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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
NOT AN ALLEGoRIcAL MYTH.
! DIR. Radcliffe Believes in the Exist
cnrr of Personal Devil


Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe. pastor of
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, took the text for his sermon yes
terday morning from the first verse of
the second chapter of the Book OF Job
lie dwelt in his discourse on the powers
and influences of Satan over mankind and
the resultant good which springs from
this evil work of the devil
Rev. DR.. Radcliffe said in the course
of his sermon: Luther, on one occasion
when he was beginning TO study. heard a
noise, and he Immediately gathered up
his books and went to bed, knowing it
was the devil who disturbed him. And
again. when In bed he heard a noise. and
Luther. knowing 1t was the devil. went
TO sleep; thus not giving him any OPP
portunity to bri:-g his influence and power
to bear on him. We, of today. revolt at
the medieval idea and conception of
the devil. Modern culture is disgusted
with the old way OF explaining the devil
and the word devil. Its very expression
becomes word OF fiippant and light CON
versation, and the old idea is relegated,
and modern refinement has accepted the
idea as an allegorical meaning of Il prin
cipal sin. But notwithstanding these mod
ern ideas. there is a personal devil. and
the scriptures bear abundant proof of
this assertion.
IF we are to believe the Bible at all. and
place any reliance in II as the true word 81
God. We must dismiss the modern idea OF
allegory and recognize as existing a living
power against the good and for the evil
which has set itself against all righteous
ness and good We are impressed with its
power. Satan is revealed as personality
Of tremendous energy. influence, and power
He is not only a powerful personality. but
he has a well-organized and regulated au-
thority-the Prince o. Devils. He has a
supernatural power. of an intimate. large,
and insidious organization a multitude CT
angels are moving at his supreme com
mand, going forth on their mlnistratiOns OF
evil. He has access OF mind to mind, spirit
to spirit, and it is thus he reaches the al
lection and the will OF man
DR.. Radcliffe concluded by saying that
out OF all the noise and stir today about the
doctrine of inspiration and similar theories
which are only instigated by the devil,
righteousness and peace would come and
a free world and liberated humanity.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

Tighten our souls through the revelations
which God has given us in his word in
his Son, and in his providence.
Refuse, choose and endure! Yes. they
are truly the great things of which this
life of toll and suffering are made. How
hard it is to refuse. how bitter 1t comes
to us to have to do away with those things
and those sentiments that are so apt TO
spring m in and around our lives. How
easy it would be to accept some OF the
things that lie in our path. How easy 1t
would be to leave the paths OF right which
lead to the everlasting home, to accept
sin and satan for our guidance.
Refuse the gilt and tinsel that shine
and attract but do not nil or satisfy.
Choose that which is right and best. that
which helps and uplifts, and endure the
crosses that fall to us, and we will live
and be rewarded with everlasting happi-
ness"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
THE ESSENTIALS OF LIFE.
REV. ID. &. MncLcod'- Deductions
From the History of Moses.

REV. ID. &. MucLcod'- Deductions
From the History of Moses.
The three essential elements OF life. Re
fusing Choosing. and Enduring was the
theme of the sermon delivered by Rev.
Donald c. Macleod, at the First Presby-
terrain Church last night. an these essen
tials will be read the secret OF undying
fame and glory" said the minister The
life OF Moses represents as well as that OF
anY other person the conditions to which all
must comply to make their lives SUCCESS
full He then described the chance offered
Moses to become known as the son and
heir of the daughter Of Pharaoh. He would
have become one of the Egyptian royal fam
lily. and would have been given honors and
titles which were the greatest and highest
OF their time This was refused by Moses.
He did not desire power of glory in that
way.
"In the three points I have selected for
my discourse tonight said the minister
1--WE have the centre from which Tadiated
all the events OF Moses life. To these
three vital principles he owes his enviable
position in sacred history as the brightest
star in the glorious galaxy OF Old Tesla
ment saints. To 1t he owes his immortal
fame and his exalted position in that in
visible kingdom whose transcendent glories
cannot be comprehended by man. To all
who are present here this evening I've
been pointed out what must be done il
you are to crown this life with success. and
If, after this life is ended. you are to be
crowned with glory. immortality and eter-
nal life.
THE first lesson which We would have
you remember is that all the treasures OF
this world are but the veriest tribes when
compared with the riches OF the inheri-
lance OF the saints OF God, and that we
must consider no earthly possession too
precious to be refused il it is an obstacle
% our serving God with all our being for
the glory OF God should be our chief aim.
The next lesson is that we should en-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Hon June W. Gayle. the newly elected
Representative from the Ashland. KY. dis
trict. arrived in the city last night. armed
with the certificate Of the Goebel Commits
sion. and is quartered at the shoreham He
will be presented at the bar Of the Houze
today and will be sworn in and take his
seat unless some member objects to TIE
Goebel certificate. There has been some
talk in the hotel Hobbies that the legality
of the certificate would be tested by some
member objecting TO the credentials pre-
scented by Mr.. Gayle. and causing the casa
TO he referred to a House committee for
consideration The commission appointed
under the GoebeI law consists Of two
Democrats and one Republican, and the
members of the latter party may object to
accepting certificate signed by Il parti-
san body to test the law. Mr.. Gayle claims
that he has no fear of any objection being
made to his Goebel certificate, since this
would establish a precedent for the Senate
to act upon and might make trouble for
Joe" Blackburn.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
The Best Cough rIedicine.

