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Off. These notifications have made the
German ideas Of the art so much better
suited to the conditions that, prevail in
our own country.
You need only gaze at some Of our
new commercial structures to realize the
need here Of form Of decorative art
moro closely In accord with the spirit
Of the day than the classic modes adapted
to contemporary use To read that the
corridor OF an Office building Is finished
in brown and yellow marble with elabor-
ately carved bronze chandeliers and
cornices is to recognize an instant i'm
propriety between the means and the
purpose they are intended to serve.
What illogical splendor Is suggested by
a hotel hallway hung in damask velvet
with painted and gilded woodwork in
the old Spanish style.
It is to remedy this lack of corre-
spondence between decorative art and
its purposes that the Germans have
labored with such good results. Exam
pies Of their principles seem most sue
,cessful when applied to commercial
architecture, which is the best test as
the final manifestation of the spirit Of the
age. The sober acknowledgment Of
classic models which the work of the
German decorators shows Is contrast
to the reckless modernity Of the French
men, which has so far prevented appre-
citation Of their principles outside their
own country. So far as the Germans
have gone ia applying to commercial pur-
poses their principle Of an art for our
time they appear to have done more
than any other nation to save the dis
credited cause Of art noupedu.
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.rha Cutsne., Of w.

From the South China Morning Post.
His Excellency WI, beloved of Hongkong fof
kindliness and wit. Is enjoying himself at Wash
ington. He has blandly stated that he expects TO
live 200 years by the simple expedient Of not sok
Ing. not drinking. refraininE from meat and not
overeating or OVERRIDING anything. This is the
simple life" over again. and viii be indorsed BY
those who aim at countcractine ertihciality In
ordinary life. We do not propose to enroll ourselves
In the ranks Of wus adhercnts on the gu eston OF
longevity. but VIC desire to chuckle-chuckle nov
accomplshed-st the delightful wayin which II.
Z. Wu Ting fang Introduces the simple life as an
alternative 70 discussing Chinese Affairs, Tho
heights and hoilows OF kindly Chinese diplomacy
are unfathomed by westerncrs, and we can only
rejoice that the Chinese Mnoter has escaped ouer-
lists by climbing on the simple life" platform.
Live forever. wut
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Chimney Throwing.

From Tie London Ddnp Neus.
A remarkable feat In chimney throwing" 10
to be accomplished at Aldershot when two shafts.
ITO feet and e5 feet high respectively, In the bek
works Of Messrs. Alderton Sumpsters. will be
thrown by Mr.. W. Larkins, the well known London
steepiejsck.
The method OF demolition Is attended by some
risk. Huge gashes In the bottoms Of the shans
will be made by the gradual emovsl Of the bricks.
until the towering masses toppie over BY their
own weight. The old method was to place wooden
props in the holes as supports and then to bum
them out: but Mr.. Larkns's method is more
expeditions and economical one. although II Is
attended by much more risk. as very little tlme
Is given for the steepejack and his assistants to
run TO place OF safety.
morrow's exhibition will be more than usu.
ally exciting. The stacks are situated in very
bad position for throwing" as there is but little
space TO make preparations. AS it is, building
adjoining will be destroyed In the process. The
only possible position for the stacks TO fall lies
across this structure. and the chimneys will DO
thrown over II. The great weight from the falling
mass OF masonry and bricks will smash the building
like matchwood. and the noise. Il is said. will oe
heard for a couple OF miles around. Mr.. Larkins
will have stan Of assistants u help him In bis
work Of destruction.
Aldershot IL having half holiday for the ocea.
sion. Most Of the big works are to be closed, MI
Larkins told the Doap Nrrs representative yes
tcrday. and some OF the regiments stationed there
will watch the operations. The local authorities
will also attend and special accommodation viii
be made for the ofncials and regimental oflcers
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REsPONSIBILITY FOR THE MINOR.
where Does the Parent Become Liable for
His Acts?

