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VIZ. GOLDMAN SMITH AND "G,W.L,"

To THE EDITOR or The SUN-Su: In reply
to ca. W. L. let me say that ! should be
extremely sorry TO misreprosent in any way
the position Of that admirable writer ana
my great friend Matthew Arnold. | gave
my impression. Anything very precise is
hardly TO be expected However, in Culture
and Anarchy l think it clearly appears that
Arnold upheld the State Church, pre:uma-
bly, with its dogma and ritual for the ma
ton, and condemned Nonconformity. while
he was himself "a tho we'll l,noTn passage
on the three Lord ShaftesbuIys shows,
very decided fceethinker. Such J believe
to be tho general attitude Of thousands OF
highly educated men In England who o2-
pose disestablishmont on social and pohu-
cal grounds to which Arnold adds culture
and taste. | have seen striking examples
of this. have known an Openly avowed
freethinker TO charge his estate with the
building of a church for the people. ho
was as upright man as ever lived 80
was Matthew Arnold, though that for which
he specially stood. perhaps, was not SO
much intellectual honesty as spiritual
culture.
With regard 10 my own position let me
say once more that | have not presumed
to do anything in the way OF constructive
criticism or to tender a theory. | have
only challenged the extreme conclusions
OF -materialism with respect to free
will, the authority of conscience, and the
spiritual life, endeavoring at the same time
to call attention to the pressing importance
of the general question in a social az well as
in a reli gious point OF view
G)LpwIN SMITH.
P. Shocking back over my letters see
that in that Of Oct. 20, 1903, the word East
ern" has been allowed 10 stand where 1t
should not, the list Of names which follows
having been enlarged so as to include some
that were not Eastern
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Our Depend enoe on the Tronics

A bulletin issued by the Department of
Commerce and Labor shows our imports
from the tropics during 1904 as s4e5 ,e7l, :
949, or 40 per cent. Of our total merchan-
disc imports from all countries, plus
nearly s5O,OoO,OO0 from our insular pos
sessions.
An analysis Of items shows that s2ol, =
29S.s71, or SO per cent Of the total, con-
sisted Of eatables and drinkables. One
quarter of the whole was sugar and
molasses. We bought 1925 ,a22 gallons
Of molasses and 4,1s7, 357,l7s pounds OF
sugar, Of total value Of sl14,lel ,4O3
Coffee imports stand second on the list,
with l,1l2,7oS,54e pounds, valued at
ss7,s42, 955. We bought SIC, S57, 27o worth
of tea. and 50, 100 ,22o worth Of cocoa and
chocolate. Fruit and nuts are repre-
sented by 24,a4e 1888. This includes
$S,le5 $50 worth of bananas, one-half Of
which came from Central America;
s3,4sl, $40 worth of lemons, nearly all
from Italy, and nearly $4,000, 900 worth
Of nuts, Spices were valued at 81 ,ooO, OOO
ana the remainder oil THIS group appears
in rice, sage, tapioca, &c.
Raw materials represent the next
group in importance. The list shows
raw silk, $50, 453. 975, one-half Of it from
Japan and quarter from Italy; fibres.
s29,O57 1884, represented by hemp from
Manila, sisal from Mexico and lutte
from the Fast Indies india rubber and
gutta peroha, 1897 $3.50, Of which 90
per cent. came from Brazil and such
items as vegetable oils gums, cabinet
woods and cork, adding more than s2s,
900 900 to the list. Other items of smaller
valuation are opium. feathers. ivory.
dyewoods, indigo, cinchona bark and
sponges.
The increasing demand for these
wares is shown by the following table
Of
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Canada's New Provinces.

