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MRS. JOHN ID. PERSONS.

RS. JOHN d. PERSo oNs is a men,
MI Der of the life saving force of the
4v United States. She is, moreover.
= sailing captain and good sea
faring woman generally. She is
wife of the keeper OF the Thunder Bay
Island life saving station. on Lake Micli-
gan. Mrs. Persons did not begin her ca
reer in the traditional way by being the
daughter of a lighthouse keeper and an
oarswoman from childhood. She was born
and bred inland and studied the nonna utic-
al branches of learning at Oeerlin College
Then she became a music teacher, but
meeting and marrying Capt Persons
changed the currents of her thoughts. Be-
fore long she was capable Of appreciating
the melody of the wind among the shrouds,
and by and by she began to assist her hus-
band. In 1889 she passed an examina-
ton for the position OF captain ON her own
account, and since that time she has held
the right to navigate vessels on the open
seas
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Nine. Pun. the wife of the Korean min
lister. is small. plump and ytvacious, and.
dressed in her queer. beautiful gown Of
rose- pink, green and silver. presents the
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SOME kONEN ABROAD.

4 PRE- TTY story is told OF the Empress
! of Austria, the sort of story that
y makes one straight htway longto be a
woman OF power, to go and do like
wise Ouita rnCaDtl, Sta v,-aS Wis
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Acknowledging this -nibble at the niatri-
monial bait, the woman proceeded to hook
The fish with the folio wing:
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To THE EDIToR OF THE SUS-Sir: Readers OF THE Sun
have been delighted with your article on 80, 900
Irish Tourists" Nothing can be happier than tho
feature of memorial structures ION The PRINCIPAL
scenes OF the rebellion" But since sorrow has so
long shaded weeping Erin. | suggest that the pilgrim.
age improve tho opportunity to change her dropping
willows into fadcle,s laurel wreaths OF grateful In.
Bpira,Ion In the line Of industrial cooperation.
Lot Old Vinegar Hili. therefore, be made the happy
acropolIs OF "A busy, opulent EnnIscorthy. Let u
statuary group OF Erin and Columbia surmount It's
summit and look down in wholesome stimulation on
n school OF Gaelic miniature. Treiand's own unique
illumination. or a large factory whose machinery
and whose elegant products shall find appreciative
markets both in the United States and In rsJuvenated
Ireland. On the l7th OF March and on the Fourth of
July let all tho brave. good townsrolk keep high holt.
day. the twin ~tuteary symbols OF interoccanIo
friendship and kinship ablaze in electric light whose
cadont rainbow tints shall honcycomb the too long
emhittered ridge OF the CroT pics grave. floating on
tho placid bosom OF yondcr Slaney TO typify the un.
sink able bark OF the sea.dividod Gael.
Let the details OF this memorials institute he planned
right here In America, and let the foundation be laid
by the 20 ODO Irish tourists 10 the 1898 centennial as
u love Offering from young American Ireland 10 tho
archaic mother land. sweet InnistRllCn.
Such u source Of educational industry and COM.
mcrcial progress, Will prove II per'hnially fruitful
monument 10 fHtur" Genrrgtlous OF thar true, d'sln.
are powerless 10 ohlilprate. NJ. MADDEN.
NEW YORK, NOV. 81.
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To THE EDITOR or TINS STN-Sir: owing to the
failure OF the crops in Ireland. and other causes, in,
dustrlal and political, which veH that unhappy land.
Thousands OF strong Ilmbed and godiy'dlsposed young
men and women desire TO leave Ireland and settle In
the United states, but they are hesltaling over the
matter because OF the lies about the condition OF our
country which have been sown abroad ly European
papers that have copied from our Tonuli't journals
which for years pnst, aud especially during the rarcnt
political campaign, have misrcprescNtpd the condl-
lion mud prosnrcts OF orr farmers and mechanics,
proclaihihg mat the farmers nre bond slaNeso rail-
ROADS hnN nprtElgu holders. ana tIut the mechanics
are stnrVtllng tpp'bo Of piutoCrlts.
