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New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
THE PRONUNCIATION OF ARIoN.

10 the Editor of The TIL ibuhe'
Sire The passage In "Glances Here and There re-
ferrea to by Dictionary Man, December o. escaped
my notice; but gather from ID. MS note that he
pronounces Aron with the accent on the first syllable
also "Orlon, orson, and horizon with the accent
On the second which Is moi true OF orison' shaRes
peare uses the word five TINES. always In metre with
bc arSt sylabIe accented IL would that O. lon and
Adon should be accented alk'. Both are Greeh
proper names. IN both the penult Is long and the ac
nant iscntel Is fbe same So Webster aud Worcester
also give IL. ~ bAioNNE'
{" Bayonne" and Dictionary Man are really
agreed upon the pronunciation Of Arion. and are
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
A DEATH THAT NEEDS INVESTIGATION.
POLICE NOT INFORMED THAT NAVAL oFfDCER
WAS FOUND DEAD WITH HIS THROAT CUT

POLICE NOT INFORMED THAT NAVAL OFFICER
WAS FOUND DEAD WITH HIS THROAT CUT.
A reporter walked into the Thirtiethst police STA
0nouse last evening and asked the police az
the desk II he knew anything about the death OF How
ard v Tillotson retired Navy officer, seventy-three
years Of age, who lived at NO. 81 West Ihrpy
Tile sergeant confessed ignorance, and sent foncc'
man George Reed with the reporter TO ascertain ,he
faets In the case.
1t then transplred that at IL 80 p. m on ffiday
Mr.. Tllotson was found dead In his bed, WIN ia.
throat from ear to ear On Thursday nght nc hao
gone 10 bed as usual. but the servant VINO "en' W
call him on Friday about noon, not being aoc ~
arouse him, entered the room and discoVereu "''
master dead.
coroner was sent for. and Deputy ooron,E
jenkins responded lie give TO the oeau i''',
brother. Gouvemcur TiOtson, a lawyer OF NO %
Liberty y-st., certificate OF death. The ponce "e'o
not Informed.
Mr. Til!otson refused 10 give any further ihiorna'
about the matter last night, saying he waiiteo ."o
matter kept quiet. His brother had been suhe1nS riS
IT. IT. some time from disease OF ths bisuaef. ss re-
hf. Tilotson TO Policeman Reed (" The case WIS IS
1crsd 10 the Ceeoner and II Is none Of your pusiness
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT IN QUEBEC.

CATHOLIC AND PROlESlANl IN QuEDEO'
THEIR RELATIONS TO EACH OTHER IN THE
PROVINCE.
TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir Please grant me space for short reply to your
correspondent, Calvin f. Amaron, upon the French
Roman Catholics OF Quebec. Mr.. AmarOn Is Prot
estant and the author of an antFrench Roman Catholic
work lie claims be well Informed rs To the history
of the French Roman Catholics OF his native province
Ouebec and vel he can cite only two instances in which
the Roman Catholic majority have done any injustice
TO the Protestant minority sace IVA, III years ago
One case involves improper expenditure from MS
standpoint Of $40, 900. The amount involved In the
other case he does not mention. lie does not charge
that the Protestant minority protested in either case
Nv assertion that the Protestant minority had never
protested against the legislation OF the Roman catholic
majority stands unquestoncd
Mr. Amaron says that 100000 French Roman
Catholics have been driven from Quebec to TINS country
As the result of Roman Catholic domination THIS Is
sheer nonsense and French Protestant bigotry. lhe
soil and climate of Nova Scotia are more favorable for
agriculture than those OF Quebec. In addition Nova
scotia has coal iron and limestone in close proximity,
and iron OF best quality has been made there for nearly
forty years The Gulf Stream tcmpers the climate
Fruits OF all kinds be raised there OF the best
quality. The fisheries are the best In the worio'
The Nova Sc0tians long-lived race, nave large
families and therefore the natural increase Is fast
Tie best authorities estimate II at not less IT. than IL
per cent for ten years. From 1881 to isol the acta
increase 71o per cent; or. IN other WORDS, ~
per cent of the natural increase and numoer eqiih
10 all the Increase by emigration left Nova scota Tor
his country Seventy per cent OF me popnan!oh
of the province Is Protestant. Did Protestant comma
ton drive them here! The present Mayor OF Montreal
il an Irisbman The Mayor who preceded him was
an EngishmaD A large majority of the electors arc
Roman Catholic Frenchmen. There are french hGman
Catholic bigots and Protestant bgots In New York rs
we'll ms Ouebec | Know educated Proestants who
will not partakc of the communion pness tne elements
are placed upon table with four legs exposed so as
in he readily seen. The visible legs with them are
Indispensable. The proposition, OF some innocent;
0uehec and the Eastern states is too childish for serious
consideration. Mr.. Amaron has not dsproyed single
statement contained in my letter OF NovemDer rx -;
FRANCIS WAYLAND GLEN.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
THE WEATHER REPORT.

