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~ r..n tpfty.tss rrnsns q as,nine ard sass
Ne mas neen AWAKE nver since.

1T" Trnk EITtysEIn StLNLu - N-N-NNN
ne mas neen Awake nver stnee.
mon ne 81. Lorfs Rsptbiie.
John O. Suite. carpenter and builder, has
been awake twenty-five years. Hts last slumber
came 30 many years ago that he has forgotten
what It is like to lie down at night and awake
refreshed and rejuvenatcd. Sleep 10 an unknown
quantity with Suite, aud while others are
buried in n deep somnolcncy he either lies upon
his bed and gaxes on the stars. or II In q restless
mood takes long walks out Into the country. re-
turning at daybreak TO begin work In his little
shop Just north OF the house. An old imam walk
ing with q cane IL a very familiar sight In Stuttes
omnia become that ali the residents thcreabout
call him The Man who Never sleeps. ,o,,o
rs sitSsst e satitTinSl1ss r eis si in His Sosd Ike k a cat:
arnct, At time IL sounds like the buzz and ,whirr
Of wheels saving their way tnfSSsn nsc S a
dcSfenine roar. Owing to the noises in his head
He says that the ringing IN his ears was caused
by an o ord, &c q Suin linz ,o whie a,t was ed grains
ssr one "a So Sam and IN is when he hs WOKE WOKE up the next day
he heard q moi Q In his head which has remained
there ever since, keeping him awake eve J DAY
and %T Ris9 Nae iSF Who SSSn Nc9SAf sleeps SsSas': is 70 year. old.
He carries his. age gracefully and does not look
ihs q S ssToSa Tor p sis ,PnE il' suit & T man. and shows
slight trace OF age, During the Mexican war M ne
served under Col. Je1ersonU .vib uruHluier
In the civil war he fought gallantly under the
stars and bars.
~ considered that q man had . right to keep
what he had acquired by his brain or labor, and
therefore / was with tho South. % he says. II was
In favor OF a convention to pay the owners
Of tho slaves and ship them back TO Africa,
! I told the fellows that shoulderod guns to free
the niger that after q while they would shout
der. guns against the Niger, and now l Gee
/ that ] am about right"
| truthful. His claim that he has not slept for
twenty-five years is given .crcdence II, the
neighborhood. His own family 10 not able to
dispute II, b cause they arc always asleep
during the time the old man says that he Is
awake. Tho craving for uncopsciousness has
entirely disappeared, and he finds refreshment
in simply closing his eyes and lying still as long
as possible In a calm repose.
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Tho Fort Collins Argus burns and bathes
at once In q glorious metaphor. 1t says that
"that wave of prosperity which the gold Repub-
licans and the gold Democrats promised last
fall is still hanging Ere" As the result Of this
procrastinatlon on the part Of the wave. "the
only hope Of the people is through the turning
down Of the goldbugs at every election. and
finally. in 1900. by placing WILLIAM JENNINGS
BRYAN in the Presidential chair" So the only
hope Of tho people Of the kind OF the Fort
Collins Argus 10 to have o good long period of
hard times. Prosperity is poison TO them. and
they will not take IL II they can help it But
they can't help taking 1t. 1t will como to Fort
Collins, Col. as we'll as to Lincoln. Neb.: and
wherever 1t comes the long faces will be short
ened and the short bank accounts will be length.
ened. 1t is ono OF tho many queer traits of
Organism and Of the Populism which 1t stole
that they have no hope which IL not founded
upon general hopelessness and misfortune.
They cannot DO comfortable unless everybody Ia
ruined-
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British Difficulties in India.

It would appear from the latest Blue
Book Issued by the British Government on
the ubonic plague in India that the recent
troubles and killing of Indian officials dur
ing the jubilee week might have been
averted had the British Government needed
the warnings 1t received from India. The
story contained in the Blue Book Is of very
great interest, revealing as 1t does the in
ternational influence in the internal affairs
of nations. The dangerous nature of the
plague, and the fear of its spread to Europe,
caused the Governments of the Continentto
bring pressure to bear on the British Gov.
eminent to prohibit the annual Mussulman
pilgrimage to Mecca from India. The In.
dian Government, which was awake to
the danger Of thus opposing a barrier to
the most cherished desire OF every devout
Mussulman. and had apparently some idea
that sanitary reasons were not the only
ones prompting the pressure of the Euro
pean Governments, anxiousiy asked the
India Office In London whether the Sultan
OF Turkey was among the powers urging
that Ii pilgrimage might be prohibit
ed, as. II that were the case. 1t would
strengthen their hands In dealing with the
question. The Sultan, 1t would seem, had
been approached on the subject. but, with
his usual desire to discover some advan.
tages for himself, would give no decisive
answer, and declined to use his influence In
the way 1t was desired. Meantime the ur-
gency of the European Governments was
such that Lord GEORGE HAMILTON, Secre-
tary of State for India, having the choice of
two evils, chose, as he thought, the least.
and pressed on the Indian Government the
cessation of the pilgrimage for the season.
