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From me shff1cd Ddiy Telegraph.
novel courtesy OF the sea was paid FlIey We,
terday by the Gnmsby steam trawcr Syrian
which put into the bay for shelter from the s,ron.
Westerly gale She had sooner anchored under
the lee OF the Brg. and swung round with her head
TO the wind than by means OF Az organ pipe arrange
ment her siren she gave fun blast To Add
Lang Syne." The tune WAS most admirably played.
and brought scores OF folk running the toreshor>
and olr tops toinvcstgatc the strange occurrence
After short pause the siren broke into - Life
on the Ocean Wave the boat meanwhile pitching
short Al her anchor whilst thunderous seas dashed
over the REF. The Bay OF BiScny~ was n,1t
rendered tho melody later giving place 10 The
Death Of Nelson" The novel salute OF the town
was acknowledged by the dipping Of Tags Later
In the afternoon the steamer Obliged with Rule
BfiHnna- and God save the King"
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TO rHg TD1on or THB suS-,Sir. The letter
NJ "Mulupct" sounds hs though It were written
by politician who has recently become Interested
In The manufacture OF iypcgriung machines. Tie
typewriter has an She can do 10 hold one lob and
USE one typewriter without shifting about from one
to iAe otaer I'm Der boss. and am writing this
before her arrival II Is now 050 and she is sun.
posed 20 te here at siS. Tere she comes now.
When she grts through liking her hair and adj .
niiring herself .hc be ready to 90 10 lunch AFTER
she comes hscs from lunch and washes her hands
shc'l do couple Of hours work and be ready 10 20
home, 80 expedite.
fdc Idea that she'l nli iI1m one machine 10 An
other ln "flrr TO save her Job Is ridiculous she'd
get married n sL SIMPLIFY
BrooLrAS. geh. p.
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The President has approved the act Of
Congress by which IL is made misdemeanor,
punishable ~ fine and imprisonment and
forfeiture OF the offending goods. for any
gold or silver smith TO stamp upon his wares
the words United States Assay" OF any
word or phrase calculated to convey the
impression that tho Government has GER
tilted the fineness or quality Of the metal
from which they are made Probably
few native Americans would be deceived by
such imposturos, but foreign born citizens
accustomed to see Government guaranty
on objects made Of the precious metals
have frequently been victimized by sharpers
who traded on their ignorance Of conditions
in this country. Dealers who are now
manufacturing goods stamped United
States Assay had better erase the words,
for the new law applies 10 sll goods manu-
featured after Feb 81 the date on which
Mr.. ROCKWELL approved H.
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The Awak cning

Signs are not lacking of an aroused
sentiment in Congress as TO tho urgency
of action in the matter Of the President )
compensation
We welcome the appearance here ana
there of a crocus pushing its way through
the enveloping congelaIlon; SUCH Tor
instance, as the generous and graceful
remarks made day before Yesterday by
the Hon. WYATT AIKEN, a Democrat Of
South Carolina. Tho President of tho
United States, says Mr.. AIKEN, lis un-
derpaid. His salary ought TO have been
raised long ago
II must be raised during the present
week or it cannot be raised at all so far
as Mr.. ROOSEVELT is concerned
The time is short but sufficient Al
that need be done is to secure a report
on House Bill No 1888, now smmber-
ing in the lap of the Committee on Ap-
Preparations; To take up that measure
promptly amending the present text SO
as to make the salary si0O 900 instead Of
$4,000, and then to push the amended bill
through the House and the Senate and
send it TO the President before Friday
night We have no apprehension about
The final stage Of legislation. In justice
to his SUCCESSORS in the White House Mr..
ROOSEVELT il not likely TO veto the
measure.
Once reported and before The House,
we believe that the Maynard hill would
be passed unanimously, on with few dis
senting votes ! Democrat introduced
il; many Democrats have approved II;
the question is one Of patriotic pride and
abstract justice, not OF partisanship.
The attitude of the minority * exceed
ingly creditable. but the Democrats in
Congress cannot accomplish the desired
result unaided by the Republicans and
particularly by the Republican leaders
,nWill the Republicans wake up TO the
need of immediate action: They alone
can start the bill a-rolling The fate Of
the measure, and the life or death of the
present brief opportunity, are practically
in the hands Of the managers Of the ma
iority. We trust that no exaggerated
sentiments Of delicacy, inspired by the
circumstance that the first beneficiary
of tho proposed law would be a Bepub-
xc'' n President, not Democrat will
deser them from overcoming their pres
ent inertia and proceeding vigorously
before it is too late.
The responsibility for IN immodiate
report on the Maynard bill rests with the
majority of the Committee on Appro-
priations, whereof the Hon JAMES A.
HEMENwAY Of Indiana, the Hon HENRY
II. BINGHAM of Pennsylvania and the
hon. HENRY c. Van NooRHIs of Ohio arc
conspicuous members Surely there is
no Ill will toward President ROOSEVELT
in that quarter?
In a broader but deeper sense the
responsibility for action or inaction dur
ing the next five days rests with the
ell-powerful Republican trinity of the
Committee on Rules namely. the Hon.
JOSEPH G. Cannon of Illinois Speaker
Of the House; the Hon. JONI DMzELL
Of Pennsylvania and the Hon CHARLES
II. GRosvENoR Of Ohio
If President RooSEyELT's salary re-
mains at the present inadequate rate
during the whole of his term, now about
to begin, it will be because these gentle
men, these Republicans, during tho brief
period of constitutional opportunity, put
their hands behind their backs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-27
The War Is Over.

