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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-01
The Candle asa Projeotile

To TIN EDITOR or TnE SUs-sfr suppose !
WAS the some one VINO said he had shot tAow
candle through board about an inch thick. Your
correspondent OF Nova Scotia seems to question
my veracliy because his ridiculous experiment
failed dcducc from his letter that he ia not
much OF an eKpenmenialst and less OF sci
enlist although he may be able 20 bait. catch
and cure herring.
Who asked him to stand OF or down seven fAthoms
from the board1 don't believe he could hit his
shack with candle nred from his iowllng piece at
forty two feet, much less a board The fact that
ne found some grease on hls bunk board counts for
nothing lie VIII probably ind his candle when the
snow mes. Then did my seataring lumbenman
critic take into consideration tho ratio Of the diam
OF the candle TO that OF the bore OF his fowng
picoe' Otherwise wlndhge may have had some
thing 70 40 with his failure.
Furthermore, who but gomerrl would try such
experiment with board stuck In the snow
let him select hemlock or spruce board half an
inch to an inch thick, on any old fence he can md
choose a candle that nts the gun, charge the gun
well. stand OF distance OF one or two feet from
the fence aim straight az the board. and the candle
Will 90 through all right, as Il did for ne. II he
fears the splattcr Tho spllnters let him hI the
gun securely In the proper position, and pull the
trigger by OF string or cAtgut seven fahoms
long These are simple details that any one Of
ordinary gumptlon would have thought out for
himself as essential to give tho candle "a square
deal" but they arc explained tor the benent OF
those who Ike my blue nose critic do not appear
70 possess thnkeries,
would suggest that he does not confuse ny
reference TIC bore OF his gun with the bore that
he has probably seen and heard on The picturesque
petltcodlac or Tautramar WM
NEw YoEK FEB. q,
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Irish Nationalists and the Balfour
Government.

II may be recalled that Sir ROBERT
PEEL, after he had enacted the Corn
Laws. was 0usted from office on an Irish
question, by a combination Of Irishmen,
Liberals and disafrected Tories History
came near repeating itself last Wednes-
day night, when discontinued Union
lists. cooperating with the Liberals and
the Nationalists on Mr.. JoHN f. RED
MoNp's motion 10 adjourn, would have
defeated the Balfour Cabinet had there
been a change Of no more than % votes
from one side to the other.
What was witnessed last Wednesday
in the House of Commons was an after
math Of the vacillating and inconsistent
course pursued by the Balfour Govern
ment in the matter Of the scheme Of
devolution, constituting u first INSTALL
ment OF Home Rule. which was framed
by Lord DUERAvES and his friends and
indorsed by Sir ANTONY mcdonnell,
Under Secretary TO Earl DUDLEY, the
ord-Lieutenant Of Ireland. II was dis
closed in the official correspondence,
which, on Mr. RRDMoNDs demand was
read by Mr. WYNDHAM, Chief Secretary
to the Lord Lieutenant, that in 1902 Sir
ANTONY mcdonnell received from the
Balfour Government extraordinary pow
ers, being authorized, in pursuance Of n
policy Of Cancellation, TO formulate "A
grant for Roman Catholic university
education, and TO arrange for giving
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-01
CoIt-Quackenbos

Miss Alice P Quaokenbos was married
yesterday to Ralph Bodies Colt In the Church
Of the Incarnation by tho Rev. William NJ.
Grosvenor. The bride was given away hy
her father. Dr. John D. Quackenbos. She
wore white satin princess gown. with 4
tulle veil caught with orange blossom
and carried bouquet OF lilies Of the vsller
Caroline D. Quaokenbos and Kathryn Quacs
enbos, sisters OF the bride, were her maid
OF honor and flower girl. and Ida @ Messenger
Lille n Harper, Gertrude S Henoken. Jean
l. Faulkner and Florence NJ. sill were brides
ma ids
The bridegroom Ia a son Of the late Gcr
Bodies Colt Of Norwich. Conn. His brutt
Archie W. Colt was best man ard G. Payne
Quackenbos, Edward H. Prentice. John
Roehl, James Harper and Albert Reynolds
were uaheTs.
The maid OF honor wore pink ch1or
costume with lace and a black hat v't
feathers. She carried pink roses 1|'
bridesmaids were similarly attlred. but 10
yellow chiffon.
Dr. and Mrs. Qnackenbos gave recent IN
Aterward AZ their home. 1871 West 1Wcr'r
eighth street.
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Confusing WAVES OF THE WAR.
japanese and Russlans Have Different
Map Nomenclature.

