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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
eRlCE'S GREATEST PLAY.
The Story OF His Manipulation of the Nick.
e1 Plate Road.


cl Plate Road.
Brice's greatest play was building the
Nickel Plate. He put in every dollar he
could get, and there came time when
he had to sell. He went to Vanderbilt.
whose road the Nickel Plate pnralleled
Vanderbilt would not buy the Nickel
Plate. He said he could afford to wait
the first mortgage foreclosure and buy
it from the sheriff. "If you don't buy
it, Jay Gould WILL" said Brice. ooh,
no, he won't, said Vanderbilt. Brice
then went to Gould. He knew that he
did not want the Nickel Plate, but he
had beautiful scheme to propose. He
knew Vanderbilt would buy the road be-
fore he would allow Gould to get in.
Brice thereupon told Gould that if he
would sit silent and not contradict,
neither affirm nor deny, any newspaper
articles to the effect that he was going
to buy the Nickel Plate, and after this
clamlike silence had continued for a
week, If he would then ride slowly over
the Nickel Plate in an observation car,
Vanderbilt would buy the road, and he
would give Gould $500, 900.
1t struck Gould that the whole thing
would be majestic joke on Vanderbilt.
The papers said that Gould was going
to buy the Nickel Plate. Gould. when
questioned, looked wise. At the end of
week he meandered, snaillike, over
the Nickel Plate i'll the rear end Of an
observation car and had all the air of q
man who was looking at piece of prop
erty. Stories were wired about Gould's
trip from every water tank and way sta
ton along the line, and, before Gould
had reached Chicago, Vanderbilt, in fit
Of Mysteries, wired Brice that he would
take tho Nickel Plate He did SO, and
Brice was saved. San Francisco Argo-
naut.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
WHAT ALLIED M'CUE1
He Tried to Break N Ram of the Habit of
Frightening tho Ladies'.

Jim McCue, rancher, politician, phi
losopher and horse doctor, walked on
the ferryboat with q crutch the other
day. He also had ono arm in sling and
his head bandaged.
what's the matter, Jim?" inquired
two or three acquaintance.
"I'll bet any man in the crowd $50
l,a DON hn+t hnr&la- -and longer thar, any
ram or billygoat in the state,' respond
ed Jim irrelovantly. "but 1 guess I've
broken him of it"
"You look as if you had been broken
some yourself" suggested one.
"Well, to tell the truth, did get
jammed around q little. I've been break
ing ram Of the butting habit This
ram was raised pet, and that's what
makes him SO sassy. He knows who to
tackle too. He won't touch man, be-
cause he knows he'd get n fence rail
frazzled out over his head, but woman
he will butt clear over into the next
pasture.
"The other morning this ram jolted
lady friend Of mine clear across the field
and through a picket fence, and
thought it was about time to cure him
Of the habit. I put on an old calico
dress, tied on an old sunbonnet, and,
concealing sledge hammer under nv
apron. saantered down through the field.
1.-THE minute the ram saw me he
dropped nil the business he had on hand
and came over to have some fun with
me. He squared off, shook his head
and made run for me. When 1 stepped
to one side to get good swing at him
with q sledge hammer, the blamed old
dress tripped me, and fell down.
started to get up, but that ram was be-
hind me, and I turned two somersaults
before hit the ground again. I didn't
stand any chance at all. He just kept
lifting me up until he got me over
against the fence, and then he lit into
me. He jammed me down against tho
fence, then backed off and hit me anoth-
or crack. and then another and another,
till he thought he'd broken every rib in
my body. Finally he jammed me clear
through the bottom rail, and I managed
to crawl to the house.
But I got even this morning. L had
the hired men take green oak log, dress
it up in woman's clothes and set it
swinging from the limb. That buck lost
horn the first time he hit it, and it
wasn't long till the second went the
Same way. When left it, he was meet
ing it half way every time it swung
back at him, and wouldn't wonder if
he amt worn down pretty close to the
tail by this time. San Francisco Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Ahuohy Chance for tho sIos and Suffering

