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ton involved IN getting licenses would
tend to prevent "the evil Of hssty and
M-considered marriages = and thus diminish
divorces. Actually. however. they ere
proved to have no such effect In States
where licenses are now required, for In such
States divorces are relatively much more
frequent than In New York. Practically,
too. as experience has demonstrated sbun-
dainty. . deliberate marriage Is no less
mere impulse" was the motive In the
union. The notorious divorces In the fash
ionsble society Of New York have all been
after weddings for which there were delib-
crate preparations, after marriages cele-
brated with great pomp by the Church
and made important as social functions.
This bill was pressed by Episcopal clergy
men more especially. yet that Church In its
wi canons provides means Of protecting
marriage. which, II enforced strictly and
universally, do not need assistance from the
civil law to effect their purpose. Like the
State OF New York, the Episcopal Church
makes adultery the sole ground for divorce
and permits remarriaSe to the innocent
party only. 1t has within It's reach, there
fore. the power to put under It's ecclesiastical
condemnation all those who violate IT'S
canons and thus to hold them up to
social reproach. The divorces and remar-
riages In fashionable society which have
scandalized 1t so greatly have been among
its own communicates or else among
atxa~l,-N. nAn a.. A.ytann AnnaA-
quently its ability or opportunity to force
social disapproval OF them was unques-
tionable. 1t can also require OF Its clergy
men that they shall enforce elaboration
in marrying II 1t thinks that "hasty
and ill-considered marriages" are pro-
vocative of divorces. As We have
before remarked, It is notable that
the Roman Catholic Church. which
refuses to recognize divorce for any cause
and holds marriage, as a sacrament, to be
dissolublo only by death, does not think It
necessary to sc to the State to get the help
Of the "civil arm" In enforcing its law
on its followers. II II were ill-advised
enough to make such an attempt 1t would
stir up at once violent opposition on the
ground that any interference by the Church
with the State is always intolerable.
The bill TO make adultery punishable as
a misdemeanor was introduced as a Sec
ondary measure Of protection OF the public
morals and the sanctity Of the marriage
relation. Such laws, however, have not
worked in that way in other States.
Wherever they are on the statute book
they are practically a dead letter, and thus
accomplish nothing except to bring the law
into contempt.
The Legislature was wise, therefore. in
adjourning without having passed any OF
these bills.
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ton Of the low social position Of the
Kellnerln" It was the duty OF tho
association To assist her, that she wss
blameless for the present lamentable o n
dition Of affairs the responsibility for which
lay In the greed OF the saloon keepers and
the negligence OF the police. and that tho
law should prohibit the employment OF
women after 10 O'Clock at night, or under
10 years OF age where they were required
to 20 among the guests.
The tip question, on the other hand. gave
rise to little debate. the German walters
being singularly unanimous and enthusiasts
tic In condemning 1t. Herr Oberkellner
%lutions. took high ground In his address.
The important points In this we quote from
the Berlin Tnoebloa:
Although this question has long excited the live.
Hest Interest. 70 far not even q reform has been
brought about, not 70 speak Of the doing away with
the ~trinkgeld custom. The chief blame for this lies
with the walter class Itself, whose members In good
situations naturally look with more sympathy on tips
Nevertheless all W alters without exception. are agreed
on the ground principle that the tip Is a thing un.
worthy. immoral and degrading to them" Lively
applause
Moreover, for years past tips have been falling on
II the public at last would for once muster up courage
enough to give no more tips the landlord would be
forced TO pay wages as a matter Of course"
"Ths solution Of the dif1cult problem lies wholly In
the power Of the givers OF tips. the guests; they arc
enuestsd 70 give no more tips"
Few people would have believed that these
were the sentiments OF German walters with
regard to tips, yet all the speakers agreed
with them save one, who declared that tho
abolition Of tips would crsete a panic
among walters; he was Kissed down. A pa
thetic tale was told Of Kellner LtDERs, who,
after waiting upon a guest for a fortnight,
suggested a tip to him, but got seven days
In Jail for blackmail instead. Still more
pathetic was the story OF Ii HUNG Changes
5000 mark tip at the "Kaiserhof," which
the hotel manager pocketed, giving the
walters from six to fifteen marks apiece
for three weeks attendance upon China
men. The resolutions, which, after the way
Of Germany, included a demand upon the
Government for a law to regulate the mat
ter, were carried with only three dissenting
votes amid %uproarious applause-stur-
mischer Beifall.
