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nov NTOUN HOTEIS.
\ Warming for the comfortable, Quiet
ola Fashioned Hotel

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Si'' Your
mention Of the possible reopening Of IN,
Cosmopolitan Hotel Is pleasing news. T.
WAS a good. comfortable, old time house.
lots OF waste space and high ceilings. Ike
scores Of other hotels, many OF them only
fond memories, few OF them sim opcu
and beloved
on trains. In offices. hotels and clubs
ever No many times | have heard a said
Isn't II strange that none Of IN" big hotel
men com" down town To mako real money 4"
Al the downtown clubs close carly In
tn" evening. and on all sides YOU hear.
ana ! have often said IL myself, | wish
th"rc were an mp TO date. well managed
hotel downtown whore We could dine and
complete our business. hut IN vain. there
are none. The real hotel near the city
Han would utterly lack damn fool garish-
ness quiet tones, reasonable prices,
small, cuSey rooms, at least half Of them
having showers, the other half baths col
ored walters as efficient as those serving
In Soung's or the Parker House Boston
what better could "A tired business man
ask?
Such a house would nj up at once and
just remain filed up. The glitter and tin
sci would be far uptown, hut proximity
10 business. real quiet, better air and
greater comfort would he tho portion OF
many Of us quiet old dodgers And |
would enjoy q haven that would save me
many late trip to my land of mods. dear
old Brooklyn. A. O.
WORCESTER, Mass. October 81.
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
Crush the Reaction Against II ny Eiectins
Martin u. GIynn Governor.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: II II
very likely that the kind OF attacks made
against Martin r. uiynn because Of his
religious faith will arouse the attention
and Indignation OF the large mass OF the
American people WHO have been Indifferent
to the anti-Catholic campaign that has
beeh In progress for several years. The
theory OF religious federation and the be-
lief that mans creed Ia OF no conse-
quence If he adheres to the recognized
moral standards OF the community are
80 well grounded In American political
institutions that the great American pub
lie cannot he drawn into sectarian hatreds
and the cultivation OF religious anmosl-
ties. AS soon as the general American
public realizes that tho religious rancors
are being cultivated. either for purposes
OF political. social or business prescription
high sense OF Indignation against such
practices makes itself felt the sewers OF
discord are rebuked and American life set
Ties back Into Its natural channels OF mu-
tual liberation. mutual respect and full
credit IN the professions OF sincere men.
The present antl.Catholc movement In
largely one OF vile publications and secret
society plans. Catholic beliefs are SLAM
dered. Catholic writer's are mlsquoted and
papal documents are distorted, passages
torn from contexts. and all the unscrupu-
lous devices of malice employed to inspire
hatred OF Catholics by Protestants.
Massachusetts has "A Catholic Governor
Surely. II the Puritan intolerance could
gradually disappear before the nobler sen-
timent ~ liberation. the Empire state. that
entered the American Union with no creed
favored by its Constitution and with every
religious belief held In tolerance, can rise
above tho seethlnR hatreds OF the reac-
tionares ana disturbers who would set
American citizens against each other be-
cause OF religious professions.
Surely the Jew. not yet admitted by law
to eligibility for public Office In one State,
can plainly e'e that tho game animosity now
displayed against tho Catholic will be n
part of his burden unless he too appeals
to tho American sense ~ fair play and toi-
Grafton 10 give him long deferred equal
ty OF opportunity and OF Justice.
JOHN q. CoyLE, NJ u.
SEw YoRK, October al
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IA 10 the paper with Redmond's speech,
50 dramatic In effect, try as ! could I failed
absolutely to secure one, and knowing this
thought would wait n further
opportunity and send paper containing
"A verbatim report Of his speech on an even
more historic occasion. the placing OF
II" whole OF thu home rule bill on the
statute book. together with his speech In
Dublin n couple Of days ago when with
the Prime Minister OF England he began
the formation Of an irish brigade.
