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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-24

backwoods believe that every editor car
rles pocketful of passes and is owned,
body and soul, by the railroads The
fact is that newspaper men are in
huenced less by transportation than
railroad men are. Most railroads now
make formal contracts with newspa-
pers, providing for the publication of
their time tables and q specified amount
of reading matter, in consideration of a
fixed amount of transportation, con-
ind to persons connected with the pa
per and the dependent members of their
families. The railroads seldom use all
the advertising named in the contract
and the publishers seldom use all the
transportation, but this sort of arrange
ment is more business-lilze, more manly
, and more generally satisfactory than
the old method of swapping unknown
quantities. Large papers charge cash
for advertising, in addition to transpor-
tation, If they accept the latter at all,
and insignificant papers do not get
chance to charge either cash or
transportation.
"A pass" said Woodworking New
York manager, lis badge of slavery If
held by an employee. If held by a
public man it is Il mark of dishonor
The executive, legislator or Judge who
has railroad pass is II rascal in what
ever light you look IT him. If he
allows it to influence his acts he is
certainly rascal, and if he accepts it
and hasn't the common dccency to de-
sire to reciprocatc in some way, he is a
worse rascal STILL
The man who modn +J,;e .,,.,,.,
issues 1000 annual and as many trip
passes every year. He is one of the
fellows who is rcaping the whirlwind.
The adoption of the interstate COM
merce law gave the railroads an excuse
for cutting off thousands of obnoxious
complimentary passes, which they did
with dcmoniac vengeance, but the dead
head system within state limits retains
many of its old time features.
DAVID WEcHsLER
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quest or demand them 1t is IL mistake
to suppose that railroads give such
passes to people who do not, directly or
indirectly, ask for them. Occasionally
railroad gets on its dignity and de-
murs, but Il well-directed ''bleeder'' gen.
orally brings it to it's senses and it's
knees. a 'bleeder" is bill introduced
in a legislative body under the guise of
reform, affecting the interest of some
railroad or railroads in general. Some
times such bills are just, but oftener
unjust. They seldom pass. but they serve
their purpose, making passes flow free
ly, and often money as we'll. Railroads
sin much, but demagogues sin more,
and Notwithstanding all the talk we
hear about corporate greed the rail-
roads usually get the worst of it.
The Interstate commerce law permits
railroad officials to issue passes to them
selves, their employees and the prin-
cipal officers of other lines. All roads
allow ANIMALS to their general and di-
vision officers, the chief clerks of vari-
Gus departments and limited number
of subordinate officers who travel oh
business. Certain small fry get quar-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-24
PRODUCE AND MERCHAND1sE.

New York, May 23.-[SpecialI-
Southern flour quiet; good to choice
extra, 3.30@4.75. Wheat quiet, lower,
closing weak; No. red, 97%@9s} i
afioat; options closed weak, dull, i@1L
under Saturday; No. . May, 9O14; June,
20ss; July, 911s. Corn dull, lower.
closing steady; No. 2, 574@5S elevator,
591@59 asoat; options closed steady,
= up on May, 11S@114 d. cline on other
months; May, 5s; June, 5315 July, SIX.
cats lower, moderately active, easy;
options quiet, weaker: May, 365; June,
36A; July, 1873; spot No. ?, 36L@2s;
mixed Western, 35@3S. Coffee, options
closed steady, up to down; May,
12'9o@l2.75; June. 1915; September,
II .95; spot Rio quiet, steady; No. z, 1900
1873. Sugar, refined quiet, steady;
standard A, 4 $1,000 ZIG; cut loaf, 56
53s; granulated, 4 $1,000 GIG. Mo-
lasses, New Orleans steady, quiet; COM
mon to fancy, 25@35.
Rice fairly active; domestic fair to
extra, 4Ss@Gh. Petroleum steady;
quiet; refined Now York, Cos; Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, 6 90. Cotton
seed oil firm, better demand; crude,
1917 bid. Rosin steady, quiet; strained
common to good, l.35@l.3715. Turpen.
tine dull, lower; 31@3lH. Pork quiet,
steady; old mess, 9.75@1O.5o: new mess,
1000; extra prime, 10.5O@ll.OO,
Peanuts quiet; fancy hand picked,
4ss@4M: farmers, 2&@3&. Beef
quiet; family, 9.5o@1O extra mess,
7.5o@s so. Beef hams inactive, 1850.
Tierced beef dull; cut meats firm;
picked bellies, 6}9@6&; do shoulders,
~; middles dull; short clear, G. 400 G. 60.
Lard steady, quiet; Western steam,
6.e0; city, 600; May, 6.62 asked; July,
6.66. Freights irregular, moderately
active; cotton, 7-G4d; grain, IND NOM
inal.
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FREE TRANSPORTATION.
Who Are Entitled to Passes and
How They Get Them.
They Arc Much Moro Difficult to Secure
i, Than Formcrly-Half of the Unitod
States Thinks 1t Is Entitled to
a Eroo Transportation.
lCoPYRIGHT. 1892. !

