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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07

Try VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TKUs'P ExE-
- cMed TO me by A. NJ. shepherd aud Mary b.
Shepherd, dated November al, 1889. and recorded
In the clerks office Of the lnsriugs Cours of koa-
noke city, Va In deed hook II, Gage III TO secure
10 N Parte- tho snm OF $50. with Int, rest Ii be-
lug part OF the purchase money, ~ evidenced
by tonr certain negotiable notes OF the parties
executing this trust, each In the gum OF 8 hN and
payable respectively In one. two, three and soar
wears Default having been made In the throo
year noto and bel requested 30 To do by the
beneficiary. will ofcr mt public an eton IN font
OF the conI thonsc door in the city OF Roanoke
Va, ON WEDNESDAY, rHE 9rH Day OF
JANUARY. lssi3 AT IL O'CLOCK NJ, the fol-
lowing described parcel oil land situated and lyinpe
In the cisy OF Roanoke, Va, bounded and de,
scribed Ma follows, to wit:
BEGINNING ut point on tho south aide OF John
street $50 feet cast from Levels street; thsneo in
sonther,y direction us feet an ailey the nee In
mn easterly direction with sAld alley II II ct 10
point theace In northoray di, ectlon tOS feet to
John street; thence 10 westerly direction win
John al feet To place OF boginning with All the
appurtcnanccs thereto halo ignr ~
TERMS: Cash sufficient TO desrav tss expenso
OF executing this trust and trr At rs cnn issoA
~ per cent. and ho past &c note aADl WITH
Interest. aud the rs.unptb a OF 4 OF bcinr thu
last note due under this ed hssrlr,, eycu caf,
WITH said detd; r. siai =, II any, Win DO mad,
known ON tsy OF sa,s TX II fyrky
"e0 @ta TIEsies.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07
MOkANNA THE YELLED.
Influence of the Most Remarkable Chnr
meier of the EiGhth llnn tnry

Ahhuehce ot the MoSI remarkable Char
acter of the Eighth Century
The yelled prophet was not n crea-
ton of mere fancy, but Il genui ne his
toric character of the eighth century.
His name was Snul1im Ben Allah, but
he called himself NJ oSanna the Yelled.
Having lost one eye from an arrow
wound. he wore IL thick voil to conceal
the dcformity, and laid claim to be an
incarnation of the D city. He had many
followers in Arabia, and soon possessed
himself of large pirt of that country
and was acknowledged by number of
cities. His influence was retained by
many devices, such being his skill in
magic and lcgcrlemaiu that his tricks
passed for miracles.
Troops were sent agains: him by the
CalipuM ahadi, his armies we're de-
fcated in the field. and he was beseiged
in IL small fortress in the south of
Arabia. Finding success i'm possible and
dceminy escape hopeless, he poisoned
his attendants in n banquet and leaped
into a we'll or cistern which had been
partly filled with destructive acids.
When tine conquerors forced way into
the castle they searched in vain for him
or his body. the latter having been en-
r:rely dissolved by the corrosive fluids.
The secret was discovered by the con-
:ession of one who had beheld the prep
nrations for suicide; but in some parts OF
Arabia there IRE still persons who be-
lieve that Mokanna assembled to Heaven.
Chicago Herald.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07

TRUSTEES SALE-UNDER AND BY yIR-
4 tue or a deed of trus' executed by Adam Nor
rison and Almtra smell to the Undersigned trus-
zee, dated the IN day OF june 1881 and recorded
lu ne clerk once or the Hastings Court for the
city OF Koanukc, decd book ~, pago asS to secure
to Geo NJ Willard the pNment OF DIZZY certain
ncgotiabto notes OF $3.50 each with interest, and
default having been nude In the payment OF
eisht OF said ne tee, and ut the request OF tho
beneficiary, will on SATURDAY, THE9iII OF
JANUARY, iStf2 ut IL o'clock. NJ. In Z. ont OF the
premises, sell Mt public suction, to the highest
bidder. all that certain parcel or land living in the
city OF hoanoke, Va ,ann described Follows Be
Einningiat point on the north side uf Wells street
li6 feet enst OF IIonston street (or rhird street.
n II, W J; THENCE with Wells street in an eastorly
dlrecti m thirty feet to point: thence In n
n0rthcrly direction cightyhve feet more or to an
alley; thence with said alley In westerly direc.
lion thirty feet &c point; thence in sontherly
direction cighty.nve feet, more less, to Wells
street, the place OF beginning, with a dwelling
honac thereon.
Terms OF SALE: Cash sufficient TO pay tho
cost OF executing this trust and to pay the
amount OF the notes now duo, and as to the resi-
due upon such terms as win be made known on
oay or SAFE Z. 0LEARY,
uceS-tuS Trustee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07

