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The Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Rail.
way will establish Government owned telephone
system from North Bay 70 New Liskeard, distance
Of lis miles. and the railway extends viii the
telephone The line will be built right away.
Tenders are wanted by p. II. on Aug. 81. 1905
written In SPANISH. for the complete construction
OF the Government palace and national theater In
Panama City. The Bureau Of Manufactures. De-
partment of Commerce end Labor. Warrington.
D. c.. has report from United states Consul Gen
era Joseph W. ]. Lee giving particulars. The
good faith deposit Is ~ 800 gold.
American raw cotton Is wanted In Finland.
Russia. Address Mr. Ernest Kielenbeck Of Hels,ng-
fors. Finland.
Tenders are wanted by the Department of Public
Works, Ottawa. Canada. for the extension OF the
Toronto Island breakwater.
The Venezuelan Government Is 70 construct an
important steam railroad from the city OF Coro
70 "E Isiro. II is 70 Be coal transportation road
chiefly. Other Venezuelan public WOKE .pp.c-
pnAted for are the reconstruction OF the Aquo-
duct of Barquisimeto. the oAnalsstion OF tho
Turbo River and the building OF . public prison
al Valencia.
American chemical products can be freely sold In
Hungary, says United States Consul General Frank
Dyer Chester of Budapest. Last year Hungary
imported s2,soi,57e wbrth Of such products
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.BErwEEN TwO MILLSrONEs,
ar the Mathematics o. Refsrmed LIE
Insurouee.


To rpx Enron or THE sUx-Siy: Not
merely old policy holders and prospective
insurers, but all msthematlcians VIII DO ID"
terested In the new policy which the reol-
sapIzcd Equitable Is soon to urge its asent'
to write:
II will be q modihed non participating pohc,
which will, II Is declared, provide more hoerA
terms both for the holders and tho agents.
More to the man who gives and more 70
the man who takes. II seems little CURIOUS
at f,rst blush little difhcult. Tho policy costs
less. The commission is more.
1t Ia a familiar thing In life insurance that
TO each new GLASS OF pollcyholders ID onefed
something better than was offered TO the pre-
cedlng class: and yet a. the hunt for business
becomes fiercer and the quarry harder 70
reach. the commissions OF the asen's osco"'
fatter.
The pohcyholder has two sets Of benefac-
tors: The hi sh sslaried ofIicials and the dtrec-
tors who put the profits OF his money Into
their pockets and saddle him with the losses;
and the agent into whose pocket goes big
share of his premiums. The chief business
now Ia 10 turn the rsscals out. but there viii
be no serious reform In the life insurance busi-
ness until, after honest administration 10 Sc
cured, the present system Of general agents
and agents 10 given up: until moderate saia-
rIes take tho place OF swollen commissions
and levies on the premium: untn the policy"
holder 10 mutual company pays his premium
to himself, less tho necessary and legitimate
expenses OF insurance. $1,000.
Premiums are Too high. Everybody knows
that. And they are too high hrst because OF
the dishonesty or extravaganza Of admins
tration; second. because Of excessive COM
missions. VICTIM
NEW YORK, July -.
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The English Vocabulary.

From Mdcm0ldns Ao0dStns.
In connection with the revised version Of the
Bible. 1t Is interesting TO note how few changes
were necessary Oh the score Of the words used In
the authorized version having become obsolete. II
It had dated from %ii instead OF 1911 scarcely any
OF us could have understood the English used,
and alterations would have been numerOus-how
numerous may be gagged by anybody who tries
to translate a few hundred lines Of Chaucer into
modern phraseology.
Ordinarily well educated people use from 5000
to 1000 words In conversation. Accurate thinkers
and reasoners, who avoid vague and general ex.
presslons and wait till they md q word that ex
acty FITS their meaning. employ. Of course. larger
stock: eloquent speakers may even rise 70 . COM
msnd OF 10000 Shakespeare. who had . greater
wealth OF expression than any other writer
produced all his plays with about 1900 words;
Nilton's works are built up with 5000: and the Old
Testament contains 6,N2.
Our language. therefore, is not after all so forml
dable as II seems when We hear Of dictionary OF
10000 words. Skeats's genealogical Dictionary.
which is limited TO primary words uhat Is to say,
II would explain luck, but not lucky. or unlucky
or luckicss). deals with more imam 1900. and
among them are some really antiqusted ones.
which were used some centuries ago, but are now
10 be found In the dictionary only.
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England has abandoned her consulate in
the city OF Mexico. The Me1icon Herold Of
June 9 and 7 says:
The fact that the British consulate Of Mexico
city will be abandoned. and the title OF vice consul
ziyou to one Of the employees OF the British legation,
for this Il what the news amounts 10. was BY many
declared 10 look singiariy like step backward"
According to LucIEN J. JEROME. British
Consul in the city Of Mexico, says the Joiisco
Times Of Guadalajsra, England feels that
the United States has preferred claim to
Me1ico's trade and to the opportunities for
industrial development In the Republic
At least, ne states, no campaign viii 10 TIiato
by British interests to wrest Mexican trade
from the United States, and no efforts will
be put forth by the British consular service
to encourage the investment Of English capt.
tai in Mexico. England adds Consul
JEROME. "is interested in Argentina and
Chile, but there Is no other Latin-American
country that We care much about
How came the worthy British Consul to
forget the large English Investments In
Brazill Surely there mvist be some other
reason for the abandonment about which
and about English interests In Mexico gen.
orally the gentleman speaks 90 frankly.
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LAxEXr oF AN on cITIxEN..
His Pssr Tor. the future o. the American
Race.

