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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06
THE GARBAGE STENCIL FROM RIKERs
ISLAND

To tho El,tor OF Tho Trlhun"
Sir. The people ~ the Twcnty-thiri and Twenty
r,.,r,h v,-Is have begged and lmpiorcl. hav"
,a,ke-l with the Mayor and all hands have don"
everything that right minded. Prospecting cti-
z.ns could or should DO - have the st"nch's from
Rlker'a Island nbnicd and stopped
The sprinkling apparatus put up oyer there gives
but l,t'lc relief. and perhaps Is useful In Keeping
lown the dust when Il II likely 20 rs In the eyes
~ inc worklncn but stencil deodorizer y
amounts to about much as certain crrort dii q
as.ep back the Atlantic with a broom II IS a
small sprinkle AMI big stencil with plenty ~
1Ithy refuse 10 keep II MP Ncctrozone, 4 d'5ln-
f...,ut with a name which means anything or
Io. hing only serves to gu"ss AMI talk az VI -
Jas. yesterday citizens were sick"n"l DN me
st.n.h.s and from . O'Clock until ) o'clock three
long hours they were aroused from sleep and kept
awake We are sick and mad clear through am
~ thor. are people officials VINO mink we AZ
complaining without reason "" would ask them 20
.,.nI a dav with us and their crtertaininent VIII
h.. erand I'm odor M least. ana on" they VIII re-
member. -, H.. ...u.,
The Mayor receives our committees klndlV, hWlirS
l1.uliy ur,fnlr.-s everything. and sends our c.ih
,ni,tc. 70 The island. Four thousand gallons iay
A. mt enough OF the finest extract no matter
,.h,t II Is called. 10 Law the stencil. Now An oul
r1g,. greater than the mainienau'" OF PuDic h"
sn nee by the city Of New-York cannot be lmhBiHcl
h.r rho prevalence OF fevers and other disease
caused by II Will be severely f"it MI through our
,v,rl. We demand more sprinkl"rs, nut hat
tho r,fis. shall be burned. Heat. red not, VIII
,elcctro..uie" the stencil. garbage and all ,o..
New-York. August !. 1884. II. -. hN'N'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06
TEXANS VIEW OF "HoGGIsM."

n, the Editor OF The TrIbune.
CIR. While Governor lIogg and many or MS con-
.,i,uencv from the Forks OF the Creek VINO never
,.,d the newspapers. nor anything else Tor '"''
natter will not see your editorial entitled ooVclno
Uoe,,'s Speech republlshod In THE 81 LOUIS ,''o"c
r.,,ocrat" OF July %. there are many intelligent
- ,,,,o have read and lndorsed It's every line.
90 for a. II related to the shallow -pated Governor OF
orr s,,tc Indeed It's witty sarcasm would he as
heartily enjoyed. 1t is thoroughly approved W
roxas readers were 1t not that II Is the people o'
this Commonwealth who must suffer instead Vi INC
silly blusterer who persists. whenever an" ",'''
'' -. .,,.rs IN making A iackass OF himself
and n aIghlng stock OF the state he mlsrePrestttts
For one thing Texas rcJoices,proiounu'y. n n,rn
bcrel And there is no other km which can ~ ~,
any nossible neans-either Populst. or isnotsce az
a., hEor.s Of the Creek"-be thrust upon the PEI a.,
ne of The Lone Star state. that can carry WIN ~
Ire mIidew and blight when . ndos pocy SO IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06
rvrTsTUENTS ~ THE ARMY.

Ieayenworth. Kan, Aug. IA telegram was ~
c.,yed by the commandant at Fort Leavehwor'n
.,av from washington announcing that frcsi-
Ien, cleveland had signed the Cultivate law resu-
,at,ne enlistment in the Army and for an ~ &
.h''s done I'm accordance win Its PROVISIONS III io
10 " UVT mt law reduces the term OF All eiiIs,-
mens from I'VE to two years ana does aW ~ term
tne ~ ~. ecrvel The Proctor law, wh'ch ala NOT
niow soldiers to reenlis after serving a zen
Is Nasrvcn until retired under the veteran nc.
Heretofore Immigrants rish on sn a S s recruits
iil.o w -. he native born Americans OF peih9Ts 0
h he taken out full citizenship papers nd ne ca
ip.sd ~ raise the standard OF pIlVaie e,,iv
bas n tendency to increase ,he" pay III" ''
i To- me number OF des"rtoHs'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06
TO PREVENT STRIKES.

