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Good story OF . Murder Trial.

Mr.. Lambert. who was chosen to be FORE
man Of the jury in Frederic Trevor Hills
ingenious and highly interesting story OF
-The Accomplish" Harper Brothers.,
will be found to have been a very con-
scientious man. A scholar, and esteemed
by many to be the first living authority on
the subject Of Persian poetry, he has led
a seouestered life, and it was great change
for him to be foreman Of jury in murder
case in which the defendant was young
and unusually attractive woman. He tried
not to be on the jury; his first look at Miss
Emory, the defendant, convinced him that
she never could have murdered anybody;
hut the curious fact was developed when he
was examined as to his qualifications to be
a Juror that he had never read about the
murder OF Mr.. Shaw In the newspapers,
had never even heard OF 1t, and he was
clapped into the jury box before you could
say Jack Robinson.
When the story Of Mr.. Shaw's murder
was outlined by the prosecutor in his open
ing address Mr.. Lambert found himself
enthusiastically interested. 1t is doubtful
10 anything In the course OF his tnvestiga-
lions OF Persian poetry had ever moved
him 80 profoundly. When the jury was
dismissed at the close Of the first days
proceedings he was much impressed by
the Judges warning to the jurors not to
converse with anybody about the case
and not to read about 1t in the newspapers.
Circumstances seemed to conspire against
his innocence In this particular. An I'M
intentional eavesdropper, he heard out
Of court most remarkable testimony bear
/, q upon the Shaw murder. Miss Frayne,
a most attractive young person-the fore
mans age was 3e-came suddenly into
his experience and insisted upon saying to
him that Alice Emory was her dear friend
and that 1t was stupid and criminally
ignorant for anybody not to know that
Miss Emory did not kill Mr.. Shaw.
Our foreman's conscience got 70 work
at once. He felt it to be his duty to resign.
He informed the Judge that circumstances
newly arisen and not subject to bis control
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Viz. Shaw on a sO.Pase Ramble.

Mr. G. Bernard Shaw is capable Of being
discursive. and in his little book, "On Going
TO Church" (John W. Luce 4 Co.. BOSTON,,
he speaks Of his diet. For more than twelve
years, he tells us, he has tried the expert
ment of not eating meat or drinking tea,
cofTee or spirits. 1t may be that his very
notable modesty and repression are due
to this somewhat heroic caution. He
reviews the effect upon his fellow men of
various matters that he himself does not
touch He tells US:
An exhibition of the cleverest men and
women in London at P. NJ, with their
afternoon tea cut off, would shatter many
illusions. Tea and coffee and cigarettes
produce conversation; lager beer and pipes
produce routine journalism; wine and gal
lantry produce brilliant journalism. essays
and novels; brandy and cigars produce
violently devotional or erotic poetry; NOR
Thia produces tragic exatation (useful
on the stage); and sobriety produces an
average curate's sermon
More observations of the sort follow.
Most of the activity of the Press, the Pulpit,
the Platform and the Theater is only
symptom of the activity of the drug trade,
the tea trade the tobacco ira and the
liquor trade" "The mark left on novel
IN the Leisure Hour by a cup Of tea may
I've imperceptible to a Bishops wife who
las just had two cups; but the effect Is there
Is certainly as il De Quinceys 1900 drops
of laudauum had been substituted. The
essay goes on in this way to the middle
&C page IA at that point, which marks the
end Of precisely one-quarter Of the whole
work, the author speaks Of going to church.
If anybody sees bicycle leaning against
n tombstone in a country churchyard, he
may reasonably conclude that Mr.. Shaw
i, in the church, supposing 1t to be an old
church or new church Of the right sort.
What Mr.. Shaw asks OF the master builder
of churches lie: Mirror this cathedral for
me in enduring stone; make II with hands;
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Ugly TOdhuntcr.

