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gblaniI, ut the new post to which we
3wcrc bound. had written to Capt.
IN hitc, who was to command the train:
My wife is TO coInc out with Won.
See that my previous instructions arc
carried out. She knows what they
3arc.'
And we had not marched an hour
when Capt. White sent for me and
lsaiG:
Corporal. you will act as special
guard over the third wagon"
Very well, Sir"
The colonel's wife is in that wagon.
/! ~ YOU probably know"
Yes, Sir"
I'm case the Indians are too strong
FOR us they must not find her alive.
That's all"
rode back to the third wagon and
placed my horse at the nigh fore wheel
and lifted my cap to the lady, who had
been provided with comfortable sea.
10y herself She was little bit of n
woman not over twenty five years of
ligc and married to the colonel only
|two years before. She looked at me
out of her big blue eyes and smiled, but
She could not steady her voice as she
licancd forward and inquired:
Corporal, do you-thinls we shall be
lattaclicd?"
Quite likely, ma'am. but we may
squeeze through"
"And Il attacked, and you can't
beat the Indians off, you"
II have the captains orders. m = ami"
YES; very we'll"
We both understood. had been
detailed to kill her if saw
|that we were to DE wiped out. The
Thought of it made me dizzy as rode
along. Now and then glanced up at
her, to find her face white and her eyes
searching the horizon. Ihad
my orders. and was there to obey them,
but could | do it? If | was the last liv-
ing man of that train could raise my
|carbinc and become her murderer?
AT two o'clock on the afternoon of
the second day out we saw q dozen
mounted Indians on ridge 20 the right
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TRUNTEES, SALES.

ny VIRTUE OF DEED OF TRUST EXE.
cuted TO the undersigned on 18th February
lSN, by John +: Trent ald of record in the clerk
Office OF this city In deed book 49, page eco,
whereby the said Ir' ut conveyed to undersigned
the following lot of lard, to wit: Ono lot in Loau-
okc city, Va known us lot IS section No . nc-
coiding 10 the map OF the Chamouni Land and
lmpro' chieht Company on i.c III said clerks Of
flee, described n folows:
Beginning NJ n point on the south side of FSr.
gusOn avenue 40 feet west of Nicholson street.
thence with Fcrgurson avenue south ~ degrees
10 minutes west 10 feet TO point; thence south
IL degrees 10 minutes east 135 icct to an alley:
thence with said alley north 11dcgrccs - minui cs
cast III feet to point thence north IL degrees IL
minutes west 135 feet 10 the beginning in trust
TO secure to the Chamoun Land and Improve
ment company the payment OF two hundred and
ninety (S29U) dollars. evidenced by twcnty.nine
negotiable notes OF $40 each, bearing even date
with said deed and with interest from thcir dates
ana default having been made in the pavmcut of
AL ci said notes, shall at the request OF TIE
Chamoun Lsnd and Improvement Company. sell
said lot mt public anction TO the highest bidder on
SATURDAY, TIE ilTlI DAY OF FEBRUARY
1873, Al O'CLOCK L. NJ of that day in front of
the courthouse In Roanoke city. Va
TERMS: Cash sufficient to pay costs of eve
cutting this trust and tn pay or said sum OF $3.50
with interest thereon since 18th February is o.
ana the balance, II any, made payable in cuuni
payments at one and two years cspcctiyclv from
day OF sale. Such payments To he secured 6y decd
OF trust upon the property, evidenced bv necO.
TABLE notes, bearing interest from day OF sale
o tbs j. 4. DUPUY, Trustee
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T>RUSTEE'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A DEED
a OF trust. dated the 18th day OF November,
$780, executed to me by George ID. Bender and
on record in the clerks office OF the Hastings
Court for the city OF Roanoke Va, in deed book
o. 81, page 2G5, to secure to Louis Obermyer the
payment or the sum OF seven hundred and sixteen
dollars aud sixty-siX cents (Sil6.Gp evidenced by
one certain intcrca: bearing negotiable note,
dated November 18th, 1890, payable (lW sixty
Gays from date, and three thousand four hundred
aud thirty.ttrec dollars and thirty.:our Gel Is
hearing negotiable notes for S1,Ii6 6T EACH dated
Novcn her 18th, 1890, and payable one and two
Years from date. Said notes executed by George
ID. Bender in favor OF Louis Ubermycr and hear
and default having been made in tho pay ment of
said note for si,1GG7 falling due two ycais from
the date thereof and being required so to do by
the said beneficiary In said decd | shall on
AIRY, 1893, AT II O'CLOCK NJ. OF said day in
front OF the courthouse in the city OF Roanoke,
Va, sell by public auction to the highcet bidder
the parcel OF land with the Improvements there
on conveyed TO me in said deed of trust. living
and being in the city of Roanoke, Va and dc.
scribcd rs follows:
Beginning AT II point on the cast side of Nelson
rect - feet north or Robertson street thence
With Nelson street north degrees east % feet TO
point thence south IS degrees east o5 Get to
point, thence south degrees west - feet to
point, The nee north * deg;ces west - feet To tn,
place OF beginning, being lot No $50 in ward D
according to the map OF the lands OF the Roanoke
Lana and Improvement ompanv.
TEEMS: There will be required cash enough to
iay ail cost OF executing this trust ana TO pay
u" past due and unpaid note for Sl,.l,iG, with
interest from the nth day OF Novcrn her 1870
the residue. If any. payable 1T such time as the
said Geo ID BENDER shall prescribe ana direct:
o., in 'Se Of his failure 10 give such direction u,
Time OF sale. upon a cre0ii OF on' and two years
u Il 10 be secured hv decd OF trust upon the
p'upcrr, sole WILLIAM ROLAND
ids Trustee
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Last SUMMER.
She WEES q country maiden,

