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The sun., 1901-05-25
Tribute TO tho Hebrew Race.

The Rev lyman ABBOTT. u D in The outlook
If II j. the function ~ the STATE 10 furnish
education In order 20 make men and women
GOOD citizens, and II in the exercise of this
function II IA tho duty of the State TO give
all tina, ls necessary 20 citizenship, then II
IS tho duty Of tho state 10 fashion the afec-
tons and the will in harmony with the great
laws of society.
or all the books available for this purpose
there Is none so useful a. the English Bible.
| do not advocate the reading OF the Bible
ard the ~" of prayer IN tne pubic schools
the Bible and the use of prayer ~ public
schools Is worship, and II Is not the junction
of the state to conduct worship, certainly
not 10 conduct compulsory worship, whether
the wor-hipcrs are little children or grown
men ! do advocate the use or the Blble
in the public schools as means OF hcquant-
Ing our pupils with the laws. the literature
md the fife Of the ancient Hebrews, because
fLr gcuir!s OF The Hebrew people perry aiding
their laws and their literature and their life
Every nation has - function in the de-
vclOTmcnl of the human race. Every nation
Of human CIVILIZATION. speaking broadly
Greece may be said to have contributed phllos-
ophv, Rome law, Italy art Germany liberty.
England commerce, the United states de-
mnrrqcV which is more than hberty-and
The Hebrew people what We call religion.
| do not mean that there has been no phllos-
OphY except IN hT''N'' ny IhN ,'tNCtpl IN
Rome, no ART except IN Italy, no liberty ex-
Cept IN Germany, no commerce except IN
Gr,at Britain, nor that there has been no
religion except among the Hebrew people,
hut moro If the great moral forces OF the
world may he traced back to That people,
and 90 the literature Of that people, than TO
any other historic or literary source
The United States Is moro nllmutely con-
nectcd with the lIebrer people than with
any other ancient people Our literature
ahouud- with references TO the literature o!
the ancient Hebrews. they are probably
more frequent than the references TO tho
literature either Of Greeks or Romans. No
man can read the great English or American
poets or authors unicrstandluCly unless
be knows something of his English Bible
Ustor,Cull" We are more closely connected
with the Hebrew pcop," than with the Greeks
our free Institutions are all rooted In the
institutions of tho Hebrew people, have grown
out nf them "a the result OF the long conflict
between th.r political principles and those
OF Ingan ImUprlUl'-u
The sun., 1901-05-25
The Transformation OF a Word.

Scotch Plains, in the neighboring State
OF New Jersey supplies this interesting
pathological proposition
Il intended writing som. days ago to suggest that
you use the word loot In place Of steal in con-
necilon with ordinary burglsries and second story
aralr am sure that Il will please a large number
OF your readers who arc not proud OF some Incidents
Of our part In the late Chinese dlfrcultleS to notice
that you have already begun so 10 use the word
"a looter. 4 sneak thief. one who steals
when the owner is away - Tuemidh Century D'c-
nondry c. n. l."
The present definition OF a looter, as
generally accepted by leXicograrhers is
thus given briefly by the standard Die
tiOnary:
"Looter. y. a phndrrsr"
Under the title Of plunder the same
authority offers sufficiently comprehen-
sive series Of synonyms:
Booty. pllagc. prey, raplne robbery. spoil stolen
goods. stolen property"
That conscientlo lous divine the Rev WAL
TER ". SKEAT. goes much deeper into the
etymology Of loot BY tracing il to the
root word, he proves that 70 loot and 10
rob are the same thing, the essential idea
being that Of breaking in His little essay
on this subject is chock full Of contcm-
poraneous human interest:
Loot plurdrr, booty. Hind sktl modern
term lrnp,rie from Inra Hind lW with cerebral n.
loot pllnter The cerebral shows that an Is eDdei
Prof CowKiI. 50 informs me SanSkrIt lup, to
break spoil. the pp iuttl Is also uSed IN the
Of booty, Ike the derly. loyfrG. Root, I p. to
break whence Latin rumrsre, German 'duNsn, and
English ros. sce Rob, Rupture Thus loot Tint
which IS robbed Der ioa, verb
Our correspondent will see why We can
not vet entertain his suggestion that the
words loot. looter and looting be used
hereafter in connection with the vulgar
exploits of sneak -thievery There Is an
etymological relation between the two
things. "a Prof COwFLL demonstrated 80
clearly 20 the Rev. Mr SKrAT by means
Of the cerebral T. but. on the other hand
there is n wide and growing ethical dIfrer-
enCe The significance of the word ia
once moro in a state Of transition still
more modern sense is attaching itself 70
the odious wicked descendants Of tho
original Aryan parent. Rup,
No student Of words. for example. can
imagine for an instant that when the Rev
GIIBERT REID says | confess | looted
and in good company" that missionary
carrying the Gospel TO the hsa,hen in China
means to be understood as saving, |
confess | sneak-rhicvcd and in good
company"
Or that when the Rev Or AMENT ex-
plains on the ground Of a higher law any
thing the missionaries may have done in
loo,ing as sneak-thieving with the best
intentions.
The sun., 1901-05-25
DOMESTIC CARPFrS NAVE THE CiTI.
Ninety Per Cent. Of Business Here Now Done
by Home Manufacturers.

