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quite n Little Man.

To THE EplToR or THE SuN-Sir. Your
interesting review on October 25 Of Miss
Topham's memoirs OF the kalsers Court"
recalls a passage written about fifteen
years ago by an Eugl,shwoman then lv-
ing in north Germany, the Countess Won
Arnim tthe Elizabeth 81 the German
Gnrden'), whose repatriation as a British
subject was announced recently A Ger
man mother brings her boy 10 take
tea with the Countess little girls, the
april, May and June bahies':
The babies said, Sow We shall play"
Come. boy' said June. selling his arm
as he showed no signs Of moving Come
does you heart We shall play"
II never play with MI. girls" said tho
boy.
Tn. babies stared why not" they
asked.
They're much too stupid They can't he
soldiers whom they grow up, and can't nEht.
I'm going 70 he a soldier and hrht every
body. and Kill them too" And he marched
up and down the room with hts head up
and his shoulders back, making blood
thirsty lunges at the babies as he passed.
quite a little man, YOU see" whispered
the delighted mamma on the sofa.
TITUs MUNsoS CoAN.
NEW YoRK, October 81.
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NEW YORK history.
A Manhattanite Furnishes Some Answers
to n Chicago Catechism.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: Re
! ferrlng to your recent editorial article
containing list of prize questions con-
corning New York State, propounded by
the Empire State Society OF ChcsgO,
enclose the following answers. Perhaps
another Of your readers will complete the
task:
Where is the Mlburn house and with
what event Is II associated? Buffalo The
death of President Mckinley.
What happened at Dunkirk May IS,
1851? A celebration to mark the extern
sion OF the Erie Railroad to that town.
Identify the following well known New
Workers. Roswell l.. Flower, Clement G.
Moore. Marshall Leiferts william Cooper.
Roswell y. Flower was Governor of New
York. Clement c. Moore wrote Twas
the Night Before Christmas" Marshall
Lefforts was colonel OF the Seventh Regi-
ment in 1861 when IL marched down
Broadway on Its way to the front.
In what famous work of fiction is the
story of the Bloody Pond massacre re-
lated?
In what work OF fiction does the char
acter OF Anthony Van Corear appear?
In 1rvings "Knickerbocker."
What great religious movement origi-
mated at Palmyra? Mormonism.
What monument stands at Stone Arabia
and what occurrence does it commemo-
rate?
From what does the town of Painted
Post derive It's name? From a noted
landmark I'm western New York. IL was
a post OF oak planted in the ground upon
the bank Of Cohocton Creek near the
Pennsylvania line. 1t was painted In the
Indian fashion and was n monument OF
great antiquity supposed TO commemorate
the death OF some celebrated warrior
Name one person of national reputation
whose name Is prominently associated
with each OF the following pl1ces: Auburn
Kindcrhook Tarrytown. North Elbd.
Yuukers Martin Van Buren, was born
AZ Klnderhook.
Relate the history ~ the Yankee
Doodle" house at Rensselaer,. The cyan
kee Doodle" house was Abercromble's
headquarters I'm l75S. II was there that
the term Yankee Doodle" came into use
the words being suggested by the ragged
appearance OF the Connecticut troops and
used in contempt by the well kept red
coats.
TO what natural advantage Is attribu-
table the commercial supremacy OF
Rochester? The falls OF the Genesee
Give the name and work OF woman "
Troy who made an important contribu-
ton TO the cause Of higher education of
woman. Emma Hart willard. In 1921
she became principal OF the female semi
nary In Troy.
w no WAS inc foeI OF t0e revolution
and where did he reside? Philip Freneau
He was born in Frankfort street New
York city.
When and where was the New York
city Chamber Of Commerce organized?
In 1873 at the Merchants Coffee House.
lower Wall street
What building once stood at the north
cast corner Of Wall and Nassau streets
New York city. and with what great
event Is II associated Federal Hall. The
Inauguration OF Washington.
lTtsToRrcUs.
NEW York. october 81.
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EXPLAINS FLAW IN AQUEDUCT
Professor BerLey Says Nobody Could
Have Foresecn Weakness.

