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SOMETHING NEW ~ GOIF
Resey the Lawyer Has q tIicnt Who
PLAYS the Game WIN Ucc

RoAev tho lawyer. Prnsiden' of TO F-"'
Market Bar Association. appeared a. .'
sol Yesterday IN tho EssaN Mark"' q
" for Ike Stnnsky 81 81 Fa-"N -''''.'
n pushcart p~dler, who had h-nu snWu"r.i
on complaint 81 MR. R"h"crn R"~"'-'.'
81 NJ Hester street, who charge him WITH
cheating her out - eight cput~
Il ask for M adjournment. yuIr " p -
said Rosev when the cas- was called .-.
cause my client l. unable t. aIi"ar
why unahl"'- asked Magis'ra'" ll'W-
NC .
lie got hurt In q golf gam" ves'"0i1r :,
replied Rosey " met with % l.f'I
and serious accident
What was IT, asked the NaEI-'ra''
sHc swallowed one 81 thc dir. 'I ,d
Rnecy
Your client should not suTnr o.
naid tho Magistrate, therefor" ] a |
the case
When Roeey 60, outside De ash"i -.
learncd jurists what the Msgis'rl'' "'.'
They were busy for som" Vim" irving
show him the difference h"tv'cu 60 ".d
Crals.
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EXPLOSIONS WRECK A nor VI.
Man Who sought Gas Leak With Lighted
Mattel, Ma, Not Receive

An explosion Of gas yesterday In the
ccllar under the grocery 81 John Gpodmar
a. G5 Central avenue. Williamsburg
wrecked tho building and seriously injured
the grover. The house was a ihr"-'-.'. "
double apartment house
Goodman smclled gas and went int 80
cellar with n lighted match TO find ~" Ira.
There wa n terrific explosion. quickly f.l-
lowed 10y a second The front - th" store
Wa blown out The second floor fr.r'
wa- ripped out Of sharr Will" M" thiri
floor lookel NJ N a cannon hall had ~'rIrs Dr.
There were about twenty Uss1pl" o. '"
building and they hsCame pauic--'rIrh'f
Some 81 them rushed Ia front window a.
screamed for help. while Others g. .l' :
the building by going down 'h" Or" '-u1'a
In the rear A large Cruwd gath"rri l'l
presently Goodman app"arcd "" wa t.
afira. Some men Smotherod ~" bits' ana
had him removed To the German H"-I'r|
He may not recover Firemen pu' un' ore"
FIRE In the collar. The hous" wa o@r'v.'i
beyond repair
All through tho neighhorhooi 0i'. t~
were shattered hy tho forcr e the 's,. Gin
and scvrral persons were cut hy f,rs si'-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-03
BABYLOxIAN INSCRIPTIONS.
TIVE Interesting Volumes Just Issued
By tine Drstish Museum.

