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brought forward with the Monterey, on
which so much reliance has lately been put
But special attention is due just now to
The first session of the last previous Demo-
cratic House for comparison with to-day.
That body provided. In single approprla-
ton bill. for no fewer than eight war ships.
including tho armored cruiser New York, OF
$3.50 tons. thcn the largest ever undertaken.
for which SS,500.0OO was Appropriated the
largest also. OF our unarmored cruisers up
to that time undertaken, the 5,5O0-ton ship.
for which 81. 800, 900 was allowed; two $751;
ton cruisers, on which the limit was l.l00.-
600 each; three 2.000-ton cruisers, finally.
practice vessel for the Naval Academy
This work IL followed up q few months
later, at its next session. by authorizing
two other arinored vessels. one steel
cruiser and the other n harbor defence ram.
besides two unarmored gunboats.
1t must bs acknowledged that the Fifty
first Congress fully rose to the level OF
these presidents. Mr.. WHITNEY had been
succeeded by Secretary TRACY. who at
tracted the attention OF the country by
carrying the standard OF construction
higher than ever. putting 1t indeed at the
front of the worlds naval architecture. and
afterward winning praise on oil hands for
his remarkable administrative energy and
ability in preparing the navy for possible
service against Chilli The building OF
the three great lo,2O0-ton battle ships,
Indiana. Massachusetts. and Oregon. and
Of the two large and swift commerce
destroyers. No. IL and No. -. will form
his official monument. As, also. under his
predecessor the foundation Of the great
gun and armor plant at Bethlehem and tho
establishment of the ordnance factory ut
Washington must be added to- the achieve
ments already mentioned. so to Mr.. TRAcYs
period of control belongs the production OF
the best naval arnior in tho world
These are the records which should Stimu-
late the Fifty-sccond Congress to fall IN
with the striking march of the past ten
years in naval construction. This has been
steadily accelerated in pace with thr growth
of the country's resources for building
ships and guns. Tho present Congress
has also had in tho experience of tho
last twelve months with Italy and with
Chill IN unusually striking lesson upon tho
value OF our navy. the need OF increasing
it, and the enthusiastic support which the
American people will give to the defence
OF American rights.
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main unknown or unfixcd In the memory.
they must command the players study
altogether beyond comparison with the Sec
ondary considerations which filled SO large
part OF PoE's mind. and the power OF COM
pretending them will be infinitely more
potent than the mere acutoness OF the
detective-llke perceptions which Pos has
held up rs tho crown Of the ideal mas ter.
For whist one must have intellectual
strength Of no mean order. coupled with
great facility OF thought. and tits true that
many great men have excelled in whist; but
thousands may gain fame therein to whom
distinction in any other pursuit Is hope
lessly unattainable.
Our correspondent can set 1t down as
certain truth that poker. like whist.
neither makes nor requires nan OF ability
to deal with the large affairs Of practical
life. Perhaps human nature and knowl-
edge Of 1t are more important factors In
this national sport OF America than In tn
royal card game OF all the world. While
poker Is less Of tax upon what might be
called the pure mechanism OF tho mind.
Us 1t Is In It's nature less varied and less com
plicatcd. 1t will scarcely ever produce sue
cessful player who has not at the bottom
Of his makeup very considerable block
Of common sense; far moro indeed than nee
essarily enters into the constitution of tho
man Of whist. Yet, although 1t is our national
game. the top.sawycrs Of it are not tho
most famous either Of hotel keepers or
Of railroad Presidents. Some very able
and likewise eminent cltizons have been
excellent poker players: still the genuine
,,l, .,lytn iI, md
dangerous. are as apt to be gentlemen liv-
ing by their luck or by some aim ost kindred
profession. MS to possess the substantial
force and Judgment that makes NApoLEoNs
in the walks of legitimate affairs
IL our correspondent will ponder upon
this fact. he may reach a moro radical and
satisfactory explanation of 1t than we
shall venture upon here. We will suggest,
however. that perhaps the faculties exer-
ciscd in whist or in poker or in cards by any
rules. may be in truth extremely limited.
In poker. great. noble, and. in this country.
patriotic game rs it is. little nerve. lit
tie smartncss, practice. and, indispcnsnbly.
the spirit OF tho gambler, the readiness or
inclination to seize upon even an inferior
chance against the risk OF disaster. the dis.
position that can rest its action on hope In
stead Of on logic, may meet successfully over
the poker table the most powerful intellect
ever turned to commerce or politics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-07
Is there a Devil OF Eiopcment2

