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GENERAL WOTHERsPOO\.
HIS Promotes, Justinesf 10y slis Record and
Length % Service.

ro IN, Eptrop ar Tuy SrS-S, In to-
days Sun appears an editorial paragraph
on the promotion OF Lieutenant-Colonei
W W. Wothcrspoon. Nineteenth Infantry.
,nn 49,. ~
s'atehhehts are maue as 70 ms reco'o anu
advancement which are unjust ana winch
convey an impression IRA nj ed by the
y,cts of the ca.s
yr.s.. a.. ,, ox.r
"nhe h's piouno,to" "aN o"'s "," w.
The heads Of NJ Colonies and thirty Lieu
tenant Colonies" rs the army list now stands.
hi. n, ths aga Of an of1cer Of forty vsar.
~, 81 i,,,. - n.
sefNi'e' may ine"n CO "'e, ." "
stance II may De noted nav an omcer VINO
entered The service on the same day as Gem
staI N,o,hersnoon and vbo has nassed hi.
.S...,n ~, ~ ~. - :. 80.
army ne WIN n'uh w mani! I" s,anuS
third on the list oi ln1sntry Coioneis. win
TO the inequalities OF regimental promotion
M il exist cd M 10 ,sgO seniority in length of
- IiA 90. aI.a,. hrin. nror,o,ion and
service uiu nov always orinx pronio''on' anu
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OCEAN LINERS.
Can They Not BE Built to d ,antage IN
This Country?

To rHE EDITOR or TBE ST Nir: Why
docs not America undertake shipbuildine on
the large scale now being conducted by her
esteemed contemporaries. England and Scan
dinavia? | refer TO the building Of large
ocean liners such ms the new Lusitania. built
on bonds furnished by the British Govern
ment with the idea that she and her sister
slip he turned over IN England by the tunard
lime for use as transports in the event of \
war Why not such \ proposition by our
Government? We have the facilities necrs-
sary to construct these ocean grevhounds.
The question might he argued that such az
undertaking would he a useless expenditure
in view OF the present adequate Transports
ton facilities, Possibly this IL true. how
ever. may say. granting the above. tha'
America, to-day representing the tor
notch OF modern progress ~ almost every
chaDuel. does not appear to he hroadcning
out in this particular branch Of industry.
II cannot be maintained that this counirN
does not possess the money. skilled labor
or material requisite 20 put such n prole,L
into operation, for she is to-day better ahl"
to build large vessels than ever before Grant
ing that the price Of labor here IL -omewha'
above. that Of European countrjes, yel o.
should he remembered that much Of ~"
construction OF these large liners is essen
TALLY an american product and NATURAL
The cost To European builders for shipnen,
IL more or less heavy. Consider the market
decrease in expense. a. regards this latter
item TO the United States we're We TO under
take large steamship building.
Would not the reduced, price OF malerlHl
nearly compensate for the higher cost nj
labor v u. "
NEW YoRk, Oct her :
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An Old Fashioned Novelist.

