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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-09
DR. RAINSFORD PRAYS FOR TIE TROOPS.
~ HIS SERMON He SPEAKS OF THE DANGER
FROM THE UOPSTrIp OF GOLD

The Rev DR.. W s Rainsford. rector OF 81
Georges Church. IN Rutherford Place. prayed Yer
vently Cor the Army and Navy q; yesterday morn
ings service and bcsoucht that those who hdd
volunteered would be returned In safety to their
families and that the would be brought to
speedy close.
Dr. Ra!nsford preached from the text. Fire ana
hail. snow and vapor; stormy wind fulfilling his
word" He drew from this the lesson that there
things and the real Things. and the man who IS
guided by superficial observation OF things Is not
only ynisled but misleais In closing his sermon
he said:
our danger to-day consists in thinking Of the GOOD
things OF Nfe-those things which rebound 10 inc
Increasing OF American prosperity. LORD dcIF"r Us
from placing too much stress on these thnrs,
have often pointed out TO you the danger % pacing
too much faith N material prosperity. mere Is &"
danger OF q fatty degeneration in the hearts 81 tle
people. have tried To make this PLAIN win iho
best words have at my command. nave n,Nr,
said in this pulpit anything TO lead any ,thoIEhtlI
man to think that there was WRONG III me ac-
curnulation OF money. The man who puts TWO
ships on the where there was only one heiore'
blades o. grass 70 grow where only one grew pc
fore is doing mankind a benefit en- Npt an
asce.ic nor a communist. and believe that netNcT
aeccticism nor communism fulhns the Work o. Coz
PM there Is danger from the Senate OF TINS country
~ me striking miner from this worship or the goo
OF gold II is only by sclf-sa ornce that the word
has grown TO he what Il IS. and when that iHi's
away and something else taxes It's place theh an Is
gone
AT the service DR.. Rainsford announced mat un-
known friends had contributed $3.50 FOR silver
communion service for the church
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-09
CHINA PROCLAIMS NEUTRALITY.

AT LAST DEFINES HER POSITION IN THE
sPANIsH-AMERICAN WAR
London. May S-A dispatch from Shanghai
announces that the Government has issued q
proclamation OF neutrality in the war between
the United States and Spain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-09
wrlTERS UyJOy DISSOLVED.

Manchester y. II. May S-The weavers Union
held a. special meeting to-day. at which there were
hu, few present 1t was decided TO dissolve. and
sand all money in the treasury. after paying sx-
nensos TO aid the New-Bedford strikers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-09
SALE or A NINE FOR ss.000.0oo.

spokane Wash May s.-An agreement has oeen
reached for the sale Of the Leroi Mine. at Ross
land. to the Br!tish-Amerlcan Corporation. OF Lon
don The price is 100000. Half a million was
IN ~ the purchase price will come 10 the RESIDENTS
,ht cit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-09

ne d.d not want TO this country keep the Philip
pines. but II was a blessed thing to know that they
would never be given back 10 the Incompetence
and cruelty which had been their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-09

HIS Intervention for American arms IN the next
Sfeal naval battle. and for the final overthrow OF
the Spanish arms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-09
PRINCE AIMED FUAD GETTING WELL

PRINCE sAAFEDDIN. WHO SHOT HIN. Is HI
BROTHER-IN-LAw.
Cairo. Egypt May s-Prince Ahmed Fuad' VINO
v.s .ho, with revolver by Prince Ahmed saafed-
din "a recovering Prince Fuad is the youngest
son Of the late Khedivc Ismsel and brother-in.
law OF Prince SaasedGn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-09
THE PREACHERS ON THE WAR
MORAL ASPECTS OF THE CONFLICT
DwELT ON IN MANY PIJLPITs

Acting Rear-Adnllrai Deweys victory at
Manila was referred to in many pulp,s in this
city yesterday. and most of the preachers took
as their subjects. or directly referred TO- the
conflict between Spain and the United States.
II was noticeable that in a majority of the dis
courses 1t was emphasized that this country
was fulfilling its manifest destiny In interfering
IN Cuba. and several preachers argued that God
had singled out the United States as His agent
10 end SPANS tyranny over her helpless colo
MES
Among the preachers whose discourses We're
based upon the war were the Rev. DR. r. Heber
Newton. the Rev. DR. A. E Kittredge. the Rev
Dr. W. S. Grove. the Rev DR.. Henry van Dyke
the Rev. DR.. d. ]. Burrell, the Rev. w. F. An
derson. the Rev. r. NJ. Goodch!ld. the Rev
Samuel McComb. the Rev. DR.. John Shaw and
the Rev. DR.. A. L. Beiler. Vice chancellor Of the
Washington Methodist University.
At st. Georges Church yesterday morning the
Rev. Dr. ". S. Rainsford offered prayer for the
safe return Of the volunteers who have gone
out prepared TO serve their country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-09

