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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-22
sECOND-HURDLG RING

This will be a ring for the beat hurdle
jumper, all points considered, that is to
say, the style, size, form, jumping quail.
tiles, manageableness, &c, Of each horse
will he considered
Prize to winncr-pair Of five dollar
spurs. Second prize-a two dollar whip.
The contestants in this ring will plsv
the old game of follow your leader"
The first leader will be selected bv lot.
and changed every ten or fifteen minutes
so as to give to each contestant an oppor-
tun'ty to bring out the strong points of
his horse. The jumping will he over
single hurdles, double hurdles, &c The
game OF follow your leader" will give
opportunity for some daring and exciting
riding.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-22
SPORT FOR THE FOURTH

Al meeting of the Athletic Associa
'ion held last night the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year, viz
D. r. builiit' president; II. J. Ayers. X. r
Irvine and II. A. W Skeen, vice presi.
denis John W. Chalkley, secretary; and
Henry Taylor, treasurer.
The President then appointed r. 7.
irvine, ". n. Slemp, C. C. Cochran aud J.
N' 'oodloe, who, with the president, con-
'fute the executive committee.
Alter some discussion the follevin.
program was agreed on for the Fourth.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-22

Two clubs will play match gam. on
Saturday, July ls', two other clsbs will
play on honday. July srd and the vim
hers will pl'y the final game on July 4th.
10 the winners Of this last game will lie
gwen handsome prize consisting of six
regulation bats and one dozen league
balls.
1t has not yet been definitely settled
what four clubs will enter this contest.
but they will probably be Big Stone Gap,
Remington Gap, Wise Court House,
Stonega or East Stone Gan.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
THE STATE FAIR.

= OOD ouieUS Tor the success OF the State Fair
l are drawn from the iac, thaI mach larger sums
- we're offered ioC The yagiou> privileges than
were received las, year, The bidders OF course did
not act unadyisedly They have noted MIA, has been
done by the directors 70 Improve Inc exhibits and
the races over those @; all previous years and have
drawn .herc;coua the natural conclusions thar the
tendance Viii he larger and the privileges more valu-
able The re>u; i> the betting privilege Al the track
which sold las, year ior $1,000. brough, rms year
$l--o1 %, and the programme privilege, which la>
year yielded the iar revenue o. $So has been soli
tins wear or $S2S,
II ,> nor the racing events only s}at the ;atr Is 70
hc marked Improvement over the Accomplishments
al the past; As has been pointed our by The Call,
spccal efforts have been made BY the directors to
impress upon the people Of each county and upon
all leaders O; sndnS;ry o; every k,nd farmers manu-
acurcr< miners and merchants the advantages Sere
10 accrue FROM comprehensive exhibits By these
e:forsS ! widespread interes, in the :ar has been
awakened ,hcougho, the State, and the Agricultural
and mechanical display w IN all probability be the
most comprehensive ever made
The cpbg.s.d5ag OF the State Faig IS sr enterprise
IN wh5ch al classes Q; Calsioru5aus should take 3
warn, ntere<. for i i ra,ser OF concern 10 all
In .e Eastern States where large cities are uurer-
ous series Of notable exp0SJrtonS take place every
year and shaS producers have many opportunities tor
exhibiting the5r products where CONSUMERS viii see
Them and also Of noting sooh Improvements have
beer effected daring the year in their lines OF indus
sry On the Paei6e Coast We have 5as few sact ex-
positions and It is desirable therefore that the State
FAIR be made as comprehensive and attractive As
possible
The efforts made By the directors TO achieve !
marked advance she Work OF the fair TINS year ssh
ssvg se effect OF showing what 2 notable eSrns5tSe-
the saSr be made when its advantages are thor
oagh1y understood and foy made use Of By the pro
dneerS and caaes3acgnrerS OF te State There is mo
reason why the annual tatr shoad not attract thou
sands Of visitors from an parts Of the coast 1t
shood be exposition Of an the l2tes atsanuents
in every form Of 5aGaStry that who desires
70 keep posted ON the Developments OF his ealidns
would attend ii matter Of coarse, because the
ssady o; the eShShsss wonld be usefaI as wen as I'M
:ercstins TO hmm
WaaseYer may be the 5atrve Of the fair. I is Ger
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

