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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-19

IL is thought that the animal had
gone mad. The chloroform route was
used to quiet the feline. although the
owner was loath to part with his pet
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-19
Luther Leacue conventlnn-

The quarterly convention OF the Lu-
Their Leagues OF the Wheeling district
was held yesterday afternoon and
evening at Trinity Lutheran church.
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The popular -Four G's will be enter
tanned This afternoon a. the home Of
Mrs. Fred smith. In KirkwOod
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-19

\ pct cat belonging 10 Elmer Rob
ertahaW. The veil known local eonfec.
Toner. acfed strangely yesterday. ana
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-19

chris Kucknck. ths ~eu known 10.
cal Erocer. has announced that he gin
build = tvostory brick building IN the
near future On the corner Of Fifth and
Walnut streets
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wh>>iins corruzfin< Company have
gone out On . strike for hi<her ~2<~~.
n being reported that hey want 9
raise % 80 cents Per day.
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sUnday School Convention.
The annual convention u the Putt
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POI M.n str.s.

Tho pot runners a, me plant Of tho
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04

tipsy sailor. This sanguine tempera-
ment goes surely with this disease;
no other dying men whistle thus
cheerily in the face of death.
SO there was the man contin-
ued, mo money, no land. l had
bought only the right to use this
ground as long as the old farmer
lived. A goat with ereepers on his
feet would have starved on the top
OF it. tried to sell out to Nosy. /
discovered then that he was capper
for the Union Fuel company, a little
branch Of one of the two soft coal
combines of America.
Nothin' doing, he said. Our COM
panyl put up that little job to catch
Just such suckers as you are. We
bought the fee simple title to that
land; then we picked up the debts of
the old farmer. who was supposed to
own It but had only life 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
suit to sell the land I expected to
buy it in for the face amount Of our
debts, but when you. butted in and
bid 1t over our debts, side-stepped
We made about nine thousand dollars
on your cut-in. No, we will not pay
out any good money for your old life
estate. Not us; our heading won't
get up to this land for the next ten
years. guess we'll just set back on
our hunkers and wait till the old man
dies. So long! may not see you
again. You're lunger; amt your
THAT was two years ago. The bugs
haven't knocked off any time, Clark
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
COMBINE BEAUTY AND UTILITY
Practical Nature of the Swiss Shown
In Their Gardens-Cow Houses
Built Over Springs.

The Swiss gardens are quaint
combination Of the artistic and prac-
teal, writes F. Harris Deans in the
Wide World. A row of geraniums
will be followed by a line of red cab
bages; lettuce and 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 a
constant supply of water running
through the COW house. l observed
this for the first time one day imme-
diately after having quenched my
thirst at a sparkling spring. / felt
horrible doubt that all was not clear
that sparkled. It was hot day, but
l felt quite cool as retraced my steps
and tracked that spring to its source.
l was relieved to find that the farmer
who owned that particular spring
didn't keep COWS; / should have be-
come vegetarian IL he had. After
that found lukewarm water from 9
Gasthaus more refreshing. What the
eye doesn't see the stomach doesne
grieve about.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04

