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To rIIH EDITOR uE THE sCN-Sir: Mr.. 7. =. Hughcs,
In his very Interesting article about THE Religion OF
the Shah - In your sunday number, makes II mistake
In stating thai The Persian Shiahs have to profess TO DO
Sunnis to be allowed 20 mako their pilgrimage to
Mecca, This II incorrect,
There is certainly no love lost between Sunni and
Shah. and In former years massacres OF Shiahs often
took place In Mecca under all sorts of pretoNtA.
To stop these lights to some extent an arrangement
was made by which the shiahs make their ascent or
the holy mountain Arafat one day later than the bulk
OF the other pilgrims. who perhaps with the cNcep-
ton OF tho South Arabian TciiisI are almost all
ping there nom sunrise a. sunset practically consti-
lute the Mohammedan p~llsr,mRg" ana entitlo 10 the
h9n0rliE llstlhciion nl ICING uhltl q HALL.
Rrlmago to Mecca Ia precisely the same way as all
me other Mohammt Hans, and yearly n number, watch
varies from ACpO 10 i,OOn, arrives by sea from lushiTe,
lunier Ahnas, linSah, - a small number, perhaps
= Tow hundred. also arrives from the north by way Of
The large caravans which used To arrive overland
Via Media and Central Arabia have greatly dimln
ish,d, not so much ON account OF me drpreiations
through the fact that tho pilgrims found transport by
steamers quicker. cheaper, aud more comfortable
Arabia,
As to shiahs protesting TO 10 sunnis this would be
EnIlish I might succeed once In a thousand, Bus
lhrTo IL absolutely no necessity for it.
~ lAle NrArs ~" authuritrN IN M hedlaE have be
come So tolerant that the Shlhs are even allowed to
lNiIoFnl publicly their procession on their great festi'
Sal, AshuTo, on the tenth day 81 the month N Mo-
hhrrenL AMI 20 through their hlleous rites OF cutting
their furrhrlds and bodies with swords, until the
lIarr Is drlpplpg with blood aud resembles . slaugh-
A. daring all this time Abubekr, Omar, and 9th.
man whom the Sunnls consider saints ami legitimate
h.al,las, nre Toundly cursed ny the assembled shiahs
Intolerance OI che Sunnis. A CORRESPONDENT.
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for many years. Some denominations have
laid out great sums In buildings and other
appliances, on the faith OF the Government's
continuing TO call upon them for help. This
Is not a good argument for making the sys-
TEN permanent, but, 1t is an argument
against a sudden withdrawal of the Gov
ernment's support at n time when no such
action could have been anticipated and pro-
vided for. This view is emphasized by the
fact that the policy adopted last year was
that of Withdrawing 20 per cent. annually
for hat support.
1t would lie an obvious wrong TO hinder in
any way the education of the Indian chill
dren. We do not think the religious schools
would turn them adrift In any case. Still,
funds might be wanting to feed, clothe, ANA
educate properly the pupils OF some schools,
and in any case the risk Is obviously needless.
A better way would seem to lie that Of CON
t%inuing the policy of a rapid, yet gradual
withdrawal OF support, accompanied mean
while by increased provisions of tho Govern
ment's own for the education Of the Indian
when the final contribution to the
contract system is made, a ycaror two hence.
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Democracy This Year In New Jersey.

All signs in New Jersey point to n Demo-
cratic canvass of old fashioned vigor, con-
Quoted with the inspiration of hope, and
managed in person by the most accomplish
ed master of the art Of practical politics
that the party organization in the State has
evolved in twenty years.
The Democrats of New Jersey are for
honest money and the gold standard. They
will fight under that flag, and will win or
be beaten with their cOlors flying. Their
representatives in Chicago will consent to
no dangerous or doubtful uttcrance on the
part of the National Convention. At the
same time they will make n tremendous
and probably successful attack upon the
Republican Entertainments within the State.
1t is n critical year for the New Jersey
Democracy.
The Chairman OF the Democratic State
Committee for the campaign of 1896 Is the
senior Senator for New Jersey, the Hon.
