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Dime Novels and Modern Fiction.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir' Did II
ever occur to you that we are going back In our
literary tastes 10 about thirty or more wears
ago? We're you so fortunate az TO read the
good old-fashioned, salmon-colored dime novels
published by Beadle-afterw ward Beadie n
Adams at % William street,
PERHAPS you were too busy just about
that time to bother about such things
Perhaps you did own a few oil the
glorious old fellows like Seth Jones'
Pill Bidden. Trapper." Chief. the Cave
Child" "Malaeska," The Scouts Prize, and
a few others. Perhaps you doubled them in the
middle TO NJ handily the hip pocket; and per-
haps you read them and traded them with your
comrades until they were mere tatters ana
shreds II you didn't you missed a lot OF iun.
harmed YOU a particle, did they? After read
ing enc were you ever inclined TO scalp,a poor
baby or do a lob in the line OF sheep steallng5
Those old affairs in the way OF fact and nc
ton are now found only in old trunks away up
in the garrets. wher re- queer old garments, sol
diers' knapsacks and oldstyle stoye-pipe hats
hold the fort. II Is seldom one finds in any old
book shop a stray copy of what the chaps OF
thirty and forty years ago thought was the
proper oaper in the, line OF .get-np,and-get
reading. We have doses OF il put before us at
The present time in a new dress, But we pay
more for It, call IT the thing" and must
read il If we wish to meet the great cult OF high
grade III. on the level mere IL tnlS ulllertH't'
Never the slightest possible trace OF an impure
suggestion was ever printed in one OF, the
old salmon-covered Beadle dime novels. There
was never a line to disgust the most fastldious
Circus riders pad their horses, writer's pad their
novels to-day. There are q few artists here
and there who can do the sawdust ring upon n
bareback steed. There are fewer artists Of the
pen who can spin the magic circle without
padding. OF course we do not want 20 go back
10 the old dime novel; but for clean fresh work
we're great. We prefer TO take history as a
before-dinner pill, and romance afterward.
To rave over the great creations in the grocery
store OF literature Of to-day puts us back. to
the days of 9s william street. ii. 5. X.
UTICA. June2.
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Cheap Living.

To THE EDITOR OF II SuN-SF! Al
last in to-day's SUN lovely woman enters the dis
cussion on the cost OF living. What poetic fitness!
No one would care to discuss the topic at all were II
not for THE great, inexpensive she. With what
naiyrte the question Of clothes is made her excuse
II she had read A. r. B's communication In THE
Sun OF May = she would know that he does mo-
deal with the items Of furniture, clothing. car faresS
literature &C Therefore, while these present a
mos, fascinating side OF the discussion. ! have not
felt warranted In including them in my list. ] may
SAY. however, that my accounts show II has cost two
and a half times as much TO clothe my wife as 10
cIDIhe myself for the period mentioned. and nearly
half as much for each child as for my wife.
allow me TO poin, out that on three distinct occasions
he has asserted that he lives rdi. This IS thr only
one OF his facts" ! will not stick to. Ny table OF
expenses Is not intended TO represent what It costs 10
live pei. The great majority OF SUN readers, |
think, would agree that the figures represent only a
poor living In New York Mr.. Brasher In to- 3
Sun shifts his ground 10 n mere question Of feast
bjlity," But, II he stll asserts that he lives usI, one
can only maintain the attitude OF Lewis CAROLS
knight:
80 having no reply to give
To what the old man said,
Come. tell me hou you live, ! cried.
And thumped him on the head,
NEW YORK June J. EA RAISE.
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Things TO BE wanted or Not wanted.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sr: Two
things for which there should be no demand:
F%irst-Hymn booksfor the congregation tina, do no,
contain the musical notes as well as the words.
Sight sin ging has been taught so many years In the
school that there are few In any church audience who
do not nnd the musical notations a real help In sing
ing new tunes
Second Sunday school music. whose only merit is
tina, II has a catchy march movement that appeals 10
the feet rather than to the head and heart.
such tune writer's as Barnby. Dykes, Sullivan,
Stainer, &c. have left no excuse for the use OF
machine made tunes such as now constitute the
bulk OF Sunday school and Christian Endeavor col.
lections OF music,
Two thin Is for which there should BE- demand:
F~irst-Simple book rests that would hold books In
position pleasant 10 eyes and shoulders OF readers,
Students. bookkerpers. &c.
Second-Suitable devices to hold wide open books In
such nearly upright position,
H%AvERHILi. Mass JOSEPH A n BARTLEY.
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English households are having a great deal Of
trouble Just now owing to the scarcity OF ser
want girls and particularly OF those who ere
willing TO do general homework. 1t is a diff
Guilty from which New York has been suffering
for some time, especially this winter, and which
in some other American cities has reached an
acute stage. servants being unattainable at any
price. The story In the London Daily Mail,
therefore, that an English employment agent
has com TO New York 10 secure a large num-
Der Of domestics for service in England at
English wages Is hard to believe. The average
rate of wages In England Is from 500 10 500 a
year. less than 81 a week. whereas a green girl
Just landed from the ship can get her s. a week
without difficulty In this country.
That n London employment agency has given
out the story seems to be the fact. Uniformed
the Daily Nal that there would he no din culty
about the difference In wages. that the cost OF
the passage to England would be taken out of
the first years wages, and that presents OF
brooches or aprons would be made to the girls
II would seem clear that some one will be taken
In. II no misrepresentation are made TO the
girls II Is likely TO be the ingenious English
man who expects the American servant girl
TO give up her privileges and half her wages for
n brooch or apron and a British "missus."
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Ocean TIdes Under Land.
From the Baltimore American

