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The EXpatriated Muskrsts.

The muskrats Of this country which
were introduced on the estates O.
Prince CoLLOREDo-MANNsFELD In Bo-
hemia in 1905 have not behaved az
they should and have been no credit
to the land OF their ancestry.
Like the rabbit in Australia and the
English sparrow in the United States,
the muskrat has developed evil traits
OF which It was apparently innocent
In its native habitat While It has
grown much in size its value as a fur
bearing animal has decreased to al.
most nothing.
1t undermines the dams and banks
OF the fish ponds In regions where
fish culture Is a leading industry, al
lowing both fish and water to escape
II works havoc among river crabs and
mussels. the former furnishing a large
food supply and the latter shells which
support important industries. And
as II this was not severe enough an
Indictment, our consul at Prague ac-
cuses it of other crimes /: catching fish,
disturbing their feeding and spawn
Ing, eating grain and vegetables and
stealing eggs.
Here, indeed, Is a fine record In a
foreign land FOR one of our most
harmless creatures which is furnish
ing American women with their finest
sable, seal OF marten furs. The 10.
hcmians do not call It a muskrat, but
an american muskrat,' and they also
say 1t is a pest.
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UNITED STATES ENGLISH.
what Is Gained by Giving Up the
Pure English?

To EDITOR or THE SrN-Str: May
I differ In opinion to 80. =. p" in re
gard TO his views as expressed In his
letter in THE SUN urging the making Of
an American-English dictionary instead
Of "A pure English dictionary to he used
in this country? What does he think
would be the advantage OF an Ameri-
canIzed English language to be encour-
aged and taught?
am surprised that he thinks that any
thing which via from the standard
or that II pure can benefit from deteri-
Grafton or from wandering away from
what has been and Is accepted as the
standard, as 1t then only becomes de-
Csdent. The French language is not sup
posed to have gained In purity OF excel
lence as spoken in Canada or In Belgium.
whore racial reasons have changed the
accent and many words. nor does Eng
lish sound more pleasing to the ear or
the words more elegant as spoken by
in the United States.
1t 10 not lack of patriotism to try and
stick 10 the pure English language, un-
less one thinks 1t an advantage to take
up a mongrcl tongue.
r. r. THOMPSON.
NEWPORT. r. l.. August II.
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Forty years ago CHARLES II. CLARK.
who used MAX ADELER as a pseudonym.
had a well deserved reputation as a
humorist, and II he had chosen to mis-
spell his words might have riyalled.
IL not ARTEMUs WARD. at any rate
JOSH BILLINGS. ORPHEus G. KERR. Pc
TRoLEuM V. Nasty and the later Mr..
DooLEY in popular favor. His was
genuine humor. and fragments Of his
office boys obituary verse still start
up Unexpectedly In elderly memories.
After a long silence Mr.. CLARK
took to writing again a few g
ago. still in his quantity humorous
way. but caring more. apparently. TO
express his amiable philosophic
views than to arouse laughter. HIS
was genuine and distinctively Ameri-
can humor. and some of II will sur
vlve. II only In the a~nthologies.
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The movement by the better class
OF German newspapers to keep LIS
sAuER's Hymn OF Hate" out OF the
schools and limit its publication is
probably inspired. German business
men are practical. and equally so is
the Government. which subsidies
business. Germany is a manufac-
turing nation, and M time will be
lost after the war in building up the
country's foreign trade. Great Brit
ain and her colonies have been Ger
many's best customers. Business is
business. aEd'it does not flourish In an
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Already Overburdcncd,

NO realizing. at first. what 're lark
oi organization was, | appealed % war;
Gus authorities for help. But the-a AL
thorltles or institutions were already
oNeIourdched with calls or possessed
such limited means that -hcy could "a,
nothing. | sought help from me Rod
ross but relief for the women md
bables was outside ~ their particular
sphere. l was told. So | SAID 10 my.
sell This has got 10 stop. aud am
going 10 make it stopv
MY mother and | discussed WAYS
ana means n found In a Young ana
intelligent priest. bon Psolo an e-.
Gent aid. To get our plan s,tr,,a We
asked Don Paolo to sele,., thirty Of the
most needy women snd bring them 20
the palace, We provided a largo r,on
Tor Them, found sowing ma,Niras and
materials for shirtmaking and enoour.
aged them In the work of making sIirts
Tor the soldiers, In five weeks We
made and sent 1000 shirts. We could
not pay the women much, hu' We ruvN
eich one a franc "A day and sub.
stantial meal at s o'clock every eve
ming.
In addition to the handagNs winch
they made they turned OFT &c. ave..
age or forty shirts n day. We roN
send a weekly consignment to l,oine
AZ time passed We increased rho lan-
Der or seamstresses and Ut. 60 On
distribute In that wa enough nuU,y
and o 10 keep body and sod 90.
eether, While they worked bon utlo
read to them and We try tu keel ''em
cheerful and hop. ful
Now my idea is ~ w.r' On
appeal not so muoh 20 ~" - b. ''o'
and women OF America, who lt'e fti
So many 0lls upon them 900 '." 'ts'
year, hut 10 the very many i".or- ~
moderate m ans, in what are h"""
as comfortable circumstances 90
tribute, each one, y small lr...' 90
help this district OF ltalv. r. ~..
of splendid mercy, nor uf cha.
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The South African Union would no
doubt like to get Its hands on Lieu
tenant-Colonel s.. g. MARITz, the Boer
rebel, who has been arrested with
a party Of his followers by the Portu-
suese authorities at Angola. In a
speech at Cape Town on July rs Gen.
eral BoTHA revealed the fact that
MARiTz was plotting treason as long
& as 1918. when he was negotiat-
ing with the Government Of German
Southwest Africa for arms and am
munition. KEMP, BEzuIDEEHour and
kock, Boer commanders convicted Of
high treason at Pretoria. were re-
Gently sentenced to terms Of imprls-
onment. As there are no mitigating
circumstances In MARITz's case, he is
likely to get at least a life sentence
IL the Portuguese give him up. and
there will be a demand that he suffer
the extreme penalty. Loyalty to the
British Empire is running high in the
Union these days. as the organization
OF a brigade of British and Dutch for
service in Europe shows.
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The reasons which moved Warden
ALLEN OF the Joliet, H.. State prison
to resign and those which caused Gov.
ernor dunno to accept the resignation
were In themselves honorable to both.
Since his wife's murder under cir.
cnmstances Of unspeakable atrocity
by an honor system "trustS" among
the convicts, Mr.. ALLEN has found
the wardcn's apartments wherein the
tragedy occurred intolerable as a place
OF residence. He requested the Gov.
ernor's permission to reside elsewhere
while still continuing his duties %
warden.
This request Governor dunno found
himself unable to grant for the rea.
son that the warden's residence in
the prison Is mandatory under the
law. 80 Mr.. ALLEN resigned. the Gov.
ernor accepted the resignation. and II
matters had rested there 1t would
have been just another dark chapter
In prison annals closed and no more
about It.
Unfortunately, Mr.. ALLEN could not
see his way to letting the matter rest
there. He slgnalizcd his exit from
Office by an immediate and very bitter
attack on the Governor. lie accuses
Governor dunno Of political bias and
goes back to the Illinois Senatorial
contest Of last year for material. He
charges the Chief Executive with IT,
norance Of the first principles Of the
honor system. and eve goes 10 far
az to say that the Governor Ia Jealous
OF the fame he. ALLEN. has won by
the application of that system to the
convlcts under his charge. an allega-
ton which bns the distinction Of sln-
gularlty In view Of the CHASTITY exhibit
the Joliet warden has to offer among
the specimens OF that success.
The Governor replies that he advo-
Gated the honor system months before
his appointment Of Mr.. ALLEN to Joliet
and that as a preliminary to that ap-
pointment he requested Mr.. ALLEN to
go to Colorado and study the work
Ing OF the system in that State. Mr..
ALIENS retort 10 this Is that ne did
90 TO Colorado as requested and that
he found the honor system there sup
plemented by sawed Off shotguns in
the hands Of numerous guards. a
%harshness Of application which he re.
fused to initiate in Joliet.
The particularly unfortunate aspect
OF the prison controversial situations
both In Illinois and here Mt home IL
that the merits and dement's Of the
reform questions involved are 80 hone.
lessly obscured In the dust kicked up
by these irrelevant and ignoble scuf.
hes. What n vast pity It is that the
system of which Mr.. OSBORNE Is so
sincere and disinterested an advocate
cannot he tried out on It's sane merits
to a demonstration conclusive either
n way or the other.
Between the Scylla Of ultra senti.
mentalism and the Charybdis Of un.
savory politics a theory OF high 10.
tential value to society seems to be
in no small peril Of going utterly tn
wreck.
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Night before last DR.. CEcILE l..
GRElL, a woman physician Of this city,
was accosted in South Washington
Square by FRANK CAvALLERA. The
insulter Of an honest woman was ar
rested and taken To the Jefferson
Market court, where Magistrate COBB
fined him So.
Such a punishment for the perpe-
traitor OF this outrageous and cowardly
offence was certainly inadequate. The
parks and streets should be as safe
for women as for men. and the penalty
for annoying should be Of
sufficient severity to make an example
Of the offender and likewise a warning
to all others of his miserable sort.
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An indication that some proportion
OF h neutral Dutch favors the side
OF the Allies IL the appearance at
The Hague OF n new monthly periodi-
cal In the French language, La Rerur
dc Holldnde, a name which recalls
a famous predecessor. La Gazette de
HoHnnde, whose praises were sung
by Prince Paul in the "Grande
Duchesse." The review is devoted to
literature. art and documents"
which for the present means records
OF the war. The first number con-
tains important articles by authors
with Dutch names on the literature
OF the Netherla nds, on the Princes OF
Orange, on the past OF Flanders. on
previous d~efences Of the User and on
the conquest OF Belgium. with many
poetical efusions. II also offers some
curious personal "reminiscences OF f.
DE GoNcouRr. and a list Of twenty
eight writer's, many Of them young
poets. who have already been killed
at h front. The chronicle portion
is interesting. the typographical dress
very attractive. and 1t IL to be hoped
that the Rcrue will keep its promise
or going on after the war is ended.
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One Of the most novel departures in
the snnragists' campaign is the limo
walton OF a new silk fabric which may
appeal to even anti-suffragists.-The
ncUs
And yet there are people who say
that I'M have no natural aptitude
for politics. Turning Ants into
Pros by means OF a new and irresist-
ible silk will be an interesting ex-
pertinent in the higher branches Of
political finesse. Mere man. we sus-
pect, ID a coarse worker.
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bungled, what Of the police or naval