George McNeir. Secretary Of the W. \ J
Sloane Company. was th6 principal witness
Yesterday before the slb-committea Of the
United States Industrial Commission He
gave the details Of the carpet trade and tod
OF the effect on the trade Of tho economic
changes Of recent years Mr. McNer said
that az the present time % per cent OF all
the carpets usrd In the United States Is ot
homo manufacture. whilc in 1870 the con-
dition was iuSt the reverse 90 per cent of tho
carpets then used being imported The
annual manufacture in the United Stntcs
exceeded, he said. s;j,Ooooo1
Mr. McNer suggested that the duty on
wool for carpet manufacture be mndc ad
valorem II It cannot bc abolished altogether
lie said that comparatively small export
business was done hcCaus" tho American
manufacturer could not compete with the
Europenn manufacturer, M the latter oh-
tanned his raw material free of duty
The tariN on Oriental rugs, the witness
said was ridiculous because there was no
real competition between certain goods Of
EnGlish and Oriental max" Tho price Of
the imported Artl'l" wa SO iiuCh higher free
Of duty than the domestic product that the
tGrifl was really no protection AZ all to tho
trade Mr McNCir admitted, however, that
the importation Of iurolun-mNdo rugs had
stimulated tho demand for tho domestic
article. but said that the domestic ru. was
much inferior IN quality
Late Yesterday afternoon the commission
went 10 South Manchester. Conn, To- inspect
the silk works Of Cheney Bros AZ that
place
The sun., 1901-05-25
BROOKIIN's "aNNITFRSARI BAY."


Brooklyn a. a village, CITY and part NJ the
Greater New York has sct apart ono day in
Nav each year for the rloriGcl'Iou Of the
sunday school children and each recurring
ceichrdtion h1s seemed % mark it- steady
growth Anniversary Day" Is tho official
dos lcuaton e the day, but n j. more IA
miidriy known as "tkillrcu'- Day Ne--
'srdly marked the scveUtv-sccond ami
versary, md exclusive Of tho Grceupoiut
schools. which had a 'arn-out Of their own,
and the Williamsburg schools, which will
parade later, ?:3 schools and over 5000 chit
drcu representing the Western district
branches Of the Brooklyn sunday School
Union, participated IN the celebration Owing
20 the wide territory covered the schools
were broken up into nineteen divisions. two
more than last year. With the addition Of
the officers and teachers the great sunday
school army numbered close 20 100000 Each
division had l's own lin" Of march, so Tint
thoT" were ia reality nineteen ~eparat" pa
RIDES The fuo weather cNrrNwherr brought
out crowds OF spectator. and I'M. was o~-
peCially so IN Prospect Park, wh"r" " was
estimated that over jU,O0u people watched
the cv0luiionS Of the children on the Long
Meadow on the reviewing platform
were President of the Borough Edward
NJ Grout Comptroller Bird : tul"r,
Grand Marshal Alfred Illy and the other
Bern, Capt Albert SNOW Ot the rec Giving
shin Vermont Chaplain David II Iuhou
Of The navy yard and scores Of well-kuowu
Brooklvntes Before going 10 the Park
the special guests were entertained By Mr.
Brrri at tho oxford club
The sun., 1901-05-25
The Harrison Emblem.

