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says, in effect, that he Ia better fitted for
a brigade command than are such Col
onels of the line as BUBB, JoCELYN,
REApE, DoRsT, GODFREY, DUGGAN and
HoYT, and that he Is a better officer
than any Of the other Colonies, the
Lie;itenant-C Colonies, the Majors and the
more than three hundred Captains who
now rank him. With all due regard for
Captain PERsHING az Il nan and a SOL
der, this cannot be admitted. Among
his seniors in age and in rank there are
many who are his equals In ability and
his superiors in actual military expert
ence. A grievous wrong is done to many
a competent and faithful man when a
junior is thus distinguished.
There are men in the army, as there
are men in civil life, who do their duty
from sheer conscientiousness, but men
must be more than human II the heart
is not taken out Of them when the recog-
milton and the just and merited reward
of their service is withheld from them
ands given to others who are certainly
no more deserving. The recent pro-
motion Of Major DUvALL to be Briga-
der General is accepted by the army
with no complaint. Major DUvALL had
been in the artillery, where promotion
has been slow. He is sixty years Of
age and has been in the service for
thirty-six years. Men who entered the
army when he did are now Colonies or
Rrioadier- Generals on the active or on
the retired list. Had he been in the
infantry he would have been a Colonel
long ago, and perhaps a general officer
by regular promotion.
We have no word Of criticism for 80
excellent a soldier as JOHN j. PERsHINo,
but in his promotion to the rank pro-
posed for him the boosted rule of the
square deal" suffers violence. We be-
lieve that no man in the army will more
readily recognize and freely admit this
than Captain PERsHING himself.
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The Ministerial Crisis In France.

The majority, ~variously stated at SO
and 80, by which on Wednesday the
Chamber of Deputies refused a vote of
confidence &c the ROuvier Government
was composed of elements utterly an
tagonistic to each other and united only
m~omentarily for the purpose of aggres-
sion. On the one hand the Clericals,
the N%ationalists and a part of the Pro-
gressists, headed by ex-Premier RIBoT,
denounce the late Ministry's execution
of the law separating the Church from
the State as unreasonably rigorous,
while most of the Socialists and many
Socialistic Radicals condemn the meth
DDS of enforcing the statute az too lax
and lenient. II is obvious. therefore,
that if NJ. RoUvIER had deferred to the
wishes of the Extreme Left and promised
to show himself more infexible here
after he could not have been defeated.
What is known as the bloc, or combina-
ton of Radicals and Socialists, remains
dominant in the Chamber, and unless it
should be broken up it may be expected
10 prescribe the composition of the next
Cabinet.
The incident which served as a pre-
text for the overthrow of the Rouvier
M~inistry-the killing Of a butcher who
opposed the taking of IN inventory of
Church property in the village of Boz
schepe, near Dunkirk-was but the latest
of a long series of collisions between
jealous Catholics on the one hand and
the civil authorities con the other. The
attempt of the officials on February l to
enter the Church of Sainte Clothilde led
to a pitched battle, in the course of which
barbados had to be stormed and more
than a hundred people were wounded,
On the following day 5000 people de-
Tended the Church of Saint Pierre du
eros Gallon, and although fifty persons
we're wounded and fifty arrests were
made the officials were unable to enter
the church until firemen had climbed
upon the roof and flooded the interior.
Such disturbances were not confined 10
the capital. At Montpelier the church
doors had to be hacked to pieces by SOL
diers. At Alencon the police had TO
charge the crowd four times before they
could make their way into the church.
In some cases the civil authorities had
to renounce the making of inventories,
At Bressuire, Belfort and C~harleville bar
ricades were erected inside the churches
and the assailants we're repealed by the
burning of sulphur and the throwing Of
lime into their faces. It was just this
inconsistency which caused the Govern
ment's defeat. Had the officials shown
everywhere the same infsxlbls deter:
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his country, as we'll ,as to the political
views and purposes which he is supposed
to entertain, requires his presence at
Washington. He has a good field there
and a %splendidly legitimate opportunity
for the exercise bf all the energy, all the
intellect, all theI craftsmanship he pos
sesses. Yet wha{ does the sternly inn
partial dial Of thettime clock show as to
the diligence and fidelity Of this en-
ployee of the people?
The present sessiomhas been going on
since December 4. Omitting Sundays
and holiday recesses, and other adjourn
ments Congress has been actually at
work on sixty-three days up to and
including Tuesday of this week, the last
day of which we have now at hand the
official report. There ia nothing in this
record to show that on,more than five
days of the sixty-three Representative
HEARST was at his post of duty,
The five days as to which we have posi-
tive evidence Of his presence in Washing
ton during the three months since the
beginning of this now quite'aged session
were these:
DRC. 4-Mr. HEARST was swornIin as a member
Of the House OF Representatives for the Fifty ninth
Congress. There were two roll calls. one on the
election of a Speaker. the other on a question con
corning the rules. Mr.. HEARST answered and
voted ON both occasions. He also introduced
eight bills or Joint resolutions.
DEC. 5-Mr. HEARST was present also on the
=- -. - Al. .--I-- IL. ~, ANN,A an EnI
call and introduced one more bill.
FRB. 2-Mr. HEARST was apparently present.
as six petitions all relating TO a single subject were
credited TO him on this date.
FEB. s-Mr. HRARsr was present, for his vote
is recorded on a roll call.
FEB. o-Apparently Mr.. HEARST was present
again, as he put in ave petitions.
On no other day than these five are
we able to discover in the Record any
trace of Mr.. HEARsT's participation in
Federal legislation. If the official fig
ures do him injustice we should be glad
indeed to correct them, for the exhibit
of absenteeism is shameful as 1t stands:
Days in session to March .s
Days when representative HEARST was present. S
Total Of roll calls to March q.
Representative HEARST recorded as voting ...,..S
Recorded neither as voting nor as present .......2
Bills introduced by Representative HEARST. .... 9
Petitions presented by Representative HEARST. IL
Speeches by Representative HEARST ..,",..... o
Incidental remarks by Representative HEARST o
Therefore it appears that if the In
didndpoii News's ~prognosis is correct,
and this young statesman can be counted
upon always to devote his time and ener-
gies while holding one office to running
for some other office, certain dangers
apprehended by many people in case of
his election to any Office will be mini
mixed in a most unexpected and inter-
esting way. 1t is true that if Mr.. HEARST
should become Pres lent the exact di-
rection Of his mitigating and palliating
pursuit Of further office is not obvious.
Perhaps under those circumstances he
would be running for Mahdi.
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hose dollars?