1"ehy Chance for the Siok and Suffering
we are aware that our people who
sune. from nervous, chronic or long
sssnoing complaints do NOS have the
same opportunity to be cured as do the
resiaents OF the great cities where the
moss emlnens physicians a 10 specialists
,esioe' In other words, our people are
aenarred from seeking a cure by the
great and skilled physicians owing to
sne Soss OF travel to the large city and
ians.
Here, therefore. is q chance for the
SICK OF our community which should not
% Ioss DE- Greene, Of IS West 14sh ST.,
new YORK City, who has the largest
practice In the world and who is with
ous uouo the most successful spccialiss
IN curing oil forms OF nervous and
ohIoni' diseases. offers TO give free con-
suitation by mail to all sufferers whom
their local ph ysician has failed to cure.
You nave the privilege of consulting
Dr. Greene by letter describing your
complaints, and he will after carefully
considering your condition, send you q
letter fully explaining all your symp-
toms, telling you everything about your
complaints 30 plainly that you will un-
oeretsna exactly what ails you. He will
also give you his advice, based upon his
vast experience and wonderful succe SO
In treating such cases. "a co just what to
do to get cured. All this will sss you
nothing, and you can thus have consul
tation with the best known physician
and acknowledged moss successful spe-
clelist in the world, without leaving
home and at no expense whatever. The
doctor is the discoverer of that greatest
OF oil known medicines, DR.. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy and he
has discovered many other most valu-
able remedies. Write him now, for this
Is chance 10 get cured which you may
never have again.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
A Literary Mans Sandwich.

A novelist was asked recently by q friend
which ono of his creations he was most
fond of, and his reply illustrates new de-
yelopmcnt in his character.
well, - he replied, II think that upon
the whole my Rothsohild sandwich Is the
best thing l ever did,"
Your whGtY" qucried tho friend.
MY 'Rothschild sandwich Yes,
have invented u sandwich" he replied
"and it's II good ono even IL I do say it,
You take muffin or ten cake. Cut it into
two slices Butter each slice with pure
unsaltcd butter. Then place upon the but
ter of each slice n thin layer Of Roquefort
cheese. Upon ono of tho slices lay half q
dozen olives dripping with their oil, and
place tho other slice on top of them. Then
eat the result and if you don't say the
pleasure of enting it is worth the headache
you are likely TO have next morning, you
are not true epicuro."
but why do you call this the 'Roths-
child sandwich, instead Of tho sand.
wich?' was asked
because it Is far riohor than ever
hopo to be, " replied tho author.-Pearson's
Weekly,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
VELVET AND PLUSH.

Summer Fashions Ncxt-Tca Gowns Change
Their Name, but Still Remain.
Tho now shirt waists of figured or striped
cambria and percalo have plain white or
solid colored collars and cuffs.
Velvet is exceedingly popular for skirts
to wear with different bodloes. Dark vel
vet is preferred, especially black, as q
black skirt with bright oorsnge Is ono Of
tho most effective and becoming oombina-
tions. Colors, particularly rich shades,
arc also worn. Velveteon makes an ex-
tromely serviceablo skirt for ordinary use.
Tho wearer of n velvet or volvoteen skirt
should always boar in mind, however, that
q cane seated or bamboo chair means de-
struotion to her gown.
Plush is coming to tho foro again, and
1t is predicted thatby next winter 1t will
DO as fashionable as 1t was seven or eight
years ago. 1t has boon RELOCATED SO long
to tho domain of upholstery that tho idea
OF wearing 1t Is rs littlo attractive as that
OF wearing leopard skin coats, which
strongly suggest hoarth rugs.
This is the dead season of the year, rs
far as fashions nre concerned. There will
DO nothing new to chronicle for several
weeks, this limo boing spent by dressmak-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
TRUSTEE,S sALE.-oN TuE 1nrII nv m

TNRUSTEE'S sALE.-oN THE 10TH DAY OF
\ APR!L. 1895, at 10 O'Clock a. m, will ofrer
LOT eale at PUBLIC auction, on tho premises. the
Following described parcel OF land. with its i'm
proponents, situated in the city OF Roanoke:
Beginning 81 feet from the northwest corner OF
Loudoun avenue and Seventeeth street, thence
west with said Loudoun avenue 80 feet to point,
t th norm iSo feet to point on an alley,
thence with said alley east 81 feet to point so
feet distant from Seventeenth street. thence south
$50 Feet to Loudoun avenue, the pla G OF begin
the Hyde Park Land Company " -,
The above sale is made by authority contained
In deed OF trast from W. L. Moore and Ruth A.
Moore dated the 18th day OF January, 1893, and
recorded In the clerks office OF the hastings
court ~ Ior inc city OF Roanoke. in deed book S.,
page ~, default having been made in the paw.
ment under the bond therein secured for more
than three months.
The above sale will he made by the under
signed, who was substituted as trustee in the
ABOVE mentioned deed OF trust in the place of
Galen Ii: Coon by an order OF the hnstinrs court
Tor the city of Roanoke entered Mt tho February
term, 1895.
TERMS OF SALE Cash. Tho amount dine
nnder the above mentioned deed OF trust ia
Sl,153S0, as OF m arch 1st, 1896.
LUClAN IL. COOKE
1o-tus substitute Trustee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

