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Foreign Languages in the Public
schools.

schools.
The Board of Education has refused to
reconsider the provision modifying in
struction in German adopted by it on the
recommendation Of its Committee on
Studies, but, on Wednesday, it instructed
that committee to give public hearing
for the benefit of the protestants against
the policy.
The question of the policy Of instruct
ing pupils in the public schools in other
languages than our own touches vital
question which ought to be decided
finally. One Of the most important
functions Of those schools, supported
at great cost by general taxation is to
Americanize the children Of the foreign
born population of New York, the vast
majority of which is of an alien speech,
and the means most directly efficient to
that end is to teach these children our
language. 1t is, moreover, our duty to
them, for knowledge Of the English Ian
guage ia a necessity to them, first of all.
As citizens, it is requisite for the State
that they should possess it, and for their
own welfare, in making their way in this
country, they need it absolutely. That
they may learn English is the primary
motive of their parents in sending them to
the schools, for through that instruction
the children of immigrants of another
speech become speedily Americanized
and generation of a character in many
ha 80 ,ot
they are derived.
On the Island of Manhattan only about
one-sixth OF the white population is native
born Of American parentage and in New
York az whole only about one-ffth.
Out of population of 3,437 POP in 1900,
in the entire city, 2,843,957 We're either
foreign born or of foreign-born parent
age, and less than one million of these
were Of an English-speaking stock. OF
those born in foreign countries, 1,270,OsO,
less than one-third were from English
speaking countries.
These statistics emphasize the prime
importance, the absolute necessity to our
American civilization, of teaching the
children in the public schools the English
language, and not only that, but of as
sisting in their rapid assimilation as
American citizens by disassociating
them from alien traditions. The social
problems confronting New York, and
Manhattan more particularly, are the
gravest, the most difficult, which any
great community in the history of man.
kind has had to face, and they are grow
ing steadily in gravity and completely
The immigration which is now coming to
this port in larger volume than at any
past period is almost wholly from coun-
tries alien to us in speech-from Italy,
Austria Hungary and Russia.
In 1900, OF the population of foreign
stock the Germans were most numerous,
s8,435, but Of other races not speaking
our language there were million. Since
the census Of 1900, the population of that
other foreign stock has increased in a
far greater ratio than the German. 1t
is estimated that now there are 100000
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A Hundred Miles q, Hour Q. Motor Reads.

Hundred Mues Al Hour On Motor Reads.
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-.str: The subject
OF the steel road for automobiles on Long Island IL
90 well handled In TIE SUN this morning that am
tempted 70 ask space for few words the general
topic Of special motor ways In the hope OF arousng
. wide discussion Of the subject.
Tho vast utilities and possibilities Of tho self
propelled vehicle cannot be realized or appreciated
while the present antagonism to Its use prevails
But that antasonsm Is inevitable so long as It uses
the public roads. and there are many deplorable
effects from II, besides that Of curling the most
promising development In the history ofiocomoeon.
The natural recourse in the case Is the provision
of special motor ways: II these arc found pracu-
cable and profitable, their development will bo
Two remarkable feats have recently demon
IT, iGm ao fn' from New Albany
over our rough and billy roads With all the usual
sss Fss Ct md
With { partly clear course. Gabnel the winner Of
the late race. made an average OF % miles or Just
RI ss sou S0 g. don. on steel rad straight,
ni Txo sSa.s .ss H I ~
h' sd Could loads 81 @
Steel road. can be built oh..ply compared With vi,
stone roads wae1eys. the metal "a Is InssR a WI
They yin w nothing away from the .uppor. Of
value and attract wealthy residents. ali of which
Will help 10 keep up the highways They will. more.
help Ss the s the
n; masses: and they may stop tho talk of shooting
Other local routes In this vicinity will soon be
found along the sea 70 the southward; northeast
good roads OF Jersey: and. best Of all. under tho
chm OF the Palisades and out 10 Tuxedo and the
Under the Palisades there will be no cross roads
and population while there viii be sitter from
A road 10 Philadelphia Is already spoken Of. and
other cities would soon follow New York.
President Days proposal of four hour route
70 Newport IL entirely feasible. The distance from
that city TO Fort Pond Bay on the north side OF Mon
tauk Point 10 less than forty miles. or an easy
two hours run for a fast yacht: and from there TO
New York In two hours would be easy for any good
motor.
THE SuN's position In reference TO the Paris
horror editorial May 20 makes II easy for y to
and hope Il may be disposed to do So
NEW YORK, June Is. ROY SToNI.
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The Kentucky Corsica.

