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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
ALL ON ONE "sPLIT.n
u Eun OF Luck Which Enriched an In
pecunious Gambler.


Some years ago, when gambling flour
ished in Washington, two of the most
enthusiastic votaries of faro were old
Bill Lunsford and Adam Koch. They
usually bucked the animal together, and
when they mad a winning streak the
bank proprietor was apt to walk the
floor nervously, and there would be shift
ing OF dealers every quarter of an hour
or so. When the tickle goddess frowned
upon them, however, there was joy in
the heart of tho man who carried the
roll, and pheasants and venison were liza
bic to mark tho next nights supper
They always played the limit, which
was $25 to cases" in most of tho rooms
in their day, whether their luck was
good or bad, and consequently they won
big money or lost their stakes in short
order
One night Koch went up into Jones'
place, over Charlie Godfrey's saloon, on
Il street, without d cent in his pocket
Lunsford was spread out before the faro
table, with red chips at $1.25 apiece
stacked up i'll front of him and stacks
covering the case cards on the board He
suggested the loan of couple Of stacks
he was met with stormy refusal
lie sat down and watched the play, how
5ver, and at last Lunsford, who was
calling for small bottle every other
turn, got drunken and put pile of chips
on the king, Of which only ono had
shown In moment two kings followed
each other in the deal, and Jim Davis,
who was dealing, took down half OF
Lunsford's bet In doing so he found the
latter had put 10 chips instead of 30 on
the card, and consequently he left nine
chips and q split, or half check, on it
Lunsford was wild. He hated split
worse than any gambler who ever played
q system, and he turned OH Koch.
lyon wanted n stake, durn you, and
now you can have it," he exclaimed,
and he threw tho split Mt Koch. The
latter coolly picked up tho 621S cents
and put it on Il card. 1t won. He shifted
the chip to another place, and it won
again. Here and there he moved the
chips over the table, now coppering
them and now playing them open, and
every time he won. At tho end of the
deal he had $50. At the end of the next
he had $245. The news got ont on the
street that Adam Koch had struck a
winning streak This was enough to
crowd Jones place with curious and ex-
cited spectators. At midnight Koch was
81, 400 ahead of the game At o'clock
In the morning he arose and called for
bottle Of wine and paid the boy with
$40 bill out Of roll containing just
$4,000. That was the luckiest gamble
ever known in Washington And Luns-
ford went broke trying to copper Koch 3
steady luck--Chicago Times Herald
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
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The Word Cigar.

The word "cigar" is believed to come
from the Spanish cigarra, meaning a
grasshopper. and at first the significance
and propriety Of the term seem ques-
tionable But in Spanish garden was
cigarral, or the place where the grass
hopper sang. Tobacco was usually grown
In o cigarral, and when the leaves were
rolled up and brought to guest the
host, specially to recommend the prod
uct, was careful TO state that it was
grown in his own cigarral Thus the
word which means grasshopper came, in
q modified form, to be applied to the
habitat Of the grasshopper, and finally
tc the cigar, whose material was grown
there
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
BeggInE an Industry.

There are numbers Of villages in Rus
sia in which begging is the staple indus
try. No one does anything else. 1t is
stated i'll the labor commission report OF
that country that ''ncarly 5000 out OF
the $500 persons in tho districts of in.
Ear and Saransk are beggars, " and that
the whole population of the village of
Marinin live by means of begging. And
these are by no means isolated cases In
many other districts precisely the same
style Of things prevails
In q real beggars village all tho IN.
habitants, including even the starost;
and other local dignitaries, arc enrolled
IN o company, which is divided into
parties These parties go out in turn on
begging picnice The booty they bring
beck is regarded as common property.
and the population depends upon it fcr
their sappor4. Good Words
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
sALE.-WHEREAs. A oER

