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ALcsson for Swimmers.

The first hot Sunday Of the summer
brought with it the inevitable list Of
drowning accidents. One Of them may
serve to point moral. Two young
men essayed to teach third how to swim.
They preached to him an aged and time
stained theory that man should be able
to swim as the beasts do, by mere instinct,
and that the most direct method Of in
citing instinct to efficient operation is to
plunge overheard in deep water, where
swimming is essential to the preserva-
ton of the vital spark.
The pupil accepted the theory and
dived boldly into some ten fathoms of
water. His confidence in theories was
simultaneously demolished by the fact
that instinct did not teach him to swim.
He screamed for help and sank. His
preceptors bravely went to his rescue and
thereupon instinct awoke and promptly
taught him that he ought to try to climb
out Of the water by way of the head Of
one Of his friends.
The result was that the two teachers
had to break the grip Of instinct and
save themselves, leaving the unfortu-
nate learner to perish. The lesson taught
by this narrowing incident should be
taken to heart by all swimmers. The
person who suddenly finds himself in
deep water becomes frightened. and no
one who is frightened by water can
learn to swim.
The essential thing in learning to
swim is to gain perfect confidence in
the power Of water to sustain the human
form Some persons who have no fear
never can learn to swim. No person
who is afraid can learn. The fear Of
sinking causes people to try to raise
themselves above the water, and the
attempt to do 80 makes them sink. To
swim one must have no hesitation about
lying fat and immersing his body. He
cannot learn to do this in deep water.
The swimmer who does not know this
has no knowledge Of the philosophy of
his admirable art.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-27
Had Air in the subway.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Str: II is strange
that In the many learned discussions about sub
way air" seems to have hit upon practicable.
prompt I'd In. pensive solution OF the question.
II may be that some scientific apparatus needs
to he considered to cool and Inject fresh air into
the subway. but II Is humbly suggested that II the
patrons OF the subway were little moro careful
about their habits Il would nog hurt the air Enter
almost any station. and though there are large signs
up .orbiddlng smoking and guards there supposed
to enforce the rule. you will ind mere men smoking
and blowing out clouds OF nauseating odors help
ing to take out whatever life there may be In tho
air. II may be- that the guards have no time to
see that the rules enforced. most Of them being
80 busy throwing people Into the cars
lfths fault wero all we might stu DO happy; but.
alas 1t Is not all. for after passing through the
clouds OF smoke you enter the car. on foot II you
are lucky, and then you behold lovely. delicate
and beauteous women reekng and dripping with
powder and perfume until you welcome at the next
station the ambulance and trip TO the hospital.
1t must be apparent from this that II the rule
for smoking were enforced. and rules adopted for
bidding women to use powder and perfumes In the
subway between May l and Nov. OF each year.
the air would be improved at little, II any, expense.
We are sure the women would not object TO this.
for they love men and would not want 1t TO appear
that the love OF a woman Is known TO be "a lovely
and a fearful thing" QrIpNuNc.
NEW HAVEN, Juno ~.
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News From the Headquarters OF
Anti.Imperialism.

Boston continues to lament the Philip
pines and nourish the Anti-lmperiallst
League. The Springfield Republicans
special correspondent registers the
leagues condition from time to time
His latest report is entirely gratifying
BouRKE COCHRAN is on his way to the
islands In the sacred cause OF Filipino
freedom. Under the wing Of Secretary
TAFT he will investigate the horrors OF
the despots rule Senator'S PATTERSON
and DUBOIS, freedoms most active
"stampers," and Representatives DE
ARMoNp, McNARY "and others will try
TO get the natives side Of the trouble. y
The league will make known the findings
of these eminent and judicial seekers
after truth.
The leagues literary bureau is over
taxed Five or six fresh requests
for material were received this week
from debating clubs" So great are
the transactions Of the bureau that II
is impossible to keep exact count OF the
documents it sends out. Five or six
a week means 26O or 3l2 year, nooie
and notable showing. Nine recent
documents" are "in lively circulation. y
In short, "the demand for anti-imper-
ialist literature continues active IT
is difficult to picture an anti-imperialist
document "lively' in circulation or any
thing else.
The league continues to furnish re-
spectacle, light employment to a num-
Der of worthy individuals, who were
1t to retire from business might be
obliged to go to work. They are not
called upon to read the documents they
distribute, and have small cause for
complaint, except when they are sum
moned to attend league dinner and
listen to the speeches. Altogether their
lot is not unhappy. While the republic
totters to its fail they accept compensa-
ton for warning the people OF their
danger. 1t cannot be said with truth
that the Anti-Imperialst League is
wholly useless institution.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-27
SURETY COMPANIES DEAL.
Empire State, Barred by GrOut, Backs tile
New Peoples Company.

