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J.R0OKI.YN TIM MS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1901. J.ST IlllOOKLYM TO IT, LOU 1 8. take flu trouble to rettoter or to voteY clently for lbs time being, A food ntant Tut 33moKlj; Cinujj, WITH THE WOMEN'S CLUBS. Tiffany Co. Diamond and Gtnt Merchant Suggest csrefulexaml nation of their holiday stock tad comparison of prices.

Ths following pot in was ra4 by Mr, Snow, lb author of It, at a lunrhoun In HI, Jouls sn Tweailay, given by William Hani, is Hit party who nt that ell to eolebmtt luiioitiyn r(y at th eiposiiioni lull) a lly at th West, from oroau't tlrsnd Alar Iji iiia ihea arvKllo Al llir I Hltis iiiron la well-unit), talherea li imuoii lilMiiil And (tiai ths rloed ys grandly eolehratat I Im I i Ittl t(r ttint (luiil f.alin Haiku, Hit new-born union In the Watt II ulna in ihy aitnlili miw liv tlnw uesmi' Ilia tnsrcli ut aiMiOl luki't II Waaiwald linalw And birr mors fair, tur star eould never fail Worthy thr fllva of that high Cfi- LuuIhImRkh ai'l Of kit iiimI oanio Irinil uur araal Jeffaraonl nor siins Bar, statesman aauiau a iiuwor And worth Ilia rissil of this fair festival. When Ilia yuuiig laud hu III had trc 4fM till. With tony eourags doubt could nt'sr appall in ims out ski liner victory won iiiait wua in to imr acariti glory er pain uoiioi An hundred rosra hav passed what won- uaia wiouani Alnnar iha mlahtv etresml the Jhaiia-ni Hum tranafuiiiilng wand bath liroiiKfii Roam but the unreal visions of a roam I Wlier stretched In vast pno lo Western Th nsttileia forest and th trsckleas plain. Ureal rttmaa and teeming million toon snuuid lie. And (sir and fields of waving grain And every arl of pnac through HiMl broad latia snuuia reigu, Hall to tba statesman whose far-seeing eyes saw in ilia term I no nation tout annum do.

wntv now a nusniy empire anuuia srioo Ann sixon no colli inmit, -10 Anil buiiilliii far lha future, led the wav With preacfanc and high courage, daring rai. An KniDsrar'a Anmaln In a tlnsl day ltimahc fur a Dura of soldi A vaat estate. from rope a despot guinea lo Freedom oonsocruiei Conauest of sense! on thy triumphal day. No mourning captives, chained to vlolor't Nor sihA of war, nor bloodshed marked thy Nor hats, nor wrong, did thy escutcheon marl No throng of armed hosts thy mountains crnssMl. Thy forest aoMad to no battle cry.

No glory gained with nation's honor loat, Nor victor a plaudit, echoed with a sigh. Louisiana won-nor any doomed to dial Conquest of pstoel No Alssc her doth ant.ei, And Lorraine, aeared 'wlth unforcotten scar: No rlvon Poland, 'neath th warrior's heel. Bnoll of the victor from the Held of war. Ths un that ihlnrs thy boundless plains along Llrhts not the smallest hamlet but Is free: The winds that sweep thy mountains bear no song Bava tliat the natrlot slnm whers liberty And and law now are, and evermore snail bei So be It ever, throuch the comtnr age Our nation's deitiny shall be fullilled. Dy in wan mat greed or passion wane.

r. ot oy i no Diooa or roes ororeinren spuieai Hut In th, Krlifir and nobler wav lie patriot statesman uugnt us, wnen oi rore His victory of rtace, 4n one brief day Won alorv creator than a year of war! So may It be, dear land, with thee forever- morei COMPARATIVE ART EXHIBIT. Paintings by Native and Foreign Artists on View. Th comparative exhibition of native and foreign art promises to Interest ptoture lovers during the next few weeks at the galleries of the Fine Arts Society, In West Fifty-seventh street, Manhattan. As the result of a discussion among some men Interested In art as to the rospeotlve merit of paintings by European and American I artists the exhibition which opened this I week was arraigned with the object of I showing; the representative work of native! and foreign painters side by side.

The 200 or more pictures brought together approximately represent tbe past century In art and an exceedingly interesting show ing is made. Not all the leading artists have plotures on view, but an opportunity afforded for a fair comparison. Portraits generally and rural paintings have been ex cluded. While the scope of the exhibit Is comparatively limited the selection of paint, lngs Is commendably judicious and will il Tlijs htipiwna so ptlvn that it has become a Uiffiruli mat lor to got a largs nuuilwr of pur moat Inielllgmit vlUtons lo vols at all ept when there I an election for Pre' ulrnt, although rrslitntlitl elections art of leas (l)roi'i Import to His average fill sen Ihnn llne that determine the cum ilexlon of our municipal and Hmle gorern ninnla, There has been considerable agitation In recent rar In favor of the plan of direct nominations, which has operated elsewhere with sutuhotory results, It has been claimed that the local organUatlon has authority to make sucb a change In sle tlon moilioiK but that authority, If II exists, has not bn eierclwrl, nor does It seem likely la b. The slmpleM to secure the reform would be by amend' Inn tht Primary law so as to make such nominations mandatory, In the case of eandidatei for certain offices, Nothing would operate more etTertirely lo bring out a full vote In ths municipal election next year than would the enactment of such an amendment.

