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The sun., 1908-11-10

The Atlantic Pilot Chart for November
shows that last month four great fields
Of gulf weed were ahoat in the Gulf OF
MEXICO. one of the north coast Of Yucatan.
one near the Mississippi delta, another
OF west Florida, and the fourth In our
own little counterpart Of the Sargasso
Sea, identified only two years ago as SINH
lar to the Sargasso and now called the
Central Sea. The origin Of this weed
was unknown until DR.. KRtMMEL made
his studies and collected conclusive evil
dence about twenty years ago. He found
that every island and mainland shore OF
the Caribbean is fringed with these marine
plants. which are torn away by storms
and borne on currents into the Gulf OF
Mexico. They form into windrows and
fields that are finally broken up. and the
millions Of green weeds drift In trailing
lines out into the ocean and reach their
haven in the Sergasso, where they float
till they decay and sink and are replaced
by fresh supplies.
So It was left till a recent day to solve
the mystery Of the Sargasso which CoLuh-
nus discovered in 1892. when he saw many
tufts of grass that were very green here
and there so thick and widespread that
"ths sea appeared TO be covered with it,
Sailors yarns about the Sargasso, long
current, are now completely discredited.
The weed does not grow on the sea floor
and by breaking from its stalk reach the
surface. II does not multiply in the sea
by soions from the parent plant. 1t is
never 90 thickly massed as TO retard the
progress OF vessels. Such legends have
been replaced by fact. The fields Of weed
now reported in the Gulf will soon be
moved to the ocean, and like all the fiot-
sam and jetsam within reach OF the influ-
enoe Of the circular motion Of waters
that forms the Sargasso Sea they will be
attracted to it and imprisoned in the
Whirl till thew aink
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Breakfast a. a Social Funetion.


The customary breakfast given at the opening
OF the legal term by the Lord Chancellor u the
House Of Lords to about 800 guests 10 an lnstltu.
ton which goes back to the days Of the versatile
Brougham. For the last forty years It has been
held In the House OF Lords but at an earlier date
Il was given In the Lord Chsneellor's resIdsnee
IL is a relic OF the times when breakfast was q
great social function.
Many other great men had what may be termed
the breakfast bAbit. Thus Mr.. Gladstone was a
regular giver Of breakfasts and a constant at
tendant at them when given by others. or
recent years. however. the breakfast has fallen
into desuetude as a social function, except at the
universities, where young mt n are stil found who
are capable OF consuming three OF four courses
and the whllo maintaining genial now OF elegant
conversation.
Recently an attempt has been made 10 revive
the breakfast. Thus the King In 1907 at New
market issued several Invitations to breakfast
parties. To our ancestors the meal was q solid
one, OF many dishes>of meat, ouallned by aack
possets or small beer. the ancient equivalent OF
soda water Tea was not known. and coffee was
only to be found In the medieval analogue OF the
modern museum.
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The End Of the South Dakota d.
vorce Mills.

A moral issue was submitted to the
people of South Dakota last Tuesday
when they were called upon to consider
the new divorce law enacted on March
le, 1907, which provided for years
residence by the applicant and trial in
open court at regular term. The petit
ton for the referendum was signed by
per cent. of the qualified electors, as
the code required. The petitioners
must have regarded the old lax divorce
law permitting constructive service, six
months residence and dark closet pro-
oeedings as a good thing for South Da-
kota; and it was not astonishing that
Sioux Falls, which notoriously profited
by its divorce mill, was strongly repre-
sented. In default Of the fling Of such
petition the new law would have stood
as enacted. Challenged by the petit
foggers and their parasites, 1t now has
the sanction Of the people, and the ex-
ample set by South Dakota is likely TO
be followed in spirit Of self-reproach
by other States which have not been In
position TO cast a stone at her.
Causes for divorce are immorally
numerous In several Of the States; per-
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roo Many IMMIGRANTsg

