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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-26

utes reading would
make me almost wild;
there were pulling and
drawing sensations in
my legs all the time,
so that l could not sit
still. In this condi-
ton l began taking
Dr.. Miles, Restorative
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-26

Breakfast, 25 cents; dinner, 25 cents;
supper % cents. Meal tickets) Fl. J..
j. Catogni's restaurant.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-26
THOS. w. MILLER,
Special COMMISSIONS,

Jno. f. Peck, anctioneer
hereby certify that Thos. w. Miller,
commissioners, has. executed the bond
with approved security rs required by
the above mentioned decree.
5. S. BROOKE. Clerk.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-26

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VAL
LIABLE REAL BY virtue of
decree entered by the corporation court
for the city of Roanoke, Virginia, on the
Bird day of August, 1897, in vacation. in
the chancery cause therein pending,
styled New York National Building and
Loan Association VS.. Jane Donaldson ct
ais. the undersigned commissioner named
in said decree will on MONDAY.th 27th
DAY OF SEPTEMBER. 1897. at 10
o'clock m, in front of the courthouse in
said city, proceed to sell to the highest
bidder at public auction, that certain
parcel of land lying in said city and de-
scrbed rs follows:
Beginning Mt point on the west side
of Henry street 47.5 feet south of Kirk
avenue, thence with the west line of
Henry street in southerly direction SO 5
feet to the middle of an alley, thence in
u westerly direction with the center line
OF said alley 100 feet to point, thence in
a northerly direction 52.5 feet to point,
thence in an easterly direction 1870 feet to
place of beginning.
TERMS-Cash.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-26

MAYHEM we'll known minister afte,
wv suffering for years with heart dis.
ease, is cured. it IS not surprising
that ne should publish the fact for the
benefit OF others. Rev. ]. p Smith, 1915
fulton St. Baltimore, Nd writes: For
years Suffered from n severe form OF heart
disease. used DR.. Miles Few Heart Cure.
ana my heart is now in sood condition
recently, other Affections camc upon me.
There was humming. painful sensations on
top and back Of my head. Fifteen min
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-26

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phis. Connects mt Radford for Blue
field and Pocahontas.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-26
Purely Vegetable

and is the only remedy guaranteed to
contain no potash, mercury or other
harmful mineral.
Books on blood and skin diseases will
be mailed free to any address by the Swift
Specific Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

about to deny its ownership, when
his eye caught the name "Kil-
grow" on the back of one of
the folds. He took the paper
with what nonchalance he could mus
ter, gave the old negro quarter, and
did not dare to look at the thing until he
had put hundred yards of the forest
on Johns mountain between himself
and the possibility of prying eyes.
Then he examined the square of grimy
paper with a singing in. his ears and
the blood jumping from heart to brain.
There was no room for doubt or uncer-
tainty; he held in his hand the forged
deed. The document which>had so long
eluded him had come to him at last by
the merest accident; and if anything
were needed to make his triumph COM
plete, it was added by the discovery that
the written text of the deed was in the
unmistakable handwriting of Mr.. Jen-
kins Fench. That was enough; but
there was another and still more con-
elusive evidence of the forgery. The
stationers' imprint in the corner of the
blank fixed its making five years later
than the certified date of the document
itself.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
The Same Color.

They were talking of their absent
SONS, and the fact that each of the
gentlemen had a boy in different COL
lege did not prevent them from AMIGA
bly, discussing their various prospects.
''Well," said one of them, 'it won't be
long before the athletic season; and
then guess We'll hear something from
the orange and blue"
eyes," was the reply, land there'u
be some shouting done by the blue and
gray
'Of course" rejoined the third man,
land as my boy has gone to Princeton,
I'll have to put in word for the black
and orange; but it doesn't make such q
great deal Of difference. The boys are
bound to come out under the same col.
ors in the end.'
NO." said one.
"Can't be arranged" exclaimed tho
other.
"Oh yes, it CAM
ITO what colors do you 1efer?'
"Black and blue."-Golden Days.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
XIV.
DRAWING THE SWORD


