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A Suggestion for the Consideration OF
, College Trained Oarsmen.

To THE EDITOR or TEE SUN-Sir: 1t In a
source OF regret to rowing enthusiasts that
the splendid sport should be so neglected by
college men In this country after they are
graduated. IL is the belief OF many that
IL Is only necessary to make college rowing
clubs more attractive to the graduates and
to encourage contests between crews com
posed entirely Of graduates OF the competing
colleges to have rowing here attain as promi-
nent a position as 1t deservedly has abroad.
It cannot be doubted that the best under
graduate crews would be lacking in point OF
hardy physical endurance and smoothness
OF form in comparison with those men who
had by easy stages while at college prepared
themselves to take part in the most violent
the prime OF physical manhood.
May l be allowed to suggest to the college
oarsmen among your readers what ! believe
In theory, and ask them for their opinion as
to the practical value OF this pIopesition?
Let the several, college graduate clubs IN
try house oil a piece Of water suitable for
rowing purposes, and within easy access OF
New York ION one OF the beautiful bays on
and let each of the clubs have. its own boat
house near by for the use Of its members
alone. The same plan might be carried out
in other cities. During the summer months
college graduates whose families are out OF
town would nave a delightful place to spend
tage of the healthfui and invisorstlns exer-
else which they learned to love while at coll
lsge. Small regattas could be rowed during
OF September or early October the grand
final event could be r0wed at .Poughkeepste
between the pick of the crews from the yeSt-
Gus clubs representing each college. In the
different cities. Such a scheme would neces-
state the holding of many trial events during
me in.sr sHhm ~ fb snd l,o %9oaa s sSSp up q S1ns1sn'
NEW YORK, November 2.
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SCOTS Last Pilgrimage.


From ne Glasgow Herald.
The neIghborhood of Douglas Castle, to which
the King is now paying a visit, has acquired a Clas-
steal though melancholy Interest as being the
scene OF Sir Walter SCOTS last pilgrimage In his
native land. His own reference to the visit may DO
looked up In his preface to Castle Dangerous"
his last romance. Such was the name he called
Douglas Castle by. sir Walter travelled by Yair,
Innerlelthen. PEBBLES and Drochll Castle on to
Douglas, to see the ancient stronghold OF the race
he had so profound a respect for. There-feeble
and very lame, and leaning heavily on his stick.
and supported also by a trusty retalner-while
looking on the ruined castle a thousand memories
rushed on his brain. and in tears he broke forth In
the words OF the dying Douglas at OtteTburn. feel
ing, perhaps. that the soldiers case was his own:
Ny wound is deep, I fam would sleep:
Take thou the vanguard OF the three
And hide me by the bracken bush
That grows on yonder lilye lee.
q bury me by the bTacken bush
Beneath the blooming brcr.
Let living mortal never ken
That e'er a kindly Scot lies here"
The Earis OF Douglas did not reside much at their
ancestral castle. though the dust OF a number Of
them cTumbIed In the hardly less famous Kirk Of
ST. Bride. close by.
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CAPITAL PUNTsHhENT.
Its Abolition In France Regarded ~ .
Noble Example.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir! The
abolition Of capital punishment in France, as
cabled in a special despatch to The SUN OF
October 81. is a precedent Of which France
may Justly feel proud. The guillotine il at
last doomed TO the rubbish heap. Let US
hope that America and other countries will
fall in line and follow this noble example.
The death penalty Is n mild form Of pun
ishment when compared with a life term In
prison. Killing is wrong whether done by
an individual or by the State. An eye for
an eye and a tooth for a tooth" Is a relic
of barbarism, and should not find sanction in
civilized communities.
The State may economize a good deal by
annihiiating its criminals instead OF keeping
them alive. The latter method. though more
costly, is, however, the only Christian manner
OF dealing with the bad element Of society.
Life Imprisonment would be more OF a detri-
ment TO crime than capital punishment.
Criminals are towards as a rule: hence they
would have TO suffer the untold agonies Of q
thousand deaths II imprisoned for life. We
cannOt make a saint out Of "A criminal by i'm
prisoning him. but by preserving mans life
We can teach man not to kill his kind.