TIRUSTEE'S SALE.-wHEREAs, GER.
~ tain deed OF trust was executed by William
TO George j. Peet, trustee, bearing date Septem,
per ~ 1891, and recorded IN the clerks office OF
the hnstings court for the city of Roanoke, Va,
IN ueea oook 6S, page Si4, to secure the perform
ance OF certain conditions and payments spec1aed
IN ~, certain bond executed by the said William
w. & Butler, Jr., OF even date with the said deed
for the payment OF twenty five hundred dollars to
the National Mutual Building and Loan Aseoci-
alton, OF New York, In accordance with their ar
Ices OF association; aid whereas, the said George
j. Peet has resigned the said trust and the in6Se
OF the musings court for the city OF Roanoke Vfr-
Sinla al the April term, 1896, did appoint Junius
McGehee MS trustee after legal notice as provided
oy statute TO all the parties ia interest. and
whereas, Default has been made In the payments
ano conditions mentioned in said bond and deed
OF trust for moro than three months, and after
having been requested so to do by the beneficiary,
st;on of MAJ MUTUAL BSidng and Loan ASCOT
and pursuant to the terms thereof proceed to sell
a. 3elie aIction to the highest bidder ON THE
sth DAY OF MAY, 1896, ATS O'CLOCK p M, ON
the premises all the property conveyed in said
ueeu, WIN the improvements thereon, bounded
AND described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the south side or
Charles street one hundred QOO feet east of Grove
street, and running thence in southerly direc-
tion one hundred and thirty (iSO feet to point.
thence IN an eastery direction fifty (5Ol feet 10 a
point, thence in northerly direction one hun
aIed and thirty Q30l feet to point, thence in
beginning and known as lof number three Is. sec
ton eight S),of the Lewis addition TO the city of
hoanoko, Virginia -
TERMS-Cash sufficient TO pay all costa NJ ex
ecuting this trust, including commission to the
trustee, and to pay or said bond with arrcaragcs
and seventy 81 100 (S2sTO Sl.lO0 dollars as of Nav
9TH 1896, and the balance, II any, in one and two
e t%an snnual instruments; due in twelve and
e en ihe purchaser executing negotiable notes
JUNIUs MoGKHEE,
40 us Substituted Trustee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22

NNRuSTEE'S SALE VALUABLE BUSINESS
4 property.-By virtue OF deed OF trust dated
LIST day or January, 1874, and recorded In the
Clerks ONCE OF the hastings court OF the city OF
Roanoke, Va, in deed book 70, page $50 in
which Thos. f. Lambert and Kate E., his wife
conveyed to the undersigned trustee certain real
estate therein described, In trust to secure A. NJ
and w. NJ. Fuller payment OF the cum of 5000
rs therein evidenced. and default having 6een
made In the payment OF said debt accordinr To
the terms and conditions OF said trust dead
and being requested go to do by the holder there
or wall oner for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder on THURSDAY, MAY Z. 1895. ut
twelve O'Clock noon, In front of the premises in
in said deed. to- wit:
:, A certain parcel OF land lying In the city OF
Roanoke.
5eginning at point on the south tside OF ,ss-
lem avenue 223 feet east OF Commerce etreet.
thence with Salem avenue north IS degrees east
20 0 Ieet 10 point; thence south G degrees IS
minutes east leo feet to sn alley ITO feet north
OF Campbell street and 2is.3 feet east OF Com
degrees west rs feet to point; thence north
degrees Is minutes west 1919 feet TO the place of
beginning. F
This property has on 1t desirable store build
Ing, Is we'll located for business purnoses and
anoIds al excellent opportunity for Investment
ThhMS:-CAsh rs 20 cost OF executing this
trust, the amount OF past due taxes. and the sum
OF $3.50 being the amount of the principal debt
secured In said deed on<rust with interest there
on 10 date OF sale, and Insurance. premiums dua
on said property. Balance, II any, payable ono
and two yeare after date, with interest deferres
payments TO De evidenced by negotiable notes of
the property. s. w. JANIsON
sol" Trustee
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
No Precedent

During session Of the territorial leg
islature of Montana, held more than 80
years ago, measure was introduced
which appeared to some people to in
volve serious constitutional questions
One man, who was supposed to possess
great oratorical powers, acclaimed fierce
ly against the measure, claiming that it
was clearly in opposition to the great
principles of Magma Charta, which the
brave barons in days of old had wrested
from King John, blessed result Of q
bloody conflict
A lawyer, more famed for his sturdy
common sense than for erudition, rose
Immediately to reply to this burst Of
fiery eloquence, evidently bent on max
ing it clear that he for one was not to
be overcome by high sounding words or
obscure illusions
cts of mighty little importance
what the opinions Of King John and his
man MCCARTHY were,'' he announced
firmly, adding that it was high time for
Legislative bodies Of Montana to think
and act for themselves without any refer
ence to the principles which governed
the remote authorities quoted by his
colleague
The first orators speech had made
some impression, but the retort was re.
celved with the enthusiasm which it
deserved, and it was owing TO his In
finence rather than that of his moro
brilliant predecessor that the measure
was defeoted--Youth's Companion.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
MiMlcRY AND REASON.
Indication That This Monkey Is Endowed
With n Share of Each.


