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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13
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One of the most import ant influences
in maintaining the present status in
Europe is the life of FRANCIS JOSEPH, En-
pcror Of Austria and King of Hungary
The report therefore that his health IL
failing is a matter of more than ordinary
concern, for whenever in the natural
course he disappears from the scene
changes of a far-reaChing character in
the constitution of the Empire X ncdom
itself are inevitable, which must in their
turn react on the neighboring countries
HIS heir the ArChduke FRANCIS FERpI-
NAND, is antipathetic 10 the Austrian
people and the Hungarians. or, more
properly speaking the MaGyars, who
dominate in Hungary, are resolved to
assert their Independence of Austria
Already the effects of the weakened
influence of Austria are seen in the affairs
Of the Balkan peninsula. The under
standing lately arrived at with Russia
in connection with the troubles in Mace
donia includes, among other things, the
remuneration of the plan assented to by
England after the Berlin Congress of
1873, for the territorial extension of
Austria to the fgcan from the present
limits Of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This
NAV be- traced to the entente between
Russia and Italy and brings TO an end
the dream of domination on the Danube
and in the Balkans which has been
so long cherished at budapest BY the
practical concession of Albania to Italy
A. a sphere OF legitimate influence the
Balkan peninsula is recognized ~ out
side of its Greek section, as the possess
sion of its Slavonic peoples; and the rap
proc hement between Bulgaria and Rou-
mania completes the exclusion of Hun
gary from the sphere of the Magyar
ambition.
There was n time when Hungary
might have lcgitima,ely aspired to the
leadership in the southeast of Europe
hut the open sympathy extended to the
Turk in 1876 and the more active assist
ancc in the war with Russia that fol-
lowed brought the Balkan Slavs to regard
tire Mogyars as their enemies. The in
ocssant persecution Of the Roumanians
Of Hungary that has been going on since
that war has reacted on Roumania, and
there is no part of southeastern Europe
where the Magyar is more heartily de-
tested EMILE III LAvELEYE. who ha d
given much study to the Hunga rian
question, spoke Of the danger the Mag
vars were mourning by raising bitter
enemies for themselves IN Il country in
which, though they dominated politi-
oally, they were in minority.
II is said that steps have been already
taken in Hungary to proclaim its indie
pcndencc under it's own sovereign 40
soon as the event foreseen arises;
tNl il is doubtful whether the actual
conditions are favorable for such grave
step. Separated from Austria, the Mag
vars could not long maintain their pre-
dominance, and civil war would bring
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13
Larger Than Constitution or Law

The Mdrdukee Daily Nvs Institutes
this singular comparison between the
Presidents power to appoint an An
thraclte Coal Strike Commission and
his power TO issue Thanksgiving Day
proclamation:
The lres!dcht Ga' no authort. la Jaw to appoint
ddy for Rational thanksgiving set he is not chit
csed for overriding the Constitution in making
his Thanksgiving Day proclamation.
The appointing Of a day for ,hanksgi, Wing II a,
much usurpa,ion a. the sppoin,ing OF strike
Commission"
The NerS proceeds To inquire whether
the Constitution was made for the people,
or the people mad" for the Constitution
II the Constitution was made 10 secure
the happiness and welfare of the people,
why" il asks, should lack of definite
authority in Il great emergency tie the
hands Of the Government if the object
sought is the public wcliare?'
The same argument would apply to
any cXtra-C Cons ltutional and extra-legal
act or proceeding on the patt of the
President, providing he deemed il for
the public welfare, and there was no
cypress prohibition Of III" same in the
fundamental or statutory law
II is true that the Constitution is in
tended 10 secure tho happiness and well
fare ot the people, but it secures their
happiness and welfare by means of
definitely formulated scheme ANY
thing beyond that is personal govern
ment, irresponsible government, the sub
s'itution of individual judgment as to
the peoples needs and welfare in place
OF the provisions of law.
Good intentions have nothing to do
with the question. There arc many
hundred, OF philosophers and sociology
cal theorists in this country to-day who
have very positive but somewhat con-
ilicting notions as TO what would promote
the public welfare. 1hev all seek the
public welfare, OF think they do. They
would all, 10 a man, be delighted 70
PIT their theories To the test of act,Ia
experiment, and they would bc very
dangerous persons if they were able to
do 80 with the prestige of the Presidential
Office diGniiying their efforts.
Mr.. CANNoN'S ill-considercd remark in
Congress was that when there arise,
Just and righteous sentiment owe. a
great country, a sentiment which per
vades SO,OUo.UU Of people IT is perhaps
f"r that express purpose larger than the
Constitution or tho statute might be
/ II Mr., CANNON sometimes thinks that, he
sometimes thinks wrong, How is It t.
I he asccr'alncd, "Xccp, through the bal.
lot box, that IN" sentiment does pervadc
30 900 oi people: Who Is 10 decide
that the sent lment j. just and right
eous? Even if there is no doubt on either
point-even if the unanimity of senti-
ment in favor yf an extra-legal proceed
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Commissioner PARTRIDGE.

