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The habit.

The reading habit in the United States
by Mr.. GUsTAvE MIcHAUD in PNtN0m's
Magazine for November. Dividing the
number Of books which libraries issued in
the different States during 1903 by the
number Of inhabitants, he made the dis
covery that the reading habit is more
pronounced in New England than in
any other section Of our country Mr..
MICHAUD must have been prepared for
the revelation, for he says by way Of
preliminary:
In New England Is n highly Intellectual race.
sensitive and Hinged with the neupotlsm or
degcncracy which the departure OF the robust
always induces. II IN the race whIeh has given
the nation Its poets. which does now much OF its
abstract thinking. nesrN ell its dreaming"
According TO Mr.. MICHAUD's figures,
for every 100 persons in New England
243 books were issued by the libraries
during 1903. California is second on his
list, with 2O7 books, and New York third,
with l55. The other States fall far
behind" When a diagram accompany
ing the article is examined the authors
discovery of New England's intellectual
superiority, for that seems to De what
he is trying to prove, loses some Of its
impressiveness. The poll Of the indi-
vidual States ia as follows: Massachu-
sets, 3O4 books to every 100 inhabitants,
Connecticut, 227; New Hampshire, 223,
Vermont, 100; Maine, l33; Rhode Island,
1872. Why does Massachusetts read so
!. many books, and why do the other New
England States trail behind, some OF
them tagging far in the rear? Can there
be such a difference in intellectual
activity as the returns imply? One
explanation of the bookishness Of the
Massachusetts people should satisfy any
man who is not imaginative: There lie
a public library in every township in
Massachusetts,. whereas some Of the
other New England States are but poorly
provided with free books.
IL would have been more to the point
if MIR. MICEAUD had enumerated the
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Mr.. Taft and the Isle Of Pines.

While Mr.. TAFT was in Cuba the Isle
OF Pines people made an effort to involve
him in their controversy, but the Secre-
tary of War was much too wary to be
caught in the traps they set for him.
His last word in reply to a petition sub
mitted by the PinerOs was a. follows:
" Respectfully referred 10 Governor MACON,
with the statement that II Is absolutely impossible
for the Provisional Government OF Cuba. admins.
tering the affairs OF the republic, TO recognize for
one moment that the Isle OF Pines la not completely
under the Jurisdiction Of the Provisional Govern
ment az q part OF the republic Of Cuba; that while
the fact that a majority OF the residents of the Tale
Of Pines are Americans may call for exceptional
provincial and municipal government, any OF the
three bases mentioned in the communication OF
October /. involving an entire separation OF the
Isle Of Pines from the Island Of Cuba. Is wholly
inadmissIble. II would be a violation OF the sacred
trust imposed upon the Provisional Government
10 preserve the interests Of cuba intact during the
iucumbeney OF that Government.
WILLIAM n. TAPr.
Provisional Governor.
HAVANA October II. 1905"
This concise and emphatic statement
gave the petitioners about as small COM
fort as was possible 10 administer. 1t
ia as comforting IA Mr.. RooT's letter Of
last November, in which he said that he
had mo doubt whatever that the Isle
OF Pines continues to be a part Of Cuba,
aud that it is and never has been
territory Of the United States"
The irritating question Of the proprie-
torship Of the island now has two possi-
bic Of determination. One is
the treaty SO long pending in the Senate,
and the other a decision by the courts
in a custom house case. Under the pres
n circumstances it is little probable
that the Senate will give the matter any
attention this winter.
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THE GERMAN EMPEROFS VOICE.
How II Ras Been Preserved for Future
GRReratlONN.

Prof. r. W. Se1ptprs IN me Century.
Throu Oh the American Ambassador. Char
lena gne Tower. | applied for q record Of the
voice of the German Emperor. for preservation
in durable material in Harvard University.
the National Museum at Washington and the
Library OF Cougress at Washington. Tbs
record is to btkept a. a historical document
for posterity. The phonetic archives at the
institutions ment ioned are to include records
from such persons as will presumably havs
permanent historical interest for America.
The importance OF abe undertaking can be-,
estimated by considering the present value Of
voice records by Demosthenes. Shakespeare or
Emperor William the Great.
The Emperor consented, and the apparatus
was set up IN the palace; asked for four
toned and one for my own scientific investi-
cations. The Emperor. however, made only
tTS reSGTds; 0 deisisn y, tina ,O one for r,b Hazard ward
pOaes. The two records were made by . pho
nogrAph with specially selected recorders on
manent value because they are often injured
by mould and sooner or later they always
crack. owing TO changes IN temperst4re
matrix was made BY coating Z with sraphits
and then gAlvanoplating 10. The wax master
record was then removed tbeinR destroyed
in the prOccssI. eavinE a mould from which
"positives that is, copies OF the oriSinP
could es cast Durable positiysS wsT era, cast
Some oasts were also made in wax, and new
metal matrices were made from these. In
this manner the following material Was OBJ
aimed: IN A metal matrix and positive Of
Record No. l, Deposited IN the National Mu:
ssum AZ W~1shingto9 e. Z SIMILAR SCI 81
Record No. 2, deposiisd in Harvard UntveT-
metal mstriS and positive Of ssch,. which I
presented to the Emperor; and Isl n reserve
set Of both. These are the only records OF
the German Emperor's voice which exist at
the present time,
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IL the Hon. CHARLES EVANS HUGHEs q
disciple OF spelling reform?

