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The Man with the Axe.

10 rHE EDrron OF The suN-Sir: I en-
close a photogravure from a ma gaxine which
shows our Chief Adjective Maker doing an
impossible thing In his usual way.
Behold q fallen tree. not more than q foot in
diameter. with q smooth cut kerr. the work
OF . trained axeman on the top. Gaze upon
tbs Mighty One with uplifted axe. poised
for the down stroke: estimate the place
where the axe will strike. as the axeman
stands, with his right foot close up to the
PROSTATE saplins. and you will see IL on the
on side Of the log. not on the top. To cut
the kerr on the top Of the PROSTATE tree as
shown the wtelder Of the are must have stood
some distance away and swung II at least
the full length Of the helve from him, allow.
ing It to drop fiat. so that the handle would
be at nearly q right angle, the axeman far
enough away 30 hat he can bend his body.
bringing his hands down almost IL not quite
TO the level OF the cut. q manifest impossible
ity as he stands before the camera.
This picture is a fake. pure and unauali-
Ned. and could not pass scrutiny for q place
on q Wild West show poster. The man who
really did out that kerr was very careful not
to disturb or disarrange the harebells and
foxgloves. and to remove all the chips. Per-
haps he IL dead. WEARY.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., August 20.
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wfs6sm 81 sAs Elephant.

To rHK EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Str: Your core
spondent "Indicus- might well have extended his
Interesting remarks on the saeacity of the indian
elephants the African variety Ia comparatively
stupid.
Dencd as Gsness, the god of wisdom, who Is
always represented with an elephants head. the
elephant has always been regarded by the shrswd
ana learned Brahmlns and those they hAvs led In
religion a. the embodiment OF the highest ANNA
Intelligence. The name In Sansorft and dervatlve
dialects 10 "YahDi.- which phiiologicaiiy has the
same root a. "gnyahni. : found In all words apper-
tanning 70 wisdom. and ls akin 70 the Greek nous. "
20 -rnostc.-
In the arts OF persuasion the educated elephant
suggests the most accomplished con- man. How
gently will q couple of trained lady elephants
enveiop and VITA fascinating nrmn-ss hustle q Wild
"tusker- 70 te corral where no begins to be tamedl
-Indicus- might have mentioned that elephants
By order innict other than capital punishment, by
logging their culprft comrades with chains.
What other animal fans itself when hot with a
branch from . tree. or covers itself with sand 70
protect Itself from nics' One almost human pecu.
lIarsy IL that tho elephant 10 the only quadruped
whose hind legs bend forward at the knee like the
prfmates. MADnAssI.
NEW YoRx, August 20.
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regarded by him as arbitrable will after
elaboration be excluded. On their face.
however, many Of them belong properly
in the category, and IL a beginning should
be made with them the usefulness Of a
permanent court Of arbitration could be
demonstrated, and gradually, by sue
cessive conferences, the sphere Of its
jurisdiction might be enlarged. Let us
hope, then, that with the help OF Ger
many, Britain and other great Powers it
may prove possible for the American
delegation to cur unanimous approval
Of at least the nucleus OF q list of contro-
versies which shall be formally pro-
claimed subjects for obligatory arbitra-
ton. The ~salutary principle will have
been established should the conference
leave the parties to disputes to determine
for themselves whether these shall be
referred to the international tribunal at
The Hague or to arbitrators specially
chosen for the purpose. IL Ia much to
be wished, however, that the Powers
should become accustomed to refer
minor controversies to a permanent
court Of arbitration.
As time goes on Americans have more
and more reason for oongratnlation on
the part taken by the spokesman Of our
country at The Hague. Mr.. CHoATE
and General PORTER have come forward
RS authors or sponsors Of the only three
proposals which are at once practicable
and calculated to promote the original
aim of the conference, the further
ance Of international peace tho pro-
posals, namely, to establish a new and
impressive court Of arbitration; to define
the controversies which must be sub
mitted to that tribunal, and to prohibit
the collection by force Of contractual
debts until the amount justly due shall
have been determined by arbitrators and
compliance with their award refused.
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Mr.. Glsag On Mr.. Hichens.

