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ReligiOus Missionaries.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr. Mr.. T.
]. Scott offers several favorable quotations
to show the value he sets upon foreign mis-
sions, Just as l might quote many more sus-
tanning the opposite view Of this or any other
subject.
For example. Mr. Stevenson's record Of
the excellen. but narrow French missionary.
teaching lines OF Scripture month after month
to Marquesan boys. without result" as he
disparagngly remarked or Mark Twain 8
account Of the East Indian mission school.
where the prescribed trousers. hats and
dresses made the pupils uncomfortable social
outcasts and subjects of ridicule to their
fellows, who dressed az nature and the climate
indicated: or the eminent Oriental, now or
recently in New York. doing good as q mis-
sionary. who. In q magazine article. corrob-
crates the others and remarks that mis-
sionariss lin India) are laughed at" while
the material good things they give are seri-
ously accepted.
All OF this proves no more than Mr.. Scott
millionaires. who are discriminating business
men, endeavoring TO place their charity
where it will do the most good, seemingly
baik at foreign missions while giving freely
to home needs.
Missionaries are sent out as teachers and
moral and religious guides to people a large
proportion Of whom are their superiors from
every point Of view; large proportion ton. OF
undoubtedly. but ignorant OF everything
save little theology. narrow and wofully
incapable Of practical thinking or working:
who are broad. educated, strong and capable.
and who accomplish great and good results
at home or abroad. but it Is the pauclty Of
these fancy that causes svsF1 70 hesitate
NEW MONMOUTH July II.
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now Interested In? That il, that each
candidate for admission should be
deemed eligible II no put up the money
required to get In the list and to get
printed his own description OF his dis
ungushed merit?
The accusation has been made that
the smart set puts on aristocratic airs
This method is distinctively democratic
Anybody who has the ambition to get
into the smart set" can crafty 1t II he
makes money enough II no has the
price he can buy reserved niche in the
gallery Of fame and shine there resplen-
dent. Incidentally, he will be protected
against the social vermin who might
prey on him If he remained outside, and
his life will be passed amid blaze Of
glory.
Is 1t any wonder that there are people
who want their histories in biography
Of the smart set?
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Autom obiles--A Correction.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: May
I have q few lines to correct some figures in
my letter to you about Automobiles" pub
lished in to-day's Sun? The error is mine in
stating the American exports thereof. The
figures ] inadvertently used were those Of
amtomobiles did not intend to rank among
that of the leaders. Our 1904 calendar year
exports were 1887 $40, not $452.sOO. The
line for the eleven months ending May 81
OF each Of the years named are as follows;
1907. O9s 1g2
lNS
Evidently our exports OF automobiles are
growing nicely--more than 100 per cent in
crease in two years. In this eleven months we
have passed Great Britain s total Of 81. O5O, 900
for 1904. WALTER j. BALLARD.
SCHENECTADY. July IS.
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Speech and Silence in Virginia.

The term OF the Hon. THOMAS STAPLES
MARTIN the junior Senator from vir-
ginia. does not end until March 8, 1907,
but the war OF the succession Is already
hot. Governor ANDREW JACKSON Mon
TAGUE has his standard high advanced.
He and Mr.. MARTIN have had one joint
debate, not without Tabasco; but this
must have been served and should be
taken in a Pickwickian sense. Pre-
tending to fear outbursts Of personality
the candidates have gone on their sew
eral ways. Mr.. MONTAGUE is an ac-
complished speaker. While Mr.. MARTIN
prefers silence and business, he is able
to say all that is necessary.
Mr.. MARTIN has been accused by the
unco guild of being a good deal of poll
tician and manipulation. What strange
thing to say of a politicianl He has
been useful Senator Virginia has an
orator, melodious, graceful, passionate
and Of high old Roman fashion, in the
Hon. JOHN WARWICK DANIEL, Mr..
MARTIN makes an admirable associate
and foil. Here, perhaps, is the weak
ness Of Governor MONTAGUE, an ad-
mirable citizen and public man; but
does Virginia need two orators in the
Senate?
An agreeable incident of the young
canvass is the letter from the Hon.