A spectator at the football game between
Princeton and Cornell On Saturday was able
to identify the ball from time to time
why" said he. this game is like base
ball, they throw the ball around 30 much. $
One object Of the new rules was to admit
spectators to the confidence Of the football
generals and let the grand stands see what
was doing on the field. Under the old
rules the ball vas 20 rarely detected after
the kickoff ar to be q curiosity, and the
advantage Of one side or the other was
determined mainly by the tapemeasurer:
The new rules seem to be working very we'll,
and their great beauty is that they add to
the uncertainty about the final score.
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Worth Remembering.

In his numerous campaign speeches
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES has made many
serious charges against the candidate
at the head of the Democratic ticket.
These allegdkons have not been hidden
in denunciatory generalities or vaguely
put in obscuring phrases. They have
been specific and exact, each capable Of
proof or disproof. according to its truth
or falsity. 1t is worthy of the attention
Of every voter that Mr.. HUGHES has not
been forced to retract a word he has said
or to qualify or soften a sentence he has
uttered.
Mr.. HUGHES, new to political speaking,
might have been forgiven il in his earlier
appearances before the public he had
fallen into error more than once. The
importance to him Of the result Of the cam
paign, the unusual conditions he had to
meet, the physical and mental strain
under which he labored-any Of these
would have furnished a sufficient expla-
nation for an incorrect statement, a mis-
understanding of fact or an unfortunate
slip of the tongue. II is greatly TO his
credit that he has escaped the dangers
that surrounded him.
The voters of the State will not forget
this unusual and highly creditable record
when on Tuesday Of next week they
cast their ballots. They have seen in
MIR. HUGHES the candidate those quail
ties most needed in a Governor: a fine
sense of honor, a clear and logical mind,
and a capacity for intelligent, carefully
directed labor. Mr.. HUGHES has demon
strated his fitness for the office to which
he aspires.
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4 Many UuInn RuIed L.nA.

FE0W I'VE IoN0OT DaNb NHYOAhrr.
after the six English hstteTs' the couple ~
English lady cooks. Australia came In for sub
widespread nOtoriety over the REFUSAL OF a Iapdirg
TO the matters IN Sydhey that II r. somewhat SI'
pTtsinG 10 md the Commonwealth seeking snothcr
sneh undesirable advertisement. The governing
hoard Of the Perth Hospital. WeSteTn Australia,
recently advertised In English papers for a coupe
Of female cooks. the local article not having pro,ri
satisfactory, At the last meeting OF the board =
letter Was read from the Commonwealth Customs
Department. pointing out that II the tEo cOu-'
had been Engaged In England II would be nec"ssarF
TO submit the contract TO the Minister for EEt"rna
AHairs before the ladies could he allowed TO land
Otherwise the contract would be void, and all ne
parties concerned liable 10 penalties.
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Mr.. RoosEvElr's spelling OF thoroughly.

