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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17
CREED pauvEs, ,t4ts RUIN.
l...e,..se Appetite. OF tho Goldfish Make

Insatlasse Appetite. OF the Goldfish Makes
<. RAn an Easy Prey.
A Goldfish is never mor happy than
when he is hung to a line. He will
travel 100 marine leagues If he hears
that some man in a little fishing dory
has a. hook out, says the Boston Tran
| script He never learns that the dainty,
juicy morsel swinging to and ITO tnir-
ty or forty fathoms down in the sea
ccnceals a steel barb. His ancestors
have successfully gone on making the
same objectionable mistake ever since
the waters of the great deep were gath
cred together. Other creatures, In the
light of a dreadful experience, have
picked up. an instinct that there IS
danger in a hook, but the cod does not
and Is pulled in. And his family OF
youngsters-he leaves behind 1000 OF
them-sooner or later will follow him
into a cask. So the chap in the dory
drifting quietly over the bank watches
his two lines and awaits the inevitable
jerk which tells Of the presence OF the
%voracious fish. He knows that II the
signal nibble does not come soon that
cod has other fish to fry, because it Is
always eating or going to eat. It is
the marine personifcation Of famine
and starves with its stomach full OF
food. Old fishers say that a cod will
gulp down q baited hook with his
mouth filed with a salmon he has Just
caught. There have been several cases
where this gourmand of the seas has
managed to get away with a hook,
stnker and several fathoms OF heavy
line, to be caught a few minutes later
by a new fishing tackle.
Notwithstanding the fearful mortal
1ty among this fish, so anxious to get
caught that only the most remarkable
error on its part can save its life, it de-
hes determination. It spawns and
swarms and thickens the sea with it.
self. 1t has been said that if the Gods
many enemies ceased. working on him
and If he himself did not die from
~overeating he and the different men,
bers of his family would soon fill the
ocean from bottom to surface and from
shore to shore. In fact, there would be
no more sea. Being a juicy, delectable
morsel Is not the Only good thing that
cal be said of this fish of the genus
gadus. He has an Unsuitable appetite
for scientific research, and an explora-
ton within his almost unfathomable
stomach has revealed the flora and
fauna of life existing far down in the
soundless deep. While he is discuss
ing a breakfast of mussels with seaweed
on the, side he is laboring in the cause
of science, and when some scientist
hooks him out of his great watery din
ing room he will be the means of add
ing much to roster of the vegetable and
animal kingdom of the sea.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17

A lesson in honesty and self-sacrifice
Is given to the world by Miss Sarah
Hudnut Of Indianapolis, who for three
years has enjoyed the large estate OF
her dead brother, believing herself the
only heir till this week when she found
. will directing the property to go to
the brothers. divorced wife. She
promptly turned over the last cent,
leaving herself absolutely penniless.
Miss Hudnut certainly deserves a place
in glory.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17
"A Clerical Suggestion.

He was a thin, fragile young preach.
CT, but not half SO helpless as he
looked He: could see and hear what
was, going, on, even; during the last
prayer. Just before the very closing
service he said calmly, but with a good
deal Of im-pressiveness to. the square
inch, Those of the congregation who
did not get their things all on during
the prayer, ian do so while I pro-
nounce the benediction." During
which, however, the audience could
hear each others watches tick.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17

ascribe this to the high temperature Of
the kitchen, and consequent exhaus-
ton; others to the loss Of appetite pro-
duced by the constant sight and .odor
Of food. It isyalso said to be due to
tasting sauces=that4are favored with
spirits. Exhaustion. and lack of appe-
tite are probably the. most frequent
causes. .!on the other hand. men who
are employed about. the. furnaces lot
iron works, the f1remens o railroads,
and stokers on steamboats,, are not ads
,.dicted~to, the use Of Notwithstanding
could: not retain. their; places Msthev
were.s Whatever ath,e;Fsaeoann' for the
intemperance Of cooks, # is generally
understood that it is a physical: ope.
In the; interest Of humanity, the, ques-
ton is. lis there not: some remedy? ). ,
): So -: t..s ahftS,,.i3 :. -! :.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17

