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'.DIPLO OMACY.
In Future Diplomatists Will BE Con-
cerned With Commercial Affairs.

In Future DiplOmatists Will BE Con-
cerned With Commercial Affairs.
1t was Henry Wotton who. in 1912.
set down in a friends autograph book
the following merry definition, as he
called It: "An ambassador is an hon
est man sent to lie abroad for the COM
monwealth." But times have changed
since then. It is no longer necessary
for a diplomatist to do violence to his
conscience. He Is now almost entire
principal duties are-to appear at for
NAL functions, to be affable, to make
graceful after dinner speeches, to pay
the right sort of compliments, to un-
veil monuments, to accept honorary
degrees from foreign universities, and
to spend more than his salary on en-
tertaining. In the case Of our repre-
sentatives it is necessary further to en-
dure the agony Of appearing in evening
dress in the daytime.
A curious piece Of testimony to the
change that has come about in inter-
national relations was furnished the
other day by Sir Edmund Monson, the
British ambassador to the French re-
public. Speaking at dinner in Paris
he said that when he entered the SER
vice he realized that the old doctrine
| that it was base to lie for ones self.
venial to lie for ones friend, but duty
ofo n
ones country had been exploded.
At that time, however, he still be-
believed that ambassadors were In the
possession Of knowledge OF real mys-
teries and had an influence on events
to an extent that was unsuspected by
people at large. BY degrees he came
to the conclusion that this must be
regarded as a fiction. The ambassa-
dor was important in the old days when
there was a scantiness Of means Of in
formation about foreign countries. But
the railroad, the telegraph, and, above
all, the newspaper correspondent. had
changed all that.
| Political secrets are no longer to be
picked up in high society. The am
bassador who sent Information to his
government found that 1t had been
forestalled by those whose business it
was to collect the news and convey 1t
to the world at large through their
newspapers. To the accuracy and
dispatch" Of these correspondents King
Edwards ambassador paid warm
tribute. "Yes," said he, 1T is to the
gentlemen of the press that serious
change in the character Of diplomacy
is, by no means in slight degree, due.
We cannot compete with them in the
daily transmission Of local and spe-
cial intelligence. Many Of these able
men have still further invaded the field
Of our functions, and transmit by tele-
graph to the great journals which they
represent their own enlightened COM
ments upon current political events or
official utterances and actions"
Sir Edmund Monson is Of the opin-
ion that in the future diplomatists will
be more and more like commercial
agents, questions Of trade being the
principal cause of difficulty. Under
such circumstances what is called the
new" or american diplomacy" should
have a free field for making itself felt.
New York Evening Sun.
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"Cigars for three" said the officer.
And us the man slowly moved away
after giving the three visitors a sharp
look the officer said In answer to the
question from Mr.. Marsh: "Oh, the
shows free. Sos the lunch. But ev-
erybody Is expected to take something.
The saloons amt doing this for their
health nor for the love Of the people,
not If they know it."
What If we refused to buy either
cigars or beer?' Gordon asked. for he
had never entered one Of the vaude-
vile halls but once before and had
then gone In to hunt for one Of the
young men who had been attending
the night classes at Hope House. His
knowledge Of the character of the en-
tertainment was gained from Ford, the
university resident.
The officer shrugged his shoulders.
They'd make it mighty uncomforta-
BILE for you before you got out or got
in again. The saloon may be a social
necessity to the poor devils in the
double deckers. but it don't furnish
social amusements without getting
mighty well paid for it. It's free, but
it's expensive" said Officer Roberts.
AS he finished speaking, the bar
tender came back with the cigars and
tray loaded with beer and whisky. The
liquor was distributed around on little
tables at which the boys and men in
the audience were mostly seated. AS
the curtain went up to the music Of
the orchestr there were about $50 in
the room and stream Of newcomers
noisily enter ng. Before the first song
was finisEsd. the hall was filled to suf-
location.
