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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-19
A WONDERFUL HAND.
An Artificial Substitute Nearly AS Perfect
rs the Natural Member

An Artificial Substitute Ncnrly ns pcrrect
as tho Natural Member.
Willard a. Lucas. the son of n preat
wooden manufacturer ut Poquctannuck,
Conn.,, wears an artificial hand made
OF aluminium which is really ono of the
automatical wonders of the century.
Young Lucas lost his hand in his ia
theirs mills and Lucas. ST., who grieyed
exceedingly over the results of the nc
cldcnt, wrote or went III person to every
known manufacturer of artificial limbs
in this country and Europe, vainly
seeking false hand for his son. Arti-
fetal hands could have been procured
from any of them, but what was want
ed was not to be found-viz, Il hand that
would perform all tho functions of q
real flesh and blood member.
Finally the elder Lucas, who is
known as rare mechanical genius.
took it upon himself to mako his son q
hand-not mere dummy, but one
that would be useful for the manifold
purposes to which such members arc
put. The result is IL surprise to every
maker of artificial limbs in the world.
Tho automaton is of aluminium and
'H"Sh icSchibitS ttlc Stccl SauntlCtS
worn by the knights of the middle ages.
The fingers are all perfect and lifelike,
the joints in each bending us readily as
those i'll natural hand, making it nos
slble for tho young man to perform ev-
cry kind of labor. An expert report Oh
this wonderful piece of mechanism reads
as follows
With it he can grasp and handily
use all kinds of tools, pick up things
from the ground, drive, handle Il gun
i'll fact, uso it quickly and skillfullv mt
any kind ofwork. Like natural hand.
the artificial one consists of palm that
is provided with fastening by which
1T is attached to IL cork stump. the
joints working by Il ratchet, so that the
fingers may he bent forward mt any
angle and held there. The hand may
be only partly closed or tightly shut.
and only one finger or all, us the wear
er desires may he closed ut once and
instantly by striking them against the
body or other object. To release the
grasp it is only necessary to touch a
spring at the back of the hand. The
invention is as nearly Il perfect substi-
tutc for natural hand rs could be de-
vised and is the only thing of the kind
known in the world. st. Louis Re-
public.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-19
Whom He Stonped Payment.

Tho bullying manner sometimes as
sumod by certain barristers in cross
examination, in order to confuse a wit
ness and make his replies to important
Questions hcsitating and contradictory,
Is notorious, and many are the tales told
of "cute witnesses who have turned the
tables on their prosecutors. The fol-
lowing relates to case of this kind:
In civil action on money matters
tho plaintiff had stated that his finan-
cial position was always satisfactory.
In cross examination he was asked if he
had ever been bankrupt
No, was the answer.
Next question was, Now, he caro-
full; did you ever stop payment"
Yes, was the reply.
All, exclaimed the counsel, Il
thought we should get at it at last.
When did that happen?"
After l paid Ill | owed" was the
answer.-London It'll Bits.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-19
THE GIFT DIVINE.

n single trco my prospect Is.
VI all the lavish grccnncss
ihat summer yields, have but this
In place of utter lcanncss.
memmcd in by walls of brick and stone.
Ihis ono green outlook is my own.
nqt breadth of land and sweep of sea
Have tailed of such attraction,
anu ploomy gardens granted mo
Less simple satisfaction,
Les LESS thankful sense of happiness.
1hah now i'll ono trco possess,
IL shuts all sordid things away;
All pleasant things enhances:
II mis- the silence day by day
With summers sweetest foncics.
BROOKS babble, wild flowers smile for MO
ana forests murmur in my tree.
Birds, too, and butterflies and bees
Ihrong in its compass narrow:
~ choir of ripping harmonics
hear in one brown sparrow:
n CLINT of sudden sunshine brings
mo dream of many colorcd wings.
An, gift divine. what sorrow curbs.
What bitter fate can fiout you?
DeItcr with you meal of herbs
Than the stalled OK without Won:
For eyes that you nnoint can SEQ
All natures beauty in one tree.
Sunday School Times.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-19

Colonel Frank Burr, the well known
newspaper correspondent, has had re-
markabie career. When but Il child, he
was stolen by tribe of Indians and re-
manned with them for several years.
When the war broke ont, he was loco
motive engineer. He enlisted rs n pri-
vate and came out of the service wearing
shoulder straps. He then studied civil
engineering and laid out Deer Park. the
famous summer resort on the ALLIE
ghanies. Becoming newspaper CORE
spondent, he soon became ono of tho
most famous of the guild.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-19

