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from The st, ENuI Dispdfch.
When Bryan was nominated tho gold Democrats
said his election wculI lie tho greatest ca:astrophe
that had visited this couatTy since tie war. and thew
would prevent 1t 10 they conId. With the true Demo.
crA'ic idea OF a mathematical problem. they asured
II out that half arote was Just twice as much as a
whole vote. and SO. instead OF avertiug the calamity
which they recognized by voting for Bryan's oppo.
nent. they put another candidate in the neid.
This was what they cali d acting from princ,nIs.
Other people called II acting from pg. headedn,ss.
In ohio' kentucky and Iowa this year the sound.
money D'm"lfais are as sound-ing as ever. They
don't believe in fires silver, hut they refuse TO indor.e
the only candidates who aro actually and absolutely
for sound money. and who have a chance TO Ia
elected on that issue. hut Grs their votes in the air
where they are Jus; as apt to bring down a free,.ilyrr
fopulist as anything else.
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To THE EprroR OF TIE srS-sir: I am informed
that in a recent editorial article In TIE SUI you
asked the ~subjoined question: "who is the original
Good Government man? }"
The sCS has many warm friends in this city. and I
am sure IL was = great shock to them TO discover that
their favortte paper has not At hand . complete copy
OF the life and Works OF Mr.. George z, Matthew'S"
editor OF the Buffalo Express. who 80 known In this
city As the original Good Government Club man Is
is claimed IN behal: OF Mr.. Matthews that he WAS the
originator OF that idea. Anyway. there Is evidence to
show that It has Teen one Of his two pet hobbies for
several years The other one Is anti, PlAttism. Mr..
Matthews has been trying to beat Plat for something
like twenty years. and his work along this line Is still
far from being finished. IRo3poIS-
BCYTALo. Sept. l6.
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Our Foothold in Samoa.

The Berlin newspaper which says that
President MCKINLEY believes his prede-
cessor left the administration Of Samoa too
much in the hands Of Germany and Eng
land 10 probably correct in its assertion.
Indeed, that predecessor openly urged
Congress to take steps for withdrawing
altogether from the share Of the admins
tration which belongs to us under the
Berlin treaty, and from the treaty itself.
There Is no doubt that the Berlin agree
ment, which In some respects was expert
mental, can be improved, and perhaps there
10 ground for the report that the President
desires our Consul-G General at Apia to sug-
Gest improvements. But it will be observed
that the purpose attributed to the Presi-
dent Is "to restore fully American tnfu-
ence." This is quite a different aim from
Mr.. C~LEvELAND's, which was to throw up
the obligations which we had assumed
Jointly with England and Germany, and
leave the natives, who have always counted
on our friendship, to the tender mercies of
these two powers.
We should be glad to learn that a n
American warship had been ordered to
visit Apia. There seems to be no special
disturbance there now. but as our flag has
not beer seen on a war vessel there for
years, q call from such a vessel might as.
sure the Samoans that we have not forgot
ten them. Apia Is not a long run from
Honolulu, and while Hawaii, of course, alb
serbs our chief attention in the Pacific, we
may we'll have a little regard for the group
In the South Seas.
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The depth Of sincerity and understand.
ing beneath the Citizens Union Low move
ment was indicated by a resolution adopted
by the little conglomeration of Mugwumps
known as the Brooklyn Young Republican
Club at their meeting on Thursday night:
Resolved. That SETH Low is the choice of this club
for Mayor OF Greater New York. recognizing in him
the best exponent OF the principle OF this club tina,
national and State politics have no proper place IN
municipal affairs"
This inspired resolve was taken two days
after MIR. Low, in accepting the Citizens
Union non. partisan municipal issues
only nomination, had declared himself to
be n Republican, and had built a platform
for himself almost wholly of State issues.
The Low movement seems TO be founded
mainly on buncombe and childishness.
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colors. 1t cannot hide them away ont OF
regard to the susceptibilitles Of even the
most squeamish of the goldbugs who arc
tempting It with tho promise Of their votes,
provided only that it lowers that flag un-
til tho campaign is over. The accuse
ton was made In the last campaign that
Organizes wore Mckinley buttons because
OF fear that they would suffer in pocket by
proclaiming their true allegiance; but TINT
trick Of concealment and false prctence
will not serve in the case of a great organ
ization like Tammany. The bargain to
hide away Organism has been made, but
it's terms cannot be fulfilled. The Bryan
army cannot retreat from the fight which
will be forced ON it, all the more hercely
because it seeks to run way from It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18

