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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
"A PERPLExED OFFICIAL.
An Experiment TO Test tho Memory of
Gatekeener.

Gatekeeper.
ut is singular thing" remarked
one man to another as they made their
way toward tho ferry waiting room,
how long IL takes the average man to
got accustomed to faces that he is seeing
every day. That follow at tho gate makes
me show my Communication ticket ovory
time como through, though he soes me
every day. L never have any trouble
with the train conductor, but that is be-
cause he Is man of unusual intelli-
gence. / have mot many conducto
who would make you show your ticket
at every station, and would never get to
know you, even il you rode with them
twice day. That's the kind of man
that follow at the gate is. It's awfully
provoking, whom you're running for q
boat, to have to stop, unbutton your
overcost, and got your ticket out Of
your inside coat pocket I'm pious
man, but it makes mo swear some
times"
AS tho two Walked about, waiting for
the boat. an idea struck tho man who
had boon talking.
1T would be interesting" said he,
Ito soc how many times fellow could
walk through that gate without boing
recognized. Suppose we try it?"
"All right" said his friend.
"You go along, and I'll stand hero
and watch"
The commuter went out through the
wagon gateway into tho street He re-
turned through the passenger gate, and
had to show his ticket. TIo tried again.
with the Same result Flo triod several
times moro, and still tho obdurato gem
tleman failed to recognize him. Thore
vera fow people going through at that
time, and it was singular that his con-
tlnued temperance was not noticed.
Persistence. aid, however, have AN
effect at last. On the sixth trip through
tho gateway tho gatokeeper stared at
him in arathor bewildered manner. On
The seventh trip the gatekeeper sworo
gently to himself, and demanded to see
tho name on the commuters ticket
The commuter permitted him to read it.
and on reaching the waiting.room said
to his friond, "He has found out nv
name. Lend mo your ticket"
On the eighth trip through the gate-
way he showed his friends ticket Tho
gateke2per swore loudly as he an
preached.
I'VE got you." said he, you can't
make game Of me. Let me soc the name
on that ticket"
The commuter assumed an air of in
digna:ion. but complied.
We'll. I'm beat" exclaimed the gate
man, as he read the ticket. And he
scratched his head in perplexity.
What do you mean by addressing
such harsh remarks to me?n asked the
commuter.
we'll, I'll tell you. stranger" said
the gateman in an apologetie tone,
you're the most humorous man l over
ran across. Chaps looking just like you
have been passing through this gateway
in regular stream for the last fifteen
minutes, an ! began to think it was
some fellow making game OF mo. But
guess 1t must be something the matter
with my eyes. for sec by your ticket
that you're not the Teller l was layin'
for. IN. Y. Tribune
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
RY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST

RY VIRTUE OF a DEED OF TRUST.
corded in deed book 81, page 3it, In the CLERKS
9l nso Of the Hnstinss Court for the city OF
veyed to the undersigned trustee real estate
tncrcin described and set out, i'm trust to Sc
cure L: T. i'andy & Son a certain sum OF
money therein set forth. and Whereas default
having occn made in Il portion of said money,
ana at the request of heSaid BENEFICIARY shall
Proceed to sell at public auction, to the highest
Diider IN front of the promises on WEDNES-
DAY, JUNEl1, 1871, All O'CLOCK p. NJ. MI
OF tiiat certain lot or parcel OF land situated in
lows, to wit: ' -''
Bcginning at q point on the north side of
stewart street, Ia feet east of Simmons street:
thence north $50 feet to an alloy: thence east
win SAID alley 81 feet to n point on same:
thence south 40 feet to Stewart street: thence
west with said street 81 feet to the beginning.
anu Knownas part of lot No. II in section ms
SHOWN by map of Belmont Land Company.
TEhMS.uCash sufficient to pay the cost of
executing this trust and to pay or said money
IN default, say about ssll0 about $500 nay,
aoie Sl5 per month, balance made known ON
uay OF sale L. :. MCNAMEE,
NY TRUSTED.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21

Mr.. Levy wishes to say the above Obligation
mas been assumed by other parties. mayI3-tds
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
TRUSTEES. SALES.