Now, for the first slime since that fatal
day whose awful happenings Bulwer
depicts SO graphically-and doubtless
SO truly-in his famous romance, the
forum, which was the central feature
of the place. and the Strada del Sepol-
cri, the principal suburb, can be real
lied in their principal relations. The
early work Of clearing the historic city,
pursued with vigor under Murat when
he found himself temporarily installed
as king of Naples, was set back from
time to time by new eruptions of We
suvius. AS late as 1923 Mss Berry re-
cords in her journal:
I'VE set out, a large party, for Pom
peii. The drive of fourteen miles is
very disagreeable, Notwithstanding the
view Of the bay and the mountains
around. The ,cinders and lava
of the eruptions last October ,(1S22)
have scarcely yet been swept to each
side of the streets, but are left On the
road. Outside of Ponapeii it is half
way up the horses legs"
No such impediments now await the
traveller, and a very prOsaic and dis
tinctly dilatory train deposits him in
an u~npretentious and not very Clearly
railway station. Except to the highly
classical and ultra enthusiastic eye, the
first impressions of Pompeii are disap-
pointing. The first place of interest
which is passed is the so-called BASIL
lea, supposed to have been used as a
law court, but distinct from the. tribu-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17

The buildings of the Indian school
at Flandreau, in South Dakota, are to
be illuminated by electric lights. 1t
was not very long ago that the papooses
and young braves learned the legends
and traditions Of their tribes by the
light Of the campfire. or of a birch
bark torch. 1.-THE world moves" and
IN this epoch almost everybody moves
ryith 1t.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17

The story that Mrs. Cleveland will
seek a divorce from Mr.. Cleveland is
denied. as it ought to be, but after all
this is not the punishment the large
coarse liars who sent the story out de-
serve. They should be imprisoned.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17

Miss Caldwell Of Boston says: 81
want to thank God that the women of
American have enough sense not to
tell their ages. I warn every woman,
from this day on, never to reveal her
years." Wonder what Miss Caldwell
Of Boston takes the women of Ameri-
- for, anyhow?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17

A Minnesota Legislator has intro.
auced . bill approprieting $l1.too for
Q phrenological commission to exam
he. free, the heads Of residents Of that
state. It win hardly be necessary to
lave his examined.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17

South America is to have another
war. With so much fever of belliger-
ency loose in the world for many
months, 1t rs a wonder South Ameri-
can countries have been peaceful so
long.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17

The cowboy evangelist is said to be
throwing his lasso into all of the dark
places in Omaha, and about twenty
come forth for branding every night.
Lot the round up go on.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17

The Intemperance Of Cooks5
It is a well known fact that a very
large number of professional cooks, or
cooks who work in hotels and large
boarding houses, r addicted to the
excessive use of stimuEants. Some
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17
A supposititlous Case.

Powel1-But for your birth you
would be my equal. Howell-Yes; If
I had never been born I suppose ]
should be a n~onentitt. too?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17

was as helpless as a child whein, they
stood by me and gave me q helping
hand; They had every. chance to gain
their freedom, but would not leave me
to die in. the field. After ALL there
areaa@ few good fellows among these
knights Of the road" rs a. =
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17
SECRETS OF POMPEII.
BURIED CETY hNOW NEARLY
CLEARED lOF-.THE DEBRIS.
Seven Hundred Bodies Dlscovered-The
Loss of Life Was Not So Great as
Has Been Supposed, for the People
IIad Time to Escape.
~.r 1,c%

T last, after per-
haps a century Of
o or less inter-
mittent work, Pom
peii, the city of
ancient r o m a n
pleasure, has been
practically cleared
of the volcanic de-
bris of seventeen
centuries, a y the
New York Herald,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17
Fifty Million Tons Of Steel.

F1Htv NiIlton Tons OF Steel
During the last twenty years the
railways Of the world have absorbed
s. $1,000, 900 tons Of steel, or almost hall
the total product.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17
Hip Disease

NHas Ny Little Girls Tsouble-Abscess
on Gao Of Her Limbs-t1ood's Sar-
saparllIa Healed tho Mound and
Built Up Her System.
"Years ago my little girl fell and dis
located her hip. Doctors set the bone,.
but it worked out again, and an abscess.
came on one of her limbs. The doctor
said it was caused by dead bone, and he,
took out four inches of bone. He came
to see her every day and washed the
wound but it would not heal. Finally
the doctor gave up coming. Then l gave
her Hoods Sarsaparilla, and it proved to.
be worth its weight in gold. 1t built up.
her system, healed the wound and she.
is now able to walk. She has gained IS.
pounds in weight since taking Hoods.
Sarsaparilla. "-MRs: SYLVIA RICHARDS.
Rogers, Michigan. Remember
Hoods S :ps 5
Is the best-in fact The Blood Purifier. Sold; by
Ill druggists. Be sure to get Hoods.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17

.she-Yoawoa her hand, then3 H1
-UmLI Drsssume q. I'm under ~
thumb. sB
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17
The price of lima beans has "riz.
Aren't you glad to know it?
Russia's consul at Janina has been
insulted by the Turks. This may be
made a casus belli.

