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Two Songsparrows.

In the editorial columns OF the Boston
Transcript some worthy follower Of the
Hon. SAM BowLEs and the Agawam
school touches the most dimmest height
of trembling heaven
The songsparrow has sung In the bare brown
bushes by the stone wall. with the winter white
meadow before him. he sang again and again,
and his ripping little notes were the prophecy OF
spring
Boston kicks of her goloshes Chelsea
throws away her tippets; all the New
tons lift their voices and Boston bays:
Iet the snow come again amer this. let the
March winds blow In the death ;hrues OF winter,
We have heard and felt the spring"
Aye; let the buttered rum come again
in the armory of the Ancient and Hon
orable Artillery. let tho hot apple toddy
and the Tom and Jerry moisten the
March meetin cake:
The sun is high In the heavens and the snow Is
stehming OF in mist. The songsparrow has sung
Far away, the Sunhower dreams OF
the Goldfish and the songsparrow is song
sparrowng with full throat.
The other day the Hon. PHILIP PITT
CAMPBELL. Representative in Congress
of the Third Kansas district, set the
Government at work against the Oil
Devil \ songsparrow Of independence,
Kansas, sings the great deed and booms
the great man;
Kansas Is the theatre. the rising OF whose cur
ain - he nf
pie Kansas. the central star In the armament
of state. sheds the light OF her refulg,n rays 10
the uttcrmos, ends OF the csr;h and her people arc
being heard 10 The remoiest parts against the oil
aud other trusts. Kansas leads-othcrs follow
It was eft for Kansas TO take up the nrst night Are
the Arst real gun at the STANDARD OIL and now that
we have thrown down the gauntlet and barred our
breast In defiance Of our monopollstc foe the world
stands aghast al our amazing rssourcefulness 10
successfully combs, the hitherto supposed un
conuurrable foe
Songsparrow is mistaken. Nothing
that Kansas says or does can surprise.
Even CAMPBELL did not surprise when
he showed the heroism and the heat here
made immortal:
Away from home, uuAld,d By the constant
voice and presence OF his people. away from the
Impulses OF close k.nsnen and amid the tumu,uous
scenes OF Congress. where ears used to inp.s-
s'onrd pleas tor old, srose our CANPBHLL. straight
and hot were bis vurds OF resolution they burned
Their way through the stond easements OF Congress
slonal { tnlty. and their meaning was so clear.
their 81 so plain. and their result so impera-
tive, ~ resistance seemed useless"
Now the burner the CAMP
BELL, is coming
Kansas brains has Iet her where sho
hardly had dreamed OF soaring 1t Is for Kansas
now to claim her share Of national honors in 1893,
CAxPBEIL is for Kansas and Kansas is for CAMP
BELL"
The songsparrows have sung.
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no SUCKERS BITE
SERIOUS Disagreement Among ontario
Waltons over This Question.

To THE EDITOR or THE sUS-.Sb: The other
night downtown one OF the boys read n story from
current publication wherein one OF the characters
said Did hc bite What are suckers for but TO
bite Why. he nearly yanked my arm on. In a
manner OF speaking
The story being Bit amusing coming the wrong
way. as 1t did 10 the confidence man-was not in
terruptcd. but the minute It was done said TO my
nclghbor: Tom do suckers bite" why. yes,
don't they" he said. Did you ever catch one
with hook" asked him; and so on III nnally
tho whole party became interested.
One would hardly think so mean thing as lsh
could kck up such disturbance. hut this one Ger
tsinly made big fuss, one man even declaring
that he had caught barrels OF them with hook
when he was boy When he was n boy wa long
time ago and long time ago Is a long time TO re-
member. and It may have been dip net he caught
them with. after ALL
used to fish some too, when was boy, and
cannot recall ever having taken sucker with
hook don't believe they bite. but THE sun Will
surely know, Now. then, do suckers bite;
TILIsoNBUHO, Ont, Feb, %. J. @.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02
The civil war and slavery.

