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MONDAY TH.4NKSGIVTNGS.
The President Considering the Question
or Change From Thursday?

To THE EDITOR OF The SrN-Sir: was n-
terested in the letter Of your correspondent.
Fred H. Nelson. in which he urged that Mon
day be substituted for Thursday for Thanks
giving day
May ! quote from a letter concerning the
same subject, which wrote to the President
some time ago? received an answer to the
effect that the matter would receive consd-
Grafton.
THE writer ventures to suggest an innova-
ton: In your coming procla nation. nominate
the last Monday in November and the Sunday
preceding as days Of thanksgiving in the
place OF the usual Thursday.
There may be a howl arising from New
England for about a fortnight after your
procla mation and then the people will wonder
why such q sensible move was not made be-
fore: and you will establish precedent which
will always endure.
True. the last Thursday in November is
sanctioned by custom. but there is nothing
else whatever to recommend il, and. submit.
every good reason 10 select these other days.
Conditions have altered radically and become
vastly more complex since those days of the
simple life of the Pilgrim Fathers.
Primarily, the occasion is time OF thanks
inss being both crowded into one day, the
solemn and more important object Is sub
ordinated to and too often extinguished by
son the Sundays before and after this last
Thursday, il is true. there are services of
THANKSGIVING In the churches; but they are
separated from the day off1cially proclaimed.
Why should not the Sunday for nhe realJ
Thanksgiving be proclaimed by the State
az we'll as the tpractcalJ feast day? Why
should IL be separated from the day desg
mated by an intervening interval OF business
by substituting Sunday and Monday,
consecutive days, an ideal period for
Thanksgiving holidays will be produced;
and the least important Of the business days
housekeeper for the workneman who gem
orally receives his wages al the end Of the
week; for the city man and those away from
the old home to travel thither and. Of mighty
consideration, the Jewish Sabbath. and their
Al and appropriate day for prayer and thanks
Then follows the hrs, designated day,
Sunday for PRAYER and thanksgiving In the
houses of Christian worship, for the family
reunion. DC.
Last, and in proper sequence. the day of
feastine and merrymaking
"On the other hand. the egal holiday on
Thursday breaks up the business week.
causes many Of those who Journey TO their
old homes 70 take their ples sures hnrriedly
and as hurredlv depart Much Of tho Joy
lost: ali hy crowdin everything into one day,
and an awkward day nj that.
IF you should make this change you VIII.
feel convinced. be as long and gratefully
remembered for II as for anything you have
done or may do in your exalted ONCE.
Yours for broader Thanksgiving.
WILIIAMsRRIDGE, Nov. ?. l NJ.
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MRS. ROOTH TUCKER BURIED.
Funeral Procession From salvation Arm!
Headquarters to station.

The funeral procession Of Consul Emma
Booth Tucker left the Salvation Army head
quarters on West Fourteenth street for tn"
Grand Central Station yesterday afternoon
at 1890 clock.
staff members and pallbearers entered
Memorial Hall just before that hour. and
the Episcopal service for the dead was read.
The Canadian band led the procession
After the hearse and color bearers the
officers of the Salvation Army marched
Following these were the various local
officers and members of the local posts and
those of Brooklyn and Jersey City. Hun
dreds Of privates in the Salvation Army
marched in the procession, and many who
were moi affiliated with the organization
took part in the parade. The Army men
bore on their arms the white satin band
OF Army mourning. and the women had
the willie ribbon on their bonnets.
All the officers Of the Salvation Army
and the members of the Booth Tucker fam
ily went on the train to Woodlawn.
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or course. these prices are only averages and do
not apply to trained animals. well trained lion
Is worth about Is. .ooo and is not on the market at
that price. ] have the very best tiger In all the
world I can sleep with him. and he knows every
thing. would not take $4,000 for him. On the
other hand. there are lions that be bought for
sloo. Some tigers. also, are very cheap, Those
are the ones born In captivity. They are not much
good being degenerates In every respect. Their
bones are soft and their brains are poor. The
great mcnageries Of the world won't take them
at all.
some OF the white bears are worth good deal
more than have stated, Singuary enough.
In spite OF their violent change OF climate they
seldom sick. A tank Of water and plenty OF nsh
IS about all that the white bear needs TO keep him
In good order
The price I name for the Siberian tiger Is also
low. ] doubt that orders for good Siberian tigers
could be Nlled at that price They arc rare beasts.
tremendous In size and having coats OF hair fre
or six inches long There is nne specimen In
Bronx Park.
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This town is all right. 1t amt going to
the dogs. 1t is going to continue to be
good place to live in, next year and the year
after. Municipal government may be better
or worse. better in some particulars and
worse In others, or better or worse as the
case may be, in all respects. If worse, the
corrective is always at hand, and the people
are always ready to apply the same. What
ever happens. Father KNIcKERBocKER is
sound OF heart and hard of head. 1t is
safer to bet on that general proposition,
which some pessimists will be denying this
morning, than it was twenty -four hours ago
to put money on either Low or MCCLELLAN.
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The Child. Right to BE Spank ed

