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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-21

VINO fougnt 1Ur rrancc-Marshal Ncv.
Napolcon's right hand man, who lies in
Il little Enclosed lot filled with shrubs
ana flowers, but with no monument, for
when he died his enemies were in power
and would allow none to he erected, and
now It's absence and the simple grave
speak more clCqucntly than could the
finest tomb.
Near by lies poor Nillcncnvc, who
lost ut Trafalgar and in consequence of
Napolcon's diSplcasurc received such a
harsh rcpu!5c when he returned tb Paris
that he ran Il needle through his broken
heart. just across the way from him is
Pallncntlcr, the agriculturist He WAS
the man who with the utmost difficulty
convinced the dainty French that the
potato WAS worth cultiyating and eat
ing. They say that Marie Antoinette
helped him to attain this end by wear
ing potato blossoms with her beautiful
ball gowns However true this NAV be,
certain 1T Is that the vegetable is planted
every year around the good mans tomb
There Is one tomb which every one is
sure to visit ut Perc III Chaise. and this
Is the grave of Abclard and Helosc, the
grave that has been the subject of so
MANY songs and verses, and where low
ers come to plight their vows and pledge
their faithfulncss. Very romantic it
must be, too, on Il moonlight evening,
with the pale rays falling on the stone
hgures lying peacefully side by side,
with folded hands, under the canopy of
early Gothic style. with queer gargoylcs
ut each corner The story of the lovers
is well known. They had many trials
and tribulations, but at last they rest
together, according to Heloisc's last
wish that She might be reunited to her
idol. Through the tombs and trees we
went higher and higher, until we came
out upon wide terrace and Paris burst
upon our view. Paris, sparkling in the
sunlight, spread before us in a glittcrinc
panorama, an immense expanse of white
buildings With domes, towers, spires
ana bridges, and the Eiffcl tower rising
like gaunt skeleton amid the feast of
beautiful architecture. No wonder that
the mutinccrs of the commune appreci
ated the fine advantages of position af-
fortlcd by Pore Ii Chaisc. Here they in
trenched themselves and transformed
the quiet cemetery into IL noisy camp.
Here they met the fire from the govern
ment positions, until finally they were
ovcrpowcrcd by troops which scaled the
heights, and the terrible slaughter took
place when thousands of the communists
Tell among the sepulchcrs. Some poor
wrctchcs tried to hide i'll the tombs, and
the mercilcSS soldiers closed them up
fast, so that to this day skeletons of their
victims are found i'll their CHASTITY pris-
ons. Paris Cor. New York Observer.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-21
A TEN CENT WORLD.
HOW A JERSEYMAN EXPLAINED HIS
IDEAS OF THIS GLOBE.

He Made n Globe by Melting Silver
How the Earth, Which Was Once n
Molten Mass. Got Its Mountains and Seas
" If any one doubts that the earth was
once molten mass and that its noun
tain chains. its great tablelands and the
recesscs for the seas wero the results of
the cooling and settling of the surface
and then its shriveling to fit the ever
shrinking center, let him see world
made, said the observant Jerseyman.
That sounds simple" said one of
his hearers, "but haven't noticed that
there were amy worlds being made just
DOW upon which progress was any faster
than right here, and can't say that L
have observed much change in this old
globe since began to watch it. "
u have made many globes, declared
the Jcrscymall, mot merely inscnsatc
things to represent what we know of the
natural and political divisions of the
earth, but miniature worlds of the days
of chaos, with every particle in them
aglow with heat and ~! in motion.
And then / have watched them become
cold, imnobilc and dead, with black
oncd. roughcncd surfaces, and it rCuuir-
ed no great stretch of imagination to
feel that within the few moments which
the whole operation required one had
bridgcd over millions of years in the
history of - planet and seen it pass
through every stage of it's existence,
from that OF Il light giving body 10 that
OF orr own dead and dcsolate moon.
Come with me, " he continued, "und 1
will show you the history of oar world
since it first took form. -
With that he led his little audience to
il workbench and drew forth a chunl,
of charcoal covered ON all but one side
with plaster of paris, II blowpipe and !,
jewelers. soldering lamp
will make the globe of dime, y
he said. And he placed silver 10 cent
piece on the charcoal. Then he lit the
lamp, and with the blowpipe directed
the flame upon the dime. Soon the char
coal began TO glow and burn away about
the dime i'll broad hollow, and then
the dime turned first black and then
red, and us 1T approached IL white heat
1t drew itself together until presently it
was Il globule Of molten silver.
III You have never seen such Il ball of
glowing, melted silver you have missed
one OF the prcttiest of sights On the
outside there forms Il very thin skin of
black oxide. which serves. like IL wom-
ans veil, 10 hciShtcn the charms be
meath 1t. With the blowpipc still adding
heat to the globe, the silver became as
liquid as water, and the gases emitted
by the heated charcoal made it roll
about i'll the hollow us mobile us quick
silver, while within the globe the metal
could be seen agitatcd by intense cur
rents. These currents changed their di-
rection as the point of flame from the
blowpipc was moved from point to
point, and every moment the surface
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HE ROANOKE TIMES. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 81. 1897

