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The Moral Needs of New York

A letter Dre print to-day suggests to the
clergy of the districts of the town in
habited by the more prosperous people
of this community, the districts where
churches are most numerous proportion
ately to the population, that they turn
their attention to the vice in their own
neighborhoods rather than exhaust their
denunciations on it's existence in poorer
parts of the town, the Red Light district
of the East Side, for example.
The suggestion is not without peril
nency to the actual situation. The most
prosperous vice in New York is in this
very region of churches and of a cult
waited and wcll-to-do population. Rela-
lively, there is more of it there than in
any other part of the town.
On Manhattan Island, too the region
where the number of liquor licenses pro-
portionately to the population is greatest,
except in the three Assembly districts on
the West Side below Fourteenth street,
is the region of the five Fifth avenue
Assembly districts, where also the num-
ber of churches is much the greatest
proportionately.
The five Fifth avenue Assembly dis
tricts contained in 1900 population of
PAL ,422, on an area Of 2,794 acres, or SO
persons to an acre. The population of
the eight East Side districts to the south
of Fourteenth street was 1894, on an
area of I 1893 acres, or 3s2 g persons TO an
acre. The number of persons to a
dwelling was l3 in the Fifth avenue dis
tricts and 39s on the East Side The
number of churches and -synagogues in
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RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS.
CHIEF Engineer Newell Says II VIII Make
Homes for 1housA,df,

WASHINGTON, Nov, 8.-F. Il. Newell,
chief engineer OF the Reclamation Service,
in an address tonight before the National
Geographical Society spoke Of the grea'
importance to the western half OF tn"
United States of the reclamation under
Government auspices of the arid land. He
said;
"If the works are well administered ard
the fund carefully preserved, It will b"
possible 10 bring about a great develop
ment of the West and to make homes for
thousands of families. The geography OF
the country in many of its historical and
social aspects may be completely revolu-
tionized. For example, if instead of Nooo
people in Nevada. 10000 can find pros,
porous homes, the conditions of internei
Trade and commerce may be vitality lyalteredr
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Two Of the detectives attached TO the
West l25th street police ststion arrested a
man on Thursday evening because he re-
fused to give the key to cubroom to
them. The club had been anonymously
denounced as a gamblers organization
to the captain of the precinct, and when
the unfortunate man under arrest was
taken to the station the sergeant refused
to admit him to bail, in violation of the law
It would seem that in this case police stu
pidity and lawlessness reached its climax
and it would be most wholesome thing If
the detectives and the sergeant were pun
ished for their illegal and oppressive acts.
At any rate, Magistrate CRANE voiced a
very general wish when he said:
Il hope the man who Is TO he at the head Of tho
police during the next administration will use
some judgment In the matter OF these arrests, and
hope that this will be the last time that such
arrests will be made In this city. They have been
an outrage"
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TYPHOID AT SUMNER RESORTS.
Health Ofncers to Investigate Reported
Pollution OF Lake Champlain.

