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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19
WHAT PHYSICIANS SAY.
REGARDING THE TREATMENT OF
CATARRH.
TRy GAUSS CATARRH TABLETs.

THY INV" W = 7f'NIsr' '7N'''''1' y
Scientific research has proven that Ca
tarrh like all other diseases and complica-
lions. requires an internal and constitutional
remedy and the most prominent physicians
are adopting this means OF treatment tu
place of the time worn nasal douche, snufs
salyes, etc. Dr. Roberts says; In the
treatment catarTh you are confronted with
the manifestations OF a constitutional dis
ease aud its elimination demands an Internal
and constitutional remedy and there is no
medicine that / have found so effective as
Gauss Catarrh Tablets. They are taken in
ternaly, thus acting Immediately upon the
mucous surfaces and membranes. As the
sablets cost but soc you can We'll anord 10
make trial and convince yourself OF their
marvellous action, At druggists or by mail.
Our book on catarrh mailed free. Address
&. e. Gauss, Marshall, Mich.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19

Detroit journal; When she saw the
golden hair upon the shoulder of her hus-
bands coat she was at first inclined to grow
sick at heart.
For her own hair was as black as the
ravens wing
But her rare good sense did not forsake
her.
Almost at once she recalled, with thrill
of relief that the cooks hair was golden,
and that a plate OF soup had been spilled
in her husbands neck at dinner.
"Oh, what a good husband he is" she
mused radiant.
OF course this fable isn't true 1t Is de-
signed simply to show women how thor
oughly their happiness is matter within
their own control.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19
TOFFA, KING OF DAHOMEY.

Tyrnnt and CannibRI, Though He
Looks Quite Civilized.
TOffa is by no means stupid, for he has
managed to preserve his independence
while the other African monarchs around
him have had to yield to the ll-conquering
British, He stlll carries on the slave trade,
and once a year celebrates great festival
at which many human victims are deYoured
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19

burne, Tex; Jackson, Tenn; Moline, ILL.,,
and st. Joseph, Mo-, and in Torrington
Conn, and Cambridge, o., the nine-hour day
was established recently.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19
WRESTLING IN OLD EGYPT.

The PhnrnOhs and Their People
Trained Themselves ns Wresticrs.
From the monuments which they have left
it is believed that all kinds of sports were
INDUCED in by the old PhRraohs and their
people On the tombs of Benz Hassan are
pictures Of various amusements, including
prize fighting and wrestling. 1t was cne oI
the necessary elements in the education of
the youth, especially of those who were de-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19

rubies and emerads. The throne, its cover,
ing or robe and pillow, together, represent
at the lowest estimate, $15 900, 900 (75, 900 OOC
francs)
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19

ested in all his experiments One evening
as they sat together watching the playing of
the lightning and listening to the distant
thunder of an approaching storm Marjorie
looked up and said: Papa, are the angels
taking flashlight pictures now?"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19

"Why, Johnnie, you've got big lump on
your head Have you been fighting again?"
Fighting? Me? l guess not"
"But somebody struck you?"
"Nobody struck me. 1t wuzn't fgbtin
at all. 1t was a accident"
"An accident?"
"Yep. l had just trun Tommie Scan
Ion down an was sittin' on him, and for
got to hold his feet"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19

Little Marjorie's papa is a photographer
and Marjorie is always very much inter-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
The Argument OF Miracles,

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir. Mr. Gull
lingworth writes: 1.-THE preterpluperfect were
used In GencsiS." The readers Of TIE Sun will
smile. am sure. when assure them that tho
Hebrew had two ton .es. present and future
and the others are guesswork. When | was
studying tho language thought It had two too
many But this in passing. Even the good
Homer takes siesta once In while.
Humes argument against the actuai occur
renee o. miracles may be put In all Its strength
thus: Experience gives authority 10 human
Testimony. and II is tho same experience which
assures us OF the laws Of nature. Hence when
those two kinds Of experience are contrary TO
each other. We are bound to subtract the one
from the other. Now, since wa have n o expert
snce OF n violation OF natural laws, aud much
experience OF ths violation OF truth, we NAV
establish II as maxim that no human tasti-
mony can have such force as 70 prove miracle
aud make It n Just foundation for any such sys-
tenn OF religion. Works OF Hume. Vol. Ill.
p, 1870
Newman's answer to this objection iG-am.
mar of Assents. .. 2a4.) shall give slmos.
In his own words will accept. no saws, the
general proposition. but | resist It's app!ica-
ton. Doubtless II Is abstractly more likely
that men should lie tran that the order Of
nature should be infrlnGod; but what ia NIB
stract reasoning 10 question OF concrete
factE To arrive at III" fact OF any matter We
must eschew generalities and take things ma
they stand. with all their cIrcumstances
A priorl. OF course the acts 81 mon are not 40
Trustworthy Rs the order OF nature and the
pretenro OF miracles IL more common than the
occurrence. But the question " not about
miracles In general. Tut definitely. whether
thes" particular miracles. asrribed 10 the mr.
ticnlar Peter. James AMI John. are more ikely
TO have been " het bar hnvn ra ,,,IiI.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
TOPEKA ATTIRE DE RTGUEUR
All True Gents Wear swalIowtaiis, Low
Necked Vests and DecoIieto Shoes

