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The $50 900 Golden Treasury OF Thought.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-- Sir: Befue,-
died as wns the remarkable speech delivered
by Governor Odell at st Louis on MAY .
there were some gems in the way of pla,itudes
that YOU failed to point out in holding UP this
crazy quilt Of verbage by tho Governor of
the Empire state for all to see. Here nre
some.
The future is before US" Where did Gov
ernor Odell expect to find it?
A patriotic people is possible only where
there exists love Of country Wonderful
discovery
The greatest solvent for political heresies
is education" Publish II to tho four corners
Of the earth: It's new.
Success will always follow perseverance
Witness Governor Udells own career, il You
doubt it,
Promise without fulfment is barren
Only great mind could have thought OF
that
TO work. TO labor is mans bounden duty"
How that Biblical quotation about the sweat
Of ones brow sinks into insigntcance COM
pared with that deiveran"r.
The battles OF the past have been for free.
dom and liberty" Historical Discoveries by
Benjamin b. Odell. 1r. Vol L. Chapter l.
Capital and labor are the two great ela-
ments upon which the prosperity and happi-
ness Of our people rest" Economical Studies
by Benjamin b. Odell. Jr Chapter l. first
heavy thought.
Why should any college or other institution
OF learning and philosophy be searching
around for n president who is a thou ghtful
thinker when so profound genius in history
and economics and literary expression as
Benjamin b. Odcll, Jr. is in the field?
NEW YORK. May ). CORNELL.
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SHEPHERDS BODf ARRIVES.
Washington Docs Honor to Ills Memory
Long Funeral Procession.

WAsHINoToN. May 4.-Simple funeral
services over the remains Of the late Alex
ander X. Shepherd, formerly Governor OF
the District Of Columbia. were held this
afternoon at the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church. which he had attended
when living in Washington. The Rev 5. y.
Mitchell Of Buffalo. n. Y, who was formerly
Gov, Shepherds pastor. pronounced tho
eniogy. and at the close the Rev Wallac"
Radcliffe, the pastor Of the church, offered
prayer. The remains were then borne to
Rock Creek Cemetery. attended only by
the immediate members Of the family.
Gov Shepherd died at Batopilas, Mexico.
which he had made his home from the time
he left Washington at the close Of his
political career. IT was long journey
from Batoplas to FL Paso. Tex. and for
several hundred miles the body was borne
on the shoulders Of men. At Ell Paso the
remains wore placed in private car and
from there accompanied here by Mrs.
Shepherd and other members OF the family
The funeral train reached Washington
early this morning, and at $50 O'Clock
plain, black hearse drawn by two black
horses started from the depot with the
remains. Thousands of citizens lined the
streets as the funeral procession passed
along Pennsylvania avenue, and hundreds
of men who were closely associated with
Gov. Shepherd in governing the citv Of
Washington teenty-threa years ago fol-
lowed his body 10 The church
The National Guard of the District Of
Columbia were the first in line and were
followed by the High School Cadets The
healsc was escorted by twelve members of
the National Rifles of 1881. of which Gov.
Shepherd was a member. and was followed
by carriages containing the immediate
relatives and members Of the Oldest In
hahtan,s' Association. The procession
moved westward along Pennsylvania ave-
nuc to Fifteenth street, north to New York
avenue and east to the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. The District Of
Columbia municipal buildings we're all
closed In respect to the memory Of Gov.
Shepherd. and the courts also adjourned.
The funeral services did not take place
until O'Clock, Meanwhile, the casket had
been placed in the church and banked with
flowers from friends ard admirers of the
deceased, whose administration as Gov
ernor of the District was brought To an
early end by criticism Of methods that pro-
duced the beauties Of Washington so much
admired today.
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LOID TO GO TO BERNE.
He VIII he the United states Delegate to
the Postal Convention.

WASHINGTON. May A-Former Repre-
sentative Loud Of California. who was
chairman of the House Committee on Post
Offices. called on Post mast err General Payne
to-day He will he delegate from the
United States to the Postal Convention,
which will meet in Berne. Switzerland,
the coming summer. Heretofore. Capt,
n. NJ. Brooks, superintendent of the foreS IN
mail service, and one OF her officer Of the
Depart ment have represented the United
States at these conventions. and s. 900 was
allowed them for compensat alton and ey-
peiises. II the last ses sion. however, the
provision covering this matter was made
to read delegate" instead of delegates
and the compens alton was increased to
$500.
Mr.. LIQUIDS call at the Department to.
day was TO ascertain how the postal author.
tiles and the Civil Service Commission had
progressed in their investigation OF the
part played by President Keller Of the
National Association of Letter Carriers
and the association itself in defeating Mr.,
Loud for reelection. He was informed Ivy
Mr.. Payne that the case had not yet been
completed and laid before him, but that il
will be taken up at as carly an opportunity
as DOS sible.
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CONE, mr. A CESAR.
Flat ering OEcr 10 Pickens. iale's Colorrd
Prize Orator.

