there
seems to be no diminution of the rush of
prospectors in that territory, although
the rigors of an arctic winter lire near at
hand. Hundreds of the i.ien now vainly
tryiim to cross the passes are threatened
with all the horrors of starvation. Some
have already become insane through mi?
ration and worry, and the approaching
winter .is sure to witness many dreatlfnl
scenes of suffering and death. In the
absence of any power on the part ef our
Government anil that of Canada to en?
force some common measure of exclusion
against the thousands of Inexperienced
biliousness
Is caused by torpid liver, which prevents diges?
tion and permits food to ferment and putrlfy in
the stomach. Then follow dizziness, headache,
iusomtna, nervousness, and,
11 not relieved, bilious fever
er blood poisoning. Hood's
Pills stimulate the rtomach,
rouse gie liver, cure headache, dizziness, con?
stipation, et?. 25 cents, sold by all druggists.
The only Mils to take with Hood s riursupurllla.
Pills
ami Ill-provided fortune seeker* who ore j
new rushing northward to tVe land of I
gold, and detain them until spring when
the journey can be made with some de?
gree ot safety the history of the next I
eight months iu the Klondike region is I
bound to be a tragic story'of disappoint?
ment, hardship and death.
Is there some mysterious relationship
between hard times and tiro losses, or is
it merely a coincidence that those losses
are greatest when business is dull and
lowest'when trade is prosperous? The
inquiry is suggested by a comparison of
the returns for the last three years. The
fire losses for the first eight months of
1S97 amounted to 171,031,700, as against
$81,588,050 for the corresponding period
of 18'JG anil $85,011,000 for the same pe?
riod in 1895. Thus it appears that these
losses touched the highest level during
the bustDess depression of 1895, and have
since steadily declined as trade has Im?
proved, f.These can hardly be regarded as
the results ot chance, hut are more likely
attributable to definite causes. The show?
ing is certainly remarkable, and it offers
an interesting problem to students oi
economic, conditions.
If a man lias a two dollar pup, ho
would look after it carefully and not let
him be around at night all over town.
But if he has a hoy it is different. He is
turned loose at an ?arly age to roa::i the
streets and go to the devil; then people
wonrter where the army of tinmps, loaf?
ers, bums, thieves, dead-lwats, gamblers
and drunkards come from each decade.
They are germinated from the poor seed,
gathered from our home anil sown broad?
cast on our streets and alleys. It may be
that your boy is making in that direc?
tion. At'alt events the hoy ought to be
given an equal showing with the pup.
Argentina is about to levy retaliatory
duties on all American products in re?
turn tor our "Hanaa-Havenieyer prohibi?
tory duties on Argentina wool and hides.
This action will cut ofl an important
market for agriculiuial implements,
edged tools,machinery, sewing machines,
nails, bar, tail and rod iron and steel, all
sorts of lumber, kerosene, turpentine,
cotton-seed oil, varnish, 'rosin, lard,
twine, dry-goods and a huge number of
other things. Nearly all this trade will
go to England, except in lumber, and
Canada will capture that. It is costing
this nation dearly to shoulder and pay
Mr. Henna's campaign debts.
To day n*i noon the resignation of Gen.
Geo. D.' Haggles, adjutant general of
the United Stntes armj, will go into
effect and he will retire to private life.
This action was taken on account of the
age of the general, he having reached ti l
years, which is the limit for service on
the active list. General Samuel Breck
has been selected as his successor and the
appointment will be announced on the
retirement of General Haggle to-day.
The talk of "governn.ont by injunc?
tion" strikes some readers who have not
looked Into the matter as mere idle rant
against law and ortler. Unfortunately 1(
is something more. The nrbitiary action
of certain judges has given to anarchists
and ng'tutors a grievance that theycau pa?
rade with reason.
The News, of South Boston, Halifax
county, has entered its eighth year. It
has doue well in Its childhood, giving the
people of Halifax county a good service.
