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splendid vessels, far surprising in size and
in other qualities the New York and the
Brooklyn, both Of which were flagships in
the late war, and which have been admired
everywhere. The new ships are to have
the great displacement OF $1,000 tons.
The battleships Indiana Massachusetts,
and Oregon displace only 1o2ss tons;
the Iowa, 11,340; the Kentucky, the
Alabama, the Illinois and the Wiscon-
sin, 1925. 1t seems to us that the ar
mored cruiser California. which will SUI.
pass all Of these in speed, though not in
protective plating, is ship to be proud Of.
Even the modern and majestic Missouri
Ohio and Maine the latest OF the battle
ships thus far laid down, are expected to
displace only about ~, 300 tons.
There are other States, We think, that
would jump at the chance of being substi-
tuted for California. There is no reason
why California should not take the COM
pliment which has been paid her in the
spirit in which 1t was offered. She will be
proud of her namesake.
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ually spread over the entire Peninsula till
every municipality is practically branch
| OF the central Government.
No province has opposed the gathering
up OF all local affairs into the hands OF tho
| Madrid politicians more vigorously than
| Catalonia, the most prosperous and demo
cratic portion Of Spain. The Catalonians in
their character and sympathles are much
more Provencal than Castilian. Their laws
and customs are among the oldest in the
country, the product OF Roman and Vs-
gothic Legislation. But II was not solely
for historical and sentimental reasons that
Catalonia objected to seeing herself
stripped OF al! vestgcs Of autonomy As
the richest province in Spain she has been
the favorite hunting ground OF the bosses
and their nominees Carpet-baRgers from
Madrid have descended upon her, pocket
ing n large share OF her taxes and damaging
her Industries by conniving at smuggling
and public lotteries The Government on
one occasion appropriated tho funds be-
longing to Catalonian churches. UNIVERSE
ties, hospitals, saving banks and pawnbro-
kcrs on the ground that the State needed
the capital. Interest on 1t was paid, but
the capital soon disappeared. Catalonians
complain that they are invidiously taxed
to make good the deficits OF less enterpris-
ing provinces; that while In population they
are only onc-tcnth OF the whole OF Spain
and their territory only one-sixth. they
pay not less than 81 per cent. OF tho reve-
nucs Of the kingdom.
The Government is wise in restoring to
Catalonia her ancient fueros. The restitu-
ton not only ends an old and needless dis
pute, but deprives the Carlist cause Of at
least half its strength. 1t was by promis-
ing to give back to them all their privi-
leges Of self-government that the Carlists
were able to carry the northern provinces
with them Moreover, the reform strikes
hard blow AT the power OF the cdciques, the
bosses who have maintained their influence
and prevented honest internal administra-
tion by distributing provincial Offices among
their followers. 1t is not likely, now that
II start has been made that the process Of
decentralization will end with Catalonia
The Busqu" Provinces, Navarro, Aragon,
Valencia and Galicia are certain before long
To return to their old status OF semi-nde-
pendent, s"If-gorcrning provinces.
Spain will thus become u confederation OF
republics presided over by monarchy
an arrangement which II is general yagreed
Is best suited TO her peculiar conditions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06
FdITH DIDN'T HEAL HER
Death OF Woman Who Had Cancer
Treated by Christian Science.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Aug. 5.-Irs. Fannie
Howe. a widow. Of 42S State street, died Thurs
day night. .She believed In the efficacy OF Chris
tlan sciepcc treatment The certificate Of death,
which was signed by a physician, who was
called too late. ascribes death to.hemorrhagt
from cancer OF the breast. The physician
was not called until n relative Of the woman,
who saw her condition, took things into her
own hands and sent for the doctor against tho
wish Of Mrs. Howe and her son and daughter
Mrs. Howe had been sufferer for three years
before pr 7; =" Ellis was called to examine her
iast Anrii; Ne told her the case was incurable,
buS that treatment would relieve her.of .much
suffering .gHs was informed that his services
you'd not be REQUIRED fHrther w The day be-
could be afforded at that stage Of the disease.
stefan took effect she said that she was free
from p En5 Tor Tor he frst time In yent Mrs
Of oT Wae1 street for lime bedre R
Ellis, was called 4 Mrs Hawkins OF New Lon.
dqn had also had her nnde ngs
s Msfs GSsH as. |aPns@ i
ley err IN healing By pTeyer, Miss Warner ad;
the voman's death she said;
You know that Mrs Howe had cancer for
psdrs ts f had q ss 4
the cure Of cancer by Christian, science after
physicians had given chem up. but youlmust re-
,ia that Mrs Hove SnewnothinG of Chris
Why did Mrs. Howe de?" Miss Warner was
asked.
II is poss ible II may have been because tho
case was taken out.of the hands Of Chrfs,ian
science and turned over to materia medica She
might nave lived II the case had been left &c
Christian science" vas her Response.
Miss Warner says chat che has never st-+fed
anatomy, physiology or matera medca. Mrs.
Hove became Observation-Disclosures through her
daughter.
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California and the Cruiser.

