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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-16

! won't need any more OF your dope.
There won't be any more attention paid TO
me-not TIL I play my little joker"
IF you fall asleep naturally you may
snore." warned the physician.
Naturally won't fall asleep" said the
corpse. From now on this Is a wide
awake Job"
Nothing can happen for six or eight
hours yet" observed the doctor. You'd
better get some sleep while you can"
But Petersen was restless In his narrow
quarters. and 20 get out TO stretch his legs
and TO get back In again would disarrange
the coffin's upholstery. SO he suggested
a game OF cribbage.
"Ill play you for the amount of your
bill" he said with a grim smile.
Which bill? Doctor or undertaken"
Both. IN their natural order" Petersen
came back at the facetious physician.
So the doctor brought cards and crib
bage board. placed them on the folded cot
I'm lid. and the game began. The corpse
"pegged" rapidly away from his opponent.
winning three straight games.
That settles the doctors BILL he said
Reach into that box on the desk and give
me a cigar"
They lighted cigars and proceeded with
the other half of the contest-best two out
OF three. As the coming dawn revealed
itself through the window the doctor
threw down his cards. beaten.
And that disposes of the undertaker's
bill" remarked the corpse with much sat
isfaction.
Right here olesen, the butler, entered
noiselessly and whispered:
Mr.. Egstrom is up. ready for break
fast. Mrs. Petersen has ordered her
breakfast In her room. sir"
The corpse bobbed down into its coffin
white hands folded across his breast The
doctor threw himself into an easy chair.
putting furiously on a fresh cigar to &C.
count for the unfunereal atmosphere Of
the room.
But these precautions proved unneces.
sary. The Petersen country house being
Isolated. there were no callers. Mrs Pet.
ersen and Egstrom went out for a drive
Immediately after breakfast. Mrs. Peter
sen was sure that the doctor would make
all arrangements. She was too overcome
to be OF any USE She and her kind
escort probably would not return until
evening.
The corpse spent Q long day between
unsatisfyfng cat maps and bowls OF most
inadequate broth. Esstrom and Mrs
Petersen returned barely In time for din
ner. after which they retired to their re-
spective rooms. The physician agreed
with the corpse that II might excite sus-
picions II he remained any longer So he
departed Immediately after dinner.
GOOD Lord sighed the corpse. AN
other night OF H."
But he stuck TO his resolution not 10
risk anything by getting out Of his cot
nm. During this long second night the
butler was his victim at cribbage. AT
dawn the poor butler was as nearly dead
from lack OF sleep as the corpse looked
once more serenely stretched out IN hts
coffin awaiting developments
Those Developments came early-Imme-
diately after breakfast, which Mrs Peter
sen and Egstrom took together in the
small breakfast room adjoining the library.
Petersen could hear their cheerful CONVEX
sation.
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solute deadliness Of the machine
gun was Its liability TO jam occa-
sionally. That has been almost en-
tirely overcome in the Benet- Mer-
cier gun.
This gun weighs only twenty-nine
sounds and needs no tripod like
the older machine guns. In an
emergency u might be rested on the
shoulder Of one man and fred BY
another. But under ordinary cir
cumstances the soldier who fires Il
lies on his stomach on the ground.
holding the breech. while the muz-
zle IL upheld AZ the requisite eleva-
ton BY pair Of steel prongs.
Only two men are needed to
operate this marvellous weapon One
aims u and pulls the trigger. while
the other replaces the spent clips Of
cartridges with fresh ones as fast
a. they are used up. Two add
tional men are required. however.
Tor bringing supplies Of the car
tridre-clips. each one Of which con
tains rife cartridges with conicai
bullets
Theoretically. the run e. cana BE n
hrlnr 80 bullets n minute-that g.
N"N" N.NN ~ NNfM IN NNH|NIfNa
Tn SEXUAL practice however. 20 can
lIerharre only 900 rer minute. be-
1nre emo time a. lost in replacing
fle spent clips with fresh ones put
go Tor Minute means - O0o man
2. ING rrn.erfI.rs per hour 90 which