NAVAL FUSS AND LEATHERS, The perennial, and to most people musing squabble between the line nd staff officers of the Navy over the use of naval titles has broken out In a new spot, Many people Imagined tbat a modus Viven di had been found when ths Navy Per sonnel bill was enacted and that thereaf ter there would Is no more outbursts of wrath on the part of Insulted officers of ths line when mere engineers- undertook to use ths nafHI titles tbat corresponded with the rank they held. That bops hat been disappointed. A particularly fussy and fractious elderly naval man, Rear Ad-mlrafjohn II. Upshur, to wit, hat revived the old quarrel by filing charges against a brother officer, who, like himself, la on the retired Hit, The officer against whom Admiral Up shur has entered complaint It Peter C. Aaserson, of the engineer staff, who retired In 1001 with the rank of Rear Admiral.

Upshur lives In Washington, while Asserson makes his home at Floral Park, I. The charges arise from the fact that Civil Engineer Asserson has the title "Rear Admiral" on his visiting card, and Admiral Upshur maintains tbat his brother officer has no right to the title, being a civil engineer, without military rank. As-serson's claim to the title of Rear Ad miral arises from the fact that he was retired with that rank, the distinction in the service, especially on the part of line offl cers, being that between rank and title, The charges are understood to have sug gested that Asserson was "guilty of con duct unbecoming an officer and a gentle man." This is not the first time that Up sbur has similarly distinguished himself. Some time ago he called the attention of the Navy Department to the fact that Franklin C. Prlndle, who was also retired with the rank of Rear Admiral, was using the title which denoted his rank.

At that time, it Is understood that Assistant Sec retary Darling rebuked Admiral Upshur for taking so active a part in a campaign against other naval officers who were em ploying titles regarding which there might be some question. It was then asked why a retired officer should institute the inquiry. Admiral Upshur has been vlgl lant in this respect, and while many offi cers agree with him In his opinions about titles, they do not endorse his action In preferring charges and seeking to have of ficers punished by reprimand. To a mere civilian, dense and uninform ed on the fine points of naval etiquette. It seems about the acme of absurdity that a man who carries the rank of Rear Admiral or any other rank, should be liable to a charge of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman for using the title that denotes his rank.

How fortunate it Is that the officers of the United States Army have none of this foolish sensitiveness! Suppose, just suppose, that Gen. O. O. Howard should file charges against Col. M.

J. Dady for unwarranted use of a military title. TEE BUSINESS WORLD. With come Interruptions, the advance in the stock market has continued, and although there may be some further ob stacles of one kind or another to sur mount the chances are that the rise In the value of securities will continue, at least for a time. That there are some drawbacks In the situation It would be idle to deny, For Instance, there Is always a chance of more or less trouble growing out of the Far Eastern war, or of com plications between England and Russia.

The sensitiveness of the world's bourses to the relations between England and Russia was Illustrated the other day by vague rumors of a clash between the two Powers on the Afghanistan frontier, and on the following day by reports of a hitch in the negotiations looking to a settlement of the recent North Sea Incident, both of which caused a fall in British consols, and nervoilflneHR In ths mtnole mnrlrAra nn Knfh sides of the water. Perhaps the recent exports of gold to Paris may also be due to a certain nervousness in regard to the foreign political situation. This Includes more or less danger, apparently, from the Internal conditions existing in Russia, which. If reports are true, are such as to give reasonable grounds for grave appre hension, even of an attempt on the part of the people to mitigate ths burden of a well-nigh unendurable yoke' by revolution Itself. This would be the ordinary course of history, as Illustrated in the annals of France, Germany and America, to say nothing of England and other lands.

The danger may not be at Immediate as some suppose. In the case of Russia, but Immediate or remote. It unquestionably Is a one which It will do no harm to keep In mind. That such a convulsion would produce a very marked effect on the financial centres of Europe goes without saying. Furthermore, of late we have had some danger of the downfall of the French Ministry, which would also not be lightly regarded In the present condition of French affairs.

Then there is the question of the money market in this country. The surplus of the New York banks Is admittedly far from large, and preparations must be made for a call on the depositary banks, which It known the Secretary of the Treasury contemplates In the near future. This, with the exports of late of some $7,600,000 gold, leads to some consideration as to what the foture of the money market Is likely to be. What Is certain la, there Is a tendency towards an advance In rates on time loans, while call loans are undoubtedly stronger than they were a while ago. Bar gold has advanced In London, and foreign rates have been firm here, with some decrease In the supply of cotton bills.