Crime. unlike disease, cannot be treated on
the principle OF simii stRlitb us curdntur.
some viruient diseases are fought by inocu-
lating a similar virus into the system. The
killing of criminals by the State will never
cure the human race of its diseased members,
The death penalty Is a disgrace to Chris
tianity and modern civilization, and imme-
date steps should be taken for its abolition
by law. |. GILMAN.
NEW YORK, November ,.
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The GLASGOW Method.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The Glasgow
Magistrates have hit upon q plan that makes the
high speed automobiles sick and tired. In add
ton to a nne they impound the machines for twenty
10 thirty days, and thus nd the highways OF the
obnoxious vehicles and at the same time render
the owner liable to be without his "speeder." and
exposed TO the chaning OF his friends.
This method of dealing with the devil wagon
owner works well In Scotland, and ought to do SO
here. Fine the owner. sock It" TO the chauffeur
and tie up the wagon. and the problem Is solved.
To lock up a driver is TO pay tribute to his audacity.
To cut him on from the chance to Haunt his au-
dacity for a month or two Is TO affect his pride: and
as pride goeth before a fall" he will take a tumble.
NEW YORK, November ?. u. =. o.
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A. to the Batting In" Of walters.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-tStr: In reference
20 the letter OF TO uay. Why the Waiter Butts In.
written by One Who Knows, | wish to state thai
this knowledge OF your Brooklyn correspondent
is a very poor one. l have been working In some
OF the foremost dining places in New York. but In
none OF them did the proprietor or the steward
direct walters to tell guests what 10 eat.
That. furthermore, walters who cannot Influence
patrons TO take what. according to your CORE
s~pondent, the house wants to get rid of. will be dis
missed. Is to my knowledge as false a statement
rs the nrst one.
H. however, a waiter occasionally ventures q
suggestion, then 1t Is only to help a hesitating guest
who is often really at a loss what to choose fol
himself out OF the multitude OF dishes. The sug
gestion Is most of the time gladly taken by those
who trust In the mans ability. and know that by
doing so they WIN be served with dishes In the
preparation Of which special care has been taken,
Certainly there are others who do not know any
thing else besides a slTloin steak and French fried
potatoes. There is a proverb In German that says
was der Bauer nlcht kermit, das frisst er nicht."
BOSTON, November I. o, SCHULZ.
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Upstate scarcity Of Hearst Voters.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-,Sr: Two residents
Of an up Estate village OF 100 people were obliged
TO leave home yesterday-my neighbor. a Repub-
lican. and myself. ordinarily q Democrat. Both Of
US will vote for Hughes this time: and the chances
are that both Of Us will be obliged to make a special
trip up and back TO cast our ballots. IL will mean
a day lost lat least and a special expense Of about
tl2 each.
We would have liked to have arranged a pair"
70 get the same result without this trouble and
expense, but In small villages we know our towns
people: and neither my neiGhbor nor myself knows
two Hearst supporters whom We could trust TO
pair under these circumstances. We have de-
cided 70 take absolutely no chances.
The Hearst gang upstate Is q loud factor. as II is
In New York. but the mighty and earnest voice OF
the up State citizenship will assert itself next
Tuesday In q way TO surprise you. We don't want
the machinery OF the State Government turned over
TO the paid employees OF the Star Company.
ONEIDA COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
NEW YqnK November.
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General wanace,s Memoirs.

The extraordinary success in book form
and on the stage Of his Ben Hur' has cast
into the shade to a great degree the ser
vices rendered to his country by Gen. Lewis
Wallace in the War Of the Rebellion There
is a certain fitness therefore that the two
volumes Of his memoirs Lew Wallace.
An Autobiography (Harpers) should he
devoted almost entirely 10 his career in
the Mexican and in the civil wars. Ting
supplementary chapters added by Mrs.
Wallace. however, give an account of his
diplomatic services and Of his literary
efforts so that the record Of a very busy
life is made complete.