TRUSTEES SALE By yIRTUE on :
= deed Of trust executed to mo by j. b. Levy
IN ta inc in Of September. 1890 and of record
ueeu o0ok ~ page ~, in which j. Il. Levy con-
veyed 70 the undersigned trustee certain real
scr rabe n me Gitysof Roanoke xa therein de-
nan me payment OF the sum of $500. us evil
i aSnJo c Dy certain negotiable note, dated the
r,te my ny Oh Septemoer lSO, with ntercstnt tho
ME NE 4i percent pSrannum from date and pay
aOie IN four months from date and default
naving oecn made in tho payment of the above
iarv in 1S nov 31e AZ me request Of the benec
highest bidder at ublicauction uJ,on the iron.
cry; In inc city OF Roanoke, Va, on SATUK
o n ~, y y 10. issl az II M, all those certa in
l9 9 OF parcels or land lying and being in tho
city of: Roanoke, Va. and bounded and de-
scrlped as follows. to wit: Beginning MT the
northwest corner OF Washington avenue and
street. thence with Washington sven,c
north a degrees and 10 minutes west las feet
10 point. thence north Is degrees and 30 min
alley south 81 degrees and III minutes east in
1cct 10 r street, thence with street Ii degrees
anu ~ minutes west l53 feet to the place OF be-
ginning, and known rs lots 8, 8 and To- block ia
rs shown on the map of the lands of the West
Enu Land Company.
TERMS: Cash us to enough to discharge tho
ISIS ~ n Oh SaIe, including trustees commission
notes, amounting, with interest, to S3.G4O5s.
inc balance to.6e paid By the assum ption of two
years respectively from August Ia. iSgsl one
note Tor the sum OF $3.50 due in two Years
d rU In 3ft wo ryo hS md one note for 500
one note for S 100 due in two wears from All i
:, lsU, with interest ON all OF said notes from,
tner dates. All to be secured by a deed OF
residue, II ony. made known on day of sale 4
payment of 100 cash will be require d OF tho
purchaser on tho ground;
Mr.. Levy wishes to say Tho above ohl;,,+;o-- +,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
Tnus1TEE's sALE,.nY vIRrUE or \


T'RtSTEE'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF \
ueed or trust, dated November :, 1870 and
OF record in the clerks Office OF the county
NO; D, page 30a, executed to me by III. L.. Han
poll TO secure to :. F. Patterson and f.
campbell, trustee, the payment OF the sum of
SIP as evidenced by thirt y-onc (3D certain ne
EOtiablc notes tho rein secured and pnyuhlc i'm
unrty-onc monthly inStalmcntS from the date
thcrcof, with interest, ut the rate OF Il per cont
per annuNn, and default having been made in
inc payment OF three OF the above III mentioned
notcs ana being required to do SO by the benc-
nciarics i'll the said deed OF trust / shall offer
Tor sale to the highest bidder, at public nur-
ION, upon the premises in the town Of VlntOn,
40 Moa n S, county, Va. on SATURDAY, June
lowing described property, to-wit:
All that certain lot or parcel of land
lying and being in the town OF Vinton,
yn:' aud bounded and described us follows:
Lot on Ninton road, north of Tinker creek,
beginning at point on tho south side OF the
Ninton road, 40 feet west of Clay street. west
degrees south about l2U to 4 lO-foot alley
thence with the same north SO degrees west 10
rect 10 point, thence west degrees north
about l2U feet to the Ninton road, thence north
the same south, 50 degrees cast 10 feet to the
bcginr ing. w '"N
@TERMS: Cash as to enough to pay costs OF
safe ana TO pay OH and discharge tho notes past
que amounting to sevcntytivc dollars with
interest from November eth, 1870 tho balance
by the assumption Of the notes OF the said III
l.. fiappcl yet to b come due, and the residue
II any, in two equal installmcnts in one ana
Two years from date of sale, to he properly Sc
cured. j q + REF H. TInston
maylgtds
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n. III am requested to state that the King
Investment Company has sold the above dcs-
crihed property and their notes were assumed
ny inc purchaser. w. 5. GOOCH.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21

The above note was assumed by a subsequent,
purchaser. W. * l., BLAIR. Jk. :
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21

The above debt has been assumed by subsc
quent purchasers. j. V.TAVENNER.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

New YORK, May Observation-Disclosures
change quiet and weak at 4s4@4ssX.
Commercial bills, 4s2@4s6S. Money
easy at 2}5@4%, closing offered at s..
Sub-treasury balances-gold, SITS, O51.-
600; currency, $4,000. 900. Government
bonds dull and hcavy-4s, 1.1S}5; AIS,
1O1. State bonds entirely neglected.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
LOCAL STOCKS.

