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Gleason and Devery.

From he BrookIbn Cfdsfn
As matter of fact. Gleason had elements OF
strength which Devery has not. though there are
points OF similarity between them: and It can be
said with certainty that Gleason a really popu.
lar man, not merely. Devery Is, with a crowd
Of hungry and thirsty camp followers who will dis
appear when the provisions are consumed, but also
wi tho people who may be partisans but are not
politicians.
Gleason made q vigorous and picturesque cam
palgn for the Mayoralty In 1897, and, as THE SUN
shows. Van Wyck defeated Low by plurality of
81. ST. while Geason's total vote was o7s. of which
587 came from his own borough. Perhaps Devery
has forgotten these figures but when thus set be-
fore him again. they are apt to give him bad half
hour, II they do not cause him 10 withdraw from
the hopeless race.
It's 10 be hoped not. He II out Of the Democracy
for the Demoorscy's good. II by stroke OF good
fortune he could have been eliminated before the
last campaign, Shepard would probably have been
elected Mayor. But he Is out now. and the fact
furnishes an object lesson worthy Of note ny all
who have hoped for regeneration of Tammany
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4 Morse Hat Saga.
From the Westmiasier Gazette

From the WosinI7Ncr Gd.eff.
A felt hat bcw on a tourists head last year ~
he was leaning out OF q railway train window, IN
Sweden. OF the man himself nothing further Is
hnown but the felt hat has become famous all over
the North OF Europe. An employee OF the line
picked up the hat where u lay. and being an hones'
man. he tried high and low TO md Its owner. Finally
all local Efforts failing. he ticketed II and sent to
the next station, to be claimed by the owner No
such pc ron appeared and the hat was sent on from
station 70 station. an additional ticket being stuck
on each time It set out. Thus II has run through
the whole OF Sweden and Norway, has been a.
UpsalA and Trundhjcm. at Chrstlan'a and Cote
borg and Malmo, has been sent on to Zealand ana
Finland and Is now being sent through the North
Of Germany, covered with labels Inside and out.
And II II Is no longer Mt hcadgear is at all events
a remarkable monument OF Horthern honesty
and perseverance,
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sfr: In a recent
editorial paragraph on the decline Of the bicycle
you omitted TO refer to Of the principal causes
why bicycling Is not as popular as It was a few
years ago This Is the grca; increase on all the good
wheeling roads Of fast running automobiles. which
are driven at furious speed without regard TO the
safety OF bicycle riders.
There Is no pleasure In whe cling when the rider
has to he constantly on the lookout for machines
running at the rate OF twenty or thirty miles an
hour coming UP behind, or, II coming from an OPP
poste direction often on the wrong side OF the road
have frequently been forced OF the road by racing
machines which were violating the rules OF the
road. and am sure that unless the new law re-
stricting the speed OF automobiles docs something
to check the reckless running bicycling will become
still less attactve than II Is now. WHEELMAS.
NEW YORK, May 70.
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A Northerner's Comment on DIR. Parkhursts
Statement.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: DR.. Park.
hurst certainly must be IN regarding the
Of the word Niger" in the South. visit that part
Of the country every year. and have recently re-
turned from q somewhat extended tnp through
the South. where visited such cities as Atlanta.
birmingham. Mobile. New Orleans, Dallas and
Shreveport. Outside of a spirit OF rsery fun.
heard the word niger" used by cultivated people
very few times. Almost invariably our coored
friend was referred TO as the negro. I noticed
In great many instances that Instead OF pro-
nouncing the word do In the North. ne gro.
It pronounced neg 70. with no pa rticnar accent
on either syllable. The reverend doctor has surely
made another mistake. W. E. ANDREWS.
DERBY, Conn, MAY q
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A Greespeint.r's Experience in Town.

