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with q social distinctlon corresponding TO
the largest and widest political distinction.
II, then, they are "incllnod to be vulgar"
or Of tho common herd, and not entitled 60
the distinction they enjoy. tho iactis known
TO all men. II anybody wants TO test the
Justice OF the opinion expressed by DR..
RA1SsFoRD. he has only to go. for Instance.
TO the Metropolitan Opera House. on an oc-
casion when the society of which the
clergyman speaks Is arrayed for ex-
animation In the boxes. Undoubtedly
these gayly hebited women do not
always represent the highest types of
feminine beauty to be found In New York.
Happily for men excluded from their cir
Gle. there are great muItitudes Of other
women whose natural attractions do not
need the allurcment OF tho artificial adorn-
ing so conspcuously displayed By these
favorites OF fortune. But for that very
reason. neither their humber sisters nor
the men who render due allegiance to their
charms. have any occasion for envy.
DR.. RA1SsFoRD accuses these society
women OF vulgarity. But what Is vulgar
ity? Are they vulgar as compared with
tho society OF London or OF Paris, or as
compared with the standard OF proprietv
SGT by the great majority OF New York
women themselves If his charge he true.
civilization hero Is n hopeless failure.
Happily for us 1t IL not true. Society
here. like society everywhere. Is dominated
by feminine impulses. and these are always
on the side OF refinement and OF the best in
terests OF the race forever in the keeping Of
the mothers Of men.
DR.. RAINsFoRD did not mean what he
said. The rector OF st. Georges is not so
absolutely despairing Of the social situation
In New York rs his remark indicated. IL 1t
we're true that the refinement OF the society
OF NeY York was intrinsically vulgar. the
end OF our society would be at hand.
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Is Society Vulgar?

The Rev. DIR. RAISsFORD Of ST. George
Church tells the Tribune that in his opinion
New York society is inclined to be vul-
gar" He refers, OF course To the people
who make business OF giving elegant social
entertainments, and Of pursuing the social
pleasures WINCH generally are within the
reach Of the ricl'only.
such people in New York aud in every
great city Of the world are number so far
limited that it Is not impossible To define
exactly the bounds OF their sOcietyin each.
as the term is used By the clergyman. All
told. these people In New York comprise
not more than q hundred families. and
every member OF the circle is known
to every other member. They form
body SO small and distinct that they are
constantly under the public observation.
Their names and ide tity hre made familiar
10 tho people In all parts OF ths Union by
reason OF newspaper reports Of their dolngs
They have thus become public characters.
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Of the great gain received from snnexlng
Hawaii. lie quite different from paying
damages which would imply bad faith and
wrongdoing on the part Of the Govern
ment. that had mover In fact been com
mltted. and with no acquisition Of Hawaii
to Offset the outlay.
But may not the United states renew Its
provisions Of money for LrbtUoKALANI and
KAIULASI on the annexation Of Hawaii
when the CLEVELAND Administration has
gone out OF power? Thet Is purely mat
ter for conjecture. At all events. should
the Queen then be living. che will have been
four years without the income which the
treaty proposed to give her. Besides. Mr..
CJEvELAND's proceedings have brought
out the fact that instead OF her Civ
ing to her opponents simple immunity.
to say nothing OF Indemnity for defeat. she
proposed to cut of their heads. IL may DO
imagined whether the Hawaiian Govern
ment will interest itself hereafter to pro-
cure an income for LILIUoKALANI, and also
how much this disclosure. due TO Mr..
CLEvEbASDs proceedings. has increased
the prospect OF her obtaining liberal grant
from the United States.
On the whole. Mr.. CLEvELASD's meddllng
In the affairs OF Queen LII seems to have
been an expensive failure for that beloved
but dusky ex-potentate.
