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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
Tho Weakening OF jewish Religions Life.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: The
discussion In your paper about the decline
Of Judaism reminds me Of an address under
the above heading which one Of the leading
Jewish scholars Of Europe. Claude g. Monte
fore. delivered some time ago In London.
at the opening service Of the third session OF
the Jewish Religious Union. 1t WAS re-
markable Jewish lay sermon In confirmation
Of your and your correspondents theory.
A grandnephew OF the famous English
philanthropist. Moses Montefore ti764-iss5).
and heir to great fortune. Claude Gold
smid Montehore tborn 1851. after fnlAhinE his
studies at Oxford. went to Berlin to devote
himself to Jewish theology, intending to be-
come minister Of the Reformed Consresa
ton Of England. but. finding himself unable
to sympathize with the arrest OF the Reform
oca ment 10 GerRsny ne hs save Ip 'ns
Mir. Montenore is the founder, and ono Of the
e dent Of the sae @ Hssccistlon. and
the ORIGINATOR and very soul OF tho Jewish
"Jud sism. said Mr.. Monte fore st the Lon;
s sfIa,e afftil %s p Is t%it Il .ssss
It ass nd
lien he proceeded to make these sisn'a-
Judaism Is not re dictionary. but a liberal or pro,
gressye rellson II !. religion which wv, would
Wish 10 DC on goOo tcrmS with science anu Tree nr-
velopment Of thought. II would claim TO be q re.
lgon wholly free from sacerdot a!ism and from
the tyranny OF authority In matters Of belief
The bed rock OF Jewish dogma rem aims the Same
for all us. The ultimate doct rne of Our Father,
Our King" Is unchanged. But other doctrtnes
there are which held, and holds very prominent
place In traditional Judaism. and which now cause
trouble perpe1ity. doubt and Aloofness TO many
honest and earnest minds. More than one present.
ment OF judaism both on Its inner and Its outer
side. both as reg ards doctrine and FORM Is needed
today Judaism cannot become a power N ne
mean that Is also an extreme-between the opno'
sing religious or irrollgious forces Of the time II II
is only preached and e1pounded in the form In
which Maltnonldes codihcd It seven centuries ago.
In the form OF the Thirteen Articles OF aith, which,
according 10 the ordinary prayer books. ara
stu supposed to be the creed and the only creed.
of Judaism.
1t is, in one word. -the implication that
Judaism can only exist under one form.
the form OF the immutable Pentateuchal and
the immutable Rabbinic law--it s these things
which have greatly. contributed To increase
the apathy. the aloofness, the apostasy.
which ar now so widely talked about and SO
inadoQuately explained"
our greatest jewish thinkers will help in ava.
keninG our so ca lied spiritual leaders from their
perennial dog-day lethargy and make them
definitely choose between the Lord Of Israel
and the numerous little lords OF Wall street
HEBREW SUN WoRSHlPFR.
NEW YORK, June 80.
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The Final &c"

