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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-14

JOHNSON'S EX'ORS. VS.. JOHN
SONS HEIRS ct al. Greenbrier Coun-
ty. Reversed in part, affirmed in
part and remanded. Williams, Judge
1. a debtor of an insolvent es-
tate may, in court of equity, set off
his liability as surety for the deceas-
ed, and is entitled to withhold pay
!nent Of his debts until the amount OF
such liability is determined.
2. One, receiving money frGm an
other to be invested for the latter'S
benefit. who mingles it with his own
funds and lends the whole to a third
his note therefor payable to himself
thereby becomes il trustee for the
person advancing the fund 70 the eX-
tent of the latter's interest, whose
equity therein is superior to the
rights Of general creditors OF such
trustee; and, in case the trustee dies
leaving an inSolvent etatc, IS entitled
to prorate, on the full amount OF his
claim, in the distributor OF the as.
sets with other general creditors
provided the trust fund and such pre-
rata distribution, together, do moi
result in over-payment Of his claim.
3. The equitable right Of the hor
rover of such funds to set off hi.
liability as surety for the trustee. /:
superior 10 the equity OF the cestu
1ui trust in the fund.
4. Trust funds, which q deceased
trustee has mingled with his own ant
consumed or dissipated in his life
time, are not preferred claim
against his insolvent estate. Clause
., Section %, Chapter IS. Barnes
Code. does not embrace sucn claims
they fall in class four with genera
demands
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-14
MCCARTHY ct ais. VS.. SAUNDERS

MCCARTHY ct ais. VS.. SAUNDERS
ct ais. Greenbrier county. Revers-
cd and remanded. Miller, Judge.
!. Query: Is the written admis-
sion or accusation to a creditor by
che partner after the dissolution of
the partnership that another partner
before the dissolution had fraudulent
ly withdrawn his money from the firm
assets and conveyed away his land to
defraud firm cderitors admissible as
evidence against such partner in a
suit by his creditors Of the firm
against him to set aside his deed?
2. Where a debtor in failing cir
cumtances conveys his property to a
near relative in consideration of old
debts then barred blythe statute Of
limitations, such fact constitutes a
strong circumstance tending to show
fraudulent intent against creditors
whose debts were not so barred.
3. In suit by creditor to set
| aside as fraudulent a deed made by
his debtor the circumstances attend
ing the transaction are often not on.
ly sufficient TO establish the fraudu-
! lent intent but the only available evil
dence, and 1t is not essential that the
fraud be proved thereby beyond a
reasonable doubt.
4. In suit by a creditor to set
aside as fraudulent a deed made by
his debtor, the failure OF the debtor
to call important witnesses to his
transaction relating to such deed con-
stitutes a badge Of fraud.
5. Circumstances indicating ex-
cessive effort to show appearances
Of fairness or regularity not observ-
ed in other transactions by q debtor
are to be regarded as badges of
fraud.
6. Where fraud on the part Of a
debtor in the conveyance Of his prop
erty is established, the payment of
full, fair and adequate considera-
ton for the property is an affirmative
defense for the purchaser to be es-
tablished by clear proof, and when
payments are large, If unaccompan-
led by receipts, memoranda or other
documentary evidence. the evidence
must be clear, positive, be fully con-
sistent with all the evidence offered
by him and free from self-contradic-
ton.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-11-08
Scene on the MasdaIena River.