To 1HT EpIroR or THE SrS SIR. Inc
hattlefae &c can 60 hack with God speed now.
when Cleveland proposed II some years
ago the idea aroused intense irritation. ~
the old Thirteenth Renment trmory IN
Brooklyn, on the occasion OF great Grand
Army function, he WAS furiously denounced
T. personally. pounded him IN the Grand
arm Rerietr. Of which / was editor and all
the Grand Army editors and many other
editors OF common everyday newspapers did
likewise
To-day after the SPANISH war, .ioe Wheeler,
Young lee. and sll the rest. we're ready TO
forgive even Grover. W. l., -. pGRADY
Captain late Eighty eighth New York Vol
unteers OIrish Brigade
NEW ionR. Feb IS
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Trades Unions and the Connecticut
Law.

The New Haven Trades Council. COM
posed of the trades tnionists Of that CITY.
has begun a campaign for the repeal Of
Section 2g8 of the General Statutes Of
the State of Connecticut, on the ground
that il ais Il menace To organized labor.
The -menacingT nature Of this section
was discovered by the trades unionists
last year when n number OF striking
union teamsters who had threatened 10
kill the men who had taken their places
were tried in New Haven and sent to jail.
It's language is not such as to alarm law
abiding citizens. 1t is in these words:
Every person who SHAH threaten or use any
rieans 10 intmidaic any person 20 compel such
person against his VIII to do or abstain from doing
any act which such person has a legal right 10 do.
OF shall peHistenily follow such person 70, a..
orderly manner or nJurc OF threaten 20 ln'ure his
property with 'nien, 10 lntirdat, him stall be
MED not more than one hundred dollars .siUn o.,
isppnsoned not more than Dix l months"
1t is plain that under this section no
man, unionist or non-unonist, black or
white. drunk or sober who behaved
hiiihtll III an UlItIlY manner. ttilll De-
prosecuted. II is available only for the
punishment of ntimidators, rioters and
persons who would substitute obedience
70 their own whims or desires for the
personal liberty that every American is
entitled 10 in the choice Of employment
amusement and recreation In spite
Of these facts, the New Haven Trades
Council asserts that Section POO lis
menace to organized labor and it gives
these specifications
There have been a number Of mon convicted
and sentenced TO the New Haven jail under the
said conspiracy law for but lcir hllnnngs
Of their duties as Officers Of trade union
The evidence in the New Haven cases
shows that the convicted men were men,
bers of crowd OF twenty or more
teamsters' who -hoolcd and yelled at
the witness and talked Of pulling him
OF the wagon and smashing him: that
one member OF this crowd said TO a wit
ness: IF | had YOU out Of the wagon
here / would break your bloody head,
end l viii do II yet; and that finally one
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Exchanging Police Perqaisites

To IHE EDIr0E or THE SuN--sn. II may be ~
interest to New WORKERS AZ tho rrcscnl day 20 read
ihls extract from The Merchants Manual by
Balduccl rcgoeiu tpuhlsned about 1900 which,
among other Instructions laid dowa for a journey
from ltaly 20 China. states.
From Tana 10 Azov and GitTAcan fAStrakhAnl,
b. OK cart. takes twenty i've DAYS. on the route
are found many gcndArmes. and II needs some
money for them"
Commissioner Nc idoo and Mr jerome may
perhaps comfort themselves with the reflection
tia; police corruption did not originate IA their
dAs. T. l.. TnEfTHr.
NV YORK. Feb. ..
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Bourko Cochran and the Black Maria

