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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
PY VIRTUE OF DEED OF TRUST ExE

by VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXE-
~ cuted TO me, the undersigned trustee, on the
18th day OF February, 1880, by John A. White TO
secure To the .Etna Land and Investment Com
paDy the payment OF the sum OF 1900 as evil
denccd by two negotiable notes OF the sum OF
$3.50 each payable one and two years after date
aud recorded in the clerks office OF the county
court OF Roanoke county In deed book W. page
63i, and default having been made in the pay.
ment or the two year note, and being requested
90 TO do by the benelciary,i WHO TIL URSDAY
TIE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, lSli, AT i2:a
O'CLOCK, In front OF the office OF W A Pedigo Il
Co. in the town OF Vinton. oirer for sale at pub
lie auction the following described property sit
nated Ill Roanoke county, Va, and known as
lots Nos. !, 2 and 3, section IS, as shown by the
map OF the 4Etna Land and Investment Com
pany's property, To be found nle In the clerk =
Office OF the county court OF Roanoke county, Va.
TERMS: Cash sufficient to pay the costs OF cx G.
cnting this trust, including n trustees com
mission or per cont, and to pay on amount OF
note or $50 with interest from date; balance, IL
any, npon credit or one and two years, evi
denced by negotiable notes secured by deed OF
trust on the property.
ia lids HENRY NJ. DANIEL, Trustee.
BY consent OF all partiesi oncerned, the above
sale has been postponed until Thursday, March
!, 1891, OF the same place and hour.
ii. NJ. DANIEL Trustee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
HIS ALlBl.
He Wanted to Know Where He Was Whom
Ho Was Where He Was.

1t was out in the far west. John Conner
had just received Il missive summoning him
| before the local judicial luminary for as
saulting one Pete Haynes He was in a
quandary, and being so thought he would
consult Mr.. Tirrell, tue only lawyer the dis
trict could boast of. Fortunately the man
of law was ut home, but unfortunately be
had to act III an important case ut n town
some distance away OH the day when Mr..
Conner would be arraigned.
But what am to do, sor?" John plead
ingly asks.
prove an alibi, man." Mr.. Tirrell says
CURLY.
IAN alley boy, sor?"
YES. Show that you were at some other
place when the assault took place"
After rackinghis brains, which (not being
overburdened in that respect) did not take
very long, John thinks he can manage it.
He has mate in n distant settlement who,
he says, will stand by him. The lawyer
tells him that formality is one of the essen
tials to success, and having impaired to
him instructions as to how he is to pro-
coed, SO as to appear most impressive at
the hearing of the case, John takes his de-
parture, with II much lighter heart
The eventful day arrives. The evidence
for the prosecution, which seems absolutely
conclusive, has terminated, and all eyes are
liked on John. Slowly and solemnly he
rises, striving to combine an air of injured
innocence with that of dignified unconcern,
and in an impressive voice says:
Call Ted Lane"
a rough, uncouth figure, who was dream
lily looking Mt the bald head of the dispens-
er of justice, rose from seat next to John
himself and took the OATH John, having
managed to get proper hold of his voice,
commences:
Your name ISL
Tied Lane sor"
You live good distance from herep"
About so miles. sor"
You understand the nature of the oath
you've taken?"
~ do, sor."
You have heard the Evidence given of an
assault on Pete Haynes outside the White
Hart?"
i've heard it, sor."
You have known me for long time,
and you can swear to me IDENTIFY"
"Oh, that can, sor."
You remember the day of the ALLEGED
occurrence"
Yes, sor"
Now, remember you are on your oath
an state the whole truth an nothin but the
truth"
Yes, sor"
Where was 1 whin struck Pete Haynes
outside the White t?"-Tit-Bits.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
STONED the Weddings.

Saxon girls 1000 years ago always
wore gold crown during the marriage
ceremony, this article being kept in the
church and fee being paid the priest
for its use by the brides of the parish.
In the year 927 the Danes raided tho
south of England and stole 100 church
crowns, and there was no marrying in
the afflicted villages for nearly six
months until new crown could be made.
Yankee Blade.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

New erin-law-Well, sir, the
ceremony is over, and now that you are
the husband of my daughter 1 want to
give you little advice. What would
you do if You should wake up some
night and find burglars in the house?
Bridegroom should tell them that
my fathcr-in-law forgot to give my wife
wedding dowry, and they'd go away.
London Punch.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
Not n Matter of Authorship.