To THE Enron or TuE srN sir Would
az, rI - t'-, tt.,i "a ,,orot,,ti,,
M riVi war HISTORY a H''le nlore Varoluhy
before calling down the President on his
sio,,.r,.,
80. ..,.. a.. t-,.,.,, ,.,..,o,,,
re tens Us 'na' a'urI Wv ! mon N1u.o'S
at Gettysburg the Proclamation OF Enamel
patton was published, His point, ! take IL,
il That not until after a signal yiotory aid
Lincoln care ISSUE 'he emancipation PROCLAIM
alton.
Now for the facts The proclamation was
issued Ian tsoq The hattie nj Gettvshu,c
'''"'u 80 800
was lousht 'ulE !" y isn'' ga liun'iis lh'eF.
Moreover. the proclamation was published
in the darkest DAYS Of The civil war.
Early in October pope was driven into the
de i,i,'g Of Washington and resigned. thus
ended H. disaster the Peninsular campa IN.
Mcclellan was placed in supreme command
as the capture of HaTcrstown and Harper's
Ferry. &c Antietam "a drawn battlei wns
followed by his retirement burnside took
command The defeat Of our arms at Fred
cIlcksburK thItn tIe 1ainPalgns OF Virginia
out nf III dar ness can,,, tho Fpsncinatior
Proclamation remember il as though il
we're yesterday We were lying, at Fairfax
court fiousei naNihR Th a, pdGh InIoniEh mat
Tie entbmsIasmt Win which ii Tss reeeived
occasioned iIe first demonstration for months
Of confidence in our leaders
hen Hooker TOOK command aud we were
subjected % the awful defeat and humiliation
OF ChsncehorsHlie Eary IN July came
ton was an accepted condition, by the army
at least
What We were hghtiuE Tor was 10 save the
life OF the Union and az he same time kill tho
disease that epdanSered it, existence As
well might doctor expect 70 bring his pa
tient to health and not Kill the germs OF the
mnlady
am under tho impression that the Young
people growing up had better De taught this
great truth. A. least. have 50 taught my ak
children trst. because IT, Is accurate history.
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mor. About Bryant, Minstrel,

TO THR EDIIoR or THH sun; Col. r Alls'on
Browns Interesting letter about erySnrs Ministries
contains an error which the Coonei. who Is an
authority things dramatic. Will probably mote
lie says that T.. p. Chrisly occupied 81? BroAdvay
Mechanics Hall" from iSE TO 1857 THIS - =
mistake. b. p. Chrlsty retired from the manag'
ment Of a.? Broadway In iss. George Chrsty
had lefl L. p. Chrsty and formed a paunt'snp
with Henry Wood si 40 Broadway.
This company was called George Chrsty ara
Woods Ministries. They drove T. p CArs'y orr
OF the business a. AZ Broadway. and then Geor--
Chnsty and Woods Ministries occupied Tho ia
THIS arm ran two minstrel companies a. mr. sar.r
time. one at go broadway and the other at H.. Ia y
r y Chrisiys The performers OF bon houses
alternately appeared al each
This was kept up for quite while glance ~
TINS Sun OF that year ana after viii SNOW -
correctness Of the statements I nnT MAKE TIE
building at 40 Broadway was destroyed boy f.-
IN 1854 or isji and reopeBed again h Chrisp
Woods Ministries. They d.d not kcer up tac 90
venture very long. T. p Chtisty went 10 Car'1rna.
but my impression Is that he never rcopfnrt 90
broadway as L. p. Chrsty's Ministries.
PHILADRLPHIA. Feb p FRANK prNoHt
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An Outrageous Bill.

There is nothing in the history Of cleo
tions in New York city TO Justify the ex-
traordinary bill that has been introduced
by Senator ELsBERG in the Legislature
for the extension of the powers of the
Superintendent OF Elections for the
Metropolitan District. II it should be
enacted into law there would be con-
ferred upon this officer powers which
have never been granted TO any func-
tionary in time of peace in any American
community since the foundation of the
Republic.
The superintendent and his deputies
under this proposed law would he au-
thorizcd 20 visit every building
where one or more persons reside and to
interrogate' any person therein; re-
uuire every landlord, housekeeper, or
proprietor TO keep an accurate
list and count of all male persons claim
ing TO be or apparently over the age of
2l who reside therein; and visit said
premises from time to time, TO the end
that there shall be a complete record in
the Office of the State Superintendent of
Elections Of all persons over the age of
twenty-one,
Under such a law not a home in New
York city would be safe from the in
vasion of the Superintendent of Elec-.
tons and his deputies, no matter how
reputable its occupants might be. The
domicile of the unnaturalized foreigner
the residence of the visitor from another
community, would be open TO the inspec-
ton of such men as those who reported
that ROBERT w DE FOREST was not en-
titled to vote and put on their suspected
list an honored parish priest OF twenty
five years residence in one house. Every
householder and every woman who
manages her family's domestic estab-
lishment, would be liable to suffer the
inquisitorial processes of tho Superin-
tendent and his deputies
This bill is not to provide for tho in
yes tigation OF those who present them
selves as candidates for the privilege Of
registering and voting. lit is to put into
the hands Of public officer a right Of
search more offensive and far reaching
than even the most audacious policeman
has ever dared to assert.
If this measure is carefully studied by
the people Of the State of New York, the
Legislature will not dare to pass it. 1t is
an attempt TO perpetrate an outrageous
assault upon the personal liberties of the
people Of New York city, unjustified by
anything that has happened in the past,
indefensible from any viewpoint, and
indecent in its intent
NATHANIEL A. ELsBERG should be
ashamed of himself for introducing such
bill in the Legislature of the State of
New York
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The sis Man" and the Dress Suit.

