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New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
A. ABRAHAM ESTATE LOSES
Will Appeal the Order to Pay
$4,000 Transfer Tax.

Surrogate Ketcham issued an order In
Brooklyn yesterday sustaining the conten-
ton OF the attorneys for the State Con-
troller, whereby the transfer tax on the
estate OF the late Abraham Abraham was
fixed at $780, s5 under the law Of 1910.
and not at $4,000 less which the attorneys
Tor the estate held should be the tax under
the new laws of 1911.
The basis for the courts decision was that
the estate should be governed by the law OF
1910. because Mr.. Abraham died in June.
1911. while the 1910 law was still in effect.
Edward NJ. Grout attorney for the Abrs-
ham estate. said an appeal would be taken
from Surrogate Ketchams decision. Mr..
Abrahan's estate amounted to s5,371, 1888 45.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
CHESS PLAYER MINETY.NINE
Have a Bit of Quarrel with
Your Wife, He Advises.

Mr.. and Mrs. Matthias Shalek will hold
double celebration to-day at the nome OF
| their daughter, Mrs. K. J. Meyers, OF NO. 5Zs
West 18th street II is their seventy-ninth
! wedding anniversary, and also Mr.. shaleks
nInety-ninth birthday. His wife is MS
junior by three years.
The couple were born In Austria, bus
came TO this country I'm 1857 They nave
lived in New York ever since. In al tnat
time they have moved only once. Their
first home was at 30th street and Madison
avenue, where they remained twenty-five
years. The last twenty years they have
spent at their present address. Mr. Shalek
has also been in only one business since
coming to America He engaged In brew
ing soon after his arrival and his business
prospered enough to enable him to retire
thirty years ago.
Both he and his wife expect TO live to be
at least hundred years old, and perhaps
little older They are in good health and
life has come to be regarded by them as
habit. Neither OF them is able TO give the
formula by which they attained 10 so many
years or the manner In which they have
preserved domestic tranquility for so long.
Mr. Shalek says that he never made den-
mite rules for living, but he sets great stors
by optimism as a preserver o. health. he
is also inclined TO feel indebted 10 the game
Of chess. of which he has been a student
for many years. He is still convinced OF
his skill and his tactics are sufficiently
clever TO give him the victory against most
of his opponents.
AS far as domestic tranquility goes Mr..
Shalek is not believer In universal peace
Looking back upon seventy-nine years OF
married life he is not prepared 70 say that
he and his wife have never quarrelled.
I'VE have had our little tits and souab-
bles.% he said yesterday. but don't think
we would have been bit happier II We
hadn't had them. / really think little
quarrel does you both good, for It breaks
the monotony."
Mr.. Shalek has smoked all his life and
has used liquor. He is not certain whether
they have hurt or helped him TITS littls
too early for me to tell yet" Is his reply to
all queries on the subject.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
MoNsIGNoR BURTsELL's WILL
Cardinal Farley Receives Bonds and
Money for Cathedral College.

Rondout. n. Y, Feb. 2-Cardinal Far
ley as trustee of Cathedral College. New
York City. receives five bonds OF the west
Shore Railroad and $1.OoO by the Will OF
Monsignor Richard l. Burtsell, filed here
to-day. The Church Of the Epiphany. also
In New York, OF which Monsignor Burtsell
was pastor at the time of his transfer to
Rondout following the DR.. McGlynn con-
troversy of 1886, receives 500. and three
local charitable institutions receive $1,000
each Emma Burtsell, a sster-in-law. re-
ceives 5000 and house. at No. Alb 14lst
street New York. The residue OF the es-
tate. the total value of which is not stated,
Is left to nieces
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
RELICS GO AT FISCHER SALE.

