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Scandinavia and Germany

From an international viewpoint il
was an important despatch which We
published the other day to the effect that
the retirement Of King OSCAR II. and
the accession Of the Crown Prince GUS-
TAyUs TO the Swedish throne might be
followed by a reassociation Of the three
Scandinavian kingdoms, such as has
not been Witnessed since the dissolution
of the Union OF Cllmar, before which
event they had played a great part in
European history The information.
which comes from diplomatic authori-
ties Of each OF the three countries in
volyed. derives additional interest from
the fact that the Emperor WILLIAM IL.
is said to desire earnestly such n REIN
tegratiou, believing that it would be
possible to bring about an intimate
alliance between reunited Scandinavia
and the German Empire. OF the two
parties to such a compact the former
would gain absolute security against
Russian aggression. while the Inter
would signaliy increase her strength
upon the ocean through the cooperation
OF the Scandinavian naves and mercan-
tile marines.
By the Union Of Calmar the three
scandinavian countries, Denmark, Nor
way and Sweden (which then included
Finland, were politically joined together
under the Danish sovereign The ruler
Of consolidated Scandinavia soon ousted
the Hanseaic League from the mastery
Of the Baltic and for considerably more
than a century was recognized as one
Of the miGh'iest Of European monarohs
Even after the Union OF Calmar was
broken up by GUsTAvUs YAsA, 50 far
as most Of Sweden was concerned -
Scanda, as the southern section Of the
peninsula was called, remained Danish
for another cmtury-Norway adhered
10 Denmark, and remained a part Of
that kingdom until after the Napoleonic
wars. II is we'd known that the Nor
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white. pink. orange chocolate In fact, nearly even
color In the rainbow
A menu comprehensive enough TO
satisfy many divergent tastes. 1t is
recorded that the recent political sue
cess Of a shoe manufacturer has proved
very profitable to him. One store man
ager admitted that his trade had in
creased 100 per cent. since the owner
came SO prominently before the public.
The campaign fund has already begun
TO come back to him who cast il upon
the political waters. Here ia trade
joke, not unlike some that have gained
currency:
The other day woman entered and asked for
pink and bronze baby's shoes The salesman
answered. VIC have white and black babies shoes
only
Not recommended as a model for 'as-
piring shoe clerks. JAKE, Chicagos
s2S 600 wonder, would have saved his
wit TO use at the shoe sellers feast. The
dealers do not like to give away shoe
laces free, but in Kansas City the GUS
tom continues. One dealer has a scheme
10 induce the customer TO buy:
When 1t seems necessary to give away pair OF
iAccs, the person making tae sale grabs with both
hands so TO speak into the drawer where all
lAces except the SILK arc kept In one hand he
holds the laces to be given away and 10 tue other
something better And as ne holds them botn ne
explains that the faces which be don't intend 70 give
away are really much better ami At a nickel pair
should bS all means be preferred to the other Kind
In nine cases out OF ten he gets the customers
nickel
More oxfords will be made in Lynn
this year than ever before in the history
OF the industry. The outlook for bust
ness is good The boot and shoe trade
is prosperous and happy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-17
Divorce Day In New York Court

divorce bhN III ~ Vow HUN ''"'
Applications for the dissolution of
fiftv-dye marriages were made TO the
Supreme Court OF this town on Wednes-
dav. the great majority of them by
plaintiffs Of foreign birth. In the cases
tried by Judge FITZGERALD, only about
one-quarter Of these plaintiffs were
natives. and among the foreigners Jews
preponderatcd
OF the seventeen cases tried. in twelve
the plaintiffs were wives. 1t is notabl ,
that this is about the average in the
lnion generally The applicants in
about two-thirds Of our American d.
vorce cases are wives whether the laws
Of divorce in the States are liberal or
whether. as in New York, dissolution OF
marriage is allowed for a single causa
only
Statistics of divorces in the Union in
the twenty years from 1861 to 1850 showed
that those granted for the prime cause
OF inhdelity> constituted less than one
fifth. The remainder were for desertion
and for drunkenness. involving cruel
treatment It is notable, too, that more
than four-ffths of tho divorces were
granted to parties in the States where
they had been married. That ia, mi
grafton TO other States for the especial
purpose of getting divorced under So
called free divorce" laws is trifing rela-
lively Such change OF residence even
for the brief period required in some of
those States, is too costly and too incon-
venient for any except the well TO do.
For that reason the small minority able
10 take advantage Of the opportunity
attracts the more attention. for it is made
up almost wholly Of people OF more or
less social prominence. ~
The small fraction OF the divorces
granted for the prime offence against
the matrimonial obligation IS also a
hopeful indication of prevalent morality.
Moreover, the number of the divorced
relatively TO the whole number married
is small. In 1909 there were l3.Sl37S7
married women, 2.dISJo widows and
only 1897 divorced in the United
States. These statistics do not seem 10
Justify the frequent clerical lament which
we are now hearing, that the institution
Of marriage IS in grieyous danger Of de-
struction as a moral force in America.
Only in New York does the granting OF
divorce Indicate the prime breach OF
contract
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Advice and Consent.

