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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATIONS.

A JELLY fish of ten pounds when
dried weighs about ten grains.
The occupants of balloon mile
high command radius of ninety-six
miles
TIE bones and muscles of the huma II
body arc capable of over one thousand
two hundred different movements.
PROF. SIMMANDs, of Hamburg, has
proved that flies can infect catables,
and especially sauces, with cholera
germs
TIE imperial health officer of Berlin
says that the juice of both the orange
and the lemon is fatal to the cholera
bacillus in Il few hours
TIE shark manifcsts distinct lik-
ing for certain races, and will eat an
Asiatic in preference to negro. and 2
European rather than either
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
OVER STEEL RAILS.

MAI. car No. 500 on the Erie railroad
is regarded as unlucky by trainmen.
THEY are seriously discussing in
England the project of building a
cantilcver bridge 200 feet high, and
carrying two railway tracks, across the
English channel. The estimated cost
is Sl13, 10000.
SEcoND-crAss carriages were abol-
ished on the Cambrian railways in
Wales on May 1. The only classes now
will be first and third. The abolition
of the intermediate class is becoming
general on railroads in Great Britain
PAYsoN TUCKER, the general man
agcr of the Maine Central railroad, re-
Gently adapted the novel social ex-
pedient of entertaining his friends at
the station in Portland, having a recep-
tion in the Offices and dinner in the
station dining-room
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
SEAEARlNG PIGEONS.
One @; Them Fell IA Victim TO the Jealousy
OF His Consort.


OF His Consort.
On the old Constellation. saws a
writer in Harper's Young People. we
had a number of pigeons four or five
pairs of different-colored plumage.
The birds were great favorites and
grew very tame during our long pas
sages at sea. They had a comfortable
house made for them by the ships car
pcnter, but they preferred one of our
boats. a large roomy cutter, hanging
at davits abreast the quarterback,
where the officers used to take their
after-dinncr smoke. In the stern
sheets of the cutter the pigeons had
made nests. securing for that purpose
odds and ends lying about the decks.
such as rope yarns, bits of cloth and
broom straws that we would throw
down for them to gather up. AS the
straws fell on deck, the birds would fly
down from the gunwalc of the boat,
seize the pieces in their beaks and fly
back. Each pair was building a nest,
and it was interesting to watch them
work together. The most energetic
seemed TO be purple hen, whose
flights to the deck from the boat were
most frequent Nevertheless she kept
good watch Sover her mate and saw
that he did his share of the work.
One evening, as this daily nest
building was going on. the purple hen.
who had just carried straw to the
boat. hoped up on the gunwale, pre-
paratory to flying down for another.
While there, her mate was on deck
picking and choosing from number
of straws that had been thrown down
for him. Close to him was a white hen
pigeon whose mate was in the boat.
The two intcrchanged, perhaps, some
bird remarks or glanccs. not percep-
tiblc, however, to the officers who
were standing about. The keen
glance of the purple hen, on the con-
trary, saw indications of Il Irritation in
the actions of the two birds, and
rutiiing up her feathers and putting
herself out TO her fullest extent, she
swooped down from her perch to the
deck. Walking up to the pair with an
air that showed unmistakable indig-
nation and wrath, she strutted around
her mate, looking him squarely in the
eye. and dealt him three sharp blows
with her bcalk in quick succession
The blows fell squarcly on the head
of the bird, who staggered for a few
seconds, and then fell over dead, an
undoubted victim to the jealous rage
of his consort.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
OoMM1ssIo NERs, SALE.