Thr truiu Is that there f. plenty o. room Ter Irish
IarIurf thl mechanics IN the West ana south where
iauuhni lrls manufactures -. and other employ r. or
labor nav" grown weary OF the inwless and gOoless
scum Of "a. unlNsr't whiii form tHe malignant
party recently defeated at tho polls, Ninety per
cent. o. tnG sIirlsh and lrsh'A mer,cPn voters
our country on Tuesday tat. Thty followed the
trlols, Arrhi'h"ns urFlran and ireland, #ni h"clISh
the IRISH STOOD !r r,sntc1usnrsy IN IrrrH srcat IA
tnnal peril the, rmIrutrrs o. iauur VIII welcome 10
nGr shores nli IN" men and wruuu In 9ibrrn'a Who
desire % settle lud"r the starry nag,
Inr Stars ahd stripes Is no ting trlumphhnty To-
dny, thAnks 70 the yutVs of rilnDs OF adopted. eli
zens rom every lind under the 'un, who s'nrned the
appeals or deinagnlue-, who found their duneS among
the menla'iy .ani physically weak men OF neterior.
IN the SSHth 49, West. u. WILFRED kAARcE.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir In two recent
copies OF THE Sun have appeared letters concerning
tho pronunciation Of the various words In which II
Ia found. The first letter was modestly inquIsitiye;
the second was positive. Tho writer OF letter No. 9
seems to be thoroughly imbucd with patriotism, and
It Is evident that this virtue has carried him away 10
such an extent that he becomes guilty OF various ab.
surd!ties. Thus, he Is cocksure " We have no real dla.
l%ects,' and that our American En- Elish Is spoken by
a people OF q higher average education" &c.
The writer has read whitney. and would be scien.
tine even II he hadn't; but, despite all that, there are
weak spots here and there In his letter, FirFt. had
Mir. IN. f." ever been In England he would have oh.
served that the English language Is spoken far better
there than here. Tho average " EHgllshman uses 1T
tie slang, showssa natural inclination TO put words In
their places, and generally his voice proceeds Justify
from a healthy chest and not through the nose. Tho
very richness OF his speech Is a virtue aud a melody.
OF course, there are lritous VINO follow tho most an.
proved TRANSATLANTIC models, but all unconsr.ously,
Tor most OF them have never SptnL much time THINK.
Ing the matter over
BE tnst Nv It may, believe there is more beauty In
the brogue or Edinburgh than In that OF PhllGdel.
phiA, ana more In the speech of ClsapsIde than OF
STAT ayenoo; certainly more In the broad dialect OF
yorkshire than In tu Offensive twang OF Oklahoma
Moreover. the race that American Eng ish 10 SPOKEN
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THE NEW PUTTEH.

Sweny of the Albany Country Club. and a. II.
Fem OF the Palmetto Golf Club were three OF
the amateurs who produced types of drivers
and brasseys good enough to find II sale.
This season found the amateurs most intent
on improving their form on the putting green's.
They had found out that n shot or two wasted
in putting was n terrible drawback In attempt
field. He brought out a short handled putirr.
much Ike the croquot mallct used by tho
TINT wyeii.known lawn game. 'The putter. a r.
made both OF gun metal and of wood. lie
swings them with one hand and propels the ball
with a sharp stroke, In fact, rs the Scotch
golfers say. Its crnkee, not govt at a. mon"
DESPITE the shattering Of the conventionalities,
Sweny has worked up his putting appreciably
with his new style OF club.
