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May Be an Ambassador.

Recently however, there has been
some discussion of Mayor Low in con-
nection with an important diplomatic
position-nothing less than an ambas-
sadorship. of course-and IL is said that
the President has promised him the FIRST
mission OF this grade which becomes va
cant in case he is not reelected mayor.
The mission 10 France has been sug-
gested because it was thought that Am
bassador Porter might resign. but he has
not done so, yet IL is not improbab BILE
that within less than a year there NAV
be vacancy in some ambassadorshIp
which the President could ask Mayor
Low to fill, should he fail either of nom
ination or recollection this fall.
There are some Republicans. as we'll
as many Democrats. who believe that
the fusionists would do well to nominate
a Democrat to head the anti-Tammanv
ticket this fall, The Republicans COM
plain that the mayor has shown them
no special favors because they are Re
publicans, and that he has been alto
eether too liberal in the bestowaI of
patronage upon independent Democrats
and members of the Citizens Union who
contributed only a small percentage. Of
the total vote which placed him at the
head OF municipal affairs OF New York
city. On the other hand. some Demo-
Gratis declare that as New York is a
Democratic city. the mayor should be &
Democrat, and that Tammany could be
fought to better advantage with a Demo-
crat than with a Republican Conse-
quently they would select Judge Gaynor
While the talk of Gaynor has not pro-
gressed so far as 10 constitute any
formal opposition TO Mayor Low. vet IT
is said that Judge Gaynor would not be
averse to accepting the fusion nomina-
tion in case Mayor Low decides not TO
be a candidate.
Judge Gaynor first achieved distinction
ten years ago when the Gravesend bal
lot scandals were exposed and John y
McKane was sent TO the penitentiary
He was then placed upon the bench, and
seemingly has been content to remain
there.
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SHEET STEEL MEN
COURT BILL POSTERS
Follow Them to Atlantic City in Order
to Sell Boards"

ATLANTIC CITY, July 15.-The irst
business meetings OF the Wholesale Sad
dlery Association of the United States
and Canada and the United Bill Posters
Association OF the United States were
held YESTERDAY in the Hotel Rudolf
The reports received from the secre-
tary- commissioner of the Saddlery As
sociation showed its financial standing
TO be better than 1t ever was.
The bill posters had as their guests
seven representatives of prominent
steel plants throughout the United
States. who are here desirous OF SELL
ing the bill posters sheet steel. which
has become popular as backing in all
outdoor advertising. There are also
present theatrical magnates from the
East and West
Mayor StOy presented TO the Saddlery
Association a large silver bit, holding q
huge silver key, representing the key OF
Atlantic Citv.
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entirely wild. If he can 90 with a
troop of other youngsters through the
picturesque mountain country, breath
ing pure air, learning to rough 1t, pro
tected from evil associations, and
under the charge of somebody who
can tell him things, he is safer and
happier than he would be almost any
where else. Between the guide, ma
tive of the regions, and his instructor,
usually a man of a scientific turn OF
mind, the boy picks up all the dnfor-
nation he cares to get. The result is
a culture not to be gained in books.
The early American developed IN
close contact with the soil. The
breed cannot be improved without
coming back to the ground now and
then.
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Republicans See a Rainbow.

Missouri Republicans are endeavoring
TO convince their party brethren IN
other States that Missouri is not ire
deemably Democratic II the Republicans
will only come 10 that State for heir
candidate for Vice President. II is not
that they believe President Roosevelt S
chances of succeeding himself depend
upon Missouri's eighteen votes in the
Electoral College. but they believe that
they have a cha ace of swinging this
rock trimmed Democratic State into the
Republican column. or, at least, making
1t doubtful henceforth.
Missouri is Democratic by about 80 600
majority. and the normal Republican
vote is something like 100000. But the
bribery scandals in Jefferson City and
the Doodle scandals I'm St. Louis have
done much to unsettle affairs for the
Democrats. and the Republicans think
that they see the opportunity of years
TO jump in and win the state. To hel3
along in the work they request the nomi-
nation Of a Missouri man for Vice Pres
ident on the ticket with President Roose.
velt. Here is a list OF the candidates
suggested: Ex-Mayor c. p Walbridge,
ex-governor Stanard, Secretary Hitch
cock. Gen. J. w. Noble, Col. Wells Il.
Blodgett. Charles Nagel. Major William
Warner, and Gardner Lothrop
With the exception OF Secretary Hitch
cock. who. by the way. is an Albanian
by birth. and possibly General Noble.
these men put forward for the nomina-
tion by the Missouri Republicans are not
generally known outside OF the State, At
least they do not enjoy what might be
termed national regulations.
This. however, Is not necessary. not
only because almost any man whom the
Republicans might nominate would be
received without question by the ranl,
and file, but because it is not essential
in order to be a candidate for Vice Presi-
dent that a man should either have had
experience in Legislation or be well
known 10 the people at large. II may be
all very well for the Missouri Repuhli-
cans to seek to capture the domination.
but they will have a hard fight 10 swing
the State TO the Republican column next
year, despite the Doodle scandals.
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CUBAN PUBLIC HEALTH
RECORD SATISFACTORY
Minister Quesada Informed of Condi-
tions at Home.

