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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE IN HANOVER COUNTY.
NEAR ALTERS STATION.

As trustees in deed executed By g. Z. John
son. and Of record in the clerks once Of me
County Court Of Hanover county, Deed BOOK
"a. page $50, and bI direction OF the party
named IN said deed. we will offer Tor sale AZ
public auction, on The premises Of O'CLOCK
MONDAY, rEE 9th DAY or Aueusr, 1872.
that valuable STORE aud DWELLING COM
bined. With AN ACRES OF LAND attached,
called Rural Point. and also tract Oh land
nearly adjacent thereto Of 1sbf acres.
This is a very fine stand for business and
a pleasant residence, and Is very conYenlent
TO Atlees station, Chesapeake and ONO rail-
road. The buildings are cemmodlops ana IA
good condition. We will offer hrst the tract
Of 7slt acres and If this does not bring enough
20 pay OF aud discharge the decd this Win be
Withdrawn: the sore-house and l44 acres
will be offered, and Il this should bring
enough to pay off and discharge the deed
this alone will be sold, and II not, then the
7slt acres wall be sold also
11RMs: Cash enough 10 pay on and dis
charge what ia due under SAID deed and e1-
penses OF sale, about toH. and the residue
upon credit of six, twelve and eighteen
months with interest, the pur haser 10 re-
ceiVe a deed and 10 execute trust deed upon
the property purchased TO secure the deferred
payments. GEORGE J.. HAW.
B. O. JAMES.
iy29-tds Trustees.
TRUSTEES SALE OF Landry virtue
l. of a deed Of trust executed to the under
signed, trustee, by John j. Mitchell, trustee
on the list day Of July, 1872, and recorded July
5th. 1872, in Deadlock IS, page 81. in Nelson
County Clerks office, viii proceed to seli' st
public auction, to the highest bidder, on
SEPTEMBER 26TH 1897.
that being county court day for said county
of Nelson at the courthouse stiles thereof,
the HOUSE and LOT lately in possession Of
said John j. Mitchell. containing abou.
SEVEN ACRES, and lying one mile west OF
Montreal Depot in said county. being re-
quired 80 to sell by }. Il. PEBBLES, assignee OF
said deed
TERMs 1880 will be required in cash,
and as to tho balance will DO made known on
DAY Of sale. ~
au l9-9Ot P. b. YOUNG
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DICHNOND CITY AND SEVEN PINES
IL RAILWAY COMPANY.
EARMYLLE ARD POwHATAN

L'ARMYILLE And POWHAIAN
j. RAILROAD.
GENERAL OFB1CE, eos MAIN STREET
eCHgDUiE IN EFFECT MAY 30 1894
LEAVE RICHMOND.
1920 p. M. ria Atlantic Coast Line for Farm
Vile and intermediate Dospss wesi
Of Chester
5:45 Y. N. ga Atlantic Coaat Line Tor Der
nauda
AnRIYK RICHMOND
1o.3O A. N, ga Atlantic Coast Line from Farm
yilo and ntsrmedisto stations weas
Of Chester n
s.2a A NJ. uds Atlantic Coast Line from Der
mpda.
Ali trains daily except sunday .-....,
p,-s Ga a. sals and bag gage ch scked thr9ugnA1
rressfSsy hFpsyT r. I. WILSON,
General Passenger Akont
Jh,os X. wHnra, General Manager. lih
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cHssApFAKE AND OHIO.

The Fast Excursion train TO Old Point s UN-
DAY, August 18th. il rarely equaiea In 81
Eicbmond ASA. NJ, running on fast time %
Old Point, returning 10 Richmond ate:sO J. NJ;
You can spend eight hours and half az Old
Point enjoying the surf and Sightseeing,
three hours of which can be spent on the
STater NV making the excursion 10 the Capes,
the cost OF which is only fifty cents. au25-3t
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BY virtue Of deed Of trust executed
10 The undersigned by Albert BanRh and
wife. dated August i9. 1894 and beingTequlIed
liz Anotion on the day named above, LOTS No.
81 and ~ in Atkinson's plan, fronting S9a feet
each and " feet deep. There are two frame
houses on these lots. . -,
TEams Cash ss 30 expense OF sale, taxes Y
anv be due. and pay a note OF tlB.H with
interest from the 18th day of August. 1898. til
paid: the residue upon such terms as will he
"''''N FILLMORE DAVIS
autotd Trustee.
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BoAKDERs WANTED.

