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The sun., 1902-09-27
SECOND LARGEST ISLAND.
Banin Land Has Recent, Been Coming
Into Prominence.

DR.. Robert Boil, who in 1897, mapped
a long stretch Of the west coast Of Baiin
Land, has since been making further ,'lr-
veys of that territory and now reports
that the island j., n least, 10000 square
miles in area. 1t j., therefore, the second
largest island in the world. being surpassed
only hy Greenland.
Three wears ago no atlas or other puhh-
cation enumcra'ing the large islands ot
the world included Bafiin Land among
them II had always been thought 10 he
composed Of a number Of islands. and lS
still shown in this way on many maps
Rut one by one these supposed Islands have
been found to be a part Of the main island.
Thu. Baffin Land has gradually been rep
resented a. Increasing IN size.
The distinction of being tho Iargesl
island has been held by quit" number or
islands in the progress of geographical
knowedge For many years school chll-
drpn were taught that Australia was ~"
largest island then il was concluded To be
Ie,tsr 10 cnumerate Australia among the
influential masses and Borneo took us
place a. the largest island. About twenty
Two wears ago il was discovered that New
Guinea was larger than Borneo, and So the
latter island took second place. Peary
has recently outlined the northern coast
or Greenland discovering that u IL an
island. and so Greenland has been placed at
the head Of the list of large islands. Az
last Rafi1 Land looms up a. an Island mat
is "A little ovor 900 statute miles IN length,
with breadth varying from 2n TO 500
miles The island il larger than the state
Of Texas bv about iO.Do square miles.
The sun., 1902-09-27

that many enlisted men who are now
officers were graduates before they
entered the army, and gives reason to
hope that there are college-bred men
still in the ranks who hope to gain COM
missions. 1t is interesting also to note
that several physicians are gaining
regulations in the army outside Of the
medical department. Gen. Woop. NJ d.;
Lieut.. Col CoMEGYs, NJ. D., Of the Pay
Department; Lieut. Col. DAY, NJ d.,
of the Artillery Corps; Col. COOLIDGE,
NJ. D., Of the Seventh Infantry, are some
notable examples; while there are law
yers in numbers who have forsaken
BLACKSTONE for the sword and several
former naval and marine officers are
now in the sister service. II is no won
dor that our army is good all around.
The sun., 1902-09-27
StOp 'hc Anarchy.

To IHE Editor or TIVE 81 Sir. Doubt
less all fair minded p.r~ons m our land would
be glad to see the lahorer rac"lN" falr ~h1t"
Of the profits produced by labor Ru' when
labor organizations attempt 10 enforce thor
claims. whether Just or otherwise, hr such
means as are re-orted to in the striking min
inc regions DESTROYING property. taking ,t"
and terrorlng whole communities, then
sympathy celses
This Is anarchy pure and simple IN doctrine
and act Just such ~ killed our beloved Fr"Sl-
dent. and there should h. no tlmporlnC with
IL American, should pnt u down with such
force and expedition ~ would l"av" an "i-
fectual lesson Of American freedom Hpon
these miseu'd' Il foreigners
What an example hAfor" their children
anG tho whole world. indeed, Of American
institutions We h"rn 'ho operators viii
hold TO their position 40 long ~ th- spirit
OF anarchy prevails Let uS kro" who ls
IN rule. mob violence or law p +,
TfrNroN. y ! , sept 20
The sun., 1902-09-27
The sorrow of Dainty Dick /.

