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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-05
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by VIRTUE OF y DEED OF TRUST
~ executed to me on the 2nh day or May, 1872.
by larry Groves and Mary Virginia, his wife
and duly recorded in the clerks Office OF the lust
they convey the hereinafter dee cribed property
To me in trust to secure to the Roanoke Land
ana improvement Company the payment OF the
sum or 81 800 in 75 equal monthly instruments
May, 1857, ut the rate OF six pcr rcntum pcr nm
mum, payable monthly, and the snd Hurry
Groves having made default in the payment OF ail
said Instruments railing due monthly from tho in.
May Goth, 1s92, and the interest thereon, and
having been required by said Roanoke Land and
Improvement Company so 10 do, will on TT ES-
DAY HE2STH DAY OFJUNE, lS.l2 Mt ~ O'Clock
courthouse of the city OF Roanoke Va, to the
highest bidder, all Of the following property to-
VIII: mat certain lot situated in the city OF Roa.
nokc, Roanoke county. State OF Virginia | wing
on Patton street and bounded ~ follows to-wit:
Beginning at point on the northwest corner
OF Patton and Wood streets thence with Patton
street north IS degrees west 6n feet to a point:
thence north degrees east 200 feet to Harrison
street; thence with Harrison street south ~ dc
Erccs east ~ feet to Wood street; thence with
Wood street south degrees west 2u0 feet to Pat
ton street, the place OF beginning: containing -
lOJ square fect,m or less and known IA lot ltj
Ward four, with a house thereon two story frame
with slate rood.
TERMS: Cash rs to 40 much OF the proceeds as
Bny he necessary TO dcfray the expenses OF exc
cutting this trust, including a trustees commits
sion or : per ccntum, and 10 pay or and dis hargc
the SAID insfalmentS now past due and owing to-
gcthcr with the interest thereon as Aforesaid the
balance to he made payable at sucn times rs the
laid remaining instamchts shall become due to
be properly secured, and the residue, IL any, to
re made payable in two equal annual instruments
In one and two years respectively from date OF
sale, to be properly secured. JOS. |. DORIAN,
70 tGs Trustee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-05

EVERYTHING in the shoe line reduced
at j. Meyers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-05

PI orGcT your woolons from moths by
buyirg a cedar chest of the E. II. Stow
art Furniture Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-05

FINEST cabinets, 50. sidelinccrs. sol j Jefferson
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-05

BRUSSELS carpets at soc. yard at the
e. Ii. Stewart Furniture Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-05

PRIcE talk at j. Meyers Shoe stor
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-05

PRICE talk at j. Meyers Shoe Store
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-05

ENGLISH, French and German tea.
dinner and toilet sets; our own i'm DOR oa.
tion in newest shapes and decorations
at tho E. IL. Stewart Furniture Com.
pany.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-05

