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The Attitude of ENGLISH Sovereigns
Toward Franco.

There is no doubt in the minds OF
Frenchmen, or for that matter of many
dispassonate onlookers that the visit
paid to Paris by King EDWARD VII in
the spring of 1908 laid the foundation for
the Anglo-French agreement concluded
in the following year, an agreement by
which causes of bitterness and friction
which had long been operative were
extinguished 1t is probably true that
but for the personal influence exerted
by the British sovereign, an influence
largely if not wholly due to his I'm
feigned liking for Frenchmen the de-
sirable result could not have been at
tanned; at all events, the international
friendship, of which the agreement was
at once a symptom and a promoter,
could scarcely have survived the strain
Of war between their respective allies.
Equally unmistakable is the reassuring
effect produced by King EDWARDS re-
cent sojourn in the French capital, at
time when the trlculent position taken
by the Emperor WILLIAM II. with refer
cnce to Morocco caused French states
IIltH SOlIlt uIltttSlltSS 6llu WUen Inc
unconscionable use of French harbors
in Indo-China by the Russian fleet under
RoJEsTvENsKY threatened to drag
France and England into the Far East
ern conflict.
French newspapers seem to be unani-
nous in warm appreciation of the SYM
pathy expressed by King EDWARD for
Trance, but some of them are mistaken
in describing it as a radical departure
from the habitual attitude of British
sovereigns. The truth is that, if we ex-
cept the period from the accession Of
WILLIAM and MARY to the defeat of
NAPOLEON at Waterloo, the English
sovereigns have never been antipa-
thetic to the land from which their Nor
man and Angevin forefathers came and
with the rulers Of which they had sub
sequently been connected by innumer-
able marriages Indeed, the Plantag-
enets loved France so we'll that they
desired to possess her, and to that end
disputed for a century the claims of the
House of Nalois to her crown. Even
during that period, however intermar-
riage occurred The father of HENRY
VIII. had in his veins the blood of the
Valois princess whose first husband had
been HENRY Y.
JAMES |. naturally brought from Scot
land the friendship for France which had
been hereditary in the House of Stuart,
friendship eventually to be cemented
by the marriage of his son and success
sor to the French princess HENRIETTA
MARIA. We need not recall that CHARLES
ii. was willing TO sacrifice his country's
interests if he might serve thereby his
French cousin Louis XIV. 1t may have
been the instinct of sclf-pteservation
that prompted JAMES III. to court the
good will of France for be and his de-
scendants were destined to trespass long
upon her hospitality.
1t was inevitable that change should
take place in the relations of the Eng
llsh and Ir"rch sovereigns when the
Prince OF rATGE, Stakeholder Hol-
land bscan, first Joint ruler e.. aca
sole monarch Of England, .scotla,ib and,
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BUFF AND BLUE.
Tho "Cornwallis" Modern Continental.
the Peerless Phalanx.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN Sir, Your
editorial anent Gen. Miles and the Continental
uniform Is good reading, but 1t Is fact never.
theless that the but and blue as worn by tho
Minute Men. and especially when the men
are led by an old fashioned drum and fife
corps, % IL the Putnam PhaanI OF Hartford
Conn. creates more enthusiasm and patrl.
otto fcrvor than any other military display.
I was born In Hartford. and my boyhood
memories revert with pleasure to the tina
when the Putnam Phalanx in their Cont.
nentals, representing the Americans, and
the Governor Foot Guard In their red coats ats
representing the British marched down the
main street: and 1t was q sight that would
All the Gallon heart Of New Yorker With
the love Of country.
A. one who has reached the age to be o..
lerixed. I now wear the buff and blue az ns.
uonal recruiting ofdoer Of the Minute Men Of
Warrington. d. c.. and l am arranging to
have all the companies OF militia that wear
the Continental uniform celebrate the sur.
render OF Cornwallis at Yorktown, Oct. 10,
i7si, by gathering at that place during tho
jamestown celebration. Oct. 10, 1907.
delegates rom shoss ~. sompsnie; oct. i, 1906
guests Of the Minute Men Of the Department
Of the East Major E. T. PAUL, Commander.
Captain l.. H. CORNISH,
National Recruiting Officer.
New YORK, May IS.
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bay Of Pagopago, the United States
officially styles it "the colony OF the
United States, Tutuila and Manu'a.'
Samoan has good words wherewith to
describe the possession; it was not neces-
sary to manufacture the word Kolone
if it were not of deliberate intention to
establish the claim that in the South
Sea the United States has indeed a colony.
One more comparison will be found
not devoid of interest; possibly instruc-
tive. In the Navy Register the officer
in charge of American Samoa is desig-
mated az Commandant Of the station.
In the Fa'atonu is published an ordi-
nance relating to trespass OF pigs,
matter of no little concern in Samoa.
The Samoan text concludes with formal
statement which is thus to be translated:
Published and exhibited in tho palace
Of his Highness, the Governor General,
and to the signature Of the commandment
Is appended the same title, Kovana Sill,
Governor General. Verify. this Cor
rector In this colony Of the United States
corrects many former views az to the
systems Of government.
The naval station asks Of the Treasury
only 81 900. But it must be plain to the
meanest comprehension that you can
not have Colonies and Palaces and High
nesses and Governors General without
money. On that point the interesting
Fdatonu gives some clear details. Here
Is the balance sheet for month at ran
dom, July. 1908:
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The Literary Style of Mr.. Henry James,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN->Sir: Why Is Mr..
Charles Battell Loomls positive In making hi,
statement: James Is wilfully obscure, He judges
Mr.. Jamess literary style from his manner OF
speech. Does not Mr.. Loomis know that some
people write clearly, yet tie themselves up In con-
versation: that man may speak simply and yet
write with too much tmo In which TO elaborate his
sentencesf Even Mr.. LOOMS may be funny at one
time and serious at another.
We confess TO Mr.. James's obscurity, but not TO
his wilfiness CHEERFUL AMERICANS.
WEST POINT. May 10.
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Yonker. Man. Natural Curiosity

