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ferred upon him BY the bill; but doubt
less the revere will be the case when the
Unionists return to Office. The objec-
ton based Upon the possibly frequent
and arbitrary use OF the veto is counter
balanced TO some extent by the provision
that any British subject, whatever may
be his religious belief, shall be deemed
qualified to hold the office Of Lord Lieu
tenant. Il ssweli known that hereto
fore only a Protestant has been eligible.
Still another clause Of the bill lie mani
festly aimed at the age-long discrimina-
ton in favor Of Protestants, for it stipue
lates that no preference whatever shall
be shown to any religious denomination
in Official appointments, and that any
appointment resulting from such prefer
ence shall be invalid.
From some comments made upon the
bill by Mr.. JOHN Z. REDMOND, the Ma
tionalist leader, we infer that he expects
the Dublin convention to accept the bill,
provided it be amended in certain par
ticulars, including not only that named
above but also an enlargement of the
annual grant to be made from the British
Exchequer to the Irish Treasury.
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Forcing the Season.

We hate to spoil sport or to do any
thing thatmight throw a wrinkle into lofty
brows, but this inveterate habit Of forcing
the seaso in the matter OF Presidential
nominations Il trife tiresome. Agood
many Alnaschar dreams may come TO
smash in the thirteen months or 80 before
the Republican national convention win
meet. New issues may pop up. 1t is
wen conceivable that the face Of politics
may change considerably. There is no
quicker shifting than in the theatre
Of American politics.
The crops aud business are the most
masterful politicians in the long run;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-09
white Women on the Congo.

A body OF representative white men
which recently met at LeopoIdvilIe, on
the upper Congo, adopted certain views
that are most significant as indicating
the new conditions that have been in
troduced and the progress and better
prospects Of civilization in that region.
All the Fathers Superior of the numer-
ous Catholic missions in the State at
tended this meeting. Their action on a
number Of important questions, only
oneo which will be mentioned here, has
been submitted to the Government.
The assembly declared by a unanimous
vote that it would be greatly to the in
terest of the officials and agents of the
State, and that the welfare of the State
in itself would be largely promoted, if
the Government should give the fullest
encouragement to all its white represen-
tatives and employees to take their wives
with them TO the Congo.
A petition to this effect was sent to the
Government at Bona; and the Govern
ment was urged to provide for the re-
endorsement to its servants Of the extra
expense incurred in taking their wives to
Africa, and in its contracts with them
to place no obstacle in the way of making
this practice general. The Fathers ex-
pressed the view that in proportion as
white women become associated with
their husbands in the work of the Congo
State, that work will evoke new sympa-
thies and will be stimulated to greater
development. I
Such action as this by any body Of
white men on the Congo would have
been impossible five years earlier. About
eighteen years ago DR.. WOLFF, one OF the
leading explorers in the southern part
OF the Congo basin, expressed his belief
that the climatic conditions would al
ways make it extremely unwise to bring
white women into the country; and be adj
vocated the policy Of encouraging white
men in the service to marry native
women. The advice was followed Ii a
number of cases, and the fact attracted
attention when DR., GREENFIELD, one
of the most conspicuous men on the
Congo, married a native woman educated
in the mission school at Accra. y
But times are changed. There are now
good houses, good food and good health
in the Congo State. The death rate
among the whites is very little greater
to-day than in north Europe or in our
own land. Scores of Catholic sisters are
there working hard, enjoying their work
and in good health. The old idea that it
was death to white women to 60 to the
Congo has been s~upplanted by the view
that they can live there and be competent
helpmeets to their husbands.
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L.NA.L
Britons took their pleasures sadly the
Americalts took them citing.
In most OF their other features Atlantic
City and Margate coincided pretty closely.
Both displayed the same degraded addio-
ton TO picture postals, TO multioolored
candies, 70 Marcel waves and pseudo-Jap-
anese art. Both displayed q like weakness
for auctions. at which no one ever bought
anything till tho audaciousi a~uotioneer
pounosd on some helpless woman, who'had
raised neither voice nor finger, with the
announcement, YOU'RE stung, MADAME
The Londoner took his annual dip from
a bathing AN rolled into the surf; the
New Yorker undressed In a bathing house.
on h landward side Of the Boardwalk
Both alike, 1t seemed, spent their last
cent on the outing and went home broke
No, between the two resorts there were
far more fundamental ~resemblanoes than
differences, and the conviction Of this fact
disheartened the immigrant, who was
always aspiring to as6me new thing" He
was not oomforted till his last evening in
Atlantic City, when at dinner in the Hindu
temple he hit on al abysmal dissimilarity.
1t was a Saturday night, and he found
a little printed paper on his plate request
ing him to name herewith any wines or
spirits he might need for the morrow, an
no 'drinks' could be supplied on the Sab
bath unless ordered overnight. He con-
splted his waiter and learned that Atlantic
City had just gone dry What would
have been called on the other side Sunday
closing had suddenly been here enforced.
but it was a Sunday closing Of a far more
rigorous kind than anything known to
Britons. 1t appeared that Atlantic City
alternsted between wet" and dry o.
Sundays with feminine hckleness. Now q
reform wave swept over, 1t; now the wave
receded. No one could tell what was comr
ing mex
That night the Dome Of Publicity re-
vealed to the immigrant a charming con-
spiracy. "Sh.' exclaimed a male voice,
addressing his waiter, wherever the same
might be. SAY. got your wine list theref
Give it me! Here, I'll put my name TO the
foot Of that. Guess anything 1 happen to
want will be somewhere on that list. And.
say. IL any fellows come along from New
York tomorrow asking for q drink. tell
them to speak to me. Guess I'll be able to
supply them-for a consideration. Look
here. you fellows; I'm going to pay my
exc this trip out of a good old square liquor
deall' W. A. q.
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Mr.. Edmund.,s Platform.

