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Victor Hugo.

Frenchmen and lovers OF France
| throughout the world celebrate to-day
the centenary Of the birth of VICTOR
HUGO, the great poet in whom was en-
bodied the France of the nineteenth
century. His first verses were written
in the year of Waterloo, his last when
the Third Republic had been long firmly
| established, and during all that time he
was constantly a conspicuous figure in
French life. The boy wonder Of the Res
toration became the leader of the Ro-
mantle A" battles of 1890; he played his
part in the politics of lS4S and through
out the Second Empire; in his Guernsey
exile, he p~ersonified all opposition to
NAPOLEON III. When the Third Repub-
lie came in he was idolized as no civilian
had been before, save VoLTAIRE alone,
for he stood for the glory of France be-
fore disaster came upon her.
That VICTOR HUGO was a genius and
a great poet cannot be denied, ever if
a streak of humbug and perhaps Of mad
ness appears now and then. In his
earliest and in his latest poems, when
ever he could lose sight of politics, he
wrote charming and delicate things.
He wrote great plays whose interest re-
mains ever in the diluted opera librettos
through which people out of France
know them. He wrote a great novel.
lies Miserables." His lines may be
drawn thick, like his remarkable sigma
ture; he may become intoxicated with
the sound of words, and slap them in for
color regardless of their meaning, as in
" Notre Dame de Paris and Ruy
Bias and "L'Homme qui rit," but he
makes his puppets act and live. Who
that has once met them can forget
GAvRocHE or JEAN VALJEAN or Don
CESAR DE BA2AN or TRIBoULET or Es-
MERALDA or a score Of others he created?
They may be exaggerated as DIcKRNs's
people were, but we remember them
better than a good many Of the flesh
and-blood people we know.
Seventy years steady, hard labor with
the pen turned out an enormous mass of
work that must be sifted, rs WORDS
woRTH's must be. VICTOR HUGo's
wheat when that is done will be found
far to exceed the chat. But French
men remember above all with what love
he loved France.
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Nocturnes got the most applause. The
taste Of the Wilmette domestics Is high.
. There was no ragtime music, kitchen
talk, or sentimental literature writes
the Tribune reporter; " the programme
arranged and executed by the girls was
Of a character to impress the club women
with the height to which women can
| rise on such occasions The employ
ers were sufficiently impressed. Il
believe we have struck a plan which
will settle one OF the most important
questions Of the day, says one Of them.
Were the domestics as much impressed
as they were impressive2 The Inter
Ocean reporter fills us with doubt as to
this point:
They came early last night. and sat with hands
folded as q reader from Chicago rocited Lucille
and dwelt touchlngiy on Where Is the Man Who
Can Live Without Cooks''
MARr KnxPArRIck played Annie Laurie.
and when CLARA cGrNN asked for something
liveller, she swung into the Georgia Camp Meet
ing and all the guests cskewaiked about the
parior.
81 don't think the floor Is strong enough for
dancing cautioned Mrs. SARAH BUNKER as the
centre table fell over. carrying the family photo
graph album with 1t.
"''Tisnt any fun dancing without men. any
way spoke up TnLtIE PETERSON. a party
enough TO be a party. she added. and for a second
II looked as II Lucille and the higher education
had been a failure.
They all rallied soon. though. and the hostesses
were not dismayed.
III Is q step In the right direction said one.
"a side step. I guess. said TILE PETERSON.
who couldn't get over her disappointment concern
ing the scarcity OF men and the ban on dancing"
Perhaps dancing is a bit too frivolous
for the severe intellectual society Of
Wilmette. Twice a month the club
will meet for literary study. TITLE
PETERSON may educate her head until
her feet cease to be restless.
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Kitchen and Parlor in Wilmette

