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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20
Pas, the Mcclellan nun

II the plans Of the leaders are adhered
to, the State Legislature will be In session
only about three weeks more. In the
two and half months that have elapsed
since the lawmakers first met practically
nothing Of importance has been accom-
plished. and the proposed measures
that should have received immediate
attention are about where they were
when the session began. Notably this
is true Of Mayor McCLEILAN's bill for
an expert commission to take charge Of
the extension Of New York city's water
supply system, a measure at once neces-
sary, non-pOlitical and wisely drawn.
II is evident that the partisan man
ayers Of the Legislature believe they can
turn to political account the city's need
Of more water, and are determined TO
do so, regardless Of the injury that
thereby may be inflicted upon the munic-
ipality. Mr.. MCCLELLAN, in drafting his
bill endeavored TO frame II 90 that
the work authorized by its sections must
be carried on under the direction Of
men bearing no obligation 70 any party.
II is apparently the intention of the Re-
publican managers TO prevent this and
make what political capital they can out
Of the work.
Against the effort TO do this every
representative Of the city in the Legis-
lature should protest and vote. The
Mayors bill should be forced to a vote,
and that at as early date as is possible.
The subject with which it deals is too
complicated and too important TO be
disposed Of hurriedly in the oongested
closing hours Of the session. If its con-
sideration is postponed until then, the
opportunities for tampering with it will
be increased greatly,
Mayor MCCLELLAN's bill is a good one.
It should be acted upon Immediately,
and the Legislature should adopt it
without delay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20
Lord curIonI Preaching and Practice.

Prom ihs AHrnd Bafdr Parfka.
A. chancellor Of the University OF Calcutta. al
dress In oonvooatlon, Feb. II. 1905:
"Untruthfulness consists IN laying OF doing any
thing that gives an erroneous impression either 81
ones own character or other peoples con9uct or Of
the tDeis and Incidents Of life.
Il G1y that the highest ideal Of truth Is N sAfgs
eItsni Western conception.
-Und0u btedly Truth took high place In the moral
codes Of the West before Il had been Gmltny hoa-
ored IN the Esst.
-FihtteTy may be either honest or dishonest.
Whicheverit be. you should avoid H. ~ the for
msr. n u nsysrtheless false; II u the latter, II Is
vile"
Prom Problems Of the Par East By George y.
curIon. PIP. iG and iSe:
Before proceeding TO the Royal audience en-
joyed Interview with the President OF the Corean
Foreign omco- remember some Of bis cues
lions and snsverA Having been particularly
warned not 70 admit ~ him that was only thirty
three Yoart old are 70 which respect attSches
70 CoreA, when he put 70 me the straight question
Invariably the INST IN an Oriental dialogue, How
old are your | unhesltAtngly responded, Forty
Dear me- be said. you look vsry young for thai.
How do yov account for ~ BY the fact, replied,
that have been travelling for month In thesupsrs
climate Of hh hAjesty't dominions.' Finally he
Said 10 me- I presume you ARA near relative 81
her MAJESTY the Queen Of England NO. replied.
4 an not But observing the look Of dsgusi that
passed over hh oountenAnee l was tAin 70 add, !
am. however, a. yet an unmarried man. with which
INSCRIPTIONS suggestion completely rel aimed che
old gonueman's favor"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20
Fl,h. Tls,h and Catholic Law

To TIE EDIToa or TIE SUN-Sir, read With
no little surprise the communication from AM
vile, ~ J., IN 10 days Sun, signed w. J. F." In
regard 70 the law OF the Catholic Church iorblddlnF
the use Of hesh and hsh AZ the same meal during
Lent The writer's indugent Interpretation, which
would allow a Catholic 10 eat oysters and meat a.
the same meal during the Leuten season. may be
very canonioAl and logical II merely discussed by
school men as Atpecuative question In the light Of
the Ter odioSd
Science, indeed, may classify the blue point
blvalvc as a mollusk, the lobster CHomaHs Amcn-
canus) as q crustacean, and deny 10 both the APP
pellatiou Of hsh. but the Church has oficlAly de-
cided dan 49, 1850 that a. far as the Lenten regu
lations are concerned, Shellhsh (Testacea marina,
oysters, clans. crabs and lobsten arc not per.
mlsslble With hesh AZ the same meal during Lent.
This positive decree leaves no room for oontro-
versy on the subject. Ctr Aota S. Sedla. volume
l.. Ballorini. SAbetu and 0enicot,
The Chancellor OF the diocese Of New YORK, there.
fore had some authority for saying that oysteru
and meat are forbidden at the SAME meal during
the present penltentlal season. P.J. HAYES,
Chancellor.
CHlNoEHr oFF1cH. New York. March II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20
Fur Bearing Animal, scarce.
From The 81. Paul Dispofcb,'

