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THE STORY OF Il Box or DUST
Wonderful recos Soil Rises In its Might
and Smashes Things In q College.

Wonderful Pecos Soil Rlses In its Might
and Smashes Things In q College.
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: A series
OF curious phenomena recently observed at
Colorado College cannot but interest the read
ers OF The SUM- Some time ago box contain
Ing soil from the lower Peoos Valley. N. NJ, was
sent to the professor OF science 10 be analyzed.
1t was put away for vacation leisure in o store
room adjoining his laboratory and was covered
up soon after by pile Of boxes containing
specimens for the museum.
From time to time. recently. the professor
has heard strange noises In the store room
and now and then the fall Of a box. Thinking
his assistant was sorting over the stuff. he
simply called out to him to handle the articles
more carefully. and went on with his work.
On last Wednesday the noise among tho fos-
sls became SO loud Is to disturb n recitation
In history in the room above. The professor
dropped his blowplpe and hurried TO the
storeroom door to demonstrate with his as.
sietant. but. to his SUI prise. mot him in the
hallway. sent on similar erraud by another
irate professor. The door was locked and
neither had the key. The nest OF mudwasp
that neither had been near the storeroom
since the boxes were placed there just then
dow Of the !storeroom: Hnrryins around
osss they 5Svs found a,hns shruss but 's.sus IL
proach too near the aperture for closer 10;
tss waa"1 tss e 'he
and with few, armed attep danls, opened the
orderly nile OF boxes had been overturned and
scattered ON the floor IN indescribable cen
asS sroSn though % somewhat @ cramped AMI s olive tree
How 1t got there was mystery. 1t was at first
e, Sso bsS yhn IN s ss mad
box boz 81 soil from the beautiful v.Is, Of !hs Pc.
Ing Ing boxes was thoroughly deoayed. but in the
soil were found the two halves OF the shell Of
had been .placed next. to an unbanked wall.
under n south window: In forcing house As 1t
d I'd ss ney wa say ss the ssre
lessness in So SO storing the box has had only Its
Showed n % that THE the floor Of hard seasoned deorsia
hreaWh hro in p search Of watsr Getting into s9 tho
cellar. this pot had followed partition wal!
5 Se se 9f sn aad h sfs%ed bseE or.S .sna ss
to the water pipe: About this It had coied
simes and erps crushed n tho iro
escaped save through ne pores ot tho tree.
yet tho water motor had tripped along as dill
cfPhsSS PsrSsp. a. osSe Ire mos. md mos. i'm
pnrtNnt OF those pn0nctnOnu WAS ulScONOreu
whom tho boxes Of fossils wore rcarranged.
One oontaininx come unusually good sneci.
Park had broscn und scattered it's content.
near tho box OF earth. somo OF tho soil had
sas% 81 o. some Soabs,a spsoss
had been enriched with this wonderful nntu-
raj fertilizer. The roken end had sent forth
leaves and two buds. 30 tlint. 1t Is said. there
will be NO difficulty III determining its nature.
and thus ,sottline z long disputed point IN
science Yours faithfully, VERITAs.
CoLoRADo SPnINGs. Col. May 27.
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WOMEN AT POKER

