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The sun., 1900-02-09
An Awful Sin.

Prof. ST. GEORGE MIvARr, in refusing to
sign the profession of faith sublnitted to
him by Cardinal VAUGHAN, with mental
reservations which would practically null
lily it, has set an example OF honesty which
might well bring the blush OF shame to
many theologians who are now outwardly
protesting faith which inwardly they
deny.
Speaking of the clause in the confession
requiring him to assent TO the dogma that
the Scriptures not merely contain revela-
ton with which there is no mixture OF
error but also, having been written by
the inspiration OF the Holy Ghost. they
have COP as their author and have been
delivered to the Church as such,' he tells
the CARDINAL
at would be easy OF course. by little deIterity.
10 disort nj eyade what appears to be ts real and
obvious meaning A Gop is the First Cause and
Creator Of all things, He il. in that sense, their
Author; Author OF the Decameron " BoccAccIo. as
well as Of the Bible But to make profession with
such a meaning would be. in my eyes, grossly pro.
fame and altogether unjusthsble."
Many recent Biblical critics. however,
have had no such scruples OF conscience.
They have continued to profess adhesion to
standards of faith, the Westminster Con-
fession, for example, "by little dexterty"
or trickery OF the sort which Prof. ST.
GEORGE MIvART, an honest man, draws
back from in horror as grossly rrofane
and altogether uniustifable." or course, as
he says, COP as the Author OF all thing
may b. called the Author Of everything
written, but, as all men know, that is not
the sense in which these standards describe
the authorship Of the Bible as the Word Of
GOD, and to accept them with any such
reservation or any reservation in tho mind
is flagrantly dishonest and deceitfu.
Most Of all is honesty. is sincerity, is
absolute straightforwardness requisite in
dealing with the living GOD whom a man
Processes to fear and worship. II he is an
intidel, il he doubts, IL he cannot reconcile
and submit his reason to a confession Of
faith exacted OF him, or in any way rejects
it in its plain and'literal sense, he is BIAS
phemous liar when he pretends to accept it
as a condition of remaining in ministry
solcmnly pledged to sustain and teach it,
Moreover, he is a coward a humhug a
time server a seller OF his soul for a mess
OF pottage, false both to religion and to
reason. With that awful sin Prof. ST.
GEORGE MIvARr Is not willing to load his
conscience.
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To THE EDITOR oP THE SuN-Sir: In certain
sections o! the Canal Treaty IL Is provided that
the canal shall be free and open" to vessels
OF war Of all nations. in war no less than In
peace. and that II shall never be blockaded and
no right Of war shall be exercised within IL.
This means that II we were at war with anv
great naval state its ships OF war would have
the opportunity 10 use the canal 10 our disad.
vantage, and, though we built t. We should
be powcr.ess to prevent their exercise OF the
right.
lfthat IL what we are to get IN place OF tho
already really abroCated Clayton Bulwsr
Treaty. better let the treaty stand for what Il ia
worth. II that Is 10 be the price Of our build.
ing the Nicaragua Canal. better let IL "a
unbuilt
The true treaty for Mr. Secretary Hay TO hava
spent his time in negotiating is a treaty with
Nicaragua. which OF itself would have abro.
gated the Clayton Bulwer Treaty by making
Nicaragua part Of the territory OF the United
states by annexation. Then the canal, being
wholly In our own territory. we could do a. wa
pleased about il without consulting England
or rakingaDy concessions to it. LAW,
NEW YORK. Feb 7.
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The age OF wonders, the beginning Of