To THE EDIrcn of The srS- Sir: Having
passed tho period OF life whom ! should have
been chloroformed am now hoping to live
full century. and am much encouraged by
the opinion Of an English doctor that we
ought to live 70 lons. hope he can convince
his hsreses, IAfe Is so well worth living.
II 1 can read your papers, that hate to quit H.,
Looking backward. l know what kind OF
people We were. Looking forward ! would
like 70 know what We are 10 become VIII
some knookkneed monRrel swell with pride
because his ancestors" came over In the
Msynower or because they came from
China?
II the price OF trade" with that or any
people here. It 10 too much 70 ask and our
people will not stand IT, We have much
to DO With the elemsnts already bore. and
sn sSssy Ss' scx rhiTefs e. sex sssss
. Be think - can stand I. We do
snSt Tish 70 be. az We, are eend have been en-,
sor aPd I os tm. q 70 es 'ns hsis z som me
i r.: 4. !sss!d eo"al,!sS: '.h!eS \: nay
@ hst
ss' 8. oy nv, 1d of i'm
ana read1ustment OF other conditions before
this country can be truly prosperous and so
hSns.ty may Prevail SsS nnsneiers viii not
steal from widows and orphans by exorbitant
salaries or otherwise: the golden calf may be
dethroned. and patriotic love OF our country
and IT, people enable us to compare favorably
@ as: s ssPt CENSUS figures Fse. som 1se
times lie. or at best cause erroneous impress
sions.
We have. too many strikes. too much III
paid help. too many paupers. Why? am
doing the croakinR. Let our wise ones suR-
sest a remedy. There viii be many argu-
ments against my assertions. but
~ fares the land. TO hastening Ills prey.
Where wealth accumulates and men decay"
AZ to the Chinese. let them stay at home.
Chinese Tufkestan, de-. which belonged 70
MIGHT busy themselyes, BY retsklns Tie
right and race. Italians and Frenchmen
can nnd plenty TO do In northern Africa.
and the Slavs. Bohemians and such can kick
out their Grand Dukes and send them here
TO become life Insurance Officers or directors.
Now, ! am liberal minded. very tolerant
Of and love all the races OF mankind. but !
am recovering from the hot weather. and
was asked to-day. who are the Americans
III be hanged II know. Some OF them speak
Yiddish and tread on my heels on Broadway.
BY goshi Discuss 1t. YANKEE.
BROOKLYN. July 81.
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that the original number (i0i) was very
much smaller than that to which Ireland
was entitled In 1901 by reason OF her
population. and secondly that although
her population almost doubled within tho
following forty-fve years the number
Of Irish members was not increased
proportionately. With what show OF
equity, they ask, can Ireland DO sub
jected TO loss of representation when
her population declines, while, at the
same time, she ia denied gain in repre-
sentation when her population expands?
As for the Liberals. even those who
assert that qualifying unit OF popula-
ton should be fxed upon, and that Ire
land, like England, Scotland and Wales,
should have no moro members than she
has qualifying units, denounce Mr.. BAL
FOUR 8 bill rs defiance Of the elementary
principles Of justice. Before you pro-
coed, they say, to Ak your qualifying
unit Of population, you must begin by
clearing the ground, or, in other words,
by abolshing plural voting and ex-
tinguishing all distinctions between
boroughs and counties. Why, they ask,
should one mans vote count for very
much more than another's, merely be-
cause the former happens to live in a So
called city, every English town which
is the see OF Bishop is city tech
nically so called or in an Incorporated
borough, whereas the other does not?
The difference in value is plain enough
when we consider that $4,000 persons
collected in a borough may return a
member to the House Of Commons, when
il may take more than $4,000 in a county
or subdivision thereof to exercise the
same privilege. Manhood suffrage and
absolute equality OF the urban and the
rural population at the ballot box
those are the principles on which the
British Radicals would readjust the
franchise. They are familiar on this
side of the Atlantic. inasmuch as they
are applied in almost all Of the States
Of the Union.
Some OF the electoral inconsistencies
which Mr.. BALFoUR has refrained from
touching are too glaring even for fair
minded Conservatives, and we expect
to see his normal majority cut down,
although, by a use of the closure, he
can undoubtedly pass the measure If
he wants to. 1t is by no means certain.
however, that the Opposition will lose
the twenty-five seats Of which the Irish
Nationalists are to DO deprived. II
we may judge by the almost unvarying
results of recent by elections, the Liberals
are likely to capture most Of the new
seats to be awarded to England, Scotland
and Wales. In that event they will
simply be more independent Of Nation
alist cooperation.
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Things JaPahese.

