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Cen. WOODS favorite and tho defamer
Of Gov. TAPr. He vas declaring with
. show Of indignation that no never
was o convict in Florida, but was. on
the contrary, . reputable British officer,
O graduate OF Cheltenham, a relative
Of Sir WILLIAM BELLAIRs, and an en-
tirely different person from the : CHAs.
BALLENTINE. alias ERNEST AIL.AINE
CHEIRIToN, Forger and Swindler, = OF the
police records in Mulberry street.
Very Likely the kind-hearted Mr..
BAILEY does not even know that the
author OF As 1t is in the Philippines, '
by his sentence at Tampa and his five
years Imprisonment under the Florida
laws, temporarily escaped prosecution
for an entirely different crime, namely.
forgery committed in Jamaica on the
Colonial Bank Of Kingston, the penalty
whereof still hangs over his head.
There is encouragement for honest
society In but ono aspect Of the Bellairs
case. Gen. LEONARD WOOD and others
will be glad to have ono more illustration
Of the reassuring fact that the whole
number Of skilful and dangerous swim
dlers now operating in the civilized world
is less than is commonly supposed. You
hear. for instance. Of the performances
Of an ERNEST BALANTYNR in Toronto,
an EDGAR BAYLEY in Halifax, an ERNEST
ALLAINR CHRIRIToN in Chicago, an E. A.
CAMERON In Jamaica, a CHARLES BAL
LENTINE In New York, a SHERIDAN in
Florida, an EDGAR GERALD BRLLAIRs in
Santiago, Havana, Manila and Wicken-
burg; and you naturally conclude that
all parts Of the earth are thickly infested
with that particular type Of the suave
and plausible rascal. But It IL much like
the stage army made apparently numer-
GUS by frequent entrances and exits Of
the same nimble individual. The world
is seemingly full Of swindlers Of the
Bellairs stripe The situation becomes
simpler and less terrifying when investi-
cation reduces a dozen or more Of him
to ono polyonymous, ubiquitous scamp.
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rHAxxs IRON euArEMALA.
Prcsdeat EAtrada Acknowledges Services
Of Mlnlster Combs IN AycrtinK War.

" Minmtor COmDo IN AvertinB War.
WARRINGTON. April 72.-Partly through
the good Offices Of Leslie Combs, the new
United States Minister to Guatemala, war
was recently averted between that country
and the rest OF Central America. Presi-
dent Estrada OF Guatemala has given cor
dial acknowledgment OF the services OF
Mr.. Combs In a letter OF which the State
Department has been, furnished with .
copy. In the letter President Estrada
said:
There Ia no doubt whatever that the
good offices as exercised by your Excellency
on this occasion had a great influence to-
ward reestablishing peace between us.
and II j have the satisfaction OF thus recoo.
MIXING IL, there also remains the satisfaction
OF rendering TO you, In the name of Guate-
mala and her Government, my most heart
felt THAMES for your work"
President Estrada says also that what
was done by MIR. Combs -posscsses for
me the double merit of being mt the Same
time the best Interpretation OF the prac-
ticable sentim ents of congcniality with
which. as over, we are favored by the noble
American nation"
In his peeponse Mr. Combs said: sAnv-
thing its Uhe United States) diplomatic
representative may accomplish in con-
serving peace or promoting good feeling
among the sister republics Of Central
America will be regarded with satisfaction
by the United States Of America"
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The OdeII Prooessioa in 81. Leuis.