TO TIE EDITOR OF THE SUH-.Str: ] live in
Greenpoint. so ] probably don't know the night
thing 70 do In case like this:
Two gentlemen and lady were walking through
the corridor Of . large once building downtown
In New York. Tho gentlemen had on their hats
They entered the elevator and Immediately re.
moved their hats, while mine remained where II
WAS, that Is. kept Il on my head. They looked
al me rather sneenngly and looked into the mir
ror the side Of the car TO see II anything was
wrong with me. I found my Ito was loose After
Strengthening II out and smoothing some dis
hevelcd hair around my ears took ono more
furtive glance 10 see II was all hight Then one
OF the knight errants leaned over my shoulder
and said: Nov you look gnnd." II embarrassed
me considerably. and before could reply with
hot retort the reached tho street floor and the
chivalrous men melted away into space.
Now. please tell mo why they kept their hats
on in tho corridor and emoved them in the elevator.
although the lady was With them all the while.
Also, II you think the remark about my appear.
ance was sarcasm. Frctfully yous
GRsxNPoNr. May %. SAD EHx
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its end may not b predicted with safety.
That good has come out OF It, and that
more good win come, is beyond any ques-
ton. The Cubans have ever been an ex-
travagant people. extravagant in their
methods Of industrial operation and in
their expenditures. Persistent and unre-
lenting poverty has forced new Lessons
upon them. and 1t is gratifying to note
that they are needing those lessons. Much
attention is now being given to more eco
nomic and systematic methods OF cane
cultivation. the result OF which can only
be reduction in producing cost. without
neceasitattng a reduction OF wage rates.
A recent issue Of the Didnio de la Marina
states that the system Of cane culture pre-
sented by Dr. Zayas is a subject Of lively
interest throughout the island, The Ndrio
quotes the statement Of another local paper
to the effect that already more than 800
acres Of cane land have been planted In
different parts Of the island under the new
system, and that DR.. Zayas is in receipt
Of many interesting letters asking for fur
Their and fuller information. The daily
papers Of the island, notably La Discussion,
OF Havana, are devoting special attention
to the industrial interests OF the island,
from the industrial and not from the polit-
ical standpoint.
In this direction there lies the most hope
full and encouraging sign in the life OF
people whose economic condition for nearly
Q decade has been one Of sore strait and
distress. 1t Is particularly encouraging in
the evidence which 1t presents Of wise
turning away from purely political infu-
encee, and Of q definite PURPOSE to de-
termine their vexed economic problems
upon strictly economic lines. 1t Is much
for q people to learn, or to begin to learn,
that which the American people do not
even yet fully realize-namely, that, while
political conditions may influence economic
conditions, they should not determine
them. 1t is much for the Cubans that they
are beginning to realize that the proper
weapons for use in the struggle for exis-
tenoe are the time-honored hoe and plough,
rather than the persuasive arts of the hui
man voice in the halls Of legislation.
The most hopeful sign manifest in the
Cuba OF to-day lies in the fact that, while
they are striving to open up an Official
channel as an influence. they are making
diligent effort to render their leading indus
tries demonstrating, independent Of the
shifting winds Of the game OF politics.
II they can establish their industrial life
upon as economical q basis as they have
thus far shown 10 their governmental life,
the island Of Cuba will become a model
for the imitation Of other nations. Her
feet are not yet on solid ground, but q
highly commendable effort Is being made
to put them there.
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Why British Emigration to South
Africa Is Slow.

Geographically, the term South Africa
ia about as definite as our own Out West
or Down South. In its general use, it
may be regarded as covering the terri
tory. lying between Cape Town, on the
south, and the Zambesi River, on the
north. This would include an area a
little less that As per cent. Of that Of the
United States. About S. per cent. OF this
is British territory. Its population con-
0eo to 5000, 900 native blacks representing
a considerable number Of different tribes.
The white population of the English
portion of the area is complex mixture
Of Dutch, French and English, with lin
tied representation from other lands.
Although large portion of the district
has been under British domination for
the greater part of century, that corner
of the world has never been a place OF
popular resort for the British emigrant.
1t has had too little to offer in COMPETE
ton with Canada, Australia, New Zea-
land and the United States. The imme-
date conditions Of that competition
ndVo uOI uccH Illdlcibuy CAdilScu ny
the South African war.
British emigration to South Africa has
been limited by various influences. Little
has ever been done, either by the home
Government or by the colonial Govern
ment to encourage it. In 1920, csc, 600
was appropriated by the British Govern
ment and some 5000 British settlers were
placed, most Of them on the southeastern
coast at Port Elizabeth and East London.
In 1874, the Cape Council appropriated
10000 for similar purpose. This is
practically all that has been done. A half
c.usury or more OF tales OF South Africa
a. . land OF lions, elephants and other big
game left an impression in England that,
while the country might be hunters
paradise, it was no place for a home
seeker. Other stories of missionary
work among the Hottentots and of wars
with such men as CHAKA, DINaAAN,
MosHEsH and CETEwAYo have impressed
possible British colonists with strong
idea of the general heathenism and bar
barity of their neighbors in the event Of
settlement in that country.
Other deterrents are the very lin
tied local market for farm products
and the limitations, little short of pro-
bibition, imposed upon possible exports
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The Progress Of Japan in Education.