where Quesada died, and where today
an English company has established
one of the terminals of an aerial tram
way across the broken country, forests
and mountains into the Cauca valley.
The tall standards march along into
the distance almostly directly west; l
believe that the enterprise has been, as
it deserves, very successfuI-I heard
of grand piano having been carried
triumphantly by this air line.
Trains Go Slowly.
About five hours is occupied by the
train journey and then Beltran Us
reached with its waiting steamer for
the rio arriba. The steamers for the
upper river are small, the dining-tables
set out on the open main deck in picnic
style. There are only six cabins on
this little boat, and most of the score
of passengers sleep outside under a
sapphire velvet sky set with million
diamonds. This sky seems very close
above; the air is soft, full Of wood
land scents; all night one hears the
song of the river, only overcome when
at first flush of dawn hundreds of ring
ing bird voices begin to call from the
bushes.
With full daylight comes realization
Of the beauty Of the rio arriba. Here
the steep, folded mountain spurs stand
down to the waters edge, little white
cliffs marking the force of the flood in
the rainy season; brilliant green on
the long crests, these spurs take on
deep violet shadows in thesinnumerable
elefts and gorges.
When the steamer reaches Girardot,
with its scarlet blossoms, it's cobbled
streets tipping down to the river and
its eternal clothes-washing on the fiat
stones of the margin, there is but one
section of the journey still to be trav-
ersed-the railroad to Bogota. During
this final stage there is great deal Of
steady climbing to the upland plateau,
and a long run across the cool plains.
One passes through regions Of won
derful fruit-rose-apple and nisperos,
| grenadillas, and manzanas and melons |;
ascends through cutting whose sides
are jet black because here is a seam
of excellent coal providing fuel for the
railway; and, after rolling through
level lands where cattle Craze peace
| fully beside willow-bordered brooks,
sees at last the twin peaks of Monser-
rat and Guadalupe, with the white
walks of Bogota at their feet. The
| mountains stand like a vast purple
barrier; beyond lies that lake of le-
gends, Guatavita a score of gold-bear-
ing rivers; the emerald mines of Muse
from which the finest stones in the
world, and the largest annual quanti-
ties, are produced.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-11-08
Rationing and Improved Health

1t is not true that under rationing
the health of the nation sis suffering
from lack of good food" says the
Weekly Scotsman. son the contrary,
the health of the children in the
schools has never been so good, and
but for the influenza epidemic the
death rate would in all probability new
er have been so low. OF essential
foods everyone has had enough. But
ter has been short precisely because
it was necessary to safeguard the chill
dren's milk, but no one who under
stands the work done by the ministry
of food in securing the raw material
for, and arranging the manufacture of,
margarine will say that the subject of
fat in general has been neglected"
Phoenix tribune., 1919-11-08
Not Worth $40.

An American unused to court eti-
1uette was invited just before the war,
says Golfers, to dine with German
prince. A glittering fiunky presented
a silver plate to him just before the
hors d'oeuvres were served. He
blushed, fumbled in his pocket, then
said to himself, 81 have nothing but a
$40 note, but don't think any Ger
man dinner is worth $1O," so he let
the plate pass. He then discovered
that the plate was intended to receive
the white gloves that he ought to have
worn Boston Post.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-11-08
How Paris Was Named.

In 81 B. c., when Caesar conquered
Gaul, Paris was called, in Gallo,
Lutetia (Mud-town). At that time it
was inhabited by Celtic tribe, the
PARISH. They burned their town rather
than surrender to Caesar, so that
general ordered new town built at
the same time, and called it after the
tribe, Parish. This was the original
form of the present name, Paris.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-11-08

America seems to have been made
safe for the profiteer if not for the
consumer.
The big dirigibles can conquer the
cir whenever the air is willing to be
conquered.
The army worm travelled on cater
pillars long before the army began
using the tractor.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-11-08
Scene Of Great Beauty.

The jade of banana leaves, whipped
into rags by the wind, the glaucous
green of lilies, the emerald of the
palms, the jasper Of the great forest
giants, is only broken here and there
by a trail of towering vine or the rare
sight of a high-perched mauve or gold
orchid where open spaces occur there
are low-growing bushes covered with
flowers, and one sees host of butter
flies and birds, but usually there is
nothing but the river and the green
wall of forest. When rain falls in
straight sheet even the forest is blotted
out and the alligators and turtles of
the margins are invisible until the sun
reappears.
When a stop is made for wood or to
deliver merchandise to some little trad
Ing point the outlet for some rich
region producing sugar, hides, coffee or
tobacco, all the village comes to the
little wharf, guns are fred and the
church bell is rung in the steamers
honor; there are a number of such
places below Puerto Berrio. Puerto
Berrio is important as the starting
point for the wonderful Cauca Valley,
worth some trouble to reach and pos
sessing a perpetual June climate, a
wealth of fruit and flowers, fertile
soil and mountains sown with precious
minerals.
At La Dorado, where the blue noun
tains have suddenly come nearer and
turn green and purple, there is little
out a row of modest cottages, and the
railway sheds; but here is the train
COR Beltran, the line leaving the river,
and traversing a wonderful country of
bright green pastures with sturdy
nerds grazing, fine lusty trees and hills
that rise grotesquely, topped with fan
:astic rocks like, battlemented castles
of the middle ages. All this region is.
famous for its tobacco, and has eS-
ported it to Europe for over hundred
years. The train stops at Honda, where
one looks far down at the rapids; the
town is bright and pretty, the center
Of a gold mining industry, and here,
by the way, one buys four cigars of
excellent tobacco for the equivalent of
2kd.
There is another halt at MariQuita,
Phoenix tribune., 1919-11-08
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Phoenix tribune., 1919-11-08