so poor Col PARTRIDGE is to 20 out
of Office, as a scapcgoat, Enthusiastically
Perhaps some men may be- born 10 be-
come scapegoats, while others are born
To find scapegoats when they need them
We admire Col. PARTRIDGE for the stur-
diness with which he utters no complaint
OF his lot in life.
Col. PARTRIDGE failed as Police Com
missioner because he lacked the iron
hand necessary to maintain sense
Of discipline in the force while carrying
ont the incongr7lous policy imposed
upon him by Mayor Low, In fairness
We must express our doubt of the Mayors
ability to select from the ranks Of Reform
any gentleman for Police Commissioner
who will submit 10 his instructions as
faithfully as has Commissioner PART
RIDGE and at the same time preserve the
police force from decentralization.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13

Judge not by appearances. Tho Hon.
CHARLES ABRAMS, the Bowery shoe man.
weighs only 81 pounds before eating. but
at the great annual beefsteak games Of the
Mosha Bera Epicurean Club he made a
record of seven pounds in fifteen minutes,
The Hon FATTY GRorE, who weighs $50
pounds. was not in the eating and fell
down at the first chunk, The Hon PATRICK
DIVER, once a champion steer surrounder,
was left ingloriously at the three-pound post.
The Hon. ROBERT A. VAN WICK still holds
the record. We believe; a record Of seven
pounds and half in fourteen minutes and
quarter. But We believe in ABRAMS.
That great little man il capable Of still
greater feats. II Is notorious that half an
hour before the beefsteak games he had
eaten half q dozen Frankfurter sausages,
three-quarters OF peck Of sauerkraut
and a pound Of ham and beans to stay his
stomach. So much for sport; and now to
graver matters. Is beef high and scarce7
Yes. whyr On account Of the Beef Trust.
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The BLOCK AIDE :.

Aldermen capable Of opposing the
building of the Pennsylvania railroad
tunnel for any of the reasons offered IN
excuse would oppose IA" building OF
the Crotpn AQuoduc' or the Brooklyn
Bridge, or the having of car tracks or
telegraph wires II Is not too much to
say that IN This class of public utilities
the Pennsylvania tunnel Is fully entitled
toaplacc.
The b.ockade Of the franchise il not f,
weare told hythose engaged ia II forany
purpose akin to prlvatcerinc m behalf of
the individual hlockaders or of Tannany
H,dl az "A whole That story is properly
for the marines. Without prejudice We
advise that the blockade be raised
although the tunnel Is still in the air,
It's enormous potential value to the city
gives it weight enough to crush the Tam
many defence fiat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13
TUE CtSE or JISTI(E HOLINESS
I Pre-, ious Instance Of the Conservative
Influence Of the supreme Bench.

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13
The boomerang OF Lie saving.

TO TIN EDITOR on THE SUN ST. Among the
apparatus provided ior The lie'StNlng service
for conveying aid 10 ships In distress II a device
called d "heaNing stick II consists OF a wooden
handle about twenty Inches long, loaded with \
lump OF lead AT one end. To the other end cord
l. attached and l.! swinging the stick In u circle
overhead aud q rowing It >omeNha aS boy does
a sling the COIu viii be- carried a distance cor
responding with the skin and Strchgth OF the
thIuWtr u the hcdNlng stick Tails shO OF ship II.
of course sinks. ~ the lead carries II down.
Some time agu, Ia experimenting with N, boom
erang. | invented an attachment to the I'm pl 'mci
which enables one to throw a cord 2s icet or
more My device was examined 10y the Board OF
l. Saving Appliances, which reported that the co ri
wouid be likely 10 tsnglr. but la my trials Of the
Implement. both In priNat. and before Witnesses.
the boomerang was thrown lnnunlctahlc times a
distance of IA hundred feet ana more without the
line tanging. heretofore the boomerang has
been employed only a. toy or Tor destroying
lie II surely I've used at sea, and perhaps at
nrcS. for throwing ropes to save NE
ROCHESTER Dec. II tpMUNp REDMoSp.
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Free Rural Mail Delivery and Good
ROads-a New Plan.

