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The Faith Care.


When the Rev. Mr.. SLOAN was oompelled
10 resign tho reotosship Of the Episcopal
Church ut Stratford, Connecticut. because he
had 9one into the practice Of the faith cure,
wo expressed surprise that what common
sense people generally regard as CRAZY de-
fusion should have taken any root In 30 in
telllRent and conservative communion No
tho Episcopal. But now We are told that
Mr.. SLOAN Ii not exceptional omOng Episco-
pal Clergyman In his belief In miraculous
cures Of disease by faith and prayer.
According to Mr.. BI.ANCnET, tho Episco-
pallan missionary, who sought to cure his
Httlo daughters fractured arm by such
means alone, tho faith cure "has been going
ON In the face Of ridiculo and opposition for
tho last twenty years In Boston, and 1t 10
now cropping ont In many places, both In
and out Of the Church" Even In New York.
he further tells us, "there are now some half
dozen clergy Of our Church In full sympa-
thy with It,"
IL that is SO. will not tho Church be COM
PEELED to deal with the growing delusion In
some more decisive way than that adopted
by,Bishop POTTER In the case Of Mr.. BLAS-
CHET2 The clergy have powerful influ-
ence over devout women especially. and II
six Episcopal minister's In New York assist
In propagating among them faith In miracu-
l0us cures, thoy will not have to walt long
for very considerable following.
Moreover, such q superstition may lead
to the most dangerous consequence. Be-
cause OF 1t Mr. BLANCHET came near sacri-
fcing the welfare Of his little girl, and he
was encouraged by other clergymen in his
proposal to discard all merely human and
natural measures Of relief Presumably, he
acted with the approval of the Rev. Mr.. SLOAN,
and 1t seems that the Rev. Mr.. SIMPSON
occasionally assisted" In "the course Of
treatment, anointment, and prayer" II 1t
had not been for the interference Of others
the child's arm would mover have been set
by a surgeon.
Nor did Mr.. BLANCHET act in q corner
What he was doing was known to many Of
the clergy Of his Church, and he discussed
and defended the efficacy OF the faith cure In
an Episcopalian newspaper, going SO far as
| to express the opinion that tho faithful fol-
lowers Of CHRIST "should call on Him, and
| Him only, first and last, to make good His
own promises" That IL, they should do rs
| Mr.. BLANCrIET dld-refuse to call In ply
stefan to cure disease, but rely wholly on
prayer and clerical assistance.
| or course, that is fanaticism Of the most
dangerous sort, and yet Mr.. BLANCHET says
that 1t Is now cropping out In many places
both In and out OF the Church, and that six
| Episcopal clergymen Of this city are pos
sessed by it.
Where 1t may lead we have seen in one
horrible case In New England When FREE
MAN and his wife killed their child, expecting
to raise tho dead again by prayer, they only
carried the theory OF Mr.. BLANcHET to Its
| logical conclusion,
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vim % teuad end aoN. witA ~ hoods asA
hu1ksd powBr.. Mhsat hans hgap slaasssAss
sstsblishsd - tiss tsst sust q sAips sos their
purposes, al the crack uswboets d the pnst
three years win stand betwecn ono extreme
and the other. and consequently not b tho
most valuable form Of ship for any bnainess
ON the Western ocean. Tho Servia, tho
Alaska, tho Oregon. tho Elbe, the America,
avon the two ships that VIII certainly break
whatever record may exist when thcy are
launched. the two that arc now being built
for the Cunard line by EbDBR 4 Co, are only
steps or experiments In the development Of
modern shipbuilding.
And pretty costly experiments thoy are.
Tho Servia cost about million and a quarter
Of dollars. The OUNARps probably paid
more than million and haiffor the Oregon.
We don't know the prico Of the new Cunard
ships now ON the stocks, but they como from
the same yard ~ the Oregon, aud some idea
Of their cost may perhaps DO gained from
comparison Of their expected power WITH the
Dragons. Tho latter has developed about
13.OO0 indicated horse power, but the new
ships will each have 1850.
At present the indfuntions are TINT tho
nearest approach to the future passenger
boat is tho America. She has moro speed In
proportion to her power than the Oregon.
and she has only once been tried. She may
even beat the Oregon yet. BY peculiar Co
Incidence she WIS built by the THoMP-
SONS, who for 80 long built tho Cunard boats,
but wero finally deserted by tho Cunard line
for ELDER Il Co., the builders Of the Oregon.
But she has space for 2OOO tons Of cargo. to
accommodate which breadth Of ffty-one
feet has been given, and her engines have
only indicated the power Of nine thou
sand horses, or but little over half the power
OF the unfinished Cunarders. Although. up
to an enormous and unhearl-of rate, speed
limps along but slowly after even greatly
increased power, still some idea Of the future
ocean crack can be formed by suppOsing tho
great Cunard engines, or stronger ones yet,
transferred to hull with oven easier lines
than those Of the America.
Still that sort OF boat would have its dis
advantages. People would be landed on the
other side before fair recovery from sea-
sickness; there would be far less benefit from
an ocean voyage; business men wishing to
deliberately put themselves beyond the reach
OF the telegraph for any length Of time would
have to take to the Pacific; one OF the most
invaluable means for obtaining rest would be
greatly impaired, and there would inevita-
bly,, on the whole, be less fun and fewer en-
gagemcnts. Tho world would have no cause
to complain II it should never see ship to
beat the Oregon.
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In reading OF the scene at tho opening o

