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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-23
4. w. GOODWIN. agent.
Farms, Farms, Farms
July IS, 1897.

One OF the best grain and blue grass
farms in Southwest Virginia, $50 acres;
10 acres IN fine creek bottom; 80 acres
| good timber; balance in blue grass sod:
fine orchard of improved fruits of ali
kinds; an abundance of good surinp
water, with large creek running through
the place; large dwelling with necessary
out buildings and fencing, all in good
condition, with the very best socinl
church and school advantages. three
miles from n thriving town, 6 miles from
railroad. Price $50 per acre; terms easy.
l0o acres . l-2 miles from Roanoke:
! good improvements; fine barn; one third
IN timber. The lanl is thin but is level
and easily improved. Splendid bargain
| at So, $50.
300 acres, 90 miles from Roanoke, on
railroad, 100 acres river bottom, 100 acres
In timber, fine water, good improvements.
| o,W'O nice locust posts can be cut now:
the bottom land is worth $500 per acre.
Farm musv be sold and can bought for
$1,000 in next sixty days.
10 acres, 1-2 miles from Roanoke.
well watered, plenty of timber, for SO
| per acre.
100 acres fine grain land, good improve.
ments, 1-2 miles from Roanoke CITY
$4,000 ''
lD0 acres land, plenty of timber, splen-
ulu groom Drlck dwelling So, $50.
10 acres near Hollins-a great bargain
at 81, 500 ''' s'"'n
20 acres good improvements, plenty of
fruit and water, near Roanoke. Price
So. 800
A beautiful farm, with good improve
ments, in sight of Roanoke city. First
class land at great bargain.
llO acres, with good improvements
first'class land; an abundance of fine tim.
Der, at $40 per acre.
30 acres, a comfortable dwelling, good
barn, we'll fenced, good water and fruit.
Price $3.50.
W acres of good land, we'll located, very
large young orchard. Price So, 800.
This is only n partial list of the farms
we have for sale, any of which we will
be glad TO shoT at any time. Full de-
scription sent by mail at request. Cor
respondence solicited.
I. ". SPINDLE \ CO..
No. Campbell Avenues w
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-23

NOTICE.-Those having brick and
stone work or vitrified brick pavements
to.be laid would do we'll to call on or adj
dress j. I. Falls, the practical contractor
and builder. Also all kinds of carpenter
work, plastering, painting, kalsomining
and paper hanging done on short notice.
All work guaranteed. J. T. FALLS, No.
118 Fifth avenue n. e.. Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-23
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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-23
JUNIUS MeGEHEE, Agent

For the National Mutual Building and
mo"n a Association of New York, Masonic
Teiaple, Room No. @
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21

formed British Columbia companies now
have Capitalization OF $500. 900, 900, little OF
which represents definite values. The process
OF decentralization and wildcat speculation
goes rapidly on, with the certainty of disas-
trous effects.
Vancouver will have big smelter, for the
city wan IS one and will help the enterprise,
and five companies are bidding for the chance.
An English syndicate, which will probably
win, offers to build smelter and refinery for
free water and tax exemptions, and other
companies ask large bonuses.
At the Bunker Hill and Sullivan property
at Ceur d'Alene, in which John Hays Ham.
mond is interested, the big tunnel begun in
1890 will be continued. 1t had been run be-
tween 500 and 600 feet at the time of the
troubles in that section and the work has not
been continued since that time. This will be
the greatest work in this district, ana the
tunnel when completed will be one and half
mics long and at one mile will tap the big
vein running through that section and will
drain all the mines between Kellogg and the
Tyler.
The New Mexico Miners Association was
organized last week at Santa Fe. The by-laws
and constitu tion of he California Miners AS
sociaiion were adopted. Antonio Joseph OF
Taos and F. A. Reynolds of Chloride were
elected president and secretary, respectively.
1t was stated that the object was to unite
mine owners and capitalists interested d in New
Mexico against the Western Federation OF
Miners, which has so long fourished in Lead
vile, Cripple Creek and other camps in
Colorado.
cyanide plant costing 100000 has been
started TO work at Florence, Colo, on Cripple
Creek ores
The American Flat Company, which was re-
Gently organized at Virginia City to drain
American Flat through the Sutro tunnel by
means of a connecting tunnel 1000 feet long,
has begun negotiations with the Comstock
Tunnel Company and with Comstock mining
CON, n uiac
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
San Francisco

