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Tho Old Philosophy.

To THE EDrToR OF The SUN-Sir: In an anti
quated volume by the out OF date writer
Ralph Waldo Emerson, I found the other day the
passage quoted below. I am quite aware that q
greater than Emerson has arisen 20 instruct and
lead TO higher moral and material planes the Amer-
can people, but Il occurred to my mind that possibly
II tbe passage were displayed with an aesthetic
variety Of types its words might seem almost 40
true as the DelphIc utteranc es of-I was about to
say Mr.. Brisbane. but on the principle that what
a man buys ata round price ought to be considered
Justly hia let US say. even in defiance OF the more
enlightened philosophy OF to-day-Mr. Hearst:
wealth brings with II It's own checks and bal.
ances. The basis Of political economy In non
Interference. The only safe rule Is Sound IN Tho
self adjusting meter Of demand and supply. 10
not legislaie. NEEDLE. and you snap the sineVs
with your sumptuAry laws. Give no bounties:
make equal laws: secure life and property. and you
need not give aims. Open the doors Of oppor-
tunlty to talent and virtue. and they will do them
selves Justice, and property will not be IN bad
hands. In q free and Just commonwealth prop.
erty rlshes from the idle and imbecile 70 the in.
dustrious, brave and perseverng.- OLDPAsHIoN.
NEW YORK., September 4.
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DEMOCRATIC TRAITORS.
Distress OF IN Admirer Of Regularity and
David ID. HIll.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SiT: what
10 the trouble with the Democratic party
to-day, or rather where Is It driftingH Since
Grover Clsvciand's election az Governor In
1881 the Democracy OF New York State
especially hss been drifting. until now IL Is
in the Trough Of the sea- David Bennett
Hill tried to keep IL to Its course, but instead
cratic newspapers and Democratic statesmen
We'd with each other In undermining him
and now look at the result
When q nomination Ia made Of o reputable
Democrat, who &C least Ii supposed to have
voted his ticket always. they set Ovt to see.
not II they can elect him. but how badly they
s6olter did not have much Of . chance il. a
Democratic, convention. Now they seek only
those. ,Traitorism is rewarded BY the best
names talked o. now in cohnection With the
Democratic. 0ubernatOrlal convention are
Hearst and Jerome. The last candidate
the assertion that In the last twelve years
neither one Of these gentlemen landI will add
s5.f bsmocast G1s tieEss sI 70 me w Mss, n Sis Nance
II the convention saw At to nominate some
U %SoS si' I voted O s%Iss. md. h2n VIII H. again =; srE Z S;s 'G e
psctsd Of splitting his ticket ever since he
L B not = fact that the people to-day seek
not the man who IL known 70 have brains.
and plenty, Of them, but some one with 2
right here let me say that the battle Of San
Juan Hill, which we all know was a terrific
one; furnished nS sSc y: With q Rrs 5da n S On SScP SnS
they spring upi I do not mean to speak
d~isparagingly OF our President. but II on his
honors must await OyamA or Togoi
Going back on your friends seems TO. be
the right thing for a successful politician.
on Manning. Ed. Murphy. Jr., goes back on
Hill, Odell goes back on Plat. Higgins goes
back on odell' Hesrst and Jerome go back
York State Democracy at Buffalo rise TO the
occasion and nominate a clean, out and out
Democrat, one who has never betrayed his
partyt II such a man cannot be found. call
out Of retirement that modest Roman Of
them an D. B.: Hin. and ask hin to lead us.
LIFELONG DEMOCRAT.
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American Property in Cuba.


