Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-11-14

"The homely simplicity of the admi-
raj is conspicuous here as in battle.
He brings his lunch of sandwiches and
fruit in little wicker basket, chats
with counsel, officers and the other
members of the court during the mid
day rest while munching his bread and
meat, relaxing for the time the severity
of the judge.
dewey is good mixer but nobody
ever forgets that he is admiral, U. S.
N. Camaraderie and dignity character
ize his attitude, which could not be
! said of self conscious man. His dig
nifty is respected because he doesn't
think of it. 1t is simple and unaffected,
part of the man.
"As his fame was heightened by his
course after the battle of Manila, SO his
conduct of the Schley inquiry throws
/ light on his character and helps people
to understand him.
considered either as Uncle George
| or Admiral Dewey, he wears well. His
place is safe whatever may become of
| other fighters in the Spanish war;"
The Old Man Eloquent
The remarkable success of that great
Missourian Mark Twain as a stump
| speaker is another Illustration of the
| fact that the American can do any
thing he turns his mind or hand to.
Twain is past seventy-an old man in
| years, much older in achievement-and
had never participated in politics to any
considerable extent. but had devoted
his life to literature, eschewing stump
| speaking especially. Nevertheless hav-
ing passed the psalmist's allotment of
! threescore and ten, he boldly steps up
on the rostrum and walks away with
| the honors as a stumper in the redhot
| municipal campaign just had in Great
er New York. After that signal tri-
umph of the Old Man Eloquent nobody
will be surprised if he sets up for a
preacher or writer of grand opera.
Anything appears possible of his
achievement now. If he should appear
as clog dancer nobody would be sur
prised, or as a fashionable man milli-
ner.
A la SulIy.
| One of the most peculiar examples Of
literary or oratorical plagiarism known
| among men is that of General Sir Red
vers Butler stealing John L. Sullivan's
stock speech when the immortal "Sul-
ly'' was in his prime and before he got
mixed up in that fatal engagement
with Jeemes J. Corbett at New Orleans.
Before that unfortunate event in "Sul-
ly's" career, whenever he was giving
his great show, Honest Hearts and
Willing Hands," and was encored-
which frequently happened-he would
step before the curtain and say, La
dies and gentlemen, I'm a fghterv'
That was true and made the ground
lings roar and throw high their sweaty
caps in air Strange to say, when Gen
eral Sir Redvers Butler appears before
the curtain and roars out Sullivans
old speech, Il am fighter!" the Eng
lish roar out their applause. What
the English need most of all in this
Boer business is a hero-the real thing
Ito compensate them in part for their
great losses in men and treasure and
to soothe their national pride.
He Sees Breakers.
1t is written in an old book, SIT is i'm
possible to serve both God and Mann
mon,' fact which many good folks
appear to be completely forgetting in
these later days, when most of us are
engaged in the mad race after the al
mighty dollar, but once in awhile u
clear voice is raised which recalls with
startling effect the declaration of the
lowly NaZarene. There is man in the
United States named Stephen ]. Brew
preme bench of the United States. He
is generally held in high esteem by his
fellow citizens. He took a shot at the
commercial idea the other day. The
Brooklyn Eagle says:
Supreme Court Justice Brewer rose
to the occasion in his Yale address. So
! much emphasis has been lately laid on
the material progress of the country
and on the Importance of knowledge of
the most advanced business methods
that there has been danger of overlook
ing the need of spiritual and intel
lectual development.
"The need for such talk as that of
| Justice Brewer Is imperative. 1t is
! time that educated men were calling
attention to the fact that "a mans life
consisteth not in the abundance of the
| things that he possesseth.' That a man
! should understand this it is not neces-
sary for him to go through college,
but it is necessary that some higher
standard than that of mere material
success should appeal to him. The
greatest disaster that could happen to
this country would be the abandon
| ment of the ideals for which men have
fought and died. 1t was not petty
tax on tea or on legal documents which
impeIled the colonial fathers to rebel.
1t was interference in their liberties.
The war which they fought to defend
their rights cost them many times more
than the tax would have amounted to
IN a generation. 1t was not for dollars
and cents that they were fighting. The
commercial instinct did not blind them
to the fact that there was something of
much greater Importance than money"
Incredible.
Galilei stated great truth-now ac-
cepted by all save the 'sun do move"
followers of Rev. John Jasper-when
he said, THE earth moves" He con-
tented himself with the general state
ment of the general movement of the
!, earth. He never intimated whether it