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The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-04
How Senators Pendletor and 8ayard
Found Perfect Juleps and Toddles
In a Dlngy Little Saloon In
Washington.

In the congress which was in ses-
sion during the latter half OF the
Hayes administration. as well as In
the congresses that held until 1885,
there we're two members or the senate
who were especially distinguished for
courtliness, for dignity, for conscienti-
GUS devotion to all the conventionali-
ties OF conduct which identify the pol
ished gentleman. One of these sena-
tors was so greatly distinguished for
these personal qualities that he be-
came widely known by the soubriquet
of Gentleman George" as early as
1864, when he ran as the tail of the
Mcclellan presidential ticket. The
other was bred to all the traditions
and conventionalities which especially
mark the cultivated men of the south.
1t was said of him that there was no
man in Washington who offered
guest glass of whisky with more gra-
cious dignity than he.
Both OF these senators afterwards
became United States representatives
abroad. one our minister to Germany,
the other our first ambassador to the
court of st. James. and he also served
as secretary of state in Cleveland's
first administration. Yet notwith-
standing the high repute that George
H. Pendleton of Ohio and Thomas F.
Bayard of Delaware enjoyed as states
men and as polished gentlemen. they
did not disdain openly to visit together
day after day a common type of saloon
that stood upon the fringe of what
was then known as "the Division" a
district of the national capital now
wiped out by improvements, which In
its characteristics corresponded to the
once notorious Tenderloin of New
York city.
Let the senate adjourn an hour or
two before the dinner hour, and almost
invariably the two friends would ad-
dress each other with the utmost court
Illness, and then proceed to walk in
their most dignified manner down
Pennsylvania avenue. Leisurely, they
would negotiate the avenue until they
were about three blocks from the treas
ury building, when they would halt
as though by tacit understanding.
Then they would cross the avenue
with the same dignified step and a
moment or two later enter a bar room
with dingy front and most unattrac-
tive environment. There they would
remain self-immured for perhaps a
quarter of an hour, then regain the
avenue, and, setting their faces
towards the northwest residential sec
tion of the capital, take their way
thither with all the stateliness at their
command.
Why did those two famous states
men and typical gentlemen frequent
that dingy bar room? Bowing each
other through the entrance, they would
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-04
"Boss" Refused to Be BIackmailed by
Jimmy o'Brien and the Famous
Exposure of His Ring
Followed.

Some time ago l told how William
M. Tweed, when at last he was sure
that his enemies had him within sight
of prison bars for his huge pecula-
tions from the treasury of New York
city, went to Samuel ]. Tilden and Of
fered that sterling Democrat $4,0OO,0OO
If he would call off the prosecution.
Not for millions could Tweed purchase
the immunity he sought; yet there was
a time he could have bought 1t for
mere 100000.
The Sunday afternoon before the ex-
posure of the Tweed ring was begun
in New York newspaper. in July of
1871, was spent by Tweed at favor
ite haunt of his-the Americus club,
whose house stood on the point pro-
jecting into Long Island sound, where
now stands the palatial residence or
Commodore E. c. Benedict, the banker,
who gained national fame in Grover
Cleveland's day as the great friend OF
the president. Tweed, who had an eye
for natural beauty, was walking back
and forth on a little board walk that
gave fine view of the sound. and was
engaged in calling his companions at
tention to the scenery when he sud
denly stopped and exclaimed: "Hullo!
There's Jimmy O'Brien. l wonder what
he wauts?"
At that time Jirnmy O'Brien was
very powerful factor in metropolitan
politics, having gained extraordinary
popularity with a certain element. He
had been a state senator. sheriff and
the leader of an organization OF MS
own. Although he received large
sums of money from various sources,
he was always hard up, because he
could not resist the fascination OF
games of chance.
AS O'Brien approached Tweed. the
latters companion stepped to the rear,
and the two politicians. with O'Brien
talking earnestly and Tweed listening
carefully, walked along the board walk.
Finally, Tweed looked over his shout
der at his friend. winked in a char
acteristic manner, and said by way OF
explanation: Jimmy wants me to
hand over to him a hundred thousand
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-04
Many Carqoes.