To rur Enron or TUE SIN Sir: great
deal OF the difficulty which the ordinary render
experiences in following the reports OF the
operations Ia Manchura Is caused by the
employment in them OF different names for
the same places, according to the sources
from which they come. An example is TO
be found In this mornings dispatches, in
which Penshu is called in the Russian ac-
count Bentsaputse. the one being Manchu
and the other Chinese. The endless TalinRs
to be found scattered over the maps are not
names proper. but the designation OF a natural
feature Il mountain pass. the Ia beng
apparently the Manchu form of tho Turkoman
-Tagh" and the Turkish "Dagh. and the
ling" being the word for pass. The ling
follows name proper generally where
the pass takes its designation from an ad-
Joining village. or the mountain on which
II IL has some feature distinguishing IL from
others. which has caused it TO be given some
descriptive name Another cause OF con-
fusion Is the different spelling OF names ac-
cordinR as they are taken from tnghsh'
Russian. French or German maps,
The Japanese have map nomenclature
OF their own. and have already begun to
rename numbers of places in Corea; and in
their reports from Manchuria they have
adopted desi gnatlons Of their own. in the
same way that the Russians speak OF Poutiloh
Illl. Beresnen Hi. &c. The great number OF
passes referred to in the accounts OF the
fighting arises from the peculiarly broken
and tumbled topography OF the region in
which 1t is taking place. There are few
regular mountain ranges OF any considerable
length. the country presenting the appear
ance rather of a concentration OF South African
kopJes irreGularly distributed. To this fact
may be attributed in great measure the adj
vantage which the Japanese have had over the
Russ ans. most of whom have come from a
comparatively fat country. while the japanese
have been habituated all their lives to hills
and mountains. The best hill fighting yet
done by the Russians has been by tho troops
from the Caucasus and the levies from east
OF Lake Baikal.
In the immediate vicinity OF the Hun River
and TO the westward OF IL and the Lao the
country is comparatively level until Telling
il reached. where series OF mountain ranges
cover the triangle OF country 10 the northeast
as far ~ Kirin. with the upper Sungari as
its eastern side +.
NEW YORK. Feb IS
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NO SALARIES AT CUSTOM MOUSE.
because Urgent Deficiency BIZ Tarrlcs In
the senate.

Although yesterday was the regular dny
for this ambulatory performance. the
ghost failed to walk, as the 5000 watchers
at the Custom House, Appraisers Stores
ard other customs departments put II
sadly. Uncle Sam failed to send along to
Collector Stranahan the usual monthly
$4,000 check to pay OF employees, all be-
cause the Urgent Deficiency bill has failed
to get through the Senate promptly.
II the Senate falls 10 pass the hill the
employees Of all grades, from the $1,000
Collector down To lahorers on the docks,
will have 20 live on savings or loans or hope
until July next and they may not get the
withheld paw until December next
The really serious situation 70 customs
employees results from the old fashioned
method Of setting aside IS eco 600 each year
to pay customs employees end then voting
50 100000 or more in addition TO meet a
constant deficit, the fiyed amount of s.
10000 having been enacted years ago,
before the growth of the customs service.
Once before, in Cleveland's administra-
ton. the customs ghost failed to walk, end
that time j. p Morgan Il Co. advanced
money to meet the contingency.
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FUNERAL or EX-MiYOR COOPER.
Mayor Mcclellan Among the Pallbcarcu
Many Prominent Citizens There