Our learned friend Of the Albany Jour
nal argues powerfully that the intention
Of the Constitution was to lodge the
treaty making power in the President,
and that the participation OF The Senlte
in particular instances of TIA, exercise
Of the treaty mixing power is tn growth
Of custom and not the requirement of
fundamental law.
so far IA we are able to grasp our con-
temporary's process of reasoning. it
holds that the words by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate in the
second clause of the second section Of
the second article of the Constitution
do not mean that every treaty must be
submitted 10 the Senate for ratification,
but merely that the Senate, by a
resolution passed in advance By two
thirds vote, shall anthoriz the Psesi1'nt
10 make treaty or treaties, which he
may ,Onstituiionally proceed to nego-
tiate and conclude without further refer
ence TO the Senate. That is to say, we
suppose. one general resolution empower
ing the Executive TO make treaties is
all that ia needed TO enable HIM to exercise
tn power Independently Of the Senate's
consideration and approval in each in
stance. The Albany Journal says:
Their Is nothing In the language OF the quoted
clause which would prevent Il from being inter
prrtcd to mean that al that Is necessary to give II
eject Is resolution giving the Senste's consent
"a the exercise OF the Executives treaty making
power In particular case or In case Of the devcl.
-upmcnl OF certain conditions which may arise at
any time. There Is nothing 70 make imperative
the Interpretation that after the power has been
exercised and treaty made tine treaty Itself must
be submitted To the Senate. there to be subjected
10 cnangc or possibly even to be rejected"
We invite the attention OF our erudite
and ingenious friend 10 q further field
for the application OF its interesting
theory OF the meaning OF advice and
consent.
The same clause confers on the Presi-
dent tho power 10 nominate. and, by
and with the consent of the Senate, .
to appoint ambassadors, judges Of the
Supreme Court and all other officers Of
the United States whose appointments
are not Otherwise provided for. Does
not this clearly show that the intention
OF the Constitution was TO enable the
Senate. by q general resolution of advice
and consent, to rec itself of the whole
tedious business OF the confirmation OF
Executive appointments and the TN
pleasant and sometimes embarrassing
duty OF rejecting the same? BY this
simple and easy Interpretation the whole
lower Of appointment might be lodged
in the President, just as it Is now vested
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Foot Notes.

