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The Jaw Of Priscilla.

The tale comes from Salt Lake, and
salt must have been put on It before it
was caught. But for the moment. We
are collectors, not critics. Then pause,
O, pause, and hold your jaws; taut be
your slack and tighter; while We
present the accident TO Miss PRISCILLA
LRYT.R. Mrs. MARY COULTER. presi-
dent Of the Utah Federation Of Woman's
Clubs, is also member, the sole woman
member, of the Utah Legislature. Mrs.
COULTER voted for the Hon. REED
SMooT in the Republican Senatorial
caucus. Did she do right in doing 90,
That was the question which Miss LEY
TER was discussing, when something
snapped. dropped and stopped. She
was maintaining the affirmative with
great eloquence when her jaw gave out:
1t was discovered that the bono had
jumped out OF place. A doctor was
sent for, and then some Of the other
clubwomen got a chance to talk. says
the cynic who sent the despatch from
Salt Lake to THE SUN.
Comparative mythologists will not be
likely to accept this story. 1t has the
earmarks. the long ears Of myth. II
10 not even a saga. an account OF an
event believed by the relator to be actual
and historical. When an anecdots u
too pat. distrust it. When story is
too we'll found,' laugh at 1t, II you
choose, and il deserves to be rewarded
with laughter. In tho case OF story
about a member Of woman's club,
cherchex rhomme-look for tho fellow
that made 1t up.
The motive is clear. You hear moro
than enough about the loquacity OF
women. Is there any more garruious
animal than man9 Study the parrots,
tho sparrows. the magpies and the
monkeys. Then study their cogpstes
in the clubs or In the country railroad
station or BARRIERS shop. You cannot
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We NEED MORE SHIPS.

Maritime Association Wound Hsve Our
Present Naval strength Deuhled.
A letter mailed yesterday to mambers
Of Congress by the Maritime Association
Of New York takes up the demand for moro
ships.
The Communication, which II signed by
President C. B. Parsons. asks that our pros
ent naval equipment - to ships, officers
and men be doubled within the shortest
possible period with view OF fostering aud
protecting . greater merchant marine
service. It argues that We have promul-
gated the Monroe Doctrine and yet, IN
battleshipe, cruisers, gunboats. torpedo
boats and torpedo-boat destroyen our
navy is far too small TO enable u to enforce
and maintain that Doctrine II II were dehed
or violated by one Of the great Powers, or
ponderance Of our own is their naval
strength.
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am q eanAidass for the nomination OF City
Treasursr.-Copt ADRIAN ca ,An ANsoN

I am Q candidate for the nomination OF City
Treasursr.-caps. ADRIAN ca 'An AHsoS
II thers u gratitude In Chicago to q great
public character; II there 70 respect in Chi
caro- for q monument Of history, Capt.
ANsoNs ambition will be satisfied. As far
back into the cloudy past as we can gaze,
tho white stockings Of Father ANsoN shine
like Alps. We viii not say that he invented
baseball, but he brought 1t down to earth.
Haymskers and Mutuals and Auantics.
Beacons and Trimountains have fallen and
Vanished. A. We think Of Daddy ANsE.
yslls begin to form In our ancient larynx
and we go strong men and boys standing
on the roofs of houses, nested In trees, oom-
Ing up from the bowels Of the earth. peek
ins through knotholes In the fence. The
boy that sold US our hrst score card died OF
old age In Utica yesterday. And here is
.BAsY' AVN. Pop ANsE. unscarred by
time, uninjured In wind, sound and kind.
Make ;.in, City Treasurer, wbv. hat Il all,
he ought to be 0overnor. President.
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The Independence Of Panama.

