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1t is to be sincerely hoped that the report
ed gift OF half million OF dollars to help
build the new Episcopal cathedral in New
York city is Il fact Every citizen OF a reason
able mind. jew or Gontlc. can look with ap-
provui and interest upon the noble project Of
building in this city magnificent Episcopal
cathedral. Leaving creeds out Of the question.
tho Episcopal Church represents charitable
organization which. considering its size. is
second to mono in the performance of benef-
cent work. Tho cathedral. when completed
upon its commanding site. will be one OF
the most splendid udo.Hments OF the city.
People OF humane instincts and OF public
spirit can well Join in furthcrIns scheme
that already rests upon such 4 solid founda-
ton. And il any wealthy man. OF whatever de-
nomination. desires to do generally proiita-
hle and praiseworthy act. he can give million
dollars or moro toward tho erection of the
Cathedral OF st. John.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-24
A New Flag.

The announcement comes from Washing
ton that tho PostmastcrGeneral will give
us q new flag After mature considera-
ton" we are told. "he has decided to adopt
n special design for tlnE which Is to fly at
the mi22en OF every United States vessel
having on board the United States mail
Assuming that tho Postmastcr.General
Inns the power under the law to require
Government mail carriers 10y sea TO use
flag of a design to be prescribed by that
officer. we hope he will take good care at
al, events to adopt a handsome flag. The
artistic ability exercised in behalf OF the
l;oyerument OF the United States In the
choice of designs for its coins Is not cnlcu-
lated. however. to encourage hope in this
respect. 1t required positive affirmative
genius in tho direction OF bad Taste to select
such head as appears on our new silver
coins. Better have no postal flag at all
than anything which In its way is COM
parable with that
| II seems that several designs for the new
flag have bccn proposed by those steamship
! companies which are under contract with
| the Government to carry the mails for q
| considerable number Of years. II the Post
master-G General contemplates the selection
or any OF these designs. let him make
them all public first and give the people
an opportunity to express an opinion as to
the merits OF the different flags under con-
sidcrution. No design is desirable which Is
not clear, distinctive. and easily recoGniza-
bic, so that tho moment the flag Is seen at
all people will know just what 1t is and
| what it means.
| There Is square flag in use In the navy
which We remember seeing on the day OF
the ERICSSON obsequies in this port that
possesses the merits desirable In postal
flag such as the Government proposes to
adopt. This is a large white flag. nearly
square. with five black figures upon It, one
being in the middle and one at each corner
These figures resemble the emblem used u
denote u club in cards: so that the effect o.
the signal at little distance is that OF the
five Of clubs. This flag. we believe, Is hoist
cd ON u man -ofwar only when the vessel II
despatched on an independent mission out
side Of any Admlral's command. as was thu
cuse with the Baltimore when she left thi
port to convey the remains OF Capt. jon!
ERICSSON TO Sweden.
Or course, such ali emblem as the five o
clubs would never do for pious soul lik
JOHN WASANIAKEH; but II he will let tn
matter stand over a few months until W
have Democratic Observation-Disclosures
that officer will have no objection to goo
flag. even If black as the ace OF spades.
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Road Making, Bee Keeping, and Other
Things,

