Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 9 November 1911 — Page 3

Charles Schurs of near Vera Cruz, numbered among the prominent residents of the German settlement there, and father of Mrs. Samuel Kaehr, this county, passed away at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Steffen, where be has been making his home for the past nine years. Death was due to paralysis. He had been in his usual good health for a number of months, but last Friday, after he had been up and about the house, he was taken with an attack of paralysis, and from then on began to sink rapidly, and his case had been pronounced hopeless on Tuesday night. He was born in Germany in 1838, death taking him from this earth to a better one on his sev-enty-third year. He has resided in this country for the past fifty years, and for many years made his home in Allen county, but for the past nine years has been staying with his daughter, Mrs. Steffen. Three daughters survive. They are Mrs. Enoch Steffen, Wells county; Mrs. Samuel Kaehr, Adams county, and Mrs. Carrie Centner, Fort Wayne. The funeral was held Friday morning. Columbus, Ind., Nov. 2—The current number of the Cross Keys, the official publication of the Tri-Kappa society, broaches the subject of extension. This organization of girls and young women Is now confined exclusively to Indiana and It has grown from less than a dozen girls to several hundred. Unlike the Greek letter organizations of the girls in college and university Tri-Kappa is not called a sororiety but a secret society.

The Cross Keys, in speaking of the fraternity extension, says there are opportunities for the growth of the organization with in the borders of this state. However, there is a feeling among many of the members that it might be well to allow chapters in one or two neighboring states, making the organization a tri-state affair. Numerous requests have been made from girls in neighboring states for chapters, but none of these requests have ever been granted. The editorials say the society has pretty well settled that it does not wish to be national. Although nearly fifty Indiana cities have chapters of Tri-Kappa, Indianapolis has never been able to form one. However, it is said that Indianapolis petitions have been given unfavorable consideration in times past. Tri-Kappa, or Kappa Kappa Kappa, as the society is officially named, was organized at the school of Mary Wright Bewail, in Indianapolis. February 22, 1901. The year before a number of girls in the school had organized a society and called ft Tri Kappa The ! following year, 1901, only one of the girls in that society returned to school. The girl was Miss Beryl Showers of Bloomington, now the wife of Dr. J. E. P. Holland of Bloomington. She explained the society and suggested that it be continued. The girls agreed with her and the next move was establishing chapters in the towns where the girls lived. Bloomington, where Miss Showers lived, has the honor of getting the first chapter. The chapter letters in the official, publication show that many of the chapters are doing charity work, some of them are helping school library funds, others are assiting public movements for the civic betterment of their ; communities and so on.

The fraternity now has chapters in the following Indiana cities: Bloomington, New Harmony, Bedford, Paoli, Montmorenci, Franklin. Orleans, Alexandria, Valparaiso, Aurora, Elwood, Lagrange, New Albany, Anderson, Fowler, Lawrenceburg, Ladoga, Columbus, Greenfield, Rushville, Hunt-| ingtor, Union City, Greensburg, Lebanon, Covington, Spencer, Wabash, Knightstown, Goshen Bloomfield, Coluinbia City, Jeffersonville, Warsaw, Logansport, Princeton. Connersville,, Sullivan, Auburn, Elkhart, Decatur and ' Newcastle.

SUNDAY WITH THE 89TH. The Sabbath day seemed one of the “fighting days” for the 89th Indiana volunteers, namely: Munfordsville, Sunday, September 14, 1862; capture Meridian, Miss., Sunday, February 14, 1864; capture Fort Scurry, mouth Red river, Sunday, March 13, 1864; battle Governor Moore’s Plantation, Sunday, May 8, 1864; battle and capture Fort Blakely, Ala., Sunday. April 9, 186.', the latter being the last battle fought east of the Mississippi river. Very respectfully, ROBERT BLACKBURN.