Thirty-ive thousand dollars has been
appropriated by the Government for thC
purpose Of Investigating the irrigation
problem in F. United States. Elwood
Mead has been chosen for the work The
following petition has been sent on 70
Washington by prominent CslitorniaIS 10
have the Government begin the inveS1igl-
tton of The ivriga Jion problem u this
State.
To DR.. a {. True. Director United
States Agricultural Experiment Stations
The undersigned earnestly desire that
Mr. EiwOci Mead he detailed by the de-
par,meot % conduct a series ot irrISa1 1ioa
iuveStjEa giols in California. and trust th4V
you may feel justified IN forwarding this
request ID the Honorable Secretary Of
Agriculture wjJh your approval. We have
ot course. 2scsCrsinei shat the proposed
detail viii not he contrary n Mr. Mead :
Inclination OT MS judgment
We respectfully submit thai nowhere IN
America are zleTs Irrigation problems
more important more Intricate 0T more
pressing than IN California Neither GTe
there any whose study would BE more
sumo sx4Ug pies 0f every form Cf evil
which can he found IN AuSlo-SaxCn deal
i1ss with water IN arid ll1 ss1rl arid dis
trlcts- Great sums nave ceeu .oSr N lTr2-
CATION enterprises Still greater Sums ara
endangered Water titles are uncertain.
The litigation IS appalling
Wn1ha the invest 20 r1UzlS which ne nave
in mind refer largely 10 matters OF law
finance and administration We think II
necessary that even such data De COLLECTED
&y an engineer familiar with --s bearings
qe Satch facrs upon the economies ut water
st5SGrthglr61r1. and Know nj 10 @rs elSa
whose experience has SO well tIT-el -35EU
for .h5S work M6SJ of the data desired
exist lm published 0r unpublished records
Iot1r are useless as & basis Of tsgls1 tom
t1re5l c0an&ted CLASSIFIED and si5gssse1l-
Among shs things necessary 10 Ce
< - :
cred legislation upon r1s conservation a1ld
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
DOES ADJUTANT SEAMANS
BARBER NEED A HOLE

named Midas He was
| Nha
| all the OF
| ! FIghtn He
- Good Ihns Ou OF IN
with the Power Of transmitting Everything " e
into
His Time for the
of Kingdom
the
the Gold He
God requested
His
alh Fashio Ward
What He
sicnAb
That Dewey Comes Home the First Time
heard
Old Thing Arranged
that
IIestat dei
Revenge That Night while the
Il
the under
ceal his eforrnty the
He waSS had
Poor Barber For Days
DAYS the
He
and
Flng Up The He vents
Religious should
Obey the Script
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
VANISHING SPRUCE FORESTS.

Y 1HILE our forests are being Destroyed 50
IA rapidly and : great eNten, wantoriy. II
Is comforting 70 note the evil has become
generally understood and is engaging good deal OF
the aseal5on o the press every part OF the country
The Boston Transcrip, recently gave review o:
the condition OF the forests OF New England. and
among other things noted the vas; amount Of Tim
Der required 10 carry American industries their
present form, A striking paragraph relating the
destruction OF spruce forests Tor the paper trade says
"A cord OF spruce wood Is equal 70 ol5 ieet board
measure and this quantity Q; raw material VIII make
hal: ton o: <upt5;e pulp or one ton Of ground
wood pulp, Newspaper stock Is made up WITH -
per cen, Of suphi,e pap and So per cent OF ground
wood pulp The best known spruce land, virgin
growth. possesses : stand Of 2bou; 1000 feet 10
tine acre. taking the best basis Twenryt'vo
acres Of this best spruce land Wall therefore contain
$4,000 ieet OF 5isbsr- An average gang OF Iosgers
Viii ct TINS IN abogs eight days This entire Qu2r
tty Of wood turned in at any one Of the large mills
Will he converted IN single day Sno about go tons
OF sach pulp as goes 10 make up newspaper stock
This pulp VIII make about an equal weight OF paper
which VII, supply single large metropolitan
paper Just TWO days
Nass the drain Is, America can NELL stand the
demand OF the industries OF It's people for timber il
reasonable Be taken IN preserving the 9oreses
from w2<teiul destruction ard IN rept2nting where
trees have been removed 1t Is not 50 mach the
ting OF trees for necessary purposes that threatens
the Country with complete loss OF It's forests,
the uegEecs 10 guard against fires and tine abandon
rent Of lands from wt5ch the best trees have been
removed to the recurring fires that sweep away the
younger gro~th,
The civilization whsch brings aSouc destrucrson
OF 5orests must provide ion their Reproduction
will PERISH OF the consequences OF Is s0tv The de
sstarson Of spruce forests Is bas an iten I'm the gem
sral account that Is RUNNING against in trea1-
raemt OF tho woods Either we rnmst enter ON tine
work Of preserving forests n1thcut delay the next
generation OF Americans win have to pay dearly
sor /.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
CALIFoRNIANS PETITION THE GOVERNMENT
Ask That the Expert Begin in This State His Investigation of
the irrigation Problem.

