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Thousands to One.

II will be some time before the party OF
national.bank .currency.instead.o of Federal.
currency, or the party of currency reform"
clears it's mind of the sediment of misin.
formation. The Chicago Times Herald, a
particularly urgent advocate Of bank cur.
rency n no g~recnbacks, is full of 1t, al.
though 1t is steadily moving toward en-.
l~ightenment. 1t is wrong, for instance, In
denying that the banks OF England, France,
and Germany are substantially Government
institutions. The Bank of England is the
fiscal agent of the British Government, and
that relation is occupied by the banks OF
Germany and OF France, each to Its
Government. Eighty million dollars OF
the Bank Of England's notes are Gov.
notes, or greenbacks, that sum
being issued on the guarantee of the Gov.
and without the deposit of
gold required for all other issues. In
France and Germany the Governments join
in appointing their banks directors, and
they are partners with them in respect of
profits. The German Government also
directly issues it's own notes, or Kassen.
scheme. In these three countries the banks
pay for the monopoly of issuing notes.
While their currency systems are not dis
tinctly counterparts of the American sys-
TEN, they are much more like it than like
the bank system which our currency re-
formers would establish.
Looking toward these foreign countries
the Times.Herdld wishes to "change our
system to conform to theirs :" and to tina
end our contemporary would place our
national banks OH the same footing as the
bank of Germany or of France"
The strength of English currency is in its
issuing from n single institution possessed
of a monopoly of the business. To the
world the Bank of England, meaning, of
course, the note-issuing department, which
has absolutely no business connection
with the banking department. is as good
as the British nation, for it Is substan-
TALLY the British nations gold s%torchouse.
In this country there are ~thirty-seven
hundred national banks with an Unlimited
number to come out of the future. The
Bank Of England is controlled also by the
cream of the financial talent and response.
bility of London. That system is not com.
parable with one in which many thou
sands of private banks may be admins
tered by every variety Of commercial incom-
petence and inexpcrience.
Aneffort to conform the American system
to that of England was made, in 1871,
when the bill was passed to establish the
Fiscal Bank of the United States, which
President TYLER vetoed. There is little
probability that such an institution could
be established now. But in America the
currency can be assured, beyond the anxiety
even of the most fearful, by establishing n
gold reserve exclusively for the redemption
of Government notes, and then, instead of
permitting the redeemed notes to be paid
out Unfortunately for expenses, keeping
them to be reissued only in return for gold.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-26
Tho Long Wait.

The discussion on the tariff which began
In the senate yesterday is liable to last all
summer, and even into the fall. Prospec-
tive Of the general denunciatory, soul-reliev-
ing, and Indignantly v~irtuous remarks
which are to be expected from those Demo-
cratic Senators who made or meekly &C.
copied the Wilson protective tariff, and
are consequently p~rejudiced against a Re.
publican protective tariff; and irrespective
of the gigantic intellects which are already
getting visibly dropsical with undelivered
speeches about trusts and octopuses; ire
spective Of the Populist and professional
silver Senators, each one with loads of re.
marks to discharge; irrespective, in short,
Of the various time allowances for bun
combe and windy oratory for campaign pur-
poses, the necessary, serious, and business
like consideration of a tariff bill takes a
great deal of time. Thu schedules are often
80 complicated; the interests involved are
so numerous, and the cIashing of these is
often so great, that weeks and months are
needed to complete the measure. More
over, the balance of power in the present
Senate is so uncertain and delicate that
pains will have to be taken to give nc SEN
ator any cause OF complaint in the matter OF
time, and opportunity to attend to the spe-
cial wants of his constituents, and to discuss
the bill in general and in particulars.
All this must take time, and many per.
sons grow impatient. The cheerful think
ers who want to make us all rich by
paying US fifty cents on the dollar will in
quire where Prosperity is, and 80 on. Sensi-
BILE people will not murmur at the ~inevita.
BILE or misunderstood it. Mr.. MCKINLEY
and his friends are not in the miracle busi-
ness. The tariff must be made in the slow
way in which tariffs are made. II will be
made as soon as it can be. 1t might be
made considerably sooner if the Senators
who delighted to hunt the octopus, and the
not innumerors representatives of Bun
combe county, could be induced to shut up;
or II through the whole discussion of the
bill everybody would talk business and no.
body would talk 6ubdub. But here, again,
no miracle can be expected. We must be
patient, and we must allow for the immense
difficulties which are always in the way of
any tariff bill.
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Foreign Notes or Rea, Interest.

