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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21
A MEMORY OF LOIS.

Tho day when Lois walked with mo
September skies were blue.
The woodbinc on the waysidc wall
Had found its autumn hue.
In gown of changing green and rose,
With undcrslccvcs of white,
With skirt in loose and flowing folds
And bodice trim and tight.
Her low combcd hair was just the shade
or fallen chestnut burrs.
The cheeks of mellow astrakhanS
Are not more ripe than hcrs.
1t seemed the mushrooms showed their
caps
To win her eyes of brown,
And for one look into their depths
Tho orchard boughs bent down.
blossom OF the early fall
That later days would chill
Dear girl, somewhere those eyes must
wear
A CLEAN of summer still.
The rank weeds choke the orchard way
Where once we went and came,
And MOSES make the marble gray
That long has borne her name.
But with such still September days
AS Lois walked with me,
She fits before my vision now
happy memory.
Cora ~. Matson In Springfield Republican.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21
Thr Book lie Wanted.

Odd demands are made on the busy
editors time. \ Scotch member of the
fraternity recently received IL letter, the
envelope bearing Il request that the CON
tents should be handed TO any bookseller
in Edinburgh. The letter ran: The
book that want is counting book-a
book that will tell me how to talk TO the
lass that love: book that will tell me
the words 10 say to her and the words to
ask her when l be counting her is the
sort of Il book that want, no matter
how few or how little the words may
be. weekly Irish Times.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21

Who on earth, or what on earth, arc
the Pomaks? is the question which Will
suggest itself TO most of those who
glance at the heading of this article.
The Pomaks are Bulgarophonc Moham-
medan Bulgarians-th is to say, they
are Bulgarians who have adopted the
creed of Islam, but retained their own
language. With their native speech
they have preserved certain usages and
customs of their own race. thus afford
ing to the ethnologist an admirable field
for speculation as to the extent to which
a change of religion, unaccompanied
by other influences, can modify the in
grained characteristics of nation.
There are Polnaks in many parts of
Bulgaria, but tho Pomak territory par
excellence lies i'll the widest, remotest
region of the Balkan peninsula, in the
heart of Rhodope, q terra incognita to
the European traveller, and known only
by report to tho neighboring races; in
ancient days the haunt of the frenZied
Bacchantes,
OF that wild rout that tore the Thracian bard
In Rhodopc, when woods and rocks had ears
To rapture, till the savage camor drowned
Both harp and voice
and in later times the inaccessible re-
treat of fierce, fanatical mountaineers,
who scorned for centuries the rule of
Turk and Christian alike, and bravely
resisted every effort to bring them into
subsection. 1t was only quite recently
that Bulgarian force succeeded in oc-
cupying the remoter portion of the
Pomak territory assigned seven years
ago by tho convention of Top Khano to
Eastern Roumelia. -Fortnightly Re-
view.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21
Nervous Excitability After Death.

Experiments made by NJ. d'Arsonval
with an instrument he calls myophone
prove, contrary to the older opinion,
that nervous cxcitability may exist for
many hours after death. The old test of
the muscle shortening is no doubt not
applicable long after death has departed
but as the sound given out by the myo-
phone proves, the death of nerve is
much less rapid than has been hitherto
supposed, and nerve may act on mus
Gle i'll state of electric excitability
without producing more than simple
molecular vibration.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21
JX1ILLIAM BOOTH VS.. G. c. METZGER j.
wv Z. DIchNrt and uarcY. alas w. Ill NQ1ycn

