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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-13

TRUSTEES sALE-BY VIRTUE oFA DEED
AZ, OF trust executed TO me by II. Hasman.
IN INC clerks Office OF the Hastings Court
Tor the city Of Roanoke, Nn., in trust TO secure,
T Tnon,a TO ~; Al: Roger Henry Fairfax and
sum OF S6t5, evidenced by fourteen negotiable
notes executed by Il. Iasman and l. Sachs on.
Rogers, Henry Fairfax and Thomas j Houston
trustee, thirteen OF said notes being each in the.
sum OF $40 and payable With interest after tho
rate OF Six per ccntuin per aunum from date in
equal monthly instalmcnts. the first OF said notes
falling due on the 2oh day of juno, 1891, and ono
after the rate of siA per ccntnm per annum from
date. Second. to ii. lIasmau aud l. Sachs the
payment Of the sum OF eight hundred and ak SSo0)
dollars, evidenced by the two certain negotiable
notes OF the said Ii. IIasman, executed to Ii.
iinsman and Sachs, each in the sum OF four
hundred aud three (SlY3) dollars, and payable
with interest after the rate OF six per ccntum per
nnnum from date in one aud two years respcc
lively from date and bearing date ON the End day
or June, 1871. And default having been made in
the payment OF the first four of said notes. pay
able 10 the said NJ. M.Rogcrs, Henry Fairfax and
payable thereon, and having been required by
the said ~. NJ Rogers, Henry Fairfax and
Ihomas j. Houston, trustee, so to do, will
oirer for sale to the highest bidder at public
auction In front OF the courthouse In the city OF
konnoke, Virginia, on THURSDAY THE lTrH
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1891, Ar II NJ all those
certain lots or parcels rf land situated in the
city OF Roanoke, Virginia, and known US lots
Noe. to 5, both inclusive, Section No a. 40
Fairfax and Houston, and being tho same prop
erty conveyed to tho said ilasman by j. Allen
WITS. trustee, by deed dated June and, 1891
TERMS: Cash AS TO 20 much ms may b. nccc5
sary to dctray the expenses OF executing this
trust including atrustco's com mission OF i've per
cent, and to pay or and discharge the notes now
IN default and due and payable to the said NJ. NJ.
rogers, Henry Fairfax, and all OF said notes as
are yet 10 become due, with interest rs aforesaid;
the balance to be applied to the payment OF the
notes executed by the said H. llasman to X. Has
man aud |. Sachs Mt such times as the same shall
become due and payable (but one half o said two
notes being payable by said lInsman to himself,
purchaser under this decd Is to pay of only tho
nall OF said notes payable TO |. Sachs, together
WIN interest thereon as aforesaid, the payment
OF said notes to be properly secured and the resi-
due, II any, TO be payable In one and two equal
annual instruments, in one aud two years rcspcc
or trust on premises.
EDWARD W. ROBERTSON. Trustee.
novlS tds
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TRUSTEES SALES.

TRUSTEES SALE-BY VIRTUE OFADEED
a or trust executed TO me by Thomas j. f
linyslip. dated October 3, $40. aud recorded In
the clerks Office OF the Hustings Court OF tho
city or Roanoke, TO secure to c. Z. Flanagan and
s w; d. i. andrews the payment of the sum OF
bearing negotiable notes OF even date with said
deed, one for $3.50, payable in sixty DAYS from
date, and the other for Sl11. IS, PAYABLE In one
year from gate, each OF said notes executed nv
the said iays!ip and payable to the said Flanagan
anu Ahdrcws, with interest, and default having
Dccn made III the payment OF the last mentioned
note, and being requested so to do by the bencf .
NoNEMBER 30, 1871. AT l. O'CLOCK ". or
that day, in front of the courthouse building. in
inc city OF Roanoke, offer for sale at Dublic
auction all or that certain lot or parcel OF land in
saia city, bounded and described ne follows
Beginning at point on the north side of {; IL
mer street 2U feet east OF Houston street: thence
win GlRlcr street IN All castcrly direction 80 feet
to point; thence In II northcrly direction lal feet
10 an aley; thence with said alley In a westerly
ulrcction about 30 feet to point; thence I'm n
southeriy direction 1J feet TO Inc place OF bcin.
hitg. ana Known "a Part OF lot III. section 4 OF
map OF Rogers, Fairfax and Houston Addition to
the city OF Roanoke, Va
TERMS Cash sufficient to nav tho cost NJ cxe
cutting this trust. including trustees commits.
sons, and TO pay the sum OF fill 35 with interest
from Ird day or October lS.V till mid and thr
purchaser TO assume n note OF S23}33 payabl @
l6th May, lSs2, with interest II ON 10Th MAY kSlO
The balance, IL any, ON such terms as will he an :.
nonnccd on day OF sale.
oct29 ids ! rAHT TrSai,
-, This sale Is continued by mutual consent tin
Tuesday. the 18th day OF December IS9l. at same
hour and place. ~ '"'''>
dcci.tds HENRY II. PARRISH Trustee
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PRODUCE AND MERCHANDISE.

