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n Monnis,in Ash Becomes Through Ncces-
~iiy ~ vcritnbic Air Plant.

The front, van of the First rniversnist
ohIfch In Ultra is constructed of sandstone
hm1 trenton l,mestone, aud was hns.t about
facade there ARE two Norman turrcts 40 feet
, h,,En, snrmopn,ed with the usual no,cLed bat.
cornt:es projecting from the main wnl about
iiEMGnty inchs, and net over eighteen inches In
lcirdes, and from. u ieint in the the masonry
not more than ,three-tourths Of nh inch
vile; there has boon growing. fer
rowan tree" which is now IL feet high and
about hssu or teet across the exhaustion OF thy
nenso that they make the tree, appear bush
Ike The ash is perfsc;iy healthy. and for
Ierrc already Stated e ,G G' ,Sint s on the
ledge from whi.n the tree grow. is not more
thn mt ths"fiaaaricrs Of an inch wide. The hole
service. is . inches in diameter. There Is no
accumulation .; matter or the lodge to form
con or TO retain any moisture.
vi course the tree is not as large as one Of
tho same age would bo growing the same
tho wonder is how docs the plant. growing ont
OF mat Dry mortarcd chnk. over sustain lie.
fSS sys !, nrinE The summer ieryors NJ
street. ana not on II cru nbling ruin. but on u
d an,s NJ stone eorni,s attached 70 close.
Of the .sci"nyic:, How 10 lie raIfc!cs Of that
acid so INDISPENSABLE to its very existence?
And iron. whonce does it get the mineral eIe-
mrhts which enter into the composition Of all
arhorenl growth?'
Is there not here also evidence that our
plant takes i'll it's absolutely necessary nitro
gen ~ tho Sumo manner MS it does it's carbon,
:. ." through its foliage and from tn. mir only,
Tor there can TO but little If any. decoin lo4ed
mortar IN the chinks below the plant on that
projecting cnrnice OF not more than eighteen
inches in thickness. into the small int.rstices
between the stones Of which tho superficial
roofs OF our plant can penetrate. W" are
taught tina: in such u dry rabuIum devoid Of
vegetable matter there can lie NJ hncterial
masonry at that attitude is growing n healthy
exotic 'ree. rich in foliage and fruit. delyng
zero weather in winter. tropical heats in sum
trcssing drouths.
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DR.. MacArthur's Dintribcs.

To EDITOR or TnK srS--Sir: According to our
custom Of Listening. the reading of some instructive
and eIfyn2 book WHALE Mt dinner. portion OF the
Holy Scripture being always first read. we to-day
heard y continuation OF Pere Diions admirable work
Jesus Christ: Our sav:our's Person, Mission and
Spirit" published in English. am sorry that The Rev
Dr. Macarthur WAS not present on that occAssu to
share our meal in what his refined stomach might
have oeen able 20 endure, AMI hear. meanwhile tho
following sentences OF Prre pdon which fell from the
readers hps. As Will b. seen. they furnish Fitting
pointed comment Oh the Row Baptist prea chers bitter
and untruhfu! attack upon the Catholic clergy people,
and our Christian schools when in lis sermon Of las.
Sunday lie poured ont upon them his walls of spite
full. disappointed enyious. bat ine.Is 'iuai wrath.
Tho Jewish rulers. with that Instinct which hardly
ever decsyes those who feel themselves Threatened
recognized in Jesus power which they must breax or
But the craft and violence Of man. his shorr.Iived
de,TMe,ion; NAYS never sHc'.easi in nuaerins that
They would 6aS. let Him he and His doctrine pas,
insoieI ai;d.ln rIh lilo crowd o. publican: and an.
nsrs , put He worked aud drew meu to Him; therein
b. nausnss Tia. they seek 10 eumOat and they
THE man who love. God and worshIps in truth I.
Lyon always Bitter na r".n ''''' 0' re-
True nistyi courteous. false pietyis hypocrtical
"Mhoever IN whatever degree has this experience
oi me iny,ncbls obs,inacr against which Jesus
IS to tight ~ a hardrned man rejrcun. truth and
iortfynx himself within tic circle OF his errors and
pr Macarthur announced tn his congregation tina.
s rhs ar S i ,. an rn M hs
'r.t maj tho p.r.al of nc foregoing which shall
lion INN ss ans e.. NIL s,S OF @ s ya
maj holy day of divine praise his temple OF Worship
ana MS own Assumed oce Of teacher of Chr s'ian
nouss or 1nn f,rtrsr fathers. Nrw loRA err.