"Young Mr.. Blnkins sent me n very
beautiful sonnet" said the pretty girl. "Ilc
wrote it himself"
There is no reason" replied the girl
who is not pretty. why he shouldn't have
done so Mr.. Blinkins, understand, is IL
very good penman. "-WashingtOnS tnr
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

In school the other day the teacher,
while examining class i'll history, put the
question, WHO ut present occupies the
highest position in Brilaini"
PLEASE, sir" said a little fellow glecful-
ly, the man that tells the weather on the
top o Ben Nevis Wit Bits
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
a AUCTION SALE OF THE JACK FARM
VIII be made this time ,uithnnt xaii .i.hs

A AUCTION SALE OF TIE JACK Farm
~ VIII be made this time without fail-Tha
lnlunctions heretofore awarded TO stop the sale
81 this valuable tract OF land having been ali
dissolved and the injunction last Applied for
having been refused by the judge OF the circnit
court ot Roanoke county, and the eaid CONT
nnaslnS ny its decree In tho causes OF the south
oalem Land ompany vs. l.. G.. Hapsbrouph
trustee ct ais, and Gates " Brown ct ais va
same hat was pronounced at its January term.
tSi, directed the undersigned, l.. Hans,
prough, trustee in the deed Of trust executed
May 9TH 1870. by the said company to secure a
certain sum OF money to Misses Fannie r..
MaIil9a ". and Elizabeth j. Jack, and the under
signed ). W. Jamison, trustee i'm the decd OF
trust executed September LIST, 1888, 10 said Jame-
son TO secure a certain sum OF money to w NJ
ana A. NJ Fuller. to sell said tract OF land
tncy VIII sell the same AT public auction to the
nishcst bidder in front of the courthouse in sand
tOwn or Salem AT 1880 ON THE 18TH DAY OF
fEbkU ARf, 1874, that being county court day
INC said land lics on the south bank OF Roa-
nokc river, opposite Salem, contains BIS acres.
Is OF great fertility, is improved with comfort.
aoe dwelling and onthOuscs and we'll suited for
building lots or for agriculture.
me sale will be for enough cash to satisfy the
ucots oy SAID trust deeds to witt $500 with in
Icrest thereon from September 1st, lSg2 and SlS-
2oo WIN interest thereon from May 9TH 1870 and
az 10 the balance tr any there shall hey on one
huu Two years credit. l.. &. IIANSBROUGU
,, :. W. JAMESON
Az 'us Trustees.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

The kings Of Sardinia formerly de-
scribed themselves as by tho grace of
God, king of Sardinia, of France, Spain
and England, of Italy and Jerusalem,
of Greece and Alexandria, of Hamburg
and Sicily, ruler of the Midway sea,
master OF the deep, king of the earth,
protector of the Holy Land
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

U. w. 0. HARDMAN, sheriff of TYLER
county, w. Va, appreciates a good
thing and does not hesitate to say SO.
lie was almost Frustrated with cold
when be procured bottle of Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy. He says: 1T
gave me prompt relief. I find it to be
an invaluable remedy for coughs and
colds" For sale by the Charles Lyle
Drug Com pany, druggists.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

Court life in Stockholm is reduced to
the simplest proportions. Each of the
yOnng princes Is devoted 20 some spe-
ciai study. ana both The king and queen
have always strivVi 10 he their chill
dren ) chiof mi ,:Ga ..i.I >oMhIants.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

Featherstone-Now that Chipson is mar
ried, he stays home every night, doesn't he?
Ringway-Ies. lie says he can't afford
not to.
Feathcrstone-Why, would it cost him so
much TO go out?
Ringway-No, but he is teaching his fl,
ther-in-law how TO play poker.-Puck
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

"Wimmin," said Mr.. Grogan, lis moighty
similar in wan way"
AN fwat's thot?" inquired Mr. Hogan.
mo matther how minny nv thin You
git acquainted wild, they're all alike in bein
different from wan another. "-Indianapolis
journal
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
A STRANGE CASE.
How an Enemy was Fooled.

