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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27
POISON IN CIGARETTES.
Brings on Chronic Cough, Loss of Flesh
and Splitting Blood
British Medical Journal.)

Although arsenic is Il useful drug, and
in addition to being ellicacious i'll the
treatment of many diseases, is reputed to
be of value as II means of improving the
complexion, it is not Il substance which
is adapted for every. day consumption, es-
pecially in large quantities. The an.
nouncement that it is employed in the
colored wrappers in which cigarettes are
sold will hardly be received with feelings
of satisfaction by those who are in the
habit of INDUCING in this particular form
of smoking. That arsenic is contained in
wall papers, in the bindings of our books
in advertisement cards and in many arti-
clcs in daily domestic use is we'll known,
but that it should contaminate our Gig
aretteS is Il much more serious matter.
We have long been accustomed TO receive
colored photograph or some similar incon.
sideratc ile with our purchases, but
that in addition we should be presented
with an apprcciablc quantity of an active
poison certainly exceeds our expectations.
1t Is true that the arsenic is confined to
the case of colorcd wrapper, but it has
been found SUPPLEMENTARY that it readily
rubs Oh the fingers, especially when moist,
and that from them it is equally readily
conveyed to the cigarettes themselves.
Arsenic when inhaled in even small uu;.n-
titles, gives rise to IL chronic cough. spit.
ting blood, progressive loss of flesh, and
other symptoms which we are accustomed
to associate with the early stages of con
sumption DR.. Murrell, as the result of
the examination of large number of
specimens, both of cigarettes and tobacco,
reports that arsenic is present in more
than third of the brands in common
use. 1t is by no means confined to the
cheaper specimens, but is met with even
i'll high-class cigarettes.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27
TREE THATspLIT A BOULDER.
Remarkable Strength of Growth of Il Mill
Valley Laurel.
(From the San Francisco Call.)

heinarkuDic oIrenStn OF GrOWtn OF II Mill
Valley Laurel.
(From the San Francisco CALI
The wonderful force of the roots OF
growing trees is demonstrated on n hill
in Mill valley, where laurel has split a
huge bowlder into three pieces. The tree
is of the type common in many parts of
California, but there are several queer
things about it and its surroundings.
The place where the tree grows is most
unusual one for its species, which natu-
rally requires considerable moisture. The
fact of the tree taking root in Il barren
rock is also unusual i'll California, on ac-
count of the long. dry summers, during
which young sprouts usually perish I'M
less there is considerable moisture in the
soil.
The exact location of this botanical
curiosity is few hundred feet east of
the trail on the top Of Tamalpais. The
general appearance of the tree is most
unusual, and undoubtedly it is very old
At first glance it looks like an oak, but
most unusual one. The upper branches
are twisted and turned i'll all directions
and large portion of them are dead. In
reality the tree looks like those in the
Dorc illustrations of Dante's "Infernc. ~
An examination of the tree and its sur
roundings shows that the bowlder is one
of the largest stones in the vicinity, and
cannot weigh less than 800 tons. The To-
cation OF the tree is almost exactly in the
middle of the stone, and about five feet
from the end of the split. This rift in
the rock is about fifteen feet long, and at
one end is only few inches wide. At the
end where the tree is it is at least three
feet. To prove that it was the tree that
caused the split there is crack in one of
the halves of the bowlder, showing that
the force of the growing roots was so
much that it cracked the rock where it
could not move it.
Miss Eastwood, Il botanist,. of the Acad-
envy of Sciences, gave rs her opinion that
the strange natural curiosity was the
only one of its kind in the State. She
says that in all of her studies she has
never seen it's like here, although in To-
caiities where there are summer rains the
phenomenon is not unusual. And yet,
even under those conditions, she never
heard of II laurel growing as the one in
Mill valley does
In Miss Eastwood's opinion there must
have been n small rift in the bowlder to
begin with. Possibly it was tight enough
to hold water. In the fall of the year the
seed of the laurel blew into it, and in the
spring of the year came to life. The walls
of the rift then acted us sunshudes, and
also kept the water from being evaporatcd
too rapidly, so that the young shoot was
able to struggle through the long sum
mer until the winter rains came Or it
may be that there was an unusually rainy
summer that gave the tree its start in
life. After the tree was year old it was
able to take care of itself. and then show
ed its ingrattude to the rock that had
protected it.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27
LEGAL NOTICES.

