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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
TO VIRGINS VOWED TO GOD.

Christ is at hand. by the sweet name Of His bride.
Christ loves to call You. united to Him by a holy
bond He has granted TO You to live an innocent
life. far from the din, quiet in its secure position.
there you, like fragrant lilies in q hcdCed-in field
bloom. generously enriched with heavenly gifts.
satan prepares his snares and wicked arts. he terri.
mes douhtinR minds by holding out fears to them;
Jesus. present from heaven. hastens to aid: with
divine viVor He strengthens the timid for the aubt
Then He himself inspires you more fervently with
new love; He incloses you in the deepest rccef SEES Of
His holy Heart. softening your souls with wonderful
sweetness. At last, when death is now at hand. fc..
tive and with kind face He comes to meet You who
have passed through the voyage happily and have
been iai'htui anu gives to you the greatest gift.
From the sad exile He leads you to tbe ,eavsnIn
shores and bids you be blessed forever in the LIGHT
divine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31

tho transfer Of the camp to Savannah. The abund.
ant rations furnished by the Government have been
thoroughly inspected ."-Curris GUILD, Jr.. Lieuten.
dnt.Coi0n,i and inspector.Generdi Scrsntt army
Corp,.
THE quality Of Subsistence stores furnished at
posts Ia generally reported satisfactory, and the ad.
miniStrAtion of affairs appears to be in capable.
jealous hands. - ms peeior. General BREcKISRIDoE.
There never was a lack of good and sufficient
food. The Commissary Department met the de.
mands upon II in . satisfactory manner."-Aaor-
Gsn. GRAHAM. SsrnRd Army Corps.
"Cummissary supplies have. on the whole. been
sufficient in quantity and Of good quality Major
Cen. FtrzHuGH LEE.
This despatch from Major.Gen. OTIS,
dated at Manila yesterday, gives like testi-
nOny:
Adiut1ni.G General. WoU,npton'
Subsistence supplies excellent and abundant.
Meats deterioratine In this hot climate are sold at
public auction at high figures. Considerable hard
bread spoiled; will be some loss. Supplies in all other
departments good. Medical supplies abundant.
"OrIs.'
IL tn" matter OF the meat ration was Of
the tremendous Importance which Gen.
MILES pretends to give to it now, why was
ii that when the thing was fresh in his
mind and in the minds of the officers 1850
ciated with him in Porto Rico none OF them
SO much as referred to It? II he had dis
covered n plot to poison the army under
the pretcnce of All experiment" with "em-
balmed beef" why did he not warn the
Government Of it at the time and make
some mention OF 1t in his report?
1t seems mysterious that II the "em-
balmed beef" question was Of tho over
shadowing Importance Gen. MILES has tried
to mako it out, nothing as to tho matter
came from him while the meat was actually
doing to the troops the harm alleged by
him..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31

Nine persons out Of ten-yes nino hundred
and ninety-nine out OF every thousand-it
asked how long II takes the earth to turn once
on It's axis would answer twenty-four hours.
and to the question. How many times does it
turn on its axis in the course OF a year?' the
answer would be q times. Both answers
are wrong.
1t requires but twenty-three hours and fifty
six minutes for the earth to make one complete
turn. and IL makes 1864 turns during the year.
The error, springs from a wrong idea of what
Is meant hy a day.
The day Is lot. as Is commonly supposed. the
time required. by the earth. to make one turn
on Its axis. but the interval between two sue
cessive passages Of the sun across the meridian
that is TO say. the time which elapscs after
the sun Is seen exactly south in its diurnnl
course through the heavens before it is again
seen in that position.
Now. IN consequence Of the earth's revoHl
ton in Us orbit. or path round the sun. the
sun, has the appearance of moving very slowly
IN the heavens in a direction from east to west.
AZ noon tomorrow the sun will be a short dis
tance to the east Of the point in the heavens a:
which It 10 seen at noon to-day. so that when
the earth has made one complete turn it will
still have to turn four minutes longer before
the sun can again be seen exactly south.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31