May its future be as prosperous as its
pupt and may it continue to be a source
of pleasure and profit to its many read?
ers.
A New .Terpey entomologist says that a
mosquito "lias a thing inside its head
shaped like a sugar scoop. This sounds
decidedly more realistic than that state?
ment to the effect tnat the insect does not
bite at all.
Dlngley's bill is etedited with such
miraculous power in crop-product ion and
such things that it's only not compared to
Aladdin's lamp, because It might bo
taken as trying to make light of it.
Whether or'not women are fitted \r,
discuss questions of the day, the married
ones with husbands who keep late hours
know something about questions of the
night.
Mr. lianna is now prepared to look on
wi111 patience and see how (he gold Dem?
ocrats, the Populists and the silver Dem?
ocrats will treat one another in Ohio.
It is no more than natura1 for Herr
MoM, to seek a town where the police and
t he reporters are not absolutely familiar
with his appetite lor notoriety.
TWO PARAGRAPHS?TWO WHOP?
PERS.
The Kiucastle I-ferald prints the follow?
ing special:
Roamke, Va., Scpt.*4.?The" fall cam?
paign opened here yesterday "when the
announcement was made that the Dem?
ocratic convention tor this legislative dis?
trict had nominated R. Randolph Hicks,
of this city, and .lohn P. Caldwell, of
Craig county, for the house of delegates.
This result was"reached after a careful
survey of the field anil all Democrats are
enthusiastically falling in Mine and en?
dorsing the convention's work. The elec?
tion here will be, "closely contested from
every standpoint.
State Senator M. H." Clay tor, who de?
feated .1. Allen Watts, the Democratic
nominee for the Senate two years ago, is
the editor and owner of the Roanoke
Daily Timers, and his paper .has already
indicated that it will not support the
Democratic nominees. *Mr. Clay tor sets
himself up as the exponent of true De?
mocracy and it is said will ask to be ad?
mitted to the Democratic caucus of the
next legislature, though he will aid in the
effort to help defeat Messrs. Hicks and
Caldwell.
ENTIRE CONSECRATION.
continued from first pngo
And tirst let me invite you to an analysis !
of the text.
It may ho divided into three parts.
The first including the whole of the first
verse, und urging the obligation of a de?
cisive sacrifice of self. The second cov?
ering the first half of 'the second verse
and illustrating thisself crucifixion from
the worldward, not an a non-con forma
tiou with the world, but *a complete
transformation from It, and this trans?
formation effected by an internal work
entitled the "renewing ot the mind."
Thirilly, ?the last half of the second
verso, which" sets forth tho relation of
this'act of Consecration to the demon
stiation of .God's perfect will; it being
necessary in that good and acceptable
and perfect will of God.
Here, then, is the brief ol the subjects
as compared by their texts:
1. The Christian believer is most
unjustly entreated to the precipitation
of an act of sacrifice "which we, for con?
venience, call Consecration.
3. The natura of this sacrifice is
shown to invite a complete outward
transformation or crueilixiou 'accom?
panying an inward renewal of the mind.
3. The necessity of this sacrifice in
order to this perfect revelation of Cod's
will iu soul is plainly indicated.
Hence, we submit that Consecration
is noi an end, but rather .'a means iu or?
der to an end. In this respect it is anal
agous to, though never identical with,
repentance. As every evangelical
preacher will teach that repentance is ab?
solutely necessary in order lo a free jus?
tification unto life, so we declare into
you that Consecration is equally neces?
sary to a full salvation, or the experi?
mental knowledge of God's perfect will.
The so-called consecration of many do
not result in the .incoming of a higher
revelation, nor are they tendered with
that expectancy; but .only with the
sense of a duty performed, or with a
desire of dcotment to some ^special
service. To many Consecration mean*
nothing more than a ratification or a le
newal of repentance. To many others it
means simply a dedication to some ser?
vice in Gu'"s word But it means some?
thing more: yes, sometlr ng"different|from
this in the texts and all Scriptural
teachings -pon this subject. The snb
tance of repentance is quite different
from tho substance of Consecration.