The age OF wonders, the beginning Of
which has been for many centuries deferred.
vsud be here at last II any credence was given
to the sensational story that well-known New
York public man had lost. on Tuesday night
$4,000 ia playing pinochle! II never hap
pened n never was. II never could have oc-
CURED asd all pretended authoritative contra
dIetions Of II were unnecessary.
10 the wel-tempered game ~ pinochle. with
1000 pslhts as the goal. a round OF beer and
four pretssis" IL the usual sweepstakes. The
man who Invented pinochle designed IT, pal
pably. as q pastime." and a psstime It GER
tainly is, for no other game OF cards. whether
OF 6srman. Mengsliah. Arabic or East Indian
origin. requires 40 much expenditure OF time
and thought to attain com mpsratively unim-
portant result. Some instances have been re-
corded OF parties OF pinochle plungers who
in the course Of sixteen games played
consecu,ively have won or lost as much
as sl55. A really daring and im-
petuous pinochls player could in an evening
lose as much. or nearly as much. as 80 cents
In q 'sauar' game" as the term In Western
mining camps used to be- II 10 from this
measure Of maximum loss at pinochle that the
local expression Of " 30 cents" originates,
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with Gen. CAss Of Michigan as to Its origin
and meaning and AZ TO the intentions OF
the contracting parties.
II has been since maintained, however,
by all American statesmen worthy OF the
name, that a regrettable departure In a
| single instance from the spirit and letter OF
President MoSRoEs declaration constitutes
In no wise renunciation Of his doctrine
by the United States. Thus, Mr., BLAINE,
when Secretary OF State, in let
ter to Mr.. LOWELL, our Minister to
Great Britain, n letter dated June -,
1881, referred to the reports then
current az to a guarantee OF the neutrality
OF the proposed Panama Canal on the part
OF European powers; he proceeded to de-
clare that an agreement between the powers
OF Europe to guarantee jointly the neutral.
ity OF canal through the American 18TH
mus would be viewed by our Government
with the gravest concern. He pointed out
that the United States had never offered to
take part in agreements in which European
powers had united, such as guarantees Of
neutrality touching tho political condition
OF certain European States or touching tho
Suez Canal, and he asserted the long-settled
conviction OF this Government that any
extension TO our shores OF the political sys-
tenn OF Europe, no matter how plausibly
disguised under guarantee Of neutraliza-
ton, would be attended with danger to
the peace and welfare OF this nation"
1t is Trojan horse that Great Britain has
offered us in the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. a
treaty which invites us to level at our own
expense the rampant which Nature inter.
poses between our Pacific States and
European aggression. BY ratifying the
new convention we should place those
States at the mercy OF any European
power possessing a stronger navy than
our own. and we should deal by implica-
tion deadly blow at the Monroe Doctrine
II We recognize to-day the right Of Euro
pean States to guarantee jointly the
naturalization of an American canal. with
what force Of logic could we deny here
after their right to extend their power Of
political regulation over the continent Of
the Americas?
The only substitute for the Clayton
Bulwer Treaty which the American people
can afford to accept is one that acknowl-
edges the exclusive right Of the United
States to guarantee the neutrality Of the
American Isthmu1 Canal in time OF peace,
and, also, their right to close it against a
public enemy in time OF war
The sun., 1900-02-09
The Reorganization of the STAFF.

To THE FpITon OF The SuS-Sir. The
rronor organizotion n, tho staS q, tho ,rr,v
W"P'r "rN'"'|"''on y. '"c s'au oi 'hc army
has for many years been subject of para
mount interest 10 the Army. and any proposed
,,,u ~, 80 r.uo, l.. a. -,
chah.eS are o' course ioho"eu IN the'r ueVel-
opment with great interest.
The consolidation OF the two supply depart.
-, n,..,,,,o.. i. -, a, :
W'u's' Vuar'etHi"s"r sanu NoInIhlssary IS we
first and most natural step. In the Santiago
campaien the Commis sary DEPARTMENT claimed
.na. n, .,.iu.I ,.,, a.. o..,..
'hat IL was eh'lrey uel el'huent on 'he quarter
masters Department for the transportation ot
It's stores and yet was held responsible for not
...L.. - ~ -. MI, ,,.
sc'''nH tneih W '"e trout ihis coihpiaiht was
nI ha
The sun., 1900-02-09
Chicago PhOnetics.

