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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-12

History of vaud.Iia Published.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Vandaiia. ILL.,. Dec. ia souvenir his
tory of Nandalla. commemorative of the
eighty-fifth anniversary of the founding of
the first capital of Illinois. has just been
compiled by Coienel r. W. Ross and Lon
s. Nstherly OF this city.
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$t3lf i
trla and every other country Of Europe,
and there were many from the United
other parts of Africa. The convention
was "A success and since then annual
meetings have been held once a year. and
the organization, known a. .Zionist,.".is
working toward this end all over the
world. we have a Federation OF Ameri-
can Zionists In this country. We have al
together several Hundred Thousand mem
bers. s. l5s
After starting the movement Mr..
gZangwill continued s"Dr. Herzl5 devoted
himself to t body and soul. II e travelled
over Europe. seeing the leading men g q
berlain,8it III England: he so interested the
Emperor Of Germany that he gave him q n
that he received him and approved Of
his scheme. Dr. II rzl visited Constants
nople and had two interviews with the
sultan He made such an mpre IS, that
Herzl is a good man. JAS he looks, 50,
7 ina CINE: the Christ might have looked.
DR.. Herzl was in may ways like the,
Christ. We sometimes call him the Twen-I
3ticth Century Messiah * a&
This work, y Mr.. Zangwill went on,
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|infdcllty and neglect, until the comfort
or the household was destroyed by her
presence. When the daughter. who
proved to be woman of common sense,
and as Just as sensible. informed her
mother that she would support her way
FROM her own home. but not III it, the
mother lifted her voice In a loud wall
OF being "forsnken" by er own Offspring,
and the majority of the public sympa-
athized with her.
IA Yet the daughter was right So Is
tho husband right who takes a similar
stand when no finds that harmony and
peace and love exist In his home, when
OF It. and that they are driven from the
windows in alright when she enters at
z the door, 8ti55
When a woman mallies n man, when
a man 3marries Il woman, their personal,
financial. domestic and sentimental affairs
should be decided between them with
no intervention OF a third party until
they ask assistance.
Many mother falls Ito realize that
1t is her place to stand second in author
ity, as an adviser to q son, or daughter,
after either has taken the marriage VOWS.
II the daughter has selected husband
who has ideas, habits or customs of which
the mother does not approve, 1t Is her
place to keep silent. since the daughter
has made her choice, and not Undertake
the work Of reconstructing their lives ac-
eordtng to her ideas word OF loving
counsel or admonition ia all very well.
hut continual interference and espionage
is quite another thing,
When the brother OF the wife takes tho
part of the son-in-laW a galnst his mother
the evidence 10 What strong in favor
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But must confessIthat have seen but
one such vito or husband where ! have
seen ten selfish and dsagreeable mother
( ln-laws,
And with what pleasure and admiration
i recall the few beautiful and noble moth
2ers-ln-law have known! l can count
them on the fingers of one hand without
Including the thumb.
They really ioved their sons. and loved
whatever and whoever gave those sons
happiness
There is a dear old lady living with
hire son,in-law to-day who always chides
husband on any trivial point You have
such a good husband, she will say. show
mother.ln-law said TO me one day III
sysr soh nfe Mss hsss a s09 MAS EARN tra
g very ordinary, amlable young woman,
but the mother-in-law had idealized her
into something angelic,
Z Would that there We're more like her
In the land.
Madame Mother-ln-law. SO far as your
rights are concerned, you have no more
right to interfere with the domestic res
latlons OF your son or daughter than has
any stranger In your town. You are en-.
titled to love II you are lovabe; to respect,
II You make yourself worthy OF ii. and
to respectful treatment at all events
on humanitarian grounds, You are ems
titled to good care and protection from
your children, but this does not mean
that they shall always make you mem-
her OF their households. II they find 1t
more expesiient to care for you else
where, 1t does not mean that you have
tho privilege OF crlticislng the domestic
arrangements OF their lives and homes.
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/ that It's author could have produced
! She Allan Quarterma in" and the oth-
or stories which have made him SO ia
/ nous. *
Rider Jaggard is a tall, broad should
!! erd. somewhat gauntlooking man. He
wears u Van Dyke beard and his face has
/ little about 1t which would suggest auth
orship or the artistic temperament You
might imagine him a civil engineer. His
! face and hands are bronzcd with years
of exposure under trcpic suns. Somehow
sorSotherYtherc Is about the man a fresh
ness that suggests the field and the
stream. That he Is lover OF outdoor
life. Is sren at a glance.
Politically. Mr.. Hasgard Is cons der
able ola $ er. He predicted long before
the South African war broke out the
exact course Of events which subse-3
quentlyt took place. He is of opinion
that the people In England are ignorant
of the conditions prevailing In South
Africa, and believes that the home
folk. should mind their own business
Naturally, this does not make him very
popular among the conservative section
Of the English community.
Undoubtedly the most interesting part
Of Rider Haggard's work is In the field
of psychological research.
.5ea5l nelieS ll.HllS, 81 III VII. IluSSdIu,
In the course OF our. Interview, that
there is mnclsreal material for psychol-
ogists to work upon It is all very well &
for materIalists to scott at the idea Of
the soul and to demand practical demon
stratlon OF Its existence.
Half OF the time when evidence of
the souls existence is submitted to
doubling Thomases, they do not take the
trouble to investigate 1t, as they would
any other evidence that might be Of
fered on a material subject. Simply be-
cause it is psychic is sufficient foi' the
modern materialist to throw 1t out: and
yet, every day.. there are occurring
around us marvellous things which, II
foiiowed out, would place psychology on
a plane with any other science.