The following quotations of Roanoke
and Southwest Virginia stocks are fur
nished by Won Hemert &c Co., bond and
stock brokers, Roanoke. Va.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
When War Songs Meant Something

A veteran of the civil war, in speak
ing of the effect OF war-songs, recently
said:
81 have been with the column, march
ing along roads which were muddy,
when the men looked like anything but
human beings. as they crawled along
splashed from head to foot with dirt,
their clothing disarranged, their pant
aloons tucked in their stockings, aud
their heavy brogans laden with mud.
Some strong-lungcd fellow way up at
the head OF the column would strike up
a war-song. 1t might be Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp. or it might be John Browns
Body In an instant he would be joined
by others. and soon, away down the
long road as far rs the column stretched,
a mighty chorus would be going up,
while the men would brace up. their
eyes brighten and their footsteps lose
the weary movement as they kept step
to the music. Twenty-Five thousand or
thirty thousand men stretched out over
long distance in marching, and you
can imagine the effect Of such n chorus
of male voices. Perhaps way off ON
some parallel road, mile or two away,
another column would be advancing,
and this, too, would take up the re-
frain, aud the effect be heightened two.
fold. Those were the days when war.
songs meant something to the men who
sang them. "-fNew York Ledger.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
Won Moltke's Recipe for Old Age.

On the occasion of Count Moltke's
ninetieth birthday. a Viennese educa-
tional society had the good idea TO ask a
number of eminent men who had at
tanned ripe old age as to the best way
to grow. old. Fourteen men. whose
combined ages amounted to 1,160 years,
answered the questions put to them, and
Of these answers the most interesting
ware those supplied by Count Moltke.
We give the questions, together with
the nonagenarian's answers. in full:
81. At what age did your school
ing begin, and how many hours a day
did you study2-In 1908, when was
eight years old, learned four hours a
day; after 1910 l studied ten hours
every day.
80. Was your health during youth
delicate or strong?-I was OF tough
nature.
"3. We've you brought up in town
or in the countryl-In the country, up
to my tenth year.
~. How many hours daily did you
regularly, iaffu 8Afp daiea~ Regularly s-Ir-
as. Did you have athletic and other
physical exercisesG-No methodical ones.
80. How many hours did you
sleep2-Ten.
90. Special observations -Joyless
youth, scanty food. away from home.
80. Did you finish your education
in town or in the country?-In town.
30. How many hours Of mental work
dailyY-Differcd greatly.
40. Do you attribute a favorable
influence on your health TO a special
manner of living Moderation in all
habits; outdoor exercise in all weathers !;
no day entirely spent indoors.
III. How long did you sleep!--
About eight hours on the average.
"12. What changes in your daily
habits did you make on the approach Of
ripper agea-None.
"13. How long daily did you work
in your fiftieth, sixtieth, SEVENTEEN. and
eightieth year. That depended on cir
cumstances. often very long.
IA. What were your recreations?
Riding on horseback up to the age of
eighty-six.
"15. How many hours do you spend
in the open air?--At present half the
day, during the summer, on my estate.
"16. How long do you sleeDl-=
1870: wnar are your habits with re-
gard to taking foodl--I eat very little,
and substitute concentrated nourish-
ment.
"is. To what reason do you prim-
arily ascribe your healthy old ageg Tin
which may God preserve youD-To
Gods grace ana moderate habits
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

Santiago and Valparaiso many Of the
marble statues and fine paintings from
the exposition buildings. The Chill
ians committed many outrages during
their occupancy of the city. They
stabbed their horses in the splen-
did halls OF the national library.
the common soldiers used priceless manu-
scripts TO cook their beans. Whatever
In Lima. In private house or public
building, took the fancy of CHILEAN
was shipped to Chill. The soldiers
roamed like wild beasts about the city.
riding houses. and for several years the
wives and sweethearts OF ChiIis warriors
wore the finest silks ana the richest
Jewelry to be found in Peru. The lions,
tigers aud elephants from the exposition
were sent to Chilli, but. the climate be-
ing moro severe than in Peru, the animals
all died.
Revolutions are frequent in Peru. as
in other Spanish American republics
However, everything is quiet this month
and revolution has not occurred since
the Sd OF December last. On that day,
at IN the afternoon, an insurrection was
attempted in Fort Santa Catalina by the
general of artillery and his party. By 10
O'clock the President, Don Gonzalo Ber-
mudez, had shct 1870 of the conspIrators
and dumped the bodies into one great
hole-a common grave. Since this little
target practice the Peruvians rather hes
itate about beginning another effort to
overthrow the government, though an
outbreak of the Pierola party is daily ex-
pected.
Someone has said that Peru is blessed
by God and cursed by man. In minerals,
in dye stuffs, in drugs, in soil, in agricul-
tural possibilities Peru is the richest
country in the world. II an immigration
OF active, pushing, enterprising people
sets in toward Peru it will certainly have
great future. The present landed pro-
prietors arc like the noblemen of South
ern Europc-they make few improve
ments, embark little capital in manufac-
lures or machinery. do not educate the
lower classes. A little less romance and
blood, great deal more education of
the masses. will make Peru the greatest
of South American republics. Il Detroit
Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
: August
FlOWeP''

