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Trinity College.

The opening Of Trinity College. Wash
ington. 10y the Sisters Of Notre Dame de
Narnur is an educational event Of impor-
lance and interest. In that II Ia the first
Catholic institution In America for the higher
education Of women. IL II not the wont
Of the Roman Catholic Church to build
without counting the cost. and the three
years work which have ended with tho
opening Of the college undoubtedly have
shown that the enterprise Is justified and
that 1t may DO conducted successfully.
1t Is to be for Roman Catholic women what
the Catholic University 10 for men. and
opens with a freshman class OF seven
teen, chosen from one hundred and fifty
applicants, which will become the sopho-
more class next year. the college growing
from the bottom rather than from the top.
The system Of study adopted by the col
lege Is partly elective, and partly pre-
scribed. In the freshman year all the
studies are prescribed. Under religion.
there will be courses on the Bible. doctrine
and liturgy; philosophy comprises phil
osophy and logic: history will comprise
ancient and modern history: there will
be courses In Latin and Greek. and in many
modern languages. including English.
modified for those who passed entrance
examinations In some languages and not
in Others; and mathematics will not be
overlooked.
Under the care Of the Sisters OF Sotre
Dame 1t is to be expected that the refne-
ments Of life which rave made the various
convent schools so attractive to many
parents will not be wanting at Trinity
College; but the institution will not be a
" finishing school in any respect. 1t will
be for Roman Catholic women. when It's
founders intentions are carried out, what
Bryn Mawr. Radcliffe. Vassar. Wellesley
Catholics.
In view OF the famous Italian women
who obtained for themselves centuries
ago what for the time was the higher edu-
cation it is rather noticeable that Trinity
is the first Roman Catholic college for
women In this country founded to give that
education. MARIA AGNEsI. who taught
mathematics at Bologna Q hundred and
fifty years ago. is a shining example to her
co-religionists, and to her sex. Before
her time, in the same university. as well
as in other universities. there we're women
professors Of mathematics and Of medicine,
TRorULA taught medicine In Salerno eight
and Pavia had women professors In the
days Of their greatest fame. Now Trinity
College opens. Success 10 IL.
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Church and State In France.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: III Refer
ence TO the article. The Approaching Contest
Between Church and State In France" in last
Sundays number Of your paper. permit me
to suggest what may be the causes OF the
present status. First. the loose, unedifying
lives OF the priests and Bishops who are crinein2
creatures of the Government. Second. the
tendency toward relic and saint worship.
Through, ut 7 attn Europe. especially during
the past twenty-five years. numer GUS false gods
have arisen-a relic and saint worship more de-
grading and fanatical than the pagan god wor-
ship of early Rome,
Every hamlet hes Its local saint, whose de-
ca ing bones are encasAd In richly ornamented
reiiquaries and mounted high on affairs where,
surrounded by hund eds of lighted tapers. they
are worshlppcd by gnorant Catho les.
The tabernacle wherein. as Catholics are
taught. Jesus Christ is alb ding in he Holy Eu-
%cnarist. Is lonely and d solate-the dust and
cobwebs are often permitted to gather about
II: Christ is forgot n even ~ In G"thsemane-
no one can be- found to pray with Him. l know
that ! may be told these ignorant people
d. not ,orshlr. but only ven"r t.. the
logical d stinctiog! Virtually tho sane thing.
II ma ! e a piled to the PRAYERS offered by a
theo'ogisn or an ascetic. butisqult ei a cable
southern Europe who pIIS to these bones and
IMAGES With a true wor hip, ~forgetfnl Of Christ,
even as W, are growing here. forgetful Of a
Saw our whose heart / burning 70 have
them draN near TO the t hernacle aud
speak to Him Com, to me-" He says, when
you are burth ned and he vi laden and I Will
refras h you" This is ihs invitation, and how
very few va vii notice abroad hn"dinc il?
And how very few even here profit bv IL? DO We
not see them preferring the shr,nes and the
relics to the tabernacle We have reasons 10 fear.
owing to tn, great Influx of fore en- emil
6 alton TO our shores during rec Mt wears and
the catering to the r reic-wors hip TASTE. tnat
twenty-nve ears 'ence may find Va fCrg l.
ful OF Christ worship,
Every inte'ligen' Catholic hailed with d light
the siR lfcan move m de a few weeks ago bv
I'll" Right Rev Archbishop OF this diocese. 1t
was a man y. firm ten IN the right direct on.
refer to IA" deposition 81 worship to on' OF
the many arms Of St. Ann In the French
Church Of ST.. Jean Baptiste in Fast Seventh
sixth street. ltwasof or I'm origin, hut found
-oil here. which. while" r"muner,tive. was vet
uncongenial. in It's rlac- we have .ubstitrted the
worshIpo Jesus Christ in tho BE. sod Slcra-
ncn'. Priests who csprcta ly devote them
selves 70 this alteration ar" now in charge ufthe
above church, and NAV We MOI hop III I their
PRAYER, will he ccppted as a repnrat n for
many ears q neglect? A CATHOLIC.
