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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-05

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-05
PREACHERS QUEER PET.
Shaggy Wolf Is Regular Attendant
at a New York City Church.

A wolf has crept into the fold of the
John Hass Presbyterian Church, on
East Seventyfourth street, New York.
1t has not come in sleeps clothing, but
in dark, shaggy coat 1t presence in
the flock does not seem to occasion the
least anxiety; in fact, it has become
universal pet and favorite with all.
The wolf is the pet of Rev. Vincent
Pisek, pastor of the church. This Pc
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-05
TOY ROAD IN CHINA.

One of the Smallest Railroads i'm the
World Is in the Celestial Empire.
There is in China one Of the smallest
railroads in the world. Here is d
nhOtographic reproductiOn of one Of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-05
The North Kingdom,

Norway is more properly Norea.
meaning North Isle It is called by
the natives 1.-THE North Kingdom.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-05

WILLIE know sister would be glad
to go skating with you. Ringway-
What makes you think so? .She says
she has been dying all winter to have
you break the ice."-Life.
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HYsTEarC GUsH.


The ridiculous New York papers which
pay high prices for sensational gush on
any subject whatever sent their best tai
emit to accompany Nj. Bryan over the
country. This talent included Mr.. James
Creelman. Mr.. Julian Hawthorne and the
superlatively gifted Alfred Henry Lewis.
The amount Of e~loquence, pathos, poetry
and miscellaneous Language used by these
gentlemen in their respective papers was
only exceeded by the speeches of the boy
candidate. Metaphorically these corre-
~spondents fell on their knees before the
laxative candidate and worshiped him.
They did not all support him politically.
but their instructions evidently required
them to ''slop over.'" ard they could do it
better by. affecting an attitude of personal
admiration than ia any other manner. 1t
mustsbe a. gre~atsrsfief to these young men
to be released from the necessity of cele-
bratins the commonplace qualities of an
other young man enjoying a temporary no
toriety. They have the satisfaction, how
ever. Of knowing that they carried out
their contract with their employers admit
rably and gushed in an unequaled manner
to the last. 1T was the face of a ~stoic,"
said Mr.. Creelman, speaking of the ex-
preston worn by Mr.. Bryan on receiving
news Of his defeat. 1T was the face of a
stoic-cold, r~esolute, inscrutable. 1t was
not the face Of a young man." This is
much more effective, though perhaps less
accurate, than If he had said it was the
face Of an auctioneer. 1T was the end of
a revolution adds this best talent, some
what incorrectly. since it was a revolution
which did not ~revolye: nevertheless, the
phrase is more sonorous than a tame,
though truthful. cit was the end of a cam
paign.' After awhile the correspondents
departed" he relates. 1.-The lights in the
house were turned out The night wind
shook the trees. A dog in the street
howled. We leg no longer cried Mr..
Bryan in the Chicago convention. we en-
treat no more; We petition nc more. We
defy them" Even the dog had to be
drug in, and there are suspicious of a
parrot. but 1t is very fine and rhetorical. and
therc>is no doubt that Mr.. CreeIman has
earned his wages. But he must be glad
or the prospect of a new assignment.
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his post-election address to his followers
says: Let all silver clubs retain their or
ganization. hold regular meetings and cir
cuIate literature 1t remains to be seen
what form the next agitation will take,
but with Bryan at its head it is sure to be
a vicious form. Therefore IL must be met
by counter efforts. Good-government
leagues and ~sound-money clubs should
keep up their organization and continue
their efforts. especially in disseminating the
right kind Of literature President Wood
mansee. OF the National League, speaks
well on this subject. He says:
The hard campaign which has just ended
that had been at work for years to under-
mine our financial policy. Let us use the
league between campaigns as a counteract-
ing influence favorable to our common
cause Make all Mckinley clubs permanent
clubs or consolidate those that are in your
locality. Join your State league without
delay During the winter months have reg
ular meetings to study and discuss political
questions. Scatter literature as freely as
has been done for years by the Bimetallic
League, so that when the actual battle of
another campaign is upen US our people
will already have been educated, and our
victory Will become an easy one.
This is well put. The new campaign Of
education should be a progressive one, and
the work should be bequeathed from sire
to son until the Republic shall no longer
be threatened by an ignorant ballot.
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THE NECESSITY OF AN EDUCATED
BALLOT.