Trustworthy action has Just been taken
by the Executive Committee OF the National
League for Good Roads, in opposition to
the scheme for turning its business over to
the Government. or making it dependent
upon the Federal Treasury. The Execu-
tive Committee has repudiated the memo
rial to Congress prepared by Col. poPE.
In favor OF the establishment OF a Road De-
partment OF tho Government. under the
direction OF Secretary OF Roads. en-
powered to establish a road college. to
maintain u road exhibition. To en-
courage road improvement. and TO take
general charge OF all the roads OF
the United States. with the exception OF
railroads and city streets. The Executive
Committee OF the League has not only dis
avowed any responsibility for this memo-
rial, which was not issued under its au.
thority. but has adopted a policy which is
incompatible with that therein set up. Its
policy is to promote road improvement
through the voluntary and united action
OF tho several commercial, agricultural.
and other bodies that are most directly in
terested In the subject. Among the men,
bers OF the League are representatives OF
transportation companies. chambers OF
| commerce. farmers unions. tho wheelmen.
the local road leagues. and other organiza-
tions: and 1t Is through these bodies that
| operations are to be carried Oh. without
asking any subsidy from the Federal Gov
| eminent, and without Its interference.
1t is hardly worth while to say that il Col.
| Pores Road Department were set up In
| Washington. according to his memorial. it
would be by far the costlest department OF
the Government. Involving the expenditure
OF hundreds Of millions OF dollars every
year and the employment OF an army OF
rosd makers at least thrice as strong as the
regular army.
| A number OF other projects recently
brought up are not less foolish and i'm
practicable than tho Government road
project. Some OF the members OF the Bee
Keepers Association, for example. which il
about to hold Its national convention, are
preparing to present the claims OF apicul
ture to Congress. to ask that it shall be
taken In charge by the Federal Govern
ment. and to apply for an appropriation In
its behalf. The agricultural JERRY RUsH
favors tho agricultural subsidy. as he favors
Government road making ard DYRES
FORTH rain making; but even Daddy RUsE
| will not be able TO help tho bee keeper:
during his brief term OF official service.
| We now learn that subsidy for anoths
special object. with which Congress- has n,
concern. is demanded by the County Medi
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Question: Though yet young am am

Question: " Though yet young. am am
bilious to become n famous man. and would
like THE Sun to tell mo how to win fame"
Answer: Few OF the mon who enjoy world
wide fame over set out to win 1t. and many OF
them did not caro- n snap OF the finger for 1t.
SOCRATES and PLATO are famous because OF
their wisdom: ALEXANDER and CESAR because
OF their conqucsts: ISAIAH and PAUL because
OF their moral supremacy. BroNAEoTT1 and
SHAKESPEARE and DANTE owe thcir fame to
artistic genius: NEWTON to his scientific dis
coveries; BACON to his learning: WASHINGTON
to his patriotic services. and Edison to
his inventions. The famous mon OF tho
world have been men who possessed
great powers OF mind, or who performed great
deeds. They did not win famo by seeking for
It. Fame came to Thorn as q result Of their
character or their career.
Let our ambitious young questioner study
the lives OF the men OF worldwide fame. from
Moses to GLADSTONE. and he will be able to
see. after time. upon what their fame Is
founded. Then let him strive. not to be u
famous man. but to be worthy OF fame. There
are few famous men In this generation. and
there will doubtless be few more in the next
There Is chance for him to be one Of them.
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WHAT ARE "MfRKED" BfLLOTS?
The Confusion Resulting from the Present
l.nM.

To THE Fp1ron OF THE SUN-Si,- The
aftermath Of every election since the adoption
OF the present Ballot law in New York has been
Q fine crop OF contests due to alleged marked
ballots. They require the attention OF the
courts and leave many districts in doubt.
What are marked ballots?
In the Duchess county case OF a year ago
tho all eyed marked ballots were distinguish.
able from tho others by printers quad which
had become displaced in printing. In the
Chamuug county dispute different combina-
tions of initials were used in writing the name
OF II candidate for O minor office. and by that
means the tickets were it is said. identified
In the recent controversy in Long Island City
the claim made by the supporters Of Madden,
the contestant. was that some OF the tickets
OF his successful opponent for the Assembly.
Robinson. were marked" BY being printed
uron n natural. or dul! white. paper instead Of
calenAered raper. q technical distinction not
clear 10 the great body OF voters.
The law does no. define what IL Il married"
ballot. and the Jud ges are not agree on this
point. If you unhertako t" follow. the points
ballots east Mt an election. under the present
| law. are MARKED and liable. therefore. to
With G ,or from Other tekts IS
marked" The writing Of the name OF any can.
| didate necessarily "marEs ticket: the color
| nnd quality Of tho lnper upon which n pastor
il, printed MARKS &: the way Ito raster iis
| affixed to the ticket marks it.. for about 70
! per cent. OF the vote cast in New York is in the
! form of rnster ballots. and these. must be
| pasted exactly at right angles and eIuidis-
liant from the outer edges. to fully conceal the
| names underneath.
A majority Of the paster ballots sent by mail
| TO the Democratic electors of New York city
! this year did not conform TO the provisions OF
| the law. and about half Of the tickets voted
| this year could. on technical grounds. have
| been thrown out ms irregular
This is one OF the grave dangers and serious
| menlces OF the present system OF voting.
| whereby the inspectors are exalted over the
electors by being made the Judges OF tho suf.
| flcency OF alleged marked tickets. | an
glad to sec that Judge Cullen. in his decision
OF the Long Island City case on Monday. re
calls the voters to prompt appreciation o
| tn. needs Of the case when he saws that the
| RICH, Of suffrage in his stat is not a hounti
| OF the I.eEi stature. but an Inherent constitu
| tional right. not TO be forfeited lightly on friv
olnus or technical grounds.
No doubt this is one OF thennestions to which
| tho new Legislature. Democratic in boil
branches. will address itself this winter
| NEW YORK. Nov. -. BALLOT REFORM.
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The city Of Hamburg will tomorrow hold
q grand festival In celebration OF its relief
from the epidemic OF cholera. New York has
reason to rejoice with Hamburg on this oc-
casion. nnd we shall DO happy to send our con-
Rratulations to it's people In company with
others that will be sent to them from all parts
OF tho world. May the old city nevcr again DO
visited by plague like that from which it
suffered so terribly in the months OF Septem-
Der and October
The cholera has not yet wholly disappeared
from Hamburg There are still new cases of
1t reported every day. but these cases IRE very
few. rarely more than three or four in any
day: and the death rate Of the city is not
above that OF ordinary times
10 Hamburg. health and prosperity ever
more
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New York Is Still There.