For many years corporal punishment
has been prohibited in the public schools
OF New York, and an unferuled genera
ton of pupils has grown to manhood
since the last officially sanctioned birch
ing was administered to an unruly urchin
by a nerve-worn teacher. An effort has
been made to rule the pupils by moral
suasion, and apparently every one is
satisfied with its results except the prin-
cipals Of the boys schools. Dr. MAX
WELL, the City Superintendent, and
the Board of Superintendents, who do
not have the routine management Of
mischievous boys continually on their
hands, are firmly convinced that moral
suasion is much better for pupil and
teacher than SoLoMoNs pres cription
The boys agree that moral suasion is
better than the rod, and the unhappy
principals who are now trying to have
the rule prohibiting corporal punish
ment rescinded are the only ones who
seem dissatisfied with the prohibition of
corporal punishment.
The principals have canvassed them
selves and 269 schoolmasters, under
whose charge are l75,0oO boys, have
uttered their thoughts on moral suasion
and corporal punishment. Twelve teach
ers say that they are content with tho
present rules; the others, 255 in number,
want a rule that will allow them to lick
a bad boyin the old-fashioned pedagogic
way. The teachers who want the rule
against whipping pupils abolished have
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prepared a manifesto, on which tho
Board Of Education will soon be asked to
act They set forth the right Of child
to the privilege Of spanking thus:
I'll. We feel justified in recommending for these
pupils sterner measures, for the following reasons:
~ Every child. no matter how perverse he Is.
has the right to demand Of us, Is the chief element
Of his future welfare that we train him TO whole.
some respect for law. Training implies power to
enforce obedience.
- The child S right IA our duty. from which we
are not sbsolved by the mere plea Of sentiment.
"s Aside from other considerations. the ain, for
which discipline has been instituted must determine
the nature OF the punitive measures that should he
adopted. II the above holds true:Hnd the ordinary
method OF discipline Il found Inadequate. other
means should be substituted that will realize the
aim"
The schoolmasters adopt the old ex
cuse-'"it is for your own good that this
is DONE Doubtless, IL ever they get the
right to whip the pupils, they will use the
other good phrase hurts me more
than il does you For that is what the
teachers want--the right to hurt them
selves more than they do their pupils:
We would, therefore. respectfully recommend:
That any pupil who upon trial BY the proper
authorities Is adjudsed unsmenable to the prevail
Ing method Of discipline shall thereafter be deemed
Subject to corporal punishment. to be Administered
by the principal or by some teacher designated by
him."
The pupils will recognize their old
enemy, the master. He it is who would
bring back the rod. The City Superin-
tendent stands by the pupil. The Com
mittee on Elementary Schools opposes
the birch. Probably the corporal pun
ishment will not be restored in the
schools, for only the principals and the
class teachers long for it as they face the
never-ending problem Of ruling a COL
lection Of halftamed young savages by
kind words and gentle deeds
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hid You Ever See . white Horse Falling q
HAnsom?