What word in the English language
has the most synonyms?" asked the
seeker after knowledge, as he fished
for a bit of lemon peel in the bottom
of his glass.
"The word drunk" replied the bar
tender, unhesitatingly.
"Um," mused the seeker after knowl-
edge. There's intoxicated. inebriated.
tight. full-er-what else?"
"How about soused?" asked the bar
tender. whats the matter with pick
led? Have you never been pie-eyed ?
Many fellow goes home paralyzed.
Also Jagged. Stewed describes the
condition of some. What's the matter
with epifiicated? Some fellows get
barreled and some never stop till they
are tanked. Orie-eyed is still another
condition. Some merely get lit up, and
others get boozed. Others are half
shot, three sheets in the wind, loaded.
keyed up, elevated, fricasseed. lubri-
Gated, and then some"
III take your word for the rest" re-
piled the seeker after knowledge.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-04
7weedWouzd1 t tPay$1OO, 900

dollars. Did you ever know anybody
that got hundred thousand dollars
out OF Tweed for nothing?" Then he
turned back to O'Brien, who, after a
moment or two, raised his voice ap-
parently half in anger and half through
earnestness.
II tell you," he exclaimed, you had
better consider this matter have got
all the facts and figures. My friends
in the comptroller's office got them for
me. | am going to sell them for the
most money l can get for them. II
you don't want to buy them, know
where l can sell them"
II wouldn't give you hundred thou
sand cents for your whole batch of
facts and figures" came the instant re-
tort of Tweed. I'm in a hurry-Tve
got an appointment-I'll have to leave
you" And suiting his action to his
words, Tweed walked away. O'Brien
seemed crestfallen. For a moment or
two he hesitated, not knowing what to
do, apparently. Then he disappeared
the way he had come.
A few days later, as they were COM
lHtO 4NtM iOlh Sily' iNOCd .
social companion of the previous Sun
day sat in the seat in front of the boss.
Opening the copy of the morning pa
per he had bought at the railroad sta
ton, the first thing his eyes fell upon
were great headlines announcing the
exposure of the Tweed ring. He turned
and handed the paper to Tweed. This
looks like a serious attack upon you,
Tweed" he said.
Lets see what 1t says was the
easy reply.
For moment or two the boss looked
at the paper, then handed 1t back to
his companion. 81 don't care to read It,"
was his comment. 81 don't mind it.
What do you think they'll do about it,
anyway?"-a phrase that later on,
when popular excitement over the
thefts was at it's pitch, Tweed made
famous in slightly altered form. as he
hurled it defiantly at his enemies:
We'll. what are you going to do about
it,"
My authority for this story? Mr..
Tweed's social companion on that fate
full walk that fateful Sunday afternoon
Mr.. ]. D. Trimble. now a resident of
New York city.
Copyright, 1910. by z. ]. Edwards All
Rights Reserved)
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-04
Discovery of 7wo Statesmen

walk up 10 the bar, to be confronted
on the instant by typical old uncle" ="
we'll night coal black of complexion. II
II were summer that uncle" without
word of instruction. would proceed
forthwith to create two mint juleps. II
1t were winter, he would prepare two
hot apple toddies. The mint juleps
he would place before the senator's
without a word; the toddies with the
Injunction. respectfully put, that not
more than two glasses of 1t would be
good for any man desirous OF retain
ing full possession of his faculties.
And then. whichever drink 1t happened
to be. the two senators would silently
consume 1t with every evidence of out
ward and inward delight, as silently
settle the score, and as quietly and
contentedly go out upon the highway
again.
II was a habit that resulted from
the accidental discovery on the part OF
one of the senators that the uncle" in
that particular dingy and unattractive-
ly located bar room was master in
the art of concocting mint juleps and
hot apple toddies, and thereafter they
rarely missed being daily customers of
his when they were both in Washing
ton. 1t was habit, too, that Senator
Pendleton tried to fasten upon his
colleague, Allen G. Thurman, who ran
unsuccessfully for vice-president in
1888.
Senator Thurman" the father of
the first federal civil service bill asked
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-04
Hugh Mccullough Used to Travel for
Many Miles on Horseback With
His Saddlebags Stuffed
With Money.