FFw GENTLRMEN CANBE ACCOMMQ.
n DATED WITH BOARD IN A PRIVATE
FAMILY. Apply at 800 south Fourth street
(Gam bie's Hid.
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EXCURSIONS. &c.

c1 M TO OLD POINT AND RETURN
VIA
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FoR KENT.

a FIhST-CLASb HOTEL FOX HEM
The famous RPFNYHORN HOUSE, at
Cumberland Courthouse. Va. will let the
Gboye-nsmed property, with yard and stable
If desired, at reasonable terms None but
good and reliable persons need apply. Good
and healthy location, fine rooms. well lighted
and well vsntilatod every room furnished in
good style. Splendid water and fine porches
on rear and front of house with yaranda all
around. Front porch faces the courthouse,
with nice shade trees. porch up and down
stairs. For further information apply 30
JOHN ROBINSON.
Agent for children.
Bu7-1m Cumberland Courihouse, Va.
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LEAVE RICHMOND,
TRAIN No 10, $40 p. NJ
OCAL EXPRESS, daily, except suud.y
II Stops AZ all stations Al Lester Manor con
meets with stage for WalkeFton; also conne,t.
With Baltimore steamer a. West Point
TRAIN No. 10, 445 P 81
RALIlMORE LIMITED. daily. except san.
- day, Tor West Point, connecting wish York
river steamer for Baltimore AT Baltimore
steamers connect with Baltimore and Ohio r.b.
Eoaq f9r, Washington, Philadelphia and Nsw
YORK FARE: RICHMOND 70 Baltimore 81. IA
WNnlngton 50; to Philadelphia. s4sO: Now
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTINORE5PM
E'0R WEST POINT, daily. except SUNDAY
j thence By Richmond and Danvill. railroad
70 Richmond. arriving at o0s A. n and 1910
oo TRAIN No. a. saOAM
WAL MIXED, daily except Sunday; lsavss
- IWensY-third street station for Wes. Poial
and intermediate points.
1tcket ofioe az station foot Of Virginia Strsst
9 Sn SY A. NJ. to 600 r, NJ, and from 100 -
CITY ticket Office. POI Main street.
bOL HAAS, MA TURK
Traffic Manager. Cen. PASSENGER AGENT
y ! H n, Ns,hhElEA, General Manager
l. BERKELEY, Superintendent
J. ), POTTS, Passenger Agent
9i9 Main street. EIohmOnd
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MEET INGS.

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RICHMOND Va. August &C. 1879 -
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
L HOLDKBS OF the NEWPORT NEWS
COMPANY will DO held on FRIDAY. septem-
Der g, 1899, at ~ o'clock NJ, at S2l east Main
street. Richmond, Va.
SAMUEL s. ELAN,
au 2l-td becretary.
RICHhoSD. Va. August 70, 1872
A GENERAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
"a HOLDERS OF 1HE NEWPORT NEWS
BUILDING COMPANY will be held az sel
east MAin street., Richmond, Va. on TUES
DAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1897, az ~ clock NJ, for
the purpose Of considering and acting upon
certain proposed changes in the plan and
operations Of the company.
BY order Of the Board Of Directors
SAMUEL 5. ELAN.
au 2l-td Secretary
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YORK RIVER LINE VIA WEST Pongr
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
LEAVE RICHMOND,

PHILADELPHIA And NEW YORK
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RICHMOND & DANVILLE R. R.
'HoRTEsT AND QUICKEST ROUTE sOUrB
AND BOUTuWE5C

