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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-31

A writer on lion hunting tells how
Hassan, u quick witted Solnali. found
his way out Of u very serious difficulty.
He had been down i'll the waterless
plains and was on the way home, driv.
ing some camels before him. 1t was Il
very dry year, and, although this was
the rainy season, he had been unable tc
find any water to give his pony
The result was that, having been rid.
den hard for two or three days, with lit.
tie or no water to drink, the pony sue.
cumbcd entirely and ut last Law down
about 90 miles from the wells. Nc
amount of persuasion, or even beati ing.
would get the creature on its legs again.
Hassan was i'll despair. lie knew that
there were no vessels ut the wells in
which he might carry water back to
tho pony, and it seemed to him as if
nothing could he done to save it. All
last no thought of plan. He drove the
camels ut top speed to the wells, gave
them as much water as they could
drink and then hurried them OH again
He found tho pony where he had left
it, growing rapidly weaker. He imme.
diately killed the camcls, cut them omen
and took the water from their stomachs.
The pony was eager enough to drink it,
and after the draft it revived suffi-
GENTLY to struggle Oh to the wells.
In few days it had completely re-
covered. In telling the story Hassan
always added that he could get plenty
of camels, and whether that were so or
not he would rather have cut the
threats Of 100 than sacrifice his beloved
pOnY.
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A Check For goo.

There was once comedian who out.
financed Edward Il. Rice Startling as
the statement may seem, it is neyerthe-
less true that when this farceur retired
from Mr.. Rice's company ne owed the
manager $700. To Mr.. Rice the condi-
ton was not alone unusual-it was also
irksome Ono morning, when he was
fretting under it, he learned that tho
actor had secured IL first rate engage
ment at large salary. He sat down
and wrote IAN urgent letter. finishing
with IL demand for an Immediate remit
lance of "a check for 700,"' IN due
course he received u communication by
mail containing heavy metallic disk.
The letter read:
Dear Ned-Yours received. Find
inclosed. as requested, check for 700. "
The metallic disk WAS c., b. &c Q.
railroad baggage cheaI numbered 200
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-31
low Unc:o Sam Got His Name.

The nickname Uncle Sam, as APP
piled to the United States government,
is said to have originated as follows:
Samuel Wilson, commonly called I'm
Gle Sam, was government inspector
OF beef and pork at Troy, N. Y, about
1912. A contractor, Gilbert Anderson,
purchased quantity of provisions, and
the barrels were marked "E. A." An
derson's initials, and ~. So for
United States. Tho latter initials were
not familiar to Wilson $ workmcn, who
inquired what they meant A facetious
fellow answered, II don't know, unless
they mean 'U2c!c Sam.'n A vast
amount of property afterward passed
through Wilson'S hands marked in the
same manner, and he was often joked
upon the extent of his possessions. The
joke spread through all the departments
of the government, and before long the
United States was popularity referred to
as Uncle Sam.-Laflies' Ha...a ..:...-=--.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

POCAUCNTAS 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 SAID company being
out of debt. ordered Il reduction of the
capital stock Of the said company to $50,
GOO, making the par vaiUe of the shares
of the capital stock $1,000 per share in.
stend of $l00.O0 per share aud. in carry
ing such reduction of the capital stock
into effect, ordered among other things,
dividend Of S2T.50 per share out of the
capital stock Of the company, payable on
the 18th day OF May. 1897, 1T the office OF
the company in the city of Roanoke, Vii
ginia, to the shareholders OF record on the
2Sth day of January. 1897, on the prouuc-
tion 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;
- Il WI m
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Reflections of 4 Bachelor,

1t is called "angel food" because an
gels don't eat it,
Parrots aren It as lacking as women in
sense Of bumor.
Women claim they do lots of things
for their husbands sake.
Men are more apt to love the women
they marry than to marry the women
they love.
No matter how notified and Greasy
and apoplectic looking n baby is a wom-
IN will always say, "Oh, dear, ism t he
sweet" New York Press.
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LEGAL NOTICEs.