WILLIAM BOOTH VS.. G. c. METZGER, j
w +. Drcbert and Harry, alias w. IL. Bowen
style OF G; G Metzger ~ Co. and & q. Mctzger
J. +. Drchert, Harry, alias W. Il. Bowen, and
Booth & Co.: Francis Is Thnrbcr, Albert E. Why.
land, Aiexes Godillot. Jr, John +. Godiot and
George b. Howard parties trading under the firm
f. Sharplcss and e. NJ Berlin.
David Corrick and --, trading and doug
business under the firm name OF David CorricE
4 Co. VI. g. G. Metzgcr, j. f. Dreb,rt DAIRY,
alias W, II Bowen. and Joseph n. Booth, puries
lately trading and doing business under the firm
+. H. Stewart Furniture Company a corpora.
tion,ve. G. C. Mctzger j. f. Drebcrt, Harry alias
w. II Bowen, and Joseph \. Booth, late parties
Motzger Bco,h x Co. ''' w
The above named parties, complainants and
defendants, III the suits as above styled, will take
notice that, pursuant to decree of reference,
entered Oh the 9TH day OF November 1879. by the
Hustipgs Court of tho city of ltosnokc in said
three chnscs in chanccry, pending therein, as
above styled, the undersigned commissioner in
chancery OF said court 10 whom these causes
January lSi, at ~ O'Clock u. las the time, and
his law office room No II, Kirk bu!ldingl Ron.
nokc city, Va, ~ the place 10 take state, settle
decree. the following inquiries:
First. TO settle the account OF William Booth,
trustee, under the deed OF trust OF G. C. Mctzgcr
IL Co, and ascertain what amount Is in his hands
which has been collected. and the solvent claims
II any, which can be collected under said trust
deed.
Second 70 take an account OF the outstanding
Liabilities OF &. g. MetZgcr 81 Co., and OF the
debts secured in the said deed OF trust unpaid
Third. lie sha take an account OF the debts
aud liabilities OF Mctzgcr, Booth IL Co., and also
q separate account OF the debts and liabilities OF
Booth " Co. and such assets went into the last
mentioned concern from the partnership of
Metzger, Booth IL Co.
And said decree provide, that this order of
publication shall nc equivalent to personal
service of notice on all parties to this suit
AND II from airy cause said inquiries be not
begun on the day above named, or begun and not
completed, tho taking of the same will be ad-
same place, until all OF said inquiries are ascer
tanned and completed.
Given under my hand as commissioner in
chanccry OF the Hastings Court OF the CITY OF
Roanoke, this the 4th day OF December, 1893
EVERETT PERKINS, Commissioner
1241w4aw
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21
SLAIN.

Swiftly the shot from my rife sped
To his heart, and he fell in tho darkness
dead!
With never trcmor, never sigh,
j saw my enemy bleed and die
And now" said, lis my peace secure;
shall fear his hand and his hate no more. !"
The black night came with n stealthy pace
And laid the shadows over his face
Hidden forever from mortal view,
And only God and the darkness kncwt
Bnt what would ! barter of good and fair
To take tho place of the dead man there,
AS face the futurc-thc life to be,
With God and the darkness haunting mel
Frank l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21
Cheap and Dangerous Toothbrushes

An operation for appendicitis upon n
patient living in this state revealed tn.
fact that the disorder was due to the
presence of tooth brush bristles.
Cheap tooth brushes, F" remarked the
Albany surgeon who had charge of the
case, ARE responsible for many OBJ
scuro throat, stomach and intestinal
ailments. The bristles are only glued
on and come off by the half dozen when
wet and brought in contact with tho
teeth, American Druggist
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21
Knew What to Saw.

! didn't hear it myself, but l know a
man who says he was present when a
Mrs. Newlyrich said that when she visited
Pompeii she event right up and looked
down the creature" explaining that as
she wasn't Irish she didn't see why she
should speak with a brogue and say era
ter.-New York Recorder.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21

Emperors and expresses, kings and
queens. write to each other as brother
and sister. Reigning grand dukes also
enjoy this privilege when addressing
kings, but sovereigns not possessing roy
al honors are designated as cousin.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21
Reduced Rates For the Holidays.

IN pursuance OF it's usual liberal
policy, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company announces that excursion
tickets will be sold between all stations
on it's lines east OF the Ohio river dur
ing the Christina and New Year holt
days at reduced rates. The tickets
will be sold for all trains Decem Der %,
"a, 25, 30. 81 and January /, and will be
valid for the return journey on all trains
until January inclusive.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21
New Chinese Laundry,

MEssRs. GRIFFIN e. MARKS, two very
clever laundrymen, do all the washing
for Gorton's Minstrels. and furnish a
carload Of fun with it. These gentle
men appear at every performance of
Gortons Minstrels in their original
speciality, Fun in a Chinese Laundry
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21

Wood, like wool, requires to be shrunk
before used for manufacturing purposes.
Pitch pine beams will shrink in thick
ness from 49, inches to is9, spruce from
81 inches to Sc, white pine from 10 inches
to III, yellow pine trife less.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21

1t is reported from Japan that a syn
dictate of Americans has project on
foot for the establishment of gigantic
clock and watch mandatory in Toxic,
which IS to employ over 10, 900 workmen,
labor being so cheap in Japan.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21