ventory. Any attempt to have the Clerk
ascertain the amount OF debts would lead
to confusion and might entail endless
abuses greatly to the detrlment OF the pub
lie revenue.
Judge Coffey complimented Mr.. Curry
on his stand in this matter and decided
that the position assumed by Mr.. Jennings
Is entirely untenable. The opinion says:
The act of March 2S 1895, provides a fee foJ
on official act in Office and Is uniform as to
amounts. 1t simply requires payment for ser
vices according to values, does not refer to
person or to subject matter of an inventory and
appraisement and applies to all County Clerks
alike
The constitutionality of the act of March %,
1895, was finally settled in the case of Miller
VS.. Curry, Cal. Dec.
In the estate of Malarln, deceased, Judge
Lorigan, December IL, 1895. in very able
opinion held this section to be constitutional,
also held it not tax, but fee or charge for
filing the inventory, compensation to pub
lie officer tor services rendered. 1t does not
apply to any particular clerk or locality, but
sppies to all counties, clerks and estates
alike.
A fee or charge for filing an inventory
which is based upon the appraised valuation
of the estate is not a tax. 1t is compenss-
tion to public officer for services rendered to
individuals in the progress of cause for Off
cial acts.
The tender in this case need not be con.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
GOT AWAY WITH
THE DIAMONDS
jewelers. Cleverly Victim
lied by a Man and a
Woman.
They Use the Cd Trick of Pre-.
tending to Make a Pur.
chase.
The Police Have Been Searching for
the Couple, but so Far
Without Success.

Two experienced crooks, . man and .
woman. have within the past few days
victimized number of local jewellers, and
the police are on their trail.
The man is described as about medium
height. 50 years of age, with light mus
tache largely tinged with gray. The
woman is few years younger. about the
same height and matronly in appearance.
She is always heavily veiled.
They both dress quietly and have the
appearance of well-to-do people from the
country. Their dress has been different
on the occasions when they visited the
various stores. The larger stores, where
several statesmen are employed, have es-
capped, and the sufferers are the smaller
stores where there are one or two sales.
men.
They 20 into store and ask to look at
some diamond iewelry. Sometimes it was
present to their daughter, who was go
ing TO get married, and at other times it
vas present to the woman on the ami
versary of their marriage.
They would carefully examine the vari-
Gus articles, the man first and then the
woman. None of the articles would suit
them. and they would leave. thanking the
salesman politely for his attention. After
they had gone it was always found that
they had taken one or two of the articles
with them.
Friday morning they entered the Jew
elry-store of 0. Blomquist, 112 Monteom-
cry street. The only one in the store was
Blomquist's salesman, an old man. They
asked him to show the m some diamond
earrings, as they had come to town to buy
a present for their daughter.
The salesman laid tray of diamond
earrings on the counter and the man ex
amined them, passing them to the
woman. The man kept up an animated
conversation with the salesman, pointing
occasionally to different articles in the
store so as to distract his attention.
Finally the man said that they would pos
sibly call again and make purchase, but
none of the articles was exactly what they
wanted.
Shortly after they had left tho store the
salesman noticed that a pair of diamond
earrings valued at 500 was missing from
the tray, and he at once came to the con-
clusion that the intending purchasers had
committed the theft.
As soon as Blomquist returned to the
store the salesman informed him of the
theft and Blomquist hurried to police
headquarters and gave description of the
man and woman and the stolen earrings.
Reports of a similar nature were re-
ceived from other jewelers. during the day
and every effort is being made by the oe-
tectives to capture the crooks.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
MRS. oooPER's MANY WILLS

Three More Have Been Filed in the
Probate Court.
The will of Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, which
was filed some time ago, has been
denied probate by Judge Coffey because it
did not comply with the law in regard to
wills Geographic in form.
The date was not entirely in Mrs.
Cooper's handwriting. the printed figures
'189" being allowed TO stand with the
addition of the written figure 49," This
defect, though apparently of minor i'm.
portance. proved fatal, and the will was
thrown out of court.
Immediately after this decision three
other Geographic wills written by Mrs.
Cooper and in legal form were filed. In all
OF them the entire property is bequeathed
to her daughter, Harriet. The latest will
is dated September 20, 1894. In that Miss
Cooper was named as sole Iegatee. 1t is
provided that if Harriet did not survive
her mother then $500 should be given to
the Golden Gate Kindergarten Associa-
tion and the residue should be divided be-
tween the two sisters of the decedent,
share and share alike.
As it is conceded that Harriet did sur
vive her mother, the property of both will
be distributed in accordance with the pro-
visions of the daughters will.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21

