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Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03

COMING EvNNFh.
April 3-Concert, Swedish Congre-
gational church.
April 6-Anniversary; Loyal Council.
No. IL, d. of A., Dana hall.
April Mock Trial, Presbyterian
Mems Society, Chapel.
April 7--Concert and Ball, Arbeiter-
Maennerchor. Washington hall.
April 9-Fancy Dress Ball of Com
gregation Beth, Mordecai. Wash
ington Hall.
April 9--Full Dress Ball of Congre
cation Beth Mordecai. Washington
hall.
April 1O-Contest at Trainers Pri-
vate School.
April 15--Reception, Rock of Safety
Lodge No. 36, /. o. G. T.
April 2O-Ball, Down and Out Club,
.Rogan's Hall
April 20--Annual ball, Mcclellan
Engine Company, Washington hall.
April 21-Minstrel Show, Raritan
Yacht Club, Majestic Theatre.
April 22--Ball, Trainers School.
Braga hall.
April 22-Concert and Ball, Singing
Society Concordia, Washington
hall.
April 23-Reynolds OF Boston, hum
orist and entertainer, high school
auditorium, auspices of Alumni.
April 24-Chicken Supper under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the First Baptist Church,
in the Chapel.
Apr. 24-Ball, National Baseball
Club. Washington hall.
April 25-Dance. Goodwill Fife and
Drum Corps. Braga Hall.
April 27-Entertainment and Ball.
st. Cecilia Singing Society, Pula-
ski hall.
April 2S-Concert, st. Pau1s German
Lutheran Sunday school.
April 30-Annual Meeting ana Sup
per of Presbyterian Congregation
May 7-Sprlng Institute of Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
May S-Ball, Polish Citizens Club.
May 12-Musical, Presbyterian
church, with Daniel Beddoe, tenor.
May 27-Daughters of the American
Revolution Annual Meeting at the
Westminster.
May 30--Annual Memorial Day Pa
rade, Major James H. Dandy Post,
@. A. r.
May 31-Exhibition Drill Mems Slo-
wax Union Sokal, Dewey Park.
june /, 2 3-Annual Convention.
Ladies Slovak Union Sokai
Ladies Slovak Union Solkal
June 1S--Class Exercises of High
School at Majestic Theatre.
June 19-Commencement Exercises
of High School at Majestic Thea
tire. ss-,l
June 26-Lawn Festival, Westmin-
ster Cadets.
July 4 and German saengerfest,
at Cronstadt.
July 19-Private Excursion of Cabin
Amboy, Woodchoppers.
Sept. 7-Excursion, Perth Amboy
Aerie. Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Nov. 18, 19 6 20--Fair, Ladies' So
ciety of First Presbyterian church
in chapel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03

kiAtE AI4AIkM bUAhiS.
RS-RarItan Copper Works.
E0-High and Lewis Streets.
&5-- Madison Ave. and Paterson 81
4B-Market and First Streets.
86--Smith and High Streets.
86~-New Bruins. Ave and New St
B7-State and Smith Streets.
MB-Buckingham Av. & Hartford g..
a6-Commerce and Front Streets.
47-High and Washington Streets.
B4-State Ut. and Buckingham Ave.
60-Hall Ave. and Charles nt.
67-State and Wayne Streets.
6b-Near United Lead v Orks.
02- Washington and Fist Streets.
6S-New Bruins. Ave and Film st.
04-Smith Street and Watson Ave.
66-Commerce and State Streets.
12-FroDt and Smith Streets.
T8--Water and Gordon Streets.
74-Kearny Ave. and Gordon St
62-Smith and Herbert Streets.
63-W woodbridge RID & Wagh'tn st.
64-Lehigh Ave. and Stanford st.
B5--Near City Hospital.
U4-Maurer.
To send In an alarm, open the
door OF the box and pull down the
lever, ONCE ONLY, and let go. Stay
at bog nntil firemen arrive.
SPECIAL CALLS.
tap-break IN circuit. 2 taps
Fire under control. taps-Fire
out. taps-Poliae call. 1S--
Aail Tor Washington Hose. 14--CAll
tor Mcclellan Engine Company. Is
Gail for Protection Hook and Lad
der. 16--Call for Eagle Hose Com
pany. zz---Aali Ior LAncoln Engine
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
ONE TOUCH OF NATURE.
A Display Of Courtesy ain Memory Of
Old Virginia."