The Congressional Record Of Feb. "a
contains the speech on the impeachment
of Judge SwAYNE delivered by the Hon.
WILLIAM BoUBKE COCHRAN in the House
Of Representatives Jan. H. Public eX-
pectation has been quckened by this
long delay, and the great effort will be
found worthy OF the great orator
TO appease the general curiosity we
throw a morsel or two from this feast
of intellect. This passage exhibits Mr.
CoCKRAN's philosophic temper and char
acteristic moderation:
isis far cry perhaps. from JEFFEfEs fsic. per.
vertlnE the Judicial system OF England the perver
sion Of Justice In the northern district OF Florida by
Judge Sw,INE. but, sir. considering the difference
In their opportunities. an unable 20 see that the
difference in their dispositions Is very marked
cannot understand how ans one who abLoR the
brutality, the violence. and the indecency OF JHr.
rPiEs !rcl. eau sanction tho characterization. the
avowcd swlcssnoss OF Judge SwATNK In disobcyfng
the statutory provisions concerning his residence his
immortality in using for personal ends property In
his hands under the most sacred trust known to the
law. nor considering the difference In customs and
manners can understand their apparent approval
of bis conduct In sentencing TIC most honorable
members of the community to an Imprisonment
conceded TO be Illegal
His mastery of metaphor appears in
this noble sentence:
The average citizen can well DO clothed in
presumpuons that tend TO buitress his liberty and
as lights"
Here is a golden phrase that will be-
come, We believe and hope, permanent
treasure OF the English language:
Who that has ever seen The hAsesi ard most
deprayed OF society borne away IN pcnl,entlR
vehicle TO he further abGscd by association with the
moral and physical wreckage OF human existence
could witness th.ts spectacle OF humanity denorazcd
and br,alzed, without shaking OF the heart"
Thus, with spell of two words, does
Prospero COCHRAN change the Black
Maria into the penitential vehicle, some
thing tragical, dignified, august. Hence
forth no hobo will be carried 10 his winter
palace without u consciousness of maj
esty dethroned and even the simple
drunk will be driven TO his ten day rest
with something of the tranquil courage
of Louis XVI. going TO the guillotine
Such IL the Transforming power Of
genius.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-27

To IHg Epl1uR oY THE SUS--St. Their. II M
such place a, West Brighton on Staten Island. ana
never Vas. ailAongh II Is frequently 40 nlsnstncd
by she carclcs- or ulileTatr resident. 20 the con
fusion = many non residents aud the postal autbor
tiles. causing much mlsdirccted mail and ,xnr,ss
matter which goes hsirAy.
am simply doing public service In writing yo,,
on this subject and ask you 70 sei the example 70
other publications. 50 this error will be corrected
GUohoR J. TuENEr.
WEsr NF~ nuioIuoS. staten Island. Fsb Is.
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participated only 20 the extent OF 27s, i32
tons out Of 8 s7i 30 tons entered at British
ports from the United States. or that
0s7G,3l0 tons G.1i1.ait tons were British.
If the entire American oversee marine
had entered British ports in 1901, it would
only have covered tho odd s7i, 9i6 tons of
the years entrances from the United States,
leaving us 100000 tons short Of doing
our own carrying between American and
British ports.
What sorry spectacle that is for the
leading commercial nation of the world
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THE POLTCTHOLDER
Great Public Interest In the Present
situation in the Equii able.

To THE EDlIoR or THE Sun Sir; While
there are vigilant. intelligent, alert sentinels
like THE Sun eager to denounce wrong and
uphold the night. there will be less danger to
be apprehended from wrongdoine and mis-
mana cement In orr great corporations, The
community Is under great obligations 10 THB
SrN for ia bold and timely utterances on
number OF occasions OF abuse Of powar and
position THF SrS would confer a favor.
not only 70 the writer but no doubt TO other
interested parties. by publishing the list Of
directors of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society. The winter number OF the Equi-
table Record does not contain IL In the d.
rectory OF this great corporation are gentle
men of the highest responsibility. probity
and financial ability. Possibly there NAV be
Others K
/ cRr CHTsTrR Feb Is
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The mercantile marine fleet Of Great britain