"Of course horses cannot talk, but
they understand each other lust the
same, remarked Peter NOEL, one of
the oldest and best known drivers on
the Spring Grove avenue line of cars.
For Il long time have been driving
a sturdy, solid old bay. There is moth
ing fast about him, but when it comes
to pulling he can discount any other
horse owned by the company. He
knows, too, when he is hitched up
with balky mate, and it is from his
actions Oh occasions of that kind that
am convinced that horses understand
each other. When he is in harness
with balky partner, he will stand per-
fectly still and let the other do all the
prancing and kicking.
When it quiets down a bit, he will
rub its neck and puts his nose up to its
ear, as if endeavoring to whisper to it.
When it becomes quiet, the old fellow
will make a move as if to start. IF the
other takes the cue, we'll and good, but
if there is ono bit of rearing or jump
ing he will settle back in his place and
repeat tho neck rubbing and supposed
whispering operations. Tho second one
isgenerally successful, and with slight
neigh, as if his efforts had proved sue
cessful, the old fellow starts tho car all
by himself. l tell you he can euro
moro balky horses of their bad habits
and in quicker tine than all the train
ers in Cincinnati pu. together. "-Cin>
cinnati Commemorate Gazette.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-19
Where They Eat Tobacco.

Perhaps there is nothing more pecul-
lar about the Eskimoes of Point Bar
row than their methods of using tobac-
co, which, of course, they procure from
the whites. They know good from bad
tobacco. When they get hold of few
plugs of commissary tobacco from q
vessel of the United States navy, they
show marked appreciation of it. The
habit of chewing the weed seems to be
universal Men, women and even I'm
weaned children keep quid, often Of
enormous size, constantly in the mouth.
The juice is not spit out, but swallow
ed with tho saliva, without producing
any symptoms of nausea. w Washington
StaI
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-19

This remedy is becoming so woll
known and so popular as to noed nc
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song OF
praise.-A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all that
is claimed. Electric Bitters will euro
all diseases OF the Liver and Kidneys.
will remove Pimplos, Boils, Salt Rheu m
and other affections caused by impure
blood. Will drive Malaria from the
system and prevent as we'll as cure all
Malarial fevers.-For cure of Headache
Constipation and Indigestion try Elcc-
trio Bitters-Entire satisfaction guaran-
teed, or money refunded. Price so
cents and sl.o0 per bottle at Christian
81 Barbee's.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-19
The Head Waters Cocktail.

In u swell hotel on Broadway the
head waiter is not allowed to indulge in
bibulous refreshments during the hours
he is OH duty. The other evening he
was filled with an irreprcssible long
ing for cocktail. He managed to get
1t with such ease that it was evidently
Il we'll tried and cfficacious trick.
His method can be best understood
by quoting the waiter:
Sure, were not charging yes for a
cocktail, whispered waiter TO a
young gentleman to whom he had lust
brought check, but the head waiter
wanted cocktail and thought YES
would be the wan who would moind
Taste having it put it on to yes bill.
You sec, " whispered the waiter, conf
dentially, 'he couldn't put it onto the
bill OF the gists in the house, they might
remark 1T, so he had to put it onto tho
bill Of somebody who came in from the
strate. III bring yes the twinty cents
back and thank yes fur the accommo-
dation.''
1.-The head waiter has either disccrned
that you are a man with a liberal and
sympathetic disposition or one who
knows how good a cocktail tastes and
how bad man wants it when he can
not get it. remarked the young lady
who was dining With the gentleman
whom the head waiter rightly singled
out as possible friend to Il fellow man
In need of spirituous consolation. New
York Herald
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-19
CHANCcRY CAUSES.