TTVHV W DUFFFHFVT NTFF
NEWPORT News. Va. June IA sensation
was caused here. in Hampton and Old Point
this morning by the announcement that there
Is a continual ebb and flow Of the oceans tide
beneath the extreme end OF the Virginia
peninsula. Contractor Guild of Baltimore, who
Ii putting down a new sewerage system for
Hampton, has made the startling discovery. SO
he says. that the stem end Of the peninsula Is
nothing more than a huge float, which may at
any time break away from the larger body Of
the land. The story Is based upon a scientific
hypothesis. He says the water which he HIS
encountered in laying the sewer in Hampton
rises and falls with the tide In Hampton Creek,
which empties into Hampton Roads below this
city. At one place yesterday. while the tide
was out. he was able to 90 down four feet in
the street before striking water, while at the
same place when the tide was in he could only
go down two feet before the water commenced
TO flow In with alarming rapidly.
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Odd Causes Of a Queer Weddins.

From the Cincinnati Commerce Tribune.
BOWLING GREEN. Ohio. May 3i.-One Of the
most romantic marriages that has occurred in
this city for some time took place to-day. when
fla rrison Cheney. who is about 70 years of
age. was married to Miss Agnes May, aged is
years. The mar axe was in the way OF the full
ilment OF a promise made many years ago.
Cheney, when a young man, lived in a Penn
~sylvania town and was a lover OF one who
married another. She took sick afterward.
and upon her deathbnd she asked Cheney TO
look after a little daughter. This he did. and
she in time grew up and was married. She was
taken sick with consumption. and, too. passed
away. but not before she had pledged Cheney
His devotion to the little child eliminated in
the event Of last night. Mr.. Cheney recently
came here FROM Union City. Pa from which
place the Young Indy came Yesterday.
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being long before the day Of stock com
panies. and that even the wording OF
our present Charter. copied as II Is from
older statutes. was framed without idea
Of the consolidation OF business and
local enterprises into great corpora
tions. with the resultant minute distribu-
ton of ownership in them that has
since taken place. Taken in its broad
and literal sense. this section OF the
Charter would forbid any officer OF the
city corporation. that is, practically any
body who draws "A salary from the
city, from owning a single share OF stock
In any concern which had business dealings
with the city. No man who had these rela-
tons with the city In the smallest degree
could, even In the smallest degree, be the
owner Of the smallest amount OF stock
In any concern that did business, even of
the smallest, with this city Of three and a
half millions OF people without not only
voiding his own Office and committing a
misdcmeanor. but i%nvalidating the entire
contract under which the business with the
city was transacted. Not only would direct
or indirect interest in ice companies be pro-
hibited, but in gas companies and concerns
dealing In supplies or materials OF any sort.
And It might even Ii held that corporations
doing business with the city through the
medium OF a contractor. as for instance the
various steel companies 10Y working for
the city under the Rapid Transit act. come
within the prohibition Of the Charter. Is
such a view Of the matter rational? Will
the courts hold that this 10 the law?
II Is clear, again. that the various prec-
edents to which reference has been made are
not similar to the case OF Mayor VAN WICK.
In both these cases, and in all other cases
Of like nature that we recall. the action Of
the defendants was Of a far more direct and
positive character than can at present. at
