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EduOatlOn Of Mohammedan women.

Fr0m me Calcutta Country and People.
In Turkey there are i.JOO schools In which girls
receive education. There are forty secondary
schools having 1000 girls on their rolls. The learn
ing OF Koran Is compulsory. and Arithmetic. geog-
raphy and elementary science are taught. Teach
ing has now become a respectable profession, and
young ladies, after passing the normal eXAmlna-
lions, elect to become tutoresses In distant parts of
the empire. Those who are In a position to prose.
cute their studies to the higher standard learn the
French, English and German languages. which they
speak nuently. In COnstantlnopie young ladies 20 IN
for the medical profession. and there are more than
300 nurses at the present day. Female education is
not an Innovation among the -Mohanmedans OF the
present day.
Arab and Moorish women in their paImy DAYS.
when their European sisters were stepped In ienor-
ance. would deliver sermons and would profes.
in colleges and schools. The present deplorable
position OF the Mohsmmedan females is due to tho
general degradation OF the nation. An awakening
Ia now taking place lnsome parts Of the Mohamme.
dan world. and the day may possibly dawn again
when the stain OF ignorance may he wiped on from
the Mohammedan ladies Of this country with the
help OF Government.
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Secession in West Australia.

The motion OF the responsible govern
ment of Western Australia to secede from
the Commonwealth may be but a threat
planned to secure better consideration
from the eastern states Of the southern
continent, or under the loose system Of
the federation it may become an accom-
plished withdrawal without much diff
Guilty.
The grievance of the Westralians now,
as it has ever been since the Swan River
Colony ceased to be the last station of
the -lags' under the system Of transpor-
tation for criminals, is the lack of means
Of communication with the rest of the
continent. From it's commodious port
Of Albany at the back OF Cape Leeuwin
it is a voyage Of about four days to Ade-
laide, the nearest available terminal on
the continental railway system. Inas-
much as the railways Of the Common
wealth are altogether built, owned and
operated by the State the Westralians
have felt that they are entitled to the
building of the long link that will join
their own colonial railways with those
of the southern and eastern coasts.
Under the government ownership law
it is prohibited TO enlist private capital
in such a work; the only ecourse is to
secure the action of the Commonwealth,
for the road desired would fall under the
designation Of interstate commerce.
From the nearest point on the northern
extension Of the South Australian roads
there is a stretch of a thousand miles
before the connecting link could really
connect, for the Westralian roads find
their easterly terminus at COolgardie.
The country intervening is one of the
dreariest that the eye may rest upon
bare mountains, dull stretches of spini-
fex alternating with hopeless plains Of
salt bush, broad cleaning expanses Of
lakes whose water is not only salt but
purgative, a very desert of despair.
There can be no hope that such an arid
land can ever supply the local traffic
needed to make the road pay. For
that reason the eastern colonies are
unwilling TO burden themselves with
the great cost. Should Western Aus
tralia secede its transcontinental road
would be 10 nearer construction. 1t is
500 miles from Coolgardie to the eastern
boundary, beyond which the colony may
not build on its own resources; and it
is not to be conceived that South Aus
tralia, already under a heavy al for its
own exploratory northern road, would
consent to throw out a spur through 500
miles Of its worthless desert.
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Fish q Lucky Omen.
From the Lahore Tribune.