The effect on the Mussulman mind OF such
action can be easily imagined, and all re.
ports from India go to show that the re.
sentiment among that section of the popu.
lstion is stimulated actively by political agi.
tators. who see an opportunity for strength.
ening sentiment against English rule.
The political assassinations at Poona, in
the Bombay Presidency. appear to have
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Eerelsn Note. or Rea, Interest.

One or the four dresAmakers who recently connit'
ted suicide together in Paris turns out TO have been 0
great grandniece OF Mgr. Anre. the Archbishop Of
Paris who was shot on the barrl, AIDES in ls+s whls
trying TO stop the lighting.
France has just ratified u convention with the Shah
OF Persia by which in return for a large money pay
ment she obtains the monopoly OF Archaeological er
c%avations In Persia n. J. de Morgan, late director
excavations in Egypt. has been appointed TO sgperS
tend the Persian Investigations.
In two corins dated 1880. recently dug VI IN Tho
foundations OF an old monastery In the Rue de nSara
in Paris, the skulls were found to be filed VITA "hss
crystals Of bicalcinate Of phosphorus, an extremely
rare substance. 1t was found once before uuHc- In
liar circumstances when an CONN was optue II iSt7'
Princess Fedora Of SAKE Meiningen Queen v.'oriAi
eldest great.srandchild. the run Nall Gusrr'' .'rso
TO DO betrothed soon TO Prince Rupert ~ 1'a1L
The Princess is IS years Of age and III d. sNtrto OF
Kaiser Wilhelm's eldest sister. Apart fro' lhr az
ference In religion there are difficulties in IAe wa!
the match.
Since 1899 the British mint has reco,ned 9T. 100000
gold coins, sovereigns and half sovereisHs ISs
average loss In wear Of the gold coins returned"
being ght weight was 2.b23 pence for the ,.NrrriES
and 1877 pence for the h II sovcreiens, 1l.'e,lS
worth OF silver coin was minted in the year t@Iins
June 80. 1897.
Prince d'Arenberg has been elected into the F'tneA
Acau mic ues beuux Arts In succession Ip ~ "'
Due d'AumAle over NJ. Charles Ynarte. the art critic
For the vacancy In the section OF paintiu- wad'hI
the death of Francois. the landscape pAla''r, w
Dagnan' Bower {. FRANCOIS Flameng. Warp sn'S
halgnAn. and Nolion have present d their names.
Brussels is this summer the seat OF q srrl",o' con
crosses dealing with questions concernlug tie 'H''r
ing classes. They will be held from July f., me rha
OF September, Tho nrt. held at the b gina o' 'N'
month, was on "Suuiay Rest" 1t is to n, 'o''""es
by Others on Cheap Dwellings" on the N.rl'eH.
OF Labor and on the international if.c ip"
workers In mines and factories. The si,,t trter"S
tional congress- against alcoh Il SUI VIII a. n.'e'"
Brussels at the end OF August.
Verdi has been demonstrating that bo 0rh'',
lent health and spirits. on hts way 10 N. 'a'''''
Montecatinih he stopped over in Milan an Nei''"
evening party given by Rioordi, his |purirrrr "'''
he sang the love duet from "Otelln" h."
stoIL, the original aida. im.tatlug III p.,,. . ' MAJ
neTiSms OF the tenor TamGgnU. He 10 dH '''''..
man 10 DENY tho rumorS (which Hn4o.r 'H. -.
. cand date for Paradise" Several for.',n "'''N
will celebrate lis sbth birthday, Oct. lH. 'y'r"
formanes OF his nrst opera, "n Coute d yv-I-""
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Wnriama VI. Williams.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: Mr.. Reginald H..
Williams, who in THE Sun OF July 10 crit Uses an ar
ticle in the Courier des Etats' Cnis on the decadence
OF the English race. says that he is not an Enslishman.
Well. II he Is not. he Is evidently made OF a portion OF
the stun that enters into tho composition OF the Brit
ishrr and that is hatred OF the French. He saws;
"The French race Is diminishing perceptihly. and
France Is dependent on German and Italian immigra.
ton to prevent the extinction OF her population
Now that is q piece OF e1aggeration that Is very Eng.
lish indeed. As q matter OF fact, the population Of
france is not diminishing. Certainly It IL
not Increasing as rapidly as French statesmen
and patriots would like to 500 It Increase.