A Display Of Courtesy ain Memory Of
Old Virginia."
All the seats were taken in the car
which / entered one morning In early
April. An old colored man sat next the
door. 1t Is not often in these days that
see that type Of black man. used to
see that kind on the old Virginia plan
tation, where he was "Ung Lige' or
"Ung Sambc" to all the household.
His days were devoted to useful toll
and his evenings to his banjo and the
old plantation melodies that no one
can ever sing again as musically as
they were sung then.
''Take this seat, mistis," he said, ris-
ing promptly. 'Mistis" sounded very
"homey" and pleasant to me. 1t had
been SO long since was ''mistis" to
anybody.
"Thank you, uncle" said I. "Keep
your seat. would Just as lief stand"
"Scuse me. please, mistis, but 'tain't
fitten fer you ter stan'i you mus set"
he admonished respectfully.
/ took the seat, thanking him for his
courtesy. Soon departing passenger
left vacancy.
There is seat for you." / said to
the old man.
Between the ladies, ma'amT He
hesltated.
"Yes," I said.
He bowed apologeticaIly to right and
left and took the vacant place. Just
before leaving the car slipped sill
yer piece into his hand. saying, "Un-
Gle, get you a nice luncheon with this
lin memory of old Virginia"
'Thank you. my mistis." he said.
opening his hand to look at the little
gift and then closing It. left the car
with SUMMER feeling In my heart be-
cause Of the chance meeting but with
no thought that ] should ever again
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
A VAST DIFFERENCE.

When Trenton State vnturd the opinion
Martins contention that the legislature should remain session
favored passed.
impressed the real leaders of the republican party favorab
the Newark Evening News ask who rea leaders,
republican party The State Gazette hereupon
great delight announcing that Davy Baird Voorhees, ct
as thing the p this repub
party If this be the has undergone change
since the days of Abraham Lincoln.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
THE RAILROAD TAX.

Let the State Board of assessors dare the
the second class railroad property throughout the and they will
hear from the people fixed
allowed
without the value of the property greatly deteriorang
When the fixed the different
second class railroad properties last year they raised it,
stances 400 This property
where the proportion the private individual paying his
The railroads have admitted the justice in the
they would paid We fail possible
the railroads get reduction they said
ginning watch out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03

A Distinction Without Differences.
Five-year-old Deborah had been In
vited to take luncheon at restaurant
with Miss K
do you like 2" she was asked.
When the answer was "Yes," the
beverage was duly brought, but re-
mained untasted.
At last Miss X. said, "Why don't you
drink your cocoa, Deborah, when you
said you wanted itT'
Il didn't say ! wanted It," replied
the child politely. II only said that I
liked Il" "-Woman's Home Companion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
A SMALL PIECE OF BUSINESS.

That pretty small piece of business the State Railroad
Commission ignoring the minority report of Commissioner Borden d.
Whiting Because he did agree with the majority
treating him with dscourtesy AS matter of fact Mr. Whiting
closer the people than either Of the others and Senator Colby
said when offering resolution that 500 copies of the minority report
be published it looks if the majority afraid Well they
good be- is dollars dougnuts that what Mr. Whiting
has will be referred frequently
document put forth by his two colleagues
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
AS YOU LIKE III.

In the van.-Furniture.


Lots OF straight-laced folks wear
button shoes.
Billiard and pool players don't al
ways make good actors, even If they
do know their cues.
1t is now up to all well-bebaved
dogs to keep off the streets, unless
accompanied by their owners.
Local young man is whipped by
Matawan girl with whom he was too
friendly on short acquaintance. Bet
ter take a second along next time.
A Chicago artist, who left his fam
lily eight years ago for an affinity"
has been welcomed back by his wife.
The affinity was insane His wife
must be insane to take him back.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
RAILROADS AND INDIVIDUALS.

