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The record-union., 1892-09-03

The Mosaic authorship of the Penta-
leucb IS not 10 be confOuuQed by rational
men with the question of a Genesis y re-
marks the New ork Evangelist pres. ).
Alief an Jhat has been said, men have
Out little patience now with the asserted
6ac0nlan authorship Of Shakespeare,s
dramas. But he would be a STRANGELY
incompetent critic who did not know that
IN many OF his comedies the manner and
method alone are Shakespeare's. the mat
Ter having been handed down through a
succession of inferior writers. Nor docs
1t detract from the beauty of Burns,
lyrlcs that IN lnnumerable cases thew are
merely adaptations from older poets OF
the border. Even st. Luke. in the rra
lace TO his Gospel, does not claim origin
aIity, out only certainty. But it is Ger
JaInty rather than originality that the
world needs' 80, too, in regard TO the
authorship OF the Book OF EccIesiastas
its inspiration is a matter wholly dis,
tlnct nom the question of its writer or its
date. Burns did not misrepreSant tI,a
courage or patriotism of Bruce. aItbopgb
he wrote better Address for him than
he could have written himself The Ra-
public owes a great deal to the stnrIy
qualities of John Adams, but Holm
Adams owes to Daniel Webster a more
eloquent exposition of his own senti-
ments than he could have personally
given the world. 1t was no pious fraud
II Hamilton retouched The State papers of
Washington. Granted that many, if not
all, of the questions raised by the Higher
Criticism are yet 10 be settled by clearer
evidence, it will not do for passion to
elevate every literary dispute to the level
OF moral ISSUE"
On the topic of ''Manless Churches
ehe New York Observer (Pres.) says: 'It
: dme for the church to turn its atten-
5e ioh 70 The men. The Lord by no means
depends upon men TO win His victories
ch;idg - is,ng his praises. lie can raise UP
Snildfen unto Abraham out of the stones
S pi me wayside; but the experience of
history lay shows us that cd calls for a con-
-,eyl.fl.lh 7oSIatloh OF the males ere He does His
1lllsnty works for His people. We
sa3 sn9ulo have little trouble, either politi-
caI4y or morally, il the men of the conn
try were conseerated to Christ. The vot-
my as man would be unnecessary. be-
cause then all would vote as men. But
IN no place is the church likely to be-
come great moral power unless it has
The record-union., 1892-09-03

Buckingham's Dye for the Whis kers
does its work thoroughly, coloring uni
form brown or black, viii ch, when dry.
will neither rub, wash off, nor soil linen
The record-union., 1892-09-03

The drivers of the work teams in Paris
can beat the Crackers of Florida at
cracking their whips. This is saying
much, for the latter got their peculiar
designation from their skill in that direc-
ton.
The record-union., 1892-09-03
OUR INFORMATION I BUREAU.
Responses to Correspondents Seeking
substantial Information,

For responses to questions of practfcal
value. Mere puzzles, and the curious and
common, answers TO which ought TO be found
IN the ordinary home library will receive no
attention. Queries published without re-
sPonses are invitations 10 furnish answers
10 make TINS department an information eX-
change also. Communications must be brief
and signed with name and address.
EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN viii you be so
kind as TO answer few questions through
your paper for lady:
l. Is it allowed for an officer to 90
through house without utpermission?
2. Has he any right to break open a
door?
3. Is he allowed to handle respectable
citizens brutally? -, Sacramento.
l. Yes, If the offense for which he is
seeking to make an arrest is a felony, and
it Is necessary to enter the house to make
the arrest. The necessity must be such as
in reasonable Judgment requires the en-
try to be made.
2. He may break in a door if he has a
search warrant authorizing him to do so.
or If necessary to make an arrest for a
felony, or If there is reasonable ground for
believing the person to be arrested is
within, and after admittance has been
demanded and the purpose of it ex-
planned. Or, if the officer has lawfully
entered house to make an arrest, and is
detained therein, he may break window
or door to iberate himself, or to liberate
a person aiding him, who has lawfully
entered; or if he is pursuing an escaped
prisoner he may break in a door or win
dow, after notice of his intention and he
is refused admittance.
3. He may use such force as is neces-
sary to secure his prisoner, having given
the party notice that he is peace officer
and that he arrests because the offense
was committed in his presence, or be-
cause it is a felony, though not com
united in his presence. An officer is
liable to heavy fine who is guilty of
willful inhumanity or oppression toward
prisoner under his care. He must be
no more severe than is necessary, and if
he is, is liable TO fine and imprisonment.
EDS. RECORD UNION: Will you give
me the reading in English of the SEN
tence, "Verum puts baud egre, quod
valde expetas." S. L., Sacramento.
You believe that easily which you hope
for earnestly; that is, men are led with
out difficulty into the belief of that which
they passionately desire.
EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN: VIII you kindly
tell me what is meant by 'Beulah Land.
G. NJ. p, Woodland
Land of rest; it is represented as lying
on the hither side of the River of Death
and is described in Bunyan's s'Pilgrim's
The record-union., 1892-09-03