Reports are now coming that the
Cuban rebels ere seizing American prop
erty, chiefly horses. 1t is quite probable
that some American property may be
destroyed before peace IL restored In
the island. The English owners Of some
Of Cuba's railways have alreadysustained
loss through acts Of the rebels, and they
are likely to meet further losses.
Unless the seizure Of and damage to
the property Of foreigners or Of strictly
neutral Cubans assume large proper
tons, there il no occasion whatever for
appeal to the Plat Amendment on the
ground that the Government has failed
to give adequate protection. For all
such loss and damage the Cuban Gov
eminent is financially responsible. This
is the key Of the present controversy
over the so-called Spanish claims. Not
wi~thstanding the fact that the United
States took the ground that the Cuban
trouble Of 1868 was only an insur-
r~ection, and refused to recognize the
b~elligerency Of the Cuban Instruction
Lbuo, VIC Opdulou OLaAAA1 SOhlhiAoSlOA
is rejecting claims amounting to mill
ions Of dollars on the ground that a state
Of war did exist. In the present case
there 10 as yet no ground whatever on
which to rest the assertion that the
uprising is anything more than an insur-
rection.
There is much loose talk about inter-
vention as a definite object of the rebels.
They are no more DESTROYS of such an
outcome than Ia the Cuban Government
itself. Annexationists, Cuban and Amer.
lean, will make what 8 they a Of
the present trouble to advance their
objects and purposes, but Intervention
that would involve a establishment Of
American control, temporary or perma-
nent, forms no part of the plan Of the
insurgents. To bring about Intervention
neither fighting o an armed force is
at all necessary. A few weeks later on,
when the zane fields are dry, armed In
tervention could be forced by determined
men with no other weapons than parlor
matches.
Should the Government succeed in dis
persing the armed parties Of Instruction
lists, It is not at all improbable that some
of the rebels would resort to incendiarism.
On the other hand, it is perhaps no less
probable that in the event Of the success
Of the rebellion some Of those now sup
porting the Government, smarting under
defeat, might take a similar course rather
than see their opponents holding political
control in the island.
A little later on there may be grave
danger. At present there is little or
none. Cuba has money enough to pay
for all the horses, tools and provisions
that may be seized or stolen, and she is
responsible for all such claims as may be
established. American Intervention is not
in any way the object Of the rebels at the
present stage OF the affair. The proof
of this statement lies In the fact that II
that were their purpose it could have been
accomplished long before this.
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win represent them and look out for
their lnterestsl Could q o dreadful
picture Of a degenerate electorate be
drawn? It's abandonment Of all that the
Hon. SAMUEL GoMPERs stands for and
symbolizes shows It's utter and complete
lncapacity TO control its own affairs
properly, It's unftness for s~eli-govern-
ment. The worst tales for New England
~degeneraoy are confirmed. Acommunity
in which II Ia possible that Mr.. GoMPEBs
should be regarded a. IN intruder when
he undertakes to improve it, political
affairs is capable Of any folly.
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which might be- prCdnosd 10 szpOTt guam
lass are sugar, caoa0, fruits, cotton, dyO
woods and hard woods. The extent Of her
mineral 10 not known, but they
are generally believed 20 be varied and
abundant. Gold has been taken out Tor
cOnturiss and In considerable quantity.
Her emerald mines are world famous, al
though tho product 10 commonly known a.
Peruvian emeralds. She has silver, iron,
copper, asphaltum and probably some coal.
Most Of these possibilities lie idle from
lack Of capital for development, transpor-
tation for necessary machinery, and, per-
haps most important Of all. stable political
conditions.
Ths e1isting conditions mako any i'm
portant commerce quite impossible. EX-
ports for 1908 amounted 10 tl2,s $50 900 and
imports 10 tl4,A5O, 900. During the calendar
year 1905 the United States purchased from
Colombia merchandise OF q value Of $685.
900 and sold to her goods valued at %, 1000.
Much is hoped for the country from the
rule Of the present President, Gen. Rafael
Reyes. He has begun exceedingly well,
and the belief II general that Colombia has
Suffered = new and a better era
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OUR MERCHANT MARINE.
A Years Statistics which Show what q
Poor Figure It Cuts.

To THE EDITION OF THR SUN-Sir: While
statistics are not yet available showing the
percentage Of our foreign m carried
In American vessels during the year which
ended on June 50. 1909. figures at hand indicate
that there has been a substantial reduction.
Onicial data show that during the year ended
June 30. 1905, the net tons Of American sail
and steam vessels entering our ports from
foreign countries totalled 1881, 7o0, while In
the year Just closed the entries OF American
sAil and steam vessels from foreign countries
totalled 1850, 5s4 net tons. an increase Of 1928
net tons. say AZ per cent.
During the same time the growth Of foreign
tonnage 10 Illuminating. For the year ended
June 20, 1905, foreign steam and sail vessels
~GgGrsGating 49, 400, IsO net tons entered our
ports from foreign countries. which Increased
during last year to l7.4ls. $50 net tons, an
increase Of i,e22,2 47 net tons OF foreign steam
and sail vessels: or say ~ per cent: -
last year over the previous year engaged In
our trade equalled 95 per cent. Of the total
American tonnage so engaged. or. for Amerl-
carry and to ave also carried Just the In
crease In our foreign trade they would have
had to be double In tonnage what they were:
engaged 10 our foreign trade last year was
but barely able to carry the Increase OF our
foTeIsn com ION over the previous year
with the growth OF our foreign commerce
last year over the previous year we should
have had to double our shipping in that trade,
that We should have had to build in our ship
yards three timea the tomato hat actually
was built for our foreign and domestic trade,
had almost TO equal the output Of British ship
yards, one gains som ethinR OF an idea what a
pItiable and unimportant position our marine
occupies In the deep sea trade and how colossal
q task confronts US In our attempt Ia "re-
hAbllltate our shipping In the forelg n trade"
ALEXANDER r. SMITH.
NEW YoRK. August SI.
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MFR. GOmpers in Maine.