From a H1'dnf1s NeWSpa per.
The system OF drainage which is carried on Inv Oh.
American authorities. including the cleaning NJ ,ho
streets and the general improvement Of th. sanitary
condition OF the city. merits tho warnest applause
This praiseTortay and humane work will be better
understood by our readers whenl they look ar tho
mortality list since September Of last year, Horo
Il tits:
In September. 1893, 7l6 persons died: in October
ass; in November. 6al; in December, $50; in Jan.
uAry. 1879. the death list WAS aga, and In Februsrv
26d. This shows that the death rate has been 10,
duced by about one.half.
The result az it appears Ia prodigious. and the
Cuban people must acknowledge the interest taken
by the American authorities in hygiene since nv
their measures of sanitation so vigorously prose.
cuted they have saved from death an immense nun.
Der OF sons OF Cuba.
We present to the Board OF Health our most ain.
ccrs congratulations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31

The leading points OF the Amsterdam
avenue case are bound to become clearer in
the public mind every day. since they arc
not only unprecedented but extraordinary
in their nature. Among the reports upon
the matter that will help to make them
clearer Is this despatch taken from the
Eren'n1 Post Of yesterday afternoon:
ALBANY. March 30. Tho Assembly Railroad Com
mittee is likely to amend the Fallows bill to meet
the views of the Governor. and then. If it passes the
Assembly. it will have to 20 back to the Senate to be
dealt with by the friends of tho metropolitan Rail.
way Company.
The Tammany Senators assert that the bill can
never 60 through the Senate again with the Ford
amendment stricken out or modified to suit the
Third Avenue Company, and there seems to DO good
reason for their assertions
This state of affairs Is wholly novel.
1he Legislature was appealed to by resi-
dents OF a certain district of New York city to
consolidate in their behalf the tracks OF two
railroad companies occupying Amsterdam
avenue. One of these companies, the Third
Avenue, agreed to any one Of three PROPOSE
tions: First, that the four tracks should be
interlaced. leaving practically but one up
and one down track; secondly, that the
companies should occupy the same tracks
indefinitely and, thirdly, that the compa-
MES should occupy the same tracks pending
a decision Of the courts as to which COM
pany could with greater legal propriety be
excluded from the avenue altogether.
To neither Of these propositions would the
Metropolitan Company assent, and the pub
lie has before 1t the amazing assertion or
confession in the public prints that the
metropolitan Company controls the Legis-
lature that it can force the Legislature to
faint itself with discrimination against the
Metropolitan's rival, the Third Avenue ;
and even that This unheard Of injustice
may finally be accomplished.
The situation would be grave beyond
words We're it not that, while individuals
like senator FORD are calmly and compla-
Gently urging the open prostitution of the
Legislature to the bchests OF the implacable
Metropolitan Company, the reason of de-
cency has reasserted itself in the Assembly
and tho Governor OF the State protests
against the job.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
A LAWYER'S LAST CASE.
His Unusual Reason for Requesting an
Early Hearing.

From the Pitsbur1 DisDoah.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The dry routine Of
proceedings before the prosy Court Of Claim,
in this city was broken during the past month
or So by the unfolding Of a pathetic romance.
the participants in which we're persons " real
life. Ihs case was that of Clara H. Flower
against the United States for damages on az.
count of the destruction of her husband home
and live stock by Federal troops during tina
Southern rebellion.
Mr.. James Fullerton. a Southern attorney.
appeared as counsel for the claimant. In
the ordinary course OF events the case would
probably not have been reached this term, lut
on Jan. 4 Mr.. Fullerton came into conrt and
asked that this particular case lie advanced
and heard at once.
He then made a dramatic appeal to the
deadly malady and that the doctors had in.
formed him that he could not live more than A
month. He added that he had peculiar Ter.
eonal reasons for closing out the case In which
he was engaged as attorney. and that he was
the only man living who could complete il.
This address had n marked effect upon the
court and the ATTORNEYS present. The court
his weakened condition, Mr.. Fullerton made
an able argument in behalf OF his client. but at
It's conclusion he left the courtroom in evident
distress.
The prediction OF his physician in regard to
the. duration of his life was true. for about the
middle Of February. before q decision had been
handed down. he died. his doctors stating that
death was due to cancer.
The other day. the Clerk of the Court made
this entry In the ledger devoted to the case OF
lara ii. Flower against the United States:
Judgment for claimant. $22.357."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
DEWEY POSES FOR A
The Hero of Manila Bay ChecrfuIIv ,ou.
plies with n Volunteers Rroues, '