The conditions under which the Staten
Island ferry is now operated are all favor
able to the success Of this project of direct
municipal ownership. The boats are new
They have many improvements and con-
~veniences which the old Staten Island ferry
boats lacked, and they nave besides much
greater speed.
The second condition of successful ferry
mana cement, the growth of the districts
or localities served, is amply fulfilled in the
case of the Staten Island municipal ferry.
The population of Richmond borough,
81 ,02l in 1900, was ~ ,s4S by the State census
Of 1905, a gain Of 1924 in five years. There
has been a corresponding increase in wealth
and in business,
The Staten Island ferry has no competitor.
The city of New York, with its abundant
resources and plenary official authority, is
its owner. Thus the ferry possesses two
unusual advanta ges.
Under these circumstances this expert
ment in direct municipal ownership of a
public utility has been watched not only
with curiosity but with friendly interest.
Az many campaign orators have so often
and 80 eloquently declared, "it is the peo-
pies own ferry, and every one is concerned
in the success Of it,"
Notwithstanding all this, the loss on the
municipal control has been at the rate of
SIS 1000 a week, 500 900 a month, or 500 900
for the five months of its operation.
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JUSTICE BROWN's SUCCESSOR.
Since senator Knox Declines the Presidents
May OneF 1t to Judge Gray.

WASHINGTON, March s.-Since Senator
Knox of Pennsylvania declined President
Roosevelt's offer to appoint him to the !
Supreme Court upon the prospective re-
tirement of Associate Justice Brown the
President has not rendered the Office to /
anybody else. Secretary Of War Taft, who i
twice declined to become a member of the 4
highest judicial tribunal, could probably
have the place for the asking, but it is now
assured that he prefers to remain in the
Cabinet.
The third judicial circuit, over which
Justice Brown presides, comprises the
States of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Delaware. None of these States has a :
representative on the Supreme Court bench.
The Judges of this circuit are Marcus w.
Acheson of Pittsburg, George M. Dallas OF
Philadelphia and George Gray Of Della
ware. Judge Gray is well known to the
President. He was a senator from Della
ware, a member of the Spanish-American
peace treaty commission, a member of the
British-American joint high commission
n is still a member Of the permanent
arbitration tribunal at The Hague. Presi-
dent Mckinley made him a circuit judge.
He is highly regarded by President Roose-
welt and was appointed by him az one OF
the anthracite coal strike commission.
Judge Gray is a Democrat, but politics
does not always figure in the selection OF
the Supreme Court Justices. In the political
campaign of 1895 Judge Gray affiliated with
the gold STANDARD Democrats.
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IN THE
Good Opportunities for Small Farmers
In the Islands.