At Democratic celebration in st. Louis
the other night. Major CHARLES HALcYoN
JONES. who has for some years objected to
the towering prominence OF the State OF
New York, and has sought to make DEM
ocratic West undefiled by the presence OF
plutocrats not in the newspaper business.
came forth and exclaimed:
"rertaps the greatest and mos: far.reach.ng sgnid
canoe OF Tuesdays victory that loossns the clutch
York upon the throat OF tue party and transfers
political control to the sunset side OF the AeghAntes
It means an emancipsted party adisenthraled West.
and magnificent future Of prosperity for this great
Mississippi Valley"
We sympathize with Major JONES in his
JOY, and ne are surprised that he OK
pressed 1t IN such comparatively frigid
terms. What VIC have quoted is tho period
OF an orator. not the dithyramb Of steam
ing Yates. This seems hardly the same
JONES who said in his celebrated Poem
Read Before the Adelph!c Neophotic Sodal-
ity OF Neophagen College in $780,"
Then rally. Free Traders. rally
And heed not tho Gawp or the 0awk;
uurah for tho Mississippi Valley.
And tsheol with New York"
happiness. In his pleasing dreams New
lOrR mas Deem 6eC aSluo Huu ueutTallZeu
forever. and the West. ringed with rainbo VS..
is the hope and the base OF Democracy.
It might or might not BIO well for the
Democratic party and the country that
Major JoNEs's dream should be true. For
our part. we are free to admit that Demo-
cratic votes are welcome from whatever
State they come. and that no State has any
title to monopoly OF Democracy. At the
Same time. it is little difficult to UNDER
stand why some Western Democrats should
be Jealous OF New York. Surely. the thirty
six votes OF New York are regarded as O
desirable contribution to the Democratic
side. Until the persistent Democratic
soldity OF Illinois and Wisconsin has been
demonstrated by a series OF national cleo
lions, the Democrats who are practical
politicians instead OF being bards and
celebraters like Major JONES. will not
neglect Now York or regard the new
recruits OF the Wost as capable Of sup
planting tho powerful veteran. Moreover,
as the great cities OF New York must
keep on growing to vaster populations. I'M
less all the present conditions Of population
in the United States suffer Al change sur
prising and apparently impossible, the po-
lit!cal potency of tho State OF New York
must continue 10 increase. Instead OF be.
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ThanksR1ving Day.