rnie the entire population ~ greater
Neu nnrE might Theoretically speak
.nr. p eipe1 nut hT q single Benei.
Mrrrrr In battle over eirht DAYS n
fErrfF fnur hnurs enrh
Ine hrnri NrrrIrr o. en- auto
matte run. n ls a. operated. The
re- frnm earh powder charge. f1i-
loslrr fho huIiaf na n rnes through
ne .lrrr r1Hara fhrunrn hole
IN 90 BOTTOM 0f fhr hnrrrf into fhe
rh1uhrr hrrrlff fhr iaffrr ffe On.
n1rs.Hn iu 90 rhrmher nrraaea back
rIefnn uifh n raI esl sHrinr fhc
rerau ri uh'rt fierfs enc empty cart
tr ere star cauranr Great Hritafn n
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Calm yourself. said the physician
"Your poor husband suffered very lit
tle"-
. "oh. he's dead Ny darling husband
IL dead" exclaimed Mrs. Petersen
The grief OF the housemaid told all.
Egstrom. the family friend. quietly ef-
faced himself. for the time being. The
physician conducted the sorrowing wife
ing form In his arms-for one glance at
the white face In the coffin assured her
that fainting was now In order. Then he
carried her 60 her room and delivered
her over to the ministrations OF the sin
cerely Borrowing housemaid.
Mrs. Petersen was too much overcome
to appear at dinner. The physician found
II convenient to remain for the night. II
gave him secret pleasure to dine with
Egstrom and listen to that gentleman's
mournful acknowledgment OF the late
Petersen's innumerable graces OF mind
and heart
Mrs. Petersen did not leave her room
that night. Egstrom retired early TO the
chamber allotted to him.
The butler busted himself In the kit
chen behind closed doors preparing q
nourishing broth that could be safely
taken by a dead man without bringing
any tint OF life to his cheeks.
The physician watched beside the cof.
fin. Toward midnight he was awakened
by a loud yawn. For a moment con-
fused by drowsiness. he was startled at
the sight OF Petersen sitting up In his
coffin and drumming impatiently on its
lid with his fingers.
did she conner" asked Petersen, who.
In the interests of the conspiracy. had
lain all this time unconscious under the
influence OF a drug.
She came" said the physician. when
she gazed on your dead face she tainted
-as l was there ready to catch her. We
took her to her room. and she hasn't left
1t since. Egstrom was with her. Of
course"
did the fellow stayf" asked the
corpse" eagerly.
He did. We dined together and he
recalled all your excellent qualities
Good" said the corpse. Now kindly
tell Olesen to bring me that bowl of broth.
I'm famished-and it's my only dead
mans chance to eat"
Sitting up In his coffin, with the folded
lid for a table, Petersen consumed his
broth with evident relish.
How about bit OF steak2" he inquired
The physician promptly vetoed solid
food and advanced with his hypodermic
needle.
Not yet" pleaded the corpse. Tn fact.
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fall 70 the noor Then he ran from ne
room and dashed. hatless. from the house.
Petersen craNied out OF the coffin
Aided BY the butler. be carried Mrs Peter.
sen 70 her room and sent for a physician
Tor truly she needed one.
When Petersen had RECALLED himself with
a bath and a large steak with plenty %
fried potatoes. he went back 10 the city
and started divorce proceedings
The trial, which promptly freed Peter
sen. created a sensation Egstrom nearly
collapsed on the witness stand Re A
said 90 b. travelling abroad Tor hts health.
The divorced Mrs. Petersen g. living in
strict retirement.
II o. reported that the shock % that
efand eulgnol scene showing her de-
parted husband sitting up In his coffin 20
accuse her has Transformed her from a
beauty Into q nerveracked old woman
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fool at the other end OF the wire"
La, la Let me have my little Joke
with the old reprobate." said Mrs Peter
sen. You know. Duckie that I love no
one but you. and never have"
You darllngi"
These two words we're uttered IN the
voice OF Egstrom.
Petersen sat up in his coffin Nh
Petersen and EgstrOm, not two yards
away we're clasped In each others arms
At that instant the butler entered. The
exposure was complete. witness included.
Caught" Numbered the corpse. with
bony finger pointed at the deceltful
couple.
Mrs. Petersen. beholding the fearsome
spectacle OF her departed husband sitting