The State Of Panama would have
everything to gain by secession from
Colombia and independence of the usurp-
ine Bogota Government headed by DR..
MARRooUIN.
Panama derives no benefit whatever
from it's con nection with the Colombian
Confederation. 1t cannot even rely on
Confederation officials for the mainte-
nance Of order in connection with lsthmus
TRANSPORTATION. For that indispensable
service it has depended on the United
States for upward of half century.
From the date of its emancipation from
Spanish rule it has been oppressed and
numbered by the Bogota authorities.
Were Panama an independent republic
the proceeds Of all the taxes now levied
for tho benefit of a remote central gov
eminent would be expended at home.
immigration and the inflow OF foreign
capital would be immensely stimulated
bv the knowledge that the reign OF cor
rupt officials deputed to Panama from
Bogota was over.
Let II once be understood on the 18TH
mus that the completion OF the great
waterway has been thwarted by tho
creed Of the Colombian authorities, and
a general uprising Of the inhabitants OF
Panama for political independence may
not be distant.
The notion that the boon Of an inter-
oceanic canal can be long withheld by
gangs of South American blackmailers
win prove to be i'll founded. Tho canal
will b. built, and the United States will
control it.
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In soms OF his personal characteristics
tho late NJ. pn BLowrTz family resembled
the elder DUMAS. Amazing cheerfulness,
unconquerable self-complacency, indefat-
igable assurance. rotundity Of countenance
and moro or less OF the historic imagin alton
distinguished the industrious person who
for 20 many years, through the columns Of
the London Times. kept tho British public
well informed about the doings Of the chan
celleries and OF DE BLowITz. But there the
faint resemblance TO DUMAS stopped.
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bottom Causes OF the scarcity OF Coal.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir; The
nonular mind Is 20 excited over the scarcity
of coal that calm judgment Is not exercised.
and any and every cause for the unfortunate
conditi ion but the correct one Is accepted.
Consequently proper remedy Is doubtful.
Neither the railroads nor the coal oper rators
are responsible for the terrible conditions OBJ
tanning Two leading causes obtain.
First 1. the miner He refuses to work stead
ily and when he works refuses to do a full
days work. and much Of the time he Is work
ing he Is incapacnsted ior ~ ng pnnri. aay work;
quit for Christmas, each nationality having
its own peculiar idea OF celebrating the les
the soft coal field evidently agreed that GET
ting drunh was tho Sroper yGd way 10 deienrse EhIi
Ss Il ,ss d!SsSoS SsS and css eH
that ali na,ionalities bad celebrated to ex-
to- Salebrats New Year last week and all other
nationalit les turned out TO assist them. SO that
from the 2tth Of December until ,he irn OF
week folio owins the miners are not equal 70
"a days work.
Ing Is reputation to work is met with AFRO giant
defiance and abuse. The miner under the
protection OF his ORGANIZATION, must have his
Payday Is semi.monthly, and Il means a two
days drunk, and the day following re,
SUMPTION OF work incaparny ios S wSrE x sha sha
mine while the miner sleeps on the effects OF
the overdose of beer.
Here lies the principal cause OF the. scarcity
NJ coal and the excessive cost In producing II.
Not 10 exceed 200 TO 40 DAVIS can b. counted
on In the year for coal output These con-
ditions are beyond the power OF the operator
and railroad TO correct because the miner is
nrotected by laws passed under the lash OF
the miners organization and It's control by
polticians The country in It's Ignorance OF
the fact, as II did last fall. throws all It's SYM
pathy TO the miner and makes him doubly
defiant and independent. The mining popu-
lation Is composed OF a class having no SYM
pathy with American lNe. are non -assinnating.
are largely annrchistic In principle, and Is
simply a huge body controlled BY an mnprin-
chilled force having but power and its ille,
gitinate advantages In view. what Is nceded
Is REPEAL Of the laws which Give the right 20
any body or organization to deny the right
to any other man 70 work and which will give
to the operator the power TO discharge ana
hire whom he pleases,
But for the law compelling any man work
ing in the Pennsylvania hard coal mines 10
hold certificate which certificate was con-
trolled by Mitchell's union, the anthracite
mines would not have closed down last Octo,
ber and there would not have been a coal
famine. The public are re.ponsiblc for the
succe as of the niin.i III tn s'.!s, arS Hcs"rv"
to paw for II, only the innocent must sufor
with the guilty fools who contributed mon, y
and moral support to enable the strike TO bs
maintained, thus sustaining injustic" ana
wrong to the extent OF criminal particip Nion.
BAYoSNu, N. j., Jan. 10.
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Tho ShoestriAg Man.

