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Is Matter a Reality?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Will you
please allow me a short space in your columns
to express my views regarding your corre-
spondents' attempts to demonstrate the exist
ence OF first cause or Godhead2
All efforts to prove the fact Of a Godhead and
at the same time hold to the idea that matter
Is a reality are absurd.
To hold that matter. so called. Is real-the
tangibe-necessarily makes God super
reality. and this L. absurd.
II matter Is real-the tangible-there can be
no God. This is the athelstlc idea, and is con-
sistent with the assertion that matter Is reality
either God or matter must be demonstrated
out OF existence before we can have a scientific
and logical basis as starting point. Both
cannot exist az realities.
1t Is about time for the Western world to
take hold OF this incubus. matter, and TO desig-
nate its phenomena, and to show that all its
attributes weight. hardness. light, heat. tex
ture. color. &c.-are creatures of the senses.
This is needed in order to comprehend the
existence Of Infinite reality, Phenomena are
effects and a Supreme Intelligence the cause.
HARTFORD. July "a. A. q. +.
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The report that in case of war with the

The report that in case Of war with the
Beers OF the 'Transvaal tho British Govern
ment has directed that several OF the famous
Ghurka regiments OF the Indian army should
be held In readiness to proceed to South Az
RIGA. Is OF great interest. The fighting quail
ties OF the Ghurkas are we'll known. and their
skill in Workmanship has caused them to be
selected as important contlnRents In all the
hill expeditions on the Indian frontier In recent
years.
Properly speaking. the GhurkaA are not sub
jects OF tho British crown at all. but of the
Maharaiah Of Nepaul an independent native
State lying between india and Thibet on the
southern slope OF the Himalayas Underspecial
arrangements with the Government Of the
State the British Indian authorities are per-
mitted to recruit among the Ghurkas for the
regiments OF that nationality in the Indian
army.
The Ghurkas are a'race OF Monaghan origin
and exceedingly small in stature. so much so
that the British Government has decided that,
in future. tho officers appointed 10 the GhuIka
regiments shall bs selected with special
view to their height not being 20 munh In OK
cess Of that OF their man a. to make them
marks for an enemys Sharpshootsrs.
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Tho View OF an AEnostic.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: have read
with much interest the recent discussion the
demonstrAbility of God and the task bootless
to me. Concedng q God to be denonstrable by
syllogism, design other argument, what right
have to stop hereH Are we not compelled by the
logic to create or ArSuo God for God. aud
so on dd in fnitumP Is Il logical to argue God a.
having created the universe because OF evidence OF
design, and then to call him eternal, absolute &c.f
Does he not also evidence design and, II so. was he
not creAtedf
II the abstract God cannot satisfactorily be demon
Strated how oan tho Christian God In other Words
does not belief In God and Christ rest entirely ON
fNth2 AGEoBTIo.
BRooKLYH. July a..
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The Daily lunch of the New York Business
Woman.

To THE EDITOR THE SUS-Sr. wish to en-
ter protest against the false impression given in
article in last Sundays edition Of one Of the
yellow Journals" to the financial status and
mode of living of the female stenogrspher and type
writer. The author OF the contribution describes
the summer luncheons of women in different classes
Of society. and after informing that the wealthy
society woman patronizes tho Waldorf Astoria.
while tho woman OF limited means but large social
am billions tries to mako good impression by lunch
ing at Maisrds some such place. goes to tell.
very pathetically. about the poor little clerks and
stenographers" downtown and their lo-cent
luncheons Of buttercakes and coffee. or peach pie
and glass Of milk
Now, l don't deny that ranks contain many
poor strugglers who, because they either be-
ginners totally untitled through lack Of educa-
ton ability for higher class OF work. are very
poorly paid. and consequently are Obliged to keep
their appetites within the limits OF their purses.
But these constitute decided minority of the New
York business women. There is not class of sup
porting women that receives higher remuneration.
dresses better lives better than the stenographer
I am sure no woman wrote this article for il she
had had any experience whatever in the downtown
restaurants. she would have known better. One has
only to into of tho high priced restaurants on
Broadway. Cortlandt street. or even to the Aston
House to become convinced Of the fact that tho
erage business woman lives we'll. Very often tho
stsnographer lunches more generously than her en-
ployer Tho quick lunch counters and "beane ries''
are largely patronzed by men who could we'll afford
to dine at Demonico's every day Of their lives.
There are only too many psople with a false idea
Of tho business woman. especially Of the stenogra-
pher, who is much maligned and mis- und erstood
person, chiefly as result Of the Jokes in tho comic
papers. Patient and longsuffering though We are
protest vigorously against ignorant newspaper
writers giving the impression that are poverty
stricken and half starved set of women. I will ad-
init that q good many OF have seen better DAYS
but have not quite reached the starvation level
ONE OF THE HONORABLE PROFESSION
NEW YoRK. July 90.
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A Blacksmith and a Jeweller.

