Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 42, Number 5, Jasper, Dubois County, 6 October 1899 — Page 3

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REAL BHWERY. y,,w may talk of the heroes who fit ht with the foe. Bi hrs of the weed -fighting men with the hoe,

1 1 1 , , H ban all- -fr she Isn't a man - i.i W.l-lietW. lll.li: .a. led All. Mc-

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lllll". Ufearll n eat her frail knuc kles with hard- , i nf rul. jk0i , ri. she bagjbUI anJ h"K after she's through be'i toiling at hume-ai Kor mothers must 1 a . Iren the gmallcst a babe In the A, I i (i o.l-for-naught huiband who often i arm I, i .in her earning th.it, however -mall. f,,r the house m l, food, clothing . : 'I all.

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in a horse, i ever i iimplaliiü, ar.d with cfaoorre tri-

1, ! i.. what ti- suffer from cv. r one's eyes, II, eery "good mornlm?" and pleasant I Bight" s. ilvvays as If her whole lifo was de light, B If yoU could hear her alone on her knees TüL.r t'-ar would Join hers hold them Im. k aa you jilease.

h a fond mother's love and a trite mother's pride . epl Ikt six children so sally der led i-ures of childhood sj tiiy and r.e'er are they shamed to go out BSd

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Is her With dread and too often with tl tgssse that her children are saved n knowing that "father'' is basi .y do D .1 veil

grspbed juu Iron Dslli tUat ihe bsbj Wwk . k .'" Billings ilfhtc heavily, -fiiral guu: i i ix4 ,,,. , j. Dou't jou thleu it w i. . UUj foi K.r to say where slit wanted ma to matt herV Would

I thai have ben l.kc sending a message

iiai i nun io pa .:.S5 uu when ten "'"I would bate uid the whole thuipV" "i Iii! n't thlak yoti would step to ig are boa ran i it c-Ht when the baby Blight have been tlyinp" aaid Mis. IUI liiiv, indignantly, "i don't care if it van teething; you were just us at-arnl bout it a-. I htm when Mill got there." "I wai ;, i kicking, you know th.it per fectlj well. I spoke ahout it when you brouirht up i he subject. Hut that nasa'1 anything to do witk Albas, l tuppoae we ll ban to let bar and her way here, that's all. I Blight MM llcuaiici -ahout it, t boug b." M ' Heusner, being a we-tern pusscn gar agaal baturalijf ougM to ban know it what tu du, hut he WM pttZllrd a lil.-t. "If I knew that she was eniiiine over our line I BOBid lix it all rilit," In- said, "Init in the base vernacular, "i bare sro oinara.' " "it occurred lometbal tbera ware . i hers," said Billinga. "11 Ihcre weren'i there wouldn't be any difllculty.M 'I in- pacaengftr agent rubbed bin brad thoughtfully with a penholdgr. and Billing looked anxioualj -.t the cillic.--loek aa though be though! there was a possibility that it 1 1 i tr 1 1 1 s.upest soiih - thitiK'. .t lat Mr. Ueusnera eaunte run e- became Irradiated with the lunjinotity of an Idea. ")i courac yon can't be at all the stations at Once," he said. "Xo," agreed Hillings. "It woui ; simplify matten if I could, but I bve not cm n got aa a.-trai body that i can rely on." !ut yon Bovld go to one. continued ITeuaner, "ami let j our trlendi gb to the others." Billing rose and ahook the paBBengi r ut solemnly by the band, "Vou'r nothing short of a genlus,' he said. "1 1 doesn't detract in the leant from tinralue of the hN-.-i that it la so b ant i full

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the tuba ier knu.kh s with hardest of - .n the anted a ith no moments for ts for she knows she is doing her l. of her Children, and then mgh the i team 11 :. r their future loom up. and I i il.i-m trr..w to he hor.est ar.d true bar courage and tgortS ni W.

1- .!.. of i" r aaaassl employment; ir. splta lf heartaches and backaches she keeps up ti e luht A''! never complain? for he Nn't a man. i nlj poor, humble, brave Mrs. M ('ann. '); n you brag of the heroes who shoot off tbe ;ur., bi ran shout for the man with ti:o boo In the un, Jut i hink of the woman who stands at the tubs And) ever complain? of her hardest of rubs. 11 C. Dodge, in ChlcaRO Daily 8un.

