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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-10
LEGAL PALACES.
kneiont suparstitions That 'Tcnaciously
Cling to Life.

kneiont suparstttions That Tremendously
Cling to Life.
On tho subject of "some Ponular
Legal SdperstltIons" Case and Com.
mcnt says that there are many miscon.
captions of = legal doctrines, usually
tanaciousiy held and sometimes rashly
a.ted upon to the clients undotng,
some Of which are SO grotesquely dis
tortedlthat it is difficult to trace them
to their origin. One of the most widely
spread but fortunately harmless Of
these is that in order that a will disin'
heriting m heir may be valid he must
be "cut OFF with a shilling" This no.
tion is erroneous. but Blackstone finds
a foundation for1t In the civil law and
says:
The Romans were also wont to set
aside testaments as being inoficfosa,
deficient in natural duty, ifsthey disin.
heritcd or totally passed by (wfthout
assigning a true, sufficient reason any
OF, the children of the testator. But II
the child had any legacy, though ever
so small, twas proof thatt tcstator
had not lost his memory or reason.
which otherwise the law presumed,
but was then presumedsto have acted
thus from substantial cause. Hence
probably hns arisen that groundless
vulgar error OF the necessity of leav.
lug an heir a shilling. or some other ex,
press legucy, In order to d%lstnherit him
effectually."
Another erroneous idea, quite gener-
ally entertained, is that a signature is
not binding unless written in ink:
Still another curious notion enter
tanned iii some localities is that an eye
witness may not testify to any occur.
renee seen by him Through glass
This is probably attributable to the
fact that the imperfections Of ancient
window glass might deceive the on.
locker rs to what actually took place.
The writer recalls aninstancc adduced
by his instructor in physics while lee.
turing on the %refraction of light Of
a windowpane in his house through
which passersby on the opposite side
OF the square appeared, on coming oD-
posite to a church, to leap over the
steeple. A condition Of this sort
brought out on cross examination
might affect the weight, though not the
admissibility. Of the evidence.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-10
PERIL OF RUsT.
A Constant Monaco to Structures Of
Iron and Stoel.

A Constant Monaco to Structures Of
Iron and Stoel.
Among the many questions which
the architect and builder are called
upon to consider. n e-perhaps is more
important than that relating to the
c~orrosion Of iron and steel. This tend:
ency to decay Is peculiar to these
materials, since none Of the ordinary
metals exhibits It to any comparable
degree, and 1t Is; so strong that an IN
protected piece is soon reduced to a
shapeless mass OF rust. tits one thing
to design and erect q mighty sky
scraper, but an entirely different mat
ter to protect 1t from those influences
which, IL allowed to do their work,
would ruin the greatest structure In a
short time.
1t seems strange. in a way. that IN
less iron is well protected it is far less
resistant to natural agencies than
wood or other building materials. It
is being used more and more in the
fabrication OF large buildings and
other structures Of a permanent type.
and the length of their life. to say
nothing of the safety OF the people
employed in and around them, depends
on the success with which corrosion
can be prevented.
Painters are constantly employed on
such structures as the Brooklyn OF
Forth bridges scraping away rust spots
and repainting. When serious rusttng
Is once started 1t is very hard to check
and as it would inevitably lead to the
destruction Of the framework a col
lapse would he certain to occur sooner
or later, probably with an appalling
loss Of misunderstanding Magazine.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-10
ARAILWAY WIZARD
Tuft Created a Sensation With
His Vertical Road.
FIRST PASSENGER ELEVATOR.

