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New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
REASONS FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS.

Sir John Leng, who has been for years one Of
Scotland's most conspicuous representatives in
Parliament, delivered an address recently be-
fore the Dundee Institute of Engineers in which
he limited pretty strongly at some of the reasons
for the growing industrial supremacy of the
United States. When travelling in this country
a quarter of a century ago he was struck by
what he then felt to be "a surprising difference
between Americans and Britishers in regard to
novelties and Innovations OF two ways of do
ing thing one old and one new. the American
prefers the new as invariably as the Britisher
prefers the old John Bull is constitutionalIy con-
servative, and his creed, as quoted by Sir John
is. '-As ii was in the beginning. is now and ever
shall be-" Cousin Jonathan. on the other hand
is eager to look at and keen to adopt anything
that is new, because it is new, If it has any
promise of being even slightly more convenient
productive profitable than the old. The
American is described as priding himself on be-
ing new man in a new country and new
epoch and wishing to have all things newer
and bigger and, if possible, better than the old
people of ancient descent in old countries hav-
ing ancient histories.
He is composite individual the speaker
said English, Scottish, Irish, French, German,
Scandinavian, Russian, Italian-indeed, of all
..nationalities. and embodies the various quail
tiles of each and all. The American is pre-emi-
.'nently inventive. Beginning in an enormous con-
''tinent, with extraordinary natural resources.
"all his powers were speedily requisitioned to
develop those resources and place them as
speedily possible under his command and
control. Hence his intellect quickened
land his hands stimulated until he has become
1.-The cleverest 'cuss' on this planet.
One of the reasons given by Sir John Leng for
American ;nventiyeness is that the Patent Office
here is made great help instead of a him
drance. as the British Patent Office was until
quite recently Before Sir John and other pub
lie men forced reforms. applications for patents
had TO pass through nine stages. in seven dis
tinct offices situated in different places. The
only excuse offered for this arrangement was
| that it supported a certain number of feed
officials Even yet things are not as they should
be the other side of the Atlantic. The cost
for fourteen year patent is more than twelve
| times what it is here. md i'm Great Britain the
| inventor has no security for the validity of his
| patent.
! The speaker, in closing, advised his hearers
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
PERSONAL NOTES.

Ernest Howard GTiffiths, F. r. 5. the newly
elected principal of University College. Cardin Is
the son of the eminent Congregational1st ministe.
who was formerly president Of the Iheolosicai
College AT Rrecon. Although a distinguished sps-
cfaIist on heat and electricity. MT. Cir1fhths nas
other and social tastes He Is Keen yaG;Ins y;I
man. and musician whose collectioh OF So.riiSS
songs entitled ''Lyra Famosa.' has won WIZ
reputation The new principal hopes 70 aSssii aSis,a 20
the formation Cardiff of school OF scieh'is'>
for original research IN PHYSICS.
Gardiner NJ Lane. class of 81. has made sis
TO the Harvard corporation that will enable lns
classical department invite eminent European ,.
scholars to lecture the university on suoJeS''
connected with Greek and Latin literature
Lord Lansdowne enjoys the distinction OF oeins
the only territorial magnate who has estates IN al
three parts Of the United Kingdom LORD Ldhs
downe (whose second but older title is the EarI OF
Kerry is really FitzCierald by descent ana olS-
putes with his distant knsman. the Duke OF - Lel-
ster the headship of that ancient and famous
house He does not. however now own an I,ors 49, -
the great estates held by his irish ances' ~,
and his property in that country comes a. dsurb-
through the marriage of his ancestor to the ddus.
ter of Sir William Petty, the celebrated oulFeS'A
General of ireland in the seventeenth century.
The death of the Rev. E J. Davis. says lno
London Globe will be great loss to the briusn
community in Egypt. For forty years MI pas Jaw
has labored among the English In the Nearer EdS'
and the poorer classes of every creed ana nat.or @
aty within the sphere of his influence Will a,. nio
the loss of sympathetic and n13st. sTnTksh
scholar and has translated rare book or IurAl
proverbs into English.
Signor Ventura has been appointed to the reeeh.S
created chair in the Royal University OF Rome lOE
the advancement of historical research IN connee-
tion with medieval and modern art
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
THE RLAME.