Tho following graphic statement will 10
f read VIII intense interest: II cannot describe
arms, hands and legs. 1 had to rub and bent
NOSE parts until they were sore, to overcome
IN Il measure the dead feeling that had taken
possession of them. In addition, had n
strange weakness In my back and around my
waist, together with an tndescribable gone
teeling In my stomach. Physicians said IL
was creeping paralysis, from which, accord
ing 10 their universal conclusion, there IS no
rclci. Once 1t fastenS upon Il person, they
say, IL continues its 1nSldlous progress until
~ reaches vital point and the sufferer dies.
such was my prospect. had been doctorlng
n year and n half steadily, but with no par
tlcular benefit, when saw an advertisement
OF pr Miles, Restorative Ncrvlnc. procured II
bottle and began using It. Marvellous rs IL
may seem. but Il few days had passed before
every bit OF that creepy feeling had left me.
ana there has not been even the slightest
ir'l, OF Its return; now, feel as
pounds I'm weight, though L had run down
i Mills, Restorative Ncrvinc on. my rccomen-
,hiion, and IL has been as satisfactory In their
FcascS ms In mine. james Kane, Lii Rue, q.
DIR. Miles Restorative Ncrvino is sold by all
DRUGGISTS on u positive guarantee, or sent
direct by The Dir. Miles Medical Co, Elkharl,
Ind; ON receipt OF price. 81 per bottle. six
IpottlcS f0rFj, express prepaid. II Is free from
opihtcs or dangerous drugs.
Sold ~ all Druggists.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

Old ar;ho.it.es ;an&it that peer, if
he wasted his property 50 as TO he I'M
able 10 support the dignity could be
degraded 10y the ling. 1t is now held
that degradation can he effected only
by vote OF his PEERS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
Green CAGES.

Woman-I want some plum colored crepe
de chine.
Clerk (pulls out roll)-Here it is.
Woman-But this is green.
Clerk-Plums are never ripe at this time
of the year, ma'am.-Hallo.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

All Catholic princes give the pope the
title of holy father or venerable father.
In replying he calls them my dearest. ="
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
ANATOMY.

Professor-How long should mans legs
be in proportion TO his body?
Mr.. Lowstand-Long enough to reach
the ground, sir.-Yale Record
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
Lines and Angles.

He often wonders why his wife
Will spend an hour. no less,
In studying DER the dotted lines
Which tell about dress.
And then he scans unwcaryingly
In some secluded spot
y billiard diagram To see
How Schaefer made that shot.
Washington Star.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
Generous.

Il hope you are not angry at papa for
kicking you. dearesti"
"Oh, no; l never pay any attention to
what goes on behind my back. Tit Bits.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

The Oldest ruins III the world are
probably the rock cut temples of Ipsam-
bnl, or Abon Sanboul, i'll Nubia, on
the left bank CT the Nile They are
over 1000 years old.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

"How about Mr.. Jinges, our new neigh
bor2 He's No. husband, isn't he."
oh, dear, no. He's No. 4 anyway. Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
TRUSTEES. sALss.

RY VIRTUE OF DEED OF TRURsT EY.
- ecntc5 to me, the undersigned trustee ON the
nnd aay OF June 1922 by j. N. Baird TO secure
, unto the Astna Land and Investment Company
f I'M pa, paymen. Of the cum Of s16666 evidenced
1y Two negotiable notes OF the sum OF 1888, due
, h one ana two years from date, and recorded in
ueeu oooR q page 3f3. 10 the clerks Office OF the
comfy court OF Roanoke county, Va, aud default
na.Ine neen inside in the payment OF tho two
SeaI n0te, and being rcuuestcd so to do by the
TWe.HSShCCinsry, viii ON WEDNESDAY, THE l4TH
20. Or FEBRUARY, 1894, Ar 1890 p M in
town o s inc office Of W. A. Pcdigo IL Co in the
, OF Iinton, sell at public auction the follow.
W ussJrlpcu property IN the county of Roanoke
"a, am described as follows:
,bo I .9t known as lot No. 10, In section H. OF
Snn ,nnus OF the Aetna Land and Investment
~ dp.y, sSid lot routing on Cedar street south
rrhirSS ices ~ minutes west 50 feet thence with
90, 't a.enne north degree caet 81 minutes ian
~ W an alley, thence with said alley north -
TIesaces ~ minutes west 50 feet thence with lot
- feet. "estee III minutes cast
tho cnsts Cssh as to an amount sufficient to pay
t tnS COSTS OF executing this trust including trus
-, sa, toniss,on OF per cent. and the amount
Sl sal note OF $S333, with interest from dste
oaianee II any,upon a credit of one and two years'
cviuenccu oY negotiable notes. secured nv des0
OF trust upon the property. CHAS. L. Bush.
BY, consent OF all parties concerned the abo1s
81 sale mas been postponed until Saturday. March
=" q ~ az M CHAS. l.. BUSH,
Az tuo Trustee
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
$25 FOR $1. we .sg WILL I