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--str: Apropcs OF
your discussion OF the mutllation Of the English
language by the dropping OF the fnal e. from words
ending with that letter. permit me TO call attention
to tho fact that most Of your correspondents seem
to think this crime is sectional and that confined
chiefly TO New England In this ountry and " Ger
tain class OF peo pie In Great Britain.
II Is undoubtedly true that the e. Is surr,d BY
most Of the educated Englshmen one mces In
Washington. including the members OF the British
Embassy, but their slurring OF the Anal consonan'
Is not SO distinct TO the ear as Is claimed by your
correspondents. But In Washington there are
representatives from two sections OF the country
In whose speech this fault Is common. though com
m,ttcd In different ways The New Englsnder seems
at great pains always 70 leave OF the nnal g.. Will
the Southerner does II indolenty The late Senator
Hoar. whose parts OF speech were always con
stricted with architectural accuracy as well IS
beauty, was never known 10 pronounce the g
nnal. With him II was always "meetin'." -hun'in,
&C.. with . distinct accent on The tin" From 'He
lips OF the cultured Senator Morgan OF AlabaFs
these same words became "meetun." "huntun',' &c"
without accent on either syllable and with sn'
OF apology for Incidence.
Where fore venture TO make suggestion to the
student OF his countrys types on his mrs, visit 10
washington. II he encounter former Senator
William r. Chandler, Robert Lincoln O'Br'en "
Walter Emerson he will know they arc New kns
landers by their abrupt and unapologetic dropping
OF the nnal e" with the accent on tho last syllable
which characterized Mr.. Hoar's speech the meet
former Senator Charles ]. Faulkner. Major a, a.
stofer or Col. Prank A. Richardson. he Will know
they are Southerncrs BY their use OF the pronunc''
tion characteristic Of Senator Morgan. That MS
peculiarly 81 speech Is not confined TO partlcl't
localities In the respective sections noted is album
dainty proved by the fact that Mr. Chandler is from
New Hampshire. Mr.. q Brien from Mnssichus'l'''
Mr.. Emerson from Maine. Mir. Faulkner from
West Virginia. Major S,ofcr from Cuipeper Court
house. Va and Col. Richardson from Maryland
As TO emphasize his determination to set correct
examples for his idoairous countDmcn In the mh'-
ter Of speech. President Roosevelt bring, out the
final e" with a ring and snap that are nonOc' ana
which, II must be admitted, Is an acquired nan"
since the DAYS he was a Civil Service Commission,
when his pronunciation was a mixture OF that o'
New England and the South.
To my ear "meetun" y more menuous than
"meetin'," and both are less harsh than meeting
WAsEInoyox, June 20. III. DIcXlNso3
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
THE STIRRUP CUP.
July I. 1908.

Ny short and happy day 10 done
The long and lonely night comes on.
And at my door tho pale horse stands
To carry me to unknown lands.
His whinny shrill. his paving hoof.
Sound dreadful as q gathering storm;
And l must leave this sheltering roof
And Joys Of life so soft and warm.
Tender and warm the Joys Of life
Good friends. the faithful and the true;
My rosy children and my wife.
90 sweet to kiss. so fair to view
So sweet to klss. 20 fair TO view:
The night comes on. tho lights burn blue
And at my door the pale horse stands
To bear me forth to unknown lands.
JOHN HAY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
DECLINE or A, GREAT RIVER.

The Niger 10 the third largest river In
Africa and one Of the great rivers OF the
world. II . channel ~ long as the Niger
were to be out across our continent In tho
latitude Of New York 1t would make an
island Of the northern part OF North Amer
ioa. But tho Niger Is now showing moro
evidences of the desiocation that u grad
usllv spreading over large parts Of Africa
Of for the waters Of great part Of the
western Sudan, where the decline In rainfall
has been unoommonly marked for . con-
siderable period.
The British have made several futile at
teanpts in the last two years to reach Jebba
from the Niger mouth with their steamer
Nupe. Ten years ago this point, where the
railroad from Lagos e &c crocs sho Niger.
was accessible at all stages OF water to
light draft steamers. At Timbuktu, some
100 miles up the river, tho Frenoh report
that the water level 70 slowly but steadily
sinking, This 70 very apparent among the
islands that divide the Niger into many
channels from 100 to 800 miles above Tim
buktu. Az long as We have had knowledge
Of these islands some Of them have been
completely covered At high water. SO that
the native inhabitants have been compelled
to make an annual sojourn on the mainland
till the fall Of the floods. Not single island
Is now abandoned. for mono OF them 10 oov-
cred even whom the flood Is unusually high.
The French officers Toutee, Hourst and
Fourneau proved the possibility OF carry
Ing supplies from tho mouth Of the Niger
to the upper river In spite Of the long stretch
Of rapids about 500 miles above the delta.
Hundreds Of tons Of freight have thus been
distributed from the ocean among the
French posts in the western Sudan, and a.
late as last year some supplies were still
forwarded by this route; but this highway
to inner Africa, hailed as q great discovery
when the French declared It's praotioability.
has been abandoned this year. The water
IL so low In the rapids that no boat oan got
over the rocks.
Fortunately for the French they have
completed their railroad from the Senegal
River to the upper Niger, giving . now inlet
to their Sudanese possessions. But geog-
raphers are wondering how long the drying
up Of Africa is to continue. It has been
marked within the last ten years by the dis
appearance Of Lake Ngani In the south.
and the diminution Of Lake Chad, a. 900 miles
further north. to a fourth of Its former size,
and there are as yet no signs that the great
decrease In rainfall is merely temporary
phenomenon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
queer. OF Japan a. far .. history and geography