The extraordinary facilities for ele-
mentary. secondary and university in
struction now offered in Japan will be
found described in the latest annual re-
port published at Toxic by the Minister
Of Education. The signer Of the report,
Baron KIKUcHI DAIRoKU, not only grad
uated some thirty years ago at the Uni
versity of Cambridge, England, but took
high place in the wranglers' list. After
his return to his native country, he be-
came professor Of mathematics at the
University of Toxic, and Is regarded as
the highest Japanese authority in edu-
cational affairs. The facts set forth in
his report are likely to surprise many
persons unfamiliar with the efforts that
have long been made to extinguish illit-
eracy in the Mikado's empire.
1t appears that in Japan, during the
school year just ended, the percentage
Of children Of school age receiving the
prescribed course Of elementary instruc-
ton was co. for boys and IT'S for girls.
The total number Of elementary schools
was nearly $1,000. The number of teach
ers fell but little short Of 90 900, and the
total number Of children in the schools
exceeded 4,6S9.OOO. The percentage of
the enrolled pupils who attended daily
was "a. 81 per cent. These are remark
able figures, and it is no less noteworthy
that the training Of both male and female
teachers for the elementary schools re-
ceves careful attention, and that the
appliances and hygienic conditions of
the school buildings are undergoing
continual improvement.
As regards the next higher grade of
instruction, there are now seven second
airy schools, in different parts of Japan,
which are intended as preparatory for
the universities. There are also a num-
Der Of special schools in which the direct
practical applications of the subjects
studied are kept in view. Thus in the
Toxic Foreign Languages School, the
following eight languages are taught:
English. French, German, Russian, Ital-
ian, Spanish, Chinese and Corean The
Toxic Fine Arts School provides five
courses Of study, including painting, de-
ci8hAASs oSuAptuAO' t1Nt
dustrial fine arts. The Toxic Academy
Of Music furnishes complete instruction
in both Japanese and foreign music.
There are technical schools intended to
prepare men to take charge Of industrial
operations. Thus the agricultural school
at supporo is designed to train agricul-
turists for the island Of Yezo, which is
to japan what Alaska is to the United
States The Toxic Technical School
trains managers and foremen of factories,
and a similar institution, already fully
equipped, has been started in Osaka.
Even the commercial aspect of educa-
ton is not overlooked: the higher COM
mercial school in Toxic has SO instruc-
tors and eos pupils.
There are in Japan two universities,
namely, the Imperial University of
Toxic and the Imperial University of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-25
1, Their. y Ritualistio Type Of MANI

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sfr: Your CORE
sponden,. MI Tor Is II MissD G. c. Adams. contrib
utes something distinctly new 10 the discussion
OF ritual,sm In your columns when he says that
he gave up ntuallsm because he did not Ike the
type OF men who attend the churches of ST. lgna-
titus and ST. Mary the Virgin, This is an attack
from ambush, Come out INTO the open, MI Tor
Miss, Adams. and tell Us how the type" OF ma n at
these churches differs from the type TO be found
at other Episcopal churches. Please give US clear
description OF this new type Vague insnuatons
are unfair. CSITAs
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CLUB. Maya.
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In life. and It was Mr.. BYRNEs opinion that
he was buried alive or was hanged BY the
neck until he was dead. Nobody IN Ros-
common claims the body, and for cause.
The grave questions to be decided by the
honorable County Court will be these:
Did the goat OF his own accord deliberately
derail the train? Was he induced to attack
1t by his wicked owner? Who was that
owner. or, in word. who set Billy at the
buliine?
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The Ola order Triumph. over the New.