HIS wares held forth In trembling hands.
An outcast on the pave he stands.
To passers-by. the jostllng clan.
He's lust Old Jones, the shoesthng man.
His face Is drawn from lack Of food,
And cold and want: the whole dire brood
OF human ills the old man knows,
But never talks Of alma or woes.
And yet--,hls palsied being there
Deserves the love OF brave and fair.
Although you SCOT. no wcars q crown
IN tell you how he won that crown:
When Pickctt's men 80 ncroe with hope
At Gettysburg moved up the slope.
There on the ridge with gun in hand
In Northern blue Ben Jones did stand.
The march had bron,cd his youthful cheeks,
He had the eye that courage speaks.
His brown hands grpped the rae's stock.
MID thousands more. 70 meet the shock.
Sull on they came, that vast gray host,
The bravest lines the South could boast.
And then there came the flames OF hell
And with the names the Southern yell.
The waiting North u opened then
An awful hail on Pckett's men.
The Southern gray and Northern blue
Dyed waving wheat color new.
Men dropped In heaps. In mounds OF slaln,
Remorseiess guns made mounds again.
Tho feast OF Death was spread that day.
The quests were clad In blue and gray.
The s,retchers came and strctchers went;
AZ last within the surgeons tent
on bloodstained blanket Jones was nunG.
Thsy dug some lead nom soAss .!ssl :ecs.
They shipped him home 70 Northern hills.
HIS body rackcd With wounds and Ills.
They did not call him fanr" then.
Twas private Jones, . S1th Corps man.
oh, needless. needless sons OF men'
When shall IL come unto your ken
That palsled hand might once be steeif
That under rsgs heart can feeif
You should salute this ragged soul.
lie helped 70 keep your country whole.
And make II 50 that you could say:
United States or u. =. A.
That's right Step up' Just buy his wares
The act win help your evening prayers:
And when you pass this way again,
Why. stop and buy nom -Shoestring Ben
JoHS LIVINGSTON watouA
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JAMES W. BAIRD SWEARS OFF TAX.
New.round Millionaire . Neu-Resident
-Cranks Threaten Him.

New.FOund Millionaire Q Non-HoSSdent
-Cranks Threaten Him.
James NJ. Baird swore OF his personal
tax yesterday He was assessed on 81 500
900, or next to Andrew Carnegie. He told
Tax Commissioner Wells that he is q resi-
dent of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Baird also told Mr.. Wells that since
the publication in the newspapers that hs
had fallen heir to q large fortune, which
the Tax Commissioners had discovered.
he had been considerably annoyed by
beggars and cranks and that he had re-
ceived several letters in which his life had
been threatened unlees he responded to the
demands made upon him for money.
Included in the list of those who ewore
on during the day were j. Sergeant Cram.
President Of the Tammany General Com
mittee; Lorillard Spencer and James ].
Martin, the Tamnany leader OF the Twenty
seventh Assembly district.
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CUBAN TREATY IN THE SENATE.
senator Cullom Reads . Statement RI.
planning Its 0cepc.