Et Was Erected In the Old Filth Az
enue Hotel, In New York, In 1859 and
h Was Regarded as tho Marvel Of the
Day-lts Introduction to England.
Americans may lose the use of their
legs. A number of authorities on this
subject have made the prophecy that
unless the American mends his ways
and changes the direction in which
certain Of Ills habits and tendencies
lie his '1egswin become as atrophied
as has become his little toe from close
confinement III shoes and long disuse.
These authorities have pointed out
the street car, the automobile and the
average mans cagerness to get there
In the quickest way and with the
least possible effort is the causes for
the present deterioration in legs, and
as mechanical. locomotion becomes
more and more accessible and the rid
ing habit grows man will have less
and less use for his feet and legs.
In addition to electric cars and auto
mobiles, another modern device con-
tributes to the average mans increas.
ing feebleness Of limb. Tint modern
device is the elevator. To the present
generation, accustomed to ride from
floor to floor and to push the elevator
bell button and wait for the car rather
than climb a flight OF stairs. it proba-
bly, seems queer to see or hear the ele
NS.or mentioned as u modern DEVICE
Men In. their youth and evenin their
middle age have become SO ~habituated
to the elevator that they feel that such
a thing always was, or ut least that it
Is coeyal with brick and stone build
ings. Yet the elevator is n modern
device, and the word elevator" in the
application given it,in America is new
er still than the contrlvance It de
scribes.
Before the demolition Of the old
Fifth Avenue hotel in New York there
was in n Of the elevators a tablet, on
which was inscribed this: I'm this
space was erected and operated IN. 1850
Tufts vertical screw railway, the first
passenger elevator ever built"
That elevator was one Of the chief
wonders Of the hotel. which, because
Of Its luxury and magniacence, was
considered one. Of the wonders Of the
new world.
The vertical railway," which saved
persons the trouble of walking up and
down stairs, was widely written about,
and people came from far and near to
look at the strange invention and to
be able to tell their admitting friends
In BOSTON. PHILADELPHIA, Baltimore and
Washington and other cities out.in the
provinces that they had been able to
60 up and down stairs without walk.
Ing.
When travellers came from New York
and told about this vertical screw rail.
way to our grandfathers those worthy
gentlemen raised thetrseses md hands
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3Earth,s diameter.

The earth's greatest diameter is not
necessarily at the equator. According
to the eminent Professor Henkey, the
actual greatest diameter IS that taken
from the summit OF Mount Chimbo-
razo. The line drawn from this point
to the opposite side on a point in stu-
matra gives a diameter Of 1929 miles
New York American.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-10
ToosEamftiar. !

sIsuppose ouSare familiar with the
works &c Bobby Burnsgs
Certainly. ana aIso&wtth the works
Of Bu1g Shakespeares George Byron
ara Jack Mlton:s7lBaocssttoqnls Transcript.
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yiding motive power for engines; NJ,
strong. steel head, encasing explosives;
N, 20opound high explosive; q
primer. which ignltes charge; 81
striker, which is driven in by contact
with ships side and explodes charge:
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.gfnes; G, starting pin; H; engine
chamber; ], %gyroscope tstabilizer);
K, weight acting on horizontal rudder,
controlling distance beneath surface;
L, compressed air chamber-S5O
pounds pressure TO square inch pro-
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Ioh, Eudae

oh, Fudssl
"How did Minnesota get its manner
II suppose Ferdinando D. Soto.
named It after bis daughter Minnie."-
Louisville CourtersJournaL
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Too Previous Hilarity.
Love often laughs at locksmlths and
subsequently has occasion to keenly
regret its hilnrlty. New Orleans
States.
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KEEP LOOKING Y0UNI
It's Easy-H You Know Dc
Edwards Olive Tablets

The seeret IL kseklng yeang s
Of hayifE sallow NornpIeS lon@dsI
rings, und cyourl eyeES Tptn4piesT5Saabi l
lou Elool pfyours face rrdu1l eyes Wit
no Epan H94khtNe &dIIr AE l%&4
Your doc will tell you ninety lie.
6oYEisandI NJ
Edward aw ztknownSphysieiansii
gallo. Perfecteq q Vegetable eothpetni
bowels. which he EysstoShis tattsa ii
Dr.. Edwards.o he Tabietssfhe Sdbsti
tute for calomel, 20 kentlejfnstheIr Asttohi
yet always, effect We.
They bring bout hat exr5eFance Of
spirit. that natp alEbuoy SncyEwhichkshon
be enjoyed BY everyoneabytoninE up The
liver and clearing the neutrality-suspicious.
You will know Dr. EdwhfdsaOliv Tah.
lets byitheirj olive color. 1oetandS25e pcs
box. All druggists.
The olive Tablet Company. celumbassos
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on the torpedo are: A, twin screws
revolving at high speed; B. vertical
rudder; G, horizontal rudder; D, pro-
PEELED shaft; E, buoyancy chamber;
r. starting gear, touched by catch as
torpedo leaves tubes, starting en-
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Take rest: a field that has rested
yields a bountifal crop-ovtd.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
LINFlELD is BACK.

