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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-04
TRUSTEES SALES

l'S feet to point, thence south IS degrees :
minutes ~ seconds west 100 feet 20 Orange ave
nv suc. thence with same north 10 degrees minute
~ seconds west lu9 feet to the place OF begin.
n narS ana designed on the Mrlrose Land Com
CITY as lots Nos. . and 10 In section 10
onMS' Cash M to enough to pay the cost nf
teNecuting THIS trust and the expense of sale and
!n'cre t. and tho re. idu II any SHAH be PAYABLE
fr ~ ,w4 eIna, annual tnstancnts. with interest
nn,s u',c vi siic and secured by deed of trust,
LII =; ,uu sa'u ihorias A. trr or his assigns
sinai direct the ,e.iduc to hc payable IN difre"
CIV inahncr and then in such manner az the snid
direct. TItt,7t, W." .,oc or
Trustee
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL

1 Estate in Roanoke city, Va.-Under aud
ny viltnc OF decd of trust dated
INC 25th day Of October. 1890 execu
ted 10y W. i. Il l.. Plair, Jr., a'd w
VI. ger To the undo rsigucd trustee to secure to
Joseph W. Coke the ps, mcnt = the sum OF
~ 333 "a evidenced by three nct o liable mites OF
siii - each, dated 18th OF October, 1870, and
payable one. two and three years from date with
intcrc-t, and default having occurred In tho pay
inci,t OF The sccoad due no.c. ~ nj the reQles
~ tie beneficiary in snid deed q trust. will on
WkDNfSDAY, JANUARY {, 1873 AT II
O'CLOCK. A. NJ in fiort Of the courthouse Of
p"nn@kc city, sell to the highest bidder, by pub
lie auction MI that certain parcel or land u ng
IN tic city OF Roanoke, described ~ o'lows:
Hesn"tle 4 pull Oh ,ht west side OF JIG fTer-
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IN VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST ENE
- cutcu 10 the undersigned NJ trustcc nv a.
W l.npradc, dated MAY -. lSgO, and rccorc I'd in
IN" clerks office ot the Cor poraton Court for rho
CITY OF hoanokc, Va. in deed book 81, page l3n
conveying the hereinafter described propcrtv i'm
trust TO secure to ii. Gibson the raymcnt OF
the sum OF 800. payable In two canal ANIMAL
rate OF Elk per ccntum per annum, as cvidcnc d
oy TWO negotiable notes dated May H. lSlr. and
payable one and two Years from date rcspcctivriv
at the First National Bank at Roanoke \ n and
uctault having been made in the paymcnt or tho
last OF SAID instnllmcnte and bcng required 20 To-
40 oy inc beneficiary in said deed, shall oircr
Tor sale ny public auction IN front OF the court.
mouse OF hoanokcc city. ON MONDAY, THE lVTI
DAY OF DE 'EMBEn,1 ~, a ~ O'CJO(lI< NJ
to the highest bidder the following described
property, to wit:
All that certain lot parcel OF land in the CITY
OF Roanoke, Va, on the cast side OF Commences
street, beginning Mt n point % 910 feet north OF
Foocrtson street, thence in n no-therly direction
win commerce street 30 feet to point thence
In an easterly direction icS 40 feet TO an alley
thcncc with said alley in II southerly direction 30
dcet TO point, thence i'll westerly direction los
O.lO fcet to the beginning Fora further descrip-
ton or said property reference Is made To said
decd of trust ~
TERMS:-Cash sufficient to dcfray the cxpen
ses or executing this trust, including trustees
commission OF legal per ccntum and to discharges
the second or said notes with ntcrcpt due and
payable Nc aforesaid. And M to the residue OF
the purchase money II there he any, the same
shnii Nc maze payable in two equal annual pay
, ments with Interest as evidenced by the nego-
table notes OF the purchaser bearing date of sale
and secured by decd OF trust upon tho property
Il Is sod Trusac,c
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DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST ENE.
ID cuicd to inc ~ trustee by 5. NJ. Fiicy and j.
NJ. Mnupin, dated October eth, iS' and OF
record ia the clerks office OF the Hastings Court
for the city Of of Roanoke, Va, IN decd book 90,
page 10. conveying tho hereinafter described
property. to secure NJ. RoseT berg and I. Silver
ttonc the paymen; OF tho sum Il -, 100, evidenced
by two certain negotiable notes OF even date
with said deed. each In the sum oi $3.50 with in
tcrest and payable In ore nnd two years after
date, ana whereas defau.t has hccu made in the
payment Of he last o. said notes, and having
been requested so 10 do by the benelciaric-, /
Will oirer for snlc ut public auction, In front T
the courthouse or tho ctTy or Roanoke,
Va. on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 79!l,
1872, AT ~ O'CLOCK. D., all Tint certain
lot parcel of land situated ln the city or hoa-
noke Va, and described a. follow:
beginning nj ii point on TIC North sidc Of Sal
lem avenue 3iHs feet wcsI ot Roanoke street,
thence with Salem avenue north > degrees 80
minutes west 81 lcctt 10 Il Uoit. thence north !
degrees east about ir''s fect to the line OC t.
Hrickey's lot, thence south - degrees - minutes
cast b feet To "A point. thence -outh ) degrees
west Ni4 feet To Salem avenue, the place OF be
ginning.
TERMS Cash sufficient 10 pay the cost of OK
ccuting this tr;st AMI to pay the past due and
unuAid note o. ss5j and interest an samo IRON
October 95th, 1884, and the balance, II any. pay
able In two equal amounts, AT six aud ~ Give
months from day OF sac, with interest. and sc
cured 10y deed or trust on the property
II tbs JAS. ). SIMMONS, Trustee.
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SALE OF STOCK.
GALE OF STOCK.