Mr.. RoosEvEIr's spelling Of thoroughly
in his letter 10 JACOB A.. Rms upon the OPEN
ing Of the Roosevelt gymnasium on the
East Side is phonetic or not, according to
the ear OF the speller. Mr.. ROOSEVELT
spells the word "thOroly y upon the author
ity Of BRANDER MATHEWS and his fellow
simplifers, but -thurrily" would be nearer
the accepted sound Of the word. The pho
netists will have to agree about word sounds
before the new spelling makes much head
way, and eVeR then local pronunciation will
prove a stumbling block. The old spelling
will be found to be the simplest spelling
altar all.
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To yHH EDiroH or THE SuN-SG: I think your
correspondent ida Husted HarDer took an alto
gether too sttSng q view OF Glasgow and Edih
burxh. have no sympathy with municipal owner
shin. and look on Il a. a curse TO the individual,
but did not observe the unclean and wretchsd
conditions which impressed her 80 IN GLASGOW and
Edinburgh, 81 far as municipal work was con
cerned.
did notice In Glasgow The mos, wrstched social
conditions that ! ever observed. nat even excepting
southern Italy. where ! saw much poverty and
deg radiation and considerable begging. In Glas-
row drunkenness and wretched poverty were
something fearful to ! arrived
there on the saturday Of Pair Week. probably at
a time when drunkenness vas At lis height. ana !
was paIned Al the wTetched condition Of the people.
st. george square appeared TO be strewn with
DRINKS gu the Saturday night that I wns there and
! noticed that the local paper reported the arrests
for int0xicatton during the day as ana. and they
do not usually make arrests In Glasgow unless the
Individual is perfectly helpless.
sunday was as still as death. aud although q
pleasant day scarcity 4 person was upon the streets.
aud there was no indication OF liquor being sold
on that day. | did not zee an intoxicated person
upon the street on sunday In Glasgow.
was favorabIy Impressed with the street car
accommodation In Glasgow. and my observation
was that the cars were perfectly clean and tidy
Rot-he most favorable Impression Of the entire
street car system, but. OF course. I did not have the
time TO give any study 10 II. So far as ! observed
the streets we're kept very clean.
Edinburgh was clean and tidy. and | did mol
observe mucn drunkenness there. although per
hans I did not visit II at a time 10 watch closely for
this. and possibly I did not visit those sections OF
the city where the wretched conditions existed
was fearfuTy struck with the intempeTance in
Scotland. and ! saw more indications ofwretche1
conditions In Scotlsnd than IN all Of the other cOun
tries visited. was under the impression that In
temperance In Scotland must be "a disease OF the
climate" Where u 10 generally prevniled | thought
this might be q charitable conclusion.
LYNN. Mass. October "a. Edwin ". lHdALLs.
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III SOCIAL EVIL.
legislation 10 Deaf with II Humanciy ami
Decently Proposed.

legislation 10 Deal with II Hunanciy anu
Decently Proposed.
To THK EDTIoE or TEE Bun Sir: what a
condition Of society the disgraOeful Tender
loin raids reveal! .
Christian organizations, the purpose OF
which should be TO help and Oplft the fallen
strive TO outdo the polics in driving untortn-
mates from shelter. Ia good or bad weather.
The police have the sanction OF laws they
are pledged TO uphold. but what fool laws!
Their prisoners are herded into patrol wagons
and brought to police stations. where sharks
make a business or b iiinR them out for q con-
sideration"!
what them? The women must earn" ths
money to pay these bail advances and ex-
tortions. they find quarters In q new neigh
borhOod, next door to some one else! out
casts though they are they must i've or conl-
init the worse sin. suicide.
Is there no body Of men-nO leader. philan-
thrspist or la wnIskeT-with courage and learn
ing auficlent TO meet the problem with hui
manity and wisdom! Or must this farce
go on indefinitely
What excuse can q Christian organization
Offer for obtaining evidence. or paying for II.
in order to drive these people from ono house.
to another? The solution of the, problem
pered with pity aDd charity; but there can be
no reform ia Laws which require police officers
TO 90 such futile ratdins. or which ALLOW
fanatics and zealots TO compete with the
police in their misdirected WORK.
would suggest. Intelligent supervision
appoint a committees, consisting OF expert
enced men from zach OF the city department.
Education and Law, With Q few good magis-
rates added. to consider the problem and
draft a law that will have at least the dignity
" real thou ght by competent suthorttea
back Of il. clergyman or two-tf any well
balanced ones can be foun Midnight he added
TO neutr alize the shock which a sutabte law
might cause among the simple.
NEW YORK. October y. ADAM.
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About nftecn Liberals celebrated the day by rid
ing through the town aud rejecting on the ChaTAc
Ter and anteccdentS Of the Collector of the Port
who Is a prominent Moderate. From me rep0v
OF an df1ceT OF marines StaftOned at BdrdeOa.
With the American army Of occupation
keeping the peace the Cuban politicians
will surpass themselves in the language
of abuse and contumely. developing new
terms and forms OF expression composite
Of the Spanish and American idioms. A
competent p~hilologist would be amply re.
paid by a visit to Baracoa. Trinidad. OF
ga qua La Grande.
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Protest OF an Automobuist.