1t is not likely that the reader will think
Todhunter very pretty baptismal name
for the hero Of Margaret Doyle Jackson's
story, when Love Is King" C. w. Dilling-
ham Company. Doubtless it was not
meant to be pretty, but rather to At the
bearer, who was not handsome, though he
had sterling virtues and heart that was
in the right place.
We see Todhunter In his infancy. At
the age Of 7 he had saved seven pennies,
with which he was on his way to buy a
bullseye lantern, when he met Pike, the
butchers son, who was about to drown a
dog. Pike agreed to exchange the doomed
dog for the seven boarded pennies, but
when he had got the money ne treacher-
ously refused to perform his part of the
bargain. He was moving on with the dog
in the direction Of the water, when little
Todhunter, beside himself with anger, flew
at him in front, while Todhunter's friend
Luke, a second hero In the story, moved
vigorously upon him in the rear. The
battle IL wildly described. We are glad
to say that the dog was saved.
The heroine liz introduced to us in chap
ter entitled .The Poppy Lady" She fell
in field Of stubble and wounded her hand.
She wore a scarlet dress, and Todhunter,
who caught his first glimpse Of her as she
lay PROSTATE, thought her clump OF pop
pies, when she jumped up and approached
him, holding out the injured member. Her
age was six. She wore shiny black slippers
and short white socks. above which shone
two little bare knees almost as white, but
now cruelty scratched. Around her face
her tousled hair held the golden CLEAN Of
corn waving In the sunlight, and through
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For the sublima ton OF Government.

Mr.. H. NJ. Williams, author Of the newly
published book, Observation-Disclosures
which," The NJ. W. Hazen Company,
saws that 'the Sources Of Power should
never under any plausible pretext confer
their power, even for a single hour, on any
man or body of men, but should retain it
ALWAYS under their own control" He says
that the Sources OF Power are three in num-
Der and are Muscle, Brain and Money.
beginning at page 40 he maps out new
plan Of government which he believes would
be advantageous for this country. We
would gladly reproduce the whole Of it il
there were not powerful reasons operating
to our restraint.
For one thing Mr.. Williams thinks that
Congress should consist OF three divisions.
TO be called the Commons, the House and
the Senate. The Commoners should be
elected by the Muscle Power. every male
person of fixed age being allowed to vote.
This, he says, would be real Manhood
Suffrage" and we should think there could
be no doubt of it. Members Of the House
should represent the Brain Power, and should
be elected by male and female voters pos
sessed Of "a certain limited education"
Senators should represent the Money Power,
and should be elected by males and females
paying a certain amount Of taxes.
Why strong women should not be allowed
to vote for Commoners we cannot see.
Suppose laundry strike should come up
in Congress; would there not be definite
injustice to the Sources of Power? Any
body having it in mind to be President had
better be 1t before Mr.. Williams's plan
comes into effect, because the Sources OF
Power will not do very well by him after
ward He will hardly be grateful to them
If he has blood and ambition. The book
has seemed to us very ingenious and earnest.
We have not discovered in it single base
or selfish idea.
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The Tyranny
of the Dark

Hamlin Garland's latest novel
is daring venture into a new
and fascinating held-that of the
occult, says The NeeD York World:
"He has woven from his ex-
periences the threads OF = most
interesting tale. 1t will inter-
est both believers in and scoff-
ers at the life invisible. In
this strange setting, romance
becomes doubly attractive. Mr..
HAMLIN Garland has CIV
u ~, . Mn,e en- US another
u LAM. .. = delightful West
la'e'' move. ern girl. Her
rescue from this mysterious
"Tyranny of the Dark" accom-
plished by her lover, is the most
engrossing kind of strong,
moving fiction.
HARPER { BROTHERS, n Y.
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woven in with a charming love-
tale.
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The


cit is within bounds to say
that The Aeeomphiee is the very
best novel founded on a crime
and its unravelling that has been
published in a decade-and we
do not forget Conan Doyle or
RaAles either" says one critic Of
this fascinating mystery story
written along lines entirely new
in fiction. The story is told
from a novel point Of view
the hero being the foreman Of
the jury at holly contested
murder trial. The story goes
D. in and out Of
rn.n1n,cu the courtroom
rnEv HnT All thr ough =
'"I'oN '-- maze Of mys-
terry and sensational develop
ments.
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terry and sensational de-
ments.
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An Able Romance OF the Japanese war

To the great mass Of literature inspire d
by the Russo-Japa nese conflict Sidney
Mccall has made notable and significant
contribution in his new romance, "The
Breath Of the Gods 1t il a romance to
be reckoned with and singularly pertinent
to the time in Its conscientious and elaborate
Interpretation Of the tenacity Of Japanese
ideals, the intensity and silent force OF the
Japanese character and their inspirations
In The traditions, customs and governing
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political
alton
brings forth
are closely
,rrino layA
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Tn. Town Of sublette In Illinois,

