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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-22
WHY SOLDIERS WE'RE TOO SHORT
Prince Bismarck MystiAcd by CritI.
cisns Of German Troops.

=
cism Of German Troops.
Just at the time when vague reports
were beginning to creep abroad that
Germany was meditating fresh ex-
tension of her frontier at the expense
Of Holland Dutch officer OF high rank
happened to be visiting the court OF
Berlin and among other spectacles go.
up to amuse him review was organ
lied at Potsdam.
"What does your excellency think OF
our soldiers" asked Prince Bismarck
as one Of the regiments came marching
past in admirable order.
"They look as II they knew how to
fight" replied the visitor. gravely. but
they are not quite tall enough"
The prince looked rather surprised,
but made no answer, and several other
regiments filed past in succession, but
the Dutchman's verdict upon each was
still the same: Not tall enough"
At length the grenadiers Of the guard
made their appearance magnificent
body Of veterans. big and stalwart
enough to have satisfied even the giant
loving father of Frederick the Great,
but the inexorable critic merely said:
Fine soldiers, but not tall enough"
Then Prince Bismarck rejoned:
"These grenadiers are the finest men in
our whole army; may l ask what your
excelency is pleased to mean by saying
that they are not tall enough ?"
The Dutchman looked him full in the
face ard replied with significant en-
phasis: IL mean that we can flood our
country ~ feet deep."-London Tit
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-22

Idleness Il danger seed
Wisdom has short tongue.
Unbelief is Satan's counsel chamber
BE what you want Others to think
you are.
He that does nothing makes but one
mistake.
Opposition is the mill that fans tho
chat out OF us.
Defeat in the right is better than VIC
tory in the wrong.
Build higher, foolish man, earth Is too
low for safety.-Ram's Horn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-22

Mr.. Mckinley is in favor Of the
free coinage OF silver IL England f..
That Is the republican financial pro.
gramme up and down.-Atlanta Consti
sution.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
Iron In Pharmacy.

The pharlnacopnia has long recon-
mended iron wire as material for iron
preparations. Musical wire, being steel
and therefore purer, is also often an
Piled and yields sufficiently pure prep
arations. More lately there have been
recommended for this purpose soft steel
drillings. as being cheaper, purer and
not so difficult to dissolve as wire, which
by the various processes of forging, ham
mering, rolling and final drawing be-
comes denser and harder
The more impure an iron the quicker
it will dissolve. but the same piece Of
iron or steel will more rapidly dissolve
the less it has undergone the mechanical
treatments i'll question. Thus, if the i'm
mense amount of mechanical labor be
considered to which al iron or steel bar
is subjected in reducing its diameter to
that of Wire, it is argued that soft steel
drillings, shavings or turninss deserve
preference. In Il word, the turnings and
drillings of axlcs and steel boiler plate
which can be obtained ut any steel works
or machine shop. arc ranked among the
purest brands Of iron. IN The chemical
sense of the word According to cy-
si,elts, it may be considered practical
rulo shat any brand of steel capable of
making good axle or boiler plate will
also yield pure preparations on dissolv-
'ng.-New York Tribune.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE WESTERN
DlSTRICT OLE VIRGINIA

The Fidelity Insurance, Trust ANA safe
Deposit Company and the Mercantile
Trust Company, compliments. against
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company.
defendant Consolidated cause in
Equity. Observation-Disclosures and
Washington division mortgage.
NOTICE TO PRESENT CLAIMS.
Under and pursuant to the decree of
foreclosure aud sale entered herein by
the United States circuit court for the
Western district OF Virginia, OH the 2Gth
day of June, 1896 in the proceedings for
the foreclosure and sale of the property
covered by the Maryland and Washing
ton Division mortgage of said defendant,
the Norfolk and Western RAILROAD Com.
pany, dated December -. 1890, and Ger.
tain DEGREES ancillary thereto ami confir.
matory thereof, entered in similar causes
pending between the same parties in the
circuit courts of the United States for
the following districts, viz, the district
OF West Virginia and the district of Mary
land, and under and pursuant to the or
der entered by the circuit court OF the
United States for the Western district of
Virginia on the twenty. second day nj De
cembcr, 1896
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all
holders of ny''claims against said Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company, or
against its Receivers, which the purchaser
of the railroads, properties, and fran
chises described in said decree entered in
the said cause foreclosing the Maryland
and. Washington Division mortgage of the
Norfolk and Western Ralroad Company
may he required 10 pay as part consid-
GRAFTON and in addition to the sum bid
for snch railroads, property, and fran
chses, to present such claims in writing
to the undersigned Receivers iorallowance
or payment ut the oflices,of the Receivers,
Terry building in. the city of Roanoke,
State of NirGinia, amt that any such
claims which shall not he so presented or
filed within the period of six months af-
ter the LIST day of January. 1897. shall
not he enforceable against said Receivers,
or against the property sold under said
DEGREES. orssaganst the purchaser of such
property or its successors or assigns.
r. j. KIMBALL,
HENRY FINK.
Receivers.
Roanoke, VA. December 9th, 1896.
1926 to %.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
~ q Al NOTICES.