On Feb. 81 Premier LAURIER formally
introduced in the Canadian Parliament
the Government bill for the addition Of
two new provinces to the Dominion, each
of them about the size Of Texas.
The four territories Of Assiniboia,
Saskatchewan, Alberta and Atbabaska
are 10 be redstricted and converted
into the provinces Of Saskatchewan and
Alberta. The division will be effected
by a north and south line on the 10th
meridian The northern boundary will be
the e0th parallel of latitude and the
southern boundary the United States
border The eastern boundary will prob
ably remain as il now Is. Only a few
years ago this area was wilderness,
the home Of the Indian and the pasture
land of the buffalo. II is still sparsely
settled, but II Is estimated 10 have al the
present time a population OF 500, 900, with
more coming every year. The census of
1901 gave it q little more than 10000.
The line OF division will give TO each
fair half Of the present population.
Manitoba, with an area of only 1872
square miles had hoped and still hopes
that part of this $4,000 square miles
thus divided may be added to her polit-
ical domain. Such an arrangement does
not seem at all probable, although there
is a possibility that Manitoba may be
appeased by giving her slice OF Kee-
watin, which now forms part of her
northern and eastern boundary. lines.
The proposal brings with it two ques-
lions Of interest. One relates TO school
establishment and the other TO the
political proprietorship of part OF the
area Canada ia plagued with a ques-
ton Of race and religion which it is i'm
possible TO ignore, BY law of 1871 the
inhabitants Of townships or parishes
acquired the right TO establish sectarian
schools. A supplementary law oil 1855
provided that the provincial school fund
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THE FORTY-YE4R DEAD LINE.
DO Professional Instructors Habitually
Disregard Experience and Practicc2

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-.Str' Another pro
fessor has broken loosc, moved the human dead
lire back TO- and 1ed en- as the arbitrary date OF
iuterment Each outbreak OF this KIND does much
injury. Employers Of large bodies OF men often
take such utteranoeS professional edicts, and
many might be inclined 20 accept them as truths.
with the resul, Of limiting the opportunities Of
many worthy employee. or would be employee.
The truth is, with all due consideration 10 the
professor and his Learning. that the axe OF an in
dlVdual Is not matter OF years, but OF physical
condition at any given age. Many man OF NIFTY is
physically and mentally the superior OF meny men
OF thirty. and this is general that any abstract
theory must fall In face OF the visible fact or
men born 81 given date IS fated 10 1--we to 81.
the other co. At IS. then. onelsan old man. near
ing bis end; the other young mau' Jug beginning
his usefulness.
Again. some men mature late, others early.
Some men r,pen and decay early. others are green
fruit until late In life. We need no statistics 10
prove this only litte observation ~ those with
whom rub elbows
II Is very regretsble that men who 10 know
so little Of the most important OF studies. human
nature. should be at the head OF educational insti-
tutlons without guardians 70 edit their thinkings.
for OF all the fAlaces we have had diShed out TO
US OF late. the college professors, seated the egg
OF fancy. hatch out the most They actually do
HARM for. besides injury In business, they create
In the young diSdAin for the Old, who. by very
reason OF the experiences gained In living, are en-
titled TO every consideration and respect
Apparently our professional instructors never
open that greatest OF books, Experience and Prac-
tlcc. Thirty EIGHT.
pAryHaox Feb II
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Age and Creative Genius.

To THE Enron or TIE SuS-.sfr' As supple
ncnt to topics being Just now discussed. these
items may bc OF interest;
Johann Reper was SO years old when he gave to
the world his discovery OF the law OF the distance
OF the planets from the sun.
Francis Bacon was 50 years old when be published
his "Novum organum."
Pierre Gassendl was 50 years old when he pub
nshcd his atomic theory.
Otto Won Guericke was IS years old when he
invented the air pump.
Johann Rudolph Won GlAuber was IS years old
when he discovered sodium sulphato (Glauber salt
lished the Law OF gravltation.
Gottfried Wilhelm Le!bnliz was 81 years old when
he was commissioned to establish the Academy OF
Sciences IN Berlin.
Anionius van Leeuvenhoek was ss years old when
he discovered blood oorpusces infusons sperma-
tozoA, &c.
Rene Resumur was a years old when he brought
out his thermometer
Benjamin Frankln was 10 years old when he
Invented the lightning rod.
Joseph Priesuey was al years old when he dis
covered oxygen.
Jan Inrsnnousz was % years old when he dis
covered the respiration OF plants.
Henry Cavcndlsn was IS yeaS old when he dis
covered hydrogen.
Christian Huygens was ~ years old when he
published bis theory Of The unduaton Of lgat
Count Derthollct Rlaproth. John Dalton, GAY
LussAe. Count Rumiord tBenlamln thompson
woehier, Liebg. Alexander Won Humboldt and, In
fact. the majority OF the eminent chemists and
physcism did thelr most Important work Ia ad
vanoed years.
ONE or DR- osLHR's INTENDED VICTIMS.
HoBoKgS Feb. -.
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A Text for To-day.

