Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1912 — Page 4

SPRING OPENING SALE AT BERNSTEIN'S Studabaker Block Decatur, Ind. Two Doors South Interurban Station Our spring opening sale opened with one of the largest crowds that ever visited our store. Everything is new and up-to-date, and we sell you merchandise at a great saving Economy folks will d» well to lav in their SpHng and Summer supply while the assortment are the best. Fhe heaviest reduction will be on shoes, furnishings, dry goods lace curtains, muslins and knit underwear. Note the prices below, we have hundreds, of other bargains in the store. Come and be covineed, we treat you right.

shoes: shoes:: Our shoe stock is the largest it fess ever been, with new and up-to-date shoes, direct from the manufacturers. We save you the jobber s profit. *3 99 Pat., button or binsho€. &ISO GUD Metal: St ",rz Opening Sale .82.29 *2 ' Men's Vici Kid. Gun Metal or Box Calf Shoe, Spring Open- „• Sale $1.95 $’.75 Men's Plain Toe or Tip a dandy $1.49 S. Mens Heavy Tan Work - Spring Open ng Sale $’.63 Special: $3.90 Mens Gun Metal or Pat., ’.ace or button Oxford. String Openine Sale $1.95 *2 ' 1 Men s Elks-::n Shoe $1.95 C3?«> Ladies Pat. Button or Blu- < er Shoe, also Gun Metal, button and Bluche- Spring OpenSale S1 35 J' ’ ” Ladies' Velvet, button Shoe. Spring Opening Sale $2.75 $ •• Ladies White Canvass, but- ■ v . , ? .- r , z opening Sale $2.45 $2 ■“ Ladies' Heavy Box Calf or Kanraroo Ftoe. plain toe or • C Ojentrtg Sale . $1.49 Special’ I-adies Vici Kid Shoe, Spr:rg Opening Sale $1.19 Special: s2»o Ladies' all Patlace or four-strap Oxfords, '-is Opening Sale $1.49 S'. Little Giant's Shoe, sizes 5 to 9, Spring Opening Sale. 98c DRESS GOODS. 25c value of Black and White Shepherd Check Dress Goods. Spring Opening Sale, yard ... 15c A large assortment of 25e value of Plaid Dress Goods, yard 14c Light Suiting, with black hair-line stripe, 35c value. Spring Opening Sale, yard 19c SPECIAL! NOTIONS. SPECIAL!! White and Black Tape 1c Pins, package 1c Hair Pins, package 1c Talcum Powder, can 4c

Our spring opening sale lasts up to Saturday April 6th. so do not fail to get your share of the bargains, e have bargains galore, for you all. It means a saving to you. We will have extra clerks to wait on you all. BERNSTEIN’S Studabaker Block Two Doors South of Interurban station _

NOTICE TO NON RESIDENTS. The State of Indiana, County of A3ams, ss : In the Adams Circuit Court, February Term, 1912. Mary E. Davy et al. vs. Aylette Miller et al. No. 8289. Quiet title reform, motion for nunc pro tunc entry. It appearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause, that Aylette Miller, Mary J. Miller, his wife, all e .nknown heirs. devisees, legatees, creditors or surviving syouses of Aylette Miller of Mary J. Miller, bis wife, if they or either of them be deceased: Aylett Miller, Miller, his wife <first name to plain.u.uwn), all the uniinown heirs, devisees, legatees, creditors or surviving spouses of Aylett Miller, or of Miller, his wife, if they or either of them be deceased: M B. Miller (first uame unknown to plaintiff!, Miller (first name unknown to plaintiffi, his wife, all the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, creditors or surviving spouses of M. B. Miller or of Miller, his wife, if they or either of them be deceased; L. D. Miller first name unknown to plaintiff I, Mary M. Miller, his wife, all the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, creditors, or surviving spouses of L. D. Miller, or of Mary M. Miller, his wife, if they or either of them be