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Time To Quit.

Mr.. CLEVELAND has made two unfit ap-
pointments for Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court, appointments for malice
only. The second appointment Jared worse
than the first: and Mr.. CLEvELASD's pres
ent state is worse than his first. and 1t is
time and past time for him to give over his
schoolboy petulance. and act like Presi-
dent OF the United States anxious to ap-
point to the bench OF the Supreme Court
men suitable by character. age. ability. and
professional experience.
There are plenty Of such men. We hope
that Mr.. CLEVELAND will at last conclude TO
find one. II it is necessary. he should try
to combat temporarily his Illusion that he
and the country are one, and he the one.
The business OF the Supreme Court and
OF the country requires that a confirmable
Associate Justice shall be appointed at once.
Mr.. CLEVELAND undoubtedly regrets that
he can't appoint aud confirm too. But as
the Constitution is against him on this
point. and the supply Of photograph Sena-
tors is limited. a return to reason on his
part need be delayed no longer.
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The Congress. Election In Pennsylvania.

The Philadelphia Record reprints some OBJ
servations which Mr. JAMEsDENToN HAN
CoCK. the Democratic candidate for Con-
gresham ut Large from Pennsylvania,
made in 1889 in regard to n tariff for revenue
only. II will be seen that Mr.. HAN COCK had
reached in 1882 the ground taken by the
Democracy in 1892 namely. that protection
was robbery. although the unconstitution-
atty OF protection hadn't then struck him:
IN. conclusion, OF science and Holy writ hsyes
remarkable conformity. The former teach that the
result OF protective tarn loss an nevitabe loss OF
prona The latter teach that aha not covet our
nsGhrors property rob nor steal and that all ma
Of one blood and that every human being 10
neirhbor and brother. Yet here 10 system th At
violates all these precspis Disguise Il as you may
any systsm which forcbiy taxes money out Of the
pockets Of one and puts INTO those Of another
robbery.
The advocates Of q simple rsrsnu. tsrid have but
one course to adopt They every where make the
question vital issue They must test every candidate
for once By hts opinions upon this subject They must
no, have candidates pOntns in one direction and plat
forms pointing In another. They must force their
political parties nominate favoraos to their
side OF the issue defeat their nominees They must
fear defeat Defeat will make then, stronger: but
they will be surprised when they make asquArs Issue
OF the question aud honest nkht upon the Issue TO
md that the giant they feared s only shadowy man
Of the mountain which needed eny the bright sunlight
Of intelligence to dissipats and destroy"
Mr.. HANCOCK is candidate who must be
tested In 1894. as he proposed in 1882 that
every candidate should be tested. What
must the Pennsylvania Democrat consider
In casting his vote for Congressman at
Large tomorrow The only test he has to
apply is Mr.. HANoocK's fidelity to q tariff
for revenue only.
Mr.. HANCOCK upholds the WILSON bill.
Therefore he does not uphold tariff for
revenue only. He is pointing in one direc-
ton while the Democratic platform points
in another; and not oil the efforts Of the
harmonious Col. SINoERLY can bring the
candidate and the platform together.
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spain proposed 10 assume thIs contract. end
the mountaineers were scared half out OF
their wits when they looked down upon
Melllla and saw the preparations; then the
Sultan begged Spain to give up the idea
and said he would make II all right.
II Is unfortunate for the Sultan that he
will be compelled to pay for the misconduct
Of tribes who defy his authority, and who
may involve him in another scrape at any
time. SPANS demands, however. are no
more than just. II she is neither to inhict
summary punishment upon tho Riffs by In
vading Moroccan territory, nor 10 be recon-
penssd for the trouble and expense they
cost her, she might az we'll get out OF North
Africa at once. The Riffs, by barring the
way OF traders, have made five OF SPANS
possessions OF no present value. except as
penal colonies. Her only possession on the
coast that Is worth anything for Spanish
trade or profit lie Ceuta; and there are no
Rlf natives behind that flourishinR settle
ment to pnralyze business enterprise.
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Vote Another Battle Ship!