II report be true, the Postmast err
General is soon TO be asked to consider
pretty promising plan for the better
ment Of the highways Of this country,
submitted TO the superintendent of the
free delivery system by a citizen of Penn
sylvania, MIR JOSEPH ". Brown. II il
based upon the fact that only one serious
obstacle stands in the way of developing
the free delivery service, namely, the
present condition Of our country roads.
Mr.. Browns idea il that if a certain
road is reported as practically impas-
sable for the carriers, the highway au-
thorties of the town wherein it is found
are to have a reasonable length of time
within which to repair it, and the penalty
for their failure so to do ia to be the cessa-
ton Of free delivery in that locality
In his recent report, Mr.. MARTIN
DODGE, Director of the Bureau OF Pub
lie Roads Inquiries of the Department
of Agriculture. made some interesting
comments:
The circumstance that over S.o0.oOO was ap
prcprised By our last Congress largely to be buried
In our muddy roads In the delivery OF our rural
mails, while only the small sum OF $4,000 was last
year devoted to meeting the road problem. ,ndi-
Gates the great need OF education regarding the
presen, necessity and demand for vigorous and
Intelligent road worn
A much OF these large appropriations FOR rural
mail delivery could be saved n We had good roads
It Is obvious that amour, equal TO considerable
portion OF these sums could be spen, TO good al
vantage in educating the people in the work OF i'm
proving our country roads. and thus forever close
large drain on our national cashboS
II the introduction of free mail de-
livery results in the improvement Of
our country roads, our rural friends
will have occasion to bless the art Of
letter writing and the Post Office twice
over
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ing is as UNREASONABLE as are it's just
ness and righteousness is a danger
Gus thing for any Executive to under
take to give practical expression to that
jiis' and righteous sentiment until the
eighty millions of people entertaining
the same have by the means and forms
legally provided trans muted the senti-
ment into law of the land.
Returning to the Thanksgiving Day
illustration, we beg leave 10 inform the
MHuaukee Daily Neus that the Presi-
dents legal power to appoint day Of
public thanksgiving is specifically recog-
nized in Section 5,Ol3 Of the Revised
Statutes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13
UO\'T UiIE TO ~ ORk StII RDAIS
Negro Sc,cn,h.Da,. td, enlist Clerk Gets
New place. but Win Decrease Of salary.

WAsHINOT ~, Dec. II, Elmer Pet,iford.
The negro clerk in the Treasury Depart
m.nt who recently proposed To resign rat her
than violate his faith in the seventh Day
Adventist creed. which he embraced som"
weeks ago will continue in the sorNic" OF
the Government. Pettiford had refused
10 work ON Saturdays and charges were
preferred against him Of misconduct for
being absent from duty "ithou, leav"
He answered the charges 10y saying that his
conscience would not allow him to work
on saturday. even if the penalty of refhsa
To do 80 should he dismissal from the
department
Assistant Secretary Allies decided to-dav
TO transfer Pettiford 10 the position of
money order sorter in the office of Auditor
for The Post Ofbc Department. The trans
fer means reduction in salary from 81 200
To $720 per annum, but Pettiford VIII ne
required TO work only five days III tn"
week
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13
Titles Of Nobility Dangerous to France.

NJ GOldTir .NUhh ~ TIE IOront1 weekly sun.
The French are now apparently going To do what
they had better have done Immediately on the
Inauguration Of their r'publc. They are going
TO abolish titles OF nobility. There Is no reasonable
objection 10 titles Of honor. or 20 any other sym
bols Of personal respect accorded nv free people
20 those on whom Its conudcncc Is bestowed.
Though democracy must wear plain clothes
II need not go naked. But titles Of nobility In re-
public are mau,fcNtly out nj place. They are
not only anomalous but dangerous, In rance
they have been the perpetual alimcnt not only OF
arls,ucr,tiC sentiment but munarchlcal or I'm
pcrIallst conspiracy Their abolition therefore,
|, a necessary measure 81 political secuht, ~ We'll
~ Of social equalization.
The tribute vi - tear = due 20 h.cTiCln lad rS
who having battered tntr hands ami fortunes
for French lltl,, of nobility. Will now bc reduced
to the plain MADAME
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13
slippery Town and the AutOm Obilc