The objection raised by some people in
California to Secretary LoNG's choice Of the
name OF that State for a new armored
cruiser seems i'll founded. When like pro.
test was made in Connecticut against Civ.
ing the name Of that State to one Of the new
group of monitors an objection was that
these vessels were to be Of only =, 700 tons
displacement. The malcOntentS Thought
that Connecticut, as one Of the original
thirteen colonies, n seahoard State and n
State that had had historic relations with
the navy in peace and war for a century, de-
served to have her name placed on a more
important vessel-that she wanted a bat
tleship as much as Indiana, Wisconsin
and other OF the newer States. We
always regarded it as a mistake to
name three small monitors after States,
not only because 1t broke up practice
to tho contrary but because from their
inferior size, not equal even to the old
fashioned Terror class or the Monterey, to
say nothing Of the Puritan, such a nomen-
clature did not seem appropriate Still. so
far as the Secretary was concerned, he had
no option, the act Of May 4, 1893, provid-
ing that hereafter all first-class battle
ships and monitors owned by the United
States shall be named for the States"
But why should California protest against
being honored by standing sponsor for so
magnificent ship as her armored cruiser
will be? And how can she imagine that she
would have been very much more compli-
mented by having a battleship named after
herr The new armored cruisers are to be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06

The curtaled appearance Of THE Sun this
morning requires n word Of explanation
The Typographical Union has done what IL
could to suppress the publication OF the
paper and, in 50 far rs the paper is incom-
p'ete and mutilatcd, the Union has sue
ceHcled. In the existing condition We are
unable to print the details ~ what has oc-
cured, but we shall present them at the
errlicst possible moment.
II may he that it will be made impossible
for III to publish TIE Sun Tomorrow, and
IN that event "" can only ask for the kind
Indulgence Of the public.
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A Jewish View OF tbe Subject

To THE EDIToE OF THE SUN--.SU: BY ac-
certed tradition the story Of the Gospels is To-
Gated in Judea. province OF the Roman En-
ptre. in the Augustan age. during which there
lived Cicero. Sallust. Virgil. Strabo. Seneca.
Ovid. Horace. Livy. Tacitus. Putarch. Philo.
JosephuS and others-a galaxy Of authors his
torians, orators, poets. artists. philosophers
and travellers. such as can be found in no other
century in ancient history. No one Of ali these
learned mon and scholars ever felt interest
enough in the remarkable story to inquire for
the hundreds Of men who are said to have been
witnesses OF the facts Not one mentions even
the name Of Jesus Christ, much less any incl
dent OF his life. There il not n scrap ~ CON
temporary history that records any Of the won
governed by Roman Governor. whose duty It
YVES to renort To the Emperor and Senate Of
Rom a his acts. and especially such an acc rs
the trial and execution Of a man for exciting
me people TO revolt by proclaming himself
hing OF the Jews. This Governor had an army
OF soldiers under his command. and by his
orders, it is contended. they crucilird Jesus,
yet no one of all these soldiers ever spoke OF
the remarkable event then, nor after their re-
turn 70 Rome. though one OF them Is repre-
he said. Surely this man was the son of God ;"
flny. natural philosopher. eminent for his
careful observation OF all phenomena that were
strange or unusual, was living near the scene.
the da ness. or the dead that came M out of
their graves and walked into Jerusalem: nor
did he mention the name or career Of Jesus
Religion must, like all human knowledge.
rest upon evidence and sucn evidence as must
Prof Max M0ller has truly said "All truth is
safe. and nothing else is safe"
CHARLESTON, Aug. g. LOrIs LEVINE.
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Prayers for IuEersoll.. Family.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS--Sir Christians hA Va
been spoken Of as "Jngsr~oll's detractor,." Let
me cay that 1t has been my privilege to hear Mrs
Ingersoll and her sorrowing daughters prayed for
by Christians this very week. have heard many
wet words ~ sympathy for them. aud IN only ous
case did heara word " criticism, and that vas lar
from heinE harsh.
With many uth'T chr stans who loy" and rcycr
enc" God LET me- thAn& Theses for is frrp dlsru,-
ron II r"lig!uuA questions.
hope Aum, the avnostir. vii sec the light
Jesus the lhght Of the World. and may ne AlwavG
keep his motto Of to-day: " SEEK God. do right AID
love thy fellow man. AAk0AAhT Ii. RObIssuL
1EX SoRK, Aug. l.
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How 1. All strikes a virginia Democrat,

