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Judge Parker and the pana ma Canal.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: Judge
Parker states that the methods used to secure
the Panama Canal are "A source OF regret to
many, that the fact that great public work
has been assured rs not a sufficient answer
to the charge of violation of national good
faith" and that we shall ever remember
that doing a wrong to smaller. weaker
nation. we, or even all mankind, may have
a resultant good. Is repugnant TO the prn-
cipes upon which our Government was
founded"
To all the world Judge Parker. as Demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency Of the
United States. thus proclaims as part OF his
platform" the idea that the right to dig the
Panama Canal has been obtained by unjust
methods. He and his supporters go so far as
to state that the Government OF the United
States had TO right to recognize the indie
pendence of Panama and to guarantee her
independence but should have allowed Co.
lombia to coerce the rebel State by force Of
arms into submission
In other words. Judge Parker and his party
would make 1t appear that President Roose-
welt was no better than highway robber
and that poor dear Colombia has been out
ragged and despoiledl
What is the logical sequence OF such reason
ing? Nothing less. certainly, than the I'M
doing of all that has been done TO secure the
triumph of peace and reign Of order on the
long distracted Istbmus. the cancelling OF
the treaty whereby the canal has been made
possible and the withdrawal from the Repub
lie of Panama Of all protection Nothing less.
inshort. than saying to poor dear Colombia:
we return to you the portion of your ter
ritory recently in revolt. in order to make
good your loss and to atone for the piratical
acts Of the Republican Government OF the
United States!
This. clearly. should be the plain talk Of
Judge Parker. Instead of saying this. he
makes. according to his own showing. a
fence" of his party, accepts the stolen
goods. and is willing TO proceed with due
diligence in the work OF constructing the
canal adding the truly sublime touch:
THE duty should be promptly performed!
Comment is unnecessary.
TRACY ROBINSON
COLON, Republic of Panama, Oct, IL.
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PANAMA rs FRIENDLY,
Says Minister Barrett, and Its Govern.
ment Has Confidence In OUR,

John Barrett, United States Minister b
Panama, who has been In the city for thu
last few days, was asked yesterday about
Secretary Tafts mission TO Panama H.
said:
President Roosevelt has shown a con-
sideration for Panama In deciding to send
Secretary Taft there in the near future.
which will be approved not only in that
little republic, but throughout all of Cen
trail and South America, 1t certainly
confirms the Presidents announced policy
to protect and advance in every way pos.
sible the interests Of the new republic,
while at the same time building the canal.
1t will also put an end to all the groundless
stories about the arbitrary methods of the
United States.
aThe differences between Panama and
the United States are upon the interpreta-
ton OF certain stipulations OF the treaty
which are Of great Importance and affect the
permanent relations OF Panama and the
Canal Zone, but there has never been on
the part OF President Amador and his Min
listers any real distrust OF or lack Of con-
fidence In President Roosevelt, BIT some
OF the latter's political antagonists have
maintained.
AT the time of my departure from Panama
on leave of absence ther e was most dial
understanding betw cen the Panama Govern.
ment officials and myself as the representa-.
tive of the United States, and complete
confidence was eXpr essed by President
Amador and Don Tomas ATias. Minister Of
Foreign Affairs. that the United States
would not reach its final decision on the
points at issue between the two govern
ments until after the fullest consideration
OF Panama g needs. During my stay there
/ investigated carefully both sides Of the
question, and have reported fully to the
Government at Washington In accordance
with my assurances to the Panama Cover
ment. The selection of Secretary Taft to
approach final settlement is particularly
fortunate, because the whole administr alton
of the Canal Zone Is in charge OF the War
Depar tment, and because he has had such
ample experience in adjusting American
methods OF government in for eign countries.
/ shall either return with him to the lsthmus
or 90 by preceding steamer
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II Commissioner McADoo can induce the
Legislature to pass law under which bad
policemen can be dismissed and kept out
OF the department, one OF the great OBJ
stacles to a good police force will be re-
moved. 1t Ia DOW practically impossible
for the Commissioner to rid himself of I'M
desirable subordinates, Dismissed police
men usually find some loophole through
which to crawl back to comfortable berth,
and generally they are able to collect back
pay and ooun sci fees. The conditions ex-
listing now are thoroughly bad, and the
greatest service to the city Mr.. McApoo
could perform would be to devise a plan
under which an unworthy policeman could
be dismissed for keeps.
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THE SUN. FRIDAY. 0CToBER 2l. 1904.

