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LIKES TO SEE THEM SLEEP.
His Congregation Knows He Won't Wandep
from tho Fold of Sound Theology.
From he Chicago Inter Ocean.


from tho Fold of Sound Theology.
From IA. Chicago Inter Ocean.
OMAHA. Neb, June 2-The Rev. DIR. Newto1
NJ. Mann of this city declares that he wants hit
congregation to go to sleep during church,
services. There is no compulsion about the
matter, but the doctor prefers that everybody
fall into deep sleep and snore also II 1t makeS
them more comfortable.
Il regard 1t as a compliment to my integrity
and indisputable evidence OF confidence In the
soundness OF my theological views to have
prominent members OF my congregation 60 to
sleep in their seats and thus rest during my
Thus says DR.. Mann. who is the progressive
and popular pastor OF the First Unitariag
Church OF Omaha. Last sunday he created a.
T mon upon the ethics Of "seepine in Church
During the Regular Service" pr. Mann haA
h 9 10 the the
advanced by their pastor has bothered num-
Der Of the good old brethren not littles
specially those who sometimes inadvertently
practice the habit so much dscoursed on bH
Paul OF Biblical days. :
Considering the words Of the, doctors text,
his suggestion. DR.. Mann prefaced his sermon
by reading for his text from the Acts, 81.
And there sat on the window p eertan yo11ng
sfeR and Gd 1s from the third story and was
For the past week the town has talked OF
little. else than the remarkable sermon. Some
insist that 1t was fine niece OF sarcasm lev-
clared that he spoke In entirely good faith.
In concluding his startling sermon; DIR. Mann
asserted that he wanted all members Of his
sleep whenever they felt like 1t In his church.
He further announced in all seriousness that
that his congregation trusts him and has un-
limited faith in the soundness Of his theology.
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Snap Shot of a Drink That Killed Two Meme

From The N,p Orleans Times Democrat.
THE most remarkable snapshot picture in
the world is owned by a friend OF mine in a
town in Georgia" said an enthusiastic amateur
photographer. ITS story Is extremely curi-
Gus. 1t seems that he went one day to black.
smith shop to get shot at the men at the
forge. The smith was engaged on difficult
piece OF ironwork. and had two helpers. Just
behind them. on a shelf. was pint flask
full Of yeowish- white liquor. evidently
the corn whiskey 70 which the native
friend was preparing TO take his picture.
one OF the helpers caught sight Of the bottle
and communicated his discovery by dun show
TO his companion. The smiths back was
turned at the moment and the first man
reached stealthily for the prize. VIII lie my friend.
camera. 1t was comicnl scene. and in his
mind he had already named the photo The
Stolen Drink The helper uncorknd the flask
and took a swift gnlp and his comrade
snntched 1t and did likewise. Then for a
brief. breathless instant they looked al
ish grin gave way to such a stare. Of guess
tioninR horror as | never saw before upon
a human face. know because 1t was then that
the camera clicked and the picture is as clear
as crystal. The flask contained carbolic acid.
Within an hour both men were dead. When
SO as to make the photograph a bsolutey unique.
It shows the forward end OF the shop. In the
foreground ia the anvil. with the smith bend.
ing over his work. Behind him are the two
helpers, one still holding the flask. looking at
each other. You cnn see tragedy in their eyes
taGleau that could not be duplicated by any
sort of art,
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OPENED BANK OF ENGLAND's vAULr&
An American Did 1t on Wager DurtnS
tho First Worlds Fair.


rhc frat worlds fair. the Crystal Palace al
ondon. WINS held in 1851. and though 1t was d
long time ago IL Is not forgotten. and has NOT
been surpassed by the worlds fairs which have
followed IL was at the Crystal Palace that tho
American mechanic showed that he stood seed
ond n none in the world. Hobbs challenger
Cbubb and Hobbs, the American mechanicl
carried of the first prize as lockmaker hoobe
represented an American manufacturer OF iro9
hank cafes. He placed his safe on exhibition and
tied the kew 70 the com bination lock on the Quit
aide Inside the safe was placed 1850. or $l,{
o5O and the free offer was made to the NEE
cbanics OF tho world that II they opened thf
safe the money contained therein could %
taken for their success The safe , was nev e,
o over England and in Europe as a lockmakerf
The Bank OF England indorsed Chubb and used ssd
hts locks eEclusiySeIy HOODS Sd ofsered to MOI
only enter the outer doors OF the 1ank ni liz liz
land. but to open also the seven doors leauihH
permission was given. This vas too much fSI
the Brltishers to stand and they gave the
Hobbs was on hand two hours before the
time for opening the doors Of the bank arrlvea(
and announced hiaself ready to 60 70 WORTH
rocket, consisting OF about twenty, picks Ha
opened the front door In seven minutes an9
h tb bank dooI NJ the
In six minutes the door. opened. and before onC
hour had passed. half Of the time he asked ior{
he had his hands In the treasure OF the banks
much to the amnzement OF the ,director3
q the bank and to the intense ID disgust q
Me too Eo @s to Ss This
by takine Hobbs into his employ as an sdvIsery
England put American locks on their safes. fo4
everybody recognized the fact that Shno9
was no more a match for Hobbs than sayers
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THE QUESTION OF REIyFoRCEMEyrs.
A Curious Letter from an Assistant Solicitor
of the Treasury.