In a letter 10 the Boston journal. The
Hon RICHARD SEARS, one Of those rar"
and qliecr birds the Republican tarlff
rcformers. unpaCks his bosom Of his woes
and unfoids the reasons which make him
a tariff rcformcr. The tariff Injuries him
Hear tho fist count in his indictment
of IT,
get M, clothc, from Boston taIorS and also
from London tailor, H.. T. HoLLAsDER & TO. oi
BOSTON and WprrIKtR q Co. Of London. Tho
duty ON men, clothes is q cents a pound and ~
per cent al ,alcrcm and have to pay that extra
on cycIy suit I order from Fng.ud. rhN TAX was
got up chcay for tho hcne6r " the mrrcha7t tslotS
here IN america, and they lohh'cd II through Con
grcs, The amount Of actual cash tina, goes 20 n"
United states does not IN round numbers amount
10 any thing. Of course ,Scmr odd millions. but II
simply protect, the stupid american talorS, who
cannot make clothes to order. snvway. Ready
made clothc, IN" Americans can make fairly welt
hui why In the world should the consumers suffer
for the merchant tailor It IS simply robbery. 10
my way Of thinking
Shall the business of stupid American
,alors' I've protected 10 the detrimcnt
of DICK SEARss wardrobe? 1t is essen
tial to the full radiance of his beauty
that it be adorned with English clothes.
II is impossible and almost blasphemous
10 think of n Boston Sears in a ready
made suit or drapcd by stupid american
tailorS. Tho shrine must ho worthy of
the statue. Must the holiest scnsbili-
ties of Dainty DICK be shocked and pro-
farad that lot Of cloth-hotching Van
kccS NAV put money into their purse?
We will leave it 10 the talors themselves.
Is il not better that they should suffer
than that Dainty DICK should suffer?
His neNt charge is almost ~ terrible:
Nc,ror cigarettes IN London are four ShnllrgS
or 81 per ro Wehaye to pay 81 here In Boston"
Doesn't the Constitution protect Bos-
tOnianS from the cruel punishment oi
going without Nestor cigarettes or having
To pay 81 hundred for them Better
that every chimney cease to smoke than
tha, this tariil reformer should have tC
put up with measy American cigarettes
As for his English clothes, we don't
understand why they aren't admitted
| free. as works of art for a public insti.
| ,utinn
The sun., 1902-09-27
MAYOR UtNTED WORE VIEW \.
Explains HIS tction In Res'inhinE inc
Penns,k ania Tunnel Franch'se.

Navor Low laid yesterday that IN having
sppro,al II tho PENNSYLVANIA tunnel iran
chjs.. rascindei and again inviting public
opirion upon its terms he only wanted 10
have the matter thoroughly discussed.
In cXplairing tho reasons for his ac ton
he gavo out bis statement:
This i now franchise, aud ] felt that We
should take lll care tO max" u h~ Compiete
and satisfactory ~ possih bic to all parties.
ri - pl,CC hrro suggest ions from he pubic
as 10 H. form -horld he made Is before the
RaTIl Transit Commission, which ls charged
win the duty % drawing II M. and my rsso-
nl,ior was proposed and adopted win view
10 giving iGc publ" an opportunity 10 appeal
and hs heard 90,
| think tho p~opricty pf tins action wll
no annarcrt 10 -verv one when II . under
stood TIN. All changes IN the form ol the
ir.rrhi ~ must bn made 10y the Rapid TRANSIT
IonlnisSiou ana not b., III" Aldermen, Who
IpNN powor only to aCrsU' nr diSapprONe ".
Nv action involves NO unfrlendhue>s what,
ovsr to ,h' enterprise ON m" contrary, !
am anrDSs'I, d,sIrOu~ OI ss'luE 'rAnrniSe
perfected tNtf VII I've accepted
Borough Prosidon' Canton said "Thi7 IA
20 grca, an enterprise and th" CITY has 80
much At iSsro that Won 80" we cant afn'i
10 bo rushed in'o granting ~" irinchi-"
without pronar discussion Bu fh"re -
70 roasor why thrrc should ho any DELAY
IN submitting Ihn franchise tu tG" A'd""-
mon for heir approval
The sun., 1902-09-27