From the ST. Paul Dispatch
That the days OF trapping in Northern
Minnesota are nearly ended. and that the
industry will soon be a thing OF the past.
were the words spoken by George Denis,
who has returned from the international
border, where he has been on combined
fur buying and land seeking trip.
Il saw no white trappers on this trip
said Mr.. Denis. They we're all Indians or
breeds ] got some fox. matten. mink and
muskrat ftirs. otter and beaver you know,
are barred, i is against the Law 10 handle
these furs in Minnesota, North Dakota, Mon
tana and Manitoba. There sTe. some beaye-
and otter yet IN northern Minnesota, but
they are nc. longer plentiful 1 got fey
silver gray fox skins on this trip. and Z card
OF two black fox skins that had been sold up
north this winter; The blacks are very scare
some skins that bring as high as tl.Ooo. T.
all depends upon the quality Of the fur
shall soon leave on a fur buying trip SCI
miles north Of Winnipeg beyond the Por"l-
pine Hills There, / will be at liberty o buy
ermine TO be had there also.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20
Bank Notes Stand Much HnnnllnE.

From The Phladeiphio Record
That Uncle Sans notes stand a grest dt1l
Of rough and careless handling IL fact tNar
impresses itself upon any one who has ever
CHANGED 20 note the manner in which ihe
average cashier pulls and Jerks the bills lee
fore he pushes them through the window to
the waiting patron.
A single Treasury note measures s., inches
In width by ~ inches In length. II will sus-
tain. without breaking. lengthwise. a weight
Of ~ pounds; orosswise, a weight OF 81 pounds
The notes run four 10 a sheet-a sheet bciu :
81 inches wide by 1917 inches long. One q
these sheets ienRthwise will suspend los
pounds, and cTosswise III pounds
IL will be observed that a single note u
capable Of pstaining, crosswise, a weight NJ
oil pounds, which is twice the amount nv
pounds, OF the weight the note can tus-
tain len gthwise; while IN the case Of the sheet
the crosswise sheet lacks 80 pounds Of double
the sustaining power Of the lenEthvise sheet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20
What Japan Could DO.

The reluctance Of Paris bankers TO
lend Russia any more money under ex-
isting circumstances has not sufficed
apparently, to swerve the Gar, or rather
the Grand Ducal coterie which still con-
trolls him, from the proclaimed resolve
20 continue the war indefinitely. The
ST. Petersburg Government has taken
measures forthwith to borrow from its
subjects 500, 900 900, and it can, II il
chooses, use that part Of the gold reserve
which is not required by law to be kept
In the Treasury as security for the paper
currency. There is, in a word, no doubt
that Russia, II desperate counsels pre-
vail, can prosecute the contest with
Japan for at least another twelvemonth,
without external financial aid, but ulti-
mate bankruptcy would be unavoidable,
unless unexpected victory should enable
her once more to obtain advances from
central and western Europe Whether
there is any reasonable prospect Of Rus
tia's eventual success depends upon the
question whether the feet commanded
by Admiral RoJEsTvENsKY can secure
command Of the sea, and whether Japan,
even II triumphant in another naval
battle. is financially strong enough Ia
maintain great army in MGnohuris
Tor one or two years longer.
There Is no doubt that on paper
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

The gracious potentate from whom the
enterprising Mrs. READER ls said 70 have
procured for her clients a IS 900, 900 railway
contract is variously described as the Sui
tan Of Lahore and the Sultan Of Johore.
There Il no Sultan Of Lahore. That part
Of the Punjab has been British territory for
nearly sixty years.
There Is a Sultan or Rajah Of Johore,
IBRAHIM by name. Under British super
vision he rules over a population estimated
at 10000. The revenues and resources OF
Johore arc presented statstically In none
Of the reference books at hand.
The lamented Akhoond ofSwat died years
and Year, ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20
wArEHrowS, ". Y. March H. p
Nc 40 not apree id Ne. KelloRa.

