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Let Columbia Fight On.

To TIE EDITOR OF TIKI SuN-tStr: 1t is such senn
ments as that xpressed by Alumnus. in his letteI
published In this mornings edition OF your paper
that tend TO discourage tho healthy spirit Of light
TO the death" which has manifested itself IN the
brave struggles Of Columbia crews for the past few
years at Poughkeepsie.
Let "Alumnus" consider morn carefully the
reason for tho expulsion OF Walter Poet: let him
consider the showing Of tho 1900 crew which had
enough life instled In 1t by Hanlan's coaching for
the two weeks before the race after Peet left 10
mako fair showing; let him consider the best crew
Columbia ever produoed-the 1901 crew--which
was beaten by a length in record breaking rare;
finally let him consider tho reason for the expulsion
of Hanlan: he cannot fall 70 conclude that Coum
bia with lack OF material" has turned out as good
crews as could be expected, better when NC coach
attended 70 his business and worse when he nY'
lected his crew.
Many old rowing men will be ashamed ~ tbs
sentiment expressed By -Alumnus" and can hardly
believe that he rowsd on winning crew. II he dii
the spirit OF night necessary TO win has left
him since, or he was the only loaier In the boat.
For shame! Would you destroy the cleAnest sport
at Columbian WILL WII YET.
NEW YORK, July 4
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Tunnel and subway.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuE-.sir: In the Journey
to and from New York city via the Central. Harlem
or the New Haven railroads. whit with the par.
boiling in the tunnel and the roasting in the subway
or t'other way round. the toughest become the
tcndercst. And. by the way, the tunnel and the
subway coming through the former at a spail's
pace often the windows and vcntators having
been closed sometimes before crossing the Harlem
think, and going out as soon as the walking boss
of the get along-wlth the result of Sliding
lifeless atmosphcrc-evcry one most uncomforta-
ble-some In absolute distress. ] would suggest
trial for public approval dlsapproval OF leaving
tine windows and vcntilators and even the doors
open. I believe. Notwithstanding the vitiation to
some extent OF the air from the imperfect com
bustion and smoke OF the engine that the air itself
would be more vitalizing and the discomfort in
breathing less than under present conditions.
New YORK. July z, JOHN y. CULYRR.
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Brooklyn's Subway.

When the Brooklyn extension Of the
subway was planned it was designed AZ
a two track system throughout its en-
tire length. To-day it is apparent that
the needs Of the borough require four
track road under Fulton street il the
system is to reach its highest useful
ness. The residents Of Brooklyn, the
Rapid Transit Commission, and the
marlborough company are united in
desiring to amend the original plan and
Law four tracks at once, because the
change can be made now with less an
noyance to the public and at smaller
cost than If it Is undertaken in the future
after the present excavation is filled in
and the street closed.
To widen the subway by the addition
of two tracks would necessitate the in
vasion of some Of the vaults on Fulton
street, and the only opposition to the
plan comes from the occupants Of these
spaces. The marlborough company has
80 far been unable to obtain the con-
sents required by law from the property
owners, and because condemnation pro-
ceedings would take so long a time to
complete it is probable that, unless the
consents are obtained, the two track
tunnel will be finished and the doubling
of its capacity left to the future.
If the refusal of the Fulton street
property owners to meet the Rapid
Transit Commission half way results
in this, Brooklyn will be extremely I'M
fortunate Her principal business thor
oughfare will unquestionably be torn
up again in the not remote future for
the sake of an improvement that should
be made now. All the discomforts and
pecuniary losses entailed by INSTRUCTED
highways will be suffered twice by the
merchants on the street, instead of once.
Not only would the welfare of The borough
and the whole city be served by an agree
ment now, but specifically the property
owners themselves would benefit by tho
construction Of four track road at this
time. 1t is to be hoped that they will
see their way clear to aid the city's de-
velopment by making terms with the
Rapid Transit Commission and the rail-
way company.
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Babu Horse Englis
From ne Liverpool Post.