Meeting His Niece I J y Kenneth F. Harris a

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Tlll-lii; is soinelhin m stcrious and awinpiring about a telegram to the averaec woman who has choaen a

domestic career, Bbe can adapt herself hit ach

1" the telephone easily enough, ami af ter a few weeks of i se an i-all up the butcher and order n small sirloin of l f with entire unconcern a.. 1 anawer j. ill w ith as little emotion as she wuuld p-' to thi'iloor in rcsanse to a boon i nt "a summons, p.ut a telcprain rei us to her a dreadful. biliOtta-hscd messenger of accident ami sudden death, to be rcciivi-d with fear ami trembling and sent only aa n lasi re- ' at the BUggesUoa of some reck ! - man. When therefore, the boy handed one t Mr. I'.illinirs she nt once bepan to 1 -:d r disastrous possibilities. It did hotb aaea her atudety that the aseaaage was addrtuaad to her hnsbaittd or that ' Kngliab Blee had said in her letter from New Y(e k that she would teler i'li w hen she started for Chienpo. Hillings baocked the nsh of? his cigar n- lie took the telepraill and opened the eiiM i i.e almost Indifferently, "I aup- ) it's from .Mic." he said. After a orlanee he added: "Well. PH be rnedl Look here, Ella, this is what sie sas: 'Will arrive Saturday Mrs. Killings looked puialed. "1 don't wehow that matters." she said. "Ye'vf her room all ready for her and there 1 ' r ilitary thing to do. I wouldn't rate if she came to-nipht." "Bui ; here's she OOttlOg to? She d n't say a word about it. and she'll 1 r seventeen different kinds of fits if We're not there to meet her. Not u ,- nl about thr road she's eoniinp over. 'I Pre'a 47 different depots and SliO - thai I'd pick the w roup one. Yi uhln1 thnt chill the marrow in vour bones! "I don't baujapoat there's tinip to atrlie?" ' I hardly think there is. You see, ! i- Thursday now. and n letter WonhJlt'1 fat to' New York before Satttrdty, SO that it would be likely to Ii ist her. Of course the letter would be forwarded, hut even then aha would probably get it ton late to allow her to otlfj ii in time." "I h;1i you wouldn't lie so absurd. ' gaid Mc Ilillinps, severely. "I could wire." resumed ltillinirs. "If 1 ' In't forpotten to rv what her 1 ' ' a waa whoa she w rote, i roppoee bIm thought thnt Tom betug g fortyg und coaain of mine. I would be sure to I BOU it. She must have wanted to eci.i omie on that telcpram." "You ahvaya tell me to leave out any ' -:". words." said Mrs. Hillings, ' 'I'." terse, t'ondense. Say what 7 gOf tn say and 1 hen stop.' Wasn't thai what vou told ma when 1 tele-

simple. I ought to be kicked for nol thinking of it before any n:an of ornary Intelligence would deserve kicking for not thinking of it. All tbe same. I want you to accept the tribute of my respectful admiration." rii.tt afternoon Billings told hi af Bee loy that he would not be back before flveo'clock.and went out and hunt.1 ap a number of his friends and explained the situation, several of them were bachelors, and they consented, with enthusiasm, to help Billings t. meet his niece. Biltiaga mentioned the fact that she was u'U years of ape and more than ordinarily attractive in api ara net. They promised to bring their Bisters, too. Tin- two or three married men that he saw were kind and sympathetic, and said thai they would coane. When Billing had disposed of tinmatter he sought out a caterer and Blade arrangements for a nice little supper to be -i rved at his home. Hit rook was fairly competent, but he wanted to make a special occasion of his iiieec arrival and da!e her with fi display of Chicago hospitality. Be thought, ion. thnt it would in easier oa Mrs, Billings and that she would con sequently he disponed to be easier on him. The reception committee were all assembled an hour before the time of the arrival of the fin t train. ltillinirs had

lule already arranv.il. and

moon t Cd a tabouret to proclaim it.

