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POOR RICHARD.
4 Nan Of tie People ~HSiIi the People
DELIGHT to Honor.

4 Man Of the People |hsm tire People
Delight to Honor.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-st,: The cause
of the widespread interest In the Franklin bicen
tenary IL not far to seek. Franklin Is popular
idol and as no other historic ngure. with the posi-
Bile exception Of Lincoln he appeals 10 the masses.
Like Tom Paine. who strikingly resembles him as
typiiying the eighteenth century spirit, he Is es-
sentialy plain man OF the people. He rose
through his own abilities from obscurity and pow
erty 10 fame. and this fact would Of Itself have
endeared him TO the American heart.
He had. moreover. those estimable qualities Of
thrift, shrewdness and industry that we of tho
Western Continent have ever found admirable and
worthy of emulation. Indeed. II Is not Improbable
that TO Frankln's example and to the preachings
of Poor Richard 10 due the fact that those qualities
OF ingenuity. ghtI energy and hardheaded perse-
verance that go 70 make up the Yankee spirit have
become crystallized into national traits and are
recognized as such wherever Americans have made
their influence felt.
The popular approval and interest In this COM
memorauve celebration. however. are not only
perfectly logical and inevitable they are also very
refreshing. They prove that the good men do
does 1.-Two after them. that humanity 10 not unre-
sponsive or unappreciative. and that ultimately
a man is Judged by postenty somewhat. though
of course not always exactly. according to his
deserts. 1t is a conclusive refutation Of tho cry
of pesslmists and sophists that all Is vanity. and
that the use In anything Is nothing.
In calling TO mind the incidents Of Frankins
long, full life In reviewing Its splendid achieve
mcnts, in accounting so near as may be Its lasting
benefits to mankind the conviction 10 borne in
upon US that such a life Is worth the living. TIE
practise Of virtue 10 amply rewarded. a. In Frank.
Inns Case by satisfaction In youth. honou In ma.
turer years. veneration In age and the gratitude
OF succeeding generations. Truly. well rounded
life Ia. like the poets song sonunsentUm psrsn.
MUS: It's good report will thrive In distant days.
NEW YORK, Aug. T. IRWIN SPEAR.
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Gone are the good old easy daysl Next
September our vigorous and acute con-
temporary the Richmond Times-Dsspdtch
will begin to publish Monday edition.
Henceforth the Times-Despdtch will come
out every day in the year, holidays in
oluded. In accordance with custom. Sun
day has been the day of for many Of the
newspaper brethren in the South. They
didn't break the Sabbath. They went to
church or loafed and invited their souls.
Meanwhile, readers waited from Sunday
till Tuesday to hear what was going on.
For twenty-four hours they lost sight OF
the watch Of the world. People are no
longer content to lose day. Richmond
and Virginia must have the news on Mon
day as on other days.
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To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sfr: Your CORE.
spondent "a Southerner" this morning, apropos
of my saying that the negro In Florida treated
according 10 his deserts, avers that Florida never
has been nor can II be. strictly speaking Southern
State. The home" he goes on, "of the broken
down renegade Yankee the last stand Of the con-
sumptive, the dark wilderEe whore the escapades
of the rich mans son may be hidden, where the
unfortunate from dozen causes md . haven OF
rest-that 10 Florida. A mongre State. pure and
simple"
I am not q Floridian, nor am I empowered to
defend Florida against these hidcous charges and
! must acknowledge that Henry n. Flagler and
other renegade Yankees, more or less broken down,
have lined her shores from end 10 end with efYete
railroads. hotels. factories and other loathsome
evidences OF prosperity: consumptves mako there
last stand while changing cars for Colorado. New
Mexico or Arizona: that rich mems sons hide their
didoes in the dark Businesses OF Palm Beach. ST.
Augustine, Miami. Daytona or similar wilder.
nesscs, and sufferers from the poverty habi, can
try the work cure. rid themselves Of continent
msfortunes. and md a haven where good pront
follows intelligent labor.
| must also confess that Florida Ia "mongrel."
Worse still. she Is proud OF II. She Is shamefuly
oyerrun BY keen men from every State In the Union
all giving proof OF their lowiy origin by being able
and willing to work. The vulgar hum OF industry
echoes from surf to Everglades. Public sentiment
is so degraded that thrift and enterprise are actu-
ally regarded as virtues From the time the south
ward hurrylnR tOuriSt leaves columbia, Florence,
Charlotte or Cairo according TO his route, the most
familiar feature Of the landscape morning, noon
or eve, is the family group In the cabin doorway,
men. women and children. busily and no doubt
probably engaged In watching the train 20 by.
This brilliant occupation never pleases the mon
srels OF Florida. Now and then, on the edge of
swamp, a proud and full -blooded Cracker dis
dains coarse and degenerate dollars earned by
work. and damns the mongres who drove him and
the sIllgators from everlasting dAwdle. but the
rest OF Florida Is happy. comfortable, energetic
and progressive.
Rome was "mongrel." Her oonquerng legions
made French, German and English mongrels OF the
races In Gaul and Britain. The United Ststes 10
"mongrel" to tho bone. China tries TO curl its
nat nose at ~mongra" Japan. Florida doesn
mind tho name. Yet II "Southomer" ever coca
South for . change he will md Florida Southern
enough In refinement and love Of better thlnss
But no will not her ceaselessly watching trains
70 BY nor hear her lament the fact that the full
moon doesn't shine half - brightly now - Il did
"befo' de wsW. sub" JAMES K. BRISTOL.
NEW YoRK. Aug. 8.
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The Hairlegger In Boston,