ASKED TO GIVE WORK. Fort Wayne Yeomen Ask Decatur Lodge to Confer Work There. Elton Brown, foreman of the American Yeomen lodge, is in receipt of a letter from the Fort Wayne lodge, No. 376, asking that the Decatur team confer the degree work upon a class ot candidates there November 27th. The hdlhe lodge is highly pleased with the invitation which has been extended them and will on next Tuesday eren ing meet for making arrangements as to whether or not they will respond

to the invitation. All members are earnestly requested to be present at that time to discuss the matter. New York, N. Y.. Nov. 2-(Special to Dally Democrat)—President Taft today reviewed the warships of the nited States Atlantic fleet, gathered here for maneuvers. With the president on board, the Mayflower steamed through the mighty fleet. He was welcomed by the presidential salute of twenty-one guns from every one of the sea fighters. Owing to his limited time the president visited only the 1 onnec tlcut, the flag ship of the fleeet and where the flag officials were awaiting him. New York, N. Y., Nov. 2-(Speclal to Daily Democrat)—Arbitration of every disputed question, Including eten the question of international honor, advocated by President Taft, is disapproved of by former President Roosevelt, In a signed editorial in today’s issue of the Outlook. Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 2—(Special to Dally Democrat)—There were but three unfilled seats in the jury box in the case of James B. McNamara, accused of the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building, which met in court here today. It is considered certain that the jury box will be filled by the end of this week, when the exercises of correcting the challenges will begin. The state is now certain that there will be no loss of Indiana evidence before the trial actually begins.

October was an unusually wet month according to James F. Hood, Marion government weather bureau keeper. In speaking of the month he said: "Last month was the wettest October for more than twenty-three years. The total rainfall measured 4.07 inches. This was 1.45 inches above that of one year ago and 1.86 inches above the normal. The average annual precipitation for October in this vicinity is 2.21 inches. The wettest previous October was in 1901 when the rainfall was just four inches and the driest was in 1892 when there was no tain. The greatest rainfall in any 24 hours was October 12, 1901, when the guage showed 3.56 inches. "The temperature for October was below the normal. The average for the month was 52.8. This was 3.3 degrees below that of last year, and .9 of a degree below the normal. The average for twenty-three years is 53.7. The maximum for the month was 83, recorded on the 6th and the coolest was 24, recorded on the 24th. The first frost worthy of record was on the morning of the 24th, a month and five days after the average for many years. "The hottest October for almost a

quarter of a century was in 1900; with a mean of 61.3 and the coolest was in 1895, with a mean of 46.9. The hottest October day was October 2, 1891, when the mercury reached 92, and the coldest was October 30, 1895, when it dropped to 15. "In October there were seven clear days, ten partly cloudy and fourteen cloudy. Rain was recorded on fourteen days, frost on four, fogs on nine, thunder on seven and lunar halo on two."

I o - j NEWS FROM COURT HOUSE. ■ I " I Elizabeth A. Nix vs. C. E. Pennington et al. Cause dismissed on motion of defendant, and costs paid. I Henry F. Hemicks vs. I. D. Landis. Demurrer to complaint filed. — Real estate transfers: Catherine Hahnert to John W. McLean, 40 acres, Washington tp., $5000; Arbuckle Ryan ' Co. to Nancy E. Davison, 40 acres, Union, tp., S2BOO. i

l | Mrs. M- A. Vail has recovered from i a long siege of illness at the home of I her daughter, Mrs. D. N. Sprang, and I is now able to sit up, to read the news , I and to converse with her many friends ’ I who delight over her recovery. GETS SICK MESSAGE. •; - ’! Frank Gass, the dry goods mer--1 chant, this noon received a message \ from Elwood. Ind., stating that his ’ brother-in-law, Bernard Wiesmettal, : | was very seriously ill and to come at ' once No particulars concerning the ■ Illness were given, and Mr. Gass was at a loss to know what the tronb e may be, he not knowing even of his illness until receiving the message. I Mr. Gals left at noon for Elwood.