That is deail trespasses and sins. This
is a living body?a body quickened or
made alive by the regenerating grace of
God. Dedication to God s work is, as
compared with Consecration to God, like
a housekeeper's contract to serve a man
in that capacity with a wife's covenant
of love and devotion to himself, of
IVhich housekeeping or any othet service
is but the merest incident, and which
covenant and union remain still in lov?
ing force, even when circumstances and
disabilities render housekeeping out of
the question. No, my brother; what we
watt of you, what Paul wauts of you
iu the text, what God is inciting you to,
is not a mere dedication to this or that
particular service, even to service in gen?
eral as to the ministry or to missions,
etc. Not a dedication which, tike the
housekeeper's contract, expires and the
relations ceaso when service is at an
end; but a cnicifb Ion of the world and
of self, and a covenant with Go?' him?
self that will last as long as eternity.
Not something you see that is to te re?
peated and, indeed, never fully consum?
mated, but something rather which,
like .Tesus' crucifixion, is once for all.
For Ccusecration is not a process, but ar
act.
Look at the tense of this verb
'?present." Think of the analogy sug?
gested by the word ^"sacrifice" and see
whether you can even imagine the old
worshipper render ceremonies, types
and symbols, presenting 'and ^presenting
his sacrifice and never wholly getting it
on the altar and being done with it'.
Nor can roil conceive of his having to
present it an-1 re-present it. every '.day
or every month as sotno persons talk of
consecrating and re-consecrating, etc.
As it would have been sacrilage punisha?
ble, perhaps, with death for the old lew
to have taken back his oilVriug ".from oil"
God's altar' and appropriating it to
himself again, so he that I or felts this in?
junction concerning the Christian's
supreme act of worship has'nothing left
any more lo consecrate. And JJrightly
understood it is no more nbsurd^to ta'k
of getting married every day'than it Is
to talk about everlastingly consecrating
one's self, as if there was so much of .him
thai it took a life long process to make
the transfer, or as if the act of Conse?
cration was a mere playing of worship
and sacrifice, in which the worshipper
puts and takes his offering at will.
True, there is a process of preparation
leading up to the act of presentation,"and
many of the things which we have
heard Christians talk about consecrating
are like the hide and horns "and hoofs of
the animal?tobe left out side." the camp
while the clean meat offering ..nly, well
washed In the laver, is to be brought to
the altar of God. Hence, the language of
the text descriptive of the condition of
this sacrifice. '"Holy and acceptable."
Hut this preparation (which will be ex?
pect! d in proportion to the soul's inten?
sity to prove what God's perfect will) is
to Im distinguished from the presenta?
tion which is a final act of * the will
whereby the soul voluntarily, sincerely
and actually makes an irrevocable sacri?
fice of being and belonging unto
Consecration is a culmination and a
crisis and properly named crucifixion.
One in whom it is actualized is never apt
to forget it, though the ?lory that fol?
lows pales the sufferings and the sacri?
fice into Insignificance. No transfer of
property by deed is a more actual consum?
mation than this act, which counts
things that even gain love for Christ, No
wonder many are perplexed, confused
and mystified about God's will concern?
ing them. No wonder many have till
this day been unable to ascertain either
God's will concerning ?heir place and
work in life, oi God's will in Christ
Jesus concerning their complete salva?
tion. The difficulties in the way of ap?
prehending the subject of entire sancti
fication are not for the most part intel?
lectual difficulties. They are difficulties
which grow out of the self life which
must be nailed to the cross in order to
the demonstration of God's peifectwill
in the heart.
Hut I must close with a few thoughts
germane to this subject.
None but Christian worshippers,
brethren, are either called to or capable
of this sacrifice.
Some idea of the hold the natural
affections have upon the will to
prevent this act. may be sained both
from Paul s use of the word "sacrifice,"
and from the strong word ''beseech,"
which he employs to entreat them.
