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rIINNISH WOMEN VOTE MUCH AND FLIRT LITTLL •5 legislators They Have justified Their Claim to possess Common Sense. i-rrifW. H**- *»' th< " *"♦»>• wood Company.) jjli women never flirt. This is. a matter f* "".vjj-h I do net «sp<>*k from experience. of*j y? at r.n Jitne been tempted tn flirt with —1 Put it is a strange peculiarity, which ! '" ' n ->••>- and placed on record in nearly **Vi«!UJa o0lii! concerning the grand duchy. *■' y»nni£b women also vote in all municipal 0* fl .. fl ry election*. Perhaps it is because. *~' " ppt trifle an*! are averse to frivolity ,v, e v have been accorded rights of franchise -.■... rhose of men. They even sit In the •^ , ' assembly — more than .forty of them — '^ ' f giver, evidence of such capacity as !lL£xffl» (perhap* because they do not flirt) '^iltl'nietcly to set at rest all doubts that arc as to the succesp of the experiment 't'-'ard i ? therefore entitled to b«» regarded " wffT irtr resting country, particularly to »■ . j, cre in America, where the female suf jrfl' though still in its elementary ; « nevertheless increasing each year in o»-d importance; and under the circum **! "« It »ay I* veil to call attention to the tn« srar.d duchy is just at present m Jlrtfl to th* celebration of the centennial anni- L^rv of Ite existence. -." t» a celebratton which is likely to create "--.TDrise s-broad, for although Sweden " 'xravs been rejrarded in the United States *~r more liberal, tolerant and enlightened t her tnetlwds of government than Russia, yet - over which the Finns are rejoicing » div is tht ! :r from the tyrannical -* cf the Va-^a kinpF and the transfer of thei" 'juj-tace *° tiie more l>enipn sovereignty of C22T-?. who restored to them for the fir«t Xc their national existence, of which they ha>l ifl ;nttr.ts ar.d purposes been deprived by L Swedes, and who have endowed them with 2 ? to-day the most democratic form <jf kgje ru!<* in the world, t-mce the representative ianMy. elected by all the adults in the coun- J sale ar.d female, on the proportional sys "c sicl"fi es - as I have mentioned ahove. nearly •rroisen among its two hundred members. THE CZAB MISREPRESENTED. TiJaad has occasionally, since the accession . tht- drone of Nicholas 11, been portrayed in * afira newspapers as a victim of Muscovite totttiCT ar.d as navies been robbed by the gssar of its autonomy, despite the <>aih which tack on h:? accession to obsrrve the terras of jMsmstitution of the prand duchy. Yet th*» jej fart that Finland should possess a legis ...^e of the extremely democratic and ad ored type de?cribed above, by virtue of an z;*r:a': ukase iesued on November 4. lftCi. by ftbalu, providing for the reform of the Diet :::= present liws. should suffice tr> rekeve hsrn rery such misrepresentation. The latter seems riave arsen in connection with another edict, jssnlgated mor* than six years previously — joflT, on February 15, IK99— ln which the Em *~» reserved to himself the ultimate decision KM what lawe came within the scopp of the psera! legislation of the empire. In one word, he. :::arr-r. that It was for the Crown to determine iSri laws were imperial and which merely bsL When Mr. Gladstone framed his Irish Hr» Bule bHI he asked the Russian govern act for a statement as to the constitution of Piar.d. end it is worth while noting that he SI not include in his bill many of the privileges r±± Finland enjoys? to-day. Nor would he iwe Creamed of conceding to any Home Rule Jciiaent In Dublin the right of final decision »tt what laws were local and what were im senai. Thia right "f determininfr what con fiffled imperial affairs had been exercised by 0 th*- predel r-ps^rs of Nicholas on the throne 1 Russia. Even Alexander 11. when he too* noj from the prand duchy part of the province SVibfWg. ir ". did it without consulting the Diet at H r -:.s;::gfors. In his ukase of IS9& Nich as II sierely reiterated this ripht, but made prtidon therein for taking the opinion of the •aSfflrtties of the grand duchy — namely, the scale ET.d the Diet. That is to say, according a the decree of JSS9, if any new imperial law tf xht Russian government applicable to the cure empire entails modification of the exist- Sl i£V of Finland the Senate at HelsingforE eat be cor.pult«-d and the law in question .«ub- Saefl tn the Diet for its opinion. It is added $tt ;.-.- law will r.ot be promuJgated by the bain until after the opinion of the Governor SewsaJ of Finland, of the Minister Secretary - th» Grand Duchy of Finland and the Imperial «££> cf Finland, and in certain cases of tlie JW cf Fir.la.nd. has been ascertained and ex ceed by the Council of the Empire. MILITARY SERVICE LAW. or.ly ircperial law to which the Finns possibly f.av»» taken any exception was *O r?.:>c ir.to existence some eight or nine "** £Z^ sr.d which increased the military cf th* grand duchy. Up to that tinr 1 ~r M per cent of Finns liable for military ■nice actual!;.- served with the colors, whereas * *2 the renuUnin* portions of the Russian fejtJni th*- perrenrage is 2*5. The Czar for the '^R tin* p:ar*d Finland on • .