What principle 10 refer back to for ex-
PLANTATION Of the system that has prevailed
In and around the BRAYLKY family Of Brlgh-
ton can be considered after the facts OF their
history are put into comparable form:
CHARLES BRAYLEYs first wife eloped from
him with his brother ALFRED.
CHARLES then married the eloped wife OF
Mr.. GOULD.
ALFRED and Mrs. CHARLES No. separated
and then she married again. and soon
ALFRED entered Now Hampshire Jail for
clipping with n second mans wife. After
emerging, in order to avoid trial for still
another elopement. he fled back in penitent
desperation to his brother CHARLEs's house.
Mrs. CHARLES BRAYLEY No. 9 then re-
pcated the elopement act. along tho
same lines as those adopted by Mrs.
CHARLES No. 1. she. too. running off with
her husbands same brother ALFRED Mrs.
CHARLES BRAYLEY No. ]. who mean
while had Joined a society for the res
cua of fallen women. hearing OF her
first husbands second bereavement. left
momentarily the side Of her second hus-
band md revisited the first with sympathy
and consolation; and from the experience
of the past 1t is to DO expected that she will
soon turn over an old leaf and start life
again by departing In the old style with tho
brother of her original partner in such ad-
venture. the twice deserted CHARLES him
SELF
Is there Devil Of Elopement. or does the
practice boast Of bacillus. and Is it con-
tagious? Or what Is It that has thus
raided tho BRAYLEY family and its various
connections
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Champagne or Grip?

We are not quito sure whether too much
highly taxed carbonic acid gas got into the
Hon. Ro0ER QuARLEs MILLs's top story on
Friday night, or whether the bacillus OF the
grip 10 still at largo IN the gray matter
Of bis brain. Certainly the aftcr-dinner
speech which the gentleman from Texas de-
uvorcd to the Mugwumps Of tho Reform
Cub Is one Of the most remarkable produc-
tloos that We have ever read.
Tho main purpose Of the Reform Club is
70 bring about FREQ trade. Mr.. MILLS Is
with tho club in that. II have borne some
part" he remarked. with modesty thnt re-
calls certain utterances Ut another and q
:. Aeshier statesman. "in that service. and I
Aatter myself with the idoa that my labors
have attracted your notice and enlisted
your sympathies." Then Mr.. MILLS went
On 70 say that In his opinion No Step Back
, ward was an inadequate battle cry. I'VE
must either advance or retreat" he said.
IL We retreat our troops are demoralized.
1, our army is lost. and the enemy captures
us bag and baggage. Wemust advanced"
That Is Mr.. MILLss programme. bacillus
born or champagne.inspircd. as the case
may be. Advance all along the Mugwump
! line. and advance until FREQ trade is won
/ No wonder HENRY GEORGE wrung the hand
Of Mr.. MILLS emotionally, and no wonder
/ the venerable PARKE GOODWIN. who figured
I on tho occasion for after-dinner purposes as
/ The Father OF Free Trade, was moved almost
70 tears.
Then Mr.. MILLS paid his compliments to
! he Hon. DAVID BENNETT HILL. Another
distinguished leader Of our party" ho said
land observe the fine aGratcd modesty Of
Stho "ansther"-" says that We must re-
kt1eat. go back to the tariff Of 1883. and accept
: Tat a. ths final settlement Of all IRE desire"
| 10 man through whose wits the gas bub-
Hles were not rising, or in whose brain the
peetilential snimalcule was not roaming.
would have risked. even at the New York
Reform Club. this audacious misrepresen-
Nation Of what Senator HILL really said.
Next Mr.. MILLS jumped from Birming-
ham to Valparaiso. and brought down the
dinner table with this amazing declaration !:
We are for war. ruthless. eternal. uncom-
promising war with wrong: not with Chilli
Never until every effort has been made for
peace will we take down the purple vest
ment OF bloody war for the little Chilians ire
Aove no,Irished." Then came the rhetor-
Scal climax:
"Oar fathers granted to Us free government. We
0Avs established free institutions We have secured
se thought and free speech and free press and
Asion and free labor: and intend to press until
capture the last that burns in the constellation
q liberty by restoring to our people the Gopgren right
q Erse Trade"
We invite every sane a i sober Democrat
% put this declaration OF Mr.. ROGER @.
NMIs's alongside Of those previous utter
onOAs nj his which ha endeayOred To rem.
diat2. during the Speakershlp contest ten
weeks ago: and which The Sun presented
ct that time as sufficient reasons for not
trusting Mr.. Mills with a large share Of
responsibility for the Democracy's future.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-07

