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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-12
FARM PRODUCTS.
The Government Averages OF Prices 4
the Beginning of December.


Washington, Dee. ! The returns of
the statisticinn of the Department of Az.
riculturc for the month of December re-
late chiefly to the average farm price of
the various products oil agriculture on
the first day of the month";
The farm price of corn, rs Indicated.
averages PA against 2J.3 last year: aver
age price wheat 20, against 500 last
year; Of rye 1913, against "A last year: of
oats 1876. against lh.9 last year of barley
32.?, against 30. last year: of huckwhent
80. |, against i5.2 last year: of Irish pota-
toes 93.,, against 2G.6 last wear: leaf to-
bncco per pound 60, against 60 last wear:
hay per ton C.;i. against $50 last wear.
cotton per pound &C against &c last
year.
The condition of winter wheat ON De-
cembcr averages for the country 9D.5 ucr
cent, against Sl.4 in 1885, 80 in 1891.
and 90 in 1898.
In the principal winter wheat States
the percentages are rs follows: Ohio.
10l: Michigan, 90; Indiana. 100: Illinois.
80: Missori. lGl; Kansas, 1903; Nebraska.
93; California, 81.
The returns make the acreage OF winter
wheat just sown 1852 per cent. of She
area harvested in 1896 This estimate.
which is preliminary to the completed
estimate OF June next makes the area
sown FOR the harvest of 1897 ut -. $50. 40
acres
Conditions for fall wheat seeding
throughout Europe excepting in Fraacc
and southern Russia, reported generally
favorable. Increase in acreage probably
not great.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-12
IT'S DESCENDANT DEGENERATEs.
The Umbrella is no Longer Portly, Re
spectacle Instrument.

The Umbrella is no Longer IL Porily, Re.
spectacle Instrument.
The real old fnmily umbrella has gone
out. Gail that slim, stuch.up, affected,
attenUated thing II family umbrella. Go
AVA says a writer in London Queen
remember the genuine family um-
brclla; it was kept in readiness behind
every front door: it was ii large. portly
heavy instrument. As are emblem of
responsibility it was highly esteemed in
middlc-class society; it WAS as servicca-
bic rs IL tent in rainy weather; it could be
used rs Il weapon of otfensc ana of lie.
Tense on occasions
have seen a picture of nm elderly gen
tlcmnn keeping of footpad by means of
his lethal umbrella. He made !as if he
would spear or prod the villain. Why,
one prod would alone make hole of six
inches diameter in that .murdcrous car
cass
Guilty managing the baby and the um-
brella; it went out to tea with the young
ladies; the maid who ''fetchedn them
home took the umbrella with her. 1t
succeeded the lantern and the club for
merly carried by the prentice when he
escorted his mistress to the card party
after dark
remember it, I say. There ''wcrc three
brothers who came to the same school
where was buCa tiny little boy. They
lived ut some distance and had to pnss on
their way to school through II st,atunl Of
inferior Drespectability. Every morning
brought to these three brothers the cx-
element and delight of n battle with the
boys belonging to that inferior rcspecta
bility.
TO the elder brother, who carried the
really important weapon, the umbrella,
was exactly what his battle axe was to
Lion Heart. So he raised it; so he
welded it; so he swung it; so he laid his
enemies low to right and to left of him
before him and behind him; while the
other two, relying on their books tightly
strapped, brought tkem TO bear with
shrewd knocks and thwacks and pound-
ings, on head and shoulders and ribs
Twas n famous family umbrella,
green, too, if [ remember Alright
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-12
THE EEFECT OF LIGHT.

The elect of light on personal appear
ancc seems rarely to be considered by
women. Arrayed in elaborate costumes
with extreme satisfaction writ all
over their tountenances, they sit in horse
show box under Il too.revealng glare.
which unveils every line or other blem-
ish OF age or ill-henl,h. Or they accept IL
second dance invitation to IL house where
the lighting is by means OF IL frieze of
electric lights, the eifcc; on the human
face being the most disfgurng possible.
Or again, they will give such directions
rs the following, which appeared recently
in the womans column of IL New York
evening paper; ~ pretty wny of cainina,
light ut the topof a window is, if the win
dow be IL very higi! one, to set the curtain
roi down perhaps foot from the top OF
the window. In This way one gets Il play
of light on the ceiling" Any woman
who follows this suggestion is advised
with the aid of II hand glass to observe
the play of light on her own countenancc.
IL is as well to remember that above or
overhead lighting is damaging in its
effects to all but the young and the beau.
tiful Vogue.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-12
BABY CLANS ARE PARASITES.
Method of Procedure by Which Clam
Feeds