The man who was confronted with
and successfully solved the serious
problem of paying off the Union
troops at the close of the Civil war
was Hugh Mccullough of Indiana.
then secretary of the treasury, a post
which he held until 1869, and again
resumed in 1884 for a few months.
He, also, was our first comptroller of
the currency. taking that position in
1868; and altogether his record as a
financier in the government service
ranks exceedingly high. Yet his edu-
cation in financial matters were
gained in the backwoods.
1t was not until 1S49 that the first
survey was made for a railroad west
of Pittsburg. Sixteen years previous
ly Hugh Mccullough moved to the
little town of Fort Wayne, Ind, from
down east and began the practice of
law. Four years before the first rail-
road surveyors started out from
Pittsburg westward he became mana
ger of branch of the State Bank of
Indiana, and from then on until he
was made comptroller of the curren-
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-04

one day. would you not accompany
me and Senator Bayard to a place
where the most perfect mint julep is
prepared?"
Senator Pendleton," replied the old
Roman. with all the pompous dignity
at his command. II am a Bourbon
Democrat. | take my whisky straight"
And to emphasize his position in the
matter he pulled out his famous ban
dana and sounded terrific blast on
his nose.
Copyright, 1910. by E. j. Edwards All
Rights Reserved.)
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-04
Pioneer Banking in Indiana

cy at the height of the Civil war he
in his state, until the year before he
entered the government service he was
made president of the newly-or-
ganized bank of the state of Indiana.
"As manager of the Fort Wayne
branch of the old State bank back in
the forties / had many interesting ex-
periences," Mr.. Mccullough said, sew
eral years before his death in 1895,
"but, as l look back on that period of
my career, the experiences that in
terest me most are those which I un-
derwent when carried large amounts
of the branch's money about with me.
in my official capacity. in my saddle
bagg
"One of my duties as manager Of
the branch was to visit Indianapolis
at regular stated intervals in order to
make reports to the parent bank, turn
in the bank notes of other branches
which / had received, and receive a
fresh supply of my own bank notes
and, usually, some specie. Then. hav-
ing got this money, I would put 1t in
my saddlebags, mount my old nag and
set out on a half weeks journey
through the woods to Fort Wayne
for in those days there were no rail-
roads in Indiana, or elsewhere in the
middle west
For miles l would travel without
meeting human beings-the only liv-
ing creatures I would see would be
wild beasts. Sometimes, | would meet
or overtake a settler and his family,
or small group of hardy pioneers
looking about for a likely spot to set
tie on. At night I usually managed to
make a pioneers cabin--the country
was thickly enough settled for that.
I would take off the saddlebags and
put them by the cabin door Then l
would go inside for tn night and
when was ready to continue my trip
in the morning, there would be those
money-stuffed bags just where had
put them hours before.
Not once during all the time that
/ carried bank money between In
dianapolis and Fort Wayne in this
manner, was in the slightest danger
of being robbed. never thought OF
the possibility OF robbery. The
pioneers came to know who | was and
what carried in my saddlebags. but
they never made inquiries about the
contents and no suspicious move
towards it. Everywhere / was treated
with the utmost courtesy of the rough
and ready sort l trusted the settlers,
they showed themselves worthy OF
the trust in every respect, and want
to say that the only misadventures
that befell me on my lonely trips
through those primeval stretches with
my banks money were due to my be-
ing overtaken by occasional storms
The wild beasts even left me alone.
but had any attacked me I would have
had only my two arms for weapons
of defense. I never carried pistol
or other firearm. And whenever
hear these days of train robbery In
the west. or of stage holdup. there
comes vividly to my mind recollec-
tions of the era when it was absolute
" safe for man who was known
m be in possession of large sum OF
money to travel alone and unarmed
through wild and lonely section Tor
half n week at a stretch"
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Rights Reserved)
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-04
Always Staunch
And True

The Denver Republican has al
ways avoided the fallacies and
knaveries Of yellow journalism
and its steadily increasing Circula-
ton proves conclusively that its
policy OF telling the plain Truth
without exaggeration or misrepre-
sentation, standing fast for the
Right, is heartily approved with
growing force by the intelligent
Public to which it appeals.
To read it is liberal Education,
and the citizen who goes without
it does a positive harm to himself,
to his family, and to the commu-
nifty.
In no other way can the invest
ment of ~ cents per day
for that is all The Republican
costs any subscriber-bring such
rich results in that knowledge
which is both Power and Pleasure.
Information, instruction and en-
tertainment fill its columns and it
leaves a good taste in the mouth
of the reader.
1t stands for Law and Order in
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and Happiness in the Home.
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send on your subscription and give
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The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-04
where IGNORANCE Is Bliss.