Are the voters Of the Second Maine
Congress district entirely devoid OF rev.
erence and utterly incapable Of graft
tudeP For a week they enjoyed the
inestimAble boon OF the Hon. SAMUEL
doMPERs's society. Seven times that
most eminent Of all philosophers and
publicists spoke words Of wisdom to the
electors, counselling them against Mr..
CHARLES E. LITTLEFIELD and urging
them to defeat that gentleman when he
comes up for reelection next week. Did
the Dirigo folks appreciate this good
fortune2 According to the Tribune they
did not. Il says:
-But the GOmpers hsrsEEues have not proved 80
dangerous 10 Mr. .LrTTtHFIELD's prospects, as many
prOphesIed, for now that he has gone there has
been q ~rssctlOn. The voters Of this district do not
me the Idea Of this man coming On from Washing
ton 70 tell them how they shall vote or to hold up
20 KSdlculc the man they have selected to repre-
sent them In Washington. They care no, a rap
whether he meets with the approval Of SAMUEL
0OMPnAs. they want q man who suits and rep.
fssents them. II 10 their interests they are looking
Qua for and not SAMUEL GoMPERss."
The voters do not like TO have Mr..
GoMPERs ridicule their Representative
In Congreesl They do not care whether
Mr.. LITTLEFIELD has Mr.. GoMPERs's
approval " notl They have the au-
dAcity TO want q man " the House who
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sistAnce. It IA not merely . question Of
the cost OF transportation, but the near
est land, Cape Colony, with which are
their chief trade relations, will not admit
immigrants who cannot show at least
E10, a sum unknown TO most OF the Sc.
Helena people, white and black. Unless
the Government undertakes 20 remove
a good part Of the population as well as
the garrison there will be q primitive
struggle for the survival Of the fttest
on the island.
When II has been evacuated, however,
IL will be like Tristan d'Acunha and q
few other favored spots, an undisturbed
home for the lovers OF the simple life,
who may besides mediate " the
empty tomb Of NAPOLEON. At any rate
st. Helena has been.
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many Irishmen who have hitherto main
tanned With vehemence the struggle for
complete Home Rule are now beginning
TO talk a. II they would accept nifty
cents on the dollar.
There IL reason 70 believe that one OF
the matters discussed In the recent con-
ference between King EDWARD VII. and
Kaiser WILLIAM II. was Germany's
effort to secure an island In the Persian
Gulf as q naval base. We are told that
the Bannerman Government might con-
sent to the acquisition by Germany OF
such an island for purposes purely COM
mercial, but that the conversion OF 1t
into a fortified naval station would DO
opposed inflexibly. A recent incident
indicates that since the conclusion OF
the new Anglo-Japanese alliance Rus
sia's Government has decided to come
to terms with Britain as regards the
respective interests OF the I'VE coun-
tries in Persia and TO act conformity
with the British Foreign Office in re-
sisting the enoroachment Of any third
European Power upon the Shah's terri
tory. The proof OF a c~onciliatory atti-
tude to which We refer is the reprimand
addressed by the Russian Minister for
Foreign Affairs to the Russian Minister
at Teheran, who Is said to have been
responsible for the charge that the Brit
ish Legation In that city had given out
q bogus telegram expressing the SYM
pathy OF King EDWARD with the Per-
sian Liberals.
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Corsan Omen Of Good Fortune.