Somehow OF other MARY JANE HOLMES
had always seemed TO us a venerable
of literature. In the dark
backward and abysm of uncritical child
ish memory she stands or shines, vague
and wonderful, an author, a maker of
palaces of dreams. with the Arabian
Nights. Keepers Travels, ""Queechy, 4"
the "LamDlighter. Uncle Toms Cabin"
and bred" in solemn black-JEwETT or
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON h Co.-~Thaddeus Of
Warsaw" and the long Rolliad of JACOB
ABBOTT. We can see just how ~The
Lofty and the Lowly" looked and smell
the brown books Of GOULD and LINCOLN.
REED. TICKNoR and FIELDS, REDFIELD
and DERBY and JACKSON.
Then we can hear the Topping Of
great clumsy novelties" published by
ELIOT. THoMEs and TALBOT and feel
on rainy Saturdays and any Sundays the
Joy of the New York Weekly, wherein
many Of Mrs. HOLINESS many stories
appeared. The Weekly was not a model
Of typography, but we will maintain
against all corners that a more improv-
ing and virtuous publication never was;
vet there was a guilty joy in reading it.
Some 1000, 600 of Mrs. HOLINESS works
have been sold; and they are selling
still, and public libraries have to keep
them in stock. We are glad Of this ever
if we don't remember the name Of n
of her books. To us she will always be
u fount Of literature: and We will BET a
copy Of Henry Esmond" against the
complete works of BRANDER MATHEWS
and HARRY THURsToN PECK say a cen
tillion to one-that Mrs. HOLINESS works.
il too simple and virtuous for this age, are
as valuable and will last as long AZ most
of the productions Of the novel trusts
of TODAY.
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The average citizen is but little en-
lightcncd by the acres of matter printed
in newspapers. magazines and special
reports with reference TO the cost of
living. Index numbers and averages
of selected groups and all other twists
and turns of economic statistics have
their value to students and doubtless
make some impression on general read
ers, but the question for most of us
resolves itself into the results of an
individual experience.
The people may be divided into profit
makers, salary drawers and wage earn
ers. There are no statistics which
show with certainty the financial condi-
ton of the members of these classes
to-day as compared with their condition
in times of lower prices and lower wages.
General investigation and personal in
quiry lead 10 a definite opinion that the
profit makers and the wage earners are
better of to-day than in earlier DAYS,
aEc that the conditions of the salaried
section are more burdensome. While
cacn group will furnish its exceptions
to this view. the general proposition will
probably hold.
In a recently published article the
assertion Is made that in thirteen years
the increase in the cost of living has not
been more than 81 per cent. Of n work
ingman's income. The basis for the
percentage is an annual income of $685."
The notably weak point in This argument
IL tnat ss35 IL. an utterly absurd estimate
al the "workingman's income The
census of 1900 reports 5,308, it3 wage
carners with an average income of
\ little less than $40. 4 selected list
Of twenty-thrcc industries employing
3,ts7,ooo hands shows for 1905 an aver
ago of s5l2. The ~workingman's account
book, " he keeps one, il not likely To
show his income as SS35. nor 10 confirm
the estimate Of n mere 80 per cent. in
crease in cost Of living in thirteen years.
Dun's INDEX Of commodity prices gives
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Forestry.

The twelfth annual report of the Min
nesota Forestry Commissioner contains.
besides a report Of the work being done
by that State, an outline review OF the
forestry policy Of seventeen countries in
Europe. and incidental references to the
work of other States in this country.
Minnesota has received more than
stumpage from timber lands given to il
by Congress, and o than $500, 900, 600
worth of forest products have been taken
from its soil. Its pine forests are being
rapidly exhausted. The people seem
content TO permit the full extinction of
the lumber industry. Northern Mime
sofa once had $4,000, 900 acres Of pine for
est. For sixty years the axe and the saw
have been eating into IL. In a few years
all will be gone. The State owns = SOC, 900
acres of land which, under the State Con-
stitution, must be sold and are not avail
able for foreststion. Its only possessions
which could be so utilized are a patch of
10000 acres and another OF 1000 acres.
Proposals for land purchase by the State,
after the system Of New York and Penn
sylvania. have been rejected or ignored.
This region Of pine supply, valuable tn
the nation as well a to the State, seems
likely % be lost TO both.
The attitude of Minnesota is the atti-
tude of most of the States. The increase
In me price ~ humber seems not to dis
turb the public. Predictions of higher
prices and exhaustion Of timber source
do NOT brighten it. Those are evils Of a
tomorrow that must bear it's own trou-
blcs. The possibility Of evenue from
timber. State or national lands, OF pre-
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W. - Y " Nosvp the ,kfsctut ~ the
I sns'ps H,r~su. ,-ld the cr,,s,n u,snufsc'us
res = FOE lays ses ,sss hs h,oksf forvsst
With rrssA,ssuW~ ~ tho ,lv,. vhen 'h-
7 ns'st ssss~s. i~sssssi NJ sey-r'ius pr~~-
ttcsllv two.thsrts ~ ne cs,ov crop. Oil
insn'ssc',s- w fss the srssssr part ~ "
~ hssne Rs,isv'ns that NJ NostW hes
Tor tho fp"sneu, ovsr,och-d Q vsesiy im-
purtsn, fsr'ov. we cannot scceps HE optn,cu.
We lcch forward With confidence W Q time
~h~n the United states Gill no IN domestsr
mills ~ m,s,h cotton ~ " nc~ prcduces and
., th. sane time esgvr1 ts lee tie present
quantity.
The cotton crvp 10 stsynt i2yp IN lale~
~ this. ss NJ. NoarB SAVE. about two
thirbs 10 ssported To produce the crop
nearly N. WU.gOo acres are planted Their
average yield 10 s,tn- 2a pounds an acre
Al the evidencc goes Va shos that with
proper cultivation the same area would
Yell double its present quantity. This
should lie done without material increase
and probably with no increase whatever
In cus' 81 production. Twenty-nve years
g The home demand took 1000 40 bsles
" year " 10 nov only q little short ~
5.ro.Co iales. In less than ffty years.
Ierlaps IN less 'h~apiorty. the hume
SAs6Sna~ -~r1Ne~rAFW4e y, ,-~~,~~-sps~su
Meanwhile there ~ill also lie az enormous
increase in the foreign demand. The
American share 81 that increase will depend
mainly upon the intelligence displayed by
American planters.
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The New Desperation.