FROM me san fTdhciSr6 fhrutptif
All the stories told of Admiral D.woy IT,
the earliest date OF his career in the rn,,od
States Navy give him credit for a1anluty wy
a kindly disposition. While a strict discinM
marian. these pleasant.traits in his chor,n,o.
always made him popular with the men AZ,
while no one ever ventured to trife with Nv
order coming from him. his orders are o,wo".
so issued that they receive a cheerful a. woI,..
a prompt response. ="
The readers OF the sketches OF Dewey as Az.
ccutive officer OF the Colorado. written h ~ ~.
ships writer and published In the Snpnn3nns.
CHRONICLE; must have noted that an aIectjon,,
ate relationship existed between Dewe.y; 1Ii
his men. He 10 evidently the same old be~ n
to-day-as amiable and kindly toward AN,
ever. The exalted station he now 5SrWtissss
and the copspiGnots place ne holds in the rub.
the glory and splendor of his ac~hieycmrntsffna
Philippine waters, HAYS not hanged min in III
least. And an admirable story /. sent to III
Chroricip from Corregidor Island a]s.ttooff ~
his. present extreme kindIincss ana aNaLilItpy
I is told by Ernest Lohnstonc, who sends 1;
miral. and II relates the manner IN which IL
pho.ographs we're obtained lie SAYS Wv
dorl. where /, am stationed. the other dssy a.
inspect the old dismantled Spanish tortiScoN'
tons. A private in the hospital corps met HIM
snapped the first photograph on him. and then
said: Would you gentlemen mlnd siardinss
still q moment. l would like TO take your tic.
Certainly. my. boy he Dewey said, and
he buttoned his blouse. requesting The wv,
naval officers accom- nanyinR him to do lik..
the second photograph. knew this would Hss
interesting now that De yey is the man OF I'M
hour. The building In the BACKGROUND ia part
OF the Corregidor lighthouse '
The first SNAPSHOT shows Dewey coming
down from the lighthouse. and he is caught
with his open blouse tlapDinR in the hreezs.
The second shows him and his two companions
posing for the artist with whose request he =,
cheerfully complied. How many officers ara
there in either the arm or the navy who would
have responded SO pleasantly and promptly 10
the request Of a private in the volunteer ~fvrcesf
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Mr.. Brodbelt Is Left-Livered.
From tie indianapolis Journal.

:" VN IHHTuHuPVTIN YOUTHFUL
WABASH. Ind. March 26.-Elmer Brodbelt,
the kosciusko county man whose heart was
found to be on his right side. last night lay for
an hour and five minutes under the Mays
whlle a photographer obtained a picture of his
1ueerly arranged internal organs. This was
me third attempt to get a photograph Of the
first two efforts failing. Last evening. how.
ever, a perfect negative was obtained and 4
mumber OF photographs will be made. The
the liver. which should be on the light side.
belng located on the left, while the spleen is
slclans say that while there are instances ot
misplaced hearts this is the first ease on record
body
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
". ". ASTOR'S Personal T1X,
He Puts in n Plea of Son-Residence and
Is to BE Examined-Not n British Subject.

He Puts in n Plea of Son-Residence and
Is to BE Examined-Not n British Subject.
William Waldorf Aston is going to try to
swear off his personal property taxes in this
city. Recently. while in England, he made
affidavit that he was a nonresident and asked
to have his name taken off the personal prop
erty list. The AFFIDAVIT was forwarded to
Charles A. Peabody. Jr.. attorney for Mr.. Astor.
and by him was presented to President Felt
ner OF the Tax Department. No action was
taken on the matter until Mr.. Feitner learned
yesterday that Mr.. Aston was in this country.
Mr; Feitner then notified Mr.. Peabody that Mr..
ti2n in person by the Tax Commiesioners,
S TaG Iog des rssid to nuMestion him concerning
led his Willingness. and a date was fixed for
The examination just what that date Is Mr..
day that the question Of Mir. Astor's residepae
may not be settled until the courts have had a
chance n to- pass uIon the matter. II the Tax
property assessment Mr.. Aston will be obliged
to F2 to the courts to establish the fact that his
He pays the largest personal tax paid by one
man in this city. He is assessed at $4,000, 900
on personally: and Il the tax rate reaches3
per cent. THIS year. as is now expected, his bill
for 1889 for personal tax alone will be $4,000
His assessment has stood at $2.O 100000 for
ooJected before. TO paying, the tax since the
aMm n WHITE ." be pa Rald .h on was fixed at that sum.
" ItI'l'.I ntlu that MT: aStDf nad made no
objection, to the increase in the assessment on
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hotel. That objection
that structure.
The customs officer who said on Wednesday
tnnt M. hstpr on his arrival here declared
understood him. H'-
4 person authorized to represent Mr.. Aston
SAID yesterday that what he did say To tho
customs inspector was that he was a resident
OF LONDON. and that as a matter Of fact he had
States 70 become q British snbiect. 'N
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31