Then, gain, a good many stocks have already had a sharp advance, and the question arise whether they bar not risen suffi- Are of thai opinion, Moreover, the cost of labor Is pretty hlyh, raw malnrUli are high, and to It the of living, IUII Mad earning are not In all caow hI. Another Indication Dial sverythlui Is nol quits at It Should be It ths tendxney to gamble In tlmkt of a dubious value, It has certainly been ft fcaiur of (lis recent feverishly active tlork niarkel, Mi ban lug Interact bar plenty of slocks lo sell, nil will have mors lo tell In Hit fu lure, Yet, nn the whole, tht si nation It tucli that ths prevailing sentiment It "bulllth1 rather Ibtn otherwise. The effect of Hie recent election on business was nnmlttak able. Already It thowt a decided revival, If the tariff Is lo be revised, tht work will 1 don by Hit party that mailt lb tariff, and there I llttl likelihood, under the circumstances, of prolonged period of tin certainty, In all branches of bulnti tht demand for commodities Is good, and In torn department It outrun the supply, Tl activity In steel. Iron and copper It 1 significant feature of tht business tit na tion, Salet of Iron and ateel are Increaa rising prices.

The actlvrty In cop per tmonnti lo a vtrltablt business furore, and prices are rapidly advancing, tbli being on Indication of the advance In the us of electricity, tumping thti a an unquestionable age of electricity. Tht dry goods business I Improving. Trans- totlont In woolen and cotton goods tr In creasing, and It I hoped In th near future that th strike at Fall River will bt set tled, to th end that th enormous tex tile Interest of tbat centra may bt again set In motion. Good prlcet await th fanner for hit orons of grain and cotton, and confidence In business circle 1 everywhere apparent, A significant circumstance Is th excellent Investment demand for securities, showing that capital It not dlitrustful, but, on tht contrary, confident. Near at hand are the enormous January disbursements for dividends and Interest, which promts to till further stimulate Investment buying, and as to th money market, funds sent West and South torn time ago for the movement of crop will toon return, and there 1 no apprehension of so serious monetary stringency, although, with the expansion of business, which now seems to be in prospect, large amounts of money will be absorbed, to the detriment of Wall itfket speculation.

Meantime, however, the output of gold I very large. That or South African mines It at th rate of 000,000 a year, and that of this country and the Klondike is rapidly increasing. The Secretary of the Illinois Manufacturer' Association says he looks forward to the most prosperous conditions that the country has ever known. Some of the iron mills of St Louis have orders for many months ahead. The large carpet, tapestry hosiery and silk mills of Philadelphia are busy, and manufacturers there look for a brisk trade throughout the winter.

Im provement In the jewelry business In Prov Idence, R. has been very noticeable elnce the election. Pittsburg and other tteel and Iron centres report a steady augmenta tion In trade, and great confidence as to the future. Orders for cars and locomo tives have greatly Increased since the election. Additional men will be put on In most of the furniture factories of Grand Rapids, Mich, Orders for agri cultural Implements are greatly Increasing, and the winter's business promises to require a greatly increased torce in the fac tories.

In short, railroad, Iron, steel, textile, building, and, it may be added, mining Industries have all revived very notice ably since the national election, and the dominant sentiment Is one of hope and confidence. The grain markets, at one time higher, have latterly declined somewhat. The out look for the wheat crop In Argentina seems to be less favorable than at one time, and the visible supply In this country has not been Increasing so rapidly as It was a year ago. Moreover, drought conditions prevail in the Southwest. Corn has at times been active and advancing, but It has fluctuated of late more or less irreg ularly.

On the whole, however, the corn situation has been so strong as to make bears more cautious. Old corn has been sparingly offered, in spite of the fact that the last crop turned out to be 2.450.000,000 bushels. Cotton has latterly declined owing to a fall In Liverpool, and a very general expectation that the next census report, expected early In December, will be of a bearish tenor; that Is, showing by the glnners' reports that the crop is con siderably the largest on record. More over, although Manchester's trade Is good, transactions at the New York Cotton Exchange are very slim, and contrary to ex pectations, the Fall River strike has not yet been ended. The cotton goods business in this country, however, is unques tionably Increasing, and an unusually large crop will be needed to supply the demand.

It may be Inferred from the tone of their address "to the Democrats of the nation" that In spite of the defeat of Congressman Baker, the members of the Radical Dem ocracy of Brooklyn are about the happiest set of men In the country. It would have been a terrible blow to our aggressive Radicals If safe and sane Democracy bad triumphed In ths election of Parker; such a result would simply have placed them out of commission. The Radicals see their onnortunltV In the overthrow of Parker, and they are rejoicing with great joy. There are certain remarks In the manifesto which, unless the Brooklyn Times misreads them, would Indicate that Senator McCarren Is not the first choice of the Radlcsls for the Presidency or any other resnonsible office. The Senator may console himself, however, with the reflection that lie was re-elected and Rob ert Baker waa not.

It Is said that the opinion is gaining ground In Russian naval circles that "peace at any price" Is the British motto just at present and that the British are ready to accept any terms If thereby they can keep out of the Japanese war entanglement It may be hoped that this Idea does not prevail in the Government It a rather dangerous notion. JINGLES OF TO-DAY. On Saturday night on Saturday night With your pay envelope tucked out of sight Visions of Sunday, and rest and delight All day at home, where ths fir burns bright Home, to be welcomed by arms warm and white. Who cares for life's battle, and struggle. and fight? flour old millionaires In all their might Know not these Joys of a Saturday night T.

W. J. TW Bfaoklr Tloaas Is sat "Tallow," fat ft oMrsMa aalnlat 0 Ma tfee nsbila. trials las son aas asa ka tnatas. DOINGS OF THE WAR VETERANS Or ant 101 gave Ha annual bansjuet ta aos Of ths tavosbor of CfaS JaasootaAS tVxSala, th Uontauk Oluh, Weds as dag Coaimandsr lumen ahxjrta, was toastmaslaa.