There is reason to believe that the House
Naval Committee and Secretary HERBERT.
who graduated from that committee less
than q year ago. are at one in regard to
the importance Of authorizing another bat
tie ship at this session Of Congress.
The Secretary has fully set forth the rea-
sons for taking this step. The construction
programme adopted several years ago &C
cepted twelve battle ships as necessary for
our country. We now have building four OF
them. besides tho second-class battle ships
Maine and Texas. Each year at least
one" Of the remaining vessels ought to be
added. and there would be no doubt OF the
authorization OF one at this session but for
the condition OF the Treasury.
Ought that condition to prevent the
authorization There are several good
reasons why 1t should not. We find liberal.
II somewhat reduced. expenditures made
for other branches OF the public service. and
the navy is among the most important OF
all. Again. with the Indiana. the Maine.
and the Texas to have their trial trips
within few months. and the Massachu-
sets and the Oregon q little later in the
year. there Is now only one battle ship. the
Iowa. on the stocks. and also only one
armored cruiser. the Brooklyn. To utilize
and to keep from diversion to other uses
the great shipbuilding plants which are
now at the service OF the Government. it is
wise TO authorize at least one new first
class armorclad forthwith.
Finally. with the preliminary work needed
In building such a vessel. including the de-
signing. the calling for bids and the award
Of the contract. little more than nominal
FIRST installment Of money need be provided
at present. leaving 1t for next winter to ap-
propriate more fully for the actual work.
The fact that no battle ship was ordered
last year Is an additional reason for avoid
ing a second omission now. Such a ship.
and also half dozen torpedo boats. might
well be provided for at this session.
Carry on the work OF building up tho navy I
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Foreign Note. OF Real Ia,.r...

An elevator up MOuag Calvary Is in construction fOs
the bsnsnt OF pilgrims
The revenue OF tue Russian empire during last year
amounted TO 9.Ss5Ooo roub!ss sld the expenditure
to $50 Syy 600 roublsA
LoHdons dsbl increased last year - e. oooOO.
and now amOunts To E3J.oll,ooL The revenue Of the
city for the last hseal year wls fte23oJo
new free public library. TO eantaia $1,000 volumsL
is building in Manchester. This NIL give the cry
total of 10000 volumes houssi IN ave ubrArs' for
free public use
Mr.. Austen = tstsr OF Cardinal Manning Ani =
great fAyOH . with h!n tisi IN Eng'Aad two e,SI
ago al the age OF % Sue WAS devoted adhsrsug Of
tue Ans.lcAn CAurch
Under anew Frsnch law cyclists are eoinpe!lsi 70
have afiXed 10 Their ua,hiRss meta. u.a;c b.srrI
their Aul al iress. thai the Idcpg.;y - e
rider may be sstGonsEsd IN SASs u a. Infringement II
regulations
Gen Ms!lnsG she father" Of iLs Trsu-r a--u,.
who died recently. WAS the IASI surysy ~ Ns-rro'
officer France had Waterloo survivors vsss .c,c-,
and vas = surprise 20 the Brtsh RaT uG.ye -vE u
o,I soldier SO years Old turned IA London ;e ' -
Cay with Waterloo pension csTtincAEe.
AnsxpoSto 10 10 bs oPsnsi N Vienna ab9I' the 'Fi
Of April devoted TO sAai1tsia correction Win i''t
army and navy supglisG ami transport toggIher S'h
special sNhibiI IA connection ~ga s'OT:. l. ~. .
held IN Frazier grouads. aad in las gogladl VIA
vas built for the InIsTnatIoaaI LN9ositioa.
V,nies vas buTei m snos = month ago A. r.
of the sans unprecedented storm WbtCA buried IH"a
Tue g0ons trozs Gai lassv masses Of lcs s
sI the GTGni cana. The gJntolaS ssFc sno~-s"'
cred. Ibs pathways we're Iapassa5is aad srsAl
suffering AMI misery prevailed among The poor
"PebScits program mcs" Hse popular TAI At r'n-
csrts Great Britain MS winter Tho audience 'nJ
concert il iuvsIsd z indicate Oh 6anLs s''"rt
10 the programme. rEsoTE, ,hcy would lie 10 ar
aI the next concert Tue decs4uRis ~ tie ua. sE.y
vote. IBs idea s.tgiEA wlTh ;hs ate DE va =.
low and 10 sad 10 Be sGcesssi-i
Great dstTrss spTeVa,snt zBoag the lab5rHg Es-st
In spaR thus w.R;eE NaHY huHdTsGs - Uu7alr.#rrl
men are WaktLg the streets OF Aadui, ,A!i1
esheF cIuss VA lEe Nail search ior wprE Ons l.r-s
esn;.y +.oOD Iaen sent IN boty 20 lss G0EeTal az
o1ess 10 NadEld asking Tor rsiss IN The sha-s 1f
Tor themselves aai families The uoysT ulrls IS
able 70 90 Lut ttls for them. BglgAalAss RAJ -ttr
iHsFsAasd and 10 s9reAi "a EtIegEsd 10 sue dsEs1
AmoRE tie rural P0Pulall0a
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n Frs-ss vve-as Be,e.s- IRE Morality a,
Me- f,owwerrsn Cmwatal