4 ESu RUS E ~. SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
oeed OF trust dated tho 18th day OF July. 1899,
reco; ded in clerks Office OF hust!ngs court 70,
Sn1y OF hoIsn4kc Va, in deed book rs, page 1855,
II lily, %n hGa II; Il. Woodrum and Anna Il. WOOD.
rum rum ms VILE conveyed to the undersigned Ger
secnre " essa.e therein described, in trust to
post company the sum of 1880, as therein het
out; and default having been made In the nav
me nt Of said debt and having been requested 80
nA no pT Inc holder thereof shall, ON SATUR-
D ~ THE l4TH DAY OF MARCH, lS9G. AT
N the SSe dIV * NOON in front Of the courthouse
public auction to the highest bidder all that GER
Tan iot or parcel OF land lying in the city of Ros
noke, va on the north side OF Campbell avenue
ana n known ns lot is, section l6 on plat and map
~ r. horer's town lots made by Edward s,
nhtier, surveyor This property has on II a
good tWo,stoIy frame dwelling and is situated in
one OF the best residence sections of the CITY.
IERMS-Cash as to the cost of executing this
trust, including trustees commission OF per
cent. and the sum OF 8, d6295, together with any
nnpaid eaxes that may be due. Balaucc, Il snJ,
payable In one and two years from date OF ssia
with interest, deferred payments 10 be eyidencc1
Oy negotiable notes ana eccn red by deed OF truut
"a a tnS property sold S. w. JAMESON,
'N~' Trustee
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
LITTLE CUT AMBER NOW.
Pipe Mouthpiece Three Inches Long
Worth From S12 to $40.

A Pipe Mouthpiece Three Inches Long
Worth From S12 to $40.
SIS that real amber?" asked the man
as he held up a pipe before the dealer.
The pipe was handsome brier wood one,
and it had a clear amber mouthpiece
nearly three inches long. The price mark
was $3.50.
eyes, it's real AMBER" said the deal
er "That is, it's as real as any amber
you can get nowadays in pipe. 1t is
not cut from a piece of amber, but is
made by a melting process. Ninety per
cent of that mouthpiece is amber. The
other 10 per cent is composition used
to harden it and make it stick together.
Some years ago amber was plenty, and
pipe like that would have mouth
piece of amber cut from block and new
er molted. But the amber mines have
practically given out. and you can't get
any more big pieces. A piece Of cut am
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

Der as long as that OH the pipe you have
there would be worth from S12 to $15,
and it wouldn't be bit better than the
manufactured amber. 1t wouldn't be SO
durable and would not feel any better
between the teeth"
II was i'll England year ago." said
man who had listened to tho CONVEX
sation, land ono of the largest pipe
manufacturers there said that there had
not been a piece Of amber as long as
three inches in the market for five
Joorr. -
That's so," said the pipe seller
"You may get pipe with genuine cut
amber mouthpiece in some stores in
New York, but if you look up it's record
you will find it was made eight or ten
years ago and has been in stock. This
composition is used today in expensive
meerschaums as we'll as in brier woods. {"
Now York Sum-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
81 I'd

TRuSTEE's sALE:.oN TILE 1TrH DAY OF
i MARCH, 1879, WILL, AT 70 O'CLOCK NJ.
offer for sale, In front OF the courthouse of the
city OF Roanoke, at public auction, the following
described parcel OF land situated In the city OF
Roanoke:
Beginning at point on the south side OF
Shenandoah avenue 100 feet east OF Park street
thence with said avenue o feet to point, thence
south 1870 feet to the Norfolk and Western rail
road line, thence with said line west 200 feet TO
point. thence north $50 feet to tho place of be.
ginning, and known as lots 8, 4, 8 and q, In sec.
ton "a" as shown by the man OF the Rogers.
Fairfax and Houston addition to the
city OF Roanoke This sale is made
under the authority contained in q deed OF
trust from the Traders Investment Com
pany to the undersigned dated the 26th day OF
May, 1872. and recorded in the clerks office OF
the hustngs court for tho city OF Roanoke In
deed hook So page i75: The amount due under
first day OF August, 1895.
TERMS OF SALE Cash as to the costs OF sale.
as wtllas the amount due under this deed OF
trust, and tho remainder on credit OF one and
two years from date OF sale, which credit pay
ments shall be- evidenced by the notes OF tho
purchaser, secured by a deed OF trust on the
promises conveyed. LUCiAN Ii. COOKE,
II I'd. rrnstee
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

