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He Was Examined.
From tho Youth's Companion.


Francois Arago. the great French scientist.
was u precocious youth. He was prepared for
the rigid examinations Of the Ecole Polyteeh-
nique before he was II years old. M. De
Mirecourt tells a characteristic anecdote con-
corning Arago's examination.
The Examiner was almost brutal in his manner
toward the young candidates. A favorite COM
panion of Arago was badly frightened at his
severe questions and failed to pass the exam
nation. Al length Arago's turn came.
young man." said the examiner, sternly.
you are probably as ignorant as your com
panion. / advise you to go and complete your
studies before you risk this examination:"
Monsieur. replied the boy, "timidity was
all that prevented my companion from passing.
lie knew much more than he seemed to know"
"Timidityl" exclaimed the examiner. Tho
excuse OF fools! Perhaps you are timid also"
Take care. 1t would be wise to spare your
self the disgrace Of being rejected.
THE disgrace for me would lie In not being
examined, said the young candidate. proudly.
AraGo's solution OF the problems set before
him was so accurate and SO brilliant that at last
his examiner sprang from his chair, and. throw.
ing his arms about the boys neck in delight, ex-
claimed:
Bravo! II you are not received into tho
Ecolo Polytechnique no one will DO admitted
And then he began a career which added
greatly to the stock OF human knowledge.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sfr: When the peo-
pie declared at the last election for q change in ad.
minstration it meant that all the executive officers Of
the city should be in harmony with the newly elected
Government. How IN It possible for a carpenter to
make good work with tools othcr than his own sclco.
ton. and which he does not hold In esteem? SO q In
with administration.
The ideas of the old Rapid Transit Commissioners
are entirely at variance with the present municipal
Government. 1t is impossible with the present city
debt constitutional limitation, to carry out the
tunnel system which the present Rapid Transit Com.
missioners have been urging and advocating. Such
an expenditure as this would call for is entirely out
of the question. The ideas and theories OF the pres.
ent Rapid Transit Commissioners are totally at
variance with the most skilled expert opinions which
the present municipal administration have taken
advice with. A sense OF Official propriety would, 10
seems, bear SO heavily upon the present ~incumbcnts
Of the Rapid Transit Commission that any gentle.
man with an ordinary sense of delicacY would be I'm.
willing to remain in ONCE under similar conditions.
The various correspondents who have made them.
selves heard through the public press. conveying sim.
liar expressions. have been an echo of the opinion Of
the public at large. The people declared at the polls at
the last election for . complete change. When Mayor
Strong was elected the press OF the metropolis was
loud in its denunciation OF the Tammany incum.
bents. and demanded q radical change by the expul.
sion of these officials from office. What is .sauce for
the goose Ia sauce for the gander.'" The peoples will
should not be dehed. The press then made the do
mand that the Tammany~ incumbents Of public once
should retire. As the people have declared their prefer.
ence for q Tammany administration. It is not fair to
Tammany to burden Mayor Van wyck's administrs-
tion with those not in harmony or accord with his
policy for his party in rapid transit. TAXPAYER.
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death was his avn fault There was NJ cAii
upon him TO ride at top speed after the car.
That was not about TO vanish out OF exist
ence, and there was no excuse for him TO risk
injury to himself and others In the extreme
effort to hurry after It. It was not his duty to
ny as he did at the great risk Of accidents.
As q rule Ere engine drivers recognize the diff
ference between going to a fire, whom everything
except the mail cars must give way to them,
and coming away from IL when they are under
no such PRESSURE; but q great many Fire Chief
and ambulance drivers. when not strictly on
duty, go staggering through the streets with
changing bells, claiming the right of way when
they are no more entitled to 1t properly than
other drivers. They are nuisances, and dan
Rnrnna-
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ANOTHER q EvEwINe Posr" T1or1n
Fake Journaiisua Denounced by Mr.. w. Ran.
dell CreHner.


