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Another Reciprocity Convention.

Late in the autumn OF 1901 a notable
body gathered in the city Of Washington.
1t was composed of representative BUSH
ness men from all parts of the country
1t met in large hall on the upper floor
of leading hotel, and spent three DAYS
in discussion and talk mostly talk. 1t
was called 4 National Reciprocity Con-
vention, and it assembled for the specific
purpose of urging, yea, verify, of de-
handing that reciprocity. at that time
referred to as "the handmaiden of pro-
lection be officially adopted as a ma
tional policy.
During the proceedings of the body it
became obvious that each and every
attendant, with possibly two exceptions.
was an earnest advocate of reciprocity.
subject, however, to one Indispensable
proviso, That was, that reciprocity bs
applied to all lines except those in which
its individual advocates were interested.
Thus Providence and Atteboro were
ardent for all treaties VIII ch had no
effect on cheap jcwelry. They would
extend the glad reciprocal hand to Argen-
tina or Australia, but the pigeonholed
Kasson treaty with France was national
iniquity. Philadelphia was enthusiastic,
even for the French treaty, but there
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1.-THE Fact OF Christi,

To tn. EDITOR OF THE SuN-sir: According to
Bishop Doanc, the one aim and purpose OF the
Bible Is to set forth Jesus Christ The Old Book
was put together TO demonstrate the fact OF
Christ"
Scanty Indeed are the illusions to Christ outside
Of the Bible. and II ono attempts to construct a
historical Christ without Its aid tho fact IL soon
appreciated. Briefly. Christ is TO be found and
known In the Bible. and nowhere else.
CHANGING quickly over the question. the fact OF
Christ" is set forth In symbol. type and prophecy.
There Is Gospel OF the Old Testament as well OF
the New. The root and foundation OF every Chris
tisn doctrine may he found In that much abused
Book OF Genesis. For example. the story OF Abra-
ham and lsaao's attempted sacrifice hut typnes
the greater one 10 follow centuries later on the
very same spot. And so one might go on.
Orthodoxy but asks a fair examination Of It's
claims. Arc the critics able to explain away the
fact OF Christ, Tho question admits moro than
one answer. c. M. j.
NEW YORK, June rs.
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Now, hold on. Morton; you are going fast,
My God mani they were Senators you flred
Our Peerless Leadcrs-ono full blown, one past
And they have done their work as they were hired
The Joker surely nt,ed In the pack,
And often smoothcd the precious Nifty two.
Dealt even cards TO right and left bower jack;
modest tenth OF such chance Is duel
Cleveland. who is hey Couldn't even lead
His crooked. squirming. twisting party straight!
Said once Is a public trust" Indeed!
They dropped him quick enough outside the rate
Higgins goes quoting from a musty book:
God snake these words and said, Thou sh Alt
not STEAL
Clearly Implying John and Jimmie took
More than they ought. How must our Chauncey
iecll
Oh. boshl The game Is solvent, deal the pack,
The jacks or knavcs and two spots. and the rest ,
And what the "bcnc nciarics" lack
Why, let them buzz! We know they can't con =
test.
You bounce. good Lord! two Senators day
Why. Paul, how rudc and one cx Minister
And drive our hncst gentlemen away
From the board meetings with your fuss and stir
And Higgins has ,nHamed that wasp Jerome
The ord knows what he may do. for he talks
OF sending perfect gentlemen from home.
Ugh! Hut my sing song muse at Sing Sine bslks
Now, Mr.. Morton, people soon forget.
No one Is hanged because the Slocum burned
Nothing was done-od hulks arc running yet,
For that damned dolt, the worm-a ho mt tuned,
6xL2A1o.
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Danger Signals for Railroads.


The existence on high speed track of a facing
point without distant signal protection stands
out as great element of danger In an otherwise
excellent roadway. Tho thought of It must be a
horrld nightmare TO any ofacer who is responsible
for 1t. and who reads intelligcnty tho records of
the past. A lunatio may easily deraIl a train by
other means: but from any reasonable public
standpoint It 10 intolerabie that any railroad
company running trains at high speeds should
give the lunatio such an easy way OF carrying out
his designs Ono oaa readily imagine mind
disordered that facing point switch
would he 4 distinct temptation to work de-
struction. But, human trainwreckers aside, the
existence of the dangerous switch Is now made
known to all tho world and tho liability of sane
and innocent employees to neglect their duty
In connection with such switch 10 also known TO
all the world. How many other such switches
exist on that roadt With men Of the best grade,
with country free from fogs, and with two mile
view for the enginem the liability to disaster
from negligent displacement OF switch is Indeed
remote: but when one reflects for moment on the
low cost of distant signals and on the horrible re-
suits Of single derailment. occurring perhaps once
In twenty or nifty years. tho satisfaction found In
that word remote" turns to ashes In ones mouth
Tic fast run Of 1898 was made with all the switches
spiked or attended by special watchmen. What
was dono to safeguard the special trains run this
year is not reported. But what ought to be done
to safeguard all trains Is 40 plain as to scarcely
need statng-have distant signal for every facing
point.
