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Devoted to-tlie Interests of \White ^Plains and Westchester County. YOL. I. XO. 13. WHITE PLAINS, X. Y.. TUESDAY, MARCH 2. 1897. PRICE THREE CENTS. Supervisor ’ s Notice. The undersigned, Supervisor of the town of White Plains, hereby gives notien that he will he at his office, iu the- - - ■ ------ ; ■ Law Office of Steplieii S. Marshall, Railroad avenue, White Plains, N. Y., for the transaction of town business, on* Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week, from- 9 o'clock, a. ,in. to 5 o'clock p.m. ' , : FRANK G. SCHIRMER,' 7yl Supervisor - • Supervisors ’ s Notice.\ The Collector of the town of White Plains having returned the list of Un paid Taxes to the Supervisor, tho . un dersigned will sit at the . A Office of Stephen S. Marshall,\ ' R ailroad A venue , / WHITE PLAINS, ISf/ Y., on Monday, Wednesday and tri day of each week, from 9 a. -m. to 5 p. m., and on Monday until 9 p; m., for the purpose of receiving payment of said Unpaid Taxes, and for the transaction oJUtown ..hnsine^,: Dated Oct. 2k, 1896. / . f ‘ __ F ea ^K G. S chirm ^R, * - - .. - y TE.RMS COUNTY pOURT '' Ol-'I'IIE County of Westchester, for UiO yCilr -1807. of Wcsjt«UiosUiv. for which n, Oraml and . . - ........... „ nuircd to uttcmi. aro'Jieroby appointed tu no hold at. the Court llou^e, Wliito Plains, iu tlio year 1897. as follows: First Monday of. March. Last Monday of May, First Tuesdaytif September. Second Monday of November. Terms of tho Count y Court of the County of Westchester, for the trial nf Issues miuiring arinR ' ^~ ‘ * \ in both civil and criminal c Dated White Piains, December. 15.1890. New G ranite and Blue ~ Stone Yard, corner of Banks street, near Young ’ s coal yard. AH kinds of . . . BUILDING STONE Dressed and Rough. Also, Flagging, Curbing, Paving, Sills, Steps, Caps, Carriage Blocks, etc. THOMAS F. HART, BANKS STREET, WHITE PUfflS. A. LECHNER, GROVE STREET, White Plains, Nfear Martino Avenue. Pork, 'Bolognas, -uoLOKEDi Home-made Sausages, Frankfurters, ; _ FIU5SH DAILY\. Bnexcolled Bacon. City Dressed and Bomestic Tori, Hams, Tigs Test, Boneless Shonlders, Ham Trimmingsi Orders delivered promptly. A trial solicited. AUGUST B. RUSSE, DEALER IN BOOTS& SHOES RAILROAD AVENUE, Near Spring St., White Pl aina, N. V; tttE BALANCE OF OUR FALL AND : : WINTER STOCl IS STILL AT YOUR DISPOSAL. The stock has got to be lowered. After making an inventory of our stock, we find that We are compelled to make a : : SPECIAL - SALE : : ■ ' ' - • 1 . . ■: f; IN ORDER TO DIMINISH OUR STOCK AND Room for Spring .Goods. Don ’ t'rniss this great opportunity to secure for yourself a general outfit at PRICES NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE The prices are no object with lis. We need the room. C.omo early and got the chance. The prices are record breakers and are sure to cause THE MOST INTENSE EXCITEMENT THAT WESTCHESTER COUNTY HAS EVER WITNESSED. ------ ' ■ - . . 1 REMEM BFR, This is bur last Inventory sale and you will bo sorry If you miss It. No. - SAM ELLIS, - 7 Railroad Ave., near depots WHITE PLAINS. MORRIS, THE TAILOR. GREAT TROUSER SALE FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY. Having bought goode sufficient of S.; Har- -ris to inake pants to order for $3?J5 a pair, I offer astonishing and unequaled bargains in White Plains of Made to Order Trousers-- Trousers of finest quality goods and latest style. These trousers could not ordinar ily he made for less than $7.50, but hav ing been enabled to buy the goods at a great-Haci , ifieG r -I can make them for One-half regular price. No matter what goodo you select, tho price will ho hut $3.75. . Suits to order of all styles . . . . $14.00 Cannot he purchased less than $25.00. Suits ofjBlack Diagonal $15.00~made to order. A ^qarant^e fit. and workmanship or money refunded. i, Tailor, ' railroad ave ., white plains , n . y . Important to Builders.AjQAL COAL. COAL. Best Grades of Anthracite Coal now soiling at $5.50 PER TON, Full Weight Guaranteed. All sizes. Delivered in your bins. Prompt and careful delivery. Joseph P. Hanrahati, Office in W. W. FOKD ’ S Itoal Estate Office, DEPOT SQUARE, WHITE PLAINS. OFFICE OR SOCIAL ROOMS TO LET. Commodious rooms, suitablt for office or club purpose^ are to let in the Sweenc Building, Martine avenue, near Grove street, White Plains, N. Y. lOtf, i judicial settle ! SCOTT, as oxeeuuor. c. tumuut ot tho said dot G. Heott, Merwln E. Gcnung, Sarah Gen in New York State, Trustees of the ’ Funds of the Irish ople called Methodist Iu Ireland, next of kii ............ ......... ed in the estate or ;OTT, late of the town of WHITE .................. ' \■Vestchester and d greeting: - 8AMt:i?L l . ...... .. .............. ....... „ PLAINS, in tins County of rWesw State aforesaid, dec — You, and each of Y l .. ........... . appear before our said Surrogate of the County of Westchester, at Ids ollloe In the village of White-Plains, on the I^FTH DAY OF APRIL, 1807, at 10 o ’ clock in. the fore- of that day, then and there ____ of tiie account of S. icutor. of the last will and i The Imperial Hotel-, JOHN CLARK, Prop., | HAGNI-R BUILDING, RAILROAD AVE., WHITE PLAINS, - NEW YORK. eh of you n i!nty-( 1 hereby cited : - - 1] year ........ quired to appear by your guardian, If you ■tnmrom^ or If you havonbno, to appear and apply for One to lx; appointed, or in tho event of your neglect or failure to do so, a guar dian will bo appointed Ijy the Surrogate to represent and act for you in tho proceeding. In testimony whereof, the seal of the Sur rogate ’ s Court of our said county of Wust- ehesler lias been heiounto aflixod. Witness, Hon. Theodore II. fiilkman, Surrogate of said county, at the town of White Plains, 'the (ith day of IL. S.] February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven. . LESLIE SUTHERLAND. lOwfi ; Clerk of the Surrogate's Court. F urnished R ooms ter rdnt on Brook field Hfi'eet, with board if required. Inquire at this office. BIS! A Wonderful Photograph. luncertain secluded little village in Brittany there lived, some yehra ago, au honest peasant woman, known as \La Youvo Yvonne. ” She happened one day_to_ hoar some of her neigh bors speaking- of tho wonderful powers of photography. With absorbed at tention she listened ns they told her how that by moans of this wonderful art wore produced on paper, in tho space of a minute, ii,ot only stars and trees, landscapes and buildings, but the caprice of tho sou, tho phenomena of the sky and tho most transient ex pressions on tlio human , face. \Wonderful indeed 1 ” she ex claimed, clasping her hands; pud af ter a moment ’ s pause, she demanded eagerly : ^Whoro are the best of these marvel mil pictures to bo seen? ” \lu Farisj ’ ’ was the, ropiy- ‘ ‘ Why,., do you ask, Mere Yvhnno? ” \Never mind, ” said she, _ nodding her head thoughtfully. \I have an idea.- — You will soo.- ’ -^- ------- - — — — The widow ’ s mind was strong and simple; it did not take long to \make op.\ Without staying to deliberate, (Without[listening to the advices and warnings that besieged her on every side, and without confiding to any one the bbject of lier journey, sUe paeked up a few nooessarioSj and one fine morning, rich with the /savings of many industrious years, and armed with ,a wrffcTon character from tho farmer by whom she had boon om- ployodj s he' sot off alone for Paris. She arrived in the great capital, with her scarlet petticoat, f Jier white neckerchief, her large cap and her honest face. It was a big place she saw, much larger than she bad expect ed ; very brilliant, and busy, and be wildering, blit,-thbugh astonished, she was not a bit dismayed.. Slip traversed the interminable boulevards with tho uonohalauco o£.a born Parisian,giving no sort of nttontiohlo tho city \lions ” paying no hoed to its monuments, and museums, its parks and gardens, its gayoties and fetes, having in her hon est head but a single idea, namely,the power of photography. Directly she arrived she iiiquirod : \Whb-is the best photographer? ” Opinions differed ; some told her I{- win, others Bnloman, \ others Frank, Gustavo Levy, Bertuil, . \But which of all those,” asked the dame, \is most successful in portraits of children? ” In reply she was furnished with tho address of a certain- clever artist, whoso name I am not at liberty to re cord, and to whoso studio she at once hastened. \Everybody says, raonsie|ir, ” she began, \that your likenesses of chil dren are admirable. ” \Everybody is very