One interesting result of the recent election is
seen in the suddenly developed sensitiveness on
the part OF Tammany officials in respect to pub-
lie opinion. Before the election it seemed a
point of honor among these worthless TO hold
public opinion in contempt They generally de-
scribed it as -clamor." and give 'em some more
of the same kind was the remedy proposed and
adopted. Anybody who objected 10 plundering
Of the city was described as 'reformer,"
term of grave reproach. Now all this is sud
denly changed. The burden of the swan song
of departing officials is. Il WIS not to blame
NacIe was not to blame. SO he says. and is not
to blame though the streets reek with offensive
refuse Nagle was one of the foremost of those
who despised public ''clamor'' in the old days,
but now he can invent an excuse minute and
bring himself to the verge of tears in explain
ing how he is not to blame. Colonel Murphy,
who already had something of a record as
crocodile tear shedder. fairly outdoes himself
now in the vehemence of his protestations. 1t
now appears that the Commissioner of High
ways has all along been IS much distressed as
any one over the condition of the street signs,
but he assures us that he is not to blame, and
brings specifications TO prove it.
And SO il is all along the line. There in
teresting exceptions of course Devery. being
caught with the goods on him." seems to be
following his own advice and there are few
others who have spared the public the reading
Of labored apologies. For this they en-
titled TO the thanks of the community. reward
not heretofore sought or accorded Some of the
apologists probably seek thereby TO recommend
themselves for continuance in office, interest
ing example of the reluctance with which a
Tammany ofticeholder comes to 4 realization of
the fact that the public has found him out.
But after all, it has practically ceased TO mat
fer whether the particular Tammany official in
volyed is or is not personally and wholly to
blame for some specific instance of abuse which
happens TO come before the bar of public at
tention Magic will not be much better off if he
succeeds in proving that just now the trouble
with his department is that an appropriation
asked for has been withheld. The people know
all about Nagle and the way he has conducted
his department. They know that he has been q
rather extreme example of the sort of mer
whom they do not want to have in Office. The
blame is in the system, the Tammany system
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
THE ACADEMIC HIGHW4TUiN

Word comes from Cornell that fifteen hundred
students have pledged themselves to re-estab-
lish the honor system for the conduct of exam
nations. 1t appears analysis that the honor
system consists of an agreement to report to the
faculty such students as may be detected cheat
ing at examinations. Wouldn't spy system
be a more accurate description of the proposed
method: This sort of thing has been tried be-
fore at various colleges, and. so far as know,
the chief benefit that has resulted from it is
that it has called attention to the fact that
some undergraduates have been in the habit Of
cheating at examinations.
Doubtless it is a fact that dishonest students
get into our best universities. and may get
credit for doing good work by copying at ex-
aminations from the papers of their neighbors
or by bringing into the classroom skifully pre-
pared cribs to help their uncultiyated mem
ories over the hard places. But there is not so
much of this sort of thing nowadays. Indeed
the "cribber' has come to be generally looked
upon in his true light, though formerly he was
not condemned by his fellows. Indeed, his
ingenious contriyances for outwitting the ex-
amners Were widely admired, and he himself
was considered rather clever fellow. There
followed. however a change in undergraduate
opinion that stamped the "cribber" as an intel
lectual thief. This In itself will be enough to
weed out the dishonest young man from unler-
graduate life if it is strong enough. And if it
is not strong enough for that it is not strong
enough to compel students to report the depre-
dations of the academic highwayman.
Anyhow. it is not very pleasant thing to con-
template the possibility of one student going to
the faculty to tell on his neghbor. Look at
it as you will. the gorge rises at the informer
The boy who told who threw the eraser when
the teachers back was turned was not highly
esteemed by his fellows in the little, old, red,
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
amnsemenls.
AMEs1cAN 1ErArRE-c-s:1s-cleops,ra

