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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30
"Nhddln,' said Randolph Mason, do not worry me
with petty bikerinQ!'

Randolph Mason arose when he came
in, and explained that as Mrs. Smith
wished to leave America at once, she
had determined to sell her lands, pro-
vided cash was paid. The lands were
worth thirty thousand dollars, but her
husband was absent and could not
convey his curtesy in the deed. She
would therefore take twenty thousand
cash and make a deed on the spot.
Gilbert Williams snapped up the offer.
He did not care anything about the
curtesy of the husband. The land
itself was worth nothing, the timber
only was valuable. His mills would
cut it of in a year, and he was willing
to take the chance of Mrs. Smiths
living that long. He produced deed,
which he had brought with him to
New York, and ran pen through the
blank which it contained for the hus-
bands name. Beatrix signed the deed,
and the notary who accompanied Will
liams filed in the acknowledgment
and affixed his seal in proper form.
Gilbert Williams wrote out check
on the Importers Bank of Commerce
for twenty thousand dollars. We ascer-
tanned by telephone to the cashier
at his residence that the check was
good. Williams then folded his deed,
put it in his pocket and departed with
the notary The whole matter had
taken less than twenty minutes to bring
to a close.
Randolph Mason inquired at what
hour Lieutenant Gordon Smith would
arrive, and was told that he would be
at the house at half-past ten Direct
the agent of the Export Spruce COM
pany to be here at that hour" he
said. Then he sat down in the oak
chair before the fire. 49, !,
We were all greatly puzzled. We
did not see why this second purchaser
should be invited to come. Beatrfx
Smith had nothing more to sell. The
transaction seemed to us to have ar
rived at its final act the curtain down
and the lights out. 81 - y g.. u. !
Sarah Lemarr came down . the hall
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Expect Big Sale Of Red Cross Seals.

