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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
EVANGELIST MOODY.
ONE OF THE GREAT STUDENTS
OF HUMANITY.
Incidents of His Early Life and the
Cause of His Successful and Remark
able Career-Buried Near the Scene
of His Birth.

In the township of Northfield, Conn.,,
is a small elevation known as Round
Top It is the summit Of gradual
rising slope, and is crowned with more
than a score Of sturdy old pines left
from the forests of years ago. In the
shade Of these trees Dwight l.. Moody
played when boy, and on the slope of
the hill over which they keep silent SEN
tinel the remains of the great evangel-
list have been given to the grave. 1t is
a fitting resting-place for lover of ma
ture and one of the greatest students
of humanity. The signing of the
mournful pines family echoes the grief
Of the world that knew him, and the
plain, rugged beauty of the surrounding
scenery are emblematic of the life and
character of the man.
People who have listened to Mr..
Moody or who have come within the in
fuence of his personality have wonder
ed why he semed to affect them more
than any other person that they had
ever heard or seen before. To some
small extent this was owing to what is
usually called personal magnetism, but
the secret of his power lay in the fact
that he was one Of the greatest stu
dents Of humanity that the world has
ever known; that he could feel, and did
feel, as others felt; that he looked upon
the practical side of things and used
practical means to secure results. He
did not fight the devil with snowballs
of eloquence, or use soothing lotions
upon his scared victims; he fought
with fire, and applied the strongest an
tidotes. He possessed the skill of
general and the tact Of diplomat. He
realized that practical work was as nee
essary as preaching. At one time
when he was holding revival meetings
in New York City, there was a great
cry against the roof gardens. His posi-
ton on the subject showed the lines of
action which he pursued. He said,
1--WE need more roof gardens, but they
ought to be on the tops Of churches.
Every church ought to have roof gar
den. Make them as attractive as the
beer gardens. Sell lemonade and soft
drinks there summer evenings. Have
them open every evening. Have songs
and sermons"
He was not highly educated man,
nor was he what the world would call
eloquent. His power as a speaker lay
in the fact that he spoke to his auditors
in manner and in words that they
could understand. He was careful
never to shoot over their heads, and al
ways endeavored to be entertaining as
well as interesting. On account of his
plain manner Of speaking he was &C
cused on a certain occasion in Boston
Of lowering the pulpit. This was his
reply: eff lowering the pulpit means
bringing them to the people l would to
God I could! If / wanted to hit Boston
you don't think would mount my guns
on Bunker Hill monument and fire into
the air, do you?" He made a study of
every one that he met He worked upon
humanity through itself. At one time
when in Chicago he wished to secure
some particular favor from Mr.. Ar
mour, who was always close friend
of his. Mr.. Moody was always an
early riser, but one evening he notified
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
School Boys as Barometprs

. 4
1t looked like rain, and natulal9
had on a pair of light shoes ana cali1
no umbrella. The car stopped Ou
far side of Girard avenue and !O-
lady got in. She bowed, and SAT w..
beside the Saunterer, who recOSHD'
in her school teacher friend
what do you think of this OS', a.,
weather." queried he, dlssf''n''''
is it going to rain, or isn't lt' -
81 can't tell you to-day" alS"a ,.
the young lady, smiling an ac'e {. r,s
of whatever might come II !"
a school day, and you were wil' Il a
come to school with me, couiu ,' ',1,t
in a very few minutes with aOS' ~,
certainty. It'll sound FUNNY "" "a
but it's true. l have noticed 'na'
can always tell what the we| "hora
going to do by the children l cd1.
regular barometers. If there's s sY'I
to be a storm they get reS'''1'' ~ ca
have the hardest kind OF worn ~ m
troll them. Particularly the ooss, ns i
girls aren't so bad, but there se, n+ d
be some mysterious quality a saots tt
preaching rain that always ann ~ hIse
former. I've got so now l uoI 4hor ~
them, because l don't belle'' ,nded d
help it. So you see," she con' aohIlita
she got out at Chestnut sur pbHade
have their uses, after all -
phia Inquirer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