No more shall experience save Va
Tit trouble Of lea rning each rope:
We all shall be happy and csrcfrcc
And live BY tho Wisdom OF Hope.
when Bridget builds nres In the morning
It's needless la coax them and gropc:
JvsL let her use kerosene freely
And lean on the Wisdom OF HOPE.
Tncn n WITH a swift moving puzksa~
You feel yourself able to cope.
Don't Yield 10 miseiyings. but monkey
And trust 10 the Wisdom OF Hone.
And when you are offered a gold brick
o eye with suspicion the DOPE
Invest In the beautiful ba rgain
And call on the Wisdom OF Hope.
Last. " you woul marry Q widow.
No longer . bachelor NOPE:
ignore the advlccs OF Weller.
Rely on the wisdom OF Hope.
MoLANDBURoR WILSON
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isvSv. ~ gRsNCS.
r-wr,w sssvus rNss ps~.~s ,Ne sssus~keeper
~ s~~~rewtrst tu,bstsww..


80" mr frH'' HogaF'ho
When n hogan to dawn upon us that VI"
could mn, that Ntn'er tear ourselves from
v.,,,,s ~. d.,,d-l NC vouId e.,shl,.b
..u....,
""'n'''e- :" w
really enjoy life 80 Ne se' f"tfh' and fro"
one NJ several good agencies secured q house
mi. "a. An F.brusry. and we 10, A, until the
- =, ,,-, -. so -. s,.o 4, ,oaL
w" " "sl ,"' =" H'n'r NV" ~
some h'te skin 70 reduce thnss 10 thss paHs'
hut No did n eventually.
,b,r ella VS. sbou, Ton uir,te- walk from
81 a..,.a =, ~. -. .,,.,ot 80 t,o,,
w" ''h,'' :" 'ne '"Nh' s'"H''" 'N"s u""'
tho sen he'H1se inc beach - =" very l'"hbiN
that the song of the Wild waves ~ times
deyeoerates into sop,e,btnu bkc n uasg,ug
--,N. - ....." -
"Pe'i'loh "" 'lr'" h''Ner ,s''' WIZ lou,
= cellsnl hslInoms, With Q SITTING room. aud
room - w~sSSxfVaTf- NrfT- ~
tuo ycod baJroous and . dining room rho
~. I'll .'. ..'i IT, -
kl''h'" was "'n rbhlPp'" N"h '"''' WIS ~
duInbwaiter running Tor NOR" accurately.
creeping, upstairs to the ia ntry. our fnrni-
,n,e n No, ar,istic bu, !, was "a oil mad. and
veil zen, and ony croct cyv and alleged silver.
varc ~: ,nos, nlcnt mi We bsd mo ara
,U"n.,r L.th H., a. "a i,sd No rrcS,dicc q Gains,
rogI;sb ,uhs which car he ho,,vbt or hired
a., se.s,,, in Tho tawn and tbs,e uas
r,,,,iny rstsr On cye,v aon, ~
Tia, 80 h.d n sari.n = su,Lc, ,ardep
n n. "a. ~ /. iii ELsai
II, ac,;n. lila ~ tha pi,.,. MI
4. ~. p.sdan - .I.,ah,s s,ch "a
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The Old Guard.