Biloxi, Miss, Aug. 31.-Prof. r. p.
Linfield returned Saturday from Haz-
lehurst, where he was in charge of the
county teachers institute during the
past two weeks. The institute was
quite successful, according to Prof.
Linfield, having enrolled lightweight
teachers and high standard of inter
est was kept up throughout the meet
ing.
Prof. Linfield has been invited to
hold the institute at Hazlehurst again
next year. While he was there he
had the pleasure Of meeting many old
friends that he had not seen for TWEEN
ty-five years. Some Of them he saw
last when he was a barefoot boy.
Among the most pleasant experiences
was seeing an old teacher of his whom
he had not met for thirty years.
Prof. Linfield on his return to this
city stated that he was getting ready
to open the schools He stated that
he believed this would be one of the
most successful terms in the history
of the Biloxi public schools.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
THREE OUT FOR CLERK.

Jackson. Miss, Aug. 31.-At least
three men have openly announced
that they are candidates for clerk of
the house of representatives They
are Geo. B. Power of Jackson, Elan
than Tart of Meridian, and w. T.
Simmons of Smith county.
1t was not generally known until
today that Mr.. Simmons was in the
race for the position referred to, but
a number of his local friends have
been told so in letters from him.
Mr. Simmons was a member of the
1924 legislature, but did not offer
for reelection at the recent primaries.
Mr. Power is well known in Jackson
and is considered on of the leaders in
the race for clerk Mr.. Tart also is
we'll known. He was associated with
the encouragement in some of the
Investigations in the Sons of Plato"
suit, and railroad merger cases.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
AUTOS FOR r. F. D.

Collins, Miss, Aug. 31.-Postmaster
b. F. Lott of the local office has been
notified of a change in the rural route
system leading from Collins. Hereto
fore six routes have been maintained,
and according to the order Mr.. Lott
has received routes Nos. 1, 2, 4, and
6, respectively will be carried by au-
tos. A competitive examination has
been held to select the carriers.
The. routes and the patrons will be
served each day by two automobiles.
The change will become effective on
September l.
Covington county prides herself or
having graded and graveled highways
second to none in the state and the
step is in line with other progressive
moves which the county has carried
out in the past few years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
HEALTH OFFICERS AT WORK.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 81. - County
health officers throughout the state
are now paying close attention to the
business of vaccination. The regula-
lions of the state board of health spe-
officially require that all children who
have not been hitherto vaccinated
must be inOculated before they are
sent to school, and consequently a
great responsibility rests on the sew
eral health officers. 1t is also being
urged that this be done before the &C
tual opening, as far as practicable, so
as to give the vaccine time to "take''
and to have the agony over before
school work actually begins.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
WATSON, ALA, MAN WINS
RELIEF WITH ONE DOSE

VIII Glover, of Watson, Ala, SUI
fered for a long time from the most
painful of stomach troubles. He could
not eat-and if he did his irritated
stomach would not let him sleep.
He tried just enc dose of Mayr's
Wonderful Remedy.
That one dose did wonders. Read
what Mr. Glover has written of his
experience:
81 had been suffering for long
y, :" and tried all kinds of medicine,
with ol...y temporary relief. A friend
advised me to try your wonderful
stomach remedy. Before you sent me
the medicine / could not sleep and
was afraid TO eat. When | ate | would
have heay.ness in my chest, and my
stomach would swell and | would have
a smothering feeling, a headache and
pains in my back. But since taking
one dose Of your remedy 1 can eat
anything l want, and sleep good. /
feel that will not need any more of
your treatment, as the one bottle
worked wonderful results"
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per-
manent results for stomach, liver and
intestinal ailments. Eat as much and
whatever you like. No more distress
after eating. pressure Of gas in the
stomach and around the heart. Get
one bottle of your druggist now and
try it on an absolute guarantee-if not
satisfactory money will be returned
Adv
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
WOMAN SLAIN IN GUN FIGHT.