IN CHANCERY.-TO L. j. McCULLOCK vs..
i and 10 T. X. Tillctt, administrator of ID f.
Brcady deceased; John ;rcady. Charles Broadly,
Samuol freauy. Laura Price and Fila =. Reese.
Take notice that, pursuant to Il decree OF refer
cncc entered on December Is. lS!3. by tho llus
tings Court OF the city of Roanoke. Va shall.
ON JANUARY -, 1894, AT 10 O'CLOCK A NJ.
OF that day. my office in tho city aforesaid, pro-
coed TO INQUIRE into and make the statements
conceru.ug the matters mentioned in the said
decree ara thereby referred to nc ono OF the
cOmmies oncrs i'll chanccry OF tho said court Es
pccially concerning:
!. An account showing the amount received
and paid ont by 4. X. Tillett, administrators OF d.
T.. BroaGy. deceased
.. An account showing all OF the real and per
sonal property OF which the said ID. 4. Brcady
died seized OF possessed
,. All nc indc cdLcss Of the said ID. Bready
cithc. ~ Judgment, open account. note OF other
wise ald ,hcir priori,ies, if any.
i. Whether or not the profits OF the resl estate
of the SAID y. +. B.cgdy will pay the inGcbtcd-
ct hi said estate ard the interest thereon
within I've years after applying tho personal es
tate OF slic Broadly to the payment OF his debts
5. Any o,hcr matter deemed pertinent ny the
commissioner or cquir, by any or tho parties in
interest
The decree provides that the commissioner
shall advertise for four successive weeks in some
newspaper published in the city OF loanoke tho
time and place OF taking this account and shall
also give notice thereof IN writing to +. r. Til
lett. administrator OF u. E. Broadly, deceased,
and said publication shall operate ~ personal
scivicc upon all parties interested in said ac-
count. WALTER ii. SAUNDERS,
Dec. Is, isE. Commissioner In Chanccry.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-19
Electric 1sittera.

FANCY rugs and mats of all grades at
DOnaldsOn's, 100 Salem aYenuo.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-19

TN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE HUST-
L ings Court for The city OF Roanoke, on the 18th
day OF December, 1873. Roanoke Grocery and
Milling Company and ais. plaintiff. against j. D.
Rose ard ais, defendant Chancery.
The object of Tins SUIT Is To set aside and have
declared null and void the con vcyancc made by
the defendant j. d. Rose to Silas Rose OF certain
personal property and also conveyance OF GER
tain real estate made by said j. d. Rose TO A. :.
Rose, his wife, and TO have said property both
real ana personal subjected to the payment OF
plaintiffs claim.
And Al affidavit having been made and filed
that tho defendant, Sas hose, is not resident OF
the State OF Virginia, 1t is ordered that he do
appear here, within fifteen days after the publ.
cation hereof, and do what may he necessary to
protect hit interest in this suit. And II s further
ordered that copy hereof be published once II
week for four weeks in The ROANOKE TINES and
that copy be posted al the front door of the
courthouse in this city OH tho fret day of tho
next term. :. =. BROOKE, Clerk
4 copy-Tcstc: Watts, Robertson n Robert
son, y. q. II 12 law 4w
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-19

w LILLIAN BOOTH VS.. g. C. METZGER. j.
w F, DIebcrt and Harry, alias ". II. Bowen
style of G. G Mcizger Il Co, and c c. Meier
j. F. D!cbert, Harry, alias W II. Bowen, and
Joseph n: Booth, late parties trading as Mctzgcr
land Alcxes Godllot. Jr.. John +. Godiot and
Score b Howard parties TRACING under the firm
a sSa1 11 sSe ed Of lh"r RSri "hy"nd Co.. j.
David Corrick and ----, trading aud doug
business under the firm name OF David CorrcE
alias W, Il Bowen. and Joseph " Booth. ptrtics
lately trading and doing husincss under tho firm
name and style of Mcizger, Booth " Co.
Z. III. stewart Furniture Company, a corpora
tion, We g. G. Mctzger, i. Drcbert. Harry, alias
u Bowen, and Joseph ~ Booth, late parties
trading under the frn name and style OF
The shove named parties, compliments and
Defendants, in the suits rs above styled, will take
entered on the 9Th day Of November. lN'3, by the
Hastings Court OF the city OF loanokc in said
threo causes III chanccry, pending therein, Is
above sly ed, the undersigned commissioner in
chance;y of said court to whom these caus e.
were referred, has fixed upon the 9th day of
January. 1891 Mt 10 O'Clock ~ mas tho time. aud
his law ofice room No. II, Kirk huilding) Roa-
nokc city. Va as the place, to take, state, settle
and report to said court n directed by said
decree, the following inquiries:
Fret. TO settle the account of William Booth
trustee, under the deed OF trust OF G.. G. Mctzgcr
y Co, and ascertain what amount Is in his hands
deed.
Second. To take an account OF the outstanding
liabilities OF G.. Z. Metzgcr d Co., and of the
debts secured in the snid deed OF trust unpaid.
Third. lie shall take an account or the debts
and Liabilities of Metzger, Booth IL Co.. and also
separate account OF the debts and liabilities OF
Booth q Co. and such assets went into tho last
mentioned concern from the partnership of
MctzCcr, Booth ~ Co.
And said decree provides that this order of
publication shall be equivalent to personal
service OF notice on all parties to this suit.
Ano II from any cause said inquiries he not
DcEnL or the day above named. or begun and not
completed, the taking OF the same will bc adj.
1ourntd from day to day, or time to time, at the
same pace, nniil all OF said inquiries asct r
tanned and completed.
Given under my hand as commissioner in
Ghancery OF the Hastings Court of the city OF
Roanoke. this the 18th day OF December, 1893
EVERETT PERKINS, Commissioner.
12fIwfaw
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-12
THE LEGITIMArE sEQUENCE.