Fish Ia a sign Of good omen. In Bengal. when
the bride comes with the bridegroom for the first
time in the house OF the latter. the former has to
catch hold Of a Ash in a certain welcome CEREMONY
in prospect. perhaps. OF a generation as fruitful as
that OF a nsh. While entering q new house for the
nrst time. the lady Il to take hold Of a nsh. prob
ably for the same reason. Whatever may he the
reason for regarding the handling OF fish as auspl
cious. II is indisputable that over a large part OF
northern India the water vegetable" tAsi II is called
by high caste Punjabis. VIII eat Il in spite OF its
being considered forbidden food for Brahman.
Khatns and Baniyas, is taken 20 assure good luck
The writer of this was Fastening to Nepsl In the
fall OF 1909 TO see a sister who was dangerously III.
He came across q NepAlese gentleman near Patna.
who offered TO him 10 his destination.
being moved 10 pity on hearing ofhis GRAND. When
crossing the Ganges from DighA Chat to PaleZa
Chat a big hIss nsh fell At his feet on the deck OF
the steamer as II hurled by an unseen hand. Per
haps II had been struck by the stern wheel and
thrown up over the bulwark. The Nepalese friend
Jumped up in great excitement, eGclaimlng. Here
is a sign from Hea zen; the happiest omen for lou
my lad; you will md your sister out OF danger"
Al classes In NepAl share the superstition OF the
BengAlls IN regard to nsh.
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will follow: and the money power Of the country
will endeavOr 10 prolong its reign BY working upon
the preJudices Of the people untl all wealth Is
aggregated in a few hands and the republic de.
stroyed. ! feel at this moment more anxiety for
the safety of my country than ever before. even
in the midst OF war. GOD grant that my suspicious
may prove grOundless.'"
This is an old friend from the misty
realms Of Canardia and Fakier. 1t a r
ries the mark Of lie on its face. The
inystifier, wag or lunatic that invented
it had no sense Of local color or the
b~ewraying phrase "the money power
would have been avoided; and the en-
thronement Of corporations, a pompous
phrase begotten Of Organism, would not
have shown it's tawdry purple.
The Sun, in an editorial article printed
October 1, 1895, gave the bogus quotation
in the primitive form, but without the
pious ejaculation at the end and with
this shuddering prelude:
Il SEQ in the near future a crisis approaching
that unnerves me and makes me trcmbiS for the
safety of my country. As a result Of war -
Then follows, as in the Hearstian YER
sion, the enforcement Of corporations.
The time ascribed to the earlier version
was some time in 1885. il we remember
right, early in April, 1885. The phrase
even in the midst of wal" seems to simply
that the war was over, an i'm
plication, Of course, for the wal was not
formally closed in Mr.. LINCoLN's life
time.
Mr.. LIEcoLN's works were searched
in vain for the early Organism outgiving.
Neither Mr.. JOHN @. NIcoLAY nor any
other friend or student of LINCOLN could
find any trace of it. Avoluminous collec-
ton, not yet completed, OF Mr.. LINCoLN's
works owe the month Of November,
1884. The intention of the compilers Of
that collection seems to have been to
collect every written word OF Mr.. LIN
COINS, to publish his sayings consecu-
lively. The enforcement Of corpora
tons fails to appear.
There must be a conspiracy" OF the
editors Of LINCoLN's works and speeches
and Of writers Of his life to suppress these
alleged utterances. Where has the quo
tation been lying since it sprang up in
1895? What historian on Mr.. HEARsT's
staff fixed the date November, 1894?
Many liberties are taken in Mr.. LIN
coins name. The imaginary Lincoln
that would stand with Mr.. HEARST
needed to have improved modern sem
fences put into his mouth.
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The Ean skies.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
autumn heavens are now worthy Of evening
study. although far inferior to the skies OF
january and February. The Northern Cross.
outlined by five conspicuous suns, is still
high, with Vega on it's light and Affair at its
left. The square of Pegasus. formed of four
stars, is high In the heavens. with its north
east handle of two suns in the constellation
Andromeda. This square and its handle
look very much like another greater. less
carefully constructed "Dipper."
Beyond the handle il seen the curved X
shaped Perseus. with the Chair Of CASH
Opeia" THE fve-star w above. Not far
from Perseus, further down. CLEANS the haze
OF the Seven Sisters. the ancient Pleiades.
Close by the Seven Sisters" is ruddy Aldeb-
aran, in the constellation Taurus: and
above Aldebaran and the Pleiades sparkles
the white. magnificent sun Capella Tin Au-
rigal.
This is but a fraction Of what the star search
er may see; and as time goes on-toward the
last OF January-the constellation Orion and
the sun Sirius will be blazing forth in all
their wonderful, unrivalled glory.
CHARLEs MEYERS HOLMES.
Boston, October 10.
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The MId,hipman,, Uniform In Issn.