LONDON. Aug. A.-The trustees Of tho
British Museum have jus, issued two vol
un,ee 81 inscriptions which throw an aston
ishing light upon the literary activity In
Iabylonia. both Ia the Middle Ages tB. {,
230O-lcC0l and during the Persian rule
The first Of these volumes consi-, II a series
Of pathological and photographed tablets,
the first series. from tho Royal Library
at Nineveh dating about n G eoO. arr copies
81 older tablets in the libraries of Babylonia,
the -scond series h a carefully COMPLIED
dictionary In foriy table, books dated the
tenth and eleventh wears ~ the reign II
ArtaN"rses tB. &. $3.50
In these W. have the words arranged
uuder their roots. followed Nv their d-ri-
v~ation-, and short examples Of their usc,
a tablet dealing with the numbers or null
tiple~ Of ten the names Of fractioIs on the
seAiges!mal scale. hus thirty a half, forty
t~wo-thirds. &c. a list 81 the numlcrs
tacrcd to the various gods. and more inn
pOrtant than any, a tablet giving more
than a hunIted explanations Of the ~ign
for Cos and it, compounds. The value
Of this table, "a Eihical students will 10
immense. Among the equivalents VIZ have
latr or Yaveh. aud a feminine form, lati.
The second volume will prove more
interesting TO the general reader. for II
gives the complete text 81 the Pabylonisn
Creation Legions We have here the Assyr-
ian copies frat made known To the world
10y MIR George Smith. but still more I'M
portan; are the fragments from the tni-
verrity Library AZ Bofsipra These tab
lets belong To the sane age az the diction-
aries Is 4. ass. They show tho legends
then current and acCc-ribl" TO the learned
Jews, and 1t II impossible To doubt their
Influence on the p~ust-captivity writers.
Not only Is the first tablet almost au exact
counterpart Of the opening lines 81 Genesis,
but the whole are pcrmcat'd with the
Nlesrianic idea To ~" Son, Mirodarh
W. find the cpi,het. the Rcstorer Of Pence.
the Aycngcr.- constantly appiied II Is
he who cru-hcs the head Of the woman
serpent. -Fiamat The meeting between
MirCdach and his father, the Lord 81
Hosts- tAn-arl, II E cn IN a new frag-
ment discovered 10y MIR hing. from which
"" make this extract
Thou art my Son. who u.keth valiant his bean,
To the battle thou shalt dfAN near
he ihat shall look upon thse shall have rest ,o
hsift.
The lord fe,oioed at the word ~ his father.
lie dfrw neat aud strod before Ansaf
Ansai btheld him. and MS heart wAs allied Nth iy
he Kissed him on hts lips, aud tear departed from
hlm
The son then asks his father the cause Of
his trouble. and SAYS
let me 60 mNi / mAl accomplish that which isin
thy heart.
what warrior has caused thee to 20 forth w battle
no. II IS riamat tho woman who is armed. that
attAekrtl Tire
Ihe mech OF FiAmai swiftly shalt thou trAmple under
foot
II Is impossible moi 20 sce here the Baby
oman version II Genesis. hi IS. i will
put enmity between thee and the woman.
and between thy seed and her seed. IL shall
bruise Thy head. and thou shalt bruisc
his heel
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THE IOuA Sans ron riNAuA.
Erorts 10 stop the iiatilcship ~ Acapulco
We're Z ma, aiiing.

WAsnISoroN. sept. Efforts to stop
the hattleship Iowa from proceeding To
Panama were unavailing, and according
20 a despatch To tho Navy Department
from her commander. Capt Thomas Perry,
she left Acapulco. Mexico. at = ~ on Satur-
day evening for the -thmian port. The
State and Navy Departments decided
that in view 81 the report Of Commander
Sargent 81 the gunboat MachiAs that the
Panama Railroad wa open and there were
no signs 81 any organized opposition To
tho Colombian Government. the lova'r
prs-ence IA l-thmian wniers was unneoes-
sary II H. probable that the Iowa. now
that she II gone to Panama, will bo re-
tanned there on account Of the moral efcCt
her prr~sucr will have on the disturbing
element ou the lsthmuS Capt. Perry
A. the senior American naval officer IN those
waters, l. expected 20 make a report Of
political conditions.
United States Consul Gudger. at Panama.
has advised the State Department that,
there has been no change In the political
conditions since Aus ~ lie says the
contendinR parties seem tn he intent on
recruiting and reinforcing and awaiting
Developments. lie ALSO reports that the
r'Volutioni-ts on the railroad line still
make deprcdations ON Cinnamon.
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The Westminster Coafession.