distribution Of our waters are SAs follow
First-The amount Of water in the
Second-The duty Of water II The differ
enS irriga ton basins
TnirG-The claims upon ne Wster co.-
lated by streams and not ~ counties Is
Fourth-Ths nature Of ws,e--right 1i1les-
Fifth-The ad'udicaced claims upon I2s
Sixtn-The lands now irrigated and <us-
cspt5o.e Of irrigation
Sevsatl-The possible increase Of water
for beneficial use By storage II each SyS-
E5sh1h-Ths extent 70 which the icrt-
cable area can bs increased oy better
nSetao5s or distribution 2nj uSs Re-
E. J. Wtcksor. acting director Univer-
Siry cf California Experiment Station =
4 F5lche-- manager State Board of Trade
William Thomas David Starr Jordan.
president Stanford University z B.
Union William Alvovgi, president Bank
0t California Charles H Gilbert v5ca
president California Academy 01 Sciences
-;5. M4Es5sa Z, F9s Il D e5rs3s:q ee5Gn7@5I5S Fs
Psttsn- Grant : Taggsrt- Frsns S3ule
professor Of civil s11g11ee-5ns- University
If California Julius Kahn Victor Il
Me9calt- German Savings aud Liam S7ci-
Breton. president Frs3ch SavIngs B,4rk
of San Francisco California Safe Deposit
and Trust Company W z Brown vice
president CEsoCksC-g n col worth National
S@nS- EI1sr1l4 Savings a16 Loan Soc5-
ety. hY Robert J T015u secretary II
is Young San Francisco ChrculcIe- : "
Csle2vsS- president California Watar and
Forest Soc5s1y- David NJ de Long. man
Ggef Nevsda and Moustta placer mines
r II Goodwin United States Deputy
Mtners1l1 EIclal Sg1-Vsv0r~ Frank " SMITH
Ernst a De1Icke- president Css-man5s
TEgGSt Company G. Z CsTll-SEy- CIVIL en-
z5reer- George c Perkins 8lsrew W
AI5d5a- United States Deputy MHne-4Ecg-
5cs9 Surveyor
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
IL. valsntins's Position.
Mo,1es1o Herald

John : Valentine president u Wells
F-zrgo & Co and s'c1rv7 GodEsC q the
war cax in ms official capacity has is
SgnsS > g&laPhlse opposing gEe w9E in the
Faldl6pp5msS and the Ss0vsr7a@aeng policy
there While 3 large percentage OF aIr
people hold views GhOalS tine Sauns E1rles
81 i mo qualification tn cheEu 10 find Val
ereHne In sha5r ranks OF all m1eu 0n this
coast Valentine should hAVe the grace to
saap OUT Of sight sngs hearing 5n this c01a-
naeth0Ea and as ne obviously does mot
pGS>esss Gna5 grace ii Ea1ages E&Vaucage-
6msgy he ducgGIca1esb-s;s with q c4ua-
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

The London Saturday Review sneeringly says that
few music hall ditties and afterdnner speeches rep
resent the substantial benefits to England from the
"Ango-Amercan alliance" England probably never
will forget the ditty to which her troops marched in
defeat forever from the American soil But Yankee
Doodle is not the end OF Uncle Sans musical ideas.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
ADJUSTMENTS.

