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landlord may decide to sell his land or not,
at his option. But, II he does make up his
mind to sell. his tenants must buy. or
forfeit the right Of applying to the Land
Courts eight years hence for third 10
vision Of their rents. The tenant, In other
words, Is subjected to certain amount Of
pressure or coercion from which the land
lord is exempt. The Dublin convention
was justified In requesting the Nationalist
members to secure an amendment to the
bill in this particular, IL possible. 1t was
also pointed out that Mr.. WYNDHAM' 9
measure has only existing tenants in view.
and that nothing is said about evicted
tenants. That something ought to be
done for the latter was generally ad-
mitted, and the Nationalist members of
Parliament were invited to take note Of
the conventions wishes in this direction.
II Ia also true enough, as Mr.. MICHAEL
DAvTTr pointed out. that the agrarian
problem In Ireland will not be solved
definitely by the transformation Of the
present tenants into proprietors. The
landless agricultural laborers will still
remain to he considered. They had
strenuous advocates in the convention,
but, nevertheless, after a long debate, it
was acknowledged that the Irish people
ought to content themselves with taking
one long step at time. This was prac-
teal statesmanship, the very thing Of
which Irishmen have been held inca
pable.
The fat would have been in the fire,
however. had Mr.. MICHAEL DAvITT Sc
cured approval Of his suggestion that the
convention should adjourn until the bill
should have passed the committee stage
in the House OF Commons. when it could
be determined whether the amendments
were satisfactory. Fortunately for Ire
lands chance Of getting a large INSTALL
ment Of Justice, even IL she cannot gain all
that she deserves, Mr.. DAvTTT's motion
was withdrawn in Difference to objec-
tions offered by Mr.. REDMOND and Mr..
O'BRIEN. The convention finally de-
cided that. while they would earnestly
certain amendments to the
members, the latter should
be at liberty to do the best they could.
In Wow OF the wise position taken BY
the Dublin convention. we may probably
take for granted that the Land Purchase
bill. more or less amended. will become
4 law.
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1850 in regard 10 dealers IN secondhand
articles. the private secretary Is now
showing these miserable men the error
Of their ways and holding their noses to
the grindstone.
Tho booksellers are the subjects Of
his peculiar animosity. He holds them
to the narrowest letter OF the law. He
warns them that they have no right to
do business after shutdown, or in any
other place than that which they de-
scribe In their application. Thus book
seller who dares to try to sell Book Of
Hours to bibliophile in the latter's
house Is Law breaker.
II seems little curious to those who
have not swigged the sincere milk OF re-
form to find the municipal administration
% hot against books and so tolerant OF
rum; but We must remember that wis
dom and tact are tho special gifts Of Mr..
Low and Of the seraphic secretary, who
came from his mission Of university SET
Element to chasten. purify and elevate pol
itics. Without the seraphio REYNOLDS, the
Mayor would be lonely in his great task
Of endearing himself to the city. With
out the Mayor. the secretary would not
be able to use his brilliant powers and
consummate political dexterity for the
benefit Of his chief and the tribulation Of
tho wicked, especially the booksellers.
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But.