The large committee appointed by
the last Presbyterian General Assembly
70 suggest revisions OF articles Of the
Westminster Confession has begun its
labors auspiciously." according TO
the announced judgment Of n Of It's
theological members. II has divided
its work among three subcommittee
or sections, each intrusted with n special
subject, and after n general and pre-
liminary discussion of the whole at
Saratoga IL has adjourned 10 meet M
Washington during the first week Of
December.
The Rev. DR.. DE WITT Of the Prince
ton Theological Seminary. b member
to whom we have referred, expresses
the opinion that 4" the work will be done
and done in n way ia promote the peace
of the Church" How this can bc ac-
complished it is hard to see, however,
for the most serious objection 10 the
Confession with which II must deal
Is Ia the very authority upon which tho
whole rests. Az the bottom. the criticism.
Of the standard NJ faith which has en-
tered into the Church, clergy and laiiy
both, and into it, theological semina-
ries. more particularly, is not Of any
special chapter or section. but Of
he authenticity and authority Of the
Bible NJ the inspired Word Of Con. or,
in other words. as absolute and unqucs-
tionable truth The Westminster on
fe-sion is built on that now disputed
theory, and therefore il starts out ncces-
sarily with the assumption and declara-
ton Of Biblical infalli bility Invariably
its positions are supported by proof
texts from the Bible and by them alone.
hut when that theory is denied by Pres
byterian t~heologians themselves and the
Bible criticised as an insecure reliance. as
fallible. inconsistent and ignorant. what
becomes Of the Westminster Confession,
built on IL. for such a. these?
II il true that the demand for revision
grew up also because Of distaste for the
severity of the doctrines of rctribution
and election. Modern sensibiity draws
back in horror from the infection of
pain. and the everlasting torment IN
hell Of the Confession il therefore often
sivc To IL in the extreme. This senti-
ment might bc satisfied by the Com
mittec Of Revision's smoothing over the
subject and avoiding precise declara-
tons: but the distrust Of the Bible which
ever theological scminaries established
q teach and defend the confessional
faith have spread abroad is n very diff
fcrent matter II Is "A disease which
will not Yield 10 any such merely super
ficial treatment In other words. IL u
fundamental inhdelity No mere verbal
revision satisfactory To il Is possibh', for
1t rejects the only authority on which
the Confession can bc ba-"d II the
Bible Is not absolutely true. the West
minister Confession mus all 60 by the
board
L. tho Bible the Word of Con or the
word Of man? No other question IL
really eriou importance forces itself for
decision on tins commission for tho re-
vision Of the Westminster Confession.
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What Do the silent Think

To rHE ENRON or THF SuN SIR would
like 1nE SvN to submit to It's reader
a question that for years mas been worrNins
me. III" question - Do these people. who
never talk. keep thinking all the time. or Do
their brains u" dormant"
Al Of W. know. people who are quite intclli.
gent. who '%ertatl are not stupid. yet who
seem 90 lack utterly the faculty of talking
They pcr~tstently answer In the very b~riefcst
possible manner all direct questions. and
a. for sIgg"stin. a subject Of conversation
themselves. or even trying 20 assist IN carry
ing II on. they do not seem to ha "" the I'll gh'-
e-t perception or power. A. the same time
th"y are pleasant hammered and tempered
people. and might h. halfway takers n
the, tTied. NJ i'ust " would seem -, know
ing how easy u H. for some people, not nearly
~ well equipped to tain.
Now should think that II the mind l.
well stored. and there u no reason Tor silence.
peopl " - X O.. e"li-d fence. Z for no
other reason know q man and "a woman,
both above tho average intelligence. With
whom have le.u associated more or less
closely. ard hay" nnlA"d WITH on" or tn"
other Of them for half an hour and they haN"
not spoken M" other hall was IN monO-N lla-
hi~s. ana after that aunt was making a
trst ca-r iUst 20 -" how Ions they would -
Now. shat | wan 70 know Is. do pcopl" OF
this kind think Will" they ar" 80 -ttls N
th"y do. wouldn = the thought come out m
expression anyhow. knowing that ~" other
person should have IT. or u th"lT hfutn
unimprc.~ionabl" 10y IN" G@n.ersntion oi
people | mention. ~ well 49, other | know
OF the snm. kird, ARE cheerful people aud
like compluior~hip once asked one ot
them, after "a walk Of two dozen blocks. M
which hs said ONLY one word. n he had no
ticsd that h." Ind not spoken. aud h" said "
had not occurred To- him that b" had not
What DO you suppose he VA dong ~ ht-
mind all that i'ue. having. a. ! know. uo
ares OF woTric- 81 any sort beyond VA" aver
age oi taking people, would like to hear
from soms 1T the ~il"ut ones, n tins plea Tor
information may NOV" them 20 write. though
they may not speak. Mrs. J n II.
Nv NgHk. Aug -
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Christian Scientists and Insanity.

