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ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1906-11-01
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kvamdir Observation-Disclosures, bann hetir aikast-
az Mtg litlu sloan hann ltom til valda, og Po
ham nsyti allrar orlku,pykir 6Iiklegt, 40 hann
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konungur skyroi fra pvii Pingse,ningannou
sinni sioastlioipn feb~ruarmanu0
1 neori maIstofu pingsins hefir liberal
hokkurinn mikinn meirihIuta aIlra pinyn,anna.
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en- / lavaroadei|dinni. Til Pess er SIT ors0k
talin beIzt, 40 Pingmenn tokksins cru lestir
ungir menn OF 6vanir PingstUrfun, svo 40
fest, er Peir vii ia framkvnma, fer handaskol-
um. Do peir s6u lagafrumvarpi fylIilega
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/ me0fero malsins, og Prata urn pao, oanga0
til sd sko~oanamunur sundrar flokk I,eirr;l 90
malio 0nftist. DER cru Aestum 0orum
6reyndum frelsisg0rpum likir 40 pvi, 40 liver
am sig Pykist kunna beztu ra0iu, og po]ir /
engu 40 andnft fe skoounum sinum.
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1906-11-01

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ms.
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MINNEOTA. MINI.
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1906-11-01

Peir kaupendur ,.VfS1ASDs':, sem enn
ekki hafa borga0 fyrir prnnan ytirstandandi
argang,err vinsamlega beonir 40 syna einhver
skill MI bra0lega.
DER, sem bna ut um bygoirnar, geta til
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til umboosmanna blaosins / peim bvgoar-
l0gum.
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Minneota, Mimi.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17

portant Legislation fail to evoke exhaust
i've discussion and calm, well informed
criticism. The necessities and dangers
OF the nation are discussed with a zeal
and skill surpassed at no time in its
history. The large membership Of the
House and the crush OF business there
have, indeed, madeits committees almost
all powerful, yet on the floor are not a
few men whose remarks during the ses-
sion are worthy Of serious attention.
One Of the amusing features Of the
dreadful assaults that were made on
Congress, and particularly on the Senate,
during the last session, was the com
plete ignorance displayed by a large
portion Of the public as to what was
going on in the Legislative department
anyway. II printing a popular, cheap
edition Of the Record, from which should
be omitted the list OF bills, resolutions,
petitions, 10, and similar dry matter,
would result in giving a wide circulation
to the sayings Of the big and little states
men in the House and Senate, the Gov
eminent would be well repaid for the cost
of the enterprise.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
A MYTH OF THE ARCTIC.

IL was proved by Peary. In his long journey
westward along the coast Of Greenland last
spring, that the Paleocrystic Sea does not
exist. II was thirty years ago that the world
first heard of il. When Mares sailed up
through the Smith Sound hannels to the
Arctic Ocean he saw. instead OF the open
sea that Kane had reported, an ocean blan-
keted with foe ice deeply covered with snow.
Rising here and there above the general level
were huge masses Of Toe, not at all like the
Greenland lcebergs with sharp points and
irregular domes, but presenting vertical walls
and fat upper surfaces like the enormous
cubic blocks OF ice that are seen In Antarctic
waters,
Mares therefore changed the name OF this
part Of the Arctic Ocean from the Open Sea
TO the Paleocrystic Sea. or in other words.
the sea of ancient ice. Greedy found later
that while the pack Ice rarely exceeds seven
or eight feet in thickness many Of these cratic
blocks were from ninety to nine hundred feet
thick.
Greedy also discovered that these masses
were not composed of frozen sea water but
that they originated on the land. The theory
was adduced that they were formed on COM
paratively level plains and were pushed for
ward into the sea and set adrift as ice RATS.
For many years there was much speculation
as to their place OF origin and their distri-
button over this part of the Arctic Ocean.
Peary has now shown that the place Of
origin of these prodigious. fat topped masses
OF Ice IL not far to seek. As he went west
ward on his journey to complete the survey
Of the Grant and coast he discovered that
Co the west Of Cape Hecla all the shores are
covered with a continuous glacial mass
having a width Of from one to fifteen
miles. This extensive ice formation has
no enormous elevation. but every headland
is buried under 1t and all the bays are filled
with II; and from It's outer edge in summer
huge fields OF the Ice break OF. forming the
so-oalled paleocrystio foes. As the current
f. to the east they are ioated awa y to the
Lincoln Sea. where Mares and Greedy saw
such numbers OF them.
Peary's discovery increases the probability
that, as has been conjectured. the higher
masses OF this glacial ice are formed by enor-
| nous ice pressure which brushes some Of the
blocks together and forces others under the
mass. At any rate they are not OF ancient
origin. and the name Paleocrystic Sea is a
misnomer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
Tho Artist in Commas.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sfr: The letter
YOU publish 20 day under the caption "Simpined
Punctuation" and signed "Proofroom- would
seem TO imply that no such proofreader ever ex-
listed az that mentioned In Live Topics About
Town" on Monday last. Now. when I see anything
In THE SUN l usually think II Is so, and In this case
l happen TO know II is so. 'There La, or was. q proof
reader in one Of the most important printing houses
IN this city. a house that does more of the most
important legal work than all others put together.
and which has the name for being the most OCCUR
ate in the business. as well as the most high priced,
who used the exact method OF punctuaung de-
scrlbed In your Live Topics" 1 know you do not
care 20 advertise any business but | enclose the
name Of tho arm. and the name Of the manager who
employed the prooireader referred TO, also his tele-
phone number. so that you can call him up and
verify the facts for yourself. n you think IL neces.
sary-which l do not. PROOF.
INV YORK, December "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
The Commerce OF France.