FAIR WEATHER EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Washington, Dec. 19.-The barometer continues high
over New.England and the Middle Atlantic States; IL
continues above the normal, but mas faen Slowly gen
oouv ,brouoh the lake region central valleys, and
at southern Rocky Mountain stations has fallen rapidly
in the Northwest end the plateau region, with
disturbance to north Of Montana and the pressure low
over Nevada, and with general rains on the racine
60, Eoir eatber continues in all districts cas-. of the
Rocky Mountains, except in the south Atlantic ana Eas
t:uif States, showers are reported Wnlle IL -
warmer excep: the East Gulf Ard Florda Coast ana
ao, we TRpap Indications are that fair weather will
Continue in the central valleys the lake regions and New
TnoionS till Monday morning. with rising temperature
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20

VENTILATION BY FLUEs.-An expert In domestic
hygiene asserts that there should be In every house al
least one nue connected with the living room In which
registers should be placed both at the bottom ana the
top OF the room and warm air Is Dghter In Winter
than cold air. there win be through these openings
passage of air out of the this beng
instantly replaced by fresh air from without. the air IN
the room will thus be kept pure and sweet In build
ing the fue AZ Is advised that. possible IL be III the
same chimney In which "A constant fire Is miintincd
rs the 1ue will be warmed by means OF TINS ie ana
therefore Will add materially In causing draft OF air
ont OF the ROOM IL adds still gore TO the ventilation
of house IL fire Is maintained In at least one
room II is declared that by this most simple method
OF ventilation there will be secured perfect purity OF
air. as well as an eQuabuty Of tcmpenturs
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
CONDITION OF THE SCHOOLSHIP.
RESULT OF AN EXAMINATION BY NAVAL
BOARD OF SURVEY.

RESULT OF AN EXAMINATION BY NAVAL
BOARD OF SURVEY.
Five or six weeks ago Secretary Tracy appointed a
board OF survey TO make thorough investigator OF
the condition of the nautical schoolship St. Mary s.
which returned from her foreign cruise last fall In
need of extensive repairs. Yesterday morning .at ~
O'Clock the Board began their examination, and after
a two hours inspection Of the ship were prepared TO
make a report TO the Secretary OF the Navy. The
Board of Survey composed OF Commander
French F. Chadwick, F. L. Fernald Naval Con-
str1ctor al the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and Mr. McGee.
master shlpwright Her hull was first examined and
was found to be in perfectly sound condition. The
berthdeck had become so worn as 10 be OF only rail-
It's original thickness In places and had become So
thin in oner places that it was impossible to cak IT,
the oakum falling through the seams on the bot
tom whenever calking attempted This placed the
berthdeck I'm very unsatisfactory condition. so that
whenever washed the water ran below in streams
The Board next examined the boats of the ship some
Of which had also been reported being in an unsea
worthy condition The Board decided that the two
cutters were unseaworthy and they were condemned
The gundeck OF the st. Mary's was found 10 be In
excellent condition and in need Of repair but the
spardeck was discovered TO be in an unsatisfactory
condition 1t was worn down several units OF an
inch in many places. and in other places 1t was
badly in need Of repair, but 1t was decoed
that IT was not too seriously impaired to
De Safc enough LOT OUici p"iV9 Va W.
ship we're found to be perfectly sound. The rigging
also was pronounced to be taut and in good condition
but somewhat old fashioned and not adapted to the
best education Of the boys
The Board will recommend to the Navy Department
that either an entirely deck be placed on the berth
deck OF the st. Mary's or that another deck be laid
on top Of the old deck SO as 70 secne % ample pro
that The spardeck will need repairing for another
wear hut will recommend that two new cutters be
provided for the ship In place OF the TWO mt nave
been condemned.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20