"Mv young friend Hallet I shall gg F-ipn to the Pennsylvania be said, "i reu aid the Pennsylvania as one of the mi -t probable of any of the stations. Hallet . l congratulate y ou on the pi efer cue. I bate sIk.xm; you. You will address her in a BKMhtat and pt. ut li manly way, of course -" "Vim want to remove your hat. Bab let,1 said another member of the party . kindly. "Try to l...k Bclf-poascsacd, but not so much so t hat the young lad J wit take ymi f. r a confidence man. You mustn't searcher." "Order here!1 cotnmsaded BiUlngs. "Eddie, you can cheae yourself down to tha Brie. That's it the union station. too. You and Hallet No. I gueM 1 v.on't let you do any doubling ap. Understand that y ou arc to work separately and return here with T without tbl young woman just as soon asyou have silted the passengers. Wait a minute. Eddie. Don't rush off yet. Everybody staris together. Kisher. you take t!ic l.ake shore, and Culverson the Haitimore ,v Ohio. Harrison street, yS know. Culverson. I'll go to the at ichigan Central. It's more than likely that she'll come cither on the Lake Shore or the Baltimore i Ohio. p.ut. thee, ayain. she's probably oipr to choose the Brand Trunk. Bo I will semi Mr. Jenkins to thC brand Trunk. If IffS. Jenkins goea, too. it will have a landen' cy to put the girl gl her case. W ell, of course, that's just as you settle it he tween you. Mow about it? Are Ihr ladies to e-o, too?" In the Interest Of harmony it Wuaal hc-t decided that the ladies should go, too. And after Billings had banded the portrait of his niece around for inspection the parly started out. l b. y began toatrairgleln again about StSQ o'clock, Mr. Jenkins BUd bis Wlfi were the first in, and they TfrC fnl lowed by the Fithci . Then Mr. ami Mrs. I !i llinus. w ho bad been dow n to the Michigan Centra!, Iiutln! in. "Is she here. ' they rxclaicd in a breath. Tin ir gUestl ihooll their he.' -mournfully. Then there was nrinpnf the door In II, "Ten dollars 10 ten cents thst'l them." sai.l I'.illinps, starlinp up. I bet i hej N I pot her. Listen!" There was a clamor of longOea outvide and MUghter, but it was,, nly Hallet and bis sister, who had met the Parker party on the doorstep. ' H e baVSn'l seen hide I mean she must have hidden or Anyway. I'm positive lie didn't cuuic ou our train," said Hallet.

"Thea it must be Culverson's gui her." said Hillinps. "That's just I a rerson'a luck. He'd p up gainst a church fair and come out ubcttd of the gaate, that boy aroadd" They wi ited until past nine o'cio. k ai.d CnlverSOn didn't appear. Hallet BUggeatcii that be mipht have persuaded Hie niece to elope with him ami Hillings seemed to think that then- was met hiiu in t he s uppfjes I ion. Culversag WflLS undoubtedly the best-looking mau in t he party. Kive rolnutea Ister the telephone hell began to rinp violently and Hillings went upstairs three steps at a 1!?nc to answer it. MTbeg he cant a down he gn tiouiieed that Culverson was in a cell at the Harrison btreet police station and wanted hail. "I don't know anything about the circumstance-," anawered I'.illinps, in reply to the chorus of inquiries. "They say that he i- ehargad with sssault at d battery, that's all. I'll be back with him in the course of an hour and he can tell yon all about it. You people might a- w. ii po in to upper." There was a lonp rip in Culverson'i

i'rs coat when Billings brought hint - in and his shirt bosom was crumpled i and bore the dark Imprint of Angora, I h. re was a bliebt red patch undcrone eye and the knuckles Of lis pood rit;bt band were skinned. Billinirs plied the