The Boston police report a queer
thing. They insist that twice last week
a man who described himself as Jer-
seyite was caught in the three hilled
city with nothing on him but his skin
Great and natural is the emotion thereat
in Boston. She is reminded of the sew
enteenth century Quakers, who used to
scandalize the Puritans by appearing in
pure naturals as symbol of the naked
Truth. In most times, however, truth
has to be pretty well muffled up; and
why should true blue Jerseyman leave
the sacred soil of the Jerseys and take
his life in his hands and venture into
Boston?
There are no mosquitoes in the Jer-
sAyB this year. That Is grand and
joyous fact, as to which million porch
jewellers are ready to swear Besides,
If gang Of, say, Bayonpe mosquitoes
had stripped this man of his clothes
they would have eaten his flesh and
stripped his bones, and Boston never
would have been bothered by him.
This must be the work OF the gypsy
moth, that plague and curse which
Massachusetts,, by automobiles and
otherwise, is now handing over to her
sisters, hoping to get thereby fat Fed
eral appropriation and interstate moth
hunt.
Let this be solemn and sufficient warn
ing to Jerseymen. Because the wild
beasts of her meadows are quiet tenn
porarily must jersey fly to new dan
geu9 Let her hunt trusts II she needs
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SWAT FOR SWAT.
Some Picturesque Remarks on New Or.
leans and Yellow Jack.


To THE EDITOR OF The sUY-Sir: A COM
munication in yesterday 8 issue Of your paper.
Jefferson on Yellow Fever shows that
he had unbounded faith in our city. Where
the fever is now located and isolated is around
the French market. among those brick dwell
ings which are damp. dark. and which would
offe no inducement to anybody to dwell In.
The sanitary conditions can not be seen
on account of their build. Imagine thirty
or forty persons living in one house. In some
cases on one floor. This has been only for
a short while, since they commenced to imml-
crate. These Italians work In gangs. un-
loading the fruit ships under q boss. They
are called any hour Of the night. loaded into
wagon, and work until the ship is unloaded.
After this hot work In the hold Of the weasel
they go back to their abode and to bed, full
of Precipitation. and there 10 no bathtub In
those places: In some places no oistern. but
large stone Jars that stand In the yard and
catch the rainfall. I,
These Italians have no conception at all Of
sanitary conditions. The health officers have
to use force to enter. and tho sights and scenes
are unima ENABLE. They also hide themselves
when they become sick. and that IL the sole
why The fever i IN that
Wilkinson were chief quarantine .oflicers
none Me 1 today Il the regulations We're enforced.
Some people haye the Idea that the ieyer, =
Roman fever and that the Italians imported II
fsSer r ali We Rnos TRss III sI
portrayed in some papers are unne wspapere
like and now Would Ss Fs 5 e
across the street at fly. New Orleans viii
stand to man for the city, and when the
les because we have hurt Ourselves to q
The question does not rest mainly on tn.
Gtoto I'd ut hut Nth hrAi
as well. We have and hold sincerely our
sR n xays a1 we moy. At na s tune 1 a.
We have allowed our hospitals IN this city
to be kept open all year to surrounding States.
ailments Be- Who come to the d door for adm ns
lance and treatment. As the called civil
war now on the quarantine Law and resula-
Gns me ea %f1 ia. IN Nssy
lnRton. II that be his dream. better wake up;
s sp b xhsa ss s A. sS.s 4
The claim is that they are playing around
So s Of New Orleans and shey bet tss
skidoo before Saturday. as those camps
nrs ss9vae t On that :: al dE and
wont be any people who don't und erstand.
the English language and know right from
We have only ouEselvs. to blame. as I
rounding States. No money have we
asked for. Many times we have foue
for their rights to show them We were in Sc.
will haze hard times. commercially, Tor
tive or three months Then W osn Tsst up.
ana In the meanwhile we will stand out Ia
on each side, and open clear country on sscs s
aide. and swat ior swat; and New Orleans
in our good city at ali. And don ( forsSt
We forgive the people who have been ehoVn
things by other people In . wrong liSht.
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Japan's War Finances.