fF"r me llrginidn riot.
Does any sane person oppose that any Demo
cratic Journal Of any standing is insane enough to
think that s,hu6,oo true Democrats are going 10
change their devotion to Democracy and the restora
ton Of silver free coinage for the sake Of placatng
$4,000 h'h"'ratS' VIII" deserted tho party in Isae
Can any such Journal conceive for a moment that
thes" true Democrats VIII abandon Bry an for man
~ their Oh i've.
1t knows that the Republicans and a few gold
Democrats socalled are anxious f,r a real Demo
cratic movement against Bryan that they welcome
with ecstasy the most pSlpable lie or hoax that
looks OK pretends ~ look that way.
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Study for a New Baoonian cryp.ogram.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Siy: We know
that people in the time OF Bacon and Shake
speare delighted In verbal conceits and twisted
and fashioned their names in riddles and re.
buses Now. Bacon in hunting for an ana
grem must have noticed that the first and last
letters Of his name formed the abbreviation
for mOtd bene. The other letters would give
o and the rebus anagram would read;
"NBCAO'-that is. Take notice. See. a
cipher" This. perhaps suggested to Bacon
the great cryptogram.
However that may be- We flnd in one OF the
earliest of the plays. Romeo and Juliet" an
interlude. referring. It would seem. to the
question of authorship. The dydmdHs per-
soma OF this play within play are not given,
but we may infer them to be Posterity Shake
speare and Bacon himself. Posterity spears
in the Scottish dialect. which Francis Bacon.
with the advent OF the house Of Stuart in vicv..
might believe would become fashion. Bacon
makes himself speak in this dialect. too. as
BETTING n courtier.
Posterty. as though overwhelmed with adj
miration. utters the single word who 2"
Shakespeare puts himself forward. And then
Bacon interposes and emphatlcally asserts his
claim. The interude is remarkable in having
itself for it's title which. too. is very appro-
pirate. The text follows:
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Not Many American Snnnhns.

To THE Enron oP THE SuS-Sir: I want to
thank you for the editorial in THE Sun of Wedpea.
day, Aug. . entitled The American Sapphos." II
is emincntly sahe and reassurinr reminder of tho
fact that most mon and women are creatures not Of
abnormal cravings, hut ~ perfectly natural and
rational human feelings m gard to human love.
Your editorial appeals therefore, to rationaIly zen.
tient men and women. FIW
wATFRyILLE, y. H. Aug t.
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Somehow there Is an inveterate sentiment
about a fine tapering stick OF Oregon pine that
does not belong to n stee ube. however ingeni-
ously fashioned. Good luck to the Colum bia s
new wooden topmnst!
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WHATS IN A SAME?"