NTVWV Nv DVUtW NBFFIU FUNs
The coreans are greatly exercised over the APP
pearance Of a bamboo tree through tho cracks Of
the floor Of the room last occupied by the late Cen
era Min Yong Whan. Since the suicide OF the
General In November last the room has been, kept
closed. and when the room was opened two days
ago the bamboo had already attained the height
OF more than four feet.
The Coreans and a parallel In this phen omenon
in an event that occurred in SongdobO0 years ago.
when a patriot defending the Emperor was done
10 death on q stone bridge just outside the city.
Several months after his death a bamboo sprouted
up between the stones on the very spot where the
patriot had breathed his last.
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To TBa-EDrToR OF THE SUN-SF. I went out
IN the country one day this summer 10 see a client
in regard TO some legal work that I was doing for
him. He kept q small country store, and when
I went in I saw two old ladies in the rear Of tho
storc doing some purchasing and talking away
at a good rate.
I started TO talk TO my friend. and had got
quite well along with what I had TO say when ono
OF the old women must have heard sorne Of my
remarks. for I heard her say: Ann. don't talk
so loud; that's a lawye over there. and they have
eyes and can see. and ears and can hear, Just the
same as We Christians do" MOORE.
NEW YORK, August 81.
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Improving Baseball.

Saturday q member Of the New York
National League baseball team assaulted
q spectator at the Polo Grounds, beating
him on the head with a heavy catching
mitt and a mask. Hitherto the well
disciplined professional ball players have
assaulted only the umpire and the men
Of the opposing mines. The innovation
introduced in the game by this particu-
lar Giant, II IL il adopted generally,
will do much to enliyen and popularize
professional baseball.
This year the Giants, proudly living
up to their title Of Worlds Champions,
have accomplished great things for base
ball. They have adopted the novelty
Of barring umpires from the grounds
and then claiming the unplayed contest
as a forfeited game They have laid
down the rule that the league authori-
ties are subordinate to the team man.
ayers. They have endeavored, with
considerable success, to revive rowdy
ball, which a few years ago came graft
fyingly a to killing their business
and resulted in the formation Of a new
league. The introduction Of the prao-
tice Of beating the heads OF spectators
is, however. their greatest contribution to
the reform of the pastime.
It Is refreshing to read that the person
selected for the experimental assault
was q boy Of nineteen. The managerial
example has not been wasted on the
players Of the New York club.
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Merely Few R.mind.rn.

The tanSy bed 10 whitening,
The sllpp'ry "elum" bark
Sticks tighter than . burdOck 70
A dogs tail In the dark;
The crlckets cuddlIng closer 10
The doorstep than before
The leaves are getting raspy and
The summer days are DER.
The tabby's fur is growing thick,
Tit woOdplle's growing, too.
The cellar bins are grOaning with
The store that's good 20 view:
The cattails clutter In the sedge:
The wild goose sails before
The night wind; troutIng seasons done
The summer days arc DER.
The silver mist arises from
The river dats below:
The foK ares glimmer In the swamp
With pallid. ghostly glow:
The small boy hustles through the corn
with Towber 70 she fore:
The nights are nt for coonAng, and
The summer DAYS are DER.
HoRAos sIIlevl KxILsa.
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PdYkSrsouro correspondence Wheeling TnteHtOenesy.
Captain Jesse Pierce, the veteran engineer, who
resides at T2 Latrobe street, has had his garden
patch almost destroyed by the crowds who have
sramped over ths place Inspecting the work OF q
Bryan spider. which has them all guessing.
In q large circular web hanging in the garden
the spider has woven tho name Of william Jen.
nIngs Bryan" Those who have seen II say the
words are clear and distinct, neatly made. The
web was nrst observed several days ago, and 40
soon as Il became known all the ncighbOrs locked
In 70 IL
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Breaking In the Natives.

FROM me BONANZA Bulletin.
Thursday evening George T. Cline OF Lorclla
startled timid women and small boys by bringing
into town the traction en- Eine Of his thresher, all
steamed up and p%rOpellIng itselfthTouEh the streets
OF our city. This is the FIRST engine Of the kind
ever in our bSrg. II was ~ interesting sight 20 a
large number OF people. and now when the real
cars como the Inhabitants will not be apt TO Eet
SrIwhtened
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Scots National Music.
From ne London 0loh,.

