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pCYEHOTDGTfi

1t is with proper respect for a new
science. and with truStful acceptance of
the wider significance and usefulness of
the ingenious experiments recorded, that
we draw attention to an article entitled
DO Kittens lnstjnctively XIII NIECE"
in the current number Of 1.-THE Psyche
logical Bulletin" The kittens, eight i'll
number. five being males and three fe-
males. were kept with their mother, in
mouse proof rooms, 10 prevent the posi-
bility of maternal training in their life
work and were then introduced. at sue
cessive stages OF their kittenbood, TO
their natural prey. Thus, their instinc
tive reaction. pure and uninfiuenced by
maternal example and teaching, was
tested. The results may be read in the
paper itself Suffice it to mention here
that the reaction Of mice TO kittens re-
ceiYes incidental attention in a footnote
and that the eXperimenterS register the
impression received by them that the in
etinct TO kill is more highly developed in
the female kitten than in the male. 1t
is TO he regretted. in the interest Of
higher psychological generalization, that
llle sex OF the mice k1llcu ny 1neSe lc-
males is not specified.
To the layman this experiment sug-
gests several questions which he would
like 10 have settled by competent psy-
Geological authority on analogous eX-
detrimental lines. Do puppies instinc-
lively destroy slippers and rugs. and
what is the reaction Of the moon to their
banks? Is mans well known reaction
TO fresh paint instructive or acquired :?
We all know the instructive reaction of
women to mice, but do mice instinctively
brighten women:
We could ask many more psychologist
cal conundrums. but. judging from the
length and .circumStantiaiity of the kit
ten experiment. those propounded above
Will keep the eXperimenters occupied for
a considerable period. Psychology is an
interesting science. the ingenuity Of
whose methods is an unfailing delight.
especially when they are reported with
the clarity Of Mcssrs. Ycrbes and Bloom
field il the paper under discussion.
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compulsory and an elective list. The
former will consist of Latin or Greek,
without any grammar: elementary
mathematics. probably algebra to quad
ratics and plane geometry: and-nost
coInmendahle for American imitation
an English essay. The elective list is
divided into two sections. from each of
which one study must he taken. The
first contains Latin. Greek, French.
German. italian and Spanish; ard the
second. English history, elementary
politics. elementary trigonometry. stat
les and dynamics. elementary physics
and chemistry, aud geography. Such
examinations would appear 10 he less
arduous. certainly less varied in scope,
than those prescribed by many Aneri-
can colleges.
The changes in government. in costs.
So as TO make the university available
for students Of scanty means and in
curriculum. so rs 10 afford preparation
for business careers. are al apparently
intended 10 ."modernize' the university
ard to make it more practical These
ends are Doubtless desirable, in order
that the university and its students
may keep III more perfect touch with
tine popular life of the nation It has
been truly said that oxford and Cam
bridge have been schools of the rulers
of England. But in late years the
character of what we might term the
ruling caste has undergone a profound
change It is no longer correct, as it
once WAS. TO call If a ruling caste. It
has become a heterogeneous democracy,
and the purpose now is to recognize that
fact in the university and to make Ok
ford extend its mission Of enlightenment
10 that new constituency.
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TIE OEFORD REEORES.

