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Among the more important items of news
from Kabul is the expected arr val there OF a
French mission. said to be on Its way to Afghan
istan through the Russian TERRITORY The
British Government appears to think the
matter OF some Importance for 1t has in
structed its agent at Kabul to furnish special
report on the objects OF the mission. There is
said to be reason to believe that the French are
acting in accord with the Russians. whose own
agents are looked on with aversion and dis
trust by the Amir. Whatever may be the
motive OF the French Government in sending
this mission. the Amir would seem to be ap-
prehensive Of some trouble ahead, for he has
recently ordered the collection OF large stores
OF grain and folder at various points along the
roads and in other parts Of the country. He
has also as a result OF an inquiry into the con-
duct OF some OF his officers. had a General and
two minor officials executed by being blown
away from the muzzles OF cannon. This
method OF punishment has. as might be ex-
pected in Mohammedan country caused an
immense sensation.
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who 10 liable to he sent off 70 the other end
OF India n: moments notice.
A third obstacle which prevents the Col
lector Of to-day from acquiring the personal
ascendancy OF his predecessors is tho de-
mands made upon him by tho Sccretaria!.
Like all Durcaucracics, the Secretarlol judges
OF II mans work by the reports no turns In,
the tables and statistics no complies, and
Gs these reports determine his reputation
at headquarters. tho Collector Is apt to give
his brs: energies to that part OF his work
which can DO shown in statistical form.
Tho consequence Is that apart from the
enormous amount OF time wasted on these
combinations. tho local officer comes TO
think less OF how the worl; shall be done
than Of how he shall write about It,
IT," DEGREES whiNh Lord CUR2oN hGs Just
issued are return to tho old systcm. Tho
transfer OF Collectors is to BIO kept within
ransnn, and while II canrot hn stopped a.
together without causing great incquaII-
tics OF promotion, TIE guiding principle for
Tho future is to bc that an officer shall
spend tho whole of his service within the
area o! enc Division, that a. Of six Dis
trictg. larger latitude and independence
are 20 10 permitted to him, md intcrfer-
cncc from Si,nla reduced TO minimum.
Moreover the authority OF the Secrctaral
is brought once more within it's proper
sphere. that ofsneing that official business
is punctually despatched. not Of deciding
what portion Of nm officers duties Is tho
most important. Tie number and length
of the required reports arc to be cut down
W. h,,p tf, ti, In
chanoa Of becoming acquainted with the
people under hinl. Lord CURzON has. In
fact, gore back to The old methods of per-
sonal autocratic rue, which, after all. are
best suited 10 the H. stincts OF the natives.
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A Fraudulent Communication.

To THE EDITOR OF TnE srN-'ir, I have been very
interest in the large number Of names sent you 1
feel it is my duly TO inform the enders Of your illus
tr"us paper of the Following all OF whom are
respectable clli"ons of the rising town Of Noar.
Texas. Mr.. Whey on il a shoe dealer in this place
IAcchcat y Skinner have the only law Office in the
small hut growing town. Ncssrs. Poor suf Prowd
run "tonsorId parior here. Messrs 'whyns Il
Lickrs are VIII lc'ae uuo" dcalcrf And last hut no,
least is the name of the proprietor OF the only cafe
that we can boast off Twin Eatwell.
think your readers win all agree that these names
certainly take the cako" for queer names
Lieut.. DoSALp c. McCLELLAN
NoAIR, Texas. Aug 4.
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INDEPENDENCE. Kan. Aug. 0,-The. United
States Court OF the Northern District OF the
Indian Territory Is probably the only travelling
Court, including the courtroom and all persons
and things connected. In existence In the
United States. United States Commissioning
Harry Jennings. United States Marshal l.; II
Bennett and corps OF assistants have adopted
this novel plan of travelling over the district
and holding Court at several distant places, inc
stead of at ono place in the district. as hereto
fore.
The Northern District Of the Indian Terri.
tory IL large. and the towns are far apart. 80
thai it IL very hard for persons to travel to and
from court. as well as expensive. Commis-
soner Jennings has had a small house built
on wheels. much resembling movers outfit.
in which they travel. and also in which they
hold court in the various towns over the dis
trIct. They carry cooking utensils with them
and have an expert cook who prepares their
meals. and also servant who keeps their
house in order.
They so from place to place. wherever they
are wanted. They claim that they have saved
the people considerable money. as II Is much
less expensive for the Court to travel than tor
the people to travel in that country. Criminals
can he reached more conveniently in this man
ner as ii is often dangerous to conduct criminals
from town to town without heavy guard. as
their allies may attempt to rescue them.
The travelling Court OF the Indian Territory
is success, and the people OF that district are
well pleased with it.
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Ten MAPS OF ALASKA.
photographic Result of Exploration by the
Geological Survey in 1903.