From Proceedings Of the tinted States Ndrai Institute.
The pay Of mIdshipmen was nXed In November.
1878. at sf2 a calendar month. which was the precise
allowance made TO the ships cook. They had the
distinction. however. OF being the only grade Of
Onncers whose pay did not vary according TO the
rate Of the vessel In which they served. We are
unable TO say II there was any Significance In plac-
ing the midshipman In the pay table OF November
10, 1870. between the surgeon and g~unner-pTob-
ably they would have Eel, more At home between
the purser and boatswain. from whom they received
monthly financial comfort and daily practical aid
In Learning The ropes"
However this may be. Il cannot be doubted that
the midshlDman OF the Rev olutIon was a dazzling
creature II he ever wore the hrst Continental uni
form prescribed for his grade by the regulations OF
the Marine OF 1919 at Philadelphia.
which consisted Of a blue lapelled coat with stand
up collar, round cuffs faced with red. buttons and
buttonholes red, blue brooches and red walstcoat.
No mention is made OF the headgear. but It was
probably In harmony With this hcry uniform, Indie
alive perhaps Of the bloody struggle then com
menced. and far ~ecllpslng the uniform OF King
Georges REFERS. Whoever has witnessed the
effect upon susceptible young maidens OF the naval
cadet OF our day in his simple blue blouse or jacket.
adorned only with black braid. gilt buttons and
silver anchors. can easily Imagine the havoc among
the high spirited. patriotic girls OF the colonial sea-
ports caused by the midshlpman's uniform OF 177o.
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Election Day DOughnuts.

According TO a decision reported this
week, Judge FISHER, presiding at the
Chautauqua County Court, rebukes the
too active electioneering Of certain wO-
men, but declares that their conduct was
not sufficiently improper to justify a re-
submission to especial town meeting Of
the question Of local option.
CLARENCE r. CIPPEcLY and others
applied to the court to have the voters OF
the town Of Chautauqua pass a second
time on the question Of local option Of
prohibition, alleging several grounds,
the most engaging Of which was that
certain women in n of the election
districts Of the town occupied a part Of
the power house Of the Chautauqua Insti-
tuition on election day, served coffee
and dOughnuts to the electors, and 90
licited them TO vote against the sale of
liquor in the town. The petitioners
averred that the ONE did this within
one hundred feet OF the polls, and that
over the entrance to the buildingin which
the cakes were doled out was the Ameri-
can flag, tied with a white ribbon.
In the answering afidavits it was as
serted that the entrance to this building
where the flag was placed was more than
one hundred feet from the polls; and that
no electioneering was done within the
prohibited limit and that no refresh
ments we're served within said limit to
bride voteVs. Only two afidavits were
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What Man should Eat.

FRf wv
Those who do not want TO rank as extremists
will do well TO eschew the glandular organs, such
as sweetbreads and liver. TO pin their faith 10 NUT
ton and one or two kinds OF nsh. TO give up coffee
and drink weak China tea Those who wish to go
further should reflect nrst that man is neither
carnIvorous nor herblvorous. For long scientists
have obscured the view by useless arguments as
10 whether or not a man was meant TO live like q
COW.
There are other species than the flesh and grass
eating animals: all students OF comparative anatomy
Identical with those OF the fruglvorous apes who
live on fruits and nuts. Not only so. but the pro
portion OF bowel length TO body length In man
corresponds exactly with that In the same species
In marked contrast TO what obtains In all cArniv-
orous animals where the bowel Is proportionally
shOrt.
A study Of anatomy therefore suggests a fruit
diet as the most suitable; further confirmation is
afforded by the obvious prediction OF nearly all
children for such food, The best fruits for food
are apples. bananas, grapes, nuts, dates. raisIns
and ngs.
Nuts are especially valuable owing to the large
amount OF fat they contain: the old fashIOne ed idea
that they are indigesuble Is due partly 10 the error
In taking them at the end OF an already more than
ample meat meal, and partly TO insufii Client masti
cation. Chestnuts are the easiest 10 digest and
make an excellent food. Many other fruits may
he taken. always remembering that stone fruits
sometimes disagree. and that acid fruits should
be taken In moderation. Strawberries contain a
considerable amount Of purins and should be
avoided BY all with a equity or rheumatic tendency
Among fruits we include those OF the cereals, such
as wheat and rice. White bread is free from purtn.
but brown contains a varying amount derived from
the husk. The most wholesome form OF bread Is
unleavened.
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saving, Banks. and Industrial INSURANCE.