-"■ same footing ** ti>» r»»t. nf his dominior.s in thifs matter. c*e * ft ■R-a? srrsr.pe^. in order to avoid »ny *&«• rhsng'-s that might appear unduly hard * tie Flr.r;.s, that the innovation should be •■sjd ever ten or fifteen years and that the 'trcase r,* th»- Finnish contingent should v" ferj — namely, ax th^ ra.te of about five hun '-"^ nen a yr-ar. This law affecting the ap *?*ta»eat cf Finland's eharo irj the mlll te> feeaaai <>f the empire was duly submitted ' &f is'^-rial gfj\-ernment to the authorities I &• KT-^-.A c-, hy, hs provided by the ukase ;,?*nuuy, uyj, "for their opinion.- The ?Waar General of the grand duchy was so *3pßj to secure Use approval of the Senate and -•'-■ Jj.i-t to th«- military laws in question, al *sßi th<r :;;,rovL.l was not a sine qua ri ( >n, * fc« rescrtfrd to means of pressur-^ which a pood a*-*l cf exasperation among tb« Finr.fc- created an immense amount of tiood, 'u!m:ni.ted in revolutionary out- tad Juniisht-d the material for all the j 4^-* 8 putlifht.O abroad to the effect that 7~*&*. lc defiance of his oath on accession, J* JjWvlni the grand duchy of all the. pre pkti « Helf-gsv-ernment accorded to it by '•^s rruttter hi. s really never been thoroughly j.^ 100^ abroad. Far from bavlnxr lost any t~f aut cnor.y Kince the accefisicn cf Nicholas i^* in lg: , 4> Finland possee.ses to-day -y* I*1 '* £Tr - r/ulit <* home rule than ever before. ij_ e **^ish doaucttlon Flrih»»d had noth k- i^'* kllid - Hli * *'*"* divided into a nurn tti'^L i=v '*' (ilfc^ provinces and ruled from *4fl v ttil "**'? a! I.• bead* of the Judiciary trj " administration had their quar *"-*o a ***** It v,as not until Ru«eia had com «f Wk Swr <i«rr., si the close of a long aeries kw. **• t( ' «urrender Finland to her by the % J* l^ t-^''kfiAm,t -^''kfiAm, in 1809 as the fruit of 8 or 7. Luto. a. ■-> -m. -"-■ - -■'■', -m" icr the-flm time ««emb!ed at Borgo. in that same year, in order that the people might tender their oath of allegiance to Emperor Alexander I The Czar on that occasion received petitions from his now subjects to undertake the reor ganization of Finland, which he promised to take into consideration.- But he voluntarily Pledged himself to preserve the ancient institu tions of Finland. What he meant n> this was definitely explained when shortly afterward he promulgated the civil code of 1734. which had been in force during the period of Swedish rule and likewise confirmed the church laws of 1656! These two codes were held to cover the civil economic and religious life of Finland and to guarantee its rights and liberties. UPBUILT FINNISH AUTONOMY. It was these two codes that Alexander I and each of his successors have promised to ob serve; and far from having broken their pledge. Alexander 11. Alexander in and Nicholas II have each of them increased the prerogatives and the autonomy of the Finns. If I mention these three monarchs and not Nicholas I. it is because from 1809 until 1863 the Finnish Diet was never, once convened. During that period taxes were imposed. laws made and cancelled by the emperors without consulting the Diet. In IMS. however, Alexander 111. after liberating the serfs, copvoked the Diet of Finland, and expressed the wish that it should meet "at least every five years," and since that date it has been fully recognized by all Russians that the power of legislating in everything that concerns the local affairs <>f the grand duchy belongs juintly to the Emperor, in his capacity of Grand Duke of Finland, and to the Diet The powers of th<> latter were still further increased in ISS6. by Alexander IIL who conferred on it the right of initiating laws, reserving, of course, the final^dfc:?ion to the Crown; while Nicholas has gone even still further, and has, as I have shown, endowed the grand duchy with the most democratic representative assembly in the wor'.d. The women in the Diet are held by all political parties to have fully justified by their behavior and by their good sense the claims of their sex for legislative representation. In at least four instances husband and wife belong to the A« sembly, and women are represented in all parties, even among the Socialists, whose fem inine members emphasize their convictions by wearing rod dresses. The female legislators in clude peasant women from the country districts as well as workers in towns. One of them in terests herself very keenly in behalf of domestic servant She began t(f earn her living as a general servant at the age of ten. bjjt now edits a paper dovnted to the interests of servants, whom she has formed into a union. How demo cratic :<= this national assembly of Finland will be gathered from the fact that it contains thirty-two workingmen. fifteen small tenant farmers, forty land owners, three millers, only twelve lawyers, twenty-nine teachers, twenty one journalists, seven professors, seven mer chants, three foremen, two railroad employes and three waiters. Formerly the Diet consisted of the four eptates— the nobles, the clergy, the burghers and the peasants. But there ip no longer any dis tinct class representation, and there are only a few nobles among the forty land owners having seats in the Diet. The number of noble