Congress is not in session to-day. Let
those Senators and Representatives who
are honoring us and profting themselves
by giving attention to the pages OF TIE
Sun Of this morning turn their eyes for
an instant to the calendar.
Five days, or, at the most, five and n
half remain Of the present session. When
the Fifty-eighth Congress has expired at
noon on Saturday next it will have be-
come constitutionally impossible to add
one dollar to Mr. ROOSEVELT s compensa-
ton during the entire period of four years
for which he has been elected President
1t must be done before next Saturday
uson, or it cannot be done at all
Having consulted the calendar, let
the torpid Senators and Representatives
take their Bibles and hunt up the
seventh verse OF the tenth chapter of
the Gospel according to st. Luke.
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TROUBLES or A STRANGER.
Sad Plight OF a visitor Who Wants 10
knnM What 10 Wear.

TO THE EpiroR or The Sun Sir | came
here three months ago from tho West TO
spend a few months and few dollars When
| left home. being in some doubt as to what
| should wear. | made inquiry. and was IN
formed by the people Of my small city that
New Workers did the proper thing in thnt line,
and | could find out very quickly what was
correct. in mems dress. am not a stickler
for form and haven't money enough to be
ultra fash ionable but ! know some good
people and do like to be passable.
What / wear in the daytime doesn't bother
me much for this is not London, and find
that my frock coat is good enough for any
thing in the afternoon. and don't have 10
wear that at the less formal functions. But
at ght 20 Heavens to Betsy what a prohleml
went one night to a fun dress affair and
all the men wore white walstcoats | had
black one. | hurried away next day and
bought a white waistcoat. Al the next affair
] had on my white waistooat All the other
men wore black waistcoats. Not the same
men, but men OF the same social grade.
One sunday night ! was invited TO dinner;
| wore dinner clothes. All the other men had
on lrock coats as IS the custom m old New
York families. At another sunday night
dinner | wore my frock coat. as did an old
New Yorker who was the only other man
present. and our host wore a Tuxedo AZ
dress with black wai-tcoet. Three men
wore white vaistcoats, and the host, man
oil lhSnipu, wore u luAflp
At the usual informal evening function Of
say twenty to forty people. men wear swallow
tails with black ties or white, and black waist
coats or white. or Tuxedos with white or
black wastcoats or ties and no sort Of regu-
larity anywhere. At the theatres and at con
certs the same heterogeneity prevails, until
man becomes 80 disturbed in mind when the
hour TO dress arrives that he is tempted to
put on bathrobe and 20 II easy.
There should he some definite rule, or
take the Id on and let every man wear any
thing he wants to wear and be in Quit as
good form as any other man present To
me the apparel Is not OF so much moment as
the people l meet, and am willing to wear
a bathrobe. or paiamas for that matter. but
/ don't want 20 appear like a guy who doesn't
know the usages OF good society.
II any sort OF dress goes all right. | II wear
any sort But If there is n rule for one kind
OF evening dress which Is recognized among
people who observe rules. then ! want that
clearly set forth and adhered TO for my own
peace OF mind. first because am IN New
York trying TO do as New Workers do, and
secondly. because New York has a reputation
among the provinces which she is under some
obi cation to live MP to. VISITOR.
MADISON SQUARE. Feb. 81
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Naming the Boy,

