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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
why Ho oavo tho Good Cigar AWAY.

VIII you have n cigGr?" asked one
man OF another, carefully selecting one
OF three which he drew from his waist.
coat pocket. He handed this one to his
friend. The other man smiled and said
suppose this is tho kind you buy tc
give away"
You might think so. but it isn't, "
re]olned the one who had given the eli
gar. AS matter of fact, the ono ]
gave You is much the best of the lot. !
Always give away the cigars of that
brand which l receive. It's not because
they are bad, but because they are good.
Ihls Is how it is: For several years I
nave been buying my cigars of dealer
Ill Nassau street. always get kind
which costs $40 a hundred. am not
oVerfond of the brand, but it is the best
that can get for the money, and I feel
that cannot afford to pay more for my
cigars.
For some time the dealer has been
very anxious to get me to smoke cigar
that costs SIC q hundred. He assures me
that the difference between it and the
one get is far greater than thu prices
would indicate. Some of my friends also
smoke this expensive cigar, and they
assure me it really is exceptionally good.
From time to time the dealer gives me
one of the Is cent kind to smoke, assur-
ing me that if will only try it 1 will
buy no other. The truth is, fear he is
right, so l have resolutely resisted the
temptation to smoke the gift cigars. In
stead, l hand them to some friend. That
is one of them. Do you believe now that
gave You the worst?'
The friend saw no further reason for
doubling that the cigar which he had re-
ceived was the best of the lot. New
York Tribune.
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An Unwritten Story.

This story is being told about reporter
on Now York morning paper: He was
sent out by his city editor to write spe-
cial Sunday article on the subject of dia-
monds among the poor. Tho stories of
diamonds among the rich arc legion.
They are kept In stock, for use whom
needed to fill up. But tho diamonds of
Division street, East Broadway, Rivington
street, tho Bowery, Cherry Hill and Cor
lears Hook have not been done satisfac-
torily in prose or poetry.
Our friend had no trouble seeing every
thing in tho shape of carbon and glass
that the dealers in the streets mentioned
had on sale. Ho had scarcely left shop
in East Broadway, when sergeant of po-
lice entered.
''Say, we have just got wire from Chi
cago that ten of the expertest diamond
thieves in the country are bound for New
York. You want to look OUT
Heavens" cried tho dealer, "one of
them has just been here, and showed
him all my stock He pretended he was
newspaper reporter"
An alarm was sent out, and for three or
four days the force looked for the reporter
who had boon described by the dealer A
close watch was kept on the property, in
the belief that the suspect would return.
At last the reporter was spotted and iden-
titled, and everything was explained to the
satisfaction and relief of the dealer in
"gems. New York Press.
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A SEAL ROBBERY.
Pop Deyer Runs 1t. and Maine Folks Think
He Has Money Slowed Away.


"Somc day when old Pop Deyer dies"
said Maine man. CHS relations, if he
has any, will! be apt TO find quito snug
little fortune slowed away in his cabin, if
TINT is the place where he has slowed it
away That is tho general belief anyhow,
for Old Pop has been bobbing for seals a
good many years now, and has taken tho
proceeds of his fishery homo with him
regularly. Some Of tho proceeds Is always
rum and tobacco and everybody knows
whore he slows that away.
but rum and tobacco don't use ND all
the proceeds, not bya good deal. Old Pop
takes back n nice little pot of cash every
trip, and rs he lives alone, and rs there Is
no way where he lives that he can get rid
of 1t, unless he chucks it into tho ocean,
folks can't sec why no won't leave u snug
littlo fortune slowed away somewhere on
his island when he dies. Old Pop must
have gathered in quite lot of money bob
bling for seals.
81 mean bobbing for GELS, don't /? No,
1 don't mean bobbing for cells. / mean
bobbing for seals 1t isn't likely that thoro
is another scnl Robbery in the world. Old
Pop Deyer started this one, and ought to
have a patent on it. He lives on little
island off the Maine coast, not far frou.
what is known as the Seven Hundred Acre
lSihnu NO ono clSo lives tAcro, Tor there
isn't room enough for any moro, guess
A good many seals sport and forage around
there, and the way Old Pop captures them
Is this:
"Ho takes strong poles 10 or 12 feet
long and tics to each pole dozen or so of
Goldfish hooks, with lanyards six feet long
These hooks he bats with herring He an
chors and buoys this queer fishing tackle
so that tho baited hooks lie just below tho
surface of the water. The souls arc attract
cd by tho bait and como along and gobble
the herring, taking In the hooks ut the
Same time. The seals can't get away, and
Old Pop rows among them, taps them on
the head with u club and lows Thorn to his
island, where no skins them and tries out
the oil.
''He finds n ready and profitable market
for his hides and OIL chiefly In Bangor
Old Pop delivers n cargo once week dur
ing tho sealing season, and has never been
farther away from his island than Bangor
during all the years he has operated his
Robbery. When this seal season is over, he
fishes and shoots wild fowl, and does %
profitable trade in these lines. So folks
can't SEQ why there isn't nice thing
waiting on that rocky little island for Old
Pops heirs, il he has any heirs. New
York Sun.
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New Device of Thieves.