Japans borrowings abroad since May. 1904.
have amounted to AioOco.ooo. Of which 1000
was eagerly taken up In the United States. and the
remaining s1So.OoO,ooO was no less eagerly sub
scrlbed in other countries. The $40 Ooo.oO0 total
involves An annual interest charge OF $40 00O0.
The revenues pledged a. security are the customs
receipts and the tobacco monopoly. The est.
mated receipts from these In 1905 90, based
on prior receipts. SO. 800 900 and SIC 100000 re-
spectively total of s2s, 800 Oo0 "a. 900
than the years bond interest. The holders Of
these bonds need not lose any sleep the safety
Of their Investments.
Japan has issued nve internal loans aeereeatins
4soooO0o0 yen. or S240000.000. The nrst issue Of
s5Oooo.oOo was for hve years at per cent and was
subscribed for four and half times over the SEQ
ond. for SSo,00000o for seven years at per cent,
was three times subscribed the third. for $40 900 Oo0
for seven years a. per CENT did as well the fourth
for 100000. for seven years at per cent? was
nearly i've times subscribed; the NTH, for s5o,ooo
Ooo for seven years at per cent. Jared better STILL
meeting . surprising full hvefold subscription.
Tho japanese Imperial Government credit Is nrst
class abroad. with security. but II IL double hrst
class At home without security. BY contrast, note
tho recent refusal Of the bankers Of ST. Petersburg
to nost t7S.o0o0oo internal loan for the Russian
Imperial Government.
JapAn's total external and Internal war loans
70 date aggregate s6s0.0o00oo. with an annual In
terest charge OF sss.looooo OF which s2oiooooo is
secured and 3ls.0o00 900 unsecured with the pro,t-
able Government owned railways not yet borrowed
upon, a. shown In the article entitled Japanese
Railways" published In THE SUN OF May Is.
Japan's Government tobacco monopoly Is a
paying proposition. and Increasingly so. In the
hsch year 1850 1900 II yielded net revenue Of So
100000 In 1901 o, the revenue was &s.4s3 900; In
1904 5 1t was s1oSSso00 tnearly doubled In only
three years., and In 1905 90 II will be 3io0os 0o0
further increase OF nearly 90 per cent. In only ono
year. The years interest charge on this Is only
s1S.5Oo0o for the last $500 100000 external loans
Japan's customs receipts In 1899 1900 nscal year
u oss Oo0 In 1905 OF. Is ESQ 000 In 1904 So 49,
50 900, and in 1905 90 they will reach and perhaps
exceed Sl0,504 600. Tho years interest charge
these receipts for the nrst two external loans,
aggregatins S1lo.oooOoo, Is only 100000.
Loaning money TO Japan Is almost safe as
buying United States bonds, and certainly far
more profitable,
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We are receiving more letters from Jews
protesting against the activities Of the
Christian "settlements' In tho Ghetto.
They treat these missionary labors as an
impertinent attempt to Christianise Jewish
children. and thus merely repeat the allega-
tons OF Jewish correspondents whose let
tiers we have printed. That IL, they add
nothing to the case as it has been presented
already. The controversy over the matter
must stop. so far as The SUN is concerned;
and so far as the Jews are concerned It's
continuance would he extremely Ill adj
vised. Quarrels over religion are dis
tinctly irreligious and their consequences
pernicious.
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The Chinese Boycott.