JAMES HAY, Representative in Congress
OF the Seventh Virginia district, in reply
to one in which the Hon. WILLIAM At
KINsoN JONES of the First had pitched
into Mr.. MARTINS record. Mr.. HAY
quotes Mr.. JONES as saying in a COM
memorative address on Mr.. MARTINS
predecessor in the Senate, that silent
but sagacious man, JOHN S. BARBOUR:
In these days of materiallsm and practical
politics. whom governmental and not sentimental
questions occupy the attention Of statesmen. even
tho most casual observer cannot have failed to
motto that the practical man Is tho man who best
serves his country"
1t is unfair to judge a man by the
eulogias he makes. Still, it seems queer
II Mr.. JONES regards Mr.. MARTIN as I'M
practical. Perhaps Governor MONTAGUE
has In equal measure the gift Of BUSH
ness and the gift Of gab In which case
he h the man for Virginia, if she wants
him
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When WILLIAM l.. DOUGLAS ran for Gov
ernor Of Massachusetts last year he poled
2s4 900 votes. or 1000 more than we're cast
for his associate. Mr.. CROSBY, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor,
and 10000 more than for the Democratic
electoral ticket for PARKER. Mr.. DOUGLAS s
plurality was $4,000, a substantial tribute
to his popularity and to the acceptance by
many voters in Massachusetts, of the prin-
ciplee and policies he Is known to advocate.
Appeal after appeal has been addressed
to Governor DOUGLAS by enthusiastic
Democrats in Massachusetts, to run again
and 80 save the day for the party. The
Governor refuses. Even the appeal Of the
members Of the Democratic State commit
tee finds him obdurate.
Gen. NELSON A. MILES, the military hero,
is native Of Westminster. II the Demo-
Gratis Of Massachusetts, are willing to avail
themselves Of his popularity among the
civilians OF Massachusetts, the General is
not unwilling to accommodate them. So
far his has been personally conducted
canvass. Hehas not been asked to run; he
has repeatedly offered to run.
1t seems as hard to induce DOUGLAS to
be a candidate as it is to prevent MILES
from being one Such is the quandary Of
the Democrats OF Massachusetts,.
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JOHN HAYS LAST WILL.
Most Of His Estate Goes to the widow 4,
Fec Simple and Absolutely.

WARRINGTON July 20--The will Of John
Hay, late Secretary Of State. was filed for
probate with the Register Of Wills of the
District Of Columbia this morning. 1t bears
date June ~, 1904. Tho witnesses are clerks
in the State Department, the last named
being private secretary to the latc Secrc-
tary Hay. The will Ia as follows:
Il. John Hay. do make this my last will ind
Testament. hereby revokinR all wills and
codlcils heretofore made by me.
Flrst--I give. beaueath and devise to my
brother. Leonard Hay. and to my sister
Mary Hay Voolfolk. In fee simple and ab.
solutely. all my property of every kind what.
soever In and about the city of Warsaw, in
Hancock county. Ill.
Seoond-I give and bequeath to my brother
Leonard Hay. and to my sister. Mary Hay
Voolfolk. each the sum Of s25 900; to NV
brother. Charles Edward Hay. the sum of
eS0 0O0 and to HARDWOOD Otis whitney OF
Keokuk. Ia. the sum Of $4,000.
Thlrd-I give. bequeath and devise all
the rest and residue OF my property of every
kind, Whatsoever and wheresoever situated.
including all real estate hereafter acquired
BY me. TO my wife. Clara Stone Hay in fee
simple and absolutely.
Fourth--In the event that my wife shouldde
before me. ! give. bequeath and devise the
whole Of the said rest and residue to my chill
dren. Helen Hay whitney. Alice Wadsworthand
Clarence Leonard Hay. or TO their heirs.
hereby nominate and appoint my sons
in-law. Payne Whitney and James Wolcott
Wsdsworth. Jr.. the executors of this my
last will. and direct and request that no
bond shall be required Of them fer the per-
Torrance OF their duty as such executors.
In witness whereof. l have hercunto set
my hand and seal this 22d day Of June. Ammo
Domini 1904. in the city Of Washin gton. In
the District Of Columbia.
JOHN HAY. L.. ST.
Signed. published and declared for and as
his last will and testament by the tcstator
John Hay, In the presence Of us present to-
gether at the same time. who. in his presence
and at his request and in the presence of each
other, have witnessed. attested and sub
scribed the same.
