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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-11-04
Miss Summerlin Entertained
at Bridge,in Honor Of Tampa Girl.

A pretty social anair occurred SAT
urday evening at the lovely home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. n. d. Mendenhall on
East Orange street, when Miss Olive
Summerlin entertained at bridge
whist in honor of her charming guest,
Miss Ruth Houlihan, of Tampa.
The lower floor presented q scene
OF beauty. the parlor and reception
hall being prettily arranged with
decorations Of cut flowers, ferns and
palms. Miss Summerlin and Miss
Houlihan received in the hall, and
from tho entrance Of the first guests
until the last adieus were said, the
evening was one Of unusual pleasure
to all.
Card tables were placed in the va
rious rooms. and for somc time this
interesting form of amusement occu-
pied the attention Of the guests. Mr..
George Moore won the first prize, and
Miss Houlihan was presented the
lovely guests prize, q silver pencil.
After the game, Miss Summerlil
invited her guests to the dining room.
where a delicious luncheon was
served. The table was beautiful in
all of its appointments. the center
piece being of handsome cluny lace,
on which was placed a lovely ar
rangement Of ferns and roses. Halo
we'en decorations also played an i'm
portant part in the table decorations.
Covers were laid for eighteen, and
for two hours the guests remained
seated at the table. Miss Srmmerlia
served delicious luncheon consist
ing of sandwiches, fruit salad, hot
chocolate with marshmallows and
candy.
Those who had the pleasure. of
meeting Miss Houlihan and enjoying
Miss Summerlin's gracious lospital-
ity We're Misses May Williams, Dora
Bonackcr. L"ci,e Bennett. julia Eta
Patterson, Mary Reynolds. Gracia
Saunders. Florence Anderson, Mrs.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-11-04
THE ROSARY"

The Rosary" Rowland and Cliff
fOrd's theatrical success. which will
he seen at the Auditorium Wednes-
day night. tells story Of a modern
Garden of Eden in which the serpen.
erters in the form of q rejected suit
CT. who wrecks the home and happi-
ness of married couple By playing
uron the jealOusly OF the husband.
There is diffused throughout the
drama a remarkable air of purity.
faith and hope from the opening
scene. which pictures the happy cou.
pie about to celebrate their second
marriage anniversary. and surround
cd nv all the creature comforts q:
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-11-04
How the Lyceum Course
HELMS Q Town.

Helps . Town.
The lyceum develops good taste
and appreciation. Towns with ly-
ceum courses learn to enjoy good
pictures, good music. fine architec-
ture. and high thinking.
The lyceum raises the sentiment in
regard to entertainments. Towns
with lyceum courses offer a poor field
to street shows, cheap theaters, de-
moralizing vaudeville, etc.
The lyceum encourages the "city
beautiful Towns with lyceum
courses are in touch with the newest
efforts toward municipal reforms.
The lyceum creates scientific
sentiment. Towns with lyccum
courscs are interested in scientific re-
search and discoveries. FellOwships
In physical science at Harvard Co
lurnbia and University Of Pcnnsyl-
vania were the direct results Of the
scientific lectures Of John Tyndall
The lyceum brings "0ur town" into
touch with the outside world. A ly-
ccum course helps the stay-at-homes
to becomes travellers, introduces them
to the other corners of the world,
other people and customs.
The lyceum influences intelligent
voting. A lyceum course brings the
leaders of all political parties into
close and intelligent touch with tho
people.
The lyceum widens the religious
outlook A lyceum course is non.
sectarian and brings best of all
phases of religious belief to the
town; it tears down the fences OF
creed between the various denomina-
tions.
The lyccum stirs up enthusiasm
among the young men and women to
get out in the world and do some
thing worth while. A lyceum course
brings to the town men and women
Of achievement who inspire by ex-
ar pie and precept.
The lyceum teaches personal hy-
glene. Lyceum people are the apos.
ties Of clean living; they teach the
way Of the simple life and the eff
cheney Of right thinking.
The lyceum sounds the call to 80
cial service. The keynote Of the ly.
ceum course Is "hra erhood."
A fine lyceum course has beer
booked for this town. It will Do,
all to attend this lyceum course.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-11-04
THE SPEECH OF SILENCE.