When the first burst of exultant ex.
citment had spent itself, Thorndyke sat
down upon fat~topped stone and
mapped out plan of attack. He would
begin on Pragmore, terrifying the old
nortary into submission and confession
by sight of the forgery which he had
made possible. Then he would push
Fench and Sharpless to the wall by in
stituting proceedings against them in
both the civil and the criminal courts.
He would apply for an injunction re-
straining them from disposing of any
of the property in dispute. He would
stop the wheels of business and seal up
the fountain of Allacoochee's prosperi-
ty until Kilgrow's rights were recog-
nized. He would show these unscrupu-
lous robbers that though Justice might
be blind, she never sleeps.
This was the outline of the temerari-
GUS plan which ingeniously combined
all the elements of defeat and failure.
The impetuous zeal which had carried
Thorndyke triumphantly over the dis
couragements Of the long search for
evidence became at once source Of
weakness and a stun bling block in the
way Of final success; and he was never
less a match for the crafty ana CON
scienceless corporation attorney than
at the moment When he believed that
victory was to be had for the taking.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
FARM AND GARDEN.
ARTISTIC ENTRANCE.
How to Make the Approach to n Farm
House Attractive

How to Make the Approach to n Farm
House Attractive.
First impressions are generally last
ing. The first impression of mans
farm often comes from the appearance
of the entrance driveway. If it is sim
ply track up through field, or if one
must pass through pair O. bars" in
order to reach the house, the impression
is not apt to be particularly pleasing.
The making of a handsome entrance
to ones home is not so much matter of
expense as of materials and good taste.
Ehe materials for making the entrance
shown in the accompanying illustra ton
are to be found on most of our north
ern farms, or in the immediate vicin-
ity. All that is needed is a proper ar
rangement, wise planting of trees and
shrubbery. and a properly laid-out road
way, to make a handsome entrance.
The road should enter on a curve, and
the entrance should be fanked on
either side byaa thick growth of trees
and shrubs. Two large powders are
selected for posts on either side, and
other smaller powders make up the
wall. This is designed as the founda-
ton over which our common woodbine
shall be trained. Such wall, and en-
trance posts we'll covered with the
wonderfully thrifty and handsome vine,
will make sight the eye will love to
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
Egyptians Embalmed Alive.

Prof. Maspero, the renowned Egyptol-
ogist, is authority for the statement
that among the royal mumn,ies IN
bandaged in 1866 was one of q young
man who had evidently been embalmed
alive. The body had been tightly
bound in three places and then coated
with bitumen, lime and pounded resin,
and then wound from head to foot with
bandages which had been soaked in
some glutino'1s preparation. The ag-
onized expression of the face and other
evidences gave the scientists their
clew. His age was probably about ..
The gold ornaments on his body indit
Gated that he was one of high rank and
likely the victim of some terrible trag-
edy.-N. Y. Sun. ~t
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
HIGHWAY DRAINAGE.

without 1t Road Building Cannot Be
Made Success.
There is one fault frequently COM
mitted in the use of the road machine;
there is an insufficient escape allowed
for water. Those who operate the ma
chimes object to being bothered by bars,
or the so-called ''thank you, marms. ~
So these are not being put in their
places as they should be.
If there is Il short sag to be filled
it can probably be done from ma
terial at the sides by using drag
scrapers, then dress up with a road
machine, or if the soil is stiff clay or
muck, haul on gravel, rock, shale or
sand, if they are available. If not. the
embankment should be raised to an
extra height to give quick drainage.
The worst feature in the working of
the roads is that they are made the
cutters of the county.
The ditch on the upper side of the
road gathers all the water from the
fields above the road and carry it to the
foot of the hill; the ditch on the lower
side gathers all the water coming from
the road, and between the two our road
systems are being washed out.
Drainage can and should be provided
to get the water outside of the road linn
it's at short intervals. Water is a poor
road material. Keep it from getting
on the roads where po~.tble.-Kenyon
(Mich.) Leader.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
A USE FOR TRAMPS.
In the South Weary WragElcs Is Com
PEELED to Build Roads.

