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MARRIAGE WITH THE UNBAP-
TIED.
4 Notable Decision by the Roman Propa.
Eanda Ratified by the Pope.


The American papers have recently been
very full Of a famous marriage case which
has been before the ecclesiastical tribunals
Of Rome for a considerable time: last week
they announced that it had been settled at
last by a decision in favor of the validity Of
the second marriage of the Princess Z. They
were quite wrong, however. for the decision
had been given the other way only a few days
ago,
The facts are these: Some years ago a
Catholic girl of the diocese of Baltimore be-
came engaged to Mr.. Y. He was supposed
to be baptized Protestant. and dispensa.-
ton from the impeachment "mixtG relgionis'
Of ;6s. thu SSSrsn
ton was applied for and obtained and the
Wedding took place with great splendor in
Some years later the domestic life OF Mr.
and Mrs, y. was shattered an appeal was
decree was issued dissolyine the marriage
and giving both Parties liberty to contract
new marrsgs s S bSns
in the bond of wedock until she learned one
day that Mr.. Y had never been really bap-
she p she S 1
married TO MIR. r. on the snrpositon that he
pensation from the impeachment "mi1te
religlonis." supposed 70 have been granted
on this hypothesis, did not and could not
son the marriage must have been null from
the beginning Apparently she took counsel
free to marry again.
Shortly after. she made the ACQUAINTANCE
Of Prince X. and an attachment sprang up be;
of T the t tangled SITUATION but. to make long
story short Prince y. and Mrs. Y. were mar
ried; Everything seems to have, gone smoothly
then his next Of kin declared that they would
dispute the legitimacy of the offspring on the
ground that the Prn ,std m "a lag With
as we'll as. Of the Church.
to nut their c ae before Propasand s With
full assurance that the Sacred Congregation
would recognize the nulity Of the fret mar
randa led to an important discovery. to Wit,
that the dispensation granted for the first
marriage was not from the impcdlment
tas cultus." The former, it may be explained.
means that the. persons contemplating mar
raSH are both hapt,ed Ehrlsta4s The a,teE
person who has not been bantized. but It
Includes also the case of two baptized persons.
Both before. and after the marriage Of Mr.
archdiocese to amply for the dispensaton
from the impeachment "disparitas, cultus"
not n Catholic. PROPAGANDA therefore an
sweIed the appeal Of the Prince and Princess
by the sentence: Non constat de nullitate, +"
that is to say, The nullity OF the Y. marriage
has not been proven"
The Prince and Princess did not accent
the verdict. They sought out fresh evidence
and presented their case once more to the
Judgment Of the Cardinals The case came
IN at the last meeting of Propaganda, with
the same result before, This time, how
ever. the decision as we'll as the. entire con-
troversv. was laid before the Holy Father,
who not only ratified the Judgment OF Propa-
candn hut gave orders that the matter should
not be reopencd The decision is likely to
cause a great sensation both in Rome and In
America.
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Respect for the Chinese.

To THE EnIToR OF THE SrS-Sir: Has
not the time come for American newspapers
and the American people to speak more re-
spectfulv Of the Chinese? We have no more
right TO call them "Chinks" than they to call
MS "Yanks."
We are getting good Chinese trade and we
want more of it. Persistent disrespect will
not help our getting it. handicapped az We
are with the Chinese exclusion act, and par
tcularly with the rough. If not brutal, way
in which that act is enforced by some Ameri-
can officials. who ara both self-sufhcent and
ignorant about the worst possible combina-
ton.
OF course the disrespect we show the Chi
nese here is repeated to China and creates
prejudice there against Americana and AmerI-
can goods. We must respect the Chinese.
BY the same rule We ought to stop calling
the Japanese "Japs."
WALTER J. BALLARD.
SCHENECTADY July ?.
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The President and the Bar.