Tho first great reason for thanksgiving
to-day Is that we are all alive to take part
In tho drama Of humanity.
According to the pessimists. that Is not a
reason for rejoicing. but rather an occasion
for lamentstion. Life, they say. is not
worth living. since the sorrowful condi-
lions Of existence far exceed all its pleas
ures. They are Calvinists in holding that
man is the victim OF his destiny. deter
mined In the counsels Of eternity and be-
fore all time. They say that his freedom OF
will 10 an illusion with which he tiatters
himself. and that really he Is the slave Of
the law OF heredlty and incapable OF burst
ing his natural bonds. The happiness OF a
future disembodied existence which religion
promises him, they declare to be mere
imaginative assumption. Even II there be
this life to come. they ask. what reason is
there to assume that 1t will be happier
than tho present and not more miserable ?
Here we know. they continue. that dis
to provoke men to improve their condition.
30 far as they are able. and that 1T tends
to bring about the progress OF civili-
xauon and the advancement OF our race.
Perfect content and satisfaction would
induce slothfui stagnation In this life.
they argue. and cause men to lapse
into torpidity Of which the result
would DO tho obliteration OF the human
race. for discomfort stimulates human
ity to the effort to gain greater happiness
by marriage. How could 1t be otherwise In
future life. they ask. for do not the same
spiritual laws operate always and eter-
naliy. and Is 1t possible for man to conceive
OF a state in which they are annulled
This melancholy argument. however. has
n' practical interest for living men. They
are not analyzing their reasons for enjoy
Ing existence in order to find out whether
they are sound They are simply getting
all they can OF happiness out OF life. and. on
the whole. they find that existence brings
to them more pleasure than pain. Their
discomfort makes life the more enjoyable,
for 1t prOvokes a striving for Improvement
which has all the excitement OF a chase.
The watching Of this class Of humanity is
also always full OF changing interest. 1t is
worth living to stand by and observe the
procession. At this period. too, the drama
OF lfo In all parts OF the world is constantly
before our eyes. 1t is the most interesting
period In the history OF mankind. for thu
very reason that 1t Is the most marked by
discomfort. 1t is the most enyious. The
great prosperity OF some incites the envy OF
many others. The mass Of society are bet
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cal Society Of Camden county. N. J. At
the Convention OF that body n resolution
was adopted calling upon Congress TO make
an appropriation from the Federal Treasury
to tcfray the expenses Of the Pan-Amcrican
Medical Congress- which Is to be held In
Washington next year. We have nota DOUBT
that JERRY RUsK will support this rcsoiu-
ton also. Yet. for all that. the nppropria-
ton cannot be got.
These subsidy hunters will have to learn
that the functions OF the Federal Govern
ment are limited.
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~ wEsI NlSE1rsxIu STREET. New loEI
The IIrh,iuu of the Columbus fionts.

To .,v p,,,o, n, lar srS-Sir. made no contract
% n,,,n,,,,. a.. .,-rsts II sew York. which sup
posed would he 4. r rn' rs those OF London Or ran"
n, sin,,ar oc.a-.oa. And as To the lighting OF 'he
fouis lb.fnrs n rn'on Of the b'"y'lS'sl 'he ''
,oy,y.,tr,rtf from letter from the superintendent
,,,.,. irpartu,ent Of the Edison Genera!
Light r"mpnv a!.d OCT "a 10 scrvs cur
.,,,,rf, # trrc hours NJ "hIch rave Ih' huin'a
49,, v.s 81, ,ica tour tiuG"', hnH they A''rn
ii'',, ~. liza the rntr N hhGHems ht W en-
ss,arent n trtistc "r"ddclt"m NE PatIn, ""p,a
VA %t1ini, 80 she OF = scpIe ~ hSh ana On
dcs,rNr IrHlsr =, ga, .o,.,,,c,ors NJ the no ltx 1
mnti ,rs !". =, Nuy ~ ALFRFp THOMPSON.
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II would be very casy thing for the Secretary
OF the Interior to issue an order that would
keep buffalo hunters out OF IL forever.