The solemn sea of silence lies be-
tween us,
know thou livest, and thou low
est me;
And yet l wish some white ship
would come sailing
Across the ocean bearing word
from thee.
The dead calm awes me with its aw-
full Stiffness.
No anxious doubts or fears disturb
my breast;
only ask some little wave Of Ian
guage,
TO still this vast intinitude Of rest.
am oppressed with this great sense
of living;
So much l give, SO much receive
from thee,
Like subtle incense, rising from j
censor,
So floats the fragrance Of thy love
around me.
AL! speech is poor and written words
unmeaning
Yet such / ask blown hither by
some wind,
To give relief of this too perfect
knowledge
The silence SO impresses on my
mind.
How poor tho love that needeth word
or message.
To Danish doubt or nourish tender
ness:
ask them but to temper loves con-
victions,
The silence all too fully does ex-
press
Too deep the language which tho
spirit utters;
Too vast the knowledge which my
soul hath stirred,
Send some white ship across the sea
of silence,
And interrupt its utterance with q
word.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-11-04

modern civilization to the last act
when the twain, broken in health
ard fortune. and wrecked by jealousy
come like two weary children ut the
feet of the old priest who has fa-
thered them throughout their tr0u-
b!es. In the days of their prosperity :
they had built chapel for their old
friend, the priest, and In their ad-
versity they come back to the little
edince one Sunday morning. just as
the chimes send their music rolling
through the valley. The story is In
terestingly told, and with a cast COM
prising Harry Nelson, Virginia
Lewis. Mabel Thorn. Elsie Graham.
Harry Walker. Richie Sowaal. Geo.
J. Clark and with scenic effects tina.
are brilliant. The production is
worth attending.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-11-04

Mrs. A. J. HOlwOrthy is anticipat-
ing with great pleasure the arriva!
within a few days If her sister, Miss
Marion Merriman, who leaves her
homo in Corpus Christi, Texas. this
morning for Lakeland. Miss Merri-
Elan is a very charming girl, is a tai
eLted musician, and will be a delight
ful addition to Lakeland social cir
cies. She will remain in Lakeland
until after the Christmas holidays.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-11-04

Delcher. Messrs. Ossian Drane.
George Moore, Frank Thompson. <.
G. Alexc nder. r. E. Chunn. Frank
Farrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-11-04
First Meeting Of Season
To Occur Tomorrow.

The first meeting of the Woman 8
Christian Temperance Union to be
held for several weeks, will occur to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
home of the president, Mrs. J. w.
Turner, on South Florida avenue.
AS many of the members have been
out of the city during the heated
term, no meetings have been held re-
Gently, and it is very much desired
that a large attendance be present
tomorrow. This will be the occasion
also of the annual election Of officers.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-11-04
Telegram Society Editor
Now Back ION the Job"

Mrs. NJ. F. HetheringtOn, the es-
timable and charming wife Of the
editor of the Lakeland Telegram,
and Tribune correspondent from
Lakeland, will return to her home In
that thriving little city today, hav-
ing spent two restful and delightful
months at Clyde, N. c., where the
balmy mountain air has benefited
her greatly. She states that the ther-
mometer registers % there every
morning for the past three weeks.
She writes that she has enjoyed
keeping pace with the news Of South
Florida through the columns of the
Tribune.--Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-11-04

Ladies' Memorial Association
Will Have Important Meeting.
Tomorrow afternoon the Ladies'
Memorial association will meet at the
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4 beligvg is goa5fIergaeg IS enaad.z