In reading OF the scene at tho opening OF
the city dog pound yesterday. one can hardly
help wondering whence so many ownerless
dogs coms. Every year hundreds OF full
grown dogs are drowned In tho river by the Of
fetal lexecutioners. and tho next season an
equal number are caught In the streets and
imprisoned to await similar fate. In fact
tho great city appears to possess peculiar fas-
cinAtion for dogs as well as for men. and many
four-legged tramps are as fond as their two.
legged brethren OF wandering In it's streets
and alleys and public places. and living upon
what they can get. But the city 10 poor place
for friendiess dogs as well a. for friendless man.
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Tho racing yachts in the Sound presented
q beautiful picture yesterday. and now that the
season is fairly opened similar sights will be
frequent. Tho steam yachts. which have be-
come popular and fashionable OF late years.
doubtless possess many advantages In the way
OF convenience and comfort. but they can never
attract the sort OF admiration from those who
have not the pleasure OF sailing in them which
Ia excited BY their white winged rivals. The
waters Of New York would be robbed OF much
Of their summer beauty II tho wind driven
yachts were taken away.
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TIE Lys.s Pins6srsa.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sr: have
neglected 10 read rHx suN lately but turned back my
old companion this to get the best intelligence
Of the Republican platform. and Yssd all In two nss
fhe Republican p~rsy he's NOT eassd coatinsatai Tor
the elevation % hbor."
wss me most sasiafsssosy return for tvessnt In.
ysssssnt eyer asAs IN my lu@ shall not eorssts
nsW se2E. JaAse - - =
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The Reform Republicans, so called, are tn
men who are directly responsible for the nomi
nation OF BLAINE and LOGAN.

Despite tho assertions OF tho weather
prophets June has opened with week Of
Pleasant weather. in whose summer tempera-
ture there has boon no reminder of the sharp
and sudden frost at the end OF May On the
contrary. everybody seems to DO convinced that
summer has come to stay. and on every side
preparations for the heated term are to be
seen. 1t Is noticeable that only small pro-
portion OF these preparations have for their
sole aim the avoidance OF the discomforts Of
summer; tho majority Of them relate to tho
means OF making the most OF the opportunities
for enjoyment which the hot months
present. Many people are In the habit
Of saying that they dread tho oncoming Of
summer who really ind quite as much pleasure
In life during the warm weather rs they do in
the pinching atmosphere Of winter. The ocean.
the seaside. the me untains. theowoods. mead
ows. and lawns-how many pleasures do these
present only In the season when the blstering
sun rides high In the midday heavens. and the
Scorpion rules tho evening skies. Even those
denizens OF New York 8 most densely populated
quarters. who are already beginning to aban-
don their close sleeping apartments at night
for the cooler sidewalks and roofs. appear to
enjoy the change. for which plenty Of fresh air
moro than compensates them.
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1t is pretty carly for tho Republicans TO
begin talking about carrying Ohio. 1t is a
much more interesting question whether they
can carry Private DALzELL. Brother BLAINE
must deeply regret his failure to hitch with
that redoubtabe warrior and controversallst.
BLAINE's first war may break out in Ohio.
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- ~. 1alssd ~ epsosGlacs u - "
viGsoa - thslast aaotAoa q csusurA Aad On
ths other hssd h sess that Aonathing must
badone to plsese khat section Of tho Liberal
party which be- bsen driven TO the vsrGo' Of
nutiay by ths hluaders Of the Foreisn once
Il rcmsiss 70 b ssen. however, whether en1
ooaosssioos with spneard 10 intsfnal reforms
can bribe . majority Of the House Of Com
mons TO sanction tho sacrifice Of ell that
England has gained In E9ypt.
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To THE EDIToR OF THE suN-Sir. /. Con
Shea, Will make shoes with any IN New york-Hsa
0ofmsn. jack BarnetI or Dan sullivan prsferr.d-'ee
9sS9 s.ds mss and monsy te 10 feQad ~ r. " Aisis
BIO kAat FORTY ninth street. Cos SnsA,
.kaw xoaE, JuAse
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O. - ssrioasly sassted DE- Jeysss 4spseioesai g
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Mr.. ELLIOTT F. SHEPARD Is for BLAINE.
That settles 1t.
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The sunner IN The Cssntsy.

