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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14
The Yankee Rhodians.

II our recollection doesn't mangle his
words too much, Mr.. HowELLs says
somewhere, in effect, that to be young,
healthy, handsome, twenty years of age
and an undergraduate is not the least
Of good fortunes. Indeed, to be young,
healthy and handsome, or even young
and healthy, might be accounted by most
oldsters the crown of good fortune, or
good fortune itself. To be a Rhodes
scholar, getting l,5OO a year for three
years at Oxford, should be a reasonable
happiness, and we cannot be distressed
by the reports that the one hundred and
sixty or 80 young Americans paid to
linger amid the last entertainments Of
the Middle Age are not carrying of many
academic prizes.
DIR. WILLIAM OsLER, as severe to youth
az to age, is reported as predicting that
few of these Yankee Rhodians will get
degrees. If it we're so, it were not a
g~rievous fault. Many excellent young
gentlemen have been plucked. The Lon
don Times admits that they win prizes in
athletics. What more could be asked?
That esteemed contemporary is in the
book business, and unconsciously BIASED.
CECIL RHODES would not desire that his
foundationers, especially If they are 60
ing to be founders of States, statesmen,
rulers, discoveries, or pickers up of I'M
considered %trifies, such al mines or terri =
tory In parts Of the infidels, should be owl
| eyed ~grinds," burners of the midnight
--zI.oFno. korDoSkp and c1axrau Of hnnliGh
theoric. The Greeks would " have
amounted to much if they had had to work
! at their own language as laboriously as
an Etop boy must. For them the man.
| ennobling gymnasium, the chariot race,
running and boxing and the discus. As
scholarship developed among them they
lost the srt of government. They sub
tilted and refined while the stolid
Romans got away with the goods"
The lesson has not been lost. The
| United States, at least, knows the folly
of iearning. In American colleges muscle
and the skill to use it are the first sub
jeots of pursuit and honor, and he that
ruleth an eleven is greater than he that
taketh a scholarship. The arts of war,
Of government, of finance, are learned
on the football field. ~Self-control, the
eye for opportunity, the indispensable
power of pushing and thrusting ones self
forward, mastery of man, are there ac-
quired. There youths under voting age
win a national fame. The eleven, the
nine, the eight: these are the sacred
numbers of our universities. No right
minded undergraduate will follow the
futile and outworn standards of the
narrow minded and narrow chested gen.
erations to which the founders of most
of our colleges belonged. The masterful
Americans of the future are TO be found
at the training table.
This is as it should be. The object
and the means of education are sharply
defined and clearly understood. The
college has ceased TO be a cloister and
become q gymnasium. Its IDEAS are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14

manufacturing interests. Each supplies
the wants and the needs Of the other. and
the surplus Of both gives US such export
trade as we have. The experience OF
such countries as Canada, Argentina,
Cuba and Egypt may be cited as at least
indicative of the ability Of communities
to live and develop almost entirely on
an agricultural basis. 1t is much less
clearly shown that any country can
thrive. or even survive, on a strictly
manufacturing basis. Into the latter
condition England seems to be drifting
with alarming rapidity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14
MN. POLLARDs SALARY.
He Seeks the AID Of the House 70 Rsturn
the Money He Did Not Earn.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ls.-Repreeentativs
Pollard Rep., Neb.) was elected on July
Us, 1906, to I'LL the vacancy in the Fifty
ninth Congress from the Second district 81
that State, caused by tho election OF Repre-
sentative Burkets to be o Senator, the va.
cancy thus extending from the date OF the
beginning Of Congress-, March 4. 1905. Under
the law and practice Of the ofioe, the Ser.
geant at Arms paid Mn Pollard his salary
as Representative from March 4. In the
recent campaign II vas asserted that Mr..
Pollard had no right, legal or moral, to the
money, and In response 20 the criticism
he endeavored 20 return the money TO the
Sergeant at Arms, who said he had no
authority to receive Il. So Mr.. PollardI
In his desire TO square himself, sought the
aid Of the House. At his request q resolu-
ton was passed this morning setting forth
these facts, and declaring further:
Whereas Mr.. Pollard's legal right 10 re-
ceive pay for this period has been questioned
and his action In accepting IL has been
severely criticised by certain parties; and
whereas Section 81 OF the Revised
Statutes of the United Statesg under which
payment was made, has never been con-
strued by the courts in q case exactly like
this; therefore, be IL
Resolved, BY the House Of Representa-
tives, that this whole matter be referred
to the judiciary Committee OF the House,
with instructions to investigate the egsl
questions involved and report it's conclu-
sions to this House before the termination
OF the present Congress-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14
AMBASSADOR REID AT ALBANN
As Chancellor OF the state University He
Presides at Meeting OF the Regents.