DIX BE1LER AT CALVARY NJ. f. ChUF|h'
Inc Rev Dr. a. L. Beiler vice-chancelior o, .ne
washington Methodist University. who VIII MI III.
pulpit OF Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church. at
Cne-h hundred and twenty -nnth-st and SeVentn,,
It., until September. preached there for the ~ %
IN e vkIssteTday morning He precedes the od IL
~. Wits L. Odeil. OF Buffalo, VINO has been casu
70 tne pastorate, but who cannot leave Bufaio NY
Sne ran DIT Beiler preached yesterday on Soa
,,,ates He spoke OF the victory OF COMMODORE
dewey as Gods work. and said that he looked io,r
~nother manifestation OF the power OF God ana
Is "ork OF humanizing the people OF the world IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-09
TUE PRINCIPLE BELOW THE FIGHTING.

Tho Rev Dr. Samuel McConib preached Ias'
nigh. at the Rutgers Riverside 'hurch on Inv
War-Is Il Morally Defensibley' lie SaN ID par,
Beneath the outward Incidents OF VIC "'oo,S
drama being ena,ted at our doors there les inc
battle OF principle. Spain belongs 20 the sixteenth
century is corrupt morbund. eaten through anu
through with ,raud and chicanery Ainettlca o Of ~.
..ones 70 the nineteenth century, IL IN. nu, ia
freedom and the defender Of right. II taklhs Wy
moto in appealing 10 the dread ar oi,' d, 9ddn,
war we are the agent Of the Almighty III iluu' ,,,,
,h, western Hemisphere OF the r1''oh 'S'"''
III r. mas TOO long numbered the earth .n~,oa ia
,ha war Is proof 20 the vor!c mat ~, nS the
toS o, injustice and wrong ne ciie.. . ~
war VIII b 10 awaken a new National consCio "a
an 70 uniie the North and tho SCUM 'ht t-,ysnd
and America Wv "''''9
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-09

THE Y NJ C. AS WORK DEsCRlBED'
The Army Committee OF he Young Mems CHRIS
''an Association was represented at a meeting iu''
hsht at the Marble Collegiate Church, fli.h-AV'.
ana twenty nin,h-st at which brief addresses
mace by William Il. Dodge. Coiohei %, 1oi Dr
ncIook and tho pastor OF the church. the rev a.
a. J. Burrell The speakers all told OF the p.hei,,5
instruction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-31
PROPOSALS.

Sealed proposals will be received at the
trustees of the state charitable instltu-
tons until II o'clock, noon, September I9th
1898, for plumbing and drainage or the new
ward building at the insane asylum, 10
peka, Kansas The bids viii be conslo-
cred for all work and material complete
This work is authorized by the board OF
trustees of the state charitable institu-
lions under chapter Is of the session laws
of 1897
Plans and specifications may be seen at
the office of w. w. Rose, superintendent,
at Kansas City, and also at the insane
asylum in Topeka.
Each separate proposal will be accom-
panied by a check, to be certified by the
president or cashier of the bank upon
which it is drawn for a sum not less than
five per cent of the amount OF said pro-
pOSal, made payable to P. H. Dolan,- treas
urer of the board, and to be forfeited to
the state of Kansas for damages sustain
ed in case the bidder for five days fails to
enter into contract for the work bid upon,
and to give a satisfactory bond for the
faithful performance OF the contract IN
case award is made to him.
The attention OF bidders is called to
chapter ia, session laws, state of Kansas,
1891, in relation to eight hours constltut-
ing a days work.
Blank form of bids will be furnished to
those requesting them. The board re-
serves the right to reject any and all bids.
Bids to be sealed and addressed to II.
G. Jumper, President of the Board of
Trustees, State Charitable institutions. To-
peka, Kansas, and be marked Proposal
for Plumbing and Drainage Work at To-
peka.'
Secretary Board of Trustees State Char
liable Institutions.
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The costliest of the smaller birds is the
minO, which is brought from India, China
and Japan. Minos are somewhat bigger
than a mocking bird and of black plum
age, though some have on the side of the
head light oolored spots called eARlaps.
They vary greatly in the quality of their
tones and in their teachability. Some
have very musical notes and can be taught
to whistle tunes. The mino is also talk.
ing bird, learning to speak as many WoFda
as q parrot or more.
An ordinary mino would sell for SIS,
and they run from that up to $3.50. Minos
have been sold as high as &5QQ.=NeW
York Sun
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WHY FORTUNE CAME.
SECRET OF THE POOR PLAYWRIGHT's
ULTIMATE SUCCESS.

