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&U$tttMaMiMiaHi The Medina Register, Of $ n Katlroilln the ppsfcofflbo no Meillnii, N.y.,nsseppn4'oias8iiiiitl:raaMor. 'JWBURSPAY, FEBRUARY 17,1010, Atlds Bribery Trial of Absorb- Inj Public Interest-Conjer Makps atSfrongease—-Prob- ilB IflfluencB on Politics, Republicans In a Blue Funk. Fear Other Scandals May Develop if Probe Is Forced. Aljbniiy, Feb. aa-OChe Senator Alldn bribery oliargo to being investigated by tin sonata of tlio state of Now York ulttliie ns B committee- of tlio -wuolo, AU otlior important business of tbo legislature Is at a Blaudatlll, uud . a lot of prominent Itcnubllcuiis uotli la ami out of tlio legislature feel Hint they* nro Bitting on a volcano, Of coursso tliore la oxtraonllunry nulllle Intercut In this proce&HiiB, «» well there may bo. It will undoubtedly have tin Important bearing upon suite polltloi tills yonr quel is llltoly to lmve Koro&,lio(irlns upon national polities, at ltSM in tlio election of roprcsoutn. Uvea In congress. Tlio Itepubllcnu party IIIIB lioen in uewer In Now l'ork utttte (or n long time, niul tlioro mUBt bo on end, or, nt lonst, an Interruption, of Unit power. U'lmt la tlio history of tlio statu iinil of tlio nation, and his- tory will repent Itself. Tito wieons for a ctimiBe nro coining thick- and fast. Long lenses of power mnko parties corrupt MI<1 ovim arrogant, and tlioro is a fostering uinas of cor- ruption tliluly veneered In tho ltopiin- UCI)Q {nitty of tills ut'ito; honco Ho- pubtlcna loadow nro slinking with a twofold fear— first, tfmt Bonntor Con- ger'* charges ngnlnst Koiialor Alton Will Jio proved, mid, second, that othor prominent Uojmtjlleium will bo public- ly tovolvgil. Conuuon tulle about tho capital, undoubtedly woll tinned, Indi- cate* now who tlioy nro, and further Insertion of tho probo would disclose othor crooked deals aud besmirch oth- or reputntlotis uow nioro or toss rlonr. 'XUo Hcnnto has conducted other In- veiitlgmlcjns Involving public uion in yenns |inst, but It tins novor tiaforo boon culled upon to try Its president pro torn, and lender of tho majority party upon tlio olmrso of receiving a bribe unit tlint charge mndo by n brother senator who seems to linvo llrnt linnd knowledge) uinin tlio subject. Tim beginning of the trial of Senator Allda on Fub. 8 presented n rntticr lin- prcwslvo scone. Naturally tlioro wns no. lack of an miillonce, although tho donate galleries and pnrlor will not nc- commodato a vory Inrgo nudloaco. Tlio center of the aonnlo floor wns uindo a courtroom ami a witness etniul not up there. Tlio battery of counsel for each sldo WW a brilliant one. For Bonntor Conger tlio lawyers wore tho lion. Augustus A. Van W'yck, n former Jus- tlco of tlio Bupremo court, candidate for governor in 180S and brother of tho former mayor of tho metropolis; one of tho loading inombcra of tho Now V'ork Ijar, James W. Osboruo, former assistant district nttorncy of New York, and former Judge David W. Van lloesen of Cortinml. Tho first two nro Liemocrnla njnd giro nssuranco that tin trial will bo no farce. Tho chief counsel for Senator Allda Is also a Democrat, Martin W. Ltttloton, faroer assistant district nttaraoy of Klngta county and 'former president of th« borough of lirooklyn. Tho employ- ment of Mr. Littleton shown thnt Bon- ntor Allds proposes to do n valiant battle tor Ills reputation. Allds stnrtad poor mid la now reputed to bo rich. Ajsoclntml with Xtr. Littleton nro Lewis L, Carr of Albany, Lewis B. Qrimth and Dnntorth H. Alnsworth. SCho Inttor was ItopubMenn leader of tho auomhly a few years ngo and has held, several prominent alnto positions. Ofhcsw two formidable groups of legal talent ostnlntn that n ninn who has beott. In tho legislature flftoon yonra, *&& Ass bees tho Itepubllt-mi tender of .the auomhly and Is now tho Republic. an lender of tho senate Is being tried by tho body -of which bo Is n member on tSo Borlous nlid specific charge ,qf receiving a bribe to. connection wltb hi* legislative duties. An extraordl- ary t cnturo of tho situation is that the constitutional presiding officer of the: senate Is not in his place In this trial. This fact seems to bo explained by tho recant disclosures la connection with tho looplo'B Mnliml Insurance com- pany- of Syracuse, Involving Lieuten- ant Governor \White. Ilonco Senator Gcocgo.A. Davis of Erie county, the senior Republican senator In point of Berrtoc, wns designated to preside. Contrary to somo rumors and specu- lation to the effect that Senator Cen- ter would fall to present anything defi- nite or nt least would not put up a strong case, the tlrat day's session of tho trial brought out Borne very apo- cIOc, oven sensational, features. In tho Urst place Senator Conger put irpon tho stand and established tho identity of tho .man -whom ho says and who Iilmaolf says that ho gnvo Sonator Allds, then an nssomblymnn, SSl.OCK) in nocordnnco with an nmuigonient