Tho Mad Mullah and Holl-RoarinR
BILL and all the other halcyon and vocif-
erous supernumeraries march across the
stage In vain. They cannot distract
the mind Of the friend and preserver of
the English language from his sacred
duty and pleasure. As little wanton
boys are sometimes set to ring a bell to
keep the birds from the cherry tree, so
these august janitors Of the tongue that
! SHAKEsPEARE spoke discharge their
culverins and basilisks at any wretched,
| rash, intruding fool Of a word or con-
| struction that likes them not What
good man does not venerate their indus
try and their zeal? Knowing that they
are watching on the tower, the rest Of
us can pull our reelection nightcaps
over our noodles and lie down to pleasant
dreams. We are no heroic language
savers, no indomitable Puritans Of the
parts Of speech. Let us be glad that
there are sterner and more self-sacri-
ficing spirits.
One such spirit speaks these lines:
TO TIE Eprroa OF THE suS--sir: Glanc,ns
casually through volume Of hAcAuLAr's essays
I noticed tina, he shows peculiar fondness for the
word but,' with which he very frequently begins
. sentence and not iafreQuently q paragraph. In
his essay on MAcHIAvKLLI this use Of the word
recurs often that called the attention Of fiend
70 IT, and the opinion expressed that II Was not
good style. A discussion arose a. TO the mert of
Its use In beginning sentence or parag raph. and u
vas decided call your sttentioo 70 the matter ana
49,
nection above referred 10. CHARLES KKxxxs
INV YORK. April "a
Somewhere on the shores Of Acheron
or in the Limbo Of Grammarians a
wretched, ragged old pedant, still num-
bling his declensions and suffering from
conjunctivitis, regrets the hour when he
emitted from his muddled convolutions
the dogma that a sentence must not
begin with a conjunction The poor
old fellow knows better now and admits
that he had no call TO make the law or
try to stop the tides Of speech with his
doddering fingers. Man was not made
for conjunctions, but conjunctions were
made for man. II the old boy had read
his Bible more and his Grammar less, he
would not now be saddened by the recol-
lection Of passages like these:
But win come 10 you shortly II the Lord
win
But the heavens and the earth. which are now, by
the same word kept In store. reserved unto nre
agains the day Of judgment and pcrdition of I'M
cody men,
But the end Of all things Is st hand: be ye there-
fore sober. and watch unto prayer
But and II ye suffer for righteousness sake.
happy are We
But sanc,ify the Lord ooD in your hearts.
But the Word OF ths Lord endueth forcvu.-
But us no butsl MAcAULAY had prece-
dent enough. The notion that it is not
good style to stick your con junction
at the front Of your sentence Is Of moon
shine all compact. Still, we have no
wish or right to command other mems
Let everybody put his
where he thinks they will
do the most good; and be blessed to |
emil
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| her local tazes ON best sugar and its
production might well enable France to
make use Of her fruit products In COM
bination with her own sugar products on
q basis heavily injurious to the English
industry.
Germany also appears as q potential
factor Of active energy in England's
problem. Heretofore Germany has sup
piled a large part Of England's sugar.
Even under the new condition Of abol-
ished bounties and revised tariff, it still
remains possible for the Kartsl 10 manip-
ulate and virtually to control the Ger
man product. Two courses seem broadly
open to the German interests. They
may still continue to use England as an
overflow market at cheap prices. recoup-
ing themselves from the profits made
upon tho domestic consumption under
the protective tariff, or they may turn, a.
France Is turning, TO consideration OF
an active rivalry with England for the
jam and jelly market.
Thus q three-cornered fight for the
jam and jelly trade Of the world IL not
an impossible outcome OF the Brussels
conference. In such q contest England,
as non-producing buyer Of sugar,
would be not a little handicapped by
her competitors.
America also has . contingent interest
In such . trade contest. We're the time
to ,ome when Cuban and Philippine
sugars. - we'll a those Of Hawaii and
Porto Rico, entered American ports free
Of duty, Cubas es-degree oentrifugals
would find sale TO jam and jelly factories
at q price Of little II anything over two
cents q pound, and the United States
might then enter as the determining
and controlling factor in that sweet in
dustry. With cheap sugar as the stimuli
lating influence, an impetus might well
be given to growing in our own land that
would reach from the vast orange groves
Of Florida and California to the currant
bushes and strawberry beds in grand
mothers backyard In New England.
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Bright Light.