Greek Is the storm centre at oxford.
The proposals made by the chancellor
and Hebdomadal Council for extensive
and indeed radical reforms OF that an
Gent university were of course destined
IN advance to meet criticism and oppo-
slt1on, In most if not all Of their de
tails. but 1t is not surprising To find
tl.at these are directed chiefly ara inst
the placing Of Greek on the OPTIONAL
list, with tie establishment of entrance
examinations a good second as A rock of
offence. Other changes are pf,oroscd
OF more sweeping character actually
! transforming the constitution and form
OF government, but these are apparently
regarded as Of far less Importance than
the question whether Greek shall he re-
qured of all students, no matter which
schools they enter and which courses
tHeH pursle-a vindication Of the fitness
OF calling compulsory Greek "a college
FETCH
1t must he confessed that Lord Chr
IONS chief argument for dronpino Greek
from the compulsory list is not AS CON
vincing rs we might wish. nor indeed rs
some secondary arguments which lac
himself suggests. It is that this course
should be taken because it mas already
been taken 10y the schools which pre-
pare students Ia enter the university.
We should say that it WAS for the un:-
verSitE 10 prescribe the preBarat0rv
course which would be acceptable 10 il.
rather than for the secondary school
10 prescribe the preparation with which
the university mus be content. Much
better. 10 our mind. is the consideration
that the various courses pursued in the
university differ greatly. thai some Of
them DO not comprehend Greek and
thal il is Idle TO require preparation in
Greek for non4Greek course That
Y.'w has been adopted by some of our
best American colleges aud universities.
a:fd il mi2in well prevail at oxford.
The objection 10 entrance cxamina
tiohs Geenis 10 bee based on sentiment
- names rather than substantial arell-
mentS. since the existing .r"sponsions"
are praoiraliy equivalent To examina-
tons I. is of Interest. however. ia oh
serve the scope Of The proposed es-
aminatinns They are 10 conaprise q
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TIRED OF ROOSEVELT POLICIES.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: It would do you and some other
editors of Republican newspapers good if
you would get around among the different
classes of men and learn their opinion OF
the campaign of Colonel Roosevelt to get
back into power again.
You may think that the advertising
schemes and methods of the Roosevelt
brand of politicians are the right thing
and SO they are, to draw crowds and to inn
pose upon the unthinkng and the ignorant
AS steady. consistent voter for the Re
publican party for the last twenty years.
find that the majority CT us, who are "in
the ranks" and who are not seeking place
or office, but who Go the voting, are getting
rather tired of Roosevelt and his poll
cies." There is too wide a difference be-
tween his actions and his preachings. His
present crusade to rule in New \ ork State
IS bound TO end III disaster to the party
Then why should The Tribune support a
man who is riding TO defeat? or course.
if your paper wants to "clean house" and
if you want defeat in order to keep
Roosevelt from being the big boss. your
present support OF his scheming may help
bring that about.
WILLIAM II. CARLIN.
New York, Sept. IG. 1910.
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milwaukee, has 4 non;,iation f,

Mace Milwaukee has 4 population OF
~. So. and San Francisco had in 1890
:, nooillaticn OF 80. 49,. San Francisco
stood ninth IN 1900 Cincinnati has
fallen from tenth place Ia thirteenth. ITS
population in 1910 being 36I ,463- New
ark. y. T.. sixteenth in 1900 has passed
Washington and New Orleans. and is
now fourteenth. with 341.46 New Or
leans falls from twelfth 10 fifteenth in
rank. Its population is $50. Oh Wash
irgton has been crowded out % fifteenth
place into sixteenth its population be-
ing So .os9 The largest rate Of IN
crease was Detroit 'S-63 per cent-and
the smallest WAS Cipcinnati's-1l.S per
cent. Among the faster growing cities
were Cleveland. with q percentage OF
4G.a: Newark. with ILL.,: New ork. with
81. and Milwaukee. With 81 Among
the slower growing were Buffalo win
2o.2 per cent: Philadelphia. with 49,:
Boston. with 1916; ST. Louis. with EH,4:
Washington. with lS.S; Pittsburg, with
IS" and New Orleans, with ~.
American cities. both large and small,
arc growing uuevenly. and the markeu
variations in the percentages Of increase
between 1900 and 1910 forecast stlIi FUR
her Establishments in ratings in the next
decade
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IN THE 9ERKSHiRES.
by Telegraph 70 The -rribune !

tSF Asi-5tNEi 70 ITO tTllfjflF |
Ieuox sept f7.-WiIIism Watts sbs-.
man. George Peabody Weenore, Mrs. r
Francis Herreshod. Mr. and Mrs J n
Sperry, Mr.. and Mrs Starr DonaId~or.
Er. and Mrs. Amos BirdsalI. Miss Anita
BirdsaU and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hvda
arrived to-day at tho Hotel Aspinwau.
Mrs. William Pollock has gone 10 New
pcrt to visit her SISTER. Mrs John J. W.
song.
The Misses Marie and Mercedes "a
FIorez. who have been at Homesdals
visiting Mr. ard Mrs William Pollock.
have gone to New London.
Mr. and Mrs George u estin ghouse e.
tertained az dinner tonight at Erslzius
Park for George Russell t1cSparren, 81
Albany.
Mrs James r Jesup and Mrs. g A. La
mont have gone from the Curtis Hotel
TO MilIbrook, y. t. TO visit Ir. and Mrs.
Henry Hardness FIagler.
Mr.. and Mrs c. 4. Post. Mrs s J Pen
niman. of New York. and Archblshoo.
William H O'ConrelI, Of Boston. navs.
arrived at the Curtis Hotel
Arthur g. Sedgwick has gone 70 New
York
AR and Mrs. Edward T. Rice gave a
musical at their country house tonight
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Sedgwick e.
tertained picnic party on Monumer1-
Mountain this afternoon before the races
In the party were Mr. and Mrs josef
II Choate, jr. Miss Mabel Choate. Charlea
Draper and the Misses Ruth and Doro-,
thea Draper
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CoBDEyTTE COST OF FOOD.

