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Enloplstic and statistical.

In his eulogy of FRANCES ELIZABETH
WILLARD the Hon, CHARLES EDGAR LIT
TLEFIELD showed his superiority to Phi
listine and narrow notions by including
in his list Of women of greatness and
genius SAPPHo. AsPAsIA. CATHERINE
of Russia, and "RACHELL Lsicl the mag
nficent,' ladies that look a little queer
cheek by jowl with ABIGAIL ADAMS and
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE, And Of
course, Mr. LITTLEFIELD left to the ma
tula and well rounded intellect of Mr.
BEvERIDGE the eloquent if somewhat
superficial view of genders which that
grand young man was making the Senate
Chamber ring and rattle with:
Mr. President from The beginning woman has
pcrsonlnsd the worlds Ideals. When history be
gan It's record IL found her already the chosen bride
OF Art. All things that minister to mankIndiS good
have from the very nrst, by the general Judgment.
been made feminine the ships that bear us
through storm to port, the seasons that bring
variety surceaso OF toll and Mes renewal the
earh itself which. through all umc and In all
speech has been the universal mother. The
Graccs were women. and the MUSES. too
A defence of prohibition was natural
in speech in praise Of Miss WILLARD,
but Mr. LITTLEFfELD' = attempt 10 show
the connection between prohibition and
savings banks deposits is especially
happy:
There IS nothing In her Names policy or law
that dlrereutiales her from her sister states except
the prohibnory law. The only reliable Indicator
the Thrift and prosperity OF people is Its savings
In this respect the people OF Maine. fostered by
legislation that preserves their earnings. chAl-
lengrs all comparison.
In 1850 she had no savings banks N 1910 she
had deposited sSeis2G77 in her savings banks
while she ranks only thirteenth 'tuirelhil In popu
laton among tn, States OF the Union there are only
SIX that outrsnE her as in the amount OF savings
bank deposits
Wet Massachusetts, has little more
than four times the population Of dry
Maine: more than nine times the savings
bank deposits How can that be, and
must ii not be wrong?
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BRYiNT'S MINSTRELS.
where, when and Why We're New Yorks
Liberty Poles Ereeted7

To 1HK EDITOR or THE SuS- sir. THE Sun
Reader" giving an account OF Bryau,s Ministries
al AZ Broadway Is In error in naming the
date Rryants Ministries opened az Broadway
on washington's Birthday observed Monday, % .
Feb %. 1857. have the opening bill In my col
lection. Tina, is the opening date positively
The hall had been used by T.. =. Chrisiy from
about 1916 20 1884. Then the company was called
George Chrsy d Woods Ministries They also
had place at 44 broadway. The hall was given
up b, Chhsty & Wood when new marble palace
was built on Broadway near Prince street
The Campbell Ministries occupied III broadway
Mechanics Hall uull the Bryant brothers
opened In 1857. They remained there until ises.
when they moved TO TAmmany Hal In Fourteenth
street.
want 10 get some information rom your read
ers Where were the Old liberty poles in New YorL'
Before the clyil war saw many. one was In
Wooster street near Spring one, called Riley =
pole al West Broadway and Franklin street. Cant
some old tlmer tell WHEN, where and why these
poles WIRE erected FRANK DUhOST.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 20
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The Amsrin Dc.