Here Is . bombay native students essay on the
horse:
The horse Is very noble Quadruped, but when ne
Is angry he will not do He is ridden the spinal
cord by the bride, and sadly the driver place tic
foots on the stirrup. and divides his lower limbs
across the saddle, and drives his animal TO the
meadow. He has a long mouth, and his head u
attached to the trunk By long protuberanec called
the neck. He has four legs. two arc In the front
side and two are afterward These are the weapons
on which nc runs, he also defends himself b. t1-
tending those In the rehr In a parallel direction
toward his foe, but this he does only when In
vexatious mood. His flooding Is generally grasses
and grains He Is also useful to take on his hncE
man woman as well as some cargo. lie has
power to run IS fast he could. He has got no
sleep at night time. and always standing AWAKEN.
Also there arc horses Of short sizes. They do the
same rs the others are generally doing. There Is
no animal like tho horse; no sooner theysec their
guardian or master they always crying for flooding
but II is always at the morning time. They have
got tail. but not SO long tho COW and other such
like similar animals.
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Complaints From the lsthmus.

Many people who we're densely ignor-
ant of the conditions of life near the equa-
tor sought places in connection with
the work on the Panama Canal. A few
months, a few weeks, and sometimes
only few days of life in the tropics dis
illusioned some of them, just as it did
many of the school teachers who went to
the Philippines, and as it did many others
who went to our insular possessions ex-
pecting an easy life and a rich reward.
Little is heard Of or from the many who
have gone to these various lands and,
accepting the life as they found it, have
settled down with reasonable content
ment. The walls Of the disappointed are
widely heard.
1t is beyond question that several
serious mistakes were made when this
enterprise was undertaken. There was
an excess of optimism. The difficulties
and the obstacles were disregarded or
underestimated DR.. GoRGAs was TO
wave magic wand before which disease
and pestlence would fly at once. Amen-
can methods in the conduct of huge en-
terprises we're to be an object lesson to
the world. 1t was asserted that Panama
you'd BIO made as healthful as Cuba now
is. We were to dig way through the
Isthmus as a snowplow goes through a
February drift. A reaction from this
view was inevitable.
Our Cuban experience is neither a
parallel nor precedent. though often
quoted as both. Cuba is an island, nat
urally salubrious, from which epidemics
may be driven by sanitation and excluded
by quarantine. Tho conditions of Panama
are quite different. The Isthmus can
never be converted into a health resort,
but it can be made and will be made safely
habitable for white men. A good deal
has already been done to make it 80.
More will be done, and no time should b
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Besides a comparison Of population, OF
bank clearanoes, Of school attendance or OF
tax valuation, method OF determining the
real importance Of an American city ia af-
forded BY the volume OF its post Office
business.
Under this test; New York, Of COURSE,
stands at the head OF American cities with
a years postal receipts to July Of SIS, $780,
900, New York and Brooklyn having sepa-
rate post Offices There was clear profit
IN the Government on the New York busi-
ness done.
Chicago, second in population with 2,27s.-
900 Inhabitants as now estimated, is second
also in postal receipts with total Of Slo,-
500, 900. Philadelphia, with only $500 900.
is much further behind Chicago in postal
revenues than In population.
Among American cities Boston usually
ranks high and Baltimore low in postal re-
oeipts. st. Louis has $4,000 more popula-
ton than Boston, but while the receipts OF
the st. Louis post Office were So 200, 900 last
wear, those OF the Boston post office were
81, 200, 900.
Baltimore has $4,000 population; San
Francisco has 375 900. Tho postal receipts
of Baltimore last year were 81 sos 900; those
of San Francisco were S1,51o,oOo. Pittsburg
has 50, 900 less population than Buffalo, but
the postal receipts Of Pittsburg were 81 $780,
600 last year against $l,15o.ooo in Buffalo.
Washington and New Orleans have about
the same population, SOC, 900 each, but the
nostal business OF New Orleans last year
was $500 900; that Of Washington was ST.
900 900, largely contributed by the business
with the Government
New York's Post Office receipts for last
year, Sit, 500 900, are unprecedented. They
not only exceed any other city, but also are
in excess OF the postal receipts Of many
European countries.
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Mr.. jerome Tells the Kansans Who's
Who.

District Attorney JEROME has been
telling the culture seekers OF Kansas
something about the notable men con-
spicuous in Eastern politics and finance.
