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Executed fer Burning CsAl.

vFfom Jhs london Dolly Crartk.
Curious aud little known facts about the house
Are were mentioned by Mr.. 4. II. Blake, addressing
the Surveyors Institution last evening on warn
Ing and ventilation. Tires we're Al one time q
great luxury. he said. and even the rteht to use
the rire had been beQueathed. Thus the will Of
one Richard Byrchett uii0 read:
Il will VI the seyd Nell my WYE aAal have &c
chamber she Ives In and lybsrte Al " flyer In the
house: all yess thyngs shall abe have 90 long -
she - wtdo."
Coal. continued Mr.. Blake, vas nrst Imported
Into London at the end OF the thirteenth century,
but the smoke produced by burning 1t In improp-
erly constructed erstes caused such . prejudice
against II that In 1905 . law was passed making
II q capital onence 70 burn coal In the city. The
Tower records give details OF . man's trial and
execution for the offence.
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THE GREAT CODIEICATION.
Progress In Establishing the Text OF the
PrOfAne Classic.

To TIE EpIroa OF THl SuE-Sfr. Yester-
days contributions toward the production of q
perfect version Of the profano classic are OF great
interest. Certain portions OF the text have been
corrupted Ia ] think every version SO far given.
In the nnt place the actual rtss en- seine has.
] think. not been stated. " was the not unusual
incident Of those timos In whaling waters. The
whaier had made the usual request, In answer
70 which the British "linnejuicer~ had hung the
customary blackboard over her quarter with the
latitude and longitude boldly ohalkod thereon.
II falling dead cam" the mate came Oh for q
GAM" and being supplied with the wherevitnal
In the wsrdroom, narrated the incident, The
masters name was -Cap'n Simmons" the mates
name was SNr. Simmons."
am oonhdent that my recollection serves &C.
curately a. 70 the following phrases. The halls
from the masthead were three In all:
4. Thar she blows
Z. Thar abe blows an breaches"
a Thar she blown on breaches. on spa q. rm at
that
The mates stA,ement of his nrst inquiry OF the
captain was recited by him as follows: Il SEE TO
him, scr /. 'Cap'n simmons, ser i, shell ! lower
and this repetition Of Il ser 10 him. 'Cap'n Sim.
Mons ser l." and the repetition of the phrase
Shell I iower," may be described as 3 constant In
the phrases addressed to the master. Meanwhile
the masters replies As giveu by the mate all be-
gin HE ses 70 me, sen he, Mr. Simmons see he"
while the phrase "an' ! don't give you no orders,
Mr.. Simmons, for to lower closes each Of the
captains nrst three replies.
should dtsiike TO diner with any Of the au.
thorities who have written on the subject. but |
think Mr.. Burgess johnson Is right. Ny strong
impression 10 that the wind was moi "peart,"
Ny recollection Is that II was blowing TOO smart"
Also. unless ! am In error, all have omitted the
mates statement Of his request 70 the crew as
they approached the whale: An I calls out. an
ser sex !. Put mo Jest three seas nearer. for I'm
- on . long shot"
Finally the actual termination. unless I am very
much In error, was: I want. Cap'n Simmons
SEE I. Is seevihty-seevility. Cap'n Simmons, and
that Of the - commonest kind"
may add that Mr.. Prieth Is quite right In say
Ing that Mr.. immons- expressed revcrent
thanks for his lack Of relationship TO "Cap'n Sim
mons" but ! think he Is wrong about his IA
maioa- (as"G. c W. Is about his New England");
u was Aedford rum.
BY the way . -nsh" does not spout" or "belch";
blowing" "breacbing" and sounding" are Its
accomplishments. This one did not sound;
had II done so the hall from the lookout would
have been "fukes." d.
NEW YORK. May 4.
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A Manifostant.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SUS-Sfr: The auto
mobile passion seems to be based on the desire
OF a small person occasionally to ride over NOR
tails Of ordinary size. especially Juveniles. and
steadily 70 triumph over all his fellow creatures.
The safety Of the human race requires that the
automobilists should realize that they are not
admired and reverenced by their fellow creatures:
feared they may be occasionally, more par
ticulAriy by children and old ladies'. Some de-
vice Is needed 10 show the payer on the install.
ment plan or the mortgager under the chattel
mortgage who rides the machine the true senti.
mcnts OF his fellow creatures.
Until somebody tolls you something better,
let me suggest the holding OF the nose a. the ma.
chine passes. That win keep out the odor and
manifest the true sentiment Of the average human
creature. WRsrYIELD.
NV YoRK. Nay q.
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THE HAPLESS CONSUMER.
Why Butt the Head OF Heiplessness
Against the Stone Wall or the Tariff?