We don't know whether 10 take the
initiative or to propose referendum
as to this petition from a proud and
happy man:
To THE EpIroR or THK sus-Sfr; Two OF
them Two OF the nnest simultaneous boys that
ever yelled Picture herewith. But we can't
make up our minds what TO call them. wanted
to call one MkCESAs BENTON after our Congress
man. and tho other THOMAS. Jr.. after my ,clf but
my wife says that MEoESAs Is not q Christian
but a heather name. and that THOMAS Is too
common for a child OF hers, especially when 1t Is
a twin Can you help u.s. and will your
NEosHo, Mo. Feb, II. THOMAS BILLaBARRow.-
This is delicate matter. into which
we should have preferred not TO be
called but duty is duty and advice is
cheap. We hold these positions, whereof
if the first be but counsel of perfection
the second is the basaltic truth:
/. Babies of right ought to be self
naming. They should be numbered,
until they reach sufficient age or dis
erection to understand the obligation of
a name and to pick one to their mind.
Ignorant or unfeeling parents saddle
their offspring with names unmusical
or absurd Children don't name their
parents. Why should parents name
their children?
?, STILL slavery 10 an unjustifiable
custom almost forces Mr.. and Mrs.
BILLsBARRow to force names upon that
double rose of love. For twins two names
with but a single thought are desirable
Indissouble twinhood should appear.
Therefore our suggestion is: THEODORE
ROOSEVELT BILLsBARRow and WILLIAM
BRYAN BIlI4sBARRow.
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LAKE oHAD DISAPpEARING.


Lake Chad has always been counted
among the great lkcs OF Africa, but 1t Is
no longer a great lake Within fifteen or
twenty years 1t has shrunk to about one
half it's former dimensions The lake
which whom its waters were highest was
among the largest in the world is now III
process OF disappearance.
Commandment L Enfant has brought nome
10 France the most detailed and dehnite
Information about Lake Chad that mas
bssn received for a long time. He says that
a few years ago the torrenthl rains ialieo
to appear for three years in succession
The result was that the lake shrank so Ia
within its usual bounds that party oil
the Kuri natives with their cattle marcheu
clear across 1t between its southeastern
and northwestern coasts without wettlhg
their feet. The lake for many miles around
Its borders has become perfectly dry
The southern shores OF the lake still occupy
about the same position in which the maps
have always shown them; but the SOUTH
west extension has become nothing more
than swamp. About half the old area
TO the northeast has become dry iand' ana
the waters have receded for miles from
the former western shore line. Tho present
form OF the lake is something ike tie letter
v with the acute angle to the south and
two long and comparatively narrow arms
with depth OF water that rarely exceeds
twelve feet.
The Shari and many smaller rivers sun
pour their waters into tho lake, but II
has been proved that without abundant
rainfall Lake Chad cannot hold its own
against evaporation. For long time,
rainfall has been very small on the average.
and the water receipts from the rivers
have not been sufficient TO balance the
loss by evaporation
So this famous old lake seems doomed
TO destruction. and the desert Is helping
evaporation 10 keep it dwindling The
northeast trades which blow over our
Atlantic also blow over Lake Chad, and they
are carrying great quantities OF sand from
the desert and building up long narrow
sand islands in the eastern part OF the lake.
so new land masses are forming in the lake,
while in other places land is supplanting
water surface by the drying up of the
shallower parts Of the lake Commandment
L'Enfant thinks it may not be many years
before the whole Of Lake Chad will have
become solid land or merely vast marshy
expanse that can nowhere be navigated.
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After solemn ponderng the Senate
Committee on Rules begot and the Hon.
HENRY CABOT LODGE had the clerk read
this resolution:
Until further orders the sergeant alarms is
instructed not TO permit flowers 10 be brough, into
the Senate chamber"
The Senate Committee on Rules con-
sists of Mr.. SPooNER, Mr.. ALDRlcH, Mr.
ELKINs, Mr.. LODGE, Mr.. TELLER. Mr.
CocKRELL and Mr.. BACON. Mr.. ALDRIcH
is abroad. In gracious remembrance Of
that absence, the Hon. JOHN TYLER
MORGAN tossed some pretty little Rhode
Island posies at him this same day.
These statesmen of the rules cannot
be suspected of petty jealousy. If
language so homely BELTS a theme so
high, their noses are not put out of joint
because the desk of this Senator or that
is almost buried in roses after his re-
election. at the opening OF session, or
upon any occasion when he has endeared
himself to his feminine constituents or
is upon particularly good terms with his
florist
A nobler, an altruistic motive aims this
order at the sergeant-at-arms
The older Senators wish to encourage
struggling and tongue-tied novice.
They feel that If the Hon. ALBERT JERE-
MIAH BEvERIDGR will conquer his mod
esty and give wings to his thought, the
Senate will have flowers to burn.
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ABRAHArl LINCOLN BRICK Of South Bend,
Ind. is the Republican Representative who
drew upon himself the indignant rejoir ar
OF w BoUBKE COCHRAN on the subject of
the defence of New York.
Mr.. COCHRAN is opposed TO the employ
ment Of modern measures Of defence In war
or Of preparations for defence In times Of
peace. He appears to be especially opposed
to any enlargement, increase or improve
ment in the navy Of the United States For
general coast defence he favors rowboats'
Twice In our history the hardy fishermen, the
mechanics aud Iaborers dwelling along our coast
line took 10 the In every kind OF crati that pow
cry could md and heroism man. ana beat back
the tide OF Invasion from our shores"
Such line Of maritime defence would
hardly serve TO protect Coney Island, the
Jersey coast, Staten Island or Bay Ridge
against hostile feet in armor plate, Con-
tinuing his speech against increased naval
expenditure. Mr.. COCHRAN said:
Let me assure the gentleman from Indiana
that we OF New YORK fear no foe and apprrhend no
danger Our citizens would not be afraid 10 under
take the defence OF their city and maintain II against
all the world. even II they had no better weapons
than paving stones
The plan Of defending New York with
paving stones is in these days Of asphalted
streets Of doubtful military value. 1t may
be noble, but 1t il impractcable.
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Queen MArrherita'. Motor Adventure.