The CLAIMS body is completely en-
shroudcd in the MANTLE except for two
openings, through one of which the foot
can he pushed out. The other is for the
siphon, or what is commonly known as
the neck of the clam. In some respects
the clam may be better off than we are,
for he has Il little brain in his foot. and
also II gland for secrctng strong fibres.
With this he spins Il byssus by which he
can attach himself to whatever he likes.
He does not even have to-.seurch for his
food, but waits for it to come to him. He
makes II burrow in the mud or sand, at
taching himself 30 the bottom by the bys
sus. Then he thrusts his siphon up
through the mud and water until it
reaches the surface. The siphon is made
up of two tubes, the water flowing in
through one and out through the other
says Popular Science Monthly.
When the inflowing current, laden with
minute plants ana animals, reaches the
gill chamber some of these are siitcd out
an retained for food, while the water
and waste MATES; flows out through the
other tube.
The CLAIMS eggs are carried by the
mother on her gills. When there are fish
in the water with them the mother CLAIMS
discharge the eggs, which soon hatch.
but if there is no fish they carry the eggs
until they decay. The reason of this
stranec behavior is this: When the cgns
are set free in the water they soon hatch,
and the little ones swim about until they
find some fish to which to attach them.
selves. They live for II time o. the mn
cons Of the fish and they drop on, sink TO
the bottom and form burrows for them
selves. This curious semi parasitic life
is no doubt II reversion to the habit of
some ancient ancestors
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RULES FOR SMOKING.
a Few Things That We Ought Not t,


y cigar manufacturer who turned out
3,000,000 clear IIavanns last year ut his
factories in this city and Key West say
that of the great army of smokers com
parativcly few really get the best results
from their cigars.
"Why, it does not require amy skill to
smoke IL cigar, Il Mail and Express re-
porter said to the manufactures.
"No, it does not require any special
Skill To burn cigar, but if you want to
smoke il properly it does. II were to
tell YOU that half of the bad stomachs
that men suffer from are due entirely to
smoking ut the wrong time and in IN inn
proper manner, would you believe me?
Il is true, nevc, theiess. Americans Sin
particular suffer from stomach disorders.
Now IL muu with IL bad .'stomach should
never smoke in the morning, and above
all means not for some time after break.
fast. or coursc,if everybody were to fol-
low this rule would, in all probability
have to retire on what have already laid
aside. have IN iron-clad stomach, yet
| would not smoke in the morning for Il
great Zeal of money. lii Ill my cXpcr-
fence in making and smoking cigars |
have n.ade il II rule to recognize IL num-
her of rules that are Invaluable to the
lovers Of the weed.
First of all, people make BIC mis-
u'tkc IN DuNliS cheap ciSlrS. | say 10 the
smoker who is studying economy.
Smoke less and enjoy II good cignr when
You do smoke have seen men who
have used tobacco all their lives knock
the ashes oil their cigar every half minute
or SO. 1t is big mistake to do So The
ashes should be left on the cigar until
they fall OIL Experience has shown me
that the cigar burns sirighter and tustcs
much swcctcr when the ashes are ut
tachcd and have not been disturbed.
II have also discovered that the most
expensive cigar to he had will taste no
better than II regular twofcr if badly
lighted. 1t is impossible to tell whether
Il cigar is good or bad unless it is lighted
properly and thoroughly. When cigar
goes out | always make ta rule to blow
through it as soon rs possible. The re-
suit is that when light it again there is
no dead smoke in it. Dead smoke is very
injurious rs well rs distastcful. The
best time to smoke is after luncheon and
SO OH up to bedtime. I never give any
body II light from my cigar, for various
reasons carry matches for that pnrtic.
ular purpose. ! claim that smoking will
not hurt Il small boy il the morning cigar
is given up and these rules are fol
lowcd:n
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-12