(retail price 1881, Farm and Preside,
semi. monthly (2S pages), one year, our
Big Weekly (52 issues) ono year, ALL
FOR ST.. Don't miss this chance.
SOUTHERN WEEKLY NEWS, Roa-
noke, Va. ll1lm
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-04-20
HOW to Rennir Fencenoats.

An exchange tellsus of careful farm
er who, when his grape trellis posts rot
ted off, dug down into the earth where
the post wal still solid, and then cut the
post half in two foot or 10 inches be-
low the ground and then fastened TO this
half an upright post Of the height de-
sired. If the post below was mostly rot
ted off, he used to reverse the post, put
ting the top side in the ground and then
mortise to it above the surface. In this
way he made each post do double duty.
The rotting off of posts is almost always
just at the surface, and by putting bolts
through each half and thus fastening
them together the end will last as long
as did the original posts ut the surface.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-04-20
MONSTER POPULATION OF ANTS
They Teach Lessons In Industry and
Perfect Government.

They Teach Lessons In Industry snd
Perfect Government.
There are more ants 20 the square
mile IN Florida than In any other
country In the world, says writer In
the Savannah News. There are ants
which viii measure more than half an
tnch IN length, and then there are ants
50 small that they can scarcely be seen
30 move with the unaided eye. There
are rod ants and black ants and
troublesome ants. But, IA bad IA they
are, have never heard of them eating
ont the seat OF mans trousers, as "a
missionary, Rev. MIR. Wilson, once told
Che writer he saw the army ants DO In
India while the man was sitting ON
the earth for few minutes beside him.
But the Florida ants will take ont
the lettuce and other minute seeds
from the soil in which they are plant
ed, and actually destroy the bed They
will suck the life out OF acres Of young
cucumbers and melon plants, uproot
strawberry plants or cover the buds
with earth 20 such an extent Us 70 kill
them. They will get into pie, picltla,
saIse, strip, sugar, on meat, IN hash,
will riddle a cake or fiN loaf Of
brbers bread till il is worthless.
All reSnedies falling, l took to bait
ing them near their nests with slices
Of meat. bones. apple ADD peas pap
ings, and when had from fifty thou
sand TO one hundred thousand ont
turned kettle of boiling water on
them / have killed during the last
weelS'over one million in the space of a
quarter-acre lot, and | have almost
whipped them out. I had TO do this to
secure any lettuce plants and many
sbservant farmers complain of seeds
men when they should attribute their
troubles TO insects.
II is very curious and instructive to
see how promptly the ants which esr
cape the scalding go to work taking
out the dead. and, after pulling them
outside first, then go to excavating
again and rebuilding their cells and
runways. This being done very quick
" the next work on hand is the laying
in of supply of food by hauling the
dead bodies of the hot-WateF victims
into their stopehouses.
ing and Juggling at the carcass of red
ant twenty times its own weight, and
he always succeeds in the end In haul
ing II in the warehouse Of the colony.
Next you may see a sort of ambulance
corps searching for the disabled
These are taken to the underground
house, where the surgeons and nurses
are in waiting. Then, too, you may
see the timekeepers and bosses direct
ing this one or turning another back
on some errand or TO some other duty.
There is not moments delay, no
hating feet. no idle hands, but al
move as If il was their last day ON
earth and this was the only hour left
In which To redeem q misspent life.
For lessons in industry and perfect
government go To the ants
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-04-20
A Monkeys Death-Bed Scene.

