Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
Foolish Litigation.

served an old lawyer the other day,
"has always been to keep out Of the
courts. l remember o case in which
one ncighbor was involved In o dis
tressipg controversy with another. The
neighbor who Yves sued for damages
had built house on o corner lot, and
when the house was erected the other
neighbor discovered that it had en-
croached upon about three inches Of his
land. They had some words, and the
man who had built the house hired me
TO defend him in the suit brought by
The other man. Well. after puch trou-
bic, | brought them together and tried
to procure settlement out of court.
They argued with and abused each
other and would come to no agreement.
The land was worth $50 foot; three
inches were therefore worth about
$3.50. l told my client he had better
settle. No; he was right; he wouldn't.
So the case was dragged along in one
court and then another for over year.
When finally my client lost the case
had cost him about 20 times the amount
Of money involved and much mental
worry, caused by hard feelings. 1t
was Tolstoi's story Of the two neigh
bors who had a falling out over moth
ing all over again. They lived there
after in constant enmity, never speak
ing to each other, while their children
were reared to foster this feeling. One
felt that he had been robbed and the
other felt that it had cost him a great
deal Of money to get what was his. 1t
was as near feud as might well exist
in civilized city, only instead Of dag
ger thrusts of genuine, bona fide
vendetta, there were the more danger
Gus weapons, venomous tongues which
gave utterance constantly to sneers,
SANDERS and backbiting. Thereafter
each was jealous Of the others proper.
ty or rejoiced when adversely sought
his rivals family. The innocent as we'll
as the guilty and obstinate contestants
suffered, and it was altogether de-
testable piece Of business. So l am
in favor of settlement out Of court, just
as believe in arbitration to settle the
troubles between nations. One is as
essential to the happiness Of the 90
mestic circles as the other Is to the
well-being Of the government"
The Keeley Motor.
A visitor, described as scientist
from London, has been to see the Kelley
motor, and describes himself, in the
London Globe, as greatly impressed
with it, and OF the opinion that Mr..
Kelley "has certainly discovered a new
force, which ought eventually to be Of
inestmable value in the workshop Of
the world" The motor is now of ines
Unable value-that being the partic-
ular thing that seems to all it. The
London gentleman saw Mr.. Keeley's
wheel go round, and was amazed, as
were the other scientists present. who
found no evidence Of the working of
any power they knew Of, but yet felt
sure they were in the presence Of some
thing wonderful and beyond their COM
prehension. Mr.. Kelley explained, but
did not help matters, his explanations
being "couched in hopelessly obscure
language" The most the visitor could
make out was that the wheel was kept
in motion "by some occult sympathy,
allied in certain way to the elements
of music"
Mr.. Kelley may never perfect his
mysterious apparatus, but he has at
least so far interested the public that
If he should write his autobiography
truthfully and in clear end lively lam
guage tmight find readers. The world
would be glad to know more about his
machine, says Harper's Weekly, and as
he and his experiences and intellectual
processes seem a very important part
of it, it might prove ready to acquaint
itself with them.