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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-07
TRUSTEES SALE.-WIIEREAS A CERTAIN
' uced OF trust Maa excoutnd by Marcellns A

hGSIEE'S SALE.-WIlEREAS A CERTAIN
johnson johnson and Edgar Thurman to George j.
Ieet aho his successor trustee. bearing date June
gG 1871, and recorded in the clerks office of the
iiustines Court for the city OF Roanoke decd
oo0H o. page no, to secure the performance of
certa1n b conditions and payments specified in
ana e. A Thurman. of even date with said deed.
Ior tno payment OF $l,t0v to the National Mutual
accordance with their articles OF association
WHICH said loan, deed and bond was afterwards
assumed the payment or the debt to the associn'
ton; and whereas tho said George j. Pect, trus.
Zee mas resigned the said trust. and tho Judge OF
tho hustings Court for the city OF Roanoke did,
on the 9Th day OF April, ID. appoint the under.
signed. q. H. Vines, as trustee In the place and
stead OF George j. Poet, trustee. aft, r legal no
tice as provided by the statute to all parties In
intcrest; and whereas default has been made in
the conditions mentioned in said bond al d deed
OF trust for more than six months and having
Secn required SO to do by the beneficiary. the
Nasional Mutual Building and Loan Association,
si New i ork snail, by virtue OF said deed and
pursuant to the terms thereof, proct ed to sell at
Rucic G aqction to the highest bidder, the 7rIi
property conveyed In paid deed, and beina Mi
that certain lot or parcel OF land and improve
mcnts thereon, in rhe city OF Kolnokc Va. and
described as follows, to wit: ~
U beginning ut point on the south eide OF
feet easterly from tho southcastery cornar ~ oS
Wood and Gilmcr strects, and running along
i rou5,e b. avenue n formerly Giimer street,
sou'n o. ucSrees ID minutes cast IS feet to n
point, thence south 2 degrees IL minutes west
Iuu ieet 10 point. thence north 81 degrees Is
minutes west % feet to Il point thence north
degrees Is minutes 100 feet to Fourth avenue n
e., formerly Gilmcr street. The place of beginning
A. Johnson and his wife and Edgar a Thurmnn
10 george y. Pect. trustee, by decd OF trust ro
corded In the Clerks office OF the Hastings court
TOT INC city OF Roanoke, and dated July g. 1891
TENNIS: Cash sufficient to pay all costs OF
executing this trust, including commission to
the trustee, and to pay on the amount OF the said
oonu with She arrearages due thereon amount
ing IN the aggregate to al 1871 81 as of May 1891
ana the D lance. II any, in ono and two equal an.
nna insts lmcn's. due in twelve ard twenty-four
months with interest from date, the purchaser
executing negotiable notes for the deferred nav.
ments and secured by deed OF truss on The
premises soid. &. ii. VINES. Trustee
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TRUSTBMo' SALES.

