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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-11

A recent meeting of the Chautauqua
county On. " Pomona grange was held
in the Volusia NJ. f. church at an alti-
tude of 1,557 feet, says an exchange.
The response to the address of welcome
was made by Louis McKinstry, editor
of the Fredonla Censor, first lecturer OF
the first grange ever regularly organ
lied
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The Man From the Hanka.

To rHE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Siy: I have
read with much interest the tents Of
your correspondents upon the status Of the
man from the ranks" In the United States
army. Education is the factor that counts
IN the selection OF men for the high position
OF commission ned officers OF the army. That g
what makes the West Point man tho peer Of
any on earth He knows his business.
Also, as regards the enlisted man. he comes
INTO the service from some high school OF
academy. fairly well versed in all the techni-
cal requirements OF the written examination.
His military service gives him good expert
ence He is generally a man Of tact and re-
fnement, Young and ambitious He makes
n very good second to the West Point man.
Now comes a class that no one seems TO
have considered Mt all. the civilian. He
comes into the army with no service whatever
generally has but one examination to pass,
and is not required to stand the ordeal Of the
drill practical which generally takes place
before n board of officers and has been the
heart breaking hoodoo of many a bright
young soldier from sheer ner business
If am not mistaken more than one civilian
has been made a First Lieutenant of Artillery
graduate being similarly honored The grad
nate was pretty well crowded during the
Spanish war both ~ the c,Sism ana the
Regular army. he had to do considerable
side-stepping during the same period
As to giving commissions to the old Ser
rpants / do not think that many of them
would care TO be thus honored. Cut down
the retirement bill TO twenty-five years and
give him a good comfortable income. That's
the way to reward the faithful old warrior.
He doesn't sigh for the shoulder straps; all he
wants is rest and comfort when the time
comes Give the commissions 10 the West
Pointer and the Regular army man." both
young and ambitious, Cox's HALL.
WEST POINT, v. Y. July "a.
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The RMskin of Leaf River.

We almost envy our Cook county
friend, the Inter Ocean. II has discov-
cred in its own State new and great
stylist, brilliant, exuberant, original,
splendid. born to the purple. He works
for the Mount Morris Inder He belongs
TO the world,
He went to the Fourth of July cele-
bration at Leaf River, a name made dear
and memorable forever by his many
fountained pen:
During the forenoon heavens artillery rumbled
through the cloudy vault but, as even nature hated
10 throw a wet blanket over such an enthusiastic
crowd tho wit and beauty OF Ogle county the loyal
winds finally brushed the frownng clouds from
old Soils glorious brow who. In his chariot Of day.
ercumfscd with hts veil OF light, determined once
more to keep step with the drum beat OF the ages
and join tho picturesque procession as II moved
with drum beat and brass band cadency. with wav
Ing banners, to the beautiful school yard. where.
amid the twittenng Of birds and the rustic Of the
leaves of numerous loyal trees. as the shimmerng
sunshine fell through the numerous open spaces
of the interlaoins trees in broad. golden patches
OF phtrONC klOry, VIC NAciVlSVS NVlc oE'HuA NY
timely prayer by the Rev. c. W. JArcox."
We may say of these professions
OF words what this thunderer on the
Inder says of the " celebrated Schiller
band" that "a the silvery cadency of
their harmonious sounds floated through
the salubrious air, it well might have
charmed another PLATO from his dreams
of Elysium" And where, in the whole
literature Of panegyric, eulogy and COM
pliment, is there anything that comes
within billion miles Of this tribute
to the orator of the day:
IL those sturdy heroes of the Revolution who
followed WASHINGTON In his immortal crusade
for liberty. and spent eight years amusing them
selves by switching tho Hons tail to hear him roar.
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The Summer Inspection of the Navy.