The Hon CARTER HARRISON, Mayor Of
Chicago, has received a sweet gift from an
honor"d friend. The Hon. BATH HOUSE
JonN ia 'ar. far away climbing. on Pixies
Peak 10 an air pure enough 70 be worthy
even Of him But he does not forget his
handsome young pur2 in Chicago A
Grated dry.goods box was delivered AT the
Cuy Hall the other lay. Policemen and
iantors. elevator men and city employees
generally bustlcd about. Tcnderly they
carried in the crate Tcnderly they opened
it The Mayors So rctary welcomed warmly
the beautiful bcilS disclosed in this illus
tra'on printed by the chicago News
The sun., 1901-05-25

Tho new game in England, Pine-Pong, (,
aid to be lawn tennis PLAYED on the dlIirl
able The following poem from the Pal
oil G1sdte describes f.
In no high vein Of poesy
lAlS song
is writ Offer i 70 thee
Ping Pong
Two bhttledofeS. ball or so.
net
Pitched quite r,d.culously low,
And set
tpon dinner table that
Is all,
Except ability t. pat
The ball
Is seems simple thing 70 hl
The spot
Where tho ball Is but somehow Il
IL not.
The novice sets him down 10 win
With Irsi
Three skmmlug serves assault him in
The vest
This makes him, singular 10 tell.
Annoyed
~ the eyaSlNc sphere of cell
lOii,
Which hts rs nose, or his craya,,
The floor,
or anything, except his hat
lcdofr
But when, .adcptcr grown, he learns
GA' g.55glr is"n pie araor r.-rs
Sublime
1t comes between him ond his Wis.
HIS rest an evening void o' rs
No ROul.
Tie does not pause ruil he's cham
PlOn
OF Mazda Vale, or cork or Ian.
lngton.
Pong Ping Ping Pong enjoy thymad
Career.
The Varlands whcrewIta thou art clad
Are SeTe
We shall pursue some other lad
Next year,
The sun., 1901-05-25

We suppose that the Merchants Asso-
citation committee. which was announced
yesterday as an addition to tho ant-Tam-
many forces, Is intended 10 strength and
supplcmcut the work of tho Committee Of
Fifteen. which so far has hold the laboring
oar in tho campaign All roonforccmcn,s
are 20 be welcomed but II should be kept
in mind throughout anti-Tnmmnnyism that
the most important thing 20 do Is, not to create
new groups in the nnti-Tammnnv army,
with prriudices and purposes to be salts
fed. but go make the army a big and unified
as possible
The sun., 1901-05-25

The expected is now beginning 70 happen
The weary task ~ expanding, tho establish
mcnt Of peaceful American authority in tho
Philippine Islands, having been practically
accomphs she'd. commerce IL beginning ~
make Itself heard with the tone rha' indicates
compi"t' confidence IN it, poli'r1. .urr"Iud-
ing,
Mr. JAMES j. Hill, an expert ~ very great
distinction In railroads and shipping. Wit
moss yesterdays SIS. pictures ~ hi fellow
citizens IN" opportunity that uNat- iurm
on tho Pacific Ocean IN the matter OF Oriental
trade, and no intelligent observer vii say
that Mr. liuLs hopes of American success
I'm that direction ale not well founded
The sun., 1901-05-25
COmmc. Il ltiOn OF Policemen,

TO TIE EDITOR or The SyN sir an Sur.
prscd 10 read Dr. ParStow s letter cay describing
the Inclvlity shown 10 his wife by POLICEMAN after
she had been hu Ny stone thrown by street urchln
Tor my own experience with policemen and that Of
members oi my family has teen vty different
have always found them cy!l and oblgng and
have great respect tor them, the parolmcn mean.
RuGcncss, arrogance and a low moral tone so far
a. they eNst, are Cornlcd to the superior ofHcrrs.
according to the experience Of myself aud my ircrcs
NNW YORK, May -. MADISON SCt'ARP
The sun., 1901-05-25
EXHIBIT FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
An Interesting Collection on Its way TO the
Pan-American Exposition,