There Il unfortunately in this old land
Of ours crop Of mushroom agitatora whose
only claim to the name OF Irish IL their
desire for structure wreckins. and this small
section (within Catholic fold too) are using
language against the Ideals Of Redmond and
such men NJ thought whose intellec, IL too
far post dated for those shallow noodles
whose stock and trade are easily summed
up in one word Jealousy OF the success Of
others
The irish brisad. will hope he a gr-at
success, a. u IL, recruiting IL going on dav
hy LAY. and az east there are zen Catholics
TO ono Protestant Joining the ranks Of other
regiments but 4 fear due credit will not b.
given Tor that overwhelming percentage as
IN" regiments are anything but Irish. SIN
the fact and Hgures remain and VIII refute
any argument put UP against Nationalist
not adding their quota to stamp out the ex-
Is'euce Of this impudent. relentless oppressor
~ women and children. No, we
mast win or the fair green nelda Of Ireland
wi, he treated as Louvain. SC. 20 that any
irishman possessing any sentiments such as
YOU have expressed should go to the
front and remember vhA, history records
~ their foretathers deeds from Dunkirk to
Belgrade and thereby serve ireland I'm a
way that when peace IL proclaimed Eng.
and could not permit such a sacrifice TO 20
unrew arded
The Irish soldiers at the front are gaining
an the laurelH. That ever to he remembered
charge OF tho Irish Guards when before un.
drriaking It in the face Of machine guns and
shell they knelt down and prayed and then
rushed through. driving tho Germans. ar
uierN and all, out Of the Trenches not un-
fortunately without serious loss to them
selves. hut they ala II singing GOD Save
Ireland Tho English papers are full NJ
this Irish praise, and this action Of the Irish
Guards found no better praise than that
drawn from the Kaiser who said Redmond
i double dyed traitor.
LuNpoNpraRY. September FL
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takes Of nature have been corrected, as
in the Assouan Dam and the great
works to improve the navigation of the
Nile Delta.
Would any civilized mind tolerate the
idea Of undolng all that has been done
since 1892? IL II thinkable that for
the enlightened, just and steady going
administration of England there should
be substituted the caprlcious barbarism
of TuUo.A Arabian rule? Could any
greater crime he thought OF than a
return from the smiling plenty. the
security. the spiritual awakening OF
to-day 10 The hunger. the hazard. the
cruelty. the dull hopelcssness OF the old
Khcllval regime with It's worse than
futile Ottoman suzeralntyi
But this Is what the appearance Of
Turkey In the European war ls aimed
ut. Tho plan. the ambition OF ENvER
Of the Turkish anachronlsm from the
Bosporus to the Pyramids. The Porte
must be- conscious Of It's impotence
against Russia. But there seems TO he
n chance of wrestling Egypt from far
away England and restoring there the
supremacy of the Crescent
II Is more than likely that the plan
will turn out to he an empty dream.
England seems TO he well prepared TO
defend her protectornte. but this does
not lessen tho bancfulness OF the pur.
pose anmatlng the Turkish interven.
ton. II Is a design OF unqualified evil.
inspired by recklessness as regards the
interests NJ civilization.
Perhaps the Turks are not So much
to le blamed for II. Their aspiration
Is not unnatural and their comprehcn.
sion Of the results imperfect and dis
torted. The real blame lies upon the
Occidental intriguing which for selfish
reasons has instigated and encouraged
them In design which succeeding
would no disuster TO the world and
failing must bring ruin on themselves.
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Rockefeller Foundation War
Relief.
War

The bitter cry of stricken Belgium
huS been heard and active measures of
instant relief nrr we'll advanced. On
Tuesday the great steamship Massa-
pr,Iua Will sail from New York for
Rotterdam deeply laden With -four and
rice and beans and bncon. consigned
to the American Consul for distribution
among the acujely suffering victims Of
the war who are innocent ~ any re-
sponsibility for il. when the ship ar
rives NJ her destination all arrange.
ments will be- complete for rushing the
cargo to the starving people of tho
ruined Belgian towns aud villages aud
wasted fields.
This Immediate relief Is the first
fruit OF the splendid enterprise Of
charity in which the Rockefeller
Foundation has embarked. II IL only
one episode In comprehensive work
Of rehabilitation such rs has never
before been attempted indecd has
never before been possible. No words
of praise or Endorsement ARE too strong
for this project ~ beueiicencc 1t is
as wise ms It Is humane. II IL, ms Mr..
JOHN u. RoCkEFrLLrR. Jr.. remarks. u
step 'to promote the well being Of man.
Kind throughout the world"
Mr.. ROCKEFELLER announces that the
Foundation Is prepared 10 spend mill
ions. II necessary. for the relief Of non.