Mr.. HERBERT W. WoLcoTT, a Repub.
lican candidate for State Senator in Cleveland,
seems to have some able notions about prop
erty, notions that are moro common among
Democrats than Republicans. In a speech be.
fore q Republican club "he spoke favorably
Of an inheritance tax, a single tax, or any
other kind OF n tnS that will limit cor
porations and bring about n more equal
distribution Of property. A mans posses
sions ought to depend upon his mental
and moral worth, and not upon his birth"
Talk about single taxes, double taxes, inheri-
tance taxes, and corporation taxes Is considera-
bly, more common than air, but Mr.. WoLCoTT's
proposition to make the right to hold property
dependent upon mental and moral qualifications
Ia interesting. If he is elected to the Ohio Sem
ate, he ought to introduce q bill providing for
the appointment of n State Commission for tho
Mental and Moral Examination OF Property
Holders and all other citizens. The property OF
all property holders who fail to pass q salts.
factory examination to eschcat to the State. and
by 1t to be conveyed TO non-property holders
with a mental and moral average Of moro than
ninety-1ve Der cent. AS the old Latin saw of
DroNYsIUs CATO. or somebody else says, in Sir
LEWIS MoRgIs version:
"GALEs and JusrHiAs give . bank account.
But the luckiess scholar has shankG mare for
mount"
Mr.. WoLcorT's plan may give not only the
poor scholar but tho poor unlettercd man OF
moral worth a chance. Still. 1t must be remem
bered that the abominable lutocrats are pretty
clever fellows, They might buy the examinn.
ton papers or even pass on their merits.
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JOANNA HASTINGS OF Malvern, who In
1885 attained her one hundred and third
birthday, and WILLIAM MANN OF Kirk
field, near Haddo. who died at the g OF
II hundred and seven. 1t Is scarcely
worth while to cite such well-know in
stances as those of NJ. CBEvREuL, who lived
to be one hundred and two, and Sir MOSES
MoSTErtoRR, who In 1885 died In his one
hundred and first year. The comparatively
~freouent appearance OF feminine names In
the records of longevity Is due to the fact
that while up to the age OF twenty-five the
man Ia undoubtedly younger and less de-
veloped thai the woman, yet in the next
twenty or thirty years the man ages much
moro rapidly, so that the woman, II she can
escape the perils of childbirth, hos the better
chance Of attaining extreme length of life,
1t seems, then, that arguing from the
a~nalogies furnished by other animals and
relying on well-attested cases Of extreme
longevity In human beings, the writer in
the Mneteenth Century is justified in re.
jecting the axiom attributed to the Psalm
list that tho "days of nan are thrcescore
years and ten" 1t is strange, indeed, as
Lady GLENEsK says, that so many people
overlook a very different averment on the
subject, made on higher Scriptural author
ity. We refer to the memorable declara'
tion In Genesis, vi, 8, that Yet his days
shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Also we read in Deuteronomy, xXxiv., 4
"And NOSES was an hundred and twenty
years old when he died; his eye was moi
dim nor his natural force abated."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18
What Next !?

The meeting Of the Republican organize
tion of New York on Thursday practically
settled the fact that the first act of the
Mugwump conspiracy to defeat the Repub-
lican party in New York, by compelling it
TO approve the ~non.partisan nomination of
SETH Low, has failed. The flag of tho
country's hope for social peace and pros
perity will be seen In the contest to elect
New York's next Mayor.
What of the next step in this fatuous
and shameful movement Having failed to
suppress the Republican ticket, Will the
Low canvass succeed in beating 1t at the
polls, and give the control of this city to
Tammany HallH
Don't stop to answer the question. Take
of your coat and fight to prevent the VIC
tory Of 1880 from being turned into defeat.
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him for the sake Of the intellectual salts
faction he derives from communings with a
PULITZER or q pupil of PULITZER that Is
his w business. In public he is n marked
a all the same.
These general principles account sufi-
GENTLY for the incident which u corre-
spondent relates in the foregoing letter,
Without knowing more of the case than
what he tells us, we are inclined to believe
that the middle-aged man in the Broadway
car was not a hardened purchaser, and,
moreover, that he will never become such.
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bridegroom Failed to norl,tcr properly,

From the Houston, Ter. F,'t
We'll, how should ! know they W.. No.
ried They registered Mr.. - and Lad. !
assigned one TO q room IN the third +, .. $40
the other on the second floor said VI
proprietor OF the Sylvan Hole! OF la T..'.,N D
placed a man and wife IN an awkward ~
one night last week. Il was IN 'Gr "
the, Hutchins that Mr.. Scott was .r.-
incident to friends.
What did they dor
They remained up ONe.haH o. il" "r '
coU" n"
How did Il end 4"
Why. the man came crccpius Auv@ 's,s' .
natter
Was he mad \" .
Say don't mCntIonit. But I'll bot Le I0eS1p
register that wal again."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18
PEACHES WITHOUT DOWN.
Remarkable Results or = Maryland HortieSL
tartSt's E1perinentins.
Fro- .he Bakian-e An<rola.