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE sOCTB
AND BOUTHWE6I
SCHEDULE IN RFFKCT JULY ql 1871
LEAFR RIOHkONDi
r, NJ, hAiS No. II, s:aD "a
SOUTHERN EXPRESS, daily for Danvin.
O.GresnGboro, Winston-SAlem. Connects Al
keys'iils for Clarksyille Oxford, Hsndersoa.
Durham and Raleigh Through sleeper Rlca'
mond 10 kandleman, Salisbury, Asheyiile. no.
Springs. Charlotte, Col1nbia, Aiken, AagussA
Atlanta. Birmingham, Montgomery, New Or,
leans, Texas and California PullfnAu palao,
sleeping-cPrs Richmond to Danviils and Daa.
vile 20 Asheville, Hot Springs and Knoxville
also Dinville 10 Atlanta
TkAIN No. q 800 P. N.
ash MAIL. daily for AL points South All
Soniwest Connects at DanVilla with Pail
man Sleeper ior Augusta snd AtlAnta;a, Greens.
boro for Dur ham, Raleigh, nc. Connects AZ Sal.
isbury for Ashsyilla and Western North Caro-.
iins stations. Washington and Southwest Yss.
tibuled Limited. south bound. leaves Danriila
TRAIN No. n. 500 p. ".
A hELtA ACCOMMODATION daily srsso.
"A sunday for Amois Courthouse And Inter.
mediate points
= Arrive AT RICHMOND.
B.s;A5 A NJ
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NAREMANS WANDERlNGS
LONDON cosTERmoNGsRs.