Breathitt county belongs to that east
ern kentucky Of the mountains, coun-
try shut off from the world, alien to
modern civilization, living life OF print
tive virtues and playing from generation
to generation the interminable tragedy
of its feuds, land where there is not
much other amusement save the good
old-fashioned fiddling, that poetry Of
the pioneers. Railroads and telegraphs
and telephones, most of the fret and fury
OF the twentieth century, are nothing
to Breathitt The Breathitt folks live
in the eighteenth century; you might
almost say in the seventeenth. They
have not changed much since the Revo-
luton. The women spin and weave and
ride pillion, we dare say, to the county
seat to see their husbands, brothers or
sweethearts tried for putting the sweet
hearts, brothers or husbands OF other
women out of the way. Custom of the
country, whose inhabitants are not par
tal to strangers and know little and care
less about the opinions of the world be-
yond the mountains.
If you are an active citizen Of Breathitt,
you will play the game as It is played
there. There is plenty Of time in Breathitt
and favorite way of killing it is to kill
somebody who belongs to rival sept
or clan. For society there is primitive;
the ties and obligations Of blood, the
allegiance to the family, transcend the
later allegiance to law and the State. The
law was always slow in reaching these
far-off settlements. 1t seems to be pow
erless now to curtail the jurisdiction OF
the rife and the shotgun. Amiable patri-
archs, pillars of the church, men Of real
piety, of high standing in the COM
munity," have killed their half-dozen
Of enemies, have never been indicted
and are now watching with the interest
and sympathy Of experience the trial Of
JET and WHITE for the assassination of
MARCUM.
The opening for the defence in that
case was made by Judge FRENCH,
leader OF the French faction in the
French Eversole feud." A spirited citi-
zen and no dried-up parchment mani
kin of an attorney. Judge FRENCH in
jected into his argument the assertion
that County Judge BLANToN had lied.
Judge BLANToN leaped to his feet to
hurl back the lie and for other purposes.
perhaps, but Elisor JONES threw him.
self between these angry opposites and
the presiding Judge admonished them.
These little matters should be settled out
of court; and attention should not be dis
tracted from the wars of the CoCKRELLs
and the HARG1sEs by a whiting con-
troversy of lawyers. Jets mother and
Miss EvELINE HARGIs are the only repre-
sentatives of the Hargis family in the
court room They look as impassive as
gravestone. Yet they are capable of
every loyalty, of every sacrifice in behalf
of their clan. There is something savage
in this habitual imperturbable calm of the
mountaineers, who are capable Of fam
ing into homicidal madness as deadly
as Baresark's or Malay's. Savage,
too, is their want Of curiosity or affecta-
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ton OF such want A correspondent OF
the Mapaukee Sentinel saw this incident
in jackson, the county seat:

ton OF such want. A correspondent OF
the Mil,oaukee Sentinel saw this incident
in jackson, the county seat:
"Tho other day . mountaineer came down TO tho
town and visited one of the stores In which phono
graph was on exhibition. The machine was as
foreign TO anything tho native had ever seen or
heard about as would be the temple OF mummlhed
Egyptian god, but, SO far as any expression OF
surprise coming from the mountaineer, his conduct
was as placid and imperturbaolc as though modern
monographs performance was an everyday
occurrence in his home He casually looked AZ
the funnel from which the sounds came. and. WITH
out even an examination. which In an ordinary
individual would DO inspired by curiosity. said 10
the merchant:
80 What air YOU all sellin beans for to dayF
In the court room the women chew
gum stolidly; the men chaw tobacco
stolidly and spit with frequency and force.
Nothing in the testimony changes their
outward stoicism. The hottest rhetoric
of the lawyers leaves the spectators cold.
These MEN are Of the same class as ION
CocKRELL and BEN HARGIs, who met in
blind tiger BEN was shot three
times before he went to the floor. and
even after his mortal wound, he emptied
his gun at Tom, wounding him num-
Der of times. Still, the Breathitt code
OF assassination doesn't require these
fair-and-square ways OF fighting. Hide
somewhere and pop at your man. Cow
ardly' practice? Well, it is as fair for
one as for the other; and it takes good
deal more courage to live in country
where homicide from an ambush is the
custom than in one where you get
chance to get bead on the other man.
II you are shot, somebody of your fac
ton will plug somebody of the other
faction. The price of blood will be
paid in blood. That consoles Breathitt
county.
This same CURTIS JET, who is said
to have assassinated MARCUM, jumped
into the Kentucky River and saved d
mans life the other day. A bad man ac-
cording to the ordinary standard; very
good sort of man in Breathitt MARcUM
knew he was doomed man. He went
to the Indian Territory for little while.
He was willing to live for the sake OF
his family, but he got homesick. At
last he said he'd rather be killed in the
mountains of old Kentucky than live
anywhere else in the world" The "piety
of the native place brought him back to
his death.
Barring their persistent fanaticism
for homicide, these Breathitt y feudists
are pretty good people. They are after
blood, not money. See the idyll, the
pastoral Of the Golden Age, in the trag-
edy:
Petty theft or robbery Is practically unknown.
A few years ago a large portion of the town was
destroyed BY FIRE and. in fighting the flames. the
entire male population took on It's coats and vests
and hung them upon the fences in the village.
Many Of the vests contained watches and money.
but, notwithstanding the confusion and uproar.
and the opportunity for pillage, not one instance
OF this sort occurred"
If we may alter famous phrase Of
HENRY GRADY's, the mountaineers are
good men, only little careless with
firearms.
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CANADA.
Novel Diplomatic Negotiations With the
Government Of Germany.

Government OF Germany.
MONTREAL, June 16.--Great interest Is felt
here In the recent development Of Canada's
progress toward independence. A formal
conference was, 1t appears, recently held
here between some Of the Canadian Minis
tiers and the German Consul, who also hold.
a quasi diplomatic position, on the tariff
question. II produced no result. tuk Its
significance seems to have been understood
in London and, apparently. to have been
the subject OF communications between the
British and German Governments. This
much is inferred from a semi-offlcial COM
munication which appeared In the. Nord-
deuische Allgemeine |eitunD with reference
to the conference.
The extremely guarded phraseology in
which 1t sdrawn up is to be noted. 1t says:
AT no stage OF the transaction has the German
Of the resons Sween Grea, Bran and her Col
one Mas merely given effect s 'S ne PrGHs1ns
declared that the British Colonies are TO be consid
cred as tc rritOries with autonomous hscal systems
and that they enjoy the right choose .hcy
accept or not any mscs oy he n
treatment by Germany Of Canada as an indie
IL ss%.s's ssss sssS 8 Ss
British Government Itself
There is no installing the meaning Of the
above paragraph, and there Is very Ittle
reason for doubling that IT was called out
by some action Of the British Government
and was the keynote OF Mr. Chamberlain's
speech the other day on the German tariff
discrimination against Canada in reprisal
for Canada's Pronunciation OF the most,
favored nation clause in the commercial
treaty between Great Britain and Germany.
The discussion is especially significant be-
cause Of the disposition shown OF late by the
Canadian Government to deal direct with
foreign governments on commercial quss-
tions and of the project which Is ! under
stand, only in allegiance to appoint Canadian
Consuls or commercial agents at the Euro
pean capitals and the great centres OF com
to find acceptance for his imperial customs
policy is likely to hurry on the mo1em zen.
months ago by the HaHfd1 Chronicle, which
is generally understood to reflect the views
of the Minister of Finance, Mr.. Fielding
1t is quite certain that the present anon
alous position of Canada (the Halifax paper
said sdegrading') must soon come TO an
end The commercial, industrial and national
interests demand it.
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The necessarily hasty investigation made
Immediately after the collapse of Bowery
building yesterday convinced the police
that the upper floors Of the building had
been overlooked, and the proprietors Of the
establishment were arrested pending a
more complete survey Of the causes of the
accident The State and the city have
made careful provision for the protection
of factory workers. but the best system OF
statutory regulation will not avail unless it
is enforced.
The State Factory Inspector and the
municipal building department must show
that their agents performed their duties Of
inspection properly il overlooking caused
the accident, unless they wish to bear a
share OF the blame for the deaths caused
by the collapse.
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The Irish Loader.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-.Sr: An article on
the Irish Land bill by Frederick James Gregg in the
current number OF Erervoodv's Magazine. With
much skill has turned over Mr.. Russell the credit
which the gallant night being made by Redmond.
ORrien. Dillon Davu and the Ulster leader en-
tails No can deny that Mr.. Russell has done
his part Butitis absurd 10 say. as Nj Gregg says.
that the great leader who has brought about the
unity all classes In Ireland Is tho erstwhile Union
is, and member Of Tory Cabinet.
The great rish leader--if there be sny4s William
o Brien. who with the worthy chairman Of the Irish
party has done more than any other man 70 unite
Irish factions. through the grand national organ.
izaton OF tho United Insh League.
NEW YORK, June II. JOHN SwIHNBY.
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Shamrock ILL.,. il we are to believe the
seers OF Aquahongua. is doomed to defeat.
The unlucky corner has already been Sc
lected for her. That corner is of Tomp-
kinsvile. where Shamrock l. was anchored
Now, every yacht that came in quest of the
Americas Cup and anchored there was
defeated. from the time Of the Genesta,
the boat which made the noblest battle for
it in half gale of wind.
Among the many rings set up for pugi-
listic honors there was one in New Orleans
with an unlucky corner. and the man who
won that corner in the toss was sure to be
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water Storage.
To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Str:
I'm Indian irrigation works
The nomenclature Is singular.
A dam Is called an anicut.