In response to an invitation 10 act aS
a member Of n committee to cndeavor To
effect a settlement of the coal strike, the
Rev. EDWARD EVERETT HALE has written
letter in which We find this passage;
Tn, ,,rNr 3, bringing nearer tho inevitable
solution fn, O., nr control nr practical owner
,alp nf ,na mine, D, tgr state ot rrnuNl lyann or
u,rarel, %, ibrruior. ina republican Govern
n.nt 1t b, NOT possible. a, 1t b, not right that twenty
men or ~ ppn men ,',l control q supply which the
good Gop hs5 given nr mankind
Take care that yopr committee doe, not ally
Itself win the twenty or with the 5o.""
There is no man in This country who
has the wcl-hciuE of all mankind more
AZ heart than EDWARD EVERETT HALE.
He is a genuine lover of his fellow mon.
He never made a suggestion Tor the
melioration of their condition which
was not prompted by the most unseItish
benevolrnce But IN the confident asscr-
ton that the coal-producing lands ot
Pennsylvania must eventually he ar-
ouired bv the Government i not the
desire OF lll' fl'llb~ld~| ''' T''''''
solution of the strike problem more
manifest than the well-considcred com
clusion nf the political economist?
We must not forget that the wealth
and prosperity of the United States have
been built up under a system of Com
stimional and municipal law which
has been based upon the right of our
citizens to acquire and hold individually
and collectively real aud personal prop
ertv. II is true the power of the state
and national governments 10 take prop
ertv from private owners, upon making
COMPENSATION therefor has always been
recognized but il has been recognized
only when exercised for public purposes
Making q mans tire is no more public
purpose than building his house, and
the same arguments that are used IN
favor of the Government acquisition OF
the PENNSYLVANIA coal lands, through the
exercise of the power Of eminent domain,
may be used just as appropriately IN
support of a proposition that the entire
timber producing area of the United
States should he made Government or
State property in the same manner.
No matter how serious the situation Is,
il does not Justify such departure from
the policy in regard 10 private property
under which this country has become so
great and prosperous; and the wonder is
that so able and broad-minded public
teacher as EDWARD EVERETT HALE does
not perceive this fact.
The sun., 1902-09-27
Two Definitions.

After watching carefully for detini-
tion of the evils Of trusts We have to
report the discovery Of two. They are
both unsatisfactory on account of vague
ness either of accusation or OF proof;
but they are the best that have come
10 hand
Here is District Attorney JEROME's,
uttered in his address, which, by the
way, was unquestionably sound in It's
general philosophy, at the meeting Of
the East Side House Settlement on
Thursday night,
ono Of the most serious OF the evils Of trusts Is
their dch,uchrry of our public NE. their cont ro
Of legislation aud their control tat times, OF the
udclsry.'
The other We find in pamphlet en-
titled The Trust Problem and Its
solution" by CHARLES JA"Es Fox
Phi D."
The greatest evil oi the trusts Is 'hst they
enable pr,a,. individuals to acquire that grea'
and Independent material power which according
| 20 republican ideas should bc exercised only BY
those who are the chosen trustees Of the sovereign
powers Of the people In their collective capacity"
According TO Mr.. JEROME, the bench
contains some Judge or Judges who
ought TO be impeached As Mr. JEROME
| is in the business of bringing wrongdoer'
! 10 Justice We leave them to him. Mr.
Fox's complaint amounts to saying thai
through tho trusts men grow rich.
Neither Of these views gives the faint.
est suggestion of the alleged pecuiarities
of the trusts which call for special legis.
lation for their regulation, and that was
what the experts in evils were particu'
| larlv asked for.
The sun., 1902-09-27
Sensible Wen.

1t is refreshing TO see politicians COM
posedlv walk out of such tremendous
furry of excited talk aS has composed
the recent tarih-trust discussion, and
take their stand on the rocks Of common
sense and plain speech, like the Republic
cans of Speaker HENDERSoN'S district
in Iowa Pointing to the now famous
trlst-tarif plank Of the Iowa Republic
can plat FORM the delegates Of the Third
district say simply: We deny that
the Dingley tariff breeds and shelters
trusts
What is denied here is, Of course, not
that the trusts exist under the tariff, for
there they are, but that the trust is born
of the tariff, and that the abolition Of the
tariff would abolish the trusts.
The trust is n business principle Of
great effectiveness The general appl-
cation Of il TO the industry of this coun-
trv to an extent greater than is seen
elsewhere is due to that same American
ouickness to learn and promptness. 10
act which have put us Al the head Of the
industrial procession The Republicans
of the Third Iowa district are averse to
bunconbe, and they virtually say so,
When Bryanism was ravaging the
West the State Of Iowa rose from an
acute attack Of Populism Of several
years standing to he tower of strength
for sane politics. While tho new Iowa
Republican platform indicated "A relapse
the action of the Republicans of the
Henderson district denotes the best OF
health
The sun., 1902-09-27
lie cot ITS Te,t, All Right.