He has explained to them the eminent
services performed in behalf OF the
polioyholders Of the Equitable by the
diligent DR.. DEPEw. He has pointed out
the difference between Senator MURRAY
W. CRANE of Massachusetts, than whom
"a better man never lived, and Senator
HENRY CABOT LODGE. who is mot as
broad as the edge Of a knife blade. '
And he Is reported as calling attention
to less conspicuous but not unknown
statesman and captain Of industry in
these words:
The leader OF tho Republican party, that grand
and good prophet. opRII- whose fingers dishonest
dollar has never touched-and gotten away'-
MIR. JEROME is an expert in the choice
of phrases to characterize those OF whom
he does not approve. From him the
people OF Kansas obtained fearless
and unprejudiced exposition OF several
phases Of contemporary life, and the
principal actors therein.
They are to be congratulated on hav-
ing learned something of the truth about
a number Of individuals with whose
names they may have been familiar pre-
viously, but of whose real characteristics
they have had only an imperfect con-
ception.
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The Cotton Report Leak.

Secretary WILSON of the Department or
Agriculture refused to believe that there
was any truth in the charges against the
Bureau of Statistics when they were first
called to his attention. The system OF
handling the cotton report made manip-
ulation or the obtaining OF advance IN
formation impossible. it was said, and
tho Southern Cotton Growers Associa-
ton, which formulated the accusations,
was looked upon as an association bent
on airing an unfounded grievance. But
it turns out that tho association was
right. and the Department OF Agricul-
ture was sheltering an ugly scandal.
MIR. WILSON unquestonably feels that
he was justified in placing implicit confi-
dence in Mr.. HYDE, the chief statistician,
and HOLMES, the speculatives subordinate,
was trusted completely, in spite OF the
fact tharS,.s manner of life was extrava-
gantly cut of proportion to his salary
Mr.. WILSON in fact, can do little else
than trust his subordinates implicitly.
His Department includes many bureaus
that no layman could manage or under
stand. A good man placed at the head OF
one of them will not stay long IL he is
treated like a scoundrel, and scoundrel,
even though watched closely, will find
opportunity to use his position for his
own ends.
Many persons regard the crop report
ing activities of the Government as
scarcely necessary or legitimate. Were
ii to retire from the field, private agencies
would take up the work and perform it
satisfactorily. The Government entered
upon it in response to the cry do some
thing for the farmer 1t is safe to say
that the spectators have been benefited
more than the farmers by the Govern
ment reports, Wheat would still be
wheat and cotton cotton if there were
no Bureau of Statistics in Washington,
and the farmer is not such fool as some
politicians describe him
The discovery of this serious breach
of confidence in what was supposed to be
a particularly honest and trustworthy
bureau, it may be added, is not exactly
a strong argument in favor OF increas-
the commercial activities INDUCED in by
the Government.
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lost In doing II. Americans cannot do tho
manual work, but hundreds Of them will DO
needed there in many different capacities.
But American lives are not the only con-
sideration. II the work is to be done
speedily and effectively, every possible
safeguard must be thrown around the
lives of the thousands Of toilers indispens-
able in it's execution.
careful attention to three OF the I'M
portant factors which bear on the work
Of the canal will be Of marked assistance
in the attainment Of the DESIRED end.
First, the work Of sanitation should
be pushed to its utmost limits, and no
question Of expense should be allowed
to stand in its way. A few millions OF
dollars spent now in that department
will save many millions later on.
Secondly, no clerk or other employee
should be sent down or taken on down
there until there has been laid clearly
before him fair idea OF the conditions
with which he will be surrounded The
risks he must run and the discomforts
he must encounter should be plainly
stated. The conditions will improve
steadily, but whatever they are at any
particular time should be fully under
stood by every applicant for . place.
At it's best, life on the Isthmus is no pic
mic for an American, and none should be
permitted to go without fair under
standing of what lies ahead Of him.
Thirdly, American papers will do well
to exercise discrimination in publishing
the doleful walls of the disappointed.
There Is no moro real reason for their pub
LEGATION than there is for printing the hard
luck stories, or airing tho grievances
Of those who do not like or who have
been disappointed in the conditions OF
some city, town, or area in the United
States. Too many Of these tales are told
by the irresponsible. The fact that JOHN
SMITH has been to Panama and did not
like it does not necessarily make JOHN
SMITH an authority on Isthmian affairs.