The apologists for the Seymour lynchers
atroeity at BardweIl. KY. with care and
decide whether they care to have such
an occurrence repeated on Indiana soil.
That is just what may be expected if
hangings by mobs are permitted to go
unpublished.
1t is but few years since the report Of
a mob-hanging filled people with horror
and such an event was regarded as the
very utmost limit to which unbridled
rage would lead human beings. But
ordinary lynchings by the rope have be-
come so common as to cause very little
comment and indeed have found some
defenders. What is the result? The
thirst for blood is not now gratified by
the stringing up Of the victim. There
torture. The mob appetite is no longer
satisfied with the mere taking of life. 1t
demands the fantastic and demoniac &C
compartments of pincers and thorn and
Inc NlCllIl
and moan and cry out in his agony to
satisfy his self-appointed executioners.
They draw on their imaginations to in
vent new means of infiicting pain till
the horrors of the inquisition are out
done.
Who can predict where this thing will
stop if the representatives of the law do
not soon take action? Within a half
year there have been two other such
terrible outbursts of latent human
savagery as that at Bardwell yesterday.
The practice is growing. Ferocity is de-
manding new methods by which to give
itself expression. The law-but the law
doesn't seem to be thought of.
Action must be taken to stop this
thing We are rapidly drifting back to
the days when the individual righted his
own wrongs; when the mans own will
was his sole law, limited only Rby his
physical ability to follow the dictates OF
his heart. If body of men-a mob
may take the law into it's own hands and
infiict such punishment for fancied Of
lenses as 1t may see fit. and go scot free.
why may not the idea be carried further
to it's logical conclusion and the inci-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-12
A SHOWER OF TREASURE.
Gold, Silver and Notes Fall Upon
Surprised WOrkmen.

A yeritable shower of riches fell upon
the heads of workmen in the little brick
building 204 S. Second-st., yesterday
The house is occupied as a saloon by
James Foley. There was an immediate
scramble for the wealth among the men,
The building had evidently been maze
the hiding place for treasure long ago,
for it has a history, The treasure con-
sisted Of Spanish, Mexican and British
gold and silver coins. together with
some English bank notes. the whole Ag-
gregatiag in value something IKE S4OO.
The dates on the coins and notes, now
ever, being years back in the last
century, may make them worth consid-
cradle more than their face value, and
already relic hunters are on the search
for the find and profess their willingness
to pay a substantial premium on the
old-time money.
The building in which the treasure
was found is itself historical relic
around which cluster many interesting
memories. 1t is a small, low, tWo-story
brick structure, moderniZed only 10 the
extent of having the bricks in the front
outside wall painted lead color. Whlie
not so old as the famous Blue Anchor
inn around the corner, IL was erected
less than a decade after that landmark,
and like II stands on what was once the
shore of the old Dock creek.
When Mr.. Foley took possession of
the place he caused the interior OF both
the first and second floors to be torn
out preparatory to a complete renova-
ton and WOrkmen have been engaged
on the repairs for several weeks past.
Yesterday while Antrim Moss, a mas
ter plasterer, with some Of his men, was
hacking away the ceiling of the back
room on he first floor shower Of coins
and bank notes suddenly came down
from big hole that had been made in
a corner of the apartment Several
paperhangers, in charge Of John 1.
Hance. were also at work in the room,
and there was a lively scramble by the
men to get hold OF the suddenly-dis-
covered wealth
The coins proved to be golden Span
ish doublons, silver Mexican dollars and
Spanish pesettas, the last-named coin
being valued at about 20 cents of u. S.
money. The notes were mostly of the
denomination of IS. All the money had
been issued during the eighteenth
century. some of the coins bearing date
as far back as 1741, and the rest rang
ing down TO $780, They were furnished
and covered with blue mold and rust,
and had apparently been lying in their
hiding place for many years.
An investigation disclosed the fast
that there was a closet directly over the
spot where the hoard was found, and
II Is supposed that whoever secreted the
money had ripped up a board from the
floor of the closet and used the space
between the flooring and the ceiling of
the room below as a receptacle for their
savings adding to the pile from time to
time There was no clue to the owner
ship of the treasure, and although il
rightfully belonged. under the law, to
Mr.. Foley, he good-naturedly allowed
the paperhangers and plasterers TO di-
vide IL up between themselves.-Phfl
delphia Record.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-12
SUFFRAGE IN BELGIUM.

