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1t Is saddening to find that the learned
and sagacious Indianapolis Journal utterly
misapprehends the fundamental principles of
Populist education. 1t finds fault with the
course Of study in the Kansas Agricultural Col
lege, a Populist institution Of much earnest
ness. because that course includes too many
"rhetoricals" and too much ~oratory. In the
opinion Of this Hoosier critic, "rhetoricals and
oratory mean the stimulation OF tho imagina-
ton and the neglect Of anything that will
promote exact scholarship. systematic investi-
alton. or even thoughtful consideration. Tho
understanding is to be sacrificed to the
imagination" What has understanding to do
with Populismf Tho object Of the Kansas
Agricultural College is. not to produce farmers,
but to produce Populists. The Populist doesn't
cultivate his intellectuals. but his rhetoricals.
A perfect Populist college would permit tho
study of nothing except Populist oratory.
This Kansas college does we'll to fill its under.
graduates with oratory. but 1t does Ill in allowing
geometry to be taught to them. Either geom.
etry or Populism Is wrong.
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C-1rHrpnln roNrns.

Thespy ma R~rpianntien sf Their varintisn.
o. - r.- a. nv.
To HI EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sfr' There
seems TO be a difference Of opinion as to whether
~. III, to,,or. ~ . ca,h.dral obonid he s,rn,Isy
sneMm. NJ m ~" ar nros.s,, EN-. :,
or unlike. we All know the graceful erect oil
those Of st. Patrick's, New York; of Cologne,
az a. pari,. p,t,shurg. NJ tbs provid.nco Dorro
Recently, however, the plans OF new American
cathedral have been published, for criticism,
d,,h,I.s. IN vh,oh ths torors y.rv Ths archi'
.ouoS,ss' !, = ei
tect evidently felt the need OF explanation, Tor
he defends himself By appealing, I believe. to
nr.codnpt AZ tha ,uh,sct 10 M s,tr.m. intor.
A
est, l consulted one architectural firm, and beg
to add the Judgment OF one Of its members.
The towers of Notre Dame paris, arc the name
eii',eio sno Same
height, the difference In them being in tho
width. The north one 10 slightly wider than
tho south one, but only a student would mo-
tice II.
Tho towers of Rheims are tho same in height
and width.
Instead Of it being remarkable that there are
slight differences las in Parish, It is remarkable
when wa do not lind them, for none of these
cathedrais were designed BY one architect. They
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-16

The record of fires in buildings profes.
sienally hseproof shows the need Of Drastic
regulation of their furniture. Brick walls,
iron beams and stone floors may be little
better than nothing without restrictions re.
garding the infammability of the property
slowed in them. There must be a regular
freproof-building brand" of desks and
chairs. They must be made of metal, or
something that won't burn. to please the
owners taste. No common lath for plaster
ing; no wood for castings. doors and win
dows. All must be made fireproof, or moth
Ing will be hreproof. Private papers are
the only things that can be permitted to re.
main liable to burn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-16
A Popularity OF Roya, Blood.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-sir: It is ap-
parent from your Sunday leader, in which you
doubt IL there 10 q single instance where q
particle OF genealogical evidence" in support of
the pretensiont that any members of the Royal
Order of the Crown" come of royal families,
that you have not kept up with the latest infor-
nation on that subject.
Americans of Royal Descent" is the title of
q work wherein the author proves. in two largo
volumes, that the high social position of certain
well,known citizens is not. as has been igno.
rantly assumed. due to wealth and accident. but
to blood. As IL to confound the incredulous, 1t
further appears that most of these fortunates,
led by an instinct which can only be attributed
to, the unconscious recognition of equality in
others, mated with the descendants Of kings.
Thus 1t happens, as q conclusive pro IF the
royalty OF each: that one may trace u Or tho
head OF The Royal Descents of - - and
His Wife" the blood q Charlemngne and Alfred
umns. until happily Joined in the union OF Mr..
and Mrs. Smith. Let us be democratic and let
us recognize facts. FAIR Play.
NEW HAVEN, Feb. ID.
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troll. The college boy who cxhausts his
vitality with excuses falls under reproach,
90 that we are not surprised at the remark
Of q Yale student quoted by Prof. HADLEx,
that ''there IL nothing that queers q mar
30 badly for the best societies as drinking
too much" Such q man falls below the
standard Of self-control established by the
athletic spirit Of the present college world,
and extending from the actual athletes
themselves Throughout the student com
munity. Self-restraint provokes admira-
ton, and excess invites contempt as an
Indication of weakness.
The assaults Of the Prohibition people on
Yale and other colleges, however. will do
them good rather than harm. They will
stimulate still further the pride in manly
fortitude against temptations to injurious
indulgence which provokes the respect of
the college world. Doubtless it's inhab-
itants would be better of IL they refrained
from alcoholic stimulants altogether. Boys
do not need them. Their natural supply Of
spirits Is enough in itself, and the addition
of o supply Of the artificial sort 10 likely to
make them run over into folly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-16