Comptroller Grout decided a couple OF
weeks ago to accept for the present no
further bonding business from the En-
pire State Surety Company. Mr.. Circuit
explained that he meant no reflection
upon the financial responsibility Of the
Empire company, but that he had found
that the oompany's liability to the city
was SIS ,e95,l42 which was enough city
business for any one company to carry.
It was learned yesterday, however,
that the company il still doing business
with the city, but in an indirect way. The
Peoples Surety Company, with offices at
20 Court street, Brooklyn, has been formed
and is already doing a large amount OF
the contract bonding which used to 60 to
the Empire.
E1-Sherin William j. Buttling. who
secured most OF the city bonding for the
Empire company. is the treasurer Of the
new Peoples company. The new concern
has a capital Of only $s5O,OoO. but an ar
rangement has been made between the
two companies whereby the Peoples ia
unidentified by the Empire State, which
takes all risks and retains rs per cent Of
the premiums paid and pays rs per cent.
to the Peoples.
1t is understood also that similar ar
rangement has been made by the Empire
company with the Metropolitan Surety Com
pany, another concern which was formed
recently.
Paul circuit, brother OF Comptroller Grout,
Is the attorney for the Peoples company.
David A. Sullivan, president Of the Union
Bank Of Brooklyn. is the president.
Comptroller Grout intimated yesterday
that he had learned from President Tom
Inns Of the Empire State company Of the
agreement.
II would like to see large number Of
new companies start in the surety business"
Mr.. Grout explained. AT present there
are not enough OF these companies
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Nine years more OF HooKER2
Qualifications for q High Ofnce.

