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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08
NATIONAL X. {. =. [.
t-.as-s tt Washington SeSzio-l--I'ort-
land Wants Next Session

Washington. pe1 The National
Wo1nan's Christian Temperance I-llcn
convention came 20 Z close. tonight s
,rt.or-- endorsing an Official organ ana
against polvEaIuv We're adopted Co
lumbus. Ohio. Fort Worth. Tex. and
Portland. Ne. each asked fur tn r3n-
4-,-1t5on n 1291.
-Th- national SuPerii,4 eTld~9lts. To-
rsrft. elected Miss Marie r- Boehm ~
Illinois. president; Mrs Mary
~eweu O. New Jersey. SECRETARY. and
N-z. :. IL 0b--holtz HI Pennsylvania
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08

Berlin = 10 have an Italian eXpcsi-
jica1 Sd THE Geological Gardens. Thert
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I:cEzr. Florence PorlI-eii- Venice with
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08

Washington Dec The rul1.vi1-
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08
SAVAGE CRITICISM
Londun SATURDAY Review Attack
Presidents View II PHILIPPINES.

London. Do The Saturday re
view which zeTp.-s z page. u, a savage
-rlIieisra OF President Nchinlcy's hog.,--
1Ui si.w a: IN future Of the Philip
pines. rs expressed III his message 70
congress. aism,ssee the President s
stst~lnvr; Win tn assertion THAI 'lt
dos uut contain. a Stared Or title ~
truth T33e writer quotes from Nj
FREDERICK II ! Sass.er. author q So
t~4I ,.vri.~ 81 lt. Philippine. and Cites
inrtlrular.. h4s reference to the
--,8l,au- Orgy O. murder. p,un-er and
Slave rafting -a il -udsnau
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08
nEwEr-s FORCES EXHAUSTED
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Clutches d Knox 3eH

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We lalb3t~i south during ,h- n3-1t
crossed the Ca3eslJu r.yrE. marched 70
g,,l,rdsl Drift. where h fouDd he
stream impossible ;uIrs-l east and
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p-an-- Itit-r 1ntl viihia = lniArs .
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,ssg II, ;j7s 1ir-tion VIZ Rockville
ti-n. knoA L..rsed h.S Steps liz rao.-
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08
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Pe1,l4nl Ie-. d.. - peculiarly
ia th=-ic incident Aea trar~i.ra-l n '1-
Maine General F5ez14-aI this 7Ta-li- l'f--
Percy / Earko1- q Local dentist md
highly esteemed young tnln- se7cllea
4 hopeless stage u Illness from ap-
na,7ricitls. and as his request. n T-as
--ts--i-.l. Yesterday. ta Miss Elsie tiil-
so7 ore u Pcrtlanl's most .=stimable
young ladies. 10 whom he h2a been '=ll-
gagged i8r several years fte scrTsNro
IT, Welding exercises but feN hours
T,assinc away. early this morning
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08

The Central Labor Union IN Indian
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candidates rar g.niiti-as Office
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

dom sings the hymns which he and his
fellow worker, Sankey, composed. He
aided in the erection of dozens Of Y.
M. G. A. buildings. The Christian, but
non-sectarian, schools at Mt. Hermon
and Mortified, Conn, were founded
and supported by Mr.. Moody, and are
now among the most fourishing edu-
cational institutions in this country.
Hundreds of young men and women
are educated there each year. The in
situations are so endowed and provided
for that the death of their founder will
not. impair their usefulness. He re-
ceived large amounts of money, but
always spent what he received for the
advancement of Christianity as he be-
lieved right, and died a comparatively
poor man. Mr.. Moody was non-secta-
rian in every respect. He preached
the broad doctrine of Christianity to
all alike. He was born in a Unitarian
home, but had full appreciation and
liberation for every other mans belief.
Mr.. Moody was a plain, everyday
sort of man without any pretensions
to the style and forms Of the world.
When not holding REVEALS he worked
on his farm and delighted in the work.
He arose every morning at 5 o'clock
and rain or storm couldn't keep him in
doors. He was always strong, rugged
and active. He was a social man and
jolly companion. In his home life
he was an ideal husband and father.
He studied the Bible closely and was
a great reader of newspapers and cur
rent literature. Although he appeared
to speak off-hand, he gave great prep
aration to his sermons, and it is said
that he has given as much as two
years to the formation of one sermon.
AS speaker he was plain, witty, SYM
pathetic and enthusiastic The legacy
which he bequeathed to his family
was the continuation of the work that
he considered he had only begun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