At the funeral of ex-Mayor Edward
Cooper yesterday morning in Grace Church,
the rector. the Rev. DR.. William r Hunt
ington. Bishop Potter and the Rev Carl
Reiand conducted the sci vices. The rail-
bearers wero; Mayor Mcclellan Nicholas
Murray Butler, j. Pierpont Morgan,
Charles Stewart Smith, William D Sloane.
John c. Carlisle, Il. Futon Cutting
Charles Marshall Lewis Cass ledyard
James A. Burden, George G. Haven. Richard
Il. Wilson, w. Butler Duncan. Col Frank
lin Bartlett j. Hampd,n Robb, John E
Parsons, Edward A. Port Justice Charles
f. Macl.ean and Edward NJ ShfTard
Besides mem bers OF the Cooper and Hewitt
families many men prominent in business
and politics were present The governing
committee of the Union Club, OF which
Mr. Cooper was president, attended IN
body There were delegations from the
Chamber Of Commerce, Cooper Union aud
representatives from many boards Of di-
rectors Of which Mr.. Cooper was a member
The body will be buried in the Peter
Cooper plot in Greenwood Cemetery where
the body OF Ablam S. Hewitt also rests.
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To rnE EDITOR or TnE SuS-Sr, Your fneetlous
correspondent from Nova Scotia appears 10 doubt
the possibility OF a candle being nred through o
board. Many years ago more than like TO think
o. with pr Osler's recommendation staring me In the
face when q lad Of nitcen and living In Cleveland
Ohio. and companion OF my own age made this
experiment. We selected target weather
beaten feucc Of pine boards. and loading our four
teen gauge shotgun with about three drains OF
black powder dropped In candle which nued
the bore closely, and blaEed away
The distance from the fence was about ten feet
and the candle the kind Known as -sioarinc."
We were both quite scepiicAl to our success but
10 outsurpnse We found the candle had made fairly
clean hole through the board which was from
seven -eighths to one inch thick and buried itself
IN sand bank behind, from which VIC afterwArd
dug 1t out somewhat domorsilcd but 'stlli In the
ring
There were some splnters torn from the back
Of the board and traces OF candle about the hole.
NEw YORK., Feb. 20 c. l.. S.
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Williams on Calvlnism and Economy.

Is the Hon. JOIN SHARP WILLIAMS an
Arminian? Is he a Socnian? He is no
Calvinist. as these his words spoken IN
the House on Monday night show:
will tell you how TO be economical. II you Wish
stop your miserable, Oriental. Calyinistc foolish
ness"
In the dark backward and abysm OF
time. did the Democrats yearn and yell
for economy and Government eco
nomically administered DID they weep
over Republican extravaganza The
memories that so remember must be at
fault. Economy went out and extrava-
gance came in with the miserable, Orien-
tai. Calvnistic Philippines.
Mr.. WILLIAMS received fair educa-
ton" at private schools, the Kentucky
Military Institute. the University OF the
South. the University OF Virginia and
the University Of Heidelberg. That edu-
cation speaks in these calm and logical
remarks:
You have left ,and deserted the time honored
Monroe Doctrine and elevated tho new Roosevelt
doctrine that is henoeforth to be the guide OF the
boys light haired. blue eyed fellows, at some time
or other arc to DO shot while acting as policemen
10 collect debts for European spectators all over
the American hemisphere. In the name OF GoD'
I want to know when and where you are going TO
stop a, VII at particular nne Of debt collections you
are 10 desist at what particular line OF bloodshed
are you TO stop because It is merely the shedding
OF blood In order to collect money"
We fear TO show our inferior education
by the question, but who has said that
light haired, blue eyed American boys
and fellows are 10 be shot? Equal priv
ileges for all Black eyed American
boys, red haired American fellows can
not be excluded
In the name of common sense, II such
a deity can be brought into so sanguinary
n show as Mr.. WILLIAMS makes Of the
American hemisphere, what is all this
eloquent Indignation about' Mr.. Will
rIAMs kicks against what he calls the
new Roosevelt doctrine How is the
Monroe Doctrine, with no necessary
coroIlaries, to be,defended by the United
states?
BY means OF navy' Certainly not.
Our blue eyed American boys must not
I've shot while acting as policemen of the
Monroe Doctrine Besides, navies are
expensive and extravagant. Mr.. VII
LIAMs is for economy.
What is economy? Spending money
for pork and pie As thus: for public
building at Yazoo City, Miss, $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-01
ErrnId. nf SnrInn

To THH Enron or THE StN-Sir' II may please
some OF your readers to hear tina, In rambe with
my little son through the woods near Richmond
Hin. J.. l.. last sunday Tnked aside some Of the
dead leaves In order 10 see what We could md
beneath. and great was my hoys delight 10 dls'
cover bright green. new, fully formed leaves OF
the Wild strawberry, wild violet hurdock, brakes,
sour grass, spear grass and new moss The chloro'
phyr had also turned inc stems OF tho willows
in some cases into green, and upon cutting the
buds OF the dogwood we found tho bright green
leaves curled up inside ready burst forth. There
were no birds. however. except the English spar
row. J. T. hINDoS HYDE.
Nuu youR
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-01
A nefence OF nnchclnr,

To rHE EpIron or THE SCN str, In your napcr
or sunday read the harsh words for The bachelors Of
President BENJAMIN lie Whceler3f the University ~
California and am surprised that such man should
take mat point OF view. ] fl'i 60 see his reason
for calling them bandits, guerrlilas and outcssts.
rs sincerely believe that there are as many hacnc
loIs as beuedices living honest and upright lives,
and whose morals are Of as high standard
cannot see why bachelor. simply because.
perhaps he Is not as fortunately situated nnan-
clAlly a. President Wheeler and cannot afford 20
marry. or has not been as lucky IN winning tie
right one OF the fair sex. cannot live an exemplary
NE and do his duty here ON earth as well as his
more fortunate brethren. Tie bachelor pays
his taxes as well az any ono else. and contributes
his labor and cash 10 keep the great commercial
wheel going. lie Is As q rulo little more gen
crous with his money when It comes 20 donations
toward charitable Institutions, churches, &c.. and
has more time ana money TO devote TO MS friends
when they are In need or afflicted with Illness
Many contend that bachelors arc apt TO be selfish.
but that IS far from the truth My experience
has been that as a rule. they are good deal moro
liberal gycrs, and willing TO do far more for Others
than the family man, who has not much thought
or consideration FOR any but himself and family.
President Wheeler would have the bacheloB
taxed heavier than they are. set they are paying
fullv their share OF lakes. as no small amount OF
what they pay goes 20 schools and other insiliu-
tons OF bcneht 10 tho married mans children.
BNuHAMToN, FEB q. y. C. |.
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TO THE EDiToR or TIE SuN-Sir- Tie dppon,-
mrnt OF Or. Osler TO a medical ptofcssorshlp at
oxford has given people an impression that his
standing among American physicians is foremost.
In fact. he has never attained place OF supreme
ominence IN tbo profession though he has held and
holds a high rank. but below that which the pro-
fosslon gives to others.
Dr. Osler is n man OF charming personal qualities
and he has literary facility rare among physle clans
lie has also done some good work IN Investigation
and elucldatlon. but he has never been accounted
here an Important original contributor to medical
science HIS speech at Johns Hopkins and his re-.
marks In Canada. quoted by you to-day do not
surprise the members OF the profession who are
best acquainted with his character and achieve
nents Hell brilliant rather than ssgaclous
NEW YORK, Feb. IS. F.
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CATHOLIC COLLEGE CLUB.
100 Members Promised II One Is Formed
Home Now HeIng Sought.

Preliminary steps have been taken 10
form a club, the membership OF which will
he composed Of graduates OF Catholic col
leges now resident in this city. At the
annual meeting OF the Alumni Association
Of ST. Francis Xavicr's College on Monday
evening II WAS announced that the com
mittee having the plan ia charge had al.
ready secured appr0vals and promises Of
membership from about two hundred
alumni OF Jesuit colleges. Negotiations are
now under nay for q house,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-01
Mrs. YHURBER KEEPS 5000 600
Transferred 10 Her by Her Husband Before
He Became Insalyent.

Supreme Court Justice Bowling decided
yesterday that the transfers made by the
late II. K Thurber, conveying $500 900
worth Of securities to his wife, Mrs. Nancy
Thurber. were valid and that she is en-
titled to retain the securities. W. Russell
Osborn, az administrator OF Thurber's
estate, brought suit to have the transfers
act aside on the ground that they wore In
fraud Of Thurbers creditors, having boon
made shortly before he became insolvent,
The Bank Of the Republic brought similar
suit. Justice Bowling finds that Thurber
was not insolvent when he made the trans
fers and that she was an honest creditor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-01
DIR. Osler'. Notion.

To THs EDITOR or THE SUS-.Sir. Antonlus
StradiyArius the most celebrated maker OF vlollns
the world has ever seen, did his best work after
he was % years old. Tho famous INSTRUMENT
known as the Dolphin" he made at the age OF 10.
Now that people arc living longer and scnili,y
is longer delayed than formerly. the physician
should be the last TO adopt the views expressed
hy Dr.. Oslcr. In advancing years. when the sur
geon's ESQ Is growing less keen and his hand is
beginning 20 lose It's cunning the physician is often
of decided use IN consultations with his younger
and more strenuous brother. ]. PowERs.
WEsrPoRr Conn. FEB. II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-01
GROUIrS BROOKLI'N UNIVERSITY.
lie Calls on Leading Citizens to Meet to
Discuss His Dream.

Comptroller Grout has invited 2i7 leading
citizens Of Brooklyn to conference at tho
hall OF the Long Island Historical Society.
Clinton and Pierrepont streets, at p. NJ
tomorrow TO discuss plans TO forward
his project for the establishment Of n uni
versity for Brooklyn.
The list of those invited is headed by Alex
ander T.. Orr, and includes Judges, lawyers
merchants, editors, bankers representa-
tives of the various educational institutions
and civic and political organizations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-01
Tn. AutomobiI, for Fashionable Wedding.


