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Cat-a-OOrncre1i"

None Of our photographers gives "cat-
a-cornered" sometimes "cat-a-oorner-
ways"D Cater is given as
"local English and United States" But
does anybody in this country say cater
oornered? Worcester gives 'catty-cor-
nered" in bashful note in small type.
Halliwoll derives "cater -oorncred" from
quatre, through the provincial "catcr, ;"
to cut diagonally. But why go so far?
Might not "cattor-oornered" be only a
corrupt quarter cornered"-that is,
quartered by lines through the corners
instead of In the moro usual way, by
lines at right angles to the sides? This
etymology seems to be confirmed by n
curious bit Of folk speech in the upper
Hudson country. Our people, in saving
or mailing anything at an angle other
than right angle, do not place it or
cut it 'quartering," which is the recog-
nized technical term, but Gathering"
] am told that In parts Of Vermont "cat-
tertng" Is used in the sense Of bias For
Gathering" there is ludicrous diminu
tive much oftener used in my neighbor
hood-namely, "kittering" is,
somewhat catering, for is not o kit IA
little cat2@Century.
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Old Delft Ware.

The earliest wares for table use I'm
ported to this country were tortoise
shell and delft 1t is impossible to give
any list of the many marks found ON
delft ware. The character Of the decora-
ton is frequently oriental, being copied
from Chinese wares; hence tho pieces
are often mistaken and called India.
The color of decoration generally used is
blue, sometimes combined with green
and yellow, the designs bold The ware
is q coarse pottery. The old pieces found
here arc usually plates, round platters,
tiles and occasionally tea caddy, teapot
or "bowpot. I" Old delft is much sought
after for decorative purposes The pieces
made century ago have Dutch scenes,
windmills, etc, and are frequently
bullying bodied or haring topped vases.
The word delft has come to DO applied
to common crockery, wherever made,
and many mistakes in definition arise
therefrom
The tortoise shell ware Is English.
Much Of it was made by Whildon, the
predecessor and partner of Wedgwood,
till 1850. The marble, agate, tortoise
sholl. cauli1ower and melon wares were
made by him and by the Wcdgcwoods
and one or two other pottcrs and are
really beautiful in oolor.-Philadleph
Time2
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Difficult Weddings

Among tho Lolos Of western China 1t
Is customary for the bride on the we'd
ding morning to perch herseR ON the
highest branch OF large Goe while
the elder female members Of her family
cluster on the lower limbs, armed with
sticks When all arc duly stationed, the
bridegroom Chambers up ON the tree, as
sailed ON all sides by blows, pushes and
pinches from the dowagers, and it Is not
until he has broken through their fence
and captured the bride that he Is allow
ed to carry her off.
Similar difficulties assail the bride
groom among tho Mongolian Koraks,
who are in tho habit of celebrating their
marriage in largo tents divided into
numerous compartments
at given signal as soon rs the
guests are assembled, the bride starts off
through the compartments, followed by
her wooer, while the women Of the en-
campment throw every possible impedi-
ment in his way, tripping up his unwary
feet, holding down the curtains to pre-
vent his passage and applying the will
low and alder switches numerically as
he stoops to raise them
AS with tho maiden on tho horse and
the virgin ON the tree top, the Korall
bride is invariably captured, however
much the possibilities of escape may be
in her favor. Mail
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A We'll Timed Sally.

When Wilson, the English comedian,
made his debut it was in the character
formerly supported by Shutter. Upon his
appearance on the stage the audience
called out for their former favoritc by
crying: "Off, off. Shuteri Shutter" Will
son, turning round and with n faco as
stupid as art could make it and suitinc
his action to his words, replied: "Shco.
heri Shoot her!" pointing ut tho sair,
time at tho female performer OH &c
stage with him. "I'm sure she does he
port very well. This we'll timed sally of
seeming stupidity turned the scale in his
favor and called down repeated ap
plause, which continued during g..
whole of the performance -Eychance
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OaANCERY CAUSES.

