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Doctors Fees in England.
From the London Daily MuI.

The specialists must be divided into two
distinct claesos--the surgeon proper and the
pure ply scian. The former uuauestionably
gets big fees in ratio to his reputation. Sir
Frederick Treves has only to name his fee to
the millionaire with appendicitis. With the
fear OF death before his eyes he will write his
check gladly. When be has recovered he
will often grumble. II he does not boast.
younger and less known man will perform
the same operation for a 1.-THE Of the cost;
but the public with death staring them in
the face. will have the raan with the big name,
regardless of expeEse
But the pure physician Is an entirely differ
ent matter. His fees are standardized. not
by act OF Parliament but by that autocl.tio
body. the Royal College of Physicians. His
fees for consultation Mt his own house are
fixed at two guineus the first visit and a guinea
for each subsequent one For consultations
away from home he receives a fee at the
calculated rate. of two-thrds OF a guinea a
mile. Elstree. twelve miles out OF town, Ia
ipso facto eight guineas; Liverpool 1901 miles J
must be remembered that nowadays all the
big provincial centres have their own special
lists, and the town man Ia very seldom sent
for unless he be one Of the very biggest names
and the ease desperate and rich.
II the physician should accept more, he
transgresses that professional fetch, medical
etiquette" and is branded a auack by his
less lucky brethren.
Mofeover, when he arrives at a snfricient
Roval College OF Physicians viii not elect him
to their all-important fele wship the crown
ing qualification and hghwater mark Of his
calling.
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Horses and students.

To THE Enron OF THE SuN-Sn! For some
time past those In authority In our leading
educational institutions have given them
selves the task Of learning how the average
student divides his day.
Students resemble horses. in both char
acteristics and capabilities. At one extreme
there s the heavy draught horse, capable OF
no brilliant display Of speed. but phlegmati-
cally muscular and able to pull heavy loads all
day At the other extreme Is the racer, neT-
vous, quick, FESTIVE. sensitive to the subtlest
influences. speedy on the mile, but unequal tn
hard work or continued strain. Between
these extremes we have the best horse for all
around work, the horse combining elements
Of both. Some students nre draught horses.
your heavy men. untlrable pluggers. the In
defatigable compilers OF dictionaries. form
ing the solid foundation, as it were. OF the
structure on which glitters the silded turret
of the brilliant extempore orator. the racer,
No opposition will be met when the assertion
Is made that the all around man combines
elements Of both extremes. the plodding stu
dent and the FESTIVE student
In regard TO the element Of time, il is to be
observed that the draught horse il all day az
his work. while the racer may reach the same
degree OF exhaustion after one contest. and.
indeed. require more rest. Then II must he
noted that the work is Of different character.
his work all day. thumb his lexicon. compile
his authorities. and is your steady. stocky
man to bank on, Your FESTIVE student, With
protracted study: but, many times through
q quick and fertile brain. does as much work
and learns as much as your plodder, and 10
less time, But, again like the racer, he needs
more rest HIS nerv S,T organism SIN, Is higher
more sensitively delicate. But for the FESTIVE
student TO have background on which to pain!
his fourishes. he must some time do solid
work; otherwise his gaudy display will be
but bubbles.
AS We started out with the heavy horse and
the racer. we have the plodding student
muscular. heavy work. all day: and the rec
tive student: nervous, speed. short time.
Cheerfully dropping the horse analogy and
also excluding from thought the lazy student.
the contention Ia that actual time measure
ment Is not applicable to study. that the mat
ter depends almost entirely upon the indi-
FESTIVE student may accomplish az much in
a short time as the Flooding student In a
long one: and indeed, possibly. with the
advantage Of being able to see his work bet
ter rs q whole and its Significance In rela-
ton to other things; for there are other
things. BURKE JENKINS.
New YORK, Sept. II.
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Duchess Cecilia Of Meck,enburE
From me London DAILY Mail.