Addresses war two its by Oraa, rredortok Grant. ooomultir ot ths Department of ths Et OoiprosoAu Mils O'Roillyt IM Wtllram Fa I tar, Major Albert Todd, of Osn, Oranl' taff th fur. Vradarluk T. Bhanon, ot OraeaSf. SL Cliurok ths Ho.

Marou Taylor, Post Chaplain, nd th toutmaator. Col. Smhh, Horary Asian Frio reoited several poems of a natntary oharaoter, Th Knight of the Oval Tab Is held saaslon after tti banquet Uout Frank tt Utott, a Civil war veteran and oatlv of Ireland, died rsoeotty; at hi boms, LMS Forty-alghlh street. He waa Interred in Orson wood. Winchester Post, No, 17, has loot another eomrad by death, namely.

Griffin Vemp kin, who died recently at Bath Beat, its la th fourth meber of th post to pan away Ino June. Two of Mi four wore killed in railroad accidents. Th tnnual entertainment, package party nd dance of ths Phil Xearny Circle, Ladles ot th O. A. will be bold at Fra ternity Hall, next Morttlay evening November tU Th otrol met last Monday at Hart MalU President, Mr.

Christina Brand, presiding. After Comrade liudwig Miller was obligated, Beoretary Mrs. John Mo-Avery read th department orders. Mlas Lunt, daughter ot Comrade Lunt was (loot ed to membership, and three other ladles filed their application. Mrs.

Ella West announced that Comrade Ira Cavanajrh was Improving. Commander Miles O'Reilly, of Grant Post; Commander Theodore A. Joseph and Comrades John MoAvery, Isaac 8. Beer and John F. Magulr.

Perry Pott: Comrade Jacob West, Sohumann, of Brook lyn Bity Post and Cornell, were nmonc th visitors, Th annual reunion of th survlvers of the fifth New York Independent Battery, Light Artillery, wa held at the residence of It venerable Commander, 481 Balnbrldg street. last Tuesday. Tbe battery was orsranlsed by Capt E. D. Taft In Brooklyn, August 15, iwi; mustered In United States service No vember 1M1, and served In the Army of the Potomao until May It, 1864.

It then served with Gen In ths Shenan doah Valley and was muttered out. July 1 1865. The comrades greeted. each other on the forty-third anniversary of the muster In. Letters were reod from absent comrades.

Officers were elected as follows: Prssldent, E. D. Taft; Vice President, J. V. Grant; Sec- retaryv W.

H. Cornell; Treasurer, a Brand. After the business had been transacted the veterans were summoned to the banquet and seated around the festive board. Among them were Capt. Taft, Lieutenants.

Grant andr Cornell, Comrade C. Brand, Bingham, Weir, Whltter, Krebs, and Andrew Taft, of vreeport, a son of the venerable cap tain. Addresses were made by Capt, Taft and his son. There wa vocal and Instru mental music by Mrs. and Miss Bode and several of the comrades.

At the close all Joined In singing "Auld Lang Syne." O. K. Warren Post, No. 286, G. A.

R-, cel ebrated It 659th meeting last Wednesday evening by mustering in two comrades dur ing Inspection. The occasion was the an nual inspection and the Assistant Inspector was B. William Ennls, a former Commander of Warren Post, but now Quartermaster of Brooklyn City Post, No. 28S. Many of the charter members of the latter post formerly belonged to Warren and nearly every mem ber of the post turned out on the -staff of the Assistant Inspector.

At the conclusion of the Inspection the Assistant Inspector reviewed the military history of Gen. Warren and paid an eloquent tribute to his memory. The post will hold a clipping party, enter tainment and reception at the headquarters of Warren Post, No. 1,810, Fulton street on the evening of November 80. Comrades of the G.

A R. and Sons of Veterans, In uniform, are Invited to be present Col. Theodore A. Joseph has consented to again be a candidate for Commander of Perry Post, No. 89, G.

A. nearly every member of It having signed a petition call ing upon htm to accept another term. The other nominees are: Charles F. Thompson for Vice Commander; James Hodges, Junior Vice Commander; Richard Mathews, Officer of the Day; James McCullaugh, Chaplain; John A. Sutton, Surgeon; Isaac 8.

Beers, Quartermaster; Joseph Rehms, Officer of the Guard; Richard Mathews and William C. Baker, Delegates to Department Encamp ment; John F. Magulre, James McCullough and William C. Baker, Delegates to Memorial Committee; Watson Raines and C. A.

Hopper, Color Sergeants; C. F. Thompson, John A. Sutton, James Hodges, C. A.

Hopper and Robert Glvens, for Trustees. At the last meeting of the post. John Downing, Company Fifth New York Volunteers, and Joseph Peak, Company 176th New York Volunteers, became membess of it. Rear Admiral Upshur has protested to the Navy Department against tbe use of the title "Rear Admiral" by anybody but a man who attained the rank by active sea duty. Erastus T.