A Curious Letter from an Assistant Solicitor
of the Treasury.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: An early
suppression OF the insurreotIon In the Philip
pine Islands would give great Joy to the people
OF the United States and would add fresh lus-
tire to the fame OF tho President IT, on the
other hand. the war is allowed to drag on with
it's accommodating casualties and growing sick
list. on account Of an inadequate force It may
become a dangerous and embarrassing issue
In 1900.
The army now in the Philippines may be suf-
fcent to defeat the insurgents in every engage.
ment. but evidently 1t Is not strong enough to
subju0ate them and terminate the war. This
cannot be done until we are able to hold every
town and place from which the enemy is driven.
As long as the Filipinos are permitted to re-
occupy the places we are too weak to hold they
will feel encouraged to resist. and will. 1t
would be better to have. for instance. 10000
men too many, than Just enough, II an excess
desirable efrect Of ending more speedily T war
that may he fairly characterized as bad ne
Hitherto the United States has chosen Its
enemies with great prudence. Only prompt
and adequate measures will prevent the war
excaptlon and II NAV he comnnilinV ne r. "a
alize in the Philippines
A gulf profound As that SeFbonan bog
Betwixt Damiata and Mount Casius Old,
Where armies whole have sunk.
Public sentiment raised the flag in those dis
tant Islands. and publ c sentiment will sustain
Its honor to the end; but there is a growing
sentiment In favor OF increasing the army SO
that the war may be brought to an early and
successful ending. Besides. an adequate REIN
Gen, Otis would, l believe. promote the in
terests OF both humanity and economy. The
exercise OF the discretion vested in tho Presi-
dent by the Act OF March .. 1900. in calling Tor
$4,000 volunteers. would seem 10 be deman ded
by the situation. and that, too. without delay
only for the best interests OF the country and
hopes to geo this Admin lstration. as he would
Quoted as to advance the highest welfare Of the
people The man who Is gratiied by the failure
OF an Administrator t9r the sake OF party ad
who fails to stand by the Administration in a
prompt and vigorous prosecution OF this war a
patriotic American,
FELIX ALEXANDER REEVE.
WASHINGTON. June q.
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Berlin Anti-Vaccination Conference Post
poned.

To THE Enron OF THE suS-Sir VIII you please
inform your readers that the International Confer.
ence Of Anti Vaccnators. which was to take place at
Berlin on the 18th inst, has been postponed. Tho
news only reached ma at about 10 p. NJ. on Monday
last through a cable from Mr.. Tebb after had left
home to go on board the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
for Bremen 1t may not be too late to save some Of
the delegates from this country unnecessary jour
ney. have the honor to be yours respectfully,
MONTAGUE II. LEvERaoH,
Fonr HAMILTON. June 7,
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Parnd,ses and Merry-Go.Roupds,

To THE EpIroR or THE suN-Sr: Let me ado
my protest 10 those that have preceded. egains
using the beautiful hemlock grove In Bronx Parl
for merry -go.round. 1t does seem As II Their
ought to be room enough elsewhere without ruininl
one OF the few lovely spots left the city; but para
disc ia not paradise for some people unless Their
are tho accompanying consultations OF pink lemon
Gde and merry go grounds. A. Il.
NEW YORK June q.
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A Correction.

To THE EpIroR OF THE sUN-Sir have read with
great interest Your article in days ISSUE why
tho Churches Are Neglected" but there ia state
ment in 1t which gives very wrong impression. and
that is that Dr. Hathaway had only about nifty lis.
teners"
/ attended the service and have no hesitation in
saving there were at least $50 persons present.
NEW YORK, june y. WILLIAM BERNARD.
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wherein Wealth Has No Pull.


