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DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1911.
NO. 25.
TPr, A TL
OFFERS PEACE PLAN
MEXICAN STATESMAN PROPOSES
REFORMS AS MEANS TO END
THE REVOLUTION.
LAY DOWN ARMS IS DEMAND
Should Rebels Fall to Adopt HI Ad
vice Llmantour, Diaz' Adviser, Rec
ommends Formation of Guerrilla
Bands to Combat Insurrectos.
PurlB. Jose Ives Llmantour, minis
ter of finance In President Diaz" cab
inet, In an Interview here Monday In
dicated that the Iron grip of Diaz on
Mexico Is becoming weaker and that
a result of the revolution Is the fore
runner of more liberal rule In the re
public. The government, says Senor Llman
tour, should grant a reform of the
evils that led to the Insurrection. As
an essential preliminary to peace he
demands that the Insurgents lay dwn
their arms pending negotiations.
Importance Is given to these declar
ations by the fact that Senor Llman
tour has nn International reputation
as one of the ablest statesmen of Mex
ico and that he always has been a
Btanch supporter of Diaz. His change
of front Is taken to mean that a
progressive section of the ruling class
has come to a realization of the neces
sity of relaxing the rigid govern
mental system of the nation to meet
popular demands.
Should the Insurgents fail to adopt
the advice to return to their homes
pending the Initiation of negotiations
with the government, Senator Llman
tour foresees the likelihood of a pro
tracted and wasting struggle, for he
says the federal forces are no ma. h
for the cowboy Insurgents, whose nimble-footed
ponies easily escape from
the ravines and mountain fastnesses.
Accordingly he recommends tho de
liberate formation of guerrilla bands
by the government, for the purpose
of combating the Insurgents on their
own conditions.
For himelf. the minister said that
he had no political Ambition, though
he had been frequently urged to con
test the presidency with President
Diaz. He expects to start homo with
in two weeks.
DEMOCRATS GET VETO POWEF
louse Adopts Rule Permitting, Supply
Bills to Be Carried by Two
Thirds Vote.
Washington. The naval appropria
tion bill was taken up Monday when
the Mann filibuster In the house on the
omnibus war claims bill came to an
end with the adoption of a "gag" rule
and the passage of the omnibus bill.
This rule was made to cover all bills
carrying appropriations. It provides
that they can be carried under suspen
sion of the rules when supported by a
two-thirds vote. This will restrict de
bate on them to 40 minutes.
The Democrats accepted the rule, as
the two-thirds vote necessary gives
them a veto power over the proposed
suspension. Chairman Dalzell of the
committee on rules first presented It
with the provisions that a majority of
the houre could suspend the rules. The
Democrats protested so vigorously that
the modified rule was brought out.
Mann's filibuster on the war claims
bill began Friday. He succeeded in
bavin? stricken from the bill the pro
vision for the payment of overtime,
navv yard claims.
The proposition to pay the allowed
French pronation claims was defeated.
As the bill passed It provides only for
the allowed southern war claims.
During an Impassioned speech In ad
vocacy of an authorization this year
of four battleships Instead of two,
Representative Richmond Pearson
Hobson predicted this country would
be at war with Japan In ten months,
and thnt the war would last six years,
or perhaps a decade.
MANY TURKS DIE IN QUAKE
Violent Shock at Monastir Causes
Big Loss of Life and Wreck
ing of Buildings.
Constantinople A violent earth
quake was experienced In the city of
Monastir and elsewhere throughout
the vilayet of Monastir Monday. Many
were killed. Several mosques and
houses were demolished.
The population Is camping out and
suffering intensely with the cold. The
authorities have appealed to the gov
ernment for 11(10 tents and relief funds.
Monastir is a city of Kuropenn Tur
key, capital of the vilayet of Monastir,
In Macedonia. It is SH miles north
west of Salonlkl. It Is an Imnnrtnnt
military center and has a large trade
In wheat nnd tobacco, besides having
manufactories of gold and silverware
and carpf ts.
The population, which H estimated
at 4.".ono, s a medley of all ti e nation
alities found in Macedonia. Christians
number about half of the total.
