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. li lr--l-P,-,W'-,-T,ltl--,-w-ta I - '. THE StiK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 189L . " ' '" ' ' I TRIDAY. DECEMBEH 11, 189L It (Should be Abolished. I Mr. Heniiy T. IU.ake of Now Haven dls- cusses In tho December number of the vory ; Holier nnd conservative -Vett- Bitalandrr, tho practical workings of tho now official ballot . In tho last elections. Ho shows that ovcry- i where nnd In a inultitudo of ways this tat est hobby of cranky reformers has proved ' troublesome nnd ovon dangerous In actual use: that It la a mlschlovous innovation, lth no compensating advantages of any , kind vi halo vor. It Is enormously costly. It complicates tho process of voting uselessly and unnec essarily. It vexes tho citizen nnd vastly Increases tho liability to mistakes on tho part of both voters and election officers. As result of Its oraployment, contests ovor tho canvass of tho votes havo occurred' to an extent unknown under tho old and film plo system of. balloting, and heroin Now a York, .more than a mouth after tho olootlon, i the Question as to tho Legislature elected Is not yet decided. .Mr. BiiAKii finds also that a vory striking foaturo of tho November oloctlons was tho umisual lightness of tho voto In Bovorol States using tho Australian ballot, as It Is colled. This was especially notlcoablo In New York. Ohio, nnd Nebraska. In all of thoso States the canvass boforo tho election was romarkablo for its thoroughness and excite ment. Yet tho aggregate of tho voto cost was small in each of them. Ills explana tion of tho cause of thU extraordinary re sult' Is "tho unwillingness of thousands of ' voters to go through tho delays, perplex ities, and vexations imposed by tho method of voting." That is a very reasonable ln- fortfticc. tho talk about bribery as tho cause being of course nonsense. Hun- ilreds of"' thousands of citizens aro not thus purchasable, eveu If tho enormous amount of inouoy to buy thora to remain away from 'th'o polls wcro avall ablo. It is true, howevor, as Mr. Blake says." that " a very largo proportion of tho ititorn uro too indifferent about exercising their electoral prlvllogcs In any case, and tho expectation of spcdnl embarrass ment at tho polio would bo qulto cuflldcnt to keep them at home." Thoy are sensitive) about exposing themselves to tho liability of making mor tifying blunders under the novel and complicated requirements of the system of tho cranky reformers. To get out tho voto and to obtain the will of tho peoplo, the ' simplest system, ot. voting Is essential. The , now device ought to bo patented as tho best . method of keeping peoplo away from the polls, and defeating the purposes of an election by universal suffrage. Mr. Blase shows, also, that the substitu tion of the blanket ballot, pure and simple, for tho pasters allowed In this State, would only further complicate tho process and har ass the voter. Such a ballot would be of cum bersome size; at an election for President It might be from four to six feet long by mora than a foot wide. Tho troubles of the voter In picking out his candidates and marking ' them would be onerous In tho extreme, and his liability to mistakes vastly increased. More people than ever would stay away from the polls. Mr. Blake therefore looks forward to , the operation nf tho now contrivance at the i election for President next year with much reasonable alarm. Ho sees that the chances of a disputed election, with all Its chain of ' perilous consequences, will bo multiplied, and that at best the probability of voxatlous and Irritating delays In'getting at tho re sult will bo greatly Increased. "Is thoro not reason." ho asks, " to fear what compli- cations and dangers tho next Presidential v election may bring in Its train ? " ,- Undoubtedly thoro is such reason. The ! whole complicated and dangerous contri- a vanco ought to be smashed by prompt leg islation In every State which was induced by mischievous professional reformers to make the hazardous experiment of adopting , it. Its defects are radical and irremediable by any alterations. It should beabollshod i altogether, and the old and simple method of voting restored. J ,. f , Our Foreign Affairs. It Is generally acknowledged that since V Mr. Blaine resumed charge of the State ' Department, nod especially since tho in- strument of reciprocity was placed in his J $ hands, our relations v I th foreign countries i" - havo acquired an interest and an Impor y " tanco such as they had not possessed for I many years. Wo may well, therefore, glvo ' particular attention to thoso parts of the ': .President's raessago which deal with the '"branch of the Federal Government under Mr. Blaine's dliectlou. ' -.The capital fenturo In the report of the ! Secretary of State Is tho account of tho i uses to which tho reciprocity clauses of the McKinley net havo already been put, and 3 of tho larger rc3tilts to bo expected. Wo ' havo heretofore- joforrod in these columns S '"to the substantial r.dvantagcs which will K accrue to our producers of food staple? nud 'f to our manufactures whon tho ugreeraent s with Spalu respecting the conditions of our trade with her West Indian dependencies ' shall go completely luto olTcct, which will X-v not bo untllJuly 1, 1892. Material bonoflta jj havo been secured by similar arrangements tit foi',partlal reciprocity bctwoon tho United '(, States and Brazil; and tho fact that Sun ' Domingo has mado corresponding conccs- X , filons may cauan tho deolopmeat of a considerable tradu with that republic. It w ' Is understood that negotiations havo been jS undertaken for tho purposo of obtaining V like facilities for trado with several other , South American and Central Amorlcan attates, and wo Infor from tho President's y Messago that more than ono now Held of ( .ebmmorco will presently bo opened. Thoro ' are certain countries on this continent, as, ) for Instance, Mexico, Venezuela, and Peru. ;h. i with which a freo lntorchango of many I ' products may reasonably bo looked for. i, If tho prospect seems less bright In tho di ps " rection of Chill, tho Argentine Confcdera X tloo, and the United States of Colombia, it & t Is because tho latter country Is still in some ,, degree tied to Franco by tho lingering hope ;? ' off seeing tho Panama .Canal completed, .