SARAH c. SAVAGE Ell AL. VS.. e. W.
~ Kobertson, Sub. IT., ct al In Cbsncery.
@, TO: Sarah O. Savage, c. x. Henderson,. F.
creditors OF The Roanoke Construction and
Improvement Company, N Partee, and j. B.
Levy. as may conie into this fuit, and con-
tribute to the costs of the same.
To e. W. Robertson, substituted Trustee, The
Roanoke Construction aud improvement Com
pany. n. Partce, Mrs. Minnie Ii. Partee, j. u
Levy, Williamson Donaldson Jane Donaldson.
TAKE NO r1CE: That pursuant to decree en-
tered In the Hastings Court Tor the City OF
chancery c.nse, | viii on SATURDAY. The
2SRD DAY JUNE 1891, at the Office of Lockett "
COSBY, betwc' IL the hours OF a. III Al p. m
OF that day. proceed to take, state, inquire into
and report to the court In which this cause is
now pending, tnc Toll wing matters:
l. What real estate Is owned by the Roanoke
construction and Improve ment Company, n.
again.t the same, together with their respective
priorites aud dignities.
2 What real estate or orthe. property has been
iraudnlentiy or nnlawfnlly conveyed by the Roa-
noke Construct IN and Improvement Company. to
whom aud In whose name and how such real
estate or other property now stands.
g. whether the rents and profits OF the real c.
tate owned by the Roann Construction aud I'm.
provcmcnt Company, \. Par ec and J b. Levy
will IL five years pay and satisfy the ieus against
thu same.
4 ANY other matters which may he deemed
pertinent by me, or that may properly be required
by any party in interest in this cause.
III from any cause.-the taking, stating and
reporting Of the above account be not commenced
or IL commenced be not completed tn. H. the same
shall be continued from day TO day at same place,
between the same h 'nrs, until concluded.
BY the terms OF said decree, and by law pro-
vided publication of this notice once week for
fonr successive weeks in some newspaper pub.
lishcd in the city CT Roanoke sha!l he dee ned
III ,nturcst. j. W. COSBY,
. ~ law Special commissioner.
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space in full view of those assembled to
do him honor and proceeded to turn
series of somcrsaults, much to tho
embarrassment of his subjects
Soon after our arrival we discovered
that donkey cart ride was unquestion-
ably the proper caper with which TO
while away the morning hours. We
captured one of these picturesque little
vehicles that are always lying in wait
for patronage at every turn and set out
OH an exploration of the two largest is
lands, with a feeling in our hearts Of
placid satisfaction at having secured
''the most reli'ble animal in desc yer
parts, miss AS there are good hun
dred miles of highway In Bermuda, the
two principal islands being connected
by hugo cuuseway, we soon found
that frequent inquiry as to our route
was necessary, and having prodded my
quaint little beast with the butt end of
my whip as reminder that in the next
field beyond stood an old negro whom I
desired to interview before he should
reach an adjoining pasture for which
he was walking, l uttered series of
forceful calculations at the utter indif-
ference of my long cared jack to even
my most energetic efforts at persuasion
l had just settled myself back in the
trap, with resignation born Of neces-
sity. when, with distant bray resound-
ing in my ears and an answering salute
from close at hand, / became conscious
of tremendous bound, then mighty
lungo of the cart. and finally sensa-
ton akin to that one experiences in
shooting the rapids of the st. Lawrence
during storm, but intensified hun
dredfold. For an interminable second
l was dazed WASN'T quito sure wheth-
er Bermuda was in the throes of an
earthquake or whether indeed ! was
in Bermuda ut all! Finally pulled
myself together and opened my eyes
and beheld the somewhat disseminating
spectacle Of "a black skinned face twist
ing in most extraordinary contortions
Of silent mirth above me. On seeing my
| eyes fixed upon him no ventured to as
sure me, between writings of tn most
wonderfully and fearfully repressed
laughter I have ever witnessed, that
nothing serious had happened. Tho
cart warn't inbred, the critters all
right, and the other lady a-sittin PUNK s
a book in tibet thar bed O. onions - My
mentalities not yet having grasped the
situation. my mirthful friend proceeded
TO enlighten me further. 1t seemed that
on hearing the hospitable bray Of the
donkey in the field my ''critter'' had
responded IN friendly fashion and con-
cluded to accept the urgent invitation
of his brother A low stone wall being
the only obstruction between him and
his desideratum, he had uncercmonious-
ly leaped the barrier, dragging tho cart,
and incidentally ourselves after him.
On returning the 'critter' to his
master gave vent to verbal explo-
sion that trust may benefit tho next
unsuspecting mortal who unwarily sets
ont ito do" tho islands behind the frac-
tious little beast.
:. JANE DopsoN O'HERN.
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BERMUDA SKETCHES.
vaSicd Phases OF Social Life and Pleasure
There.
Especial Correspondenco.I