with the latler to uao his inlluonco against a certain lilshwny bill, which. It wa» clnimod, it enacted into inw, woiiid Injure tho interests of tho Qroibn .Bridge company, coutrollod hy Scuntor Conger, thoh aft ftssamhlyuinn, niid his brothOf, PranU Conger, now' ddod, That man's unmo is Hlrnm G. Moo, .who ins boon onBhior of ^t\Vo banks in Bonator Conger's homo town of Gro- ton and .who, rOoontly jiiia boon the olerlcJtL h aointo eohiajltWo through .the taDitoneo of B?nator Cohger, Tho gist of Mob's tosliinohy >as thnt in April, JDOi, ttt the direction of Oflnger, he brought $8,800 to Albany, put $1,000 in eaoli ef two qirvelopo^ ntid jlii,000 in a tblfd, wrofo'S nftirio on each and than (jsjivored tho enVelopea. and their contsshts til tlio inert ueslgiuited, nam. ih«f Btiltntnr Allda apeoWclritly ns one 'of.thtl.ihfto, Tho'couuaol for Boiintor eotigtii 1 sliitea tlmt, whllo tholr clluht ima, slt> (IBBIKS t(j Mvonl ijm tuttnos of tlaouttoi 1 hvo Hum- ihnl ho miyi fie ;c61f«id„,bi'lbBa', tlm namos would bo Vlifin-M'lho; j'oauost of any aoimtor, ' ; Ja Tfawsltlio 94,<j6o ttom.it 1« ovldsht , .tn»t;:oajl,;M tho. iiiott wnl.regarded ns ,m*p JtlfHientint. than- Assonibiyman Allfl* It fa linddratooa that' thia man J« noTtidoad, and it 3a net oltBoult for tliosss ttrailla* wltb. jonbliS affairs to •guesa his nanie, Jaftes \V. Oaoorno ' \* ?? li ! 1 ' 0 i for Beiirjtor Conger outlined nt trie outset what it \was pfopoaod to prove as fpllbwsc u\ 0 ? JW^««* otApril, M, a* Irdcol- . 'wot it, ;thp BtoaemWr WJOuraoO. That , Jra* -iM.lMt day 6( tte session. On a i «a* xirloj sua. as I redoiltct.th's o»l«a« ato'ut bo o?tt<jt iujlo-ymnri Cwkr In, (JU'iicwa i corloln frw, *ho Will. B» ». withoss Horo, lo (to. to tno •tsafc tslte JB.W0 ojit or tlio bftnls ana Mrry^MO.Alj bniiy and do with it what ho was told to do by Sonntor Bonn Porigor. • m ma, \instructed as Jsald, Bt|» the moiiov from the t«n)(, to t»« >« W 'Ait linrly and to dlatrlbulo It as 1i« ayna told by Bonn; Conijer, bo bolriK tlw-s««retary: of i'ririlt. Cdnger aria lio-VIwr nutUorlty from Fmnlt Conger to draw oboolta^-ilrow u. checlt liihla own .Iwadwrltlng and sign- ed It \Fraiilc OonEor,\ by lib own nonw. Xt ft Uayatilo to XX. U. 3Moo In New fork dratia. la -on tlio First National bonf of Qrolon, N. Y., and It Is dtttsd April &, 1'iio witness took In exchango tor thtj ohoolt JMOIncnah and two drafla, each of PM. I havo hero tlio drafta-tho ojljr. Kill draft* of April «, Wl, onp for W.O0O anil tlio othar far «,0OP, drawn on No.w york in purauanco to tlio check la <we»- Tlio witnosa toolc thoae two drafts to Byraouso 'a'ho ropolVod fronutbe toller of tho harlk |n Syracuso J«,poa In cajh-corr rotioy. Thia ho placed in a satchel and currloa tho ciirronoy to- Albany. I .think tlio aonate would find that these 10.000 worn not Intended for a charity bo*, ire spent th» nlirht In tho rooms of Bonn NoxT'mornlnir aftor tho money was oountod Bonn Congor said. *ak« thr«o •nvolonoa and put In one of thcao en- V«lopo» tho oum of 11,000,\ Tho witness took tho HOW and put It In ono of tlio onvolopoa. \Now saya Conger, \wrlto tho namo whloli I dictate upon the back faf tlio oavdlopo.\ Tho wltnesa did It. •Jliat nojno wo do not Intend to disclose unlwa wo aro naked tor It, In which case tho namo will bo dlnoloacd. If any »n- ntor'* curiosity loadu him to aak that question wo are prepared to answer It, bill wo do not think it is necessary In this cnao to say ono word beyond tho charge whloli wo make. Into anofhor envelope the wltnosa was Inalruotod to put tlio sum of Jl.OQO, wtiloh wns dono, and upon the back of that en- velops a namo wa« written. That name ha wna told to wrlto Uy Assemblyman Donn Coneor. That nam« wna tho namo of the loarnod respondent In this coao- that namo waa Allda. Into tho third envelope another thou- •anil dollars waa put, and* upon tlio bjok of that opvelopo w»» written another namo. That namo I do not Inttmd to mention oxoopt umlor tho same otaain). •toncfi and under tho snino conditions. Tlieroupon Conger. Donn Conger, and the wltncaa went to tlio state capital. They Urst mot tlio ninn whosa najna waa wrlllon on the JI.OO0 snvelopo. and Bonn Congor identUlod tho wltneia and aald, \This la ttio ropreaentatlvt of my Brother Frank.\ And tho anvelopo waa handed to this nantloman. Thereupon AaaomWyman Allda, the learned respondent In thia £a«K -was Stan. Bonn Censor aald to him, \llart la tho reitrcaantatlvo of my hrothor, Frank Con- s»A\ And the envelop* containing tho thousand dollara was handed to Banator AIM« in Uio rreaence of Boon Congor by thli wltnaaa who was the representative of Frank Conger. M Jtr. Allda plscad the envelop* In lila pocket h« <»>«, \I aruen it'a all rlght-at l««at It faal* BO.