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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-23
HOW TO AVOID LIGHTNING.

Some Valuable Advice as to What to DO
In IL Storm.
"What should we do when caught in a
Thunderstorm"
Campbell s:winton says lightning is
most apt to strike projecting objccts-for
example, Il tree. On that principle YOU
ought to keep clear of trees, Just as YOU
would keep clear of Il hayricl. Similarly,
if you are in fiat spaco-takc IL farmers
fcld-you should make yourself us littlo
I'M objective as possible. II everything
aboutis level, you yourself become the pro.
jcctivc point which may attract the light
ming. Therefore lie down fiat on tho
ground, or, even better get into hole
y person who took shelter in Il hole, 4"
Campbell SwintoH continued, would be
absolutely safe, | should think. Even if
the lightning were to strike the ground
near by its power would scatter So much
that he would hardly he likely to como to
harm. Then, IL you arc in IL house whilo
thunderstorm Is raging, the safest shell
ter would bc found in the ccllar-that is,
far away from the objective parts of the
building. For myself am rather skcp-
tical how many folks would care to crawl
into hole or plunge into Il cellar. You
see, the risk to life ana limb in England
from lightning is very small indeed-so
small that tho average man would run it
rather than disturb himsclf.'
II suppose the idea which you have in
dicat"d 10 mo explains the damage that
factory chimneys and the chinniys of
dwelling houses occasionally sustain from
lightning?"
Just so. They are points of attraction
Not only that, but there must be an add-
tional attraction in the column of warm
air which rises from chimney when Il
fire is burning beneath it. l once saw O
chimney struck by lightning, and smoke
had been issuing from it, There were
various Dcighhoring chimncys, but so far
rs l could make out mono Of them was
active. The incident occurred while was
sitting in the Wellington Club, and tho
damaged chimney belonged to u house on
The other side Of Grosyenor crescent"
London Chronicle.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-23

sess these excellent quantities wl,cu fresh.
When sailed they have all the properties
oil salt fish and consequently its disadvan-
tngcS
Those fish which have scales are in gen
eral the most easily digcsted and the best,
ana OF all these fish the fresh herring an
pears to deserve tho preferences The her.
ring, Goldfish, turbot and founder are per
hapa the most digos.ihlc and best of fish.
Salmon and mackcrc, lobster and mesh
other kinds of shellllsh are moro difficult
OF digestion. The mod, of cooking fish il
OF considerable Importance. Frying them
IN oil or lard is an Objectionable process.
IN general the process of boiling Is best
adapted toycrdcr them wholcsonc. Slowed
fish should be avoided by tho dyspcptic.
Acid sauces and Pickles render fish mora
Wholesome for the stomach. while butter
has tendency TO prevent digestion, while
spice and salt used in moderate quantities
facilitate the digestive process One of tho
best sauces that can be used with fish is
lemon cc.-Ncw York Ledger
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-23
ELECTRIC SPARKS.

A complete electric blowing plant has
pcen installed OH an estate in France, in
the department of the Tarn
The bulb of an electric lamp should
never be incloscd III any fabric If wrap-
ped III. tissue paper, so that no air can pass
between it and the glass, the paper will
soon be on fire.
Electricity, where unrctar,lcd by atmos-
phcrlc influences, travels at the ratio of
2SS,O0o miles second. Along wire it
Is, oil course, vastly slower, and porccp-
tiDie period OF time is occupied by the cleo
eri; current in sending kilograms over
long distances.
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THERE, EVERYWHERE
What He Dreaded Was With Him No
Matter Where He Fled.


Matter Where He Fled.
The shades of night were Just being
pulled down! Out of u house there
dashed man whose pale face and tho
wild, hunted look boarding in tho vast
ly depths of his eye betokened soul
possessed by some awful fear that Ban
quollke, would not down. Madly leap
ing into the air he spun around several
times and then shot off at tangent.
Several hours later he was 30 miles
from the cursed haunts of men. A great,
dark wood was all about him, gloomy,
1mpenetrablc, terrifying i'll it's somber
silence, and yet the man seemed to feel
nothing but joy i'll his lone surround
1ngs, for his caperings would have been
grotesque but for the tense earnestness
that actuated his every movement. At
last, when tho violence of his joy had
abated. he applied himself to tho collec-
ton Of fagots.
Il will build q great fret he said.
Gin such way will show my gratitude
for deliverance, for surely here I am
safe from the torture that SO long has
beset mel"
Disturbed by his clarion tones great
owl i'll nearby tree voiced its COM
plainings to the night.
"Hoot = boot = boot - avail it
screamed.
"Merciful heavensI' shrickcd tho
man, falling to the ground and frothing
at the mouth. Gwen tho birds! Even
the birds. All, is there no place in this
world where L may bo FREQ from Scotch
dialect" -New York Journal.
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP.