agitation was so great that the rest OF
the oxide would break and disclose the
dazzling metal beneath
All know the beauty of quicksilver,
and many have seen the glow of melted
lead or tin or the red glare of iron as it
was poured i'll the foundry or furnace,
but none of these compares with tho
beauty of :noltcn silver Melted gold
has Il beauty of its own, but not like
that of silver The light which comes
from the melted silver seems as brilliant
as that from an arc electric light, but
not dazzling; it is white, with IL tingc
OF heavenly violet, and the swirling
metal seems translucent like n pearl of
the finest water
Now we will let it cool" said the
Jerseyman, removing the blowpipc from
his lips and letting his inflated checks
resume their natural condition The
charcoal was placed Oh the bench. Soon
the agitation of the surface of the tiny
globe OF silver ceased, and the QuicSccncc
of the dull outer coating showed that \
skin OF metal had cooled and set in
place.
Now watch the mountains and val
leys form and see the mighty earth
quakes shake the crust, - exclaimed the
Jerscyman, and as he spoke the crust,
which had been smooth and even. began
to wrinkle. Sometimes the wrinkles
would form long continuous lines across
half the globe. Then i'll spots the whole
surface would puckcr up and again all
of these would str;iightcn out only to
form new series of Fuckers and wrinkles
Ill other places. 1t WAS al over i'll half
minute, and The globe was set enough
to drop into glass of water to cool
Now look ut it, said the Jersey
man, handing the glob" to his visitors
and with 1t IL strong magnifying glass.
"Thcrc is Il skinner OF water on il.
caught i'll the interstices of the rough
encd surface That i three or four
times as much water III proportion as
our earth has on it, so You have before
you all the features of sea- and land,
mountain and valley
1t was indeed So and, although the
glass revealed only the more prominent
OF the features. there was no difficulty
Ill seeing all the others with the mind :
eye.-Ncw York Sun
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LEGAL NOTICES.

tnas certain house and lot situated in the
city OF Roanoke, described as follows;
beginning at II point on the east side of
Roanoke street 2C0 feet north of Walnut.
thence with Roanoke street west 70 de
grees ID minutes east 10 feet to a roint.
thence south Sd degrees 45 minutes east
i'o feet to an alley, thence with same
south 40 degrees II inmates west 50 feet
to a point, thence north 50 degrees -
minutes west 20 feet TO the place OF he
shining. The balance uue under the said
deed OF trust is 50, ABS. sc, as of January
-, 1897
TERMS-CASH.
, l6 td G. II. VINES. Trnst,.
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SHE KNEW HER NAME.
Hst 1t Wasn't Her Papa Calling. Only The
brakeman OF the Railroad Car.

6st 1t Wasn't Her Papa Calling, Only the
brakeman of the Railroad Car.
Sho occupied the seat directly i'll front
or me on aCeutral Railroad of New Jer-
soy train From New York the other
night. She was Il plump girl. with au-
burn hair and hazel eyes. She was evil
IDENTIFY 4 girl employed in New York
perhaps " typewriter. Her name is
Elizabeth. How do L know: Well, l
didn't ask her. 1 never saw her before,
no one called her by name and she had
nothing about her that served to tell me
that her name is Elizabeth Yet her
name is Elizabeth.
L am not the seventh son of Il seventh
son. neither do possess the power of
second sight. But l found out that the
name of the plump, rosy checked young
miss i'll the seat i'll front of ne is Eliza
beth. Before we had gone many miles
out of Jersey City the sand man" be-
gan To play havoc with Elizabeth. Her
eyes became heavy, and every few sec
onds her head would drop. Before we
had crossed Newark bay Elizabeth was
sound asleep The train sped on. and
when the speed was slackened the brake
iistl VptHct tne UOOr ana shouted:
"Elizabeth! Elizabeth 'Liz'bcth!'
With the first word the girl began TO
move. When the brakeman shouted
E-liHabeth.' the eyes were half open
ed. and when he finally called Liz
BETH She rubbed her eyes and said,
Yes, papa, III get up Through the
cars ram the sound of suppressed laugh
ter. But the girl had fallen asleep again.
and when the train stopped and the
brakeman again called ont Elizabeth.
Elizahcth'' the plump girl jumped up
and said, All right; I'm coming"
This was too much for the harebraincd
dude across the aisle, and he began to
"Ha, ha!' while the giggling maidcns
several seats i'll front began to gigslc
moro furiously. Even the scdatc looking
old gentleman seated near by could not
suppress Il smile. BY this time the girl
WAS wide awake. and that she was con-
scious of what she had done was evident
by the fact that her naturally red checks
became rcddcr still, and even imagined
that l saw tears i'll her eyes.
That is how l found out that hc,
nanc is Elizabeth. Gray il
Allentown Call
did Mrs. Flyhigh send in anything
for the poor?:'
Yes, she gave two dozen Japanese
fans. Chicago Record.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-21