The boot and shoe trade regrets the
coming retirement of GARDEN SASS
CoCKRELL of Missouri from the United
States Senate. Senator CocKRELL is
the only Senator. according to the foot
gear census OF the Shoe Retailer, who
wears old fashioned cowhde boots He
has never changed the style Of his boot
since he entered the Senate and all these
thirty years his brooches have been just
short enough TO advertise the fact. An
old friend OF the shoemakers ia the cow
hide boot.
What is doing in the boot and shoe
bus.ness2 A hero of the trade scarcely
IS years old, once a bootblack in CHI
cago, is now a manager Of one of the big
stores there His salary is tho highs
paid to any shoe salesman in Chicago.
His pay is SIS 900 a year, and his com
missions are sl0Ol1. This plutocrat Of
foot filters is known as JAKE and his
ia n not un.nstructive lesson for aspir-
ing shoe clerks. What the aspiring shoe
clerks and all other aspiring young men
want is not instruction in his methods.
| All that he did was TO work hard, early
and late, day in and day out. as he still
does. Any one can do that. Where Is
the man to teach aspirers how TO get the
s25 900 a year without work? lie is the
instructor TO sit under.
Here comes an Englishman to talk Of
the business in his country. Great Brit
am is losing. and will continue 10 lose,
her foreign trade. he proclalms. The
reasons:
Because the British workman is unproEr-ssive.
unskllful and indolcnl. and because labor Is much
more expensive In Great Britain than In any other
country presume the impression still exists here
In America that labor is poorer paid in England
! than In the United States. That falAcy has do
/ pr,ed American manufacturers OF a large share
/ u inc worlds trade for more than twenty years
This pessimistic visitor declares that
| Germany is the only rival America has
TO fear in the competition for foreign
/ trade. But American foot coverings got
/ a bad reputation in Europe four or five
/ wears ago because INSCRIPTIONS manu-
! facturers sent over there immense guam
| titles Of toOthpck, pointed toe footwear
which the change in fashion had left on
1 their hands SO that was what became
of the rejected shoes when the present
more graceful and more sensible shapes
/ became popular. Such Clever business"
has injured the reputation and prospects
OF American exporters more than can
be calculated 1t does not seem improb-
able Who would want to be shod by a
nation that endured such monstrosit!es as
some OF the shoes OF ten years ago?
On what food do the shoe clerks feed?
There has been a great banquet in CHI
cago A pleasant feast:
From grapefruit cocktsn on down through
e,aa cl,vi.r oyster patty aai hot potato salad,
macas,a! aid caees-. sandwiches AMI all ~ the
r,s'. TN she feast was pune,lA,ei With the qoyel
uulc surprise VI FRENCH rlaoe 'ruu, the enjoyment
rns keyed w to the hiEaes, pitch. An extremely
novel feature OF the dinner and ono which came a.
pleasant surprise were the highly appropriate
Cinderella Ice cream sl2peu OF VARIOUS colon:
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Mr. Roo.cveIt ON solid Ground.

The Santo Domingo convention mas
gone to the Senate in regular form
according to the requirements OF the
constitutional clause which defines the
treaty making power.
We bespcak for this proposed inter
national compact the fullest and iairest
consideration by the people
IL is particularly desirable that the
treaty should be Judged solely on IFS
merits. "a an important and significant
departure from previous American policy
under the Monroe Doctrine, and without
the least prejudice enEendered by the
knowledge or belief that there was a
prior attempt ON the part Of the Erecu-
tive 10 accomplish the same thing I'M
lawfully.
Discussion Of previous aspects Of the
Santo Domingo enterprise does not
affect the question of the wisdom OF
ratiiving the newly negotiated instru-
ment. The treaty is before the Senate
precisely as if there had been no Dlllng-
ham-Sanchcz agreement
Mr.. ROOSEVELT has obeyed the funda-
mental law at last, and Secretary HAY
at last must experience sensations OF
prodigious relief
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-17

The Hon. MoRRIs SHEPPARD Of Terar-
kama and the First Texas district was born
in Wheatville. is good as wheat, and is
bringing his sheaves with him. The other
day he iecred Government secds in a speech
hacked with the rich classical learning
parnered in the common schools OF DAM
gertleld. P,usburg Cumby Austin and
linden" the University Of Tevas the Yale
Inv ,hool and the literary department q
tina Wood ran Journal Tuesday he poured
himself over the Naval Appropriation bill
-of what. sir. arr the American people IN the
greatest necd--of court houses or oattlcsnips,'
To what purpose is all this waste OF money
for ships?
are We about IN engage In war; Docs ami
hration confront u.s. are invaders olamodng at
our gatesl---
Mr.. SHEPPARD doesn't say what the Gov
eminent ought to do when. If aver. invaders
clamor at the gates order 4 ready made
navy by telephone. we presume.
To what better and more beautiful Uses
this money might be put which it * proposed
to squander on the navy
The sum Appropriated by the present raval
bill Is more than surlcent 10 erect $4,000 building
IN every town and city In the Union OF 800 nhaOl'
tants and over Comparatively Niue more lhan
one -Afth Of this sum would be surclcnt 10 erect
A sAn1o building In every city IN the country OF
10 D10 Inhabitants Republicans, n you
p rn,lt this military waste and swaggcr To continue.
not all the traditional pr siigc ~ tnc cvll war not
az the glamour Of majority OF two millions. not an
the ability and the devotion with watch you have
ornamentcd the public service can shield you from
lac peoples WRATH
In short. Columbia needs no bulwarks,
no turrets on the deep. Government
architecture Ia the cheap defence Of the
nation Millions for pork, but not a cent
for naviesl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-17
Jim Crow and states Rights.