CHANCrRY CAUSES.
IN CHANSERY;m.,To E. J. MccuLLocK v

Il an0 70 It. II. Tictt, administrator OF d. E.
Broadly deceased; John nrcady, Charles Broadly,
Samuel BrcsGy. Laura Price aud Ella D Reese.
Take notice that. pursuant to decree OF refer
cncc entered on December l3, 1923 by the Hus-
ngs Cont OF the city of Roanoke, Va, | shall,
ON JANUARY ~, 1884, AT 10 O'CLOCK n.
OF that day my Office in the city aforesaid pro-
coed 10 INQUIRE into and make the statements
, concerning the matters mentioned in the said
decree ana thereby referred to me one OF the
commissioners in chanccry OF the said cont. Es-
pccally concerning:
!. An account showing tho amount received
and paid ont by T. X. Tiilctt, I'D mir isrator OF ID.
Il. Brcady. deceased.
Ar account showing all of tho real and per
sonal property of which the said u. L. Broadly
died seized or possessed.
3 All the Indebtedness OF the said u. Broadly,
either by Judgment, open account, note OF other
wise and their priorities, il any
4. Whether or not the profits OF the real estate
Of the said d. L.. Broadly will pay the n0cbted-
ness Of his said estate ard the interest thereon
within five years after applying tho personal cs-
tate OF said Brcndy to the payment OF his debts.
{. Any her matter deemed pertinent Wy the
commissioner or rcquir d by any or tho parties in
interest.
The decree provides that tho commissioner
shall advertise for four successive weeks in some
newspaper published i'll the city OF Roanoke the
time and place of taking this account, and shall
also give notice thereof III writing to 7. X. TIL
lett, administrator OF ID. L. Broadly, deceased,
and said publication shall operate as personal
service upon all parties interested in said ac-
count WALTER II. SAUNDERS,
Dec IS 1873. Commissioner in Chancery.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21

A man with a large thumb should
never marry woman with a similar
characteristic. There will in such case
be constant struggle for the mastery.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21
Electric Ritterp.

This remedy is becoming so we'll
known and so popular as to need ne
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 cure
all diseases OF the Liver and Kidneys,
will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheu 90
and othor 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 Elec-
trio Bitters-Entire satisfaction guaran-
tecd, or money refunded.-Price so
cents and Sl.0O per bottle at Christian
g. Barbees.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21
-IN TILE CLERK,s oFFICE oF TME MUsT.

IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE HUST-
i ings Cont for the city of Roanoke, on the 18th
day OF December, 1S.3. Roanoke Grocery and
Milling Company and ala, plaintifr, against j. ID.
Rose and ais, defendant. Chancery.
The object OF tins suit is to set aside and have
declared null and void the conveyance made by
tho defendant j. ID. Rose to Siias Rose OF certain
personal property and also conveyance OF Ger
tain real estate made by said j. ID. Rose 10 a. $.
Rose, his wife, and TO have said property both
real and personal subjected To the payment OF
plaintiffs claim.
And an affidavit having been made and filed
that tho defendant Silas Rose, 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 be necessary to
protect his interest in this suit. Aud it is further
ordered that copy hereof be published once n
week for four weeks in THE ROANOKE TIMES and
courthouse III this city on the first day of the
next term :. =. BROOKE, Clerk
copy-Tcstc: Watts, Robertson II Robert
eon, p. q. IL l2 law 4w.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-21

IF YOUR BACK ACRES,
Or you are all worn out, really good for moth.
ing, It is general debility. Try
BROWNS IRON BITTERS.
1t VIII cure you, cleanse your liver, and give
@ good appetite,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-24
p Z g se,ese .oses % repe.l the par.