Several OF the Chinese Exclusion bills that
have been introduced into Congress contain
provisions far more stringent than those Of
the Exclusion law now in force. which expires
next May. The bill Of Senator DoLPH tina. has
been reported In the Senate from the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs is sufficiently compre-
hensive. 1t provides that the existing anti
Chinese law shall remain in force for ten moro
years. and that some of its sections shall be
amended SO as to increase its effectiveness and
prevent it's violation. It seems to us that Sem
ator DoLpH's bill ought to be satisfactory to
both Houses Of Congress-.
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The Alliance members Of Congress are
already divided into two hostile camps. one of
them favoring the Peoples party. and tho
other acting with the Democratic party. 1t is
q sectional division. the Northwestern men on
one side. and the Southern men on the other.
There are also two factions in the SIMPSON
camp. and indeed 1t looks as If there were nine
factions in 1t. and as II each one OF its nine
members would stand by his gun. opposed to
any compromise with the enemy
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tain by generous contributions 30 high
grade Of educational efficiency AZ to justify
their demand for share Of the local rates.
At present their voluntary schools are COM
peting on unequal terms. and II they are.
nevertheless. able to vie with the board
schools. they seem fairly entitled to equal
assistance from the community.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-07
P..r,e.. In tt. old..esoo, Democracy.

FFVH H0frNhnn,
No paper In the country exhibits a more stalwart
national spirit than TUE Nxw yoRK suS Peerless in its
oidschoo Democracy. IL has been he frank and ont
spoken supporter OF the President IN his course in the
Gillian affair. Its patriotism IN broad and rugged de-
void OF partisanshp or crankism sneminate senti
msnt 1t believes In projecting American industry
against competition and American boundaries against
foreign attack and 1t spurns the idea Ut arbitratng
matter OF American honor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-07

Fsngle-what sort Of dres was that Mrs snooper
wore tonight
Mira FanRle-Demi.train.
That's precisely what Cumso said when he trod ON
II. but how did he know its name"
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Don't allow yourself TO trite with . cold and 40
encourage the development OF some latent pulmonary
o. bronehtal disease. which often ends fatally You
had better sure your cold by promptly resort
ing 70 Dr u Jsynes ENpectorant old time remedy
tos AL coughs. Jung and throat s6setions.-AIs.
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From Ms WlA,agt,a Pat.
The New yOrs AntkiIiil movement IL burdened with
the names Of several conspicuous political faiiurss
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sfril,inVly SuUraStva Of JultaO GOruOn Mra
7 Townsand Burdon has n nrofusion q, oold
and aiIver renousss vases IN hold tho o,nuisits
roses and liIocs with which aha adorns her
table which bv the wav ia said N ha
az broad that tina serva MIA are oh,igad r. w.It
over II In order to arrange the ornaments.
MANY othar hnnouets have heen given ali
anuaIlv reuordIess of exnenso and when no
dances or halls follow them II ia quite the rule
To have one or mora OF tho operatic constelIa-
tion NJ stars or niano reotnls or nossibIv a
whole orchestra. to assist digestion and COM
plete tho enjoyment OF the guests. As an
addendum of this kind to fashionable dinner
is said to mean 81 900 to each performer. II 10
easv to commute tho cost of such a regal enter
tainment as that given by Mr.. and Mrs. Brad.
lev Martin last evening. Five handsome din
ners. with tho number OF guests varying from
twenty to fifty. according to the size OF the
house in which tho banquet was laid, proceed
ed Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilts dance on Fri.
dav ,yeniny In the long list OF bulls and din
ners Mt which the smart set have assisted this
vinter there have been mona mora ner,act In
a 49,, ,a",,,ot IN, n thsse iunc,inns
ne, 60, 49, Iii Us
me co'h,hs .nloo "eeN' wiz 10 NANNY "e-
Voteu 10 ,"e W'nuih. up Vi SUBSCRIPTION at.
fairs although CARDS are out Tor several
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-15
The Cigarette EVIL.