Tefft Post will be inspected to night by Col. Samuel Burr, of Slocum Post. The McPherson-Doane Post will be Inspected on December 2 by the same gentleman. The annual country dance of the Slocum I Woman's Relief Corps will be held next I Monday evening, November 21, at Masonle I Temple. Slooum Post, No.

28, gav an Interesting I and successful entertainment last Thursday! evtnlna. at Its headquarters. The features 1 of the affair was a soprano solo by Miss; Lucia Von der Leln, who was encored sev-1 eral times; a slther duet, by tne Knees Sisters; Instrumental and vocal musio by the Misses Sins; recitations, by Miss Irene! Williams; slther solo, by Prof. Sins; vocal solo, by Miss Sabltxky; monologue, by John Whiting; Instrumental solos, by Miss and-Master Schawaroch. Commander Samuel E.

Burr, the hustling head of tne post wat master of ceremonies, and L. G. Tomaselll Chairman of the Entertainment Committee Q. Tomasselll, acted as floor mana-4 eT- "J' I By mistake Past Commander Birt F. rari sens was set aown inunoaji "'( of the Times as toaatmaater at the Gran Post banquet, at the Montauk Clubl Wednesday night.

It was Past H. P. Smith who was toastmaster. Toast master Smith's short address on that oeea slon was one of the features of the banquet Custer Garrison, of the Army and Jir.f Union, will hold it annual ball, at Prospeo Hall. Wednesday, December 21.

Dr. Cherle E. Carroll Is at the head of the Commit tee of Arranxements; Adjt E. V. Auger Secretary, and Thomas J.

McOreaL Tresej urer. Invitations have been sent to Pres! Ident Roosevelt and Admiral Dewey. Past Commander Louis 8. Sanger, of Perr Post, has recovered from his recent nines' He attended the last meeting of the PO'I and the Memorial Committee. He will spen few weeks the State with his daughter IOTJ WILL Sooddeal 1280 BROADWAY TWOTtrsnra Cor.LsxIagtoaAva FLEGENHEIMCR' TOXIC TfBT.

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I'llltXHH' Frlendi. WATSON'S Uurloagao, DIBECT NOMINATIONS. Thoi who faror reform In election methodf by the amendment of the election lawi no as to provide for the direct nomination of candidates for office at the party primaries, where ouch a courae is practicable, should lorn no time In organ-Itinf to bring pressure upon the members of the State Legislature In favor of sucb amendment. Those who opposed it In the past should be satisfied by the result of the toting last week, that no harm can ensue from it. They hare feared that the nomination of candidates by a popular vote at the primaries might derange the schemes of party leaders, and prevent the carrying; out of deals for the nomination of unpopular candidates, and doubtless their fears were wen founded.

At present the leaders have everything In their own bands, and nominating conventions, as a rule, are an Idle, empty and expensive farce. The Assembly district leader makes Ills plans and transmits bis orders to the election district leader. The latter may call a caucus, but If he does those who attend It find that all they are expected to do is to give their approval to a list of delegates prepared In advance, and per- haps to smoke a few cheap cigars as the reward of their docility. When the conventions meet, of course, the delegates go through the form of nominating the candidate who is the choice of the leader, and deem themselves fortunate if, after the convention adjourns, they are invited to drink his health In beer. It Is an excellent system, from the leaders' standpoint, and It relieves everybody else from any responsibility for the character of the candidate.

But it does not always work to the satisfaction even of the leaders, as was demonstrated In the Eighteenth Assembly District, last week. If the law bad permitted the Republican voters to choose the candidate whom they wished to send to represent them in the Assembly, as the law is supposed to do, does any one suppose that Jacob D. Rem-een would have been chosen? But under cur present system, it was the easiest thing In the world for the leaders to name him as the Republican candidate, leaving to the Republicans the alternative of either voting for a candidate they distrusted or for a Democrat The result was that a district which gave 3.000 majority for the Republican candidate for President will be represented by a Democrat In the State Assembly of 1905. This should suffice to convince the leaders that it is useless to weaken their party by Insisting upon retaining control of the nom-lnatlons, unless they can devise some way whereby they can coerce the voters Into voting for their candidates. The operation of the present system constantly tends to weaken the party.

The delegates to the nominating conventions re supposed in theory to represent the rank and file of the party, the men whose votes are needed to win party victories, fcut everybody knows they do nothing of the sort. They are the creatures of the leaders and represent only the leaders, ad It Is not strange that so often the voters get disgusted with the farce and say to themselves. "Let the men who named the candidate elect them; every man to his tent, Israel!" The system saps the vitality of the party, by depriving the voters alike of responsibility, of pride and of confidence in the men they re required to elect It has destroyed popular Interest In the primaries, except on the comparatively rare occasions when leaders and would-be leaders quarrel among themselves, and the excitement of an Inconsequential contest gives the spice of controversy to what Is generally an empty formality. Amend the Primary Election law so as to give, the enrolled voters of the party the opportunity to vote directly for the nomination of the candidate of their choice, and you win soon find a difference. The primaries will be well attended, and the knowledge that the candidate selected is the free choice of a majority of the voters will avert discontent and bring out a full vote on Election Day.