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II seems to us that some notice ought to
DO taken OF the Omdhd Bees allegations
concerning the failure Of woman suffrage
In Wyoming. The Bee declares that no one
has ever been able to tell wherein the
young State has received from Il any prac-
teal benefit. moral. political. financial. or
social:
what has wyoming to show from the morslrstorm
standpoint, iIss polic, been purified by giving
women the right 10 vote. hold ONCE. and serve on
jures' Most sssursdly not The resspool OF politics
IT, II anything. drti.r than It ever Ths success
full candidate not only strike bargains with the
bad men. but also with the bad women. Have crime
and decreased perceptibyt Not at all The
Of Wyoming no ess infected with vice and crime
than tho towns OF Dakota or Nebraska"
These assertions are deserving OF consid-
Grafton on the part OF the amiable and ener-
getic women In this State who are DESTROYS
that the Constitutional Convention soon to
be held shall provide for the establishment
OF female suffrage. In case OF this kind
they cannot satisfy tho people by de-
livering exciting speeches. or presenting
abstract arguments. or quoting poetry. In
favor OF their cause. Hard facts are needed.
and they alone are OF any value. Has the
welfare Of Wyoming been promoted by CIV
ing the women the right to vote' That is
the question.
The case OF Wyoming is Of especial inter-
est. for the reason that there the principle
OF the equal rights OF women and men at
the ballot box was first legalized. For n
quarter OF n century. full female suffrage
has existed In Wyoming. 1t has had
fair trial. and long one. there
1t Is guaranteed In tho State Con-
stitution OF 1889. as It had previously
been provided for by the Territorial Gov
eminent. II. after such n period OF time.
Wyoming is afflicted In the manner de-
scribed by the Omaha Bee. Republican
paper. Miss SUSAN B. ANTHONY ought to be
able to make some explanation Of the mel
ancholy fuct,
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Rut \, Ds-'t 90 No~. s-s TIE Narrative
thst Foiiews viii Ten Just HIsw.


Many awkward explanations would be saved,
many = Young man wouldn't make ninny OF
himself while natterinR himeeli that he t. n
knew Of the existence OF a little nostaiisw re.
latiag TO letters which Postmasters receive
mailed Ivy him. Ict every month there Is re-
ceived ut the Post ONCE in this city letters
from persons in other places with the request
that they TO forwarded. 10 illustrate:
M \. who lives In Albany, does not care TO
that he. would. He is in a predicnnient. and
THINKS himself happily out 81 It IL he can make
little letter. lated at Utica, n y. telling Miss
city. He was telegraphed to como tmmedi-
ntely. and consequently cannot fulfl his
Sc. Then he cncoscs It in IN envelope. al.
dresses and stamps 1t ms usual. and Pncloses
noe W adtssed to S tGe rostms.iss ica
asking him TO kindly mail the enclosed letter.
Ot course, the Postmaster mails the letter.
hut not until he obeys certain uostal law.
which was intended to cNpors such frauds.
and when Miss in Troy. received the apo-
tanned It was endorsed in red ink in this style:
Received under cover from Albany. n. Y, to
"a" The lie was nailed in red ink on the
raper, which carried II so plainly and undeni-
Snly ma. ne next time rtniSl James called
harvest in parlor. The Government Will not
allow the mails to he used for fraudulent pur-
We receive" said Deputy Postmaster Phil
leo. several OF these under-cover letters n
week. Sometimes there is = note accompany
Ing Il. saying that II ia n little Joke which the
sender L. carving out. Often We believe that
TO ue 20. shat no harm will come OF It: hut that
does not excuse us from endorsing them as
under cover letters. ald they are all marked
In that way. Other lette-s we receive without
any note or explanation tho sendera assum-
Ing. suppose. that we know what to do with
thom. We keep record. too. OF all such let
ters which we have forwarded by keeping the
cover in which we received them, with a mem
orandum OF the case"
Another Post Office Official said: III we
through our hands and trace them up we
would he able to I'LL the newspapers with sem
sations. Most OF the under cover letters re-
ceived are addressed tn ladies' in male hand
writing. and there 10 no doubt that deceit Is
Intended"
. Ladies' receive the m ost protection from this
law. and II causes ost nnoyance to men.