twill be interesting TO observe the effect
the long business depression.
It u true that mercantile failures are not
increasing, but there 10 no doubt that tho In
comes Of business men have suffered great
diminution. and that traders are now COM
peiled to Gail very close to the wind. The
shrinkage In tho prices Of securities is also
causing gloom among men Of fortune. and
tho actual loescs have been enormous and
wide reaching.
At such o time brilliant season can hardly
be expected at summer resorts where the ex-
penditure Of money Ii necessarily large. It
may be that Newport will feel the depression
less than others. and perhaps Its effect there
will be slight, for Newport is chiefly fire.
quented by people who are beyond the ne
cessity for economy, whatever the condition
Of trade or the stock market At least, Its
most brilliant society Is made up Of families
who are secure financially. They may have
less ono year than another In the way Of in
comes, but they always have enough to
maintain their state
But the great mass OF people from New
York who frequent the other summer resorts
and maintain country homes have seriously
felt the depression Of the last three years.
Business mon generally are in no mood for
extravaganza. They want to save their
money to carry them through to the better
times ahead, and their obligations weigh
heavily on them.
For such men, however. the summer often
brings relief from expenses rather than
increases their burden. They can 1.-Two for
less In the country than In the town; and
quiet trade Is likely to permit their absence
from New York. It is not improbable that
many families who regulated their scale Of
living according to the incomes Of flush
times and under tho influence Of an inflated
estimate OF their wealth will find 1t much
easier to mako the necessary reduction In
the country than In town.
We therefore expect to see little decrease
In the summer exodus from New York, nor
do we pity the run Of people because Of the
economy they will have to exercise. They
can have just as good time with less money.
"A strong. clean candidate" Is what tho
Ne,c York. Tribune calls JAMES G.. BLAINE. In
, 1884-07-10

-
Who is the Man that is Looking SO hard at
the Piece OK Paperi He is an Intelligent
CompUSitor. Why does he hold the Paper
70 Close TO his Eyesf Because the Core
spon .ent that wrote it MAKES Hen Tracks.
What is he sayingi He is saying, ~ can't
make out this stuff" And who is the o her
Man going u the Casei That Is the Furious
Foreman. What does he WANT He is going
to Help the Intelligent Compositor decipher
the Hen Tracks. DO you Think he Can do
It'll don't know, he can do most Anything,
but l Guess that will be Too Much for him.
Now 1 see another Man Co ming. What is he
Going 10 dof Thst is the Precise Proof
Reader. He is Going to Cast hi, eagle Eye
over the Hen Tracks to see where they Lead
to. Do You think He can F.nl or:i No,
not without a Guide or a Calcium light.
Now here comes Another Man-who is the
Mani hat is the Able E,irtor. Where does
he com ho nj From his Den. Now n I the
Men are CLOSE together-see! their Head
most touch-and they are Looking every On.
ut the Pi=cs of Paper. Whas ase they doing
that fort Becaus. they Are Concentratin
their Giant IItellects upon the p, CO of Paper
to see What the Hen Track Correspondent
means by his H.eroglyphics- Have they
found QUIZ No, they ars stumped. Now
they are going Away from the Case. Yes.
AMI one OF h. men cnucked the piece Of
Pap=r into the Stove Why does hedo Thatl
Because he amt read the Zen Tracks. WHO
q tue s nall Boy that hns a Grin on his fase,
and his Hat III ned NJ in F ontt He Is the
Office Boy WHAT Is tha Abe Elitor saying
u hint He is telling nin To gp after tie
Long Range Shot Gun. VIII fort Because
the Able Eitor wants to go hunting aftel
the Hen Track Correspondent. VIII he hur.
mimi Yes, he will, If he Catches him Do
You think the Correspondent ought to be
Killed. Certainly.
, 1884-07-10
WHY THE SAFE WAS OPEN.
Hare Jewels Len Insecure to Insure
the Personnl Safely of n WIG.