AMERICAN THEATRE-es:15-Cleopatra
ACADEMY OF MIsIC-s-I5-'wsy Down East
RfJOt- TEEATRE-s-2p-The AucIiunee;
BROADWAY THEATRE-S-Fhe -'"raiiE hea'N' -
,cASTNO-s-I5-The Little duchess >-a-s-,e
CRITERION THEATRE-s:l5-The Helmet OF ->o
THEATRE-s-l0-The Messengsr bya- .
EDEN siCSEE-Day and Evenins-WoTld IN wax
EMPIRE TUFATRE-s-2S-Secon6i in Conindhu-
GARDEN THEATRE-s:1a s:1a-Alice Of oid ~. tanGyh Wsrs
GaRRfCK TTEATRE-s30-A Message from NEE
HARLEM OPERA HOT- -sT:-S:I5-Aiadge Smith A'uoi
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-s:13-Be -BesncaiIe;t
IRVING; PLACE THEATRE-s-f5-Die oluiho0hA'''
KEITH'S-Continuous Performance -. -.oo.
KERROCKER THEATRt-s7t-2ualI. 1t.ss
r.yf-r-T-M -30-The Girl and the Juqs
MADISON SQUARE THEATFE-s'So-1he ~
sANHATTAN. THEATRE-s:2o-The Unwelcome MfS
Hatce. Ioye
MURRAY HILL THEATTE-2-s-The, Lpstels 0i NV
NEW SAVOY THEATRE-s;2,-E-o Hooei1.
NEW YORK THEATRES: -s:l5-Florodora
pASTOR'E-Contnuous Performance ,o . ,,~ed
pRoCToRS FIFTH AEENUE-ii30 10 l"'"'-A 1
PRor-ToR's T'Wf1NTY-TRIRD sTREET-l;oo to looo-
Varieties -,-,.. Nan
PRoc-ToRs 1e5TH sTREET-1;so to Iosso-"hat HAP
pened Jones and Varieties IN =. ,n,o-
PRoCTOR's FIFTY EIGHTH STREET-i'oo 10 lo'''-
Varieties -, c,,io.
THEATRE EPJ-BI.IC-s:15-Under Southern skies
TrCTDRIA-s:i5-The Marriage Game
wAII.ACR-S THEATRE-s-2o-Coloraoo
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
ODELL TO SPEAK AT DINNER FOR Low

Governor OdelI will be speaker at the dinner to
be given for Seth Low tonight by the Alumni Coan-
Gil Of Columbia University. The dinner is social
affair in recognition of Mr. Lows services presi-
dent of Columbia and has political significance,
Dean J. Howard Van Anrinse. so, of the university
will preside and among the other speakers will bs
George L. Rives. 70: William Mflligar sloane 90
Nicholas Murray Butler, 50, and John kendrlck
Bangs. 'S3
of the college and the Applied Science and Medical
schools. The dinner will be at Sherrys and ABOUT
three hundred and fifty persons Will attend
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
OFFICIALS TO SPEAK IN BOSTON.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Postmaster General Smith
started to-day for Boston to speak tomorrow night
before the Merchants Club
The Japanese Minister. Mr.. Takah1ra. also
started for Bosto1 to attend the twenty-ffth ami
versary celebra ton of the Boston Merchants AS
sociatior-
President Proctor and Mr.. Foulke, Of the Civil
Service Commission. will go to Boston tomorrow
to attend the twenty-rst annual convention OF the
National Civil Service Reform League. Mr.. Proc
ter and Professor Lawrence Lowell OF Harvard,
will discuss the application of Civil Service regu-
lationS inSular possessions.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10

and Nagle has been one of the high priests OF IL
So with nearly all of the men who are protest
ing so loudly that they are not TO blame. Inc
system undoubtedly is primarily to blame, anu
in some instances perhaps, it has been more
clearly the system than the men; but they nave
been part of the system, most of them leauers
of it. It was because the people wanted aR-
other spirit and another system in the puoilc
life Of the city that they gave the verdlct as
they did last month
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
SAY THEY SAT- 4 BALLOON.
TWO LONG ISLANDERS DESCRIBE A MIS-
TER1oUs OBJECT IN THE SKY