To THE EmToR OF THE sUN-Sir: In THE Sun OF
yesterday, July 20. headed "a Queer Combination"
found the following item from tho HdreL Green
Herald: &c. b. Maloney and wife of Lee City made
us q very pleasant visit Monday Mr. Malonoy will
to this place next week and will enter into the
blacksmith and jewelry business"
During the years 1866 a resident Of the
village of Brattleboro Vt. I had bamboo cane
with handle in imitation of a horses fore leg and
foot, on the latter of which was very inferior look
ting miniature ivory horseshoe Mr. Frank Holden.
the village blacksmith was also partner in the firm
ofPerry Holden. jewellers, in the same village He
suggested = silver horseshoe for my cane agreed
and furnished silver quarter or half dollar for ma
teral. MI Holden. With his combined knowleigo
manufactured and Affixed quite perfect little II
yer horseshoe with gold nails to the handle and I
have the cane yet. whether Mr.. Holden is alive and
still following the blacksmthing and jewelry busi.
ness. or whether 'the village smlthy stands " where
il did know not. Ed. p. AgKFRNAS
BRoOKLTS. July "a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-27
The Present and the Absent.

Our young contemporary, theBrydn Dem
oorat OF this town. takes exception to The
sUs's news from Chicago the other day
that "there was no WILLIAM q WHITNEY.
no DAVID B. HILL, no ARTHUR PUE Cor
MAN" at the recent meeting OF Democratic.
The Bryua Democrat says:
"DAv1p B. HILL there In tho person Of FRANx
oAn1pxLr. ARTHUR P. 6oRMAS was there In the per-
son of vroroR BAuGHMAs. and WHITNEY was there In
The persons Of BOTH and he was also represented by
psoIy in the persons Of WILLIAM JOEL STONE
THOMAS dAHAE and others"
Ahp So they were there in Mahatma
sort Of way2 We had not suspected 1t.
When WILLIAM G. WHITNEY goes out into
politics he manages generally to accom-
plish something to kill off few fools II
nothing better.
Whenever DAVID BENNETT HILL has been
Q participant in important political de-
liberations we have been accustomed to
watch for results, and to see them in some
shape or other.
As for Mr.. GoRMAN. in convention or
conference he invariably succeeds In tun-
nelling his way to some definite achieve
ment either OF positive or negative
character something that counts in one
way or another
And 30 the souls and spirits Of WHITNEY,
HILL and GoRMAN we're at Chicago after
ALL In the persons OF FRANK CAMPBELL,
VICTOR BAUaHMAN and WILLIAM JOEL.
SroNE7
WE'LL as we said, we never should have
suspected It,
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The Export of American Locomotives.

The benighted Western pedestrian whose
solitary desideratum was the loan Of a loco
motive to take him back to civilizati ion and
home-cooking, made his request at a more
opportune time than the present, when
there is foreign as we'll as local demand
for American locomotives. A recent bulle.
tin OF the United States Treasury announces
that during the ten months ending May l,
1899, Ala American railroad locomotives
we're exported to foreign countries. The
value of these locomotives was $4,000, 900.
Since May / the business OF shipping Amer
ican-made locomotives to foreign countries.
an incident Of the expanding foreign mar
ket for American manufactures in general,
has been further enlarged. Since May 1,
forty locomotives have been shipped to
Finland alone
That American locomotives should be in
demand in other countries has been re-
garded by some persons as matter for
surprise; but there is no reason for aston
ishment. The foreign market for American
locomotives Is probably only beginning to
be developed.
1t seems a little odd, perhaps, that the
port of shipment should be Philadelphia,
from which heretofore the chief exports
have been petroleum about one-third OF
the export commerce OF the port, tobacco,
breadstufTs, provisions, coal and lard; but
this is explained by the proximity OF Phla-
dclphia to the interests supplying the ma
terials for manufacture, and to the local To-
connective works which give employment to
several thousand mechanics.
The fact Is that American locomotives are
the best in the world, and are not only the
best for America, but also for other coun-
tries whereof the topography resembles
that OF the United States. Radical changes
in construction are now seen in American
locomotives, making them capable of "long-
distance runs" and suitable for roadbeds
of the kind most usual in newly developed
countries, as yet imperfectly supplied with
railroad facilities.
American locomotives are Of approved
durability. They are up to date in con-
struction. The prices at which they arc
| sold compare favoraby with those which
rule in England, Germany and Belgium,
| the three competing countries of supply.
| Under these circumstances, it is no cause
| for surprise that American locomotives
| should be in constant and increasing
| demand in other countries for the trade Of
which the United States can compete on
/ fairly equitable terms.
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Complaint About a "N.wpert E,cur,ton.n