To rHr Enron or THE svr-Sr. I beg "a,
SPACE In your paper to protest in the namo o,
France and French women against the con.
tlnusl slur cast By Americans and strangers
IN this land on the country OF my birth in gen.
eral aud on Paris in particular In an artlcs
by Dr. Peters on the French BALI published in
one Of last Sundays papers. that gentleman
says: The ball was French only In It's i'm.
moral aspects."
Now. would like to know u Mr. Peters has
ever attended ball in France, or what sort OF
balls he has attended in France. And IL Dr.
Peters has ever been guest at a ball in Francs
has he seen there such immoralities as he de-
scribes as particularly Frenchp
lam Parisienne. my husband having occu.
pied leading position In the capital Of France
have becn great deal In society there. and
fatter myself know a little moro about Paris
and her people than occasional tourists who
probably have paid only flying visits to France.
L. Il right that such occasional visitors should
see in the streets or what they hearfrom other
DR.. Psters no doubt. like many other. know,
Paris aud her morals only supernealiy. from
what he has observed on the boulevards. lie
probably does not know that there are always
The boSisvsrt!s. in fact. the entire aoatSs
population assemblies there. In taking tbs
crowd, but he should know that there is an.
sagstics sbomid Sa con sidered ih"nnI
M pe,ers snovs Iittie or nothjne Of tho I'm.
r. nls Spd % rehp,
~ tha nina 10 be found in Paris deSirH I 10
Uo,nt ont 70 him that in no country Of the
woria Is ,, nuno rasnect.d and more intaes
Ia In hasutifnI Paris who have Hreed5
. .hhan III ,hn s.ea,,.r mart o. nv iTnea
hneao y n b.. ~ .i1h.r N INV own han.a LIZ m'e
,hn., ", ~ nn,nerous irienJs snch sna,Ju
oa0arv aa + have obseryed IN otbo, "n,,n
t,,s ,ayar nav ,aris IN he more iIn,nnri
than any other great toetropoiis and i car
t.tnnix hooa ~ ~ ,,nh ieas ~ In n,oroiity ,be.
,hnn ia living in Now YorEi Taxa th t, S,e'
. ,tu. - 80. ns 80 .yiJsnna Tba utai'tn q.
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SUNBEAMS