Vote Fraud Probe Halted.
D.inville, 111. Owing to the serious
Illness of Foreman I.-aac Woodyard
the grand Jury whlgh is Investigating
the alleged corruption through tho
buying arid selling of voles in this
(Vernilloni county, ndjourned Mon
day until February 27
Doctor to Become Lieutenants.
Washington. President Taft sent
to the fenate tho nominations of
.sixty-seven prominent Illinois physi
cians, to be first lieutenants of the
medical reserve corps.
A CURIOSITY
ff..Hlr AVV?W about to cast ii, 1
As It May Be In Soma of the Vote-Sslllng Districts by the Time Another
Election Rolls Around.
TRUST IS HARD HIT
COLD STORAGE COMBINE LOSES
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
BUTTER AND EGGS.
PRICES DECLINE 50 PER CENT.
Herbert A. Emerson, Chicago Packer,
Declares Economy of Housewives
Figure Largely In Causing Values
to Decline.
Chicago. Herbert A. Emerson,
president of the United States Pack
ing company of this city, who will
testify before the subcommittee of the
state senate committee on live stock
and dairying, In a statement Sunday
declared that millions of pounds of
butter and 50,000 cases of eggs in cold
st6rage which are usually consumed
before February 1, remain unsold this
year.
Mr. Emerson In amplifying his state
ment said that the cold storage trust
has lost millions of dollars within the
last two months through the smashing
of the cold storage corner on eggs and
butter.
"Consumers throughout the country
will be greatly pleased to know that
the butter and egg trust which has
had Buch a firm grip on the throats of
consumers and producers alike for the
last five years, has at last met Its Wa
terloo, and this has been brought
about through the publicity given the
operations of the trust by the press,"
said Mr. Emerson.
"There are today In storage In the
United States In the warehouses which
report to the association known as
the American Warehousemen's associ
ation, approximately 30,000.000 pounds
of butter, and In the warehouses which
do not report to the American Ware
housemen's association an equal
amount, or about GO. 000. 000 pounds of
surplus frozen butter taken away from
the consumers throughout the last H
months.
"It was held with the expectation of
making the consumer pay approximate
ly 40 cents to 45 cents per pound for
this butter for which the producers re
ceive only about 20 cents per pound,
and In paying the producer tor his
butter It is bought in the form of what
is known as butter fat In other
words, they buy the cream separated
from the milk and the trust concerns
operating creameries figure on what
Is known as an overrun of from 30
to 35 per cent.
"Nearly a year ago the press began
to call attention to the operations of
the butter and egg trust and the result
has been that the housewife has kept
close watch on her bills and has econo
mized whenever opportunity presented
itself. The result Is at present the
finest creamery butter can be bought
throughout the United States at from
27 cents to 28 cents per pound."
SEES A PROSPEROUS YEAR
Charles M. Schwab Returns From Eu
rope In Optimistic Mood Over
Business Outlook.
New York. Charles M. Schwab re
urned on the Mauretanla Friday from
his midwinter vacation In Europe a
more pronounced optimist as to the
world-wide business outlook rbr the
year than he was when ho left New
ork three months ago.
"Every sign points to an unusually
prosperous year, not only In tho
United States, but throughout the
vorld," said Mr. Schwab. "The de
iression that to a greater or less ex
tent extended around the world fol
lowing our big panic of 1007, appears
to have been replaced by a vigor of
confidence and activity that augurs
well. Business In all line Is boom
ing, and in nothing more than In steel
and Iron. We could have no better
sign than this."
Find Body of Young Girl.
Rockford, 111. The unrecognizable
remains of Alice Winchester, pretty
and sweet sixteen, who disappeared
from her home Sunday evening, No
vember 27, were found Monday by
fishermen In Rock river nt this point.
The body had been buffeted about In
water all winter and was identified
only by clothing. Alice Winchester
disappeared following a quarrel with
her sweetheart. A bruise over the
eye and missing teeth were at first
taken as evidences of foul play and
the police are investigating.
"The onlv man vAnt
wasn't diet roncKitecf V
tvjter last election is V
TILLMAN IN COLLAPSE
BREAKS DOWN IN SPEECH PRAIS
ING COLLEAGUES.