From TIE Detroit Journal.
Yes. her hat was certainly lovely. though It had
cost but Slsls; quite as lovely as that Smith
womAn's which had cost nearly hundred.
But the Smiths are able TO own . more conspicu.
Gus pew in church than we Are" faltered the huG.
band.
well. they can't come In any later than We can, I
guest 81 sxG!aimsd. EAdiAatly, -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-08
The Bostoneso Language.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-Sir, These two sen.
fences are from circular printed in Boston adver-
Using certain household utensil:
The most remarkable thing about It is the
Simplicity of it. that the most skeptIcal house.
keeper can readily conceive the utility of IT, The
manner and material in which 1t is made OF makes
IL impossible to wear out"
DoRCHEsTER June 3. EUGENE NJ DUNBAR.
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subscriptions by Mail, Postpaid.

n Otr friends vho fdror as VITA mdnuseTfph for
publication ush 10 have rejected articles returned they
must IN all eaHi send itamps for hat pttrpon.
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The Singularlty Of Philadelphia Names.

The science OF comparative nomenclature
has made giant strides since the first public
appearance, in the columns Of The Sun
about nine years ago, OF the immortal Col.
ABE SLUPsKY. Heand his immediate attend
ants in the illustrious procession, DINK
Boris and Pop DIsMUKE, have lost nothing
in prestige or glory by the innumerable
multitudinousness Of their successors. The
list Is still open, and interest Is yet active.
Scarcely week passes which does not
bring to this office from six to forty new
names OF sensational quality
Those who find the whole subject Of per-
sonal nomenclature in the United States too
broad or too bewilderlng field for study
may very well turn their attention to some
special department. Take up the singu-
larity Of Philadelphia family names. This
will richly repay investigation.
We have under our eyes Just now three
recent numbers Of the Public Ledger and
the obituary columns for those three days
yield the following examples:
Body. KID.
BRuA. LvEzEY.
FnsHMUTH. LoDonE,
GAYDE. SHIBH,
CLIFTON. srnEEPEH,
KAHMAR TLY,
KILLER, WHILE.
1t would be easy to extend this list indeh-
nitely, but tho fourteen names above will
illustrate our proposition. Not one Of them
can be found in the Directory for the Bor-
oughs Of Manhattan and the Bronx. That
bulky volume registers the names Of not
less than 36O, 900 citizens, but there is not
in all New York, for example, Body, a
GAYDE, a CLIFTON, SHIBE, a STREEPER or
WHILE.
The popularity Of these and countless
other Philadelphia names is their mild un.
usualness, II we may employ that express
sion; nothing violent or screaming in the
way OF eccentricity, but gentle distor.
ton Of familiar syllable combinations, pro.
ducing upon the mind much tho same
effect OF strangeness and yet FEASIBILITY
as the Lewis Carroll dialect
CHARLES DICKENS would have found pro-
fessional advantage in the ownership of a
Philadelphia directory.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-26

esounded to the clash OF sWor
The black dwarfs wared In favor OF
Queen -
mighty magician See Kshoa falls falls WHO no
shall his who light the nfe IN the VI
CAMS. Hold, fighting, commando!
all powerful Ihe oack oWdEls
Black Robe to Egbr as he
noticed confusion
shall victory It on the o
Bring n CAMS" commanded Atoll :.
their load as they orought IN
which Ato sat-
Let the contest begin" -.
should For the first time the non even
that some
King had to try the OH
battling with the lon were
Ala" Ato there the one thousand sons
of Atrd who the place OF Kahtola!
magic -, -.
Fearlessly His already shon with the
him beside the Profng by the a
the lion to attack him out
speed force the sword struck the
lion forepaw, cutting off =. -. a., =. o rbo
it ieaped at
One low he off the lions head -
fell the lion Atol pale with anger ran TO the eas OUT
al lei life.
shouted the black dwarfs he lights the urn ~ -,
in smell filed the
cried AtoH smell or the
There mystery here Ho guards! seze
this person!"
Kings Black Robe he commanded
said Egbert the King Kahtola!"
Long live King kahtola shouted the o-5ar.d
chains and lock her in dungeon ordered
Egber. brought trouble us -
and Ao carried away IN cnalns
Send homes"
had Atols chariot were at
% Where m Was the Lady Of the Black defeat
Ato back much of magic to the Lady oe
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Luckily crooked sword
THE QUEEN ATOLL IS HEREi"
For the wicked
rode in of
De
Beside Atol the
immense lion, Whch was neT
chariot passed
Egbe pIa o ding. laughed 'savagely
if there new cap
tves"
Egber breath deasier whe passed.
lost that
of HoNw he
To the Palac of
of crowd black
the place Egber by
black he
the black dwa do
by the guards Queen AtoI crossed e
This queens
Weco
Bring commanded AtO when she seated
bring he Lady of Robe
SO the Lady hadn
with with great noise or
am spoke musical voice The Lady OF
the Black you!'
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REX AND KATE WENT FISHING.
BY KATHERINE SCHILLER, sAusALrTo

