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pointments7 Then the local "odium'
would pass over their heads to the Exec
utive. As for him, if Senator and Repre-
sentative will not agree, what has he
to do?
The Ohio Senators, who have been in
the habit of fighting each other. have
united to fight the President Nothing
but the maj jestio question of pap" could
have brought tho Hon, CHARLES DICK
into the arms Of the Hon. JOSEPH BENSON
FORAKER The Consul to Glasgow is an
Ohio man. In spite Of the written SOL
emn prohibition by the two Senator'S, the
President appointed Tennessee man,
The Senators are "holding up the ap-
pointment. So the Buckeye Consul can
tarry in St. Mungo's till after Congress
adjourns.
Small matters, whose interest lies in the
evidence which they are OF the lingering
nveterate passion for patronage. A
more striking but utterly natural piece
of such evidence is the course OF the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
in knocking out of Mr.. LODGES bill for
the reorga nization of the Consular SER
vice the real nub and heart of that meas
ure, the application of the merit system
to the Consular service. Yet what
load would be taken from the Senators
necks if merit and not pull were to rule
in the appointment of Consuls. Here
again habit seems to have got the better
of intelligence
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Pure Amer,canism in Eastern Kentucky.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
two communications concerning iHiteracy
and lawlessness among the pure American
stock inha biting the mountain counties OF
eastern Kentucky, which have appeared re-
Gently in THE SuN, are all too true. But the
writer paints the picture in colors much too
light Toany one who has lived in or travelled
through that section of the Bluegrass State
the sight of vast portion of land OF untold
mineral wealth lying almost wholly unde-
veopcd in the hands of a thriftless. good for
nothing lazy people too ignorant to appre-
ca,e the riches that lie beneath their feet
and too dense TO understand when told about
il, is appalling :,
What littic work is done the women do.
In the summer they hoe the cabbage patch
and plant the potatoes and corn. and in the
winter they chop the wood to provide fre
at which their men folks sit and toast their
shins "Chawing terba ccer and an occa,
sonal swig of the product of the Illicit stu
make mp for Them all the comforts of home.
Give the average mountaine"r a gun. Jug
of moonsbina. hunk of tobacco and corn
cob pipe, and he is happy-especially II ne
He is a law unto himself. He VIII not g9
TO church and he lives entirely without God
in the world He considers it glorious to die
with his boots OH. as likely his father did.
and he thinks il perfectly fair to shoot his
enemy in the back without any warning;
girls-intcrmarry within degrees OF relation
shin that are sCanialous. Their sleeping
places are mere wndowless shacks, unfit for
decent beasts to occupy. and IN many cases
the whole family has but one bedroom
Such a state Of affairs is allowed to continue
in the very heart of the United States. and
yet We send missona res to China.
BEooKLYS. Jan 10. j. D. NJ.
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THE INSURGENTS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.--After thor
ough survey, one OF the most carefully
observant members Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives expressed his opinion by saying,
THE House is a volcano showing signs OF
vigorous eruption This situation is
due to the fact that a considerable number
of Republican members either refuse or
are reluctant TO vote in favor OF certain
bills which bear the stamp Of party meas
ures. These political nonconformists are
now designated as insurgents"
The "nsurgent" is not at all a new feat
ure in legislation The difference between
the present band and those of other days
is merely one of degree. 1t is only matter
Of numerical strength and general stub
bornness. In this instance it is a question
whether the revolt is not of larger signifi-
cance than that indicated in the mere
fact of objection to the Statehood and
Philippine tariff bills to which the insur-
gents offer objection. Most Representa-
tves. and particularly those known as
"colts," or new comers, take their seats
with an idea that they are in the national
Capitol to vote according to the dictates
of their own conscience or in the interests
of theiS constituents. They soon find out
that M are expected to obey the man.
dates of the so-called party leaders.
This is legislation on the breakfast food
plan. The Representative meal is pre-
pared for him. and he has nothing to do
except to swallow it, If he declines to gulp
he is branded DIS an "insurgent."
Some system of predigested legislation is
doubtless an absolute necessity with 30
huge a political body as our House Of Rep
resentatives in Washington, but the sys-
TEN Of compulsory deglutition has it's OBJ
jections and is liable to be overworked.
1t may become necessary to devise some
new plan by which member can vote
without losing his self-respect and the aP-
prova of his political associates and with
out mourning the wrath Of those in whose
hands there lies large power of political
punishment. Honesty and Independence
should not be regarded as insurrection.
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HALF A MILLION FOR TUSKEGEE
Provisions OF tho VIII OF Andrew j. Dotxer
or South Orange.