| faSicd Phasoo OF Social Life and Pleasure
Especial Correspondence
HAMnToN, Bermuda, :. s%-The
sight that greeted my gaze upon COM
ing on deck after those three woeful
days spent in the seolusion of my cabin
drove every unpleasant recollection from
my mind. The profession of green trop.
ical foliage scudding past us on the
shores Of these S65 islands, the wonder
full radiance of the bright blue sky and
the soft, balmy springness in the air
| afforded marvellous contrast to the
weather we had left behind us in New
York only 65 hours before
We went Immediately to our hotel,
where note from q member of the one
Bermudan family whom we were for.
tunate enough to know informed Us of
the death the night before Of q near
relative, whose funeral the next day
would prevent our friends from coming
to us until the afternoon following.
Later, upon inquiry, L was told that on
account of the warmth Of the climate
and the total absence Of ice-exoept in
the largest hotels, which manufacture
their own-it was found always neces-
sary to give interment tho day after
death Since 1t would be impossible to
procure mourning at such short notice
1T has become the custom Of the island
ers to borrow from one another the req
uisite habiliments for the funeral
1t will be remember that Bermuda
Is one Of England's most powerful
strongholds, second only to Gibraltar in
being tho strongest fortified place in the
world, and therefore the military and
naval society ranks among the highest
to be found in any of the British posses
sions, the finest regiments and battleships
being sent out from home" to protect
this important station. 1t is curious how
faithfully the British oolonists speak of
''homa" Even those of them who have
never been to England, and whose an
cestors for generations have never set
foot there, always speak of the mother
land as home
Prince George Of England, now DUKE
of York, with his late lamented broth.
er, the Duke of Clarence, passed several
months in Bermuda during the winter
of 1891. The loyal hearted, hospitable
Bermudans We'd with one another in
good natured efforts to give the royal
guests a good time,
A certain wealthy Bermudan matron
was giving q lawn party in honor
of the royal visitors-a formal affair,
after tho approved custom of heavy
English capitalization suddenly in
the midst of the uncomfortable mantle
of constraint that enveloped the party
Prince George made dash for an open
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rruo uero,sn,.


A writer In The Well Spring saws that
on the day after the battle Of Fredericks-
burg Kershaw' s brigade occupied Mary's
Hill, and Sykes division lay 100 yards
ahead. with o stono wall between the
two forces Tho intervening space be-
tween Sykes men and tho stone wall
was strewn with dead, dying and
wounded Union soldiers victims Of the
battle Of the day before The Dir was
rent with their groans and agonizing
cries Of "Waterl Waterl'
General. said boy sergeant in
gray, IT can't stand this"
What is tho matter, sergeant?'' asked
the general
lit breaks me all up to hear those
wounded Yankees crying for water. May
I go and give them some?"
kirkland, do you know what you
arc asking9" said the general 1.-THE
moment you step In sight and over the
wall. you'll get bullet through your
head The skirmishing has been muir
derous oil day."
IF you'll give me permission. I'll try
it." said the young man
MY boy. ought not to let you run
such risk, but how con refuse? You
may 60 and may God protect you
''Thank you, SIR" and with smile
ON his bright handsome face the boy
sergeant sprang away over the wall,
down among the sufferers, pouring the
blessed water down their parched
threats After the first few bullets his
noble errand became understood, and
shouts of admiradon instead Of bullets
followed him He returned to his biv-
ouao in safety.
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NLADE LAND COMPANY VS.. co OPERA.
VI tive land COMPANY In chanccry 10 the