the Virginia Land Company by deed dated
March 10Th. 1890, and recorded in the
clerks Office of the county court of
Roanoke county. OF the above described
property lots / and 2, block 40, section A,
lots II and 10, block 40, section a, lots 8
and 10, block 40, section A, and lots 3
and 4, block 40, section A, which were
sold and conveyed by the Virginia Land
Company to S. A. Ward have been re-
leased from the lien of the said deed of
trust, and the said lots and such streets
as form the boundaries of said block 40,
anu one street running from said block 40
to the road will not be sold.
OF the above described property tract
of 6.SS acres has been conveyed by tho
Virginia Land Co. toe. w. Thomas by deed
dated July 1ith, 1891, hence the residue
OF said property will be sold first, and in
the event that it does not bring enough
to pay off the aforesaid debt the said tract
OF 6.SS acres sold to c. w. Thomas, as
aforesaid, will then be sold if necessary.
TERMS: One. third cash and the bal
ance i'll one and two years from the date of
sale, with interest on deferred payments
from the date of sale, said deferred pay
ments being evidenced by notes of the
purchaser secured by deed of trust on
the land.
l.. c. HANSBROUGH,
lV-5 td Trustee and Commissioner.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27
TWO LIVES SAVED

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City.
ILL.,, was told by her doctors she had con
sumption and that there was no hope for
her but two bottles of DR.. Kings New
Discovery completely cured her and she
says it saved her life. Mr.. Thos Eggers,
l30 Florida St, San Francisco, suffered
from dreadful cold approaching con
sumption, tried without result everything
else, then bought one bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery and in two weeks was
cured. He is naturally thankful. 1t is
such results, of which these are SAMPLES.
that prove the wonderful efficacy of this
medicine in Coughs and Colds Free
trial bottles Mt Massies Pharmacy. Reg
ular size soc. and 81. n.cShs :
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27

BY virtue of IL deed of trust executed
| March 10th, 1870, by the Virginia Land
| Company TO me, and recorded in the
| clerk s.oilice of the county court OF Roa-
nokc county on November 18th, 1890, con-
| vcying certain real estate therein described
in trust to secure to X. b. Norman the
sum of $40, $50. % in seven equal annual
| installmcnts with interest on each from
| the date of said conveyance, and to secure
to G. O'lIeary and j. Fleming Christian
the sum of s., il5.3l ii in seven equal
annual installments with interest on each
from the date of said conveyance and de-
fault having been made in the payment
OF said debts, and being required to exc
cute the said deed by the holders thereof.
and 10y virtue of DEGREES entered Mt the
April term, 1896, and at the September
term, 1876, of the hustings court of the
city of Roanoke, in the chancery suit of
ID. G. Yates vs.. the Virginia Land Com
pany ct. ais, will offer for sale at public
auction to the highest bidder on WE'D
NESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 1896, AT
$3.50 O'CLOCK p. NJ, on the premises
the properties described in said deed To
wit: All that certain tract or parcel of
land lying in the county of Roanoke, Va.
bounded and described rs follows. 10 wit:
Beginning ut Il point on the north side
of II spring branch at Il white oak and a
hickory, the same being corner OF the
land of General Edward Watts, thence
south IL degrees 10 minutes west 62l.1
feet to II point, thence north II degrees
II minutes west 1879 feet to a point
thence north 80 degrees 81 minutes west
2,2G0.f feet To Il point, thence north 80
degrees 30 minutes west 600 feet
TO a stake, the same being cor.
ner of the property of J. c. Moomaw.
thence south along the line of d. C. Yates
the two following courses: South % de-
grces 90 minutes east 9SS. 4 feet TO Il point.
thence south degrees 80 minutes west
1883 feet TO point, the same being OH
the north line OF the Melrose Land Com
pany, thence south 81 degrees > ! minutes
east l,fll.5 feet to ii point on the south
line OF Carol avenue, thence along the
south line OF said Carol avenue south IS
degrees. OF minute east /. 1886 feet 10 a
point thence north - degrees - minutes
west 20l.5 feet to II point, thence north
90 degrees 03 minutes west 33i 3 feet to Il
point, thence north 3 degrees 10 minutes
east 1913 feet to point, thence north
90 degrees 80 minutes east 5000 feet to
a point, thence north 63 degrees 80 min
utes east 6OO2 feet to point, thence
north Is degrees 16 minutes west 49,
feet To point, thence north so degrees
.03 minutes west 1878 feet to point the
place of beginning, containing $50. 81
acres more or less, and being the same
property conveyed by Il. b. Norman to
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27