TO THs EDITOR or THR SuS-!Sr: White horses
are common enough In the streets white horses and
gray You them drven TO pretty much all sorts OF
vehicles. business wagons, pleasure carriages and
all that: there arc some business owners who seem
to prefer gray horses TO horses Of any other color
and who use only such on all their outfts.
And as TO white horses, remember once seeing
driven to a private brougham. a cross ma; ;ched
psIr Of which one horse was black and the other
white: aud perfectly mated as to size and style, a
,,riklnrly handsome team this pair made
SO the white horse is certainly familiar object
in the ciys streets: but saw one the other day in
what was TO me q novel situation-ln the shafts Of
a hanson cab. Perhaps have been looking the
other way when all tho rest OF them went by. bu,
mat was the nrst bansom ever saw drawn by a
white horse. CEN1AUR.
NEW YORK, Nov, 3.
The sun., 1903-11-04
PRAISED BOOKER WASHINGTON.
Professor In . North CarOlins College
Arouses Storm Of Denunciation,


RALEIoH, N. c.. Nov. 3.-Because Or.
John S. Bassett asserted that Booker Wash
ington is the greatest man, except Robert
e. Lee, born in the South in 100 years, a
storm Of denunciation has come down
on his head. DR., Baseett, who is a native
of North Carolina, lie professor of English
literature in Trinity College and edto,
Of the South Atlantic Quarterly.
1t was in an editorial article in this publ
cation that DR.. Bassett made the assertion
which has aroused the indignation of the
white people OF the State. In the same
connection he leaned strongly to the view
that social equality of the races is not far
in the future. Since the article was copied
in the daily papers yesterday, there has been
a violent outbreak of denunciation,
In Durham the seat of Trinity College.
nothing else has been talked of to-day, ard
the opinion is freely expressed that the
publication of DR.. Bassetts views has gone
far toward impairirg the good feeling
between the races in North Carolina and
viii Wills result h il injury M to III, the e. college, col Last
an immense audience in Raleigh and
hundreds OF the best white citizens Of the
city heard him gladly. To-day he could
hardly get a hearing from white people
anywhere in the State,
Trinity College is the leading educational
institution of the Southern Methodist
Church in North Carolina being one Of
the best equipped colleges in the South
]. B. Duke, president of the American
Tobacco Company, recently gave Il a
gave another large sum for the purchase
Of books. The college has received $500 900
from different members of the Duke family.
The general opinion concerning DR..
Bassett is expressed by the Morning Post,
the leading paper Of Raleigh, in an editorial
article in which it is said that the useful
ness Of DR.. Bassett as a teacher is at an
end at least in North Carolina.
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One Man Who knew and Spoke

Yes. the Hon. WILLIAM TRAvERs
JEROME was right Others felt it in
their bones. Even poor FULTON, in his
foolish, freakish way, saw the truth and
blunderingly tried to act. The re-
sponsible leaders of the Citizens Union
who gave the candidate every decent
chance to withdraw saw it dimly.
But JEROME not only saw and knew,
but spoke He spoke as no other man in
his place would have dared to speak.
We think this circumstance will be
remembered in honest New York
The sun., 1903-11-04
Can the SIX Hat Re Goinso

From 'sr London Daily Telegraph,
Is the silk hat doomed That It's use. except on
quite formal occas ons Is being disco rded both by
professional and commercial men there can be no
question. For every tall hat asked for there are
quite fty"or sixty felt hats and caps sold In other
directions the silk hat has also been very badly
hi, II used TO be custom for all bank clerks to
appear at bu sness In he equation silk hat. What
happens now: Hail the men wear caps or s'raws
and the other hail howlcrs. THIS breaking Of q
time .honored custom was due. 10 a large extent
to tn. example set BY the members Of the Stock
Exchange.
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On the Street Corns