The country is beginning to under
stand that canal digging is bigger job
than many thought it would be. But
that is no reason for making 1t harder
job than 1t really is.
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PEABY sRIP L0ADxKe UP.
All Sorts q Supplies Put Aboat I'd one,
or q BENEFIT.


Commander Robert E. Peary's Arctic
exploring vessel Roosevelt lay at her dock
foot OF West Houston street, yesterday after.
noon In q temperature which, could she
carry 1t with her, would melt way to the
North Pole. Heaped on the dock ready to
be taken on board were boxes OF supplies
Of various kinds, baked beans and pemmican
predominating, according TO the labels.
Each box Is plainly branded 'Peary Arctic
Club" In addition to bearing the name CT
the commodity 1t contains. These boxes
when empted, or at all events the sides bear
ing the brands, will be thrown overheard
from time to time when tho high lattudss
are reached, and It is thought they NAV
serve in . way az trailers OF the expedition
in case any Misfortune overtakes it.
Notwithstanding the showers and the heat
there were q number Of visitors, both men
and women. Among them was a repre-
sentative Of the Boer War show at Coney
Island, who came to tell Commander Peary
that the show was anxious to give benefit
this week.
Seated on q pile Of pemmican boxes read
ing a newspaper was the second officer, who
was left in charge Of affairs.
II suppose we will get away from here for
Cape Breton in the course Of week, said he,
although, of course, 1t is only Commander
Peary and the captain who can speak with
authority. We have got pretty fair stock
Of supplies here, though good many mora
only as far as Cape Breton. The crew for
the Arctic voyage up to the point where the
fskimos will be used will be shipped from
Cape Breton, I understand
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To THR EpIToa ~ THR SuN-Sfr: When one
considers how easy OF access q standard book OF
quotations Is, II seems strange that 1t should call
for double effort to set right misuuoted quotation
Wordswurth's swan and shadow. concerning Sir
Walter SCOTS msQuotation Of which your CORE
spondcnt "Lector" addressed YOU, Is found In
"Yarrow Unvisited" and not In "Yarrow Visited"
Wordsworth wrote float" no, floats" but TO carry
that mode OF the verb 1t Is necessary to begin the
quotation a few lines further bnck. thus:
Let becves and homebrod kline partaks
Tho sweets OF Burn hill meadow;
The swan on still Saint Mary's Lake
Float double. swan and shadow"
The moral Is obvious and as inexorable as fate.
Let him who writes write his own thoughts and In
words his own. II he quotes he Is more than likely
TO misquote, and II he omis those little tcntacles
OF literary appropriation he will surely have to
plead unconscious cereoration In defense OF him
self ag anst the charge plagiarism. STILL Bartlett
IL no heavy tax on income. Sculptor,
NEW YORK, July 8.
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DEFENSE or THE SUBWAY.
A Conductor Who Thinks That the Crit-
cism OF 1t Is Not Justified.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: would IKE
to say few words In favor OF the 1ntcrbopuga
Rapid Transit Company. I am employed by It asa
conductor. 1t has been said that the subway Is TN.
healthy and tho air impure. II you would take .
trip to tho terminals at present at l45th and 18th
streets on the Broadway division and see the nns
class of men that run the trains you would not
think so.
The subway was built with sond cemen. war,
on tho four sides, and can honestly say 1t Is as
dry as bone. There arc two or three places where
there Is slight drip OF water. Ono Is between
Ninety sixth and 10th streets. on tho Lcnox
nue. division. Another Is In tho rock cut
Forty second street. and the slight amount OF water
direct to drains. whence It is pumped into the
city sewer.
During the last week the company has. In addition
10 Installing fans at the principal stations. placed
two large exhaust revolving fans for the purpose
OF drawing the air from tho subway to tho street
They placed on nat cars and are operated by
electric motors. Ono Is located between Fourteenth
street and Eighteenth street, and the other at the
side track south OF tho Brooklyn Bridge station.
They pump tho air directly 10 manholes, through
which 1t Is conveyed TO tho street. The wheel on
one of these is at least seven feet In diameter.
notice the public Is complaining about tho dusl
down here. We wear our white collars two or
three days and they are not soled then.
OF all the passengers have spoken with have
not found one with just cause for complain.
against tho road.