John Ruskin SPENDS his time In planting bulbs
ana pulling them up the next DAY 10 see II they are
growing.
Rudyard KIpiinEs Jungle Book" has been trans.
lated into German by an EnRlishman who teaches
In III" school where Mr.. Kipliug was brought mp.
Sir Henry Irv wing will read Tenuysou's Beckett
in the restored Chapter House Of Canterbury Co.
thedral on the last day of May. for the benefit Of
the thirteenth centenary fund.
Switzerland has issued a new twenty franc gold
piece. HelveTia being represented on It's fare, Q
realistic peasant girls head. Around IT are twenty.
two stars for tho twenty two %cantops.
n. Pierre Lantte. who for the forty years sin,s
Auguste Comte died has been the director Of tho
Positivist school. being now "a years or age. has
selscted' . successor 10 lad the ComiistS after his
death.
Prince MAMMALIAN OF saxony. who for a year
past has besn oriciating as a Catholic priest In The
slums OF whitechapel. has been orocred 10y his doc.
tor TO i.av" London on account OF his health break
ing down.
A cautious admirer o, samuel wehbe. the elder.
composer OF giees. before starting a substitution
for q monument. thought no would take a look AZ
the musicians grave In old ST. Pancras church
yard. He found TO his surpris- that the tombStune'
which was In place In 1859. had disappeared. and
apparently the grave. too.
LonEjumeau. rear Paris. mas erected a monu'
ment 10 Adolph- Adam. who mad the little 'own
famous by writing lie Position lie LonEiuneau."
the opera In which wachtel. the tenor ami former
~postboy. made his reputation. The professional
manner In which wRchtel snapped his WHIP was
almost As effective as his high L.
NanSen's discovery OF deep water In the Arctic
Ocean leads NJ. de Lapparent to infer that 'hc Ant
ar site contlnent Is OF equal extent ami has ON -
mountains OF a height corresponding to Sausen'S
ocean soundinGs. From this he goes on TO dcduc'
the theory Inat tho earth is r0p-shApod and Spln',
with the snNtI Pole for Its point.
nri1es In Alfneli. Lower Hunglry. have been de-
privrd OF their wedding XII = by the Government
health authorities. IL was a castom OF the pace for
brides 10 wash with soap AMI to comb the heads o. all
guests. they In turn throwing coins Into the basin.
The rSSuii. according 10 Inc doctors. WAS the spread
ing OF diSsaSr. AM IN epic smic OF CphthaimiA led
tbs Government 10 put . sudden end 70 the cuSGsn-
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The Cooper Statue.