have 1t your own way; but when you
wake up don't take it out on me-"
Then he cooked his hat on one side
of his head and followed out to the
carriage behind Randolph Mason.
The offices of the Union Fuel Com
pany are at the foot of Broadway, an
entire floor, reached by great semi
circle of elevators, banging. rafting,
clickinga in their amphitheater Of
cages. The business carried on here
is of necessity stupendous. 1t has to
do with modifying the temperature
of the whole country. The forces, too,
that labor everywhere under mans
fingers, are sold here, stored in q
block of carbon. The companies
housed under this roof, and the rival
ones occupying as great building
across Broadway, practically own
the available coal beds of America,
the virgin sources of all the energy
used commonly by man. from the fire
cooking his egg to the fire driving his
steamship. That there should be two
well-defined 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 uncombined,
leading into the storehouses of Amer
ica's coal, each railroad greater in
it's authority than an empire, having
its retinue of operating companies at
tached like feudal dependencies
bound to the overload under penalty
of ruin, and coming and going at it's
beck like the servants Of the cen
turion. The two buildings are thus
packed with the chief offices of Goa.
companies having mines on the thor
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Mr. Andrew Flint lie the sun over
gun metal
you have come to the wrong
place." he said This is not q char
ity bureau
Pardon me. sir" replied Randolph
Mason; I'VE have come to the right
place. BY the use of the machinery
of the law, you have taken this mans
money. You must now purchase his
title to the land, pay him in cash the
two years interest already due on his
purchase money, thar is, twelve hum
dred dollars, and the interest semi
annually hereafter, that is, six hun
bred dollars per year until his death.
This is not an unreasonable PROPOSE
ton, because, in the present condi-
ton of Mr.. Hopkinss health, it is not
likely that he will live for longer
period than the farmer at whose
death the estate terminates"
The president of the Union Fuel
Company laughed, hrs voice cackling
like spinning cog-wheel
Really" he said, 'yousamuse me"
An ugly sheer gathered in the cor
ners 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.
Il believe this conference is ended"
he said.
Not quite ended" replied Randolph
Mason. Listen moment, If you
please. 1t is the law of the State of
West Virginia that life tenant-that
is, one owning life estate in lands
cannot open mines and remove coal
or minerals from such lands during
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acre. At one cent ton that would
net Mr.. Hopkins royalty of one huns
dred dollars per acre. Ordinarily any!
company would take out ten acres
every year. Under the existing con-
ditions. this company will take out
twenty. This will yield Mr.. Hopkins
some twenty thousand dollars In the
end. and the company profit of 81
hundred thousand; and you at the
farmers death will have a shell of
broken rocks to inherit as your es-
tate. Does my proposition seem now
matter Of so much amusement%
Mr.. Flint saw that the matter had
reached that practical status which he
called business, and, after his cus-i
tom. he prepared instantly to meet it,
"Just moment, please" he said.
He turned to his telephone on thaI
table and called up one Of the great
law firms of the city. He stated In al
few rapid words the legal question In
volved. We could not, Of course. hear
the answer. but the jerky expletives
of Mr.. Flint were eloquent.
Presently he placed the receiver onl
its horn.
1--WE will take Mr. Hopkins's title ali
your figure" 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 a year,
and every minute raise it five hum
dred!" 4
Randolph Mason reached over his
hand, caught the excited Mr.. Hopkins
by the arm, and replaced him in his
chair. s.
"Your silence" he said, twill oblige.
me. You shall receive exactly the sum
/, have named, neither dollar more
nor less. / do not intend that either
you or this company shall take an adj
vantage"
l do not know which regarded Ma
son with greater wonder, the hum
bled fellow or Mr.. Andrew Flint. The
one, no less than the other, expected
an advantage to be pressed home; it.
was the first law of commerce, as
they knew it; all else was theory
Of churches.
/ 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.
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
Providence. Finally, as we were com.
ing to the door. he plucked my sleeve
and spoke his comment, which.
phrased differently, was, indeed. the
comment Of us all.
"The old boys terror! amt he?"
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I believe tbis conference is ended