On account of my having accepted "A
position taking me out OF the CITY. . have
this day disposed of my interest in the
grocery business OF St. Clair brothers.
Jefferson street. Roanoke, Va, to james
). and Robert St. Clair. who will con
tinue the business under the same firm
name, and will collect all accounts due
the firm OF St. Clair Brcs. aud discharge
all debts due By same prior 10 date of my
withdrawal Thanking the public for
their liberal patronage 10 the old concern
and trusting their continuance with the
rev, am very respectfully.
PALMER ST. CLAIR,
Roanoke, Va, Dec. /. 1891
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Her Aynnuscrint.

Into the ground floor office Of u maya
Zinc noted for the red tapcry OF its methods
rushed IL woman. III looks bearing and
clothes shc WAS the typical literary crank,
and walking up To the rail especially de-
signed To head OFF such us she she said. Il
want to inow.whcthcr your magazine will
print this for mo right away This"
WAS a bundle of nanl,script which, how
over IN may l'nvc loc..,.cd in those fs:otf
days when the Won est began nav ,,,na
1t about, WAS now tattcrcd and grimy I6
was rolled. "Wc don't-cr-we don't CON
slider manuscripts down here, " said tho
young man behind the rail. You'll have
TO take il UP stai.s.~' up stairs, " repeat
Cd tln woman. How far up" "Oh, only
four flights, said the man. NO, there is
no elevator I'm sorry. madam, but even
our editor !n chief uses the stairs.
The woman glanced at the stairs. "Four
flights counting this one?" She asked
Counting this one" said tho man.
That's too much, y said the wotaan. II
don't c:.rr it all the editors in creation
climb tl.1:n, / han't.n AID 10 turned 70
go When something caught he. eye and
sack she came. Look here Sic said,
isn't that n speaking tube over in the
corncr:" The man admitted that it was
Why can't YOU call up through it ant,
ask them if they will print M r,anu.
script" The man explained that tho
manuscript would have TO be read first
We'll went on the woman, "why cart
you read it to them through the tube.
Then they can tell right OFF and it'll save
mo climbing those stairs" Thc man OK
planned some more but, although ne
did his best, it was In vain Before he was
half through the woman, manuscript in
hand, had bounced out OF tho door with.
And some folks wonder why literature
is dcScncrating. Now Yor. sun.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-23
LVGAL NOTICES,

THE INJUNCTION HERETOFORE
GRANTED. it, the snt Of r.. II. GRAY
VS.. w. q. Saunders, administrator, and
Others, having been dissolved, the under
signed will by virtue of certain deed Of
trust executed by X. II. Gray on June
18th, 1894. and recorded IN detd book 03
page 353, in the clerks office of the hust
inps court for the city of Roanoke, ecu.
veying to 9. p. Saunders, trustee, The
hereinafter described property, IN
TRUST. TO secure Kate l.. johnson the
payment of one note for 81 $50, with iii.
terest from June 18th. 1894, default hay
ing been made in the payment of same,
and being requested by The o'der thereof
so to do, will on SATURDAY, the 22ND
DAY OF JANUARY, 1898. at the front
door OF !he CO.. thouse in Tie city of Roa
noke, Va, at l2 O'Clock N sell at publc
auction, that certain lot situated in the
city Of Roanoke, Va.
Beginning Mt a point GA the south side
of Campbell avenue 17215 feet west of
Park street, thence with said Campbell
avenue south 50 degrees 10 minutes west
90 feet tn point; thence south degrees
west l02 feet to an alley; thence with
same North 81 degrees 30 minutes east 80
feet to II point; thence north . degrees
east 1l0.S7 feet to Campbell street. the
place of beginning.
TERMS: Cash.
w. 9. SAUNDERS.
Administrator Of C. 2, Saunders, dc,
ceased Trustee
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-23

Don't he persuaded into buying lini-
lnents without n reputation or merit
Chamberlain's Pain Balm costs 70 more,
and its merits have been proven by n test
of many years. Such letters as he fol
lowing, from l.. G. Bngley, II uenene, Cal,
are constantly being received. "The best
remedy for pain L have ever used is
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and say so
after having used it in my family for sew
eral years. 1t cures rheumatism. lame
hack, sprains and swelings. For sale by
\. {. Barnes, ole pits up prescrp
tipns.''
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UNDER AND ny VIRTUE OF A