"NHE trip by the Magdalena
m river from the sea to BogOta,
the capital of Colombia, is one
of the most Interesting the
traveller can find, says the London
Times. The time of the voyage varies
from nine to fourteen days, according
to whether it is made in the wet or
dry season.
During the trip one ascends from
sea level to 5000 feet above it; there
are three separate train, and two
steamer journeys; the scenery varies
from sweltering forest to wide, airy
pastures, wheatfields and ragged blue
mountain peaks; the dwellings of the
people change from insouciant, palm
thatched huts to the imposing Spanish
style stone mansions of the ancient
city. of Bogota.
Puerto Colombia, with the turquoise
Caribbean washing its feet, is a port
by courtesy. Steamers call there for
the convenience of Barranquilla. Wide
spread, sunny, flower-bedecked Bar
ranquilla sits upon the bank of the
Magdalena, and continually and pas
sionately discusses the question of wa
ter transport, for it can have no direct
access to the sea until the Magdalena
bar is conquered.
From Barranquilla one takes river
steamer to La Dorada. On the fat
bottomed river boat, drawing only a
foot or two of water, travellers must
provide themselves with bedding; the
steamship company lends a canvas cot,
but nothing else, and the BarranQuilla
hotels specialize in providing the Wis
itor for Bogota with the outfit-a pill
low Of tree-cotton, a couple of tiny
sheets, a. mosquito netting "bar," q
couple of little towels. No othes bed
ding is needed, forsthe heat is sitting;
but the judicious also take table deli
cacies and everything needed in the
way of beverages, with the exception
of coffee, of which there is constant
and most excellent flow.
Soon the forest closes down to the
edge of the water, as unconquered, as
dominant, as in Quesada's day, 400
years ago. Quesada took two years to
ascend the river to Bogota, the sur
vivors of his party arriving ragged and
starving; the marvel is that a single
one of those adventurers reached the
plains,
Phoenix tribune., 1919-11-08

For the new nations of Europe there
ought to lie some sort of India-rubber
boundaries.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-11-08

It's all right to get after reckless
automobilists, but it will be better to
keep after them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-18

saif under just contempt and scorn OF
those who DO grow. A midget In
body can b. turned into a financial
account in . dime museum. but mid
get In morals 10 4 carbuncle on the
neck Of the body polite. There are
so many Of them today. Of 30 little
use!
Like . woman came down to break
fast ono morning and she said to her
husband. II had q dream last night.
i dreamed attended an auction
where thsy ware sellinG husbandaL ono
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-18
How Carnegie Started.

Li6eh! Col. James Anderson
started the first libraries In the United
States He had circulating library
of 400 volumes He gave the books
neighborhood to read. One little boy
working a. q bobbin boy for n dollar
and quarter q week got hold of one
OF those books, read It. 1t opened up
new view of life, inspired him. sir.
That little boys name was Andrew
Carnegie. He pours out his money
like water: builds libraries throughout
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-18
AND BARES PITFALLS THAT THREATEN YOUNG PEOFI

