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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30
VAST CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
An American Philosopher Calls for the
Views or Mr. Bryce and Mr.. Morley.


Views OF Mr.. Bryce and Mr.. Morley.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: The
payment by corporations and rich individ-
nals Of vast sums OF money In order to In
huenoe the result OF voting for high public
officers is problem In popular self-gov-
eminent not contemplated when democracy
began It's career In England and America.
Neither Monteequieu nor Tooqueville OF
an earlier day In the Old World, nor Jeffer-
son nor Hamilton Of q later day In the New
World, wrote on the problem. Nor has
Maine. Lecky, Bryce or Morley, among
modern English writer's. discussed It.
Universal suffrage Is itself compare
lively new everywhere, and therefore only
till recently could the effect upon 1t OF vast
campaign subscriptions, In England and
America, be carefully considered.
There are now In the United States two
Englishmen who have written much on
questions allied to suffrage and the ballot
Mr.. Bryce Is the first to give discourse
on the Godkin foundation In Harvard Uni
versity, and Mr.. Morley Ia to speak, 1t Is
said, at Pittsburg on Carnegie Founders
Day"
Their opinions on the new peril Of democ-
How Is the problem dealt with in Eng
land2 Vast sums OF money are there given
and employed In Parliamentary contests,
in order to carry on government by party.
What has been the outcome? Are voters
there paid in money, or things OF value,
for their ballots2
The views OF these two experts should
be interesting on both the British and the
American phase Of the problem.
What Ia done with the huge sums con-
tributed in both oountries1 Do the voters
get large part In payment for their votes,
or does the money stick in chief part In the
hands Of the campaign managers or the
bosses? Can continuous government by
party" and especially by two parties, be
maintained, in either country, II the vast
sums Of money are not collected and paid
out?
1t will be very interesting to read what
the two Englishmen have to say on that
branch Of civil service reform.
Probably the facts have been more &C.
curately revealed In England than in Amer
lea, regarding the sum of money raised
and the manner Of It's expenditure.
In the United States much thus far has
depended on mere gossip and hearsay.
What would the people Of our country
think and say OF a resolution adopted by the
Senate or House In the next session Of
Congress creating a non-partisan special
committee empowered to summon the
national and the State committees Of each
political party, their chairmen, treasurers
and agents, together with any other wit
nesses, and to compel the production Of
books. letters, bank books and bank &C.
counts, in order to show the sums Of money
received. collected and disbursed in the
election now pending?
Would it be "a poor sport that is not
worth the candle? HARVARD.
CAMBRIDGE, Oct. 20.
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Music as a Remedy in Medicine.


Following the reading OF paper on Music a.
q Therapeutic Agent" by DR.. Francis 8. Kennedy
before the Medical Society OF tho County OF Kings
two methods Of administration were demonstrated,
ono by the plano and the other by tie voice. and
an endeavor made by each method to illustrate tho
different Impressions which could be conveyed
to the listener. Just as q drug sh9Iid be put UP
In clean package. and as free from adulteration
possible, so music as 8 medicine should be as free
from error OF technique as possible. For this
reason. In demonstrating the plano music. q me-
chanich plano player was used, so that no false
tone should mar the harmony and effect.
The following examples were then rendered:
As restful music. yet sufnciently stimulating 70
keep the mind alert. the Fifth Nocturno. Ley
bach, plano. As soothing. quietlng music. an
Irish lullaby. Necdham contralto. A phys.
oaly stimulating music. "The Invitation TO the
Dance Won Weber. piano As mentally stlmu.
lAting music, "One Spring Morning" (Goethe).
Nevin, contralto. AS reminiscent memory re.
freshlng music fantastic from FL Trovatore.'
Sydney Smith, plano.
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The War Cloud Dispelled.