New HAVEN. Conn, May A-Wiliam
Pickens OF Little Rock, Ark. the colored
orator Of Yale, 'OA. who captured the Ten
Eyck priz, in February. has received an
invitation to become the head OF an Afro
American republic TO be established on the
island of Hayti The proposal comes from
N. l.. Musgrove Of Sturgia Ky. who ia
agitating a movement tending toward the
seizure Of the island of Hayti 10y the Amer.
can negroes.
The plan Is for Pckens to enlist Interest
in the movement in the Fast. especially
at Yale University. and collect money for
tho equipment of an army and the purrlrHs"
of warship. transports and provisions.
Then the negro army hope to attack Por'
au Prince. and, il successful. eventually
place the slard untcr the protection of the
United States
The Government will be republican in
its political formal ion. according to Pickens.
but il will be administered as n corpora
tion with all the citizens as stockholders
All land titles and franchises are TO be-
vested in the State.
There will be no jails, but oil dangerous
and ncorrigible criminals will be provisioned
and set adrift on the sea to seek other shores
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Col Mills, Superint endent Of the Military
Academy. has introduced new feature
into the curriculum Of the national military
school, which has proved 80 successful that
it will probably he made permanent. He
has taken the senior class on excursions, to
give them ideas Of the application to practi-
cal matters Of the theory taught by books
and drills at West Point.
On Monday, April 20. the cadets Of the
first class. which graduates next month.
went TO Gettysburg and studied the scene OF
one Of the great battles Of modern times.
spending two days on the battlefield under
the direction Of the instructors In engineer
ing and undoubte dy getting better idea Of
the relation OF theoretical strategy to practi-
cal results than they could hope to obtain
ordinarily for many years.
On Saturday last, the class was taken to
the Proving Ground At Sandy Hook, where,
under the supervision Of the instructor in
ordnance and Eunnery, the cadets inspected
the guns. which range In size from the ore
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and probable inaccuracies, since It Is n
private and voluntary undertaking OF the
Daily Ners, and much criticism has been
made Of it az II has proceeded. More
over, aggrcgating the morning and even
ing. attendance counts very many Of the
same people twice over. Even making
these allowances, it is demonstrated that
there has been no such decline in atten-
ton to religious observances during the
last half century as has been assumed
by so many generalizers from insuffi-
cient data.
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Whether or not Fireman JAMES McAvoY

Whether or not Fireman JAMES McAvoY
wins a department medal for the heroic
rescue Of his comrade, WILLIAM McNALLY,
at the fire al Fifteenth street and First ave-
nue. on Sunday, is a matter for the future
determination Of those who have such bust
ness in charge 1t is OF no great importance,
anyway. for no bit OF metal can emphasize
the splendid character Of his feat. For
the intrepid fireman it is enough to know
that his fellows in the department, used as
they are to daily acts of bravery. willingly
and ungrudgingly concede to him the right
to wear now, and for so long as he lives. the
hame-forged badge Of courage. McNALLY
may die as the result OF the injuries he re-
ceived before his comrade could get to him,
but the decd OF McAvoY will live and
brighten the record OF the department. 80
rich in the achievements of its heroes.
From the days Of HuAIs, the Irish king,
the McAvoYs have been great sept in doing
the strenuous things Of life. Never. how
ever, was there a McAvoY in Queens or
Westmeath finer broth Of a lad than the
McAvoY Of Truck 3. County New York.
To the whole line Of them, long life and
more power.
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Member Of Plymouth Church One Hour.