The Hon. GEORGE r. EDMUNDs, whose
voluntary retirement deprived the Sen
ate Of one OF its most illustrious figures,
has lost nothing of the political sagaoity
which was long Of such service TO his
party and to the country. Remote from
the feverish %pragmatisms and personal
explorations Of current politics, he dis
Germs the moderate and constitutional
principles OF government which have
usually prevailed and are likely to pre-
vail again:
Il believe that the great masses Of the sensible
people OF this Countrywide commercial men, the
Iabor1ng men and all the others-who have become
sufhciently educated in the theory OF real liberty
and real personal rights will ind themselves sup
porting q conservative liberty which can stand
any wind from any direction. They will be for the
principle that the real purpose OF peoples rights
10 that every man shall have the right to be his own
master 80 long as he does not interfere with similar
rights of anybody else"
Real liberty; real personal rights;
conservative liberty; every man his own
master so long as he does not interfere
with the rights Of anybody else: this was
Jeffersonianism before Mr., BRYAN dressed
himself in borrowed robes. This may be
Republicanism again when idolatry is put
away.
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A Pull ON American Good Nature.

10 Tan IpiIoh OF n ooN.SH' S.e
WIN ,he eAisuht pos'si cohfeh'oh ost"oen ~
Oni'eu A'ee u 'ho mimic oeuaoN r.oepHs
caheoIo . new arIaneement anu eo'n. one heu
aperlecl ngh' 70 a toh II sne Wan.eu 70, uhu sI
y nov eSs'o" o AIFe noioeoe 70 " III wv
poSAte IN ne~spapei u poiIouioeS -.
oome . : ~ len . u Amenoeh puDnsneis' pu,
~ WI DC . NlueIy us' n nnes " 10 ' e' ea
.oH et'ous IN :, tO
u . y. = He" ="
epestno nssen0. ma 10 Wy o'o
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A Lenroot Experiment.

