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Clothes Hampers.

Square Willow Clothes Hampers Regular price each NNc $I25 Special for Bargain Thursday ony each, OUN
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Rihtl(lflS.

Plaid Ribbons 32 inches wde the thing school hair ribbon Worth 19 yard Special price for Bargain Thursday on TN yard, EV
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Mussed FIandkerChiefs. 2 Special for Bargain Thursday only,
Fine Lisle Gloves.

White black Worth 5Oc and 75c pair Special for Barga Thursday only, per pair,
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Plated Knives and Forks.

et of knives and forks in box Regular price, per set Special for Bargain Thursday only, per set
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Lace Top Collars and Embroidered S

Worth 12ac apiece. Special for Bargain Thursday only,
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Plated Tea Spoons.

Two patterns Regular price, 60c dOzen Special for Barga Thursday only, per dozen,
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Lightning Needles, any size. Special price for Bargain Thursday only, Sc paper
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Hartz Mountain Canaries,

h brass cages Regular price, $sO0 Special for Bargain thursday only, bird and cage birds not exchangabe)
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Mems Part Wool Shirts and Drawers
'1@ 200 Pairs of Fancy Blankets,
iOO Yds. of Remnants of Twilled DOmet
 and Outing Flannels.

Best goods made White pink red light blue, and stripes overshots and checks Piece price, 123c yard
 Special for Bargain Thursday only, per yard, .
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Kid Curriers'.

Regularly sold at 5c, 6c and Sc a Special price for Bargain Thursday only, bunch, Sc
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Over Sleeves.

Black, white and checked. Spec ial price for Bargain Thursday, per pair, 7c
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Twin Anchor Hose Supporters. Worth 25c pair. Special price for Bargain Thursday only, 3 pairs, Sc
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1905-11-02
aaeS beieBt.

Dintelburs 1T Gin i'm Iufbliiber
beriffener fleiusr 9dosort. uHo nab
reno Der .Saiion" 1T isbss brau9'
bare qIdbden gu fsbr gutter preiisH
permis!bet.
Gin gsIuder isnss reiSenbeu Ortes
bsmertte einmal, ipie elm S9ubs
mann einem SiinsIiHg mebrtrs trGfti-
ae Sbrieisen perieBts. unb bd er be-
eierie mar, ben 9runb bieTer unses
fu6bnli9en Rafe tennsn au lernen.
eine er on ben ipiiroisen Siiter bss
geTeses beran.
,.Was bat eenn Der beganeen. 9err
@a9tmsiiiere" srtunoiste er ii9.
sd ertdppts Jpn geraoe, ais er
beiln beften Sdifenbiebitubl ncr.
Denn id i'm nod sinmdl babel trisse,
ion er iolts priisel betOmmen. oab
ibm b6reu unb fehen Dersebt!"
.4ber tpesbalb bdten Sic ihn ni9t
sur Dade gsbradt9"
.Wafe!!" srpiberte Der SfplBs
mann. rgiein, Ous ssbt nidt. Die
@ad< ift natiirIid Oermistb:t!-
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@bssfir,t.
eiise pon G. SiIbebranb.