The ice sheet covering our streets
Yesterday caused the hot foot Of traffic
everywhere to turn into leaden heel
The trolley car crawled along with the
rest. owing To the draught horses great
difficulty in moving his load at all. 1t IL
With great interest, therefore. that we
hear our esteemed contemporary, the
Motor World, report considerable prog
ress toward that municipal ideal. the
horse!ess city, which implies, of course,
the development Of an automobile prof.
table to commerce. II the following per
formances by brewery automobile are
true. the report that commercial auto
mobiles are increasing rapidly in number
must also be true:
Truck left Ninety second street and Thrd
avenue with ATTY hall barrels ,nve tons at 81
\ NJ arrived Al ie6ih street and 81, Nicholas
avenue al s33 A. NJ, left i0oth stree, and ~
Nicholas avenue with forty four empie sixty
pounds al 100, l. Nj; arrived at brewery At 10 ~
a NJ Distance. eight miles Time. two hours
and twenty minutes Horses take nNe hours and
they make only one w daily The motor truck
makes the trip three .,nes a day"
In horseless town business delay
caused by slippery streets would be re-
duced to a minimum and the Commits
sioner of Street Cleaning would become
an ashman simply, at magnitccntly
decreased salary and with very mex
pensiye department
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13

q, Kansas, thou bringest all thiug-'
Bethany College at Lindsborg boasts that
her goal lire was not crossed once during
the season" She has sung that line,
made it inaccessible by these horrendous
words Of wizardry:
RockaT. Stockar.
Tor och hans bockar
nor lgenom
koT lycnom.
Thu T'u' Thu
RcthaniT,"
Where are The Firms and Laps with
their magic drums? Where is the hum
bugging crew Of angekoks and shamans
and medicine men? Spell for spell, war
lock for warlock, rune for rune, Bethany
can give the whole brood of sorcerers cards
and spades. Thu! Thu! Tju Which seems
a charm Of sneezing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13
Tom Reed aud the Quorum.

From the IJuisrgic CdUr,tr journal
Mr. Reed nad not only IhS >cai courage. wnicn is
shared by man IA common vita the brute. but he
also had moral courage to a h,sa decree, aud that
Vas much more praiSewouhy. 1t is worth while
recalling also that his famous runns by which
he counted = quorum when he IVES speaker. al
though the members did not vote. Was founded
on precedent set, ~ lar a. known. Tor the hrNt
tim. In the KENTUCKY senate. Mr.. Reed y action In
the matter showed the vast range Of his nforma-
iiun and the uncrring Judgment which grasped
at the truth wherever he found II, not disdaining
A Declaration OF parliamentary truth, although II
was made IN comparatively nconsp cuouS delb
nod
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13

To THr EDITOR ot THR SCN >ir: In phila-
delphia ! believe i j. the custom OH the day
before Christmas for everybody 10 once
during the day pay double fare on the street
cur- and this extra nickel j. 10 20 ~ "a Merry
Christmas" To the conductor, 10 be- div lded
with the uIotOrmuu
| don't think Their" j. any one who would
not hr happy m Wishing the~" men NV. cent :
worth OF Christmas pleasure, and II H. the
Little from, many that will make thu much Tor
tines" worker
viii YOU not speak oi lhi- in TIVE SrN. and
I hop" that many OF our Ne" York and Brook
lvu paopl" will follow III" oNHuipl" of the
phIld"lphltI~ SANTA CLAUS
BEpOkINN. Dee. 4.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13
THE TWO SIMILAR POEMS.
Mrs. IOwater'S Theory Of an ExtraOrdi.
nary Itprar, Coincidence.