-. while the two formor republics are too tie-k- pendent upon England, commercially aud r- toanclally, to accept the overtures of the ,v United State. $,. It U la an equitable spirit that the Becre- 'ittfy of State meets tho demand of the f; Italian Government for the punishment of ."j the ..participants in tho lynching at New f Orleans and for on Indemnity to the,faml t lies of tboporeous who wero killed. Mr. & Blaine" rocognlzos tho plausibility of tho S', Marquis' in BuDi.Ni'd position that. It "' Italian subjects can bo pro, od to hnvo boou t among the men unlawfully put to ilonth, ,, the 'State Department cannot evade re sponsibility on tho ground that the acts complained, of fall within; the cognisance h Boof' Federal but of State courts. The If i l , -' I l(ifrfHr ''J " Vji ! j ""' j-j....t States having bocn debarred from Interna tional relations by tho Constitution, their accountability has necessarily devolvod upon tho Federal Government: and if legisla tion" Is as yot lacking to mako such account ability cffoctlvo. it is time that tho appro priate laws wero passod. We should not for an Instant permit outrages committed on American citizens at Panama to go un redressed at Bogota on tho plea that the Colombian Confederation had no power to protect foreigners from n falluro of Justice In tho courts of tho Btato of Panama. It Is a practical suggestion which ls'offored in tho President's messago, namely, that Con gross should mako offences against tho treaty rights of forplgnors In tho United States cognlzablo by tho Federal courts. Tho account of tho incidents which havo glvon rlso to a misunderstanding with Chili wilt convince, wo think, tho candid rcador thatno oxcoptlon can bo takon to tho course pursuod by tho Btato and Navy Depart ments during tho recent 'contest between tho Chilian Exocutlvo and tho so-called Con gress party. It Is pointed out that our ro fusal to ro?ognlzo tho Insurgents as bellig erents was In strict conformity with tho polloy which our Government, when racked by organized rebellion, strenuously urged upon European nations. It Is, more over, a policy which, as Mr. Blaine aptly says, Baluaceda's successor must him self desire, now that ho Is clothed with executive functions, to sco ob served ' by our Government In tho event of a revolt against his author ity. As for tho Itata ease, this U disposed nf hv an nxtrnr.fc from n. communication oddrossod to Bear Admiral BnowNbytho Secretary of Foreign Eolations of the Pro visional Governmont established at Iqulquo. In this document a voluntary offer Is made to return tho Itata, togothor with her arms and ammunition, on tho ground that Hhohad violated International law by hav ing; whllo in tho custody of a United States Marshal, left tho port of San Diego and carrlod off that official. It is truo that a United States District Court has since de cided that wo had no right to seize tho ves sel, becauso wo had not recognized tho Congress party as a belllgorent. If this Is good law, it Is manifest that-rebels would nevor wish to acquire the status of bellig erents, and a state of things woul d ensuo Inconsistent with International co rnlty and offonsivo to common sense. It should Interest those Americans who havo been swift to credit tho calumnious charges brought against Minister Eoan by on anonymous correspondent of tho London Timat, to learn from tho President's mes sago that up to the present hour no official complaint of the conduct of our envoy in Santiago or of any of our naval officers dur ing the Chilian civil war has been' presented to our Federal Government. Noteworthy also is tho Information that the new Chilian Government has not ventured to deny tho right of asylum asserted for the American Legation by Minis tor Eoan on behalf of Bal macedlst refugees. To tho outrages per petrated in Valparaiso on sailors wearing the uniform of tho United States tho Presi dent's message refers with deserved Indig nation, and espressos a- dignified regret that tho Chilian Government should havo replied In an offensive tone to tho protest of tho Statu Department. Significant Is the further statement that, unless a more seemly and satisfactory answer to our remonstrance Is soon received, tho matter will bo pressed' on tho lnimediato at tention of Congress by a special mes sago. It is, indeed, high time that the insolence of the Chilians should bo fittingly rebuked, and that they should bo taught their truo position with respect o this re public. Nothing could be more groundless than tho notion that we must put up with insult and Injury from a petty State lest wo should expose our seaports to bombard mont from Chilian Ironclads. There are a plenty of armored vessels of a high class to bo bought in Europe, and. It Congress should authorize their purchase, they could be brought across the Atlantic long before a Chilian vessel could reach our waters. On the whole, we believe that no ono can read the report of the State Department without a gratifying conviction that our foreign relations are in firm, capable, and patriotlo hands. Veteran Naval Officers. Secretary Tract says In his annual re port that some ot the details of tho Phytbian Board's promotion plan require essential modification. Among these do talis should be tho one that deals with officers who served in the civil war. According to tho interpretation of this plan by a high authority, there Is first to bo a general weeding out of the line officers by a Board appointed for tho purpose. Thoso who havo become unfitted for duty through their own faultaro to be dismissed; thoso who have become unfitted not through their own fault are to bo retired; thoso who aro fitted for shore duty but not so well for sea duty, aro to bo put on permanent shore duty, outof the line of promotion. After this is done there Is to'bo a special consideration of the case of officers who entered the navy between 1860 and 1867 Inclusive, and their present number of 310, It not ah cady re duced by tho wecdlng-out process to 200, must bo brought down to tho latter num ber. Fhst they will bo invited to retire with the rank nnd pay of tho next higher grade; but if that does not secure the de gree of reduction determined upon, tho Board will proceed to crowd tho surplus among them upon shore duty, whore they will bo out ot tho lino ot promotion. Tho special discrimination thus madols directed ugaluat ofllcora most of whom en tered during the civil war porlod. It will bo observed that by previous processes un der this plau not only thoso of them who hu'vo becomo disqualified for duty, but even thoso not so well fitted for sea as for shore service would havo been disposed of. Ac cordingly a subsequent compulsory setting aside of thoso who aro competent for son duty Is manifestly a discrimination against officers entitled rather to peculiar consider ation. It Is true that tho Pbytuian Board shows how tho crow ding of the naval ser vice during the war period disturbed the normal numbers In tho various grades, and has since, Joined with seniority promotion, produced a block In grades below. Still, this portion of the proposed remedy sacri fices men who enteied the navy iu time of war for the bonoflt ot Juniors who have served only during tho time ot peace. Secretary Tbac; proposes to begin the reorganization by voluntary instead of compulsory transfers. He would offor re tirement In the next higher grade to all officers ot war service or who have passed more than fifteen years in their grade, pro vided thoy themsolvos wish and apply to be rntltcd; and on similar application he would allow any officer of twenty years' bo vice or more to go upon shore duty with no further promotion, Aftur that, should further action bo required to inctoaso tho flow of promotion, ho would select eighty five per cent, of the remainder for sea ser vice, the vacancies at the foot of the list t being filled pnly'as casualties occur In the