Is Overcome by His Emotions and
Weakness From Recent Ill
ness and Stops Eulogy.
Washington. Soon after begin
ning a speech in eulogy of tht. late
Senators Jonathan P. Dolllver of Iowa
and Alexander S. Clay of Georgia, Sen
ator Ben S. Tillman of South Carolina
sank sobbing Into his seat, overcome
by his emotions and loss of strength
due to his Illness of last year.
Senator Bacon of Georgia moved
hastily over and took a soat by the
South Carolinian. A few words from
Mr. Paeon in a measure restored the
control of his nerves to Mr. Tillman,
and shortly afterward he feebly
walked from the chamber.
The attempt to speak at length was
the first Mr. Tillman had made since
his return to his duties, and hla
friends had feared It might prove too
great a tax upon his impaired
strength. ,
Mr. Tillman's concluding words
were:
"Dolllver, as we called him, was a
great man. Great men are plentiful
In this country, but not so great as
Dolllver. Good men are plentiful in
this county, but not so good aa Clay.
They both have left us, and we know
not how soon our own time may
come.
"I feel that with especial force. But
but I cannot go on, Mr. President.
I have thoughts, but the words will
not come. So I will sit down."
Senator Cullom compared Mr. Dol
llver with Garfield and declared him
to have been one of the ablest and by
all odds the most eloquent public men
of his time.
TW0 AMERICANS ARE HELD
International Complications May Re
sult In Capture of Men Beliewd
to Be Mexloon Rebels.
Mexlcala, Mexico. International
complications of a very grave na
ture may result from the visit here
of United States Attorney McCorralek
nd United States Marshal Young
worth. The officials after an Investi
gation find that W. J. Holmes, a prom
inent magazine writer, and J. M. Mc
Donald, an American soldier of for
tune, are In the custody of federal
troops guarding the International
border.
The two Americans were captured
by the United States following the
battle between the rebels and federal
troops of Mexico February 15. The
two men, fully armed, were found In
hiding across the line on the Ameri
can side. They are believed by the
federal troops to bo chief lieutenants
or the leaders of the revolutionists.
The Mexican authorities have de
manded their prosecution. Attorney
McCormlck has called on the state
department at Washington for advice.
CHANLER'S TROUBLES AT END
Llna Cavallerl Said to Have Made
Settlement for Small Sum Sep
aration Probable.
New York. It. was gljcn out
by friends of Llna Cavallerl that
tho singer has succeeded in obtain'..;
a financial settlement from her hus
bai.d, Robert Wlnthrop Chanler, and
that all court proceedings have been
dropped.
If anything further Is done it will be
simply a suit to obtain a separation.
Oresto Cavallerl, brother of the
prima donna, visited New York for
the second time about four weeks ago
and it was understood ho was author
ized to conclude the entire matter in
Its financial sense.
Mounted Robbers Raid Store.
Centerville, Inil. Two mounted rob
bers rode Into tills town Saturday,
broke In the rear door of the store of
Thomas Dunbar, where tho post of
fice Is located, blew open the safe,
and escaped with $;oo In stamps am'
$15 In cash.
Four Safes Dlown Open.
Bridgeport, 111. The safes In four
business houses here were blown
Saturday and the robbers escaped
with booty amounting to more than
12.000.
SEVEN DEAD IN FIRE
ONLY HEAD OF FAMILY SAVED
, tWHEN HOME BURN8.
Mother and 8lx Children Burned-
Falling Stairway Prevent Father
From Losing Hi Life.
Sutton, W. Va. The home of
.T. D. Hardin in this city was de
stroyed by fire and his wife and flv
children, ranging In age from' three to
fourteen years and a little girl named
Ada Oreen, who mado her home with
the Hardins, perished In the flame.
Hardin escaped.
The fire was caused by a natural gas
grate. When Mrs. Hardin awoke the
entire first floor was ablaze. Awaken
ing her husband, he seized two of thi
children and dashed for a stairway,
which immediately collapsed. The
two children were lost, whllo th
father was precipitated to a point ot
safety.