up IN MS conin and so Justly denouncing
her, tainted in dead earnest.
bgstrom was 20 scared that be LET her
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After breakfast the unsuspecting couple
entered the library. carefully closing the
door after them. They barely glanced at
the conin, never once looking inside,
where Petersen lay with a most undeath-
like flush OF evaporation on his counte-
nance.
Mrs. Petersen went directly TO the tele-
phone. Petersen heard her calling up one
OF his most intimate business associates
In tones that were so cheerful as TO be
almost gay she announced the joyous fact
OF her husbands death.
The will leaves everything 70 me. you
know" telephoned Mrs. Petersen. Il shall
be rich-and you know what that means.
naughty boyi"
Petersen could hardly restrain himself
IL was lucky he did, for now he heard the
voice OF Egstrom tenderly rebuking Mrs.
Petersen for holding ont false hopes to the
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clogging the latter. These troubles
have either been eliminated or re-
duced 20 a minimum In the Benet-
MERCER gun. A sandsi0rm has been
known 20 put n machine rife out
" commission temporary
10 Is ingeniouslv cooled BY the cir
cuiatlOn 81 air around the barrel
a machine gun IL Of necessity n
very complex piece Of mechanism.
For portability. u must be made light
On weight. yet 10 has 10 operate under
the most trying imaginable conditions.
enduring enormously high pressure
from the powder charges.
Even now n competitive test is GO
ing on nt the Government arsenal
az Springfield. 70 see m any gun
can prove itself better than the Benet-
MERCER. In this competition are en-
tered two machine rifles from Eng
land. one from Denmark and two
from the nitcC States. Our own
War Department would rather have
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ridge case. feeds In o. new cartridge.
aud fires o. Thus the process re
pc1ting itself With almost inconoeiv-
able rapidly thc bullets are dis
charged in continuous stream like
water from N hose.
Nothing 20 compare with the Benet-
Merricr has been known up e. the
present time Yet the War Depart
mcnt doe not consider 10 beyond
Improvement As n matter ~ fact.
tho perfect machine gun has not
80 been developed. All such weapons
FlVe trouble now and then with
l1mq" due 90 stoppagcs ~ the me
ohnnism. such jams my be caused
by heat caused BY the enormous &C
tivlty m the mechanism. BY dirt &C
cumulltcd from the firing BY break
nFo ~ parts. due to rapidity fire. or.
ln other Instances. to Irregularities
iu the cartridges Once in n while
% happens that the primer drops
out n cartridge into the mechanism.
-
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hing order as a bright. ingenious
American soldier would do
A machine gun is a device that
fires rife bullets continuously and
automatically. All the soldier has
to do is TO pull a string or press a
lever and then the bullets ny out.
The man In control can play the
stream Of bullets over a held Just as
you scatter the Jets Of watering
can over the garden. II r. impos-
siole for any man 20 remain alive
In an open space over which a ma
chine gun II playing its death rain.
The only imperfection IN the alb
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forelgn gun n lf o. e1urrf1r -
an American run. We uanf frr 80
possible Wcapun. TIE frnrf mrrrIfr
4 mnde by "a Irenrh ComunnF. uleura
henef. one n fhn inFrrfnra u 81
American. Our government ~ -
cured lhr rIrhf fu mannfarfrre n af
Springfield end fne Caf Camrarr.
% Hartford. O. cIu.lTci frr taruIar
f out
strange. fhaurhf if mnr errr. a.
regular amy III rHe Tinted States
iossosscs nn nadine ron r.nrar %
simply Or fhr HrHaHn fHHf frrF hrrr
nnf hcrn aufI .rIlaI hf CnrrHn nr
Set With ever. r0.IuHnf nf nfrrfrr
or mfaIrV IH fnr ..rEInf. fnurrrr
p er-caIici .ulrt.re rrn raf1rr
consisting ~ fwrrfU mn IrfHUrH
from dlffrrrut nIrrHu." EHrn nn
tom compile fUn .aa nra rnrH
section has one mu.H rrrrr'rr rre
machine gun end D ru fHrrfa q IN
muultion. also tao hlti.f.nraI muIra
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-16
A Grand GuignoI "Thriller'
in Real Life, This Unusual
and Uncomfortable Stratagem
by Which a Rich Suedish
Merchant Secured Diuorce
from the Wife Who
LoUed Another