Absent mindedness has seldom been
a fame or money-making venture to its
possessor. Nevertheless, the poem,
1.-THE Absent-Minded Beggar," which
Mr.. Kipling contributed to London
newspaper for sale, brought in fund
of $4,000 for the needy families Of the
soldiers sent to South Africa. The
poem was recited nightly at ten music
halls, and sung to Sir Arthur Sullivan's
music az half a dozen more.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
Words Often Mispronour

HvIN |
Carnegie (Andrew), Kar-Nh'
In second syllable assn eOp', forred
Ether and neither are Wake
i-ther and ni-ther by Neps'eN
and Smart. and sol
Room, SCOT, roof, broom, so 3D. nsnl
have long sound of 90, as III lot'
give incorrect sound as III lOV IN "otl
Decollete da-kolTA 60 %
not da-KOL-ta.
Bap-tis-ter-i, not bap-tls-Tmlo1 y. in b'
Canton-In China, hal-io
United States, KAN-ton' rroop "
Krupp is pronounced as A'''
same as in ''ooze'). Neka-p
Nicaragua is pronounced NS'' !.
gwa. Table, poi Z
re-VO-ka-bl. .n not paFp
Patriotism is pa-trl-o'-i'D
ot-ism. ne caro- u,
Figaro is fe-ga-R no' *, berkupS,
Herculaneum is properly able ssp'
ne-um ca, in accented syl'''
as in "ask"). " -gar
Vagary is va-GA-rl' Nv aod viIheLp
Wilhelm is pronoun0
Indianapolis Press o.
A circus ostrich once ,nrk, aDd Y
Of sauer kraut and fat ,plsastion
within three days OF in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

Mark Twain can't remember when he
told his first lie, but the second is WV
idly impressed on his memory-he told
it when he was nine days old. He prof
tied by it, according to his own story,
and the public will draw it's own infer
ences as to his reason for pursuing to
a ripe age the vocation Of fiction.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

votional writing. On the other hand,
the centenary of Macaulay's birth Is
commemorated, at least by special rec
objection, by the large company who
are his debtors because, when he wrote
history, the poets imagination kept
dullness at distance. There are other
days and names for end-of- the-century
mention which good readers and good
listeners will not forget.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

A Binghamton On. " man is reported
to have killed his wife and himself in
order to see their pictures in the papers,
and another citizen of the Empire State
committed suicide a few days ago to
prove whether there is anything in spir-
itualism or not. 1t isn't likely that
either Of them is now thoroughly salts
fed with the results.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

ion Of Buckinghamshire. He is famous
as a naturalist, and possesses the finest
existing private collection of geological
specimens His museum is situated at
'Irlng Park, his residence in Hartford.
shire. Mr.. Rothschild's wealth is enor
nous. On his scientific museum alone
he spends not less than 100000 annu-
ally,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
AUTOMOBILE HOSE WAGON
AUTOMOBILE HOSE WAGON.

The curious-looking piece of appan7
pictured here has recently been a01
to the equipment of the fire departhf]
Of Paris, France. Experiments Vlu
have been so satisfactory that a lul
Der of the automobile hose carfH:]
are to be installed at once line II
chine carries crew of from SIX
eight men and a full equipment Oh u
saving apparatus, chemical extlnsa7
erS and hose. It is said to De lS1
and more easily controlled than "
horse apparatus.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
Do Tbings bv Contrar;..s

At the holiday season in China the
American calling card system is revers-
ed. Instead of the caller leaving his or
her card, as is the custom in this coun-
try, the host presents his card to the call
er. 1t consists of long slip of paper
with the owners name printed on one
side in black ink.
A cynic is busybody who NEEDLES
in the affairs Of other people and neg
lects his own.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

The remark of General Lawton when
asked, when down South with the
Presidential party, to make a speech:
II am not hero, I am only regular"
Is well remembered. Lawton was one
of the kind who do not do all his fight
ing with his mouth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
RICHEST VOLUNTEER.