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A Costly Champion.

As Mr.. CLEvELASD's project for the res
toration OF monarchy in Hawaii. has now
passed definitely among tho never-could-
bave-beens OF completed history. 1t is in
terestlng to note how 1t has affected the
person In whose interest it was nominally
undertaken.
Had Hawaii been annexed. under the treaty
submitted to the Senate year ago and
more. LILIUoKALASI would probably have
received $4,000 cash down and $40 600 year
for the remainder of her life: while KAIU-
LAM. who had been named as heir appar-
ent. would probably have received $4,000.
Since nothing was done about the details OF
the treaty. il cannot be said positively that
these would have been the exact sums final
ly agreed upon; but there is no reason for
supposlng they would have been reduced.
Apparently the Hawaiian Government
has not given any money to LILIUoKALANI
during the past twelve months. SO that she
seems to he about $4,000 poorer to-day than
SIZE would have been had not GROVER
CLEVELAND opposed annexation and at
tempted restoration instead. This gap be-
tween her actual and possible income is
still widening at the rate of $4,000 a year
, As TO her niece. Miss CLEGHORN. that young
lady seems 10 be $500 out OF pocket at
present. thanks Ia the vigorous champion
ship OF Mr. CLEVELAND.
II may lie said, however. that Mr. CLEvR-
land has, 10y his assertions that United
States authorities wrongfully deprived LII
pIUokALASI Of her throne, laid the United
States Treasury under liability to far heavier
damages both To the eX-Queen and to tie
ez-Princess than tho treaty would have
awarded. But without going into the diff
eulties of establishing such a claim. il may
be pointed out that Mr.. CLEyELASD's extra
ordinary assertions have never vet
received the sanction Of Congress. A
cuckoo vote in tho House does not
IA itself create such a sanction: and as a
fAet We now find a majority OF the Foreign
Committee OF the Senate declaring. after in
vestigatiOn. that the revolutionary move
ment In Hawaii originated with LILIUoKA-
LAM" that our Minister did not overthrow
her, and that her claim that she was alarmed
into the abdicatiOn of her crown by United
States troops is not well founded in fact or
In justice.
IL may be suTmised. therefore, what
chance there Is Of a raid upon the United
States Treasury for LILIUoKALANI's bene-
Mt. ON the basis of assertions by BLoUNI
and Gre BLAND not founded in fact OF in
justice. Making voluntary allowance out
u pity and good nature. and with view to
Qnieting all rOyslist claims. on the strength
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Senator sIiiis Hustled Out.

During the tariff conference OF the Demo-
cratic Senators. the subioined dialogue oc-
CURED between the Hon. II. Q. MILLS Of
Texas and the Hon. d. b. HILL OF New York :
"Nr Nm.. said that specific date, w.r. nDsmo
cratic.
"'whstr asked Mr. HIT DO you mean to say that
spseihe duties are sgsinst the Democratic idssr
"'I DO rstoried Mr. Nuts
what about the Nuts bill = ss ed Mr. HIT That
vas full Of specific duties
"But the MUS bill .e,a De-co s.ie -.a,v,'
the answer OF Mr.. Mus
Surprising as Ia this assertion. coming
from M. MILLS himself. the author OF the
tariff bill which he now denounces as UNI
Democratic, tho statement Is in one sense
strictly true. The MILLS bill was Demo
cratic measure according to the principles
held by an important wing OF the party
when Mr.. MILLS framed IL and tried to get
It enacted. IL was not Democratic meas
ure according to present Democratic stand
ards. It was designed to reduce the super
huously large revenue OF the Government
at that time. Mr.. MILLS. as Chairman OF
Ways and Means in tho House OF Repre-
sentatives. endeavored to reduce the rev.
enue by scaling down the duties imposed
by the tariff OF 1883. The uniform reduction
which he proposed left the protective ele-
ment Of the tariff OF 1888 untouched. There
fore the horizontal reduction bill cannot be
regarded as Democratic measure, IL
Judged by the Democratic creed OF 1892
But the same thing may be truly said OF
Benator MILLS himself. By that same test
he Is not Democratic Senator. MILLS OF
Texas Is an avowed free trader. The tariff
which he would like to have a hand In
framing Is tariff the main purpose OF
which would be to free commerce from Gus
tom House restrictions as far as possible:
not tariff for revenue. and for revenue
only. The distinction will be clear to any
Democrat with half brain.