a ' ifiMi, .,., -i' .it i--' -" original body of officers, both ot tho active and reserve lists. Whatovor plan to secure tho desired flow of promotion may bo flxod upon by Con gress, It should not sotnstdo provod com petency In war tlmo nnd slnco, simply in order to accolorato tho rlso of thoso whoso fitness has yot to bo determined. Wo havo tho only navy In tho world whoso officers havo scon much real warfare, and thoso who rendered tho Government sorvlce thirty years ngo, and havo slnco been found worthy to remain on tho nctlvo list, should bo kopt thero as long as ago and ability to servo continue to per mit. Thnt n Board having tho fate of every officer In tho navy In Its hands should un dertake a special mowing down ot officers of tho civil war porlod so that others may havo quicker promotion, appears nelthor wlso nor grateful. It should bo posslblo to secure a reasonable dogreo of promotion for tho present and tho future without tho compulsory romovol from tho nctlvo list of wnr votcrnns whoso records and existing abilltion show them to bo competent to re main thero. Abandoned Farms in New England. Tho business of advertising farms for salo seems a remarkable undertaking for a State Government. Tho Commonwealth of Massachusetts has cute rod into It, however, and tho State of Now Hampshire has gono ovon further, having published a pamphlet, of which more than ten thousand copies havo been distributed, giving nn account of tho various localities within tho State limits at which summer boarders may find deslru blo accommodations. Tho descriptive cutaloguo ot abandoned or partially abandoned farms In Massa chusetts, Issued a tow days. ago by tho State Board of Agriculture, has been pro pared under tho authority of a statute en acted In May last, which providod for tho collection of "all necessary Information in regard to the opportunities for developing the agricultural resources of tho Common wealth, through tho ropopulatlng of aban doned or partially nbandoned farms." The facts obtained and a statement ot the ad vantages ofTored wero to bo circulated in such manner and in such places as the State Board of Agriculture might deem best. Henco this pamphlet. It shows tho entire number of abandoned or partially abandoned farms In Massachusetts, as re ported to tho Secretary of tho Board, to be 906. Tho largest number, 256, aro In Wor cester county. Tho only othor counties with more than a hundred aro Berkshire, 146, and Franklin, 103. Eighty-six acres is tho average area of abandoned farms upon which thero are buildings, and eighty-soven acres the average area of thoso without buildings. Tho average valuo of tho farms with buildings is stated to bo $891, and those without. $501. Following tho report of tho Secretary of tho Board of Agriculture Is a particular description of abandoned farms which tho owners desire to sell, arranged alphabeti cally according to counties and townships. As an example we copy tho first item ro tating to farms in tho prosperous town of Princeton, ten miles north of tho city of Worcester, in Worcester county : "Farm of SS acret: mowinjf, 12: pasture. 35, wood land. 38; tollable for cultivation. 10. Grata can be cut with a machine. Uouie, 30x25; L. 28x14; 13 rooma; fair repair. Bam, 86x40, in fair repair, with cellar, fenced wltb atone waU and barbed wire In good condi tion. Three wella of soft water. Fifty apple, 13 peach, tlpear. 2 cherry, and 1 apricot tree. Goodirrapea. Rail, road ataUon. Brooki Station, 2 ml'et; Pott Office, Brooke Station, 3 miles. Trice, f 1.800; eaih at sale, JHOO, Interest oa balance, 5 per cent. Heuhouie. newly shingled, 40x14; henhouse, 20x10; good wagon house. Address Lit. II. Howe, Holden. Mass." That very many of tho farms described in this catalogue would mako delightful sum mer residences for city people thero can bo no doubt; but it is not only to attract such persons that this publication has been un dertaken by the State of MassHchusetts. The Idea is to mako known to thoso of mod erate means, who have to work for a living, that the country offers inducements which compare favorably with the conditions thnt now prevail in many of our cities, owing to the excessive competition arising out of tho tendency of tho population everywhere to flock into tho cities. On this subject the re port speaks tho case very clearly thus : " This competition reacts upon those who come to the city for the purpose of Improrlng their fortunes only to find the opportunities open to them constantly growing less. On the other hand, the life ot the farm er, notwithstanding Its burdens, was nerer so easy In many respects aa at present. The farms of New Eng land hare In the past nurtured strong and brave men. but it was not because of any specUUy favorable eco nomic conditiona It was the Mew England character, the New England home life, the New England respect fcr the church and school, which, frequently In the face of adverse circum stances, developed the New England citizen. It could be easily shown that the hardships and poverty among farmers in the oarly part of the century vera much greater than tbeyare to-day. The Improvements due to modern Inrentfon have lightened farm labor, while the railroad, the telegraph, and the press have brought the most retired farms into communlca t4sn with the activities ot the age. The farmer may not be able to amass wealth, nor can tho majority of those In cities hope to do so. lie is generally sure of atom forUble living as the reward of his toll, aud the con tingencies that affect his employment are usually no greater than those affecting employment In cities. If opportunities for large profits are not opened to him, be Is relieved from the risk incidental to such opportu nities. That some of tho burdens under which be stif fen might be and ought to be removed Is undeniable; but there are those In tbi, city, working for low wages, liable to periodical unemployment, tonhoin llfo upon the abandoned farms would offer an agreeablo changi-; only tliey must first be convinced that such a dmuvo Is deilrohle." At picsent tho fascination of city llfo secnib bo potent that it Is difficult to keup tho farmer's sons on tho farm. A young man who Is engaged iu a prospeious nnd prolltablo occupation iu a country village affording him a fair income und fcomo leisure, will leave It to slavo as n, clerk In tho city, only to find himself at tho und of each wools with loss mouoy in his pocket than ho hod in tho country, when tho ex penses of living are deducted. Tho task of overcoming theso tendencies is necessarily difficult; but wo believo that there aro thousands of persons In our great cities who, If thoy did but know it, would find llfo far bettor worth living on the abandoned farms ot Now England than In tho crowded communities where thoy now oxlst. The Louisiana Lottery Conipuuy. The Now Orleans Delta, the only organ nf the peoplo of that city who aro opposing tho Louisiana Lottery, gtvos this us tho actual financial exhibit of the concern : - Ten drawings per annum-two special drawings. mcoas. Ten drawings, 1,000.000 tlekate at t2Osacb.V20.C0O.O00 Two drawings, 300,000 tickets at 140 eacb.. 8,000 000 Total 128.000000 airznxs. rrUss, tan drawings $10648,000 fTlies, two ssml-annual drawlmgs... 