We do not agree with Mr.. Kellogg.
Mr.. Kellogg says that 'ths LaRue Cobb
bill was not designed TO Gust Mr.. Hun.
whatever may have been the motive which
prompted the introduction Of this bill, its
practical effect, IL passed, will be 10 GUST
Mr.. Hun, and We are looking at results,
not motives.
Under the provisions OF the Code as II
now stands the Supreme Court reporter
receives no salary. The new law will make
the salary Of the reporter payable by the
STATE.
The only argument made by Mr.. Kellogg
in favor Of the proposed Law Is that the
Court OF Appeals reports now cost only 6S
cents a volume, while the Appellate Division
reports cost 50 volume. The burden, In
any event. is borne by the lawyers who buy
the reports. and we believe that the rsten-
ton Of Mr.. Hun In Office viii more than
compensate for the difference In the price
Of the books.
II the Appellate Division reporting Is
placed in the hands Of State Reporter, in
all probability the number Of volumes is
sued in the course Of the year will be ma
terially lessened, and this Of itself will be
q serious disadvantage TO the profession.
OF course part Of the work done by any
reporter IL done by clerks. but the editing
and the intelligent supervision must be
done by the reporter himself
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20
Mysterious Remarks by the Hon.
Serene Elisha Payne.

The Brooklyn Eagle attributes this
language concerning a tax on coffee TO
the Hon. SERENE Z. PAYNE Of New York,
chairman Of the Committee on Ways and
Means:
AL this talk about putting a duty on oofies and
tea and Increasing the internal revenue on beer IL
nonsense. probably originated from the same
source as the stony about en- increase In The Prss.
dents SGlGTy.-
What story about an increase in the
Presidents salary We should have
been glad 10 have heard such a story,
but unfortunately II was never told
What a pity that Mr. PAYNE, who is
nominally the leader Of the majority by
reason Of his post as chairman Of Ways
and Means, and who is 30 phenomenally
alert, active and cognoscitive Of all that
is going on around him, does not e1er-
else real power as a member Of the
Committee on Rules.
Perhaps II Mr.. PAYNE had been on the
Committee on Rules, in the place Of
DALzELL. his second in rank on Ways
and Means, the bill increasing the Presi-
dents salary would have obtained fair
treatment in the Hfty-eiShth Congress.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20
Conee and Patriotism.

To THE EDITOR oF TIE SUN Sir: Careful
measurement demonstrates that one pound
Of coffee will make thirty large cups OF the
suCculent and lnvigorating beverage, OF ample
strength.
On this basis a duty OF three cents pound
would mean one cent for each ten cups
What American citizen would not cheer
fully pay one-tenth Of a cent for say FIVE
years on each cup Of coffee he drank, for the
purpose OF impsrtinE prosperity 70 Porto
Rico. Hawaii and the Philippines. the young
est and most needy members OF his own fam
lily? WALTER J. BALLARD.
SCHENECTADY, March IS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

motives and mere than 10000 branch line
sEitchlng, electric and yard LOCOMOTIVES
In the construction OF locomotives Tor
American railroads, and for the countries
the railroads Of which are served by Ameri-
can locomotives. many novel Ideas have
been developed 70 secure greater speed and
to diminish the cost Of fuel required.
Last year tho American locomotives eH-
ported were valued at nearly 81, 900 900.
Mexico and Canada are the best customers
Of this country for locomotives. Mexico
paid 81 ,7sS 900 for las and Canada u ,sSS,3io
for 49,
The other countries which bought loco
motives hero were Japan. 10 the amount OF
500 900; Cuba, t22o. 900; China, $4,000; the
Argentine, 1000, and Brazil, 10000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

To rHE EDrroH or THn sUE--sir: Owen an
omnipotsnt, omniscisnt and omnipfesent God,
docs II not neoesss rly follow that mans destiny.
not only here, but htreAfter, \ hxod ana deter.
from ~
II there Is a Divinity that shapes our ends, :
what becomes Of human responsibility
Gan there possibly Be such thing a. freedom
Of the will under these conditions or must man be
regarded IS relatively free, while absolutely he IL
only a mere 1utomAton IN The hAAds OF a higher
poweTi ALTHnp n. BTIBEh
KuTErowN Pa, March IT,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

donI agree with the American people about ne
Phlippines.-B'pTSsShioff cHAhits & TOvSE
Unhappy American peoplei The least
they can do IL to revise Immediately and
thoroughly all the opinions in which they
are at odds with Mr.. TowNE and bring
themselves into happy accord with Wisdom
and Truth
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