Expect Big Sale Of Red Cross Seals.
The campaign for selling Red Cross
seals this year will be carried on in
practically every state and territory in
the United States, and even in Porto
Rico, the Canal Zone, Hawaii and Phil
lippine islands. No less than 100000
volunteer agents, including depart
ment, drug and other kinds of stores,
motion picture theaters, individuals.
and others, will be engaged in the
work. Before the sale is completed,
it 1s expected that al least 100 10000
seals will have been printed and dis
tributed, besides several million post
ers, display cards and other forms Of
Advertising literature.
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spe t,rosll y
ron, where heI sat mo ionless, It'll
right elbow 81 tlh,,e twisted arm 81 the
grotesqu carved Rschair, his clenched
fingers propping up his Jaw. .5$5
E 20 Courtlandt.' she whispered, :'he
Is splendid! ! think Lancelot must
have looked like that when he sat
in Arthur's double-dragoned chair to
umpire the last tournament. just
fancy, with what freezing, acid irony
he would have said, Hast thou won?'
Art thou the purest brother? to such
an uncomfortable rake as, Triftan."
Then she swore Beatrix to obedience
and slipped back up the great stair
way. ~ 60.
A few minutes after ten o'clock,
Lieutenant Gordon Smith arrived, and,
q little later, the agent of the Export
Spruce company. Mason arose when
this agent entered, and explained, as
he had done to Gilbert Williams, that
Mrs. Smith was about to sail for Eng
land, and had decided to sell her land.
0AO WOuAu tQh0 I"CAIy LAVO0oAA wv
lars In cash for 1t, the deed to be exc
cuted and the money to be paid down.
The agent agreed at once, and pro-
duced his deed. He was prepared as
Williams was, Mason directed Beatfix
Smith and her husband to execute the
deed. ! had no end of trouble with
Beatrix in the hall this time. She
did not want to make another deed:
she had sold her land; she would not
rob the Export Spruce company. It
was not the company that had stolen
her land; Mr.. Mason had clearly got
ten the two companies confused. He
was making an awful blunder. must
call him out and set him right about
it.
Instead, called Sarah Lemarr. She
berated Beatrix like a pirate. Disobey
Randolph Mason? the thing was un-
thinkable! Make a mistake? not that
big, fine., bronze god brooding by his
sacred fire. why, girl" she said, II
would shoot every one of you in your
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were returned delinquent for taxes and
sold. They had been warned against
the horde of dangerous and unscrupu-
mountain districts of the Virginias.
But her great care was not sufficient
against the ingenuity of these pirates.
After one of the periodic assessments
of real estate, one thousand acres of
her estate were listed on the land
books under the name Of Walden. re-
turned delinquent, and sold for taxes.
The land was purchased by Gilbert
Williams, president of the Black Creek
Lumber company, for $685.. She had
paid no attention to the sale, not
recognizing her land under this name
until she came to have the estate sur
veyed few months ago, some five or
six years after its purchase at the tax
sale by Gilbert Williams. She also
learned that the whole thing was q
well planned and effective scheme OF
this owner Of the Black Creek Lumber
company to steal her land. These wild
lands had vastly increased in value.
This company and rival one. the
Export Spruce company, were exceed
ingly anxious to purchase the remain
ing tract. They would give, she
thought, twenty dollars an acre for 1t.
The agents of the two companies had
been at her heels ever since she ar
rived in New York. Gilbert Williams
was now at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
He had endeavored to reach her by
telephone this very evening. He Of
fered q little better price than the
Export Spruce company, but he could
we'll afford to, since he 1t was that
had stolen half the land. The agent
of the Export Spruce company was
at the Holland. His note, on the table,
requested an interview with her at
any hour she would name, day OF
night. This indicated how very de.
sirous they were for the land. Such
sale would yield her twenty thou
sand dollars. All the lands would have
given her the forty thousand which
she needed. Her name NOW was
~
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his Ilcs 4 Il II ialo
shadow ~ Tho flaming u r. TIL
hearth The masterful iron f9ce, the
lean, hard Jaw with IT. probe citing chin,
the fearless, bony nose appearing IN
the fantastic light flattened a little at
the end. like that Of q beast Of prey.
and the. craggy. forehead-all colored.
Drowned, Redeemed BY the IRE.
II: heard the latch of the door click,
and looked up to see Beatrix Smith
standing on the threshold, looking at
Mason with profound interest, Her lips
were parted and her eyes WIDE She
had not thought to come on this curl
Gus picture Of the middle ages taken
down from some Italian gallery and
propped up here in the library of the
Won Huberts. She bowed to me, crossed
the room and sat down by the library
table a little beyond Randolph Mason,
at the corner Of the fire.
Presently Mason looked up at her.
rs this Nine. Won Hubert?" he said,
without rising. without an infection of
interest or courtesy, as he would have
said: rs this the contract?" 1.-THE
bond in question:"
She flushed little. NO." she an
swered; Il am merely the interesting
case that you came to examine into"
Give me the details of it, said
Mason.
She began at once without introduce
ton or verbiage and told her story
with a brevity and directness that I
could not associate with that rather
silly Beatrix Waldo who used to go
up and down through the drawing
rooms Of Newport looking for a rich
husband.
She had inherited from her father
two thousand acres of wild forest land
In the county of Pocahontas in the
state Of West Virginia. She and her
aunt had watched it carefully and paid
the taxes on it each year; they had
even taken the little local newspaper,
published at the county seat, in or
der that they might know what lands
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nhe Bee Safeguard Lto Keepthe Stomach 1ooed
/. Up md lie -Trea1ment Should Be Begm
4s5#99 When he Fin. SUMMON Il Nohed.