4.210,200 Commissions to agent ,, 3,000,000 Advertising , 2.000,000 AU otbex expense J ,000.000 Net profits , 8 232 800 Total (28 000000 "In this exhibit no arrouat Is mads uf the dally draings,tbeetact figures of which are not obtain able, but they exceed 12 000,000 annually, making tha eaornious auuual income of 130,000,000, or twice the sum that waa paid NaroLxoit by Jursuor, in 1801, for ths entire touislana purchase." It is no wonder that tho Lottery men can afford to offer $1,200,000 "a year tor a further ii sin en iiilwiiaisssar ajajfT-1- twcnty-flvo years extension ot their license to keep up a business so rich In profit. But thoro scorns to bo a good chance that oven their treasury will not be nblo to buy tho support of legislation. At tho primary olootlon hold a short tlmo ngo for dologntos to a State Convention, tho Lottery tnon carrlod tho parish of Or leans by some olovon thousand votes, and ofcourso thoy wore Jubilant. It looked as If their comploto triumph was secure. But a privoto letter from New Orleans Informs us that although their vory lavish uso of money gnvo thom a Booming tempo rary advantage tholr oppononta nro con fident that thoy will down them before tho peoplo, ovon If thoy do not capture tho Con vention on tho 16th. " It looks now," con tinues our correspondent, " as If wo would havo a clear majority of tho momborsof that body." Wo hope this confidence Is well foundod; but tho Lottery brlbo Is vory tempting. A Wlso Conclusion. Slnco his return from Europe Mayor Gbant has had opportunities of expressing himself concerning various public ques tions, and on tho subjcot ot rapid transit ho holds an opinion with whloh the majority of tho peoplo will bo sure to agree. "Thoro Is n public aversion," says tho Mayor, " to descending Into tho bowels of th'o corth in order to take a train." This is so, and tho aversion is so well founded that If there wero fifty subterraneous railways in Now York, nobody would. ovor embark upon ono of thom unless compelled by somo necessity. So long as It Is possible to find standing room In a train ot any clevatod railway, whoro thoro is sunshine "and -air, nil tho .underground tunnels that may bo constructed will bo neglected, ovon though thoy should offer to carry passengers at holt rutes. "Tho underground system In London," says the Mayor.' " is not a perfoct system." We add thot no underground system can be mado perfect enough to compote with our rapid and comfortable elevated railways. Evidently Mayor Gbant brings home with him the level head which ho took away. Sunol. Yesterday tho champion American trottor. Sunol, enmo to town In obedience to the Influence that has brought to Now York all tho record holders of tho past twonty flvo years, "with but a single exception. Leaving out of consideration Occident, St. Jullon, and Jay Eye See, each of which hold tho record for a day or so. Goldsmith Maid has been the only leader for any length of time that never ontered tha stable ot Mr. Robert Bonner. Dexter. Rnrus, and Maud S not to mention tho two extraordinary animals which at different times all horse men looked to see step to the front, Graf ton and Edwin Forrest, havo followed each other hero before Sunol. In our opinion this latest comer Is the fastest of the procession, at any spot in the mile A fnlr comparison of records simply makes her slower than Maud S., but her extreme bursts of speed aro known to be swifter, nnd hor groat mllo was mado under circumstances too disadvantageous for it to bo set down as near hor limit. Respecting Sunol's prospect of further improvement, thrco interesting facts among others point consistently to very' strong chances in her favor. Maud 8., it will bo remembered, came Into Mr. Bon NEit's hands with a record of 2 :09,'4, and it dropped to 2:03?. Rarus left the turf with a mark of 2:13)i. yet within a year he flnibhod htu mllo on his owner's three-quarter-mile track at Tarrytown in 2:11. And Edwin Forrest, retiring with an ex hibition of 2:U. followed Rarus's footsteps In 2:11. If theso matured campaigners could bo urged on to such tremendous strides, why should not the farlcss practised and less fortunate Sunol cut her record uuttl tho pessimist, refusing to believe in the two-minute mile, shivers In dismay ? Tho Rev. Dr. Pabkhukst of .this town mado nn address boforo tho Presbyterian So cial Union of Chicago tho other day, and In the course of his remarks he said: " You can manufacture in cold weather, but all crest ing is done In high temperature." We rjuqta this remark In illustration ot the dlfforcrice between tho Hon. Benjamin Habbi son's mosBage and "Chlldo Harold." During tho seventy years of Chill s Inde pendence, which was won after a long war witb Spain, the Chilians have fought each othor In tholr civil wars; thoy havo fought the Araiiconlans 'many times; they havo fought tho Peruvians And fought for thom: they have fought tho Bolivians, and. in fact, they have always been flchtlne or ready to fight Tholr ancestors bogan fighting soon after arriving in Chill, and generation alter generation kept up tho light with tho aboriginal race of tho country. The Chilians or Clillenos, somo ot them, anyhow, would now like to have a light with the United States, as theyhavu felt that things wore dull ever since tho ending of their last oh II war and the downfall ot Balmaceda. They aro ablo to boast that they put 50.000 fighting men in the Mold In tho last war with Peru, aud that thoy made the Peruvians suffer, oven though tho Peruvian army was bigger than tho Chilian. We don't want to fight tho Chilians, who had knocked out tho Arnucunlans. and tlm Span iards, aud tho PoruviaiiH. and tho Bolivians, nnd other adversaries, when not engaged Iu knocking out each other, and whose ancestors ttuffurcd at tho hands uf the warlike Purumaa clans. Wo trust that President JpnoiE Montt will not tall foul of President Benjamin Harri son, or at least that Admiral MoNrrwIll not oxohnnce shots with Admiral Gbebabdi, or anyhow thnt tho Rtar-spangled battle ship Now York, which wo havo just launchod, will not need to show her colors at iqulquo Co qulmbo, or Valparaiso. Wo are a poacoful ceople, doslrons of llviug in amity with all the powortj of tho world. In reading about tho disturbances among tho Choyonnes wo notice with interest thattho Indian pollco havo arrested Walks Niohts, whllo No Biuinh has laughed In tholr beards nnd takon to tho hills. E Meetly No Bbains has been so called In irony, and when the timo comos lie will probably head tho Chey enne delogatlon to tho Minneapolis Convention. -Tho now ordors Just Issued by the Salva tion Army in thin city regulating tho oonduet ot funerals hae the novol and laudable pur poso of making the last duty of affection and rospoct that man pays to mun loss hideously sombro and saturnine. The odious mutes that once made English funerals grotesquely horri ble have fortunately disappeared, but btlll an unnecessary terror Is added to death by the peoullar, grim, black hearse, the nodding ostrich plumes, the heavy, long blaok crape veils, the tediously slow procession, and the tolling belL Far simpler and saner will be the funeral rites of a soldier of the Salvation Army. No black is to be worn, but only' a wbito band on the left arm. 