Proa1des at Meeting or the Regents.
ALBANY, Dec. 1s.--Ambassador Whitelaw
Reid, chancellor Of the State University,
presided at q meeting Of the State Board
Of Regents to-day. He made nc mention
to his associates OF any intention Of resign
ing the chanoeilorship. He presented to
the State Library, with the compliments OF
Lady Meux Of England, two large and Inn
portant volumes, translated from Ethiopio
manuscripts in the British Museum, entitled
The Life and Miracles of Taklajymanot,'
and the book of the riches OF kings.
Ambassador Reid intends to spend four
weeks in this country when he will returnto
his post OF duty at the Court of st. James's.
Speaking of the relationship between the
United States and Great Britain he said
that never in the history of both countries
was that relationship more cordial than is
is at the present day. While the so-oaled
middle class Of Englishmen held Americans
in very deep regard, that feeling now per-
meates all the people. He was asked IL the
Japanese question had developed while he
was still in England, and he replied that IL
had, and said that it was the general belief
among the people there that the situation
was greatly exaggerated.
The regents appointed Bella j. Fraser OF
Albany as a member of the State Board OF
Nurse Examiners in place Of Miss Anna
Alline of New York, who has been appointed
inspector Of nurses training schools.
An absolute charter was granted to 81.
Johns College of Brooklyn. Charters were
also granted TO the West High School,
Rochester, and the 0lean Public Library.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14
STATE DINNER.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt Entertai n
Members Of the. Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l9.-The first state
dinner Of the season was given at the White
House tonight, the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt entertaining the members OF the
Cabinet. Mrs. Roosevelt wore a gown of yell
low satin brocade trimmed with point lace.
Gov. and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop of
Porto Rico and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Morton,
who are guests, were present at the dinner.
The complete list of guests follows:
The Vioe-President and Mrs. Fairbanks.
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Root, the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw, the
Secretary Of War and Mrs. Taft, the Attorney
General, the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Bonapsrte, the Secretary of the Interior and
MR.. Hitchcock the Secretary Of Agriculture.
the Secretary Of Commerce and Labor and
Mrs. Metoalf, the Secretary to the President
and Mrs; Loci. Senator Proctor. senator
Foster, Mrs. p. G. Knox, Representative
and Mrs. Dalzell, Representative and Mrs.
sherman, Representative William M.
Howard, the Hon. Henry White, Gov. and
Mrs. Winthrop, Commander Robert f.
Peary, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Morton, Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore p. Shonts, Miss Moody
Miss Ide. Miss Shonts and Capt. Harding.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14
CHALICE FOR FATHER REANEY.
Gold Present OF Spanish war Veterans TO
Navy Yard Chaplain.

The Gloucester Command, Spanish Wal
Veterans, nave presented TO the Rev. W.
H. l. Reaney, Catholic chaplain OF the re-
ceiving ship Hancock at the Brooklyn navy
yard, a gold chalice. Father Reaney Is
chaplain of the command and was recently
reelected as national chaplain OF the Spanish
War Veterans. The chalice has this in
scription:
ITO the Rev. W. II, l. Reaney, chaplain
Of the Gloucester Command, Spanish War
Veterans, in appreciation OF his services
TO the command and in token of our love
and esteem. December 4, 1909. Sacerdos
in eternume
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14
GIFTS TO PRINCETON.
Morris X. Jesup Adds $4,000 "a the
Fund He Established.