From n IhicdcO Rsrord H"r7d.
once heard minister vho hoasted rom his
pulrt that hc WAS able 70 preach from any tex,
an the Bhlc ~ hand. without thought or other
rrcpsra, ion and ~ a test oi h'S talent IN extern
por,ncous Sreaklug. tc iT'tcd MS cong" "a lion
the mex, sunday rorn'Ag To hand IN any "N'
they would Ike him TO preach from. whom he would
snow them what hc was a5'" to do. In order that
he might not hc suspected Of Snrren't"rr pT'pGra
tlon. tho passages Of Scripture wrrc To h' v''tcr
upon slips NJ paper. scaled ~ IN envelopes. and
placed upcn tho pulpit Immediately b'for" inc
opening oi the service.
Ths mex, sunday morning the pastor - rr boU3i
Ing ln pride and confidence cleaning Ia hts eyes
and found \ number 81 scaled envelopes lying
upon the big Bible, Nitcr the preliminary service
n. called attention 10 them. ana sair h" would
nrcacA from ,hs tcN contained n th' envelope
that lay on tho top OF the pile Tn" remainder
he would reserve for future Sabhajhn, Tca'ing
II open he unfolh"d slip of pancr and read the
words once addressed to m" prophet PalSs1
An, | not thine ass"
The sun., 1902-09-27
The trrrrrcSsih!e Gss I.sup

To rpF ro!rNH ~ Tns NIN .'i' The gas meters
used In Nouycr. hl the local raS cor,rlry seer' to
posses, a SOFT NJ weird and mystic Cn'rgl which
4, rausing alarm wander and chacrln among
hundreds Of consumer, who have hcen out ot town
duruy tho months ~ JUS and august and who
have received hnl, Tor thnSr monthS greatly In
c,crsS of nr hills rendered Tor ths previous months
~ the Ncar To all complaints and protests the
rrnly is lnNarishll the ,aTc, as follows In nc
rnTdancc v'n YOUR request the reading of your
meter has hrrn verified. with tl' reSul that W.
and II 10 have been lndcSed correctly, A. per your
last bill.
Nou ,ay protest w''h Nil the "loqu"ncc. vehe
rncnrc and reason you possess, and even hrlng
ultneNScS t. ployc thai you could not have used
gas during the time referred TO- but the man with
Wnom YOU have your maj Interview Is sure to give
Sou III. sane old rcply. which Is. The meter r.
cords man lh,u,and feet and that decision
4, a, unalirnNlc ~ the laws ~ thc MedcS and Per
SLAMS for Of what aNal arr tho proofs, arguments,
reasoning end sworn statements OF hundreds of
men am women AGAINST tho recorded evidence OF
a nard wording conscientious gas meter
NONKFGS sept. rs. JANE OLIVER,
The sun., 1902-09-27

River and was certainly executed in
front of the artillery park, which was at
Forty-sixth street and the East River
That a prisoner between whose capture
and execution only few hours elapsed
should have been brought half the length
Of Manhattan Island to be kept in the
Provosts prison is much less probable
than that he should have been kept
under guard near the place of his ex-
animation and hanged the next morning
with little ceremony.
The sun., 1902-09-27
The Hall of Records.

The removal Of the old Hall Of Records
in City Hall Park is desired by the con-
tractors engaged in digging and building
the underground road, and opposed by
various historical associations. Much
NAV be said on both sides.
The Hall of Records was built in 1853
a. debtors prison, and is probably the
only building of its kind still standing.
During the Revolution it was used by
Provost Marshal WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM
as a prison for American officers; and
thereafter, until 1890, it reverted to its
original use Between 1880 and 1885 il
was remodellcd, and the present struct-
ure evolved oct of what the pictures
show 10 have been rather respectable
looking building in the Colonial style Of
architecture; and since 1885 it has been
Used to hold the records relating to real
estate in this county. In few years
It's occupation VIII pe gone for the new
frcproof building to hold those priceless
records will be completed.
The historic value of the Hall of Rec
ords depends almost wholly on the ac-
cepted story that in the building NATHAN
HALE was confined the night before his
execution, Sept. 2l--:, l7I6, Recent in
vestigations, however, show that this
story is almost certainly untrue.
HALE. according 10 Prof. HENRY
PHLlPS JOHNSTON'S recent and exhaus-
tive Life, was captured near the upper
end Of the present Central Park; was ex-
amined by Gen. HOWE, whose head
quarters wcrc in the Beckman House
about Fifly-first street and the East
The sun., 1902-09-27
fried p-lp IN. Poor Ti"rsr