Gothic professional cross Of silver git
os fifteenth century Spanish workmanship
brought the highest price last night at the
tenth session Of the Fischer sale at the
Anderson Galleries. d. @. Derry was the
buyer, and he paid $5sS for the cross He
also gave t525 for Gothic reliquary In sil-
Yer gilt and $500 for a Gothic cibortum OF
silver gilt For a canvas by Isaac lsraeis
entitled The Little Mother" the same
buyer gave S4o5. The total for the day was
49, The sale win be concluded to-day
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
MAXWELL E. MORE.

Maxwell F. More, head OF the hrm OF
N = More & Co, interior wocdworkers'
of No $50 Fifth avenue, died at his home
at Kenslco yesterday after an Illness OF
about n week. lie was siNty-two years
old. and had lived in Westchester County
for about eleven years. He was at one
time amateur champion pole vaulter' was
q member Of the New York Athletic club
and lad been a governor of that organiza'
,for Mr. More leaves a wife, three sons
-,,j ,vo daughters.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
FISK UNIVERSITY JUBILEE

AT a public meeting to be held In the
church of the Divine Paternity, Central
park West and 18th street, on Sunday at
"a n. m. the history OF negro education in
,he South as exemplifled by Fisk Univer-
sity. su OF Nashville, Tenn, will be told. The
a,n.sss,dent and alumni will show the prog
pass made and the difficulties overcome In
nrder 10 interest the puzzle in their institu-
,ion and raise the sum OF s3O0,Ooe which is
aeaded 10 maintain the college.
mr. Van Schaick, OF Washington. will pre-
s,de and besides several graduates the
Pey Thomas r. Slicer and Samuel Schich-
man will speak. Negro glees and jubilee
songs viii be sung.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
AMATEUR PLAY MOVEMENT
Lower East Side to Start Series al
Clinton Hall.

AS a result OF many Christmas festivals
and various kinds of holiday programmes
given among the settlements In the lower
East Side of the city, dramatic club has
been formed in the Henry Street Settle
ment, Of which Lillian D. Wald. one Of ths
most successful settlement workers in the
country is the head. to present series OF
plays at Clinton Hall.
The first play, to be given on Sunday
evening, will be Olive Tilford Dargan's
"The Shepherd" which deals with con-
temporary life In Russia. Eugene ormonds
will take the part of the Shepherd. but the
rest Of the players will be amateurs. Ths
play will be repeated on the following Sum
day. The proceeds of these performances
will be devoted to the cause Of Russian
freedom.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
moNsleNoR THOMAS MAGENNIs.

Rostan. Feb. 23.-The Right Rev Mon
sippor Thomas Magennis, pastor OF st.
Tbomas Aaulnas's Church. Jamaica Plain
died to-day after an illness Of eight weeks
from a complication OF diseases. Monsignor
Nagennis, who had been priest forty-AVe
,.oars was one Of the Best known Roman
Catholic clergymen In the CITY, ana was
the founder OF the school for the dear ana
dumb at Randolph, Mass. He was porn
Of Lowell. Mass. siXty-nine years ago.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
MISSING; HIS WILL PR0BATED
Court Approves Document Left by Dr.
Carl Clemons, Supposedly Drowned.

tBy Telegraph to The TribuneI
Babylon Long Island, Feb 23.-The will
of DR.. Carl Clemens. supposed to have lost
his life on January ), when he sailed out
of Bay Shore Cove about shutdown with
f.. S. Baily and Tom Neltman In a small
power boat, was probatcd before Surrogate
Nicoll this afternoon. The Will was drawn
IN 1871.
The estate Of Clemops is estimated at
$4,000 and is mostly personal property.
The entire estate is bequeathed 10 Mr..
ClemOns's widow, who is named as execu-
trix. Dr. Clemons carried A large amount
OF life insurance. which his widow is seek
ing to collect.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
Mr.. TAFT BEFORE THE VOTERS