TO THE EDITOR OF THr SUN-.Str: enclose
stamped and addressed envelope. In which ask
you 10 send me. At your earliest convenience, the
date and place OF the dinner at which Mr. Justice
Garretson OF the New Jersey bench will discuss his
personal opinions Of tho murderer. Wood. recently
on trial before him. When be does this. I wish TO
hear him and think have pull enough to get an
Invitation TO the dinner. SIMPLE SIMON.
YoNKRRs, May 10.
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Fron The Netr london GIobs.
On all national holidays there always floats In
the breeze over the main entrance OF the Shaw
Perkins mansion, In which Washington and I.afay.
cite were entertained, an unusually large and
beautiful American flag But this flag has Its State.
hood stars arranged on Us blue held differently
from any nag ever seen in New London. Counting
from the pole they are grouped as follows
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This arrangement OF the thirty seven stars Is
very peculiar. The owner. Miss Perkins could not
explain the reason OIL She says the nag was given
to her by her brother, q Major, in 1885, when his
regiment, the Tenth Connecticut Volunteers, was
before Richmond. Can any of the old vets those
interested In the history OF our country throw any
llght upon the subject.
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Instability.
put my trust In princes.
But In Ilttle day
The gilded thrones and towers
Had crumbled all away
put my trust In peasants.
But Kingdoms rocked and eroaned,
The iowiy and the humble ,...-,
- SAL carrc-An!- en,hroned, b,asi: /
NcLANpyuuoR WtIio9
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In Chicago.

From the Chteaoo Tribune.
poke fun at the cheese box hat. When
~. ~ stuffed II may save the head Of the fair
wearer from the impact Of stray b1ckbAt.
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Subscriptions by Mail, Postpaid

Published by The Sun Pruning ana ruohshhs
Association at 10 Nassau street. IN tho Borough
Of Manhattan. New York.
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indianapolis. Distinguished Guest.