deceased E. H. Miller < first name unknown to plaintiff), Miller tfirst name unknown to plaintiff), his wife, all the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, creditors or surviving spouses of E. H. Miller or of Miller, his wife, if they or either of taem be deceased; Ludlow D. Miiler, Miller (first name unknown to plaintiff ), his wife, all the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, creditors or surviving spouses of Ludlow D. Miller, or of Miller, his wife, if they or either of them be deceased; Maxwell B. Miller, Miller tfirst name unknown to plaintiff), h's wife, all the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, creditors or surviving spouses of Maxwell B. Miller or of Miller, his wife,if they or either oi them be deceased: Mary A. Miller, Miller (first name unknown to I'Mntiff, her husband, all the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, creditor or surviving spouses of Mary A. Miller, or of Miller, her husband, if tney or either of them be deceased; Hugh/ S. Fullerton. Fullerton (first name unknown to plaintiff), his wife, all the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, creditors or surviving spouses of Hugh S. Fullerton or 01 Fullerton, his wife, if they or either of them be deceased; Edward H. Miller, Miller, (first name unknown to plaintiff), his wife, all the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, creditors, or surviving spouses of Edward H. Miller, or of Miller, bis wife, if they or either of them be deceased; Ellen Langdon, S. S. Langdon first name unknown to plaintiff), her husband, all the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, creditors or surviving spouses of Ellen Langdon or of 8. S. Langdon, her husband, if they or either of them be deceased; Mary L. Miller, j Miller (first name unknown to plaintiff), her husband, all the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, cred

Handkerchief ■ 1c t SPECIAL! SPECIAL!! While it lasts, Merrick's Thread, white or black .all numbers, six spools for 25c LACE CURTAINS. $1.50 Lace Curtains, white or ecru, plain or fancy centers, 3*4 yds. long, extra wide. Spring Opening Sale, pair 93c CORSET COVERS. A large assortment of Ladies' Embroidery and I-ace Corset Cov- : ers, 50c value. Spring Opening Sale 23c SPECIAL! TABLE OIL CLOTH. All colors, Table Oil Cloth, Spring Opening Sale, yard 12c SPECIAL! Opening Sale, each 5c BED SPREADS. $1.50 White Bed Spreads, without fringe. Spring Opening Sale... 98c *2.00 Value White Bed Spreads. Opening" Sale " sl.t3 TABLE LINEN! SPECIAL! va.ue of Bleached TL..ncn, Spring Opening Sale. yard... 23c MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. 75c value Ladies Myslin Gowns, j-mbroiderv trimmed 49c $1.50 value Lad es' Gowns, also slip-overs, with lace or em- j. broiderv trimmed 93c CORSETS. $ 30 C. B. LaSpirite Corsets. 42c . *I.OO C B LaSpirite Corsets S9c SPECIAL! WINDOW SHADES. 25c value Green Window Shades, oil color, 6 ft long. Spring Opening Sale, each 17c i DRESS GINGHAMS. A large aseortmen’ of 12*4c Dress Ginghams, in plain colors, stropes. or plaids, yard 10c i SPECIAL! LAWNS. Just received, large assortment of Lawns, all colors and patterns, do not miss this opportunity. 8c '