Up md Is Tfeal.neat Sho,a Be Begn
Whenhe Fns Symptom i No.ed. t s=.s
! + ( few years ago. )" says Mrs.. George
Fallu, Of Finlayson, Mimi, Il began
to suffer from stomach trouble. 1T
came on me gradually and ] do not
know what caused It. ~ Isagave little
heed to It at the time, thinking that It
was merely q slight attack Of indiges-
ton. It finally developed into severe
form Of stomach trouble and ] suffer-
ed terribly for months. z,zze =5:sz. =sz#
81 AT the beginning Of my sickness I
had fainttng spells and became uncon-:
scious. There was gas on. my stom-
ach, my appetite was very poor and
what little I ate did not seem to besdt-
+gested. I was sick at my stomach q
great deal and had severe dizzy at
tacks. had hot flashes when It would
seem as though was burning up i. I
could not sleep night or day during
these spells unless took something to
ease the pain. l. was very weak and
was In this condition for six months.
could not do any work and was con-
fined to bed for two or three days at
time.
"A doctor at Duluth said had gas
trio fever. He did not give me much
help so / tried DR.. Williams Pink PilA
upon my mothers advice. gave the
pills Z thorough trial and unlike the
Doctors medicine, they agreed with
me. took several boxes Of the pills
and was entirely, cured. I think 30
much Of the pills that always keep
them in the house." -
The tonic treatment with DR.. VIII.
iams' Pink Pills by building up the
blood so that 1t can nourish and
strengthen the weakened digestive sys-
tenn has made hundreds Of cures in
the most severe stomach disorders.
This record Of cures should merit
trial for the remedy which Is guaran-
teed free from opiates.
A new edition of the booklet, "What
to Eat and How to Eat" is free on re-
quest. Send postal for it today and
begin to cure yourself by following the
directions it contains:
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are on sale
at all druggists, or they will be sent
to any address by mail, postpaid, on
receipt of price, so cents per box; six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady. N. Y.
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UnsinkabIe Ship.

Plans for an unsuitable trans-Atlan-
tic ship have been made by Otto Kret-
schmer, dean of the engineering de-
partment of the Charlottenburg Tech
meal high school. In them he en-
bodies the principle Of constructing a
hull within a hull. The inner body,
which is entirely independent Of the
outer, contains all the engines and
boilers and is walled in with steel
plating and with no doors to the outer
structure. / : T - @zss Il. 1.
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Lacks Originality.

"Bilkins tells me that he has lately
subscribed for q new thought maya
Zine."
II hope its perusal will inspire him
with some new thoughts. Nobody
talks about the weather more than
Bilkins does"
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A carpina Friend. !

Z : - 80 4 C1fpJnU arTJeHu. $3.50
+ "A college offers me a degree for 6
million. .$ /. @s $. s 49, s..
..Do you want to be q college youth!
mo; but I'd like a degree. "a
So ooh, Why spend all that money
Ioin the boy scouts. : CA 3S
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tracks If that man told me to do it..
He is adorable. l could follow him
around like a dog and bite people if
he whistled to me. Not another word
out Of you, or will come down with
the dog-whip." And she shook her
little clenched hand over the banis-
tiers.
Finally we got the matter over.
Beatrix and her husband executed the
deed. l got notary from the Plaza.
The agent gave certified drafts on
Dexter & Company for the twenty
thousand dollars, and, like Gilbert
Williams, folded his deed and depart
ed.
Beatrix Smith bearded the lion with
eyes swimming in tears. "Mr. Ma
son." she said, "you have made ter
rible mistake The Export Spruce
company is not the one who stole my
land. I cannot take its money; It
will not get the property" And she
went on with torrent of lamentation.
Madam" said Mason. rising, "all
this is drivel. I have made no mistake.
The Export Spruce company will get
every acre that 1t has this night pur-
chased" Then he directed Beatrix to
cash the checks at the earliest hour In
the morning and sail at once for Eng
land.
When we went down the steps to
his carriage, Sarah Lemarr slipped out
from behind the door and caught my
arm. II shall see to it." she whis-
pered. They shall sail on the st. Paul
at eleven o'clock" Then she gnpped
me until her nails hurt through my
sleeve. ooh, Courtlandt,' she said, Il
have at last seen mani" and she
closed the big door behind me.
The solution of the matter arrived a
month later. I was taking hasty
luncheon at downtown cafe, when
Freddie Harland Of the firm Of Milton,
Harland q Gaynor, came In and seated
himself In the chair beside me. s %.
Hello, PARKS he said. Old vii
liams tells me You were present when
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For the legal principle involved
IN this story see Austin ct al.