Written late in life when popular success
had encouraged Gen. Wallace to continue
in his fiorid and diffuse literary style, there
is no telling 10 what extent the autobi-
ography would ave run IL the author had
lived. We derive from it a strong im-
preston Of Indiana civilization before
the war. The "reminiscences of both wars
Rave the merit Of being markedly personal.
and IL they lay undue weight on matters
Of secondary interest, they at any rate
TEEN with frank expressions OF censure
and Of praise on many men of note. 1t
wal Gen. Wallace's fortune to be a mem.
Der of two courts-martial that nave given
rise TO much controversy; for that on Gen.
Don c. Buell. he contents himself prac-
tically with a statement of the findings;
that on the assassins of President Lincoln
he did not live to tell Of. There is a re-
markable contrast between the direct
concise style used by his widow in the CON
GLIDING chapters, in which many letters
are included, and that OF Gen. Wallace
himself.
As a young man ne seems TO have been
a universal genius. He could draw. and the
sketches preserved show talent; he was
something of a musician; he had early
literary aspirations and could turn lightly
from the study of the law TO the profess
sion Of arms. Then in his later years he
found leisure amid diplomatic labors to
enliven the religious minded with Ben
Hur." His career shows graphically the
possibilities OF American life in the happy
days before special knowledge blighted that
unconscious Paradise.
II 10 interesting. in view of the master
piece which later e~nraptured Indiana and
the rest Of the Union. not to speak of Canada
and nOnconformist Britain. TO read Gtn'
Wallace's account OF the training provided
by the excellent teacher Of whom he speaks
enthusiastically. He gave his pupil John
Quincy Adams's lectures on rhetoric 10
read and the Spectator" and the Vicar Of
Wakefield" He warned him against big
words and pointed out the strength u the
Saxon element in English. He read TO
him out OF the New Testament. and Cen
Wallace adds with delightful unconscious
ness Little did l dream then what tho.
few verses were to bring me-that out Of
them Ben Hur' vas one day to be evoked
Nevertheless. regardless OF literary style
we have here the irst hand Testimony 90
many matters Of interest OF a man who TOOK
part In two important wars and who was
often In a position TO know when he crin'
discs the men and the measures Of the cNl
war,
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The Legal Limitation OF the Hours
OF Labor.


1t was announced yesterday that the
three Justices of the Court of Special
Sessions in this city had united in an
opinion sustaining the validity OF the
amendment to the Labor law of this
State which restricts the duration Of the
employment Of women and children in
factories. Within the past year about
one hundred employers have been prose-
cuted in the borough Of Manhattan for
violating this provision. They defended
upon the ground that the enactment was
unconstitutional. Upon the announce
ment Of the decision against them twenty
six Of the defendants pleaded guilty.
The Court suspended sentence in each
of these cases upon the understanding
that the defendants will obey the law in
the future; and a similar course will
probably be pursued in regard TO all the
prosecutions which have been instituted
up to the present time. Any future vio-
lations Of the law, however, will be rigor-
ously punished.
That portion Of the statute which was
attacked as unconstitutional is con-
tanned in Section II OF the Labor law as
amended by the Legislature Of 1909, and
reads rs follows:
No minor under the age Of IS years. and no
female shall be employed. permitted or suffered
20 work in any factory IN this State before 8 o'clock
In the morning or after Q o'clOSk In the evening OF
any day: or for more than ten hours in any one day
e1cept 10 make O shorter work day on the last day
Of the week.: or for more than sixty hours In any
one week. or more hours In any one week than viii
make an average Of ten hours per day for the whole
number OF days 10 worked"
There ought not to have been much
difficulty inJreaching the conclusion that
this provision wal constitutional, GER
tainly 80 far as it applies to children, and
upon the authority Of many judicial de-
cisions 30 far az 1t applies to m
As long ago AZ 1879 the Supreme Judi
cial Court OF Massachusetts, was called
upon to consider the validity Of an act
OF the Legislature which prohibited the
employment OF any person under the age
Of IS and OF any woman "in labor
ing in any manufacturing establishment
more than sixty hours per week The
Court unanimously declared that the
statute neither violated any contract Of
the state implied in the granting Of a
charter TO a manufacturing corporation,
nor any right reserved under the Con-
stitution to any individual citizen. 1t
held that such a prohibition might be
maintained either N a health regulation
or a police regulation; and asserted that
these principles had been 30 frequently
.recognizednin Massachusetts, that refer
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE DRINK CURE.