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuH-Str: The article
In The SUN of August Is, headed "Automobls
Joy Rides" and signed -. r. F.. decidedly inter.
esting as well as quito pertinent t9 she movements
OF automobiles in far as failure 70 exercise proper
control serves TO menace public safety and 70 DO
violence TO the rights OF individuals
The article presents o clear and comprehensive
exposition Of the theory OF the common law. but
now the question arises: OF what does the common
law consist In practiccf To what extent and when
will the common law hold parent responsible
for damages done by q minor whie in charge Of
a horse automobile or other vehicle the property
Of the parentr Or 70 what extent and when wtl
the common law hold an employer answerabe
for injuries inflicted by an employee while in charge
OF horse. automobile or other vehicle tho prop.
erty Of the employer TO-
A number OF years ago friend Of mine resident
In an upstate city was riding In buggy drawn
by q team Of horses wheH minor on horseback
approached from the rear and through failure
70 exercise proper control allowed his horse 70
collide with the buggy In q manner that caused
damages TO the amount OF $50 or more.
Ny friend sought legal advice and was Informed
by one Of tho best constitutional lawyers that
despite the fact of tho boy being mounted upoh
his fathers horse. yet he was moving along On
his own initiative on pleasure bent nothing could
bc collected from the father. but that II II could
forming any other actual service for tho father
then the father could bc made responsible for tho
damages
More recently another case somewhat similar
In charaeter. with minor as the principal. was
being traversed when lawyer expressed an opinion
that the boy could be sued In tort. which would
allow OF body execution TO place the boy In jail;
but the advsability OF that even was questionable
for II the father stun refused 10 pay the Court would
not hold the boy after It had been shown that he
neither had nor was he likely 10 be able TO obtain
funds to pay with. V. s. W.
SPRNoYIRLD. Ohio. August %.
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Ilncoins Own Account OF His One Trans
action In Whiskey.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sir: One OF
the many vituperative charges urged against
Mr.. Lincoln during the PRESIDENTIAL campaign
of 1890 was that he was q whiskey drinker
and kept It for sale -as q part Of his general
stock Of merchandise" Though this charge
wss laid to rest more than forty years ago.
II has been resurrected and warmly debated
in many quarters. Believing that Mr.. Mn-
coins own statement concerning the question
would be Of interest, beg leave to give It as
I had It from his own lips while painting his
portrait at Springfield few weeks prior
to his election.
During his sittinss for the portrait his
familiar talks about his Senatorial contest
with Mr.. Douglas. his grocery business and
postmastership at Salem. how he became
q lawyer, &C.. were very interesting. Much
that he said was in response to questions
or suggestions. At the last sitting ven
tured to ask him about the whiskey re-
ports. This was his reply:
when was In the grocery business there
was 80 little money INTERPOLATION that was
compelled TO take IN payment for my goods
anything the farmers had to sell. When
had got enough together for boatload
I loaded my hatboat. fioated down the San
CANON River to the Mississippi and 90 on
to New Orleans. where I sold my STUFF and
replenished my stock Of groceries. When
I was about to start on one Of these trips
neighbor asked me TO take three barrels
Of whiskey to New Orleans and sell II for
him. That did,
Then with emphatic speech and gesture
he added:
-That was the only whiskey transaction
Of my life.' ALBAN JASPER CoHANT.
NEW YORK. August ~.
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which it was contended and finally de-
cided that the electric telegraph is an
instrumentality OF commerce within the
meaning of the fundamental law, al
though of course 1t was unknown when
the Constitution was adopted In that
case it was substantially held that the
term commerce as used in the Constitu-
ton comprehended not only the subjects
and instrumentalities Of commerce then
known but also all future subjects OF
commerce and future agencies of COM
mercial intercourse. 1t Is doubtless by
an extension Of the doctrine Of this
decision that the opponents of the vaude-
vile trust hope to induce the Depart
ment Of Justice to prosecute that COM
bination under the Sherman act.
1t is impossible, Of course, to predict
with any confidence what course the
Attorney General will take in the matter
or what view the Federal courts will
finally adopt, We think, however, 1t
will be conceded that very few people
ever regard the theatrical business as
commerce. 1t is little difficult to per-
ceiye how an agreement between NUM-
Der of managers which has the effect OF
restricting the use Of the theatres In
different localities to dramatic companies
in their employ or under their sanction
can have any influence direct or indirect
upon commerce between the States.
Such q combination, Of course, does
interfere with other outside theatrical
managers and may well be dealt with by
State legislation as injurious to the
public. The establishment and manage
ment Of theatres, however, can hardly
be said to possess any Of the character
istic attributes Of commerce II by that
term we mean business transactions be-
tween more or less widely separated
communities; and It is In this sense that
the term appears to be used in the Con-
stitution.
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cause they are higher than the Alps Of
Austria, have been the scene OF the great
est exploits of the club climbers, and
first and last have had the lions share Of
advertising In mountain literature.
Two OF these clubs have been espe-
cially influential in promoting the love
of mountaineering, the Alpine Club OF
London, the father Of them all, founded
in 1857, and the German and Austrian
Alpine Union, organized in 1874. Eng
land was the natural home Of the first
club because In the first half Of the last
century 1t led all countries ip the number
of It's mountain climbers and In its list
Of splendid achievements. Long \ago
the Germans called the London Alpine
Club the Observation-Disclosures club
because It's greater distance from the
Alps was more than Offset by the su-
perior ability Of many Of its members to
meet the considerable expense involved
in high mountaineering. This fact was
doubtless important in giving the club
the superiority it long enjoyed in the
amount Of Alpine work accomplished.
It's field of work was extended from the
western Alps to the Caucasus, the Andes
and the central Asian mountains.
This club differs much from any OF the
others. 1t has no use for tyros, while the
other clubs almost invariably are train
ing schools for mountaineers. 1t ad-
mits no women to membership, while the
doors are open in most clubs to women
who are able to share in some Of the hard
ships as well as the pleasures Of noun
taineering. 1t builds no refuge nuts or
paths, for it Is the business Of it's experts
to 60 where these sops to human weak
ness are not provided. 1t is probably cor
rect to say that the Alpine Club Of London
has done more to develop the science OF
mountaineering, but the throngs that
60 every year 10 the snow mountains feel
most grateful to the numerous clubs, as
that Of Switzerland and the German and
Austrian Union, which have been 80 tire
less in their efforts to make it easier to
climb and have fostered the love Of
mountains in all the western nations.
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The. New Democratic Household Art,