To- rHT Enron oF 1ut SiN Sr The
statement that every christian Scientist
h. insane. which ~ has several times been
alleged that testified =" In tho brush viii
ease, T. - palpahly absurd that ! hav" hith-
erto allo we'd q to go unnotc"d In your paper
81 Nc>fe-dp. however. Nou print IN" sur
r~oratr'. decision which rci'"rat"s tho same
non--u,.. and taxa the lih~rtv 81 ask ing
10y tho ~. Of vout columns to deny that I
over made such y claim IN court 81 elsewhere
II is hardly necessary ~ SAY that mere
hcilcf H. anv religion. no matter how fantastic.
T. not IN tt-'lf eNticnC" oi insanity hu'
when "a I.r-rt ~ unbalanced mind whose
previous mental ton" hH~ been normal. -
tar uud.rgu"~ a change of hiS personality
through h- religion . T." lml.lt me ti'ul'" -
msnl. 80 that he - uuIhl q Ia preserve his pla""
with IA. fellow - average" intelligence. and
commits foolish or outrageous h't~, Then Nc
Yer, properly doubt hts sanity and hts ability
o. care for hts person ~ pfuits'N Christians.
Mohamuied1ns, Bhudti-i-. ct S0s' - minor
b.lie, er- NAV bcrvW" in-nur from = morbid
interpretation 81 their tntth and In an ire
spon~ihl. state may coWwt' aci- or enter
tain d'lusious which th"v iu~tfN hl Their par
Til. tried 20 max. clear " = I wa on
tho witn~-, stand. and stated that In these
dnNs whom "sidrno" = ca-l. oh'ain,tl".
81 w" thfi.tru Scientists L. cithrr one who
wishes 10 p" i"ol'd = knav". Or - in-'n"
u D. 90 lee regretted that during N" trial tho
i~rsts'uN- f.ll HISTORY. bath family and
o,h.rai.. vas NOT brought ont b. court
for n would have stf-r sthsucd the claim of
thosa who knew hrf real ,oud ton. and how
.hr had herpmr a victim II 4 dangerous
us~udn- religious order
In ,puln siou II D. ~ 10 regretted 'hat tho
legal and medical idea II What constitutes
q dsIH.ior rre 49, - Nartanu~ While hnth
profession are aUf fu lean - "Nffsfurz in
dri~rWiting tUrnpa.HniInc INSANITY. We D.
,i.on IL thc ,ouri ~ Np.erpls ~ which tho
learned Surrogate fcfsfs BE- gult" hrfHg
ontstI. o. tho eNsfH.tI' experience and
H.aHgEa - tho ~ - much Of The
tr.an. Ni,N N,t.NI HsNiTuN
NV lUrG. Aug -
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Teiied mo Bells 20 warn the fsithfui 70
Pray for Dssobedicut DsncerS-

QuEsro. Aug. N.-Some OF the Roman
Catholic clergy OF this province have hit
upon a novel plan Of enforcing the ohedience
Of members OF their fiocks To their commands
and Of humiliating. Ia the eyes OF Their
neighbors. those who dared to disotey'
Az grand mass last Sunday the Rev. p.
T~ournngeau, parish priest NJ one of the
churches Of 81 Sauveur. q Of the suburb-
OF the city Of Quebec. published the bans
Tor the marriage of Mr.. o. hervirus' a
local shes manufacturer. and Misc Poi'raH'
both members Of the parish.
In his remarks before the sermon the
priest aid that he had bccn told OF tn"
Intention Of the young people Of the parish
To give a tall In u public hall In honor OF
the occasion. and that he altogether DIS
approved Of such a thing. and forbade his
practitioners attending IL He said. further.
TINT II the tall was held Ia defiance Of Ibis
wishes lac would have the bells Of his church
toll"d as a signal for the faithful OF the
congregation To fall down on their knees
and pray for their disoledieut ~neighbors.
On Monday morning. when the young
couple went TO the church to 10 marned.
Father Tourangeau made them promise.
brforc he would perform the cercm nv.
that they would not attend the ball, which
II had bscn proposed to give in their honor
Notwithstanding this promise. members
~ the brida families and their friends
determined that their guests should not be
disappointed. and that the hal. should go
on. even though the bride and groom had
hF"n prevented from attending About
a hundred guests. therefore. assembled
H. tn" evening.
They had begun 20 enjoy themselves,
when Father Tourhngcau was apprtscd
by telephone. In accordance with his
threat, he Immediately had the h"ll- Of
the church iollrd. although It l. not GUS
tonlary that the lplls of Catholic churches
her" should H. used t-tween ! o'clock In
the evening and S O'Clock In the morning
except for some special reason The sound
Of the bells created "A sensation In town.
but the hall was continued. nevertheless
II II not vet kroNn what further ,tep-
will he taken 10y the priest. II h. said that
n larg numlpr Of mcmbcrs Of th" Congre-
CATION fell down ON their knees al IN" sound
of the tells To pray ~ they had been re-
qt,.-ted
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Candidate.