To the l. ltOr OF The Tribune.
Sir: Permit to show how to put an end 10
railroad strikes without abrldgng the legal Fights
OF any
Let Congress enact law requiring ali railroad
employees 10 give ten days notice 20 The railroad
authorities Of their intention 10 STRIKE. ana by tine
same law make II penal offence for any striker
or strikers appear at the depots, in the round
houses the tracks OF the railroad they nave
abandoned, and punish with great severity any at
tempt prevent other men from taknS iheir
places.
bOr' would practically end all railroad striker Tor
the average worker would not fal. out with his
bread and butter II he knew beyond "A perad-
venture that these necessary commodities would
certainly be earned ana eaten ny others more
ready and willing to work for the wages offered
Such q law would abridge the legal or moral
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06
KIDNAPPED THE CRAZY NILLIONAIRH
\ WIFE AND BROTHER rIorTINd ron poa.

SESSION OF f.. ii. cYERs, OF PIrTsTCRg
8, ie'cs,S No. Aug - ~ Byers.s the. nl1io9;
80 "a head OF the .C..ari gron.Company OF PITS
burr - ts.,1a rrom Il Burlington train .hefalaSS
night b. equity Sheriff .Hynes. under "a swr!tsSf
habeas. corpus, ssuet Judge p III, . Cts
cut; Cour,. .8yers vas on ,as va home In =ehaSss
of ssr1ue, BOYD. o. san T-ancisco. who rhad, bes2
sent to JAPAN BY Mrs Byers 10 find and return. hsT
husband to ior. WhcT a. Y, -Bysrs tn, brother
OF found out h' IT, his s 15G'n n. ~o
shields TO Ibis city TO intercept the party, and u
possible take his brother away rom ron seryr Alter
Searing the case Judge Ramey decided that the
custod OF Byers should rest with BoEH wno vp,ss
but STIPULATED that Shields should be allowed 20 ac-
company the party. who will leave ior Pittsous,x
tomorrow morning. Byers IS In bad mental e0n .h
ION LAST summer Byers and his wife visited the
Worlds Fair and while there his mind became
n,niad n sea voyage and Byers went to San Fran
cisro and from there TO Honolulu ana Japan. Not
running his wife sent Boyd after him. and when
,Yrs.s 6r,,her found she had secured possession
ne took steps 10 prevent her from getting "h "
Wr Bvcrs tonight however Is In the hands OF
the Shields party exactly whore IS not known
Early this morning he was Kidnapped from the Pa-
yos driven TO Nashville. fifteen miles south OF this
city whore the Kidnapping party boarded train
'o sfter Byers was turned to the BOYD faction
last night by Judge Ramey's order Shields ana
party watched the Pacific House wnere nyers Was
guarded by two policemen Larry IN tne morning ,ig
Flyers went into the barber.shop, and while being
shaved his guards relaxed their vigilance shi e
irIuced Bvers 10 20 out and take walk As soon
rs he stepped from the barber-shop he was hustied
into "A closed carriage. and then driven WIN an
speed TO Rushvile. where the party took the Bur
iington train presumably for Kansas city, from
where they viii go East. The Boyd party spent
the entire day searching the city for the missing
man They found a clew tonight, ana lett LOT
Kansas City. where they expect to overtake the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06
THE LENGTH OF THE FLAG.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: / have read the article IN your paper THIS
morning giving some Information about the Amer-
can flag. ! ind that you have made one great mis-
take n stating that The length Of the flag should
be three times the width There IS no flag IN exist
cncr 90 such proportions and the regular proper
Hons are on. and Ou,-hi4f times the width IN 'rCth
The War Department has .ssuei v"f} particular
regulations IN regard 20 our haE. ana ~" principal
flag called the garrison fax. measures - feet long
by - In width. -
notice that you copy III" Information from Inc
Jnuadclphia Press" and cannot understand whore
that paper should have received The wrons iniorna-
ton. . i'f''Hi'i'N H. ''''IH'
Ncw-York. July H. lSi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06
SUMNER PLEASURES ~ YOUNGSTOWN.