\ The third envelope waa also delivered In accordance with tho agreement, but the'third man got li from the witness alone and not In tl/a presence of Cougar. That la tho absolute statement, cotd and unsdoriioa or the charge, substantially In thia ease, and «• clatm that every act and clrcumalanca lenda to corroborate the truth at thia charge. Then Hiram 0. Moa wna put on the stand and gnvo tho details. Perhnpa tho moBt surprising part of his testi- mony was that of tho $0,500 ho took JtiOO bark homo. On the following day Attorney Lit- tlolon made n great effprt to break down tho testimony of Witness Moo upon cross examination, hut he stuck to his original statement and wns lm- pregnnblo ognlnst the battery of ques- tions. Justin McUrath, city editor of the Now York American, writing to bit pnper about tho disclosures, «ayat \Shocking ns wns tlio revolution of Senator Connor as to tlio nllegcd brib- ery of Bennto Leader Allds and two othor prominent momhera of tho sa- terubly, I am able lo stnto now with a feeling of poslllvoucsa that events tflll bear out the prediction that this particular lnstnnco of corruption is n 'flea bite' when all the facta are known —a sltoktlon which wilt mark tho ex- tent tcJ •which the legislators of the great sWo of Now York have been corrupted In /tlio past decode and that not only NetV York stnto, but tho en- tire nation, wl|t bo horr-lflod. \lleputntlons' hero nro fnjllng llko AMVOS In Vnllomlirusn. It does not seam possible, la view of nil tho In- formation of n poaltlva character now available as to the widespread cor- ruption that has existed In Albany In the Inst ten years, thnt n general In- vestigation enn bo prevented, mid when that Investigation is had, as It Is certain to bo had dcsplto all tho powerful Influences now nt work to atop It, some of tbo state's moat prom, inont men Inovltnhly will stand forth dlsgracei \I have referred to tho ndmbsslon made by Counsel Osborne that a cor- ruption fund was raised nt Syracuse by tlio bridge trust nud used to kilt the Stevens bill ta 1003, two years after tho alleged bribery of Sonator Allds. Tbcro can ho no possible doubt that litis beneficent legislation was throttled for ri period of four years by tho shameless purchase of votes in the loglslnturo. Scandals In Stat* Lands. \That fact nlono ought'to be suui- clont to bring about a general legisla- tive Investigation. Hut the corruption of legislators for a period of fonr years by tho brltlgo trust is not the only Instance of bribery upon wblcb evldonca would bo nvnllablo to a legis- lative Investigating committee. ' \The loss which the stnto sustained by tho killing of the Stovons legisla- tion is a vorltabla flea blto compared to tht damago done through the throt- tling of a bill which provides thnt nil the furniture used by tho public school! of tho state should bo pur chnicd by the prison board. It was tlio furniture Interests which rnisod tho bribery-fund to keep this legisla- tion from being enacted into law. \And then there la tho matter of th« purchase of forest land. This will he h most fortllo field of lnvostlgntlon, hero is at lmnd evidence, which the loglslnturo can have upon call, show, lug thnt the state wns mulcted of hun- dreds of thousands of dollars through the chicanery of its lawmakers and of Bclnls in connection with tho sale mid puvchnse of theso lands. \It can bo shown 'that blocks of tiicso lands, donipflsing- ns much ns 100 acres, were sold nt tax sale for as little ,ns ?12 a bloolt to a syhdlcnto composed of well known pqlfticlhns, *fho within h few days after their pnrehnso sold the snmo lands back to tho state nt from ?U to $21 an acre. • \It must hot bo forgotten that tho legislature of tho state la under the control of the Kopubticnas nnd that theso scandals todch the honor of tho Kcpubllcnn-party nlid accuse Its organ- ization and lenders, \It the itopubUcnu organization should prove so onllous thnt It oitnnot /bo moved to netlou, thou Governor Hughes will Juivo n responsibility which ha ennnot evade.\ The Independent papers nil over the stnto nro rjimtudiiig the senators thnt this Is uot n niero trial of Allds, but thnt the senate Is conducting an in- vestigation Into pffilclal corruption made ltuo«ii Ip pflfrV by tho charges of Congor ngniniH Altds and thnt fhd pdoplo will not cotintennnfco any at- tempt to confine this investigation to tup charges against Allds nlono, but 22LLuJls|Uii0n a mpst rlrjid and thor- Oirgb, invcatf M'OR .of; ajt ^ •toted, in ro%M»;to thlg $ • New; Boric Times has tfat 'folloffhfif edfci •' torfoj: ' \The essence of huniOf-.JIegJn, vHfed' and suggestive allusions to iomethlng : well underatood by thoise to whom 1(; is nddrewod. There wd* plenty of hurooif Jri; alp;- Osborne'* opening iu.the-' Qo»ger»AliaB iuVestigatfen at Aibsny, Amohg the aoustpw and in tbecrovvd- ed gitlierlea many taugb.ep\ whes the lawyer; bjahdl^',offered to \gratify the curiosity of any senator\ who might flosiro to 'know vho, bdsldeg the legdjer of tho' senate majority, had recqjvaid. •envelopes alleged to contain brlbes. Tho offer wns blandly made), but there was a- ring of flefjovnee