New York, Dec. 12.-[Speciall l.
Southern flour quiet. Wheat dull. un-
settled, easier; No. Q red, 1.O64@
1.06s4; options generally slow, closing
firm IS "a e over yesterday; No. red
December, 1.064; January, 1.O7; May,
1.O9A.
Corn lower, quiet, closing steady; No.
2, 62@62M; December options declined
l on expectations of freer supplies:
other months advanced 1S@4 with few
sellers; trading dull, Dec, 624; Jan,
81; May, seA. Oats easier, dull, steady;
options dull, weaker; Dec, Al; May,
393s; mixed Western, 4O@42.
Coffee options opened steady, close d
barely steady, 5000 up; Dec, 1s 1850
1885; Jan, l9.15@1e. s5; March, n.75@
1l.05; spot Rio quiet. firm; No. z, 133l
@l3T. Sugar dull. Molasscs, New
Orleans, frmer, fair demand.
Rice fairly active, firm; domestic fair
to extra, 519@7; Japan, 5l6@5ls. Pc
troleum steady, quiet; refined Now
York, 6.45. Cotton.seed oil steady,
quiet: crude, 2514. Rosin dull, steady
strained, common to good, 1.35@I.4o.
Turpentine more active, steady, 33A
@34. Peanuts steady; fancy hand
picked, 44@4ss. Provisions dull,
steady. Lard, options, January, GAG;
May, Gs bid. Freights weak, quiet;
cotton, l3-G4d; grain, sd asked.
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TRusTEEs. sALns.