"That the monkey possesses intelli-
gence to considerable degree is proba-
bly, true" said q hotel proprietor who
has small menagerie on his premises.
Il believe, however, much of the intel
hgence with which that animal is cred
tied IL due to his love of mimicry.
1.-The other day two young men with
two girls were at the monkeys cage
feeding him peanuts. One of the girls
was chewing gum, and one of the men
suggested that she give the monkey
some, expecting that if he took it in his
mouth it would stick to his teeth, and
he would make sorry work of trying to
chew it. The girl at once parted with
the sweet morsel she was so Industrious
~ chewing, extending it toward the
cage The monkey grabbed it instantly
and put it into his mouth, but instead
OF chewing it, or attempting to, began
pulling it out in small ribbons, as chill
dren are frequently seen to do. When
he had it all out of his mouth, he rolled
1T into q compact ball between his
hands, threw it into his mouth and be-
gan the operation again. He appeared
to enjoy the performance as much as his
visitors. That was imitation. -
"That's all right" rejoined another,
"but had an experience with THAI
same monkey wherein he displayed in
telligence I was by the cage smoking
one day, and thought to annoy him by
blowing smoke in his face. Twas much
surprised to find that, instead Of being
annoyed, no enjoyed it, as was evil
denced by his edging up as near me as
possible to receive the smoke in larger
volumes Soon he began scratching
himsel If at the point where most of the
smoke came against him. When I had
smoked one side for few minutes, he
would turn squarely round to have the
other side treated in the same way.
Then he sat up directly i'll front of me
and received the smoke squarely in the
face and neck don't know whether
he held his breath, but he did not cough,
sneeze or vince particle. To complete
the job he then sat with his back toward
me, and it would have done you good
to have seen him throw his hind feet
over his back and scratch. 1t made me
think of the kickers of hay tedder in
motion. Now that monkey knew,
through some sort of intelligence, that
nothing will send fleas and other insects
to the surface or stupefy them as effect
lively as tobacco smoke. Utica OBJ
server.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF A CERTAIN LOT AND
n three room cottage, situated in the city of

Il hooIhhS SALE OF A CERTAIN LOT AND
Roanoke. Va. wy ~
Beginning at poin. on the south side OF Greg
ory street, Ola feet west of Brooke street;
thence IN southcrly direction IS feet to aley:
s a6 with said alley in westerly direction
SO:1 feet to point on same; thence In NORTH
cry direction IS feet to Gregory street; thence
with Gregory street in an easterly direction SO7
feet TO the place OF beginning and known as LOT
II; section 8, Fairview Addition.
ny virtue OF deed of trust from c. p, Prenty
TO the undersigned, dated 9Th September, 1870.
recorded In clerks Office hustings court Roam.
oKe City, Virginia, deed book a. page 81, to Sc
cure Home Building and Conveyance Co. the
paymeenl OF certain sums of money therein
named; default having been made in the pay
ment OF Apart of the amount. and having been re
quested so to do by the beneficiary hereunder, I
snail proceed to sell by public auction, at the
Roanoke, Va, ON THURSDAY, MAY 18th, 1895.
at u O'Clock m the premises above described, to
the highest bidder.
TERMS OF SALE:-Cash sufficient to nav
costs OF executing this trust past due notes and
accrued interest thereon amounting to s419n
and past due taxes; the balance, IL any, payable
IN and years from day of SALE with interest
from that date. Deferred payments to be eyi
denced by notes of purchaser and secured by
deed OF trust on property cold. S. w. JAMESON,
IL u Trustna
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
COLLEGE GIRLS AND MARRIAGE.
Bits of Confession That Throw n Light on
the Question.

Bits OF Confession That Throw n Light on
the Question.
havo no doubt that the remaining
cause of the low marriage rate is that
many men dislike intellectual women
whether because such women are really
disagreeable or because mems taste is at
fault 1 shall not try to determine. And
even among those who like them as
friends many feel as the young man did
who made this confession:
81 never expected to marry the sort Of
girl did. You know I always believed
in intellectual equality and all that
and had good friendships with the COL
lege girls. But, you see, you girls hadn t
any illusions about us. After you had
seen us hanging at the board ON problems
you could work and had taken the same
degrees yourselves, you couldn't imagine
us wonders just because we had gone
through college, and when I met dear
little girl that thought I knew every
thing-why, it just keeled me right
over 1t was a feeling had no idea of. p"
And the college woman answered:
Twill betray something to you Lots
Of US are just as unreformed as you. We
want just as much to look up to our hus-
bands as you want to be looked up to.
Only of course the more we know the
harder it is to find somebody to meet the
want Probably the equal marriage is
really the ideal one, and everybody will
como to prefer it some day. But per-
sonally I like men to be superior to me.
Only I'll tell you what I don't like in
them-the wish to keep ahead of us by
holding Us back, like spoiled children
that want to be given the game and
then admired for their skill. If men
would encourage us to do our very best,
and then do still better themselves, it
ought to be good for civilization. -
'The Marriage Rate of College Wom-
en-" by Milicent W. Shinn, in Century.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
LEGAL NOTICES.