The Senate ~ the University Of Chicago has vetoed
the action OF the Administrative Board OF the Uni.
versity Press in deciding to al Ipt for uss in tho
university publications the National Educational
Associations list of twelve words in the abbreviated
phonetic spelling g-Cs,cdoO nevs stem.
doctors lernd In menny things,
No doutns Just az vel
That yu ar met by others who
Reject yore wa IN spol,
Perhaps tina NJ no more than yu;
Perhaps not quite az much.
But tha ar more conscrativ
And rather keep in tuch
With wha. IL old than what IL nu,
Because they ne that what
Iznu and hithertu untrde
Ma possibly be not
The proper thing; and - ths stand
stfnekt aQenst yore plan
Tu drop the old And make the nu
csnspikuus In the van.
That II IL sumwhat ruf on yu,
We must admit. but then
Yu'ye got tn 20 a littel ,lo-
The conquests ov the pen
Ar never quick az ar the sosrd's
And time alone can tel
The triurf ov yere Efforts tn
Adopt nu vase tu spel.
But yu vii get THAR, never fear;
It's bound tu kum. for we
Ar forins onward tn the frunt
with vundrus energy.
And when We cough, vell cof gad1oon
And II ws'rc tongh. we'r. tuf;
And when we're through. we're thru; and then
Enough vii be cnus
Aud hthi-ic vii he tiy.ik then.
And 80 vii debt be d.,
And sigh al fal ava, ST.
Aud al the rest. yu bet
Will take tumbel tn themselves.
And spelling by yore act
vii in good time bstum Gu be-
A grand fonstie fact
EuAIAH J. LAxyTox.
The sun., 1900-02-09
THE CHORES GIRL.
Her Rapid Development Into a Personags
of the First Importance to the Stage.


From The Washington Chorus Gr.
II Lydia Thompson 8 famous cluster OF gold
en-haired ringlets could be lined up against q
group Of the chorus girls Of this lin de steele
age they would look like handful OF Confed-
crate money. The ensemble singers OF to-day
would also pale the lights OF Arnold and Bo-
lossy Kirsfy's famed luminaries-the pioneers
Of the glorious era Of pink tights.
For the chorus girl has developed more than
her calves She no longer merely flls gaps on
the stage and gaps In slken hose. She is some
thing more than hosiery model. She is the
power. the volume. the ensemble. the picture
ganza what the man behind the gun is TO the
fighting machine that conQuers territory for
stay-st-home politicians to mouth over
IL the. prize package OF the Thorn pson or
kiraliy forces could reappear upon the scene
to-day she would starve or take in plain sew
ing. She certainly could not secure an en-
gagement She would find that the neshngs
OF to-day are, cut on more liberal and more
symm etrical lines; that voices are cultivated
instead OF filed; that the standard Of measure
present producers OF the fantastic in amuse-
ments and that she Is not only not In tho
Period, but out OF the picture.
1t is not getting 100 wise to remark that the
merry, merry" OF almost any comic opera or
ganization that might be mentioned contains
at least one girl who is a prima donna in all
pul edluTy' many EuNh
Mays. Alice Neisens aud Mathilie Preyilles
hidden In the group back stage. with their
lights burning nerceiy out in the constant en-
deayor to light the gloom Of their despair
while waiting for the golden opportunity
There are In the chorus many rehRed women
possessed OF rich cultivated voices. who are
there TO be Riided with experience and var
nished with poise. They are building and
waiting for the night when the curtain Is held
because the usual occupant OF the i'm mediate
posed. or has trekked with bag Of money in
The suise OF usband. or has given notice be-
cause her salon de robe is a few inches shyer
than the angels friend. 1t is then that the girl
at whom this bouquet is aimed steps demurely
forward and becomes an 1T.
The sun., 1900-02-09

Lecturing at Baltimore on foods and nu-
triton. DR.. q STANLEY HALL Of Clark Uni
versity proposed system OF education for the
young that they will heartily approve:
Much more could he done in the education ~ the
young by good lunches than is now omplished
dacngically."
MIN ASnhEws's theory OF educational free
lunches. When education is confined to satis-
factory lunches school will be Joy to the ten-
der luvenals.
The sun., 1900-02-09
FOR ENLAR gED CANALS
state Commerce Committee to Present n
Btll Authorizing the Work.