France holds the fourth place on the
list of the commercial nations Of the
world. She is outranked only by the
United States, the United Kingdom and
Germany. Her foreign trade policy is
less aggressive than that OF England or
Germany, yet her commerce shows a
fair development.
A notable change in the commercial
conditions of the country followed the
change made in the fiscal policy in 1892.
France is really the pioneer in the prao-
teal use Of the maximum and minimum
tariff system. While her recent devel-
opment is not wholly attributable to the
influence of that system, there can be
TO question that a continuance Of the
earlier method would have been detri-
mental to her growth, and possibly dis
astrous. Prior to the adoption Of the
present policy her annual trade bal
ance ran heavily against her. Since
its adoption the adverse balance shows
persistent reduction until 1906. when,
for the first time in many years, the bal
ance stands in her favor.
France Is fortunate In her SOL; IN her
climate, and in her thrifty and ditgent
~peasantry. Her food supplies are drawn
mainly from domestic sources. Her
imports consist in very large part of
raw materials. About two-thirds Of her
foreign purchases last year were Of this
class. The remainder was fairly divided
between food products and manufac-
tured goods. More than for any other
feature our trade with France Is remark
able for its fuctuation. Taken as a
whole, our sales show an increase which
appears in large part in two items, raw
cotton and copper, both of which are on
the free list. Our gensraftradsrwtxh hey
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
The President on Porto Rico.

The Presidents special message o
corning the island Of Porto Rico con-
tains nothing new or striking. Il calls
attention to the scenic beauty of the
island, the development Of primary
education, and the excellence Of the
present administration. There is a
recommendation that the Porto Rican
regiment be continued, and a comment
on the general prosperity Of the island.
The reference to the issue which most
directly concerns the Porto Ricans is
brief and somewhat incidental. This
expresses the hope that some measure
will be taken for the benefit Of the excel
lent and high grade Porto Rican coffee.
The people Of the island want protection
for their berry by a tariff on all coffee
imported into the United States. Mr.,
ROOSEVELT approves the coffee, but does
not specifically approve the Porto Rican
plan for the promotion of the insulaI
coffee industry. We imported last year
$50, 900, 900 pounds of coffee. The Porto
Ricans ask that we protect their crop
which in its record year reached 9 10000 COZ
pounds, by imposing a duty Of five cents
a pound on entire importation
The method Is costly and the scheme
unreasonable.
The proposition for American citizen
ship is not new. A bill to that effec'
was hung up during the last session o
Congress. It should be considered anc
passed during the present session. Oul
acquisition of the island left it's people
citizens of no country at all, and they
cannot even become American citizenI
by naturalization. This is a situation
which should be promptly remedied
The recommendation that Porto Rical
affairs be placed in the hands Of SOM
department in Washington Is entirel,
sound. The island is now a politica
derelict. 1t should find Judgment some
where.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
OxFORD AND CAMBRTDGE.
mtclcctuai Dlnercnces the two
Universities.


From hs Forth iohflg Rspev.
The Oxford mould does seem to press more
heavily and durably upon the INFORMED
character than the Cambridge mould. OK
ford. TO put IL differently. is the more organic
university of the two: a Cambridge man 70
somewhat less prone than an Oxford mES -
regard himself as a part OF a great whole
that is something more than the sum OF is
component items. That IL why one neers'
for rood or evil. much more about the Ok
ford manner" than about the CahDrtose
manner; that also one conjectures to be
the reason why Cambridge. for all aus lack
Of the -enchantments Of the middle ages.
has produced greater poets-nnd also greater
novelists-than Oxford. The original literary
artist is. from the academic point OF WE'VE
a freak: and the freak seems TO orestne more
freely on the Cam than on the ISIS.
These things-or rather the reesVhs VI
them-are mysteries, OUT, IN 80 = my
differences between the Two un.ee,s'ioea
intellectual one may perhaps nno psiNnS.,
explanation WEIGH Do.h
admit. A Camprinse. wnere u ~
mates prevail q man ~ nneIeay ~.
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medium. ne IN aHo nso'0 w ~ WI"
think.
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foru movements. oAiO'e a -
lively. ana tnereiore We nnu v,e.ypsss.
once toying WIN srennor w,ts
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neo-heseiian missiles, W nyus e. sh.
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contrary tninAs ..tS.,.i.
the contagion Oh an suSn IMs n"n =.
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bridge theoiogy' ipe UAl1I1 - -.
gravitstes toward ,ne ulvIn a. "
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
The Forest Reserve Bill.