Spring is the lest time to get we'll. People
need spring medicine to purify the blood
and strengthen the nerves. Tho best spring
medicine the world has ever known is DR..
Grccncs Ncrvura blood and nerve remedy.
ii is the peoples great remedy, the sure care
on which the people know they can ALWAYS
uepcnd to get back their lost health, the medi
cnc which makes the sick well, and keeps the
system in sound and perfect strength and
Nigor. 1t IL the remedy above all others To
take nor, for thousands upon thousands of
people always use it during the spring months
TO yet their systems in perfect condition. and
pure blood, strong nerves and robust and
vigorous health i'll all cases follow its use
Hon. c. W. Wheeler of Irashurgl. VT,
widely known and highly honorcd. who has
been Representative in the Vermont Lcgisla-
tnrc. Senator, and for Ii wears Treasurer Of
lrashurgh, pays the highest tribute to the
wonderful curative powers of DR.. Grccncs
Nervura. lie says have been for about
eight years i'll Il condition which seemed to me
70 be approaching nervous breaking down, or
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-21

nervous prostration. used to be able to
work night and day almost, but found my
strength began Il bc less. | needed the note
of alarm and tried To find reinforcement in
DIR. Greene S Ncrvura. Before | began to take
DR.. Greene Ncrvura blood and nerve remedy,
had Il very bad headache twice Il week, which
used me up entirely, So that ! could not work
nj ALL but since began the use of the Ncryura
L have not had them at all. Ii felt them
coming on, dose of DIR. Grccne's Ncryura
drove them entirely away. ! think II has
been very beneficial to me in my nervous con-
dition. That sore feeling which had in my
head (Which always came on by oycrwurk
and prostratcd mel has not appeared at all
since took Dr. Greencs Nervura blood and
nerve remedy" Get DR.. Grecnc's Nervun
now, and Use it this spring. Dr. Greene's
Catlaric Pills are the most perfect pills for
bilionsncss and constipation. Little sugar
coated and sure. DR.. Greene. - West llth
ST.. New York City, the most successful ply
stefan in curing diseases, can be consutedfre
i'll person or by letter.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-21
LEGAL NOTICES.

BY VIRTUE OF y DEED OF TRUST.
dated january 9TH, 1892, and recorded
i'll the clerks Office ut the hustngs court
tor the city of Roanoke, VA. i'll deed
book No. "a. page 3GG, executed by c. r.
VERT to Clarence NJ. Clark, whereby
the hereinafter described property was
conveyed in trust to secure Mrs. Lydia
:. Taylor n certain bond for ST, 600. 90
and the coupons thereto attached. and
whereas, default having been made in
the payment of said bond and in the nay
mcnt of the coupons due July 9th, 1896,
and January 9th, 1897, each being for
the sum Of $4,000, AMI whereas, the said
Clarence NJ. Clark having resigned said
trust, AMI the undersigned having been
regularly substituted rs trustee in his
place and stead by an order of the hust-
inc : court for the city of Roanoke Va.
entered on February 9TH, 1897, after pre-
per notice to all parties interested in the
execution of said trust. the undcrsign-
ed having been directed to SD do by the
beneficiary i'll said deed, will ut IL m.
on MONDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF
MARCH, 1897, ut the front door of the
courthouse in the city of Roanoke, Va,
sell 10y public auction to the highest bid
der the property described eS follows:
Beginning at II point on the east side
of Commerce street 2G feet south of the
intersection of Commerce street with
Salem avenue. thence north - | > lie
':reeS east II feet to point, thence
south III degrees east - ! , feet To IL
point, thence south 50 . degrees west
liz feet To Commerce street, thence
with Commerce street north = IL de-
Grccs west - l-2 feet to the beginnin.,
TERMS-Cash sufficient 10 pay the
costs Of executing this trust. all taxes
that may be due and unpaid; the sum
of So,30OO0 with interest ON $4,000, II
part thereof. from July 9TH, lS96,on $50,
another part thereof from january 9TH
1897, and on $1,000 the residue thereof
from January 9TH, 1897, till paid
w. ID. WILLIAMSON,
?@l'tds Substituted Trustee
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A CITY OF THE DEAD.
PERE LA CHASE, THE GREAT AND
BEAUTIFUL CEMETERY OF PARIS.