. II the clash between President PARIY
OF the National Manufacturers Associa-
ton and the Hon. MARCUS ALoNzo
this impressive bit Of philosophy, which,
needless TO say, is to be credited to Mr.
PARRY, it would have been well joined:
- declare that TIN arbitrary adjustment of wages
Is radically wrong. declare that II one set OF
werkingmen 10 granted such an adjustment equal
justice requires that all such be granted like ad
Justment. To give q few classes . dspensatioh
from the operation Of the natural Law Of wsges 10
70 pass tsx upon all the rest OF the people and
amounts merely TO . method OF robbing PEr.a 10
PAY PAIL
III Mr.. HANNA y not encouraging chaos In ware
relations. what % he doinsf-
From the condition Of affairs in which
tho natural law Of wages prevails gen.
orally to a system wherein all wages are
officially adjusted 10 long step; yet
the starting point and the goal are the
same. The only difference between the
two states would arise from the check
brought to industrial activity through
loading II with the chains OF arbitrary
regulation.
To treat all alike is to hurt no ono. To
give to this or that group Of laborers a
dispensation from tho operations Of
the natural law Of wages Ii to pass q
tar upon all the rest of the people, = and
robs PETER to pay PAUL.
ALI this Mr.. PARRY sees. and being
clothed with serious responsibility among
American manufacturers. and himself
a man whose innate judgment and sin
scerity have not been affected by the
influences that make demagogues, he
speaks his mind.
Fatal to the sophistries Of politicians
Of the Hanna Roosevelt school are the
counses Of true citizen Of the United
States OF America.
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Standing on Their Rights.

tits well to note that the mill operat yes
On strike In Lowell pay no attention to
the State Board Of Affiliations report
that, under the financial circumstances.
the demand for an increase Of 10 per
cent. in wages Is not justified; and they
refuse to work again on the old terms.
Tho operatives know their business,
and the privilege Of working or not work.
ing, independent Of the opinion Of other
men, official or unofficial, is theirs be-
yond dispute. The same would have
been true in respect to the mill owners,
In case the State investigators had made
q calculation in favor Of the demand for
more wages, instead Of against it.
II the Lowell employers and en-
ployees are left to settle their own Affairs,
the settlement will be all the more worthy
Of the name.
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All Was Lawful on He'll Roaring Creek.

Through Major PITCHERS Journal o.
travel and events in the Yellowstone
Park the public has been informed Of.
6cially that President ROOSEVELT re.
spected the law which so many persons
believed he would violate. Major
PIrcHER's entry for April 10, evident ly
continued and amplified as lately as
April %, was this:
Before starting out the President announced
that be would under no circumstances IRE a shot
In the Park. even II tempted 70 do % by mountain
lion. les, he should give ground for criticism The
President strictly adhered to his determination no,
70 IRE Shot at living animal In the Park and the
only time he discharged nrearm was when he and
Major PTrcHRR INDUCED In target practice. .
Had luncheon on Hell Roaring Creek, consisting Of
bareback and sardines.-
THE StN was alone, or almost alone,
among the newspapers Of the United
States in denying, before tho event, that
MIR. ROOSEVELT had entered the Park
with the intention TO break the law. We
observe with satisfaction that the date
Of the Presidents solemn announcement
Of his renunciation Of gunpowder was
Identical with the date Of our own con-
6dent prediction that he would resist
temptation. He swore of on mountain
lions on April 10. On April 10 we vent
ured to say:
Tho Act Of May 7. 1894, To pro,ec, the birds
and animals In Yellowstone National Park. and TO
punish crimes In said Park and for other purposes
applies Jus, - much 70 the President as TO any
other citizen. II y one Of the lava which he has
sworn 70 execute faithfury. He 10 not going TO
violate n In his own person for the sake Of . few
feaahsred or furred tropsos Of the hunt. On this
occasion. for rine. read oansra--
II is a beautiful lesson We lear from
Major PITCHERS diary. Isolated in the
Park. probably protected from detection
In wrongdoing by miles Of remoteness
and hundreds Of pickets covering every
possible route Of approach. assured Of
the discretion Of his few carefully Sc
lected companions, the President Of the
United States nevertheless obeyed the
law Of the land as faithfully as il he had
been near the high roads Of publicity.
He expended on bareback the destruo-
tive energy which his soul yearned to let
loose upon the living creatures around
him. He sat quietly on the banks of
He'll Roaring Creek eating sardines
while the mountain lions prowled i'm
mune around him.
There Is only one unpleasant line in
the picture which Major PITCHER draws.
He reports that the President refrained
from breaking the Law merely because
he feared to give ground for criticism
Major PITCHKR misunderstood.
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Jam and Jelly,