From the Boston Adps rtfser.
In an address before the Twentieth Century Clih
on industrial Insurance. Mr.. BrAndeis cited nuur,.
TO the effect that II q man. beginning with his TWEEN
y-nrst birthday. pays throughout life 80 cents A
week into a Massachusetts, saving bank. and allows
these deposits to accumulatef for his family, the sur
vivors will. in case Of his death at the average ace
Of ola years, Inherit t2.2oS.0O. II an interest rate OF
ia per cent. a year Is maintained.
ON the other hand. the point was made II q man
should. beginning AZ the age OF majority. nav
throughout his life the % cents a weak TO an In
dustrial Insurance company as preniums ON n
so called industrial life policy for the benent Of
hts family. the survivor would be legully en,Itled
70 receive. upon his death at the age Of az yeans
only $500. IL was explained that the cause OF tbese
startling different results Is this. While the CT
pcnseS ana dividends OF the great Industrial com
panies consume nearly so per cent. Of the years
premiums. the expenses Of the savings hanks
amount to less than ~ per cent. Of the years de-
posIts. They have the principal intact and let II
increase by nearly 4 per cent. yearly Interest on the
average.
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From ne London Daily Mai.

From ne LONDON D0uH Mall.
Five Dutchmen. comprising the captain. mate and
three OF the crew OF the Rotterdam vessel MaraA
stood for several hours In the dock At Grimsbv
notice court yesterday while Capt. Hicks and the
chief onnceTs OF the gunboat Argus detailed the
circumstances connected with the capture of the
Maria on September "a. while engaged in "cooper-
ing" !. e., supplying liquor and tobacco surrep-
titiously 20 fishermen at sea.
Dutch cooper" generally makes ARRANGEMENTS
with friendly spies TO locate the Whereabouts OF
the patrol boat. The Argus had been slunaIIed as
leaving Hull on the previous day. but instead OF
going north, as arranged. Capt. Hicks anchored in
the Humber for the night. The Maria believed
that he had gone on. and flying her "cooperin9-
nag TO indicate TO outgoing trawlers her desire IN
trade, was In full activity when the Argus suddenIv
nppeared around Spum Point. There was no time
for the Dutchman to pull down his nag or sheer OF
and Capt. Hicks boarded the Maria, the cAptain
of which, after bearings had been taken. had N
admit that his vessel was within the three mile
limit.
When the Maria was brought 10 Grimsby f. was
found that she had 10 pounds OF mixed tobacro
ass pounds OF CAvcndlsh In large packages. a
mounds Of Cavcndish In small packages, sO7 mounds
Of cIgarIand nearly two gallons OF pcrfumed spIr,,s
The collector OF customs said he was Instructed
TO sue the captain for treble the value OF duty n,
the tobacco and spirits, and also To sue for a pen-
atty OF 400 against each remaining member Of tn,
crew.
The stIpendiary. however, in inning the captnIp
e2S. the mate eS. and the crew one guinea each. SaId
the owners. who were the real culprits. were AIDE.
auAseIy punished by the connscation OF the ship
and cargo.
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a blue book just issued in London show that NJ
gross receipts from passenger and freight iraNo
last year on the British railways were 25Mno""'
an increase OF only l.S per cent. These earnings
include those OF the electrified Metropolitan ana
Metropolitan District railways Of London, nv
Liverpool overhead railway and other raeS Of
similar character In other cities.
The average dividends paid by the British rail-
ways were S4 per cent. on the common. - on mo
preferred and 4 per cent on the guaranteed stocks
on the loans I per cent. was paid and ~ on mo
debenture stock.
The number Of FIRST class passengers hrieaSeu
by IL per cent. and third class By OS per c'nt'
while second class decreased BY SIS per cent IrAV'
ing q considerable net general decrease
The receipts from excess luggage. MATS par,
cells. &c, show an increase Of SOS. OOo. T'" i''M
net earnings we're s:i9. 5000 o on tho @.''ow'V
capital. or $50 per cent. against JSs IN l'o+.
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Local Channels and Big ships.

Attention is called again to the vital
Importance of the channel improvements
in the lower bay by the expression of
doubt as to the possibility Of bringing
in the Cunard Company's new turbine
steamers. These huge craft are to draw
about t~hirty-fve feet of water, accord
ing to the cable, and this will certainly
tax the limits of the present channel.
The depth at mean low water in the main
channel is thirty feet. The consequence
is that two or three Of the largest ships
now using this port cannot come in at
low water slack. They are compelled to
wait till the tide has risen enough to keep
their keels clear of the bottom.
Vessels drawing t~hirty-fve feet would
certainly have some trouble, because the
rise Of the tide at Sandy Hook is only
five feet at the spring and three feet eight
inches at the neap. The new Ambrose
channel, however, is TO have a depth of
forty feet at mean low water throughout
its length. This will provide an ample
and convenient passage for the largest
vessels o contemplated. Once inside
the harbor ships find abundant water.
The extensive shoals which lie between
the bay and the ocean have their disad-
vantages, but they are not without their
benefits. They break the roll of the seas
which are piled up outside by the vicious
easterly and southeasterly gales so fire.
quent on this coast, and thus make the
entire bay a comfortable haven. Fur
thermore, by having only three passages,
including the new Ambrose channel, for
the entrance Of vessels of seagoing
depth, they simplify the important prob
lem of the defence of the port. The
main and swash channels are right under
the guns of Sandy Hook, while the forts
at the Narrows can rake the Ambrose
channel.
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Battery Park.