To THE EDITOR or The SUN-SI: For
people OF small means there are no greater
opportunities for an assured Income than In
the Philippine Islands. The climate Is here.
the soil Is here and moisture assured. Right
here In this province you have the finest cli-
mate in the world, a perpetual shmmer. with
cool nights, the duys not near as hot as In
cities of the United States, We have no
sunstrokes. and are constantly famed by q
sea breeze.
We can raise all the year around cocoa
tchocolate) tobacco, rubber. cocoanut. hemp.
sugar, &c. Corn grows voluntarily. Almost
all our vegetables succeed well. In fact,
anything that grows in the tropics. semi-
tropics. can be raised here. All that Ia needed
is push, grit and Il little money to insure
success.
Now If some young people would organize
a corporation among themselves and invest
part Of their incomes for three or four years
In this island they could buy 200 acres OF
land at 81. so to s5 an acre that I'M five years
cannot be got for s25 an acre. or they conla
lease the same land from the Government
at prices ranging from IS cents to so cents
an acre a year, with option to renew the
lease at the expiration of the first term. or
course the Government expects the land to
be improved and cultivated.
These. lands planted in cocoa. rubber. to-
bacco, hemp and coffee would
u MS III ~ NV q iANhh hAN''L
and increase their crops every year. until
they would reach their full development,
when they would become a veritable gold
mine. 1t would not be necessary to reside
here, for the corporation could appoint an
agent, who could manage the plantation. but
u is essential that tho owners be United
States citizens.
The markets for these products are here.
The foreign firms are willing to buy. the
crops IA year In advance. and when, we have
free trade with the home land things. viii
boom and the islands will be TOO small, Land
Is being taken up rapidly and now is the time
to get In on the ground floor before the Gov
ernment raises the price and alters the laws.
This is going to be q great country, and there
is no doubt of IT,. 1t is also a very beautiful
one, green all the year around. with fine
forests Of all kinds of valuable woods.
As to labor, the natives are a good class
Of farm hands, a little slow, but they are
GHheaply kept and receive about 40 a month.
ton from island to island is done by steam
boats. which abound every where.
Ed EEBRUN.
Sergeant. Band Nineteenth Infantry.
PARANG, MindanaO, P. J.. Jan. 8.
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BETSY ROSS HOUSE B0UGHT.
Congress Asked to Accept Building in
which First American F1aE Was Made.

WASHINGTON, March s,-John Quincy
Adams Of Philadelphia, secretary, and
George Clinton Batcheller of New York.
treasurer, of the American Flag House
and Betsy Ross Memorial Association.
to-day saw Representative McCreary aud
other members Of the Philadelphia dele-
CATION for the purpose Of having a joint
resolution introduced in the Senate and
House accepting on behalf of the nation
the gift to the Government of the house in
which Betsy Ross made the first American
flag. The house stands at $50 Arch street,
Philadelphia, and was purchased by the
association at a cost OF s25 600, received
from l,o48, 600 contributors. The associa-
ton desires to turn the house owe to the
Government as a historic shrine. A resolu-
tion to accept the gift will be introduced in
Congress-.
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An, NOW, RRo0KLYN. RE SOBER,
Or They'n he Putting the stripes on You
I'm the Pen, No Lees.