To TIP EDITOR or TINS SuS-str. In your article
IN the origin of Certain Place Names IN the United
states" you sAy that there was neither affection
poetry nor imagination IN giving 70 a township
ia Illinois the name Of Sublctte simply because
the contract for grading that part Of the Illinois
Central Railroad vas Sublet ~ that place"
True enough. n such were the origin hut isn't
u more likely that the township mentioned was
named Tor ZONE member OF c,Uain Sublstta
family which was at least fairly well known IN
Kentucky and Missouri and from there throughout
lhe West m the hrst half OF the last century,
one Sublrtto married a daughter Of Col. william
whitley, an Indian lighter Of pioneer Kentucky.
for whom Whitley county, KY, was named.
This Sublette had I'VE sons. all with the adventurous
pioneering instinct. They were miners end trap
p~rs and blazcd the 'Suhletts trail" which was
Travelled by the rol1 hunters bound for California
IN isso. The last one died about 1895.
u is only recently that suit Was brought IN the
ST. Louis courts 10 perfect title N certain ven
valuable property IN 81. Louis which was left by
one Of these brothers. This properly was formerly
known az the Suhette farm, and is now bounded
b. Kings Highway, old Manchester Road Sublette
avenue and the Missouri Paonc Railroad tracks.
NEW YORK, April IS, ETC.
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snme stntistic. Of Crime.

From the report Of the District Attor-
news Chief Clerk for 1904 it appears
that only one criminal over 70 years Of
age fell into the hands of the authorities
last year. lie was accused Of conduct
ing a policy shop, but what his fate was
is not disclos ed. OF the 2,466 persons
convicted Of crime in the year, 97l
we're men between 2l and 3d. and "a were
women between the same ages. Only
"A women under 20 were convicted, and
81 over 30. OF men, GA under voting
age were found guilty, and $50 had passed
30. Eleven Of the men were between
90 and 10, and II between so and 90.
or the women, four we're over 80, but not
over 90, and II between 40 and 50.
Grand or petit larceny was proved
against l,234 men and 12l women, these
crimes accounting for more than so
per cent. Of the convictions obtained.
Assaults Of various degrees brought 247
men TO book but only is women. No
woman was convicted Of assault in the
first degree, nor was any woman proved
TO be a burglar. Four men were con-
victed Of burglary in the first degree,
2s in the second and 800 in the third.
Three women we're found guilty Of man
slaughter, Ave Of forgery and four Of
bigamy. Only two cow lotions for arson
were secured in the year. the inoen-
diaries being men.
OF the persons convicted, $50 were set
at liberty under suspended sentences, 62s
were sent TO the penitentiary, $40 10 State
prison and sol 90 the Elmira Reforma-
tory. In only one case was a new trial
granted. The State prison sentences
imposed on the men averaged 4 years
and months each, on the women years
and 8 months The penitentiary SEN
fences for each sex averaged months,
and the city prison sentences a month.
The sum total Of the sentences imposed
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A New J,r..y PhIlo.orh.r. View.

To IHE EDTroR or THE SUS-Sr, shall Chris
tlans marry Jews and vice vesA7 You certainly
cannot ask US TO take the word OF theoorlan OF
ether class upon this subject. Are they not the
strongest force al work 10 day TO keep all humanity
divided
NoAask the men who see things a. they are. who
think for themselves who take nothln for granted,
who IN forming conclusion upon a subject can
lay aside all prejudice, In fact, who have prclu-
dlces not founded on reason.
II seems TO such a one that intermarrAEc Is the
one and only solution which will for an time close
the chapter In the history OF mankind upon the
pages OF which arc recorded deeds doneln the name
OF religion which will be lncom prth ensibic 10 the
coming and more perfect men and women. and Of
which the past and pres ent might well be ashamed.
what sound reason has ever been advanced
which jusilhcs unfolding the barrlors that have
been rooted In centuries ~ supcr,iton' Here IN
this country we I've under the same laws we breathe
the same sirIwe follow the same customs, We live
the same life. and We pride Ourselves upon the
thought that there Is no NORTH, no Fast no south,
no west bur all Is ours ana so there should b. no
Christian and there should be no Jew, but a race
OF men and women with creed that needs no
prejudice 70 adhere 10, and rcquirts no accident
OF birth 10 follow a creed which will bring 70 the
Inhabitants o. this earth the fullest measure Of
happiness and the greatest exercise Of absolute
justice OF man 70 man The well meritcd con-
demnaton OF the future race will be visited on al
those who for sehsh ends or from motives spring
ing from ignobie emotions attempt 10 prevent
the contamination Of this our end toward which
matters are surely shaping II. c. ToRRFT.
MoHRIsTovN, April o.
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Mr.. Bryan'sIdcars.