The preconceived notions about putters and
Of r1t,inE form nv are ,n syn II m"rs vt9lenlly shat,
Newport Golf club, Meadowhrook Hunt, WASH.
ington Golf club. knickerbocker Club, and, in
golfers may recall. was stopped in his attempt
10 put out with, IL billiard cue, NJ
sifp II liF' is5 H"I al N ie snS HH ia S%s al SAs@Pbi s"o
orig nal In his goling IDEAS. and the new puttcr
Is the triumphant result Of many trials. II had
b~ctteTcd his game from six to ten s;roli as every
round Of the links, a substantial endorsement
that probably moro than counterhnianCes the
disregard OF golhng opinion in the estimation OF
The head and shaft Of the putter are of brass.
the head like u double-ended mallrl. aud mo
shaft very small. A foot above the head Is "a
grip for the right hand. and three feet above ut
lne apex Of The shaft Is the left.hand grip. on
Iut, OF ten feet or less Peters IL deadly in MS
game. lie faces The ball squarcly, standing
the splrrc before rolling 1t along tho aIlrl''
H. lett foot is, close to the bail, the other loot
balancing the body. The putier, held at to TOP
hy tile left hand, swings like n pendulum. nni
Is guided By the right hand until the player de-
cidrs tae time has arrived to strike. The put
Ter tit- me ball head on. like u hammer, swing
ing toward I against the smooth turf. and uine
times ont Of ten the ball reaches the cup safely.
puts from me edge, OF the green, or from Just
side of the putter. M n mHllrL l. used Ht
pulo. he swings II with both hands. which are
held. close, together at the upper part OF the
The club Is not HnadU Tor tho market
is only the & atlhcahon of an indivldual
within. The good results are so evident, how
ever, that many golfers think that PETERS, idea
may yet create a revolution in the methods of
putting. The = Peters pntter' rnny be Amerlca'4
contribution TO the wide world OF golf.
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SNAP rNDnns7ooD SPELLING.
The Rev. Mr.. Adnms'- Account of IL DO
That Knew What :" H-a.t-h" Meant.

The Rev. Mr.. Adams Account of ii Dog
That Knew What - Is-a.t-h" Meant.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: I am often
man speech. A young lady of my acquaintance
owns n dog by the name of Snap, an intelligent
fellow He is not fond of a bath.
The other day his mistress prepared his bath
below stairs. assembled into the family sitting
thing. She replied that she could not comply.
as she was about to give Snap "a batch
spelling the word bath" For some reason
she had to repeat the information. Again she
spelled the word - bath" Snap immediately
arose. passed into the hall, pushed open the
swinging door which lets on TO the bnck porch.
and was gone. AS he goes ont and comes in
whenever he is so disposed. 1t was thought that
he would be back in n moment.
The young lady took advantage of his absence
to get on what she calls. her toggery-the old
clothes in which she ministers Snaps bath, he
SO struggling in its ministratinn that he splashes
the miniStrant from head to foot. In read ness
called him, but he either did not hear or paid
no attention. After "A time she was compelled
couple Of hours later snap showed up. Dinner
time had come
Now here Is IL clear case not ONLY OF under
standing human speech by n dog, hut also Of his
Understanding it anaiyticaly. snaps mind
acted alphabetically AS well. He put together
the elemental sonndso of the word bath" and
had "bath." which represented to his conscious
ness and selt-consclousness what lie would
avoid. So he went away. There can be no
doubt that he thought when the dinner hour
arrived and made up his mind that he would
rather run the risk OF being bathed than go
hungry. for there we're evidences in his actions
when he presented himself that he was con-
sciOus he was running q risk of the dreaded SOAP
and water. CHARLES JOSIAH ADAMS.
RossvILLE, Staten Island.
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whom they discharge their duties. In Bahia,
for example, some years ago, ! asked Tor thr
been taken to the poll. = station, drunk. Hes
GENERALLY NJ the station house. | was toad.
~ found Iumatave II very Unimpre.,lyc
town The single ]unpaNed main rtrsHI ~
the lanes that iniersrCt u arc covered WIN
loose sand. When / purc!In7ail rH' Hrp\is"ur
for the journey up she ,nHYlIH 10 '"G ,npli"l
pr.UtOT OF tIS stor, WAS IA SColCiIpaIl, carry
ing u limited stuck OF ycLrinl mGrrh"4dlst.