CHANNELS OF TRAVEL TAKEN BY INFLUENZA
In opposition to the theory that influenza is disease
not dependent upon personal contact OF Individuals lo
its progression that 1T Is not evolved by the
operations oil specific poison and propagated through
and by means OF the ordinary channels OF human
is called to the fact that, during
the late epidemic observers noted that the nhuenzas
course was independent Of and quite opposed to- the
prevailing winds Thus It travelled slowly In siberia
md Russia Int RAPIDLY as II reached the net
work of railways In central and western Europe; Its
course was changed by the mountain ranges OF scan
from Holland and England; again, it was DETECTED by
the Carpathians turning It's course IN the channels
"a travel down the valley OF the Danube and ultimately
following in direction and time. the ocean routes 10
Africa, india, Australia, and this country IN dnaa,
the railway lines as have been observed In America
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20

right from the classical point Of view. But IL
happens that the founders and members OF the
Arion Society persisted in a different pronuncla-
tion for the name of their organization, until now
it would be great mark Of ignorance Tor
New Yorker to accent the word on the second
syllable, when applied to them, as it would be
TO accent it on the first syllable in telling the
story of Arion and the Dolphins.-Ed)
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
WHAT A "BREAD-PEE IS.

tn the Editor Of The Tribun
Sir. Isn't Il singular that A. G.. S." of Newliaven.
doesn't know what n "bread peel' Isl In the days OF
our New England mothers and grandmothers, when the
baking was done in the deep brick oven, they mad
long handled fat bladed wooden shovel to take Out
the loaves OF bread pots OF beans. PIES etc. ana thy
chilled the instrument bread PEEL "A G s." VIII
nd the definition I'm Websters International Dictionary
under :" Peel" n: fohIEn Dir'h'
Springfield, Mass, Dec 8, 1891.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
CHAPIN INITIATING HII1.

TO the EdItor Of The Tribune.
sir: Strange that you should express surprise al
Mayor Chapn's following Governor iils example ana
holding ON TO two Offices Do you not that II he re-
signed the Mayoralty he would thereby express his dis
approval OF Governor HIPS conduct lie hs, not the
moral courage 10 do that. JAMES DAhbi'
IirOokIyn Dec, 1. 1891.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20

The Worlds Fair Special reaches Chicago in time 70
make all Western connections SEQ New-fork Centrai
time table. =.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20

Tribune oaiee Dec. 20-rhc changes in the barometer
Yesterday were slight and clear almost eoudess weather
ureyacd Tho temperature ranged between p and Al
degree, the average 3i being a degrees higher than
on the corresponding day last year and s higher than
on Friday. -. 4, $3.50, A.,
and near this city to-day.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
DOCTORS AND LAWYERS AGREE.
~ DECIDE At DINNER THAT THEY REPRE-.

rury decide At A DINNER THAT THEY REPRE-.
SENT THE HIGHEST TYPES OF HUMANITY.
The ninth annual dinner OF the Society OF Meoicai
Jurisprudence brought together at the Hoffman House
last evening company OF lawyers ana DOCTORS WHO
complimened each other cracked Jokes at each others
expense and agreed finally that the representatives
of the two professions Of medicine and OF law were
the most perfect product In human form TO be founu
IN this aroad land. When to the satisfaction OF all
present the truth Of this idea had been esaolshed
beyond cavn the speakers were prepared Win over
flowing good nature to admit their common fellowship
with nle lowest Of mankind. Later In the evening
lie Rev Dr. Van De Water pleaded hard for place
among the exclusive ones for the members Oh MS
order which was conceded; and SO by the time almost
everybody had said his say 1t was agreed that "!eS
doctors and cergymen formed the great cornerstone
upon which rested the fabric OF the moral as well rs
the physical world. 1t was, therefore, happy lahy,
until J. Seaver Page secretary Of the Union League
Club with his usual good-natured SMILE got chance
n tell something about THE Victims" the name OF
the toast assigned him.
Besides Judge David McAdam, who presided, there
were present Dr. Stephen W. Roof, DIR. F. J. ouinlan'
Thomas McAdam, John S. Smith, John ). wise, Hehry
Gleason. L. l.. Van Allen, W. A. Burlington George W.
CotteriII L. F.. Chittenden, J. J. Rogers, David Z.
Realty Dr. IIeidekoper william J. Lardner, Francis
Iawton Benjamin l.. Farchild f. ii. Benh' d.
n E. Brill, Dr.. Agramonte Lewis Hurst r.. D.
uinsdale Walter Logan, william shrady, william b.
Uornblower, DR.. Carlos +. MACEDONIAN, 'acoo 0hiau''
Jerome Buck, DIR. W. A. Hammond, Johh Z. "cst'
mr. william Webb Joseph Kunzman Charles H.
Ktcbel, C. NJ. Desmond, 5. B. Livingston, Lhndoh
Carter GRAY. II. NJ. Htehngs, DR.. G. Z. spltnka'
Dennis A. spellissy and Herbert T. Andrews.
ID Mclean shaw chairman of the dinner COM
mittee quite forgot himself during the evening In
attending to the comfort OF the guests His associates
ON the committee were DR.. n. E. Brill, 5. b. LW-
ingston Benjamin L. FaTchlld and b. q. oppehhelm.
Nc kd had
.,,oeg General W. A. Hammond OF Washington, had
something to say for "The Doctor" and he said 1t WELL
william b. Iiolnblower in speaking for The Lawyer
told whole lot OF funny stories. The Rev. Dr.
q. Il. Van De Water had some sidesphtting tales to
senrences about The Minister" The Expert had
an eloquent exponent IN /. f. Chittenden. Scm , B.
Wise handed Post Pm ndia Dialecues' 10 MS own
and everybody else's sat tsficton. DR.. Landon u
GRAY spoke of Medical Jurisprudence Joseph How
~ ~ coaxar p.ga Tor " Tho Victims
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20