No country in the world is showing
more advanced thought on the question
Of suffrage than Belgium. 1t was one Of
the first Of the European countries to
adopt the Australian ballot system and
it improved on that system by grouping
the candidates by parties and distin-
gushing the parties for the benefit of
those who could not read. Both these
changes were adopted, in principle, In the
Indiana law. The people. however, were
not satisfied with a change in the man
ner of voting, but also demanded an ex-
tension Of suffrage, and this, as our
readers will remember. was con-
coded a few months since after
some demonstrations in favor
Of the movement by the work
ingmen OF Belgium The enlargement
then conceded is about to be supple
mented now by a system Of universal
suffrage based on age. intelligence, mat
rimony and property. This will strike
Americans as a novel idea, but there
are many Americans who believe that
these different factors should enter into
the right of suffrage to greater or less
extent. ga
Under the Belgium system a single
man twenty-five years of age IS to have
one vote A married man .hirty-five
years Of age is to have two votes. "A mar
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-12

In its appeal to the national encamp-
ment Of the G. A. R., Farnham post of
New York, recently suspended, makes
the following sensible suggestion:
We beg leave TO present respectfully
70 your body that, in the opinion of this
organization, the leaving of the entire
question of pension matters in the hands
of committee largely composed of gem
tlemen engaged in the business of pro-
curing pensions is calculated to injure
the reputation Of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
This ought to appeal to the sober
thought of every patriotic and honest
veteran Of the late war. The greatest
danger that menaces the great organiza-
ton OF ex-soldiers is that it will be
placed in the position before the country
of being the defender OF the dishonest
pensioner and the tool of the unscru-
pulous pension attorney. The warning
sent out by Farnham post is timely and
patriotic.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-12

The closing sentences of President
CIeveland's Fourth of July letter to
Tammany hall are well worthy of Sc
Tious study: eff those who now cele-
brate the anniversary Of American in
dependence guard against the sordid
struggle for unearned wealth that stiles
patriotism, if they exact from public
servants the strictest accountability in
performance Of public duties, If they
hold fast to the American idea that
work is honorable and economy is 2 vir-
tue, II they insist that there should be
honesty and cleanliness in politics, and
If they refuse TO encourage expedients
that endanger the foundation of sound
national finance, those who follow us
will joyously celebrate the day in CEN
turies yet to come" The future of
America is in the hands OF the Ameri-
cans Of today.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-12

Money is easier in New York and re-
return Of confidence and a restoration
Of business to its normal condition. Now
II congress will only meet the reason
able anticipations Of the world. repeal
the Sherman act for the compulsory
purchase OF silver, and not indulge in
any further fool financial legislation. a
long period Of prosperity may be reason
IS based on the certainty that the tariff
will be reformed so that our surplus
products win find a market and the
trusts and combines will be prevented
from maintaining artificial prices on
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-12

One of the most pathetic sights Of the
tage is the Journals grief because Glad
tstone has applied the cloture in the In
serest of the home rule bill Gag law
applied by republican speaker on free
Americans to pass tariff bills. force bills
and billion dollar appropriation bills is
the acme of patriotism, but when ap-
Fplied to English tories to do away with
hereditary injustice the Journal fain
Avrould weep