In this story see Austin ct al.
v. Brown ct al, 81 w. Va, 634.
Syllabus, Austin ct al. v. Brown
ct a., supra. IN. A. B., q mar.
ried woman, not living separate
and apart; but with her husband,
undertook by deed to
sell and convey a certain tract
OF land, part Of her real estate,
Held, said pretended deed
was wholly Intellectual to divest
N. A. B., the grantor, Of her own
ership Of such land, and did not
pass any interest therein, legal
or equitable, to the said
grantees"
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Tell it not In Gath, but there are
church members who look too happy
at q horse race and too solemn in
prayer meeting.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-11-01

mems IN or on lands Now exempt from
taxation by law. In the years 1914 and
1915, all property in class two shall be
exempt from all taxes, state and local.
to the extent OF one-fourth of the as
sessed value Of such property; in the
years 1915 and 1917, to the extent Of two
fourths; in the years 1918 and 1919 to the
extent Of three-fourths, and in the year
1920 and thereafter all property in class
two shall be exempt from all taxes. state
and local Provided, however. that IN the
year 1914 and thereafter, the Improves
ments to the extent Of So, 10000 Ia as
sessed value on the homestead of every
householder, or head of a family, shall
be exempt from all taxes, state and local.
Class three shall include all lands IN
the state, Independent Of the improves
ments thereon or therein, except lands
now exempt from taxation by law, and
shall also include all franchises for public
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G. III. Brown, Candy Kitchel
& Cfe., j. S. Cussins, Vim. Der
fies & Sons (2), VIM. Grabiel
Glazner & Barfen, William
Graham, Dave Harris, Clydd.
Hawley, Miss Willie Herwill, R
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Increasing the limit Of tax rate that
may be leVied fer municipal purposes
BY cities ard towns of more than one
thousand $1,000 inhabitants and less
than thirty thousand t3O,0oo) inhablt-
ants.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters of Mis-
souri, an amendment to section IL, ar
ticle 10, OF the Constitution thereof con-
corning taxation.
Be it resolved by the Senate. the House
Of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, a. D. nineteen hun
Oreu ana twelve, the following amend
ment TO section II. of article 10 of the
Constitution Of the state Of Missouri.
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
Of the state. tO-wit:
That section II. article 10, of the Con-
stitution of the state Of Missouri be
amended by striking out the word sixty
In line 10 and inserting in lieu thereof,
the words, zone hundred" and by strik-
Ing out the word, fifty in line q there
of and inserting in lieu thereof the word,
ninety so that when amended the SEQ
ton shall read as follows:
Section IL. Rates for local purposes
limitS-hoW increased for school and
erecting public buildings-St. Louis may
levy as if part of a county.-TaXes for
county, city, town and school purposes
may be levied on all subjects and objects
OF taxation; but the valuation Of property
therefor shall not exceed the valuation Of
the same property in such town, city or
school district for state and county pur-
poses. For county purposes the annual
rate on property IN counties having six
million dollars or less, shall not. in the
aggregate, exceed fifty cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation: In counties having
dollars, said rate shall not exceed forty
cents on the hundred dollars valuation.
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cinct from the city at large. n who
do not reside in the precinct for which
they are chosen. These, with the two
judges and one clerk chosen from the
precinct, shall constitute the judges and
clerks for such precinct, and all judges
and clerks shall be equally divided in
each precinct between the two political
parties having the largest number OF
votes in the state as shown by the last
general election. In every precinct in
such cities there shall be stationed two
policemen, one outside and one inside
the booth. who shall protect all election
officials, chalengerS. watchers. voters
to do so, shall be adjudged guilty Of a
misdemeanOr. Wherever registration is
required the person who registers shall
sign his name on the registration book,
and when he comes to vote he shall again
sign his name opposite his number on
the poll book, and the election officers
may compare the signatures. If the
voter cannot sign his name then he shall
make hi5 mark ip the usual way on the
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Lucce, G. r. Miller, Emma Per
kins, Ramsey Grocery Company
Mrs. John Richards, Mrs. Jenni,
Wright, Tol Swed.
When calling for this mai
please say it was advertised.
JOHN K. TAUBMAN,
Postmaster.
u--o, E;oL
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Section ?. All property subject to tax