WASHINGTON, Nov. Elm the frat ten
months Of 1907 i.ieo. .7sA immigrants came
to the United States and 9lo.so6 left IT,
The gain In population was therefore
aS7,Sep. In the corresponding term this
year Nthere 'were Sso,t66 arrivals and
6e2. 100 departures. loss Of ASK In the
population. News Of improving indus
trial conditions here has reached Europe
and already arrivals are more numerous.
There 10 also, because Of more work, q
decrease Ia the number Of emigrants.
From the beginning of 1908 until the end
OF August departures exceeded arrivals
by an average Of more than 30 900 month.
September marked the turn OF the tide.
Departures exceeded arrivals by only
I,e8o. In October the balance was on the
other side. with arrivals exceeding de-
partures by ASH.
There 10 an element of danger In the i'm
mediate future. Our industrial situation
has already shown decided improvement
and there is no room whatever for doubt
OF greater and more rapid Improvement
during the coming months. In exuber-
ant tales. which are really intended only
for domestic purposes, the press Of the
country In reporting our industrial reha-
Utilization. We hear Of the starting Of idle
mills. Of full time In mills that have been
working on short time and Of opportunity
for hundreds Of thousands Of wage earn
ers. All that is signal for which q huge
army Of people In Europe is waiting. This
army consists Of three groups. namely.
those who planned t. come this year but
were compelled to change their plans;
those who have planned to come next year
and those who returned This year intend
ing to come back as soon as times mended.
II is impossible to say how large that army
ID. but it IL not unreasonable to set its
number in excess Of 10000
It is almost impossible for all 10 come
during the next twelve months. but 1t 10
quite probable that tho food will come
more rapidly than is warranted by indus
trial conditions. The many stories Of re-
viving industry. stories told for American
comfort and encouragement, are carried
across the sea. where they become an invi-
tation to hundreds OF thousands TO come
over and share In the new activity. 1t
will be best for them and for US II the flood
can be in some way fairly adjusted to the
existing need for a larger number Of
workers. If the crowd 10 too big. as it
will be few months hence. there may be
a difficulty In finding room for IT,
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R.,o,m,,. Boston. rasi, Manner,

To TnK EprToR or THE SuS-Sfr: SeemIn ely
the majority Of your correspondents agree With
me that something should be done 10 abate the
nuisance Of Boston's table manners. Ny sym
pathy goes out 70 a Sufferer" who complains di
New York's breaches while OF the festive board.
Boston is bad In spots; In Manhattan you are
likely 10 meet Mr.. Hog where the nands are choic.
est and the table linen immaculate,
M. g. D. rather spolls thlngs by his com
paratlveIy harmless practice Of eating peas with
knife Good Lordi Think how muehwork there 10
before US when one who dimes among imported
palms, quaffs imported bubbles and oheerfuliy
pays check OF eoodiy slzdfor suoh extravartnces
thinks that the balancing Of pea on knife and
the conveyance OF came 10 ones mouth 10 com.
parativeiV hArmlcst- TAhLH MAMMA
YoSToN Noyembefp.
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treasures. 1t would bs Of course q
"model dairy. to which the residents
Of Ninth avenue, Of Fifth avenue, Of
East Houston street and Of Greenwich
Village would resort for instruction
and information as to the details OF
COW culture, an occupation essential
In a community largely given over, as
New York II, to agricultural pursuits.
1t Is not to be supposed that such q
proposal will be without support. Nor
would the suggestion that model
boiler factory or model ginseng farm
or a model chemical laboratory be set
up in the park be destitute Of friends.
Yet the public generally understands
what parks are for and resents their use
for other purposes, and knows that one
Of the best things that can be done to
Central Park is to leave it alone and
compel others to do the same.
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ANTIQUE RUGS By WASHING.
Solution Used 90 Impart Soft Appear.
ance-EHects on the warp.
From ne Chteapo Tribune.