UNDER AND ny VIRTUE OF A
decree entered Oh the 2lst of January,
1896, in the chnncery suit of Matthew
Byrne's administrator VS. c. O'i.eary and
others, in tho corporation court for the
city Of Ruanolie, Va, the undersigned
sUrcial commissioners will on MONDAY,
THE lG'rU' DAY OF JANUARY, 1893.
at IL o'clock. NJ. offer for sale MT public
auction in front % the courthouse in the
city Of Roanoke, Va the following de-
scrped real estate. to-wit:
l. y lot of land in the city ri Poapokc,
Va BEGINNING at point en- tie south
side of Madison street 81, feet west of
Lee street, thence w til said Madison
street norm ueBtee' west % fect 20 n
point on the same, 'Lenco south ? deEtees
west % feet to an alley thence With snid
alley scuih S. - ,prees east % feet to y
point on sane. ,nd thence north . degrees
enst 10 feeF 10 the beginning.
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FISH AS FOOD.
Easy OF digestion and q Whoics0sy, Artl-
clio of Diet.


clio of Diet.
1t has been frequently stassd that fish
diet by virtue of the phosphorus which it
contains, prc-enlincntiy adapted to nour-
ish the brain, ana that those who s,ihsist
on it largely arc distinguished for their
brightness and intellectually. 1t is per-
fcctly true thatSi small percentage of phos-
phorus enters into tho composition Of tho
healthy brain, and while it is also truo
that fish contains moro or less phosphorus
that may and probably does pass into tho
circulation it is yet To be proved either by
theory or by experience that diet OF fish
is on the whole better adapted to supply
the waste of the brain than u liberal vari
ETY. of other alhncntnry substances and
especially of meats Fish is easy of digcs
ton and creates little vascular excitement
and consequently forms n light and whole.
some article of diet ssult waiter fish ara I hr
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-23

BY VIRTUE OF a DEED OF trust
executed by p. l.. Terry and NJ S., his
wife, to the undersigned trustee, dated
the 18TH day of July. 1920, and recorded
in deed book No. 53, page 50. of the
| clerks Office OF the hustings court for the
| city OF Roanoke. Va, conveying the prop.
| erty hereinafter described to secure the
debts therein mentioned, AMI default hav.
ing been made in the payment Of 81, 500
with interest from January IL, 1896.
thereby secured to the Roanoke Land and
Improvement Company, and having bee n
required so to do. shall on MONDAY.
THE 10TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1898,
at l2 O'Clock NJ, offer for sale, at public
auction, 10 the highest bidder 'either in
person or by Attorney in front of tie
courthouse. in the city of Roanoke. Va =.
the following described property. situated
III the city OF Roanoke, Va, to.wit:
/. beginning mt II point on the north
east corner of Wheat and Spruce streets;
thence along Wheat street north - de-
greeS Is minutes west 23S ITO feet TO a
point, thence still with Wheat street
north 33 degrees 10 minutes east ITO 10
feet 10 II point. thence continuing along
Wheat street north j3 degrees minutes
east 3S2 10 feet to u point on Pine
street, the ice along Pine street south l3
degrees east 399 III feet To point on
Border street thence along Border street
south = degrees is minutes east 233 2.lO
feet &c point, thence still with Border
street south 80 degrees IS minutes east
81 i IL feet TO point on Spruce street,
thence along Spruce street south II de.
grees minute west lS5 60 feet to Il
point, thence still with Spruce street
north l3 degrees 10 minutes west 10. feet
TO the point OF beginning, containing
% 100 acres, more or less, and known
MS section on plan OF Roanoke Land and
Improvement Company, August, 1890.
= beginning at point On the south
side of Spruce street, 400 feet east of
Wheat street. thence along Spruce street
south - degrees 10 minutes cast ~ 2-10
feat to point mt an angle on said street,
thence continuing along Spruce street
north II degrees | inmate east 21S 40
feet to point on .5order street. thence
along Border street south Is degrees 50
minutes east 200 Ito feet to IL MONT OH
the north bank of Roanoke river, thence
asst meapGers',"p soid rive, south 81 de
Craes ~ MINUTES west al =! 10 feet TO Il
point, thence north 60 degrees 90 minutes
west GG feet to "a point. the.ioa south 50
degrees minutes west 12s 3 10 feet to a
point thence south 50 degrees &c minutes
west % $40 feet to point, thence leav-
ing said river north lG degrees min
utes east 25i 10 feet 10 the point of be
ginning, continuing | T6-l00 acres. more
or less. ard known as lots 49, Il. Is, 10,
90 and 81, section 6, on plan of'Roanoke
Land and Improvement Company, All.
ust, 1890.
TERMS Of SALE; Cash a. 10 enough
to cay the costs of sale and the sum of
s;200, ard the balance payable in two
equal annual irstallmeLts at six and
twelve months from date Of sale, deferred
payments TO lie evidenced by. interest
bearing negotiable notes of the purchaser
and secured by deed Of trust upon the
property sold.
JOS. 1, DORAN, Trustee.
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LkGaL NOTICES.