Mr.. BRYAN loves to lecture ON The
Value Of Ideals The pursuit Of his
ideals has been somewhat costly 10 the
Democratic party, hut, as an uncom-
promising idealist, what does he care?
He was idealizing in the Erie reserva-
ton last week, with all his old fervor
and volume; but it ia a little sad TO sec
that he il no longer irrevocably pledged
TO take of the Curse Of Gold:
Il believe in letting the people have what they
want. II they want high tariff. say let them
have a higA tarr II they want gold standard,
let them have H. II they want double standard.
! say let them have that ! understand that there
Il a metal Of which there is only two pounds In the
world, and II the people think that there is too
much money under present conditions and want
70 demonetDe both gold and silver, and vote to
make radium the standard. would be In favor Of
that"
So the sacred words, Sixteen to One,
lose their power. One ideal slips into
the shining soup, and the idealist goes
on happily 10 Government ownership
Of interstate railroads. The producing
classes can be saved without silver
Clothes wear out and money may be
lost, but the fellow with the high ideal
has it always on his person. So Mr..
BRYAN, in effect. He can involve him
self In his virtue we suppose; wear his
ideals. II he Is foolish enough TO want
money, probably Mr.. BRYAN will give
him some; for happiness comes in
giving rather than receiving and who
Is happier than Mr.. BRYAN
It seems all the stranger that he didn't
give away $4,000, instead Of trying to
collect that sum from the estate Of a
Connecticut disciple.
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Gen. Leonard wood on the Moros,


It seems like old times to hear from
Gen. LEONARD WooD again. After long
absence from the landscape he re-
appears in an Official report Of his
opinions Of the unregenerate Moros.
After year Of experience among them
he pronounces their form Of slavery TO
be about the worst imaginable.
We uphold no institution TO which
the term slavery can be applied, but
the general impression given by those
in charge of the Moros during the six
years preceding the Wood regime has
been that Moro slavery is a monster
Of far less horrid mien than Gen. WooD
finds il to be. He has failed TO discover
in il that element which many others
have called "paternal.' He admits that
there are many instances where the re-
lations between slave and owner are
friendly, but he calls such cases 'acci-
dents" Others have declared them TO
be the rule. He can see nothing "be-
nefcent, kindly or paternal' in a system
in which the owner holds the power Of life
or death over the slave. This is doubt
less a correct and respectable view, but
the practical value OF it depends largely
upon the frequency with which the
power is exercised.
He calls the Moros religious and
moral degenerates, and deplores the
fact that such written laws as they ever
possessed have fallen into disuse. This
is lRmentable, though it is perhaps no
more than might reasonably be expected
under the circumstances. In view Of
the fact that even here in the United
States there are people who neither fear
COP nor regard the laws of man, al
though surrounded by Christian influ-
ences ever since their birth, il is not
altogether surprising that six years Of
American military government and one
year Of Gen. WOODS administration have
not yet wholly redeemed these benighted
souls.
The really cheering feature Of Gen,
WOODS report is his statement that
with all their faults, the Moros are brave
and resolute," and that there has been
a very material increase in the output Of
hemp and other products II the re-
ligious degenerates will raise plenty Of
hemp, and il some Of the moral degen-
crates are used 70 stretch a small part
OF the crop, there will be ground for
hope that the blessings Of civilization will
vet find a home in Mindanao, Jolo and
Bongao.
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WHo CAMS ABorT RELIoT0N9

