Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 14 April 1899 — Page 2

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FRIDAY. APRIL 14, 1899.

THAT Nebraska regiment's work in the Philippines is an offset to Mr. Bryan's speeches against expansion.

Now that Admiral Dewey

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clared that he will never be a candidate, perhaps the Democratic press will kindly find another man sure to upset Mr. McKinley in the Republican nominating convention.

A PESSIMISTIC correspondent in the Philippines now referB to the "professional revolutionists," and we may ex pect to hear next of that sagacious barbarian, Aguinaldo, forming a revo lution trust.

THE President makes good use of his power to appoint cadets to West Point when he gives sons of army officers a chance to follow in the path their fathers have trod. The boy whose father died for his country has a right to grow up to fill his father's place.

COLONEL BRYAN seems to be sitting up o' nights inventing epigrams, each of them sillier and flatter than its predecessor. His latest is that "Imperialism is the poor man's load." Why not "The windjammer's delight" or '•The demagogue's bogie"?

MR. BRYAN evidently thinks that by putting his feet under the table at a dollar dinner he is proving himself "one of the plain people." The plain people hereabouts are satisfied with a fifteen cent lunch and consider it good enough for any man. The thought of a dollar a plate symposium simply takes their breath.

W n. J. BRYAN sets great stress on the discovery that fifteen per cent, of tne people of Porto Rico are dissatisfied with the American government. If Mr. Bryan will kindly refer us to a time in our nation's history when a large per cent, of Americans were not dissatisfied with the government he will inform the public of something not now generally known.

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY IB leaving nothing undone that he thinks will maintain or add to the existing good feeling between the north and the south. His latest act in that line was to accept an invitation to attend an encampment and reunion of ex-con-federates, under the control of the Daughters of the Confederacy, to be held at Falls Church, Va., June 7 and S, and to deliver an address.

THE Union Pacific railway will invite over three hundred colleges and universities of the United States to send an expert geologist or paleontologist, with a corps of assistants, to Wyoming the coming summer to visit the fields of gigantic fossil remains which are found in that state. The invitations will offer, in the interests of science, free transportation from Chicago on the east and San Francisco on the west to Laramie and return.

AT each of sixteen Porto Rican towns twenty-five natives are to be enlisted in the United States army. They will be formed into a battalion of four companies, under American commissioned officers, and will serve on the island until July 1, 1901, receiving the regular army pay and allowances. The non-commissioned officers will be natives who can speak English. This order is a recognition of the good behavior of the Porto Rican people.

THE Indianapolis Sentinel has an interview with a prominent leader of the Democratic partyiin New Jersey who iB now in that city, as follows: "As to the feasible Democratic candidate for President in 1900, I can 6ay that the sentiment in my state has not crystalized as yet. Bryan cannot carry New Jersey because of his silver views. No man who ainsists on pushing forward the silver question can carry the eastern states. I don't see why the Democracy wants to bring up the silver question now. Our country is in the best financial shape of all the countries in the world. I wish to say, too, that in my candid judgment if this fighting in our ranks doesn't stop we can't elect anybody."

The fact{that the Sentinel gives space to such "treasonable talk" demonstrates that it is desirous of throwing over Silver andjgiving Bryan the go-by. The Sentinel never was a silver organ at heart "anyhow and before the fad was tafcenVipJby the party abused sil•erites as political fools and suicides. The same i6 t^ue of the Crawfordsville Argus-News.

A PARTY THAT FULFILLS PROM ISES. Collier's Weekly: The Republicans may fairly claim to^have fulfilled most of the promises made in the programme put forth by their national convention at St. Louis. They declared that their return to power would be followed by prosperity, and, whether it should be regarded as the effect of their measures or merely as a coincidence, it is certain that prosperity is here. In no twelvemonth since the civil war have so many farm mortgagas been paid off as during the year 1898. At no time has the volume of our native manufactures been so great, and the marked revival of business in this field has followed by a general rise of wages. In every department of human labor, work is easily obtained and well paid. Our export trade has reached dimensions never before exhibited by this or any other country in this respect, the

United StateB now ranks considerably above Great Britain. Neither are our exports now confined, as they used to be, almost exclusively to raw products we have become large exporters of manufactures, and, as regards locomotives and other commodities fashioned of iron or steel, we seem destined to distance all competitors.