in farming lsnde. NA"iee 70 invest
court IN the chancery cults of Wood. Marsb y ~
ana Oretn Adams We. VIM Egg,eston or al. ~ ~
W. We. the New River Sulphur Springs
III win s,srt the property at C. e. wingo,s unset
TERMS OFsALK: One fourth cash h.,.r.
creoit OF one. two ana three years, eauaI install
ments, Tor which bonds with good security hrsr-
interest, will DO required D'A'-
POSSESSION given rs soon as the sale ia eonarm
oy the court. ARCHER a. PHLRGAR.
c,,. Commissioner
1. Jonn = Hairless, clerk OF MONTGOMERY CIR
CUT court, do certify that A. A. Phleear the sne
Der decree in suit OF Wood, Marsh & Co and
Urein Adams vs.. VIM. Eggleston ct. ais, and
m. EggieSton vsthc New River Sulphur Springs
decree. eu W INC
Given under my hand this 4th day OF February.
1870 JNO. q. HAIRLESS, Clerk.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
Canine Etiquette.

Conventional rules are most useful in
Intercourse with strangers, and this feel
ing, the result Of deliberate reflection
among men, seems quite as we'll under
stood by animals The number of steps
which a prince or ambassador might adj
vance to meet the other without derogat-
ing from his dignity, and the frequent
halts and bows, find parallel III the
amusing form Of canine etiquette, when
one dog "spies stranger" ut distance
The first dog stops short, then trots on q
little, then crouches and finally lies fiat
dwn, with its nose ON it's paws, like u
ST irmisher ordered to open fire ON the
enemy. The other dog, which was less
quick sighted, sometimes lies down, too,
but moro usually trots slowly up, with
occasional halts.
Tho action Of the first seems clearly to
be q survival Of q time when dog nat
urally crouched in order to conceal itself
the moment it saw any other creature
which might hurt it or which, ON the
contrary, it might want to stalk The
sudden drop is something like that Of o
setter when Creeping" up on to tho
birds, but more like the crouch of the
fox when it sees hare or wants to con-
ceal itself from persons whom it sees
while it is still unseen. But now it is
observed as pure convention, one which
is obviously mere show, but to omit
which would be u breach of canine eti-
quette which might and sometimes does
lead to fight London Spectator.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
DON'T STOP TOBACCO.
HOW TO CURE YOURSELF WHILE
USING 1T

The tobacco habit grows on o man until his
nervous system is seriously affected, impairIng
health, comfort and happiness. To quit suddenly
is too severe shock to the system, as tobacco to
An inveterate user becomes stimulant that his
system continually Graves. "Baco euro" Ia a
scientific cure for the tobacco habit, in all its
forms, carefully compounded after the formula OF
an eminent Berlin physician who has used 1t in
his private practice since 1872, without failure
1t is purely vegetable and guaranteed perfectly
harmless. You can nee all the tobacco you want
while taking "Baco-Curo." 1t will notify you
when to stop. We give q written guarantee to
cure permanently any case with three boxes, or
refund the money with 10 per cent. interest.
"Baco-Curo" is not . substitute, but scientific
cure, that cures without the use OF will power
and with no inconvenience. 1t leaves the system
as pure and free from nicotine AS tho day you
took your hrst chew or smoke.
Cured by Baco-Curo and Gained Thirty
Pounds.
Prom hundreds OF testimonials, the originals OF
which are on file and open to inspection, the fol
lowing is presented:
Clayton, Nevada Co.. Ark, Jan. %, 1895.
Eureka Chemical Il Mfg. Co., La Crosse, Wis.,
Gentlemen: For forty years used tobacco in all
Its forms. For twenty-five years OF that time
was great SUFFERER from general debility and
heart disease. For fifteen years tried to quit
Others MOTTO BAG" "The Indian Tobacco An.
tidote," "Double Chloride OF Gold" etc., etc,
but none OF them did me the least bit OF good
Finally, however, l purchased a box OF your
"Baco Curo' and 1t has entirely cured me OF the
habit In all its forms, and have increased thirty
pounds in weight and am relieved from all the
numerous aches and pains of body and mind. l
could write quire of paper upon my changed
feelings and condition. Yours respectfully.
7. II MARBURY,
Pastor G. p. Church, Clayton, ARK.
(thirty days' treatmenD, S2.60, with iron clad,
written guarantee, or sent direct upon receipt Of
price. write for booklet and proofs. Eureka
Chemical SsMfg. Co, La Crosse, Wis, andiBoe-
ton, Mass.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
LEGAL NOTICES.