Considering what very poor things cigS
ret,es are, 1t is surprising that they should
have get euch hold on the community.
But, bad as they are, they are ex'r mely
fascinsting. The use OF them, when car
ried TO excess. becomes habit that is
most difficult to break, while they are 30
convenient that it takes exceptional dis
erection TO smoke them at ell without smok
ing TO dele t4rious extent OF course 1t is
primarily because they are cheap that
they appeal so generally TO boys; but even
with boys who onght not to be allowed TO
smoke at all. it is not so much the tobaci
co in the cigsr site that does the mischief
as the pestileot aud insinuating practice o.
inhalng the smoke. An ordinary boy O.
wholesome appetite wont smoke cigsrs or
pipe tobacco enough to do him serious
damage, even il he can get them. No
would The cietl lite be might sm oke be 20
serionsa 10 en- ace to his ", lf4rs II he would
only smoke them rs be would smoke d
cigar. Tue n uble is that AZ soon as h'
gets used to cigarette smokeing he begins
to inhela the smok~, aud presently Is fixed
in habit trst pl,yes the mischief With
bin.
Whether anything besides tobacco goet
into orJinary cigarettes is much diseusf'
ed question. The fleet they sometimes
produce on the brain is so different IRON
lnat due to the tobacco 10 other forms 3,
to favor the theory that many OF them coDi
t.in opium or valerisn; bu, this the manu-
facturers deny. usually asserting thatsuch
drugs srs too expensive TO put into cheap
cigarettes, even il it helped their msrseta.
BILE qualities. One thing beside the TO
bscco obviously goes into them. and tha
is paper. the iumes Of which are Doubtless
bad for tho tbIoft and lungs as far as thes
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-15

am not betting on horse races anymore
said s. s. McAshan, at the Laclede. got
dose two years ago that hss left bad
taste in my mouth ever since, l owned
horse that considered able to give the
dust to nytbing 10 Nebraska. | Vas driv'
ing over 70 Beatrice one day when | fell 10
With an old acquaintance. who was riding
the sorriest looking plug west Of the Miss
issippi River The animal was so wretch
edls homely that he WAS afraid TO let him
dtink ont OF the same clear pool lest his
own reflection should fright,n him to
death, and 80 thin that he had 10 stand
engthwise Of the sun to cast shadow. ]
rallied him on the locke OF his beast,
and threatened to have him arrested for
riding such a wretched looking crowbsit
He pretended to take oflense at my pleas,
artry. and of r TO pit his plug against my
Ham bletnpian in q mile race for $1,000 3
side. His manner nettled me | took him
np. aud askea il he would like TO double
the bet He agreed. and We turned about
and went home to prepare for the race,
which was to be run the next day. ]
thought that while / was sbont il might
rs we'll make killing, 80 raised the bet
another thousand which he promptly GOV
cred. Well. sir, when that plug came on
the track he looked 20 woe begons that
my heart smoie me. and went 10 bis owl
ner and offered 10 call the game of. His
reply aggravated me and Iput up smother
tboussnd. The old plugs ears were droop
Jog. and be scored with lazy double
shnlii8 that reminded me OF Q lame ne 70
being driven 10 bic work. But the NON,
ent be got the wori tbfrs was hgbtlius
chspge His ears vent back and be shot
forward like a Piute arrow. His football
sas ss light ss deer's and every tims be
punched his feet be seemed TO cover a
iurlong. My bloo1ed rosdster's wasn't in
il even little bit. The riuy came 10 9
lozan lengths ahead. slowed to an swk'
ward cart horse trot. dropped bis ears and
r,ltpsed into bis former melancholy. 81
80, lost sl iuter.st 10 tbe turf
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-15
A Ifvsiy Wedding

% Yirginis roads 10 winter man VIII
sometimes get turn over on horseback
so no wudsr psr.on snd !. 10 buggy, on
our way TO my own wedding had COM
pls'e sma,h up. - had the vond,rful one
horse shay.
As patching up 3 smash up requires
time, aid Ingenuity. ve found on arrival
that the wedding guests and Annie, IN her
bridal srrsy, bad been awaiting me-tbe
missing link tire some hour.
Pstson wss . besvy built man. and clpm
", aud as ! hurried hin up the little
perch steps. the Woe ella structure trem'
blsd. he ..kwsrily stumbled spd with
out uorl Of ~sfnlps the roof. trelii.es
aud sll collapsed. csvips 10 aud covering
us vita tangled boney,ucil e snd Madeira
vines, tsthiug oil enough &, have hsi beiI
/ msnp'rA
A. Apnie aud the brijesmsids knss Il
xss bad luck TO put eff Wedding, 10 spits
OF bloody boses and bfuised shins we were
nshed on, OF the debris snd stood mp ia
position Tor the ceremony.
| cant unders,sna shy shs. old porch
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-15