The e,,css OF Tammany that h can
didate for Mayor whom Mr..
CROKER will select for II, on his coming
visit. is Mr.. EDWARD VI. SHEPARD. can
not be called unreasonable.
Mr.. CROKER will either defy the sen'i-
ment now aroused against Tammany
by the nomination Of a man ostentatlousiy
selected because he ~ typical OF
Tammany and It's methods or he VIII
90 sonarely in the other direction n
seek 10 ~conciliate that sentiment by
putting up a candidate OF private re-
s~pectability like Mr.. SHEPARD; and the
seriousness Of the emergency In which
Tnmmany now IL suggests the adoption
of the second course as the more prob
able.
Moreover. IL has been obvious for a
year pas, that Mr.. SHEPARD is coquet-
ting with Tammany for some ambi-
tious purpose on his part. IL can be
assumed that he did not preside NJ
the Tammany Bryan meeting last year
without the expectation. II not the" posi-
tive assurance. Of getting something
handsome in return for the sacrifice OF
reputation he made.
As things have turned out, he would
have 20 submit TO an even greater humil-
iation in accepting his compensation
In a nomination as the head OF Tam
many's ticket this year. But MIR. SHEP-
ARDS ambitions go far beyond the
Mayors Office. He is thinking Of 1904.
His nomination by Tammany would
be an indication Of its purpose TO intro
duce national politics into the campaign
and il would constitute a notification of
n Croker Shepard alliance which would
set by the ears some other Democratic
politicians Of this and other States.
Actually, n straight -out, typical Tam
many man would he a more respectable
candidate than Mr.. SHEPARD seeking 10
play Tammany's game under tho cover
Of conventional responsibility. He would
also he no more submissive and not more
representative OF the morals and methods
against which public sentiment is now
aroused so fully.
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Naval Progress.

This ia a great year So far as the
worlds navics are concerned The most
casual inspection of Notes on Naval
Progress. the annual issued by the In
tclligcncc Office Of M Navy Department.
shows that the great Powers. with the
exception 81 Austria. and some of the
small Powers, are busy adding to tho
strength Of their defenccs 10y sea.
Even Spain ~ doing something IN this
direction. England Of course heads the
list. on her old theory that her fleet should
nj lcas, equal IN tonnage tho combined
fleets of any two other Powers. a. the only
condition or limit of safety. Thus.
though she has only az vessels built and
building. ~ compared with IN. .Si of
Francr alone. she shows a tonnage 81
l7Ga.Sss. whereas tho tonnage Of the
combined French and Russian feet.
when completed will b. bu, I. xSaGIl.
A. for our u navy q H. Interesting 10
note that Ne stand ncNi - Grcat britain
IN tho tonnage ~ hattlc~hipS h..!b,r,
with ias So 10 her rs. o.. while Nc ar,
sis,h m the tonnage uf lsttlrshit~ hull,
aud arc fourth M tho matter - all shig~
finished and unfinished. with = total ton
nar- of 81 ~, TIN. iosvcs W. ahead a.,
GERMANY. whirh Will have a tornar. Cd,
a. 49, Ne stand u"it ~ Gr~at Rr.,ai,
and Irsno~ IN a]runr~l oruiscrs luulinr
vtih a tonnugc IT In sa t. 80 ,a and
H. ,c' respectively d. armUr~i oru--r
huit ~ rAnk seventh ~hish b. as' o.
trssrrf~i crui--rs l.aiing ~ az thiri
~iih a ipunAgr of ~ eos spd al-, thri
IA IA, same aAaa ht4lt ~gul a tuuuaS,
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Fruit for summer Thirst.