from the A0dnV Argus.
None OF the publications thus far made has done
Justice to Governor Odell's 900 trp 10 the St.
Louis Exposition to be begun on Monday ne1t.
The impression has been conveyed that II viii be
statey-mag nj cent-out Of sight, but these are
but poor adjectives. not eQunl TO the occason. IL
will be the Real Thing. Genuine gilt lace win gilt
ter: genuine champagne. provided without stint By
the taxpayers of grateful State. will now: genuine
enthusiasm will be provided by carefully selected
"rooten" and press correspondents: everything
win be genuine. from the moment the genuine $780,
thp begins until IL ends In blaze of genuine glory.
The Governor will progress In three genuine
special trains. with genuine Pullman chair cara
dining cars and sleeping cars. Object will be no
money. Swift and powerful locomotives will provide
genuine speed and genuine screens viii keep the
dust and cinders out Of the eyes OF the encourage
Upon arriving at St. Louis Q genuine street parade
viii positively be made. with no postponemens on
account Of the weather. In which the following
heard-of and heretofore unparalleled display win
positively be made:
Gordon of st. Louis Police
Citizens Brass Band of Newbureh. N. Y.
Gen. Nelson H. Henry and Three Genuine Nsscots.
Military Baggage %assn s91n,: :Se 1000 Yard
Eighth S ssPsg. Jews SpSR Iss bs z, Rochester
Of cn.fesIe snd p PSsn.Srsp,o
Major Gen. hoe and siiseen Minor oeasrals.
Two un,.,ed Sasea. he Last Survivors of their
ruoo''v'n. rIis ana S%% oorDs q nnoe''uu.
Thireenth Separate Company Of yameetovp-
The Mayor OF 81. Louis. DO wing left and night -
the populace.
indicted ST. Louis Ofncials, II any.
Comparative Exhibit OF Newburgh and g. Lou1s
Groceries.
Bfnghamton Braas Band.
Twenueth Separate Company Of BinghAmtoA n. Y.
Thiteenth separate Com pany of Elmra, N. Y.
The Odell Presidential Boom. under cover.
Three NewSrrgh CITIZEN, Who Hold No STATE
Niagara Falls International Bras Band.
Forty second s'D-TF: .ii. e So9TD'n' of S''s'r'
r'"'-a'a'A s'D'I''ss Company /" o"'s'.
Private Detectivss
Governor odeli. bowling right end len 70 ths
populace.
Buffalo Bras Band.
sixty NTH Regiment
Seventy fourth Regiment
Greater New York Bras Band
One Hundred and FIFTY Mounted Men nom New
Tenth Battalion Of Albany.
Middleown BrAss Band.
Naval Militia from First and Second Naval Dat-
talions New York and Brooklyn.
Floral Design. representing Governor 0den In the
act OF telling the marines that no has
abolished taxation.
Owego. n. Y. Brass Band.
Corporals Guard.
Adjutans Thomas c. Plat, In command Of shs
Rear Guard
Citizens on foot and In carriages.
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Jewish family life 10 changed. A now
raos comes up strange to the old nspesch
and In spirit. But, ~ We have said, tho
same TRANSFORMATION IL going on In all
races here. The child, learning TO speak
English, may be inclined to feeling OF
superiority over parent who 10 ignorant
Of 1t or can speak only broken English.
Much heart-burning among foreigners
has been caused accordingly; but re-
gard for the welfare OF children must in
duce In parents the desire that there
shall be this speedy and complete Amer
icanization Of their offspring. The first
great necessity Is to speak the language
OF the country in which the career OF the
speaker In to be made. and the difference
in language will pass away when the
first generation bred in this country
grows up and has offspring OF Its own.
Nor is 1t desirable or even tolerable
that there should be preserved in this
country race distin ctions emphasized by
differences Of speech. Whether Jews or
people OF any other race, public policy
demands that everything should be done
to make them all American citizens, with
one national pride. It is unfortunate that
foreign speech should be perpetuated
by the publication Of papers addressed to
specific nationalities Of alien tongues;
but, happily, these papers find their pa
irons only or almost exclusively among
the newer immigrants, for the children
Of these foreigners usually pay no heed
to them, but read American papers only.
Yiddish may be a convenient jargon for
the Jews coming here strangers to our
language and our customs and the genius
of our social and political institutions,
but English is the speech which Jewish
parents should be eager TO have their
children acquire. OF course, a trans
formation in the younger generation re-
suits, but in its own interest and in the
interests Of American society the sooner
and the more completely 1t is brought
about the better.
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the ban is departure that Nigh. led 70 abuses
and scandals"
Consequently, our qualification must
be confessed at finding this authoritative
approval Of our views In message Veto
ing the measure aforesaid over the sig
nature Of Governor ODRLL; for what We
have just actually quoted Is nothing less.
The Governor fails to enumerate GER
tain other serious objections to this bill,
or to indicate his resolve to reverse fully
his centralizing policy on the State hos
pitfalls, in accordance with the logic OF
this veto; but OF that veto we are none
the less appreciative.
The Governor has done we'll and wisely.
Though his act may impair the grocery
trade somewhat, his rating in the politi-
cal books Of his fellow citizens must be
raised immensely.
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An Important American shakespssrs