Internal Revenue Service, Sixth dis
trict Of Virginia, deputy collectors office,
Wytheville, Va, Sept, 18th, 1896.
NnTICE
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27
HOW TO BE BEAuTIFrIA

To be beautiful, you must have pure
blood and good health. To do so, purify
the blood and build up the health with
the best tonic and blood purifier of the
age, Botanic Blood Balm, c'B. b. B. y
1t is the old standard and reliable remedy.
1t never fails to cure all manner of Blood
and Skin diseases where eminent physi-
clans and all other known remedies have
failed. Send stamp for book of particu-
lars, to the Blood Balm Co Atlanta, Ga.
For sale by all druggists.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27
LaeaL NOTICES

| ny such party to the order of said Special
masters IN lieu of such bonds with like
force and effect as though the bonds there.
| IN named had been believed to such Snec-
| ial Masters.
IN case any bidder shall fail to make
Ohe deposit by said DEGREES required upon
| acceptance of his bid, the Special Mas
ters Will forthwith again offer the prop
| erty for sale without further notice or
advertisement.
In case any bidder or purchaser shall
| lall TO make good his bid upon its accep-
lance by the Special Masters, or after
such acceptance shall fail to comply with
any order of the Court relating to the
payment thereof or the contamination of
the purchase, then the sums and cash or
bonds deposited by such purchaser will
oe forfeited as penalty for such failure,
ana VIII be applied toward the expenses
OIL Il resale and towards making good any
deficiency or loss in case the property
shall be sold ut a price less than that bid
ut the prior sale. If the Court shall not
confirm the sale the deposit will be re-.
turned to the bidder. The deposit rcceiv-
Ell from any unsuccessful bidder will be
returned to him when the property shall
be struck down.
Upon confirmation of the sale by the
Court the purchaser shall make such fur.
ther payment or payments in cash on ac-
count o. his bid as the Court from time
to time may direct The purchaser NAV
satisfy ana make good any part of his
bid not required to he paid in cash by
turning in TO be Cancelled or credited. MS
in said decree provided, any of said bonds
issued under said mortgage, dated March
10Th, lS92, or coupons; and such pur.
chaser shall be credited therefor on ac-
count OF his bid with such sums as would
be payable on such bonds and coupons
out of the purchase price, if the whole
amount thereof had been paid in cash.
The Court rcscrvcs'the right to resell said
railroad, property and franchises upon
| such notice us the Court shall direct in
case the purchaser thereof shall fail or
omit TO make any payment on account
OF any unpaid balance of the purchase
price within thirty days after the entry
of an order requiring such payment.
For the purpose of enforcing the pro.
visions of the decree, jurisdiction of the
cause is retained blythe Court whi.h re.
talns the right to letake and. resell said
| property in en- such purchaser, or his
! successors or assigns. shall fail to com.
| ply with any order of the Court in re-
| spect to the payment of amy such prior.
| Indebtedness or liabilities within thirty
days after service of IL copy of such order.
| he Speclil Masters VIII accept no bid
OF less than the sum of five hundred
| thousand dollars. For further particu
| lars reference is made to the above men.
| TONED DEGREES of said Courts
| Dated October 10Th, 1896
G. L.. BOWDEN,
CHARLES SHARP,
Special Masters.
COWEN, CROSS & BOND,
Solicitors for Complainant Mercantile
Trust and Safe ~Deposit Company of
Baltimore, Trustee, Baltimore, Mary
land.
| 10 22-l II W j w
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27
IF TROUBLED WITH RHEUMATISM
READ THIS

Annapolis, Md, April 16, 1894 7 have
used Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheu-
matism and found it to be all that is
claimed for it. believe it to be the best
preparation for rheumatism and deep
seated muscular pains in the market and
cheerfully recommend it to the public.
JNO. q. BROOKS, dealer in boots, shoes,
etc, No. IS Main street.
Also Read This
Mechanicsville, st. Mary county, Md.
| sold bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm to man who had been suffering
with rheumatism for several wears. II
made him we'll man. A. ]. McGIL.
For sale at 90 cents per bottle by The
Chas Lyle Drug Co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27