Az meeting Of the Executive Committee oe
tho stnte Committee on Commerce Yesterday
subcommittee was appointed 10 draft bIli
20 be introduced in the Legislature to CARR
INTO erect the recommendations Of the Gov.
erhor Canal Committee. The sub-com mi,tcs
consists o' tho Hon, John u. Herman OF Utica.
'hnrIes \, WarIc Of Cat-kill. e. II Raymond
OF Bunalo and Frank :. Gardner. Secretary of
thc New York Board Of Trade and TRANSPORTS.
ton The Executive Committee also adopted
resolution protesting against Congressman
MeCiellan's bill FOR the requirement OF tho Nev
iork State canals by the Federal Govern mani
The sun., 1900-02-09
Applications for Postage Stamp Books.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb S.-Announceme ent
was made in THE Sun several days ago that
the Post Office Department had arranged
to issue two.cent stamps In book form. charg-
ing 80 cents. 50 cents or ~ cents each. IL
was stated Al the time thar no books would be
90 sale before Aprl Notwithstanding this. az.
bepartment 4 fostmasier in Ohio ASKS InT for
his share without delay" as there is "a good
dsmnnd for the books" in his town. Another
blanks in order thai his supply NAV not be do.
l,vad
The sun., 1900-02-09

ToTHE EprroR OF THE SuySir: It seems to
me that the problem presented to Secretary
Hay in connection with the abrogaton OF the
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty was very simple.
The treaty was obsolete. having become 50
by the direct violation Of its principal condition
by Great Britain. As matter Of urtesy only
were We required to ask Great Britain to can.
eel II.
All that common sense required Of Secretary
Hay was TO ask ths question through Ambas.
saior Choate. We should. naturally. owing to
Engand's professions of friendship and desire
for our good will during her disast rous Boer
war. expect that her answer would be pleas
ant acquiescence to our desire to cancel the
treaty II. on the other hand. her answer was
unfavorable. two courses would be open for US:
either to abandon the canal or 20 ahead and
construct 1t and ask England: What are you
going to do about III" To this her answer
would either be that she would consider Il an
unfriendly act or she would drop the subject as
being a considerably larger contract than her
Boer war
Instead OF pursuing this simple means OF
reaching the desired end our astute Secretary
Of state gets up another treaty. where nons
was wanted or required. which. II confirmed By
the Senate-which heaven forbid would pre-.
vent our tortifying the canal. and would Writ.
ualy make England a partner. without risk
or expense. in our private enterprise
The new treaty should not pass, and the SEQ.
retary OF state should begin 70 learn a few
American sentiments. Evidently. he has lived
too long in England and has also become hyp.
Noticed. F. d. L. PRENrIss.
NEW YORK. Feb. Z.
The sun., 1900-02-09
Nominations by the President.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The President to-day
sent the following nominations to the senate
John W. Leuihan to b. Collector Of Customs
at Dubuque, Ia,
Dr. Joseph A. Murphy OF Pennsylvan!a and
Dr. John i Kennedy OF Connecticut to be As.
slstant Surgeons in the Navy.
The sun., 1900-02-09

" ouy Jv,,rds who tdror u' w'h ma"n'erpn Ior
,uLleafior vish 10 ha,, r,j,cbd drte''' rsurned' NV
NJ "A al cI,ei iend hdmps for tat purpo'e.
The sun., 1900-02-09

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sr: Your ar
ticle on the American Canal to-day delighted
ne. especially with regard to fortifying the
approaches. We should not surrender in
advance the right TO fight at our own canal in
defence Of our own interests" Neither should
we guarantee the use OF the canal by our
enemies in operations against ourselves"
Who IS the other party TO this treaty'-the
nation that maintains a line of Notifications
along the southern border Of Canada. intended
only as menace to the United States.
Now. as a prerequisite to ratification OF this
treaty let all those forts be removed. And
certainly we should never give away any part
OF Alaska. On the contrary. We ought to have
retained the whole line Of Pacific coast up to
latitude - 40. EDWARD HOWE.
NEW YORK. Feb T.
The sun., 1900-02-09