TO rHR EpI1oR or THE sun SIR Apropos OF
your critics condemnation OF my use OF The term
-Amernds" to describe the original people OF this
continent. would Ike TO say that some time ago
listened to an Interesting comparison Of the folk
lore OF our Indians With that OF the real Indians
The lecturer did not Use the word Amerlnd and
consequently II was often dlffcult to understand
which people he was referring 10.
rs our intelligence broat-ns and We begin TO
take into more common account the He OF the
orient. / believe the use OF the word Amernu Will
be discovered hy rs opponents TO BE- advantageous.
India and The indians come closer Us every year.
and even now ono tho word Indian frequently
used In the newspapers 10 designate the real In
dians and ono can sometimes only determine which
Indians are meant By careful reading.
am happy TO say that am IN good company.
for THE SuN has used the Objectionable ~ word
In editorials T. \. DEiLENH,CoH
NV YORK. Feb 20.
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Monthly reports Of cotton production
and visible supply are now prepared by
both the Department Of Agriculture and
the Department of Commerce and Labor
As if this duplication of official processes
was not sufficient the House has recently
7assOd a bill by which the Department
II Commerce g Instructed 10 prepare
and Issue seml-monthly reports Those
who supported the measure appear 10
have been under the impression that il
would not cost anything to do this 1t
will cost about sl25,0O0 year.
There are probably a few simple minded
people in the country who will think
that a better use might be found for even
this trivial sum and that the deficit in
the national account might be reduced
by the elimination Of the item.
There may also be some who Kill be
disposed to ask what good purpose is to
be served by the expenditure, We con-
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PRATT, Kan. Feb. IS.
The Ideal scandinavian Alliance.

To TIE EnlTOR or The SIN SIR Your
splendid editorial in Yesterdays paper. en-
titled Scandinavia and Germany, sets
forth very ably the great benefits that would
ensue TO the different factors OF a prospective
union between Denmark. Norway, Sweden
and Germany.
But while The mental picture Of such a
union would appear TO possess all the quail
ties OF a masterpiece painted with the strong
colors OF a political Titan. 1t must not be for
gotten that its chiaroscuro would be any
thing but harmonious il the light OF fear and
the shadow OF Russia were lacking.
For between The Scandinavian countries
and Germany there exists to-day. as there
has e1 sted for centuries national aniipai by
which seems almost insuperable. The Instinct
Of self preservation may cause the smaller
count rie- to forget for a time their various
grievances and join hands with Germany,
in order TO preserve some degree OF indepen-
dence but such union would hardly DE Of
Nav, Inc ideal alliance seems 10 me 20 be
the purely Scandinavian one, and ! verify
believe that the three countries. reunited
could errctually maintain the tranquility OF
the north The conditions that obtained at
the time OF the Mon Of Calmar 10 longer
exist The disturbances which then pre-
vailed and were caused mainly by the dis
sensions bet cen the nobility OF the different
countries would not he repeated. FOR the
simple reason that the nobility has ceased
TO be a power in any OF the SCANDINAVIAN
Kingdoms
No political compact could ioin NORWAY
and Denmark more Intimately than hoy are
already ioined by the ties OF blood and Ian
guage. and the national Jealousy Etlll existing
between Norway and Sweden would 10 doubt
disappear " IL we're established that each
country should retain 10 own form OF govern
ment. and be allied only for the purpose OF
mutual protection. In time Of trouble there
would. no doubt be found a Gustavus Adolf
phus or Carolus who could lead ihe united
Norseinen 20 victory. even against n foe
like Russia and perhaps restore poor op-
pressed Finland 10 her riGhtiul place among
The free nationa OF the north.
century ago Danish poet sang
soon shall the brother
Kingdoms. united
stand mighty
Unit again
Then shall The frcr and
Powerful NoTsemen
SAy 'hr oppTCS<ors
md free thr oppressed.
Perhaps the time is not so very far OF
NEW YORK., Feb. rs. FRANK CRANER.
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TO rHE EprroR on Tn suN -Si-. THH SrN on
FEB 10 published brief editorial upon Major Pierre
Charles / >1fAnt ana hls commendahle work In
making Washington the ciiy OF magnificent dis
tauccs ui7s7 commission was appointed 10 nun
the lncs OF tbr Fcdtfal capital and the District OF
Columbia There resided n Elncotl CITY or Elu-
colt Nills, Nd person whose knowledge M as.
tronomy won Tor MIN the admiration OF the learned
mrn OF his time.
tis name vas BENJAMIN Banuekcr Mr. Ban
nrker was OF negro descent an able Mathematician
and when Major L'Enfani began his work he called
upon This colored gentleman to assist him In run
ming the lines OF the city.
n the genius OF L'Rniant Is 90 be CONNIE norAtea
nv suitable monument certainly the talents OF
Banneker should receive a Ike consideration. m.
commission retained Bannckcr win them until
ihe wors vas completed. iScc address rs J Saufln
>srms In the Addresses OF thr Baltimore Hlsior.
cal society Vol. n pages "a, ~
NJ. BAnneser IL buried In Ellonrt Mius. Md His
grandmother white woman who fr,ed and
married one Of her slaves she taught the future
mathematician 10 read and Vnte. JMA
TAor, Feb. II.
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No Fun; No Fits.

