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rect consist of six pointed highly seasoned

1cet consist OF six pointed highly seasoned
pieces of bamboo, sharper than needles
point, capable Of penetrating tho toughest
leather and inflcting torturous wounds on
tho fect Had we not escaped this trap the
day would undoubtedly have gone against
us. When neither cunning tricks nor the
absolute disregard of death could hclr
them, they began to give way in punches,
and we'll nigh exhausted ourselves, we
drove them from their stockadc and up the
hills That was showing them out of the
frying pan into tho fire, for on tho brow of
the hill tho Chinese regulars wero drawn
up in waiting and captured most of them
without difficulty.
1--WE got back to the hnrbor of Swallow
in time to see tho captured pirates marched
i'll, all dragging heavy chains. They were
battered, ragged and covered with blood,
and they looked tho fighting dovils they
were
''Tas Tai, tho mayor, summoned all the
inhabitants of his district on tho plain be.
fore the town, and all the captured pirates,
about 400 were bchcudcd rs a warming to
all sea robbers. Men chosen for the prr.
pose gathered up the severed heads of the
pirates and placed thom ut equal distances
around the walls of Swatow, where they
hung for three days. 1t was horrible, but
from that time pirates ceased their dcprc
datinns III that locality.
las TAI ought 10 have been satisfied,
but no was not. After looking at the long
rows of leads upon the walls he declared
that he would rather have l.un Tails head
IMAM AL the others VA. tul,cthcr.'
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LEGAL NOTICES.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
IMPROVED REAL ESTATE yir.


IMPROVED REAL. ESTATE.-By vir-
tue OF a deed of trust, dated the lst day
OF April, 1892, and duly recorded
in the Office of the clerk of
hustings court for the city of Roam
oke, Virginia. in deed hook NO. Is,
page 1876. whereby w. +. Dickinson and
wife, conveyed the real estate hereinafter
referred 20, and more fully described in
the said d.ed Uo which reference is
hereby made, to the undersigned trustee,
To secure certain bond, or obligation of
". f. Dickinson TO the Iron Belt Build.
ing and Loan Association, OF Roanoke.
VA; ana default having been made
therein, and being directed by said bene-
iiciary so tn do, TIE undnrsigne trustee
VIII on Thursday. Eth DAY OF
MARCH, 1893, 1T II o'clock M, proceed
TO sell in front of the courthouse in Roa-
uoke city. Va, at pubic auction. to the
highest bidder. II certain lot Of land, with
4 desirable dwelling house aud other
improvements thereon. leSinning..on the
northwest corner of Harrison Street and
Gainsborough road in the city of Roam
oke, Va, thence with Harrison street
north 10 degrees west GO feet to II point,
thence north 10 degrees east 1872 feet 10
grees east 40 feet to n point on Gainsbor-
ough road COR avenuel, thence with same
south o degrees 40 minutes west, 1o2
feet to the beginning.
TERMS: Cash. There is due on said
bond Si52.2O, MS of February 10, 1893.
H. S. TROUT, Trustee
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Legal. NOTICES.
payable in two eqna. annual ins,aliner,
with interest from day OF sale.
THOS. w. MILLER, Trustee
TRUSTEES SALT Will OFFFR

TRUSTEES SALE-I WILL OFFER
for sale IN front of the court house at
Roanoke, Virginia, on WEDNESDAY.
FEBRUARY %, 1898, at 1910 O'Clock
p. M, the following described parcel of
land with its prOvements, situated in
the city of Roanoke, Va, and described
as follows
beginning AZ point on the north side
OF Elm street one hundred and ninety
one Q9D feet east of Henry street, and
running thence north no degrees Is
n inutes east one hundred and forty
seven (llO feet: thence north 50 degrees
east eighty three (S3) feet, thence south
no degrees ~ minutes west one hun.
dred and foIty-five aud five. :enths
U45 800 feet, thence south SIS degrees
west eighty three feet 10 the place Of be-
ginning.
This sale is made in pursuance OF au-
thor'ty granted in a deed of trust dated
the 9TH day of August. 1892, and recorded
IN the clerks Office Of the hus,ipgs court
OF the city Of Roanoke, Va. in deed book
as, page 20. from Amanda V. Anderson
aDd'hushand to George Peet, trustee, for
the purpose al securing certain Indebted
ness due TO the National Mutual Build
ing and Loan Association Of New York.
and also by the authority Of an order OF
the hustings court at its January term,
ISIS, by which the undersigned was ST b.
stituted as trustee in said deed of trust in
the.place of said George j. Peet. Default
having been made in the terms of the
foregoing deed, and having been rs-
quested in writing by the beneficiary Sc
cured hereunder TO execute the same,
this sale is made.
The amount due under said deed of
trust is 81, Cos 46-lC0, as of the Esd day of
Fe nruary, 1898.
TERMS OF SALE-cash.
JUNIUS McGEHEE,
Substituted Trustee
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BY VIRTUE OF A DEED or TRUST