The slowness OF its advance is due simply to the d..
minished opportunities for natrimony In a country
where every available man must serve In the army
The German and It"lian names in the civil and mill.
saws Mr.. Williams, " would not think Of denying lis
Ita,isn onsin" Well what OF that? The same
man Empire. and also OF Gambetta. the graf French
Sb pa, %,rI 6lsr'y Is not 2 peculiarly English name;
sonorously and beautifully British. After ali. there
"Look aHD the physical r% dias srsa e %H sari Il rs y WI iIli x ms f
VIZ " are nreSnb the ,m Sis: s'.Hns Ers,ish and the French,
physical dlnerence The sverare English cavslry man
remarked and he British in1an usi% w,aS a tsS , 9tssn
ton ion Of a few picked resim nss; ssnerally Scotch o.
siSei q; t Ind m Militia e s1i.is. ~ ga5r,S1s; the iIps hins
Chmea the Fren h took the Nal kofr and the English
failed miserably At tn RedAn and were saved bS the
French from utter destruction at InkermAn. When
Al the close or that memor BILE war Queen Victoria
presented the French soldiers with medals, they
laughed and called thom "nledaEIes de sautstaos."
No, tho Fr'nch do not hate tho English. as Mr.. W.
aSers. They desI ise the towards who shout inanlt,
from the SAT sid OF the chsnn | and at the Sa Q tim,
aTP,as .ne't trTr"r OF the French prorosed tunnel.
o. n race, and the very little Frenchman appears or
bntih psner only No ody ca find him on tn,
strr't OF Paris. nd nobody nerd look for him in ID,
army; The French cavAirymAn Is q powerful fellow
aud the Infantry soldier ID a bToad-ahoulderad stccL,
chap that needs no paddin :,
II 10 to he feared that Mr.. r. q. w has iphad,.d
parior.' y
Vvs Ia FTaAOS. WOAstsurI
4 lNofHuR wuxIAna
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Our esteemed contemporary, the CVeue-
land Leader. has found now trouble for the Hon.
HORACE LEoNIDAs CHAPMAN. tho Plutocratic
Democratic candidate for Governor. 1t ayers
that HORACE LEoNIDAs was n Copperhead,"
and 1t Is going to review his record" and
show. or try to show. that during the civil
war he was disloyal to his country What do
the Buckeye Democrats caro- whether he was a
Copperhead or mott As long as he Is for
silver and copiously plutocratic. they will con-
tinue to regard him as unaffected by ancient
history. The real rock In his way Is his ina
bility to show that he over lifted his voice for
the poor man" before tho present campaign.
Yet even this rock may be removed. Tho plu-
tocratic candidate of plutocrat-hunters Is a
necessity, and little accidents and details cam
not mar his greatness. Besides. lifting ono 8
voice for the poor man is an accomplishment
easily acquired.
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been due wholly to The stubborn insistercs
Of the India Once In London on drastic
application of tho regulations for the sup
preston Of the plague. In Bombay itself
the provincial Government carried out the
sanitary regulations in such . way as to
conflict AZ little a. possible with the re-
ligious and social p~rejudices Of the people,
and employed in the sanitary service, 90 far
a. possible, natives Of the same religion and
race as those inhabiting the districts infect
cd with the disease. The result, In the opin-
lon Of the Bombay authorities, was that
they averted . calamity more serious and
moro widespread than the very terrible n
with which they had to deal. At Poona
the case was different. The regulations
were applied in their full rigor by MIR.
RAND, who was assassinated, described a.
ar "unsympathetic, suspicious, and high.
handed officer" with the result that the ma
tive spirit was aroused. md the events
which we have heard of followed.
The native press for some time has vio-
lently denounced the Government and Its
methods, and the people are urged 10 form
committees for the protection Of their rights.
To do this, in a country administered
despotlcally like India, is really an incipi-
emit form Of rebellion. The Anglo-Indian
press is for the severest treatment Of
all agltators, but 1t seems moro likely
that the short period Of violence that
has Just passed over certain districts
In India has served az q warning to the
British Government, and that 1t will go
forward moro warily In the future. Al
ready there are signs Of q more conciliatory
disposition toward the natives in the Poona
district, who are Mahrattas, and among the
%proudest and most warlike of the native
races. The editor Of two Poona papers,
one, the Mahrdtta, published in English,
the other, Kesart, In the vernacular, in
which some Of the most vigorous denuncia-
lions Of the Government, Its agents, and
the English soldiers have been printed,
has been renominated by the Lieutenant
Governor to the Bombay Legislative Coun-
Gil, in spite Of the opposition Of the
Anglo-Indlan element. In his papers Mr..