WILL NOT CALL SPECIAL SESSION Indianapolis, Ind., Nov..2— (Special to Daily Democrat)— There will be no special session of the Indiana legislature, according to Governor Marshall here today. Replying to a number of inquiries as to whether a special session of the legislature was not being considered to provide some means of meeting the financial condition in the state government, the governor today denounced the report as ridiculous I "It has been known for some time that the state is in rather straighten-

ed financial circumstances," said the governor. "It is the result of our attempt to adjust our expenditures to our Income. The-state, -however, is not contronted by any such condition as to make necessary a calling of a special session of the legislature at a cost of 1125,000." U. S. AFTER ARMOUR CO. Chicago, 111., Nov. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Consistent reports here are that the agents of the department of justice refused to either affirm or deny that the United States government is contemplating suit against the Armour Grain company, for alleged "cornering’’ of wheat markets. Nearly 17,000,000 bushels of the 62,000,000 bushels of wheat of the visible supply is reported to be stored in Chicago and was reported that efforts to market their holdings are being made to avoid federal investigation. CANAL INSPECTION. The National Waterways commission gathered at Toledo Wednesday to undertake an inspection of the proposed route of the Chicago-Toledo canal. They will go as far as Defiance today, and will complete the balance of the trip as far as Fort Wayne tomorrow. Fort Wayne is to be the stopping place. The object of the visit is to determine the advisability of widening and deepening the old Miami canal. Later they may inspect the proposed route for the balance of the canal to Chicago.

Mrs. Catherine Middleton of near Rivarre was this morning operated upon by Drs. Clark, assisted by Dr. McOscar of Fort Wayne, for an attack of appendicitis, with which she has been ailing for some length of time. Day before yesterday she suffered an acute attack, which made the operation necessary at once and arrangements were at once made for the ordeal. She rallied well from the anaesthetic, and from present appearances w-ill improve nicely from now on. A speedy recovery is wished her by her many friends.

Word received by relatives of Mrs. Clinton Johnston of Lewiston, Ohio, who on Monday was operated upon for tumors of the stomach, is that she is improving steadily, and as well as could be looked for. The operation was a complete success and upon further examination it was learned that her appendix was in a poor condition, and it, too, was removed, thus saving any further trouble in the future. The St. Mary’s township Sunday school convention will be held at the United Brethren church at Bobo next Sunday afternoon and evening, when the following program will be rendeied: Afternoon —2:00. Song—Congregation. Devotional. Song—U. B. School. Address —S. C. Cramer. Song—P. M. M. E. Church. Address —“The Teacher’s Opportunity Outside the Class” —Rev. L. C. Hessert. Song—Pleasant Mills Baptist School. Report of S. S. Supt. Collection. Song. Evening Session—7:oo. Song—Congregation. Devotional. Song—Bobo M. E. School. Declamation. Song. Address—" Temperance” — Hon. M. 8. Larmore. 'Collection. Song.

TEACHERS VISIT FORT WAYNE. St. Mary’s Township Instructors Visit the Schools There. The teachers of St. Mary s township went to Fort Wayne this morning, w’here they spent “visiting day” in calljng at the various schools of that city, especially the manual training department. The teachers included in the party w’ere Bernice Dailey, Matie Chronister, Mabel Winans, Bertha Bunner. B. S. Colter, W. F. Beery, William Noll and Dale Cowan, and Trustee O. J.Suman.

Rather expensive would have been some of the wild goose roasts enjoyed in this city the other day, had the hunters who shot the birds during their flight through the city Sunday and Monday nights, been caught by the law. There is a law that says that one, who during the time between sunset of the day and sunrise of the succeeding day, “shoots, kills, pursues, for the purpose of shooting or killlhg any wild goose, wild duck, brant, or water fowl, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon ' conviction thereof shall be fined ten dollars for each wild goose, wild duck, i brant or other waterfowl so shot, ' killed, possessed or pursued.” | From the above section of the law It can be plainly seen that the per-