Beyond the more obvious reasons foe
England's vital interest In the price Of
sugar Ia another which merits attention
in this country also. A largo percentage
Of England's sugar supply is used in
various manufacturing processes. nota-
bly, that OF jams. iellies and preserves.
The products OF this industry alone are
estimated as Of q value Of some $50, 900. 900
q year
The major portion Of this great trade
stands or falls with the prime cost Of the
sugar used In making these jams. An
increase Of one cent pound in the cost
Of sugar would be seriously detrimental,
while greater increase might prove dis
astrous. Incidental to this special trade
stands the manufacture Of the glass and
tin receptacles In which tho jams and
preserves are packed, the wooden pack
ing oasss. and the important items Of
handling and transportation A blow TO
the n.in industry would have far-rsach-
ing results.
The sugar crisis, which is also irnpend.
ing IN France. Ia already q matter OF
serious concern 10 England In this very
department Of production. A notable
proportion Of England's supply of fruit,
used u the jam and jelly industry, comes
from France, and the best sugar growers
of that country face . hard problem
OF their own under the conditions which
win follow the active operation Of the
Brussels tonferenos. Arsadjustment Of
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The solid interests Of the manufacturers
Of automobiles are about TO make them
selves felt at Albany. and rightfully. In con-
nection with the Bailey bill. so unquestion-
ably hostile to them. We have additional
evidence that the light-hearted and often
careless owner Of the automobile is not the
only man affected by this legislation. In
automobile manufacture there are invested
thousands Of dollars. which In time should
become millions; and back of this money
10 an endless chain Of artisans
The Bailey bill. passed in passion. Is a
good bill for a veto.
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gallery, may b dismissed almost a. briefly
It 10 by Albert Herter and is called The
Spirit Of the Renaissance 1t has delusive
aspect. but II win not bear examination.
Sincerity was one Of the chief attributes of
the artistic spirit Of the Renaissance. Would
Mr.. Hsrter argue that he shows us the best
he can DO In drawing the profile or In sug-
costing the anatomy Of the body. or would
be, perhaps. confess that he has been dis
tracted by considerations oftexture and Of
novelty OF design'
There 10 q goodly list Of figure pictures
In the exhibition besides those already
mentioned, notably a lfe-sized head by
girl, A. M. Turner; an Indian arrowmaker,
by Z. Irving Corse: a scrappy scene In a
busy harbor. by Edward II. Potthart; the
usual j. q. Brown; excellent little domestic
subjects BY B. West Clinedinst and b. j.
Rosenmeyer. respectively; two echoes from
the Paris Salon by r. Luis Mora; q half
dozen souvenirs by Percy Moran. two or
three nl-digested memories by Walter
Satterlee. and an earnest, though not alto
gether satisfactory. harvest scene BY Charles
Mente.
In addition TO the architectural pieces,
most OF which, unfortunately. suggest
astigmatism. the marines are largely promi-
nent. several honestly studied by j. C.
Niooil; others. knowing and skilful, by +.
4. Nd. Rehr, and a standard work by William
T. Richards. These. with sprinkling Of
wood interiors by Il. M. Shurtlen, . variety
OF subjects By George b. 6millie, and three
By ,. Hopkinson Smith, who chiefly calls
attention to his unusual skill In suggesting
figures In landscape. assist In raiaing tho
general level Of the exhibition.
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Testimony OF the Two Experts