California; A Bachelors Hoaeymoon."
Columbia 4 southern Gentleman"
CslhcuH' Vaudeville,
r.,oli ca,alr,ia Rusteana" and 'rrasuaee'."
Alcssar- Camille
tseJui Orera. house Glover
,nurs aud rc,rnt Reception Fund Tonight.
>hutes Free Thesrr-Naudevile afternoon
Mason and Elis Observation-Disclosures
NatRs swimming kacrs. etc.
A,eamnea cur Heroes rund pcnrnt Wednesday ana
THURSDAY. August sS aaa "a
A.samofa rnrs,sr Rsneat 70 John W. saac. saturday
evening September 8
California s,s,e rar Sacramento September
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

tain this year promises we'll The State ourishing
IN all lines OF industry and the people are prosper
Gus The directors have appealed in the right way
to turn the attention OF the producers and the manu-
facturers to the advantages OF the fair to exhibitors
and the result hardly fall short OF something like
genuine triumph.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

the latest device IN tne way u
rdinary
the S
the duponth propusive
first the
the first
To of
in argec titles IS o e question OF time
Wilt
haps ash carts
S
to whc omohi he
horses hoofs cobbe
tn ehoarse houtso o men
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
Dan surns Wasnt in 7.
w1a,aa,r Herald

1t Is naw STATED thag Dam Burns had
nothing 20 do with the Lane primaries In
sam Francisco 1t j. also stated THAT 5Ms
said primaries wsTs conducted according
TO lxw and sl0ng zaas lines OF honesty
and g0uluaH Ieeency- which t. pssrnszg gs-
gns Of the StrwmgeSa and most convincing
proofs we have that DAN Burns bad moth
tmg 10 do with them
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

I, is said that the court martial viii again hnd
Dreyius guilty OF treason This !, never do. L
may convict the celebrated prisoner. but is power
10 prove him guilty has passed More thoroughly
perhaps ,han any other Of modern times Dreyius
has been Judged by the civilized world and the yer ic
: ,-r0,rrre
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

TRANSFER OF ENGRAVINGS-A 0.
S. City. 1t is said that If sheet OF glass
is covered with copal varnish ana an en-
craving or print is pressed evenly on lhe
I,arnish face downward. and allowed to
remain re1il until thoroughly dry. the paper
NAV then be slightly mOistened rubbed
off with the finger and the, print VIII re,
main on the glass and look as if 1t had
been printed on 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
cAL1FoRN1ANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Aug ar Fuller II San
Francisco : al the Impsrisl- 2 Il New
an and George r Williams II san Far
cisc. aye a. the Marlborough M and
Mrs. WIIlism Land ot Saz. Francisco 2Es
Al rre Savoy.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
cAL1FoRNIANs IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. Aug I--W. 4 Ear-i-
son q Los Angeles : 81 The s. James.
?. \ Wright wife and daughter Ct San
Francisco ara visiting relatives II Wash
f-g-gr
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
Pacific Bank Case

United States Circuit Judge Beatty yes
tert5sy sustained the demurrer u cAs
E susu6et complaint n the. Sult u Charles
Z LatGlsw VS- t1s Pacific Bank
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

Special information supplied daily %
business houses and pubic lzz u Lls
Press Clipping Bureau tAlsl,sl. 81 Lo1.-
goleEy street LeIsDaCza Main -.,k@
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
FssrsriaTs nsolTs-es

= B C0ope- telephone Inspector for znz
Pacific Te3e phone and Telegraph Conn
EG1y- San Francisco LIABILITIES SsfS5z. =,
assets
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

STEAMBOAT RACE-T p, City The
race, afzwse@ ths +. T. Lee and the
Na1chez ON the A1lsssssap1A F2awsz wr4s IN
-S10 The steamers Befr ggaae Il fC0ca New
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