"''o"s ""o '"es o''.a, "o'us
VI '"e r'"y ~ u,s o"' WIZ e""'e
'"r pal" u" "'''''"'
" We are informed that a formal application has
oesn SEW 20 'ne Assor Ne" rors cry rom .ne
,"s
o.',an NAV n.vs, s,r,o"s,y \, con.,a.r., .na !,
Would certainty b. an ou,r,r, 10 ,p,pd public
money upon an orssniza,ion tina, 1. no part Of tn.
National Guard and is neither useful nor ornsmen
tai. 1t gives a ball once a year. which Affords
guests ample opportunity to pay eI'rsvasant prices
for drinks and seats and gives a clsmease and
o'her soe,s' functions. u sI'o manages 70 ring IN
-. m."ro" $500 'S., ~" mm
n.,o,., "a N, Regular. ar N,,,on,, cu,ra Tn.
Old Guard has absolutely no claim on the city and
Is sim ply an organization for social purposes. When
compared with q military organization IL is a bur
lesque. u the Old Guard has q right TO apply to
the city TO ouud an srmors for ~ 80 have all the
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A. Early R~ssolstios.

Fvom ne Nlravkes !Sennnei.
For twenty years I've studied hard
ON how 20 lay q little by,
But every time ! saved a bit
10 somehow vanished on the sly.
It's best. you know. to have some coin
Laid up when thin Is don't come your way
] think ! now know how to save
And think I'll start on New Years Day.
Economy's the road to wealth,
OF that there's not Q single doubt.
Your mlllion alre will testify
To this, and do II with q shout.
I've got the matter nicely planned
TO save q little from my pay
Let's see: ! think III start the thing
Along about on New Years Day.
IL doesnt pay to reckless he
When you must work to earn your bread:
A man should save each week or month
To leave q little when he's dead.
That's Just exactly what Ill do
So III have wealth when ] am gray,
And I'll begin 10 save let's zee,
guess about on New Years Day.
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>~sr s.,,s rsr.
Tho voice ~ 'hr Hon HrNny ,,Ror
Iof1IF =" Massachusetts Ii~Imhlicans