To IHE EDITOR on THE SCS SIR do not
think either MIR kauflm1n or myself ar"
plagidri~t~ My verses were sent To you as
soon a. written about the middle OF Novem-
Der and iuclo-c page from my notebook
To show you that several changes We're made
before they were COPIED
think they are orgiull- at least, n far
a. a thing of that KIND can hr The eNpldna-
ton probably = that the thoughts are not
unusual Doubtless they hdv" occurred to
most thoughtful person. and they evidently
occurred TO Mr. kaufman and myself at
nearly the same timr III" similarity Of form
and expression j. a curious coincidence
Much ol the !ihrur-~ Disappear on close
are better finished and take wider rang" OF
thought than my own
| think coincidence of thought j. more
common than l. usually supposed and should
not be Coniouudrd with evident playiari-in.
NtSiTGt VI luwArtE
Ruok Elm Wis Dec .
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Who says the Amerinds. the Tawnies, "
a. some Of our Wise and pious Indian fight
ing ancestors used To call them, are not
civilized to the highest point of Caucasian
civilization? Certain Sioux big braves and
werowances have applied TO the South
Dakota courts for divorces The Hon.
WENT AWAY justified his name and got his
divorce. The Hon. BURNT PRAIRIE. al
though a witness and not "A principal. OK
hibited with pride his record of thirty-six
marriage Why are such talents wasted
on u reservation?
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Would Rather Die Than Be Operated On



Frank Shaw j. lying in Cooper Hospital
suffering irou a broken back the result OF u
TALL OF SIXTY lect at the New York Shipbuud-
iug company three weeks ago.
tie was informed Wednc shay that he could
not possibly get we'll, and that there Was but
one hope. and that in an operation lie an
nounced that he would not risk the opera
ton. The surgeons declare they never before
saw a man ia full possession OF his mental
faculties refu-" To have an operation per
formed when assured II was the only thing
that would save his lii"
The Physicians say that he may live n
week OF a month, Vet hi> death l. certain la
Il very short times
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13

A longshoreman died on British steamer
At Tacoma the other day Members Of the
longshoremen's Union got an injunction
Ia prevent "A certain undertaken, perhaps
scab undertaken. from conducting
the funeral" II il of the utmost Importance,
of course, that the funeral proceed under
the auspices of the union" but il * sadden-
ing t. the friends of humanity to see organ
lied .abor re-orting To the tactics Of the
oppressor and not only con-enting TO but
employing government by injunction
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13
The voice Of Director QrIS. crying in
the Milwaukee School Board:

Wihin q few years tncTe has been injected into
the Curriculum 81 the colleges ard unly crSitieS Of
our country our own Included a new study. based
not on intellect but upon muscle. So completely
does this branch OF modern high education over
shadow AL others that the titles Of \. NJ and IL, ID
are IN fair way to he slpeis ,dcd by the Title Of
/. ~ I'm hack"
A Ms and LII D's ara "a common as
warts; hut the world has few great full
backs. The estimation in which the few
gifted full backs are held proves how diff
fcu!t their profession is The question "
one of supply and demand. There IL an
impcriouS need, famine. of great full
backs, but of a NJ = and LII ID s there
are enough and TO spare
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The Hon. SUCKER RoD SAM JOKES. Mayor

The Hon. SUCKER Rob SAM JONES, Mayor
of Toledo and k.fprmer of the Universe
wishes To propagate one more reform.
do lot rai.e my la, to anybody or anything
says the universal reformer. do not think
il l. right What does he do when he meet 5
lady? Well, We suppose that he repeats
in courtesy his performance at municipal
picnic not long ago: stands on his head for
thirty seconds. He has good reason for
not taking Off his hat. He never wears one
The currents of e hot air constantly escap-
ing from him make it impossible to keep
hat on his poll
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13
Free Carfarc for ShOpxirl>.

To rHE ENRON or INT SrN >tr. can
ANYBODY suggest a good reason why a school
teacher any more than any other wage
Garner j. emf tiled 10 reduced cariar"' shop
women aud >t"~mdir-" travel over H." lines
twelve month"; in a year barring two week
~ the tut~klll~l Ulu should certainly toe
favored more than any other Vla.~, since III
many eases cariur" swallows up Ia" greater
part OF their earning l..
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on the final disaster. the extent Of which
none can foresee. Under the crcum-
stances it is easy to appreciate the anx-
iety of European diplomacy over the
health of the Austrian Emperor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13
yirginisus Believe In Thoroughbred stock

Fr,7I the Ri6twurd Tunes
We arc believers IN blood ana pedigree IN ami
mats here In 1Lsinis, whether II be IN dogs. or
cattle. or horses, or men. Il Is - reasonable be
lief and practical. In human society the con-
s,ant natural .Spfa,iun OF al good people ~ ward
Improvement, the logical conclusion OF which Is
social elevation. an attitude not at sl Incompatible
with dcmoCra'y since tends 20 rats" the average