Prof. Charles =. Berkey OF Ooum-
bla University who is one of tho CON
sulttng engineers employed In coarv-'i,7~,
with the construction OF the CatsKllr al lls-
duct, said yesterday that tho flaw that
had occurred IN Contract 20 could not
have been foroseen by either the engineers
or the contractors and was nobodys fault
ut is nothing unusual" no said, that
a weakness should have been found with
tho test pressure, A weakness was found
when the Rondout section was tested and
It was repaired The test OF No. 90 re-
veacd weakness in the rock at tho very
top OF the sphon. This could not tRsS
been forcseen. and could have been re,
vcaicd only by a test after the compile
tion OF the tunnel The weakness OF tho
rock caused tho tunnel to crack slightly.
Accordingly 1t was deemed better to avoid
that rock entirely and to mako the change
now instead OF waiting until the troubis
grew worse"
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NV y W - S's' =
New York, October 81.
Germany and England During Our Chu


To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Sir. With
great delight | read IN to-days SvN tho
answer given by Mr.. Gehrle % Or. Rains
ford. but Mr. Gehre forgot 10 mention
that during the civil war Germany gave
great financial help TO this country ny
buying the United States bonds then is
sued. the so-called hve-twenty and ten
thirty bonds ! myself In 1853 invested,
while yet in Mannheim. nil my savings,
about 500, IN these bonds. England,
instead OF helping us financially. tried TO
separate the South from the North, en-
barrassng us In every way shape and
manner RERTHoLD LEVY.
NEW YORK October 20.
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Thoughts Suggested by tn" Ter
centenary EiaSco.

This letter from a distinguished ar
ti>t ana excellent citizen contains
what seems To lis fruitful suggestion
10 municipal hlgwigs. professional and
amateur hcgc;tcrs az celebrations and
COMMUNICATIONS. advertisers with ar
tiStic tastes and tho community that
delights, as all persons reasonably en-
dowed with curiosity. Imagination, the
desire Of the strange and beautiful,
the passion for amusement, spectacle
and drama. must delight, in civic
shows. professions, tahleaux. history,
.allcgory or symbolism on wheels or
legs, the moving picture unfoldcd along
the street:
ITO THE EprToR or THE SuN-Sir. Any
one who hehcld the orderly crowd OF eager
people who had gathered on Fifth avenue
last night must have felt sorry for them
in their disappointment at tho wretched
pageant which our city served up for
their entertainment Two floats alone did
honor to tho occasion and reJolcod the
hearts OF the oulookers.
Would u not he worth while for our
Guy " ~ EsI44Et IIhi tNNIbIs ottdNlothllN
In which prizes would be awarded to the
most original and best decorated floats
the Same being given over TO advertising
only? These events would be OF compare
lively no cost TO the city and give endless
entertainment 10 our citizens, who hunger
for professions.
ct would be a fine way to advance
knowledge Of American manufactures and
to develop both taste and skill These
same floats could be uumountable so that
they could be sent from city to city, Civ
ing a wide field Of entertainment as well
as commercial utility. Is this a visionary
idea? c. b.
NEW YoRK. October 20"
The 1914 terccntenary came at an I'M
gracious time There was a certain
artllicality about the choice of date.
Perhaps New York is too big to enter
heartily into these anniversary merry
mahingS. Perhaps anniversaries have
been little oyerdone and not always
too well done. An Old small city, say
n place Ike Portsmouth, y. H., an old
town, university village. is more
likely to have the solidarity of feeling.
the coherent interest, and even the In
telllgent direction needed. The revival
in new forms of the Tudor and Eliza
bclhan maSque and pageant has be-
come notable in the United States In
the last few years The organization
Of them may be said to be a regular
profession IA which almost auv wom-
ans college, for instance, has among
It's graduates successful practlsers full
OF knowledge and with a fine archRO-
logical, antiquarian and aesthetic spirit,
Nor are the men folks behind In play
or procession, The Illuminating touch
OF painters and sculptors, able 10 visu-
ali2e the pnst, is never grudgcd.
II may he confessed that in New
York the muncipa. scheme of dccora-
tiOn Is not eXacting EOmc cheap .Tapa-
uose lanterns 10 conquer The night for
day a lot Of tlagS ana few tubs Of
plants, the scenery of lloboken beer
garden does memory err In 50 rctrac-
Ing the sacrifices OF the city fathers TO
beauty? Too much monotony. a uni,
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TASTY ~ DDTNG.
Plain Boiled. It's Good: Fried II Is Verify
UcIcctabic.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SuS-Sir: on
the bill ~ fare ! found Fried Corn Meal
Mush," which proved to bc that old friend
fried hasty pudding, made Of Indian meal
Indian mca" is so called OF course
from the fact that It was made of Indian
corn, hut where "hasty" came from has
always been a puzzle to me. lIasty pud-
ding can by no means be cooked hastily
II must be boiled or set 10 simmer for
hours before II II done
Just plain hasty pudding makes very
solid and substantial food. II you let this
pudding get cold and then cut It of In
moderately thin slices and fry It, make
fried hasty pudding OF e, to be eaten with
butter and sugar or butter and moasses.
YOU have dish that may fairly be d,-
scribtd as delectable.
The modern breakfast foods may be
more easily and quickly prepared, but try
fried hnsty pudding. You cook Il over
night and cut II of TN slices and fry 1t in
the morning. !. w. GLtMMERToN.
BROOKLYN, October 30.
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TRUE iWERICiNISN.