This is the latest fad among house
thieves. You would better look out for
she fraternity:
The door bell rings, and Molly, the maid,
responds trippingly. A man stands in tho
yestibulo.
lis Miss Hewlett in?' no asks.
Molly may say Eyes" or mo" If she
hesitates, he continues hurriedly:
"Sho ordernd some goods from IS,
and tho clerk made mistake in the bill
In our favor We find that Mrs. Hewlett
paid us 81. SO too much. I have come to
return the money Will you kindly tell
herr"
He fumbles in his wallet and Molly,
leaving tho door wide open, PUSHES to in
form her mistress. Mr.. Honest Man slips
into the house, helps himself and departs.
The next day we have story of another
robbery. -Ncw York Press.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
LHaAL NOTICES.

Bft rr yikTUE OF A CERTAIN DEED OF
ana reeoraed fn IN, Inc Lsth day OF January, 1895
court TOT the city OF Roanoke in deed boot 3S
page iA cxtcuted by the Traders' Investmavno.,
pany to the undersigned trostee, for the pnr.
pSse OF securing sara Nice Allen the payment -,
thS sum or one thousand dollars Isl 90, NJ VI
so,s one year from the date Of said deed; Sefs1t
navlpS oeen made Ia the payment OF the said snm
therein secured and having been reoacst.d 90 m
90 oy the beneficiary, win ofrer or sale, on the
prpeWwiises 90 Al ~ A. NJ, ON ThS 4rH DAY OF
Ap pHa, lss6 the following described land:
90 Dcsinn,ng az point on tho east side of Jerer.
son street $50 feet north OF hobertson s,raet
thence north degrees IS minutes east IS feet To-
point, thence south 80 degrees cast 100 fee, To
point, thence south degrees west Is feet IN .
point, thence north SO degrees west leo feet TO
JEFFERSON street the place OF beginning. ~
TERMS OF SALR:-Cssb as to the costs OF
rSic as well as the sum OF one Thousand DALAI
Si.UOo.OC), with interest thereon from ,hs sStS
day OF January, 1895, and as to the residue, upon
credit to become due in ak and twelve months
from the day OF Gale, with interest from thar
aato, whicn said deferred Payments to be evil.
oenced by the notes OF the purchaser and To 10
secured oy deed OF trust upon the premises.
o..s LUCIAN II. COOKE,
- u Truats~
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Why the Prisoner Went.

man was on trial for stealing money
from house. The counsel for tho prison
or III his address to tho jury said:
Gentlemen, my client is u poor man
He was driven by hunger and want to
take the small sum 10 buy bread, for it is
in evidence that he did not take the peck
etbook containing GOO that was in the
same drawer. If he Wcro professional
thief, he would have certainly taken the
pocketbook.
The eloquent counsel for the accused
was interrupted by the convulsivo sobs OF
his client.
why do you weep" asked the magis-
trate who was on the bench.
Because Ididn't see the pocketbooli in
the table drawer" was the reply.
Everybody laughed except the oounsc!
for the defense. London Fun
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TRusTEE's SALE OF HOUSE AND LOT
a by virtue OF deed OF trust from e. L. C.
Minor to the undersigned, dated Feb,uary 3.
is92 and recorded in the clerks office of the
musings court OF the city OF Roanoke Virginia,
IN deco book No a. page AT, will orrer At pub
tic sale In front OF the courthouse In said CITY OF
ROANOKE On FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH, 1896 AT
llO'CLOCK A; Nj, the following described land
situated In said city. viz: ~
beginning ut point on the north side OF Rob
ertson street S05 feet west of Jefferson thence
with Robertson street north IS de. rces Is min
ut, 5 west 30 feet to point thence north / de-
gree 10 minutes cast 100 feet to the center of an
alley. thence with the center of said alley south
- degrees Is minutes east 80 feet to a point
thence south degree As minutes west 100 feet to
the beginning ~ ="
There is frame house on the lot
TERMS:-Cash enough to pay all coats attend.
ing the execution OF this trust and SlCs 50 back
taxes (Which sum includes all unpaid taxes prior
TO 1896 and the debt OF 81 500. with interest from
February Z. 1895; the residue OF the purchase
money In two equal annual payments from day
OF sale. with interest from day OF sale payable
annually, the deferred payments to be evidenced
ny the bonds or the purchaser and seemed nv a
deed OF trust on the property.
.,, e. HOLMES BOYD,
IL tu Trustee.
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YOUTHFUL GREAT MEN.
Famous Mt an Age When Most Men Begin
Their Careers.