The Beers arc unwilling, il is said, TO Tree them
selves Of sras>hopper plague tor fear OF bringing
down upou themselves the wrath oi God let they
are oompaocntly almost eagerly. sowing helds o;
British b2yonets-
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
VEr Low Rsrss East

o. August . and q. sAs popular Sz--s "a
ru2tz VIII sell -tcss.s = Pz-ls5a1cA5z All ~
-u-1 AZ s1= very Iow -z-z @: SIS s. O-c.s-
s5c1- Nzc5ozzl E1cz-rz=zt- : L = C1L 5.
rs Mz-Ezt s. s1- s-Ll pGrs1t-11rs-
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

d. Sssgs-g-s A-E1sgu-z Z -sz-S 1az 1Tz- ii
l--ssatc-S and slestzsuszS-z-1s- - -2s= I'm
Esrv@z- Gss the E=zl5-= zrt-A szE-11lzrs-
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

BADGEs-M City Ths Legislature
an Jus last held ssssss1a1 Bssztaol q ga0r d.
clSrnnE III HAsd=uzezngr fur any per
son. 1aE Z @EnnhEE Of amy society. s0
y s&f A1E badge 0t Ehs particular society
ID WIS passed IN prEvsrB7 1rIs1agFF Frs5sr-o IN
posing On Iu=1zl1=rs 0f ORDERS or socge-
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

FARsLL0NE EGGS-W ] A C5-r
Wna1 ara c0rmrn0El1y known N t-e mar
set 2S ths Fara1l0ne eggs are zaz -he
ssEs Of 1ae seagg1lls. du1 th7sa al the
rllTrs, or little aux
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

GREAT WRITERS H. NJ, Grass
valley. Cal. Any first-class book seller
can procure for you the works of any OF
of ali the great writer's.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

Mark Hopkins Institute of Az Orsz
daily from : g. m 10 ; 2 II.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

Orleans and reached ST Louis. ths tzr-
11n6CGl point, July 4 the Lee hzvImz made
the trip IN days IS hours sugl Ii minutes
he SAGc1sZ came III hours and 9S --Fr-
UrFS 1@Eer- The distance WAS LzrS a15sss
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

FIags. pictures and decorations to- sale
IN quantities 10 sJlit AT Sanbern & y2li-s : &.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

Two Pasadena BOYS who began their study Of the
fine arr oi burglary IN yellow hack novels N
iaa They viii probably take their post graduate
course IN the State pcnitentaC.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

TO RIO TISTA-M J. t Alsu1sara
Cal There ara 9wo 1imss of steamers
thGt leave San Francisco daily sxc=u-
S.analaN- sl- ESn Vs.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE
PERRY LUkl.NS JR.............. 20 Tribune BuiIdiu
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

Cal g,ace fruit sc Per u AZ TOwnzsa4's- :
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

DAY H0MEsS-M CITY There are
several places In Sam Francisco Where
parents who ara forced 10 go 1uE to x9r<
G@TlGS tine day can leave 1H1zas gsf sgres7
TO ae cared t1E at Z suz.sm r,cst
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

NLw YORK RESPONDENTS
<. <. Carl TON. ,.......... Herald Saunr
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

ties. It was not made penitentiary Of
fense
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

n QU0iTATT0N-L- G. City The 2uo-
t255oa asked for. mauns1v-
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

CHICAGO NEWS STANDS.
Sherman House. + CO.. Northern Hotel
Fremont House. Auditorium Hotel
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

Ene sesstrnooy OF General Mere5es. nhsch was
promised at see tr5al Of DresinS sensation Of
esessoral eses>Ss Indicates that sae general $ IS
diseased aaeeea11y a> he i en1ssa'scsy physically
DaWse, the 3cice healer, seeored the aeetees Of
sgcas ogswee oy zettsng his photographs He rstga.
make aoosaee 9y showing Sosne people ho& to sap-
press seesF 9sceagc4 5aelal aeaat5eS
some e@eer dae&s have been mixed up in the
3Ptaoges Howard case, CtSeS OF Police Lees seems
70 shjnk that some Of the@ are deooys,
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

Se's Eaass ira waters azks 4 sAs-r az mFs
And szsIss 10 dE1e 1lss elements - strife
Is from tas ~-CUrsaar. by Byrg-.. Can4a 7
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

NEW YORK NEWS STANDS.
Waldorf Astoria Hotel. a, 81 Union Square
tel
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

" AShiNGToN ID. g. OFFICE. wellington Hote
y, l.. ENGLISH. Corro spondent.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

<. GEORGE KRoGNESS.
Manager Foreign Advertising, Marquette Building,
Chicago
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-01
LAHBERT'S POINT.