To THE EDITION OF THE SUS-.S'r, Being one Of
many hundreds Of badly imposed upon people,
wish to call your attention to an affair called an
Excursion to Newport" This excursion has been
widely advertised the advertisement stating that If
the weather Ia stormy the train would not leave and
the money would be refunded.
Now. last Sunday. July 23. about 800 people my
self included. went to Long Island City. at tho
advertised time the train left And duly arrived
at areenpOrt. There we were informed that a bad
storm was raging on the Sound and it would be inn
possible TO go further,
After passing Au hour at Greenport in a terrible
Thunderstorm. making II impossible to leave the
cars, were taken back to Long Island City.
Upon presenting our kets for the refund We re-
coysd ta'& 20 ,"nts out VI ALSO, all this about
the biggest case Of imposition have vet met with
In New ork b. BruNkMAN
NEW YORE, July "a.
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VIEW YORK HARBoR IMPROVEMENT
Rsmov,l Of Rocks In East River and Hell
n.t.uoriem River ship Channel.


G.tc-unrIem River ship Channel.
w,su,SaroS. July 20.-Gen. John NJ. Wilson
made public to-day the report OF Lieu1-ool.
w II " Benyaurd on the New York harbor
improyements The most interesting part OF
the report relates to the improvement OF ehe
Fast River and He'll Gate and the projects Tor
the removal OF rocks and other oostruct'one.
The original project adopted In 1857 providsd
for the removal OF certain rocks 10 uepths
ranging from eighteen to twenty-s1 teet' py
July OF last year the following rocks naa
been removed the required oeptn' mar
lett's Point Reef. Way Reef. Shell Drake
scalv Rock. Charlotte Rock. Pilgrim Rock.
Coentios Reef, Diamond Reef North
Brother Island Reef, and reef on Ear 'r.
tow Point by act Of C9hgress SppfRRo ea M ass
March the removal OF an oo.tinated cost 81
being The %odaosthGf 1a in sn6 sa Esos
Twenty.iour street. at Oak Point. East RIVER
and on the westerly shore q E re- ssnr vsl
Ht %ar s Hpr ip pPRrf 70
BqyPE 5hs m %ns made al Pro.
ance Of the bid Of the y g. Packard o Company
was authorized. the cost being S.os snorf ara A
Port Chester Harbor-The available funds
will he applied in deepening and wlds ming
should be applied in maintaining the lmpfoVeo
channel which is subject to shoalinR
Mamaroneck Harbor-,A channel si1 , fees
deep water TO the upper steamboat dock,
is proposed to continue the deepening ana
widening OF the channel to the upper wharyes.
larchmont Harbor-A modified pro!eSt hes
been approved. 1t consists Of building preak-
water extending sopthwardly 1.440 feet from 70
the removal az Huron Rock to depth OF four
teen feet Cost estimated az S10SoOo.
East Chester Creek-Further appropriations
should be applied to maintaining the improved
Bronx River-The appropriation will be used
for the removal OF the worst rock obstructlons
Port Jefferson Harbor-It is proposed to en-
large and strengthen the letties., -, "a,
Huntington Harbor-Channei VIII % wide
Glen Cove Harbor-The work OF constructing
the breakwater ia about one-half completed.
1t Is .465 feet long.
Flushing Bay-No work was done during ths
past year. The dixie Is in poor condition. pue
1t Is not proposed to repair the structure.
Harlem River-To complete the pro1eot OF
| making navigable channel between the East
| OF the channel to the width OF $50 to 400 feet.
| deepening 1t and revettinR the banks.
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REPAIRS ON THE BUFFALO.
When Completed She Will Bo the Finest
Ship of Her Class in Our Navy.