Ohc Ns.H u country tlalucn,
a city youth Was /.
IIi.ns n"ay each golden day
AS TIC summer months went by.
, Luz o. isHrc never wasa fI!rcr
OrJert. ,'ss, Cod kpows:
MCTc it.c Il eve tn:,y The August sI,y,
ANA. ...oa,h wasa Small wild rosol
And "" us", to v;.lk together
.l..Dd in h1nJ"c too
In the asicat jours when tho forest fiowcIa
were ucy1 with the morning dow.
She scc,lya IN The lcafy woodland
Like ySounG divinity.
And II glrli'h grace Of her primrose face
A..de hal: a sain, of me.
O. Oft, Ger the crimson sunsets
Had LET; lhe ilclds in gloom,
With sol iSl.is IL our moadow'walks
We dioNt ,..c slow cows home
n Thin white riOon ,tlovc US.
ASD.r.c "a ii.c vest,
An'. in Tic trees y singing breeze,
Ana 10 irl!aby OF rest.
4 cottage n an orchard.
Which rcso-vincs clustered DER.
~ p..,.at, .,;s,., :. sigh unhcard
ANA = lingering ut the door.
She was country maiden,
y city yout, was l,
ldling away c.ch golden day
As the summer months went BY.
Ard now. rs sit here smoking
H. ms coy room alone.
III tho dim twilight OF the winter night
live DER the summer gone.
And q, her voices music
Through my lonely study flows,
Anu o, her eyes !lic the August skies,
AND her mouth like n small Wild rose.
-Mauricc baldwin. in Brooklyn LII.
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PURSUING THE BANDITS.
Gen. Wheaton Says They VIII BE Caught
If Hard Work Can DO It.