FAMOUS Mt an Age When Most Men Begin
Their Careers.
1t is undcniable that many of tho great
est careers have been made by young men,
Washington was but 43 when no was call
ed to the command of the American Revo-
lutionary army. Henry Clay was speaker
of the house of representatives at "a. Ste
phcn a. Douglas was but 80 when he first
became II candidate for tho presidency
John jay was chief Justice of the United
States at 40. James q. Blaine was only 80
when he became speaker of the house of
representatives. Alexander Hamilton took
charge of the treasury ut 80 years of age.
Martin Van Buron mt 80 organized the
famous Albany regency and was governor
of New York at 10. John G.. Calhoun in
his forty second year was vice president
of the United States. John c. Brockin-
ridge of kentucky was vice president at
30 and candidate for the presidency ut
80. George Is. Mcclellan was only 3S when
nominated for the presidency.
In military life especially young men
have been most conspicuous. General Grant
was but 40 years of age when he began
winning II name for himself in our civil
war, and was only 43 when the war closed
The great Napoleon was master of France
and Europe before his thrticth birthday.
AioAaii"cI VIC pIciS Hiu conquered tnc
world and left it before he was 33 years
old. Fremont, the Pathfinder, had OK
plorcd tho Rocky mountains before no was
30, and was running for tho presidency at
49,
Columbus was in the thrtics when he
explained his ideas of tho western passage
and enlisted the Spanish sovcrcigns in the
project that led to the discovery of Amer
lea. Richard Golden was but 81 when 10
founded tho anti corn law league, which
revolutioniZed the commercial policy of
Great Britain. William Pitt, ranked by
some historians rs tho greatest of modern
British prcmicrs, was practically ruler of
England ut "a. Tho list of youthful great
men might easily DO extended. baltimore
Sun
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
BEND LOW AND HARk.