From the Constitution Of the United
States OF America mo religious test
shall ever he required az a qualification
to any office or public trust under the
United States"
From the Constitution OF the State OF
New York: THE free exercise and en-
joyment of religious profession and wor-
ship. without discrimination or pref
erence. shall forever be allowed In this
State to all mankind"
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Russian railway travel In about the
best and cheapest in the world, rates he.
ing less than cent mile. Morcovor
the ordinary coach IL far more comforta-
BILE than our Pullman cars The only
fault that | have to find is that they arc
SLOW. In times of peace they will give
you fast travel If you want it, but II 10
very expensive.
once in petrograd the next problem
was 10 reach England to take passage for
the United States. We considered gong
by way OF Archangel and the Arctic
ocean route, far To- the north where there
was no danger of mines but this route
was liable To become blocked by ice. Wa
finally learned that We could reach stool
holm by boat from Rauma in Finland,
ana secured places on a train running 20
that port We found the Firms most
interesting people and their country very
beautiful, It's lakes and hills contrasting
strongly with the FIAT plains OF central
Russia.
From Rauma an old pilot ran the boat
across the Gulf OF Bothnia to Stockholm
lie said that the route was not dangerous
although little earlier "A naval battle
had been fought off the Aland Islands
through which We passed. In Stockholm
II appeared that the Swedcs favored tho
Germans. while in Christiana, where We
embarked for Liverpool, tho NorwcCians
sympathzed with the allies.
I'VE found it necessary to change our
spoken opinions as we went from one
country TO the other. The same thing had
been true I'm Russia, where We found IL
advisable not even to understand German
much less speak it
Prom Christianla wa took n Wilson
Line boat for Liverpool As one of tho
steamers OF this line had been blown up
by a mine shortly before "a launch pre-
coded the boat TO show the safe passage
and we were told that the holsters ON tho
beds were life prescrvers. As we found
when We arrived in Liverpool that our
boat would not leave for a week We went
to London and returned in time to take
the Canadian on October 10 for Boston
whore we ArrNed ON MnndaNn
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir;
Though we may DO annoyed at constant
contradictions In the news from the seat
of war. there II still one daily item which
il never contradictcd by the cOmbatants
and need not he doubted 1t comes i'm
partially from Petrograd and Berlin from
Vienna and Belgrade, from Paris and
Antwerp, from London and Meta and IL
ever the same Tho losses of the enemy
were enormous" IL not this tho lesson
we should learn from this horror now
enduring FREpERicK T. DICKSON,
NEW YORK, October 80.
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Point of Mobilization.