(. t,l.
in all the countries involved Collaternlly
with the first aid Ia Belgium com
mission goes forth to discover how the
maximum ~ good may b" accomplished
IN the spee,lIcst time. The Foundation
Will have great advantages IN It's un-
drrtaking. It's command Of expert I'D
vice and it's power Of organization will
render its unparalleled financial re.
sources douhly effective
II is urgent 10 bear In mind. however
that this fortunate interpositun does
not render other relief work unnecps.
Snry. Even the funds available to the
Foundation are dwarfcd beside the
greatness Of the need. Millions Of
people are suffering. Millions. perhaps
tens Of millions are ruined. Belgium is
utterly drspoic,l and her people must
he restoCkcd and rctinanccd before the
country can again become >eif-support.
ing.
Tn" needs ~ the future stnggcr
imagination. not only while the war
LASTS bur utter it ends. The lnrgcs~e Of
the Rockefeller Foundation. therefore.
should br an excuse to no one 10 tighten
his IurSc Strings. but rather an example
and stimulus to noble giving in this
supreme crisis Of humanity.
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When The bcdrviled elector goes to
his polling place tomorrow two bal.
lots will Lee SSucd 10 him. On one will
bc printed IA" names of all candidates
for stat" and local offices. arranged. not
in parry columns. but in groups under
the titles If the offices for which they
are running. on this hal il is nrces-
>lry for the elector To- make Il cross x
mark IN the voting space to the left Of
the name Of each nominee for whom he
wants 10 east his ballot
Tn" party cmhlcmS If the nominees
voting spaces. not alongside them. IA Is
the case with those Of candidates for
other offices. This IL done to allow the
canvaSSers 10 record separately the
votes east for indorsel candidates by
each party supporting them. Opposite
the name MARTIN II. GLYNS are two
voting spaces. one with the Democrat
star over II. the other topped by the
hand and balanced scales OF the hide.
pendence League. Democrats will make
their cross \ marks in the space under
the star; Independence Lcaguers will
make their cross X marks under the
hand and balanced scales. The votn.
spaces for all candidates except Gov
crnor are between their names and the
emblems Of the parties by which they
were nominated.
On the other ballot appear the names
Of the candidates for election io IN"
constitutional convention. of which
each elector may mark eighteen in all
fifteen those of contestants running
through the whole state, aud three in
the Senate district only. \ straight
ticket may be voted on this ballot by
making one Cross X mark in the voting
space under party emblem. If the
elector desires 70 vote split ticket he
had better do 50 by making cross X
marks IN the voting spaces in front Of
all the names of the candidates he
wants TO have win. not more than M
teen for delegates NJ large or three for
district delegates.
Having gone through these perform
anceS the elector viii fold his ballots
and hand them Ia the Inspector, ana 60
about his persona affairs wondering
why Il is necessary 10 make the me.
chanlcs of self.government 80 difficult.
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II was about 1870 that Egypt touched
bottom. That was ia" wear in which
IsM,IL rasha sold his Suez Canal
shares for f3,9IG5S2 10 the British GOV.
"rnment The country was weighted
down with hopeless debt. Its credit
was gone. The taxes were collected
months in advance from the wretched
Fellaheen. chiefly by the use OF the
kurbash. The people lived In chronic
state of semi starvation, amid igno-
rnnce. gloom and sgunlor unSpeakable
The administration of Justice was riot
Of corruption and cruelty. Even the
Nile failed its dependent children more
or less periodically and by an lnsufii.
Client overflow enhanced the misericS II
the land To absolute famine.
Then came European Intervention. nj
first 10y France and England. At once
the ern Of Improvement set In. The
debt was SGT in order; expenditures
were reduced and regulated and Mt lea st
IN some degree the courts were civilized
As n complete proof Of Turkish inca.
pacity To govern well or wisely came
the years from 1878 10 1880. when the
tutelagr was suspended and tho futility
of the khrlivr TEwrIH crowned the
truculcnr vninglory ~ TsMAn and led
TO the Arab revolt under ARABI Pashn.