oughfare of these roads. Any one of
these companies would find an alert
rival across the street.
1t was quite an hour before we got
into the Office of Andrew Flint, the
president Of the Union Fuel Company,
although 1t was one Of the smallest
companies in the combine. He was a
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, it
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 a
drill, and a manner as of a constant
clicking. He had abridged the courte-
sizes of life to formula of brief con-
ventions; but in the discussion OF dol
lare he was almost voluble, his voice
raced. He waited, seemingly hung on
a string like suspended pendulum,
while Randolph Mason in a dozen
sentences stated the gist Of the I'M
fortunate's story.
Mr. Flint spoke monosyllable to
clerk, who brought case of papers
and laid it open on table before him.
For a moment he ran his eyes
through the file.
Correct" he said; your Mr.. Hop
kins owns life estate in these lands.
We own the remainder What do
you want?"
81 want you to buy the life estate. :"
Mr.. Flint looked again at his pa
pers
"The advice here is against it." he
answered. s'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 life
estate may be terminated then. Why
should we buy it now?"
For the very reason that it may
be terminated then" answered Ran
dolph Mason.
A smile fitted across the face OF
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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 the writing
pad.
I'm your condition of 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.
Won only need a sleeping mat and a
pair Of pajamas. Fifty plunks q
month? I should say yes"
Every WE'LL" said Mason, you shall
have twelve hundred dollars down for
expenses, and six hundred payable
seni-annually as long as you live
The facetious youth made a wide,
ludicrous gesture with both arms as
though gathering up great heap Of
bundles.
can a motor, an private car. an
an insurance dictatorship, an the
young princess. my daughter, for
wife. an twelve she asses laden with
gold-where FROM"
Randolph Mason looked down at
him as one does at pert. gliding
bootblack.
"From the Union Fuel Company. |"
he answered.
The cheerful consumptive snapped
his fingers.
"stuf's of" he said. "You might
get it from the Fresh Air Fund or
Uncle Abdul of Turkey, but not the
coal trust"
I'VE shall get it from the Union
Fuel company" said Mason. 'sMr.
Parks. have Pietro call q carriage.
and come with us"
The young man arose. waved his
right arm in a great gesture Of as
sent.
IAN right. Governor" he said;
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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 buried treasure, yet it is
held in certain decisions that he can
not touch it. Does such rule of law
seem to you to be justice?"
It was now Andrew Flint's turn to
sheer.
Il am not interested" he replied, "In
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
1t to the last penny. He can disem-
bowel the land and leave his success
sor only worthless she'll Does this
seem to you to be any sounder JUS
tice?'
The president of the Union Fuel
Company fell back into his attitude Of
business interest, as by the swapping
Of a lever.
what! what" he said. LET me
understand YOU"
s'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
Mr.. Hopkins, / shall take him to the
coal company across the street, which
also operates In this region. / shall
lease the land to it for any royalty It
suggests, even a cent q ton. This
Pittsburgh vein is eight feet thick.
It will yield ten thousand tons to the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
suggestion for New Holiday.

Texas has an "onion day" Com
menting on its observation, New
Yorker said to Galveston merchant:
THE Lone Star state has the better
of the Empire state, for we have no
vegetable or flower to which we do
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 will celebrate will be
the people who can look cn."-New
York Tribune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04

For the legal principle ln-
VOWED In this story see The
Law of Mines and Mining in the
United States (Barringer &
Adams, page 15), also the fol-
lowing cases: Koen v. Bartlett,
III w. Va, $50; especially 567;
Williamson v. Jones, 80 w. Va,
231; Wilson v. Yost, 43 w. Va,
1874.
"The rule Is we'll settled that
a tenant for life, when not pre-
cIuded by restraining words, may
not only work open mines, but
may work them to exhaustion"
p. 567, Koen v. Bartlett, supra.
Opinion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-25
GETS COSTLY SLIPPERS
Mrs. Charles AIden,s High HeeIed
kicks Worth $500.

Washington, Dec. 25.-Mrs. Charles
A Alden of Washington has received
as a Christmas present from her hus-
band a pair of satin slippers, the heels
of which are studded with rhinestones
and diamonds. The slippers are said
to have cost 5000, and thus Mrs. Alden
becomes the rival of Mrs. Charles
Anthony of Muncie, Ind, the author
OF the diamond heeled slipper, whose
appearance in this glittering footwear
caused such furore at the diplomatic
reception last season.
Mrs. Alden will wear the slippers to
the charity ball in which organization
she is prominent member. One
noticeable feature of the Alden slip
pers is that their owner has exceed
ingly small feet and thus the dainty
footwear looks as if it might be used
by a child
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-25