HAS CARRIED HIMSELF WE'LL"
From The Washington Star.
Mr.. Taft has carried himself we'll in the White
House. To declare that he has made mistakes
is simply TO say that he has had an enormous
amount OF business to attend to and has shirkcd
none Of It. The absolutely lnpefcable official
OF his or any other important grade Is unknown
to history and likely to remain So There IL
nothing truer than that the man who makes no
mistakes makes nothing. Risks must be taken
Decisions must bo prompt Arars must he kept
moving.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
w. A. JAUDON.

so,arpah. Feb. CIV. \. Jaudon' VINO
cold hands Of the Confederacy Ia purchas-
ors in Europe I'm 1864 and bought supplies
tor the Southern government that failed 10
run the blockade from Nassau after they
had been shipped from Liverpool, died
here to-day Mr.. Jaudon was in Liverpool
arranging a coup for the delivery OF Euro
noan goods ~ the Confederate states when
no heard OF Lees surrender
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
SETH 3. STITT.

Philadelphia, Feo. 2S.-Seth Il. stitt' once
n millionaire woollen manufacturer dleu
at his home here to-day after long III
ness Twenty years ago he was rated
among the wealthiest woollen men III the
East. but shortly after that he met WIZ
reverses lie was ninety-one years OLD
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
HumPERplNcK ABLE TO WALK.

Berlin. Feb. 23-Profcssor Engelbert
nnser whose serious Illness caused much
anxiety on both sides of the Atlantic In
January, is now improving. He Is able to
walk about I'm his house. aided by his wite,
but one hand Is still paralyzed. lie VIII
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
SOCIALIST HEADS PARLIAMENT.

Rudolstad. Germany, Feb. q. -- The
Chamber OF Representatives OF the prin-
cipality of 'Schwarzburg- -Rudolstadt to-day
elected socialists as Speaker and Deputy
Speaker. This is the FIRST German state
whose Parliament Is presided over by
socialist. The Chamber consists OF sixteen
memherstof whom nine arc Socialists, four
Liberals and three Conservatives
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
sTRoNGER THAN EVER.

From The Baltimore American.
Taft is stronger to-day than ever. The tran
door let down from under La Toilette by
the friends OF Roosevelt according to the former
Presidents firm belief. with all this Taft ha.
nothing 10 do He has simply the interest Of as
suring the people Of an opportunity to vote To
sustain his administration and to place him again
In once. that he may continue the pollcIe, that
even his foes admit are. upon the whole. the
best OF tributes to his sagaciy and public spirit
edness.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
MARRIED.

KELSEY-BURR-On February %. at East
orange y. j., BY the Rev. William NJ. Law
renee, ID. D., assisted by the Rev. James T.
Riggs d. d. Marjorie Hardwick, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Burr. to Court
land Kelsey.
Notices Of marriages and deaths must b
sccompa MED by full name and address.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
LET HIM COMPLETE IT
The Rochester Post-Express.

From The Rochester Post-Express
There is to-day not only complete recognition
OF the purity OF Mr. Tafrs motives but cIearer
understanding than there was a few months ago
Of the wisdom displayed in his handling OF great
public questions. But more remains 20 be done
and nc. by reason OF experience and seasoned
Judgment Is the one TO do II. Il would be
public misfortune II the man generally trusted
by the people should be set aside as the result
OF shrewd work by politicians seeking the ad
vancement OF their own selfish interests Tn.
work so admirably begun by Mr.. Taft should be
finished by him. No one else can do It NO well.
PALTRY GROUNDS OF OPPOSITION.
From The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
No President elected by the Republican nsr,v
has ever been entirely acceptable and satisfactory
to all members Of that party From Lincoln 10
Roosevelt there have always been many thou-
sand Republicans who were dissatisfied with thu
man they had chosen for President but ney.r
in all these years was II proposed by any consld
erable faction that first term incumbent shouIs
be set aside on such paltry grounds as are now
advanced by the opponents OF President Taft
1t will not be a happy day for the party II such
counses are permitted TO prevail.
BELYING THEIR NAME.
From The Boston Advertiser.
The truth is that the opponents Of President
Taft, IN calling themselves 'progressives." belle
their own title They really ''reactionaries
because they are begging the American people
10 return to old. discarded forms OF popular gov
ernment proven a failure. and disastrous fall
ure, IN former generations. Their demand is
that constitutional law shall give way TO Lynch
law" the popular whim OF the moment; that no
longer shall the law be based upon the founda-
tion OF the Constitution. but shall be construed
with "an ear 20 the ground"-whatever the
demagogue and the newspapers Of that particular
day demand the law shall be. r--
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24