Mrs. Hardin, seeing the stairway
fall, Jumped from the second story.
receiving Injuries from which eh
died later.
The bodies of the five Hardin chil
dren and that of Ada Green were cre
mated.
The Hardin home was located on the
outskirts of the town, and although
neighbors discovered the blazing build
ing before Mrs. Hardin Jumped from
the window they were powerless to
render assistance.
There was no ladder In the neigh
borhood long enough to reach the seo-
ond story windows and spectator
stood horrified by the knowledge that
the children were being burned to
death and they could not prevent It.
Twenty minutes after the fire wan
discovered the wooden building was a
blazing mass and ten minutes later
collapsed. Scores of men searched
the smoking pile of ashes and charred
boards for the bodies, but no atom of
human form could be found.
Mr. Hardin is crazed by grief and la
forcibly detained In a hospital to pre
vent him doing himself bodily harm.
SPECIAL MAKES RECORD RUN
Train Bearing Charles G. Gates Tra
els at Rate of Over Mile
a Minute.
New York. The Bpeclal train carry
ing Charles O. Gates, stricken son of
John W. Gates, from Yuma. Arie., ar
rived In New York Sunday night after
a record breaking run over the New
York Central lines from Chicago. Mr.
Gates was taken suddenly 111 with
blood poisoning in Texas and, was
rushed toward the eastern metropolis
to receive expert medical attention.
On the last lap of the Journey from
Chicago to New York, 975 miles, all
records for eastern travel were bro
ken. The distance was covered la
989 minutes. Mr. Gates left Chicago
at 5 a. m. and bis train was stand
ing In the Lexington avenue station 4
10:49 p. m. Through change of en
gines along the route there was lost
twenty-six minutes, so that the actual
running time for the distance was
963 minutes.
DESTROYER IS LAUNCHED
New War Vessel Christened by Slate
of the Young Hero Whose
Name It Bears.
Newport News, Va. Christen
by Miss Eleanor R. Monaghan, a
Bister of the man after whom It 1
named, the torpedo boat destroyer
Monaghan slipped down the wa) at
the government shipyard, amid the.
fluttering of flags, shrieking of whit
tles and cheers of a little knot
of prominent mei. and women astern
bled to witness the event The new
boat glided gracefully out upon the
waters of the Chesapeake, and wa
caught by a government tug and tow
ed to an anchorage to await comple
tion. KAISER HONORS A PLUMBER
Bestows Notable Distinction Upon
Ordinary Artisan Never Before
Conferred In German History,
Berlin. The kaiser has conferred
the notable distinction of life-long
membership of tho Prussian upper
chamber (HerrenhariB) on Herr Harry
Plate of Hanover, a master plumber.
This honor, wh' h Is traditionally
bestowed on nohh men ns a reward
for eminent service to the state, has
never before been uwarded to an or
dinary artisan. Herr Plate will take
bis place In the most exclusive of leg
islative chambers. This worklngman
peer is one of the leading non-Social-1st
labor lenders in the country.
Tramp Assails Gould Home.
New York. A tramp hurled
brick through one of 1 he library win
dows of the homo of Miss Helen
Gould In Fifth av nue. having become
angered when refused alms at the
1oor. Miss Gould was In an adjoining
room and was unhurt, but Mrs. Ed
ward Scholes was struck on tho head
and escaped serious Injury only bo
cause of an abundance of hair.
(50,000,000 for Good Roads.
Harrlsburg, Pk. Governor Tennr
had Introduced ln,o tho legislature
Monday a bill to provide for a bond
issue f $r,fl,000,fifni, to provide good
roads. A state highway commission
er Is to have charge of spending the
rnon ey.
Train Blast Injures Many.
Washington. Three men probably
were hurt fnlally and a number sus
tained Injuries Monday when a
freight locomotive on tho B. & O rail
road exploded near Randolph, Md.
New
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Hurry Costly
Usually Cautious, He Hastily Bought
th Nickel Plate Because It Was
Going to Be Sold to Jay ,
Gould.