To-day, the anniversary Of Shakespsars's
birth, has been f1tly selected by MesGs.
Doubleday. Page q Co. for launching their
new edition Of his work, Tho Enzabethan
Shakespeare edited by Mark Harvey Lid
dell, lately professor Of English at tho
University Of Texas. The arst volume, CON-
tanning The Tragedis Of Macbeth from the
folio OF 1923. IL one Of the handsomest books
that tho De Winnie Press has yet turned out.
Mr.. De Winnie himself calls 1t IAN exhibit Of
our best workmanship-one OF the few
books In which I oan show types Of my
own design a. well - fair composition and
presswork.'
Prof. Lddell goes back to the original
text. with only slight typographical var1s-
lions. He joins to II an elaborate COM
mentary, embodying the latest results Of
modern scholarship in the study Of Shake
speare and Of the English language. he
supplies literary approximations to nearly
every scene. The notes are very full and
are arranged on the margin on three sides Of
the text, In imitation Of tho books OF the
period. This arrangement is not the most
convenient, perhaps. for the reading OF the
text. but 1t provides the printer with the
opportunity for displaying marvellous In
genuity In keeping notes Of many kinds 90
distinct that they can be easily referred to.
a. the clear differences In type catch the eye
at once. There are an Introduction and an
index. The volume makes a convenient
small quarto Of about $50 pages.
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WOMAN Spies rN xURofE.
They're Among the Best Agents u tn
Secret service.


From the Chicago Tribune
Womnn's wit and love Of intrigue find a
fertile field In the secret service branches
OF many European governments. II the
heads OF these departments In England and
continental governments would talk-which
they will not-they would bear testimony
to the fact that women make excellent spies.
Ministers and government officials Of Eu-
rope understand that there are no more
valuable agents In the secret service employ
ment than the women who are engaged Ia
It's work. and the number OF such women.
OF social Importance many Of them, Is said
T. TO be surprising.
In Europe the secret service Is more con-
oerned with other countries secrets and
more wrapped In mystery than the United
states service. For that reason none knows
the composition Of the service In its entirety.
and no wise person seeks to know.
Inc women who enter this work are OF all
classes. and in many instances they work
S %ssn In ina many cases whsre man could not
aided by that mans own weakness. The
sn a., o. h lies In the fact thai
to the wiles Of a pretty woman,
In the following instance. illustrating the
work OF these women secret service agents.
lions Of the wife Of The % man possessing the
secret sss ses desired ed :! 70 learn
~. Ccftdiu huDdbSd0Or Accredited 10 Eng
lang was married to q woman Of his own
sne meyer Ssr SSGncsrnsd herself and he nsye.
Of the lady whom the latter had not met
for some years arrived In England one fne
day. She was a certain Russian Countess
They spent much time together. and the
conversation naturally turned q good deal
on the private life OF the Ambassad doris wife,
VINO candidly admitted she never interested
herself in his business affairs.
-and naturally Jealous, and / should always
be afraid he was deceiving me-"
The wife scorned the idea. and the matter
dropped. few days later the Minister'S
wife sou ght the Countsss in Great distress
Tell me all you know" she pleaded, CON
corning my husband"
The Countess affected great surprise and
inquired what her friend meant. whereupon
the latter produced a letter she had found
IN her husbands bedroom. addressed to him
IN e1dearins terms by another woman. and so
search for further evidence was what the
her friend. and back to the embassy they
went together To- ransack the Ambassadors
private desks. They searched without avail
that Is, so far as the wife was concerned
but the Counte a. found what she required, in
the shape OF long cipher message. which
she copied on the pretext that IL might be
cipher love letter. In reality, II gave the
terms OF q certain agreement arrived at
between two countries which was most valn-
able Information to the lGovernme mt the
Countess was working for.
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Authors' Uniou Wanted.