JAMES SMITH OF Newark. His leadership
means business. 1t is quite characteristic
of Senator SMITH that he should not be
content at this j%uncture with merely repre-
sentinR sound money sentiment in the Sen
ate chamber at Washington, but should
come down into the field Of active political
management, where his services are at
present most needed, and where his abili-
ties are
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vention. Il IL still far enough OF TO enable
the Democratic party to get into a rea-
sonable frame OF mind before IL Is called to
order. The silver crowd have often before
startled the party with their boasting OF
the tremendous demonstrations they were
about TO make In conventions and elections
but when the time came for the fulhlment
what has been the result Instead OF max
ing progress and winning victory, the silver
faction has gone steadily backward and
downward and has encountered onlydefeat.
Every days delay before the Chicago Con-
vention will increase the probability that
the silver Democrats will there be overcome
finally. They are fighting for a humbug
which will not stand calm discussion.
It is the same with the Mckinleyites In
the Republican party. They are trying to
put up n humbug candidate to be run in q
campaign of duplicity and false pretence.
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SILVER mr. HIBITIOSISTs.
The Recent Editor of the Voice Says that
IhrxN ust Meet the Money Isauc

To THE EoIToR OF THE SuN-Sir: In your
issue OF May : there is n letter from Trenton
saying that ! have been retired from the editor
ship of the Voice because Of a difference OF
opinion between the publishers and myself. and
your correspondent goes on to say that ] am In
favor of FREQ silver and OF committing the Pro-
hibition party to it. As n matter of fact. | pre-
sumo | have lone more 10 combat free silver in
the Prohibition party than any other two per-
sons i'll the party. and my views on that subject
have not undergone any change.
The difference of opinion TO which your cor
respondent rnfrrs is not so much on the subject
of what the Prohibition party shall say about
the currency as on the question whether II snail
say anything at all. | am in favor OF its facing
this problem as any other political party has 10
face 1t this year. TnE SIN would consider IL an
act of cowardlCe for the Democratic National
Convention 10 say nothing whatever on the sub
jcCt Of the currency. The Prohibitionists claim
10 be a national political party just as much rs
the Democrats are, and silence on this subject
is Just as Inconsistent for the former ms for the
latter.
] am in favor of its meeting the question
squarcly. and II the leaders OF the party In gem
cral had done as much to meet the arguments
Of the free silver champions AS some OF them
have done to evade the whole subject, we
should be in n better condition, for the campaign
of 1896. +. j. WHEELER,
Ola Fathe,'and street, Nashville. Tenn.
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Among the most saRacious of Mr.. PLATT's
remarks about MCKINLEY and his canvass,
Is his suggestion that after the noise Of the
preliminary booming is over there will be
an interval before the st. Louis Convention
long enough for the delegates to cool Off
and do some calm and serious thinking.
The Republican Conventions to be held
this week will complete substantially the
roll OF delegates; and unquestionably Nc
kISLEY's nomination will be proclaimed by
his boomers AS a foregone conclusion. On
the face OF the returns OF delegates there Is
every reason to believe that it will look that
way. At any rate, mis- nomination on the
frst ballot will be made to appear inevitable,
In the hope OF silencing all opposition to
him rs futile and a political blunder in those
who venture to make 1t, The plan from the
first has been to rush him through and so
far as concerns the State Conventions il
seems to have worked pretty successfully.
II the st. Louis Convention were to he held
this week or next week it might go through
20 the end not less satisfactorily. But will
the booming continue 10 boom during all
the weeks still remaining before the actual
assembling of the body that is to make the
nomination
That Is another matter, as Mr.. PLATT
suggests, The delegates and the Republican
party will have time to do some thinking
about the wisdom of going into the canvass
with a candidate as 10 whom the sober sense
OF the whole Union has the grAvest doubts.
The Mysteries OF the booming will give place
20 sane reflection.
Tho sAmO may DO Ssii OF the Chicago Con-
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Another Shot at the Central Park.

The assault upon the Central Park for
the year 1895 Is threatened by the bicyclists.
Under the leadership of n thought
full and enlightened expert named OF
ToLENGUI the local members of the
League of American Wheelmen are to
meet in Madison Square Garden on Fri
day night, to organize for the OBJ
tainment of a bicycle track around the
Parks border. Within five years after the
attempt to put a horse track on one side of
the Park, for n portion of its length only,
there has appeared another movement to
build a bicycle track about it's entire cir
conference.