The Hon. ]. w. Fennimore is the
Sheriff Of Kent Co., Del, and lives
at Dover, the County Seat and Cap
ital of the State. The sheriff is
gentleman fifty-nine years of age,
and this is what he says II have
used your August Flower for sew
"eral years in my family and for my
own use, and found it does me
more good than any otherremedy.
" / have been troubled with what I
"call Sick Headache. A pain comes
" in the back part of my head first,
and then soon general headache
until / become sick and vomit.
" AT times, too, have a fullness
after eating, pressure after eating
" at the pit Of the stomach, and
sourness, when food seemed to rise
" up in my throat and mouth. When
~ feel this coming on if / take
" little August Flower it relieves
me, and is the best remedy have
lever taken for it. For this reason
81 take it and recommend it to
"others as great remedy for Dys-
"pepsia, &c." o
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, u. s. A.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
Marvellous Screws.

It is asserted that the smallest screws
in the world are those used in the pro-
duction Of watches. Thus, the fourth
jewel wheel screw is the next thing to
being invisible. and TO the nakad ave H.
II is Seen TO be small screw, with 260
threads to the inch, and, with very fine
glass, the threads may be seen clearly.
These screws are 4-1000ths of AN inch
In diameter, and the heads are double.
IL is estimated that an ordinary ,ady's
thimble would hold 100,0 of these
screws.
No attempt is ever made to count
them. the method pursued in determin-
ing the number being to place 100 Of
them on a very delicate balance. and
the number of the whole amount is de-
termincd by the weight OF these.
After being cut the screws are hard
ened and put in frames, about one hun
dred to the frame. heads up, this being
done very rapidly by the sense of touch
instead Of by sight, and the heads are hen
polished IN an automatic machine, 10, 900
at u time.
The plate on which the polishing is
performed is covered with oil and "a
grinding compound, and on this the
machine moves them rapidly by revers-
irg their motion. jewelers. Weekly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
Can'tYou Catch On

To . known means ofovercoming that obstinate
disorder. constipation2 OF course you can. Thon
why don't you2 Ask those who have tried It, and
they will tell that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
is Q matchless laxative. effectual without vio-
lence-thcroushly Alternative. but perfectly reli-
able. 1t invigorates, too. no less than it reeu-
lates the system, and it is chiefly TO this FIRST
quality that 1t owes the permanency of its regu-
lating effects, since II vigor is lacking In the
gion Of the bowels, the stomach or the liver,
healthful activity in those organs is suspended
Deobstruents and csthartics In general are
simply that and nothing more; they relax the
bowels merely without invigorating them, aud
as their laxative action Is usually abrupt and
violent, they really tend TO weaken the organs.
Use the Bitters also, for malaria, rheumatism,
Indigestion. debility and kidney trouble.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

hold OF the rider upon the pommcl. and
thus lessening her security In the saddle. :"
Several of the skilled riders, who owe
all of their grace and ease on horseback
TO the nervous Partisan. applauded his
graphic description. Wheeling the AMI
NAL swiftly around and back again with
his full side in view. he kept on:
"The left leg should be held under the
lower pommel, the ball OF the foot rest.
ing In the stirrup plate, but not pushed
hard against ii. With the left leg in
this position an imaginary line from the
shoulder would pass through the hip and
meet the foot little back OF the heel
The practice of drawing the heels too
far backward should be guarded against
for two r. asons. First. because it IN
clines to throw the bcdy forward (as is
shown in this cut and second. because
the left heel is in this way drawn back
to the horses side. striking IL at every
movement In way that is certain TO
irritate sensitive animal"
While the most graceful of riders. the
Professor so thoroughly illustrated his
utterances that half dozen stilcd "Oh-
he'll fall offs" were heard, but a laugh
from the jolly Frenchman soon relieved
their fears.
A dash across the end of the large
room and a quick return displayed the
correctness of his remarks "For run
ming and leapng the seat should be
short enough to press the left leg against
the lower pommeL In leaping this will
prevent the rider from being thrown
forward" concluded he, and leaping
lightly to the tan-bark he cried: -All
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