When city open the property an
individual SELL municipality proceeds to
Now that Perth Amboy open Fayette
Central railroad the company can't and there
railroad everything say matter it
to railroad passing through city priv
eges resident and property of that cy
to be injustice here somewhere
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
FRIDAY. APRIL 8. 1908.


ssCTs ABOUT PERTH AAhBOY.
Pond' alton. $4,000.
" miles from New York.
5'a1 rate 1.72.
On EI@ten Island Sound. at the mouth
tho kmritan river and at the head OF
ocean steamers can dock in from sB
!. JAannsi q feet deep at low water
DAILY steamer service g New, York
Has four railroads; the Pennsvlvania,
nigh Valley and The Staten Island Rapid
Transit. Branches running in nll dl-
rscticns sOTdi3g amCst s1S.n,S en- unlimited
Has two telegraph and two telephone
Two electric light companies and one
TwC wSssn1 daily So.rU n.sTspsgpsT,s;s sgpssT,s;s,n~
Seven grammar schools and one high
schoQpl which is on the approved list Of
sry; tour paToSoSiai schools 4 and iSH Sa.l.
chu,rshss q al denominations
Municipal w8ter works. :.
"A prominent center for troileys to all
Richest clay deposits in the country
IN the immediate vicinity.
Splendid theatrical advantages.
American smslting s tiI& { Rsfinins Com: COM:
PEmstos Passt smsIteS sseS:r Rsrta1 GSPPsr
Lead Works; fve terra Gotta plants
within immediate vicinity; numerous
Mcrfs: Chesebro9eh bsSEns svSseiine v%ihiS; works;
Marcy Stove Works: two drydock com-
panies together with ghipyurds and ma.
Gable Company: RoessIer g. Hasslacher
Chemical Works: emery mills; coke Hnd
cigar factories; cement stone works;
coal shipping piers: handkerchief fac
tory; cement works: machine shops aad
Iron foundries
For further uartieuIara addreea.
Charles NJ. MacWiiliam. secretary of
khe Chrmbpr of Commerce.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
Uncle that's not Presidential campa On

less high. m0derates It's storms. let's
the green things stay in cracks and
crevices, separates itself into small
sounds and inlets and becomes at last
80 harmless In the land that little
boats dare venture out upon 1t. 1t cer-
tainly cannot recognize itself, 30 mild
and friendly has 1t grown.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
Naturally.

Towne-Sleep wellY
Etubbs-Liks "A top-never lose a.
wink.
Great Se0ttl What do you take2' =
"An alarm clock to my room and
then set the alarm for half an hour
after go to bed. As soon as It rings
] naturally roll over and 60 to sleepr'--
Pick-Me-Up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
HELPING Him Out,

BorrowsI say, old man, wish you
would help me out today.
Haven't time to do 1t my
self, but I'll call the porter. John,
open the door and help the gentleman
out.-Chicago News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
On Terra F.rn,a.

"What does become of all the pins?"
cried Mrs. x. as she vainly sought for
one on her dressing table.
Il know. mamma" cried her little
eon, who had just begun to study Latin.
"They fall to the earth and become Ter
Rapins.' - Harre-'e 7roe'-'r
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
hear OF my old vIrginlan.

near OF my OLD firginlan.
That afternoon received bunch OF
arbutus which had been left for me by
an old colored man-"fer the tall lady
with long blue coat an white hair
in memory of ole Virginia an dem old
time days."-Lippincott's Magazine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
TIME OF HIGH TTDE.


In the Middle States and New
England today fair weather and
fresh westerly to northwesterly
winds will prevail, with lower tenn
peratures and frosts in the noun
famous and northern districts. On
Saturday fair and continued cool
weather will prevail and light west
erly to northerly winds, and on Sun
day fair to partly cloudy, warmer
weather.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03

"rhe best lightning rod for your pro-
tection." says Ralph Waldo Emersoa,
''is your own spine"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
CITY OOVERNRlENT.