TOPEKA, Dec 10. --High society circles In IN,
Kansas town OF Topeka were recently up against
most serious question. and they dealt with Il In
way that indicates not only Topeka but a con.
siderable area Of the adjacent prairies Mr. Frank
BnTch, clerk In the Office II the Santa Fe Rail.
way. appeared at u function Of the Conmisc.o
Club com! riably clad in a sack coat negliee,
shirt and other garments TO match. Society
sazed upon Lin and was Mortified There wa,
all immediate consultation Of those high In the
social scale, and, in the words 81 q reporter "hc
was refused admission TO tho giddy whirl-
But Mr.. Burch did not ,aRo his exclusion meek
ly. lie came back with defence which showed
that il was no; through ignorance as to the pre-
vailing attire of Commisceo ciubmen at high i,no-
tons that he departed from the conventional, but
because ~ CONSIDERATIONS Of PERSONAL comfort.
u" set forth That he = Of corprlent build. that ho
while mixing i, tho Eiddy whIrl he preferred
wlng comfortable 20 bon.ton," He made tho
,nF,h,r ITrncr 'Sn. hls nsg'iFCr garment cost him
evidence" and, still further. that tho sack coat
hhtSncm' w1is,c%", ani o,hcr outer rarmcns tho.
his heirs and assigns forever
=, The force Of Mr., Brch's defence was such that
IN" matter was held IN allowance until there came
II tho, Commisceo club directors was called 10
deal Win H. NJ, as mature drlihcration as was
the directors was announced through The clubs
president, VIII" gave II out fat that no gents cx-
rcpt thoS" clad In swnllowtail conts, low-ncckcd
after" The Offending Mr. Burch was forthwith
EXP He'd from Tia club
But the end Is not vet Mr. Durch will not
down. lie nov threatens 10 make public tho
names o! Commiscco Cluhmcn who, 10 his knowI.
cdF" ha'iirallv rent their dress suits" for all high
functions from tho Original Cohcns Of TopcEn.
II Is useless 10 speculate upon the results of bis
CARRYING out this purpose. They may he divert.
NJ 10 those Inclined N scott at their hcttcrS hut
they cannot I've important The momcnto,,s mart
Il MS episode Is the hictum Of tho CommisCeo
LIB that the attire dc re'leur Of Topeka gents"
,"swailow'Gil coats low.necked vests and dccol'
lctc SHOES There seems 10 hc nothing lacking
IN ms decision excepting an authoritative opinion
as 20 whether tans I'LL tho bill in the matter of
footwear '"'''' ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
Theology and Science,

To THE RprroR OF TIE suS-sir. At common
avknowabls facts only are the basis OF \ iudg-
ment. Outside Of what one doe. not know or
cannot know no testimony Is accepted. II f..
therefore. com paratively easy on the human
side to reach correct conclusions. Upon the
Divine side. however. Is impcnetrable dark
ness. The inscrutable Is reached when we
enter the DOMAIN OF the supernatural. The
pathway Is over field Of pure speculation.
Accordingly. theology steps IN at this point
and asserts divine revelation. out OF VIII ch arc
formulated creets and dogmas. In all age o,
scientinc Investigation and discovery. when
noture Ia yielding It's past secrets to man,
what wonder that the hopeless investigation
TO discover a Godhead. as proclaimed dogma.-
lcally by theology. Is breeding inf,delity. or at
least wrecking religious belief. II Ia simply
the modern requirement that every assertion
shall be supported By evidence FBw.
STAMFORD, Dec. 2.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
NEW USE FOR COTIoy or.
Prooe" Discovered by which It Can He
Employed in Piao. OF l.,nse.d.