This is not a work of supernatural,
hut a hcunden duty, as sho vn by the
declaration, "tvhleh is your reasonable
TRUTH CUTS
Its way into an argument,
while Honest Goods and Hon?
est Prices CUT THE WAY
to business success.
Our $3 SHltfS are ? popu?
lar :is the price.
Spot Gash Money Savers,
service." Withholding is sacrilege anil
robbery.
The'life of a wholly consecrated man
who proves the perfect will of God is
still natural, hut no longer [carnal. It
is also supernatural, but not divine.[[
SALEM
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.
Thi Pentecostal meeting in the Ala?
bama street tabernacle, held during the
last ten days, under the auspices of the
Virginia Association [for the nromotion
of Bible Holiness closes to night. Follow
'nu is a partial list of the ministers who
have been in attendance: Revs. P. R.
Nutzen*. .1. II. .Smith. E L. Addinglon,
A. M. Chappel, A. .1. Porter, .1. 11. Evans,
K L. Kregloe, Charles \V. Sr.i.wnrt, .1.
w. Pearsley, H. A. Wilson, J. C. Cook,
M. N. Davenport, I), li. Conner, C. C.
Cecil, T. It. Reeves. J. C. Jeter, B. F.
Haynes, Dr. E. J. I). Pepper, eilitor of
the Christian Standard, Hit'1 son, J. A.
Brumbaugh, .1. W. Little and II. F.
Haynes, editor of the "American Out?
look," published in Nashville. Among
others in attendance were .Mrs. H. II.
Spindle, J. T. Cruhb, secretary of the Y.
M. C. \. at Shenaudoah, Va., Evangelist
.Ino. M. OaKey, Jr., Edward Marshall
and .T. W. IIypes,and many others whose
names are not available at this time. The
results of the great met ting must be sat?
isfactory to the xood men who have
labored zealously night and day for the
conversion of souls, especially to Evnu
pe'ist Clnrence[B. Strouse, nresident of
the Association, through whose elTorls
the meeting became a reality. Tho?e
conducting the meetings are authority
for the statement [that there have been
approximately many more than one hun?
dred so notifications, among the number
being two Baptist and three Methodist
ministers, and more than one hundred
conversions. The meetings have been
marked by the absence of anything like
fanaticism, and universal satisfaction
has been expressed by all who have at?
tended. We will also state for the bene
fit of those who seen* to think that the
doctrine here taught has been that of sin?
less perfection, that no such doctrine was
I taught or even mentioned. It would
j have been well lor people who denounce
the doctrines taught by the Holiness peo?
ple to have attended nt least often
enough to he sure of their surmises that
the doctrine is*unorthodox[nnd opposed to
the scriptures. Walle a distinction is
made by the Holiness people between
conversion and the gift ot the Holy
Ghost, the burdens of the p'endings of
the Rev. Joseph Smith has been, the
"higher life" consecration, sancciflcation
and purity of heart. As an outsider we
have no hesitancy In saying that Mr.
hmith Is a remarknhlo and powerful
preacher. We have an idea that it would
hardly b 3 unsafe to follow the teachings
of a man, who after twenty years of
preaching, says, tlu.it the only ambition of
his life is "to open the Bible in the nower
of the Holy Ghost." Mr. Smith has en?
deared himself to all classes of people,
and if Christianity may be summed up as
meaning "blumeness love" then he must
be a man of God, for in all of his preach?
ing nothing fell from his lips to offend:
nothing Mke satire against any denomi?
national sect, nothing against any of the
churches, nothing but the simple doc?
trine of purity of heart and that "the
blond of Jesus Christ cleanses from all
sin."
Following is the programme of to-day's
religious exercises at the tabernacle: At
i) a. in., experience meeting and love
feast; at 10:30, sermon by Rev. Joseph
Smith: at 3 in the afternoon, sermon by
Rev. B. F. Haynes, of tin; Tennessee con?
ference; 7:80 at night, closing sermon by
Mr. Smith.