two years to make that machine
sound the letter IS" He at last sue
ceeded and the royalty keeps the wolf
away from the door Those are the
ones that win out in the world.
So many people are good at be-
ginning but they are like the fellow
who was killed by falling Off the roof
they stop too quick. That's the
trouble. Their aim Is high but they
haven't got powder enough to make
The bullets pierce the armor of oppo-.
your gun 10 knock the feathers OUT Of
an eagle than II is to shoot skunk.
One day they will go sailing along
like COW licking salt. The next day
they will stroll around like a fellow
walking through a graveyard read
ing epitaphs, and, as my friend. the
late Bob Burdette, said: Remember
the world is older by several thou.
sand years than you are, young fell
low. and 1t has been so full Of smarter
young men than you that their feet
had to stick out OF the dormer win
dows. and when they died this old
globe went whirling on and not one
in ten million knew that they had
died or ever heard that they We're
sick"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-18

Dcvfl WIN Fool You.
So don't you let the devil fool you.
because you will lose out In the
world! Never; And you bring me
al thte drunkards with their appetites
they would be fathers and husbands
and SONS and noble citizens. they'd be
an asset instead Of a liability to the
universe In which they live,
want to say something that will
help every one Of you,, old or young.
to put your life In italics so that when
you leave the world you will leave
something besides an epitaph on a
tombstone or an obituary In the
neWspapers This unrest Is IN your
self, this hope in us for better things
that is ciamoring to grow and develop
that's why the emigrant leaves. my
friends, and goes west. He 10 tired OF
being molehill here. he wants to be
. mountain out yonder. That's why
the emigr2nt leaves the Fatherland,
crosses three thousand miles OF sea:
he d tired OF being q nonentity: he
wants TO DO Z factor in the world. and
that's why. my friends. 50 many of
your fathers and grandfathers there
away across the sea came to America.
thAtss why you stand when we sing,
my Country 'Tis Of Thee!" and cheer.
This Il your land; this is your home
now. This 10 what makes the differ
enco. between. m acorn and stone,
between Z man and monkey; 1t Is
tho quality In you that will develop
and Grow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-18

lIlS AACNiHicy SECOND C2InphI6H- re
had q picture OF Mckinley here in his
coat and he had a great long red
pepper pod. and . fellow said to him.
What does that meAn?"
He said. ut means red hot for Nc
Kinley--touch me not"
Seff-concett! LISTEN, boys-thAt' :
a great handicap to you. It's q sad
day for young fellow when he has
such an exalted opinion Of himself
that ex.Prestdent TAft's overcoat
won't make him vest
the fellow whose head Is full Of van
ity. Like fellow said. did you hear
about Isaac? He lost seven thousand
dollars
The other fellow said. IT didn't
know he had seven thousand dollars. %
He said, 1T was in his mind and he
lost his mind; he's bughouse."
Conceded Man On Sfikts.
A conceited man n man on stills.
for his long. wooden legs are hid by
his pantaloons. He 10 the stripes on
drum major In procession. A con-
csited man--oh. he y like . gras-
hopper on . telegraph pole; he's like
some newspapers, an scareheads and
no telegraph nsws. Hes like oome
restaurants-everyth In tbs window
but nothing on the tabs but hot air.
You do the nodding while he DOES the
speaking and he'll b roses In June.
ice cream soda In August and mtnce
pie q Christmas. but you ~ and eet
while you do. the stunt ana ytu'il
know the meaning Of 'wormwood ana
gall" and you won't nssd = dictSsn-
Leok O. the brigA9 90 o. : -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-18

Punished Fur Art
Angeles parents punished him for
covering the walls with sketches, de-
claring that no son Of theirs should
ever be an artist He spent nights
copying drawings by moonlight. And
Galilen. who discovered the princi-
Piles OF the pendulum when he was
eighteen, invented tho microscope
and telescope. He was set apart by
his parents to be phyMcian but he
had no liking for that and when not
compelled to study physiology he used
to hide away and solve problems from
Euclid.
John Jacob Astor's father wanted
him to be butcher but the CONNER
cial instinct and the wanderlust were
too strongly developed In John and
he ran away from home, came to
America, went West. bought skins
from he Indians. sold them to the
Hudson Bay company. brought the
money back that he had saved, in
vested 1t in Manhattan real estate
until the Aston family 10 one OF the
richest landholders In the worid--be-
cAuse. old John Jacob could - far-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-18