AS the entertainment, If it could be
called such, went on, John Gordon's soul
was stirred deep with red blOoded
Indignation. After the first two or
three vulgar songs, which were6e
lowed by some suggesting and see
sat there practicallr~>''i ,,,,a o,,d;-
,,o no+bina e~ne stage. lhe auui
ne sInecome the absorbing STUDY
s1r 6im, The people. There they were:
Dat
His choice! TO serve and to love! but
was it worth while:
The majority Of the company was
composed Of young men between e1gn., ,rs II.
een and twenty-five years of age. iheS
we're as a type pale, listless ana as
tonishingly dull Of expression. 'oni
Gordon was irresistibly drawn u Ill
oo,ne the exact appearance OF .n'
rooms that these young men prooap'!
called home. He then began to raise
host of questions concerning thelr pui
ontore. their occupations, their wages
tho amount they probably spent on III
saloon and the places they went 10 o
SUNDAY. The absolute absence oi an.
thing interesting or elevatlng IN tue
lives impressed him with tremenao.
realIty An the churches in the cl'
we're on the fine streets miles ava
There was not religious lnstltutio
with the possible exception OF DO
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plants and d trained automobile don't
desesiha itn
John Gordon 00ked mournfully at
the recumbent figure. The truth was
very apparent to him. The great eyes
that glowed In the face stamped by
deaths trademark burned like vast
ing fires. 1t was evident that the time
was short now. But after all 1t came
as q shock to John Gordon. He had
not really been expecting It
What have you been doing? Amuse
me with It. went down to the Office
this morning, but Harris sent me back.
l tell you. he's not half bad. And-oh-
there's q matter want to explain.
Have you seen the evening edition!
No? There's copy on the table
Don't blame me. I kept the business
out as long as could. Might never
have got In II | hadn't been of duty.
Miss Andrews used her influence and
actually went to see Harris herself.
She did miracles In keeping matters
out of all the papers for more than a
week. But Harris got word that the
Review was going to run In story.
and suppose he couldn't stand It
so-don't blame me, John. I'm sorry
but I'm not
He sat up so that his knees touched
bis chin and began coughing so terri
bly, that John Gordon. on his knees Dy
the side of the couch. feared that the
end would come then and there. But
the spell did not last as long as ne
feared, and Barton said as sooE as ne
was able to speak:
"She's getting out Of gasoline or
something. That squirt she made at
I7:3O winded her. There! Let me down
|again. And give me that stuff IN the
Ibottle. It's no particular good. only ~
keeps the cough from thinking o. md nd
all the time, the stuff's 80 ~
oaG a?ordon gave him the medicine. and
Rarton lay back exhausted. After a
mclne .naad D<storJif you ysdrto But,
} are going to spedr or anything
1tt the close aad~-~ant help. ask Will
liams to 10 out into the hall. Give him
a dollar, and he'll pitch into Harris
and the News as long as you want
John Gordon picked up the paper and
went over by the table He seldom
saw the News. and he never read 1t.
His whole refined nature rebelled In
disgust at the monstrosity Of yellow
! journalism. but his curiosity vas
strong enough to make him read what
Barton seemed so genuinely sorrow for.
The headlines were bold and obtul.
slve:
"Quarrels With His Father! Join
Gordon, Son of Rufus Gordon, the
Banker and Stock Manipulation, Gees
to Live at Hope House. A Rich Slun-
mer. Breaks With His Fiancee, Miss
Luella Marsh. A Stormy Interview.
Miss Marsh Refuses to Go With Him.
All the Parties Prominent In Business
and Social Circles. MIR. Gordon Re-
pudiates His Son. Miss Marsh Refuses
TO Talk. Does Not Deny Interview
With Her Former Lover. John Gou1on
to Make a Special Study of Tenement
House Conditions In Bowen Street"
The whole "story" occupied two COL
umns, and directly under the headlines.
which covered two columns in with,
were two cuts, one of John Gordon md
the other Of Luella Marsh. The title
under these cuts read. Cupid Balki at
Social Sacrifice"
John Gordon read the headlines md
glared at the pictures. Then he
crushed the paper between his hlrls
and flung II on the floor,
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"I'pe seen all ! care TO-"
HE moment Gordon
and Mr.. Marsh had
taken their seats In
the hall q man with
q white apron came
up and, standing
directly in front of
them. said. what
I'll you haye?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-12-31