pRun, 6rGuIein airnbsrg. babeu
Sic ibn entbedt2@
Die iunee Gdme, ipel9e am 5eIez
flop auf oem S0benipsge in enterlaten
ftanb. err0tbete unb lGdelts. Ollie
Delt pubte, bab beuts ibr 5utiinftiz
ger. tpenn aud nod ni9t officien nit
ibr @erlobter ii4 auf elmer ssfGbrli9sn
Sohtour befanb. Da mar es nur err
tIdrIi4, OuB iie ibn iebt. Ou iie i'm sin>
nal burd bas Gernrobr entbedt, i'm
2luse bebaltsn pOIIte.
Dlit ibm suslsid befanben fi6 auf
Der Gour Der 5iibrer Calder unb Elm
Serr 8reitenba9. Uion tonnte oeut.
li6 ertennsn, ipie bic brei angeIeiIt,
pin5is tpie f9parSe piintt9en. briibtn
iiber elm S6nsefslb olbinItieaen.
aber pIosli4 itieB SrduIein Sirns
berg einen marteri6iitternben Sdrei
aus:
r3a SiIfsl gu SiIfel Sic ftiirs
Sen!"
Sic tdumelte CUR Settle, uno i'm
nGdfsn 9luesublid mar Der gIab am
5ernrobr bon anbern eineenpmmen.
llnb man fab sttpas Gntieblides! Die
brei MGnner paren in's Ruti6en eez
fommsn uno elitten undufbaltlam oas
feitgsirorene S6nsefelo binab. glur
nod psnige Wlinuten tonnten lie euts
fernt Iein Don sinem srGBIiden lln=
gliid.
Maria seirnberg bdbnte Ti6 ben
Wes gum 6srnrpbr fpieoer suriid. inz
oem lie ale anberen beiIsite itieb. Ran
un9ts ibr tpilIis plaB.
.eaFsn sic mid = laFsn Sic mid
Ieben," murmeIte iie nit peiBen 2ips
pen.
Das lie fab. mar nod fiir9tsrli6er
als dlIes porber. Der 6iibrer bate
psrgebli6 periudt, einen 6aIt gu fin>
ben, unb mar iiber ben Ranb bes 9lbs.
sruubes u6gcitiirat. ben Sipeiten MaEn
nit iib reibeno. Der brittle bate
irstnopo einsn lebten 9olt .gefunbsn
unb Temmts Iid nit Ibsrmenihlider
araft sssen ben Offenbar uaOermsiOs
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aus eineH SiaterIeben.

9lus Der Sussnb bon Sermonn
&urs,' bem Sidter BON .Sdillers
6eimatbiobren4 unb anbsren @r3db>
Iunsen, tbeilt uns beFen Sodter. bic
betannte S9riftftelleiin Sioloe aura.
sinise intersFante 3iise nit. Sm
6erbit 1885 trat Sermann 8ur5
Bel Ieinem SnteI Moor in @bninseu.
einem pbilOiOpbifb ssbiloeten uno
freibentenben Mann. als 9itur sin.
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Iden eem 4mt unb Ieinsr freieren
Dentlpeiie, bic ibn mdu6e 2ebren Der
Stride nur IpmboIif9 nebmsn lieB. tief
unsIiidlid, unb bic prebigten, bic er
bamals belt, biirften fpobl bic tiirses
fen seipeien isin, bic ie i'm Sdpubenz
Lamb eebaIten tpurben. Gines Sonns
tags sins er bon Sauie neg, ipdbreno
Der alte pfarrer iid enttleibete, unb
als bisIsr fertis mar unb ibm fOlsen
tpoIlte, fdnb sr ben Neffen bereits auf
bsm Riidiusse bon Der &irde. -!6ait
Du Define qufSeiduunsen berscfen2"
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brinse Il. Dir sleid." rNsin. OntsI."
mar bic antpOrt. ~ih bin i9on fers
tis."
Seiterer Dirt in bic Grs6blung BON
elmer etipus tiibneu @etts, bic aurS
eiuit nit eiuem unbersn 0itar ein<
sins. Ssner Iollte feline 9raut Sophie
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g,rebist nit ibrsm Ramen nennen unb
besaun nit ben Worten: So pisIe,
adj 10 pisle iinb es. tpsl6e" = ipoess
gen 8ur3. Der seipettet bate. feline
Preoist nit ~fonbern" gu beginner.
nit ben Worten anbob: .Sonbern
mir, meine seIiebten 3ub0rer. bic
6riiiIi6e RsIigion bon allen anbertn
Relisionen ob."
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Sur9Sraume eHtSsdtsg gerbre9sR.