oughfare Of these roads. Any one OF
these companies would find an alert
rival across the street
It was quite an hour before we got
into the Office OF Andrew Flint, the
president of the Union Fuel Company,
although it was one Of the smallest
companies in the combine. He was
man magnetized by the rubbing OF
gold coins; he seemed to point con-
stantly to the financial North; no
matter how the needle were flung, 1t
swung finally back there. The very
physical type of the man was metallic.
He was thin and sharp, with iron
hair. eyes blue like the points Of
drill. and a manner as Of a constant
clicking. He had abridged the courte-
sizes Of life to a formula of brief con-
ventions: but in the discussion Of dol
Iare he was almost voluble. his voice
raced. He waited. seemingly hung on
a string like a suspended pendulum,
while Randolph Mason in a dozen
sentences stated the gist Of the I'M
fortunate's story.
Mr.. Flint spoke a monosyllable TO
a clerk. who brought case Of papers
and laid it open on a table before him.
q HlOAuEAA LS ASL 49,
through the file.
Correct" he said: your Mr.. Hop
kins owns a life estate in these lands
We own the remainder. What do
you want?"
'T want you to buy the life estate"
Mr.. Flint looked again at his pa
pers.
.grbe advice here is against it, he
answered. This tract Is a patch at
taching to the eastern corner Of our
field. Our main openings are four
miles west; the coal won't be avail
able to US for ten years. This lie
estate may be terminated then Why
should we buy it now"
''For the very reason that 1t may
be terminated then" answered Ran
dolph Mason.
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his life, but must get his living from
the surface and pass over all the
wealth beneath his feet to his success
sor. He may be SICK weighted with
debt, starving, the wealth of the In
dies may lie beneath the sod OF his
lands like a=buried treasure, yet it is
held in certain decisions that he can
not touch it. Does such a rule OF law
seem to you to be justice?"
It was now Andrew Flint's turn to
sneer.
Tam not interested" he replied, ON
the justice Of it"
Perhaps continued Mason, you
may be interested in a further pro-
vision of that doctrine, quite as cur
ious. It is also the law OF the State
of West Virginia that, If at the time
the life tenant comes into his estate
there is a mine opened on the land
and in operation. then this person
with the life estate can not only con-
tinue the operation of the mine, but
he can also work It to exhaustion. He
can gut the land Of every ounce Of
value If a way be but cut to the
door Of the storehouse. he can rife
It to the last penny. He can disem-
bowel the land and leave his success
sor only a worthless she'll Does this
seem to you to be any sounder JUS
tice?"
The president Of the Union Fuel
Company fen back INTO his attitude OF
business interest, as by the swapping
ola lever.
what, what!" he said let me
understand you"
You shall underStand me exactly. .
replied Mason. There is little mine
in operation on this land. II you do
not choose to make this contract with
MI. Hopkins, shall take him to the
coal company across the street, which
also operates IN this region I shall
lease the land to 1t for any royalty it
suggests. even a cent a ton. This
Pittsburgh vein IS eight feet thick
1t viii yield ten thousand tons to the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-09
suooestion for New HoIIday.

Texas has an onion day" Com
menting on its observation, q New
Yorker said to Galveston merchant:
The Lone Star state has the better
Of the Empire state, for we have nc
vegetable or flower to which we dc
fearful homage as you do to the frag'
rant onion. The fact Is, We are open
to suggestions as to a new holiday
The latest proposition in that line was
a moving day. Now. don't misunder
stand the term Those who move will
not celebrate: they will Just move and
experience all the joys pertaining to
that heart and Misunderstanding func'
ton. Those who viii celebrate viii be
the people who can look on.''-NeW
York Tribune.
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Il
10 otter fIyinE. men s. " 9
eheeTzIy IN the Iace q SlSe
there 1 WIS., he man e0ntin-
ned. e1o money. no land had
bo1Ehe only the right to use this
ground as long as the old farmer
HFed. A goat with creepers on his
Eset would have starved on the top
Of It I tried TO sell out to Nosy.
discovered then that he was a capper
for the Union Fuel company, Httle
branch OF one Of the two soft coal
eol1bines OF America
Eothln' doing. he said Our COM
pany put up that little job to catch
just such suckers as you are. We
bought the fee simple title to that
lands then we picked up the debts Of
the old farmer. who Eag supposed to
own It but had only He estate, as
We knew. We got the debts for ten
cents on the dollar, when we showed
the creditors that the rube had no
title. Then we brought a creditors
silt to sell the land. I expected to
buy It in for the face amount Of our
debts. but when you butted In and
bid It over our debts, I side-stepped.
We made about nine thousand dollars
on your cut-in. No. We VIII not pay
out any good money for your old life
estate. Not US; our heading WON'T
set up to this land for the next ten
years. / guess Wen just set back on
our hunkerg and wait tn the ola man
dies. So long! I may not see you
again. You're a hunger; amt your
THAT was two years ago. The bugs
haven't Knocked on any time, Clark,
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HARRIS HELD
BY Commissions Mason for
the Philappi Term of the
Federal Court.