Within an hour after admission to MEM
bership in Plymouth Church on Sunday
morning Wilbur 7. Mathews, 40 years Old
Of ~ Lefferts place. Brooklyn, died in his
home. Mr. Mathews had been sick for
several weeks with Bright's disease. He
was voted a member at the Friday night
meeting and on Sunday was received b.
DR.. Newell Dwight Hills, on profession Of
faith. according TO the rules of the church
Mr.. Mathews was not present az the
church. He was a merchant of high stand
ing and greatly esteemed. Funeral SERVICES
will be held in his late residence tonight
He leaves widow and one child,
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FANATICS GO NUDE.
DoukhObor Men and Women Discussing
Another Pilgrimage.

TORONTO. May "A special from Bepa-
dano. North Saskatchewan. says that i'm
migration agents burst into largo meetings
of delegates from four Doukhobor villages,
which were being held there yesterday
afternoon, while three delegates from
Yorkton were endeavoring to make an
uprising and were preparing to lead a
pilgrimage.
One Of the meetings was attended by
men and women in a nude state.
Agent Speers ordered the meeting to
dispense. and forced the three leaders
from Yorkton 10 return The men re-
fused TO ride behind horses, and started
walking over the trail to Saskatoon, and
will be taken by train to their homes.
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GOV. ODELL RETURNS.
EIe Says He Had Pleasant Time in st.
LOuis-At Work on Thirty.Day Bills.

ALBANY. May 4-Gov. Odels special
train arrived here from st. Louis at an
early hour this morning. he Governor
was at the Capitol early. He will devote
the next two weeks to disposing OF the
thirty-day bills left by the Legislature
for his action
The Governor had nothing to say regard.
ing his trip except that he had pleasant
time. The spade used by him in turn
ing over the sod on the site Of the New
York State Building was used by the
ladies Of the party for similar p,ir-
COMMITTEES secured the spade afterward
and decorated it with ribbons and last
night. through Senator George r. Malby,
presented it to Gov. Odell as a souvenir
of the trip. When the Governor alighted
from the train this morning he had the spade
over his shoulder.
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Calico Again.
ORR ELL.

To THE Enron or THE SrN--Sir. Now
that the smoke has had time to lift from the
scene of the recent skirmish around Calico
in the columns Of THE SrN. we are in n position
to call the muster roll of the survivors and
then to bury the dead
|. The impression once so common that
Calico as a scientist had proved the move
ment of the earth around the sun. and that
the Congregation in opposing him WAS oppos-
ing real. certified science that is dead and
I think can never rise again. The real proof
OF the heliocentric system was discovered
about century. inter Calico himself was both
dead and buried.
{? The impression that the Church was I'm
willing TO have scientists study the question
and try to discover strictly scientific proofs
for the Coperncan system-that is also dead
scientific research. or any impeachment PUT
in it, Saocn Thus d the 1ss,
close Of Galileo's time tho Jesuit Fathers
Asclopich. Boscovich and others occupied
ments, They gloried in explaining them in
Galileos condemnation
Calico to maintain the motion, of the earth
as purely scientific s theory end not to enter
on the biblical III, question EHt Whites The
Copernican system to be founded on the
BlDle. DIS statement sun answers 10 the
roll-oa of the living
4 COperncus was never condemned per-
sonally. ,as Galileo was This statement still
lives and bres thes
S The books placed On the Index were books
that taught scientific fnlsehood- that is they
expounded as scientific truth what all scien-
lists admit was only an improved theory
This statement is among the survivors
of the skirmsh
The Church was conicrrnc a boon on man
kind bv insisting that men Of science should
be real men Of science and not commit the
scientific sin q asserting more than they
could prove This is still amonC the living
T. The oondemnaticns were all tn be under
stood in the then state Of science
This seems to be- a pretty correct list Of the
casualties OF tho skirmsh
WILLIAM O'BRIEN PAEDow. s. j.
New YORK. May?.
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Many War Vessels in Navy Yard.

The battleship Kearss rye arrived at the
navy yard in Brooklyn yesterday and will
in few weeks go into dry dock for repairs.
The yard now contains more war vessels
than at any one time since before the Span
ish-American War. The vessels at the
navy yard are the htteships Indiana, Ala
bema and Kearsarge, the cruisers Brooklyn
and Baltimore. the training ship Hartford
the receiving ship Columbia, the Dixie
and the torpedo boat Morris. The battle
ship Iowa is still lying at anchor off Temp
kinsville and it is believed she will be sent
to the Boston yard for repairs
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The Retirement Of Siguor Moretti.