list il she Senate soses 70 repeal the par
ehasing clause II ste Sherman Law sncon-
difiouaiiy, Il viii - tive Republican msjori-
~ fhss will deserve ~ <zeiif fss b, il
credit is TO - bestowed along party
Iines. Senator Gognsa's sbiliiss afe
too veil knows % b dewecisteJ, bu'
they lie in TIE difeesioa Of political
usehery. Men like voorhees, realizing
- siss sound mssey Denoerss viii saltify
themselves By not acting vifh the Eepabli-
cans. such nss IL shsis courage dossni
fad then ase the once Who prove the sest
men for their party ID the end. beesase they
act ike statesmen at the time Of emergency
Nr. Gorusn may appreciate this fAas later.
The Rspabiic.a majority Of the committee
evinced ststesmanship 10 approving the
Voorhees, bill The phraseology used in
tie measure 70 catch the ear Of. the silver
msn esnnos be arsfibased 10 the RepabIi-
cans. II 10 not for them 10 assume Go
d.ssate the measures for which the party N
power snoaia ssAh" SPONSOR Da' ;" e""""s
iof 'hs'r support 'Ae ""s "i'e" !. '''e A'"'s
sssees'snhAe' AMI '''e -h1" "a ~
sPsna W '0e as"s ''''' oi me '"a"'
NJ aae'''"" NV "eS my 'A"o'
voorhees, sh""pi nav" 'ei'''r'' "a ~.
speech on i"''aAy IN" P''''''" 'e a'"sN
~ PRESENTING 'ie Va 'A
pe"'eef"s ~ assu'nT" :" "eiie'e saa' v"
SHERMAN se' A'osetHe' 'esPe"''"@ I'M
uae hhSne'a aspfss'""'hA's sa"sA'"'s" 10
h"fi "ss hAN Wy - ss""'p'' VI i'"f'D'~
ca" 'esisia''oa 'A'"'A"'@ '" wv 'H'si IN
IefF"s' oon'e Oh 'ne" nave Aeea'ea
Johh sherman VINO aiu h"' iheo'p"eA" vac
'Ii'ef clauses IN "'s "''i' oi 'eins iiinuen'ed
ny "ie aiVef men !" 'o'h 'fA''"f :" s"uha
money having A''ai'ea ''A' s'e 'nei-
man sc' was e""@ia'y 'f'ep''ei =" '''e
Tree "''e' men I" 'ey Ai''',s
10 READ uh' ir'i" ''''hse' 'A'e'' 'pseen'
inc Sne'"f" AZ e"'A'''e' i""' '"s
ehe"'''' u ''''' "'""'' ~ p"1
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superssitions About Old GirdIes.

Girtiles were an object of superstition,
more especially IL they had belonged to
female saints such girlles were popularity
believed to possess certain remarkable
power-the power, namely, of protecting
women from some of the more serious ILL
nes,ses that are attendant or consequent
upon childbirth. This superstition per.
ncated through all classes of the sex
Queens credited the miraculous virtues of
our lady's girdle" and paid large prices
for the loan of one. The majority of these
girdles were believed to have been the
property, during her lifetime, of st. Mar
garet, the gracious patroness of married
women. Nearly every nunnery in England
to say nothing OF France-possessed one.
There is in an old Irish poem, with the
charmingiy euphonious title of "Oran
Eadar Allie Agus Mac Roman Air Dhoibh
Fearg Ghabhail Ri Fionn. an allusion to
the efficacy of an enchanted or sanctiiied
girdle in this same direction, and we are
further informed that sickness cannot
affect those whom their girdle binds"
In Ossian there is mention made to much
the same effect It does not matter that
the poems of Ossian, as put before the
world by MIR Macpherson, are not genuine
One of the schoolmasters' commentators
says hat 'sauc;itied girdles till very lately
were kept in many families in the north Of
scotland. They were impressed with sew
e-;ll mystical figures. and the ceremony of
binding them shout the woman's waist
was accomp lnied with words and gestures
which showed the custom to have come
originally fruai the Druids. Chambers
Journal
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PEOPLES INSURANCE co.
Further Investigations to Be Made and Re-
duetion In the Capital Stock.

MANCHESTER. n. H., Aug PA very
largely attended meeting of the stock
holders OF the Peoples Fire Insurance
CO mpany was held in the city hall yester-
day. Early In the meeting it was an
uounced that the call had not been legally
issued and that no positive action could
be taken at this time. The advisory com
mittees stated tina. they were not prepared
to make a written report at the present
time, and Hou. James +. Briggs, chair
man of the special committee Of the stock
holders, said that the committee was not
vet able to state specifically the status of
the company. One thing was apparent,
be said-Sioo 900 must be had at once. IL
ought to have. to put it ON solid, sub
stAntial basis, S150,000 or SeO,VG The
pressing needs of the company are funds
The company has not power to make as
sessments. There were two propositiehs,
one to reduce the capital stock 10 SlO,1S,
and then increase il Si0o.00O or 500, 1000 by
the issue of new stock, said stock TO be
taken at par within 10 days; the other 10
look for opportunity to reinsure in COM
panies and wind up the concern. After u
long discussion. extending over three
hours, it WIS voted TO appoint commit
tee to investigate the affairs Of the com
pauy, employing experts. and, If results
warranted it, to prosecute the offenders
10 the full extent Of the law II was
voted to reduce the capital stock to 500
900 and to issue new stock not exceeding
SOC, 600, to be paid for in cash within Il
days, stockholders Of record Of Aug N IL
be given the preference pro rata.
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u.. the Metric System 4, Brazil Trade.

