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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-05

Another baby. less than g year old. stands
in a storm with bare feet and only an UNI
brella 70 ward of pneumonia and other
ills. Another baby was protected from
Che falling snow only by a large muh.
these were cnildren's portraits said
the photographer who had collected them.
and they were regarded In their day as the
last word in the art OF photography. They
are rather artistic specimens OF their kind.
too. when one compares Q with some
otners that were made-a baby sitting
in a large tin Water lily or standing in
front of a Rock OF Ages cross.
yet there were hundreds Of people who
thought It beautiful to have their children
photographed in that way"
The only babies photographed as a matter
0f course when they are a month or W
old are the children Of royalty. They are
put before the camera by the end Of the first
month or two of their existence In order
that they may be shown to their faithful
subjects. The picture Of the Czarewich
was taken when he was little more than
two months old.
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TIE A PLANT.
A Weed -Four Years Ago: Now Worth 81
100000 q Year to Nassau.

100000 q Year to Nassau.
The cultivation Of the sisal plant in the
Bahamas has increased so much In the
four years since II was introduced by Gov.
Shea that tits pushing the sponge industry
very hard.
A writer in the Rosary Magazine predicts
that the full development Of the fibre plant
will make a wonderful position for the little
island in the commercial world.
The sisal plant has always grown wild
on the islands. and has been looked upon
az n Of the greatest pests, as it wasalmost
impossible for the native farmers to eradi-
cate 1t from the soil. it's hardy bayonets
appearing In the midst Of every crop n
refusing to be destroyed.
Gov, Ambrose Shea discovered that the
fibre Of the leaves when stripped Of the
and eYf wS SHs q rope 20 s%i f5res "s and ins soliciting letting
the aid of English capitalists, he at nj o
set TO work to make the sisal an important
item for commerce. n now the income
is nearly $1,000 600 a year to the Island OF
Nassau.
An acre Of land will produce annually
half a ton Of fibre. and the plants last from
twelve to fifteen years. Only the poorest
and ~scantiest soil 10 necessary, and no
climatic effects influence the growth Of
the plant in the least.
All the available land In the Island has
been bought up by capitalists since the
sisal boom, and the Government has already
received a fund OF a25O. 900 from bounties
and grants. which will be used In public
has spread to neighboring islands, and
plenty Of employment IL given the natives
at from 50 cents to a dollar a day.
They have also been allowed TO buy
Government land in ten acre lots at $40
each. paying for it out Of the first years
crop, In this way many OF them nave
become independent, q ready market al
ways existing for their products.
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idea OF making q cute or catching picture.
The pose comes from the desire to show
the oAild in the atmosphere that is most
characteristic Of him.
This baby's father Is an ardent auto
mobilist and the child spends more Of his
time in an automobile than n infeblt Of
his age ever did before. His father and
mother liked to see him In a motor. and
when the time came for his picture to be
taken they wanted him in fami!ias SUR
roundinSs. This explains his presence in
the motor.
T~hetendency in photographic very young
children is to avoid anything that does not
appear perfectly natural and unaffected.
The difference between present styles and
thoseof a decade ago was shown by a group
Of pictures made some years ago by an
uptown photographer.
. There were half a dozen photographs OF
different children which were regarded as
perfectly lovely in their time. One baby
has a wide brimmed straw hat artistically
torn about the edges and almost falling Oh
her head. A broad ribbon holds il.
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SOCIAL GRACES FOR DOGS.
ONE WOMAN KEPT BUSY WITH
HER CANINE PUPILS.