COWEN, CROSS & BOND,
Solicitors for Complainant Mercantile
Trust and Safe ~Deposit Company of
Baltimore, Trustee, Baltimore, Mary
land.
10 22-1 NV ) w
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF ABOUT
40 acres of land known as ''The Cres-
ton Land Company's Tract. by viz
tue of Il decree of the circuit court for
the city of Roanoke, entered at the April
term, lS96, of the said court in the chan
Gerry cause therein pending of II. B.
Moorman's administrator VS.. the Creston
Land Company ct ais the undersigned,
rs one OF the commissioners appointed
for the purpose by the said decree, will
oller for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder, on the premises on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER STU, 1896,
at 4 O'Clock p. M, the said tract of land
which is mentioned in the bill and pro-
ceedings in that cause. This tract of
land contains about 10 acres lies lust
north of the corporate limits of the city
of Roanoke and is bounded on the south
by the property OF the Inglesitlc Land
Company and OF the west by the prom
city of the Melrose Land Company, and
being the same property conveyed. to the
Creston Land Company by X. b. Moor
man by deed dated March 20 1890. and
recorded in the clerks Office of the county
court OF Roanoke county, to which deed
reference is made for more particular
description of said property.
In making sale of this property may,
if deem it proper so to do, first offer it
III Niu''l 'VHctS oi from nNe 20 ten acres
and then offer it rs II whole and report
the sale to the court, aggregating the
larger sum.
TERMS OF SALE:-One- third cash
and the balance in one and two years
from the day of sale, deferred payments
to he evidenced ny the interest bearing
notes of the purchaser secured by a deed
of trust on The land
ROY b. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
Bond has been executed by the above
named commissioner as was required by
the above decree.
Testc: 5. S. BROOKE, Clerk.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27

Having lost or had stolen from my pos
session certificate No l6 for six shares
of stock of Roanoke Building \ ssociation
ana Investment Company standing in the
name of j. w Coon on the books of said
Association, said stock being held by me
us attorney for ID. 5. Hendricks. | here
by give notice that have this dny applied
to said association for new certificate
to be issued to said d. S. Hendricks.
10 II iw II. II. HICKS.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27

To PAMELA w. and H. A. Sims.
You are hereby notified that on the LIST
day of the December term 1896, of the
hustings court for the city of Roanoke,
Va, the National Mutual Building and
Loan Association of New York will move
said court to appoint Junius McGehee MS
trustee in II certain deed of trust exc
cuted by you, daued the 10th day of June,
1916, recorded III the clerks Office of the
hustings court for the city of Roanoke,
Va, in deed book rs, page 1, in the place
of George j. Pect the trustee in said deed.
he (the said George y. Pect) desiring to
be relieved of said trust.
NATIONAL MUTUAL. BUILDING
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION,
BY Cooke and Glasgow, Attorneys.
10 % I'm
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27

HAVING LOST OR MISLAID
certificate No. ZOOS b., for 5 shares of
the stock of the Old Dominion Building
and Loan Association, standing in NV
name on the books OF the Association.
hereby give notice that have this day
applied to said association for a new GER
tificate. GEO. w PRINCE.
Roanoke, Va, Sept 26, 1896
S.21-l "A W St
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-27

For violations of section 3, 1926 of the re-
vised statutes of the United State. inter
nal revenue laws, ! seized at Roanoke.
Va, on the 2lst day of August, 1896,
one KEY containing about ten gallons of
apple brandy
On the 10Th day of August 1856, for
violations of sections 1891 $500 21S
and 3,l56 of snme laws | seized in Roa.
noke Va, four barrels, containing in all
about 1871 gallons of apple brandy.
On the same date at same place for vio-
lation of sections 1921 and 3, 2S9 of same
laws seized one cask containing about
twenty-one gallons OF apple brandy.
On August ~, 1896, at same place for
violation of sections $3.50 and 3. i53 of
same laws seized three kegs containing
about fourteen gallons of corn whiskey.
On same date ut same place for viola
tion of sections 1921 and 3,2S9 of same
laws | seized one package containing
about twenty-siN gallons of apple brandy.
On She 3lst day OF August, 1896 Mt
Ivanhoc, Wythe county, Va, for viola
tions of sections 3,29G, 1905 and 1856 of
same laws seized two packages contain
ing about fifteen gallons OF corn whiskey
and copper still, worm and cap
Notice is here given to any person or
persons who may claim all or any part of
the above property Tor them to come for
ward and establish their claims to said
property, otherwise | will proceed to sell
the same hy way Of public auction to the
highest bidder for cash in the CITY of
Roanoke on the 2Sth day of October, 1896.
Il. p. JOHNSON, Deputy Collector
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-23
A MURDERoUS KID.