north So degrees west so feet to point,
thence south . degrees west 95 feet TO an
alley, thence with said alley south 'SS de.
grees east 30 feet to a point. and thence
north degrees east 80 feet to the begin.
ming.
.. A lot of land in the city OF Roanoke,
Va, beginning at a point on the south
Lee street. thence with Madison stree
north SS degrees west so feet to point,
thence south degrees west 80 feet to an
alley, thence with said alley south SS de-
grees east 3O feet to n point. and thence
north 2 degrees east 80 feet to the place
OF beginning.
TERMS OF SALE: One third cash
and the balance payable n two equal sue
cessive annual inStalmepts, to be evil
denced by the notes of the pu chaser or
purchasers and secured by deeds of trust
on the property conveyed, buildings on
the property to lie insured. and the policy
OF insurance to bc assigned to the COM
miss!oners; the purchasers to pny taxes
fer the years 1896 AID 1897.
G. A. McHUGH,
ED. w. ROBERTSON.
j. III. WRIGHT,
Special Commissioners
L hereby certify that the aforemen-
toned commissioners have executed bond
as required by the decree above referred to-
&
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NS s NJ Karfg|ks1syvestsrn
1zzzzaazzsazn Schedule in Eject
Dec. s, 1877.
WEsTBOUND LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY
DAY a. IN washington and Chattanoogs
nmlted) for Bristol, intermediate sta.
lions and the South and West. Pull.
man sleepers to New Orleans and Mem.
phis Connects at Radford for Blue.
field and PocahontaS
40 p. M, the Chicago Express for Rad
ford, Bluefeld, Pocahoutas, Eenova,
Cincinnati, indianapolis, ST. Louis,
Kansas City, Columbus and Chicago
pullman Buffet Sleeper Roanoke to
Columbus. Also for Pulaski, Wythe.
vile. Bristol, Knoxville, Chattanooga
and intermediate points.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT ROANOKE.
From Norfolk $3.50 a. M; 4:O5 p. m.
From Hagerstown $3.50 IA. IN. /; 400 p. m.
From Winston 1 90 p. M.
From Bristol and the West LIDO D. IN.
11:20 p. III.
NORTH AND EASTBOUND, LEAVE
ROANOKE DAILY.
l:55 p m. for Petersburg, Richmond and
Norfolk.
1850 p. M. for Washington, Hagerstown
Philadelphia and New York.
ll:35 p. m. for Richmond and Norfolk.
Pullman sleepers Roanoke to Norfolk
and Ilynchburg to Richmond
1,:30 p m. washington and Chattanooga
limitedD for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York. Pullman
sleepers TO Washington via. Shenan.
doah Junction aud Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
Durham Divison-I.eave Lynchburg
(Union station) daily, except Sunday,
4:OO p. IN. for South Boston and Dur
ham and intermediate stations.
Winston-S Salem Division-Le cave Roanoke
Union station) 1925 p. m. and 1880 A. m.
daily, except Sunday for Rocky Mount,
Martinsvillc, Winston Salem and inter.
mediate stations.
For all additional information apply
at ticket Office or to W. b. Bevill, General
Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va
NJ. i. Bragg. Travelling Passenger
Agent.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
building lots. by virtue of deed vi trust
dstel the 5.h day OF August, 1902, from
ID. Arnold CARRIER, OF record in clerks
Office Of corporation court Cor Roanoke
city, Va, in decd book Sc, page lss, de
fault occurt!ng Ia payment of debt Sc
cured thereby and being so requested by
the herenciary. The undersigned will on
THURS DAY, DECEMBER THE BOTH,
1879; at IL O'Clock NJ, in front of the
courthouse, IN the city of Roanoke, Va,
pvc seed to sell at public auction, 80 the
tighe st bidder, all those certain vacant
lots designated at lots Nos. and in
GA Il -, -. - LILY
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Then He SlccDs.