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RELIEF FROM THE DOGS.

Citizens Of York County Request
Legislation on the Subject.
To the General Assembly Of South Car
olina:
We the undersigned citizens Of York
county, respectfully urge such legis-
lation as will promise mitigation OF
what is coming to be generally recog-
nized as the dog nuisance.
1t gives us pleasure to say that in
his place the dog Is a useful animal,
always a source Of pleasure to his
owner, and sometimes source Of pro-
fit, and, therefore, we would not be
understood as asking anything like
general prescription, or the enactment
Of anti-dog laws that would be either
unnecessarily harsh or unjust.
However, there are too many dogs
in the country and too little RESPONSE
bility for their ownership, and we
think that for the common benefit, the
ownership Of the dog should be sub
ject to certain wholesome restrictions.
We would, therefore, beg to suggest
the advisability Of an act providing
that all dogs in the state must wear
collars to be furnished by the respective
counties, at a certain proper price per
-annum, to be fixed by the general as
semblytstha the revenue thus derived
FUvtTtfp aUUvp- expeHSes 10 30 rY-rHe
public road or public school fund, and
that the respective counties pay boun-
ties, to be fixed by the general assem-
bly. for the heads Of all dogs found
without collars, In accordance with the
requirements of law to be made and
provided.
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NoTR-The foregoing Is published at
the suggestion of citizen who is in
terested in this important subject. 1t
is the idea to have it signed as exten-
siyely as possible, and to that end we
will be pleased to append the sigma
lures of all qualified voters who desire
to be understood as endorsing the pro-
position. Namts should be handed
ed into this dfice without delay by
means of postal cards, letters and 9TH
erwise in sufficient numbers to give
the general assembly an idea Of what
our people think about the matter.
ED ENQUIRER.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-01
| C. / ! ] I Il | 2. /. !.
The
9 Graphic

lc-l u
Edward Cor0ett Ec home to din
ns' late.
FAnarevs kept f. he sail to his
Sfe, y ho net }i1 ti.e hal.
sorl EFT pulled ! j.HGtercA;ef from
B.; oyeYe0sst ealsj pocket ana with
4 trolley t1ansd dtieGet. which fell
+ the foor unnted By either MI
1 Mrs. Gol.Dett
You rode oajashed the wife.
| No | walked1
Il Corbett went utairs to dress, and
Mrs G'orbett iIthe transfer ticket
Ind picked it Up purely her husband
Iaust have dropj it. What would
lLe be DOING witt transfer ticket Il
HE had walked lle. a. he had said
jThat was lunfEcuse he gave for
being detained Is he deceiving her?
Looking at the lex O. the transfer
ticket, she saw Ee feures in pencil.
At dinner Corq ate 'parinyly. His
wife noticed it. he WIS sure be had
AIKEN his ilinnetith sGlne one before
coming home 81 that he had dined
with 4 rival
Did you sIyou walked home
dear? she askS
Yes
Mrs. Corbettfd no reply. Tears
came into her autifu eyes
"What III tltyorll is the matter,
lny love" askShe husband.
You are deGng met she moaned.
"DecaiSins n In what respect?f
You came he late"
Il explained flt."
"You are nd lting Loartily."
Il lunched per late today"
You said ySvalkei home"
y did N
Thief ws,at m you doing with a
transfer tickett
81 had no trIf ticket"
"One droppd ~ your pocket. l
picked it up b he hall. You have
been correspoGA With some one in
cipher" Mrs. Frttt covered her face
with her poclt hi dkerchief.
"How ridicvuA muttered Corbett
impatiently. NThA nonsensical accu-
saeons! Whjdo pu suspect me of
communicatid WI some one in eli
pher?"
Mrs. CorbetthreNthe transfer tick.
ct on the taH beale him and recov-
cred her facdvith er handkerchief.
Thirteen, !wentt fve, twelve. af.
teen, TWENTY-FIVE, E." Corbett read
on the back the t let.
"Ethel." b said, 4 have no more
knowledge qathe mining Of this than
you have"
'How cangou beSo brazen faced ?
Any fool chld intRret the cipher.
The numbei stand the letters of
the alphabet
"Tbe lettas of thdsrhabetw
Eyes. Thheen is thirteenth let
ter. m. twenty-five il De twenty fifth
letter, y-W. TberEwelve, fifteen.
twenty-twoI and tivd dpeil love-my
love-" She jurst into esionate weep
ing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-01
o)hlE Y e g g
~ % % >5lCRY.