lone bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy cured me OF chronic cough after all
ofner remedien had failed" says c. II. Demo
of Colon. Mich Il cannot speak too highly
of it." II troubled with cold or la grippe
Give this remedy trial and you are GER
tain to he more than pleased with the re-
suit. 1t is for sale by Henry Evans, whole
sale, and all druggists.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

The Garfield Memorial Hospital will be
given a benefit matinee at the National
Treatre on Wednesday. January "A. under
the auspices of the managers Of the hos
pital board of which Mrs. John a Logan
is President, Mrs. William p. Kellogg.
Mrs. G. b. Welch. Mrs. Thomas Wilson,
and Mrs. r. G. Ruthford. The attraction
OF the afternoon will be Mr. William II.
Crane. who viii! give his recent success,
"a Rich Mans Son.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
Hoods Pills G Gl.. .i al 'IT.r

ness, jaundIce. sick headache, nausea, indiges-
ton, break up cold, prevent fever. 25c.
BY mail of c. /. Hood s. Co, Lowell. Mass.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
SOCIAL AND PERSON AL.

The Baroness Hengelmuller will have as
her guests this week Miss Snyder. OF
Philadelphia. and Miss Gary. of Balti-
more, daughter OF the former Postmaster
General. Both young ladies' will extend
their visit until after the dinner which
the baroness will give on the evening OF
February 3.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15
THE SUBMARINE. CRAFT
Exhibition Trips Arranged for the
Holland This Week.

The PiunEcr Approaching Compile
ton ut baltimore - Gasoline and
for Stcnm-French Inventors TAX
ing Note of American Improvement
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

Olga Nethersole is at the Arlington. from
London. accompanied by her brother. Louis
NethersOle. In speaking Of his American
tour last night. Mr.. Nethersole stated that
he was more jealous of Washington AID
Pittsburg than any other two cities in
America.
DO you know that Pittsburg is today
the most dangerous rival to our English
manufacturing cities? said he. and l
have never Witnessed such progress in all
my experience. In five years it has been
transformed from smoky. dead place to
a great hustling metropolis. with all the
rush of Chicago and New York and more
manufacturing than either. But Washing
ton is the ideal spot in this county. II is
just as It should be- and the stately,
solemn prestige of the seat of Government
should not be married by great factories
and the whir of industry. II is the garden
outside the great busy factory and should
always remain So
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

Mrs. Levi P. Morton. who spent por
ton of last week in Washington viii sail
shortly for Europe to join the Misses
Edith and Helen Morton. who have been
abroad for some time.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

Ask for the pride Of Washington" IIeurich's
Maerzen Beer, at all leading hotels aud res
taurluts
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