From me London DdNp Ndti.
The Duchess Cecilia Is the future Empress
who will set the pace for every woman in
Germany, and hold all social values in her
hands. 1t Is here that the German woman,
the average good lady OF the better class.
who has a personal interest in the Kaserin 3
ideas of what is At and proper ceases to be a
frank and smiling matchmaker, and permits
herself to look critically into the affair. But
with puckered brows and the best will In the
world, there Ia nothing to be heard OF the
little lady to which any German woman can
take exception The truth. the real truth,
unsalted by eIpedient reports, is that the
Kaiser son has found III wife in very pretty
ana very sweet child. who has not even vet
emerged from TIE nursery cocoon to the
The fact that hardly anybody has seen her
that there arc no anecdotes TO quote. only
that her s p e the hes1
her rides in the woods II was in these woods
about ABB her pS Ia sa y o bn1 s e%se
for a week. and. doubtless. it was then that
the foundations Of this engagement were
laid She rides eel th han say Wy , !, po.,,n
quite recently. and there she was noticed be-
cause Of the marked attention which the
Prince conferred, on her She, was pretty.
danced little, and blushed good deal There
can be no doubt that the women OF Germany
are, willing to welcome her; to approve Of her.
supporters In Hanover and Brunswick
Just now. people are souabbline very actively
about the political significance Of the bust
Duke Of Cumberland and the Kaiser means
that it is all up with the Guelphs, But the
women are absorbed In the far more weiRhty
the fact that little Ceclin was courted and won
az any az them might be.
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Franco In the Hot Wave,

To rHR EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: During the
delie htful weather We enjoyed this summer the
poor people who were obliged 70 remain In Paris
appear. by accounts receive, 10 have been almos,
constantly roasted. Distracted by heat. wretched
abslntho and the sensational press. the method
Of their madness changed with the exciting re
ports of the day. First appeared before tho bar
OF criminal Justice number OF valiant Generals,
all OF whom claimed the name and distinction OF
kuropatkin.
Differences between France and the Vatican then
created a Pope. who ambuated In sandals with
stately air over the boulevards clad In white robes,
He freely gave benedicuonS, but when he beckoncd
TO the recipients TO kiss his toes. and they showed
no inclination to comply he communicated
them on the spot. Forgetting his exalted role, he
profanely sHore at poor cabman who refused TO
conduct him TO President Loubet.
On one OF the hottest days PhGbus appeared
on the sidewalk Of the Madeleine Church. Not a.
handsome Apollo. he resembled him by hi
nakedness. but differed from him by red sun
shade he carried. and which the sun god is not wont
to use. He was guyed by SaInins. INIT! proshic
policeman disturbed his happy Illusion By cor
Quoting him to the nearest station house.
The lawyer commended that his client was sane,
but that other Parisans who donned clothes In
such torrid weather should be placed In the
asylum Of Charenton. The Judge admitted
tenuating circumstances, and discharged the
prisoner with a slight reprmand.
NEW YORK, Sept. IT, LOUIS WINpMoLLHR.
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An Insurance AGENTS Insp,ra ton.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: In yes
terday's SuN MIR. William L.. Stone. also my
classmate at Brown University. 1858. gives
some recent examples OF apparent telepathy,
his own experiences. also those Of his aunt. wife
OF the late President Wayland of Brown. The
persons were well known to me. except one.
The following incident occurred recently.
On Aug. 2, about o'clock p NJ. without
previous knowledge to the others mentioned.
VI. D. OF New London called at my Office for a
medical examination to renstate him In an
insurance company his premium being some
time overdue. Some years before. in New
Hampshire, he had taken this policy. and
found him a fine risk for the company. II
Immediately and forcibly occurred to me to
speak to the agent OF another insurance COM
pany, Mr.. Doton OF this city. about some
additional insurance for this man. his policy
being but 8. 900 Later in the afternoon MI:
my ' Office and rode nearly an hour with me in
the incident Of the examination. 1t was for
Aug. 8. at 10 o'clock 4. M. M: Roton
whom had examined on Aug q;
for reinstatement in one company.
and arranged to have you examine him for
How did You know about him3" said l..
Last night ! dreamed that ne had inst
been examined LOT SaUO IN rival Conpdh y,
and l was greatly ohaErined for. failing to
speak with him before, when had permitted
interfering CIRCUMSTANCES to keep me silent
n fact however. | was able to remedy in my
dream by putting the claims OF my. company
before him and securing an application OF
s. 600 Right after breakfast I sought Mr
D. and have his application for 1000. he
keeping the 1900 in the company he was in
first"
Did my thoughts affect Mr.. Doton sub
consciously by telepathy or wirelessly?
A. ", NELSON, NJ. d.
New LONDON. Conn, Sept. IL.
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Let Us BE just to the Fenella.