Although Mr.. MILLS Is not member Of
the Senate Committee ON Finance, he has
managed. by some mysterious process OF
invitation or liberation. to impose himself
and his heretical free-trade ideas upon that
committee during the period OF preliminary
elaboration. First. In the temporary alb
sence Of Senator MCPHERSON. and after
ward as a sort of putstlve substitute for
Senator VANCE. Mr.. MILLS has settled him
self down in tho Finance Committes's room
like cuckoo In another birds nest. Them
cident has provoked sharp comment both on
the floor OF tho Senate and elsewhere. The
arrogant temper and aggressive manners
Of the Texas Senator have not promoted
harmony in the deliberations OF the Finance
Committee. or Of the various conferences or
caucuses OF the Democratic Senators.
On Thursday. apparently by unanimous
consent and in the most graceful manner
which the circumstances allowed. the nom
Democratic Senator from Texas was elbowed
out OF the Finance Committee. to which he
had never been appointed by anybody ex-
cept himself. unless II was President CLEvE-
LAND. The removal fthis free trader ought
70 facilitate Democratic progress toward
the formation OF a Democratic tariff
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A Queer Sort OF Democrat.

The Legislature has passed tho Troy Nom
partisan Election Inspectors bill.
In the State Senate Mr.. CANTOR. In behalf
OF the Democrats. argued that the principle
OF the bill should be made to apply alike to
all cities In the State. whether those cities
were, Democratic or Republican. He sug-
gested that 1t was quite as important that
there should be non-partsan inspectors of
election In Republican Rochester as in
Democratic Troy.
Every effort on the part OF the minority.
however. to amend the bill SO as to establish
non-partisan election boards throughout
the State generally. was defeated by a party
vote. except that Senator BRADLEY OF
Kings county. who calls himself Demo-
crat. voted with the Republicans. Mr.
BRADLEY represents the Fifth Senate dis
trict He is classified as an indie
pendent Democrat. No doubt lie owed
his election largely TO Republican votes:
but he could not have been elect
ed by these alone. A very large num-
Der Of Democrats in the district. who
ordinarily support the nominee OF the reg
ular organization. were disgusted by the
nomination Of one WILLIAM VAN SLoorPN,
who was practically unknown to any con-
siderable number Of people In Brooklyn.
either personally. politically. or in any way
whatsoever. DANIEL BRADLEY had for
merly been In sympathy with the regular
Democracy, and. being regarded as an hon
est man. received scores OF votes that the
unknown VAN SLooTES lost.
Under the circumstances of his election. II
Is not strange that Senator BRADLEY
should occasionally vote with the Repub-
Leans. 1t seems to us. however that he
goes very far when he aids them in estab-
fishing such a distinction between the SOW
eral cities OF the State as is made by the
enactment Of this Troy bill. He might well
justify himself in voting for Republican
measures that are defensble In themselves.
There can be- no good excuse. however. on
his part. for ignoring correct principles OF
legislation in order to promote the schemes
OF Republican politicians.
The honorable Republicans who voted for
him as State Senator knew that he pro-
fessed, nevertheless. to be a Democrat; and
even they can hardly esteem man who
forsakes the path Of political rectitude. in
order to manifest his appreciation Of Re-
publican support in the election.
BRADLEY is. at all events. better than
VAS SLOoTEN might have been but the
Fifth Senate district Is entitled TO a stronger
and more capable representative In the
Senate than either.