Perhaps the members of the several
associations of lawyers of the American
bar may deem it worth while to look care
fully into the allegations respecting their
conduct, or the conduct of some of them,
which President ROOSEVELT made in the
presence of the Harvard alumni. The
speaker, the audience and the occasion
seem to justify, if they do not require,
rather careful heed to the President
utteranoes, either by way of commenda-
ton or criticism.
The cry is long one from smuggling
in a college football game to the conduct
of the most influential and most highly
remunerated members of the bar IN
every center of wealth" in our country,
but the President attempted it with
more or less continuity of thought 1T
is as difficult to conceive of culpable
and leading participant in brutal and
unskiful college football game rising to
the highest rank in the practise OF the
profession of law, where the toll is in
doors and sedentary, as to think OF the
late Mr.. O'CoNoR or Mr.. EvARTs as cap
tain of baseball team or a university
boat crew. But such phenomena may
yet be, and therefore the timeliness OF
President ROOSEVELT warningto Har-
ward and the bar associations.
1t was nevertheless very startling to
be told by him of facts which he said we
all know" and among them that:
"As things actually are, many OF the most innu.
entail and most highly rcmuncrated members OF
the bar In every center OF wealth make 1t their es-
pecial task to work out bold and ingenious schemes
by which their very wealthy clients, Individual or
corporate, can evade the laws which are made to
regulate In the n,eres, OF The public the use Of great
wealth. Now, the great lawyer who employs his
talent and his learning in the highly remuneratve
task Of enabling very wealthy client to override
or circumven, the law Is doing all that In him lies
to encourage the growth in this country OF spirit
of dumb anger against all laws and OF disbelief In
their eflcacy"
Every good citizen will certainly hope
and pray that the bar associations OF
the land will be able to convince the
President and the public that he has been
misinformed and misled, and that his
intercourse with lawyers has been un-
fortunate.
We prefer to think, and do believe, that
our really great lawyers are as COM
petent to advise, and do advise, their
clients as wisely regarding what gen.
tleman can and cannot honorably do in
the matters referred to by the President
as in regard to the requirements of the
prevailing statute law and common law.
The code Of the several bar associations
should require, and probably does re-
quire, each member to throw back at a
clients head retainer offered to induce
the doing, or attempting, of the things
described by the President.
The President will, we are quite con-
fident, on further reflection modify his
utterances to the Harvard alumni re-
garding "the most influential and most
highly remunerated members of the bar
in every center of wealth.
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have been followed forthwith by dec
laration on the part OF the zemstvos IN
the cities named that unless the reforms
demanded are put in effect by July Is
they will, on that day, proceed to or
ganize constitutional governments within
their districts. This is equivalent to
warning that revolution ia at hand, and
can be averted only by quick and large
concessions.
There is no reason to suppose that the
counselors who have the ear OF N1cHo-
LAS II. will prove more sagacious and far
sighted than were those of Louis XVI.
The former may call upon M. W1TTE'
as the latter called upon NEcKER; but the
chances are that he will call too late
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04

We did not do as well in completed steam
railroad track construction in the first six
months of this year as in any other similar
period since 1898. The record is .2si miles
by l22 roads. 1t is noteworthy that more
than half of this new track, 500 miles, was
laid in the fourteen Southern States by
sixty-seven roads. Texas led with 1873
miles, followed by Georgia, 90 miles; Ala
hama, ~ miles: North Carolina. 65 miles;
Mississippi, 6ll3 miles; Kentucky. So miles;
Arkansas, As miles; West Virginia, A miles
and Others ranging from to 20 miles This
is a good comparative showing for the
South. In the North the track laid was
sl5 miles. North Dakota led with es miles.
followed by Oregon, ~ miles; Indian Ter
ritory, 65 miles; Arizona As miles; Mime
sofa, SO miles, and the rest distributed over
seventeen States. In twelve of the North
ern States, including all the New England
States, there was not mile of track laid.
1t will he very diff erent in the coming 81.
months as the track at present under con-
struction is more than 1000 miles.
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WEI; yet this same board, In the same
paper, used such expressions as these,
which were approved by the Chinese
Government:
ITO combine Chinese and Western Ideas and
harmonic them will be very proper
THE administration OF the law should be thor.
oughly reformed and restored to Its early condition
VIVA, Is lacking in the Chinese law should be sup
piled by an admixture OF western law, so that IN
time we may gradually become wealthy and strong
!" In every matter we should, with attentive
minds. make careful inquiry. All Chinese books on
Government matters together with the various
kinds OF Western books that have been translated
at Shanghai should be kept for reference and study
In the once OF this board.
"Japans change OF methods is quite recent and
she has attained to strength and prosperity. ".
may derive instruction from 1t. The Chinese Min
lister to Japan should be instructed to report 10 VA
all changes In Government methods that have been
adopted and have proved advantageous,
All Chinese Ministers 10 the various countries
should be instructed to report for our consideration
the financial measures and commercial and Indus
trial legislation that prevail abroad.
The hearts OF the Chinese must first be rcc,ined
and then they may initiate the excellent methods OF
the West"
The reformers Of sos, led by KANG w
WEI, were not so conservative as the
men who included the words we have
quoted in the regulations for the con-
duct of their office, but the reformers
kndled the desire, now evident all over
China, to study the methods Of the West
and adopt those that are likely to add
strength to the State.
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Timing In Turkey.