To rHB EDITOR or THR SUH-Sir' Learning
from THE sun that there Is duty incumbent upon
the President as Commander In Chief Of the Army
and Navy 20 inspect vessels from time to time
noting their condition and that OF the tsrs as cG
emplifcd In their ability 10 propel shalops II oc
ours to me TO inquire II there Is any limit to the
time which mus, be expended by him on any one
vessel because at the present rate there is no,
enough of him to 60 around I am aware. OF course
that II the Sylph should be- absent for time and
ths Commander In Chief unable 10 Inspect her for
n CIV days. the only thing to do is 10 await her re
turn. but much time could he saved ny having
another vessel In readiness To he sure. such
vessels as the Maynower and Syiph present better
opportunities for inspection than lighter with
derrick but the latter has us uses, too and should
be In good trim
Congressman are doing their best, during the
heated term, TO help him out but their mission is
more In the nature OF taking observations. ~
any rate something must he done to provide more
inspectors or the navy must he reduced.
NEW YORK.. July IL. \, NJ S.
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The last annual report of the Hon.
JOHN P. JAECKEL as Treasurer OF the
State Of New York, which covers the
transactions of the fiscal year ended
Sept. 30, 1902, contains two items Of
interest as showing that there are two
honest citizens whose sense of obliga-
ton in money matters is as keen when
the State is their creditor as IL would
be in case they owed debt to an ind-
vidual.
At the head Of page 394 of the report,
under the comprehensive heading Mis-
cellaneous Receipts, is this item:
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, as Governor. balance
OF moneys advanced to him for expenses,
refunded .............. ......... ...... N7 IS
No date is given in the report for the
receipt Of this sum. II was certainly
paid later than Sept. 30. 1901, or it would
have been entered in the report of the
Treasurer for the year ending on that
day. The debtor, at the time he dis
charged this obligation, had been nine
months out OF the office of Governor
of the State. had taken the oath of office
as vice-President of the United States.
and had been sworn in az the President
of the United States. Engrossed as he
was In important affairs his keen sense
Of honor compelled him to refund the
trifling amount which was due to the
Commonwealth. This item is proof Of
the accuracy and exactness Of this
debtors personal bookkeeping, as well
"a of his personal integrity for it is not
to be believed that the Treasurer dunned
him for the amount
The other item is on the page of the
report facing that upon which is re-
corded THEODORE ROOsEvELTs repay
ment of an advance made to him. II is
az follows:
Unknown woman. conscience money ....... slOo.O
The State Treasurer might better have
written unidentified" instead of "un-
known" but the meaning of the entry
ia clear. An honest woman had de-
frauded the State She may have done
it through ignorance, or because OF
temporary inability to meet her obliga-
tons, or inadvertently. However the
fraud was accomplished, she made
restitution, let us believe, at the earliest
possible moment, just rs the other
debtor did.
THEODORE RoosEvELT's official posi-
ton and the record OF the State Treas
ury made ii impossible for him TO re-
fund anonymously the money wrong
fully in his possession. 1t was neces-
sary that his name should appear in
order that the book accounts of the
State might be kept straight. Had
this necessity not existed, who can
doubt that he would have been as modest
in squaring his conscience and his ac-
counts az was the improperly styled
unknown WOmano
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London contains only zoos people to the
acre. In New York there are 703 acres
with over 447 people to the acre, and on
2,828 acres within it's limits there was a
population in 1900 of $40, 459 persons. In
the West Central district Of London is
the largest number Of persons to dwell
ing, lis. In New York there are only
two Assembly districts, the Twenty-fifth
and Twenty-seventh, with lower aver
age. Even in the Brooklyn borough as
whole the average number Of persons
per dwelling is nearly az great as in the
most crowded district of London, 1912
as against lis.
Another distinguishing feature OF New
York is that in the borough Of Manhattan
the percentage Of home ownership is
smaller than in any other civilized city
Of the world. Out of SOL, 1887 families,
only 10, 3i8 live in dwellings which they
own. Ninety-four families out OF every
100 pay rent; and nowhere is the dis
position to frequent changes Of residence
30 general as it is here.
In the matter or the mixture OF races
in its population, New York, as we have
shown before, is unique among the great
cities of civilization. The percentage
of native whites Of native parentage in
the borough Of Manhattan in 1900 was
only 1919, and it has been diminished
since then by the largest immigration
Of our history, the great mass Of which,
more especially the Jews and the 1tal-
ians, remain in New York. Of the popu-
lation Of London. only third were born
outside its own limits, and of these four
fifths are of British birth.
