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Free Lectures to the Millions.

The sixteenth course Of Free Lectures
to the People will open next month No
feature OF our educational system has
made more rapid progress. The at
tendance has steadily grown from q, l49,
in 1889, when the lecture course was
organized. 10 / ,2O4, l28 in the school year
1902 LOB The number Of auditors last
wear was 27j, $40 greater than in the pre-
cedlug year when the Lectures were de-
Iyered for the first time in all the Dor
oughs .ist year 4,22i Lectures were
delivered ~ l9s lecture centres and ar
rangements have been made TO increase
the number of lectures and halls for the
coming season.
The phenomenal growth OF tins sys-
TEN shows that II fills u public need
The lectures are not for children, but for
adults and the enormous attendance Of
men and women, for school children are
excluded has proved that many thou
sands VI our hard working citizens APP
prrriate this means Of inst rIlrtlDn. Rec
raatlOn IL only an Incidental feature,
the primary DbJrl D"ihR 10 blnusr the
best Information that IL the result Of
scIsnth' knowhdgr PhyeI0logy and
hyglane natural .cleu". "l."irI"ii},
phyrlos. chemistry astronomy "diI"8-
ton. literature, HISTORY geography,
music and AR, are the main heads under
wbch these lectures, many u them IN
courses may b| grouped The scientific
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
Secretary shaw on the Psychological
MiCrObe.

At the Actuaries' International Con-
gress in this city on Wednesday, Mr..
T. B. MACAULAY of Montreal expressed
the opinion that while industrial expan-
sion is in full swing at the present time,
we must begin to prepare for a reac-
ton in the not distant future.
The thought is not particularly valua-
BILE, perhaps. Considered in one way.
it savors Of BUNsBY. II is safe to predict
A reaction, of one sort or another, in
almost all processes in which human
intellect and industry are engaged. The
practical question is as to the distance
Of the future reaction.
On the same day another student OF
conditions, the Hon. LESLIE M. SHAW.
Secretary OF the Treasury, impaired
much more distinct and useful idea to
the Merchants and Travellers Assocla-
ton at Chicago Mr.. SHAW said
In closing. wan, TO lay down this proposition:
There exists to day NO ono fact. and no combina-
lion OF facts the logical sequence Of which suggests
disaster The microbe. Il It s1lsts. Is in the mind.
II Il not elsewhere
This is sound philosophy. yet not re-
assuring. A psychological microbe may
be exceedingly dangerous to the pros
perity Of the nation when the minds in
tested by the microbe play an important
part in the maintenance Of confidence in
prosperity. 1t can work the very mischief
with the logical sequence Of favorable
facts and combinations Of facts. 1t can
produce a pernicious culture that will
bring destruction upon conditions OF
industrial and commercial prosperity
otherwise secure against assault from
without or within. 1t is quite capable of
making that reaction Of which the Mon
treal observer spoke not merely matter
Of the indefinite future but of days and
even hours.
Whence comes Secretary SHAw's psy-
Geological mcrobe of disaster? 1t ought
to be traced to it's origin. The nearer its
origin is to the seat OF Government the
more dangerous the microbe is.
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THE PARMFAL CONTROVERSY,
Lawyer Halves Makes Answer to Mr. Con.
Red and Dofles Him.

To THE EDITOR OF The suN-sI: A ma
liciously false and libelous statement respect
ing myself purporting to have emanated
from Mr.. Heinrich Conried was published
In TIE Sun Of to-day.
| propose to institute proceedings at on &C
sa ainst all those. guilty of inventing., circu-
ns 81 such anss.
ample apology and retraotion is made forth
with.
II any one entertained any serious doubts
as to the manner in which our law firm of
HAYES Judge was retained by the Wagner
family. to prevent the stage, production Of
.pcs at this ONCE, including letters. tele-
grams and written retainer. would have
vices were solicited by the Wagner family
and that all our proceedings were entirely
regular and proper.
As to the merits OF the -Parsifal" contro,;;
versy. we feel confident that the courts will
and Il Is an encourasing sign that Mr.. Con.
ried In his desperation should seek 10 align
and abuse the attorneys on the other side.
who are merely performing their duty In tho
premises. GILBERT RAY HAYES.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
THE SUBWAr.
Delay In Extensions AdNssed Vnsii We See
How the original subway Wsrks.