COMMISSIONERS SALE.-BY NIR.
tue OF decree of the hustings court
rendered on the Both day of September,
1875, Ill the chanccry cause of T.. II.
Stewart vs.. James Ellwood ut ais, which
sad decree WAS afterwards affirmed by
the supreme court of appeals of Virginia
at IT'S Nythcvillc term, 1896 the under
signed, as special commissioners, will, on
TUESDAY. THE l2TH DAY OF JAN
tAhl, lS9'. in front of the courthouse
Ill the city of Roanollc ut II o'clock NJ.
offer for sale at public auction, to the
highest bidder, the following described
parcel OF land situated in the city oil Roa-
noke:
Beginning ut the northwest corner of
Trout avenue and III street. thence
with Trout avenue west 100 feet to Il
point thence III a northcrly direction $50
feet to an alley, thence in an cnsterlv di-
rection along SAID alley 100 feet to III
street, thence in Il southerly direction
along = street 100 feet to Trout ave
nue. the place of beginning and known rs
iotS ana 10 in section on map OF the
lots OF the West End Land Companv.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash as to SO much
OF the proceeds as may he necessary to
pay the costs OF this suit, the taxes out
Standing against the property, rs well as
the sum OF ShG6.6', with interest from
the 2Vth day of March, 1880, and as to the
resiune. II any, upon Il credit of two
equal insta'lmcnts payable six and twelve
months from the day of sale, which credit
lnstalimcntS shall bear interest from the
day OF sale, the purchaser to give his me-
Eotiabe notes for said installmentS. and
as security therefor the title for he prop,
etty shall he retained until all the pur-
chase money is paid and Il conveyance di-
rectpd hv thp court
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BY VIRTUE OF \ CERTAIN DEED
of trust. dated the lst day OF November
1880. and recorded in tile clerks olice OF
the city OF Roanoke, Va. ia decd book 90
page IL from II. l.. Mos, to the under
signed trustee and having been requested
50 To do by the beneficiary, | shall offer
for sale III front II the courthouse 1T II
o'clock m, on MONDAY, THE 14TN
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1896, the follow
ing described parcel of land, situated in
the city of Roanoke
Beginning ut point on the southeast
corner of Wise and Barbour streets.
thence with Wise street north - degrees
~ minutes east 80 feet, thence south /,
degrees 26 minutes east lis ieet, more
or less, u an alley, thence with said
alley south - degrees 81 minutes west 80
feet 70 Barbour street thence with Bar-
bour street north II degrees 81 minutes
west lis feet, more or less, to the begin
ming.
TERMS or SAT.E-Cash as to the
cost of sale As well rs the sum OF $220 50.
with interest thereon from the LIST day of
November 1870, being the amount OF the
notes secured in said deed Of trust now
past due, and rs To the sum of 500. II
upon Il credit to become due in monthly
installmcnts of $j52 as To nine install
ments, and $500 as to the last install.
ment, with interest upon each INSTALL
ment from November LIST, 1890, and the
residue, if any, To be paji in one wear
from day of sale. deferred payments to he
secured by Il deed Of trust upon tie
premises.
LUCIAN II. COOKE.
IL 10 IDS Trustee.
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THE MIGRATION or SWALLOWS.

THE MIGRATION or SWALI ONYS.
y Dutch correspondent writes: earn
helm, the capital of the province OF Guel.
delrand, as is known, il situated upon
the Rhine which is crossed by IL bridge
Passing ovcr it one day last week, one
of my friends witnessed Il remarkable
scene. Myriads of swallows, apparently
those living in the environs, were crowded
together, rs they Go every year in exactly
the same place. When they flew up, which
they did several times before starting
for cool, the mass looked like IL huge
black moving column. When they came
down again, it was done with Il deafcn-
ing shrll and shrieking, or whistling or
piping-a curious noise, which it is al
most impossible to describe. 1t seems as
If they wanted.to make sure that nil could
stand the voyage, for many were fallen
upon by great numbers of the others, who
pccked them to death
after different false starts they went
away like whirlwind leaving upon the
fields those that probably were too eak
amt so were murdered first by their COM
panions. People may wonder how these
birds in different countries start upon al
most the same day. The mystery must
lie solved by orinthologists. For my part,
think that as soon rs the days shorten
they depart, as they need much longer
evening light to catch the thousand OF
Gnats they want every day. ''-Westmin.
Stcr Gazette
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-12
JOIN y. PECK, ACCTIONEER.