lhc vnire ~ The Won HTNny t,RoT
Inr1.F y" Massachusetts l,~Imhlicans
Nothus y, ,sn dn ~ LAY ~ vote fwr IN tris
ri', ton WV srsr'i N me slght-s, degree N, se'iur
- congress IN r.ssrd 10 the tsri- p.si winter
mo slet'"n ~ = Nassschu.etts Gov,rn"r. ur ~ .
',r,.rnor - srv Nti'. sul hav. ~ er-r, IN. wa,
ur ne other uprn 'he sction ~ r,ns re,s A. ne
rnring session In rsIstion ~ th- t.ur
Scarcclv two wears have passed. since
Nr IopGF told these same Republicans
that the rye- ~ tho whul, world were IN
their campaign and that IN. defeat NJ the
Hon GURUS GrILU. Jr. would I've ac-
'"nt~t inihc chanssAN kkppe and
N~ll ~ = rchuke to the President and y
di~avowal If the policies IT The Federal
Government. Mr.. IODGE appealed Ia
has fellow citizens To support and sus-
tam the administration M Washington
aud moi IN 80 conduct themselves a. 10
arm every enemy If the republic with the
deadly argument that the Republicans
had been beaten in the old Bay State.
This wear the result of the election
will have no influence on Congress. Two
wears ago a similar election was all i'm
portant in world politics. The faith
ful adherents Of the Nahan, statesman
must get dizzy in the efforts To main
tain their alignment.
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htscwNs NsN urf FNseNst tfsesis
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esfsstst fsessss NJ sss sttrrfiee svrfv
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~ gNs lssrrsgcs - srers rss ~rrtfles' ues
ssrsss sfN shs dewsrs 'ss' Va sss'n isss
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ftvsr 'hs sssss eislss sNs 'Shm no ME, usss's
N rrsr us~ q Prevalence swa asse ~
Nsv tes,srd ,~r hef r,ls srf hes
Fsetefiss Me- fns~sssins sNd hsf NiisP vher
fhtst " i've te~s ~ thuu~snds N estfv
~syssrs r9rr,~s nas ~ tNess hesr~s ~ ,NsoasN
,.rs ngtis s.s's sss'v uncrr'rs 7 'es'
= interrupted w. mlnn vou'ts
4. fsrss'un' ~ eoufsss
rhs' 10 tue ss,h W. R'vsr eHh = SIGH.
hp' or.s In . shsls shs Nlt ar~~m ccmss
ser ne srd 7 hsss sss'n me "issh,ns hattie
~ ne sncr,,rs hcofs snd ne h't'sr hlscs-
s,ssfr,ss ~ me p%ol,iosi ris'f-tm
We cent ~ soo~ VIZ Wvysr. ss'd
~hsshs. vou ere . ~srdsds'. fcr me rr-s,.
Dental nomination ~ M,
Wy hoy replied M Rrvsn. EN- mi
Int shou, vca Mere W my l-f'. ss'erd,ns
siI the vsv ~ the top NJ yondev hiii. 10 nv
s,a, farm. snd ius' beyond 'hs cree, ~ 'hs
hill. ~hsrs vcu see the chimnevs p-sr'ns
over the vstrsstsn dsodsrs. nv bu',ery
mere 'o the right ave hi. uUp acres ~ ccvn. tho
corn. the yellow corn within whose golden
hear, there 10 health and strength for sll the
nations. have only 10 look across the wsy
and ace my comfortable homestead. where
the clstterins ~ the pres.es ,hst produce
the minsles o. svsnttde With the
clsmot ~ the hens for their roc., and the
vodei- and chsnt,e. ~ my brave farm lads
coming homo after = hard DAYS work
Within this broad scress~ arc res, sSd
pes's have fous ht the good rRht twice
7 have written books about ~ 7 have lee.
tur-d shout ~ 7 have dreamed about u
and 7 have been intervtevrd about n by tho
Kings and Emperors. Clsrs. Potentste-,
Chsmberisins and Cbsmbrrnsid. ~ Europe
No. have -tired nv ambitions spd desire
now sauRl,n IS ~ WEI LnnHhy
wv o
the COM monsr. they will place on my monu-
men' the simple words. Here lies William
jennings brysn. we was = larry g""n
farmer. ana o. raising onions therr WASH
his beat IN the whole StAte oi Neoraska'
But. said. TINS WIZ ne 'errple ahock
70 your TRENDS VINO nave made up thrtr
minds that You VIII TAKE mem once more
up the heights"
surely, said Mr. bryan. in~'errhp'ing me.
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VitsNtp. ~ 49,