Prom ths Baltimore Aa<rcIa.
Mr.. William p. Winter. a retired cAc7--'S.
who lives at soe North Carey stree. ha> s-'s:e4
heart and soul into the wizard bUs!n.>: ~ -
markable results In a cosy little var: rAzH:
Mr.. Winters home grows a peach '-ss 1919
produced annual crops OF Iucious = -
number OF years. Two years ago NJ W-:'1
grew weary OF the conventional GOVERNS 80
peaches in his limited richard. ami Ge',-- II
at least to produce a peSuh minus ;za: q -
tionable nap or down.
He began q series OF experiment. So 81
year produced a peach Clothed in 'hr 80 10y
ratment OF the banana: but. not sS.ls-9. "a
the result of his startling a<SAC.: on M :
has succeeded in producing a crop. VIII = =:
now ripe, that looks FOR al! The wo-li .iA~ : '-ss
full of apples The skin Nt The frU': : :s !
smooth and of a dark red hive, sha!.nc :
into g yellow that Mr.. Winter Claims :, A:--r'
nant OF the banana skin.
Next year" said he. II will nave a. t-Aats
skin on them
The method employed by Mr.. W."'=-'' -
duce these startling results is \ p7nt1s'-. -
and lie is preparing to copyr.Sa: rt., \
Grapeyines, as well as peach trees. .-v"r-r -
fore the skill OF the cS-Carpenicr. mi ~ :
curious things that thrive in the res -
North Carey street Is 4 vine OF iht> !
bears at this time ripe grare> a. >wt.. -. ~
and unusually large, half ripe E98Ir,. '-s
snd buds. which Mr.. Winter cNpHc!s 20 p ;!
Christmas.
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AT Albany Yesterday the Union Assoc,

At Albany yesterday the Union Associa-
tior of Heirs Of Harlem. Anneke Jams Bosar.
dus, Edward. and Weber estates was incor-
poratet. Its object is Ito collect evidence in
establishing the rights Of heirs to certain estatec
in America and in Europe. especially those indi.
Gated in its corporate name" When all the
ownerless estates in the United States and Eng
land have been recovered, by means OF ~associa.
tons and otherwise. some steps should be taken
by the heirs Of ADAM to assert their right TO the
very extensive property from which he was
onatad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18
COMPLAINED OF FooD; Losr ION.
dear aud Dumb Iusiitution Loses sixteen o.
Ita Employees.

Sixteen young women who worked in 70. In.
s~titution for the Instruction of the DrHi and
Dumb, at 1854 street and Eleventh aycn.,. Ars
out OF a job because they did not like Vie GOD
served them. Katie Pfar, Mar MARX. 4ai
Mollie Collins. who were employed IN II" AN.
dry, called on E. II. Currier. the superintendent,
on Thursday and said the food hal been ve:y
bad for several days. The tea was bad aa!:.s,
and ants had been discovered in the bread. val
the butter was too salty. they saii.
Mr.. Currier stopped his re sular cH.2,7rae7,
TO make a personal examination Of :4c s.5!
complained OF. Ho looked .: the alG- .-sn.
ined the tea, and tasted the buttcr. IL .a..lt
they were all good. The women Gcnltr, b ,
judgment was bad and were .unpar,a.a-. /!
was then about breakfast time. TIL :.F.- trr;
to breakfast and ate heartily. After trnaat..i
Superb tendent Currier notified ten Of 't- ga
that their services were no longer Required.
The superintcndcnts action was dis. --ed n
the kitchen and six more OF the help con ..-ei
to go with the ten who were iischN-s-i. 81
but three of the places left vacant have a.se..y
henn filed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18
BEHRISG SEA CLAIMS.
Charles T. Warren Continues His Argun.ut
Before the C0uu,tsaIon.