dell Crcmer.
To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir. Your
prompt reply TO my inquiry concerning the
bona ndes of a statement you credited mo with
making, and upon which you commented In a
leading article last month, has enabled me to
unravel the mystery, and to at once answer
your question by saying that tho language
ascribed to me I never used, and that the stato-
ment which prompted your article was a fabrl.
cation; tho facts being briefly as follows:
AS soon as i received your reply I referred 10
my diary and found that on Dec. 81 I had met
and chattod in the lobby OF my hotel with n gen.
tleman whom I have been personally acquainted
with for some years. My memory being thus re-
freshod, I remembered that wo had talked upon
several subjects, among others the seizure by
Germany of Chinesc territory. 1also remembered
saying that l feared tho scramble for territory
in Africa was about to be repeated In China, and
that IL might lead to serious complications
among the European powers, complications in
which tho United States might become involved
through. its commercial relations with China.
But not one word was said about what might
have happened IL tho arbitration treaty had been
ratified, or what could DO effected by an alliance
between the United States and Great Britain.
The fertile brain of my acquaintance. however,
enabled him to, intcrpolatc, elaborate, and eJ.
pand our little chat into such proportions that l
failed to recognize its. parcntago.. Why, the
growth Of that petite enydnt was prodigious. In
the evening IL was n playful little b%nntling. In
the morning 1t had developed into u monstrous
giant, with, which tho editor Of THE Sun went
forth to do battle.
Further inquiry also satisfies mo that the
1Netr York Erenfng Post published what It was
justified In regarding as bona fde information.
You 80 far believed the statement which APP
peared in that journal to be authentic as 10
write an article, about It, and the correspondent
Of the Post, gathering his information from nv
acquaintance. also regarded II rs reliable, or he
emphatically repudiatod the language which
you innocently attributed to me. and disposed
Of the House that Jack Built arguments
formulated against me, l hone you will permits
ME in a day or two to say something in reply TO
your first article. w. RANDELL CREMER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
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The Utica Observer permits itself to speak
Of the long.wlnded harangues of tho CY SUI
LowAYs." There is but one CY SULLowAY, the
Hon. CYRUS ADAMS SULLowAY, the peaked
statesman Of Manchester, tho living lightning
rod OF New Hampshire. II to less aspiring ma
lures he seems long winded. they forget what
a distance his wind has to cover be-
fore it issues from his gusty lips. When an
orator is eighty-eight inches high in his feet. his
eloquence must be pardoned IL it is somewhat
travel stained and weary when it lands itself in
the listeners ears. The distance. as the crow
flies, from the Hon. CYRUS S~ULLowAY's lungs to
his lips is computed by the United States Coast
Survey as longer than the Marine Railway.
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A contributor to IL valued contemporary,

A contributor to our valued contemporary,
the Boston Transcript, quotes an ancient jap
anese priest as saying that " the one and only
reality is the universal Mind, called in Japan
csc. Shinnyo-the Reality" Whereupon the cor
respondent remarks that to one born in Boston
this has a familiar sound; one has, in fact. heard
1t all ones life" Much that would mean as
much in Japanese as in English has been heard
in Boston and will be while that home of thought
has a tongue to wag and words to throw; and
mystical and pantheistic poppycock will not
cease to be spoken there; but what Is 1t all about
and what would 1t signify If it talked the com.
mon lingo1
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Prof. BRANpER MATTHEW'S has been writing
on the relation OF the drama to literature.
kmnrfnan

Many million bosoms are still %throbbing with
uncertainty and perturbation on account Of their
unsatisf1ed longing to know just what relation
OF the drama and literature Prof. BRANDER MAT
THEws Is. 1t Is clear that he regards himself as
the head Of the family, but IL he i. what's Prof.
HARRY THURsToN PECK Z Only a second cousin :
1t is sad to have to believe SO. but SO the case
may be. Prof. MATTHEWS may be described as
the stepfather Of the drama and the guardian Of
literature; and nobody else has ever bestowed
so many acres Of improving advice upon his
charges. But Prof. PEcK's acreage OF i'm
proving advice Is ample also. He must be more
than a second cousin. At any rate, the drama
and literature are lucky In having relatives so
kind to take care of them. Kind, but uncom-
monty long. winded.
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The writer's clubs of Indiana and certain

The writers clubs Of Indiana and certain
or uncertain Mugwump geniuses have COM
planned because there were not more representa-
tivcs Of literature in the Congress. The good
offices of the complainers are hereby directed to
the Hon. ALLEN DoRMAN of Henry county, Mo.
He is a poet who works ten hours q day at
his business, and he also does a general
commission and jobbing business in the literary
line. He wants to go to Congress, and he has
sent out circulars asking for support; and II q
poet who admits that he has written 5000
poems doesn't deserve support in his political
struggles. who doesl The Hon. ALLEN DOR
MAN solicits favorable press comments; I'M
favorable ones not wanted The hand capa-
BILE of writing an unfavorable opinion of the
literary or political qualifications of the Hon.
ALLEN DoRMAN ought to be condemned to do
nothing thereafter but open ENVELOPES contain
ing the speeches of the Hon. CHUMP CLARK.
Mr.. DoRNAN is the CRUDE SINKENLooPER of
Henry county.
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The death of Policeman LINCOLN, a mem