These be brave words. and they do credit
to the German Kellner. The millennium
is not at hand just yet, however, and trav-
ellers up the Rhine or to the Oberammer-
gau play this summer will find the immoral
and degrading T~rinkgeld as acceptable and
as indispensable to comfort as it was before
the Fachkongress der Gastwirthsgehllfen
Deutschlands passed Its resolutions,
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Tho Johns HOPKINS University.

As we have often pointed out, the com.
prehensiveness implied in the name uni
versity" has reference not to the variety Of
the studies pursued, but to the range Of
territory from which tho students are
drawn. The name ia, in other words,
equivalent to the mediGval term, studium
generate, as contradistinguished from an
institution intended solely for the benefit
OF a particular locality. There is no doubt
that the seat of learning founded by JOINS
HOPKINS in Baltimore deserves tho name
Of university" properly defined, although
1t includes neither a school Of law nor a
school of theology. Those who profit by
the educational opportunities it offers come
from thirty-nine States Of the Union and
from the District Of Columbia; from Canada
and the Hawaiian Islands; from England,
Scotland, Italy, Austria, India and Japan.
This Is a remarkable exhibit. when we
bear In mind that the institution was not
incorporated until 1867, and that the
instruction Of students did not begin until
1875. According to the Register for the
academical year 10000, the number Of
professors and instructors in the univer-
slty Is now 1913 and the number of students
Is e49, including 10 who are attending
special courses and are not candidates for
any degree. The institution offers instruc-
ton 10 five classes Of students: first, col
lego graduates and other advanced schol-
ars who may proceed to the degree OF
Doctor OF Philosophy In literature or sci-
ence, or who remain for longer or shorter
periods In such Of the various seminaries
secondly, undergraduates looking forward
TO the degree OF Bachelor OF Arts, and fol-
lowing any one OF seven parallel groups OF
study; thirdly, candidates for the degree
Of Doctor of Medicine, for whom a four
years course is provided; iourthly, doctors
Of medicine desiring to pursue only certain
postgraduate courses; and, lastly. students
who have taken no degree, and are not
looking forward to adegrce, but who desire
to avail themselves for a brief period OF the
opportunities afforded.
~ Let us look at the requirements for
mission to the several departments and
the attainment OF the degrees OF Bach
iTpf Arts, Doctor OF Philosophy and
Herr OF Medicine. Candidates for matric-
and in the college proper must pass an
PIour alton In arithmetic, algebra, includ-
-staansbinomlal theorem and logarithms,
give. pd solid geometry, plane tiigonomc-
M1e' analytic geometry; they must
aud Y thorough knowledge OF certain
""S English authors, and tho capacity
R.,.sng English prose correctly. They
lhrther have mastered the elements
s,rmlstry, botanyorphysica geography,
routlines OF geography and the outlines
her OF the history Of England and tho
United States, or OF the history OF Greece
I'd Rome. They must Be able to translate
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Commercial Travellers Antitrust League
and Bryan.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr. ] would
like to comment on your editorial OF to-day
entitled "A Reported Democratic Movement In
Opposition 70 Bryan" When this league
undertook 10 start q movement hostile to Mr..
Brysn's renomipation. the first rule laid down
was that we would not accept the aid OF any
one who was not loyal to the Dem ocratic party
in 1892. The two men VINO more than any one
else who guide the political policy OF our organ
ization-the Hon. joseph J. Willett OF Alabama
and Judge Ralph Walker, who has just been
elected Mayor OF Springfield. Mo-, a. an
in supporting Mr.. Bryan in 1899. Judge
Willett was the representative OF Ala
bama IN the Notification Com mlttee and
received Mr.. Bryan when he frat came 10
Alabama. while Judge .Nalker was the fourth
largest contributor in Missouri I. the BRYAN
national campaign fund. Judge Van WICK,
who was our choice for the Democratic nomi-
nation for President. voted for Mr.. Bryan. and
IL in full accord with the conservative thought
OF the Southern Democrat.
The movement in favor " Judge Van WICK
was originally and ~catirelv 81 Southern origin,
The men who first suggested his mama at Sar-
atoea were AL from the South. and Judge VII.
lett explicitly stated NJ the time that II was not
desirable 10 have Tammanv take a leading
part in the movement. W1LLIAM HoGE,
NEW YORK, April !. Secretary.
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Tho Presidency.

Admiral DEWEY In announcing himself q
candidate for President happens to have
done his country a peculiar service.