Whenever q public service corporation
wants to use a public street or park for
its own purposes it has many plausible
arguments to advance in support of its
plan. No one has forgotten the excel
lent 8 that should have convinced
the city a few years ago of the desira-
bility of cutting a slice of the west side
of Central Park for the benefit Of the
electric a lines. II has not passed
entirely from mind that in the days Of
the Broadway cable road it was proved
c%Onclusively that Union Square must be
split in W if Dead Mans Curve were
TO be abolished. The managers of the
street railways could see no other solu-
tions of the problems in these cases than
TO deprive the public of parts of the
city's lungs.
Yet when Central Park was refused
the companies did not stop running cars,
and when the Board Of Health ordered
the nuisance at Fourteenth street and
Broadway to be stopped it disappeared
without any sacrifice Of public lands.
These experiences and many others of
similar nature will reassure New York
ers that the subway to Brooklyn can be
built with all necessary surface struc-
lures without involving the use of a large
strip of Battery Park, in spite of the con-
tention of its designers to the contrary.
The plan of the subway engineers calls
for the erection of a structure fifty-fve
by eighteen feet, so situated as to make
necessary entire Encouragement Of the
park. II has the approval of the Rapid
Transit Commissioners. Their function
is to build a railroad. They have shown
no particular interest in the preservation
Of parks, nor, perhaps, was any to have
been expected from them.
Commissioner HERMAN has refused
20 sanction this invasion of park land,
and he says that he will not give his con-
sent 20 any permanent railway structure
in the seawall breathing place. We're
the success of the Brooklyn extension OF
the tunnel dependent on a building in
the park there would be good reason for
giving serious consideration to the plan.
There il nothing to show that the park
land is essential for the subway's use,
however. and until this is demonstrated
Mr.. HERMAN will have the support of all
citizens In his refusal to approve any
such scheme.
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Hearst's Judges.
-
John W. Con.
Samuel Seabury.
John Fort.
Charles ", Dayton.
Mr.. shaw's Little Joke.

The Hon. LESLIE MoRTIER SHAW is no
longer a Favorite Son, but he does not
cease to instruct and entertain. These
are of his golden words at Pittsburg:
" In a republic like this government OF necessity
must be by parties rather than by individuals. Let
me emphasize the fact that It is of vastly more i'm
portance to know along what lines and In harmony
with what principles the applicants for public
honors will proceed than II Is 10 know the physical
or mental makeup OF the men themselves. We
must place a political party in power, as dlstin-
u shed from putting politicians in once.
The parties radically disagree on well nigh every
economic principle"
Mr.. SHAW must have grinned when
ne heard the rapturous applause which
greeted this solemn declaration. AS he
paused for the cheers and hand clapping
20 subside he must have thought of the
Zines and principles" so conspicuously
absent from the Republican party's
formal declaration Of principles on
which the legislative achievements Of
the last Congress were based. He must
have called to mind the rate regulation
bill, on which the Republican platform
of 1904 and all the preceding Republican
platforms were silent, and the meat
legislation, which no State or business
interest expected from the Republican
marty. He must have thought of the
wealth regulation and control programme
of which tentative drafts are thrown out
as feelers from time to time. He u
have recalled that noble plank in the
Republican platform that put the party
on record as favoring reduction in the
Congress delegations of States that re-
strict the negroes right to vote and the
subsequent refusal Of a Republican Con-
Cress to act in the matter.
Mr.. SHAW is a great humorist. He APP
preciates the uncounted blessings which
a people derives from high prices, and he
knows as well as any other man how
much party platforms mean and how far
they have controlled the acts of the pres
ent national Administration.