NEW YORK, Nov. IS.
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To THE EDITOR or n SUr-Sr: have a
graf ful feeling toward Marx Twain for bringing tina,
cahman Into court | hav. nv.d thirty years ia New
York and rarely avail myself OF a public carriage
unless 70 m a club OF hotel where the charge Is a. ed
by schedule. II II not the amount 60 much as the
uncertainty and the humiliation % being Imposed
upon and the discomfort tntNlcd by an alteration.
] have walk.d when | would willingly have paid for q
ride more han would have been demanded By even
an c1tortiorate cabman, but har. RETAINED b,cAus.
Of an indennable r~epulS!on 10 submitting 10 an impo.
sition, the amount Of which would depend upon the
cahman's ca nacity to iIe Up tue d gree Of doc,I,,y
with which ! would be likely 20 : uhui,.
Maxi twain has done me good IN many xaya bu,
his last &C, makes n love him more.
TARRyTowS. Nov "a. GEORGE ?. RowEli.
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The Fighting Red Gross Men.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-St. In a
recent issue Of THE SrN appeared a letter by an
English sympathiler. in which those Irish boys who
had re,uri ed from the Boer war were called oath
breakersand deemed unworthy o. any true Amer.
leans notice. For his bentnt and the benefit Of all
other Ensn,h sympathlicrs. l wish TO say a few
words. | am not In possession Of all the facts con.
nected with the case In question. nor do I consider II,
nece ssary to he. | vii admit every statement that
has hren made or can be made aralnst those Irish
fellows
They are said virtually 10 have signed A r. atty
wherein they were to go 10 south Africa as nnn. com
batantS. and upon arriving III r. they took sides with
the Boets. Vow II N" Ergli~h may 90 10 South
Africa under false rfstence why not the fish
l. ihr English cen break n treaty with the Irish ike
the treaty Of Limerick and n hundred others Why
have not the Irish N" same privilege
lord Clve comm TED forgery y India 70 get the
signature Of an Indian ri" &c, the result - which
dfOvc the prince insane lid tn Fnglish Govern
mrntr ~ urn the fruit ~ that fo-gery T. the lndians'
do rot say 'h@ Irish ar justified In BREAKING tn II
oath. aud | ola m We should all return good Tor Evil.
Int when ! h ~ an Fr%glishman whining about an
lrishman trcaKing a treaty With them 1t maAes me
laugh,
wit. ne lfi.h' PETER y WARD.
PoVgHhEErsIE, y y. Nov. -.
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posr,rUirIOy soaFDs Ssrosr.
n p,d. tirs Gu~s fe' '.ss, D.fsrss wost no
getUA,sti.Ws tr.s1s.~irs

W%,au'SdroN, Nov ~ Tho frrnr' ~ ne
llptri " Ordnance ard Fertilization Nas MAIDS
punlic ~ tho war Department 20 day ths
general oprfl'lora ~ the board mr." covered IN
TIC following statement
Tho eSp"ffuru's undcfiaten by Mr. p r
l%nnetfy. sr,rntsty ~ tho Switlsonian Inst.
'uiiun. under allutmet'a made hy tho hoard
on Nov o. isn'. and Dec ~. ispp, 10 de'ermins
tho practical value ~ the ntrodromo and aerial
nHNIg,tipn, are stll IN progress and have b"-
como ~ additional Interest to tho service In
Wow ~ the recent success achieved abroad IN
tho construction ~ dIrir bic balloons
Tho increased Importance FOR const d"fenos
ri fapid-nre guns II 4 5 and e-inch calibers
hn- been fully recognized. The board has
recommended the adoption 81 the pedestal
type Of barhct'o mount for al such guns. The
question Of supplying our field artillery with
the Attest and very best modern material las
received careful consideration. In, order 70
obtain a type field equipment for the service
at the earliest possible dato, the board has
prepared and recommended n programme
covering a series Of competitive tests TO take
place early In the coming year II Ia believed
that as n result OF these tests the United states
Will secure for the use u - troops the. most
With the Introduction 81 smok eless powder
and the great developments taking place in
ranid-firins snins. the character Of our nations!
