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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04

We did not do az we'll 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 l,2s4 miles
by 1872 roads. 1t la noteworthy that more
than half OF this new track, 900 miles, was
laid in the fourteen Southern States by
sixty-seven roads. Texas led with 1913
miles, followed by Georgia. 90 miles, Ala
bama, ~ miles; North Carolina. 85 miles;
Mississippi, s4ll miles; Kentucky, S. miles;
Arkansas, As miles; West Virginia, ~ miles,
and others ranging from to 20 miles. This
il q good comparative showing for the
South. In the North the track laid was
el5 miles. North Dakota led with 90 miles.
followed by Oregon, % miles; Indian Ter
ritory, IS miles; Arizona. As milesi 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 be very different in the coming six
months, az the track at present under con-
struotion Is more than 1000 miles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
All for the Grocery.

Tamm any is to have none Of the hun
dred new jobs created by the Legislature
this year in the Bureau of the State Super
intendent Of Elections. All are to go to the
chairwarmers who gather daily around
the Grocery. Tammany acts as though
it felt that in decency some of the new
sinecures should be allotted to it. But
Tammany does not understand the
situation.
Even the most prosperous Of Groceries
cannot forever exist if all the profits are
eaten up by the chairwarmers. Their
society is delightful, but unremunerative
Their hands are ever in the cracker barrel
They slice the cheese generously. The
dried currant box shows the effect of
their hunger. The supply of prunes
dwindles under their attacks. Reluc-
family the Grocery sees that if profits are
to be kept up incomes must be provided
for the chairwarmers. Here comes in
the handy taxpayer, the. good natured,
long suffering public.
Put the chairwarmers on the public's
payroll, and thus preserve the profits of
the Grocery to its Proprietor that
genial citizen exclaims. On the pay
roll they go, and the Grocery is relieved
of burden. But why should the Grocery
furnish crumbs to Tammany? Tammany
is not Grocery chairwarmer. 1t does
not pilfer from the Grocery's stock. Its
hand is not in the cracker barrel 1t
does not slice off the Grocery's cheese
The new jobs under the State Super
intendent of Elections were created for
the relief of the Grocery Under these
circumstances it is manifestly unfair
that Tammany should ask for any Of
them Besides for Tammany to ask for
them is foolish. The Grocery intends
to keep all of them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04

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 bs very proper.
Tho administration OF tho law should be thor.
oughly reformed and restored 70 It's early condition
VIVA, Is lacking In the Chinese law should be sup
piled BY an admixture OF Western law, so tina, 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 KEEP, for reference and study
In the once OF this board.
"Japans change Of methods Is quite recent and
she has attained to strength ana prosperity. "o
may derive instruction from It. Tho chinese MIN
stsr to japan should be Instructed 10 report 10 us
all changes In Government methods that have occn
adopted and have proved advantageous.
IAN Chinese Ministers TO the various countries
should he instructed to report for our consideration
tho financial measures and commercial and Indus
trial legislation that prevail abroad.
The hearts Of the Chinese must nrst be rectihed.
and then they may initiate the excellent methods OF
the West"
The reformers Of $685. led by KANd fU
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
kindled 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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Respect for the Chinese.

To THE EDITOR or The SUN-!Sir: Has
not the time come for American newspapers
and the American people to speak more re-
specially OF the Chinese? We have no mora
right to call them "Chinis" than they TO call
US 'Yanka."
We are getting good Chinese trade and We
want moro OF 1t. Persistent disrespect will
not help our getting It. handicapped a. we
are with the Chinese exclusion act. and par
ticularly with the rough. il not brutal. way
In which that act ia enforced by some Ameri-
can officials. who are both self-sufficient and
tgnorant-about the worst possible combna-
tion
OF course the dsrespect We show the Chi
nese here Is repeated to China and creates
prejudice there against Americans and Ameri-
can goods. We must respect the Chinese
BY the same rule We ought to stop calling
the Japanese "Japs."
WALTEn J. BALLARD.
SCHENECTADY, July 2.
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JAPANESE USE or TELEPHONES.
How They Laid Lines and Established
CsmmunicAtion between Parts Of Army