Colonel MOSES CINCINNATUs WETMoRE
is going In for house decoration. A
generation back every country settin'
room or best room and perhaps the
guest or spare" room too, was sure to
be adorned with framed certificates Of
membership in societies missionary, re-
ligious, charitable, social and what not.
Very comforting, no doubt, was that
form OF art, at once testifying to the
generous hand of some member Of the
family and beautifying or at least help
ing to cover the walls.
Probably what we may call the framed
certificate school Of mural decoration
still prevails in hundreds Of thousands
homes. Decoratively 1t is wholly equal
to the early historical photographic
school, to WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
for example, dying in the presence of a
full Cabinet, highly colored. and speak
ing imposing sentences that form the
legend OF the picture. But this secular
art, redeemed indeed by the virtue of its
sentiments. was too brilliant and snowy
for the austere American. For them the
engraved certificate. with its picture or
symbol in black and white. 1t is less
sansuous, more funereal and restful.
Now with the flashing foresight of
true genius Colonel MOSES CINCINNATUs
WETMoRE offers to send signed certifi-
cate for framing to every subscriber to
the Shall the People Rule Fund. To
make overhowing measure, the Hon.
NORMAN E. MAcK's signature will be
added to Colonel WETMoRE's. An en-
craving Of Colonel WETMoRE throttling
the tobacco trust will form the centre.
Colonel WETMoRE's face will be on the
right, MAck's on the left. Thus every
Democrat has a chance to make his home
beautiful and BRITAIN and KERN happy.
This Is a most important movement in
household art.
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THE DIOCESE OF NEW YORK.
Approval OF Bishop P9tter's Opinion
AGAINST Dividing II.