alton in this state shaii be sssessed n
taxes at its true and actual value.
Section 3. No poll tax shall be tevfe
or collected in Missouri, nor shall an,
tax whatsoever be levied or imposed o
any person, firm, merchant, manufactuF
er. trade, labor, business, occupation o
profession, under the form or prstext Q
a license for revenue after December S1sl
1919 but nothing herein shall be cen
strued as affecting the licensing Of an,
business occupation, profession, place o
lhlng, in the interest OF the public peace
health or safety; and nothing herein con
tained shall be construed as hanginE tn
present laws governing the regulation o
the manufacture and sale OF fermentsd
vinous and spirituous liquors
Section 4. The existing constitutions
limitations pom the rates Of taxation 70
state, county. school and municipal pur
poses snail have no force and effect afte
January 1st, 1914.
Section 5. The gsueraI sssanblv 9hal
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reBIsLrdIIOH UUOh, ULIy dLLehLeu IN WIZ
ing by two or more reputable witnesses

ing by two or more reputable witnesse
to whom he is known, and when any IN
dividual offers to vote under such nam
the judges may determine from the ties
timony of the attesting Witnesses, or I
they cannot be produced then from othe
proof, whether or not he is the SAM
person who made his mark on the regis
tration book. and in voting he shall again
make his mark attested as above re,
quired. If any person signs any othei
than his true name In registering or vot
ing he shall be adJudged guilty Of forg.
cry and punished as may be prescribed
by statute. Every political party and
every body Of citizens organized for tn,
purpose Of passing any constitutions
amendment shall be entitled to a repre-.
sentative inside OF the booth to watch
- L.T1.%g,- .r1 counting onT - -EIF
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Ta44arIis4aHOu
uncaIled for at the Lexington
P~ostoffice, Friday, November
p, 1912.
Letters.
Miss Beenan. E. C. Bradley,
Alfred Fink, Mr.. and Mrs. EN-
NIT Fields, Miss Bessie Hender-
son, Robert Hicklin, Herman
Hollenbeck ~, Mrs. T. Hop
web, L. Jennings, Ed Ketchum,
Miss Angelina Lindsey, Mary
Mino- Alva MAXWELL Miss Anna
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ing this N#Ffh reiaNiNOs
Lexington
aadruay rom a month S visit
with relatives in Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruslin Of Sc
daHa and Miss Edna Boyd of
Higginsville visited last Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Varian Dy-
sart.
Mrs. Sam Vaughan came home
Sunday from a short visit with
her son. Glenn, and family at
Higginsville.
Mrs Howard Dean of Corder
Is the guest this week of her
cousin, Mrs. N. V. oliver.
Robert II ockensmith and fam
lily passed through here SatIr-
day returning to their home near
Odessa after a weeks visit with
relatives at Grand Pass.
Miss Ruth Lewis attended
the street fair at Concordia last
week.
Dover was well represented at
both the Campbell and Tut
sales Tuesday and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Evans
and two children and Mrs.
Eliza Cox visited last Monday
afternoon with Miss Annie
Lyons near Fage City.
Stuart Stark and sister, Miss
Annn Mnr- -n+tnndnd sn-rrices
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n; in cities and towns having less than
rty thousand and over ten thousand in
1ttanto, said rate shall not exceed one
ndred cents on the hundre dollars val
ton; in cities and towns having lasa
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"~"5oN"IVf NIIn- ItuII DIIIIH, LUI
Scott, Mrs. Emma Tuck, Mrs
Martha Washington, All Wills.
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general or special. whether
unty or municipal. including any
election held under the law.
ndmen shall be self-enforcinE
latiOn may be enacted to faouf-
operation.
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SEVENTH CONSTITUTE
MENT.
NN A~boIlshlnp the present
equalization and proVidln
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#=: YES <F=$=
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Anna Mary, attended servlc.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1912-01-12
Quietly narried

Mr.. N. L. Duncan, OF Pruien Tenn
and Miss Mrrtha Moore, of Bar
bourville, KY, daughter OF MIR. and
Mrs. Iosephus Moore. Were quietly
married in Iellico Tennessee, ON Iau
uary the LIST, 1912 Rev. Sherrer,
pastor of the Christian Church at
Ielico performed the cerimony after
which the happy couple left for lew
days bridal tour. to Knoxville.
The groom is about 2s years old,
and holds a good position with the
pruden Coal q Coke CO., at Prud
en-, Tenn, as struelial enginur,
while the BRIDE is 26 wears old and
has been teacher io' the past few
years.