'Instead 'ot a hoarso thoro will bo an open cart or wagon. Tho company will march Binglng to the gravo to tho muBlo ot a band, und will return' at quick step. Tha now way surely is mbro reasonnblo nnd not loss Christian or roveront than tho old. Tiie mystery ot death is no greater than tho mystery ot blrtli. and the inevitable should not evoke, as a duty, an unavailing sorrow. A brave, qulok march, a fair ribbon on the arm. and a short, resonant song ot -praise euoh'U ,. " 1 I 4 not unBttlnr farewell , to a soldier ot the cross .who has fought a good fight and entered Into bis rost " Wo have tho skill to tyilld tho flnost ships afloat, and we' have tho capital, nnd wo ought to do It Wo must do it and thero must bo floota of them engaged In commorco boforo tho bolls ot tho stoeples ring In tho twentieth oontury. Tho First Nationalist Club of Boston hns passod a resolution thanking Mr. John Wana MAXEBforhlsrocommondatlon that tho Gov ernment shall control and manaso tho tolo graph and tolephono sorvlco of the country. The Postmastor-aenoral has takon up a Na tionalist principle, nnd ho doservos tho thanks of tho Nationalists. Ar tho Republican party, howevor. Is bocomlng moro and moro a Nationalist and So cialistic party, thoro seems to bo no nocd for the Boparate oxlstenoo of othor parties spoclfl cally'dovotod to Nationalism and Socialism. Should thoso othor parties refuse to join tho Republicans. Mr. Wanauakeb would bo tholr appropriate candldato for President: nod doubtless he would bo glad to furnish cam paign badges and bannors at reduced rates. Not sinco tho retirement of Bismarck haa thoro beon an ovont so thrilling to the world as tho resignation of tho captain of the Yale crow. Tho nthletlo loadors of Cambridge, Now Haven, and Princoton are roally the great men of the day. and Cjesab at tho height of his fortune novor know the swoeta of famo as the captain of the winning eight or cloven knows them. That a man should voluntarily give up the post of captain of a univorslty crow shows that Ciunun V. was not tho greatest ot ab-dtcators. The International Fish and Gnmo Com mission has taken a step toward destroying the illusions, or at least maiming tho romantlo imagination of anglers. It will lntroduco Into the Btate Legislature laws prohibiting tho taking of salmon, trout and whltoflsh weigh ing less than two pounds each. Such laws oould have no effoct for no fisherman of truo fame over catches fish of this smnllness. But the wickedness of tho proposed legisla tion consists In tho attempt to apply to nnart cssontlally Imaglnatlvo nnd poetical the cruel tests of mathematics. A fisherman's Dsh should bo considered to weigh what he says it weighs. To force him to put his treasure Into the bnlnnco Is liko estimating "Hamlet" by Its weight tor old paper. A tow days ago it seemed that tho Twin Cities wore woeplng on each other's bosoms, and thnt peace with rainbows had boon brought back to tho Northwest. But St Paul has succeeded in attracting to itself, otter competition with the other Twin, eomo big harvester works, and our cstooinod contem porary, tho ilinneapolit Tunes, pours forth a wall of woo: Whenever our down river twin grows affectionate and gushing, and talks the sweetest about peace and conoord and union, she most needs watching. When she grows most U Ing look out for her: she Is going to steal something or commit some other act of treachery. Just now she Is gloating over tha success of the un neighborly and traitorous scheme to steal away from Minneapolis the Walter A. Wood Machine Works, and thl under the (raise of the most endearing friendship. While beslobbering ns with her hypocritical caresses. she stabs us onder tbe fifth rib. and grins and chuckles sardonically over our gullelessnesa and gullibility." Cannot theso things be referred to arbitra tion? Or must Minneapolis bo bound over to keep tho pence? Tho Twins havo glvon the kiss of peace in tho prosonco of tho world: and thoy must not mako faces or say naughty words. It is a now route that tho British au thorities have chosen for tho relief crews re cently sont to the squadron In tho Pacific Theso crows nro hastening westward across this contlnont by way of tho Canadian Pacific Railroad, and tho trip is to bo a test of tho availability of this route as compared with that of tho Panama route Tho troop ship in whloh thoy crossed the Atlantic arrived at Halifax from Portsmouth on Monday last and thoy ought to bo in Vancouver on an early day of tho coming week, thus making a speodier passage by this route than they would havo mado by Panama. Tho now route Is that which tho British War Office is to try for tho transportation. In an emergency, of troops destined for servloo in any part of Asia, and which 1s likely to be trlod for that purpose soon aftor tho report of tho ar rival of the relief crows in the Pacific has been received at the War Office In London. Tho trial trip is interesting to several of the military powers of Europe A citizen of Beaver, Pa., suing for a di vorce brings against his wifo the charge of having thrown a dlh of fried eggs at him. Surely th man must be unreasonable. How docs he like to havo his eggs whon thoy aro thrown at him? Tho usual missile form of eggs must bo distinctly more severe than are fried eggs. Of course ho may not like to havo eggs in any shape thrown at him. Many people share In that aversion. A woman who fires fried eggs at her husband is cer tainly too emphatic, but why this prejudice against fried eggs? Does the man prefer to havo a stove lid or flatlron shot at him ? Some ocople are bard to please. The English, and the Scotch, and the French, and the Germans, and the Italians, and the Nethorlanders run tha carrying trade ot the Atlantic in those times. But why should not tho Amerlcnns bavo their sharo of it, their full share? A recent Investigation ot somo of tho poorhousos of Connecticut brought out tho fact that persons who had monoy in the banks or who had relatives well ablo to support them, wero living upon public charity. In somo parts of this State also there nro persons of that kind. In the city ot Kingston, for exam ple, nn Investigating committee hns procured ovidenco thata good numborot well-off pau pers draw suppllos regularly from tho Alms Commissioners, nnd that otliors of them aro boarders In the almshouse. Tho revolutions that havo been made about this sort of thing there aro queer. Swindlers of tho kind ought to bo punished. They nro guilty of defrauding tho public treas ury: they are violators of law. nnd liable to Its penalties. It must not bo forgotten ulso that thoy bring disorodlt upon deserving objects of charity. Tho news has gurgled under tho Pacific that the Japauese Cublnet ruoolved, throo weeks before the big earthquake, an anony mous letter predicting that ovont to tha day. This news must bo true bocauneltoughtto be, and tho