The nomenclature Is singular.
A dam Is called an ancut
While a waste weir's called calneuia;
But when there is lock put on
A stream of water or promotion
There's commonly a damn or two
And considerable commotion."
--Aodras Frrtfy, March, 1870
The EVENING SUN yesterday editonally poked
considerable fun at proposition 70 conserve water
which now runs TO waste or. which Ia worse. floods
certain districts at times and at Others leaves them
dry as a bone. in time 10 become like the Sahara II
we don't watch Out. Whyt The great tanks Of
India date from tho earliest historical records. and
British rule and II pays
The arid lands are being redeemed verdure fol-
lows the streams which engineers have controlled
and the taxes for derived pay the OF the
improvements. ! believe scientific persons OF an
turn of mind have discovered that the
ancient Egyptians. Babylonians, AexlcAns. &c.
adopted similar measures. Where docs the fun
come in' In point of fact Is Uncle Sam up 70 date
In forestry and irrigation! AADRAssI
NRw YORK, June II.
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It is announced from Albany that the
State Superintendent Of Forests. Col. Will
LIAM F. Fox, will sail for Europe to study
the forestry systems Of Europe. When 1t
next comes to appointing State superin-
tendent of Forests, 1t will be advisable and
profitable to find one who already knows
forestry as it is practised here and abroad.
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Concsrning This Summer.
Oh. where's the good old summer time
We hear about In song.
When every day


Oh. where's the good old summer tins
We hear about In song.
When every day
was not frappe
Unless the sun went wrongf
Oh. where's the good old summer time
We used TO have In June.
Whom hearts delights
On mellow nights
Were served TO US On spoon!
Oh. where's the good old summer time
When Summer Girls were snaps
In nu1y gowns
And picture crowns.
Instead OF winter wrapss
Oh. where's tho good old summer time
When straw hats did not seem
To be the ghosts
Along the coasts
OF some deep Arctic streamt
Oh. where's the good old 81 miner time
When Ice cream could be 81
By girls and boys
With soulful Joys.
without It's being het!
Oh, where the good old summer time
When We were on tho run
With breezy books
For shady hooks.
Protected from tho SUM-
Oh. where's the good old summer time
When ice-cold drinks were not
The dreadful things
4 walter brings,
To freeze US on the spot
Oh. where's the good old summer time
With all Its heated sights
or street and shop.
And at the top
Roof gardens were deiiGhu'
Oh, where's tho good old summer time
When fans had work 70 do.
And stsrchy wings
OF summer things
Were melted . d q!
Oh. where's the good old summer time
This summer time Is not:
Please give us one
Right OF the sun.
And have II good and hot
". J. l.
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THE SUN, FRIDAY. JUNE 1s!a1903.

q loser. Tho last and most conspicuous
winner Of the corner and loser OF tho tight
was JOHN L. SULLIVAN.
Thar do be queer things in corners as
the seers say; but, after all, maybe the
seers are silly. On this assumption let bold
Sir Tom forget the taste Of fear
Break out balloon jibi Blow wind Come wrscki
Al least he'll try for glory. and 20 back"
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Yesterday was the anniversary OF the
battle OF Waterloo. 1t passed away unno-
ticed in this country, and very properly
or all the battles ever fought, presenting
great captains to the world for admiration.
there was never one about which there was
more conflict az to the cause and the agent
OF the victory and defeat.
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ANTITOXIN CASES HOLD.
Habeas Corpus Denied to Dr.. LAcenA. One
Of the Arrested Phyyicians.