GANGUDHAR TILAK has not gone out of his
way to avoid wounding the susceptibilities
of the dominant race, and has poured out,
especially in the native paper, Kesari, his
bitterest wrath on the Indian princes and
| officers who went to England to take part
in the jubilee.
ABORTION of the English press emphasizes
the situation in India in order to strength
en- it's arguments for an increase Of the
English garrison In that dependency, and
some employ the old time-worn phrase that
what has been won by the sword must be
held by the sword, oblivious Of the economic
forces coming into play against which the
1917 NJ ~-It. ar-~~
may cut down the armed rebel, but It can.
not collect taxes from a people reduced to
the last rag for clothing and q few grains
of rice for food. But there will be no change
in the system of governing India until the
burden Of its cost falls on the shoulders Of
the British taxpayers themselves.
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Driving Convicts Insane.

To THE EDITOR or THE sUs-Sfr: n the Newspaper
reports in regard to lunscy among convicts confined
In penitentiaries, in consequence of their enforced
idleness under the new law prohibiting the employ
ment OF convict labor, are true, l think that the law
is one Of the most inhuman ever enacted. l cannot
imagine that 1t Is possible to innict upon . human
being greater cruelty than continuous and unem.
pioyrd solitary confinement.
Assuming the truth OF the reports recently published
by your own paper and other papers. the situation Is
one that appeals to all those who have any instinct of
hu mantty whatever. / desire no newspaper publicity.
and especially request that you will make no use OF
my name. hut ] am much impressed with the need Of
some organized effort looking toward the repeal or
modification OF this law. and II you agree with me
and can. through your newspaper or o'herw Sc. or.
ganiIe such effort. ! shall be only too glad to b ar my
with. 7. II /.
NRw YORK, July "a.
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YnxxrD TNo HoURs s,4,oo.
vvsrssn west Abs,t u IN a Hu.ipe.. wa, a.,
Were Rewarded.

From ne CHICAGO Tiaes Herald.
Tho members OF the womAn's Christian T.n.
peranco Union have been praying for mona,
that they may lift tho load OF debt from tbsi,
beautiful temple and mny feel that In renIi,,
ne we'll as In name thoy arc Its owners. II vii
not do for tho scoffer to casta doubt in The pre,.
ence Of ono Of these women on thr efficacy a,
prayer. He will be silenced in an instant BY ,h,s
rejoindcr to his sncer:
1--WE prayed for money for a good cause; va
prayed tho prayer OF faith, and the money c,ns
-S3A0 00-within two hours, and from source,
in many cases from which nothing would h,y.
flowed but for the touch OF the spirit Of God
The efficacy OF prayer Is established beyond all
cavil, for wo have the p~roof-solid. substantial
proof. On Monday our prayers went up. Hop
Is tho answer-a material Rnswer-monry gold
for the redemption OF our house behuti ul.'" '
The faith which possessed the souls OF tina,
praying band OF women in the inner sanctuary
OF the Temperance Temple last Monday was Of
the kind that moves mountains. The mountain
OF the Scripture, which, IL Is said. tho prayer Of
faith may move, has been typined by t6oSss
white-ribboned women as a mountain Of debt
the debt which has .ested rs an almost crushing
weight upon their building enterprise, raers
have been few such scenes OF enthusiasm vii.
messed In Chicago AS that OF the praycrtui band
q fSs, Mg SssTt. g ior ,Rs sd tSEsth Of that, to "P MSio , To-,
held dear. 1t was. a tense sort of enthusiasm.
all tho greater because it was subducd.. 1t io4nl
the hands, and in the strength and power u ths
simply worded prayers which were uttcre
They did not mince matters, those W0nsn
Their prayers, went straight to the p,oin', We
let us pray for money" And pray for none;
they did. and while they prayed the money
began to come. Ono after another tho rirdR.,
came in, and as the names were given out All
the amounts read faces frightened, am whIs
the spirit OF gladness spread, purse after purs
wal opened and the money lail in lit'ie heapI
and the sight OF it's elistening proved = powcriJ
incentive to tho desire Of the assembled wouea
praying ceascd and Il was found that The dtS;
load was S34. 900 lighter than 1t had been only,
brief space before, there was a hymn Of p-aiu
which rang with the tone of true rejoicing.
Prayer did It," said the women; 1--WE nun
pray again."