Japaneso Cabinet was singularly unlnformod it it failed to recognizo in that letter writer the Canuck Mun. UN. tho Hon. EArtTHquAKB Seibmio Wiooinb. Between the eloctrlo forces under the earth und the electrlo and cerebral btorage batterios in Wiooinb, thero Is infalli ble and almost Instant communication; and ere the earth prepares to quake or a oomet combs its hair, tho midst of Wiooinb and the head of Wiooins are electrified, inspired, and filled with prophocy. When war begins thero is great domand for good maps of the scene of hostilities. Any one.who has tried to gain light from the maps concerning the revolt in Manohuria has learned that most of our maps of that region are very inadequate. Taku, where three hun dred, native Christians are said to have lost their lives, is found on very fow marm, though it appears n the southwestern part ot Man ohuria In ono of the bostQerman atlases. War often adds a great many dotalls to tho maps. Tho Itusslan-TurklBh war, for instance, almost completely changed the delineation of the to. pogiaphy of that part ol tho Balkan territory in Which tho hostilo armlos operated. Kortwr tht Makes Erery CltUea at Baansrar, Xnm IAi Cttsetaad JMs Dealer, It la difficult to overcome, tbe seal ol horror tost at tends dsata by tat elscUical current, ..,,. , ,'. n , , i. , ,. f BBSATOR ALDHICn'B 8VCCZ3BO.' -. , , Is Governor eeortr ro Wetaer the Man for the aTtaee I PnovrDXNCjr, Boc. lft In oonnoetlonwlth the election of a Democratic Mayor In Providence It may bo worth noting that tho samo vote elected n Republican State Honator. It was a question ot men rather than of party. Tho Democratic candidate for Mayor and tho Ho publican candldato for Bcnntor wcro gonorally eonsldored superior to tholr opponents, and both woro elected. The city of Providence hah not become suddonly Democratic. Tho De mocracy has bocn stiong In Provldenco for many years, but party lines hao seldom. It ovor. boon drawn on tho Mayoralty. The late Thomas A. Doylo, who presided ovor tho city nbout sovontoon yoars. had a largo Demo cratic support, partly on account ot his name, ntthough ho was of native pareutago and a thoroughgoing American, and partly bocauso ho was moro personnl than partisan In his political tnanngomont In 1883 tho llcpublt cans, dominated by an aristocratic clique that oould not bend Mr. Doyle to its purposos. re fused to renominate him. Tho Demoorata nominated him, nnd so great was his popu larity thnt tho Republican candldato withdrew, and Mr. Doyle was eloctod without opposition. Tho published statement thoroforo. that Mr. Potter will bo tho first Democratic Mayor in thin generation Is misleading. The subject of greatest interest just now In Rhode Island politics Is who will suoooed Senator Aldrlch, whose term will expire In March. 18IM? As Ithodo Island election)) are held In tho spring, tho election of tho Gen eral Assembly thnt will narao Mr. Aid rich's successor In only about three months away. Mr. Aldrlch hns been in tho Senate ton yoars. having succeeded tho late Oon. Burnsldo. Ho has earned national standing as an earnest champion ot protection, and has figured as a political boss In tho State. Ho was chiefly in strumental. In April. 18HS). in prevent ing tho election of ex-Uov. Oeorgo Pea body Wet in ore to the United States Sonate, as a successor tn Jonathan Chase, re signed. It was reported at tho time that Mr. Aldrlch opposed Mr. Wetmoro for fear thnt the latter, if elected, would with his acknowledged ability nnd large wealth greatly outshine Mr. Aldrlch at the capital. At any rate, aftor a pro longed strangle Mr Wetmore was defeated, tho result bulnir materially aided by the fact that Mr. Wetmoro waa absent In Europe and Mr. Dixon was a member of tho State Senate. Mr. Dlxnn has not disappointed the expecta tions of Mr. Aldrlch. Tho friends of e.x-Gov. Wetmoro aro anxious that ho should again bo a candidate for the Senate. Unllko tho usual hoom for rich candi dates, tills anxiety is not foundod on expecta tions of favor. Ex-Gov. Wetmoro lone ago conquered tho prejudice which nttachos to the wealthy In political life, and is generally esteemed for the ovidenco of his personal merits. Should ho conclude to stand for the Senate, tho campaign would bo Interesting. Oov. Ladd Is also mentioned In connection with the Sonata. He has twice successfully led a Republican forlorn hope, and Is a publlo spirited Governor with progressive ideas. If there is any sign that ithodo Island is to leave the Republican column In November next it is not upparont to an experienced ob server. Tbe rural districts nre largoly Repub lican, and tho cities and other centres are close. BoMdes. in aProsldential yearthe side show parties do not count for much. As to candidates, Harrison is respected, but the Republican party of Rhodo Island is de cidedly Blaine. XUE MUGWUMP KNOCK-OUT. No Doubt aa to What' Mllla's Defeat Mcaaa to Cleveland and Ufa Crew, Von l FUtdAtrgh Dttpalth. There la a deal of Democratic political significance in the battle Just over. That tbe defeat ot Mills means a black eye tor Cleveland no political student will dispute. Fnm the ZynMntrff AVirs. Tbe dereat ot Mr. Roger Q. Mills signifies that tbe Democratlo party la tired ot being ridden to defeat by a troop of dreamers, and tbat it proposes to enter the Presidential right In 1811 J with a purpose to win. Von fAe rdtrJbwg Inda-Appeat. Tbe result of the caucus is a distinct blow at Mr. Cleveland's Presidential pretensions. From the first tbe struggle was recognised as a test of his strength with the members ot the new rjouse of Repre sentatives, and aa tbe tight grew In warmth and interest this fact became so prominent tbat Mr. Cleveland was forced to retire from bit proclaimed neutrality, and through trusty friends seek to uphold bis own sinking fortunes in an effort to rescue from defeat his friend and moat faltbful'ezpo nent. Mr. Mills 'r Texas. The fate of the latter fore shadows the fate of Mr, Cleveland. The Democratlo party could not afford to risk its destinies In the bands of the agent aa Speaker, neither will it again risk suc cess by nominating tbe principal in 1803. From IA FMltuklpkia Fnm. Wasbixgtox, Dec. a There are very tew Democrats who do not privately express the belief tbat the defeat of Mr. Mills waa practically the defeat ot Orover Cleve land for President The wannest supporters of Mr. Cleveland, bis nearest counsellors, were actively at work during tbe contest for Speakership In behalf ot Mr. Mills There were some Democrats, who are known aa Cleveland men, who voted for Mr. Crisp, but It Is noticeable that their feeling toward Cleveland la rap idly changing; for Instance. Mr. Tarsney of Missouri, who baa been outspoken heretofore as a Cleveland man, i oted for Mr. Crisp, but Mr. Tarsney aaid to day that he thought Gov. 11111 waa rapidly growing In popular favor, and he praised very highly his speech at Elmlra Several other Democrats -heretofore known as Cleve land men talked In the same way. From Via Pott-Erprtm. The election of Charles Frederick Crisp to the Speak ership Is a defeat for Mr. Cleveland. In spite of denials and