To TIE EDITOR OF TIE SuN-StS: AbsQue
gcnils nils with buiging skulls, are there Of your
common, everyday readers those who have an
opinion of Hichenss pipe dreams,
MT. Copeland of Harvard hsa hern blinded by the
srightfui magnincenoe Of Hichens's Planes" In
such hopeless case 10 he. indeed. that his pen has
done staccsto stunts of rhapsody In the Truascrfpt
over the capture. nagrante delicto, of . wrstched
fellow who. a. Mr.. Copeland sized him. should have
been buried In a Laura Jean Libby's factory
product, but was discovered BY the professor 10
be secthing In Hichens's Flames" The scene OF
capture and subsequent discovery vas Boston's
universally recommended Public Gardens.
HING Ms iachrimS: For I tried Mr.. riioasns.
But fearing . possible zoo too nery quality In the
II amid the conventional surroundings and domes-
ticitles OF q strictly middle class home teste Gil
BERT 7 missed all Its giorcs OF day, OF night.
Then q sudden sureness possessed me Il confess
infection TO that degrce) that ] must even sock
that which obtrusively always met the eye In the
wonderful Garden Of Allah" Allah's special gin.
an oasis. And where n not In the Public Gardens
In which the wretched one was discovered ?
Thithcr, then, went l. and on a Sunday. But,
alas for mel my head roelod, so many Ats docs the
impossible she In the story throw. The learned
and euphuisto would finger lovingly on her Mimi
table manifestations of keen, confident analysis
OF every moments passing. In heart and mind OF
persona, In nature animated and lnAnlmate. In
doing. In dying: her many tinted. Kaleidoscope
swim phases OF emotion. belief. conviction, self
abandonment: her cunamls: athletic ngurc; level
eyebrows. But the readers whose sympathy I crave
would sum w her existence - one Of -hts."
! will not believe that ever q sane person xuipod
Hlchens: and whoever has read his Garden of
Allah through. through. did so in homeopathic
portions, as q medicine.
Bosros. August "a. RMru wARDIAw GLoAo.
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wv INV w
Governor HUGHES is a courteous gen.
tleman, and he has the habit Of minding
his own business; but he cannot restrict
to the State of New York the application
Of his common sense principles for the
regulation Of corporations. Il am not
talking" he said Wednesday. about
interstate commerce or OF what the
Federal Government should do"
No, but the necessity Of intelligence. of
a cold and patient study OF facts before
attempting regulation Of interstate COM
merce, is still greater. Indeed, as the
power Of the Federal Government covers
a wider field, and its interference. wan
tonly Of unwisely exerted, can injure 80
many more and greater interests, its
policy and its action toward business
should be even more deliberate, reason
able and cautious than that Of a State.
Instead, the feverish and unrefiecting
zeal Of the present receiver of the Fed
eral Government has been caught by
some ofthe States; and they are following
with all the gayety of childhood the
profitable recreation of biting off their
own noses.
Fortunately, New York has a grown
up Governor, who doesn't confound re-
pair with destruction. 1t is not his fault
if. when he speaks the words Of truth and
soberness, they seem to be a criticism of
Pernicious Activity.
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No Occasion for Surprise.

Coming away from Sycamore Hill
Prince WILLIAM of Sweden is reported
to have said OF the Parsonage who had
just bade him good-by:
had no idea he was 10 versed In our history.
He was greatly interested In swedlsh affairs and
fairly brmmed over with enthusiasm concerning
my country"
Had young Prince WILLIAM really never
heard, before his visit to Oyster Bay,
that il there is one subject with which
Mr.. RoosBvELr's mind has been satu-
rated by persistent and enthusiastic
study, and TO which he has devoted, dur
ing a long our Of years, all the leisure
left to him by public affairs, that subject
is Swedish history
Why, SO intense is this notorious predi-
lection it is probable that il Prince WILL
IAN had happened in only ten minutes
before he was expected he would have
found the President buried in the article
on Sweden in the ~cyclopedia and oblivi-
GUS Of all the world beside!
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MIR. ROOSEVELT rs a p~rovocation in re-
spect OF his Great and Good Friend
CIPRIANo CASTRO. The more n looks
intp the affair, unless, indeed, be il look
in& for a quarrel and can see nothing
else, the more one bankers for authenti-
Gated knowledge of the facts.
Judge CALHOUN went to Caracas in a
purely official capacity. That he was
~courteously received, that the Vene-
zuelan authorities placed at his disposal
every possible facility and opened to him
without reserve every pathway OF in
vestigation-these are matters OF no
torious record. More than two years
inquiries, and fully two years ago he
placed in Secretary Roor's hands the
written statement Of his proceedings and
conclusions. What we know is that our
scowls and menaces soon afterward
ceased entirely, and what we now con
slider with a not unnatural wonder is that
after 80 long an interval of tranquility
We are suddenly appraised Of a sinister
and abhorrent resurrection.
Is it, then, too much to ask for some
insight into the Calhoun report? Surely,
IL il is true that Venezuela is flouting
and insulting IN, we are entitled to at
least one ray Of light upon the facts. If
that report contains any warrant for the
agitation now raging in the newspapers,
surely we should have had some init
nation long ago. II not, there are a
thousand reasons behind this plea for
knowledge OF the subsequent events.
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4 Word 10 the Fools.