NEW ORLEANS Dec rs 1t is announced hero
that the long soughtfor process of de-eumm,nr
co"onseed oil so as TO allow IL 10 he substituted
Tor tho best linseed oil has at last been found
The oxpcrimenters and inventors hayo been woyk.
ins att Tor years In the antimo the uso of cot
tonseed oil as substitute and adulterant for
various other oils has rapidly spread Cot.
tonseed oil now constitutes the bulk OF tie div, oil
consumed III this country. II Is used extern.
slvely as substitute and adultcrant in the manu-.
iacturo OF lard. But It has been succeeded AZ
q substitute Tor lnSccd OIL although som,titnss
uSed Tor IT, Tho excess OF gum II containd causes
paint does not look we'll besides peclinr oil and
lacking durability anu power 10 Withstand The
weather 'io
The new process Just invented and patented
seems 10 have solved the problem ol Go.gumminr
VIC ~ mo OIL treated has all the valIGbis
lnalIiies OF The best acutta linsced oil IL is de,
CIhTcu ii possesses an excellent & los, md will
resist a tenn ratuTc Oi 1876 degrees Without reel
,ug or bllsteTinS Raw cOttOnsced oil sells MT
10 cents gallon ana can be dcrumncd M an
cNPNhSc oI seven cents gallon: so that DeCunI-
may , thn experiment IL success, As mixer for
baln' ,n' new dc gGmmcd oil is said to lie better
man man ,InsHmd, giving an equal gloss. resisting
viii ~ IL. "S pec2ming thoroughly incorporated
wv" 'ne dIy leads and paints, and not floating
III III soP ns Is frequently the case with lnserd
pn something that causes great deal Of troublc
ucCaue 81 tendency 10 disColoratio Paint
mixed Win degummcd Cottonseed oil does moi
!sqnuo lurpentlnc OF other driera althouUn
Sn W mayhe employed without bad effects Paint
HI",'e WIN rottonseed oil dries On outside work
n Twelve ana Inside work in eight bomrs
ne new discovery will he tested on a large sal
in New Orleans 'ho se"o
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
Tho Waste of Nature.

To THE EprToR OF THE SUN-Sr: Mr.. A. T.
Cullngworth. IN an extremely able letter In to-
Jays Sun. Rays that there ia nothing logical
In supposinr that when nature never counte-
nanc-s loss man should have been designed
for no other purpose than few fretiul years
OF mundane existence only"
Now, on what ground does Mr.. Cullineworth
so confidently assume that nature never
countenances loss2" On this point Prot Gold
win Smith writes as follows and. as 1t seems to
me. very Iustly:
Itis sad that man should perish. and perish Just
when he has reached his prime. This seems like
cruel wastefuln.-s in nature. Butts not nature full
OF wsste1 Butler rather philosOi' ideally nnis an
analogy TO the wao OF souls In the waste OF seeds
He might have found one in tho destruction of
geological races, In the redundancy of Animsl lits
which involves elimination by Wholesale slaughter
IN the multitude OF children brought into the world
only to die. The deaths OF children. OF which .
large number appear inevitable. 10 present an
insurm 1untaNle stumbling block 70 any optimism
which holds that nature can never DO guilty OF
vase. even In regard TO the highest OF her works
waste there evidently 10 in nature, both animate
and Illuminate. and to an enormous extent, ~ our
intelligence tr e The earth full Of waste places
we'll a. 81 blind agencies OF destruction. such as
earthquakes. volcanic nres. and foods while her
satellite appears 10 DO nothing but waste.
I think that the above quotation COM
pletely overthrows Mr.. Cullingworth on this
position.
Let me say to your correspondent "omeca,"
In reply to his query regarding the Gadarene
herd Of swine. that II he will turn N tho rs
says on Science and Christian Tradition" by
the late Professor Huxley. under tho chapter
heading "Kecpera Of the Herd Of SWINE" he
will nnd much to help him out In his ?erplex-
ity. WILLIAM l.. STONE.
MOUNT VERNON. Dec. II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-&r: What IA
the fundamental weakness In many OF tho
arguments in The Suns religious discusslonsp
Ans. Liberalism.
What do you mean by literalism1
That spiritual truth cannot be demopstrs.
ted by citations from printed record. generally
the Bible.
Why not7
For the same reason that n lover OF wagner's
music cannot develop an appreciation OF tho
beauty. power and reality OF such music In ono
who II spiritually unimpressionn BILE to such
Influences for tho same reason that m intel
lectual and highly educated man failed once in
my presence 10 derive any pleasure from fns
recitation OF Emerson's great poem Each and
All:' Tor the same reason that IL would ba
impossible to demonstrate why many men sec
no moving force in the beauty of the world.
although Henry Wart Beccner while believing
himself unhcard and unseen. was SO sensitive
e It's influence that he dropped on his knees
on the top OF New England mountain ono
beautiful October day while he poured out in
prayer his apprt citation OF tho beauty OF the
scene sprend out before him and his alteration
for the divine influence he leit about him.
How would You summarize this statement?
That when man talks about the unrcnlty
OF spiritual truth no does not know what he IA
talking about. for the reason that he does not
have the necessary ability 10 interpret such
truth Before man poses AS q leader in
spiritual things hs should base his leadership
on experience. Testimony coming from a man
who does not know or has not seen Is not val
liable In court. The testimony o; a thousand
such would not balance the testimony OF one
man who could testify to the fact
What positive evidence is there OF the reality
OF the divine direction OF tho word2
The great fact Is the beauty OF Christ's n,e
ana His teach nGs-thc enthusiastic deyo.
ton oi the countless numbers who feel IN
themselves the truth Of what lie taught:
outside OF Christ. the beauty OF the world, tho
suoiimity OF truth and justice. the exaltation
thht comes from the love OF man for man, the
constant Progress OF the world toward higher
religious and spiritual ideals
Then. outside Of Christ. outside OF ths
printed record OF man. there ia SIN enough
i'It u carry the receptive soul toward a great
and hcncncent cause
ihut Is it IN nutshell, Tho puny argu.
snohts OF the learned pundits that this contra
u'rt' that, or that this truth was first advanced
oy somebody else matters not jot. The law
OF evolution Ia all embracing. taking in tina
phSsieal universe. the life 1t sustain. and tina
laws that govern any social development OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
THE NEGRO POPULATION.
LARGEST ~ WASHING roN OF hsy
AMERICAN CITY