EDS. REcoRD-U UNION: VIII you kindly
tell me what is meant by 'Beulah Land.
G. NJ. p, Woodland.
Land of rest; it is represented as lying
on the hither side of the River of Death
and is described in Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's
Progress -
The sun., 1892-12-14

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sr: At a
time when expressions OF opinion by nine
tenths OF the newspapers of the country were
either silenced or distorted by partisan con-
siderations THE Sun spoke out fearlessly and
forcib!y Oh the terrible Homestead riots. and
plainly pointed out the duty OF the civil and
military authorities. ] have knowledge OF
your course being approved even by persons
whose syn!pathies were strongly with the
strikers. and know you have gained admir-
ers where they might be least expected. In
the hearing OF a number of workmen l made
the assertion that THE Sun would treat any
question with equal force and candor. and
that assertion has put mo on the defensive.
My auditors several Intelligent worl:mcn-
asked me to submit 10 you these Questions:
]. Is 1t possible, in your judgment, Tor a
man to keep within statute law mot moral
law and amass S1J. UOu.OUU OF $lOO.UOo. 600 in
thirty years. except through invention or
., II not should not the law no invoked to
deceased. f tho iegaiiy @ % gottcn IT. m cans ans " ~ w
:. should tho rossessors OF such wealth
continue to receive protection in us ENJOY
mrnt by reason of the Tact that iormer l.egis-
latures aud courts exceeded or neg ected the
exercise of their bowers!
AS YOU will readily rUriEise. these questions
aro prompted by the 'lcath OF Jay Gould and
tn" publication Of sketches OF his lite. am
antolishnI nt the tenor ot me 6iIcusSiorls r.,
surprised over the radical suggestions made
for preventing larg" accunt1atsuns. HS well as
tho contcmpt expressed .ior the purity OF
courts and Lee gsnl nrr.. I. i. II.
PITTSBu KGH, Dec. I. 1882.
To the first Of these questions we answer
that Mr.. Gould did as matter Of fact. amass
S75OOO.OOO or 00.OOO.oCO in thirty years
without violating statute law. and moi through
invention or IMMORAL discovery. That such
thing is possible is. therefore. no longer u
matter Of opinion. and the remaining two
questions as to what should he done II ii wero
not possible. arc purely Hypothetical.
The sun., 1892-12-14
Against Compulsory Chapel Mt Yale.

To rnr EDiroR OF Tux SrS-Sr: VIII you not take mp
tho war against compulsory chapel A. Yale Tor for that
matter n. any co"ge,. which is now being wagcd by
tho New Haven Eo''"H; Lenit.' when you roe It in
THf SrN it's So We all believe in that motto 1t
would be so" II You wereIto roin; the evils com
pulsory chapel and would thus express opinions
Of larger number than have perhaps any idea Of
New larrn lis An Old New fncand town a nd ale ia
At old New England college In r,sncrt To- religion
ale ia no further advanced than she was a nun
hrrd years ago II does not seem II she would
change in the next century either OF
siinate cOnserv8nrS peculiar tn Yale and tho Yale
faculty To effect The change which the a'0rlty Of
the students desire N" cause must b. taken up by
some influential New York paper aS well As the New
iisvrn apers 1he college papers are with tn. eAcep
lion "f on. bweek lyl afraid speak OF all the
York papers. why not Tut SrN The caus. IN n lust
one Mil not advocate free religion At Yale in your
cuitori.i columns WOULD Bk) FkLhlniSktR.
Nkw lIAvkN. Dec. IL.
The sun., 1892-12-14