. RUSTEE'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A DEED
OF trust executed 10 me ms trustee, by ". c.,
franklin, dated the 2h DAY OF August, 1880 and
recorded in the clerks office OF the Hastings
Court or the city OF Roanoke, deed book 81 page
80. to secure to the West End Land Company
the sum of Sl.333 Be. payable In two equal annual
instailments Of $'ai.i6 each, with interest M the
rate OF per cent per annum. ~ evidenced by
two certain negotiable notes OF even date here
with, OF the party Of the ir-t pat. ana PAYABLE
To the West Fad Land Company in one Sud t,ro
years from dntc. And whereas default has been
made in the payment OF the first above DC scribcd
not. and n; tho request OF the beneficiary so 10
do, will Offer for sale at public auction in front
or the courthouse In the city II Roanoke, Ia on
THuRSDAN. THE 5rli DAY OF MAY. nj 1850
O'clock the following described property, to wit:
All tno-c certain lots parcels or land situated
Ia the city OF ltoanosc, aud known ~ lots - H.
II and L.. block II, a. shown hy the map or the
nnis OF the West End Land Company, on hlo in
The clerks onicc OF tho Hastings Court OF the
city of Roanoke. Nn
IEIhS;-Cash sufficient 10 pay cost OF sale
and the past due note of SITS rs, with interest
from the Goth day OF August, 1880, until paid
$U6 20 TO he paid on August 2lth, 1Sr2, with in.
tercst from the 29th day of August, 1890. bal
ancc, IL any. in six and twelve months from date
OF sale, with interest. H. s. TROUT,
Trustee.
by mutual consent the above sale has been
postponed until June eth, lsg2.
56tds ii. y. TROUT, Trustee,
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TIN TYPES. 10 minutes. sldclngcr's. SOL Jcrr',
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by VIRTUE OF a DEED OF TRUST FROM
- j. NJ. ogden TO the undersigned trustee
dated the 9Th day OF August, lSN, and recorded
in the clerks office OF the city of Roanoke In deed
book 81, page. "a, default having been made in
the terms thereof, and being required so to do by
the beneficiary Hereunder will, for tho purpose
or executing said trust, offer for sale at public
auction at 1910 p. m, on THE 2irII DAY OF
MAY, 1Sl2. in front OF the courthouse In the city
OF Roanoke, the following described parcel OF
land situated III said city:
Beginning n a point 100 feet west OF the south.
west corner OF Randolph and Robertson streets
thence south degrees west 1G 0S feet to an alley
thence north 81 degrees, ~ minutes east - feet TO
point; thence north degrees ea.t IS to
Robertson street; thence with Robertson street
ming.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash rs to the costs OF sale
and tho sum OF S2l5.35 and as 10 the sum OF
81 ,1'S ~ upon credit of monthly OF $2997 each
with interest from the 18th August, 1890 and the
remainder upon credit OF one and two years.
with interest; deferred payments to be secured
by deed OF trust. lUCIEN ii. COOKE,
Trustee.
BY consent OF both parties the above sale has
been postponed until June llth 1892 nj the
same place and hour. l.. II. COOKE. Trustee.
f..t.t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-05

EVERYTHING in the shoe line reduced
att Mover'sS
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sIDEIlNarn, pho.ograpner, aol JetIersoa.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-05

~THE EAST TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA AND
Il GEORGIA RAILWAY SYSTEM, PASSEN
GER DEPARTMENT. KNOXVILLE, TENN, Dec.
sth, 1891.
TIME CARD EFFECT DEC. 9TH. 1891.
SOUTHBOUND.
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by mutual consent the above sale has been
Gtds ii. S. TROUT. Trustee.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-10-27
FAITHFUL lN DEATH.
The Touching Affection of Bear fo,
 Her Young.

The Touching Affection of a Bear for Eer Young.
 So many pathetic stories are told of the misery caused by hunters in the animal world that one can scarcely tolerate the idea Of shooting merely for s'sport.'' When the term means merely wanton cruelty, then it is tirne to seek moro peaceful if less exciting occupa- tions, e2ys the Youths Companion. A story is told Of polar bear which, with two large cubs, was sighted by the crew of an exploring frigate. When the animals were within reach of the vessel, tLe sailors threw them great Jumps of seahorse flesh, and these the old bear divided among her cubs, re- serving only a small portion for herself. Then, when the three animals were happily feeding, the sailors fired. They wounded the dam and killed the cubs.
 It would have drawn tears of pity from any but the unfeelng to have marked the affectionate concern ex- pressed by this poor beast in the last moments of her expiring young. Though she was dreadfully wounded, she tore another lump of flesh in pieces, and laid it before them.
 When she found that they would not eat, she laid her paws first on one and then the other, and tried to raise them up; all this time it was pitiful to hear her moan. When she was convinced that they would not stir, she walked away, looking back and still moaning; and when that did not entice them to rise, she returned and began to lick their wounds.
 She went off a second time as before, and having crawled a few paces looked again behind her. The cubs did not rise, and she returned, and with signs of inexpressible fondness went round paving them and moaning. Finding at last that they were cold and lifeless, she raised her head toward the ship and uttered growl of despair, which the murderers returned with a volley of balls Then she fell between her cubs and died, licking their wounds.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-10-27
IRISH INGENUITY.
How Pat Helped His Jaded Nag Up the
 TEfII