ALBANY, Nov. 6.-Dr. peniel Lewis,
State Commissioner Of Health, and Prof.
o. H. Landreth, the consulting engineer
of the State Health Department, tomorrow
will investigate the reported pollution of
Lake Champl ain by the pulp mills. Dr.
Lewis had talk with the Governor to-day
regarding his proposition to ask the neSi
Legislature for an appropriation of $4,000
to establish a new bureau in the depart
ment to be known as the bureau of water
inspection and drainage, with special
reference to summer resorts.
Typhoid fever usually manfests itself
in the cities in the fall and spring on the
return of city folks from vacations, spent
in the South or at the summer resorts and
farmhouses of this State. If this bureau
is established, it is DR.. Lewis's idea to have
on file in the State Health Department,
data regarding the water supplies and
plum bpr and drainage eQuipm'rf at hotels
and farmhouses, 80 that intending guests
oan learn of these essentials to health be-
fore going on their vacations.
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FINANCIAL BILL soon.
Senate Finance Committee May Report IL
Within q Fortnight.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 8.-At the meeting
of the Senate Committee on Finance to-
day the fact was developed that measure,
non-partisan in its character and drawn
on the lines Of the Aldrich bill of last ses-
sion, may be reported to the Senate within
a fortnight or so. The bill will have the
approval OF the Democrats as well as the
Republicans on the committee. and it is
now thought certain that 1t will not be
will be passed In both Senate and House
at An early day, as a practical plan Of finan
cial relief demanded by the business inter-
ests Of the country.
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GEN. GREELY,S REPORT,
Experimental Work in Wireless Telegraphy
by the Signal Corps stopped.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 0.-Brig Gen Greelv,
Chief Signal Officer Of the Army, in his an
nual report, calls attention to the absence
Of any suitable means of intercommunica-
ton between the army and navy on the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and urges
speedy provision by Congress for the in
stalling Of the proper apparatus for this
work.
Referring to. wireless telegraphy. Gen
Greeley saws that the system devised by
the Signal Corps in 1899 has been improved
in details, but its range Of operation i.
limited, and experimental work has stopped
pending the development Of this science bv
experts in civil life Commercial con
Germs having failed to install a wireless
system in Alaska, the Signal Corps is Ell
gagged in an effort to install system that
shall work from st. Michael to Safety Har-
Dor. near Nome. a distance of 1O5 miles.
"The connection by submarine cable OF
the detached system in southeastern Alaska,
of 400 miles. with that OF the Yukon dis.
trict, 1919 miles, is strongly recommended
as in the public interests, not only as OF
strategic value, but also in connection with
the development of Alaska
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POLITICIANS on TRIAL
Missouri Democratic Leaders Answer
Charges OF Naturalization Frauds.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. e.-Thomas e.
Barrett, formerly marshal of the Court
of Appeals and a power in the Demo
cratic councils in st. Louis and the State
OF Missouri for the past twenty years
cratic city committee. and Policeman
Garrett, Jointly charged with naturalza-
ton frauds were placed on trial in the
Federal Court to-day. Specifically, the
charges are forgery. conspiracy and aiding
and abetting in naturalization frauds.
Three witnesses were examined to-day,
all Italians and each told Of having received
fraudulent naturalization papers through
Barbaglia, whom the prosecution proposes
to show was acting for Barrett, Dolan and
Garrett.
Charles Weissmann. who pleaded guilt
on twelve indictments TO aiding and abe
ting naturalization frauds, was sentenced
TO three years in the penitentiary. to-da.,
this being the fourth conviction in thesr
cases.
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MIDSHIPMEN DISMISSED.
Three Convicted OF Hs ling Disqualified
From Again Entering the Service.

WASHINGTON, Nov. e.--The Secretary
of the Navy this afternoon signed orders
dismissng Midshipmen Joseph Drummord
Little of Springfield, Ohio John Henry
I,ofla nd of Oskaloosa Iowa, and Earl Wor
den Chafee of Rhinelander. Wis, from
the service OF the United States. All
three midshipmen were members Of the
to have been graduated next year. The
dsmissals were made in accordance with
the provision of law covering hazing st
the Academy, which makes dismissal the
only punishment and disqualifies the per.
son dismissed from further appointment
in the naval service.
The three young men were tried by court
martial on the charge OF hazing, the in
stances alleged being those which were
recently made public. They were con,
victed, and the cases. having been reviewed
by the Judge Advocate General. came to
the Secretary for final action.
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REBELS NEAR SANTO DOMINGO.
United states Representative Calls for
Warship and the Newport VIII Go There.

WASHINGTON, Nov. e.-W. F. Powell,
United States Charge d. Afares at San
Domingo City, ,telegraphed the State DEPART
ment to-day that the Dominican insurgents
were marching on that place, and that a
United States warship was urgently needed
to protect American interests.
the cruiser Baltimore is due at Puerto
Plata where the insurrection was begun.
Last night orders were telegraphed there
for the Baltimore upon her arrival to go
direct to Colon, and to the gunboat New
port, at Jacksonville, to 20 to Puerto Plata.
In view OF Minister Powells report, the
Newport will be directed to 60 to Santo
Domingo CITY
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Cheerful Undertaken in Gloucester

To ThK EDITOR OF TnE SuN-Sir: Following
is an advertisement cut from Gloucester news
paper last August
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
dcsl TO Inform my friends that l have re-
Gently bought
Ncp CornS
which will be pleased TO show an, one wishing
anything In my line Two are OF walnut and the
third is maple. 1t Is a pleasure 10 lie In one OF
these caskcts.
CONE EARLY AND AVOID THE RUSH.
FIRST CONF. FIRST SERVED.
DAVE WHITE,
undertakcr.
NIw'loRh NOV, o, -., C.H.0
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NIGHT SCHOOL EMPTY.
Boys and Girls At Evening Football Cameo
Teacher Complains.


