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II. n.a Who wear. women. Stockings.

To THs EDITOR OF THE SUS-sf,: ]. Of the male
gender. have been wearing stockines-women's S
stockings. my wife calls them. although buy
them for myself-for more than year and want
to tell you sock legged chaps that you don't know
what comfort Is, Previously had been wearing
the regular article suspended by what the adver
tlsement called garers. but found that they numbed
the leg below the knee. One morning, falling TO
nnd pair OF socks that hadn't been velvet gripped
10 death. spied pair OF dazzlers that were 10 do
duty for my wife, and Appropriated them. Up. S.
Ny wife Is q little woman Well. have never
since that day quite gotten over the feeling that
I'd like TO be a bike COP.
oh. blss how few men know thee. How few
they are indeed who can be the coveted end seat
hog and court the light and breefes TO tickle their
calves What a delight does stockings suggest
to the cross -eeged man who loves 70 fondle the
ends Of his trousers In the vicinity OF his knee.
Why shouldn't stockings be wont They can be
eartered above the knee and always appear shapely.
How can any one bear the two sided proposition
that socks present-one side TO the good, and
the other. sloppy weather.
Am I alone! SISSY.
BRipoRPoRr. Conn, June ID.
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IN. apbinx like Senator from Indiana would get
the nomination pretty much on his own TERMS
which are those OF receiving the nomination un
solicited"
1t is true that while Mr.. FAIRBANKS
was in Delaware. Ohio, at the feet OF his
dina mater, the Hon. JOHN B. CocKRuM.
a dear friend of his and chairman of the
committee Of arrangements for the In
diana delegation to Chicago, ordered
l2,6OO Fairbanks buttons for distribu-
ton at the convention. Mr.. CocKRuM
also arranged that the Indiana delegates
shall 20 in procession from their Chicago
hotel to the convention, with Mr.. FAIR
BANKS in the front hack. But this is no
ground for the illiberal judgment which
we regret to find in an Indianapolis des-
patch in our own columns:
Republicans express the belief that systematic
effort to boom FAIRBANKs has been arranged and
a. MI CocKRux Is al its head the belief Is growing
that Mr.. FAIRsANKs Is cogniEant OF what Is going
on and that he Is expecting to be nominated"
As the leading man in Indiana Mr..
FAIRBANKS will naturally have seat
at the front Of the procession; and 1t is
necessary that he should be driven to the
convention. He might be seriously in
jured or even trampled to death by the
eager crowds. But he is sure to rebuke
Mr.. CoCKRUM for the unauthorized issue
of those buttons. Inside buttons are all
right, but outside buttons have look
of prominence which must be painful to
an unsolicited candidate. Still, the but
tons will be interesting souvenirs. 1t
is understood that they are not paid for
by Mr.. CocKRUM but by club Of In
diana Republicans, among whose men,
bers are Governor DURBIN, the Hon.
EDGAR WARD CRUMPACKER and the Hon.
JAMES A. HEMENwAY.
Buttons or no buttons, the Fairbanks
boom is instructive and impressive to
the moralist and the sociologist. How
ready Indiana is to dedicate him to the
good of the party and the country! She
resigns herself to lose him. She is even
cheerful about it. No vapor Of popular
enthusiasm, no wave Of excitement sur
rounds that tall, and it may be easy.
mark. Indiana gives him up. He gives
himself up. CANNON gives up to him
if the convention allows. II Mr.. FAIR
BANKS is nominated, great moral tri-
umph will be achieved. Score one for
enlighten ed altruism.
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D,seourasins state House Co.rti.s.
From the Montpelier journal


For years and years the State House steps and
lawn have been the Mecca toward which the lnger
ing footsteps of the two hearts that beat a. one.
variety have tended Ethan Allen has for years
held up his hand In token Of silence Is he has listened
to the cooling Of wingeS owes that for years have
held their spooning matches at the base Of his
PEDESTAL Now all will be changed. The edict has
gone forth that courting days on the State House
steps must end To those who heed the warning
all will be we'll. But the one who disobeys may be
awakened rudely from loves young dream" by
brass buttons" and instead OF the honey tones
Of his beloved he may hear . rauoous voioe say
Ing: Z" and costs. and stand committed till the
is paid whom his Case comes UP in police cours.
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Where Il the Third Parp1