Olllco OF The hnstInge court for tho city OF Hoa3
noEe, Va, In deed book 70 page 215, to securd
the performance OF certain conditions and paw
ments specified in certain bond executed by thd
said W illiam $. Gregory, of even date with thd
said deed OF trust. for the payment OF TIRED
thousand ts3,0COD0l collars to the National
Mutual Building and Loan Association, OF NeyA
Iork, In accordance with their articles OF associaH
tion; and whereas, the said George j rect ha4
resigned the said trust and the Judge OF the hus3
tlngs court at the March term did appoint JuniuA
McGehee es trustee in place and stead OF George
}. Peet trustee. after legal notice, as provided
BY statnte, to NIL parties In interest; and whercaa
delsult has been made in the payments and conf
ditions mentioned In said bond and deed OF trust
for more than three months, and after hayIn4
been requested so TO do by the beneficiary, the
National Mutual Building and Loan 4 ssociationI
OF New York, shall, by virtue OF said deed and
pursuant to the terms thereof, proceed to sci! at
public auction, to the highest bidder, MONDAY,
APRlL d, 1895, AT 8 O'CLOCK T. NJ, on the
premises, all the property conveyed In said deed,
with the Improvements thereon, bounded and
described as follows, to.wlt:
Beginning at point two hundred and fifty and
five hundredth (a5005) feet north OF the north.
cast corner OF Marion ana Jefferson streets for
merly (Meade etreeO and running thence with
Jefferson street north degrees 81 minutes east
thirty-hvc and ninety one hundredths (S5.9i feet
TO- point on came, thence south 81 degrees 80
minutes east one hundred and forty six Qi6) feet
TO an alley, thence with said alley south 7degrees
minutes west thirty three and seventy five
north - degrees 80 mimi es west one hnnd red
and forty six Q46) feet to the place OF beginning,
being lot ten Q0) OF the plat OF Jefferson street
property.
TERMS-Cash sufficient TO pay all costs OF ex-
ecutlng this trust, including commist Ion to the
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Chrs.lansburg, Va. Feb. 4, 1885, commissioner.

FINkUSTEE'S SALE.-WHEREAS, A GER
- tam decd OF trust was executed by Mary c.
LCnoon and l.. T London her husband, to George
Peot, trustee. bearing date the 9th day OF Sep
tem6er, 1S9o and recorded in the clerks ONCE OF
the hnstiugs cnurt for the city OF Roanoke Va.
ance OF certain conditions and payments snec,aed
In certain bond executed by the said Mary G.
London OF even date with the said deed for tho
payment or six hundred dollars (S6OO) to the
Nattoual Mutual Building and Loan Association
OF New York, In accordance with their artices OF
association; ard whereas, the said George j. Feet
mas resigned the said trust and the Judge OF the
hustings court at the February term did appoint
Junius McGehee ne trustee In place and stead of
ySee - peet trustee after legal notice pro-
whereas, default has been made in the Dayments
and conditions mentioned in said bond and deed
having been requested so to do by tho bcncaciary.
tho National Mutual Building and Loan Associ,
alton, OF New York, shall by virtue OF said deed
at public auction to the hig hest bidder ON SAT-
URDAY, APRIL4, 1896, Ar 5 O'CLOCK p. M. ON
d dne premises all the property conveyed in said
and described as follows, to-wit: 'N
Deginnihg at point on the north side Watts
hundred feet westerly from the westerly side or
Lewis street, fronting fifty (5O) feet on Watts
street Cor Ninth avenuo) and running back of that
one hundred and thirty $500 feet to an alley. and
known as lot 20, section 13, as shown on the man
OF tho Lewis addition OF the CITY OF Roanoke.
TERMS-Cash sufficient to pay all costs OF ex.
ecutlnp this trust, including commission to the
trustee AND 70 pay on ssid arrearagesdue thereon,
eighty.six dollars and afty-eight cents tssSs bs1
as OF March 18th, 1896. and the balance, IL any in
one and two equal annual inetalmcnts. dun in
twelve and twenty. four months, with inferest
thereon from date, the purchaser executing ne.
gotia6le notes for deferred payments aud secured
W " JUN SIiUUss'iMs sG ifR:H
tus substituted Trustee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
u,RusTRE,s sALR-BY vIRrnE nr