There are fifteen million grown-up
men in the United States, and it is safe
to say that half of them have, some
time or another, on some sort of pre-
text, considered themselves entitled to
free transportation on some railroad.
One man wants pass, because he is the
biggest gun in his district, another be-
cause he is engaged in charitable work,
a third because he controls party go
ing to n prize fight, fourth because he
has had dog killed by locomotive,
and n fifth because he has invented
scheme to do away with passes alto
gether. The several million minor dead
heads wait for political campaign ex-
cursions and auction sales of suburban
lots.
The most comprehensive form of pass
is the annual, which entities the holder
to all the travel he wants, over the rail
road issuing it, during the calendar
year. ANIMALS are usually printed from
steel plates, artistically designed and
slsillfully engraved. Cut A is sample:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-24
COMMISSIONERS, SALES

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF DESIRABLE
~ residence property-James U. O'Bricn We
Walter II. Turner, administrators OF Lucy d.
O'Bricn, deceased, Lucy d. O'Brien and Sarah G.
O'Brien, the two last named being minors under
the age OF twenty one years. In the corporation
court In chancery. Under and by virtue of 4
decree made in The above entitled cause on the
10Th OF April, 1872, by Hon. William Gordon
city OF Roanoke, me thereto empowering, will
orer for sale ut public auction to the highest
bidder, In the city OF Roam okc, Ylrginia In front
or the courthouse door OF said CORPORATION court
at ~ O'CLOCK NJ, ON MONDAY, MAY 30 1892.
all that lot OF land with the buildings thereon
situated in said city OF Roanoke:
Beginning at point on the corner of Wood
and Gilmer streets; thence In an easterly direc.
ton with Gilmer street 80 feet to a point and
depth" 80
TERMS: 5000 cash; balance payable In two
equal successive annual instalments, to be evil
denced by the bond OF the purchaser or pur-
chasers, secured by d. cd of trust
CHARLES A. McHUGH,
Special Comm sioner.
/. ). 5. Brooke, clerk, do certify that c. A.
Ntzhugh, commissioner, appointed by u decree
In the above-styled cause, has thia day cxecut ed
bond in the penalty OF $4,000, with approved Sc.
curity, conditioned according to law. Given un-
der my hand this 30th day of April, 1872
o3,lo,l7&I 5. &. BROOKE. Clerk
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BY. n yIRT r. E. Of T. a DEED OF TRUST exc