10 obedience to the direction OF 8 resolution OF
tho board OF directors OF the Roanoke cold Stor-
age Company the undcr.igr cd will ofror for sale
the Following shares OF stock or the Eoanokc
Colu storage Company, the par vain" OF which Ia
has been called.
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II Ii S0ds.


TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
Estate-l,y virtue OF n deed OF trust, dated
October 81 1891, and of record In the clerk OH CO
OF the Hastings Court OF the city or Iioanokc,
in deed hook 60. page 3aS, executed by j. A.
Fishburne to Silas W. Burt trustee. to secure
the Bankers Loan and Trust Company his
bond OF even date Herewith, In the sum OF
$2O90, conditioned for the payment OF the
monthly sum OF SIT thereafter until the series OF
stock OF said association, OF which his rcde en-, Il
shares are part will reach the sum OF 800
each, and the performance OF other the condi-
tions OF said bond and whereas, default has
been made for nine consecutive months last
past In the payment of the monthly sum so
eaid bond and deed of trust, and the said Burt,
trustee, having declined to net and the under
signed having been substituted trustee in said
deed ny the Iustingr Court OF said city in the
place md stead OF snid Burt, trustee nnd having
been requested 20 to do by the board of directors
OF said G. mnany, hv virtue OF the power and tho
authority conferred in sald Iced OF trust will
on MONDAY, THB 18TH DAY OF DECEM-
Der, 1872, AT ~ O'CLOCK NJ, proceed to cell
at public auction, In front OF tho courthouse
door OF the city OF Roanoke, 10 the highest bid
der therefor, the property conveyed in said deed
trust:
Beginning at point on the south side of High
street. west 155 feet west of Roanoke street;
thence with High street north ~ degrees 10 min
utes, west "a 4l-lUU feet to point; thence south
- degrees 3 minutes west 1877 lg-100 feet 10 an
alley; thence with said alley sonth 81 degrees IS
minutes east 80 7o-100 feet to point on the
same; thence north 9dcgreca ~ minutes l3g
feet to High strcet, the place OF beginning.
Il. w. GOODWIN.
Terms cash. Trustee
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II lS@i

