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Note. @, III. British rurr-rtt,-..

The nrst British Inter Universities S'uden.s
Congress Just been held In London, the sessions
having begun on June 70 and closed on J''ly I.
Delegates were present from the leading universe
ties Of the United Kingdom. and the topics
discussed Included the question OF establishing
q system OF mutual rccog alton" whereby work
done at any university may count toward degree
at any other; the position OF women In universities:
the value Of degrees In combined arts and sciences
course: physical training propriety Of granting
DEGREES As q source OF revenue. and the ndvisa.
bility of nxlug age requirement tor applicants
for degrees.
AT Cambridge during the last academic year
degrees were conferred follows; ., D.. g. Ii
D., O. n. n. Ia: Sc. D.. s; LIT D.. l. B. D.. 81 NJ A.
a64. Ii NJ, a. N. c. Master OF Surgery. ?: II, r.
bachelor OF Medicine,. s: B. c.. 70; 3. A.. 7ls: L.
B.,G The list totals at hEure q -2as, that shames
the out put Of our own degree factories, The most
noteworthy features are the range and variety
of the titles and the large roportion of NJ Az.
Friends OF the late Sir Leslie Stephen have sub
scr1bed ESQ to endow . Cambridge Iectureship
In literature.
The number OF enrolled members Of Cambridge
University. during the last term Is given In 'he
Cambridoe. Rerteu as s,5o7. Gtrton and Neurh, m.
the women colleges had s47 residents
Al Dubnn eighty six women students. sewn of
them from Oxford and seventy nine from Cam
bridge took the B. a. degree and sixty seven also
took the n. A. One rose round higher on the
ladder of academic distinction. receiving the degree
WON .have taken the B. A. at the Irish university,
and lthem have followed 1t up with the Masters
derrej0 Dublin stands boldly for the granting Of
degrees TO women.
Ednburvh University reports that Its total tn
vested funds amour, to three quarters OF million
sterling. though only tenth of the total Is At tina
free disposal OF the university governors The
enrolment at the Scotch Institution Is stetdi|v
increasing standing row at 5000 the highest since
1894 As In some OF our own universities. thu
Increase Is bulkcd In the SCIENCE schools. the arts
courses tending TO attract fewer students each
year
The Scottish universities are cndeavortng 70
secure Parliamentary legislation connecting greater
freedom OF Individual action
The University OF London has taken In the Srhcol
OF Tropical Medicine as department In the uni
versity. The school was established under the
Initiative OF Joseph Chamberlain whom he wa>
Secretary OF State for the Colonies.
University extension work In England Is thor
oughly organized. on an extensive scale, and since
Its Inception thirty years ago as been Increasingly
successful. The Association 10 Promote the hisher
Education OF Working Men was founded Two years
ago. Aug. p, 1908, The work Is basel upon AN
associated effort OF trades unions, cooperative
societies. worEinCmcn's clubs. and University RI
tension authorities"
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The Pay OF Government Servants.

The correspondent who suggests, in
letter which we print to-day, that
convention of the people be called for
the express purpose Of demanding a
return to the simple life on the part of
their Representatives or public servants
at the seat of the Federal Government,
exaggerates the condition of profuse
expenditure which he would prevent.
Washington, as a whole, so far as con-
Germs the vast mass of the Federal Off
Gals, already exemplifies the simple
life" more than any other of the great
towns of America. From highest to low
est, all except comparatively very few of
them live without ostentation. They are
compelled to economy Of expenditure
by official salaries small relatively to
the incomes of rich men. Mr.. RoosE-
WELT said at Asbury Park that every
member of his Cabinet could make more
than his official salary if he went in for
money making in private life: and prob
ably all OF them have additional private
fortunes which enable them to live hand
somely. But that is mere accident; and,
generally, the state kept up by these
Cabinet officers is not great. They live
modestly enough. The number of men
in Congress who can afford large ex-
penditures is small. The vast majority
of them live frugally on their official
salaries wholly During the sessions
of Congress they are scattered in hotels
and boarding houses at which they pay
very moderate prices. In all the sub
ordinate places in the departments, even
those in which great abilities are required,
the salaries are small, and all except
very few of the officeholders are COM
PEELED to live with the economy such
narrow incomes impose.
Our friend instances the large ex-
penditures of Mr.. WHITELAw REID at
London as an illustration of the pro-
fuseness he would prevent. He would
have it possible for man Of moderate
means to succeed Mr. REID as Ambas-
sador; but actually it is already possible.
Ambassador CHoATE got along famously
in London without attempting to keep
up such display. Mr.. JOHN HAY, who
DTcCeueu MI. NhOhIE 40 hHlDdSsdQOT,
was rich man, but we heard little about
his manner of life in London. When
Mr.. BAYARD was at London he made and
was able to make no great social dis
play. Mr. PHELPS was not rich enough to
keep up high state socially nor was Mr..
LOWELL; yet all of these lent distinction
to the Office and received the distin-
guished consideration of English So
ciety. However moderate the means
of a man, it is possible for him to sustain
the dignity of the Amoassadorship to the
Court of st. James q; yet the American
people for their own dignity ought to
provide suitable residences for their
Ambassadors and Ministers at every
European capital, and they ought to
give these representatives OF their
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lawyer. I don't think 90. and am Informed oy the
counsel of the receiver that It does not"