thrown back on its hinges. %
that sorrowing relatives might
view the features Of the dead
merchant.
These preparations were COM
piets some time before the ar
rival Of Mrs. Petersen. She ar
rived nom the railway station
In an acknowledgements by
the faithful Egstrom- The ply
stefan met them IT the door.
My poor. dear husbandi"
said the wife. DO tell me that
ne 10 better"
A housemaid. visible In the
hall. threw her apron over her
face and burst into tears
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Dur New Gun That Can Shoot 400 Mexcan Never Get Hot

~ HE machine gun il the most
deadly weapon ever invented.
= The United States Army pos
sesses the most deadly OF all ma
chine guns. 1t is called the Benet-
Mercier gun.
The Benet-Mercier gun IL capable
or killing 400 men a minute. II
would kill 400 Mexicans a minute
VI they got In the way. The Mexi-
cans also have some machine guns
hut they are OF a very inferior type
TO the American. and those half
civilized people are not capable Of
keeping the mechanism IN good run
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ID. testers subdlylsion.
McElroy and Pea

north 100 feet of Water lot bounded north by Backus
avenue. by Belle River south by A. ]. Scott
by Belle River avenue:
226 SO 90 1 90 39
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STATE OF MICHIGAN.

To the Circuit Court for the County of St Clair in
The petition of orame b. Fuller, Auditor General of
respeetfuy that the list of lands hereinafter set
forth and marked Schedule A. contains description
of all the in said County Of St Clair upon which
taxes the mentioned therein and
which returned delinquent for nonpayment OF
taxes and which taxes have not been paid together with
thereon the time fixed for SALE and collection fee and
expenses provided by law extended against each OF
Your petitioner further to the Court that said
lands returned to the Auditor General under the
provisions of Act BOG of the Public Acts OF 1893 as de
nquent for non-payment of said taxes for said years
respectively that said taxes remain unpaid except
that included in said Schedule A. for taxes Of
as delinquent for said taxes under the provisions of
the general laws in force prior to the passage Of
200 of the Public Acts Of 1891 and which taxes remain
Your petitioner further shows that in all where
lands included In Schedule A. as aforesaid for
sold said taxes have been heretofore sold
for said delinquent taxes and the sale or sales SO made
aside by court OF competent Jurlsdctlon
or have been cancelled as provided by law.
further shows and that the taxes,
interest collection fee and expenses set forth in said
lands described in said schedule.
petitioner further shows that the said taxes
said described lands have remained unpaid for more than
year after they returned as delinquent; and
the said not having been paid and the same being
now due and remaining unpaid above set FORTH your
petitioner prays decree in favor State of Mich
gan against each parcel of said lands for the payment
OF the several amounts of taxes interest collection Zee
against the several parcels of land contained therein
and in default of payment of the said several
parcels of land may for the due thereon
as provided by law, to pay the lien aforesaid.
And your petitioner will ever pray etc
~ ' ORAMEL B. FULLER,
Auditor General of the State of Michigan, for
and In behalf Of said state
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ANNUAL TAX SALE.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, / 90
County of ST. Clair. s1

The Circuit Court County of St Clair in Chan
Gerry. 49,,
General of the State Michigan for and in behalf
said State for the sale of certain lands for taxes
reading and filing the petition Of the Auditor Gen
of the State of Michigan, praying for decree In
land therein described the therein specified
claimed to be due for taxes interest and charges on each
amounts so Claimed by the state of Michigan
1t is ordered that said petition will be brought on for
be held at Port Huron in County of St Clair State
of Michigan the 9th day of April A. ID 1914 at the
interested in such lands any part thereof desiring
TO contest the lien claimed thereon by the state OF Mich
thereof shall appear In said Court and hle with the
clerk thereof acting as register in chaneeGy their o0jee
this Court above mentioned and that In DEFAULT Thereon
the same will be taken as confessed and decree VIII oe
it is further ordered that pursuance Of said decree
the lands described in said petition for which decree of
sale shall be made will be sold for the several taxes
interest and charges thereon as determined by such
at 10 o'clock a. m. said day, the day or days
subsequent thereto may be necessary to complete the
the Office of the County Treasurer or at such con
place shall be selected by him at the county
seat the County of St Clair State of Michigan and
that then and there made will be public sale,
parcel described the decree shall be separately
exposed for sale for the total taxes interest and charges
shall be made to the paying the full
amount charged against such parcel and accepting
conveyance of the smallest undivided fee simple interest
therein If will pay the taxes and charges
and take conveyance of less than the entire thereof
parcel Of land cannot be sold for taxes interest and
charges such parcel shall be passed for the time
close of the sale be reoffered and IT, such second
offer, during such sale the same cannot be sold for
Off the same in the name of the State.
Witness the Hon. Harvey IapPan Circuit Judge, t ana
f fseal qay Oh fsO'O''' a. - ' HARVEY TAPPAN,
'G ALBERT p RYAN Register "N''' ''9''
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Township North of Range II East