DEWEY was the central hero OF a splen-
didly victorious war. The country did
homage to him with non-partisan unanimity
as great as its enthusiasm It gave him at
once and without a dissenting voice the
greatest prize possible to his career, tho rank
Of Admiral. 1t recognized and praised the
ability shown by him In dealing with the
very trying situation that continued from
the moment he began the blockade Of Ma
Mia with nothing better than q protected
cruiser to sustain his position. until the
arrival Of tho two srmored ships sent to
his aid and later the ratification Of the
Treaty OF Paris took the Philippines alto
gether out OF International discussion. But
when the Admiral. bitten with n longing
for the great civil place OF President
suppressed his consciousness and his con-
fsssion Of unntness, and bluntly offered
himself for election as President, without
party and without principles. the cry Of
opposition, ranging from indifference to
indignation, was general throughout the
country.
The Presidency Of the United States is
revered for its dignity. it's power, Its
responsibility and the delicate and difficult
dutiesthat belong to It In consequence. The
high public ideal OF 1t is guarded jealously
against degradation. 1t Is to be bestowed
on no one as a reward. It must be filed al
ways by one possessing u knowledge of Its
character, trained for its requirements and
representative Of the political principles at
the front OF public consideration at the time.
A candidate Ia selected because Of his rela.
ton to these principles. Even GRANT was
chosen as the embodiment OF the unchecked
sentiment for carrying the tremendous
effort which preserved the Union in the civil
war to lasting victory in peace.
When, however, n popular hero aspires to
tho Presidency whose chief argument
for favor to himself is discomfort with the
honors that have been already given to him,
and who, by education and direct repudi-
alton Of partisan character or convictions
on the great public questions Of the day,
is a veritable negation Of the political ideals
and traditions with which tho Presidency
Is surrounded, there is very stern refusal
to oonfound the candidate with the hero.
In America a man cannot win the Presi.
dency with his sword.
Thanks TO the simple-mindedness OF tho
Admiral the country has endured conspicu.
busly, with wholly satisfactory result,
B somewhat severe test of the strength
and stability OF its political beliefs. Not
even GEORGE DEWEY can induce it to sac
rihce them to give him a ticket to the
White House.
Some shallow observers, who sec tho
American people change from extreme
warmth OF affection for DEWEY to GOODNESS
that almost reaches resentment, may
think that 1t Is fckle. Never was there a
greater mistake. Instead Of fckleness, the
feeling shown so impulsively and ardently
Is the most stalwart and profound 10y
atty. not to DEWEY, TO be sure, but to
the Presidential office, which II has been
DEwEY's misfortune to misunderstood and
to decry,
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FLYING MACHINES.
spring Comes and No Does zubsrbnhier'
To the EDITOR OF The SuS-Sr' Anu 80
spring has come. And so again sing. as OF

sprinx Comes and So Does Zubsrbuhisr
To the EDITOR OF TIE suS-Sr' And 30
spring has come. And so again ! sing. as OF
yore:
when robins and flowers coyly cont forth
And mocking birds, frogs and mosquitoes oes" 70
sing,
Then man. NOR. or les, drcamIly. longs for easy
wing
To ,o.r aloft, away to the far. far, f%ar,hereS'
North"
When will IL bcp Alas Where. q. where ~
the tardlly awakened interest OF q few years
ago in man fightH When, q. when' wiz
the thoroughly sober fact permeate the pubhc
mind that stubborn persistence In trying 10
force success OF north pole and south pole ex-
petitions with the old. clearly Inadequate
means 10 incomprehcrslble. ridiculous. In view
OF the evident possibility OF lshine ra-
tional aerial navigation by really business.like
development OF the present, quite snt1lci,eht
basic aerotechnics incontrovertlbly established
by men who cannot be doubted like Lillentha'.
TO. understand where success must be
sought, 4 is, OF course, desirable TO Know
ssnsrsa SUI Th ,Srss stF t i. S ansir S"stv though not
absolutely necessary. that the Bar Department
furnish 10 Congress and to wondering constit-
uents a clear account of what has been ac-
complishpd, or not accomplished. with the
S25.0 q appropriated about q year and q halt
ago for lying machine experiments,
None OF the several Renii W tn itrigibIe bal-
looms won Immortality. by helping the poor
Beers to victory or untold millions by showing
the Britt sh how TO- DO IT,. ~
The S25O, M "dirigible' balloon built by
Count Won Zeppelin. WHICH was to astonish the
world last fall. still rocks, a captive on the
cradle OF the deep Lac. de, Constance, No
The push, the prorulsive force. developed IN
the air by means Of snrew-pellerS operated
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Marriage Legislation ed.