by VIRTUE OF ~ DEED OF TRUST,
dated the Sth day of Iull, 1895. and rec
orded in deed book 1913, page 32l, in the
clerks office of the hustings court of the
city of Roanoke, Va. from j. H. War
TO the undersigned trustee. TO secure 10
Geo. y. Reed the payment of the sum Of
$3.50, evidenced by 1lS Interest. bearing
negotiable notes of IS each. and cne Doie
forS3, payable monthly, and default having
been made in the payment OF nine of said
notes, and being directed so to do
by the said Reed. will on the 18TH DAY
OF MARCH, 1888, at 1920 p n, in
front OF the courthouse in the city of
Roanoke, Va, proceed to sell at pu bile
auction. to the highest bidder, all that
certain lot or parcel Of land with i'm.
provements thereon, lying and being in
said city OF Roanoke, Va, and bounded
and described as follows, to.wit;
Beginning at point on the south side
OF Jamison avenue, formerly Jamson
street. 40 feet west of Belmont Avenue,
thence with Jamison a"enue south III de-
gIees 30 minutes 10 seconds west 40 feet
TO a POINT on same. thence south 10 de-
Giees 20 minutes IL seconds east 1870 feet
10 an alley. thence north ii degrees 30
minutes Al seconds east 40 feet to "a point
on same, thence north - degrees 20 miu-
utes 10 seconds west 1870 feet to the place
OF beginning.
TERMS: Cash sufficient to paw the
costs aud expenses OF this sale, and to ten
OF said notes with accrued interest, and
balance on credit OF s. monthly for l0S
monthly payments or the Stl day Of each
month, with interest rom July Stb, 1896,
ana one payment Of 81 with interest AS
above upon Il credit oi one and two years
from date of -ale The purchaser to eN-
ecute notes for the deferred payments TO
trtv sold
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GOVERNMENT PAY DAY.
Every Department Goes on Its Own HOOK
In Rcmnneratins Employees.

Every Department Goes on Its Own HOOK
In Rcmnncrating Employees.
"Onc Of tho most peculiar things in
connection with the department service, E"
remarked IL GisbursinG officer, is the III
most cntro absence of legislation regard
ing tho question of when payments arc to
be made The whole mattcr of paying is
left with tho head OF each department. sub
jcct to any rules which ne wishes to a,lopt.
and this is governed by custom rithrrtl,an
ny direct or expressed law. Thus in some
of the branches OF the treasury department
there are weekly pay days. notably in the
redemption division, willie in the others
there are selnimonthly pay days. lii most
OF tho branches of tho other departments
there arc semimonthly pay days, though Ia
tho clerks of the headquarters Of the army
in the war department, who are paid h:al
army paymastcr, there is but one pay in
each month Congress has been appealed
to time and time again to regulate pay
days by legislation, but for some unknown
reason it has always refused.
Though there arc now, ard always
have been, advocates of frequent pay days
it is not sure that weekly pay days are hu
best for department. clerks. Getting their
money in four parts, one-fourth each week.
seriously interfercs with them, for, us II
rule, nll of one weeks money is expended
by the time tho next week comes around,
leaving nothing to pay of their boarding
house or rent bills, which como duo every
month All through Europe department
clerks are paid but onco in three months,
and it is said they manage to save more
money by thnt lncthul fbn, is snv,d hI-
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FLCTSAM OF THE STREET.
Two Glimpses of II Life That Was MARRIED
by Misfortune.