Democratic newspapers, at the South
more particularly, are stirred up greatly by
a report that Mr.. CROKER Ia scheming to
shape the national policy Of the party In
1900 to suit the squeamishness of New
York Democrats, by hiding away the cur.
rency issue Of the Chicago platform. They
assume that his plan is to have the Democ-
racy repeat on q national scale in 1900 the
policy of silence adopted by Tammany In
the late campaign, and are incensed accord
inely. This report, which probably has no
other foundation than mere surmise, is sup
plemented by another conjecture that Mr..
DAVID b. HILL has sent Mr.. ELLIOT DAN
YoRrH az a missionary to the South to work
up Democratic sentiment for a like purpose
OF his own.
The Augusta Chronicle Of Georgia de-
nounces all such efforts ms "insidious at
tacks upon the man who stands before the
country as the leader Of the people In their
great fight against the money power" and
IL warns any Democrats who may be max
ing them that they are digging their politi.
cal graves. 1.-THE people" It says emphati-
cally, will not let New York dictate q
gold platform, even to win New York's
electoral votes"
The Netrs of Chattanooga, in Tennessee,
assuming that "CRoKER's object is to side
track the silver issue and defeat BRYAN
for the Presidential nomination In 1900"
tells him holly that the silver issue is as
strong as ever" that BRYAN Is " enthroned
In the affections Of millions Of unsel1sh
patriots" and will surely be the standard
bearer Of the party again in 1900"
The Constitution of Atlanta, In Georgia,
is not 80 %credulous, but ~pooh.poohs the
story that Mr.. CROKER is seeking "to place
himself in the way of the Democratic tidal
wave," saying very truly that "Tammany
is Democratic or nothing" and "takes it's
politics straight" The Atlanta paper sees
ahead an even clearer course for free silver
coinage at the Democratic Convention in
1900 than there was in 1896, since "the
next National Convention will be practi-
cally free from the obstructive clement
which undertook to dictate terms at Chica-
60, and finding itself in a hopeless minori.
ty, proceeded to give aid and comfort to
the enemy"
These papers express, undoubtedly, the
prevalent one Of Democratic sentiment at
both the South and West, and even of the
great body Of the party in this State and
throughout the East. II, therefore, there
were any truth in the stories that Mr..
CROKER and Mr.. HILL have undertaken
the fruitless task of resisting this over
towering feeling, it 10 manifest that they
would be crushed under the bitter Demo-
cratic resentment they would draw upon
themselves. The cry Of 1896 is still the
only call which arouses the Democracy to
enthusiasm.
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The Lobster Reached Out.
From the Pittsburg Dfspatch.

A Pittsburg real estate. agent, who lives in
He's proud OF the fact that he was born IN the
same month as Washington and Lincoln. So he
celebrated accordingly. His wife had expressed
a desire yesterday morning for lobster. Not tho
common canned stuff, but live lobster. the real
thing. In spite of the days exhilaration, the
vender of town lots remembered this. and be.
fore starting for home bought two of the finest
wide.spreading crustaccans that ever came ont
Of the Atlantic. To insure their arrival in
good condition. he had them put in q
largo market basket. half filled with ice. and
covered them with a piece OF paper. As soon az
he got on a Fifth avenue car the trouble began.
Those Holsters grew tired of their seclusion and
began TO get in touch with their surroundings.
The car was crowded and their owner had to
stand.
Suddenly a sharp-faced spinster startled tho
car with screams of Helpl Pickpockets! Pc.
licef' at the same time clutching the real estate
mans arm. Conductor, have this man ar
rested! Search him! He tried TO pick my peck.
et!" she exclaimed.
Everybody looked at the supposed culprit and
then those nearest the pair burst into laughter.
One of the Holsters was still tugging at the
lRdy's dress.
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Tho Point Barrow Relief March.