Some of the famous Back Creek pip?
pins, from the farms of well-known
growers, are on exhibition at ' Whitescar
ver & Bro.s' grocery store. They arejbeau
ties and are fetching $1 per bushel on the
trees.
Mrs H. T. Alley and her1 daughter.
Miss Grace, and Mrs. W. W. Warren, of
Petersburg, who have been Speeding sev?
eral weeks nt the homo of J. p. Saul,
have teturned home.
T.agrro Wysor, wife and daughter, of
Puhtski, are visitingat B.'F. Ammens, in
West Salem. We learn that Mr. Wysor
is looking aroun 1 with the view of locat?
ing in Salem.
Miss Fannie Brugh, of Biugh's Mill,
has rented the Price house on Pennsylva?
nia avenue, where she will this session
hoard some of the Bedfordjind Botetourt
students who have come to atleud the
Salem graded schools.
The Rev. H. C. V. Campbell returned
yesterday from l'earisburg, where ho has
been attending Presbytery, and will oe
copy his pulpit this morning at the Pres
byterinn Church.
Misses Mollie nnd Allie Lemon have
returned fron? a pleasant visit to rela
4 residence", best location, Fourth
avenue n, w.; worth $3,500. We are oiler,
in? them now for$85C, $60 cash and $H>
per month. Can you do better?
One of the best residences in the West
End, 8 rooms, lovely mantles, hard
wood finish, slate roof, 8 large closets;
in fact a strictly modern home. $3,750,
$2~>0 cath, balance monthlv.
Store house with rooms above. Shen
audoah avenue n. e. Will cost only ssuo.
5 room residence, E'ghth avenue s.
w., best location; *soo, $25 cash, $10 per
month. This is the next thing to giving,
it away. The (list party that calls will
get tho property.
I! room residence, northeast, convenient
to Ronnoke Machine Works; $800, $100
cash, *I0 per mouth.
New (i room residence in northwest,
ELLIS BIS., 104
NATIONAL KX.CHANC
New York and Alaska Gold Ex
Is formed for mining, transportation i
and trading purposes, and the first step I
taken was to acquire 2,<h;() acres of land
in tin- best gold region of Alaska, which I
is a very substantial Investment. 'I bis
company is not satisfied witn this land
nlcne, but is following *he rush and dis?
coveries of the Klondike and other sec?
tions of the gold region, and through its
representative on the ground has secured
some of the richest properties in that
land of fabulous wealth.
The organization of this company is
with its management conservative and
safe, offering rare opportunities to in?
crease your values by subscribing t^ its
stock, par rnlua $1. Capital $1,000,000,
and Its officers are men of affairs and bus?
iness which lias prospered under their
management. The members of the board
of directors will warrant your investment
in this company.
Here ate some of the forty hardy spirits
that, a lew months ago, had gone out to
the frozen lands of Alaska In the attempt
to wrest fortune from the hands of fate.
Through the golden gates and into the
beauti.nl waters of San Francisco bay
steamed the modest little craft "Excel?
sior" on the'morning of July 14, ls!i7.
No salvos of artillery marked her arrival.
No whistle blew a welcome home. No
dipping pennants indicated that a few
hours later her name would b" carried
around the woi Id and be upon tin lips of
millions of people. Hut such was the ar?
rival of the Excelsior, hearing the follow?
ing individuals and their treasure:
Wm. Stanley, Seattle, $115,000; Henry
Anderson, a Swede, $5.000, and a supply
of dust and ? half interest iu his mine
unsoid; Frank Kelly, of Los Angeles,
Cat., $35,000; William Sloct, Nianamo,
B. C, 1*02,000; Wilkinson, of the same
place, his companion, $10,000: Frank
Phiscator, of Borado, Mich., $90..I; Jo?
seph Ladue, of Rlnghnmton, N. V., the
owner of Dawson City and the first saw
Address K. II, Gray, Genen
for prospectus ;t( ,1. F. Wingfie
1 ranee, Terry Building, lower fit
tives in Hotetourt county. Miss Lemon
is one of the newly*elected principals of
the Salem graded and high school and
will enter upon her duties Monday.