headed girl, round and fat and saucy
and always in trouble of some KIND,
while Rex was small and dark, with
large, soft brown eyes. He was never
naughty. except when his graceiess SIS
ter prompted him to mischief.
One bright July morning they start
ed out. Kate planned it. After sit
ting quietly on the banks for some time,
holding long sticks with thread lines
and bent pin fish hooks, baited with
worms quite three inches long, while
the largest fish to be caught about the
mill pond, which was All OF nllle uls-
tant. was NO longer than your finger.
Kate as usual grew tired Of such tame
sport and began poking the toe OF her
shoe into the water
DON'T" cried Rex; you frighten
'em. There was such lot Of 'em eat
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"All except one. master


Take then that you have never taken before
land the shores of bay entered only by
the cliffs that piercing the sky guarded on either de
disobey Egbert the Kings
When had drawn the cliffs Egbert entered small
with
winding the Hidden rocks wrecked ms
upward
Who there?"
Hardly had these words been spoken by one OF sons when
himself battling his life with black
They at dizzy height above the sea ana the tran was
destruction The black dwarf armed with Gup he was was mo
The sound Of the conflict had
started the from
top of the cliff find out what the trouble was -.
dwarfs clothes his
and Selling the dead black dwarf hurled the BODY
the
black dwar Egbert went not knowing but trusting to
he would learn the language and arts OF these
ma
Fortune favored him There stands great bronze mirror at
Atrd but mirrors other EgbeTt memory was good
dwarfs picture in the mirror and soon bckened his own
facea
THE THREE KINGS COMET"
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ing my worm. l wanted to see EN-
finish their breakfast because they are
hungry"
We'll, 1 want to catch 'em, and, say.
Rex, don't you think we could catch
them in q pail"
Il think so if you think so, Kate
With that they dropped the fish-poles
and through the barn yard, across the
road, into the house they rushed, with
flushed and eager faces.
Mamma, mamma they called,
please may we have pail to fish
with. Fish won't bite pins, and just eat
up our nice long worms.
why. how in the world can you fish
with pails?" asked mamma.
Why" said Kate, that is easy. You
just put some worms in the pail and
hold the pail under the water and the
fish Will go in.
'I don't see that" replied mamma,
but you may have the pals"
Armed with two bright new tin pals
they returned to the creek and plunged
the pals into the water. The fright
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that had a
they
OF blood
followed
spar,
darted forward and
fuks caught their throa
sight
rapidly away
Draw said Egbert commanding voice and will tell
I 1 will unchan you II
miseraby for cannot swallow food
no will you eve
had been commanded
another
that by Bring that
mouths The
had to
of
by o sword
fishing the Egbe
be
keeping his
had
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Alas for the precaution! Just as two
little beauties made their way over the
edge of the pail she let the stone fall
Patient little Rex still held his hand in
his mouth, but looking very much
grieved at the misfortune.
She tried again, holding her tongue in
her teeth this time, for" she said, If
she did let go it wouldn't drop"
She held the pail many minutes before
the fish would venture in again. Pres
emily in one came. and when he bit at
the worm she briskly pulled up the pail.
I've got him, I've got him. she
shouted. dancing with delight. Here,
III put him in your pail, Rex, and catch
some more"
So accordingly the fish with some
water was transferred TO the other pail,
and she was at it again.
This time she leaned as far over the
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.on Franklin street, when Pat rode by.
frankie was dressed ali in white, and
neessd that way stopped TO look at him.
His mother had made him ready TO go
10 his Cousin Nellie's and he had on
his very best clothes Pat came drtV-
ing by and frankie called to him, and
waved one little hand TO attract his
friends attention. Pat was busy at
first, but soon saw frankie and invited
him to ride.
So the little man pattered after Pat
as fast as his little legs would carry
him. He was quite out OF breath when
he finally got into the cart with Fat
who drove to q coal yard
BY and by the cart was full and Pat
drove UP on the scales to weigh the
coal frankie knew that he had run
away and that perhaps his mamma
Iyor.id be worried about him Still, all
little bows have some naughty streaks
and Frankie was much like other boys
he had run away-but. he was not
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if you do not give me ride. won't
love you emmy more"
Pat could not stand this appeal He
even let frankie help put the coal in
and then took Frank up on the seat and