The more we hear of the European
concert the more certain 1t seems that
n or two of the instruments are out
Of tune.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-30
a Ships Log.

Before the patent log care into ex-
1Itcncc the old fashioned chip log was the
only means of measuring u ships rate of
smiling. 1t has one advantage over the
former, inasmuch as u vessels speed can
he told by it ut any given instant, while
the patent log is mainly useful for record
ing considerable distance run. The old
fashioned log consists of four pieces
namely, tho log chip, the reel tho limo
and the sand gluss.
Tho log chip is fat piece Of thin board
loaded with lead OH tho circular side so
that 1t will float upright on the water, and
to which the log limo Is fastened in the
same way that bow kite is rugged to re-
ccivc tho string. Tho line is 100 fathoms
or more in length and is divided into GER
tain spaces culled knots The reel is mado
to turn very freely, so TINT it will offer 10
resistance when tho log chip is thrown
overheard Tho sand glass contains Just
enough grains TO pass from one bulb TO
tho other In half n minute of time This
practice of measuring ships rate of snil.
ing is quito simple. The idea is that tho
length between each knot is tho same part
of mile us half q minute is of an hour
Therefore the knots Urn placed 81 feet
apart What Is called neaving the log is
thus performed: One man holds tho reel,
another tho half minute glass; the officer
throws the log chip over the stern and
waits II moment until enough line has
run out to carry tho chip out of tho eddy
of the ships wnke then calls, "Turnl'
The man holding tho glass rovcrses 1t and
watches until the sand has run through,
whom he crios, 'Stop" The officer immo
diately stops tho limo and notes the num-
Der of knots run off, which number repro
sents the rate of speed per hour.-Hurpcr's
Round Table.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-30
Count Tolstoi and the po,,c.ma,

Tho Russian papers arc chuclkling over
tho following incident, which happened
during Count Tolstoi's recent stay c Mos
COW. Tolstoi, noticing policeman TAX
Ing drunken man in somewhat forciblc
manner to tho police station, stopped the
police constable and asked him:
Can you readr"
Eyes. was the reply
And have you read the gospelp"
Eyes, sir"
"Then You ought to know that we
should not offend our neighbor."
Tho constable looked the count up and
down, noticing his shabby appearance,
and asked:
Can you rcad9"
Eyes" said Tolstoi.
And have you read the instructions to
tho police?"
"No"
VERY well. then, go and read them
first, and then come back and talk to mo
again"
We can quite imagine that the great
rcformer, with his sense for the blunt hui
NOR of tho lower classes, enjoyed the en-
counter us much us any body Wcstmin-
ster Gazette.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-30
A transform OF AlR.
Tho Phenomenon Tint Possibly Inoeesant-
ly Obtains In IntcrstcIlar Space.