To THE EDITOR or THB SuH-Sir! obserytuF
In TIE SUI Of several days ago lie pertinent
comments upon the Ignorance Of certain Of
our national representatives In Washington con-
eerning Red Oak, IA.-foT further particular see
Co1orssgionaI Rsooyd-mAy ] o1eT something edu.
eatonsl along RED oSR lines and ask leave 70 have
II oopied from TIE sun into the COn0rtsstonaI
Record. for the promotion Of Congressional knowl
edfe' make Red Oak twice a year with my
samples Of New York goods a. do other New YoTk
sAlesmen and the welcome We always get there IA
so substantial that feel IL my duty 70 pretent Red
OAK 70 the New York public with q send on that
will put spirsls In the hair OF ignorant Congress,
men. Here is what have 70 ohsr
TO NED OAK, iowa.
On the NishnAbato
That nowS 70 the sea
Through iowAn neldl Of
The highest degree
or culture In com.
II Is pleasant 10 see
Red oGk.
Old NishnsbatonG,
Who gave 20 the stream
It's name, was a wonder
And through the red Eisam
ofhh race he could see
The end Of his dream
Red o6h.
on the banhs Of the rivsr,
The wealth OF The STATE
In beauty and richness
conioin 70 create
Conditions resulting
In makinG greAt
Red oah.
Like a vision elusive, II
We see nom the car
The city Ne VieSpng
In blue hare GfAT.
And W. know that those tempioS
And minHrets art
Red oah
On our ssrs fan ne cadence
And hum Of the aUeet,
The musie and motion
OF huTTytng feet,
A We land ~ the station
And joyously greet
Red Oak.
In the city Of proFreas
we stand n AmSns
A. the symbos % movement
In al modern vtya.
And bow 70 the splrit
OF commerce that PAN
Red otk.
on the NshnAbStona
picture We zee
OF rat and Of beauty
And grand oncrEYf
wondroua composite
Meme other oould "
Rsd osh.
On the NishnabatonA
The trsv1oT Il crowned
Win ne sanae Of oompistoni
Hs Wund'ring srOund
Has sndei b ElpturA
And - thnala Cd ~ ioun1
-nTuaSSzD-1.sa-a -" Tom 0'UnnA'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

There are more than 10000 locomotives
In use on the railways Of the United States
The average cost Of locomotive is 81, 900.
This item Of railway equipment represents
q total investment Of over 500 900 900, a
colossal figure when Il IL considered that
the short life Of a locomotive makes Il per-
ishable railroad property.
The cost Of locomotives has increased
with each improvement made in their con-
struotion. Where ten years ago the aver
age cost Of a locomotive fully equipped for
service was 3i7 800, Il IL now SIS 600, and the
heavier trainload carried by American
railroads neoessitAtes q higher grade Of
freight Locomotives, with more strength and
less speed than passenger Locomotives.
There are 1000 passenger looomoevos
In service on railroads, 1900 fruight loco
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

To TIE EpEToH or TEE sUN-SF! Five clerks
Of tho City Couu are turned out Of once on the
charge Of misAppropnating feea
II the evidence against thsm b strong enough
for that. Why aFs not criminal proceedings inst-
tutedi Plan C1TIIEN.
NEW YoAK, March "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

Paris chemist has produced q -eolorabie imi.
tdtion- Of The Ordinary err % commerce. The
shell b made with blowpipe from q moist oombl-
nation Of lime and bismulh. The white OF the egg
IL made OF sulphur carbon and beef iat and The
yolk IL composed Of 4 mixture OF beef blood and
marnesla. colored with chronle yellow
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

Ths sphinx maintained imponstTable silence
~Hou foolish We remarked 70 the Erypukns.
WY dOu1 100 build = dumbvaiter shaft around
hsrf-
Refusing ON hluA hovvvoT, thsy dsvnvsd ~.
nalassatonEnpAs,aA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20
EEE Currency and the OouhterfsitinE Thereof,

Err are current coin In Mayo, Kerry, Donegal
and Lsitnm. They are everywhere received over
the counter In payment for tea. sugar. meal on,
bread, tobacco, patent medicines ana general
hAberdAsheTy. Accounts are kept open and goods
supplied on credit IN eeEs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