By the will of Andrew j. Dotger Of South
Orange, N. j., the Tuskegee Normal and
Industrial Institute will eventually receive
a bequest that promises to be the largest
In its history. At the death Of the tesla
tors WIFE Clara l.. Dotger, the entire re-
siduary estate said to be about half mill
ion dollars, will go to the endowment fund
Of Booker T. Washington's negro school
The present endowment Ia little over
81 100000. The will containing the bequest
has lust been filed for probate in Newark
N. j.
The will also contains a number OF oon-
siderable bequests to Orange institutions
in which Mr.. Dotger took good deal OF
interest The Orange Memorial Hospital,
the Bureau Of Associated Charities, the
Orphan Home, the South Orange Free
Library and the Orange Valley Church will
each get $4,000 upon the death of Mrs
Dotger. The German Hospital of Phila-
delphia will get another $4,000 at the same
time.
The testator makes a number of bequests
to go into effect at once. A brother, II. {.
Dotger, gets the income of $50 900, two sis
ters get SIS 600 apiece, niece gets $50 ,ON'
and nephew $4,000, There are severa! a!
Orange goes to the testators wife. All the
residuary estate, after these bequests are
satisfied goes into a trust fund, in the care
Of Mrs. Dotger, James McGoven, and Otto
Magnus of this city. From the income of
this trust fund provision is made for the
education of Claire and Herbert LIE Van
Richards, the children of an adopted daugh-
ter. The rest Of the income is to go to Mrs.
Dotger during her lifetime. At her death
two sums of $3.50 900 each are set aside for
the lifetimes of the two grandchildren men
toned above. They will get the income
and their issue the principal If they have
no issue these two $50, 600 sums will revert
to the trust fund. The whole of this fund
will go to the Tuskegee school. IT will
probably be half million dollars without
these possible additions.
Andrew j. Dotger died December 80 He
retired from the New York Stock Exchange
thirty years ago. and had since been inter
ested mostly in the local affairs Of the
Oranges He had no connection with Tus-
kegee and never visited it, but he read much
about the negro problem and the Tuskegee
way Of solving it. He was born in PhllaA
delphia in lS41.
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Just escaped being defrauded Of the price OF from
one halt pound TO two pounds OF poultry. nine 10
I. twenty cents
"On another such scale the Inspectors found
the blade of butchers clesver. Having no handle,
II lay very nat and was hidden by paper on this
last scale the brass dial was polished so much and
so often that the marks the face were almost
invisible and customers could not see whether II
indicated what the dealer announced or not.
One thirty pound spring scale was so rissed
that It indicated as much as seventeen ounces more
than the actual weight"
The bureau found some produce
dealers using scant quart" boxes. In
dry goods and department shops the
inspectors fare badly Mr. DERRY says:
Because Of the magnitude Of their business
perhaps. department, store proprletors look upon
the Inspections by this bureau almos, as an I'm
pertinence and the propricors OF one OF the largest
OF these establishments had TO bc hard to court
to allow Inspection by the bureau.
The counter nails used as marks for measuring
dry goods sold by the yard are somewhat archa'''
and as the counters themselves are very OFTEN cut
and transposed. or transferred from one STOCK
to another the nail marked yard measures arc
very frequently worthless,
Some dealers use what they call yard sticks
and yard measures which do not measure thirty
six inches.
One dealer was sued this very month because
the Inspector found three short yard measures In
his store, and the proprietor brought one OF the
measures to court and there materially aided In
the securing of the Judgment against himself, as
the measure. one presented by wholesale satin
manufacturer was when measured In court
found short"
Most of the frauds that are worked
on customers would be impossible If
purchasers were alert in protecting their
own interests. The thief behind the
counter finds his opportunity in his
patrons carelessness. When customers
have detected these impositions the
guilty tradesmen have apologized pro-
fusely. declaring at was mistake, v
and have seldom attempted to argue
the matter. Mr. DERRY is convinced
that vigilance is not only the price OF
liberty, but, in some New York shops,
of full weight and measure. The records
Of his bureau bear him out, for not one OF
the prosecutions begun on evidence fur
nished by him has beenlost by the city.
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O'BRIEN PICKS BONNER.
Former Chief OF Fire Department NIndo
Deputy Commissioner for Manhattan.