fhr .'.n Nu t@ruaumaui snrship
Nulh -a.tu.I.. rui.f t~ reIits'i vi,h y
vefy oIptU..f.s I~sffurutp.o ~ %trsvrl.
hpE tgt.u.' ..u uulc htrryr trrin
Tgrphpruu4n i,ths Nv uNi,r IN lssn,l,n
thiftt.tsu wtl,s twV ~ tho Nulli
Scfupdi- I.,,rgi u,rt ~ Paul e an,i
turned ~, rr,tu-s ihc rhamc- tho Thought
must have p,,urrrl ~ he upg,ying
mul,frde- of Iroplr observing her von.
derful eNoluilous that sn rnrriv equipped
9TH . Loot ~ dirigh lc -hiy~ ,apahlc ~
keeping Tho ~ frr t~arntv-f"ur hour
would y" inlo - drop enough dvusml"
IN tho -trc"'- ut I"nIop 80 DESTROY the
ttv
Ilu' aortl Navigation whether fu'
ieacc 81 war purpose o. -tIll ~ un-oINcd
pr"bl"u Practical t"rpututic~ depends
upon tho ability T. 'nniruI Nth Wiud-
that take rude lhettic~ with -csguing
craft. 49, n,nmpsr,hlv more ,tarch,
msnagc,hlo and -if" than any alr-hr,
that ha- ,"' been invented n II No
grrsi matte, ~ en- alr-hip operated for
pleasure w."t- with . ul-hsp and rui-l
.lrsc,nd hui ~" a'-l'p Designed '"r
Sl L. - douhllmL effectiveness
~TNN-s -he, can ,outiuu" on n"r "n'Ir~" ~
the will or her n~avlgator~ and MAINTAIN
an a%ltitlri" hcy"nd the reach oi hcll
artillery
IN" Continental War departments arr
also experimenting with ar-hIr~ hm
ii" not make = public holIday "l their
a~ccutS. I'm tho Par,"yal Germany l"--
scs-rs al a'r-hip that has sailed against
q wind ~ seventeen milcs an hour and
proved herself dIrigihle. She turns.
mounts and dreccnds with ease. Ex-
perimcntS with the parScyal are still
being made, So that IT may be- assumed
there is plenty of room for Improvement.
The ParSeval is only one of several air
ships that are competing for the APP
proval of the Var Department, AZ Berlin.
In Belgium and Aust RIA the ability of
field artillery to riddle balloons not air
SHIPS, il should be understood has been
tested. The Belgian War Department
has permitted the publication of It's ex-
periments. IL was of course necessary
to anchor the balloons. and as the
question To- be settled was the altitude of
effective fire il was of no great conse-
quencc whether the target was swinging
mt the end of a tcthcr or holding a course.
Shrapnel was used by the field guns, and
the distances of the balloon from the
earth varied from I.3o To t.SND yards.
The guns were I inch and 80 inch. One
balloon WAS hit lW times. and another
forty-siX times. The gondola rs well aS
the bag was pierced, and ever the anchor
ing o + wis severed.
II waS thus established that AN airship
must keep out Of the range of modern
field pieces To navigate over the cncmv's
couBtry with IMMUNITY. But the danger
from artillery gives wal offices the least
concern; airshlps carry small crews and
the loss Of their complement is not worth
considering. II "a ship can be designed
to move in any direction desired, mp and
down and against any wind not a gale.
and il her VOYAGES can be extended To
days instead of hours and minutes. war
will become more like hell than - inch
guns and lyddite make il to-day. and
there may some time he a Hague confer
ence which will declare for universal and
eternal peace.
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From the Washington star.
We're not Q bit like ancient Rome,
so let VI all be gay
They bad no via Wall" Instead
they trod the Appian way;
They had no ragtime melodies.
They wore No trousers creased:
Iheif Radiators astd iu guns
To Say q savage beast.
A measure OF r~slernisn wine
Was handed thirsty men:
The cocktail with It's dangers grave
Was not Invented then.
No busgiug trolley car sped past,
No railway strove for speed.
The chariot. ventilated Seii.
For tranhc met each need.
No strange Australian ballot made
tt dihfcult to tell
Just how 70 vote: In balloting
They used an oyster shell.
And many other points might serve
To bring the lesson homo.
Whatever they may say Of u.
The country's not IKE Rome.
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Excitement AZ the CApual.

To THE EDITOR or TEE SUS-Sr: think YOU
should be compelled to repeat every day for At
least q week the penItcntial Psalms as pcnance for
having mentioned the name Of Edgar Allan Poe In
connection with Professor Hugo Mansicrberg. Poe
Was . man and he had brains. Francois THANH.
WASHINGTON. u. C.. October &.
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''COonatatton.

To the EDITOR OF TEE SUN Sir, what does
"contra,atlon" meant I found II twice In q seven
teenth century book. II Is not In the Century or
the Standard. r. D. {.
WORCESTER, Mass, October g.
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