The superstition that associates the
horseshoe with good luck Is very old. IL
is said to prevail not only among English
speaking people, but 10 oil the races OF
Europe and in southern Asia. Antigua
rians are undecided whether its origin
has TO do with the material from which
the horseshoe is made or with It's shape.
The ancients believe that iron. asa met.l.
had great secret powers. and they rove
nfils into their walls as protection against
pestilence. The Arabs. when oyerlakeb
by severe storms in the desert, ory ou'.
Iron iron which they think will prop't
late tho evil spirit, who have raised the
storm. The Scandinavian races think that
spirits can bs driven away aud witches
KEEP. st bay bY aknlfs sinck into the house
or nails drivep no. These races have held
from time immemorial the idea that It
was incky 10 fad q piece Of iron. AZ
horsesboes are the for q 10 which iron IL
most ir, quepty found. il is naturally the
form 10 which the superstition has longest
cIung.
Az regards the form OF the horseshoe.
there IL no doubt that among the sucients
the crescent term was much favored ~ bsv
ing lucky or pressrvative powers. Orna
ments we're shaped 10 this We 20 drive
away evil spirits, The Chinese baye their
tombs built IN q semi circle form. like
borsesboe, and the Moor use the same
form In their architecture. II may bs
remarked that in the mythology Of Europe
horses we're also regards ~ luck biingers,
and superstition once Supposed that
horse's hoof laced nnder the bed wonld
cure certain complaints.
The horseshoe. therefore, may be said
to unite within itself three lncky element"
II ia in the shape Of = crescent, II II made
of II %, and IL bss been taken from horse.
Some writers on this subject have surmis
ed that the lucky quality Of e horseshoe
was derived from its rssem blsncs 10 form
Of the hal, pic,nr, sbovs the heads OF
saints. bat this connection IL improbable,
since the supersiiiioo certainly sntedstes
| ChrisiisuitY.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-15

Prince BismArck, the great German states
mar, ,hoosh nov 10 retirement is regarded
by his fellow country men as their greatest
mau. Not long since he passed bis seven.
ty seventh birthday; and on this occasion
tselve thousand people visited Friedrich
sruh to congratulate him, aud ihr GO thou
sand teleguphie messages we're brought
10 40 example OF the effect OF scholarship
aud high education IN shaping character
aud helping q career. Not . few great
men have trinmphed in spite OF lack OF ed'
ucstion; many others have resliz ID their
greatness by It's aid,
Prince Bismarck WAS an excellent schol.
ar 10 his boyhood. He was not yet svvehi
teen when he completed his studies pre'
psr,tory for the nniveri.y; aud that these
studies wtrs not OF q tfitliug sort, Judge l
by any standard, is proved by the cerlih'
cato which be received on passing his eH'
animation, This paper, which bears date
EahIF, 1909. ruus h5 lullOWe.
The written examination couprisei Aui
cient History: Bslls Romonorum sdver'
sus Macedonian Reyes. Latin essay
Secondly, Modern History. Ga the polit'
ical conditions OF the leading States OF Eu'
rope at the beginning OF tho Eighteenth
Century. Thrifty. Matthew ,tios; To find
the area OF figure limited at will by .
psraboic curve aud several straight lines.
Fourthly. q German essay: How Europe
acquired aud maintained superiority over
the other continents OF the world. Fifth
| ", Greek: Translation aud crucial com
ments on the passage in the Ajax OF Soph-
ocles from line $40 TO line $40. and Greek
exercise.
Otto Won Bismarck received the follow
ing certificates in the viva voce exsmlnal
tion Latin, good and fluent; Greek, good /;
Ancient History. very good; Modern Histo
ry, good, Mathematics, generally good;
Philosophy. good.
| lDe general CtTlluChtt Is hb IuiluWs' LIS
knowledge of Latin is good, both in his
comprehension Of The writer's and in facl
ty of composition. His knowledge OF
Greek is pretty good. He has very sstis'
factory skil in the use OF g rman, and a
fair knowledge Of Mathematics. history
and geography. OF the modern languages,
he has studied French and Euglish With
special success
The teachers closed their certificate OF
the boy who WAS to becJme the most pow
erful man OF Europe. with these words;
| We dismiss this able aud well equipped
youth with our bast wishes, and the hope
that he will pursue his further education
with renewed energy.
Bi.marck's university course did not fall
short OF the promiee OF his preparatory
studies aud 10 his subsequent career ss
statesman continual evidences are found
OF the 10 huence Of his scholastic training