A reader of the Journal writes from Ko-
komo. under date Of Nov. 5. as follows:
1 wish your editorial "A Perpetual Bat
tle." in to-day's Journal. could be read by
battle against ignorance must be a per-
petual battle. We must educate or we shall
perish" Never were truer or wiser words
1t Will rise again in some FORM Let US not
be deceived. The campaign of 1900 against
ignorance. prejudice and reputation should
begin now.
The central thought of the editorial re-
ferred to was that the campaign recently
made by Mr.. Bryan was based upon ig-
norance of correct principles. that his APP
peals were mainly addressed to ignorant
people. that the large vote he received in
Dictated the existence in the country of an
alarming amount of ignorance which should
be antagonized and destroyed by the dis
semination of sound principles. BY this il
is not intended to say that the most of
those who voted for Mr.. Bryan were Hit
crates in the sense of not being able to
read or write. for that would be far from
the truth. But it must be clear to all
thoughtful and intelligent persons that
they were lacking in correct information as
TO the true principles of government and
that their minds were not open to the
teachings of history. experience, reason.
philosophy. science and finance. IL econom-
ic questions are to continue in politics and
be submitted TO the arbitrament of popular
suffrage it is vitality important that the
voters should be properly instructed on
such questions i'm order that they may vote
intelligently. Under any circumstances an
f1nora- H,l1o& - a po-..-~ A. -
eminent. An ignorant majority will mean
the end Of the Republic. 1t is dangerous
under any circumstances and particularly
SO in the settlement of economic questions.
The mass of ignorance which was swayed
by Bryan's appeals and enabled him to
rally so large a following must not be al
lowed to grow or continue. 1t should he
DESTROYED by education. by the dissemina-
ton of sound principles This means al
most a perpetual campaign OF education.
and this i'm turn means systematic and con-
tinuous effort and tho expenditure of time.
labor and money. The work should not be
postponed till the beginning of the next
presidential campaign. 1t should he begun
at once. The results of the work done DUR
ing the recent campaign show that much
may he accomplished even i'm a few months
by the united efforts of the press. OF
speakers. debating clubs and the dissemi-
nation of the right kind of literature. But
such efforts arc too spasmodic. and the
risk of leaving the work to be done i'm so
short a time Is too great The work OF
combating vicious principles and dan
gerous doctrines must be continuous. Let
u learn from the enemy. Mr.. Bryan In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-08

Hobbs. In Parsonsheld. NE. by two youths.
one seventeen and the other nineteen years
OF age These defendants deliberately
planned the murder OF a woman to secure
less than ten dollars. so that there was not
the -extenuating circumstance OF revenge
or of a large possession of money. Many
murders are committed among the Italians
in Boston. but these crimes are committed
in sudden fits OF rage. or when crazed by
drink. The Parsonsfield murder was COM
mitted by youths who had never been I'm
contact with what are known as the crimi-
nal classes. Doubtless. they had the adyan-
tage of public schools. but belong to fami-
lies which have fallen through successive
social descents to a vagrancy which in
wolves the loss of every human instinct. IL
students in sociology have any explanation
for such degeneracy in communities noted
for intelligence and morality during gener-
atoms they have not made IL public. 1t
would seem that communities which have
reached. as a whole, the highest moral
condition. by some sort of reaction. furnish
a few OF the most depraved criminals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-08

Commercially Advertiser. that altbon.
music was engaging. the opera w. ne
success drar1atically' Thc crictet = no. a
resented by a singing fairy" rep
The Macmillan company an nounco-
work which is the result of statIstic.y a
v~estigation based on a belief that. altbon-
much had been written about servan.. - -
tie serious study has been made OF o,~nt-
tic service. After obtaining as many 60
as possible by n distribution OF scbeda.SSs
Miss Lucy NJ. Salmon. professor OF bis,n
in Nassar College. has made them -
basis OF a discussion I'm a book en,,.stns
Domestic Service of some econols1
questions involved In the occupation, c
In a letter written near the close % -
life. James Russell Lowell uttered a bsls
formed intention Of organizing a soc,.,-
for the Prevention OF Cruelty To Prem
lions. A gentleman OF this city. borrow,r-
the idea, says the New York Tribune snr
gests that IL might be a good thing 10 -
a Society for the Prevention OF Cruelt,, ~
the Apostrophe. In his recent journevsru -
to and fro in New York and near \,
has noticed these wrong uses OF this nee
sary punctuation mark: Commission =.
Park "Rscyclists Rest" Mems TnSa.'
wear'-al on more or less conspicuon-
signs Why, he asks, should not s5-s
painters be required to pass an examfns
ton before engaging IN that craft q
horseshoers are now Obliged TO show fhsss
skill before being allowed TO drive raas
into horses hoofs?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-08
IMPEDING EDUCATION BY LAW.

