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The sun., 1909-02-27

Mr. Richard De Bary's book THE Land
of Promise; an Account OF the Material
and Spiritual Unity of America Lons-
mans. Green and Coz. begins with
chapte concerning New York. We find
many striking impressionistic touches
here. Sometimes the picture is not
quite clear. as for instance where il issaid'
-Approa ching the business citadel from
the harbor, rounding under the gigantic
bridges across to Brooklyn by the tugway
DETECTING around Battery Gardens or
up the Hudson OF North River. its NINA
ture towns Of ocean liners are seen safe
in port II is the -tugway' that makes
this little confusing; surely the tugvsy
deieoting around tho Battery is fairly
broad way--it 10 a broad fairway-m
Staten Islanders know.
To read OF "cosmic Fifth avenue, where
sovereign business clashes with sovereign
pala tial leisure is to have q sense OF
energetic impression, and the sense IL
sustained when we read further that in
Fifth avenue particularly you see the
piotorialized embodiment of the newly
intercommercializedm mank ind The sky
scrapers, we have noticed, are more and
more coming TO be considered as objects
worthy of respectful consideration. This
observer remarks of them: IF they
disrupt the architectural order Of the city
they are yet huge triumphs Of human
power. They are small. intrusive. vu-
oanic cities Of themselves. stuffed or
thrust into the air. because no place can
be found for them upon the ground
We seem to remember that before they
ca me the city's Architectural order
had been good deal disturbed
The commercial power Of the city has
threatened the world. New York has
evolved the great, terrible, sudden. sweep
ing management OF human affairs, par
allel TO what in the days OF bodily combat
were characteristic Of the world con-
querers l;se Hannibal, Alexander, i.sss.,
Frederick. Napoleon; the sentence is
little puzzling grammatically, but the
meaning n vivid, The power OF the Wall
Street Napoleons. aspiring TO reduce
the nations more effectively than could
the Bismarcks and the big battalions, TO
single industrial commonwealth in which
they and their houses shall reign, has
been very great, but mo one has ever per-
fectly conquered the world and thanks
to Mr.. Roosevelt the Napoleons have been
checked 80 that the nations may at least
have "a breathing period OF security be-
fore American trade magnates can re-
new their threatening to dictate their
means OF livelihood 10 mankind. Only
few years ago all the world dreaded
America as a nightmare threatening to
Americanize society. culture, commerce.
railways. shipping, trade and Accord
ingly even a breathing spell may be e'-
teemed by the nations as a merciful per-
mission.
The essayist Is frequently careless IN
building his sentences. Over the leaf
we read: a pushing Hebrew ] met
would 60 out OF his way in aiding people
who applied TO him to situations. through
his extensive acquaintance, though they
were quite strangers. We marked
vigorous passage concerning Niagara
Falls; few lines OF it run: Il realized
that was coming into q great world
The sun., 1909-02-27
NEW BOOKS.
A Bigser Magician Tnan P.rac.lm,

Hgger Magician Thhn Pnrarelsul
The sense Of something terrible ir-
pending Is skilfullyi mparted TO the reader
in the early part Of Mr.. W. Somersst
Maugham's story OF 'The Magician
Dufleld 4 Company. The hugo and
corpulept Oliver Haddo was disturbing
figure. IL was revolving to see him at
his dinner, irritating to hear him boast
OF his bravery and skill in killing lions
strange to listen to his cryptic utterances
regarding sylphs. gnomes. undines and
saIamanders. The story tells how when
he put his fat hand on the neck OF cab
horse. the poor animal began TO trembls
violently and presently shook from head
to foot as though 1t had the staggera
This was uncanny. and the business was
still more uncanny when the obese Oliver
permitted himself to be bitten by a horned
viper, the most deadly OF Egyptian snakes
uttered a sentence In Arabic. spat three
times upon the wound and suffered no
III CONSEQUENCES whatever.
Then, too, there we're the discourses
OF Oliver concerning Paracelsus and his
homunculi-those strange living crea-
lures tnhJ W6Io bpohtchOOuo'y bchotdl1u
and kept In bottles and fed with a rosa
oolored substance kept in q silver boz
Oliver told OF these things in Margaret
Dauncey's studio. where he had been
invited for tea. His -low. weird laugh,
half cruel. half voluptuous.' made Mar
garet shudder, She detested this gross
ma gician, but he came to her studio again
and overpowered her by his black art,
He cast minute quantity OF blue pow
der into q brass bowl containing water
that was set on top Of the stove, where
upon the water was instantly burned up.
He took from his pocket some crumblns
substance that might have been dried
leaves and threw it into the bowl and i'm
mediately blue fire appeared in the bowl
and a vapor arose which caused Mar
saret to see a series OF distressing visions
After that Margaret was divers slave.
She was engaged to be married TO young
surgeon OF sterling character. but she
left him and married Oliver.
The story goes on to relate still more
wonderful and dreadful things. However
much Paraoelsus knew Of the black art
We are persuaded that oliver knew moro.
and we are satisfied that the Count Won
K uffstein himself, whose ten bottles OF
homuncuIi were celebrated, was divers
inferior. It seems TO US that the story
comes to be almost too remarkable at last
but perhaps not
The sun., 1909-02-27