HH'N btit insecure TO hntuTo
IA Personal Safety Of n vife.
Il miro IN. VI Cor. New York Sun
The inct that the recent robbery OF 81, 900
worth OF dihnioi DIS fiom the residence I the
Hon. c. c. b.. Walker, in Corning, during
his ~at~-nce, YVES committed with the greatest
Hse, b cause The safe in which the wtlry
WIS kept wus not Looked. has given rire to
much surpr.se mud uniavoraLle mme
Y" on C uhI III d. ISthnd how u man Of the
AGO g~ressnbn's I'll ct lu.iness methods
Ou.d lie 81 careless and thnrgh ! s. in regard
0 the Protection OF his household treasures,
- cibliy as many OF them, through sssoc.a.
ton and loi & am ly POSSESSION, LHd II Va Tie
o b m II ucL beyOni their intril sic worth.
w On q testoue on tie subject ly a friend,
The latte. was sun further surprised TO he
tol Ly Mr., Walker thai the fact uf the safe
bring left open was mott the result OF cireless-
n ~ or thou 2htlessness, but was lett upea by
his express order and direction.
"lVhen ! am bom-,n said the ex-congress-
man, Il always lock the safe and PUT the key
away. When / 60 away from home IL IS
un ,enstood In my house that the fe must
NOT be Locked. You will remember that
when the We.lsboro bank was robbie a few
wears 8 the cashier and members of hi !
fam u were treated W til great cruelty aud
v olence by tn roLbers because OF Their &C.
HSh LA - 'AAhh . ~ sALt hlH 70 lu0
vaults and safe. That SCI me to thinking,
and one day 1 said to my wife; We have
some things ia that safe which are very val
liable an very denr to US. Now. IL is only a
question OF time hen some ruiIlnn or ruff
hans will come alter them. II | am home
the chances are that they will not get them;
hut ] may DO uway at the time. II they
come then, aud find that safe locked, they
will hesitate ut no personal violence toward
you in their efforts to effect an entrance
to it. All the precious relics md treas
ures in the world would not be recon-
rcnse for the results OF such treat
ment. Therefore, when l am absent from
home the safe must no; bs lDckel. Then IL
robbers come they will secure their booty
and retire without disturbing YOU Robbers
came while | was away, securel the boo y,
aud left without disturbing Mrs. Walker or
any one elsa They were even considerable
enough to n minister ether to my wife, for
fear of d sturbing her. Suppose that safe
had been locked. don't care 70 even con-
lecture what the CO IS qlences might nave
bee >, aud | feel that 10 saving my family
m them the paying OF 5000 was n triA.ng
matLer.n
, 1884-07-10
POINTED

There are forty-six votes in the Ohio
delegation, and as near as | can figure it
out three are for harmony and forty-threc
for h|."-John r. Mclean.
Il will marry a woman who is
convex in the back, concavc in the bosom,
and sentimentally dropping in the shout
des."-Hrbert Spencer.
The fact that the Fitz John Porter veto
was in grammatical English would seem
to dispose of the story that it was written
by Logan.-Phiiadephia Times.
Black Jacks explanation is about as
clear as Ftz John Porter vindication.-
NslO York Journal.
Has Butler any show? He has indeed,
a whole circus and menagerie. He plays
the sacred white elephant himself -Dea-
Ter Tribune.
, 1884-07-10
How Cameo Portrait. pro Made.


lChicngo Tribune.
ayes, sir, l am the artist who cut it," snid
the tall, s'nggy-bcardel, elderly man with
weary eyes. 1t was a cameo a tr ne larger
than a silver dollar. The | kenrss-that OF a
weli-known man-was very good, aud The
details aud finish OF the work seemed to the
unskilled and uncritical iepoItorial mind
very good
a am one of the few cam-o-cutt IA in
America" said the oil man, -ani, except a
bare few. they all do as 1 do-travel from
city IN city and solicit orders hive cut
about so cnmeos IN Chicago. / cut over 800
In ~. Louis. AMI dill best Of all in New York
aud Philadelphia. Thou III I did not while
there cut very many canoes, ! made the
most money in Cuba. The Cubans were
wiling to pay liberRlly-mnch more 30 than
thu people Of thi, country are.
How d. / work. have u few more tools
than the first cutters nu gravers did hose
who lived IN anc ent Rome-but not many,
Nj tools are simple, lar lily worth descrip-
tim. A few s1arp e gyd tools, u Little
emery, oil, and poll hing iistrurpeuts-that's
al. Where d. / get the stone / u-ei
1t Is more p operly a shell, since only
few p uple will lay enough to war
rant the use OF onyx. / getit from a eertnin
part If rma ~. Tho GU err layer is white,
au'I out nf this ! cut tho rrofil', crttin
away the white part uItil / reach the bls CT
lower layer. IL takes me about a week o
finish such a head rs this, and for 1t l get
alb ,ut sly 1t is not what you might c III a !
easy tr de. II Is hard on the eyes, harl N
tie pat 9 ce, bard On your GAUGES Of be
coming independent
Are American prohles go,i subj ,ctsi The
best in the world "a a rule. Their features
especially young wume 3 an gill| features
-nrs d stinct, clear, you might say sha y.
Wnile there is hardy any one type OF beauty
that is widespread :. there are thousands Of
BEAUTIFUL women AMI men. too, IN this land
whose features it Is a pleasure for an artist
e. transfer tn this everlasting stone, even II
his reward is only slight"
, 1884-07-10