Wealthy Member of British Parliament
to Fight the Beers.
Lionel Walter Rothschild, who volun-
teered for service in the Anglo-Boer
war, is compared with John Jacob AS
tor, the wealthiest of the volunteers in
the American-Spanish war. Young
Rothschild is the son and heir of the
first Baron Rothschild, and is member
Of Parliament for the Aylesbury divis-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

One State of the Union, having sur
plus of million dollars in its treas
ury, for which it has no pressing use,
proposes to devote it to the improve
ment Of public schools. There may be
little practical politics. in such a
course, but there Is much regard for the
welfare of the people.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

The story that the son-in-law of the
Sultan Of Turkey has fed with his
wife's jewels is rather indefinite. Which
wife's jewels?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

The same thing that has prevented
the shutting off of ''the sick man of Eu-
rope will probably operate to keep
."the sick man of Asia" alive. That
thing is the jealousy which the great
powers Of Europe feel for one another.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

Young Winston Churchill escaped dis
guised as woman, and thus made his
start down the corridors of time as isis
ter Winnie.'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

After all the ups and downs he has
had Ii Hung Chang ought to make a
pretty good elevator boy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

An exchange suggests that the proper
length for a short skirt is little over
two feet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

There are Others Is poor defense,
even though you can prove it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
Cost Of Te,erbon,,;.

lost OF Teiephoning i'm Germany.
oiot machine telephones have been
ne'eu up IN Berlin by the use of which
one may talk to his friends at a cost of
1Wo cents or, if the connection be with
one OF the suburbs, four cents.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
New G oves -. c--

eW owes for Grewsome Service.
- Austria at the present day the
pubic executioner wears 4 new nair g
"na1e gloves every. time he is called
spon % carry out capital sentance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

Clothes do not make the nan, bnt
they sometimes make monkey of him.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23
PRIMARY INSTRUCTION.

The desire of the native Hawaiians
to learn the difference between Repub-
licanism and Democracy is one that
ought to be gratifed by a campaign of
education.
Democracy makes but one appeal to
the Hawaiians and that is an appeal to
their prejudices. 1t asks them for
support because Grover Cleveland tried
to restore the Queen but is careful not
to remind them that he failed TO carry
out the agreement and that Democratic
Senator Morgan was as effective a
champion OF the annexation movement
on the Mainland as Democratic DR.. Nc
Grew was here.
Repubicanism appeals to the natives
on the score of their best interests. 1t
means that, whatever may happen to
Island industry, there shall be no free
trade to cut down every ones pros
perity and reduce the poorer classes to
actual want. 1t means that there shall
be no demagogic assault upon the en-
mise the money that now goes into cir
culation. Finally it means that there
shall be no deprecated money by
means of which the native or the white
man, when he earns two dollars, NAV
only get one.
Mckinley Republicanism means good
times for everybody who will work
Plenty to do, p.enty of new enterprises
plenty of money in circulation. The
record and the current programme OF
Democracy show that 1t is ready &c
destroy prosperity itself as it did in
Buchanan's time and again in Cleve-
lands for the sake of some fantastic
idea in economics or for political re-
venge. 1t is now proposing to strike
at aggregate wealth not caring, if ii
succeeds, how much harm may be done
to wage-earners or to individual in
comes.
These are points that should be
messed unon the natives for all they
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23

1t would be charitable in some one
to help the monotonous Bulletin to
few fresh adjectives. Just now and
for a long, time back the dreary little
paper has used a single pair and over
worked them against the Advertiser.
We find that. in the last seven weeks,
the Bulletin has called this journal
'ponderous" thirty-seven times and
"asinine' twenty-eight times. Its only
substitute for these brilliant character
izations-a sort of last kick of eXpir-
ing stupidity-is the phrase official
organ" which, during the same period,
it has repeated forty-four times. 1t is
painful to see such poverty of diction
and for the sake of change We must
advise the Bulletin to ponder the edi-
torial comment of the Independent, a
paper which is as much superior to its
would-be rival in its command of the
genealogical resources of criticism as
the Bulletin ought to be to the author
of Simple Simon, who met the Pieman
going to the Fair.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23
OF CURRENT INTEREST.
The Harpers Fifty Years Ago.