"I wish you could have seen William
H. Vanderbilt upon one occasion whon
h thought he was compelled to de
cide whether he would spend several
millions In the purchase ot a railroad
or let It go," said the late Charles C.
Clarke, who was for many years one
of the most Intimate personal friends
of Mr. Vanderbilt and a vice-president
of the Vanderbilt H.c.
"In order the better to understand
the description, I am going to glvo
you, I ought to remind you," contin
ued Mr. Clarke, "of the manner In
which the Nickel Plate railroad was
built. It was promoted chiefly by
(Jen. Sam Thomas and Cal Price
wo always called him Cal and we
suspected from 'the beglpnlng that
It was built with the Intent, by a
sort of genteel blackmail, to compel
Vanderbilt to buy 1L It ran from Buf
falo to Chicago and practically paral
leled the Lake Shore railroad. There
did not appear to be the slightest ne
cessity for building a railroad there,
since the Lake Shore coulf take care
of all the business that was offered.
That was the reason why we sus
pected that the chief object Brlce
and Thomas had In promoting the rail
road was to unload it at a fat profit
upon the Vanderbllts.
"Just about that time Mr. Vander
bilt wan having a good deal of per
plexity on account of the building of
the West Shore railroad, which prac
tically parallels the Now York Central
from New York city to Buffalo; and
ho was accustomed to declare that
he'd be hanged If he'd buy tho West
Shore, and he'd be d d if ho'd buy
the Nickel Plato. Yet he bought the
Nickel Plate, almost In the twinkling
of an eye; and I'll tell you exactly
how It happened, although a part of
the anecdote has already been pub
lished. "One day I was with Mr. Vanderbilt
In his office when some one brought
to him a telegram that had come
over the company's wires from Buffa
lo. He opened It and read It, and then
handed It to me. As nearly as I can
recollect, the telegram stated that
Gen. Thomas and Cal Brlce had Just
left BufTalo In a private car with Jay
Gould as a guest, and that they were
going to take him on a tour of Inspec
tion over the Nickel Plate.
" 'What do you think of that, Char
lie?" asked Mr. Vanderbilt, excitedly.
"T don't know what to think of It,'
I replied.
" 'Well. I know, Mr. Vanderbilt
cried, as he Jumped out of his chair
srd beg-" walking excitedly back and
forth. 'They've got tired fishing for
me and they're going to have Gould
make an offer to buy tho Nickel Plate
President Who
William McKlnley' Unfailing Kindli
ness and Tenderness of Heart Il
lustrated by an Incident at
a Cabinet Meeting.
During the entire period that Wil
liam McKlnley was president of the
United States, Lyman J. Gage was sec
retary of the treasury, and as such was
brought Into close official and personal
relations with McKlnley.
"With the exception of Abraham
Lincoln, McKlnley, In all probability,
had a greater tenderness of heart than
any man who has been president,"
said Mr. Gage, "and his nobility of
mind was the equal of that of any of
his predecessors. Let mo illustrate by
an incident that occurred in a cabinet
meeting, and for the occurrence of
which I was primarily responsible.
"After I had been in I ho treasury
department for some time It was
brought to my attention that one of
tho department's subordinate officials
had dared to write for publication an
article that, to my mind, breathed In
subordination of tho highest degree.
Quito naturally, I was offended and In
dignant, so much so, In fact, that I
took the first opportunity to cp the
attention of President McKink'y and
the cabinet to the breach of discipline.
1 minced no words In declaring lo the
president that peremptory removal of
the official In question was Justified by
hla dlbloyalty and the studied Insult h.
hail placed iu his communication. Then
I read in full what the subordinate had
written, observing all the while the
president seemed greatly Interested.
"When 1 had finished, the president
was silent for u inori nt, then he
said :
"'.Mr. Secretary, It eems to me that
if this communication is written iir a
spirit of disloyally, and if it contains
a studied insult, as you believe and d.
dare, then thut disloyalty and thnt In
sult affects the pr siderit of tho United
States (piile as much as tliey do tho
secretary of the treasury.'