From ne Chtedeo Tribune.
Tue United States buys annually many thousand
dollars worth OF what are known to the profession
as washed rugs. Brightly coIored Oriental ruGs
sometimes are washed with solution OF chloride
OF lime. a treatment which parity bleaches the
eolors and mparts a soft appearance TO the rug.
This chemical treatment Is q process Of washing
which produces the effect OF age and peculiar
sheen TO the surface, which Is pointed out By the
unscrupulous dealer as a proof OF superior
quality. The fact Is that the process OF washing
as described Invariably weakens and In some
Instances destroys the materials OF the rug.
The progressive effect OF the chemicals on the
materials In the rug Is this: The chlorine gas
contained In the chloride OF lime attracts oxygen
and moisture from the air by which muriatic
aold Is formed. This eats away the vltals Of the
rug. Sooner or later the wool and cotton In the
rug become brittle and thus weaken the warp
and deter,orate the wool.
When this deterioration Is complete the pile
of the rug may be svept away by the ordinary
process Of sweeping. and the warp, which Ia the
Foundation Of the rug. becomes so weak that
holes appear here and there and soon the rug
Is worthless.
II not seldom happens that Persian rug h
too staring In some bright hue, perhaps red and
ls not saiable. Tho unscrupulous dealer will
subject the rug to a series OF vashlnes In ehemI.
cally prepared water. In this way he ttrns out
rug possessing a soft antique sheeu that Ia
truly captivating sst Aa4s .sz5. purchaser
at an advanced price.
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The Ballad Of Prus.

From me Dsnpsr Republican.
Miss Prue Priscilla Petidns was prim New Eng
land maid,
And she never had q suitor since her hair came
out OF braid,
Though abe looked Ike Dresden china when IN
sunday best arrAyed.
But Prue wen, West one SUNNI CT and she proudly
wrote her nufne
On stake upon the prairie. where the Wild sun.
flowers hAne,
And she built paintless dwelling on Q tresieas,
manless claim.
II wasn't long, 10 happens ere the news wss
spread Broadcast,
And the cowboys came 10 view her-and they
came A-fidtng fast
And Miss Prue, who'd bad no suitors said: "The
tide has turned Atlaoti'
Nov ponies cluster Sundays round the Perkins
ranch hepea 6mall.
And ne psridn: Rerior huIsisth With adHiir$s
..t AHz1Us cEAS1sAn.
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Inerary and It's cost

These figures include meals on the shIp trans
portations-Manila 70 Kobe. Tsuruga TO NlAdIyos.
tok. London TO New York. and San Francis o
TO Manila.
II one did not have. as Major Ahern had. tho
privilege OF going by American Government
transport from San Francisco to Manila for about
81 day. meals included. the cost OF the trip would
be about $50 moro. Even then It would be chea p
enough for trip around the world. and far
cheaper than the one taken In eighty days by
Phlneas Fogg Jules Vefne) OF tmperishable
memory,
Tho trip by Trans. Siberian from N1adlyosiok
TO Moscow-b,fei miles for NSssa hrst elass-is
about the cheapest frst class railroad travelling
In the world on regular tickes for an ordinary
trip.
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The "Century" and william Ii.

We see the suggestion advanced, both
here and abroad. that the suppression
by the Century Magazine OF the inter-
view with the Emperor WILLIAM has
hb6n effected by reimbursing the Cen
tliy company in the matter of the cost,
i nck inconsiderable sum. We think
ih9 idea is devoid of foundation. Mr..
RIpHARD WATSON GLIDER and his as
e0ciates are very unlikely to be moved
BY any such consideration. If they
should be convinced that any good rea-
SON existed for withdrawing any article
from publication they would not hesi-
i1fe amoment in reaching their decision,
and any notion Of compensation could
NOT be other than repugnant to them.
This character of these gentlemen, as
6liifors and publishers, should make
such q suggestion impossible.
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An Argument to tho absurd.