Finnish families is 237 of whom seven are counts and forty-five barons, the remainder having no titles, but figuring, nevertheless, or: the rolls. of the now extinct House of Nobles. Although Finland ha* pent quite a large num ber of its citizens to America — there are a large number of Finnish settlements In the "Western states— yet to most people the grand duchy is little more than a geographical expression. This, too, despite the fact that it is larger than INTENDED ESPECIALLY FOR THE BUSY MAN Constant Reader Tells Htm What He Missed in Last Week's Paper "Has Dr. Cook produced proof yet that he dis covered the North Pole?" asked Busy Man as he met Constant Reader last night. "He will not do so for some time." replied the latter. "He got home this week, and was warmly welcomed by enough of his fellow citizens to con vince him that a large part of the world gives him Up confidence, but he declared firmly that be in tended to submit his proofs first of all to the Uni versity of Denmark, at Copenhagen, for the reason that the Danish authorities were the first to in dorse his claim and honor him with medals. He acknowledged that he did everything in his power to conceal his discovery of the pole from Peary when they were both in the Arctic, because he wanted to be the first to announce it to the world, and for other reasons which he declined to dis close.* Peary landed at Sydney. N. S.. and. leaving his vessel there, went to his home in Maine. He arr.ounced his intention to decline all public honors until h!s controversy with Dr. Cook has been settled by competent authority. He reasserted however, his confidence that he can conclusively prove that jj T Cook has deceived the pub!:-, and he placed proofs of his Are" in the hands of General Thomas L. Hubhard. president of the Peary Arctic Cli b " * "Will the Roosevelt g»t here in time to take any parr in the Htidpnn-Fulton celebration?" asked Busy Man. "The Roosevelt." replied Constant Reader, "was detained at Sydney in an effort to recover from certain impulsive Canadians who poured over her in a hunt for souvenirs, when Peary went ashore, the entire collection of data made by Professor Donald McMillan on the ornithology of th« polar regions, which was stolen from his cabin by some of them." "It takes all kinds of people to populate a uni verse," mused Busy Man. "Ha* an anti-Tam many candidate for Mayor Y»-cn discovered?" "Justice William J. Gaynor. of Brooklyn, was formally nominated by the Democratic Union: also by the Municipal Democracy, an organization com posed of members of several political bodies which came to grief at the last mayoralty election, and which has been rehabilitated tor the purpose of taking an active part in the coming campaign. He however, still welcomes the indorsement of Tamnmny Hall If he can get it. He Issued a state ment addressed 'To the Public.' which described the action of the Committee of One Hundred In re fusing to nominate him unless be would promise not to accept a Democratic nomination as 'an ex hibition of the most disgraceful partisanship ever wttaeew in this city except one.' The attitude of the One Hundred, he declared, was In violation of the state constitution, and. he believed, of the re ' n Not C aTall alarmed by this denunciation, the committee en candidates of the political bodies op posed to Tammany met for conference on Wednes day night, but failed to agree upon a nominee. The Independence League withdrew from the fusion cauM Ui wrath because it could not get all it IMited tut thin wan not felt t« !>« much loss to the movement, because friends of Charles F. Murphy l;ad just carried the Independence league primaries In every Assembly district in Manhattan and The Bronx The leaguer* were 11. moat astonished m»-n in the city when they woke lip to find that dele-ate* to all the league conventions had been nominated by Tammany men. Then they flew around in terrific excitement. Governor Hu C he» Jed the Attorney General wer. appealed to V tale YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, ! SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1909. England. Scotland. Ireland and the Nether lands all put together. Known from time im memorial by the natives as Buomi, •which means "a country of swamps," it is a land of lakes and islands, a peninsula embraced by the gulfs of Finland and Bothnia on the west and bordered by Russia and Lapland on the east and north. There is no highly civilized nation about the origin of which there is so much difference of opinion and uncertainty. (Some have attempted to identify the Finlanders with an obscure northern tribe mentioned by Tacitus and Ptol emy under the nam% of Finni. It is generally believed that in their inception they formed part, like the Magyars, of the Mongolian race, and certain it is that their language, to the preservation of which they are ardently devoted, has more analogy with Hungarian than with any other known tongue. Finland was Christianized by Eric IX. the canonized King of Pwed^n, accompanied by the English Bishop Henry of Upsala. in the twelfth century, In the customary manner of those days, namely, with fire and sword. King Eric re turned tn his own dominions, leaving Bishop Henn,- behind, and. although he represented in the eyes of the Flnr9 the Swedish conquest and the Swedish domination, which with periodical interruptions lasted for the greater part of the ensuing six centuries, was killed by his convert* owing to the fierceness of his missionary metti ods, and was in due course canonized, yet he has always boon honored ever since and down to the present day as the patron saint of Finland. EX-ATTACHE. FALL BEAUTIES OF SPA. Para' | 3] gs, N" V Sept. 25.