in it, a» if Sen- ator Conger were prepared to mtite the* revelation complete, \Of thtst temper and disposition the senate, or some of Its members, should (ako advantage, It ennnot he urged too often or too earnestly upon the senators thnt tlioy aro not conducting a formal trial of Mr, Allds. They are conducting an Investigation into pffi- olol corruption revealed in port by the- ehnrgeB of Conger against Allds. They nro not Hrnltcd As a court would bt.tp finding simply whether Allds is or i» not guilty of a Bpeclflc act alleged. Thnt, indeed, they must And if' they can. But fn tho course of their In- quiry they must flpd a!s;o wliat in the truth in connection with tho whole course of business described by Con- ger and his witnesses, It Is the duty Of the senate to discover lit what way and to what degree Allda and all 'the othors Involved aro guilty. There should bo no hiding of fact, no screen- ing of names, Tho sonato should In- sist on the fulloHt Information attain- able nnd act* on It.\ I.OOAI, COURaSl'ONDKNOB. KSOWlgSVatB John Bholti has returned from hit Visit to h;a old Kontuekjr home, airs. Jenalo UeGUvery has gono on a vlalt (o Now York City and Newark, N. 3, She la making the trip by eaay stage*, •topping on at Hooheittr. Jalrport. Utloo, Albany and Nenburgb, boildas making somo little aide trips. Misa Popplo of- Medina waa a gusts of MM, Porry ono day last week. Beod I'eaao of Wilson, Pa., Visited hla slater, Mrs. Dell, at tho paraonago last W4Ck. Mrs. I'urry, tills Varna Hauler and William Whltwoll were on tho ilok list last week hut ara all wall now, or im- proving, Tho annual meeting of tho Woman's Mltalonnry Society gather for the day at the manse Thuridny, February 17tli. Mr. Rankin, Sunday School mlislonary for Idaho and a lot mora of that North- western territory, who will be pleasantly remembered aa s vary tntertatlng speaker and reoounter ot his work, will apeak tn the Preaby tarlan Ohnreh Friday evening, Kobraary ISIh. It Is to be regretted that Mr. Hankln'a vttiHoomaa In collision with a conoett which ia to be given the eatno evening In the M, G. Ghnroh, com- plied at home talent and aome borrowed talent tram Medina, Hollcy and nearby triandi, AiUiaettag for vottra tn th* Intersil of. a no-licanae campaign was held tn the l'r,ubjtarUn Clmreh parlors Monday ferahoon, and committee! for the various dletrlot* ware appointed and plant dis- cussed. If tho people who insist on tak- ing their alcohol In the faoo of all the natural penaltlaiwould but laoiats them. ulvea from society—take to th* wooda or the plaint or tome Island ot tht Faotfto- no ona need tnterpott. lint whan tW Innlit on thrusting their company and «bu.M on others, and on necanUaung aeolety to bmld almahouaes, Jalla, asy* lama and penltentarlea, for their expraaa accommodation, It becomes a builnata proposition, to which,aeolaty la obliged, to giro a vlgoroui negative. Law la re quired by many pooplo to form their 1 tens of right and wrong. LYMDOHVIU.K air. and Mrs. Irving Q, Rowley and Ur. D.in il. Howe ol Medina, were Sunday gneats of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Bewley. Irving SHI and family aw stopping tor sometime with John Sill of KagleStreet and attar Aptll lit will ooonpy tho 0. H. L Potter farm. Mra Jans Thompson !• terlomiy 111 at the rcildthct ot J. H. Mahlln. Albors cooper mw purchased tho Whe- don property on Sagle Street and will erect another new homo, Mrs. Bnrr Breed vialted Mlas Carollre Ooloman a t Barker Saturday. John Andrew was a guest of (he Coun- try Club a t KnoWletvllle Tneaday oven- log, WbBafcr Sarilnls spending a few day with hla daughter at P,erry. Mr. and Mrs. John Imdlum have «- tnrncd from their trip to Qeawatomle, Kaa, ~ t j Mr, and Mrs. P. B, HOUMI and Mr. and Mra. Butt Miller are on a ten days' trip to Washington. D. b. Mra. John Bare, Mrs. Allen Tome and Mlaa Kathleen Wood atarted laat Thurs- day for Blaokahcar, Ga,; ROgSlar inefteting ot is\4 Boin-d of rniBteses jpresidoat iJowss in the chafe.. Pfeseiit^-OFipvfioy, Ajpow, Q'Sonma, f toekfcngj 'Drast a.iiJi Oarroti, Tliejr jfpjlowrjnjj .bills. wefC' orderca jaids yi, J,. 3fahcr,. «U5;0O.i: J^re'd' Irv in|, «0,00| S. ?. Woo4& t?o.«.*5 05j Qlinrtes A. JEackj $1,25; Kemlngton Typovsnlter Qo, t 40,60) American Ex* press. <7o,.;H0c-i ; Th? lutodliia BaJly; Jour- nsi. $5.$riWa*tln * Braeo, |ie3;'Wcoa «> .Co^ 42;30{ .3Frank.J, Ecnrnejy41,10- Wnl,. 