VALUABLE MINERAL SPRINGS AND
forming lands for sale-ON FRIDAY, MAY
%, 1895, AT IL O'CLOCK A. NJ. win sell on
beautiful property known as Eggleston's, or New
River White sulphur Springs
This property consists of about 500 acres OF good
farming land, several valuable mineral eprIngs
long and widely known for their medicinal quail
tiles, and an hotel and cottages 1t is situated in
Giles county, on the east bank OF New river, In
the most picturesque portion of that stream, aud
within one hall mile OF Egcleston cepot, on the
Norfolk and Western railroad
IL Will be hard 10 find moro charming plaza
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
Exemplary Patience.

The train stops. Peasant Woman
(who for long time has been showing
signs of great anxiety, to stout gentle.
man absorbed in his paper)-I have to
get out now. Excuse me, you are sit
ting on my butter!-Buntes Allerlie.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
Consoiing Him.

Old Brihon-It gals NE 20 think
that my money gpes into your spend
thrift hands when I die.
Young Bullion-Never mind, gov
Tnor. i won't stay there hong --fn-
Hanapolis Journal.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
Hc Needed One.

Cholly Chumpleigh-Was out last
night Had head on me this morning.
Miss Coldeal-R I were you, I'd stay
out late every night. New York Har
aid
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22

Try VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXE-
n eated November 1, 1891, by B. T. and r. II.
Wright to me and recorded In the clerks ONCE
Tor the county court for the county OF Roanoke in
deed book B, page SIT, to secure to II. t. Fish
purne the payment of the sum OF $4.5OO Default
having nav oeen made In the payment OF portion of
said sum will at 1890 p. NJ, ON THURSDAY.
THE 1rH pay OF MAY, 1896, proceed to sell
In front OF the courthouse, Roanoke Va the fol-
lowing tract OF farming land lying in the county
provements: 49,
Said tract contains 694k acres, more or less.
according TO survey made by James E. Day, dated
septt mber a. 1891, and being the same land con-
y ,y sald b. T. and Il Ii. Wright by II. T.
Fisheurne and wife by deed dated November /.
1871 LOT further description OF which land refer
TBRMS-Cash sufficient to pay expenses OF
eae and 90 700, with interest from LIST day of No
vember. 1898. and on November /, 1896, there VIII
be required the sum OF $500. with in Great from
November ], 1891, and as to the residue q credit
sale. ~' "A
The purchaser will be required to execute q
trust deed on the property to secure the payment
OF the unpaid purchase money.
., JNO. W. WOODS,
s'M' Trustee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22

TRUsTEE 1ss. saLEaoN THE 18th DAY OF
4 MAY, 1895. AP 1880 O'CLOCK A. NJ, will
oHer Tor sale at public auction on the premises
the following described parcel OF land with its
Va: ' Va A'onoAe'
Beginning at point on the south side OF the
boulevard 100 feet west OF the southwest corner
OF the Boulevard and ~" street, thence with the
boulevard north "a degrees 10 minutes west 100
feet to point, thence south is degrees is minutes
west lo5 rect to an alley. thence with said alley
south a degrees III minutes east 1OO feet 10 n
p0lnt, thence north Is degrees so minutes east
lou rect to the place OF beginning, and furtber
described rs lot Nos. and in block No ga "a
ssnown oy the map or the River View Land and
manufacturing Company. The above ralc is
made by the authority contained in a deed OF
trust from Eulalia Powell, dated the 9nd day of
Noyem6er. 1881, and recorded in the clerks ofloe
0t ths nnetings court for the city OF Roanoke
va, In deed book 60, page AS, default having
oeen made In the payment under the bond
therein secured for moro than three N onths
The above sale will be made by the under-
signed, who was substituted as trustee in the
s6ove mentioned deed OF trust in the place of
Silas w. Burt by an order of the musings court
term, 1884. " Wv oiS
TERMS OF SALE-Cash.
The amount due under the above mentioned
1894 mo g TEN N.Y. tTi = une
IA VI Substituted Trustee
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-20

B 0 y s. Corduroy
Leggins, extra long,
with three buckles;
good value at 81. so.
Our sale price,
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-20

Mems Velvet Slippers, IN II
Chenille embroidered. Our s1yC
sale price