ahe Teaches Them the Etiquette OF Calling,
Represses Their Jealousy and Ihcui.
oates P~0liteneas on All Occasions
Also Gives Them Lessons I'm French.
1hers il Just exactly N teacher OF good
manner for the whole canine population OF
Greater New York. She is French as to
nationality, q widow as to condition and
small, decidedly small. as TO size.
II am busy, always busy. / have my
handa full" she said, and to live up to the
reputation Of industry that she gave her
self she continued TO twist the heavy dog
whip which she held in her hands.
EVERY hour, every moment Of my time is
occupied. When / am not taking my regu-
lar pupils out for exercise and instruction l
am engaged at some home giving private
Inhsons or In a kennel giving class instruc-
ten
sDo I give class ~lessonsi Why, surely.
Every dog 90 be well trained should take q
course In O class. They need the association
a other dogs % muohK not more than chill
dren need to associate with other children.
How else would they know how 20 behave
when they meet In the street. or when taken
out lviaitin&F
swhy, that IN one Of the greatest fads Of
fhepsason, taking your dog with you calling.
And when the friend on whom you are call
ine has dog the two pets are always Above
d asaociate.
ssometImes they become Just as good
friends az their mistresses and as fond Of
beinR together. know OF several instances
In which simply the mention OF q lady's
name will cause q dog owned by one Of her
frisDds TO Jump and bark with delight. It
naears that the dog has always enjoyed it's
v1siis 20 that particular lady.
NY methods depend entirely upon the
disposition Of the animal and the position II
a designed h occupy by it's Often
I ana called on because a dog q house pet,
n Jealous. Now. q jealous child Ia bad
enough. but q Jealous dog IL about the most
diaaGTeeable and unsafe creature thai q
enter o household.
sThe hrst thing 10 do IN O case Of that
sort 10 TO bring another dog into the house
and n necessary tie up the house pet.
Then the person Of whom the pet 10 most
3eSlous ehould cares tbs newoomer. OF
uDurss tho cog % hs household win show
de- temper. Then my duties begin. I
punisA the uhow Of temper and oaress the
anfunai that 10 behaving as It should.
sThis 10 kept up day after day until the
Jealous dog learns that good temper means
rewards, while angry barka and growls
mean blows and punishment. When you
re- that fact impressed on q dog half the
battle n won. Then gradually IL Ia brought
70 the dogs understanding that Il In not
ihe only creature In the universe lite mis-
aress or master cares for. Then II, proper
p~fuoautions are taken there will be no re-
inFn Of Jealousy.
nnothef dog or pet Of some bnd around,
N 4hey oanno be kept in the house then
fhsy should be brought IN often enough
- keep the dog IN mind Of its lesson In for
b~esrAnce and good humor. IL this ts not
61ns the dog Soon relspses into lie former
kahfta.
Eome breeds OF dogs are more Jealous
RitIned than others, but all dogs, unless
asSccafed With other pets, become % -
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MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Some Projects That Have Failed Costly
Experiments IN Lighting.
From TAe World Today.

From The World To-day.
Among recent municipal ownership fall
ures may be enumerated:
Munoie. Indiana. plant abandoned and
bonds not paid Cd,
La Grange. Illinois. plant sold to a COM
pany.
EIgin, Illinois. municipal costs 90 high that
contract was let to company.
Jonesboro. Indiana, plant turned over -
bondholders. ~
Alexandria. Virginia, plant leased 10 a
company for thirty years
Ashtabula, Ohio. $500 plant deprecated
CSC. 900 In fourteen years, advertised for sale.
Brunswick. Missouri. plant sold for thirty.
five cents on the dollar, city taking pay in
light and water.
casselton. North Dakota. plant sold fog
two-ffths cost.
Sloan Springs. Arkansas. $50, 900 plant
Peru. Indiana. council investigating com.
nittee found arc lamps cost s3o7 a year and
advised that the city abandon the bush ess
and sell the plant.
Linton. Indiana, plant leased for ive years,
Hamilton. Ohio. gas plant shut down and
state examiner reported deplorable financial
conditions and abnormal costs due 10 faulty
construction In electric light plant.
Bloomington. Illinois. increase from SIS
TO SA5 In yearly coat OF arc lamps In ten yearp.
although cost should have been less.
Easton, Pennsylvania, Mayor favors letting
Of private contract II city cannot maintain
better service. and business men petition for
such a contract.
Lakewood, Ohio, expert accountant fc,na
cost OF arc Tampa about double the price
In Massachusetts,. according 10 the 1905
report OF the commissioners. twentv-four
Of the dftv-uix nYiyate e,ect1o IJ.St 90
49, oorc,.,t.It a. ~ e.NN~N suu
49," NNn ~ 1e oVeVe paio no div'
oenos q paio q dividend OF , per cent,
one a dividend OF 4 per cent; one q diy.
dend Of as per cent; four n dividend %
4 mar can't. eievan : dt,5d.nd "a ars~.-
~. 49, peL ceui.i
tnree oivioeno OF per cent eight o
dividend OF 8 per cent; one q dividend Of
0 per cent. and tw O paid dividends Of IN
DER cent.
II 80. s... -,h
--" 49, 49, Ao ocss
these statistics on dividends
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when and how to lie down and when

hands. when and how to lie down and when
only to sit. 49,,
'At present I have Ave dogs to which l
am teaching table manners. Their owners
are friends and they celebrate the birth.
days Of their pets by giving them formal
dinners. On such occasions the dogs sit at
table and take their food from plates with
out soiling the cloth. Two Of the old dogs
make very good hosts. They have learned
how to meet and greet their guests and how
to lead the way to the table and jump up
on their chairs when dinner is announced.
"The difficulty of such training lie that
the dogs forget all they have learned for
one birthday dinner before the next comes
around. In training any animal the lessons
should be constantly repeated or they are
As a means of making a living my
speciality is lucrative and being fond OF
animals / find it pleasant. There are
several girls of my knowledge who make
a business Of taking highbred dogs out for
their daily exercise, but 30 far as / have
ever heard / am the only one who trains
them in the duties Of polite society
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HANDWRITING OF AUTHORS.
Dick Hue Ink and Paper -Byron1
Copy and Erasures.