The assurances given by Premier
BALFoUR in the speech made at South
ampton on Friday prove conclusively
what should indeed have been self
evident, that responsible statesmen
would not permit war to grow out OF
the outrage committed in the North
Sea on Oct. 2l-22 by vessels belonging
to Admiral RoJESTvENsKY's fleet. The
only danger was that the Grand Ducal
cabal which controls the Russian Adj
miralty might, in ignorance of the pres
sure exerted by public opinion in free
countries, delay so long to promise to
investigate and punish an offence against
the law of nations that the Balfour
Government, in order to allay the rising
storm Of indignation in Great Britain,
might have felt constrained to take
some measures for the interception
and temporary detention of the Russian
warships. In that event collision,
might have been unavoidable.
There never was any foundation
for certain theories which for time
found currency in some London news
papers; such as the assumption that
the breach OF international law, COM
mitted when the Eaglish fishing boats
were fired upon, was deliberately
planned in order to draw England into
the war and thus afford the st. Peters
burg Government a pretext for saying
that, yielding to superior force, it would
no longer reject the mediation Of a
friendly Power. For the provocation
needed to drive England into a war,
q single torpedo boat would have suf-
feed. It would have been superfiuous
to sacrifice for the purpose the whole
Of Russias remaining sea power.
Equally far fetched is the hypothesis
that the violation OF neutral rights
in the North Sea was prompted by the
hope that the neutral Powers would thus
be aggravated into taking concerted
steps to compel the return of the Russian
feet to the Baltic. No sense Of duty
or of honor constrained the Russian
Admiralty to despatch that fleet to the
Far East at a time when II would be
scarcely possible to reach Vladivostok
before the middle of January. Disin-
tsrested naval experts would have APP
proved OF the decision to postpone the
departure Of the warships until next
spring.
All the evidence thus far obtainable
indicates that the officers OF the Baltic
feet were apprehensive OF being at
tackled by Japanese torpedo boats
more or less disguised. 1t appears that
alarming rumors were current in the
Baltic ports and that the most stringent
precautions were taken by the Copen-
hagen Government for the protection
OF the Russian vessels while these were
in Danish waters. Moreover, the English
fishing craft were not the only victims Of
the trepidation, not to say panic, produced
among the Russian naval officers by the
reports to which we have referred. At
least one merchant steamer, flying the
Swedish flag, had previously been fired
upon. Under the circumstances 1t is
conceivable that the officer commanding
the detachment which did the firing
may have misinterpreted the rockets
sent up by the flag vessel of the trawler
Meet, or may even have mistaken ons
or more Russian torpedo boats for enc
nisa We repeat that such blunder,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30
Has Done and wall Do.

Since his nomination for Governor,
the Hon. FRANK WAYLANp HIooINs has
become reformer and an altrlist. He
promises to cooperate with that great
army OF philanthropists who are 90 un-
selfshly and generously laboring to i'm
prove the condition Of the unfortunatss.
He fought that great army Of philan-
thropists, and helped defeat them and
take the unfortunates out Of their hands.
He voted for the Odell Lunacy bill against
the protest of that great army OF philan-
throri'ts.
What do his promises amount to9 What
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30
Tree Planting on Texas Plains.

FToW p5t CdIrtN0H Nets
The Fort Worth and Denver Railroad Is doing q
rood many rood things for the Panhandle country
Not the least promising OF these Is It's effort 4"
promote the growth OF forest trees upon the plains
Tho prospective Dement'S are several The trees
viii furnish hrswood and fence posts and II Is be
licyed they viii promote q more even distribution
Of rainfall, lower the temperature OF the sometime
hot winds, and protect the crops frnrn such winds
Moro than 1900 trees were planted In zoos, very
nearly al Of thsm bong Of the black losust species
Tho dement's arc not altogether prospective. One
OF the tree planters A. Frinsterwaid Of Mobee,le,
reports that for three yeaa past he has been genS
fonos posts from seedlings planted seven year,
aro; that during this time he has got sufncient
posts 70 Keep his fences In repair and 70 build four
teen miles OF new fenoc. II looks very much a. I
this trse planting propaganda would result In =
bononoiai revolution In the Panhandle country,
Greatly Increasing Us agricultural possibilities.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30
supply Of Oxygen for Firsmen.

