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in Water street near Wall. Then for
two dinners the Friendly Sons went to
the Tontlne again, deserving II In 1907
for the Phoenix Coffee House, in Wall
street. In the next year Mechanics Hall,
on the northwest corner Of Broadway and
Park place, entertained the diners, but
In 1900 they went back TO the Tontine,
where for six successive years they ate
and drank annually. In 1915 the fes-
tivitles we're held in Washington Hall,
now $50 Broadway. In 1917 the Tontine
was visited again, and this was the last
dinner Of the society in that famous and
favorite resort.
For fourteen years, beginning In 1918,
the Friendly Sons celebrated st. Pat
ricks day in the Bank Coffee House, at
the southeast corner Of Pine and William
streets. In 1893, 1884 and 1885 they went
to the City Hotel, which had succeeded
Cape's and the City Tavern at IFS Broad
way. The next two years found them
In the Washington Hotel, Broadway.
From there in 1888 they moved uptown
to the Carlton House, on the northeast
corner Of Broadway and Leonard street.
In 1889 they were at the City Hotel again,
but, bold explorers, in 1910 they were
eating at Niblo's Tavern, far up Broad
way, at the corner OF --lnce street.
Apparently the experiment was unsatis-
factory, for from ls4l to lS4o inclusive
the City Hotel provided the dinners.
In is47 and ls4s, the Irish famine years.
there were no banquets. With the gath
ering of ls49 the City Hotel disappears
from the list, and in 1850 for the first
time appears the name Of family des-
tined to become Accomplishments. In
that year the society dinner was held in
Delmonico's Hotel In William street.
In the following six years the Aston
House was the scene OF the dinners,
Then for six years the Metropolitan
Hotel catered TO the society. In 'eS
the dinner was In Delmonico's at Broad
way and Chambers street, and from
"a to 'es In the Fourteenth street and
Fifth avenue establishment that -four
ished under the same name.
Now come the names Of hotels familiar
to all New Workers. In go and 10 the
society went to the ST. James, In II
it was at the Hoffman House, In 70
the Hotel Brunswick entertained It.
Since then the years rs, rs, "a, 90,
81 and '9s are the only ones In which
the dinner has not been held In Del
monico's, the society following the
restaurant first TO Madison Square and
then to Fifth avenue and Forty-fourth
street. The six times the society de-
serted Delmonico's It went to the Hof-
man House, the Metropolitan Hotel,
the Brunswick, the Savoy, the Waldorf,
before It became the Waldorf-Astorta,
and the Waldorf-Astoria,
Thus the Friendly Sons Of 81, Patrick
have moved uptown from the foot Of
Broadway to Fifty-ninth street, the
Savoy being the most northerly point
they have reached. In the future they
may penetrate beyond Central Park, and
perhaps l2i years from now they will
be feasting In a new Delmonico's, built
somewhere near the middle Of the pres-
emit borough Of The Bronx.
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81. Patrlck's March Uptown.

The Friendly Sons Of st. Patrick have
kept a record Of all the annual feasts held
In the 12i years Of the society's existence,
and the story illustrates wildly the
northWard growth Of the city Of New
York. The Friendly Sons dine on the
best in their yearly gatherings. They
began in 1854 at Capes Tavern, a long
forgotten hostelry, which stood where
lis Broadway is now. In the following
three years the dinners were held in the
coffee house kept by Mr.. BRADFORD, In
Water street near Wall. In i7ss the dinner
was eaten in the Merchants Coffee House,
on the southeast corner OF Wall and
Water streets, The next year the society
gathered at the City Tavern, which oo-
oupied the site Of Cape's Tavern, where
It's first dinner was held. Five years
the organization gathered at this estab-
hshment, an eloquent testimonial TO the
taverns good fare.
For eight years, beginning with 1895,
the Tontine Coffee House, at the north
west corner Of Wall and Water streets,
was the scene Of the annual dinners. In
1904 the tables were spread In the Old
cOnee HCuso-pSrhaps Mr.. -BRADFoAD's
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ANOTHER NAYAL HERO.
FORGOTTEN services o. Fsek Hopkins the
First Commander In Chief.