The Most Characteristic Lowly Folk In
rneland-Thcir Daily Life. Haunts and
Amusements- They Mate, but Scorn TO
Marry-outIandish Derby Day coster
Taxalcadcs
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Street-Car Line Under Way. Fiye-Cent
Fare to any part Of City.
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VIADUCT COMPLETED. FREE PASS
AGE TO LOT OWNERS.
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inches above the sea, it will discharge
any water that the waves may cast into
it. On each side there are six relieving
cubes, having openings in the bottom OF
the boat and at the sides. The valves
open outward, and, no matter which way
the boat rocks, If it moves at all from
side to side, the water surely finds its
way out, and the greater he depth or
water in the boat the more rapidly will
it run out. With boat that cannot sink,
will not stay capsized, and that empties
itself of water perfection has been at
tanned, and the loss of life among the
crew of lifeboat Is an exceedingly rare
occurrence.
The lifeboats of various counties are
sometimes maintained by the Govern
ment, but more frequently by private
associations, and the. most influential,
best known and most efficient of these
is the Royal National Lifeboat lnstitu-
ton of Great Britain. This association
was first incorporated in 1924, although
for several years before 1t had an in
formal existence. From humble begin
nings it has risen to condition OF the
highest efficiency. Supported entirely
by voluntary contributions, 1T has DEM
onstrated its own usefulness to such an
extent that it can, by a simple request
get all the money it needs. 1t gets
plenty, too, for in a recent year 1t ex'
pended over SAC, 900 in establishing sta
tions, in purchasing boats, In rewards
and wages to seamen. 1t keeps flee
of over three hundred lheboats on thu
shores of Great Britain, and has regu
larly enlisted crews composed usual!
OF seamen resident in the immediate
neighborhood of the station. Only thu
coxswains of the boats are kept on pay
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and their salaries are small, amounting
to only GS a year about $40, but their
duties are light, and both they and the
crew receive extra pay when their SER
vices are required during storm. The
seamen are paid only for actual service,
and the recompense even then is Tar
from large considering the extra hazar-
dous nature of the employment. But,
as an old English sailor remarked, the
pleasure OF saving life is more than the
pay, and the institution rarely has any
trouble in manning its boats.
The lifeboat Is kept in house near
the water, and is always placed upon
truck or wagon of four wheels, by which
Il is easily run down into the water.
This Is necessary, fer the boat itself
without the crew or oars weighs little
over two tons. At many important sta
tions horses are kept, in order when the
emergency arises to draw the boat to a
distance and bring IL as close as possi-
BILE to the wreck before launching. But
the lifeboat is not the only requisite on q
dangerous coast. At every life station
n considerable amount OF apparatus Is
provided for the purpose OF rendering as
distance I'm special cases. A supply ol
cork Jackets Is always In readiness, MOI
only for the crew. but also to take along
that persons may also be protected II
case OF accident to the boat. A ligh
mortar. with balls and lfhe attached, I
prepared, In order that should the ship
wrecked vessel be unapproachaDle b.
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The romance of the lifeboat has fur
nished many writer with an interest
ing theme. The wild storm, the play OF
irresistible forces, the ship tossed like a
toy on the surface Of the waves, the
heartrendlng scenes attending the
wreck, the gallant struggle OF the heroic
lifeboatmen with the apparently resist
less power of the ocean, and the gallant
rescue, have furnished thousand scenes
to the artist, thousand tales to the
poet and dramatist. Like the fireman,
the lifeboatman is an interesting char
Acter.
While light houses are as old as ship
ping, lifeboats are a modern invention
In 1889, during heavy storm, ship
went ashore at Tynemouth. The wreck
was close to land, and by the lights on
the shore the people of the town could
see the wretched men swept ono by one
from the rigging and drawn down into
the vortex of the waters. Among the
lookers-o on were the members of a club,
who, from the windows OF their assem-
bly, room, beheld tho fate of the crew.
The sight inspired an inquiry whether
something might not be done to avert
such catastrophes, and the inquiry was
answered by proposal to start sub
scription fund as Il premium to the in
ventor of boat which could live in a
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not go-as, for instance, under a Gill;
the use of the mortar or rocket enables
the shipwrecked crew to communicate
with The land, and by drawing aboard
heavier line, to transfer themselves one
at time to the shore. For the purpose
of bringing the crew to land several APP
pliances have been used which have
proved very valuable. A small cage Is
sometimes employed of a size sufficient
to contain one person at time, ana
thus many rescues have been made.
The breeches buoy is another device
which has often proved successful 1t
Is made of stout canvas In the shape OF
pair of pantaloons cut of at the knees.
Clad In this unique garment, and with
belt securely strapped to the rope, many
q sailor has been drawn from sinking
vessel to the land.
Stirring scenes are witnessed at a
lifeboat station when a wreck occurs. 1t
is easily anticipated, for during storm
q careful watch is kept. At some lull In
the tempest the lookout on the shore,
straining his eyes in the darkness, sees
q distressed ship in the ofiing and per-
haps notices q rocket or hears the dull
boom of minute gun, which indicates
the peril of the crew. Hurrying to the
i SIhblOu ne uIt5 u VI Ah4oo - PSAA
to summon the crew. There is gen.
eral rush. From every direction come
the seamen, buckling on their cork
! Jackets as they run; with yeo heave,
no! the boat is drawn from the house,
oarsmen place themselves in position, a
hundred willing hands back the truck
into the waves, the boat floats, the cox
swain gives the order, and through the
darkness they make their way to the
sinking vessel. Scenes Ike this are far
more frequent than most people sup
pose. Lloyd's reports show that wrecks
are, even in the most favorable seasons,
frightfully common on the British Isles
AS long ago as the year 1900 it was esti-
mated that there was for every day in
the year one wreck somewhere on the
British coast. But with the increase OF
shipping the number has become faI
more numerous. In 1853 there We're
832, in 1854 there were 9S7, and IN nc
year since then has the number fallen
below 900, nor in any year since thai
date has the loss OF life by shipwrecl
on the British coast been less than 300
The terrible storms of 1859, 1861, 1874
1875 and 1876 were extremely productive
Of wrecks, and in the last-named yea
4, 164 vessels were wrecked on the Brit
ish Islands. The greatest loss OF life
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the English an interest in lifeboats and
Nfe-saving apparatus such as is felt to
the same degree by no other nation.
One Henry Greathead deserves the
honor of being the inventor OF the first
lifeboat A number OF models were
entered in the competition proposed Dy
the Tynemouth Club, but Greathead'
boat was deemed most nearly to comply
with the conditions required, and was
therefore accepted. The first lifeboat
was very broad in proportion to us
length, its sides. both within and with
out. were lined with cork, and so small
was it's specific gravity that even when
filled with water it still continued TO pre-
serve its efficiency. In the first two
seasons after the adoption OF the new
craft, 800 lives were saved at Tyne
mouth alone by its employment, daring
volunteers going out to the wrecks In
any weather and bringing off the crew
from the most exposed situations. Hon
ors were showered upon the inventor.
He received medals and certificates
from half the benevolent societies oil
Europe. The matter was taken up py
Lloyd's Association, money was voted
and subscriptions were raised to place
hfeboats at the most dangerous points
along the coast. MANY poo'9 "OA'
built and put in operation, most Of then
after the pattern of Greathead's model
which remained the favorite until TIT
middle Of the century. Several failures
however, OF the boat to right itself in
heavy sea, thus sometimes causing tn
loss OF all on board as well as OF thos
they intended to save, caused PROPOSAL
20 be issued for lifeboats Of an improves
construction. The premiums were larg
and there were over 100 entries. In
inventors were paid for their models
and practical boat builders were set I
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wreck. AT both ends and on the sides
are air-chambers of such size that the
halves of llfeboats broken completely
in two have been known to support the
crew until assistance arrived. The boat
is of broad beam, being 8 feet wide by
only 80 in length, its popularity of con-
struction rendering capsize very rare;
IL Is two or three feet higher at the
ends than in the middle, and to enable
it to right itself long bars of iron be-
meath the keel serve as ballast. In a
heavy sea the boat may capsize, though
such an event Is extremely improbable.
but it instantly lights itself. 1t is i'm
possible to sink model lfeboat, for'
even IL full of water, so GREATS its buoy
any that it will bear up the weight OF all
the people that can be crowded into 1t.
One OF the cleverest contrlvances about
the modern lifeboat is the apparatus by
which. II its sides are so much as SIN
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JOHN THOMAS NORTH.