SNSoAstSt tAtC - VI kac III
To THE EDITOR OF TIKI suS-Si: In an
article on the tariff discussion THE Sun says,
The few get the protection. The many
pay for It; and they . for 1t without much
protest." VIII you kindly allow me to
offer an explanation why we. the ordinary
consumers, do not make much protest?
II is simply because W are overwhelmed
with the futility Of doing DO. We do not
make or unmake the tariff laws. We do
not hold any public once. nor do We have
any voice OF representative on the hoor Of
the Senate.
The car Of the Senate gets excited about
the citadel OF protection" but he never
betrays any concern for the consumer OF
articles made by the protected interests.
The senior Senator from this State has not
publicly troubled himself with the interests
Of any OF his constitue nts 30 far as I have
been able to learn. Our junior Senator Ia
the Federal Government by his wealthy
constituents who enjoy, incomes OF $50
or more a year. but | have not seen any
Of the people who are depend ent upon
their wages or salaries, provided they are
not still more unfortunate by reason Of
furthermore. we do not have time to 70
to Washington and, protest. or money 70
hire lawyers to lobby for us. Neither do
can make the protest which you justly In.
innate w should be making; Ours not to
reason why. ours not to make reply: ours
but to do and die.
My protest against the Aldrich bill Il that
1t is along the same lines - the tariffs orlgi.
mated by his predecessors In the last cen
fury. when many industries were 30, infan-
tile. as to merit some. protection from the
Federal nurse. The bill now before the
Senate does not meet present conditions.
It Is framed for the benefit OF the same In
terests as OF yore-the manufacturers, the
large farmers.
The millions Of clerical and professional
people are not being considered by the
Government statistics the cost OF living
has risen abou so per cent. In tho last
dozen years, but We have to accept the same
only Just that We should now have our
innings. PATLRFAMnfAs,
L YORK, May s.
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A Statesman in . Hurry.

Tho Supreme Court Of the United
States rendered its decision In refer
enoe tothe constitutionality Of the COM
modtties clause In the amended inter-
estate commerce act on Monday. On
Thursday in the Senate Mr.. BAILEY Of
TGas introduced q bill to remedy the
sdsfsctss tn tho act pointed out by the
Supreme Court. although he frankly
involved that he had not yet read the
sppnion Of tho COURT
Upon the statement Of his colleague,
Mr.. CuisKRsoN, that he had procured a
copy Of the opinion and meant to ask
leave to have It printed a. a Senate
document, Senator BAILEY withdrew
dis amendment for tho time being.
Tho introduction Of such a measure
under such circumstances is a striking
Illustration Of the all pervaaive atmos-
phere Of hurry which oharacterizes the
so-called craftsmanship Of to-day.
We would courteously refer Senator
BAILEY to the following observations
on that subject:
The modern world is in a hurry. Not
only does It measure tho wisdom Of a
course Of action by the results, but 1t
wants to see those results. 1t demands
Of men and Of policies rapid success.
Conversely it is not content, when
something is wrong, to q whether
matters will not right themselves in the
natural curse of events, or even to
wait until the subject has been thor
oughIy studied. 1t seeks an immediate
remedy, and often grasps at the first
plausible suggestion. Nor does it look
far ahead for the signs of future trouble,
because it In busy; its hands are filed
by the work OF the day. In short, the
world is prone TO deal only with the
things that are pressing and obvious,
end therefore to treat symptoms rather
than causes"
These are the wise and weighty words
of Professor A. LAWRENCE LOWELL, the
newly elected president Of Harvard
University, in his recently published
work on the Government Of England.
They are as true Of this country az they
are Of Great Britain.
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Secretary Wilson on Beet Sugar.