Repairs were begun this week on the cruiser
Buffalo at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She will
be the finest vessel Of her class in tho United
States Navy when the repairs are completed
She will be fitted up for special transport duty
between New York and Manila. Capt. Evanss
one OF the members Of the Board OF Inspection
that ordered the alterations. interested himseH
personally in tho fitting out OF tho ship. The
entire interior will be remodelled and many
will be reftted and the condensers will be re.
tubed. Regular man of-war quarters will be
provided and nrst-class accommodations In:
stalled An ice machine will be introduced
and larger evaporating plant has been ptrs
chased for the vessel. About $4,000 will be
spent in these improvements. making the ship
worth at lenst 100000. She will be painted
white and fitted with a number OF modern
guns.
The Buffalo was the FL Cid OF the Morgan
line and was sold to the Brazilian Government
and named the Nictheroy. She was used a. o
dynamite cruiser. The United States Govern
ment bought the ship IN tho spring OF 1893.
hut it was impossible to put her in suitable
lay in the Brooklyn Navy Yard during the war.
Last fall she. was sent to Manila with stores
and supplies for Admira Dewey. Capt. Hemp.
hill was in command on that trip and until
the vessel was put out of commission some
weeks ago In the navy yard
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A Roy with XyIophOno Ribs.
From Me Philadelphia R1oord.


There appeared recently a Newspaper story abSuh
a man with a musical heart-A heart that founA
time, while pumping its owners blood about 10,
play like church organ or a violin. Eddie Warn.
Norristown lad, who carries bopbins in ono of thS
mills there has IA sot of musical ribs which he sayG
he VIII match against this heart at any time for any
amount, Eddie Is very thin, and his ribs protrudS
distinctly The latest music Ia drawn from them In
the following manner: The boy sits down and tucka
his shirt up about hts neck. He takes In each hand
an empty bobbin aud draws long breath. which
throws the ribs into the greatest promtS
nence. With tho bobbins he then plays ON
them as ordinary musicians play on 1ylo.
phones extracting the tune from the right sidS.
RIBS and the accompaniment from the left q
ones The upper ribs give tho high notes and the
lower ones the low notes. ia the key of the frst
or t"pmost RIB. and Pis that at tho bottom though
fddie warp by stopping OF rib with his hn1era
az VioliniTs stop Off string can raise or lower the
pitch greatly Ediio's music Is not worry lond but
1t would easily MI a concert hall Tho Ursinus
Tennis club has been after him for soms time
Offering hm large Inducements to play at ono OF
Their musical teas but he is modest and refuses TO
play before women. arguing that his peculiar lind
OF music necessitAtes exposure TOO great TO 10
tolerated In mixed audience.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-27
The Bluefields Port Duties.

According to Washington dispatches Sec
rotary HAY has requested the Nicaraguan
Government to refund to the American
resident traders at Bluefields the money
which they recently paid under protest as
customs duties. If we understand the mat
ter correctly, these duties were deposited
in trust with the British representative in
the region in question pending further
investigation Of the merits Of the case.
The trouble arose out Of the rebellion
started at Bluefelds by Gen. REYES, who
had been duly appointed Governor Of the
Department OF Zelaya, formerly known as
the Mosquito coast. He levied and col
lected duties from the foreign residents In
due time the Managua authorities sent out
forces who overthrow REYES, the terms Of
his surrender and subsection being super
vised, we believe, by tho commanders Of
British and American ships then at Blue
fields. The new Governor. Gen. TORRES
then demanded q second payment Of the
duties thus paid to REYES, the Nicaragua
authorities apparently surmising that they
were really contributions to his cause, with
which many Of the foreign residents at
Bluefelds sympathized. There was just
enough truth in this allegation Of sympathy
to give color to the Nicaraguan claim, but
against it was set forth the fact that Gen.
REYES obtained his original position
through the act Of tho Managua authori-
ties, and so derived the compulsory power
which he used to levy the duties.
Under these circumstances the Detroit
was hurried to Bluefields to protect the
rights and interests OF American citizens.
The happy suggestion was made by our
Minister and accepted by Nicaragua that
the duties thus collected for the second
time should be held in trust until tho two
Governments should make an arrangement
for their final disposition. If Secretary
HAY has now demanded that these funds
shall be returned to those who paid them.
| it Is because he is satisfied that equity de.
mands this final disposition of the case.
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HLoYDInr GOLD Production.
Indications That More Gold Will he Found
in Alaskh Than In the Klondike.