Torst ENRON oy TIE srs--sir' | cannot
are why there should he 80 much hurry about
making further extensions of the subway
Why no, wait and see how the subway now
under construction Ia going TO work prac-
tically?
According TO the promises Of the engineer
and contractors the subway now building VIII
be completed and ready for operation as
railroad In a very few months. 1hen the pun
lie will ha We an object lesson Tor their s'nuy'
They can make mp their minds how they IKE
that method OF transit and II VIII DC ueter-
mined what are the advantages to trade along
its route There will also be chance to COM
pure II with deep tunnels, a. In London, Tor
example and to see II there il any decided
advantage to travel in its ne,rness 70 the
surface.
The proof OF the pudding il in the eating.
improvements will suggest themselves. Al
ready, We are told. Contract No, >" will give
us great improvement in the method oil dig-
ging the subway over Contract No l. from
which We have suffered 40 terribly. ! hope
for the best. but how IL IL possible 10 dig
subway close to the surface in Broadway be-
low Ann street without ca ,.sing very much OF
the disturbance endured in Fourth avenue
and Forty second street cannot conceive ~
may be done, but. as you say, let us walt ana
see H.
Meantime. why not intermit subway build
ing for a few months? Is there any absolute
necessity of pushing along without stopping
to take breath to see where we are? Con-
tract No ?" may make us forget the misery
Contract No. /" inflicted on US; but suppose
il doesn't?
Let us wait and try what We have before
We rush ahead TO get more. Underground
travel is a new problem for New York and it
would seem to be obvious wisdom for US to
And how our experiment works actually. so
far as we have gone. before committing our
selves 10 more OF the same sort
NEW YORK. Sept. PATIENT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
The Rims Of the Ancient Yaehtsman.

II Is an ancient yachting man.
And he stoppeth one Of three;
ny thy long beard and glitserng eye
Now wherefore Nopp'st thou me-"
He holds him with his once glad hand;
Il won the Cup!" quoth he.
"Avaunt! Thou'rt mad" the nearer said;
That Cup thou1t never see"
The ysehtsmau pushed him 10 scat,
He cannot choose but hear.
And thus that ancient vachtfng man
Did muraur In his ear:
Long years ago | built a yacht
And hove her anchor up
And sailed to dear old Sandy Hook
To III the blooming Cup"
Tn. wedding guest he beat his breast,
He cannot choose but hear.
And thus Spake on that aged man
Into his s,arboard ear:
And now the Yankee sIoop met
And shr wondrous strong,
She followed zig across the line.
And chased las south along.
with steamboats, here and steam yachts there
tnd tugboatS all around
They svsshed and growlnd and rosrrd an d howl.d
Like noises In q swoGnd
And then spied the outer marx,
II flashed In dazzling Name;
As II had been Christian soul
We hailed II IN Gods name
Around that mark as the night grew dark
Like comets twain We spun;
Then homrward north; with Shamrock Fourth
That blooming Cup won"
Nay ancient yachtsuiau. thou ar, mad
Thy dreams have wrought thee up"
Nay, nay. he said, with Sham rock 'if,h
won the blooming Cup.
Across the line like light We went
The sloop she followed free,
But We were the hrst TO mako the burst
Into that shrinking sea"
Nay, ancient yachtsman. thou art wild
Thou rayest In thy mind"
In sooth, fair youth. II Is the truth,
She was three miles behind.
The western wave was all anams,
The day was well nigh done,
When her strange shape drove suddenly
BetwiIt US and The sun
We tackled. and then with shamrock SiRth
The weary Cup won
we brought Il aboard and filled IL up
Our skipper drank from the damned cup
our NE blood he seemed to sip
The stars were dim and thick the night.
The stcsISmaH face By BIS lamp CLEANED white
From our sails the dew did arp
THIN on our yacht full forty men
And heard nor Sigh nor sToaEI
with heavy thunp In Hteless limp
Took tumbl.s one by one
Their souls did from their bodies ~
And 20 heaven aScsndsd up;
VIII shamrock Seventh sAiIsd sions
And kept III accuTsed Cup
sh.a sln hnu
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
MTSS TODDS REMOVAL.
says she Told Fostmaster.tencral PAYNE
Its Cause Was Delaware Politics