COMMISSIONERS SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF
- decree entered in tue chanccry cause OF
george Washington ve.J. II Cntchin,trus and
otheIs al the April term ls OF tho circuit court for
inc city OF Roanoke, the undo rsigncd trustee and
special commissioner named IN said decree will
proceed 70 sell the following described property,
Si =" iD"Sn Ihereof az may he necessary, to he
ngE.sl oicdcr vt public auction in front OF the
e"?nftnoG.cHA rHt. 29rl. DAY OF MAY. 1873,
poaf ~, LoCE NOON. described as follows:
HSeSihning ut the north end corner OF Chestnut
s,iec: ini.. i"r ..ck on Short steel between
PuFH.!ci llpt wi icet to IN alley and known ma
iot no: j. ot'on o, OF tie Trout and Jamison
GCultloI Inc city of Roanoke
Inc . - ,'fupcrty has been divided ,n,o tho
lollowl'. 'ir' Ia. namely; four lois 25xbu fret
each, 70 i...h front Chestnut street nnd rim
PACK between parallel !inc- 50 feet and . front
% feet on short street running back between
parallel lines ~ feet and upon each lot there
Is u yelling house. and 'tcy will he trsi
Offered Tor sale separately ard then the
the highest price will he declared sold TO the
highest bidder as the case nay hc.
TkRMS OF SAlE: Cash sufficient 20 nav the
costs of this SUIT and Inc expenses OF executing
S.ti.4S, the amount then due, and the balance If
any, in III monthly payments ~ S1i.s6 each cX-
copt the three last maturing, which shall be for
SOU each. and al of which shall be occurred by
notes OF the purchaser or purchasers. secured by
cccd o. deeds OF trust upon the property con
tanning the usual provisions ard the residue, il
any, In cash; d. II: CUTClIN.
Trustee and SPECIAL Commissioners
In the clerks Office of tho circuit conrt of tho,
CITY OF Roanoke: George Washington and mia
plainiin, against j. II. Cuichin trustee and ais,
defendant, chanccry.
|, ). :. BrooE G, clerk OF sGid court, do certify
That the bond required OF the special commits
sloner by the decree rendered u said cause OF thu.
''in day OF April, 1893, has been duly given.
Hlven under my hand as clerk OF the said court
'nls 81 day OF May, 1888. $. $. BROOKE.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31

Entomologists generally concedc
that upward of one hundred thousand
species of insects have been recognized
and classified; some authors even place
the number at two hundred thousand.
and it is even believed that this vast
number docs not represent more than
one-tcnth of the number which act
ualiy inEabit the globe. Onc-half ot
these belong TO the Colcoptera. or
beetles. or the butterflies CLcpidop-
terra there are fifteen thousand species.
and an equal nulabc; may he credited
to the liymenoptcra (bees. wasps. etc. },
the iiciniptcra bugs in gcncral) and
the Diptcra Ciics>. The 0rthoptcra
CocuSts. grasshoprcrs. etc, arc much
less numerous, and of the Melted
winged insects there are probably less
than two Thousand
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
FADS OF THE DAY.

PRESERVED ginger is being fashion
ably handed around with the ice
course.
THE fashionable dogs in Paris at
present are the big French poodle in
black, brown or white, and the ungain-
ly Danish boarhound.
A NEW notion which might he APP,
piled to some OF the restaurant menus
for the benefit of customers untutorcd
in French is to have the dishes mum
bercd, as well as titled, III an unknown
tongue.
TIE latest fad to be INDUCED in by
the seashore this summer is ''pontho
NANCY" or fate by footprints. 1t has
superseded palmistry, and now it will
be possible to tell 10y the toe joints and
curves whether you are amiablc or not
why you are not happy though mar
ried, and all the rest.
AT Il dinner given in Paris in honor
of young girl who had just entered
society, all the table furnishings, deco
rations. and as many OF the foods served
as possible, were entirely white. The
guests were twelve young girls. all
dressed in white and with powdered
hair. The servants wore white liver
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
RAMS HORN" GEMS.

TIE man who chascs bubbles will
bark his shins sooner or later.
TRUTH never builds on the sand, no
matter how rnuch like rock it may
look.
THE man who falls in love with his
head only never gets wife to suit
him.
TIE hypocrite throws away his mask
whenever he feels sure that he isn't
watched.
THE world is full of people who want
to do good but they are in no hurry to
commence.
PEOPLE who boast that they never
did any harm are generally those who
haven't done much good.
BOYS have been ruined because they
had to stay at home and hoe hard
row with Il dull hoe when they should
have been allowed to go fishing.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
NOTICE TO FREEnvAD rENA Nr.