Ply VIRTUE OF \ DEED OF TRUST
- dated the 2Jth day OF September 1SS7 re-
corded In The clerks office OF tho corporation
Court for the city OF Roanoke in deed bool, 10
page 22I from :. $. Golfer ct ux to the under.
signed To secure to j. V. Jamson and G. O'Icnry
the payment of Si,00o, evidenced by sixty.seven
promissory notes rs described in said decd OF
trust ana default having occurred in the nav.
menI OF thirtyonc Of said notes OF S,5cac6.
payable i'll from thirty two to sixty three months
respectively after date with interest from date.
anc being requested t. do ny said bench,
Charles, will ON SATu RDAY, THE l1rII DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1872, Ar IL O'Ci OCK NJ. in
front or the courthouse in said city, sell to the
highest bidder, At public auction all that certain
follows: IS
Beginning at point ON the north side OF Word
avenue 3Si5 feet cast or Park street, thence with
Word avenue south 50 degrees east - feet To- n
point, thence south III degrees west llj , fo ct 10 n
tcnfoot alley, thence with said alley north Si de-
grccs west 35 feet to point. thence north III de-
Srccs east lit.2 feet Ia place OF beginning.
EiM> OF SALE: Cash as to enough to pay
the cost or sale and trustees commission or :
per cent. and amount due and pa, able on said
past due notes. credit will II, gin az To : s
with interest from September 90 1SS,i, until Dc
ccmbcr 20, 1875. and for II like amount until
january 20, 1893, and for like amount until
March 10, lSB and for $40 with like interest
until April ~, 1873, and the residue If any, shall
nc payable In three equal annual inst ailments in
six, twelve and eighteen months with interest
from day OF sale and secured by dc cd OF trust
rHOS. w. MILLER,
III ~ oOus. Trustee.
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Sale will take place I'm front OF the courthouse
In the city of Roanoke at - O'Clock noon on the
3lst December, 1872. Terms cash
II 10 tbs X. SCilICK, Secretary
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Terms cash.

The above property was sold by j. a. Fish
bnrne, the ycnder assuming the payments pro
yided in said deed OF trust II > tbs
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SAM WARDS NEPHEW
HOW F. MARION CRAWFORD CE-
CAME A NOVELIST.