The b ard cali laitculaI, attention 70 the
need - a. large increase In the arr rorriatona
made for tho ~ rcha - f~armunitlon and mate
rial fur use IN tIrg't J~riCtioe for the .seacosst
artillery ."Ihis l. believed 70 be absolutely
neCeSsar =" the rerort saws. If we are To have q
well-tralned personnel In charge cf the guns.
An e.tmate of siN.ro i sabr itted for the
work - tho coming year, In conclusion the re-
port sa ::
The work II euuipping our coast ~fortinca-
lions Is progressing RAJ idly. and a large Eor-
tion OF. the new ormarcnt IL already installed
There II IMPERATIVE need for an ADEQUATE forcs
Of trained artillerists To- care for and man the
guns now mounted Tie board therefore
deems II within its province to invite the at
tention Of Congress TO the necessity. for re-
organization and material increase Of the ar
tillery arm Of the eervice TIE board recon-
mends also that stets be taken at an early date
to provide the coast artillery personnel with
suitable ranges and other facilities for carr, ing
out each year "a system Of practical drill and
target practice with hcavv guns. under con-
ditions apnroSimatinV those Of actual service.
A. least three such practice ranges should lie
provided one for the North Atlantic. ore fox
the South Atlantic and Gulf. and one for the
Pacific Coast
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Last Night Of the Exposition.
From the Courier dee Etats Unis

II was O o'clock, From the top Of the Eihel
Tower the cannon Numbered. announcing
the final stoppage Of the number Of admission
tickets. The Chateau dEau blazed with vol
leys Of light in constantly changing oolors.
and in tho distance the Trocadero and all the
buildings became illuminated. while the gardens
displayed their garlands Of translucent fruits.
Then for the last time the crowd moved toward
the luminous waters. 1t was cold and threat
enlns snow; but that did not prevent the people
from admiring their fovorite spectacle Sud
denly the lights. went out, and II was then only
that the crowd realized that the end was
reached When all was comparatively dark
In the Chateau d'Eau, the people commenced
To- move out On mdsse through all the doors.
The movement continued until II O'Clock
clamor arose from the crowd, pierced by
shouts Of Nive In Fiance!". while the wind
DO q along from the dist nee the strains Of tho
"Narseillaise" or the Il liant du Depart" Once
more the gun was fred II was the farewell
-dlutc, followed by the roll Of drums that had
somewhat OF n SD echo in many hearts. IL
had a crashing sound under the vaults and
d1unimsrS app cared Another guard came
along. beating the retreat. followed by crowds
more Or less saddened by the thought that the
grand affair was over The Exhibition was
already q thing Of the past The cascades
were extlngnished, and one after another the
dOnIes Of the different buildings disappeared
in darkness No liglt, remained except here
orange, colored light They reminded one "
watch lights AZ the bedside Of a dead woman
The great Paris fair, which closes FOR many
ycars the era Of espCSitiOis, passed into history.
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T%hirty-hve Thousand Dollars for Our
Ambassador

The Washington Times regards IA n great
evil the frequency with which our Govern
ment changes its Ambassadors and MIN
listers at many Of the European capitals.
For example.
" In tho short space Of tho Mchinls Adm'nisira-
ton We have had two Ministers W Spain, two TO Bel
gium. two 10 Austria, two Ambassadors to Eng
land. two to Italy and two To Russia. Now II Is an
nounc.d that both the Ambassador at 81, Petersburg
and the Minister at Vienna intend to resign and make
. third appointment, necessary a, each court"
In several Of these cases the reason for
the change was accidental and not Incl
dental 70 the system OF rotation which our
esteemed contemporary deplores. This
system, says the Tim es. " ia "a wrong az the
remedy IA simple. Danish ward politics
and the reform would be complete"
This does not seem quite philosophical.
II by " ward politics : the Times means the
use OF important foreign missions a. a re-
ward for conspicuous partisan activity
the facts hardly bear out the charge. II Is
particularly untrue OF President McKIN-
LRY's Administration His diplomatic APP
pointments, as a rule. have been highly
satisfactory.
II there IL any trouble about getting
and keeping the right sort OF men TO repre-
sent thi, country at the principal centre0
Of diplomatic interest abroad. the fault
does not lie with the President. as the
Washington Times assumes. but mainly
with Congress.
For years the annual Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bill has attached
ndioulously inadequate compensation to
the various stations. The consequence
Ii that to ask an American citizen to 60 to
represent his country at London, Paris.
Berlin, st. Petersburg. Vienna or Rome Is
to ask him 70 make a ~pecuniary sacrifice.