has Inspired English song from sHAKEaYRAAss
precious stone set In the silver sea 70 WILLIAM
wArsoN's proud sonnet For Engiandr
Let US fan tho little fame that has begun to
nicker on the altar Let US read literature and talk
about II. Let Us have. 20 70 speak. coffee houses
and old Boston Book Stores all over this State
TheNyearp will he brief believe me, when North
Carolina. In spite OF her present poverty and ig-
noranoe and mania for politics, viii demand the
attention Of the worlds thinkers"
Yes, but North Carolina will not get
her literature any more quickly by de-
preoiating the masterpieces Of a sister
State. Will 1t be believed that Mr.
MCNEIIL permits himself to speak of
a brilliant and lamented Palmetto poet
as 4the notorious j. GORDON CooaLER'2
So is HOMER notorious" So Is
SHAKESPEARE notorious"
What is Mr.. CoooLERs offence? He
painted in two immortal lines the state
Of Southern literature In his time:
Alas for the South, Her bards are fewer and
fewer.
She Is not much given to literature"
Mr.. MCNEIL admits that 4the last
line Is certainly true Of North Carolina |"
The truth of the first he denies. There
are more and not fewer bards in the
South. If so, CooGLER's reproach and
example have had their effect.
The fact is that North Carolina is
jealous Of the literary reputation of
South Carolina. But why whaok the
venerated CooGLER? Each State should
give full faith and credit mot Financially
to the poets of every other State.
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Movements OF Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Oct 2o.-The battleship
Massachusetts, has arrived at League ISL
and, the torpedo boat Worden at Tangier
Sound, the auxiliary cruiser Yankee at
Hampton Roads, the lake cruiser Michigan
at Erie and the collier Nanshan at CRvite.
The destroyer Perry has sailed from
San Diego for Magdalena Bay. the monitor
Wyoming from Bremerton for San Juan
Island. the cruiser San Francisco from
Colombo for Alden. the cruisers Minneapolis
and Columbia and the trui ming ship Pra'ri'
from Hampton Roads for Gloucester tmr
training ship Topeka from Tompslnsr.l
for Gloucester and the cruiser New 0Ileans
from Chefoo for Woosung.
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All Presidential Elections Close.

The election of President RoosEyELT
is spoken of as "foregone conclusionS :;
but no election for President is really'a
@foregone conclusion.
Unquestionably the indications are
favorable to the election of President
ROOSEVELT, and very stronglyso. The
Parker canvass has lacked the impulse
of fixed and uniform principle. The
only fire of passion which has appeared
in it has been provoked by the campaign
ing tour Of BRYAN in Indiana, and very
significantly, for in the Eastern States
the managers of the Parker canvass have
no use for BRYAN. The very votes they
are after there are those which were
frightened away from the Democratic
party by BRYAN in 1895 and toAa less ex-
tent in 1900.
From this time forward, however,
more ginger will be put into the Parker
electioneering, and the hopes of the can
didate, already strong we are told, will
grow in strength steadily up to the day
of the election. With the l6l electoral
votes OF the Southern States assured to
him he needs to get only IS more at the
North to triumph. 1t is hard to see how
even in his widest dreams he can imag-
inc that these, or at most more than a
small fraction Of them, can come to him
by any possibility; butsthis is an uncer-
tain world.
Presidential elections are carried by
very small percentage of the popular
votes as whole, and if those of certain
States whose electoral votes decide the
election are considered by themselves,
by an actual number of popular votes
which is perilously small.
The defeat of BRYAN in 1895 was by
the great electoral majority Of ri to 49,
and by a popular plurality of e0l, 1854,
or more numerically than ever before in
Presidential election, the Grant and
Greeley campaign Of 1872 alone excepted,
when GRANTS popular plurality was
1872 ,ss1. A comparatively slight change
in the poll in six States, however, would
have given BRYAN a majority of the
electoral votes.
MoKINLKY's pluralities in, these States
In 1893 were:
California. 2,7s7 Oregon. ........... ALT
Delaware. ......,, 1850 West Virginia, e. II.4s7
indiana, ......... iSisi
Kentucky. 2sit Total. ........,. ss,4sa
These six States had together 50 cleo
toral votes. II these electoral votes
had been added to the 17e actually car
ried by BRYAN he would have had 228 to
McK1NLEY's 22i, and would have been
elected, the majority Of the electoral
votes having been 224. That is, IL in
these States there had been a change Of
less than 10000 popular votes from
MCKINLEY TO BRYAN, BRYAN would have
been elected in 1895, tremendous.as was
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-21
HORSE QUITS on TIME.
When the BEL Strikes o O'Clock He's OF
for the Stable.