.E.diIor.


RRoM a circular issued by the Mercan-
tile Agency of r. G. Dun & Co, it is
learned that the failures in the United
States, for the first half of 1884, were
$50 in number, an increase of ST3 fail
.es as compared with the first SIX
m Jnths If 1883, or about Is per cent.
q The Liabilities, however, for the first halt
of 1884 shows an enormous Increase,
amounting to Sl24, 000, 900, as compared
with 500. 900, 00O, in the same period in
1888, or nearly double. The morn
growth in the liabilities is, however, d.
rectly tracelble to the re -ent panic, which
has been mainly conferred in New York
City, in which locality the liabilities Of
the last quarter comprise more than one
half of those noted in the entire United
States, in tina. period. A comparison OF
the failures of the SIX months in numerous
States, in licates, in some cases, only a
slight i~n,reise in failures an | liabilities.
showing that the disasters of the last SIX
months, great as they have been,
have not been nearly so universal as
has generally been supposed.
Commenting on the facts mentioned
the circular goes on to observe: But it
is IL &c TINT, to a greLt extent, the disas-
tiers of the year have been confined to the
wealthy class, and with but little interior
ence with legitimate traders in moderate
circumstances The panic which We have
passed through has been well described as
the rich man S panic 1t is a matter of
significant moment that, considering all
the violent fluctuations that have occurred,
the enormous shrinkage in values, and
the severe restrictions which monetary
institutions have found it necessary to en-
ef1rce, that failures have not Lem more
numerous. So that, instead of being de-
pressed by the figures which we herewith
present, indicat ng, as tley d. a large in
crease in casualtes, and a enormous
growth in liabilities, there is yet comfort
to be found in the fact hat the rank and
file of legitimate business men have with
stood a shock SO severe. They have not
only been able to respond to their obliga-
tons promptly, but are in Il shape to take
advantage of a revival of trade, which
must certainly soon follow,
, 1884-07-10

VARIETY Of opinion as well as great
ability is represented in the personnel Of
the committee who will frame the Demo
cratic platform at Chicago. The commit.
tee consists of Abram S. Hewitt, Of New
York; General b. +. Butler, Of Massa-
chusetts; j. Sterling Morton, of Nebraska;
II. G.. Davis, of West Virginia; Major
Burke, Of Louisiana; William r. Morri-
son, of Illinois; Henry Watterson, ofKen-
lucky, and George Converse, of Ohio. If
this body Of gentlemen succeed in agree
ing upon a tariff plank that is satisfactory
to each individual they will accomplish
wonders, and undoubtedly come to con.
illusions hat will be satisfactory to the en-
tire party. In any event, we may hope
to receive from their hands a vigorous set
of ringing resolutions that will favorably
contrast. as they will undoubtedly over
shadow, the weak document known as the
Republican platform. The tariff plank in
the Republican platform is speciously
worded, but it is understJ ol to mean
protection.p The Democrats have a
rlther delicate task before them, as all
parties have who take a bold AMI radical
stand on vital questions. The tendency
of popular sentiment Throughout this
C ,untry is undoubtedly toward free ira lie,
but whether a commitment to that policy
would carry the party TO victory III the
coming campaign is an open question.
There vas a tendency in some of the state
C INVENTIONS to beat about the bush in-
s.ead Of looking Lying issues fairly in the
face. The Ohio Democrats assumed the
riliculous and illogical position Of favor
ing a tariff for revenue only, except in the
case of wool which should be protected y
Ofcourse, various sections Of the country
have industries which they desire pro
tected' at the expense Of the remainder
Of the country. The general good, how
ever, is what SHOULD be kept in view. If
it is the sense of the party that free trade
is the proper policy they should ccmc out
decidedly and emphatically and say SO,
withoutquibbling or hairsplitting. By pos
it.vn and unmistakable expressions they
can at lelst gain the respect of honest
men Of all parties. Even this is some
thing worth having.