Secretary WILSON is the authority for
D statement to the effect that it is easily
possible for this country to produce from
beets five times the quantity Of sugar
now. required by the American market.
There are numerous articles Of use and
consumption about which a similar
statement can be made. We pay to
other countries every year scores Of
millions Of dollars for merchandise
which could be produced at home. On
q basis Of physical possibilities there
Is no more reason for importing goat
okins, raw silk, rice. wool, cement, hops,
tin plate, hay Or a score Of other arti-
Giles than for importing sugar.
In 1908 there were sixty-four beet
sugar factories in the United States,
an increase OF ffty-eight in twelve
years. The yield in 1895 was about
$4,000 tons. The output is now about
$4,000 tons. Taken by itself this is
an important and significant fact. 1t
appears as an ample Endorsement of Mr..
Wilson'S statement. THERE'S is, however,
another side to the matter. During
the twelve year period which shows
an increase of 10000 tons in the annual
output OF beet sugar the American
demand for sugar has increased from
100000 tons annually to 5000, 900.
The sugar tariff is maintained at its
present high if not actually exorbitant
rate largely for the purpose OF protect
ing and developing the American beet
industry. 1t is undeniable that the
imposition of a duty mainly for the
purpose Of stimulating and increasing
this industry has increased the cost Of
the entire quantity consumed by a sum
not far from total tonnage consumed
multiplied by the rate of duty.
During the last twelve years the total
consumption has been about 5000, 900
tons. The average duty has been
approximately s35 a ton. Therefore,
partly for revenue, partly for the pro-
lection Of the can sugar industry Of
Hawaii, Porto Rico and Louisiana, but
largely for the benefit of the American
beet industry, the people of the United
States have paid during the last twelve
J years more than 81 600 600, 900 over and
above the normal cost Of producing
sugar plus the cost Of handling, refining
and distribution and handlers and deal
ers' profits. Approximately 5000 ,OoO, 900
Of this has gone to the United States
Treasury as customs revenues. The re-
mainder has gone for the encourage
ment Of a domestic industry which now
represents a capital investment in fac
tories of about $4,000, 600 and-a present
annual income to farmers of about
10000, 900 for beets.
1t. is not entirely a question whether
the United States can or cannot pro-
duce its WI supply Of sugar. 1t is
rather q question whether, in view of
The enormous cost Of doing so, Their,
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Jews at COlumbia,

To TIE EDrToA or SuH-,Str: Columbia
10 = great university In The greatest Western
metropolis. Ono Of New Yors's minor problems
Ii the amalgamaton Of Jew and GENTLE. Are
We a. Columbia, - New York's leading educa-
uonal Institution, In accord With her best interests
In our treatment Of the Jewf
The Hebrew a. Columbia 10 In q virtual Ghetto.
He Is socially ostracised. Yet we have % per cent.
OF Jews in our university, among whom are our
most brilliant scholars. Should we not follow
the example Of our sister universities. Harvard
and Yale. In their treatment Of the Jewf
A. Harvard the . per cent. otJevs are on equal
footing with the Gcntles. The pcroentaSe Of
Jews has Increased from Is 70 . In the last two
yeau. A. Yais, that psrsdoxical place Of re-
ligious tolerstion and purtAnism. the ~Israelits
Ia on q par with the Gentle and 10 . lsader In 20
ciai. religious and athletic activities There sre
nov s.s1 per cent. Of Jews In Yale.
NEy YoAK. May G W. Jou<eoH.
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has not ventured to challenge its VEN
Grated eminence.
And right here and now we @launoh
the prediction that cobless corn, while
it may become the pride Of the clinic,
the ~plaything Of the cinematograph, the
hope of struggling scientists, and a -four
ishing item in the scheme Of Congress
sional appropriation, will never, never
coil itself around the farmers heart.
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CObless Corn.