3oy<l, S?i3i50j Irving 13. Bowloj-, tft.OQj it. A, Bowflil, *8-20;; 3t{. A- Bow- pn, fctXOQj,Charles-A, IngorsolL ipSS.OO; Win. Snirfli, $6.50j McGreiiry, AVood tV iBradmey, ,$1-0.02 j. Mulliaott & Souoie, |!l!!,73j.Mnlllsoii 4) Soiioio, m^7y Mal- llsnn & Sondes, $3,8IS9;2r.. A letter was rinoived from the Wo- man 'a- Wpfpltal Association -thanking tlio Board, tor the uso of the Council Clinrnl->«r.' On motion of Agnow. Thnt the same bo received and pliiccd on (Ho. Carried. In answer to^ tlio eomplnint ngalust tlio Br. Ii. Si It: Hallway Co. on tho Pronpeot sheet crossing mutter was preaoniod. mid. rem), Qn motion of Btust, Tlmt tint same/ £o plsvccd oil file. Carried, The Olillf Snglneor wno Instmctod to taelc up tbo tin signs for tho. sup- pression of tuhoronlbals, furnished by tlio county committee. Tins driver was Instructed to uoa flint tlio rail i» repaired on tho Ens tCcntor street hrWsc On motion of Crowley. That tlio house and tarn at the old pumping sta- tion IHS rente* at die rate of #1,60 par tvook. Carrlctl, ' On miotlon of Crowley, Thnt the Olork Iio niillioTlroil to have a lock plac- ed on the iloor leading down into the Water Coiniiilsaloncrs* olllce. Carrled. Mr. A. ti. Swett appeared and stated that tSo Sltilf* Engineer would bo homo most of tlio tinm during the next two wcoks-ntid that ho had talked -with the Now \Stork Central nnd they had agreed to place a (fecial sleeping ear on tracks hero for tlio use of ,tho committee to vlult Allmny on a guarantee of -'> pna- longera, lie auggeatoa lonvoig lioro lome anight oa tho 7:43 train atnd leav- ing there tlio next night, thus giving the committee a full day In Albany, lie also atnie-a tlmt ho thought It of groat Impoilimco for alt eltlsens to be como interested in tho loop matter and hoped that nt least £3 would bo able to go lo Albany. On motion of Agnew. Tlmt a check ho batted pnywbla lo tho Ii'Ilommedleu If. k X*. Co,, for *100, badnnco duo them en the annual appropriation for 1009. Carried. On motion of Agnew. Adjourned, EUANK J. KEARNEY, Village Ofork. TIME IADU5. Of Ettcotive November Si, 1909. Time ot tralna leaving Medina on and alter that datowlll be aa followa: WKSTBOOHD. No. 83, 7:18 a. m., dally; No 87,0U8 a, m., daily; No.' 41,11:45 a. m., ei Sunday No. IB, 4;10 p. m„ dailyi No. ,49, .OslB p. m„ ox. Sunday! No. 63,7:40 p, >n„ daily No. 69, I9:6i, midnight. KASTBODSD. No, 80,1 a. m„ ex. Monday, for Albion; No. 88,7!17 a, m„ dally j No. 43, 0:48 a, rtt.,dallv; No. 4$, 18:89 p. m., dallr; So. B9. Si38 p, m, dally; No. 64, 4-86 p , m> , ox. Sunday; No. 70.0;80 p. to.', dally; No 74,7,48 p xh., dolly. . Trains Nos. 49,54 and 74 eaatbotthd and trains Nbs, 87 and 49 weatbound will rnn on fast schedule and make atopa only at tho more Important afatlona. No. B7 dolly, BufTaio oxproaa, 10:00 ni. This train will leave .RochoatorSniu p. m, arriving Lookport 10:35 p, in,. Buf- faloll;40ji. ni. No. B9 leaving Roohestcr Il:80 p, m. Medina will not,ruH Sundays. . foif Dog Tax iKasjs far xotO, Pursuant to the provisions of Sootlons 88 to 130. both inclusive, of Article 6°o\ tho County Law, and a resolution of tho Board of SupervlsOr&.of Orleans County. srOf'tapplylng M , a Ja# ^ JW Oouhty ^ Notioo Is fiorohy given that tho annual registration fee to be paid for every nog ovortonr mohths old, by .person owning .or harborjng tho same, Is (1 for one dog* tor every additional dog owned or hat bored, t3; for ovory femalo, $S. •JSM B V W re « l8tr «\<\' t«o I . duo and be paid at my store , tt ^ D w g Kearney Blook, MedIn^ N. Y., wlthih thirty daysfrow jahnary l.^io! Town, Olork of Towh of EIdgewa™N. Y. soAto> or «RtrssiB|s» Auonox Mrs. John,V.ParkmrwIllsellatauction on IVburuary IBtb, ot SBS South Academy Streot at lo'edoek, robber lira buggy, good atlngle barncii, good ataal tange ildoboaard, dining room table, ohalra, rooking chslra. parlor sofas, brutweta and ingraia oatpesa, btda and bedding and ether autlotti. Bott Uowetl, ancllonMr. * n«-a.ntit |r»»u CeramkMloner Whliiplo |Cnmxniailonar Whipple has made a pnblte requeifc for itatomanti relating to tho tfr«ott itttorMlstlon «r retonstatlnn hsi lnwliiipon aoll eonditfona and stream flow vrhloh hawo at suy ttmo oonao nndor the personal obsorrntlon ot eltiieus of tho stato. Xtio commissioner would be glad to havofaeU with which anyone la familiar concerning springs, oreoks, tor- tlllty o f tho loll, frwinonoTot tloode and low water ijtsrka, ertatott of tho hlllaldcs. olo, eanieii h»y trco deattuollon. Any cltlira knoalng of a casa atfeoted by thr outtlng aw«r of timber o r tho planting of Ireasawoilldt be> doing the itato a ior- vloa by addroiadng a deterlptlto eomrnu- nloatton toOoxnmltnOnerWhipple about It XasSUmMea. if this estate la bs!nK und I n printing d»t* whlah will show tho resulta brought abou* by tho ohang- Ing oomiitlon o f fonut areas In thia state. Correapendtnoal should ho addresaed to Jamoat 8. Wtilpple, Vortil, FS»h and Oamo Commlsalon, Albany, N, V, „ H0rt«3E TO I-AHHlSltS The Medina Canning Company ara ready to eofttaaoi for *ho growing of fruit* and vegetables for the aeason of 1910. Will Jay Ihla year for tomatoes (3 pet- ton, famlehlDg all orates for farmers to dolivas'their crop In. Ahtaka ptaa dellTarod prior to July fill tamper hundred. Jaly Bth and after tor the aarao> ratloty will pay t8B5. Admiral pciu, *l 76 per hundred. For Urorgrean sweet eoth IS per ton,.. ohook-xowee, if not ohack-rowod Boo less per ton, All xx» scei and sweet corn seed to be tarniaased b/ tho Cotnpany to the farmors at«3 60perlittahel, Will alio oontwot for Cuthbort Sod Rospoorrloi at Sjfo per quart; atrnw- bornoa Ooferquartj blawkborrlea 7opor quart. Tho'oopipShy Will furnish alt orateaand litakets, Will ooniraet oithcr for tho year iOiO. or for a term of years if so desired by the growesr. 