FTVW TF NVVUUW UTOUF.
An enterprsing reporter sends particular ~ Of
matrimonial dispute between King Alfonso and
MS bride. II appears that their Majestles were on
their way TO Castle when an awful
sound smOts the air. ITS a wailing b~anshee.-
cried King Alfonso. mo. my dear" contradlcted
Queen Ens. IL Is the sound OF the railway wagons
shunting." IL appears that both their Majesties
were wrong. II was the sSIrl OF the ~bscpipes.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: I pre-
dict that Senator Bailey will be the next
Democratic candidate for President and that
John Sharp Williams will be the candidate
for Vice-President Bryan is out Of the race.
TUXEDO, September 1, Y. Y. u
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Mrs. Eddy Not Afraid.

To THE EDITOR OF THR SUN-sIr. Tho rumor
published IN this mornings SUN that Mu. Mary
Baker g. Eddy. founder and leader OF the Christian
Science movement, had returned the horses pre-
scented TO her by Mr.. Temple because she did not
feel safe when driving behind them 10 false. Mrs.
Eddy has not ridden behind them. She gave the
horses back because they were not adapted 20 her
needs. She was satisfied with tried and tested
ones and was unwilling to part with them.
II. CORNELL wnaoN.
NEW YORK. September 1.
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Mr.. BRYAN fears that our regulation Of
the railroads will Immediately put the rail-
roads deeper into politics Yet be de-
clares for Governments ownership, which
would make the President the greatest
political boss the world has ever seen II he
were alive to his opportunities.
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III. Copp.rhsaa,. Preference.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir; Put a bunch
Of Diack ash leaves on one side OF q copperhead
and q nre on the other. II the snake 10 compelled
to move It will 20 through the dame rather than
cross these leaves.
IL ther re any smart reader who can give a reaso
for this? X. p. r.
PERKsKnL, September l..
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switxerland's Prosperity.

The material prosperity Of Switzerland Is strTk-
ingly Illustrated by the statistics Just published.
During the last nity-nve years the wealth OF the
country, not including State property, hAs risen
from ea00 900, 900 10 eosO 900. 900. The remarkable
feature Of these figures is the fact that no less than
two -nfths Of this total has been acquired by the
hotel proprietors, whose annual income is cstl.
mated at upward OF a., OOO, 900.
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Another Asthma Cure.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Siy: In reply to
query signed An Asthmatlc." | will say that I sui
fered the az Onies OF asthma from the age or 20 TO rs,
] succeeded in enectinE . cur through liberal dOscs
OF lpecac. In time phlegm ceases TO collect. Avoid
draughts. SIMPATHRrio.
NEW YORK. August 81.
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PraIan Of The Post nmna.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE Ms City letters
mailed at the corner Of First avenue and Fifteenth
street at 10 o'clock at night reach their destIna-
ton In two days aud a half. I have taken pains
to time them. I supppse 10 doesn't matter much
whether the letters ahe ever delivered.
ZoE ANDERSON NORRIS.
NEW YORK. SeptRmber 4
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II General PERCTvAL W. CLEMENT, the
Fusion candidate for Governor in Vermont,
should be defeated, as his opponents pre-
dict with growing confidence, he will never
theless have rendered the State a great
service In making Vermonters think as well
M vota
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Instead OF throwing rice at weddings
Russians are now hurting bombs. No man,
not even q revolutionist, has the right to
decide before the event whether a marriage
Is to be q success or a failure.
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ExtortIOn.

FROM ne Korea Da1V NspJ.
A correspondent gives us an example Of the get
rich quick process Of reasoning az adopted by our
Japanese friends IN pursuit Of their post bellum
task OF rakInG In the shekels.
The japanese IN question is a washeTmAn. and
IN TIRES weeks he has raised hts price for washing
shirts from Z 20 10 cents.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sb; We thought
you would he pleased TO know that Mr.. r. PrinRls
Clnkscales Of Honea Path. s. c., haa a strong de-
sire to become the Count " Supe rintendent of Edtl.
cation. TEE SOUTHERN SALks AGENCY.
ATLANTA. Ca, August %.
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that people ara coming home.
DocksrSSo Do tie Oass that are Len behind.
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Safe.

k~nlcker-Does your bank president smoksP
BockeT-Yes. he even gives bad ones away.
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N our friends Vho favor Us pRh manuscripts for
pNbitcafiOn DtSh 20 haVe rejected drtclsS rSfHrHed they
must IN all cases ssnd stamps for that purpose.
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Published by The sun Printing and Publishing
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