dauutged young man with oyster:- and Roman punch and chicken mayonnaise

and thlngl for some time before he would p i mit the young man to answer a siegle question. Hillinps stood over 1 Culverson and patted his back while hi ate and drank in a manner that was highly provoking to his guests. At last bo eraa filled and refreshed and Billing! told him he might tell his story, 'There isn't much to it." said Culverson. "She was about the lirst to get out of the lirt deeper but there was oiiiiea little crowd by the time I got up. She vM.cc oine kind of n chinablug figured dress of some kind of stuff. I j don't know what i' was. hut it looked ail right strict ly so much so that I noticed it before I got to look at her face. The face was the one you showed us, Billings. Large, violet eyca, straight t and delicately chiseled lips, strawberry and cream complexion and hair . ;!,. r inclined to red and lots of it, piled up under one of the swelle-t hata ymi hit saw. She was leading son.' kind or a little dog. You didn't say any thing about a dog, hut 1 didn't think that cut any ice. Well. -ir. I'd just said: hep your pardon,' when aomebodj , said: 'You scoundrel!' and grabbed me by the collar and m arly jerked me off my feet. He was a good husky fellow about my own weight, J should pues.-: but he didn't have good staying ojualb I leg I tried to expl ein, hut he wouldn't

havg it. He wanted to do all the talkingaad wasn't going to confine hinoaalf to bngruage, so I bad to let him have it. Thin when the police came up he bad the gall to say that I had insulted his wife. Well, that's all there is to it. Only I'm going to have some warm, rich blood for this, and don't you overlook it." It was the next morning Sunday mernintr that Billings received a second telegram from ids niece, it titnplj said: "Missed train. Will arrive toi light. Chicapto Daily Becord.

HAMAN'S PLOT AGAINST JEWS International Huniluy School I for Oelol.er h IMMI T.il. Esther gtl.J l Bteasers rres. B, o.

URGE PARTI DNITY.

DISORDERLY BUT MEMORABLE Dinner Part of Gealasva Wbers Umi Farm n iinii I. ii ' I. i n u.

There probably never was a tanieni which the atandard of talk was higher than that around which sat Hurke, Di. Johnson, Uoldsmith, Uarrick anu otht i men of p nius and learning, The host, Kir Joshua Key no ids, the artist, card little lor the cookery or tbe dishes or the sen ice. There waa, to quote the account of one who was often a pin st. "a oarsc. inelegant plenty, without any regard to oiii. r and srrangetnent, A tabic prepaid for seven or i ight eras often com ). tiled to have about it IS or Iii pui'sts. When thia preaaing difficulty waa overcome, a deficiency of knives an. i forks, plates and glaasei Succeeded. The attendance was in the same style." tiir Joshua never minded what he att or drank, and never rccomim rded the fish Of venison. He left every gueat to scramble for himself. Hut lie was attentive to what was saitl by any one of the motley group, composed of peers, bishops, physicians, lawyers, actors, music ans, men of letters and mcmbcis of parliament. Tha singularity of tha aar vice and the disorderly arrangement of the table served to enhance the hilarity of the gueat a Bran Dr. Johnson, who appreciated a pood dinner, came there for good talk rather than for wha he n Ight ea1 and drink. At tour o'clock precisely diniu r was at rved. whether two or three buds bad arrived or sot. But during those festivC hours all the gut - Is w ere all peers, and were as disputatious and vehement in argument as lawyers in a trial. An anecdote, related by Northcote, t bean ist . w ho w as a pupil of Sir Joshua, shows boa turbulent the puests often w. re. Dunning, the eloquent and witty Inwyer, happened one day to be tbt ti i st a, nest to a rrhre, "Well. Nr Joshua," he asked, "and whom have you trot to dine with yon to day? The btat time I dined at your bouse the assembly was of such a mil thai I believe all the rest of the world were at pi ace for that afternoon.' oi.; b's t oropa nion, t iiiiot',l on Trains. Sir Arthur Sullivan was once iisken w lu re he srai able la compose btst. umi under whsi circumstances his Ideas Bowed iiiov) freely, "There ie no pUsee," he said, "where I bars so sseny Inspire, tions aa la a rallwsj carriage. There la SOBtething in the rapidity of the motion, in the ehtnging of tha) iron, and in . he Whining of the w heels, which see mn to excite tin Imagination umi auppliea material for a host of baruiomea." linunuati ttuquirer.