To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir Morristown. the suburban home TT all sea-
sons Of the year Of many prominent New-YorlS
business men. does TO: share the fate OF resorts
which are obliged 20 feel the contrast ~ winter
lulness and summer gavety. and yet AZ his season
the influx u summer visitors gives new ylgor 20
the already thriving social centre. AMI Morri')w
assumes the air 81 typical resort
During the late hours ~ tho af'crr ION following
upon the arrival OF the New-York trans. tne we'll
shaded avenues and roads present a lively sprcta-
clo as many faultlessly equipped WrnoutS are
driven along Malison-ave. AMI toward Nor:'orlY
Heights in one direction. and toward Egoert lilI
function Of outdoor tea lawn party throngs oi
gay,y dressed women take pleasure IN that ap-
parently ineNhaustble resource az the are CONVEX
stfion. 49,, H.. 49,.
Put Morristown has another side There is me
summer resident who seeks rest ani Ph't c'i,l,ll
a!r nowhere purer or better ana ne -S.r'l .
novel ,it,le colony OF summer residents. but one
well known 10 the observing Norr.sion!ans, Here
in a picturesque Old house of colonial Sty.e ny
rounded hy spacious grounds. though - near "
..ntr. ~ things we nnl Il summer schop. N the
charge of Episcopal Sisters Her" a group OF young
Girls and little children spend a hlpNE SUNNI :
80 ,.,hens IN some cases, Nad Il diih ruli 10 leave
M. city Tor more than a few weeks ana ar 80
=, provle q long summerlng Tor m" chlFrch
Daily excursions are made 10 me H,lis ana Np''-
u,bich arc easily accessible from almost any par
~ Norristown and who're the pupils o. - lihba :
.,r 0n1 Wild flowers and berries ~ their heart
content. Light work ana nlncn p'hsg s,T." ~
~ .,,,,,nar soiourners summer schools with ibis
object are growing IN number ana popuiarity '3Sn
,,c3r II would be difficult 10 tind more charming
locality than this Wrll-rstdpi!s''H s'"''' IVA
Worris,own. n j.. August 3 1894.
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now WATER RUNS rP MILL Nv THE hoDNo'
Frnm The Nnshlngton Post

Mr. Narlnd,n explained how water would run up
Mi IN The state OF New-York He touched an
electric bel; and messenger was sem io' Il N'"'
,ho, would prove what he was TO say =,
This happens ever day In the Hudson Riye tr,
he began you VIII see by this chart OF 'ie H"' -
IN, ,rhen II is low water At Governors ls.aAd, y
is bgh water az Poughkeepsle and low water at
Albany There is full undulaton IKE a iohs
,,n,,nt,in wave which the water OF that historic
r'yer Climbs over and flows down again II hap
pens his way: When It Is sack water IN me r ua,
- or low, tide this extends up ten miles. Tnen
The aooi tide rlIshes In from the ocean and when
raacbes the mouth OF the river. dives under the
ttrash water The salt water Is more dense OF
course and lifts all the water in the Hudson bodily
w i,s surface To an observer II sui, appears 10 be
hh lido and the river Is running up an Incline for
a considerable portion of the distance to head OF
Mr. Marindin was saying that the condition was
the same in the East River when summons came
rom the office that OF the scientists wished 10
confer with him. and the party Of photographers
troke IN
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SELECTIONS FROM THE NAIL.
LUNACY TO TURN THEM AWAY.