Almost all the plans for the regula-
ton and the elevation of domestic SER
wants come from Chicago, that great
wellhead Of novelty. Chicago has a
servant girls union Of imposing name,
servant girls clubs, unions Of employ
ers Of servants. There the problems
of domestic service and most other
problems are tackled without fear. The
servants are striving to uplift their
mistresses; the housewives are striving
to uplift the servants. Each side de-
mands more freedom and loftier priv
ileges, vet wants to educate the other
side. The situation is beautiful, and
all friends of humanity must be inter-
ested thereby.
The great movement surges into the
suburbs, where it is hard to keep hired
girls, who find their lives Toe dull away
from the amusements of the town.
Wllmette is such a suburb, but Will
mette is resolved TO harmonizo parlor
and kitchen, TO difusa the rosy light Of
JOY all yer the house and make the
weary maids below stairs forget the
distractions of the city. The other
night twenty-three young women who
work in Wilmette kitchens went to an
entertainment in Mrs. JOHN PoPE's
p%arlors. The President of the Wilmette
Woman's Club and three other ladies
were present. The domestics formed a
society in the course of the evening,
and elected Miss VIOLA FUTILE Presi-
dent. The Chicago Tribune informs
us that Miss FUTILE " p-esides in the
kitchen At the Rev. WILLIAM WALKER's
parsonage" She showed much familiar
ity with parliamentary law and presided
over the meeting with dignity and tact.
But there was pleasanter business TO
do. Some Of the girls read selections
from CHARLES and MARY LAMBS Tales
From Shakespeare One of them played
classical mfsic on the piano. CHoPIN's
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RIvzs BEFoRE SUPREME COURT.
Corporation Counsel Argues Byram River
Case at W~ashington.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 7S.-In the Supreme
Court to-day argument was made on the
appeal Of the city OF New York from the
judgment Of the Court OF Appeals for the
Second Circuit. permanently enjoining II
from using any part Of the west branch OF
Byram River for It's water supply. Cor
poration Counsel George L. Rives made his
first appearance In the court.
The decree Of Injunction was issued on
Oct. 50, 1901. The river flows into Long
lsland Sound, Ia a non-navigable stream.
and for a short distance forms the boundary
line between New York and Connecticut.
Detecting thence to the east Ave or six
miles ther river Is altogether in Connecticut.
flowing thence along or through the farms
OF Samuel Pine and Frederick Mueller, the
c~omplainants, who sued for and obtained
the Injunction.
Above these arms the stream divides
and the west branch Is wholly within New
York. Across this branch the New York
authorities were preparing to build a dam,
the effect of which would be TO divert at
times a part Of the water from the branch,
and at other times probably all the water
to the reservoirs OF the New York city,
water supply.
To prevent the erection Of this dam the
injunction was sought. IL was issued by
a divided court, Judge Wheeler dissenting
from Judges Thomas and Wallace. Coun-
sci for the city say that not more than one
fourth Of the Byram River proper would be
diverted from the farms OF complainants,
and In any event the city stood ready to
pay any damages caused by the diversion.
Mr.. Rives did not conclude, and to-mor-
row he will be followed by c. c. Marshall
for Pine and Mueller.
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Ancient Tablets Agree With Bible
From The Philadelphia Times.