Williams has new cure for insomnia. -
What is it?''
lie takes pitcher up stairs with him
ana goes to bed under tho impression that
he has TO be up in time to catch IL milk
,nan. Chicago Record.
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SALEM.
WESTBOUND LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY

salem car rams betwceh Terry tail'.ing and
hstWnen Rohuohe and Salem CAP 90 purchas ed
,n Roanoke at Vaughan 3 cisa'. stand, Terry
Suilding and at billiard \ sesn nger's Salem
o1on and Sa connects Via Norwich and Crystal
snr;n. cars. First Gar Sundays 500 a. m.
Norwich car rui:s between Union Depot and
Nor "ich and connects with V.nton and CIR stal
,n.Nofwich; all other trips will stop a; Wood
rums First car Sundays 500 a m.
college car runs between Union Depot and
virginia College, via Baseball Park, and con-
necfs with Norwich and Vinton cnrs.
CRYSTAL Spring car rms between Union Depo.
and Crystal Springs. First car Sundays SEQ a.
/ west End car rms between Union Depot and
s1n street Firat car sundays 500 a. m.
Franklin Road car runs between Union Depot
'p East Roanoke oar runs between Union Dcpc,
"a I.vnclburg avenue n. @.
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BY VIRTUE OF a Deed or rk1.sn

BY VIRTUE OF a DEED OF TRUST
dated May /, 1898, from j. r. Bell 10 the
undersigned trustee, for the purpose Of
securing G. Mark'ey the payment Of five
hundred $4,000 dollars, in two equal in
stallments, payable twelve and twenty
four months after the date thereof; and
default having been made in the pa, rnent
OF the said notes aud having been required
to Go so by the present holder of the said
notes, Will offer for sale at pablo auc-
ton in front of the courthouse in the civ
of Roanoke. vs.. on the BIRD DAY OF
DECEMBER. 1897, Mt IL o'clock vi the
following described lot situated in the
city of Roanoke, Va:
Beginning at the northeast corner of
Fourth avenue and Eighth street II. W..
thence north 81 degrees 80 minutes east
IA feet along Eighth street to an alley
t"ence south Us degrees 10 minutes east
5O feet, thence south II degrees 80 min
utss west III feet to Fourth avenue,
thence north GS degrees 10 minutes west
90 feet to place of BEGINNING.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash as to 80
much thereof as will be necessary to de-
fray the costs of sale and the sum of Eve
hundred $1,000 dollars, with interest
from the FIRST day of May, 1898, and as
to the residue, upon credit of one and
two years from date of sale, with interest
froa date, deferred payments to lie Sc
cured by deed of trust upon the prem
Uses. :. B. MARKIE,Y
Trustee.
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The Arabs use camcl's milk in place of
That OF the COW, and in all PARTS of the
cast Sleeps milk is extensively used rs a
substitute for cows milk, while in Spain
'hc goat is the domestic substitute for tho
'ow, that country having 4,530, 900 goats.
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s. S. BROOKE, Clerk.

COMMISSIONERS SALE.-BY VIR-
tue Of decree in the hustiugs court of
the city of Roanoke, entered in the chan
Gerry cause OF J. j. Simco's administrator
VS.. George Colvin, on the Sd day of No
vember, 1857, the undersigned as commits
sion appointed by he said decree, will
on TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1898. mt -
o'c'O;k VI. at the front door Of the court
house of Roanoke city, Va, sci! to the
highest bidder at public auction, the fol-
lowing property lying in the city of l,o-
auoke, Va, bounded and described rs fol.
lows:
Beginning at corner on the north side
of Lynchburg and Salem TURNPIKE with
lot OF Maria Hammer, thence with lot of
Maria Hammer north 8 degrees east G3
feet, then ne~ dividing line with same
course north degrees east 100 feet to
stake on south line of Diamond Hill
alley, thence with said alley south SO de-
grees east u feet to corner with Jeirer-
sons lot, thence with Jelrersons lot
south . degrees west 1853 feet to stake on
said Lynchburg ami Salem turnpike,
thence with north line of said turnpike
north S2 degrees 80 minutes west 81 feet
to beginning.
This property has ca it small dwell
ing house.
TERMS; One third cash on day Of sale,
balance in six and twelve months, the
purchaser to execute bonds for deferred
payments with good personal security
ann title to be retained until all the pur-
chase nney is paid.
$ l.. JONES,
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Special Commissioner,

Bond required nv decree in above cause
has heen given conditioned according to
law. :. s. BROOKE, Clerk.
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LEGA. NorIcns.

the debt secured by said deed a. trust
viz, the sum of 50, coo, with inter.4 from
August D, 1892. The residue, il any,
sha II be PAYABLE in two equal an, ,.sl IN,
sfallments, with interest from day of sale
ana he scared by lien upon said bad
ROANOKE 1lTLE AND CONVEY
ANCE COMPANY, Trustee.
BY THOS. w. MILLER, Ire sitlent.