Prnm the Hrnok!yn Stdnd1,,i.Ent,n

vrnm the hrsok.yn StdndI,,tEnL,n
card table Is the lender IenrtrI "ne. sho wis
w h5 the L n
"a. Drsn.rs;a e .S Jet pTY.sy HssvilK Wsn Shs
70: fGns Of I" bs.ns 5
90 there's no uso in my taking 'auy more OF
natural sonSlus9R w,s thu, :h" hrd
down. It was . straight. jack hlRh! The woman
Spr9sita her held tow sba, ases man had full
treys. % 4 ,nadder party than this YOU nevsr
Jour r a;ss . gave her friend /" piece OF her mind
when you don't know how to PLAY q game.
don't fool away the time and upset the tempers
~ Sards aD sst too sn % Keen shas
sort OF feeling for the seclusion oil. your family
and for your ssM1E aan soess don't care
game you have NO business to make things un.
comfortable for other people, and. II you want
dissppolntmsn!s until You ind out Il lie sI right
MADE Sis SGssn ss s as ySnvf
ars bssa 1rSts aud think
Then ihsy both er!ed: and the men said they
% isesr IL ths S svsnias. @ When WSsa they S1a eans back.
they found the two women a. friendly as pos:
slble and on hsr way home, the one who had
b.Ip bSI sssors s game SAID 10 'ne men
Kate Is such : dsar thing You know she
sss fIs 10 sss %ssH Sns 81 sr
81 ss Woman say ABOUT
:. Ard ths unlueky card player ,;as answered
1s ~; sRHsss aG
:.s'asis sysnz %sr IA tho party positively SAID
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has returned. The General Court has per-
mitted the restoration OF bars and per-
pendicular inhibition. and the Music Hall
is permitted to hear once more the fury OF
the orchestra and the shuffling feet OF the
walters. In Boston. by the way. the walters
wear glasses as we'll as carry them.
1--WE should 10 to these concerts to be
amused" says our thrilling Mugwump con-
temporary. the Boston Post I'VE receive
enough musical instruction during the
musical season. We pay heavy tribute 10
Art, and In the summer we need relaxation.
It would be as useful to tell the Boston
people to avoid self-consciousness. They
exist to instruct and to be instructed. and
the solemn task OF sel..improvement and of
improving others sits heavy on their souls.
A citizen OF this town might find the Music
Hall pops" amusing. but no would wonder
why the Boston people do. They sit through
the concerts with mien reverential and ap-
preciative, or disdainful and condemnatory
according to the nature OF the programme
ancthe names OF the composers represented
on It. They want music that is grand.
gloomy, and peculiar, above all instructive,
and the CHEEKY, devil.may-care tunes that
make tho best minstrelsy OF summer. aro an
abomlnation to their oycs. We say to their
Dyes, for the programme seems to give tho
cue. Ono night, 1t Is related, noprogrammes
could b, had, on account OF printers strike.
That night Horr WAGNER and Monsieur
OrFENBAou werc npplaudcd equally. It's
aueer sound, though, the Boston applause.
something liko the cracking Of twigs on o
frosty morning.
Don't be frivolous II you go to the Boston
Music Hall. Don't imagine that you are
| there to converse and make merry. You
| are In a school room, and you must learn.
not play. A hiss as Of German opera fanat-
les will probably smack you on the cor II
your attitude isn't revcrential during the
music. Indigenous swells may havo larger
liberty. 1t is recognized that they are try
inu to teach Boston new code Of behavior.
Foreigners too, are treated with indulgence,
and 1t Is said that fivo or six. especially pic
turesque OF board. hair, and dcmeanor, are
retained to give the place IN exotic air.
Thus arc the Bostoniaus enticed to 20 there
| and get a glass of beer and q gloss OF travel.
and soc the great world. They don't drink
very much beer Beer Is cheap, but not rs
cheap ns they are frugal. Besides. they
have, as everybody knows, an analytl-
| cal mind. They would DO happier II
there were chemical corner to tho
Music Hall. and they could analyze
each glass OF beer when 1t Is brought
to the table. just as they analyze the music
| and their emotions at hearing it. the social
status OF the persons about them, and the
physiological. psychological, and ethical e.
| feet OF the pretZeis.
It is not for outsiders to question the GUS
toms OF people. doubtless Boston enjoys
itself in its industrious and unsmiling way.
| We congratulate her on the revival OF the
beer pops. and we hope that enough musical
critics will stay in the town through the
summer to tell her what music she likes.
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WOULDN'T WEAR 4 sWA1LoW-TAIL.
Told or the Governor who stood on His
Dignity When the President Visited Oregon.