(Specially Arranged from PelOUbSt'S Notee.i OOLDKN i KXT -If oJ i toi us. v.co can he ugalnst us" Horn II It K Ali Chanters 1-3 I IMK The t.m. . f fie story ns somsarnsrs vhoui taä RMMis af Xsraes r-irn, 4sG-4i. 01 y . u s after the fir u return, 42 after the completion of tfce temple, and II before KSTSWCBl up to JSTUWlsm. 1 Xt rses' Thin V- ar Tie i:r, t. st (1 :.), It. C S3. 2 his gsesath gear.- Ksther mag gasen i It), B. C. 41a. 3. lb Talrteeatk Tsar Uaotan'a plot sag K-.th.rsi. re lass, b.c. tn. PI.ACK Rhus han (Kin.t). the winter cjiU'ul of the Persian empire, about 20 mtie.i south of east from l:ah ion, and 12t Hilles north of the Persian uif. The Mit of tbt am st Bui has bees i xi ion i, und remains cf lie r. it pa.ac. .v. I tl.Si ov. r. d. MX IT. A N AT H V. The Book of Bather. '1 lie author is unknown, but must bare been someone "living ia the heart of Persls, a man who was Intimately acquainted with the scenery he i! M-ribcs." Prof Adeney. The date of writing is alao an ktown. I'rof. Saycc places it i.t B, Ca 4L'.). He say s t hat the minuteness of detail shows ibiit the author lived la fore the overthrow of the Persian power, 11. C. 331, Some place the date still later. Historical Accuracy. I. The Great Feast of Bhuahan, B.C 4&3.--iSatber l : 1-0, According to Boro dot us, Xerxes held nn assembly to arrange for the in clan war in the third year of his r i'n, and it is probably this f.ast which i1- described in the first chapter of tha book of Esther, :is given to 1 he nob 1 1 s of the real m, as -1 u.bit d at Bhushan from all parts t.f the empire. It lasted 1M days, or six months. At this long-continued fete were gathered the chief officers and nobles Irom the w bole empire. I" very thinp w as done to bnpresa Upon tb. in the prent nes and power of tbe Kin;.', and thg unlimited rei lurces at his command. Ii. .luven Vasbtl I h p sed. Esther lt'1022. ':is lit i refill i ij,f. indelicate snmmona of hi r drunken husband. It is suggested by Prof, Adeney that Vashti hers, if may have been under the Influence of the wine drunk at her own f.ast. and so rendered reckless, and Inspired with a factitious courage. But while I do not nee with Dr. Gladden that "Vashti is the character which most demands our sympathy," yet i do agree with Dr. Taylor when be says: "a or my part. I cob It er bi r conduct worthy of aH praise; and bold that she was en tin ly right in what she did." ill. Queen Esther. Chap. 2. An interval of four years occurs before a new queen is found In place of Vashti. It was during thia Inti real that his prcat invasion of (ireece took place. After the return of X- rxes from his prent defeat Bather w as choaen quo a, iv. Hamea's Plot Agaiaat the Jews. Vs. l-li. Four or live years later (3:7). v.i. Hunan:" Nothing further is known of him. "The Agagits:" "Probably a term of reproach" (Scribner's l'.ib. Die.) or a local name of his birthplace. V. 2. "Bowed 5 Prostrated himself, "for inch was the ordinary eastern practice. "Mordecai:" A Jew, and an e!ir coiisin of Bather (-:"). whom he had adopted. as his daughter (2: is.) "Bowed not:" Because in so doing ho Would have been untrue to his Hod and his religion, V. :t. "Tbc kit e's pntc:" An open space in fore the gate of his palace. v. 4. "Whether kfordecai's mattem1 (or. rather, "words") "would stand,I. S wbcilur his excuse would be allowed, "lie had told them that he was a. lew." So that they would understand why he could not worship Human. X. . "He thaSlght scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone." -if Hamaa had imply said to Ahasueras: There is one of your mCttWla, who persistenly disobeys a roy al edict, and at the same lime insults me," Ahasticrus woultl. nsa matter of course, have told him topttt the menial to death. Hut the rcvenpeful temjier of the man was such, 'hat this seemed to him Insufficient, "Bought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Abasuerua, Massacrea on a large scale. V. 7. "In the first month" of the Jewish religious year. "Nisan:" t'orrtBpottding to our March-April, the middle of which is our Paster. "They cast Pur:" The word from which Purins, the name of the feast eommcmorat log this deliverance, was derived. "Cast . . . the lot . . . from month to month" to find the favorable tlsy for uskinp his favor of Xerxes, just as the imeiirs of the Kornaus by saerilici s. or the Hipht of bin's sou-ht for a day of good omen for prent undertakings, V. r. "A certain people scattered abroad tM Who, by their ceremonies and by their n li Ion, were kept from Intermingling with the other peoplaa, and bclnp absorbed by them, as has been the remarkable fact ever since. V. I. "Let it be written that they maybe destroyed:" See under v. ('.. "Ten thousand talents of silver:" Variously estimated at 110,000,000 to Bf0,0OOJ)00, V. 10. "King took his rinp:" His sipnet, cither a ring or a cylinder, "(lave it unto tlamant" Bo ti nt he could sipn in the king's BgmC and with the king's authority any decree he wished to issue, V. 11. "T'i-- -ilver Is p;ven to thee: Xerxes refmi d the Offered money, as he '!'d tbe 1. i goQ darkl of Py thins, referred to al ive. It may refer to the silver he mi.;i,t take from ihe.lews. ri;.i nml I Ii I t lea. Self-conquest is the truest royslty. Von cannot reprove, unless you love. Path Ii good, hut It will not atari a fire without kindlinp. No man who is an enemy to t,od Is a friend of society. Ood sl. its us in a prison house ot pain, gad we do not understand that It Is His I'teeator Ham's Morn.