TUF7T I1TTTIITT
The motor car has supplsnicd the high hung
roorny coupe at fashionable weddings in Paris
The Duo and Duchesse dt Gulche left the Madeleine
few wceks ago In motor. motor whisked
tie other day from the Sorbonne Comte Gabriel do
II Rochtfoucauld and his bride, De Richelca by
birth and Odc by baptism. i went Al as lively
pace a. u furnished by Nine Bob Walter for an
tlopenenf
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Otidle Williams.

Mrs Edith Hawley Williams and (
Van schaiok eddie were married yestJ
afternoon at the home Of the brides bf 2
in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs 7. u
Myers. 50 West Fiftieth street. by H.
DR. Ernest VI. slires, rector NJ 81 Vou
Church. The bride wore White n % (
frilled with lace over chiffon and 4 n r
white lace hat with feathers. ShH va-
attended The best mnn was Msrdll
Oddie. and Orenville r Winthrop4 + rl|
and Louis T. Marie, we're ushefs. M receg
tolQNea ihe ceremony.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-01

To THE EDITOR or Tbs SIN Sir Apropos OF
chloroform and %. is II not pity that, when the
general impression Is that Joke has to be ad.
nlited to the brain OF the Briton through surgical
operation. Dr. Oser going from America TO Eng
land should Try To demonsiTate tina, tho American
brain Is only prrvlous by the way OF the trephinri
boston Feb. y. FRANK a. HARRIS. NJ d.
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To rHR RpIroR or THE SuN Sir: think hat
the ease OF mind that comes 10 n young man or a
middle aged woman on the three OF four occasions
when evening dress is required and the sAtlsiac-
ton II brings ones hosts IN receiving guests suit
Ably atrrcd arc often better than small addition
20 the bank account, and Justify the SIS week
young man In buying evening clothes NJ. c H.
BRooKLNN. Feb. Il.
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ardly rutfians they really are.

President Roosevelt In the Norm Amsrcdn Re
rfez 'or March Is compared TO Tbtrus Gracious
b. Air. c. S, Dana. MARX Twain vents his sarcasm
on the Czar. Senator Cullom explains tho treaty
making power. and the Rev. Dr Clifford. who has
put himself AZ the head OF the movement. tells
what passive resistance means In England Other
articles are devoted to topics OF the moment the
stock market the merchant marine investigation,
the tanr. Government rate making and the Panama
Canal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-01
yanderbnts Entertain the Danes.

Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt gave a tea
yesterday afternoon at her residence on
Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh street for
the Society Of Colonial DANES. She was
assisted in receiving by her daughter
laIx
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-01

To THE EDITOR or the SuS-si-. a young man
earning SIS a week probably looks FOR something
better In the future. but sees reason why his
spiketAils should walt on his expected prosperity
Moreover. II he waits he may be too late and be
Oslerated.
don't agree with G. II. Akron sbou, wearing
evening dress In q public restaurant; as well Tor
him TO say tina, he Will not wear gold watch
smoke cigars. carr a cane, or anything else fash
ionablc men carry or wear, for the reason that
plenty Of young fellows earning tl5 and stu less
do these things c. D. x.
NEW YOuK Feb 27
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Nemesis,

Mn, Bnlrktr-Does 81, tel him the virtues Of
her hrst husbAnd'
Mrs Bocker-Yes; but the cook tells her the VIZ.
sues Of her last MISTRESS
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y our friends rbo fdror US ufm mdnuieripJ for
rubdon si,h 10 haze rrjseisd articles re'hrntd het
nun IN oil e1sss SEND stamps for thai purpose.
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To THE EDITOR or THR SuS--sfr' By all means
let the SIS week young man save up money and
buy evening clothes or remain away from functions
requiring them II is not crime To be poor but
II Is one against good manners and your hostess to
disregard the conventions OF dress.
II must also be dstAsteful TO q man himself TO
make noticeable tho fact that he Is unable 10 dress
the pRrt he asplres to. II the money saved Is OF
more Importance than the social experiences made
available by the clothes. don't buy them.
SIDNEY FARRELL,
NEW YORK Feb % 4 So. 81. weekcr.
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Is the Hon. join SHARP WILLIAMS an
Arminan? Is he a Socinian? He Is no
Calvinist. as these his words spoken IN
the House on Monday night show:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-19

A lady cried out in despair, As she ripped out handful of hair.
 "Ohl what shall I do?
 fear the Ftlloo - Has gone off with my babe to his iairr'