From, the Eugene City Guard.
ThSgsh orsson Executive stands hisb On
President OF the United States. yot there ore
times when he s1d EEdes himself himself on n being
o ibs
which SO covers were laid. Oreeon's Coy
sFane 10 90 wasn he "1 met W JOIN
"Kasson." he said. lis every man who at
.snds The banquet to wear swallow
%sss afs%1sdls Sc GoyeFn9rm Din o. 1,,~.
ssfi snS Siii neither buy nor borrow one for to:
Oh. but you must come" said Kesson.
rsbes Of tfWSysl iowa, anosher pi.in man, would 90
60 Oregon's Executive and Kasson went to the
Iowa Goyernor's headquarters to ask him W 'at
HssnGss sS are you going to the ban
auet to. night 7, asked Gov Pennoyer when tho
viii you wear swallow-tail coat1'
Not much"
Then We 20 together"
signed to s seats near @ h each other. When hen the the
sizzling and walters wearing claw hammer
s sSe bis
over the assembly OF diners. every one Of whom
was In evening dress. and turning to bis friend
We are the only men in the room who can be
distinguished from the walters"
Gov. Pennoyers last appearance In swal-
school In Portland. He wore It whom he at
tended church on his first sunday IN the city.
and was 70 abashed At tho wide swath he was
that he took the first opportunity to present
the coat to farmer who lived near town.
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work their way into the United States In the
couTse OF year by all the available routei
that have yet been discovered.

PAsoUALIYA RoBERrIELLo killed the
father Of her unborn child when he refused to
marry her. Her trial for murder excited much
interest. and at It's close many women visited
the girl. who was acquitted. They brought
her presents and flowers. and manifested warm
sympathy for her. MARY EoNER. herself an
illegitimate child. gave birth to an illegitimato
child under most pitiful circumstance. She
was accused OF child murder. During her I'M
rrlsonment and at her trial no womnn drew q
single breath OF eympathy for her. Her guilt
was not proved. but Christian women. when
asked to help MARY EoSER. refused evcn to soc
her. What difference do these Christian women
see between the two cases2
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The Christian Posture In Prayer.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: As re-
CARDS the antiquity Of tho custom OF kneeline
in prayer. permit me to call your attention to
varions texts Of Scripture. both In tho Old and
New Testaments. bearing upon the subject
First. in I. Kings. viii. az We read:
And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in
the presence OF all the congregation OF Israel and
spread forth his hands toward heaven.
This means that he stationed himself there
but not in standing position. because the
flfty-iourth verso OF tho same chapter says:
And 1t was 90 that when Solomon had made an end
of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the
Lord from before tho altar of the Lord from
kneslins his knees with his hands spread up to
heaven.
II. Chronicles, w., 13. reads:
And upon &. hs tsolomou) stood and kneslsd
down upon his knees before all the Of Is
rael and spread forth his hands toward heaven.
Psalms XIV. 8. roads:
ocome 10, NIB worship and bow down lot us knssl b.
fore the Lord our maker.
Likewise Daniel. vi. 10:
lie tDanisr knesed upon his knees three times day
and prayed
Luke. xxii.. Al:
And he was Withdrawn from them about . stones
cast. and Lnssled down ana prayed.
Likewise the 45th verso OF tho same chapter:
Aud whsn he rose up from prayer
Acts. vii. GO. reads: .r,
And To tstephen) kneslsd down and cried with loud
voice, sri. lay not this siu to ths'r CHARGE
Acts, ix.. 40. reads:
But Peter put them 81 forth aud knsslsd down and
prayed.
Acts. xx., SO:
And whom he had thus spoken he knsssd down and
prayed with them all.
Acts. xxi. s.:
And We knselsd down on til shore and prayed.
ROCHESTER. May 28. ]. d. R
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Tho Compulsory Ballot Again.