The Cuban minister, Senior Quesada.
has received information from Havana
regarding conditions OF the public health
in the island. II shows a satisfactory
state of affairs. when compared with the
record OF year ago.
The investigations Of Carlos J. Finlay.
chief sanitary officer Of Cuba, regarding
the transmission OF the yellow fever
germ, are especially touched upon. This
official says the Importance of this mat
ter is shown by the publication In a
Partisan medical review of comment on
fifteen cases and thirteen deaths at
Grand-Bassam, as follows:
1T became possible TO cut short this
epidemic Of 1902 through the energetic
measures which were taken. These con-
sisted in filling up a swamp close to the
house in which the first cases had oc-
CURED, pouring petroleum over every
pool of stagnant water in which mosqui-
toes might breed. sprinkling the bottoms
of hollows with good quantity of coal
tar which was then set on FIRE. cutting
down fcus trees in which swarms Of
mosquitoes found shelter. etc. This
event deserves 10 be recorded here as
the first time that, in a French colony
a systematic campaign has been under
taken against mosquitoes during the
prevalence OF yellow fever-a very tinid
attempt, as compared with the efforts
I achieved by the Americans in Cuba. but
which was pregnant with practical re.
suits Of the most encouraging character.
for It suficed 10 coniure the scourge."
The reports from different parts Of
the island show, as a rule. a low death
rate and exemption from infectious dis
eases in an epidemic form. notwith-
standing the fact that in many of the
towns important sanitary improvements
are urgently needed
Havana as well as the rest Of the
island continues free from yellow fever
and from smallpox originated within its
( territory. No, case OF yellow fever was
imported during the month. but two of
smallpox came on the steamship Mon
serrate from Las Palmas Canary ISL
ands) and also one on the steamship
Ernesto from Liverpool. The steerage
passengers on the Monse-rate were
vaccinated or re-vaccinated and
isolated at the Mariel Lazaret-
10 during twelve days. Most OF them de
veloped in the course OF that space OF
time an eruption which the commission
for infectious diseases pronounced mo:
smallpox" But one OF the cases seemed
somewhat suspicious and afforded the
board an interesting opportunity for
testing Couucilman's claim TO have dem
Onstrated the parasite of variola and of
vaccine. DIR. Brinkerhoh, who had been
working with Councilman in his recent
researches. happened 10 be in Havana
on a visit, and consented 10 conduct
some experiments. The result was com
pletely negative
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Canal Across Scotland.

Lord Rosebery, the Duke of BuccIeuch,
the Marquis of Linlithgow, the Earl Of
Moray and quite large number OF other
influential Scotch peers and territorial
magnates have taken advantage of the
prime minister's announcement Of the
establishment of a naval station on the
Firth of Forth at St Margarets Hope,
to press upon the government the scheme
OF constructing a ship canal from the
Forth TO the Clyde. that Is to say 20
complete the waterway right across
Scotland. According to the project the
canal will be less than thirty miles long.
would run along the Kelvin Valley, and
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English Kings in Ireland.