WASHINGTON. MAY "a One ~ the most n
tereSting exhibits which will be seon at the
Buffalo Exposition within n short time will
be that from the Philippines II left Manila
on the steamer Guthrie for San FranciscQspv
way Of Hong Kong The exhibit consists
of about one hundred Filipnos from diTer-
ent parts Of the islands There are twenty
them are Iagalog others are from Gloilo and
some from the Nislyls -Four large cara
baOs will prove Of unusual interest. as will
Filipino wrapons several bales Of hemp FOR
weaving and large quantities Of pima cloth.
The carahaos are somewhat like the Aucri-
Illustrate the method OF water transporta-
The sun., 1901-05-25

but there are many OF the latter. At Mndi-
son. Wis. next summer will be held the
second annual meeting of the Gideons, the
religious association of the "drummers.
Six hundred men were enrolled as members
last year II is expected that there will be
three times that number this year The
Gideons have a good deal OF music In them
ana II must be stirring TO hear them sing
The sword Of the I.oRD and OF GIDEON
The sun., 1901-05-25
1hc KclIrIon, na.l, Of Authoritr

From an Address at the Tmon Theological
seminary by he President, the Rcr Dr RoH
Two conceptions Of tho rrii eiou, basis Of
authority in preaching now engage tho
attention Of earnest men and reflect the
tendencies or contemporary thought The
one develop, out VI forces that historically
have controlled the Church of tho past. il
afrms ana b.rrtiyo basis of authority
namely. the content of lulv scripture re-
gurt..i a. Divine revelation The other
born oi tlo uter philosophical and critical
movement, rrprw"ul- force, that pcrvade
modern inWktuE u HNlrus subjective
basis ot authority, namely, tie content II
the ethical rourclou>nes' and Christian
eNBpTIpnte
The sun., 1901-05-25

TO TIE EDITOR OF THE sun Sir. An article
appears In tus mornings SrN which state, that
Ieo Newman. ticket spccuialor who Vas arI.t,d
IN ifo.' oi the H"w York Theatre iot kicking citizen
who refused to buy his tCl ctS, WAS rI,d '5
Hrm't NE 10 say that the me which tbs srecu.
si.T pays Is not punishment enough for tire orrr,e
committed, 4 rufc ruiNany 'et u N'tuaIs Is
hHiG ~ hud luAu thc crowd ui ticket specuatOIS Who
u guy lni'i u" Entrance ~ the New luTh Z cgtTr
heT mtthpds arc uf uc pulling 10" urG,r and
have often 'eeU item dc. .hCTais,y insult A lrrCu
VITO refused 90 bus turlf Tickets.
And nov ease Is brought against orc Of them,
ahd what a llr result just iur " s, WEy /
WONDER, are lIr'e fellows 50 loH'r'tN dealt Win
Have they iudgrnrc Win IL, tirn'f, n 9frr,, a 4,
rnc"uag's '.'n, and has tic theatre n.sLH.Cr IN.
u is lnc'ed Tine that the New urk puli'c Trot "a
70 t',c g'ulF AltH"r mciAuCS Will not 10 io.cInrd
NIN Npur. May 23 4 Ir'"
The sun., 1901-05-25

S-i "~''' 'or June o-er, To is readers an Inter
es'ns lot ~ r"adng matter. drawing hy Mr.
John IL large thr ironllspecr and his Passages
rom a Da'" inthe PacNC' occupies promlnen, place
IN ih' number Jane, Il Connolly arord>a sea storv
wafer ckof tells the story Qi section hand on
'h' mon farihc, and Ernest Seton rLomp,on he.
H'" "pHu animal story, krag, the k0otrnay
ram VT Hotnung has another raires tale, Il. p
Jones tells what Claras vocation was. and Mr., viz.
gin continues her Diary Of A Coos, Girl" Arong
Other conr'5uioS are Henry Norman. n. p, Edub
NJ Thomas and Senator Hoar.
The sun., 1901-05-25
Mayrower Flying the Cnlon Jack.

