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Ktplinr, Jacopcnus and Dives.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Mr. Kip
ling probably did not originate the Latin
hymn beginning "Cur mundus milltat sub
vana %gloria!" about which your correspondent
.Okum Snivvy" inquiries. In fact, there Is a
rather well known hymn beginning "Stabat
Mater Dolorosa," which tradition att lbut to
the same author. one %Jacoponus, or Jacobus.
de Benedictls. The hymn. -Mundi vanitas."
with its lines.
Die, ubl Solomon. ollm tam nobills
Vel ubi Samson est, dux invincibilisH
Quo Cesar abiit. celsius imperio
Vel DIVES spleudidus, totus In prandioi
rather sticks In the mind, when once lodged
there, especially Dives. who "fared sumptu-
ously every day." or, as the hymn puts it.
was the whole thing at dinner time"
CIIJ1a IocEponr
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City and Country Doctors.

Although It Is a we'll known fact that
country physicians and surgeons living
in sparsely settled localities do not or
dinarily possess as high a degree Of prac-
teal skill in their profession as is exer-
cised by medical men Of the same rela-
tive rank who practise in large cities, 1t
is not so generally known that this
distinction is recognized by the law.
A recent decision by the Supreme Court
Of Iowa, which has attracted consider
able attention on the part Of the medical
press, furnishes al apt illustration Of the
operation of the legal rule which dis
eliminates between the obligations Of
city and country practitioners.
This rule is that a medical practitioner
must possess and exercise that reason
able degree Of learning and skill which is
ordinarily possessed by physicians and
surgeons in localities similar to that in
which he practises.
In the Iowa case to which we refer
the defendant was sued for malpractice
in the treatment of a ~dislocation OF the
radius OF the arm. The patient asserted
that it was a forward, and not a back
ward, ~dislocation, and he called a number
Of medical expert witnesses who testified
in support Of that view. On the other
hand, the defendant commended that it
wal a backward dislocation, and that he
had treated the injury correctly and
with as fair a result as was usual in the
case OF such injuries. The trial Judge
told the jury that the standard Of skill
and learning required in any surgical
case was that reasonable degree Of skill
and learning ordinarily exercised by
the members Of the profession at the
time OF the treatment in question, hav-
ing regard to the advanced state of the
profession at the time" The Supreme
Court Of Iowa held that this instruction
was not sufficiently favorable to the
defendant, who praotised and treated
the plaintiff in a little village, the popu-
lation of which was too small to be
specifically enumerated in the last Fed
eral census. The error was that the
Judge had not limited the obligation Of
the surgeon to the possession of that
degree Of skill and learning Ordinarily
possessed by physicians and surgeons
practising in similar localities" The
decision, in effect, is a clear and unequiv-
ocal assertion Of the proposition that the
country doctor, in the eye of the law,
is not expected to possess and exercise
as much skill as his city brother.
In the State of New York this distinc-
ton has been recognized by the Court
Of Appeals, although it is formulated
somewhat differently. The leading case
on the subject is PIKE against Hon.
SINGER, which was decided in 1898, and
is reported in the 155th volume of the
New York Reports. The opinion was
written by Judge VANN and contains a
general statement of the law relating to
malpractice, in the course Of which it is
stated that the law places upon a physi-
clan and surgeon "the duty Of possessing
that reasonable degree Of learning and
skill that is ordinarily possessed by
physicians and surgeons in the locality
where he practises.'
This statement, it will be observed,
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The warning and the way.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From The Philadelphia Record.
Perhaps the world. including those In
authority over the canal project. viii ulti-
mately come around to Bunau-vartlla's opin-
lon. He has insisted In season and out that
1t Is necessaryto begin with q high level canal
Of moderate dimensions. constructed at the
least possible cost. 1t should not be dug as
q permanent structure. but as q means TO
an end. the end being the realization OF the
Strait Of Panama" Floating dredses and
the disposal OF the dredged material by boat
instead Of by rail would effect such saving In
cost as would make feasible the scooping out
Of a broad and deep channel worthy the
name OF strait. Perhaps both the high level
and low level advocates are right. NJ.
.Runau-varilla has shown the way to q recon-
element Of their seemingly irreconcilable
opinions.
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Georgia Poets.