III Harris, negro was taken to
Fairmont yesterday afternoon by
Deputy United States Marshal Hupp'
on a charge Of Illegal selling of spirit
Gus drinks. Harris was arraigned
before United state Commissioner
John william mason, Jr. The evidence
against him was strong enough to
cause the commissioner to hold the
prisoner for the next term OF the fed
eraI court for the northern district Of
west virginia. which viii meet at
PhiIppi next week.
Harris was taken to Philippi by
Marshal Hupp and viii be held in the
jail there until the Conrt conyenes.
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says, and, unless can get to the!
South Seas, I'm all in"
Randolph Mason leaned over and
made. a little calculation with his
pencil on the corner OF writing
Tn your condition q health" he
said, ten thousand dollars should
easily buy a six per cent annuity
Could you live in the MarQuesas on
six hundred a year?"
The sick mans eyes snapped
with all the comforts OF home
and money to invest in the funds, as
the French say. Outside the grub,
you only need a steering mat and a
pair Of pajamas. Fifty plunks q
month? should say yes"
Very weIl,'' said Mason, you shall
have twelve hundred dollars down for
expenses, and six hundred payable!
semi-annually as long as you live.
The facetious youth made wide,
ludicrous gesture with both arms as
though gathering up a great heap OF
bundles.
IAN 8. motor, an private car, an
an insurance dictatorship. an the
young princess. my daughter. for a.
wife an twelve she asses laden with
goId-where from
Randolph Mason looked down at.
him as one does at pert, Ching.
bootblack.
From the Union Fuel Company, :"
he answered.
The cheerful consumptive snapped
his fingers.
"stufrs on" he said you might
get it from the Fresh Air Fund or
Uncle Abdul Of Turkey. but not the
I'VE shall get it from the Union.
Fuel company" said Mason. 'Mr..
Parks, have Pietro call carriages
and come with u.s.
The young man arose, waved his.
right arm in a great gesture OF as
IAN right. Governor" he satd;
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-09
COMBINE BEAUTY AND UTILITY
Practical Nature of the Swiss Shown
In Their Gardens-coW Houses
Built over Springs.