Rf VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXE-
~ cntcd TO me by +. NJ Brownlco, dated No
vempcr lat, ISM, and or record in the Office OF
tue cicfk OF the corporation court of the CITY of
Noanokc' IN deed book No. IL, page 3aJ, to securo
70 Al; y. Inrnonil the Payment OF the sum of
ccnte, evidenced by three certain interest bear
Ing negotiable notes, dated November fst ism
executed ny r. NJ. Brownlcc and pay ablo to NJ
furnoull, the fret for one hundred dollars and
payable ninety days after date at the National
Exchange Bank, OF Roanoke, Va, tue Others for
one hundred and ninety dollars aud nineteen
cents each, payable in ono AMI two yesrs from
uatc, respectively, at the National Exchange
Bank OF Roanoke, Va, and default having been
mauc Ill the payment OF the first OF tho two
nineteen cents md the interest thereon, and
Deing d'roctcd 40 to do by he holder OF the said
note, VIII cell at public auction, to the highest
biuucr, In front OF the courthouse OF Roanoke
CITY, on FRIDAY, JANUARY 18TH 1872 Ar
TWELVE NJ, one certain house and lot In the
follows, to-wit: beginning ut point on tho east
sldc OF franklin street IS feet north OF Film
street; thence with Franklin road north GO de-
grccs east I'll feet 10 nm alley; thence with said
aey north ~ dtSrccs cast ~ feet to point;
thence south 70 degrees cast u feet to point:
thence south ~ degrees west ~ feet to The
place of beginning.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash sufficient 70 nav
costs OF sale and To pay tho sum OF ono hundred
anu ninety dollars and nineteen cents, with in
from the lat day or November, IS 10, Will be re-
CURED, the balance payable ~ follows:
The sum OF one hundred and ninety doiIsrs
ana nineteen cents with like interest from the
1T day or November, 1880, will DO payable ON
the lat day or November, 1S12 and as to- tho rest
dnc, II any. the terms viii be announced on dsy
or sale. HENRY r. PARRISH Truatae
dcci5-tds.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07

by VIRTUE OF a DEED OF TRUST
- dated Oct 20 1891, executed tn me by Geo
:. Jack and OF record In the Office OF tho clerk of
the HnrtinPs Court for the city OF Roanoke, Va.
ladmittcd to record Oct 81! 1871, 10 secure to d.
T. Moomaw and II II. Fishburnc the payment of
the sum of $i5OC0 and evidenced by certain nego.
table notes executed by the aforesaid Geo S.
JACK and default having heen made in the pay
ment or one OF the said notes in the sum OF ten
dollars. and being requested so to do by tho
Denehciarics rs aforesaid, will sell mt public
auction in accordance with tho aforesaid deed OF
trust, In front OF the courthouse in tho cityot
10 ROANOKE, ON SATURDAY, JANlAkI 30, 1872,
the following described property, to-wit:
ono Davis oscillntor printing press, one stand
Tor twcnty-four cases, two imposing stones, two
cnases, rs pounds body type, 10 column rule,
~ pounds newspaper leads. two composing sticks
together with all other furniture incident and
belonging to the printing outfit formerly owned
TERM: Cash as to so much US Is necessary
to defray the expense incident to this sale in
cuntng trustees commission OF five per cent
and to pay or and discharge the note now past
dne-in all say about 5000, balance II any, will
ne payable mt such time times and upon such
sale. GEO q NUONAW
Jhni~tuS Trustee
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TRUsTEEs sALE,py VIRTUE OF A

TRUSTEES SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
deed OF trust dated the 22d day OF Noycm
ber 1859. and recorded in the clerks office of the
Hastings Court for the city OF Roanoke, Va. in
ceeo book ~, page a5s, In which the Roanoke
Construction and Imp ovem, Mt Company con
We! cd to q o undersigned certain real estate I'm
the city OF sRoanoke, Va, therein described, in
trust to secure to h. ii. Stewart the pa, ment OF
the sum .of Ave hundred dollars, eyidt need by
two negotiable Hotes, and where rs default having
beer made In the payment OF the lust OF said
notes, and being re qucstcd TODD so by the benc-
hciary, will scll Mt pubicc auction TO the hirn.
est bidder in front OF the C urthouse IN Roanoke.
Va, ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1879, AT II
NJ, T. c following lots Or parcels OF land SITUATED
In the city OF hoanoke, Va, and described NJ
follows:
Beginning ut point on the south side OF West
tiilmcr street 15U feet west OF Seventh street
thence in eonihcrly direction lGi y feet to nm
nj cy; thence with said alley IN n westerly direc-
ton 100 feet to point; thence in north,rly
direction 166 feet to West Gilmer street; thence
with same In an tasierly direction l5U feet to
the place OF beginning, and known as lots l. 5
Ard u, section 4, as shown by the map of the
Word addition.
TERMS Cash sufficient to pay note OF $3.50
with Interest from Nov. D. 1881 and the cost OF
executing this trust. including trustees fee OF 8
per cent, aud the residue, II any. made known
on day OF sale. LUCIAN ii. COOKE.
Trina
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07

