The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-22

partment such as Col. Roosevelt estsb-
lished and Washington still maintains.
there Is political detective bureau here
which is growing steadily. Scotland Yard
criminal work of a city Of 5000, 900 in
habitants. In 1882 it had two men as
signed to watch political spouters. Now
there are eighty men in the department.
with spies at all ports of entry watching
for newcomers. Many Of these eighty
men never 20 TO Scotland Yard, but send
their reports there by messenger. These
are men who are "in" with the secret
societies. Asked how they came TO make
such bobble of the Peter the Painter
affair, Scotland Yard officials merely
shake their heads and admit that they
had no man in that particular club. They
say that the "killing Of the whole gang"
firing the house in which they were. call
ing out regular troops and having the
fira department was cheap at the money
1T shows them" said an official that
we stop at nothing when once we set out
to get a man stop AT nothing
They have not got Peter the Painter
yet, though. They have quit looking Tor
him 40 AZ to get q ime to look uprich Ameri-
cans and Russians who are buying costly
| front row seats on the grand sta nds for
| the festivities,
| London il AZ its best. including the
weat her. which varies from ~ in the
shade tn frost, a. was recorded one day
this month II threatens to rain every
morning at o clock and again at 4 p. NJ,
which il exactly what the Englishman
| likes as il gives him u chance to grumble.
| They are plaving both ends against the
middle In the country the rectors are
praying for rain and in The city the Wears
are all working overtime in favor OF fine
weather. One or the other il sure to win
There is one thing don't understand" :"
said Maze Robertson OF Barry county,
Mizso,irah this morning. "and that il the
language" Maie has had "a hard time of
| it, He cannot endure mashed potatoes.
vet he has been getting them most Of the
| ltimebeca,ise he did not know that London
| for "sautt" ~ "sotty.'
| But I'm gittin' on" he said. Il have
heerd several new words aud have found
out why they call !, Merry Old Engl land. I"
1T is very old, comparatively. was
admitted.
: Yep. but that isn't it." was the re-
| joinder. when We went mp that Regent
street I noticed it is the old girl that ID
got mp to he merry When you was
| looking in the store windys ! was a look
| in at the people. | always did admire
good stock. | noticed that the woman
! with the shortest skirt and the longest
Al ocking was an old woman That may
sound pretty bad when you first get ii
but i, amt so bad when YOU recollect
that the stockin mas ~ be up 10 the bot
tom of the skii. | never seen a woman
on Regent street with shielded stockings
who had not smooth teeth.
| The Nissourian had previously re-
marked that it looked To him as though
some of the hosiery displayed from Plea.
diilv Circus around the Crescent 10 OXFORD
had "shed part Of its wool in front.
alluding to the fact that the fabric ove'
the instep is 50 often transparent.
| None of them could grind corn n
more" he reflected. They are all or
pasture and chop. | should reckon" IL
went on. speaking of the women whose
daring attire had attracted his attention
Il will saw this for them: They are the
worst dressed and the best behaved lot
| | have ever seen H. my natural days.
never knew old women could look &c
rakisn and act so innocent. But 50 fuI
as dress is concerned they don't know
! the first thing about Broadway from
lTwenty-third up 20 the Circle. nor even
about s.; Louis styles he concluded