Why should any serious agricultural
wish to produce cobless corn? 1t is
not impossible to imagine some moon
struck dreamer Of strange dreams in
vegetation, some experimenter in futile
combinations, passing by easy stages
from the seedless orange to the cobless
corn and telling himself that the des-
TIMES of the human race depend upon
the issue. But why any genuine
tryman should waste his time in such
enterprises passes understanding.
We already have f1avorless oysters,
contrived by artificial processes at no
small cost Of time and vigilance, and the
seedless orange was known in Florida
and Louisiana fifty years and more
ago. But the oysters affiict the judi
cious, stimulate the sale Of condiments
and produce uneasiness If nothing worse,
while the seedless orange, never so
palatable as the common variety, long
ago fell into neglect and avoidance on
the part OF the initiated. A few years
ago some Government official in Wash
ington called heaven and the newspapers
to witness that he had at last succeeded
in producing the long desired orange;
and We have little doubt that the
achievement went TO the credit of the
particular department" and was even
tually appealed to in justification for
an infamed appropriation. The nat
ural fruit, however, remains a popular
~favorite. The seedless has been passed
on to the Museum Of Freaks or been
forgotten.
But whole communities are aroused
over the cobless corn. An Illinois man
is patiently incubating some Of the
specimens, and another man out in Dem
yer is begging, with tears in his eyes,
for a little Of the seed. Newspapers
are %contending over it, and a State
agricultural college is lubricating the
experiments with public funds. Kept
we'll within the salaried fraternity, the
enterprise is not without a certain
negotiable value. 1t will pad the
pay rolls. stifen the esprit de corps,
promote the preparation of profound
papers, which outsiders must regard
with awe in the reading, and help in it's
small way to create a species OF priest
hood, which OF course an opulent and
optimistic people will be glad and proud
to maintain and no questions asked.
We can believe indeed that bloated
patrons of industry might in time ex-
hibit specimens Of cobless corn in their
steam heated Conservatives to impress
the smart set" But what any sane
and frugal farmer wants with cobless
corr is an impenetrable mystery to us.
How many thousands Of Smelling ma
chimes, for example, would be discarded?
But that is a slight consideration. Peo-
pie who dwell in the country--real
a~griculturists, in fact have a dozen
uses for corncobs that the inhabitants
OF the cloister and the boulevard have
never dreamed Of. Regard, if you
please, the pipes, with fig or apple
stems, on which the weary h~usbandman
regales himself postprandially. Think
OF the roaring fires that corncobs make
in red hot stoves. The corncob is a
part Of rural life. 1t figures in many
useful and accustomed ways. Even
Nh. RoosEvEIT's Uplift Commission
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lGoreccan Red Tape.
From ~ Lonaon Dsav GraphIs.

FTV" ~ LoWDo" DutV UTupHsus
Ofacial correspondence In Morocco 10 coucheh
10 . very novery and namboyant style. IL Is
Interpreted with . variety Of meaningless sdu.
istory phrases that tend to oonfound the real
meaninG Of ths eplstic. For example. an order
to the Aiklstsr Of Finance to contract . loan
begtns thus.
in eur present letter God Increase His power
asd make the glorious sun and His moon glitter
In the Ornament Of Hia felicity We have su-
thcrssh car ihonrrupzhis servant Ihsre follows
hansl 10 coatraet In the mama aud on tbs behoof
Of the Treasury Hssyea an 10 aiosn O., 90
oeusdorfnS that the -t~noonuptihts servant.
tiohing - mnch - he possrbiy can hon ne
Treasury 10 10 certainly necessary 70 pray na
Heaven al IL
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P~rejadics Against the Stage In China.

So great Is the onncial prejudice against the
stage In China that II extends even 10 the chill
dren Of actors. and these are prohibited from bold
ing any post under Government. Four years
ago the grandson OF an actor named Cheng was
appointed translator 70 the Chinese Legation at
Berlin. ChenT inl his day was In the very front
OF his profession. and ranked as high 10 the esteem
Of all classes of society as Sir Henry Irving lid
In this country. Yet the nominstion OF his de-
scendant caused an outcry among Chinese ON
oials, and a memorial praying for bis removal
was presented TO the Empress Dowaecr. The
new onncial, II was pointed out. belonged 70 the
caste Of actors. who ranked with BARRIERS and
chiropodists as the three lowest classes In the
country. The younger Cheng. however. was
able TO prove that his parents did MOI follow his
grandfathcr's profession. 30 the appointment was
70 stand,
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The restoration Of the franchise to the
dovntrodden inhabitants Of the District
OF Columbia il a beautiful notion that
springs eternal in the District breast.
These wards Of the Government-for that
is essentially their status-wax fat and
kick
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Ivory a Government Monopoly.