piers tell us. is q danger to the public.
Hence the radical Socialist doctrines are
consistently against oil private accumuia.
tlons OF money. great or small. They would
require every generation to take care OF
itself They are opposed to savings banks.
They would produce uniformity OF estate
by making all men poor.
Is there any other way OF stopping the
accumulation OF wealth by individuals IL
any men are to be interdictcd from getting
rich. must not the prohibition extend to all
men? II man Is not to be permitted 10
have fortune of $72,0OO,OO0. why should ne
be allowed to have S5,0O0.oo0, s5oo,ooo. or
oven 5000? How can he be allowed to ac-
cumuate any money II he is not allowed 10
accumulate as much as he can get together
under tho law?
When. therefore. people talk about the
necessity of stopping great accnmulatiohs
as n measure OF public protection. really
they are arguing for principle and prcce-
dent which would be fatal to the virtues OF
thrift and prudence: for you cannot prevent
n man from saving up as much as he can
unless you prohibit tho saving OF money
altogether, after the extreme socialistic
plan. You cannot check liberty OF money
making without destroying 1t utterly.
The sun., 1892-12-14
NOT muir FOR !. sdrnonxIx
Ex-Chapiatn Meusiey Isn't Happy at Sea, ~,
He Protests AxnlMst Kc sement

The Rev. Alexander {. Iiensley who until
recently was chaplain on board the training
ship Portsmouth. has filed vigorous protest
at tho Navy Department iu Washington
against the action OF the board which retired
him from the navy because OF disability in-
Cured not in the line OF duty" Tho "disa-
biity IL said by the Board to he nothing less
than chronic scasickncss. and. as may well bs
Imagined. such fniing in n saormau ID
enough to exclude him from any navy.
The Rcw Mr.. hcnsley however. says he ID
not seasick. that hc can got his sea lecs'
on. and that it was decidedly unfair 10 or;,,r
him before tho Retiring Board when lie had
Just returned from sea and WIS suffering
from his sad experiences on the water" When
he faced the physicians. he says ho was all run
down from the effects OF II thrc" months sum
deira. and back, and he was in no coudition to
do him self credit. iic has been ashore now
,Tr , tTo 10 monts; and h" says tat he san rr.ys
ddyits 70 this effect from bhysiciars
Tho Rev VIZ, frnsley has. not bcon In tho
aud was appointed chnnlain. with the rank of
lteu,enart. on sept; -, ls". Ills active ,cr-
vice began, on hoard the receiving shin l,nis
chn,nlnin c,n is tns victim of lysrepsia. which.
GS "v1 rolling @ O'H'F II "sn'S sS is induced Snnssh y y
"t,ss, It ,Sa ~ A A. a. heusIey Is s%;a T. hs's
wns compelled to put into han hur in tile West
Indies i'll order to spnl tho chaplain to a hos.
ritGl The Portsmouth lett Newport in July,
and on returning in llrtoi,er the chaplain wHa
SO badly used uu by he trip that he was ;o.crd
to go ashore on sick leH\e. This resulted in
his being dropped rom the rolls.
You can't expect n man.. SAID one OF the
Iortsmouths officers AT the Navy Yari yester-
dav who has not been IA trni nod sailor aud
who has chronic ,dysrrrsn besides. to go to
Sen and live on salt meats and canned veEeta-
GicS with any degree Of pleusir. or comfort I
al wnR si,k
or not. III the generally accepted sense of that
word. but do know that ne could not hold
anything: Oh his stomach AMI was In the doc.
tors caro- during most VI tho recent cruise.
lie Is not sailor. and ho can never expect to
be one. He can't stand the life"
Mr.. Eensiey is now in Washington to urrs
MS cnuse. Vt IL rosst bio that he will bs al
lowed to haI0 another hearing. but It is doubt
ed in naval circle, that he will ever be rein.
stated. IT Is rumored that the real fight tho
eN-chnrlain Is making is to- secure retirement
on half pay In. toad Of tho bare dismissal
which he has suffered.
The sun., 1892-12-14
The Speakers Place.