Where are tho Pops OF yesteryear1
Where are the Pops We used to hear
Ripping and snortinG and bowling and
Chasing the Gold Bug on Of the landt
Where are the Pops who used 10 be
The great Third Party OF the Free,
Which scared the other two so that
They hardly knew where they wero att
Where are the Pops Of other days.
Whoopine II up In their fresh green ways
And illing the air with howls that made
Calamity cover and be afraidt
Where are the Pops who did not treat
The wind they blew at the Demon Street,
Who waved their whiskers as others waye
The nag that marks a tyrant's gravel
Where are the Pops who swore that Rold
Was tho wolf within the nations fold,
And with wild and woolly shout
Turned loose 10 chase the peril out,
Where are the Pops who did not caro-
A golden crown In Heaven 10 wear,
Because a silver diAdem
Was plenty good enough for themi
Where arc the Pops who used 70 stand
For ali the virtues Of the land.
And did not hesitate TO pray
To gods Of corn and oats and hsyf
Where are the Pops who used to Be
ComminRled with Caiamityf
Have they eone away from heref
Where are the Pops Of yesseryeaTf
WILLIAM J. LAA01o8
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Ham and Gardens.
From ~ c.nannoss Enqa-sr.

novel thing about new structure to be built
for . bacon and ham packing nrm In this city. viii
be large roof garden. There will be . lake, oval
In shape 3sxSo feet In dimension. with hshes In It.
In tho centre of this lake will be small electric
fountain. The lake will be from 10 inches 70 feet
in depth. Besides the lake there win be regular
grass plots. with trees planted In them and such
flowers a. thrive In this climate The height OF this
garden from the street will be between 7S and %
feet. In the summer time the place will be covered
over with awnings. and everything arranged %
that u can be used by tho members Of The Axn,
their employees and the business men Of tAas
locality . pleasure resort.
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The Work Of the City's Servants.

After the g lef and horror of the dis
aster to the Slocum, there is room for a
mighty glow Of pride in the work of the
municipal departments in the face of
the ghastly emergency.
Health Commissioner DARLINGTON and
his Superintendent of Hospitals, Dr..
STEWART, were on North Brother Island
within an hour after the beaching Of the
Slocum. They worked with their coats
of, and every stroke told for comfort
and decency and kindness of heart.
Commissioner MCADoo at the head Of
his blue coated, big hearted army of
policemen truly represented New York
when he issued his order that expense
and red tape were to be forgotten; he
set the example himself by calling on
the Metropolitan Street Railway for help
which was, Of course, given as soon as
was asked.
It was chara cteristic Of District At
torney JERoME's prompt efficiency in
his Office that one of his assistants, with
a professional expert in fire matters,
should be on hand hours before the sun
set on the appalling scene.
1t has been the fashion to deprecate
our coroners. But no one could depre-
cate the self -obliteration of Mr.. BERRY
and Mr.. OGoRMAN, working day and
night without rest and without glory
for the saving of property.
No citizen OF New York has reason
to be ashamed of the record made by
those to whom its government has been
iptr,Iat ad
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Mr. Gro.t and the staten Island Ferry.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Str: II might be
timely for the Hon. Edward n. Grout. Comptroller
Of the City Of New York. who Is chiefly instrumental
In holding up the Staten Island Ferry matter. to
consider that he alone would be morally responsible
In any disaster similar TO that the General
Island boats.
He may save the city . few thousand dollars,
but II may be at an awful cost. II he desires 10
retrench the city expenses let him cease making
appointments for political ends only.
SrAPLSToH. June 10. STATEN islander.
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Cuba Under Palma and Under Wood