William Duane, a gardener employed a
Greenwood Cemetery by Patrick McGov-
ern, q florist. sued McGovern for in
juriee in the Supreme Court in Brooklyn
yesterday. Duane was ordered to drive
the horse to the stable at O'Clock one
night He climbed into the wagon and
was gathering up the reins when the horse
darted of on a run. Plaintiff pulled so haro
on the reins that one of them broke; dc
lost his balance and fell TO the ground.
McGovern held that the reins were com
paratively new and strong. and denied any
n negligence on his part. He further dechIea
chat he had repeatedly warned the PLAIN
tiff OF a we'll known habit Of the horse to
start on run for the stable the instant
OF the first tap of the big bell at the entrance
to Greenwood Cemetery at Q o'clock every
night. This popularity OF the horse ne
declared, was known to Duane, who had
frequently driven the animal
Judgment was given for the defendant.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-21

The increase Of s3,s50,OOO in the city bud
get for 1905 over that for 1904 will be re-
garded as normal and unavoidable. or
the increase u ,Osa 900 is for the maintenance
Of schools and s675OoO is caused by the
mandatory increases in the Fire and Police
departments. A budget Of sllO,5OO,O0O is
big one. but New York is big city, and
its clothing must fit it's size.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-21
STATE AND NATIONAL TICKETS.
REPRESENTATIONS.

To THE EDITOR OF THg SuN-Si: A care
full reading Of the political sky indicates that
the Hon, David Bennett Hill Of Wolferts
Roost will not succeed the Hon. John Hay as
Secretary of State on and after March I, 1905
Not next year. David dear,
Youn have to wait-some other year.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20. b.
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The Senate's Dying Third.

Below Is a list Of the members OF the United
States Senate whose present terms expire
March 5. 1905. with the length Of time each
has been a member Of that body. Ex-Gov.
Crane Of Massachusetts, 10 not yet member
Of the Senate. for he has not been sworn.
II Senator Fairbanks is elected Vice President.
the Indiana Legislature must elect success
sor TO serve out his term. which expires March
Q. 1909. when the term Of the President
expires. Here Ia the list:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-21
supremao y OF American Farm Machinery.

FFOW M HUfEs
Last year 100000 harvesting machines were
sdd IN the United States. and OF this number
2,5 900 WERE binders. They went 70 every whoa,
produce ng country In the world. for the sun never
sets on American farm machines. But most OF
them aye being used In the United States. Our
AGRICULTURAL expansion has followed the path Of the
farm machine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-21

A remarkable article in Country Dfs In America
for November tells about the discoveries In agr
culture since the Chicago fair that are shown AZ
81, Louis. other very fully Illustrated papers are
on pigeon racing. on nropisoss. on oiled roads.
setter dogs and on autumn noweu The ooiored
cover b vegy ssrildpg. u
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From the Buffalo Courier.

