. tucky.” “place to have it done. y Bemooratic falcon. Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance 3eliefonte, Pa., Dec. 13,1895. P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Ebpiror. How the Colored Vote is to be Fixed. The following we clip from the Press reports of Monday last of the doings of the Republican national com- mittee at Washingion and has refer- ence to the treatment that is promised the colored delegates who attend the Republican nationai convention: The St. Louiz delegation held a meeting during the forenoon and authorized Samuel Kennard, the head of the Business Men's Association, of St. Louis, to announce au- thoritatively that colored delegates to the National convention would receive exactly the same accommodations, facilities and treat- mentat the hotels and public places as white delegates. And this is all they'll get—a chavce to eat in the same hotel and guzzle whiskey at the same bar that their white Republican brothers io. Then they will be left to pay their own bills and be expected to go home and vote for whomsoever the Republicavs tell them to. It bas been go ever since the colored citizen became a voter. Before the election be is patted, and promised and played with until he really thinks that the Republican managers mean what they gay and that he is going to get a share of the political “loaves and fishes" that go to the faithful of that party. After each election he finds out bis mistake. With the single exception of the ap- pointment of Freperick DouvcLass, years ago, to the position of recorder of deeds for Washington city, and in a few instances: in which the colored vot- ers of the South took matters into their own hands and elected representatives of their own race to the state Legisla- ture and Congress, no colored man has received either recognition or support from the Republican party. While the colored vote, as cast, in the State of New York, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Dela- ware, Maryland, New Jersey, aud at times in Pennsylvauia, has been suffi- cient to make the Republican majori- ties in those Stateg, not a single col- ored man has ever been elected to, or even been nominated for, any posi- tion of honor or profit in any of them by that party. r Tt is but two weeks since a highly respectable, intelligent and eloquent colored divine solicited the doubtiul honor, though possible christian duty, cf praying for the Republican Congress at Washington, at the opening of its daily session. It was a small favor. He was fully qualified and entirely de- serving ; but with 2ll the Republican majority in that body ke received but TWO votes. To-day with overwhelming Republi- can majorities in every State in the North, not a single colored citizen can be found 10 public place or public of- fice, except one elected to the honora- ble position of judge as the Demo- cratic candidate and by the Demo- cratic voters of the city of Albany, New York. Now that a Republican national convention ig to be held and a presi- dential election .is at hand, at which Republican success will be in doubt without the aid of the colored voters they are graciously offered the privilege of eating in the same house and drink- ing at the same bar with the white Republican voters, during the meeting of the convention, provided they pay their own bills! What magnanimity on the part of the Republican bosses ! What an inducement for respecta- ble, independent and intelligent colored men to stick to that party ! A TAS SRST RIS Forgot Their Friends. The Republican national commit. tee that met in Washington, on Tues- day last, to fix the time and place for holding the presidential convention of that party, didn't forget to send a tele- gram congratulating Governor Brap- LEY on the ‘splendid Republican vic tory that has been achieved in Ken- It failed, however, to rejoice the hearts of others equally entitled to a share of whatever glory comes with that “victory.” A copy of it should have been forwarded toa number of eminent men who occupy high official positions in Washington as well as to the Democratic leaders in Kentugky who sold their political birthright for the miserable mees of financial pottage they are sure to get from the Republi. can party. When credit for the result of the;election down in the blue-grass regions was to be handed round, the fellows who did so much to bring it about should not have been forgotten : cs EEE »——————— Plain Tales for Sportsmen. Low Rates to Washington, D. C. ‘Every true sporisman loves to recount | Special Ten-Day Excursion via. Pennsylvania adventures he has had in the chase and | Railroad. while tales told about the glowing fire | ?, nn a in — nt ton is one of the most interesting cities es ite I happening about | 10 the world, it seems almost as