Communication between PArts OF Army.
The rapidity with which the Japanese
established telephone communication was
remarkable, says the Electrical Rerien,
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
a. rapidly as horse drawn vehicles could
advance. II the line SO laid was to be-
come permanent detail followed the
wagon at leisure and attached the wire to
trees or hastily er-oted supports,
For flying lines,' or lines within tho
zone OF action, which connected the com.
manders headquarters with the various
lowing the reel wagon merely laid the wire
in protected places on the ground where
it was least likely to DO disturbed. These
lines were taken up, moved, or aban-
doned AZ occasion demanded. Where the
rsaseG o. the Wagon
sible or inexpedient. the line was advanced
by men carrying coils OF wire on their
shoulders.
Each division was kept in touch with
ana unQer the supervision Oh Jn0 ScieTdl
staff by means Of telephone oommunica-
ton. From the subdivisions OF each por.
ton Of the army telephone lines were run
to a portable switchboard, and from the
various switohboards trunk lines were
run to headquarters several miles to the
rear. Thus tho parts Of each port ion OF
the army were made to correspond with
the subscribers Of a telephone sub-station
in q 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 com.
plete control OF his entire army and could
work his forces to the best advantage at
all times and under all circumstances;
the movements 80 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
expense of the oenter 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
uAnAaaarv attack
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04

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 a
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 III. will prove more sagacious and far
sighted than were those Of LOUIS XVI.
The former may call upon M. "1rrE,
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
Ttppiu9 in Turkey.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-.Str: The various
letters In The sun on tipping" arc quite inter
esting, but tho practise In Turkey outdoes all tho
cases reported.
United States Consul General Dickinson Of Con
stantinople, Turkey. wrote In March last: AT
the present time II requires fve days TO clear a
parcel arriving by parcels post. and tho greater
the haste Of the receiver TO avoid loss OF time tho
larger become the tips demanded, which often
double. triple and even quadruple the duty"
How New York would howl II that were the prac i
tlse a, the New York Custom House. Your COL
umns would not sunnce 10 print the letters you
would get from Indignant Subscriber" Anti
Craft ct al. Upper I'm moderation.
NHw YORK, July 8.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
The Progress OF China.

KASG YU WEI, the Chinese reformer
says that all the educated men Of his
country are reading many Western books
of learning that have been translated
into their language. Perhaps no one has
been so influential in bringing about the
encouraging innovation as this man who
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
1sol.wrotdof the rebellion Of KANG w
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
The President and tho 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 Presidents
utterances, either by way Of commenda-
ton or criticism.
The cry 10 a long one from smuggling
in 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
ia a. difficult to conceive Of a culpable
and leading participant in brutal ana
unskilful 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 university
boat crew. But such phenomena may
yet be, and therefore the timeliness OF
President RoosEvELT's warning to 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:
~ he mn indu.
entail and most highly remunerated members Of
the bar In every center of wealth make IT their es-
pccal task to work out bold and ingenious schemes
by which their very wealthy clients. Individual or
corporate. can evadc the laws which are made to
regulate In the interest public the use OF great
wealth. Now the great lawyer who employs his
talent and his learning In the highly remunerative
task OF enabling very wealthy client to override
or circumvent 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 eficacy."
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 1the most influential and most
highly remunerated members, of the bar
in every center of wealth"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
UNTIDY SPEECH.
Brief Exhibit Of Whittier's C0nspicuous
OHensss with "R,s