WILMINGTON, Del. Sept. 2.-Mss rodd
the postmaster at Greenwood, who VIA
removed because she il personally and
particularly obnoxious" TO United States
Senator J. Frank Alice, said to-day that IN
her interview with Postmaster-Cien
Payne the latter said that special" cause
demanded her removal. but hH refused ~
explain what was meant, Miss Todd IN
formed the Postmaster-General that she
was fully aware Of the cause of her remova
and that It was Delaware politics The
Postmaster-Genera said he was NOT DIS
GUESSING Delaware politics AT present.
The residents Of Greenwood, as well Al.
those for miles around are oonhemnius
the action Of Postmsster-General Payne
and Senator Alice. Jacob l.. Housema,
the new postmaster Of Greenwood. ad.
mitted to Miss Todd that he had never AZ
Piled for the Office, and hat the appoint
ment was surprise to him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
PROGRESS IN PORTO RICO.
A DIsinterested View or the Islands
Prosperity Under Our Rule.

From L EcOnonlistr FroneG's.
The two principal articles of expectation
In Porto Rico, sugar and tobacco. have in
creased from ~ $40 900 francs and 1851 sN'
francs in 1901 to II. $4,000 francs and lo,57o
000 francs the year following. The exports OF
cigarettes and of leaf tobacco In diminished,
but the diminution is OF little importance
compared to the much higher value OF cigars
The sugar cane plantations with the employ
ment of modern methods are increasing, facIi-
itated as they are by the creation Of central
factories, one OF which has recently been
started at Guanica wthstanding the
advances made. there still remains much TO
be done.
Coffee culture is extending rapidly. III"
product OF the present year amounts to $4,000
bags. During the last ten years $500 acre,
have been devoted to orange plantatlons
which yield in five years about $4,000 orang"-,
which are usually sold at the wharts at h.
rate Of Ave francs hundred. and this give
q profit OF $50 francs to the acre.
Cotton planting Is about to be renewed
The expectation Of cotton reached 900 haLe.
IN 1895; About 100000 acres will soon be So
Many mining concessions have been granted
since the annexation Of the island to the United
States. but none SO far has been worsed T h,.
muth exist in the island. and also immense
beds Of tin, mercury. Ignite. yellow ambet
ana nickel. without speaking Of the lead
The construction OF railroads is going on
rapidly. The, entire system, it i e1pect"o
will be completed IN less than three yeal
OF the American Railroad Company Z"
Porto Rico" has obtained new "oncession
II Ia now occupied in finishing the nelworN
of railroads in the island An ELECTRIC tratn
wav has been started AZ Ponce Another line
connects Bnyalnon with san Juan. and n vii
soon be linked to a steamboat line TO Ponce
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
MIG STONE GOES 600 FEET ADAy.
Working OF Hauling the Cathedral Column,
10 Be Done by DAY light. Too.

The contract ors VIII are moving the big
granite columns from 13lth street and
North River to tn, Cathedral Of ST Ioh'
the Divine, AT ll3 h street and Amstrrlau
avenue, hauled one big stone on the hug
truck yesterday from the railroad track
to l34t h st rect and Twelfth avenue. n ii
lance of nearly 800 feet Thu apparatu
worked all right, and the contractors q.
not think thew will meet with any grca
difficult les Most Of the moving has bee
done at night but now that tho engine and
tackle are working smoothly hey wi.
cont nue the work day and night
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
Mr., s.,d,,. Orchestral score Of "p.r.,f., ;.

TO THE EDITOR or The SUN-.SU Referring
TO Mr. Hawess statement In a morning newspa per
Of this date that have disposed OF the score OF
"Parsfal" wish TO state that my late HUSBAND s
orchestral score Is stlll In my possession and will
remain my private property for all time
FLEIst HMASNs Sept. l. AuuusTK SyIpI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04

To The EDITOR OF THE Sun str This discus.
sion strikes me AZ being damn nonsense why should
q pic he carved II shouldn't, II should be served
A. cards are dealt in poker one at time to each
player When You get your pie grasp II FIRMLY
with both hands but gently. and bite deep. Tho
fruit may smear your features and the Juice may
tricElc down your chin. No matter. water Is pl~nt
t!l JUST eat and thank heaven you re living: thank
heaven again that you live in land whereof pie Is
the Native Bird, and have some more pie
NEW YORK Sept Two PIECES
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04
SEA COW At THE A2t iRIf ".
The First Manatce Ever shown There
Arrives From Florida.