NIoRETTI's restaurant closed for good
yesterday. The increase Of the excise
fec and an illegal deficiency in the num-
Der Of bedrooms in his hotel forced the
old gentleman to throw up the sponge.
But he was born TO be unlucky. From
Fast Fourteenth street to- Twenty-frst
street, to Thirty-fourth street, Fate has
pursued him. Many Of his old clients are
dead, Most of the rest have forgotten
him. He swan beyond their ken when
he departed from Fourteenth street, 90
long his home and the lyric capital Of the
town. More than forty-five years no has
been an artist. Many Of us who now live
on the memories Of our stomachs and
have long forsworn the mystery and the
peril Of table d'h3te dinners and foreign
messes, will salute MoRETII with SYM
patty and regret. So disappears another
old friend. another monument ofsimpler
and homelieE times. In his golden prime
the lobster palaces had not arisen and
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To-day the municipal election in Balti-
more takes place. and the candidates in
nomination are ROBERT NJ. McLANE. Demo-
crat; FRANK G. WAcHrER. Republican:
WILLIAM GIsTIEL, Prohibitioniet. and FRANK
MAREcK. Socialist. Baltimore has colored
voting population Of 10000 and 10000 white
voters. and in only one OF the twenty-four
wards Of the city do oolored men predomi-
nate In the election Of 1899 HAYES, the
present Mayor, received as the Democratic
candidate 55,s5l votes. and Mayor MALsTER,
Republican,. a candidate for reelection,
4s.02s At the preceding election. the vote
was: MASTER 81. e24 and WILLIAMS, Demo-
crat, 47,70s.
In Baltimore tho rival candidates were
chosen by direct primary nomination this
wear.
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Reckless Driving Of a Fire Engine.

TO TIE EDITOR OF THE 81 N-..Sir' wish 10 pro
ties, agaius, the reckless driving OF Engine 2,.
stationed at West Fifty eighth street While goin
10 a IRE this morning at $50 clock. although going
down a steep grade from Seventh avenue to Sixth
avenue In Fifty eighth street. the horses were
driven at madden!ng pace down the hill. notwi'h-
standing tho fact that the streets were wet and
slippery. Both Of the outside horses were con
tnually slipping and losing their balance ell the
way down. but the driver only urged them on until.
MS they approached Sixth avenue. the OF horse
fell striking his head az Ainst the elevator post and
also breaking his leg all OF which could have bee
avoided ~ the driver would hove gone little slower
down the hill. From residents In the nett DO hood
Iearn that these same horses are always slipping on
wet days while going down this hill, Somethlng
ought TO be done TO prevent rpetiticn OF this
occurrence. AN EYEWITNESS.
NEW YORK. MAyi
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Du Chaillu's Remains to he Brought Here.

WAsHINGToN. May Assistant Secre-
tary of State LOOMS received letter to-day
from the law firm Of DAILY, Hoyt 4 Mason
of II William street, New York saying that
Heary r. Hoyt, a member of the firm. who
had been named as executor OF the estate
of Paul Du Chailu. the explorer. whose
death occurred in st. Petersburg last week,
had decided to have Mr. Du Chaillu's re-
mains Inferred in America. and it was
therefore, requested that the State Depart
ment arrange for the shipment of the body.
Mr., LOOMS sent a telegram to Consul
General Holloway. at st. Petersburg. to
have the remains of the explorer shipped
to Mr. Hoyt
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CIT Inter Line Wild de Babies.

From thr Atlanta Constitution.
GIT in de percussion. btle,eTs--it always de fore
most what wins
Presidents kissn' dc babies fetch or dc trlplets
en- twlnsi
Moscs en- Aaron.
I'm lie hos aphat
Don't you be hidin'
lo' faces lak dat!
Gii Inter line
WhAr de babies Is at
Gi, Inter line wtd dc babies
Git In de percussion, bclieven-dont you fall GU,
er dc track
De hope or de country Is bables-donr keer ef dey
bOwlcg en- black!
Joshua en- Jonah,
In Nashn ton Jones'.
Don't you be htn'
En- maxim yo moanS
Conc ter do kssin
lAwd blcrSs 20 sweet bones
CIT Inter line vid de babics
Den IT'S In de percesslon. believers en- bring all
dc bsble1 along,
On de back ef de hoas ter ole Rammery Cross, ter
de nursery jubilee song.
&osa en- Aaron
Napoleon Dc ftve.
Sho be on han
Wen de big train arrive
como ter de kssin
l,less God you alive
q, Inter line With de babies
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Queen OF the MAY.
From the Indianapolis Neu,