g. c,-, MT,
~ THE nplrot ot me oH..."s ,,n,,
I'm. ~. .l Ts,' co., 49, nrt,di.
u'ae ~ u,no :" ..,n .d,,v,n.
nsss W ~, $780, t,,..,. sras,,nnt,,, .n,,,,ino
o U.,, ,,, 'h'c'ee'"s' ', =.
VI an literary personases u was mos . appi3
p'iate Una, Ml, nehIy o"l,,e.. oe'ns I',' ~
o,s.'hgulshsd example Oh .nae wl,ereoi NE
s to lecture ssV US. '"'' '''A ''''''''' '
little of it Imported from the mother country.
duty free,-whence MIR. Henry james. Much
of it. however, is Of native growth, provin-
cal with ourselves. Southerners have been
reviled because of their AfricanIsed un.dl-
culed heoa"sa of their arapo.:s:srs, ant'ay
ossas aDS a%s
ssu. n criminal zach sns1
diness in its superlative degree.
New York. Diumins itself in this. as in all
else. as sans reproche. clumsily adopts the
Chinese syllable system, in which the phonetic
sha ION .. oul ,e..er not " 10 tsot oa tin
sne mas. snas UP
Yawk" md sneaHs ~ eli ontsiders as "ooun-
ivy bwed ou.tomehs with theih fsthsA. and
mothas wecently awived in Moo Yawk TO do
SOME shoppin' and sightseeln' hesh In Bwoad-
| Union sonab Tbis and .uch "a this Ia Man
| n'oh oauan' ms any SUCH aS ,his, 20 wan
hs n Enssh pses S snd hsa IN aoa
am Now Ss'' "ntid,pess ia tho antonym Of neat
ness. and Is therefore the synonym OF SLOW
enliness. And 1t is this latter manner OF
| antlv charu hoetop hams the
common mouthpiece OF all New EnGlanders.
And as 70 them, as long ago 80 the ear OF
was declared to be the principal organ OF
speechl-"the very porch OF the temple" as
y Ma; SICK Proclqimed tnaI promhen. ia tt
| ieamre 10 De, Hence ~ came 70 pass that
the nasal sound Il Of ~ ans" Anal could be con.
| yenientiy uttered throi, oh that sneCial organ
OF speech without the use Of that final "na";
and thereupon the e" fnal was Identified
hence, to say .-shootin'" and 'huntin'". and
runnln ana swimmin. ana readh
| ana "writin' and "cpherin',
~, NOW, u y well knoTn 70 a.! tne To1id ano
assumed tho superlat i've literary literary sobr,aaet
tnnese Greet se spoms tbsms.ITes
20 this theY had 70 aG msKs sndrv noddoas
| doing tbis whereas New VorL had renudi
ated the phonetic functions of our tip tonsued
letter ~ Boston chivairousiy corrected
| that New York solecism BY putting that re-
pudiated letter back into our language but
| put 1t Just where it was not wanted and
| where u had never belonged. Thereby. in
bostonian Greek such OF our words az saw,
| became sawr law. lawr; draw. draw; and
| 30 on.
Unfortunately. this untidiness not only
| pervaded their common Bostonian speech,
but actually infected some Of their choicest
AthenIan literature. Our eminent american
poet John G.. Whittier. whom we al! admire
| and everybody loves. educated In and writing
in the shade of Boston,s Cambridge, nnguaId-
ed!H accepted this Bostonian Nreek rho
ephelkustikon for poetic euphony Hence
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
Strange Rewards for Llfesavcrs.
Frnn the Philadelphia Bulletin.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
81 have seen a good many drowning ao-
cidents.- said an old sea captain. and have
seen good many queer rewards. once
a young man rescued a young widows little
son from the sea. The widow. in her graft
tude, asked for the young mans phod~.
graph. He sent 1t to her and two months
later he received magnificent painting
by Smith, that showed the scene OF the rescue
accurately, with the little boy and him. boih
perfect liEenesses struggling like MAD IN
the water. .,a
"A farmer, one OF the finkertons told
me. came from the West to meet q goin , nr,oSS
on the ferry, the swindler fell overheard,
and the farmer rescued him. he Wa -,s so
grateful that he gave the farmer or'e"
OF solid silver. =,
4 saved pretty gisl from dr aS1a ssy sn
me- a present that weighed 100 pounds. She
gave me herself, and I've still got her; S sh"
may not b. in as good condition now a. she
was then, but in my eyes. somehow. she IL
as sweet and pretty as she ever was
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The Glorious Fourth.

Go ring the bells and fre the guns
And beat tho sounding drum:
Hoorayi Hoorcei 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 nre the guns and. rinG the bells
And raise a merry shout
That tells the world our Flags unfurled
And W1lly's eye Is out
Go nre 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 ring the guns and hre the bells.
And though we pay tho price
or liberty, our boys are free
To make the sacrifice.
liooray for the Glorious Fourth.
W. J. LAMPToH.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
The Bixrest American FLAG.