from ne hhfHsh Hortos WORN
An experiment. has recently been made In Paris
with an ingenious apparatus. invented by NJ.
ougfieiminetH and N. Drseger. by means Of which
II 1, possible TO remain without fear OF asphy1ia
in places where II would otherwise be impossible
70 breathe Tho apparatus Is automatic. that Il,
Is has NO connection with the air outside.
II Is composed Of tube containing . provision
of oxygen. sufhciont 70 last . man for breathing
purposes for more than an hour. and helmet OF
aluminium hitting the head exactly by means of
a pneumatic pad The oxygen Is supplied auto
mat,caly 70 tho mans mouth and the air exhaled
il received In . oompressible bag.
/, passes through q rcgenera,or with granuiated
caustic potash. which sbsorbs all the carbonic
acid A fireman. provided with this apparatus.
went down into cellar In which piles of damp
straw had been lighted. and although there was
suflocsting smoke from this he remained in II for
nearly three quarters Of an hour without being
At ali inoonvenionocd BY II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30
what Russian Authors Earned.

n 70 the custom for Russian writers Of estab-
fished reputation 70 sell their entire copyrights
10 the pubhsheu more frequently than English
authors do. shortly before his death. Turvenien
disposed Of she copyright OF all his works TO .
publiaher for % 900. The different SUNNI for which
the productions Of some OF the best known Rus.
sian authors OF the Old school have been sold arc
givsn q follows by the Informant Those OF Gogo,
were disposed OF for $4,000; Pusohkins and Cont.
charods each realized about $500, while Rryions
fab,ss brought about O.. 100 and the entire copy
rieha Of many well known writers have been
sold for much smaller sums th"- that.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30
The New Hotel Keepers.

New York has come to have within
recent years a new species OF hotel pro-
prietor. You hear less to-day than
score Of years ago of the noted hotel
families Of the country in which the occu-
patton descended from father to son.
Hotel men of that kind were supposed
to be born, not made, and many of the
we'll known hotels Of the country were
managed by these proprietors who were
related to one or more Others who had
been in the business before them.
In those days what was called the
American plan was practically the only
form Of hotel life known. AS the customs
Of European hotels were more and more
domesticated here, the proprietors OF
our hotels needed practical knowledge
of the way in which every department
of a hotel was conducted. 1t was not
enough to engage a good cook and let
him do his best. The hotel managers
who were most successful were those
who at some time in their lives, either
from necessity or for experience, had
been active in some important depart
ment Of hotel administration. The Euro
pean plan OF engaging hotel proprietor
who did know everything about the run
ming Of hotel, usually from practical
experience, has also been adopted here
to some extent.
Two Of the handsomest houses re-
Gently opened in the city are managed
by men who had their first experience in
restaurants as stewards and learned in
the best way what is needed to make
hotel successful. In most OF the large
New York hotels to-day the proprietors
are either acquainted with every detail
of hotel life from actual experience or
they are hired by owners to take charge
of the house. The old time hotel pro-
prietor who has little or no knowledge
from experience Of what happens in the
kitchen or the wine cellar is getting rarer
every day. And with his disappearance
comes simultaneously the phenomenon
that more and more Of our hotel pro-
prietors every year are of foreign birth
or parentage. The older school Of hotel
proprietors were of American descent.
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II
From the Svraeuse Tsieorom.

From the Syracuse Teleordm.
II by any popular mischance there should
be an administration Of Hig gins, 0dell 4 Co.
at Albany. beginning Jan. 1. 1t would be the
most shameful epoch in the whole history Of
New York State.
In the control OF the Republican party odell
would be still supreme He would have the
absolute power. using Higgns as puppet
Governor to complete the humiliation Of
Plat and Woodruff and the Platt old guard,
York State.
Where is the Republican OF any indepcnd-
ence who wants the grocery ticket to win?
Every map Of ordinary intelligence knows
that the election Of Higgins would put. the
stamp Of approval upon graft" methods
which have recently refgned In the State
administration at Albany, and upon the black
political ingratitude and treachery which
Odell has shown to his greatest benefactor.
Thomas C., Platt.
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Railroadins In ALASKA.

