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New-York tribune., 1902-10-11

having been confirmed in his conjecture, The
Dootch ere the bravest people OF modern times
The world has been rinnin' after red rag of
a Frenchman: hut he was nothing 10 William
the silent. When Pheelip Of Spain sent his
Duke Of Alya to squelch those Dutchmen, they
ioost squelched him like rotten egg-aye, they
did" SAYS Dr. Cuyler;
He was then in his prime hale and ath-
latic ,,itb a remarka bly keen blue eve a strong
lower jaw and stid iron gray hair, brushed up
from canacious forehead; and he had look
of a sturdy country deacon dressed up a
sunday morning for church. He was very care
fuIlv attired in a new suit that day. for visiting
and as / rose 10 leave he said 10 me, Il am
going up into London and | will walk wi We"
We sailed out and he strobe the pavement
with long strides like a pIougnman
on subsequent visit DR.. CuyIer met Glad
stone II was while the Geneva Arbitration
Tribunal was sitting and the Premier wanted
some light on certain things-notably on a
speech Of Charles Sumner i'm the Senate Dr.
Cuyler gave q hint or two in regard to that
eloquent Senator's idiosyncrasies. He enjoyed
"A Southern story about a colored preacher vho
explained his method thus Il takes de text
fust; splains IT. den | spounds it, and den
I puts i'm de rousements" He said il vas the
hest description Of real parliamentary elo-
quence. Many other people of note pass before
us in these pages. There is DR.. John Brown
author Of ~Rab and His Friends" short. bald.
and resembling President Van Buren,. With
keen fervid. sensitive spirit There IS Dean
Stanley. with the gentleness Of sweet girl and
the courage of "A lion, whose sermon in the
Abbey Dr. Cuyler criticised in a candid note
10 the preacher, and received note Of thanks
and vigorous justification in return. Newman
Han and Spurgeon he knew well; the former
a 'hospitable Gaius" in his home with the
sportiyeness OF a schoolboy. and prodigious
pedestrian. Spurgcon he considers the most re-
markable English preacher Of the century He
showed him the fifteen stately volumes of his
printed sermons. since then more than doubled,
and the file OF his sermon notes. each Cue on
"A half sheet Of note paper or the back of an
envelope. When asked If ne wrote his sermons
out. he said. Il would rather be hung" Yet
for many years ne went To the pulpit under such
nervous agitation that IL often brought on
violent attacks Of vomiting and outbreaks Of
perspiraton. which ne only slowly outgrew
OF his own work Or. Cuyer speaks modestIy
and suggestivey. He is ardent tenn
perancc reformer, believing in temperance
work as part Of the Church. yet IA
vorlng local option. and directing the main
assault not chiefly upon liquor selling.
but upon liquor using. He describes hts Cwn
methods of work in the pulpit. beginning his
sermon every Tuesday and at first writing part
of IL out. hut after thirty years he discarded
written sermons During his long service ne
never wasted "A single moment in defending
Gods word IN his pulpit" And as 10 the
higher criticism he rejoices that in his college
days they were no more disturbed with "the
much yaunted Biblical criticisms than with
Joe Smiths golden plates at Nauvoo"
New-York tribune., 1902-10-11
DIR. CUYLER'S MEMORIES.
A RECORD OF INTERESTING EXPERT
ENCES.

RFCOILFCTIONS OF A LONG LIFE. An Auto
biography BY Theodore l-edyaId -, u\ r. oc-
tavo. pp. viii $50 The BAKER i"Si'r COM
pany.
Dr Cuyler has travelled much and seen much
and met many prominent men; ne has packed
this volume fun Of anecdotes, especially Of the
men and his unassuming account or his eN-
periences is made interesting from beginning 70
end He began his travels early-the year after
ne WAS graduated from Princeton-when he
went to England sailing vessel, and al
mo 81 upon landing started for Nindermere 20
see Wordsworth. His first glimpse Of him was
OF an old man in a blue cloak and Glengauy
cap. with a bunch Of heather stuck jauntily
in the top driving by the inn. The next morn
ing ne called upon him. and describes him thus.
Instead Of A grave recluse in scholastic black
whom L expected TO see. l found an affabe and
Iowa ble old man. dressed in the roughest coat
OF blue. with metal buttons, ana checked trou-
sers more like a New-Nork farmer than an
English poet. His nose was very large, his
forehead a lofty dome OF thought, and his long
white locks huns over ms stooplns shoulders,
his eyes presented a singular. haiI closed APP
pearance.
He INQUIRED about Irving Mrs Sisourncy
and other American authors. and spoke with
great vehemence about an international cony-
right law In their long walk. for which NJ
put on a pair OF double purple glasses ne
showed his visitor Rydal Water. Grassmere and
the rest or tne siehls keeping up the While a
lively conversation Soon afterward DR.. Cuyler
visited Dickens-handsome. with deep dark
lustrous syes. a merry mouth wreathed with
laughter and a luxurious mass Of dark hair
in a sort OF stack over his forehead He inn
pressed his visitor as possessing the most SUPER
abOunding NiNacity he had ever met with In
any
A call upon Carlyle in the famous LITTLE. brick
house az Chelsea followed. He greeted his vis-
itOr heartily. with oomical look Of surprise and
the remark. You are vera young mon: and
characteristcaliy went on TO observe .Your
own name. 1 see. is Dootch The word
'cuyler means a deliver, or one who digs under
ground You must be a Dutchman." And then
New-York tribune., 1902-10-11
NAPOLEON.
MORE ECHOES FROM THE PERIOD OF
HIS CAPTIVITY