piece Of land bounded north by McIwain, east by lot
B. Porter's Addition Gratot Beach, south BY lot A.
Porters Addition to Gratiot Beach west by McIlwain
piece of land bounded north by Howe cast by lot B.
Porters Addition TO Gratiot Beach, south by McIlwan
and alley west By GratOt Avenue "a % 90
piece of land bounded north by Holland east by Lake
shore Road south by Holland avenue, west by Lake
feet east and west fractlSnai &c % * %
piece of land described follows commencing at the
intersection Of the east line Of Gratot Avenue and north
line of Lakeside Park thence north % west HOS feet
right OF way, thence north co. W east along
canal right way Lakeshore thence southery along
west to place Of beginning; excepting piece of land
described follows commencing at point In the north
corner OF described land thence northwesterly
parallel with Gratio 76 feet thence eastery
1888 feet thence southeastery and parallel with Gratiot
along north line Of Lakeside Park ZIG feet
TO the place Of beginnng reserving an alley 80 feet
wide along south line of said land also excepting
point line of Gratot 1900 feet south
from the southeast of Gratiot and high
2s4 feet thence north and at right angles with said
line feet thence east SS $40 feet, thence north
46 feet thence east Is feet thence north, i0 W west
10 feet thence 80 feet thence southwesterly S7
feet point east side Of Gratiot avenue n feet
northerly from place Of beginning thence southerly
Oh beginning $50 IL IS 81 i'm 90 $50 81
Intersection OF the east line Of Graot avenue and the
south line Of highway the north line OF fractional
section g. thence SOUTH 25s east 54 feet to canal
right way Lakeshore thence northery along
south line of highway, thence west along south
line OF highway to place Of beginning except piece
SO feet on Gratiot avenue. fractional
rs 1904 81 % / 90 100 IS
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commencing at the intersection OF Water and Bridge
streets east side thence running southerly 100 feet
along east line of Water street, thence easerly at
right angles to St Clair river thence running northerly
along said river to lot owned by T. Garlock, thence
running westerly along T. Garlocks south line to place
piece of land 800 Parker street 100
west bounded north by Mrs. Wech, east by Dan Love
joy, south by Louis Sanger west by Parker street
& 93 752 16 90 80 81
66 feet Belle River avenue bounded north by Mrs.
Michael Furtow, east by Belle River avenue, south by
parcel of land bounded north by Belle avenue south by
ID. d. Robertson Addition, east by Henrietta Cottrel
y wy 50 50 is 81 z 10 90 IS s.
land bounded north by Adoph Barthume east by Belle
River avenue west and south by alley .....::.:.:.
So IN q 100 9S3
Radlon east by Belle River avenue, south by Mrs VIII
liam Bowen, west by William Manuel.
land bounded north by Roy Lester, by Ed Lndow.
south by Center street. west by A G. Westbrook Estate
,o., ,on.,., u., l2@ slS As LEO i6 Ga
south by A Barthume west by Belle River Avenue
land bounded north by A. Barthume by alley south
by Frank Pelkey west by Deude subdivision ........
100 feet front Parker street and so feet Bowery
street, bounded north by II. b. Baird, east by Dan
Loveoy south by Bowey street west by Parker street
lot bounded north by Robinson street by Ben TebO
south by H. c. Cottrell, west by city limits
lot bounded north by Robertson street by Louis
West, south by H. C. Cottrel, west by Ben Tebo...
81 10 OF 90 "A
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SCOTS Subdivision.

land bounded by Baird Addition by NJ Sicken
south by lot 100 and Harry Stone, Mrs Johanna Britt
and NJ. owen and west by Frank Poucott.
65 1H 10 100 75
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TOWNSHIP 8 NORTH OF RANGE 1s EAST.

pa feet by 70 feet o. H. Robertsons bounded north
by street, east by May Robertson, south by Frank
Dodge, west by George Stopely
p s252 NSe 500 $O Is
land bounded north by N Plat and j. OLeary east by
A. NJ. Smith, south by Joe and John Hammer, west by
highway ........:H % $50 SO rs % 40
" Z .,...".....2S 40 TO 2Os 81 100 II 10
TOWNSHIP NORTH OF RANGE 1e EAST.
S y of y of u of n 4 and W n of u of
north of turnpike.
3S 1903 Az 81 100 "a
e u of y of
A............n 40 IL 46 3A 80 90 II 20
TOWNSHIP NORTH OF RANGE 1s EAST.
all Of Y of south Of Plank Road
a parcel of land in bounded north by Plank Road
west by Stine's land east by section line, south by
Franks land, section 2 Sc and parcel of land
in W X of 4, bounded south by Plank Road east
by Hayes land by Robbins land. ..............
10 40 so 12S7 9S 90 % 80
W X of s a of n W u and W " Of y of w ~;
n = Of sw A"SSss g $50 SS 80 "a "a
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Calhoun and Percivars Plat.

Commissioners Plat Of the Estate of Simon
Petit, Deceased, Lying and Being in Section Is,
Town North, Range II East