Acting Captain Mcclure Of the coney
Island police station was asked by PTin-
cipal Stafford of Public School 100 TO In
struct the patrolrnen to arrest all children
found on the streets and In the dance halls
who ought to be at the evening school
The principal declared that the schoooi
is almost desert ed, while the dance halls
are crowded each night with young bow
and girls who are in many cases enrolled
pupils at the school
It is contended that the chief attraction
al the dance halls is football game car
ried on during the early evening. AheI
the game there is dancing. Mr. Stafford
told the police that the football games
drew prac, ically all the pupils away frsm
the school
The o,ergymen have agreed to speak on
the matter in their churches on Sunday
The Rev. Father James Brophy of the
Church of Our Lady of Solace il showing
much interest.
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CarthaEe's Escape.

Cato was demanding that Carthage should be
destroyed.
Then why not send II TO the laundry" asked an
iratc Senator.
Appalled, al the total humiliation implied. they
voted 10 order out the ships Instead
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Cupid's Shorthand.

We must apologize for repeating rather
often the old song: 20 Kansas, thou
bringest all good things Kansas is the
tropical zone Of genius, and its human
fauna and fora are Of une1ampled luxu-
rance. Bring on the chops and tomato
sauce; from the Sunflower belt comes a
new dish to set beside them.
In the Montgomery county district
court Miss IVY SMITH is suing the Hon
LOUIS GRIMES for breach of promise
She AYERS that he proposed marriage in
November, 1902. and that the wedding
was to be last February, but on Christ
mas Day he married another girl. Pause
here to notice q case of Kansas thrift.
By marrying on Christmas Day the pur-
chase of special Anniversary present
in succeeding years is avoided.
Miss SMITH had put sos into her trous-
seau. For damages to purse and heart
she asks jury Of her countrymen to
award her $1,000. The documents are
numerous. In the fervid language OF
the Chanute Blade, Miss SMITH has "a
stack of letters from Mr.. GRIMES which,
if piled together, one upon top of the
other, would reach as high as an oil der
rick We can we'll believe from the
specimens published that they are
"couched in language which, in COM
parison makes the product of the busy
bee appear like lemon juice Here are
some elegant extracts:
Baby mine.
Darling, Heaven -soulsA,
"Deare. Adored.
"Duckic mine.
Face. Angel"
At the end OF every letter stands the
cabalistic word 4SwAK" or "SwALK !"
Always in capitals. Miss SMITH swears
that the Interpretation of the first enigma
is Sealed with kiss; of the second,
Sealed with loving kiss These frag-
ments of CUPIDs shorthand in Kansas
sting the curiosity of scholars. If Mr.
GRIMES has to pay 81 900, nc can console
himself with the thought that he has en-
riched the English language and the
osculatory code.
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About Sweeping the Town.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir; On the
morning Of Nov. the papers announced
"Tammany Sweeps the City," Yes, on cleo
ton day: but afterward?
MoNTCLAIR, n. j.. Nov. g. CoUNTRYMAN.
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True 10 His Principles.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Are you going "a sit Up to near the election news
from Ohio'" they asked the Peerless Leader.
Not later than i2:A A. M" he replied sterniy.
Afterward when they had figured this out and
sound thai Il meant 10 70 l. they spplaudsd him
eocifcrnuaA
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When Cupid lays his golf course out.
II daunts tn o bravest souls:
For II Is In your bank account
That he.locatcS the holes. -,f
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Queer Sign In Newark: Park.