■on* who have been shooting the geese which has been passing over this city at night or even those who have attempted to kill the geese have laid themselves open to a fine. The law prohibiting the killing of water- ( fowl between the hours of sunset and sunrise was enacted to protect, the lowl during their roosting time. This is the open season for waterfowl and the law permits their being killed during the day time. MANY MONROE VISITORS I Witness Royal Neighbors' Play, "The Corn Tassel Family." The Yeomen hall was crowded Wednesday evening with an audience that was delighted with the play, “The Corn Tassel Family,” given by the 'local Royal Neighbors, in connection with a program. The entertainment, was a delightful one and the players are being highly complimented for their work. A large number of Mon-, roe Royal Neighbors were among the ; audience, the Monroe party including ( Bertha Hendricks, Maggie Dulin, Edna Ulrich, Josie Bailey, Rene Kesler, Nellie Lammerman, Viola Martz, Etta Hendricks, Hulda Crist, Lib Hendricks, Cora Evans. James W. Hendricks, James A. Hendricks,, Fillmore Evans, John Crist. THE CRUM FUNERAL.

The funeral of Alonzo Everett Crum, the ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. I Homer P. Crum, residing near HonI duras, who died Tuesday afternoon under most pathetic circumstances, was held this morning at 10 o’clock at Honduras in charge of Rev. Slager. The remains w-ere interred in the Zion cemetery. o OYSTER SUPPER. Next Tuesday evening at the Dent school house east of the city, where Miss Irene Evans is the teacher, an oyster stew will be in order, and when everybody with their friends are invited to come and spend an evening of pleasure. A good time is assured. I o 1 The annual convention of the Adams County Sunday School association will be held at Berne next week, beginning Wednesday evening. November Sth, and continuing through Thursday evening. The program is announced as follows: Wednesday Evening—7:oo O'clock. Mennonie Church, Jesse Rupp, County President, Presiding. Song Service —Conducted by E. A. Luginbill. Scripture Reading and Prayer—Rev. George Schroeder. Music. Address of Welcome —J. F. Lehman. I “The Training of the Elementary Teacher” —Miss Hazel Lewis, State Supterintendent of Elementary Department. Music. “The Teacher’s Wages”—George N. Burnie, General Secretary Indiana S. S. Association. Music. I Offering and Announcements. 1 Closing Song and Benediction. Thursday Morning—9:oo O’clock. ' Missionary Church, Presiding Officer, Rev. L. C. Hesseft, Co. Vice Pres- ; Devotional —Rev. Crafts. "The Keynote of the Convention” — Rev. Semans. “Graded Lessons” —Miss Lewis. ’ Music. "How 1® Count Right”—Geo. N. Burnie. Music. Appointment of Committees and Ani nounceinewts. Three special conferences, rimultan- • eously, as Sallows: Home Department i conference in charge of W. F. John- : son; Adult Bible Class conference in ; charge of E. C- Bierie; Teacher Training conference in charge of Rev. I Kaley. (The state workers Will render ’ special help at these conferences. Come prepared with questions.) Noon Intermission —Places of entertainment will be provided for all delegates. No charges for mealt; or lodging.

Thursday Afternoon—l:oo O'clock. Evangelical Church, Geo. N. Burnie, ' Presiding. Two conferences, as follows: Worker's conference, in charge of Geo. N. Burnie; Elementary conference, in i i charge of Miss Lutz and Miss Clark. • i (Special program has been prepared ' i by Miss Lutz for this conference). Song Service —E. A. Luginbill. Devotional —Rev. D. O. Wise. “Story Telling”—Miss Lewis. “Gradation, What and How?” —Geo. i N. Burnie. Music. Reports from Department Superintendents. Reports from Township Presidents and Treasurer. ' Township Roll Call and Financial Question. Address—Rev. Waldo. Closing Song and Benediction. | Thursday Evening—7:oo O'clock. Mennonite Church. Rejoice in Song—E. A. Luginbill.