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for the Canadian people totally different
from the course which it adopts for itself.
1t welded its tremendous influence at
the last election for trade restrc-
tons. while ut tho same time its
own policy has been TO develop
to the utmost It's international trade. Tho
Toronto Globe admits that tho gross incou-
sistcucy aud scliishncss OF this policy
need not bn emphasized. High officials of
the Canadian Pacific. the very company
which was then and is still endowed with
Invaluable privileges of traffic with the
United States. were particularly Offensive
in their references to this country. Not
content with having defeated at that cleo
ton the Canadian Liberals, who desired TO
draw tho bonds OF connection with us as
closely as possible. the same officials now
cxnt in the prospect Of divcrting a large
uart OF tho transatlantic trafllc from New
York to Canadian seaport.
This is no party question: for neither
Democrats nor Republicans have u monor-
oily Of Intelligence or patriotism. There Is
no American citizen who does not by this
time recognize the folly of strengthening
the Canadian Pacific. the most powerful en-
ginc OF our enemies in Canada. by grant
ing to it special privileges which enable 1t
TO undei'id the American competitors and
to swell the revenues which are necessarily
employed against our national interests.
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A Warning to Ballot Reformers.

The opinion handed down by Mr.. Justice
CULLEN in the Supreme Court In Brooklyn
on Monday. denying the application to COM
pei the Board Of Canvassers OF Queens
county to throw out the GLEASON ballots
cast in Long Island City. reiterates and
emphasizes tho warning to so-called ballot
reformers originally given by the Court OF
Appeals in tho celebrated Onondaga case.
1T may DO freely admitted" said Judge
O'BRIEN OF the Court Of Appeals. that no
statute regulating tho conduct OF elections
should be so construed as to place arbitrary
or unreasonable distractions in the way Of
the citizen In the exercise Of his right to
vote: and further. that any la,c fairly open
to such an objection pould be in conflict rith
the Constitution"
In the GLEASON case. Judge CULLEN found
that while there was q difference between
the GLEASON ballots and the other official
ballots used in Long Island City. in the fin
ish and gloss Of the paper. yet that the
GLEASON ballots which he was asked to
throw out were in strict compliance with
the requirements of the Election law. 1t
was afflrmntively proved before him that
the difference between the ballots was not
the result OF design, but was solely due to
accident, arising out OF the fact that the
GLEASON ballots were printed some days
subsequently to the others. The GLEASON
ballots. therefore. could only be rejected on
the theory that they were marked; but it
was impossible fairly to say that the other
ballots rather than the GLEASON ballots
should be taken az the standard. Further
more. If on account of the variation all bal
laNz Ia I,l I-<,I
all the voters in tho entire election district
would have to be disfranchised.
II the Election law had to be construed so
as to effect such a result. Judge CULLEN
thinks it would be clearly unconstitutional
and void. After quoting the language Of
Judge O'BRIEN. which We have given above.
he says:
ANY law which would require citizen. not only to
that tho ballot he Intended to vote complied with
the statute but to examine the other baots-poss,bIy
with tho appliances and tho eye of sxpertto
they differ in character with his own and them the
peril Of dsfran hsemcnt II he was wrong guess
OF several varieties the inspectors and tho courts
would thereafter adept as the standard. would my
opuion be clearly subject to the conde mnAtion do
clsred In the opinion cited"
Before the enactment Of any ballot reform
law at all, and repeatedly since its enact
ment. we have declared that there was
danger that the new method OF voting
might be made SO complicated ard cum
brous as to be unconstitutional. This de-
cision by Judge CULLEN is the second dis
tinct judicial warning that the danger
which we long ago pointed out is real. The
next Legislature should take care to lessen
the impediments to the free exercise OF the
right OF suffrage which exist under the law
as it now stands. 1t is tolerably clear that
any change In the law which increases the
difficulty OF voting will be declared uncon-
sttutional by the courts.