if one us and of which we have such positive | Were neglecting a principal duty of citi- proof that we invariably listen to all : zeoship by failing to visit the “Na- with a certain ear of credulity. tion's Capital. More apparent does People who are good listeners are said this become when taking into consid- to have a greater accomplishment than | ation the small expense attached to those who are good talkers. However | such a trip, and the ease and comfort your opinion might differ and so that | with which it can be made by partici- such a question will not arise we will | pating in the Pennsylvania Railroad ask you neither to tell, nor listen, but | Company’s special ten-day excursion simply to read. i leaving Pittsburg December 26, 1895. | Excursion tickets, good within ten On Friday of last week James Col- | % 8 linge, who is an engineer on the S. and ; eo and Jeriiing i ur oye he C. railroad, had a very remarkable ex- | ;>2/\!More in either direction within perience while on his return trip from limit, will be sold at rates quoted be- Karthause. He saw a deer climbing low, good for vee on date above named the rail-road embankment, just ahead of | 00 all Lrams except the Pennsylvania his engine, ard realizing that it was go. | Limited. Special train of parlor and ing to cross the tracks ahead of tke train | day coaches will be ruu on the follow. ho regulated the speed to as to strike it | ing schedule :— the instant it jumped onto the track. | Apart from the fact that Washing- Rate train leaves He succeeded in knocking it off into the any eel) » 200. 3 0 i ellwoo vs 5 2. ditch where the trainmen pounced upon Biol aa 735 Joo AM it and soon had it stuck. They then | Clearfield. 7 2 9. 31A. M divided the carcass among the crew. Philipsbur 92 Inte — Osceola..... 7 25 ru 5 as on 25 2.22P. Harry Shirk, a stout lad who lives sry iz he 7 three or four miles distant from Centre | Washington, Arrive.. 7.30 “ *Stop for dinner. * Return coupons good on any regular train within the limit, except the Penn- | 8ylvania Limited. Tickets on sale in Pittsburg, at Un- ion Ticket Office, Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street, and Union Station, and at all stations mentioned above, For full information apply to Thomas E. Watt, Passenger Agent Western District, 110 Fifth Avenue. Pittsburg. Hall and does & boy’s work on his fath- er’s farm, is the hero of that . particular locality just now. Though he did not have quite as thrilling an encounter as Newton Stover, the Aaronsburg boy who caught a deer several weeks ago with his hands, yet the story of how he captured a large doe, last week, is note- worthy. Young Shirk saw a deer in a field, not far from his home, and noticing that it seemed tired he called his dog and started after it. They soon over- took the game and the dog promptly | "made the attack. While it was doing its best the deer was gradually walking | away from it, whereupon the boy threw himself on it. Both fell to the ground where Harry held the deer until his brother Charles heard him calling for help and went to his assistance. To- gether they took their prey home and have it penned up now. The boys think of starting a menagerie with thair new found “anemile.” ! Christmas and New Year Holiday Rates via Pennsylvania Railroad. For the Christmas and New Year holidays the Pennsylvania railroad company will place on sale excursion tickets between stations on its system east of and including Pittsburg and Erie and west of Elizabeth and Sea Girt (except between the cities ot Phila- delphia and Trenton proper), at reduced rates. The tickets will be sold and good going Dec. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 31, 1895, and January 1, 1896, and will be good for return passage until January 7, 1896, inclusive. A party of hunters from the anthra- cite coal regions arrived in this county, on Monday of last week, and after pro- curing old Wm, Resides, the one armed mountaineer of Julian, us guide they started for the head-waters of Beech Creek, where they camped for a week. The party was made up of A. F. Martz and W. W. Hanly, of Berwick; N. W. Martz, of Wilkesbarre, A. B.. and Charley Hall, of Unionville, and Bill Resides, of Julian. They had quite an eventful trip as they procured a bear, after an exciting chase on Rock run. Among the other game bagged was a Read the “WATCHMAN. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. ——The final examinations for the fall term will be held at the Academy next week, beginning Monday and end- ing Thursday. All friends and patrons of the school are invited to attend them. large Jack rabbit. Only a few of a this species of hare have ever —v been killed in Centre county. They lady's 3 ou oy os an are remarkable for their abnormally long legs and ears and are such an unusual sight in this section that we re- call a story of a man, who was then visiting his girl near Snow Shoe, com- ing across one, on his way home, one night, and he was so badly frightened’ that he never returned to see her. He was a Bellefonte fellow too. Six wild turkeys—with ‘suspicions on the wild—were in the hampers when the party arrived here, Monday, on their way home. They reported to have shot them out of a flock of forty. Ofcourse we did’nt dispute this—but we thought a heap. Thers seemed to be but one regret among them and that was that they had missed a mighty buck that had passed them at a distance of 125 yards. Of course, as Bill said, ‘‘it was goin’ like greased lightin’ through a huckleberry bush’ it casts no reflection on their sporting blood that they missed it. On the #Q. T.” Bill said it was the same buck he had seen first in 78. He fig- ured it out this way : “One evening I was pullin up the draft to the old Philipsburg pike, from Benner run. I bad just been out saltin up & few licks, when a rattlin in the brush beside the road stopped me. I looked in where the noise came from and there was standin as big a buck as as you pay $4.50 for elsewhera. ——Rev. Clarence Brady, of Milroy, Ind., a native of Beech Creek, Clinton county, is home on a visit. He will re- main in this section until after his mar- riage to Miss Lizzie Abbott, of Eagle- ville, when they will return to the west. —You ‘can “buy an $8, elegantly trimmed, heavy cloth lady’s cape for $6 at Lyon & Co's. ——Mr. James Whittaker was se- works yesterday morning. He was un- der a car, repairing it, when an engine ran out of the cinder pit and struck it, dragging the unfortunate man for some distance before his cries stopped the engine. He was considerably cut and bruised about the head and shoulders, but no bones were broken. : MARRIAGE LicENses.—Following is the list of marriage licenses granted by orphans’ court clerk, G. W. Rumber- ger, during the past week : I everseen. You know it was out of | S. Royer and Flora M. Miller, both season, but I just had my gun along of Miilheim. fur company and then and there made Thomss E. 'Jodon and Lettie M up my mind to shoot him. I was pow- erful mad to find that I didn’t have a bullet left, from shootin mark with some fellows down at the mouth of the run, but I remembered that I’d saved some cherry seeds out of the pie I eat for lunch. It didn’t take no time to ram a handful down and blaze away.” ‘Well, you'd ought to seen that buck shake his tail and fly.” “Five years after that, in ’83, you know that was when they was lumberin down on the run, I was goin up that road about the same time in the even- ing, never thinkin about anything when I suddently heerd something like a bell tinklin. It came nearer and nearer until the funniest thing I ever seen was right afore my eyes.” “There was that same old buck that I'd shot the load of cherry seeds into five years before. And what do you think ? There was a cherry tree grow- ing right out between his horns and a little boy was up it a pickin cherries and it was his bucket, bobbin round on Smeltzer, both of Spring township. Wm. P. Hall and Lizzie Brown, both of Mount Eagle. 3 Harry C. Bubb, of Williamsport, and Anna M. Hays, of Ashton, Mo. William Heller, of Curwensville, and Emma Simmons, of Philipsburg. Thomas W. Aschroft, of Gearharts- ville and Hannah Smith, of Philipsburg. ——Another new lot of boucle and plain cloth ladies coats at Lyon & Co’s. CrosiNg EXERCISES AT THE Him Scunoor.—The Senior class of the Belle. forte High school will entertain the public with orations and music this afternoon. The exercises will begin at two o'clock. All are cordially invited to attend. The following is the pro- grame for the afternoon : On account of the Christmas and Miss MYRTLE Loscacke, New Year holidays, the Central rail. | Oration, road of Penn'a., will sell special ex- Music, cursion tickets from Bellefonte and lo- Oration, cal stations to New York, Philadel- phia and intermediate points; also to Oration, stations on the Beech Creek and Buffa- . _ ._ Command of your Past. Mr. J. WiLLta Knox. What say the Bells, . _. Building the Bridge. Miss Bess Orris. . . . The Search for Truth. Miss BLANCHE UNDERWOOD. —=If you want printing of any dis- ription the WATCHMAN office is the | —+eember18th to January Tth, 1896.—2t. The World's a Stage. lo, Rochester & Pittsburg R. R. Oration, Mr. Janrs Wricnr. These tickets will be on sale from De- Music, Remarks, Selection. 1 THE LAST DAYs OF COURT. ~~Phe fol: riously injured at the Valentine iron . the limbs, that made that noiselike a bell | Music, . . . . Landing of the Pilgrims; tinklin. Invocation, . . . Rev. Gearhart ; : — pit Music, . Christmas Bells. Jule Barnot and Peter Coudriet, two | Oration, Miss Pain Foire of the Caar. | Clearfield county hunters, shot at a doe, : 2 es : Oration, . .