From the Indianapolis Nsus.
Oh. pile OF 'hs coal With liberal hand.
And open the registers all.
We must heat up the house all We possibly can.
Please shut the storm doors 10 tile halt
For now We mus, carefully keep out ali drauch,I:
80 close all the windows down uCh.
and, Just TO AXE sure of more even heat
Tho fireplace We also will hight.
And get out tho gGlnIne. some hot toddy mir
The heaviest blankets now spread
With = no, water bag at her feet and her neck
Wen bundle her up In her bed.
Precautions well take. and we hope they're In
time.
To keep dread pneumonia away
Hut wch have to admit tina, abe took LONG ehapso
For she has been Queen ofthe May.
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President Accused Gf Mi,pronouncing His
Own Name.

To TIE EDITOR or TIE Sun SIR: In the course
OF my daily work recently had occasion TO show
that the name Roosevelt Is subject to over 200
variations OF pronunciation. The President pro.
nounces his name re- ii Welt. In three syilabIes
How do the major:. OF us pronounce II, Is II not
RoozG welt, the irst vowel sound being like that In
room. while the sylables are but two, The peoplc
have followed analogy. and have on that account
established the only mode that will endure,
Perhaps our President does not think as dcep,v
about the matter as acAdemicllns do: nay he might
adopt the usage himself IL good res sons 3nr
doing so were placed before him. | neither blame
his pre- ference nor say that hehas no right 10 main
tain II: ! merely raise the question, and here re
peat It.. to emphasize the absence Of doemat,sm
from my thoughts: What Is there 10 Justify him
In his endeavor to perpetuatc q practice against
which are set the principles OF usage,
RICHARD +. NAME, Chairman
Department on Reading and Speech Culture New
York state Teachers Association.
Nkw YORK May.
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Stuart Robson,

From the chicago Tribune.
Here lie bis cap and bells,
1insI and strings,
Motley, and all his spells
Dumb. Idle things.
Cap, cloak and domino
He uaed to DON
Let them In silence 20,
Now he Is gone,
Where rs the nimble Wit.
kctE. clear. and kind,
Where cid his fanries nit:
These lett behind
Are but the hollow things.
Ism e, empty shells.
Down The GTtat Jester fiinvs
This cap and bells.
Here lie his cap and beuG
DEAN. old and wise.
Raises a. hand. and tells:
Twas q disguise!-
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How to do II.

Cato was repcat!n: that Carthage must he de
stroyed,
We have Il, cried tho Senate. Get her TO hold
fair, and then the Governors of all the Statcs VIII
think themselves insulted. That will make the lob
easy"
Pleased al the effectiveness Of the plan. the mo-
ton was unanimously carried.
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vene zucIa's Member Of Claims Commission

WASHINGTON. May 4.-Notice has been
given to the State Department that DR.
Paul, a Caracas lawyer, has been appointed
as the Venezuelan member of the Joint
commission to adjust the claims OF tns
United States against Venezuela Ronert
G. Morris, the agent Of the United states
in the Venezuelan claims cases. went back
to New York to-day having compler"d
the preparation Of the claims to be presented
by him to the Joint commission. There
are thirty of these claims
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BATTLEFIELD or san JUAN.
Santiago Calls for American subscriptions
TO Make II n Park,

To THE Enron or TIE SuS--Sn: The
committee appointed by the city to devise
the best mems to transform the San Juan
battlefield into n memorial park has decided
to make a call, through your valuable paper.
to the patriotism and generosity OF the
American people for their support to a work
that will be the symbol OF the everlasting
friendship and gratitude OF Cuba to the great
North American Republic,
The magnitude of the work We have under
taken is such that W. do not need to empha-
size the glory which will reflect upon those
who will contribute in any station to carry on
the scheme to the success IT deserves
d ANT, REYES LAMoN. NJ. D., President.
Address - Barilio Az.
SANTIAGO DE CrBA. April ??
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Prison ship Martyrs Assn Incorpora' cd'

Supreme Court Justice Dickey in Br"oH'
Ign yesterday approved the certificate OF
incorporation of the Prison Ship Marvrs
Association of the United States Tn"
object Of the association is o collect funds
TO erect a monument in Fort Greene m
commemoration OF the herois,n ard psirl'
otism Of the men who died from prvauon
and disease on the prison ships in WalIa1oW
Bay during the War Of the Revolution.