On Saturday afternoon another addition
will be made to the list of New Works
to celebrities. The number now
includes WASHINGTON and LINCOLN among
the Presidents; SHAKESPEARE, BURNS,
SCOTT, MOORE, and SCHILLER among poets;
FRANKLIN, HAMILTON, SEWARD, CoNK.
LING, and WEBSTER among statesmen;
WORTH, HANCOCK, HALLECK, and FARRA-
GUT among American soldiers and sailors ;
BEETHOVEN among musicians THoRwALD-
SEN among sculptors; LAFAYETTE, Boil
VAR, G~ARIBALDI, and MAZZINI among
men of European eminence; HUMBOLDT,
Ericsson, HoLLEY, and Morse among
scientists and discovercrs; CERvANTEs
and IRVING among prose writers, and
COLUMBUS, chief of discoveries.
Saturdays addition will be a statue to
PETER COOPER, unveiled in what is to be
called Cooper square,, at the junction of the
Third and Fourth avenues, at Seventh street
and the Bowery. The statue is the work of
AUGUsTUsST. GAUDENs. After PETER Coop
ER's death, which took place on April 4,
1883, popular subscriptions were started
and the money necessary for the statue was
soon raised. The exercises on Saturday are
to be in charge of the surviving members of
the committee of fourteen years ago: Mayor
FRANKLIN EDISON, Justice CHARLES p.
DAILY, Gen. EGBERT l.. VIELE, JOHN Z.
PARSONS. and LEOPOLD EIDLITZ.
During the ceremonies, which will begin
in Cooper Union in the afternoon, the Peter
Cooper Post of the Grand Army of the Re-
public will act as a guard of honor. Mayor
STRONG will preside. The programme will
include an overture, the invocation by the
Rev. DR.. DIX, a commemorative address by
JOHN +. PARSONS, N an address by the
Alumni Association of the Cooper Union.
After these exercises the monument will be
duly turned over to the city, with the ac-
compartment of songs by the Choral Union
directed by FRANK DAMROscH, and
speeches by Mayors, past and present.
PETER COOPER was a New Yorker. He
was born in New York in 1901. He lived
In New York. He died In New York in
1883 at the age of ninety-two. His bene-
faction to the city, his timely and lively
interest in its growth n progress, and
the monuments which survive of his charity
and public spirit, make Appropriate the
ceremonies Of the unwilling of his monu-
ment, participated in by former Mayors
Of the city his son and his son-in-law.
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Senator Gallery is very proud of the length
and breadth OF the Mississippi River when It
confines itself to its picture frame: and Senator
Aldrich is fond of descanting on the great com.
monweaith and sovereign State" of Rhode
Island. The other day the heavy downpour
and the ,closeness Of the atmosphere in the
some marvellous tales about trout. Senator
Caffery spoke of n superlative catch in which
he estimated his fish at - pounds. Mr.. AL
drich went him one better by putting a certain
catch of his down at forty-oae inches long.
Where did you catch him T. inquired Senator
Caffery. obviously.
I'm Rhode Island"
Him. said Senator Gallery: there isn't q
river in the State long enough to produce such
q fish"
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to make It's followers needless Of the com.
fort and @stheticism of the home.
This il new indictment against b wheel.
Heretofore other branches Of trade have
attributed their poor business to the fact
that wheelmen put their money into wheels
and had none left tc spend otherwise. But
It is difficult to believe that the clear minds
and healthy bodies produced by cycling are
in any way responsible for neglect or care.
~lessncss Of the personal surroundings.
Health is said to breed happiness, and
the latter isn't usually friendly with disor-
dered or ill.furnished apartments.
Let the furniture makers guess again.
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Lieut. Col. f. b. BEAUMONT, a retired
officer OF the army. has notified the friends Of
Gen. HUGn JUDsoN FITZPATRICK, OF whom Col.
BEAUMONT was II classmate, that his grave at
West Point il unmarked BY any fitting monu.
ment. Gen. KILPATRIcK's old friends and COM
rades are requested 10 join in an appropriate
tribute to his memory. All contributions may
be addressed to Col. BEAUMONT at Wilkes
barre. Pa.
Gen. FITZPATRICK was an intense soldier, gal
liant, faithful, and tireless in service. The prof.
ect OF putting a monument over his grave Is
well worthy OF support.
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MONTREAL, May 23.-The bicycle meets with
little sympathy from those who make bylaws
in the city Of Montreal. The City Council has
already decreed that each wheel ridden within
its limits must pay an annual tax Of 80, and
must be provided with a lighted lamp ut nights
and n bell at all times. The wbeelmen,
however. must pass all street corners al no
faster speed than that at which a horse can
walk. Now the Park and Ferries Committee has
declared that wheels are debarred from ST.
He!en's Island. one of the most frequented parks
and summer resorts OF the city. st. Helen's
Island is in the st. Lawrence River Just opposite
the city, and the reason given for its being de-
MED to bicyclists Is that the latter would be a
nuisance to the large number of women and
children who frequent it on the hot days of sum-
mer.
The Turnpike Trust also have given notice Of
application to the Provincial Legislature Tor
power TO levy a toll on all bicyclists using any Of
the country roads leading out from the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-26
SCALING WITHOUT a LADDER
A Pyramid Of soidiers Esasies Noa to SEE.
pnsunt = n1-Reot wall.