MyAYnR,,-1Aslbert y,StIls Alb BoIlschweiler, D.
second warS D. v9oEnsss
william d Van Psit. r.. first ward sdiAFss BeT.
4ard M Cannon. p. second ward; James
arson, fourth RirS %aTd rare awSsnce 4soTss T.
Baiton: D hfth ward; Stephen Schultz.
:. Regular meetings the frst ana third
CITY CC5LLEEdRk--WiibyE Ls Roe. D.
T6Es TT6REEssESgg66TEF@c. 81 |, F, conysry. D.
REcbkDHRl-n1HF ccbkRi5S1Hl1FT D PicksSrTsUgMiIrTe STUMiIrTeA D.
CITY ATTORNEY--c. q Hommann.
CITY PHYsIcIAN--Dr. M. s. Meinxer.
HEALTH oFFTcER-Dr. a. w. Fifth
CHIEF FIRE PT.-EusensS MuI.
OyERsEER OF PooR-corneIius I,y-
: Cry suRvExoR-samuel >. Mason.
!. STREET COMMISSIONER - George
: HXRBoR MAsTER-william Flynn
BDMAEEKBE BIDMAEEKBEEEPnEawlIlIsg EE HssNwyylI1l,I1s.g NEIs..
vel. wsll. 2: Math. WeirGD. B.: jos. n MaGSssSo.- GsS.
pR3@M RSSM; bs7 2g E,,jNssm jANsssMys; FOR STREET I'M.
ssFnsE FRgsTGthdP sTTTEt P 6F " pGRlEc & R9Efis rfIRSARy
{ossss. rrsasK KEso9e ctSrm,dAEe psSs; AenEy syyc,w "
S,nsMs Hsekman. Rev: ]. zielinski Ex.
RIPPLE Rnds schools ~ Regular meeting second
= BOARD OF EDUCATION VIM.
RredIi.ey, Ri John Arner, D.: n. F. Stack
y; sarS 2 larsen = aR4,Is Ri Jssss Colysrt score:
ReEular meetings the second 'TrShSnqSht; ThSnnrqsSdhatS;
: : BoARp OF HEALTH--y. W. Main
E.; srE Epa1eesiqqsnth pre- w y Kant: Kart: p; Mst6.
ssnnlEsslSdSy snlEsldSy ,,Isi: D.: JSs: & sosick, RI +
clerk. Regular meetings the first Ties
day eyeri1Ks g each month. Additional
JWns, July ana ana AugSsfy A9Ssffay evening Of
BOARD OF xcfsSE--J. III, Mulcba.
q. Fred q walker. K WIN. cSSsshHig' cSssshhHirgs'
msstingg nrst Thursday In each mo month nth
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSION.
Edwtn q. Fraser. 81; a. j. HanssWc
Fatrick Convery D.; Ira r. Grouse, II!
]. q Burns. D.. superintendent; ]. N
80 jam. r., asst. superintendent: l. III
Nkafh NJ, clerk. n j. Mason AnGfnaaS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-03
ALMANAC FOR THE WEEK.
MOON CHANGES IN APRIL.

New moon. 1st; first quarter, Sth;
yuIi moon, 18th: last quarter, 23rd;
new moon. Both.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-15