Mr.. Leon H. Vincent will give course
Of lectures at the Shoreham, beginning
next Wednesday at IL o'clock, for the
benefit Of the Foundlings' Summer Home
His opening subject will be THE Hotel de
Rambouillet and its Famous People"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

on Tuesday evening last the friends Of
Miss Alma Risdon assembled to celebrate
her fifteenth birthday at the residence
of her parents, Brookland, ID. {. A very
enjoyable evening was spent, during which
refreshments were served The vocal
solos by Miss Mary DeGroot and the in
strumental selections by Miss Florence
Summers and Messrs. Neenan and Cham
beriain were well rendered and added
greatly to the pleasure of the evening
Among those present were Misses Clara
Norton, Mamie Dunn Cecilia Berger
Lena Strieb. Florence Summers, Russell
Willis. irene Summers, Lottie Summers
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs
ST. Marie Mrs. Heness, Mrs. Films and
son Staley, Mr.. Chamberlain, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Risdon, Messrs. Alvin Bowen,
Francis NOske. Clarence Chamberlain
aud George Dalton. Most of the company
took the last car back TO the city.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

Joseph c. s Blackburn. of Kentucky.
| left for Frankfort last night TO be present
at the formal joint ballot which will make
him member OF the United States Senate
He was given a warm send or by a
number OF friends at Chamberlin's and
viii. be given dinner when he returns TO
the Capital.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

Among the many daughters OF the South
who attended the diplomatic reception last
Tuesday evening was Miss Madge Lamb
daughter of Col. William Lamb. of Nor
folk. Miss Lamb is the historian Of Great
Bridge Chapter, ID. A. r.. of Virginia.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15


"A disgraceful STATE of affairs exists in
the Mound City" said II. h. Weber, OF St
Louis, AZ the Raleigh last night. THE
city has been in the dark for nearly
week, and res embles country village at
night. This il the result OF the refusal of
the municipal assembly to take some ac-
ton in the matter of renewing the con-
tract with the electric lighting company.
This contract expired last weak. and as
no provision had been made for renewal
the power was cut of and the alleys.
parks, and city institutions have been
dark ever since. This is all due to tine
boodlers in the hall OF delegates. who
are waiting for the incorporation Of a new
company before letting the contract II
is believed that this new company has
fixed these delegates. For time It
looked as though the business men of the
city would mob the negligent members.
but | can assure you that there will be
reckoning at the next municipal election"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

very pleasant euchre, party was
given by Mrs. E. NJ McClelland 10 a few
of her friends on her birthday last We'd
nesday evening at her home, 1894 Tenth
Street northwest. the parlors being dec
GRATED with palms and cut flowers The
first prizes were won by Mrs. William
Oscar Roome jr., and Mr. George Kraem-
er. After refreshments the evening was
spent in dancing and music. Among
those present were Mrs. Charles Morris.
Mrs. Pauline Russell. Mrs L. Beall. Mrs.
William Oscar Roome. jr., Miss Clara
Morris, Miss Sophie Fritz. Miss Maggie
Diver. Miss Kate Cromline, of New
York: Miss Lillian Sheer. OF Virginia:
Mr.. Charles Kraemer. Mr.. Charles Nor
ris, jr. Mr.. Charles James. Mr.. Porter
Cox. Mr.. William Oscar Roome. jr.. Mr..
William Churchill. Mr.. E. Louis Russell.
and Mr.. T. II. Russell.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

at may seem weird prediction but
Massachusetts will be the first StaJe in
the Union to declare for State ownership
Of railroads" said J. l.. Monteitfi, OF Bos-
ton, at the Riggs last night
1T is now an assured fact that the
State Legislature will this winter adopt
some important legislation in the matter.
Owing to a State law. which was passed
in 1856. the legislature has great control
over all railway companies doing business
in Massachusetts. and the lease OF the
Boston and Albany road 20 the New York
Central will have to be ratified by the
Legislature before being accomplished. It
is probable that the lease with referen-
dun attached will be favored. and all
the important Legislation of the winter
session will also bear the referendum, al
lowing the people to vote on the matter
at the next State election. 1t is therefore
probable that the people will take the
opportunity TO vote for the State owner
ship of railroads. The State may buy the
Boston and Albany and operate it. \
bill covering this point has already been
introduced, and old Massachusetts is not
so far behind the times
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

Senator Proctor has dinner invitations
out for January IS, in honor OF the Sec
Rotary of War.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-15