misrepresentations the Claim ant baa been for Mills from tbe very beginning. His chief orgari, tha JVra York TTnef, has labored assidu ously for tbe Texas statesman, and two men who served In Nr. Cleveland's cabinet Mr Dickinson and Mr. Vilas lobblsd unceasingly for Mr. Mills among.tbe new members of Congress. Col. Morrison, whom Mr. Cleve land appointed a member or the Inter State Commerce Commission, waa also on hand, as well as many other men, graterul for favors received and hopeful for favors yet to come all working for Mills. In short, all the Cleveland influence that could possibly be brought to bear was exerted in faor of this candidate. To Mr, Cleveland, therefore, tbe election of Mr. Crisp Is a serious blow. To Mr, Hill and his followers In this State and throughout tbe nation, the election of Mr. Crisp is very acceptable. BACK TO TIIE HOPE. Electrical Execution Dcaonaeed aa a Dla. anatlan; d Brutal Outrage. To rat Editor or Tus So; Sir: I read ) our article In Tuesday's But under the caption of "Loppy in the Death Chair." Can It lie possible that we In this en lightened sge can luwntno more humane manner of potting criminals out of the way than by the disgust lug, heartless Jjrulal, and hrathenisb method we are now using) If wo must kill them let the authorities do it in u hunisne way, but not emulste theveryMc tlm Iu his brutality. Tbe law says they must die but once, but Ioppy mutt bate suffered ten thousand deaths In d)lng one. Is this In accordance with our boasted civilisation t Are men, though munlerers, to be singed here, and tbe red hot Lulls ot lUhtnlng poured into them until they sbrhel and alne under the process! Is this law I Is itt'hrlstliiiit) r Is It humane to strsp a poor wretch to a chair ami ftand of llkedc lis incarnate and watch his death strugcles Oh, shauie nn suih a law, aud shume on the men u In, rruinulgated It. Turn on our ilkli,iung und give us reform in crimi nal executions Better largo back to tbe rope. Via, 1 bo Was tbe Poet I To tux bDiTim or Tns hi sir In ) our issue of the 4tli Instant nu spenk of Dr, Trrliune'a cliurib. troubles, and you have printed some virsss without tbe author's name, Vnu say tbat "all efforts to nud tbe writer of the doggerel have Ixenln tain." No, sir, I believe the author of the rhymes contained In your paper ot the aboe mentioned dale la no leas a person than tbe die tlnguishcd HaviUnd niooiigooit t'uiter, the farmer poet of Utile Neck, Lung Island. He (Ira: blew Into our well regulated city about tnc )enr ago, and it is only a few months since he fluaiel In here again like a whirling dervish rh Uki w heard or the ralmlvooet be kss tacking against a bead Mind inward Sew York cliv. Ills ers set us all agog m this town, and our hearts are ni.ed with a dtsire to see his smiling couu. teiisuce aguui u The pair! lie sentiment of hit verses, as pub lished in tbe pre.s i, t nils ell), has 'awakened an emotionalise inirln our hearls that can never en' llrely root out Ills rlivin ur quoted in eteryweil. regulate I fnuilly here and lm)s.Klrls and ou mui toot sounds from their mouths to the wonts nf the noef's compositions In Mich wluuilunuaclrureefbalir nerter chanve tha nintrll haute of our rlly u, shall rail it the Whistling Town of UaWland B. duller. Am I right" TBOT, I'tCe A l T I r. S -Who Is Abe Slupsky? It there any wen el,i2!, V, J"u do noi wlaii tn see bltn killed quit advertising hla name, t know two or three rratiks here that ant to throw a bottle at bis fstt. ami trtbar so down Ihsy will be very apt to ebokeyour offloe cat too. t. a ' One Duty ol Ilia I-ectaUtare. r iVosi (. .Vfce UprtuKcliitiig HrjUer, One of the first things tbe Slate nf New Turk should do It to repeal itt electrical execution law, Mreklns n I.I:o Work. Miss Bsckbay (of Bosion)-Wben une graduates one's troubles are only begun, for there Is ,a life work- to be chostu, Do you think 'of one to which. I might' be adapted! , 4 Mr. Bleektr oi Hew Tort)-Ho, aplof eoan noti you wouldnt Uke managing accldetoraiawarsboaaa '. , .,. M.y .,. I "t ' K i - " H , , xhk, Jutszsr spto enta enter WK - anf t - ' A Knslclaa'aCard orTh'aake.' Ir To Tns EstTon'or The Sun-Sin In behalf lr of other Increments of humano and fastidious) III Christendom I beg to return thanks for this lA mornlnc's delloato and fragrant nppotlzor, UV furnlshod by tho dally cross in tho masterly culinary roports.of the latest star chamber l elootrocutlon (or shall wo call It Dr. HoDon Wi aid's allooutlpnf) from hldoous but unvocal 13 81ns Binrf. Descriptions ot Thanksgiving If dinners havo just boon boforo us, at which li tho turkeys wore oookod. scorched, and If browned " to a turn." and now comotho ad If mtrably graphlo acoounts of ib logal and j sciontlflo "burning." 'bluing." -browning." ? and "scorching" of tho murdorer wretch I Xoppy. to which foatt of hoartlossnegs and flow of bodevllment (under a most plausible j alias) "guosta wero invited from far" to par- j take, one of ono and anothor ot somo othor of tho toothsome tidbits and liquors. Tho old ; hen on tho dunghill says to the llttlo chick. "Will you havo a worm, a beetle, or a n maggot, dears?" Dr. MoDonald asks hl rt guests. "Which will you profor. contlomcn? J, Hero is some of Loppy1 s skin nicely 'shrlv- ,; oiled and blistered.' from 'the leg.' it you like, beautifully 'brownod.' or. if profornble, "i horolssomo of tho 'skin torn by the oloo- J trodos.' or one of ths ftnoly colored 'eyo- u, brows' artistically 'singed.' Tho 'thick spittle . which trickles down Loppy's chin ' may seno ' as a rich and fragrant gravy for such of you '' as aro gournuti." , This precious conclavo of respectable ghouls smack tholr lips, say a groco in which they . thank God that thoy were not born In tho shoos , ot Judgo Jeffries. Robosplerre, or Judas , iBcariot, and then proceed to enjoy to reple tion this Rarmacldo "spread." at taxpayers' expense. UooU God I What havo wa como to in this age of enlightenment and common sense ? Is It necessary, can it bo unavoidable that such hideous festering sores as this picture must bo parudod in publlo " all for two cents" (and much of It for ono cent) to "act as n, warning to youth? The I-aoettemonlans' drunken men publicly exhibited to school children were oortalnly to bo preferred to tho above as a circus, and surely bull fights could ' not be worse a "aids to morality." History will do full lustice to the prodigious quackery and Fhariseelsm of this day. ngo. and country of so-called "humanltarianlsm and Christian philanthropy," and It is scarcely sunrislngthat the most conspicuous promot er if not originator of these periodical penal death shows was tho samo plutocratic, em piric and foi-disant preventer of juvenllo aruolty (which refuses to be prevented I), and who got a law passed to restrain children un der IU from slnglug "because it was un healthy." HolyMososl A vory King Herod of muBlo and musicians. Lot tha two big O.'s honooforward und for all time bo linked to gether, with toars that thero Ib now no moro a Thomas Carlylo worthily, to celebrate their greatness. G. for M. Guillotine, who in- vented the guillotine, and U. for (Jerry, tho In