The steadily diminishing cold guard
OF Cohdenites, both in Great Britain and
in the United States-really more cockily
Cohdenite here than there-affects Il
iuhiIatiop over the result of the Maine
election as a. sta ggering blow at protec-
ton" its nseans reminding us much of
Cobden's ''surc as sunrise prediction of
the immediate conversion of al the world
to bis fayorite fad. The notion appears
t. be that the increased cost of food is
due entirely to the tariff. and that
against that the people have revolted.
That is very pretty little notion, but,
unhappily for its authors. it does not
stand close examination and comparison
with known facts elsewhere
If protection causes the increased price
Of food here. to what is the increase
due in the favored land where Cob
denism still fingers and the Free Food
League is splendidly exploited? II we
take the years 1900-09 we find in them
steady increase in the price of wheat
in England Native wheat has risen from
26S. Id TO ,56s. lid. Indian and Colo
NAL wheat from o9s. 10d. to 40s. Sd. and
foreign wheat in the English market
from 29s 10 sos. I'd. Again, in the last
five years. British beef has risen from
COS Cd to .J4S. the hundredWeight, Argen-
tine beef in the English market from
39s to AS. Cd. and American beef from
12s. Cd. TO J9s Sd. Also there has been
a corresponding rise Of from 5s. TO 9s
the hundredweight in the price Of pork
Butter. eggs and other food products
have also risen, while, apparently. only
potatoes. mutton and Canadian cheese
have declined in price. Thus our British
cousins, unless they live on potatoes.
mutton and Canadian cheese are com
PEELED. under the benign influences OF
Cobdenism, to pay more for their food
Just the same as those who are still i'll
the bonds Of protection.
L is. of course convenient to ignore
these awkward facts when commenting
upon the horrible example" of Maine
but we should be much surprised if Brit
iSh voters were entirely blind 10 Them. II
j. not TO be maintained that the British
market prices of food have increased
because Of free trade but it would be 10
more absurd to try TO do so than it is
for our Cobdente lot gospellers to charge
our increased cost of food to the protec-
zionist system
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SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

BY Telegraph to The tribune
Newport. sept 1.-THE Marchioness dss
Strozzi. of Florence. Italy. is the guest Or
Mrs. Edward ]. Berwind. vino gave a din
Ter for ber this evening Mrs John P
DrexeI, Mrs. George IIillard Benjamin. Mrs.
Elisha Dyer and James J. Van Allen enter
tanned large companies at their villas this
evening.
f Lothrop Ames returned here from
North Eastorl Mass. to-day TO visit Philip
A Clark. and he and AR Clark spent mosr
of the DAY riding across country.
Alfred c. Vanderbilt viii return here to-
morrow with his horses from Syracuse. and
he viii at once arrange TO go to the show
at Brockton. Mass
Mr. and Mrs. William Storrs Wells nav =
arranged to stay here until the first week
I'm October. when they viii 20 to New York
for the rest of the fall and winter
Charles NJ Bull has Joined his family
here.
Elisha Dyer returned 10 his villa from
New York this evening.
Registering at the Casino to-day we're 2
r Bancroft, OF Providence; Henry G. GRAY
Egerton l.. Winthrop. jr-. Of New York, ana
Cecil c. Blrnstone, of Paris
Senator George Peabody wetmore and
William Watts Sherman have returned
from an automobile trip through the Berl-
shire Hills
Dir. and Mrs. P L. Beekmau have re-
turned here from the Adirondacks.
Mr. and Mrs. William 5. Patten have
closed their villa and gone 70 Wellesley FOR
the fall.
EIr. and Mrs. Isaac H C1otIIier jr.. nave
closed their house at jamestown and re-
turned to their home in Philadelphia
Stuyvesant Leroy, who was taken i'll sew
eraI days ago, is worse The physicians
have not yet completed all the tests. but as
far as they have gone every symptom IS
! that of typhoid fever.
Mrs. J. l. Chartran. the aged mother of
Mrs William 3IcCarty Little, who is i'll az
the home of her niece, Mrs. Reginald Nor
man. is no better.
Mrs. Willard Brown has now been added
to the sick list Of Newport. she was ex~
pecting TO close her season hero this morn
ing, but she was taken III yesterday and
all plans had TO be changed. Mrs Brown
recently returned here from Breton Woods
- Il
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NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK.