France then shrnnk from the responsl.
billy ~ reorganIHlng the country and
England took It mp alone since the
day of Tci-el-Kcbir. September IL. 1852,
England has exercised nm almost nm.
disputed hrgemony over Egypt. and
from that day to the present Egypt ana
It's people have prosPcred and advanced
I'm well being,
The history ~ these thrty.two years,
filed up with the work of Sir EVELYN
BARRING, now Lord CRoMER. Sir ELDoN
GoRsT and KITCHENER with able MS.
slstnntS IL tnle Of underwriting prog.
ress. Debt has been reduced and favor.
ably refunded and new loans raised for
great public works, taxes have been
reduced, agriculture restored and In.
dustry stimulated. the wealth ~ The
country quintupled. T. lucation is spread.
ing among the people ana justice pre-
walls through the land The army has
been made Il ren force, Even the mis-
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The Limitation or New Bedford.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: NV
birthplace is New York city. but the pa st
twenty-five years have been passed In
New Bedford have always wondered
that Quahaugs were not CLANS here, and
also why II they dig small sized ones they
call them Little NeckS having heard of
Little Neck. l.. T., CLANS, and imagine
them to be small clans called Little
Necks though dug or found anywhere
along shore.
What nre called soft shell clans in
New York are the only CLANS here, though
why quahaugs are not CLANS ] doubt IL
ANY Teller can tell"
CLANS and quahaugs arc not at all re-
lated here.
As for clam ohowder GOOD Lord de-
liver us" II IL made of clam Juice milk
and water, with potatoes sliced into IT,
pepper and salt, and a clam drawn through
Il. II perchance II drops In there Is n
clam 20 be found. II might be called a
weak broth or soup in New York, but
'howder. never
The natives. some OF them here, have
peculiar ways of pronouncing some words,
As yes II 'ye-us," road Is "rud." a
load is "lud" toad In "tud" coat
IS 4 cut" and the pronoun her Is called
'her-yer"
Do you marvel that n quahaug is MOI
known to he a clam In New Bedford?
a, MARCO.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass. October 81.
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The Physicians Debt to Governor
GlSnn.

Among III" excellent lcglslatlve acts
in the interest of all classes Of the p,,-
pic during Governor GLYNN'S admins
trHtlon his veto Of two acts 10 amend
the public health law urged 10y certain
medical ScctS were Of vital import TO
the medical profession. The fair do.
cision of the Governor in these in
stances has placed medical men under
great obligation, The would ha doctors
make annual attacks upon the cgiSl-
tive barriers which the State has wise. Y
erected for guarding the people against
qnack"ry, for the promotion Of Sclen-
tlfc research ana for the protection II
profession whose altruistic Iubors
contribute vastly more 10 the welfare
OF the people than all the Wanted cures
Of these aspirants 10 fame and shekels
Before every Legislature these pseudo
doctors had renewed their attacks until
they found plant Legislature 10 pm ~
two acts ito amend the public health
law In relation 10 the practice of medl
cine the glst Of which Is that every
one applying for license 10 practise
must possess certain preliminary edu'
cation demanding much time and money
outlay, then pursue certain technical
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Il Am Worshippcd by the Albani-
ans. and They wanted to
Make "A Prophet Of Me-"

Glory aud grace of Dedhaln town
thou ut whom Powers and Princes
frOwn, Republican. Democrat, Silver.
lie, converted frequently over night
weeping Mugwump of 'o1 nervous hu-
man chameleon: bnck with Albania n
blessings sped. thou openest wide thy
comedy head, GtoRGE FRED
Welcome back TO the Norfolk sod
stern Albanian seer and god Prai SO
and thanks to the god Of tin, wngging
ever n windful chin; mighty and dark
rrophonius cave whence the blasts OF
Soothsnying rave; each Albanian heart
Is set on the Dedham Pet and Mpret
Wake. thou Muse Of SILAs WrGG. make
II song and shake II leg (woOden) for
our Scanderbeg Never yet was sung
or said such sage as thou, GEoRGE
FRFD.