! Former Chief OF Fire Department NIadc
Deputy Commissioner for Manhattan.
Fire Commissioner O'Brien appointed
Yesterday ex-Chief Hugh Bonner To he
Deputy Commissioner for Manhattan.
Charles C. Wise, who was Superintendent
Of Buildings in Brooklyn under Borough
President Littleton, was made Deputy Com.
missioner for Brooklyn. He is vice-presi
dent Of the Kings county Democratic com.
nittee..
William A. Hawley was made private
secretary to the Commissioner. Mr. Hawev
came to this city from Buffalo about sixteen
years ago and engaged in the Insurance
business His father, Edward S. Hawley,
is prominent in the insurance business in
Buffalo.
Hugh Bonner's appointment was said
to meet with the approval of the Fire
Insurance Underwriters. He left the be-
partment In May 1899, when John Scan.
nell was Fire Commissioner. He handed
in his resignat ion as chief, a position he
had filed since 1888, but 1t was reported
about Fire Headquarters at the time that
his resignation had been asked for. The
report had it that his place was wanted for
ion chief Croker was made deputy chief
and then chief.
Hugh Bonner is one Of the best, if not
the best known fireman in the world He
was a member OF the New York Depart.
ment from 1850 to 1899. He began
rs ~ a volunteer with the old Lady Wash:
ington engine and became foreman OF
that company. When the volunteers gave
way to the paid depart ment he became
a foreman and later chief OF battalion
in 1873. In 1884 he became assistant chief
and chief in 1880
Bonner is a strict disciplinar ian and his
ability as an organizer was shown when
he went to the Philippines two years ago
and organized the depart ment in Manila
When he was in the department here it
was said that he knew more about the
construction of all the largest buildings
than any other man in the city.
Alfred Downes is to remain as secretary
Of the Fire Department..
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\'ertcbral.

We may be permitted to remark that
there is no further occasion for solici-
tude on the part Of certain well wshers
of reform who have been apprehenslve
about the rigidity of Speaker WApS'
woRTHs backbone 1t Is as true now
a. it was fortnight ago that Mr. WADs-
WORTH has not reached twenty-nlne;
vet by a curious and not altogether
infelicitous law Of nature it sometimes
happens that this feature of mans
anatomy is fully developed before the
age mentioned
Indeed, there is growing suspicion
at Albany and elsewhere throughout
the State that this accomplished young
gentleman and honorable citizen and
useful legislator was born vertebrate.
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The Hon. JESSE OvERsTREET, now
serving his sixth term as Representa-
tive in Congress from the Seventh In
diana district, has a grievance against
President ROOSEVELT and Senator BEv-
FRIDGE. By the unwritten law in regard
to the partition of the loaves and fishes,
the Surveyor of the Port of Indianapolis
is appointed upon recommendation Of
the Indianapolis Representative, and
the Indianapolis Postmaster upon the
recommendation of the two Senator'S
But for the insatiate BEvERIDGE one ap-
pointment would not suffice. When Mr..
OvERsTREET came to recommend can
didate for Surveyor he found that the
disposal Of the job had been promised
10 Mr.. BEvERIDGE year ago. Mr..
OvERsrREET demonstrated in vain.
Equally vain were the supplicatons of
the Hon. HARRY S. NEW, the Hoosier
national Republican committeeman. A
promise is promise. BEvERIDGE's s
man must go in.
Result: Wrath Of Mr.. OvERsTREET,
who says that he will resign from the
secretaryship of the Republican Con-
gressional committee, and that prob
ably he will not be candidate for reelec-
ton. Perhaps time will reduce this
testiness and pique. Not that Mr.. OVER
STREET is to be blamed. Doubtless he
feels that his personal dignity is skinned
by this small triumph of Mr. BEvERIDGE.
Notice. however, how small this triumph
s Mr.. OvERsTREET and Mr., NEW have
been Beveridge men and have thrown
axes at the Tall Cypress of North Merid-
ian street. Now beggarly Office turns
these two important politicians away
from Mr.. BEvERIDGE, if not back to Mr..
FAIRBANKS As for Mr.. ROOSEVELT,
he must make enemies every time he
makes one appointment and divers dis
appointments. Wouldn't Senators and
+ representatives. be longer headed il they
had asyittle as possible to do with ap-
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The Re fnement. Of the Art of Capitalization