TRUSTEES SALE-BY VIRTUE T,,W 4
y deed OF trust executed to me by Robt 4.
day OF September 1870. and recorded in A 1,
clerks office OF the Hustine's court for the CITY
Roanoke Land and improvement Company the
payment OF the sum or $3.50. payable In three
equal annual installments OF siiU each, with in
1sv, Mt tho rate OF six per cent. per anniim pay
able annually; and default having been made IN
the payment OF the frat o; said instalmcnts, and
been required by the Roanoke Land and I'm
ProyemGnt Company go to do, L will sell to Ithc
highest bidder, by pa bile auction, IN from, of tho
courthouse. in the city OF Roanoke, Va, on
THURSDAY, THE 3lST DAY OF DECEMBER,
1871, at II O'Clock NJ, all OF that certain lot or
parcel OF land living and being in the city of
hoanoke, va, and bounded and described az fol.
lows, TO wit: BEGINNING at point on tho south
street and corner to lot cold z. l.. Terry; thence
aiong spruce street north seycnty.onc degrees
one minute east one hundred and twenty, eight
anu siS-tcnths feet to corner; thence with
inc west side OF Spruce street south sixty
degrees thirty minutes cast one hundred and
nincty-ninc anu ninc.tenths feet to an alley;
thence with same south sevcnty-onc degrees one
minute west two hundred and sixty and ak.
grees hfty-nine minutes west one hundrcd and
NIFTY iect to the beginning, containing twenty
nine thousand QUO hundred and ninety square
lcct,morc or less. and known as lots "a IS q; and
q, section on plan OF Roanoke Land and Inn
p pro, Company, August, 1890, together
win the improvements and appurtcnanccs there
to belonging.
TERMS: Cash AS to 80 much rs may be mecca
sary TO pay all costs and charges attending the
execution OF this trust, and 10 pay Off and dis
charge the first Of said instalmcnts, amounting to
Stoo now due, and the interest payable annually
as aforesaid, and n trustees commission OF live
per centum; the balance to be made payable AZ
snch time or times as the said remaining install
ments and the interest rs aforesaid shall become
duc, to be properly secured by deed OF trust
upon the premises; and the residue, II ANY, to be
with interest after the rate OF six per cent. per
annnm' in one and two years respectively from
Gate OF sale, to be sccnred by deed of trust upon
lue premises JOS. l. DORIAN,
uccl-tus Trustee.
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ny VIRTUE OF DEED OF TRUST DATED
- on the s5th day OF October, 1870 and re-
corded in the clerks office OF the IIustinc,s
court Tor the city OF RoanuRc, Vn., in deed book
%, page iH In which A. Crumpacker and C. A.
Crumpackcr conveyed TO the undersigned certain
real csthte In the city or Roanoke. Va therein
described, in trust to secure to w H. Moomnw
sixty,six 6i10O tSl,3GG.UD dollars, evidenced by
certain negotiable notes therein set out and dc.
fault having been made In the payment OF a pnrt
o. said notes Of the request OF the beneficiary In
me Aforesaid decd OF trust, | shall ON TUES.
DAY, DECEMBER STU, lS9i, In front OF the
courthouse OF the city OF Roanoke, Va proceed
To sell ut public auction all or 80 much of the
property covered by the said deed OF trust ns may
DC necessary TO satisfy this trust including a
trustees commission OF per cent. to.wit:
Being lots ? and TO- block 81 and lots X and IA;
block l5,as shown by the map OF the ptoperfy for
merly owned by the West End Land COMPANY i'm
the city Of Roanoke, Va '''
1ERMS: Cash as to the sum OF $3.50 co. a trus.
tees co nmiesion Of per cent. and tho coats OF
TINS Aale: the purchaser to assume two notes each
IN the snm OF $IcGC6, with interest from the 25th
day OF October, 1891; due on the o5th day OF Octo
yer, 1877; two jtes each IN the sum OF 1855 80,
with Interest from the 2lth day or August $50.
heing due and payable on the 20, h day OF Aupnst
ieS2 one note In he snni of 800 o. with interest
irom the 10Th day OF september, 1880. due on the
loln Cav OF September, lS9! and one note in the
sum OF SOD o. with interest from the 2lth dav OF
Scptemher 1870, due Ou the 10Th day OF Scptem-
ner, lS'2. Balance. IL any, on such terms "a viii
be made known on the day OF sale
nove.tds ID O. mIIOWAw Trps,eo
i|y consent OF oil pai tie, concerned the above
sale Is postponed TO Mosday, December IL. Mt ~
oclo"k, at the same place
uccstoii ID. G. MOOMAW. Trustee
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IRUsrEe,s sALE-nY vIhruE or A nrEr

TRUSTEES SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A DEED
of trust executed to me by Emma Rice
dated the 9th day OF November 1890 and re.
corded III the clerks oiicc for the city OF Roam
okc va. In decd book 81, page ~, to secure TO ]
r. barbour the payment OF the sum OF S3,G50
evidenced by I" cnty-four negotiable notes of
even date. twenty-five of same each In the sum ar
$3s33 with interest, payable In monthly install.
ments, anu TWO notes. each IN the sum OF 81 ,i5S-
81 with interest, payable In one and two yenrs
respectively. from November o. 1SN and
whereas default has been made In the payment OF
three OF the above mentioned notes. and al the
Request OF the beneficiary 90 to do, l will ofrer
Tor sale NJ public auction, In front OF tho court
house or the city or Roanoke. at IL O'Clock noon.
ON MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1892 the following
described property, to wit:
beginning ut point on the south eide of
Salem avenue HOS feet west OF "D" street:
thence win salem avenue north rs degrees III
minutes west 5Ol2 feet to q point; thence south
l5dcgrccs 81 minutes west 1923 feet TO nm alley.
thcncc with said alley south "a degrees 10 min,
atcs east 90 feet To point; thence north 10 de-
Srees 30 minutes east 106 feet to the place OF
beginning, and known us LOT 3 section OF the
west End Land Company, together with all the
appurtenances thereto belonging.
TERMS: Cash sufficient To Day the cost of
executing this trust, and to pay the amount now
due and in arrears on said three notes and ono
note S33.%I due December ~ 1871, a total OF any
Sl,tW. and the purchaser to execute nine notes
of S'I3T each, with interest from November 81
iSu, payable in monthly instruments bcginnil @
January ~. lS2. and one note OF $l,I5S37, with
interest from November 81, 1870, payable Noycm-
ner -, lSs2 and the residue, II any, in two
two years from date OF ealc, with Interest from
day of sale All deferred payments must he
seSnIei 10y dccd OF trust. L. Z. COLE,
uSCt-tus Trustee
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African Palm Juice.