gs 1T Ihon ipisoerbolt porgefOH'
men, baB @srbrsdeu bur9 SrGume
sntbedt puroen. @ines Der merttpiirs
bisiten 8eiIpieIe ift bus fOlsenbs:
wginmul purbs Elm Sraum Ioedr ais
3eugsuausiage psrtpertbe.. Dies mar
Der Sraum bes 9aitpirtbs Rossrs,
Der in pOrtlap BEL Daterforb lebts.
Der Sraum bate einen 10 itorien
gnbrud auf ibn sema9t, baB er ibn
Iofort msbrersn 2euten, barunter benz
tatbolii9sn pfarrer Oes Srtes. ers
SGblte. On bemieIbeu Gage eing er
auf bic Suab unb be5eidnste bempfdr'
rer ben pIab, ben er in ieinemSrdume
ssisbsn. gang senau. Ssbr srOB mar
nun ieiu Gritaunen. als am nGditen
Gage 8ormittags 5fpei MGnner iein
9aitbdus beiu9ten unb ii9 cine Grz
frii9ung eebeu lieben, bic polltpmmen
ben MGnnern in feinem Sraume ents
Ipraden. Gr sins nun in Ous Re6ens
simmer unb iaste ieiner 5rau, lie
m6ge beIonbers auf bic beiben aufpais
fen. Rosers srfubr aus ibren Reoen,
bdb bsr Ndme bes fleinen Wannes
Sideb unb Der bes sroBen @aulfieIb
mar. sic iprd9en babon, bab lie ibre
Reife fortieben ipolIteu, aber ba Ros
gers fsit iiberSeugt mar, OaB Elm 8ers
brehen beeaneen tperbeH piiroe, iu6te
er Sidsp gum 9leiben 3u iiberreoen,
ia. er periprua ibm fogar, ibn am
nGditen Gage Bis Gdrrid = bies mar
iein ReiIesiel = gu bssleiteu. Guuls
fisIb bsmertte isbo6 baruuf iie bdtten
ih0n einige Gage 5uiammen perbrddt
unb er piiroe Ieinen 9ef1brten nidht
perlaIien, Ipnbern ibn gu ieinen5rsuns
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iie auf. als iie cine Stunoe ipdter
ben Sled in ben griinen Bergen ere
reidtsn. ben Rosers i'm Sraume sss
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6interfopf, poburd sr i6n betpuBtlos
ma6te. Damn itab er mebrere Male
nad ibm unb i6nitt ibm bic aehle
burd, our9fu9te bic Saihsn bes @rs
mprbstsn, nabm inn bds 9slb unb
einiss aleibunssifiide fort unb sins
mad Garrid. Der @erbn9t fieI ioz
elsitb auf gauIfiefb. 3ipei Sage ipi>
fer purbe er in Waterforo perbdftet.
Gs purbsn iibertpdltisenbe 3sugens
ausiasen seeen ibn beigsbru9t. au4
Rogsrs erI6ien als 3euse unb be-
| Idrisb bic 9Isibung unb bas 9lsube=e
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nidt fonberbdr iei. baB Elm @aitpirtb
10 geuau bic &Isibung Der WlGnnsr
tenne, bic sufGIlis BEL ibm siueetsbrt
pdren. Rosers ertlGrte, bab er F9
aus einem beionbereu Grunbe bic ginz
selbsiten 10 einssprdst bate; .r fddme
fidh aber, ben @runb dnsugeben. Der
9eri9tsbof bsitanb iebo6 barauf, biez
fen 9runb gu srfabren, uno f6lieBli9
ersdblts Rosers feinsn 9raum. pos
rauf Der 9lnsetIusts eeituno. bdB bus
@erbre9en senau 10 ausgefiibrt ipor<
ben mar, ipie Rogers es i'm Sraume
Dor iid seiebsn hattie"
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3utrtfftnb. -ainh.r