IoethnOuy OF the Two Exports.
The hearings In the great Amory-
Vreeland libel suit, which has been on
trial bsfors Magistrate BARLOW I'd ono
police court or another for tho best part
Of a month. were practically concluded
yesterday.
The Amory-Braker-P hilbin confeder-
acy asserted that they had evidence
Of robbery in the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company amounting to tens of
millions Of dollars. and that they could
prove II by the testimony Of two expert
accountants. namely, JOHN c. HEBTLE
Of this city and MAX TEIcHMANN Of
Baltimore. Scarcely was this announce
ment made when TEIcHkANN put him.
self on public record to the effect that
no such thing could be proven by any
report % to the condition Of the Metro
politan company which he had made.
On Thursday. HERTLE, tho other expert
Of the Amory-Philbin combination, said
that had he known all Of the facts, he
would have found that the company had
q surplus Of 5000. 900 instead of the al
legged deficit of something more than
81, 0O0, 900.
When the knaves and fools Joined to-
g ether for this extraordinary stock job
have been separated and named the
will be even moro interesting
than it is.
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The Private Secret ary

The seraphic oountenance Of the Hon.
JAMES BRONSON REYNOLDS, private sec
Rotary TO the Mayor. 10 still radiant with
triumphant thought As . faithful SER
want Of the Hon. SETH Low, Mr.. RBY-
NoIDs lies awake nights thinking how
he may best servo the interests Of that
tactful sta tesman and recommend his
administration to the business public.
Having dug up Q musU ordinance Of
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In serbners Magazine for May Gen. John n.
Gordon, OF the late Confederate Army, begins
his "Reminiscences Of the c,vl war In an Interesting
way that viii make the later chapters snIiouNly
expected: Frank weitenkampi writes OF -PsInteI b
Lithography In the Uniicd States" Brsndrr Nat
tAews tells OF Robert no Idlns "Sirsngos, Peat o'
Modern Magic" Capt. Mahl1. L. S. n, describes
the workugS OF ine Nav Department. and ID
mund r. Spcarman writes Of tAc Sorbonne. John
FoIs serial. The Lite Shepasrd Of kinc dom
Come Is continued: and there are shor, stories
and timely artioies on varied subjects taAs paAAs
1hs aumber atxaekixA
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1t 10 satisfactory to report that the great
est bureau Of monopoly the world has ever
known, the United States Patent Once,
Is dourishing beyond precedent. The year
isoo. says the Washington Eussino Stur. was
the largest for receipts In its history. and
1908 10 expected to be bigger. Confident in
the impartial administration Of the laws.
the national genius In invention was never
more active, and. consequently. never more
useful.
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The Continuous Lesson OF the Alaska
Boundary.

Tho raising Of the Alaska boundary
question at the St. Georges Society
dinner wB welcome. The boundary be-
tween the United States and Canada can
never be mentioned without impressing
upon every Intelligent mind the folly, the
anachronism. the geographical and po-
litical sbsurviity OF the existence Of any
boundary at all.
Canada should bs of the United States
Of America. not Of a colonial empire on
the other side Of the ocean.
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Flinch Bss,A-Dsats RriAss.

TO TIE Eprroa OF TIE Sup-SY: Good heavens
Tour New Yerk correspondent who asks this morn
ing what ths aichsns -anch- 10 must be asleep.
Ov0 haS n Bsookiyn we've bcea playing u for
three months
liza . card game with . specially prepared deck
OF 50 cards. Fasclnatngl The good Method In
the Middle West have been Immensely stirred IN
over the popularity OF the raine out there the
Mfchican Cartsttdn Advocate. for example, took up
the cudrels against the craze. Pour people In our
family play finch the minute dinner Is over every
evening. Wake up. New York "A Get into tho
camel c. r. G.
BRooKLYN Apnl "a