Copy and Erasures.
An interesting study IL the handwriting
Of authors, as 1t indicates to n greater or
less degree their personal temperaments.
Longfellow wrote a bold, open backband,
which was the delight Of printers, says the
Scientific Amerieda. Joaquin Miller writes
such a bad hand that he often becomes
puzzled over his own work and the printer
sings the praises OF the inventor Of the type
writer.
Charlotte Bronte's writing seemed TO
have been traced with a cambria needle,
and Thaokeray's writing, while mRrvellously
neat and precise. was so small that the best
OF eyee were needed to read 1t. Likewise
the writing OF Capt. Marryat was 30 micro
scopio that when he was interrupted in his
labors he was Obliged 10 mark the place
where he left on by sticking a pin in the
paper.
IL is said that his letters from Germany 10
the Empress Iosephine were at frst thought
10 be rough maps Of the seat OF war.
Carlyle wrote n patient, Grabbed and
oddly emphasized hand. The p~enmAnahip
OF Bryant was aggressive, we'll formed and
decidedly pleading TO the eye: while the
chirography Of Scott, Hunt, Moore and
did not express distinct individuality.
Byron's handwriting was nothing more
than q scrawl. His additions 20 his proofs
frequently exceeded In volume the original
copy. and In one of his poems, which con-
tafned In the original only four hundred
lines, one thousand were added In the
proofs,
The writing Of Dickens was minute, and
he had q habit OF writing With blue ink on
blue paper, Frequent erasure and inter-
lineations made his copy q burden 70 his
.pubnshsrs.
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still when they are 90 young. Nowadays
the plates are so arranged that a very brief
exposure only 10 needed and a child is
bound to be still for a second or 80. how
ever nervous it may be.
Il often find that the older babies are
SO much interested in the toys and other
objects intended for their diversion that
I have to take all Of them out Of the room.
The babies become 30 excited that the
repose necessary for a good picture is out
Of the question.
Il had a pair Of twins in here yesterday
whose yes almost popped out OF their
heads from excitement when they looked
about the room and saw the devices for
keeping them amused. They were 80
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Their mothers are not the only persons
who believe that all babies are not alike.
Certain photographers who make a spe-
ciaity Of taking pictures Of babies profess
to b. able TO distinguish marked differences
In thsm.
Il don't consider it the most interesting
kind Of work TO photograph babies only a
m onth or two old said a photographer
who devotes his time exclusively to chill
dron. 'but it is wrong to say that all babies
look alike. ! can find sven In such young
babies the visible expressions Of a decided
personality and I try 10 grasp those ex-
p~ressicns just az / would the more markedly
developed traits Of older children.
tPhotographing babies is difficult when
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they are too young to AXE notice Of what
is going on. The picture Of the baby lying
on the window seat Is an Illustration Of M
Of the difficulties Of taking such photo
graphs.
The average baby Of such tender age
cannot stand the light necessary to take
q good photograph. and when exposed to
1t Immediately shuts its eyes, or at least
wrinkles them up 30 that the whole express
sion Of the face il changed. They are
usually taken therefore with their backs
to the light. which creates for the photog-
rapher the problem of doing Justice 20 the
features while the full light il not on the
face.
Babies are of course difficult to keep
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Babies Pictured as They Are

AIM OF PHOTOGRAPHERS NoWADAYs-THE
ARTIFICIAL POSES OF A DECADE AGO OUT
OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or THE WORK
The Irish standard., 1907-07-13
TALK Of PEACE Is ENDEb
TELEeRAPHERs' STRIKE LIKELY
TO BE EXTENDED At ONCE.
Conference with Oakland Operators
Being Refused, President Small
Prepares to Start East.