To rHR EDITOR OF THE SUS-.Sir: In your Issue
OF Sept. 49, concerning the storm which wrecked q
number OF yachts there occurs a statement thai
my schooner yacht Fenella dragged her anoho'
and drftcd on 70 breakwater" al Sea Gate. sustain
ing considerable damage.
beg you will correct this statement. as It Is a
matter OF fact that the Penella one Of the two
yachts which withstood the storm and came out
OF II without sustaining damage of any kind
The Fenelia did not drift or drag her anchors,
because, being on board when the storm broke.
took every precaution 70 prevent such a disaster.
and owing TO the stanchness OF the Fencla S
ground tackle and the manner In which It had been
disposed she not only rode out the storm In safety
but stood ready TO assist other yachts anchored In
the vicinity on board OF which Ike precautions
against disaster had not been observed.
| have been the recipient OF numerous Condo-
cnces on the supposed disaster 10 the Fenelia.
which. while It pays tribute 10 the wide circula
ton OF THE SUN among yachtamen, is rather re
Election upon the scamanship OF myself and my
skipper. therefore trust that you will publish
this correction JOHN G. MREHAN
NKw YORK Sept. 10.
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Acoustics We're mighty Wrong.
From the Denver Times.

from ms Denpef Tunes
Ex Governor Crane OF Massachusetts, related
this convention story couple OF friends not long
ago. The story was told TO him. he said. By an &C.
quaintance who In 81. Louis at the time OF the
Democratic national convention there:
THE incident In the story" said the Governor
occurred at Democratic meeting for working
men In a small hall some distance from where the
Democratic convention was being held. The
story as It was told 70 me went. nearly as can
repeat II. like this:
yellow citizens said the orator OF the meeting
passionately. as he brought his nst down with a
bang on the table. what nsk, are the Republicans
bringing our country to! And echo answers.
"whatf"'
Excuse me. SIR nterposed man In the audi.
ence The must have been rood Republican,. rising
To his feet did understand your question TO be:
What are tn, Republicans bringing our country
tor
YES sir
And you say; Echo answers whst'.'
YES sir
Then there's something mighty wrong with
the acoustics OF this building, said tn. man In tina
audience os he sat down"
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The Pennsylvania Railroads tunnels and
station are public improvements Of the most
desirable character, but that fact ought not
to be construed 30 as TO permit the con-
tractors at work on them TO render por-
ton OF the city uninhabitabe for two years.
At present the contractors declare they
have permit for al-night work that allows
them to set of blasts and hammer at iron
columns during the hours when most folks
are asleep. II such a permit has been
issued it should be revoked, and one that
will preserve peace and comfort In the
neighborhood should be issued in its place.
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From NJ Washington Post.
in tho Segirnlnc Of the dspcnshr' law In our
State. Wn' violently opposed to that measure,
said Bryan r. Mat, a prominent business man Of
Columbia, $. c. Even yet avn not altogether
reconc,ied &, the Idea that State Government
has any authority or right TO enter Into business.
since 1t Is bard t, see how. III. principle be &C
c-pted, any line can be drawn.
But, welvinG this Argument, am now prepared
u ray that til, dspsnsary law has worked ou,
20 satisfactorily AID has demonstrated Its bench
cencc 50 thoroughly that, along with thousands
who originally opposed 1t, am now champion 81
the system IL has como " stay. and n a popular
vote were to be taken on II In South Carolina 10
morrow. the people would dec!dc 10 retain II by
an overwhelming matonty.
The chief blessing OF the system has been the
abatement OF intempcrancc. Our young men no
longer get full OF liquor and commit acts of folly
Aad disorder In fast, saw more drunkenness
In Boston on a recent visit there than have seen
In South Carolina In year"
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JEROME.
Concerning HIS Genius for ''Upsetting
Organizations"