GLADE LAND COMPANY VS.. co OPERA.
- So tive land Company In ShanceTy TO the
sflst %sSs, H s. SSSas'4 D. 9 Carr oil
f samm.rvls 4 f - %eSD " S S1ul,x
g. Whitcharst. E " SYKES, j. II. Byrd, B +.
1. HaFris, a P milton, E A Dlckerson, Sol
Foster, LIZZIE Wright: z. Duffy. X. d.
Pc nt,r l.. NJ, Beckner W. II. Wainwright, q.
Chipmnu NJ Strausc, e. ii Perkins, NJ Forman,
II F Mcnamara; b. .. Mays, Y g. Penn, e. Nj.
Ha1rie%r' e. Brennerman, j. E. Updergrove.
Giles, e; f. Greenbaum, NJ W Reynolds, E. A.
st O., Mrs. j.. IS. oM,ra. J. Paul Plant. Il. S.
I 4. shollz, j; F: Payne, G. Ii mancock, Pauline
Adler. Thos. W IIawkins, II. G. Davis, Chas L.
" % ,llL, : shsllenherg,, Emory Bang. l.
Allison, " II. stin " E. Leslie. S. Freshman,
Mrs. Dora E Fox, James b. Morton. John Fits,
Payne, J; r: Boone, Il. sionesitcr. B. Steel.
Maggie f. Montgomery, u. G. Revere. Mrs. Il. Ii.
Floyd, Alfred Mitchell, Kate E. Lambert, II. L.
HANCOCK, v. II. Payne, Is. A. Byrd, Mrs. $. A.
Brown, ". Mitchell, F. L. Dock, J. A. Brag
ASA ASA, Geo kensch W. E. Barber, G. +. Mandler,
administrator of X. U. Derr; Kate Laughton,
L. a. c9mpeEt. P. II Rorer, r: g. Jones. F, IL.
j. X. Harris, V. Morens Mrs. Kate Larry, E, NJ
Dawson, Po3hontas Bridges, e. Edmunde, Ellie
Leonard.
TAKE NOTICK-That pursuant to a decree
entered In the Hastings Couit for the city OF
Roanoke on May g. 1924, IN the chancery cauee OF
the Glade Land Company vs.. the Cooperative
Land Company, will ON THE 18TH DAY OF
JUNE, 1891, at the office OF Lockett IL Cosby, be-
tween the hours OF 9 u. In. and 6 p. m. OF that
day, proceed to take, state and report the follow
ing matters
1st. All the liens upon the property in the com
plainants' bill in this cause mentioned with their
respective dignities aud prioritIts.
"a. description of the roperty sold by the
Glade Land Company to the Co operative Land
Company unon which the debt set up In the com
plainants' bill Is a lien.
3rd All sales IN id- by the Cooperative Ian d
Company o. any or all OF said property IN the
inverse order OF alienation and the present
owners or said property, or any part OF same
from the Cooperative Land Company to It's
vendces.
18th. All other matters that may be by me
deemed pertinent or that may be required by IN y
party in interest.
II the taking, stating and reporting o.
this account be not commenced, or, II com
menced, be not completed upon the day
named above then the same shall be continued
from day to day, between the same hours and al
the same place, until concluded.
BY the terms OF said decree Il publication OF
this notice once a week for four successive week
shall be deemed equivalent to pc :sonal service
upon oil parties to this cause.
j. w. COSBY,
Gil law 4w Special Commissioner
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sAILRoAps
RAILROADS
MsAs = w horfoR:Neste