Oakland, Cal, July 10.-Following
refusal of Assistant General Superin-
tendent Miller, Jr., of the Western
Union Telegraph company, Tuesday,
to meet a committee of the striking
operators, President Small, of the
Telegraphers' union, will leave Wed
nesday for the east It is believed he
will order strikes in Chicago and
other cities.
Mr.. Miller refused to let the com.
mittee enter his Office, but sent them
a note stating that he would meet
them as individuals if they sought re-
instatement, but would meet no union
man as such.
President Small, much disappointed
at the failure of a peace conference,
issued the following statement:
II. feel absolved from further re-
sponsibility, inasmuch as / have made
every effort, before and after the
strike occurred, to bring about con-
ference. In the future we will have
to pay less attention to the feelings
of the opposition and public opinion
and carry on our fight with more de-
termination and with the one object
in view of crippling the enemy until
they are willing to meet US in a peace
conference. Future moves will be
forcible and decisive"
The Irish standard., 1907-07-13
CONDENSED SPECIALS.

The Oklahoma constitutional con.
vention met at Guthrie after a two
months recess. Final adjournment ia
expected within ten days.
James R. Garfield, secretary of the
Interior. has arrived in Seattle, Wash,
on his inspection tour of the north.
west. He will go from there to
Tacoma
Mark Twain was entertained at din
ner by the editors of Punch in Lon
don. The feast was spread at the
famous table on which are carved the
initials Of many noted guests.
The officerN Of the New York Cloak
makers union report that about 10000
cloakmakers in New York and Brook
Ign are preparing for strikes next
Monday to enforce new wage scale
A movement has been started by
the women of Nelson county, Vir-
ginia. to erect monument to Theo
dore Estes. for whose killing ex-Judge
Loving recently was acquitted by a
jury.
Americas first large turbine steam.
ship. the Creole. built for the South.
ern Pacific Railway company. was
formally placed in commission. The
vessel will run in the New York-New
Orleans service.
Robert Walton. a Vernon county
(Missouri farmer, stopped Missouri
Pacific passenger train crossing his
farm by riding his horse on the mid
die Of the track. He was attempting
to collect a debt for che killing Of
three mules and horse by the rail
road
Able Klein. French clerical writer,
who has arrived in New York to study
American church institutions, said
France was not lost to the Catholic
church, Notwithstanding the recent
clash of the government with Rome.
The able will lecture before Chantau-
qua assemblies on the religious crisis
in France.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-13
TORNADO At LOUISVILLE
ONE MAN LOSES HIS LIFE AND
GREAT DAMAGE is DONE,
Buildings Wrecked and Shade Treea
Frustrated by Wind-Indlana
Towns Also Suffer.

Louisville, KY, July 10.-A terrific
wind storm which burst upon the city
shortly before five o'clock Tuesday
afternoon brought death to one man
and injury to several other persons.
Many horses and mules were killed,
buildings unroofed. smaller structures
blown down and unprecedented dam
age done to shade trees all over the
city. The records of the weather bu
reau show that the maximum velocity
Of the wind was 6S miles an hour
during the height of the storm and
the wind blew at the rate of 80 miles
for Is minutes. Several streets are
impossible for blocks owing to the
trees which litter the roadways.
Street car service was suspended for
several hours
Both telephone companies report a
serious interruptionhfo their service
No advices have been received from
the surrounding country owing to the
prostration of wires. Jacksonville,
Ind, across the river, escaped the full
force of the blow but the damage to
property in New Albany is estimated
at $4,000, the heaviest loss being sus.
tanned by the Ohio Falls Iron COM
pany. Three churches and one school
house were unroofed in New Albany
Long Pine. Neb.. July s.-Long Pine
was visited by a tornado Saturday
night and heavy damage was done.
With but few exceptions all the fronts
of store buildings were blown in.
The Methodist church was demol-
ished, the roof of the Northwestern
roundhouse was blown off and trees
in the streets we're blown to shreds
Three persons were hurt, but in
only one case are the injuries of
serious character. Thomas Wright
was standing in the City meat market
when the front was blown in and Mr..
Wright was cut badly by the glass.
Polk, Neb., July S.-This little town,
founded only last September, was
badly wrecked by a combined wind
and hailstorm which descended short
ly after midnight Saturday The best
business buildings in the town were
demolished or damaged and crops
over a considerable distance ruined.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-13
SCHMITZ Sentenced
TO PEN|TENT|ARY
FRISCO MAYOR coNvlcrEDoF Ex.
ToRTloN. GIVEN FIVE YEARS
IN SAN QUENTIN.
Cheers and Applause from Big Crowd
Greet the Announcement-Pr
Protests Against Being "Lectured"
by Judge-Attorney Rebuked.