During the most heated term Of the late
canvass a telegram found a place in the
Journals news columns which was almost
unnoticed in the political excitement Of the
day. though nearly as important in its
bearings as any question lately discussed.
Almost from the close of the war the
South has been invaded by self-sacrificing
school teachers. whose first attention was
devoted 70 negro children, but who did not
refuse white children who would accept in
struction i'm the same schools. In most of
voted men and women had conquered at
least a let-alone policy, and the schools
were doing a good work, both for the col
ored children and the poor whites. man.
of the negro children already obtaining ma
tional reputation. Some of the teachers
were men with families. and their own
children were admitted to the schools with
colored children. This furnished the long
looked-for occasion to proceed against the
schools in Florida, and accordingly a we'll
known Democratic politician of that State,
named Sheats. being a member of the Leg
i~slature. put a bill through that body to
punish by fine and imprisonment any per-
son who should teach white and coiored
children in the same school. OF course, the
teachers of the Orange Park school. sus-
tanned by Northern funds. did not change
their policy. and equally. of course. seven
of the teachers were indicted and held in
heavy. bail for appearance in court. Their
trial came of about two weeks ago. The
attorneys for the defendants wanted to
quash the indictment for some defect. but
the defendants preferred 10 allow the State
TO make the necessary amendments. FUR
nishing all needed information. and to pro-
coed at once to trial on .nc merits of the
case. The defense was the unconsiitution-
AMY of the law. Against the wishes of the
defendants their attorneys pleaded. first.
the fact that the body OF the statute con-
tanned matter not included in the title. and
then that 1t was arbitrary and unreason-
able In Its provisions and was in conflict
with the fourteenth amendment. The court
was not long In deciding the law uncon-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-08
THE sEvEN-sYLLABLE EVIL.

y One day since the election, when men
came to talk &c other things than who will
be elected. several men who are interested
lusicn to the coming meeting of profess
sional educators to an exchange Of views
relative to the methods Of instruction. One
of the men. who took a leading part in
the conversation and who was most sweep
ing in his criticism, attends all educational
meetings and is connected with a public in
stitution where several hundred youths are
ir.stru ,ted. Some of those present attended
a lecture, about a year ago. at a meeting
of teachers i'm this city. and while all are
men of more than ordinary intelligence,
each admitted thai he did not fully under
stand the import of all that was said. The
criticism of the man who led in the con-
versation was that those who may be re-
garied as leaders in public instruction have
adopted a special p~edagogic vocabulary
quite beyond the com 1sion of the per-
son of average intelligence.
There is reason to fear that there is some
ground for this criticism. Al a meeting of
teachers "a year ago. how many of them.
in their addresses. used the words "correIa-
ton of forces and like phrases. Such
terms are necessary I'm scientific discussion.
but in debate relating to public and
elementary instruction they seem out
of place. for the reason that IL
the more prominent men and women
in the work use them the body of
teachers who follow their lead win surely
attempt ~ carry the correlation of forces"
into the school room. to the bewildermcnt
of the youthful mind. There isa wide DIFF
ference between profound knowledge a
the pedantry OF sounding and even profess
sionai phrases. In the discussion Of practi-
cal economics the people nave been Inn
posed upon BY being r~sfsrrsd to writers
who are regarded a authorities. but whom
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-08
THE WORK OF THE SPEAKERS.

AS some of the orators who participated
i'm the recent campaign, notably x-Presi-
dent Harrison and President-elect McKin-
ley. have complimented the newspapers on
the effective work they did, it is but fair
that the latter should return the compli-
ment. This they can do with entire sin
certify, for in no previous campaign nave
there been more or better speeches made
for any cause than there were in this one
for the cause of sound money and national
honor. The great orators of both parties
led the fight. and they were ably seconded
and assisted by a host Of followers. Some
of these are mentioned BY the New York
Sun. which. in commenting on the orators
of the campaign, ssaysifIec.g-
In this array of Intellectual forces the
number of men of remarkable ability as pub
lie speakers and eXpounders has necessarily
been very great; but there are some whose
names suggest themselves at once to every
patriotic mind as forming the very first
class among our oratorical teachers and
advocates. Chief among them all We
should reckon the honored personality of
General Harrison; Next to him In the
William Mckinley, Bourke Cochran, Thos.
b. Reed and Robert G.. Ingersoll. These
men have become so conspicuous through
llC SCLluC Qnu thiOOSh SllSdii-
stances. that while there are myraids Of
others whose eminence is indisputable and
whose services have been most precious. We
do not recall any who should be placed
upon the same elevated PEDESTAL.
This list includes the star orators Of the
campaign, but it does not include all who
are worthy of mention. In fact, no list
could, as some fine speakers were not heard
outside of particular States. In this Sec
ton of the campaign. in addition to those
named. the speeches of John G. Carlisle
and Carl Schurz were very effective, especi-
ally in the way of furnishing ammunition
for other speakers. Colonel John p. Irish,
of California, made a fine impression, as
did also Colonel John r. Fellows, of New
York. Many of our Indiana speakers did
very effective work, and the same is doubt
less true of the home speakers in other
States. Where all the State candidates and
other participants in the local campaign
did so we'll it would be invidious to mention
names; indeed, the list would be too long.
but it is probably safe to say there never
was so much real oratorical talent employed
in any previous campaign. and there can
be no doubt that It contributed largely to
the result over which all patriotic Ameri-
cans are rejoicing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-08