In his speech on the railroad rate
/ bill the Hon. JOIN SHARP WILLIAMS,
leader of the titular Democrats of the
House of Representatives, described him.
self as "a conservative. Il am no
radical he said, EITHER by heredlty
or environment.
He proceeded to show his freedom
from radical blood by declaring that
: it would be good tn ng if Industrial
ism intrenched had the sense that the
old English nobility always has had, and
the French nobility was too stupid TO
splay,' the sense TO concede full
justice or even partial justice in order
finally to avoid overwhelming ruin.
Unless you give the people justice,
the dav NAV come when all over the
country. except in the South, there will
be an advocacy of the Governmental
ownership Of railroads
Ii IL instructive TO see Mr.. WILLIAMS
the supposed Democrat, agreeing with
the Hon HENRY CABOT LODGE, Federal
ist and editor of the Fede diist, that
Government regulation OF rates Is the
alternative to Government ownership.
Why will the South oppose Govern
ment ownership Mr.. WILLIAMS gives
the reasons:
The Southern Democracy will never indorse w.
because they have the old fashioned idea yet that
this Government should not become 700 strongly
centralized They have the idea yet that STATE
should be something more than mere county,
ami In addition to that they have another reason
against II which Is OF a practical character. They
know that II the Federal Government owned and
operated railroads, 1t would not and could not In
expectancy operate separate coaches for the Two
races"
Mr. WILLIAMS doesn't press the theo-
retlcal reason. Enthusiastic followers
of RoosEvELr-B the Southern
Democrats will need more than the faint
dying tradition Of the old Democratic
Constitutional doctrine to inspire them
TO resist Federal monopolizatlon of the
railroad business,
The philosophy OF States rights. the
Jealous assertion OF str ct construction, '
the teaching thai the elst government
consistent with The great purposes OF
government 10 best-all these are locked
in limbo. They are dead as the Ken
lucky resolutions, the Virginia resolu-
tons. joins RANDoLPu's odd Repub-
lican,' or the dodo. Practical argument
for a pract cal age. Government rail-
roads couldn't be expected TO run jun
Crow cars.
BY inevitable consequence, the South
en Democracy will -indorse' Govern
ment ownership OF railroads if the Gov
eminent will run Jim Crow cars.
Thus jim Crow cars are the last Stand
OF States rights,
The candor OF this confession must
surprise and perpleS good many South
erners who are accustomed TO regard
themselves as Democrats and Mr.
| WILLIAMS as a Democratic leader.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-17
CONNODORE BARRl"S GRAVE.
Little Known q TIC Famous Fighters
EarlItr Life.

To TEE EprroR OF TUE SUS-Sir: How
Is II possible that lohn Barry. the nrst Com
mo1ore OF the United States Navy lies IN
an undIsiinRulshed grave when 1t Is n wen
established historical fact that his remains
repose beside those OF his second vito IN the
graveyard Of St Nary's Church In ph.n-
deiphla Pa? This second wife was OF Swei-
ish descent and n convert 10 Catholicity,
She died before Barry and on B1rrys death
his remains We're placed alongside his wile's
II Is 20 be regretted that We have absolutely
no positive knowledge OF Bqrry's early hs-
tory We know he was born In Tacomshane
County Wexford, Ireland, In l7is and nothinR
more.
The first known OF him in this country
Was In Philadelphia as captain of the trading
schooner Barbados. from the island al the
same name. IN l76e. His heart was soon after
enlisted in the cause OF American liberty
lie enjoyed the lasting friendship OF Wash
lnRton. and was soon In command OF an
American wRrshlp. Like Paul Jones his
name was mentioned only In terror by the
enemies OF his adopted country. As 10 tho
Interval Of time between Blrry's birth and
his appearance In Philadelphil | have long
held the idea that was Kidnapped as a
youth by one OF the mary English press gangs
That treQuepted the coasts OF ireland and
that with others. male and female. he was
taken 10 Blrbados'o popul7te the lSllnd
II there are archives OF early R1rhadops
somewhere on that island a careful search
might let ia into better knowledge OF Barry
than We have. At any rate LEI us honor
here the great Irish sliior and sea fighter
with a fitting monument to commemorate
his W lued service 70 our country and his
iby adopion) in the cause OF American
rights and liberties. as the stone marking his
last resting place Is. AT tho present writing.
in mos, sadly decayed condition
NEW York. Feb. Is. DANIEL KELLEY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-17