of country about twenty-five miles wide and
seventy-five miles long, beginning at the
chrome deposits Jew miles n orth of the town
of San Luis Obispo, and extending southwark
to the Santa Barbara field already explored.
His survey will have special reference to oil,
asphalt, building stones and subterranean
water supplies, and will undoubtedly give i'm
portant economic and scientific results.
w. /. Watts is working In the Ventura
County oil region continuing the valuable
work he has been engaged in for good while.
In short time two other men will take the
field. F. C. Mathyas will go over the northern
coast region from Napa and Sonoma counties,
through Mendocino and Humboldt counties,
the western part of Trinity and Del Norte and
Siskiyou counties, reporting on the mines and
the mineral resources of that region. E. B.
Preston will put in the season on like work
through the gold region of the Sierra slopes
north OF Marlposa- Messrs. Watts, Mathyas
and Preston are thus continued on the staff Of
field deputies for this season. w. Ii. Storms
retires to superintend mine in Tuolumne
County, and J. H. Means also retires, though
he may do some work in the RandsDurg re-
gion by special contract These two vacancies
will be filled by Mr.. Cooper and the applica-
tious are many,
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
NEW TO-DAY.
Free TO EVERY man.
The METHOD OF A GREAT TREATMENT
FOR WEAKNESS OF MEN.
WHICH CURED HIM AFTER EVERY.
THING ELSE FAILED.

Painful diseases are bad enough, but when q
man Is slowly wasting away with nervous
weakness the, mental forebodings are ten
times worse than the most severe pain. There
is no let up to the mental suffering day or
night. Sleep Ii almost impossible, and under
such strain men are scarcely responsible for
what they do. For years the writer rolled and
tossed on tho troubled sea of sexual weakness
until 1t was question whether he had not
better take dose of poison and thus end all
his throubles. But providential inspiration
came to his aid in the shape of a combination
of medicines that not only completely restored
the general health, but enlarged his weak,
emaciated parts to natural size and vigor, and
he now declares that any man who will take
the trouble TO send his name and address may
have the method OF this wonderful treatment
free. Now, when say free mean absolutely
without cost, because l want every weakened
man to get the benefit of my experience.
am not philanthropist, nor do pose a.
an enthusiast, but there are thousands of men
suffering the mental tortures OF weakened
manhood who would be cured at onca could
they but get such remedy as the one that
cured me. Do not try to study out how / can
afford to pay the few postage-stamps necessary
to mail the information, but send for it ana
learn that there are a few things on earth
that, although they cost nothing to get, are
worth . fortune to some men and mean a life
time of happiness to most OF rs. Write to
Thomas Slater, box 22S3, Kalamazoo Mich
. and the information will be mailed in plaiu
sealed envelope.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
MINING MISCELLANY.

The Rawhide mine in Tuolumne County has
closed down temporarily owing to bad roads 5
snd lack of fuel
Ventura County has a gold excitement.
caused by a discovery of low grade ore in Ojai
Valley Hundreds of claims have been To-
Gated.
Theshaft of the Dead Horse mine, Tuolumne
depth of 1000 feet
Secretary Julian Sonntag of the California
Miners Association is urging the affiliated
county organizations to pay their arrears of
dues.
The deadly fumes from the big copper
smelter ct Iron Mountain smelter are begin
ming to tell on the timber near Shasta as we'll
as along the Sacramento River. For quite q
distance north and west of the town the hills
are covered with dead trees.
George W. Grayson has bought the Brown
Bear quartz mine on Salmon River, Sskiyou
County, from Golden d Eveleth, and will de-
Velop it on an extensive scale.
Lively times in mining may be anticipated
during the coming spring and summer around
and near Yreka. The old Espy claim and
pumping machinery are now in successful oper-
alton under control of Hunter & Simmons,
who have already piped off more than an acre
of ground since starting their mammoth pun p
at Shasta River. Several good claims have
tric-light plant in FOOLS Paradise District,
and all the old claims are to be worked with
renewed energy at Hawkinsville, Long Gulch,
Canal Gulch and other localities north of town.
On the west side of town several claims will be
worked on Humbug Gulch, Greenhorn Gulch,
Portuguese Gulch, Spring Gulch and other
gulches, while south of town the rich claims
on Greenhorn Creek are being opened again.
-Yreka Journal
The Greenhorn blue gravel mine, Siskiyou
County, will soon be open for hoisting pay
gravel, as the shaft is now down 80 feet with
expectation of sinking Is or 20 feet more to
reach bottom of bedrock.
The Trinity Mining and Milling Company,
having Its Office at Sc Nevada block, San
Francisco, has been incorporated, with
Charles II. Fish as president and ]. Stadtfeld
Jr. as secretary. The properties to be operated
are the Trinity Consolidated mines in Dog
Creek mining district. 1t has long been known
that these mines possessed great value, but
for want of sufficient capital and machinery
have heretofore been worked in desultory
manner. In the early COS this camp produced
great quantities Of placer gold, but until
lately quartz mining has not received much
attention there.-Weaverville Free Press.
fve-foot vein of rich ore has been uncov-
cred in the Norwegian mine, near Robinson's
Ferry, Tuolumne County. The mine was re-
Gently purchased by II. F. Emeric of San Fran
cisco and others from the Lawsons, whom 1t
has made independently rich. Frank Ed pzens-
berger was placed in charge as general man
ager and under his directions work on the
property has progressed rapidly.
At the Gwin mine, Calaveres County, the
40-stamp mill is running night and day and
crushing at the rate of lis tons every twenty
four hours The lead at present is from to
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
The HamiIton Trophy Contest.