Some Entertaining: Stories About tic
Great !."ahyist-Cr:wrnrd VIII Give :.
Course of neutrality-suspicious. of
Other Eorcl.sla on the Platform.
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by VIRTUE OF y DEED OF TRUST Exc
ID ecUtcd To the undersigned trustee by r. E.
Coleman, dated November 2ith 1889 and re-
corded In the clerks Office of the county court OF
the county -. Roanoke, conveyed the hereinafter
described property IL trust 10 secure the Aetna
Land ard Investment Company the payment OF
the sam cG 1876, a. evidenced Nv two negotia-
bic nNtes OF even date for S5S.:} each. due in one
aud Two years rom date, withintcrcst thereon Mt
the rate OF rcr cent. per annum, and default
having hcen made III The payment OF the last OF
said notes, ana being reqU sted "a to 80 bS the
beneficiary IN sale uccd, snail ortr for sale at
puhlic auction In front Of the courthouse OF the
city ~ RuNuoke vt > O'CLOCK, y. NJ. ON SRI
DAY, HE 23D DAY OF DECEMBER. 1922. To
tho highest bidder, the following property stu
a,ed IN thH county or Roanoke. Stl;e OF Viz
ginia and Known hSiot- Nos d ami T. in section !,
u l. shown by the map OF The Aetna land and
Investment Company, ~ III iound on hlc in the
eicrl's uihcc OF the county 'ouft of Roanoke
county. In salem, Va 10 which man reference ia
hereby made for further description ot saia lots.
TERMS Cash sufficient 10 dciray the expenses
of executing TINS trust, including atrnstee's com.
mission OF per cent, and to discharge thc see
ond ~ said notes with interest due and payable
= aforc III and n 10 the residue OF the pur-
chase mo; ", II there he any, the samo shall he
made payable In two cGual annual PAYMENTS with
Interest, ~ evidenced by tho negotiable notes OF
u rurcllser bearing date q, sale and scared by
| deed of trust upon the property.
ii 70 IDS II. NJ. DANIEL, Trustee.
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The above property has been sold by j. =. Mud-
soD aud the payment OF the said notes assumed
ha L..
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DY VIRTUE OF a DEED or TRUST, DATED
ID the 10th day OF October, 1870, and OF record
In the Clerks Office OF the corporation court for
the city OF Roanoke In deed book "a. page -,
whereby Thomas a. Orr conveyed to the under
signed the parcel OF land hereinafter mentioned
in trust TO sacure to William nanrahan the pay
mcnt Of the sum OF SPILLED. evidenced ny two
promissory notes, each in tho sum of Sil7l5
with interest from date. pavabc in in one and
having occurred In the payment OF both or said
notes, and being required so TO do by the holder
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1872, Mt 1890 O'CLOCK
p. W., in front of the courthouse OF Roanoke
city. proceed to sell Mt public auction To the
highest bidder the parcel OF land in said decd
mentioned and described a. follows:
Beginning Mt the northeast corner OF Orange
avenue and Thirteenth street, ther &c with
Thirteenth street north IL degrees IS minutes 10
seconds cast $50 feet to an alley, thence with
alley touth 81 degrees minute ~ seconds east
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by VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
record in the clerks Office OF the corporation
court for the city OF Roanoke, In deed book 81.
page -, whereby Thomas a. Orr conveyed TO the
undersigned the parcel OF land hereinafter
mentioned In trnst to sccnrc to Am. Hanrahan,
the payment of the sum OF so 80, evidenced by
two promissory notes, each In Il e rum OF $ll7.15
with interest from da.e, payable IN one and two
years respectively from date, and default having
occurred in the payment or both OF said notes
said notes will on MONDAY, THE 5TH DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1872, AT O'CLOCK +. NJ.
I'm front or the courthouse OF Roanoke city pro-
coed to sell, at public action, to the highest
bidder. the parcel Of land Ia said deed entioncd
and described as follows:
beginning at the northwest corner OF Orange
avenue and Twelfth street. thence with latter
north II degrees 81 minutes 40 seconds east 1870
feet 10 an alley, thence with alley north 10 de-
grecs 0l minute 20 seconds west 102 feet to u
point, thence sonth IL degrees SIS minutes 30 scc
onds west 1Sl feet to Orange avenue, thence with
same south Is degrees 01 minute ~ seconds cast
l02 feet to the place OF beginning, and designated
on the Mcrose Land COmpanv's map OF the
Mclrnse addition to Roanoke city as lots numbers
Is and IT, In section 10.
TERMS: Cash as to enough TO pay the cost OF
executing this trust and the expense OF sale and
to pay the teht secured by said deed OF trust and
interest and the residue, IL any. shall be payable
in two equal annual lnstnlments with interest
unless the said Thomas A. Orr or his assigns
shall direct the residue to ne payable in a diff.
fcrcnt manner and then In such manner as the said
Thomas A. Orr or bis assigns shall prescribe or
direct. THUS. w. MILLER. Trustee.
IL 4 ids.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-27
coon LOOKS.

Good looks are more than skin deep,
depending upon 4 healthy condition OF
al the vital organs. If the Liver be
inactive, you have a Bilious Look, il
yout stomach be ~disotdercd yau have
a Dyspeptio Look ard if your Kidneys
BIZ affected you have a pnchaal Look.
Secure good health sud you will have
good looks. Electric Bitters is the
great alternative and Tonic act Directly
on these vital organs. Cures Pimplcs,
Blotches, boils and gives good COM
,~pIexion. Sold at N. 9. Young. and
A. y. GODDARD, Drugstore, soc, per
bottle.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-27
ad;ao for FairSkin and Complexion
1uuIG0, take only w. w. C..