FFonl me ran II az G1EfIf.
Queen Margherita, the Queen Mother Of Italy
has done more TO make heRef known 10 the rural
inhabitants Of her sons kingdom In the thrce ycars
that she has been motoring than In the twenty two
OF her own reign. she gets Immense amount
OF amusement out Of iupromptu visits 10 small
towns, while the villages 90 wild With enthusiasm.
The other day she arrived at CecinA. q village Of
5000 people, near Pisa, and. mishap occurring 70
the MOTOR she stopped the night there AZ the Inn.
Her Majesty slept 10 an old fashioned four
poster, and found the water frozen in Der room in
the morning. Carpets there were none. but good
VIII ~ plenty and when she appeared at breakfast
she remarked to the delighted lAndlAdy. who was
serving that the delicious odor OF the lavender
scented sheets was stu with her The PARISH
priest mad had little more warning. 50 that when
me queen appeared IN the church for morning mass
be was ready for her In freshly stArched vestmentk
whhe the faces OF his acolyies were shining after
free application OF soap and water lie was visibly
nervous snd almost dropped the collection plate
when he sAw tia, II contained gold. .
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of these articles has increased from $500
in 1870 TO $3.50 in 1904 The per capita
consumption in quantity would be more
difficult 10 estimate. Prices on nearly
all such articles have fallen greatly. In
1870 sugar was quoted at TO ii cents
a pound coffee was so per cent. above
its present quotation, and other articles
show a marked decline.
While comparatively few Of these ar
ticles are absolutely indispensable in
our domestic or our industrial economy,
there would be vigorous grumble II
we had TO get along without them.
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EAcrERoR WILLIAM
II you were here Herr Doctor. l
Am certain that quite easily
Your error could show.
Reason, OF course. much prefer;
Bui-well. you've heard of-that ls-er-
Lese majestic you know.
THE RiuHT Hon. A. j. BALrouE
wish. Professor, that you could convert
Ny old pal Joey 70 your theory:
II no, to the sixty year scheme you assert.
The comparatively useless" might suit me.
rRa
What. what, what
Oh, Doctor Doctor, comet
Why I'm approaching my
q knew I'd str1ke him dumb.
THE CHAR
Togo. you should retire from the sea:
Take. TOO, OyAInA-also KurohD.
Why didn't osler speak before your shining
The thing has been unfair from the beginning.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR SocrErr IN THE Housr.
Al, ual II only Uncle Joe
Would heed the Doctors story,
The pork and pie. how II would ny'
Oh. rlory, glory. Eloryl
BOZ FTTEsnnoSn
Say. Doc | think Id make you re-reneci
II ] could contact with your soar plect.
The SHADES or g. WASHINGTON, b. FRIsELIx
n Al.
What would have happened 10 US II the Doctor
UNCLE SAC
And wonder where Idbe,
HAunIcr MoxAIk.