itors or surviving spouses of Mary L. • Miller or of Miller, her husband, ' • if they or either of them be deceased , j Aylett P. Mttler, -— Miller i first , • name unknown to plaintiff), his wife, all the unknown heirs, devisees, lega - tees, creditors or surviving spouses of , c Aylett P Miller or of Miller, his . wife, if they or either of them be de- ■ i ceased: Mary J. Miller, Miller » (first name unknown to plaintiff), het , I husband, all the unknown heirs, de- - i, visees. legatees creditors or surviv.- ? ing spouses of Mary J Miller or of ] F Miller, her husband, it they or . f either of them be deceased; Ellen Mil- , - ler, Miller (first name unknown, r to plaintiff), her husband, all the us-1 i, known heirs, devisees, legatees, cred-1 ■- itors or surviving spouses of Ellen j f Miller or of Miller, her husband.; r if they or either of them be deceased; . r Seth Langdon, Langdon) first i , name unknown to plaintiff), his wife,; y alt the unknown heris, devisees, lega , i tees, creditors or surviving spouses of r Seth Langdon, or of Langdon, his wife, if they or either of them be de ■ r ceased; Robert H. Miller, Miller.. I- (first name unknown to plaintiff), his , wife, all the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, creditors or surviving I- spouses of Robert H. Miller, or of ' i. Miller, his wife, if they or either of >, tl’e.’D be deceased: James A. Miller. Miller (first name unknown to a plaintiff), his wife, all the nknown . i- heirs, devisees, legatees, creditor:: or ‘ e surviving spouses of James A Mil-1 i, ler. or of Miller, his wife, if they! I. or either of them be deceased Rob- 1 f ert Corner, — —Coyner (firs’ uenje! ; unknown to plaintiff), his wife, ail the t unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, >, creditors, or surviving spouses of Robi- ert Coyner or of Corner, his wife, f if they or either of them be dew aged; | •, Daniel P. March. Violender March, his e wile, al! the unknown heirs, devisees. - legatees, creditors or surviving! i- spouses of Daniel P. March or of Vio-1 i, lender March, his wife, if they o- e.wh j •- «r of them be deceased; Catharine! r'f)avy. Davy (first name unknown I r to plaintiff), her husband, all the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, credo itors or surviving spouses of Catbari- ine Davy, or of Davy, her ausi- band, if they or either of them be dei. ceased; Joshuay Davy, Davy I. (first name unknown to plaintiff), his, ; wife, all the unknown heirs, devisees. r» legatees. creditors or surviving a spouses of Joshuay Davy or of ), Davy, his wife, if they or either of g them be deceased; George W. Davy, k Catharine Davy, his wife, all the un- )- know n heirs, devisees, legatees, cred-j I. itors or surviving spouses of George , i- W. Davy, or of Catherine Davy, his ' e wife, if they or either of them be de- <, ceased; Mary A. Fullerton, -- Puli' lerton, her husband (whose first name ) s is unknown to plaintiff, all the unt- known heirs, devisees, legatees, credn Itors and surviving spouses ci Mary r A. Fullerton, or of Fullerton, her t- husband, if they or either of them be g deceased, of the above named defend1. ants are non-residents of the State of i- Indiana. I- Notice is therefore hereby given the n said above named defendants that i- they be and appear be ore the Hon. d- Judge of the Adams Ciifcuit Court on a

value. Spring Openinc Sale, yd. 'cl MUSLIN. Extra fine Unbleached Muslin. j Bleached Muslin, yard 5-*c UNDERWEAR. Men's Ribbed Underwear, in S%in«Opeain« Sal# 39-:; SHIRT WAISTS. *3.90 Ladies' Ail-over Embroidery g F-98i WORK SHIRTS. I Sa!.., *-acr 38c PETTICOATS SPECIAL: sl* Black Sateen or HeatherSi. 50 value of White Pet tieoats. and laser: - •*<•. :fe’. 98c SPECIAL: SPECIAL!! yard 44#c I SHIRT WAISTS. Just received, a new line of Ladies' Shirt Waists from the New York manufacturing company *1 35 value, wtth long or shoe- . < sleeve low or high neck, with lace cr embroider- ’rimmed 9fc j .S 206 Lad>* Shir’ sleeve. Sprirg Opening SaJe . .*IJ9I SPECIAL! SPECIAL!! 150e Flowered Silk. aH eoian. 27 in. wide, special tor this sa> yd 25c SPECIAL: CURTAIN NETTiSGS A Urge afsormen’ of ’ Curtails Goods. white, ecru or faacy Per- $; sian patterns Conue while the • assortment is <ood. only, yard... tCc ‘