notties large lot beer bottles; also ONCE furni
copying press, etc. 'e'
TERMS CASH
order above stated, except BOTTLES and Cases
which will be sold In lots '"oee'
Irrespective bidders can Inspect tho goods.
wn nc, arc In good condition. between the hours
Oh ~ u: ia. ano IL m. each day until the day of
saie. at roanoke Steam Bottling Works
40 lou q. A. McIlUGH, Trustee
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i; 8. s. Brooke. clerk OF the Corporation Court
Oh Roanoke city. Va, do hereby certify that the
has been executed. S. s. BROOK ~
% ~ W Clerk
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'EhusTEEs SALE.-wIIEEEAs y, OYRTAIN
deed OF trust was executed by A. L. Sibcrt.
d. b. +. Barbour aud Emma Barbour his wife
II: s. Van Horn and Olivia Van lIOrn his vile. 10
William +. A bbOtl and james +. Ratcli;ord and
thtlr successors, who are trustees, bearing date
March IL, 1892, and rccorccd in the clerks Office
or tle Huatings Court for the city OF ROnnolic In
deed hook u page 33i, to secure the performance
OF certain conditions and payments specified In
D. b. f. Barbour and r. !. Vnn iIorn or cvsn
a. nc with said deed, for the payment or SiiN TO
the Central City Binding and Loan Association
oi Syracuse, y. y, i'll accordance with. their mr..
ticlcs OF association, and whereas the hid viii.
lam + abbott aud james z. Ratchford, trustees.
have resigned the said trust and the Judge OF tho
musings Court for the city or Roanoke did on
the "0tn day OF March. 1891, appoint the under
signed Z. II. Vines ns trustee in the stead And
place OF the said William r. Abbott and .Ilmns
~ Ratchford, trustees. after legal notice ns pio.
vidcd by statute. To all parties in interest and
II Il CONDITIONS mentioned in snd bond and DECD
OF tru-t Tor more than six months ana having
been required 30 To do by the henc acary The
central cry building and Loan Association OF
syracuse \. shall by virtuoOf said deed and
pursuant to the terms thereof, procc ed to sell at
puhlc nurtlon 10 the highest bidder On TUES.
DAY, TIE lST DAY OF MAY, 1871, Ar II
O'CLOCK NJ, on tho premises, all ihc property
convey ed in said decd and being all shat certain
lot or parcel OF land and improvements thereon
situated IN the city of Roanoke, Ssatc OF Vir.
gnin, a;d scribcd as follows to vii:
beginning a. the point OF intersection of the
south line OF Cleveland street with She wcet line
of street thence with Cleveland street north ID
"eSiccS ~ minutes wctt - lcct TO u point on the,
same, thence south II degrees 80 minutes w,stt
10 teea to an alley. thence with said alley south
~ degrees III minutes cast 20 feet TO + street
thonce with street north Is degrees 50 minut "a
cast 10 feet to Cleveland street the place OF be-
ginning and knt Yn and described rs Let No -
on Inc map the Van Horn, BErbour and Scibnrt
Addition on file in the clerks Office OF the Urs,
inss Court for tic city OF Roanoke and State 9f
Vii sinin. "
TERMS Cash sufficient pay all costs @, ov.
ccuting this trust, Including the commission to
the trustee and to pay Off tho amount OF the snid
wifi Irnt
the aggregate. including costs. to about $50. and
the balance, II any, in one and Two equal annual
Instruments, dine in twelve and twenty, orr
months, with interest from date, the purSt nscr
executing negotiable notes for the deferred paS
ments, and secured by deed OF trust ON the
premises told. G. H. VINES Wv
ii I'd Trns...
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TRUSTEES BALES.

file In the clerks Office OF the uust,nps Com,
the city OF Roanoke. and state CT VIreiuia.
IEkMS: Cash sufficient to pay all costs of ~
tho trustee, and to pay or the amount OF the said
ponu. with encourages duo thereon, amountinr in
the balance II any, in one and two conSi Snn H
lnstaln ents. due In II and 24,months, with inter-
esi from date. tho purchaser executing ncpoti.
aoic notes for the deferred payments and secured
E Dy DECD is OF trust on tue premises sold G. II.
'AANi|H, Ariclcc.
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DEFECTS IN RUNNING GEAR.