we believe that the dignity Of public Office
Is as fully appreciated in this republic and
NJ carefully considered and protected by
It's citizens as in any other form OF govern
mept whatsoever. Tho Speaker of tho
House OF Representatives. is ono of tho
highest officers In tho United States
Government. Until within II few years
ago he was designated as the sue
cessor to the Presidency in case the Vice.
President also failed. Although he is not
now in this line OF succession. we believe in
the etiquette OF the national Capital lie Is
still placed before all other officials. OK
cepting tho President and Nicc-Prcsi-
dent. To invite the Speaker to n poit-
ical dinner given under the circumstances
OF the Reform Club feast. and not ask to
hear from him, conveys scarcely less OF an
Insult to him personally or scarcely less of
n slur upon his Office than similar treat
mcnt would convey to the President. MIR.
CLEVELAND. who Is still a private citizen.
although he was the particular guest OF the
Reform Club. would have been in nowse
sightcd IL. in recognition OF tho Office held
by Mr. CRISP. the latter had sat upon Mr..
ANDERsoN's right hand and Mr.. CLEVELAND
had been assigned to some other seat.
II will be seen. after an understanding OF
the related facts. that tho managers OF
tho Reform Club. individually gentlemen.
but with their natural courtesy overthrown
by the extremity Of their partisanship. not
only visited a personal affront. and. from his
acquaintance with the politics OF his coun-
try, a necessarily unexpected affront. upon
Speaker CR1sP. and through him to the gen.
eral public. but they perpetrated fault In
manners so gross as to amount to vulgar
ity. They we're not bound to ask Mr.. CRISP
to the Reform Club dinner. but. once there.
he had to be either recognized or insulted.
Apologies cannot como too quickly from
the gentlemen concerned with the manage
ment OF the Reform Club. When they have
both performed their duty in this respect
there will be clearer perception of the
thanks due to them for exhibiting so pre-
ciSey the true spirit of Mugwumpery.
The sun., 1892-12-14