From the Tdbirt.
The PdieStrd del Ch,ro published the following
poem. composed by his Holiness the Pope. on III,
OF his ninetieth birthday:
IN vIRGINEs DEC DEvoTAs.
Christus adest; d~ulciIue suas vos nomine sponsa,
deere Christus amat. sancto sibi foedcre iuncta.,
Is. procul a %strepitu. fds statione quietam,
1nsontem vobis tribuit traducere yitam;
Nos ibi. ecu septo fragrantia lila campo.
Floretis. large donis caclestibus auctae.
lnstruat insidias Satan. artesque mslignas.
Tcrreat obiecta dubias formidine mcntos;
Praesens G Gaelic properat succurrere lcsus;
Ad pugnam trepidas divine robore trmat.
Tum vos lpse novo ferventius ardet amorc:
lntiina recludit sacri penetralia Cords,
Mira demulcens aninlos dulcedine.-Tandem
Emensas cursum ~feliciter atque hdeles.
DUN lam mors install. festivus ct ore benirno
obNius occnrrens, supreme nunere donat:
tristi exilio caelestibus insert oris,
Acternunque iubet divina luce beari.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31

Since THE Sun printed the letter relating
to Nassar Colleges danger from fire from the
parent OF n student, we have received dcnials
OF the letters assertion from n trustee. from
the assistant librarian Of the college. from
an alumna. and from a membe OF the class OF
1901. maintaining that the buildings are prop
erly constructed and are safe with reference
to fire.
One must conclude that Vassar 10 all right.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
Three Queens.
j. q. D.

Hisa noteworthy fact that the greatness Of Eng.
land has been so sign,lly emphasized under the rule
Of her three queens. In The days Of Elizabeth were
laid the foundations Of that vast supremacy Of the
seas which has since never been disputed with ua:
in the time OF Anne the victories of the British arms
undCr the over glorious Marlborough maintained
aud magrifed the proud position OF tho kingdom.
and under Victoria the work OF the empire has been
brought to its present magnificent development.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31

The political organization BRYAN leads will
go up once more, but in greatly diminished num-
be cast down. This is inevitable. Even the most
enthusiastic member can give no reason for the
slightest hope OF u contrary result. - Mobile Ddiiv
Register.
This is the forecast OF a Democratic journal
that followed the flag of Organism, while adj
hitting free silver to be fraud.
It's to be wondered whether our esteemed
contemporary will hold to that course again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
Trampedang Bismarck.

From Mf INDEPENDENCE BrIOr,
Some years ago a resident OF wenden, in Liyou!s
Herr Trampedang, wrote to the Chancellor FOR per.
mission TO give his newly born son the name Of Bis.
marck. The Chancellor wrote to his admirsr;
Much hAttered. The permission is granted, but on
one conditioner. Notwithstanding my age, God
gives mt another son. l desire to call him Trampe.
dang"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
Appeal from n Moth.r

To THE FpIT7Ro OF THE SUH-,Sir. The wor,.
ion"WlhS came to me as 7 observed A we'll. brad
young man struggling to reach his homo af,or 49,
Im'loea 700 much. In his heart he wouId uLo % 10
enenpLatS In every respect, but, like many ~ w pc
way. 'f'' marrow path
The pprNK,oD,s ~ " NJ, &.
Help me dear Saviour; while in satan's power ain
drink and curse all the day; "'
ihou art meIciful and mighty and know that oro,.
demon I'd keep at bay. H''A'
p"t IN moments of weakness and seemingly oro,
despair. ' great
4n"t eNiI monster tempts me with the Gun And b,d.
me drown every care. Wv '"S
"nn now ! pray to Thee for mercy and moro ,o,,,
and strength, dear Master,
With which to battle Satan and s.,o
hnal disaster. - Jul from
Tea saNlonr. | besecch Thee to ever with ,,,..
compassion guide me. VI"
" ! SesE lhy forgiveness. for Thy humble follower
MOTHER.
Just Complaint Against Literary p,r...
To THE EDIroR OF THE sus-Sr, se,o,.,,.n
papers have published letters of mips :.
poems aud have given me no credit Tor ~.
WILBUR HERscHELL WuII.n.
KALAMAZOO. Mich, March az. WILLIAM
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-11-30
1i1|||3'@&Qt&j

H E emerald forest
leaves of spring,
painted later in ali
the gorgeous rainbow
colors by an au-
tumnal sun, have
passed into the sere
and yellow, falling
a. -rou.I
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-11-30
ENGLAND'S SPINSTERS
Many Of Our Lady Cousins Across the
Pond Live In Single
Blessedness.