@By the great horn spoonw eZcl1irn
Ell Corhett- "17as man ever caught in
such an absurd mystery? What ever
put il into your head to End out what
these letters stand for?'
I'VE had such an alphabet when We
were children
"Oh, you did! sboulG tlinE it m5eht
dc for children hGt St9aid Hevel s!I;@.
peet grown people OF Gs.ls it.
Mrs. Corbett. in face Of what t5a
considered conclusive proof. could not
be convinced Uf her husbands in:lo-
cence. indeed she WAS sure that he
was guilty. It WAS dreary dinner
for despite the husbands best efforts
he could tot make lis wife talk. :fnd
he could not induce her 10 cease CRY
inc. When they We're sitting glo9tl1ii1
toying with their coffee spoons, there.
was ii violent ring at the doorbel. Ihe
servant FASTENED to the door and nsl'
cred in Mr. Andrews. who. bein.. ii
innate With the Corhetts. came direct.,
into the dining room.
pardon my bringing business "a
SONI uO.uS, OiNi Uluil, iN Sdltt W Nj
bett. but the fact is that matter oi
which | was speaking to YOU this ait
rrnoon is likely to get me into mare
trouble than told you Of | have tie
papers Of an important case locked in
that safe, and if cont get them OIL
by tomorrow morning it may be con
tempt Of court
st was very stupid of you to for=f
The comhinat ton" said Corbett.
Il feared would. and yesterday aff
crnoon or my way home made Il tlirl.i
Grand um of it. but lost the memoraI
dunn
THAT was equally stupid of YOU
''What's the matter with YOU two:
said Andrews You are as cross as il
you instead Of had lest the colnbi1a
tion OF the safe. An9 YOU to MIR
Corbett, "seem to be in some great
trouble"
Never mind our troubles" said Cor
bett. You came here about your own
My advice is, to force yoHr safe.
1T wo,lld be both expensive and dif
acult,''
"Ve,y we'll; go to the Judge with q
cock and bull story about forgetting
your safe combination and see ii ~
doesn't give vo" a chance to remember
1t behind bars"
'I can remember all but the last two
numbers thirteen, twenty-five, twelve.
fifteen The others l cant recall fo'
my life"
"Twenty two. Aver! shrieked Mr.. and
Mrs Corbptt in breath. There they
are on street car transfer
"Ry Jove." cried Andrews-"the very
transfer | wrote them on in the car
yesterday"
"You were sitting by me-"
Eyes. and must have stuffed It into
your pocket instead Of NINE"
"But they spell my lover" exclaimed
Mrs. Corbett
"What noodle I've been! They told
me the figures spelled something when
! bought the safe"
TO the guests astonishment, husband
and wif> rushed into each others arms
WILLIAM GOULD PRICHARD.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-01
l.. ERB, CIGAR FAfORY.
Another hru Train to
kOOl KOlradO.


al the
arrival of connections
whHish sleeping will be
a
will coaches
which has all w ehave also the
nearly
goes line Apocgize"
till October 81 sale all
privileges than
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-01

The great mass OF retail buyers, ir
fact the public generally form their i'm
pressions Of a business house from its
advertisements -Jagerhuber. in Tex
tile American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-01
Bears the II 1IS N''u aV6 AlMayS buugI'
signatur ~ ZN-A
of IE<2<ZZ /kEZM

We lever heard of b who adver-
tised thoroughly, carefV persistent
~ ant regularly for e yearAwho
was ,ot afterwards hdvocateA u.
adverising.-London M H., Times
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-01
I ,ae B.u1f, Ark.

The Travellers Insurance company
I'd to January 1902, had paid policy
holders .Iaims amounting to $46,o83,-
ssS.o5, and will pay policy holders
this wear between four and five million
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-14

The election of officers and directors of
the New Germania Building and Loan
association will be held at the Office of
the association, No. sol Cedar avenue,
on Wednesday. July 16, 1902, from to
o'clock p. m.
~ H. r. Ziegler Secretary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-14
SUCCESSFUL OUTING.
Annual Event Of the Employees o,
International Correspondence
Schools on Saturday.