When a man who has served hie constituents faithfully and won their confidence Is set aside simply to gratify the caprice or the spite of a party leader, when the bargain mads or the pledge given by one or two men counts for more In making nominations than the preferences of the thousands of voters, Is It strange that there should be apathy or Indifference, and that enough votr to hold the balance be- twsea the t's-o parUns should refuse to Tills has rather an active week In cli Mom, Th lufTruge clubs have been par Ocularly stirring, they eould by no meant firgot Kllsaboih t'sriy Bianton't birthday, Tht werk Is dlatlniunihsd also by th social da) of L'hlrnpoan on Thursday, which was il't-clally noteworthy for having as tpsak en Mr a. Lillian Hells, Wis, pun Mailt, All's At. Jxmla Hutchinson, and Miss Ivrt Kelly, Mast week will be fairly fra from Club meeting, for Thanksgiving Pay will tako lb IIm and Interest of all, Th meeting thick ars announced will all tak place tht first three daysi Cambridge and Hwlford I', league, on Monday; Urban and Kos mot, on Tuesday; Civltas and Unitarian Lgu on Wednesday, Chlropean held It regular monthly so elsl tftornoon Thursday, at th Knapp Man lion, A very dainty forecast of th adar- noon' toplo, "Type of Childhood," wat teen In ths decoration of tht table for the neon luncheon. Th oentrepltce waa a mass of delicate pink rosebud and at th plat of Ut wa a pink basket filled with "goodie" that children lovo, A groat candy horseaho and a oandy slipper, In which snuggled a baby's shoo, graced th table ends. Th lo cream wit served In the snap of bable, ind Mrs.

Chariot Bar- tram, th President, rolvtd hr In btikot. Thll (Saturday) tftornoon, Mr. Stephen White, of 110 Columbia Helghtt, and her daughter, Mr, Franklin Hopkins, will sntertaln "Th Llttl Men and Women of 'li- On Friday afternoon th thirty-fourth sorably of th Colonial Daughter of th Seventeenth Century waa held at th resi dence of Mr. Henry U. Palmer, Jl Clinton avenut, at I o'clock.

A reception will bt given by the Barnard Club, on Wednesday evening, In 'honor of ana Mrs. Frederick Beat urani. A large contingent of Army nad Kavy offl oors, In uniform, will be present. The Church Charity Foundation held luccsssful all-day "harvest festival" on Thursday, at the Foundation, Herkimer ttreet and Albany avenue. Bishop Burgess conducted aervlots and administered the sucrament In the chapel of St.

John' Hos pital, at 11 A. M. All th buildings were then thrown open to guests, and sale of fancy article, candles, atatlonery, wa eonducted In each. Luncheon waa served th Orphanage, and dinner In the Home for the Aged. Many Long Island guests were present, Th Cambridge Club will hold Its regular meeting Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs.

Baldwin, 691 Wllloughpy street. The subject for consideration will be "Poet of "triousm. A business meeting of the Bedford P. E. League will take place Monday evnlng at Cooper Hall, corner of Bedford avenue and Fulton street The first breakfast and debate of the Civltas Club will take place Wednesday at 12:80 o'clock, In the Plerrepont Assembly Rooms.

The subject for informal discus- Blon will be "Our Domestic Chaos." Mrs. Frank Car Tuttle will maintain it Is the fault of the mistress; Miss Marie Jadwln that It It the fault of the maid, The Brooklyn Woman's Club held Its sec ond regular meeting, November 14. The Committee on Science, of which Mrs. A. Emerson Palmer Is Chairman, had the programme in charge.

Dr. John S. McKay, of Packer Institute, was the speaker of the afternoon, and took for his subject "The New Theory of Matter; or, the Relation Between Matter and Electricity." With the old of lantern slides and practical expert-ents, he brought the scientific subject well m.n. nf radium, and answered ouestlona out to him by the guests and members ot the club. Among those present were Mrs.

Hooper, Mrs. Wing, Mrs. McKay. Mrs. sclo, "The Violet" (Miltenberg), Miss M.

Victoria Lawrence; piano solo. Miss Harriet E. Foster; recitation, "The Missionary Lady," Miss Flora Paine: soprano solo, "St J'tais Jardiniere" (Chamlnade), Miss M. Victoria Lawrence; recitations, "We are Married," and "The Widow Green," Mrs. M.

A. Perkins; soprano solo, Miss M. Victoria Lawrence; recitations, "So Was -1," and The Telephone Girl," Miss Flora Paine; piano selection. Miss Jones; Miss Ctmnlngton, accompanist. The table decorations were red carnations.

The Urban Club held a meeting Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Andrew J. Perry, 3D First place. The speaker was Herbert L. Brldgman, whose address on "A Lesson in Geography" referred chiefly to the North Pole.

The All Souls' Universallst League held Its first meeting of the season on Tuesday afternoon. In the chapel on South Tenth street The subject of the day was "The Eternal Feminine." It was divided Into and as follows: Wo man In the Home," Mrs. G. H. Austin; "Woman In the Church," Mrs.

W. W. Marsdon; "Woman In the Club," Mrs. Henry Meeker Woman in Politics," Mrs. Prlscllla D.

Hack- staff. Mtss Leotard gave some excellent vocal solos. Th Stanton Political Equality League met Monday evening at the Long Island Business College, South Eighth street near Drlggs avenue. The occasion was a cele bratlon of Mrs. Stanton's birthday, which occurred November 12.