In the South Weary WraESlcs Is Com
PEELED to Build Roads.
Visitors to the south have probably
noticed that there are several southern
states in which tramps are rarely seen.
The reason why these states have such
immunity from tramps, while Massa-
chusetts is overrun with vagabonds of
the criminal class, is simply to be found
In the different methods of treatment
OF such criminals. In these southern
states, where tramps are so seldom
seen, it is the uniform practice to put
all suspicious characters at work upon
the construction of public roads
throughout the states.
When a state has more roads that
need Improvements than money with
which to effect these improvements,
the employment of tramps as roadmak-
ers has been found to work to the sat-
isfaction of the general public. A GRIM
inal class is kept out of mischief, while
at the same time the value of the taxa
BILE property of the state is increased.
Farmers are benefited by being able
to get their produce to market with
far less trouble and delay than were
formerly expected as a ma tier of course
The state secures good roads at little
expense.
Of course, the tramps do not care to
work day after day, toiling away upon
the state highways; but whenever they
are caught within such state they
cannot help themselves. The conse-
quence is that after a few years of this
system the great majority of tramps
give the state a wide berth.-Boston
(Mass.) Advertiser.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

Not to give sober second thought a
chance to counsel better things. he
poclzeted the forged deed and went
straight to the dingy little Office next
door to Catron's store. The old notary
was sitting at his desk, and the lines of
retlcencc in his sallow face deepened
into wrinkles when he looked up and
saw who had opened the door. Thorn
dyEe wasted no time in Introductory
phrases.
Two or three months ago, Mr.. Prag.
more, asked you some questions about
deed purporting to have been given by
John Kilgrow to James Gates. The
record shows that you attested it, but
you denied any recollection of the cir
cumstances. Will YOU tell me now that
you did not antedate your certificate SIX
years or more? that you did not &C.
knowledge the signature of a man
whom you believed to be dead?''
Pragmore stiffened himself in his
chair and made no sign, though he had
to moisten his thin lips to say: "You
cayn't prove anythi1;g."
The sullen defiance overdrew what
ever amount of prudence the discovery
OF the deed had left Thorndyke. Lean
ing over the desk, he held the paper out
spread before the eyes of the old man.
do you pretend to say that this is not
your signature? Will you tell me that
you don't know Fench's handwriting
when you see it Did the printers make
mistake of five years when they put
their imprint on this blank?"
The mask of inscrutability slipped
aside for moment, and Pragmore's
face became gray and furred with
terror. Then he relapsed into sullen-
ness again,but there was an angry snarl
In his voice when he spoke.
y don't know nothin' about it. mr.
what-all ye're amin at, but I'll tell We.
first an last, ye cayn't bulldoze me.
This here's my Office, an since We found
the way in, I reckon We can find the way
out"
Philip started off in white heat of
wrath. Halfway to the door he turned
on Pragmore.
II came down here to give you one
more chance to save yourself" he said;
you don't deserve any more consider
alton than any common criminal, but
you're an old man and you've let these
fellows make tool of you. Once for all,
willyou turn states evidence? or shall I
send the sheriff after you?"
[To BE Continued
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
ORCHARD CULTIVATION.
Fruit Must Receive as Good Care az
All Other Crops.

Fruit Must Receive as Good care az
All Other Crops.
Good tillage increases the ava1laole
food supply of the soil; it also con-
serves it's moisture.
Trees should be made to send their
roots deep into the soil, in order to for
tify themselves against drought. Inns
is done by draining the soil and by
blowing the orchard rather deep.
This deep blowing should begin the
very year the trees are set, and it should
be continued every spring until the
habit of the tree Is established.
Moisture is retained in the upper soil
by very frequent but shallow tillage, by
means of which tho surface OF the lana
becomes mulch for the soil beneath.
Tillage should be begun just as soon
as the ground is dry enough in spring.
This tillage should be repeated as
often as once in ten days through grow
ing season-from spring until July or
August.
Tillage should not exist for the pur-
pose of killing weeds.
Late cultivation may be injurious by
inducing late growth. At all events
it can be of small utility when the tree
begins to mature and rains become fire.
quent. This season of respite gives the
grower the opportunity of raising
green manure, and of adding fertility
to his land at trifing expense and with
no harm to his trees.
Fall blowing may be advisable for
farm crops, but not for orchards.
Only cultivated crops should be al
Grain and hay should never be grown.
| In general level culture is best. The
modern cultivators and harrows make
such cultivation easy.
Trees, especially apples, are often
trained too high, because of difficulty of
working close; but modern tools per-
NIT the heads to he made low.
Harnesses with no projecting names
nor metal turrets should be used in
bearing orchards. Those requiring no
whiffetrees are also useful.
Potash is the chief fertilizer for frui:
trees, particularly after bearing.
| Potash may be had in wood ashes
and muriate of potash. An annual ap-
plication of potash should be made upon
bearing orchards. OF the muriate from
500 to 700 pounds to the acre.
Barn manures can be used with good
results, particularly on old orchards.
Cultivation may be stopped late in
the season, and a crop then be sown
upon the land. This crop may serve as
a cover or protection to the soil, and as
a green manure.-Prof. L. II. Bailey,
in Stark Bros Orchard Bulletin.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
ORCHARD AND GARDEN,