Devotional—Rev. H. H. Kattmann Special Music. Reporta of Committees. Address—D. O. Skillen, Yorktown. Music. Address—<Rev. Watkins, Muncie. Music. Offering. Closing Song and Benediction. Berne is making elaborate preparations to entertain the large number of delegates who will attend these sessions, the following committees having been appointed: On music—E. A. Lugfnbill, Mrs. Engeler, Cora Schug and Salome Schug; reception—Mrs. L. L. Yager, Jlenry Schindler, Menno Burkhalter, Hulda Harris, Stella Sch'ug; entertainment —Rose Lehman, Mrs. O. F. GilUom, Clara Schug, Ida Moser, Osie Beltler, Mayme Braun, Glcnna Bierie, Minnie Sipe.

RESOLUTIONS. Adopted by Official Board of Methodist Church, Decatur, Ind. In behaii oi me membership of our church, we desire to express our appreciation of the work of Dr. C. G. Hudson, who was our pastor during the years 1903 to 1905, and to extend to Mrs. Hudson tn her hour of sorrow and bereavement our sympathy and love. Dr. Hudson was a man called of God. He had a message and he fearlessly gave it to his people. His life squared with his teaching. He was pastor, counselor and friend. As our pastor, Dr. Hudson labored to the limit of his strength, carrying messages of joy and good cheer to the sick and the infirm; bringing words of comfort and inspiration to the shut-ins of a church membership scattered over our entire city. He was a broad-minded, tolerant man. ever ready to look at problems from the questioner’s view-point. He met men where they labored and hir hand of friendship was as eager to grasp the grimy hand of toil as that of the business or professional man. As we review his work in Decatur, we marvel that he could accomplish so much and perform the multitude of duties incident to a church as large as ours while suffering from physical infirmities. Our explanation and belief is that that Father whom he served, gave him strength for his weakness and food in abundance for his soul according to his needs.

Dr. Hudson was a ripe scholar whose judgment was backed by a broad knowledge of men and things. His sermons were thoughtful and pure. They showed learning without pedantry; they were earnest, forceful presentations of great spiritual truths. In the pulpit he appealed to the intellect and the judgment of his hearers and never resorted to dramatical or spectacular methods of presenting tho Word. His work in the pulpit was preaching Christ and Him crucified. Dr. Hudson was a minister and ministered unto us; a preacher who gave us spiritual food for thought and reflection; a pastor who like the Good Shepherd, watched over his flock with tender care and solitude, but above all, he was a man in the broadest and best sense of the term; a man whose life of two years among us under that fierce light of criticism that constantly beats upon the pulpit revealed no spot or blemish. We have the kindest, tenderest recollections of Dr. Hudson and his loyal wife and we pray that our heavenly Father will comfort and sustain Mrs. Hudson in her bereavement and that with the consciousness that her companion was a "good and faithful servant,” the weight of whose life was directed to the upbuilding of God’s kingdom here on earth, she will know that to him hath come the divine command, “Enter thou into the joys of thy Lord.” C. L. WALTERS, • JAMES T. MERRYMAN, Committee.

A quiet but extremely pretty home wedding took place at noon today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred 1.. Racine, of 1210 Cass street, when their daughter, Mabelle, became the bride of Rev. Frank Ruf, a son of Rev. and Mrs. Bertram Ruf, also of this city. The marriage ceremony was performed by the bridegroom’s father in the presence of near relatives. The wedding music was played by Miss Lottie Racine, a sister of the bride. The bridal music from “Lohengrin” was rendered as the bride and groom took their places under an arch of yellow and white chrysanthemums. A background of ferns’ made an effective setting for the bright colors. During the marriage service the pianist played “The Flower Song.” The bride wore a i white marquisette gown that was ex-I quisite in simplicity and beauty of ma-' terial. The trimming was wide baby, Irish lace and it was used to a considerable extent, both on the bodice and the skirt. A wide satin sash gave an additional touch of elegance. The bride did not wear a veil, but she held a bouquet of bride roses. The wed-