To THE EDITOR OF TIRE SrS-S should like
to bring to notice in the light OF THE Sun line OF
nlcc discrimination In the use OF capitals. II is
a line commonly ignored. and separates father.
mother, uncle &c. from Father, Mother, Uncle, &c.
such words arc common nouns when used In de
scrp,ye dcsignat ions. but they take on the dignity
of proper nouns and ought to be written with the
Initial capt al when used personal names. Thus.
II Is proper write, will tell my father but also,
Twin tell Father. have neither father mother
is correct. and so Is will tell Father and Mother
This Is a distinction with difference, but It cs .
capes the notice OF many careful writer's. For In =
stance In the btgh, lines entitled In a Standard
on Family" In to days Sun, ma" pa" and wife"
should be capitalized. e, Il. &.
NEw NORK Jan 10
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PutIt Through NOw !

On Wednesday evening the measure
50 strongly recommended by Governor
HIGGINs for the prevention and punish
ment of campaign contributions by cor
porations, insurance or other, was in
troduced in both the Senate and the
Assembly The bill is comprehensively
trawn. The reform which it purposes
to effect is radical and is desired by
every honest citizen Of New York. That
il would be welcomed by the corpora
tons we have not the slightest doubt,
If passed the bill will be effective.
Nothing remains but to put it through
10 enactment,
This bill as submitted in the Assembly
by Mr. Cox, chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee. and in the Senate by Senator
WHITE. contains substantially the same
provisions, with regard to this special
matter, as are included In the general
scheme of legislation prepared by the
able committee of the Association to
Prevent Corrupt Practices at Elections.
The Corrupt Practices bills, so called,
which are now at Albany cover much
broader field of reform and while they
all seem to us admirable. the extent OF
the contemplated legislation is such
that there is possibility of prolonged
consideration and of much difference of
opinion concerning this or that feature.
That is why we have advocated the
separation of the campaign contribu-
tion evil from all others included in the
Corrupt Practices bills and the speedy
enactment of the remedy without refer
ence to other questions of electoral
reform. Surely. nobody will be more
pleased than the authors and promoters
of the Corrupt Practices bills to see one
of the several features Of this proposed
reform legislation-a feature about
which there can be no difference of
opinion and presenting no prospect of
delay singled out and enacted In ad-
vance Of the rest. Their position on
the other measures will be strengthened
rather than weakened thereby.
We note only one defect in the bill for
the amendment of the general corpora
tion law so as to make a penal offence
of campaign contributions by any cor
poration or by any officer, agent or at
torney of any corporation. The meas
ure introduced night before last neglects
to except specifically from this prohibi-
tion corporations or clubs organized
purely for political purposes The Cor
rupt Practices bills make this exception
which, it seems to us, is manifestly
proper,
Governor HIGGINS and the Legislature
of 1905 will have done great thing for
the publication of politics, the suppress
sion Of blackmail, and the honor of the
Empire State, if the prompt enactment
of the pending bill puts New York in the
lead of all the Union in this importan,
movement
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willing TO Make an Exchange.

From The Kan sas CnU JourndI
Commissioner James R. Garfield at dinner
in Chicago told a story of Adam Black the
founder of the we'll known Sublishing house;
"One day a short time after Mr.. Black had
Opened his book shop" he said, "A rough
looking man entered stealthily. leaned over
the counter winked aud whispered in Mr..
Blacks ear:
I've got some fine smugged whiskey
that We can have at great bargain
Go away. said Mr. Black i want nothing
of the kind You are bad man. Go away
But the smuggler must have doubted the
sincerity ot tins r"pulse. for now, leaning
over the counter again he whispered still
more earnestly.
I'm take prayerbooks for il
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From a Classified Girl.

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sun STR II Mr.. Estes
would exercise his memory li'tle he would realize
that the British navy has shown great facility In
losing ships IN time OF peace from the time the
Royal George turned turtle, and brave Kempentelt
went down with twice four hundred men" TO the
latest date when his Ma'csty's officers have found
the Mediterranean too small TO Turn In. II Is well
to read British history while hearing britannia S
allegations that she rules the waves.
IL would be great kindness II you would tell
me whether II Is Sill in order 10 send old mag azlnes
TO the quarcrmastcr In New York for shipment
to camps In the Philippines and II so, what are the
condit Ions TO he observed, and what Is the quar-
tcrinasters right address.
Thanking you for the addition Of Wednesday s
cdioria on "Hazng Girls and Plain People" 10
the gaycty OF nations am constant admirer OF
your bencAcCnt rays, and
OSE OF THE UPPER CLASS GIRLS.
The sun., 1906-01-12