aud Loan Association, Of Roanoke, Va. (;
ana default having been made therein,
anu being directed by said beneficiary so
to DO. the undersigned trustees will, on
MONDAY, 18TH DAY OF FEBR quarry,
1917. at $50 o'clock n. m, proceed to
sell in front OF the courthouse in Roam.
oke city, Va, at public auction. to the
highest bidder. II certain lot of land, with
desirable dwelling house and other i'm
provements thereon, beginning ut II point
on the north side of Dale avenue, in the
city OF Roanoke, Va, 1G0 feet east from
Flickwir street, and measuring in front
on Dale avenue 40 feet, and extending
back of that width 1870 feet to an alley;
being known and designated as lot No.
10. of section 8, according to the map Of
Belmont Land Company's addition to the
city of Roanoke, Va
TERMS: Cash. There is due on said
bond 81, lG7 IS, rs of January 23d, 1897.
II. S. TROUT,
G y. McHUGH,
IA I'd Trustees.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
LEGAL NOTICES.

pOCAIGNTAS COAL COMPANY
Notice is hereby given, That the stock
holders of the Pocahontas Coal Company
in general meeting of the company held
mt Roanoke, Virginia, on the 2Sth day of
January, 1897, the sail company being
out of debt, ordered Il reduction of the
capital stock of the said company to $50,
600, making the par value of the shares
of the capital stock S}00 per share in
stead of $4,000 per share, and, in carry
ing such reduction Of the capital stock
into effect, ordered among other things,
II dividend Of S21.10 per share out of the
capital stock of tn" company, payable on
the 18th day of May. 1897, at the Office OF
the company in the city of Roanoke, Vii
GINA, to the shareholders of record on the
2Stl day of January. 1897. on the produc-
ton and surrender of the certificates of
stock iii exchange for new certificates
showing the amount CT the reduced cap
ital of the company.
NJ. G. JAMESON. President
Roanoke. Va, January 2Sth, 1891.
29.l Il WI III
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
Rural Brcvities.

The question Of water storage and tho
preservation of the forest preserves of
the Adirondacks is again being agitated.
Albany county, N. Y, boasts of hav-
ing the largest cider mill i'll tho world
An exchange says, Except for its
boughs, which were used in house bank
ing, and its sticky aromatic balsam,
which is employed in medicine, the
Maine fir had no mission Oh earth until
somebody discovered that it made u
beautiful Christmas tree
Dairying is one of the leading inter
ests i'll many counties of Pennsylvania.
Large quantities of lime are used for
agricultural purposes in Pennsylvania.
According to Rural New Yorker, the
New York state experiment station ut
Geneva has probably the best "plant"
of any similar institution in tho country.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
A PLUCKY CONJURER.
90 Displayed More Nerve Than Did HI
Volunteer assistant.