Supreme Court Justice fruAx dismissed
yesterday the habeas corpus writ on which
DR.. Anton M. Lacina, who was held for
Special Sessions on a charge Of having
Incorporated diphtheria antitoxin be
longing to the city. sought to obtain his
release from custody.
DR.. Lacina. it is alleged, charged Mrs'
Horner 50 for administering to her daughter
serum obtained free from the city on
poor certificate
Justice Truax says that DR.. Lacina wa
empowered to act, in the case Of poor per-
sons, as an agent OF the city in administer
ing the antito1in, and as he deviated from
the terms of his agency to his own persona
advantage. by Incorporating the anti
toxin, he is liable to punishment for petty
larcanY
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Readers OF THE SuS leaving tho city can have the
Daily and Sunday editions mailed to their addresses
(which may he changed when necessary for ~
cents a month. order through your ncwsdeaer
or THE sun, 10 Nassau street.
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n our Itltnds rho fdr0r us NRh manuscripts for
publication ufsh 10 hare rry'c'cd articles returned MeV
must ~ Oh cases send stamps Tor mat purpose.
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PARrs-Rlosouc No. -. near Grand Hotel, and
K!osoue No. TO- boulevard das Capuc'ncs'
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The Growers Lament.

The crop Is poor.
Can we endure
Our sorry LOTT
The fruit Is small
There's none at all,
To put on top.
JAMRs A. STAPLES.
To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir. II you have
any sympathy for the grower put the above In.
MARLBOROUGH, N. Y. June 10. J. A. 8.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-17
Nitrous Oxide.
Laughing Cas-

The Safest Anesthetic Known,
For the purposes of the dentist
and patient. Nitrous Oxide and
Oxygen Gas is unquestionably
superior to any other general ante
septic known for the painless ex-
traction of Teeth. This applica-
ton requires only "a moment.
Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen ante
septic is quickly induced and it
passes i'll IA Gsonent or two. A
few inhaiatiuns oi this Gas and
the patient Is oblivIUus TO PAIN,
the tooth Is extracted aud almost
before the forceps r put away
the patient is ready to leave the
chair. All up-to-date Dentists
and Physicians endorse it as an
ideal anesthetic for the extrac-
ton of Teeth. Dr. W. b. Nc
Mabon is the only dentist in the
city using this gas. Lo west prices
Tor fine work. Phone 1876.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-17
THE GENESIS OF THINGS

Bargains of some sort or shape
a natural weakness OF hu-
mainly. We enjoy getting the
worth of our money, but in too
many instances some one less
fortunate than ourselves gets the
other end OF the bargain. The
man who wears a well made shirt
which cost him only a dollar, may
congratulate himself upon having
secured q bargain, and feel graft
fed at being able to go well clad
at a trifling expenditure, but if
he could examine into the gene
sis of that shirt, he would lind
that a bread-winning woman
made the garment a. the rate of
69cts a dozen. She toiled early
and late for barely enough to
keep soul and body together, and
some one, who didn't need it,
reaped the benefit of her handi-
work. So with other ready-made
garments, in nine cases out of
ten, the struggle and sacrafice of
some unfortunate made the bar
gain a possibility.
Extreme poverty and want are
the parents Of bargains, and new
er generous wealth. The owners
of real estate, live stock, goods
and chattels, may assure you
that he is selling out at a sacra-
flee, just to accommodate you or
the dear people, or because he
wants a change in business, but
if the genesis was known, the
bargain goes to his own pocket.
If not, he holds on to his belong
ings until forced to turn them
loose.
When clamoring for cheap COM
forts and Injuries, would it moi
be well for us to ask, who viii
pay the price of the bargains in
which we delight? We may con-
denim the trust and monopolies
but when we insist upon paying
starvation prices, when we take
part in forcing the helpless tc
give. their life blood for the priv.
| lege of existence, we are as gull.
ty as the monopolist. Neverthe.
less, we are all eager to clinch {
bargain whenever it is in sight