Massachusetts,, by her Constitution,
confers upon the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF the Commonwealth the title his
Honor" Col. CURTIS GUILD, DR., is
his Honor to-day. He aspres to become
Ibis Excelency the Governor" and
the Hon. EBEN s. DRAPER Of Hopedale
is willing to succeed him in his present
Office. The Worcester Gazette has been
investigating Mr.. DRAPER's qualifica-
lions for high office, and it sums up the
evidence In his behalf thus:
"Mr. pRArER's chief recommendation for the
ofnce Of Lieutenant Governor as we have heard, Is.
nrst that he wants the once, and, secondly. that
he has contributed so heavily to the Republican
campaign funds In times past that he thinks he Is
entitled to IT,"
Mr.. DRAPER shows the normal desire
Of every Massachusetts man for office
His ambition gives him no advantage
over his rivals. His candidacy depends
for strength on the second recon-
mendation mentioned by the Gazette.
Therefore it is interesting to know what
heavy contributions are in Massa-
chusetts. A painstaking deliver into
the records declares that Mr.. DRAPER
has given annually to the Republican
State committee the munficent sum
Of $3.50. No matter what the condition
OF the money market may have been,
regardless of the scrimping and saving
which such drain on his slender re-
sources entailed, each year Mr.. DRAPER
has depleted his bank account to the
tune OF $3.50 that the party war chest
might be we'll lined. Such extravagant
evidence OF devotion to the cause is
worthy OF high reward. Mr.. DRAPER
should be nominated.
Byputting his name in the second place
on their State ticket the Massachusetts
Republicans would show exactly how
much the title "his Honor is valued
at and would demonstrate their recog-
milton Of the liberality Of the Hon. EBEN
S. DRAPER Of Hopedale.
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The Bible in Every Day English.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-.Sirt Your paper -
o SrS that shines for alls ever In the lead In
articles and letters on curious subjects. venture
with hesitation to submit TO you worthy OF con
sidera,iou the following question:
Whence does II come that In English, as In no
Other language 80 far as know OF Certainly not
In French. German and Italian, we use many
Biblical terms
". speak In common parlanc. OF a "Nimrod, -
when We rrf'r 10 hunter OF energy and skill
a vigorous driver Is a "Jchu." hut more espr
ciaily Is Il In connection with nautical matters that
we usr SUCH terms. as for example. a Jonah" ial
though that Is such special application OF a name
that II Is less odd than the us" OF "Jchu" and Min
rod) VIZ have on shipbosrd u Jacobs Ladder. =
SC
Again on shore we refer to hanging man higher
than "Hamans gibhet," and there are many other
such curious rcferrnccs to Bible Incidents.
Cannot some OF your readers explain this,
NEw YORK, June Is. DAILY READER
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qua te TO Withstand the Japanese most
of the army corps customarily stationed
on the Polish frontier have been sent
to the Far East. The war party in ST.
Petersburg seems to have been tempted
to pursue this course, regardless OF the
effect that it might have on the security
of their French ally, by the assurances
of Emperor WILLIAM III. that an insur-
rection in Poland would receive no en-
enlargement from Germany. The Ger
man sovereign forgot to add that he
would not profit by the relative impo-
tence Of his Russian neighbor to for
ward his own plans in central and west
ern Europe. As it is, Russia finds that
the depletion Of her garrisons on her
western frontier has not only constrained
France to throw herself into the arms
OF England but has rendered the mante-
nance of order in Poland extremely
difficult.
Contemporaneously with their ava
kening to the seriousness OF the situa-
ton in Europe the military experts at
ST Petersburg have ceased to pay much,
if any. attention to the optimistic re-
ports from Gen LINIEvITCH. These
experts have come to the conclusion
that there is no ground to hope for
favorable outcome OF the impending
battle. This conviction Is based upon
the figures concerning the numerical
strength of the five armies under the
supreme command Of Marshal OYAMA,
which are accepted and published US
authoritative by the Russky Inralid, the
organ Of the Russian Army. Accordin
to its computations the whole military
strength of the Japanese on the Asiatio
mainland, including the bodies of soldiers
operating in Corea, must be placed at
from $50, 900 to 100000 men. In the five
Japanese armies confronting Gen. LIME
WITCH, exclusive of cavalry and artillery,
the Russky Invalid estimates that there
are from 100000 to 100000 bayonets.
These are distributed as follows: Under
Gen. KAwAMURA Oh the extreme Japa-
nese right, between kirn and Vladivos-
tok, $4,000 to $4,000 bayonets; under
Gen. KURoKI, who occupies the Japanese
right center, and who, therefore, is in
touch with KAwAMURA on the north and
with roDzU on the south, $4,000 to l2o,-
900 bayonets; under Gen. NoDzU, who
occupies the fortified Japanese center.
and with whom is Marshal OYAMA, the
Japanese commander in chief, $4,000
bayonets; under Gen. OKU, who is sta
toned on the left of the center, 10000
to $4,000 bayonets, and under Gen.
NoGI, who is again operating on the ex-
treme japanese left, 5000 to 80 900 bayo-
nets, most of which are carried by
Port Arthur veterans. 1t is we'll known
at the st. Petersburg War Office that the
force under Gen. LINIEvITCH is entirely
too weak to compete with such an array
of opponents
For the two reasons here set forth it Is
natural that Russia should be eager to
secure an armistice. and it is equally
obvious why the Toxic Government
should be reluctant to grant one before
a decisive engagement shall have taken
place.
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BAPTIST PRAISES ROMANISM.
DR.. Rhodes Says That He IL Thankful fo'
tho work OF tho Catholic Church.