TO JULIA A. MURRAY AND j. f. MURRAY.
her husband; q. 6. Dcaton, Is. w Dcaton,
samuel NJ. Dcaton, Mollie De1top, Virginia A.
Dcaton, Josie A. Dcaton, Bernard G. DeatOn and
Mary r. Dcnton, j. b. Moses ana .Iulin A. Moses
his wife; Wheeler G. Dcaton. Walter u. Dcaton
regina Blankenship and H. (. Bankcnshp her
hGh band; JAS. Moses. w. +. Gillespie ana Mary j
Gillespie, his wife; Lucic L. DeGton and Jonn W
Deaton.
Take notice that tho frs; day OF tho June
term: lsG,, OF the county court for Roanokc
county. tho Norfolk ~ Western Railroad Com
phny will move said court TO appoint ivc disin-
tereeted frechoders OF he oke county (any three
o. whom TO acD TO 20 upon the lands of which
the ieie Elijah Deaton cicd seized I'm said county
10 ascertain and report what Will he a lust COM
pcnsaton for so much OF sad land rs Is promo, ed
10 he taken by said Norfolk d Western Railroad
company Tor its purposes, OF which rrid land Won
arc tenants OF the freehold, the portions required
being three certain strips No. J, beginning ut a
POINT 2, :a7 feet west from mile post 273 from Nor.
iok and % feet from the center line Of said rail-
road and containing Glt0gcTcs more or lens No
:, beginning nj point 2.a;2 feet west from mile
post 2I3 from Norfolk and 70 feet from the center
line or said railroad and containing 2 10 acres
more OF less. No 3. beginning at point 2n;2
ieei est from mile post 215 from Norfolk and 90
leet rom the center line OF sad railroad and COLI
tanning l1-ltO acres more u! ltss.
N0RFOLk N WESTERN RAILROAD co
BY Watts, Robertson ~ Robertson, iia Attor-
Hesf 52law-iw
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4 Toy Worth Sh.nnn.

One of the most valuable toys ever
made is that recently constructed by Il
jcwclcr of Turin, Italy 1t is a bca,
made Of n single pearl The outlines
of the boat are said by those who have
seen it TO be perfect it has sail
beaten from solid gold. and is studded
with diamonds. The pinnacle light is
Il ruby of wonderful brilliancc, and for
a ruddcr it has an emerald. The stand
upon which it is mounted is made of
the purest Of ivory; and the whole toy
stand, boat and all weighs less thar
half an ounce. Tie value of :his mar
vclous thing in dollars is five thousand
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31

The old-time colored man was noted
for the brilliant whitcness of his teetl,
"a quality which is not inherited bv
his descendants OF the present day.
Nowadays the teeth of the negroes do
not seem to be nearly so good as those
of his white brother. The reason is TO
he found in the change of food. The
slaves had plenty to eat but the food
given them was Of the simplest kim.
Pork, meal, potatoes, and such vcgeta-
bles as they raised themselves formed
their bin of fare. Now they eat all
sorts of indigestiblc stuff, ontdoing the
white people in this direction, showing
n particular fondness for candies and
sweetmeats The consequence is that
in single generation the ivory teeth
of the slave have given place to TIE de-
caycd fangs Of the freedman.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
SAYINGS OF GARFIELD.

POUND of pluck is worth ton of
luck
BE fit for more than the one thing
you are now doing.
WOULD rather be beaten in right
than succeed in wrong.
THINGS don't turn up in this world
unless somebody turns them up.
LUCK is an ignis fatuus. You NAV
follow it to ruin. but not To success.
If the power to do hard work is not
a talent, it is the best possible substi-
tute for it,
lF there is one thing upon this earth
that mankind love and admire better
than another, it is n brave mana man
who dares TO look the devil in the face.
and tell him he is devil.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
HISTORICAL DATES.

TIE church spre originated in the
twelfth century.
IT is expected that May /, 1898. will
pass into American history as one OF
the greatest days in the century
New YORK was the first city incor-
porated in the limits of the United
States. Its charter was dated 1864.
AMHERST COLLEGE was founded in
1921, mainly for the purpose of edu-
eating poor and pious young men for
the ministry"
UNDER Henry " an act of parla-
mcnt ordered all the geese in England
to be counted, and the shcriffs of the
counties were required to furnish six
arrow feathers from each goose.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
Testing q Warrior.

Children have their own ideas Of
greatness, as they have of everything
else that comes within their ken. Says
the Brooklyn Eagle:
Gen. Grant, who was fond of chill
dren, was introduced to a little girl
four years old. She gazed at him with
an expression half incrcdulous.
Are you the Gen. Grant that fought
in the battles?" she asked.
yes, | was in a good many battles, q"
said Grant.
The little one looked at him in won
dering silence, and then said:
Lets hear you hollerl"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
CHANCERY NOTICES.

IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE IIUST-
i ings Court for the city OF Roanoke, Va May
II. B. Gilkeson. E. NJ. GNkcson r,,,.,
and {. C. Harrison, i'ai''''"H
D. Y. Reed. F. l.. Huffman, w.
W: Berkeley. trustee trustee Maria.
trusted; and the Bankers Lonn
and Investment Company, u
corporation,
In Chanccry
The object OF this suit i 10 sibie q the follow
ing real estate in the city OF Roanoke Va, to-
Wit Lot no ?, section II, according to the map
10 The payment OF il certain ccht evidenced by
an instrument drawn by said ID. y. Reed, IL
June - 1880, payable two wears after date. with
interest from date, subject 10 credit Of $40,
o. July - lS'a, and secured by deed OF trust OF
recorded in the afo, esaie clerks Office July IL,
$50 in deed hook ~, page Dol; and to declare
null and void, and have the same delivered up to
ne cancelled, certain deed o: release executed
January -, 1892 by "A. 7. s;aplce trustee; H. b.
GilScsOn, z. NJ. GilkcsoI lid C. {. Harrison. re.
leasing the above lot from lie lien OF the deed OF
irus aforesaid; also 10 declare null and void, in
"a FAR ne they relate to the above described prop
Conveyance from u. " Reed aud wife To F. l..
Huffman, dated Novem,e- o. lS.i; deed OF
tInsi from raid +. l.. Huffman 10 W. W. Bcrkeiy
OF even date, recorded in The aforesaid clerks
once III deed book %, page l'5; deed OF con
ysyance from said W. ". berkeley. trustee to
fonr deeds OF trust from fGid Margaret o. Reed,
and ID. V. Reed, her husband, 20 Sius W. Burt
10 secure various loans, stated in said deeds,
made by Bankers Loan lId Investment Com
pany, three OF said deeds heng dated December
}, 1871, ana recorded in Coed book II, pages 103,
lUG and ITO respectively, End one CT the said
deeds dated December 5. !se1, and recorded in
Gecd book II, page ~. AID an affidavit having
been made and filed that Silas W Bnrt trustee
one OF the defendants in said city. is not resi-.
dent OF Virginia, it Is ordered that nc do nppcNr
here within fifteen days after due public alton
hereof, ana do what may be necessary 10 protect
ne interest in this emit; fnd it ~ further or
neicd mat copy hereof he published once u
week for four consecutive weeks IN the Roanoke
ZINES, a newspaper published IN the city OF
Roanoke, Va. and that copy here OF be posted
al the front door Of the con. ihouso OF this city
on the fret day OF the next term OF the Hastings
conr'; copy teste. :. :. BROOKE, Clerk
~ . 1ooD' p. o.. 80 ID ~ IS.
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Nemesis.

Little Brothcr-If you mock anybody
hat suffers, you'll become Il sufferer
yourself.
Little Sistcr-Will l?
Eyes, you will; and if you mock any
body that linps you'll get lame. cause
that's punishment"
'rhcn l guess that's WY ladies has
to begin wcurin' hoop skirts They
been laughin at folks tina, used to wear
en-. Good News
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
HANDY THREAD COX.
1t Is just the Thing for Boys to Make e..
Mother.

1t Is Just the Thing for Boys to Make f1s
Mother.
Proba bly, nothing in the category of
domestic supplies is more productive
&C displays of temper than spools of
thread which are left to work their
own sweet VIII in sewing basket.
Perhaps some of the romping bows
with patient mother would like to re-
ward this patience in some degree bv
4 little work of their own in her be-
half. If so, what would be more ac-
ccptablc than neatly-arranged box
for spools of thread, one which will
keep all the various ends free from
snarls. The box shown in this cut is
made from cigar box of sufficient
depth to hold the size of spools to bc
used and leave n little more than half
an inch space between the cover of the
box and tie spools.
The box will probably be plastercd
inside and out with paper decorations
hardly fitted to your purpose. Moistcn
these with sponge and they can soon
be scrapcd off with piece of glass or
Il knife. or the box may he rubbed
down with coarse sandpaper and pol
ishcd with Il finer grade. When this
is done tighten the joints and
fasten on the cover with small
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31

Wifc-;;'!!"t new gown of mine is Il
perfect roc.:. isn't il?
husband t,"lo writcs)-No, it isn't
I've been trying for an hour to make
passcn1C i.tcric, or furbclow, or bout
FAINT, or some Of those other words in
the bill. rhyme with dollars, and |
can't do it TO save my ncck.-Dctroit
Free Press
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
Making 1t Black for Him.

The Cook-Sce hcah. you idiot, what
You miNin' SCOT inter dat coffee FUR?
Is You done gone crazy?
The Waitrcss-Crazy? No. gem
men in de dining-room dar said he
didn't want any ycllar dish watah in
his'n, but if I'd bring i'm cup of
black coffee he'd glib me Quartah.-
Iarpcrs Bazar.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
Not Ills Fault.