WASHINGTON. Jan. lo.-Tbe Senate To-
day In two brief executive SESSIONS CON-
sidered the Cuban Reciprocity Treaty.
At the first sesdon. which began 1t i10
and ended ct Q o'clock, the treaty was
read, and Senator Bacon Of Georgia sug-
gested an amendment providing that the
treaty take effect when concurred in BY tho
House Of Representatives.
At 4a0 the Senate again want into erecu-
tive session and Senator Cullom OF Illinois,
chairman Of tbs Committee on Foreign
Relations, read q long statement explain.
ing the scope Of the treaty. He showed
that while the concessions to Cuba were
enough to make her prosperous by opening
the American market to her sugar. tobacco
and fruits, the bet ter part OF the bargain
in his opinion, an out -and-out reciprocity
treaty, with great advantages 70 both
countries and disadvantages TO neither.
The sun., 1903-01-20
NEW REALTY ASSESSMENT Law.
To Value site and Building Separately
and Publish All Assessments.

TO Value 6ito and BuIIdInG Sep0I6te1y
and Publish All Assessments.
The city administration hal prepared
bill, which will be sent to Albany this woek,
for the revision of the methods now fol-
lowed in valuing real property for taxation.
The bill provides that assessments upon
real property shall be computed upon
separate valuations Of ground and Of the
building erected upon such ground. The
deputies now take the market value Of
the site and building as whole. A com.
mittce Of the Chamber OF Commerce recon-
mended the change. The bill will also
provide for the publication of the assess-
ment on every piece of real property for
the purpose Of allowing a property owner
to compare his assessment with his neigh
bor'a
The sun., 1903-01-20

Bible Reading In tho Public Schools.
The Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion of the State Of New York. in his an
nual report to the Legislature, refers to
q provision Of the Chartsr Of the city OF
New York in justification Of his policy Of
refusing to interfere with the reading Of
the Bible in tho public schools.
Tho provision il in Section 1851 and
IL to this effect:
But nothing herein contained shan authonse
the Board Of Education or the school Board Of any
borough 10 exclude the Holy Scriptures. without
vote end comment. or any seeotions therefrom.
iron say Of the schools provided for By this chapter
but n shall not b competent for the said Board OF
Education 70 decide what version. II any. Of the
Holy 0cgiptures without vote or comment. shall
b ussd In any OF the schools; provided that nothing
herein contained shall b % construed 70 Violate
the nghts of conscience. - secured by the Con.
stisuasn Of this state and Of the United states
To whom the selection Of the version
OF the Bible to be used 10 to be intrusted
docs not appear from this provision.
Obviously some English version must be
used in the schools. Nor Is there any
definition OF the holy Scriptures,
though there are differences Of canon
which sharply divide the religious world.
The Jewish canon, Of course, excludes
the New Testament. Tho Roman Cath.
olic canon differs from the Protestant.
The Bible as 1t exists in the King James
translation Ia received as economically
complete by Protestants generally, but
not by the majority Of Christendom and
by TIE majority cf Christian believers in
New York
Accordingly, in times past, opposition
to the reading Of the Bible in the King
James version has come from Roman
Catholics, bat of late We have heard lit
tie of it. probably because that Church
welcomes any sort Of recognition Of re-
ligion in the schools, and its canon Of the
Scriptures includes all those in that
version, although the form Of the trans
lation does not receive its approval.
Tho State Superintendent OF Public In
struction AYERS, moreover, that during
the seventeen years of his connection
with that department he has never
known Of IN appeal or protest from any
inhabitans Of ths city Of New York with
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aAMRAaUs VeR sUPr. MAxWsLE.
sshsssesaeAev Pfshting fsp salary and
P1aess "a Ellgibie List.