The number of single women in Eng
land constantly increases. Many thou
sands of women have to earn their own
living in place of spending and hus-
banding the earnings of men. They
pass their time in an incomplete and
separate existence of their own, in
stead Of completing and embellishing
the existence of others. From the ex-
cess in the number of women, thou
sands take service in factories, while
others overcrowd the ill-paid ranks Of
needlewomen and seamstresses.
Even in the richer classes, says Lon
don exchange, there is the same in
equality of numbers, and those who are
relieved from the necessity of working
for their daily bread have yet to seek
some occupation, some interest in life,
to relieve the tedium of an objectless
existence. Some pursue pleasure mere
ly, though this soon pals upon the ap-
petite; others take to charitable pur-
suits, doing, perchancc, an equal
amount of good and mischief. Those
whose tastes lead them to literary or
artistic pursuits are perhaps the least
unhappy.
That a redundancy of unmarried
women exists is evident, but it must
not be regarded as caused wholly or
mainly by disparity in the number Of
the sexes. This difference does not, at
the most, amount to six per cent;
whereas, the number of unmarried
women in England amounts not to six,
but actually to 30 per cent-that is to
say, only two out of every three wom-
en- are ever married.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-11-30


The harvest has come and the aftermath has
passed, and the people of the great republic
are -prospering a. never before in all the
wondrous history of development of this
God-favored people.
the states, following an example established
by Washington and confirmed by Lincoln
and his successors, have issued proclama-
tions calling upon all the people of all the
states to remember the generous kindness
Him prayers of thanksgiving for the
blessings He has vouchsafed 30 freely to the
nation.
Americans, properly and wisely doubtless,
may differ as TO proper lines of domestic and
foreign policy, but all who are here have
q common heritage. and owe their homage
to the one common Source of all that Is
received.
Thanksgiving day is peculiarly anomalous
in this, that the United States, alone in all the
to no religion and utters recognition of no
God in all the universe, is the only one of all
the nations which annually and unbrokenly
sets apart a day in which to return CRATE
full thanks to the one God of us all for His
mercies and His blessings.
Here is no compulsion-no law exacting
outward form of worship, or penalty for
failure to comply. The proclamations are
suggestive, or advisory only. in their nature.
Yet, left free to this action, the spectacle
will be observed to-day, as in similar past
anniversaries, that citizens of all creeds,
Catholics, Protestants, Hebrews, Shinto-
lists and Confucisns, will gather each in their
own place of assembly and carry out pro-
granme of worship, designed to show graft
tude for the Divine goodness.
All minor differences of religions and po-
Gtical and religious faith disappear before
the majesty of Gods goodness and faith in
Him, and in a free country that is common
and dear to ALL
It is not well or wise to say that God has
favored this people above all other peoples,
for such would be q Wanting of ones self
above Others. It is competent, though, to
reflect that God has raised up on this con-
tinent within an incredibly short period
great and mighty nation; that He has caused
His face to shine upon them and made them
to flourish as green bay tree by the waters
edge.
He who receives with thankless heart
has no appeal to confidence of his fellows
and is unworthy the esteem of any who are
reputed to be good. Ingratitude is the priv
ilege of kings, as it has been said, and of
those who think their pleasures the highest
obligation of their nature.
Yet this people is not ungrateful. It is
God-fearing people. Whether north or
south, or east, or west, all looking from the
grave of the loved that is dead to the star
whose light tends to strengthen the ever and
forever of mans existence. Whether in
snowgirt Alaska, or amid the sunshine Of
the southland; or watered by Atlantic or Pa
ci6c-here and there, and in all places of the
states, Thanksgiving day is honored and OBJ
served in spirit and in letter. And this
year, first of all the years, the observance Of
1t il borne over the waves to islands where
now floats the tri-color flag of freedom.
Blessed is that nation whose God is the
Lord, for from such He will withhold no
thing that is good.
WILLIAM ROSSER COBBE.