From FoTfsI and S1Tenm.
There are doubtless still places In Central
Africa where money may be made In trading ivory
and other things. but at the present time these
places arc few. In British East Africa ivory Ia
now a Government monopoly and you may not
trade an ounce OF II.
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The Timely Bosk.

BE II MombasAt jungle depths
Or where the Balkan troubles brew;
BE II the region OF the pole,
From distant China 70 Peru.
when any corner Of the earth
Grows overnight . iimelight nook.
Az once appears about the place
A timely book.
When Adam woke 20 consciousness
To nnd himself In Paradise,
When Sailor Noah discmbarked
On Ararat's projecting riss,
We have NJ doubt that each Of them.
BY neoromancy. hook or crook,
Pound ready waiting 70 biz hand
A timely book.
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Justice to a Neglected Character.
Knlcker-They are now trying 70 establish q
Mothers Day.
Bocker-Then perhaps one pay day Of the year
could be set aside 70 celebrate FAthW.
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The Mate Speaks.

To THE EDITOR OF The sun Twas on
the good ship Mozambique. One hundred and
forty days AZ sea and not . drop OF lie In the tankG
when I goes for'ard and ] hears the lookout man
say Thar she blows" and ! comes AFT and
l seq: Captain Simmons" ser I the man on
the lookout tez Thar she blows Shall ]
iower," Mr.. sims SCI he, ITS blowing quite
too pesrt. I see not htten for to lower. and !
Eocs for ard again and hears tho man on the look
out say Thar she blows and belches and
breaches" and ] comes aft and ] set. Captain
Simmons" says ], -the man on the lookout seq
Thar she blows and beiches and breaches Can
! ioweri- MI. Sims" ser he, as I told you once
before. It's blowing quite too peart. l see hot
ntten for to lower: and ! goes for'ard and l hears
the man on the lookout say Thar she blows
and belches and breaches. and sperm al that"
I comes aft and l ser: Captain Simmons"
and belches and breaches, and sperm at thai
Nay ] lower" Mr.. Sims" sez he, AS I told
YOU twice before. It's blowing quite too peart. |
soc not ntten for to lower. but you can lower and
be good blank blanked 70 you" We chased that
cn,ter Into the middle OF the next watch. When
We comes up to her. ] SEE. Sock It TO her boys,
for I'm hell on the long dart; and We socked II
TO her. and II TUX.
When We tows alongside Captain Simmons
stood at the fangway and the tears stood In his
eyes a. big a. barnacles, and he ser; Mr.. Sims.
sex he, you're the best first mate that ever sailed
WIN me IN tue m -Oeok. IN tue LOT ara tl
of my starboard locker you'tl And whiskey. gin,
terbscker and the best New England rum. Teens
yourn for the rest Of the viyage,- Captain
Simmons" ssz ], Il don't give . damn for your
whiskey, gin, terbackor and the best New England
rum: all I ask for 10 . little common seevliity. and
that OF the blank blank cheap SORT An ! goes
ior'ard. ANOTHER HKRMl DIAN.
INV YORK. May 4
To TIE EDITION OF TEE SUS-sir. Noticing
this controversy regarding the whaling classic.
! deeply regret the temp 70 change the skipper's
name 40 properly given In the original tale.
Captain Bunker OF Nantucket was too well
known q character In his day 70 suffer from such
perversion Of facts. He ended his days a. hrst
keeper Of the lighthouse a. SsnkAty Head. near
'SconseI and his -servility- was no more oommon
on land than on sea.
They tell OF q Government inspector Of light
houses who called at Sanksty and looked around
In vain for the keeper. Finally. Goins within
the tower he yelled up: where In he'll 10 Captain
Bunkerf"
Where In he'll should I be but at my post,-
replied the faithful veteran.
Submitted with due respect by his great
grandson. GEoRoB Ous DRAPER.
BOSTON, Nay
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The consumer Is . myth.-Ths Hon. HENRY
CABor LoDoE.
Even Mr.. LODGE is a producer of books.
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n Our friends Uho fosor US ath manuscripts for
publication wtsh 10 hare rsysetsd articles returned
tAss mast In al cases ssnd sfamps for Ghat purpose.