his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Watts
and family, 1853 Emmett street, during the
holidays.
The Sacret Concert given by the choir
and male quartette last Sunday evening
at the East Side NJ. E church is indeed
worthy of special mention. The church
was filled to capacity and the concert as
a whole was an exception
Harvey Fuller of Mulvane, Kan, is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Ed Fuller, of EN-
NETT street for a few days.
Mrs. Borney Stitt of Houston, Tex. is
spending the holidays with her mother.
Mrs. Mary Wenthe 4o5 First street
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Kerney will enter
tain at family dinner today at their
home, Maple Court, Tecumseh.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Cox, Mr.. and Mrs.
viii Cox are guests today of their brother.
Mr.. Jesse Cox and family, 4S5 Freeman
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs o. ShauI and daughter
Pearl of Highland Park are guests today
of Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Palmer of North
Topeka.
Miss Nellie Fitzgerald. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Blair guests today at the
Harley Harper home.
Miss Olive Crabb who has been visiting
her sister Miss Mabel Crabb, 221 Branner
street, the past month was called to her
home in Dover yesterday by the serious
illness of her mother.
Miss Ira Fritz of West Topeka is the
guest today of Miss Frances Jones Of
Freeman street.
Mrs. w. II. Cox and sons. Earl and Dell.
are guests today of Mr.. Cox'S parents on
Logan street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Paddock are guests
today of Mrs. PaddOcks sister. Mrs. A. y.
Watts and family of Emmett street.
Miss Marjorie Morris of Kansas CITY is
visiting for few days with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Morris, at their
home in Tecumseh.
Frank Shaeffer of Topeka is spending to-
day with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Nick
Shaeffer at Tecumseh
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred BechteI of Leland
street are guests today Of MT. Bechters
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bechtel of Swygart
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Redenbaugh will
entertain at family dinner today at thaIr
home, Deer Park farm.
The annual Christmas entertainment
given last night at the Tecumseh NJ. e.
church was an unusually good entertain
ment-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-25
MENU AT THE JAIL.
Prisoners Enjoy Fine Christmas
Dinner.

There was real joy among the in
mates Of the county prison at noon to-
day when a big spread, prepared in
honor of the Christmas season, was
laid before them. 1t is a safe bet that
for some of the % prisoners the feed
they reveled in was better than they
would have had if they had been at
liberty.
The menu included celery, chicken
and dressing with cranberry sauce,
mashed potatoes and gravy, and a big
hunk of cherry pie for each one. In
asmuch as 1t is the last big dinner to
be served by Sheriff Jonathan d. Nor
ton to his prisoners, extra attention
was paid to make it all that could be
desired.
Pending the dinner the prisoners
sang Christmas songs and made merry.
They were a happy bunch when the
dinner came on-as happy as could be
expected of those who are in "durance
Vi1e'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-25

Mrs. A W. Henry announces the
of her daughter, Sarah NJ,
TO Mr.. Henry F. Charles, which took
place in Kansas City, Mo, April ID.
At home at Nineteenth and Collins
streets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-25

ter, IAN have to little chiIder an you
going to give the Poor pleus give me
a Basket or something to eat for
Chrismass."
Another: II am a widow and SIX
chiIder an have know father an wash
ing for a live an can you give smething
for chrismass a Bas'-et is what 1 been
get"
The little tots-twenty-six OF
them-of the day nursery of the ProVi-
dent association will be given an enter
tainment Thursday afternoon This
will be in charge of the nursery com
mittee of the association under Mrs F.
L. Benjamin. Friday night an enter
tainment will be given for the members
of the Topeka Boys club, which has a
membership of seventy-five. Light re-
freshments will be served. Saturday af-
ternoon at three o'clock the College
Aumnae association, OF Washburn, Will
furnish the entertainment for the girls
who attend the sewing and cooking
classes of the institution.
One of Mrs. c. F. Menninger's Bible
classes has provided books for the
library of the association. The boys
and girls will entitled to the use Of
the books. The primary department of
the Sunday school of the First Congre-
gational church has supplied toys for
the children of the day nursery.