WARRINGTON. July 26-Consul McCook sends
to the State Department. under date OF May24.
June and June 20. reports in regard to con-
ditions In Dawson City and vicinity The city.
he says. is being rapidly rebuilt after the re-
cent fire. The following extracts are from his
reports:
Instead OF $50. 100000 which was reported
as the probable output for this district for the
mast twelve months. / am informed that
SlO.O00,O00 will fully cover the product Re-
ports from Alaska indicate that more gold will
be found there than will ever come from this
territory. Alaska Ia rich In placer mines. but
requires development. Very little prospecting
was done here last W inter. The miners simply
ate up their grub and waited for some one else
to report discoveries of gold. IL the indica-
lions are good they go to stampede. dig g hole
once they say the creek is no good
and return TIL is country requires indom-
table pluck and energy. II IL very diff
cult to take care Of ones health. as the canned
food and poor cooking are hard on the system.
Typhoid fever has already broken out-siN
weeks earlier than last year. The ground upon
which the cityis built is being drained. Sl3.-
600 having been spent on this work. There
are several hundred destitute persons in Daw-
son who want to get out Of the country and
have not the means.
The city Ia overcrowded at present. most OF
the work at the mines having ceased for tho
season. and tho gambling fraternity and
saloons are renping rich harvests. At the
junction Of Eldorado and Bonanza creeks.
fourteen miles from here. quite a town has
sprung since last year. chiefly composed of
gambling houses
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PH1LosOPHUs TRENTOEENFIs.
TRENTON. July "a.


All the Evidence Repudiated as Spurious.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: Your
editorials on dogma and the answers ELECTED
have been a source of profound delight to one
of your readers. In these days OF Whitney.
Muller and Sayce. not to mention other phi
loloGists. it is amusing to know that one man
still believes in Babel: but such belief may
be possible to a man OF Mr. Peck'S circun-
scribed historical outlook
The letter OF "Clericus" is equally entertain
ing, II he will take course Of reading that
shall include Ptah- Hotep. the Dhammapada.
Confucius. Epctetus. Marcus Aurelius. Cicero's
0hlces Seneca and the Talmud lie will discover
that all the so-called "matchless teachings OF
have been m1 a, tine and agap
there proof that any such person ever lived ?
The four books of the New Testament no moro
prove that Christ lived than the five books
Bumpo was a historic person. In fact. the
extremely .hodgepodge and contradictory
o. the fSuT 0Spes beaT e9n
romances. With the exception Of Paul can
Hnd @nn9 him esus true that x.s
Emil Schurer. in his History of the Jewish
People" has eHposed the passage as q shame
ful forgery. In fact. the early a. hers were ex-
OF their dogmas and of destroying that which
initiated against them;
One regrets the withdrawal of Mr.. Francis G..
Moore from the controversy He Of all your
correspondents is the brightest and hest
equipped. and Is rare psychological study.
GTe Is INA nan 1 Tho
lies. even the salt he seasons h ia food with: are
mere dogmas. but who puts implicit faith In
The sa.aS,pti,G; vision Of hun 1ca Jew Gan
visions OF that greater Semitic. Mohammed2
WATERrowN. n. Y. QuERous.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-27
IMMENSE CORN CROP IN DANGER.
Unless 1t Rains in Nebraska Soon Many
Farmers will Bo Ruined.

LINCOLN. Neb.. July 26.-The wheat crop Of
this State is about rs. 900. 900 bushels. and the
balance OF the small grain. rye and oats. nearly
as much. About one-haf OF this will be held
in first hand. The farmers have plenty OF sur
plus funds and can afford to hold their grain.
watching in Nebraska to-day. No rain has
fallen in the State for sixteen days. Prior to
that time the corn was suffering from the Of
has been done thus far. but the corn is now
suffering for want Of moisture In every county
in the State. The fortunes of hundreds OF men
hinge on the weather Of the next week. A gen.
eral rain means yield OF not less than $780,
100000 bushels. as the acreage Is S.OOO.OOO.
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Goeb0l.


Goebsl, doebel. of Kentucky.
Candidate
On the Democratic ticket.
Please do state
How you call your nAme whom speaking,
II IL Go-bel
Or anything that rhymes with kneui
In II Gobbls.
Something that lines up with Wabblei
Is il Geebel?
sit GAybelf
III Gibbslf
What the diyn
Ia it. tell us.
Mr. Goebel,
Mr.. Gobble.
Mr.. Geebtl
Gobel,
Geebei.
0GVbel
aosbls, NAR