"Kiev was an important mobilization
point for south Russia, and at one time
there was said 20 have been nearly / 900
900 men in and about tho city. Us a
consequence railroad traffic was totally
Interrupted and my instruments, which
had ordered shipped to me from Libau.
did not arrive. AS | had no way Of ascer-
tanning when they were liable to come. |
set about making an instrument of my
own.
Il found a good Photographic lens IN
Kiov, which had been manufactured by
an Englishman some thirty years ago.
and set about making my own observing
camera. II was we'll that | did so. FOR
the instruments did not arrive from the
coast until the evening before the eclipse,
and a. 1t was too late to adjust them,
they were not even unpacked.
After being In kiey week We re-
ceiVed an invitation from a Count Bob
rinsky to photograph the eclipse from his
estate at Semla, about a hundred miles
south Of kiev. The estate Is one OF the
largest In Russia. consisting of over 49,
600 acres.
The mansion was the largest eve
saw. | paced It off one day and found
that ii was more than five hundred feet
kong. On one Of the firm tiled porches OF
this house | set up the instrument While
we were directly In the centre OF the
path, we were unfortunate In that a bank
Of clouds extended over that section OF
Russia at the hour OF the eclipse, while
most OF the other points OF observation
had clear sky. | was able. however,
20 take several photographs showing tn
solar corona quite plainly.
THE eclipse over our next concern was
to find a route home. At Kiev we knew
nothing Of what was going on except as
a chance traveller came through from the
west The safest route appeared to be
by way Of the Transs iberian Railway 70
Japan.
I'VE therefore went to Moscow, the
Journey taking US three times as long as
usually taken. There we were told that
we would be unable To take this route AS
the belief at that time was that the Jap
anesc were sending troops to Europe owe
the railroad From there we went To
st. Petersburg, now Pctrograd. on one OF
the finest trains | have ever ridden upon
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Fire Commissioner ADAMsoN has one
more unpleasant surprise for the tax
payers in the revelation that a million
or 80 OF the money set aside for the
reconstruction Of the city's. fire alarm
system has been wasted The loss OF
the money is bad enough. but the alarm
Ing thing is that the antiquated and
defective sigma, system should be con-
t!nued indefinitely while the public were
under the belief that It was being re-
placed rapidly.
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To THE EpiroR or THE SuN-Str: 7
wish TO congratulate THE SrH on its
stand In UNFOLDING American liberty.
As the descendant OF ono whose an
cestors helped found this country 1t has
been handed down to mo that one Of thelr
wise basic doctrines wa. religious liberty.
am Republican and Protestant:
and always have been, hut were In
New York to vote next Tuesday would
vote for Martin H. Glynn for Governor.
II for no other reason than because Of the
gang that has struck at the foundation Of
our country's liberty in bringing religious
questions into the election.
STONE HoUsE.
WEST NORFOLK, Conn, october 30.
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sure It's count by the simple process Of
marking cross in front of each Of the
fifteen chosen names. disregarding al
together the circles at the top.
For this special and highly important
exercise OF the franchise the voter
should vote on Tuesday next ms a clti-
zen of New York rather than as a Re
publican. a Democrat or Progressive.
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A Religious Editors Mistake.


F''HE Ut sTHH'VHUI NTTWUWFT
About two weeks ago the Rev. G. l..
RovRrd, editor Of the Montana Messenger
organ n the Methodist Episcopal Church IN
Montana, wrote AN editorial IN which he
asked his readers to vote YES" on the Kiley
boxing measure TO he submitted at the No
vembcr election. The paper had been out
several days before Mr. Bovard discovered
that the advice he had given was just the
opposite 10 what he had intended. The
preacher Is now issuing a special edition OF
his papor, IN which he confesses his error
and asks his readers to put the cross before
the line on the ballot which says Against
said measure No. g.
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PROF. TODD SAW BOTH
ECLIPSE AND THE WAR
Amherst Astronomer Tells OF
Travels in Russia for Science
and Safety.
HAD 1000 MILE JOURNEY

AMHERST, Mass, Oct 3f.-Home from
his 1000 mile journey through the w--,.
ring countries of Europe, Prof. Dav.i
Todd OF Amherst College. one OF the
worlds leading astronomers to-day. gaze
an account Of his travels to a representa-
tive of TIE sun to-day. Accompanied
by his daughter. Miss Millicent Todd he
arrived In Boston on Monday morning
His own story follows:
THE path OF the total eclipse OF the
sun which | went abroad to observe ran
from northern Scandinavia southeastern
through western Russia and the Crimca
to Armenia. | had thought OF seeing 1t
from the latter region. but finally decided
upon Russia.
we sailed from New York on July
and after stopping at Rotterdam landed
at the port of LibIu, Russia. Riga, east
Of this port, was the nearest place on the
seventy-tve mile belt In which the eclipse
could Ice seen, but since "A large number OF
the forty or more parties which had come
TO Russia had located there | thought 1t
advisable to seek some other location, AS
We might all be caught in u cloudy bolt
and thus be unable to see the eclipse S.
leaving my instruments there, We went on
to So. Petersburg.
There, through tho chief observer OF
the Imperial Observatory, 1 received an
invitation to make my observations from
the private estate OF a Col Graeves
Stavidly, near kaminka in Kiev. There
was already great excitement in St
Petersburg over the Balkan situation, and
soon after we started for klev the orde
for mobilization came. We reached Kicv
safely. but there We received a message
from the Colonel saying that he was
called TO st. Petersburg. and asking Us
to await his return. as the mobilization
was expected to last but short time
We never saw him again.
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There is nothing s,lrpr,sinr In the mr.