After Days of Toll he Hits Upon the
Only Method of Writing Money Max
ing Drama, According to the Ideas of
the Modern Manager.
The unsuccessful playwright slowly IN
folded the rejected society comedy drama
which had been returned to him by the
great manager, laid it YEARLY upon the
small antique Venetian table at his side
and then read the accompanying note;
Il regret to say that the lines of your
play, while bright, are not scintillating
with epigrams. Hence you see it would
never do for fashionable New York thea
ter
That was what the impresario Of pes
simistic problem plays wrote, and every
word bored the author worse than a Mauser
bullet.
He rose and paced the room nervously.
Thoughts of his sick child, unpaid rent
a dying wife and the other properties in
variably possessed by unsuccessful play
wrights filed his mind and caused the
tears to gush forth.
How could he ever dare tell that trust
ing woman in the next room, who had be-
lieved in him, that his play had come back
to himP
Suddenly a fierce indignation against
this man who had called his epigrams dull
rose up within his breast. How dared he
say those lines were not scintillating5 He
opened the manuscript and with strange
joy sat down to chop out every epigram
he had ever written.
Women are like the pyramids--one
understands neither, - he read.
He scratched out the lines and wrote:
eff you know one woman, you know
all, even the exceptions"
Again he read:
Whatever God wills must be right"
For this he substituted:
THE universe is a wretched piece of
workmanship. The way in which it is
managed is contrary to reason. "
''The child is innocent as a lamb, he
read. For this he wrote:
''Girls understand everything nowadays.
Children exist no longer"
In place of 'FWhen women marry they
place chains upon themselves, - the poor
author wrote:
women marry solely to attain free
DOM
Everything comes out right in the
end, " he read and then added, but all of
US do not stay to see the last act.
At last he came to that good old stand
by Necessity is the mother of ilven-
ton"
With a cruel blow he dashed the words
into oblivion and wrote:
Invention is the mother of necessity
Tt was done at last.
Then with pair of tongs he picked up
the various threads of his plot, tied them
into twisted knot and sent the play back
to the New York manager by express.
A month later the playwright and his
wife sat in the authors box on the first
night of the new play and silently shed
tears of joy.
At home the poor sick baby smiled in
its cradle at the happiness and the money
which had come to the father. And when
the author and his wife returned home
that night and the baby murmured in his
prayer, "God bless papa and mamma"
the successful author added, And God
bless the secret of writing epigrams, which
is to reverse accepted axiOms. vim.
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PosITION ZOE pIYTNq.