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Tho guie!ess man who asked this foolish
question got his answer from a woman, who
with her husband. two children. n ma two ser
wants. lived in hous" with nine rooms. Huv-
give the results as follows: Number OF lunches
put up. :lnI: meals ordered. 0i3: desserts
made. l72: lamps filed :12S; rooms busted
:, %; times dressed children. 7Sti: visits re.
celved. STA: visits paid. 1867: books read. 80;
p,nners read 213: stories read aloud.
vices attended. l2.': articles mended.
l.S'V articles q clothing made. 100: fancy
II music. -Ots: hours in Sunday school work.
2OS: hours in gardening ~: sick days. A.:
amusements attended TO- Besides the above
cleaned every nook and corn or Of my house.
put up seyenty-five Jars Of pickle. and pre-
Easter eggs. polished silver. and spent seven
GAYS N helrnG T. nu-s" u sick friend who was
III. besides tho thousnn! and one duties too
form
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officers H. therefore. intended merely as .
measure for his own protection.

officers Ia, therefore, intended merely as Q
measure for his own protection.
How this unusual episode will end Is q
mattor OF conjecture. VIII the Hon.
LAZARUS BAKER follow Mr.. CLEVELAND
and his family out Of town. or will he
remain at his old post on the curbstone and
In the areaway opposite to Number 10 !?
There il no change yet in the situation. ex-
ccpt that tho increased attention bestowed
by pnsscrs by on the patient little old
gentleman since Monday has led him to
draw himself more into his shell. as 1t were.
His first manner OF cheerful candor and
perfect Willingness to avow to any ques-
toner the purpose of his presence In the
street, has given way to u more reserved
attitude toward the public. His bearing
is far more shy. perhaps shade suspicious
This Is only natural. for hundreds OF people
OF all sorts now stop to accost the little old
gentleman with white chin whiskers. many
asking whether Mr.. CLEVELAND has yet
minated his readiness TO receive him.
When thus Intercepted. tho Hon.
LAZARUS BAKER turns meesly away. and
producing yellow pad and n lead pencil be-
gins to write as diligently as II the destiny
OF the nation depended upon his literary
activity: tearing page after page from the
pad and thrusting the manuscript into
the side pocket Of his threadbare and not
too thick overcoat. Is he writing commu-
nication to Mr.. CLEVELAND which shall final
ly lead to tho personal interview. or Is he
merely iotting down his Impressions OF
street life in great METROPOLIS 1t is i'm
possible to look upon this bizarre little
figure, cheerfully pcrseverng in his strange
solitude amidst two millions of people. with
out friendly and sympathetic sentiments.
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Accurate shooting In selcderence.

PrESIH; 4. r.. Nov IAN unknown Next
can was shot and killed last Thursday after
noon near ilu Bend Ivy l;ufs THOMPSON. The
Mexican had been in the city several days. and
had come TO be regarded AZ dangerous man.
knife. and seemed to be hunting for o chance
to use i. Those who came in contact with him
were afraid Of him. and submitted to much
abuse rather than 10 resent It.
on SUNDAY afternoon ho had tnken possea-
Sion OF Horn saloon. In the course of his oc-
rurntion Of tho place Il" got into an nltercn-
ton with Thompson and started at him. bowie
knife in hand. Thompson held his ground
until the Mexican was within six feet Of hiul
when IL. drew his revolver and began firing.
lie i'r"l four shots so RAPIDLY that the last ono
pierced tho MrN!cans body before he fell. and
his aim was 40 true that each bu,let pierced
tho heart. An inquest WAS held Immediately.
and the Jury decided that 1t was 4 case OF
Iustllil bic homicide.
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The Congress OF tho Salvation Army.

The congress OF the Salvation Army is a
very impressive gathering. Though in
numbers 1t Is not SO great as the Christian
Endeavor Convention. which lately attract
ed SO much attention here. it is even more
striking and significant. The Christian En-
deavorers are tho militia OF the army OF the
Lord. By comparison. the Salvationists are
the regularly enlisted soldiers. always en-
gagged in warfare against the devil and his
works.
OF the existence OF tho devil they have no
doubt. He is not to them merely a poetic
personillcation OF abstract evil and all the
forces OF wickedness, but an actual being
with definite form. who moves about to
destroy the souls OF men. 1--WE believe in a
personal devil" said Mrs. BOOTH at the
meeting at Carnegie Hall on Monday even
ing. I'VE believe in him because we have
seen him." They believe that the devil is
the author and embodiment OF sin, and not
simply the figure of speech which he Ia in
the minds OF SO large part OF modern
thcologians and modern Christians, Thew
believe that he has his abode In hell, and
that thence he sallies forth at the head OF
his diaboical lcgions to drag the souls OF
men down into the bottomless pit.