ffoW ne INi4t4uftp0lA q t"fs
DR.. Albert T. Clay. curator OF the Dahylonian
department In the Museum OF the University Of
Pennsylvania. lectured in Wldener Hall yesterday
on The old Testament in the Light Of Recent
Excavations"
Accounts OF the Creation and Deluge," he said.
have been deciphered from early Babylonian
No direct account has been found
referring to the fall OF mankind. although engraved
rocks representing a man and woman sitting under
u tree with a serpent near by have been found
which undoubtedly refer TO IT,"
The lecturer went on to show that the events
recorded In the Bible had taken place contrary
TO what had been contended b. critics OF the Old
Testament In the past few years. lie presented a
photograph OF an engraved rock referring to the
Dclugc. and translated It. Although the period
OF time which elapsed while Noah was In the ark
did not exactly correspond TO the number Of days
given In the Bible, yet the historical significance
OF the event was corroborated. Dr. clay presented
many such photographs, all OF which had been
eNcavated In Babylonia. and are now In the museum.
The TRANSACTIONS OF these were parallel accounts
to passages found In the Bible.
lie further said: This work Is yet In It's Infancy.
Research has not yet come 10 a limit, The lowest
excavations Shou civilization In advanced stages
and there Is every reason TO believe that future
eHcAvatorS viii bring 10 Hight the majority II not
all the history recorded In the Old Testament"
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We are informed that a new ordinance
Is soon TO be proposed in the Board Of
Aldermen defining the functions and duties
Of the Street Cleaning Department, in
which there is this excellent provision:
Section e-whenever any street. avenue. road,
alley. lane, boulevard. highway concourse. pub
lie square or public place. or any part thereof.
shall be or become slippery or dangerous to trarnc
by reason OF rain. snow. ice or frost or from other
causes. It shall be the duty OF the Department Of
Street Cleaning Aforesaid TO cause the same TO be
sprinkled at the expense of the said city with sand
In such manner and a, such times as TO prevent
or avoid such danger
And the Department Of Street Cleaning
is authorized and directed TO acquire all
appliances necessary for carrying this
into effect.
A city Of asphalt, as New York is, sub
stantially, must nave sand for sprinkling
on it's streets when they are icy, or il is
n place Of death and torture for horses
with the consequent extravaganza and in
terruption OF traffic. This ordinance has
been prepared by a committee representing
the League of American Wheelmen, the
Associated Cycling Clubs, the Automobile
Club Of America and the Road Drivers
Association, and has been approved by
almost all similar organizations in this city.
II should be approved 10y everybody, in
Guiding particularly the Aldermen,
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boroughs, the active fremen in the ser
vice OF the various volunteer depart
ments shall be preferred in making
appointments to the paid department.
The present population Of Queens is
10000; the present rate OF increase
there is 10 per cent. a year. The present
population of Richmond is 10000. There
is much valuable property inadequately
protected under the present system in
the rural parts of Queens and in Rich
mond, and underwriters, a~dmonished
by the very recent serious oonlagrations
in Paterson, Waterbury and elsewhere,
are impressed with the necessity Of Sc
curing, in every part OF Greater New
York, the best protection available
against financial loss by fire.
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Top Gallery vs.. BoNcs-Thc jew.


DIUd WaTITUd N TT IHutVtNH'7T'
A similar difference Is noted In the point OF view
respecting the heroine OF 50 called social problems,
whether she he the adventures, the woman with
, mas, " the lady who dared. or any other varia
ton of character within the limbo OF non ethics.
To the boxes such characters arc simply delicious. "
Mrs.. Tanqusray and Ms Dane MI boxes and
parauet, but 10 the gallery these characters bring
up even 4 mercer opposition than 10 the ordinary
villains Of Theatrical fancy. They represent the
evil tendencies IN the great cities. which strike ten
times in the tencmen, houses where they do once
in the brovn stone districts. opposition when car
ned hsyond a certain point becomes Indifference
and disgusi. After the FIRST performance Ms.
Tan1usrau has almost no auditors In the top
gAIl,ry Few. indeed. OF the audience
realize the composteneSS Of the Jewish nature.
No man loves wealth more than he, and no man
loves M less for It's own sake. tie accumulateS not
a. an end hui a means. In the past ~ has meant
mower 20 him In the present u means power. but
n also means the development ~ his Intellectual
and spiritual nature and the gfatlhcatlon Of his
ali uIsttc tendencies
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The Railroad Wrecks OF the Last
Decade.

The pending suit to disrupt the North
ern Securities Company, which would
consolidate or harmonic securely the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Railroad lines, recalls the extraordinary
railroad history of the last twenty years,
and makes a recitation of it timely.
Between 1880 and 1890, 5000 miles of
new track were built. The competition
following this immense expansion caused
railroads effected an agreement, a pool,
among themselves. Then came the
Trans Missouri Traffic Association case,
in 1890, which declared the pools TO be
illegal, and the ~rate-cutting that before
had been expensive became fatal. The
ensuing bankruptcy among railroads
made the country stand aghast. Our
esteemed contemporary of Louisville, the
Courier-Journai, presents some interest
ing figures bearing on the situation:
In 1901. 20 railroad companies went into bank
ruptcy; in 1893. - roads; In 1897. "a roads. and so on
up to and including 1901. when In all go railroad
systems had become ~bankrup, with a mileage Of
$500 miles and a total capitalization OF 50. 2es. e
cso. 900.
The history OF those times need not he dweit
upon. Sufnce It to say that by means OF reorgan-
iEstlon and consolidation the roads were once
more placed upon their feet. and By the community
of.in,erest plan rates were given stability and bust
ness became profitable.
In 1880 there were loss different railroads In
the United States. and in 1899 there were /. 7s2. and
the mileage had been doubled. The number OF
corporations has since Increased TO 1850. but In
reality these have been absorbed to all practical
eject by not over 800 corporations. The smaller
companies stu exist. but are controlled BY loans
and In other ways"
In the marvellous prosperity Of the
United States during the last six years
the prosperity Of the railroads, founded
on the greater stability of rates as well
as on the volume of business, has been
n Of the most important factors. II
the process Of consolidation should
now be stayed, or worse yet, reversed,
and harmony transformed into warfare,
and the great properties so thought
fully and benefcially put together torn
again asunder, the harm to American
business would be beyond mans ability
to measure.
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Crusade Against Profanity and Slang.