ding breakfast was served immediately after congratulations had been extended. The table and dining room decorations carried out the colors of yellow and white in a pretty manner. This afternoon the bride and groom left for Columbus, Ohio, where they will visit I relatives during their honeymoon. For traveling the bride wore a tailored cloth suit of tan color with hat and gloves to correspond. After the middle of November the bride and groom will be at home in this city at the home of the bridegroom's parents, the Reformed Orphans' home. The bride is a bright and interesting young wo- | man, who is well fitted to assume her new responsibilities. She has a beautiful soprano voice. Rev. Ruf, the bridegroom, received his advanced ed- j ucation at Heidelberg college, from which he was graduated. Then he had ( three years' study at Central Theological seminary at Dayton, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1910. The first of this year Rev. Frank Ruf was appointed assistant to his father, who is superintendent of the Reformed Orphans’ home north of the city. Guests from out of town who attended the' wedding were Rev. and Mrs. Lohgaker, l of Columbus. Ohio; Rev. and Mrs. Hessert of Decatur and Miss Dora Ruf, who came home from Tiffir, Ohio, to attend her brother’s wedding.—Fort Wayne Sentinel.—The groom is a brother of Mrs. Hessert and is well known here. Robert Peterson was given a very , delightful surprise on Hallowe’en in honor of his seventeenth birthday an niversary, by his classmates, the jun- 1 iors of the Decatur high school. The affair was arranged and carried out 1 with entire success and there neve" was a boy more surprised than Rot-' ert. Hallowe’en games of all kinds were played and the evening was one I that will be long remembered as a most happy one by all. His classmates presented him with a handsome tie pin as a token of their good wishes and esteem.

COMBINE BUSINESS. By a deal which has been brought to a close. Peter Mougey, the blackwho has been conducting a stand on i Jefferson street, just east of the Hale ' i warehouse, will suspend his head- ' quarters there, and has taken over a 1 half-interest with Milton Lea veil, on Monroe street, where both will from now on be connected. Both have been ' enjoying a lucrative business heretofore, but on account of more conveni-J ence they will combine their business and carry it. out entirely at the Monroe street shop The new firm will be a strong one and with the busi-' I ness of both together, none other . than the best Is assured. | O FRANK WHITE DEAD. • Friends here have received a mes ' sage from H. P. Moses of Fort Wayne l of the death of bis father-in-law, ■ Frank White, seventy-eight ' years, which occurred Wednesday ev ' ' ening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. A. Durand, at Howe, from pneumonia. The funeral will be held i Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock' from the Durand home. Many Decatur people who have visited with his 1 1 daughters, Mrs. IT. P. Moses and Mrs. ' Durand, have become acquainted with 1 ' Mr. White, and will receive with sorrow the news of his death. j I ; Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 3 —(Special | jto Daily Democrat) —The Holland-St. i j Louis Sugar company, with the home offices at Holland, Mich., today filed ' at the secretary of state’s office their I application to do business at Decatur, I Indiana, this being necessary because they are a foreign corporation. The total capital is $2,800,000, and the j amount to be Invested in Indiana is about three-quarters of a million dol-, tars. The fee is $615.50. o I The St. Peter’s Lutheran church, northeast of this city, of which the I ; Rev. L. W. Dornseif is pastor, will on i next Sunday celebrate the centennial' ■ birth anniversary of the late Dr. C. F. i F. W. Walther, founder of the Mis- ’ scuri Lutheran synod. The anniver- ■ sary occurred a week or so ago, and • many congregations held celebrations i at that time, this church postponing j • the event until next Sunday. Prose - • sor Luecke of the Concordia college, i lof Fort Wayne, will be present and j will preach at the morning service. 1

land the children will assist in the pro- ! I gram by giving recitations anil songs I appropriate to the occasion. The male quartet from the senior class of Concordia college will also render , music, and the entire service will be I one in accordance with the occasion. I f « °— | RECEIVED SAD NEWS? I I Mrs. Aaron DeVinney received a i letter from her niece, Mrs. Charles, Ault, of Fort Wayne, stating that her grandfather, Mr. Ezekiel Elzey, of near Bluffton, was lying very seriously sick, but did not state anything relative to the nature of the illness. Mr. Elzey is favorably known here