NEW ORLEANS, an. 4 The Picavune
San Antonio, Tex, special says: In an
interview here Gen. Wheaton, commap.
der of the Department OF Texas. said
Tho bandits on the border will proba.
bly, provo troublesome, IS thcy arc fully
acquainted with the country and can
elude pursuit by concealing themselves
in tho dense chapparcl. We have now in
the field the third cavalry and q troop
of the seventh cavalry from Fort Rilev.
Kan. There are camps established at
various points along tho border. Cant.
Hardie is located AZ tho Comitas Rancho
and Capt jackson OF the seventh cayal.
~ is at Garlic. Capts. Chase and Hun.
ter OF the third cavalry arc patrol ing
the railroad between Pena and LAREDO
and Licuts West and Langhorn are ia
command OF two troops from Fort Ring.
gold and q company OF the twen ty- third
infantry at RenGado. There ars smaller
detachments at san Ignacio and other
points along the border. The Rio Grande
is eifectualiy guarded from Laredo to
Fort Ringgo!d AID IIidalgo
capt. Dood'a troops Of the third cav.
airy are II Fort Hancock These arc,
constantly on the alert seeking informa.
Jion. and i I hard work will aCcour!ish
anything the bAncits will soon be run
down.
Gen. wheaton Ii lila annual report 70
commented that cavalry he sent hero,
and, as consequence. tho three troops
OF the seventh cavalry were ordered 10
the field. If the troubles arc prolonged
1T is very probably that additional troops
Will be sent hin.
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beyond where VIC had seen the first In.
dian the attack was made, and it was
bold one. AS we came opposite q
valley running back into the ridges, a
hundred or more mounted Indians
came charging down on us. The val
ley was just about rs wide as the train
was long. and therefore the twenty OF
us on that side had a chance at tho
reds rs they came on in mob, shoot.
ing, shouting and seemingly deter.
mined to ride over us.
Corporal"
1t WAS the voice of the colorcrs wife.
just aS we were preparing to fire
Yes m, remember replied, as
lowered my carbinc to look ut her.
We poured the fire OF our carbinca
into the charging mass and checked its
rush. Tho Indians then pissed to our
front and rear, so as to asSail us on all
"i'cs There were fully 800 OF them
and had the train halted but for Il min
uto they would have had us wiped out.
A part Of them had been ordered to
fire only at the mules attached TO the
wagons. AS they were kept moving
only three or four We're struck and
none disabled.
"Corrorat.'
There was fighting in front and rear
and both sides, and the bullets were
flying about us i'll Il spitcful way. Five
had passed through the covering OF the
wagon beside me.
Corporal, are you going Toto"
mot yet; we are holding our own
/ replied, as | turned to open fire again
We were gradually getting out of the
trap. Farther on the ground was open
and To orr advantage. The Indian al
ways does his best fighting at the
start Here and there We had Il man
wounded, but there was no confusion
no hating. Whenever they gathered
as il to charge we opened fire on the
spot and scattered them. Our fire was
rapid and we'll sustained and at the
end Of quarter Of an hour we had
them beaten. We were just drawing
clear of the ridge when Il bullet struck
tho third wagon tcamstcr in the shout
der and he fell forward on his saddle.
1T happened right undcr the eyes of
the coloncl's wife, and she called 10
me:
Corporal, obey your Ort,crs.n
She had her hands over her face so
that she might not see Inc as raised
nay gun. The next few seconds must
have been terrible.
BEG pardon, madam, but the reds
arc drawing OF and the victory is
ours"
She dropped her hands and stared at
me for n minute rs if she could not
comprehend. Then she fell bacl. in a
dead faint and it was Il long half hour
before her blue eyes opened to the sun.
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IRUSTEE'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A DEED
4 OF trust dated the 18th day of November,
record III the clerks Office of tho Hastings Court
for the city of Roanoke, Va, in deed book No
o. page 2U1 to secure to Louis Obcrmcycr the
payment of the sum of seven hundred and siy
tech dollars ard sixty six cents (S1lGGtO, evil
deDced by one certain interest bearing negotiable
note, dated November II, 1890, payable sixty DAYS
from date, and three thousand four hundred and
and thirty. three dollars and thirty.four cents
(S}i33D, evidenced by two certain interest.
hearing negotiable notes, for $l1l6.67 each dated
November IL, 0,and payable one and two wears
from date, said notes executed by GcoIrc d.
Bender in favor of LoaiS Ubcrmeyer and bear
interest AT the rate OF q per ccut per annuIn and
default having been made in the payment of The
SAID note Tor Sl,tlG61 falling due two wears from
GATE ihcreof: and being required so to do by tho
n,cntehcinry In said deed, | shall on WkDNES-
DAY. TIE SrIl DAY OF FEBRUARY. 1S,l3.
al /? p'tLOCli VI. OF said day, in front OF tho
courthouse i'll the city or Roanoke, Va, sell by
public auction, to the highest bidder the parcel
OF laHu WITH the improvements thereon conveyed
10 me III said deed of trust, laying and hcinT In
the city of Roanoke, Va, anc dcscr bed as
follows: ."
street 80 feet north OF Robertson street thu nee
with Nelson street north degrees cast % feet TO
point. thence south IS degrees cast % feet To n
point, thence south degrees west - feet 10 Il
place of beginning, and known as lot No. ISIS in
ward ., according TO the map of the lands Of tho
hoanokc Land and Improvement Company
TERMS: There will he required cash enough
10 pay all cost OF executing this trust and to pay
The past due and unpaid note for $l,TlG61,
with interest from the 18th day OF November
is?0 the residue il any, payable at such time and
in such manner as the said Geo ID Render shall
prescribe and direct; or in case of his failure TO
give such direction nj time OF sale. upon n credit
OF ono ana TWO years, and to he secured by n decd
OF trust upon the property sold.
WILLIAM ROLAND
| lt ds Trus,ca
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Warned.

"Be careful" whispered the clock as
It licked away on the marble mantcl.
But he did not heed. His arm was
around her waist, and-''Be CAREFUL"
she whispered.
But he knew that her mother was
deaf and that her father was away at
the club, SO his check stole near to hers.
BE careful" said his good genius,
1.-THE first thing you know, young man,
you'll be married"
Then he dcsistcd.-N. y. Herald.
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shine again. ~ week later at the new
post, Col Blank called me in and asked:
Corporal, weren't you ordered to
shoot Mrs. BlankP"
YES, SIR
Then why didn't You do it?" he
sternly demanded.
Il was going TO. but
But what, sir? 1t was gross dis
obedience of orders, and you are no
longer Il corporal"
But that was the old martinet's way
of promoting me to scrgcantcy.-
Brandon Banner.
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= Mysterious case.