Ii Contains 10000 NIausoleums and Mon.
Whose Names Live In History-A Bat
tlcfcld In the Days of the Commune
Pcrc In Chaise, so called after Louis
NlV'S cOnfcsSor, who had his residence
on the hill long ago covers l06 / , acres
and Is laid out, like miniature city,
II, nearly 100 streets or avenues and lit.
tie paths. Bordering these are 96, COO
mausOlcums ana monuments of every
description, from the most magnificent
tombs to the most unpretcnding urlls.
Each little house has its family name
ABOVE the door, and few are ever with.
ont some fresh tokens,of loving remen-
brance.
The French may not be deeply re-.
ligious nation, but they certainly do not
lack personal affection and respect and
his is strikingly shown i'll their devo.
ton to the memory of their dead Orna-
mental wrcaths made of beads OF tin.
black, white and colored. many of them
with appropriate1nottoes, We're piled OF
hung upon the monuments
Entering one of the main streets anG
walking up the hill, we were soon i'm II
labyrinth of tombs. Inside of one little
house, which had Il glass door, there was
II Shelf built Of marble, upon which
stood IL framed photograph of IL man
On each side were vases filled with
white lllacs and underneath was stretch
ed II White ribbon and letters in gold
upon it told that this was IN Offering
from his sOrrowful schoolmatcs. Three
columns rising from one pedestal and
resembling some fragment of IL Roman
ruin stood to commemorate three broth.
ers who had wished To be laid together.
Many monuments We're like obelisks OF
III other Egyptian forms, showing the
influence upon the fashion of Tie time
of Napoleon eastern campagn. Or,
large column with broken shaft st0od
alone Ill an open space upon Il raised
platform and attracted Our attention be.
cause Of the great number of wrCaths
and flowers piled high upon il. This
WAS Il monument to those whose burial
places were unknown, whose deaths
were shroudcd i'll mystery, and whose
mourilcrs come here TO pray and weep.
As we looked Il poor woman with :;
cllllu by one lialti auucu her little spray
of chrySanthcmums to the gay but pa.
thoiic heap. Soon familiar and world
famous names began TO claim our inter
est Here lay Molicre and further on
Alfred de Musset, the great poets,
Chopin's last resting place marked by a
beautiful figure. Lafontainc, with Il
little fox appropriately browning his
sepulchcr-for who can mention him
without thinking of the sly puss that
got the crows dinncr?- Balzac, the nov
clist; Cherubini, the composer, and
many other famous painters, authors
and musicians. Then the. brayc men
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-21

POCAliGNrAS COAL COMPANY
Notice is hereby given, That tile stock
holders of the pocahontns Conl Company
in general meeting ot the company held
ut Roanoke. Virginia, on the 2Sth dav of
January 1897, the SAID company being
out OF debt. ordered u reduction of tho
capital stock OF the said comp To $50,
goo, making the par yalGe 'of the shares
OF the capital stock 5000 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
a dividend OF S2, 30 per share ont of the
capital stock OF tia" company, payable on
the Ith day OF Man 1891, 1T the office OF
the company IN the city OF Roanoke, Vii
ginia. to the shareholders of record or the
18th day OF january 1891, on the produc.
ton and surrender of the certificates OF
stock iii exchange for new certificates
showing the amount Ell the reduced cap
ital of the company.
II C. JAMESON. President.
RompNr. w.. lonuarN 9Sth, so,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-21
In Il Hurry.