The news sent to Seattle from the cutter
Bear tells of the departure overland of the
expedition under Lieuts. JARVIS and BER-
THoLF. which has gone to save from threat
ened starvation the crews of the whaling
vessels caught in the ice off Point Barrow.
The tidings Of their danger came toward
the end of October, and a month later the
Bear started from Seattle with the relief
outfit. Twelve days took her to Ounalaska,
and then the course was to Cape Nome, far
beyond the Yukon. But with winter al
ready at hand, Capt. FUTILE had to be con-
tent with making Cape Vancouver and the
neighboring village of Tunnurok. Then
the relief party landed, with dogs, sledees,
and outfit, and started for the village,
whence a trader was to pilot them on q
sledge march of probably ten days to st.
Michael.
When the enormous length of the journey
from Cape Vancouver to Point Barrow is
considered, the season at which 1t Is under
taken, and the unknown character of much
of the route, it must certainly appear one
OF great enterprise. 1t has, too, the dis.
couraging handicap of hundreds of extra
miles, imposed through not being able to
land beyond the mouth of the Yukon, as
had at first been hoped. The total Journey
from the landing place will exceed 1,4OO
miles, which will Involve months.
1t may be hoped that success will crown
this journey, and that it will be completed
In season to relieve the whalers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-16

1To"F ~ DtTttcT FHFC5.
The residents Of Otis. Col. are troubled with
the problem OF whether or not they will DO COM
tho fact that there is but one pupil in the dis
trtct OF school age. and this one is q teacher. ].
w. Holt, secretary OF the district, has written
to State Superintendent Patton asking what
shall be done, In the following letter..
"OTIs. Col. Feb. g.
DEAR Miss PATTON: Last fall we hired a
teacher TO teach our children two months in the
fall and two months in tho spring. After she
had taught q month and a half she moved out
OF the district and the scholars moved also.
Now we will not haye any scholars of school age
until the last Of March, with the exception
of one. but he is a teacher. Are we compelled
to have school the other two and n half months
70 hold the district We do not want the dis
the children to go to school II such is the case.
We will have another scholar of school age in
July. Please answer"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-16
Pettigrew Disappoints Us.

PErT1GRRw's great speech against e
alton, 30 far as It's contents appear in the
unofficial reports of proceedings In execu.
tive session, was mainly devoted to the
argument that the present Government Of
Hawaii is not the legitimate Government.
That is to say, Mrs. DoMINIs Is still right
fully the Queen, and she ought to have the
chance, which her sweet soul Graves, to be-
head President Dole and the other officers
Of the island republic.
There is nothing new in this. The Hon.
GROVER CLEVELAND held the same opinion /;
and his interest in Mrs. DoMINIs wa much
earlier and perhaps even more active than
PETTIeREw's.
The vigor and venom with which PETIT
GREW of South Dakota pursues with his
Sioux Falls rhetoric the trembling DOLE
and his Cabinet is equalled only by the
energetic enterprise with which he fol.
lowed up the same gentlemen, privately,
when he was In Honolulu.
PETTIGRBw's personal observation Of the
men who govern Hawaii and the story of
his unofficial intercourse with them, IL
frankly and fully communicated to the
Senate, would have made an uncommonly
interesting speech.
1t seems that he did not care to avail
himself of the only method in his power to
command the attention of the Senate and
the country. 1t is a disappointment. We
had almost expected to hear the virtuous
PErTIaREw announce that the scoundrelB
of the Dole Government had tried to buy
when he was out there, Investigating
Hawaiian affairs at his own expense for
the good of his country.
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aonp Inv pnrrrpH qu1AMl.
Rxperts say the Barima apd Other Mrinev
gheuIa Ytela Prentabie Returns.


KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 31.-A most I'm.
portant report bearing on the gold resources of
tho northwest district OF British Guiana has
Just been issued from the Government Sccre-
tary's Office Of that colony. Tho report 10
made by the Government analyst and acting
Commissioner Of Mines, and It's purpose is to
give scientific information a. to the aurifarsus
character of that territory.
The non-success Of the Barima mine. due en-.
tirely 10 careless management, has done much
during the past year to shake confidence in the
quartz mining industry in that district. This
confidence wat in some degree restored by the
promising commencement Of operations by the
Winters mine, and the feeling was strength
ened by the favorable views Of DR.. Nicholson. q
mining expert, who visited tho spot and made .
report on behalf Of an English syndicate. The
present Official survey should. do much to re-
assure capitalists as to the geld producing prop
xftsr q careful inspection Of the region the:
arrive at the conclusion that as regards gold
mining proper, this district possesses capabiIi.
reefs In the ~decomposod rocks. and also OF tho
large deposits Of surface gravels and float
skilled supervision, minos similar to the Bari.
ma ought to yield profitable returns, As re-
Be- said. as in no place at tho time Of our evisit
had development been carried out to a sufficient
extent to allow any judRu ent to be formed"
Tho situation In Dutch Guiana has assumed q
serious phase. Another example has been given
Of the rabid enti.forcign feeling which prompt.
to promulgate tho ordinance granting the Barr.
Robertson syndicate favora BILE terms for cS.
ploration for gold. An American syndicate,
which had proposed q railroad scheme to tho
local Government to open up the gold %district,
proval, has been informed that instructions
have been received from the home Govern
men; to refuse the application.
Much excitement prevails in Surinam over
this opposition to foreign enterprise. and tho
local feeling is entirely against the Netherlands
G~Oyernment.
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Colleges and Temperance.

The speakers at the Yale alumni dinner
on Monday evening paid much attention,
serious or jocose, to the accusations of in
temperance and consequent immortality,
which the total abstinence organizations
have been bringing against that university
community. Prof. HADLEY, for instance,
felt called upon to reply to them with the
positive assertion that /" Yale is still q first
rate place morally"
Obviously Yale cannot be 80 very bad, else
hundreds Of parents would not be sending
their sons thither to spend I. III years of the
period Of their lives when such excuses
and vices would be most ruinous for them.
These parents now from actual observa-
tion h are the effects of the college as
sociations on the boys, and If the dreadful
stories about Yale published in the Pro-
hibition organ and recited by the feminine
temperance agItators were true, Yale would
soon be deserted. If they were justified
we should nave the confirmation in the
careers of the great numbers of Yale
graduates annually returning to every con-
siderable community in the Union to re.
cruit the ranks of the learned professions
and of trade n commerce. The proof
would stare US in the face but, instead of
running up against 1t, we discover by ex-
p~erience that the average of both moral
and physical soundness is higher among
college graduates than in society generally,
and the average endurance greater.
In the present Senate, for instance, b3
out Of the 90 Senators arc college gradu-
ates. Out of the 357 members of the House
of Representatives, 100 are college gradu-
ates. 1t appears, therefore, that the energy,
physical and intellectual. which is neces-
sary to political advancement, was not
wasted in their college life by these men.
The professions are filled almost exclusive
ly from tho colleges, and never was the
strain on their members greater than 1t is
now. Moreover, it is among educated men
that the increasing moderation in the use
OF stimulAnts which now distinguishes re-
fined society IL manifested more especially.
The growth Of the passion for athletic
sports and physical prowess which has
been 30 remarkable In our colleges during
thel last generation has tended powerfully
toward temperance. The heroes of the col
lege world are the youth whose high bodily
training compels abstinence and self-con-
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likely 10 have mounted and ready for Ger.
vice by the end Of the next fiscal year.
The House IL perfectly right In not wish
ing to appropriate more money than will,
with the balances, be paid out during the
mex fiscal year; but II the Senate IL able to
show where, under existing contracts, and
with the full routine use OF appliances al
ready at work for coast defence, moro
money lie needed, the House should concur
In supplying 1t. Above all, 1t should pro-
vide the means for having, by June 80,
1899, the greatest number Of guns and
mortars actually mounted and ready for
service that is possible under the methods
Of work which the engineer snd ordnance
officers have adopted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-16
Polly. Voice Scared he Robser Away.
From tas Louisville Evening Post.