10 Displayed Moro Nerve Than Did HI
Volunteer Assistant.
y very pleasant anecdoto is told of
Professor Anderson by Mr.. Arthur IL
Beckett i'll his "Grcen Room Recollec-
tions. !" He says the professor in his
great gun trick used to give one of the
audience rifle, some powder and a
marked bullet The marksman was
then requested to load and prepare to
fire.
Thcreupon the professor walked to
the end of the stage and invited the RI
heman to shoot him. Then, after tho
marksman had fired, he used to produce
the marked bullet, insisting that he
had caught it OH a plato. On one occa-
sion /. friend of mine, who was al ad-
:nirablo amateur cOnjurer, offered him
self rs an assistant. He took the gun
and the ammunition and duly loaded.
II was the custom Of the professor to
give tho bullet q final tap with his
wand 10 see that it was rammed down
properly, and this final tap, have been
told, extracted the bullet. This my
friend knew, and when the professor
offered his assistance he politely de-
cllltu AutlcISOu ull UOC lllSlSC, DuG
coolly walked to the end of the stage
and called out. Nov, sir. take q good
aim ut me and fire. -
My friend hesitated, as he was well
aware that the gun he was holding was
really loaded. Fire, sir, tiro!" cried
the professor.
NY friend lowered the weapon, and,
saying he could not let it off, returned
it to Anderson, who Immediately, I'M
) der pretenso of seeing whether it had
been properly loaded, extracted the bull
let. Then he gave the gnn to some one
else. But before the rifle was fired ho
addressed the audience Ladies' and
gentlemen, said he, 1.-THE person who
has just resumed his seat knew my trick
and foiled ii. If he had fired, this prob
ably would have been my last appear.
ance before you. But he hadn't suffi-
cient nerve TO shoot me-"
When it dawned upon tho house that
Anderson had risked his life rather than
confess himself bcaren, tho applause
WIS dcafening. My friend told me that
llc felt rather small and regretted h!s
pcuohant for practical joking.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
FLESH EATING HAREs.
sheptic Was Convinced Whom He Saw
Ono Iunching Mutton.


Ono Munching Mutton.
Hare Is dish never seen on a Spanish
MDie, because in Spain there is super
o,ition that hares in tho night 60 into
onurchyards and dig up the graves and
'eaI the dead bodies. A writer who spent
some time shooting in Castillo, where
game Is very plentiful, relates how he
was convinced of the fact that the hares
40 eat flesh. He had been told so by
ene country people, but had treated their
assertion as n ridiculous ficSon. The
he&t Tune he found himself in party Of
sportsman Ito repeated what he had
heard as joke, but to his surprise every
one listened quite gravely and assured
MN that it was perfectly true. They
themselves had frequently deen hares
eating flesh. AS he still expressed doubts
ON the subject, however. one of the conf
pany offered to bet him so liters of wine
That he (the Germany should sec hare
eating meat. The bet was accepted.
The next morning, very early, the Span
lard. the German and two greyhounds
went out to great heath to look for
hesh eating hares. AS they were sitting
waiting for tho hares to appear, the
Spaniard, to the Germans aInazement,
took little live crab out Of his pocket
What do you want that forf" said the
German. $40 catch the hare with" re-
piled the Spaniard. 1t struck tho Ger
man that perhaps tho Spaniard had
brought him out merely to make II fool
OF him. But then he reflected that that
was not the Spanish way with strangers.
so he held his tongue and went on wait
ing. BY and by II fine hare appeared.
In moment the two dogs were after
him (they were well muZzled. so that
they could not do him any harm), and
in few moments more the hare had dis.
appeared again in his hole, and the dogs
were barking at its mouth. The men got
up and hurried after them.
Now" said the Spaniard, "this is
where my crab comes in" He pulled
out the crab and put it down at the
mouth of the hole, and it, glad to hide in
the dark shade, crept in with all the OK
petition it could manage. The Span
lard instantly spread large coarse sack
over the entrance, and in IL few moments