Mr.. James I. Sykes, of Columbia, n.
c., is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Hall,
of Bowdens Ferry road.
Miss Mabel Burton, who has been
the guest of her sister. Mrs. Creepy,
Of Pocahontas avenue, returned to her
home. in Brambleton. yesterday.
Misses Essie and Lottie Lambert,
daughters of Captain L. w. Lambert,
of Myers avenue and Forty-third
street, are on n two-weeks' visit to
relatives in Princess Anne county.
Miss Garnett Wright, of Atlantic
City. will preside at the organ at the
service at st. Marks Episcopal Church
Sunday.
Mr.. Madison Dunston. of Myers ave-
nue., returned yesterday from q pleas
ant two-weeks' vacation spent in New
York city.
A large party of ladies and gentle
men will leave here tonight on hay
ride to Ocean View. Music and light
refreshments will be ono of the at
fractions.
Captain L. w. Lambert will leave on
his yacht, George Miner, this morning
for James river to get n load of oys-
tiers for Captain Isaac Payne. of At
lantic City.
The new residence of Mr.. Talmadge,
corner of Myers avenue and Forty
third street, is rapidly assuming pro-
portions.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-01

interested therein, to one James Laing,
K of a tract of coal land, containing 525
acres, situated lin Fayette county. for
the term of 81 years. The Circuit Court
titled to curtesy in said coal mine and
farming lands. and said administrator
obtained this appeal
The Court says:
The lease was executed July 90. 1895,
and said Mary Anderson, as stated
tended by counsel for appellant that j..
G. Anderson Is not entitled to courtesy
In any of the lands OF which his wife
died seized. for the reason that at the
time of the marriage, in 1874, the law
required, as condition precedent TO
entltle the husband to curtesy in his
wife's estate. the birth of issue and the
death of TIE wife, and that, although
the statute was SO changed by the acts
of 1882 as to dispense with the birth Of
issue as condition precedent. and to
read thus (Code. C. 65, paragraph 15):
III q married woman die seized Of an
estate of inheritance in lands. her hus-
band shall be tenant by the curtesy in
the same. An estate by the curtesy In
the lands of which n married woman
may hereafter die seized shall exist and
be held by her husband therein,
whether they had issue born alive dur
ing the coverture or not,"-yet the law
as 1T existed at the time of the mar
rlage would control. 1t was commended
that the effect of the marriage, at the
time 1t was consummated, was to de-
clare that by that marriage he should
never have curtesy, unless such issue
was born of the marriage. and it was
therefore not within the power of the
Legislature to alter its terms, and abb
rogate the conditions upon which it
1t was at the time of Alderson's mar
rage, he certainly. In the circum-
stances. would not have been entitled
to curtesy; but the statute passed in
1882, during the lifetime of his wife,
changed the law, and conferred upon
him the right to curtesy.
we come now to the consideration of
the question as to the extent OF the
life estate of the husband, and as to
Alderson's right to the rents or royal
ties of coal mines in Fayette county
which were unopened at the time of
the wife's death. in August, 1895, All
the leading authorities concur in as
sorting the general principle that the
life tenant may work mines that were
opened by the former owner of the
fee. Can we say this coal mine was
opened during the lifetime of Mrs. AL
derson? On the LIST of August. 1895,
she Joined in lease to one James
Laing: Was this an opening Of the
mine?
IA mine lawfully leased to be open.
ed is an omen mine within the reason
of the rule as laid down In A;lese cases /;
and when lawfully opened and worked.
during the time the freehold estate of
the life tenant contrives. the profits is
suing therefrom belong of right to
him."
In the case at bar Mrs. Anderson, by
joining in the lease to Laing, and au-
thorizing him to open and work the
mines in Fayette county. did all she
could towards opening the mines. AZ
f1rmed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-01
AuctIon sale ofFurniture.

r. R. Morris. manager of the Morris
Auction House, No. Al Washington
street, will sell, on the premises, No. 1870
York street, at II o'clock, on account
of the owner MI the household furni-
ture contained therein, consisting Of
bedroom suits and all other articles
usually kept In a well-ordered family
residence. A special invitation Is eX-
tended the ladies to attend this, sale, as
bargains will be obtained.