least. be predicated Of Mayor VAN WICK.
Gen. SHALER had a specific interest In the
land he sold 10 the city and spent a great
deal of time in the effort to dispose Of 1t;
while Mr.. DRAPER used his pull" with
the Sinking Fund Commissioners for the
sale of the city property at less than 1t
was worth. 1t has not been shown that
the contracts made by the city with the
American Ice Company, either In regard TO
supplying ice or in the lease Of dock
privileges, were anything more than bust
ness transactions in which the company
endeavored to get the best terms possible,
If the Dock Commissioners or the heads
OF the other departments concerned in the
actual execution Of these contracts were
shareholders in the ice company they
undoubtedly come within the scope Of the
act and can be proceeded against. But
does the mere fact that Mayor VAN WICK
was a stakeholder In the company bring
him. also, within the scope Of the law? We
think it is very doubtful II IL does.
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took, II would have been rejected at ono
as excessive pay. Yet he has already he.teo'
by abusing the foolish generosity OF ooh-
gress. profits greatly exceeding the eh'ire
salary he has earned rs a Cohgressnha
during the same period.
But the Hon. JAMES d. RIcHARpso 8
monopoly and bank account are nov 'he
principal consideration. No seaman ihre-
cent years has attracted more attention or
excited more indignation throughout 'he
country. No exposure has been more COM
plete and conclusive. BARcrs's impudeht
boast that Congress will not venture 10 IN
terfere with the future operations OF the
Committee on Distribution " has been gen.
orally noted. 1t has been expected That
those who are mercenarily Interested IN
continuance Of the fraudulent business
would be alert In the last busy hours OF
the session to procure, II possible, the sup
preston of the resolution which the Senate
passed last Saturday. That Il what BARcus
and his precious associates OF the Com
mittee hope for. That is what the Hon.
JAMES ID. RICHARDSON probably desires.
Notwithstanding his profuse professions to
the contrary.
And that suppression Of the Senate con-
current resolution in the press n hurly-
burly Of the last hours Is precisely what the
Hfty-sixth House cannot afford to let hap
pen. The Republican majority OF the
House cannot afford to be a party to 1t.
The honest Democrats Of the House cannot
afford to promote 1t. The Hon. DAVID b.
HENDERSON. Speaker of the House. cannot
afford 10 let II occur.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-06
Fast sailing Over the Pacific.
From tho PortIand Orcroninn-

FROM me PorNdhd DTfgOntnn.
The British bark Galgate. Cast. Griniths, q
big four-master. made a rccord-breakinc run
on her voyage from Shanghai TO the mouth Of
the Columbia. covering the distance from buoy
TO buoy in twenty-seven days, The nearest
approach to this record is seid to have peen
made by one Of Renton. Holmes 4 Co.. : four
masted schooncrs. which made the run from
Shanghai to the Sound in twenty-eicht DAYS.
Vessels from Shanghai are less frequent visitors
here than those from Yokohama and other
Japan ports. and the wonderful run Of Tho Gal
gate can be better understood when il is stated
that the voyage from Shanghai 10 the Columbia
Is generally concededby shipmasters to he fully
q week or ten days longe than the run from
Yokohama. Tho record passage from the latter
port TO the Columbia River is a fraction less
than twenty-five DAYS, the Selkirk making the
record run about three years ago
The Galgate's biggest days performance was
295 miles. but In a ien-day run she raeled Of
over 1900 miles, an average of over eleven miles
OF the tramp steamers 10 maintain.
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He can't miss II.

