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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State of West Virginia, Kanavha
county IS:
At rules held in the Clerks office Of
kanawha county. on the first Monday in
the month of March 1900.
Mamie l.. Hancock, Plaintiff
vs.. In Charcery No. 2oS5
Samuel Hancock, Defendant
The object of this suit is to obtain
divorce from the bond of rnatrimouvl
This day came the plaintiff by her at
torney; and OH her motion, and il ap-
pearlnG by an affidavit filed that the de
tendant Samuel Hancock, is a nou-rc-
sident of this state, it is ordered that he
do appear within one month after tho
date OF the first publiucation hereof.
and do what is necessary to protect his
interest in this suit
Teste: IRA II. NORTHEASTERN Clerk.
I. G. NUTTER. Sol
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CHAPTER NN.

THE CALL TO ARMS.
" 9TH Randolph and Carolina We're
K deeply affected by their fathers
- words :~rs o.n,n,o o. ,,,o,nn,.a to
take on herself the blame for her broth
CrS action.
Il WIS the older one. 7 might have
stopped him if had wished and should
bear the burden"
NO. no. father" exclaimed the
youth. his inh"rn self reliance prompt
ing him TO shoulder the consequences
Of his own mistakes. Il. and 1 alone
am responsible for what l did. did
Not realize that it was wrong. I will
not hide behind Carolina
Carolina LanCdon bore herself better
than was TO have been expected under
She saw NOR" clearly Tow how she had
erred. She was undergoing an inward
revolution that would make it impos-
sihc for her ever again to vcer so far
from the line of duty to her father. her
family and to herself.
Wien Randolph had finished Carolina
took up her own defense and eloquent
= she pleaded the defense of many a
woman who ycarns for what she has
not got. for what may be beyond her
rcach-the defense of the woman who
chafeS under the limitations of world
Il position. of sex and of opportunity.
1t was the defense of an ambitious
woman.
Perhaps l ought 10 have seen
man of the I.angdon family" she eN-
claimed. Father, oh, can't you IN
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You're switching to Gulf City, de
| manded Peabody
I'm considering Gulf City" agreed
Langdon-
Peabody brought down his fist on the
table.
Its too late to consider anything.
Langdon," he cried. We're committed
TO Altacoola. and Altacoola IL is.
don't care what you heard of Gulf
City. Now. I'd like to settle this thing
IN friendly manner, Langdon. l like
always for every member of the senate
TO have his share of the power and the
patronage We've been glad TO put YOU
forward in this naval base matter. We
appreciate the straightforwardnesS, the
honesty of your character. You look
We'll You're the kind OF politician the
public thinks It wants nowadays, but
you've been in the senate long enough
to know that bills have TO pass. and
you know You can't get through any
thing without my friends. and l tell
you now I'll throttle any Gulf City
plan you bring up
Then if YOU are as sure of that you
can't object to my being for Gulf
City," asked LanGdon.
Are you financially interested in
Gulf City," demanded Peabody.
exclaimed Lang
don.
Don't flare up. LanGdon," retorted
Peabody. That sort of thing has
happened In the senate. There are
often perfectly legitimate profits to be
made in some regular commercial ven
ture by a man who has inside infor-
nation as to what's doing up on Capt.
tol hill"
Senator Peabody" asked Langdon.
"why are you so strong for Altacoola 2"
The Pennsylvania heSitated.
Its natural advanta ges," he said at
last.
The Southerner shook his head.
"Oh. that's all? Well, If natural nd
vantageS are going to settle it, and
not influence. go ahead ard vote, and
I'll just bring in a minority report for
Gulf City
The boss OF the senate" was in
corner now.
'Confound it, LnnGdon. II you will
have 1t. I am Interested in Altacoola."
Langdon nodded.
That's all I wanted to know" he
said.
"Nnw YOU sec why it's got to be
Altacoola." persisted the boss.
Il don't mind telling you, then. Sen
ator Peabody" answered LanCdon
calmly. THAT my being for Gulf City
was a bluff. I've been trying to draw
You out. Gulf City is n mud bank
| and no more fitted to be n nav:r1 base
than Keokuk. In. Altacoola it's got
to be. for the good of the country and
the honor of Mississippi.
And one thing more. senator. I'd
just like to add that not single man
/ connected with that committee is 60
ing to make cent out of the deal.
! You get that straicht:"
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money was going into Aitacoola land.
l will swear to it if necessary" and he
Glared bitterly at Carolina's father.
feeling certain that the girl would
cling to him as opposed to her parent.
LanGdon made Il threatening move at
the congressman.
Il consider my radiance of you
mighty cheap at the price" he cried.
Come. come, LanGdon," fumed Pea
body. Il must get away from here to
catch the midnight train. Let's get
through with this matter. You must
realize that you cannot fight Inc in
shinS:on. You must know that
men call me the king of the senate
l can beat any measure you Introduce
L can pass any measure you want
passed. l can make you "A laughing
stock or 4 power.
why. my friend from Mississippi, /
can even have your election To the SEN
ate contested, have committee APP
pointed to investigate the manner of
your election. have that committee de
eide that you bought your way into the
honorable body, the senate of the Unit
ed States. and on the strength of that
decision have You forfeit your seat,
What a pretty heritage to hand down
Z.
Why. the very school children of the
future VIII hear about you as 'Looter
LanEdon. and their parents will tell
them how particularly degrading it
was for man of your reputation to
drag into your dishonest schemes your
son. sir. and your daughter. For who
VIII believe that this money was not
put in these lands without your con-
sent without your direction. your or
der: Did you not sign the mortgage
on which this $4,000 was raised:"
Senator LanEdon waved his hand dep-
recatingly. I'm learning the under
handed ways of you professional poll
ticians. I'm getting wise. I'm learn
ing the game so | know you're bluff
ing me. Peabody. But you forget that
the game Of poker was invented in
MisSiSsippi-my native state
Pressing button. LanCdon sum
moned q servant and said: send in
Mr. HaineS- I guess I've got to have
witness for my side
IT'S no bluff" spoke Stevens as
Hafnes entered Peabody can and Will
break You like Il pipestem: he's done
it to other men before You who-who
tried TO dispute his power. But I'll try
to save You III ask him To pe iuer-
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NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOslTlOHs

To Samuel Hancock, Take Notice:
That on the Sth day of April A ~:
1909. between the hours of Q O'Clock a
nj. and ! p. m. at the law Office OF r c.
Nutter, 6o4t. kanawha Street, III the
City of Charleston, County of kanawlla
State OF West Virginia I will take the
deposition of myself and others. to he
read i'll evidence in my behalf i'll 4 Ger
tain suit III Chancery now pending i'll the
Circuit court for the county of Kan
awha and State OF West Virginia. III
which Mamie l.. Hancock is the Plaintiff
and Samuel Hancock is the defendant
II from any cause the taking of said
deposition shall rot be commenced or
completed on the day aforesaid the
same shall be continued from dav to day
or from time to time. at the same place,
and between the same hours, until the
same shall be completed.
Mamie l.. Hancock, hy,Coun>el.
I. G. NUTTER, Sol
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derstand that I couldn't doze my life
away down on those plantations: You
don't know what ambition is. l had
to have the world. l had TO have
money If / had been n man i would
have tried big financial enterprises.
should have liked TO fight for for
tune. You wouldn't have condemned
me then. You might have said my
methods We're bold but If / succeeded
1 would have been 4 great man But
just because | am woman you think
I must sit home with my knitting. No
father. the world does move. Women
must have an equal chance with men,
but 1 wish l had been mani
Even then l hope you would have
been a gentleman" rebuked her father
Sternly. Women should have an
equal chance, Carolina. They should
have an equal chance for the same
virtues men. not for the same
vices"
But m equal chance" returned the
girl fervidly. There. father, you have
The woman with the spirit of n man.
the spirit that cries TO n woman. .Ad-
vance Accomplish BE something
Strike for Yourself cannot sit idly by
while all the world moves on. If 1t is
tr7Ie that l have chosen the wrong
means, the wrong way. to better my
lot L did it through ignorance, and
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Langdon walked over to stevens ana