HALIFAX. y. g, Sept 17.-Charles B. Wren.
in continuing the argument in the Bea::-S Sea
case to-day. said that the claims OF those T%-e:cs
who were asserted TO be citizens OF The TIED
States were not national claims, AMI G:ss,
Britain WAS not before the couDiss.2z =. =
claimant Under the claims convention G-eSi
Britain's right to recover was limited . :as
cases Of persons on whose account SIZE n!sa; :.
entitled to claim. Mr.. Warren s.SA:le- :ae
testimony OF Andrew J. Bethel n the cIa:t-. 3,
the Carolina and the Pathfinder. He &c -;
the record showed fraudulent ~t-nl2-':01. -
tween Bethel and Nunsie and o'he- ~-,.s..ss
in dealing with the vessels 70. which ts-sc+s
were claimed. He indicated cOai-ar:g-o-> =
the testimony of the two men. and -.s-- :-Ls
they were unworthy Of credence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18

A story has been started that the Hon.
ALTON b. PARKER, tho head of tho New York
Democratic State ticket, standing upon tho vel
vet which conceals tho Chicago platform. slyly
voted for BRYAN a year ngo while posing as a
stalwart defender Of honest money. This would
make Mr.. PARKER a pair with Mr.. Low, who is
said TO have voted for BLAINE after giving his
friends to understand that no was a Mugwump
like themselves.
Votes put in secretly in this way rs political
capital for the future are not likely to turn out
very profitable Investments.
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Our heart bleeds for THE SUS A sinister effort
IL being made in Washington to reinstate the " sickly
green postage stamp. We do not see but The SUN
will be compelled to let up n little on sErH Low
Springfield Republicdh
Don't you know that the project OF r~eviving
the sickly green two-cent postage stamp is dead
already No sooner did it show itself than the
heel OF honest indignation camo down upon it
ker.plump, and Its promoters quickly found a
reason for abandoning it altogether. There
will be no sickly green two-cent stamp; and THE
Sun can proceed TO trample out other and larger
nuisances Of the same sickly green hue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18
The MhIstIInE Nuisance

To THE EpToR OF the srS-Sfr: lam not considered
q nervous ptrson. yet like your correspondent "A
Sufferer" am much annoyed by wh.stIiug. The
reason 1t Is such a nuisance seems to me is that our
thoughts are carried away. bur without a satisfying
reason or CONCLUSION. When busy II Is particularly
cSasIeFating 10 have the attention kicked in this
way her" and there Ike a football I have nIsn
noticed thar the habit Is strictly confined to members
seaslells. ps
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That the intelligence Of some of the
readers OF the Ercnin0 Post is not even equal to
that OF the writers OF the Evening Post is shown
by the inquiry OF a member OF the former un-
fortunate class as to how the 'ow in Mr..
Lows name should be pronounced. whether as
in knop or as In noir." But the idol can be
adored as ecstatically even II the worshipper
mispronounces its name.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18
A word of affectionate remonstrance must

DO addressed to Col. SELLERS OF Michigan,
founder and sole proprietor OF the American
party. II appears from a Dallas despatch to the
81. Louis Globe Democrat. that no has been
carrying on correspondence with several Texans
who arc dissatisfied with tho old parties" As
these Texan correspondents are Populists at
present. II was unnecessary to say that
they are dissatisfied. Col. SELLERS will make
a mistake il ho allows them to carry
out their purpose of joining him and hold.
ing a State convention. He has a compact,
Harmonious. well-disciplined party. consisting
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18

The Low boom seems to be magnificently
strong in some parts OF Cambridge. Mass; Pos
ton, Mass; Hartford. Conn; Waterbury. Conn.,.
and Moodus, Conn. The students and faculty
Of the Pantococcygian University at DEVILS
Lake have passed resolutions indorsing the can
didacy Of Mr.. Low. The Hon. PRySSE COKE OF
Good Government Club c lis confident that the
boom will strike New York before many
months"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18
The song or the TraIa.

From the SdudHHah greas.
win a niehnai-ghlgral-sch;Ingall Yah, YAH
Yah,
Observation-Disclosures YAH Yah,
sho climb upon der shteepie
und she Tighten all der people
siFS'n' michnai-ghiGnai-s,htlngd! YAH YAH,
The BOOK Bgyer Ia not sure that even MIR. Ei,I,,r
has caught the song OF the train any bet,er than an
old darky who lived Up tn Nova scotia som. yesr.
ago and who used to say that the train sang:
TN bet 20 mp dc debbIl git 20 TO- 20 git 10 Bal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18
RUSAWAF PAINTS FIFTH 1rEvrE
Faint Pots In the wagon Implied as the uorss
Ran-Cop Gomez n Cro3psr.