To rHE EpfToR or THE SvN S'r, Is THK
StN just having fun with the lover house
OF Congress and the President, or IL IL simply
having fits because their actions are not
pleasing TO The SUN? Isn't rHR SrN aware
of the fact that the President and the House
OF Representatives are closer +, he people
than the Senate and that they are endeavor-
ing 10 carry out the will OF the people The
criticisms OF TIM SUN are arguments in favor
of a constitutional change providing for the
election Of Senators by direct vote. and the
demand for such change is growing rapidly
under the present attitude Of the Senate and
THE SUN. j, h CorHRAN,
Editor Pratt R'TUbhc1n.
PRATT, Kan Feb. IS.
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period, but he keeps two dolls tucked away In a
bureau drawer and looks at them once ia a while
just 10 II their clothes are clean and II they arc
resting easily. Whenever he goes TO take peep
at them | know tina, he is imagining himself a
child again, and the though, makers me happy
hope that he keeps them until he is 90
Why should fifty be the dead line p
for this invigorating sport of the future
ana past fathers of the republic? As
Prof. MAC CLlNTocK says, true play is
the only thing which will kill the false
spirit Of sport :; and true play ought
TO last a lifetime.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-21
LEFT MAYOR MCCLELLAN A RING.
sIter-In.Law. Who Had Helped Him. Inc
heriis Half Of W. G. Primes Estate.


The will of William C. Prime, who was
Mayor McClellan's guardian was filed
yesterday. The petition for probate SAYS
that the real property Is valued at about
100000 and the personally at $4,000.
Several requests are made to relatives
and personal friends, and this reference
is made to Mayor Mcclellan:
Il give and bequeath to George B. McClel-
Ian, son OF my deceased friend, Gen. q. Is.
Mcclellan, the ring | wear, engraved with
Cupid chasing Psyche, and TO his sister MAY
$3.50, wherewith | request her to buy some
souvenir of her and her fathers friend"
One-half the residue OF the estate is be-
quenthed TO Annie Trumbul Slosson and
her heirs. sin grateful memory OF her having
sustained my fortunes with the Use and
risk of her own in anxious times. Mrs
Slosson was a sister-in-law of Mr., Prime.
II was said last night that she had prac-
tically put all the money she had at the
disposal of Mr. Prime several years ago
when he was badly pinched in financial
venture. Her assistance brought him our
of the situation safely One-fouTth OF tho
residue goes to a nephew. Ralph f. Prime
OF Yonkers.
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brooklyn TO SHOW Arch tectural Photo
graphs at Rome.

The Museum of the Brooklyn institute
OF Arts and Sciences has accepted the in
Wilton of the Architects Society OF Rome
to make an exhibit in Rome Of the photo
graphs of medieval architectural refine
melts representing the observations 81
VILLAIN II Goodyear, curator of fine arts
in tie Brooklyn museum. One hundred
and fifty linear feet of hanging space ha'
been assigned for this Roman exhibition
which will open on March Is and continue
a molth. The photographs were shipped
from Boston by the White Star liner Canopc
Fifty-dx of the negative originals Of these
picttrss were personally made by Mr..
Goodyear. and the remaining twelve we're
taken tnder his direction.
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Women and smoking and Gambling