SYDNEY G. SMITH,
ELISHA j. BABCoCK.
ROBERT BRENT MosHER.
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The Recurrence OF the Bicycle,

The restoration of the bicycle to popu-
lar favor can have only good results
No other means of conveyance ever
possessed such large number Of good
qualities, and it seems only natural that
the manufactures should again be
working at night to meet the demand.
The manufacturers, even with their
present extra effort, are working merely
to reach a sane and reasonable demand,
and it is not at all probable that such a
mania for wheeling as we saw ten years
ago will be repeated.
1t is probable that few Of these wheels
are being manufactured now for use in
New York. There ia no place left in the
life Of the metropolis for the enjoyment
Of the bicycle. Since thousands rolled
about the streets local conditions have
changed. Preparations for the build
ing of the subway helped to hasten the
decline Of bicycle riding as sport in this
city. Now that the streets are clear of
this obstruction the volume of traffic
is greatly increased. The presence of
the numerous automobiles is sufficient
in itself to make the recurrence Of the
old time numbers impossible. There is
no longer any room in the streets for 80
many riders.
1t is misfortune for New Workers.
that they are not going to share in the
convenience and healthfulnese which will
be consequence of this revival of the
bicycle. 1t ia to the dwellers in small
cities that the benefit of this change will
60. There one realizes the extent to
which the bicycle is an important feature
of life. As means OF relaxation the
wheel is subordinate 10 it's practical utility
as method of getting from place to
place. In the suburban towns ahou; New
York, throughout Long Island and in
the summer towns on the Massachusetts
coast the bicycle is the vehicle by which
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The Time IL Come.


The time is come that Judgment must begin upon
the land
Which has broken the commandment, that the
Lord deoareth good.
which in pride and utter blindness has allowed
the felon's hand
To pAralyze the effort that In vain for honor stood.
For II God spared not the angels that had sinned,
but cast them down,
And delivered unto judgment those who broke
his holy laws.
Shall the flaming hre Of vengeance be detected
from the crown
That has robbed It's heroes dying In the totter.
ing empires cause'
Though we know not that this downfall doth the
hand of God reveal.
Yet one thing clear as daylight We may know and
understand
condoning to the felon Gods command Thou
shtit not steal"
lisa national dishonor were he highest, In the land,
America. our well beloved. thy birthrirht was
achieved
In WEAKNESS and painfulness, In hunger and in
cold:
Thy blood bought dover Of freedom from corrup.
tons grasp retrieved
Doth. ike the Almlrh,y's glory. thy majestic
form en- fold.
Thou splendid one! Arouse thee In thy grand.
resstless power!
We love thee In thine honor. In thy glorious
libcrtyi
For the gadnies wound thee sorcly In the cltsls
OF the hour
Thou art weary OF forbcanng! Strike their,
down. and be thou free!
SKIRAHC.
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Joues's Alarm Clock.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUx-.st,: The Deciara.
ton OF Independence says. among other things.
that we are entitled TO live. have some freedom
and q measure Of happiness. Now Jones his
bedroom looks out on the same sirshaft a. does
mine. He has to ret up every morning At O'Clock
to get to his work. That's all night. but he does
have never seen H. but must be eight feet acros,
the dial and furnished with . boiler factory that
won't knock on work until he stops Il. some one
ought 70 show Jones how quickly a fireman can
get out Of bed al an alarm. Anyhow Jones wouldn't
believe H. Now my Job permits me 10 slumber
until 7:3O, but gee whizl there's nothing doing
after Jones he gets up. What want to know a.
how that life, liberty and the pursuit Of happiness
be applied to Jones and myself share and share
alike. BLACK CAT
NEW YORK. July 70
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SHONTS OFF FOR PANAMA.
Sails With Chief Engineer and the Two
welfare Workers.

Theodore P. Shonts, chairman of the
Panama Canal Commission; John + Stevens.
chief engineer Of the Canal, and w. f. c.
Nazro and Edward A. Moffett, welfare
workers, sailed yesterday on the steamship
Mexico for Colon. They are going to get
material for the canal plans to be presented
to the advisory board of engineers which
meets In Washington in September. Be-
fore sailing yesterday Mr.. Shonts said.