the thirteenth day of May, 1912. the ? ( same being the 31st Juridical Day o! ‘, the next regular term thereof, to be •, holders at the Court House in the City 11 of Decatur. Indiana, commencing an I: Monday, the Bth day of April, A. D. j; 1912. and plead by answer or dem., to said complaint, or the same will be beard and determined in their absence. i Witness my name and seal of said' Court hereto affixed this 20th day cf 11 March. 1912 FERDINAND BLEEKE. Clerk. L By L. L Baumgartner, Deputy. L C. L. Walter, Attorney for Plaintiff. - I*2 SHERIFF’S SALE. — The State of U-’;ana. Adams Cotin- , I ty, ss.: In the Adams Circuit Court of Ad- - ants County. Indiana i First National Rank. Decatur, Indiana. Farmers and Merchants’ State Bark. Geneva. Indiana, vs Clem J. i lleideman N<f 284" No. 2841 By virtue of executions to me direct-| ed by the clers of the Adams circuit I: court of said county and state, I bare I, levied unon the real estate herginaO-L ' er mentioned and will expose for sale I ! at public auction at the east door of |, the. court house in the City of Decatur. I Adams County, Indiana, between the! • hours of 10 c’cloclfa. m . arid 4 o’clock,] ' p. m.. on Saturday. April 20, 1912. j the rents and profits for a term net i < ' exceeding seven years, of the follow-. , I inr described real estate, situated in ' Adams County, Indiana, to-wit: Inlot ! number six hundred and forty-seven l (847) in Joseph Crabb’s third western addition to the town (now city) of j 1 Deca tn r, Indtana. as the is des-’ ignated on the recorded plat of said , addition. • And on failure to realise therefrom ‘ the full amount of judgment, interest ' thereon and costs. I will at the same, ' time and in the same manner afore- ' said, offer for sale the fee simple of; the above described premises. • Taken as the property of Clem J. i Heideman to satisfy said executicns . this 27th day of March. 1912. THOMAS J. DFRKIN. ' . 13t3 Sheriff. I rNOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the cred . j itors. heirs and legatees of Anson i Van Camp, deceased, to appear in the ! Adams circuit court, held at Decamr | Indiana, on the 18th day of April, 1912. and skotg cause, if any, why the final , settlement accounts with the estate I of said decedant should not be a t- 1 proved; and said heirs are notified o I then and there make proof of heir- ■ ship, and receive their distributive, Rhwps • LAVRA A. VAN' AMP. Executrix. Decatur, Ind., March 26. 1912. Heller, Sutton & Heller, Attys. 18t2 ® NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. The State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss.

la tae Ada&* eirenit coatt, Febr® ary term, —- WHham F Garke is it appeartaj from afi«U*n filed ! rhe ahoi'e eat.tied that laaav Sarah Bush. hU <Ue, al! the I now a feetrs a **- d creditors ot lsaa< tlwta it he be de based, whoee names I elite. If he be deceased, *hoee names I nkno*n aeirn and creditor* ot Junta I Ann Araii-Be. wife ot Fran« rs S A> ♦-line, if she be deceased. »hose [On Lewu Hwßtoen. it she deceased, i wboee naaies are -o the : .a: cuff us* | cis wire, all the seirs aa»u !ex editors o* Joaz r *arte. i* ce oe oe~ e ceased, w c-oee naiaeis are to the fuaie- ' John F" if she be deceased* i whose names are to the plaintiff un'known Joseph Mass, -imh .’ice i Man*, -'a wire., a.I the tiataaoeni liens aad ■-i ‘cn o: os-i • Maas n’I plaintiff snMno*-. all the untax?