There Is nothing surprising in the ap-
pearance OF Miss PHOEBE BRiGGs Of
Nassar College on the roll of Carnegie
Hero Fund medallists The divine gift
of courage Is no exclusive possesslo Of
masCulinity. Miss BRIGGS a the risk of
her own life saved three girls from
drowning at Poughkeepsie last year
showing not only courage but readiness
Of resource and presence of mind. No
honor was ever more worthlly won.
Long may Miss BRIGGS OF Vassar live To
be proud Of her medal
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Don't count tho enemy. Beat him
General DIMrTmErF.
This injunction OF the Bulgarian
soldier serving with the Russian army
In Gaicia is likely to survive the cam
paign and become historic, but It seems
better suited TO the old heroic days OF
frequent bayonet and cavalry charges
than to these modern times OF destruc-
tive artillery duels and sharpshootlng
from elaborate systems OF intrench-
ments
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GEordr FRxp WILLIAMS. m. Mira,

dEoHdr FRSe WILLIAMS, the Mpret Of
Dedham. Is homo once more after dis
covering Albania and exposing the
wicked powers Of Europe. He arrived
just in time to make another discovery
and impart 1t to public hanging on
his words. He announced on landing
in New York that the situation in the
balkans was serious. with Turkey In
the field against Russia. The profu--
dity OF this remark crowns with shining
glory perhaps the most remarkable
diplomatic expedition on record.
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The Constitutional Convention and
the Jntcrmycrian Dilemma.

the Jntcrmyerian Dilemma.
we SNAIL wv "H'V W. Va" l" "''''N"''
the perpleNitics OF certain correspond
ents who are confldlug to rs their trou.
81. o,o,o Nth +h,,r ror,os aud o,
Wv "
dresses FOR example
i went to the poH' al ,he last rr,sl-
80, e., ~. 18Th ,o,,rd s,,,,,r, t.,,rr,.
MYERS name on the ticket az presI-
dental elect'r; so tore up the ballot and
'ousu iol az
NJ I,xrrr,,yrn ON IN. ticket again as ,
candidate for the constitutional conven-
ton. ana again shaII chahge my v''e'
o.,,i, c,,.,,i.,,..o :. ,s.r. -, ,,.,,. - .,,,,
pressing him Cannot honest mon vote
the Democratic ticket without finding his
"""'e '''''e'
Asa'"' io' '"S''''-'
II lHt - uoes "o' oe''e'e WA, 'NN
cors,Itu,,on,l convention why docs =. m,
frankly explain in its editorial columns
now ne came 10 appear on the democratic
,.seo., '' ~. M ,,'....' '','
- am Republican. but had made M
my mind TO vote for Governor GlrSH,
pe'ns 'hnuen'eu ~ '''S 'ou,' ny '"r
nav. n,,bIrg - do win ans. n,,.,lc,l nar,v
that indorses UNTERMYEn"
We frankly repIv that ve do nor
J'NrrRMYrR came TO appenr among the
Democratic candidates for election ms
delegates to tho constitutional convcn.
ton. All we can offer I'm the way OF
EXPLANATION is tho well known fact that
he is perennial
But for those citizens who do not
want TO vote for Mr.. SAMUEL UNrrR.
MYrR for this or any other public Office:
those citizens who are dlsInclned 10
entrust Nr. SAMUEL GoMPEgs with n
mart in the revision of the organic law:
those citizens who lind on the ticket Of
their own rarfy the names of men
whom they know or believe to be not
well qualified for the suprcmcly i'm.
portant work which the constitutional
convention is To do-for all such voters
there IS an Obvious course.
This wear the ballot for delegate. 70
The constitutional convention is separate
from that which contains the names Of
candidates for the ordinary elective
offices. The function for which the
delegates are to he chosen is likewise
separate from the field of political par,
tlsanshp or faction. The prime con
Germ Of the citizen should he 10 send To-
the convention, not a set Of Democrats
or set of Republicans, or set Of
Progressivcs, but n delegation of men
of the highest intellectual and moral
standing, lit by character and expert
ence aud training to assist in the de
alterations OF the convention ana To
represent and safeguard in that body
the interests OF the whole people This
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II will take WHITMAN two years to
learn what ! know now. Elect mo this
fail. and | will see that WHITMAN has a
free hand 10 investigate graft In the state.
Then | will SEQ to II that he Is elected
Governor OF the Stste.--NILLrAM SULzER.
SUFFERS bids for tho Governorship
become more and more unconventional
as the campaign draws to an end.
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which:

New England concerns are turning out
. coo 900 pairs OF shoes for the troops or the
HllICr.
Shoes Ike these a thought reveals
That engages you ana me:
VIII n he their toes or heels
which viii turn toward victoryT
H. g. II.
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The names OF the Kaiser, tho Austrian
Emperor and the Duke OF SkxE-CoBURg
AND GOTTA do not appear In the latest
edition of tho British army list-London
despatch.
1t is safe to say that the royal per-
sonages concerned will be glad TO hear
Il. The compliment was empty.