About this time of year Governor
HUGHES is appearing at a good many
agricultural fairs in different counties OF
the Empire State aud addressing TO the
assembled citizens remarks which, we
are glad to say, are distinguished alike
by calmness Of tone. good sense and
unaffected modcsty.
About the same time a good many
committeeman, chairmen and other local
personages seem bent on using the help
less Governor to gain for themselves
momcntary importance and applause
by the familiar device OF introducing
their eminent guest to the crowd as
Our next President
We beseech these well meaning but
deplorable individuals TO desist, in mercy
TO a Chief Magistrate who is serving
them well and has done no wrong.
Do they want to put CHARLES f.
HUGHES into the same class as the
Tafts and the Fairbankses?
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almost successfully, for Alderman. And
ne has shown in a more dificult and Inn
portant field a commanding talent which
should be a condition precedent Of public
service. In his early days OF black
smithing he shod only three horses In
three months, but he had an athletic
ground in his back yard, and the boys
would come round for all kinds Of sports,
jumpin' and THROWN and so on" And
he went on to make still surer proofs Of
his essential statesmanship:
n became Interested In boxing and up to
within a few years frequently refereed matches
at the Criterion. Lenox and other clubs about
Boston. As a referee he mad y wide reputation
for fairness and absolute honesty"
It may be hard to choose between
tennis and boxing. Tennis has pro-
duced a whole brood Of eminent pub
licists. Boxing has been honorcd in
HANKS. 1t is not hard, however, to
choose between q swollen fortune par
tally redeemed by tennis and a boxer
blacksmith whose right arm ID q wonder
and a Joy. IL will be Mr.. R~oosEvKLT's
duty to interpose in the Boston dispute.
The parties to it are Democrats, but their
athletic glory makes them Roosevelt
Democrats and, besides, it is vacation
time and BRIARKUs must find something
for some of his hands to do. No doubt
DoNNELLY will be recognized al the OFF,
ciai candidate. SEARS can go into ono
Of the cabinets.
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women Urse to stand for co.d.o.,,.,.

To TIE EDITOR or TIE SuN-lSir: I see that
some OF the students OF Wesleyan University have
started a campaign against the enjoyment no
women OF the educational advanta ges Of the insti
tuition. Why do we bear nothing from the women
In these coeducational institutions, They r.ye,v
even take the defensive. II this case were excen.
uonai the better way would be to ignore II. but it
Is not exceptional. Women have q right 70 tuition
In the colleges. They aye workshops exempt from
taxation and there should be no discrimination
let there bel woman's club In each coeducaron.,
college 20 look after the women's interests. = nI.c.
where those topics which concern the women OF
the college In particular could be discussed. M
one would deny that che young man In a cou.~s
has o right 70 . social life apart from women. N he
desires II. This indeed he has In his fratcrniu,s
and athletic associations. He should not .ttemnt
to dominate the educational policy of the COLLEGE
the faculty. the trustees and women students.
NEW York. August %. II
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The sssrk Of st. James,. psrr.

To n EDrron OF TIE suS-sN: In reading
the journal OF Mr.. Edward Browne. son OF nv
famous author OF "Religio Medici." happened an
q passage which may be OF interest TO nature fak,rs
The journal was kept AZ Norwich In the year Iscs
and under date Of February q one NAV ncsa'
This night ] walk'd Into 81. James his Psrte
where saw many strange creatures. ss divers
sorts OF outiandish deer. Gulny sheep, a Witt
raven, a great parrot, \ storke. which, having brors
It's owne leg. had a wooden leg set on. when n
doth use very dexterously." CSIr Thomas Broun.,.
Works" ed. wilkins, l.. 500
WILLIAM LYON PHrLr~.
HURON CITY, Mich, August "a.
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What q. Our Grievance Against Ven
czucla?