* a Beira and credi M Sarah - ane ■ Manz, if she decease*-, ’’•2 T w-# > TEA J O t & ; ».,• - ._ _ —o' ■ S- ate ® jndiasjs all tae laiaoan L-.ra and creditors ■ c-j* e . if i-'«K T-ase»_. * Jx-oae ’ wife of Josey* Bi-sX ** deceas|ed, waoee aMk» aire to the Fra ' A»eane, Jnasa Ann Avei-ne, ius wife. a.the unknown eixne. it he be 4* rased whose are to the plaiL-.-± knowx all the heirs and creditors ot J&aia Ann Aseiine. wife ot Ftanc»a S AceLne. she e de* *a.se*i. whot* uazccs xrc to tfcc pU.nr.ff unk»o»z Lewis Humber-.. SxnJl H. Hum.—rt. hi» uife, x-i toe -nkc.c«n heirs and creu.’.ors of Lews* H-.moen, :1 he be deceased, wboue names are to the plaintiff unknown, a., the .nkmowr. ~.rs -r-citors of Sarah H. Hsmtert. wife of Lewis Hum ben. if stee e decessec whose names are to the : junUS unknown. o’ John Platte .f he be deceased, whose zatnes are to 'the paintiff unknown .all the -inkziwn heirs and known, all the unknown heirs and F. Plane, L- she be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown: Joseph Mann, Sarah Jane Mann, his wife, all the wßnown heirs and creditors of Joseph Mann. : he be deceased. whose -..ai'es are to the plaintiff unknown, an '»e unknown heirs and creditors of Sa.-nn Jane Mann, if she be deceased, whose names ire to the P«,:r.t ff unknown. *hat the.- be anu appear before the Hon Judge of the Adams Cxxcuit court on the 21st day of May, 1912, ,r -e same being the ’Sth Juridical Day -he next regular term thereof, to be oolden at the Court House in the City of Decatur, com menemg on Monday, the Sth day of April, A. D . 1912. and plead by answer or depiur to said complaint, or the same will be beard and de’ermined in their absence. Witness my name and seal of said sourt hereto affixed, this 25th day of March. 1912. FERDINAND BLEEKE. Clerk. David E Smith, Attorney for Plaintiff UU NOTICE OF SALE OF !<EAL ESTATE 4btiee is here’- given that A F Beatty, executor of the estate of Albert Buhler, deceased, will offer at private sale at the law office of A. P Beany. Decatur. Indiana, on Saturday. t h e -30th day of Ap- I. 19’2. and continuing from day to day until sold, the foliowing real estate, to-wit: Comfciending six rods and one and one-half 1154' links south of th* northeast corner of oat-lot No. 14. in the Southern addition to tbe town (now city) of Itecatur. Indiana, thence running south along the section line fifty seven and one-hal' <ee’ thence west seven (7) degrees north, eight f 8) rods, thence north paralie! with first mentioned line fifty-seven and one-half <-7’4) feet, thence east seven <7i degrees south eight ■ • rods to the place of beginning Terms of sale are as follows, towit: One-third cash, one-third in 9 months, onethird in IS months, deferred payments to bear 5 per cen- r-.e est from date, secured by mortgage and personal surety, purchaser granted privilege to pay all Ash if he so desires A. P. BEATTY. 13t3 Executor. 4-BAPBERS-4. ■ Hair cutting, 15c; first-class work iFirst shop south of ’he Hensley feeelry store. FRANK HOWER, Mgr MARSH BUfiDG. RED KNOFP, 73t6 C. STT'LTS NOTICE TO PUBLIC. Notice is hereby given that I will not be responsible for any debt contracted by my wife, Daisy Palmer, after this date, March 23, 1912 72t3-e-o-d JOSEPH PALMER. NOTICE. P. E. Chapman of Poe. Ind., wishes to meet the Christian church board at Dr. Mangold's office at 12:39 Tuesday, March 26th. Please be there. Business of importance. G. C. STEELE. Clerk.