How Pat Helped His Jaded Nag Up the
 Hill.
 The graceful hint succeeds best. If it is also witty, it is pretty sure to prove irresistible. Up one of the long hills of County Wicklow, says the Utica Times, a mare was drawing a heavy load of travellers. The driver walked by her side, trying to encourage her as she toiled slowly and wearily along.
 The six passengers were too busily engaged in conversation to notice how slowly the car progressed. Presently the driver opened the door at the rear of the cab and slammed it to again. Those inside started, but thought that he was only assuring himself that the door was securely closed.
 Again Pat opened and slammed to the door. The travellers inquired angrily why he disturbedthem in that manner: Whist" he whispered, don't spake so loud-she'll overhear us."
 s'Who?"
 1.-The mare. Spal1e low," he contin- ued, putting his hand overuhis mouth and nose. Sure, I'm desavin' the crayture! Every time she hears the door slammin' that way she thinks one of yez is gettin down to walk up the hill and that raises her sperrets."
 The passengers took the hint. /
The St. Johns herald., 1892-10-27
Surrdon1 h Siam.

The king of Siam is said to perambu- late the streets of his capital disguised in plain clothes fer the purpose of learn ing the true condition Of the people and initiating reforms, several of which have already been started. The chief evils in Siam are surfdom, slavery, the farming of taxes and the corruption of justice. SerfdoIn is universal, with the result that man is quite uncertain when he may call his time and his la Dor his own. For so many months in the year he is bound to serve his chief, and at any time he may be called on for special kings service" For instance, when prince is on his travels every district through which he passes is called upon to supply him with food and transport. If news comes that a prince or high official is travcling it is not uncommon for cwaers ef boots to request European E-l,je e.t to take tenn porary charge of them, while they them selves disappear into the jungle. Ele- plants can always be taken for the kings service.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-10-27
UNFAIRLY TREATED.
The Left Hand Insists She Is Not Properly
 Treated.

The Left Hand Insists She Is Not Properly
 Treated.
 This curious little extract, which reads somewhat like a riddle, comes from a letter written by Dr. Franklin to the American Museum. The learned doctor is speaking on 8 subject about which there is great diversity of opinion. He is arguing the cause of the left hand, and contends that she is entitled to equal consideration with the right. Tn; t she ought to be equally instructed, in order that if anything should happen to her sister, she might be as competent for useful employment as the right would be if deprived of the assistance of the left.
 ''There are two sisters of us, and the two eyes of man do not resemble nor are capable of being on better terms with each other than my sister and my self, but for the partiality of our parents, who make the most injurious distinctions between us. From my in- fancy I have been led to consider my sister as being of more elevated rank. Nothing was spared in her education, while I was suffered to grow up without the least instruction. She had masters to teach her writing, drawing and other accomplishments; but if by chance I touched pencil, pen, or a needle, was bitterly rebuked, and more than once have been beaten for being awk- ward and wanting a graceful manner. It is true my sister associated me with her upon some occasions, but she always made point of taking the lead, calling upon me only from necessity, or to figure at her side.''
 But in spite of Dr. Franlllin's argu- ment, the left hand has never yet taken equal place with the right, and, for many reasons, it seems hardly probable that she ever will
The St. Johns herald., 1892-10-27
uIFg.sAvlNc soaP.
Cannibals Who Were Very Fond of Wash
 ing Themselves.

Cannibals Who Were ve-y Fond Of Wash
 ing Themselves.
 A cake of soap is said to have saved the lives of five men and a boy, off the coast of New Guinea. The story, as told in sEnoking-Tocm Of steamer go- ing to Brisbane, by an old man, the owner of several vessels engaged in pearl-fshirg, is reported in Mir. Nisbet's Colonial Tramp"
 ''It all happened in Q moment" said the old man. '.Tae ship struck part of the reef and vent down like thun- derbolt, and we had only time to jump overheard and swim aEhcre.
 I've were at the month of Cloudy Bay, which meant slow roasting alive as soon as the natives got peep at US. We were wet, hungry and miserable, with nothing to stay the bangs of hunger.
 "As daylight dawned saw case slowly drifting to shore. In moment we were all wading and swimming to secure the treasure. We had it on shore in no time, and prying it open with our fingers found it filled with soap. We bemoaned our hard luck in emphatic language.
 "'Close around the case, boys, they're comingI I shouted, as I saw fifty mop headed sayages armed with spears, bows and arrows, rushing toward us. At fifteen yards distance they paused, and their chief came out to talk with us. grabbed an armful of soap tablets and advanced to meet him. His eyes frightened as he saw the amber-hke cakes on which the sun was shining. Novelties, when they take, mean suc- cess.
 "Going straight up to this man-eater offered him cake. He took it, smelt it and tasted it. Evidently he did not like its taste, for he scowled at me. By signs I showed him how to use it. The Papuan is fond of washing himself, and my pantominc took his fancy. Seeing a stream of fresh water, led the chief to it. First washing my own hands. I gave him the tablet. He did as I had done, and was delighted.
 ''Then for the next ten minutes there was a scrubbing among those copper skins. Their weapons were thrown down, and they lathered one another, and then tossed the water over their bodies.
 "We were saved, and made on the spot medicine men of the tribe. The pictorial advertisements of the soap makers were used to decorate the idol house. Two weeks afterward we were rescued by an English war-sloop."
The St. Johns herald., 1892-10-27
ENGLISH KNIGHTS.
Their Descendants Are Requested to Re-
 turn Their Insignia.

