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Looking through the savage Gould Har-
riman battle over the Colorado Fuel end
Iron Company, the Minneapolis Times secs
the remedy which Nature. using human
nature, has provided for the evils Of hyper
consolidat ion Of wealth:
II would seem to be impossible for active NIL
nonaifes to dwen together In anity. They must
form p,rne rships. coalitions, agreements. but the
moment one thinks the other has gained undue
prominence or won a litte larger share OF the
money or power for which all are seeking then
come Jealousy. doubt. perturbation. open rup.
ture AMI often enough legal battles and the wreck
Ing OF big properties
We incline to believe that our contempo-
rary's hopeful view has something in il
except perhaps its conclusion as to the
wrecking Of property. Throughout the last
twenty years. during which financial war
fare has been as titanic as the capt. alis-
tic development. We do not recall that any
great property has been wrecked. The
prevailing policy is that OF preservation
and Improvement. But il millionairism
is fraught with danger. millionaire rivalry
rsay lie relied on to furnish the cure
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Unanimity and I.ittlehcld.

With the important exception of the
Hon. CHARLES f.. LITTLEFIELD and his
three colleagues from Maine the Re-
publican membership-elect Of the Fifty
eighth House is now unanimously sup
porting the Hon. JOSEPH c. CANNON
for Speaker.
Under the circumstances, the devo-
ton of the Hon. AMOS LAWRENCE ALLEN.
the Hon. EDWIN {. BURLEIGH and the
Hon L.EwELLyY POWERS to the cause
OF their distinguished associate. the
foremost of trust-repressors, affords a
pathetic spectacle.
Mr.. LITTLEFIELD is at this writing the
only Republican running for Speaker
against Mr.. CANNON. All the other
candidates have retired. Mr. LITTLE
FIELD is yet in the field, and Mr. POWERS,
Mr.. BrRLEIGH a nd Mr., AMOS LAWRENCE
ALLEN are standing by him nobly.
1t may be remembered that when Gen.
HENDERSON withdrew. Mr.. LIrrLEFIELD
was reported as announcing his own
willingness to assume the duties and re-
sponsiblitics OF the Speakership in these
modest words.
" never Sc, heard Of a man In Congress who
would be unwilling 10 comply with practically
unanimous demand from his party"
II now appears that the only mistake
of the distinguished gentleman from
Maine was a slight error of latitude and
longitude in his estimate of where tho
practical unanimity would hit.
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To THE EDITOR or The SUN-Sir' Your core
spondent. -" who says thht Judas IscaIot Is
llbelcd In the play Mary OF Magdala" must have
missed the opening act, -" says that Paul Heyse
has made Judas responsible FOR the downfall OF
Mary. In tho first act this statement Is contra
dicted by speech OF MARY = IL Whit h she tells OF
her marriage, against her VIII. 70 an odlous husband
aud OF her d,vht from him after much So rerlng
with suppo 5ed friend who deserted her when her
money was gone, This friend was not Judas, with
whom Mnry's assoclston. hy her own statement
did not begin until later, And she really loves him
and would marry him had sEe no. forfeited her
right to honorable wifchppd. HcyS" has made no
"unwarranted and uhclluus assault up)u the char
acter OF Judas" Instead Of hbcing Judas he has
In a way auded him, He has supplied human
motive for JudAS's betrayal OF Christ. f" should
see tho nav HrNln, and see II all, this time.
NEW YORK. Dec 2. II. T. S
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Amazing Vitality Of Seeds.
From the Lcnctt