TWO LONG lSlIANDERS bE>SOriDS -
TERIoUs OBJECT IN THE SKY
Sayville Long Island, Dec "A mysterious Oai
Ioon which the two who saw II say aPpeaie
to be propelled by motive power otner li4
wind was seen yesterday at Moriches- Inc liz %
who saw the balloon II. L. Terry, OF odSsii'e,
and Alfred Chichester of Centre Moriches DO'ii y
whom are reputable business men, Tneir stoi5
that while they were at Moriches they sa" a OAii
high in the air. 1t was proceeding from the so1
east to the northwest. There seemed TO De issuils
from the balloon either smoke or steam from ei'
side as If it was worked by an engine
Both men gave the same description OF the M
terious object There was not cloud IN the 'h.
at the time and they insist that they coulu ~
be mistaken In thinking the object they saw ""'
balloon 1t approached steadily over the 'oee
passed across the Great South Bay and disappeS
from view in the northwestern sky
Port jefferson. Long Island. Dec. 9-lnfor nlaug'''
that a balloon, guided apparently by some my
Gus propelling power. had been seen at Mcfie
Yesterday and that it's course was In nor,h~e, :,
erIy direction was received with interest mere
the balloon had maintained the course IT was ~, -
lowing at Morches it would have passed over ;nts i
part of the coast but inquiry at various .pshsr pyhr
along the shore has failed to bring any AAA
news Of the object
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
THE STROLLERS' DINNER.
CoMMEMoRATIoN OF THE CLUBS FIF-
TENTH ANNIVERSARY.


dinner of the Strollers ting the hfteenth
anniversary of the founding of the club. was given
at the new clubhouse last night. The house was
decorated with palms and Christmas green's
About two hundred attended the dinner. Edward
Fales Coward toastmaster and introduced
John R. Van Wormer. president of the New-York
Athletic Club who spoke Club Life in New
York" and Norman S. Dixie, of Brooklyn, whose
topic was Across the River Colonel Franklin
Bartlett made a short speech and Len1uel Ely Qugg
followed J. Cheever Goodwin read some original
auatrains and James Barnes gave some humorous
recitations. Musical selections were given by A
Baldwin Sloane, John L. Golden and Stafford
Waters The Royal Red Hungarian Orchestra
played during the dinner
Some of those present were Tracy Hyde Harris.
H c. Rouse Lieutenant j. Hutchinson Scott,
Charles Z. Warren. Ralph o. Ives. Robert c.
Sands De Witt Clinton Falls, E. W. Harris. STAN
ford White, James L. Breese. j. j. A. Beckert,
William MACPHERSON c. Allan Gilbert. Hamilton
King, j. Searle Barclay. jr., Henry Brevoort Can
non William Post. Rupert Hughes. Nelson B.
Burr. Matthew Morgan. David Stevenson. F. X.
Sturgs and ]. NJ. Waterbury,. jr Letters of re-
gret received from President Roosevelt. Ad-
miral Dewey and w. Bourke Cochran.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
PASSENGERS ON THE COLUMBIA.

Among those who will sail for Gibraltar. Algiers.
Naples and Genoa to-day the steamer Columbia
are Mr. and Mrs George F. Andrews Mrs. Robert
Blanchard. Miss Emily B Barrett, George G.
Croker Courtenay Crocker, Mrs George G. Crock
er Miss Margaret Crocker Marshall Cutler. Mr..
and Mrs L, c. Ewing. Mr. and Mrs F. w Elliot,
Mrs P s. Rowland, the Misses Rachel and Eliza
Howland. Reginald Rowland, DR.. R. 5; Ives Mrs
Alfred Roosevelt, Mrs h L. Roosevelt Miss Ell
frida Roosevelt, Miss A. Fraser and the Count
and Countess Rogendorf-
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10