King Edwards approaching visit to
Ireland few days hence serves to re-
call the fact that at one moment the
Emerald Isle had the questionable ad-
vantage of harborjng no less than two
Kings of Great Britain and Ireland 1t
was little over 200 years ago when
both King James II and his son-in-Iaw
King William III. were simultaneously
in Ireland. which they used, so to speak
as a cockpit, fghting their battles
against one another on Irish soil. the
conflict being brought to a close with
the memorable battle OF the Boyne.
From that time forth until 1870 years
later no British sovereign set foot on
Irish soil, the next King visiting Ire
land being George ", whose stay in
Ireland was rendered additionally
agreeable to him by the fact that on
the morning OF his arrival he had re-
ceived the news of the death of his
wife. the unsavory Queen Caroline. King
William never visited ireland. and
Queen Victoria was twelve years on the
throne before she visited that portion of
her dominions. She repeated her stay
of 1s49 in 1853. went there once more
in August, 1861. and was last there in
1909.
OF the earlier English sovereigns who
visited Ireland there are only three.
King Henry II. King John. who
was there twice, and King Richard III
who was there also twice King Charles
I not only proposed to visit ireland. but
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Kaiser Profoundly Devout.


Emperor Williams repeated reference
IN MS addresses to his generals at Do
oerlt2, the week before last. TO the Al
mighty as "our Great Ally up above. "
must not be regarded as a subject of
ridicule. of presumption, or of bias
phemy. The Emperor was terribly in
earnest when he thus described the
Creator, and his remarks we're received
in the spirit in which they were made by
those TO whom they we're addressed.
The Emperor is a deeply religious
man, imbued with much of that mystic
devotion which distinguished his grand
uncle. King Frederick william ", and
in a minor degree the Iatter's brother
and successor, the late Emperor Will
liam 1t may be remembered that dur
ing the course of the war with France,
IN 1870. the old Kaiser was accustomed
TO describe, in all his dispatches 20 the
Empress, the Almighty as having been
on the side of the Germans, and there
fore against the French. owing to which
the latter were defeated.
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Oscar wilde in Pauper,s Crave.

When Oscar Wilde died, in December,
1900. he was buried at Bagneux, the
most petty bourgeois of Partisan suburbs.
The grave was what is known as a four
year concession. At the end of next
year his remains will be dug up and
consigned TO the so-called "Fosse Com
mune" The sum of 800 is needed TO
prevent this ignominy. and to render
his grave a perpetual concession. 1t IS.
however. not forthcoming, although
thousands of dollars are being made
still each night in England by the per-
formance OF his clever plays
MARoUIsE DE FONTENOY.
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Mysticism in German Character.

/. The Germans are a people of the high
est intellectual order But. like their
Emperor. they all have a touch of mys-
ticism in their nature. enc these dis
patches. as well as the general orders
issued by the old Emperor, appealed to
this sense of theirs, and they ended by
believing that the Lord was fighting on
their side against the French, and this
served to give them additional courage
and assurance Of victory, their fighting
qualities being increased thereby in the
same way as are those of the Turks,
and of other Mohammedan troops, who
are taught to believe that In Ignting the
infdels they are pleasing Allah and his
Prophet and earning immediate saliva
tion II they fall In battle
The Kaiser by thus harping on the
German motto borne on every soldiers
helmet, "Gott nit Uns' (God with us)
not only satisfies his own religious feel
ings. but also increases the fghting
qualities and efficiency of his generals
and soldiers
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FOREST FIRES LAID
AT ONE MANS DOOR

GLENS FALLS. y. Y. July 15.-Sam
Pasco was arTaigned in the Warren
county court at Lake George today,
charged with setting no less than. t'gen-
" forest fires in early June.
Pasco is also charged with stealing
timber. with assault in the FIRST degree,
and with burglary in the third degree.
The prisoner is a man of enormous ply
steal strength. more than six feet IN
height. dead shot and a typical noun
taineer. He pleaded not guilty. and
asked that counsel be assigned to de-
fend him.
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Dear Labor in Ire .anll.
Some Striking Things in a Re port of
the Irish Agricultural Depart aent.