They believe. also. that salvation Is real.
that heaven is IL place and not merelva
state. They believe that their GOD has His
awful throne, and that numberless angels
gather about Him in unceasing alteration
and with pure and perfect delight. They
believe in tho golden streets. in the gates
OF jasper. in the harps. and the trump Of
the last day of judgment. They do not try
to explain away all these as images created
by the imagination. as concrete expressions
Of abstract truths incomprehensible by the
simple ones Of humanity. They accept
them as facts and as actualities. Heaven
and hell are as real to them as the earth
which they SEQ with their natural eyes, and
to them this mortal life. as compared with
the everlasting life to come. IA OF no impor-
lance except as the threshold OF the other.
Hence the Salvationists are banded to-
gether for no other purpose than to fight
the devil. For his victims they have only
pity; for the devil himself only bitter
hatred. They go down to the dark and vile
places OF the town. but not after the detec-
tive fashion OF PARKHURsT. They do not
turn the dunes OF the devil over to the OFF,
GERS OF the human law. as he did. but rather
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The December Harpey's is indeed Christmas
NUMBER from front to the last piece Of litter the
Editors Drawer" Christmas is tho beginning. con.
tnuAtion and ending OF its purpose and It amply full
nlsit Louise Imogen Quincy contributes "Tryse Noel"
carol with admirable illustrations by " Du Mond;
Mary wilkins brings out an ola but never published
tragedy, In six acts called "Ges Corey, Yeoman and
Miss Woolson. Eva Wilder McGissson. Ferdinand Fabre
and others contribute Christmas stories Of interest
Tho late Theodore Child is represented by study of
Some Types OF the Virgin: H. Aldr!ch has long poem
Mr. Bunnsr short story Julian Hawthorne a sonnet.
and Miss wilkins some most Interesting Pastesin Prose
dainty little dreams. AIomsrEabs story is Charles u.
j Roosrtss do seek their Meat from God" . story
hard TO chsraetsrtxs, but Of Absotb! interest
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The Westminster RerieT says:

The Westminster RerieT SAYS:
81, Will hardly lie denied that. for whatever cause.
p.ts,sm is in an especial degree Characteristic OF
eur own time and our own stage of development"
We take the liberty to deny it in go far as
the republic of tho United States OF North
America is concerned. Pessimism is not a
characteristic OF the American people at
their stage OF development in these closing
years of the nineteenth century. We re-
grct to learn that it is al English charac-
teristc. 1t is not healthy.
Again tho Westminster Rerier, In REFER
ring to English literature. says:
"onr splendld literature is invested with neisa
choy."
We tako leave to remark that American
literature is not afflicted with meancholla.
1t is inllamed with buoyancy. vivacity.
good hunior. sunshine. flamboyancy. jubi-
fancy. geninlity. exuberancy. and other
things OF the kind.
The Westminster Rerie,o gives the names
OF many doleful English authors OF our
times. TENNYsoN and BROWNING were
easily discouraged; GEORGE MEREDITH
keeps himself up by his austere philosophy:
MATTHEW ARNOLD Is openly Respondent;
ARTHUR II. CLoUGH Is bcset with clouds:
RossETTr walked in the willow woods all his
life; WILLIAM MORRIS once sought ref
uge from the century's stress without find
ing it: and q whole lot Of other English
authors are just as unhappily of. We are
justified In making the observation that 1t Is
all different with the American authors
of the period. The late JAMES r. LOWELL
was not respondent; the late GEORGE W.
CURTIS was not; OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
is not beset with clouds: neither BRET
HARTE nor JOAQUIN MILLER OF the Sierras
walks In tho willow woods: JAMES WHIT
COMB RILEY Is not In distress: and we
could name whole lot OF other American
authors who are full OF life and cheer. and
whose volumes show that they are full OF it.
Why is it that English authors sit in the
ashes filed with pessimism. while Amer
lean authors flourish In the sunshine. full
OF hope and aspirations We must ask the
Westminster Rerie,c. which. let US remark.
ought to know that England does not pro-
duce all the literature Of the century.