To THE EDITOR OF TILE sua--Sir. DR.. David
Humnnell Greer. who has Just returned from
the Lambeth Conference, now enters upon
his duties as the eighth Bishop of the Prot
estsnt Diocese Of New York. Being in tbe
prime of manhood and full Of ministerial
life, he Ia not likely to ask for oosdJutor,
but Il 10 understood that at the NEXT diocesan
convention. on November II. strenuous
effort will be made to divide tho diocese
and to create q bishoprio at either Eewburgh
or Poughkeepsie. Tho late Bishop Potter,
opposed this division as it would separate
the outlying towns and villages from the
financial support Of New York city. The
400 cleraymen, Of whom about 200 have parish
churches. are not an overwhelming charge
for one man. In tho diocese OF Gloucester,
in the mother church. thsre are about the
same number Of olergy In the recent division
of the diocese. In New York the services
Of Bishop Courtney are available for con-
frmations 40 well as those Of Western Bishops
who visit the city to collect funds.
The diocese Of New York has had an event.
full and somewhat chockered history. The
first Bishop. Samuel Provost. was most
unmanaeeable man and Of such aristocratio
conceptions Of his offloe that he refused
>to oonsecrate an assistant without a wig.
He resigned under the firm conviction that
the Anglican communion would die out with
the old Colonial families. His successor,
Bishop Moore, carried on his episcopal duties
in the same easy fashion. commencing the
Church. however. as Provost did not. by
his quiet and consistent piety. 1t is to the
third Bishop. DR.. Hobart. that the Episcopal
Church In New York owes its very existence
Hobart was Q consistent high churchman
with evangelical fervor and a, confirmed
total abetainer. BY overwork and zeal for
the house Of God which made him burn
out for Christ he died at the early age Of
81. His 'honored remains rest beneath the
ohanoel Of Trinity Church. The sad and pa
thetio story Of the fourth Bishop. DR.. Onder-
dorik, IN best told on the altar tomb In side
chapel OF Trinity Church. A mitred figure
iies reounbent With the crozler fallen from
his hand as the serpent Of vile scandal bites
his heel, During his suspensIo55 pI.Io5 two PEooyi.
wright. and pr. Horatio Potter. At Bishop
Pottsrs death there were tTo can%didatess %i
DR.. Henry. q. Potter. the latter being elected
were reotors. Of Trinity Church tProyoost,
Moore and Hobartl. Two were assistants OF
Trinity (Onderdonk and Wainwright,, Dr..
II, Potter was rector Of St. Peters. Albany;
Or. II. G. Potter, rector OF Grace Church.
New York, and DR.. Greer, rector Of st. Bar
thoiomew's, New York, Their respective
ages at the time Of their deaths were as fol-
onderdonk, eo; Wainwright. e2; H. Potter.
81; Henry @, Potter, "a. DID,, LID.
NEW YORK, August ~.
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An Example for Certain New York
Statesmen.

IzzEr Pasha. one Of the discredited
and fugitive favorites Of the Sultan OF
Turkey, has sought asylum in England,
which is now "his home, his country
Hated and feared by the Young Turks,
IzzET Pasha was regarded by them as a
reactionary and enemy Of progress. Yet:
IzzKr's account OF the Young Turks coup tells
nothing. but he was impressively earnest N his
declaration that both the Sultan and himself always
desired constitution"
In the present situation In New York
politics this solemn statement from q
distinguished statesman now fallen on
evil days cannot be without interest to
certain eminent publioists Of the State.
How long will 1t be before they must
appear @impressively earnest In deolara-
tions that they have always desired the
denomination OF CHARLES E. HUGHES
for Governor?
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The Season OF Snow Climbing.

II is said that from the Canadian Sell
kinks to the Alps and Caucasus this will
probably be the banner year Of noun
taineering. The sport is growing in
popularity every year.
It Is not long since the mountains be-
came the haunt every year Of hundreds
OF thousands Of pleasure seekers. Still
less time has elapsed since many visitors
began to wander from the valleys and
grass covered hills to the e1hilarating
heights above. The pioneer climbers In
the western Alps over q century ago had
little part In kindling the love OF high
ascents. They were looked upon as
athletes, no moro to be emulated than
circus gymnasts. 6portsmen who went
home from the Alps with glowing ac-
counts Of their grandeur and learned
mon who struggled UP the heights for
scientific observation did more than the
men OF earlier achievement to bring
snow mountains Into notice.
1t was the middle period Of mountain
climbing. beginning In the sos Of the
last century, that made the Alps sthe
playground Of Europe that turned the
western Alps into the greatest high school
Of mountaineering and hndled an en-
thusiastio love Of 1t that has taken
Alpinists to all parts Of the world for
new peaks to conquer. The greatest
educational influence was undoubtedly
the mountain clubs, which have long
been conspicuous in nearly every coun-
try Of Europe and in the United States
and Canada. In Europe the western
Alps have profited more by the summer
influx Of visitors than the eastern Alps,
apparently for NO other reason than be-
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Jonathan Smith.