TRUSTEES SALE-WnEREASA AFTER DIE
i advertisement OF the same. the b, reinaftcr
described property was offered for sale at public
auction ON the 18th day OF December, lSgi and
was bid In at said sale at $3.50, and, whereas
the purchasher thereof has failed to comply with
the terms OF said sale. and Il has become ntccs-
eary to resell said property--Therefore, ny virtue
OF dced OF trust executed to ME by IL. lIasman,
dated the I'd day of June. 1881, and OF record In
the clerks office of the Hastings Court for the
city OF Roanoke. Va, to secure, first, 10 81 NJ.
Rogers, Henry Fairfax and Thomas j, Houston
trustee. the payment OF the sum OF S675
EVIDENCED by fourteen negotiable notes executed
ny III. Hasman and |. Sachs on the 2uth day OF
March, 1SsD, and payable 10 II. M. Rogers, Henry
FAIRFAX and Thomas j. Houston. trustee, thir-
teen or saih notes, hcing each in the sum OF $50
ana payable with interest after the rate Of six
per cent. per annnm from date, In equai monthly
the 10th day Of Jnne 1871, and Que note IN the
sum OF go payable with interest after the rate
OF six per ccntnm per annum from date
Secondto u. llasmnn and }. Sachs the payment
tain negotiable 0tes OF the said H. IIasman eA-
ecutcd to ii. Hasman and |. Sachs each In the
sum OF SAG3, payable with interest after tho
rare oil SIX per ccntn II pcr annum from date In
one and two years. respectively from dale, and
dated on Sth day OF June, 1881, and default
having hccn made in the payment OF the first II We
OF said notes, payable to the said Rogers Faitfax
ana Houston, trustee III the interest PAYABLE
thereon, and having been required by the here.
hciaiy under said deed 20 10 do | will orrer for
sale to the highc-, bidder at public auction. IN
ficrt OF the courthouse In The CITY OF Roanoke
Va, ON WEDNESDAY,, 1IE nth DAY OF
JANUARY. 1872, At - NJ, all those certain lois
and parcels OF lsnd situated In the div OF Roam.
elusive, 'ee;! - Ma =. A. shown a. -nawl nv the
map of the property Of Roger, Fairfax 4 hoa-.
ten
TERMS; cosh a. 70 20 nses a. nay ,. r.e,s.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07

I'RUSTEE'S SALE-BY VIkTUEO A DERD
or trust executed to me by Emma Rice,
dhted the a'th dry OF November, 1890, and re.
corded In the clerks Office for the city OF Roam.
1Kc; va In deed book 81, page ~, to secure to j
r. Barbour the payment of the sum OF S365n
evidenced by t"cnty-four negotiable notes of
even date. twenty-five OF same each I'm the sum nj
SStS3 with interest. payable In monthly install.
nents, anh TWO notes, each In the sum OF 81 l5S.-
~, with Interest, payable In one and two years.
whereas default has been made in the payment of
three OF the above mentioned notes and M the
request OF the beneficiary so to do, | will Offer
TOT sale NJ public auction, In front OF the court
mouse or the city OF Roanoke, at II o'clock noon
ou MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1892, the FOLLOWING
described property, to wit:
, beginning at 4 point on the south eide OF
salem avenue HOS feet west OF I'D" street:
thence with Salem avenue north rs degrees III
minutes west 6O.l2 feet TO point; thence south
thence with said alley eouth "a degrees 10 min
utes east o. feet TO point; thence north Is de
Erecs 80 minutes east l06 feet to the place OF
neginning, ana known ns iO 3 section OF the
MeHl i.hu Lanu Company, together with all the
appnrtenanccs thereto belonging
TERMS: Cash sufficient to pay the cost of
executing thi- trust, and to pay the amount now
que AMI In arrears on said three notes and one
note S5S83 due December 81. 1871, Il total OF say
Sl,tU0 ana the purchaser TO execute nine uotcs
OF $ItS3 each, with interest from November 81
io'H,, payable In monthly instalments Seginnii
January ~, 1872. and one note OF Si,4sS.3l with
interest from November %, 1870, payable Noyem.
her FL, 1872, and the residue, if any in two
eqaal annual lnstalments, payable In one and
Two years from date of sale, with interest from
secured by deed OF trust. 4. E. COLE,
dec4-tds Trustpe
This sale is postponed by consent of parties
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$500 Reward 2