The Sinking Fund Commission debated
yesterday the question as to whether a
drunk in Brooklyn should be treated more
l~eniently than a drunk in Manhattan. The
discussion arose when Sheriff Flaherty
Of Kings asked for permission to transfer
prisoners from Raymond Street Jail to tho
Kings County Penitentiary, pending the
rebuilding Of the old jail.
There Is only one objection to the plan
that | can see" said MIR. Flaherty. and
that Is that the prisoners sent to the peni-
Tertiary would nave to wear stripes and l :
don't think that q man who is arrested
for a trivial offence, such as,getting drunk Z
should be subjected to the humiliation OF
having his hair clipped and being clothed
in stripes.
"The drunks In this borough are put in
stripes when they are sent TO the Island"
responded Mayor Mcclellan, "and j don't
see why a Brooklyn drunk should be put
on a higher pedestal than his competitor
in Manhattan"
+Oh, but, Mr.. Mayor" repliedMr. Flahertyi,
sure just because a mar gets a little full
ye wouldn't be after putting the stripes
on him"
We'll II you are going to USE the peni-
Tertiary you would have to conform to-
the rules Of that prison" the Mayor began
WILL 6OOIIilbk IN Ni~h 49, ~ .
gested that perhaps Sheriff Flaherty might
not object to having an administration
bill passed allowing the removal Of theS
prisoners Of Raymond Street Jail 10 Black-t
wells Island, who're they would be under1.
the care Of the Department Of Correction.
Mr.. Flaherty jumped at the proposal; II
Indeed | would be glad OF 1t, he exclaimed z
with great e~agerness. Il recently got y
rid Of one prisoner that way. And indeedt
the Jail is no place for them. We an'ts
keep them clean there ,
Il have been told that you can't keep
MCGOWAN.
This reference to the recent escape, Of
two prisoners raised q general laugh and Mr.. y
F laherty good humoredly joined in it,.
The Sheriff went away feeling satisfied;
that he had accomplished something for
the benefit of his prisoners in having a.,
way opened for their transfer to Black
wells island, but the fact seemed to have =
escaped him that when they go to the Island
they will be shaved, clipped and striped.
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c.mps,sn G,ees OF Fifty Year. Axo.

TIC THE EDITOR or THR rs Reading the
inquiry of"E. D." In THE SUN OF February "a about
the campaign glees OF 80 lmpels me TO refer back
to the campaign of sc, | sang In a glee club In
those days In central New York. The Republics an
meetings were held in churches, the ministers fire.
quently were the orators. and the exercises were
much enllvened with Wen give them Jessie when
we rally at the polls" referring TO Mrs, Jessie
Benton Fremont, sung 10 the tune OF Walt for the
Wagon" or
There's Jennie, old and wealthy. forty years in
public lile:
Yet he's famed for nothing but the fact, he never
yet took a wife" &C.
referring 10 Mr.. James Buchanan. the Democratic
Presidential candidate. and sung TO the tune OF
"A Fine Old Irish Gentleman"
VIII some Of your ancient history students kindly
rise and illumlne this Interesting period!
NEW YORK, March I. II. a. W.
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The Twenty-seven Undertakers Of
Chicago's Second Ward.

With no reference to ancient and
threadbare jests, and solely for the sake
of sociology, the master science of this
age, 1t must be set down that the Hon.
A. b. PBRRIGo, undertaken, is the Demo-
cratic candidate for Alderman in the
Second ward of Chicago. There are
twenty-seven undertakers in that ward.
Twenty-six of them, instead Of being
faithful to their art and mystery and
supporting it at the primaries and the
polls, are opposed to Mr., PERRIGo and
devoted to Alderman DIXON, the sitting
member.
On the other hand, in the Democratic
ward convention Mr.. PERRIGo was
nominated by a doctor. and the nomina-
ton was seconded by a doctor. Eleven
of the twenty-three delegates were
doctors, and every n Of them is for
PERRIGo, early and often, first, last and
all the time.
Obscure questions Of professional dis
cipline or cooperation may underlie
these curious differences. 1t is our
humble task to give the facts in this
memorable campaign. 1t is for the
deep revolving sociologist, the piercer Of
the mystery Of things, to formulate the
reason why the doctors are all with
the undertaken candidate and the under
takers all against him.
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The SeaEOera.

On the White Star Line steamer Republic;
which sails to-day for Mediterranean ports,
are:
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Blaisdell. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. f. Cory, Major J. l.. Cocker. MIR. and Mrs.
j. w. Gary, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Girard.
Mrs. j. Nasbrouck, the Rev. j. s. f. Hodges.
F.. H.. Lloyd, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcclure.
the Rev. C. II. McKenus. the Rev. Francis
j. Naughton, Paul NJ. Ogilvie and Mr., and
Mrs. J.. s.. J.. Wharton.
Among the passengers who arrived yes
terday on the North German Lloyd Line
steamer K6nigin Luise from Genoa and
Naples were:
Arthur Irving, the Right Rev. Don S, Volt,
Lawrence Funk. Wilson Carpenter. Lieut.
Col and Mrs. Gersdorf, Lieut.. Erich Jobst
and Count and Countess Heinrich Won Reicheh-
bach.
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II Remains 60 he Seen.