The chartering Of two steamers to
carry cargoes Of corn from Philadel-
phia to Reval, in Northern Russia.
taken in connection with the fact that
several cargoes have already been
shipped to the same port from other
Atlantic coast seaports, shows that
Russia begins to realize the value of
American corn as cheap food for it's
people, especially those living in the
northern and colder sections of that
country. The difficulty heretofore has
been to convince European consumers
that corn could be utilized as a nutri-
tious food for human beings. Large
quantities have heretofore been ship
ped abroad for brewing purposes, but
the prejudice against it as a food prod
uct was extremely hard to eradicate.
Little by little, however, American corn
has been making Roadway in Europe,
and the Russian importations now in
progress give promise Of an extensive
demand from that country in the near
future. The sections Of Russia in
which corn can be grown profitably
will also grow wheat, and the Russian
farmers are likely to continue to raise
wheat, leaving American corn to be i'm
ported as cheap food for those who
cannot afford to pay the prices wheat
will bring in the European market.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
Cost of Schools in Cities.

A shortage in the school fund in st.
Paul has caused the superintendent of
the school system in that city to make
comparison Of the cost per pupil with
the similar cost in fourteen other cities.
On the basis of the figures Of attend
ance the cost in st. Paul is $22.OS. ONLY
two other cities show a smaller cost
Kansas City, where the school year is
only nine months long and where the
cost is $2O.O7, and Milwaukee, where
the salary account alone makes the
cost $21.S7 Several cities run from S24
to $2S, while the cost amounts to S37 80
in Pittsburg and to $4O.77 in Denver
The eastern cities have much higher
rate than those in the west, Denver ex-
cepted, and there the cost of labor and
fuel is excessive. The figures given
have to do with the entire school svs-
tenn, but the difference is wider when
high schools alone are considered
Boston, with its suburbs, has twelve
high schools, for which it pays a per
capita rate Of $500; on salary basis
alone it amounts to $62.19 In st. Paul
the total per capita cost in high schools
on the basis of average daily Attendance
is $44.36, and out of this $34.2. is ex-
pended for teachers salaries, -Ruffalo
EXPRESS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

The highwayman robs man-per-
haps two men, if he is lucky-and that
is the end of it so far as the extent of
damage is concerned. But the promo
tiers of inflated enterprises based ON
slender prospects start in to rob the
public at large. All goes we'll for a
while, perhaps, as it did with the
FRANKLIN syndicate But the time comes
when the bubble bursts or shrinks to a
poor semblance of it's former self, and
the damage is widespread. When the
hour of collapse or contraction arrives
we have all the troubles of a financial
panic SO far as these securities are con-
cerned. Sometimes when the smash
comes those who are really responsible
have escaped. Sometimes the guilty
go down with the innocent, the promo
ters with the investors. The punish
ment Of wrongdoing falls upon the in
nocent, upon the public at large. Even
those who have had no share in the
game, who have not touched or han
died the perilous thing, are caught in
the pinch with those who have taken
the risk. Real. values are the only val
ues that count in the long run Dishon-
esty incorporated is just as much dig
honesty as if it were practiced by indi-
V1duals. And in the end it is about as
sure to suffer the penalty.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

One Of the matters now discussed by
the Iowa teachers is the making Of the
township the unit Of organization. IN
der the present system each independ-
ent school district, says the Chicago
Tribune, has board of directors and
secretary, making more than twenty
five officers in the average township.
Many teachers believe better results
could be had by abolishing these dis
trict boards and cenralizing control of
the schools in township boards. The
experience in other States would bear
out this view. In Philadelphia the
schools are managed in most wasteful
fashion, there being a board of school
directors for each ward in the city with
great powers. The result is an extrav-
CANT management. Whenever there are
many boards, each consisting Of many
members, then there are large num-
Der Of persons whose personal interests
must be looked after and whose friends
must be provided for. By reducing the
number Of directors these influences
are reduced and economy follows. The
Legislature will do well to reorganize
the school system with the township as
the basis of organization.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
WHY HE HAD TO MOVE.

Unfortunate Lived Next Door to a Doc
tor with Night Calls.
"Why, man." said the landlord to q
tenant whom he had recently secured
for house that had been unoccupied
for several months, you're not going to
vacate so soon? You've only been there
a month"
Il know it and month more would
be the end Of me. am going to get a
house way out in the suburbs and in
the centre of a big lot. You'll never
getme into double house again as long
as 1 live. I'd rather take the family
and camp out"
1.-The place is all told you it was. sir;
good house, good neighborhood and
everything in good repair. I'll look to
you for the rent until the end of the
term.
'That's all right, and I'll pay it. I'm
not mean enough to try to sublet it,
either. One thing you didn't tell me-
that the man in the other end of the
house is doctor and that he seems to
have trained his paints to call on him
at night. haven't had any s,eep worth
speaking of in the whole three weeks.
Coming up on the porch they reach
my door first. They ring the bell as
though it were fire alarm and then
begin pounding on the door. When I'm
forced to go to the door to prevent its
being broken in and to give the rest of
the folks little show to sleep, it's Get
into your clothes, doc. and come right
over to the house, or, Jimmie has the
Group, or, .Baby's having an awful time
with his teeth or, why didn't you call
this evening as you agreed to? If I put
my head out of the window and try to
explain they get hot, tell me had bet
ter take in my sign, better retire from
business, or something worse IN
bring YOU the keys this evening.
Detroit Free Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
soss TALkER OF THE NAVY.

!. rormander Lucien Young Wins the
Purse in Novel Contest.
good story comes up from CUBA
ahout well-known naval off1cer.
wherever the United States navy IS
~nown Commander I,ucien Young IL
known. Young was one OF the men
who went to the rescue of the ship
wrecked sailors at Samoa after the
great cyclone in 1883, says the Washing
ton Star. He also performed daring
feat off Cape Hatteras when the huron
was lost. and was presented with a
sword by the state of Maryland as re-
sult of it. He was one of the leading
party at Honolulu when the cruiser
Boston sent troops there to support
Minister Stevens in his recognition OF
the provisional government which over
threw Queen Liliuokalani in Hawai-.
Iucien is a Kentuckian, and as taIker
is second only to Joe Blackburn of that
state. But to get to the story. 1t ap-
pears that some naval officers were to-
gether down in Havana, and late ar
rival wiped his brow, ordered a drink,
and remarked that he was completely
talked out. as he had been up against
the greatest talker in the navy.
81 guess you must have struck Luc1en
Young.'' remarked one of the other of
ficers.
s.No,'' he replied; 81 havejust been up
against plain Smith"
''Well, then, you have got another
guess coming as to who is the great
est talker," responded the man who
had mentioned Young's name.
81 don't know what your man Young
can do" said the newcomer, "but
have S. to back my man Smith against
him.
sTaken," answered the champion of
Lucien Young, quickly, and the money
was put up in a third mans hands.
1t was agreed that nothing should be
said either to Young or to Smith, but
it was arranged that this group of naval
officers should bring them together and
quietly allow them to get started on
some topic. The arrangements We're
all made The men met casually. A
drink or two was passed around and
some topic introduced with which both
Young and Smith were familiar. The
others dropped out. leaned back in their
chairs, and smoked their cigars, while
Smith and Young talked against each
other over the table. This went on for
matter of two hours, and each ap-
parently doing his level best. Finally.
Smith brought his fist down on the ia
BILE with a bang and said: "Lucien
Young, you are the greatest talker in
the navy. I'll quit you right here"
The money was passed over to
Young's hacker, and the joke explained,
amid loud laughter on the part of those
who had perpetrated it upon the two
takers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

1t is but poor compliment to a sol
dier-or, rather, il is not compliment
at ALTO say of him that he was abso-
lutely ignorant Of fear. 1t is the over
coming of fear, not the entire absence
of it, which constitutes bravery. In
other words, the man who has never
experienced the sensation of fear-if
such a man ever Ived-is lacking in
relative judgment. He cannot reason
from cause to effect far enough to see
that if he does certain thing he is sure
to be killed. And such mental COM
position, so far from constituting great
ness, is merely a sign of weak intellect.
Hence we may be sure that Gen. Law
ton, despite the assertions of his inju-
dicious friends, knew very well what
fear was, but he did not allow it to in
f1uence his conduct or his judgment.
That is the real bravery which marks
the gallant soldier. The other type
the disposition to rush at any antagon-
list without reasoning or reflections
the mere brute instinct of the bulldog
and it doesn't win battles.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

day morning and return to his SUNDAY
school-room with his pony ioaoeu
down with street gamins, and the iast
enlistments would be hanging on 70
the pony's tail as they marched aions
behind. During some OF these cary
Chicago days Mr.. Moody would sieep
on the benches in the T. NJ. y. a.
rooms because he had no other piaco
to 60. In strange contrast to the many
valuable oil paintings which acorn MS
late home are two plain photographs
which occupy prominent places on the
wall of his favorite room. One repre-
sents IA ragged and dirty street urcn-
ms. the other IL of the same group
clean and neatly dressed after they
had been under Mr.. Moody's lnstruc-
tions for a few weeks.
Mr.. Moody will live in memory DIS
one of the greatest, if not the greatest
evangelist Of the nineteenth century.
He spoke to millions of people, ana
thousands were brought WITHIN the
folds of Christianity through his lnnu-
ence. The civilized world has read.
and reads, his sermons, and Chrlsten-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