-ris said that o. 600 900 has been made on, of
single brand of chewing gum It IL not c., used Sy
the way BY children and foolish women Dentists
often recommend chewing gum for the teeth and
physicians prescribe sometimes as an aid to digrs-
ton because n excies the activity OF the salivAry
glands Large drug houses keep gum answer to ths
demand
Those wrstchsd Hebrews who have fed persecution
in Europe and cto into the lower east side tens
menthouss region come TO their new homes with
determination to make up by industry aud economy
for losses their old homss They drink soda water
instead OF beer because 1t 10 cheaper and because
like beer. n does not make the drinksr drowsy and
thus take from his earning capacity. wretehsd -
they are hope dwsils with them In their narrow
homea
"A remarkable case OF petrifactiou was discovered
when the body OF Solomon Rrepps was sxhumsd In
Taylors Cemstery near Brownsyills Pa for removal
to another graveyard The crave was near the fence
which separates the cemetery from the National pike
and 10 10 supposed that water percolAtng through the
limestone roadbed had kept the body covered with
eacsreous solution Ihs clothing was found wel.pro-
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TIL. ch.n.s OF sta, In .he MeK.as Case.


There are devices q delay They are possible under
the law Thsy are rarely available TO poor anil friend
lsss pTsonsrA They arc often available 10 rich and
influential ones We shall not discuss the question of
= stay until the for iI forth and per
haps. not until Judge BATtet;. az least who presided
At the trial shall have passed upon the apple alton
He certainly In the trial was extremely careful rule
strictly lie could not have done better than he did IL
he had iRtanded TO protect against by higher
courts any verdict the Jury might BRING in
The counsel for the people at times thought that
strict Agains. them and too easy toward the
prisoner. such 10 often the in critical. intense
and ant criminal t.alA I: IL reelection on
the Judge ItiS evidence OF tue zeal and earnest
Of the counsel for tue people We that no
oas nov 10 sorry that JsdEs Bartlett held mis- rulings
close 10 the line and even leaned toward the side
OF the defendant ~hsn possible Tie result SHOWS
success of truth and tue OF he Judge will be
apt show that he careful to preserve the result
from change bT appellate tribunals
one eAB hardly suppose that his IIOnor. after the
pains he took 10 be exsstJ Just viii any reasons
for granting stay, Judge Bartlett should refuse
stay. Any other Judge Who granted it would make =
mOst Questionable ana certainly moaI unpopular use
of hia poHsF
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The Needs OF the New York Post ONCE.

Nearly all the mails to and from the
other countries OF the world are despatched
from or received at the New York Office"
said the Postmaster-General In his last re-
port: and he might have added that the
postal revenues derived from the Now York
Office are far in excess OF the expenditures
for the service of the office. Yet the bust
ness OF the establishment cannot be con-
Quoted with efficiency or promptitude. on
account OF the insufflciency OF the appropri-
alton made for its support. and the mode
In which that appropriation Is applied by
the Post Office Department. The interests
OF the whole Of the community are seriously
injured by the lack Of proper postal facilities
here at New York.
To supply that lack Postmaster DAYTON
has brought all available pressure to bear
upon the functionaries at Washington
I'VE are hampered." he says. lin every
branch OF the service" and he supports
this statement with facts which ought to
command the attention OF the House and
Senate postal committees. The transac-
tions OF the New York Office are OF surpass-
ing magnitude: over one billion pieces OF
mail matter are handled at 1t every year: 1t
is the clearing house for the money order
business OF the United States; Its registry
department is far larger than that OF any
other office in the country; It's revenues
and accounts are enormous; through it are
transmitted all the stamps. the value Of
which runs up to many millions n year:
aud the forces in its employment are large
Yet the allotment out OF its revenues for
It's own support is but IS per cent. while
that of PhIladelDhia ia 40. that of RaltI-
more. IS; that OF Boston. Al; that of San
Francisco. As: and that Of many other Of
fees, nearly as large.
We must suppose that the investigating
commission appointed by DEMONSTRATION
eral BIssELL last week will give prominence
to the anomalous facts in the case. so that
the needed reform may be brought about
without delay.
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In a message sent by the Governor OF
Newfoundland to the Legislature. he sOngratu-
lAtss the colony upon it's prosperity. adding
that the seal fishery was a comparative fall
urs. the catch being not half that Of the pre-
Vlous year. that Agriculture has besh gen
orally unsuccessful" and that he has thought
OF the burdens Of the lower CLASSES" AZ the
fisheries and sealing aud agriculture are the
main sources OF prosperity In newfoundland.
1t seems to Us that the Governor sOngratulAtss
the colony under melancholy circumstances.
even for the lover elasSsA The Governor him
sslf. however. IL doubtless prosDsEous - he
has : blE EAlAEy. : Tee h0asA al tie DsE-
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MuIey Hassan's Dilemma.