1t Is difficult to measure either the
real force Of the Chinese trade boycott,
or the actual injury which results from
it. That movement has been insti.
tuted by the Chinese trade gilds IL
now beyond question. Naturally those
who are hurt by it, whether much OF
little, make an cutlery. The wonder
is that the Chinese have so long delayed
their manifestation Of protest against
actions on our part which all fair minded
Americans admit to be wrongful.
We see no occasion for any serious
alarm over the matter. The business
Of the United States would 60 right on
if China never bought another dollars
worth. Assuming that q portion OF
our exports to Hongkong find their
final sale in China, and that some OF our
exports to Europe also find their way
thither. our total annual sales to the
Flowery Kingdom are in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000, 900, If we repeat the ex-
perience of the last fiscal year. That
is about double the record Of any previous
year. For the fiscal year 1904 our direct
sales were about S13,O0O,OOO About
rs per cent Of our sales to the country
consists Of cotton cloth and mineral
oil. 1t is probable that, in any case,
our cotton trade will be lost at an early
day. The time will surely come when
the demand from the Far East will be
for raw cotton to supply whatever de-
ficiency may appear in the local crop
and when the people Of China will clothe
themselves with the product Of domestic
looms and spindles and with the output
Of Japanese mills.
At tho same time any loss of immediate
trade is undesirable, and proper steps
should be taken to prevent it. 1t does
not appear that the boycott can be
checked through any action of the Chinese
Government. That is no more possible
than it would be for the American Ad-
ministration to compel the people Of
this country to drink certain brands
Of imported champagne or to use Ger
man Portland cement instead of French
or English. 1t is matter in which the
Government of China has no power Of
dictation. The question must be de-
termined in this country and not in
China. Its adjustment can be reached
only by removal of the provoking
cause Of the boycott il the Gilds, or
Chambers of Commerce, see At to con-
tinue their present enterprise.
If the Chinese importers persist in
their attitude toward American made
goods the issue for American corsid-
GRAFTON becomes definite, Shall we suffer
a loss of trade, or shall We effect reason
able liberalization of our immigration
laws and their methods Of operation?
We do not understand that the move
ment contemplates the admission OF
all Cinnamon to this country on the
same terms MS those on which we admit
hordes of Russian refugees and poverty
stricken Italians, They do ask that if
a decent Chinaman comes to an Ameri-
can port he shall receive decent treat
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harmless sport. There's no place like
home for a hairlegGer.

We do not share the apprehensions Of our
Scranton correspondent concerning the
effect which Presidents RoosEvRLrs ap-
pearance on the Same platform With JOHN
MTrcHKLL at ,Wilkesbarre this week might
have in terrifying any possible plan Of dis
turbance In the coal regions. We think
Mr.. ROOSEVELT can be trusted to face any
number Of coal miners, whether under the
leadership ofMr. MITCHELL or o. any other
man. and to impart to them by his spoken
observations naught but sound American
doctrine and increased respect for the law
OF the land,
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Fraudulent journalism i.

On Wednesday, Aug. 2, the New York
Herald printed, in the largest type avail
able in its shop for an extraordinary
occasion, this despatch said to have been
received by wireless telegraph from the
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
then approaching New York:
m. WITH. the Russian envoy. told me to night:
am afraid that negotiations will be ended within
= week. As Japanese conditions win be % intoier.
able as not to admit Of discussion.
"FRANc1s M'cuLLAdH."
On Thursday, after Mr.. WHITES ar
rival, the same journal, in common
with all the other newspapers, printed
this signed statement by the Russian
envoy:
"His Majesty the Car has empowered me to
come hither and ascertain the conditions which
our gallant adversary deems necessary and ade-
quate as a basis for peace negotiations.
The terms onere must nrst be sscertained. weighed
and Judged admissible by Russia before she can
proceed to formal negotiations"
The authorized statement OF Mr..
W1TTE gave the lie fatty to the Nev
York Herdld's pretended interview with
him on shipboard on Tuesday
But that was not all. As soon az Mr..
W1TTE was ashore he fastened to deny,
with all the emphasis and particularly
Of which human speech % capable, the
truth Of the Herdld's so-called interview
with him on the Japanese conditions Of
peace. He declared that neither for
publication nor privately had he said
anything which could be construed into
such an utterance. Not even in private
conversation had he made such re-
mark. He added:
y have not discussed the coming peace con.
ference or Its possibilities In any way. am ex-
ceedingly sorry that 10 baseess report was given
out TO the American people,"
This specific and explicit denial by Mr..
W1TTE, branding the Herald's pretended
interview with him as fabrication in
expressibly outrageous under the circum-
stances Of his coming to America, was
published on Thursday morning in all
but one of the New York newspapers.
The single exception Is the New York
Herald, which, il it had been deceived
itself and an innocent party to the de-
ception of the public, should have been
the first to display, in type half an inch
tall, its readiness to right the grievous
wrong not only to Mr.. W1TTE but also to
the truth and credit of American jour-
nalism. Not a word Of correction has
either in the news columns Of
the New York Herald or on its editorial
page since it published the fraudulent
interview. 1t has permitted it's readers
to believe that the lie was the truth,
with cynical indifference to the re-
quirements of professional honor scarcely
to be expected Of the most depraved
Of what is commonly known as
the yellow press.
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what Else Could Re Expected =.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuE-,Sfr. The Navy
Department put an Ensign 81 years old In charge
Of the steam plant on the Bennington and selected
for navigator Of the first class batteship Massa.
chusctts engineer OF twenty two years experience
In the engine and boiler room. but who never nav.
gated . ship In his life.
The consequences are known to the word-thc
boilers on the Bennington were blown up. killing
over seventy men In the prime OF life. and the
Massachusetts, was on tho rocks within twenty.
four hours after leaving port, causing a damage
10 the ship OF S2Ss 900.
Apply tho same methods 10 this corruption rs
70 tho Equitable scandals. tits OF more importance
70 the country and the enlisted men.
BBooKLYN, Aug. 6. A VETERAN SAILOR
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and that would impose additional fiscal
burdens on the taxpayers, Then, again,
the German Kaiser, in his recent inter-
view with the Car, may have promised
the latter that should Japan's demands
provo inordinate the money rs.ied to
prolong resistance would be furnished
from Berlin.
Mr.. WIrTE unqueetionably knows to
just what an extent that interview
modified his country, position.
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AccordinR to the ENJOYS.