foreclosure and sale entered herein by the
United States circuit court for the East.
crn District of Virginia, on the Goth day
of June, 1896, 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 90. 1889, OF the said Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company, and under
and pursuant TO certain DEGREES ancillary
thereto and coniirmatory thereof, enter ed
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 claims against said Nor
folk and Western Railroad Company, or
against it's receivers, which the purchaser
of the railroads, properties, ana franchises
described in the decree entered in the said
cause foreclosing the 100 year mortgage
OF the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company may he required to pay as part
coz 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. ut the law offices of
SHARP s. HUGHES, Rooms 504-50G Col
umbia building, in the city of Norfolk,
State of Virginia; and that any such
claims which shall not be so presented or
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 its successors or assigns
+. ]. KIMlsAI.L,
HENRY FINK,
Receivers.
Norfolk, Va, Dec. r. 1896 ~ % Gw
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The Judicial Dictionary.

The Century. STANDARD, International
and Encyclopedic dictionaries are stead
lily falling behind the courts. Ono re-
cent decision establishes that when u
man is hanged by Il mob it is an "acci-
dent" a child whose parents are liv-
ing has also been declared by an emil
nent Judge 10 be an ''orphan, and
when life insurance was taken by man
while unmarried it was judicialy de-
clarcd to have been effected by Il hus-
band " In addition 20 these an unn.ar-
ried woman has been declared by our
highest court to lie q single man. -
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LEGAL NOTICES.

and Lonn Association, of Roanoke, VA. ;
and default having been made therein,
anu being directed by said beneficiary so
to do. the undersigned trustees will, on
MONDAY, 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
1917. Mt l:3O O'Clock II. m, proceed to
sell in front of the courthouse in Roam
oke city, Va, ut public auction. to the
highest bidder, II certain lot of land, with
IL desirable dwelling house and other i'm
provements thereon, beginning at point
on the north side of Dale avenue, in the
city of Roanoke, Va, 100 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, l67.sS, us of January 23d, 1897.
Fl. S. TROUT,
G a. McHUGH,
II til Trustees.
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PERCY AlOIR.
l 10 law 4w

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE,
Improved Real Estate-By virtue of II
deed of trust dated 22d dav of Septam.
her, 1890, aud duly recorded in the Office
of the clerk of the hustings court for tt e
city of Roanoke, Virginia, in deed book
No Al, page l5l,whereby Il. l.. Bnndy and
after referred to, and more fully described
in the said deed ito which reference is
hereby made), to the undersigned trus
tees, TO secure II certain bond or obliga-
ton OF i. 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 i,
ut public auction. TO the highest bidder.
Il certain lot of land with desirable
dwelling house and other improvements
thereon. beginning Mt Il point ON the north
isle CT Center street, or Second avenue Ii.
W., in the city of Roanoke, Va, 120 feet
east from Third street, and measuring in
front on Center street 10 feet, and extend.
ing back OF that width 1870 feet to an
alley: being known and designated rs
parts of lots Nos. | and II OF section 30,
according to the map of Rogers, Fairfax
" Houston addition to the city of Roam
oke, Va.
TERMS: Cash. There is due on said
bond $706.2o, rs of January %. 1897.
ii. :. TROUr,
IL til Trustee.
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STEALING INVENTIONS.
Few Men of Genius Reap lii. benefit OF
ThNir Ingenuity.