kind, ” replied tho photographer smiling. \That yon take them in tho most graceful and natural ^attitudes, ” re sumed the darao, \and that they are so lifelike that they almost seem to speak. ” ' \if I have* attained any unusual skill in this -branch of my art, nia- dame,” ho replied, \it is probably be cause I have-worked eon nmoro. I love tho little rogues. It is pure' pleasure to mo to perpetuate their innocent smiles and graces. I have, moreover, plenty of little subjects of •my own to practice upon. Bee here, ” Ho opened tho door* called, and tho next moment half a dozen merry chil dren, of ages varying from three to twelve, rushed into the room and Crowded round his knees. \You may imagi no, ” he continued, smiling, \that it is not always an easy matter to reduce these fidgety little customers to the necessary immobil ity; itrequires a little tact and u good Utmi of patience. It is a child, I pre sume, mndaine, whoso portrait you wish token? ” \Yea monsieur, it is achild; but ho will not trouble you with restless-: hobs , ” replied^Dame Yvojiuo, Blinking her head ; Afiie will, be neither'petu lant nor rebellions, the pocyr little love. ’ Good reason why^-ho is — — ” \Yes? ” said tho artist, interroga tively, stroking tho forehead of his youngest child ns she paused. 'Tie is .dead! ” said D.imo Yvonne, gravely. At these startling words, uttered in a voice in which approaching sobs be trayed themselves, the -photographer felt distressed and ashamed of his own egotism. Ho felt ho must have bit-' terly renewed tho mother's grief* in exhibiting to her these fair children anil caressing them before her eyes. \Go and piny on tho balcony, ” bo whispered hastily; ami, as thojrpnsaod through tho.door, bo kissed them ten derly, but softly, lost his visitor should hear. Thou, roturning-Yto his sent near her, he said, with great gen tleness: \As tho little child of whom you speak is dead, it is, I conclude, a pos thumous portrait yo,u wish to have taken — the picture of the little croat- TirQr.whouQ soul diflfl llbdt-Iying iiL. his white bod, a orowu of white roses on his coloricBB forobend. It will bo a painful task to mo; but to olfiigb '/ou, mndamCjTflhnll be happy, ; -if you will give mo your address, to proceed ns soon as possible to your residence. ” Darner Yvofiho drew from her pocket a largo red and blue handkerchief, with which, quite simply, she wiped her tearful.eyes. \Thatik you, mon 8 leur, 1 ‘ fllioi p&R ; \but ! need not give you so much trouble. My child has been dead six years. ” Tho photographer looked stupefied. \You have then, already, a portrait of your sou 1 ” he_anid, after a panne — “ a painting, perhaps, that you wish photographed? ” ! / ( ‘ N \A painting of him — I? ” exclaimed Dame Yvonne. Mon diou, no! or why should I have come all tho way from'Brittauy? I have no sort of relic or \fothembraneb of niy sweet angel ’ s face ; it is tho hope of obtain ing one that has induced mo to take this long journey, ” The photographer started to his foot in utter amazement. \What mn^mne 1 ” ho oxclaimod ; \and do you imagine that without tho ori ginal, without another, portrait, with out any sort of indication or guide, I can produce n likeness of a child who died six yours ago? ” “ What, monsieur! ” cried Dame Yvonne, m her turn, \do you mean to say thut.it is impoHHiblo?__ r J?ooplo vaunt on every side the prodigies, tho miracles of photography ; boast that it surprises tho sea in tho mysterious movements of its waves, and tho sky in the rapid flight of its clouds, and renders accurately tho most intricate tracery of tho highest buildings and monuments; and cannot it — cannot the art that aceiimMishes those marvels reproduce a vestige, a souvenir, — ft shadow of my son? Cannot it give ever so imperfect a resemblance of her child to a desolate mother, who ----- ” - . - ; l ’ Sobs broTcc the sentence. Dame Yvonne could say no more. Now hero was a great grief to con sole and the honor of a great inven tion to defend. The kind-hearted photographer did not wish the simple peasant to return to her Breton vil - Inge disappointed, so ho reflected a while. \Madame ” ho said thoughtfully, \nothing'is absolutely impossible. ” \Ah; ” she cried quickly, \then you can giyo me a portrait of my darling? ” \PerbapH ” said he. \Though he. has bpou dead six years? ” she risked. \Who knows? ” ho said.. \I will try at any rate. ” \God bless you, monsieur — you- and your family — if you accomplish this good action,\exclaimed Dame Yvonnoj tremulou-dy. \What can I do to help you? lo there anything noooBaary for \You have preserved tho clothes of tho child you have lost? ” ho asked. .