The Game Of Inpsceace Abroad.
ExCITINGl JOLLY Suited FOR ALL AGES.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20

DISEASE IN MILK.-M recent meeting OF 'hs
French Academy Of Medicine one OF the members
dwe Upon the dangers OF using cows mix uncooked
lie described the Of young woman, twenty
years Of age, who had tubercuar Inflammation Oh 'ne
BRAIN and on inquiry, 1t found that she had been
educotad in n convent, in which thirteen scholars
were known TO hive been stricken down with tuber-
culosis during the preceding four years. ana evidently
this was where she contracted the disease Extended
inquiry elected the fact that the COW from which
the supply came lind been driven every morning TO
the convent for the purpose OF being MIXED when
killed she was found to be suffering from advanced
tuberculosis and the physician concluded that ~ was
from this animal, undoubtedly, that the unfortunate
girls took the disease which DESTROYED them lnvesu
CATION appears TO have proved that the disease has
not far advanced Il Is easy 10 deect thbecosls
i'm n cow and the belicf would seem 10 he Justified
flat very many COWS apparently In good condition 0f
lcalt are yet suffering from this malndy considering
100 that rigid INSPECTION OF l. rarely practiscd
absolute safety would seem TO be possible only by
one rule. namely that OF boiling the milk.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

In this diagram Q continuous white line shows ne
changes pressure. indicated by The Trounes se!f.
reeoidnp b3rometer. The broker lire represents the
,emperature as observed at Perry's Pharmacy.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-20

A +rrntprc dealer who is the proprietor OF a large
store in speaking with some OF MS 1ichus 'ne ''",
day was pretty hard on his New-forK custonhers' ,0
declared with great positveness that IL "as ',u D "
eon Of seven ont of every ten people In NewforK 10
lice bevond their means-at least that was his expert
o and he assured his hearers that lie had cspecial
facilities for knowing the truth OF this statement
"Whyn he added, there are dozen peop'e ~ NY
store every day who have every appearance OF Dehs
rrosnorous and Well-to1o They want, as a ruic' w
nurcbase anywhere from 81 900 TO Slooo wor'h oi
suf but they only want TO pay two or thrce hutnieu
dollars down. the rest to be paid in nstaments III is
met the same II they only want to buy in smai quar-"
,i,ies They only want to pay little at ume'
rhoro ara nlenty OF houses In the city that make
enec,aty OF this kind OF business and we always rec
onmend them to go to these places. We tired seihhe
80 ,ta nstament plan once, but We found that IL was
M, nroatable so we stopped. 1t was too dlncut 10
"oI,.c, the money People would make the first and
socond navments all right but after that it was hard
,on a. cot n dollar out OF them. great many people
ropd Az ND fiat elegantly, and pay four or i've nun
ded dollars for furniture the lnstalment plan in
four or five months they would stop their payments ana
, or collectors cooly that they could take the fur
n,ture away II they wanted to- In many cases We
800 ohugad IN do this OF course VIC made no money
on Tho deal as the things had TO be repaired before We
conid think of offering them for sale again II 20, ~
ia encb An old story after awhile that we decied 10
stop selling on any other eNceps ~, u and alwavs
want the best In the market anu l'eS h'aS s, ps5
promptly for other things but furniture deseis nav
hard lines getting their money lis iIIenus lausne
al him and insisted that his business must be gong
Serv bady 10 make him complain bitterly but they
Ali acknowledged that there was more truth than
poetry" in what he said.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16
EUGENE FIELDS DEvroE.