Cuba Under Palma and Under Wood.
We are inclined to request the Cuban
Government to refrain from publishing
any more official reports. These docu-
ments may make interesting reading for
the friends of Cuba, but they give quite
a setback to those who place an exalted
estimate on the administration Of DR..
LEONARD WooD.
The reports of the Cuban Treasurer
show that with practically the same rev.
enue, and with no sacrifice OF administra-
tive efficiency, the Cuban Government
has accumulated a $1,000 900 surplus in
the same time in which DR.. WooD Gre
ated a u 500 900 deficiency.
The Secretary Of Public Works has
recently issued voluminous report
covering the work OF his department
for Cuba's first fiscal year. We translate
the following extracts from that report:
The Budget OF the Department, of Engineer, r,
In the city Of Havana for the year preceding the
estabishment OF the Republic was u 800 ,0Oo Many
streets In the outlying wards OF the city were no,
swept ~ that time: some were swept once or twice
week. and only In the more central wards Va,
there daily sweeping. To-day. even in pisces
- fsr away a. Arroyo Naranjo. Arroyo Apollo. and
calvsito. the streets are no, left without sweeping
~ sinsle day: they are regularly sprtnkied: the
psvsnsst u carefully attended to; new parks and
avenues Are being constructed: and. In such I'm
~'>ant vards A. vedado. Jesus del Monte. and
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oliver ?. Mortsns HsmsstsaA fer Sals.
From ths Clspslond Psatn Dsalss

Wayne county Ind. Is offered for sale. The present
owner. Miss Martha Peele values II st $1,000 u
don't want to sell It," she says. but think shall
have to. How do wish that some historical society
the STATE would buy and preserve II for history
sake. could sell the place for conversion into
town lots but donv want II 70 90 that way. Tho
memories that cling 70 II are dear" The fact Is
not generally known that lndisnA's war governor
would have been known 70 fame as oliver Throck.
morton II his grandfather had not shortened The
family name By knocking on the nrst syllable.
The sun., 1904-06-17

looks as II Japan was preparing herself for
the present struggle by laying up stores Of
food. The large Import o. sugar is encoursg-
in the Philippines Japan needs large i'm:
ports Of paper for her many newspapers and
The foregoing figures are from the Japan.
ese records at Toxic and not heretofore pub
lished here. WALTER ]. BALLARD.
SCHENECTADY, June is.
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Tho Concentration Of Population and
Its Perils.

The loss OF more than a thousand
human lives by the burning Of the
General 'Slocum on Wednesday was the
most awful disaster which has ever
happened in the harbor Of New York.
1t gives emphasis to the increasing dam
gers to life which are involved in the
great and rapid growth OF urban popu-
lation and to the necessity which has
arisen for more drastic laws to compel
protection against these dangers.
The tendency to the aggregation Of
population in cities has been and still is
one Of the most momentous incidents OF
the development of modern civilization.
When the first census of the United
States was taken in 1890 only trif1ing
part Of the population Of the country
was in the towns-only 34 per cent. In
1850 it was still small relatively-only
1875 per cent but in 1900 it had increased
to 3l.l per cent. Now 1t Is about one
third Of the whole population.
Add to the urban population the in
habitants of the suburban areas, now
increasing even more strikingly than
those dwelling in the cities directly.
| The New York metropolitan area COM
prises. besides the counties of West
chester and Of Long Island not included
within the incorporated municipality,
almost the entire area OF Essex, Hudson
and Bergen counties In New Jersey with
their cities, villages and scattered COM
munities. All told, the population OF
this metropolitan area is now toward
six millions. and apparently it was never
increasing at so great ratio as now. SO
that the probabilities are that in the
course Of comparatively few years it will
be ten millions, an aggregate equivalent
to about ne-eighth Of the whole popu-
lation of the United States as it is now.
The time is not distant when nearly
the whole population Of this country will
be practically urban or suburban. The
areas which are becoming suburban are
extending rapidly by the great and in
creasing facilities OF transportation.
Villages once purely rural in their re-
moteness are now brought by trolleys
into easy and rapid communication with
the more populous towns, where con-
sequently trade tends to aggregate more
and more. Between New York and
Philadelphia there is now an almost con-
tinuous urban population, and 80 i %
between Boston and Springfield. Long
Island as far down as Babylon has come
within the urban area of the Brooklyn
borough. and eventually the whole
island will be densely populated down
to Montauk Point. Similarly the region
to the north of the boroughs OF Manhat-
tan and The Bronx, as far up as Pough-
keepsie on the North River and Bridge
port on the Sound, is practically included
in the metropolitan area.
The crowded centres are therefore be-
coming more densely crowded with the
residents within them and those from the
suburbs and from a distance Here in
New York every line Of transportation is
| packed with passengers at certain hours,
and even at the midday hours, when
there ia some relief from the pressure,
they are still crowded with residents
and visitors invited out or hither by the
increasing opportunities and tempta-
tions to trade. The Brooklyn Bridge Ia
the scene Of terrible scramble for place
The sun., 1904-06-17
The Flags o. the City Hall.