The Evening Telegraph of Philadelphia is
just now doing the high kicking act for no
cause. In a recent issue it pays the executive
committee of the American Whist League
back handed pivot blow" compliment for
doing, what in our opinion, is the best work
that has ever been done by the executive com.
mittee in regard to arranging its schedule of
contests for the annual congress since the
league came into existence. The Telegraph
says:
The main topic OF discussion OF the day In whist
circles is the very surprising action Of the league
directorate at the Nashville meeting In deciding
upon plan Of play for the Hamilton trophy con-
test at the next congress, which, in the opinion Of
most minister's, is far less Conclusive than many
other methods that have been tried and suggested.
The real trouble probably is the foolish decision
Of the directors In selecting of the way place
like Nashville for meeting. OF course the choice
was made out Of com mpliment to one Of the most
popular Of the mem bers Of the board but that does
not justify It, and the inevitable result was
that mum Der Of the mos experienced, able and
level-headed directors were absent, men who had
they been on hand, we feel sure, would have seen
the objections to the plan adopted and insisted on
some method which would cause the winners to
have reputation for skill rather than luck.
In commenting on the above, we will say we
agree with the Telegraph that Nashville was
| an out-of-the way place to hold the midwinter
tive committee at Manhattan Beach. and no one
seriously opposed 1t, ana the distance to Nash
vile at the time was no greater than 1t would
be in the following January. The plan Of
play for the Hamilton trophy is the best be-
yond question of doubt that has ever yet
been adopted. and will prove SO at the Putin
Bay congress. 1t is simply this-and what plan
could be better when you have only five days
in which to carry it out? Presuming that the
entries for the Hamilton trophy will be no
greater than they were at Brooklyn-and it is
not at all likely there will be SO many-each
club will play match against every other
club of at least 10 or IL deals, the two table
duplicate plan, with this exception: You do
not change partners during the match. If the
number of entries are less than at Brooklyn
(twenty), the number OF deals to be played in
each match will increase. These match
games are called preliminary play which are
to last four afternoons and evenings, and the
two clubs who win the greatest number of
matches enter the finals, to be played on Sat-
played on the regular two-table plan, the
seml-inals being abolished
THE AMERICAN WHIST LEAGUE TROPHY CONTEST.
This contest commences Tuesday evening
and continues four evenings, and the finals are
played, same as Hamilton trophy contest. on
Saturday afternoon and evening. Every club
or team of four that enters this contest can
also enter in contest that taxes places Tues
day, Wednesday Thursday and Friday after
moons. This is q new idea, and we think o
very good one. AL OF the matches for progress
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
oLERK CURRY SUSTAINED.


Judge Cofey Says tho Inventory Fee
Is Legally Collected.
Judge Coffey handed down . decision
on Friday that will prove interesting
throughout the State.
Some time ago Attorney G. M. Jennings
offered to Deputy County Clerk Northrup
the appraisementi in the estate of Francis
Eisen, deceased. saying that he was will
ing to pay the fees for filing the same pro-
vided he was permitted to deduct the
amount of the debts.
The matter was referred to County
Clerk Charles T. Curry. who found that
the appraised value of the estate was $24S,-
S64 &c. and he said that the $50 offered by
Mr.. Jennings as fee for filing was not
enough. He demanded that the law be
complied with, which required the Clerk
to collect for the benefit of the county
treasury 81 per thousand on each addi-
tional $1,000 OF the appraised valuation in
excess of $1,000 of any estate. He declared
that he deemed 1t his duty to collsct the
full fee as called for by the face of the in
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
Hearts trumps. and North to lead.
Up-to-Date Whist Teachers.
GA, @. J. 8,

A few weeks ago we were asked If certain
whist teacher-one who stands very high in
the league-"was up to date in teaching the
game" OF course what was meant by such a
question was left for us to guess at. This cup
to-date" business is just what is spelling the
whist play in many of the clubs in this coun-
try. While in Brooklyn while ago we sug-
gested to teacher tnst it would be good
idea to send out circular reading something
like this:
ANTIQUE AND MODERN SCIENTIFIC WHIST.
'sWe have opened a little whist school, where
we are now prepared to teach whist as you
like it, We teach all systems Of play, such as
the long suit, short suit common-sense and
tanglefooted system, but the sys tenn we speci-
ally recommend Is called the middle-of-the-
road suit system, invented by q Southern
gentleman from Chattanooga. One of the
beauties of this system Is that when you lead
a card-and 1t is always best to select same
from the middle of the suit-say to partner,
L have something in this suit or i have
nothing and 1t is left 10 partner to guess
what it is."