An engineer resident in Brazil writing
home states that foreign manufactured
goods of all kinds are pushing rs ont Il
the market there, mainly owing to the fact
that foreign manufacturers send out cata-
iogues ms..le out in the language Of the
country and all weights and measures In
the uletrical system Engineers here. "
be says, Twill not take the trouble to con-
vert our hodge podge mixture Of weights
and measures into tn. metrical system.
They do not understand them and have No
basis Of comparison with the Belgian and
French goods. Braxilians say TO me: We
like your English goods very much. We
believe them to be the best and probably
the cheapest in the long run. but ws and il
impossible to estimate from your meas
ures.' r--London NewA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-24

Thsr~ are some so curious that they
~uud like 60 see the thoughts which Daniel
Webster Voorhees, Of Indiana and Arthur
Pue German Of MARYLAND. think about
each other, writsen out for easy reading. Ar
thur Pue vas exhibiting his fine partisan
handiwosk in manipulating the po-
htical vires when Daniel W. lespei
into the senatorial arena bearing
alaft the banner for repeal hrst and com
vecmise Afterwards. The senator from
Indiana naturally got credit for stssesmsn-
ship from this onslaught. Iio support in
the committee consisted Of two Democrats
and four Republicans. II he can rally a
Democratic minority strong enough to
make majority with the Republican votes,
the senator Gill b. successful in
char pioning the measure. The present
indic4tions are that be will. He knows
from experience that the Democratic ma
joeisy he's an aptitude for claiming credi.
for lie legislasion effected by republicans.
occasionally with the aid Of p.mo-
cratic minoriies. and has reason to believe
th.t II h. vine is will he veil With him.
Meanwhile he has been afforded an arsu-
nent which viii place Senator Vets 20
10 compromise hill supported hys four
Ii mccrsic and one Republican member
Of The committee in conspicuous cavity
Sscevsasy Carlisle has peoauoes. statistics
sAc~iss that ~ cost II le-esinirs the silver
dellsrs, alRsady coined. and subsidiary sill
vsr - csRfeepsad wish the ratio Of 90
- |. = peopessd BY Senator Vest. would
y pssAibieasy. reaching the vass total Of
eli1.ses.sai. -
Dszing tAis tins ther has bern . little
essisa1g = - ~ Whereabouts Of Gosman's
- handfvssk. he y the man Who de-
elnfsa ~ ~ Deneefsls should receivs
- - vhaAsvss vas done. He know
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-24

There may be some mystery about tina,
.igu, but there 10 nothing my stefious about
fine groceries. They are right in quality
right in weight. right in every essential thai
contributes to the best Of service. and the,
are sold 4 price which enables the par,
chaser TO hsve the price to buy them. They
include everything, wet and dry, fresh and
prepared. and they include the choices
varieties known to the trade. You can buy
nothing from US that you eanno, buy with
perfect safety. just now we are especial,
well equipped with
right Of q state governor TO appoint To tiy
senate save only in cases Of vacancy hat
peaing on account Of the resignation 4,
otherwise during the recess of the lega
lature. The vote upon the resolution
seat Mr.. Mantle was postponed unt-
"Wednesday at p M
Senator PETER IL Kansas presented
the senate the petition Of the Auaheq
Co operative Beet Sugar company OF Cad
fornia, protesting against any change
the sugar bouuty clause OF the Mekiuls
tariff law With America self-sustaini1
in the product of sugar. the doeamea
says, it would give employment To l,OtA
O0J workingnen, render productive AMI
profitable thousands Of farms, and saw
the deportation of si51.Ub.oso IN gold, al
uually paid to producers Of sugar in alien
lands.
The bill to aid the midwinter national
exposition at California was passed, and
the senate adjourned at AIS p III.