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sun Sir: Demo-
crnts who long for the day VIII IN their party
shall be~lfted from the slough into which
David Bennett Hill with oonsammate skill
has forced II In the State Of New York should
read and ponder these words, attributed to
the man responsible for their present plight:
IL would be foolish to think OF making Jerome
the Nominee He would upset the entire organiza.
ton II he was elected Governor.
"He would upset the entire organizationi-
That means that Hill and his policy of re-
venge. opportunism. deceit. trickery, false
hood and disaster would be overturned, cast
out and abandoned. 1t means that an honest
party organization. under honest leaders and
with harmonious hopeful followers. would re-
place the present personal machine whose
wretched foulness makes possible the faint
glimmers OF hope that half illuminate the
grocery.
Hill has cited one Of the strongest argu-
ments in favor of denomination for Governor
OF william Travers jerome. A.
NEW YORK. Sept. 10.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: I am
lifelong Republican, but Jerome for rnne II
he is nominated JAMES c. HUMILITY.
NEW YORK. Sept. II. g.
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q A Battle CRY.

The Hon. ROGER C. SULLIVAN, the
Illinois member of the Democratic ma
tional committee, signs that I'VE Demo-
Gratis need stirring battle cry, incisive
and pointed.
They do, and it is their own fault that
they haven't stirrer incisor and pointer
already. In his speech Of acceptance,
Judge PARKER used this remarkable
language, the more remarkable because
he has been a Judge and because his
present specially" is the preservation
of the Constitutions:
" Statutes have been passed that were expressly
forbidden by the Constitution. and statutes have
been aside when II was dincult to point out the
provisions said TO be offended against In their enact
men..
The second Of these two assertions Is
an accusation against the Supreme
Court. Judge PARKER virtually over
rides that tribunal. He virtually charges
that it has set aside, as unconstitutional,
legislation presumably Democratic leg
islation, which was constitutional A
grave charge, which, IL proved, must
have grave effect.
Doubtless, Judge PARKER's letter of
acceptance, 30 long brooded over, will
contain the stirring. incisive and pointed
battle cry for which the Hon. ROGER c.
SULLIVAN and the rest Of the Demo cratic
party are waiting. Doubtless, Judge
PARKER will disclose in detail,
I. The unconstitutional statutes; and
what unconstitutional statutes have
been held constitutional by the Supreme
Court
?. The constitutional statutes held I'M
constitutional by the Supreme Court.
The resulting battle cry must be:
"Overrule the Supreme Court or
Purge the Supreme Courtl' or Give
us Supreme Court that will stick to the
Constitution
If Judge PARKER. embarrassed by the
multitude of his oounsellors. fails to
clothe his accusations with definteness.
the P. C. c. will be the last hope OF the
Democrats. In the yearning words Of
the Hon. ROGER c. SULLIVAN, they need
stirring battle cry, incisive and point
ed" They need "a few ringing sentences
from Judge PARKER If Judge PARKER
fails TO stir, incise and ring, no doubt the
Parker Constitution Club will stir, in
else and ring for him.
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An American Jew on Zionism.

DIR. EMIL G. HIRsCH OF Chicago, who
spent the summer in Europe, is one OF the
American Jews who are entirely out Of
sympathy with the Zionist movement, by
which many OF his co-religionists, par
tic,llarly in England, have been infiu-
erced powerfully. DR.. HIRscH can see no
good that would result to Judaism from
q return of the chosen people to Pales-
tine. His experience and observation
have taught him that America is the
promised land OF the Jew, and his trip to
Europe has only strengthened him in his
qualification over the fact that he is an
American jew Addressing meeting in
aChlcago synagogue, DR.. HIRscH said
SIN all Of the European countries found the
same conditions. II Is only here In America that
tie Jew receives any consideration. Here is lhe
mcdern Jerusalem. When | sailed Into New York
harbor on my return and saw those glorious stars
end Stripes. after witnessing the persecution OF
the Jew In Europe, | could only breathe a sigh OF
relief and whisper to myself: Here is our prom
iscd land think that you, as Jews. should raise
ycar hands In praise and thank GoD that you are
AeDrhcan Jews"
Or. HIRscH's trip took him to all the
cpantries of Europe except Russia. He
epdeavored to enter the dominions of the
Car. At the frontier he told the Russian
officials that he was Jew. He was told
that he could not cross the boundary,
but this prohibition, and the subsequent
order compelling him TO move on" were
delivered politely, according to his
report.
In England he found the Zionists In
considerable numbers. or them and the
effect Of their propaganda he says:
: sree Christians have been accused Of injuriag
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TELEpArHY-oNcE MoRE.
The Evolution OF Additional Senses In
Man.