"If voting could be made compulsory and
well.nigh universal" remarks the Brooklyn
Eagle, Q Democratic journal whose wits are
not generally duller than . razor strap,
"and tho ballot reform law everywhere
operative, corruption would win not more
athau honesty In politics"
How will you proceed to make voting COM
pulsory7 After your law is passed, and
your policemen have dragged the refractory
voter to the polling place and immured him
In the booth with none but GoD and his
little pencil, /" as Congressman JOHN DE WITT
= WARNER impresslvely remarks, then how
are you going to ascertain whether the un-
I, patriotic wretch has not disobeyed the law
after all Suppose he merely pretends to
write or mark upon the ballot and deposits
It blank. VIII you submit the ballot to Of
ncial inspection Why, then you defeat the
main purpose Of what is called ballot re-
form, namely, the protection Of the indi-
vidual vote from Identification.
But suppose the compulsory ballot law is
psssed, and that it can be enforced. By the
Same Constitutional right that enables the
Legislature to prescribe that every citizen
must vote, and must vote for one Of two or
three or four specified candidates. why
should not the next Legislature enact an
other law obliginR every citizen to vote for
the candidate Of the party In power. and for
no other And why should 1t not also pass q
law inflicting q fine, or incarceration. or
capital punishment upon any citizen who
refuses to take any office to which he may be
elected by the compulsory votes Of his fel.
low citizens2
Then how are you going to make the pres
ent ballot law everywhere operative"a BY
passing another ballot reform law declaring
that the original ballot reform law must be
respected and obeyed2
II all this could be, says tho Eagle, "cor-
ruption would win not moro than honesty
In politics"
What stuff for sensible Democratic news.
paper to utter! Does our esteemed con-
temporary believe that corruption wins
moro than honesty in politics at tho present
time, or that corruption has won in politics
moro than honesty during the past ono
hundred yearsp
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Our esteemed contemporary, the Hebrev

Our esteemed contemporary, the Hebreu
Journal Of this city. makes some interesting
remarks on the herosy trials In various Chris
tian denominations. Its learned editor has
come to tho conclusion that tho present fer
ment OF hsrcsy indicates how strong Is the
drifting away from those ideas which, by be.
Ing imposed upon Judaism. made what is
known as Christianity" and also Indicates
n continuance OF tho movement toward re-
version 10 Judaism. which has been going on
ever since the Humanists paved the way for
the Reformation" We take leave to say that
We feel very sure that these striking remarks
OF the editor OF tho HeLreD journal would not
be confirmed by the Rev. Prof. BRIGGS, or the
Rev. HEBER NEWTON. or any OF the other
Protestant c'ergymen who have recently been
charged with heresy The remarks, moreover.
are not suoh as We ourselves can uphold. and
Rrs not In accordance with our knowledge Of
the theological debates now In progress-
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A Test OF True Love.