,,,x orFIcr-,No. 154 Nassau street
I9pToW'N OFFICE-No. 1864 Broadway. os
anv American District telegraph once
HARLEM oFFICEs--No. l5I East lIcts e,ree,:
f25th street
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
CEMETERIES.
UNpERTAKERs,

THE wOODLAwN CEMETERY,
2s3d Sc. BY Harlem Tran Ira ss shp cy ir'i''s'
New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
OFFICES.

FRANK f.. CAMPBELL. 24i.s West 7sd Sc
.-hsneIs private Rooms. Private Amouiancss.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-07-11
Tho Hutchinson Family.

a game or trick played by any num-
Der. Those who know the game retire
to an adjoining room and arc supposed
to be the Hutchinson family, to whom
the others are brought to he intro
duced. The family" who all stand
in line, Initiate as exactly as possible
whatever the guest says or does until
he sits down. when he becomes mem
her Of the family. and another person
is brought in.
Sometimes. when the guest under
stands the Joke. he can turn it on the
members of the family" by doing
things difficult to initiate.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-07-11

driver. "'Old X. and r. makes you in
sure your life before You can work fol
the company. That isn't all of II eli
ther. Away back in Series ID. No. 439
dated June /. ls!f:, l found II para
graph advising employees TO marry"
Funny you'd stumble on 10 that.
hey. Bobby queried Booth, with a
grin and a wink at Hornbeck. where
upon Bobby. blushing like a schoolgirl,
FASTENED back to his wagon.
Bobby WAS the best driver the Nor
gantown office had. He did oceans OF
work every day collecting. parcels and
making deliveries. Besides. there We're
four round trips between the office and
Morgan junction. II mile away. The
railroads got no nearer town than the
junction He did all this and hankered
for more, anxious for promotion, for
promotion meant more money, and
more money spelled matrmony. Bob
by and Marion lIuckett had II all ar
ranged. When his salary touched 500
n month-a driver gets S4a-or when
he had $500 saved. then they would
adventure down life's stream together
For. you see, Marion. $40 Il month
isn't much. although It would buy coal
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-07-11
For Our Women Readers
THE COOKING SCHOOL.

Ham Baked In Milk.-Two pounds
Of ham sliced thick. milk. flour. pepper
and one tablespoonful of butter. Soak
the ham an hour III warm water. then
place in baking pan. sprinkle thickiy
with flour. senson with pepper, cover
with milk and put butter in bits on the
top. Bake until the ham is tender,
about forty minutes. Serve for break
fast or luncheon.
Sweet potatoes can he dried Slice
thin and put on Il board in the sun to
dry. When dry put away. When
wanted for Use soak them few hours
in cool water. When taken out of wa
ter fry in lard and butter until soft
and brown.
Chicken Livers en- Brochette. - Cut
the livers each in four pieces. Alter
nate pieces Of liver and pieces OF thin
ly sliced bacon on skewers. allowing
one liver and five pieces OF bacon for
each skewer. Balance skewers In up
right positions Oh rack in dripping pan.
Bake until bacon is crisp in hot oven.
Serve with garnish OF watercress.
Cooking vegetables which disagree
ably scent the entire house becomes an
undesirable necessity at times. II .
pan containing vinegar and spices (cin-
namOn and cloves is placed on the
stove to boil while the food il cooking
the odOr will be absorbed by the vine
gar and spices.
Mock Indian Pudding.-Three cup
fuls Of breadcrumbs, one-half cupful Of
sugar, one quart of milk, three table
spoonfuls of molasses. one-quarter cup
full Of melted butter. One-half teaspoon
full of salt, one-quarter teaspOOnful Of
cloves, one-half teaspoonful Of ginger
and one-half teaspoonful OF cinnamon.
Let the crumbs soak In the milk twen-
ty minutes. Scald them and add other
Ingredients. Put in buttered pudding
dish and bake one and half hours in
a slow oven. adding milk from time to
time II it evaporates too quickly. Serve
with brown sugar or molasses sauce or
milk and sugar.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-07-11
AN UNEXPECTED REWARD,
The disappointment Of the Two Boys
Who Assisted the Old Lady.