San Francisco. July 9.-Mayor Eu.
ton, was Monday sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary. When the
sentence was pronounced there was a
remarkable outburst of applause from
the hundreds of persons who crowded
Judge DUNES courtroom. Judge Dunno
sentenced Mayor Schmitz to imprison-
ment in San Quentin penitentiary.
Sentence followed the recent convic-
ton of Schmitz for extorting $1,175
from French restaurant keepers of San
Francisco.
Sentence Greeted with Cheers.
AS the last words Of the sentence
fell from the Judges lips the great
crowd that had stood throughout the
dramatic scene, sent up a thunderous
cheer. Good for you!" shouted man
in the back of the room. His ejacula-
ton was echoed and reechoed by one
after another of the spectators. Sew
eral threw their hats into the air.
others scrambled upon chairs to look
over the shoulders of the crowd and
the greatest confusion prevailed
Attorney Fairall of the defense, rails,
Ing his voice above the din. called out
to Judge Dunno:
"Your honor, this cheering is very
unseemly occurrence"
We'll" retorted Judge Dunno, with
spirit, If we had a sheriff worthy of
the name it would have been stopped
instantly"
Sheriff Thomas O'Neill was standing
inside the rail. He turned to the court
and protested. Nobody could have
stopped that. your honor"
Scene Without a Parallel.
The sentence of the convicted may
or was in one respect without a par,
allel in the criminal annals of San
Francisco. Half dozen times Judge
Dunno was interrupted by Schmitz.
who protested in strong words against
the delivery of lecture" instead of
the announcement Of judgment He
accused the court Of unnecessarily hui
initiating him. and giving opportunity
for further humiliation by the report
ing OF his remarks in the press Once,
replying to the prisoner. Judge Dunno
said
Such brazen effrontery was prob.
ably no more than should be expected
and 1t is the duty of the court to bear
it in patience"
At another time Attorney Metson, OF
the defense, interposed vigorous OBJ
lection In support of his client, ito
the courts lecture" Judge Dunno s
reply was that Mr. Nelson, instead OF
interrupting the proceedings, ought to
be given day in court to answer the
charge that he had attempted to tam.
per with the jury which convicted
Schmitz
Nelson, restraining himself, calm.
ly answered in the same spirit, say,
ing that he was ready to answer any
charge that was made against him.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-13
SAYS UNCLE SAN BREAKS LAW
Therefore Southern Pacific Man viii
Ship Coal In Foreign Boats.

New York. July 11.--Accordng to
the Sun today !. w. Jungen. manager
of the Southern Pacifics Atlantic
coast lines. during the luncheon on
the company's new steamer Creole. in
discussing the dispatch Of coal by the
government to the Pacific In foreign
ships, and speaking. 1t was stated. for
f. H. Hartman. said:
The bars are down If the United
States government has right to
charter foreign bottoms to carry coal
to the Pacific coast there is no reason
why the Southern Pacific should not
DO likewise. am going to send coal
to San Francisco in foreign bottoms. s"
Rear Admiral Bowles and others
prdesent at the luncheon pointed out
that Mr.. Hartman would not be per-
mitted to do the thing he contem-
plated because Of the navigation laws
of the United States.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-13
DUBLIN CASTLE ROBBED.
Portions Of the State Reeaiia Stolen
from Safe.

Dublin, July s.-A portion of the
state regalia, valued at $250,000, has
been stolen from Dublin castle. The
safe in which the regalia was kept
was forced. The jewels stolen were
those used in the ceremony of in.
vestiture in the order of St. Patrick,
the professional cross studded with
diamonds and the jeweled sword
which is borne in procession at the
investiture of the knights.
Lord Castledown, knight of st. Pat
rick, was to have been chief of the
state ceremony on the visit of King
Edward to Dublin, but it is officially
announced that the ceremony will be
postponed. Sensational developments
are expected.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-13
CATHOLICS ARE TO MEET.
American Federation Of Societies viii
Gather at indianapolis.

Indianapolis. Ind, July 9.-Promi.
nent Catholics Of the United States
will meet here July IA to II for the
sixth national convention of the Amer
lean Federation Of Catholic societies
at IS. Peter and Paul cathedral.
Besides the regular representative
there will be in attendance two In
dian chiefs from South Dakota-Chief
Horn Cloud and Chief No Water
who will represent 10000 Catholic In.
dams, Joaquin Ferran, president Of the
federation of Porto Rico, also is ex.
pected.
Subjects such as divorce, socialism,
libraries, schools Indian affairs and
the crusade against immoral theatri-
calls and advertisements will be dis
cussed. Two mass meetings will he
held at Tomlinson hall.