— Saratoga Springs has won another victory in the matter of - during the last week, when I • d in it.<= favor For f • • - • - etween the gas com- graph, scores of attorneys got busy taking affi davits to show how their party had been stolen and conferences were held to devise some way of recovering it. The abduction was plotted a year ago, according to league leaders. At that time Tammany ordered that fifteen of her men should enroll as Independence Leaguers In every election district in the city. These accessions at the time gave the leaguers much Joy. Subsequently they discovered ■ at the growth of their party had not been so rapid as had appeared. "As a result of the fusion failure, the Repub licans held a convention In Carnegie Hall Thurs nay r.isjht and nominated the following ticket: For Mayor— OTTO T. BAXNARD. Manhattan. For Controller— WlLLlAM A. PRBNDERQAST. Brooklyn. President Hoard of Aldermen— JoHN PCRRi 'V MITCHEL. Manhattan. "Otto T. Bannard is president of the New York Trust Company, treasurer of the Republican County Committee and identified with philan thropic work. He is a personal friend of President Taft. William A. Prendergast is recognised in commercial circles as one of the leading credit experts of the country. He is an uniis£a.lly effective campaign speaker. John Purroy ■'Mftchel is a Democrat, grandson of John J. Mltchel, Irish patriot. He is ■ Commissioner of Accounts, and as such brought about the removal of Borough Presidents Ahearn and Haffen. "The Republican platform includes the follow ing planks, among others: ATI futur- subways should be owned by the city. We favor su<-h action as will F»cure as -speedily a* pos sible the re-establlfhmenr of a universal transfer «v?trm We favor an eieht-hour -lay for all employ©* of the city, and demand that every person employed shall render a full dn.y'i service for avery full day's pay. We favor tiie three platoon item for the police force. ■■■■■'. ■ " "Considering that the greatest problem of the city's government for the next few years I? going to be largely a financial one," said Busy Man, "we will be exceedingly lucky If we get Mr. Ban nard (or our Chief Executive. How has the Presidtjjit been getting along with his Western tour?" . "At Montrose. Colo., he formally opened the Gunnison tunnel, part of a great irrigation sys tem to, benefit that state. At Pueblo he announced that he would not make his speech on the conser vation of natural resources — the topic of supreme interest in the country through which he will pass during the next two weeks— until h* reaches Spokane, on September 2k "At Denver the President expressed himself for the first time since entering the White House on the subject of swollen fortunes. He declared that he holds the game views now that he did in 1907, when he delivered a speech on the subject. "It seems to me now, as it did th**n," said he, 'that the proper authority to reduce the size of fortunes is the »tate rather than the central government. Let the state pass laws of Inheritance which shall require the division of great fortunes among the children of the decedents* and shall not permit a multi-millionaire to leave his fortune in trust bo as to keep It In n mass; make much more drastic tlie n;l«? againft perpetuities which obtains at common law, and 'jf Impose a heavy and graduated Inheritance tax. which shall enable the State to almr* largely In the proceed* of such large uccumultttions uf wealth which could hardly have been brought about nave through its pro tection and aid. la tins why gradually but effec tively the concentration of wealth In one hand or a lew hand* will be neutralised and the danger to The Republic that h:t» Iwn anticipated by a continuation through generations of such accumu lating fortunes Will he obviated.' "He also took up the corporation tax. adopted, as a part of the Payne tariff bill, and defended it as against the proposition to uaafla* «v dicMt t-inm panles, which have been sapping th» life out of Saratoga's forty mineral springs. It Is believed now that with the suppression of jpumptng the old vigor will return to the water and Saratoga will regain her birthright. The case will doubtless be carried to the Court of Appeals. where the decision will probably be sustained. This is a glorious season In this beautiful burg and many are enjoying its grandeurs. The auto mobile drives are hard to beat: one especially ap peals to the camper. The road leading across the bride at Saratoga Lake and which follows the shore to the south end is lined with modest sum mer nooks dignified by the name of cottages. Clus ter after cluster of little camps allure the travel ler to rest awhile and be alone with the elves and water sprites. On Tuesday evening a portion of the lake was illumined by the burning of the 80.