The resignation Of Secretary NOBLE would
solemn and convincing manner the sincerity
Of his admiration for the Hon. HENRY W.
BLAIR Of New Hampshire.
Mr.. BLAIR is now drawing the salary Of
the United States Minister to Pekin, but the
Chinese don't want him and won't have him.
The work OF that Office Is still performed by
the accomplished gentleman whom Mr..
BLAIR was to supersede. the Hon. CHARLES
DENBY OF Indiana.
There is an appropriation for the salary OF
only one Minister to China. 1t seems that
Mr.. BLAIR has been getting 1t ever since he
received the commission to the office. Where
Col. DENBY comes in is not apparent to
those unfamiliar with the mysteries OF State
Department bookkeeping.
Now, the President loves and admires Mr..
BLAIR so warmly that he feels himself bound
to provide for that unfortunate statesman.
It is all very we'll to talk about sending him
to Japan, or to Dahomey, or to Yarkand, or
to Spitzbergen, In order to testify to his
moral and intellectual greatness. but affec-
tion and fond admiration are not usually
manifested by despatching the beloved object
TO Inc utIeTulOSI put 70 VI IAo CdI VIII ID IL ITO
were bore to be rid OF or pestilential dis
ease to ban.sh.
True love covets the presence OF the adored
one, and ycarns for his perpetual society.
II Gen. NOBLE resolves several existing
complications by getting out OF the Cabinet,
IL will give the President chance to take
Mr. BLAIR triumphantly into the bosom Of
his official family.
We have no doubt that II BLAIR had the
pick OF all the Offices open to human nmbl-
ton. short Of the Presidency ITSELF he would
select this very same post OF usefulness. In
tho Department Of the Interior he would be
happy enough to burst.
Besides. 1t IL fair to add that the Admin
istration would gain distinction Of certain
sort by the acquisition OF BLAIR. Flo Is a
nonesueh in his way. He Is tho only living
statesman that over made an eighty-four
hours speech to an audience Of five. It was
his genius that first proposed to forco the
Mississippi River to flow north into Hudson
Bay. He invented the theory that 1t Is tho
duty of the United States navy to scour the
seas and seize and destroy as piratical craft
any merchantman OF any flag carrying q
cargo OF rum, wine, ale, bcer. or Holland
gin. And his piercing intelligence and un-
conQuerab,e courage first discovered and
publicly proclaimed that The SUN Is con-
trolled and managed and written by lnem-
bers OF the Society OF Jesus.
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It is interesting, to watch the ingenious
attempts OF the Chinese to evade tho law BY
which they are excluded from this country.
We have recently had reports OF their getting
into this State by way of Lake Erie. and into
California by way OF British Columbia and
into Texns ty way OF Mexico; and now 1t ap-
pears that they are getting into Louisiana
while osensibly on their way to Cuba. Truly.
the heather Chinese are crafty. psrseverlng.
and peculiar race. capable OF winning success
through devices In which the Caucasian would
fall. Yet there Is no reason for apprehending
that they win overwhslm the country. Not
more than few hundreds Of them are able 70
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Two Western Candidates.
y,om N. Noy6a,r LANDMARK.

From The NoTJ0lE L1HuWdFE,
The forcss required to triumph In iss, will 10 drawn
iargey from tho greit West and Il Ia. therefore In
strict conformity with the simplest political principle
that the candidate should come from that growing
stronghold Of Democracy II It should bs Advisable
Fortunately too there Is lack Of excssnt material
there There are names which rise to the mind
invountArly almost whenever the subject Is touched
any Of which would answer admirably Among them
Governor Campbell OF Ohio aud Senator william Villas
of Wiaconain.
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Since His Defeat.