To TIE EDITOR OF TEE SuS-.Sir' The tine In
coming when authors viii have TO organize thern-
selves into trade union. u they arc 10 hold their
own with their employ ers-I mean the publishers.
In these days OF tremendous returns and consoii.
dations the fate Of the poor hack writer u becoming
harder and harder.
To be spccinc. As . writer ! an In constant
demand. l have no trouble getting my stun &C.
cepted. But do have trouble getting paid for a.
Publishers who used 70 pay on acceptance now nay
when they get rood and ready. With rent 20 nay
and mouths 70 feed. have 70 wait from week 10
week for my money. The more public evidences
Of the prosperity and great undertaking. OF the
publishers. the more derelict they are In payment
70 the writer's they employ. II seems Time 10 call
q halt. A. r. B.
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The reconstructed Office Of the Mayors

The reconstructed Office Of the Mayors
Marshal proposes to require licenses from
the city dealers In secondhand books. >
There are few dealers In secondhand books
in New York. elderly men. old fashioned in
garb and ways. but profoundly interested
In their vocation. On this disappearing
trade, no longer profitable through the mar
vellous cheapening Of the cost Of books. it
Ii proposed to lay the heavy hand Of the
law. 90 that. under the espionage OF reform
officials. these book dealers should be made
subject to the liabilities Of bond and. per-
haps, later on, each wear q badge and
uniform.
1t In explained in justification Of the
project Of these licenses that criminals
sell books to such dealers; but the present
law on the subject Of the sale OF stolen prop
erty is explicit. and the penalties provided
for its violation are ample. Wherein the
imposition Of license and the exercise Of
paternal supervisory power Of government
control VOID prevent future infractions Of
the law does not appear.
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BIGGEST MAN IN TEE WORLD.
Feeder Machew, the Russian Giant, u
Seven Feet Nine.