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Mr.. JAMES DALRYMPLE, Glasgow's super
intendent of municipal tramways, is home
and in the same condition OF benighted
ignorance that amazed THREE CENT Tom
and Mayor DUNE while he was in this ooun-
try. Apparently he fofgets nothing, learns
nothing. He says:
at any municipal undertaking Il to he success
fully managed In Chicago the city must adopt q
very different system from that permitting polti
cal considerations TO influence the municipal ad.
mintstration.
1t was the constant effort Of THREE CENT
Tom, Mayor dunno, CLARENCE S. BARROW
and other eminent municipalities while Mr..
DALRYMPIE was In this country to explain
TO him the necessity Of politicalizing public
utilities. The effect Of their arguments was
not apparent during his stay here. but they
had strong hopes of his conversion to their
ideas as he considered their arguments on
the long trip home. Their hopes are unful-
filed. He Is unconvinced.
Mr.. DAIRyMPLE ia incorrigible. He can
never be made over into an advocate of
municipal ownership and operation after
the Chicago pattern.
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THE STIRRUP CUP.


My short and happy day is done:
The long and lonely night comes on,
Aud at my door the pale horse stands
10 carry me to unknown lands.
His whinny shrlll. his paving hooi,
Sound dreadful as gathering storm;
And must leave this shelterlng roof
And Joys Of life SO soft and warm.
Tender and warm the toys Of life
Good friends. the faithful and the true
My rosy children and my wife.
So sweet to kiss. so fair 10 view
So sweet TO kiss. so fair to view:
The night comes on, the lights barn blue.
And at my door the pale horse stands
To bear me forth to unknown lands.
JOIN HAY.
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The Final &C."

! To TIE EDITOR THE Sun str inroros "
your discussion Of the mutlla,on 81 tho Eng
language by the dropping OF the mai &" from VOID,
ending with that letter, permit me to call aurn'i
TO the fact tina. most OF your correspondents Sr"I
TO think this crime Is sectional and tina, 1t Is conaU
chiefly to New England In this country and 20 ac I.
tain class OF people In Great Britain.
" Is undoubtedly true that the e" Is s,urrsd hv
most OF tho educated Engllshmcn one r.c.t' IA
Washington. including the members OF the Brll',i
Embassy. but their Slurring OF the Anal Cou,nuaul
Is not so distinct 10 the car as Is claimed rs '"nt
correspondents. But In Washington there or
representatives from two sections OF the cour'IF
In whose speech this fault Is common though cog
mitted In different ways, The New Englandcr SCI -
at grea, pains always to leave OF the 'nai VIII
the Southerner does II indolentiy. The late Senator
Hoar, whose parts OF speech were always con,
structed with architectural accuracy as wei ''
beauty, was never known to pronounce the
ANAL With him Il was always "mcetin'." ~hun,,r .,
&c. with distinct accent on the "tin." From tt-
lips OF the cultured Senator Morgan OF Alabama
these same words became "mcetun', ""huntun'. g.,
without accent on either syllable and with a s'It
OF apology for Incidence.
Where fore venture to make a suggestion 70 -
student OF his country's types on his irst visit -
Washington. II he encounter former Senator
william z. Chandler. Robert Lincoln O'Bren NJ
Walter Emerson he will know they are New En-
landers by their abrupt and unapologetio dropping
OF the nnnl g" with the accent the last syllao-
which characterized Mr.. Hoars speech II he me-,
former Senator Charles J. Faulkner. Major 4. i.