In New York and about it's waters
there is gathering not only the greatest
urban community in the world, but also
the most miscellaneous collection Of
races ever known in the history OF man
kind
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musical repertory similar to that occl-
pied in theirs by God Save the King.
They have graciously and gracefully
vouchsafed to instruct US to the effect
that Yankee Doodle" not The Star
Spangled Banner, which compares fav-
orably with the elected patriotic songs
of other nations, was our national an
them. Within the past few months, too.
our British cousins have adopted as one
of our national airs There'll Be Hot
Time in the Old Town Tonight. To
this we have no especial objection.
We are quite through with that song; il
they like it, they are welcome to it.
But within the confines OF our own
dominions we intend to continue the use
Of The Star-Spangled Banner as our
national anthem Englshmen may by
very slight effort of their senses not
only hear the tune, but see the identical
banner facing the sun at any hour of the
twenty-four in some part Of the world.
Meanwhile, this same admirable an
them is much abused by our own people.
Not long time ago naval officers intro
duced on shore the excellent custom Of
arising and standing respectfully when
ever The Star-Spangled Banner was
played. but that custom is now more
honored in the breach than in the OBJ
servance, simply because the air is played
in season and out of season, and one is
frequently forced to refuse to arise in
order that by SO doing he may enter a
silent protest against the maltreatment
of the song.
A tour of the vaudeville theatres for
instance, will convince any observer that
the national anthem is not respected by
some Of those interested in such places
Of amusement 1t is continually ham,
mered on tuneless pianos as an accom-
paniment to cheap stereopticon views.
If picture of navy yard is shown,
of goes the national air; if Generals
portrait isput OH, off it goes again; if
United States transport is shown in the
act of coaling ship, the anthem is knocked
out once more.
AT the summer hotels the air is sub
jected to treatment even more disre-
spectful, for there it frequently figures
as two-step for giddy youths and merry
maidens to follow in the exciting skip Of
the Saturday evening hop Now here,
we venture to suggest, is an opening for
that simple tune which our British
brethren have adopted as >one of our
national airs We mean the one pre-
dieting a rise of temperature in the vii
lage after shutdown. Why not Use that
for the two-step and let the national an
them repose in the dignified silence which
belongs to it except when called forth to
translate in tones patriotic feelings at a
patriotic hour?
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Cosmopolitan New York

Not merely the churches but also the
public generally are indebted greatly to
the organization known as the Fedora
ton of Churches for it's intelligent and
systematic sociological studies of the
city of New York. Its statistics are
gathered with thoroughness and an
accuracy from which even the Federal
census might obtain valuable lesson,
Moreover. we have never seen statistics
tabulated and interpreted more skifully
than are those of this federation, by its
secretary, Dr. WALTER LAIDLAw. They
are presented in way to afford the full
est attainable light on the sociological
situation to which they relate.
Last month this federation issued a
report prepared under the supervision
Of Dr. LATDLAw on its seven years Of
social exploration in New York. A few
facts which we shall now proceed to
select from its mass Of statistics will
suggest how great is its importance and
interest.
In the first place, DIR. LAIDLAw is led
by these explorations to the conclusion
that New York is inevitably destined
to be the largest city in the world and
so much more rapid is its growth than
that Of London that the time when it
shall have attained the first place will
not be far in the future. From 1891 to
1901 Greater London increased in popu-
lation by 7.3 per cent, and in the last
five years of that decade the gain was
only rs per cent. In the ten years from
1890 to 1900 New York grew 81 per cent.
This was an average Of 81 per cent. an
nually or nearly twice London's growth
in those last five years. London's
growth was less in the second half Of the
decade than in the first, but New York's
was greater. The most congested dis
trict in London, Bethnal Green, increased
in the ten years by only one-tenth Of
per cent, while in the five years from
1895 to 1900 only, the most congested part
Of New York, the lower East Side, in
creased by 1913 per cent, and the most
congested Assembly district, the Eighth,
grew by 8.7 per cent.