Il will return in time to report to the
advisory board, but it is more than likely
that Mr.. Stevens will stay on the Isthmus
until October. This will be my first trip
to the Isthmus. The first thing we must
do Is to look after the sanitary conditions
and to make it healthful for the men en-
ployed on the work. I don't take much
stock in the talk Of the fellows who have
come home. think most of them are
insists and expected that they were going
pionicking. instead OF understanding at the
start that they were going to work.
mr.. Stevens and have talked over the
canal plans In general way with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, but Of course 1t has not yet
been decided what kind Of a canal will be
built I should say 1t would take ten or
twelve years to construct a sea level canal
and about five years to construct lock
canal
1Who is under consideration il Mr.. Stevens
should decide to quit as chief engineer"
we have two men in mind and there viii
be no more delay on that score" was the
reply.
MI Shonts said he anticipated that Messrs.
Mario and Moffett would find a great field
for their activities. He said that after
they got to work and their plans were put
in effect the storm Of complaints from the
canal workers would cease. Mr.. Shonts
said further:
1T Is true that on the Isthmus our en-
ployees have absolutely no means Of amuse-
ment. These will be provided. There
will be tennis courts, baseball grounds and
everything else that will provide proper
amusement for the employees. We will
have olubhouses built and In connection
with these club, there will be reasonable
opportunity for men to spend money in a
proper way"
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Fast Driving Of Amb ula ces.

TO TIE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Accidcyts
caused by the fast driving of the ambulances here
and in Brooklyn are getting to be moro and more
frequent. No matter how desirable 10 may be to
render help TO the injured as quickly as possible
an ambulance wagon. canpot.be driven with safety
AT more than moderate speed through the streets
10 the place of accident. and Its fast return 10 the
hospital after flrst aid having been rendered 10
the patient Is neither necessary nor desirable a.
for as safe transfer OF the injured Is copcered.
The hospital boards should give orders reg ulAting
the speed OF ambulanccs In conformity to the trafc
In the streets. NJ. D.
NEW YoRk, July 20.
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WHO'LL REMOVE THE SNOW?
It's Got to He Done and TO-days the nay
to Bid for the Job,

Bids will be opened to-day at the Office
of Street Cleaning Commissioner Woodbury.
for the contracts for removing snow from
the streets. Inactivity reigned at the
bureau yesterday, and one official who was
caught there had to admit that he was
doing practically nothing but preparing
blanks and other papers and statistical
documents. He tried to gloss over the
situation by referring to past performances
and to the. fact that the department re-
moved between 100000 and $4,000 90,
cubic yards Of snow last season.
There was nothing in all that he said 10
give the least indication that his bureau
intended to remove any snow now. Under
municipal ownership all the snow will be
removed from the streets in July and Al
gust.
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vELT's offer to promote a cessation OF
hostilties by arranging an interview
between spokesman Of the belligcrents.
but they have never taken an optimistic
view of the result Of UGH parley. In
their judgment the time for negotiations
was not ripe 30 long a. Russia retained
huge army on Manchurian soil and
40 long as her naval fortress on the
Pacific, vladivostok, was uninvested.
The Japanese do not want a peace which
would be in substance only truce, and
would condemn them to fight Russia
again a decade hence. when perhaps
circumstances might be less favorable.
1t is in their judgment an essential
condition OF the future ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of the Island Empire that Russia should
be made to renounce forever the hope
of ascendency in Eastern Asia. How
can such a remuneration be looked for
while Vladivostok is uncaptured, while
the Ussuri or Maritime Province, which
Russia got by force and cajolery from
China in 1890, IL still unoocupiod, and
while L1NIEv1TcH has, as he asserts,
at his disposal 100000 men, or, in other
words, a stronger army than the Gar
has ever before been able to get together
in Manchuria? The Naotung Peninsula
and the island OF Sakhalin the Toxic
Government may reasonably insist upon
keeping. for it has conquered them; but
how can it expect an evacuation OF those
Manchurian branches Of the Siberian
railway which to all appearances are
firmly held by L1NIEvITCH, or a cession
Of Russia's Maritime Province and
Vladivostok, which no effort has been
made to take?