the Irish Agricultural Depart aent.
One cause given by w. p. Coyne,
OF the IRISH Agricultural C'epart-
ment, for the decline in agricultural
conditions in Ireland viii astonish
hls fellow-ceuntrymen. He SAYS that
Irish farm labor is dear. This state
ment appears in bis official reprt for
1902, lately made to the lord heuten-
ant.
As everyone knows, the Irish farm
laborers go TO England for the har-
vest season. They would never do so
If they could get at home wages any
where near the English rate. Yet in
England farming prnspers compara-
tlvely. 1t looks, at first blush. as
though Mr. Coyne had laid himself
open to serious criticism on this point.
An explanation of what he means by
dear farm labor III Ireland may be
found, however, in his statement that
the laborers who remain in Ireland
"are said TO be not the most eff
cient." Of course, they are not, and
it may be that a Yorkshire man pay
ing two shillings a day more. than a
Kildare man pays is actually buying
the labor cheaper than his neighbor
across the Irish Sea.
The report contains ominous figures
showing decrease of land cultivated
11006 acres of cereals and 9,050 of
green crops less in 1902 than in 1901.
Mr.. Coyne poGnts out that the coun-
try, of its own population, has lost
100000 corEu umers since 1S41, but
he says that sven that loss ought not
to cause the great decline in agricul-
ture in that period. He warns the
Irish farmers to avoid the tendency.
so strong in Ireland now, to turn ara
BILE land into pasturage, and prophe-
sizes that the competition with import
ed meat viii. be as keen soon as with
foreign cere ais IN the past.
1t is a cr5rious fact, TO which at
tention is called in the report, that
while there has been an increase of
37.T per ce Mt in the total number of
Irish cattle in the last forty years,
the gain an iong those between one and
two years old was 912 per cent, and
of calves 116 per cent. This shows
that with the decline Of tillage there
has been ar accompanying falling off
in the industry of fattening cattle.
The stock is now shipped to England
and Scott and, and there fattened.
This look 6, at a distance of 5000
miles, lik a foolish surrender of a
very impJ Jrtant source of profit.
4 com bination Of dairying, tillage
and the fattening of cattle is Mr.
Coyne's Recommendation to the Irish
farmer. That is to say, he urges the
adoption of the Belgian and English
methods, and very good plans they
have proved to be. I'm that Mr..
Coyne 8 very wise, and his advice
may be of good service to the Irisi.
farmer.
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W0RKMEM FALL EIGHT
FLOORS AND LIVE

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. July l5.-Ftve
worl1men employed in the construction
OF the BelIevue-Stratford Hotel had an
extraordinary escape from deaoth ,oday
They were on an uninclosed platform
elevator. used for taking material Up
and down. when the cable parted and
they were precipitated eight floors 10
the cellar All were badly shaken up
and are in hospitals. but none are ex-
pected TO die.
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involves no great physical strain, but
II compelling her to stand on her feet
for ten or twelve hours behind a eoun-
ter, huddled with others of her sex
bike cattle in railway car, as many
Of the great department stores IN this
country do. That, we admit, inspires
Us with ''unbounded scorn and bath
ing," and makes us look upon the men
responsible for it as promoters of
race suicide"
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BRITISH SOCIETY is
ASSAILED BY TRUTH"
London Paper Bitter in Denunciation
of Leaders.

LONDON. July 15.-'Truth" continues
to assail the decadence Of London So
ciety. This week Il bitterly denounces
the ladies and gentlemen who for money
introduce rich parvenus into society OF
take commissions for touting wine.
groceries. cigars and tailors- Truth
declares the hitterest enemies OF the
ladies and gentlemen In society could
not accuse the majority of them of
being one or the other. Shopkeepers
sell their goods. society people sell their
friends. The following advertisements
in London newspapers deserve more at
tention than they have received:
Lady OF title. moving in the best So
ciety. is prepared to introduce lady OF
means TO luxurious home in West End.
Carriages kept. Terms must be liberal
Highest references furnished and de-
manded"
'Weli-known titled lady is willing to
chaperOn colonial or American lady.
Would instruct one unaccustomed to the
habits and behavior of good society
Liberal terms required"
Lady member Of one OF the oldest
country families. having a beautiful
place in the country. would receive a
young lady during the winter months.
introducing to the society in the neigh
borhood. Good hunting. hospitable"
West End dressmaker. desIring.to ex-
tend her business. desires TO meet a
lady in society who would influence
business Liberal commission. Strict
confidence may be expected"
Established firm OF wine merchants
desiring to obtain West End orders.
High commission. Young ladies and gen.
tlemen introducing business wanted"
"Noblemen or gentlemen OF position
large sum wanted by old firm. Liberal
commission
Young lady. rich. desires to spend the
season in London and be introduced -
the best society. Willing TO pay hand
somely for services rendered
Truth commenting on the adver-
tisements. says:
mot content with selling worthless
shares. bad horses. impure wines. IN
men of the day apparently sell each
other to middle-elass aspirants for So
cial distinction and tradesmen. They
complain the servants take commissions
and accept commissions themselves. Our
selling society is a combination Of tho
touts for all trades. That explains why
society has become the object of such
general pursuit. It is the only gentle
manly profession left. now that COM
petitive examinations bar the way 10
Offices and sinecures under the crown"
Truth" violates no secret in stating
that notables in society al all courts give
their services for money. The fees are
we'll known, Dozens OF women eagerly
jump at the opportunity to chaperon
rich Americans
An American weEaan well known ia
London society has been suspected for
years of accepting money for introducing
rich American girls into society and pro-
curing presentations at court Her bust
ness is so we'll known that society ac-
cepts II as a matter of course Hundreds
OF English aristOcrats so poor as to
have lost all pride. are willing to do al
most anything to earn money. The COM
petition in the Introduction business has
become so intense that several London
women advertise anonymously for rich
clients in New York, Chicago and BoE-
ron Daners
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The Field of Politics
Always in the Field.