tho work OF tho Catholic Church.
The Baptist ministers OF New York and
vicinity had their annual luncheon yester-
day as guests of the West Thirty-third
street Baptist church. The meeting was
the last for the season. Before the luncheon
there were number Of speeches In the
auditorium OF the church. Some OF the
ministers heard few Of. the things that
were said. and others heard scarce word,
for Just across the street the work OF ex-
cavating for the new Pennsylvania ter
minal IL going on.
The Rev. Dr. c. L. Rhodes, secretary OF
the American Baptist Missionary Union,
took the ministers to task for discussin
trivial topics at their weekly meetings.
you talk too much about Daniel ana
about Egypt. he said, instead OF Tri ~ !
problems and what IL being done for the
spread Of Gods kingdom to -day.
sFor instance, DR.. A. Lincoln Moore
here told me the other day that up In his
parish, that OF the Riverside Baptist Church,
at Ninety second street and Amsterdam
one OF which has seventy.two families and
the other forty families living within Its
walls. In the first named but three families
OF the seventy-two are connected with any
church, and in the last named none. Ut.
Moore adds that he ca mot get into that
apartment house to reach those people.
Why aren't you discussing iti
II have been severely criticized for say
ing that thank God that there has been
a Roman Catholic Church and that it has
had an American branch. But l reiterats
1t, rather than take it back. How In the
world, ask. could the great tide Of imlpi-
grafton that has turned itself toward this
country in the last half century and more
have been retained within the fold Of the
Christian church without the great mold.
ing influence that the American branch OF
the Roman Catholic Church has given itP
again thank God for the Roman Catholic
Church"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-27
French Plays With Adjustable End
ings.

1t has been whispered during recent
seasons that the French dramatists who
are casting envious eyes on the Ameri-
can market were trying to modify the
Gallo spirit OF their plays by marked
Difference to American taste. This is
a nation of theatergoers. Our royalties
to the dramatists that please us are
larger than any other country pays
The French authors lately have seen
themselves cut off from all this profit
because our audiences either will not
or cannot enjoy their intimate studies
of French marital life. The task of
pleasing both Paris and New York is
difficult. The Frenchmen are trying
to do it by preparing their plays with
two endings.
In the version intended for American
consumption the wicked are, of course,
properly punished. while the good are
rewarded as their rectitude deserves
Wives are restored to their husbands and
not to other persons they may have pre-
ferred. This system of adjustable end
ngs supplied by the author himself will
undoubtedly work better than the method
formerly pursued by the adapter. 1t
was the adapter's task in the past to
convert into simple Irritation what may
have been much more serious intrigue
1t was his function to see that at the
close of the play there was no spot of
any kind on the characters supposed to
possess the sympathy of the audience
1t was through some such intermediary
as this that in the story of Marguerite
Gdutier, when HENRY JAMES for the
first time saw DUMAs's play years ago in
Boston, the two lovers were vaguely de-
scribed as engaged. These subterfuges
never deceived any but the most ingenu-
GUS; but proper respect was shown for
the moralities.
1t will be better to have the plays
come straight from the original writers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-27
"SPOTTED FEVER" CURED.
Raphael Linf andi Discharged From Newark
Hospital After Losing Seventy Pounds.

Raphael Linrandi Discharged From Newark
Hospital After Losing Seventy Pounds.
The City Hospital at Newark discharged
a patient yesterday who was taken in on
May II suffering from spotted fever"
and In deirous condition. The man
was Raphael Liufandi, rs years old, and the
physicians had little hope Of saving him.
He received hot baths and pus was drawn
from his spinal column as fast as 1t formed.
Experimental treatment was resorted to
because cerebro-spinal meningitis had de-
veloped to such an extent that his case was
regarded as hopeless from the moment
Of his arrival.
Spots covered his body moro completely
than in any other case ever seen by the
physicians. He was 80 violent that he was
strapped in the ambulance and in his cot.
Hot baths were given several times day.
but the delirium and commissions con-
tinued. Then the surgeons hit upon the
plan Of tapping the pus cells and the re-
suit was Immediately beneficial. The baths
were continued and ten days ago the con-
WILSON'S ceased.
Then Linfandi wanted food and nourish-
ment was cautiously administered, as he
was extremely weak. He improved
rapidly thereafter and he is now free from
any impairment Of his faculties. such as
usually OCCURS after an attack Of the dis
ease He weighed ITO pounds when stricken
and now weighs 100.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-27
The Latest News About the War.