Among the matters which should
receive favorable consideration in the
House this winter is the bill calling for
the appropriation Of So, ZOO, 900 for the
purchase Of forest reserves in the White
Mountains and the Appalachians. The
bill passed the Senate last winter with
out dissent and was favorably reported
by its House committee.
Two distinct ends would be served by
the passage Of this bill. Industrial in
terests Of vast importance would be
protected and fostered, and there would
be given to the people and kept for the
people two great pleasure grounds. We
now have a number OF national parks,
such as the Yellowstone, the Yosemite,
the Sequoia. the Mount Rainier and the
Crater Lake. These have their indus
trial value on the material side and
their special beauty and interest as
tourist resorts. To the people Of the
East the White Mountains and the APP
~palachians are as important as the parks
Of the Far West are to W~esterners.
Many are familiar with the White
Mountain region, but few have any
knowledge whatever OF the southern
A~ppalachians. A glance at the map
will show them as the source of many
Of our Southern rivers and give some
idea Of their value IN the economy Of
the South, but the map gives no idea
whatever of their scenic beauty or Of
their qualities as health and pleasure
resorts. Were they in Europe, Amer
loans would cross the ocean to enjoy
them. They stand within a days jour-
ney Of 90, 900, 900 of our people, and are
practically unknown to most Of us.
Year by year these hills, both in the
north and the south, are being stripped
of the forests which them. Both
their usefulness and their beauty are
being destroyed. The proposed appro-
priation is their salvation and their only
means of salvation. The bill has already
! gone far ON its journey, and it should be
sent along the rest of the way without
any needless delay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
rEE TWILIGHT or STATE RIGHTS.

To H EDrroB oF THE SuN-Sy: I did
not think. when writing my recent letter
to you on Our Golden Age that the Pres
ident was lneditating 40 early a rounding
up of Congressman and OF voters through
out the country in order TO test their opin-
ions OF zach OF the dozen or more topics Of
his recent annual message, as was disclosed
In the passionate and powerful speech In
this city on last Wednesday evening by his
Secretary of State.
His exposition OF causes which are tend
ingto wither the rights OF the several States,
as they are defined in the Federal Consti-
tuition, was noteworthy.
Those causes lave made expedient and
necessary an exercise Of the right and a
commerce among the States which that
Constitution has impaired to Congress-.
But what Of rights and duties not con-
ferred on Congress, but which have by that
document beer reserved to the States7
Mr., Roots thesis was that New York,
under her constitutional right to manage
her local affairs, must 30 manage them as
to please and satisfy the opinions and
wishes OF people in other States and I
general moral sense OF the country
He did not mention an amendment OF
the Constitution by methods it provides in
oyder to give Congress and the country the
proposed power over New York.
His minatory declaration, in favor Of the
issues commended to Congress by his chief.
is that II New York and other States fail to
respond, then sooner or later construo-
tions Of the Constitution will be found to
vest the power where 1t will be exercised
iii the national Government
II is not necessary now to make specific al
fusion to the separate schemes commended
to Congress by the President, such as mar
rage and divorce, race suicide, rape, the
jurisdiction Of Judge Lynch and the taking
Of private property for the use OF the nation
without just compensation. Allusion to an
income tax will suffice.
Not many years ago the Supreme Court
after hearing arguments and rearguments,
decided by a divided court, perhaps s to 4.
that Federal taxes on rents or ipcome OF
real estate, on personally or the income Of
personal property, are direct taxes" which
must be apportioned among the several
States according to representation, as the
Constitution ordains. II new Justices on
the Supreme Court bench shall define
~direct taxes" differently, and declare hat
certain taxes on real estate or rents, oil
personal property or its income, are not
direct" within the meaning of the funda-
mental law, there will have been achieved
the construction threatened.
And so. in regard to other things now all
but universally conceded to be in the exclu-
sive jurisdiction of New York and each OF
the other States, is it possible for "construc-
tions" to take away that Jurisdiction.
1t is to be hoped that the rounding up
OF voters. on the lines laid out by the Presi-
dent and the Secretary of State, will &c
rapidly On.
New York and each other State is en-
titled to know its fatei CASUAL.
NEW YORK, December Is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
Good Prospect, in M,nehuri..