PRINCETON, Dec. l3.-The regular meet
ing Of the trustees OF the Princeton Uni.
versity was held to-day and gifts we're an
nounced as follows:
For committee OF fifty fund. sS.1s2; for
purchase of books, 81, 2s5 90; for depart
ment Of astronomy. $500; for endowment
account of the Isabella McCosh Infirmary
from the estate of Mrs. T. G. Hunt, 81 900:
for endowment account OF the historical
seminary, from Mrs. NJ. Taylor Pyne, 81 900;
for additional endowment OF the Morris
X. Jesup fund, from Morris X. Jesup, SIC, 900.
was elected a life trustee. Mr.. Sheldon
was graduated from Princeton in 1879
and from the Columbia Law School in 1881
and is president of the United States Trust
COMPANY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14
SUPT KTLBURN'S FUTURE.
Win Head Bronx Real Estate Company
when He Quits state Banking Department.

ALBANY, Dec. l3.-This statement was
given out to-day at the Office OF State Su-
perintendent Of Banks Frederick d. Kill
burn:
MIR. Kilburn intends to retire from the
banking department as soon after Jan. 1
as his successor can be appointed. Mr..
Kilburn has been offered and has under
consideration the acceptance Of the presi-
dency Of a large real estate corporation in
the city of New York which is the owner
Of the well-known tract known as Morris
Park, and also of Westohester Heights, both
located in the Bronx"
The Fidelity Development Company
owns the Norris Park and Westchester
Heights tracts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14
"~BRTCkDUST" CURE FAILS.
Little Boy VINO Took It for Hydrophobia
Dies Of the Disease.

McNTcLAIR, N. j., Dec. 19.-JOhnny Ker-
rigan, the s~even-year-old son of David
Kerrigan Of Midvale, fifteen miles above
Montclair, died yesterday at his fathers
home Of hydrophobia. A few days ago a
strange dog appeared in the village and
after biting several other dogs spied Johnny
playing near his home and attacked him,
biting his leg. Near Butler, ". j., is a
family named Reeve, who for years have
made a speciality Of treating hydrophobia,
and they gave the boy what is called the
rbrickdust" treatment.
The cure has been a family secret for
-four generations. and il is said that the
Kerrigan boy is the only victim Of hydro
phobia that il has failed to restore. The
Reeve family refuse to make m charge
for treatment. Many residents OF Mont
clair nave taken il, and nearly every day
one or more dog bitten persons from va
rious parts Of the State visit the Reeve
home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14

To THE EDITOR or THR SUN-SN: Why should
not the give a motor TO every voteri
The Government distributes seeds, 50 why not
autocars1 The national Treasury at Washington is
filled TO overlooking. and the surplus Is so large as
20 be almost incOnventent.
Let the Government give q motor to every voter.
This viii serve TO allay the popular unrest We
read so much about. HENRY EMERSON.
BROOKLYN, December IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14

Knicker-How docs Jones always get to his once
on time
Bockcr-He takes the train going the opposite way
and slips back.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14
JUMP IN INSURANCE VOTING.
More Than I2,OOO Ballots Received by
In~ternatIOna Committee In One Day.

~
The voting for trustees OF the New York
and Mutual life insurance companies has
been extraordinarily heavy during the last
three days. 1t had been thought that
practically all Of the voting had been done
by last week. Both sides in the fight now
predict that about rs per cent. of the entire
=umber of p~olicyholders in the two CON-
panies will have voted when the polls close
next Tuesday.
At the Office Of the international policy
holders committee, which has candidates
in the field for trustees in both companies,
more thar IL 900 ballots were received yes
terday. This is probably the heaviest days
voting that has been recorded there.
Among those who sent in their ballots TO
Chairman Olney yesterday was ~Stuyvesant
Fish. Mr.. Fish was formerly a trustee in
the Mutual and got out after demanding
a housecleaning at the end of the Armstrong
committee investigation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14

Tho Hon JAMES wHrcoMB RILEY Is an
fncorrigible humorist. At the dinner Of the
Indiana Society Of Chicago he asserted that
Uncle Jon CANNON was born in Indiana.
Some Of the envious pretend that indian has
the gift Of claiming everybody who amounts
IN ANYTHING
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14

Is Il an sllegory. this story that the Hon.
BENJAMIN RYAN TnLMAN wasn't allowed to
speak in an Ohio church because he wouldn
promise in advance not to swear In his re-
msrks9 At any rate, the anecdote shows
appreciation Of the psychology OF Captain
BEN. A church Is just the place where his
familiar subliminal demon would insist upon
having fun with the old man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14
Footprints ON the Sands Of Time.