-kes cottage, situated on the west bank, opposite Newman Lake House. The house was one of the most preten tious on the lake. , TYPE OF PEASANT WOMEN IN riNLAND. Among the most picturesque =pot? ir. town |ost now ar tennis courts. V> • turf, with a view "f valley and hills in the • . l« dotted over with golf devotees, and the r '»nnis play ts. OX XEir JERSEY COAST. Atlantic Citii Entertaining Manii Who Enjoy the Shore. Atlai • ty. Sept -'—There win be a great deal of e>tnir and nomine on the railroad between this i the Hudson-Fulton cell t " New York this week. It is only a short trip, and parties who want to s*>e the na . the airships and ■a much effort, either by tram or : ihiing their - at Atlantic City. T tember Reason ia here, and there are many '■ i I City's quiet end 1 ihing and in eltghtl ■■ the Nortl - links. tax, which he said seemed likely to pass the Senate when the corporation tax was devised as a compromise. He strongly ur*;ed that all the states should ado the proposed amendment to the Constitution to make an income tax possible. The President declared that the corporation tax was the h^t form of income tax that could be levied, and declared that it contained many of the best features of the income tax law of England. In urging that the slates should vote for the amend ment to the Constitution permitting the levying of a direct income tax without apportioning the levy among the states and according to their population, he said it would be possible to amend the corporation tax so as to include within Its scope every desired feature of' an income tax excert that levied on Incomes derived from actual salary* and professional services. He ■aid he opposed a direct income tax except In ■ -••- ot emergency, ami believed it to be a prime fault in the federal Constitution that no provision was made fur a direct levy to meet war time or other ■ "At I ■••- Moines the President announced that he would urge the establishment of an interstate commerce cqnrt of five members to consider ap peals from rates fixed by t'.ie Interstate Com merce Commission. He will also recommend leg islation to prevent one interstate railroad company from Owning stork in a competing line and to compel roads thus owning stock to dispose of their holdings within a given time. Legislation to prevent the overissue of stocks and bonds and the watering f> ? stocks will be stror^ly recommended, the President's proposition hems that no stocks or bonds shall be issued except by permission of the Interstate Commerce Commission after an in <iuiiy has oe*:n made Into their necessity." "Dear me!" exclaimed Busy Man. "and the good man is only on what you mitrht call the first leg of his thirteen thousand-mile trip. How much new legislation will he have advocated before lie gets home asain? It would take two sessions of Con gress at least to dispose of the suggestions he, has made already. Any person of , importance die?" '■Governor John A. Johnson. - the hope, of the Democratic party, died In Minnesota. Edward P. Hatch, for many years president of the drygooda firm of Lord & Taylor, died In Vermont. Jam^s D Smith, head of the brokerage, house of James D. Smith & Co.. and for twelve years chairman <>f the America's Cup committee of the New Turk Yacht <"!üb, died In Stamford. Conn. Captain William H. FHckctts, court crier >if the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court and widely known -among lawyers and justices as ••Billy" Pickets, died in this city. For forty-two years he had been associated with the Supreme Court, tlrst n.s court c3U-er, then as captain of the court squad, and later a* crier of the Appellate Division. Robert Hoe, the third of that name and head of K. Hoe & Co.. printing press manufacturers, died in LonJon. To his in ventive talent wan chiefly due the birth of the "I knew him." commented Busy Man. "He wa* seventy years old. but if he had nut sprung from rugged New York stock some of the colored Sun day supplements that flood this city would have killed him ten years ago. Anything else happen that 1 ought to remember?" ' A hurricane struck the Gulf Coast In the neigh borhood of New Orleans and destroyed about one hundred lives" and property worth JlO.oCo,ott>, It was estimated. Responding to the letter of tlw Public Service Commission .