buneled, what Of the police or naval
policy?
Mr.. WILSON, we know, has no in
tention Of alarming the Mexicans by
pointing out the way that their nj.
fairs should he settled-he trusts they
will be reasonable: but he has given
the American people some cause for
disquiet and has opened the door to
wild rumors by reducing the naval
guard at Vera Cruz to a minimum.
and then. OF n sudden, d~espatching
two battleships in a hurry to reen-
force the little Sacramento. But one
mar has done his duty by showing
foreslght-Commander McNAMEE.
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Insult was added to injury when
Senior ORrEoA, the Guatemalan Min
lister banished by General CARRANzA,
had his pocket picked Of purse and
watch at the railway station in the
city Of Mexico as he was leaving.
This was not playing the game as 1t
Is played in Mexico to-day. Senior
ORrEGA could reasonably expect that
he would be robbed by force and not
by stealth.
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Vera Crus.

It Is not at all astonishing. nor Is
It cause for alarm. that the President
has despatched two ~battleships to
Vera Cruz upon receipt Of a disquiet-
ing report from Commander LUXE b.
McNAMEE: what is astonishing is that
the United States naval force should
have been allowed to dwindle 10 one
small gunboat whose crew might be
overwhelmed In the event Of disorders
in the town requiring the landing, of
sailors to protect Americans and for
elgners. When Mr.. WILSON withdrew
FUNsToN's brigade from Vera Cruz
on November %. 1914, because. as
Secretary BRYAN formally announced,
both General CARRANzA and the con-
vention at Aguascalientes had given
"the assurances and guarantees we
required" a squadron Of warships
was left in the harbor.
1t was a necessary precaution in
view Of the fact that the city had not
been turned over to any body of Con-
e~titutionalist troops-General AGuI.
LAR marched in on the heels Of
FUNsToN's disembarking soldiers, only
two city blocks separating the tail OF
the American column from the head
OF the Mexican force. FUNSTON de-
parted AGUILAR. representing General
CARRANzA. came in. FUNSTON had re-
celved instructions not to recognize
any COnstitutlonalist faction. This
was in keeping with Mr.. WILSON'S
plan to let the claimants fight it out
to the end. or to put the matter an.
other way, to allow ''the struggle for
liberty to go on to u successful con-
clusion.
Yet there was no railroad come
tion between Vera Cruz and the city
of Mexico, and Consul CANADA re-
ported that the line at different
points was held by Carranzistas and
Zapatlstas, with no prospect that
either side would have full control of
the road perhaps for months. Further.
more, members of the diplomatic corps
at the Mexican capital said That
things were going from bad to worse
there. So 1t was "A wise precautiOn
to hold several warships at Vera
Cruz for emergencies.
Gradually II ship after another
was ordered elsewhere, although the
capital several times changed hands
and at last. when Mr.. WILSON called
the A II G ambassadors and lesser
diplomats into conference to plan
peace and reconstruction in Mexico
only the little Sacramento, Comman.
der McNAMEE, remained. As Vera
Cruz Is a Carranzista city and local
dissatisfaction with the new policy
might be expected. would it not have
been well to take time by the fore
lock and increase the naval force be.
fore and not after the conferences
began? Now as the Louisiana and
New Hampshire are being rushed to
Vera Cruz the Mexlcans there fear
armed intervention, which Is not ut
all In Mr.. WILSON'S mind, except as
a resort 10 which he may he com
PEELED by untoward events; such. for
instance, as rlotlng In the city evacu-
sted when he contemplated letting the
Mexican factions settle their own af.
fairs. If the political policy has been
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-12

The movement In London TO regu-
late the hitherto unrestrictcd use OF
the streets for the collection OF funds
for this, that and the other humane
or charitable society might we'll be
initiated in New York. The strict re-
auirement Of police permission to beg
or solicit in the streets would not
only abate many nuisances but also
eliminate many frauds.
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II II had not been for the British
ANY the Germans would now be throw
Ing shells into Long lsland.-JoHN JAY
CHAPMAN.
Surely a waste OF good ammunition,
but II is careless of Mr.. CHAPMAN to
consign the United States navy to
destruction when he must know that
the Germans would have had two
strong fleets to fight before coming
over here to lombard Long Island.
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Our UnOstentatious Mayor.

There may lie in him latent
No germ OF a Turenne,
And he may make II patent
That rather with the pen
And other civic weapons tam.
Is he to gain his need OF fame.
But whether he discloses
A genius for command,
Or finds no bed OF roses
~Intrenched In clay and sand,
There's this appeals to most OF us,
he listed rams froth, feathers, fu,s,
MApRics Mossis.
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Norman A. Macleod, p~,s.'. ~
Atlantic Fruit Company, $500.
day that there was no trI'
report clhlcd from k.Ugs'n.
that the company had aoQlIg, '
man steamships rriul Iua
prinz August Wilhelm FOR u.e i'
West Indian trade,
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August Twelfth,

This was the day, In Eighteen ninety.
eight,
when Spain confessed her weak. defence.
less state.
hut, brothers, let us not TOO loudly crow
our next may be a sterner. stronger foe!
&. r r,
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Above all lands l love this land
The great United States!
And he hat, loves with me I'll love.
And I'll hate him that hates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-12

London once. Ennsham Mouse. I Arun-
del street. Strand.
Paris ONCE, 9 Rue de Ia Michodiers. on
Rue du Qustre septembre.
Washington once. Hibbs BUILDING.
Brooklyn ONCE. i06 Livingston street.
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The War.

Knicker-which parent doe. the child ro
with?
Bocker-He's a littlc Bulgarian waiting
to see who offers him the most.
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Published daily. including sunday. by the
Sun Printing and Publishing Association at
haitian. New York. President and Teas
urer. William C. Reick, $50 Nassau street;
Nice-Presidcnt Edward 7. Mitchell, l5O
Nassau street, Secretary, c. L. LuNton, lou
Nassau street.
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Knicker-Now they say 4, was Noah VIII,
ate the apple,
Bocker-Belns a well known sailor. bs
was probably tempted by a sea serpcnt.
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atmosphere Of racial hatred. It will
turn out. we believe, that the flynn
of Hate" Is not an immortal compo-
sition.
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Gun ,oaNt". ,"". 80
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them In any part Of this country or Eu-
cope on the terms stated above. Addresses
OhanGed as often as desired. order through
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THE EVENING SUN. Per Month. 81
n EVENING sUN tForeign). PerMs. 1 o.
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All checks. money orders, 60. to b.
made payable to THE SuS.
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Tho snake That Tempted Noah.