Pshaw,
don't like EN- cooked
Gimme my chestnun raw.
They tell OF the country
Of the red and yeller hills
Where the trees grow
Where the sharp frost falls
on the burrs
And splits en- open.
And they drop on the ground
Among the leaves
That hides 'em and tries 10 keep
Them there asleep
TIL the spring
The raw ones tastes lhe the keen all
And the purple haze
The fall days
Wear.
And the whoopin shout
OF the boys and girls goin' out
Nu,tin' oil day in the wood
To bring back the goods
Al night.
That's right:
That's what the raw ones tastes like TO me;
See
Gimme mine ra";
These her, cooked ones
Tastes IKE the town,
Dinsy and brown,
And big bulldln's for hills.
And o sewer for air
BY gee.
No cooked chestnuts for me.
Gimme mine raw.
And lei me chaw
on EN- slow and stead.,
And lut my eyes to see
The trees and the woods and the country
They taste like so much 10 me,
W. j. LAMrrou.
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Taking yesterdays events by and large
and all for all. they partake very much
OF the nature of vote OF confidence in
strenuosity. 1t is reassuring TO those
Republicans who have insisted on electing
Mr.. ROCKWELL year in advance thus to
feel the pulse Of the country and note it
throb in such hearty unison with their
aspirations
The sun., 1903-11-04
rb. Adyantaxes Of Misfortune

Milton Was receiving the condolences OF his
81, mus be dreadful TO be blind" they nur.
INJURED. -
Not At all, he replied, Just think. never see
ANY declined. .with-thanks notices"
perceiving that he escaped the poets greatest
sorrow. they ceased to mourn his afacton.
Joseph had Just been cast into the pit
Here is my chance" he exclaimed to outdo
Letter In this business"
Hereupon be proceeded to corner the Egyptian
wheat crop. thus showing that he was - esttet
Joseph of the two.
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which Was Insulted:

From the London Daily Mail
privat, OF an infantry battalion stationed at
Mhow India was recently sentenced TO ias hours
hard labor for calling bis lance corporal a "Brod =
rick" The private. after being sentenced. asked
whether he was being punished for insulting the
Secretary OF State for War or the hncc corporal
The Court remained silent.
The sun., 1903-11-04
Proposed Treatment OF Trinity Churcl
Property.

TO TBK EDIroE OF THE sun str; one of the
greatest improvements that could DO made In the
Vicinity Of Trinity Church would be for tho city,
70 purchase one OF the present size OF he Trinity
building. and the Trinity Corporation the remaining
half, the city 10 broaden and make Thames street
. decenuy wide artery for Broadway and the
Trinity Corporation 10 extend the churchyard
to Thames street. 70 that the grounds OF Trinity
Church would occupy the entire block.
The change would be very beneficial one u
every respect J. l. FoL.ArT.
NEw YoRK, Nov, Q,
The sun., 1903-11-04
I.orenz Demurs to indictment In Postal
Scandal Case.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3--George and Mar
tha I,oreG 2 Of Toledo. Ohio, who were re-
Gently indicted with former Superintendent
Machen Of tho free delivery division Of
the Post Office Department in connection
with tie postal service scandals, to-day
fled demlrrer in the local court. contend
ing tina, eacr md every count OF the IN
dic,ment against them is defective Aig
merts Oh the demurrer will be heard III
few dhyS
The sun., 1903-11-04

its people and its manifest destiny in vas
salage to the blackmailers at Bogota.
In this case, to what consideration
on the part of the United States are the
remote and unhappy blackmailers at
Borota entitled?
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No wonder the Hon. THEODORE RoosR
WELT is anxious to secure the professional
services Of the Hon. MARCUS ALoNzo HANNA
for the summer and autumn months of the
wear 1904
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70 the yictors Belong the spoils.

Mr. GEORGE BRINToN MCCLELLAN
HAS been elected Mayor of New York
We pledge to Mr.. MCCLELLAN our earn
sst and hearty support of every act of
his administration of which we shall
approve: and in respect to such acts as
we may elect to condemn--may the
Lord have mercy on Mr.. McCLELLAN's
aA,,1,
The sun., 1903-11-04
The Prices Of wild Beasts.