The Hon. WYNpHAM r. MEREDITH
of Richmond, Virginia, is In all respects
d most attractive and delightful gentle
man. he has what our French friends
1all sthe air." He was born with the
dift Of courtesy and the instinct OF
hospitality and in all other ways Is as
1iiRible a person as one would encounter
81 3 two days ride. When last summer
NJ. MEREDITH presided over the Bur
Aesociation Of Virginia meeting at Hot
Syringe and In moment Of wassail
ar0claimed the Hon. WILLIAM II. TAFT
IS the proper choice Of the American
noupla for President he represented
the sentiment OF his class with perfect
accuracy. He was criticised by some,
but even then only on the score Of the
s.:...>..-ietias, and the fervor with which
he fmpulslve overtures were hailed
d,iiie obscured the academic murmurs
81 hesitation from the conventional.
tIpon that ground he was obviously
winner.
We do not 80 much yield to Mr..
MEREDITH's pretensions in a more
recent matter. He has just received
Il communication from the President,
distinction which few men of promi-
pence, have escaped, The President
writes him, apparently on some sort
"a provoea that he does not believe
there Is single individual of any con-
n6opence who seriously dreams Of
ostting down Southern representa-
toni and with this spur to eloquence
Nf. MEREDITH burgeons into inter-
It,Hs. He is quoted as saying that:
a'pis letter answers definitely and for al time
t1t nos, forceful OF the stock arguments used
% tesp-EslsetaDt Democrats IN line for weak
t1tdidate-
And then he proceeds TO say a great
dell nnore--of quite equal intelligence
eo1 10 . similar purport-his idea being
3 1uiet the apprehensions Of his South
"a; friends as regards certain over
lures on the part Of CRUMPAcKER Of
Indiana and others looking TO a reduc-
son og the Congress forces OF the South.
me agitation, no says, is quieted for
II time, and this on the authority Of
tts5 from Mr.. ROOSEVELT in his
y
The sun., 1908-11-10
THE VANDYKE BYRON.
4 Custom House Inspector on the De-
eeltruiness Of Travellers.

eeltfuiness Of Travellers.
To THE EDITOR OF The SuK-Sir: The
customs inspector who held up q portrait
OF Lord Byron az u child. referred to in Sat
drday's Sun. under the mistaken impress
sion that Il was Vandyke was simply
acting under instructions to watch out for
certain valuable paintings recently stolen
abroad. The Treasury Department en-
ploys an expert to pass on technical matters
OF this sort. and even then does not pay him
q salary commensurate with the work.
How many persons Of ordinary intelligence
are familiar with the epochs Of the great
masters OF the past?
As to It's being -the basic duty" OF q Gus
toms inspector TO assume that every Amer
lean citizen returning from abroad Is q
maiefactor in spirit IL not in fact IL might
be instructive for anybody who thinks so
to examine me piles Of passengers baggage
declarations at the customs house and note
the number OF passengers who had con-
sented TO pay duties after having taken
oath they had nothing dutiable.
Why not critioise those higher up" who
make the rules under which passenger
baggage 10 examined? INSPECTOR.
NEW York. November o.
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Word Of the Law.


From Ue London GI0bt.
Mr.. Justice Eve had last Saturday 10 interpret
the testamentary wishes Of wealthy gentleman
who bequeathed 20 his son my tin despatch boz at
present a. the Wits and Dorset Bank" The box
contained securities Of considerable value and one
OF the questions which the learned Judge had 10
decide vas whether the bequest Of the box In
ciuded the contents. His lordship felt bound
70 adhere 70 the plain words Of the will and re-
grettully decided shat only the box passed and
not the things contained In u.
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victoria Fails Bridge,

From the London Ersntno Stdrfard.
Owing 10 the spray which desctnds upon the
Victoria Fails Bridge during the wet season tho
question OF maintenance Is OF paramount i'm.
portancc. and It 10 an Important feature Of the
design that every portion Of the steeivork Ia
accessible to the painters brush. The painting
can fortunately be very successfully carried out
by natives, This ls particularly satisfactory.
as prior TO the advent OF the railway there was
not a native living within sixty miles OF the falls
owing 10 their superstitious dread of the locality.
but now this has been overcome the proper preser.
walton Of the structure ID assured
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victorien Sardou.