The bills establishing a new policy in
this State respecting marriage which were
introduced into the Legislature under
religious pressure were left, very properly,
among those not passed ut the session
Just closed. They proposed the introduction
OF the system Of marriage licenses; made
adultery punishable as a misdcmcanor and
provided that marriages not performed by
a clergyman or d civil officer should be
based on a contract.
II any such changes or any important
changes are to be made in the marriage laws
OF New York they should not be attempted
without a thorough discussion ofthe subject
and such a discussion was not possible In
the last Legislature, overweighted as 1t was
with important measures requiring I'M
mediate decision. The marriage laws OF
New York as they are serve the good pur-
pose OF putting as few obstacles as possible
in the way OF matrimony and thus Of guard
ing sound public morals.
The trouble with the Marriage License
bill, as we have before pointed out. was
that it increased unnecessarily the formali-
ties imposed by law. 1t required a license
to get married, the ceremony 81 marriage
to be performed thereafter by minister
or q civil officer. One Formally only 10
necessary, however, since for legal pur-
p,ses the proceeding before the officer
granting the license would be sufficient
to make the marriage. Afterward the par.
ties would be free to obtain the blessing OF
the church on this purely legal union
according to their religious principles and
predictions
The argument used by the religious
lobby, made up Of representatives. OF q
single Churcb only. VA that the dsljbera-
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Yellow Fever AntitoIic serum n Failure.
From The Medical Record

r TOW TF HtUItuT FFtDTu.
DR.. Alvah II. Doty, health officer OF the port, being
unable to be present, sent his associate. DR.. Charles y.
Fitzpatrick, who presented the results Of their use of
this serum at the quarantine station. lie said that
the serum prepared from the bacillus lcteroIdes had
been used on a dozen or more selected cases, and had
apparently exerted no controlling Influence upon the
disease. The @ms strength Of serum had been used
as that employed BY Sanarelli. Eleven cases had
been treated al New orleans by a physician using
the Sanarelli serum, but no curative eIeci from 1t had
been noted. Prof Lul Of Santos had carefully
invest lated this subject, and had also been unable TO
observe any curative effect from this serum. The use
OF the prophylactIc fluid, prepared b. Haikine's
method from the bacillus Icteroides. had given favor
able results In animals, but had not Is yet been tried
90 msn.
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That there are Inconvenience in adividcd
nationality has been made pretty clear to the
heirs Of the late Mr.. GEORGE SMITH. As he died
in London. and apparently considered himself
a British subject. Sir WILLIAM HiRCoURT's
death duties were levied on the Si5.0OO.O0J no
left. yielding $1,000 900 to the British Govern
ment and furnishing Sir MICHAEL HICKs-BEAcH
with the occasion for astonishing popularity in
his budget speech. "A the money was made in
the United States and Ia in the shape Of Ameri-
can securities, the United States Government
likewise levies its war tax on inheritances and
takes another Sj.OO0.OOO. The State of New
York comes in fordts tax Of S2.OOO.OOO. so that
so far 81, 100000, or more than a quarter Of
the estate. has gone In inheritance taxes. with
the Illinois and Chicago taxes still to he heard
from. Mr.. SMITHS heirs will be able. doubt
less, TO save q competence out Of the estate,
but they must look on death as an expensive
luxury,
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The Price of II. Patrick's Cathedral I,ot

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir Attention
has been called 81 an error which appeared In my
book, "Nooks and Corners Of Old New York" con
cerning the site Of ST patrck's Cathedral.
TIL. statement was mAds that the Cathedral site va,
given to the Roman Catholics by The city for a noml
nal sum ~ 81.
Although correction will br made In future edition.
I wish 10 state here tia: the records show that 3,
paIlck's Cathedral paid about $6c.O 900 for The plo,
acquiring It from private owners WIN had purchased
ijfrom the city in 1899 for something like 81, OOC
and = reservation Of m annual rent Of -FOUR bushels Of
wheat THIS rent was, IN 1882. m by the nay
ment OF $50 az. CHARLIE iIEMSrREEr.
NEW YORK, April 5
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rom me NOiriie Sentine.
Senator Turley. at Miss Helen Gould's ~
quest, has furnished a list OF twelve Southern
men for her Temple Of Fame. It is MS follows:
Jefferson Davis. Henry Clay. John c. Calhoun.