-ti NEWS UE Speech That Cured a Great Orator's Severe Headache. How Rufus Choate. Though Suffering Agonies, Delivered Eloquent Aodress and Speedily Recovered from Attack. & By E. J- EDWARDS. 4 When Zachary Taylor was noml * nated by the Whigs for president In * : I»4S one of the great orators of that Lay. who today is tamous in historj aS one of America's greatest orators J was Rufo* Choate cousin of Joseph H. Choate, formerly ambassador to teat Britain. Rufi. - Chowke had also i- -eng enjoyed the distinction of being J ote «< toe country's leading Whigs e .-.d because of this fact and his great cratoricai powers he was besought to * .ike part in the . residential cam .rtgT’ as a supporter of General Tay- - Though bis law practice was then 1 , most ovcrwbelmitig him. Mr. Choate < piumiMd to make a few speeches. Among the places where he was asL gned to speak was one of the impor i-' xal suburban towns near Boston—e : xtkline. But when, on the day for ’ speech to be made there, the come : sttee called upon >.r. Choate at his .i in Brookline, the great lawyer v found to be suffering from a rag- ’ . headache T -ony was s<< - »t that he could hardly speak; and e -3 the tope of getting some relief ■n tie pate be ad saturated hir g curl* hair w some sort of tier irtftanL th odor of which very palpable ' the members of tbstanding th- physical - ay. Mr Choate, saying nothing. « - from his house to the carriage wss awaiting .. tn. and the jour i to tbe tai! » y be gun AH the there he ; ress» -u his hands to bis : s n pies, supporting bis elbows upon : kneed; and he gave other signs of a Seep d--tress that tbe eommit- - -e- was afraid that te would be un■b'e to fats speech la fact, the i ' menbers advised bim not to attempt t saying that they would procure a j . jstitute speaker. But to his sug , » gestion Mr. Choate shook his head _ mos. decidedly, and that without re , r.o-..ng bis hands from bis bursting s ;em pies With great misg. .ings the commit e escorted Mr. Choate to the plat 1 ; form, and as he stepped upon ft it seemed to them as though the great .awyer was on the verge of collapse j The whole expression of his face was ! ..at ot a man suffering almost un . bearable pain, and he was most un steady on his feet - At the moment of his introduction to 'he audience he stood leaning heavily with one hand upon the speak f sr's table. In that position be re- ‘ : .alned for the first minute or two of ..is speech, and his o; ening sentences ere delivered in a voice so faint that 1 even those nearest to him were scarcely able to catch what he had * -aid. The committee who knew Mr s Cl oate's condition, were sure that he * would speedily be compelled to desist when, sudden!' , he was observed to stand erect, and the next moment, to their intense astonishment, he had ; gained his voice, and soon was in the * midst of one of the finest political , orations which had ever been delivered in Boston or its vicinity. And until he had spoken his last word he held tbe great audience enchanted H Then, while the applause was still ; filling the ball, he turned to the committee, saying that he was ready to r go bom* A member asked him if he did not feel like taking a little rest before undertaking the trip. “No," was the reply. "I am perp fectly well. I was not standing before this grand audience t*o minutes be , fore every throb of agonx. in my head J vanished I knew -hat if I had the r hance to speak my headache would j be cured.” I tell this story on the authority of a the late Gregory D Rr.binson. who a was a member of congress for a decade from the Springfield. Mass., dis- ° 'rkt. and then. fro-. ’>s4 to 1887, was governor of Masse 'husetts. defeating '• Ben Batter tn a w iriwiad campaign „ Copyright. tStl. by K J. E iwards. All Rigt ’s Reaerved.l Little Things Hurt. !t is the little of life that Jar and fret The tiny stabs that are net -., too little to hurt, but too little to shock us out of ovrseives into a cairn '• -ceptance. The big things we brace up somehow to bear But the little 0 things that priek and sting and gnaw. «re the things that —tke life hard The cold look of- one we love; j the thoughtless act and unfeeling word —such little things as these can vercast our sky, darken a whole and utterly fncapac tate us. when we ■' ould perhaps stana np and smile like . hero in the face of fire and good it is a curious thing ibat not one c» a would be guilty f visiting catastrophes upon ano-her; yet daily we wound in a thousand nameless ways hat are harder to bear than catastrc . ben. Life itself brings phiiisopty' to bear the big sorrows. But somehow years - nor experience seem not to give us r • the courage to bear bravely the little pangs of every day's sordid expert ence. ® Quite True. Somehow, we, never exppet much , enthusiasm from a man with a malar I ial cast of countenance.” "Well, we never get much enthusi i- asm from a mata- with that kina of ! countenance.”