From me indianapolis Ner'.
II hav" been wincd and dtned so much since
coming TO indianapolis" said a prominent man.
that hav' scarcely bad my knife out OF my mouth
Ave minutes
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Under the Ocean.

that sk6veu =, - 10.
seoeod AsrnAld55rsss n 'hsss Y. y. 4 man under my
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visitor-Whau A dollar for . ride In your old
wagon
Farmer-Yep. this Is secin' Podunk
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High Character Of the Cost - Foster Mother
From Bulletin 90 Of he Department OF Agriculture.
or all domestic animals the goat % probably the
best foster mother.
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system, is left without a foundation
when the contemporary critical view Of
the Bible is accepted or tolerated?
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Vy,of-Arc sou literary! :.
KRnsan-Yog bet. i've haye the st1 best cycloes
cellrs vi ihc eoun,rST fs'cIs ao'tlB' -,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15
"The West Needs a Voice. -

The Register and Leader deserves
much credit for the manner in which
it censures western senators, for their
failure to favor the treaty recently
negotiated by the State Department
with Newfoundland. Here is the
way it goes after our members Of
the Upper House Of Congress:
"What does annexing the New
foundland market mean? 1t means
a new and growing outlet for what
Iowa produces. What does the adj
mission Of Newfoundland lead and
other ores mean? 1t means raw ma
terial for the American factory, the
very thing Secretary Shaw has been
securing for the miller and the cloth
maker, and competition only for a
few millionaire mine owners who
have already had more from the
government than an enlightened
public policy in dealing with the
mineral wealth Of the nation would
have ever given them.
The senators from the west who
sit and see this Newfoundland
treaty smothered by such con-
piracy against the growing oppor
tunities Of the American market as
is represented by Teller and Cor
man, posing in the role Of defenders
of protection, ought to be given a
vacation Of twenty years for refec-
ton. The west needs voice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15
SIX SCORE YEARS
LIVED INDIANIAN
Alexander Furgnson,' of Gilman, Ind,
Dies in 12Oth Year, According
to Bible Record.

Gilman, Ind, Feb. 13.-Alexander
Furgason, for sixty years citizen of
Madison county, died at his home near
this place in his 12Oth year. This is
the age given in an old Bible, with
wooden covers, but Mr.. Furgason al
ways contended that he was six years
older than was shown by this record.
Mr.. Furgason was born in Tipperary
county, Ireland, and came to this coun-
try seventy years ago. He walked
from New York to Indiana. He did
not marry till lie had passed 40, and
his wife, now about so years old, sur
wives him. He had remarkable men,
DRY up to the time of his death, and
talked intelligently of things that hap
pened 100 years ago,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15
OIL ON the conee.

The cup of black coffee had on its
surface n little oil. This oil simmer
ed. 1t gave forth delicate, changing
colors, like oil on water. The man who
was about to drink the coffee gazed at
it with delight.
"The OIL" he said, tells me all l
want to know about the coffee. Now,
without tasting 1t. am sure 1t is SUI
peril.
1.-THE whole secret of making coffee"
he went on, "lies in extracting and re.
tanning this oil. This oil it is which
gives coffee its aromatic and delicious
taste. This oil it is also which stimu-
lates you, which makes you feel after
You have drunk strong and gay.
"Good cOffee-the kind with oil afioat
on it-can only be made by excellent
cooks. In millionaires' houses or in
hotels where they employ French chefs
you are likely to get it. But the aver
age American housewife does not know
how to make this oily kind of coffee at
all."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15

1t begins to look as though sena-
tor Mitchell of Oregon would be
convicted of fraudulently procuring
and assisting in the procurement OF
fraudulent patents to government
lands worth millions of dollars.
Mitchell is the third United States
Senator who has been indicted since
Roosevelt was president, and the
criminals at the Capitol end of the
avenue have good reason to regard
the President as a dangerous man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15
Another Trust Objection to Government
Rate-Making.