What Is Dur Grievance Against Ven
czucla?
A publication Of the Calhoun report
on Venezuela would seem to be apropos
about this time. In view of the recent
recrudescence of alarums in connection
with Venezuela it would be worth while
to know exactly what conclusions Judge
CALHOUN reached after a careful and
exhaustive inquiry into the relations
between the Venezuelan Government
and the Bermudez Asphalt Company Of
New York.
We seem to remember that after re-
ceiving and presumably digesting this
document Secretary Roof called in the
various defiances and ultimatums which
had been so prevalent during the LOOMS
period and let it be understood that the
Department of State would not concern
itself further in the quarrel. Now, how
ever, the newspapers have begun to re-
instate the controversy, and we are told
with increasing frequency and conf
dence that the United States is thor
oughly indignant. After two years of
much needed tranquility the country is
again subjected to the pestiferous agi-
tation Of two or three years ago, and
citizens with short memories may soon
begin to believe that the United States
has a lawful grievance against Vene-
zuela which it must exploit with patri-
otto energy or be forever abandoned to
contempt and execration. In some fash
ion not definitely stated CIPRIANoC CASTRO
has outraged the amiable patience of
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, and nothing
less than the Big Stick welded by the
mailed fist will erase the intolerable
stain. or words to that effect.
One thing is plain say the states
men OF Newspaper Row in Washing
ton. diplomatic endeavor has reached
its limits" Something very strenuous
must be done, and done quickly, or the
most narrowing consequences will in
evitably ensue.
We suggest, therefore, the propriety
of informing the public mind with at
least An intelligent synopsis Of Judge
CALHoUN'S report TO Secretary Roof,
submitted, If u memory serves us,
some time in 1905. IT we have any cdsus
beR against Venezuela growing out of
the Bermudez Asphalt Company's affairs
it must be sought in events which pre-
.eded that gentleman's visit to Caracas.
Nothing has happened since If w ex-
cept the taking Of certain testimony in
this city before "A United States Com
missioner which showed that the Ber-
mudez Asphalt Company, acting through
its duly accredited official representa-
lives, financed the Matos revolution in
Venezuela. and to that extent sought to
overthrow the Government under whose
protection it held its charter and con-
Quoted its alleged business. To say the
least, this can scarcely bo regarded by
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The ANIMAL Outing,

Have you heard about tho picnic
On the Sandy Point grccusward
OF the Regular Organization
OF the Umpty- umptieth Ward,
We went In three big barges,
And when We left the pier
One had on board the gentlemen
The others bore the beer.
We carried In q rowbost
That we towod along behind
An abundance OF provisions
or every sort and kind:
4 pound OF ieberwurst. q pound
or kosher potted ham,
A full pint tin OF mutton broth.
And another pint OF clam,
= Some olives In a bottle and
some rice and Yankee cheese,
A dozen smoked red herring and
A can OF nno French peas,
Two ioavcs OF bread-the one was white,
The other one was brown
And all with Immaduros had
our pockets loaded dow
Twas late at night when we came back
And tied up at the pier;
Mcguire was shy q finger
And Rosario an ear,
Poiinsky had some stats pushed in.
Francois he couldn't see.
And among the others damaged
Was owgoost. Wong Sing and me.
But talk about the sport we had,
And how We ate and drank.
The loads of food uneaten that
We left upon tho bank
Sone Of US quit the pier in hacks.
And some on fool took chances,
While others went In trolley cars
And the rest In slDbuisncea.
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WATERING WOOD PAVEMENTy.
A Protest Against the Practice In the In
terests Of Horses THAT slip and Fail.