foARDOU mas Deen Calle0 the lnCATnA-
ton Of the theatre, but that ia not very
kind to the theatre. He had the face
OF an actor; he lived with theatrical
people; two actresses gave him his
first clue to theatrical success; another
actress procured him his definitive
apotheosis; far more than any other
dramatist he has. ruled the European
and American stage for the last thirty
or forty years; if one takes into account
not merely the number Of his pieces but
the variety of genres" he successfully
essayed, he was more fertile than any
dramatist yet seen; he was by far the
most abundant theatrical money getter
of all ages; no playwright has ever
been 30 widely international within the
limits OF his lifetime, and few writer's
have hitherto better illustrated the tru-
ism that those who write only for to-day
will be forgotten tomorrow.
He was journalist Of the stage, one
may say a yellow Thespian journalist.
Sensitive to every wind that blew francs
and cents, he was a weatheroock among
authors and performed the complete
"gyro" Of fruitful possibilities. There
was no stage form which he did not
touch, and none which he really adorned.
Invariably successful, he never sue
ceeded for longer than an hour. A
warning rather than an example from
the point Of view Of pure art, he was
the kind of warning many prefer to ex-
amples Of the highest sort. He was q
warning ornamented with green papers,
a red buttonhole, castles and limitless
bank account. Yet he had in the end
an extremely healthful influence on the
contemporary stage; his mastery Of
theatrical tricks was 80 complete and
beyond rivalry that he brought stage
tricks into contarnpt. His relation to
a more natural style Of play was that Of
Nine. BIlAIsB to royalty:
The king has often walked behind.
When she has gone before
LAvEpAN. DoNNAY, CAPUs, the prac-
titioners of the recent plotless, lifelike
Of drama, were the offspring
OF Sardou thrice denied.
This may sound like malice, unchari-
tableness and benefits forgot. SARDoU
has entertained the theatrical audience
of two continents as no other single
writer has ever entertained it. He bee
presented successful plays in America
"LOncle Sam and LES Americainas
b l'Etranger before they were given
in France; and has tickled the Russian
groundlings with material that was
caviare to Paris. He has delighted
London audiences with @Robespierre"
written for IRVING and ignored by the
Theatre Francais. But these very for
eign successes condemn him as French
genius, though not as predatory capi-
talist. The hour Of the international
had struck, and SARDoU
heard the summons and obeyed it.
It yielded him q castle at Marty, but
not one leaf Of the immortal bay. His
name is inevitably linked with that Of
the genius OF SARAH BERNHARDT--as as
the chief opportunity Of SARAH's degra-
dation. He provided her with excel
lent situations in which to die, and in
which she did die, as an actress loyal to
the true interests Of her art. There
was a splendid stage setting In 'Theo-
DORA -dismonda= and the rest, and
no other splendor. SARDoU was not an
incarnation OF the theatre. truly SO
called. but of the theatrical poster.
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Or, for Enso.iy. ,.uoilss..

To TIE EpIToR or TIE SUS-,Sfr: Cannot the
American people produce any ythinG that will
sticki ls the failure 70 produce an honest stick.
ing material In hve cent form hint OF our general
chang eablenesa and hckienessi ! have gone out
nve times 10 day for different kinds OF mueilage
OF the lemon colored variety and there 10 more
stick In o two cent stamp than 10 the nve bottles.
iHnooKLfx, November 0. @. N. n.
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Ths Lovers Cenditioaa.

Il would not be belovsd.- he cried.
"For grace with supple strength allied;
That love I could not. would not heed"
Remarked his friend. You'll have no needi-
-Riches Of brain and mental bore,
on thIngs like thess eel no score.
To such q love would not bendI-
"Nor get the chance remarked his friend
"rd be beloved for charms which Shs
Alone In al the world could Dee."
-weu,- said HE ffteRd, -you needn't fFVa.
that's Just the hind Of love Souii seii'
a ToUUn BanosuG
The sun., 1908-11-10
A ai.,erY Of ,A. Irish nrir.a.