Perhaps 1.-THE London Times correspondent
IN Pretoria was merely beguling the tedium OF
his exile by making game of the military "hen
he ca bled his paper the news that IN oroer 10
subdue the Beers it would be necessary 10 COLI
meet the blockhouses with formidable wire en-
taneIements' to prevent the passage of guer1iias
ar night If he was not, is it not pertinent TO
,nou;re whether the men who have shown them
selves so expert in ripping up railroads when
Toronv Atkins was not looking might not ind
means to nip these barbed wire fences on the
sly?
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10

Nev-Eueland schoolhouse. Moreover. ana h'ol.
70 tho point. he was generally well licked
whom recess furnished an opportunity ana the
,i++,e rirls. although they could not take any
,o+,ve mart in the clicking" stood by ana raiseu
de1iobted shrieks at the chastisement Oh tne
CIV accompanying the same with more or less
imnrovised and derisiye song. the purueh VI
which was:
TattIe tale. Tattle tale!
yo do not believe that there is much 10 De
said for the spy system. The dishonest student
harms nobody but himself by his thefts he
may get some temporary advantage in the eye
of tho faculty that he is not entitled to, but ne
is held in contempt by his fellow students, even
though they yield to his appeals for forbidden
did and in the end fails to deceive even the
faculty. We remember only one case OF under
graduate dishonesty that deserved to succeed.
The undergraduate in question belonged TO
conbomore class in elocution and had TO deliver
five original orations in the course of the college
vear but this fellow liked the first one he wrote
so we'll that he delivered it five successive tunes
and GOT higher mark on it each time. 1t was
q prettv fair Grafton. 1t began: Far OH upon
the blue lFgean Sea-" but we cannot recall an
other thing about it. All the same. we believe
If was the work of genius and that he richly
deserved his reward.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
IN NETWORK SOCIETY.

1t seems Slnguldrly appropriate tndl d "eeh 81
gay that which opened yesterday should begin
with a musical and it was perhaps for this
that Albert NJ. Bagby's morning concert. the first
of the season and the 18th Of the series was so
we'll attended. the audience s,, assembled to hear
usually large. Among those present were Mrs
William Douglas sloans Mrs townsend BqTdgn.
right, Mrs. Arthur NJ; Dodge, Mrs John n Ham
Mrs George R. schierelin. Mrs Charles ChIlds.
Mrs Alexander T. Van Nest, Mrs H Victor New
Miss Marraret Remsen. Miss FIrniss Miss Cor
| line Stokes and Miss Helen Parish.
In the evening there the first OF new series
of dances. known the Cotillon of Eighty. at
Delronico's the membership being limited TO
eighty couples. Three of the patronesses received
the guests They Mrs. Agernon Sydney
Sullivan Mrs Daniel Lamont and Mrs. Thomas p
Fowler. James c. Mcclure led the cotillon dancing
with Miss Evelyn Long. while the favors consisted
monp those present We're Miss Ethel Rockefeller
Mr.. and Mrs John D. RoGkefeileTi jr. Mss Amy
Miss Isabel Erhardt, Mrs. Samuel Spencer: William
Morgan James Robinson Brrnet M d Lieutenant 1r S
p Magoun.
There was also a dinner dance given last night by
Thomas NewboId for his daughter Mary at the
Metropolitan Club. Lander's orchestra played and
for the girls and boutonnieres for the men.
Dinner parties were given last night by Mr.. and
Mrs. James A. Burden. jr.. at ther house. in East
Slxty-ninth-st.: by Miss Gurnee. at her home. in
Fifth-ave.. and by James Henry Smith, at his
house in West Fifty-second-st.
On the social programme for to-day are recep-
| ton given by Mrs. William Rockefeller at her
| home in Fifth-ave. for her daughter Ethel. who
made her debut last week at the first Friday Co
tillon: a luncheon party given by Mrs. c, b Alex
! in honor Miss Julia Edgar. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs NeWbold Edgar, and the second OF the Fort
nightly Dances. organized by Mrs Lewis Livlng-
| ston Delafeld. at the Waldorf-Astorfa
There will likewise a sale this afternoon at
| the house of Mrs. John w. Minturn. No. % Wash
ington Square North the benefit of the Minturn
! Scarlet Fever and Diphthera Hospital.
| The announcement of the engagement of Miss
! Edith II. Hoad1ey. daughter of Mrs. Russell Hoad-
| lev to George IoriIIard Ronalds TO recall
t ago. and that the engagement was then broken
| ofT-not however, until Mr. Ronads had almost
| completed house at Tuxedo which was destined
| for his bride. 1t is source of congratulation to
their friends therefore. that the engagement should
| be revived.
| Mrs Marshall c. Lenerts will give dance
| January s for her daughter Mary. who is of
! the debutantes of the winter
Mrs James n. Waterbury's coming out party on
December 20 for her daughter Elsie will proba bly,
| have o be postponed in consequence of the death
| Saturday of Mrs John n. thurman. stepfnotner
| of Mrs Waterbury
Mr. and Mrs Hamilton W. Cary return to town
! for the season to-day from their place at Meadow
| Brook. Long Island
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Wtherbee have returned
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
SECRETARY LOEB To BE MARRIED.