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SUNBEIMS.

Wisconsin ought to be IN a happy frame Of mind
Her debt IL wholly owed to trust funds for the bsnsni
o; various Institutions her property of various kinds
amounts more than SIS 900 OOO the assessed value
Of tASaoe property 1854 coo OO0 she had in me
treasury IN the last Ieek OF February nearly s.: 600.
zoo
-Ifdueks are scarce on Roanoke Island, Mr.. CIsvs-
land cannot better occupy his leisure than in study
Of the antiquities Of thAt region Il vas here that
Raleigh made perhaps the earliest attempt to plant an
English colony in the New World, aud where tho sG.
D0rers found people most gentle. loving and faith
fuL y0ii u all guile and treason and such a. lived
after the manneI Of the golden age"
The ladybrd. To which many generation. of chill
dTsn have addressed the familiar Ri ymng AdmonIton
10 most valuable insect destroyer and has the tree
dom Of ws-cOnductsd greenhouse IL is the special
enemy Of tue little green aphs that destroys tender
piants, and the iadyBTd Il always seen upon ross
Lushss in summer time because the aphis especially
AuAcks the rose livery such insectiyOTous insect 81
the ladybird Is welcomed by those who struggle with
the eNerlnersASing swarm OF creatures that attach
vegetation
20. intrcAtsy involvsd ignoraues certain TsstAs
rAisur grown T-rh IN selling table dh6ts dinners 10
this chy' - shining example diner discovered
HIM one sveaing gorins over Mackay's guide cun
sutug she express company routes to all addresses IN
the tGiied siHtss see here. he said in helpsss
way 10 the diner who passed In his cbscN cAut you
hV'p me Lnd the eNpreEA CompAnf want take thII
TAcAAgss pointing 10 a ease OF DO you Euow
whsr, nSeo'Ah county ~" he continued "Th.T,
The address named IA this letter" Tue address wa
"NGsEiug'Ou d. g.
The United states revenue cutter Grant nov quar-.
Antined On MontsEiieO - the powerful cutter IN
tue service. she has been nuca the port Of NsH
YORK and hes cru,sed The sound on tie Iook ou roI
smuEgisrsthSt seldom or never appear sncssmug
Cling has exchanged ~ TonanIc rurhAnism snd sAIi
sea SAVIOR Ter 30 pure rsscaltry OF uuGsRAlusd M
voices nni lhs various petty devices 60 e'uds Wig
tan's % Nu.tun House on GER the duties Of the rev
thue uiiers are tumclsnty pTosa'r. There are fsN
duiicT duties ihan that ~ Iramug day DAY abolI
TIE haEoor 90 warn sh'rs on forbidden au"horlgs
At a reception IN = big mansion IA nruoElyl one
evening" recently b.iudng nash M 40 the ana
lbo "Airlns dIuceEs stopped aud eNraIrsI. " tugl
der a;or.l w'Htsr Then they waited for the thu,
der II dd nos come one quicker EitfrI than 80
OTHERS onsrsd aaa explanation that U the fIsh
struck from trolley traveller tue Fulton siFsst
trolley bne ridiculous " the dancers cried. TIE
house 10 half mile FROM the Futon trolley Inc
across tue open nslds n urNerhelsss turned
the sNplauattou u tie phenomenon. Issp sR0w had
fallen on the nsid. stretching uHbFos sKpauss
20 fuoH street AMI the Nhtts surface had ProrelTs
he AuGysllvr Tor the traveller
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HONESTY THE BEST POLICE
ses.rs sT = Gerei.- Co--ututio-.i TsriE
tor uevsuus OrIy.

ses.-s 81 = Cersi.- Co--titutio-.i Tsris
tor ueveuus OrIy.
]. 10 II enacted that on every article Inn
ported into the United States from any foreign
country there shall be levied an import duty
Of thirty.fve per cent. ad valorem.