From the Independem.
The following table will give an idea OF fair prices
for these beasts and their average length Of life
The sun., 1903-11-04

After Jan. I. 1904. another man will be
Commissioner Of Police. 1t is promised,
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
ANswE11ra DEWEY III nND.
A German Count Has Pretty Poor Opinion
of Our Navy.

Berlin, March 3O.-The Foreign once hele -
fully satisfied with the explanations Aon,,i nc 9.
Dewey made to President Roosevelt rSs~I 0l'' . ,
the interview with the admiral which appe1.~u
recently in Newark N, j., paper, anu III "---l .-
the German Navy and the German
were mentioned. No communication on tHe 0uD
ject has passed between the Foreign OAiioe ~ ~
the German Embassy at Washington oee1uN'
the oftleials here, from the beginning lsH oe
tain that IL Admiral Dewey had been coi
reported the government Of the United ,4t'0 nl
would do everything proper on It's own h'i''A
without any reminder from here.
Count Won Reventlow. in the Iaseol"'t
day, compares the German and American as,e ns
He says Germanys first squadron 10 r,iice nU TT
ous and always ready for instaht se. soSar.oHs
could" he adds "smash Devey's netsrosentdIoro
assenblage which mad not shste Aroeri
armored cruiser The count reearoS tiE az a.
car manceuvres as generally chiolsn ann ns 90
always resulting in defeats OF the hostits ier~
the nava! commanders therefore gaining ia sc
newspaper glory J.. ths "noor
Count Won RsventIow refers to tne ppos ,ts
nnarksnanship of the West Indian meet. 70 Its
sinsufacent number of officers ana men "a
to the ''low morale of the navy, as iHIo0 ~ ba
bv the numerous desertions, ana says I nc oe |.
Ieyes 1.-The United States will some dAy haFS
fine feet, but she has not one YET
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
KING STARTS FOR PORTUGAL.
Rough Weather Keeps Him at Portsmouth
To Visit Ireland This Summer.

London March 3O.-king Edward. with A
suite consisting of half dozen persons, started
for Lisbon this afternoon, having a few hours
previously seen Queen Alexandra off for Copen-
hagen. The Portuguese Minister to Great Brit
ain, the Marquis de Several, accompanied the
King on his Journey
Owing to the rough weather prevailing the
King decided to remain at Portsmouth Tonight
It is officially announced that King Edward
and Queen Alexandra will visit Ireland in July
or August of this year.
The announcement of their majesties IN
tended visit has been received with great salts
faction In Dublin and Belfast. where 1t is pre-
dicted the visit will be triumphant success, as
thew will see Ireland in a happier frame OF mlnd
than she has been in for many years Nothing
IS known regarding the itinerary that their ma
jesties will follow, but it is believed that the
trip will be made on the royal yacht, and several
places will be visited. 1t is hoped that the visit
NAV coincide with the autOCar races for the
James Gordon Bennett Cup. and a great deal
of speculation is already indulged in as to the
possible functions which may De graced by the
presence of the royal visitors
In political circles the announcement OF the
Irish trip is accepted augury that the
Land bill may be passed without any undue
friction.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
sHoTS Ar N. PREvoST'
French Novelist, Target for q
Woman, Escapes Unh"rt'

Paris March 3O.-Considerable stir was oA
ated here this afternoon by the news Oh an d.
tempt to shoot the we'll known Hoyehsr 'n@'
Provost 1t appears that as M PreVoSe ""S
entering the Offices of the Society OF Men oA
Letters in the Rue Rougemont. where the eieo
ton Of otneers for the coming year was anou'
to be held stylshly dressed young wo'ii1"
whose name was azterwsrd given as Mile. Emma
Touret. ailghted quickly from carriage. ana
fired two shots from a revolver at him. at the
same time calling him by name Both sno'S
missed, and the woman was about to nFs
third time when NJ. Provost disarned her. ana
endeavored to calm her. She was taken fsth-
DorarlIy into custody, and explained that she
had known NJ. Provost in London some tlr''o
ago His avoidance of her since that time hao
prompted her to seek to avenge herself out
she did not intend to kill the novelist A'
Provost refused to follow up the matter ana
Mile. Touret was set at liberty. 1t Is sFato"
that the woman's brother vainly tried TO force
duel on N. Provost.
NJ Marcel Provost was elected president OK
the Society Of Men of Letters at the electioR
which followed the shooting affair.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
- -. .she vsrsks lsy via De ,atwnptienal