Tho English climate. the English consti-
tuition. the English temperament. English
society. English history. English news
papers. English provender and liquors. the
Houses of Parliament. the national debt.
and the Irish question are responsible for
many things in England that might be
altered for greater general happiness.
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We learn from a London paper that
shpbuildng firm in Hart!epool has just re-
ceived an order for three large cargo steamers
for an American company in the cattle trade.
These three steamers ought to be built in an
American shipyard. We ought to build at
least some OF the steamers for the trade be-
tween England and this country. American
shipbuilders can build just as good ships as
are built in England. and can do 1t at a cost
but little above the English cost The Amer
lean company which has ordered these steam
srs from England would have done better by
giving the order to an American firm.
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The Hon. Lazarus Bakers Identity Es-
tablished.

Since our first account OF the mystery
now puzz!lng West Fifty-frst street, we
have ascertained three things positively
for fact: l. There is a newspaper in st.
Paul, Mimi, styled the st. Paul Daily Globe
9. The shabby little old gentleman with
white chin whiskers who is waiting so pa
tiently and SO cheerfully in the area oppo-
site to Number IL for IN intimation that
Mr.. CLEVELAND is ready to receive him. is
really the Hon. LAZARUS BAKER, said to he
the editor OF the ST. Paul Daily Globe. 8. The
constant presence Of the Hon. LAZARUS
BAKER at the gate Of the next Administra-
ton is not due to any desire to annoy Mr..
CLEvELAND's family, or to nero greed OF
Office. The Hon. LAZARUS BAKER occu-
pics West Fifty-tlrst street from patriotic
and public motives. lie feels that his duty
calls him thither. and that 1t Is Of the
first importance that he should be ut hand,
day and night In fair weather and in foul,
ready to enter INTO consultation with the
President-elect without moments delay
whenever the front door swings open and the
summons issues. Hence the Hon. LAZARUS
BAKER uncomplainiugly braves alike the
midnight storm. the cruel cold that nips
Ing sneers Of curious passers by who Judge
him neither by his intellect nor by his
heart. but by his questionable hat and
frayed trousers legs.
The actual existence OF 81. Paul Daily
Globe was readily asccrtained through the
advertising agencies. We have succeeded
In procuring copies OF some of the recent
numbers Of the Hon. LAZARUS BAKERS
Daily Globe. The connosseur of journalism
might easily overlook this respectable little
sheet. In appearance so pathetically like
the little old gentleman with white chin
WHISPERS: but In connection with tho Fifty
first street mystery and the wide interest
already excited by tho Hon. LAZARUS BA-
HERS movements, the not otherwise notable
Daily Globe is now sure OF national fame.
The establishment OF the Hon. LAZARUS
BAKERS identity is directly due to the
ndroIt and tactful Investigations Of the po-
lice Of tho TweLt y-sccond precinct. prose-
cuted since Officer MACGowAN picked up
the visiting card which furnished the first
clue to the mystery. Capt. DEvERY's men
are all satisfied that the little old gentle
man with white chin whskers is the Hon.
LAZARUS BAKER. and none other. They
have received information from the police
of st. Paul that the Hon. LAZARUS BAKER
left that city on the morning of Nov. .:
that his family profess no anxiety as
to his whereabouts or welfare: that
he took through ticket to New
York. informing the ticket seller that he
was respecting to DO invited to confer with
Mr.. CLEVELAND on matters Of some mo-
ment:" and that In the opinion OF the st.
Paul police authorities, he is perfectly
respectable and harmless. and any eccen-
tricities OF behavior which he may develop
during his stay in New York need occasion
no alarm for the public safety. The close
but unobtrusive watch now kept on the
Hon. LAZARUS BAKER by Capt. DEvEnY's
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Judge HERR1cK OF Albany has performed
the duty OF deciding in the election contest
brought by the Hon. GEORGE II. BUSH Of Ul-
ster county. tho Democratic candidate who
was defeated for the Assembly. 1t is proper
to assume that Judge HERIICk's decision was
correct. but 1t would be Of more incontestable
value II. before dealing with the case OF pol.
itician factionally opposed to himself. he had
resigned his place on tho Democratic State
Committee Of Now York. A Judge and a par
tisan committeeman make scandaous com
bnatlon. Judge HERgIcK should resign from
the bench or go out OF active politics.