II. There shall be no exception TO this rate
OF duty. but II shall be levied and collected in
the case OF every article imported. saving only
gold and silver coin or bullion. and the goods
Of foreign Ministers who may be accredited
10 the United States
III Whenever at the end OF any fiscal year
the aggregate revenues derived from import
duties shall exceed by fifty millions Of dollars
the necessities oi the Government. when hon
estly and economically Administered. the
President shall be authorized to issue a
proclamation reducing the rate OF import duty
on all articles thereafter in ported from thirty
ave per cent to thirty per cent. ad valorem.
~. This act shall take effect on the first day
II March. 1894.
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Something w-oaE with th. Cuckoo Clock


or all the curious specimsns
or human ingenuity,
The Cuckoo acS now takes the lead;
You don't think it'eAn do II. sh'
Justsss It's br' ms Of cogs aud wheels
And other que roniriyancss
And when It str,Ees. GsswhiErEins'
The bird luSi seems alive aud say.
cuckoo Cuckoo Cuckoo!
And the Whit. House clock ia pArAmoaaG
Most wonderful they SAY tits.
For when u strikes thousand birds
Sing Out the time Of day IL
The hating sun obeys its stroke
AZ tWsrs the voice At Gibeon.
And AnSwsrlug euekoos swell their tAro4tL
UahsedinS the meridian:
Cuckoo cuckoo Cuckoo
We hear II striking ovsrin
The House OF Representatives:
WshsArths euesoo's AnsW sTins call
IfAny one attentive Is
Bat over IN the other wing.
Where sit the Iordly senat7FL
la sOands are weak, ana mighty few
cueLooS are singing when It sire
Cuek0o' Cuekoo Cuc1OO'
The NuEwump too. is tired and huIhsd
His ParanolAc chat'er
Uncertain. dAhsd, he sets hts watch.
Ana wgndsrs shat The mAttsrm
lie hears The chin nz White House CloeE
And murtnurs. Hos sublime ia
But the cuekoos can s'icss in hlE throat
All out ofIuns ana time ia
Cuckoo CucGOj' Cuckoo.
There's somstbinE wronz with tue Cuckoo Clock.
some cog or wheel essential
IL out Of gear beyond the help
on tinEerInK frss.deRliAL
Pull Up The weights, pouT or the oil
Oh. great Administration
Bat fsse.sT gFows the ebIrruPIng
All over thus biz hAtl0us
Cuek0o' taekso cuckoo,
ELLSgoETR. Fe5 -. NV "A
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The "Laetare medal" presented each
year by the University OF Notrs Dame. Indiana.
10 some person for distinguished services
rendered TO the American Catholic public A"
has been given this year to Mr. AUGUsTIN DAILY
OF this city. The medal Is conferred By the
university on "Laetars sunday" MId-Lent. so
called because the mass for the day begins
with the word LasidTs. " Rejoice"
The medal Was awarded first In 1885 TO Mr..
JoHN GTLMAEY SHEA; in 1884 Mr.. PA1RIcK
kEELEY received It; Miss HLIzA ALLEN sTAER
received II In 1885. and Gen. JoHN NEWTON in
lSsi In 1887 the medal Was conferred upon
gentleman who had made q vow never TO
accept any distinction or prsfsFmslt from the
Church Of his adoption. 20 that his name may
net be Included N the lat Of recipients. Mr.
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Mr.. tIEwtr1's plan requires M constitutional
Amendment to MAKE i'ssXecutiun ross,bt- and eau Je
suilOrizeu bJ legislative enactment. Il s'Hp V
r~t,'.' ne irg Ne 's's md todp 'r1's rspor'f,a
which Is to bid FOR the franchise construct the road
The Constitution OF the State Of New York
TART. Will. Sec. III simply" declares that
no county. citv town or village shall hereafter
give any money or property or loan ITS n,onsv
or rrsdtto. or in aid Of any individual associs-
ton or corporation. or become dir 'ciiV ~ in
directly the owner OF stock in or bonds Of any
association or coronation"