WITH NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA: Being the
Memoirs 81 Dr John stokoe AaNa4 pi SIrESpl. t,E
mcauN hy Edith : Stokoe. Octave. pp. VI
25s John Lane
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said John Baptist Cana was in possession of It
neIore II was established in the rent roll Of this
department. which was in 1IGS From an Old
"ethd existing i'm this department IL seems the
Sdld John Baptist Cana, who built up the wine
press IN lt1I and taking Ctook? the walnut
Tree from one of his properties once possessed
~ count Louis Salomoue in the place called
iSolt IN IN" territory OF this department. Ii is
dlsH SAID that there We're not sufficient oxen in
the region To carry the tree. which yet
green. TO the place where the house was subse
fIvhtIy place., after having built the press. IL
" as necessary 10 provide half a COW, with
Anu'h bread and wine. 10 compensate the men
VINO helped for the carrying OF the famous log
Nalch was considered a rarity in the country
on Serrevilla. This is ali / have been able to
GET hy searching in the archives of the depart
ueht and by speaking with the oldest men of
the country"
me account Is accompanied by a lithOphotO
illustration of the log in question. the dimen-
slons or which are quoted as about 26 feet long
ana = feet To :; feet 4 inches square
New-York tribune., 1902-10-11
AZ OLD P4RIsIly BooKSELLEP.

Paris correspondence of The London IeeSrdph
one of the most popular, as well as most
erudite OF Paris vendors OF rare books. VI. l't-
ouet has died at an advanced age. in his rooms
IN the Avenue dc IOptra. whittier ne feuItd
when ne save-Hp his remarkable shop on Ihe
DUAL Noltairc The deceased had suueriutcnded
i'm his time Gales of such libraries as those or
the COmtc ia Behange. the Marquis de Iah'.iS b
the Baron de la Roche Lacarelle and NJ I+EH'-
ROLES. DURING a.spaCe OF seventy years A. I"i %
quet kept his shop. and would never nave III
lighted by gas For htty years ne had IL elhEle
assistant. who was specialist like hliiSeu-
This was Amad~e. who we'll known io many
book lovers. and with whom the Duo Auindie
never failed TO shake hands when he looked INTO
the shop on the Quai Nolt1ir" NJ. F"iqueI
made a good deal of money out of his sales His
only recreation after he shut up his shop was
To go To the Comedie Francatsc to witness one
of the classical plays, for he abhorrrd the tto-
manticists and the Redlists. The old bookseller
had presented the COmtdie with a very rare
edition of Moliere. published in lddh- ln return
he was allowed a permanent free seat IN the
leading layhouSe
New-York tribune., 1902-10-11

From Notes and Queries.

From Notes and Queries
When / was a la1 IL was all the vogue 10
call any one who "a little hlt eccentric
or unlike other people" cure, snort Tor
curiosity" Nobody ever hears the W'rd now .
il Is always "juggns' on mug AGAIN hui
ing the DAYS Of John Leech "a fashiohahiS
dressed man was described as "a sven nova
days il IS usually "masher or IoIi
"Other times. other manners The WORD
swell / cannot trace further back imam loh
and Jerry" but in that talented work FlTi'e
Ecan uses ,he word as one COMMONLY taken
for granted at the period ..,-t.,
With regard To johnnie" short for Johnny
Raw, we have il on the authority or Bar
rere and Leland that the word originated al
Saudhurst where the "oldsters used To ask
contemptuously. ANY more Johnnirs. VOW
DAYS II is applied indiscrmnatey 20 any @Hl1le @
biped lust as "bloke' chap. cove J"Nt''
"ChOllie' etc. - .,.r.1 ,.,,,.
Al The latter end Of 1864 slang word came
somewhat into fashion in London 10 dtslsi1'e
a smartly dressed young fellow IN t'P ma,
muller or ''muller-cut-doWh. ll uu no.
have a very long run as a street cant uu, ~
was always meant while 10 its'yG' u ~ ~ - ",
cidedIy derogatory TO the dignity OF young men
thus derded
New-York tribune., 1902-10-11