Nearly anything about the Harpers
is of interest. Here is something that
was written fifty-four years ago and
published in sort of directory: "Har-
per & Brothers are worth 100000.
The firm consists of four brothers.
James formerly mayor of this city,,
John, Joseph w. and Fletcher. They
are of a respectable family on Long
Island, and, coming to this city, learn
ed the printers trade. James and
John, under the firm name of J. & j.
Harper, after their time was out, COM
menced doing job work and printing
for publishers. The distinguished
house of Collins, Reese G. Co. NOW
Collins Bros.), large publishers OF
school-bOoks, gave them employment.
Getting out of work, they applied to
the Collinses for advice as to what
they should print. The Collinses gave
them advice, and they published a
work that was successful followed up
by another fortunate book, until at
length they became publishers, and
finally, their two other brothers being
added, they enlarged their business
under the firm of Harper & Brothers. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23

The announcement that delegates to
the National Conventions pay their
own expenses and get no rebates Is re-
ducing the number of party men VINO
would go to Philadelphia and Kansas
City to a corpora's guard. Happily
the Republicans have two good men on
the ground in the persons of MIR. Dill
bingham and Mr.. Castle and 1t would
be an easy way out for the Territorial
convention to send them credentials
and appoint two acceptable alternates,
if they can be found, to serve in an
emergency.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23
Arsenic's Queer Effects.

Though the effect of arsenic on the
complexion has never been satisfac-
torily explained Dr. Armand Gautier
professor of chemistry to the faculty
of Medicine at Paris, has recently COM
municated some facts which may, in
directly, throw light on the subject
He finds this metal in apprecia bic
quantities in the skin and hair of per-
sons who have not taken it either in
ternally or as a cosmetic and he saws
1t gets there because of the thyroid
gland in the neck. The human body
is, of course, not alchemist enough to
manufacture arsenic, but how this
gland attracts it from the atmosphere
remains a mystery. However, there is
a strange connection between certain
metals and the organs of respiration
A writer in the Pail Mall Gazette, for
instance, points out that the drug is
eaten in large quantities by the Sly
RAN and Dalmatian peasants, so that
their lungs may support the refined
air of the mountains.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23
They toutdn't HAY His Ring

A story comes from South Africa
which speaks well for the constancy OF
the British soldier. Among the wound
ed brought in one day from Potgieter's
Drift was man of scanty clothing
VINO held something in his closed hand.
he had Kept his treasure in las hand
lor some eight hours. He showed il
10 the Sister at the hospital 1t was a
ring. In explanation he said: My girl
gave me this ring, and wnen l was hit
L made up my mind the poers should
never get it, so l kept it in nv hand
ready to swallow it if l was taken he
| fore our stretchers could reach me"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23

Mr.. Bryan is relying upon a variety
of Ifs In a recent talk with a CORES
pendent he said: IF we hold what we
have and bring back the majority OF
the Gold Democrats and then secure a
large addition from the Republican
party, the chances for victory this year
ought to be good" The case as thus
put looks rather desperate for the
Democratic leader. 1t is clear from
the returns from the prosperity belts
of the Middle West that he cannot hold
thousands who voted for him in 1896.
During 1898 and 1899 the Democrats
lost, on the basis of State elections,
twenty-eight of their electoral votes.
They will have to make these up be-
fore they can reach the ngures they
lost by four years ago. AS to the Gold
Democrats who left the party because
of the Chicago platform they are not
going TO be drawn back by reaffirm-
alton of it. Talk of inducing Repub-
licans to leave their party when its
promises have been fulfilled and its
prospects are brightest, is of course
idle. On the whole Mr.. Bryan proves
his cause to be in bad way.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23

The memory of Marshal Bazaine, the
TRAITOR of Metz" has at last been vim
Dictated. Ex-Empress Eugene confesses
that she, as the Empress Regent, sent
Razaine the order to surrender. With
remarkable chivalry Bazaine never
made this defense but accepted exile
and humiliation rather tnan involve
the name of his sovereign in obloquy
The story, with its denouement, is one
of the most romantic in history.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23
A 1000 Mile Dog Trip.