According 10 Ddav Consular ans Trade Rsports
the American Consul at Dalny rays that the Mon
chus are good farmers and want agricultural I'm
plements OF all kinds: that Hour is q staple with
them. being used for making bread and mAcaronL
The fertile fields Of the Sungari Valley win be plsnted
in wheat this fall, putting q large quantity Of grain
on the market and creating q demand for -four
milling machinery.
Cotton piece goods are another staple. Japan IL
after that trade In earnest. The favorite eolors are
light and dark blues.
Building material Of all descriptions is In demand.
There Is time to get this trade. as spring does not
open TIL early in March. when much building viii
begin at Port Arthur Rs well as st Dalny.
Wealthy Chinese merchants predict Q great
future for Dalny. They say II will be the distriout-
ing point for all Manchuria. providing tho Japanese
owned South Manchurian Railroad lowers It's freight
rates In competition with the junk Transports en-
the Lao River at Newchwang.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
CALL For ~ BIG NAVY.
A Menace to America Seen In the Activity
OF Japan.

To THE EDITOR OF THE ~ SIR: JsJ an
is to put on the ways a new battleship. bigger
than the Satsuma. just launched. Why
this activity OF Japan along naval lines2
Disre garding the school issue in San Fran
cisco, Il behooves US to look to the future
and increase our naval budget. We have a
magnificent navy, it il true. but we cannot
afford to rest satisfied with Il.
It was my privilege to see the German feet
of Heligoland during the month OF Septem-
Der, and ! can assure you that it
favorably, ship for ship. with any navy ahoat.
Meantime our navy is handicapped at WASH
ington by q lot OF penny wise and pound
foolish economists, some of whom have never
seen the Atlantic Ocean.
We r~hapsodized about the patriotism Of tho
Japanese during their war with Russia.
helped to save them from financial ruin by
floating their bonds and are now buying
more goods-raw silk. mating and brio-A-
brac-from them than any three other coun-
tries combined are buying; but we should
understand that they are using part Of the
proceeds to build up Q navy that will be q
menace to US. The Japs could take the
Philippines In twenty-four hours. and whils
1t might be a good thing for US IL would not
end there. The Panama Canal will virtually
belong to whatever Power can seize IL In time
Of war. Is history going to repeat itselff
The French built the Suez Canal and now
England controls H.. By treaty II IL to be
neutral in time OF war, but e~xigencies some
times unmake treaties.
Our surest guarantee is a powerful nav.
We have the men and money and ought to
have the ships. vERIrAs.
NEW YORK. December is.
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A Popular congressional Record"

Public Printer STIILINGs has made a
report to the Senate on the probable cost
of preparing a special edition Of the
Congressional Record, in which should
appear only the debates in the House
and Senate. and which might be sold
to the public at a lower price than is
charged for the present publication.
There appears to be an opinion In the
Senate that if citizens had a better &C
quaintance with the details Of the pro-
ceedings of Congress confidence in the
national Legislature might be strength
ened. There are sufficient grounds to
justify this belief.
The debates in Congress cover every
matter of public interest, and many Of
the extemporaneous speeches, as well
as some Of the prepared addresses, are
excellent. Considerable foolish talk
permeates the proceedings of each cham
Der, as might be expected, but there
is a large number of creditable exhi-
billions of oratory and Of shrewd, intel
ligent and logical contributions to the
debates. Seldom does a pdsoe Of inc
49, ~ a. ALE 49, AFW
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17

II six day bicycle races depended for
support on lovers Of athletic sports, many
years would pass before another would be
found profitable in New York city. This
years exhibition at Madison Square Garden
was not a race. The one real contest be-
tween the entrants was the final sprint by
which the tie was decided. Except in that
brush competition cut no figure in the
riding. The men In the ring made no
effort to keep up to the record or to sur
pass zach other. They showed about as
much enthusiasm as a member Of a union
does in his work after a successful strike
But the promoters Of the show made money,
and so long as the public contributes enough
at the box Office to show a balance on the
credit side such enterprises will be main
tanned. Apparently large number of per-
sons enjoyed what appears TO have been a
most tiresome and embarrassing affair.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17

is heavily h~apdicapped by the fact that
on all except a meagre list Of articles we
are compelled to pay maximum rates Of
duty, while N competitors have the
advantage Of minimum rates.
II from our total sales to France last
year 0ss, 900, o00) there be deducted the
items Of raw cotton, copper and mineral
oil there remains q trade Of only about
sss, 900, 900, or about what we sold to
Argentina, and a good deal less than
we sold to either Cuba or Mexico. Our
share Of the imports OF the country was
only about 10 per cent. Of the total.