out rushed the hare, terrified by it's I'M
expected visitor, right into the sack.
Home they went with their prisoner.
which they placed in a cage. When the
hare had recovered from his fright. he
ate before the Germans astonished eyes
several pieces of the mutton which were
thrown in.-Muenchener Zeitung.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
Improved Real Estate.-By virtue of Il
deed of trust dated 22d day of Septem.
Der, 1890, aud duly recorded in the Office
of the clerk of the hustings court for IL e
city OF Roanoke, Vilgint, in deed book
No AZ, page l5l whereby T. l.. Bundy and
Others conveyed the real estate herein
after referred to, and more fully described
in the said deed ito which reference is
hereby madel, 10 the undersigned trus
tees, to secure II certain bond or oblga.
tion of II. l.. Bandy, j. II. Bandy and B.
Y. Bandy, to the Iron Belt Building and
Loan Association, of Roanoke, Va; and
default having been made therein, and
being directed by said beneficiary so to
do, the undersigned trustee will, on
MONDAY, 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
1897, ut 1915 o'clock p m., proceed to
sell on the premises in Roanoke city, Va,
at public auction. TO the highest bidder,
II certain lot of land, with desirable
dwelling house and other improvements
thereon, beginning at II point on the north
isde Of Center street, or Second avenue II.
w, in the city of Roanoke, Va, 100 feet
'eaSt from Third street, and measuring in
front on Center street 40 feet, and extend.
ing bnck oil that width 1870 feet to an
alley; being known and designated as
parts of lots Nos. 1 and . OF section 50
according to the map of Rogers, Fairfax
IL Houston addition to the city of Roam
oke, Va.
TERMS: Cash. There is due on said
bond $706.20, us of January % 1897.
II. $. TROUT,
/ IL til U ruStpp
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BY VIRTUE OF a DEED or
trust made May S0th, 1904, by j. w.
Coon and Sallic &. Coon, his wife, IL. II.
Gray and Annie McCrenry Gray, his wife.
and judith w. Boswell TO Walter IL
Saunders, trustee, conveying the hereiu-
after described property in trust to secure
Hun, andrews * Thomas IL certain deb;
therein mentioned. and recorded in deed
book C', page III, in the clerks office nj
the hustings court for the city of Roam
oke, Va, ana also by virtue OF an order
of said court entered at the December.
lS96. term thereof, substituting the IN
dersigned trustee in said deed of trust ia
the place ana stead OF said Walter II
Saunders, and whereas default has been
male III the payment of Il portion OF said
debt therein secured ana having been re-
quested SD To do by the beneticiaric,
therein named, the undersigned substi-
tuted trustee will on FRIDAY, THE 5TH
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1897, at twelve.
O'Clock NJ. at the front door of the court
house for said city sell ut public auction
TO the highest bidder II three.iourti,
undivided Interest in that certain lot
or parcel of land, with the provements
thereon. situated on the south side of Sa-
lem avenue in said city, beginning at q
point l2O feet west Of Nelson street.
thence soGth degrees west 81 IL feet to
It point, thence north IS degrees west
- l'3 feet t'a point. thence north > de-.
SreeS enst II ~ teet to Salem avenue.
thence with salem avenue soaih - la-
grces east y IL feet TO the place OF uc-
ginning.
TERMS: Cash sufficient to pay the
cost OF executing this trust and to nay OF
the interest note due June anh, 1896 OF
$50, subject To credit of $50. as of An
gust lth, 1896, ana of $40 as of October.
18TH, 1876, and $40 a. OF November 10Th,
lS96, ana To pay the interest note OF $ye
due December 2nd, 1896, and the sum OF
5000 viii! be required 10 he paid .Inne
'nd, 1897, and the residue, ii any, to be
paid in two equal annual instnlments OF
one and two years from date of sale, de-
ferred payments IT, be evidenced by nego-
TABLE interest be@rin9 notes of the pur-
chaser ana the same To be secured by
deed Of trust on ;hc property sold.
las. y. WOODS.
JOHN T.. PECK, Substituted Trustee
AuCtiOueer
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30