The agent of the trusts, having
failed to upset public opinion in
favor Of government control of rail
way rates, by their contention that
no Interstate Commerce Commission
would have sufficient intelligence to
do the work, now try to make it APP
pear that the proposed law would
be a dangerous Capitalization Of
power. They say that when the
law gives the president power to ap.
point commission to revise freight
rates, the railways will give millions
to elect a president, whose appointees
will not interfere with the rates fixed
by the railway managers, or they
might say manager, for if the present
trend toward consolidation continues
it will not be long until all the rail
ways Of the country, are merged
into one system.
There is no point in this new OBJ.
lection. If the railways do all that
they threaten, they will do no worse
than they have done in years past
In 1896 they contributed their mil
lions to Mark Hanna's campaign
fund, because the democratic plat
form Of that year and Mr.. Bryan
were pledged to the enactment OF
just such railway Legislation as
President Roosevelt is now demand
ing.
The federal government is power.
full enough to protect itself from the
attacks of confederated greed. II
necessary corporations can be pro.
hibited from contributing to cam
paign funds, and campaign funds
can be limited SO that money can
not become corrupting factor in
the election of the future as it has
in some of our past elections.
Rate-supervision will come, and
the sooner it comes the better it will
be for the railways as we'll as the
people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15
Reeiae Wnnted.

Young Mrs. yinton looked over the
fence that separates her back yard
from Mrs Hardy's. and her pretty face
was troubled. says tile Chicago News
Mrs. Hardy" she called softly.
YES. What is it," and Mrs. Hardy's
matronly figure appeared in her kitch-.
en- door.
I'm so sorr. to trouble YOU" Mrs.
Vinton went on, "but will you tell me
some good way to cook clay pigeons
Jimmy has just sent me word that he
is going out to shoot some. He's
bound to bring n lot home, and I
haven't the remotest idea how to pre-
pare Them"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15

Bat" Masterson, the famous bad
man killer of the northwest, has
been appointed a deputy q S.
Marshall for the district of New
York, at the suggestion Of President
Roosevelt. bat" has killed 81
men, and it is claimed that all his
killings were justifable. At any
event he seems thus far to have been
able to get his gun into working
condition little sooner than the
other fellows. The President may
have an object in getting "Bat'' a
position in the marshal's office in
New York. He may want small
body guard on some Of his trips te
the big city and "Bat" would be
just the man for such a trust.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15

Washington, Eob. 13.-lle follow
ing statement IVES mnGe public at the
White House during the day:
'"rhe members of the cabinet have
ill rendered their designations and on
the 9th of March they will all be nom
mated for reappointment, with the ex-
ception Of Mr.. Wynne, who is to be
appointed consul general at London.
Mr.. Cortelyou will be nominated son
March 9th for postmaster general"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15

The House by vote of 1896 to IL
has passed a bill, which provides
that a commission of seven men APP
pointed by the President and con-
frmed by the Senate, shall hereafter
have the power to revise all inter-
state freight rates. The II mega
tive votes were cast by IL republi-
cans and 6 democrats. These fell
lows may have special reasons for
not wanting any change in the
present law, which places the max
ing Of freight rates in the hands OF
a few men hired by a gang Of New
York stock-gamblers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15
SENATE PUTS IN THE WORD
Presidents Action in Writing the Lett.
II Not Taken Kindly,