On the Parks outer edge, OF course, is the
shield of verdure which shuts out the
city. AT almost any portion of the
Park one has the idea of being in
the heart of cultivated nature. But
wheels are so buzzing in some heads in
cluded in the bicyclists' organization that
they would lay out their road, fill up gaps,
cut down trees, blast rocks, and raise bridges,
as though any recasting of the Parks design
or Encouragement of its uses was n mere mat
ter of engineering. There are long stretches
of the Park now which people entering from
the surrounding sidewalks can enjoy with
out crossing n single road. This advantage
would be wiped out everywhere by the OTTO
LENGuI bicycle track. AS it is, the broad,
smooth roads in the Park, laid out in har-
mony with the spirit of a recreation ground,
never begin to he crowded as the roads are
crowded in Hyde Park in London. 1t would be
very much better, if n bicycle track must be
connected with Central Park, for the bicy-
clists to take possession of the outer side
walk, and leave the Park proper undis-
turbed. There ought to be enough sober
minded men at the meeting Oh Friday night
to vote down this OTToLENGUI plan.
There would be more sense in making the
Park larger instead of smaller. If the hi
cyclists must have n track, the city will
have to buy other land for them.
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would love to destroy the Eoldbugs, they are
few compared with the bicycles and the bicy-
clists; and to destroy these or wean them
from their Ubiquitous work Is his hope and
will be his llfework. He will bring the Wheel
men TO n scr 70 Of repentance.
The task OF succeeding the Hon. RoGER
QuARLEs MILLS has been left TO a younger but
not less illustrious statesman. the Hon. BABE
BAILEY. It T. well; It IL better; IL Is best. There
may be men more endowed with conversation
and the unrelenting spirit OF oratory than the
Hon. BAN BAILEY is. although the name OF no
such superior has been pricked into the pages Of
history. Certain It is that the Hon. BABE BAL
LEY is the only silver statesman in the land OF
the Lone Star who wears n double-sized buzz
zard dollar for q collar button.
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TEE WIFE Or OHlsEl.
Deserted ~ Mes worthless E-sisa ~
band, She IL New Destitute.

FROM the 81. Paul Pioneer Press
A letter recently received by DR.. Cannon Of
Huron, s. D., from his mother, Mrs. r. w. Can.
non OF Carthage, Mo-, gives an interesting 40
count OF the present lifelof Mrs. Samuel Camp
bell. once known all over the country ne Cora
Belle Fellows, tho wife OF Chaska. the famous
Sioux Indian whom she married while a teaches
on the reservation near Pierre, s. ID. Miss Feh
lows was a former leader in society In Washing
ton, u. c., where her family lived, was highly
educated and connected. and her msrriss,
family at first refused to believe the young lady
capable OF such folly, and threatened crimlna!
s PpDfc ont t6s story ~ t ,be GTTTsfispoRHG es father Gep even Ws,,
made q trip TO Pierre to look up evidence In the
ease case hn,v arrived "a 700 iIts to prevent "a, ne mar nsa.
posed litigation. Chaska was said by all. who
knew hin to be a notorinisly worthless reoskin.
making of him, financially. for a time at least
The couple exhibited for a time at dime mu.
considerable fortune. On their last visit to South
Dakota they wore fine clothes, handsome Jew;
these, together with the money. hive now dis.
appeared. and. deserted by her Indian husband.
the former belle OF Washington society now
lives near Carthage, Mo-, quite destitute. and
port. In her letter Mrs. Cannon says:
"A few days since my attention was called u
&c, father took a small sack OF apples, and W
TWO went 10 see ner. SDe was, lnueeu, uentltutas
not only of food, but Of clothing and furni.
ture, The woman was careworn and sickly
looking. / soon discovered that she wss
educated and refined. having evidently seen
better days. During our conversation three
children came running into the room-two
boys and one girl. The oldest. q boy, was about
his veins. In the girl and younger boy the In
dian was less marked, but still quite noticeable.