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 90, 1894.
Westbq1nd Ls4ve Roam Pike Daily.
500 o, M. (WEshington and Chattanooga
Iimitedl for Bri .tol and the South and
west. stops ut principal stations west
OF Radford. Pullman sleepers TO New
Orleans and Memphis, dining car At
tsohed.
1890 q. 10. for Radford. RInaeo,a
Pooahontas
1870 p. M. the Chicago Express for Rad.
ford, Bluefeld, Pooahontas, Kenovn.
Columbus and Chicago. Pullman
Buffet Sleeper Roanoke to Columbus
without Change. Also for Pulasl,i.
Wytheville, Bristol, Knoxville. Chat.
tanooga and intermediate points. phi.
man Sleeper East Radford to Chatta-
nooga
North and Eastbound. Leave Roanoise
Daily.
1855 q. m. for Petersburg. Richmond
and Norfolk.
1850 q. m. for Washington, Hsperstowr
Philadelphia and New York.
ll:16 p. m. for Richmond and Norfo1L
Pullman SLEEP or Roanoke to Norfolk
and Lynohburg to Richmond.
1892 p. m. Washington and Chatta-
nooga limited) for Washington.
Hagerstown. Philadelphia and New
York. Pullman sleepers to Washing.
ton, Philadelphia and New York via
Shenandoah Junction and Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Stops only at
principal stations.
durham Division-Leave Lynchburg
lUnion station) daily 2:45 p. m. tor
South Boston and Durham and inter.
mediate stations.
Winston-Salem Division-Leave Roa-
nOk6 IJnfQu Qtatiopl f0,1o
for Rocky Mount, Martinsville, Win
ston- Salem and intermediate stations
For all additional information apply
at ticket office or to W. B. BEVILL
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va.
III. f. BRAGG,
Traveliag Passenger Agent.
RALLTIMoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Leave Washington from station corner of New
~, Jersey avenue and street.
FOR Cnlcago and Northwest, vestibuled limited
express trains 1l:1b a. m, 500 p. M
For Cincinnati, st. Louis and Indianapolis,
vesi uied limited, S:SO p. m, express, 1919
For Pittsburg and Cleveland, express daily
11:15 q. m. aud &35 p IN ''
1905 night daily sleeping cars through. 'AD'
For LuIay, $50 p. m. daily:
17:1O, 1850 $50 Is minutesj S5o 1880 1000 Z,
mnutes} m. 1la;Oo xlao5, l2:i5 xaao f$oo IS
mn1tes( 325, x4:2S, 4Sl, 1b:O5, x5:l", 500 5:S5,
5d:39 63O xS:OO s:l5, x900, x11:90 and 1i:35 D. m.
SUNDAYS 1920. I5:so 600 IS minutcs), $40, x9:so
M, xl2:0o. x12:05, 1000 x2:2O, $500 Is mInutcsl.
3:25 $:Sl, S5:05, x5:10, $3.50, xS0O, x9:JO 1890,
xll:3O 1135 p. IN.
For Hagerstown, t11:15 a. m. and $3.50 D m.
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK AND
- PHILADELPHIA.
For Philadelphia, New York, boston and the
East daily, 400, 500, Qo:C0 a. m OK Sun dining
cnr3 !2.O dining carl $780, 5:O5 dining carr s:O0
Ql;SO D. m sleeping car, open a, 1000 oclock).
Buffet parlor cars on ali day trains
For Atlantic City, 4:20 A. M. and 1900 noon.
Sundays, 4:20 n m, 1877 noon
~ Except Sunday. 90 daily. (c) Sunday only,
d. CAMPBELL. CIiAS. O. SCtJIL
yen. Manager Gen. Pass. Agt
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TN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE HUsT
\ ings Court for tho city of Roanoke. on the 2ls