lawyer I don't think 90. and I am informed oy the
counsel of the receiver that It does not
But the practical reputation OF the
good DR.. DEPEw's guarantee is described
in somewhat palmer terms in the testl-
mony of Mr. G. r, BROWN, the super
intendent of the Equit, bles bond and
mortgage department.;
% Have you personally spoken 10 Mr.. WEBB
or Mr. DEPEw and suggested tina. they were per
sonally responsible for the performance Of th''
agreement and liable 10 the Equitable society for
loss' 4. personally have not seen Mr.. WEBB
have spoken TO MIR. DEPBw. because II was at bis
reques. that l examined the property year ago
@. What did you say to him on that subject !
A. A. that time he led me to believe that be was
going to see the Equitable through wt;hou. any
loss.
o. whatdid he say 10 substance a. He said
In substance that he had been dragsed into this
matter by WALTER wBBB-who Is now deceased
I believe, a brother OF Dr. SEwARp WRsB: that the
place had been named after him without his con
sent and tina, he had sunk sl?5ooo to $4,000 Of his
own money In II. which he was willing TO 1850 u
ueees.ary, or put in more TO help the Equitable out
and get II out without loss.
o. Did he say In substance that be would save
the Equitable harmless for the delay1 A. Yes,
he did.
@. That promise on his port has never been
reduced to writing. e1oep. so Tar as II appears IN
this exhibit 4. No, sir.
q. And suppose that YOU understood per
sonu promise Of the sort WA not legally binding.
didn't you, 4. Yes. sir.
@. Do you know Mr.. DArIw made the same
statement to any other person In your presence'
A. He made the statement 70 the comptroller OF
the society In my presence
C, To Mr.. JORDAN A. Yes. sr.'
We have spoken Of the Peekskill
spoons in their pristine brightness. II
you possess one Of these spoons or ladies,
with its correct and exquisite likeness OF
the Hon. CHAUNCEY M. DKPEw, lock it
up, for heavens sake!
Better yet, have it melted down into
plain bullion without loss o. time lest
some boy in the common schools OF
America or some young man in the COL
leges of America shall see it and be in
spired to emulation.
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What. Has China to DO With the
Peace Negotiations?