To rHR EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: In your issue
OF June 20 md item In reference to
the biggest American nag" in the world. al Den
yer. Col II the dimensions have been correctly
stated lis feet by IS feet that nag Is the largest
American nag In the world, TO my certain knowl-
edgc. because there Is In tho American Club In
Mexico City that Is $50 feet long and think, 90 or
10 feet Wide. G. II. p.
NEW YQRx. July 3.
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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 it's promoter
disclaims any connection with SANFORD,
the Shilohite, his methods are similar
to that interesting mans.
What manner of man Is 1t 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 5 feet inches. weighs
bit over hundred pounds. and Is slender. His
hair IS dark and h!s :o1ekoa! exceedingly !ow.
The hair Is matted. worn over ;he forehead 30 that
1t Joins the brows, giving him rather an unkempt
appearance. HIS whiskers arc thin and struggling.
The man says be never shaved In his life"
FRANCIS says he ia a native OF West
port, Mass, and that his father was
clergyman. He attended Baptist
academy at Northampton, VT, and while
student he "felt call to preach. He
went to Dartmouth, Mass, and there.
according to his own story, she en-
deavored in his weak way to spread the
Gospel" He has never been ordained
as a minister in any Church. In his
services he is assisted by a WILLIAM
BRADEEN. "a churohless Free Baptist
minister" They have gathered con-
siderable congregation, and the six
Boyd Lakers now under Indictment
with number OF other citizens, alarmed
at the spread Of the Francis cult among
their nelghbors, 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 az many
Of the vigiants 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 BhApHHN would fall upon ono an
others neck, weep, hug and KISS cry 10 the Lord
to save them. fall upon the floor and writhe about
The followers Of this prophet 'lose all
COHUTOL OIL tIlelIlSolN6S, duu dlo SOlh-
pletely under the sway OF the preacher. .
They see visions and dream dreams.
The Devil is present:
AT one OF the meetings a man rose to testify
! and said that the night before he was awakened
10 md tho Devil In his room. He described the ap
pearance OF the Evil Ono and said that he e1haed
the odor OF birthstone and covered with blush
light. As no looked he heard the bark Of dog
outside the window. Instantly tho Devil gsve .
jump and disappeared through the window. to be
seen more"
The Francisites are prepared to defend
themselves against their unconverted
neighbors. LYMAN PACKARD, a man Of
sixty, carries repeating rife to the meet
ings with him, and says to inquirers:
-lt's come to a pretty pass around here that a
man can't 60 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.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
The Devil In Maine.

Boyd Lake, Me-, is having religious
revival Six Of its leading citizens are
under bail because they disapproved Of
the revivalsts, Ono girl, Is years old, has
died, her family believe, on account Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
Tho A nc Of war.

Have YOU heard OF the dark Japan ZEE
Who inhabit an isle cross the CC'
How they've now come TO b
Most distinguished you c,
Wen--for something beside raising IT!
For the Japan EE strategy Wy
Proved terror 10 Car Nc two II.
Have they not al their EE.
In the language OF PIP,
Shclled and spill, him before the Worlds i''
l.. G. WoopBERRy,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
The Attache and the Gar.

FYon ne Saturday RsrteT.
We were pleased With an instance came across
the other day OF the readiness Of atache al tho
British Embassy In ST. Petersburg. Al dinner at
tho Palace he had the misfortune to upset his glass
Of claret. "fai on celia en- Angietcrrei" asked the
Car from the other end of the table. -Oh, yes
was the answer, -hu, In England on ne 10 remarquo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
In the Courts.

Prsoncr-Do you think will be acquitted,
l.awyer-Im afraid not. The report 10 that three
Jurors dropped pile In Wall Street three picked
losers on the track and one saw a straight flush,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
Time Files.

That little lob no more delay
Nor put on" 70 your sorrow,
But JUS, 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 the cracker.
iIhe doctor gets the dough.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04

" our friends uhO laror us uRh manuscripts Io'
publication ush to hare rcjectsd dreirs returned fhev
must In all Gases send stamps for mat purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04

Published by The sun Printing and Publishing
Association at 10 Nassau street, In the Borough
OF Manhattan, New York.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-02
VAST ssouEsr IN 20 LINES.
viii Drawn by Jay Cooke is Marked
by Simplicity

Norristown, Pa, March e.-The
nlainest shortest win. disposing Of
about sI.C0O.O0O in personal property
and an unknown quantity Of real es-
state was that OF Jay Cooke. the vet
eran hnancier, Sled for probate Will,
the register OF Wills here today.
Tweniynine typewntten lines were All
needed in the document The petit
ton for probate recites the. iadeh-
nitely estimated value Of the personal.
estate at 500 coo and upward tut this
personality alcne. largely reduced by
sales IN the last few years, is known
20 aggregate probably 100000. The
estate win be diviied into FIVE parts..
the properly going 70 four Surviving <
children and the representative OF a
deceased child.