Sew Men Of Genius Reap the BENEFIT OF
Their Ingenuity.
just why invontivo genius and gull
oility should go together it is hard to
say. Certain it is that inventors arc the
most guilcless individuals in their deal
lpgs with others on business matters
and fall easy victims to the spiders who
ilo III wait for such flies. Tho list of
clever men.who walk today while those
who rido owe their luxury to tho other
mans genius and their own shrewdness
Is an interesting one. Here are few
eases picked haphazard from the ohron-
icle of inventions that failed to benefit
tho Inventor, or, at least, produced for
him little of what was his due.
1t is not necessary to be very old to
remember when hooks were first put in
mems shoes in place of holes in order to
save time i'll laoing tho shoe at tho top
This was the brilliant idea of an invent
or to whom it should have brought a
fortune. 1t would have dono so had he
been shrewd business man. Being
merely ali inventor, no hadn't sense
enough to keep his idea to himself until
tho patent Office paddock had secured it
against theft. In the innocence of his
nature the inventor confided the idea to
IL friend while crossing the North river
fcrryboat, and the friend hardly waited
Tor the boat to ito up i'll Jersey City be-
fore he excused himself. started back to
New York and went Oh dead run for
"a patent lawyer i'll order to have the
idea secured for his own especial bonc-
fit hnOt bnr man 10 lyr,o1,-,, foI,,, bo
inventor OF tho lace hooks. He owns q
splendid house and is wealthy. The
confiding inventor got nothing.
The inventor of II patent stopper for
beer bottles, something that had long
been wanted by the trade, sold the in
vention for So, 900 to u man who recog-
nized its money making value. The
purchaser is NOW worth So. 900, 600, all
or which he mado from the patent stop.
per- Out OF the goodness of his heart he
presented tho original owner of the
patent with $50, 900, so that this man
got $40, 900 in all for his So, 900, O0C
ldea To givo some notion of tho value
OF patent rights OIL this bottle stopper
the price came down from 81 to and E
cents gross, and even ut this enormous
reduction good profit can he made
This last inventor was treated with
princely generosity, however, in COM
parison with tho genius who devised II
pockotbook clasp in the shape of inter
locking horns with balls at the end
which snapped shut with single pres.
sure. The idea was afterward applied tc
gloves and became very much in favor
The inventor relinquishcd his prize for
the magnificent reward of II kidney stew
dinner aud so cents, tho lattor having
been advanced by tho purchaser TO pay
the Inventors expense from Newark to
New York The man who secured the
idea and patented it after treating the
inventor i'll the royal manner mentioned
made big fortune by his sErewdness
What became Of tho inventor is not
known.
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BY VIRTUE Oh A DEED Of
trust made May 10th, 1894, by j. W.
Coon ANA Sallie G. Coon, his wife, h. X.
Gray ana Annie McCreary Gray, his wife.
and judith w. Boswell tn Walter II.
Saunders, trustee, conveying the heren-
after described property in trust to secure
Hum, Andrews Il Thomas Il certain debt
therein mentioned, and recorded in deed
book 93, page H. in the clerk, Office OF
the hustings court for the city OF Roam
uke, Va, AMI also by virtue OF an order
OF said court entered ut the December
1896, term thereof. substituting the nm
dersiSned trustee In said deed of tuis: ia
the place AMI stead Of said Walter II
saunders, AMI whereas, default has been
male III the payment of II portion III said
debt therein secured AMI having been re-
quested so to 10 by the heneiiciIrieS
therein named, the undersigned suhSt-
tuted trustee will on FRIDAY, THE 9TH
DAY of FEBRUARY, 1897, at twelve
o'clock VI at the front door OF the court
mouse for said city sell at public auction
To the highest bidder Il three. fourth~
undivided interest in that certain lot
or parcel ri land, with the Improvement.
thereon. situated ON the south side OF 81.
lem avenue in said city, beginning at u
point i20 feet west OF Nelson street
thence south , degrees west : l.2 feet tc
u point, thence north 20 degrees west
~ IL feet { a point, thence north y de-
Srce~ east - !? feet 10 Salem aveGuc,
thence with salem. avenue south - le-
grecs east q l , feet To the place of we
ginning.
TERMS. Cash sufficient to pay the
cost oi executing this trust and TO nay OF
the interest note due June end, 1896, of
$50 subject tn u credit OF $50. as OF Au-
gust It'll. 1886, ANA of $40 as of October
18th, 1896, and so a, OF November 10th,
1876 and 60 pay the interest note OF 500
due December End, 1896, and the sum OF
5000 will he required to he paid Juue
2nd, lS9i, ana the residue, il any. 80 be
paid IN two cqunl annual Instruments of
one and two yenrs from date of sale, de-
ferred payments 10 he evidenced by nego-
table interest hes ring notes OF the pur-
chaser aud the same to be secured by
deed of trust on the property sold.
JAS. p. WOODS,
JOHN L. pECK Substituted Trustee.
Auctioneer
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CIRCUIT COURT or THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE WESTERN
NlSTRICT on NIEGINIA

The Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe
Deposit Company and the Mercantile
Trust Company, compliments. against
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com pany,
defendant Consolidated cause in
Equity. oreclosure-Maryland and
Washington division mortgage
NOTICE TO PRESENT CLAIMS.
Under and pursuant to the decree of
foreclosure AMI sale entered herein hy
the United States circuit court for the
Western district OF Virginia. Oh the Goth
day of June, 1876, i'll 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 II, 1890 and Ger.
tain DEGREES auxiliary thereto anu 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 AMI the district of Mary
land, aud 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 Of De-
cember, 1896.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN to all
holders of any 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 Railroad Compa
may be required 10 pay as part consid..
Grafton and in addition To the sum hid
for such railroads. property and fran
chiSes, to present such claims in writing
to the undersigned Receivers torallowance
or payment at the Offices of the Receivers,
Terry building, in.the city of Rcanoke,
State OF Virginia, and that any such
claims which shall not be so presented or
filed within the period of six months at
ter the LIST day OF January. 1891. Shall
not be enforceable against said Receivers,
Or against the property sold under said
DEGREES. orsaganst the purchaser of such
property or its successors or assigns
IF. j. KINTBAIL,
HENRY, FINK.
Receivers.
Roanoke. Va. December 9th, 1896
l2.2G to 2.:i
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COMMISSIONERS SAI.E.-BY VIR-
the of two DEGREES of the hustings court
OF Roanoke. Va, entered on the 26th day
Of June, lSDi, and on the l4th day OF
january. 1897, in the chancerX cause of
Dennis. Truitt & Co. vs. ". j. and d.
Blair Jr., ct ais, the undersigned special
commissioner appointed by said decree
will sell mt public auction to the highest
bidder nj the front door of the courthouse
ut II o'clock NJ. "f SATURDAY., THE
2OrII OF FEBRUARY, 1891, the follow.
Ing described real estate:
FirS'- beginning ut point on the
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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE WESTERN
DISTRICT OF NORTH CARO-
LIN a