A runaway horse painted the aspha.: %
Fifth avenue all the colors OF the ra..y,=
from Sinety-second street to loO:h -,.e@, veg
terday. The horse belongs TO J3,cpA s....
stein Of lO1st street, near Third avenue. 80!
the wagon held about twenty pots Of f-.zst
paint Most Of the pots were uncoyergt.
The horse took fright at a newspaper blow -
toward him and when the driver. joan K-.-.
tried TO hold 1t In one OF the reins bro.e. Pr
liceman LAWYER of the East lOiih s;re@. -.
tion tried to halt the horse. Gnd. t4..:
yaulted on its back and covered il. e5gs r-l
his hands. The blinded horse ran the v..1
against the curb and halted with d .l1te-.e..
which threw Lawler OF. while k-..y va
thrown out OF the wagon Neither wa. -.
ously hurt but the paint pots Were nea...y a.
empty, and there was n part. Co.o.a! .-Al
along the avenue, showing the course .. 20
runaway.
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Of himself. He is It's absolute master. He has
given IL ms largo and varied q collection OF
principles as any party can desire. II no adj
mits new members, they will outvote him and
destroy his monopoly. AS a onc-mnn party the
American party is not without charm. II Col.
SELLERS lets those dissatisfied Texans in. his
party will be only a one.horso party.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18

The little gang of Republican conspira.
tors who went into the Low movement in the
hope of breaking up the Republican orsaniza-
tion have had no moro success than they had In
their similar conspiracy OF last year to get even
with PLATT" by turning over the State to the
Democrats. In both instances they chose a
time Of too serious politics for their ~spiteful
games. Their popguns do not avail against
heavy artillery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18

The Democratic State Committee forgot
to mention the party emblem which it wishes
placed on the official ballot. and 1t may be neces-
sary to call another meeting Of the committee.
The fve-pointed star will not do for a party
which doesn't point anywhere. The ostrich is
the only possible Democratic emblem
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18

The Tammany theory is that a union with
the gold Democrats assures it against a Bryan
lite revolt OF any importance, because the money
or the gold Democrats will enable il TO buy or
the Bryanite instruction. 1t will be interest
Ing TO sec how the theory works in the campaign.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18

siGnoE D~'ANNuNzIo, q literary light of Italy.
-Ctica Press.
A literary light weight OF Italy.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-24

day since. have gained 20 pounds
in weight and am feeling hrst-rate.
MY wife has also been taking Il for
nervousness. and thinks there Is moth
ing like Il. We both recommend Il to
all Of our acauaintances. and you are
at liberty to use this letter as you
see fit. for Il truly worked wonders
In my case"
Z And Paines celery compound Is work.
ing Just such wonders In every state.
county. city and village OF the country
today.
The reader must know some one who
has tried IT, Ask that person II he or
she was not at once benefited!
Don't let dealer palm on anything
else on you. however; for there Is as
much difference between Palnes celery
compound and all the ordinary sarsa-
partilas, tonics, nervines and compounds
as there il between an electric moter
and boys windmill
There n power to cure In Pane's cell
cry compound.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-24
THE COMING OF BABY.

When a baby comes to the house real
happiness comes. The care and anx-
lety count for nothing against the cling
ing touch OF the little hands and the
sound OF the little voice. The highest
function given TO human beings Is
bringing healthy, happy children into
the world over thirty years ago the
needs Of women appealed TO Or, Pierce,
now chief consulting physician Of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute.
Of Buffalo, New York The result OF
his study improved by thirty years OF
practice Is embodied in Dr. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription. 1t strengthens. pu-
rifles and makes healthy the organs
distinctly feminine. II gives weak wo-
men the strength and health necessary
for the production Of healthy children
and II makes the bearing Of those chill
dren easy. 1t is sure to cure any weak
ness or arrangement peculiar TO wo-
men: stops pain. soothes inflammation.
sire lgthens, purifies. invigorates.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-24

humor the entire evening. There were
seventy Ave maskers on the floor. be-
sides many others who passed a pleas
ant evening long to be remembered.
About 10 o'clock the maskers passed
in review before the judges. who. after
careful consideration, awarded the
prizes as follows: First prize, most
elegant costume for lady. Gold Stand
ard" Miss Jennie oliver, photo album.
Second prize. English Princess Mrs.
F. W. Larsen. One-half dozen fine
plates First prize. most elegant cos
tune for gentleman. knight" $. PEN
nell, silk umbrella. Second prize.
Richard ILL.," Mr.. Grafree. cigar
stand First prize. most original char
acter for lady, "Emigrant Family"
Mrs. Svendseth and family. flower
stand. Second prize. odd Lady" Mrs.
Shields. set Of spoons. First prize, most
original character for gentleman, Spit
Ordinance" Jens Hansen, cane. Sec
Ond prize. yellow Kid" Hayes Eas-
terbrook, smoking case.