Washington. Dec. (SpecfaD--William Loeb. ass
sistant secretary to President Roosevelt. and Miss
Katherine W. Dorr will be married on Thursday
at the home of the brides parents in Albany. Only
relatives will be present at the ceremony, but
small reception will follow. The couple will take
a short trip before returning to this city. They
will live at the Richmond
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
CROWN PRINCE OF SIAM COMING HERE.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The State Department has
been officially advised that the Crown Prince OF
Siam. Maha Vajiravudh. has completed arrange
ments to visit the United States next October. No
member of the royal family of Siam has ever vs-
ed America.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10

Pelting rains may bring about conslderaole
damage to property in this city. but as rule
they are less dreaded by taxpayers in New-York
than snowstorms. When the rivers OF the
clouds pour down IN cataracts the streets ana
avenues are secured thoroughly, and there IS
no huge expense later for carts and workmen-
How happy Nage would be IL three or four
blizzards might overwhelm the town before he
goes out of office. How his friends would re-
ioice over the opportunities for collecting enor-
nous bills for removing the drifts!
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10

Look about avenues and boulevards, our
streets and squares, and see how shamefuly the
city government. under Mayor Van Wyck has
neglected the asphalt pavements! Ridges and
gullies riffs and chasms are almost innumer-
able And every gap and pit in them all has
been a mine out of which some Tammany pros
ha taken treasure.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
THE REV. DR.. INGERsoLL RESIGNS

The RESIGNATION of the Rev. DR.. Edward P. Inger-
soil as pastor of the Emmanuel Congregational
Church in Decatur-st.. Brooklyn, was read TO the
congregation on Sunday DR.. Inserson has oeen
ann0inted corresoonding secretary of the American
Bible Society. \ committee will be chosen at once
TO choose a successor TO DR.. 1ngersoH
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
-E\V.YORK DAILY TRIBUNE

to cultivate open minds-to apply themselves "
their daily work in such spirit that he" 80
new ways of doing things, ana he"
mechanisms and appliances might oe i'
suggest themselves.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER INDIsPosED.

It was said yesterday that William Rockereher'
brother of John D. Rockefeller. was i'll at his hone
No $50 Fifth-ave. 1t learned that Mr. Rocke-
Teller was suffering from a slight cold and as
precaution had remained at home throughout the
day He expects to go 10 business to-day.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10

It is now clear that smallpox is exceptionally
vruIent in many cities and towns of the United
States and of other countries. Air condltons'
telIuric conditions, In fact. conditions or every
sort, appear to be unusually favorable at this
time for the multiplication of cases OF smallpox
Of the plague and of tetanus in many quarters
of the globe Therefore the need for redoubied
nrecautions. and especially OF thorough vac
cination on the largest possible scale, is most
urgent.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-10

Police Captains Herlihy and Diamond were
by no means bashfu in showing their nearly
friendship and goodwill to Bissert. who is now
in a cell in Ossinng Would 1t not pe pity 10
keep these kindred souls apart?