NEW NEWS OE tESTEROAI I When William C. Whitney Would Not Trust Anybody. In Making Hla Generous Contributions to Political Campaign Funds n* Never Took Chances, E*« n With His Friends. By E. J. EDWARDS. Tbe late William C Whitney, secretary of the navy during Clevelandls first term as president, and before, and after that period in his career one of the leading Democratic politicians of the nation, was one of the most generous distributors of campaign funds tbe country has ever known, I and be was a. successful in collecting funds for campaign purposes as any man of his generation in either party, with tbe possible exception of Governor Marshall Jewell of Connect! cut, who »ai chairman of the Kepulr lican national committee during the presidential campaign of 1880. \ et, de spite his lavishness of distribution. Mr. Whitney knew what he was about every time he distributed campaign funds. He was not one of those who disbursed campaign subscriptions lavishly and then was indifferent as to the uses to which they were put. He knew of the temptation to which some politicians yielded of keeping for personal purposes a part of the campaign funds that passed through their hands —an easy thing to do in the old days, when no detailed record of disbursements was made. Mr. Whitney was a firm believer in the expediency campaign contributions by large corporations that might have favors to ask of tbe loliticians or o! the legislature. He warmly approved of the method pursued by the late Henry O. of the socalled sugar trust, who’ testified before a congressional committee at Washington in 1811. when the trust was on the coals of publicity, that his company w as accustomed to sea apart a lump sum when political campaigns were pending and then, dividing It ifito two equal parta. give one-half to the Republican nad one half to the Democratic party, simply for the purpose of obtaining ''protection.” When Mr Whitney was the brains of the old Metropolitan traction system of New York, Democrat as be was. he > nevertheless recognized with perfect impartiality each of tbe political pan ties. The Democratic party received pecisely the same contribution In the name of that company which the Republican party received, and in each case the contribution was made with the implied understanding that the company would be “protected" against adverse legislation and against the approach of political blackmailers. The late Senator Thomas C. Platt used to tell his friends with much chuckling an incident which came under his own observation, illustrating both the generosity and the sublety of Mr. Whitney with respect to campaign contributions. "1 received information one day that Mr. Whitney would be glad to see me at a certain office and at a certain hour.” said Mr. Platt. “I did not doubt what the purpose of the summons was, for a campaign was under way So I went to tbe office named at the hour appointed. Mr. Whitney received me cordially and then he asked: “But where is Chauncey? i sent for him.' " 'Chauncey who?' 1 started to ask in reply, when suddenly it flashed over me that Mr. Whitney had also sent for Chauncey M. Depew, and did not propose to go on with the business h? had with me until Depew was present. So once more a message was sent to Depew that Mr. Whitney wanted to see him, and when he had arrived in the presence of both of us Mr Whitney made in behalf of his traction company a campaign contribution to the Republican party And he said to us very frankly, as he handed out the money, that he was treating both parties exactly alike—that the Republicans were getting no more and no less t an the Democrats were. “But note how shrewd he was; he was so shrewd and careful that he didn't purpose to pay over the contrl- i button to just one member of the party —another member had to be present also when the contribution was made. He didn't distrust me any more than he did Chauncey; he trusted us both, but, nevertheless, he wasn’t going to pay over that money until we both were present and could verbally acknowledge receipt of the sum. And so far as I know, he was always that way; he never took any chances even with men whom he trusted. He was the shrewdest, as well as the mosi generous dispenser of campaign funds of any man 1 ever met.' ” (Copyright, 1911, by B. J. Edwards. All I Reserved.) of Him. “Nero fiddled while Rome was burn ing.” “He ran some risk.” "Os what?" "Os warping his violin.” A Football Rush. "Did you get any of that bargain ribbon ?” “Yes,” answered the college girl proudly. "1 bucked the line for ten yards.” At Hit Uncle’s. Nixon—Holding your first wedding reception, eh? I suppose you'll get out all your wedding presents?” Newedd—WeV-er no; not ali. We’ve lost the tickets on some of them ”