The United States Geological Survey has Just
issued ten maps embodyinR the results OF tho
explorations and surveys made by the four
parties II sent to Alaska In 1893. and also those
OF the two parties from the War Department.
The work oi these expeditions. together with
that OF the Coast and Geodotc Survey made
1893 record year in Alaskan exploration. IL
tho study Of this great territory is continued
as assiduously for flow years more 1t Will be
finely mapped. Until recently the maps issued
by commercial man houses have assigned to
Alaska many mountain ranges that cannot be
found there. and in other respects the mapping
Of this region hns been very poor, There no
longer an excuse for misleading maps, and the
ten sheets now issued will be- valuable material
for ~ cart ,grnphic establishments.
II is worthy Of special remark that the trian-
guatiom, and detailed Topographic survey 81 TIE
boundary. embracing the area between theb4th
and 18th narnllelsona al AM IL East long.
pear on man 10. the first detailed map yet
produced Of any interior district IT., the extreme
n%das Ss Fart OF cod e ara our
territory and the man Is IN coIors ond Is one
Man | is Of ALASKA showing in red the routes
Of last years expeditions and also those OF enr-
the northwest coast In the early part OF the
cG1btnry The Is compilation nI Isa
n specialization Of our present geographical
knowledge Of the territory. as the main results
| o. exploration up TO the end OF last year are
| shown.
All the maps give a con siderable amount OF
| topography along the routes by means OF con-
| tour lines the interval between the ines repre-
| senting differences In elevation above mean
| sea level Of from 100 to $50 feet. The amount
| Of topography inserted depended upon the
| opportunities Of the surveyors. The map. OF
the Tanana river. the large left tributary OF the
| Yukon, which Ia shown from near its head
waters to its junction with tho Yukon. Is in part
I little more than trayerse or route survey. hut
! for long stretches good deal Of the adjacent
! topography is mapped The man Of the Copper
river region is prominent in the series because
SO little was known OF that part OF the territory:
| u, It is interesting to ohservn that the man ot
! the surveys north of Cook Inlet nssign tn Mount
| Mckinley. discovered two years ago. an eleva-
! tion Of 20.4Gt fe"t which gives II pre- commence
! over both Mounts st. Films and Logan aud cs-
| tahlishes its position "a the highest mountain
| in United States territory az far as is yet
| known.
| These maps show the work 81 all the parties in
the field last vcnrcScept the Coast and Geo 'ctic
! Survey expedition VIII ich mapped the hylro-
/ Rraphy at the mouth Of the Yukon river. They
are intended for gratutous distribution and APP
! plicatinn for them should be made either to
! Senators or Representatives or to the Director
! Of the United States Geological Survey. Wash
! ington
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Hidden Dangers to Navigation.

The British Admiralty keeps from ten to
twelve vessels employed In photographed
surveying in various parts of the world.
Other Governments. and particularly the
United States and Germany, pay much at
tentlon to the examination and cha-ting of
seas and coasts, but Great Britain still sup
plics the largest number OF charts and
certainly makes tho most discoveries of
rocks and other dangers to navigation
Many discoveries, however, are made by
naval or merchant vessels of other coun-
tries, which report them to the British Ad-
miralty. In 1893, for instance, the British
surveying vessels discovered only TWENTY
six dangerous rocks, but thirty-nve were
found by other British naval vessels,
twenty-five by British or foreign mcr-
chantmcn and lOo were reported by
colonial and foreign Governments All
these rocks were discovered in the course
of Investigations, but thirteen others were
made known by the expensive process OF
vessels striking on them. For several
years the number Of these distractions an
ruHlly reported has been about 200 In
1898 the number was 2Ol, in 1897 the dis
cove"ics dropped to 100 and last year they
Increased 20 go.
II is part Of the work OF tkese survey
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MIR. Bryan and Money.
Tho Hon. julius STERLING MoRroN's
Conservative contains these remarkably con-
servative assertions:

Tho Hon. julius STERLING MoRroN's
Conservative contains these remarkably con-
servative assertions:
"one gold Democrat recently writing 10 another
gold Democrat declared that Colonel BRYAN. even
when he first sought once In Nebraska unblushingly
proclaimed that N ishe money In ne oNcs and not
he honor tho, attracts me-
IF this he true Of Colonel BRYAN IL 10 not at varl-
ance with ssubseqncnt career for the Colonel looks
well after the financial crops In his polit
ical fields. However. neither Colonel BRYAN himself
nor any vol friend of his will deny that he
asserted at the beginning OF his quest for oco
that money in ONCE and not honor in Office ths
object which he sought"
Observe with what candor Mr.. MORTON
first puts tho charge in the conditional
form and then assumes It as established.
These are tho familiar processes Of the old
tariff reformer and the new anti-imperlal-
list. We don't believe there is man in the
country, besides Mr.. MORTON and the other
gold Democrat whom he quotes, who is
capable OF swallowing this preposterous and
malicious yarn. 1t needs but the slightest
knowledge OF Mr.. BRYAS's characteristics
and career to be convinced that ambition,
the honorable desire OF political honor IL
h'o iiuoSSi puool'iI. lit ludJ Vic
attainment OF that ambition would enable
him to benefit the country; and however
much we must differ with him as to this wo
have no sympathy with the wretchcd spirit
that can see only tho basest motives in a
political opponent.
Mr.. BRYAN knew well before he entered
into political life that he who makes such n
career his main object must turn his back
upon the great prizes Of professional life
The law must be mo casual mistress, but
wife" A steady devotion to politics leaves
too little time for more than an incidental
pursuit Of outside business
Mr.. BRYAN could have made money II
money had been his chief aim. He could
make plenty Of it now II that were his chief
aim. But his heart is in politics. To sway
the minds of millions Of his countrymen
and to direct or constantly seek to direct the
policies Of his country-this is his chief am
bition as public man. However incapa-
BILE We may think him of the power to
which he aspires, however much, even, of
the theatrical and artificial there may be in
his temperament We don't believe 1t con-
tains one jot OF baseness. Neither does
anybody else except the Hon. julius STER-
LING MORTON and his anonymous gold
Democrat
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the Bank Of ENGLAND is not required. our Treas.
exchange for its notes, and tina: the depositors Of
the Eo Ia rely only on the general ssIyenc Of the
j. error, and that the gold received in exchange
nSss is Of f'pi the on ha Viii ns for sus Re
- good as to. cite he. portion Of The
once the subject OF Parliamentary inquiry. Ac-
that there was no law in EXISTENCE at that ,ima re
curing the bank to retain any particular amount II
that It was 20 redeem m o. D
notes on deman1;, We believe also that Mr.. JOSEPH
our, House COMMITTEE on Banking and Cnrrenc y,
made an in, estgstion OF this question OF his own
conclusion.-Nec Fork Evening Post.
Clause ? :of the act OF Parliamen. of July
10. 1874. commonly called the Bank Act.
creates for the Bank OF England an issue de-
partment. distincts from its banking depart
ment. and direct the transfer to the issue de-
partmcnt OF fl+.O0O.OO0 Of the public debt
securities then belonging to tho bank. and also
all Of It's coin and bullion not required for the
use of the banking department Against
this mass OF property the act directs the
issue OF notes. which notes. clause = says.
shall be deemed to be issued on the
credit OF such securities coin and bullion so
appropriated and set apart to the said issue
department" A subsequent clause requires
the issue department to issue notes in pay
ment for gold. and the act has always been
construed as setting apart the gold thus re-
ceived for notes as security for their payment
See on the subject any encyclopaedia or stand
ard work on banks. Mr.. J. II. WALKERS isno-
rance in regard to it was so thoroug hly c pos cd
by the Erenin0 Post itself on Feb. /. 1897. that
we wonder at its now citing him as authority.
or the Parliamentary inquiry 1t refers to we
never heard.
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Tho obsoene Face of Bennett.
From THE EVENING Sun Of r.s.srdav.