To THE EDITOR or THH SUSstr: II The truth
were known regards conditions In this city al the
present time | believe the respectable portion Of
the community would rise up and demand change
In the local admins, ration OF affairs, which cer-
tainly is needed badly W. II. PERRY,
Ian.
The sun., 1906-01-12

From BudCa'S "Giods o. Mr Egvpiians."
Ra is said to BE- the "chict OF the nine gods"
From several passages we learn that one company
of nine gods was called the Great" and that an
other company was called the Little" and the
nine gods OF floris" Sp1kcn ot Side by Side
with the gods. but whether this group Is to be
connected with the Great Little company of
gods cannot he said double group OF nine gods
is frequently refer -rh to- for example THE cgh-
teen gods ccnsc Tea aud his mouth Is pure"
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Way to Wealth in BROOKLYN,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-sSir; Down In
Boston, almost within the shadow cast by the
Sacred Goldfish. dear old lady lives In peaceful
enjoyment OF a modest fortune accumulated by
keeping boardcrs on Scfermcrhorn street In Brook
lyn. Other fortunes are waiting for !;cw England
women like her tine thoroughly good housekeeping
kind, who hate dirt. know how TO serve wholesome
food and will come TO the Brooklyn Heights dis, ric,
and open boarding houses.
NEGLECTED At TEN PER
NRw YORK Jan. II,
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To THE EDITOR or 'rRH SIN ,Sr. Mr Hanhart
speaks tho truth in regard TO tho crushing on the
Bridge during tac rush hours. L. too am a Brook
lynitc and observe that most OF tAe brutal crushing
Is due to young men who enjoy "roughnr IT, even
at the expense OF discomfort TO others, Some
,alng should hc dokc 10 bring these hruteS TO an
idea OF dcccnCy. T. y, SNYDER.
NEW YORK Ian H.
The sun., 1906-01-12

Erprl Hr RGduIu and Engineering EcricT,
For use on their n"U Cunard turbine steamers a
cable Is now bcinE manufactured In Eng land which
Is said to bc the largest used In this service.
The links % Inches long and a;c made OF iron
three quarters o. inrh In diameter nj the smallest
part. each Ink wr!gan. Irl polni, TA"l Inks were
tested at over 40 tons, The strain applied being
about ~ pr ccat aOoIc the British Admiralty
ctr
The sun., 1906-01-12

The Mind of Massachusetts is working
overtime again. A bill before the General
Court ordains that cat wearing collar
duly inscribed with its owners name and
residence shall be considered as property
This is a reform long anxiously awaited.
Why should one of the most beautiful
artistic and intelligent Of domestic animals
be regarded as of wild nature?
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The Exhibit,

a. able young man from Mo,
Has thrown Standard OF In a TO,
Aud made such shrcwd coigcrs
As Henry II. Rogers
Seem subjects most NJ for a 10.
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To The EDITOR OF THE SuN-.Sr. It Is not tn
question In my house to how the trousers shal
be put on. but who shall wear them.
NBw YORK. Jan II. WILLIAM SMITH
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Neglect Of Privilege,

The COW had Just jumped over the moon.
But" they protested, why didn't you get a
Congressman to frank you'"
Herewith she bewallcd the needless waste Of
energy.
The sun., 1906-01-12

The Quarterma ster's Department will re-
ceive gladly books, magazines and the like
for soldiers in the Philippines at Moore
street, whence they will be shipped TO their
destination and distributed,
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II does American hearts good to read or
the arrival at Manila on November 20 of
the American wooden four masted barken-
tine koko Head, only fifty-six days out
from Tacoma, Wash. 1t reminds one OF
the days the great days for American
overseas trade, when ships flying the
Stars and Stripes were met with on every
sea and in every port, Even the cap
tains name, JOHN EDwARDsoN, has the
true Yankee skipper" twang to it. More
over, the little vessel is an American boat
from stem to stern, built in Oakland, CAL
and owned by San Francisco firm, She
carried to Manila, for the Use of firm of
New York contractors. 622 ,755 feet of lurn-
ber and pine piles. of the value of $500
American gold. When she cleared from
Tacoma she took papers permitting her to
call at Hawaiian, Mexican and Australian
ports This little Yankee ship will be away
from Puget Sound a year doing Yankee
trading half around the world,