Then the mother told me that she was once Q
teacher at the Rosebud and Santeo agencies,
that she was formerly q resident OF Washing:
ton. and had married against the wishes OF
husband deserted her to. marry. q sQuaw.
She has now no knowledge of his where
abouts. She lie not strong enough TO
work. but tries to do washing or other labor TO
support her children. she is capable of teach
ing. but can get no employment In that line.
The aid society OF the Methodist church has
done much for her, and is now raising money
to send her to Nebraska. where she has friends
who will look after her. She Is only anxious
that the public should forget her and her mar
riage with Ckaska, the Sioux"
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The concurrence of the House in the
Senate's bill authorizing Secretary CARLISLE
to detail revenue cutters to patrol duty at re-
Rattas In american waters was the last step
needed for the success of the Poughkeepsie
intercollege match. The specific duty assigned
to the cutters will be that OF enforcing regula-
tons for the safety OF excursionists and others.
but the result really aimed at is that of insur-
ing n clear course.
1t is worth noting that Congress was enough
interested In aquatic sports to add a provision
for this purpose to the Navy Appropriation bill
while in the Senate. The revenue cutters. &C
cording to the measure as 1t existed in that
form, were ~ provide for the safety Of pas
scngers on excursion steamers and for the
safety OF yachtsmen and oarsmen taking part
in r%egattas. amateur or professional. that may
hereafter be held on navigable waters" 1t was
"A queer rider on a routine navy supply bill. but
Il double assurance was thus given that the
measure would he enacted. Perhaps now joins
BULL, who has been so much troubled about
excursion steamers in the Cup races, will VEN
ture one more try for the coveted EN- blem IL he
thinks he hos n yacht fast enough to win 1t.
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SENSE ABoUr SPELLING REFORM.
Correspondence on che suhjeet Ne
tween n Crapk and n PhiiosOPher.


Wv
To rHE EDITOR OF THE suS-Str, In reading over
The Regents syllabus and the Regents examination
papers recently. I was very much surprised to see.
as I then thought, that several words were spclt
wrong. Upon inquiry have learned that they have
. method of their own, untaught and unknown in
our public schools and In our Free Academy" All
the examinations for admission to the bar and all
the medical examinations are. under our new law,
held under the supervision of tho Regents, and I
ask you. for the benent Of the many who are pre.
pairing for the various professions, whether their
method has your sanction. They have asked aues.
lions about tho "hypotcnuse" of rightaneled Fri.
angles, about how to "cataiog" various books. md
want TO know various things about 'Michelanveio"
Please help out a few young students. Yours, sc.
JAS. 2l. M q
The spelling to which our correspondent refers,
and which we deem dctostable, is probably tho
work of the Secretary OF the Board Of Regents,
who cntertains extreme views In respect to
photography. Tho Regents ought TO stop the
use of this rag, tag, and bobtail spelling In their
examination papers without delay.
Fro~ the Ne,o York Tribune OF may Is.
DEAR MIR. DEWEY; | agree with THE SUN in
the above. Whatever our Individual views
about photography may be, an educational insti-
tuition 80 important and representative as the
Board OF Regents ought not to be committed to
such noticeable innovations without full con-
sideration aud the approval OF the Board. Don't
you think so, toor Very truly yours,
WHITELAw REID.
PHOENIX, AriZ., Jan. 90.
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FFUW n " ub'ish Times,
lie was being interviewed on the poultry bust.
ness, when he said:
don't want To boast, but / do think we have
got tho knowingest hens In the world In our end
oItnWn. nave u mock OF 200, all black. II Is
"A theory Of mine that black hens lay better than
those OF any other color. One day / found "a hen
IN my mock with, n few white feathers In her tail.
l cnlien the hired man and t"lA him to catch
ana XII her; You can't rely on tho laying capa-
biillies or a hen with white feathers | said.
me hen gave Inc u sorrowful look. but did
not say a word. Next morning the hired man
told me that he could not find ller. A month or
TWO later opened "A pile OF potatoes had stored
in the cellar aud found q big, hollow space in
tIe centre OF them. There WAS q bunch of
ones standing up in n defiant sort OF a way, Re-
hind the feathers wore s~ixty-six eggs. recog-
nlHed al once that II was the work OF the miss
ing hen. The Sensitive creature Ind slowed
herself away aud worn herself nut laying eggs
To prove that the theory was u mistaken one"
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FLOoRED BIZ THE "DoRKIE BIRD"
A Chicago Girl Undone by tho Ornithe.
logical Efforts or . Church Singer.