The duty of a Temporary Chairman is to be
temporary. He is the radish and not the roast
Mr.. NORTON. the Temporary Cha rman c he
New York Democratic Convention. came ear
being permanent. He droned on and on as II
all time were his and only useful to hear him
speak a piece. A Temporary Chairman should
be a Splinter. not q long distance walker.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-06
A Literal Boer.


One o't..e British ofncers. now temporarily staroneh
al = Pretoria wrote home a shor, time ago tn his sister.
tits awfnlly SLOW, - he said. II have read every
book In III" prison library. and there Is not a thing
left to do The Roer censor who read the letter put a
big blue mark against the passage and a foot no,s
below NOW you shall see what lies your prisoners
tell in their letters. The prison library contains zen
thou sand seven hundred and forty one volumes"
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Reasonable CONFORMATION.

From the Washington Erening Star.
DO you candidly admit that you overcharRed
that mann"
Il do" answered the keeper Of the general
store in the small town He comes here and
makes me agree with him in his views on the
Boer wal. Then he switches of into tho Chinese
situation. and I've got 10 follow his
so as to answer him, II he'd stick TO free silver
! wouldn't mind, Iveh practice. But Il he's
pound 70 ring in new ones. he's got to pay
fer EN-"
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FTOW T' Lond0h Duly tnrOnI0e,
Jeremiah OLeary Of the East Surrey Regiment
was shot during lhr battle " Colenso. a MauSer bul.
let penetrating the brain. After lying for hve hours
In the trenches. Olcary was found by the ambulance
corps and removed to the base hospital ut PIctermar-
itxburg, where Sir william MacCormac. by a marvel
lous surgical operation, during which a portion Of
the brain was removed, succeeded In saving his life.
HIS memory Is slightly impaired. and he has lOss hAs
tAAts tos beer.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sn: think You
must he mistaken In the supposition that the term
bal" meaning a drink, comes from ba seball. Ihaye
always under stood that II was nrst used by hor srmen
and came from the old time habit OF giving horses
thelr medicine 10 a huge pill, OF ball" as II was
the use VI a high glass for the drink. v.
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An ingenious Chicago admirer Of the Hon
CARTIER HARRISON Is issuing pocketknives
marked with that statesman's name. The Hon.
joins PARDON ALTGELD's friends can be
depended upon to furnish razors in quantities
to suit In case OF any Carter Harrison boom.
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We Point with Pride.

From me Columbia STATE.
THE SUNS accounts OF the eclipse were far superior
In every way To- those Of any other paper. and the
story as printed In THE SUN Is one Of the nnes,
journalistic feats Of the century.
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At the conclusion Of the postprandlal exercises
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company re-
formed. Boston GiObe.
II this BE- true. a staggering blow has smitten
the Distilling Trust.
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n our friends rho fdror Us rhn mdnu'''p'' .
publication irish 10 hare r'i''f'd drhde' rou'"e'' "'s
wuf IN all tassi ,end stamps for that purpose
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-06

Oro THE EDITOR OF TIKI SuN-sir. A bets b
that Go'bel would be elected Governor OF Kentucky
In the November. 1893, election. The Board OF
Election Commissioners issued The certificate OF cleo.
ton TO Taylor and he was inAugura,ed. but a contest
was made under the forms OF law, and the Legislature
decided Goebel was elected and thcrrlpon he took ths
oath Of once. The courts were appealed TO and they
nave all refused 10 Interfere with the verdict OF the
Leg slaturt. and Beckham. Goebel's successor, is
recognized as.'he legal Governor. Who wins'
II W. v.
Beitors can't 90 behind the returns. The appointed
tribunal for deciding the Kentucky electi5n has de.
clared for Goebel. and though the fraud In the ~la,ter's
election Il morally clear. bets 20 with the decision.
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PARts-Klosque No. ~, near Grand ho'ei' ana
Kiosoue No. 10, Boulevard des Capucines
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-15