From me london Dolly Chrogid
TIE cleaning oi the frrscoes az VCmrs'r' -
called attention to the fact rgat In trr prtf, . o..
Pilgrim Fathers the good ship Mayr0Hu is fEIt
the rnlon nag hat frd came into existence 10 ''.
The explanation ~ This anticipation o' s'.r ,'..i
SOM years ago wien tie older p,,.Ec, vrrr .'s.'.
ana restored, the roS,prrr corrected. tar i.ts y
paIpnug. % - Varrfs Tr' rro,' n,sr rr. %. .r ,'
Andrew, cross NJ SoOtant.
The sun., 1901-05-25
RELIGIOUS IDEAS or THE TINES.
All Government Aid and support OF Religion
Denounced by a Baptist Minister.
From the Kansas Ciw journal


Among the delegates to the Southern
Baptist Convention held at New Orleans
from May 10 "a were two Governors and
four ex-Goyenors. Ex-Governor Northern Of
Georgia was Moderator and the four Vice
Presidents were Gov Hurd OF Louisiana
Gov. Longrino Of Mississippi ex-Gove-nor
Ievering of Maryland and ex- -Govcrno, Eagle
Of Arkansas
The feature Of the convention was the
address OF Or Hawthorne OF Virginia His
subject was what Baptists Have Done
and MAY Do for Rcli gious Liberty" Or
Hawthorne gave voice 70 sentiments that
are not often uttered by minister, but at
the same time he did not go beyond the
principles OF the Baptist Church lie asserted
that the entire separation OF Church and
state had not been reached In any country.
He said in our army aud navy are scores
OF Christian ministers wearing the insignia
Of Federal authority and performing the
work of their sacred calling, backed Oy the
strong arm OF civil power They are com
S6 'nI pSl by ,d ,3' he oEgFnG bat ali h.
do"' not wound the cohscence1 OF mlIlohs
Of men who are loyal 70 our american HVNs ~
eminent Il wounds the conscience OF me
jew, Of 'h, Buddhist, of the Mphammedan,
of the agno~lic, Of the drist and ~ the athplst
\ large share Of our national revenue c9!t1
from lhe pockets 4! men Nli" W ~ - 't
M the Christian religion, ana when our poN-
eminent apprOprates any part OF our revenue
to religious purposes II does vlolenc" 70
the con-cicnces of millions Of its subjects
hv thus compelling them 70 support some
thing IN which they do not believe, ,.-,-.
Government patronage OF ChristiannY
has never drawn one human SOU 70 the
Kingdom OF Christ. but has driver. milph,
from II 1t Is doing more to-day 20 instei
sceptc.m than all the apostles OF mtd"ltN,
We shall never know the full power, oi ioSpel
truth to transform the world ana we ~hali
never realI2c the sublime possibilities OF
the church Of God until We oblitera'e from
civil legislation the last ycstige of hovern-
mcut -uppurt Of rcli gion.
The sun., 1901-05-25
Cup PreCcdents.

Concerning the New York Yacht Club
Independence affair In response 20 The
SUNS quotation of tho Deed OF Gift, to the
effect that only organized yacht clubs
may challenge for the cup, and our approval
Of the New York Yacht Clubs requirement
that boat representing il must fly its flag.
there comes this communication.
TO THE EDITOR oP The SvN- ST. Il seems
70 ne that you dodge the point which IN ne oase
In hand u. eligibility o' LAWSON TO te'cud the
Cup, Is there anything lu the Ired of On which
SAYS that the cup rIH he defended by a toa' owned
wholly or IN part by member " me Nrw YORK Yacht
Club Have all ot the Cup defenders been 50 owned
Is Il not quite d'T'rent thing from placing tt Cup
In the custody Il the club. to say that TIE hoat must
belong 10 club member FAM PLAY
The Deed docs not specify that the de-
fender must be owned in some measure
by New York Yacht Club man But
without such n rule, anybody. as an ey-
treme example Mr. JESSE JAMES. might
say: Gentlemen, have tho fastest yacht
afloat ! claim the right 10 represent
the United states in defending Americas
Cup in the coming races. and in whatever
social functions may he connected there
with" If this should happen the Club
might feel compelled, in spite Of clamor
that The man is nothing the boat is
everything" 10 draw an invidious dstinc-
ton which through the rule aforesaid il
Is enabled 10 avoid.
As 10 the ownership Of previous Cup
defenders We give here the fun list Of names
in which yachts have been entered for the
trial races since the great sloop era,
CHARLES J PAINE.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT
WILLIAM DOUGLAS
LATHAM \ FISH
BATARD 1HAYPR.
n. 8 PALMER
ARCHIBALD ROGERS
OLIVER lSEuN.
Some came from New York. and some
from Boston; but they We're all members Of
the New York Yacht Club
The sun., 1901-05-25