= 3utreffenb. -ainber, Der.
trost Gu9 bod! 5rieoe erndbrt =
unfrisbe bsrsebrt. S9pieaerIobn
(Redtsonpol): ~Mumo, ih bin aans
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= @rUBartis. Run. Serr
Neitr, Sbr fiinfsisiier @eburtstds
ioa Sbnen ia pieIe Opdtionen sebradi
babeH9" GOmmifiiOnsratb Meisr:
limb OBJ Widn bat mir gu @bren iO'
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= @erGnbertsr WaBRdb.
-Sie IOlIen nit srObsrer als a.ieBlia
sulGiiiger @eidipinoisfeit ourh pas
Drrf St0dbeim gefubren Iein?" gluts
Ter: nRein ipiHen g. Serr Rid
fer, bic 8ausrn eeb.n balt ldneium.r
uIs bic SiGbter. bu filt biz Gei6piHs
bisttit mshr ouf.-
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lung al Der sroben unb ffeinen
9fIidten, bic geruoe ibr bic fhnells
Ierlobung Der beiben bra6te. Senn
2i1i mar BON Der Stunbe an, als er
iie 9lbenbs ouf Der buntsln 9iele
pI0bli9 sstiibt unO iein iunses Slid
senannt bate. gu ni9ts 8erniiuftis
gem Tebr 5u broudsn. gs that ibr 10
gut, einmal 70 re4t perSostn unb duf
SGnben getrasen 5u iperoen, 10 gut,
ben lieben, langen Gag gu fduIIenSer,
in peiden aleibern BON jopanii6er
Seibe 9eIuhe gu MAIDEN unb an5us
nebmen uno INNER bic Sauptperiou
gu ieiu.
Den Monn erf6iittsrts bisis neue.
grobe Qisbe unb bies feltiam junge
Slid in ieirem san5en Weien. Sin
geiinnen, elm Inoerspollen mar ba
nidt m0sIid. 9odl bIieb ibm in allen
Sinneniubel Elm bumpfes 9efiibl Der
@erdntipprtung unb Elm fdeues. unii>
dsres 8sipubtiein Aenes seseniiber.
@r tuuBte redt gut, buB er 5upieI ge<
fhrieben, Supisl an cine eana anbere
3utunft sebadt bate. unb Der rubies,
geidpiIterli6e 5on parb ibm i'm
@runbe nod fdpersr unb Idftiser ipie
ibr.
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lub iih 9illi bort tpodenlang in bas
reide Saus zines 9si9Gftsfreunbes
gu 9aite. limb bann fparen lie balb
ale Der unrait miibe unb aufrieben,
uls i'm SttOber bic So9Seit unb Der
abi9isb fam.
Sn ben Wlihaeliferien f6miidte
4gnes 2orentien bas alte S6ulbaus
NIT 4rGn5en BON 9dblien unb buns
tenn 9erbitIaub. Sic rGumte ibr eise>
nes 3immer aus unb baute bort in sis
nem Wulb bon palmen unb 5arrsn
ben Sruualtar auf. gfur bab ibr es
INNER i1ien, als OBJ iis bas allies fir
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te bic iunse S9psiter iibsr bic aIts
9iele uuf einem pfab bon rotben ROs
fen6lGttern 5ur 1rduuns. Damn fab
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ipie bon ferne Der, ipie 9etIep 0irteug
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bel bic treueite Sdpeiter unb feline
miitterlide 6reunbiu naunte. sic
tonnte ni9t ipeinen, als Gilt nit taus
fenb Sbrdnen unb &iifen abf9ieb
nabm. gber als iie 4benbs enbIi9,
enblid ullein in ibrem 3immsr mar,
ba fpnnte iie iueinen, = cine Ionse
Radt binbrud.
glm anberen Morgen bieb es friib
aufIteben, Srbnuug i'm Sauie Idafz
fen unb ulles fir bas Winteriemeiter
norbereitsn.
Sn SrGuIein 2tsnes 9orentIens
3immsr purbsn bic iapaniiden De-
den unb RaritGten ni9t ipieber ausees
fteIIt unb aufsebGnst. Sic laeen tppbl
Derpadt uno gut perfhloifen nit sinsm
9duIen dlIer SrleIe open auT penn Sp'
ben in elmer sroben &iite.
@s mar iebr tabI unb niidtern in
asues 2orentfens 3immsr unb in III
rem 2sbsn seiporben. 3uerit blieben
nod Elm paar ftGrter setOnte 5leden
auf Der bunten Sapete, bic bort, no
bic SsiOenitidsrsisu unb Wanbborte
sehanssu, nidt perbli9en mar. 2lber
nit Der 3eit fpurben aud bieie Stels
len sbenfo grau uno seoGmpft fpie all
bic anoeren bunten 8lumen. unb bic
5abersbuieuer tonnten bsim beIten
Bilen iebt nidts mebr am asbsn ibs
rer S4uIDOritebsrin aus5uiebsn fins
ben.
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lution in American diplomacy both with regard to diplomats sent to Uncle Sam's court and those sent by him to the worlds royal and imperial courts. And only those who have had the opportunity to know the inside facts have understood how potent was the influence of John Hay in bringing about the change.
 Two decades ago the foreign dplo- mats in Washington were a sorry lot. A bakers dozen years ago even. in 1892 there had been little improvement.
 In that year d man who had been attached to one of the more important legations at Washington wrote a news paper article. signed by his own we'll known pen-name, in which he said in print. as the diplomats had long been saying to each other. that Washington was the Botany Bay of the worlds diplomacy.
 This man. perhaps becuase he wanted personal popularity among American readers, agreed with them that the United States was already a world power, and was bound surely to be
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reasons for this lay in the fact that Washington Is a long ways from home. Most of the European capitals lie al- most nestled together, as 1t were. with in forty-eight hours railroad travel of each other. Lisbon and St. Petersburg the two most widely separated capitals in Europe, are not so far apart as Washington and San Francisco.
 The diplomatic representative from al- most any European capital serving in almost any other one can take a run home" for a brief stay whenever per- sonal or professional reasons make 1t desirable, and with little loss of time. The sea voyage between every Euro- pean capital and the United States makes 1t out of the question for a Flu ropean diplomat in America to go home oftener than once a year unless under extraordinary pressure. This condi- tion of affairs still remains. of course, and will to the end of time.
 Other objections to Washington, like wise bound in the nature of things to persist, are the utter lack of European atmosphere" the absence of most of the Old World gossip so dear to the heart of the very best diplomat living. even. and the lack of much dignified ceremonial. That the lazy and unam- bilious will still object to Washington because of these conditions need cause no regret.
 That in spite of these drawbacks, Washington has actually become a de- sirable post to the really ambitious world diplomat is highly significant.
 There are plenty of well-informed Americans who say that there was an- other reason. in Washington's old Bot any Bay days. why so few first class diplomats were sent to the American
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of special fitness. but in payment for political services and even for party contributions.
 This has not been so common sn the diplomatic as in the consular service but still it was long quite common enough. not only to excite the regret of thoughtful Americans. but also to rouse the ridicule and the resentment of more than one European govern ment; not because of the real reasons for appointing such men to the diplo- matic services, but because of their un- fitness for their posts.
 There were some shining examples of able American diplomats in those days. but the fact that they were exceptions was bad for the self-respect of high grade Americans and decidedly against high average of ability and standing among the European diplomats sent here.
 Change for the better had begun to make itself apparent on both sides of the water in the nineties. Little by llt- tie it was seen on this side that Amer ican diplomats abroad must be men of high grade if good men were to be sent here. Complete fairness to our own side warrants the statement that the United States took the initiative. and that even in the late eighties more good men were representing Uncle Sam in Europe than were representing Europe in Washington
 As Secretary of State John Hay ala more than any other man, undoubtedly. to raise the level of ability among American representatives abroad. The gradual improvement in the grade of
 tConfinued on Pass sexen.N
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I11en and Wcmen Ue Read About WASHINGTON NO LONGER THE
 BOTANY BAY OF DIPLOMACY