Complaint. Dyspepsia, Slick Headache Indigestion Oos
stipaton or Costiveness we cannot euro with WostAs
Vegetable Liver Pills. when the directions are stricfiS
complied with. They nro purely Vegetable and ncvea
Tall to give satisfaction. Sugar Coated Large boxea
containing 80 Ps, IS cents Beware OF counterfsits
mt. limitations Tho genuine manufactured only bP
THE JOHN c WEST Corp'vy CHICAGO. -.
Sold nv the Roanoke Drug Company
Campbell street isne5-Iy.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.--lSpeoiall-Ex-
change quiet and firm at 4s3@4s5.
Commercial bills, 4Si}6@4s3sl. Money
easy as 2@31s. closing offered at2.
Sab-treasury balances-gold. Sll2, 49,,
600; currency, S2,5l0 coo. Government
bonds dull and steady-4s, 11G1<. State
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07
LOCAL STOCKS.

The following quotations of Roanoke
and Southwest Virginia stocks are fur
nished by Won Hemert & Co., bond and
stock brokers, Roanoke, Va.
BANK AND TRUST COMPANIES.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07

The above sale is postponed by consent of all
parties interested until saturday. Januury .. nj
same hour and place. LUCIANO. COOKE,
Jan3 JUS Trustee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07

Go TO Solomon's for inc and cheap
jewelry.
ONE OF tho incest Xmas presents YOU
can give your friend is pair of nice
pictures, beautiful stock of which in
OIL pastcls, Indo tints, autotypes, etch-
ings., engravings and water colors can
be found at
Tie T.. III. STEWART FURNITURE Co.
Buy your Christmas presents of lew
elry OF Solomon, the Salem avenue low
eler. lie will save YOU money
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07

This sale is postponed by consent OF parties
Interested until THURSDAY, JANUARY ii.
lSa9, at me hour and place. + f. COIE,
lan5tds Trustee
The Progress., 1892-04-09
FINDERS OF DIAMONDS
ihe discovery of Fields Dn, Tn TL;
Game with pehhl.,

Game with Prbbi.s.
Inc discovery Of diamonds in S,r.b
Africa was brought about b,. .,.'
Dutch children, who 10 scd q Il d.,,ro,,.l
IN the air and CAUGHT IL. thiu,-f,,, ,l,a.
IL was q pebble. They were p.avi,o
the childish gamc one day in i.iZ
when John OEoiUey. an ipt,,.;o,
trader, stopped y thor father, r,,..,
IN GrIIua.au Nc5f. acar tuo l,.I
RIVER to trade for skins and bo va
attracted by the peculiar c.c,,~,,...
tno transparency OF the pebble He
asked one OF The children to shnv il
10 hlm and afr ha had examined !,
ne was satisfied that it was a stono ~
some value. The father Van Xio.
klrk by namc, laughed when O'EoiIr,,
offered To buy tho stone. and said tbot
plenty OF them could be found in tho
river. ORielly accepted the ston, "a
glit and promised that If he suc.
ceeded in selling it no would give hal,
oil tho proceeds to Van Niekirk toward
the expenses OF educating the pirl
whlch was tho Dutch farmers greatest
desire.
At Hope Town tho stone w,s ox.
amined by many traders. but nohodv
supported ORoilly in the belief that il
was valuable its size being too largo
OReilly kept it carefully until ne had
time To send it to DIR. Atherstono n
capable authority in Grahnmstown
VINO sald that it was a diamond of
about twenty-five carats. Some time
aiterward Sir Philip Wodehouse, then
governor OF the Cape, bought the din
mOnd Tor w, 800. On his return to tho
Vaal. ORellly gave 81. 25O to the little
girl and asked her il she had anv
more pebbles II the stone came from
the river. as Va1 Nickerk had said
more must he there. O'ReilIy argued
and he hired natives to collect for him
all the transparent stones they could
ind on the river banks. Sackful afror
sackiul were examined. but O'Reilly
found only ono more diamond four
carat stone.
That is the story of the discovery of
diamonds told by j. Thorburn in the
London Grapaic. il agrees with the
authorities in describing children AS
the first finders, and it is probably trio
III regard TO details. because he was
one of the men who went TO tho Vaal
to search for diamonds after the news
OF OReiIly's find had been spread
among tho traders and settlers. For
three years after o'Reilly'S fnd tho
banks of the river wCrO wa-ha1 fCr, dio
monds. but not many were found.
The finding OF come diamonds in tho
mud walls OF a harte oeo-te nut led to
the opening of the dry diegings
Thornburn says, and soon the no..
profitable search was in the ground OF
the now famous Du TOits Tan, Do
Beers. and Kimberley mines.
The Progress., 1892-04-09
LITTLE TOO HASTY.
The Smart Clerk Thought He Was After
Window washing job