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Cor the oueenfs Prise. when TIE silver
medal, awarded before the anal stage. was
won by 21o points At 200. 500. and 600
yards out Of q possible $50. The winner OF
the gold medal In the third stage pockets
the handsome sum Of 1880, and plenty OF
smaller sums arc connected with this
famous match.
Indeed, to an American . most striking
thing about the annual Bisley meeting ID
the number, variety, and aggregate value
Of the prizes. During n year the Cana
dams won, It is said, $3.50 In money,
besides cups and trophies. No wonder that
there are throngs of competitors, and that
the practice for the meeting is regarded ~
. valuable adjunct in the training and en-
cheney Of the British military forces.
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A Short Municipal Campaign.

The reported decision Of the Republican
leaders In this city to put OF their nomi-
mating convention until the latter part Of
September or the beginning Of october Ii
Indicative of political sagacity.
The people OF this community have had q
uurfeit Of politics, and now that the tariff
bill has become law and Congress has ad.
Journed they arc entitled to q rest from
political controversy. Nor IL there any
Justification for bringing in the distrac.
tions and excitements Of tho municipal
campaign before political necessity abso.
lutely requires the nomination Of tickets.
A month before the November election Is
long enough for such q campaign, and
no wise politician will venture to disturb
the now hopeful business situation with its
controversies for q longer period.
The character Of the campaign which we
arc to have next autumn has been deter
mined, and no m~anauvring Of politicians
can change 1t. Tammany Hall will make
Its canvass on the Chicago platform and
with o ticket representative OF Bryan
Ism. The Republican party will again be
the leader and form the nucleus Of
the opposition to the Organism which
will be preached by violent Tammany
orators. Some talk is heard now Of a ticket
TO DO put up by gold Democrats, but even II
there shall be such a ticket, 1t will command
comparatively small support, for long be-
fore the election everybody will recognize
that whoever votes for 1t will simply throw
his vote away, the sole issue being between
Tammany and the Republicans, Organism
and civilization.
It will be a hard fight and spirited
throughout; but four or five weeks will be
ample time for it, more especially as the
questions at issue have already been dis.
cussed thoroughly. Everybody. therefore,
desires that the period of disturbance
caused by the campaign shall be short.
As to the selection Of a candidate to lead
the conservative forces, there Is no need OF
spending time so long In advance. The
right man will be found among the three
million people of the Greater New York,
and nobody is In any hurry for his nomina
tion unless here and there an aspirant 70,
the distinction put forward by a few super
serviceable people who are indulging hope,
of political and personal profit by his cleo
tion. The matter will settle Itself In du,
time and to the general satisfaction
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The Bond Sale.

On Thursday afternoon Comptroller
FITCH will receive proposals for more than
100000 900 of city bonds, the last impor-
tant fiscal operation of the city Of New York
to be undertaken before the enlargement
on Jan. /, 1898. The rate Of interest at
which the bonds are offered, gig per cent,
is likely to be reduced to a smaller figure
by a premium upon the bonds, n of the
conditions Of the proposal being that no bid
shall be accepted for less than par.
A year ago there were sold for the
city $40, 900 of municipal bonds, OBJ
tanning therefor a premium which re-
duced the rate of interest to 800, and with
the accumulating evidences of q restora-
tion Of public confidence through the re.
vival Of business there is reason to believe
that the bonds to be sold this week will
be disposed Of even moro advantageously.
OF their number. $3. 1000, 900 are for
dock purposes; $1,750,O00 for improving
the city's water supply; 81 900, 900 for
new sc%hoolhouses in the more crowded
and the rapidly developing parts Of town !;
$500, 900 are for street pavements, $780,
900 for additional water mains. $35O,000
for charitable institutions, $15O,OOO for
street.cleaning machinery. $25O,OOO for
the new city prison, $s60,O0O for the
Fort Washington Park, $780, 900 for the
new Court House on Madison avenue for
the use Of the Appellate Division of the
Supreme Court, which now rents Offices,
100000 for the new Harlem River Bridge
at Third avenue, expected to be open to
traffic by the 1st OF November, and the re.
mainder for sundry public purposes.
During the year 1896 there was a net In.
crease of SIS, 900, 900 in the funded debt OF
the city of New York, but the actual in.
crease by the issuance Of new bonds was
$4,000, 900, of which $5, 600, 900 was for
increased water supply, 81, ZOO, 600 for
pavements, 81, 100, 900 for bridges, 81, $780,.
o for park and parkway improvements
and extensions, 3 ,sOO,OOO for school.
houses, and 81 10000 for other public
buildings.