a temperature very closely approxfmnt-
ing the absolute zero is believed to obtain
In tho ethereal ocean of interplanctary and
1nterstollar space. which transmits, but is
thought not to absorb, radiant energy.
Wo here on tho earth's surface nro protect.
cd from exposure to this cold, which would
deprive every organic thing of life almost
instnntnneously, solely by tho thin blanket
OF atmosphere with which the globe Is
coated. 1t would seem us il this atmos.
pherc, exposed to such % temperature at
its surface. must there be necessarily lique.
ficd, and thus fall buck like rain to be dis.
solved into gus again while it still is many
miles above the enrth's surface. This mny
be tho reason why it's sourrying molecules
have not long ago wandered off into space
ana left tho world without protection.
But whether or not such liQuefnctiOn OF
the air now occurs In our outer ntmOs.
phore, there can be no question rs to what
must occur in its ontire depth were we per.
mancntly shut off from the heating ntlu.
ence Of the sun, rs the astronomers threat.
on that wo may DO in future ago. Each
molocule, not alone of the atmosphere but
or tho cntiro earth's substance, is kent
aquiver by the energy which it receives, OF
has received, directly or indirectly, from
the sun. Left to itself, ench moleculc
WYNN "Noi Ouo ITO CBSI 81 anu III OIL
into the space about 1t, ultimately running
completely down, as surely rs any human
made machine whose power is not from
timo to time restored. If then it shall
como to pass In some future ago that the
suns rays fail liz, tho temperature of the
globe must gradually sink toward tho alb.
solute zero-thnt is to say, tho molecules
of gas which now fly about at such incon.
coivable speed must drop helpless to the
earth; liquids must in turn become solids,
and solids themselves, their molecular
quivers utterly stilled, may perhaps take
on properties tho nature of which we can.
not surmisc.
Yet even then, according to the current
hypothesis, the heatluss molecule will still
be thing instinct with life. Its vortex
whirl will still go on, uninfluenced by the
dying out of those subordinate Quivers
that produced tho transitory effect which
we Gull temperature. For those transitory
thrills, though determining the physical
state of matter us measured by our crude
organs of sonse were no more than nom
essential incidents, but the vortex whirl is
tho essence of matter itsclf.-Henry Smith
Williams, III. d., in Harper's Magazine
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-30

On the covers Of popular tract T
find the quotation, "Hell is city
much like London. If this were So
l would cheerfully accept a sentence
which should doom me to hell and
would play my part MS a citizen to the
best of my power, for it would be a city
full of pathos and humor, where much
that is bad is mingled with all that is
lovable, where the very fiends who are
represented as tormenting the lost are
really engaged i'll works of mercy and
brotherly love; a city, above all, where
justice and raightforwardnes and
manly effort never fail to make their
influences felt. Rich and Poor" by
Mrs. BOsanquct.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-30

BY VIRTUE OF a DEED OF
trust from Maurice and Geo. +. Mulcare
to the undersigned, dated the 10Th day of
May, 1885, ard recorded in the clerk S
office Of the city of Roanoke, in deed book
0S. page %. for the purpose of securing
certain payments TO become due to the
Old Dominion Building and Loan Asso-
citation of Richmond, Va, default having
been made in the payment of said deed
and having been required SO to do by the
beneficiary Hereunder, the .undersi gned
will offer for sale ut public auction OIL
the premises on the BOTH DAY OF OC-
TOBER, 1897, at ~ o'clock H., the fol-
lowing described property situated in the
city Of Roanoke, Va:
beginning at point on the west side
of Monroe street II. e. SO 1.2 feet south of
Patton street, thence south with Monroe
street two degrees IS minutes west 33 3
feet to point, thence north 81 degrees
"a minutes west IS feet, more or lese, to
point, thence in II northerly direction
parallel with Monroe street SO l.2 feet to
point, thence south 81 degrees As min.
utes east 70 feet, more or less, to the place
of beginning, being part of lot 1874, in
Fourth ward, as shown on the map of
the Roanoke Lard and Improvement
Company.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash
j f. WINGFIELD,
Trustee
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-30
LEGAL NOTICES,

COMMISSIONERS SALEM PUR-
suance of IL decree in the .chancery cause
of w. j. and l.. Blair,Jr., vs.. ]. D. Paris
by the hustings court for the city of Roa
noBe, Va, on the Sd day Of February,
1896, and OLA decree rendered in said
cause on the 9Th day of October, 1897, by
the circuit court Tor said city in which
last named court said cause is. now pend
ing, the undersigned as special commits
sioner appointed by said first named de.
cree, will offer for sale at public auction,
to the highest bidder, in front OF the
courthouse in,the city of Roanoke, Va,
ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27th,
1897, at - o'clock NJ, the following de
scribed lot of land in said city, to- wit:
Beginning at the northwest corner of
Park street and Allegheny Place, thence
with latter south S5.degrt es west 80 feet
TO a point, thence north degrees east
lO9 47-l0O feet to an alley, thence with
said alley north 80 degrees 40 minutes
east 132 10 100 feet to Park street. thence
with latter south 3 degrees west 12l $40
feet to the beginning.
TERMS: One-third of the purchase
money in cash; balance payable in lual
instalments 6 and IL months from day of
sale, deferred payments to be evidenced
by the interest hearing notes of the pur-
chaser secured by Heed of trust upon the
property, or by good personal security, MS
may seem best 10 the comnission.r
ARCHER l.. PAYNE,
Special Com missioner.
/, S. E. Brooke, clerk of the hastings
court for the CITY OF Roanoke, Va, do
hereby certify that the hond required of
Archer l.. Payne. special commissioner
in the abov, cause, OF w. j. ahd l. Blair,
Jr, VS. j. d. Paris, by decree OF Febru-
airy 3, 1895, has been executed according
tc law. Given under my hand this 10Th
day of October, 1897.
S. s. BROOKE, Clerk.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-30