A gentle somnolcnt donkey, standing
four feet high and calico" marked, Wei
come 20 our city" said the Mayors Secrc-
tarv Aw-er. Aw-cc." said the donkey
" Don't give II water" cried policeman
Give il glass of beer, yelled Janltor
The donkey got only water. strong men
wcpt over him ~ they read the legend on
the crate.
"PI,rs pENk. e a. laol.lauI TO the Hon
C>nIuR II. HARRISON. Mayor OF chicago, H. CiY
Hal Accept this emblem, Of Democracy, Who viii
grow stronger and stronger Compliments Of
JoHN !. CoUGHtLN,"
Col BRYAN had an ostrich That, too.
The sun., 1901-05-25

rCS DIACKnrPS claims thr nu'hor,hI p o'ihat
'cn-'1u call seldom repeated lie who dall'cSIsa a
das ar be who doubts is dp1med '-B4T.i0 Af.s.
Damned. not doomed Isn't tho burn
ing Blackburu.uS style known in the lre
Reservation,
The sun., 1901-05-25

was an emblem Of Democracy. The en-
blem given to Mr. HARRISON by BATH
HOUSE JoHS is much more authentic and
appropriate.
The sun., 1901-05-25

one thinks of the commercial travellers
as a Shrewd and lively set Of good fellows.
acquainted with many men ana cities and
busting gayly through the world The
wags and the story tellers among them are
better known than the quiet rc sious workers.
The sun., 1901-05-25

" man parts his hair 10 the middle
u pretty good evidence that there Is n degenerate
streak In him Prot. FREDERICK STARR Of me
Gn'pcJny ot Chicago
Is this learned authropologist ,bnld-headed
And, by the way. Is Or HARPER keeping
university or a collection OF c,irios.tes?
The sun., 1901-05-25

The SYrcSl Blood puf.HcT IL
JAYNE ) ALIERArINE L. -AN
The sun., 1901-05-25

Some came from New York, and some
the New York Yacht Club
The sun., 1901-05-25

CHARLES ! PAINE.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
WILLIAM = DOUGLAS
LATHAM \ FISH
BATARD 1HAYRR.
II. 8 PALMER
ARCHIBALD ROGERS
c OLIVER ISTIiN.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-17

In the common parlance of the
American people the present confer
ence is the "Blaine idea," nurtured,
developed and brought down to the
present moment. The first important
Pan-Amerlcan Congress was held in
Washington, D. c., in 1889, and was
the direct result of Mr.. Blaine's fore
sight and daring leadership. It's main
object was to formulate "an agreement
upon, and recommendation for the
adoption to their respective govern
ments of, definite plan of arbitra-
ton of all questions, disputes and diff
ferences that may now or hereafter
exist between them, to the end that
all difficulties and disputes between
such nations may be peacefully set
tied and wars prevented"
Now, as then, the question of arbi-
tration is the most important and diff
ficult problem which will be consid-
cred; but sometimes the altruistic
dream of one decade is the operative
diplomacy Of the next, and it is GER
tain that great advances have been
made since the initial conference was
held and the principles of reciprocity
and international arbitration were first
promulgated and discussed at a fam
fly gathering Of the American Repub-
lies.