1t is fair u presume that the Con-
v'ntion 10 be held in this town on
the Tth Of next month will be com
posed Of Democrats, Republicans,
Third Partyitrs, Farmers Alliance
etanks and followers Of many other
political crceds. We are satisfied
that those who arc at the head Of
the move-Republicans, viii wait d
man Of their stripe nominated FOR
Congress, despite the fact that il
will he a non-political assemblagc.-
franklin indicator.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-27
:

! - n FASPseY
+ Esgs 10 r. 90 go % &szSa
Es % ] s>sss ~
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-27


w III AdamS, o'oted. has written
from MoLroeia LAieria, to his sister
Harriet u. Adasps al AbbcVlltc
South Carolina, aud speaks in glow.
ting terms of that country. He lett
this section fourteen years ago ara
has done we'll. Last year he matte
1000 pounds Of coffee WHICH he sold
at l6 cents per pound IN cash. lie
also traded successfully III rice, rub:
l,er, palm oil and other products OF
The country. He is anxious lar his
people to follow him from this land
of slavery even if they are compelled
10 sell everything they have. lie
seems 10 object to slavery IN Amer
lea but not il Liberia for he says
when he wrote h4at he had his own
slaves around him and a bottle Of
the best wine on his table for his
friends.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-27
"a GUARANTEED CURE FOR
GRIPPE.
FylE.

w. authorize our advertised druggist
10 sell you DIR. Kiag's New Discovery
for Consumption. Coughs and Co DIS,
upon this condition. TT you are atfllct-
el with La Grippe aud win use this
remedy according 10 directions, giving
il a fair trial, and experience no benefit,
you many return the bottle and have
your money refunded. We make this
offer, because Of the wonderful success
of DR.. Rings New Discovery during
last seasons epedemic. Have heard q
no case in which it failed Try It. III
Bottles free at A. ). GODDARD and n. 81.
Young. Erugstores.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-27
Weak, WornC ''sB By NC

TO The Battle Flag we will say
allat d party. especially il 1t is a new
one, ought to embodg all Of its prin
ciples, its plans and purposes, IN its
platform; that advocating the Aus
tralian ballot systcm-which we
heartily approye-is not condemn,
ing The Infamous force bill, and that
eondemning the present system Of a
so called protective tariff is not con-
dcmning q protective tariff. No;
your party Ia not retain in its ranks
The deluied portion OF the members
Of the Knights of Labor and con-
denim 4 protective tariff, hence, it
only condemns the present system Of
protection, while it tacitIy endorses
a protective tarllf.-Rlston Age.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-27

Needing a tonic, or children who want build
ing up, should take
RHOWN'S IJaON BiITEtts.
II IL pleasant cures Malaria. indigestion,
Riliousness, Liver Complaints and Neuralgia.
, 1892-03-09
PRESBYTERIAN sOCIABLE.
A Host of Young People at a Westside
Gathering.

HatferLngo
The residence of Robert Whitman, on
the Westside, was alive last night with
young people, the occasion being social
by the young people Of the Presbyterian
church.
In connection with a3candy pull, games
and other amusements3 the following pro
gramme was rendered
Quotations from Whittier.
Sketch of Whittier, by Mrs. f. G. Blake
Select reading, sThe Lay of the Old
Time''-Miss Mary L. Page.
Vocal duet, "fThe Two Lives by the
Misses Kellogg and Davis.
Guitar duet, by the Misses Allen.
Recitation, Rock of#Ages," by Miss Ger
! 7as Vocal al'itR5S; dgat, my sunny Southern
Home, BY the Misses Allen.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
r. B. Crandall, Mr.. and Mrs W. B.
Hanna, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wsrk, Mr..
and Mrs. r. G. Blake, Mr.. and Mrs. Wyn-
deaTo, Mrs. H. E. Davis, Mrs. Giles, Mrs.
McQuarrie, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Wright, the
lor, jeanette Taylor, May Giles,
Aldina Giles, Davis Hartshorn, Away,
Mcintyre, Mari, Dodds, Nellie Mcintyre,
Hanna, McQuarrie, Kellogg, Long, Allen,
Dot Allen, Crandall Hammond, Wyndeoro,
Rogers, Brown, Daisy Rogers and Messrs.
j j.. Gilbert, Whitman Smith, Hartshorn,
Taylor, Magill, Wilson, Curry, Cameron,
Melton, Allen, Munro, McQuarrie. Hanna,
Marr, Chaplin, Willie Hanna, Robert Will
son and Charles Rogers.
, 1892-03-09
MURDER IN MEMPHIS
HOW THEY DISPOSED OF NEGRO
PRISONERS In THE SOUTH.