The Ref. s. G. Crore In the Philadelphia inquirer.
A very strong and commendable crusade Is being
made at this present time against profanity. In
many cities and towns OF the state there have been
organizations effected to do away with this careless
and sinful habit.
The evil Is widespread and has not been con
nned TO one class OF persons, and Il Is high time
that pure speech be the rule among all classes, and
that Gods name be honorcd and hallowed: that
II be held as sacred and more 70 than that OF
mother or father. for God not only demands It. but
He Is entitled TO our most heartfelt gratitude and
reverence.
Slang Is too prevalent In conversation and In
song. Even the pulpit Is not altogether free from
It's use. Other agencies help to spread phrases
and words which are not OF the choicest and best
hnvagfe
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The Volunteer Fire Service In Queens
and Richmond.

New York city is at present under a
dual Fire Department administration,
part paid and part volunteer. Section
100 OF the Charter provides that the paid
Fire Department shall, as o as practi-
cable, be extended over the boroughs
Of Queens and Richmond, and the pres
ent volunteer fire service now maintained
In a part Of Queens and all of Richmond
shall be superseded. Any real estate,
fire apparatus or equipment and per-
sonal property in use by the volunteer
service is to be purchased upon the ex-
tension Of the paid system TO Queens
and Richmond.
In the meanwhile, the volunteer Fire
Departments continue, partly in Queens
and wholly in Richmond, to discharge
the duties for which they were incor-
porated; and they receive from the city
on the first day OF June Of each year
$1,000 for each engine company, $1,000
FOR each hook and ladder company, $500
Tor each S company, and a like sum
for each fire patrol. At the date of the
last report there were 1000 volunteer
tremen in Queens and a like number in
Richmond. This years appropriation
for Queens is So, 500 and for Richmond
il is $44 200.
IL is now proposed that the present
Legislature shall by amendment of the
Charter provide for the extension of tho
paid Fire Department into Queens and
Richmond; that the city shall purchase
the engine houses and apparatus, and
that when the paid system is EXTENDED
to the Fire Departments in these W
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The Launch.

Meteor III. was launched yesterday.
without fault in the performance Of
any spectator officiating. The President
spoke well, as to both quality and guam
tity. Prince HENRY, gentle, cookbook
ing and cordial, acted as it became a
gentleman Of his birth and mission.
And the American girl, the Presidents
daughter, who first moistened the yachts
bow with the christening bottle, exc
cuted the favor asked Of her by the
German Emperor in a manner wholly
satisfactory to her c%ountrymen. Well
may other yachts envy the Meteor
the buffet which gave her the tight to
wear the name already gilded on her
stern.
The episode is over. and very pleasant
IL has been. We have been delighted
TO see Prince HENRY because we have
believed him to be worth liking, and
because we have known him TO repre-
sent a monarch whom all must admire
for the ability and vigor with which he
guards and promotes the interests Of
his own country. The world loves a
patriot, and in his patriotism WILLIAM
III. is as intense a. any living man
When on mounting to the throne with
youthful enthusiasm he proclaimed him
self the German War Lord and invoked
the spirit Of HEIMDAL, he was the incar-
nation OF the Teutonic lore and genius.
He is hat to-day, and people who know
aught Of Germany must admire him
for it.
While the remainder of Prince HENRY's
stay will lack official distinction, we
trust that it will be full of enjoyment
and profit.
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The most complete account OF the launch.
ing Of the Emperor's yacht yesterday pub
lished by any evening newspaper appeared
in THE EVENING SUN Owing to the dis
astrous storm last week the general tele-
graph service from Shooters Island was
inadequate to the press demand. Through
the courtesy Of the Construction Depart
ment Of the New York Telephone Company,
two Of its wires, with the cooperation Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
were secured for the exclusive Use of Tue
Sun, and we herewith beg TO express our
appreciation of the courtesy.
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Cranberrie. a. Substitute, for Apple.