Tree-lovers in Indianapolis whose feelings
are tried every summer by the so-called
pruning of handsome shade trees until thew
are hardly more than leaf1ess stumps have
always insisted that such wholesale chop
ping off of branche and foliage must in
5ure the trees. They may now find sup
port for this position in the statement of
William Saunders, the horticulturist of the
Agricultural Department at Washington.
He says hat most of the trees uprooted
by the recent storms in that city were of
the sofe-wood varleties-the kind the Indian
apolis butcher" most delights inland that
trees which have had their tops removed
from time to time suffer most. This, he
says, was to be expected; the removal of
branches, particularly when the trees are
in foliage, destroys a corresponding portion
of roots, and otherwise interferes with
healthful growth. An examination of these
overturned roots. he says, will show that
they are destitute of vigor and very limited
in quantity. The asphalt pavements and
cement walks endanger the shade trees of
this city, and If their health is to be still
further injured by a continuation of irdis-
criminate trimming the chief beauty of In
dianapolis residence streets will gradually
disappear. The trees should be protected
from the vagaries of individual property
owners by being placed under the super
vision of ar intelligent and experienced
forester.
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NOTES.

IT seems that Mr.. Barrie sold the Ameri-
can right of 1.-The Little Minister for 800.
That was a good bargain for the publisher.
DR.. Warrington Caffyn. whose books were
advertised as being by the husband of the
author of The Yellow Aster, dled recent
ly in England.
IT is related of the late H.. G. Burners
Love i'm Old Cloathes," which is written In
Elizabethian English. that during the
process of its manufacture one cOnScien-
that came his way into good modern En-
glish.
Lord Roberts, the British field marshal.
has been engaged for some time past in
writing his reminis cences. The work will
appear soon and will be specially interest
ing to- all familiar with India, where he
earned his worldwide reputation as a mill
tary commander.
Mr.. Barrie admitted in conversation that
he has outlined two books. but doesn't
know when they will be finished. and has
not selected names for either Of them. II
may have an American woman in one of
them he said; Il met an American wom-
an on the steamer who pleased and inter-
ested me very much
1t has been supposed that Miss Jewett-s
forthcoming volume. 'The Country of the
Pointed Firs." was to he merely a reprint
of tho four sketches which have red
i'm the Atlantic. But a fifth. hitherto un-
published. * to be added. IL il gives those
of US who have read the papers but one
more day with Mrs. Blackett and Mrs.
Todd. the book will be virtually a new pos
session. says the Book Buyer.
Mr.. Henry T. Finck is engaged upon a
new book whose subject. like that of his
first. is the evolution of romantic love. Mr..
Finck is rot yet ready 10 announce tbs
general plan of the book. except TO say in
will be quite different from Roma tir
Love and Personal Beauty" and thai ne
intends to prove that d romantic love story
Is not necessarily n story OF romantic love.
He has not decided upon a title.
Charles Dickens's Christmas story .sThe
Cricket on the Hearth has been turned
into a German opera by Herr Goldmark
under the title OF .Das Heimchen am
Herd II was told bv several Envlish
friends who were present at the first per-
formance.' says q writer In the New York
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men and women of average intelligence
cannot understand because the subjects are
treated I'm a scientific name In a technical
language. As a matter of fact, there can
be no question OF economics affecting the
masses which cannot be discussed in q
manner and in a language which they can
understand.
The few men who are regarded as the
ablest in the country have not considered
it necessary to be profound in order to
maintain their regulations. For instance,
it is generally admitted that General Harri-
soE is a mn of rare intellectual grasp and
vigor. Has he won such a reputation by
tie use of language which the masses can
not quite understand? Read his speeches
in the late campaign and note the SIM
plicity Of language. Questions which other
and stilted language he has made as clear
as crystal to the average mind. His vo-
csbulary is that of the people. but his ideas
which he clothes in that language are
those of a great intellect. Speaker Reed is
a man in the same intellectual class. and
yet, In recent years. the simplest language
ADDS to the power Of his presentation Of his
ideas. Others might be quoted. The Jour
ma has been publishing a series of SER
mons. Those who read them will not be
attracted by what has been mistaken for
powerful presentation, but for the SIM
plicity of the language and the purpose to
te understood. The tendency is in that Iii
raot;ov, o.I &c thoca xrhoca rnothoIc U-Qro
criticised by the men referred to desire TO
be more useful let them seek that SIM
plicity of expression which n arks the style
of the men who are intellectual leaders in
this country.