IT WBB said with perfect truth by one of the shrewdest foreign representatives in Cuba that if the island should at any time be abandoned by the United States forces, without any government recognized as competent in place of the United States to preserve order and enforce respect for international obligations, the fleets of foreign .nations would be found in Cuban harbors within a few hours. Duty to their subjects residing and holding property in Cuba would compel foreign powers to prepare at once to defend their rights against any form of lawless outbreak. The inhabitants of Cuba would be powerless. Neither in number nor in resources should they hope to be able to resist foreign aggression for along time to come. Thus no government can come into existence which the United States does not iudge capable and deserving, nor can any other goverrfment obtain from the United States the recognition and protection which would enable it to maintain itself. If General Gomez does not jet see these things, other substantial men in Cuba do, and it is certain that all the most powerful influences among the Cubans themselves, with the influence of the Spaniards aiso, will oppose any disturbance of the islands by premature effort to establish a government before the people are prepared for it.

So MUCH time has been taken up by witnesses whose testimony has been practically the same, that the military court of inquiry has announced that it will hear no more witnesses except those who have something new to offer. General Shafter has reached Washington, in obedience to a summons, and will be heard this week. General Miles may also be heard again. There are all sorts of rumors as to the report that the court will make, but none of them have any more substantial basis than guesses based upon the evidence as a v7hole. The guess most likely to prove true is that the report will recommend that the purchase of canned roast beef for the army should be stopped. The evidence against its unfitness for food is overwhelming. It has not been proven that the refrigerated beef issued to the army was chemically treated, although it has been shown that it is a common practice for fresh meats to be so treated and

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EVER since the bill authorizing twelve new warships became a law, there has been a good natured but spirited rivalry among the friends of various states and cities, to give their names to the new warships. The law provides that battleships and armored cruisers shall be named after states, and cruisers after cities. After consulting with Secretary Long. President McKinley announced the following as the names chosen: For battleships— Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Georgia. For armored cruisers—West Virginia, Nebraska and California. For cruisers —Denver, DeBMoines, Chattanooga, Galveston, Tacoma and Cleveland.

SiNCK' American occupation in the Philippines three great steamship lines have added Manila to their route. Trade follows the flag.

A Hard Fall.

Peter Fisher, while going home last Monday, fell on south Water street in a faint and was so unfortunate as to strike the walk on his face. He sustained a number of ugly cuts and bruises. $100 KewartJ. $100.

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AT THE DOLLAR DINNER.

Memoranda lor the Speech of the Hon. William J. Bryan.

LNew York Sun.

Friends and Fellow-Citizens, I come not here to eat You know too well The story of my thralldom— I must talk or bust. I fill up on Bountiful and beneficent thoughts For the downtrodden people, Just as you till up on Potatoes and pie, And if I don't talk I'll have a fit of indigestion. Therefore, while you are trying To eat a dollar's worth of feed apiece, Off the menu I see before me, I'll help you get your money's worth By talking. Men and Brethren, Have you assured yourselves That you are getting a dollar's worth Out of this dinner? Are you sure no Promoter of the crime of '73 Has been trying to Scale it down to forty-two cents? Are you sure that it is on a parity With the dinner Of any haughty purse-proud Millionaire? Will one dinner such as this one is Distend your diaphragms As sixteen of any other would? If it will not, Oh, too confiding friends of mine, Something is rotten In the state of Dollarmark, And the true and only Political Economy of the People Is slowly but surely Getting slugged in the slats, And calls for vengeance. I that talk to you I had a half-chance once To be President A pretty little chance, But one November day— How cold it was! I saw that pretty, harmless Little chance Banged into ballywhack And Fellow Sufferers, Who struck the fatal blow? It was the Yellow Handed Demon Gold, And you and I And that white-winged angel,Silver, Got it in the neck, Simultaneously! Oh, men, why eat ye now Such food as this, And lot me chew the rag, When you might eat your enemies, And make them pay the bills? They've got the money Shall they keep what's theirs To feed an Octopus? Or will you swat the OctopuB, And let yourselves Grow fat upon the meat That he has grown so fat upon?