by VIRTUE OF DEED OF TRUST EXE
~ cutcd to me by G. II. Denison on the nth
pay or April, 1921, recorded in the clerks office
OF the llustings Court for the city OF Roanoke
n. deed book G2,pagc S3, to secure TO MR. Mary
y norman the payment OF the sum OF 81 1879 Is
evidenced by three certain negotiable notes'
bedting even date herewith OF Z ir the sum OF
SlioO, payable ninety days after date and two for
the sum OF $Ub.Si each, payable one and two
years, respectively after date, and default having
Decn made In the payment OF the fret OF said
notes Tor the sum of $tj6 81 due April lith fSla
and being required to do go by the beneficiary |
VIII, on THURSDAY, MAY 26TH, 1872 Al II
NJ, expose TO sale NJ the front door OF the court
house OF the city OF Roanoke, Va, 70 the highest
oiuder the following piece OF property. TO wit:
being in the city OF Roanoke, Va, bounded and
described rs follows to-wit:
Beginning nj a point on the west aide of Iefr.r
son street ?ol 5-l0 feet moth or Spruce street.
thence north S5degrees 10 minutes west lss K IL,
feet 10 an alley, thence with same north ne
grees - minutes east 50 fe 10 a point. ihenre
sonth ~ degrees 10 minutes t92 5 10 feet feet 10
JEFFERSON street; thence with same sonth de
grecs 10 mioutes west ~ feet O the heuinnino
TERMS: Cash sufficient TO nav he cost or cx,
cuting this trust, including tru- tees cnmmissinn
OF per cent. and 10 pay or ono psst due uotr fn
nc sum OF SbCI.S With Interest from Anil llth
1871, ana the purchasers 10 assume the naymeiu
OF negotiable mote for the sum OF IS q Que
August 18th. 1892, with two years interest md
one for the sum OF SG66si due April ,ith. 1SB
win two years Interest, Balance, IL any. p,y
aole In one and two yeare.
i'll wINGFIRLp,
% 'os' Trustee.
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TRUSTEES SALE.-BY VIRTUE OFADEEIc
OF trust executed to me on the S0th day of
May is;U' by James BayIss and Lila his wife,
and duly recorded in the clerks office OF the
Hastings Court OF the city OF Roanoke. in deed
DooR 80, page 2T7, to secure to Sarah Channcey
savage, OF the city OF Philadelphia, a debt OF
Sso,oOo. therein mentioned, with legal inter, at
thereon from the date OF said deed. PAYABLE semi
annually, aud containing a waive OF the home
stead exemption; default having been made in
tue payment OF interest on said bond, aud being
required by the party secured to do will ofrer
ON WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF MAY
1877 In front OF the courthouse in the city OF
Roanoke. the following valuable property known
rs tne continental Hotel" situated on Railroad
avenue % the said city, together with the furni-
ture and fixtures, bounded and described in said
deed ne follows: - -"
, -beginning ut point on the south side of
streets thence along said avenue south 81 degrees
10 minutes east 90 feet to u corner; thence south
SucGrees 10 minutes west 100 feet 10 a corner.
thencc north 81 degrees 10 minutes west so feet
10 corner; thence north degrees Is minutes
east 100 feet to the beginning, containing 000
square feet and known as lots Nos. Is and bvard,
., teins the same lots that were convened TO said
James Bayliss by the Roanoke Land and Inn
August, 1881, and OF record in tt clerks Office of
the Cooperation Court OF the CITY OF Roanoke
deed book IL page 26; and also all the hotel <,
lures, furniture. carpets and, in short nil the
personal property now in the said building or,
hereafter to be placed in the said building by the
SAID James Bay iss for the purpose OF properly
conducting IL as a hotel
TERMS OF SALE: One-fourth OF the purchase.
money in cash, the balance upon a credit OF one.
Two and thee Years from the day OF sale carry.
ing interest from that date, payable semi.annu
ally, Tor which bonds win be taken from the pnr.
chaser In eqna amounts, TO be secured by 4 deed
RICHARD II. BAKER, Jm,
40 tus Trustee
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The privilege, if it is privilege, Of
issuing passes is usually confined to
railway presidents, vice presidents, gen.
eral managers aud general superin-
tendents., Animals over the New York
Central can only be issued by President
Depew, and must bear his personal sig
nature. AS there are 5000 or 1000 of
these passes each year, the job is an
irksome one. Many officials have
adopted the easier method of having
their own signatures printed on the
passes in fac-simile and compelling
their chief clerks or secretaries to coun-
tersign them. In addition to ANIMALS,
there are quarterly and monthly passes,
issued to minor officials and usually
limited to specified portions of the road.
Trip passes are still less comprehensive,
emitting the holder merely to one pas
sage between the stations named.
The anti-discrimination part of the
interstate commerce law prohibits
granting passes to anybody except rail-
road officials, and The railroads obey the
law in this particular with a thorough
ness that is refreshing. The law, how
ever, only prohibits passes between in
terstate points, and within the limits of
individual states free transportation is
issued to governors, members of legis-
latures, judges, sheriffs, assessors and
other influential public officers who re-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-24