ernors Of provinces are appointed by the
Governor-General In the South Afri-
can Union the provincial executives are
TO be chosen by the provincial councils
voting on system Of proportional rep
resentation; that Is TO say, a system in
which each party will be represented
according TO its voting strength. The
same experiment in electoral reform is
to be tried in all elections provided for
under the South African Constitution.
We should here mention that the par
liamentary franchise is to be exercised
by all male adults Of European descent,
some special qualifications. however,
being named which may be construed
az favoring rural against urban voters.
We add that each member Of the Federal
Senate and Legislative Assembly is to
receive $500 a year, except that for
every day that he is absent the sum OF
$40 will be deducted.
As in the Canadian Dominion and the
Australian Commonwealth, so in the
South African Union all bills appropri-
ating revenue or moneys or imposing
taxes must originate in the Legislative
Assembly. Nor may the Senate amend
any bills so far as they impose taxation
or appropriate revenue or money for
the purposes Of the Government. The
Legislative Assembly. however. cannot
originate or pass a bill for the appro-
priation Of revenue unless the appro-
priation has been recommended by a
message from the Governor General
during the session in which the bill is
proposed.
Now for the important point in which
the Constitution Of the Australian Com
monwealth has been initiated. III the
Legislative Assembly passes any bill
and the Senate rejects or fails to pass it,
or passes it with amendments to which
the Legislative Assembly will not agree
and upon which the Senate insists, the
Governor. General may convoke joint
sitting of the members Of the Senate and
Legislative Assembly. The members
present at any such joint sitting may
deliberate and shall vote together upon
the contested bill or its amendments
and a vote Of a majority OF the total
number shall be decisive.
There are other features Of this latest
experiment in constitution making on
the part of a confederation Of British
colonies to which we may refer here
after, but we have here named the dis
tinctive elements.
The sun., 1909-02-27