HARRY STILLwELL EDWARDS Of Macon,
who has never had q thought that was
not chaste and beautiful. has changed
the name Of the hooking bird to @lanier.'
MAZE ScRoBBs Of Cowaneta is helping
in the good work:
Poet without . peer.
whose song In bright, strong waves
Rolls, flower. sweet as TENPLR GRAVES,
Lanlsri"
Even DR.. g. A. NUNALLY withdraws
his name as a candidate for Governor
in Alternative rhythm:
FL forgive all the foul. false and foolish
filings OF my foes"
As for JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, that
fountain OF milk and honey, he is not
only a poet himself but an inspirer Of
poetry in others. Hear the Social Circle
Ncw Era:
R, vrs's editorials, In their matohleas beauty.
have caused the new great daily to bloom as tho
ever blooming rose
The Linddle Lance changes into a flute;
THE Georotdn freshens our sanctum every day
and Nils our dusty eraniums with the sunlight OF
It's eloquence and bright thought. The editors
rhetoric and flowers of speech run on as smoothly
40 the tlnkle OF a sllvery brook and sparkle like the
newness OF wine
The Doerun News swims gayly in the
sea Of metaphor:
The ARonta GEORGIAN, with JOHN TKAPIl
GRAVES at the helm. Is 8 bright star 10 Southern
journalism"
Now just one homely Whitoomb Riley
song out Of a thousand songs In many
keys. The Warrenton News strikes up:
II has Always been a pleasure for US 70 read the
writings OF so great man as JOHN TEMrLE GRAVES.
and the people OF Georgia should be proud Of him.
The Evening Georgian Is being delivered here every
night by Master FRANK PITCHER. a son Of our well
known dentist Or. TOM BEN PIrcHRR."
They pull the teeth to music in Georgia
now, all one choir Of poets, with Mr.,
GRAVES to lead. And Awatermillion'
time is still to come.
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; WrRfLY FSPsNsfvs,
sssw me assees ttes6lHs fDppSssWssss awss
afgeA - q ftgfgeaa

To fHa EuffoH ~ fas sus-sky TIE
lNqulstlon ahl goes IN From present m
dte atoms n 10 itkeiy ~ eontinue III summer.
provided ths elty's exehe1nef hutta out ~
pay the fees " accountants, atenUefephefa.
LEGAL counsel, A. Thua far the mounteiH
he's bfeuaht forth not sven 4 fioBss. AFTER
several weeks u strenuous labor nothing
really has beet shown 10 reject on the honest,
Intelligent and efficient anaaement Of the
Street Cleaning Department,
organized graft and plumber under COmmla'
sloner woodhury's administration The pub
lie was 10 be surprised, aatOunded With Q mass
Of irrefdtable evidence Of the erookedes'
kind Of work running all through the depart
ment. "eScelllna ~ perfection OF detail any
yadins every branch OF The department, and
fatteninR the Incomes Of scores Of employees
ard providing fortunes for three or foul. men
who managed A." ali q q loes 70 the CITY OF
iISns e q. ts hs1: 20 oi u d ~ r,., s ompIIc
hearings. and II was predicted that removals
and arrests would be the inevitable result
Nov, how much lonRer time is required py
the Aldermanic .comnitiee 70 prove. the
Street ddiesnins pepsrtmsniy How. about
OF atrocious graft Come, .Messrs, Indulsl-
tors, without further waste Of time and money
disclose to the citizens ANYTHING new ard
known lust. as soon az you got 70 work in
your special Investigation, or else quit and
be frank and candid enough to say that you
have failed to make good the malicious accu-
s,tions 60 frssiy and loudly charged against
NEW YORK. May 10.
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A Yale Patriot and a Vision of Beauty,