Democratic Leaders Plead Strongly for Peace.

Been the derll was convinced when he HO that .lob served God tot loea as R rot for a living

NMlloi.nl Com m 1 1 tee I n n r, 1 11 .. n I AUopts It e no I ti I lo n lo lluriu.inlir raetteaa asked la lettta DIBi'rrni'i'i. At a meetinp of the national democratic committee ia Chicago, Monday, September Is, i x-(iüv. William .1. Stone, of Missouri, introduced the following resolution, which was adopted by a risInp vote: "The national committee of th. 1. mocratlc early in sesalon st Chii ik in oh,sub r the work of part y ; i - paratory to the campalsn of tOW, sends r .tliiK to the democrat y of the Batten, with ti e assurance that the pro.-;.. . ' ol U mocratlc success n xt ar tr..N tril. ter t very day. W'ehuv. . v . ! r. a.-on for eenfloV aaa as to the ou' on.. "Th. great BSSd r.ow l.i part i.tdty and thorough orRarlsatlon. "Th. commlit. appeals, therefore, to our party friends In a.l states, and saps stall) in states where elections are to be held this vcar, to put aside all local differ, ie i wh.rever they exist and support the r. Kular party tickets earnestly and satbusiastlcally, keeping alsajs In vbw tn.- arat atruggta of next gear and ra men... Hg -hat in unity there Is strength mi. . I i d.vl i.ja v iikn. . "jSapectsltg do are spaeal to th. K.r.tu ky democracy to give loyal support to Ibfl ri Kular ticket In that state, h. ad. .1 by Mr. ;.. bei, and thereby make sure of a gemocrattO victory In the state and the return of Senator Blackbera t" the senate of th. Cnlh i States," Wish Chicane PUrbl Bnsleg, The members of tin extent ive ommittee tacitly admitted sf ter their meeting that tha paragraph in the resolution dealing with factional differences was inspired by the situation that exists in t bicapo and some parts of Illinois outside of COok county . Thcv Want the lieht between the I'cpillamri'-.: riixation, of w bleb Mayor Harrison is the leader, and the Altpehl forces, that has been exploited at two meetinpsof the national committee through the no dium of attacks on Editor I lin, of the presa bureau, concluded fortbarith. To bring shout this finale they have vested Chairman '. Johnaon, of the executive committee, with extraordinary powers and established him at the head of permanent ex cut ive headquarters to be opened in this city Wlthifl day -. bairnuta Johnaon toecjoally aeceptable to the Harrison untl Altgeld forces. Chairman Johnson was invested with power to assume command of all i be departmenti of the aath as I organixation. The executive committee empowered him to establish headquarters in the Unity building) ami set on foot such sememes of orga niaation , manag men! and supervision ns may in bis judgment appear feasible and accessary. The ways and means committee placed him in charge of the work of 1 be committee not nlone ns peneral manne. r. but as ti e resident member of the committee. Sam H. Cook, tbe prcstnt manager, is to retire to accept the democratic nomination for secretary of stnte of Missouri. The press cotnmtee authorized Mr. Johnson to assume Immediate control of the i ress bureau of the Kational Bulletin. This commission places Editor Devlin under Mr. Johnson 'a orders and will even I tin I iy enable him to select Devlin's sui eest r. Vieiil vttli t.rent n I Ii r 1 1 . Mr. Johnson is then fore the embodiment of all the exec u tire energy of the national organiaat ion of ti. a mocratlc party. More authority has been concentrated in him than ever before waa latruated to a sit pie member of the party. The return of Senator Jones In October will not impair the position of the Karnap . The senator selected Mr. Johnson for the thilies he is going to perform. He will not Interfere in tbt arrangementa ultcciI upon, for they had his approval before they were consummated. The only consideration exacted from Mr. Johnson in return for the honors howered tip. in him was a promise nn his part to establish his home in Chicago until after the nrt national convention. Secretary Charles A. Walsh, of Iowa, Was also made n member ex-oflicio