Stofrr or Col. Frank a. Richardson, he will know
they are Sou,herners by their use OF the proruno'
tion characteristic OF Senator Morgan. 1he, This
peculiarly OF speech Is not confined 10 partic'-T
localities In the respective sections noted Is abur'
dainty proved by the fact that Mr. Chandler is from
New Hampshire, Mr., O Rrtcn from Massachusetts
Mr.. Emerson from Maine Mir. Faulkner from
Yves, Virginia. Major Stofer from Culpepcr Court
house, Va, and Col Richardson from Maryland
As II 10 emphasize his liberalization to set correct
examples for his idolatrous counrymcn In the ma
ter OF speech. President Roosevelt brings ou' is
final e" with ring and snap that notable, NH
which. II must be admitted. is an acquired habit
since the days he was o Civil Service Commission,
when his pronunciation WAS mixture OF that ~
New England and the South.
To my ear -meetyn'" u mors mellinuous than
"meetin'.' and both arc less harsh than injecting
WARRINGTON. juns ~ / J. pIoKISsos
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Cabinet will be promptly carried out 1t
was expected that the upper house, in
which the mobiles and the spokesman OF
the standing army are presumptively
preponderant, would evince consdera-
BILE opposition to Norwegian indepen-
dence. but it was surprise to most on
lockers to see an inclination to coercive
policy disclosed likewise in the popular
chamber, where even a Lutheran pastor
exhibited bellicose temper. On the
whole. however, it still seems probable
that, in the end, the Riksdag will be con-
trolled by common sense, and that the
terms Of peaceful separation will be
arranged amicably between the king
doms. For some time to come, never
theless, kilograms from Stockholm will
be read with interest
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ducers Of Japan a. far a. history and seograph
are concerned.
"The summer vacation Is now at hand. and
gives me much pleasure II can spend this Will
anywhere in your country ! am extremely thank
ful for you II you would recommend me TO any on
who has much interest for Japan and let me be a
| America. O. MAsUaAwA.
| THE KIoro NORMAL SCHOOL. Kioto. Japan
| Juno a."
Mr.. MAsUGAwA is fair representative
of very many of the Japanese in oul
kitchens and pantries. That is, he is ar
educated man eager to get the lessons tt
be obtained from our civilization, but he
can crafty his desire only by securing
employment which will give him support
meanwhile. We do not assume that he is
ready to 60 into domestic service for the
purpose, but there are many Japanese
now working az servants in America
whose antecedents are similar to his,
and there are men now prominent in the
official and professional life of Japan
who returned to that country after an
experience in domestic service here.
They are very sensible men. Domestic
service opens to them their best oppor-
tunity of obtaining employment for
which they are fitted or for which they
can easily fit themselves. The wages are
good, and an educated and self-respect-
ing man, other things being equal makes
the most skilful, assiduous and respectful
servant.
As our correspondent Of to-day says,
the Chinese members Of servants gid
60 into the work as trade, as life en-
ployment. 1t is questionable, however,
If there would not arise Southern SEN
timent against the Chinese like that
which infamed the Pacific Coast and led
to the Chinese Exclusion act If they
should be admitted to the South in num-
beers sufficient to have any considerable
affect in solving the servant problem"
Nor are either the Chinese or the Japa-
nese cheap workers. They learn very
soon to put up their wages to high
American standard. The supply of
Chinese in the South would have to be
great and the consequent competition
sharp before they would long be willing
to accept the wages now paid there to
negro servants
The truth is, this whole servant
problem" is very much question of
wages Skilled servants are now de-
handing scale of wages commensurate
with that OF skilled labor generally.
When they are fresh and raw immigrants
they may be attracted by small wages,
but as soon as they have learned their
business, or think or pretend that they
have learned it, they demand the pay
their skilled servant acquaintance get.
Probably that is the reason why com
plants come 80 loudly and so frequently
from the South that the best negro
servants emigrate to the North.
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DECLINE or A GREAT RIVER.

| Inc Niger is the third largest river II
Africa and one Of the great rivers OF tn,
world. II channel as long as the Nigel
were to be cut across our continent in tht
latitude of New York 1t would make ar
island Of the northern part Of North Amer.
ica- But the Niger is now showing more
evidences Of the desiccation that Is grad.
ually spreading over large parts Of Africa
than any other large river, for 1t Is the ruI
on for the waters Of a great part Of the
western Sudan, where the decline In rainfall
has been uncommonly marked for Q con-
siderable period.
The British have made several futile at
tempts in the last two years to reach Jebba
from the Niger mouth with their steamer
Nupe Ten years ago this point, where the
railroad from Lagos ia to GROSS the Niger,
was accessible at all stages OF water to
light draft steamers. At Timbuktu, some
200 miles up the river, the French report
that the water level is slowly but steadily
sinking. This is very apparent among the
islands that divide the Niger into many
channels from 100 to 800 miles above Tim
buktu. As long as we have had knowledge
OF these islands some Of them have been
completely covered at high water, 30 that
the native inhabitants have been compelled
to make an annual sojourn on the mainland
till the fall Of the floods. Not single island
is now abandoned for none of them is COW
cred even when the food is unusually high.