"He married the girl he first saw
driving her hair in her back yard"
Love at first sigh, eh?'
Not much; he never knew 1t was
the same girl."-Judge.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-04

Vanity is bad trait, but every one
should have enough of 1t to keep his
teeth and finger nails clean.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06

The Savannah Morning News, al
ways conservative and generally a
very accurate paper, certainly did a
great injustice in saying that the play,
The Girl in the Taxi was indecent
The play was given at the Temple Sat
urday night, and while the Star can't
recommend it as Saturday matinee
for children, 10 say II was indecent
would be to stamp nine-tenths of the
performances given here as unfit to be
seen. We do not suppose the News
would designate Camille" the Firing
Line" or any one Of a dozen other plays
as indecent, and yet there is more
downright immortality not only limited
at but broadly referred TO or desertb-
ed in them than in the decidedly
bright and amusing performance at
the Temple Saturday night
The play is simply the description of
a couple of ridiculous escapades-a
staid and respectable citizen. weary of
the monotony of home life, and max
ing a break 10 get out and have a good
time. in doing which he met his un-
sophisticated son, who was having his
first experience in buying for a charm
er large cold bottle and a small hot
bird. There was a whole lot of funny
complications brought out in a way
that kept the audience in all the way
from a smile to a roar, and it is the
simple truth that there wasn't dull
minute while the curtain was up. The
company is made up of finished actors
and actresses, and they all played their
parts to the best advantage.
After seeing the play, its the Stars
opinion that the dramatic critic Of the
News was absent on the night that
The Girl in the Taxi was played in
Savannah. and that his place was TAX
en- by some cub reporter fresh from
the sticks, who had never before seen
anything more exciting than an anna
teur theatrical given by schoolboys
and girls. To say that an experience
ed newspaper man would call such a
play indecent would be to accuse him
of having a spite against the COM
pany.
The company left Sunday for PaIat-
ka, where it will play this evening.
The Star hopes it will play a return
date in Ocala, and thinks it will hove
a crowded house if it does.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06
4 THESPIAN BILL OF FARE
Good List of Attractions at the Tenn
pie for the Next Few Evenings

The next entertainment at the Tenn
pie will be Fredrik the Great, Wednes-
day night. Fredrik is one of the
greatest magicians ever seen in this
country. He has just returned from
Europe, where he amused and mystified
thousands of people. Be sure TO see
him Wednesday night and take the
children. There will be no trouble
about keeping them awake.
Thursday and Friday nights and Fri
day afternoon there will be Suns Min
strels, one of the liveliest punches of
fun makers on the road.
Saturday afternoon and evening
there will be The White Sister," dram
atiZed from Marion Crawford's great
novel of that name. It is the first
high class drama to come to Ocala this
season, and deserves good housees.
Next Monday night we, will see Bert
Leigh in THE Man on the Box" This
play greatly pleased a large audience
here last season. and is even better
this year.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06
F. NJ. A. THE FOURTH
Football Team to Try In Vain to Break
the Array of Oeala's Victories

The football team of the FIorida
Military Academy al Green Cove
Springs. a fne-looking set Of boys
came in on the delayed Coast Line
train Saturday afternoon and went out
10 the fair grounds to line up agains,
Ocala. The game did not BEG IN until
4:30 and had 10 be cut short on ac-
count Of the darkness, but was very
interesting while ii lasted
The F. VI. a. boys are smart and
good individual players. but they have
not learned TO work together with the
machine-like regularity of the OcaIa
team. so while they put up a good
game they lost by to 81. Their line
up was follows:
Toomer. ,tcaptain) Oh: Smith, In;
Blount, rh; Driscoll, fb: Hoffman C:
Bfornfelt, fg: Bishop, TT. Campbell. re;
Houston. rg: Rosenbuseh. 1t: Mcmillan
lie; Fielding and Codrington, substi-
tuteS; Legge. coach.
They remained in the city Saturday
night and Sunday, the guests of their
Ocala opponents. They were much in
evidence on the streets and were high
ly complimented for the good appear
ance they made in their neat uni
forms.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06