That is my talk. Now, Brethren, eat and eat: Eat on, And while you eat I'll sit me down And think up some more talk.

Iu Memory of Robert Stevenson. Robert Stevenson was born in Nicholas county, Kentucky, Dec. 5, 1821, and died March 27, 1899, aged 77 years, three monthsfand twenty-two days. He moved with his parents to Indiana and was married-to Miss Phoebe Carroll in 1844. To this union were born twelve children, ten of whom are still living: Mrs. James Moore, of Darlington Mrs. Frank Carter, William and Frank Stevenson, of Benton county, John and James Stevenson, of Boone county Elmer Stevenson, of Clinton county Sherman Stevenson, of Vermillion county, HI., and Lucy Street and Nora Jefferson, of Iowa. The services were conducted at the home of his daughter by Rev. Lesson from the text "He is not dead but sleepeth."

A precious one from us is gone, A voice we loved is stilled A place Is vacant in our home

Which never can be filled. God in his wisdom has recalled The boon His love has given, And though the body slumbers here.

The soul is safe in heaven.

•Bt Your Eyes Open.'

You may, for years, have been troubled with your stomach. Many articles of food eaten by you maj cause distress for hours after eating, a fullness, etc. This is suggestive of dyspepsia and sooner or iater, unless you do something to correct the evil, vou wil] find yourself a confirmed dyspeptic A small dose of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin taken after each meal will give you greater relief than anything you can get. Sold at Dunn's drug store, 117 north Washington street, next to Trade Palace, Crawfordsville.

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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

LESSON III, SECOND QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 16.

Text of tlie Lesson, Jolin xili, 1-17. Memory Verses, 14-17—Golden Text, John xlll, 15—Commentary Prepared •y tl»e Rev. D. M. Stearns.

[Copyright, 1S99, by D. M. Stearns.] 1. "Having loved His own whioh were tn the world, He loved them unto the end." How good it is that He never ceases to love us! Ho never finds out anything new about us, but before ever He told us of His love He knew us thoroughly, and He loves us with an everlasting love (.Ter. xxxi, 3). He came from the Father into the world. He is now about to return to the Father, and Ho has some last words and lessons for His disciples, many of vhich are full of assurances of His love, such as chapter xv, 9. 2. At one time the devil used the serpent, but since Eve listened to him the devil has always been able to find men and women enough for his purposes. He puts before us evil thoughts, and if wo receive an evil though't then ho will show us how to carry it into an evil deed, and he will come into us himself and consummate it. In this verso he puts the thought into Judas' heart, and in verso 27 ho comes in himself. 8. Jesus was conscious that all power and oil tilings were His that He came from God and was going to God, and because of what He was He did what He did. He did not try to make Himself equal with God, for He was equal with God, one with the Father. If we have received Him, we are children of God by faith in Him, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ (Rom. viii, 16, 17), and as we believe this we will bo enabled to do or bear cheerfully whatever He sends us. 4. Laying aside His garments is suggestive of the glory which He laid aside when Ho came to earth for us, and girding Himself with a towel makes us think of Him aw our great high priest, ever ministering to and serving us. He is still girt about the breast with a golden girdle (Rev. i, 111) and is at God's right hand for us us well as in the midst of the churches. 5. Washing anil wipin.tr the disciples' feet—how dumb with astonishment they must have been, and what an opportunity for blessed service some one lost! Ilow slow we are to sec the opportunities until they have passed. He never lost one. 6. "Lord, dost Thou wasli my feet?' With amazement Simon has watched I-Iim passing from ono to another, but now thai his own turn has come he cannot stand it and thus cries out, adding, "Thou shalt never wash my feet" (verso 8). To see outLord Jesus taking the place of the most menial servant was too much for Peter and perhaps made him wish that he hail been quick enough to do this instead of his Lord and Master. 7. "What I do thou knowest not now. but thou shalt know hereafter." The hereafter does not necessarily refer to heaven and the life to come, but to a later period in this present life. We often have some light as the years pass on upon God's dealings with us. but doubtless the full light will not come till the morning, and many things may remain dark till then. 8. "If I wash thee not, thou hast part with Me." As to this washing see chapter iii, I Cor. vi, 11 Titus iii, Kcv. i, 5 E h. v, 2i. We cannot have part with Christ till He h.-.s made us unit, but it is II is work, and Hi., :,!^ae, that can give us this necessary cleansing.