Presidents Action in Writing the Letter
Il Not Taken Kindly.
When the senate met in executive
session Saturday Cullom read the presi-
dents letter and it was sharply criti-
cised as usurpation of the rights of
the senate. Even Spooner insisted that
The senate should uphold it's dignity
as coordinate branch of the govern
nent and that it could not accept the
view of any other branch of the gov
eminent in the matter of exercising its
constitutional functions as part OF
the treaty making power. There were
no defenders of the propriety, from a
constitutional standpoint, Of the let
ter.
Lodge, the presidents bosom friend,
declared, while holding that the senate
should stand to its rights, that lie was
sure the president was not willfully
trying to usurp the powers of the SEN
ate nor to gather to himself any pow
ers other than that which constitution.
ally belonged to the executive, and
that the differences were confined to
phraseology in the treaties. There was
no acrimony in the discussion, but the
writing of the letter was generally re-
sented.
The result was that when it came to
n vote the word agreement was
struck out and treaty" put in its
place, making it necessary to negotiate
a treaty for every case that is arbi
trated. AS the purpose OF the treaty
was plainly to eliminate this process.
the so-called arbitration treaties be
come only declaration that the Unit
ed States is willing to negotiate treat
les to arbitrate questions in dispute
The only votes in the negative We're
those of Dolliver, Fairbanks, Hopkins,
AIcCumber, Nelson, Plat of Connecti-
cut, Stewart, Warren and Wctmore
The clause of the proposed treaties
go radically amended is in article
as follows: ''In each individual cas-,
the high contracting parties, before ap
pealing to the permanent court of ar
bitration, shall conclude a .specia
treaty defining clearly the matter il
dispute" etc. The word treaty" take!
the place of "agreement"in the treatiel
as they were negotiated.
In discussing the letter to Cullon
Morgan spoke of it as another eyt
dence of the presidents tendency to
ward the usurpation of the senatorial
prerogative and said that the presiden
had no more right to interfere witt
the senate's consideration of the sub
ject at this stage of the preceding
than the senate would have had to in
terfere with him while the treaty wa!
in process of preparation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15
FLAMES in Livery Stable.

Cairo, ILL.,, Feb. 9.-Fire broke out
in the livery stable of Charles Powers,
at Fourteenth street and Commercial
avenue at 1870 in the morning.
Fifteen head of horses and u large
number of vehicles were burned. The
flames spread to the office and store
room of Fitzgerald Bros, the local
agents of Pabst Brewing company, and
entirely DESTROYED the place.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15
No Case Aeainst Doyis.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Will ]. Davis,
who, Us president of the Iroquis Thea
ter company, was indicted by the
grand jury for involuntary manslaugh-
ter after the theater fire fatality of
Dec. 80, 1903, was discharged by Judge
Kersten under a motion to quash the
Indictment. The decision was made on
the ground that the Indictment con-
tanned vitality defective flaws.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15
Paul Morton's Position in the Cabinet.

At the time of his appointment
many wondered why the President
selected Paul Morton as member
of his cabinet. The object is now
becoming apparent. Prosecuting
attorneys sometimes solicit the worst
of law breakers to turn states evil
dence and give the public the bene-
fit Of all they know about the COM
mission of crime. Morton, while in
the employ Of the railways, was one
Of the worst men in the business, if
the recent report Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission is founded
upon sufficient evidence. The fact
that he is in the Presidents cabinet
instead Of in some penitentiary is
inexplicable, except on the theory
that he is telling what he knows
about his late associates for the pub
Iesgs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15
Consal Goodnow resigns,

Washington, Feb 9.-John Goodnow
Of Minnesota, against whom serious
charges have been pending in connec-
ton with his conduct of the office of
consul general at Shanghai. China,
went personally to the state depart
ment and resigned. President Roose.
welt Immediately accepted the resigna-
ton to take effect on March 81. 1t
had been requested for the good Of the
service
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15

Paris, Feb 13.-The aeronauts, NM.
-Menier, Jacques Faure and Herbert,
made an ascend from the Crystal Pal
ace in London at GAS o'clock in the
evening. They passed over the chan
mel at a speed of seventy miles an
hour and arrived at o'clock in the
morning at st. Denis, near Paris beat
ing the previous record for an air voy-
age between London and Paris.