The death of Policeman LINCOLN, a mem
Der Of the bicycle squad. was a lamentable 40
cidont. and 1t occurred In a way to bring to the
unfortunate man tho tribute due to death In the
performance Of duty. But 1t also makes timely
some criticism OF city employees who. like the
bicycle policemen. drive vehicles sometimes at
greater speed than that allowed to other people.
LINCOLN was doubtless = thoroughly deserv-
ing member OF tho force. and, when he was
riding TO catch up with the car whose motor
man he was In search OF. convinced that he was
doing no more than his duty. Yet none the loss
he was without the lines Of strict duty. and his
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
Will the Richmond Times never cease

Will the Richmond Times never cease
fawning upon the plutocratsi Hear how it
talks, in a State boiling with Organism:
"one law there should be for all alike. The rich
should be punished for breaking that law. and the
poor should be punished for breaking It. There
should not be o special law for the control of tho
wealthy and the successful any more than there
should be special law for the control OF the poor
and the moderately well to do"
Can sentiments like these be uttered without
sending a congestivo chill into the very midrif
and marrow Of tho Old Dominioni If wealth is
not a crime, what is crimef II success ought
not to be punished, what should be punished?
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rrom senalor woleotr. From tAe Ne,e yorl rlms..

From Senator WoIeott'sI From the Neto York Times.
Speech. Jan. IL. Jan. 10.
BY virtue OF our appoint Mr.. WolcottA speech is
ment we were authorized remarkable for the fol.
to negotiate an interna' lowing significant omis.
tional agreement. ItseemsI sions:
elemental and unnecessary ~ No authority is given
TO say, that any agreement for tho oner by the com.
negotiated by US could mission to open the mints
haze no binding authority OF the United States to un.
e1cspt Us Congress enacted limited coinage Of silver.
Il info a lac. Not only None could he given. Mr..
were the authority and Wolcott talks largely OF
sanction and powers with the instructions leaving to
which we were Entrusted the commission the un.
specifically set forth In the qualified authority con.
law under which we were ferred by the law. But
appointed. but there were the law does not cover
never at any time instruc'I this. and cannot. So far
tons given us that sought as Nj. Wolcott shows. the
In the slightest degree to proposition waS q pure as
change or hamper or limit sumption by the commits
the full powers conferred sion. without sanction In
upon Us by law. its instructions and with
out the shadow OF right.
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Is the Hon. RICHARD FRANKLIN PETIT
GREW going to brood much longeri Only some
5000 bills have been introduced into the pres
ent Congress. The country looks TO tho Hon.
RICHARD FRANKLIN PETTIGREw for hclp. II
anybody can bring the number up to 10000, he
10 the man; and II he fails to bring 1t up to at
least 10000. he is not the man. the sage. and
the lawgiyer he has been believed to DO by his
admirers on the heights of Patched Skin and
along the banks of the Thunder and the Skunk.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-Sir: In tho Sunday
issue OF your paper I noticed an article headed
"Wanted-A Governor" How is It possible such Q
deplorable condition can exist In so thickly a popu-
lated community as tho vast spreading Dominion OF
Canada? Cannot the Government ind one man capa.
BILE Of filling this post, at the same time suitable to
the party in power?
It seems to me. who am tolerably familiar with the
look further than the man who for several months
past has been acting as administrator for . person
who best understands the Jurisdiction Of the terri.
tories and their needs.
Chief Justice Richardson has been twenty years on
the bench in that country. and Is o man Of Intellect
and power. upright ana honorable. II the Canadian
Government had more the interest of country than %
party in its mind, he is the man 10 would call upon,
No more worthy representative OF Canada's snow-
bound gold region could be chosen. CANADIAN.
Jan. II, 1898.
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FTV" ~ "F"VHtVFeF DtHUUFUT'
The Bank OF Morehead was opened for bust
meas at o O'Clock Monday morning by the read
L. u. Mann OF the NJ. e.. Church South. Several
prominent people delivered addresses. The first
days deposits amounted to 81, 900.
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u Our Friends rho favor ns irth ndnusorfpfs for
publication ,gssh 10 hate rejected articles returned,
Cher unu,t In oil cases send stamps for that purpose.
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HoAors for a PLoasrie Poet.