The longer we Journey the more we perceive
The need Of a sceptlcal mien:
However established a fact may be deemed
II always remains 10 be seen.
The paStime Is poker, the ante Is high.
And happy excitement Is keen:
Though four handsome aces may gladden. your eye
They Away remain 10 be seen,
The crossing is muddy, the wind blowing high,
The elements venting their spleen
Has Phyllis an ankle turned neatly and TRIM
1t always remains 10 be seen.
A maiden adorable, fairest OF girls.
Has promised TO reign as your queen:
she mentions a father quite solid and nTm-
But still, he remains TO be seen
NcLASDBURoH WILSON.
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The Big Two Letter Writers.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir; In an editorial
of March ! you gave TO Massachusetts, the honor
OF possessing the two foremost letter writer's Of
the world. the most voluminous, industrious and
persistent"
That our Gamallel Bradford is suspected of being
the Father OF Yawns even down here is not denied.
and yet we love him. AS for the Hon. John b.
Moran. his new notions OF an old ONCE have ele-
waited him TO such a dizzy importance that we re-
gard his voluminousness with a lenlcnt wink at
present. We may learn 10 love him, too.
As subjective documents TO delight the future
historian OF our day, the product or by product
OF these two Great Is indeed marvellous.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, March s. BAY STATE
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Advanced Advertising Style. in Boston.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: One OF the
Live Topics In TO days SUN speaks of "a new
automatic window hgure" that stands about eigh-
teen inches high. and taps on the window pane
with It's cane to attract the attention OF passers. |
do not think 1t can be very new In New York, as
saw II in q window In Boston last September.
II am not mistaken the hguTe was displayed on
Summer street. Your Live Topic writer may
never have seen II In New York before. hut It prob
ably was an old story here before they had It In
Boston. BEANS.
BROOKLYN, March I.
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IN. AROUND AND ABOUT BOSTON
Wet Addendulm,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In the very
interesting and edifylng letter which you pub
llshed this morning containing the synonyms for
that heavenly state that follows the cup that beers.
there was one very serious omission.
Those Of us who are unfortunate enough to live
In the screenlcss, II o'clock town more
refer to the man who has been sitting up with a
sick friend by saying: HE has Joined the An
clients.
In the name OF John B. Moran and in the interest
OF exact science, will you kindly supply this omls-
SION FORGET EN- NOT.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 5.
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NIlktnsOn-0tts.

EAST ORANGE, n. j.. March g. Miss Jennie
Otis, daughter Of MIR. and Mrs, Theodore l.. Otis
of i?S Prospect street. Fast Orange, was mar.
ried tonight to Parker Wilkinson Of Newark,
at Grace Episcopal Church. Orange. The oere.
mony was performed by the rector. the Rev.
Charles T., Walkley. A.reception at the homa
Of the brides parents followed the wedding,
b. Foster Wilkinson, brother Of the bride-
groom, was the best man, and. Miss Ruiz
Otis, sister Of the bride, was maid Of honor.
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Chicago Masons to Have a 81 900 900 Club

CHICAGO, March s.-A 81 900, 900 Masonic
clubhouse on Michigan avenue Is the plan
of Chicago Masons who have organizes :
press purpose Of putting through the pro-
ect.
1t is proposed when the building ia erected
to sublet five floors, with two lodge halls
on each floor. The rest of the building will
he given up entirely to club purposes.
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Preliminary Treatmen, In Paris.

To THE EDITOR OF THE ~US-.Sfr II the reports
in TO days papers In reg ard to Judge Hamilton's
preparation for facing the music discordAnt or
otherwise" are true, how are they going 10 get al
him He has deliberately accustomed himself TO
roasting al a temperature Of e4O or 2400 deg rees.
II Hyde. McCurdy. ThebAud ct oil. are goiug 10
take this treatment over In Gay PAree." Jerome
certainly made a mistake In permitting them 10 70.
NEw YORK, March I. Non. REBATKD ONE.
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Back Bay Pronunciation.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUE-Str! II seems ali
surd, sir, that you, whose knowledge of Boston Is
so peculiar, so all penetrating. should open your
columns 10 n person who states that on Boylston
street cafe" is pronounced car; whereas You
must be well aware that throughout the entire Back
Bay region, extending 10 fremont street. and per-
haps beyond. the word Is universally uttered TO
rhyme with safe"
thrust that you viii rectIfy this error,
AUTHORS CLUB. March g.. INDIGNANT,