rr,,o,.,, ,-- quorum ~. >.,.,,, ,.,., rr, ~,
-. ...... - - -
W NAV W ' W. W ~
10 'le f-d'tor 81 me Irhunr
Sir: The Tribunr'S editorial the Repubran
situation -, this c,.v which ,nreorel on the 9th
49,, " '' '''' 100
INST was the dbrs' ana lili'~' "t''FHhc' E" the
subject that has been printed and It's declaration
fha, ~, ON. I'm, 81 ,r,o.io ,v,nI se~ious'v dena nj
,.. ,, .,. M 49, ,.,,,
'"' Nl'"ult"dl o' an organization "N' 'lr i''P""'-
can Organization Of the cry and County Of New
York was no; ~. TO srvaro ! used 70 liv. in the
,-.,-,o. - 81, CO.. , ,., -. -, -. ,,,
''''' vi '' '''''' ""' N'N'''S 1900 ''"' '''
Try Republicans year after year would hewaii the
harl fat, Of the party that would send a plurJ,ty
or r., ooo l,.. .. nav r.,o ,,,,. g., h,,.o +, or,.
by Democratic uur1V even larger in the city and
c,,-.,. 80 >., -. ..,,-,. .,., -, .,, .,,, f. .h
~ ~" '"''. N"'' '.'"'' '"' 9"' 81 '"'
matter down there "" uscl - ask ourselves.
ao,irs, - '.,,,,.,,. n,. 4, 3, ~, ~, ,-r.v e, g,
""' - - ''' '' ''''' '
"''" IN N'W-i o'E 'liy'
il continued TO bc a mystery until John T. Nil
holland with n,,,chess ,,ar, err,,c1 mao slrce-e
,,.,,. 80
organization %. the City AMI County OF New York
than ih. I-ni,o reor,,a reonla r,va evor had .,
49,,
''i'i o''h
had the privilege OF attending one Of the So
called NI,hollard r,oo.i,,s o., " qoo W., L4f,.
'"0'' '''' "''N an" u WIS " revocation - me
TTo-thirls Of the large asscnb.age present
laborlnc mon ;lral fron, tho .,u Of the d,v hut
cr -,
men about one-half were lrlshmcn and formerly
,,,.., -. .,.,--. 81,
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WIND AND BICYCLE-RIDING.

r., the Editor 81 The Tribune"
Sir: Referring to "A paragraph In your paper U''9
morning wan; to ask question rs 10 the Justice
~ vour claim | usually take what the tribune
s,vs as the truth. but IN this case was On III"
ground and Il seems 10 me that you are Wv
rr,hal,v through "A misunderstanding foi say ma !
f,r.-fy-s'X men broke the worlds 'nicyclrl 80
for twenty-five miles. because they had a soon WIZ t
-" baIn HON In saving this you do not take ntyy
c,,.i.r,fion the tact that tnts" men were VpIscI
90 face This sane good Wind FOR tne SAM h,,.
10 "a" ,h, rods with A. Why should You not THINK
- hid az YOU seem 10 admit that ther" ~ somen'"s
a. 4, apparently agreeing with ~" i.drr VIM -
j" -. 20 mink Tho pressure against MIN more
.Snr 81 cen pounds to the square inch? r. w T.
%rw-York. Aug . lsyi
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No. CSC Hancock-st. Brook.yn. NV 81. Isl
TO PROVIDE BATHS FOR POOR BOYS.

To The Editor OF tho Tribune.
Sir. An educated and influential gentleman Of
Ncw-York said recently that ~" Hudson River
mere accident" that "lowcr Jersey CITY
was lower New York" Now the Peoples Palace
here. with It's love FOR humanity. proposes 20 give
1901 free baths. more or less. during tho summer
to the poor boys o: lower New York. II tho people
Will furnish the nickcls We have swimming
tank with nfiy tons. ioo0 gallons. OF running
water and can accommodate one thousand or
more bathcrs weekly. Each bath consists Of
shampoo. with soap under ID" showers towel AMI a
IN the big tank The" boye have no facilities
home for bathing. and so naturally hccoru" hfhy
with dirt. and ia mis- extremity have sought tho
shiny canal for their additions. only 10 De mr.
rested The only hope fpr th~n is "a bath IN nc
Peoples Palace We hnv" already given hundr' D.
81 free baths. but the Peoples Palace IS poor. AMI
must depend upon voluntary contributions Tor sup
port.
1t costs s. TO wash and clean 100 boys and We
cannot 10 this without outside help We hope
there are enough bcncvolently inclined citizens Ia
Newly rk and vicinity. or among tho-" who read
these lines. who VIII contribute 20 sustain this
noble work and 80 help avert diSetsc ani p"stl-
lence Even small offerings VIII be gladly re-
ccivcd. JOHN l.. SCtDbER.
J. L. WELLS President.
Secretary Peoples Palace. lSs Grand-st.. Jersey
city. August !. 1885,.
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TyCEyDTARY FIRE AT SARATOGA.