}>w. 's Life's Stream: one day last week, and were surprised Mz. T. B. Hasartox, Rr to find they bad killed two fawns Mush, The Land of my Love, which they had not seen. The ball Oration, . Instinet ( H . rl. ; went clear through the mother and wv Miss Kare BENNER. killed both the fawns that were behind Oration, . The Pleasures of Education ber and broadside to the hunters. The : Miss Maver Faust. doe was not mortally wounded and es- | Oration, : yo ‘True Greatness. caped Mz. WiLLts IsHLER. > Music, My Own Native Land. ———————— Oration, ath p, Alexander Hamilton. ; 4 MISS ARY LLAMBERT. Hollday Excursion Rates. | Oration, Books as Helpers. lowing is a summary of the work done by the court on Friday and Saturday of last week. The case in which an insur- ance company was ordered to pay the full face value of a policy on which it had allowed over insurance will: be an interesting one to many of our readers ‘Daniel Baney vs George Sheesley. Suit grew out of a writ of replevin tak- -en out: by prosecutor to.'recover a saw mill property in Penn township which défendant had taken on a levy from Wm. Sheesley. Baney also had a claim against Wm. Sheesley but defendant procured an execution before be could act and he sued George Sheesley to. re- cover. Verdict for defendant. . Bunnell & Aikens vs B.'P. Schwartz and Mary E. Schwartz. Prosecutors claimed a piece of land in possession of defendants, Verdict for defendants... Theodore Fetzer vs Wm. Shawley. Defendant was tax collector in Boggs township for '91-'92 and '93 and arrest- ed Fetzer. for non-payment. of taxes. The latter claimed to have paid taxes in Lycoming county, where "he was work- | ing at the time, and later showed two | receipts for taxes paid in’92. One of these receipts was made to do for 934 but the jury discovered the change in the dates and returned a verdict for Shawley whom Fetzer had had arrested for false imprisonment. =~ the Hardford Fire Insurance. Co., of Hartford Conn. a verdict was rendered that will bea cause of general satisfac. | tion throughout the country. Prosecu- tor had sued to recover the face value of a policy ot $1,200.00 on property that was entirely destroyed by. fire. in 1893. The defendant company had refused to pay, on the ground of over-insurance and kad appraisers appointed to set a value on the property. Though they reported the property to have been worth only about half the amoynt it was insured for the jury returned a verdict for almost the entire claim. The policy had been $700 on the house and $500 on the furniture. Of the latter an organ, a range and several other articles were saved. Their value was deducted and There was satisfaction in this verdict to ‘insured in all parts. An insurance company that over insures and ‘takes premiums on such policies has the right to pay the full amount they have re- jcoived pay for. As long as they over Vinsure they put a premium on dishones- i ty and when they are parties to such ne- { farious business they should be made suffer. When court convened Saturday | morning the habeas corpus proceedings were heard in the case of Ed Fraval, J. C. Fraval and Mary Wolf, wife of Sampson Wolf, accused of setting a stave and head mill, owned by N. W, Ream, near Hublersburg, on fire, were heard. There wasn’t much evidence brought out at the hearing, but it is | said that defendants set the property on fire in retaliation for the proprietors at- tempting to drive Mary Wolf away from the shanty. She had deserted her husband to go and keep shanty for the Fravals. The trio was committed in de- fault of $600 bail each. In the case of Frank Hoffman, charged with the desertion and non-support of his wife, Laura Hoffman, the court di- rected him to pay her $10 per month alimony, costs of prosecution and enter into recegnizance in the sum of $300 for the proper fulfillment of the sentence. Hoffman is an employee of the Standard scale works, in this place, and his fath- er and James Schofield went on his bond. Mrs. Hoftman is the adopted daughter of Israel Kauffman. In the case of John Ammerman, charged with desertion of his 9 year old boy, John. The sentence was that he pay $1 per week to the overseers of Spring township, as maintenance, costs and give a bond of $100. In default of a proper compliance with the sentence he was committed. In the case of John Johnsen, of Milesburg, accused of default in a con- tract to indemnify Martha Crossmire for a child born to her, after having entered into such a contract, he set up the claim that he never had ‘had anything to do with the girl. He was convicted then of fornication and bastardy and the usual ‘sentence imposed. Johnson went to jail. Mr Foster Says THIS KIND OF WEATHER. ~My last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm wave to cross the , continent from ‘10th to 14th, and the next will reach the Pacific coast about 16th, cross the west of Rockies country by close of 16th, great central vallays from 17th to 19th, eastern States 25th. This disturbance will strike the Pacific coast farther south than ususl, and its path will lie through the southern States, ‘causing colder weather then the average for the month. Most of the precipitation from this disturbance will I be in the form of snow and sleét, and | 800W line will be unusually far south. | The storm wave will eross the west of Rockies country abouth 15th, great , central valleys 17th, eastern States 19th. | Cool wave will cross the west of Rockies "country about 18th, great central val- léys 20th, eastern States 22nd. Ten days or more of continued cold weather | of the lecture. In the case of Martha E.. Oswalt vs | a verdict for $1005.62 was returned. | “Mrs. Wm. Young, of Pine Grove Mills, passed through this place, last Thursday morning, on her way to visit friends at Howard. Though 86 years old it was the first time she bad ever seen a railroad or; a train of cars. The with travel | old lady was quite tickled @ la the iron horse. For THE GoLD BuGs.—An interest- ing lecture, illustrated, on ‘the silver question,” will be delivered here on the evening of Jan. 6th by Theo. C. Knauf, of Philadelphia. The lecture will be free to everyone yet tickets of admission will have to be procured from John Blanchard Esq., who will have charge It will be given in the court house under the direction of the sound money league of Pennsylvania. While opinions differ very materially on ‘the money question it is highly de. sirable that everyone interested on either side should hear this lecture. . Mr. Knauff is spoken.of as being one of the most forcible exponents of: the yellow metal.and whether you are in sympathy with gold or silver you should hear him. Such questions. are only intelligibly settled after an intelligent study of the whole question." Bigots or fiarrow mind- ed fanatics will never be able to get to- gether ‘for a common good, so it re- mains for the public to make a full study for future adjustinent. - ——The largest assortment of men’s dress overcoats, that can be found in the State, from $3.50 to $18 a piece, at Lyon Cos. Two GooD ATTRACTIONS FoR IN- STITUTE.— Besides the strong force of regular instructors who have been pro- cured to" entertain during the institute .next week two attractions of exceptional merit are being advertised. On Wednesday evening, Dec. 18th, Byron W. King, A. M., Ph D., actors author and lecturer, will appear at the court house in Shakespearean readings aod elocutionary productions. The Mansfield, Ohio, Herald says : “His work in the Wooster University has created a great amount of enthusi- asm. At his entertainment, last night, he’ displayed wonderful ability. He beld his audience spell-bound.’”” : i Thursday night, Dec. ‘19th, the New York male quartet, with Miss Nellie Nichols, elocutionist. Of this musical organization we can addno better recom- mendation than the words of Emma C. Thursby, one of the most finished contraltos the world has ever known: “It gives me great pleasure to add my commendation to those you have already received as to the artistic excellence of the New York male quartet. Their singing has always given me the great. est delight when they have sung with me at my conceris, and I hope, 1n the nedr future, I may again have that pleasure.’ Spring Mills. Mr. Heckman has about completed a very fine residence containing all the modern im- provements. The location is very desir- able, if not somewnat romantic. The dwelling fronts the picturesque stream called Sinking Creek, while a short distance from the back buildings Egg mountain looms up with her tall pines and sturdy oaks, a scene, by the way of real rustic grandeur. The entire residence is painted a pure white, presenting a very, beautiful and attractive appearance. Onr Sunday schools are making great prep: arations for the holidays. If I am rightly in- formed by some of the managers, the Metho- dists intend having an unusually interesting program, something entirely new ; decidedly recherche. Last year the Methodist had a very fine entertainment and if they intend to excel it, their program for the coming holidays will evidently be interesting. The Réformed and Union schools are aiso making very lively preparations, Consequently we well not lack in entertainments during holiday week. Lately several very unsightly sheds have been demolished, and the rickety old saw mill, adjoining the large roller mill, is meeting the same fate. These removals will greatly improve the appearance of our town, and of course /enhanca the value of surrounding properties. Nothing detracts and depreciates localities like shabby old sheds, dilapidated stables and broken down or zigzag fences, and yet how surprising it is, that some people hold ~on to these “old relics,” and, verily weep when an old weather beaten shed tumbles down from decay. Is it because they were built by their grandsires, and they wish to keep them forever, or what ? Politics has suddenly loomed up “quite lively” in our town. We have now four candidates in the field for constable, all Demo- crats, and by the time the convention meets, two months hence, no doubt the number will be doubled. Reuben Kline, of Penn: Hall, has been our constable for the last ten or fifteen years, a sound Democrat and a very faithful officer. 