The duration OF dormant vitality in seeds
Is still vexed question. Some botanists =
OF no mean repute support the view that seeds
exposed to the air after having been long
deeply buried in the earth resuscitate aud
terminate as usual. Others, while admitting
that healthy seeds retain for limited time in
favorable circumstances these powers of
reviyilcHtion, are disposed to doubt the
possession OF this capacity for any len II hened
period and TO treat many Of the reported
cases as founded on imperfect and incon-
clu ,ive observation
Jules Poisson in the Comics Rsndus de
FAcadfmic FRANCHISE points out that con-
siderable variat ions exist In the retention
Of their cerminal power In the seeds OF df-
ferent plants. some soon losing IL, others
retaining it for a long time NJ Poisson HIM
self adduccs the following cases In the
park Of the castle of Combreux. in the depart
ment OF Seine-et-Marne. he observed that on
each occasion that part OF the forest was cut
down a quantity of leguminous annual the
LdhWus nissolid, grew up The plants re-
appeared by self-sowing FOR several years
but a. the trees again reared themselves the
legume disappeared and this occurred on
several occa >ions in different parts OF the
Of the buildings of old Paris were being de-
stroyed 70 make room for the Present man
OF the earth and spread II over that containnd
w his own Earden and in the course OF month
oDldlll"u TWO me slpaI- OF JurCns hn'Onius
which grows in moist places such as in early
times Iutetia was built upon
Another observer Prof Sirodot. states that
~" Coiodn'l,ps suhdis n small grnmnace ous
plant, arneered IN an unusually dry year on
he lite oil a pond AZ Paimpont which had not
been d"~iccated to the same extent for thirty
or forty years The same occurred with
~" E,9chII's ord'o In pond at Arman-
Nill1r~ tho carer cUpcrOidos grew abundantlv
on IN. soil OF u pond which the owner chose
Ia drain aud to put under cultivation The
property passing into other hands the pond re-
formed and IN Is species Of cyprus disap-
pearcd This change required several times
a. Intervals OF thirty or forty years and on
each occa sion the scdSe reappeared and dis
appeared In the environs OF Abbeyile
.ome lands which had belonged TO the same
landlords for Two centuries were drained by
MAKING bitches On the soil thrown up a
multitude Of youns alder. immedisteiy
viou.lv unknown in the district
M Poisson remarks that plant. the ee<d.
OF which REQUIRE moisture are capabie of
nrescrvins the vitality Of their seeds pfovid-
lnr they are maintained In moist Condition
Others, on the contrary, are killed by moistnra
nnd REQUIRE to be kept dry. and the difference
Of the constituents OF the seed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-04

Last Sunday the fiftcth anniversary or
golden jubilee OF st. AIMS Church was
celebrated in the cdifce in East Twelfth
street. near Fourth avenue And almost
simultaneously the announcement is made
that the work Of demolishing the former
building occupied by this congre gat ion,
latelr the Gcrmania Theater, which has bee n
landmark in the same section Of New York
Of which Lafayette place was, for long
time the chief by-street. is 10 he begun
In 1889 a church was built on the sito OF the
Germana Theater, Of stones and beams re =
moved from a church in Murray street
Originally. the church on Eighth street was
Presbyterian, then it wss occupied by an
Episcopal congregation, and then by Pres
hvterians for second time. Just fifty years
az II became Catholic church, The formal
dedication was on June I, 1852. as st. AIMS
The first pastor was the Rev. JoHN MUIR
RAY FORBES. and the last was THOMAS s.
PRESTON. who became sfterward Chancel-
lor and later Vicar General Of this diocese
After eighteen years' occupancy Of ST
AIMS it's congregation removed TO the
present church in East Twelft h st rect, near
Fourth avenue. purchased from the Hebrew
congregation Of Mischkan Israel
W ts-n p 'n1'S ChurCb In
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The Pennsylvania Franchise

Yesterday the Hon. TIMOTHY Dry
DOLLAR SULLIVAN, Representative-elect
from the Eighth district, modestly de-
MED authority and responsibility for
preventing the Pennsylvania Railroad
from entering the city Of New York, but
in announcing his opposition to the
franchise he disclosed where the centre
Of obstruction lay. Among Tammany
Aldermen hint from Mr.. SULLIVAN
falls little short Of an order; and he
swears that the Pennsylvania road shall
never see New York, unless it agrees to
an eight-hour day, the prevailing rate
Of wages and local citizenship for its
workmen. None of the daKoes to be
employed shall be contributed by the
State OF Pennsylvania or New Jersey.
The Pennsylvania railroad is foreign
corporation. and the right to import
laborers here shall be denied to it,
As Mr.. SULLIVAN, speaking We assume
on behalf of Tammany lays down con-
ditions which no business concern oper-
ating on a large scale would dream of
accepting, he reduces the situation to
this alternative:
Shall the preposterous conditions
aforesaid be overcome by those in au-
thority, the Aldermen. or shall the city
of New York go without the something
immeasurably convenient and valuable
a Pennsylvania railroad depot?
1t is needless to say that Mr.. SUIIL-
VAN has reduced the opposition side Of
the argument to absurdity.
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Not much will be heard about the m!sers
In the next few days. They have one vice
they eat too much on holidays. Not at
their own expense. Their principles for
bid that. Sympathizing hearts are moved
by their apparent poverty. Turkey and
pumpkin pie are sent to the squalid home
OF the miser. He eats and chuckles. He
never stints himself when somebody else
pays the bill. Although there Il no news
from the niggards TO day, let us ponder an
excellent cheap substitute for safe and
strong box. A coiored woman, accused OF
larceny. was arrested in Louisville. She
was searched. but no money was found on
her. Then the matron nc,.ced that the
prisoners hair was done up n curl papers.
These seemed unnecessary. They were un-
rolled and a fiv dollar bill WAS found in
each OF them. The woman had two two
dollar bills and a one-dollar bill in one
cheek. two quarters and three pennies
in the other. Can person 10 ingen-
ious in the arts Of storage and conceal
ment be blamed for conveying other per-
sons property to her own use? There 10
the making OF a great miser in this Louisville
deposit vault.
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Can We believe in the Hon. MAx7M GoaAS,