[By Telegraph to The Tribune
Tuxedo Park, Sept. 1.-THE cool weather
is bringing back the colonists with a rush.
crd the social affairs scheduled for the zu-
tumn will keep them busy until winter. The
annual autumn ball will be held "a fortnight
later this year and will take place the En-
day following election In the mean tine
Q series of dinners. house parties and other
attractive affairs viii be arranged during
tee week ends throughout the season
Tennis. golf and Yachting viii also al
tract many. as number Of cups will Dc
offered by the several committees and tbs
presidents cup for yachts viii be sailed for
on Tuxedo Lake.
automobile parties arrived to-day for
luncheon at the clubhouse. and numerous
teas and house parties took place
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Richards. who we're
abroad. opened their Tuxedo house this
week, and Mr.. and Mrs. Adam G. Norris
have returned 10 their villa
Recent arrivals include Mr. and Mrs. F.
= Kcech, in the small Juilliard cottage
the Rev. and Mrs Herbert Shipman: al
Carnwill, Mr.. and Mrs. +. Kingsbury Cdi-
It's. in the Chester Davis house; Mr. ana
Mrs IT. d Whitfield. in tne Young house
NJ. and Irs. Ambrose Mcneil. jr-. MIS-
John Murray Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fulton Cutting, the Rev. Dr. and MIS-
George William Douglas. Mrs. Charles w
Cooper. MI and Mrs r. .. Sheddin, M
and Mrs J. y. Borland Mr. and MS
Joseph Hayden ". r kingsland. y Z
KingsIand, \. Eugene Gailatin. Mrs Daniei
Davenport. Mr. and Mrs. David CARL. MIS-
Edwin Gilbert. Duncan Dana, John The'nP
son, Mrs George II Hull and Mr.. and Ni'~
Howard Van Sinderen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amcry s. Carhart vii
turn from abroad next week and open INV.
villa, and MIR. AMI Mrs Arson McIo'A
Eeard viii arrive at the Collier house
NJ. and Mrs Orme Wilson. IT., are al ~
Tuxedo Club and Mr.. and Mrs. Schul'-
Schieffelin are in the Tucksrman cottass-
Among those entertaining house psrts
to-ds.y are Mr. and Mrs Herman NogsL A-'
and Mrs. III. NJ Tilford. Mr.. and Mrs he
ard Mortimer. Mrs James r Farso. '~
E Schoneld and Charles T. Sampson
Mr.. and Mrs. Eenelm Winslow have -
turned to the Waldo cottage after
stay in the White Mountains. and Mt. =.
Mrs. J. n. Laying. 1r. have arrived l''-'
Watch Hill
Mr.. ana Mrs Murray YOUNG are spshuAs
the week end with Mrs John Mui'~'
Mitchell
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NEW CITY R4NKFNGS.

The population Of New Orleans was
announced Yesterday hy the Census Blu
1cau. and II is now possible TO fix the
rank. according 10 the 1910 figures. II
the fifteen leading American cities Nc
rpiurHS have been made rs Vet for
Baltimore and San Francisco. but only in
San Eranciscus case is there any doubt
left ~ to The rating New York leads by
. vide margin. having more than twice
aS many inha bitants as Chicago. its
nearest competitor This city's total IS
! 7'3G.ss;. Chicago had 1-69e.515 inhab-
ifan1s in 1909. aud now has 2.1SJ.22S::;;,
an increase Of 4s6.7GS. or 2s.7 per cent.
Philadelphia X secure IN third place
viii a totai cf l.14D.,oS-
No other city i as Yet close 10 the
million BiaTk -. louis and Boston
hase been neck and neck for The last
twenty years Ia 1890 the margin in 81
I.ouiss favor was :;:1!t3. In 1900 il was
7s.3s6. and "a 500 j, is 1G.444. st. Louis
has now Gs..329 Inhabitants and Boston
C1H5S.', Baltimore was almost even
"'tis 81. Louis and Boston in 1890. but
6.olnrd behind in 1905 lis present
population i probably a little below
''stfaiG, h,.t near enough 10 that figure
a. oitanE C.e.eiand. WHOSE population
$ 80 tif@i.
There are therefore no changes IN raj
jar 20 ~ noted a. far down as seventh
i'la'4a. I'ifsOn.s eierenth III rank he
f'rr The consolidation with Allegheny
'liH. - T"7T ci@hlh passing Cincinnati
Saa rarciS.'a ard Bunal1. i'ittsbure's
ff;:i Is 3..Asj,5. Slefroit. thirteenth ia
tajk in 1879, goes up - ninth plqee
passing Ncw Orleans. Cincinnati san
f-ial-cisoo 9nI Eaffal" rs population
Increased from tS,.10l 10 ts,.,,1'iG Buf
foln ifaS lest tWa places. and is new
i"pih. --it1 4 pprul9tian ii f1a3.715 Mi
~3paoe fourteenth n 11an. y III con
te4d With ran Francisco FOR eleventh.
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SEES DOOM FOR OLD GUARD
Correspondents Thinks That Bosses
Are Rushing Toward Political Death.
10 the Editor of The Tribune.