From he Japan weekly Nal.
4 steamer and junk collded on the Sunioa
River In Toxic on April Is and the forDss sanSs
The crew were rescued ~ The lstssn
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Smelling Reform on tn. Ea,, Side.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--.Sfr: The following
is taken exactly from q window notice on the
East side AS a sample Of spelling In the English
language II should raise comment as to how the
druggist passed the examination required by the
State and secured his diploma. j. J. H.
NEW YORK May 23.
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NOTICE, NOTICE, NOTICE,

This stor vii be Opened on or about the June ist
as o first class Drug Stor with q complcate line OF
toilet articales and patient medsins at the lowest
prices specil attention vii be pade In completing
fhiScin Prescriptions at present at - Broome 81
watch the grand oppenlng valabc suvanars VIII
be given TO every cOstumcrs.
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Not in IL.
j. NJ. II.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sfr: The under
signed respectfully rise In clarion tones and ask
Are we In it," 1t is u pity this did not turn
up when we were looking for names for the new
Cup defender. W. S. II.
HEIpRLBEBd. May IL.
To THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD SIR; in the
Register Of a church at Castle Macadam. In the
County OF Wicklow, Ireland are found the follow
ing entries In the period from i72o to l72s. the
officiating clergyman being the Rev. Travcchaz
Wingtabueo: First entry, Hangad Alamedun Ira
and Branalran,a Mcates: third, Camapadrllla.
daughter OF iebonorto and Wamonanta Napa-
nonga buried In Kielmagig churchyard: fourth.
Mary, daughter of Eamparillo and Coonngua,
daver. baptized In Castle Mncadam Church. Aug,
10, 1924: MI Rlmpodero. son OF Mdcrndindo and
Slmpedonantlca OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, buried In
Kielmsg gig ehurchy,rd. Nov q. l72s: sixth. pawlc-
polsdna Safeguarding. buried In KlemaglR
churchyard In 1872.
May ask whether you, or any Of your readers.
can account for the names mentioned above am,
sir. Your obedlent servant, &. A. MARTIN.
EALING W.. MAY s.
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Tho Bicy cler's Grievance Against the Auto
mobile,

CHARLESTON. 9. c., May %.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-23
ROOSEVELT IN NEVADA.
Reno and Carson Visited by the President
Then He Crossed the Line into
California.

Reno, New, May 20.-The presiden'
tial party arrived at Reno at 7:3
o'clock yesterday morning, and ter
minutes later was on the main line
of the Virginia & Truckee road or
their way to Carson City. While the
presidents train stopped here he
came out on the back platform of his
car and pleasantly greeted the Inn
mense throng that had assembled tc
give him true Nevada welcome.
Reviewed the School Children.
Sacramento. CAL, May 20.-Presi.
dent Roosevelt. arrived in Sacramento
yesterday evening and was met by
Gov. Pardee and Mayor Clark and the
citizens committee. The president
drove from the depot to the grand
stand and reviewed the school chill
dren, who presented a pretty appear
ance, each of the several thousand
little ones waving an American flag.
Presented with Box Of Specimens.
Grass Valley, Cal, May 2O.-Fully
1000 people from Grass Valley, Ne
vada City and the surrounding coun-
try journeyed to Colfax yesterday to
greet President Roosevelt and wit
ness the presentation of handsome
box of quartz specimens and mug
gets. Mounted on draped truck,
Superior Judge Nilon presented the
president with the box of quartz
specimens.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-23
OVATION TO GORDON.
Ex-Confederates at New Orleans Cheered
Their Leader ms He Assumed the
Chair Mt the Reunion.

New Orleans, May 20.-The thir.
teenth annual reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans opened Tues.
day under most favorable auspices.
The great auditorium erected in the
center of the race track of the en-
closure at the fair grounds was filed
with a cheering, enthusiastic multi
tude long before the hour set for the
formal opening of the exercises and
when at noon Gen. j. B. Levert, COM
manding the Louisiana division, called
the convention to order there was not
q vacant seat in the hall, which easily
holds 10000 people. Rev. ]. William
Jones, chaplain general of the United
Confederate Veterans, invoked the
Divine blessing and Hon. I. b. Krutt'
schnitt, of New Orleans, chairman OF
the local executive committee under
whose direction the auditorium was
erected, spoke words of welcome to
the delegates and their friends and
concluded his address by rendering
to the old soldiers the auditorium
erected for their especial use. AS
commandments of the veterans
it was the province of Gen. John B
Gordon to reply-and as his soldierly
form and battle-scarred visage came
to the front of the rostrum, the dele
gates rose en- masse and gave him
cheer after cheer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-23
SYMPATHY FOR NEGROES.
Baptist Women Declare Feeling Against
Black Race Is Unjustifiable-Hos-
tile to Reed Smoot.