Can We believe in the Hon MAx7M GoaAH,
who is said TO have died in Cocaene, New
Brunswick, the other day at tho age Of los
years and months? We wish to. Sept.
%, 1893, the day Of the great equinootial
gale, MAXIM found two large boxes Of gold
coins. For sixty-four years afterward he
never worked, and he drank a pint Of dry
champagne and a quart Of brandy a day
Good constitution and good stuf.' But
these happy finds = and long fencitous
thirsts and satisfsctions never occur out
side Of that charming Land OF Cockayne
or Cocagne, where he geese rush to your
mouth, cooked TO turn and crying all
hot" all hot, and the rafters OF the houses
are made Of salsages.
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the purpose Of rectifying the woodsey
smell when il becomes too pungent:

the purpose Of rectifying the woodsey
smell when it becomes too pungent:
The Nature Bard for a drive has gone.
on the Canton road you'u md him.
HIS overcoat he has buttored on.
And b.. good flask siunx behind him"
The road 10 Canton is sandy and a
shoehorn to thirst Amid gray autumn
tints and the quiet sombreness of the
pines. Mare. Bard and Boy logged on
to Collinsville and dinner. For the
benefit Of other poets we record the fact
that the Bard seems to prefer ging or ale
as a chaser or on-the-side arm.
He had forgotten his corkscrcw and the
Minstrel Boy had lent his to fisherman
So the Bard cut out hIif the cork piece
with stick and got a fine squirt Of the
ale in his face Bananas, peanuts.
cookies such was the simple fare. On.
on, through russell, orange, scarlet, blue,
lavender, reddest red; past cascades
glancing silvery at the sun and ringing
with the old, old voice of falling wat ers. !"
by the beautiful. beautiful river and
where the dam is strongest past
rush and swash, the waving trees.
but not the hotel, where Mare Boy and
Bard feed again; over Gin Still Hill" a
steaming glass with lemon never spoils
the scenery" says the Bard-to the top
of Vanderbilt Hill:
And, there turning about. was the great west
ern SLY In the anerslow OF sunset. Clear trans
parent. tender OF glowing danoGll hue and In
efably deep 1t spread from north to south and
allied the air with golden reflections. And In the
height OF the southern zenith hung the new moon.
like thin diamond crescent. Its light was
different so sharp and sparkling, and II was such
thin line that II stood out like a sickle OF gems
on an orange robe"
Honor the most lofty poet. And don't
forget the Minstrel Boy and the Mare
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4 Polite Pachyder m.

From n, Pa ldelph,d pub.ic Ltdc,r
BESSIE Brennan OF Thirty .s-cond stree, and Hav.
erford avenue 10 the rrst person n whom savage
old Bolivar. the large Zoo elephant has ever shown
raOantry' Miss Brennan was Gdmirng ho!2srs
hugo body sunday and feeding him With pc ANUS
She leaned too far over the rail- and her new winter
hA, dropped on, Bolivar picked It up and lifted II
high In the air. while Miss Brennan and her g,rl
friends screamed at the thought OF his swallow In
the stylish hcsdesar, Bolivar. however lowered
his truok And Miss Brennan rcsaiJtey reached for
her hat, Give II heroi" she demanded and PolivAr
10 the as,onishment OF everybody. gave IT." 40.
BODY was more deeply Iruprs >sed than Boii>ars
keeper, who never sew him ohey anybody.
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stitutional provision about the meaning
of which there cannot be the slightest
doubt.
II this was not the intention Of the
Illinois statesman, we suggest that he
had better amend his amendment so
as to protect tho Gov9nment-created
monopolies from restraint and prose-
cution by the Federal courts and the
United States District Attorneys.
When senator CrILoM has done that,
there will be time 10 consider his measure
in its other dangerous or preposterous
ASPECTS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-04