Some people never perform an act of
kindness without hoping to receive IL
reward. Often such people are disap,
pointed, much after the fashion Of the
two boys in the following story: An
old lady was counting her money and
while doing so dropped coin. 1t fell
into u wood box full of wood and shay
ings. She was almost frantic at her
loss. being miserly woman. Seeing
two boys playing near her home. she
called to them.
''If you find my piece Of money l will
give you Il cent"
The boys began hunting eagerly for
the lost coin. At the end of an hour
they gave shout Of delight, for the
piece of money had been discovered.
The old lady grasped her precious coin
and, saying that they had earned their
reward. went to Il shelf. took down Il
bottle which had contained some per
fume and gave each boy u scent Of the
lingering Odor.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-07-11
History.

History.
"Pnst is the past" But no: 1t Is not past
In US in us. 1t Quickens. wanes, aspires
And on our hearts the unknown dead have
The hungsrs and the thirst Of their de-
Unknown the pangs. the peace We too pre-
pare!
What shakes this bosom shall rsverbe-
Through ages uneoncsivsd. but in dark
lair
Tho unguesssd, unhopsd. undrssdsd is
sues wait.
Our pregnant acts are all unprophesied.
We dream sublime conclusions. destine.
plan.
Build and unbuild. yet turn no 1ot aside
The something INFINITE that moves in
We write the end" where fate has scarce
begun.
And no man knows the thing that he has
done.
Oxford and Cambridge Review.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-07-11
The Watch Puzzle,

Ask your friends to think Of any
number on the dial OF watch Then
point to various numbers. and at each
have him silently and one to the num-
Der selected until he arrives at twenty.
which he will announce aloud. and
your pointer will be on the numeral
he selected.
Solution.-Point any place about the
face OF the watch until the eighth
point. which must be on the 10. Then
pass regularly around toward the /.
pointing at 10. 8, etc. until twenty
Is called. and you will be on the num-
Der selected.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-07-11
DARING BELL RINGERS.
er'~'tss Method Employed In seville
In the Giralda.

In ordinary circumstances bell ring
ing Is Peaceful occupation to which
white haired. venerable men seem
Ideally suited. But the men who ring
the bells in the famous Giralda OF Sc
VILE must be young men of unusual
agility and steadiness Of nerve, says
Youths Companion.
When the city is to make merry on
feast day the ringers climb To the bel
Try. ana then. by the aid of rope
and steps cut in the wall OF the tower.
eAch mounts to the bell he Is to ring
ana stands astride its brazen shoul-
ders. Then he presses the bell with
his Feet. holding on to the crosspiece
to which it is swung
Gradually the great bell Sways to
the movement of the man astride II
until it acquires momentum that
swings the hammer first gently and
then with increasing force. as the
sweep Of the bell widens. until the air
is trembling from the blows that strike
the massive sides.
The riders bend and rise and fall
with the action Of the bells, now ap-
pearing to the observer from below
to be in horizontal position as the
bell reaches the limits OF Its swing
and again riding gracefully to an up
right position as the monster sways
backward with another laundering
note.
The most extraordinary part OF the
daring performance is the sight of the
bell ringer calmly swaying the bell
while 1t hangs far out OF the belfry
over the city.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-07-11
, PARAGRAPHS ON STYLE.