COMMISSIONERS SALE.-BY VIR
tue of two DEGREES of the hustings court
of Roanoke, Va, entered on the Goth day
Of June, 1896, and on the Nth tlay of
January. 1897, in the ehancery cause of
Dennis, Trnitt * Co. VS. w. j. and-I,.
Blair, Jr, ct ais, the undersigned special
commissioner appointed by said decree
will sell at public auction to the highest
bidder ut the front door of the courthouse
ut II o'clock NJ. Of SATURDAY, THE
20TH OF FEBRUARY, 1897, the follow
ing described real estate:
Firs, Beginning ut point on the
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
) ROANOKE TIMES, SATURDAY JANUARY 30. 1877
LEGAL NOTICES.

foreclosure and sale entered herein by the
United states circuit court for the East
crn District of Virginia, on the 18th day
OF June, -S96, and the decree of said court
confirming the sale Hereunder of the rail.
road pr Operty, and franchises covered by
the one hundred year mortgage. dated
October 30. 1899, of the said Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company, and under
and pursuant TO certain DEGREES ancillary
thereto and confirmatory thereof, entered
in similar causes pending between the
same parties in the circuit courts of the
United States for the following districts,
viz: The Western District of Virginia,
the District of West Virginia, the South
ern District of Ohio, Western division,
and Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and
under and Pursuant to the further order
of said court first above named, entered
on the 18th day of December, 1896.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN to all
holders of any claimse against said Nor
folk and Western Railroad Company, or
against its receivers, which the purchaser
OF the railroads. properties, ana franchises
described in the decree entered in the said
cause forecosing the 100 year mortgage
of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company may he required to pay as part
col sidcration and in addition to the sum
bid for such railroads, properties and
franchises, to present such claims in writ
ing to the undersigned receivers for al
lowance or payment, at the law offices of
SHARP & HUGHES, Rooms 504506 Col
umbia building, in. the city of Norfolk,
State of Virginia; and that any such
claims which shall not be so presented CIR
filed within the period of six months
after the first day of January, 1897, shall
not he enforceable against the receivers
or against the property sold under said
DEGREES. or against the purchaser of such
property or it's successors or assigns.
+. j. KIMBAI4L,
HENRY FINK,
Receivers.
Norfolk, Va, Dec. 10, 1896 10 % Gw
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
Improved Real Estate.-By virtue of II
deed of trust dated list day of July, 1895.
and duly recorded in the office of the
clerk OF the hustings court for the city OF
Roanoke, Va. in deed book No. 9S, page
26i whereby VIM. j. Commin-S and wife
conveyed the real estate hereinafter re-
fcrrcd to- and more fully described in the
said deed Ito which reference is hereby
made) to the undersigned trustees, To Sc
cure certain bond or obligation of W
j. Commii IS to the Iron Belt Building
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30
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BY VIRTUE OF a DEED OF TRUST
executed Decembe: ID, 1895. by Frank ID.
Carper and recorded in the clerks Office
for the hustings court for Roanoke city,
Va, in deed book 100, page 260, convey.
ing the hereinafter described property to
the undersigned in trust to secure n GER
tain debt therein named, and whereas de.
fault has been made in the payment of II
portion of said debt and being requested
so to do Ivy the holder of the notes secured
by said deed, l will on MONDAY, THE
18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1897, at
II o'clDcll m, ut the front door of the
auction all that certain lot or parcel of
land situated in said city, beginning ut II
point on the north side of Wells street
tnow Third avenue II. T., No. ll2) l2J feet
q inches east of Commonwealth avenue,
thence north II degrees 46 minutes east
luu feet to an alley, thence with said alley
easterly - feet to Il point, thence south
ID degrees 46 minutes west lG0 feet to
Wells street Gow Third avenue II. e. ,
thence with Wells street Cor Third avenue)
west 81 feet to the beginning.
Tf.RMS-Cash sufficient to pay costs of
sale, including Il trustees commission of
> per cent, and five notes for $50 each,
with interest from the 18th day of Au-
gust. September. November and Decem.
Der, 1896, and january. 1897. respectively,
and the sum OF Sl.GG0 payable rs fol-
lows: so on the Eth of February, 1897,
and the same amount payable on the 18th
of each consecutive month thereafter for
Il period of 50 months, and the residue
payable one year from the day of sale
All deferred payments to be evidencr,l
by notes of the purchaser and secured by
IL deed of trust OH the property sold.
JAMES i. WOODS, Trustee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-30

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
Improved Real Estatc.-By virtue of II
deed of trust dated the lst day of June,
1892, and duly recorded in the Office of the
clerk Of the hustings court of the city of
Roanoke, Va, in deed book No. -, page
POI; whereby p. +. Van Miller and wife
conveyed the real estate hereinafter re.
ferrcd to, and more fully described in the
said deed Ito which reference is hereby
made, to the undersigned trustee. to Sc
cure Il certain bond or obligation of p +
Van Miller to the Iron Belt Building and
Loan Association, of Roanoke. Va: and
default having been made therein, and
being directed by said beneficiary so To
do. the undersigned trustee will. on
MONDAY, 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
1897, AT 30 O'Clock II. M, proceed to
sell in front of the court house in Roanoke
city, Nirginia, ut public auction, to the
highest bidder, II certain lot of land, with
Il desirable dwelling house and other i'm.
rrovements thereon. beginning ar point
on the south side of Norfolk avenue, in
the city of Roanoke, Va, and measuring
in front on Norfolk avenue 10 feet, and
extending back of that width l30 feet to
IN ,lley being known and designated rs
lot No. ), of section No. 3. according TO
the map of Edgewood addition, to the city
of Roanoke, Va.
TERMS: Cash There is due on said
bond $50, as of January 23d. 1891.
II. $. TROUT,
IL til Trustee.