The body of man was taken from
the water by Il New York policeman
Docs anybody know anything about
this man?' asked the policeman of some
urchns who were present.
I'VE seed him just rs he came up for
the last time, but we forgot ter ask him
what his name was said one of thu
boys.-TcXas Siflinrs.
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4 Delightful Perfume.

Miss Flypp-Mr. Cooling, hasn't that
cigarette plcasantcr odor than those
you generally smoke?
MIR Dolley answering before Cooling
can take the weed from his mouth)-I
don't think it's Codling's cigarette You
notice. You merely got Il Whit from
the garbage cart that Just went by
irnih
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4 Dnnrer SIcunI.

Deacon Mcddcrs-Slsipps, the cashier
Of the Ondcrdonll County bank, ran
away last night. They say he has been
robbing the bank for more than u year.
Mrs. Mcddcrs : They might have
known that he was living beyond his
means. Why. Josiah. his folks actual
ly used to sit in their parlor every
uight.-Lifc
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Il SfEE'S SALE-BY VIRTUE 0F .
deed az trust, executed - he hs -. Il Ke-
fauvcr amt H. :. Williams on the SrG da, al
Narch, 1870. and recorded IN the Ceri'. Office o.
ius'iues Court OF the city q; Rc nokc. NtrgiIil
'rscruF" TO j. Il. Winston Tic payment ii the
-ln of $ ~ cviteuCcd ny onc interest brnrlur
negotiable note in TIC sum OF $3.50. dated March
lNr. md PAYABLE two vcNi. nom date with
"ga. iitercs';ahd whereas Gciaul' las hccf ,nado
20 lie payment { said loi"ot : $50. md i .vi- u,
81 reQucstct - 10 ~ nv thf hcitiiciury in 49,,
Lid a 81 81 trust. wl pfi,r io- sale ut puhlic
&C. ,oH - the highest bidder al tlt front DOR
The coul house OF the riiy or HOInokr Va. ON
WEDNES DAY, JANUARY 4rH. lS.3, AT PM
the following property 10 wit That certain lot OF
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WENTY arm Y

w ENIG Il rm Y
waG MS n II d
their drivers
ii fly cavalry.
men from troop
E-a pull O.!
ninety III il Z s
across the In.
d an country.
Yes, we shall
be attacked by
the hostilcs
They would not
let such an OPP
portunit.y pass.
They can mus
ter four TO one,
@ V q II i f w c
counted in the
tnnIllStnl.c Col
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.Iectlne Her ON Tier own Ground.

Landlady-No, this room has no fire,
but the last gentleman always left his
door open and said it was we'll heatec
from the hall
Roon-huntcr-It won't do, then. !
had Z friend who once occupied n room.
heated from the hall. and it was so no.
he got the brain fever. /
('ut the landlady had faintcd.)-
Puck
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1aitds

Rf NlRTUE OF y DEED OF TRUST DATED
- July 23 lST. and OF record in tho Office OF tho
clerk OF the Hastings Court for the city OF Koa
nokc, VA. in deed book -, page ~ in which
John Hanson StHuner conveyed To the under.
signed trustee certain real estate therein de-
scrincd TO secure to Maryland Real Estate Invest
mcht company the payment OF the sum OF $3.50
payable III two equal instruments OF sd25 eac. nj
ono anu two years after date with interest. and
whereas default having been made in the paw.
meni OF both or the notes aforesaid. and having
been requested so 10 do by the Beneficiary win
0 ~ TrUU i; JANUARY 10. 1898, Ar IL
O'CLOCK NJ, In from, of the courthouse OF Roa.
noke, Va: offer Tor sale the highest bidder ail
tnat certain lot or parcel OF land situated IN the
city OF Roanokc, Va, and known ms lot II, block
~ az shown by map OF Improperly o, Riverylew
Land and Manufacturing Company on file n tho
clerks office Of the Iiustings Court for Roanokc,
Va.
TERMS: Cash SUFFICIENT to pay cost or cxecnt.
Ing this trust and to pay the two past due and ur.
Pad notes amounting to $50 with interest from
July y, 1870, and the balance, il any. payable in
two equal payments At one and two years from
day OF sale, Ia he evidenced by the notes OF pur-
chaser with interest NJ six per cent and to No Sc.
cured by n deed Of trust Oh the property sold
JAS. =. SIMMONS.
j. III tbs Trustee.
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air. Iiavscc,.,s Thcory.