away the two friends went together on
the cart, Frank chattering like a mag
pie all the way. When they were op-
posite Frankies home Pat said "whoa"
and the horse came to standstill.
Don't stop now, Pat pleaded
frankie, II have not had half enough
riding vet. Take me with you and
will get home in time to go with
mamma She won't care if 1 am gone
a little longer
"G'long." The horse logged on again
and frankie was the happiest of all
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TIE begins his work at the early dawn,
IL When the cock begins his tiresome
crow,
i J. When the nailkmaid takes her pail
in hand
And the gardener taass his garden hoe.
The plowman lists to his horses chink,
And feels the steady sway of the plow.
He claps his hands to fright the birds
Which carry the seeds from ground 10
bough-
A-~4%9 @-3-~-@->a- a-<-H->-5 -e-a->t
A poem has been received from Charles
H. Marks, age H. which will be published.
Dear Editor: Please will you put in the
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ened minnows took refuge under rocks
and among the rushes that grew in the
edge of the water.
"Pshaw," remarked Rex, they are
afraid
Now. you just be still; I'll catch
EN-" and Kate leaned out over the
bank very far indeed and kept very
quiet for few minutes, when one wee
fish ventured over the edge of the pail.
you've got him, you've got him..
screamed Rex, and with that the fish
fed.
There now, didn't 1 tell you to keep
still? You-you bad boy" cried Kate,
shaking with anger and excitement.
Now / know he won't come back.
oh! OH" and then tears began TO flow
down wee Rex's face.
Never mind, brother; / guess he'll
come again" said Kate. 'T'il try
again Now, you just put your fist in
your mouth
Rex put his hand in his mouth obedi-
emily, and Kate took small stone and
held 1t in her teeth.
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bank as she could and Rex held onto
her dress TO keep her from falling in.
Soon two fish went into the pail and an
other and another. until there were
seven, and the eighth was just making
his way over the edge when Kate lost
her balance and fell in with a splash
Mamma Mamma, Come quickly.
Kate's drowned; she is,' Rex shouted
Mamma ran down to the creek, very
much frightened. In the meantime
Kate had scrambled out, very wet, but
very happy, for she had five of EN-.
any way. Mamma hugged and scolded
her, all in the same breath, for giving
her such a scare, and sent Kate to bed
until her clothes got dry, as a punish
ment for getting wet. Kate insisted
that il Rex had kept his hand in his
mouth, as she told him to, mamma
needn't have been frightened.
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TN wonderfully beautiful spot in
the Blue Ridge Mountains OF Penn
syivania, nestled down among tne
lovely hills. was a dear old fash
4 ioned homestead A more delgnI, ls.!1t,
fnI place could not be desired, with
~ 80, ror,n1y house. the vast apple
d.9 nrctard the butternut. trees, the grape
Zines III nt' and the old fashioned June roses
that were so fragrant. The crab apple
trees and the lilac bushes and waving
corn fieIds-everything delighted the
~hoar+s and ewes of Rex and Kate. .HaV-
10 heen raised in the city, this beau
4ifI1l ti9 country seemed like bit Of heav-
en- 10 them
Across the road. beyond the barn;
vas clear. ripping brook with small
ash in 1t, and here Rex and Kate went
dsning. Kate was blue-eyed, tow
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cart was sliding all around him. Down
he went into darkness and his voice
was speedily heard, as. frightened and
somewhat hurt, he called aloud, Pat,
oh, Pat; what are you doing to me-?
Then Pat was scared badly. He knew
F'rankie's voice. He made q hasty
search and found frankie in the coal
cellar, the worse for his accident. His
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ready to go home yet-not while there
was a chance of another ride with Pat
on the cart
Pat" The voice was small and
faint.
pat" The voice was louder this
time and Pat looked around.
Hello. toddlekins," said Pat cheer
lily. calling frankie by his pet name,
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BY WILLARD K BAssETT. OAKLAND

He trudges along behind the plow,
Dreaming of golden crop.
OF tall oats rippling in the breeze,
And barns full TO the top.
He ends his work at even tide,
When the sun sinks to its rest:
He wanders home with an easy heart,
For he feels he has done his best.
see them as my papa reads to me and
ike 10 have him read about the Bump
kins NELLIE THOMAS 1age -.
Nevada City.
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was reached. Pat tied the horse to a
post and went in TO ask some cues
tion of the family in the house. He
left frankie sitting in the cart. Who
should come along then but Frankie's
uncle Jack. The little boy was afraid
that Uncle Jack would see him. so he
climbed from the seat over in among
the coal.