Tried To Poison The Whole Ships
Crew. Because He Got A Licking.
New York, Sept. 23.-Captain Cox,
of the British steamer Dulwy, which
has just arrived here from Ilerto, Phil
lipine Islands via Delaware break
water. reported an attempt on the part
of one of the ships boys to poison all
hands by putting vermillion paint in
the coffee.
1t was last Sunday morning when
the steamer was lying inside Delaware
breakwater awaiting her orders to pro-
coed. that the cook, going suddenly in
to the galley from the deck, caught
the ships boy, Robert Peacer, acting
in a very peculiar manner. Peacer,
who is about II years old, had been
whipped the night before by Captain
Cox for stealing and lying. The cook
was suspicious and upon investigation
found what appeared to be a lump OF
vermillion paint in the bottom OF the
coffee pot, from which all hands were
soon to be supplied with coffee for their
breakfast. He at once reported the
matter TO the captain, who turned the
how over to the authorities Peacer
hailed from near London.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-23
THE TIMES DON'T LIKE 1T.

London, Sept. 23.-An editorial in the
Times, commenting upon the heavy
percentage Of sickness and death in
the Egyptian expedition, says that 1t
is due to the necessity of rigid econo-
my, owing to those arriving from
France refusing to sanction the use
of the Egyptian funds. The expedi-
ton, continues the Times, is small and
is compelled to make sharp marches
in order to make time. England can
not afford, for the.sake of economy to
undo her own successful work and she
must herself aid, with money, to pros
ecute the campaign under conditions
consistent with common humanity to
the troops.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-23
CAsHED FORGED CHECKS.

Albuquerque, n. NJ, Sept. 23.-A
number of Albuquerque merchants
have been victimized by a forger who
obtained several hundred dollars. He
first called on T. Y. Maynard, jewel
er, and bought a watch, having a
check for So cashed payable to Frank
Smith, and signed ]. G. Baldridge,
mayor. He next called at the Maze
store and bought pair Of cheap shoes
and had a check of $50 cashed paya-
BILE to John G. Foster, He then call
ed at the dry goods store of Rosen-
wald Bros, and bought pair Of
trousers, presenting a check payable
to James Lindsey for $50, which was
also cashed. At midnight the forger
with a pal played faro at the st. FL
mo saloon, and had q check in favor
of John Fisher for $43 cashed. He
also obtained money on several 9th
er checks, all OF them being signed by
J. G. Baldridge, the lumber merchant
and mayor of the city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-23
pop. RUMOR DENIED.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 2S.-Refer-
ring to reports current in the west that
the Populists had made a formal de-
mand upon the Democrats for the with
drawal Of Mr.. Sewall in the interest of
Mr.. Watson, Chairman Butler Of the
Populist committee, said that no such
demand had been made and that he
was sure that the Populists represent
ed as making the statement had been
misrepresented. Mr.. Butler declined
to say just what had been done, or
might be done, but he intimated that
while friendly efforts would he contin-
ued in Mr.. watson's behalf, no step
so extreme as to further complicate
matters would be taken by the Popu-
list leaders.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-23
DEMOCRATIC CLUB CONVENTION.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. Appropriations
are being made for the convention of
the association of Democratic clubs
which is to meet here in the auditorium
on Oct. Bird. The convention will last
two days and will bring to st. Louis
some of the biggest men in the Demo-
cratic party. Among those who are
expected to be present are Wm.J.Bryan
and Arthur Sewall, and ex-Secretary
of the Interior Hoke Smith, of Atlanta.
On the night Of Oct. 2, preceding the
convention, st. Louis will witness the
grandest out door demonstration OF
the campaign. All the visiting clubs,
the city clubs and the silver clubs
will be in line, and If Mr.. Bryan and
his associates on the national ticket
reach here in time, they will review the
parade.