duoers Of Japan as far a. history and geography
aro concerned.
Tho summer vacation 10 now AZ hand. and y
e,ves mo much pleasure II I can spend this whils
anywhere In your country. am extremely thank
full for you II you would recommend mo to any one
who hos much interest for Japan and let me DO al
America. o. MAsuoAwA.
THE KIoro NORMAL SCHOOL Kioto. Japan
Juno g."
Mr.. MAsuGAwA Is a fair representative
Of very many OF the Japanese in our
kitchens and pantries.' That is, he Is an
educated man eager to get the lessons to
be obtained from our civilization. but he
can crafty his desire only by securing
employment which will give him support
meanwhile. We do not assume that he 10
ready to go into domestic service for the
purpose, tut there aro many Japanese
now working a. servants in America
whose anteoedents arc similar to his,
and there are men now prominent In the
official and professional life Of Japan
who returned to that country after an
experience in domestic service here.
They are very sensible men. Domestic
service opens to them their best oppor-
tunity OF obtaining employment for
which they arc fitted or for which they
can easily At themselves. The wages are
good, and an educated and self-respect-
ing man, other things being equal, makes
the most skilful assiduous and respectful
servant.
As our correspondent Of to-day says,
the Chinese members of servants gid
60 into the work Is . trade, as life en-
ployment. 1t u questionable, however,
II there would not arise Southern SEN
timent against the Chinese like that
which inflamed the Pacific Coast and led
to the Chinese Exclusion act il, they
should be admitted to the South in num-
bers sufficient to have any considerable
affect in solving the servant problem
Nor are either the Chinese or the Japa-
nese cheap workers. They learn very
soon to put up their wages to q high
American standard. Tho supply OF
Chinese in the South would have to be
great and the consequent competition
sharp before they would long be willing
to accept the wages now paid there to
negro servants.
The truth y, this whole servant
problem is very much question OF
wages. Skilled servants are now de-
handing scale of wages commensurate
with that OF skilled labor generally.
When they are fresh and raw immigrants
they may be attracted by small wages,
but as soon as they have learned their
business, or think or pretend that they
have learned it, they demand tho pay
their skilled servant acquaintance get
Probably that is the reason why COM
plants come so loudly and so frequently
from the South that the best negro
servants emigrate to the North.
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THE PLACE.
THE ONLY PLACE BETWEEN
ATLANTA AND KNOXVILLE.


"lt Is the only saloon In the town, and the rest Of
the county Is under prohibition. The proprietor
OF this monopoly happens 10 be man who Is uni
versally esteemed. and In whom the whole town
has confidence. else he would never have been al
lowed to operate barroom. He lives UP to rigid
rules for the conduct of his place closing at O'Clock
In the evening and never opening when any religious
services are on hand matter what the day OF tho
wcek. Our people arc convinced that this kind Of
liquor regulation v far healthier than prohibition
Nv which y constantly being violAsed."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
Sleep-Destroying Dogs.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: This morning
at a few minutes before 5 o'clock some one let out
two dogs In the rear yard Of q house In Twenty
nrst stree, near Tenth avenue. The dogs were
allowed TO run around barking loudly for about
a minute and were then called In. Ny sleep was
broken and destroyed, and II Is natural 10 presume
that Others suffered In the Same way.
What kind OF selfish, uncivllized creature can
the one be who will do so mean trick as thatf
II Is no, the rrst time that the thing has occurred.
WEST TwENTI SECOND STREET.
NEW YORK. June co.
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A Many Sided Man,

From the Kansas Guy Journal
Who can beat this for a letter headI w Knote.
attorney at law, NJ. D.. N. p, harness, buggles,
wagons, hog tight fence. sewing machines, sepsra.
tors and ce Farm implements. Breeding stables.
Farms and city property. cattle. hogs, bought and
cold. Money 70 loan. Legal Instruments drawn;
Also tsstA. pSuglAss, 0vtlsy county. EAa, U. q 4
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Mr.. Fairbanks's Devotion to Duty.