most successful and enjoyable ex-
cursion was run to Harvey's Lake
Saturday. 1t was the second annual
outing of the International Correspond
ence Schools association and employees
of the International Correspondence
schools and Technical Supply COM
pany.
The experience of year ago regard
ing transportation facilities made the
committee very cautious regarding this
essential to the success of the event,
and the details this year were admir-
ably arranged. Thirty carloads of peo-
pie were handled by the Delaware and
Hudson and Lehigh Valley companies
without any hitch at all.
The first section left Scranton at a.
| m., the second at $50 a. ni., and the
| third at 10 a. nl.. each reaching the
| lake two hours later, and returning, the
| trains left the lake at 6, and s o'clock
in the evening.
AS soon as the eXcursionists arrived
on the grounds they entered into the
enjoyment of the day, which, by the
way, was ideal in every respect. A
regular course dinner was served be-
tween II and o'clock, and dancing
was indulged in by many at intervals
during the day.
Promptly at 2 o'clock the athletic and
aquatic sports were begun, and these
proved to be source of much pleasure,
only one incident occurring to mar the
events. this being a slight accident to
Miss Eckersley. who fell and sprained
her wrist while competing in the 80
1oS rha fc win
ners and prizes We're as follows:
1OO-yard dash-First prize. Morris chair,
Mr.. Hendiges; second prize, hat, Harry
Clark.
Umbrella race-First prize, picture,
Mrs. Ward; second prize, soda checks,
Miss Eckersey.
Running broad jump-Frst prize, pipe,
Mr.. Norman; second prize, shoes; no
other contestant.
Egg race--First prize candy, Miss Mel
vim; second prize, shoes, Miss Wells.
| Hop skip and jump-Frst prize. UNI
brela. Mr.. Jeffreys; second prize, pen,
MIR. Ketrick.
5O-yard dash-First prize, parasol. Miss
| Egough; second prize, book Miss ODon-
| nell.
Two -oarcd race-First prize bracelet,
| Miss Hall; second prize, hammock, Miss
Humphreys.
| TWo-oared race-Ffrst prize, hat, Mr..
Leach; second prize, pipe Mr.. Wilson
Four-oared race-First prizes, kodak
| and bath robe, Messrs Clark and Wal
| ters; second prizes, rocker and cigar case,
Messrs, Leach and De Yoe.
Swimming contest-First prize musical
instrument, Mr.. Edwards; second prize,
dress suit case, Mr.. O'Connell.
The judges in the athletic events
were l. A. Greninp Harry Flynn and
Charles j. Hayes. The various COM
mittees in charge Of the details were al
| ways looking after the comfort, pleas
ure and enjoyment of the eXcursionists,
and ]. d. Jones, president of the asso-
citation, and his able assistants. deserve
much credit for the successful manner
in which they carried out the pro-
Grarlme Of the day. Ticket 41S won
the opera glasses given by Mcmillan,
the jeweler.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-14

Although six contestants returned
points on Saturday in The Tribune's
Educational Contest, there was only
one distinct change in the positions
of the first thirty-three contestants.
Charles Burns, of Vandling, added
three more points to his already large
list. William 7. S. Rodriguez Of
Scranton, closed up the gap between
Fred Gunster and himself a trifle.
Herbert Thompson has succeeded in
catching Albert Freedman and Is now
tied with him for sixth place.
L. Z. Stanton and Charles w. Dor
sey, both of Scranton, added to their
scores, without altering their positions.
Frank B. McCreary, Of Hallstead,
was able to regain fifteenth place,
taken away from him on Thursday last
by Miss Beatrice Harpur, and now
leads her by four points.
Contestants who have scored points,
but whose names are not in the above
list, are as follows:
"a. Miss Mary Yeager. Green Ridge. 10
S5. Walter Ellis, Hyde Park.......... 8
SO. Emanuel Bucci, Hyde Park....... Z
81. Miss Vivian Mike, Scranton...... 6
3S. Fred Kibler, South Scranton....... 6
80. Charles O'Boyle, Scranton......... S
40. Miss Nellie Avery, Forest City,. 5
Al. Henry L. Collins, Kizers rs.......... a
AZ. Edgar Wilson, jr., Scranton..."... 2
43. Miss May Brown, Nicholson. 2
A. r. d. Dorsey, Scranton. ........... ]
40. George Knickerbocker, Elmhurst.. l
The ten contestants who have scored
the largest number of points since July
l are as follows: