The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-21

W probably he Chosen i lace Of IN,
LHc.'"-n 1T MARLBOROUGH. Who With tn,
phchesscs of Mortrose. Sunderland A.,
Portland held the ca-ovy over Queer
Alexa ira
IN" auihori - Of the vita e. of locke a
I" Sasorv. with ?I5 inhl hirants recavtI,
stall"i elcc 70 lic,' l. the streets III,
hGht - cut oil a. iIP.M Mhe- IL - sup
posei eNervhodN IL /" tel.
The auth rites. however. di.cpvere | q
UNI 80 Il clu 'rnen who were -a,-ail "a
- h'm' Ia the AK AID who kiche1
"ut hsyInI the lights extir s,Ii>hei
"a ~. To meet their dema is the authori.
'''s Ia attached penry in the slot Re,
'lc-'s to the Ii Sht poles.
tirei cluhma1 goi"g home IN the
dark after ~ ca row tumble his Vay ia
an electric light pole. drop a penny in
IN" shot a 1t light HE vay home II he
hNeS Tar from hi, club two success is
PER- les will do tn. trick
me peSeimiStic reports of vi +eSprea 4
camaSe To the Vineyards Of most Of III.
wire producing districts % Fra 90 have
alreaiy la 4 their effects in Paris. Pro-
pri"turs Of restaurants have promptly
rails" the pTic" OF their wires AID rot
c1rtert with that have ircreasei the
prices - tho pla's on their bills Of fare.
They taNesome Justification. for the cold
AL rai"y Weather which has DANA re !
IN" NIreysr's ha. also ma !e vegetables
and fruit sca-ce and dear Their ra,rors.
however,. 30 rot like tho ircreasei prices.
and Paris. hk" all other capitals OF the
worit. - wailing over the high cost Of
living
Tn" French for Cnce do not put the
blame upon the American tourists who
spend their gold 50 Law ishly in Paris and
othor French towns during three months
each wear They politely realize that the
Americans could have had nothing to
do With producing the ether that has
artiicted France since spring
More graft mas cen disCov cred m Pei<ln
and much to ., Nryhody = surprise il has
been punisheSi
4 high ofir,Pl oT the Pcsrd OF Civil
ONCE. who had charge Of the cti serv ice
lists from which appointments To Go, ern-
mcnt Office wer" made. was caught tam
p"-inS u 'h the lists and practically selling
appointments tn the highest bidders He
The grpft m tho civil serv iC~ board
scans 10 have been W d.spread and many
offirials are Implicated II IL stet@h in
P"fIn that the graft dis,I"-uTes nsv re-
suit IN ia" Pholi,ion IT tn" civil Or;Ge
Roar and the pla cin- Of RI appointments
~ ortic" IN IN" hands OF a member Of tho
new Regency Council
Graft m high ofiCiel qu .rterp IN P"kin
he's been GiscoV cred often. hut II has
rarely resulted IN tho punishment ~ the
gully " y. apparent hat new ere IN
hines" Government affairs has srrive ed
at last
Two Bond street firms that specialize
IN works 81 art end antique furniture
have sme lgamated For years they have
fought each other al the big sales at
'hristie's =. and not infrequently their com
'etitive bidding has resulted IN record
prices. Nov they are going 10 quit hght-
ug each other IN the fumoUs art auction
rooms 81 London
one 81 them frankly admits that oI.e
" the objects NJ the anne lgamsticn Of TIE
firms - TO abolish exTensive competition
IN bidding What the cunning gentlemen
= no t"long 20 tho knockout rings that
nfest London auction rooms will say about
h" new policy for the abolition 81 un-
NConomi" competitive" bidding for works
Il art remains to he hesrd Tho views NJ
he owners 81 these works Of srt might
slso h" interesting. for " tho policy I'M
n ted nv the two firms - extended there
yill 10 n diminuticn 81 extraor,iin me rily
high prices for works ~ art. which high
,ricaS and the methods by which they
ire atts insd were recently condemned nv
sir Purdon Clarke in an interv lew in
rHE SrN
II the dealers are going to amslEamate
or the purpose Of reducing the prices 81
3D. J"cts Of art, Why should not the ultimate
purchasers ~ these sanc objects also
omb'ne for fheir protection? Are the
iealers to work together to reduce prices
n the auction rooms and yet demand
he same old prices from their patrons who
NY direct from them instead Of entering
MO the bidding indi vid,Ially? These are
luestions which the art world may dis
'uss with interest.
ono 81 the firms has for years specialized
n ChipI endaIc furniture. and its bids
or fin" examples - the work 81 this
'nglish crsftsmau have created recoria /
I gave SO ?No for = settee hy Chippendals /
ecently. and slO.inN for a Chippendsls I,
ookcase at the sale Of the furniture /
4. the Farl ~ chesterfield at the family !
eat. Holme Lacy.
The fsTl e Aberdeen. it's saId IN Dublin, I
anxious 10 retire soon from his Office Of .
iceroy Of Ireland He and Lady Aber.
zen have been yery popular in Ireland.
Though a certain sristocratic act in ,
dublin has tried To make things dificult /
Or them socially.
Lady Aberdeen has done a world Of :
ood by continuing Lady Dudley's work
Dr. reducing the ravages OF consumption
the westeH counties and by spreading 4
/, the dark places Of Ireland a knowledge
I modern sanitary science. The Aber.
Gems have been 80 popular With the Irish .
aople that the Government may he in no
urry TO accept the Iceroy's resignation.
There are Cf coursp many candidates. n