by Misfortune.
Ilo is not good to look upon, but you
have seen him.
AT the door OF the County building, as
you passed ON Randolph street, no has
claimed your notice and IL wave of repul.
sioii has swept over you, ms, against your
Will, you looked ut him again Pitiful
was that upon which your gazo rested
the wreck Of II mans strong body, with
legs cut of above the knees
lie is not clean. How could he bc when
mngling with the city's dirt? Coal dust
is ground into his skin, his face is sad II
struggling black mustnchc and matted
raven hair make ooubly ghastly the pallor
of his face.
All day he sits there on the pavement.
incapable OF motion, mutcly offering his
warcS-pcncilS, pins and other odds and
ENDS. When YOU come down to work no
Is there. and when you seek your nrcsi,!r
he still is there. The burning summer sun
and winters icy winds make him their
Prey, but cannot drive him from his post.
Mere Scnsatc driftwood of the street.
something ropcllnnt, hardly thought Of as
nan=-such hU is tn you.
But life is often like d shield. two sided
Inc other side may we'll he worth IL look.
At dusk IL rattling wagon calls for him.
Tho driver lifts him in and drives away.
Far to tho south it stops before IL shabby
cottage. The fragment Of man is lifted
out and carried to the door, which opens
ut tho sound of steps. 1t closes fast behind
him and shuts out the misery of the tay.
What magic is there here: In IA flcctiny
moment what "a change?
He who WAS ~ helpless outcnst now is
KING. Outside grimy cripple here u
husband and father. Pressure of loving
arms, tender looks from faithful ewes,
children happy clamor at his coming
all arc his.
Obvious of care is he, as after the sim
pie meal his babies climb into his arms
and play with bright pennies he has saved
for thom And when, the wee ones safe
in bed, he sits beside his patient wife the
caro- and sadness of the day are lost, ana
he is full content.
Are YOU more fortunate than hc?-Chi-
cGGo Inter Ocean.
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TRUSTEES SALE.-I WILL OFFER
for sale in front o: the courthouse as
Roanoke. Virginia. on WEDNESDAY.
FEBRUARY 90. 1898, at 1920 O'Clock ID.
M, the following described parcel of land
with the improvements thereon, situated
in the city OF Roanoke, Virginia, and de-
ser led as follows:
Beginning at n point on the northeast
corner OF Patton street and Houston and
running thence with Houston street
north degrees east one hundred and
fourteen and five tenths iii j-10l feet TO
an alley, thence with same south rs de-
grees east 40 feet 70 n point, thence south
I'll degrees west one hundred and fourteen
CID feet TO Patton street, thence with
sald Patton street north 16 degrees west
hfty t5Ui feet. and distinguished as lot
NO. section Il, rs shown on the man OF
the Rogers, Fairfax and Houston addi
ton 10 Roanoke, Va. This sale il m ade
in pursuance OF authority granted in
deed OF trust dated the second day of Sep.
TENDER. 1895. and recorded in the clerks
office OF the hustinCs court OF the city of
Roanoke, Va in deed book 90. page 1884,
from Ellen Terry and her husband to
George j. Peet, trustee, for the purpose
of securing certain Indebtedness due to
the National Mutual Building and Loan
~.'%"S'.' 'oti VI NC" oEh, anu Also Dy
the authority of an order OF the hustings
court at its January term, 1898. by which
the undersigned was substituted as trus-
tee in the said deed of trust In the place of
said George j. Peet Default having been
made in the terms of the foregoing deed
and having been requested in writing by
the beneficiary secured thereupder to ex-
ecute the same, this sale is made.
The amount due under said deed OF
trust IS Tl,Ol7S2, sof February 23, 1928.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash.
JUNIUS McGEHEE,
Gr,bsfi,,,t.,i
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The Akk;s or forest dwaris of Central
Africa, gave IL. Nj. Stanley and his follow
crs an Immense amount Of trouble in his
last memorable expedition. These little
"higgers' are diminutivc race OF people
about feet 10 inches in height. They
were continually harassing the explorer,
VINO found them cowardly, trcachorous and
very expert In the use Of pCisoncd arrows
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-23
LITTLE BOY BLUE.