To THR RpIToR or THF SuN-.si,: I read with
much regrc, In to days Sun that the price Of APP
pies Is likely TO soar. Many housekeepers Of mod
crate means are puzzled to md a substitute.
oranges. too. are now expensive. Cranberries
arc much cheaper. my grocer selling them for 10
cents per quart. Served with all kinds OF meats as
sauce or jelly they are appetizing and wholesome.
RED BANK, NJ J., Feb %. ECoNONICAL
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About Kings.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sfr: What do you
suppose the people OF this republic really think on
the subject Of monArchs, | should like to hear
from some OF your many readers and from your
worthy self upon this subject.
lslt meet and right for the country to send special
Ambassadors to the coronation OF q King, and for
the daughter OF our President to 90 TO the same'
Should not the representation of our country by
our Minister be all the formal courtesy this coun
try should show upon the occasion1
Why should we, one OF whose fundamental prin
ciples Is that Kings should not he crowned. 20 out
OF our way TO show more than formal p%oliteness al a
coronation OF the King OF a country that is even
now trying 10 crush out the life Of a republic Let
US be true to our principles In this matter. What
say you and your readers' ALrRED Nu0EST.
NKw YoRK. Feb. 20
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F'om the BGlrmotc NTuI
nd YOU hear about tie yacEt'
Nhacht yacht
Why, the ones the kalSerS gacHt
That's whhcht'
We'd all kick the pail without q
iOr without some news about ~
And we howl II and We shout q
For q Johnny on the spscht
I'm Informed that there's a T.srti
To trscht
All our pedisrees a lscht
Why nscht'
II we've got the pediFteeS
And will bend our sturdy knees.
We can do jus, A. Ne please
BY SAlasming IN TIE Nach'
Oh. the yacht. the yacht. III. sschl.
Rll's yacht
tBeg YOU pardon for that sVarht-
forgachtN
We have seen IL Illustrated.
And our blood is permsAted
With a feeling that us slated
Asthe warmestt Thing That ; uAcht.
A. for me. III grovel nacht
one jAchtl
He cAn take the blooming parht
By n knAcht.
THESE descriptive tales are pTel'y
And perhaps a few are why.
bat I'm sorry for and pity
ThoS who have 20 read the TaChu
ADJ,
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woman's Higher Education In Germany

From The London DdgV NSlS.
The following notice has been placarded In the
entrance hall OF W1rzburg University: Honor.
able ladies who attend public lectures arc Informed
that before entering the lecture room they must
take on their hats. In case OF non compliance
with this notice they must expect TO have their
hats taken away by force This Is signed by the
university lhnltoT
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Never since its foundation has this oun-
try been occupied with the suppression Of
Kings. II has always been as courteous to
Kings as to Presidents of republics, for the
reason that. as far as we knew. the Kings
represented their respective peoples as the
Presidents represented theirs. THE SUN
Is not particularly interested in special
Ambassadors, but being in the world. it il
we'll to do as the ~worldlings do. and send
special Ambassadors wherever they are
called. They won't hurt anybody.
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The wording Of Mayor Lows flag proc
lamation. published yesterday. makes it
proper to warn speakers at functions par
ticipated in by Prince HENRY hat there
l. no Emperor OF Germany WILLIAM
II. il the German Emperor, a title that
represents an immense amount Of political
fncsse and care In choosing
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Let's walk through life togcthsr.-
Her ardent lover cried.
! don't see that | auto.
The cruel gin replied
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Dropped Work.

PAT What caused the big explosion
NIEr Riley wuE carryin' q case av dynamite
when the whistle blew.
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wife Ny dear. I need a new dress.
Husband don't give a rg'
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on

First Fair one Did her birthday party come orr
Second Fair One Yes; 90 did three OF her olnn-
days.