Chicago is all right. said A. c. Ever
hardt OF that city, at Chamberlin's last
night, "and the drainage canal is enc CT
the wonders of the world. or course the
newspapers will persist in taking the mat
ter as joke. but. in all seriousness. the
city water is actually getting fit to drink.
Why, do you know that live fish was
caught in the Chicago river last week, and
the event caused more excitement than
the discovery of gold in Lake Michigan.
II was four pound catfish, and the small
boy who hooked it was the biggest fellow
in the city for time. For years no fish
could live in the water. or oOze, and the
prize captured was placed on exhibition to
the lasting discomfortHre OF ST. Louis and
other jealous towns
New Ulm review., 1900-10-03
IN THE SAHARA.
A Traveller Tells OF Recent Pleas
ant Visit to the Great
Desert.

A traveller from the Sahara desert
has just returned to Washington with
500 young date palms which will be
planted in Arizona, many parts of
which have a climate similar to North
Africa and Arabia. He found the
nights pleasant on the sandy desert,
there being often a difference of 80
degrees between noon and midnight.
The sirocco, or hot wind and sand
storm, made the days unbearable,
but the nights were wonderful-cool,
clear and MINDLESS and filed with far
stars. He travelled at night, and the
long caravan of which he and his
baggage was part swung silently
along in the shadow of the sand
dunes. The Arab guides steered their
way by the stars.
This traveller witnessed the mag
nifcent rising of the sun over the
]imitless waste of glittering sand.
rocky heaps and promontories and
clustered plumes of date palms that
rose from green oases. where gay
tents sheltered bands of Bedouins
and their focks and herds of sheep
ard camels. In such places as these
he visited during the day and was
served with goats milk and bread and
dates and good mutton and Arabian
coffee. 1t was all so like story book
that he was afraid he would wake up
sometimes and find it was aha dream:
New Ulm review., 1900-10-03
WHAT THE TOURISTS SPEND.
Many Millions Of Dollars Are Left
Annually in S.vitxe rland and
the Riviera.

An astonishing contrast is apparent
IN the sums of money spent by the
average visitor to these two world
famous pleasure resorts. says the
New York World. In the season of
1898 about 1890, eco tourists visited
Switzerland. They paid to the land
lords of 1900 hotels and inns a lit
t,c less than $25:OCO.0OG. The aver
age hotel bill was. therefore, only
about ST. In addition to this, about
s6,OON.OCO was expended for trinkets
and mempntOes.
These two items. in addition to a
compare lively small outlay for horses
and carriag ges, form the principal
means of subsistence of the vast num-
-ber of people whose livelihood is de-
pendent en- the natural features of
the playground of Europe"
The figures for the Riviera are very
different. In the first place, a sea-
sons visitors are not to be reckoned
by millions. \ recent estimate puts
the annual number at -27e,cOO. of
whom 60,cCO were English and 30.GCG
Americans. ard +hc money expended
at about SGo.GCr .CGo, Or 1928 for the
average visitor.
New Ulm review., 1900-10-03
MONUMENT ON A MOUNTAIN.
The Difficulty of Getting Heavy
Stones for the Work to Look
ont Mounts Crest

A serious problem confronts the en-
girecrs in charge of the erection of
the great New York peace memorial
on the summit of Lookout mountain
The question is how to get the
material for the monument to the
top of the mountain, 2,00C feet above
the surrounding country. The rail-
road which has been running to the
top of the mountain as freig ight line
has been discontinued, and the rails
will be sold for old iron.
II is unsafe even if It We're in op-
erat ion, the trestles ard cross-ties be-
irG worn and rotten. says the Phila-
dp.pHia Record. The track in it's
present condition will only safely
stand a load Of 10000 pounds. the
engineers say, while one OF the stones
to be used in the monument will
weigh nearly &c. .ooO pounds. and many
Of them 5,,.WO pounds. There is no
roadway near the spot where the
E'orument is being erected, it being
Eirh above All the surrounding coun-
try. In case no other means can be
devised to handle the material and
moye it to the top a road four miaes
in length viii be constructed especial
ly for the purpose. %.s
New Ulm review., 1900-10-03
NO ONE KNOWS THEM ALL.
Not More Than One-Fifth of the Eng
lish Words Are Used by
Any Writer.