ventor of tho oloctrlo cooking stove for two logged plgSl , Why all, this potlior about getting crimi nals out of tho world with pomp and circum stance and with mnchlnety requiring n dozen or more "executioners " to manage ? Can tho sapient "scientific corps." headod by tho amazingly "scientific." forensic, logical, eru dite, consummate, profound, and puissant Goify, bo Ignorantof the faot that It only takes a solitary drop of prusslo acid and one second of time to kill a good-sized tomcat? Andyeta cat has nine lives. Ergo, but one-ninth of a drop should be enough to kill a man, who has but one. Nordoos the acid ever havo to bo swallowed. It need only touch the nose. Dear Mr. Editor, don't thwart this humble "philanthropic effort "of an inslgnlfloant but Blneoro admlrorof you. yours, your pnpor. your politics, your learning, and everything elso bright nnd "sunny." It Is a widower's If not "the widow's mite." Obediently yours, Jieome HoFxnra. Clovxb Hnx HcRumoE. Dec 8. Protect Asralaat a Political Clerarjrmaa. To nil Editob op Tub Bum 56-; For one I am opposed to politics in tho pulpit I go to ohurch for religious instruction and worship. Henco I condemn the zeal or narrowness of any preacher who. biassed by the dally perusal , , of some partisan newspaper, considers It bU ' ' duty to prejudge the question from his polit ical standpoint, and to deliver a violent diatribe from hia pulpit against a political opponent Last Sabbath I was surprised and grieved to have to listen to a violent denunciation of Govjl ernor Hill from the pulpit by a prominent pasf tor in Harlem. The reverend gentleman haa evldontly been perusing the Acta York Trttnmi ' or Jlai! and .Erprfj. and Imbibed his oonelu elusions from those bitter partisan shoots. r The partisan clamor ot his dally organ blinded ' , the'preachor to the fact that thero was also an- ft other side. Did he not reflect that there might be, in his congregation, many warm adher ents of the Governor, who believed in the lat ter b Integrity and good faith? Was it good "religion." If good "politics." to fill theso many souls with indignation over, the injus tice, as thoy honestly considered ib of the at taok ? Wonld the preacher havo thua sounded the alarm if the Governor bad been a Republi can?, Did this same highly respected and prominent pastor declaim from his pulpit against the orimes of his party In the past? The American people too well recall, and his tory will portray In burning letters, the Repub lican theft of the Presidency in 187a Did this pastor protest from his pulpit or else where against any ot the following " steals"? I. The Presidency of tbe United States. II. The Governorship of Connecticut. III. The Governorship of Kebraska, IV. The Legislature (f .New Hampshire. V. Two United States Senators from Montana, Again, the Constitution required a reap portionment in this Btate In 1885; the Repub lican party has prevented it; over one million Sersons are thereby to-day unrepresented In ewYork. Is-thU honest? Under the Consti tution of New York there should bo at tlm present tlmo u Inrgo Democratlo majority In both Houses of the Legislature Tho Indignation of itopubtlcan organs all or whom on all occasions pharisaically forti fied theft on their part would bo amusing it it were not so serious.und if it did not influeni'u tho zeal of good men to tholr damage in their chnson Held of labor. Yet. further, the reverend gentleman Is not only outside his line of duty, but Is wrong In his conclusions. Jtor I assert, and so do tho Domocratlu organs, that at every step In tho present political complications the Democrats and their Governor bavo appealed to the Ian s and courts, instead of to newspaper clamor and Union League edicts. And wo cen but rejoice that wo havo a Gover nor who cannot le browbeaten, nor bluffed, nor Intimidated by Thomas Piatt, Noah Duvis, nor any other Republican prophet or organ, hut has tho oournge of his convictions, and tho ability and watchfulness to guard tho interests of his party und peoplo agulnst an ovor alurt and unscrupulous foe. L. W. R, ' Mew Yobx, Doc. 8. No Scata lor Working; Olrla. To tuk Eoiroa or tax Bun Sin In to day's paper you describe the discomfort, Ac, of "lsdy shoppers re. turning from a day's shopping," "women returning from matinees finding pleasure turned Into pain," Iho , "Incomenience of lawyers, bankers, brokers, mer ' ' chants, clerks," Ac, ublied to ride on the "crowd ed rourtb atenue railroad cars " In the "mornings, afternoons, ami evenings." K'nn, sir, why doi.'t you ' mention the poor saleswomen, who are obliged to stand .v ou tbelr feet from 8 o'click A, M. until tl o'clock, p, M.f ,'.' Are they not to be more pilled than the class uf people whom you seek redress tor t I would be pleased to know J what tbe inconvenience, Ac, caused by this company V nut running atifnclent cars Is to these lady shoppers "' and matinee attendants compared to nrkmg women i and saleswomen ft bo patroultu the road mornings and i vmlngsr l ThitcTassof people oa describe have some time tn a rest during the day, and have the time and means at ' their di.possl to employ other means of transportation J j ttiaii tliesurfaiecara, while the oor saleswoman, who I, is obliged to stand from II to li hours, and who is com- & . relied Hi be at her post of duty at aspet Ined tune, lliu.t ake the road that will bring her the nearest tn her W work, and not only suffer from th ratline o( staudlng, f but bear the insults uf those very people whom jou luf champion. ' ' ' ' Vearv cry often obliged to ride on th plntfnrm f ,.'" the cars iu ritiu. hall or ahine, pushed and trowded hy 3r the i male portion of )our "tniouveniented gtiilir. men" 0). but let a so called "lady shopper or ' nit i tlnfe attendant" get on tho car she will t cry quickly ' And a place out of the storm. . If ft e are foriuuate enough to get InslJe a car ft ill very nften have to stand the whole Journe, imitu. staudmgtbere would be plenty or room fin u to all. S dnanit these gentletnen )ouseak of ftould income t y- nience theinseliesewfar as to umross thetrleg. snd L' moveafew inches closer. But they will not do so. They will, however, look up and, seeing it is only a worxlng girl, continue to read their newspsper; but should tbsydlscnterthst the female tbat is sunning -, la a lady shopper or matlnte gosr there Is a scramble to .. aee which out can have tbt honor if) of giving her a ':. teat. jb I cannot tea why tbe class of people you mention tn I. yntirarileleJiasany mnrengbti to comiort ibsnapy h other class of people. Tbey only pay a nickel for a ride, Kk and to do we, Itespeclfully yours. ST. A tJiU-iwoais or C J Pta-iiva A Co. tiff Nsw Yotg, Dec. 0. MjSj Something Extraordinary. tfjfi Clara-Mist rirouraln attracted a great dell of at- R.- teuuonrt lli p)nk tea (T MauUo-lndred A Clara Yes. hue wore a pink gown. , . , .. v Flay "Innocence Abroad." Insist upon having III Some sharp dsalers hide the game from sight In bopet yon can M Induced to buy tome gam on -which they make more money. This H .. not light! slake them give yon lust what too want ' the game oXInaoWBMAJe4l''--A-!, M .'. II