The Sultan OF Morocco does not look
cheerfully upon SPANS demand for large
sum OF money to recompense her for all the
trouble and outlay In which the Rif revolt
involved her. last fall. 1t is taking MULEY
HAssAN SO lonR,to roll the matter over. that
Spain has unlimbered an army corps and
her Mediterranean fleet with q view TO
quicken his mental processes.
1t Is not strange that the Sultan does not
enjoy the prospect OF paying a good round
price for the pranks Of those mountaineers
whom he cannot control. should he attempt
TO Ill his treasury, thus depleted. by impos-
ing q tax on the people who have caused
all the trouble. he would be likely to re-
celve. not taxes. but the heads Of the tax
collectors. He has been reminded in this
grim way. on one or two occasions. that he
need not trouble himself to impose fiscal
burdens upon the Riff mountaineers.
These mountains along the Mediterranean
catch good deal OF rainfall. and in the
course Of many ages the torrents have worn
deep, narrow. and almost impossible valleys
or georges among the rugged hills. These
deep valleys and their steep boundary
walls make travel among the Rif Noun
tains remarkably dinieult. Nature has
thus helped the inhospitable natives to
keep the outside world at arms length:
and so. while explorers have vainly tried to
enter on the north. the Sultan OF Morocco.
backed by his military power. has been
bafiied on the south.
still. the misehievous Riffs are nominally
the Sultans subjects. and as they have
been dancing TO SPANS music. the Sultan
OF somebody must pay the piper. The Of
Tending Berbsrs can be cleaned out. but 1t
will take a European military force 70 do 1t.
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A Rslininna District.

A religious census OF over 1000 families
In tho district extending from Ninety-sixth
street TO One Hundred and Tenth street.
and from tho Central Park TO the Riverside
Drive. gives these statistics:
Roman Catholic families. 1857. Episcopal esa;
Presbyterian. eo1. Lutheran. sos, Methodist 2s7;
Baptist 2T2; Congregations. So Dutch Reformed. 90;
mixed o.; jsvr, it7, InhdsL 1; Greer. IL Buddhist.
Il Chrstsdslphisn. l."
It will be seen that only one family OF
them all wns willing to acknowledge itself
infidel. That term lie still term OF re-
proach In the estimation OF tho people.
The fashionable designation Of infidolity In
these days 10 agnosticism. People who
would resent being called infidcls, are some
times not offended when they are classed
as agnostics. It seems to them to imply
tribute TO their intellectual superiority
and to associate them with some OF tho
greatest OF modern philosophers, DARWIN,
SPENCER, and HUXLEY. II they arc spoken
OF as agnostics. even when they are out
wardly aflllated with achurch.
Agnosticism. however. Is the rankest inf
deity. In comparison with It the inadelity
OF TON PAINE was religious faith. It 10 tho
absolute rejection OF the supernatural or
theological explanation OF tho problem Of
the soul. 1t gives up the whole question as
absolutely insoluble. 1t Is not merely un-
belief In Christianity. but no belief In any
religion at all. It Is practically atheism.
for. though it may not deny outright that
there is Cop. 1t denies that there is any
sufficient evidence that He exists.
Briggslsn, for instance. Is OF the essence
Of agnosticism. for IL is scientific and thus
in its very nature opposed TO faith. which Is
belief In the unseen and unknowable. Prob
ably in the SGT Presbyterian families emu
merated in this west-side district there are
many budding agnostics. They are criti-
cising when faith requires them simply to
believe. Religion will not stand scientific
criticism. Either IL is above and beyond
the reach OF science, or IL Is pure supersti-
ton. Science Is OF men. Religion can DO OF
GoD alone. 1t must come down from heaven
as q revelation, for men can never find IL out
OF themselves by the processes Of science.
This census shows that in the district 1t
covers there is the substantial social foun-
dalton OF a conservative population. 1t In
| dicates that the steady-going people who
make up the best part Of the community.
are still elevated by the poetry Of religious
faith and restrained from evil by the fear
OF Cop. Undoubtedly they are subeisting
on spiritual food moro nourlshing for them
than they could get from a scientifically
prepared diet OF agnosticism.
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Where Birds Get Drunk.