To TEE EDITOR or TIE SuN--sir: When the
wood pavement was laid In vesey street l pro
tested against sprinkllng IL for the reason that
horses going up or down the street could not get a
foothoid. Coming up the street they could not pull
the load; woInG down the street they could not hold
It back, their feet slipping under them.
tried to get Borough President Ahesrn TO stop
the sprinklng. He d!sclsimed any RESPONSIBILITY,
saying that he merely indorsed the action OF the
Board Of Water SUPPLY Gas and Electricity.
went TO tho Bureau'of Water supply. Gas and
Eiectficsy and was informed that the Borough
President was the one who rave the authority TO
sprinkle the streets. the Water Bureau only selling
the water for the sprinklors. The bureau has a
contract with the owners Of the sprinkicrs by which
they pay 90 many thousand dollars for the water,
which Is taken under the supervision Of the In
~spectors. I asked to see the contract. IL was
shown me. IL was as stated, but with the proviso
that the company buyinx the water should pay the
inspectors. That 10 why the contract II no valu-
able. Just imagine a company buying water from
the city and paying the men who measure the guam
tity used.
nsxt tried the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty TO Anlmals. making several complaints 70
them. In each instance the answer was the same:
I'VE will attend 20 t."
II the ladies and gentlemen who are continually
writing to the papers about putting up fountains
for horses will take the trouble to come down to
Vcsey street after the street has been sprinkIed
all the ~crueltiee which they have written about Will
fade into insignincsnoe by comparison with what
they viii witnoss, They must all understand that
I am In favor OF having watering troughs from
which any animal can drink. but In view Of the fact
that what I am trying TO prevent continues all the
year i am sure they viii see the necessity OF max
ing a concerted effort 20 have II stopped.
I have also tried the Police Department. The
sprinkling is not stopped. ] should like 10 know
where the authority exists to water the streets when
IL constitutes Q menace ~ the lives and limbs OF
horses that have 20 work ON the wet streetk
NEW YomK, August "a. L. }. Callahan.
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rhey should Ne Regulated o Made In
farm by q FEDERAL CommlslY0n.

form ny o Federal Commission.
To THE Eprron OF THE suN-ST: In these
times Of Federal control OF various business
activities there Ia one business Of vast lmpo' =
lance to the public which for some strange
reason has been left In the background. J
refer to hotel enterprises.
All hotels do an interstate business. as they
are for the accommodation OF the public. and
their patrons may and do come from q great
number OF States. Therefore they can easily
be made amenable TO an Interstate hotel com-
mission. The members OF this commission
should be appointed By the President. as this
will assure msn who will make radical changes
They should have full power TO regulate the
prices OF rooms. food. drink n all extras,
and also to az the OF employees amt
their tips. Any infraction OF the regulations
by the manager or his underfinss should be
punishable by Q very heavy fne. 10 be as
sessed on and O lien upon the building and
real estate. Any waiter who receives O tip
In excess of the amount specified should. for
Q arst offence. serve two years In the psni-
Tertiary. and for subsequent offences much
longer terms.
It is incredible that In a country which
claims 30 much progressiveness such wise
and needful legislation should not have been
enacted long ago. The travelling public
must be protected. I ave known Q hotel to
charge rs cents for lamb chops. wens saothss
hotel directly across the street charged only
80 cents for the same thing. cooked In the
same manner and equally well served. This
is an intolerabls imposition. Both hotel.
must have paid about the Same price Tor the
chops. A busy man desiring 70 eat chops
has not time 20 visit half . dozen inns and ask
their prices before ordering. A strange IN
q city can only find these things out by In
curing. The Government U stop this
discrimination. ELLIOTT l.. GoHDoN.
~RocxPoRT. Mass. August 20.
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The Honest Blacksmith and tbs Null
timilllOnaire.

The Honest Blacksmith and the Null
timilliOnaire.
. The combat now deepening in Boston
in the Alderman's district comprising the
Seventh to the Eleventh ward. must be
watched at~tentively by the Grand Cata-
pan of things. The conditions and cir
cumstances Of the protagonists are such
Is must make those responsive heart
strings vibrate pa~ssionately. The Hon.
DANIEL J. DoNNELLY, famous az the
Honest Blacksmith, is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Alder
man. He complains that some ennis
sary of predatory and maleficent wealth
from the Eleventh ward has tried to in
duce him to withdraw in favor of the
Hon. JOSHUA MONTGOMERY SEARS, whose
detestable occupation 1t is to be q null
timillionaire. eff l had his [SEARs'sl
roll, the Honest Blacksmith says. they'd
have to pay me TO run for Alderman. "
He is willing that SEARS shall 60 to Con-
gress. but objects to Ward Eleven's hog
ging it all the time"
SEARS was graduated from Harvard
"in the same class with HoLCoMBE WARD,
the tennis player and he is a tennis
player himself. But is skill in tennis,
however indispensable in an adviser and
intimate OF Om~niioenoe, a qualification
for an Alderman? At any rate, DoN-
NELLY has what must seem greatly
superior advantages in the eyes Of the
All Regulator. SEARS is 20 and unmarried.
DoNNELLY has two children, HAROLD,
just up from Squantum. and DAN, Jr.,
aged six. A beggarly number. but ut
least two better than nothing. SEARS has
served on the ward committee. DoN-
ELL has been in the Common Council
and the General Court, and has run,