■• July 27. suggesting thai the Interborough Rapid TransU Company build -\ four track subway route up Madison avenue as a north erly extension of its present line, from the Grand Central neighborhood. President Theodore p. Chants of that corporation sent to Chairman Will One of the distinctive sights at this season of the year is that of shooting* parties, who roam the salt meadows In search" of the festive mudhen. which are plentiful around Atlantic Ctty. The low marshes and the lagoons of salt water are now frequented by little parties of men in rubber boots, who tramp through the high rushes and paddle along In- canoes after their feathered victims. A little tragedy connected with this sport occurred this week, when a hunter was found' dead, and beside him his fine collie dog. both lying against the deadly third rail of the Shore Line tracks which cross the salt meadows. It is thought that "the young man lost his life in trying to save his dog from the dangerous third rail. The concerts given every evening in the Marl borough-Blenhelm. which fill the great music room every night with a fashionable and enthusiastic audience. have proven the wisdom of the hotel management, which seeks to live its guests plenty of entertainment within doors. The Hotel Traymore's music room is one of the most attractive places of the kind in Atlantic City. It is alt white and restful green, tilled with palms and rugs and tow, easy chairs. Here one can hear good music every evening. At the Chelsea the evening concerts have been a regular and very enjoyable feature. "Many of the cottajcers drift over to hear the mu?lc and chat with thetr* friends there. To people who prefer stringed music, to the bands on the piers, these hotel concerts have proven a great magnet. It is said th.it Atlantic City is to have a fine rifle ransje down at V«nrnor if the plans of those interested can he carried out. which will give the members of the Atlantic City branch of the Na tional Rifle Association a chance to hold large matches with more convenience. Atlantic City Country Club ar»- in prime shape these days, anr? the clubhouse ■ favorite terminal for aatotnotnsi vho go • gam>»s. if not to take part In them. The flr« I igents have been ho'ding a tl convention here this last week, with about twe hundred .of -ga.t>-s from thtrtjMHt The Marlborr>ugh-Rlenhetm was thf headqua n John IJurand and T. Halstead came down to spend the week end with their families, who are spending the month of September at the Hotel Den nis Among other guests who will stay for the September and fall season are Mrs. Edward Ren shaw Jones. Miss Mabel Jones, Mrs. W. Hawley. Miss Sarah Hawley, D. Edwin Hawley. Commander and Mrs W. L. Burdick and Thomas Howard. Among September guests at the Pennhurst are Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Renner and Miss Renner, Fletcher Swair. and George H. Stehlc. all of New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, of Kingston. N. V.: Mr. and Mrs Walter Thomas; of Tonkera, N. V.. and Mrs. Hammell, of New York City, are guests at the Revere. Mr. and Mr?. A. M. Morland. of Ptttsbarsj; m" tored ewer from Spring Lake, their summer home, for a stay at the Marlborough-Blenhelm. Other New Yorkers here are P. B. Watrous, Mrs. H. S. Black, H. Hill and Miss Tiffany The long, hand some exchange and parlors of the Chalfonte seem to have more than their rightful share of pretty young - Is this season. Among the Traymore's notable guests are Gen eral and Mrs. D. J. Craige, U. S. A. ; the Rev. Dr. i R. H. Keeling and his -son. Robert Lee Keeling, who painted King Edward of England when he was Prince ot* Wales: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Thompson and Mrs. E. P. Thompson, of N- •■ York, are at the St. Charles. Among other New York guests at this house are Mr. and Mr* A. V. Bonrke. E. Heffley. Mrs. Thom as Sanders, jr.. D. G. C. Sinclair and Ernest Louis Waltz, of Montclair. N. J. Haddon Hall has been th-> centre o? Interest and the headquarters of the Knights Templar during th. Masonic week. The Berkshire Inn this week lost one of its proprietors. J. O. Dickinson, whose death occurred Sunday last. Th" Hotel Rudolf Is full of September and October - JUSTIFICATION. look here, my dear." said a himhami. d- 3 cidedly, "I am sure we d<>n't nee,i that bearskin How ofter have I t buy thines because they nr«> ch my love." re; fe. "thia wasn't cheap — It cost S3!**— Fhlladi cox of the commission a letter in which he offered to build such a route. This offer was coupled witii a plan for extensions in The Bronx through the construction of elevated lines, which would give materially greater facilities than are afforded at present. According to a statement in the annual register or' the University of Chicago, John D. Rock efeller has contributed K-l.4ss.Mi to the unlversity since Its founding. Mr. Rorkefi-lier's original sub scription of |t"ii)0.0«i«) came in May, :•»:• and he* has been constantly increasing that sum and adding to the endowment fund. Lee McClung. the treasurer of Yale University, was selected as Treasurer of the United States. He was formerly a noted football player. "The leniency that • ie law has hitherto shown toward arrested suffragettes was abandoned for the first time, when two women rioters at the re cent meeting at Birmingham, which nas addressed by Premier Asquith. were convicted In that city of assaulting the police and wilfully damaging property, and sentenced ore to foirr and the other to three months" imprisonment at hard lahor. In addition, fines were Imposed on them, and if they are no- paid the prisoners will have to serve a month additional Two refused to eat. hut wer» fed with a stomach pump." ■There is no cause, however good. I excused from the obligation to keep the r >:ippose." said Busy Mar.. "What hav^ • been dning"" "Captain F»rher. of th» French army, was killed by the upsetting of a biplane Just as he was about to make a landing The appearan<-» of th<» adrer tisem"- of a large automohile ron<'»rn ... city, announcing that it Is now ready to manufacture aeroplanes to order. was regarded as highly sig nificant by those who remembered that not long apo many bicycle makers were compelled to turn to automobiles These people predicted that before lor.:; many automobile makers may feel compelled to take up the new vehicle. You can now purchase an aeroplane for about t~Z\" "Cheap enough, too.'