:.aR shss ne strike lay wish tlse saisrnealenas
49, a.. >S.t,c-a, A.aosts4sen oe strsetlarai
IRON Manufacturers and Erecters ws9 fOS1.S0s -
he continued 'it was agreed tnet All 49, - 49,
disputes should be left IN The LANDS OF 1Hs sSs
SessTaitsses We are willing 70 Fscosn1 - >
-lons but will desl only with the sea- ona she
h deHsed that Preataeat Encasaea -, serance ~
NeksoEai Association nae ssAee -aueat for con-
ference was telegram after the sulAe 1IU. "..1.
1xseustve committee Of the tntefna{lonsxu 4NsIS
xhscA ges then tr Buffalo. to PreGosnt nS,,e"t
e - AsnerIcan Bridge Company Ine . rsS1eo cs
was es1sExse to g. 7. aiteheI ca'es e a1stchsll
csastrastioa soF ths eomp1nyin n,ssa,o M SSStns
- 80 too busy He safd they vsfe nos .hs
fnr ! conference, end would not seH0 A"'
AIs1S 6Ass-aSrr 'fas number OF men cut ne sag
1hst about afkeea hundred men hAd 81 .4.sSra "a
soEsther. Abeat ssI hun4Fee ve.S .s. % sNsw-Yerk
h.stss,nS tra6e4 were 20 well organised LneL ~ ~
,nen ccuIS be fOead heFa to ts&s Us - r.AT-
the strfker1 Aeoas mr. hEESee,,ss.,tea thEOugh the
afAsr cit3eS In place Of the men 90 eGaas eUGa
Tae letter sest isat Tssx ,es, e % Sr.dFs Com.
ss... aGs,~ az 4 . NJ Cornell Company Gna
ethers. BY President Buchanan, soeSSsSsnS rss-
tration. was taken gp sy sS'ne e. the Georse 4.
terday. Ex-Judge mcconnell VI N7
Fuller Company, said; -.,..A. toRethsr
eve are trTiag 60 get 8 connM.ss tSirk
we may be shle to aecosapltsh sosnssn"s -
morrow" -...t.- At the Ash
President Buchanan last evening - ~ ssrnea1
land Houss denied that ne intenden te aVpSo. -
70 J. Pierpsnt Morgan or that ne asa eosr .as
Srunicsted with President Roosevelt aoOet 1i'e
syrsh,,e haIiSve car aiGaeplty could bs eettlea
sv the dtreetion of the United stAses etse' Co ,n
porstfon, "a the situation steneg EeT II .Sr ~
r PreeIdert Joshua HRtheId. we nATe tont Sss
told IhaE tha matter was to Do tf*atea y It, &C.
cor,ittses Of the employers Taas Y not
factory In Gew'York the rsyysTsaSatS s,,.
nsrna5 nv the company wes John =: MeLCI1s ~
perinfen6est of erection. Mr.. Hesdis our ,oSs
executive bosrd member has hA6 sevefsl .cnra. SS-
SerS1res with him. and nothing was SecotH - ttr
rItShsS Msffers must remain as they are untIt
pprsHtSsr4 Eaf6sld is willing te deal with tnS
international cfncers" ,..~s. ora
x-es th. ennlovr1ent Of non-union men. ro.
p vtre-President Gayiey of the Uniteo Sta.s uSI
shos,oSt yesterdsy that no national strike was
10 be feared.