i used 90 think that marriage made men old
sour and suspicious. / find / was mistaken II
Is not tho WIfe-it Is the money market
People say that business men are hard
mo them as a matter oi fact. far more tender
hearted than artists and others who are sun
posed 20 boz above commercial affairs"
Men who concentrate their intellect on great
projects. financial. imperial and otherwise will
ideas"
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public places" | explained that 10 was on the
hotel register that had seen "'ThoWas Carlyle. .
1t was not mine ne replied. II never UdNrl
only when / ride on a horse iu the teeth of the
wind 10 get out Of this smoky London
would like To see America. You may boast oi
your DimocTacy. or any other Cravy. or amy
other kind Of political roobish. bUt the reason
why your laborinC folk are so happy Is that
YOU have "a vast deal of land for very few
people" In this rack, picturesque vein me- ran
ON for an hour in the most cordial good huInor
He was then I'm his prime. hale and athletic,
with a remarkably keen. blue eye. q strong
lower Jaw and stin iron gray hair. brushed up
from a capacious forehead and he had look
OF q sturdy country deacon dressed up ON a
SUNDAY morning for church
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The doctor was then taken into the En-
perors room. Napoleon lay "A sofa; his skin
was sallow and his features drawn. The pain in
his side had not abated, and the slightest press
Nre on that spot made him cry out. After care
ful examination Stokoe found as ne believed
most Of tho symptoms denoting chronic affec-
zion Of the liver.
How long might a man live with such COM
plaintr" asked the Emperor, al the same time
requesting the doctor 10 answer him without
evasion.
There are Instances Of men living 10 an ad-
Nanced period"
Yes. but is as likely 10 live 10 that period
an a tropical climate?"
what is the danger 10 s aprrehendedg"
INFLAMMATION, and pose bly, suppuration"
What would he the consequences OF thatP"
~ matter formed and II broke into the in
testines he might he saved; II II pointed eN-
tcrnally he might he saved by an operation: but
~ it burst into the cavity OF the abdomen. death
must ensuo."
The Emperor cIenched his hand and ex-
claimed. Il should have lived To the age OF
eighty II they had not brought me 10 this vile
place"
touched by an the words implied OF disap-
pointed vitality and energy, of power stihed in
its prime.
The upshot OF II all was that poor stokoe
found himself torn between conflicting interests
He OWNED that Napoleon was really in bad
shape. but he was unfortunate in his mode of
carrying on the necessary transactions between
himself his superiors and his patient. Lowe
only too ready find fault with any one
whose attitude toward the Emperor was in the
slightest measure sympathetic and official inter
ference ensued. resulting In humiliation for
man who, after an. appears 10 have tried his
best 10 do his duty. The book recording his
trouble deepens. as We have said. the conviction
that Sir Hudson Lowe was csptious and incom-
ps'enI IL also inclines us TO believe that while
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/ FAMOUS WALNUT LoG.

From Notes and Queries
The Timber Trades Journal for July i slves
the Following translation of the history ot
St,innt loe iust received az Liverpool from
Italy. 49,. ,,.,
Referring 10 the log of walnut you nav NV lslol
purchased from my brother, AnthoIy I"St Sgat'
he got A. from INV deceased father John Baptist,
April - 1892. NV father got IL on fepIudIy
2O. 1863 from Charles Delanesfd, VIM s"t ~
hereditarily from his mother hetey a. 80, 4. az
September 2s 1910 Ketty Cana got ~ hersdi-
tarily from her father April o. los the
New-York tribune., 1902-10-11
4 NEW PARIS urSEru.
From The Athrnrnm.

From The AthenRum.
Nine Falguiere the widow OF the distin
suished artist. has added more To the
numerous museums in Pars-the Musee Fal-
guieTe. This is AT the deceased artists studio.
NO. 6S Rue dAssas. where Falguiere worked
during the last years OF his life: and IL is we'll
furnished with all the remaining works of the
artist both in painting and in sculpture in the
New-York tribune., 1902-10-11
a GLIMPSE or CARLYLE.