birds get drunk som stimes as well as men
at least they DO down where live" said Har-
yey Ellis Of Florida, at tho St. James last even
Ing, III tell you how know It,. There is
which IL quite common down In my State
This bush in the winter Is covered with ber-
berries are commonly called by us mad ber-
ries, from the fact that oyerindulgence ia them
birds that liQuor does on man. One day last
winter my stable hoy brought blue ray homo
which he said he found tiulteTing about in tho
ingly perfectly G, ntanted. with eyes elated and
fearless, and It's head wREgsd bout In a ride
ulous manner in It's effort to hold up. Ii was
a common North American drunk. nothing
more The Lird had INDUCED in the mad-
less state Of intoXieRtion. Thousands OF re-
sPsctAble Northern robins which migrate to
Florida in the winter. and who would blush 10
do such thing ~ homo. are found lying
about IN the grossest state OF intoSleRtion
from the same cause"
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s..s,.- pr.r.--,. - srs.-,.-srv,.


wAsHn~oror. Feb 1I-Ths vote Of NJ Me-
IauriE. the new Democratic Senator from
MIssi1sippi, IN opposition TO Mr.. Psekham's
confirmation. was unexpected and an''o con-
trary to Mr.. Cleveiand's plans and desires.
During the short time Intervening between
his appearance In the Senate and the exocu-
tive session particular pains were taken to let
the new Senator know what were Mr.. Clsve-
lands expectations Some one acting for Mr..
Cleveland instantly played the part Of coacher.
and nothing was omitted that would instruct
Senator McLaurin - to his duty regarding
Mr. Peckham. The Mississippi Senator did
little talking and conducted himself In q man
ner that became a gentleman who appreciated
the attention that is paid him and yet is caps-
BILE OF thinking for himself In the executive
session no one listened to Senator Yilasis rea-
CONS for confirming Mr.. Clevsland's favorite.
His colleague. Senator George. in stating some
OF the reasons for standing By Mr.. Cleveland"
addressed himself to the new Senator. and
appeared to have no doubt how he would
cot Others who we're for Mr.. Peckham's con-
frmation were equally confident. Senator Nc
Laurin said to some fellow Democrats that he
felt the importance Of faithfulness to the
party and Its principles. Therefore when his
name was called on the question OF Mr.. Peck
hams confirmation. the new Mississippi Sen
ator responded with emphasis and Distinct
ness In the negative. The establishment Of the
supporters OF the Administration was unmis-
takesbie aud amusing.
Mr.. McLaurin is probably the latest man OF
the Senate from the people. but In proportion
to the vote cast. Mississippi is the strongest
State In the Democratic column.
Mr.. Cleveland IL now In the minority In tho
Senate. which is Democratic body. It is not
hard to say where no will be the next timc
should he challenge tho Senate with another
nomination according to his hates.