Show PEOPLED a at EVENTS WILL investigate conditions father fattmann mann to report upon church in the phil paines rev edward J fattmann mann who has been instructed to proceed to home rome to report upon the condition of the 4 catholic church in the philippines is the senior of the eleven roman catholic chaplains in the united states army and R as formerly stationed with the fourth infantry at fort sheridan illinois he has been an army chap lain since 1877 and has served through several campaigns against the sioux and the war with spain during most ot of this period he lias be been en with the fourth regiment and has been especially active in promoting sobriety among the soldiers of the post he ile is 4 sixty two years of age was graduated at the university of paderborn born and came to this country in 1865 t PASTOR USES BITTER WORDS connect cut clergyman speaks his mind to congregate Con gregat on rev alexander F irvine recently preached his final sermon as pastor of pilgrim church new haven conn in the course of his address he made a few biting remarks these among others A man in this pastorate may degenerate and conform to type he may stay three or four years by aid ot of diplomacy and much grace or he may go mad therefore an essential for this pastorate Is a keen sense of humor here we have the anomaly of a church increasing in membership by the hundreds and at the same time its business affairs go ing to ruin although managed by bust ness men who are successful and wealthy their idea of a church is a place to come to once a week and hear something that won t jar on sensitive nerves and go home again the preacher Is their hired man he ile may be brainy but must not be too brainy social but not too social religious but not too religious he must trim his sails to suit every breeze THE WAR IN SOMA LILAND mullah makes effective opposition to british advance the news which has been received rec elved of the british advance in Somal Soma lland liland indicates that the little war Is not without vicissitudes according to in formation derived from the intelli gence parties and spies the mullah has now concentrated at galada where there Is water and the grazing is good the somali scouts continue to sustain successfully the minor skirmishes with the mullah s patrols the losses in these engagements being mainly on the side of the enemy spies have re ported a considerable reduction of numbers in the mullah s force the severity of his treatment having given rise to t 0 much disaffection his present strength Is estimated at less than PO or f C 0 fur BE OLRA i SF OTI W 64 it ALI LA D A 0 1 6 L 1 4 esa the advance in Somal lland 6 5 spearman sp earmen and from 2 to a 3 horsemen of whom the proper tion armed with modern rifles Is still large he also possesses a maxim taken from the british at drego which Is known to be in working order the forces of the mullah have won several important victories in some of which the british native troops have been badly cut up qualities for a farmers wife charles a fairly well tod to do d long island farmer wants a wife but imposes certain conditions on can dilates for a corner in his affections for instance the lady must be a good housekeeper not over 30 years of age he Is willing to buy his wife two gowns every year to cost not more than 20 each with shoes bats hats etc to correspond the future mrs must agree to forego high heeled slippers open work stockings cigarettes and poodle dogs the would be bridegroom thinking such frivol ties are not suited to a farmer s wife |