Noted Physician-Do you know why
it is that city people are straight, and
walk with heads erect. while country
people nearly always bend over?
Farmer llaysccd-I s'posc it's cause
country people hain't got any tall build
ms to look up at.-N. y. Weekly.
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Why lie Thought So.

Tominy-Will Your name be changed
when You marry sister?
Young Man-Oh, no; her name will
be changed. What made you think
that?
WHY, Pc said your name would be
Dennis when you married her. Jury
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TRUSTEES SALES.

h s1 sdl.4sted In the city of Roanoke Virginia
ooWn aVu. ana described as follows: 10 wit:
Dcginninx at point on the cast side OF Com
p,, street 90 feet from the southeast corner OF
fant 80 n ,hchcs In an eastcrly direction IA
tseu 10 point on same, thence west ito feet 10
Sot,,noscc street, thcr roth with Commerce
s'i T r, ~ iect 10 The piace OF beginning
IEKMS: Cash sufficient TO Irtray tSn coats or
miss;on ms trust Including trus,ee's com.
s,sO Vii, u per cent and the past due note OF
cssb 10 jay OF sale; the balance. II arv ,avablc
80 ems OF sale To he complied with ~ ,imc
~ SIc, ". property rcsold then and there Mt mr.
~, p'"sc j. S.LENl, Trustee
- ne above property has been sold nv vcssrs
sumed payments !, IrnTSes as
Trustee
ny mutual consent OF all parties the above eoIn
has con postponed until Thursdav Jauv, snss
nj same place and hour j Il EeVvI%trs ~
/ 3 ids - A. , ~ 4.
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10 tbs

by VIRTUE OF \ DEED OF TRUST DATED
November {, $50, and OF re cord in the clerks
Office of the Hastings Court for tho city az Roa-
nokc, Va, In deed book ~ page i02 in which
W. j. Blair and l.. Blair, Jr., nveycd TO X X
Rice, as trustee. certain real estate therein de.
-cr.htu TO Charles &. Rowe, Tor the payment OF
the sum OF Sl,SN, evidenced by two interest
bearing negotiable notes OF 800 cGch and var.
able In one and two years after date, and def4ult
having been made in thc payment of hosh OF said
notes and having been substituted, as trustee by
order OF said court IN place or the said r. X Rice,
~ above referred 81, and being required u 10 40
by the beneficiary III said deed OF trust | viii
On MONDAY, JANUARY THE S0TNl, 1888, Ar
!? . CLcCh NJ, in front OF the c0urthou (, az
The city of Roanoke, proceed to- sell al rnhlic
auction, to the MShest bidder n certain ,srcol on
land situated In the city of Roanoke, "a, aud
described rs follows:
Beginning ~ a point on the south side OF Dav
street in the city OF Roanoke, Va and I OciS feet
west or HoanoAc street, thence In Il southcrly di
Fection itt feet more or less TO IN alley. thence
with line OF said alley In q westerly direction
i! tect 10 Il point thence IN lorthcrly direction
~ feet more or less TO Day street, thence with
Day street in an castcrly iyectjon - fee. to the
place OF beginning.
TEHMS:-Cash Sufficient 10 pay the cost OF cx-
ccntlng this trust and To pay the past due notes
OF $500 each with interest from November the
7th, 1870 Che first OF said notes Il subject 10 me
following credits. November 10th. 1891 b, ash
SlCO; Defender 9Th. 1881, by cash 500 February
- II, lS2, ty cash 800; June 18th, 1891? by cash
sltO. The residue, IL any, payable In one and two
years from day of sale with interest and 10 be Sc.
cured by deed or truston the property solf
w. A. PEDlGO,
l2D tbs Trustee.
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Literary Note.

Friend with manuscript)-I hattcI
myself with the hope that this poem
will meet with your approval.
Editor-Yes, you flatter yourself
Alex. L. Sweet.
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Accommodating.

"Deary, will you elope with mc?"
Yes, George, just as soon as pap;
and mamma have made all the ARRANGE
ments."-Chicago News Record.
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4 Mad Cat,

Little Dot-Oh, mamma, I'm afraid
the cats got the hydrophobia.
Mamma-Mcrcy me! Why?
Little Dot threw some water on her.
ana She gave an awful yowl. Coco
NpWs
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Pctcrs-And thcn he unlocked the
door and sworc that everything in the
place should be burned.
Mrs Peters entering in time to hear
the concluding tcncc)-Unlockcd
what place?
Pctcrs-Thc coal ccllar,-Truth.