Young orchards often need addition
al fertility.
Be on the lookout for the leaf-eating
caterpillar.
In pruning cut out all weak and
crowded branches.
There is little danger of injuring an
orchard by manuring.
All pruning cuts made at this time
should be covered with oil or wax. t,
Keep good lookout for tent aterpii-
lars during the summer.
To secure the best grapes more or
less thinning is necessary.
The more healthy leaves plant has
the better the fruit will color.
Pulling off vine leaves to let in sun
and air is an injury to the vine.
Starvation and neglect are the great
causes of unfruitfulness with fruits.
Too large and too thick heads on the
fruit trees should always be avoided.
Tobacco water will destroy worms
and bugs on rose bushes. Spray iron.
You can crowd fruit trees and Plants
only at the risk of getting reduced
crops of inferior fruit.
The secret of growing extra fine
Strawberries is to cut off the runners
as fast as they appear.
Fruit trees that have been grated
need to be looked after to see that the
stock does not make shoots.
Protection from too much sun is al
ways an advantage with currants,
gooseberries and raspberries.
When the peach tree is making a
spindling growth of twigs and limbs.
it is a good Indication that the soil
lacks potash.
With young orchard at this time
it will be good plan to stop cultiva-
ton and mulch carefully, leaving the
soil in good tilth.-St. Louis Republic.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
THE MoMENToUs QUESTION.
1t Was Brief and Simple But Full OF
Meaning.
ITO BE Continued

1t Was Brief and Simple But Full OF
Meaning.
She is charming young woman, the
more attractive because of her confid-
ing credulity. Her mother, as BELTS
woman of her responsibilities, is a
model Of cautiousness. The girl was
talking Of man whose acquaintance
with the family was still young, but
whose qualities were such as to render
him a very agreeable companion. The
mother tolerated him and the daughter
encouraged him.
my dear" said the former, 1T seems
to me that you are allowing Mr.. Glider
SON to monopolize great deal OF your
time"
II hadn't noticed it, mamma"
Il hope THAT you realize that the years
Of your Life between 10 and ~ are very
precious and should not be wasted"
"But Mr.. Gilderson is a very bright,
and energetic young man. And he
seems exceedingly we'll bred"
EYES,"
"And he knows so many fine people.
He knows dukes and duchesses and one
or two of the crowned heads. He has
been abroad, you know"
$50 gathered from his CONVERSE
tion.''
"And he knows nabobs and heiresses
in this country
eyes, my dear. I haven't the slightest
doubt of it, There is only one question
that arises in my mind"
what Is that, mammal"
"Do they know him ?"-Washingt6
Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

dwell upon; and the owner of such
an entrance can feel assured that his
place will be much more highly respect
ed in the eyes of passers-by.
It takes so little of ones time and ef-
forts to make these Inexpensive i'm
provements about ones home that the
wonder is that more is not done. Get
the children interested in such work
as this about the home, and they will
soon learn to love it and be proud of it.
When these feelings are entertained for
the home on the part of the boys and
girls, we shall see fewer of them leav-
ing the farms for the uncertain life
of the cities.-Country Gentleman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
AFTERGLOW.