This dense crowding OF the population
OF New York ID it's distinguishing feature
among the great cities Of the world, and
AZ these statistics indicate the congestion
Is increasing. The densest district OF
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN Sir: Anent the
report which appeared In your >-uc Of Thursday,
July IL, would state for tho formation OF the
public
First, that the epidemic Of last January was over
months ago.
secondly that the Ithaca Water Board" organ
lied in Ami with authority to rxpend $3.50 900 for
A supply OF pure water, is sinking wells to veins
nj least $50 feet In depth and more are projected
Thirdly, that wells now lowing aggregate $40 900
gallons per day. an amount which VIII he greatly
Increased when pumps are attached:
Fourthy that with Board OF Health OF more
than usual efNcency composed OF our best citizens,
with artcslan water largely used for drinking and
cooking purposes, together with the fact that no
expensr has been spared 10 make this city the
cisnnest in the United States gives me warrant
for saying no city can be safer as Iparc OF resi-
GEORGE ". MILLER. Mayor.
lTuAcA ". y, July ~.
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The idea" attributed below by the Pitts
burg Gazette to the Hon. JOSEPH G CANNON
Ia that there is no need for the enactment
of any financial legislation by the next
Congress:
Speaker CANNoN's idea has made a great stir
in national politics He stands Arm, however,
and the situation Is serious. as the Speaker has
abundant power To prevent action II he pleaSrs
IN asscr, it
Why persist in insulting Mr., CANNON by
assuming that he intends to Use the power
he may possess in the next House to pre-
vent consideration Of remedial financial
bill, OF to block action on the same? Last
February, when seeking votes for Speaker,
he said in Congress:
out of Difference 10 people who have decided
convictions as to the desirability OF legislation.
and from n willingness touching matters OF great
importance that run to oil the people. I do not
desire by my vote assist In denying recognition for
cOnstd- ration OF this or any other matter OF real
importance am not willing by my vote to be put
In the position OF saying that II had the power
I would deny consideration to question OF Its
importance"
Does the Pihsburg Gazette, or any other
candid newspaper regard Mr.. CANNON az
capable OF making that pledge when seek
ing votes for himself for Speaker and
then repudiating ii when once securely
established in the Chair?
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Hon. Tim MoOdrurY. AIliteratOr.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUM-: A auave
statesman from the Park slope let's slip a
series of soothing sounds | quote from
The Sun Of this date:
SYaAcUsN, July is.-F0rmer Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff returned to town this morning and WAS
ask Cd about his candidacy for the Governorship
He said
That's unbottled hot air. rs space hller for
the newspapers during the dull spell 1t is out Of
season asinine. nalapropos. idiotc, silly and
strictly out Of order. II Is the sort Of pitf polit
teal pulling which pretty nearly gives me a pain.
n Illustrates the insanity Of the ingenious incu
bator of idiot,c ideas In the dog days interim.
Such boom would be ossned long before II was
old enough TO even ogle at the nomination"
His alliterative spout spontaneously sput-
ters and sparks like the spirited stars, How
strange it is that single tongue can spin
80 many sapless syllabl"s. 1t is due to a
fasciculated fancy feasted on fummery.
With dulcet and harmonious breath he makes
the rude sea grow civil with his song! And
the rhetoric ia so unstudind,
Fine words wonder ifthey came without
effort. +. ..
BROOKLYN, July II.
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NEW ROYAL ACADEMY RULES
Fresh Restrictions on the Number OF Works
THAT May he Exhibited,

LONDON, July l0.--Seventeen Years NM
the Royal Academicians. galvanized by
widespread agitation of unusual vehs-
naence nd duration, set themselves seriouslv
to consider whether they ought or ought
not 20 make some reduction in the number
Of works they allowed any outsider do.
sirous OF contributing to their annual sum.
mer exhibitions TO submit to their selec.
ton committees
Times without number as the yeara
rolled on the question was debated and
considered, statistical lily, practically, rbeo-
retically, artistically, always seriously and
always inconclusively. Thus il seemed
quite hazardous venture when The SIN
some months ago, published prediction
that after this year the number Of works
allowed to be sent in by any individual
whether Academician or outsider, would
be much diminished.