Natives soon began Ia OIirr lhrinNrNes. ! M
sp"cIeL them In groups, Rejecting all those who
were tleshy or unhealthy lGohlnE., Ihey aver
aged ! feet Z inches IL height, should gay
Their tongues had TO he examined to see DER
digestion was good; tAvli rect, 10 Sse II IheS
would make good ground EaiL"rS; their l'gs' 10
see II theY had Uucn s]tlHlred bS heavy burdens
rail-, SPARE men, VIM = au' throw u."'f Thpul,
ders out and mir calves back, were the ones |
luOSed Tor. 1ley must haze shoulders Tree
ma the sores 80 often found In NhlhEaH7y car,
riors, who sometimes have 10 staggrr scores or
miles through the desulate interior, under
loads whic l would tax u beast OF burden, OF
the ifty men | looked over ! chose twenty-eiglt:
"ERun one was 10 receive the equivalent Oh
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To THE EDITOR or Tue SUN-Sir: l have followed
with interest the discussion In your paper In regard
to the pronunciation or u. When your first CORE.
nunc!atiop OF u was far more general In Southern
than In Northern States, l was not surprised that
local patriotism stirred you, with others, to answer
him. But 1t was, indeed, q surprise to ind one pro.
pared to contend that the 400 sound OF u In such
words as duty, due, institute, &C., IL not correct. l
refer to your correspondent IN. T." IN tho issue OF
Sunday, Nov. g..
His whole argument, and ~you'give him a column In
which to present 1t, can be summed up in the words,
1T IL TOO hard to pronounce II correctly, so l won't
do IT, A child's answer to all corrections in spe, ch
and action: too hard TO do right, too easy to do
wrong. PiatltudrS, but none the less true.
VOW correspondent says " This pronunciation 100
SOUND OF ) Is not peculiar to New York; It is the
preva ling pronunciation among educated people
from A,aine to California;
nm educ ated person is. prlma racle, one who Is trained
to speak and act correctly. And just as ones cduca
tion Is n sglected. Just SO hard one finds It to speak
and act correctly. Simple words are hard for "a child
to pronounce and simple sentences hard to form.
Trained properly. the child overcomes such aim.
cu,ties; neglected. he falls into slipshod methods of
speech thar he never overcomes.
TOT Southerner the correct pronunciation of u is
easy, as from childhood he is trained both at homo
and at school to its use. II any one finds 1t hard to
use the letter correctly, the fault lies not In the in.
herent difficulty OF its pronunciation, but in his
training. II. W. LocKErT, LoulsianIan.
EAST ORANGE. Nov. 8.
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dian Ocean. The country was open, and twen-
ty-elght miles were made the first day. He
headed, for AntaraDarivo, the Hova ca pital,
go miles inland. and was eleven days on the
seven. While travel in the remoter parts OF
OF tho island Is not unattended by peril from
crocodiles, rowing bands of murlerous ont
laws, and The fury of tropical storms. he had
no diiiculty in traycrsing the distance from
the coast to tn. ca~pital-which the French In
raders found later. starting from the west
coast, not 50 difficult as mad been expected.
"Wc al".nys stopped about II o'clock in the
had bread. which soon becnfne very hard. and
then crackers. | eat very little fruit In the
tropIcs-the mango md the cocoanut in tho
morning and late in the evening. but never
while the sun is up. When We found a tray
ellcr's tire. | inserted my knife In the fibre be-
tween two leaves and would drink. after
stratninG. the water which came out. 7 found
the gloo Droo worms, or Gruhs. taken bet Tean
the leaves at the top Of n palm tree, 10 he de-
licious when fried to n crisp. They taste like
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THE WHITE MANS CARRIAGE IN MADAGASCAR,

Madagascar. The Hovas, tho dominant tribe,
who have Inhabited the central province of
1merina since they came over the sea from
nobody knows where, perhaps Malaysia, APP
parently acknowledge French sovereignty.