One-Third of the Inhabitants OF the Va.
tiona1 Capital Are Norroe.-Curio,,t,.,
Of the Distribution of tho Colored POM.
1ation In Grent Cities--Trend OF Its Dr,,t
WARRINGTON, Dec 23-Although not pen
orally known. II Ia nevertheless fact that Wash
ington. the fourteenth city Of the Union in pc,n,
Of population. contains the greatest negro ro,u
lation OF them all. There arc more negroes in
Washington than in any other city of the l. rio,
not excepting the great cities Of St Louis. re,u.
more and New Orleans. all situated in fnrr.,
slave States, and, excepting New Orleans Win
more than double its population. There ~,
nearly three times many black people In Wash.
ington as ST. Louis There arc more Irish in
New York city than In Dublin and II might h.
supposed that in that great cosmopolitan cent?,
OF population there would be more blacks thsn 4,
Washington with Its $50 900 people Hut II 4,
not 40: Washington contains more than douh.
the number Of negroes counted among New York,
$500 900.
Tho distribution Of tho negroes in the gr,.,
centres Of population Is an interesting study m,
following tobulation. including at least one pr,n
dpal point In each State and several In soma
States gives their negro population as shown Nv
the census OF 1890 followed by the total pnpu,,.
ton Of each. In one respect the table I. unss,l..
factory. The census figures do not dincr.nt,,.
the white and the black inha bitants OF the ci,c,
but II does 80 difercntiatc In the counties There.
fore, the column headed negro population" In.
cludcs in every instance the black population y,
the whole county In which the city is situated
1t Is the best that could he done. "Totnl roru.
lnuon," however includes only the city i,scl,
II may he said. though, that in respect n all tho
larger cities the figures probably include vcry
few negroes outside the city limits.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
Oregon Salmon Growing Scarce.


The fishing season OF 1900 ia taperinR down
70 pretty fine point in Oregon. according to
f!'h Commissioner Reod A few men are en-
gagged on tho lower Columbia in catching steel
hoads for tho local market. but their catch "a
So ight that small wages are being made
10 season VIII close atugethor Fob IL
S!r' heeu ho"S not care 10 venture AN opin ON
nn w exact results from propagation Of salmon
20 'hr' Although the catch OF the last snngun
mas Le"n light, both In IN" Columbia RIVER and
on me Oregon coast, II might have hscn fnr
,Ehtrr hh1 no hatch"r'es h"en nut in ouprntion
II llnh"rmen would report Rll the marked sni,
mon caught some definite iden Of results might
% gained. hut In the rush TO catrt fish this
llnpoflaht dntT has been overlooked nearly
utnseth'r, Ile thinks seriously ul Offering Iyo
c"nt5 eaGl ct season for all marked fins
saved IN" chinese who cut the salmon IN
Tor coming would thus Ia Induced 10 watch
uue i9r the,. ms. and by tho close OF the sea-
son lne hsHregate result would give an idea OF
~ ra0portIon ol propagn'cd salmon returning
-Four years aro 5000 Young salmon were
mhrNcf 10y hay nR The iorsal an cut Oh. but
ln.e" " r" the only FISH ever treated that way
NJ me Oregon hatchGres. wv
~ hprANlnS o, the large catch on the Alaskan
c"nhl thl' yrNr Mr., Reed said thar nj the present
fhlr oI depicting Alaskan watrrSti,a nsh nf m.
Nurth WI, soon hn eS'nrnlna' d, as the Gov
nrImt " ms not yet taken StepE toward keep
ing W no suprly. Ry the tim" hntcharlss are
es'abll.RH ~ slnsEa flSh will have become SO
s."lce thht Il Will take yeRrs IL make any ar
pInHihbe Increase. In tn. meant lime. salmon
are hKely to become scarce and high.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24