Ted spugnardi.Aust Of Mayfeld, tho we'll.
known phonetic poet, will DO honored by j,
Rogers Gore of HodgenVille with q compli,
mentary write-up and cut next month.
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A number of well-known illustrators have
been taught drawing in the schools Of the Penn
s~ylvania Academy Of Fine Arts. and the acad-
envy has always given considerable attention to
fitting pupils for the practice of book and maga-
zine illustration. Instruction in the classes il
to be supplemented this season by q course Of
six lectures, beginning Jan. Do, by w. Lewis
Fraser, superintendent Of the art depart
ment Of the Century Company Of this
city. Tho talks will cover such subjects
as "Hlustration; What 1t Is and What 1t Is
Not, 1.-THE Technical Equipments Necessary for
the Successful Illustrator" and Methods and
Mediums Best Adapted to Reproduction and
Printing" Mr.. Fraser's exact knowledge Of
tho requirements of illustrative work and Of
technical processes insures an instructive series
of exercises. The cost of the course to art stu
dents will be merely nominal.
Recent acquisitions by the academy for its
permanent collections include q fine cast of
The Puritan the statue by Augustus st.
Gaudens at Springfield, Mass, and a portrait,
"Sophia Wester," by Charles r. Leslie, r. A.,
an artist of Philadelphia birth. The latter was
presented by Samuel p. Avery Of New York.
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The Healthy Public Sentiment About PaFks-
From the Neg York Journal.
The parks are for air. light. grass and recreation
Therefore IT 4 70 be hoped that the old Hall Of
Records viii DO removed from City Hall Park ~ soon
e the new one 10 completed.
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PAnta-Kiosque No. 1p, near Grand Hotel. and
Kiosqus No. 10. Boulevard des Capucines.
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1nr rorEa
F,o,ur.s ~ the usiea LeaEuo Club, uroen1yn-
Heo,ures ct tho Pennsylvania Academy.

F,c,-r-- M sns uptSn LenEue Club, HrseHlyn-
Leo,ures ct tho Penpayivnuia Academy.
A collection Of pictures, over ono hundred in
number, which hlls the walls OF the rooms on
the ground floor OF the Union League Club. Bed
ford avenue, Brooklyn. was shown to members
and their friends at q reception on Tuesday
evening. To-day. tomorrow, and Saturday are
exhibition days, whom visitors provided with
cards Of admission may enter the clubhouse and
see the pictures. A goodly number of the works.
which, with u few exceptions, are paintings In oil,
are contributed by New York artists. Others
are lent by members OF tho club. and these are
largely by French artists. Still others have
been procured from woll.known dealers.
The result 10 a miscellaneous collection, with
some great names and q good many little ones,
q fair average of merit, and u wide range OF sub
ject. Many Of the canvases, both native and
foreign. arc new to the habitual visitor Of club
exhibitions, and OF course there arc some old
friends. AS q whole tho collection. arranged as
1t IL In spacious rooms, without crowding or
"skyinE," presents an attractive appearance
and will provo to be interesting to the clubs
guests. Among the pictures by American ar
lists. tho landscapes by II. c. Minor, +. X. Al.
REIN, II. w. Van Boskcrck, Edward Gay,
A. 7. Van Lear, r. NJ. Shurtleff. J. b. Bristol.
Arthur Parton, J. Francis Murphy. and lnness;
the cattle pieces by Carleton Virgins. w. ii.
Howe, ana dOrntio hlkor, anu Ino ugure SUI
jects by II. W. watrous. Henry Moshler, J. g.
Brown, 8. J. Guy. O. Y. Turner, G. d. weldon.
William verplanck Birncy and others arc
notable. Two water effects, Tho Seine in
Paris-Evenlng,' and "A Gray Day on the
seine.' by Fritz Thanlow; The Song of tho
Shepherd" q fine piece OF delicate color by
Puvis do Chavannes; Bougueroau's cupid
Disarmed,' Victor Gilbert's pretty genre, The
Milliners;" Huguot's 1.-THE Caravan" and two
dryly painted. but, nevertheless. attractive.
female figures in costume, Elm the Garden" and
by the Fountain" by Il. Toudouzc, are prom
inent among the foreign pictures. Scenes of life
and manners are depicted in the well-known
Japanese Musicians" by Ii. Humphrey
Moore. and in a small group Of water colors by
John La Fargo, which show figures in Samoa
and Japan. The members OF the Art Committee
of the club to whom the credit Of organizing the
exhibition is due are Warren L. Hill. Chair
man; Elihu Dwight. William c. Pate. Hubert
d. Masters, William B.. Mead, Charles W.
Prankard. and Henry Batterman.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