To THR EprToa OF THE SuS-Sr: | hope ! 40
not wrong &C. Dudley" but II seems to me that no
inslnuated, with skllful lntricacy Of wit, that vac
men are overdressed, am convinced that TINS Is
not the case-ahd l have been here two years, Whie
he was a casual observer.
Taking UP his letter OF May is. It is true ths'
some OF us are fortunate enough 20 possess spring
suits: and II Is also true that patent leather pumps
are sometimes worn In this ancient seat OF learn
ing" But these latter arc worn simply because
they are more comfortable than shoes F!nce We
only walk 10 lectures In them, and not from any
ereminate touch OF self. adornment.
And now for tae refutation. We neither PACK
our lunches" when W. go to New York, nor 40
we assume white kid gloves" I am conNdfh'
that n q man here did either OF these things he
would no longer be worth the living for him
So. after deep thought, l have reached the con-
clusion that those two lovely things" Mt qua
ley saw were Smith College students mas0ucradlhei
and II would not have been so very awful anff
all, had he said: SAY, miss, when does the Ne"
York train leavef' S. N IL
NKw HAVEN, Nay IL.
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LOCK EN- UP!
whimsical Theories Of q Stern Critic OF
American Women.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-sh: Your CORE.
s~pondent 10 entirely right In his statement that
our women should be locked UP" or kept under
some other form OF restraint. For years | have
been O passive observer of the growing evil OF a
free and unrestrained womanhood.. and l am con-
WINGED that, after all, the Turks alone understand
how 10 control that sex.
The trouble with our women lies In the fact that
they confuse liberty with license. They imbioe
American traditions, and they fall into the error of
thinking that the Declaration Of independence
has a personal and feminine application. As a
matter OF fact, we all know that our American
womanhood In deteriorating rapidly, We all know
that mems lives are blasted daily in the effort to
compass women's Unsuitable demands.
We all know that half the crimes on the calendar
may he attributed 10 that cause alone. We all
know that II our women were compelled To live
naturally, and not artihcially. there would be very
much less work TOR the doctor. the lawyer. the
shertr and the undertaken.
Why ignore what Is oovious' I agree with your
correspondent In the belief that an opportunity
for o great social propaganda Is here Afforded.
Our women should be restrained. BELLuM.
NEW YORV. Nav IA.
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Woes Of O Preacher.

II am sweet to be de shepherd
Whit am lcadin' OBJ dc flock.
II am sweet to keep dc vessel
Fun a.bustin' on dc rock.
But dc ting whut keeps me hustlin'
An a-wrastlln' cherry day,
Am de s'prisin' circumstance
Whit Use got TO 'splain away,
II en- allus bound to happen
When Use layin' special stress
An a-prcachin' to de breddern
Bout de fruits oh righteousness,
When Use got dc sinners rockin'
An a-hollerin' oh Veal"
Den crlong deere comes a melon
Whut Use got TO 'splhin away
Jes' when ] hab done c%xpounded
on de neighbor yo' should love.
When Use p%'lntedly exhortcd
on de blessln's oh de Dove,
WI a mocdn' impoliteness
Right on top oh whut | say
Den erlong dcre comes a chicken
Whit Use got TO 'splain away.
Jes' when Use a-shoutin' GLORY"
Fo' my penetratin' sense
An a-ieelln' understanding .
OBJ de ways oh Providence.
Jcs' when Use q sholy gittin'
Mighty pow'ful when I pray,
Den erlong dere comes an earthquake
Whut I'se got 70 'splain away
z McLANpBuRoH WILSON.
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TINT Greatest Dangers.

To TIE EDITOR OF THR Sun Sir: When l
asked II American women were extravagant !
expected pretty full Information. In to-day's
Issue George p. SCOTT replies well and fully. Ex'
ceptlng he says lock EN- up" How is that to be
done. and by whom?
think Mr. SCOTS letter is not incorporates: but.
seriously. is not the subject Of suh,cient Importance
70 be taken hold OIL q broad, educational way!
think extrovagant women and reckless chauf-
ieurs are the two greatest evils OF the day. Our
homes are not safe from one or the streets from
the other. G. D.. L.
NEW YORK, May IA.
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M limits hlshrfto aeegpssd ouRhs %
bFovIds ampls aasaas fsf ~ eeafshsFs
N remains ~ Ne 0fspks ant Romans,
vim sOtl rule ths InfsslsetuaI vofid, ~
N thg hns ospfusy CtFlstlaas. who knew
Tho Ward 40 Ane kasd
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His Middle Name,

To THE EDITOR OF THE uN-sf Charles
Frederick Stansbury. In THR SUN OF May is, asks
for a good synonym for the c~olloQuial word mixer"
Please tell him that the aching void can be nlled
with the middle part OF my name.
CHARLES GooDFELLow MAcuRpA.
NEW YORK, MAY 10.
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From the C~lereland Plain Dealer.