Doctor-How is Your brother, Miss
Cynthia:
Aunt Cynthia-Hc'S worse this morn
ing, doctor--;l lot worse.
Doctor-Did You give him that mcdi
'lnc as dircctcd-;i tcaspoonful every
hour:
Aunt Cynthia-No. doctor I Just
gave him the whole bottle at once He
wanted to hurry up and get well, SOS
90 go to the pantomime tonight Strand
Magazine
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-21

Perhaps you are not aware" said
the placid gentleman with the white
tie that Philadelphia erected more
buildings last year than Chicago:n
'Dormitories: asked the fat gentle.
nan with the large diamond and tho
snfi hat nd.ana9 ,ia lcap.i
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-21

TRUSTEES SAI.f.-BY VIRTUE
o! II deed of trust, dated November ).
lS91 AMI recorded in the clerks Office of
the hustings court Ct the city of Roam
okc. in deed book 100, page 10, in which
[. Il VERT conveyed To the undersigned
the property hereinafter described, de-
iault having been made in the PAYMENT
of the last three notes secured in said
deed, and being required so To do by the
holder thereof shall on MONDAY.
MARCH, ~, 1897, ut the front door of
the courthouse in sthe city of Roanoke
Va, sci, by public auction the lot con.
reyed in said deed described us follows:
beginning Mt Il point on the east side of
Commerce street 2S9.1 feet north of Sev.
enth.avcnuc =. W. COR Day street. thence
north 81 degrees ~ minutes east 81, feet,
To II point, thence north degree | mir.
ute east 394 feet Ia II point, thence south
81 degrees ID minutes west !2.S feet TO
Commerce street, thence with same south
degrees east 399 feet tn the beginning
TERMS: Cash sufficient 10 pay the
costs of executing this trust. including
trustees commission of ) per cent. and
S}03 I'll with interest on $500 from No.
vember i, 1898, and on SIG from April
LIST. 1896, and on Sl.2l from June |.
lS9li. and on 81 81 from August |.
lS96, subject To II credit OF $:ii3.Ii rs of
NovemhcrH 1896.
:. HAMILTON GRAVES.
: - III Trustee.
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FOR PEACI
Hon. A. J. Ba|four Says That
What the Powers Want.

THE CRETAN QUESTION WAS VEL
FoRCIBLY DEBATED IN THE F
GLISH HOUSE OF COMMONS VI
TERDAY-A STRONG SENTIsIE
DISCLOSED IN FAVOR OF CT
TAN NDEPEN DENCE-T
RIGHTS OF GREECE CHAMpn
ED.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-21

London, Feb. 22.-In the house of c
mons to-day, Mr.. LaBoucheie, radi
moved To adjourn with view of dis.
sing the situation in Crete. and
motion was seconded 10y John Dill
the leader of the Irish national PARTY
Right Hon. y. j. Balfour, first lore
the treasury, and the government lea
IL the house, opposed the motion, {.
III the course OF his remarks said t.
there was absolute unanimity among
powers to aroid war. When they 5
the masters of the colossal armies
Europe moved with the deepest nnxi
lest war should be declared, surely il y
MT for authorities upon internatioi
Affairs like Mr.. I.aBo lchere and Mr.. L
Ion to say that such fears were ncccssa
(Cries of "Ohi Oh.'O
The united forces were responsible
peace and the naval action which I'll
took ut Cnnea Yesterday was forced u,
them IN the interest of peace
Mr.. BaIfour expressed hope that
bate on laBouchere's motion would st
4.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-21

Philadelphia has just organized a
Rainy Day club, with Mrs. Helen NJ.
James as president. a skirt reaching ia
the boot tops has been adopted
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-21

The first system of modern fortifica-
tion-ihat is, after the invention of ar
tlllcry-was that of the bastiou or Ital-
ian system, Il bastion being Il military
work consisting of two faces and two
fianks
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-21

BY VIRTUE or y DEED OF TRUST
executed by j. Payne Thompson and llc-
len d. Thompson, his wife, to Geo c.
Sawyer. trustee for the Atlantic Savings
ana Loan Association of Syracuse, y. T.,
bearing date of April II, 1891, to st.
cure the sum of three thousand
one hundred dollars -, 100, evi.
denced hy certain monthly pay
meats rs set forth in the said deed,
and whereas default having heen made for
more than six months and haviu. been
required To make sale OF property men
toned, the sail Geo. G. sawyer resigned
as trustee and c. IL Vines was by order
of the hastings court Tor the city of Roa-
nokc substituted in the place and stead
OF The Said Geo. G. sawyer, will proceed
80 Scll. ON the 18TH DAY OF MARCH,.
1855, ou yEa nyem.s,, 40 ~ o'clock NJ.