1T takes lot of nerve to travel 1000
miles over ice with a dog team said
traveller recently back from Cape
Nome the other day, but that was
done during the winter by a man nam
ed Weightman. He was a proSpactor
One day he went back into the hills.
Hundreds of prospectors had done the
same thing, and had travelled over the
course followed by him. They were
never able to discover gold Weight
man came back that night, with ap-
parently no better luck. The next
day, however, the dog team was ready,
and he started across the ice. We
knew he had struck something, but
could not tell what it was. In thirteen
days more he was back He imme-
diately recorded his claim. 1t is one
of the best paying properties on the
cape. He told us that he had gone to
San Francisco and had his samples an
alyzed. 1t showed $1,000 to the ton
He said the trip across the ice was the
hardest experience he had ever gone
through and that he would not repeat
it for all the gold in Alaska"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23
Queer CommoditI.

Among the curious articles of com
merce are toothpicks made of walrus
Whiskers, quantities of which are ship
ped from Alaska to Europe. Those who
are engaged in the trade pick the
whlskers out of the animals one DIV one
with special tweeZers The toothncks
thus secured are used principally by
me Weather class in China and Rms
STA, and are also beginning to come
into FAVOR in the most noted clubs in
London
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23

One Portuguese and one balf-white
appear IN the Democratic Committee OF
Iwenty-one. This is not a very big
Did for these classes of support but it
is the best our Democratic friends can
make. Evidently the party of Bryan
and Altgeld is not going to be over
crowded In Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23
The Riind { hnplain.

Every fine day in Washington. in
one OF the northwest sections, can be
seen the pathetic figure of the Rev. Mr..
William II. Milburn, the blind chaplain
OF the senate, walking for recreation
His duties at the capitol are brief. and
these little outings are possible fire.
quently. 1t is said of this veteran cler-
gyman that he won his appointment
years ago by his faithfulness to con-
science in reproving parry of profane
senators and representatives on a
steamboat, They stopped playing cards
and drinking and suggested that he
should apply for the chaplaincy of the
senate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23
Filipino rva's

Out in the Philippines there are
millions of good servants" said a re-
turned soldier in Boston newspaper
interview the other day 'Iney would
make the best t. ,le world for us Am
orleans, because they don't object to
being servants. | am speaking, of
course, of the lower classes of the Fill
pinos. The natives of wealth and edu-
cation are exceeded in pride by none
but Spanish don. Not only the wom-
en-, but the men, are glad of an oppor-
tunity to go into domestic service at
wages that would seem absurdly low
in this country. What can they do?
Well, cook, sew, make beds, launder
and keep a house tidy. 10 be sure,
they don't do all things just as New
England housewives would want them
done, but one great charm about the
Malay is his teachability. He can
quickly learn to do anything common
place, and many things above that
plane. AS a servant he is quick, reg
ular, cheerful and respectful. No mat
ter how absurd or misplaced the duties
are that are thrust upon him. he per-
forms them without audible comment
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23

The Independent cannot doubt that
the good Government Republicans are
in a big majority over the machine
Republicans here without admitting
that the natives, who saved the ma
chine men at the local primaries, are
actually members of the Republican
party-an assumption it has vigorously
denied
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23

II our British fellow-citizens want
to honor the Queens birthday by some
special outlay of money, the suoscrlp-
ton lists of the Victoria hospital Will
give them a good chance.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23

Democratic convention? 1t depends.
He certainly will if the nominee'ls ac-
csptable to Mrs. Dewey
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-23

Mile = an Expert With His Gro
General Nelson A. Miles never neg
ieets ms expertness at pistol practice