Bend low and bark with me, my dear,
How the winds sigh
a voice is on them that fear
1t brings the bygonc days so near.
Like souls cry.
Those whom we bury out of sight.
How still they lie!
Beyond the reaches OF the light,
Outside the realm of day and night
DO they not die?
Shall we unbar tho long closed door,
You, dear, or !?
Could love be what it was before
If we should call them back once moro
And they reply?
Would they lifc's largess claim again1
They draw too nigh?
q winds. he still You shall not pain
Ny heart with that long hushed refrain
As you sweep by.
The dead have had their shining day
Why should they try
To listen to the words we say.
TO breathe their blight upon our May?
Yet the winds sigh.
Louise Chandler Moulton.
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fINkuSTER'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
A DEED toi trust executed September %. 1sg3
oy u Y. Gallagher and others, and recorded IL,
ace. aeea oook 81, page Si7, OF the Roanoke corpora
non court clerks office, l. substituted trustee
In the place OF the trustee named in ths ssid dssd
SuetsuIt having bee made in the payment Il tho
note secured hereunder, snd being required 30
DAY OF MARCH, 1896, vt ~ O'Clock m In front
Oh me courthouse In Roanoke city, cell by public
auctl9n, TO The highest bidder, the property CON
veSed In the said deed described as follows:
heginning at a point on the northwest corner
S ., commerce and Jefferson streets, fronting
10 'So teet on latter street to Roanoke street,
.nehce with letter ia feet to Birch street. thence
Win iatter Slo feet to Commerce street, thence
WIN I'm latter 81 feet TO the beginning.
TEhMS-Cash sufficient to pay the costa OF ex.
ecntlng this trust and 70 pay note OF sa SEQ with
interest from September 49, ls97 and the residue,
II any, payable one year from the day OF sale.
oso, A. 4. KING,
*'tos Substituted Trustee.
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VNRuSTEE'S sALE-HAvING BEEN SUB
81 sututed as trustee in the place OF Walter Il.
day of June, 1894, executed by Mrs. l. r. Boone
and l. Ernest, Jas. r. snd Walter :. Boone, uart-
93. page i06, OF the clerks office of the hustings
court for Roanoke city, Va. to secure b. P. Hun.
ners as Hun, Andrews y Thomss, the sum or
S5,S26.3 evidenced by three bonds for Al 934 IN
each, dated 18th day of June, 1894 payable one,
Two ana three years, respectively, after date and
oetault having been made In the payment OF flrst
oond and twelve interest coupons each for S97l,
attached to said bond, and eighteen Interest
coupons for S9.71 each attached to second bond
and like number and for like amount attached To
third bond, and thereby the whole amount be
came due and payable, and having been reonired
by the benehcisries said deed Of trust so To- do
will on THURSDAY, APRIL and, isss, al at i ~
In front OF the Courthouse in Roanoke Va, the
following lots or parcels OF land, situated and be.
Ing In the city OF Roanoke:
-, 1st. Beginning at point ON the south side OF
Tazewell street les feet east OF Comm rec street
thence WI h Tazewell street east IS feet inches
10 II Wertz's lot thence with said lot south
wardly $50 feet and inches to a point thence
south 30 degrees 80 minutes west 81 feet :to
point thence northwardly 1SU feet d inches TO
"a. Beginning at a point on the north side of
ooh On street COT sixth avenue 8. wy 100 feet west
Oh f&rR street, thence in westerly direction
with John Street 50 feet to u point therce in a
northerly direction o. feet to an alley: thence
to point on the ssme,thence in southeriy direc-
ton W feet to the beginning, being lot Assertion
81. One-half undivided interest in lot begin.
ninS at point on John street 100 feet west of
IA psrk and In westerly direction on John street
% reet to point. thence north % feet to point
thence east 81 feet to point, thence south 2 feet
to the beginning, being lot 81, section of the
Lewis Addition. $50
attn. Beginning on the east side OF Henry street
2uO feet south OF Pine, thence with Henry street
sonth So leet to point, thence east and parallel
Win Plne l32h feet to an alley. thence with said
alley north 90 feet to point, thence west lSeS
feet to the place OF beginning
9th. Beginning At the northwest corner of Il
street and Chapman avenue, thence in a westerly
direction parallel with Chapman avenue so feet
70 point. thence north parallel with street
lSl n:l2 feet 10 an alley, thence east with said
alley 90 feet to Is street, thence south parallel
with said street 1870 11.ia feet to beginning,
oeing lot No !, section IS OF the Rorer
tract to the city OF Roanoke For a fnller de-
above deed. " Ns :"
TERMS OF SALE: Cash sufficient to psy ex
penses OF executing this trust, including trus-
ices commission OF per cent, unpaid taxes All
insurance, and TO discharge the principal or
So,s26 81 with legal interest from yune 10 ISqi
JAS. ID. JOHNSTON, JR
d III w Nv Substituted Trustee
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TRUSTEES WHEREAS A CERTAIN
zee useo OF trust was executed by William S.
George,J Pcet, trustee, bearing date the istb
dav OF January, 1882, and recorded in the clerks
ounce OF the h9stings court for the city of hoa-
noke, va, in deed book -, page 2l5 to secure
the performance OF certain conditions and paw
mcnts specified in certain bond executed by the
said William $. Gregory, OF even date with The
said deed of trust, for the payment of three
thousand t$3,CC0 .0W collars to the National
Wutuai building and LOAF Association, OF New
YORK, In accordance with their articles OF associa
ZION; and whereas, the said George j teet has
tesigned inc said trust and the Judge OF the hus
tinRs court at the March term did appoint .Junius
McGehee rs trustee in place ard stead OF GeorTe
>. Feet, trustee. after legal notice az nrovided
6y sth,ute 10 MI parties In interest End whereas
9eiault nag been made In the payments and con-
ditions mentioned in said bond and decd OF trnst
Tor more than three months, and after having
6een requested so TO do by the beneficiary, the
National Mutual Building and Loan Association
OF New York, shall, by virtue OF said deed and
mh TO the terms thereof proceed to sell
APRi q, 1890. AT O'CLOCK 7. M, on the
premises, All the property conveyed said deed
with the Improvements thereon, bounded and
described as follows, to.wlt: N
, Beginning at point two hundred and fifty and
cast corner OF Marion and Jefferson streets for
merly (aeadc street, and running thence with
Jenerson street north 3 degrees 81 minutes east
thirty-iive and nincty-one hundredths tS5 gO feet
toa point on same, thence south SO degrees 80
minutes east one hundred and iorty.six q i6) feet
m i ariey' .nence with said alley south degrees
hundredths (S3 ;5) feet to point on same, thence
and forty six Q4D feet to the place OF beginning.
being lot ten Q0) OF the plat OF JEFFERSON street
property.
TERMs-Cas sufficient to pay all costs NJ OK.
ccuting this trust, including a commission TO the
trustee and to pay or said arrearages due thereon
amounting in the aggregate to twenty five hun.
dred and sixty-hve dollars and forty.fivc cents
ts2565 49,. Ms OF April the sixth, 1885, and the
Daiance. II any, In twelve and twenty four months
with interest thereon from date the purchaser ex
ecnting negotiable notes for deferred payments
and secured by deed OF trust on the proDerty
sold. JUNIUS McGRIIkE P'
50 tus Substituted Trustee
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ltNhUSTEES SALE.-WHEREAS, A GER
Il lam uecd OF trust was executed by Mary G.
Lonoon and l.. London her husband, to George
. Peet trustee. bearing date the Nth day OF Sep.
TENDER, $780, and recorded IN the clerks office Or
the hustings court for the city OF Roanoke, Va.
in deed book AZ, page 1877, to secure the perform.
ance OF certain conditions and payment. specIned
In certain bond executed by the said MARY O.
London OF even date with the said deed for the
payment or elk hundred dollars (S6OO) to the
National Mutual Building and Loan Association.
or New York, In accordance with their articles of
assoeiation; aid whereas, the said George j. Peet
mas resigned the said trust and the juGge OF the
hustir gs court at the February term did appoint
JuBius McGehee as trustee In place and stead OF
George j. Peet trustee. after legal II. tice "a pro
Vided by statute to all the partie, ia interest and
whereaf, default has been made In the payments
and conditions mentioned in said bond and deed
or trust Tor moro than three months, and after
having been requested 80 to do by the beneficiary.
the National Mutual Building and Loan Associ.
stioh' OF New YORK, shall by virtue OF said deed
and persuant to the terms thereof. proceed to sell
at public auction to the highest bidder ON SAT-.
UkDAI, APRIL 4 1896, AT 8 O'CLOCK p NJ on
the premises all the property conveyed in said
deed, with the improv. ments thereon. bonnded
ara described MS followe, to-wit:
BEGINNING at point on the north side Watts
street Tor Ninth avenue 8. w and distant one
hundred feet westerly from the westerly side OF
Lewis street, fronting fifty (5C) feet on Watts
street (or Ninth avenuo) and running back OF that
UNIFORM width between parallel lines norther,y
one hundred and thirty (i3'D feet to an alley sn1
known as lot 20 section l3, rs shown or the mau
Of the Lewis addition of the ty OF Roanoke
TRRMs-Cash suficien. to pay all costs OF ex
ccnting this trust, including u commission to the
trustee ana 10 pay on said arrearages,due thereon,
amounting in the aggregate to 1--WE hundred And
cighty-stx dollars and fftv-eight cents (S5SG 5SI
rs OF March 18th. 1896, and the balance il any. in
one ana Two equal annual inetalments due in
twelve and twenty-four months. with interest
thereon from date. the purchaser executing ne.
gotlable notes Tor deferred payments and secured
by deed or trust on the property sold
33tds substi;utea rras,,.
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SIG tds