pray that time full many years may bring
And round about US heap his flowers and
snow,
That we a-down the western slope may
go,
Clasped hand in hand, as in that joyous
spring
When first, together, we did learn to
sing
The songs of youth beside the rivers flow;
The songs our hearts unto the end shall
know,
If now no more the woodlands with them
ring.
And we shall sit on many golden eve
Beside the fire and dream of other days
When we were young, and laugh a
Wrinkled laugh,
Nor mourn nor sigh that loud the winds do
grieve,
For thou shalt more than multiply the
Mays,
And the long Decembers count but half.
--Jorls Won Linden. in Chicago Record.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

trimmings, had risen rapidly upon tie
square of land, we'll within the limits
of the new Allacoochcc, which had
been donated by the town company.
It was characteristic of the time and
place that the county officers were NOV
ing into the new building while the
painters and decorators were still at
work, and Philip crossed the street to
get out of the way of a van-loAdrof fur
niture which the driver was vainly at
tempting to back over a pile of debris
IN front of the entrance. Farther down
the street, Philip met another load, and
at the foot of the cascade of steps how-
ing down from the porch of the old
courthouse he found a third van into
which gang of negro workmen were
loading the furniture of Judge Wilkin-
sons Office.
During many Of the days spent in
canvassing the town for possible
clews, Philip had haunted the court
house; and more from force of habit
than for any other reason he climbed
the steps and strolled into the room
which had been the Office of the Judge
Of probate. The place was bare and va
can't; the counter where he had so often
pored over the books of record was
gone; and the floor was covered with
a litter of waste paper which rustled
under his feet like the autumn leaves in
forest. When he entered the negroes
were moving an ancient case of pigeon
holes from the place against the wall,
ond Philip smiled at the prompt &C.
lerity with which they put it down at
the sound of the noon whistles. Before
the echoes of the blasts had died away
they were all gone save one, grizzled
old uncle who had brought his dinner,
and who sat down on the floor in cor
ner of the room to eat it.
Philip gazed abstractedly at the
heavy piece of furniture, which was all
that remained of the office fittings, un-
til he suddenly remembered that it had
been the receptacle for recorded deeds;
then it occurred to him that here was
the last traceable point in the history of
the missing document. Each pigeon
hole contained a drawer on which was
painted letter of the alphabet, and
Philip mechanically drew out the one
marked "K." It was empty, as he knew
it would be, and, pushing it back, he
left the room and the building. At the
foot of the steps the old negro overlook
him.
"Yaas sab, please sab, you-all done
drap dishyer when you's lookin' in dat
OF chist."
Philip glanced carelessly at the
folded naner in the mans hand. and WAS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
:. A Gane Fighter.

X "John," called his wife, "are you put
! ting the baby to sleep?' ~ !
The pugilist laughed bitterly in tho
darkness. Fl ,;#es .ss .ls.s szs.+
I've got him against the ropes" h&
answered, Tor there was yet hope D.
troit Tribune. 5S .ss8.s5 " s5s# Al !
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
Help for Weary Travellers.

Isn't there a signboard needed at the
read or street corner near your house ?
Can't you put one up without waiting
for the elimination of the slow proc
esses of the powers that be?-Good
Roads. ~ s.'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
BAGGING GRAPES.

New Method Devised by a North Caro-.
lima Grower.
Mr.. r. H. Reeves, Buncombe county.
N. c., has for several years practiced
successfully a new method of baggins
grapes, as shown in the accompanying
sketch. The bag is made of the cheap.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

est kind of white cotton cloth of two
sizes to hold grapes having small or
large clusters. Two clusters are put in
each bag, which. is pulled up over the
vlne' then turned over and pinned, as
shown. Birds cannot pick through such
bags; water vii! not stand in them. nor
can wind or driving rain beat them tn
pieces as is the case with paper bags.
n hundred cloth bags can be run UNI
on sewing machine in half an hour
and they will then last for years. There
are few varieties of grapes that do not
need bagging; and a few that will not
pear TINS confinement on 1111 but most Of the
grapes =. now grown can only be raised
IN II perfection by some protection Of
this sort.-tA american Agricu lturist
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

Weeds and suckers should be kept
down between the rows Of raspberries
and blackberries, Sg-- e>s&-s.4AssE -.:-.*,zz$3t