To THE EDIToR or THE sUN-Sir. Willis
honor and reverence are being shown 10 the
body Of John Paul Jones. would II not be just
to couple these honors with the fame Of tho
first Admiral OF the American navy. Esck
Hopkins. whose memory has suffered an
almost total eclpse2 Other men who were
materially aided through his exertlons have
been honored and have filled much larger
places 10 the naval history Of the Revolution.
As Commander In Chief OF the Continental
navy, both before and after the Declaration
OF Independence. for q period Of more than
two years. his experience was constant
struggle against q succession OF circum.
stances which. without fault Of his, prevented
bin from carrying out the orders OF Congress
! and which defeated his own plans for eI.
tended enterprises. The best Informed and
the just men among his contemporaries
recognized the fact that his failure TO accomp-
lish certain expected results was due 70 In
Burmountable difficulties, but there was q
popular feeling that he had not eIerted him
self a. etrenuously as he might have done.
The result has been that his place has never
been defined nor the service which he rem
dered properly estimated.
Al the outbreak OF the Revolution Esek
Hopkins was the best known sea captain N
the Colonies For forty years he had followed
the sea, both as merchant captain aud as
commander OF privateers. as VOL as IN the
Colonial service during the French and Indian
war, His ability and enterprise were un-
doubted. and although be was nearly 90 his
previous achievements pointed him out as
the best man for commander OF the Con-
EseE Hopkins contended for the idea OF
nationality and for social unity against those
who sought to use the public service for
private pyoft. His attitude was undoubtedly
the cause 81 the persistent antaRontsm 70
him.. lie had committed the grave error, for
public man, OF interfering with the chances
that were visible to many people OF hlhuenc9
for getting rich in the name OF patriotism and
liberty, and he had not policy enough 70 con-
ceal his opinions or change his course. mus
be. like many men who do primary work that
has developed great inventions. did not reap
the reward Of success. The most important
work Of laying tho foundations H. frequently
overlooked. Esek Hopkins died Feb. 70,
1902. l.. b. MERRIAM.
sUEFIELD Conn, April 81.
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The City OF Rest.

on the snow soft seas OF Eiumber like EossSmer
l noat,
Fres from OardnE care and Oumbsr. eating Of the
leaf Of lots;
an mostly done with WORKING. an plunged In
eassful soy;
Careless a. q bird I'm ehirknE, In wsuksTGn,
Illinois"
The Earthly Paradise, with public con-
troll Of municipal utilities, Is about to
be opened, we hope; and opened within
thirty-five miles Of Chicago. Wauke-
gan, hitherto famed for It's bluff and its
mineral waters, now rises to grander
things, and it's going to rise early. DR..
II. T. NEsBIT holds that strenuousness Is
a mistake and there is no Joy but calm.
We could have wished that he had de-
cided to abolish work. At least, he plans
to make its incidence less offensive. Gaz-
ing in the sntelucan hush upon the happy
homes Of Waukegan that twinkle with
many nightcaps and drone with honest
SHORES, he has seen a glorious vision.
Why should labor and repose not be
distributed more evenly and according
10 a scientific plan1 So he has made q
plan whose large outlines we welcome
gratefully even II We must object to
certain details.
We are in the shadowy isle Of bliss,
.Oceana, Eutopia, Waukegan Of the fu-
ture. Itb4A NJ, high noon In the Ten
derloin; getting-up time for the official
benringer' OF Waukegan. DR.. NEsBn
insists that the official bellringer 'arise'
at this unreasonable hour. There
should be no bells but wedding bells In
Ethiopia; not even telephone bells should
be permitted. There Ia no hurry in
Ethiopia. 1t Is known curse Of ordinary
life to have TO answer the telephone.
There should be no bellringer. No man
should havg to get up at A. NJ. Let
us have peace, especially in the morning.
Milk should be distributed by automatic
pipe lines.
DR.. NEsBIT's bellringer Is up for an
hour without a thing to do. A clear
waste Of time; but perhaps he IA en-
pected to play solitaire. At 8 A. NJ. he
pushes button In the City Hall, and q
bell rings in every bedroom In the city,
This is an unwarrantable invasion Of the
right Of privacy. Not even TO share In
the blessings Of improved Waukegan
will wise man consent TO be rlng up at
A NJ, unless for the pleasure OF going
10 sleep again. And this municipal
alarm Is plainly premature. Breakfast
Is not served in the municipal dining
room until O. An hour is too long time
TO give to the morning bath and toilet.
The cir at Q A. NJ. is often insalubriouS
Breakfast should not be served, save
by special order, before II A. NJ, and
1t should be served In bed How are the
women folks 10 go out in the rain and
snow2 But Dr. NEsBIT means well, and
we 90 on with his syllabus Of the dayi
"a M.-work commences.
M-pay's toll IL ended.
saP. M-Dlnner In municipal dining room
sBP.M .-Every eltlEen must rest one hour,
stP. M.-Dsny paper OF the city, with no rsports
Of crimes or scandal n perused, and instruction l.
Given In ideal living.
ESP. Might refreshments, card playihF.
dancing Of thshtsT going.
"sP. MAI oiusenf 90 70 bed.s
The hOaI Of labor are too lone We
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ThinEs JapAnesa.