John Sewer. Sergeant 3. Prentiss, Alexander
4. Stephens. William l.. Yancey. Nathaniel
Macon. Sam Houston. stoncwall Jackson, AM
brose II. Sewer and ". C. C. Claiborne. Tho
Mem phis Commercial Appeal, speaking ~ thu
list, says and we agree ~ the IN that
1t 10 a hastily constructed list. and suggests;
George washington, Andrew jackson, Thomas JET
ferson, Robert Il, Lee, Edgar a. Poe, and joel b..
Hart, the great sculptor, might at least be substituted
for ", G.. c. Claiborne. Ambrose II, Sewer. jefferson
Davis. william l." lancey and Sergeant 5 Prrnti,s.
The latter were all men ~ eminence and cnaracisr,
but most Of them had rather a local than a national
OF even a Southern fame. Furthermore, any south;
that natural soldier Bedford Forrest.
We, presume Senator Turley omitted thu
southern Presidents, as they would CONS
under any national list, so Washington. JET
fers9n, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Polk, Ty.rr
and johnson are not included. still We think
the appended m light be a more proper selection
than the one which he made: Patrick Henry.
whose burning eloquence did most to uniteth
colonies TO- resistance: John SEWER, the most
Xi,fIie snd I@mqnlie figure OF WSs'@tn
Of the southern strict constructoni-ts: Henry
Clay. thrice Presidential candidate and e&-
gonent Of the American doctrine" Matthew !.
Maury. who chartei the seas. profound physl-
est and PHILOSOPHERS. Edgar Allen Poe. the
poet OF the now world, whose fame grows
with the years: John James Audubon. the
greatest American ornithOIogiSt: William J.
lancey, who's" words stirred the south -
secession; Jefferson Davis, who-" strength at
the helm maintained the unequal struggle 'Or
four years Robert J.. Lee. the peerless NJ ilitary
ch'eftaIn.. second 10 none IN the world hls-
tory, and Henry " Ora ~. WIZ urged reunion
aud brought the South and North to a .p.
Ing reconciliation There a-o sov'ral Other
names which possibly should dieUIarc som" -
~" above, Tor inslAnc" trure" kog"r- tors.
who aided the Northwest Territory N,In
Houston, Governor Of two state JON Pc.
Ben Ill. Kotert Toomb IS and John B. Minor.
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To EDITOR op THE SrN-SF. am re-
minded by your recent published communlc cations on
corn bread in New York city that no place in the t1wn
save on some saloon counters can the old fashioned
parched corn be found. vt parched corn is a tooth
some sort II Al eUtrrc and easier to nIhblr on than
peanuts while quite a. pleasant TO the taste. ana
more d~,gestible Therefore, why don't some street
vrudrr add hot rSrChcd corn to Ms = ok In trade and
give Us a taste u our childhood There's monry in /,
To the man who knows how TO serve II right.
NASSAU STREET. con- BOOMER
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REQUEST FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
GRAMMAR, Dictionaries, Books and Mag
azines " anted In Samar.

azines Wanted In SamHr.
To THE EDITOR OF The SUS-Sir: Perhaps
there NAV be among The SUN readers those
who would contribute to the general welfare
and development OF this island, whose popula-
ton l. anxious to learn English. by sending
Spanish English grammars and pocket die
tionaries for distribution.
Practically all Of the insurgent officers have
surrendered themselves. and the Visayans Of
Samar are now TAX ing up their work. This is
a very intelligent and naturally peaceable
people. who would never have offered any re-
sistance had not the Tagalog influence been
forced upon them.
! would also ask that old periodicals and
magazines be sent here by army transports,
via Manila. for distribution to soldiers and
Nisayans OF this island.
HENRY T. ALLEN.
Major Forty-third Infantry.
Commanding Samar.
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BATTALION. FORTY
THIRD INFANTRY. L. s.. v. Catbalogan. Samar.
7. l.. Feb. %. 1900.
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Welcome


Fronl HE PhfIddtIphId PrtNL
MY dear" began the extravagant young
wife, I've got several things | want to talk to
yon about.
All that's a relief" exclaimed the husband.
What TAP"
ITO he assured that you've got The things
you want to talk about: You generally discourse
upon things you need"
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with the check for s4o3, 900 forwarded
last week to the Government OF Mexico by
President MCKINLEY. upon the authority Of the
United States supreme Court that Mexico had
paid that amount to the LAabra Mining Com
pany on q fraudulent claim, there went the
assurance OF the United States regret at the
occurrence and their most distinguished con-
sideratlon. Ais we'll that ends well.