that life. The theory Of divine guidance. to
which Herbert spencer gives the name OF the
First Cause. best fts ths state OF the universe
as we know 1t to exist.
You quote Herbert Spencer. Can you quote
a commanding Endorsement OF such views
from any OF the great scientific writersi
Yes. Tyndall In the Scientific Use OF the
Imagination: 1.-Two things aays Emmanuel
Kant. ali me with awe: the starry heavens and
the sense OF moral responsibility in man. and
In his hours OF health AMI strength and sanity.
when the stroke Of action has ceased and tho
pause OF reflection has set 10. the scientific In
vestlgator finds himself overshadowed By the
same awe. Breaking contact with the hamper
ing details OF earth. It associates him with the
Powet which gives iulness ant tone TO his
existence but which he can neither analyze nor
comprehend" G. NJ. CAMPBELL.
wAsBISuToN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
QUESTIONS OF RELIGION.
DISCUSSED BY CHARCOAL AND Lar
CRITICS AND TBEOLoGIANs.
The Immortality Of tho Soul.

To TUE EpIron OF TBx SuS-Hir! When
. man who has been brought up to believe In
the i'm mortality OF the soul reads or hears the
scriptural statement. Tho soul that slnneth,
IL shall die" he INN ediately and instinctiVely
says to himself. That docs not mean actual
death. but means that the soul dies or becomes
IN time oblIyious oil all good influences. de-
graded and lost to righteousness and happi-
ness" Another man. who has had no ortho-
dor religious training. will cay TO himself.
Hare IN n declari'ive statement aiming the
authority OF tho Deity. tho Creator Of man. who
should, aud no doubt does know what He Ia
talking about: man therefore, 70 tho nina
of God. IL a soul accountable to his maker and
4, cnpuble OF death"
Here are two ideas. diamctrically opposed to
each other. Tn. one IL the reasoning oil a free.
Intelligent mind: the other Ia the effect OF doc
trinal Interpretation imhibed In youth. which
has taken the place Of reason and acts when
over religious questions come up. making II
rlmost impossible for tho person so ndoc-
,rinsd to arrive at the true teaching OF the
gcriptures. either on this or other important
subjects. tho Trinity. everlasting punishment.
the kingdom NJ God and ths rest.
II people would read the Scriptures a. they
do any other book. taking the word. used 10
their obvious and natural Specification. there
would be little or no trouble The theological
teachers for generations are entirely 70 blame
for tho present unbeli-f az were the teachers
among tho Jewish people before and AT Christs
day. OF whom he said Thus have We made
the comm and ent OF God Of non effect by your
traditions"
The Scriptures. rightly understood. do not
teach tn. I'm mortality OF the soul at all. and II
10 impossible for learning and science either to
prove or to di-provo the theory that man Ia
ros-essed OF an immortal soul. II would there
fore he the part Of wisdom to stop trying to &C.
complish what Ia impossible and to proceed to
nccept and act upon tho following proposl-
tOns:
ls, The Deity. Creator OF the universe and
man. can be the only authority acceptable as to
the nature Of man and his destiny.
2nd. The Hebrew Scriptures and the New
Testament. viz. the Bible. are tho only writ
ings that claim to have come to man through
tho direct suggestion OF God III Tim. ILL.,.
10h
directly that God only hath Immortality II
Tim. vi. 10l or an In mortal soul. II you like;
viz lie only possesses inherent deathlessness
and has the undoub'ed power and right to give
this quality or withhold II from man. according
TO His pleasure.
4th Tho Il bic teaches that God In His good
pleasure and infinite mercy has provided
way whereby men may attain TO the glorious
state OF Immortality.
9Th. Then let man study aud search the
Scriptures In order TO understand that way
with free. unbiased mind. casting away to the
owls and bats all preconceived ideas and no.
tions OF his own. LArNAN.