The French officers Toutee, Hourst and
Fourneau proved the possibility OF carry
Ing supplies from the mouth Of the Niger
to the upper river in spite of the long stretch
OF rapids about 500 miles above the delta
Hundreds Of tons OF freight have thus been
distributed from the ocean among the
French posts in the western Sudan and as
late as last year some supplies we're still
forwarded by this route; but this highway
to inner Africa, hailed as a great discovery
when the French declared its praoticability.
has been abandoned this year. The water
is 30 low in the rapids that no boat can get
over the rocks.
Fortunately for the French they have
completed their railroad from the Senegal
River to the upper Niger, giving a new inlet
to their Sudanese possessions. But geog-
raphers are wondering how long the drying
up Of Africa is to continue. 1t has been
marked within the last ten years by the dis
appearance Of Lake Ngani in the south.
and the diminution of Lake Chad, 2 400 miles
further north. to fourth Of its former size.
and there are as yet no signs that the great
decrease in rainfall is merely temporary
phenomenon.
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CHINESE SERVANTS DESIRED.
Their Admission TO This Country the Solu-
tiOn OF Q serious Domestic Problem.

To THIS EDITOR OF The SUN-Sn: The
Southern woman's letter on the servant
problem has greatly interested Inc. You
people of the North have bad enough times
with servants, but You do not know OF the
enormity of the southern negroes rs servants
Of course there are some who are excellent
and devoted Il have some in my own family
but these are 80 few they should be left out
of the question:. The whole servant question
could be easily controlled by the legislators Of
our country for they could permit Chinese
educated as servants to enter the country for
that purpose
1t Is not generally known in the United
States that servants in China belong to regu:
larly constituted gllds and that any well
founded complaint would bar them from all
They belong 10 an entirely different class
from the coolies. and are neat. reliable, and
capable ,,,s,.
ing u requirement on the part Of China TO
establish bureau for such u class of servants
as would be needed in the United states Sac 50
steward, cook or house boy. and arrange to
have his moderate preliminary expenses paid
him that he would serve her faithfully for,
stipulated term Of years. On his part he
would agree to serve for regulated rate or
employment before the stipulated time il
would be at his own expense; | have. with
many others employed Chinese servants
and have found them to be prompt. polite.
careful of detail and strictly honest. living
up to their contract
Now while the iron is hot let us strike and
induce some legislation which will have such a
powerful tendency to alleviate the incon-
vpniences of our wives and housekeepers.
These people should be permitted to enter the
country With a certified letter from their
gid, countersigned by an American Consul:
wages, arranged by a suitable board, should
be published in China for their information.
The negroes Of the South need lesson The
Introduction OF this class of labor could not
Interfere with any American citizens. as they
are averse 10 the duties OF domestic service.
WAsHINGToN June 80. c. H. S.
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Tho Weakening OF Jewish Religious Life.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: The
discussion in your paper about the decline
OF Judaism reminds mo Of an address under
the above heading which one Of the leading
Jewish scholars Of Europe. Claude q. Monte
fore, delivered some time ago in London,
at the opening service Of the third session Of
the Jewish Religious Union. 1t was a re-
marka BILE Jewish lay sermon in confirmation
OF your and your correspondents theory.
granddaughter of the famous English
phllanthropist. Moses Montefore (i7s4-lss5).
and sheir to a great fortune, Claude Gold
smj8 2Iontefore tborn 1851. after finishing his
stfdles at Oxford, went to Berlin to devote
himself to Jewish theology. intending to be-
come q minister of the Reformed Congrega-
ton Of England. but. finding himself unable
To sympathize with the arrest OF the Reform
movement in Germany. he gave up the rab-
81 several Important works on Jewish subjects
Mr.. Montehore Ia the founder and one OF the
d dant Of Of the pr and
the originator and very soul Of the Jewish
Judaism" said Mr.. Monte fore at tho Lon
don meeting. lis going through difIioult and
critical time; 1t is on its trial. as. In sense.
it hs 4 1fss e them ss4
dangerous in the highest degree,
Then he proceeded to make these Sgnih-
cant remarks:
Judaism Is not areac,onary. but liberal or pro.
gresslve religion. II Is a religion which would
wish to be on good terms with science and free det
velOpnrnt OF thought. II would claim to be . re
llgion wholly free from sacerdot alisn and fro rs
the tyranny Of authority In matters OF belief.