~ ON nc Lancet
Chemical analysis would assign practically
no nutritive value Ia the Juicy fruit.. for
they consist ~ little more than a c-llulose
envelope containing a solution 81 sugar.
tho amount varying from u per cent a.
With grapcs, 10 about . per cent ~ with
lemons The amount Of water In fruit IL
considerable In wa,e-m"lon~ u - no lcss
than ~ per cent In grapes ~ per cont In
oranges "a per cont IN lemons t1 Yer cent -,
In peaches - prr -ant In aprl"~ - per cent
In pears =, per cont IN plans ~ per cent A..
In nectarin'~ ~ per cent and IN ~strawhcr-
rios ~ per cent not n fruit ln the whole cat
Hgorv containing loss than ~ per cent Tho
irresistible conclusion. Con -ideriug these facts.
l. that fruit plays an important role In diet
a. a thirst qu.ncher Certainly when fruits
arc frosty represented IN IN. diet less ruid
requires To- To- consumed. and fruits would
appear - h" endowed with a subtle. mimi
table rnVor which - ample inducement To inn
bibc Auid In this most wholesome form
IN" question 50 prominent In people :
thoughts at this hot season 81 the year as 20
what 90 drunk might. ther cfora. on sound
physiological reasoning. he answered. cat
sound rir" inicE iruit L., u notiCesblc that
In alcoholic drinks l. diminished Thus IL
T. most satisfactory T. observe people tn INK
T. 1 a meal instead 81 s I.rrn az and 'shSsS,oo q,
a 'co"h tail This l. a most bic
practtc~ and the proceeding -. dletcticallv
speak ms. perfectly rational
III" havorings 81 fruits. although Of little
nutrltINe value. are ~undpuhted .timulnnts
a. IN" appetite and aids 20 digestion More
over. IN" iuic" II fr-<h-cut fnit il perfectly
trer from microbes. l. a. sterile a. freshly.
clean drawn milk. and the fruit ac,ds tend
Ia inhibit tho power ~ those dise,s.-prndnC-
ing bacteria which flourish In neutral or
nlk Alinc media The mark cd anti scorhutic
prop"riic- ct fresh fruit due tn the Vegetable
acid~ and their salts In the iuice are 81 gr.a,
importance For the most part ih.s. n~id-
are combined with potash and hence \ free
diet of fruit preserves a HEALTHY alk aline
condition of tho blood. aud there l. cpns.-
qu"utlv a reduced tendency To- the dspositing
NJ acids IN the tis-ue-
Peach"S aud that delicious and d-lica,ely
Favored itut tho n"ciarinr. contain quite
a small quantity 81 sugar aud this. Vouplcd
With the ia,t of N" tenderness 81 heir pulp
max - thcm suit1tble for the equity and lin.
hetiv lh,rc can he M doubt that the Juice
Of sound ttpe fruit i an ideal means Of A..
suasing tho intense thirst of hot weather
cooling, refreshing and of an agreeable
flavor
u u n common experience that tho moro
n person drinks tn satisfy ~" demands Of
thirst in hot weather the wor.e h- fs-l-
III" temptation l. 20 gllp down huge guAn.
uti"~ ~ mud, With the result that cNCe-=ive
pcrspitailou s"i- IN aud a very
ahlc aud unTclicvcd fe-lins follows ON
tho other hand y iudicious amount Of sound
rip", 1utrN fruit. while cpu,aiulng all tho
water necessary t. a-~uaC~ thtfst. would
lead io NJ such distress and would ~,efrisa
other healthy effects oni'he bod ~ functions