e. shall be- found here. Us ong as have a seat on
this foor contendng for the doctrine that this Is to
he an Ameriedn canal und"r American control, and
hsvc cIHn,i drlvs ne from u
That has been for years the Morgan
Doctrine respecting the interoceanic canal.
Docs it seem likely. we repeat, that this
senator, of all men, should now be found
arguing for tho vitality and validity Of the
C!ayton-Buiwer Treaty, or upholding tho
proposition that the ultimate control OF the
canal in tiine Of war shall be guaranteed to
Great Britain and syndicate Of other
European powers?
The sun., 1900-02-09

several centuries. The will Is an instructive
document for the study Of italian charac-
ter. There was lot OF hard sense In the
man who made II.
The sun., 1900-02-09

pAsu-Kiosaue No ~. near Grand HOTEL ana
Kiosous No. 10. Boulcvarde des Capucinss.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-02-16

THE squeeze SAYS n corrcspond.
ent OF the Boston TRANSCRIPT. writing
from China. lis n national institution
from which every one suffers or dc.
rivcs advantage. from the dowagpr en-.
press To the humblcst gatckceper This
Is already well known everywhere.
There is not n privilege Of any kind.
ana privileges or concessions are as nu.
merous here as nj home. from which
the dowager empress does not benefit
financially.
Every servant In the palace. from
the highest TO the lowest, wrings fees
out or those who must enter the For
hidden City, whatever their GRAND
may he. 4 high official said recen ly
that II cost him as much as LOCO
ounces OF silver TO get access TO the
palace, even when he had been sum-
moned on official business 10y the dow
agcr empress herself.
Chinese officials receive only nominal
salaries. The great Ii Hung Chang.
when viccroy of China, the highest of
flee In the empire next TO that OF the
imperial ruler himself. received out OF
the public treasury SUM equal TO $50
In American currency per annum. He
has achieved n fortune OF something
like $4,000 0o-not $500, O0o. 600. as has
been stated-and how he scraped this
together can better be imagined than
described"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-02-16
WEfMS STEAMBOAT co.
WINTER SCHEDULE.
RappahaDnock River Route.

Beginning Sunday, December 3Ist.
steamers Will run rs follows: Leave Pier
:, higb: st. wharf, Baltimore, daily ex
c@pt Saturday and Sunday at $50 D. NJ.
anu on SUNDAY al 3 30 D. m, for the RAN
pahanEtcs as far AS Tappshannock. ex
tending The trip from Baltimore on Fri
Isy 10 fredericksburg, calling at all
landings ON the River. On Tuesday and
"a HfdSy only, steamers will leave Bay
ron Tor baltimore, and will call there
rom Baltimore only on Tuesday and
Saturday. From Baltimore, steamers will
csu 81 Milleubcck and Merry Point ON
IuesGay, Ibursd day and Saturday. To
o",tiacre viii cal Tuesday, Thursday
"uu saturday. At WCcms and Irvington,
steamers from Baltimore will call Satur
uay ana Tuesday only For Baltimore
s'eamcIs VIII leave Tappahanncck at 8
a; N, tuesday, and Saturday, and 9 a. m.
nsoho"y, wednesday, Thursday and Fri
Gay calling at all wharves excent ns
sOoNe mentioned. Will leave Tanna-
nshnock Tor Norfolk at 10 IN. Tuesdsv
w ~ leeFe Norfolk at p. II. Wednesday
LOT rfeuttlcksbur and all landings on
toe river, ieaviug Tappabannock at 8 n.
m, thursday. Leave Fredericksburg for
baltimore at 2:30 p. m, Monday and Fri
uay, going as far on those DAYS os Jeede.
town. Will leave Leedstown Tnes,l.y
ana Saturday for Baltimore at $50 a. M.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agt. Baltimore.
w: ID. SCOTT, Agt., Fredericksburg.
hh1 COMPTON. Agt., Norfolk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-02-16
Mason and Dixon,. ,,ro