Pennsylvania surrendered to Quayism. but
in this State Odellsm is going to be repudiated
by an overwhelming demonstration of popu-
lar wrath. This result ia foreseen by every
body; by the Republican leaders as clearly
as by others
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-21

II our friends tDbo faror vs. pHh Manuscripts Ior
publication irish hare rejected articles returned hep
nust IN all cases send stamps for that purpose,
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Published by The Sun Printing ana Puohshine
Association at No. ITO Nassau street. In the Borough
OF Manhattan. New York.
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To Win.
More action.
Less said:
Moro courage.
Less d5e'd'
More cheerful.
Less sad
More goodness.
Less bad.
'iore liking.
Less hate:
hors labor,
Ilass va1k-
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COLON, Republic of Panama. Oct. H.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-13
liz: MaG:
Atlantic city
A cHILp's FIRST LESSON.
Atlantic city.

one of the first lessons that should be
impressed on every child, whether he
live in the city or In the country, IL how
to see things out OF doors. If he learns
to do this early in life he win not only
become a man Of larger intelligence
and culture but also a happier and
more successful one than he otherwise
would.
At the cost Of few cents the poorest
boy or girl may be transported to the
country and there see beauties which
might entrance an angel Yet many
persons travel across continents to see
the works Of great masters and give
fortunes to possess themselves of a
canvas or two representing a land
scape, such az sunset or some other
bit OF nature while they remain dense
ana unapprcciative IN the picture gall
lery of the great Artist Of The universe.
Many Of us have become so self alb
sorbed and have had our energies so
long directed upon our material desires
and problems, our plans to amass mon
ey, to make business pay to perfect
some invention, to write book or to
attain this or that ambton--ln short
all our faculties have been centered IN
ourselves so long that they cannot look
outward except upon the things that
concern our immediate interests. To
learn to see things out of doors would
be 10 many of w like learning a new
occupation or profession in middle life.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-13

where all day long, and sometimes
pretty much all night. the endless pro-
cession Of chairs passes filled with
beautifully gowned and smiling wom-
en-. These wicker chairs can be made
very fascinating with cushions and RIB
bon trimmings, not 10 speak OF dainty
canopies A woman who goes there for
the season takes the same interest In
the appointments of her chair as she
does I'm those OF her victoria In town.
There is even one belle who varies the
cushions and trimmings Of her chair to
match her costumes In the daytime
single chairs are the vogue. Two WOO
men will be wheeled side by side, gay
~ chatting, and stopping now and then
to enter some shop and then be wheel
ed on again. Moonlight nights II * diff
forcnt Double chairs are In great de-
mand and the colored boy who wheels
sentimental couples can be made both
deaf and blind II the right means are
employed. Atlantic CITY Is great
place for the young matron and bad
place for the young girl, because she,
being a girl, mustn't do most OF the
things there are 10 be done. For in
stance. the double chair arrangement
is very unconventional unless ones
chaperon comes AFTER IL wheeled along
by worried and perspiring chair boy,
who feels like charging extra II the
chaperon Is a heavy woman. and, alas,
she most always Is!
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-13
Limit Blue Is a Fad.

When the water sports We're over and
the sun had considerably gone down
and some Of the women had dispersed
,ho smaller yachts yentured nearer the
shore with many ding, ding foot
loot" and great splashing from the
tenders waiting to take people aboard.
Then for an hour there was compare
tive quiet, interrupted only by the twlt-
tering of the birds and the preparations
for the dinner. The sun finally disap-
peared over the waters, the smell OF
appeti2ing dishes came floating to the
clubhouse yeranda, lights began to APP
pear on the different yachts, candles,
red shaded, began to CLEAN on the We
randa tables and carriages ratified up
the gravel drive filed with guests. Din
ner parties for six or eight were the
rule, with occasionally twosome. The
women wore charming decollete gowns
of flmy pink, black and pale blue, with
occasionally a gown OF creamy white;
but, strange to say, the pale blue gowns
were In the majority, The hairdressing
was almost all low, in the shape Of
coils, skillmlly and loosely pinned to-
gether with rose or a wisp Of tulle
drawn through
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-13
THE BACHELOR GIRL.