Our esteemed Memphis contemporary, the
AppeoLAvaLanche, which seems gradually to
b pulling tho stuffing out Of It's former
Prophet, will take tremendous tug after
rejecting moment upon this bit OF gentle
politeness which We find in its columns:
"uNr CIsvxLAxp b not nominated. NO word Of com.
saint win ever fall from his lips Hs utsrancss since
his rstrsusut from once have shown that he 10 srsts
ful for the honoss his party hss already conferred
spsn him He has bssa fes with his counsel whenever
asksd - give It."
Tho main point about the Cleveland utter
snces since his loss Of ofice has been
his ungrateful and brutal refusal to say .
word to aid the party that originally con-
ferred ONCE on him.
In the next election after his defeat, that OF
1859, the only demonstration made from his
camp was full-pressure effort on the part
OF his two organs, the Ne,o York Times and
Epening Post, to defeat very important
portion Of the ticket nominated by the New
York State Democracy. It is needless to say
that 1t ended In farolcal failure.
In 1880 the occasion and opportunity for
all sincere Democratic partisans to show
fight in behalf Of their party were i'm
mensely greater than they had been In 1889.
The Force bill was threatening, the Repub-
lican squanderers OF the now famous Billion
Congress were pleading for reelection. and
their organization was preparing desperate
effort to dislodge the Democracy from It's
central stronghold, the city Of New York
Democratic scouts were sent everywhere to
drum up aid and comfort for the band
of unwearied strugglers In the United States
Senate and their energetic supporters
NJ tho ntrv arro StNH Hah
Prophet. the leading beneficiary OF quarter
was appealed to likewise. but he re-
manned as deaf and dumb as dead
oyster. His mouth stayed shut while his
pen kept scratching hyperbolio phrases
Of gratitude by return mail to some child
who had sent him photograph or PEN
wiper. or to some college boy who had
nomiDatsd him for President. And while
this interminable correspondence was going
on, the authors immediate body guard, his
Secretary OF the Treasury tho Hon.
CHARLES 8. FAIRCHrLD. and other high
Uevelsndites, together with tho whole
, Nuswump outfit, men. women, and news-
papers, carried on with frenzied and mer-
ciless malignancy their campaign against
the Democratic candidates for Mayor and
other decisive officers of this clty's govern
ment. Two years and six months after his
oficial collapse. in May, 1891. this most
ungrsteful OF offlceholders saw he must
speak, FREQ trade or no free trade. or re-
main forever shut up, 80. as II desiring to
start all over again. he went back to Buffalo,
whore he had begun his political life, and
0pouted there. As noted Democrat has
suggested, 1t was very much after election.
Tho AppedLAvalanche may pull the stuff
ing out of the Prophet down to his boots. and
y will hnd the wisps Of gratitude as scarce as
Tho wisps Of honest psrtisanship.
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Seven Boats In Tow or Monster sss'
s.o.. IN. n,,omo sf1y and EfylH

The singular sight was witnessed IN inc ns
Dor yesterday morning Of y man u ~ a,nnI,e S
power. Boat after boat won't 10 his a-sls,nnSy.: e:
until q string OF seven. mannel by tns twgnnss
hands. was ln tho process, on: hut 'bo ocsrn.nas.d
movements Increased With tho Incts,yr
weight, and after leading his captors ,nInx. ms3
dance for long whilo ho sncceeden IN snsps. .n
Ing out tho barpoon and enectiGg ,,s nM xss est.
mated 1T being nssIsr 20 than 10 issthha hsa,GsI I'll
toUer not 10 be rashy tackled single nshu'~'
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Antarctic Ice for a Change,

Vessels ploughinc the North Atlantic have
not monopoly Of iceberg sighting. There arc
some pretty big fragments from tho antarctic
Ice belt drifting In the South Pacific. as the re-
port OF the American bark Essex, in. yesterday
from Auckland. shows. About fifteen days
Essex passed procession OF berRs. some Of
which were $50 feet high about fifty miles long.
The sun., 1891-06-01

Last year Central Asia had Its first great
fair. Europeans who visited Tashkent were
Immensely surprised at the manifold evil
dences OF progress since Western ideas and
enterprises took root In Russian Turkestan.
This year Central Asia has come to Europe.
and its big exhibition, just opened in Mos
COW. gives q graphic picture OF Asian life
and activity.
The most complex chronological problems
come from Asia. No map In recent years
has excited moro interest and comment than
the chronological map Of Asia, q work OF
enormous research. by the Austrian vow
HAARDT. But far better than map to give
the public clear idea Of the people who
dwell In Russia's new Asian empire, Is the
series OF life-size chronological models. repre-
senting all Of the tribes and nations from
Siberia to tho Afghan frontier, that may
now be seen at Moscow. No people In the
world have witnessed such remarkable
changes In their country. In their habits.
occupations, and visws Of life - the abo-
nSiass who Ass yspssssutsd IN these lfs-
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Frank Criticism or the Mas who Writes
tho Editorials.

To THK EpiIoR or THE sux-Sr: Happening 10 be
confined my aud having the leisure, avail NY
self Of the privilege . reader Of % years standing
thinks he has TO word to you Your paper IL GER
tauly the brightest published and your stan is IN.
squslsd The exception 70 the latter however. your
man who writes the editorials. ksApEh
BaookLSs. Nay "a