Port Gibson, Miss, Aug. 31.-Sam
Lomax and Polly Harris, returning
from Pattison, Miss, this county,
early Sunday morning, both mounted
on the same horse, were overtaken
by FlOrian Robinson, who, according
to LOmax's statement opened fire on
them killing the Harris woman in
stantly. A bullet from a pistol enter
ed the woman's head. Lomax states
the killing was unprOvOked Robin
son states that Lomax opened fire on
him first and that he, Robinson, re-
turned the fire, accidentally killing the
woman. All parties are negroes. Rob
inson surrendered to the sheriff.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
CITRUS INDUSTRY LARGE.

Ocean Springs, Miss, Aug. 31-How
great the citrus industry is in this Sec
ton is shown by figures compiled by
the A. & NJ. College, from which it ap-
pears that there are in Jackson coun-
ty alone something like 100000 citrus
trees.
The complete figures are as fol.
lows:
Jackson county, east of the Pasca-
goula river; Satsumas, 234,669; grape
fruit, 2945; kumquot, 500; citrus tri-
foliata, 7S,SS3; others, 364O
West of the Pascagoula river to the
Back Bay of Biloxi, the Ocean Springs
district: Satsumas, SO,366; grapefruit,
1857; kumquats, S3S; citrus trifoliata,
S4,179; others, 1910.
Total, satsumas, 315,035; grapefruit,
1912; kumquats, 1881; citrus trifol-
iata, 1902; others, 6910.
The $4,000 satsuma and grape fruit
represent a planting of about 1000 at
the least
1t will be noted that the PascagOula
region leads in satsuma paintings, but
that the Ocean Springs district is first
in grape fruit and nursery stock.
There are many paintings that
mount well into four figures.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
M'COMB MAN SOUGHT.

McCOmb, Miss, Aug 30.-Owing to
his continued absence from home
since August 4, steps have been taken
by the family and friends of G. T.
Stepp who was employed as train
dispatcher for the Illinois Central rail
road here, to locate him. Mr.. Stepp
and was to have gone from there to
Morton. Miss. to conduct revival
meeting. Not hearing from him his
family communicated with points
where he was supposed to have gone,
but people there had not seen or heard
from him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
PROTESTS ELECTION.

Louisville, Miss, Aug. 81. = r. J..
Boswell, who was defeated for repre-
sentative by F. NJ. Glenn, filed notice
of protest Friday with H. II. Fox.
chairman of the executive committee,
against declaring Mr. Glenn the nomi-
nee, claiming that Glenn was a de-
linquent in his taxes, and not eligible
to vote. The delinquency comes about
because the back taxes which it is
claimed was not settled in time by the
latter A special meeting of the com
mittee has been called for Sept. 4 for
the purpose of considering the case.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
SIGN FOR BILOXI.

Biloxi, Miss, Aug. 31.-The big cleo
trio sign with the word Biloxi" in IL
Illuminated letters will be erected with
in the next few days, according to a
decision reached at meeting of the
Biloxi Park Commission at the home
of Mrs. w. T. Bolton last night. The
sign was purchased for the purpose of
advertising Biloxi, particularly to tray
elers who pass through this city on L.
& N trains. Funds for the purpose of
arranging for the installation of the
sign have been secured through popu-
lar subscriptions and practically
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
PRIMARY COMIIEE
TO MEET TOMORROW
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE BOARD
TO ASSEMBLE IN JACKSON
TO CANVASS VOTE.
Special to The NeiCS.