II his pockets happen 70 be as full as his
brains. perhaps he can accept with Justice
TO himself and his family. In many in
stances a man Of the right sort simply
can't afford TO go; or II he goes. he can't
AFFORD TO stay long,
The reform will come when there arises
in the Senate or House some legislator
who has ar inclination TO tell the plain
truth about the i~nadequacy Of our AM
bassadors' and Ministers salaries: and
when Congress itself accumulates sufficient
moral courage to Increase these salaries
all around. and at least to double several Of
them that are now the largest.
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FRENCH FIELD GIN NO SECRET.
Military Attaches Of All the Powers Saw Its
workings at the Autumn MsnGuvres.

WASHINGTON. Nov. ?4-Iieut Gen Miles.
In an Interview with II kuN reporter this
morning, exonerates Capt n Lewis. recorder
Of the Board OF Ordnance and Fertilization.
from any charge that lie had secretly obtained
the workings Of the French field gun carriage.
1t appears from Gen Miles's statement that
the French Government has made no secret
of this gun since the beginning OF the autumn
mansuvres in France early this fall, He
quotes from the November number OF Arms
ana Explosives. a London military magazine.
to show that the foreign military attaches
OF all the Towers were enabled TO see the work.
ing OF the gun quite plainly. Gen Miles said:
The public is liable to be misled into sup
posing that there is some great mystery con-
corning the subject. The fact il that the prog
ress that has been made in artillery In the last
few years by American inventors. several Of
whom have gone to nI t 7 snd eS,a aTE shts
especially such Instances a. Hotchkiss. Lee.
Maxim and others. 1t is a fac, that the entire
S Setnsf il e Nas generally Known to the rest Of
the world: and II is also a fact that the French
have made a great I'm proyement ~ a Piece OF
Ned inventors and artillerists. For a time its
peculiar construction Was unknown outside
of Sfe " pi fsw {f in iSs b In dgT % huS S dle amer e9 a s4Ihs
lerists and have TO be taken apart, or are de-
s,royed or captured. and when they are as
they were THIS year curing the French man
puvre-, before the eyes ~ any one who de-
sired to see them In action, II IL folly to presume
that the method Of construction. or the means
OF producing certain effects will not become
generally known.
There never has been a time when the i'm
portance of machine or Quick-frinR guns has
attracted more attention or been more gener-
ally discussed than during the past year. capt.
Lewis was sent To Europe, as other, offtcers
have been sent every year, and as others are
now there. TO ascertain all that could be ascer-
tanned in regard to modern artillery or aprll-
ances OF war. He was not furnished any funds
with which to purchase any secrets, and thero
was no necessity for using. nor was there used,
any methods which were not honorable, and
any insinuation that Questionable or disllon-
orahle methods were used 10 simply an uDwar-
ranted reflection upon the Secretary OF War
and every other officer concerned"
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A Rhyme OF Rummage.
From he N.r Haren Palladium

lrOw ne eF hQren Palladium.
The rummagc sale, the rummage sale. all hail tho
festive rummage salu The latest. greatest. para
mounps, issue sine, the dinner POLL the fad III st
clears he attic out; and likewise also Glars the Gel
lar and swaps on one mans scrap heap for the
dollars Of some other Teller; the "a ging ctax- that
captlvates all classe, and societies. and nndS a
market for old Junk 4, matters not how hizh tits.
There's moth ng new beneath the sun. nor in The
modern fummage ssle-ii looks as ~ the stock in
trade were gathered by a Texas gale - and peorl.
crowd tn bargain rooms. all clamorlng 10 buy and
pay. for superannua,-d trash that 9th = people throw
away Narietv's the essence OF this social mercantile
endravor. and wha, YOU cant md a, the sale
you1l never md al ail-na, never. The list Is
all embracing. ranging from a broken looking
aid candlesicks OF bass; there's stuffed
canary birds. with bali the cotton sun banging out:
bottles. bib e.. boots and bonne's. leather belts for
lean and stout; necGteS, picture frames and gm'.is,
carpet stre,ch-rs- psttlcoatS: soup tureens and con.
certInas that Won't play one hs Z their notes. battered
~cuSridors and scissors. spectaclss. risma,ed socks:
washboa rds. rat traps, sioyepipe hats and WORKOUT
collars by the bc1; cid suspendcrs Hsgs and rip
saws: watches that have lost their wheels: e~arrings.
bootjacks. carriers, rslors, slippers minus toes and
heels: breasttins, horsewhipS. pickles harness.
swords With blade and scabbard rusted. dIshpans.
chromos. fountain pens with both pen and fountain
busted every Kind Of wooden. TN and crock'ry things
To nut things In: t!hiypes Of somebody's grAndma's
lot g-'org otien kith and Kin There's comtdy and
pa,hoS In the blending 81 III s bfic.t bfac: 1, wakrns
trains Of memory. OF the Ia -, days and years far
back. Rare visions of long bygone scenes most surey
will the heart rcgal-. amid the rag tag relies u TIA:
iates, craze, the rumm4ge sale
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Pan-American Banners in Broadway.