Tho residence Of Mr.. Harry B. Pyne, at 2207
West Madison street, was entered Yesterday
afternoon by q peddler, who. finding Mrs. Pyne
alone, attacked her, and would probably have
injured her seriously had he not mistaken the
cries OF \ parrot in an adjoining room for those
OF q man coming to the rescue. He obtained
only about 3 80 In money, although Mrs. Pyne's
diamonds were almost in his grasp when he was
frightened away.
AT about 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon q ped
dler stopped in front of the house and walked in
with his hands full of vegetables. AS he entered
Mrs. Pyne had Just locked up q set of valuable
diamonds worth about $500. The man saw the
jewels disappear. and, glancing around tho
house to see II any one was in sight. demanded
the keys Of her cabinet. On her refusal he ad-
vanced upon Der. and she snatchcd up the poker
staggering him He lodged in under tho
poker and struck her squarely in tho face with
his fist, knocking her down, At this moment,
when he was about to wrench the keys to the
cabinet from her hand. the parrot in the next
room began to call out, ~ am coming!"
Tho burglar became panic stricken and ran
from the house. evidently installing the parrot
for q man. There was no one In the house at the
time except Mrs. Pyne.
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The Hon. FRANK j. CANNON, q Senator
In Congress from Utah, cxhales this prophecy:
A things stand to-day BRYAN will be elected. two
TO one. easily"
Joyfully do we grasp the hand of "as things
stand to-day" q needed variant Of the old true
penny. "f tho election were to DO held to.mor-
row. Mr.. CANNoN is incorrect, however. In
matter, although praiseworthy In form. It 10
known to Mr.. BRYAN's intimate friends that he
will never consent to DO elected by o vote Of
two to one. Ho scorns 30 base, petty and com.
mercial Q ratio. His principles deepen with the
years. Unless he 10 sure that he can be elected
by . vote Of 10 to 1. ho will give up his job to
JOE SHELLEY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-16
Cattle Utilized for smurrllnr Opium.
From the st. Louis Globe. Democrat.

FFo"' o. LOUIS DeHOcTut.
Some of the shrewdest tricks ever played
are by the smugglers of opium" said ii. A.
Tanning Of Seattle. "A very unique smuggling
United States secret service officers in North
Dakota. II was noticed that an unusually largo
NUMBER or cattle were being driven across tho
line to the North Dakota markets. and the secret
service men planned an Investigation. For
some time their work was in vain. and they had
about given up hope Of discovering any unlaw-
ful operations when an accident revealed the
fact that the nostriis of the cattle were stuffed
with opium wrapped carefully in tin foil. In
this way each steer was worth twice its normal
value. Hundreds upon hundreds of animals
had been driven across tho border with their
that the smugRlers had cleaned up "A profit of
$4,000 before the discovery was made. But
the smuRglers were sly and they escaped and
were never captured"
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How Rowdytsm Was Driven from tho Trottip,
Track.

Track.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUs-Sir: Roydyism
among ball players has become so common that here.
fter l shall stay away from the game until the press
announces It's suppression.
In the National Trottlng Association rules IA the
GLOWING:
Rule 10. Section l. "If any owner, trainer. rider.
driver. or attendant of q horse. or any other person, at
any time and in any place, use improper language to
the omcers OF the course or the judges OF q race, or DO
guilty OF any improper conduct toward such onicers
or judges. or persons serving under their orders,
such Improper Language or conduct having reference
to acts and things connected with the administrator
OF the course or or any race thereon, the person or
persons SO onending shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding 500 or by suspension or expulsion"
This rule was adopted because rowdyism among
drivers and bettors became so prevalent that JndSess
were In danger Of personal injury. Even arter the
ior decisions. This rule stopped 1t all. AS the n
tIunal' and American" associations work in har-
mony and respect each others Zines, suspensions and
expulsions. ono expulsion. suspension or fine wouid
offender. ""' '"'
The way to stop rowdyism is to stop 1t.
NEW YORK. rep. IL. OLD READER,