in ali her dealings. she despised
dishonesty. Without ostentation
or hypocrisy. which were unknown
20 her, she was true Christian
woman, not in the sense of going
To church and church meetings
with systematic regularity. but in
the doing of good works and Chris
tian deeds-the- best evidence at
last of the honest Christian.
She WAS me- believer i'm show.
bat in dSsds, and She has lett b.
hind her such multitude of acts
of kindness and charity ihat they
will be an everlasting monument
to her nobility of character. her
kindness of heart and her spl, n
did womanhood. all of which
were hers IN ~. fullest ea>urc.
No real al Ct of chsruy cor
appealed to her in vain, and
her death will bring t. light many
acts of kindness and charity which
during her life were known only
To herself and the recipients.
No call of friendship 'ea~ rv,.r
too exactingfor her. Seif-Sacrifi, e
was her rule where loyalty "a
friends exsctr'l il. Her life WAS
active, strenuous and labOrious. but
most Of the fruits Of her toll weut
tn others and notioherSelf- indeed,
she worked and ioil,.d FOR the pleas
ure of others and Eer chief pleasure
In life was To see others EMO, X.
\ n'an ever l.aI NOR. dr> OF, q
wife and no children more mtfec-
tionate. kind and loving mother.
Her whole life bears testimony TO
thu y tie SHADOW Of her lnrr
an! well -l'rn: life extended farther
al"i farther towards the west s!,..
SaV the end with her own eyes. bur
wiz the same uufiinch'ng courage
and sublime faith that had clIarsc-
terized her life, she approached il
without fear, conscious that on the
other side of the Great Divide =
kind and merciful God had pre-
pared a place for her. Children.
friends and relatives will all miss
her. hui tie community in which
She lived and which knows and has
often been The recipient OF her
charity, will miss her most.
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MRS. INN R. CASTLEEAM.

The death of Mrs. A. X. Castle.
was no surprise, but it was a dis
tlnct loss to The community. She
had raS 4 on it, highway .ihc
stone that ~ rs~ ih. .itl, point Of
eighty -four wear a'rl Act-she vas
not wea:y of life. {. r,while she had
borne, without n.ur,.Lr, ,.nnduc
share of Is burdens ALL ;roub, F,
she was III lU"swih Ike AZ d
cha med j , tic No.il. ho. so
mue'' i'r - ,uI'''y l,,nip anu
and pi "a - 20 hvr .crsonalIy,
but She .o..d - &C others enjoy
Its pleasures. InstinctiveIy honest
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-15
The Southern Cross Of Honor.

The Recorder of Crosses for the
S,onewall Chapter wishes to call
th'' attention IF those most concern
ed to the follow ny rules laid down
by the United Daughters of the
Conlederacy:
All Veterans, whether members
of Camp or not, may obtain the
Cross by applying for and filling
out and returning to the Chapter
Recorder the form of certificate
required. The eldest decendent
can have the Cross on the same
conditions. The Widow of Vete-
ran, provided she is Confederate
woman and endured the hardships
of '61-'65, may have the Cross:
however, with her application, she
must send written avowal from
the eldest descendant that he valves
his right in her favor.
No widow or descendant may
wear the Cross or receive a second
Cross, the first being lost; Veteran
On and after November /, 1915.
no more Crosses shall be issued.
For blank forms of certificates
and any other information, apply
to the Chapter Recorder, Miss
MARY WASHINGTON GOLD, Berry
vile, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-15
Bids Wanted.

Bids are hereby asked for quarry
ing, crushing, hauling and spread
ing stone upon the sections of
road of the Berryville Turn
pike from Berryville to Shen-
andoah River; from BerryvilIe
to Opequon; from Opequon to
Winchester: for the year beginn-
ing June /, 1908, and ending
May 81, 1909. The bids must
show the price per perch for said
work: All bids must be in hands
of Secretary not later than lOa. m.
on Saturday, May 9, 1908. The
right is reserved to reject any or
all bids. Address all proposals to
y. MCCORMICK. Secretary.
3 5t BerryvilI,., Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-15
NO NOVELTIES WANTED