of all three committees, and aft CT the close of the state campaign in Iowa will spend a great ileal of his lime in ( bicapo ns Mr. Johnson's associate at headquarters, rinn for 1'riijnrnt Meetings. Chairman Johnson! present intention Ir. to call frequent meetinpsof the executive coininittets whenever he thinks they ought te gather for ihe transaction of business, The executive Committee trill meet at least once every go days ami perhaps s often as once every 30 cays. No Wl !! ... lined scheme of organization was offered by nay mcmbt r of tin committee. It seamed to be the assumption of I hose present that Mr. Johnson OUght got to be hampered Hi thg outset of his work by a prearranged programme. Be will he left t follow Ids own plans, which are said to have met with the approval of everyone to whom they were submitted. The first work the new chairman will undertake will he the hsrmonlxing Of dissatisfied demo, rats end the Hnifying of party Organisation iti locslltics where there sre fhotion rd iiiv ons. Sc will devote g preat deal of attention to the Kentucky tltutilion and will endeavor to dlsegWIfape those members of the party who hive evinced a diapoaitlon to follow the bu'tinp candidate for governor. It is ( bairman Johnson's intention to saake fretpient trips to states nntl districts wheiv there is trouble to interview op posinp It adi i - snd advise them to bury their differences In the interest af party Success. TSx-Hov. Stone said nftcr the meeting anyg Ihg C hicapo Chraalcle, that he resolution had been conceived In a spirit of harmony and necepted by his colleaptics on the executive committee, in the aauje spirit,

"Personally," be aaid. "I h iv. ogntS tw the loiiclusion t!iat tl inoeratu? arty cannot have tun awaj nn mbaigL We w ant as oiany as WS can pet. Wei have takt g tbe key out of the lock snd thrown it away. The door will he wide gpga hereafter. Thg) efforts of the notional committee from this time will be devoted to harmoniini: rxistinp dig. renccs and unify log the party. All schemes of organisation poverned by any other spirit would fail of their purpose. I he men who comprise theperBonnel of the pew working oommltteeo are a unit on ibis matter." Pleased wit Ii Work Hour. Almost without exception the national cointnittecmcn expressed satisfaction with the results of the mcetinps. They said that while no essential positive business had been performed with ihe exception of the defining of Mr. Johnson's powers, much work for the future had been mapped out. They were enthusiastic over sx-Gov, stone's harmony resolgtlon, which, they agreed, ig n direct invitation to all dean oi rats to pet together. Follow inp are some expressions of opinion about tbe spirit of the resolution : Prey Woodson, of Kentucky The language i unequivocal. The resolution is a tl i rect Invitation to al l democrats tat join bands with the party in its future battle-. We are in favo: of harmony. Adair Wilson, of Colorado I voted for the resolution because it seemed to breaths the spirit of harmony. I waa glad thnt ex-l.ov. Stone introduced it, and I was equally glad that it was passed without a dissenting vote. Thomas Osban, of Illinois There can be no sort of doubt after today's procecdinps that the democratic national committee is in favor of harmony. The resolution adopted lias only one sipnifieance. It is an appeal to democrats to pet together, ami its effect upon Ihe party organization everywhere is bound to be good, J. 0. Johnaon, of Kansai -!x-;ov. Stone's resolution marks a new spirit aid sentiment in the democratic orgahlxation, and I have do doubt that its effect win be far-reaching oa members of the party. HrSMSSN In Alte nl B ee. Committeemen at tht mettingwerat vice chairman, W. j. Ptone, Missouri? i retary, C. a. naUh, towaj .1 ; lohn- :. k insas; Themaa Qahan, llttneia; H, r. Clayton, Alabama; Ury vood.?on, K. ntuckv ; J. M. Head, Tenni bi ; J. M. Huffy, Pennsylvania; W H. Thompson, Nebraska; or.-. F"red Williams, Massachusetts: T I. O'Brien, Minnesota; John H. Mcb.au. duo. A SOLDIER SPLAKS.