Probably the President realizes. even II
Congress does not. that In thus hating be-
tween two opinions the United States is
gaining nothing and making itself somewhat
ridiculous before the world. Criticism Of
French delay. mismanagement and corrup-
ton was unsparing in this country; yet three
years after taking up the task our Wanted
Yankee "gumption' and enterprise have not
advanced the canal much beyond the point
where the French dropped it. while after three
years the fundamental question Of type Is
still in the air.
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cHassFoVwea cctoapvs dlet four hun.
dFea yeaFa ego to.day Ne may ~ fsu'e'n.
bare4 ae tha man ~ Nsaltia who hsss pr.
eelytsi tho advantages " ihs 's,faita ~
panama' and chs ptactlcal navigator vim
nrs, tried IN Iind that opsn waterway from
tbs AIlanlla IN the Pacific and 10 sail
thfouah n.
let ua honor HE memory and admire HE
oreerlaora.
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From a London despdteh TO the Erenin0 POST
Edgar H. Bellairs, alias Ballantine, Chen'on.
DC, who figured so prominently in Gen. Leonard
Woods case. has turned up In London, and was
seen this week in the lobby of the House OF COM
mona where he was recognized by an American
editor
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From the Springfield Republican.
The warning afforded by the California
catastrophe should not be ignored by those
charged with the decision as to the canal type.
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herman Coat (SuTJout) ana ~OVerSn0es Qub-
bers)". When they were electing candi-
dates they very generally set aside those
of their own class who were comparatively
prosperous and purpossly choss the very
poor ones slying: "The we'll to do do not
know how 1t feels to go hungry; they cannot
sy%mpathize with our needs and speak up
for u.s."
In the Duma, out Of 500 members or 30,
q good half are peasants, some of them
illiterate, not many though. Naturally,
their definite w%atchword will be More
land, q dangerous one from all points Of
view, as / tried to show in my last letter.
Then they a their rights" generally:
this, owing to their ignorance, is rather
vague and formless, but all the more omi-
nous. And they want something else, too,
to which they do give definite form, and
that very ~startingly. A journalist friend of
mine, who receives many communications
from his native place in one Of the north
ern governments, read me a letter from n
peasant, spelleda good deal better thar you
would think and remarkably we'll worded.
He says, among other things, People
think we want nothing but land. We do
want land. yes. But we want something
else, too-we want justice and punishment.
Unless certain men are tried and punished
we refuse u confidence to either the Gov
eminent or the Duma." Another friend
Of mine. meeting a peasant he knew at the
polls, asked him which of the tickets he
held In his hand he was going to vote.
The man looked rather puzzled, but showed
the Constitutional Democratic ticket. an
deed said the other, who knew this par
ticular voter for q quiet. sober minded,
steady character, do you really trust these
mems 1--WE have TO trust them.s replied
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SUNDAY, NAY N. Iaos

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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-04-17
The Passing
OF Romance
BY M. Crawford Sherlock
Copyright, fao6, bg Beatrtr Rcode
John 7 think ii Is lust dreadful