However, the prediction is now verified
and any Americans who may contemplate
sending works to future Royal Aca DENY
exhibitions should note that the outsiders
chances are henceforth reduced from
eight to three. II they follow on the path
trodden first by John Singleton Copley
and Benjamin West, and now by Abbey,
Sargent and Shannon, - soon a 4 the aca-
demic mantle descends upon their shoulders
they will find themselves entitled TO hang,
no longer eight indeed, but still six Of their
productions annually upon the walls OF
Burlington House. And once there, il NAV
he added, all six. good or bad, are quite
likely to be sold at satisfactory prices
In effect, this new restriction, imposed
by the Aoademicians on themselves, means
very little. With the occasional exception
of Sargent and one or two other portrait
painters, no Academician sends more than
six works annually, and few are in the
habit Of showing as many as that.
Thus in their case the limitation is but
as it were, a slight blush on the academic
cheek, a pretty evidence Of modesty 40
cumulated during seventeen years The
Royal Academy, like all others. Ia ever
more sparing Of its bushes than Of It's
cheek In the case OF the outsiders, the
new restriction should have good results
Few prominent outsiders ever think Of
submitting eight pictures to the selection
committee. The many who send In the
full number are chiefly amateurs. more or
less incompetent, who hope, and not with
out good reason based on precedent. that
one at any rate Of their daublets will some-
how alp into the exhibition.
The tightening OF the solicitors lsbors
will OF course, enable them 10 consider
such pictures as come before them with
their faculties of discrimination in better
working order, and II is hoped that the
utcome Of this may be an average Of ar
tistic merit somewhat higher than the
one at present characterizing Royal Acad-
envy exhibitions.
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TO THE EDITOR or THE Sun SIR: read with
much interest the article In your Issue OF July H..
commenting on the great injury the refuse matter
nom the gas works is doing to the fishing industry
OF tho Jamaica Bay district. beg leave TO state
that I for stand ready to assist in any way TO
get rid OF the evil The company In question can
safely dispose Of their refuse matter by burning
II. and they could he forced to do so by law Not
only are hundreds OF local fishermen being lie
prived OF their means Of livelihood by this nuisance
hut the attractive features OF Jamaica Bay for
sailing. rowing and bathing are being destroyed.
BRooKLYN. July is. JAMES r. MARsrERs
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Abusing the National Anthem.

1t became necessary not q long time
ago to take some legal action to stop
the abuse Of the national flag, because
it was employed by unthinking or I'M
patriotic persons az an advertising
medium. 1t may soon be found advis.
able to enact some similar law with re-
gard to the treatment Of the national
anthem. Here let lis remark that our
dearly beloved brethren who are in
these days continually extending to US
the glad hand across the sea are not at
this particular moment expected to fur
nish us with information as to what is
our national anthem.
They have for years robuksd us gently
when we have asserted that The Star
spangle Banner held q position In our
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The .ArOOstOOk Farmers Trolley

The Railroad Commissioners Of Maine
have granted charter for an electric
railroad between Pressure Isle and Per-
ham, in the great northern county Of
Aroostook The road, sixteen miles
long, will run through severely rural
region. Its chief object is the transport
tation of farm stuff, although mail and
passengers will not be refused; and the
hired man will have more convenient
access to his club and his golf links
The farmers along the route have sub
scribed for most of the stock, Not a
spade will make incision into the earth
until every cent of the subscriptions is
paid. With the highest respect to Mr..
BRYAN's hottest feelings, the Aroostook
farmers are rich, most nf them. They
are not groaning under the weight OF
mortgages. They have got rich in the
last few years. Theirs is the garden
country" The potato blossom is their
favorite flower. Their miles Of potatoes
are wonder and gold mine This is
their first exclusively agricultural
electric railroad. Others are projected.
The Aroostook farmers can afford all the
modern Improvements.
1t shows the pampered state of the
speeders of the plough in Aroostook
that many of them are going to build
sidings from the electric road into their
barns Soon they will have nothing to
ask for but speedway for their auto
mobiles