father, mechanic, apprenteed him
at the age of 10, to a firm of engi-
neers. In 1865, being then married,
he emigrated to South America and
found employment as railway engi-
neer in Chilli. Thence he went TO
Peru, where the nitrate beds had al
ready begun 30 attract attention. His
judicious purchases before the boom"
made him the largest owner of nitrate
land in that territory, and his splen-
did business methods soon gave him
the virtual monopoly of the business
of gathering and shipping nitrates
from Peru.
Since his obtaining complete and
certain control of these rich South
American properties, Col. North has
lived in England, where his money,
and his sporting-bred friendship with
the Prince of Wales have given him
a certain kind of social vogue.
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A Jealous Theological student Falls Into
the Hands of the Police.

TIC hAmUn VI tn@ aoAAN.s
The life of q park policeman Is 90
destitute OF incident that IL was nat
ural that one OF them should start
In surprise, one mornlpg recently in
Central Park, when he heard series
OF unearthly sounds come from a Sc
cluded thlcket In a little-frequented
section OF the great pleasure grounds
The sounds were OF a kind which, II
heard In a house at night, would have
at once stamped 1t as haunted. The
voice, or voices, were now raised In
anger, now dropped in love. At one
time the accents told OF an oyermas-
tering hatred, at another they seemed
to speak of victory and JOY; sarcasm
was now the keynote, then bitter in
yective or gentle pleading. The po-
liceman warily approached the fast
nesses whence the noises came, fully
convinced that he had dangerous
duty to perform. He felt OF his re-
volver TO make sure that IL was all
right, and stole forward until he saw
whence the voice came.
In little opening in the forest
stood tall young man, in long,
black frock coat. His black hair was
long and tossed in disorder. The
man had taken off his hat and over
coat and had thrown them en- the
ground. He was all alone, but was
declaiming away, gesturing with his
long arms as IL addressing a large
multitude. The policeman could at
first make neither head nor tail out
of the spectacle, but when he heard
what the lanky young man was say
| ing, he became convinced that he was
an escaped lunatic. This was what
the orator repeated over and oyeI
again:
20, thou, that rollest above, round
as the shield OF my fathers! Whence
are thy beams, o Sun, thine everlast'
ing light?"
The man ran through the whole
gamut of human passions and mood:
with the sentence, varying his eX
preston each time to correspond WIFI
hate, longing, hope, love, envy
pathos, or the other feeling which n
wished to represent.
|
hemence which he put into his words
and above all, the energy with which
he swung his long arms in emphasiz
ing his question, gave the policeman
such a wholesome idea OF his physl
cal proves that he quietly Withdrew
for assistance. With two brother pc
licemen he came back to capture tn
supposed lunatic. The young ma
had put on his hat and oyercoat an
was leaving the secluded spot, whe
the policemen came up to him an
made him prisoner.
To their great surprise he sui
mitted calmly, and asked what n
had done. When they told him thel
suspicious, he did not know whethe
to be angry, mortified or amused. ii
soon explained to them that he was
student at the Union Theologic;
Seminary, and had been advised /
$ his instructor in elocution TO go owe
the lines OF Ossian, out of door
, putting in them the various emphas
, and intonations He knew OF 7
, better place TO practice in than Gel
, trail Park, so he had gone there.
: The righteousness Of the who
| thing finally struck all four OF then
! and they burst out laughing. III
, prisoner was released, but hereaft
when he goes to Central Park to pra
: tice elocution, he will take an auo
ence OF one with him.-New Yo
| Tribune.