The Aquarium received YESTERDAY FROM
Florida manatee, or seacow. this being
the first sea COW ever shown there. l. is
believed to be the only one now on o,
hibition anywhere in the country. IT,
specimen, which was taken in the Sebsstia
River a branch Of the Indian River, /.
g feet in length and weighs betwea
100 and sOO pounds. 1t arrived in gooC
condition and is now inst allied in the pool
80 long occupied by the water-hrowlrg
West Indian snai.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04

Fifteen French soldiers had a row with
four American soldiers in Pekin Yesterday
Two Americans were wounded by French
bayonets. and the Hon, CHAUNCEY " DEPEw
will batter down old Paris al once
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The Sing Sing Martyr.

SAM PARKS, the ambulatory collector
of peruuisites and director of labor has
lost his mustache and gained glory. His
locks have been cropped, but not his
wings, Returning temporarily to the
scene of his benefcent activity, he finds
himself regarded as hero and martyr.
The faithful. cheering madly, swarm
around him. He is to be the chief idol
and god Of the Labor Day parade. Sing
Sing has given him an aureoe. Is he
not the victim Of "scab" jury, Of con-
spiracy OF "scab' employers? He SUI
fers for a great and holy principle. No
honors paid hin by his worshippers are
adequate to express their gratitude for
services which since his return from
captivity he has himself summarized
with truth and brevity:
NV. delivered the goods right along
The man who can deliver the goods
right along is not the man to be injured
by being caught occasionally with the
goods on him. SAM PARKs's enthusiasts
can't understand why walking delegate
should be punished for signal instance
Of professional success.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04

Timber and manufactured wood
British Australasia E7'
Philippine Islands .... .......... ~
Other Asia and Uccsula .......,..... .... -
Lumber. 49,
Chinese Empire ....... .,,........ 7-5
Hong Kong ...r....... #
japan. ..... 81
British Australasia '0'I
Philippine Islands .......... ''|-
Other Asia and ocCana ..... .... ...
Furniture.
Chinese fmprr ...... St
British East Indies.
Japan .....
British Australasia .... .... 90, = I'd.
Philippine Islands ....... ...... .al
O,hrr Asia and OCcania ...... '
rot,I..... s7.I,
If all the smaller ite'ns Of tho various nan
features OF wood shipped were added ~
list the total wood shipments to ~" Ilr.r
would figure az about $4,000 o Al preset
this Is not large trade hut II * q grow.
trade and worth fostering. "" must n"'
Russia e short haul from Siberia TO 0'n-
With our own short haul from ia" PAIlup'
20 China The present Philippine tin
cut. such as u II in quantity. - lulIy aU.l
in the Orient What We want ~ IN" T. b,
pines in order TO turn our hundreds ~ f.
lions Of forest wealth into urenta, Ep''
railroads and sawmills, and We want b.
right away Why let Russia gTnO 10" be-
ness while our forests IN the Philippine
full Of far more timber, and timber OF gr1l.'
value. than Sibera can produce
WALTER j BALLARD
ScHEEFcTApY, y =, Aug q
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-08-20
ON THE BELLEvILLE TRACK.

Champion Kramer and Iver Lawson,
his nearest opponent in cycle champion
ship honors. will clash again next Sunday
at the Hillside Track. Belleville. and a
warm finish between these two are expec-
ted in the trial heat of the twdethird mile
open competition. The race0vill be run
under championship rules and should
furnish bang-up struggle. as Root. Fem
Krebs, MacFarland. Bardgatt and
Schreiber, all look to be keen anders.
There are six races on the card, includ-
ing a five-mile motor race for the Middle
Atlantic States championship. From the
fact that post entries viii be received for
this race, over fifty contestants are ex-
pected to start for the handsome diamond
medal which goes to the winner. The
race should furnish brilliant exhibition
of high speed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-08-20
EzELL STILL MISSING.
Last Seen At Coney Island July
l5-Hls Mind Said to
Be Affected.

Charles Ezell, twenty-four years old,
of No. 1077 Coles street, who was re-
ported in 'The News" several days ago
as missing since July 10, was seen re-
Gently in Coney Island by a neighbor
and since then all trace of him has been
lest.
Ezell left home to go to the College
of st. Andrews on the Hudson, near
Poughkeepsie. He was to study for
the priesthood. Over study had af-
fected his mind. This was noticed as
soon as he applied for amission, and he
was advised to go home next day. 1t
has been learned that he went from there
to. the College of ST. Francis Xavier
in New York, where it was also noticed
that his mind was affected. There also
he was advised to go home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-08-20
The Waltz Of the Ostrich.