This short and stirring drama ia respectfully
submitted through THE Sun to the literary
world at large. Nh
New YORK. Aug g.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-29

In the Cathedral of Nantes. France.
there is monument to Francis II of
Bretagne and his wife Margaret which
is considered one Of the masterpieces Of
French sculpture 1t is over 300 years
old. and until twenty odd years ago no
one knew to whom to ascribe it. Then
by chance an old stone slab was aiscoy-
cred in the same cathedral bearing the
following inscription
Il, Michel Colonb, was poor for
saken boy whose only home was the
high road, where alone God and our
Bretagne saints watched over me. Of
ten forgot to eat and drink while look
ing at the stonecutters who made the
beautiful stone crosses for the holy
place in the diocese of Leon, and | my
self carved small images with a wretch
ed knife. when worthy priests took
compassion upon me, fed me and said
to me Work. thou little one. and look
as much as thou pleasest at the carved
belfry and at the beautiful work of the
guild (sculptors) Look at all this, love
the good God, the mild Saviour and the
blessed Virgin Mary Then thy name
shall be honoFed in the diocese of Leon
and in the beautiful Bretagpe. This
did for a long while that I might be-
come q good workman, and then our
Duchess Anna gave me aR order to cut
monument to auF gracious Duke
Francis II and the Duchess Margaret .
-Harper's Bazaar.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-29
PERT PERSONALS.

If President Loubet happens to have a
little prime Scotch in his buffet, Hon.
Ben Harrison will be pleased to Join him.
Washington Post.
Alabama wants to run old Joe Wheeler
for governor. Spain found the grizzIed
cavalryman too stubborn to run for any
thing.-St. Louis Republic.
If Queen Victoria were no better than
the poetry Alfred Austin writes about
her, she would not be beloved by an en-
tire world.-W Washington Democrat
Rudyard Kipling will spend the sum-
mer in England in pursuit of health, but
will resume his pursuit of royalties in
this country in the fall.-Milwauke SEN
tinel.
Richard Mansfield has taken out a
100000 life insurance policy We hard
ly think his acting is bad enough to make
him feel that way about it.-Richmond
(Ya.) Times.
Hon. H. Dink says he never heard of
any gambling in Chicago. 1t isn't likely,
however, that Mr.. Drinks innocence will
induce any naughty person to try to steal
him.-Chicago Times Herald.
Messrs Hotwet and Snow, who are
about to start from this city on a bicycle
tour of the world, ought certainly to be
prepared for almost any kind of weather
they may Minneapolis Trib
une
Governor Bradley confesses that he
drinks nothing stronger than lemonade
No wonder the governors Of North and
South Carolina are saying to each other,
Lest we forget, lest we forget"-St
Louis Star.
While many people may oppose the
Angio-American alliance, we should re-
member with gratitude that England has
taken William Waldorf Aston and the
Bradley Martins without asking an in
demnity.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-29
PLAYING POWER.
just How Great n Force lis Expended
ON the Piano.

just How Great Force lis Expended
ON The Piano.
The amount Of power expended on
playing on a piano has recently been
figured out in a way which, If not alto
gether accurate, is at least interesting
Commenting on the statement that 1t
really requires more force TO sound a
note gently on this instrument than 1t
does to lift the lid of kettle, says Wo-
mans Life, it is easy TO verify II, II
one takes small handful Of coins and
piles them on key of piano,
When a sufficient quantity Is piled
on TO make note sound. they may be
weighed. and the figures viii be found
to be true. If the pianist is playing
fortissimo, a much greater force Is
needed. At times the force of six
pounds is thrown upon u single key to
produce a solitary effect.
With chords the force is generally
spread over the various notes sounded
simultaneously, though a greater out
put of force is undoubtedly expended.
This is what gives pianists the won
derfnl strength in their fingers that Is
often commented on.
One of Chopin's compositions has a
passage which takes two minutes and
five seconds to play. The total pres
sure brought to bear on this, it is es-
timated, is equal to three full tons.
The average tonnage" of an hours
playing of Cbopin's music varies from
II to 81 tons.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-29
MEN OF MARK.