Japan Is developing great tracts OF timber Ia
Manchuna. For this purpose the japanese In.
perial Company has ordered ten carloads OF saw.
mill nachnsy 10 be shipped in two months from
Fond du Lao, Wis.
Vickers Son 4 Maxim OF Barrow. England, have
taken q contract from the Japanese Government
for battleship Of 1000 tons displacement and rs
feet long. A leviathan In fact. The same irm has
just launched the Kator for Japan. Her Launching
weight was 1900 tons. and her displacement VIII hs
IS $50 tons. The flagship OF Admiral Togo, the
Mikasa. was built In the same yards. as was also
the Kash!ma.
Japans progress In cotton manufactures is no,
letting up. but the contrary. On her last trip 10
the Orient the Minnesota carried 10000 bales Of
American raw cotton to help feed Japan's many
cotton mills
Japanese manufacturers now producing the
cheapest kinds Of cotton underwear, socks. toilet
soaps and lamps. The indigo and tobacco trades
out there are rapidly passing into japanese hands
The British Consul at Kobe says that JapanS
import OF cotton yarns shows big decrease she
makes the yarns not only for her own use but '"r
export To China. &c The manufacture Of .,anncIS
at Osaka Is Increasing and imports dccreaS'
ing. Lancashire coarse cottons are being ou>'rd
from Japan's markets.
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The Change in tho Days Of Regis
tratton.

A change in the matter OF the registra-
ton of voters has been instituted by the
New York Legislature this year. Hereto
fore the days for the registration Of
electors in this city, as fixed by Section
80 OF the Election Code, have been "the
fourth Friday and the fourth Saturday
and the third Friday and the third Sat-
urday" preceding election day.
Election day this year Is November Z
and the fourth Friday and fourth Satur-
day preceding election day are October
10 and IA; the third Friday and third
Saturday" October 20 and d. Between
October q, the last day Of registration,
and November there are sixteen cal
endar days including three Sundays
one day less than two weeks Of cam
paigning; for, of course, the ardent
municipal statesmen who organize and
crate and canvass deeist from their
labors on Sunday.
Under the law Of this year As to the
enrolment Of electors. tho days Of reg
istration will be October and 10. IA
and 49, The purpose Of this change
is twofold: First, to provide longer
time for the scrutiny OF the registry
lists; and secondly, as it is euphemis-
tically described by its advocates. ito
prolong the period Of the campaign.
Whether any additional time is needed
for tho scrutiny Of the registration is
question open to dispute. Usually
this opportunity is perverted to serve
as pretext for the annoyance cI quail
fed voters by the special agents who
Safeguard the purity OF the ballot.
What special advantage can be e1-
pected from prolonging the campaign
is not easily surmised. The general
tendency OF all legislation in all States
has been to restrict rather than to pro-
long the period OF political campaign.
A long campaign is an injury to busi-
ness and an Indictment to much unnec-
essary controversy and disorder. The
issues of campaign are well under
stood by voters. The New York Legis-
lature in prolonging the active period Of
the municipal canvass has taken a step
backward.
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The Cost Of Life Insurance.