But they form a small proportion OF the NAL
agassy peoples. So mo OF the tribes have armed
their fighting men with muskets: many of
them still use the original native weapons.
the spear and the shield. In the dense forests
the %blowgun is used with patient skill.
When Mr.. Taylor, who comes of a New York
family, landed at TamRtavr in 1891, he had
already, at the age OF 81. seen a good deal of
the far corners of the world. His desire for
travel had been strong since he left New
York and joined Red Clouds band of Ogallala
Sioux ut the age of Is. From Dakota he
roamed to the edge of the Arctic Circle, and
was next heard Of in the Society and Ha-
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$50 In, MalaCassy money for each on5 miles
traNersed with his load. and two shillinga for
rico en- route. Four Of them started out with
my L.ansd"a, a species OF palanquin, four &C,
compnhleu the NItlk1nd as substitutes, and
the other twenty carried the boxes and parcels
OF provisions and merchandise for traflc,
which the Scotchnau had put up in suitable
shape. l noticed that tho canned provisions
4 nouRht oil came from England and France.
ihmrriGah shipments to Madagascar beng
We, take raw hides in exchange.
MY costume was of Kahkee cloth. dust coll
orcu' OF the Kind the Indian troops arc clothed
IN. Inc iWdntGnd was AT irOn-framcd seat,
COVERED with canvas, fastened TO n cou ole Of
dSht soyen-toot poles Of strong wood, held to-
There was u leather back and foot rest OF wood
suspended by two leather straps. This is tho
naIiohni carriage OF Madagascar. a country
destitute of roads and uf pack animals. Oxen
are sometimes saddlcd. but not often"
S'hrtlng from TamataNc. Mr.. Tnylor's route
lay at first along the sandy shores of the In
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"D1cK" pErERs,s NEW ru1rER.

It Skaters All Accepted Golf Theories and
styles, but Helps His Game.
Americans are still In the formative period OF
their golf. and. as a consequence, they are ready
to try all sorts OF experiments In the hope of in
creasing their proficiency. The invention OF
new clubs Is one of the most common features
OF this zeal for advancement. Last season it
was the full swing strokes with the long
handled wooden clubs, the driver. or the bras
sey. that most bothered our amateurs. The
trend OF the inventors then was to bring out
new shapes and sorts OF such clubs. w. l..
Hodgeman OF the st. Andrews Golf Club, II. r.
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Tie lat ,0f n IAnb chop with a s7Upg0N OF CO.
CoHnut flavor.
"Nlv men CHOPPED down young cabbage palms
aid ntc the heart of the fruit. uncooked. 1t
is white, and tastes like cabbage. The Nal
shells and chicken bones. AT a native hotel
nor FAR from Antauannrivo f! had for the first
course i strange. half-burEt compound of fat.
Eristlc. ana OK flesh, roasted with the hide and
bristlcs IN. The crust OF the bread had hair
and feathers in il. Tie second course was
better, consisting of wild pigeon with green
peas. Money in Madagascar means French
five-franc pieces chopped into segments and
carried in II bag. Somn OF the scgmcnts are
scarcely bigger than Il pea.
~ started inland with 900 fve-franc pieces
chopped up in this way. A single coin is some
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wailan islands. Japan. Ceylon, the West In
dc, a.-d South America came next in his
itinerary. Strange adventures fell to his lot
in the Chaco region, in particular, hundreds
OF miles inland from BuenOs Ayrcs, and by tho
time he had reached Madagascar he was case
hardened to experiences OF the ordinary,
Il knew nobody in Tanatave. on the east
coast of madagascar" II" SAYS. when | land
ed there. | called on John l.. Waller. the re-
Gently arrived American Consul: IT'S the right
thing. OF course. for n traveller to nay his re-
spcuts to the representative of his country
wherever he finds them. My own regret has
been that American ConsulS are not, rs Il RUE.
up IN the consular standards rs set by other
countries. They are not respected, in my OK
Dcrience, AS they should be By the ucople among
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Educated I'cOplc ana PROPER frOnunclnttOu.