To THE EDITon or The SuS-Sir' Hlth-
erto your numerous but interesting CORE
spondents have all belonged to one OF Two
classes firm believers or firm unbelievers In
thought transferenee. VIII you accept a
few lines from one who suspends Judgment
on the sub eot?
The instances the believers have adduced
are ordinary enough. Any one. who likes
to consult the two thick volumes OF Phan-
tasnls of the Living" will find hundreds Far
more significant
The unbelievers are driven to assert that
one and all of these are mere coincidehoes
The believers cannot admit this; and there-
fore they say there must be mode Of com"
munication between mind and mind. mex
plicable by the ordinary channels OF sense
This surely Is the gist OF the matter
Well. the senses of man, suppose all evo-
lutionists hold, have boon developed. AmGba
has but one, man has FIVE; and. II a man 10
progeny of amuba, he must have acquire ed
the extra four.
And II four, why not five or ak; why not
n senses? Can 1t be that we are on the thresh-
old of the development of a sixth sense, ana
that in some persons wiz. the bellevers) this
development has zone further than In others
wiz, the unbelievers)?
| have spent very many hours in dlssectlng
the human brain and body; and always my
thought has been this: II matter. crude
matter. as we ineptly. call y, has been adj
TO difIerentiate itself into this extraordinary
organism called man. what is this astounding
thing called matter. and what hitherto
inconceivable potentallties may II not con-
tain? -,
Accordingly. suspend Judgment and
await Developments.
Toronto. Sept II. ARNOLD HAuLTAIS.
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To Vote a Split Ticket on Nov. 8.

The Election law of 1895, under which
the general election on Nov. will be
conducted, makes ample provision for
the voting of split tickets by the electors.
The process is neither difficult nor COM
plicated. At the left Of the name Of each
nominee for office printed on the official
ballot is voting space nearly square.
Phe better way to vote a split ticket is
to make cross N) mark in the voting
space opposite the name Of every cand-
date for whom the voter wishes to indi-
cate his preference. Thus, an elector
who desired to vote for the Republican
national ticket and against the Odell
State ticket, would make a cross O
mark in front of the name of each Repub-
Ecan candidate for presidential elector,
and similar mark in front Of the name
OF each candidate for State Office for
whom he wished to vote.
There is another way in which an
may accomplish his design. II he makes
cross X) mark in the voting circle
at the head Of party column, and then
makes cross N) marks in front OF the
names Of candidates in other columns,
the election officers will count his vote
for every candidate in the party column
except those whose opponents in other
columns the elector has indicated by
cross X) marks.
The first method Of voting split ticket
seems the better, because if the elector
indicates by the legal cross X) mark his
preference for each candidate for whom
he has decided to vote, no question as to
his intentions can arise. The possibility
OF such question arising is always
present when the elector pursues the
second method Of splitting his ballot.
The ease with which an elector may
split his vote was exemplified as recently
as two years ago. when $4,000 men who
voted for the Republican candidate for
Governor voted against the Republican
candidate for Associate Judge of the
Court Of Appeals. The Democratic can
didate for the Court Of Appeals received
1000 more votes than did the candidate
of that party for Governor. In that year
Oh every tichet excepI lne nepuOuCdn
the candidate for Associate Judge Of the
Court of Appeals received larger vote
than the candidate for Governor.
This is an excellent time for the cleo
tors to begin to study the possibilities
of the split ticket. 1t remains for the
Democratic State convention to decide
to what extent the methods here dis
cussed shall be practically applied.
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On Proverbs.

Certain proverbs, the pemmican of
long experience and observation, are
often quoted privately by weary and
cynical Democrats. For instance:
@You can always depend upon the
Democratic party to make damphool
of itself"
THE Democrats always kick over the
kettle just Us it begins to boil"
If Opportunity were all forelock,
Democrats wouldn't get hair"
Will the Democratic convention at
Saratoga confirm and reillustrate, or,
just for a change, contradict this pro-
verbal wisdom as to proverbial folly?
There is Opportunity with such a wealth
of forelock that the delegates can
hardly help treading on it. The kettle
sends up cheerful sound.