According to telegram from Paris,
China has addressed note to the French
Government similar to the notes pre-
viously presented to the Japanese and
Russian Foreign Offices, expressing de-
sire to take part in the peace conference
about to be held at Portsmouth. We
have been informed unofficially that the
proposal was received with some favor
at St. Petersburg, but firmly repealed
at Toxic. Under the circumstances,
it may be significant that the third
Power approached should have been
Russa's ally, The move looks like an
attempt to divert the sympathy of neutral
nations from the Japanese on the plea
that China ought to be consulted as to
the disposition Of her territory,
The plea is a specious one. but it will
not bear close examination. In the
fate Of Corea the Pekin Government is
not concerned, except as a treaty Power
having commercial relations with the
Peninsula Kingdom. Her old claim to
suzerainty was formally renounced by
eddy, China has a right to demand the
restoration of her authority throughout
the whole OF Chinese Manchuria Even
Russia, although she failed to carry out
her promise to evacuate that region in
1908. never asserted any right to exercise
sovereignty in it, but, on the contrary,
repeatedly disclaimed any intention
of doing so. Japan. on her side, both
before and since the outbreak of the
war, has disavowed any purpose of
securing territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT at
China's expense, and has, indeed, based
her claim to the goodwill Of neutral
Powers on the limitation of her object
to the expulsion Of the Russians from
Manchuria, Both belligerents, there
fore, are estopped from opposing the
restitution OF Chinese sovereignty
throughout the three Manchurian prov
inces.
Sovereignty. how Ever, is one thing;
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Comptroller CIRCUITS annou cement
that the Finance Department will audit
and pay bills incurr d by the police for
feeding prisoners should BE-, and of
course will b., the signal for the end of
the practise under which needy persons
caught by the law have been obliged to
depend on the charity Of individuals for
their meals while awaiting arrangement.
The inhumanitv Of locking men and
women up for almost twenty-four hours
without feeding them is manifest. and
the injustice of calling on policemen to
sacrifice part Of their pay to repair the
cty's negligence is apparent.
Unfortunately it cannot be said that
in this particular alone the city has
treated persons under arrest unjustly.
No one who is familiar with the prison
rooms and cells Of the police stations
in the city needs to be told that they
are discredit to the community. Many
of them positively menace the health
not alone of the persons confined in
them but of the neighbors; and, except
in the most modern stations, they are
badly designed, poorly ventilated and
impossible to keep clean. A police
station prisoner is subjected to "cruel
and unusual punishments" merely by
being placed in the cells. Were the
State to keep its convicts in such cells
as the city provides for mere suspects,
who are as likely to be innocent of crime
as they are to be guilty, there would be
indignation meetings from Montauk Point
to Buffalo within twenty-four hours.
When Magistrates discharge prisoners
with a reprimand, the verbal rebukes
they utter sometimes seem inadequate.
If the prisoners have been locked up
overnight in police station. however,
they have not escaped lightly, and this
is a fact that Magistrates take into con-
sideraton. The city will do only a
part of its duty by feeding its prisoners.
The conditions under which they are
held ought to be reformed promptly
from top to bottom.
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The Cabinet and the Presidency.
From the Elmiya DaGv Advertiser.

FT0W mt hT1VH UuEU NUtfTIStT
II Is almost Nifty years since a President Was
elected who had had previous Cabinet exper!cnc'.
James Buchanan was Secretary OF State In POLK
Administration and returned from the legation In
London TO run for the Presidential nomination.
To be sure, In earlier days the Cabinet was cor
sidered a stepping stone 10 the White House ha;
this condition ceased long ago, 80 apparen, Is
the fact that Senator Hoar once characterized the
Cabinet as the place for an ambitious man 10 cNi
his ambitions In.
Root cannot be nominated for President. hu, -
demonstrate that II he is accorded the honor Il NJ
be because he Is deserving Of the confidence y
slowed upon him, and not because he has any AZ
vantage Of political influence.
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U. Of p. Also Claims Roosevelt.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-.Sir: Your sta ndard
Is always accuracy. therefore venture TO cali
your attention TO an important omission In the
Interesting article You published last Sunday con
corning American presidential recipients OF honor
AIRY degrees.
President Roosevelt honored the University of
Pennsylvania by accepting. at the annual "Univer-
s,y Day" exercises, held Feb. 20 last at Phliadel
phia, the degree Of doctor OF laws. along with
his Majesty the German Emperor and King OF
Prussia. Mr.. Roosevelt Is therefore entitled to the
academic distinction, In addition 70 similar honors
conferred by other institutions OF learning. Of being
an honorary alumnus OF Pennsylvania.
j. HARrLHr MERRIcK.
PRoUT's NlcK. Me-, July IL. Secretary.
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The Choice Of Evils.

To rHR Ep1roR OF THE SuN--.SV: I agree with
the expressed In yesterdays sun BY John
Y. Culyer a. TO the Intense Inconvenience, not TO
say suffering, caused BY the closing OF the venti-
la,ors and windows In the trains passing through
the tunnel to and from tho Grand Central Station
In warm weather.
believe that the ingress OF the small amount
OF smoke from the engines Is far preferable to- the
parboiing the passengers now receive from the
closing OF the ventiators and windows. an excel
len, provocative of sunstroke. Let other passen.
gers on this route speak out.
NEW YORK. Julyli. FREDERICK c. LAWYER
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The Bier.Ws,n School Of Poetry.