Mercantile Trust and Deposit Com
pany oil Baltimore, complainant, against
Roanoke and Southern Railway Company
and Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany, defendants. In equity. Roanoke
and Southern mortgage foreclosure.
NOTICE TO PRESENT CLAIMS.
Under and pursua t to the decree made
herein by the United States circuit court
for the Western district of North Carolina,
on the % day of November 1896, confirm
ing the sale in the proceedings for the
foreclosure and sale of the property COW
cred by the mortgage of the said defeud-
ant, the Roanoke and Southern Railway
Company. dated March 1G, 1892, and Ger.
tain decree ancillary thereto and coniirma-
tory thereof, entered in similar cause
pending Between the same parties in the
circuit court OF the United States for
the Western district of Virginia, for the
foreclosure and sale of the property COW
cred by the said mortgage, and under and
pursuant to the further order Of the first
named court, entered on the twenty. third
day of December, 1896.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all
holders Of any claims against the defend
ants herein, the Roanoke and Southern
Railway Company and the Norfolk and
Western railroad Company, or either of
them, or against the Receivers, which
the purchasers Of the railroads, proper
ties and franchises described in the de-
cree entered i'll the said cause foreclosing
the mortgage of the Roanoke and South
ern Railway Company may he required
to pay as part consideration and in aldi-
ton to the sum bid for such parcel, to
present such claims i'll writing 90 the un.
derSigncd Receivers for allowance ut the
Office of the Receivers, Terry building,
Roanoke, Virginia, and that any such
claims which shall not he so presented OF
filed within the period of six months af-
ter the list day of January, 1897, shall
not be enforceable against said Receivers,
or against the property sold under said
DEGREES, or against the purchaser Of said
property, or its successors or assigns.
j.. j. KIMBALL,
HENRY FINK,
Receivers.
Roanokc. VA, December oath, 1896.
1920 to .
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE,
Improved Real Estate. BY virtue OF "a
deed OF trust dated LIST day of July, lS91.
and duly recorded in the office OF the
clerk of the hUStiugS court for the city OF
Roanokc, Va. in deed book No. 81, page
9G' whereby VIM. j. Comndn-s and wife
conveyed the real estate hereinafter re.
icrred to. and more fully described IN hr
said deed Ito which reference j. hereby
madc), TO the undersigned trustees, To Sc
cure certain bond or obligation of ".
j. Cnmmiig IS to the Iron Belt Building
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
Improved Real Estate.-By virtue of IL
deed of trust dated the lst day of June
1892, and duly recorded i'll the Office of he
clerk of the hustings court OF the city OF
Roanoke, Va, in deed book No. -, page
2g4; whereby u. +. Van Miller and wife
conveyed the real estate hereinafter re
ferred to, and more fully described in the
said deed Ito which reference is hereby
made), to the undersigned trustee. to Sc
cure II certain bond or obligation of i. r
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 10
do, the undersigned trustee will, on
MONDAY, 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY.
1871. ut | 80 O'Clock IA. M. proceed to
sell i'll front OF the courthouse in Roanoke
city, Virginia, ut public auction, to the
highest bidder, II certain lot of land, with
a desirable dwelling house and other i'm.
r0vements thereon. beginning al = point
on the south side OF Norfolk avenue. in
the city OF Roanoke. VA, AMI measuring
in front on Norfolk avenue ~ feet, and
extending back of that width l:iO feet To
an tlley: heinz known and designated a.
lot No. =, of section No. ,. according to
the map of l:dgewood addition. to the city
OF Roanoke. Va.
TERMS: Cash There is due on said
bond S;'E'.S0. a. Of january odd lNo;
II. :. TROUT,
III I'd Trustee.
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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE EASTERN
DISPEICT OE VIRGINIA

The Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe
Deposit Company and the Mercantile
Trust Company. comp!ainants, against
the Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany, defendant. Consolidated cause in
equity. Foreclosure-One hundred year
mortgage.
NOTICE TO PRESENT CLAIMS.
Under ana pursuant to the decree of
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DY VIRTUE OF a DEED OF TRUST
executed December ii, 1890, 10y Frank ID.
Carper and recorded in the clerk 5 office
for the hastings court for Roanoke city
Va, in deed book 100, page 260, convey.
ing the hereinafter dsecribed property TO
the undersigned in t-ust TO secure II Ger
tain debt therein named, and whereas de-
fault has been male in the payment of II
portion of said debt and being requested
80 to do by the holder of the notes secured
by said deed, will on MONDAY. THE
ETH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1897, ut
l. o'clnck m, ut the front door of the
courthouse for said city, sell ut public
auction all that certain lot or parcel of
land situated in said city, beginning ut II
point on the north side of Wells street
now Third avenue II. e.. No. li2l 12J feet
u inches east of commonwealth avenue,
thence north IL degrees .l6 minutes east
100 feet to IN alley, thence with said alley
castcrly "a feet To IL point. thence south
II degrees -l6 minutes west 100 feet to
Wells street now Third avenue II. e. }
thence with Wells street tor Third avenucl
west 81 feet to the beginning.
TERMS-Cash sufficient to pay costs of
sale, including Il trustees commission of
> per cent, and five notes for $50 each,
with interest from the lith day of An
gust. September, November and Dcccm"
her, 1896, and January, 1897. respectively.
and the sum OF 81 $50, payable as fol
lows: $50 on the Eth of February, 1897,
and the same amount payable on the Eth
of each consecutive month thereafter for
ii period of 81 months, and the residue
payable one wear from the day OF sale
All deferred payments To he evidenced
by notes Of the purchaser and secured by
deed of trust on the property sold.
JAMES T. WOODS, Trustee