"'That is precisely my view of the
matter, Mr. President ' I replied. 'That
Is why I have brought this communi
cation to the attention of yourself and
Ihe cabinet. I do not believe that It
Is r'l?' . nor for the best Interest of
News
TrfesTEiaMr
to Vanderbilt
and do what he wants to with 1L
That must be stopped.'
"It seemed to me that Mr. Vander
bilt was in a good deal of a hurry;
so I said that If Gould bought It he
would only get a roadbed and a streak
of rust.
" That doesn't make any difference,'
he retorted vehemently. 'He mustn't
have IL We don't want any more
trouble with Gould. I am going to ac
cept Thomaa' offer Instantly, and per
haps Gould will learn before he gets
through the tour of Inspection that
Vanderbilt' got control of tho road.'
"Cautious a man as William H.
Vanderbilt was, and though wonder
fully accurate in his forecasts and
Judgments, as I nlmost always found
him to bo, he yet seemed to be car
ried away by this Impulse to buy. and
as he did not ask my advice, I did
not give IL But I felt there was some
trick about It all, and I was sure that
If he waited, he would get the road
for practically nothing.
"Well, that very day he bound the
bargain he was not his usual calm
self until he tynd done so and he
chuckled not a little as he thought of
the manner In which he had over
reached Gould. But a few days later
he came to mo with a woeful face.
"'Charlie,' he said, 'that was all a
trap. They set it for Gould and for
me, and they caught ub both. Gould
Layman Taught Head of Yale
M. C. D. Borden Showed Arthur
Twining Hadley How to Raise the
Bicentennial Alumni Fund of
a Million Dollars.
When Arthur Twining Hadley be
came president of Yale university,
being elected to that office at a young
er age than nny of his predecessors,
he knew that one of the most Im
portant of the duties that lay Imme
diately to hand was tho raising of the
bicentennial alumni fund ot one mil
lion dollars. For It was hoped and ex
pected that Yale would be able to cel
ebrate Its two hundredth anniversary
not only with formal ceremonies, but
by the announcement that a fund of
one million dollar had been raised.
The young president started out to
secure this fund. What was at first
enthusiasm on his part was followed
by something like despair, until at
last bo called upon one of the most
enthusiastic of the alumni of Yale, M.
C. D. Borden of Fall Klver, Mass.,
the largest cotton manufacturer In the
United States. Mr. Borden heard pa
tiently the yoirng president's narra
tion of the difficulty he had met with
In securing pledges.
"Arthur," he said, at last, "you are
expert authority on economcs and on
Was Forgiving
.
the department, to retain In It anyone
who Is so disloyal and so insulting to
the president of the United States.
So I desire to receive from you au
thority for the prompt and peremptory
removal of this Insubordinate official.'
"The president looked at me
thoughtfully for perhaps half a minute,
and then directed his glance at the
other members of the cabinet, one
after another. So far as I could fath
om their opinions with respect to the
situation, they accorded with mine,
and It seemed to me that the presi
dent also reached that conclusion after
he had looked searchingly at each of
his advisers. At last he spoke;
"'Mr. Secretary,' he said, slowly, 'If
It appears to you that this communica
tion involves the president as well as
yourself, I wish you would let me take
It. I will read it carefully, and then, if
I find that your opinion of it Is Justi
fied, I think I will keep It and forgive
the official who wrote It."
"With that," concluded Mr. Gage, "I
handed the letter to tho president,
who put it upon his desk, turned
serenely to other affairs of govern
ment, and afterwards, to my own per
sonal knowledge, actually forgave the
mini who had dared to ho Insubordi
nate and to IriHiilt him."
(':yrlKiit, lit Id. by K. J. Edwards. All
Kluhta Kcm-rved.)
Oldest Fruit Bearing Vine.
Under tho headline "Old but
Sweet," a German agricultural paper
publishes a description of what he
alls the oldest fruit-bearing grape
vino in tho new world. Tho vino is
on a farm In Kyanoko Island, North
Carolina, "where it has flourished
more than three hundred years. It
was planted by onn of the followers
of Sir Walter Raleigh In l.r,i4. and
the history of the old vino shows that
it has borne fruit every year."
In Railroad Local Color.