The city market was very active
Saturday. The weather was fine,
which was very favorable for out
door transactions, for such they are
on the market. Most OF the wheat
was taken direct to the mills and
elevators. Over 5000 bushels Of this
grain was marketed. Wood was
one Of the principal articles for sale.
The cold weather brings this into
prominence. There seems to be q
number Of hogs. old and young, dr.
posed OF at this time Of the year.
They bring fairly good price. Cows
were also purchasable. Farmers are
disposlng Of unnecessary stock to
avoid being obliged to feed them
over winter.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

Rev. W. II. EastOn, OF the NJ. +.
church. has succeeded in securing
Matt. s. Hughes, OF Minneapolis, to
give one OF his celebrated lectures in
Little Falls next week. This will be
a rare treat to our people as DR..
Hughes is in great demand through
out the entire state as lecturer,
Let every one who possibly can he
present to hear his famous lecture on
"The Evolution. of Woman and
thereby snow appreciation due so
able a. speaker. The lecture is
characterized, rs humorous, witty
and instructive.' ~,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. az
they cannot reach the seat Of the dir
eases. Catarrh ia q blood or con-
stitutional disease, and in order to
cure 1t you must take internal
remedies. Halls Catarrh cure In
taken internally, and acts directly on
the blond and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh cure is not u Quack
menicine. 1t was prescribed by one
Of the best ply >icia nj In this country
for years, and is regular prescr'p-
ton. 1t is composed 1T the best
tones known, combined with the
hest blood purifiers. acting directly
on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination Of the two ingredients
is what produces such wonderful re-
suits in caring catarrh. Send for
Testimonials. free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Props. Toledo. O.
Sold by nruggists. price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

The team Oi AdOlph LaFOnd, who
resides cost Of town, ran away
Monday. When east Of Oakland
cemetery, the pole III the wagon
dropped. and frightened the horses.
When they started to run the pole
caught IN the ground upsetting the
wagon. Mr. L"Fond was thrown to
the ground and severely injured. One
Of the horses was stopped down
town, after it::had ran the entire dis
tance. Its legs were badly cut by
the wagon which remained attached
to the harness.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15
A Clever Trick,

1t certainly looks like it, but there
is really no trick abOutlt. Anybody
can try 1t who has Lame Back and
Weak Kidneys. Malaria or nervous
troubles. We mean he can cure him
self right away by taking Electric
Ritters. This medicine tones up the
whole system, acts as as1timulant tn
Liver and Kidneys. IN g. blood purifi-
er and nerve tonic. 1t cures Consti-
patton. Headache. Painting Spells,
Sleeplessness and Melancholy. 1t IL
purely vegetable, q mild laxative,
and restores the system to its "a tural
vigOr. Try Electric Bitrers and be
that they are u miracle
worker. Every hottie guaranteed.
Only soc a bottle at l.. d. Browns
drug store.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-11-15

ACTIVE SOLICITORS WANTED
AEVERYWHERE for ''The Story of the
Philippines" by Murat Hnlstead, commits.
stoned by the Government as Official
book was written in army camps at San
Francisco on the Pacific with General
Merritt, in the hospitals at Honolulu. in
momG Kong il the trenches Ct
Aguinaldo, on the deck of the Olympia
with Dewey, and in the roar of battle at
the fall of Manila Bonanza for agents.
Brirnf,ll of original pictures taken by
government photographers on the spot.
Large book. Low prices Big profits.
Freight paid. Credit given. Drop all
trashy unofficial war books. Outfit free
Addresses, +. r.. Barker, Scc'y., Star In.
suiance Bldg, Chicago.
e. Mark W as defea ted for sheriff OF
Mile Laos county by a small moj0ri-
ty.