S). Simon, not understanding, now ast for more than our Lord was doing. Possibly lie had some thought in mentioning hai.'d? and head as well as feet of flic blood oil upon the ear and hand and foot in ti.e consecration of the priests and the cleansing of the leper (l»v. viii. 24: xiv. 25. 2sI. 10. "Clean every whir." What a word concerning such as Peter and John and the others! Yet it is true of every sinceic believer. Sanctified as well as justified the one offering of Jesus Christ, once for all—yes, perfected forever and complete in Him (Hob. x, 10, 14 Col. ii, 10). Tlii--is our standing in Christ through His f!n ished work. As to our daily life we nei constant cleansing. The feet suggest contact with the world. 11. "Ye are not all clean." Judas nrw had been a true disciple. He was only the number of the twelve, not of the twelve. Those who go out from the n::" her of Christ's followers never to reiur make it manifest that they never were true followers (I John ii, 19)" Those who are true disciples can never perish (Jo! x, 27, 28). The Lord knoweth them t!:v: aro His. 12. "Know ye what I have done to you?' They certainly knew that lie had wash* and wiped their feet, but that was -::h the outward act. Did they understand meaning? He made known His ways ur. to Moses, His acts unto the children of Is rael (Ps. ciii, 7). 13. ''Ye call Me Master and Lord. a u. ye say well, for so I am.'' Paul loved ti. say, "God. whose I am and whom I serve' (Acts xxvii, 2:5). Elijah said, "The Lord God of Isniel liveth, before whom I stand' (I Kings xvii, 1). On another occasion our Lord said, "Ono is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren" (Math xxiii, 8). 14-1(5. "I have given you an exai:: !e that ye should do as I have done to y-.i We cannot be saved by trying to im't-t.-Christ, for there is no' salvti'.ion exec :.\ His blood. "The life of the (lesii is isi tN blood, and I have given it to you upon i! altar to make an atonement for yoi.i souls, for it is the blood that niaketh atonement for the soul'' (Lev. xvii. 1!! But Ho saves us by His blood t!i.-.t v.may follow Him as our example an1! ifest His life in these mortal bodits. X' 1 saved by any doing of ours, but saved t: we may do. "Wo are 11 is workman:-!'.! created in Christ Jesus unto good V.H: \:S which God hath before prepared that', should walk in them" (Kph. ii. 1U). Xo ing will make us more apt to see quie! these good works which He lias for ns do than a study of the life of our Lou! the four gospels, always supposing we arc filled with the Spirit both to sti:t: and to act. Many are willing to do soi.: great thing, but to lay aside our oilici .: robes and stoop to serve those whom wi consider beneath us—this requires 111011 grace than most of us seem to have. 17. "If ye know these things, happy arc ye if ye do them." Elsewhere He said "Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord. Lord, shall enter into the kingdom oi heaven, but ho that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven" (Math. vii". 21). "Bo ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves' (Jas. i, 22). "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not, to him it is sin" (Jas. iv, 17). "This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly that they which have believed be careful to maintain good works. These tilings aro good and profitable unto men" (Titus iii, 8).

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