Buffalo, n. Y, May 20.-At the sec
ond days session of the Women's
Baptist Home Missions society reso-
lutions were adopted placing the so-
ciety on record as opposed to the
seating of Reed Smoot in the United
States senate and petitioning the
senate to exclude Smoot from its
councils and to take such initiative
as may be necessary to secure for
the people of the United States an
amendment to the constitution max,
ing polygamy a crime against the or
ganic law of the land.
A resolution declaring that the
feeling against negroes manifested
by many white people and the idea
that negroes were not capable of de-
veloping a moral character was I'M
christianlike and not justified by the
findings of the missionaries work
ing among the negroes was adopted.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-23
THE INTELLIGENT JUROR.
One Who Had to Inquire the Meaning
OF "Plaintln" and "De.
PENDANT"

It 10 . common and natural practice Of
lawyers in addressing a jury. to single out
one member who seems to them the most
intelligent, and to deliver their appeals to
him. They usually feel that if they can
impress him, his influence will be valuable
in its effect upon the other members. II
they make q mistake they rarely discover
it, says the New York Sun. But the
stenographer of one division Of the supreme
court tells an incident Of mistake that
was found out.
All the testimony in q case had been
taken, the lawyers for both sides had
summed up, and the judge had charged the
jury, when up rose the intelligent juror
whom both counsel had singled out as the
recipient of their imprisoned appeals. He
wanted the court to give him some in
formation. -.
1T have been bothered good deal, " said
the juror, "about two words the lawyers
use here all the time"
"What are they~ asked the court, ex-
pecting to be called upon to expound res
inter alios acta or fortiori, or some other
"Why, plaintiff and defendant" said
the juror. 81 don't just know what they
mean"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-23

The wealth of the world is esti-
mated at $4OO,OOO,OO0. These figures
are lower than they should be, for
the reason that returns form Sonth
and Central American countries and
from semi-civilized portions of the
globe are incomplete. But taking
this estimate as correct, the United
States owns one-fourth of the entire
accumulated capital Of the world.
The fact, however, does not mean
that the Americans are the best off
financially. The English are the
wealthiest, with the Scotch a close
second.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-23
FANATICS KILLED THEM.
Lieut., Walker and two Comrades OF tho
Philippine Constabulary Fell In the
Wilderness on Cebu Island.

Manila, May 2O.-Lieut. Walker, OF
the constabulary, who was reported
missing after the recent fighting in
he Island of Cebu, was killed by a
superior band of fanatics, which sur
rounded the lieutenant's party. Two
privates of the constabulary were
also killed and three were captured.
Two of these prisoners were
murdered. One of them escaped.
The situation in some of the
districts of Cebu is regarded as
serious. 1t is reported that the total
of the bands of insurgents in the
fields exceeds $500. 1t is believed
here that the adoption of energetic
measures will be necessary to sup
press the disturbances.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-23
TORNADO AT HORTON, KAN.
Union Hotel Unroofed Mt Midnight. Sew.
ernl Other Buildings Blown Away
and Two Persons Injured.

Horton, Kan, May 20.-A tornado
visited Horton at midnight. The
Union hotel was unroofed and the
blacksmith shop OF Moore Bros.
blown away. Several smaller build
ings near, of little value, were also
destroyed. One or two persons were
injured but it is not thought fatally.
The storm did not go whirling
through the town but appeared to dip
to the earth in the one small circle
then up and gone.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-23
RECALLS FAMOUS CAMPAIGN.
BENJAMIN r. Jones. Who Was Blnine's
Manager in 1884. Is Dead Mt Allie
gheny mt Great Age.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 2o.-Benjamin
F. Jones, ST., member of the advisory
board of Jones & Laughlin's Steel
company, and for many years head OF
their immense manufacturing inter-
ests, died at his residence in Allie
cheney at 2:25 Tuesday morning, aged
70. Jones had been one of the fore
most contributors to the industrial
development of .Pittsburg. He was
chairman of the republican national
committee during the Blaine cam
paign in 1884, and was known through
out the country.