As was 10 have been expected the Hon.
William J. GaynOr has been mentioned
as a possible candidate for mayor OF
Greater New York this fall. In every
campaign for the past ten years Judge
Gaynor has been suggested for some i'm
portant position. but either because he
did, not want the Office or the sug-
gestiOn was not well taken. he has not
been nominated, but has remained upon
the bench. 1t is not surprising now
that he should be considered in con-
nection with the mayoraity nomination.
Those who would have him as 'heir
candidate would place him at the head
OF the fusion ticket in case Mayor Low
decides not to run again; some others
who are opposed to Mayor Low and
equally opposed to Tammany believe
that Judge Gaynor would make the
strongest candidate the -Tammany
forces could nominate Mayor Low has
not yet announced his intentions, pub
licly at least. as 10 whether or not
he Will be n candidate for mayor this
fall, although all along il has generally
been conceded that he would be, and
other candidates have been very ,ittie
considered
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State Apartments for Royalty.

No attention whatsoever should be
paid to the ridiculous accounts which
are constantly appearing in English
society papers to the effect that when
the sovereign hOnors any of his sub
jects with a visit the host Is required
to entirely refurnIsh anew the suite
of rooms occupied by royalty This Is
rubbish, the editors of the journals in
question being probably unaware that
in most of the great houses in Great
Britain. those indeed where royalty Is
accustomed TO stay, state apartments
are reserved for the use o. these illu-
trious guests. and are not given up to
any other purpose. They are furnished
as a rule, not with new furniture. but
with all that is most valuable in The
shape of heirlooms. the royal state
apartments at Goodwood. for instance,
having the walls tapestried with price
less gobelins. which represent scenes
from Don Quixote. while one of the fea-
lures of the dressing room assigned to
the monarch Is an exquisite toilet
service in the purest gold. which Charles
III presented to that French-born Ouch
ess OF Portsmouth who was the founder
OF the fortunes Of the Dukes of Rich
mond and Gordon
The Duke of Westminster at Eaten
Abbey. Lord Lonsdale at Lowther Castle.
the Duke of Sutherland at Trentham
and at Dunrobin Castle. and many more
that l could mention have their state
apartments ready for their sovereign's s
use at a moments notice. and would no
more dream OF furnishing anew each
time than they would of hying-
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A Vacation Idea.
The Outdoor Camping School a Val
liable One for City Boys.

liable One for City Boys.
Some American boarding schools
for boys have adopted a German edu-
cational idea, with notifications The
pupils are taken to camp in the
country for the summer months, and,
in charge Of one or two masters, a
guide from the surrounding country,
and sometimes other responsible per
sons, are led on tramping tours
through the mountains While on
these expeditions the boys are encour-
aged to take care of themselves, and
to learn all they can about practical
out-of-door life. The plan is in many
ways a good one.
The American boy Of the wealthy
classes does not always have as good
q chance in life, in some ways, as the
youngster whose parents are not
wealthy When not in school he is
apt, during several years Of his hfe,
to.be more or less in the way. He is
not. like the country boy, needed on
the farm, and able to go hunting or
fishing in leisure time; unlike the city
boy Of moderate means, he cannot be
sent 20 his country uncle and allowed
TO run loose.
A great deal of the routine life of
good society is good and pleasant to
grown people, but wearisome to the
boy. Yet he cannot be allowed to run