The discussion which is going on
among our correspondents az 10 the
propriety and expediency OF a young
man adding to his necessary wardrobe
the luxury of dress suit for evening
wear, though his income be only SIS a
week, is of curious interest as an indi-
cation Of the development OF social
formaity in this country \ generation
ago no one would have thought of bring
ing up such a question for debate
Two generations ago that sort Of raj
ment was almost wholly confined to a
few prosperous citizens, bank presi
dents, dignifed merchants public men
Of grave dignity and cergymen. These,
however. wore the costume, not only
in the evening. but also AT all hours.
DANIEL WEBSTER in his blue coat and
brass buttons, with n buff wastcoat.
was an example.
Mrs. TRoLLOrE in her descriptions
of the manners OF Americans in 1892,
represented a prevailing carelessness
of costume among men, and provoked
bitter resentment here by her ridicule
of it. more especially by her exaggerated
pictures OF men in shirt sleeves in con
spicuous seats at the theatres She had
much justification, however, in facts.
for at that time fastidiousness as to
their clothes was looked on as a mark
OF eTeminacy in men; and the notion
prevailed for long time afterward The
present conventional evening dress has
only come into general Use within com
paratively recent years. Before then
men of fashion punctilious IN following
customs derived from England had
adopted il, hut they were relatively few.
We recall the bopst OF a man that some
where about fifty years ago he was the
first in New York TO array himself regu-
larry in evening dress at the dinner hour.
Now every ready made clothing house
has to keep on hand large supply Of
that sort OF raiment 10 satisfy the demand
for it, and it Is the regulation costume
Of men at East Side balls scarcely less
than at Fifth avenue functions. The
discussion in our columns az TO the nee1
of such suit OF clothes by SIS man
indicates the extent TO which the exac-
tons OF the fashion have gone
The ground is taken by some OF these
correspondents that the costume is
made requisite by convention. more
especially "a concerns formal evening
social entertainments; but the answer TO
that il that even if such is the case the
1915 man dependent wholly on his pay,
and perhaps with other people dependent
on him, is not justified in taking part
in functions which compel so much
expense Nothing IS more unbecoming
than ostentatiun- Putting on n false APP
pearance is vulgar, and besides it works
to the injury of an honest Young man
II he cannot afford go buy the conven-
lond evening dress he wul be more
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A MODEL INiUGURAL ADDRESS
Whose was II ?

FELLOW ClTIzhNs. ! am again called upon
nv the voice of my country 10 execute the
functions Of its chief Magistrate When the
occasion proper Tor ID shall arise, shall en-
deayor to express the high sense entertain
Of this distinguished honor and OF the conn
dence which has been reposed IN me oy tue
people OF united America
Previous 10 the execution OF any oihciai
act of the President. the Constitution requires
an oath Of office This oath anl now about
10 take. and IN yonr presence
That II it shall be found during my admins
tration OF the Government have IN any in
stance violated willingly or knowingly the
iniunctions thereof may tbesdcs incurring
constitutional punishment be subject 10 the
upbraidinRs Of all who are now witnesses OF
the present solemn ceremony.
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trusted and respected il he goes without
it ASavlngs bank account rather than a.
dress suit is the renl necessity forhlm.
The Precedent.