Shooting Them to Death After
Taking Them Ont of JatI~-One
of the Female REurdeFers Looks
Down Upon the Scene.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 9.-The morning
light disclosed the dead bodies of three
negroes, riddled with bullets and partially
covered with brush, lying in an open lot
about mile and half from the heart Of
the city. The negroes had been taken
from the jail by seyenty-five masked men
this morning and shot to death. The
names of the men are Calvin Mcdowell.
William Stuart and Theodore Moss. The
crime for which this summary vengeance
was wreaked upon them, was the ambush
ing and shooting down Saturday night last
Of four deputy sheriffs in locality known
as "the curve" While the officers were
looking for negro for whose arrest they
had warrant, about three O'Clock this
morning seYenty-tive men, all wearing
masks, appeared suddenly on Front street,
near the jail. By ruse three men OBJ
tanned entrance to the Jail yard, and over
powered the Watchman, whom theY bound
and gagged. The others were then admit
ted, and the search for the negroes began,
guard in the meantime having been nut
over the watehman. There were twenty
seven negroes there, all under arrest for
completely in Saturday nights affair, and
it was not an easy task to distinguish the
three negroes wanted. They Went from
cell to cell, the thoroughly alarmed inmates
coming to the cell doors and unwittingly
aiding them in the search Alice Mitchell
heard the noise and from her cell on the
upper tier peered down on the strange and
silent crowd. Moss, the mail carrier, was
the first man identified, and was taken from
the cell and bound, and soon after McDow-
ell and Stuart were found and taken care of
in the same way.
The captiyes being ready, they were
dragged, pushed and hurried out of iail.
In few minutes the suburbs of the city
were reached and in open field, near Wolf
river, the negroes met their doom. A shot
from a revolver crashed through the cheek
OF one. This was the signal for work A
terrible Yolley was poured in upon the
sh1Yer1ng negroes who instantly fell dead
The bodies presented a horrible sight.
McDowells jaw was entirely shotaway, and
back OF his right ear was a hole large
enough to admit a mans fist. His right
hand too, was half blown off. Stuart was
shot IN the mouth and twice in the back of
the head and his body was riddled with
buekshot. Moss had his ear shot off, and
several bullet holes in his forehead The
mob turned about after it had completed
its terrible work, and coming towards
town, scattered and disappeared. The
bodies of the dead negroes were brought to
Walsh's undertaking establishment this
morning. In less than 15 minutes the
place was surrounded by about 20 negroes.
all afraid to talk, however, on account Of
the presence of the whites. An inquest
was heldsat 40 o'clock and the bodies were
then sent to their homes at aThe Curve
At 1915 word reached the city that the
Negroes were assembling in large numbers
ately equipped 150 men with Winchesters
and they have left the city for that locality.
, 1892-03-09
Fifty Years Ago,

Fifty years ago the laborer worked more
hours and harder for his pittance than the
men of today dream of. He was poorer
fed, poorer clad, poorer housed. His wages
were paid to him in money issued by
banks in different states, each dollar Of
which was subject to a discount, or loss, as
the banks frequently failed. Clothing was
no cheaper than now. The only carpeted
room in the house was the parlor, and that
had only rag carpet. Sewing machines
were unknown, and there was no piano or
organ to make the evenings at home pass
pleasantly, and the only light was taflow
dip or whale-oil lamp. Tea and coffee
brought high prices, and meat was used
but spariingly. The best mechanics re
ceiYed only $1.50 day in the cities, and
less in country towns, and laborers could
earn only S5 cents to 81 per day.