No mature citizen not paid to do so
would ride in a locomotive cab from
preference. The quarters are oramped,
the temperature is unpieasantly high,
dust and CRIME accumulate in spite Of
efforts to prevent it, the draft is so great
that conversation is out OF the question.
and engineman and fireman arc too busy
with their duties to entertain guests
Bartenders spend their holidays visiting
other bartenders in their places Of bust
ness, but we never met locomotive
engineer who took delight in riding
around with his professional friends on
his days of. When an engineer or fire.
man travels for pleasure he is allowed to
ride in the baggage car, the pleasanteet
and most comfortable section of a rail-
way train. Baggagemen are universally
noted for their wisdom and the charm Of
their conversation. A long railway trip
is positive pleasure when the passenger
sits in the baggage car, and If the car
shelters both baggageman and express
messenger it is liberal education.
When the Vice-President Of the United
States travels abroad. he may have the
pick of quarters. The company would
allow him to ride in the baggage car, in
the pretentious and extremely uncom-
Portable "parlor car" in day coach, or
in the smoker. Not allowed to ride with
the baggage, most men prefer the smoker.
Pride of purse drives them to the "parlor
car" But why does the Hon. CHARLES
WARREN FAIRBANKS choose, as he did
last week, the dusty, hot, unsociable
engine cab?
1t was on Friday that Mr.. FAIRBANKS
sacrificed his comfort to the demands of
his countrymen and suffered the tortures
Of the engine cab. He did it because he
believed he should. He knows that the
great heart OF the American people beats
for him. Up to Friday Mr., FAIRBANKS
had not achieved a reputation as an engine
rider. He saw that the public, anxious
though it was to elevate him, was reluc-
family sitting its dearest passion because
he had failed to qualify in this indispensa-
BILE particular Mr., FAIRBANKS bravely
stepped into the cab, discommoding him
self not less than engineer and fireman,
and gave the final proof Of his eminent
fitness to be Chief Executive.
Mr.. FAIRBANKS does not enjoy discom-
fort more than other men, but he can put
Duty before Desire.
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. sso Ouhy ASSOs
N the lShtn0fOn posf

From the Warrington Post.
"ln the town In which live said Mr.. Harry
DewAr OF Nelson, Ga, "a certain business estab-
llshment displays In great big letters Its door
this sign:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-29
PAWNBRoKER MURDERED.
Caught Alone in Ills once by Thieves PIunder Carried on.

Detroit, July 2S.Joseph Mover, a pawnbroker at 42 Monroe avenue, was attacked this evening and fatally in- jured by thieoes, who caught him alone in his office. The thieves got away with about $500 in money and probably $1,0OO worth of diamonds. They. left Mover unconscious in his place of business
 with his head terribly crushed and bat tered and with diamonds and jeWelry scattered around the floor. ...ss :. Mover died at St. Mary's hospital without having recovered conscious ness. Hewas about sivty years old.
 The tragedy was discovered by pass ersby, who noticed the disordered con-
 dition of the display windows. Mover was found lying on the floor of his prS- Ivate office just gasping in the throes of death, and the room was spattered with blood The thieves had gained access to the cash drawer by taking the keys from their victims pockets. Estimates Of the plunder they secured vary from $1, 500 up to $5,OO0. The affair occurred within a block of police headquarters.
 Several suspects have been placed ur1-
 der arrest. i.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-29
CHINESE RoFCoTT.
Report That Some Are Anxious to Get
 Out of Agreement.