~ Is my OPINION mat tno peope VINO arc COM
planning about the air &c. persons who do not
ride In the subway. who mako practise of knock
ing every New York city improvement. Tho road
way In tho subway Is of broken stone laid on CO.
ment floor and one thing noticed Is the absence
OF spring in crossing rail- Joints which Is found on
tho elevated.
Tho signal system Is. In my opinion. the safest
in the world (bar none. Signals arc placed about
800 feet apart and worked automatically.
train running past a signal set at danger releases
a safety arrangement under tho frst car, imme-
diatcy setting the air brakes and stopping tn train
Another safety appliance Is on the motorrhan's
controller handle 1t Is q small knob. which has
10 be held down. To let 20 for one instant VIII
shut of the power and apply the brake at once.
NEW YORK, July T. CONDUCTOR BLAME
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The Father of the Navy.

To TIRE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sir: Gen. Porter
In presenting tho remains OF Paul Jones to the
American Government said 1T Is q matter OF Ell
IRENE gratincation that the body OF this intrepid
commander should be conveyed across the sea By
war vessels the navy OF which he the honcred
founder"
Now, Paul Jones was In his grave two years when
the nrst keel of the nrss ship OF our presen, navy
was laid. The name OF that historic boa, was tho
United States. Jack Barry was made her com
nander by tho commission OF Washngton him e
self. The famous commission WAS tho 1rst that the
Father OF HIS Country ever issued to any naval
oficcr.
All the histories OF that time give Jack Barry the
title OF Father OF the United States Navy. VINO
will be bold enough to rob Barry OF the title wach
he holds from the hand Of Washington
Who can erase from the earliest records Of our
glorious navy the deeds OF the who lies Ia 'he
soil drenched by the blood OF Washington's heroes
CEETREPoRr, l.. l., July Z. AscANIus,
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generation Of the clergy passes away the
Government appropriation for religious
purposes will shrink to the vanishing
point. Then, but not till then, shall we
witness in France, so far as the payment
Of stipends is concerned, that aoso-
lutte divorce of religion from the civil
power with which we are familiar in TINS
country.
From another point Of view, however,
the situation will be profoundly different.
On this side Of the Atlantic any form OF
religion is exempt from police super
vision and interference 80 long as it re-
Trains from violating the State or Federal
laws. Islamism might be propagated IN
our commonwealth with impunity, just
as Mormonism Is, SO long as certain
tenets are not reduced to practise. IL
votary of either of those religions should
be prosecuted 1t would be as bigamist,
not az Moslem or Mormon. That is to
say in the United States the Church is,
in deed as we'll as word, absolutely free.
1t will be otherwise in France, which for
upward OF hundred years has had an
intensely centralized and unified form OF
government which, nominally autono-
nous, has in practise been paternal. The
French have lost what habits of local self
government they ever possessed, and
have been accustomed for generations to
lean upon the central authority. The
demand for incessant interposition rem
ders incessant surveillance necessary,
and as result all Frenchmen, whether
dwelling in cities or rural districts
find themselves involved in the meshes
OF police inspection and control. The
associations to which Paris churches
and oathedrals will be leased for terms
of years under specified conditions will be
no more exempt than are purely secular
combinations from the rigorous provi-
sions Of the law concerning all assocla-
tions. The civil authorities will possess,
and, If they choose, may exercise at
any moment, an oppressive power OF
interference and coercion, which may be
carried to the point Of closing particular
churches and cathedrals, on the ground
that the terms Of the leases have been in
fringed. A Government inspired by an
equitable spirit or DESTROYS Of concil-
iating the pious part Of the community
would, of course, refrain from applying
such pressure; but II Jacobin or So.
cialist were Premier the religious "asso-
Citations" would be likely to feel the
weight Of his hand.
1t Is impossible to forecast the out
como Of an event which by both its
promoters and its opponents is felt to
be momentous. As We have formerly
pointed out, the members Of the French
Catholic episcopate, all Of whom have
been consulted on the subject. take
divergent views of the future. The
majority Of the opinions expressed are
pessimistc, and even those which are
sutfused with optimism seem to be based
on the experience Of Catholicism in the
United States, where, as we have said, the
political structure and the political spirit
differ essentially from those of France.