The little toy dog is covered with dust,
But sturdy and staunch he stands;
And the little toy soldier is red with rust
And his musket molds in his hands.
Time was when the little toy dog wa.
new,
And the soldier was passing fair,
And that was the time when our Little
Boy Blue
Kissed them and put them there.
"Now, don't you go till 1 come" he said
"And don't you make any noise"
SO, tOddling off to his trundle- bed,
He dTeampt of the pretty toys.
And as he was dreaming an angels
song
Awakened our Little Boy Blue
oh, the years are many, the years are
long,
But the little toy friends are true.
Aye, faithful to Little Boy Blue they
stand,
Each in the same old place,
Awaiting the touch of little hand,
The smile of little face.
And they wonder, as waiting these Ions
years through,
In the dust of that little chair,
What has become of our Little Boy
Blue,
Since he kissed them and put them
There.-Eugene Field.
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Priceless Pain

"Is price can be placed on pain, Mothers
Friend is worth its weight in gold as an allevt-
ator My wife suffered more in ten minutes vita
either of her other two children than she did al
together with her last, having previously used
four bottles of Mothers Friend 1t is blessing
to any one expecting to become mother" says
a customer.
Thus writes Henderson Dale, Druggist,
of Carmi, Ill, to the Bradheld Regulator
Company, of Atlanta, Ca, the proprie-
tors and manufacturers of Mothers
Friend" This successful remedy is not
one of the many internal medicines adj
vertised to do unreasonable things, but a
scientifically prepared liniment especially
effective in adding strength and elasticity
to those parts of woman's organism which
bear the severest strains of childbirth.
The liniment may be used at any and
all times during pregnancy up to the
very hour of confinement. The earlier it
is begun, and the longer used, the more
perfect will be the result, but it has been
used during the last month only with
great benefit and success.
1t not only shorters labor and lessons
the pain attending il, but greatly dimin-
ishes the danger to life of both mother
and child, and leaves the mother in a Gen.
dition more favocable to speedy recovery.
Mothers Friend is sold by druggists
at $I.oo, or sent by express on receipt Of
price.
Valuable book for women, Before
Baby is Born sent free on application.
THE BaADFIELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta, c..
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MEATS.

Hints on the Preparation of Meats.
Do not salt meats until almost
done.
A little soda in the water will
make tough meat tender.
Meat should not be put into cold
water to boil Put it into boiling
water, and this sears the surface,
keeping in, instead of extracting the
meat juices.
When round steak sells for ten
cents per pound, Hamburg steak
which is raw meat chopped fine and
seasoned with pepper, sells for four
teen or fifteen cents. The meat may
be chopped in chOpping bowl, or
run through a sausage cutter at
home. Salt should not be added un-
til it is ready to dish up. 1t should
be cooked quickly in hot frying
pan, turning it often and adding a
few small bits of butter rs it is taken
from the fire.
For beef loaf, to each pound O.
chopped meat use one egg, one half
cup of sifted bread crumbs, moist.
ened with milk, or good rich stock
and season with pepper, salt, and if
liked hint of allspice. Mix well,
make into a loaf, lay slice of pork,
or of ham over the top, put into a
dripping pan with cup of boiling
water and bake in moderate oven
from three fourths to one hour, bast-
ing it frequently with the gravy in
the dripping pan.
For meat pudding chop the meat
into dice. Season we'll with butter,
pepper and salt. Make light, short
douglass for biscuits, but shorter
line deep dish with the dough,
and fill it with the seasoned meat,
dredging with -four as it is put in
Add a cupful of water or stock, COW
er the top with the dough and steam
until the crust is done.
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A PRESIDE REVERE.