Faults Pointed Out and Prophecy of
Better Things to Come.
The running gear Of cars as now con-
structed is only adapted for use on
straight tracks. But. as there must be
curves on roads, the trucks are simply
forced around them. 1t is said that
it requires one-third more motive pow
er to carry q train around an ordinary
curve than on a straight track. This is
due to the strain to which the wheels
are subjected. In making a curve the
outside track is longer than the inside
one. Now, with a wheel on each track
and fastened immovably to the axle,
both wheels must make the same num-
Der of revolutions. In rounding the
curve how is the inside wheel, which
has a much shorter distance to travel,
to make an equal number of revolutions
to the outside wheel? It is done in
this way: The inside wheel slips upon
the inner or shorter rail, while the out
side one overs the longer distance.
At the same time the inclination of
the track required in making curves
throws most of the load upon the wheel
that is slipping, causing a great strain
upon both wheel and axle. 1t has been
computed that this strain is equal to
double that Of the rolling pressure
on a straight track. To meet this the
axle is made much thicker between the
wheels than at the journals, where all
the weight OF the al and load is car
ried. Though it has been long COM
ing, I think the day will finally come
when these defects in a trucks will
be overcome.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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plains, but this Is rare. The rules tnat
are applicable to painting are IN force
where the painting Is a permanent leu
ture, the difference being In the per1ec-
ton of the lines where. they are lndell-
bic. Among the Alaskan Indians aud
those along the northern Pacific coast
the tattooing Of figures OF toeemlc cnal-
acter partakes of the sculptured totems
on the poles in front OF the houses ol
the members of the tribes.
Much speculation has beer
in by theoretical writer's regarding the
source Of paints and the means ny
which they were originally discovered:
As In all theoretical explanations OF
simple matters, the plain facts nave
been overlooked and complicated expia-
nations have been entered into. Inc
earliest record of paint used by the
Indians tells Of q mixture Of blood with
charcoal.
From this it was an easy step to the
ferruginOus clays which produce
browns, yellows and reds. Red chalk
and red and yellow ochre are TO De
found over wide areas and are OF easy
access. Black micaceous iron, OF
graphitefike consistency, is to be FOUND
in many parts of the mountains, Wnlle
the blue carbonates Of iron and copper
furnish many hues. Green fungus
growth are sometimes used, mixed with
the white infusorial or chalky earths
to make shades Of green tinging into
pure white. The sulphuret Of mercury
to be found about the mineral springs,
especially the hot ones, forms an album
dant supply Of paint, while the Juice
of the choke cherry makes a beautiful
red. In the Dakotas many colors are
produced from the use Of plant juices
mixed with earth.
Since the advent of traders among
the Indians native paints have been al
most entirely %supplanted by those sold
in the stores. There are still some OF
the isolated tribes that use their w
paints, but these are becoming more
rare with each succeeding year. TO
day the paint bag, which formerly car
ried a bit of manufactured ochre, or
prepared lamp black, for which pro-
badly a hundred times its value has
been paid by a man who formerly OBJ
tanned it through almost a minimum
of labor.
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Ages ago, In the geological time
known to the scientists as the triass;c
period, the Connecticut river valley,
and, perhaps, the whole eastern por-
ton Of what is 10Y the North Ameri-
can continent, was inhabited by a 81
gantic species Of two and ~four-footed
reptiles. At Portland, in the famous
brownstone quarries, scores Of tracks
Of these creatures have been found and
there are probably hundreds Of them
left in that remarkable ledge that will
he unearthed by the biologists Of the
future. At first those tracks were at
tributed to q gigantic species Of ex-
tinct birds, but a well known writer
ON geology pronounced them the tracks
Of saurians. That they were amphib-
ious all writer's agree; as to their bulk
and height there is some difference of
opinion. Some Of the tracks are twenty
inches from heel to toe and almost as
broad, clearly proving that the animal
or reptile was 10 dwarfsh member Of
the vertabrates. Then, too, they are
from three to five feet apart, which
a. proof positive that the creature was
not less than twelve feet high; that IL,
4providing he was . biped, % every
tbinS indicates.
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why do Indians paint their facesT'
I have asked that question OF hundreds
Of red men and have received but n
answer, says a correspondent Of the st.
Louis Globe Democrat. OF all the tribes
l have visited but one has a legend &C
ct unting for the hideous decorations
that are to be seen on the faces OF In
dams under all ceremonial circum-
stances. 1 was sitting at a campfire In
a village Of Jicarilla Apaches n night
listening to the stories and legends that
were being told when I propounded the
old question again, hardly expecting
ev en- the usual expression of ignorance
that hides 80 many Of the thoughts OF
Indians. TO my surprise, however, 1
received the answer that l least ex-
pected. An old fellow who had sat
all evening listening to the stories with
out changing his attitude gruated and
Strengthened up as he heard the Ques-
ton. Proceeding with all due solemn
ity he told the following legend:
Long ago, When men were weak and
animals were big and strong, A chief OF
the red men who lived in these noun
tains went out to get a deer, for his
people were hungry. After walking all
day he saw a deer and shot at 1t, but
the arrow was turned aside and wound
ed a mountain lion, which was also at
ter the deer. When the lion felt the
sting Of the arrow he jumped up and
bounded after the man, who ran for his
life. He was almost exhausted, and
VIII. n he felt his strength giving away
he fell to the ground, calling on the big
bear. who, you know, Is the grandfath-
err Of men, to save him. The big bear
heard the call, and saw that to save the
be had to act quickly, so ne
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-24

