Show PERSONAL MENTION r r GOp Sayers of Texas Is said to have contributed to tho Galveslon relief fund more money In proportion > to his private means than any other person Interested but his gifts were distributed sccretiy and were not publicly acknowledged o S Mr Odell Governorelect of New York State has expressed a desire that hln Inauguration In-auguration shall be conducted as quietly as possible and as a consequence It is probable that Albany or Now Years day will not witness any such military display l dis-play as hus ben customary In years gone by I o A new story of Francis Pnrkman tho o historian shows that ho has a keen FOIIFO n Justice A friend met him walking In thu street one day leading two street I boys Ho had a firm grip on their collars A What In the world are you loins1 Park I nutn asked the friend I found that Johnny here had eaten all the apple wIthout with-out dividing with his llttly brother replied re-plied Mr Iiirkman 1 am going to buy another apple for the younger boy and mrke Johnny watch him while ho eats 11 O g I Dr Charles F H Wllirohs of Akron 0 has Just celebrated his 97th birthday ThiJ viOorublo physician still attends to his patlenlH even visiting I them at night when called upon lo do i > o Ho was born near cl Germany and came to this country In 1S35 O 0 I A theatrical man Is thus quoted in the Philadelphia Record George Holland who used lo manage the Irani rvenuo theater wan offered time exclusive American Ameri-can rights for Pinafore when U was first produced for 0 anl refused the proposition propo-sition Mr Holland told mo the story himself and It goes to show ho v u mans Judgment may be so ut fnult as to causo him to throw away the chance of a lifetime life-time He was In London at the time and one nlKht at tho Gurrlcic club Mr 131 bert the librelllnt asked him how ho thou ht the opera would KO In America Mr Holland replied very frankly that he I didnt think I would do that Americans would not understand or appreciate tho i satire The upshot of th j mOUe was that tins excluslve l American rights were of foied to Mr Holland for O Lulor when the opera was first produced hero at Klrnlfys theater now the Uroad it pluyed to almost empty houses and Mr Holland was congratulating1 himself upon his keen judgment when the tide of I popular favor turned nnd It became the I greatest success probably l In the history I of tho business I |