The fire is low on the hearth tonight,
And the suns last crimson ray
Fades soft and low in the afterglow
In the hush of the twilight gray.
My soul looks out beyond tonight,
Thro' the dreary sweep Of years.
To the long lost days beyond times
haze,
And my eyes shed binding tears.
My eyes are closed but can see
The glow of summers day,
And a shady lane by the waving grain
Where the daises nod and sway;
From ferny dell comes the faint, sweet
smell
OF wild flowers blossoming time
And l can look down where a brook
Laughs on with its babbling rhyme.
And there comes to me in my dream to.
night
A face that is sweet and fair,
And a soul so white, twas ever like
Gods own reflected there;
And | can look in sombre room
Where she lay in shrine of white,
And / sorrowing press a last caress
On her lips again tonight.
The fire has died, my dream is past;
Again | turn my eyes
To the busy town where factory's frown
Makes dull and dim the skies.
Beyond / see sad leaves of time
The long years will unfold,
And my heart in pain hopes but in vain
And to-night-the world is old.
Don Whitney.
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ABOUT CAKE BAKING.
The Why's and wherefOres of Every Step
in the Operation.

The Why's and Wherefores of Every Step
in the Operation.
In making cake, If you wish to in
sure its being good, you must use
only the best ingredients, be accu-
rate in your measurements and fol-
low the rule implicitly. Use a
wooden spoon for mixing and al
ways mix the batter in an earthen
dish. Metal, either in mixing bowl
or spoon, is apt to destroy the deli
cacy of the cake.
Butter that has the least unpleas-
ant taste will develop greater un-
pleasantness when cooked and spoil
the article of food into which it has
been put. Baking powder, cream of
tartar and soda should be added to
the sifted -four, and the whole
passed again through the sieve.
Flour should be sifted before it is
measured. Unless contrary direc.
tions are given in the rule which
you are using, the whites and yolks
of the eggs should be beaten sepa-
rately. The best sugar to use in
cake making Is the fine granulated.
The coarser sugar makes the cake
coarse also and with tendency to
heaviness.
So much for the ingredients; now
for the way in which they are put
together. Cream the butter first of
all; have the mixing bowl warm, as
that will help soften the butter and
get it in condition to beat. When
it is light and creamy add the sugar,
beating it thoroughly in. Then put
in the fiavoring or spices, then beat
in the yolks of the eggs, which you
have whlsked we'll, so that they are
light and smooth; next add the milk,
then the -four, and last of all the
we'll beaten whites of the eggs.
Beat vigorously for half a minute.
When you start to make a cake
you want to make sure that your
oven is right for the baking and
that there is suffiient coal in the fire
to last through. Butter your cake
pans and line them with thin paper.
The heat should be moderate, and
care should be taken to keep the
cake from being Jared, else it will
be heavy. After the cake is baked
it is better to let it partially cool in
the pans, especially if it is very
delicate cake.-Woman's Home
Companion.
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To breathe for a moment the crystal air,
And gaze on the prospect that waits
you there.
But its rugged sides are hard to scale;
And your courage droops and you r
spirits fail.
"Had the wings of a bird" You cry
"Or the tabled horse, DER the crags to
fly,
How soon would reach that stainl ess
snow,
And scorn the mists in the vale below 7"
Yet thinking can never your pathway
clear,
Nor wishing direct your steps more
near.
There is but one way great heights to
climb,
And that is to take them step at a
time! FRANCIS II. TAYLOR
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-23

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all o,her diseases put to-
gether; and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For n great many
years doctors pronounced il n local disease,
prescribed local remedies and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment, pro-
nounced 1t incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. j.
Cheney Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only con-
stitutional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to teas
poonful. 1t acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system They offer
one hundred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials
Address, +. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
jan l7-3y-lm
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Fans Are Small.

Fans are smaller, but never were
more beautiful. Some of the less
expensive fans in crepe de chine are
painted with flowers, which are con-
tinued on to the ivory sticks 9TH
ers la pure white silk, display quaint
figures. small trailing leaves, and an
outline of pallettes while some of
the newest lace fans have the ivory
mount divided into two by means
of strip of lace, which is separated
from the wider lace by the ribs of
ivory inlaid with spangles. Many
of the most lovely lace fans have
gauZe let in, and are tenderly paint
ed, while the chicken skin fans,
with tOrtoiseshell mounts, form the
background for the most beautiful
paintings. Others, again, such as
black silk with ivory mounts, are
not only painted, but inlaid with
gold, and some OF the gauze fahs
have quaint floral patterns in spang.
les. Ostrich feather fans have not
gone out, but they are for the mo-
ment subsidiary to the painted ones.