To THE fpIToR OF THE SCN-.S!r' The various
letters In THE SIN on tipping" arc quite Inter
esting but the practise In Turkey outdoes all the
cases reported.
United States Consul General Dickinson Of Con
s,antinoplr. Turkey, wrote In March last AT
the present time 1t requires hvc days 10 clear a
parcel arriving by parcels post. and the greater
the haste Of the receiver to avoid loss OF time the
larger become the tips demanded. which Often
double. triple and even quadruplc the duty"
How New York would howl II that were the prac-
,isc at the New York Custom House. Your col
umns would not SuFICe TO print the letters you
would get from Indignant subscriber" Anti
Graft" ct al. 4 Upper dn moderation.
NEW YORK, July g.
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JAPANESE USE or TELEPHONES
How They Laid Lines ami Established
Communication Between Parts OF Army.

The rapidity with which the japanese
remarkable, says the Electrical Reritu
Lines were laid we'll In advance of the main
body Of troops, even when the army was
advancing by forced marches. and perfect
connection was maintained at all times be.
tween the different divisions.
Wherever conditions permitted the reels
OF wire and the instruments were carried
in wagons. The line was laid on the ground
as rapidly as horse-drawn vehicles could
advance. II the line so laid was to be.
come permanent a detail followed the
wagon at leisure and attached the wire TO
trees or hastily erected supports.
For "fying lines,' or lines within tho
zone Of action, which connected the com.
mander's headquarters with the various
divisions OH the firing line, the detail fol.
lowing the reel wagon merely laid the wire
in protected places on n tbS ground T WHERE
lines were taken up. moved, or aban.
doned as occasion demanded. Where the
nature OF the country or other conditions
rendered the advance of wagon impos.
sible or inexpedient, the line was advanced
by men carrying coils OF wire on their
shoulders.
Zach division was kept in touch witt
and under the supervision Of the general
staff by means of telephone communica-
ton. From the subdivisions Of each por-
ton of the army telephone lines were run
to portable switchboard and from the
various switchboards trunk lines were
run to headquarters several miles to tho
rear. Thus the parts of each portion Of
the army were made to correspond with
the subscribers of telephone sub-station
in large city, the headquarters being
analogous to the central station to which
all OF the subsidiary stations are connected
by trunk lines.
The Japanese General thus had cor,-
plete control of his entire army and could
work his forces to the best advantage at
all times and under all circumstances;
the movements so directed were at the
same time quick and accurate. Moreover,
for these reasons 1t was possible TO Use
a much thinner line than ever handled
previously, and also to reverse the usual
order OF procedure namely TO extend and
strengthen the TANKS OF the army at the
>.nse OF the center instead Of depend
ing, as heretofore, upon the center to help
out the TANKS in cases Of emergency He
was able at all times to strike blow at any
weak spot that developed itself in the Rus
sian line on account Of the fact that he was
instantly informed Of such weakness by
telephone and because by the same means
he could Immediately give orders for the
necessary attack.
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The Progress of China.