a new cure for hydrophobia is said to
have been discovered in an extract from
an African palm. The juice, after suit
able preparation, is injected under the
patients skin and its immediate effect
is to cause n moderate fever The fever
soon subsidies and on from the fifth to
the seventh day the cure is complete.
1t is stated that of sixty-sevcn cases
treated in this way sixty-fiye recovered,
the other two dying of weakness The
remedy is claimed TO be equally FLEA
cious in the case of saailcbite
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FAMILIAR SAYINGS.
Some of Them Traced Back to tho Writ.
crs OF Ancient Times.

Some of Them Traced Back to tho Writ
ors OF Ancient Times.
After all, the newest authors are the
oldest In this new edition ("Familiur
Quotations'o we have familiar savings
traced away back to Greece and Egypt.
new author by the name of Pilpay
figures in this edition. He was Brah-
min, and he lived several centuries be-
fore Christ. Writing in some carly dia-
lect of Sanscrit, he deliberately, and
with the most horrible heather dcpray-
ity, stole some of the best sayings of
llcrrick, Shakespeare. Butler, Cibbcr
and others. He was bold enough to mp
propriatc such modern sayings us "What
is bred in the bone will com. out of the
flesh" Possession is the strongest
tenure of the law" and SO on. Hesiod,
who wrote in the seventh century be-
; fore Christ, was another of those an
tique plagiarists, Theognis, Nschylus,
Sophoclcs, Euripides, Plautus, Terence,
and many others were great suppliers
of modern familiar quotations. Every
time you say: Hence these tears," 1.-THE
flower of YOUTH" II do not care one
straw" with presence of mind" or
any one of several other things equally
familiar, you are simply quoting Ter
ence, who died one hundred and fifty.
nine years before Christ. All the way
Through he is as modern as Mr.. IIowclls.
Here is one of his sayings, and after it
MS quoted nothing more need be. said:
A'ln fine, nothing is said now that has
not been said before"
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TRUSTEES sALE-BY VIRTUE OF A DEED
L OF trust executed to the undersigned trustee
BY a: q. Rodrick and j f. ). Wagner, dated
May SU rccOr. Ell in the clerk office OF the
iiu-tings Court of tho city OF Roanoke deed
book q. page 1871. to secure to the Wet End
Land Company fifteen hundred dollars In equal
annual payments with ntcrert from natc. as
evidenced by two negotiable notes OF even date
herewith, payable In one and two years after
date. with interest, Mt The Roanoke Trust. Loan
and Safe Deposit Company, and whereas defanl,
nae been made In the payment OF the first m.
turing note, and at the request OF the beneficiary
80 10 90, J VIII offer Tor salc ut public auction. i'm
front OF the courthouse or the c,ty OF Roanoke
At ie O'CLOCK ON MONDAY, TIE Isl ii
pAi " DECEMBER, 1891, the following dc.
sciilMd property to-wit: Wv
=, All n OF those certain lots parcels of land In
II. IN hicok Is. as shown by the map Of the West
End Land Company
TERMS: Cash sufficient TO pay costs or sale
ana pay on nart due note OF $3.50 with intercs,
from the ilta day OF "as. iSgl, tho purchaser 10
ns-ainc oHe uo,c OF 8. hduc May Il, is!s, with In
,eres, from the ilth day OF May, 1850. B.laicr,
u any, on such terms as may be made known OIL,
Jay OF eae. IL. 5. TROUT,
noys4 Stsw-tds Trnstee
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An Inndvcrtcncc.