Curiosity OF Easter Day this Year.
Easter Day falls on Lady Day this
year for the first time in the history Of
the United States. The last time these
two days fell together was in i742, and
they win not clash again until 1851.
Lady Day has somewhat lost its sig
nifcance and Importance Of late Years,
and it has never been such a special
day in this country as in some others,
where the leasing and renting system
are more general. 1t is still, however,
the first quarter day of the year, and
although for convenience rents and
premiums are generally made payable
on March 81, the law in some states
still recognizes March Is as quarter
day. Easter has to fall exceptionally
early to come into contact with Lady
Day, and the coincidence will cause In
convenience in countries where a legal
holiday and a legal pay day will be
simultaneously. Louis Globe Demo
crat-
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murderer and avenge the death of their
companion. The gradient from this
symbol Of vengeance to a mourning
symbol was easy and natural. It finally
became a permanent feature as en-
blematical of mourning when dviliza-
ton prevented revenge.
An Open Book:
It may be set down as a universal
rule that every line and dot applied to
the face or body of an Irdian has a
meaning; every color and tint Is, for
some fixed and permanently established
purpose. To the plainsman who has
lived among the Indians for years the
marks are like the words In q book.
He tells at a glance the tribe and mean
ing Of the individual whose face is
seen. He knows the distinctive mark
ings or colors that tell whether the man
Is chief, subchief, shaman, partisan,
warrior, horse-thief, squaw-man, mar
ried or single. Each is designated by
the paint ard the markings, and there
are 40 variations in the tribe.
1t is not alone the personal markings
that are to be read or the faces Of the
members Of the tribe. The expert
plainsman can tell at a glance the OBJ
ject Of the paint, whether it is for war,
peace Or prayer. In a Moqui village
the observer can tell whether the in
habitants are praying for rain or for
anything especial by tho colors Of the
markings. Should he see the faces Of
the men adorned with black and white
bands he Will know that rain is needed
for the crops.
Should these be intermixed with
bands of red aud blue it Is an indication
that thunder and lightning are to be
left out Of the storm. It Is also pos.
sible to tell exactly what crop
it Is thar needs this rain. Should it be
corn, there will he found green bauds,
or If the pumpkin Is suffering from
drought, yellow shows on the face; per-
haps the peach crop bids fair to be
blighted, and If SO we find red bands
among those asking for Tain. It Is also
possible that instead of praying fol
rain the Indian may wish the wind tQ
change and blow from a certain point
Of the compass. Should this be the
case certain colors will be found In pc.
culiar stripes, each color and stripe
designating the direction from which
1t Is hoped the wind will come.
Practice of Tattooing.
Tattooing is practiced among several
Of the Pacific coast tribes, and Is some,
] times found among the Indians Of the
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patch Of mud on their cheeks, repeat.
ing the formula, and then each man
took from his private paint pouch a
bit Of charcoal and painted his indi-
vidual totem sign on his face. When
this was done all were ready for the
battle.
The paint which an Indian puts On
his face and body Is not, as many sup
pose, for the purpose Of personal adorn-
ment, or for making his enemies fear
him through his frightful looks. 1t
Is put on in compliance with rigid
ceremonial rules that he would no more
fail to follow than he would refuse to
obey the order Of his tutelar spirit.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-24
Sioux in War Paint.