Scientific men predict that pathogenic
bacteria, OF. disease-breeding germs, are
destined to be exterminated in civilized
lands, along with man-eating beasts
and venomous serpents. And why not?
Already the progress of medical sci
ence has gone far to eliminate or cancel
the poison of typhoid and diphtheria;
the bacillus Of consumption is being
hunted to it's lair; and in cities where
sanitation is duly regarded the scourge
of cholera and yellow fever need no
longer be feared.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

the hotel clerk that he wished to be
called unusually early on the following
morning. He explained that he wished
to call upon Mr.. Armour in the morn
ing, and added: HE likes people who
get around early" On another Occa-
sion when preaching in the slums of
q large city he was delayed in leaving
the hall till late in the evening. AS he
left the building a number Of roughs
were waiting to annoy him. He heard
them say, Here he comes!" and they
prepared to jostle him from the side
walk. He walked directly up to the
ringleader, and with the greatest self
possession said: MY friend, won't you
lust help me on with this oyercoat? |
am not quite so active now as | was at
your age, and some day, when you are
as old as / am, I'll be glad to do you
the same favor" The bully gracefully
held the overcoat, and Mr.. Moody,
after thanking him, walked on unmo-
Tested. Such instances as these show
the wonderful tact that the man pos
sessed in handling people.
Beginning His Work.
Mr. Moody began his work as an
evangelist in Chicago. He was the
teacher of small Sunday school class,
and he determined to reach the chill
dren of the slums and streets. He
worked among them and used every
means to attract them to the Sunday
school. Sometimes he attracted them
candy, and he had pony with which
he went about the city in search Of
boys. It is said that he would start
out on recruiting expedition on Sun
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
PHOTOGRAPHY INl.v,.
Difficulties in Present;n Y

Difficulties in Presentin.
terially Lessened BY ca
photography has reduced I, ~
ficulties in lawsuits and trials @
imum," remarked a member Of @ ~
I'm times past it was tho v u
custom in murder trials to t ts,
juries to the scenes of tho aN
that they could get a better upd I.ae
ing of the testimony and tho =,
the case. Besides the time i, a
there was considerable expense s l
there was considerable expense =
grams, drawings and sketches ooa,.
ly used in important trials, Ana
now done away by the nhotos
which is always accurate. In n.y.
copies of exhibits in civil causos
deeds, wills and the like the blr,
has done away entirely with n.
vices of the draughtsmen who vs,'
ployed to reproduce the same,
81 remember well the celebrate,
of General Daniel Sickles, then
preventative from New York fs
murder Of Philip Barton Key, wh0 n
the United States Distributions \
pictorial exhibits in this trial AL
filled one of the walls of the courth,1
The clubhouse in the front of whiSl
shooting occurred, now the site n |
Lafayette Square opera-house, VIM
course, the principal picture N
there was a drawing of Lafau1
square, showing how Key signalel, \
to Mrs. Sickles, who resided on ssl
posite side of that square, and 4
drawing of the house on Fifta|
street, between Il and L streets MD
the meetings between Colonel KEYS
Mrs. Sickles took place, as well az
signals which were displayed OOS
house indicating to Key whether uS
Mrs. Sickles had arrived there.
sides these, there were other pcu
and diagrams which were prepared
William Forsyth, the city survgl
They cost considerable money, butt
whole thing could now be better
presented at the expense of a couple
dollars and ten minutes use Of a koA
I have known Of hundreds Of dOh
being expended in the preparation
facsimiles Of exhibits, forgeries h
all of which can now be reproduce
a half hour by the blue print pros
and at a very trifling expense comp
atively." -Washington star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

The year nineteen hundred offers a
considerable range of choice to persons
interested in anniversaries pertaining
to literary men whose claim to remem-
brance is indisputable. Scholars have
the five hundredth anniversary Of the
death of Chaucer in mind, and repair
with fresh delight to that ''well Of En-
glish undefyled." Richard Hooker, the
English divine, has been dead three
centuries. His distinction had the added
felicity Of winning Izak Walton's pen
to record it's fullness. The centenary of
Cowper's death is numbered with the
notable days in the year. Many to
whom his works may not otherwise ap-
peal will be grateful for the spiritual
refreshment which they owe to his de-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18

Phillips Brooks said, in the last
Thanksgiving sermon he preached: 81
defy a man to put his finger upon any
page of history when it was clearer
than it is to-day that man has some
thing to do with his brethren and that
they are his brethren. Yes, it belongs
to nations, too. No nation dare act in
sublime selfishness." Whether the re-
straining motive be high or low, the
fact of greed, envy, hate, under some
control is a ground of hope for indi-
viduals and governments.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-18
A Puzzle in Trade.

A mother gave to each of her two
sons thirty apples to SELL Johnny sold
his at two for cent and brought moth
er home 10 cents. George disposed of
his lot at three for cent returning IA
cents. There combined sales amounted
to 25 cents. On the following day
mother went out with sixty apples and
sold them at the rate of five for 9 cents.
receiving "a cents for the lot. Where
is the missing 1 cent?