pnount = n1-Heot wall.
Prom the Chicago Daily TrtouAs.
Corporal Leary. the limberest man at Fort
Sheridan, took the chance Of breaking his neck
and tumbllng tho storming pyramids Of forty.
one soldiers In a bruised heap Saturday as he
sprang upward from the shoulders Of Private
Miller. caught with three fingers OF his left hand
tho top OF the high wooden wall behind which
lurked the enemy, hung for one ~pcrilous instant
and then calamity pulled himself to the top,
seized his rife. and sprang into the midst OF the
foe on the other side OF the improvised parapot
In tho Coliseum gallery.
The human Pyramid swayed; but held II.
up the stalwart shoulders and over The thirty.
one. foot wall to Corporal Lcary,s support. while
away in front of the wall.
i was at this point that tho regular army
Coliseum gallery, led the applause. for Corporal
Leary and his comrades had broken the wOrld'S
escalading record by three feet. As a partial re-
recommended by Lieut.. Pcrcival q. Lowe. in
command OF the camp. for promotion.
the pyramid and stood on the shoulders " IA,
men IN the top row, the tips OF his fingers lacked
1--WE inches OF reaching the top Of the wall. Tie
twenty-oight feet, and the men who climbed
over SreFs sh iSc M no ,nS n mr rnearg f ,hsnl The at w NJT ; @Ss
Coliseum was thirty-one feet high. and it took
just four minutes to, scale 1t.
Eighteen OF the heaviest and strongest men
In the regiment formed the bn5c of the pyramid,
ten mouRted on their shoulders and leaned
the ten. four on the shoulders of the six. and
three on the shoulders OF the four. Corporal
Leary scrambled up this escalHding pyramid OF
blue, and stood on tho shoulders Of the top
three, bracet against the wall.
When he stretched out his arms, and found his
fingers would not reach tho edge OF the wall. 10
crouched. and :hcn. as the human mountain
swayed dizzily beneath his feet. with the mighty
and yet delicate effort OF the trained athlete he
sprang boldly five inches upward at the edge Of
the barrier. He tried TO grasp the top Of the
of his left hand went high enough. The pyramid
under him was still swnyinR. He held to tho
hazardous edge by the three fingers for an in.
slant, ard then. with a heave and a twist, pull.
ing his whole body up, caught the wall with tho
other hand. An instant after he was on the
enemy's side OF the barricade.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-26

Scribner's Magazine for June offers TO ls
readers a real literary and artistic feast. Daniel
Verge depicts, In the frontIspiece. the Triple Chal.
lenge OF d'Artagnan;' Mr.. James w. Alexander dc.
scribes undergraduate life AT Princeton; Mr.. Ri,hari
Harding Davis ends his novel. Soldiers OF Fortune"
which has been illustrated so powerfully by Mr.. c. d.
Gihson; Mr.. Gibson contributes another series of his
sketches OF London life rs lac saw IL; Montgomery
Schuyler studies the library OF Congress, Octave
Thanet affords a story, Arthur sherburne Hardy a
poeIn. and W. D. Howells continues his novel. THE
story OF . Play" while Prof. barrett Wendell onsrs
The play itself. Raleigh In Guinea"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-26
How the New York Election Looks from n
Distance.
From the Louisville cou,t.,.Jo.

From the Louisville Courier. Journal.
IL 10 ell well enough to say that In local elections
local Issues are alone pertinent. But the silverites
will not allow this to DO SO. They are lighting the
battle OF 1890 over in every local election OF 1907.
They want TO win this year, not so much for the
on'ccs themselves as for the use they can make OF
those onices In the renewal Of tho national nsht for
free silver. which they propose TO attempt In 1893 and
in 1900 They are nghiing now for position from
which to fight again the battle of 1890.
Can sound money mon arori to help intrench them
In power FOR such u purpose?
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From the Chicago 7Yme..HeraId.

A solemn preparedness is laid upon the hearoS
When the speaker approaches his anecdote he
begins to square himself for it. His manner
tells You that something is coming. He takes o
new attitude. He looks about him half-quiz-
zically. His expression lights up hopefully. res
o,utely. Demeanor and expression say: BE
Then. with a smile hat gives a grotesque touch
to the hahitual solemnity he tells the story and.
who would say: This is where you laugh; take
your time to It," Mrs. Steel has none OF this.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-26
SIX Bulls I'm q Free Fight.


~ FV T"'5'
~LES1NGToS, Ky. May 2o.-A terrific battle
took place last night between six bulls in the
pasture Of w. G., Lynne, near here. Two Jersey
bulls OF Lynnc's began Ii, and when they fought
BaalaIn. Judge Mulligan's bull. broke through
the fence and began goring 10th. Lieut.. Gov.
Afford Is bull broke in from the other side and
hooked right and left. Then two stray bulls
came along and took a hand, or rather a horn.
The owners tried to separate the animals, but
were chased off, and the fight went on all night
This morning one stray bull was dead and tia
others terribly injured and may die.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-26
strong Dissatisfaction with brooklyn Water.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sfr: The drinking water
OF brooklyn still is nasty. As most of our citizens arc
easily satisfied and are rather imaginative, perhaps
some good would result from the appointment OF an.
other asinine commission. with Instructions 10 report
that the water is ideally pure" This Is the only IA.
lief we are likely 10 have.
BROOKLYN. May 22.
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Returned Greek who Yell In HI. Flr.. Battle.


the death OF John Prousiang Of that city in ono
Of the regent battles in Greece. Prousisng, with
his brother. enlisted just before the wal. broke
New York and could not go. He is now with
friends in Lowell. John Prousiang. however.
kept on, and landed in Greece about q week
after the war was declared. He fell in his first
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-26
The Strange Death or a Heathered burglar.