81 say, doctor," remarked the cor
oner to one OF his best customers, 81
thought you certified that the last pa
tient you sent me died of pncumonia?"
"Wcll, he did-didn't hep"
H'Why, no; sold the cadavcr to n dis
scctsng class, and the students report
that the subject was poisoned"
Dear, dear me! you don't say so!
see it all now. I must have given him
by mistake some of that cough mcdi-
cine prepared for Jones' mothcr-in-
law. | thought it was u little queer
myself. Siftings.
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RY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EN-
- - ecuted to me by 4. =: Browne, dated May H.
iS~. and OF record In the clerks Office OF the,
liustings Court for the city Of Roanoke Va,
ueeu book u? page IS, to secure D. II. Matsoa the
payment OF the sum OF <l,33] 81 In two ANIMAL
lhstaliments, as evidenced by two negotiable
notes OF the snm OF $65i6I bearing interest after
the rate OF per cent. per AMMAN from date Of
deed. and default having been made In the pay
ment OF the bret note, and being requested 60 d.
so by The bcnenciary,I will sell NJ public auction
10 tie highest bidder; in front OF the coarthouse,
In the city OF Roanoke, Va on SATURDAY.
JANUARY ., lSt2. Arla NJ. all that certain lot or
parcel or lana situated in tho city " koauokc,
Va, described a. follows: To viii:
Beginning ut point on the solth side o. Bli-.
hit street and 100 feet cast from Wheat street; !
thence with Bulltt street. south - degrees eat
lOO feet TO APPOINT; thence sonth - de sseAs w.s;
ITO feet To an alley; thence with III, aid allie y
north NJ degrees west 100 feet 10 u ppnt: tlescN
north ~ degrees east 10 feet 10 the hesinaing
and design ated on the Park Ian All inoror'
meni Conpany's map rs lots Nos. 1 Il,l s. in So,
tion -.
TERMS: Cash sufficient 10 pa the srm 81
$ssi 81, with Interest to date of ile m. n,rlt
Ing trustees commissions and costs ~ i'd, pt-.
chaser to assume the remaing no.> q : $50, fti-
May. So, iSF!; deferred payment To b,.r iaic,s.sx
and TO be secured by deed III t-i., - "a
property. J.B. wALKEe,
ueee'as Trustee
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The poirt to which English dog
breeding has reached is illustrated by
the opening few days ago of new
sanitarum near London nnder the di-
rection of DR.. Scpcll, the queens vet
Urinary surgeon. Here are separate
yards for each dog disease, q surgical
operation-room. disseGting- room. bath
room. kitchen and separate exercising
grounds for each division OF the iDstitu-
ton.
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Why she Left.

Mistress -Whftl going to leave al
ready9 Why. you have not been here q
week.
Maid-I know it, mum; but l can't
stand it here. Things run too smooth
like, mum.
Mistress-Why, what can you mean?
Maid-You. see, mum, has always
been in places where they kept three
servants.
Mistress-Oh, you arc lonesome,
then?
Maid-No, mum, not lonesome; but,
you see. misses the confusion.-Dcm-
orest's Magazine.
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TRuSTER's SALE or VALUABLE REAL
l. Estate In the City of Roanoke, Va.-Under
ana by virtue Of Il deed of trust executed by Il.
NJ Casey To the undersigned trustee, dated the
18th day OF OCTOBER, lSN and recorded IN the
clerk Office OF the Corporation Court for the
city OF Roanoke, in deed book 30, page ~, to
secure to Francois Bonncau the payment OF two
certain negotiable notea or $,i33.3 each. with in
tcrcst, and default having been made in the pay.
nent or the first due note, and nj the request OF
the beneficiary, WILL on SATURDAY., THE
18TH OF DECEMBEh, 1891, AT IL O'CLOCK NJ,
in front OF the courthouse, sell AT public auction
TO the highest bidder all that certain parcel OF
land lying In The city OF Roanok., Va, and des-
cIihcd rs follows:
beginning at II point on the west side OF Lee,
street lOO feet north OF Wells street; thence north
- degrees ~ minutes west lsS fect taence north.
10 degrees - minutes east 81. feet tn .ncc south
81 degrees IS minutes east 1T6 feet; thence sorth
2degrees 10 minutes west 80 feet to tae p!ac, or
beginning
TERMS OF SALE; Cash sufficient to pay the
cost OF executing this trust aud to pay tho
amount OF the note now duo and in arrears,
total OF say 500, and ~ to $5S,3A with inter st
from the nth day OF October, 1871, ON the 9Th
day of October, 1S92 and the residue, II any, Ia
two equal in'tallmcnts payable in one AMI two
years from date OF sale, with interest from day OF
sale. THOMAS w NIiIRH
hoNl"tus Trustee.
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Tho Best Fruits.