A friend in West Hartford favors us
with the subioined criticism and con-
stitutional discussion:
TO The EDrroH or rHE sun IN Your rehdeS
have followed the peBlstcncy with which yuv have
advocated an increase Of the Presidents salary
from is00oo $4,000 the law Tor this lHresSe TO
he passed prior TO the Nh OF March neNS, IN order
that President RoosHvBLr may rcoclve tho hcnent
OF the increase. which, According TO the preSvn.
state OF public living seems TO be nneeded sum.
is It not fact that the Constitution doeS not
perml, an Increase OF ,siaD during his term OF
offce, IN order prevent the suspicion OF tho pur
chase OF his influence In other words. 10 Keep away
from the Executive an attempt either to brte him
In favor OF certain legislation OF qule; his oppo-
sluon'
While IL V doubtless true that President RoosE
vTLr was not elected 10 theterm OF once which he
Is now serving. and that cDnstitutionaly ne could
receive tho proposed salary Increase y Teed before
his Inauguration next Saturday, would not tho
passage OF this law. although legal. be in opposition
TO the spirit OF the constitutional provision' No
matter by what circumstances Nj. ROOSEVELT he
came President he is az present the Chief Executive
OF the nation. and n hls salary was increased while
in once there is hardly doubt That the effect OF
the appropriation could he construed in the same
Hight as would be possible could such iAwbe passed
after his Inauguration.
n there Is no justinAbie reason for Withholding
this appropriation during the term Of once Presi 4
dent RoosBvptr Is now serving. there is no iustns,
bic reason for the provision OF the Constitution
preventing the passage OF such a law during any
incumbenoy OF President.
Jous W RBIEs.
WEST HARTFopp. Conn, Feb rs
It seems to us that Congress has al
ready answered Mr. KEYRs question in
the most practical way, by the estab-
lishment Of precedent
Thirty-two years ago tomorrow, by
an amendment to one of the regular APP
preparation bills, the Presidents com
pensation was increased from twenty
FIVE thousand dollars 70 fifty thousand
dollars yearly.
The President who signed thebill pro-
viding for this just and proper increase
was ULYSSES S. GRANT. The day after
he signed it he took the oath Of Office for
his second term and began TO draw his
salary at the increased rate.
Two days of constitutional oppor-
tunity remain for the needed increase
in President RoosEyRlT's compensation.
So far as Mr.. ROOSEVELT is concerned,
the precedent established in the case of
Gen. GRANT holds good only until next
Saturday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02
Rentuckians Home Made violin

From ne Spi' Rrer TlQsr
Mr. u II. c. 0. James OF pul!itt counts, VINO 'sin
eIper performer on the violin finished mah'ng
new violin last Monday. played on - Tuesday oui
thinks Il has got the best Of any that ne ever
heard. The lightest touch Of the bow VII. produce
a clear. even and well sustained sound
. lie made the top Of cedar and the back and ms
OF maple Two years ago he cut cedar tree that
was known TO be seventy I'VE years old, and sawed
from the Arst cut the piece with which be made tn
top OF the violin. and at the same lime he cut the
map,e, and ner thoroughly seasoning, he has with
a specially shaped knife. and a Mic, made what he
considers one Of the finest toned violns he ever
heard Al OF bis friends are oongratulatiag him
on his success, and as the violin ages Mr James
e1ptctS II 10 lmproNe In tone.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02

The heroes of the railways are TO be
neglected no longer. M ROOSEVELT has
approved the bin under which the President
il authorized to bestow medals on any
persons who by extreme daring endG niger
their own lives in saving or endea"aring
To save lives on any railway in the country,
provided tho railway Ia engaged in inter-
state commerce, Heroes who display their
bravery on roads lying wholly within
State are barred from the benefits OF the
law, but az such roads are not numerous
these sufferers will be compa ratively few in
number The medals are to be of bronze,
and with each will 90 knot Of ribbon to
be worn instead OF It. and ribbon TO be
worn with it. For years tho Government
has rewarded deep sea and 'ongshore life
IA vers with medals for bravery The rnil-
way heroes are not less numerous than
their brethren u the water, and they are
entitled to recognition The title of the
law is ITO promote security OF travel upon
railroads engaged in interstate commerce
and to encourage the saving of life" How
many brave men will be made drawer by
the thought that they may get medal
for their exertions?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02
A Legal Warning,
From 10 az Commtnl

The following letter OF warning sent by a
arm OF lawyers In Montreal
DEAR MIsrER. have the honor to tole you that
the Reverend Mcssicus OF the Gfandc SEMINAR
have ordained me win Instructions 70 pourSuvre
YOU for the scandelous nuisance that was cause to
the vicinity by the parroquet which you have on
your residence which make such abominabe tracas.
The Reverend Messeuns are inicricrrcd With
when they make their devoilons and when the bend
OF the Grandc Seminary OF N Pupils begin for
play and your dam parroquet was begin for screech
1, Is dreadful
also one OF The nelghbors on the same STREET with
yourself was very mad. Tic can't sleep or the after
noon and when he go Tor play the plano your bird
yell and spoil his improvlson
Altogether you must put away that bird. Please
give me that undertaking without delay. otherwise
must institute the procedure.
Receive the assurance OF my consideration. Your
obedlent servant. tSicncdl X. Y. T., Ii b.
M l. Mn Per \. %. c.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02
G.ttlnr Down TO One srlI,bl..