FIJI high the bowl with Medford
wine! GroRGE GoRDoN BYRON. dare not
scoff ALECK the Great, stand back,
he on. 4 Macedonian man divine. top.
notCher in the hero line. ruler and res
cuer and guide of struggling peoples
prophet on the side. he crowds pa 81
g.Ories out Of bed. he Of the open heart
and head, lord Of innumerable words
and king Of all divinlng birds, the
world-consult, the medicine man OF ma
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THE o. iH4JG.
why u Rescnts Association with the
linn

To TITE EDITOR or THE SUN--S,r. "A
Manhattanite on poquahock" severely
takes to task "a Native OF New Bedford
for the implication that quahauR ind clam
are not even near relatives. They are.
but perhaps do not care to acknowledge
1t, especially tho quahaug
II Marion Hall * fond OF clam cho WIDER
and Is uc prejudiccd in favor OF the
variety enjoyed by perusal OF dictlon-
aries or a reading OF Kent Knowles" let
him hunt M his friend in New Bedford
and request that ne he placed in communi-
cation with "A quahaug chowder. not n
clam chowder and he will not only apollo
gize but Checrfully pay his own fare back
20 New York on any line preferred, con-
WINGED that while there Is u relationship
between the quahaug and the clam
there Is very good reason with respect
To- Chowder why the quahaug is shy about
mentioning the fact, especially in con
nection with a New York "clam chowder -
and my knowledge OF the New York clam
chowder" Is not cleaned from the New
York Public Library
The qunhaug in It's youthful state ~
harvested In Buzzards Bay Vineyard and
Nantucket sounds and shipped to New
York. whore IL IL sold on the half shell as
Little Neck clam at a price ranging
from ~ up 20 IS cents per half dozen. or
seven. to library fed Manhattanites Kan
observation-disclosures and the other Atty
seven varieties Of Manhattanitce
Tho large sized quahaug is also shipped
to New York. and Is tougher, even before
arrival a. destination than rubber bali.
II is this large sized quahaug. together
with one knows not what. that is served
in New York as clam chowder
The quahaug no doubt would prefer
solitude 10 finding itself associating with
the maklngs OF New York clam chowder,
and quite properly.
A NATIVE OF BrzzARps BAY
WAsHINGToS. n. G.. October 81.
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Sandwich Fiction.

My work IL Ger, and In the passing day
sit with magazine upon my knee.
Some Joyous talo TO read and while away
The hours my Once work has left to me.
"Gwendolen paieS and. staring In the night.
Ten wicked gunner AZ her door behOds
Death grns a. her. The hero's not In
sight---.'
when making jely use our pingpong
moulds"
Quickly she hid behind q bread machine.
The gunner enter, but no Gwennie ses.
Until with eagle eye their leader LEAN"
"tContinued on, see page 1881"
The writer's wit, the mystery OF the hour,
The villains skill AZ being superbad
Alike are lost Within the "makeup'H' power.
The paths Of fiction lead but to the nd
Full many a gem OF poetry tmagszinsl
The countless lines OF advert sins bear,
Full many yarn Il writ TO run unseen
Lost In some tonic that viii save tho hair,
KHSr PACKARD.
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THREE FOOT SHELL AT SHOW.
100000 Specimens From Many
Oceans Ex Exhibited In Museum.

Ornamental shells. brilliant specimens
from tropical and subtroplcal seas, and
others from tho Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, groups from the Indian Ocean and
the remote waters OF Africa and Zanzibar.
miniature examples and varied In form
and color are represented In u vast and
comprehensive exhibit which has recently
been placed on view in the Hall OF Shells
AZ the American Museum OF Natural His
tory.
For more than a year Curator +. p.
Gratacap has been engaged IN classifying
and rearranging tho display, which in
cludos some 5O0.0 specimens OF | 3, 600
species, ranging from tho decorative type.
highly polished. to the giant shell which
has been placed at the entrance 10 tho
Hall OF Shells, an example from the Philip
pine Islands measuring about three feet
In length.
In tho collection are examples OF the
Tridacuas. found in the seas OF Africa, OF
which the T. slgas is the largest sea
shell known. A pair of these shells have
weighed at least 500 pounds The hg
shell from the Philippines Is OF TINS
species
Among recent gifts 10 the museum Is
The A. y. Gabay collection Of decorative
shells, found in Asia and California. n
contrast IL collection OF abnormal ul
deformed shells In odd shapes and sizes
displayed near by. or beauty iu marx
ing and form are the specimens of volu,es
from tho West Indies and the Pacific
Florida Is represented by specimens 81 th"
Junoula, found on tho west coast ana
worthy OF note are the CyprTidr. o'
cowris shells which are known all over
the globe with perhaps the most ailurnF
examples existing In the warm trop'"
oceans.
The collections OF Frederick 4. con
oh nr John q law william y