48tt TSS oigDUTA OAHSEiU CO, llonten* Kieenaea for 10X0 Anewinimowln full offooc provides that-no potion or persons ehallatany tlino rxuiit pursue Or kill with a gun any of the* wild antmais, fowl or birds that are protected anting afiy part of thoyenr, Iter shall uio a gun tor hxthtlng exoopt as horotn proiiiad, without first having proonrcd a Hoohso'ao to do, and thoh only cTutlng the respeotive porloaa of the yearwhenltafiallbolawfnl.\ I am now prepared to Usue llcouaos at the p. orib ed fee of «l (and ton oouts for tho olork) forrealdonti euid ISO (and titty oonts tor thooltark) for aliens ana non-residents, good foronoyejar frota January ist, 1010. (JLYDlE E, POBTKR, Mtf 1'own Olerfc of Bldgewjiy, TAKE CARE OF YOUR EYES \i«^pF Now located 'st*.*. ^ 5Clio(o« Ave. Wtted Jttyeafor On?* goanter or a taty in. 'Soar County, at So. Ceh- PLEADED JUSTIFICATION Mannera-Sutton Lest His Suit For Lb bel Against T. W.'croaeland. London, Feb. 18.— Hon. Henry Fred- erick \Wttlpolo Manners-Button, son ot Viscount Cdnterhury, lost bis suit against T. W. Crossland, sub-editor of tho Academy, when a Jury decided that tho latter waa not gujlty of the charge of libelling hint when h'e wrote articles for the Academy, ot which Lord Alfred Douglas Is the editor, Ciossland made serious attacks on the moral character of Manners-Sutton, who Is tho head ot a, religious publish- ing concern and a relative ot the Archbishop of Cjanterbury. Tho plaintiff charged that tho de- fendants . In printing scandalouB ator- lese about Ills jjriyate Hfo We* actuat- ed by hla refusal; to advance a cer, tain amount of money to oarry ,on the 'jublfcatlon of theAoademy. Tltevd^ fendnnts when called tip to answer tho libel chnrgo pleaded Justification, Some ot the testimony during the trial was unprintable. MEDINA DRV GOODS CO. | MEDINA DRY G00D8 CO. | MEPINA DRY GOODS CO. DISCOVERY OF POLONIUW An Element Said to Be 8,000 Timet, Barer Than Radium, Berlin, Feb. 16,--In ah address at tho Academy ot Sciences Professor. Ltpmann announced that Mme, Curie, who -with her husband, the lat© rrofos- aor fjurlo, dlBcovererJ radium, has been successful in research -work'in com noctlon with polonlitmr, aft *lcme»t which, is doscribod w 5\ times rpror than radium,. Sba has aucceod- ed In obtaining a tenth, ot a milli- gramme oyfho nw element, She state* that it possesses a radio-ac- tivity auporlor to radium. As against this, howover. radium conserve* )t« tmorgy for anindeflhlto; period*, vhere- as polonium disappears rapidly, Burins Mine. Cur(0'» experiments, which covered a period of WO days, tho quantity of polonium which the nice? diminished by. 50 per cont PIE FOR BREAKFAST, Onca Considered as Much a Virtue aa Early Rialng. I atn-awnro that, according to the. latest edition of tho revised statutes, eating plo at breakfast. I* now a peni- tentiary offonse, punlahabio by bird labor o n tho farm for a period not ex- ceeding elghty-flve years. But it once shared with early rising tho reputa- tion of a virtuous not. ahero aro poo- plo today who are well thought of iu tho community—who even \drew for ainner.\' bices your heart—who have, none the leu, eaten pie for brenkfnit and havo tipped back on their chain* hind legs and sat thus with such- s smile upon their faces aa ipoke of pence -with all tho world, tWmiclTc* included. < But nowadays merely to talk ot to much fried stutr, pork and eggi and potato**; and pancake* and s o much sweet stuff, molasses, fruit pretervts, coffee cup a puddlo ot sugar, plo and all that, lends us who hear It to tha kitchen, cupboard, where tho cooking sods Is, first aid to the Indigestive. To eat such a meal teems hardly its* barbarous- than wearing fatthexi In t scalp lock. But remember thit we didn't work all day yesterday from befora daylight till after darle, We didn't tumble Into bed and fall sound asleep era erer our heads had touched tho pillow, to anxious -was tha night shift of the body's repair gang to get on the job ot tearing out old tissues and potting in new, Wadidh't waken In tha morning to find a hurry order tot more raw material banging on the hook, land we didn't put an edge like s broken bottle on that hurry call by stirring around at flfty-seren kinds ot temper snarling chores. Wo haven't before us a wholo long morning with a niall and glut, split- ting rails or breaking up new ground with a balky teatn-a morning so long that I t becomes a young eternity about 10;3O o'clock, when tha front of tho body below tho waist begins again to chafe and grind on the backbone in spite of all tha fats and sweeps that can b e put in between at breakfast to set a s fender.