To ris Enron TuK SuS--Si,! Noticing n QUOTA
ton from your paper under tho caption Restrrting
Immigration" WAS foruiby struck with tile ideas
advanced We in the Northwest fully realize the
I'M ortamcc of restriction on immigration than tho
people IN the East ro the fact that the great bulk Of
immigrants make this section their home. nssmrch
ns the wholc country ia inter sod III the elect PRO
du'ch on the body polite 1t Is important duty
American citizens tn guard our Institutions ami Con
stuion with Jealous zeal tor their preservation 1t
is recognized fac, that this Northwest s controlled
pohte"hy ana oher"ise by THIS ~ umigiang class to
III" heriment Of themselves AMI oth,rs Why is this
So: may he asked. We do object to wor, ,hy immi.
grants We welcome such. Hui 10 have masses OF ili;.
crate persons controlling institutions persons " o
have no knowledge "f our Constitution or iaws-it
st ih power. Of our sps s"" , nSAse S Ne n ss
ihioNn NJ" u. hand, ol tisu!n.s wo should Gt
than weg,ye 1t To our I'VE oitxsns Olson or s"oi,
days pte.e,nE election. and, nod,lins Ills head IN
sr."d. asm no ne , nSe @ 'nI"nsh ~ A. may 10
United states receives sacred franchise 40 TO
e. power % ." .S- viii VII q an me.
own hsvs Ills rst ana even hs ,sos.". ".
exercise It n,elligently. These migrants
"t si "t tie ii" a " ing
Minnesota Of over ,hiry: YEAR, h.v,nr enicrra the
service of tncl. sam rst T. drv. back ,he n,anLt
ANA. second. to MAINTAIN the pcri,tity our Union
!" ,"s ssHy in S"s thu rs Of oa n ao me-
"%nMss,h Tno".,nh. by j,s, , !.Ts ,,,n,. ,
many years cau neither talk, read write Eng
sh LANGUAGE 1t is this class who arc prrysd upon by
designing demaVoxues to TIM detrnent oi the best in.
terrsts Of our people. They settle isolated
mites are tenacious Of their former aud
lest no INCLINATION 70 learn the teaching. OF ION
stitntr u, wh'cn they have sworn to protect They
seem 10 i've guided by leaders who weld irresStiDe
power, which shows itself or an exclusive nature.
In majority Of the common school districts OF this
state the school ON, ers consist Of thus class and
result the school term continues barely the time re-
Qr,rci b. hw-five nunth This ron'iitiOn true in
many NV. Nor,hM.si states: j Wish /" inquire OF
any Intelligent citizen how long rRn We last As a
tiDn under these existing c"n,itlons Wy convictions
ar" tht We can lnhihth:i our Government only
through AMI by intelligence Az CUnrre a. con
sttu"nt demand the enactment uf laws recurring
an rdur ati"nn! qualification, that qualification
curing knowledge by the voter OF or Constitution,
"t MS hnlo ant It's oiecia tes 10 he required more
sAActiny than simple nou nS has been witnessed
many cases The Australian system fails to meet tho
requirement. the wish can easily be uullitiet
SnHehber eioct'o' MINNESOTA FARMER.
MoATiuELLO Min. Dec. II, 1892
The sun., 1892-12-14

,.., r.,,r ~ i'm to, nj any rear. NJ le-i -tGIrinG
aeria nav I.a'Iuu. iH' r'i''' i' own """' ny COM
structiuy a mr,"'ruu 'h-.n" ".i.hihg h''y Aho-
| rr,irs psr horse iG'"E, instead Oi -c Aios yer
| horse power S-ior"'".
| H. ,.,, ,..,.s 'i#, Ins new opera. with iIrin-'s
,,,,d ,N m am Er"if"" as the trNi. will be better
l.> 'ron previous works. It viii certainly
| J., ,uy,r tie ,NIcct. ia hayet completed. read, tor
! ,r,urt.,.,,. r.t- nrSt Year,
# /, rrnrIri ~ thr J"m"h du Ji,im ,r.co.man',o~
mat cryil DAYS before the appearance OF chnt,TA
m HAMBURG ,ast summer. all the sparrovs aid other
lrd. lett tUr lo"n aud suburbs and dii not retura
utHl the plague had completely di,apr-arcd. 1hs
came thing happened in Mars,eS and Toulon in 1885,
dav OF tyu n.iure the cholera visited those towns.
similar sratious aye been noticed In
OF Italy Austria aud Russia always days before
the appearance 1i cholera
Mm. Boud!u. a COOK Of Soissons won . prize of
.oNOOo franrs IN connection with tho city OF Paris
Loan In 1857 Aui has had moth ng but trouble Slncs
Her husband whJ had pre- yioGsy deserted her. tried 70
avail himself o: IA. dcnci.ncss OF French law which
does not rrroyniEr very definitely married wolnan's
right 10 hoI prup rty to obtain possession of the
tire amount tor has sole benefit. Then N. Dogny .
former empower u Nine. Boudus claimed the prise
ON the allegation that no bought The ticket for tho
cook win oms Tor himself and ms wifs gave up she
wrong ticket. After much litigation the voman's hus-
band d,ri aud hi, agree To acc" half the prIs
in se,t,,u.nt. NJ. DOgny COMPROMISED Ills claim for
aoouO t-aacs Thislet Nm Doud.n but 7o.Ooo francs
fraudui, n r.,El aud 4wy being prosecuted for
eiu 10 90 francs OF he share awarded to the
heirs OF :le wOEans husband
The sun., 1892-12-14