bill has been introduced in tho
Maryland legislature for the re-estab-
iishment of the boundary line between
Maryland and Pennsylvania. common
~ called Mason and Dixon's line. The
Dill. which appropriates $1,000. re-
quests the superintendent of the Unit
ed States coast and geodetic survey to
provide for the accurate rc-establish-
ment of the line and TO remark the
same with monuments
When the line was originally run In
1867 by two English astronomers
Charles Mason and jeremiah Dixon. IL
cost more than $4,000 After years
or bad feeling and bloodshed over the
boundary and n fruitless effort TO set
tie II in London, Penn and Lord Balti-
more employed the men named to run
the line. At every fifth mile Of the line
OF about 200 miles a stone was planted.
bearing upon one face the arms of
Thomas and William Penn and on the
side toward Maryland the arms of
Lord Baltimore. The intermediate
miles were marked with stones bear
Ing Nj. and L. on the sides facing each
state.
Some few of these old milestones are
standing. but many are gone In Wash
ington county, Nd, farmer has two
OF them in use as doorsteps. Near
Hightelds, on the Western MARYLAND
railroad, stands another
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-02-16
No Interest," m R.,,g,on

Nowadays the grandson of the Bible
worshipers of bygone days. sim nomi-
naliy Christian, an educated young
Fellow familiar with the literature of
half a dozen countries, probably never
has read chapter in il and never will.
he has vague idea that the book
was lately overthrown by the higher
criticism. But as to what the criticism
Is or what the book he has hut vague
ideas. They bore him, and In his hasty
march through life has learned the
trick or promptly Kidding his path of
ali things that bore him. The Iitera-
ture or his work, whatever that NAV
be. does not bore hIm-reports OF stocks
or OF new microbes or of findings in
court. These things he understands.
What have these distractions. ne saws.
TO do with life-life? His work is his
life. Work now puts n stress and
strain on men OF which our ancestors
knew little. The American is In the
thick or it.-An American Mother I'm
Ladies' Home Journal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-02-16
Felt Smaller rb,n Nc Loo,,o,

The dwarf OF the new house is John
l.. Burnett of Alabama. An Albanian
the other day related this story. which
viii best illustrate how the diminu
tive member will appear to the speaker
when he makes his maiden speech:
Burnett. commonly known i'm his dis
uict as The Jack OF Spades" is n
shrewd lawyer, who has had much
practice before the Alabama supreme
court. The greatest embarrassment OF
his life was suffered when he made his
debut before that dignided tribunal.
He was seated behind a high table
stacked with lawbooks aud PAPERS.
and when nc arose In his turn 10 nd.
dress the court their houors were I'M
able TO even see the top OF his head
above the pile.
THE learned counsel" said tho chief
Justice. rapping vigorously with his
gavel, will kindly do the court the
usual courtesy OF rising when address.
ing it,"
IL is needless TO add that Burnett felt
manifoldly more dimiuutivc than he
looked. Philadelphia Call
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-02-16
Potomac Isiver Route.

Beginning Saturday, December 2ad.
steamer Potomac will leave Pier .. Lipbt
street, Baltimore, Tuesday and Satur-
day at . p. m. for The Potomac river
calling at Millers, Bromes, Bacons
GrasoDs, Lewisetta, Bundicks. Cowarts
Walnut Point, Coan, Kinsale. Mundvs
Point, Lodge, Adams, Piney Poipt
Abells, LeonardtOwn, Coburns. Uowards
and Stones. On Tuesday only for Lancas.
ter, Bushwood, Riverside, Livernool
Point, Glymont, Alexandria and Wash
ington.
Returning will leave 9TH Street Wharf
Washington, at 4 p. m. Thursday. callinr
at all the above mentioned Mharyes
leaving Leonardtown at 6 a. m. Monday
and Friday, Kinsale at 10 to-, Millers nj
p. m, Grasons at p. m. aud Bacon.
at ?. m, arriving in Baltimore early
TUESDAY and Saturday mornings.
Freight received daily ct Pier @. LIGHT
street, Baltimore.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent.
e-rr,,- Baltimore, Md
VIM. NJ. REARDON, Agent,
Alexandria, Va.