In the contemporary novels, more
especially those written by women,
which assume to depict the customs and
manners of our polite or our most SUI
premely fashionable society, the hero
ines are usually represented az cigarette
smokers In the novels and stories Of
Mrs EDITH WHARTON, for example,
dealing with that phase Of our social life,
the cigarette case s introduced as
customary part of the equipment OF a
woman of fashion. Whenever the heroine
is perplexed or would hide her emotions,
whether she is sad, weary or joyful IN
a mood for reflection or for gay CONVEX
sation she lights a cigarette. That Is,
cigarette smoking by women is treated
as a matter of course.
Mr.. Assemblyman SULLIVAN OF the
First district of Queens county, y. Y,
has long been foe to cigarette smoking,
from which, in his opinion, come
some of the gravest evils of society,
fashionable and questionable; and
accordingly bills TO prohibit the sale Of
cigarettes in New York are introduced
by him into the Assembly at every ses-
sion This year, however, he has been
especially stimulated to prepare and
introduce his usual bill for that purpose
by the fashionable cigarette smok
ing, as represented by fashionable nov
elsts Women in society says Mr..
SULLIVAN. "huve taken to smoking
cigarettes and persons who are on the
ragged edge Of society think they have
as much right AN roads to ruin are
open when they begin to smoke, az Mr.
SuLLvAN's prophetic eve discerns.
Smoking by women, however, is not
an innovation of this time. Half CEN
urv ago and more many women went
so far as to smoke pipes. These may not
have been of the society called fashion
able, but they were reputable women.
Snuff taking among women, however,
was prevalent in circles of fashion,
though by old ladies almost exclusively.
But the practices died away in due time.
/ II now fashionable mania for cigarette
smoking exists as described by the
fashionable novelists it will disappear,
and for the same reason.
Smoking cigarettes, like pipe smoking
and snuff taking is not beautiful, fem
mime accomplishment Leaving out it's
effects on the nerves it has physical
consequences which are at least not
agreeable, even if they are not as per
nicious a. Mr. SULLIVAN asserts. A
Young and beautiful woman smelling
Of tobacco smoke and carrying about
with her the combined pungent odor of
burnt paper cannot be wholly charming
and the smoking habit is as likely TO
become excessive with her as it Is with a
man. till at last it makes her positively
offensive That result is so obvious
that the spread and the continuance Of
the fashion will always encounter the
opposition OF feminine instinct
Mr.. SuLLIvAN's bill will not be re-
quired to save our women from the dis
agreeable fate which will attend the if
they become slaves Of the habit Of smok-
ing G ,arettes. The evil, for unques-
tionaoy it / an evil, will cure itself As a
detraction fro ! feminine charms Even
the fashionable novelsts will be unable
10 perpeiuate the practice, although
for the moment they may produce the
impression that 1t is a fashionable ac-
compHshment and by advertising it as
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PLE4 F0R 4 WIDER VISION.
Meaning. for 400 Methodist Delegates
Interest In Foreign Missions.

Nearly 700 young Methodist delegates
from New York. Brooklyn and Newark
attended the opening session of mission
airy institute Of the second general confer
ence district in Union Methodist Church
West Forty ghth street. last night. W o.
Gantz presided. and other speakers we're
Bishop William F Mcdowell and the Rev.
Dr. f. NJ Taylor. field secretary Of the
Methodist Missionary Society. Both urged
the young people 70 wider vision, which
they argued, leads to wider Interest IN
missions.
Sessions IF the institute continue through
to-day and tomorrow
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Plans we're filed yesterday for six
story double residence to be built for lsaao
V Broksv at os4 and 9s5 Fifth avenue
north OF Seventy ninth street. II is 10
have a froatage OF so feet and a depth o.
10 feet ant is 10 be divided bv a central
fire proof vail into separate dwellings for
two families. Half OF the building vii
nave a siK story rear extension. There
will be two passenger elevators and two
vestibuled entrances with ornamental gates.
The cost is put at 500 600
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Help for n. B.rcayed in Japan.

A benefit entertainment for the families
Of Japanese soldiers and sailors has bee
planned by the Rev A. +. Barnett, pastcN
Of fremont Methodist Episcopal Church, l..
conjunction with the Japanese Club oil
Columbia II will take place on Friday
April I, in the churth The last entertain
nent realized $3.50 y be sent to Japan
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FILTPINOS TO SEE HER.
Presidents Daughter WIN Probably 40
company Taft's Party TO the Islands.