70 THE Enron on Inc sUH-S'ri Wa
Street may not take an interest In the ro-
lgious question That mutltudes do
have proof before mo IN the published seriss
Of letters on tho thesis DO We Believer
stated to DO a selection out Of nine thousand
letters on thrt subject sent to the London
Dc'ly Telegraph. a thoroughly secular paper,
IN the course OF the last thrOo months OF
last year There Is not in the whole collec-
ton the faintest trace Of the oxford con-
troversy, in which may say took no part.
nothing appears but present, earnest ana
perfectly openmlnded desire for truth about
the foundations Of belief
The clergy at all events must be anxious
to learn whether they arc preaching truth
or ialsehood. II 10 impossible 10 suppose
that they will forever be content TO pander
TO mere expediency or fashion by teaching
lIss and enactinR mummeries, They are,
rs a class, men who have turned aside from
the pursuit Of lucre TO dedicate their lives
TO the service Of truth. But even Wall
Street may have more interest in religion
ua1 1t thinks, Or. Osler is probably right
IN saying that most men have not thought
much about future state; yet the general
Impression has had general effect. This
lie Il not so satisfactory to all az II Is to the
prosperous fnancier. Tell the toiling
masses that the present world is all, ard
you may have, perhaps you are already
beginning to have, pretty lively struggle
for the possession Of the present world.
GOODWIN SMITH
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THE NEW YORK CONSCIENCE.
Incidents That Lead an observer 60 Think
Irs Callnused.

To TIE EDITOR or THE SUN sir: Saturday
afternoon ~ 600 citizens Of New York, having
been put upon their honor not 70 do so, lied
themselves into a bail game. The most
significant thing about this affair, 20 my mind,
is that nobody except a man from Texas,
whose letter appears in this mornings Sun.
seems to be shocked at IL.
Nobody seemed surprised II was accepted
as a commonplace No newspaper that
have seen has made other than casual and
half jocular comment on the occurrence.
And yet the Erinning liars who passed the
gate keeper that day fairly represented,
according 10 report. the average standard
Of New York truthfulness and probity. And
nobody but a man from Texas has expressed
any disgust at this revelation Of what that
standard is,
Just the other day 7 rode In a Broadway
car with a merchant Of standing in this city,
He is really prominent, stands as a good
type Of business man and citizen. and he's
wealthy. While he was talking. the conductor
demanded his fare, and he rendered a half
dollar, which the conductor promptly rejected
dlatcly Mr. business Man expressed a fervid
opinion Of the man who had passed the Coun-
terieit on him: What do you think OF a
man like thatE' he walled. HE must have
known was bad. and he took me for an easy
Tie slipped the coin back into his pocket
with SIGH; rs rotten bad Imitation,
getting rid Of ~"
Now, the point want N make IL that I
have told that story 10 a dozen New Workers
In the last week. and not one OF them seemed
to think there was ANYTHING funny en- IT,
What did you expect he'd do, asked my
barber, "throw 70 away"
What's The matter with the New York
NFw York, April 2t
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Herr BoNN that thS stln1ard Of per-
form1nces Is mloh hlyh3r now than II
was before lag rlnB wero known in
tn larger German thsat,rs This classic
plays are still revived. but they are
a,tsd only after adequate study ana
rehearsal. In the old days actors played
three or four new roles every week and
never had tbs time 70 learn correctly
the text Of any Of them. This same con-
dition OF affairs existed in those palmy
days Of tradition in our own theatsrs.
II is not much amelloratsd in our stock
companies Of to-day when, with tbs
two daily performances and the weekly
changes Of program, the players are
rarely able to become letter perfect in
the text of their roles,
Long runs enable actors TO study
sufficiently and rehearss adequatsly
whatever they may intend to do later.
1t may be a weekly performance Of
Schiller or Goethe that Herr BONN will
inject into his regular schedule. In any
case, the representation will have bsen
thoroughly prepared.
1t is perhaps to be regretted that we
have here the system Of long runs with
out the variety that comes from the per-
Torrance of other plays once or twice a
week. That might be an advantage to
actors condemned to one play for a year
or more. It is true that there have
been very few such during recent
seasons. Most Of them have found it
necessary to learn a number OF new parts
in one season, Moreover, Herr BONN
may interrupt his regular performances to
act classic play, while it would be quite
impossible for Mrs. FIsKE, for instance,
10 produce a Shakespearian tragedy in
alienation with the drama that made
up the regular bill. New Workers are
too captious TO be satisfied with the ort
Of scenery that Berlin would accept in
such a performance. No American man
ager could afford to mount one Of his
classic plays with the necessary elabora-
ton, for only few performances. That
is the regrettable fact about our system
Of long runs, which has at last found
a foreigner to speak in its favor.