NEW NEWS Os YESTERDSI Senator Frye's Largest Fee tor Services Rendered. He Was Glad to Receive Ten Thou.' send Dollars for His Work as Member of Peace Commission After Spanish War. By E. J. EDWARDS The late Senator William P. Pry t of Maine was tbe second selection made by President McKinley for mem .ership on the cotunrssion nominated by McKinley to negotiate the treaty 3f peace with Spain at Paris in the late fall of 1898. McKinley's first selection was nat urally John Hay, who. as secretary of ttate at the time of the Spanish ww. had had charge under McKinley ot all ihe diplomatic matters which arose out' }f our difficulty with Spain, it «ai therefore not only highly appropriate' but essential that Secretary Hay; should be appointed a member of this commission and made its chairman.. But there came into the mind of McKinley as soon as he knew that it devolved upon him to appoint a treaty, making commission the selection of Senator Frye as the second member of that commission. McKinley and Frye became Intimate political and personal fr.er.ds soon after McKinley entered congress Frye bad then been a member of congress three terms, and be >nce told me that McKinley was the first of the new members whom be greeted on 'be day that the new congress of which McKinley was a member was organized. Their seats in the house were within easy teach. They used frequently to sit side by side, chatting sometimes for an hour of more They were in perfect agreement on the question ot protection. and it would have been impossible to have found in the house two men who were so thoroughly alike In the simplicity o', their personal life, in the integrity of their standards, both of public and of private life, as were McKinley and Frye. Their intimacy was maintained after Frye quitted the house for the senate; it was continued after McKinley entered the White House. And it was because of this intimacy, and McKinley s high re gard for Senator Frye's integrity of purpose, that the president decided to make bis long-time friend the second member of the peace commission. Be sides. McKinley knew that Frye was of the opinion that there was not only a moral obligation on the part ot the United States to take over the sovereignty of the Philippines, but. furthermore, that th# peace of tbe world made that step essential. After the commission had finished its work at Paris and tbe treaty o< peace was signed, then the question arose: What compensation should be paid to the members of the commls sion? Discussing that point shortly after the commission had returned home the president said: "I expect to nominate Judge Day (now on the Supreme Court bench) as United States circuit judge for the dis trict of which Ohio is a part, I am go ing to nominate Senator Gray of Delaware as United States judge of the circuit court of the district of which his home state, Delaware, is a part I would gladly appoint Senator Frye and Senator Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota to any high office within my gift, but I know that neither of them desire to leave the senate." Casting about in his mind for some way to reward Senator Frye the president recalled that hie friend had been dependent ever since the friendship began, almosf wholly on his salary as a member of congress. He knew of several occasions when Senator Frye bad declined to accept fees for professional services as a lawyer; he knew that Senator Frye’s standard of conduct in that respect was severe. He also knew that the senator had very little money. Therefore, President Me Kinley decided that out of a contingent fund over which he had authority to make such expenditure as be chose he would authorize the payment to senator Frye of *IO,OOO and a like amount to Senator Davis of Minnesota. •When Senator Frye received the draft for *IO,OOO he held it In his hands for a moment with almost a tender touch, and then said: "Terr thousand dollars! That is the largest amount of money I have ever received at one time for any service 1 have ever given. And lam very glad to get it." Yet Senator Frye, had he been willing to accept fees, or to give heed to tempting propositions to become a neniber of promotion syndicates, could many times have received much more than *IO,OOO for lending his name or giving hie professional services. it may be appropriate to add that ,n recognition of thw services of Whitelaw Reid, eho was the fifth member of the peace commiseion. he was appointed special representative of the president at the coronation of King Ed’ ward VII. (Copyright. 1911. by 8. J. Edwards. All Right* Reserved.) Willie and th# New Gardener. Little Willie enjoyed life pretty well until the new gardener came. It was I very hard not to be allowed to dig for worms any more or to cut across tbe I flower beds or play the garden hose on ‘ the dog. Willie would just as soon go to school as go into the garden now. One day Willie told his mother tbat when he grew up to be a big man like papa he was going to buy a very large bottle of castor oil and make tbe new gardeuw drink it all —verr slowlv.