MIR. James Gordon Bennett prints this morn
Ing in his Herald every useful lie about THE
Sun that hc could lay his hands on. We have
no time to devote to him. 1t Is useless to call
his attention to the fact that he lies or that he
is treachorous and vulgar sort OF blackguard
He is quite used to that sort OF thing. and be-
sides We object to the use OF strong language.
Otherwise Bennett might be exhorted in
terms that would make the cicatrix OF we'll
earned shame that he wears across his face
even more livid than it was whom he got it,
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Political Conditions In and Around
Worcester.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr Your usually cor
rect political notes III respect to the status of the
Third Congress district OF Massachusetts, The Sun OF
August said that the Third is practically made up Of
Worcester County and one town in Middlesex. There
are 81 towns and c.;Ies in Worcester County. OF
these. "a towns and one city together with the
OF Hov kin.on ~ VI idlesex County. make up tho
Third district. In 1880 the Third district had pop
ulatlon OF lTI.II and Worcester County had
2SO,TS7. You give the total vote OF Worcester
County "a 5000 whereas the vote for Governor in
1873 was 35,dlo. Thu Third district is normally
Republican by very large majority. In 1898 ID
gavo Thayer dem crab lHO more than Walker
lRcpuhl.ran for Z ngress. But on the same day Il
gave Wocott CRopublicRn' CLOS more than Bruce
Democrat for Goyernor. The people here take no
st,ck silver AMI the Democrats cannot stomach
Bryan. CHARLES 7. TATMAH.
WORCESTER. Mass. Aug. q.
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DEWEY HlD COAL TO SELL.
German skipper Who Had Cargo TO
Barter Met with Surprisein ManiiA
From ne Balhnors sur.


Cant. Schwanner. OF the German steamer
Claudius. now at Philadelphia. Is In Baltimore
on a business trip. After the capture OF Manila
by Admiral Dewey Captain Schwanner was
sent to that city with cargo OF coal In the
German steamer Remus. Tho GOAL had been
sent to Manila as speculation, It being
thought that Admiral Dewey would be glad to
have a supply Captain Schwanner interviewed
Admiral Dewey on board the Olympia. but he
was met with the counter offer from the
Admiral to sell Captain Schwanner some.tho
fleet being overstocked. Expressing his regret
that he could not be OF commercial value to the
master tine Remus. the Admiral asked him to
Join in a glass OF wine and Manila cigar. The
democratic action OF the hero OF Manila was a
pleasant surprise to the captain OF the German
tramp and the wine was drunk ana the cigar
smoked during pleasant conversation;
Iaptnin Schwannor then visited the Brltlsn.
German. and French naval commanders. lie
made no sale OF his "oal neither did ne receive
such cordial treatment as he had experienced
with Admiral Dewey. although the others were
officially courteous. , l.,
From Manila the cargo Of coal was taken in
the Romus to Singapore. where sale was
effected. but at price below that
expected from the United states fleet.
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Family and Baptianal Names at the South.

To EDITOR OF THE suN-sir: To the number
of curious family and given names published in
THE SUS might be added many which appear from
week to week in the Society News of certain news
papers OF the South. III a single recent issue of
Fort Worth newspaper n ties OF the goings and
comings and social diversions OF Miss Gorde Leech.
Mr. Simpson Bobo. the Misses Grace Vinerett and
Sou Stanlfer. Mis- OXslcer. Miss Bunnie RASH Miss
Cailie Pedy Mss Lizzie Dowzer. Miss Maid Cressp.
the Misses Irma Hawkins Lille Cert and Sweet
Williams Miss Jimmie Lanius Miss Tomme Old.
ham. Mss May Quote. and Mrs. Webb Mulkey.
These names seem t. set at defiance all theories
to the d. riSation Of family and baptismal names.
hut perhaps scholar familiar with the society IN
which such names are common might be able to
throw some light on their origin.
Is itnotp bable that tho careless photography OF
our forbears may be accountable for this uncouth
nomenclature? II the high sounding French
dAlbyns has become til. Lomcy Dobbins of Eng.
lsh and American directories IL seems not unreasOn
allie to believe that Mr.. simpson Bobo and Mrs.
Mnikcy ar" the victims of that illteracy which
century since almost a mark OF blue. blood. Not
to advance argument. but simply to make guess
may not MulkCy be a condensed form of Mulcahy?
To venture guess u the pedigree OF Mr.. Bobo
would be rash. Perhaps the name is the corrupt
form OF Fren h Creole patron ymc. small village
northeast of Toronto. named long ago by the French
conreurs de- bois Beau Rocage, has been Englished"
to Bohcaygeon. so long las the place borne this
corrupt name that the origin Of 1t has been almost
entirely forgotten among tho inhabitants of the dis
rict. who OF the second and third generation Of
British colonists and Loyalists.
Similar curious transmugrifcations must be fro
quent in family names and many have undergone
such alterations 70 battle all the efforts OF gene
alogists and philologsts to them back to their
beginning. WILLARD f. KEYEs
NEW YORK. Aug 8.
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Two Infants That Weigh 500 Pounds.
From the Ind.anapoli. Seminal.