John. think 1t Is just dreadful
.sWhat ii that. Nary Mr.. Atkins
laid down his paper with ali I'll sup
pressed sigh and turned to his wife
who was btislIy sewing on the opposite
side OF the table.
There you are again, john" return
ed Mrs. Atkins impatienty. "Frown.
ipg1 like thunder cloud just because
Jared to interrupt your reading that
evening paper. It's always the same
thing. Ton have become az settled In
your ways as If you were sixty. Now.
a think 1t IL dreadful to let ourselves
ret that way when we've only been
married fifteen years.
what would you suggest, deari'
asked her husband. feeling that the
only possible hope he had Of resuming
liIspapor lay In mild methods. Il have
been under the impression that we
we're rather model couple"
why, we've lost all the romance Of
life.n retofted hts wife. "Nhen we first
met. and even after we were married
we used to take nice long walks aud
drives or go to the theater often. Now
we don't do anything but sit around In
the evenings, you reading your paper
and / sewing until bedtime. 1t is not
right
Mr.. Atkins did not reply, neither did
he resume his paper His wife's re-
marks had awakened, memories Of
pleasant days Of long ago. yet. pleas
mt az those days bad been, the present
life suited him better He loved his
home TO him 1t was the oasis where
he could come after strenuous day III
the desert Of business life. The quiet
smoke and the evening paper after
supper, when the children were snug
in bed, were sources Of keen enjoy
ment. Being a just man, however, Ale
began to consider the other side Of tle
question Ills wife had strenuous days,
100, In the home, vet evenings brought
no change to her, as 1t did to him No
wonder she yearned for the romance Of
former days. She must have some re-
lief from the dull monotony Of home
life, and he resolved to see to 1t.
Accordingly the next morning Mr..
Atkins purchased tickets for the night
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:, The mother and the housewife Upon
the plea Of 4 headache she whispered
her wish 10 return home, and her hus-
band, weary Of the play aud hungry
/ for his cigar and glance at the even
ing paper willingly accompanied her.
The following afternoon, IN pursu
aHee 81 hIs plan, Mr. Atkins hired 4
/ horse and buggy to take his wife ont
for drive Airs Atkins, having been
previously advised Of the arrangement
| had so provided for her household In.
Ties ana the care Of the children that
no perturbation Of mind could possl-
bly arise on those scores With
buoYant heart she got into the bug
nv aud they drove to the park Mrs,
Atkins felt that nothing could possibly
mar the enjoyment Of this occasion.
but she again reckoncd without her
host. Time. those fifteen years, had
changed her from a slender Girl 10
gather stout woman, ana John had like
wise developed into 4 very eorpuicnt
person
The seat 81 the buggy was too small
for the fulI enjoyment Of the trip In
deed, II soon became simply torture to
Mrs Atkins az they joltcd over some
rough places
John, can't stand this any longer"
she groaned as the buggy went over
bowlaer lying IN the road Oh her hus-
bands side. and his weight pressed her
against the side bar Of the vehicle so
forcibly That she felt sure her hip was
dislocated
ITS pretty rough" assented Mr. At
kins, who was equally as uncomforta-
Bile. let me slip back, aud YOU sit
on the edge Of the seat IhatH give
IT, more room.
This arrangement did fairly we'll for
time until Mrs. Atkins, sitting bolt
upright, without any support for her
back. began 10 feel the effects Of her
strained position IIcF husband, think
Ing oulE of the days OF long ago, placed
his diseugaged arm around her waist
to support her, but his wife decidedly
objected
1T Ii broad daylight, john" she de-
INJURED. What would people think If
they saw us driving In the park ia such
wayt You forget we are old married
people"
That's what I thought you wanted
to forget Mary" observed her hus
band, rather relishing the turn affairs /
had taken
80 | do returned Mrs Atkins Sc
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! A lady | met in Ireland related the
! following facts to me Just as they oe-
CURED. She WINS staying 1T a house
near Bardon, County Cork. One even
ing she was walking mp the long r
riage drive to the houSe-it was bright
moonlight and nearly as light az dry
when she saw tall figure Gaming
down the narrow footpath beside tae
drive" toward her On coming Clio
she saw Il was a man dressed all In
black, wearing a tall silk hat, and she
wondered who Ill could be- His head
was bent forward so that the face was
in shadow but as they came close 10
each other he raised bis head and look
Cd at her and showed the most horrible
face imaginable. With q gasp Of ter
ror size stepped of the path, and at
the same moment he did the same and,
putting out a clawiGe hand touched
her arm. and as she shrieked out ia
fear he completely vanished She did
not see him 20, but he dissolved like
mist. His face was not like that Of
human being. ana the horror Of It WAS
quite indescrbable Her arm that tie
speater touched was paralFzed and re-
NAMED SO for two weeks after. This
appartion had been seen by other PEG
pie, but only at n distance. ami but
few believed the stories current about
the place being haunted. Occult he
view
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men saw that the requisite number OF
tickets were deposited In the box.
Beautiful Programs.
Messrs P, Fl. Smyth and H. RI Halli-
day presented the handsome souvenir
programs which We're the handiwork
Of George Sisney the Eighth street
printer. The typographical work on
the programs Is artistic and IN excel
lent style throughout and Mr.. Ssney
has received much praise for his
handiwork
Messrs. S. A. Buchanan and 7 j..
Pryor were at the dress circle door
and assisted in taking care OF the
large number who were obliged to
take second floor seats.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-04-17

Mr. Atkins applied the whip freely,
hut the livcryman had selected horse
suitable for the use OF n middle aged
couple. and all the efforts nj fast driy-
ing were iu vain, The big drops began
70 fall, and then the storm broke IN all
IL fury. They were mile away from
shelter, and Mrs. Atkins would not let
her husband drive beneath the over,
hanging branches Of a tree for fear OF
lightning. The rubber laprobe and the
side ana back curtains had been for
gotten by the man who liarnessed UP
the team. The result was unpleasant
A limp dIsconsolate couple alighted at
the Atkins home just as the storm
broke and the sun streamed forth
again
MARY" said Mr. Atkins the next
morning at the breakfast table Twelve
tried the theatcr ana the driving but
they didn't seem to bsing as ECcn Oh
ioyment as they did I'd years past
This evening wen take a nice, long
walk aud see how that works"
Indeed we won't" declared his wife
sitting groan as a twinge OF rheu-
matlsm made its presence known.
1--WE had enough thank you, and IN
future, intend to conduct myself ~
woman Of forty should do No more
playing I'm young and giddy again for
me"
"Thank Cod" returned Mr. Atkins,
fervcntly and piously
"Im pretty stir myself from that
ducking I got last night but | was De-
tormined to get romantic again II ]
could"
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