The loyal followers OF Police Commits
sioner john c. SuEEu.N. the Tammany chief
tain OF tho odd Thirteenth" district. rolled
IN Democratic majority In the district on
election day that staggered the Wicked FREDDY
GIBBS the Republican leader. and amazed tho
oldest inhabtant OF the district. Mr.. SHEEHAN
has hit upon shrewd and interesting plan Of
keeping his proud army OF voters intact. lie
proposes to call them together once a month
in the attractive assembly room OF tho Tam
many district headquarters in tho Pe1uod
Club to listen to inspiring Democratic doc
trine from the lips OF capable talkcrs.
and. aterwurd to entertain them with
Clce singing and other forms OF CONNIE ndablo
diversion. These are to be strictly temper
ance meetings and tho Commissioner has
chrstencd them social ratilcations."
Mr. SHEEHAN. 1t will DO seen. has come to tho
conclusion that 1t isn't good policy to let up in
tho work Of enthusng the people in the cause
OF true Democracy just because election is
over. and ho hopes to keep them actively in
terested In politics oil tho year round. and in
organizing his social ratiilcations has set an
example that other district leaders through
out the city can copy with profit to the party
and incidental qualification to themselves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-24
I.onE Island Engines.

To IHg EpiroR TUE SuS-Sir' Reading the article
in Tms Sun this morning regarding communication
tickets for suburbanites feel as though would !Ee
10 saw a few words as regards committing on Long
Island. Another object OF complaint are tho engines
they use on the north side DIVISION They arc about
the Oldest engines which are SIN in existence. ana 10
pull n train Of Ave orsix cars tammeh win people
ct more than thirty miles an hour ~ an npossihlty
and a read that Is AS rich an mas tnch monopoly
should do something to MAKE NE !te easier icr Ihe
residents OF Long Island A'oAAc'H
FLUSHING, Nov. -.
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Evacuation Day." the 25th OF November.
upon which day In 1888 the British redroats
evacuated Now York. is a great day for our
city. great day for the young American re-
public 1t will be celebrated this year iy the
Old Guard and tho Continental Guard. Every
body should celebrate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-24
Girls Will Say Things.


TT"H Ut Northampton" 'oU'"'''
When girls get together they viii! say th'nGdS
uarty" in which she had participated. hndi
When we got back" said she. we were chi!sa
through. So. while the boys took II smoke wa
sat an,i Rugged the stove" ,,,t,.
o." Well exclaimed the girl with me big b!ns
ewes 81 think you might have hieGsd us
boys and let the stove 90 the stoh'Hs'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-24

S,isripTots % THR ';uH NAV he made G'roue'
n, ,,rc'osng Department Of Ne American h.r-
,,fss ,ompsuy al any place ~her" Rat Company
lcson agency Agents Til 0ire money order
,t,,bi for subscriptions. and rW ;orrdrd M'
mo, m o,j,r oRoched 10 M order to send NE
,apry y,o ony S,ird nnr. free OF ann Harg'. en-
,f;Ur usua, u, JD, ISSUING he order.
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Grace Before SIcnt.

F,on Kafs Ii,id, WJd ipgon
When Julia carvrs ut household feast
nguie soi eniGniy sweet
Across my brain Win often iit
The sayINs Of an odtiGe VII.
Grace before iueA,"
When julia rRrves with dainty hands,
Whose every touch Is IL ~ and noat,
Tie tnugnrst breast should trnieT grow,
1he dryrst joints nav "a, Or show
Trace before meat
When JIlia caIye.. her gracious smile.
VIII eli gives TO ne ~ "elrDmr sweet
Sends through my heart CURIOUS ihTiI-
pe,otion dnth my spirit tI-
"Gtsco before nis4L"
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Paw the suprrvisOrs.

To rus EpiroR tbs SrN.i,' NO" Ami Inc tni,od
States Sup~rvi.ors get mex p''"s''
hLA uEL, Nov. =. IeN-.
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And This from an Esteemed Populist Con.
temporary.

From he Pue,io E'eEin9 Sdr.
There are SO MANY good newspapers in the United
Staff. that cannot say this or that Is tho best
without mental reservation But FOR Al Aarounn.
rood uspcr-one that MS tho entire place for answs-
MINER an ency cloyUdia work on moral philosophy
ethics religion. and all other things commend us 10
Tug suS OF New York 1t leaves nothing whatever to
be desired.
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Pleased with the beginning.

from the WnLin5'm fr'nF9 sur
Hello" exclaimed lie man from Un M, y,
nc 10 TODD before the Washington lnonumeht
aaSrha,'s pretty good elevator. shat h Mhnss9
arey You going to put W tho rest Of the pu''a'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-24

The annual report OF the Free Circulating
Library shows large amount OF work. well
done. TO the advantage .! an evcr-increas!ng
number OF citizens.