and has many friends in the nearby vicinity who will be patiently awaiting word of his improvement. The letter, going on further, stated that Mr. Ault, who has been very sick for some legnth of time, Is improving i right along, and will be able to remime his work at the Pennsylvania shops next Monday. o WAS HAPPY WEDDING. Last Saturday evening at the Lutheran parsonage in Uniondale, Miss Edna Lesh and Chas. F. Klelnknight was united in marriage by Rev. Slater of that place. The couple was accompanied by Joshua Brickley and Ceci) Lesh, the latter a brother of the bride. ( The young couple are very popular in that community and a host of friends ■ wish for them much happiness and prosperity. They will reside in Fort Wayne.—Markle Journal. ■ ' — ■—o - The advent of the automobile as a means of transportation and other- ! wise supply recreation and pleasure once provided almost exclusively by the horse, is bringing torward more prominently certain dislikes that add to or detract from the horse’s value, by reason of color. People nowadays are becomnig People nowadays are becoming tions. Age and breeding no longer constitute the chief factors in the sale of carriage horses Indeed colors not only influence the price, but I there are established certain prejudices that actually work against the sale of a horse endowed by nature ' with a certain kind of coat. These prejudices are not entertained by a 1 few people but quite generally so over I the country, especially where the horse and carriage remain a family institution. For example: A coal black horse I will not sell in the markets for as much money nor as readily as a brown, or a bay. or a chestnut. The reason for this is purely a matter of ; color, backed by an unusual prejudice. The dislike for a black horse as a propeller of the family vehicle grows out of his association with funeral directors and his presence at the head of the procession on these sad occa-

sions. A black horse is an ever-present reminder of recent sorrow and less. For this reason he is relegated to third place in the list of popular horse colors; his satin coat, splendid spirit and conformation, notwithstanding. The colors that take precedence in popular esteem over all others are the bay and brown. They must, however, be of proper shade to gain tills distinction in the market. The next lin favor is the chestnut. There is some dispute as to whether a good chestnut horse is not entitled to a I place alongside of the brown and the bay horses, but while his admirer* are legion, he is not usually regarded with as much favor as the latter. However, the breeder who has any number of fine carriage horses that he intends disposing of at a sale would make no mistake in adding a few chestnut coats to his collection, j The black horse comes next in point of popularity after the browns, the bays and the chestnuts. While this classifying of colors does not hold true in animals used in other ! lines of -work, the prejudices referred , to place him in third place so far as ' the family carriage horse is concerned. I Next in popularity is the dapple 1 gray. The last on the list of colors is the white horse. There are twe deep-seated prejudices against the latter. First, he is a difficult animal to keep tidy, and is sometimes classed among the white petticoats, especially when Jupiter Pluvius holds forth. His other fault is most conspictKnii at shedding time. When this season | arrives and he begins changing his ‘ coat of long hairs for a new and 1 shorter one, and the stray hairs find a lodging place on dark clothing rtnft ■ carriage upholstering the pre,! against his color becomes more p ri) , . inent. The gray horse has a small advantage over the white one in these two respects, because the nearer his coat is to being iron gray in color the better he is liked. i The matter of a white star in the forehead and white hind feet is merely a whim and has no money value. Some people admire a horse so marked, while others do not. If-he has good action and lifts his feet with spirit he may attract attention, especially if all four of the feet are white, but the white star in the forehead never adds a penny one way or the other.

1 Members of the local bar are in reI ceipt of a letter from S. A. M. ButchI er, who for many years practiced law at Geneva, Ind., stating that he is now i located in the Northern Bank building at Seattle, Wash., with his son, C. L. Butcher. Mr. Butcher writes that the business prospects of the new firm are flattering and that he and his family are very much taken with the northwest.—Portland Sum