They fought and hlcd at Thshlchiso
And Yang they did not shun.
They charged the syllable Lao
ana Standardization,
But now year has len rs mar.
Afraid Exhausted bahu
Yet SlAv and Jap
Contrvc TO scrap
A. spots called La and Ia,
OF mighty hosts o. men We thought
And spoke with wisdom r,r,.
We told when. how and why taey fought.
Bui blamed n Nc told wberc.
We did moi feel BIZ al home
Except with General Ma.
But fear and doubt
Are up the spout
WIKI names IKE la and Ia!
For now no daily papers Get
Those Manchu names. 10 w..
Three quarters OF the alphabet
lndllginT IN It,
And now the thankful readers smile
- happily they sing.
Where u me sneeyr
IN NAMES like fnest7
%. r., where is thy tt.nEl"
TRY,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02
The Roosevelt Construction of the
Monroe Doctrine.

1t is somewhat late in the day for Mr.
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS the leader of
the Democratic minority in the House
of Representatives to attack the inter
probation of the Monroe Doctrine in
pursuance Of which Mr. RoosEvELr
proposes to act as collector of debts
found to be justly due to foreign cred
itors in the case OF Santo Domingo, and,
inferentiallY, in that Of other delinquent
American republics. That interpreta-
ton was outlined in the letter read some
time ago at the Cuban banquet and it
was vigorously assaled in certain quar-
tiers during the late campaign So far,
however, as it can be said TO have been
a pivotal issue, Representative HEMEN-
WAY is justified in describing it as res
ddjudicdtd The voters seem 10 have
declined to express disapproval of it,
and very little criticism Of il has been
expressed since election day by public
men or newspapers representing the
Democratic party.
Mr.. WILLIAMS fails to recognize the
ground on which our State Department
has deemed it expedient TO formulate
a oorollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
The necessity or eXpediency Of pro-
pounding such an addendum was in
Dictated FOR the first time when with our
consent Venezuelan seaports were block
AIDED by allied fleets Of Great Britain.
Germany and Italy, and when by that
show OF force the Caracas Govern
ment was constrained to set aside
third Of the customs revenues of La
Guayra and Puerto Cabello for an in
definite period to pay, not only ndemn-
ties for public wrongs, but also the in
terest and principal of debts arising
out OF contract and adjudged TO be due
10 foreign creditors.
The principle established nv that
precedent YeA seen upon reflection 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02
OTR IMPORTS.
Curious and Instructive Results OF
study OF The Figures.

WAsulSuroN. March l. While the i'm
porlations OF the United States show luctua-
ton their movement is steadily upward.
Various causes produce this eject. A larger
population creates larger demand General
prosperity increases the individual demand,
lower cost or articles OF use and cOnsump-
tion brings a larger quantity within tho 6nan-
cal reach of larger number All OF these
influences may be illustrated in the single
item of coffee In 1870 the import price OF
the article was nearly double the present
price. The 100000 Americans OF that time
consumed six pounds per year per capita. ns
compared with tho 1894 pounds consumed
by the population Of to-day. The Increase
IN total imports appears thus. the years being
nqcnl vpnra.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02

on the death Of the President the o1lcIal
nov next in line OF succession. Secretary Har,
would act as President. The Vice President
elect would be sworn in. regardless Of what
might have happened TO the President elect
Being Vice President MIR. Fairbanks would
probably succeed 10 the powers and duties OF
President Immediately after the beginning OF
the term for which Mr.. Roosevelt and him
self were elected. Yet 90 loosely drawn are
the provisions OF both the Constitution and
the Succession act with regard 20 this par
tculnr emergency that an argument might he
made for the theory that Secretary Hay would
continue to act as President until y new
President had been elected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02
Temperance and rntemp.raneo at Madrid

FF0f1 m N0f1FV MI1l-THF,
Even OF vine, 50 cheap and abundant In spain.
the natives seem TO use very little THY are
frlghtfully Incorporate. however, In their use ~
tobacco and coffee. They drink ooree At all hours
and apparently every hour The clerk who takes
hts morning cup at has another ~ his desk an
hour later. purchased from street vend,r Th-
business men. passing through the streets. pause
while fellow who carries hot coffee, hot ml-
sugar and spoons harnessed upon him serves them
the Sidewalk
II the SpaniArd does not smoko In bis sleep II
Is his only res plie from The hahlt.