To THE EDITION OF TIE SuN-,Str: In reply TO
Inquirer" In your issue Of TO day. headed Poems
OF Liquid Sequence" here 10 the German OF Il:
"e:sr sus wstn.
DAs las sein
Aber Vein auf Bier.
Das rAht lob dir.
His friend was probably Of German descent and
tried his hand AZ translation Don't you think the
German version better advicet
WILLIAM HoAlNxoLARhH
MURRAY HILL, July II.
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The BlushinE Lecturer.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-.Str: Your article
headed THE Lecturer Blushed." In to days paper.
reminds me OF when did the same thing about
fourteen years ago, when was nrst sergeant In
military school and was instructing drill CORDS Of
young ladies with the church al the corner
OF i?sth street and Seventh avenue, New York
well remember that also blushed and that
there was considerable uttering among the ladies.
JERSEY CITY, July II. II. II. SHoPP
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1t was a lucky day for Canada when
mainly through the efforts Of the late
WILLIAM MoDouaALL, the vast area Of
territory belonging to the Hudson Bay
Company was added to the Dominion at
an expense Of only N.ooo,ooo To-day
that territory has a population Of 800 1000
It's agricultural and other products this
year are officially valued at more than
500 900 900. or over sixty-hve times its
original cost. The Dominion Government
is now urged to grant a pension to Mr..
McijoVoALLs family.
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stephanie to Sell Austrian Jewels.

From the London Globe.
Countess Lonyay has decided to dispose Of all
her jewclry and vaiuables associated with her nrst
marriage to Rudolph Of Austria, and the sale will
take place by auction In the French capital. Tho
collection has already been placed In the hand.
Of a leading jewcler. II includes a veil OF lac.
presented TO her by the city OF Brussels on her mar
rage, and showing the united arms Of Belgium
and Austria. There is also a beautiful parre Of
amethyst presented by the town OF Fiume.
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The Roots Of Hamilton COLLEGE,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sfr: In my student
days at Hamilton Colege-ie8o sl-:here were hve
Roots In the institutions: oren Root, professor
OF mathematics, and his three sons, Oren Root.
Jr" was tutor; Walstein a .iember Of the class OF
90, and Elihu Root OF the class OF "a.
So much as 10 the family OF Prof. Root. There
was another Linus B. Root. class OF "a. and as |
now remember, . distant relative OF the others
above named. ANOTHER ALuMNps, "a.
CORTLAND N. Y, July IL.
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Some praise the man behind the desk,
The man behind the gun.
The man behind the this and that
We laud them every one.
Now. none OF these appeals 10 me-
But for a steady Job
l want TO be the man behind
The corn upon the cob.
McLANpBuhoH WIlSoN
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In the Light Of To-day.
"GadLooks." remarked the shade Of Jones.
with all this pomp and fuss,
Who would have thought that being dead
Would prove % strenuoust"
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n our friends Uso faror Us uah manuscripts Io'
pvbeason ,osh to haas re)sctsd articles rsiorned NV
,rust IN all CASES send stamps tor pGt purpoN.
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The Depew Improvement Company
There seems to have been room for II.
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Did the Attorney-Gener Of the State
OF New York loan his copy Of the Equitable
testimony on Sunday
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Subscriptions by Mail. Postpaid.

Published by The Sun Printing and FURNISHING
Association at ITO Nassau street. IN inc horo"s"
of Manhattan. New York.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-12-15
c. w. Bielsach is paying
Is l-2c for Turkeys. Bring
them in.

N'i('ii ne
The Street Fair was a success. If
YOU are not. then right Yourself by
buying Meats from Mason & PRICE.
The Only Butchers.
:. Lester Nelson was here several
days this week attending to business
and making a visit with his mother.
Lester left us his card which reads
Critics. Nelson & Gcittman. attorneys
and counsclors at law. St. Louis. To-
Gated in the Granite Block. corner of
Fourth and Market streets. We are
glad TO note hat he is making pro-
gress in the legal world.
Owing to the temporary closc-down
OF the Versailles Clay Plant. two or
three OF the workmen and their fami-
lies departed this week to look after
employment elsewhere. However the
plant will start up again in a few
weeks and it is the intention Of the
management to manufacture brick on
a larger scale than ever. as they have
numerous big orders to fill.
The mass meeting held at the court
house last Friday night to discuss the
proposition OF granting to Theodore
Ste@ner a franchise to put in gas and
water works for the city OF Versailles.
NlG Ipit IN tho hnNIp IS .,..
to look further into the details of Mr..
Stcgner's application and report to
another meeting To be held this Girl
day. evening. What the outcome of
the proposition will be will probably
be determined at this meeting.
Rev. +. {. Rails Of Eldon. super
lntendcnt OF the Missouri Anti-Saloon
League, was here this week in the
interest of his work. a mass meet
ing was held at the NJ. f.. Church
Sunday night. and Monday night the
Morgan County League was organized
with the following officers: President.
Hon. +. NJ. Carter; Nice-Prcsidcnts.
Or. !. l.. Short. Mrs. !. G.. Briggs.
Rev. {. n. White, Mrs. b. p. Andcr-
son; Secretary, Miss Maud Blair !:
Treasurer, Guy Gibbs.
The Muntzcl Drug Co. this week
occupies halt the first page OF the
Democrat with a lively advertisement
calling attention To their fine holiday
merchandise. Manager Muntzcl has
without doubt an elegant line OF SUBJ
stan,lal goods, including toile, arti.
cles, parlor ornaments. novelties in
sets, and a full line of dolls. Those
Wishing NICE gifts Tor Christmas should
not only read the advertisement, but
should drop in and see the Muntzel
Drug Co.'S splendid stock.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-12-15
AN AGED CITIZEN E A
James DOrnan, Morgan County's
Oldest Citizen, Passes Away.