One Of the Oldest Of the New Yor city
ordinances. long In foroe and not often
successfully violated. provides that no
person shall hang or suspend. at any
greater distance than three feet. In front
OF any house or store. any flag. transpa-
rency. or advertisement. The ordinance
provides a penalty.
1t has long been customary. during the
closing weeks Of each political campaign.
to suspend for a specified period the en-
forcement Of this ordinance In order TO
permit the display OF flags. banners and
transparencies to be removed after election
day. No serious or permanent harm
comes from this practice, and there Is no
Disagreement OF New Works th~oroughfares
in consequence. Manhattan enjoys, by
reason of many and persistent efforts
made during many years. the somewhat
peculiar distinction among American cities
of offending little against sightliness in
this respect. Telegraph poles have been
removed and the wires have been put
under ground. The substitution OF a few
ornamental lampposts for many smaller
ones has d~isencumbered the sidewalks.
and the general absence. below I25th street,
Of overhead trolley posts has counted
against the sum total OF ugliness.
Recently Mr.. w. +. MACKEY. former
Senator from Erie. has been In town In
company with one NJ the Buffalo Aldermen
attempting to secure tho cooperation OF
the Mayor in a project to string across
our streets banners intended IA ADVERTISE
ments Of the Pan-American Exposition
which will open in Buffalo next May. An
effort Is TO be made to induce the Municipal
Assembly to permit the disregard Of the
existing ordinance on that account.
There are many ways In which the Buf-
falo Exposition could be advertised moro
effectively in New York. The suspension
in this case OF one of the safeguards estab-
lished for the protection Of New York
streets would make easier hereafter other
violations Of a useful and proper ordinance
and would be decidedly a step backward.
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W lie there nav be differences Of Opinion rs
10 whether it was wise from tho strictly Cuban
standpoint for the cuban Consti utional Con-
vention to decide TO make its sessions public,
there can be no Doubt that II will be Of Hdval-
tace to othersin that il will help TO throw Hight on
the capacity of the Cubans FOR self-government.
The attitude Of this body of represen alive
Cubans toward broad questions OF Constitu-
tional liber y. as revealed from day to day in
debate. will pro ably indicate, bett r than any
thing that has occurred since the rev luton
was ended, the qualifications Of the educated
people Of the island not only for self-control
but also for The control Of others.
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The South has Just as much right 70 pas, an ed uca
uonal Qualification a. Massachusetts, and Connect
cut -Msrirhf, Commercial 4 rial
Undoubtedly. nor is there any criticism OF
Southern States FOR requiring an educational
qualification or any denial OF their Con>titu-
tio"al light to require IL, II they should do as
Connecticut and Mas achusetts have done. that
Is. exclude from tn s fraGe all who cannot
read. they would be strictly within their Consii-
t%ution,l rights and would not ofend against
justice and civilization The criticism OF South
ern States. as this Memphis raper well knows.
is simply that they have defed tho Cons'i ution
and put a premium on their white illiteracy. al
ready great pro- ortionatelv TO the rest OF the
Union, by excluding negro ilhterates only, Such
"a proceeding is unconstitutional.
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Indian Pupil, In our city Schools.

To THE EDITOR or The SCN-SF: permi, me
10 correct = statement In 10 days issue q your al
way, Interesting 10 Irnnl 10 the eN.c, tina, the two
indian girls rec"ntly admitted TO the Twenty fourth
street school are the ntSt o' thrir race 10 attend the
public schools 81 his CITY. Fifteen years ago ! had
amoag my pupils In Grand sire school told No A.
an indian boy ~ho reached The third grammar graue.
I 2. within ,wp rlaSseS Of the highest. when he left
me TO 60 into business
lie paSsed through school under the unpottc an
~pcilstion Of John Spli Ger. though his real nam. WAS
: SAY satiS takdua ipicn,' which IN his native Ian
guJg" ,~lroGuniSl >ignihcs boy with the laughing
Eyes
Ne showed remarkable. TALENT for drawing. and for
.rScfal vi t"fS took pfiS"S In Ornamental drayir,
at the Cooper Union evening daSSes.
ions 7 MAGrlRE.
Principal School 81, :75. Broadway.
Npw O Nov -.