To THE EDITOR or TIM Sun SIR, The letter OF
Horace C. Phelps In THE SUN OF October 81 Is, In It's
features OF eHaggerStiOn and narrow -mlndedness,
exasperaung 10 antomoblists who show conSideTa-
ton for the rights Of others.
7 do annTm that practically no travels
a. nifty to seventy miles an hOuy. as Mr.. Phelps
TeckIessIy charges, and that no driver who kills
any one gets on with a ten dollar nne-Another OF
his exaWxerattons. wish Mr.. Phelps would take
Il upon himself to make hrs country friends carry
IlRhts at night. according to law. and learn the
ven simple rules OF the road, which few OF them
seem 10 be acquainted win.
The hatred OF the automobile Is provoked ~
the seOrchers. who are detested by law abiding
automobIlists quite as much as by our country
cousins. The motor has come to stay, ynd on the
same roads used ny the horse. AUro.
NEW YORK. October Fl.
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To rHf4kpIroR OF THR sUN-Sr: a. p.
B." says: Tn order to Join precise issue with
Mr.. Walton I now assert that the system he
lie teaching has Appropriated, without SWING
credit therefor, Substantial labor and time
saving Inventions OF Andrew j. 0rabam-
also, An rood writer's use the Improvement
originated by Mr.. Graham" and he adds'
Il now say that he wSe the father or modern
shorthand. The following excerpts. taken
from the preface to Mr.. James z. Muneons
"PhonOGraphic Text Book published tn
1872, answer these statements; and ! wish TO
remark first that the modern system Of short
hand 10 photography. and. as MIR. Munson
SAYS. the result Of the labors Of Isaac Pitman
OF England:
The leading features OF photography are the
result Of the laDOrs Of Mr.. Isaac PItnsa OF Eng
ISnd. who for nearly thirty years this was written
In Is72l has dsvOted much OF hts time 20 lbs develop-
ment and propagation; but the high degree Of psr-
lection TO which u has been brought Is owing In
great measure 10 the surg gestions OF thousands az
practical phonoCFsphers, both IN EoelSnd and the
United states. Tbis mode Of development sas is
merits and demeTits. Coming. as II HAS, from the
brains of Snch q vast number and variety Of people.
phsuoerRphy possesses q richness OF material which
could hardly have been obtained Ia any other
way; but. on the other hand. this KIND OF growth has
had q tendency 10 render the system less uniform
and consistent In matters Of detail than ~ would
have seen had II emsnsted from q single mind.
Tho chief material Photographic change intro
duce6 In this work. because It Is the one upou which
most OF the other notifications depend. is the
adoption Of tho vowel scale OF Isaac Pttman's tenth
edIWoR. rhis scale differs from the old one IN
The l~nverstou Of the order OF the dot voweis the
dash V0wels remaining thr same as beforel.
7 ought I'm Justice TO say that had I not had the
old Word Books Of Andrews and Boyle 10 sssist
me | never would have had the time or inclination
to do JhIS part of the work.
mere Is prooaOb no Que pnonOgrAphsr Nno
mas eohaIlDnS"a NOR 20 n IsSr .mp1o'e%e.us
:, - : -
: ,h.I 49, Nv " p,,no.n q, A.. s~y.nth .dI,,oD
sst-nanr.. wt,n =. Co. 49, $780,. -L-n,,n-
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Has There Been n ReErOuPinE Of
Great Powers?

or the very first importance, il it shall
prove well founded, is the report tcle-
graphed TO us by our London CORE
spondent which we published Satur-
day. According to this stateme nt. which
II made on high authority, a military
convention which in effect amounts to
a full defensive alliance has been made
between Great Britain France and Italy,
and is to become operative whenever
the existing Triple Alliance between
Germany. Italy and Austria Hungary
shall expire, either by expiration Of time
or by any other cause.
If. a. we are told, this agreemen was
formed on the eve Of the Algeciras Com
ference, il should doubtless be credited
with the pacific outcome Of the Morocco
incident. IL is obvious that this new
alignment Of Powers, coupled with pre-
Cedin4 coalitions which are still binding,
and with the sympathy which q combi-
nation intended to maintain the tran
ouillity OF the world would receive from
the United States and from such minor
European countries ~ spain, Portugal,
Holland. Belgium and the Danubian
municipalities, would practically con
denim Germany and her Austrian-H Hun
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Italy. Au,omoAII. Iudu.try.
From Enatnesrina.