= rom SCUM anna.
After TransvaAl tobacco. hut a long way sf'ef.
comes Doer The name Is In reality nowadays =
misnomeI, Tor this tobacco is grown largely IN
Natal and Cape Colony. 1t Is also cultivated n tas
Orange River Colony. Is sold by the roll ans ran
be obtained for about sd. a pound n a whole roll
Is purchased. IL is also sold BY the sack
White men buy these sacks but they do M; srrnk-
the contents themselves: they use Il 10 reward iAe
Rafnr servants for working overtime, ~ do1s
any other meritonous action. The taste ~ Trans
wal tobacco Is an acquired one; /, also takes cer
tain time before a man gets used TO h scent so
white man who has come from distance has So
far lived long enough 10 acquire llklHg Tor ri'rf
the taste or the smell, bu, II has It's In ae c''e
OF the natives. and Il is also useful you have en-
undesirable visitor whom you arc anxious 20 ;e
rid Of orsr him pipe OF Boer tobacco. hul ue
win never enter your house again.
The traders punhsse tns weed lArge'y- tteT
also use up the natives IN the shape Of presents
AS every Kafnr who makes purchase IN \ country
store always asks for free gifi. and the cJr9e.-
tion 10 securr the native trade Is acute llA, a'
request cannot be refused.
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Parisian suindler's nuse.

From me Chtcfd0 TRIBUNE.
traveller remarks that the Partisan swim
der Is the suhtlest and tine most indomi,a-
bic ono In tho world. he was the other day
strollinp through fashionable French shop.
woman entered and proceeded to pur.
chase costly set Of silver dishes. and mean
while a well dressed man fingered AZ ile
doorway as though wal ting for her.
The woman, her purchase CONCLUDED,
counted number OF hank notes nd adv need
TO the .shier's desk. holding them In hel
hand. Then. OF a sudden. the man rushed
upon her
You wrctch,' he exclaimed "d1rt
tell you th9t yop shoulin have those dishrsa'
And he, slapped her upon the cheeF 'ore
the bank notes from her hand. and stAifei
Ind ignantly ont of the shop
The woman tainted 1t was ten minutes
before she was brought to- and meanv h.le
those 10 the shop believing that family
quarrel WAS In progress, did nothing on
her recovery the manager OF the place SAID
regretfully;
we are sorry madam, for this occur-
renee Your husb1nd-".
My husband, hat was not nv husband
the woman cried. lie Is n thief
She had never seen the man before.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-17
rr co,ivin smith and Matthew Arnold

To THE EnfruR or THE SitS-Slr. Mr.. GOidVtn
Smiths position In r. gard TO religious questions
has Tor many years been hard 20 denne lie has
gated, In MS trcnchaIt style. the pros and
cons OF many great issues but In the field Of
constructive criticism ne has contributed little
OF real value As he grows older, however. he
appear, To be growing more sympathetic toward
Evangelical Christianity. as It Is understood Ia
our day
TrI.. he Is not dogmalis,. nor can he be said 10
be- orthodox but bis obvious sincerity and keenneSs
OF vision 50 pcrr-atc MS writings that they never
ta IN thcr arpeal TO those who think. Ills defence
Of the Ont Testament as published In TIL. Sun two
years ago was widely and appr1vlngly quoted.
IN MS admirable review of the Religious Situa-
uon- In your Issue OF Feb. u. he makes one state
mrni with wnch cannot agree. Tie says -RenAn
and Mathew Arnold seem In cTeo, 10 wish that the
clergy should continue TO preach religion suited
20 the multitude, while they, the sons of HIGHT sit
aloft In islt by themselves This TO me- is mani
iestly unfair 70 Arnold. Perhaps Air Goodwin
smith viii give his data for such statement. for
], as a student OF Arnoli's writings. confess that
can recall no passage iusliSfng such an inference
II Matthew Arnold stood for anything II was
tor Intellectual honesty; and that be should advo
cate evrn suggest staltlAoato'. above stated,
is well nlrn lnoonoeivable. Arnoli's Literature
and Dogma was surely not addressed 10 the ESQ
,crc few VINO bask in highest tight. Did not that
work takc It's inception from his eeptlon OF the
needs OF the middle and working classes. Who through
the preaching Of old cTeedS and old dOgnas had be-
come es'rangcd not only from Christianity but
from religion aai morality as well7 II the Ia
troductun" 70 that book means anything. Nr.
Goodwin Smith would seem To BE- In error In Hscrb-
inr u Arnold policy OF coinprolnlSo,
u,FFALo, Feb. II. g. ". l.