ITncIe Sam's capital, once voted about the most undesirable post on the entire diplomatic list, is now one Of those in which young diplomats with serious ambitions seek appointment; one or those for which leading Old World gov ernments select Ambassadors with the greatest care.
 This is not because Washington is appreciably a pleasanter city for the cultivated European to live in than IL was in the past, though there has been a change for the better. Neither IS It because there has been any noticeable conformation of American manners to European standards. Nor yet is 1t be- cause the Old World loves the New World any better now than it formerly did.
 It is because the Old World has found that the big. young North American Republic, sometimes A little raw. some times a little bumptuous. sometimes little uncertain what to do next. like most husky young things. is neverthe- less a creature of immense force and in- itiative, which, willynilly, is bound to be exerted in all directions and must be reckoned with in every quarter of the earth, no matter how remote from the city of Washington. D. c.
 The situation was summed up the other day by a friendly foreign diplo- mat, who put the case tersely In lan- guage approaching the Americanese:
 Uncle Sam has got to be so big and strong and fearless" he said, that we feel obliged to watch him closely all the time, and are putting our best watchmen on the job.
 He has done some surprising things lately; we don't know what he is go- ing to do next. We have no general suspicion that he will do anything in- tending to hurt anybody. We admit freely that in world matters he has generally done good and not evil We think his impulses run generally in the right direction. But suppose there should be a change of impulses.
 Suppose, instead of working for peace. he should work for war? Sup pose he should seek discord and not harmony? Suppose, instead of being friendly all around. he should get a grouch against somebody. and throw the weight of his ill-feeling in the scales alongside the weight of adverse feeling already harbored by some one Old World Government against an- other What would happen then?
 That's one of the things which mo- body can find out about till it takes place, and. I assure you, nobody wants to find out at all.
 'Tt is entirely safe. then. to predict
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BY DEXTER MARSHALL