To THE Enron OF THE SuS-Sfr. In your issue OF
the sth inst. you publish a letter from n correspond
eut advocating n INSTRUMENTATION OF the vowel
sound u, alleging that It Is the hnhitual pronunciation
of that vowel by the educated classes In New York.
In the pursuit OF knowledge should one follow blindly
the educated classes, tho majority OF which never nd-
vance beyond mediocrity In their own calling! by
what process OF reasoning does medlocrity in special
knowledge become superiority in general knowledge ?
y OF, medlocrlty in special knowledge is n high plane
CO impaired with the level OF the Iayman, and one
should gladly follow the educated classes in those
bra inches OF knowledge TO which their special atten.
ton has been given, but in other branches let us view
their habits. actions. and statements more in the light
OF evidence TO be carefully weighed.
For such a trivial thing as change In u vowel
quality. and that change entirely unnecessary. let us
not take a step in tho wrong direction; a step to-
ward that Incidence in rhonatIon which. II carried
to its fna'ity, would bring all vowcls to that indcter.
inmate quality heard in unaccented syllables much
too often now. Rather let the educated classes rouse
themselves from their %letharg!c use OF the language OF
their birth. and let It not he said that Americans have
taken from the English tongue any OF its virtlity.
THoMPsoSHfGLE Conn. Nov. 8. II.
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Negotiations for Pcddi-ra Under the Mems.
mre winch Mns Jmst Mcen Adnntsa

HeEni"tlon" for Pcddirrs Under the Meas.
"re which HAS DUST Been Adopted.
y new city ordinance regarding street veuders.
or as they are officially described. "peddlcrs.
hawkers. vendors. or hucksters," las been
adopted by the city. All applicants for license.
says the new ordinance, shall produco soti.fac,
tory evidence to the Mayor of their good moral
character. and show that they are citizens OF
the United states, and have been resident. or
'"o state OF New York for one year; or TINT
they intend to become citizens. Tho icons.
fees arc ns follows: Fish dealers. $50; nil
Ne"ue'' Ilylh& their trade with horse and
wagon. S21i all others using a wagon. push
cart, or other vehicle. Sl5; vendors of mrr-
cAann'se carving a basket. tray, or other re-
~crptacle for their goods, So. No ons rrr.o,
Small receive more than one license in n yenr.
Application for licenses shall be mad, on
nhmk toTm' prepared by tho clerk of the
'm''i"n CoR"Gii' after letter or agthor "a
X" tpI SUN application has been sl.Hc! Ly
lllcnnt resides. "' "'
IN licenses nre to contain n fad text of -
"rd'nahGc, printed in English. German. Ita,in-y
ana ilehrew. The Mayor shall fnrni,h cacti
nnmnered. bearing The Word. iTer%" aana,
an ~, HMa a meta badge containing tie -amo
and tho badge must cOrrrgnond, r me- I'm
sh"ll Dr attached to the wagon, cart. or ycb.rlc'
NUT 9 worn ON tho left brosst " lie "mtrr
garment or g LICENSED. Any aun ms M euler
Ir nn,i.r !, i,tsn" :, ohIge without authority ~hall
N h., ' ~ ~ "a me ~ not NOR. than So, or
nor ~ ,o,r n.t mIr!sghtnent or not less than fye
~, mi,ie nan ten days. No vcnder shall per-
nL't az H'hlcIe owned or controlled py him TO
nI.p i"r y ."hker period than thirty minute, NJ
* ,'nio on ANY ono BLOCK: nor shall hestard ia
..n".n W., NM premises II the owner or lessee Of
,ir EFonhu moor objects. At tho expiration Of
nv Jn.,Ly minutes the cart must be removed to
a. lT'nt at iehst one block distant. No licensed
peaa;er rnai. permit his cart to Stand on any
ntresI Tilhin Twenty-Five feet OF any corner,
IL "Inmin zen feet OF any other peddIer. Ped.
ai"rs must use the east and the north sides Of
htriets ana avenues up to noon and tbs Vss6