To TIE EDITOR OF The SUH-,Sfr: II the victims
Of the Slocum had been princes or popes or poll
ucians, | presume the nag on City Hall would have
been at half-mast something It was not when
passed the Hall at oclock this morning.
BRooKLYN, Juno TO- r. A. DnsoCK,
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Origin ef the Csstem.
BY the time . man u ready
For the laure. OF the bay
AL the ordinary headgear
Grnua ino little ANYWAY.
The sun., 1904-06-17

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-.Sr: Dermatolo.
gists now recommend bathing the parts with cam =
phorated OIL which seems TO have the desired effect
after being used for short time by removing the
to1n thus relieving the skin Of this Irritating un
and causes the swelling 70 subsido
in some cases In four hours.
NEWARK, n. j.. June is. THOMAS ". PASCAL.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Str: For ivy
poison pour boiling water over sweet fem leaves
and wash affected parts with that.
In the absence of above use vinegar or sour but.
termk II Is good and simple. ND.
BROOKLYN. June 10.
The sun., 1904-06-17

The ticket will not be ROOSEVELT and
Lou PAYNE both gentlemen happen to
hail from the same State. Affection, es-
TEEN and political cooperation must take
some other public FORM
The sun., 1904-06-17
he chief exports werc, stated in yen:

The large increases in exports Of cotton
yarn, tea, and copper are noteworthy. a 10
also the large export Of matches. The cotton
yarn exported goes to China and partly
accounts for the falling Of In the sale OF
American cotton manufactures In China.
The chief imports were, In yen:
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Notes Ffom the 0raAits state.
From IN Boston Evening Record.

fTOfU IN DOWN q VeUsV1 NeCVTo.
0oosD CoRNHR. N. H.. June i5.-Gooso Corner
people will bo glad to know that the family OF J.
H. Home (every member Of which. except Mr..
has been sick with messles) Is much better.
SOUTH woL1IBolo. N. H.. June i6.-As proof Of
Q growing village. Edmund Gerry has opened
grocery and fruit store In the -old store" Ed
has been In business few weeks and u doing very
we'll. He keeps . good line OF goods. In addition
TO Ice cream when the weather Is suitable.
woLyRBoRo, N. H.. June i6.-we hear report
that two OF the girls at Brewster stumped each
other lately to who would sit up the longest
A supply OF good things was laid In. TO tide over
the breaks in the conversation, and the siege be-
ran. About SIS A. ~. ono of the girls fell asleep.
and the night was called OF and they went 70 bed.
CENTRE CONWAY. N. H., June ls.-Lawrenos
Phrbrck and his father went fishing N South
Conway. lately. and succeeded In bringing homo
over $50 trout.
The sun., 1904-06-17

The Strenuous upsets ali rules,
'Tis plain 70 any conner.
For Oyster Bay. - We observe.
WIN hAsa AA MIA ssamAAA
The sun., 1904-06-17
statssAsa in ssns.