1t is just because the Mikado's adj
visers have regarded with polite in
credulity the alleged willingness OF
Russia to negotiate that they have de-
clined to grant an armistice pending
parley, but have quietly proceeded to
seize Sakhalin and dispose their naval
forces and such troops as are not needed
at the front under Marshal OYAMA
with view to the investment Of Vladi-
voetok and the occupation OF the Ussuri
or Maritime Province. When those
plans have been carried out and OYAMA
shall have inflicted decisive defeat
upon LINIEvITCH. driving him back
into Siberia 1t will really be Of no great
consequence to the Japanese how soon
Russia shall sue for peace, for the prizes
OF victory will be already in their hands.
1t is of course quite possible, and GER
tainly desirable, that while the parley
is going on at Portsmouth events
may take place in Manchuria that will
bring about a change of feeling in st.
and cause such additional
powers to. be cabled to M. WITTE as
will enable'h him to come to terms with
the Japanese. Then the advantage of
having a conference already in existence
will be universally recognized.
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NURSES IN FICTION.
Romantic Misconceptions Of . Practical
and Unscntimental Career.

To THE EDITOR OF TAK SuN--St: in
many OF the popular magazines are found
among the short stories especially, faulty
sketches of nurses. Some are called young.
perhaps 20 years OF age with the jud gment and
manners OF II. but even the lowest layer OF the
laity Ia we'll aware tkat. commonly among our
general hospitals. a nurse must be 20 before
she enters training. Beautiful Is a common
term employed b, the writer's. but though
many are seen In the early years OF training
the long confinement Of this strenuous life.
the wear and tear OF hard physical labor
added TO mental strain and responsibility.
and the hardness Of feature born OF fighting
ones own battles, take away the fresh color
ing. luster Of eyes and softness Of features
which mark the eager prob8tloner or junior
nurse.
Through ignorance Of his subject. the
short story maker falls into tho popular
error that nurses life 10 enshrouded In .
soft glamour Of romance. Whore 10 the ro-
nance In doing dressings and looking after
maids7 Tho woman who seeks tho senti-
mental IN entering on this career l. unpr99:
Tie Hardest III kind oi hsad 70 manage ward
ooolly and successfully In al the stories
have reference b the n%r:s t.ns e. oars Of
patient begins 70 az mawllsh ssntimsntai
h Scno M ts ss v cz hey a.. ;eS
result Of ..perIpheral ,propinaplty." 0ener-
ened and changed by disease. and an aheG-
ton thus born Is not necessarily compile
mentary. To the real nurse. love making
from a patient 10 as revolving ~ between
and her manager.
Generally the nurse Of the story AZ cry
baby. but out Of the legion Of my gcauaint-
ance there are only two who easily weep.
Once In perhaps two hundred Is found
cruel or vindictive head nurse. for when
one has brains and stamina. enough 70 run
floor OF set Of wards well she can certainly sT
juniors. and this bogyism about head nurses
in. fiction are girls who enter training with
false purpose, and they are weeded out quickly
for not identifying themselves with the high
est interests OF the institution.
biles one must learpedly speak Of sparkling
plugs and. levers, but most authots who
make q nurse the heroine Of their tale have
no knowledge Of nursing technique, or at
most get no further than pulse and respira.
ton. Let these short story writer's IND out
a little about the deep fascination Of Operating
the disa Rreeable all-pervadinR odor Of flowers
and antlseptics and the happy socable
hours which patients enjoy together. There
Ia q large number Of women In New York,
with big. clear brain. single purpose and
to society that it is reckoned with in our
political economy as II they were men; we'll
paid for their institutional or ltinerant labor;
not regarded as pretty toys. handled for
passing hour. then carelessly thrown away.
NEW YORK. July 20. ONE Who KNOWS.
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my policy" says the Hon. BENJAMIN
RYAN TILLMAN, 4has been to get anything
in sight for the South when saw the chance,
and tried to get II, right or wrong, honestly
or dishonesty. because those people up
there have been stealing from us long
enough Subtraoting that humorous ex-
aggeration which Mr.. T1LLMAN loves,
this description Of his efforts is true enough
He tries to get back in appropriations for
the South what It pays In taxes. An in
genious policy enough, but 1t estops him
from saying much about Republican Eek
travagance" or strict construction Of the
Constitution. But Senator TILLMAN Is his
own Constitution.