To THR EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir. Branch
Brook Park In Newark Is one OF the pre,ties spots
on earth. but In various conspicuous places It dis
plays this sign:
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The park Is indeed, a veritsblc Edcn-bu, with
restrictions. ADAM.
NEW YORK. Nov. g,
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CHILDREN PLAYING HERE MUST BE PROPERLY
USpERcLoTRHD.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

of those men who never smile, and as
to look dark for me. But at length I
took the persuader," stick with a
prod in the end, and began punching
Buck and Brin. They then moved SO
rapidly that the proper speed was OBJ
tanned and the machine worked like
charm. l then obtained settlement
without any trouble. Lewis Miller,
of the firm of Aultman & Miller was
out with me that year, looking after
the sales of the company's machines.
1 began selling John Deere plows
some time during my first ten years
and continued to handle this line up
to the time l sold out.
This concludes my "reminiscences of
my first ten years in the machine bust
ness They were the manufacturers
experimental years and many radical
changes were made. A great many
machines that were too heavy in some
parts and too light in others were put
out and there wero, of course, numer-
ous breakdowns in the rush of harvest,
giving me considerable trouble. But
the improvements went on from year
TO year and today, as all know, we
seldom hear of defective working
machine.
While driving through the country
recently it was pleasant to note the
wonderful advancement made il this
section in the past forty years. I we'll
remember when some farmers paid Is
to 20 per cent in order to hold their
land and today some of these same
farmers carry good bank accounts,
besides having money out at interest.
They have their beautiful residences
and large barns. with telephones in
almost every home, and the mail is
brought to the very doors. A marked
contrast is thus presented as compared
with the same locality in the
"sixties. - In those days a farmer
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

strike me with favor. as / believed
that the same time spent in Saving
wood" would bring better results.
But never would take a dare. One
Edward agent at Lima Springs, Ia, to
participate in a field trial. | accepted.
After running our Marsh harvester
about an hour with one team and two
men and driver, took off one horse,
fastened the draw end of the evener
back to the frame and in this way,
with only one horse drawing the
machine and only one man doing both
the driving and binding, cut swath
down one side of the field. Then 1
requested all the farmers present who
were favorable to the Marsh harvester
to move to the right and the friends
of the Edward to the LETT. OF course
we carried the day as we had the
votes. for at least half of the farmers
present owned Marsh harvesters and
WERE, as u Iudtter VI COurSi, Wltn us.
After the trial, with the Stars and
Stripes flung TO the breeze. the Marsh
harvester in the lead, we drove into
Lime Springs singing, "When Johnny
Comes Marching Home and "We
Won't Go Home. Until Morning."
In 1871 and 1872 1 also made the
acquaintance of the Buckeye family
mowers, droppers and self-rakes. The
price of the mower was Sl20, the drop
per $l60 and the self-rake $500, and
sold them on two and three falls.
These were made by Aultman & Mil
Ter, of Akron, o. recall that l sold
Buckeye self-rake reaper to Ole
Flatland, of Glenwood township. a
farmer who had only yoke of oxen
to pull it. OF course, the machine
had not been geared for ''horned
horses" and the farmer was not
satisfied with its work. He was aboat
to back out of the sale. He was one
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

pion 1885,. These reapers seemed to
meet the requirements of our farmers,
as they were OF light draft, emitting six
feet and giving little or no trouble.
The demand was very large and had
difficulty in procuring them fast
enough to fill orders. The Little
Champion was my favorite.
At the beginning of the harvest of
1865, @. ". Marsh, of the Plano COM
pany, arrived in town with one of
their harvesters 1t was one of the
first Marsh harvesters made at Plano,
ILL.,, and was quite roughly con-
structed. The machine was loaded on
John Stiles dray and taken to the
Volding farm, about three miles east
of Decorah, where it was put to work.
Mr.. Marsh and his helper binding as
rapidly as the machine could cut. All
the farmers present were convinced
that two men with this machine would
do the work of four following an>
reaper. But in those early days the
farmers had been experimenting Sc
much with new machines that they
were slow to take hold of this one,
especially so because of the radical
change it represented from the self
rake. The sale was, therefore, light
up to the year 1870 I sold four of the
machines in 1867 and they were placed
in good hands and in 1868 the trade
began to increase materially. By
1879 it seemed as though half of the
farmers owned Marsh harvesters. The
price was 1926. / also had worked
up good trade on the Sprague mower,
manufactured at Providence, r. l., by
a concern of which Governor Sprague
was the head. The price of this
machine was $120.
During the years 1871 and 1872 the
Edward and the Low, Adams &
French haIvesters made their appear
ance. In those days it was customary
to have field trials, but they did not
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25
AFTER FORTY.ONE YEARS
J. J. MARSH GIVES "REMINISCENCES
Some Interesting History Connected With
His Early Business Life in DecOrah, in
The Days of Reapers and Hand
Binding Haryesters.