From ne Topeka Copnd.
10 noted that the Concordia biads absolutely
refuses 70 Be drawn into . quarrol with ne cow
Afdly Whsip," the ~chlnAmsA.- tn -ns who oon-
ducts the "deapised oontemporaFT= over IRE Way.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

Rluffon ooFrtspoadsnes PtnfbufG DtspafoA.
The women Of this town, who are woririhg 70
drive out the saloons a. coming local option eleo-
ton, arr oanvaEsinE the town win = face iotion,
preventing q supply OF the mixture 70 even woman
Vim yii promise 2 w 10 induce her husband 70
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

n our friends uho favor a. vah maHu'eftpt fof
aablkdioH trsh 10 have TeJscfsd dTss rCiurnsd' nv
mud IN al easst send dumps FOR MAJ purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

From Rs KSasas O. So
Mr.. Conway 2. Hoimoa haa Ount 0ui oardl tof
bridge psrties nurSdng I'D Friday anoTnoona.
hsaAsASAbh- OARSrA e5pne tntynAh
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20

Published ny The Sun Printing and Publishing
Association a. 10 Nassau street. In the Borough
Of Manhattan. New York.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-25
Death of J. r. DuBerry.

Mr.. j. r. DuBerry died at his home
in Eupos at O'Clock a. m. on the
morning OF the 10Th, after Il pro-
tracted illness with Bright's disease,
and his remains were inferred in Inka.
He was born at -PittSbor0, Calhoun
county, and was about 40 years Ofage.
He was member of the Methodist
church, q Mason and was in all re-
Spects good citizen, a true friend
and excellent business man. lie was
for a number of years an employee of
the Grenada Bank in this city, and
when the management decided to open
a branch bank at Eupora, he was placed
in charge and has handled the affairs of
that institution to the satisfaction of
the main bank, which is tribute 10
his integrity and capacity as busi-
ness man.
He leaves wife and two children,
besides other relatives to mourn his
untimely death, TO whom The Sentinel
extends sympathy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-25
CITY COUNCIL POsTPONEs.
On account of the special committee

On account of the special committee
consisting of w. NJ. Dubard, J. S.
King, j. T. Thomas, G.. w. Eatman
and w. G. Mclean, not being ready
with written report, the City Coun-
Gil, at its meeting On the night Of the
20, postponed action on tie matter
of constructing concrete or granolithic
side walks to the regular March meet
ing, when the special committee is ex-
pected to be ready with a complete
report.
The committee Is making diligent
efforts to be able to make an intelli-
gent report. OF their own vulition
they employed Mr.. j. F. Ferguson, a
civil engineer of Memphis, OF II years
experience and now employed by the
Memphis Trust Co., to make partial
survey as to street lines and etc. Of
Depot street and few others. That
gentleman has completed his work and
submitted a report to the committee.
This much is developed, and we
believe the Council realizes that it is
imperative, that the city must have
an accurate survey Of street lines, and
an accurate line of levels or grades be-
fore laying walks or gravelling streets.
We are glad to state further, that if
is understood that this special COM
mittee will make report favOring
immediate work on Depot street.
All these steps show that the COun-
Gil is exercising business discretion
and are endeavOring to begin rightly.
Their action is to be commended, and
we think they are to be congratulated,
and the city is indeed fortunate in
having these fine gentlemen, already
named, to give so much thought to
this matter so vitality connected with
Grenada'S future.
For business acumen, for careful
thought and wise planning and fol
broad gauged action and general intel,
ligenee, better committee could not
have been gotten in the State.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-25
J. E. Gayden. Jr., Suicides.

J. e. Gayden, Jr., was found dead
in his room at Hotel South in this city
on last Saturday evening. He regis
tered at the hotel at a late hour the
night before, and on being assigned
his room he requested the clerk not to
arouse him the next morning as he
wished to sleep. He was left undis-
turbed until Saturday evening about
6 O'Clock, when porter was sent to
his room to awaken him, and his awful
fate became known. The remains of
a bottle of strychnine sitting near his
bed told the story of the method OF
his destruction. A letter was found
addressed to a young lady, also one to
his father at Greenwood, and a note
instructing those who found him to
notify his brother in Greenwood.
The young man was raised at Wi
mona and is well connected. He was
in the employ of the I. G. Railroad
Go. as fagman.