James Dornan. aged about so years
and n OF the pioneer settlers of the
county, died at the old homestead on
the Moreau near Akinville early last
Sunday morning, his disease being
pneumonia and complications arising
from old age.
Deceased was born in County An
trim. Ireland. in 1913. and came to
the United States in 1898. stopping
in New York City for some months.
after which he came west settling first
in Cooper county where he only re-
manned about a year and then moved
to this county. locating on a farm
near where the town Of Syracuse now
stands. Shortly afterwards he pur-
chased a farm or the Moreau where
he resided to the time of his death.
He formed the acquaintance of
Miss Martha Ellis. daughter Of VIM.
and Nancy Ellis. and their marriage
followed. TO this Union three chill
dren were born. one son X. r.. Dor
nan. and two daughters. Dolly. who
died in early w~omanhood. and Alice,
wife OF Thomas Ncwkirk. who died
several months ago. his wife having
preceded him in death about nine
years.
Nr. Dornan was probably the old
est mar in the county at the time of
his death. He was elected assessor
OF this county in 1859 and served two
years. and at the expiration of his
term no cess was elected to the
office for six years aitcrwards-it be-
ing the wal period. He made his
own assessors books and drafted
them with pen and pencil. He also
taught school in different sections OF
the county and was a leading spirit in
educational as well as public affairs
generally.
Deceased was honored and highly
esteemed by all who knew him. and
in the days OF his usefulness was a
man of unusual strength Of character.
He was n OF those pioneer settlers
who braved the trials and hardships
incident to a newly settled country and
while the organization OF Morgan
County was yet in its infancy his &C
tive and enterprising spirit was of
inestlmable value. He was a believer
in the Catholic faith and had firm
convictions as to public affairs.
Since the death of his wife he had
made his home with his son at the
old homestead near Akinyille.
The funeral was held on Monday
afternoon from the home where he
had resided for SO many year. Rev.
l." K. kenney conducted the services.
taking for his text Dob 5-26)-..Thou
shalt come to thy grave in 4 full age,
like as a shock OF corn in its season."
The remains were laid to rest in the
family burying grounds on the farm
IN the presence OF a large Concourse
OF sorrowing relatives and friends.
The DEMOCRAT is joined by the COM
muuity in general in extending con-
dolcnce to the bereaved relatives in
the loss OF this old landmark.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-12-15

excellent bargains. Read hi, adver-
tlscmen, on front page.
The bjuhact morllat Drira
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t"'" -" -oTnn ''"-'
w. '. olLSoN.
ocb ora ,o, hur.2 rho, ..,l.
ubor. CON wiil H.. ,r.,,od ,irh, ord
ynn w,i, s,,n sone,E,a
N<s,x g.. pn,rr
\ marriage license was issued on
Norseas o,d N;,. s.,, yhi.r. Lo,,,
~, pyrnon, ,bn u,rr.ao ha,;ra h,.an
a,n,.I T,,,1 7 '
Come ana see our Christmas goods.
We VIII not tell you we are cutting.
out do tell YOU right now. they were
marked right on the start and at the
price you VIII readily pay when YOU
see the goods. Yours tor honest busl-
Last saturday Recorder W. {.
Thomas issae@ " marriage license TO
tarl \. lumpee and Miss Winnie J..
fIcfcc. both a. camden county. the
wedding tah'nI place las, sunday.
The groom y " relative Of John and
LOUIS lmmp.e and Mrs. {. W. Bier
''ach OF this city.
Mathew Thru,too and Mrs. Gussie
Christian, '"lorcd, were married at
me nome ci the BRIDE IN the south
part OF town Monday evening, Rev.