nave SO many round shOuldcred men
loafing around stale beer points, sit
ting around fashionable c1ubs. soused
and whiskey-soaked, Is because they
were brought UP too easy; they
cashed in too quickly /. They couldn't
see that the thing to do was to keep
on. to win for God and for his truth.
Be like General Grant He said,
Il will fight It out on this line II It
takes all summer"
Cyrus w. Field crossed the Atlantic
Ocean fifty-two times to lay the cable
while the rest Of the world Knocked.
Kissed, sneered, said it couldn't be
done and II II could It wouldn't work.
He finished laying the cable in 1868
and it hasn't missed working twenty
four hours since. They have sent
across. oh. 1t is men like that who
hang their mugs in the Hall OF Fame
for NUTS like you and me to look at.
story OF Edison.
Tom Edison invented among tho
other things the phonogrAph. He told
me this when I was down to Orange
to see him. He invented among other
things the photograph. He would
speak into it and 1t would reproduce
every word perfectly except any word
that would combine or end with the
letter $. For instance, he would
speak in the word "specia" and 1t
would respond and drop the ''s'' and
say "pecia." He knew Il was useless
to send 1t out with that flaw.
He told me he worked from seven
teen to twenty-four hours = dAy for
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-11-27
axes Available for purposes as $ouny Auditor

Report Montgomery County Auditor to G. Mccullough
School, Polls and Dogs Taxes for
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-30
Blood is Your Life;
You Must Keep It
All Impurities Must Be
e. Eliminated


When the blood becomes foul from
the presence of poisonous substances,
which the body is unable to throw off,
1t can no longer supply the nerves.
brain and muscles with nourishment
and strength. The result is that you
are miserable, half sick and feel tired
all the time.
If you will cleanse the blood of all
impurities, you will find that your
work will be a peasure, you viii eat
and sleep well and enjoy good health.
One of the best blood cleansers or
purifiers known today is the pre-
scription of a successful physician.
He used it for years in his practice
for the treatment Of disorders of the
i5lood.
You can. still get this same SPLEEN
did prescription ready prepared, from
your druggist. Just call for Prescrip-
ton C-2223. or the C2223 Laboratory,
Memphis. Tenn. will mail you a $3.50
bottle on receipt of price.
Prescription C-222S contains nc
mercury, opium, morphine choral DC
strychnine While sold in concen-
trated form, and is to be taken in
small doses. its use will not harm the
most delicate stomach. Write for lit
erature-C-2223 Laboratory, Memphis.
Tenn.
-(advl
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-30
Katherine Macdonald and Milton Sills ii
THE WOMAN THOU .GSMEST ME-
Coming to Isis Wed nesday and Thursday

ture, for she is not only beautiful but
accomplished in the histrionic art and
gifted with a splendid sense of pro-
portion. Her rendition is declared to
be work of real art.
Milton Sills, seen on several occa-
sions as leading man for Clara Kim
ball Young, a well known actor of the
screen, is cast as Martin Conrad, the
intrepid young explorer, whose love for
Mary is one of the inspiring features
of the theme. He is particularly ex-
cellent in the emotional moments with
which the picture abounds.
Theodore Roberts. the veteran char
aeter actor, is Daniel MacNeiIl, the
stern and unyielding father of Mary.
He is hard as flint, proud as Lucifer-
and he sacrifices his child on the al
tar of his selfishness. The part is a
most absorbing one and is portrayed
by Mr.. Roberts with infinite artistry.
Jack Holt who was Cash Haw-
kins," in 1.-THE Squaw Man." plays the
heavy role of Lord Raa, the scapegrace
scion of a noble family. The part is
a despicable one and it is a tribute to
an actors genius that he is able to
interpret it in such convincing fash
ion as Jack Holt has done.
FRITZ Brunette well known screen
actress, depicts the adventures, Alma
Lier, and does it with great art and a
verismilitude that is rare even in these
days of finished acting. The difficult
character becomes real and convincing
in Miss Brunette's capable hands.