from ~ lneff Ocean,
The Hearst League chaAtsd . refrain 10 the ~
Of Tho Bogey Mani"
Hearst. Hearst, Heafss,
Here comes the boeey man.
50 run. you little Hopkins mon,
Hen catch you II he ca.
Hearst, Hearst, Hears.
Here comes the bogey man!
You'd best lay low, you Il have no show:
Defeat him you can
The Hopkins marchers heard the Giant 80 -.
provised the following:
Hearst. Hearst. Hearst,
Here comes the bunco man;
Just watch his con. you Hopkins ma.
He'l skin you II he can.
Hearst. Hearst, Hearst.
Here comes the bunco man:
Wen lay him low. despite his dough,
With any honest man.
The sun., 1904-06-17

The implied criticism Is hasty and unjust.
The flags on the City Hall and throughout
the city. wherever under municipal control,
were ordered at half-mast by Mayor McClel-
Ian Immediately upon his arrival at his once.
The sun., 1904-06-17
The See Bella

Toll. toll. toll,
o bells beneath the wave.
Room for the children. veresr DARK.
In thy cathedral nave!
Chant. chant, chant,
where ughts and altaTs b.
And hft their ltttas Sorms - a.
o sngels of ~ 0aN
The sun., 1904-06-17
.yApAN.s COMMERCE. IN 1905.

New and Interesting Fl8ures From tu0
Government Records ~ Toxic.
To THE EDITOR OF TIE sUN-Sir: Japan
did a good foreign business In 1908 Both
exnorts and imports show material increase
over 1902. Compared with 1902. tho sum-
mary is:
The sun., 1904-06-17


II a com bination OF circumstances should
prevent the nomination Of Judge Parker. tho
Democratic party may as well prepare for
another candidacy OF Grover Cleveland
The sun., 1904-06-17


prevent the nomination Of Judge Parker. tho
Democratic party may as well prepare for
another candidacy OF Grover Cleveland.
From the PhiIddeIphia Record.
Early in his Presidency Mr.. Roosevelt made
a tour Of the country. delivering long speeches
on the trusts at every town. Nowhere in
these addresses can any specific statement
OF trust evils be found. nowhere can any def
mite remedy for them be discovered. He had
much to say about good trusts and bad
trusts. but he helped 70 one to draw the line
between them. As his speeches showed that
the President had no policy OF his own. except
to do the thing that seemed to be popular. At
torney-,ienerL Knox remark that the Presi-
dents policy regarding the trust is his own
and a change in the Cabinet would not Affect
It sounds like an unintentional sarcasm.
From tho Eew Oriedns Tirnss-Demoerdt.
Mr.. Roosevelt is a live. palpitatng. energetic
issue, and one which the country must deal
with before the pendulum swings too far in
the wrong direction. And the very fact that
he is "a man OF action is a man who does
things" presses the issue hard upon his coun-
trymen.
From the 81. Louie Globe Democrat.
The Parker barometer goes UP or down ao-
cording to the success Of Hill in holding con-
sultations with prominent Democratic.
IL DnsS
The sun., 1904-06-17

From the Pueblo Chieffoin

From Me ChorIesfon Post.
Mr. Roosevelt hasn't seen the end Of his In
terference in the coal strike yet.
The sun., 1904-06-17

n epr rrtsnds Uho fdsor w. 1ah manuseT'r' Io
pvbesston sh 10 has" vs)seftd eress rasrneo' MT
snust IN al cases send admps for thdt pUspo1.
The sun., 1904-06-17

Pubnshed By Tho Sun Printing ana p1onsninS
Association a. No ITO NASSAU street, IN 'ns s0fousH
Of Manhattan, New York
New-York tribune., 1904-09-14
FAIRBANKS GOING TO WEST VIRGINIA.
To Speak at Big Republican Meeting on
Saturday.
lFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