JOHN Il. PECK, AUCTIONEER.
Trustees Sale of Valuable Roanoke
City Property. undersigned, trus.
tees under IL deed of trust executed upon
the 18th day of November, 1890, and re-
corded in the clerks Office of Roanoke
corporation court, deed book 80, page
l26, from c. Markley and wife, to secure
dent TO the Maryland Life Insurance
Company. of Baltimore, and mt the writ
ten request of the said beneficiary, will
sell ut public auction on the premises, on
THURSDAY. THE 18TH DAY Or De
CEMBER. 1896, mt 10 O'Clock u. III. the
following real estate conveyed in said
deed:
y house and lot in said city of Roam
okc, situated ON the north side OF Camp
bell street, two hundred feet east of
Jefferson street, now occupied by Catogni
Bros. rs II grocery store, etc.
TERMS: Cash as to 50, l5l.12. with in
terest from November -, 1896 and n
sum sufficient to pay the costs Of execut-
ing this trust and the unpaid taxes on
said property. As to the residue, on such
terms rs the said Markley or his assignee
or vendee, may direct. and in default OF
such direction. then ON Il credit OF six,
twelve and eighteen months with inter-
est from date.
'HiIOS j. KIRKPATRICK,
l95 til TRUSTEES
THE COMMONWEALTH or yIR-
10 the sergeant of the city Of Roanoke,
Greeting:
We command YOU to Summon tile West
Roanoke Land Company corporation
chartered under the laws of Nir,-inia. to
appear NJ the clerks Office Of our circuit
court of the city Of Roanoke, at the
courthouse thereof, at the rules 10 be
holden for said court, on the thiri Mon
day in December next, to answer Jacob NJ.
Trout. who sues for the benefit OF Laura
y. Trout and Bette u. Trout, OF q plea of
debt on bond for 81, a2i.93 with interest
thereon ut the rate of 6 per cent. per
annum from August l., 1899, until pay
ment. Damage 800; and have then there
this writ.
Witness, 5. : Brooke, clerk Of our said
court, at the courthouse, the 2Sth tlay of
November. 1896, and in the l2lst year OF
the commonwealth
S. S. BROOKE, Clerk.
In the clerk : office of the circuit court
fer the city OF Roanoke. November IS,
1896.
Jncoh NJ. Trout for etc. vs.. West Ron-
nokc Land Company, II corporution In
debt
Affidavit having been made and filed
that said corporation has no agent in the
city of Roanoke wherein is commenced
the said Suit OF Jacob VI. Trout for etc.
against said Yves; Roanoke Land Com
pany. and that there is no other person in
said city or corporation on whom there
can be service Of process against said
company. 1t is ordered that said process
he published once Il week for four success
~ \
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LEGAL NOTICES.

trust from X. IL. Woodrum and Annie T.,
ms ms wife, dated the 3ist day of August,
io9i, and recorded in deed book GS, page
Ab' default having been made in the
bonu therein secured for more than three
months.
The abcvc sale is made by the under.
s'sued, who was substituted rs trustee
III the place of Silas w. Burt, by an order
oil the hustings court for the city of Roa
noke, VA, entered ut its April term, 1895.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash The
amount due under the above deed of
trust is $G,GSS. 20, rs of the 3lst day of
August, lSa6
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A LIFE TIME LESSON.

Every boy of active taste-and mine
were eminently such-must become the
one thing or the other, either Il sports
man or IL naturalist; and have never re-
GREETED being assigned to the latter de-
pnrtment My fellow townsman, DR.. O..
w. Holmes, describes himself rs wander
ing along our native stream with reek.
lnSasantal and superiluous gun. my san.
dals suffered, also but | went with but
terf!y net and tin botanical box. Per.
haps these prcoccupicd me before vcarn.
ed after field sports, or perhaps there
was no real yearning. can remember that
as II child | sometimes accompanied an
eiGel brother or cousin to pick up the
birds he shot. though he rarely seemed
To snoot any. bnt there occurred an event
winch slight as il was, served to dampen
my longing 10 emulate him. Coming
down what is now Divinity avenue with
mn Older boy, George Ware, WHO reioicetl
III Il bow and IN arrow and he aimed as Il
beautiful crested cedar DiId which VAS
feeding on the mulbcrrics. BY some ey.
traortlinary chance he hit it, and down
came the pretty creature, nuttering and
struggling in the air, with THE cruel ar
row through its body | do not know
whether the actual sportsman suffered
panSs of remorsc, hut | know that did
ana feel them yet. Afterwards ! read
with full sympathy Bettnc's thoughts
about the dead bird: ICED gives him
wings and L shoot him down: that
chimes not in tune later learned from
Thoreau to stady..birds through M opera
glass. Atlantic
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LCCI.AN II. COCl[E,
ID. SAVIOR GOOD,