Jackson, Miss, Aug. 31.-Members
of the state democratic executive COM
mittee will meet in the senate cham
Der of the state house here tomorrow
afternoon to open the official returns
from last Tuesdays primary and de-
clare results, Chairman ]. NJ. McBeath
of Meridian, will preside over the ses-
sion, and it is probable that most of
the committeeman will be on hand.
So far all of the returns are not in
the hands of the secretary of state,
about fifteen counties being missing.
However, the usual sealed returns
from themsare expected during today.
1t is not believed that any results
as so far announced from unofficial re-
turns, will be changed by the of
flcial canvass of the results. No per-
sonal result cards were sent out by
the secretary of state for the second
primary as was done in the first. SO
copies of the official returns cannot
be obtained until the committee opens
the sealed documents which are to
come from the eighty counties of the
state
Mr.. McBeaths call for the commit
tee meeting, issued from Meridian on
August "a, requests the members to
meet in Jackson on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER /.
Mr.. MeBeath is again wrong con
corning the legal date for the COM
mittee session, and it might not be a
bad idea for him to read the primary
election law of Mississippi and try to
get himself acquainted with its pro-
visions.
The meeting held here on August 10.
at which Bilbo was declared the nomi-
nee, was not in accordance with law,
and when Chairman McBeath's atten-
ton was directed to this fact, a suf
hcient number of members remained
over until Wednesday to confirm the
result declared on Tuesday.
Section BIOS of the annotated code
says that the state and district ex-
ecutive committees shall meet a week
from the day following the first pri-
mary election"
The first primary was held on Au-
gust 3, and ga week from the dav
followipg< was Wednesday, August
II.
The same code section says that
state and district executive commit
tees shall also meet a week from the
day on which the second primary cleo
ton is held"
"A week from the day" Of the sec
ond primary would be Tuesday, Au-
gust 81, and not Wednesday, Septem-
Der /, the last named date having
been fixed by Chairman McBeath.
In other words, the committee is
going to assemble twenty-four hours
later than the date prescribed by law
However, as the committee has never
paid much attention to the law. ce-
pecially those statutes in regard to
fraudulent and illegal voting, thc
members will no doubt regard section
1905 of the annonated code with su-
Dreme Indifference
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
JIMPSON WEED POISONOUS.

Corinth, Miss, Aug. 31.-Edith and
Tyson Lassiter, children of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. c. Lassiter, four miles west
Of Corinth, were seriously poisoned
and came near dying a few days since
from eating seeds from the jimpson
weed. Physicians were hastily sum
moned and succeeded in saving the
children. The jimpson weed makes
a good poultice to apply externally to
cuts and wounds, but is a deadly pois.
on when taken internally, it has al.
ways been understood.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
WORKING UP THE ORDER.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 31-W. Frank
Ellis, one of the most popular young
men of Jackson and also one of the
most enthusiastic Pythians in the
state, has been given the award of
merit through his appointment by the
grand chancellor of Mississippi as spe-
cial deputy grand chancellor. Mr.
Ellis has acted as special assistant to
H. NJ. Quin, grand keeper of record
and seals, and has done much real
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
COTTON STALK WITH 100 6oLLs

Gulfport, Miss, Aug. 31-In the win
dow of the Edwin Lang real Estate
office is a stalk of cotton with 100
bolls upon it. IS of which are open.
1t was grown in the garden Of w. K.
Porter at Long Beach and would be a
credit to a delta farm. The specimen
shows no ill-effect from the poor sea-
son and the stalk is one of great beau
ty. An acre of such cotton it is calcu-
lated would produce bale weighing
six hundred pounds.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
MOSQUITOES KILL CATTLE.

Gulfport, Miss. Aug. 31.-Reports
have reached this city of the death of
a number of cattle on Cat Island, caus.
ed by the armies of mosquitoes that
are so numerous. One cattle owner
by the name of Dedeaux is reported to
have lost thirty-two head of cattle on
Wolfe river on account of mosquitoes
The dairymen all report a falling off
in milk supply due to the mosquito
worry. ~ .ss..4..
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31
HE TOOK The LIQUOR.

Philadelphia, Miss, Aug. 30.-The
temptation of having a spree with
good old bug juice caused young
white man named Claud Howell to get
in trouble last week. A farmer from
Kemper county, after getting his gal
Ion of whiskey from the express office
placed it in his wagon. For a moment
he went up in town and on returning
his whiskey was gone. Howell was
seen leaving here with package of
liquor in his possession which lead to
his arrest He gave bond for his APP
pearance at court.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-31

elect TheO. G. Bilbo has announced
the name Of his first appointee. He
said that he had rendered the position
of private secretary to W. J. Buck,
who has served in that capacity under
Nardaman, Noel and Brewer, and that
Mr. Buck had accepted the place.
Jackson, Miss, Aug 3i.-Dr. w. w.
Smithson, superintendent of the Mis-
sissippi Insane Hospital here, was OPP
Grated on this afternoon for gall
stones, and is now confined to a room
in the Baptist Hospital Hin al, III
is not serious, and he pros VIZ
be able to be out in a few days.