TNRuSTEE'S SALR.-BY VIRTUE OF A
Il deed ;of trntt executed September %. 1saa
by ID. Z. gallagher and others, and recorded in
deed book 81, page Si7, OF the Roanoke corpora.
In the place OF the trustee named In this said deed
default having betn made In the payment az the
note secured thereunder, and being required 80
DAY OF Nj RCII, 1891. at - O'Clock IN In front
OF me courthouse In Roam oke city, cell ny public
auction, to the highest bidder, the property con-
veyed In the said deed described as follows:
BEGINNING at point on the northwest corner
OF commerce and Jefferson streets, fronting
oSoo rect on latter street to Roanoke street
thence with ater 1922 Sfcet to Birch rect thence
Win latter S5lb feet TO Commerce street, thence
Will latter 81 ! feet 20 the beginning.
IhHMS-Cash Sufficient to pay the costs OF ex.
intorest from Sep,ember %. 1892, and the residue
Ii any, payable ono year from tho day OF sale.
A. II. KING,
sAGs Substituted Trustee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

f9sTEE's sALE:-ON THE nth DAY OF
NJ thu adn noh, 1885, AT ~ O'CLOCK M, In fro,
NJ ty ae courthouse OF the city OF Roanoke. will
deserSed sae At PpSie aasio1 the following
BegnnipS AZ q VI nn ISna, situated In said city:
Street l0o feet from the southeast corner OF
%a5snsp and Eighth streets, thence with MAJ
sna street y degrees 10 minutes east 1so feet 10
c,ees IN On NORMAN road hence south 81 do
gree . e s minutes west q feet to point tbence
n0iI1 - degrees 10 minutes west Is feet to
10, 'aonco south Il degrees 80 minutes west IS
deoI 70 an alley, thence with said al,ey north -
tsegn 5eSs ~ MINUTES west 1875 feet to point
~ tnehce north II degrees 80 minutes east 1o6 fcst
70 the place OF beSinr ing. This sale s mnds h1
deed So o. OF the anthorty contained in Certain
rignea, dated the 10Th day OF November. Isea. and
c coTu,uee IN the clerks Office OF the hostings
page 271. III ueeo DOCK 81,
L3hRMS OF sALE:-Cssh as to the costa OF
sse, as well as tho sum OF 81 500 with intcrest
ss re On rom tho 10th day Of November 1884, and
ns 10 tno residue, npon credit OF or O and two
years from the day Of SALE with Interest ,r uMO
s hx gate said deferred payments to be secured
II III LUClAN II. COCKE Trustec
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

RY VIRTUE OF A CERTAIN DEED OF,
- trust dated the 9TH day OF November, 1895.
y. recorded In the clerks office OF the hustings
court for the city of Roanoke In deed book yS.
page 462, from 9. Markley to the UNDERSIGNED:
default having been made In the terms OF said
deed and having been required so to do BY the
t beneficiary will In front Of the courthouse in
THE17rH DAY OF MARCH, 1896, ofrer FOR sale
the following described parcel OF land situated in
the city OF Roanoke: M
BEGINNING at q point on tho nor theast corner OF
fiith avenue ard Eighth street northwest, thence
IN Q northeriy direction with Eighth street As
ieet more or less to Norman road thence in an
easterly direction with Mormon road 1873 feet
more or less to Its intersection with Fifth avenue
tnence In westerly direction with Fifth avenue
10y ieet more or less to the beginning
TERMS OF SALE:-Cash ss to the costs or
sale, as wei! rs tho sum of $500 90, and as to the
residue upon credit OF one ana two wears from
INC Gay OF sale. with interest from that day said
cteelt payments TO be evidenced by the notes OF
th purchaser and secured by adesd OF trust upon
l7tds LUCIAN II. COOKE, Trustee.