Erom ne ~ l'osiuhW Fr .".'J -
Wirar, n ripi ir. y l'uao0lTnp ..... .rN
rnrrnC IN SnlshUr. township. Buck, counts. u
rrSnon,lhc for this >toiN. which ha, 49, Al. the
farmer, r,up ihcre laughing. Nr IHuitN 'nmnrr'd
Farce young women he >ad, dr'}' - '' aU
old mil and wcat 'H'p rapture, ovrrit ri'lur' .lu"
ness Thct dress and speech annnuurHi i1'i
they were from tho rit' Tho horse, relicycd frpN
the constant saving n h'S biz. walked toward a
watering iro1gh hg, could ro' get his mul1,o down
T. drink The driver, noticed hc won'"l Nl''r,
hlt did not know enough about h4rncs, to undo nl'
check rrp
Pre- Two NJ thrw rrcd pulling his h'ld down
n, tuggmg a. his cJrs. rh'r one ircd hitting water
IN rcr hand fpr him % tap. Nnen no. pnp,upu,
vilkrd IN the hack ni tho Garage aud raised hpih
rc,r wheel, ~ tho hor~ coui he tipped E'ad ti,
into tho though i' pro,cu 20" wurn Tor N" nIl"r
wAo had hccn hooking fr-m q window, and h" cam"
N hclp them. he laughed ~ much, thoTcN thAt
he ccud hardly undo the Ch"rh rein and after ard
found 1t too good q inkr to keep"
The sun., 1902-09-27
Connecticut Democrats.

The Connecticut Democratic conven-
platform and declined to follow longer
the path Of disaster This return to
sanity is welcome. II may take time
for the Connecticut Democracy 10 regain
its former discipline and vigor; and its
new departure to the old Democratic
landmarks will he bitterly opposed by
the irreconciable Observation-Disclosures
Bryanite faction in which the Hon
ALEXANDRA TRoUP is the most rrecon-
cilablc chief hut NJ least the start has
been made, Hopeless anywhere, the
Bryan programme is especially forlorn
in that region Of thrift and wooden
nutmegs.
The return Of these Democratic prodi-
gal sons is an event for congratula'ion
among Republicans rs we'll as Demo-
Gratis. The restoration Of the Demo-
cratic party 70 larger share of public
confidence. the curbing Of ts radical
tendencies and the substitution Of con-
servaiive leaders for the half-baked in
novators and infamed rhetoricians who
have ruled it for the last six years will
be a general benefit.
And the Republican party will be held
to stricter account and be all the less
inclined to experiments and sentimental
political economy and doctrinaire lcgis-
lation when the Democratic party be-
comes practical again and gives up its
excursions into Crankland
The sun., 1902-09-27
\ Critic Of Bishop Potter.