Y TWTE TsVTUTTVT
In Ia RIstsia TsoHtcd = table Ia published giving
the N place, date Of formation and cApitsl Oft1'
various Italian nFms Who build motor cars. NJ
cording to this table there were. July last, nfty one
Aims 10 this line OF business, NJ which twenty on
we've located In Turin. ten in Nilan. hve a. Genoa
and four At Naples. The oldest established auto
mobile company Is that Of the FHbbnca ltAhans
Auiom0blii of Turin. manufsg tureTs Of The T.. !. ~
cars. founded In 100. and Reconstructed this year.
OF forty -nins companies leaving ont the Fia'
company and q Naples rompany formed IN INN'
and noG In nquidatOn one was formed IN iN'.
seven In 1904. twenty nVe In 1905, and sixteen up "
July, 1903.
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To rHn EDrroH OF TIE suN-!sir: Three things
are bOtherlng me.
Who rlves the big Ice companies, whose storage
houses line the upper Hudson, the right to cut Ice
from the river.
Why that little Jog In the otherwise straight
northern boundary line Of ConBccticut'
Why are certain towing companies allowed TO
burn soft coal In their boats In the rivers and har-
bors: IL there not an ordinance prohibiting this
NEW YORK. October 20. EFTEEAYE.
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To TIE EDIToR o. TIE SUN-Sh' What has
become OF The csmetsy Some twenty hvs years
ago there were whoppers on exhibit, or. at any rate.
they seemed Immense To mysyOuthful eye. Are
they out OF fashion! Are more expected to put In
an appearance at some future time. should IKE
TO show a good specimen 10 my children.
NEW YoRK, October n. G.
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To THR EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sb: Mr.. Davis
asks n there was ever q believer in predesunatIon
who believed himself 10 he fOreordalned for he'll
Francis de sales. Bishop of Geneva, believed In this
doctrine for many years. He himself was fore
ordained 10 hell. p. ScHUYLRR.
RENNINoroN. VI. October Is.
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From me Yale Alumni Weekly.
william Beebe. professor Of mathematics In the
college. approves and says:
AS an example OF spelling that needs reform
this from an academic man applying for q change
In an elective course II applicable:
&" The course Is 20 hard that I cannot due II Jus
lice and I ask DsrmlttlOn to omit IT."
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rAMOus SrENoeRAPHERS.
MunsOR's O6ncIAI Court WOrk asi = FALL
IRE 81 GrahAmG.

To THE EDITOR or TINE SUS-Sir: After hs
famous achievement In reporting for The SIN
the Beechsr- Triton trial In the '7Os, Mr.. Munson
filed the post OF oflcial stenographer OF the
Surrogates' Court for about fve yeare, ana
after that was Ofieial stenographer IN the Su-
preme Court up TO the time Of his death. Inc
four leadtng systems are MuRs0n's, Grahams'
Isaac Pituaahis and Bonn Pitman's. ana MT
Munson has the distinction OF beinS not Oniy
an author. but q most expert stenographer
"A. p. B. In his two letters seems Fearful
that A. }. GrShsm's greatness win ne over
looked. Graham undoubtedly added some
thing to the common fund OF phonographic
lore. but many others have done likewise. IN
cfudtng stenoGraphers and teachers or stenog-
raphy whose services will never be heraldeo'
"A. p. b" says that "GPahsm was the greatest
shorthand writer OF his time" This 10 70 De
doubted. a. me following from the Promo
Graphic Ne'es Of June. 1873, will show;
In the month of January, 1874. . OF
Congress, appointed tn inquire into the anairs OF
tho New York Custom House. heid Its srSshons at
the Astor House In this city. Mr.. Andrew J. ora
ham was aHpolRted by the clerk Of tho commht'ee
A. The ocicial stenogFspher.
During the progress OF the exa mlnation MI
Graham was occasionally called upon TO read por-
tons Of the testimony. but ne generally nhanasec
TO evade II. On one occasion he was asked 70 read
the testimony that had been taken ON Q particular
point. and he turned back In his notes what wss
equivalent to about ten OF twenty pages OF letsi
cap. and read PARTS Of two or three questions, none
OF which were the ones wanted by the COMMITTEE
Finally he came TO q question that related 70 the
matter, and ne read sDout twenty words anu st0ppcu
and wanted 10 know n that was u. Mr.. Casseriy
said: Read II. read II. and we Will see," MI.
Graham thea read about three or four words more
and came 10 q dead stop. One OF the Times news
paper reporters asked Mr.. Cochran. Who was re
porting the proceedings for the Weird and Trfsuns
newspapers. II he had h. TO which Mr.. Cochran
rep,ied mat he had. The TsSses reporter, pointing
10 M Covhran. informed the comnnittec tnat ne
had II, and It their request Mr.. CoChrun read the
testimony that was wanted. Mr.. Graham then
got up and said: Perhaps Z ought to explain that
I do not wnte the same system that this gentle
man lMr. cochranl docs. Ny system Is not adapted
to ready reference In reporting things Of this kind :
GEORGE 8. WALwoRTH.
New YORK, october "a.