TO TIE EDITOR OF TIE SUN Str: Allow mt
TO correct an error In my letter published in to
days SUN. am made to refer to "GaIIarher
History OF the Irish Brigade when u should b.
-o'cailashan's History Of the irish Brigade,
AZ the work OF John Corn elius o'caIlaghan give,
complete information on the subject under dis.
cussion some Of your readers may want 20 refer
10 It. FoRzIoN LroioH.
NEW YoRK. November T.
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Brother Of thru.
Rnicker-what 10 slanGt
Slmpiified language.

Poem for Submission 70 the Outherod.
How bullF ls the winter
How fraEzilhg 10 the sprinei
How corkine is the summer
psooiishtful euteSan's ting1 s-e1
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Around IN. world via s,ber,a for ssoe.

Major George p. Ahern. who has recently re-.
turned to Manila from 4 trip around the world
and across Siberia on the Trans siberian Rail.
way. published the details OF his trip In the Ma :
nils Ttnrss. and says that the actuil cost OF the
trip IA lee. than S=53.
This WAS his Itinerary and lis cost.
The sun., 1908-11-10

~ otr friends uho IoroT US UHh manuscripts tor
tdblleaiGoH vtsA 70 haze rejected articles returned
Hsg mast IN all cases send stamps for that purpo~.
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\ womAa's Word.

From ths London Standard.
In q case 81 Southwark his Honer Judge wills
rsnatked: ! bellows n accepting a womsn's
vord-exoept peFhAbA n asGas Instances ca.
usoted win drsoa. AAtsr2 ~
The sun., 1908-11-10

Loniion oface, Ernngham House. Arundel
street, strand. The daily and sunday SUN Is on
thIs n fundon at Murray's Exchange. Trafalgar
HrIldi1gs, Northumberland avenue; Pail Mall
American and Colonial Exchange. Carlton street.
Itn<n{ street, and DAVIS steamship Agency, IL
Nffsn etreet, Leicester Square.
The sun., 1908-11-10

Rafl1 once, % Rue Louis lie Grand. The daily
nd sunday editions on sale at kosdue Il, near
he Grand Hotel Klosque II, Boulevard des Cap
GtInes corner Place de lOpera. and Kiosque 10,
ruItt ard des Itallens corner Rue Louis lie Grand.
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hv Mall. PostpAid.

4 pnblshed by the sun Printing and Publishing
hts1esstlon at 40 Nassau street, In the borough
al Manhattan. New York. President and Treas
utsf of the Association. william Nj. Laffan. 1Io
N6sssa street. Secretary OF the Association.
f9snklln Bartlett S Nassau street,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-08
ANOTHER VICTIM OF FIRE
Six Pupils of COIlinwOOd school stIn
Missing-Twenty-On StiH
Unidentified.

CLEVELAND, o., March 7.-The last OF
the little victims Of the Collinwood school
to perish was Glen Barber, aged years.
He died early today at a hospital from in
juries sustained in his leap from the second
story window Of the school building.
In casting up the total Of pupils who
were at school the day of the fire II de-
velops that six still are missing. The su-
perlnteEdent has completed a canvass and
finds that ia are dead or missing, includ-
ing the two teachers. only l67 bodies have
been taken out of the ruins. Twenty-one
OF these stIll are unidentified.
II is now believed that the body identi-
fled yesterday as that Of Miss Katherine
Weller, the teacher is that OF a man. John
Krajnynak, who was one OF the first res
cueTs on the scene, who has been missing
since.
AT St. Mary's Catholic church services
were held today over the remains OF six
teen bodies At ST. Josephs Catholic church
mass was said over twelve other bodies.
During the day there were also over forty
funerals