Representative GEORGE W. Cook OF
Colorado. who spoke his mind about
President ROOSEVELT in the House on
Thursday until ruled out Of order. is serv-
ing his first term and is a Republican.
Everybody has heard of the Fighting
McCooKs. but the Fighting Cooks are
not so we'll known. The member from
Denver 10 one OF them. His father was
Lieutenant SAMUEL Cook Of the Thir-
teenth Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, who
died from disease contracted in the field
and his brother. JOIN A. Cook, who also
died in the service. was bugler in the
same regiment. GEORGE w. Cook ran
away from home at ~ and became a
drummer boy in the Army Of the Cumber-
land. He served for two years, and is
one Of the youngest Union veterans liv-
ing Mr. Cook got most Of his schooling
after the war and at 81 obtained en-
ployment on a railroad running out Of
Chicago. He became division superin-
tendent OF the Denver and Rio Grande.
He has served two terms as Mayor
OF Leadville. Mr.. Cook was appointed
president Of the Colorado Soldiers and
Sailors Home in 1892. and is a member
Of the Loyal Legion.
The sun., 1909-02-27
The Finai Rstsrt Cosrteess In the CHS pin
CeH.royersy.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sh: I have
rrave doubts whether Colonel Joseph II. Rogers
ever saw chinkapln. He has exposed his utter
Ignorance OF the incunAbula Of chtnka pinology.
and worse still he has coupled the gentle and
Innocuous method OF wooing fortune through
Jack In the Bush with the vulgar. cellar door
iactation OF the lowly crap. This Is a rank re d.
troversion OF accepted tradition and would never
be tolerated In Virginia.
have not abused Kentucky. | have piled
her and attempted to turn the liss. OF truthful
tradition on the lspslng memory OF one of her
overgroxn children. HIS injection OF irrelevant
matter concerning Ashland, Monticello and his
alleged interest In phllology and sociology Is
neither here nor there. but gives further support
10 my charge of hebetation and even suggests
a dcplorable measure of hebet luminosity.
itis 10 be hoped the recent million dollar en-
dowment OF the University OF Virginia. 10 which
he made rather sighting reference, may attract
many young Kentuckians who may md al this
great temple OF learning complete training not
only In history, the arts and sciences but In
tradition and folklore as well.
7. y. BARKsDALL
p.u .nvt ,ut.
The sun., 1909-02-27
"UNSPEAkABLE FOLLY"
thoughts Aroused by Passionate Defence
OF the Lock Canal at Panama.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; All
the harping upon the "inexcusable folly
Of building a sea level canal cannot alter
the fact that when Roosevelt himself con-
yened TAT the taxpayers erpense) an inter-
national commission OF expert engineers.
who devoted q great deal OF time to the
careful examination OF the route. the major
ity OF that commission decided that the sea
level plan was the best and safest. They
had nothing to gain: they gave. as Roose-
welt requested Of them. an unbiased opin-
ion, the opinion OF experts who had thor
oughly investigated all the conditions to be
met with in the course OF construction.
Detractors might have called IL "inexcusable
folly" to ignore their recommendations In
favor of those OF minority.
Since then constant changes have been
made in the plans. changes involving In all
cases great increase in the expenditures.
A change is now proposed TO cost sl3 200. 900
another, 1 believe already being carried out.
to cost SIC, ,OOo. 900.
How many more will be necessary before
the completion OF the work no man can
prophesy. IN any event 1t Is practically
certain 10 cost the people Of this country
double what the advocates OF the lock sys-
tenn pledged themselves that II should, and
may cost them three times as much.
The latest commission Of engineers Sc
lected by MIR. Roosevelt knew that they were
sent for the express purpose Of praising the
present system, and nobly have they full
iilled the Presidents expectations. The
late disaster at the Gatun dam was re-
garded by many foreigners as a catastrophe.
They. on the contrary. assure US (according
adopted il eedlessly high and strong"
They therefore propose that the height
should be lowered and ey implication the
"needlessly strong" structure weakened.
Some Of us remember the TWO dams car
ried away within a year at Mill River and
the disaster at Johnstown' and the number
of dams throughout the country that have
been destroyed By floods less torrential than
tropical hoods.
Is 1t "inexcusable folly" to take time to
renect upon Mhtt cohsesauenSes m.,gn. on.
should prove that "needlessly strong"
structure would have been only Just strong
enough JuNiUs.
Mn YnRI Eehrnarv "a.
The sun., 1909-02-27
The south African Constitution.

We have before MS the full text of the
scheme Tor South African union cele-
hrated this month by the national con-
ventlon at Cape Town. The Constitu-
ton. like the British North America act
of 1857, has been drafted in the form OF
a bill, which will have to receive the
ascent OF the British Parliament after
il shall have been adopted by the va
nous constituent provinces. Without
scrutinizing it in detail, which in view
of its inordinate length would be imprac-
iicable in this place. we may say at once
that II follows the Canadian model in
n most important respect, but conforms
the pattern set by the Federal organic
law Of the Australian Commonwealth in
another notable particular.
Where the South African Constitu-
ton agrees with that Of the Canadian
dominion is in the fact that il reserves
10 the Federal Government all powers
not expressly delegated in the organic
act Ia the provinces; indeed il goes
further, because it leaves no exclusive
powers whatever 10 the provincial au-
thoritics. As matter of eXpediency
ard practice no doubt the South
African Parliament may delegate to
the provincial Legislatures larger pow
elS than are granted by the Ottawa
Government, hut whether it secs At to
do 'hj, or 10 delegate much less is a
matter f"r ils Judgment alone. There
MI therefore he no questions Of consti.
tu'.onAl conflict between the Federal
Govcrnlnont and the provincial Gov.
crnr"u's for III" supreme Court Of the
South African Union to decide. Indcl
the Dominion system Lieutenant-G Gov,
The sun., 1909-02-27
The Capitals OF Rhode Island.