There is a clergyman in this town Of
the name Of the Rev JOIN Mason. He
is the pastor of the Orchard Primitive
Methodist Church II seems that Bishop
Potter has recently expressed certain
ideas in reference to the cause Of tenn
perance which are not wholly Agreeable"
to his Primitive Methodist contemporary,
and that gentleman criticises his rcNer-
end brother in this gentle fashion:
when read the remarks made by bishop
porrrF IN defence Of saloon am almoS, driven
to hlasphemy can 1t he possible that man stand
ing a, tho head Of an American CAurch would com
mend what the people at large are trying to oyer
throw"
Now, blasphcmy is not only a bad
thing in itself but a particularly bad
thing in clergyman n Is invariably
the expression of intemperance. Nr.
M,soN's mental condition il evidently
that Of man who wants To say, Damn
Bishop POTTER. He does not put his
emotion in this plain language, but if
such is not his meaning. he does not
mean anything.
Wen minister Of the Gospel gets
into such a state of mind that he wants
to swear al people. his main concern
should b.. not with the vices Of others,
bnt with his own vicious tendencies,
His helpfulness a. an advocate Of tenn
perate living is for the time being at
an end. Retirement is what he needs,
combined with continuous perusal OF
that beautiful passage beginning at the
thrtv-fourth verse of the fifth chapter
of st. MATTHEW, where CHRIST says to
His disciples: Swear not at all.
\ would-be blasphemer has no useful
function as reformer.
The sun., 1902-09-27

II is distressing to learn that Connectl-
cut philosopher called the Mis"r Of Mianus
has been ordered by a court To pay S,5O
a week for the support of his wife and chill
dren. and that he declares hs purpose OF
going TO Jail and saving money. No man
worthy of the name ~ miser gets married
In thar absorbing and essentially solitary
profession, here must he no inconvenient
and expensive family ties. II is hard and
perhaps impossible, for a married miser
10 succeed In state Of douheness he
cannot keep an eve single to his single aim.
If he is really III to be rniser, he will be
that and nothing else We're the Miser Of
Nianus bachelor or a chlldess widower,
We should approve his resolution. We
have often wondered why so many misers
60 to the expense Of hut or cabin. BOARD
and lodging al the charge Of the county or
State will be sought by every iudicious
miser, al least during part of the year.
The sun., 1902-09-27
" Ihird-RaiI Eve"

From ne BoS'oT Er'HlnO TrduSc-pt
II is more than year since the elevated railroad
nr,t began to serve the public medium Of rapid
transit from the outlying districts into 'hc heart
OF the city set the familiar term Of third raj eye
is applied TO a great many cases which arc brought
daily the attention ofthc phy SlclanS al the yaroS
hospitals ~ thc city. where out patient depart.
mcnt> ar" maintained great many Of tn"
arrictcd persons Surcr almost unboarahle pam,
as the small particles Of steel arc lmbcdicd IN tae
delicate organs, service, Of expert Physician
are then required to remove the minute pieces %,
foreign matter. which, in many Instances, arc dr..
cult 10 locate.
Their Is some reason 10 believe that the blrnns
of soft coal on such n large scale as At present II
responsible for a number Of the CSC case, hut as
yet the hospital employ eeS have not substituted tua
term soft coal eye" for that OF third Tall cye.
The sun., 1902-09-27

TO rHE EDITOR or 'ruE SIN Sjr saw an nrtcl,
n THE Sun the other day. spropoS Of eats aud dogs
which appealed TO me very strongly. as | have
suffered the same way myself. neighbor o
mine who Is ordinarily good citizen and plrasGn nj
nelghbor maintains "kioodlc" IN his back yArC
which II n nuisance TO the whole ncighborhood
and especially to the people who I'VE on each st'
Of him, And yet he seems to be bllSSiully uncon
srlou, of the fact.
imagine Only the toughest natural substance
could stand the wear and tear | have Know
him to bark and yelp all nlgnt without let up anS
be apparently aS fresh In The morning as II hc ha,
had a good nights rest.
lie has been poisoned twice, and recovered hOtl
times and has had more old shoes trri At Inn thar
\ bridal party, but he S,l'i lives and thrNrS VIVA
shsl b" do \ LOVER % QUIsI
The sun., 1902-09-27

Shall We hide our heads IN the sand?"
asks Mr.. MooRFIEl.D STOREY in his new
New England Anti-lnperialisr ConmittN"
brief. denouncing the operations in the
Philippines and S"cretary Roo7 in par
ticuar That would he the w>est and
most becoming thing for Mr.. STOREY and
his friends to do.
The platform inst adopted by the Repnh-
lican State Convention of New York glor-
fies the magnificent achievements Of our
army and navy in restoring order in the
Philippines Never was praise better de-
served And Secretary Roor has been 'hr
vigorous and un,iring minister Of "ar.