method faultless. Every inch Of leg and
arm adds to his propelling force, and he
has studied economy of steam in every
move. He uses the single overland stroke
and follows the American style, because
he believes that English swimmers are in
clined to bury the head under water and
interfere with regular breathing. He
keeps his mouth and nose free all the time
while in the water, at the same time re-
tanning a perfectly natural position. In
fact his face is entirely out of water.
Unlike most swimmers, Brewer lies on
his left side and uses his right arm in
making the overland stroke. Even when
employing every pound of his racing pow
er he swings his right arm forward in
such an easy, natural manner that he ap-
pears to be making no unusual exertion.
He begins his stroke, which is not at all
a straight one, with a slightly circular
movement and ends it with long, straight
stroke, finishing like kick. The stroke
with the left or under hand is his own.
Instead Of pulling the hand down straight
as far as possible he curves the last half of
the stroke toward the front of his body.
He abandoned the full straight downward
stroke, as it had the tendency to pull his
head under water.
The secret of Brewers success seems to
lie largely in his leg stroke, from which
he derives a tremendous driving power.
At the same time there is no jerk percep-
tible in his action. This is thoroughly
characteristic of every part of Brewers
swimming. His entire action in the water
is smooth and steady. His powerful left
arm keeps his body moving while his legs
and right arm are preparing for another
stroke He does not lose Roadway and
seem to stop like most amateurs. This &C
counts for the appearance of ease that
marks his rapid progress.
His leg stroke differs from that of other
swimmers in that he exerts the muscles
for the entire distance that the leg is NOV
ing. He draws his right leg up in front
of him as far as he can, while the left ex-
tends backward as far as possible. The
stroke brings both legs together and ex-
tended perfectly straight, with the feet
Strengthened out Many swimmers make
a kick after drawing up the legs and then
let them come together easily. Brewers
kick lasts until the legs come together sud
denly,
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cities OF this country in The Little Min
lister" will come back here, and it is re-
ported that she will then present Romeo
and Juliet. There has long been an i'm
preston in theatrical circles here that this
charming little actress, like SO many of
her sisters, signs for Shakespeare. 1t
would be an exceedingly unfortunate
thing for Miss Adams to adopt trap edy
as while in her present line of work she is
Incompatible IL would seem presumptu-
Gus in her to hope to supersede Julia Mar
lowe and other fine actresses who have
made indehble impressions as opponents
of the herOines of the bard of Avon"
Among other possible Frohman produc-
tions now in reserve are the Bison farce,
lies Controlleurs des Wagon-Lits, a
play by Richepin, author of lie Chemi-
neau," or Ragged Robin Sydney
Grundy's His ExceIlency, the Governor, .
a. v. Esmond's My Lady's Lord, - Gil
lette's adaptation of "JaIouse, - Carton 5
Lord and Lady Algy'' and new plays by
Henry Guy Carleton, Martha Morton,
Mrs Ryley and some few others.
After all, Robert Taber is not to be the
leading man of Viola Aliens company.
Neither is Frank Worthing. The latter,
as has been stated, threw up the part of
John Storm, and it was never offered to
the last moment Miss Aliens managers
succeeded in borrowing from Mr.. Froh-
man that sterling actor Edward J. Nor
gan. he will accordingly play the part Of
John Storm in Miss Allen s production of
Hall Gaines THE Christian J" There is
no more forcefal actor in this country
than this same Edward J. Morgan. He is
conscientious to degree and never resorts
to petty theatrical devices in order to
strengthen an Interpretation of a role de-
penang rather upon earnestness and sin
certify than ranting. And, by the wav.
this Mr.. Morgan will bear watching. for
unless 80 per cent of the good theatrical
judges of this city are at fault he is des-
tined in the near future to win a reputa-
tion which will not be confined to this
side of the water.
In line with the theatrical theory that
che coming season will be a successful and
prosperous one, certain manager who
makes a speciality Of exploiting third rate
attractions in tenth rate towns informs
me that he Will have no less than seven
companies on the road in 1889. As this
manager usually sends out not more than
two or three, his present plans certainly
indicate his confidence in the Revival Of
Prosperity" theory. This gentleman de-
elares that when bad times strike the
country the little towns feel it last. and
that when a prosperous streak comes
around they get 1t 6Fss. If this theory
should prove to be erroneous, there will
probably be one less theatrical manager
IN New York next season, as he is said to
have staked everything on the result of
his seven ventures. But ''if things should
come his way as he feels confident that
tney Will, his name is apt to be one of the
most prominent in American theatrical
circles hereafter. OCTAVUs COHEN.
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st see the hash has poisoned lot Of SOL
diers at Camp Alger.''
He looked at the land1ady, and the land
lady looked at him.
lido you think you are justified in tax
ing chances?'' he persisted.
Again he looked at her, and she looked
at him. Then she spoke.
''Your bill, she said, sis about three
weeks overdue"
The silence that Immediately settled
down was SO dense as to be really oppress-
i've. 1t is unwise for man with thin
skull to heave notwithstanding
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-31
SWIMMING AND DIVING.
Positions and Strokes Which Find Favor
With Experts.

Swimming has grown greatly in popu-
larity as an athletic sport and finds quite
as much favor among women as among
men. Diving is of course a picturesque
adjunct In taking a header stand close
to the edge so that the toes may grip, with
locked together. The spring is taken with
a slight bend of the knee, but be careful to
enter the water hands first, as otherwise
the sounding smack may hurt. In swim
ming there are variety Of styles. The
present amateur champion is Howard 2.
Brewer.
breakers stroke are phenomenal and his
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Nextl

''New that our Pacific coast is protected
by the annexation of Hawaii, - said the
senator, Eve must prepare for the next
essential STEP
And that isS' asked a humble constit-
uent
1.-The annexation of Japan to protect
Hawaii" resumed the senator gravely.-
New York World.
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TOPICS OF THE STAGE
Charles Frohman and His In
Vulnerable Enterprises.
BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC.