The mercantile marine fleet Of Great Britain
aggregates iO.2ss ,eoi tons. Germany has
> .203 sos tons Japan lists g7g .4?3 tons.
Tho United States completes the quartet
with only SIS 20 tons devoted to oversee
carrying Fortunately, there Is one other
great Power with less than ours Russia.
with her 1884, tons. Great Bntain's
mercantile marine tonnage exceeds that "
Russia, Germany, France, Italy, the United
States and Japan combined
British official trade and navigation re-
turns for 1904 give the total entrances az
British ports during the year a. 3e.a&l ,sO7
tons. or $3.50 tons over 1903. and 2.037 .5si
tons over 1902. British ships represented
n .s07 ,oa3 tons Of this. an increase Of 35s JAP
tons over 1908 and .OO8 42s over 1902 For
eign tonnage entered was y 1874 sol tons. n
decrease Of 9ie. IL ;ons compared with 1904.
but an increase Of % ijG over 1902
In this vest business the United States
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-27
The American jew. and Polite,
From ne nsnorqb

from ne Nen0fqh.
n. Leroy .Beaulleu, In an address 10 the cons,
toire ISraelte on his return from America touched
on the important factor OF the Jews In politics and
he mentioned, as an instance. the very large nun,
Der OF votes which were accorded by Jews 10 New
York for President Roosevelt at the recent election
In the course OF passing reference to zionism n,
America the lecturer said that he did not think the
movement had great future In that country. The
Ilonsts, without doubt. were nunerous I'm, No.,
were pAionic Zonists. and the majority OF Jcyt.h
Immigrants had only one wah: To become Auen.
can citizens while rcmalniAy Jews
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-27

The tail ot the inaugural parade next
Saturday will he composed Of a delegation
of about three hundred citizens from Oyster
Bay, proceeded by brass band of fourteen
pieces, and marching under a huge silk
banner with the proud device THE Presi-
dents Neighbore There is nothing 10
orticlse in this part of the programme save
the ratio Of music 10 Oyster Bay One brass
instrument 20 every Fl 81 Neighbors is in
sufficient for the occasion.
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Fussing AboEt Health

from NE HotSftetper.
famous physician upon being asked recently
what Il the chief cause OF M health replied. ~hinL
Ing ana talking about II all the time. This cease.
less lntroslFouon Ia which 10 many OF the rising
generation Of the nervous folk indulge ia c,rt.Ins
wearing them out. When they are not unrr,tny
as 70 whether they sleep too much or TOO little, tb
arc ndSeIing over the amount OF food they tks o r
The quanll'y OF exercise NECESSARY for health IN,
shoH. lhey never give ihenhelveA nnnenl.. neAc. I.
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Half-length Railroad Pare,


From me ~. fdWfss Castle.
The railway cpDISaules Ia Switzerland nave
determined tina, for the future all children under
feet ! inch In height viii be passed al,
hall fare and those above. whatever their ages
may he will Doe treated exactly a. adults. II
each station. near the booking once, measuring
machine Is 10 be nNed, and Wnrncyrr chiid applies
Tor hhg-iare ackci II vn be invited 70 stand
under The scale.
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FT0fn % London D1ly Chr0rlrIr
The doctors who carried out the autousv IN
Adolf Won Aenzel's fcninlns state that hi, iuu-.
showed thai he had suffered as young man frnr,
tuberculosis yet be lived to be nearly " year.
90 Ihey iuriLer state that he aas ~hydrocepha-
nc"-thAi Is. had water on the brain. In tbts -.
spoe' resembling the great mathematician Helm.
holte proof ulai men % the greatest genius ma
exist Win inc skull formation usually associated
with infFrn mind
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From a PoIicYhnlder.

TO IHE Enron or THE SUS--Sir. The
$500 900 600 in the treasury Of the EQUITABLE
Assurance Society seems TO be attracting the
buzZards'
am glad THE SrN is shoong EN- of.
SFw IoiiR. Feb - p0LlcYEeingE.
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Representative DE- AEAtoND declared hat The
takinS OF more money for expenses than was eI-
pended was nothing less than laroeny--The ntus
from W1shingfon.
Respectfully referred to certain colleagues
OF the Hon. DAVID A. DE- Almond in the
House Of Representatives
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-27
Ise for All. Harvey.

From ne Aichtson Globe
40 HArvey Is 80 hlled With hot air that as fr1,nos
arr fhukng Of building houso around him.
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spIkET MS on SIS A WEEK.
Incident Of tho Janitor's Hcsplendent
Son. and Adj, lee TO The Young.