Saratoga. Aug. (SpeciaD.-Chief or Police
Blodgett has taken charge OF the National Gallery
of Fine Arts. owned and conducted by Swissmau
and Marx Well ofNew-York. The gallery closed at
II o'clock last night. and thirty minutes later was
on fire. The hremen II was the work OF an
incendiary az flames bursting out In four
different places bottle OF highly infammable
fluid was discovered among some OF the goods that
had not been reached by the flames. The fire was
promptly subdued. but not until goods alleged 10
be worth $4,000 either burned or damaged.
The stock, consisting of paintings rugs. bric,a-
hrac etc were valued by Mr. Well at NoOWV He
ca rried an Insurance Of $4,000. Well was NOT
In town at the time OF the fire. and the place Wa
In charge Of clerks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06
80 PAY FOR WOMEN Colonies.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
s.r: The following appears in your number Of
Julv ::
There are eight women co,oncs In Germany al
Of whom draw their pay reSri airy namely, tne
Empress % GERMANY the Dowager Empress. the
Princess Frederick Charles OF Prussia the Queen
Regent Sophia Queen Vi!hrimina Of the Neither
lands. the Duchess Of COnnIuGht, the Duchess or
Edinburgh and queen Victoria.
Permit say that pay Is attached 10
honorary titles Of any kind In Germany. No grants
are made 10 members Of the royal houSenoid; they
rrcey, allowance from The crown only lour
readers may also be Interested 10 know mat the
German Emperor. ~ SUCH does not receive one cent
He is entirely dependent upon his income as King
90 Prussia HANS PANIER
New-YOrk. July 49, 1897.
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The natural man regards sin as that thing which
COG IiSlIh"S. II Is that thinC which brings evil
ana Dtter corScquonces upoH nm who commits lt,
DIV II mas cOicU'nsatng plea sures and 20 he en-
CAGES IL j. When h" experiences repentance sin
H. comes no. only nat which God hates. but which
inc man himself hates; not only that which hrn !
eNi ,conSeincn"es upon hmgelf but that upon
"hlc1 n" Mou!t bring evil consequences. anlilh-
lattng II If he could Ii is TO longer that which
brings Ileasnr" to him, hat il Is that in the alb
S"nc" OF which alone he can find pleasure. Hence.
ne l. not only sorry for sin. bUt h. renOunc"s f..
lie rcnounccs all sin, small we'll great.
secret as well rs that which is known. useful sin
rs well as that which brings him no profit, uncer-
tain sins rs well as those about which he has no
doubt And not only does he relnQUish sin. but
he avoids all occasions and temptations to com
NIT Sin. He also improves all means and oppor-
tuaitics to prevent sin. cStceming it altogether evil
In itself universally evil. and the only evil that
is in the world. The who cannot say amen
- such definition OF the nature of repentance
has never reached the bedrock OF that experience
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4 MOSQUITO HATCHERY.

To The Editor ~ Tho Tribune.
Sir: Ny house SIS supplied by water from large
cisicrn. and directly from tank IN the garrett.
We have noticed In the water number OF tad
;olc-iookrg animals. very small. an not more
than one-quartcr OF an inch IN length very lively
and seem 10 bee fun ~ Fun. can goa inform me
what they are? Are they perfectly harmless
WM. l. tORrELYOU.
South Orange. y. j.. July -. 1904
Thcy are probably mosquitoes. IN the form OF
larvae and pupa', commonly called wigglcrs
They are quite harmless now. but IN a few days
-EdJ
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A STRIKE AGAINST HOLY COMMUNION.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
sir In your issue Of July Il. among selections
from the mall was a letter which must have struck
terror 70 The hreas, Of every member Of the Holy
Catholic Church Militant and Triumphant. and have
paralyzed with fear the entire Angelic Host re-
FER the threatened strike the part OF Prot
estant Episcopal COMMUNICATE" To be sure the
strike f. that OF "A single individual but then-he
- "A Washngtonian: and the fact that he shall not
communicate again while the present method II
maintained" will strike dagger deep into the
v!tals OF the Anglican protestant EpiscopaD
Church. II may have occurred 10 some that this
protestant Episcopal COMMUNICATE does not con
fer great honor az his letter would Induce
10 think ne supposes ne does upon the Saviour
OF the world. by receiving into his unworthy, SIN
!u body His most blessed body nn1 blood whereby
alone obtain remission OF our aims and are made
parakers 81 the kingdom OF heaven: II might seem
20 some that ne exhibits at present such a spirit
a. would justify Il priest In refusing MN that
blessed sacrament. il might occur 10 some mat he,
and others Of HE stamp. would be- entitled to re-
spert lnnlcls. VINO cannot believe. but are
worthy OF nothing save contempt when. processing
to believe that the blessed blood they receive has
power to preserve their bodies and souls unto ever
that th"t Divine Saviour has neither me power
the Will protect the recipients OF His besse!
blood from contagion Either there - notn.nS IN
able without tn" Intervention OF individual cups to
which opposed 20 His holy VIII, and the church
has ever taught that the COMMUNICATE who Is UNI
willing - bow 20 that holy Will j. unworthy ami
can receive no benefit from pariaknR. Could
express the opinion u any considerable mum
her 81 communicates OF the Church-which We do
though;fui churc hmen a qu'r, as to whether our
sister Church OF Rome dli not 'Nsplay great Wis
dom IN withdrawing from an unle.eryns .ity the
Eewhlrg y y July l5 1884,
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matters little who or what may come 10 the Coy
errors chair for the next term, Il cannot but be
an improvement on HOgg.
Grand. beautiful. fertile Texas, with her millions
Of bales OF growing cotton: with her millions or
acres of yet unturned sod: with her splendid public
schools and beautiful churches with her big-hcarted
hospitabie people from every State in the Union!
How she hangs her head In shame at the senseless
rantings OF the noisy swageerer who mus; for few
months longer pose before the Nation her repre-
sentative and head. TEXAN.
Waco. Texas, July %, 1894.
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MISSIONARY SUNDAY AT CHA UTA tQrA.