From DR.. Cuyler's Recollections.
l asked him why he didn't visit America, and
told him that l had observed his name regis
tered at AmbesIie, on Lake Windermere Nae
nae said he. Il never scrabble my name in
New-York tribune., 1902-10-11

stokoe meant well he was too feeble char
aoter for his failure 70 be Surprising
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-03-06
John Hays Tribute
to William MCKINLEY

Washington, Feb. 2S.-A notable
address was made yesterday at the
MchInley memorial services in The
capitol. There was a distinguished
gathering of Americas foremost
statesmen, jurists and public o1cials.
In part Secretary Hay said:
One can conceive how the death
OF dictator may change the political
conditions ola empire; how the en-
tinction OF narrowing line of kings
may bring in an alien dynasty but
in a well ordered republic like ours.
the ruler may fall but the state feels,
no tremor. Our beloved and reveled
leader is .gone-but the natural pro-
cess OF our laws provided us a sue
cessor, identical in purpose and
ideals, nourished by the same teach
ings, inspired by the same principles.
pledged by tender affection as well
as by high loyalty to carry to compile
ton the immense task committed to
his hands, and to smite with iron Sc
verify every manifestation of that
hideous crime which his mild prede-
cessor, with his dying breath. for
gave. The LOW struck at our dear
friend and ruler was as deadly as
blind hate could make it; but the
piow struck at anarchy was deadlier
still.
What world of insoluble PROF.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-03-06

may have been such cases before
came. but have not heard of them.
Il am not sure that men would not
make successful teachers. We had
some men teachers in Boston, and
they were successful. but not in as
great measure as the women, for the
reason stated. men have not nearly as
much patience as women. Chinese
pupils need teachers that will be
patient, as it is hard for them to
study in our language.
II recognize that there is danger
If the right sort of teachers are not
employed. There is no danger where
the women are sensible, and it must
be said to the credit of the Chinese
young men that they are not the first
to make advances, but they are en-
couraged If the teacher happens to be
a giddy young girl"
There are several other large
Chinese Sunday schools in Brooklyn,
and it is a rare thing indeed for a
marriage to take place between teach
er and pupil, there having been only
one such case in number of years.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-03-06
OUR NATIVE LAND.

Huge and alert, iraseible, yet strong.
We make our fitful way mid right
and wrong.
One time we pour out millions to be
free,
Then rashly sweep an empire from
the sea!
One time we pull the shackles from
the slaves,
And then. quiescent, we are ruled by
knaves.
Often we rudely break restraining
bars,
And confidently reach out toward the
stars.
Yet under all there flows hidden
stream
Sprung from the Rock of Freedom, the
great dream
OF Washington and Franklin, men of
old
Who knew that freedom is not bought
with gold
This the land we love, our heritage,
Strange mixture of the gross and fine,
yet sage
And full of promise-destined to be
great.
Drink TO Our Native Land! God bless
the state!
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-03-06
DEAD MEMS EYES.
The Retina Does Not Retain the
Image of What Was Last Seen.

Wonderful rs are many of its
achievements, science is often dis
tinctly disappointing. Charles Dickens
was never reconciled to the scientific
dictum that the spontaneous combus-
ton of the rum-soaked Mr.. Krook was
impossible. To the day of his death
the great novelist doubted the
thoroughness of scientists. The
coroner of Rochester, n. Y, is keenly
disappointed over the failure of
science to photograph from the
retina of a murdered jeweler the
image of the murderer, who must
have been the last person to make
an impression on the retina. Mr..
Linkering, photographer of thirty
five years experience, was employed
to do the work witd powerful magni-
flying glasses but all that could be
made out was a small elongated blur.
The coroner had counted positively
on conclusive evidence as to the iden.
tity of the murderer.
The popular fallacy that the retina,
or sensitive inner surface of the eye
ball, of a dead person will retain an
image of the object on which the
vision was last directed is of ancient
origin, and it has persisted in spite of
positive statement of scientists that
the thing is impossible. Although
no image ever has been found in a
dead persons eye, story tellers re-
fuse to relinquish so valuable a
scheme for the detection of fictional
murderers, Even Kipling, with all
his originality, finds use for it in the
story of an English officers suicide
in India. The officer had seemed to
be troubled by the vision of some
horror, and when he was found dead
doctor took u kodak, and, without
the use of a lens. obtained negative
of the re.ina. On this he saw the
unspeakable horror.
fallacy had its birth in the fact that
the eye is fitted with lens, and that
the image of an object is impressed
on the retina The mistake is in as
Stunning that in case of sudden death
the impression does not vanish. The
eye has been used as a Photographic
camera and by the application OF
potash alum the retina has been made
to hold an image. Unfortunately for
perpleXed coroners, however. nature
does not treat the eye with potash
alum, and the image of the murderer
soon disappears from the retina of
his victim-Philadelp Record
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-03-06