Washington. Sept. 13.-Senator Fairbanks will
make 4 whirlwind campaign tour of the lid West
Virginia District. now represented in Congress by
A @. Dayton. He is scheduled leave Washing
ton at o'clock Friday morning. and It is ex-
pected that special train will be provided for him.
The itinerary includes Harpers Ferry. Martinsburs.
Pawpaw Cumberland Keyser. Piedmont. Terra
Alta Tunnelton. Grafton Clarksburg. Salem and
Parkersburg The Senator will briefly discuss the
issues Of the campaign from the rear platform OF
the train. and arrangements have been perfected
20 give him rousinG reception. Parkersburg Will
be reached late on Friday night. and Saturday
Republican rally Will be held in that city SEN
ator Fairbanks will he the chief attraction OF the
meeting though other able and popular speakers
will he present, An tho State leaders have signihed
their intention Of being present and the Republican
managers confidently predict a monster demorstra-
ton at Saturdays rally.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-14
A.. E. ORR FOR ROOSEVETr
He Distrusts Democratic Parfu. De.
spite the Gold Telegram.

1t was learned yesterday tina. AIexand.r
Orr. president of the Rapid Transit Cornr,.
sion. one of the most prominent indepens.n,
Democrats of the nation. is going to vot. -,
Roosevelt and Fairbanks. 1t is understood tb,.
MIR. Orr is disappointed at the action of tba =.
Louis convention in falling 20 come out s1ua,.
ly for sound money. His friends say he do.
not consider that ex-Judge Parker's Telegram
saying that he is committed to the gold standa,d
is guarantee that the Democracy as a wbol.
is committed to it, I'm view OF the fact that IN.
silver men dominated the committee on resoi,,
t1ons by vote of 35 to 10.
Mr orrs eminence as a fnancier and pubI,c
spirited citizen lends great emphasis to his srans
IN politics He is trustee In the follovVins
financial institutions:
New-York Life Insurance Company Nan
York Produce Exchange, Safe Deposit and Stor
age Company, Title Guarantee and Trust Corr
pany. United States Trust Company and m.
South Brooklyn Savings Institution. Mr. Orr /.
a director in the following: Associated Mar.
chants Company, Chicago: Rock Island and Pa
cif1c Railway Company. Continental Insuranc,
Company, Delaware and Hudson Canal Corr,
pany, Erie Railroad Company. Federal Insur-
ance Company, Greenwood Cemetery. Harper a
Bros. Hudson Trust Company. Mechanics Ma
tional Bank National Bank OF Commerce New
York Produce Exchange Bank. Queen Insur
ance Company of America, Realty Associate,
and the Union Ferry Company.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-14
EH-JUDGE MAYER CHOSEN
Ne7c- York County's Candidate for
attorney Generalsh5p.
[RY rE1rGnAPu "a rHE rn1nrccr l


Saratoga. -. Y. Sept. 13.-New-Yorx Count,.
tice of the Court of Specia! Sessions. as its
unanimous choice for Attorney General! and
the single candidate from Manhattan for a
place on the State ticket
The action of the county delegation was
pref5ced by afternoon session of the Execu-
tive Committee of the New-York Republican
County Committee. Al this meeting William
Halpin, ex-Congressr1an Lemuel E. Quigg and
Charles Fl. Murray. chairman OF the County
Committee all spoke il favor Of the nonina-
tion Of ex-JCdge Mayer. and it was made
plair'y manis.st that the action represented the
wish &c every member OF the committee Sub
seGuensy the fuj; delegation met in caucus and
unanimously approved the action of the Execu-
tiva Com? = :'sse Judge Mayors name will be
presenter to the convent:nn.
The action OF the cauc,.s evoked general salts
faction, and the boom for Judge Maver in
stantly gathered strength Then Judge Maver
expressed deep appreciation OF the homo and
unanimous action Of every faction of the Renrh .
lican party Of New-York County Not loss
pleased was Colonel Abraham Gruher who
started at once for the telephone
Where are you going?" some one INQUIRED
I'm just going to get the Prohibition indorsa
ment we are not going to take any chances this
time" ~
Henry b. Conan. Of Madison County who IVA q.
defeated by Attorney General Cunneen in 1000
is also candidate for Attorney General az "a
Senator Elon r. Brown of Watertown utho ra
tires from the Senate this year.