Cbautauqua. \. y. Aug. HpccaD.-This mas
heen chautauquas Missionary Sunday Two en-
,husiastic missionary conferences were heId' al
zach Of which score more OF home ana ior-
eien missionaries were present. The sermon ~ u
o,oIock ,vas preached by Bishop James NJ. Tho-
Inrn the Methodist Episcopal Bishop III iidlh.
Tbe vcsper service at o'clock attracted an I'M mn
-. audience to the Hall OF Philosophy. I'lsnoP
Vincent led the service ana Or. Jesse l.. IIiIpu.
delivered an inspiring address IN me D eVGi'mS d
sacred concert precccdcd an illustrator ''"'N
49,, conducted by Dr. Hurlbut
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Stamford. Conn. July q. 1894
AN EARLY VERSION OF BEN BOLT"

AN EARLY VERSION OF BEN BULL.
t. the EI.,or 81 The Tribune.
Str: In your yesterdays selections from the mails
some one was corrected for calming ben Bolt to
be- An English ballad. Perhaps your younger readers
may be interested learning that one starza Ok this
song ~ American beyond all the rest In the orig
lnal the lines were SAID 20 run.
Oh f.a.t ynu r,ni.fni-r fhe vrhooi Ben Bolt
AuI .ie MASTER cruel and g.rlt
I'D o. j. . ~ The cl'nr-rlnning tr' K
Where tho children went out 90 swim
In The revised version have II.
Oh don't W. remember tho school Ben Holt.
Al thc master . Nina and 50 irue'
An ff~ l'ilc rn,k by %" clear running brook.
Nlc-. r.. gnfh.r-i the flowers A. ih~y grow
Here Il was said. realism was sacrificed TO avoid
offending the dencacy OF the ladies" Tho school
master ~ that day usually a tyrIni. ana
bows w,err AS aruphihious then now, but At that
time Transatlantic visitors. lei by Mr.. Trohope.
made merry perhaps with reason. over the peculiar
refinement u Americans. one o. them. u may Toe
remembered. found the Western Ladies' 40 shocked AZ
tho aignt u barr legged pianos, recently purchas"i
for their rarors mat many ~ them We're Tor putting
the. qua lrIIeis into pantalett's.
NDt y.uchlug for The truth or the Hen Bolt story
only tell u as ~ was tod 20 M"
CLARA MARSHALL.
Ncw-York Aug. l. iS9i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06

rights OF any one but it would put II beyond ;he
power Of blath rskites and bownards 10 raise Il
cvcore OF anarchical unreascn. to spread deyasta-
ton and financial ruin throughout the entire cOun-
Try. HAlI-AfD ;. DUNN.
brooklyn. July 70. 1891.