Ex-Speaker /. l.. LENRoor Of the Wis
oonsin Legislature is a very unfortu-
nate nan. Last year, in spite of the
vociferous and energetic support he re-
oeived from the Hon. ROBERT MARION
LA TOILETTE, he was beaten in the
primary contest for the Republican
nomination for Governor. This year he
entered the contest for the United States
Senatorship made vacant by the resigna-
ton Of JOHN Corr SPooNER with the en-
tire friendship and the best wishes Of Mr..
La FoLLErTE, who was prevented from
supporting him noisily only by the fact
that he owed a superior obligation to one
STEPHENSON, a gentleman apparently
guilty Of being a capitalist, who has
helped to fill the La Toilette political
money chest from time to time.
Under these conditions Mr.. LBNRooT,
generally hailed as fla FoLLETrR's man.
made as strong a fight for the Senator
ship as he could. The result was not
particularly gratifying. From the out
set it was plain that he was beaten. At
last he recognized the hopelessness OF
his canvass and withdrew. La Fol-
LETTE, able to do anything for himself
in Wisconsin politics, has been of no
practical use in his efforts to advance
his friend. In fact, it is not improbable
that LENRooT standing squarely or his
own feet would have advanced at least
as far as he has under the protection Of
LA TOILETTE.
Possibly Mr.. LA TOILETTE will cease to
support Mr.. LENRoor now and allow that
worthy man to Q what he can do for
himself. The progress OF a Lenroot
campaign without the La Toilette shadow
would be watched with considerable in
tereet. It's outcome could not be leas
satisfactory to the mar principally af-
fected than the results Of Mr.. LA Fol-
LETTB's earnest endeavors in his behalf
have been,
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A Record Rainfall,

from Ht ANtn0um.
Before the Meteorological Society q paper by
r. L. Holmes on "The Phenomenal Rainfall In Suva,
FIJI" August s, 1908. was read by the secretary.
Unfortunately. the exact amount had 10 be, In part.
estimates, owing 10 the observer falling TO measure
the fall at intervals during the night. Very little
rain fell before sunset, but from Q p. NJ. there was o
ceaseless downpour till sunrise the next day. At
10 p. NJ. the assistant found the gauge overlooking
with 1880 inches Of rain In IT, Four hours later, at
2 A. NJ. on the 9th, the gauge was again OVERLOOKING;
and at 9 A. NJ. IL was overlooking once mSre-that
Is, three times In twelve hours. Very little rain
fell AFTER 6 A. NJ. These measurements show moro
than 81 inches, without taking into account the
overiowtngs, which arc an unknown quantity. As
the gauge was twenty five feet above the ground,
Mr.. Holmes Is OF opinion the rainfall should be
increased by about IL per cent, so that the total
fall must have been fully forty one inches In about
thirteen hours. which he thinks surpssses anything
that has been recorded In any other part Of the
world In 90 short q space of time.
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and who can be sure Of their behaviori
Then Congress, subsidiary and minor as
its'role may seem to be under the present
dispensation, may make Or mar party
prospects in 1905,
As for the candidates, they should
ponder this text: And the glorious
beauty which Is on the head Of the fat
valley shall be d fading flower and az
the hasty fruit before the summer; which
when he that looketh upon it seeth, while
tits yet in his hand he eateth it up
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Awkward pti.tAl. in u. B.sy rr.s,.

FfoH ht Pdnt Daily NeUs.
Az ouimper. In Brittany, last week the wife Of a
man named lie Ssux gave birth 10 a boy. The
father took the child and sold 10 for Is 20 the wife
of the local butcher, Nine. Bonan. The woman
presented II 70 her husband a. her own newly born
infant and Bonan FASTENED 70 register the ohlId's
birth.
q lie Saux, fearing that he might get into trouble
with the police, next consulted the butcher, whom
he supposed 70 be a party 70 the fraud. The duped
husband threw Le Saux out Of the house.. The
latter then registered the birth Of his own child.
In the eye Of the law. therefore. the infant has
claims on two separate families and enjoys the
unique distinction ofbeinG the son Of two mothers,
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUE-Sir: Let a John
Smith day be held at the Jamestown Exposition. q
bay In which all exercises shall be conducted by
men of that name, and when, in Western p~sriance. q
round up" OF the J. SIS might take place. Let
there be q John Smith Bureau" where during the
whole term OF the fair our best known citizen could
register and receive his badge announcing him AZ
the namesake OF the great captain. And then let
the distressed and harAssed finance committee.
now endeavoTinR TO raise sSbO.00O 70 complete the
buildings, call upon each person Of this illustTious
name found In the public directories 70 contribute
81 70 q fund 10 aid In this anniversary celebration
Of the founding Of the jamestown colony.
LoCEPoRT, May Z. q. G. L.
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The Charleston Post considers too CURL
ously the prosperity and felicity Of the
Peerless:
It's ell easy money TO Mr., BRYAN, as he frankly
admits. There is no work for him. AN ! have 10
do is what | want 20 do and he Is well paid for H.
All he wants 20 do is 10 talk. and that is all he has
20 do for a living. He ought to be and doubtless
is a very happy man. His country has done well
by him and his party has given him an inexhsustIble
resource OF wealth. He might show his apprecia-
ton by keeping quiet a while and giving 1t a chance
TO pull of a victory"
II all he wants to do is to talk, how can
he learn how to be happy though silent?
The Democratic party has no right to ask
OF him an impossible and fatal remuneration.
He must speak, or die. Time and feeding
have expanded that onoe romantic form;
and he is in no condition to bear an attack
of suppressed oratory.
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where Is the ButtermiIk Press Agent 2