that in future Europe will give more attention to diplomacy in America than ever before, that the number of embas- sies and legations owned in Washing ton by Old World governments will in- crease rather than diminish, and that the best minds available will be sent to Uncle Sam's capital.
 This would be so simply because of the worlds gratitude for the end of the Russo-Japanese war, because of Pres ident Roosevelt's intervention, even were there no wholesome infusion of fear in the worlds present respect for this country, The best diplomats to be had would be sent to America out of gratitude, if for no other cause. With the element of fear thrown in. it Is doubly certain that the most careful choice will be made in the future as 1t has been in the past wherever a min- ister or an ambassador has to be select ed for Washington.
 Remarkable Diplomatic Revolution.
 Only, those who have been close and continuous observers both of Washing ton and foreign capitals can under stand how radical has been the revo-
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ville-Sackville. showed his lack of call ibre by his foolish reply to the so- called Murchison letter, sent to him in the heat of Presidential campaign for political purposes, and was soon after ward recalled.
 NJ. Roustan. who. ten years before. had represented France at Washing ton. had been disgraced at home six months before coming here by the ad- verse result Of libel suit which he had been obliged by his superiors to bring against the journalist Rochefort. Rochefort had charged Roustan with accepting brihes through his mistress, and the jury found that the charge was not a libel Roustan was then Con- sul General at Tunis, half-civilized African capital, and the French gov ernment had to remove him because of the verdict. Not daring to send him to any European capital, he was shipped here as Minister, and we received him with hospitality.
 Roustan's successor, Patenotre, had been French Minister to Morocco, an- other half lf-civilized African capital, just before coming here: Count Arco who at one time served here as German Min lster graduated to the American mis- sion from the German Consul General ship at Cairo. Egypt; and there were not lacking others Of similar sort. either admittedly incapable of filling diplomatic places in capitals consld- cred important. or else too young and inexperienced to be sent to them, but who were thought plenty good enough for America.
 Besides, there were others then, as there have been since, whose personal life had disqualified them from filling their proper places in European soci- ety, yet who. 1t was more than sus- pected. would not be turned down by Washington society.
 At that time not only was Washing ton outranked as diplomatic city by London, Paris, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Vienna and Madrid (the Spanish de-
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greater one. But, as he pointed out. Judging from their appointments to Washington, none of the worlds Gov ernments, save Russia's understood the situation.
 For Russia, alone of the great Euro pean Governments, was then represent ed in Washington by a man of first class position at home. a man of known initiative and force.
 This man was Baron de Struve, O parsonage of real and deserved promi- hence in world diplomacy In Russia he was (, held in the highest esteem, being Chamberlain of the Empire and a privy councillor. In India and In London it used to be said that the bare mention of his name was enough to make little shivers run up and down official backs in the Foreign Office.
 You see it was De Struve who, as an attache of the Russian Governor of Turkestan. did more than any one else. for a long time, to counteract British influences everywhere in Central Asia It was De Struve who, with Baron Rosen, the present Russian Ambassa- dor at Washington. brought about the exchange between Russia and Japan, whereby Russia got Sakhalfn and Ja- pan the worthless Kurile Islands. When the importance of Great Brit aims Oriental trade is remembered it is not surprising that De Struve's achievement with reference to Sakha- lin was considered on a par with his work in Central Asia.
 The part SakhaIin played in the re- cent peace negotiations shows how im- portant that coup of De Struve's is considered even to-day. Russia has now lost just what De Struve got for her from Japan, but had she not had part of Sakhalin to give up she might have had to surrender something much more valuable.
 In 1892 not even Great Britain had a first-class representative here. Lord Sackville- West afterward Lord Sack
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capital That reason was furnished by the character of some of the diplomatic representatives sent abroad by Uncle Sam.
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 Not to go into detail. these weII-in- formed Americans say that only of late, relatively, have our representatives abroad sized up to the proper pattern. It is unnecessary to specify here, of course. though they do not hesitate to- mention names in private conversation. but 1t is well known that foreign min isters have sometimes been appointed by American Presidents. not because