* said Busy Man. "Even if you find you car.'t fly with the thing, it will make a good hen roost. But go on" "It was announced that at a depth of nine hun dred feet LWow the surface of the earth, flrmiy embedded in coal, the petrin><l head of a man was discovered at Maple Hill Colliery. In Pennsylvania. The head was said to be perfect in shape, eyes, ears, nose and even the hah- standing out in bold relief. Workmen driving a tunn«-l maile the timl at a point over which water has l>rt>n flowing for years. It Is believed to be the head of a man of a prehistoric Professor K^ierich. of Munich. confirmed by ohrmfcal anil spectroscoptc analysis the accuracy of his theory that the fatal u^.-nt In Asiatic ichohra Is free nitrous acl«l. t'ae formation of which is r.-mlered possible by the action of baP eilll In transforming the nitrates of food Into ni trites. Th!s knowledge, he say?, makes safe pro phylaxis ponslblf. Anybody can now protect him self from fatal consequences, even when actually Infected. It Is only necessary to avoid fating ni trogenous vegetables arul cured meats containing saltpetre and drinking nitrogenous water. A trlf gram received in Boston by John Ritchie, Jr., from Professor Percival Lowell, at his observatory at Flagstaff. Ariz., stated that r»-eent observations si n'v that the Antarctic canals <t Man urc tlttii" peartnK- Profeaaoi Lowed In previous years ha.* observed In thi fafl a similar disappearance, whloh he consider* ii seasonal phenomenon. Hr- tliinks this teu«ls to !»iippc>rt the theory that life t-xlsts on Man and that the canaU denote a ay* uf Irrigation." ,— Busy Man yawned. ■ in. i i.«.r^ you?" asked Constant Header. "Oh. not .it ail-not at all." replied Busy Man. "I like to hear reports of scientific discovery, mo mat ter how untrue they ax*/ IS Tfl£ ABIJtOSDACKS Deer Plentiful and Hunter* Are «§ Their Glory. Lake Placid. X. V . Sept. 25.-M3ny of the people) still to be found in the mountains have donned flannel shirts and khaki brerwa. th» badge of the) huntsman, and the majority of th*m arm , lt tn. the wood*. Deer are plentiful, and this weelc many fine specimens were brought into this village, a* well as into other centres throughout the moun tains. The weather conditions In the mountains continue perfect, and there are nr» words to describe) the beauties of the changing foliage. THE STEVENS HOUSE. Mrs. C. McConvill, of Brooklyn, was hostess at a* dinner given at the Steven* House this week ta honor of Mr. and Mrs. William B. McElroy. On Tuesday Mrs. George A. Stevens, wife of the) owner of the hotel, was hostess at a dinner given by her for the women who assisted her at the) Mystic Shrine booth at th» recent Masonic fair. Early In the week L. Coromtlia*. who will repre sent the" government of Greece at the Hudaon-Ful ton celebration, entertained a party of friends wttls an automobile rid* and dinner at 3aranac Inn. Rwer.t New York arrivals at the. Stevens Hossa Include J. O. F. Jacoby. Mrs. K. Pine and Sl!.' ♦ it. G. Y-rkes, who came by automr>b*l»: Miss C, L. Watts. Mrs. John McMillan. Miss A. McMillan* James Jenkins. Jr.. Mr and Mrs. C. A. Xx>ckwt>oe. Mr and Mrs. J. 9. Lockwood. Charles A. Roll. Mr. and Mrs. F. W Vincent. E E. Vincent. A. Fo3t» and T. 11. Dur.n. NORTHWOODS INN. At th© Northwoods Inn. whfch ls> one of the> Adirondack hotels remaining open lat» Into the* season, several New Yorkers ar» staying, and they are havin* a most enjoyable time. Joseph. O. McShane. chief Inspector of th« Bu reau of Licenses of New Tort, who will rentals here until Tuesday of next week. Is an enthusi astic swimmer, and Is out every moraine; early for a plunge in the lake. / H. R. Kir.aey, of New York, who is here with Mrs. Kinsry and Miss Vera Klnsey. cllTnied Mound Whiteface early in th« week, with Charles H. Hour. of New York, who has returned to the. lna for hi.« third season. MTfld OTHER LAKE PLACID HOTELS. The Belmont is one of the Lake Placid hotels at which improvements for another season on an ex tended scale are betng contemplated. One of the) changes, if carried out. will greatly increase the size of the presect dining room. Recent New York arrivals there Include Mrs. Norman L. Cramer and Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Vermllyea. New Yorkers recently arrived at the American House are Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Crawford. V?. H. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Stewart, S. L. Johnson and C. F. Scheel. New Yorkers at the National, the Homestead. the Pines, at Undercliff. I^akeside Inn and Forest View have this week been taking part in outdoor sports and excursions to points of interest in this vicinity. At practically all of these places this season has been one of the best of recent years and in many cases addition? and Improvements for another season are already under consideration. SARANAC INN. Saranac Inn. N. v S^pt. 23.— 1n the vicinity of Saranac Inn hunters had excellent luck this week, and several deer were brought in. One of the largest was that killed by H. B. Pinkus and his brother. Walter DJ Pinkus. of New York, a short distance from the inn. Even the excellent hunting failed to attract th,e golf enthusiasts from their sport, and early tn the week they had one of the best handicap events of the season, the cup beir.g won by M. B. Marshal!, the manager of the inn. Professor G. F. Eaton, of Yale, who arrived at the inn this week, is accompanied by Mrs. Eaton. F. S. Eaton. R. L. Eaton and Miss Merwin, of New Haven. Conn. Among the New York people arriving were Au gust Vincent Tack, of the New York Art League; Dr. E. D. Brown and Miss A. D. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Ames, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. White. William C. Fargo, Mr. ar.d Mrs. R. H. IngersolL* Mr. and Mrs. William V. King. Miss A. Schurz. Miss M. Scliurz and .Miss Mabel Davison. Larser numbers of guests than ever before have taker, advantage of the fact that the inn is to re main open late into October and have made their plans to stay here until the close. THE ST. REGIS LAKES. Upper St. Regis. N\ V.. Sept. 21— Those who have) been tn the woods around here after game this wee* report havtng met with unusually good luck. Already preparations are being made for radical charges at some of the camps another season, and sites for one or two new camps have been pur chased along the St. R^sria River. At Birch Island, the Upper St. Regis Lake camp of Mr. and Mr*. Anson Phelps Stokes, work will soon oe begun ujon extensions and alterations for next season. PAUL SMITH Paul Smith's. N. V.. Sept. Zi.— Friends of Henry Adams, of New York, have not yet ceased jo Joke him upon the mistake he made early in the week. when, awakened at night by some animal prowling around his sleeping quarters, ha seized a gun and hjazed away, confident m the belief that lie had an enormous buck, only to find that he had bowled over an unoffending bat inquisitive cow. Color»l John T. Denny, of New York, who is on* of the oldest living patrons of Paul Smith's Hotel and who never lets a hunting season pass witho« a trip here, arrived on Tuesday. "Little Tin-.- Sul!i\-an. who ta «ti!l -•.is one of t!-.e New Yorkers who will remain through tits month and late into October. Mr SuUivaa's cealt^ is rapidly improving. SAME DIMENSIONS. The fcn.i^.fo.rp had the air of on<» who is 'inrec onciled to the existing state of affairs. "Can't w» take ■ uvddinsr trip, as wed planned?" she asked. plaintively. * " "Not Just now." said the young man. "on account of mj- partner's Illness." "I thought it would be such fun. taking that atx days" journey in the cars!" she sighed. -Well. now. see here." said the young man. "IS we take the flat I looked at yesterday, it'll bo just the same as living tn the parlor car stateroom, except j'.iat the scenery won't change."— Youth.'* CREOSOTING RAILROAD TIES. Regardine the experiment* made by the Swedish Statt- Railways with "'wood creosote" for the »re servation uf their ties. Consul General Wlnalow of Stockholm, writes: "Experiment* with wood creosote instead of cc«» tar creosote were besun by th.« railways in 1*03: v number of Ue« were then impregnated with wood cr.osoie. or rather with what it is here called. £r ,» ,\ nlv,»r vu t ww as, s - h0 «**w : auncuit to BPt th^ IV J. Penetrate deep enottSl) into the wood, ana althouKh a pressure -■* twelve atmosphere^ rtM employed, not more UCun about twelve pour.3s Ti th« tie could be absorbed. The .Umer.sk.-ns of th« ties rare BVbj *\ inches by 9 feet. This quantity of the solution la roastdervd Insufficient at least on i the basis of comparison with the twenty pounds of ordinary coal tar crcoaMta which ties abwnrß to ob sgXZt&-&£Sg!? ci only abmit thr<it: atm^ "Tlie reason 'or this unfavorable irmult with the) U-...K1 tar ..ii is ascribed to the cmliatenc? of the* «>lutlon. biu U Ls considered that this fact of -sliijht impregnation does not exclude the possibilltr ..f ii tie treated with wood tar oil ivlnsj th«* sam» r«t«Un» as one prepared in th*. oia way with coal tar creosote. The time a well lrnnrVlr HUteU tie i., expeoted tO U.st U .l.hl^n v"«J? P ISSI u> ..nlv ivr wart tiave passed slncr the tie* Ira! pinnated with wood tar oil were used the •js is not \,-t ripe for v nn:U JudK-aie-tt "So far they seem perfectly sound "Kxperinients have also been made to form a , soluth.,l of wood tar oil with 3 to a per c/nt«*l ; tar,cre..s»t,.. b, r no satisfa, t,> r v results wVreVtw wo.nl tar oil have been abandoned, chtefly for tn« ; reawp that the railroads do not nosaeM aIE for Impregnating on a l.»r«e *ral* with a hiS! . pressure The price of the wood tar oil J. £- i illt^ i xp l™* ntS l» about 2 ceau a •ouasl--c^ 4 duar Report. — w»». t