New York, July 2S.-The New York representatives of a banking corpora tion with extensive Chinese connections to-day sent to the International Bank ing corporation of this city, which is in- terested in the Chinese boycott, the fol- lowing cablegram from Shanghai;
 With reference to your wire of 18th, boycott probably restricting new busi- ness but general opinion is Chinese now anxious to find excuse to cancel and not lose face.'
 Hong Kong, July 2S.-The boycott of American goods in China. as result of the Chinese protest against the ex- clusion act, is developing rapidly. Work at the Standard Oil company's s new premises at Canton has been stopped, a boycott committee having ordered the workmen off the building. Victoria, B. C., July 2s.-F. R, Morri- son, Pekin correspondent of the London Times, arrived here to-day on his way to Washington for the peace confer ence. He says he does not believe the Chinese boycott against American gods will assume large proportions. He says the boycott is without sanction of the imperial government.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-29
WESTERN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
The Egan Cousins to Battle for It for
 Third Time.


 Chicago, July 28.-Finals in the west ern golf championship will be decided tomorrow over thirty-six holes at the Glenview club links between the title holder, H. Chandler Egan, and his cousin, Walter E. Egan, for the third time in the history of the tourney. A heavy rain to-day covered half the course with water and made the re- mainder a test of wading as well as golflng.
 Both Egans were caught in a violent rainstorm after starting the play in the semi-finals, Walter ,Egan stopping play with De Moss at the third hole, all even, while Chandler and Martin quit at the fifth hole, also all even, but un- able to see the ball on account of the sheets of rain, or to play ball for the want of dry spot to tee it.
 President Alan L. Reid, of the West ern Golf association, ordered the con- testants to remain in readiness until the storm ceased and, sweeping the greens with brooms, he gave the word to resume play after a delay of an hour. As in the national championship of 1902, when a similar inundation visited the course, the first nine holes only were played. In the semi-finals H. Chandler Egan defeated R. B. Martin, 4 up and to play, and Walter Egan defeated J. s. De Moss, up and to play.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-29
FIRE ON THE TEUToNIC.
Ocean Greyhound Threatened With De- structiOn-ElectricaI Machinery Damn


 strucfiOn-ElectricaI Machinery Dam
 aged. @
 New York, VJuly 2s. - Fire which threatened the destruction of the steamship Teutonic of the White Star line lying at her pier in the North river at the foot of f1th street, broke out early tonight, and before it was extinguished did damage amounting to more than $5,00O. It was undecided to- night whether it would be possible for the ship to sail from this port next Wednesday. s
 In the electrical room in which the fire started nearly all of the machinery was damaged and the entire electrical workings of the ship were interrupted. Water poured into the room, ran down into the engines and it Is thought that they are also damaged During the 1 fire three members of the crew were 1carrfed to the pier in an unconscious condition by the flremen. The fire boat Mcclellan an dseveral fire engines threw water on the flames for more than an hour.
 The origin of the fire is unknown. Robert Dempsey. the electrician of the ship, who was working about the room, left for d few minutes and on his re- 1 turn found the room ablaze.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-29
GE0RGET. MOORE OUT.
Another Scandal in Department of Az. ricuIture.

Washington, July 28. George F. Moore, plysiologist and algologist Of the department of agriculture, to-day rendered his resignation to Secretary Wilson and it has been accepted,
 This action is the eulnination of a hearing at the department yesterday at which 1t was alleged by two repre- sentatives of an agricultural pnblica- ton that Moore's wife held stock in a company manufacturing culture for soil ifioculation, while Moore, who had charge of the preparation and revision of bulletins regarding the enrichment of farms, directed farmers to the con- cern in question for their supplies of the culture. .-t. ...
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-29
BURGESS FAILS AGAIN
Within Four and One-Half Miles of
 Swimming English Channel.

Dover, July 2S.-Burgess again failed to cross, the channel. He was taken outsof the water when within four and half miles of the French coast suffer- ing from a bad leg.
 Burgess made a great struggle to get on the proper side of the varne, a shoal and had to go at racing speed to- catch the tide. Tn making this effort he sDrained tendon in the right leg, hut pluckily continued his task for another six hours, when he completely lost the use of the leg. Otherwise he was in good condition when he left the water at S:55, nine miles off Cape Gris- Neg and four and half miles from the French coast, having swum and drift ed twenty-nine miles.