left the engineers completely escaped the
enemys notice.
Then the word was given for the in
fantry to advance at lively gait, and men
in khaki swarmed from every quarter in
the direction of the pontoon bridge. cross
ing without attracting the Boer fire,
which was still busily engaged with
Wynn's brigade OH the left.
Naal Krantz, which is the summit OF
krantz kloof, was quickly stormed by the
British infantry, supported by seven bat
teries of artillery. With wild rush the
men scampered up the hill, bayonets fix
ed. every nerve braced for the expected
rifle fire, which the Beers have hitherto
reserved till well within short range
The Durham light infantry assailed the
lower ridges. while Hildyard's brigade
made for the lofticr heights. Every at
tack was Il complete success. The Beers
mistaking the fcint for the real attack
were caught mapping for the first time in
this campaign.
Gen. Butler cables: Our further ad-
vance Is at the moment prevented. as the
Beers enfilade us from their positions on
Spion kop and Doorm kloof Our casual
ties, although estimated nj $50. are
tritling, considering the great Importance
Of the movement just concluded"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-15
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.


The Eighth Army division will be kept
in England for emergencies.
In letter, Sir Alfred Miner describes
the Transvaal as "a huge arsenal"
Complaint is made that many of the
rifles of British troops are defective.
1t has been decided to keep the Chan
mel Squadron in home waters for time.
According to advices received in Ber-
lin, the Cape Dutch are Joining the Beers.
President Kruger has given a sgnih-
cant warning that IL the Boers are forced
to starve, the Britishers will share the
same fate.
William Waldorf Astor has subscribed
81 go to equip a mounted sharpshooters'
corps.
The German press expresses the belief
that Great Britain has about reached
the end of her military resources. and
would do well to acknowledge defeat and
to conclude peace.
BY combining forces under Gems. Meth
uen. French and Gatacre, and adding to
them the arriving troops, Lord Roberts
would have 10000 for the invasion OF the
Free State, with 10000 to $4,000 guard
Ing communications, and 10000 trying
to rescue Ladysmith.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-15

group of large frame houses, occupied by
the Lawrence. Oddcrholc and Fix fami-
lies. The storm levelcd them. Mr.. Cd
dcrholc and Mr.. Lawrence received seri-
Gus injuries, and members of the FIX
family were wounded. Harry Fix and
his sister. Sophie. were asleep IN the
same room on the second floor. The house
seemed to separate. and brother and sis
ter were Let down with their beds To the
ground floor. There they were found up
on their couchcs. which had not been
broken by the fall. Harry not injured in
the least, but Sophie was crushed under
a falling timber.
In St Louis the storm was felt in great
fury. The wind blew at velocity Of
sixty miles an hour. The barometer fell
TO the lowest point ever reached III that
city. a hard thunderstorm accompanied
the wind adding terror to the scene. One
woman was killed and several persons
were hurt. Scores of buildings were un-
rooted. and great damage To property
was occasioned.
The greatest damage was TO property
in the burned district, between Franklin
avenue, Morgan street. Third and Sixth
streets. Here S20.000 worth Of property
was DESTROYED. AT S2T North Third street
the four-story building occupied by the
George Benton Commission Company and
the Sage x ,,ichmond Commission Com
pany, and filled with produce. was blowr
down. Ii was next door to one OF the
buildings destroyed in Sundays fire. and
its walls had been weakened.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-15

mel among the British gunners and max
Ing the infantry seek every possible point
Of shelter.
This unequal artillery duel kept up for
while, when word was received from
Butler ordering retreat. Little difficult
ty was encountered in effecting retire
ment. The Beers, as on previous occa-
sions. failed to follow up their apparent
advantage.
There had been no secret that this at
tack was merely fcint, and officers and
men were equally gratitied to learn that
their share in the days program had been
complete success. Meantime the real
attack had been quietly pushed ahead,
from a point north of Doom kop under
cover of naval guns massed on SWarts
kop and Doom kop The engineers con
structed pontoon bridge directly facing
the rising upland known as Krantz kloof,
on the north side of the river. Amid the
general din of artillery operations on the