SLIPPERS in rich shades Of dark red,
blue and violet combined with gold
and silver are worn with gowns intro.
ducing those tones.
TAUNTY tailored suits in serge and
in worsted show the plated skirt
falling from deep yoke. over which is
a sort of tunic blouse.
NECK fxlngs combine fine Irish lace
and velvet in all sorts of ways
bows. balls, dangling ends, loops and
wee roses all playing their parts.
A NOVELTY in millinery this season
is the crown Of one color and the
brim of another.
FALL suits, according to a report
from Paris, will require at least
half yard more material than those
now fashionable, which means wider
skirts.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-07-11
Rules and Regulations
By CLARENCE p. HURLEY

The Continental Express company is
every stale between the seaboards, and
| its employees, who are messengers ON
trains. local agents. route agents. office
men and drivers. number thousands.
| The Continental continues to he great
and To pay dividends because IL takes
| particular interest In the goin2s in
and comings out Of each of its EN-
and loads responsibilities upon them at
| which bnnk presidents would shudder.
The company's motto. if Il thing so
thoroughly useless were ever an ap-
pendage of an enterprise so utilitarian,
| would he. The Continental expects ev-
cry man tn do his duty"
The corporation comes nearer to rep
preme court. Good men are advanced
in precisely the degree they deserve
advancement. Bad men are punished.
The Continental stands ready to spend
$1,000 in cOnvicting the man who steals
Il hundred. Employees who have CIV
en the best years OF their life to its
service are pensioned. The only touch
Of human nature about 1t is the pres
ent of u five dollar bill, which, with u
formal and frosty little letter. Is sent
each Christmas to every employee who
has worked for the Continental u year
or more.
The spirit and essence Of the Cont
mental is its book of RULES and Regu-
lations.' The tome is ponderous
mass Of bound circulars foot thick.
Every fortnight or so another printed
yellow folder Is issued. bringing the
express world up to date. and this Is
duly read by agent or messenger and
fastened into the covers.
Somewhere in the musty depths Of
the "Rules and Regulations" are In
structions covering every possible CON
tingency. from handling Egyptian
mummies to the feeding of live stock
In transit. No matter how absurd an
employees procedure in an emergency,
when viewed in the light of common
sense he has only to quote RULES and
Regulations" correctly. He Is sure of
ioi riNVhCSS. .hhu Tic A1lah "hO ~
versed in "Old II. and r." as the book
is called, Is held by his colleagues in
much the same half envious regard
with which ministers look upon n
brother who knows his Bible exceed.
ingly well.
Booth, money clerk at Morgantown
had a special name for the canvas GOV,
cred volume-"The Book OF Revela.
ton" The agent. Hornbeck. who had
grown gray in the COntinental's serv
ice, chided him one day for his flip
pancy.
II tell you, Bill,"' he said seriously
"'Old r. and r. can't take you fal
astray any turn of the road. You could
use it as guide and be pretty good
Christian. Doesn't 1t tell you to be
strictly honest, to be temperate and
keep good hours. to affiliate yourself
with some church and attend divine
services on Sunday, to dress neatly and
as well as your income will permit, to
treat everybody with politeness, for
we must depend on rich and poor.
white and black, for our business?"
That's true. all right" replied Bill,
impressed. Il never looked at 1t that
way before"
| And" chimed in Bobby Taylor, the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-07-11
Conundrums.

What is the difference between a
barber and Il mother? One has raZors
to shave, the Others shavers to raise.
Why are fowls the most economical
things a farmer can keep? Because
for every grain they give peck.
What would you call boy who eats
green apples: A painstaking young
ster.
What other name would you call nm
eavesdropper? An icicle.
When Is Il bill like gun? When 1t
Is presented aud discharged.