Just what the exact rules are and just
when they were established is a ques-
ton most difficult to answer, as no
two tribes have been bound by the
same rules, nor do they apply the dec
grafton in the same way.
ColOrs, as well IS markings, have
their symbols, and it Is a remarkable
fact that the colors used by the Indians
have exactly the same symbolism as
those in us since time immemorable
by the Caucasian race ever to the times
of the Phoenicians and Assyrians. The
red symbol Of power is exactly the
same as the symbol when used by the
Catholic prelate; the blue of peace has
precisely the same significance among
the MoQuis: the mourning black Of the
whites is used for exactly the same
purpose by the Indian. and the white
Of Joy, youth and peace among enlight-
ened peoples has the same meaning
among the barbarians. OF course, in
all the multiplicity of tribes there are
color variante, but the color rule among
all Indians is the same as that Of civil
lied nations from the time of Babylon
and Israel to the present. The black
flag of the pirate has the same symbolic
significance of victory or death as the
black face of the desperate Kiowa,
who puts on his color just before the
last charge against any enemy, thereby
signifying hat he will either conquer
or remain ON the field. Red is the &C.
cepted color of love among the whites,
and it is found that in several of the
Northern tribes of Indians the maidens
paint their faces with spots Of red when
they are in love. Here We e that
the Indian uses red in the three SYM
bolic adaptations in which it has been
used by the whites from earliest days.
the natural symbol of fire, the ideal of
power from the destructive quality Of
fire and the idea of love from the heat
emanating from the fame.
Blue Is almost the universal symbol
Of peace among the whites, and we
find it filling the position among the
Indians, with its original or natural
Specification among the Pueblo Indians
of the heavens, and, as a variant Of
rain. Hence we have the peace Of the
heavens combined with the plenteous
crops derived from bounteous rains.
Black is the recognized sign of mourn
ing among all civilized nations. 1t is
also the mourning sign OF Indians, but
its derivation can be traced, and it is
probably n similar origin among the
Christian races. The insignia Of re-
venge among the Indians is black, and
when a member Of a family or tribe
has been killed the relatives or other
tribal members paint their faces black
as q sign that they will follow the
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Moauf Praying for Rain.

part of his face, leaving the forehead
untouched. AS he did this he bowed to
tho fire and said: LAS the fire has no
mercy, so should we haye none"
One by one the warriors step
ped up and went through this
ceremony, and then the chief
placed a small patch Of mud under
each eye, saying: MY little grand
father is ever dangerous as he makes
his attempts. Very close do / stand as
I go to the attack" The little grand
father" means a young buffalo bull.
which the Tetons believe to have been
the original p%rogenitor Of the tribe.
When the buffalo enters into a fight
he cores the earth and gets mud IN
his cheeks. Following the chief agail,
the other members of the party put the
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-24

Captain Ryder, of the steamer ST.
Helens, Is the youngest Captain in the
transatlantic trade, and commands n
Of the largest oil-carrying steamers
ahoat. He Is only twenty-five years
old and in addition to his nautical
knowledge has made a study Of sur
gerry. His skill as a surgeon saved the
life Of a sailor on his last trip, and
since his arrival in New York the
young Captain has purchased a large
stock Of medical books to add to the
library Of his floating home.
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VIII Surrender.

st. Louis, Feb. 13.-Louis J.. Silva,
Who, when secretary of the Rainwater-
Bradford Hat company of this city, EN-
bezzled $4,000 and ON the 18th of last
October fed from the city, has, it is re-
liatly learned, returned to the city and
made known to his attorney and the at
torney Of the hat company mis- desire to
surrender to the law. The actual sur
render, it is understood will take place To-
morrow morning when Silva will submit
to arrest. The attorneys for the Rain.
water-Bradford Hat company positively
deny thai any agreement ever looking to
a compromise has been reached. They
will say nothing more. Silva's story IN
sin by that Of a trusted employe who
took his employers money to aid him in
keeping a rapid pace, concealing his
crimes by means of false entries in his
looks.
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Parrots have been taught to amuse

Parrots have been taught to amuse
by their imitation Of the human voice,
and now their powers in this respect
have been made use Of for a prac-
teal purpose. At almost every station
on a German railway the station master
has a parrot or a startling so trained
that whenever a train draws up to the
platform it commences calling out the
name of the station most distinctly,
and not only this, but it continues
doing 20 while the train remains there.
This has been found an excellent mode
Of informing passengers where they
are.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-24

Admiral Da Cana has issued an off,
cial notice that Rio Is In q state Of
blockade. It remains to be seen wheth-
er or not foreign nations will respect the
blockade. During u own civil war
1t was decided that the proclamation
of a blockade was not sufficient, and
would only be respected when sufn-
Gent force was employed to make it
effective. It is certain that Da Cana
has not the force required, and it Is,
therefore, probable that nc heed will
be paid to his proclamation.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-24

At Quebec the winter markets arc
very curious. Everything Is frozen.
Large pigs, killed perhaps months be-
fore, may be seen standing frozen in
the butchers shop. Frozen masses a.
beef, mutton, deer. fowl, cod, had
dock and eels, long and stiff, like
walking sticks, abound on the stalls.
Milk also Is kept frozen and is sold by
the pound, in masses which look Like
humps OF white marble.