WASHINGTON. Feb Pot is quite prob
able that Miss Alice Roosevelt will accom-
pany Secretary of War Taft and his party
to the Philippines in July. Miss Roo'e-
welt has evinoed desire TO go and her
request will probably be granted
Secretary Taft will leave Washington
the first week in July and will be gone for
two months. While in the Philippines he
will decide upon various matters OF I'M
Dortance
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New Persian Mlnluer In washing on.

WASHINGTON. Feb 20 Gen. Morteza
Khan. the new PersiAL Minister, arrived in
Washington this morning and almost i'm
mediately thereafter presented his Gre
dentials TO Secretary Hay. He was ac-
companied TO the State Department by an
interpreter. He will DO presen ted 10 the
President in day or two
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Cancellation

Perhaps we are convinced
That me- is on thr blink.
Because champagne Is NOT
our every other drink
Perhaps We Kick az fates
Continual rebukes.
But cheer UP now,
For anyhow
Were none of Us Grand Dukes.
Perhaps We pIne because
VIC have = mournful loi
Because our debts arr large.
Because our incomes not
Because our transfer checks
Aren't good on motor rsrs,
Hui wherefore fret
And get upset
~ least, we az, not CEAn.
THOMAS r. YRAHxI
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NORTH RIVER TUNNEL.
work Begun on shaft al the Font CT York
street jersey city.

Work has been begun at the foot Of York
street, Jersey City, on the shaft for the pro-
posed tunnel under the Hudson River 10
Cortlandt street The shaft ia being sunk
at the rear of the Public Service Corpora
tons trolley terminal 1t is said the work
will be pushed vigorously.
The tunnel will be connected on the Jer-
sey City side Of the river with a southern
loop running 10 the Jersey Central Railroad
depot AT Communipaw and a northern loop
running to the Pennsylvania and Erie rail
road depots and thence TO the outlet OF the
twin trolley tunnels at Fifteenth street.
Jersey City.
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NEW HAVEN. Feb 20,-In a statement
issued tonight ~ Secretary Stokes OF the
Yale Corporation the announcement was
made that Secretary Taft of the War Depart
ment had been appointed Dodge lecturer for
this year His subject will be the "Responsi-
bilities Of Citizenship" 1t was also an
nounced that he Ron. Elihu Root former
Secretary OF War. would be the lecturer IN
the same course for the following year
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-21
BLJEy4CKETS car RIBBONS.
An Enori TO He Made 10 Prevent the women
Getting Them as souvenirs.

An effort is being made by the officers in
the Brooklyn navy yard TO prevent the blue
jackets Of the warships from giving their
cap ribbons to visitors a. souvenirs. Often
whea women visitors leave the ships they
will ask the sailors for the ribbons
and get them. The supply on hand ia
nearly exhausted. On this account, It lie
said. a contract for 10000 new cap ribbons
Government
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New Medal OF Honor Rm Passed.

WARRINGTON. Feb. 20 The Senate to-
day passed the House act authorizing re
presentation OF bronze medAk ~ honor 30
pernons displaying great daring in saving
or trying TO save lives on railroads engaged
in interstate commerce.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-21

From N, CopgrsISoHll Reco,d.
MI Grosvcnor- That was The ming that dis
urbed the peace OF mind W At sopus or Esopus
or soms Kind OF a SopuS.
MI wArnock SorisoApus laughter
Mr. GrosVcnor They thought Is vas softsoapus
Al the time hut turned out 10 be hardsoapus before
they got through With u. Laughter
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Cleopatra had jus, dissolved the peGr
1t Is a m>ich more peaceful loss 'hs7 h''7s
robbed on Sew YorA street" she explained
Herewith ve have ihs only sensible N''' a' 30
famo u episode.
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Pom sptfes ~ ~ Hon ". p c--4'--
when BonApare reached Milan n, no'' ~ m
penGllsm WA sounded which wrapped Eurcps u
a rome Of ere and cArnArn
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A United States Senator who chews gum!
The COMMITTEES on Public Health and Ma
tiona Quarantine should invesugate and
report at once.
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Perhaps the time is not so very far on
NV IORK, Feb. is. FRANZ CRAMhR.