10 THE Enron or THE SrN-sr, Should a
sij man wear a tS dress suit ! do not know.
Personally, would not, decent looking chap
came TO my table at Rectors on New Years Rvo-we
MI know what that meaus-hskcd me how was
and inquired about my family was certain
knew him. could not place him. asked him a glass
of wine. felt thar had to introduce him. and nnaly
asked for his name.
lie said. I'm Harry" leaving me As much In tho
dark as ever. finally found The evening dressed
be -dlamondcd. white glovod crush hated. shiny
shod chap WAS the son OF an old janltor OF mine
,n an old once Ills father dead and De- relgned
In his stead
He had his drink, introduced him as hnd started
ont to- shook hands with him. told him / was glad
10 him. wished him all kinds OF mok, butt
don't evening dress Ia public restaurants
any more. ! think the SIS man should wear such
gGro II he feels 1t absolutely necessary 10 his sur
roundings. but II felt so / should change SUI
roundlags and save cash. G. II. AKRON.
NV YORK, Feb. %.
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To rHE EDITOR OF THE SuE--7sr should SIS
young man possess evening cloihesi
Well, yes, providing some one kindly presents
suit TO him. But II after paying for board
car fare, clothes and sundry Items, he squanders
tho remainder. providing he has anything ler,
for evening clothes, just to crafty social Aspira.
lions, he's chump.
can't do Il on $40 per COMMON SKSHg.
NEW YORK, Feb. Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

Best double team in harness, ID. S.
Adams, first.
Work horses-Best colt under l
year. S. s. Beal. first; J. d. Heron.
second.
Best mare or gelding, = years old
and under ) years, J. ID. Heron, first;
c. Walker. second.
Best mare or gelding, l year old.
and under = years. c. Walker. first.
Best brood mare. showing = colts I'M
der 3 years. c. Walker. first: j. ID. Her
ron, second.
Draft horses-Best mare or gelding.
. years old. and under years. Ira
Wainwright, first.
Shorthorns-Bull. over years, l.
I.iphardt, first.
Cow, over years. II. Liphardt, first
Bull calf. under I year. II. Liphardt
first.
Native seven crosses. bull under 2
years. n. n. Whiteside, first.
Bull. over 3 years. p. Tobin. first.
Cow, over years. p Tobin. first
Sumier, second.
Cow, over years, p. Tobin. first.
Bull calf. under year c. Walters.
Best calf. c. Walters.
sheep
Best ram. year, ]. ID. Heron. first
r. y. Whiteside. second.
Best lot four ewes. r. y. Whiteside
first; II. Shaw. second.
Best lot four lambs. II. Shaw, first.
Best ram and Ave of his get. any
breed, owned by exhibitor. H. Shaw
first; j. ID. Heron, second.
SNiae.
Sweepstakes, best boar in any class
\. J. Soliday
Poland China, best boar year or over
A ]. Soliday.
Best boar months or under l year
A. J. Soliday. first; T. Jones. second
Best bear under 6 months. A. j. Sol
iday. first: T. Jones, second.
| Sow under months. II. Jones, first;
l y ]. Soiiday. second
Pen of six pigs. NJ Trisman. first
A. J. Soliday. second.
/ Jersey Rsds-Pen of six pigs, Ar
| thur Henninger. first.
Sow over l year. Arthur Henninger
first and second.
Sow under ] year, over 6 months
Arthur Henninger, first and second
Sow under months. Arthur Hen
ninger, first and second.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

of the mine operations caused a boom
for the village
Railway Enters Vilinge.
II was in 1868 when the railway first
entered the village. on a Sunday. The
work of the Rock Island & Peoria rail
way construction was being pushed
very rapidly. and for some reason the
officials were DESTROYS of entering the
village with the line as soon as posi-
bic. 1t was welcome means of com
munication with the shipping points
and when the entire line was opened
in 1871, the village industries were pro
vided with good shipping facilities.
Some time after beginning opera
tons at the Coal Valley mines, the
Coal Valley Mining company began OPP
erations at Gable, where valuable coal
lands had been secured. The Cable
property is still being worked. though
after time the Coal Valley operations
were discontinued.
In 1895 Investigations demonstrated
that the coal field at Sherrard, just
over the line of Mercer county. could
be mined successfully by the company,
sary buildings erected for the work.
The shipping from these last two
fields was over the Rock Island & Mer-
Ger County railway, organized in 1876
under the general law. This line of %
miles was first operated in December
1877. The road was operated as an in
diyidual line for some years. until TAX
en- over by the Rock Island & Peoria
II is now the property of the Rock Is
land.
Test of Telephone.
In connection with the operation of
the coal mines, | might mention the
test made of the first long distance
telephone in this county. The tele-
phone was then a new device. and that
il should come into such general use
throughout the country districts SEEM
ed hardly possible A St Louis man
came 10 Rock Island about the middle
of the week. in the fall of 1879 He
talked of his instrument with some OF
the officials of the Rock Island &
Peoria railway, and interested Mr. Ca