The other day there was most
amusing discussion, the point OF debate
being the never worn out subject OF o'u
maids. Now, as everybody knows inc
Old maid of former days thar uh'l-
tnched individual WON younger sisters
placed upon the shelf before her lline'
has almost entirely disappeared lIo',
the face of creation The bachelor BH.
has taken her place, that product Oh
.he age who frankly refuses to marry
until she can marry after her own hea''
and gain some advantage In the proc
ess. And she ~ All the hetler "o,"'
winning In that she values her lHu'.
pondence SO highly, not the less as
some would have H. but all the ''oly
lovable and companionable because y,
her broader views and wider scope %
work. a pessmist who took a pIonu'
nent part IN the discussion ",l'u
needless 10 say, was heated one u','
sexes being represented, was hearu W
say that the marriage rate Is raP'''
decreasing. that proposals are ieW''
ana, no wonder, as men have every '''
son to be shy Of matrimony lsul st."
optimlst In the shape OF a wen Know
Journalist stoutly defended her sex W
stating that. on the contrary, pIopos'''''
are far more numerous, but tna'
ceptances are fewer by reason OF Woin,
ems exigence. No conclusion mao -
arrived at when the meeting proN' -"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-13

with the object Of making people look
at IT and her
As you viewed her face you read that
she herself admired immensely her
small mouth and was trying to mako
others admire It too. She bit her lips
twisted them this way and that, show.
ed her teeth--they were fairly white
and even-incessantly poked her chin
forward drew It back, blinled her eyes,
turned from side to side in her seat,
worked her fingers and moved her arms
and plttypatted her feet. It fairly made
a quiet body seasick to watch her And
at short intervals this girl too,
glimpsed out of the side Of her eye TO
see If men were noticing her
Now, those were both nice girls.
They simply had not knowledge enough
to keep to themselves the fact that
they would like men TO admire Them
That is a natural feeling and one not
at all TO be condemned But II the girls
had been wiser they would have known
they could gain the very end they
sought more effectively by graceful,
reposeful manner, the manner OF one
who is not thinking Of herself every
moment. Girls do not need to try TO
attract men. Just let them alone, and
men win go after girls fast enough It
Is their nature.
The bane Of true grace and ehecllYe-
ness Of manner is this painful uneasy
haunting self consciousness which glls
and many grown women seem unable
to get rid Of for a single second II Is
runous to all real attractiveness HOW
to get rid of It? Actually make your
self think of something else than your
! self.
Hold yourself well, make yourself
neat and graceful sit and stand erect
Above MI, learn to sit still and Keep the
muscles Of your face still Think al
ways pleasant, bright thoughts OF peo'
pie and things, BE just the fine frank
graceful. unconscious girl who Is intel,
lcctual enough to get outside OF neIseH
and live in the universal
JANE MOSES
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-13
AN EARLY WALK.

The girl who rises at 6 every morning
and, wet or line, goes for an hours walk
before breakfast is rewarded for her
self denial by gaining healthy appe-
tite and a nice complexion,
The early morning air is the freshest
and purest of the day and II both In
vigorates the body and stimulates the
brain For the very thin girl this sim
pie prescription VIII be found most
beneficial but It must be persevered in
regularly walk one day and staying
IN bed TIL breakfast time the next will
do more harm than good
A cup of milk and biscuit Is all that
Is necessary before starting. A banana
or am orange eaten while out is excel
lent and let the breakfast consist Of
oatmeal stewed fruit and eggs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-13

sessed. She was well educated and
longed to write. The wave Of interest
IN occultlsm and psychological science
which Is still at It's Hood began to draw
her into It's current She began to
study mysticism and the power OF
mind and spirit over body, She felt
sure there We're more faculties IN the
human soul than man has as yet devel
opcd. II is somewhat strange, but | find
that perhaps a majority Of the women
who DO things are students OF the oc-
cult lore of mind and spirit. They say
such studies help them Enthusiastically,
Many Of these women who do things
also have mental experiences out Of
the ordinary, happenings that are WV
idly remembered ever after once Mrs.
Hinton herself lay in an apparently
lifalcs3 state three days and would have
been buried alive only for a woman
friend who insisted that she was not
dead Whom she came back to outward
consciousness she seemed TO herself to
have visited other spheres those de-
scrlned by SwedeuhOrg as soul circles,
She brought back with her 10 The earth
consciousness q powerful impression Of
help and inspiration afforded IN the in
visible 10 mortuls who are striving to
live the truc5t, highest life they know,
This impression has remained with her
ever since,
when Isabel Hanks began her psy.
Geological studies and her writing she
contributed stories and sketches 20
uaclziups and ucWEUguora Ard lust
about that tine came along Colonel