CANANpAIGUA. May 24.-Saturday afternoon
A. S: Cooley found in his yard a sparrow hang
ing by the neck from the limb OF a cherry tree.
The bird had evidently attempted to rob tho
nest OF a robin in the tree. and. while ~efecting
cidentally pushed its head through a moose
formed OF horse hair. which had been utilized
In the construction of the nest. From appear.
ances the sparrow. in withdrawing its head
from the nest, had frightened the moose and was
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from IOurL cT-JOuTnuf.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-It comes 10 the Courier
Journal correspondent straight from the White
House that President Mckinley is in favor Of the IN
dependence OF Cuba, and before the dog days the
spanish MlniSter will change his residence from
Washington TO Madrid.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-26
Too Patient.

From Hfs0ende Bidttey.
"You protest that you love me, Emily. but I am
still waiting for the nrst kisa."
"Well. why do you wait P"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-26
Tho Standard or Perfection,

From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
Here we are. Willie, at the jewellers. Now tell
me what kind OF watch you want"
IL want q watch built like a bicycle, papa"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-26
Tho Cue ON the Putting Green.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sus-Sir: Regarding the
%pronriety Of the golfers using his rntter like a billiard
cue. THE suS's comparing the support which the left
hand would receive from the ground to that Afforded
to the player when he rests his elbow on the hip Is
not sound. His hip IS a part of himself, and TO use the
matter. B. l..
To make a billiard stroke at golf IL wouldn't be
necessary to touch the ground with the hand; the cue
could be held against the ankle or the instep, or
merely with the left hand elevated from the ground.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-31
A Great Petition.

The New York World has been
taking great interest in the arbitra-
ton treaty now before the United
States senate. and has been using
what influence It could to secure Its
ratification. Yesterday the World
wired newspapers in every city Of
any Importance in the country as
follows:
"The fate Of the arbitration treaty
depends on two or three votes in the
senate this week. The World asks
you to Join in a great petition urging
ratification. on the grounds OF hu.
manity, progress. civilization aud
national honor. as the treaty was
made on direct invitation Of our con.
gross by joint resolution"
The newspapers generally have
been in favor Of the treaty, and in all
probability the Worlds petition will
go to the senate with list Of sigma.
lures that will represent nearly
every county in the union. THE AR.
OTIS was pleased to add its humble
but earnest endorsement to the
Worlds petition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-31
Silks and Dress Trimmings,

We are showing for the spring '97
most beautiful line Of brocaded
silks. changeable taffetas and vel
oms to be had on the markets.
Fancy changeable trimming
silks, per yard. $50. 49c
Black, brocaded, china silks, for
shirt waists and trimminge,
per yard. ...c. ACC
Black, brocaded silks, satin
ground with large figures, for
trimmings and ladies' skirts,
worth $l.25, for per yard
Fancy taffeta silks, forskirts and
shirt waists, not 81, but, per.
yard .................. -. 74c
We have q complete line of tub
lar braids, silks and worsteds,
per yard. Sc and up
200 yards fancy. all wool suit
ings too late for last weeks
sale. double fold, navy, tan,
green and cardinal, good
value Csc, go for, per yard :. zoe
LADIES' BELTS.
New spring styles. We have lust
received complete assortment, con-
sisting of high colors, reds, greens,
tans, monkey skins, etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-31
Crockery Department.

The Nonparcil dinner ware is the
craze Of the age. 1t is an exact COPY
OF goods used century ago. The
decoration is of the landscape design
finished in flower blue. This ware
is unequaled in its rich color effect.
Each individual piece is q picture,
and is worthy place on any dining
room table or cabinet. These goods
are in open stock and can be pur-
chased in any number of pieces. Be-
low we show list Of pieces in stock
Dinner plates. breakfast plates, tea
plates, pie plates. fruit dishes. indi-
vidual buffers, tea cups and saucers,
coffee cups and saucers. platters,
covered dishes. open dishes, sugar
bowls, creamers. tea pots, covered
butter dishes, band dishes. sauce
boats. oat meal bowls. pickle dishes,
water pitchers, etc.