Langdon walked over to stevens and
faced him directly.
do YOU remember. Stevens, Lorimer
Hawkslce, back In wartime:"
Yes" said Stevens. puzzled. II re-
member him-a very line gentleman
The old planter Sneered-
Yes, 4 very tine gentleman, You
remember he got rich out of contracts
for supplies furnished TO the Confed-
crate government when il wasn't any
too easy for tine Confederate govern
ment to pay and when he was in that
government himself l never quite
thought that the act of gentleman,
Stevens. IT seemed TO me to be very
like dishonesty. l refused to speak
to Lorimer HawkSlcc in the Carroll
hotel at NicksburS. and when the peo-
pie there asked me why l told them.
want to warn you, Stevens, that I'm
likely to meet you some time in the
Carroll hotel mt NickSburg."
Stevens backed away angrily. Il
catch your insinuation. but''-he re-
ceived a warning glance from Pea
body and broke into II pleasant smile
calculated to deceive the old planter
this once I Will overlook it because of
our old friendship and the old days in
MiSSiSsippi.'
You are fine talker. Langdon."
said Peabody, coming to Stevens res
cue, but l can readily see what you
are driving at. You want an invcsti-
CATION. You think you will catch some
of us with what you reformers call
the goods but forget evidently the
entirely simple facts that your family
has invested in Altacocla lands more
heavily probably than any one else
among us. You want to raise a scan
dial. do you: Well. go on and raise IT.
but remember that you will have to
explain how 1t happened that there is
$4,000 invested in the name of your
son and $4,000 in the name of your
daughter. Miss Carolina, not to men
ton II few thousands put in by the
gentleman who, l am given to under
stand. is to be your son-in-law, Con-
greSSman Norton.
How about that. NOrtonT' Peabody
asked. turning to the congressman
who had followed Stevens.
II confederate all you've said" re-
marked Norton. II can state positively
that Senator Langdon knew that his
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Volunteers Wanted.

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Al! who are interested in Sunday
School work, and know where
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want to help organize them. should
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that ignorance is the fault of the
times in which l live. of the system
that guides the era in which live.
Il am what the world calls 'educat-
ed but the world. the world of men.
knows better. 1t laughs at me. 1t has
cheated me because l am n woman.
The world of men has fenced me in
and hobbled me with convention. with
precedent. with fictitious sentiment.
If L pursue the business of men as
they themselves would pursue 1t I
am called an unGrateful daughter. If
/ should adopt the morals of men l
would hc called Il fallen woman. III
adopted the religion of men l would
have no religion at all. Turn what
way l wilt
But not every woman feels the way
you do. my daughter" broke in the
senator.
NO. you are right. because their
spirit has been crushed by generations.
by centuries of forced subscrvie ncy to
men. They tell us we should be thank
full that we do not live in China where
women are physical slaves to men. In
our country they are forced to be men
tal and social slaves to men. Is one
very much worse than the othert'
Then. dear" and her fathers tone
was very gentle. IF you want an equal
chance-want to be equal to a man
you must take your medicine with
Randolph. like IL man
What are YOU going to do. sir:" she
asked. afraid.
I'm going to spoil all your little
scheme. dear" he returned smiling
sadly. I'm going. l fear to make you
/ lose all your money. I'd like 10 ma Ike
/ IL
got /" take your medicine children.
and when it's all over back there in
Mississippi | shall he able. l hope. to
patch mp your broken lives and tugcth-
er we will work out your mistakes. I
can't think of that now. The honor OF
h" IangdonS calls. This is the time
| for the fight, and any one who fights
against me must take the conSe-
quences.''
He walked over and touched the bell
Thomas. he said to the servant
who responded. take that letter at
once to Senator Peabody. in the libra
ry"
What is it. sir?" asked Randolph
Its the call to arms responded his
father crimiy
Senator Peabody read the letter to
which Haines had signed Lancdon's
tho library in aStoniShmrnt. Without
n word 70 III" startled Stevens he rush
cd TO confront Lnncdon.
whats the meaning of this?" he
shouted as he burst in on the Junior
senator from Mississippi.
'Of WHAT asked the Southarner
with Il blandneSS that added fuel TO
| Peabody'S irritation.
Don't tritie with me. sir" cried the
boss of the senate" This letter You
sent it Explain it: I'm in no mood to
joke
Iancdon looked ut him calmly.
Il think the letter is quite plat son
ator. he said You can read" Then
h" turned 10 his daughter This dis
cussi"n cannot possibly interest Won.
my dear. VIII you =" to the drawing
room t" receive our guests"
Carolina "hoycd- She seemed to be
discovering new qualities in this father
whom; she had considered TO be too old
fashioned for hrs time.
Now. 1Hsator. Z" ahead. and. Ran
d"i1h, yor lung Stevens
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will show where
he stands"
90 H., sal q
IangdOn. Il IN
81 g 7 : I Il II q.
Thanks. boy"
\ servant on
tered with II note.
For Senator
Pea bod V, sir.
marked Urgent
The messengers
been hunting him
for some hours
Langdon look
ed shrcwdly at
Bud. then turned
t. the servant.
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CHAPTER MI.
"IF YOU CAN'T RUY a SENATOR, THREAT
EN- HIM..