When oblivion shall shroud
Love and pomp and glory.
Dancing slippers Will not leave
Prints TO tell their story.
Then forgot, wiped out. shall be
All the long procession.
And the red mans moccasin
WI not leave impression.
When the countless ages roll,
on Times Vastly spaces
Iron heels of conquerors
VIII have left no traces.
But when all OF these are gone.
Time and care bemOcking.
Fresh Will be the footprints left
BY the Christmas stocking.
MoLANpBuaax VIA,
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New Secretary OF Manhattan Club.

Henry d. Macedonia was elected secretary
OF the Manhattan Club at the annual cleo
ton last night. Mr.. Maodona has been
a member OF the board Of governor. The
club has had but three other secretaries,
Douglas Taylor, Manton Marble and David
B. Gilbert. The last has been secretary
Of the club continuously for thirty years
and retires because OF Ill health and absence
from the CITY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14
Plea Of the stamn LicL.r..

To THE EDITOR OF THE UN-Sir Win not the
Post once Department put gum on the postage
stamps' The gum Of tho stamp books is, n pos
slble, poorer than that of the sheets.
NEW YoRK. december -. OLD SUBsCRIBRR.
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Solomon gasped family.
Christmas Is coming. +" he muttered: lust think
the number Of neckties I'll get from my wives.-
So does polygamy rebound with terrible effect.
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Teacher-Yes. Johnny. the hairs OF our heads
are numbered.
SsAnny-wsr. psns must. DO swsuty-rhxsa
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N our friends rho fdror US Nth manuscripts for
publication utsh 10 hare rejected articles returned fhev
,uan IN all tases send stamps for that purpose.
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PLATT OFFERS TWO BILLS.
Increase Appraisers Salary 20 SIS, 900 and
Number Of Assistant Appraisers TO Ten.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Platt
offered a bill to-day increasing the salary
OF the Appraiser OF the Port Of New York
to 5000 a year. Representative Sherman
has introduced a similar bill in the House.
The Senator proposed in another bill
introduced to-day 20 increase the number
Of assistant appraisers reading in New
York from tan. % swslvA
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sought TO deny to the producing classes
Sunday beer, Sunday baseball and the
right to play the aces"
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snh.cr,pt,ons b, Man. Postpaid.

Published by The sun Printing and Publishing
Association at 10 Nassau street, In the Borough OF
Manhattan. New York.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
Hay WAS DIPLOMATIC EVER
Ens Late Secretary Of State chad q
Way with HIN" That
Always Won. =

stoiy Is told of the late John Hay
illustrative of that fine diplomatic
temperament that made his name
know all over the world, says the
American Spectator.
some years ago Mr.. Hay sent Mr..
Gum, of Cleveland, for his
perusal the manuscript of an interest
wig bit of work by Mark Twain, en-
iitied, "A Conversation as 1t was at
the Social Nreside in the Time of the
Iudors." Mr.. Hay knew that his
friend Quinn, a connoisseur of litera-
ture and art, would be much interest
cd IN what the former termed a "seri-
u effort to bring back u literature
n philosophy to the chaste, Eliza
bethan standard"
Now 1t appears that Mr.. Gum was
10 delighted with Twain's sketch that
ne wrote to Mr.. Hay proposing to
print a limited number of copies there
OF for private distribution. It Is said
that Mr.. Hay replied as follows:
"The proposition you make to pull q
few proofs Of Twain's masterpiece Is
highly attractive, and, Of course, high
ly immoral. l cannot properly consent
to the suggestion, as I am afraid the
great man would think l was taking
an unfair advantage of his confidence.
Accordingly, l will thank you to send
back the manuscript as soon as pos
sible; but If, in spite of my prohibi-
ton, you take those proofs. saw me
one"
1t vas super1uous to add that, with
this hint, the proofs were pulled
n for Mr.. Hay aud n for Mr..
Gum.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
PADEREWSKI's BELLBOX.
Musical Youth Made a Hit with The
Great Pianist by Playing
His "Minuet."