—Everybody's Magatlne. Theoiaads Ot Xeatamoaiala. MINCER - OPTOMeTRIST KOeHa^^RB,'ty.,y-^ j mm GH}tBREM*S Sheets of Horn Protected th* Pagea .From Soiled Flngeri. The earliest English book >for v chit- •urea -was \The Babies* Boofe era Lyttl Ucport of How Xoung People Should. Behave.'' Tho horn books ex- isted in Elizabeth's reignt. The writ* lag was catered with a. sheet of horn in order to protect the lettering from contact with dirty lingers, , The chap' book contained most of tho familiar nursery rhymes and sto- ries which have appertained to nursery 1 lore for generations. They exhibit very crudo -woodcuts, often daubed wlthinnppropriato color, and the com- monest paper a s a rule was used. They -were hawked about by tho chapman or peddler arid cost only a few pence apiece. They served to perpetuate such fa- miliar ditties as \Sing a Song of Six- pence/* Which antes from tho six- teenth century; \Ihrc* Blind Mice,\ in use. With musle, in 1609; ''The Frog and the Morfse,\ in existence in iMo, and \Girls nnd Boys Como Out to Play,\ which whs rong by the vil- lagers in the time of Charles H. \Lit- tle Jack Hor-ner,\ we know, is-older than tho seventeenth century, and last, but not least, \Lucy Locket,\ tho tune from -which originated \lahkeo Doo- dle.\ ' / , . A few of what were called: -\battle- door books\ have been handed down to us. They were three leaved cards which wero folded up Into Oblong pocket shnped volumes. These taught rending nnd numerals in the dnmo schools In town nnd country. Tile lit— tlo gilt books, as they -were called, adorned ou the outside with gilt Dutch piipor colored flowers, were much prized gift books of that perloa. 6hll- dren were employed coloring such pic- ture hooks by hand, ono child doing all tho red jtt the series of illustrations,' another nil ther blue, and so on, Of course thoy gained precision by repeti- tion, but wo very often find the tints overlapping as if enrried out by ntt in- experienced hand-London Queen, PresentlHg Arms to a bat. About the middle of the last century a very high English Official died in a fortress at a place that Is one of tho Centers «t Brahmanlc orth6doxy ( and at the moment-when the hews of his death reached the sepoy guard at the main gate a black Oat rushed ont of it Tho guard presented arras to the eat ns a salute to-the-flylng spirit ot the powerful Englishman, nnd the coinci- dence took stf flrm.a hold ot the iocnU W that up tea few'years agoincituer; exhortation or Orders could\ prevent it Hindoo sentry at that gate from :pr<S- renting arms t o nhy cat that passed put It highf,--Bdmbay Time* Mnit and Telephone Orders Will receive Prompt Attention, Bell Phone 2072—Home Phone 80-A What About Linen Needs? W' ARE THEY FULLY SUPPLIED ? HEN the store cfoses Saturday night the most successful Linen Sale In the history of the store will come to an end. Unusually attractive values have been the feature of this sale. It will be to your advantage to supply not only your present needs, but future require- ments as well. . Crashes and Toweling H-inch, Bleached 'and. Un. bleached twilled Cotton Roller Tovvelhig, 6c grade, 5cycJ IG-inch Pnre Linen Brown Crash, 7c grade, ' • '-- ... 6c yd 'jMncTt Pure Linen Brown Crush Toweling, 9c grade, 7cyd 17-inch heavy POn* Linen Brown\ - Crash. Toweling, 10c grade, 8cyd 18-mcli Pure Linen Absorbent JSrown CrasTi Toweling, lie grade( 9cyd 20-inch Extra finality Heavy TTnbJteaclied Crash Toweling, 12ftcgrr<ide, lOcyd I8~inc1i Pure Linen Blenched Crash Toweling, 14c grade, lie yd 22Mncli Fine Quality Damask Htiete Toweling, 60c grade, 49c yd Pattern Cloths and Napkins AliLiiion Pattern Cloths, made in Ireland. 8xdL9 size, regular price $2.50 each- Sale price $1.98 ea Alt Linen Pattern Cloths, made la Austria. 8x3& sine, regular price $3.00 eack- Sale price $2.25 ea Pare linen Pattern Cloths of Belgian make. 8xtlO size, regular price $-fc.60 | Sale price $3.50 ea 8rl2/size, rettular price $5.00, ' Sale price $3.98 ea 21-iitcli Napkins to match, regular price $5.00 dozen. Sale price $3.98 doz Napkins ISxlS Hemnied Mercerized tfnpltins,regalaf price$1.00 doz. Sale price 87 l-2c doz ftctra Heavy Union Damask Kaplkiali^i-OO quality, Sale price 871 -2c doz 2Wnclt Pore Linen Bleached Datnaslt Napkins, $1.25 tjaality, Safe price 98c doz $L.3Sqnalityv Sale price $1.10 doz 2&Vira:li Extra finality Pure Lilieai Table Napkins, $2.00 gffldEe, Sale price $1.50 doz $250 grade, Sale price $1.98 doz Damask 58-inch Bleached CoitonDam- 1 ask, Regular price 25c yafd, 'Sale Price 18c yd 64t:inch Bleached Mercerized Cotton Damask in spot and floral patterns. Regular price; 50c yard, • §aIePrl«;e39cyd 70-inch Full' Bleached Union Damask, fine -finish, R^gulat priceSOc yard. Sale Price 42c yd 64-inch Pure Linen Half Bleached Damask, an extra good Damask tor ordinary use- Regfllar price SOc yard. 8alePrlce'42cvd C64nch Exira Heavy Bleached Damask of Irish manufacture. Regular price 60c yard. Sate Price 48c yd 72-inch Extra Fine Quality Bleached Mercerized Damask. Regular'price 65c yard. Sale Price 55c yd 70-inch Half Bleached Pure Irish Linen Damnsk. Regular price 75c yard. Sale Price 62 1 >2c yd 70-inch Full Bleached Extra Heavy Irish Linen Damask. Regular price 85c yard. Sale Price 69c yd Napkins to fhatch. Regular price $2.50 dozen. Sale Price $1.98 doz 72-inch Bleached Irish Linen DatnasK. Rcgtilnr price 90c yd. Sale Price 75c yd Napkins to match. Regular price $3.00 dozen.