These tiny, liliputian Demo
cratic presidential boomlets. how
they are born to blush unseen and
waste upon the desert air OF the
frigid, fixed opinion Of the party
What fragrance "a petty State pride
may breathe into them. We have
all sort auA varieties of them. and
1t Is que surprising that men will
fritter valuable time aud money
upon trifles light A. airy nothing
ness. and forego 70 concentrate
needed energies upon the real.
serious task of electing the already
chosen leader.
EStimabIe a. are johnson. Har-
mon, Folk aud Gray, is there a
responsible party leader or news
paper the people take other than
as a joke. that for moment puts
either forward as having the slight
est chance of being the choice of
the Denver convention! Neither
man is known outside of limited.
cultured Z few. Either man. if
selected, must be introduced to the
masses, to whom they now stand
only as names or shadows of per-
sons. Not one voter in ten thous-
sad has ever seen their faces. or
heard the sound of their voices.
If they possess any distinctive
views, the great public has been
kept sedulously in ignorance of
them. No doubt they are estima-
ble gentleman, of sterling character
and approved regulations within
the sight of the curling smoke of
their ancestral chimneys. But this
Is now, as the singer of Israel said
of the chosen of the Lord, "a so
great people. " 1t takes years of
aggressive prominence to become
known to and respected by mil
lions of voters, and the time is
short and passing rapidly. The
Democratic party refuses to play
gentleman-usher to MUNICIPALITIES
for purposes of introduction.
Nordoes they party-the masses,
the file-intend to have thrust upon
1t either mediocrities or modest,
hidden worth, if you choose. 1t
prefers the noble, known. tried
and approved statesman, with
whose face and voice and matured
views ali are acquainted. 1t will
stand for no more nondescript,
colorless, tasteless automatons like
Judge Parker. Everybody knows
he was forced upon the party by
Tom Ryan, who st the same time
signalized his devotion to the prin-
ciples of Democracy by assisting in
raising 100000 to elect Roose-
welt. Richmond journal.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-15
ANY ONE CAN HYPNOTIC.
But II Cannot Be Accomplished With
a Mere Glance.

OF course. whoever wants TO hypuo-
tize-in fact. no one but physician
ought TO do it-must learn the tech
nique and apply it patiently and skill
fully. And certainly there are in,liSid-
ual differences. Not every one can be
deeply hypuotized. With not a few
the inhibition goes no further than
the Inability 20 open the eyes. while
only one ont OF four enters into strong
hypnotic Authorizations Further. not
every one is well prepared 10 awaken
that confidence which Is essential and
that feeling of repose which guides one
over 20 the dreamy state The look
the voice. the gestures. the phrases. the
behavior. OF certain persons make them
poor hypnotiZers. however well they
may understand the tricks. But In
principle everybody can hypnotic and
can be hypnotized. just as In principle
everybody can love and can lie loved.
aud no special mysterious power Is
needed to fall I'm love or to awaken
love
Yet. while thus every one can exert
hypnotic influence. no one can do Il by
a mere glance. All the stories or a Sc
cret influence by which one mans
will gets hold OF another mans mind
are remains OF the merlnerlc theories
OF the past Today we know that ev-
erything depends upon the attention
and imagination OF the hypnotizel ana
that no mysterious fluid can flow over
from the mind of the hypnotist 10 the
mind OF the subject. The old mystical
view OF unscientific superstition reach
ed it's climax In the prevalent belief
that man could exert secret Influence
from a distance without the victims
knowledge OF the source OF the uncan-
ny distortion OF his mind. According
TO this belief. every heinous crime
might be committed under thar cover.
The distant hypnotizer could innict
pain and suffering on his enemy and
could misuse the innocent as lnstru-
ments OF his criminal schemes.
lessor Hugo Munsterberg i'm McCIure-s
Magazine
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-15
AN INTERESTING STORY.

Some six months ago the country
was startled by testimony delivered
before the New York Public Ser
vice Commission by Mr.. Anthony
>. Brady, a leading financier of the
city of that ,Bame. Mr.. Brady
testified that he held a franchise
for street railway between Wall
street and the Cortland street
ferries, for which he had paid
$3.50, 900. The franchise was prac-
firally worthless because of "A Judi
cat injunction restraining It's hold
ers from taking any step whatever
towards constructing the proposed
railway or making the franchise
operative. With this injunction
in full force and with the chances
IN favorofits being made perpetual,
SIR. Brady was approached by
William G. Whitney, who offerd to
take the franchise off his hands at
what it had cost him. The offer
WAS accepted, but the check tender
Ell In payment was not that of
William G. Whitney, nor was it
for the price agreed upon. The
check was the check OF. the Metro
pobtan Securities Company, of
which concern Mr.. Whitney was a