KANG YU WEI, the Chinese reformer,
says that all the educated men of his
country arereading many Western books
Of learning that have been translated
into their language Perhaps no one has
been so influential in bringing about the
had to flee for his life on account of his
progressive ideas.
He had been an exile for more than two
years when the Chinese Board of Ma
tional Administration, just organized in
1901 wrote of the rebellion of kANG YU
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From the Philadelphia E"ilehn.
~ have seen good many drowning a'-
cidents. said an old sea captain. and have
seen good many queer rewards ,nG'
a young man rescued a young widow ll'''e
son from the sea. The widow. in her cfat'
tnde. asked for the young mans Hhn'"-
graph. He sent it to her and two mor'h'
later he received a magnificent pain''Ns
by Smith. that showed the scene OF the rescue
accurately with the little bow and him. BON
perfect likenesses, struggling like mah III
the water. ,.,d
"A farm er, one OF the Pinkertonss lolG
me. came from the West to meet gold mr.,
man. As the farmer and the swiindler cTos .rI
on the ferry, the swindler fell ovnrnosru,
and the farmer rescued him. He wa. !"
grateful that he gave the farmer y or''N
Il saved a pretty girl from, droHnins +.
my youth. the captain ended sc S shs
ME a present that weighed lan pounds Ss
gave me herself. and I've still got her s shs
may not be in a. good condition no" a. ia "a
was then, but in my eyes somehow s"'
as sweet and pretty as she ever was,
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The Glorious Fourth.

Go ring the bells and FIRE the guns
And beat the sounding drum
Hooray. Hoorec! Our land Is free.
And Johnny's lost his thumb.
Go ring the bells and FIRE the guns
That wake the early dawn,
From here TO Maine and back again,
And Tommy's fingers gone.
Go fre the guns and ring the bells
And raise merry shout
That tells the world our Flags unfurled
And WHY'S eye Is out
Go fre the guns and ring the bells
This day TO patriots dear:
They're here to stay and point the way,
And Freddy's shy an ear.
Go ing the guns and hre the bells,
And though we pay the prioe
OF liberty. our boys are free
To make the sacrifice.
Hooray for the Glorious Fourth.
". J. LAxrToN.
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On March ri last Japan and Corea en-
tered into an agreement by which Japan
assumes control of the post and telegraph
service of the Corean Government, Hith-
erto Corea has been losing $4,000 each
year in its post and telegraph. A continu-
ance Of this loss would bankrupt the limited
Corean treasury. Under the agreement
the Japanese Government is to prepare
accurate statements Of profit and loss and
all profits made are to go to the Corean
Government 1t is provided that when
Corea is sufficiently advanced politically
and economically to be able to administer
the triple service properly and independ-
emily its administration shall be handed
over to the Corean Government and that
all necessary supplies and equipment shall
be admitted in Corea free of duty.
This opens the way for American sales
and contracts, and the agreement seems
another proof Of the honesty of Japans
assertion that she is not seeking territorial
aggrandizement, but properly equipped
and open avenues Of commerce. The in
dependence of Corea is not threatened by
this agreement.
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The Biggest American FLAG.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir' In your issue
OF June 20 md a news item In reference to
the biggest American flag" in the world, NJ Den
yer. Col. II the dimensions have been correctly
stated ii5 feet BY IS feet that nag is not the largest
American flag In the world, TO my certain knowl-
edge. because there Is In the Anne rican Club In
Mexico City that Is $50 feet long and think go or
70 feet wide. G.. II. p.
NEW YORK. July 8
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Have YOU heard OF the dark Japan w
Who inhabi, an isle cross the C
How they've now come TO
Most distinguished you c.
Wcll-for something beside raising III
For the Japan EE strategy Wy
Proved terror to Car Nc two II.
Have they not at their EE,
In the language OF PIP,
l.. q. WoopsfSRr
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Another young girl is very ILL., The re-
vival presents all the phenomena usually
observed under similar conditions-the
hysterical men and women, the aban-
donment of family, friends and property
by it's victims; and while its promoter
disclaims any connection with SANFORD,
the Shilohite, his methods are similar
to that interesting mans.
What manner of man is it that can
turn community of hardheaded down.
casters upside down? The Portland Press
describes THOMAS R. FRANCIS, the Boyd
Lake evangelist, thus:
FRANCIS stands about S feet inches. weighs
bit over hundred pounds, and Is slender. HIS
hair Is dark end his forehead exceedingly low.
The hair is matted. worn the forehead so that
1t Joins the brows giving him rather an unkempt
appearance. His whiskers are thin and struggling.
The man says he never shaved in his liic."
FRANCIS says he is a native OF Vest
port, Mass, and that his father was
a clergyman. He attended Baptist
academy at Northampton, Vt, and while
a student he felt call to preach. lie
went to Dartmouth, Mass, and there,
according to his own story, "he en-
deavored in his weak way to spread the
Gospel. He has never been ordained
as minister in any Church. In his
services he is assisted by WILLIAM
BRADEEN, "a churchlcss Free Baptist
minister" They have gathered con-
siderable congregation, and the six
Boyd Lakers now under indictment
with a number of other citizens, alarmed
at the spread of the Francis cult among
their neighbors, set forth one night to
tar and feather FRANCIS, and drive him
from town. They did not carry out their
purpose, but his adherents had as many
of the vigilants az they could identity
arrested.
Descriptions of the proceedings at the
Francis meetings have familiar sound
The Press says;
Those who attended the meetings said that
FRANCIS and BRADRRN would fall upon one an.
others neck. weep. hug and kiss. cry to the Lord
TO save them, fall upon the floor and writhe about.
The followers of this prophet lose all
control of themselves, and are COM
pletely under the sway of the preacher. "
They see visions and dream dreams.
The Devil is present:
Al one OF the meetings man rose to testify
and said that the night before he was awakened
to md the Devil In his room He described the ap-
pearance of the Evil One and said that he cxhalcd
the odor Of birthstone and was covered with blush
light. As he looked he heard the bark OF a dog
outside the window. Instantly the Devil gave a
jump and disappeared through the window. to be
seen more"
The Francsites are prepared to defend
themselves against their unconverted
neighbors. LYMAN PACKARD, a man of
sixty, carries repeating rifle to the meet
ings with him, and says to inquirers
It's come to pretty pass around here shat
man can't go to church without carrying a gun TO
protect himself with"
Other converts bear arms and if SATAN
is really appearing in Boyd Lake, it is
evident that he does so at considerable
personal risk
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The Attache and the Gar.