To rul EprroR or The SuH--sr: In The Sun OF
Oct. "a md an article. -runnelling Under Rehtne
strait which says. 1T will be inocasant night travel
for four months In the year.
This Is mistaken Idea. I have been resdent Of
tina, country for the last sx years on the Koyukuk
River about q hundred miles north OF the Arctic
Circle In the shortest days We have about seven
hours Of daylight. Any railroad that may be built
through Alaska will not 70 much further north
Tam ile Ci-alc. II. \. MCKENZIE.
Nrw NoRK. Oct, -,
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ADVICE TO REPUBLICANS.
From Loyal Republican or Forty Years
Standing.

btauuiuBs
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE suN-Sr: Tho
undersigned. a Republican since he cast his
first vote forty years ago. and reader Of
your excellent paper for more than score
Of years, wishes to commend the stand you
have taken against odellism and Graft. Tho
thought that should ever be compelled to
split" ticket was impossible to me. but the
condition Of affairs in this State. rs fear
lessly exposed by your paper, ia 90 utterly
In opposition to ideas and sentiments dis
tinotly Republican that consider 1t the duty
Of every citizen who believes In and appre-
ciates clean government to cast his vote for
Herrick and Harrison on Nov. 9.
Pray continue in your good work. trust
the returns from election day will give evil
denoe that the true spirit Of honesty and good
government still exists among the oonstitu-
ents OF the Republican party.
BROOKLYN, Oct. 20. CHARLES HART.
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Plea for My. 4. Austin.
Nom ~ Sketeh

TYOW OEtttN
IT'S high time that somebody took up the cudgeh
on behalf OF Mr.. Alfred Austin. surely this Eng
land Of ours must DO coming TO pretty pass when
her Poet Laureate cannot publish poem. be II
never 90 short, without calling down upon MS
poor. dear head the sneeu OF newspapers and Tue
nJIcule Of men In the street
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Curfew Did Not Ring.

"curfew shall not ring to night" exclaimed the
brave Gin.
"Bu,." asked the practical, how are you going
TO proven, H."
e. sly she answered Il shall attach push
=, ton, IKE We have In our nat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30
The Lamp Of Aladdin.
II you'd WOO tho muse


II you'd WOO tho muse
In tho subtle strain
Swinburnc would use:
II you'd rather reign
After Dobson's modot
II you'd sooner train
Under wordsworthS code:
II Innsss's glAdes
You would far outshine
Give Titan spAdes
In the color line;
II the marble you'd
Carve a. ooldly nne
A. Phidias could;
u the martial fnne
OF Turenno or Grant,
or . maritime name
Like TosoS you want;
II for Jcffries' Drawn
And akin you pant
Or tho grace Of favn;
II you'd Ike 70 run
A department store,
Build q wire wound gun.
Act - Senator.
Do light. pie Assnt work.
Be . chauffeur or
A government clerk:
Cut this out and mail 10 Department z,
firs, putting cross tNl In the proper place.
Enclose. by the way. our modest fee.)
To equip you thoroughly for Lies race
In twenty lessons ven guarantee.
MAURICE MORRIS.
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4 Future Magnate.

Cub Run correspondence Har County Neps
M Jesse Taylor says he will buy all OF the wasp
ness he can get and pay good price for thcm,
10 all with moiasses and sell them for honey.
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The small dealer and the small manufacturer
being driven out OF business. In short time only
those with large capital or those In alliance with
the combinations can successfully engage In busl-
meas or manufac tur1ng-Th Sage OF Esopus.
The Hon. ALTON BROOKS PARKER is GER
tainly familiar with the life and works OF
the Hon. RICHARD CROKER.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-04-30
The FIRST National Bank.