logical EnOrtn OF . cnurch btn8ers
From the Chicago Ne,os.
Last evening. At one OF the large Presbyterian
churches on the south side. a specially attrao-
tive service was held. Ithad been widely adver-
tised. and every seat was filled. In ono Of the
forward pows sat a young person who eagerly
waited for the proceedings to
The opening number on the programme was
a voluntary beginning: "A day in Thy courts ID
better than a thousand. I had rather DO a door
the tents OF wicL edness." But the young person
hadn, wo a p.ogra ban",i nnd s she didn't raIg kn n". o,..-
and strong. and the young person taxed her
ears to catch the words. AT first they eluded
The singer considered a day in the courts Of the
good. But the next sentence staggered tho
y gsS 4sI psss9 Ss a The hso slRg e It'd tril j II form ibs s that she os
her God than to occupy an elevated position in
a less righteous place.
infancy she had been fed on verses and chapters
from the Bible. but somehow she couldn't. seem
She must be mistaken in the word. she thought.
and settled herself to listen to, the tenor, who
dition was as etors..dorkie bird" The cons
but sang 1T as the soprano and tenor had done.
The young persons mind was perturbed: She
followed, but bowed her head and meditated on
the various Biblical combinations. No. she
could not recall the least reference to a "dOrkio
bird, i" but II the choir sang about It surely there
must be such a thing. She wondered II It were
anything like an English sparrow. Evidently
1t WAS a humble member of the feathery tribe,
for it was used in an unimportant connection.
During a subsequent vocal number she leaned
toward her escort. What Is u dorkie bird ~
she whispered softly.
"A hat ?' he inquired.
"A dorkie bird"
He turned on her a pair Of interested oyes,
"A what ~ he asked again.
oh, never mind" she whispered. nervously.
Its nothing. They are going 70 pray"
unusual bird occupied her attention during the
remainder of the service. When she reached
home she rushed to her room and seized her
Bible. After an arduous search she found the
place and read "A day in Thy courts Is better
than a thousand. / had rather be q door.
Keeper
"Doorkeeper! Oh" she said family, and sas
down on the edge of the bed.
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A place for the great is seldom wanting.
When the Hon. J. STEPHEN HoGG OF Texas
came out with his fatal continuation OF the
bicycle, a million legs obeyed him. Millions,
not merely OF legs but OF brains built vaguely
after the Hon, j. STEPHEN lIOGG's invaluable
and Understandable pattern, felt that the great
authority could not DO followed without
some sacrifices worthy OF the cause. II,
in obedience TO the order OF the Hon.
J. STEPHEN HoGG, amounted millions I'M
wheeled themselves, surely It was in the nature
and the right OF things that he should give up
something, and not destroy the hopes OF millions
for a song. lie has given up something; in fact
much. He has declined TO try to become the
FREQ silver candidate TO succeed the Hon.
Ro0ER QUARLEs Mills as a Senator in Con-
gress from Texas
IL IL easy to imagine the sutieFings of Mr..
HOOd. But he must do his duty. Much A. he
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INSURANCE FOR GERMAN woRKERs
SiSS.OOO 900 Amused In IA Few Years
from Compulsory Contributions.

The compulsory contributions OF the Ger
man working people to the national insurance
funds have grown In a few years 10 enormous
sums. The last reports show that tho fund
for insurance against accident was ~, 3OO, 900
marks at the end OF 1894; that for Insurance
against Illness, 1865. 900, and that for IN
$40, 900 marks.
The sum total OF $40. 900. 900 marks. or more,
than Sl@1.OOO, 900, Is so great that the German
government IL embarrassed Ia find s~atiS'~"-
tory Investment for il. The last suggestion Il
that as much OF the money as cannot he lent
on real estate shall he used 10 build model
houses for wOrkingm"n, which shall DO let at
low rentals 70 industrial workers.