Their Descendants Are Requested to Re-
 turn Their Insignia.
 The representatives of deceased knights of the bath until recently, says the London World, have never been required to return their insignia, all though of considerable value, the collar having been made of pure gold. Knights of St. Michael and St. George have not been relieved Of that obligation; but their insignia are not of great value. The insignia of knights of the garter, the thistle and St. Patrick, respectively, must be returned, and the son of de- ceased knight Of the garter is nearly al- ways granted an audience by the sov- ereign when it is delivered.
 During Queen Tictoria's reign there have been only three vacancies in which the queen did not personally receive the insignia of the deceased knight. When foreign sovereign dies who is a knight of the garter his insignia comes back directly to the lord chamberlain through the foreign office. Prince Albert's in- signia of the garter are preserved by the queen in the private apartments at Windsor castle, and George ". left or ders for his insignia to be buried with him
The St. Johns herald., 1892-10-27
"He,s a Jony Good Fe1low." "

The tune to which this song was sung is ''Marlbroucl, ]" which was once D national air in France, says Notes and Queries. In ''Maribrouck'' the death and burial of Queen Anne's great cap tain are burlesqued, and, in what some French critics have considered its scath- ing satire, the disasters of Blenheim and Families are believed to have been avenged. But the fact is really the reverse, for if read appreciatively ''Marlbrouclz" expresses the wide spread terror occasioned by the mere name of Blenheim's hero and the exul- tation of the French when they heard
 of his death. The ''coInplainte" is SUD- posed to have come from the Walloon country, and it was unknown in the French capital until fifty years after Marlboroughs death. when the Pic ariy peasant woman. coming up to Yer sailles to nurse the baby dauphin,
 brought it with her and sang her little baby charge to sleep with the old jingtng rhyme. From this ''Marl- broucszs became popular in Paris, and ultimately it reached these shores. ...,
The St. Johns herald., 1892-10-27
wasHlNeTon,s MOTHER.
How She Met Her Son After His Seven
 Years Absence.

HOW S0c xzeS k2cE son k1ICcE 1AS seven
 Years Absence.
 When the tidings of the splendid suc- cess at Yorktown were brought direct from the general to his mother, she was moved to an exclamation of fervent thanksgiving: ''Thank God! the war is ended, and we shall be blessed with peace, happiness and independence, for at last our country is free" says Mrs. Ella Bassett Washington in the Gen. tury. Shortly after the surrender of Cornwallis, Washington left Yorktown with a brilliant suite of French and American officers, and started upon his journey to Philadelphia, stopping on the way at Fredericksburg to visit his mother. It was nearly seven years since he had last seen her face; he left Mount Vernon in May, 1775, and did not return till the autumn of 17S1. Now that the time of meeting drew near, his mother was serene but very quiet, only smiling to herself oftener than usual. But it was not the hero crowned that filled her thoughts, but the son who, after years of absence and danger, was coming back to her. On the 11th of November, 17S1. the town of Fredericks- burg was all aglow with joy and revel- ry. Washington, ''in the midst of his numerous and brilliant suite," wrote Mir. Custis, 'sent to apprise her This mother] of his arrival, and to know when it would be her pleasure to re- ceive him. Alone and on foot, the general in chief of the combined armies of France and America" he goes on to say in the grandiloquent style of the day, ''the deliverer of his country, the hero of the hour, repaired to pay his humble tribute of duty to her whom he venerated as the author of his being" etc. When the warm embrace Of greet ing was over, looking into his face with earnest, close observance, her eyes en- kindled with maternal love, she said, tenderly: ''You are growing cd, George; care and toll have been making marks in your face since I saw it last" Her voice is said to have been singularly sweet, and he loved its cadence as she called him by name. She inquired as to his health, and she spoke much ''of old times ard old friends, but of his glory not one word"
The St. Johns herald., 1892-10-27
IN ARCApY.
Poets Dwell There with Shepherdesses s- Under Spreading Beech Trees.