TN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE HUsT.
j ings Court for the city of Roanoke, on the els
day Of April, lS94.-The Virginia Brick Company
plalntin, against w. W. Fortune, defendant; as
sumpeit.
he object of this suit is to recover from the
defendant the cum OF $685. 30, with interest from
the lst day OF January. 1894, and to attach the
Roanoke and to subject the came to the payment
4 OF the plaintiffs claim. And an affidavit having
Fortune, is not resident of the State OF Vir.
ginia 1t is ordered that he do appear here, within
'hftecn days after due publication hereof, and do
this suit And 1t ia further ordered that copy
hereof be published once week for four weeks
In TIE ROANOKE DAILY TIMES and that copy
be posted at the front door OF the courthouse In
this city on the first day OF the next term.
Copy-Testc: g.. BROOKE, Clerk.
Lunsford d Antrim, pa. 422td
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A YOUNG GIRLS FORTUNE.
AN INTERESTING SKETCH.

AhAN AANN SAAG AEls
Nothing appeals. 80 strongly to mothers
affection as her daughter Just budding into
womanhood: Following Is an instance: "Our
daughter, Blanche, now As years OF age, had
been terribly afflicted with nervousness aud
had lost the entire use OF her right arm. She
was In such O condition that We had to keen
sons. BIN fact, we feared st. Vitus dance, aud
arc positive but for an invaluable remedy she
would have had that terrible affliction. we
had employed physicians, but she received no
benefit from them. The frat Of last August she
weighed but rs pounds and although sho has
taken only three bottles Of Nervine she now
weighs 106 pounds; her nervousness and symp-
toms Of St. Vitus dance are entirely gone she
attends school regularly, and studies with COM
fort and ease. She hos recovered complete use
OF her arm, her appetite is splendid, and no
money could procure for our daughter the hcaith
Dr. Miles Nervine has brought her;
When my brother recommended the remedy
l had no faith In patent medicines. and would
not listen to him, but as O last resort he sent us
bottle, VIC began giving 1t to Blanche, and the
effect was almost immediate."-Mrs r. r,
Bullock, Brighton, N. Y.
Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine Is sold by all
druggists on o positive guarantee, or sent direct
by the Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart Ind, on
receipt OF price, 81 per bottle six bottles for IS
express prepaid. It Is positively free from
opiates or dangerous drugs.
Sold by all Druggists.
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Forindigestion and allother
Misunderstanding from con-
stipation, go by the book on
Beecham's pills.
Book free, pills CSC. At
drugstores; or write to B F
Allen Co, 365 Canal st, New
York.
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Years Work of tho Pasteur Institute.
Tho annals of the Pastour institute
for the year 1893 have just been pub
lished. They show that last year 1, 648
persons We're treated for hydrophobia,
and that only six of them died of that
disease. OF the number mentioned, there
were ,470 French people and 17S for
eigners. Among tho foreigners were 43
Spaniartls, 30 Greeks 28 English, %
Belgians, IS Egyptians, II British sub
jects from India, 8 Swiss, Dutch and
Q Portuguese Since M. Pastcur COM
menced to practice his NEGOTIATIONS
against hydrophobia Ia, 430 persons have
been treated by his method, and re have
died Of the disease London Standard.
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Rooms and Commercial Bank Bldg
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PROFESSIONAL.

DENIlSI,
No. II Salem avenue, upstairs, over
Engleby & Bros store. Anti
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CHARLES Q. WILSON, O. e,
ARCHITECT.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1894-05-04

Father-Yes, admit that our boy amt
lazy He's as smart as can be when it
comes to tending traps and running err
rands, but he doesn't seem to have any bust
ness sagacity at all.
Mother-Why, what makes you say thats
well, for example, look what he did
yesterday. He had four nice, big, fat rab-
bits, and what does he do but take them
down to town and sell them. If he had
taken them up to the woods where them
city fellers are huntin, he could have got
double price. "-Pittsburg Post.