Eighth street was turned into . varsity
theatre under the management OF 'JAo.
ADERLE. Subsequently. the Eighth stree,
Theatre became Hebrew house. with 90
casional use by an Italian dramatic CON-
pany. and until this spring was a German
theatre. the performances being sspe-
cially devoted to types Of East Side life
which made particular appeal 10 the ez-
tensive Plattdeutsch population Of the
city. which Is very liberal In its pat ronage
OF amusements. The theatre has gone
or Is about to go. The church which pre-
ceded IL has been celebrating its golden
Jubilee
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In junction Against Cupid.
From ,he .Ndshrlle America,

TTUHt TNV sNHFHTTTI' fVTfTF'UN
Erin. Tenn. Nov PA peculiar lawsuit
was brought In the Chancery Court several
days ago by p, r. Herndon to on join one Eu-
gene Tigert from marrying his tHerndon 81
young daughter. The bill alleges that COM
plainaut's daughter was under sixteen years
Of age and could not legally be granted a
license TO marry without the consent of her
parents. or guardian. aud that n fake affidavit
had been made to procure n license The
Court was asked to grant an in junction to
restrain the marriage and 10 declare the
license q nulity. Judg" Tyler of Clark
vile granted the In junction and the pro-
posed nnplials wore indaNnitolv nostlonnd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-04

The statement just issued showing the
total amounts won by horscmen in the
East during the racing season of 1902, which
closed AT Rcnnings last Saturday, shows
that owners were substantially rewarded
for their expenditure. and hence that more
sport Of a similar kind may be expected
by the public next year.
Tho stable Of +. C. MCLEwEE 4 Co. heads
the list with earnings TO it's credit amount
ing to $s3,s55. AUGUST BELMoNT's stable
is second, having earned s75,77i; J. A.
DRAKE's is third, with s87,5i0. and J. r. 4
+. p. KEENE's is fourth, with sol ,93i. Then
come W. c. WHITNEY's stable, with earn
ings of seo,57i; WHITNEY 4 DURYEA'S.
with SIS, $50. and GREEN B. MoRRIs's, with
$50, e05. The winnings Of thirty weight other
stables range from A4.l95. the amount
won by l., V, BELL 10 siO,ll0, the amount
won by NEWTON BESSINoToN and fol-
lowing these are the earnings Of between
900 and 400 other horsemen. which appear
to be fairly commensurate with the size
and quality of their outfit.
The foregoing list speaks we'll for the
generosity of the Eastern racing associn-
tons in New York State. and for their
shrewdness in knowing how the royal sport
can best he cultivated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-04
4 western View Of the p. IL. Il. Tuune

Tho railroad robhcr OF ne Nrs'.
The Wild and woody Kind
Was weeping 70 That one would think
His tears wcGd make him blind.
The train that he had recently
Held UP had gone ahead,
Aud one might think 1t was for that
Hts tears were being shed
Du, no; he lad two pccks OF ohains.
Aad watches Us the pail.
And leweiry rs washtubiui.
And grcenbscss BY the bale
Some weishi.er woe than that was his
Some sorrow wide and deep
Beyond the ord,nsD brand,
II ives that maze hin weep.
say Bill, his friendly partners asked.
What's eaiin' you TO day.
With such a graft - this here Il
You should be nauyh, but gay"
The shame faced robbcr wiped hts eyes
And through his sobs replied
These tribes. that We set out here.
Arc sure to Kill nay pride
I'm going to quit this measly Job.
II Isn't worha ng.
And be a New York Aldermen
To hold up somethlng big"
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my SrN OF Dec. came across a news item In
which YOU refer to this city as Dogtown. | would
Ike TO know In what hammer this city came by
such name, &c
NEWARK. y. j.. Dec. 2.
Our correspondcn, refers 10 new, paragrarh
In TIE SUN describing the Initial performance OF
new play IN Newark that concluded with the
statement The DoStovn verdict is that Il Is a
great success"
Dogtown is not term OF reproach nor has New.
ark any proprietary right In H. It belongs to the
vocabulary Of the theatrical manager He applies
It to cities outside Of New York In which he may
rive initial performances Of new plays or, to Use
his own technical phrase, try them on the dog"
Time was when Albany and Plttsbure were hot
rivals for Dogtown favors. More recently New
Haven has been the mos, popular Dogtown It Is
the privilege OF Dogtown citizen to see for pccu
mary consideration. new plays before the theatre.
loving New York public has the opportunity 10
pay 80 for a two dollar seat for the opening night
Sometimes c theatrical nansgcr selects his Dog
town because OF It's well known critical tastc
and. again. because OF It's tolerance. We do not
presume TO say why Newark was chosen Tor this
particular play rather than New Haven. Hartford
Oh City or Three Rivers. Mich.
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1t seems strange that the plan for a State
canal via Lake Ontario should have become
so widely discussed, after the sub-com-
mittee of the Canal Association OF Greater
New York, of which Mr.. GUSTAV II. ScHwAB
" chairman. reported two months ago that
the Ontario route could not be considered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-04
Army MarllsmanshiD.