With mournful eyes the Hon CHARLES
WARREN FAIRBANKS looks from his
heaven kissing Watchtower and sees
Alabama yelled in visible darkness.
These shameful words are uttered by the
Birmingham Age-Herald:
The resctionary that the interests probably
want is FAiRCHnp."
AFAIBoHMD"l Is it for this that the
oows Of our nation give up cheerfully?
For this has the tallest statesman in
the world, except CY SULLowAY and
CYCLONE DAVIS, mixed" with millions
of his countrymen, pumped millions Of
hands and diffused the sweetest moral
sentiments and the glory Of buttermilk
over a rejoicing landP
FAIRoH1IDl Where is the helmsman
and publicity man OF the Buttermilk
Boom?
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Complaint OF a seske for a Public Job.

To TEE EDITOR OF THR SUN-Sir: We read that
we are progressing In many ~ways-moraiy. In
telectually and 80 on. Labor 10 well paid and no
man need look far for work. Wen. here is q case
contrartwise: Iapplied for examination ms assist
ant welgher In the customs service. and having had
the necessary one years experience. hled my Appil-
cation. AZ the order of the local board OF exami-
ners ! appeared before a deputy surveyor and was
told by him. through the board, that ] was not
competent 10 enter the examination, which comes
OF In a short time; but q man who has been weigh
ing coal on the same type OF scale I have been
using gets an o. X.
Give us q system where true merit counts for
something. where everybody gets a fair shake out
OF the examination box" and let us prove that
we have not perjured ourselves In swearing that
weIgher. DUPONT HOLLAND.
NTW York, May q,
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A Travellers Mistake.

From The LoS6oa Daily Neus.
Some amusement was caused az the Asnsheld
police court yesterday by the explanation OF Joseph
Brailsford for pulling the communication cord IN 9
nottingham train.
lie excitedly explained 20 the guard. II was stated,
that his fellow passengers looked so suspicious that
he thought himself In a tden of thieves and was
afraid 10 trust himself with them.
The prosecuting solicitor said that those In the
compartment were some OF the most prominent
residents of Mansfield.
Defendant was fined ri.
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His mighty head % stuffed and packed
with all the wisdom earth has known,
And there ian new thing which can
To him be shown.
OF old Experiences cup
Hia young lips long have drained the drers;
He 10 Professor Of the Arr
OF sucking egst-
He saw the Ten Commandments nrst,
He guides alike the home and STATE,
And dictates spelling OF the tongue
OF Shakespeare great. g.
He tupsrvisst OF be u n
4oas thlnGs on mia terrestrial bah;
This supernOrmrl Supsrm1n =
Who knows " ell.
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News Of Pheuts Creek.

Correspondence Emportd Gazette.
The freeze last week froze all the fruit.
School closed Friday. A dinner was given AZ
noon. A programme was rendered in the after
noon and the last night OF the literary society met
In the evening. !Agood time was had.
Mr.. Piskenpough was In Bushonr Saturday on
business.
Fern Pyle spent several days last week In En-
pors, the guest OF her counsin. Bessie Pyle.
There has been quite q change In the weather the
past few dayt.
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A New JERK Cu,tom.