| From the Chicago Tribune.
vi all the giants that have appeared before
the public within the last thirty or forty years
none can be compared with the imposing
Russian who has recently been on exhibition
In Berlin. Germany. This giant. whose name
Is feodor Machow. has been exhibited by
the Archaeological Society OF Berlin. where
| ne has undergone a rigid examination and
careful measurements. which have resulted
In establishing the truth his claim OF being
the largest human being on the face OF the
globe.
Prof. Felix Won Luschan. the famous ethno-
graphical student, who conducted the ex-
animation. submitted the following written
statement TO the head OF the Institution:
L have carefully examined ard measured
from an anthropologicsl standpoint Feodor
Machow OF Kustjaky. Russia. who Is now
about p years OF age. He Is z feet inches
In height and can therefore be classed with
the largest giants that have ever lived. lie
exceeds In height all the known living giants
by at least head. and Is In many respects
OF great scientific interest
AS mater Of fact. all the giants who have
ss1s to the
Machow. Their height was between g feet
10 inches and feet 8 inches. according to
Society by the late. Prof virchow The
showmen. however. always exaggerated the
Feodor Machow comes from an old Russian
family. whose ancestors are said TO have emf
grated TO Russia from the south. probably
from Syria. His parents, as well a. his two
brothers and one sister. are all OF normal
size. His grandfather was large. but In no
sr Of tSs family srss ts sDse
mems occurred. Viewing this case from the
standpoint Of the theory that mental and
physical traits are inherited. IL would seem
that the theory il strengthened 70 certain ex-
tent; especially In regard TO bodily stature.
reach tn his kpaas n Ordinarv
almost up TO the waist, and twelve-year-old
boy could easily find room inside Of one OF
them The ring which adorns the index
finger Of Machow's right hand IL so large that
q half dollar can easily be passed through IL.
4 steel spring mattress OF extra size and
on a strong iron frame. This promising youth
eats at each meal at least three pounds Of
meat and a proportlonate quantity OF potatoes,
vegetables and bread. with a relshinR appe.
lite II Is at the cost OF much trouble and still
greater expense that the society entertains
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Old drowsy Dublin Is enjoying delight
full row over the Phoenix Park. The Board
of Works, the local park board. holds that
the grounds are not public property. but
that they constitute Royal park. the prop
erty Of King EDWARD, and, consequently.
the Gaelic Athletic Association has no right
to play football and other games there.
But that the park is not public property is
vigorously denied by many authorities,
and laughed at by some. The matter was
brought before a Police Magistrate the other
day, and here is the way our friend. the
Dublin United Irishman begins to comment
upon the affair:
BY . striking coincidence the chief uitness for
the prosecution In the case OF the Board OF Works
WooDZNHnAD and the Police Magistrates decision
In favor Of the board was delivered on AL Fools
Day
So. on the evidence Of q WoopENHEAD,
the All Fools Day decision bars the Nine
Acres from the Athletic Association and
reserves them for polo players only. Now
the Nine Acres. It should be remembered.
form the historic portion OF the Phoenix
Park. renowned for deadly duels. mass
meetings and laundering reproductions Of
the battle Of Waterloo. in which the British
troops. all alone by themselves and
regularly once year, used to knock NApo-
Icons army into smithereens.
However. the Magistrate's decision does
not finally settle the case. In Dublin there
are taller courts than the Magistrates, and
into one Of them the case OF the King vs. the
Town. or polo vs.. football. will doubtless be
taken and solsmnly argued. galloped and
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Panic has seized Texas. The coming Of
q Government observation station to Hig
gins, under Prof. KIpDKR. to deter rhine
precisely the spot where the tooth meridian
crosses the seth parallel Of north latitude,
L. viewed a. the beginning Of q serious
Republican campaign to pare down Texas.
The spot sought, says the 0airesfon
Dolly Nsps, is the northeast corner Of
the Pan Handle Where the Io3d merid-
ian crosses SO degrees 30 minutes north
latitude IL theoretically the northwest
corner Of the Pan Handle Before this
threatened incursion Of the Federal theod-
olite Judge CLARK gloomily reoounts how,
with every movement to determine our
boundary Texas has come out q loser
II Texas gets into another boundary con-
troversy, 1t will likely end up by the Fed
eral Government trimming the Pan Handle
down until It will hardly make respectable
shoestring" A Washington rumor has
settled in Texas to the effect that 100
square miles Of Texas territory rightfully
belong to Oklahoma and New Mexico
We confess we don't understand these
walls lest Texas be distributed bit. In the
eyes Of her Goddess Of Anti-trustism, the
Lone Star State is the greatest land trust in
the Union, and should be abolished What
right has Texas to monopolize more than
40 200, 900 OF United States acres?
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A New Problem !.

The idea that in respect to sail area
Shamrock iii. was to be reversion tow
ard the moderation Of earlier Cup yachts
vanished with yesterdays dispatches
describing the new spars that will 60
upon her in the place OF those disabled in
her recent accident. The outlook now
is that she will have about 10000 square
feet, or 500 more than Shamrock H.,
and approximately the same us Reliance.
After all, the difference between the two
competing yachts will be found wholly
in the water.
If the challenger beat Shamrock l. 80
handily with her small rig on, what will
she do in full dress?
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Eight Great Secrets Of sscoes,.


A certain fellow who answered Advertisements
In cheap story papers has had some interesting ei-
pcnences. Helearned that by sending 81 TO q Tan.
kee he could get cure for drunkenness And hs
did. II was 10 take the pledge and keep IT.
Then he sent nifty two cent stamps to md out
how 10 raise turmps successfully. He found out
Just take hold OF the tops and pull
Being young he wished 10 marry. and sent thirty.
four one cent stamps to a Chicago nrm for informa
uon a. TO how 70 make an impression. when he
answer came II read, "Slt down on pan OF oough-
IL was little rough. but he was Q patient man. and
thought he would yet succeed.
Next advertisement he answered read. How 10
double your money In SIX months" He was told
TO convert his money into bills, fold them and he
would see his money doubled.
Ne1t he sent for twelve useful household articles
and he got q package OF needles.
He slow TO learn so he sent u TO find out how
TO get rich work IKE the devil and never spend
q cent" and that stopped him.
But his brother wrote 70 ind out how 70 wri's
without pen or Ink. He was told TO use lead
pencil.
He paid 81 70 learn how 10 1--we without work and
was told on . postal card. Fish for suckes a. VIC
do