In a communication to the Adjutant :.
General, Capt. +. l.. GRAHAM, Porto Rico
Regiment, makes some valuable sug-
gestions regarding rifle shooting in the
army. He speaks with authority. for he
has had experience in and out of the
army, and distinguished himself last sum
mer at the Sea Girt rife match, and in
the Canadian match which followed It.
Army craftsmanship, Capt. GRAHAM
asserts, is far below what it was fifteen
years ago. This is due to the Spanish
war and the increase in the size of the
army, to some extent; but even more to
the present style of targets. These latter
are figure targets; and of them Capt.
GRAHAM says very justly:
Int the training OF tue marksman. from the novice
to the expert rineman. every possible encourage
ment must be afforded him. He must be witness
his own success before he cen acquire that con
ldcnce In hi:nsef that Is absolutely essential to
reliable rtne shot, There Is nothing more conducive
to tina, end than for the man to be given credit for
close shooting. and he does not receive TIA, credit
With our present target"
The rule requiring mon TO assume GER
tain positions at certain ranges is dis
approved II the target practice is to
be as near service conditions az posi-
Bile, why not permit the men 10 take ad-
vantage Of every condition of ground?'
is the very pertinent question. Further.
more time and more ammunition should
be allowed for target practice; and there
should be skirmish matches at unknown
distances, with unlimited ammunition.
Capt GRAHAM disapproves Of the auto
matte pistol. every variety Of which he
has found to work badly in practice; and
of the ordinary revolver he says that il
should not be expected 10 do the work Of
a rifle, but should be kept for close work,
and to that end should he Of large cali
Der, with great stopping power.
An important recommendation is made
in closing Capt. GRAHAM urges that
there be an officer at army headquarters
in charge Of target practice, who should
be familiar theoretically with the sub
ject. and also have experience as a rifle
man, with knowledge OF rife shooting
under all conditions. This Porto Rican
Captain knows his subject; he sets forth
the practical, common-sense side of rife
practice, as against the theoretical side,
and his views should carry weight.
Everything should be done to keep army
Workmanship up to high standard.
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Old Customs In New nrsss

Mss De S,yie-Shc received a great many cal
New Years Day,
MISS Guiousla-Very popular. ! presume
IN a telephone Once
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To rHs EDITOR OF THs SUs--.sir' Where OH
where tell me where. are those street signs,
Nov 2? Coon Boy
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The New Life Saver

ne Styie-why does Blmms wear that ms>s
Gunbusta-For saving lives
De style In what way,
funhuStR He never ran an sv,,,,.su. +:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-04
Mexico Invites { ubA,

From TIE Mexican NsTald.
Come IN out ofthe COLI, co,d world. little brunette
'uh1' 'N" Obj N".' .. - fri~fd'y
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-12-20
CnrfeM for Husbands.

There IS Il German city that has a
curfew law for married men Uelzen
not far from famous Hanover city,
has passed an ordinance compelling
all to be at home by II o clock, or to
pay a fine of So for each violation of
the law Half the fine goes to the
informer, and when wives in Uelzen
want little pocket money all they
have to do is to lodge information
against der mann and collect 81 30
OF his fine The ordinance is a monu-
ment to women influence in munici-
pal politics, The town had grown too
convivial. Husbands were behaving
too much like bachelors. The sick
friend and the lodge and the de
tanned on BUSINESS at the Office ex.
cuses had been worn threadbare So
the wives put their heads together ;
they organized propaganda, and in
something less than no time they had
a curfew law enacted. The applica-
ton of the principle to Tonopah is
easy and advisable, except as to the
division of the fines. With the en-
tire proceeds devoted to city pur-
poses it would obviate any other
form of taxation
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-12-20
The Question Settled.

The Southern Pacific company and
the Brotherhood Of Engineers came
to satisfactory terms ON the wage
question last Tuesday and all con
cerned are satisfied We are not in
formed what the scale is, but we get
it from the most reliable authority
that the question is permanently set
tied. The engineers and dremen
we're on the verge OF Il strike for a
long time. and this settlement is a
victory for both the company and the
employees Gazette.