To rBE EDITOR or The SuH-Sir: Under the
head OF "a Confederacy With Five Capitals"
YOU say that Rhode Island had two capitals al
one time and that the South African confedera
ton Ia to have nve. Later you say that this
fact the nve capitals, passes the limit. Is II pos.
sble that THE Sun can fall into this error' Is the
history OF a State that has produced General
Brayton. George Peabody Wetmore and Nelson
W. Aldr!ch so little understood as this
Rhode Island is as good as the South African
confede Grafton. Article ~. OF the Rhode Island
Constitution says that the State shall have Ave
capitals. This is clearly set forth In section
OF that article. which desIgnates Newport, South
kingston, Bristol, East Greenwich and Provl.
dence as the capitals. In isSt the Constitution
was amended 80 that Newport and Providence
became capitals. and still later Providence wa,
made the one and only capital,
The sun., 1909-02-27
An Ancient Crax.

TO THE EDITOR OF The SuS-Sir: iAsI nigh
al the dinner table l became Involved In a dis
cussIon as to which came nrst the hen or the egg
II Is a subject, know. which has been argued
many times, but cannot TIE Sus enllghten m,
on the question: Ny wife. who has lived In tn,
country many years and kept hens. gives primary
honors to the chicken, but ! hold nrm In favor
Of the egg, for who ever heard OF chicken emerg
ing from anything but an egg! As the question
may be OF interest to many besides myself, will
you not give your solution TO II!
NIw YORK, February IS. j. HEHPIck-
The sun., 1909-02-27
UnoricIai News by Way Of the western
ReSery n ton

To THF EpIIoH or TIM SrS-ST: The
personal inquiry OF your correspondent
Il. c. in rHE Sta OF February % Where's
MagoonT" is certainly apt and timely. |
believe can answer it and will try. Msgoon
is quietly resting in Washington until
March j, when Tor soon thereafterl he viii
he naued Governor-Gener OF the Phil
ippines and the present incumbent. General
James r. Smith, will return to the states
aud wait Tor a vacancy in some Federal
court. preferably in California or some
nearby state. Is. q. r.
ILIvFIASn February 20
The sun., 1909-02-27
PHILADELPHIA. February IS.

Cardinal Gibbons In the Norm Amtricon Rsrier
for March has a notable article on the Catholic
Church In the United States Senator Carter OF
Montana discusses tariff revision. The Hon.
q, H. Reid, former Prime Minister OF Australia,
comments on the visit OF the American feet. the
Duchess OF Marlborough continues her review
OF womAn's position. Mr. II. ". Mabie euiosises
Robert Burns. and Dr. II. s. Prltchett gives some
"reminiscences OF President Mckinley. There
are articles also on Germany. on Ireland. on pro.
hibItlon. on dramatic technique, on nstionslisu
In music. and on the movements that blend re-.
llgion with medicine Mr., Harold z. Gorst makes
q plea for the preservation OF Individuality In
educbti
The sun., 1909-02-27
s,rtoriai L.nhrsaksr, In pAil.dslphI,.

TO TIN EDITOR or The SUS-,su: Why IL Il
that there Is such remarkable variation In men $
clothes worn TO grand opera or Is II only true
OF adeIphlar ] have noticed men wearing
evening clothes with turned down collars and
white ties some with dinner coats, stand up
collars and white ties, Others In full costume
but with the made up White ties 20 many also
wear white Kid gloves, somewhat soIled. while
not few sport watch chains across their waist
coats. Don't Philadelphia men know how to
dress for the opera. or are the New York men
equally al iault7 II. H.. II.
pHuADlLPHIA, February IS
The sun., 1909-02-27

FfUW mo I1UHuOH SIuNddrd
The death has taken place at Yarmouth of
Mr.. Samuel Aidrcd. Its senior auctioneer, at the
age of seventy -six. at his residence on the Quay.
an ancient house which enjoys popular repute
as being the place In which the Cromwelllan con
spirators signed the death warrant OF Chsrlss
]. Many srchsoiozists have visited the house
which contains some beautiful carved ceilings
and old pauellng In one OF the chlef hotels
close by a facsimile copy OF the warrant is hung
In the principal room on account OF this Interest. :.
Ing historic association,
The sun., 1909-02-27

To rHI EDITOR or TIE SUS-Sir: On tn,
corner OF Massachusetts avenue and Common
wealth avenue In Boston appears this sign as 4
guide TO sutomobilists who travel on the latter
road
",utomoblllss will please strsddle the rut,-
can you beat H. CrRus BEHwIR.
BOSTON, February "a
The sun., 1909-02-27