A Santa Fe brakeman wrote thi
poem ami sent It to the compuny'
publication office: "There was a
young lady named Fitch, who heard
a loud snoring, at which she took oft
her hat and found that her rat had
i fallen asleep at the switch "
had no Intention of buying the road;
he was perfectly Innocent In the mat
ter. Now that we have got It, wc
must make the best of It, but I am
sure that If we had waited w
could have got It on our terms, and
saved several million dollar.'
"Had Mr. Vanderbilt lived a term
years longer than he did," concluded.
Mr. Clarke, whose death occurred a
few month go, "he would have been
gratified to know that, after all, hi
purchase of the Nickel Plate wa a
wise venture, for It ha proved a most
valuable subsidiary to our' I. ke Short)
system."
(Copyright. 1010. by E. J. Edwards. AU
Rights Reserved.)
To Get Rid of Smell of Tobacco. .
There Is no odor more disagreeable
than that of stale tobacco smoke and
tobacco ashes. Sometimes a room be
comes so permeated with It that It
become hardly possible for delicate
persons to breathe In It, Here Is a
remedy suggested by an Englishwom
an who suffered and overcame;
Close the room up well over night,
with doors and windows tightly shut,
and leave In It a large pall full ol
water, with a few wisps of straw. For
some reason, the water and straw to
gether absorb the smoke, and eve
take up the odor of ashes. Neediest
to say, all discoverable ashes should
previously have been removed and
thrown away.
By morning the room Is odorless,
and a little airing will cool It out and
put It again In condition for use.
railroad management and accounting.
But you have got something to learn
about the way to collect a big fund of
money. You never will got your mil
lion dollars If you continue In the way
you have begun."
"What, then, Fhall I do?" the presi
dent of Yale asked.
"That's exactly what I am colry? to
tell you," Mr, Boiiieu replied. Tlfere'
a good deal of human nature to be
studied If you'ro going to rabjo a large
fund of money. Now,Vhat you must
do first Is to get four or five or even
six men to say they wilV contribute)
the larger part of the fund. When1
you have got pledges of that kind,
you will be astonished to seo how
quickly other rich men will falLlnt
line. That's tho human nature of gJv-i
Tng." J
"But where am I to find four pr five
or six men?" Yale's president asktd.
"I am going to sljow you. I will ba
one of six men to pledge in all alx
hundred thousand dollars. You shall
have the other pledges within two t
three days. Then, when you have,
them, you will see how Quickly other
will Join the procession, and you shall
get your million within a month."
Here wa a new philosophy of life
for the new president of Yale. BkJ
he knew from Mr. Borden' manner
that It was a correct phllospphy.
On the day following Mr. Bogien
met Frederick W. Vadenrilt, an aldm
nus of Yale. "Fred," he said, Td
like to have you be one of the alx
w ho are going to contribute six Jym
dred thousand dollars for Arthur nad
ley's bicentennial fund."
"It would give me the greatest
pleasure," responded Mr. Vanderbilt
Mr. Borden next called upon dire
other graduates of wealth, and he had
simply to repeat the request he had
mado to Mr. Vanderbilt to get their
subscriptions. Then, within a few
hours, he called upon Jamea J. Hlty,
whose sons were graduates of Yale.
"I won't do It," said Mr. Hill, at
first.
"Oh, yes, you will," was the reply;
and after some further conversation,
Mr. Hill offered to give twenty-fly
thousand dollars. He was told that
that wouldn't do. Then he offered to
give fifty th(Aisand dollars, but was
told that that amount also was too
small. Along In the small hour of
the morning Mr. Hill yielded, so that
within three days the fund of six hun
dred thousand was raised.
"Take that, Arthur," said Mr. Bor
den the next day, "and we'll see if I
was not correct."
The young president of Yale, going
forth with the pledges of six men for
six hundred thousand dollars, found
that It was even as Mr. Borden had.
said. Other rich men stepped up
quickly, so that they might be In time
to Join the procession; and almost be
fore President Hadley realized it
Yale's bicentennial alumni fund of a
million dollars was secured to the last
dollar.
(Copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reaerved.)
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