Her daughter, Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, spoke in an Inter- way on Mrg. Stanton's life and work and read some of her mother's letters. An attraoUve musical programme wa pro vided. The regular meeting of the Toung People' Political Equality League was held Tues day evening, at tbe home of Mrs.

P. D. Hackstaff. The President. Mrs.

O. M. Has- u. resolutions protesting against the use of the word "sex" In a disfranchising clause In the Enabling act to admit two new States, Okla- LION BRAND COLLARS AND CUFFS MAVg StIS OM VMS Msstasr visas. vhiv ant FOpuiASi 10DAV.

COLLARS, 2 'OR 25 CENTS. CUFFS, 23s. A PAIR. I In of on et be on her serve the purpose of such comparison as wlth'ln the, comprehension of all his listen-will help to a proper estimate of the value er8i and after tne iecture exhlblte(i gpect. Union Square New York home and Arlnona.

llln Loulss Woiin, Vic J'rosldent was In chirg of th eve ning' programme. Mrs, Mary B. Cralglt apoke on "Principle for Which Elliabfth L'ady Stanton Stood." Th Brooklyn Woman Suffrage Association met Tuesday afternoon In ths Plerrepont Assembly Rooms. Mrt. Stephen Lewli pro- sided.

Mr. Camdon C. Dlk apok en th recent Convention ot Women's Clubi, In Byraout. Mr. Anna M.

Jackson, Chair man of th Woman' Prison Committee, gav an addresi on "Economic," and Mist Louis B. Lookwood, Beoretary ot ths Con- sumers' Leagut, pok on "Ths Bthloi ot Th Long Island Boolety, Daughtar of th Revolution, held It second loctal meeting at th horn of It Regent, Mrs. Hamilton Ormobee, 435 Macon street, on Wednesday, November 16. The drawing room and library were effectively decorated with bunohel of yellow After th opening of th meeting by th singing ot America," and th reading of reports by the several secretaries a very Interesting paper on "Lafayette" was given by Mrs. Oeorge W.

Schaumberg. In a rich full con tralto voice, Mrs. Treadwsll sang "Th Landing of th Pilgrims." Then followed Mrs. O. B.

Fits-Randolph, reading "My Great Grandfather's Fourth of July Ova tion." Mra Treadwell again charmed the audience In a quaint selection, "A Memory," "The Train to Poppy Land," words by Eu gene Field. A social half hour was spent and light refreshments were served. The annual reception of the Brooklyn Branch, ot the Needleworkers' Guild, of America, took place Wednesday afternoon In the chapel of the First Church of Christ, Sterling place, near Seventh avenue. Over 250 garments were collected this year. Mrs.

Elliot Langstaff, the President, and Mra. Camden C. Dike, Honorary President, made brief addresses. Colonla Club met Thursday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. J.

E. Sheppard, of 130 Montague street. The President, Mrs. Tompkins, presided, and the business part of the meeting was of unusual Interest by reason of the report given by Mrs. Fit tlnger, who was a delegate to the convention of federated clubs recently held at Syracuse.

Tbe matter of a probationary officer was considered, after which the meeting was placed in the hands of the Literature Committee, of which Mrs. Bishop Is the Chairman. Mrs. Cromwell Chllds gave a solo on the piano, and she was followed by Mrs. Garth-watte with a paper on the life of Robert Louis Stevenson, with extracts from his various writings.

The paper was very full and Interesting throughout. Mrs. Emily Barns Turner gave a brief talk on' the Girls' Wayside Home and sang "Whom Not Hav, lng Seen We Love," the music being of hei own composition. Mrs. Sheppard read paper on recent Scotch writers Illustrates with quotations from their works, which was thoroughly appreciated by all her.

lis teners, her excellent Scotch dialect being a feature of the effort The programme ot the afternoon closed with the serving ot very palatable refreshments and social chat, Another series of dances to be resumed this season Is the Friday Evening Dances, but Instead of three cotillons, as last year, there will be but two. These are scheduled for December 16 and January 27, and will take place at the Plerrepont Assembly Rooms. The com. mtttee will consist of Miss Marion Litchfield Miss Marian W. Low, Miss Clara Ogden and one new members, Miss Bertha Stockwell.

The patronesses chosen from among the young Heights be Mrs. Crowell Hadden, Mrs. John Hill Morgan, Mrs. W. Sterling Peters, Mrs.

William G. Low, Jr, Mrs. Robert Low Plerrepont and Mrs. Alex ander M. White, Jr.

For young folks not yet old enough to take part In the Primrose Dances, a new junior cotillon and dancing class has been organized under the patronage of Mrs. Fred erick W. Moss. Mrs. Albert Van Wyck, Mrs, Frederic B.

Pratt, Mrs. Walter Gibb. Mrs. Thomas C. Callender.

Mrs. John Richmond Glhb and Mrs. William L. Moffat. Member ship Is by invitation and already the list Is complete.

These dances Willi be given on Monday afternoons, beginning November 28, and three cotillons have been arranged for Thursday, December 29, end Mondays, Feb ruary 13 and April 17. They will take place at the Plerrepont Assembly Rooms, under the direction of Frederick Dawes, assistant to George Dodworth. of Manhattan. The Tale Banjo and Mandolin Clubs will give their annual Brooklyn concert at the Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church, the evening of December 0. Tickets will be on sale at Chandler's after November 21.