Window washing Job.
Jumping az conclusions often results
i'm embarrassment to all concerned
moralizes the Youths Companion.
Perhaps nobody knows this better
than a certain clerk in Court-street
law Office. He was sitting at his desk
writing busily the other afternoon
when the door opened and an old
negro put in his head.
Say, Capn, don't yoh want yoh
windows washed? Dcy looks kinder
like dey needs it?'
NO not to-day; they were washed
only last week.
'Betlah let me touch ON up lcctlo,
Cap'n."
NO no. D" replied the clerk. going
on with his work; 'como around in a
couple Of weeks"
With another intimation that the
windows were susceptible of consider
able Improvement the ancient cleaner
withdrew.
But the window washers were evil
IDENTIFY out in full force that day. for
five minutes had not elapsed when the
door opened again and another sable
head popped in.
Good afternoon. boss.
Good afternoon.
Want yoh windows cleaned?"
mo. not to-day"
''Do it cheap boss; bettah lemme
clean EN-"
NO; just engaged a man"
Three minutes later tho door opened
again and a dark face surmounted by
a rusty hat peeped in.
Well" asked the clerk, looking
hastily up, Il suppose you want to
wash windows too. don't you?"
1t was difficult TO tell whose sur
prise was the greater-the now
comer's or the clerk 's-when the
senior member of the firm fastened
forward from his room. and grasping
the stranger aifectionately by the
hand exclaimed:
why. my dear old father, this is
the most delightful surprise OF my
lifer'
The Progress., 1892-04-09
A MAN WHO WAS "TECHY."
Mad Because a Tear-Sighted EIan Sat on
His goy.

Mad Because 4 Tear-Sighted EIan Sat on
His goy.
A man who was carrying paste
board box about foot square in his
hand got into Third avenue surface
car and put the box on the seat beside
him and began TO read news laper.
He was so absorbed in an article that
he did not notice who got on or of.
and by and by there was "a crash rs q
newcomer took the vacant seat and sat
down on the box.
Good lands! but Pve sat down on
a dog or baby or somethingm ex-
claimed the man as he jumped up.
'Its very funny that you couldn't I
see that boxr growled the other as he
reached for the mangled remains.
I'm nigh-sighted exclaimed the
other. Il generally carry cane with
me. and poke around in tho seat be-
fore | sit down, but | came off without
it to-day How many eggs did you
have in the box?'
I'm not carrying eggs around in a
box" stifily replied the other.
'It's good way to carry 'em. If you
haven't got basket handy. Sort o.
felt like eggs when l sot down. but
you know best. | didn't hear any
breaking of crockeTy.'
The man with the box was mad and
wouldn't reply.
IF it. soap there amt no damage
only to the box" continued the near
sighted man.
The other was still mad.
Sort O like pewter teaspoons. and
mebbe i broke some of 'em. Jest
look in and fgger up the damage.
While I didn't mean to sit down on it.
I'm willin' to pay for what's broke"
He pulled a calfskin wallet almost
two feet long out of his hind pocket
opened it TO display several bills. and
went on:
Just name what you think Is fair,
and IL we can't agree we'll pick up
third party"
The other gathered up the sad re-
mains OF his box and walked stiffly out
and dropped of the car and he never
paused or looked back as the near
sighted man stuck his head out of the
window and called;
What's the use in bein' so mighty
techy9 I'm a-offerin' to pay the dam
ages. and what moro can feller do?
Land o'Goshen, but it does seem as If
folks had got so awful techy nowadays
that you can't pint. your finger at 'em
without startin' r0wi"-N Y. World.
The Progress., 1892-04-09
Saving His Capital.

You're goose!" angrily exclaimed
a New York man to his wife who con-
tinually chided him about his excessive
extravagance. You do nothing but
cackle, cackle. cackle, all the time"
Yes dear" she sweetly replied;
''but you must not forget that the
cackling of geese once saved the capi-
tai of Rome and il cackling can save
your capital. I'm going to keep 1t up.
and she did.-Texas Siftings.