ooheseteaeAesv Ffghting fsP salary and
r,sess "a Elisibis List.
In tbs suit brought by the Brooklyn
Tsaohers' Association. the Class Teaohers'
Organisation and Jeannette Baum against
the Board Of Education and City Supcin-
tendent Maxwell. Supreme Court Jusicst
oaynor In Brooklyn yesterday issued an
order directing the City Superintendent
to show cause why . peremptory writ Of
mandamus should not issue compelling him
to prepare list Of persons to whom licenses
t. teach we're issued In the several boroughs
prior to Jan. 1, 1902, and to file the same In
bis Office. II 10 also sought to compel him
to place upon the eligible special list Of
persons holding license for promotion.
however the same may be des gnated. the
names OF all persons licensed to teach by the
Superintendent Of Public Instruction Of the
city Of Brooklyn prior to Jan. 1. 1903, and
to recognize as eligible for promotion TO any
Of the four upper grammar grades In the
public schools Of the city all persons who
have received the certificate known as
Grade A.
Miss Baum has taught in the Hfth gram
mar grade In Public School No. IL in Brook.
iyn for nineteen years. She was promoted
to the fourth grammar grade, but has not
received the increased salary. She allegee
that the City Superintendent has informed
hor that the reason OF THE Ia that under the
bylaws Of the Board of Education adopted
in September. 1902, she rs not eligible to
promotion. Counsel said he made do
mand upon the City Superintendent OF
schools last Thursday to place on the
eligible list for appoint ntment or promotion
the names OF Jeannette Baum, Marie c.
Mc0ailey. Louella z Nichols, Maud NJ
Mailman, Annie Z. Mallory. Ada V. Black
and that Dr. Maxwell refused to comply
with his demand.
Tho order to show cause Is returnable
The sun., 1903-01-20

A curious modification OF interstate conf
ties II suggested BY Governor ArcocK Of
North Carolina In letter to Governor TEE
RxlL Of Georgia. II the Governor Of Geor-
gia will pardon . certain North Carolina
convict now in . Georgia Jail. the Governor
Of North Carolina win gladly write par
don for. any Georgian. now doing time in
the North Carolina prisons, whom the
Governor Of Georgia may designate.
This u an even and fair proposition for
the exchange Of prisoners. Why should
little considerations Of justice be allowed
to interfere with courtesies between Gov
ernors2 Give mo my convict In your State
and you shall have any convict in my State
that you ask for. There you have a simple
and open offer. The North Carolir ian in
the Cracker dungeon il the scion of one of
North Carolina's most prominent families '
North Carolina must have him back. Scions
OF prominent families must not be allowed
to lansuish In the clink.' II the Governor
OF Georsia has liberal mind. he will release
the prominent scion at once and bring some
Georgian sxils homo from captivity among
the Tar Heels.
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ENGLISH FOR TRADE LANGUAGE.
Some of the Conclusions Of the Intesna.
tional Customs Congress.


uonal Customs Congress.
The International Customs Con grees
voted yesterday to recommend to the
various governments represented that a
general system be adopted for facilitating
the clearance Of vessels plying between
the United States and the republics OF
South America and that Consuls and Gus
toms officers be required to expedite the
movement Of vessels by every means In
their power, Consuls and their employees
to be compensated by the steamship com-
panies for work extending beyond of{lcial
hours.
The committee on nomenclature pre-
sented a report advocating that . common
commercial nomenclature based on the
English lang uage be adopted and that the
metric system Of weights and measures
be used In official documents required In
trade between the different American
republics. This report was adopted
The sun., 1903-01-20
NO DEATH TAX on GOOD WILL.
81 900 900 Less for the Estate OF n. q
Dun to Pay On.

Surrogate Thomas has decided that the
good will Of the business OF II. G. Dun 4 Co.
which formed q part Of the estate left by
Robert Graham Dan. and which was ap-
praised by the transfer tex appraisers a.
worth 5000 600 and subject, as personal
property, to tho inheritance tax. ie not 30
subject. Surrogate Thomas says that the
good will Of q business cannot be looked
upon as real estate, under any theory, and
that It cannot be classed "a personal prop
erty under the transfer tax laws. He RENTS
the tar
The sun., 1903-01-20
Another healthy msmb or Of our Hundred