The Swiss gardens are a quaint
combination of the artistic and prac'
teal, writes F. q arris Deans in the
Wide World. A row Of gerantums
will be followed by line OF red cab
bages; lettuce ami lilies grow IN per
feet harmony side by side; archways
are covered with scarlet runners The
effect. however is quite pleasing
In many cases, Too, the farmers take
advantage Of the numerous springs on
the mountainside and build their COW
houses over them. thus ensuring 8
constant supply of water running
through the COW house. observed
this for the hrst time one day innme
diately after having quenched my
thirst at sparkling spring. felt q
horrible doubt that all was not clear
that sparkIed. It was a hot day, but
I felt quite cool as I retraced my steps
and tracked that spring to its source
I was relieved to find that the farmer
who owned that par ticular spring
didn't keep cows: Should have be
come a vegetarian if he had. After
that I found lukewarm water from q
Gasthaus more refreshing What the
eye doesn't see the stomach doesn't
grieve about.
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1 12 oar -
Tasn ne Il a 90 sic
q 30 had sd S5fio ed out u tie
carriage behind Randolph Mason
The oGIces Of the Union Fuel Cam
pa11y are 1t the foot of Broadway. an
entire floor. reached by a great semi
circle OF elevators. banging. rafting,
clicking. IN their amphith eater OF
cages. The business carried on here
IS Of necessity stUpendous. 4 has to
do with modifying the temperature
OF the whole country. The forces, too
that labor everywhere under a mans
fingers. are sold here, stored IN =
block of carbon The companies
housed under this roof and the rival
ones occupying as great a building
across Broadway. practically own
the available coal beds of America,
the virgin sources Of all the energy
used commonly by man, from the ftre
cooking his egg to the ire driving his
steamship. That there should be two
weIldefned groups OF such companies
thus IN rivalry, standing like duelists
with the street between them, arises
from the fact that there are two great
railroad systems. as yet uncombtned.
leading into the storehouses Of Amer
ica's coal, each railroad greater in
it's authority than an empire, having
it's retfnue of operating companies at
tached like feudal dependencies.
bound to the overload under penalty
OF ruin, and coming and going at its
beck like the servants Of the cen
ttrion. The two buildings are thus
packed with the chief omces Of coal
companies having mines on the thor
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Ui61l 1ozu 81 go.
s1SFy year 1G1sE. t1e .liEG c51-
6ltIon1, TITS company win tnlg9 o1ti
twenty. Itis WIu Yield 1F. HOP zlll8i
some twenty thousand dollars In the
end. and he company q profit OF 3
hundred thousand: and you q the
f1lrmer's death VIII have GhGa o.
broken rocks to inherit as yUW -
tate. Does my proposition seem now
Z matter Of so much amusement.
Mr.. Flint saw that the natter had
reached that practical status which he
called business. and. AFTER his cus-
tom, he prepared Instantly 20 meet It
"Just a moment, please" he said.
He turned to his telephone on the
table ana called up one Of the great
Law firms Of the city. He stated In a
few rapid words the legal question IN
voIved. we could not, OF course. hear
the answer, but the jerlEy expletives
OF Mr.. Flint were eloquent
Presently he placed the receiver on
its horn.
eve win take Mr.. Hopkins title at
your hgure,'' he said.
But Just then the sick man emphat-
ically thrust into the conference.
mo, you don't!'' he cried. bouncing
out of his chair. ''I've got the harpoon
in you. an I'm goin' to jump on It.
You pay me thousand dollars year,
and every minute raise It i've hun
dred!"
Randolph Mason reached over his
hand, caught the excited Mr.. Hopkins
by the arm, and replaced him IN his
chair.
your silence" he said, will obl!ge
me. You shall receive exactly the sum
/ have named, neither a dollar more
nor less. do not intend that either
you or this company shall take an adj
vantage"
/ do not know which regarded Ma
son with a greater wonder, the hum
bIed. fellow or Mr. Andrew Flint The
oneS no less than the other, expected
an advantage to be pressed home; 1t
was the first law Of commerce. as
they knew it; all else was a theory
Of churches.
I think the sick man would have
broken into protest, but the manner
Of Randolph Mason was not to be mis-
read, and, too, in the formers eye he
was something Of the magician IN the
fairy book, and not to be set IN anger
lest the gold IN sight vanish.
A deed was swiftly written, executed,
and check for twelve hundred dol
lars passed over to Mr.. Hopkins.
I shall always remember the com
ment Of that cratic but cheerful per
son as we left the building. He walk
ed along through the corridor beside
me, his eye travelling In sort OF child
ish wonder over Randolph Mason, who
strobe before him, doubtless like a
Providence. Finally. as we were COM
ing to the door, he plucked my sleeve
and spoke his comment, which,
phrased Inherently. was. indeed, the
comment Of US all
AThe old boys a terror! amt hep
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lI3 - Io0 60
"PHF1n ne. il.E, re- ~
place BY the use 0C the machinery
Of tho law, yoR have taken this mans
money. You must now purchase his
title 20 the land. pay him IN cash the
two years interest already due On his
dred dollars, and the interest semi
annually hereafter, that fs. elk hum
adred dollars per year until his death
This is not an unreasonable PROPOSE
ton. because, in the present condi-
ton Of Mr.. Hopkins's health, SC Is not
likely that he WIN live for q longer
period than the farmer ct whose
death the estate terminates"
The president oe the Union Fuel
Company laughed. hls voice cacSdng
Ike a spinning cog-wheel-
Really" he said, "yOuoamuse me-
An ugly sneer gathered In the cor
nerB of Mason's mouth.
you do not amuse me-" he said;
you annoy me-"
Mr.. Andrew Flint flushed and turn
ed sharply in his chair.
Ell believe this conference is ended,
he said.
Not quite ended" replied Randolph
Mason. Listen a moment, II you
please. It is the law OF the State Of
West Virginia that life tenant-that
is, one owning a Life estate in lands
cannot open mines and remove coal
OF minerals from such lands during
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For the. legal prIneIpIe In
voIved In this story see The
Law Of Mines and Mining in the z
United States (6arrinser e
Adams, page 49,, also the fol-
lowing eases: Koen v. Bartlett,
II w. Va, $50; especially 567;
Williamson v. Jones, SO w. Va
231; Wilson v. Yost, 4s w. Va
ss4.
s1Ehe rule Is we'll settled that
tenant for fife, when not pre-
cIuded by restraining word0' may
not only work open mines, but
may work them to exhaustion"
p 5s7, Koen v. Bartlett, supra.
Opinion.