To TEE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sfr. ] came here
three months ago from Chicago. which is thought
70 be q hustling ana josiling sort Of place. But
they 40 one iiihI hsTs e : sSr.ss..S. s.sa5.a AZ
Chicago. Every man. at least every other man.
kIcks the man in front OF Kim In the heel or ths
small Of the leg. This kicking 10 unconao,ous. I
feel certain. but II is q little queer and dISagreeabIe
70 q stranger. II, n "
NEW YoRK, Nay 0.
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overlooked BIT Of rolitioal Go.,lp.

To TIE EDITOR or THE SUN-IStT: Am surprised
that you have nOeSpade any mention OF the efforts
OF inc lion. Samuel SSsi % .Ais city - have en-
Mayor T. NJ. Osborne nominated as Mr.. BYanS
running mate In 1905.
Mr.. oden advocated government ownership and
the initiative and referendum fifteen year, ago.
AUBURN, Mage AUHUEN.
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where Gain Killed Abel.
From tn Bus

While cycling round K~ettertns J was startled TO
see what appeared 20 me 20 be two men fighting
in a neld. On reaching the neid ! diSnountod and
climbed over the fence 20 see what IL was, and dis-
covered II was a stone statue representing Cain
Staying Abel. II 10 unique. Calm has one knee
khsl 70 the ground. and one arm up
lifted ready 70 strike. The statue must be hun
dreds Of years old, aud Is supposed 10 be on the
E xAct SPOT where The murder was committed.
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To TIVE EDITOR or THI SuR-!Sr: Why do most
elderly oommutep land some not % old, carry
their tickets In the lining Of their hatsi Ihave aiso
seen visiting cards, bills, sticking plaster. chewing
gum and homeopathic pills taken out Of oommu.
teu' htts. YALH,
ELiLIBITH, N, ], NsyA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-09

Certain Boston patriots are grieved be-
cause the beanpot, and not Faneuil Hall. is
the Official symbol of Boston Old Home
Week. Outside barbarians can't under
stand these niceties. Faneuil Hall contains
the armory of the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company, So the beanpot repre-
sents food; the hall drink. Do the aggrieved
patriots prefer the latter?
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rrerrt,tlre Idea, IN Car.,.

From ne Korea Daily Neps.
An enthusiastic student Of progressive ideas cut
on his hair and then went and showed himself 20
his father, who looked him over and then told him
TO ret out OF sight and stay out until he could show
a good topknot again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-09

Kricker Sec about the boys who ran OF, and
lived In a cavef
BOeksr-No. VIVA, ia, did they ,skei
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The Hon. CHAMP CLARK has not had q
single answer to his generous offer TO take
the Democratic nomination for President II
nobody else would.
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Nfs. KnlckeT--was your last cook unreAsonAbiet
Mn. Bocker-fet, she wanted the auto twice 4
week. which didn't give time 70 have II repaired,
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II oVr 1rfends rho favor US nth moRusertpts for
publication irish 10 hare rrJsnted articles returned e'sv
must IN all cases send stamps for mat purpose.
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From me singapore Free Press.
But what q merciful thing for politicians t 10 that
the general public Is AFFLICTED with extraordinary
shortness ef memoryl
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Tale Of Fish.

IbIO OI u FISH,
He whipped the stream With practised hand,
There came q whiri and swish.
And then from UP the waters cool
He drew d modest
He told the tale 10 all his friends.
Described the tempting dish,
And entertained them With the length
OF that peculiar
II grewA little day by day,
According TO his wish.
Until his whole connection knew
OF that gigantic
The tale would stil be going round.
But on one reckless night
He drew II out % very long
II strunS clean out OF sight.
h~cLASpSuhOH WILSON.
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bteIa-Don't they pui on styisf
Bslib-YeSi n 70 only a generation from eIssS
grease 70 eib6E sleeves,
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Published by Tho Sun Printing and Publishing
Association at i7o Nassau street. In the Borough OF
Manhattan. New York. z~fS .
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Entered Of the Post once at New York as Second
CiS . uurl Matter.
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Paris once, b Rue Louis lie Grand.
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sub.orlpt.0as ), Mali. Postpaid

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Trade Of the werla., Great Port..l

he Times Of London gives the trade IL the
Ids great ocean ports as follows pounds ster-