Foreman ITO printers deviD-Jim,
you arc downright jack-ass.
Jim-'Tisn't my fault. When you
hired me You told me to initiate you.
an I'm dom the best can.
Exit devil, closely followed by fore.
man.-Des Moincs Argonaut-
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PROPOSALS.

SEALEO PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
- nj the office of the clerk ot the school board
corner Court and Eleventh strce,s, until June
"a, AZ IL O'Clock noon. 70. huloing an eight.
room brick school home according 10 plans and
spccincniions to he on 4 in ;nc office Of Alchi-
,tct =. q. Frye, law building. after O'Clock
Monday next. Bids will be received on the house
comp etc, and also separately on the house neat
inr and plumbing. The right IL reserves 10 re.
lcct All bios II. L. MILLER.
Chairman committee on supplies and nnild-
ing Lynchburs, VA, May -, lso3. b 23tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31

i.iclis-Ard you say that Styles was
shot at iY 1t niscrcant in the public
street. What a fright it must have
given him. don't suppose he'll get
over it for years.
Nic%>-Iic'!l never get over IL lie
is proud - I.uciicr about it. rlc fat
ter hiln"cif that he was mistaken for a
millionaire. i.o%t0n TRANSCRIPT.
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lee VIII STAY tp.

llousc'lccpcr-Icc will hc very cheap
next summer, won't it?
Ice MAXWELL, don't know, num-
You see, we've got Il good deal of dear
ice left over from the year before, and
we'll have to sell that first, because it
might spoil, YOU know, and I'm afraid
10y the time the old stock is gone. the
cheap ice will all be meltcd-N. Y.
Weekly
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pn0r Musical Politics.

lratc Poiitician-Iou shan't have a
nickel of your bill, confound you!
misunderstanding not?
lratc Politician-Why not. you idiot?
What made you play die Yacht Am
Rhein' whenever we got into an Irish
district and The Wearing of the
Green" when we got into the German
warIsT'-Chicago Record.
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The Explanation Accepted.

She -Iiave you doctors any feelings?
lic-Oh, yes. When my OWE brother
is sick | call in another physician.
Doesn't that show it?
Shelves. a man who has no com
Functions about murder, but avoids
fratricide, must have some feelings
Life.
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Columbian.

Party at Window-Say, gimme two
LANDINGS" and a discovery"
Stamp Clcrk-Come, talk sense! What
do you want?
Party at Window-Ain'tyez on? Gin
me two twos and one. Say, you're
dead sloW!-Puck
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
4 Dark Design.

Belle thought you didn't like Cen
cvieve, and here you arc sending her q
box of beautiful jack roses.
Maud with fervor)-But wait until
You see how her lcmon-colorcd com
plcxion looks beside thcm!-Chicago
Record
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Z (.outi I,xttisr.

JnGGe-Why didn't you give the
purse to the police when you found it?
'risonc--Bccausc it was late in the
evening.
.ImdGc-But why didn't you give it on
the following morning?
Prisoncr-lccause there was nothing
more in il thcn.-k'liegcnde Blacttcr.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
PRACTICALLY INDEsrRUcrrnLE

Miss Fadcttc Flower have great
affection for that church. professor-as
child, ! played about it. while it was
building!
Prof Solomon SIZE Is it possible?-
and it seems TO lee still in remarkably
good repair. Puck.
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Pat was digging in IL deep trench.
"Ilullo, lrish,i' cried Il man from
above.
"Oi was Oirish bcfoor OF got in here
returned Pat. but now Dim Il Ditch
nan."-.Iudge.
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A slur on the Medical profession

Squills-A doctor never makes n visit
after his patient is ont of danger.
Bills-l've heard of them doing so
many times.
Squills-No, guess not; for so long
as doctor continues his visits the
patient is in danger. = Des Moincs
ArTOnaut.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-31
Forced to IL.

Hazel-What made Spangson go into
business for himself?
Nutte-lIad TO. Couldn't get job
anywhere. Cloak Review.
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Where Creations Lady Leads.

Mighty is creations lord
In the p3noply Of war:
But he isn't half so big
Entering in 6ryGoods store,
Truth
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IN TIE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE IltjST
ings Court for the city OF Roanoke, Va May
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HpHIUFl
d. '. Reed. F. l.. Huffman, W. !
W. Berkeley, trustee: MGrgG.
ret o. Reed. Silas W. Burt.
trusted; and the Bankers Lonn
and Investment Company, u
corporation,