Prof. Gamers chimpanzee, Elishaba.
recently fell a victim at Liverpool TO the
severe weather. The scene at the death
bed was very distressing. Poor Aaron,
the male chimpanzee, had been
most assiduous In his attentions
TO his consort during the whole
OF her illness Prof. Garner was
present during the last moments,
and when he put his baud to her heart
70 find II IL had oeasei TO beat, Aaron
also put his hand there. looking up In
the professors eyes as II inquiring IL
that was all they could do for her.
Aaron would not suffer Elishaba to be
taken from him, and clung to her body
with such tenacity that the professor
was compelled to lay it down on its bed
Of straw. The sadness depicted on
Aaron's countenance could not have
been more clearly portrayed on the
face of any human being. Poor Aaron
was not consoled until he had placed
his hand In that of the professor, and
by signs and sounds had told him of
his distress. Both of the animals had
become greatly attached TO Prof. Gar
ner, and, apart from her value i'm sup
port of his theory, the loss of Elishabs
rs keenly felt by him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-04-20
THE YANKEE BIRD.
Facts About tho Origin OF the
Christmas Turkey.
Dur Barnyard Gobbler La Not the Direct
Descendant OF American Stock,
But . Relative Imported
from Mexico.

Among the luxuries belonging TO the
high conditions of civilization exhi-
bited by the Mexican nation at the
time of the Spanish conquest was the
possession by Montezuma of one of
the most extensive geological gardens
'bn record, says the Washington Star.
st embraced nearly all of the animals
of that country, with others brought
1t great cost from distances. Ii is
stated by historians that turkeys
called by the Spanish adventurous "a
Kind of peacock"--were furnished In
large numbers as food to the beasts OF
prey in the emperor's menagerie.
AT that time the bird had been do
INVESTIGATED and reared In Mexico for
hundreds of years. II was carried lay
the Spaniards to the West Indies,
whence it was taken TO Europe early
an the sixteenth century. Before long
it became In Europe highly appreciated
for its flavor. Being known to be of
,foreign origin. report gained ground
that the fowl had been obtained from
Turkey, that being a region little
known in western Europe. In this
WAY lhC W "AANAA -
has since been designated.
People coming to the United States
from Europe brought this Mexican
fowl to the United States, and the
progeny of the stock thus imported
and fetched back TO the continent
whence il was originally derived fur
nishes Yankee tables to-day. In fact,
the contemporary turkey of the barn
yard did not belong here originally.
1t. is not derived from the wild turkey
of the United States, which is quite
another species, with dark meat ON
the breast and other differences plain
iy distinguishable. On the other hand,
the wild Mexican turkey has white
meat on the breast and resembles our
tame turkey In all other points.
There are two species of wild turkey
in North America One is confined TO
the eastern and southern parts of the
United States. while the other is native
to the Rocky mountains, parts OF
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona,
and extends along eastern Mexico
southwark biologists were a long
time finding this out, being puzzled
meanwhile 10 account lOT l4lc maj hCu
difference in color and habits between
the wild and domestic birds of the
country. That a dark-meated fowl
should acquire white meat through do
mestication would seem indeed surpris-
ing.
In its wild state the Mexican turkey
derives nourishment from plants and
insects. scratching with its feet for
food. 1t is very shy. The birds live in
families like wild geese, keeping sem
tinels on the watch when the flock is
feeding. They are so heavy that they
are not fond Of taking flight, but the
swiftest dog cannot overtake them in
running. The female lays from three
to twelve roundish, red-spotted eggs,
and matches them out in thirty days.
In Yucatan and northern Guatemala
this bird is replaced by third species,
less in size, but more striking in APP
pearance, the tail having spots some
what like the "eyes" in the tail of a
peacock.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-04-20
Plants for Damp ouadls

People who are unfortunate enough
to live In damp houses, particularly
near undpained land, are apt b think
that there Is no help for them save in
removal. They are mistaken. Sus-
cessful experiments have shown that
IL is quite possible to materially i'm
prove the atmosphere In such neigh
borhoods in very simple manncr-by
the planting of the laurel and the sun
flower. The laurel gives off an album
dance of ozone, while the soulful
eyed" sunhower is potent in destroy
ing the malarial condition. These
two, il planted on the most restricted
scale in garden close to the house,
will be found 10 speedily increase the
dryness and salubrity of the atmos-
phere, and rheumatism, il ii does not
entirely become a memory Of the past,
will be largely alleviated.