Mrs. Luther R. Holland, after an ex?
tended visit in Richmond, returned to
her home yesterday.
Mrs. Carrie Rockhill left yesterday for
a visit to her husband's family in Phila?
delphia
Miss Herta Watson, of Big Island,Bed?
ford county, and Miss Lila Ballard, of
Bed for'1 City, ore the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Ballard, on Main street.
A. T. Wright and'wife, of New York
city,'are registered at the 'Duval House.
They drove in a buggy from New York to
this point.
Mrs. Christian Hotter and two chil?
dren, of Lynchhurg, are visiting at. the
home of Mr. a-d Mrs. W. Griffin on
Union street.
E. B. Wilsen and family, who have
been visiting in New Yoik, returned yes?
terday morning.
Miss SaUie Spossard, of Catawba, ar?
rived here fr'-m her home yesterday and
will on Monday resume her duties as
teacher in the Sales) giaded school.
Rev. Perry K. Nugent left yesterday
for Lexington, where he will preach in
Or. McRryde'schurchbefore'returiiing to
his mission work in Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. Nininger. formerly of
this county, near Cloverdale, [hut late of
Florida, have rented and are liviug in a
portion of the Hannah property on Main
street.
Miss Snllie Kime.of Greensboro, N. C..
arrived in "saleni yesterday. She will
spend the winter at tho home of her
brother. Attorney R. W. Kime, and at?
tend Mrs. Jeter's Ilower high school.
There will "be regulnr services to-day
by the pastors at tho Epi?cnnal, Motho
dlst and Presbyterian Churches. The
Rev. W. W. Hamilton, of Radford, will
preach morning and night at tho Baptist
Church.
Mi?*s Annie Langhorne gave a dclighful
party to some of her young friends on
Friday night at her father's, homo in
West Salem.
OLD FA HERS, for sale at The Times
office. Good for putting under carpets.
LIGHTED [WITH LOW PRICES.
No wont In tho English lnugunge, it
is saiil, is so sweet as "Home." Of
course, tliat means when you own it,
though it he a shanty. Surely you.uro
not prot'd about the borrowed roof you
live under. Oh, no! You are longing,
for something to which yi u can show
the title deed. We. Imvt it: it is joins
for a-small euSh payment; balance to
please you.
Look over the list beliw. Wo may
have just what yon want.
An ideal home In the West End To
see It is to admire it. Large wrouuds,
plenty of well arranged natural shade,
13 largo and well decorated rroms, very
costly hard Wood cabinet mantles, large
porches, expensive barns anil stables,
large servants' house in back yard. In
fact to give one an idea of what this
lovely homo is, it would please any lady.
It once cost $10,000. To-day it is not
so much. Call and let ua astonish you
as to the price.
convenient to roundhouse, large corner
lot; $900, $50 cash, *10..*j0 per month.
Splendid brick store, Salem avenue
near market, as good as new; !f!J,'.M(j.
Less than the cost of the building.
Lot, Sixth avenue s. w.; $100.
Now, please remember it is ourbmi*
ness to hunt real bargains in real estate,
both improved and unimproved, and
we think now is the time to buy Ron
noke real estate. What is your idea?
Id room residence best part Franklin
Road, two larue lots, line shade, large
ba.-n and stables, once sold for ?10.00(1.
Our figures are too small to menMon in
public. Call and let us talk it over.
0-room house n e, good repair. $800 ?
ss ensti. ?8 per month.
Big fiargain, lot 60x130, Eiglitb avenue
s w, sk;o.
feffurson Street.
IE BANK BUILDING.
ploration and Trading Company,
mill in that country;*Clnrence J. Berry,
of Southern California, $130,000 from
one mine and the owner of several others;
Robert Ivooks, $20,000, and many others
on the same boat, and the steamer Port?
land arriving later brought many more.
