The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-09

be followed by a punch in Bayard's
small ribs. AS they are brother embas-
sailors they of course can't do or say
anything OF the sort; so they are re-
duced to looks, Whence the immense
interest of their looks. When 1t is
known that the two are to meet, people
flock from great distances to study the
play of their countenances. Eustis Is
said to be the best living teacher of
poker. His instruction comes high, but
Frenchmen, to be In the swim" must
learn the game.
A new semi-official position has late
ly been created in Paris. Exactly how
it is connected with the department Of
state at Washington Is known to the
incumbent. That it is connected in
some way Is frankly stated
The life and fire insurance companies
Of the United States are about the
biggest things of the kinds in exist
ence. How much money they expend
yearly in securing profitable legisla-
ton and In preventing impertinent in
quiry into their private concerns, will
never be known. The United States
has become altogether too small for
their operations and their possessions.
They have agencies all over the civil
lied globe, and wherever they have
agencies they buy and hold property
and engage in every kind of outside
money-making business expressly pro
hibited by their respective charters.
Strong local opposition is excited, of
course, especially in France, where the
people think themselves quite able to
attend to all the business required by
their own commercial life. Opposition
to the intrusions of the American COM
panies became so marked and strong
that finally the matter was brought to
the attention of the secretary of state;
and he, at the instance of the compa-
MES, has appointed a species of extra
commercial agents with semi-diplomat-
ic powers whose special duty 1t Is to
see that the companies are treated with
| impartial Justice by the French courts
and French officials, and undoubtedly
also to prevent any presuming inqui-
ries being made into their origin and
| into the specific purposes for which
| they were created. The fact that
France herself is filled with all manner
of financial and commercial companies
which are not particularlysa anxious to
take the public into their confidence is
a strong point for the American agents
| benefit, for if his attention be called to
any irregularities committed by any one
of his companies, he, in the words of j..
Caesar, can reply, "You are another!"
| OF course a number of high officials
have to be frequently and repeatedly
| seen" The position requires the very
highest commercial and diplomatic
ability. The person filing the position
at present Is one of the ablest diplomats
| the United States has ever unwittingly
produced. There isn't anything from
| the top to the bottom of European di-
plomacy with which he isn't familiar,
and which he hasn't practiced. What
he is paid by the companies is his own
personal matter. The public may be
| informed, however that he pooh-poohs
at Eustis' salary, who, he most correctly
states, wouldn't be worth cent in the
position. In addition to his salary, he
has large sums at his disposal for conf
Dental diplomatic uses. He points
| with pride to himself as evidence Of
| the fact that even in the United States
an acquaintance with the ways and
manners of diplomacy is of great value.
He thinks that as our. commerce ex-
tends there will be greater and greater
demand for persons like himself, and
that they will be able to command
their own salaries. Here seems to be
new opening for the young, the ener-
getic, and the unemployed. They
must, absolutely, however, have the
innate genius of keeping their mouths
shut. A severe test, amid most cajol-
| ing temptations, must be applied to
every candidate.
Paris is hot and uncomfortable. Ev-
eryone who can is getting away. Seats
| in wagon-de-luxe are engaged weeks
ahead. A fast train has been put on
| the route to Geneva, which whirls the
passenger through in ten hours That
seems the easiest and quickest way of
getting among the mountains and
breathing once more pure and undiplo-
| matte air. If all questions Of money
| could be eliminated from a mans me-
| cessities, how easy it would be to lead
good and noble lives! But with money
intrusions, how easily conscience sinks
| to a lower level and the fine sense of
| honor and equity becomes dull:
Now for bill-paying, packing, feeling.
and all the other disagreeablee Of a
| journey PERIANDBR.
P. s.-Latest-Eustis is still explain