A subscription dance under the able man agement of Miss Axilla M. Lawrence. Miss OUIe F. Christensen. Miss Mabel IT.

Archer and Miss Bessie W. Holllnshead Is announc. ed for Wednesday, December 28, at Byron's. BROOKLYN INSTITUTE NOTES. Frederick R.

Burton and his Indian musical play of "Hiawatha" will return to the Brook. lyn Institute platform next week with three performances, on Friday afternoon and eve, nlng and Saturday afternoon, the first matt. nee at 4 and the second at I o'clock. The players are the Ojfbway Indians, who appear the annual production of this forest drama on tbe shores of Lake Huron. Such scenes from the play as can be given Indoors will be presented In costume and the songs of the Ojlbways will be given In native manner by the Indians and followed by harmonised version In English, as last season.

But there will be many new songs, for during the summer Mr. Burton traveled in the land the Ojlbways with a phonograph and ob-' talned a large number. There are also several new performers. Saturday evening, at Association Hall. Prof.

A. D. F. Hamlin, A. of Columbia University, will give the first of the lectures the St.

Louis Exposition, speaking; on Its architecture. Friday evening, at the Art Gal. lery, Reginald P. Bolton, M. of Manhattan, will lecture on "Mechanical Engineering of High Buildings," and Tuesday evening, at Adelphl College, Andre Tridon, A.

of the College of the City of New York, will lecture on "Notre Dame; Son Histolre Son Architecture." AU these lectures will Illustrated. Angelic. Ths two Thesnlans were dlintafftns Vra. Flake. "You nave always admired her.

have you not?" said the first heavy. How can I he Itr' ren ed tba leadlni juvenile. "She Is an angel." It was no He. for had she not Just put a new production of "Becky Sharp" at own expense t-Cincinnati Conunereial-Trtbune. a qi wiibi American artists nave done.

Musical Notes. I For ihtrs i m. m. Bong Cycles, to be given Mendelssohn ran- t- BreU' Monday afternoon. November a.

David 8amIon and Mrs. Litchfield. Bispham will sing Schubert's "Die Winter- 0n afternoon the Brooklyn Worn-relse" for the first time. In Its entirety In en.g Republican Union League held their America. The "Wlnterrelse" (The Winter November musicale and tea at the home of Journey), op.

89, twenty-four songs, written Mri M- x. perklns. There was a large to another cyclus of Wllhelm Muiler's. by altendance and the following musical pro-Schubert, butlnlffiS, after he was broken In rnnrd hv Mi Harriet health, is a total contrast to the Muller He- te, Cnairman the Entertainment Com-der, and, although Just as lovely, it Is In a I wa. bv all Dresent: Soorano sadder mood.

The opening lines give the key to the whole: I came to this a stranger, As a stranger now withdraw; In spring 'mid flowers a ranger, What prospects bright I saw! The maiden's smile was cheery. Our love allowed to grow; But now the world Is dreary. The pathway wrapped In snow. The titles of some of the songs, as "Good Night," "Froien Tears," "Benumbed, Looking Backward1, Rest," "Spring Dreams," "Solitude," "The Last Hope," "The Stormy Morning." "Illusion," "The Wayside Inn," "Courage," "The Organ Players," indicate the attitude of Schubert's mind to life, and the cycle Is regarded as one of the masterpieces. Arnold Dlmetsch will give bis lecture re cital on old music at the Manhattan Thea tre on Sunday evening.

CURRENT COMMENT. Thura tnn. a mm a.Mth I Is a Solid North, and more of the Southern States are likely to follow Missouri Into It Pittsburg; Press. Little Miss Cuba la presenting a very in structive oDJect lesson to her Instructor, Un cle Sam. Her court of appeals has refused clemency to a lot of men convicted of stuf fing the ballot box.

Richmond Times-Dis patch. Congressman Hay, of Virginia, has declar ed himself in favor Of a Southern man for the Democratic nomination for President In 1908. It Is a good, long time until 1908 and many things may occur during the Interval. tlx In Mil I I But In all probability when the time comes for another nomination, tbe party will consider availability ahead of section. Mean while, It must be admitted that John Sharp Williams, John W.

Daniel or Joseph W. Bailey would have carried as many States as Judge) Parker did In the recent election. Savannah News. Every American should be In some sense politician, but manifestly other Interests 111 suffer If every man becomes a profes sions! politician. Office-seeking Is an honor able quest we are far removed from the practise of the Utopians, who had a regula tion which declared "if any man aspires to an office he shall not compass It" yet this seductive pursuit should not beguile a young man from other employment The mainte nance of officeholders Is a necessary public burden.

Their number Is outrunning the publlo need. Th rewards of professional politics are too alluring. Philadelphia Ledger. Sard Pressed for Funds. '(Th.

exclaimed bis wife, as she threw her arms rapturously about hi neck. "I do love you sol Don't forget to leave me HO when you go to town this morning. III rou. oearr- An, ariia mnrtrwi mrr anru a aH. gating himself from Iter fond embrace, I "this is what you might call being hard I prestos gor mcago jounuu..