FroM Ne RirH'oord Niy,UrI.
There ought not to be doubt upon the mind Of
body that the Force bill the thing that turned the
tide In New York in the direction o. Mr. Cleveland and
made his election not only possible but unpr-ventahe
IT that bill had not been foolshly cl.unrioneI by the
Republicans there would not have bee occasion
to oppose 1t in Now York. The Force bill was the bridge
over which the wise Democratic leaders Of New YORK
aud tho country ied Tammany Hal INTO the ranks of
the Cleveland Democracy one OF those leaders says:
Tho central and decisive cause OF the democratic
victory III the South in New i0rk and in Connecticut
was the Force bill II the Force hill that nted
y division OF the Democracy into hostile eronomic
wings, united II. and carried IT 10 glorious success
The Force bill not only constituted, to use Wendell
Phillps's words the golden bridge" over which Tam
many rched in search Tor Tie true Democracy.
but constituted also the highway n!unx which Third
party Democrats and People parry Democrats in the
South II, ,nrched back into the Democratic ranks
The sun., 1892-12-14
The German Arms Scandal.

The motive prompting the disclosures
made by Pastor AHLwARDT with regard to
the defects of the rifles furnished to the
German army does not deserve the SYM
pathy OF any fair-mndcd man. 1t was
avowedly in pursuance OF the anti-Semitic
agitation that his charges were brought
against Messrs LoEwE Il Co.. the firm of
gunmakers who obtained from the German
Government contract to furnish 425.000
rifles. Yet. although the race hatred by
which AHLwARDT was indamed is so COLI
temptibe that few persons will regret his
condemnation to four months imprison-
ment. it is nevertheless true that the
facts brought out at his trial bear witness
to shocking mismanaGcmcnt and corrup-
ton on the part Of the German military
authorities.
Whether the manufacturers supplying
the guns in question We're Jews or Chri--
tians is n question entirely beside the
point. for all manufacturers. whatever their
religious opinions are accustomed to make
all they can out of Government contracts.
But it Is the duty OF n Government to SEQ
that it is not cheated in SO momentous q
transaction as the purchase of serviceablo
weapons; and military boards are organ
lied for the purpose OF subjecting the arms
rendered to the most searching scrutiny
and decisive tests. If. notwithstanding
such precautions. defective weapons are
accepted. the blame rests mainly on the
shoulder of the buyer. for there is no case
in which the maxim. carc0t emptOr. is more
fairly applicable. This is we'll understood
in France; the shameful deficiencies discov-
cred in the French armament and commits
sariat during the war of 1870 were imputed,
as they should have be0n. not to the pur-
veyors, but to the trusted officers who by
accepting worthless arms and stores, ex-
posed themselves to the charge OF criminal
negligence or of bribe taking. French ex-
perience has also made good the axiom that
n military board which can be brbcd by a
contractor is capable OF backmaling him.
Dismissng as altogether irrelevant the
religious opinions OF Messrs. LoEwE a. Co.,
and also leaving out OF view the technical
grounds on which Pastor AHLwARDT was
found guilty Of libel, let us look at the CEN
trail fact OF tremendous political and mill
tary Importance 10 Germany and Europe
which was established at the trial II was
proved by official documents of which AHI.-
wanna '"N "cs"'i'Oh p'copScioIi' WHICH
were submitted TO the court. that the rifles
furnished to the German soldiers were
grievously defective. and that the accent
ance OF such imperfect or useless weapons
was due TO the connivance of the very Off
GERS chosen to render such a misfortune
impossible. II was shown that out of some
nine hundred rifles officially accepted, and
which were used on certain occasion, Il
considerable fraction burst at tho first dis
charge. while upward of five hundred were
SO damaged that they had TO be sent back
TO the factory for repairs. Not only was
this deplorable state of things studi-
ously concealed from the sovereign and
from the people. but the military
officials inculpated by AHLwARDr veLe-
mently denied that there were any impcr-
fections in the weapons furnished BY LoEwE