Coils P Huntington started his su-
perb art collection years ago with the
first $1,000 he saved.
Ex-Speaker Reed writes home that he
is enjoying his European tour as be new
er enjoyed a vacation since his school
days.
Pittsburg newspapers say that ID. T.
! Watson. lawyer OF that city, has an in
come in excess of 100000 q year from
his legal practice.
Russell A. Alger secretary of war,
was originally intended for the bar, but
his close application TO his books so I'M
dermined his health that be ceased study.
Horace Nicolas. tribal representative of
the Oldtown (Me.) Indian reservation
in the state legislature. leads the only
Indian brass band in the country and is
composer of note.
Dir. A. J. Balfour scarcely ever reads
daily newspaper. Two secretaries pre-
pare kind of news summary for him
every morning. and he peruses that at
the first free moment
President Eliot of Harvard says he
considers Herbert Putnam. librarian of
congress. not only one of the best IL
brarians In the country but one of the
best that eyer lived anywhere.
The Chinese minister at Washington
has proved himself witty after dinner
speaker. Being told Of this, Senator De-
pew quoted Bret Harte's line. I'VE are
ruined by Chinese cheap labor"
Director of the Census William r.
Merriam vas educated at Racine
school modelled Oh English lines. He
there became an eSpRrt cricketer and
still retains a great interest in the game.
Lieutenant Governor Worthingtoa of
Kentucky. during Governor Bradley's re-
cent two weeks absence from the state,
broke the record by exercising executive
ciemency in 40 cases. including those Of
FIVE murderers.
Philip D. Armour was asked by an
American friend who met him at Baden
how much he made or lost in opposing
the Letter wheat deal THE public win
never know exactly" said Mr.. Armour.
''for don't exactly know myself"
Almost any day DR.. Richard Garnett,
the recently retired keeper Of the print
ed books in the British museum. may be
seen sitting among the ordinary readers
in the great rotunda and getting the
books he requires by the recognized rou-
tine Of the establishment
Major Apostolos Mavroyenis OF Athens
has just celebrated his one hundredth
birthday. He studied medicine in Italy,
but returned about the time of Byron's
death to fight in the war for Greek in
dependence. When be settled in Athens
Ia 1927. the Piraeus was but a collection
of squalid bowels.
Tom Mann. the English labor leader,
has become landlord of London tav-
ern. His new venture has created con-
siderable excitement in labor circles. A
few years ago be thought OF entering the
church and actually made his appearance
in the pulpit at St Thomas Square
chapel. Mare street. Hackney.
Walker Whiteside. who has been Sc
lected to play the part Of Ben Hur
when the dramatization OF the book OF
that name is presented. is son of Judge
Thomas G. Whiteside of the supreme
court Of fndana. and Logansport. his ma
tive city. is not far from Charlottesville,
where General Wallace wrote his famous
novel
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-29

"When in doubt as to the genuine
ness of diamond. said leading
dealer in precious stones to the writer
recently. "there is only one really re
liable way by which the expert or the
amateur judge can determine the quail
ity Of the article and that is to test It'll
hardness by holding it against rapidly
revolving grindstone frcm five to ter
Minutes Then. if the least mark ap-
pears upon the diamond, it is not a real
stone. for if it were diamond, SO fan
from any mark being produced upon it,
it would be likely. on the other hand,
to make a deep impression on the
grindstone. The same test may also be
made with emery paper or on an emery
wheel, neither of which, although hard
er than grindstone, viii make any i'm
preston upon genuine diamond
'sThis is good thing for one to re
member ip these days Of manufactured
diamonds The paste article is now
made with such care that 1t sometime:
tests the skill of the expert to distin
guish the genuine from the bogus, but
if the grindstone is brought into play
there can be no room for doubt Some
people think that if they rub a stone
against glass and it makes a deep i'm
preston it is diamond But nearly all
paste diamonds will scratch glass, and
the limitations of sapphires. Fubies and
emeraIds viii do the same "-W Washing
ton Star.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-29

Have you heard tbs pretty legend, sad and
mournfui and yet true,
or the brave and dusl5y lover and the Indian
maid Mahzoof
How they lived and loved and wandered on
the rivers shady Shore
Happiest of Indian lovers in the days that are
no more?
All day long the maiden labcred, weaving
baskets by the stream,
Thinking of her love- her Kahla, weaving him
into her dream;
Then hs comes-she hears the rowing of his
light birch bark canoe.
'iKahial" Calls she. Cries he, Coming, COM
ing to my own Mahzoes"
All, one night she waits in sileucei SAD her
face-aheF love is deads
Wounded in the chase, her warrior in fort
night TO be wed.
In the morn they find sweet Mahzoo lying
silent in the stream,
Gone unto her lover Kahla, nevermore to
watch and dream
stiii the echoes Der the river may be heard
soft through tho air
Echoes Of the warrior Kahla and of young
Mahzoo the fair.
All the trees repeat the whisper, all the rip,
pies Inurmur, too,
In the stream that bears their name now
bears the name Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Telegraph.