TRUSTEES SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
-, ocee 900 OF trust executed to me on the lat OF
recorded In the clerks Office OF the Hastings
Court for the city OF Roanoke, Va, deed hook
W., page l0i to secure to the kosnoke Brick and
Lime Company the payment OF the sum of
$3.50 evidenced by or note Tor s,5O dated 9Th
OF June 1870, payable three mouths after date
and the balance OF $3.50 in one hundred monthly
even date with said deed with Interest on above.
notes to be paid evidcn ed by the following
notes: One norc for ($19s.i5l payable LIST OF
1872; one not S14S.05 payable lst June ,Sp3; one
more noe si22 - payable LIST June, 1884, ono note.
Sft5 payable lat June, 1885, one note S7a Is pay
June, 1897 one note saaaS payable ist June
lSaS. and one note $3.50 payable let October.
IS,s ana deianit having been made in the pay
1900 each, beginning with the sixteenth note.
Ine ne,ng Te9nesed 80 to do by the bene aciary,
1872, AT 1918 z. NJ, expose to sale mt the front
door OF the courthouse or the Hastings Court for
the city OF Roanoke, Va, to the highest bidd, r..
lot or parcel Of land with the improyeme .nis
thereon lying and being in the city OF Roanoke.
Va, bounded and described follows: Begin
street 400 feet west or ~ foot alley; thence In
northerly direction lao feet to f2 foot alley;
tnnence In westerly direction with said alley
90 leet TO ~ foot alloy thence in sonthoriy
direction $50 feet to Campbell street; thence i'm an
easterly direction with Campbell street so feet to-
TEsMS of SALE: Cash sunacien, 10 nav Tho
cost OF executing this trust and to pay OF past
que notes above rccited and any note or notes
sale, and us to the remainder of the xS notes 10
be paid monthly on the lat day OF each month
until all are paid and the interest notes payable
and II there be any residue after all of said not
are cared for the same shall be made payable
In monthly payments OF $S5 each and y deed
s. 30ds. IT, f. BARKSDAIE. Trns,...
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TRUSTEES SALES.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
Il estate In the city of Roanoke, Va-Under
and by virtue OF n deed OF trust recorded in the
clerks office OF the corporal ion court for the CITY
OF Roanoke. In deed book 80 page 81 from j. NJ.
Maupn to the undersigned trustee TO secure TO
W. d. and L. Blair, Jr., the payment OF SS04 evil
denced by two negotiable notes. each in the sum
OF s4O2and payable resp' ctvely In one and two
years after date, with interest from date and de.
fault having occurred in the payment OF the last
due note, and at the request OF The holder thereof
l will on SATURDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF
JUNE, 1872. AT IL O'CLOCK NJ, in front OF the
courthouse in the city CT Ro4nokc, proceed TO
cell vt public auction to the highest bidder ali
that certain parcel OF land lying in the city OF
Roanoke. Virginia, and described as follows:
beginning nj point on the east side OF Roam.
okc street 100 feet south OF Elm street: thence
north sS degrees 20 minutes cast % to an alley:
thence south 30 minutes easi 80 reel to another
alley; thence with latter alley south IS de-
grees ~ minutes west l21.h feet to Roar oke
street. thence nor h degree so minutes wcst 10
fettto the place OF beginning
TERMS: Cash Wy to enough to pay the cost OF
executing this trust aud to pay said note OF Sl2
with interest as aforesaid, say S555. The IN, :
chaser assuming TO pay on and discharge u Ger
tain debt due by W. j and L. Blair Jr. TO the
Home Loan and building Association due. on
sixteen shares OF stock In monthly instruments
OF $is.W. payable monthly on the 9Th Wedn csday
OF each and every month, ~ d NJ to the residue
u any. In two eqnal annual ins,alments from
day OF sale with Interest from date OF sale
Nv lcs ID. klCh. Trustee.
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worse Than sho Thought.

Woman-Was my husband in state
Of semi-intoxication when he was in
here last night?
neutrality-suspicious. do you mean by
administration?
Woman-Well, did he boast of having
made fifty thousand dollars on a real
estate deal?
SaloonlSeeper-Yes,I believe he said
something about that, only it was sew.
enty-five thousand dollars he talked
about.
Woman (sotto vocc)-Drunler than
suspected. Thank you. Good morning.
Judge
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-24
After Long Separation.

Smith-Do you remember Miss Ark.
wright, with whom we used to dance sc
often?
Considerably. She was pretty.
but fanciful us the mischief, light and
foolish, and I often said to myself, ]
pity the man who marries her
SMITH married her three years ago.
-Harpcr's Bazaar.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-24
About What She Was.