The dance Of the ostrich is one Of
those peculiar native customs which
certain fowls develop, without any ap-
parent incentive except it may be the
law Of heredity It usually occurs at
early morning, when the young, strong
birds are let out Of their inclosure, and
Is said to be entirely due to awkward
ness and uncertainty. This leads them
to advance and turn in dervish- like
whirl which is very quaint and fantas-
tic, as they float about assisting their
motions by their outspread wings.
They circle and reverse almost as a
waltzer would, and when large num-
Der Of these strange birds go through
their dancing antics 1t is almost i'm
possible to believe that they have not
been taught the accomplishment by a
dancing master. Their waltz often
ends in disaster. as they break each
others legs, which is certain death, or
become dizzy and fall down in a de-
moralized heap. The kick Of an ostrich
has been known to destroy life.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-08-20
HELLO GIRLS TO
The RESCUE.
Morris's Liquor Store on
Bergen Avenue Saved
From Burglars.
POLICE CALLED BY TELEPHONE
The Central Office Employees
Heard the Cash Register
Ring and Their Suspic-
ions Were Aroused

The 'shello,' girls in the Bergen Central
office of the New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company at. Bergen and Fair
view avenues prevented burglary in
that section early this morning by noti-
flying the police by telephone.
In the past two weeks several attempts
have been made to burglarize the whole
sale liquor store of William p. Morris
at the corner of Bergen and Fairview
avenue next door to the telephone cen
trail Office. Yesterday morning the girls
heard a noise in the store. The burglars
were evidently frightened away as moth
ing was discovered missing from the store
later in the day.
Between two and three o'clock this
morning the girls heard the cash register
bell in the store ring. This was followed
by noise which sounded as though sew
eral persons were creeping about the
store. Without a moments hesitation
one of the girls called up Police Head
quarters on the phone and informed the
officer at the desk that there were bur-
glars in the neighborhood. The reserves
of the Montgomery street station We're
quickly ordered out but by the time they
arrived at the liquor store the burglars
had fed. They We're evidently scared off
in hurry as they had no time to take
anything with them. A quantity of liq-
uor and other property however had been
packed in bundles ready to be removed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-08-20
LEGAL NOTICES
SPECIAL MASTERS SALEM CHANCERy
of New Jersey.


Between Mary Keeney and William Keensy.
her husband. complainants. and Theresa Hen
ming and others. defendants.
On bill for partition.
planants.
BY virtue of a decree of the Court of Chan
twentieth day, Of June, 4. D. 1903 directing a
sale OF all and singular the premises mentioned
@ SPECIAL e Sas aasl In 81
New Jersey. win sell. at public vendue. 70
TUESDAY. II E The The ELEVENTH Il DAY OF Au-
GUST. 1908,
at o'clock In the afternoon of said day.
STREET. JERSEY CITY. N. j.,
an the following described lands and premises.
All that certain lot of land and premises.
Ward of Jersey City aforesaid. with the build
ings and improvements thereon erected and
Follows folio pa 'Aes DuNDeu a'
Bsginning at point in the soStnsrly Yin line
distant twenty feet westerly from Coles street;
thence running .easterly along the line OF
t%s1tR fsss as Ser sas s
along the west side of Coles street ninety
f1ve feet to a certain alley or passage-way
die OF kthe block parallel with and equally
distant from Fourth street. formerly south
Fourth street, formerly south Firth street ire.
twenty feet; thence northerly parallel with
Coles street. to- through ana beyond the party
wall standing PARTLY on the premises hereby
conveyed and partly on the premises next aa-
the point or place of beginning.
Together with that part Of the. said aiieys
way lying between the centre line thereof
and the premises herein described. The use
of said alleyway being reserved for sewerage,
aaueduct and drainage, and for common
right of way for the private use OF the ioccu-
pants Of the said block. including the estate
and interest in dover of the said defendant,
Theresa Henning widow of Fei dinand Hen
ming, deceased, In the said premises. together
with all and singular the hereditaments anu
appurtenances to the said premises belonging
or in anywise appertaning
Dated July 7th. 1903. ,
Special Master in Chancery of New Jersey
Commercial Trust Co. Building,
Jersey City, N. ].