Upon his retirement from business,
after being IN the harness forty-one
years, Mr.. ]. j. Marsh was requested
by the Farm Implement News to give
them a sketch of his business career,
together with such personal reminis-
cences as might prove interesting.
The article was published ana EN-
bellished with cuts. and we have
taken the liberty to reproduce it. in
the belief that it will prove very in
teresting reading. 1t is as follows:
Ir was in the spring of 1862 that ]
put out my shingle as an implement
dealer in Decorah, Iowa. which busi-
ness was continued until Sept. 10,
1908, on which date leased my ware
house and sold my stock to Reed &
May.
My first experience in the imple-
ment trade was in introducing the
Esterly broadcast seeder and cultiva-
tor, manufactured by Geo. Esterly, of
Whitewater, Wis The price of this
machine was 500, payable in two falls
or So discount for cash. | ordered a
sample and set it up. Then l closed
nv office, hitched team to the
machine and, riding on the hopper, /
started on a canvassing trip. l showed
the machine in operation along the
roadside and in fields to the few
scattered farmers who we've then
located in this section. After secur-
ing a few orders, I delivered the
sample and canvassed the remainder
of the season on horse back. The
machines were delivered at my shop
as called for.
In 1868 and 1864 l sold the Kirby
mandrake reaper. made at Auburn, n.
Y, and the Falvey mandrake machine,
made, | think, in Wisconsin also the
Nanny, manufactured by j. H. Nanny,
of Rockford, Ill. These machines
were sold at $3.50 each. payable in two
and three falls. | also had the agency
for the NewYork selfrake reaper, called
the New Yorker, made by Seymour,
Morgan & Co., of Brockport, N. Y.
This machine brought 1925, payable in
two and three falls. At first ii gave
me considerable trouble to make the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

selfrake work, but I finally mastered
it and managed to make all of my
sales stick. Up to this time I had
kept no hired help except at the time
of delivery and setting up machines.
All the canvassing I did myself.
In 1865 | secured the agency of the
Buckeye drill, manufactured by P. P.
Mast, of Springfield, o. For ten
hole drill received $l20, payable on
most any terms satisfactory to the Gus
toner. but not to exceed two falls.
| sold drills to nearly all the leading
farmers. Then l took up the sale of
the Buckeye riding corn plows made
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

came to town with a yoke of oxen
hltched to wagon with springless
seat. Now you rarely find a farmer
who does not have more than one car
riage or spring wagon In those days
IL took five men and driver to
operate and bind in the wake of a
self-reaper Today one man with a
modern binder will do the same work.
Thus could go on enumerating many
other changes that have taken place
since those early days, but | fear that
have already taken up more space
than l should.
j. j. MARSH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

Senator Hopkins of Illinois, who
while in the House was chairman of
the census committee, has introduced
bill that in addition TO the census
now required by law there shall be
taken in the year 1905 and every ten
years thereafter census on the statis-
tics of agriculture, which shall show
the number of farms, their value and
acreage, give classification of live
stock, with value and acreage. guam
tity and value of cotton, corn, wheat,
oats, rye, barley, buckwheat, hay,
flax, rice and potatoes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

There is one good thing about Dowie
and that is that he understands the
value of advertising. All his ranting
and railing and bowling is done
simply to attract attention to him
self.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

by the same concern. These | sold at
500 cash, or $50 on time. | handled
the trade the same as on seeders, rid
ing on one of the cultivators on my
canvassing trips and plowing up the
farmers dooryards and the unplowed
corn ground. The first season | Sc
cured thirty-tour orders. In the same
year / added to my line the Beloit
mandrake reaper, made by Parker &
Stone, at Beloit, Wis. also the Little
Champion self-rake reaper, made by
the Harris Manufacturing Company,
of GAINESVILLE, Wis. The price of the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

The state farmers institute and agii-
cultural convention under the aus
pices of the department of agriculture
will be held at Des Mones, Dec. 7-S-9.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

After a lapse of eight years next
year will be Leap Year, and the young
ladies of the town have vowed that
they will make up for lost time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

A Nebraska man threw his wife in
as "boot" in horse trade He ex-
planned it by saying it was good
chance to get rid of pair of kickers
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-25

Nearly 5000, 600 pupils. or about
20 per cent of the population, attended
the common schools last year. And
yet some people worry about the
future of the republic.