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Lieut. Col. Jacob II. Smith, the tliatinpuished co:nti.aner of the Twelfth regular infantry. mw winning renown in the Philippines, docs not apree with those military and other optimists who arc now predict i up the early niippreelion of the Agulnaldan insurrection. "I'be United States must understand." writes ( ol, Smith to Hanker William 11. Thomson of At, Louis, "that we are only in the beginning of this war and that it will lake 1 10,000 soldiers to put down the troubles we are now beset will, in the Philippines. Tbearmy here, which is minus the tried veterans, has a very alarminp amount of sick nan and officers, and there appears to be no let-up owing to our having bo many soft recruits." How differently this sonnda from Rena tor Henna's confident assurance that the Philippine revolt will be ended within six months and. cominp from a tried and trained soldier lil.e t ol. Smith, who is on the scene of operations, how much more authoritative. I', i uis ii estrone of getting -it the truth of the Philippine situation cannot fail lobe impressed by this latest report. It sounds the Judgment of a man whoOS business it is to correct ly est itiinte 1 he ipialities of a foe ami to weigh curefully all the changes aertalnlag to a campaign. It is natural, however, that Hann and his followers should wish to minimise as much as possible ihe menace of the Philippine situation. Administration sceretiv encss concerning thg administration policy reartlinp the permanent disposition of the Philippines waa targelj responsible for the outbreak of the insurrection. Administration bland rinp and favoritism nre responsible for ihe prohmpctl conflict, Ihe administration must needs convince Ihe people that the outlook is not serious if -lib a feat is now possible to its Dtonth pieces. Senator Hanna is pleading earnestly for the president When he so bravely predicts the early restoration of order in the Philippines. it is very unfortunate that, with theen C4 ptlon of the president's fnvori t e. Ot is, the army officers now in t bo Philippinen do not acjrco with the llanna forecast. With Otis' p-es CensOrv htf supprrsnInp the dispal.dirs of new s paper correspondents at Ihe front. Ihe people will be grateful for BttCh MIS Of authentic information ns nre contained in letters like that of Cot Smith. TUevdcsire the facts .unci ! tii:-LT the Philippine cupaalgn. if are are in for n long eraf it 's better that the certainty be known. The sdminlstratlon itse'.f would act vrlaely In recognising this truth and adopting a policy of greater f rnaknegg in its dealings' with Ihe people. -St bonis Republic

It i static! that Secretary "f Wat Hoot ir "studying the Philippine problem like a Iggg) case." This Is an excellent Idea, Mr. Root legg estate lawyer. Why doeant BO sue Spain and reipiire her to dt live the Philippine poods in sCCOrdsnea with the bill of sale, on which we paid her g0,000,0O0 in pood money? Why nd secttfg maedamua or ggsjMtnfng of thht snti to compel S,iafn to make pood her "defective title" 10 the isla ni!-? Fighting tinder On. Otia is a slow nnd costly process The law is the thinpl-N. V. Wurld.