The number Of steamers owned by the Nippon
Yusen KAlsha, or Japan Royal Mall 6teAmship
Company, Is seventy, Of 23e.2S aggregate tonnage
With another steamer OF 100 gross tons now build
ing Tho prohts for the half year ended Sept %
1904. Gner deducting fully for depreciation In
surancs and repairs, were t71S,tOO net. dividend
OF 100000 was paid on tii 10000 capital he
value Of the entire neet Is ti7.2o4.O0S.
Japan has bought 10000 hoIes In Australia for
the use OF the japanese army.
The Japanese Imperial Educational RetoTtpt
says: Advance learning and regulate your pur.
suits developing the intellectual faculties and per
fectlnF the vlrtuous and useful elements. In any
emergency, e1ert yourselves In the public service
and exhibit voluntarily your bravery" This en-
hortAtion hangs on the walls OF every japanese
,ohoolhouse and Il read In unison aloud daily.
Japan subsidized a company 10 build the Corean
railway just opened. All the rolling stock came
from the United States-the locomotives from the
Baldwin works, Philadelphia, the cars from various
American car factories, and the ninety pound rails
from the Carnegie steel works. The cost OF the
Seoul. Fusan line 776 miles, has been about $4,000
a mile, or SISsOo,OOo. There are twenty -si1 tun'
nels ninety -sx long bridges and about 600 smaller
ones. The two chief construction engineers were
japanese
japanese school teachers and japanese tsIt
books are busy IN the Corean schools,
An American, Mr. d. W. Stevens, Il Minister 81
Foreign Anairs IN CoreA, and Mr. McAHhur Il
Minister OF Finance. Both were put there BY the
japanese Government
japanese legations abroad now look aftef ell
the International business Of Corea.
Japan viii reform the chaotic monetary system
Of Corea. and probably introduce the gold standard
She may organize q CoreAn army, onceTed by men
who have been trained In Japan.
A. the launching In England on March p OF the
japanese inst class bSttleship Kashma, Sir An
drew Noble taid: The Japanese, by their pa
thence and their strategy, their bravery and their
dignity have risen 10 a high place. and may Be
claimed one Of the greatest nations In the world
This ship and its twin, the KSton, viii be the two
largest battleships In the world, 1000 tons dh
placement each.
The Bank OF Japan, in conjunction with the
japanese Department OF Finance, Il establishing
q bank In Aanehuria, with branches In China ana
CoreG.
japanese per cent internal bonds. fedeemAbls
In seven years, sold recently In France al prices
ranging between ESQ and $3.50.
Japan wants 70 bur, for Formosa boring ma
ohinery for petroleum and ArteslAn wells, and ~
cumulatou and second batteries for telephone and
telegraph llnss. There's an opening for American
goods In those lines
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are willing 10 ooncede TO 'the dignity Of
labor dignity few Of us pine for, that
every other April 81 should be working
day, but no true thinker Will 60 any
further. Dinner Mt 2 p. NJ. may DO all
right In Boston, but It Is unworthy Of
Waukeqan. Here Is a better time card:
nM-Rssd papsn for one hour.
iP.M-sissta for two houn and half
HSoP. M.-BridEs whist. municipal golf tennis,
squash. skittles, baseball. ptehpenny' poEsr' 90"
according 70 the season.
$50 p. M-TeA in municipal assembly rooms;
municipal scotch and soda In the RooreA'onum
concert by municipal band.
GoP. M.-plnnsr. Ia earfs for two houn'
$50 p. M.-Muniepal theAtsT. vaudeville comic
opera, circus. hlppodTome.
iis0P. M.-MunlclpA concerts in the Loosterum'
Light and heavy refreshmens'
2SoA M.-BiniSrds and pool In municipal billiard
rooms topen all night.
GSOA M.-An citizens 20 a. they please
We mention in no carping spirit these
notifications OF the Nesbittian scheme.
Hero Is another excellent provision for
crippled veterans:
Those over 90 years Of age may stay In BED
until A. NJ, and take breakfast at A. NJ They
are barred from work Of any description and au
they have 70 do Is 70 walk about the city showing
good example,
For So and 90 respectively substitute
'as long as they please and when they
please But the injustice OF this justice
to the venerable Is clear, Persons more
than so are too old to work. Persons
less than so are too young TO work. DR.,
NEsB1r must take of the curse Of labor
altogether. Then Waukegan will soon
be bigger than Chicago.
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The Brooklyn Academy or Music.