An indulgent correspondent reminds
us OF our error in subtracting from En-
poria and adding TO Salina the glory Of
the possession OF the Hon. WILLIAM
ALLEN WHITE. In confessing our error
we might add that we have received sew
eral other similar protests, but so far
none from Emporia.
The sun., 1909-02-27

Since the banquet in honor Of Mr.. TAFT
at Atlanta the possnm has heen exploited
until the bead eyed. rat tailed little fellow
The sun., 1909-02-27
The ON cial Form,

Knieker--i always sympa,biz. with To. under
dos.
Bocker-EIcuse me. the vice dog.
The sun., 1909-02-27

the election Of United states Senators bv the
oregon plan. The measure probably will be
come q law, as the House has already passed u.
and IL Is known that Governor SHALI.ENBkRoRR
fsvors H. L-Dsspdfch from Lincoln. Neb.
Perhaps this explains Mr.. BRYAN's
spirited denial that he is writing novel
and will dramatize it and appear as the
protagonist.
The sun., 1909-02-27
Give Her q LIT.

Truth crushed TO earth will rise again.
FOR liars need her nov and then.
wv. szIoKLsr.
The sun., 1909-02-27

y rqr irtrrdv Tho f1ror US Tth r1dnuSerpfS io'
yvs'Nerdn Uih n hare rsJcc'cd articles returned
mn rtH m al cgWs SEND stamps for fbdi purpose.
The sun., 1909-02-27

rsris Once. - Rue Louis le Grand. The daily
md Sundsy editions nrc on sale At kiosque IL near
The Grand Hotel. Kiosque Il, boulevard dcs Cap
t,Inss. corner Flare dc rupcra. aud Mosque ~.
ICultyatf dts ltaliers corner Rue Louis le Grand.
The sun., 1909-02-27

topdon once. bingham House. I Arundel
,tr,st. strand The dany and sunday SON are
eu sale in London At the American and Colonial
Fschange Carlton street, Regent street. and
nsu's steamship Agency. IL Green street. Leices-
i1T SQUARE
The sun., 1909-02-27

ryblisrsd bv the sun Printing and Publishing
Association at 10 Nassau street. In the Borough
Of Nanbsttsn, N,v YORK. President and Treas.
fi,r Of toe Association, William N. Laran. 10
Nassau street secretary Of the Association.
IrsnklIp Psrtlstt 5 Nassau street.
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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-05-27
NEGRO is lYNCHfD BY MOB
Man Who Clicked Girl Is Hanged Under
Glare of Thousand Electric
Lights.

Pine Bluff, Ark, May 26.-Levett
Davis, aged twenty-five, a negro, was
lynched here last night by mob of
800 men.
Davis confessed that he entered the
home of Amey Holmes, aged fifteen
years, white, Friday, and choked her.
He said he was afraid she would
make an cutlery while he was robbing
the house. Davis was frightened
from the house by the gihls screams.
He was arrested and taken to the
jail here
A mob marched to the Jail early in
the evening. Sheriff Philpot, his dep
uties and Circuit Judge Grace plead
ed with the mob not to harm the ne
gro. The mob would not listen.
Davis was taken from the Jail led
to the principal corner of the bust
ness section and hanged to a tele-
graph pole. At this corner 1000 cleo
trio lights had been placed in prepa-
ration for the welcome of delegates to
a convention. Just as the negro was
dragged to the corner these lights
were put out. A few minutes later
they were relighted and the negro
was in full view as he swung at the
end of the rope.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-05-27
REGENT JONES ON UNIVERSITY.
Says Legislature Will Provide Enough
Money

Regent D. G. Jones Of the state uni
versity is of the opinion that the leg
islature will appropriate sufficient
money for the running of the univer
sity as planned by the faculty and the
board of regents. Mr.. Jones says that
the joint committees on claims and
education of the legislature and the
committee on legislation of the board
of regents met two weeks ago and ar
ranged for the money to be appropri-
ated by the legislai ure for the uni
versity. At that time, says Regent
Jones. it was pointed out that the
university would need about 100000
year for the next two years in eX-
cess of the 2-7 mill tax which now
goes to the state institution for cur
rent expenses, and about $4,000 a
year for books and apparatus. Mr..
Jones says that the growth of the uni
versity is responsible for the increase
in the cost of running expenses.