n f)F0n1pt return
of your money, If you get neither
benefit nor cure. Risky terms for
the doctor, but safe and sure for the
patient. Everything TO gain, moth
ing to lose. There's just one medi-
cine of its class that's sold on these
conditions-just one that could be-
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. It's a peculiar way to sell
it-but it's a peculiar medicine.
It's the guaranteed remedy for all
Blood, Skin and Scalp Diseases,
from common tlotch or eruption
to the worst Scrofula. It cleanses,
purifies and enriches the blood, and
cures Salt rheum, letter, Eczema,
Erysipelas, and all manner of blood
taints, from whatever cause. 1t
costs you nothing if it doesn't help
you. The only question is, whether
you want to be helped.
"Golden Medical Discovery" is
the cheapest blood purifier sold,
through druggists, because you
only pay for The good you get.
Can you ask more?
The "Discovery" acts equally
well all the gear round. Made by
the Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, at 663 Main Street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

The course which an earthquake runs
Is usually very rapid. From tho instant
wncn the nrst shock was TO- at Lisbon
20 tne period when all was over, and
nearly $4,000 people killed, not more
imam Two minutes had elapsed Usually
rom ten to thirty seconds elapse be.
tween the first and last shocks Of severe
earthquakes. But this lightning speed
Is not always the earthquakes mode OF
travelling. While Caraca In Venezuela
was almost totally destroyed and l2, 600
people were killed IN less than twenty
seconds by the great shock of 1919, there
are cases In which constantly recurring
shocks have lasted for weeks. No odds
how brief the span. the most frightful
havoc can be wrought, and the wave Of
destruction propagated from the most
distant regions The rumbing earth
sound travels at the rate OF about 10, 900
10 IL, 900 feet per second, and the earth
wave. on an average, about /, 200 feet In
the same space Of time.-.St Louis Re
public
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
Care of Milk and Cream.

In milk and cream exposed to the air,
bacteria readily collect and multiply rap
idly. They cause the souring and curd-
ling of milk and induce other changes
in It, while their effect on cream is to
aid its "ripcning." Dairymen let their
cream ripen before churning, because
their experience shows that from such
cream butter "comes more readily,
keeps better, aud is of better flavor than
from sweet cream. In recent paper on
this subject, DIR. III. w. Conn states that
milk will become contaminated with
bacteria IL put into vessels in which par.
ticles OF curd and grease are left stick
ing in joints and on the sides. Boiling
in water will kill the bacteria. but their
spores or seeds can not be killed without
higher heat. Hence, TO prevent the
souring of milk, cans and pans should
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
A Curious Radish.

Judge Teaslcy, of Canton, Ca, has a
radsh of remarkable and unusual growth.
not as to size but shape 1t very closely
resembles the right hand half closed and
with the fingers pointing upward. The
main stem looks very much ike the PAIN
and wrist and the five roots, different in
size. the five digits OF the hand. On
." h of these five roots is u kind of
: "Sth resembling finger nails. Judge
Tcasley is a fine gardener and farmer.
and his toll in this line seems to have
left deep impress in the soil, and re-
produced to certain extent the hand
that has held the hoe and guided the
pillow 10 the preparation of the soil and
cultivation Of the C. ops sewn and plan
ted. This radish is a very peculiar and
phenomenal one. - Atlanta Constitu
tiOn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

be set on stove or IN the oven few
minutes after washing. As cold checks
the development Of bacteria, the milk
should be cooled Immediately after II is
drawn from the COW, aad kept as cool as
possible. Cream for butter, on the con-
trary, should be kept In warm place,
so as TO favor the growth Of bacteria.
Dairvmen sometimes add little old
cream to fresh lot AS a leaven. Acid
il also added for the same purpose, but
this is OF doubtful use. Popular Science
Monthly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
Famous and independent.

When Catherine Gabrielle went to ST.
Petersburg in the latter half of the last
century, she demanded twenty thousand
roubles salary. Twenty thousand rou-
bles!" cried Katherine the Second; sfor
that could support two ficld-marshals. "
"Very WE'LL" answered the singer; "your
majesty may have them to sing for you I"