Another healthy msmb or Of our Hundred
Year Class. Mrs. JANE SHoRrs, o., OF
Philadslphia, was baptssd by immersion
In the Delaware Sunday. She was taken
from - little hreless cabin to q hole
which had been cut In the eight-inoh ice
on the stream A woman Of enduring
STUFF and At TO live. Too many Of US who
are good deal nearer thirty-two or forty
two than ninety-two, expand and glow with
satisfaction and honest pride whom We
Jump into cold bath for q moment. We
are not sure that the cold bath Isn't as
immediate . stimulus Of Pharisaism and
virtuous sslf-satisfaotion - any other
eauss. Lst " b less slssk and not purr
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% mach - we conssmplass onrsssvss. W
ars u ths vallsy yet and TIE hsights aee ~
To b climbsd. II w ean baths in IL Dsla.
ware or the Hudson. with the Thermometer
near zero when we are near 100. why. then
We may have some right to admire ourselves
and bore our friends with accounts Of our
wonderful constitution.
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The Tressury's Call for Its Deposits.

The Tressury's Call for Its Deposits.
The announcement that the Secretary
of the Treasury has asked the national
banks with which tho Government money
has been deposited on other collateral
security than that Of Government bonds
to substitute Government bonds for such
security before Aug. 1 next should not
disturb anybody. not even the specula-
tors in Wall Street. The security. aside
from Government bonds, thus pledged
with the Secretary Of the Treasury
amounts to little over $50, ,00O, 900 and
ID mostly In first-class State and munich
pal bonds. The emergency which called
for their deposit is over, and, so far as
We can see, the banks Of the country are
now In Q condition Of sufficient aniuenos
- return to normal conditions.
We thiuk that every one realizes that
while the action Of Secretary SHAW in
depositing Government money upon q
pledge Of other collateral than that Of
the bonds of the Government itself was
of great temporary benefit to the hnan-
cial world, it was, nevertheless, a pro-
ceeding of questionable legality. 1t was
a measure Of imitation justified, perhaps,
in time of stress, but not for permanent
continuance.
What Congress should do now is so to
amend the Federal statutes as either to
give the Secretary Of the Treasury clearly
and mquestionably the freedom which
he exercised in this case or to limit it
with equal clearness so that all doubt
on this very delicate and important
question shall be removed The chief
danger, OF course, in allowing the Treas
ury to deposit Government money in the
way that has been done is that at future
time the Treasury may be in the hands Of
those who will be disposed to use the
power too literally and 90, instead Of
allaying public alarm in a financial
emergency. increase It.
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Before forming any conclusions about
the performance Of the somewhat notorious
Panther at Marsoaibo let US know the
actual facts. and hear also the necessary
explanation Of tho German Government.
There II no occasion yet for emotion Of any
art
The sun., 1903-01-20

What is South Carolina going to do With
Lieutenant-G Governor TILLMAN. the mur-
derer Of GoNsALEs2 Justice to that State
requires that justice be done to TIILMAN.
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where the NsSrs I, Supreme.

From the Memphis COmmsrefdI Appeal.
The negroes are the beat agricultural laborers In
the world WILLIAM r. MooRE.
MEMPHIS, Jan. i..
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Another Duty for tho Mayor.

Mayor Lows defence Of the Aqueduct
Commission against the criticisms of the
Merchants Association with reference
TO the delay in building tho Croton dam
has the ring Of fairness in it. The chief
cause Of trouble. the eight-hour law,
was not considered by tho merchants,
we believe, and. Of course, the Mayor,
. disciple Of the economic or rather
political school that upholds the law,
puts no blame on it in his answer. He
did his duty. however, in defending the
Commissioners on the points on which
they were attacked.
The excise question puts on the Mayor
another duty. In view Of the new Po-
lice Commissioners activity as to Sum-
day enforcement. would it DO anything
moro than justice to the saloonkeepers
for the Mayor to announce that hereafter
the law is to be enforced. this announce
ment to bs a. public and as official as
his former announcement that the law in
question would not be enforced? We
wonder what poor PARTRIDdE thinks.