To THE EDITOR or THE suN-Sir: am glad
to read In THE Sun OF your pioneer EFFORTS TO
bring about cheaper rates for life insurance
In New York Such q movement Ia worthy OF
your best labors. Then. too. your observe
tions concerning tho employment Of expensive
agents by the companies should be taken TO
heart by all who hope for substantial reforms
In life insurance. We pay too much for life
insurance.
THE SUN has been first In many important
movements. II was the first newspaper TO
expose B. B. Odell. Jr.. Of Newburgh. You
didn't have much company at first. did your
You were alone for many months. werent
you, In the last two years. though. you have
had plenty OF strong and good company all
over the country. Mr.. Odell 10 responsible
for the low moral level Of our party In the
State. and sometimes think We deserve good
licking at the polls.
Keep up your exposure Of the srafters. The
Sun Is q blessing and comfort to decent peo-
pie. j. 8. I.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y, July 20.
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Football in New York.

To THE EpIroR OF The sux-str: Your editorial
Football In This CITY," Of the 1eth says: so few
really important games are played In this sport
loving city. Many minor games Of the ndary
schools and the local colleges. are played hero,
but New Workers as rule must travel to Cam
bridge. New Haven or Princeton. II not further
afeld 10 Philadelphia or Ithaca. TO see champion
ship contesn."
Are you not unconseiousy unfair to the Columbia
University team! Columbia has played and de-
feated Annapolis twice; she has played West Point
only once and defeated her In that game The
last time Princeton played in New York her team
was defeated by Columbia. Pennsylvania has
played In New York twice and on both occasions
has been beaten by Columbia. Columbia has
beaten Cornell the last two years. performing tho
operation both In Ithaca and this city.
DO not these facts show that Columbia gives
lovers Of football an opportunity to see good games
without Journey,ng aheld as suggested by you!
Columbia this fall will play In this city. at the Amer
can League baseball grounds Princeton on Oct. 70.
Yale on Nov. and Pennsylvania on Nov. Is.
NEW YoRK, July 10. NEW YORKER.
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HOW THE MOROS MAKE FIRE.
Bamboo Stick, BIT Of China and finder
Compose the Apparatus.
rom the Scientific American.

From the Scientific American
The match has been said to be the greatest
ovilizer OF the world. but 1t has not yet COM
pleted It's work There are still tribes OF
barbarous and s6ni-bsrbarous people who
use natures means for producing fire. either
by friction with or without apparatus. or
the contact OF two substances which pro-
duce spark. as flint and steel.
The Moros use a method distinctive from
other savage races, and OF interest not only
e. Il. unilueness. but as showing the effect
Of environment on invention.
This apparatus consists OF bamboo stick.
Q bit OF china and finder. Cylindrical cases
are also part OF the device. one being a case
for tobacco and the other case for the china
and finder The whole. connected with
cords, 10 worn at the belt. To use the appara-
tus the native takes the bamboo firmly in his
left hand. and In his right holds the bit OF
china by the finger and thumb. and on tho
thumb side pnches a bit OF finder. Tho
edge Of the china Is then struck sharply down
and along the bamboo. producing bright
and long spark, which catches in the finder
and ienites 1t. Very little practise Is required
to enable novice to light fire by this means.
Obviously, when the apparatus was first
devised. no china was available, and doubt
less some sharp stone took its place. Now.
however, bits OF broken china such as are
found In cheap eating houses are regarded
as best for the purpose. and universally used.
The thoughtful reader will at once drawn
an analogy between this means OF fremakinG
and the flint and steel Of our own ancestors,
In the Eastern tropics. however. bamboo
10 the commonest OF woods. and so was doubt
less observed many times to make a bright
spark when struck where flint, in contact
with metal. was seen once. In consequence,
after the first bright thinker had devised this
popularity and obtains to this day. although
the flint and steel is 30 much simpler. easier
and more portable.
The philosophy Of the device will at once
be apparent, The sharp edge of the china
scrapes, OF bit Of bamboo..not much be-
cause the wood is hard and the outside has
quite q gaze-but enough to be made IN
csndescent by the friction of the stroke
The finder catches this spark. and the de-
sired flame is the result.
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nenss thses V sns Az TITS 5unssurs the stss nouss
poet sprsng Into the lists end quoting sur wALara
5corr's Lady Of the Lake. exclaimed; Two Ger
the rest superior rose and proud demanded mishtier
foes. but called In VAIN"
To the corrupt ears Of the East ringer
has another meaning; yet Ia II necessary
to explain to town full OF immigrants
from the country that ringer ID rung
when the QUOT or horseshoe hangs on
to the stake? Lately the redoubtable
Antilles pitched four ringers In sue
cession; yet how easily he went down
before the might OF MICKEY. A mean
attempt has been made to show that his
ringer was a mere scratch:
The horseshoe struck the ground far from the
place intended and rolled in . circle. which mar
rowed until the Iron hit the stake and settled down
over II. a. nice ringer a. one would wish to see.s
The reporter was bewildered by the
brilliancy and strategy Of tho pitch.
Governor MICKEY never makes q ringer
without these circular preliminaries.
1t Is agreed in Nebraska, and will be
admitted generally outside Of Nebraska,
that Governor MICKEY has strengthened
himself greatly with the people by this
performance. Hitherto the sporting
element" has been cold toward him on
account OF his aversion to the Devils
picture books and their congeners. Now
he has won at once the appreciation OF all
the athletic and all who cheer the ath-
letio, substantially the whole population
except the Hon. WILLIAM LLOYD GAR
RIsoN. Political legend will soon make a
blacksmith of him. and all the dumb, in
visible but strong powers Of Luck must
be on his side. All the prominent men OF
Lincoln, except Mr. BRYAN, are practis-
ing horseshoe pitching; and Mr.. BRYAN
will have to do it to keep his prestige.
There is but one blot on Governor
MICKEY white shield Of expectation. He
takes exception to the report that he
dropped one suspender over his shoulder
and tucked one trousers leg in his boot.
Il do have shoulders, he says, but I
do not wear boots Pity he doesn't.
There is fine old fashioned quality
about him that is best shod with boots.
We hope to sec a pair Of boots in tho
Senate again. Governor MICKEY should
revert to the antique type. With horse
shoes and boots he may 60 far.
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An Experience With OIL.