Poets Dwell There with Shepherdesses s- Under Spreading Beech Trees.
 Already never arose out of sheer glad ness of heart and lustihood of fancy
 To the poetic imagination, says writer in Scribner, the difficulties, depravities and insuhiciency of actual life have all ways been especially manifest and op- pressive. But the poetic imagination at its best never rests in discontent, in the mere apprehension and recital of woes. It is creative and seeks reme- dy, or at least refuge. From the first it has found some approach to that peace and sincerity which it cannot do without, but which actual life seems to deny, everywhere in nature. Thus the poets favorite haunt has always been the wales and the groves, the fowery banks and the green fields. But nature wholly unpeopled still failed to satisfy, and so the poets in their inspirations after earthly perfection fell to coloniz- ing their placid retreats with the chill dren of their fancy. Thus came Already the land of fantastic shepherds and shepherdesses, where everybody was honest and simple, where the tending of sheep was but paStime, and the chanting of madrigals the chief pursuit.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-10-27
EARLY IRON WORK.
Important Position of tho Blacksmith in
 Early Times.

Early Times.
 The blacksmith occupied an inn portant position among the craftsmen of the middle ages, says Chambers Journal. The insecurity of life and grievances of the times, made strength of material indispensable, whether to guard the shrine of saint or to pro- tect after 8 more homely fashion the family chest or coffer. The strength and durability of iron led to it's use for these defensive purposes from early times. But the workman of the middle ages was not content to allow strength and ugliness of form to go together, but contrived to breathe spirit of beauty into his designs without sacrificing the use to which the material was des- tined. Thus wrought iron formed the object of much artistic work both in England and abroad. Until coal came into general use malleable iron was produced direct from the orc with char coal fuel by continuous working. Sus- sex was from early times 2 chief seat of the iron industry. The earliest positive record of the trade there is contained in a grant made by King Henry III. to the town of Lewcs in 1866, by which the inhabitants were empowered to raise toll for the repair of the town walls after the battle. Every cartload of iron destined for sale which came from the reighboring ''weald' was to pay one penny toll, and every horscload of iron half that sum. In 129 sum of money was paid to a certain Master Henry of Lewcs for the ironworlz to the monument of Henry III. in Vest minister Abby, which reminds US that talented smiths were brought often from long distances for important works
The St. Johns herald., 1892-10-27
LEARNED OPINIONS,
Judging a Patients Condition by False
 Eyes and Teeth.

Judging a Patients Condition by False
 Eyes and Teeth.
 Dr. Brunton, in an address lately re- ported in the London Lancet, was cau- tioning his hearers-the members of the medical society-against hastily ex- pressed opinions as to the nature of pa- tients' diseases, and emphasized his warming by two professional anecdotes. He was once present at clinic, the sub ject of which was man evidently suf- fering from some disease of the heart. An unnatural murmuring sound could be heard from that organ, and the pu- pil of one of his eyes was very much di- lated. The peculiar appearance of the eye seemed to have some connection with the cardiac affection, but various opinions were expressed by the differ ent students as to what the precise na- ture of this relation could be.
 The discussion was just becoming in- teresting when the patient remarked that this strange-loolling eye was made of glass!
 At another clinic the professor in charge was discussing learnedly about the importance attending to minor symptoms.
 ''Now, gentlemen" he said, 'in the case of this woman here, certain things could be confidently affirmed from the condition of her teeth.''
 ' He was proceeding to particularize, but just then the patient broke in upon him.
 
 ''Please, sir,'' she said, as she took out her teeth, "I will hand them around; the young gentlemen might like to look at them closer.'