! o the Editor OF The Tribune.
sir: | have read all your editorials OF
the conflict between the bosses and the
people. and most heartily commend the
position taken by your admirable paper
It strikes me that the name old guard
is d misnomer. a guard is a man or a
body of men set for the defence of prop
erty some principle where human rights
are involved But the members OF this
guard instead of serving the people they
are paid to serve and sworn to serve, have
been serving themselves and the special
interests which are ininica1 to the peo-
PIES greatest prosperity. They have an
t&gonized our great and excellent GOV
crnor III nearly every reform he has al
vocated. and emasculated his adm1nlstra-
ton to the full extent of their power
They have Joined their fortunes with the
most corrupt political power to be found
OIL this continent. and. like Herod ana
PLATE have Joined hands with Tammany
Hall 10 cruelty truth and justice and
righteousness III their. supreme selnSh~
ness they have betrayed the people.
The Tribune by its dispassionate dis
eUssions is pouring flood Of light on all
the problems before the country. IT is like
the old farmer who goes into lis barn at
nliuulgnt Win a iSnlSEil- l ne l1to d. '4eh
ing a jubilee on the barn floor. but when
the light appears there IS not rat in
sight. So these political rats will dlsap-
pear as the light of justice and The square
deal appears.
The ballots o. the people will soon sweep
these pretenders out of Commisslcn NO
little coterie of self-appointed and SELF
perpetuated politicians can stand before
the tidal wave Of reform that IS sweeping
this country from Maine to California In
Yesterdays issue your correspondent from
Amsterdam has this pregnant sentence III
his letter: Not since the days of slavery
has so serious an issue been presented to
the people of this state or nation as that
which now confronts US" This widespread
unrest and dissatisfaction are ciamoring
like thunder, that all our affairs. from the
primaries to the White House, shall be
administered by the people and for the
people. l. = LIZ ~
Ringhamton. N Y, Sept. IS, 1910.
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THE CANDIDACY OF DR.. WILSON.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In this mornings edition of your
paper I noticed an editorial headed Wood
row Wilson'S Nomination. in which,
among other things, you say that DR.
Wilson is man of fine scholarship, of high
ideals and of unimpeachable character
This L grant, and SO Will any other fair
minded man who is at all conyersant with
the dotngs of men of affairs.
If. then, this is true, why is it to be
presumed, as you say, that Dr. Wilson
will become absolutely dependent upon
others for advice and direction in making
his appointments to Office? You are using
the same kind of argument that other
newspape rs used when they said that be-
cause Murphy and his gang were in
favor of the election of Mr.. Gaynor.
therefore Mr.. Gaynor would be guided by
Mr.. Murphy's Judgment in making his ap-
pointments to office. But was he?
When you say that "he IDr. wilson, has
not been associated with the reform move
ments OF recent years and that he has
not been known as an advocate of the
progressive policies you state something
which is in direct antithesis to the facts.
DR.. Wilson for years back has used his
voice and pen as no other man in the
country III attempting III pidStitdl way
to eradicate the corrupt and oppressive
practices of the trusts and corporations
and has given the country more practical
ideas of economy than any other man in
recent years
1t viii be the thoughtful men who have
the welfare of the state at heart whose
votes will make Dr. Wilson the next Gov
ernor OF the State of New Jersey
WILLIAM l.. EDWARDS.
Long Branch, \. J., Sept. 16, 1910
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a VOICE FOR THE A. p. A.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1 am glad to see the letter of VIII
lard Escot on your editorial page to-day.
It Is gratifying to learn that there IS at
least one newspaper IN New York City that
dares publish real American sentiment.
Let the anti-Semitc upheaval come-the
sooner the better, before the hordes of I'M
desirable aliens, tolerated by both great
political parties IN the past because OF
their voting power. but now beyond con-
troll OF either and conscious OF their
strength-let the upheaval come, say. be-
fore we Americans are driven not only
from Manhattan Island but from the whole
o. New York City and contiguous terri
tory. Vive Ia A 2. A, with better cause
for existence and aggressiveuess than ever
before. ORVILLE G.. VICTOR
New York, Sept. Is, 1910.