TBUsTEE's sALE.-ON THE 10TH DAY OF
\ AfRlL, 1896, at 10 O'Clock a. m will ofrer
Tor ealc at public auction. on the premises. the
Iollowing described parcel of land. with it's i'm
provemcnts, situated in the city or Roanoke:
beginning 90 feet from the northwest corner OF
Louuoun avenue and Sevcnteeth street, thence
west with said Lcudoun avenue 80 feet to point.
thence north $50 feet to point on an alley
thence with eaid alley east so feet to a point 50
iset distant from Seventeenth street, thence south
lou rect 10 Loudoun avenue. the pla G OF begin
ming being the eastern half OF lot7, section 49, OF
the Hyde Park Land Company Nv ~
me above sale is made by authority contained
in deed OF trust from w. L. Moore and Ruth a.
Moore, dated the 1lth day OF January, 1873, and
recorded In the clerks office of the musings
court .. ior me city OF Roanoke. in deed rook S.
ment under the bond therein secured for more
than three months.
The above sale will be made by the under
signed, who was substituted as trust in the
above mentioned deed OF trust in the Mace or
Galen Ii. Coon by an order OF the hastings court
term, 1896. ~
TERMS OF SALE Cash. The amount due
nnder the above mentioned deed of trust ia
N,153S0, as Of march let, 1896 -
,,o LUCIAN ii. COOKE
io-tus Substituted Trustee.