Fron The Saturday Rertttc.
We were pleased with an instance came across
the other day OF the readiness OF attache at the
British Embassy In St. Petersburg. Al dinner at
the Palace he had the misfortune 10 upset his glass
OF clarc. "Fait on celia en- Angleterret" asked the
Car from, the other end OF the table. "Oh, yes"
was the answer. but in England on ne 10 remarque
pas"
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The Devil in Maine.

Boyd Lake, Me-, is having a religious
revival. Six of it's leading citizens are
under bail because they disapproved Of
the revivalists. One girl, is years old, has
died, her family believe, on account Of
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In the Courts,

Prsoner-Do you think will be acquitted
I-awycr-lm afraid not. The report is that three
Jurors dropped pile In Wall Street. three picked
losers on the track and one saw straight flush.
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Time Flies.

That little Job no more delay
Nor put OF" 10 your sorrow.
But just remember that To day
Was Yesterdays To morrow.
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The Glorious Day.

The usual division
Dame Freedoms day will show,
For Johnny gets toe cracker.
The doctor gets the dough.
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II our frteNds uho iaror us rhh manuscripts 1or
publication utsh hare rejected articles returned hev
must In all cases send stamps for mat purpose.
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Published BY The sun Printing and Publishing
Association a 40 Nassau street, In the Borough
of Manhattan, New York.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-12-21
MAN A STRONG CREATURE.
A Woman Tells what lie Can DO ncttc,
Than Tier scx.


lie is a strong creature.
lie can wear q still linen shirt ana
button the buttons with his fingers
without breaking Il where a woman has
TO call q glove butt0ncr intoaervicc.
He can tie four-in-hand scrrf SD shat
II shows that II has been lied, IS not
ready made, and yet IS perfectly oven.
writes Bah, In the st. Louis Republic.
lie can put the links in his cuffs with
out licking the backs of the bntton-
holes
Tie can keep his cuffs clean for q day
without holding his hands ne II he were
afraid something were going to ouch
them.
lie can find moro fault and upset "a
household and make more women cry
than any other animal.
lie is gifted with greater knowledge
about everything than an encyclopedia.
and is more willing 10 disseminate e
than book agent.
He believes in himself implicitly and
that's the reason he gets the bct.,r of
everything feminine.
lie is a man, and he THINKS that's an
excuse for every folly he commits And
really, between you and me, I don't
know but IL is. | haven't real spirit. /
am what the suffering people call %
'down-trOddcn worin"-but then | was
built that way, and You can't change
your spots, can you?