The growth of the English language
tically impossible for the most learned
man to be acquainted with every
word. Intelligent persons, even those
engaged in the learned professions,
do not make use of more than from
5000 to 5000 words all told, although
there are properly belonging to our
language over 100000. The famous
writer or authority Of to-day, wheth-
er he uses words TO express nice
shades of meaning or as technical
tools of thought in his own depart
ment, must have at his command a
vocabulary of from 10000 to 10000
words, the latter being the maximum
acquired by any man now living.
There is. large number of words
which until recently have escaped the
attention of photographers. In the
text of the "Encyclopedia Britannica"
there are 10000 words which have
never been formally entered and de-
!! fined in any dictionary. In the Gem
tury Dictionary there are 10000 words
found in no other, and it has been
said that there is not today any
man living who is sufficiently learned
to write one average page of 7.Cc0
, pages of this dictionary. To give
some idea of the tremendous growth
! of the language the words and phrases
under the letter A have increased in
50 years from 1000 to near.y 10000.
New Ulm review., 1900-10-03
MOUNT ARARAT ASCENDED.
The Task Was Recently Accom-
plished by Party OF Russian
Scientists,

The Ararat mountains in Armenia
comprise two peaks situated seven
miles apart. They are known as
Great and Little Ararat, and are re-
spectively 1890 and 14,32o feet above
the plain. They partially belong to
three countries. Russia, Turkey and
Persia. The mountains are covered
on the tops with perpetual snow, ice
and glaciers. The summit of Great
Ararat was reached in 1929 by Prof.
Parrot, says the Scientific American,
and on September 2, 1900, a member
of the Russian Geographical society
named Peoggenpohl assembled the
peak with considerable party. The
difficulties of the ascent are very
great, and his successful expedition
will be welcome news in geographical
circles. Ascents are rare. having been
made in 1894, 1S43, 1S45, 1880 and 1856.
Little Ararat is even more difficult
to climb, as it's declivities are greater
and sleeper. it's form being almost
conical. 1t is believed to be the spot
where the ark rested, but there is a
tradition that Mount Judi in south
ern Armenia was the spot. The noun
tain is of volcanic origin and was in
eruption in 17S5, and in 1910 there
was vast discharge of sulphurous
vapors from it's sides. and tremen-
dous earthquake shook the surround
ing country. There is considerable
literature devoted to the mountain.
New Ulm review., 1900-10-03
EVERY SERVANT IS A SPY.
Diplomatic Secrets Are Impossible in
Peking and They May BE Pur-
chased In the Streets.

Every servant in a foreign estab-
lishment in Peking is spy and in
former of some degree; espionage is
a regular business; and the table talk,
visiting list. card-tray and scrap-bas-
ket, with full accounts of all comings
and goings. sayings and doings of
any envoy or foreigner in Peking, are
regularly offered for purchase by rec
! ognized purveyors of such news. One
often catches glimpse of concentrat-
ed attention on the face of the tur-
baned servants standing behind din
ing-room chairs that convinces one
of this feature of capital life. Diplo-
matte secrets are fairly impossible in
such an atmosphere. Every secret
convention and concession is soon en-
blazoned abroad.
Every word the British minister ut
tered at the tsung-li-yamen was re-
ported to the Russian legation with
| almost electric promptness, until the
envoy threatened to suspend negotia-
tions and withdraw. Willy concession
| aries know each night where their
| rivals are dining and what they have
! said: whether any peace of written
paper has passed and what has gone
on at each legation in Peking and
each consulate at Tientsin. Every le-
cation keyhole, crack and chink has
| it's eye and ear at critical times, and
by multiplication in imagination
| one arrives at an idea OIL what the
palace may be like.
New Ulm review., 1900-10-03

BY far the most important mining
work in progress in British Columbia
is the opening up OF the vast areas
of the Crows Nest-undoubtedly one
of the largest coal properties known.
The measures occur in the heart of
the Rockies and. extend north and
south a distance of 40 miles. stretch
ing east and west ten miles from the
banks of the Elk river toward the
boundary line between Alberta and
British Columbia: The area is, Of
course. reduced by the creeks which
abound on the mountain slopes and
from which the coal measures have
been eroded, but sufficient remains to
constitute the coal fields, unique in
extent as they are in richness. &