New Plays to Be Brought Out In New
YOrk-successfuI Stars Tempted to Tackle
Shakespeare - Managers Counting on 3
Revival of Prosperity.
Charles Frohman, so far from resigning
the premiership in the dramatic world,
bids fair this season to make his suprem-
aoy more emphatic than ever before. He
has just returned from Europe with
large budget of plans and plays. He will
practically operate five theaters in this
city besides having an interest in a large
number Of houses in other places. Then,
too, he will have the responsibility Of look
ing out for something like 10 or 20 trav-
cling combinations which will be playing
his successes of the past season.
At the Academy of Music he will pre-
sent, as usual a lurid and spectacular
melodraIna from the Drury Lane theater,
in London At the Madison Square thea
ter he will present a farce entitled A
Brace of Partridges, - which has met with
much favor on the other side of the water
At the Empire after Gillette's one month
season of ''TOo Much Johnson and Csc
cret Service John Drew viii produce
"The Liars" Henry Arthur Jones latest
play, which will be followed by a comedy
from the pen of Jerome Z. Jerome. This
is piece in which it is Mr.. Frohman s
purpose to present Mr.. Drew as star to
London theater goers in case 1t should be
successful.
After Mr.. Drew's engagement at the
Empire the stock company of that house
will come back for the rest of the season,
during which at least two and perhaps
four new plays win be presented. The
Garrick will be opened with Charles H.
Hoyt's new farce, "A Day and a Night,
while Richard Mansfield in "CyranO de
Bergeraoi' viii follow Little Miss No
body at the Garden theater. Then Annie
Russell will have a try at Henri Laveau's
sympathetic play, Catherine, - and Hen
~ Miller will present a new drama by
Paul N. Potter. Julia Marlowe will be
seen at the Knickerbooker in a modern
play
In London Charles Frohman will pre-
sent with an English stock company head
ed by Evelyn Willard, Herbert Warning and
Seymour Hicks, a number of plays which
he has had on hand for some time besides
several which have recently been written.
Naude Adams after a tour of the largest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-31
That's How.

Mr.. Cawker-But how do you know
that it is a secret?
Mrs. Cawker-HOw do know? Why,
everybody knows that it's a secret.-De-
troit Free Press.
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billing Watched,
Annual.

st suppose you get a lot of honeymoon
couples billing and cooling around here?"
asked the inquisitive stranger of the land
lord of our favorite week end seclusion.
'WeII, ye-es, replied the man of expert
ence, plenty of cooling. 1 manage the
rest. London Sporting Times.
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''Paw," said little Oscar, show old is
the Spanish Dation?'
"Old enough, - said his father, TO know
better. New York World.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

-~-~-~-~-~~~-~--~7~~~~s
(First published in the Topeka State Jour
nal August 31st, 1881
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3
Boatman-Business Why, there aren't
no business since these ERE bicycles come
inter fashion. Why, they comes down ere,
takes our fresh air as we're celebrated for
and pumps it inter their blooming wheels
and takes it away with 'em.-Ph1 Mays
Annual.
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ALADIES, ORCHESTRA
Of IL Pieces Organized by the Com
mohWealth Club.

The Commonwealth club has organ
lied an orchestra composed of young
ladies. The orchestra is to be used to
furnish music for the meetings of the
club and it is the only ladies' orchestra
in Kansas
The orchestra is composed Of the fol-
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JEWELLERS.

~~~-~~~-~-~-~~~-~~~-~-~O-~~
JAMES B. HAYDEN, JeweIer ana Op-
tician. Complete stock of watches, dia-
nonds. silverware, etc. Eyes examined
and sDectacles properly fitted.
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CHECKERS AND CHESS.

Checker Problem No. 4s9.
Blacks, Is, Is, "A.
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Give the Children a Drink

04NS IAS OA44OESh q 0E1Ak
Called Grain-O. It is a delicious, appe-
tizing, nouri shing food drink to take the
place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and
liked by all who have used it because
when properly prepared it tastes like
the finest coffee but is free from all its
injurious properties. Grain-O aids di-
gestion and strengthens the nerves. It
is not a stimulant but a health builder
and children, as well as adults, can
drink it with great benefit. Costs
about u as much as coffee. Is and Csc.