From the Indianapolis Sentinel
New ALBANY Aug. 3. - Two remarkable children
those of Mr. aud Mrs G. L. Cartnll. of Owings.
vile. Ky. They Della May. aged 8; weight. $50
pounds. and Willie. aged 4; weight. 2IO pounds. At
birth the elder weighed pounds and tue younger 7.
They grew SO rapidly that people for miles to
them. They perfectly healthy. but sleep
more than half the time Mr.. and Mrs. Cartmill are
people OF ordinary size. Mr. Cartmill is quite tall
but his weight is not more than 100 pounds at any
time. lie is huckster, and although he attempts to
reduce his children by dieting. they continue 10
grow despite his efforts
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How a Dog Gave It's Life for child's.


RoNcENvERTE. w. Va. Aug Mrs. Arthur
Beagle. accompanied by her ten year-old
daughter, was picking berries near Foods
creek. and accompanying the two was water
spaniel. When the two arrived near their homo
the child as II to warn it OF danger As the child
kept on the dog would lie down in the path In
front OF her. and finally 1t was discovered
that the faithful brute was on top OF a rattle
snake. which bit the dog in numerous places.
The child escaped unhurt and its mother dis.
patched the reptile. but the dog died within an
hour from the bites.
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From TIE Tatladelphia R.cor

Mount HOLLY. N j.. Aug. IA remarkable
snake story that is vouched for by the family OF
Charles Braddock. ST.. of Shamong township.
is told by John Deficit. the hired man.
Dellett went to the barn yesterday to milk
the COWS. Upon entering one Of the tIalls he
saw large white-throated blaoksnake twas
coiled up in an apparently comfortable posi-
ton. and II was noticed that rats tail was
Mr.. Braddock and other IN g m bers OF his family
At first the men arranged to give battle to the
reptile. when it was found TO be dead. An ex-
animation showed that in it's hunger and greed
to get the rats three in mum Der. the snake had
swal!owed the trap and all. This caused Its
DEATH
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Mothodists Bar Out KipllnS.


CRiwFoRpsvIILr, Ind, AuE. 7--Rudya.d KpliuV
has been 5oyc tied by the SUNDAY school u tho
First Methodist Episcopal Church. some time ago
the SUNDAY school purchased some books fru.n Gin.
c.nunu pdtlishcrs, and kIpling's Drums q tile
Fore aud Ati' was. thrown in with several ether
books for good measure The book came into the
family Of . man who discovered that the book was
fairly rSsking." - he said. with ouss words and
and the most Outrageous slanG" and upon his ooza.
pA-GAtSAS-b00k ~ tbS0Nn cut Of thS-xhyuEy
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Trains Trip Through Two Miles of Bugs.
From the Phtlddeiphid Ledger

READING. Aug. 1.-Irvin Soldiers. an engineer
on the Reading Railway had an Unusual exper-
fence while running on the Shamokin division.
near Winfield. While seated in his cab at
night. and going at II fair rate Of speed. he felt
small particles strike his face and body He
concluded that the engine was throwing
sparks, but when there was such fearful clat-
filled with hugs. He ran through them for at
least two miles. When the train stopped for
water. the locomotive. tank. machinery. etc.
inch long and black in color. The fireman.
who was on the tank while the train ran
through the swarm Of bugs. said he felt as II
he was being pelted with hobbies.
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Pennsylvania Mans euro for Insomnia.
From the Philddelphid Ledoer

REAo!NG. Aug lon the charge that he tied
his horses for,sgs together and strapped his
cows mouth shut Benjamin Sulman. a baker
was to-day held In bal Tor hearing. He said
his, sleep was, disturbed nights by the cows
stall. and he took the means discovered to
stop the noise The charge against him IL
cruelty to animals
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Mathematical Studio. at y.,,.r.

To IHE EnToK OF THE suN.--Sr: II tho class Of
col at Vas the NAuGhty-Ones.' are not the
members of the class of 1902. Naughty-two2"
G.. y. SMIrL
NEW York. Aug. 7.
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AKentucklan Tries n New Drink.

From The HdrdemGn. XIV, Free PrSM
WowaS down TO Memphis week come Monday and
t:ted what the boys ca!l coax" 1t WAS tentative
tenulcncy with US. and feared IL because We ara
not usen to spirits III pulveriLed form. Well, We
Thought We wasa humnlug bird for two dAys Irs
ensaPer AID lasts lor.rr Than wood alcohol
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PAris-EIosnus No. ~. near Grand Hotel. and
K!osYuc 20. 10. B5w!crard dcs CIruclncl