, lovely and Sorr0wing empress, whose
harmless life could hardly have ez-
cited the animosity of a demon.
Against that devilish spirit nothing
avails-nelther virtue nor patriotism.
nor age, nor youth, nor conscience,
nor pity. We can no. even say
that education is sufficient safe
guard against this baleful evil-for
most of the wretches whose crimes
have so shocked humanity in recent
years, are men not unlettered, VINO
have gone from the common schools,
through murder to the scaffold.
The life of William Mckinley was.
from his birth to his death, typically
American. There is no environment.
should say, anywhere else in the
world which could produce just such
character. He was born into that
way of life which elsewhere is called
the middle class, but which in this
country is so nearly universal as to
make of other classes an almost neg
ligible quantity. He was neither rlcn
nor poor-neither proud nor humble,
he knew no hunger he was not sure
OF satisfying, no luxury which could
eneryate mind or body. His parents
were sober, God-fearing people; in
telligent and upright; without preteu-
lions an Without humility. He grew
up in the company of boys like him.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-03-06
THE STORM SIGNALS.

The right of a ship to sail out in
the open sea when storm signals are
flying is to be tested in the United
States Circuit court here at an early
date. The vessel which attains the
honor of making a test of this novel
question is the schooner Emily B
Maxwell, and the Haywood Rattan
company is the concern forcing the is
sue.
The Maxwell sailed out of Charlie
voiX, Mich, September II. 1900, for
Chicago. with a cargo of lumber
Storm signals were flying, but when
the Maxwell left the weather was
fine and pleasant. Five hours later
the ship was struck by a severe storm
and her deckload, owned by the Hey
wood company, was swept overheard.
1t was valued at $1,000, for which
amount suit has been brought.
In trying this case Judge Kohlsaat
will be called upon TO pronounce on
the reliability of the storm warnings
sent out by the Weather Bureau. He
will have to determine the duties of a
captain who is in port during pleas
ant day when storm signals are flying.
Lake captains have never yet found
out whether it was their duty to go
and run the risk of facing bad storm
or stay in port and run another risk
of losing valuable time. In the
Maxwell case there are some side is
sues of barometer, ETC., but the main
point is the reliability of the weather
signals.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-03-06
sydney's Fathers Occupation.

When Sydney's mother entered him
in the kindergarten she gave him a
shove and remarked, You'll have an
awful time with him, he's just like his
Ia"
Sydney proved to be unsociable and
to break the ice asked him next
morning what his mother was doing.
He replied "She amt doing nothin'.
| then said, What is your father doing
this morning." | underttood his
mothers introduction when Sydney re-
piled: HE amt doing nothin either,
only cussin' my mother R)l around the
house
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-03-06
TEACHING CHINESE.
Rev. Robert Macdonald Prefers Wo.
men in Sunday School to Men.

hcN. hOpcFt WdCDOndiu FFeIeTS WO-
men in Sunday School to Men.
The question whether 1t would not
be a good idea to have men teachers
for Chinese Sunday school pupils in
stead of women is again being dis
cussed. The statement is once more
made that the pupils fall in love with
the teachers, and that there is much
jealousy among the pupils If there is
more than one In the class. The
question comes to the front again
through the change from women to
men teachers in Presbyterian
church in Jersey City, where the in.
structors were all young women. Sew
eral of these young women got mar
ried, and 1t became difficult to get
teachers, and for this reason the
change was made.
The Rev. Robert Macdonald pastor
of the Washington Avenue Baptist
church, when asked what he thought
of the idea of having men teachers
for Chinese Sunday school pupils,
said:
Il am glad to answer that question.
1t came up In Boston when I was a
pastor there and it had long and care
full discussion. In the Chinese depart
ment of the Sunday school of the
church of which / was pastor there
were 100 pupils, and in the school
here there are from so to 20. Chinese
young men, as rule. are proper,
gentlemanly and modest. The teach
ers are not usually young girls, but
sensible, middle-aged women.
THE principal reason why Chinese
young men prefer women teachers to
men is because the women have pa
tience. which the men lack. Chinese
men have told me this and emphasized
It. ! do not know of a single case in
the school in Boston or here where
the pupils have made love to III cir
teachers and married them There