To THE EDITOR OF The suN-sir: was
retail merchant running what lis known
now as department store. 1t sold to the
community about everything they needed
and bought about all they had TO sell. When
the change came from the old whale oil lamp
into the "nuid" and "camphene" lamp II
was very great. These had only got fairly
established when the war broke out between
the North and South and turpentine. the main
constituent Of these Illuminate. Immediately
became scarce and high In price.
Some progress had been made in distillins
rock or shale oil and something was doing
In the petroleum refining. but 1t was crude
and unsatisfactory. Explosions. with killing
and manning, were of daily occurrence. As
the demand became more insstent more wells
were drilled and more territory opened up.
The process Of distilation was crude and
various. The barrels in which the oil was
shipped were Ill made and OF all sizes. The
direct leakage and the continuous evaporation
before the retailer got II into the hands Of his
custo fners was easily is per cent. probably
more. No two lots were alike. for the reason
that no two refners used the same machinery
or process. 1t was catch az can business.
with the retailer getting all the catch"
After time there came into my store a
bright young man who told me that his COM
pany had started delivery and selling agency
he trade. based ono giving a s'n good 'a ausltY
OF oil; that i should be uniform in. quality
as 70 brand that the packages would be prac-
ticslly Of the same capacity, that this package
almost entirely did away with leakage. and
evaporation, and that this cement would not
mix with the oil and therefore the .wicks
would not gum up and interfere with delivery
Of gil TO the burning contact.
ward, but II was a long step In advance
In fact, was about all that was needed He
got An order and his statement proved to be
This accounts for the fact that this same
business L. now running and is using. and
will probably continue TO- use standard"
product; The name rightfully belongs TO
them. They were the first people to standard
Later I became Interested in. and was
managing director. of.a manufacturing t,snt.
| became convinced >that oil fuel could be
made practical and that owing to its porta-
oe Of Sandns
the matter up with the Standard. All the
kno Wedge they had CONCERNING the better
way to Introduce u. the kind OF burners TO
use, the relative value Of heat units compared
Of their best practical men was always at my
The result was that altogether we made
success Of Il and u worked satisfactorily "a
IL the smaller deal Never were my deliveries
TO sum up the whole thing. the Standard
oil Company treated me at all times on an
sx.G. basness basis, They ss gave me me The
ilyeries always on time. They have earned
ali the success they have had. They offered
me, as they did other OF their consumers.
stock their on Level Nth
s9fsd shss Rp not sc eep The %
ELMIRA, July II. A, M, BENNETT,