formed my own opinion and was pleased viii
this Constitution. some gentlemen think that ouI
liberty and property arc not safe In the hAnds O
moneyed men and men OF learning. sfn not q
that n,ind--From sBsech of Februdrs. t78
Now bark 70 the story OF Jonathan Smith.
liain farmer Of LAnesborough. person OF pith.
What time Massachusetts, Just sat on the fence
)ur great Constitution he saved by horse seuse.
He said he was plain and unused 70 be heard;
With brother plough togeers he wanted word
He made them speech a. that critical hour
Extolling the checks and the balance of power.
And then he propounded his old fashioned view
Relating to property, liberty too.
He said he would trust those possessions 90 dear
To persons Of learning or wealth without fear.
An. Jonathan, Jonathan. what an addressi
Now learning and wealth are corruption. no lesa
What tollsome existence you must have pursued
10 give you ideas % sturdy and crude
You must have lacked pleasure and Joy In your loi
or such rigid standards would cling 70 you not.
TO nt you 70 cope with our latter day strife
We'd have 10 enlisen your sAd farmers Iife
Il -. NcLAxpsuraa wnsoR.
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Siena and Portents.

To TIRE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sr. Bishop Lati-
mer says that "Maste More was once sent In COM
mission into Kent TO help to try out II II might be,
what was the cause OF the Goodwin sants and he
shelf that stopped up Sandwich Haven
LONG mystery. this verod question now nnds
solution In New York; stds the sigu. Goodwin
Bros. Sand and Gravel
Remembering, as some OF us do, that at the time
OF tho Grant funeral ceremonies TEE Sun noted
the fact that a manufacturing FIRM on Broadway
voiced Its grtet In q banner bearing the inscrip.
ton. I'VE mourn our Losses am encouraged to
call your attention TO the fact that the public Is now
informed BY q Brooklyn genius In large black let
terx on . white ground. that Tho Hard Times Arc
Now At 1ts Worst" CHAhIEs s. PUTNAM.
NEW YORK August q.
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The Prosecution OF the Vaudeville
Trust.

Tn0 prosecution OF Vno NduucNitc
Trust.
A legal question OF much interest and
great practical Importance is presented
by the proposition to prosecute the so
called vaudeville trust under the Sher-
man act. To constitute violation Of
that statute cognizable in the Federal
courts it Is not enough that the Defend
ants shall have entered into combina-
ton In restraint Of trade; it must be
alleged and proved that the combination
Affects either foreign commerce or COM
merce between the several States.
The language Of the Sherman act is:
Every contract, combination in the
form Of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy
in restraint of trade or commerce among
the several States or with foreign ma
tions is hereby declared to be illegal
The essential element which gives Con-
gress as distinguished from the Legisla-
lures OF the several States the right to
prosecute and punish persons who enter
into trusts or combinations in restraint
Of trade is the fact that the association
or organization tends to restrain or inter
fere with interstate or foreign relations
Of a commercial character. II, there
fore, the vaudeville trust is amenable to
the Federal law it must be upon the
ground that it's business constitutes to
some extent at least interstate COM
merce and because the purposes Of the
trust IL allowed to be carried out will ex-
ercise q restraint upon interstate COM
merce and interfere Herewith.
In constituting the commerce clause Of
the Constitution It was necessary for the
Supreme Court at an early day to at
tempt to give a definition Of the term
commerce as used therein. In many
cases It was not difficult to determine
whether a certain specified business or
occupation did or did not constitute
commerce within the meaning Of the
Constitution. Thus when the Legisla-
ture Of New York attempted to grant to
ROBERT r. LIVINGSTON and ROBERT
FULTON the exclusive right to navigate
all the waters within the jurisdiction OF
the State with boats propelled by fire or
steam 1t was plain that this monopoly
Oh udNlkdtiOu Wdo q SoihihiViSaoa AhO-
nopoly, in conflict with the commerce
clause Of the Constitution inasmuch as
it's effect was to prohibit vessels licensed
under the laws of the United States for
coasting purposes from conducting the
business Of navigation In steam vessels.
This was held by Chief Justice MARSHALL
In the celebrated case Of GIBBONS against
OGDEN, in which Mr., WEBSTER repre-
sented the successful party. The term
commerce as used in the Constitution
was declared to extend to "every species
Of commercial Intercourse between the
United States and foreign nations and
among the several States. Navigation
was obviously commercial means Of
intercourse. A more difficult question
was presented. however, fifty years later
In the Pensacola Telegraph case, In