The organization OF the First National
Bank Of Monte Vista is now well nigh
completed. 1t usually takes about sixty
days to complete such an organization,
including the forty days it take to en-
grave the plates on which the National
Bank notes for circulation are printed.
On account of Mr.. Archery, our as
sistant cashier, having bought property
in New Mexico requiring his attention
and NECESSARY departure from us little
sooner than he originally intended, leav-
ing us short OF help in the bank, Wesley
Staley will come to Monte Vista with the
business Of The Costila County Bank
little sooner than was originally intended.
The two banks will he combined ON or
about May 9th.
The customers OF The Costilla County
Bank and those OF The Exchange Bank
will then he taken care OF in the way of
paying checks. granting loans and re
cciving deposits and all other banking
business, by the consolidated hanks until
such date AS We are ready to open The
First National which will be on or about
May 10Th next. The customers OF The
Costilla County Bank and those Of The
Exchange Bank will then be supplied
with First National Bank pass books
into which their accounts have been
transferred, also First National checks
and deposit slips, and set OF First Ma
tional bank books opened in the bank.
The time clspsing between the consolid
alton of the two banks and the opening
Of The First National giving us sufficient
time to carefully transfer the accounts
from The Costilla County Bank books
and The Exchange Bank books to The
First National Bank books.
The STOCKHOLDERS OF The First National
Bank are g. W. Gates, II. II. Abbott,
Wesley Staley, ID. II. Staley, c. II.
Mathis. w. A. Bronaugh, James II.
Medley and w. A. Robb. The board OF
directors are q. w. Gates, II. II. Abbott.
Wesley Staley, d. II. Staley, c. II.
Mathis and W. A. Bronaugh. The oil
GERS are II. ii. Abbot, President; q. W.
Gates, Vice President. and Wesley Sta.
ley, Cashier.
In behalf Of The Exchange Bank
want to thank the patrons for their sup.
port and confidence, and hope you will
continue with us in the new institution.
where it will he our high aim as in the
past to serve you in an honorable, up
right, business way. While we have no
word Of criticism Of private or state
banks We believe that there are decided
advantages in II National bank, fully IN
much to the patrons as TO the stock
holders. I. will he the highest aim Of
the Stockholders and officers Of The
First National Bank OF Monte Vista to
make il AN institution which the patrons
aud public generally may well feel proud.
Banking Is no childs play. 1t is y
strenuous business, the success Of which
depends largely on the confidence Of the
people. II we expect your confidence
you have n right to know something Of
our business doings. You will get that
when you do business with National
bank at least five times year in pub
lishcd statements. When you have
banking business or whether you have
business or not We will bc pleased to
have you call ON us.
Respectfully Yours,
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-04-30

The prospects for busy season
in Creede this coming summer, in
n mining way, are most encourag.
ing. All the shipping mines were
never in Better condition to in
crease their output. and some new
shippers are on the verge of being
steady and heavy producers Of ore.
The output from the camp 80 far
this year has experienced a gradual
incress-, which will still continue
to increase for several months
ahead. More men are now EN-
pbyed in the mines than Tor sew.
ersl months past. Candle.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-04-30

Monday the supreme court
denied the motion for bail in the
matter Of President Meyer and he
will consequently remain in Jail at
Telluride until the question Of
Ssrisdiction of the cour, is settled
The arguments on the main ques-
tipns At issue will commence
Thursday May 9Th, ut 10 o'clock.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-04-30

Judge Shields of Mosca WAS in
town Thursday. The judge is a
close observer in political matters
aud he says that four weeks ago
he thought that Governor Peabody
would be re-nominated but he does
not think 20 now.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-04-30

The second session of the Fifty
eighth congress- was declared sd.
journed at 2 o'clock by President
Pro TEN Frye in the senate aud
Speaker Cannon in the house at
2:lO Thursday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-04-30

Chas. Wonine is now engaged
in tailoring. His shop is on
adams street, uext door south CT
the Home Bakery.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-04-30

President Roosevelt has enough
delegates elected who are in
structed for him to assure his
nomination and votes to spare.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-04-30

The school house proposition
looks like 90. About seven
thousand dollars of the necessary
ten thousand have already been
Observation-Disclosures Courier.