MOST Anything.
One Of the retaliatory stories which
Moses P. Handy, promoter general Of
the Worlds Fair, tells on Eugene Field,
the Chicago wit, whose shafts are not
infrequently aimed at him, is worth re-
peating. 1t concerns a watch that Mr..
Field lately purchased. 1t seems he
went to the trouble of procuring an
enormous silver timepiece, the size of a
rutabaga turnip. Somewhere within
the vast interior of this instrument he
had placed a continuance Of such a
nature that when the stem was turned
it gave forth loud and rasping noise
like that of 10 locusts saving their legs
simultaneously.
1t was startling and awful racket,
calculated to shock q nervous person
and to irritate the most phlegmatic.
Armed with this engine of torture Field
used to repair to theatres where dread
full and heartrending plays were per-
mitted, and then at narrowing points in
the progress of the drama, where the
villain was unfolding his hellish plot or
the virtuous maiden defying q ruthless
prosecutor and the entire audience was
hanging in breathless and inaudible
suspense upon the same, Field would
unsheath his watch and turn the crank
with industry. He always demolished
| the tragedy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16
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The Queens Gold Plate.

Edmund Yates, from London, writes
the New York Tribune. at is probable
that at the state banquet which the
Queen is to give tonight at Windsor
Castle there will be plate in the room to
the value of about f500,000. There are
two state dinner services. The one of
gold will dine 1870 persons; the other is
of silver Both were formed by George
w., who regarded them as his own
property; but William ". made them
over to the Crown. The great silver
winecooler which was made by Rundell
& Bridge for George W., and weighs
1000 ounces, will be in the room to-
night. 1t is enclosed in plate glass.
The silver is superbly chased and orna-
mented. The Royal plate at Windsor
is altogether worth about fl,S00,000.
There are quaint pieces taken from the
Spanish Armada; a peacock of precious
stones from India, valued at 100000; a
tigers head, also from India, which has
q solid ingot of gold for tongue and
crystal teeth; and wonderful collection
of splendidly ornamented gold shields,
one, made for George ". out Of his snuff
boxes, being worth 10000. eaElefe ars
400 plates that costR6 gutnqasi eanhl Goor
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16
oNLr HIDDEN FROM s1eHr.
MIR. Gladstone Says His Dead Son is Con,
for Merely a Brief Space.

LONDON, July 8.-Mr. Gladstone, in a
letter intimating that he will be unable
TO attend liberal meeting, says 1--WE,
In our affection, are deeply sensible Of
the mercies of God. He gave us for
fifty years a most precious son. He has
now only hidden him for very brief
space from the sight of our eyes. II
seems violent transition from such
thoughts to the arena Of political con-
tention, but the transition may be soft
ened by the conviction we profoundly
hold that we in the first and greatest Of
our present controversies work for the
honor, well being and future peace of
our opponents not less than for ouI
own"
The funeral of the late Mr.. w. H
Gladstone took place to-day at Hawar-
den. The procession Of mourners was
headed by the RI. Hon. William Ewart
Gladstone and by Herbert and Henry
Gladstone, brothers of the deceased
The tenants of the Hawarden estate and
many friends OF the Gladstone family
followed the body TO the grave.
Mr.. Arnold Morley and Mr.. Cyril
Flower represented the House of Com
| mons at the funeral
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16

WAsHrNeToN, D. G., July s.--Maple
sugar growers seem to be budding by
the score from every limb of every tree
that looks like either a maple or an oak
in the country. The new sugar bounty
OF two cents per pound explains the
buds. From present indications, based
upon recent research, the output Of
maple sugar is to be computed at about
450,00000O pounds, the bounty on
which will be $9,000,000. Internal
revenue officials are beginning to be
amazed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16
Two OF u Kind.
Now York SUN. n ~

new York sun.
An episode that proves dtligh fully
the shrewdness OF the national character
is reported from Chicago. Mrs. Nor
genthau went to a certain street corner
to keep an appointment for the return
of valuable jewels which had been
stolen from her house, and for which
she had offered large reward. AT the
advertised signal young man stepped
forward, presented package and re-
ceived from the lady parcel in return.
Instantly the youth was arrested, and it
was found that instead of diamonds
being exchanged for greenbacks the
lady and the debonair young man had
simply exchanged two packages of
brown paper. He said he was simply
trying to capture the reward, and She
said nothing. This is little conundrum
of human perversity that might well be
left for decision with Mr. Stockton. It
might be called "'The Lady or the Fakir.
or, Which was the innocent" No one
can justify the adventurous young man,
but was the good lady quite guitless
And how many advertisers for stolen
goods are above temptation themselves