TAUNTON, N, j.. August I.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-02-13

Guy Nickalls, the Yale rowing coach,
is pronounced advocate of rowing
for schoolboys, believing that it will
develop them from understood weak
lings to men of strength. This he con-
siders is proved by the case of the
English schoolboys, who are benefited
by participation in the sport In speak
ing of the subject, he said:
Il was from a physical standpoint
an excellent example of what rowing
could do for an understood weakling.
At twelve years of age l weighed only
70 pounds. l began rowing at four
teen, when about eighty pounds in
weight, and steadily gained in weight.
until at twenty l weighed 40 l am
an example of thousands in England
of what regular rowing exercise will
do for an understood boy. 1t also has
the advantage of other sports in that
a lot of rowing exercise can be put
through in a very short space of time,
so that it will not interfere in any way
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-02-13

with the boys regular school studies.
School rowing in England is, it is
generally agreed, a greater factor in
the physical development of youth
than any other exercise so far culti-
waited. The chief schools in England
which make a speciality of this form
of athletics are Elton, Rugby, Shrews-
bury, Redford, Beaumont, Westmin-
ster, Winchester, and others which are
situated near suitable water for this
purpose. So far as statistics can be
relied upon no heart or lung trouble
or permanent muscular strain can be
directly attributed to this form of
athletic sport, and l may say that it
has been generally recognized in Eng
land, at least, that since the exercise
of rowing makes use of and develops
every muscle in the body, it does more
to cultivate the growth and to develop
the chest and generally benefit the
growing youth than any other form
of athletic exercise"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-02-13
SHOW SUPREMACY OF SOUL
Bright Spots in Dark Incidents OF
the Great Conflict Going on
In Europe.

Courage is the universal possession
of the German, the Englishman. the
Frenchman, the Belgian, the Austrian.
the Russian and the japanese. The
stories of individual GOODNESS and dar-
ing are so many that they have al
most ceased to attract special atten.
ton, The other day, when the Brit
ish dreadnaught Formidable went
down in a storm, crushed like an egg
shell by torpedoes or mines. its cap
tain-Loxley-was on the bridge as ii
sank; and his last words were:
Steady men; it's all right; keep cool;
do not get in a panic; be British"
Every officer was at his post; many
of them had lighted cigarettes. This
stirring exhibition Of the fact that
the man does not die when his body
falls in the trenches or sinks in the
ocean can be matched in every navy
and army. All Europe is fighting for
invisible things. There never was
such universal and commanding evi-
dence that the soul of humanity is SUI
preme and invincible From the Out
look.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-02-13

announced his retirement. He has al
WAYS been unable to resist the fasci-
nation of high speed work, in spite Of
numberless narrow escapes from
death
i've always thought I had lot OF
nerve" said Oldfeld recently. My
friends have told me so, and the news
papers have written about Oldheld's
nerve. But 1 certainly was forced to
take a back seat one day.
1T happened on a southern track,
where was carded as one Of the fea-
ture drivers. The promoter. a big fel-
low with leather lungs. also acted as
annoE Icer during theTraces.
He would call out, through a mega
phone. Barney Oldfeld is now crank
ing his car Barney Oldfs3d is now
banging a tire and SO on.
After the race rode back to the
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-02-13
TENNIS

Tennis fans are interested to know
that Anthony Wilding of New Zealand,
hero of twenty-six Davis cup matches,
is a motorcyclist at the front.
The report of the financial side of
the Davis cup tennis matches shows
that the public paid $S4,576 as admis-
sion fees and for programs in Chicago,
Pittsburgh. Boston and New York.
y
The placing of Mclaughlin at the
head of American tennis for the year
is Endorsed by the records although it
Is the first time a champion has been
rated second. Williams honors are
not shaded by the placing.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-02-13
For steadfast Peace.

God puts within our reach the pow
er of helpfulness. the ministry of pity;
he is ever ready to increase his grace
in our hearts, that as we live and act
among all the sorrows of the world
We may learn by slow degrees skill
and mystery of consolation. III we
know these things. happy are We II ye
do them" There is no surer way of
steadfast peace in this world than the
active exercise of pity; no happier
temper of mind and work than the
lowly watching to see if we can lessen
any misery that is about us; nor is
there any better way of growth in
faith and love.-Francis Paget.