EN- HIM
TENATOR PEABODY was the
most surprised man in Wash
inEton when he heard the jun
49, ior senator from Mississippi
state that no one was to enrich him
self out of the government naval base
project.
He heaped n mental anathcma on
the head of Stevens for saddling such
man on the senate "machine." for
LanCdon would of course never had
been put on naval affairs Dust now
very important to the machne) with
out the 80. X" of Stevens. who had
won heretofore thoroughly reliable
reputation as II judge of men, or of
what purpOrtcd to he men. The
thought that ut this time. Of all times.
there should be a man on the commit
toe on naval affairs that could not be
handled" was sufficient to make him
who reveled in the title of "boSs of the
senate" determine that he must get
another chief lieutenant to replace Ste
v"nS. who had proved so trustworthy
in the past. Stevens had lost his cum
ming.
AS the vote of Langdon could not he
secured by humbuG or in exchange for
favors and as it could not he ''dcliv-
cred. Peah body. of course. was willing
to pay in actual cash for the vote
This was tn" final step. but one i'll po-
litiCal conSpiracicS of this nature-caSh
But LanGdOn would not take cash, so
Pea body had to resort to the last
agency of the trained and corrupt ma
nipulator of legislation.
He would threaten.
Moreover. he knew that to make
.
do so. they must be led up to systemat-
ically-that is. they should be made at
the right time. The scene must be set,
rs in play.
Senator Peabody Clared Mt LanCdon
as though to convince the latter that
t" stand in his way. would mean polit-
icnl destruction.
so nobody IS going to make n cent
eh: Well. l suppose you want all the
profits for yourself" Turning to Ste
vens. who had just entered. the Penn
Sylvanian cried:
DO You hut listen TO our suddenly
good friend LanCdon. He wants tn he
the only man TO make money out Of
the naval base. He won't listen to any
other member of the naval committee
makinC cent out of II. Why. he
Great Cod sir. exclaimed Langion.
You are going too far Peabody. You
state what is false. and you know it.
y"u-you''-
Then You are willing that others
should have their richtful Share:'' Put
In Stevens. "Oh. I understand now.
senator
No. no. no. cried Langdon. You
Il" not understand. Senator Stevens.
and must say am asha med to speak
Of you by the honorable title Of Sena-
tor. sir 1 will not listen TO any person
PnrichinC himself at the government
expense. ard l am your enemy. you.
Peabody and you. Stevens. beyond re
call You both know you mis-epre>cnt
me
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State OF West Virginia. Kahawhs
county. IS:
At Rules held in the Clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court of Kanawha County,
OIL the first Monday in the month 0.
March 1906.
Louis +. Nutter, Plaintiff.
Us. In Chancery No. 2oSi.
Lille Nuttcr, Defendant
trhe object of this suit is to obtain :,
divorce from the bonds of rnatrimonv. b
ms day came the plaintiff by his
attorney; and on his motion, and il a?-
pearing by affidavit filed that the lie
PENDANT Lille Nutter Il nonresident oi
this State, it is ordered that she do appear
within one month after the date Of the
first publication hereof. and do what Is
necessary TO protect her interest in this
suit.
Teste: IRA II. MoTTEsHERp. Cork.
J. w. CHAPPELLE. Sol
NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS.
To Lille Hutter, Take notice. That
on the Sth dav of April A. u. rDoa.
between the hours OF Q O'Clock III and
o'clock p. IN. at the law Office Of ! ".
ChaPpelle, Esq, 500 = kanawha Street.
in the City of Charleston III
the county of Kanawi1a. and st.." OF
West Virginia. will take r." 5e
position of myself and others. g. he
read IN evidence in my behalf ~ FL .,r-
tam suit III Chancery now pending n
the circuit court for the county Of kr1.
awha and State of West Virgiu-a ~
which Louis e Nutter is the T'a1'''
and Lille Nutter is the defendzn,
II from any cause the taking "' sad
deposition shall not be conuruCro or
completed on the day aforeSai&. The
same shall be continued from d.T 60
day, or from time to time. at The ,7rns
place. and between the same hou-= 80
til the same shall be completed
Louis z. \utter h. C0-~.r..
J. w Chappelle. Sol.
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ATTENTION, SECRETARIES.