* Sale Price $2.50 doz 72-inch Bleached Irish Linen Damask. Regular price $1.00 yard. Sale Price 871 -2c yd Napkins to match. Regular price $3.50 dozen. Sale Price $2.98 doz 72-inch Pure Linen Bleached Irish Damask. Regular price $1.25. Sale Price 98c yd Napkins to match. Regular price $3.50 dozen. ^-. Sale Price $2.98 doz _Turkey fted_ Table Dnraask, 25c quality, l8c yard. SOc quality, 44c yard. 18-inch Diaper Cotton 50c a piece A limitcrl quantity 18-inch. non-irr£tant ( sterilized diaper cotton * during this sale at a liberal reduction. Regular price 60c. Sale price SOc piece SSS8883SSS Tray€J»ths« and Scarfs 18x27 Hemmed Mercerized Tray C!6ths,-2Qc grade; : '. \ IScea 18x27, Linen Dainasjc Tray Cloths, 25c gradeti 1 21c ea ••' • 18x27 Hemstitched Damask Tray Gloths, 35c grade, 25c ea .12x12 Pure Linen $ace\ Trim- med Doilies, 26egrade, « 21c ea 20-inch Roilnd Lace Trimmed Centerpiece, GOc value, 39c ea 18 x 54V Dravrawork Dresser Scarisi, 75c gr ade, ' 50c ea 17x50 Pure Linen Lace Trim- med Dresser Scarfs, $1.25 grade, 98c ea Towels Good Quality Hemmed Huck Towels, size 15x29, 5c grade, 4cea Bleaclied,Heramed Huck Tow- els, size 17x34,9c grade, 7cep Fine Quality Hemmed Huck Towels, size 18x38,12J&J grade, 8c ea Colored Border Hemmed Huck Towels, size 19x42,12$$c grade, - 10c ea Soft Finish Hemmed Huck Towels -with Red Borders, size 21x42,15e grade, I2 1-2cea Guests* Towels of Fine Huck with Roman Key Border*, size 15x24,20c grade, 15c ea Scalloped End TowSls of Fine German Huck, 25c grade, 21c ea Hemstitched Guest Towels of Fine Birdseye Linen, 35c grade, 25c ea Turkish Towels, ffegrride 4c ea 10c grade.. Sc ea 12%c grade......... iOo ea 15c grade. 12 i-3c ea 20c grade. .........„...i. 16c ea 25c grade;... -..,;..„.. 19c ea 35c grade , ago i?a TurkknitWashRags3 l-2cea Rub Dry \Wash Rags 4c ,ea Bed Spreads Full aisse Sroehst Bed Spreads, $1.00 grade, 89c ea Marseilles Pattern Crochet Bed Spreads, $1,25 grade, 98c ea $1.50 grade, $-1.75 girade, $2.00 grade, $2-50 Satin\ Quats, $3.00 Satin Quilts, $1.19 ea $1.49 ea $l;69ea $2.19 c-a $2.50 ea Ladies' 19c stock- ings i 2 1 -2c pr. Hosiery department has been fortunate in securing a case of Ladies* Hosiery at a consider- able under price. they are an extra heavy seam- less shocking guaranteed stain- less.' Garter top. Regular l9c value. 'While they last, ' 12 1-2cpr Ladies' Coats $2.98 each i . Coat department on second floor offers you a half dozen Ladies' All Wool 50-inch_Coats in mixtures at a very liberal re- ncan dttction which * should quick clearance. Valuesiipto$12i50 Very Special $2.98 ea Yard Wide tin- bleached 'Cotton 8c yd. Take our advice and buy lib- erally of this cotton,, it is an extra lieavy \cotton 36 ihclies wide made by the Dwight Man ufactUriug Co. which should be a guariiritee of the. -quality and at the present quotations on cottons 10c a vard would be considered: very cheap^. '\' claI8cyd. MEDINA DRT GOODS COMPANY leal Estate and Insurance F. F* PERRY, Director ./ SOR taS Conatj Farmers' Actual Insurance Co. leal Estate of All Kinds, 01?FTCE-Secdnd floor in i)&wns 8k Kearney block. the a, N. Y - . TftEAXi 'jeSTA.TE-- 1 haVo.a llBtotisr^ns lor sale In Orleans Niagara' and Qoneaes Cohntiosi All binds, nil prices, all locations. BesifioBces; In nearly all parts of the eilluges to ani't all pocket books from *l,600 to; tO.OOd.. Ooina and see nie, let yoar wants be known, and We will talk it over. Also one of the beat country hbtela in* Wostorn New Vofk, Oomd and. sop an bid roitdent^a man that willi glv« yim o square aeal. Has tarma nil slses, both moderately -and, highly .lmprovciU from 180 to 1100 per Sera and up., too. innio. no Snlstako when you deal through Ensign. Sdehlhi personally for dholco irivestniont. Also, fliie building loW nna.re'slddnoea in town.! John Bumbtd offers his\ TnltiBble frnltr- fnrnitdrsolo, dotislstinir ot 03 hdreSof. Hbh. niellow\a6II-rlghfclnthepeadhbelti IbciitddSji ml|ds,sodthda6fcfrom.I<ynd6n vtlle- Tijhadrdsdfoholcd applebrdhari 5 Sores of periolios, 8 and 1 years old, pears, plums, cherries and tfrapoa in nbundande. OdodbutldlngSi Parmwell fenced, Sixadreaof timhor SSl . ThbBnRailo Eipross (daily) and Th6 Keglstdr, one icar r fbr 'ii'M*. SnbBOrlbe now-' ARartOifer! By special anougemenl; with the pubiisfief.^i aretihabied tfi bffer fpj: alifnitedtime^ (DAii,V) M§ Bell Phone2i Clothing ma EQR ONtV .ai-Oi •-i- ••'- . 3... I