Rosamond Johnson, Of Cole & John.
son, composers Of that once popular
song, Under the Bamboo Tree" once
held a position as bellboy in Young's
hotel in Boston. This place. says Sue
cess Magazine, he once nearly lost,
through taking the liberty of playing
Paderewskl's "Minuet" for the great
pianist. Paderewski, who was stay
ing at that hotel, had rung for a bell
boy, and young Johnson answered the
call.
Being SO fond of music, he made
bold to ask the great composer and
pianist to play the "Minuet" for him.
Paderewski could not understand Eng
lish then, and the boy thought from
his gesticulations that he wished him
to play 1t. So he sat down at the
piano and commenced playing. Pad
erewski's manager happened to enter
the room just then, and, enraged at
the bellboy's presumption, threw him
out of the room and went directly to
the management and had him dis
charged.
AS soon as he learned what had
been done, Paderewski, who had been
pleased with the lads playing, sent
for the manager of the hotel and had
Johnson reinstated in his position.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
in CANDY BUSINESS
NO WASTE AS SCRAPS ARE AL
WAYS MADE USE OF.
Seasoned CONNECTIONS Considered Tie
Best-Maker of the Sweets
Must Be an Ar
fist

There is this similarity between thu
candy business and the iron business
the scrap is not allowed to go IN waste
An observer who had an Idea thai
candy manufacturers must have tt
stand a lot of loss because candies gel
stale, took the trouble to investigate
and learned that his idea was wrong
says the New York Sun.
The big candy makers ship to their
agents throughout the country at stat
ed intervals, usually Of a week, their
standard CONNECTIONS, and all not sold
at the expiration of the interval are
returned to the factory as scrap. AS
is as indestructible as iron, it is only
a question for the candy maker of get
ting the sugar value out OF the scrap.
1t is impossible to work over the
candy in it's original form, but it can
be used in many ways. For example,
the chief use to which stale chocolates
are put is in making caramels and 9TH
er chewey CONNECTIONS.
It's a mistaken idea that candy must
be fresh to be good. One manufacture.
er who makes only for the trade and
confines himself chiefly to high-class
chocolates and bonbons said that candy
wasn't fit to eat until it had been sea-
soned for at least ten days. For his
own use-and he is a great lover of
candy, despite the general belief that
no cook cares for his own messes-he
keeps chocolates about a month before
eating them.
This man has no patience with those
who assert that colored candy is poi
sonous. His argument is simple. AS
he puts it:
whats the use Of putting poison IN
candy when natural and harmless col
oring matter costs less? Who'd put
opium in cigarettes when tobacco is
cheaper than opium?
Its the same way in my business.
I can turn out bonbons in any shade
you want-from the greeneSt Of Gods
green grass to the pinkest pink of a
hunting coat, and do it all without the
aid of any ingredients but pure vege-
table c%olorings.
81 have no patience with those pure
food advocates when they come nosing
around the candy business. Few Of
them know what they are talking about
and the others have taken a few spo
radio cases of children poisoned or
merely made i'll by overindulgence in
cheap candies and condemn the lot OF
us.
THE candy business demands an ar
fist these days, when you have to make
displays of form and coloring to keep
in the forefront of the business"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
DISFICURINC SKIN M
Impossible to Get Employment, ~
Face and Body Were Covered with
Sores-Cured by Cuticura.

"Since the year 1894 l have been trou-
bled with a very bad case of eczema which
l have spent hundreds of dollars trying to
cure, and / went to the hospital, but they
failed to cure me, and it was getting
worse all the time. Five weeks ago my
wife bought a box of Cuticura Ointment
and enc cake of Cuticura Soap, and l am
pleased to say that l am now completely
to get employment, as my face, head and
body were covered with it. The eczema
first appeared on the top of my head, and
it had worked all the way around down
the back of my neck and around to my
throat. down my body and around the
hips. It itched so / would be obliged to
scratch it, and the flesh was raw. l am
now all we'll, and 1 will be pleased to
recommend the Cuticura Remedies to all
persons who wish a speedy and permanent
cure of skin diseases. Thomas M. Rossi-
ter, 200 Prospect Street, East Orange, N.
j., Mar. 80, 1906"