To THB EDITOR OF THE Sun Sir; Gon-
eral impression appears 20 exist among the
citizens Of Brooklyn that the erection Of the
proposed new Brooklyn Academy OF Music
has been provided for and is fully assured.
VIII you kindly permit me, on behalf OF the
board OF directors Of that enterprise, TO correct
this assumption, which is but approximately
true. Tho acRdemy's act Of incorporation
authorizes a capital OF O, 10000 in 1000
shares Of 800 each. Up TO this date 745 per-
sons have subscribed 1901 800 leaving a bal
ance Of more than s3tO. 900 yet to be raised.
We have bought and paid for one Of the
most eli Rible sites in the borough at a cost
OF S24O. 900, and II is estimated that building
appropriate TO the existing and future needs
OF Brooklyn will cost 800, 900, exclusive OF
equipment, for which $4,000 more will have
to be expended; making. as you viii see the
aggregate requirement little over 81 900 90.
Ten architects OF high reputation have
been selected 20 prepare plans. In oomPeu-
tlton. for the structure. and the result OF their
labors will no doubt put US in possession
OF an ideal dest gn; but the directors are unani-
mously Of opinion that IL would be unwisS
and impoltic TO begin operations until the
needed amount is secured, their determine
ton being 70 avoid mortgage or other inoum-
bering Indebtedness.
As Il is OF the utmost importance. that the
actual facts be clearly understood, IL has
seemed advisable 70 bring them thus def
nitely 10 public attention.
How great the need Of the new academy
almost every public interest Of the borough
bears witness, after a period IN which our
citizens have been deprived Of a local social
and educational center. Among those clt;
zens are an equal or greater number believed
TO be as well able TO subscribe as those who
have already done 80 with such commend-
able public spirit. For the sake Of the com
merclal and property interests OF Brooklyn,
20 say nothing OF her higher needs, the sooner
her merchants and others who are most al.
rectly concerned come to the assistance OF
this project the better. IL would seem. for
Themselves and the Bpeedier It's beginning
and accomplishment.
Permit me very heartily 70 thank you, on
behalf OF the directors. for the assistance you
have hitherto given us, and TO solicit your
continued cooperation.
CHARLES A, SCHIEREN,
President Board Of Directors.
BRooKLYN, April ~.
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ne Re.urrectIon.

In dreary rain the bulbs vsrs laid IN sartA.
And IN day the raindrops turned 70 snow.
And fill upon the mound. where, lying low,
Tue hyGcintha were waiting for their BIRTH
A little time, touch Of sun-ths mirth
OF hoWeS, which h color. 70 and fro
Ripplsd and lsAped until the world AgloW
with dAnodn and oroous learned the worth
OF gold that knew no SpondinE-Mybtery
OF resurrection nom the dead hat slept
Ye, cuid not rest untn the dArksnsd part
Wa Joined 70 Hight. aud Tree Gmohg NE tree
- thu. loved body, lar fIcm INIT bsFon.
6halt 20 ~ loinpt 70 soui. e ooui snd huart.
- hsEVu EHkEpn lakN.
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Mr.. TArben's Speech.

To rHE BDtToA or THH suN-5tri What
a Joy 10 the onlookers q few days arc 10 see
Truth. which, metGphorlcslly speaking, had
been crushed to the earthen thing Of q hotel
corridor, bob up serenely or riss again when
Mr.. Tarbell was moved 20 utter those noble
words
Mr.. Alexander IL the soul Of honor and would
rather cut OF bic night hand fAoa hare fhh teandal
sgns up.
Can any one doubt that the above IL actually
the truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the TRUTH LAPsED PoLiCT.
NKw YORK, April q.
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EfoH NE ChdU0de ObNftff'
Down East Trade street yesterday afternoon,
his tan oamped between his legs, went a certaln
pointer dog whose name the reporter could not
ascertain He was running his best and most IN.
vitinGly. Every dog In sight laid chase Several
fo1 terriers with cropped tails, born scrappers'
and breeds Of other mention wAken from their sun
sleep and went amer him. They slung up sight Of
dust from their olaWed heels. and made the ambien'
air vbrAte with their yeAnlng voices, but whether
OF not they overlook the oowardly pointer Is Sc
unknown. They all passed over the rise Of the Do
and disappeared. Mr., Henry Nathan said that nv
thing occurs every day: that pointer 10 beset With
enemies and he will not stand before any OF then,
but makes q daily scene with his umidity.
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To THH EDrToh or TEE SuN-Str! I am sur
prisod that you permit the assertion OF CORE
spondent 70 appear IN your paper that there Isn't
. drink Of rood whisky 70 be had In Boston"
n there were not a drink Of good whisky 10 be
had In Boston, how long would the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company stay herei And n
the Ancient and Honorable ARTILLERY Company
departed. there would BE- no Boston.
BOSTON, April ~. IN VINO vERrTAA.
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tn. Fin. Ar, Of Reporting.