y liked your town." said Mr.. Wlttc.
"Ycc' Busy streets. your harbor gay.
And most especially my call
On Theodore. at Oyster Bay;
And Portsmouth will be pleasant. too.
10 = quaint old spot. see.
Your great politeness." added he,
with Nicholas win make hit.
And. a. . bond Of unity.
Shoud-howf-Aakep peace! Oh no, dcar msr
This trip has been q fruitful, ono.
OF great results without check,
A splendid man. your President"
komura says. tpcr Sato. Sec.)
From this momenlous stay Of mine
host Of blesslnh soon will now;
Across the great Pacific pond
Wen hail u - further bond
TWizt you and us. from which viii gov
E-whAt Wa thAtf-Aake peace Oh, nor
49, 4. ". y.
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Wsa the Wsrm Turned.

From MS SsTVSds6WF1 Ddgv TtNsS.
l. the undUsgned. hare notify tho people that
Ed. A. Rinker need not worry, ! would not make
myself % little - 70 ask fDr anything In his name
and washed for my board and had my own bed,
70 sleep In. % did not leave his bed md board.
And here notify than a - b. careful what they
say about ne or tAsy win nna Themselves h trouble
(Sign00 Ma SnAy. nWxA
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Would you believe II, There are hundreds Of
men In Manchester who do not buy their own stock
ings. collars. gloves and shirts. Their wives do
the buying. Nonchsster linton.
Why not? Who should, can and knows
how to buy most skilfully and economically
Why. a man usually gets stuck even
when he buys 4specialities' like cigars.
whisky and stocks.
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MILWAUKEE. Aug. 4.-Now II Ia said that Cover
nor LA TOILETTE will not accept the Senatorshp
ST. Louis Globe Democrat
Thus does the astute one keep EN- guess
ing" and firt outrageously with his old
love and his new Well, we'll; as Senator
he couldn't hope to suspend the rules. As
Governor and orator he can suspend. In
efigies Of rhetoric, as many railroad presi-
dents as he pleases.
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An Early lnstanca.

Jupiter had just kicked Vulcan out Of heaven.
You can publish anything At all about me. h
shouted as Vulcan fell. "but I'm haired n suh.
scribe 10 your confounded Gods and ooddesass =
Hence the reputation Of Jupiter In mythology.
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Finny Caayassinr.

Agent Eei-How would you like 70 have your h,s.
tory In . magnificent bookf
Mr.. Trout-No use; the ma. who os>shs. r..
VA mako ~ agg4 Nan ~ AAss v nske nyss,s.
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New Enterprise.

Vistor-So Painted Post is looking upJ
NAtve-iou bet: we're laying wires to &C, the
next peace convention.
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Subscriptions BY Mail. Postpaid.

n our friends pho taror W vah 'ndnuse1pts Iol
publication fsh to haze rejeeted articles returned ep
w,ua IN al cases send stamps for that purpose.
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To Mr.. WI: Come back at once and all
will be forgiven.