The bed rock OF Jewish dogma remains the same
for all Of us The ultimate doctrine OF Our Father.
Our King Is unchanged. But other doct rines
there are which held. and hold, q very prOmnen:
place In trad lonal Judaism. and which now cause
trouble. perplcxlty. doubt and aloofncss to many
honest and earnest minds. More than prcscnt
ment of Judaism. both on Its inner and It's outer
side. both as regards doctrine and form, Is needed
10 day. Judaism cannot become power W thr
religious world. It cannot become the strong. living
mcan-tha, Is also an eAtreme-bctwecn the oppu-
sing religious or rrellgious forces OF the timc n II
Is only preached and expounded In tho form In
which Mamonldcs codhed II seven centuries agp.
In the form OF the Thirteen Articles OF ait h. whir
according TO the ordinary prayer books.
still supposed TO be the creed and the only CIR. d.
OF Judaism
1t is. in one word. the implication 'Nat
Judaism can only exist under one form
the form of the immutablc Peptat ,uchal aHi
the imnutablc Rabbinic law 1T is these THINGS
which have greatly contributed to increase
the apathy. the aloofness. the apost4;.
which are now So widely talked about and :,
inadeQuately eXparei."
l hope that the above utterancos Of ono =
our greatest jewish thinkers will help in ava
keninR our so ca He'd spiritual leaders from 'hor
perennial dog-day lethargy and make them
definitely choose between the Lord of l.Is"l
and the numerous little lords Of Wall street
4 HEBREw Sun WoRSHlrrH
NEW YORK, June 30.
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Mr.. Fairbanks's Devotion to Duty.

No mature citizen not paid to do so
would ride in a locomotive cab from
preference. The quarters are cramped,
tho temperature is unpleasantly high
dust and CRIME accumulate in spite of
efforts to prevent it, the draft is so great
that conversation is out of the question,
and engineman and fireman are too busy
with their duties to entertain guests
Bartenders spend their holidays visiting
other bartenders in their places of bust
ness. but we never met locomotive
engineer who took delight in riding
around with his professional friends on
his days off. When an engineer or fire.
man travels for pleasure he is allowed to
ride in the baggage car, the pleasantest
and most comfortable section Of rail-
way train. Baggagemen are universally
noted for their wisdom and the charm of
their conversation. A long railway trip
is positive pleasure when the passenger
sits in the baggage car, and if the car
shelters both baggageman and express
messenger it is liberal education.
When the Vice-President of the United
States travels abroad, he may have the
pick OF quarters. The company would
allow him to ride in the baggage car, in
the pretentious and extremely uncom-
Portable "parlor car" in day coach, or
in the smoker. Not allowed to ride with
the baggage, most men prefer the smoker
Pride Of purse drives them to the "parlor
car" But why does the Hon. CHARLES
WARREN FAIRBANKS choose, as he did
last week, the dusty. hot, unsociable
engine cab?
1t was on Friday that Mr.. FAIRBANKS
sacrificed his comfort to the demands OF
his countrymen and suffered the tortures
of the engine cab. He did 1t because he
believed he should. He knows that the
great heart Of the American people beats
for him. Up to Friday Mr.. FAIRBANKS
had not achieved a reputation as an engine
rider. He saw that the public, anxious
though it was to elevate him, was reluc-
family sitting its dearest passion because
he had failed to qualify in this indispensa-
BILE particular. Mr.. FAIRBANKS bravely
stepped into the cab, discommoding him
self not less than engineer and fireman,
and gave the final proof Of his eminent
fitness to be Chief Executive.
Mr.. FAIRBANKS does not enjoy dtscom-
fort more than other men, but he can put
Duty before Desire.
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Sleep-Destroying DOES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sfr' This morning
at a few minutes before o'clock some one let out
two dogs In the rear yard OF house In Twenty
nrst street near Tenth avenue. The dogs were
allowed TO run around barking loudly for about
minute and were then called In. My sleep was
broken and destroyed. and II is natural TO presume
that others suffered In the same way.
What kind OF q selfish. uncivillzed creature can
the one be who will do SO mean a trick as thsti
II Is not tho rst time that the thing has occurred
WEST TWENTY SECOND STREET.
NEW YORK, June go