Numbers have returned since with large
fortunes that are being reported daily by
the press. The riches of this country is
far ahead of any other ever discovered.
Here is what some of the stock compa?
nies paid, formed and operated in South
Africa: L. S. African Exploration, at $5
per share, sold at $72.80, Consolidated
(?old Fields, at ."55 per share, sold at
$41.04; Gold Fields of Mysore, at ?0 per
share, sold at $00.31; Crown Reef, at $1
per share, sold at $-18; Crown Deep, at ??">
per share, sold at spi; Rund Mines.at $?
per share, sold at $111.70; Johannesburg
Pioneer, at !?"> per share, sold at $?.10.
Alaska is far richer than any countiy
on the globe and stock subscribed In the
companies now forming will pay riclny
beyond all expectation. No one should
let tili? opportunity pass them, for when
will you have it aualn? It is the one op?
portunity of your life. G rasp it. The
following directors will wnrrattt your in?
vestment, and you may feel assured that
your interest is well protected under the
laws of New York: '
Officers?President. Chester R. Hong;
vice-president, Theodore I). Palmer; sec
retary and treasurer, John R. Weeks;
Alaska manager, Louis C. Frey.
Directors?Chester R Hoag, secretary
and treasurer Whitehead \- Hoag Com?
pany; Theodore 1). Palmer, treasurer Pal?
mer, Smith 6s Co., Newark, X. J.: John
R. Weeks, attornev-ut law, 44 Bread way,
New York; Louis C. Frey, Alaska mana?
ger: C W. Yonnirman, President Invent?
ors'A ill and Development Co.: Oliver
Sunnier Teall, President the United
Agents; J. .f.. McDuflip, General Eastern
Agent of Georgia and Alabama Railway.
Bankers?Wells, Fargo & Co. 's Bank.
;il Agent, Roanoke, Va. Call
Id's office, Campbell street en
>or.
PROPOSALS.
Sealed bids, marked "Proposals to Con?
struct Bridge Superstructure at Rich?
mond Ford,' nnc* addressed to W. E.
Thomas, clerk of Counci' of the city of
Roanoke,Va., will he received until noon,
September 27. 1897, for the construction
and erection of a highway bridge cf one
span over Tinker creek and Richmond
Ford on the line between Roanoke city
and Roanoke county; said bridge to be
of steel, except the floor, which is to he
of wood, and to be of the following di?
mensions: Length of span, center to cen?
ter, 110 feet; width of roadway in tho
clear, Hi feet. Plaus and specifications
can be seen at the oilicu of tho city engi?
neer of the city of Roanoke, on and after
September 7, 1807. Each bid must be
accompanied with a certified check of five
bundled ($500) dollars. The right to re?
ject any and all bids is reserved.
Also bids for the construction of the
masonry abutments upon the conditions
as above prescribed, except that a bid?
ders' bond of $100 will be required in
place of certified check.
W. P. MOOMAW,
JAS. W. JOHNSTON,
W. W. BALLARD,
Commissioners for Roanoke County.
W. R. COULB?URN,
Chairman Street Cotcrnitttee, for Roan?
oke city.
PROPOSALS.
Sealed bids marked "Proposals for lay?
in? drain jiipe. on Franklin road" and
addressed To W. E. Thomas, clerk of
Council of tho city of Roanoke, will be
receiveil until noon, September 20, 1897,
for laylue 1,C50 linear feet of 24" and 200
linear feet of 15" terra eotta pipe on
Franklin road west of Second street s. w.
Specifications can be obtained at the
office of the city engineer.
The right tj reject any and all bids is
reserved J. R, WING ATE,
City Engineer.
A CURE FOR BILIOUS COLIC.
Resource, Screven Co., (Je.. -I have
been subject to attacks of bilious colic
for several years. Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is tho only
sure relief. It nets like a charm. Oue
dose of it gives relief when all other rem?
edies full. ?(i. D. Sharp'. For sale by H.