1t is my opinion he will be the nomi- nee again, although a young man named Ream has apparently a strong following, and may crowd Mr. Kline very uncomfortably. In this township the Democratic vote is so in the majority that the Repub- licans make no nomination, and either en- dorse the Democratic nominee or allow the election to go by default. Of course a nomi- nation is equivaient to an election. Our merchants report business as being Things That Have Happened 'at State College. ; . Miss Hélen H. Atherton has returned from Wellesley. ay Mr. E. Wilt, wife and sister of Salona, are visiting E. 8. Bartholemew. "ti Dr. Thos. O. Glenn has just returned .from a business trip to Loraine, Ohio. H. Y. Sowers is under the weather with a stiff back, but is now improving. College librarian Miss Helen M. Bradley has gone to Massachusetts on a short visit. Mr. Henry Snyder, of Blanchard, spent a few days with his son-in-law Chas. H. Foster this week. Qur farmers are many of them still hauling water. It isto be earnestly hoped that we shallhave a good, generous rain before the winter sets in. Lemont Lodge 717, I. 0. O. F. conferred the initiatory degree on two candidates, on last Thursday night, their exemplification of the work was fine. : Mr. William Foster, of Philadelphia, came up from the city a, day or so ago. Dividends from the State College Water Co. principally claimed his attention, The Sophomores beat the Freshman 36-0 in the class championship game, on Saturday afternoon last. Class feeling ran high, but the Fresher's were strictly ‘no in it.” We were glad to learn that the Thompson lot has been purchased by the Lutherans who expect {o erect a fine church. May their efforts be crowned with the highest success. Dr. B. T. Strunk, who has been visiting his brother C.' B, Strunk, has returned to Utah: ville, Pa., to resume his medical practice, from which he bas been away for some time visiting In N. Y. and Central Penna. : : Abram F. Markle, our friend of ihe cleaver, met with sn accident while helping te raise an ice-house. Part of the frame fell: on him crushing him quite severely, but with true grit he went on as usual with his duties. It looks as if Sup't. Thomas means business. He has offered $25 reward for information in regard to the trespassers who greased the rail- road track lately. It is hoped by owr citi- zens, generally, that they will be apprehende. and severely dealt with. ’ One of our’ subscriver friends, who by the way is well fixed owning three or four farms, sent a remittance on subscription account to ‘a certain editor down the valley and not hear- ing from him promptly sent him a notice that, ‘“brot him to a realizing sense of his duties.” W.S.N.E. rr ——— Pine Grove Mention. At one o'clock next Saturday George Eckel’s personal effects will be sold at public sale. ? , : County Superintendent Gramley in- spected our schools last week, Although -altogether unexpected, he found them al in a prosperous condition. LL Mr. A, S. Walker, delegate from Leonard Grange, is this week performing the func- tions of his office atthe State Grange meeting at the Lumber City. Mrs. Mary wife of George Kustaborder, | has been seriously ill with scrofulous trouble for some time. She is now im- proving slowly but we trust surely. Andy Tate is being congratulated on number three. As we have a foundness for helping out pater families we would suggest naming .the new boy Andrew Jackson Tate. Mr.Owen Mothersbangh so far is entitled to the belt for big porkers in and around Boalsburg. Last week he butchered four hogs that weighed 16161bs. Ferguson is still ahead. Rev. Guyer is holding both night and day meetings in conducting his revivals. Much interest is manifiested and not only among the Methodists but throughout his circuit there is a strong religious move. ment which so far has been very bene, ficial in saving sinners and arousing Christians. Mrs. Jennie Stewart aid Mrs. Olie Bowersox came down from the Mountain City to participate in an old fashioned butchering at the parental home of G. W. McWilliams. They were welcomed so cordially and given such a donation to