Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-21
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four weeks immediatly following the acces-
sion of the new and, regular parshouers,
President and Mrs. Cleveland. When DR..
Sunderland preached to General Grant and
other notables, ntteen Years or more since,
he was regarded asia vt'ry attractive speaker,
and people went to see hrm for the purpose
OF cleaning his words of entertainment and
instruction. But With the disappearance of
these distinguished auditors the doctor be
came more or less obsolete. When President
Cleveland concluded to attend this church
public attention was again called to this min
lister, and the people who went at first TO see
the new chief executives and members of his
mansion became entHnced with the bright
preacher, and are now attending the Sanctu-
airy regularly because they like to hear him
talk.
DIR. Sunderland, as pulpit orator and an
eXpounder of the gospel, Is considered eccen-
trio, but catchy. lie Is of medium stature, a
full, round, smooth face. and has half gray
hair, which is clipped neatly and closely.
His stee-gray eyes and wel-cut mouth set
OIL a Grecian nose and a pair of outstanding
ears so well that you say at once, "lle is
risky" The doctors pulpit stands more
than two feet above the floor, and he has
three-inch portable platform, two by four
feet in size, upon that, which places his lOins
above the desk when he talks. This often
leads him to stoop in his preaching, and with
his eyeglasses so lar down his nose that he
frequently peeps over them, la Owens, he
is fond of drawing up his mouth, thinning
his, cheeks and making an exclamation so
well in imitation OF John T. RAYMOND that
one Is often led to believe he sees an actor in
stead of n preacher; yet it is seldo m smile
Is seen in his congregation. lie impresses
all with great solemnity, even in his amusing
mimicry.
To the elocutionist, DR.. Sunderland pre-
sents an interesting study. lie, seldom
moves his feet, but almost constantly swavs
his body. His emphasis is given by facial
voice.. as is Colonel Ingersoll's wont when
speaking In the. opposition. And, by the
way, DR.. Sunderland's voice never trembles
with more emotion than when he refers to
Nearly ali great speakers 1t has been OBJ
served, are nervous and have way of em-
ploying the hands when talking. Immed-
ately after DR.. Sunderland begins reading his
pocket, opens it wide, carries it behind him,
where go both OF his hands, and there he
turns it by the corners, round and round,
round and round. When he desires to ges-
moment becomes more deliberate or he lays
his handkerchief down and raises his hands
as high as his head, leans forward and almost
means his earnestness. If he .gesticulates
the other and works 1t like baker kneeding
bread or the potter pumicing clay.
The doctor, has terse and fluent flow of
language. His smiles are extraordinary and
his rhetoric pure. He draws new pictures,
speaks plainly and has adetnite idea of what
he means to convey. Sometimes he grows
severely personal and shows what many con-
slider i'll temper and over ZealOusnesS, but he
is always crisp and original
LOWER EMPRESS RATES.
1t has been observed by the citizens of
Washington that the express rates hence are
very much lower than they were two or
cc!ne much lower yet. The cause of all this
Is the work of congress in decreasing postage
on fourth-class matter. 1T Is now matter OF
the government against the express COM
in, In frnn N iSSf nE
To carry package weighing four pounds
distance of six or eisht hundred miles en-
tai!e an express charge of about S1.50 or 81
only 2 lew years ago. Now it goes for fifty
ing to make the same rates-especlally out. of
large cities-that the government charges for
small packages, and .hey offer the security
which always, attaches .tor prompt and IL safe
registered package in the mail is not
its best to insure delivery, but if the matter is
lost the sender lOses. li
JOY THATwAS PREMATURE. >
Government employees often have good
deal of the spice of aife.,e Justlnow number
of them in the dePFtaents think they are
having a great deal'Sti IT, Last spring about
l. twenty-five or thirty clerks drawing SleO
month in one of tEier departments were in
formed that their services, would not be re-
quired. The vacancies were to 6s nlied Ey5
clerks of the 500 q month class, and about
six months elapsed before thenew appointees
were decided upon. Six weeks ago the ap-
po!iiments were made, and the head of the
department decided. that, the new ap-
old ones received from the time of their dis
mssal to the date of the new appointments.
The figures threw about $50 back pay into
each ones pocket.
The clerks smiled over drawing pay for the
andy and incautioasly iot spent But G"'Viy day
of reckoning came; The comptroller
not belong to the new clerks, and that it must
be returned, whereupOn last pay day they
found upon opening their envelopes a note
instead Of their half months pay, and it an
nounced that the $50 would have to be re-
funded. The complaints were much more
loud and bitter than the congratulations were
CHEEKY. when the extra. pay was received.
The clerks regard the incident as great
hardship.
1t is very probable, however, that the re-
cent change of administration will work
great good TO the hold over employees, in that
laying by for rainy, day, and has installed
economical habits. Under the old regime
there was feeling of security among the
clerks which bred the most lavish eXtrava-
gances, and few got ahead enough to take
them to their old homes when they were dis
charged.
EFFECT OF OIL UPON TROUBLED WATERS
Ever since the christian era began it has
upon the sea Will cause the fiercest waves to
snbside and still the troubled deep. But
although this knowledge has been more or
less current for nearly nineteen centuries it
has been but little tested until within the past
decade. For two or three years the hydro
graphic Office of the navy department has
been investigating the effect Of various oils
when cast upon the sea in rough weather.
and as result the archives of that depart
ment of the navy headquarters are filled with
interesting reports of experiments with oil
that read like chapters from n work on
miracles,
This bureau publishes monthly map of
the north Atlantic ocean on which are shown
the Instructions TO navigation reported dur
ing the month breeding, together with data
relating to the prevalent winds, the amount
of rain, and ali other information likely TO
interest the shipmaster crossing the
Atlantic or running the coast This
publication. known as the pilot chart,
also contains synopsis of the reports of the
effect of oil. When this part of the work was
first begun there were very few reports.
Lately they have been quite numerous and
the experience OF shippers therein related
serve to stimulate othfTs 90 test the efficacy of
oleaginous fluids 1lDon the stormy sea,
Strange as it may appear it is said that when
the publication of tiese, reports first began
the officers of the navy were the most skep-
tical and few OF theaI rsiibrted experiments.
Lately, however, they have been convinced