Mr.. Nicefello-Tell me what music
you love, and I'll tell you what you are.
Sweet Girl love ''Trovatore," and
Comrades" and Faust" and "Lohen
grim" and annie Rooney" and
"Dinorah," and Maggie Murphy" and
"Sonnambula," and aida" and most
everything. Now, what am L?
Mr.. Nicefello (aftcr puzzling for some
moments)-You are u dear little angel.
Puck
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RY VIRTUE OF a DEED OF TRUST GIVEN

by VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST GIVEN
- James ~ Morris and wife to the undersigned
dated the 9th December, 1889, and recorded In the
clerks Office of.the city OF Roanoke In deed book.
VI, page 23T, default having been made in the
terms thereof, and being required so to do by the
beneficiary Hereunder, wifi, for the purpose of
executing said trust, omcr for sale at public auc-
lion AT l2SO p. m, ON THE 24Tn DAY OF MAY
Roanoke, the following described parcel of land,
with Its appurtenances, situated In said city:
Beginning ct point on the south side OF Wise
street, lSl feet east OF Barbour street; thonnce
south II degrees 81 minutes east i23 eet more or
less to an alley; thence with said alley north T3
degrees 0S minutes east 10 fest to q point; the1 &c
north u degrees % minutes west i23 feet more or
less TO Wise street; thence with the latter north
72degrees III minutes west 10 feet to beginning
TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the costs of sale
and the cum OF Sl236i, and as to the sum OF $54O
upon credit to become due in monthly instal.
ments OF 81 each, with interest from the 9th DE.
cemher, 1889, and the remainder upon n credit OF
one ant two years with interest to be secured by
deed OF trust. LUCIEN H. COOKE
~ 3Ju Trustee
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Very Likely.

1mpecunious Isaac - cannot live
without you, Rebecca!
Wealthy Rebecca-Dot was all right,
Ikey, but you must ask mine fodder.
Isaac-Whcn 1 has to talk NIT yer
fodder, Repecca, 1 am afraid dot viii
find oud dot it ish much easier to POP
ter kervestion den ter kervestion de,
pop.-Texas Siftings.
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Might Have I,con worse.

She-I am very sorry, but our engage.
ment must cease. l can never marry.
He--My gracious! What has hap
pcned?
She-My brother has disgraced us
Ue-Oh, is that all! That doesn't
matter. feared maybe your father had
failed.-N. Y. Weekly.
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A Horrible Railroad Accident

is DAILY chronicle in our papers; also
the death Of some dear friend, who has
died with consumption, whereas, IL he
or she had taken Otto's Cure for throat
and lung diseases in time, life would
have been rendered happier and per-
haps saved. Heed the warning: If you
have cough or any affection o; the
throat and lungs call at Christian g. Bar
bees. 101 Jefferson street, and get q
trial bottle free. Large size 81 cents.
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RY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM
~ e. Ii. Frazier to the undersigned, dated the
9TH day OF August, 1880, and recorded In the
Clerks office OF the city OF Roanoke in deed book
e6,pnge 10, default having been made in the terms
thereof and being cquired so to do by the benc.
hciary Hereunder, will for the purpose OF exc
cutting said trust ofrer for sale ut public auction
nj 122O p; Ion the 2iTH DAY OF MAY, 1872 In
front or the Courthouse, in the city of Roanoke,
the following described parcel OF land with lite
appurtcnanccs situated in said city:
beginning at point on the south side OF Rob
ertfop street, and lbs feet west OF Randolph
street thence south degrees west III IS feet to
an slley hence with said alley north So degrees
30 minutes eaet IS feet to point; thence south
2degrees west 1il.62 feet to Robertson street,
thence with Robertson street south IS degrees
east 20 feet 10 place OF beginning
TERMS OF SALE-Cash as to costs of sale,
and the sum OF $36n.93 and as to the sum OF
$1,SD7. 43 upon credit to become due In monthly
installments OF S29.69 with interest from the Sth
day OF August, 1890 Balance, If any,upon credit
by deed OF trust. LUCIEN IL COOKE
~ INV aw Trustee.
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Susnicions Amused.

Neighbor-What q nice big express
wagon your papa has bought you.
Boy (gloomily)-I wish he'd got me a
hitler one.
"Why?"
"I'm 'fraid he'll want me to haul
something with is."-Good News.
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Weight for the Vaughn.

Jack the Tippcr-I see dat dey're
goin' ter change der classes ov der fight
ers.
Billy Madun-Dey'd oughter ring in q
paper weight" class. OATS where
most ov 'em does DER fightin'. Puck