Science and religion have INDUCED in
numerous arguments upon the ago of the
earth. One of the best authorities and ono
whose testimony is admitted by almost
all disputants tells us that the earth be-
came solid somewhere between 20, OOO 600
ana 30,OOO,0O0 years ago. This state
ment is based on the length of time that
would be required to solidify all of tho
strata of which wa have any knowledge.
AS this has been ono of the over present
subjects for questioning and quibbling, it
is great satisfaction to feel that excel
lent authorities have finally settled the
point.-Ncw York Ledger
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-30
THE BEST POLICY.
Dead Broke, Own Up Like an
Honest Man.
ttire.


Dead broke il not an accurate term.
1t is relative. A millionaire considers
himself dead broke when he finds that
he has only V in his pocket. Men of
less means think they are dead broke
when they can find but quarter or :;
half i'll their pockets But with the
mass OF people who haven't very much
even when mt their best, dead broke
means that condition III which q man
finds himself without n nickel in his
pockets. Pennies don't cut any ice.
Even three.Or four of them won't pay q
car fare, and when man hasn't car
fare the walk to Cumminsville at mid
night seems long-awfully long.
That's what allied mo the other
night. said Il resident of that suburb.
Il didn't have nickel to my name
not nick. So tried to work the COLI
ductor. When he struck me, 1 felt in
my pockets, first one, then tho other
and then looked dazed.
L had nickel. I said, but blame
me if know where it is.
Too thin, old man. said the heart
less man i'll blue. You'll have to walk
a little just tor change as you haven +
got it. Think of man getting off q
joke like that
II walked, but not far. Tried an
other conductor with the same racket.
Didn't work. He was heartless also. I
knew I'd get home if the cars kept com
ing, but the last car would DO due soon.
Then 1 thought of the old motto, Hon
esty is the best policy I'll try it on.
II got OIL the car and held up my
head. When the man with tho badge
came along, l said:
''I'm dead broke old man. Let me
take sneak home, will your
That worked to charm. He was
the best conductor ever saw. He knew
! was telling the truth. The others
thought was lying, and was, but not
III the way they thought. All he said
was:
"'All right, old fellow. Don't give
me away though
Not on your life, said. Then
curled up and slept the sleep of the just
and the righteous. Hereafter I'm going
to tell the truth, cost what il may. -
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-30

Il. c. HANSBROUGH, administrator
C. & a. OF X. b. Norman, deceased com
plainanr, against The Chester Land Co.
ct ais, defendants, in chancery. in the
circuit court for the city of Roanoke, Va.
To l.. G. Hansbrough. administrators C.
t. n. of r. b. NORMAN, deceased,
compliments, and
+. NJ. Williams. II. O. Mosher, j. p.
Sanderson. & a. Carpenter, X. Is.
Adams, Wilson II. Stiff. s. C London,
y. y. Pitzer, X. p. Johnson, j. D.
Price. Geo C. McCahan, w. NJ. Dun
lap, f. l.. Hanes. w. ii. Stiff, l. w
Stultz, j. H. Daniel. a ID. Stultz, and
II. G. Elliott, defendants.
You, and each of YOU, are hereby noti
fled that pursuant to n decree in the
above styled cause. pending in tine cir
cult court for the city OF Roanoke, Va.
wherein you are parties. entered therein
bv said court on the 9th day of October,
1877, upon reference to the undersigned
rs special commissioner of said conrt, |
have fixed upon Saturday, the 18th day
OF November, 1897 ut 10 o'clock a. M.
as the time, and my law office, Dom 3CS
of the Terry building in the city OF koa-
noke. Va, 40 the place To proceed to
make, state and report the following in