The actual status of the parties to the
war in the Far East seems to be as fol-
lows: During the last week the argu-
ments Of the advocates of peace in st.
Petersburg have been strengthened by
the very grave disturbances in Poland
and by a somewhat tardy recognition
OF the marked numerical preponderance
OF the Japanese forces in Manchuria.
On the other hand, the Toxic Govern
ment Is apparently determined to forego
none Of the advantages possessed by
Marshal OYAMA by asserting prema-
turely to an armistice, and we are likely,
therefore, to hear Of another battle be-
fore the meeting Of the plenipotentiaries
in Washington, which may be expected
about the middle Of August.
The demonstration made last week by
discontinued workmen at LODI, which,
next to Warsaw, is the largest Polish city,
is now known to have been the most
serious uprising which has been wit
messed in Poland since the revolution OF
1858. In spite Of official attempts to
minimize the importance of the out
break the facts have leaked out and
prove to have been Of ominous signif-
canoe The Military Governor of LODI
had at his disposal only four regiments
OF infantry and two of cavalry, with
10000 workingmen, many of whom were
armed with revolvers, and who had man.
aged to erect a series OF barricades along
the main street Of the town, which is
some seven miles in length These barri-
cades had to be carried, one by one, by
Of pistol shots and missiles from the win
dows and roofs Of houses. The services
of sappers and miners proved indispens-
able, and the difficulty OF the task I'M
posed upon them has scarcely been ex-
ceeded since the capture of Saragossa
Not until o'clock in the morning of
Saturday, June "a, were the last barri-
cades taken, and during the rest of that
day and Sunday there was tremendous
exodus from the city, terrorized by the
outrages committed by the Cossacks.
There is reason to believe that the ex-
ample Of LODI will be followed presently
in Warsaw, for on Saturday proclama-
ton, issued by the Social Democratic
party Of Poland and Lithuania, ordered
all workmen in Warsaw to strike on Mon
day by way Of protest against the mas
sacre of their brethren. II in the course
Of the week these orders shall be obeyed
all traffic will cease and the whole ma
- l;c, in h. Ill lei 81
be brought to deadlock. No doubt
the Russian soldiers still remaining in
Poland il concentrated at Warsaw can
cope with an instruction in that city,
but they would hardly be competent to
deal with simultaneous outbreaks in
many centers of urban population. 1t
should be remembered that ever since
the forces habitually quartered in ST.
IBERIA were found to be entirely made
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-27
MUNICIPAL FERRY NO. 2.
Sinking Fund Votes TO Acquire the Thirty
ninth Street Line.

The Sinking Fund Commissioners finally
decided yesterday to munioipalize the
Thirty-ninth street ferry to South Brook
lyn. The agitation was started about
three years ago. The resolution passed
by the commission authorizes the acquisi-
ton Of the necessary real estate, property,
plant or equipment for the ferry, including
the necessary terminal facilities and sp-
proaches upon the waterfront in Manhattan,
and provides for the maintenance and
operation of the ferry under the SUPER
vision of the Commissioner Of Docks
1t Is estimated that the cost OF the ferry
without the boats will be more than $1,000
coo. recent appraisal of the property
Of the ferry company put it at 81 ,Ooo,o5o.
II the property cannot be bought at private
sale condemnation proceedings will be re-
sorted to, and it will take at least three
years more before the ferry will be In active
operation under municipal control.
The next step is for Dock Commissioner
Featherson to report plan for the ac-
QUESTION and operation of the ferry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-27
MORGAN H. BE4CH RESIGNS.
Tho Gold Dem Ocrat VINO Was Appointed
! District Attorney At Washington.

WASHINGTON, June 2e.- Morgan Il.
Beach, United States Attorney for the
District Of Columbia. rendered his resig-
nation to-day and 1t was accepted, to take
effect Aug. 81. Mr.. Beach went to the
White House this morning with Attorney
General Moody and they had long talk
with the President, in whose hands Mr..
Beach PLACED his designation ,! Mr. Beach zach
had been engaged in some special work
under the Department Of Justice and was
appointed on the recommendation Of At
torney General Knox. As District At
torney, Mr.. Beach prosecuted former POST
master General Tyner, August w. Machen
and others indicted for completely in the
postal frauds.