SpccinI COmmisSiOucrs.
!, :. 5. Brooke, clerk of the hustings
court, city of Roanoke, do certify that
i-ncian II. Cooke and ID. Saylor Good,
special commissioners in the above cause.
have executed bond as prescribed in the
above decree.
Given under my hand this 25th day of
November, 1886. 5. :. BROOKE.
II 10 I'll ClnrI,
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THE TRUE REMEDY

w. Vi. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, Ill.,,
"Chief," says: 1--WE won't keep house
without DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. FIX.
perimented with many Others but never
got the true remedy until we used DR..
Kings New Discovery. No other remedy
can take its place in our home, as in it
we have II certain and sure cure for
Coughs, Colds Whoopng Cough, etc" 1t
is idle to experiment with other rene
dies, even if they are urged on You as
just rs good as DIR. Kings New Dis.
covery. They are not as good. because
this remedy has IL record of cures and be-
sides is guaranteed. 1t never fails to
satisfy. Trial bottles free ut Massic's
Pharmacy, 100 Jefferson street.
Oysters in every style at Bowman's.
If you once use it You will never again
he without IL Pond Extract is natures
own remedy FOR achcs and pains.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-12

When most needed it is not unusual
for your family physician 10 be away
from home. Such was the experience
was Mr.. J. Y. Schcnck, editor of the
Caddo, Ind. Ter, Banner, when his little
girl, two years of age, was threatened
with Il severe attack of Group. He SAYS:
My wife insisted that 90 for the doe.
tor, hut as orr family physician was ont
OF town, purchased IL bottle of Cham
bcrlain's Cough Remedy, which relieved
her immediately will not be without
it in the future" - and 80 cents per
bottles for sale .hy The Chas. Lyle Drug
Company.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

tions, then on credit of six, twelve an
eighteen months. with interest from date.
THOS. j. KIRKPATRICK and
CHAS. NJ. BLACKBOARD.
IL Jtds Trustees
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JOHN C. TEN F.YCK,

Q.
me above.property was sold by Il. II.
"oodrum and mortgage assumed by the
veudee.
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without them. They
have fully restored
me from u complica-
tion OF disorders chief
ly affecting the heart.
nervous system and
kidney When | trav-
CT I always take one OF
your An;i-pain Pills
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5. :. BROOKE, Clerk.
SAMI.. GRIFFIN, p. Dr. II 20 sod

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF NAT.~
liable business property in the city of
Roanoke. by virtue OF Il decree entered
on the 9th day of October. 1896. bY the
circuit court of the city of Roanoke in
the chancerycause therein pending under
the style OF james :. Groves, trustee. VS.
:. W. Iamison, trustee, ct. ais. the I'M
dcrsigncd, who was appointed special
commissioner for that purpose. viii, on
TUESDAY,, THE 29TB DAY or DE
CEMBNR, 1896, in front of the court
house in the city OF Roanoke at IL o'clock
NJ. offer for sale at public auction 10 the
highest bidder, the two following descrih-
ed parcels OF land situated in said civ
ana described as follows:
First parcel Bcginning ut Il point on
the north side OF Campbell avenue 1917
feet west of Jefferson street thence north
, degrees east 81 l-2 feet to II point.
thence north 81 degrees - minutes west
20 feet To II ppint, thence south , degree;
west s! IL feet to IL noint on Campbell
avenue, thence with said aycnac south s.
degrees 10 minutes east % feet to place
Of beginning.
Second parccl.-rrginning Mt a point
on the south side Of Salem avenue 1857
feet west of Jefferson street, thence south
> degrees west 81 p feet to a poinr,
thence north degrees east 81 % feet to
Saicm avenue, thence with Salem avenue
south IS degrees cas-; 20 feet to place o..
beginning.
Upon cnch of the above described par.
cells of land valuable improvements lave
been erected.
4. :, -
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1WaiiE NAME OF Mrs J. 2. Harwcll, neo
Il Julia Emma FlcmminS) is 4 familiar
one in the state OF Georgia. She
writes; 1t is with pleasure that express
my gratitude FOR the wonderful benefits
have received from DR. Miles Restorative
Remedies, especially the Sorvlno. tho Nerve
and Liver Pills, New Hear: Curc aud Anti
Pain Pills. Actual experience has taught
me their great worth. No family should bo
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-12
I. ". SPINDLE & CO.,
1o4 Ieacrson Street. Roanoke. va.

A SUBJECT OF GREAT INTEREST.
Above all be careful of your eyes. Call
on Prof. Hirschberg, the recognized New
York Eye Specialst,o on one of his staff,
who will be in Roanoke from December
81 to 90. inclusive, ut the store of his
agents, VunLear Bros, and have your
eyes fitted with pair of his celebrated
Spectacles and Eye Glasses. Consultation
free.
Have your fruit cake baked at Ca
ltogni's. the cOnfectioner.