To TIE EDITOR or THH suN-sf: The story 10
last Saturdays issue. a Little Child 10 The Dark
was a me bit Of reporters work, II reminded me
OF another remarkably wei told story that ap.
reared In tbs SUN ten yeHu or more ago, telling
OF the murder OF his wife BY an Italian barber named
Nino. The suns stories OF the tragic and often
humorous happenings on the Eat side are not Ap.
preached by the oommonplaoe repous 70 be found
In the other New York paPsu. You certainly DO
get the true local colof." n. T. Mu1A
NEv YOAI, April a.
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Hsrd Word Frsm Up a sleeve.

To rHR EDrroR or The sUE-Sh; have been
holding the hardest word up my sleeve ever since
the days OF the spelling BIB for webster on . bridge.
forty yeGu ago. ! uneauhod II myself, and have
used IL only on rare occasions and always with
fatal eject. am letting u 20 70 you. now simply
beoauss feel that have had all the glory out Of
I, that y due 70 any disooverer. II the adjective
Of Eino, a. copper y the objective Of copper
RHooKLrN, Apfn -. II. G, WITH.
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The meeting Of the general agents was. In eject,
pioIest rom .ne ~, po.1 e9,q'rs ~ a.. III
representatives OF tho polcyhodeu, They arc
nearest 70 the mass Of the Equitable's patrons
Bin0har1ioH Press.
And how often not only the nearest but
also the dearestl
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Courteous Miss smith.


TTWTT
wish 70 state through the columns Of your paper
that the persons who claimed 10 have seen nude
pictures made by me or at my place Of business are
both liars and backmaners. And the truth Is not
10 them a. I would not make such pictures. i
only originated from blot that IL disgrace 70
mankind And only that con slider the oui beneath
me ! would certainly horsewhip him As he deserves
Il IL such a. he who oompels people 70 leave tow
who would be . credit 10 MAnistee. Courteousr,
JENNIE z. tNIrH
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Judging from last Noyember's election returns,
there Isn't much OF q hed left In Minnesota for an
organ Of Je1euoniAnism.-Ths Tribune.
The point Of which probably lies In the
fact that the electors OF the State Of Mime
sofa chose a Democrat for Governor On
Nov, 8, 1904
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Prom ~ NheAsu Ssnfiad
An odoFt vas uAds Saturday 10 change BHdGs
crsek back 70 ~ old channel but sunday morninf
3, vas bssh % HAeIs y val shaRgs9 fIpn, -
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INV YoEK. Aprn n.

To TN EDITOR or THE SUN-Sin A. present
there a bound 70 be q relative decrease In Jewish
intermArriaEs here, for the recent and present
lArge immigration Il almost entirely Of ORTHODOX
Jews, who, fleeing from persecution, 6c., In one
Christian country, are not, because OF the absence
thereof here apt 70 marry outside OF their faith,
nor permit their children 70 do 90. and they are
aided In this By the fact that now with their great
numbers, al possible means for Shlhaiion and
social tnteruoune among themselves amply exist.
stln, one h likely 70 underestimate the actual
extent Of present intermATnage, because both Jew
and Christian would be nkely 70 wed as quietly
and secretly as possible, 70 avoid comment,
Such marriages would probably not be an
nounced In the newspapers nor celebrated at Shsr-
rvs, pelnonico's, nor even a. Liberty Han.
Possibly some complainant d. D., on some quiet
eross street. or some oblging notary OF Alderman
would tie the knot, or q sudden excursion 70 jersey
csty, Hoboksn. or some other nearby city would
be found desirable for the purpose. A home would
then be established, the relatives and friends ad-
vised and outside Of these, who would know, who
would even care 70 knowf
ADoLRH oFFENHHnGEA.
NHv YoRH, April "a.