\Presqyvod them?” she echoed; \I would no more part with them than a church would relinquish its snored relics, I have the very little gar-, monts,-still na good oa nQwy in whichl! dressed him the last time ho rau ollas- ing tho buttorfli$H in the green fields.* ’ \Bond thorn to mo directly, ” said the artist. \You shall have them iu an hour, monsieur, ” she replied, % .... : \Good ” said ho. \Only three more questions. . What was.Elio color of his hair? ” \Golden ” she replied. \How old Was he? ” continued the photographer. \Five years, ” was the reply. \Was ho sufficiently advanced in iu- tolligehco to have any sense of reli gion —to be pious? ” ho asked. \Pious 1 Ah, oiol 1 the poor little angel I — ho was always at prayers, ” re plied tho widow; \nt night, 'before he wont to rest; at the. foot of his, little bod; in the moruing, when ho rose, before tho imago of\our blessed Lord that hung on his bedroom wall ” ----- \That is enough, ” said the photog rapher, rising. ‘ ’ When science and piety work hand in hand in a common cause wo _may__hbpo forT_ 8 UCOO 08 . ._I have so strong a wish to aid yon, ma- damo, that I do not doubt that I fehali find a way. Adieu 1 Aurovoir! ” , Tho clothes were sent, tho work was begun, an tf tw6 days afterward Dame! Yvoune received tho first proof of the portrait. She uttered a ory of joy. * ''ft is lio D ’ kiio oxclaimod. l, l k¥bwT him again l It is my son ! Bee 1 th ere • is the little vest with the qilvor biit- ton sr-dho little trohsora I made with my own hands, there are his little arms, his tiny fingers, his long golden hair falling over his shoulders. Oh, yes, it is — it is my little child I Ob, monsieur, how muoli 1 owe you l” '■-> ' ^Madame,” soul tho photographer, \in presenting to you an imago which you recognize, os your son, who died six years ago, I have* neoompHshed a miracle.- Miracles arc not paid for. ” . For us tho miracle is not difficult to explain. Nothing is so like, in figure, air and attitude, to ji child of fivo years old than another child of tho same ago. The photographer had merely placed before tho camera one of his own cbildrou, dressed in the pretty Breton costume' of ^tho dead boy. Ho was represented kneeling- on a cushion, his head bent, his face hid den by his hands, which wore raised and clasped tpf^iof la the noble at* titudo oil grayer. Dame Yyonne returned to Brittany, 1 She showed the portrait to every one she know, and to all who would listen she enlarged iu . terms of reverence and wonder on the marvelous power of photography, which had produced tho likeness of a boy who had been, dead six years. If any one iudis-'' creotly asked: \Dame-Yvoune wfiy does ytiur son hide bis face thus iu his hands? ” she answered, niiioh affected: \You hi list bo a bad Christian not to * guess that. The poor angel,' who ’ ? ir in heaven, prays for his mother, loft in this world, boroavod and desolate,*V — Now York N owp . KespoiiHiveiicHH In Audiences. Dion Boncicault.tqld Lloyd .Brypc how ’ durjng a season ’ s performance in London he had noticed that on, some nights his audiences would show a greater responsiveness to the humor ous parts of his oast, .on other nights., to tho pathetic. fro asked several of his professional friends to make ob servations during their own ' perform ances and compare resulti\ The out come was the.discovery of a decided' uniformity of sonsitivonoss each oven-' ing on tho part .of the audiences,. throughout the town. Atmospherib influoucos were considered to be the (Julck ItotiiiTis. Angry Culler (at newspaper office) — Buy, I want that, Jittlo ad. I gave you two days ago — Wanted an elec tric battery in good working order ” — ? taken out.' Advertising Olerkr — What is matter? Didn ’ t we put it iu the right coliimn? ' Angry Caller — Column be dashed J Tho ud. overdid the business. My, house was struolc by lightning Ibii