We are making a very .1".
eral proposition to the Soc.
tarieS of local unions wN.
are DESTROYS of helping tar
movement along and also r.
ceive a handsome remuue1a
ton for their efforts. Don I
delay. but write us at once
for full particulars.
The LABOR ARGUS.
Charleston. W. Va.
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

State o West Virginia. E.,....,.
county -
At Rules held i'll the Clerks o-.... -,
the Circuit Court O; Kausvh, ..,,.,.,,'
West Virginia, on the mrs: NIcrf-,
March 1000. '
Mary r. Jackson Plaintiff
VS. In Shauccry y" -o-,
Edward NJ. Jackson, Defendant.
The object OF this suit l. 10 st..-- -
decree OF divorce from the bonds ,- ,,,..
rimony. '.
This day came the Plaintiff ny ac-
attorney; and on her motion. an; :, -,
pearinG by affidavit filed, tina, HE fl,
PENDANT Edward NJ. Jackson. !, ? no.
resident of this State, II IS orGe,.,s ,r'.
he do appear within one month ,,,,-
the date OF the first publication nrr-o,
ana 90 VIVA, IS necessary to protect his
interest i'll this suit
Ieste; IRA II. MOTTEsHEAKr. y',...
{. J. VAN FLEET, Attorney.
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NOTICE TO TAKE DEroSr1ro%

To Edward NJ. Jacksoni
Take Notice: That on the 5rh i4,. o5
April 1900 between the hours OF o o,,,r...g
a. nj. and O'Clock p. III. AT the. law
offices OF (. J. Van Fleet, in the Brad
ford building. OH Capitol St. in CIV, OF
Charleston. kanawha County. We,
Virginia, Will take the deposition of
myself and others. to be read as cy,drrrr
i'll certain suit now rcuGir,r
in the Circuit court of Kauawha county
West Virginia, in which am plaintiff
and you are dcfendent
II, from any cause. the taking OF .,rl
dapositions shall not he commenced on
the date aforesaid. the same shall be con
tinucd from day to day. or from time Ia
time, at the same place, aud between the
same hours, until the same shall be, com
pleted.
MARY r. JACKSON, by Council.
{. J. VAN FLEET. Solicitor
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c1rul. You are not OF any Importance
in the senate We do not need TO dcsi!
with your
Then why do You both spend so
much time on me-" asked I.anSdon tu-
nocently why doesn't Peabody so to
Philadelphia:
.LanCdon,' said Peabody, you know
my control of the senate is no piece OF
fiction But l will forgive your obsti-
macy. even forget it r.
Look here" cried LanSdon, Just
because I'm n fat man don't think that
1 can't lose my temper" He stopped
and Cazed at his two collea CUES.
Now, You TWO men stay still one
moment. and I'll tell you what really
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The sooner some of our local
unions realize the necessity of as
slStlng other crafts the sooner
Charleston will be better ORGAN
lied. Receiving and filing com.
mun1catlons without taking action
Is very poor encouragement to less
fortunate unions. Remember vour
local may have occasion to send
out circular at some future time
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See that the union Stamp is in the
shoes you buy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-02
NOTHING DOING IN
LIBEL INQUIRY


Washington, Feb. Interest in the
proceedings of tho federal grand jury
which is inqulrinR into the alleged
lbelous stories printed in the New
York World ANA the indianapolis
News REGARDING the Panama canal
purchase was Intensified today when
f hevame known thar for the press
1nt 1T laa~t ne further evidence in
he c,st win he presented
Iarrr Witnesses from New York
eor, hrte to-day 400 response TO sub
luents but after beng questioned
ly District Attorney Baker they were
|tviieNei of the necessity of going be-
fore tho jury
This was ALSO true of Captain j.
Angus shaw. Who. ON Friday last. re-
n~ed to testify ON the ground that
he might meriminate himself.
blmeut Clarke president of the
American ENehung, National Bank.
aud Nirr president oft the Press Pub
tshns company Florence u. White.
iHau,lal mhnaScr and. Samuel WIZ
Jams q stan correspondent. were
present After hearing their state
ment. today District Attorney Baker
decided that was NOT necessary for
lhem 90 repeat th,lr statements be-
.ots the grand Jury and discharged
hrnf ffom further attendance.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-02

emphatic. She Characterized mans
of the assertions " her husbands
lawyers as viiiianous Hes and she re-
piled 90 The allegation that She had
been soon kissing Lord Northiaud 81
the stairs vs. saying thaf she was not
h~Ousenald
She accused Mrs Athcfton Of in
10 throw her IN company with
LORD Northiand No she could monup-
oiizo Mr. stirling herself.
Mrs. stirling said among other
thar ~ the time Of her we'd
ding NJ. stirling gave her s20. 600.
bui 90 thr end ~ 1907 her husband
wa IA financial difficulties and she
him the entire amount back.
She now has nothing.
This ei4t throughout has been nets-
be, even among divorce cases. for
~ extreme outspokenness but hhe
la the audience sat through
without wincing To-day. however.
questions were 50 intimately deli
ate That counsel would not proceed
intil every woman had been cleared
'ut OF court