A Complete Change Enectcd IN q Sales
mans Habits.

mans Habits.
To TIE EDIroR or THE SUN-Sir: I have
been q commercial traveller for Twenty-Five
years and commenced with the usual one
drink. 1t grew on me until I could not hold
n lob. and I have had some good ones, but
would 10 on on sprees that ended II. The
last one was about a year ago, when | was
called home and discharged. l returned TO
New York and went on a big spree, 40 big that
I was put in the alcohol ward Of one OF the
hospitals.
on my leaving the hospital the mstron.
who seemed to be a motkerly old lady. took
me by the hand and said she hoped never
to see me in a place like that, that l was too
much OF a gentleman" That same night
was full again, and kept so for aNeek. when
one Sunday q lady forced me to see a healer.
Remarkable as IL may seem 20 you. j have
not drunk one drop since. and have not the
inclination. He did for me something that
the xold cures failed to dc, and / have tried
three OF them.
/ am not Q Christian Scientist and have
never been TO their church. l am now out
OF q situation and cannot get one, but do
not despair, L often see statesmen get sftua-
lions thai I know j could I'LL better. but 90
dressed, as In my palmy days I took care Of
that. As a gentleman told me when l nrst
started out In life, Don't be poor, and seem
RHS1, Of r ro re- m All y i S. wsI = a t so@e me Many SGa =
q time have j walked Ton hearing OF some
thing from ls7th street and back. only to be
statesmen I used TO know and take q drink
with pass ms by with a nod. And most, OF
them owe me more or less. So you see what
Christian Science has done for one poor devil
ats good many OF them yet. EUREKA.
NEW YORK, November q
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A ZEPPELIN G.
Successful Aerial Trip round Lake Con.
tance Made Last Month.
From the London Tfms'

NOWN W. AVbAV" N"ftSs
| On October 0 CONT Won Zeppelin succeeded in
| the course of a two hours trial In proving tho
| stcering and naneuvrinx capabilities of his air
srip. The Zeppelin vessel, IN contradlstinetlon to
the principle of tn. so called free or collapsible
balloon" Is Of the rigid airship" type. IL takes
IN. form Of q cylinder having conical extremittes,
with a total length OF ana feet and q diameter OF
sbout one-t<nth Of It's length. The framework
il constructed of aluminium hoops and ribs, over
which silk IL stretched. Firmly attached 70 the
framework by suspended bearings and braced
I'm to she aluminium skeleton are twU cars, likewise
constructed OF aluminium. To decrease the sta
hnitv of the body Of the aIrship two noats, or
Aeroplanes, arr attached, ono at either md. The
vessel is driven by two pairs OF propeller RS actIatcd
by two IS horsepower Daimler motors, one I'm each
car. These motors WORK the screw propellers.
which are liked In pairs on either side OF the air
hin above the cars.
IL may here no stated that this possibility Of
employing two cars and the two distinct motors
IL an undoubted advantage Of the cylindrical
pattern adopted for the main Outlines Of the air
shin. This fact was demonstrated on the occasion
Of the very nrst trial VOYAGE, for more than once
during the trip the rear motor ceased to work.
which threw out OF gear the pair of prcpellers
driven by IL. In spite of this, however, with only
the front motor In orerauon. the vessel continued
les progress steadily without interruption. Be
tween the cars and the ends OF the alrshIp are the
rudd,r rs, constructed OF aluminium, which are
designed TO move on hxed axes. Special rudders
are ptoytded for steering right and left, and Others
for moving upward or downward. Between the
two cars a gangwny has been provided, which
also contains a shifting weight. 80 adjusted that
by its motion backward and forward the centre
Of gravity Of the airshIn can be altered AZ will.
The nrst ascent was undertake. In fine weather.
In this voyage Count Zeppelin travelled around
the Lake Of Constance executing numerous curves
and traverses. and nnally landed at the end Of the
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To Mrs. Jane Aseom. on Good aud Rad Spelling.