PARTIES desiring tho freshest and
purest fruits, should not forget that
Jennings, No. SIS Salem avenue, south
west, keeps them, He buys from first
hands and sells without the usual
middle mans profit. Give h IN a trial
order and you will be convinced that it
will pay to patronizo him.
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Invited to TRY 1t.

j. Borcton Gabley-I am quite an en-
thusiastic advocate of cremation, don't
You know. It's grand ideal think
every one ought to be crcmated.
Bronson-Indced! But why don't you
practice what you prcach?-Jury
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Failed to Rench n Verdict.

inc case of Sullivan & Stranger VS..
inc rlttsburg. Development Company,
was given to the jury yesterday evening
S S after noon without argun emit.
ne Jury were out for some hours, but
!a.ieo 10 ma verdict, and were ad
journed over till Monday.
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On what grounds?
A Natural Question.

Jawlsins-I hear that Mrs. Loftincz
has been SO reduced since her husbands
failure that she has had to take in
boardcrs.
Guzzlcton (who likes something moro
than napkins and silver for his dinner)
Poor fellows! How much Il week
does she take them i'm for?-IIarper's
BaZnr
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At tho IkcccptIon.

THAT is an unusually intelligent
looking waiter over there"
eyes. lIc-is the Weekly Slandcrer's
Man of Society This is the way he
gets his information. Puck.
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Tho Future state.

Mrs. Dogood-I suppose You have
some idea what the future state is like?
Dusty Rhodes-Ycs; place where
you will have plenty of time to do the
work you won't have to don. Y.
World
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-13

IIc-Ycs darling, and it shall be the
purpose of my life to surround you
with every comfort and to anticipate
and crafty your every wish.
Shc--lIow good of you, Harry! And
all on twelve dollars week, too!-Chi-
carO News.
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Like other Great Men

GLOW did you ever happen to become
SO lcan?" inquired the visitor ut the
dime museum.
81 was born so, SIR" replied the liv-
ing skeleton with dignity. 81 began
life poor oy."-Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-13
a Passing Remaris.

IF You don't stop monlseying I'll
take You before the Judges" said the
race horse.
"You seem to forget that have
pull, returned the jockey cyhically-
Sporting Life.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-13
BUSINESS TuoUGHTFULNEss.

Wife, wish you wouldn't sit there;
I'm afraid you might fall
llusband-Well, I'm insured, you
know
Wifc-oh, yes; but You haven't paid
up yet.-Oncc Il Week
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Death of an Aged Lady

Mrs. Martha Z. Webb, aged "a years,
oied yesterday morning at o'clock
Sho was the mother of John II. Boyd
ana was born in Maryland. The fun
eral will take place this evening at 3
o'clock, Rev. w. II. Schooley. offioiotino
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Well Named.

IL see now why they call them break
ere" said the Jersey landlord, as n big
wave came mp and smashed his bathing
houses into splinters.-IInrpcr Dnzar.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-13
FINANCE AND comMsRcg.

NEw YORK, Dec. 1s.-Ispeoial]-Ex-
change quiet and steady at 4s3@4s5 \.
Commercial bills, 4slI@4s4. Money
easy, no loans, closing offered at 2.
Sub-treasury balances-gold, Si1O.44o,-
600; currency. S2,O76,OOO. Governments
bonds dull and firm-4s, 1l74. State
bonds neglected.