Mr.. Guy Geigher opened his candy,
cigar and cold drink store Saturday
in Mr.. Baxter earns new building Mr..
Geiger opened the place before he was
ready and has not all of his stock in
yet, by any means He has splendid
location, in a good business section
and will get plenty of trade. Mr.,
Geiger was for several years with Mr.
Baxter earn, and is a very popular
young man He is a brother Of Mr.. ].
lC Geiger of the Marion Grocery Com
pany and was raised in Marion county.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06

Messrs. L. W. Leonard and r B.
Momeley made the record kin
bicycle trip. to Jacksonville Saturday
night and Sunday. They left Ocala at
6:15 p. m. Saturday and arrived in
Jacksonville at 10:51 Sunday, going
by Gainesville and Starke. Mr. Nose
ley rode one of Hamp Chambers New
Roadsters, and Mr.. Leonard one of p
F. CondOns Nationals, and the trip
was made without even a puncture
They returned to Ocala on Sunday eve
Tning's train.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06
DELIGHTFUL EVENINGS
AT THE AIR DOME

This weather is just right for Air
Dome entertainment, and it has the
pictures to go with it. There was a
big, we'll plea sed crowd out Saturday
night, and another is due to see the
following program:
Jimmie, the Sportsman.
Alone at Night.
Where There is a VIII, There is a
Way.
Nitrate of Soda Industry of Chile
The Indians Sacrifice
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06

Col r. F. Rogers was in the city
Saturday. attending to business and
greeting his friends. Mr.. Rogers says
they have killed a beef out his way
and now, that they have had some rain
and been able to plant turnips, there
is hopes that they will be able 10 stave
off a famine while longer Colonel
Bob" doesn't look like he has been
starving lately.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06

You don't have 10 take ca1omel if
you buy a bottle of Nyal's Liver Slim
ulator. This is a medicine put up by
reputable pharmaceutical manufac-
turer, and sold under positive guar
antee. 1t is true to the name, slim
ulating the liver, at the same time as
sisting 1t in its natural action. Sold
in Ocala by the PoStoffce Drugstore
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06
Mr.. HirSchman, VIII

Mr.. Hirschman, who has been IN
charge of Mr.. Goldman's pawn and
loan business for the past year, has
severed his connection with that es-
Ia Enlistment Mr.. Hirschman Is a pleas
ant gentleman, thorough jeweler ana
good salesman. He Will remain IN
the city and viii engage in business
for himself at an early date
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06

There has just been build large and
most substantial cattle pens and load
ing shute, on the Chambliss siding OF
the Ocala & Southwestern Railroad
southwest Of the city two miles A
great many cattle are loaded from
that section and the pen will be a
great convenience.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06
TEMPLE WILL HAVE
FINE PICTURES TONIGHT

Many people don't like for the Tenn
pie to have a big show, because it
keeps them from seeing the pictures.
For all such, there is consolation to-
night and tomorrow night. Following
is the program this evening:
a Gasoline Engagement.
Dinghy Bell
A Mark for Life
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06

Mr.. H. S. Chambers bicycle bust
ness Is certainly thriving. He is hav-
ing a workroom built on the rear OF
his present shop as large as the entire
shop is now, and viii turn all the
space ne now uses into an office room
where he will attend to business and
keep bikes and motorcycles on display
He has all HIS wheels in constant use
and has nineteen new ones on the way
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06
DON'T FAIL TO REGISTER

All prospective voters in the city
who have been here long enough and
have not registered in the city clerk s
office, must do so before Saturday
night, November 18th. If you are LA
BILE for poll taxes, and have not paid
for 1909 and 1910, do so at the county
tax collectors office.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06

Mr.. Geo. E. Shuey. yardmaster of
the Seaboard Air Line in Ocala, is one
of the railroad veterans Of Florida. He
has been in this city over twenty
years and could find his way around
the Seaboard yard with his eyes shut.
1t is said he can tell the road a freight
car belongs to by the noise its wheels
makes in passing.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-06

Mr. George Crawford left this morn
ing for Port Inglis, where he will put
in some time doing the plumbing on
the Niroda, the palaHal houseboat be-
longing to Mr.. Auchincloss This is an
important contract. and it is a good
testimony to the reputation Mr.. Tuck
er is winning that he has landed it.