You need not be concerned, In writing to me,
about your bad spelling; for, in my opinion. as our
alphabet now stands. the bad spelling. or what is
called so. is generally the best, as conforming TO
the sound OF the letters and of the words. To give
you an Instance: A gentleman received a letter In
which were these words: Not finding Brown at
HON, I delivered your meseg TO his w." The gen.
uemAn nnding It bad spelling. and therefore not
being very intelligib,e. called his lady to help him
read Il. Between them they picked out the mean
ing OF all but the ", which they could not under
stand. The lady proposed calling her chamber
maid. because Betty. says she. has the best knack
at reading bad spelling OF any one l know. Betty
came, and was SURPRISE that neither sir nor madam
could tell what VI was. Why says she, "yf
spells wife: what else can Il spell2" And, indeed,
It Is a much better, as well as shorter, method OF
spelling wife than doubleyou. !. ef, g. which IN
reality spell doubieYifey. b. FRANKLIN.
PHILADELPHIA, July, 1885.
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SAFETY AT SEA.

From Casters MaggxfSs.

3tu8tAAtt1P - ~
From Cassiev's MagsxfNs.
During the year 1891 not fewer than i.sss
British vessels, with $3.50 lives. were lost =
sea. Though British steam tonnage has IN
creased threefold since that date. tbe loss OF
life in British vessels last year wes\but one-
sixth OF that Of 1851. In other words. In those
days one life was lost for every 900 tons. Last
year the less OF llfs was enc life for every e0.ooe
IONS. II this Improvement should eontinue. "
would not be many years before Ioss OF tne ~
sea would cease altogether. and II ef1ctency IN
the handling OF ships shouid continue TO al
vance as rapidly as tho construction b. tmprov-
ing and safety devices on sea and land are
multiplying. an ocean yoyage with aosoipts
safety would soon be assured.
Twenty-Five years from this date . steamer
approximately 1900 feet ~ length, rs let ~
S pS,s Ia. and s 81 feet e r aspsa s saq % r sns
protective deck and . complete double shen
externally viii be OK nickel steel. while the
inner shell will be strongly built on the cellular
system With steel Of eHceptlonAl, dhcthisy 70
permit OF q great degree OF oucKlns whnou1
The bottom viii also be shesthed with teak
wood. after the manner sdepted hy the Hue
Dectiou- without perforstins the bcttom
plating. The shestbins viii perruit Of copper
Ing .s q : syS of tho fSu ship int in the ss sy saa y ir ssoSsps:
ing, as such q wooden cushion has often saved
steel plates from fracture.
90 feet drsught Of water gross tonnass. 81 500;
passep ger recommendation. e.1e0. hsys
spirit not because 1T looks nice." bat because
With small vessels I have always found the
fore rake with fgurehesd and bowsprit con.
tribute 70 seswgrthinsss y Keeping some
this FORM Of bow does less injury II striking
may not pc Of great use IN the pTssent in
stapoe: ! have adopted " because In . sen-
There will be two longitudinal and tverty-
four double transverse buIkbeads eTtendsng
ing coSer dams. and without any doors. or
port openings. elevators and stairxsys Pc
Ing e~rranged in every compartment. Inc
s SitS im wl1, % in, s1ybi hS0s: ~ ~ ee'o o., ia. 90
There will be sixty boilers with 5000 feet
Of heating surface. and Twelve smoksstaeks
will be extra larEe. pumping, power. with poI.
ers and pumps placed well above the load
water line. I propose that certain compsrt;;
OF water. so that IN the event Of grounding
these compartments could be emptied In
twelve minutes. which would In most cases
$500 tons would represent one foot dranxht
The estimated cost of this steamer is
sI7; oGS iSSU- yss:sl Is Of Il iiEs per tonnage Ssasi ~ssia o sosn
To make this UP and pay the cost Of q supe..
rior crew an extra charge for passsgs Of
near, 1ss5Ly \ 'i p p per head :S.n might ntsS. be Ss 1 sss, sax an.
growing popularity Of the trip aeross the
Atlantic. PASSENGERS would always be forth
coming who, were willing to pay an extra t7s
t sS ssfS CRUISER sEs With . speed y tk NJ niles is
an hour.