Spiritualistic Views.
Every one is quite familiar with the
remarkable phenomena OF telepathy,
Tho doubters call 1t coincidence, but
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II. Rider Haggard, the we'll known auth
or Of "shc, King solomons' Mines
and other stirring tales, has recently
come out strongly as a spiritualIst. His
famous Dog Dream" has brought him
prominently forward among those who
believe In tclepathic communication. He
seems even to favor the theory OF rcln-
carnatiof
You would naturally expect-from his
recent attitude--to find Mr. IIaggard n
4 long-haIrcd individual, Will, q weird i'm
presive manner. suggestive OF one fa-
miliar with spirits from another world.
AS a matter OF fact. Mr.. Haggard is one
OF the most ordinary persons Imaginable.
He is an English Justice Of the Pence. a
business man OF large capabiiiy and re-
CARDS tho common experiences OF every
day life with anything but M occult
spirit.
Mr.. Haggnrd has recently Identified
himself with3thc great movement in Eng
land known az Back to the Land He
lectures to matter-of-fact business men,,
mechanics and artisans along simple
life" lines, and his words are received
with attentive respect.
The writer recently called on Mr. Hag-
gard III Els London home, and after hear
ing an account OF his psychological dog
experience. was RECALLED with some OF the
famous authors inner thoughts OH pro-
blcms which have taxed the human mind
from the earlIes. ages OF man.
Rider Haggard's Life.
First. a little resume OF Mr.. Hasgards
Interesting career. AS a boy Mr.. IIaggard
attended tile ordinary public schools In.
Enyan.l and, completing his education
was attached to the Foreign Office.
While In this employment lie became
very much interested in African affairs
aud about his twenty-fourth year made
.trip.into the country OF the Zullls. He
lived among these people. participated In
their joys and pastimes. witnessed their
wnr-dances and as a4result OF his close
study produced the history Of n WE'LL
known South African chief.
This was Mr.. Huggard's first literary
venture. and while \ 1t Is even to-day
quoted by experts as a remarkable pro-
duction, no one would ever have imagined
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, i ~ & ! r. la4- j.
Of Palestine Is being supported by gifts OF
Jews from all parts Of the world. little
of II has como from, the rich and prosper
GUS. but the most of 1t from the poor. In
deed some OF our subscriptions are SO
small that five families have clubbed to-
Rether TO buy one fve- dollar share of
stock Many aid Sby purchasing stamps
q the Jewish national fund and adding
theae to the regular postage OF every LETT
ter they send out. These stamps cost about
a cent apiece. so that when q man puts
one on Il letter he Is giving one cent To
the GAUGE
But do YOU expect to buy Palestine
with this money!
II we could buy II. we would be glad
70 tlo So but It's political situation Is such
that 1t Will probably be impossible to buy
IT outright. Nevertheless If we could show
the Sultan that we had an enormous fund
OF money 70 develop the country and that
We could add To the prosperity of that
part Of Ills dominion and to his revenues
5,ilerefrom he would probably give the
still calm ii as one Of his observation-disclosures
How about the fund OF Baron dc
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the fund. eventually 70 the Zionist move.
ment, and more especially toward the ca
nnirement OF Palestine If we could show
1hc sultan that we had $50 oo00c0 back Of
,s. there would be little trouble in getting
can acquire Palestine, we believe we can
matte It IA prosperous country. and from
there we can spread out into ancient
Chnlde:t and other fertile parts OF Asia
Mnor.,1 should like 70 see the rich land
along the Tigers and Euphratcs worked
world, Mr.. lanyill -
The Jews Of the World.
How many Jews are there in the,
hemisphere. Altogether there are about
There are probably about eleven or
twelve millions. There are connecting Ike
G,tCo.ccO In Russia. about 2 0ao,oo0 In Aus
tr.a- Hungary. 100000 In germany. about
number rs steadily Increasing. Many Of
10000 In Great Britain and Ireland and
more than million and q half on this
Hangwill asked me If ! had ever heard OF
0 1J0.Cc1 In Europe and several hundred
thousand in Asia and Africa. There are
about 5000 Jews III Palestine and the
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| cultivation, attached To- his lone VII.
|! Haggard was one Of the first to ADVOCATE
this plan Of building cities; attempting
4 to carry out in a practical ID way the
teachings Of Edward Bellamy, whose
book, Looking Backward, ~ has Ind an
immense Influence on English thought. s5
The Life Beyond.
Resuming his talk on psychic matters,
however, Mr.. Haggard said If 555 sEt3s
II am convinced from my own $expc-:
|sriences, and fSon studies OF psychologt-$
l5cnl matters that this life Is real lya$ the
most trivial part OF our existence. Y
firmly believe that before the end Of the
next hundred years we will have as def
mite inf formation on the life beyond & as
we have on things connected with this
world. r am borne out in this, no T only
by my own deductions, but by the ext
penences-which cannot be questioned
OF. some Of the most prominent scientific
minds & Of this day. sss5
1T is high time that people should stop
questioning everything about which they
cannot positively know. It is expedlent,S
also, that people should try to look within
and ask themselves the plain question:
whether they are contented with the few
little years OF activity here-linited to-
about thirty-or whether they look for
ward to any future state. s8s58{
the trouble - Investigate the existing evil
dences Of soul. which are certainly ample.
before they decide that we have none. and ],
that there is nothing beyond"
Mr.. Haggard, rs he speaks conveys Al
his ideas with a convincing manner = on y
know that there is nothing Of the charln-
tan about the man. He is earnest and 4
sforceful. and you must admit that lie has
the coura ge Of his beliefs. lSs
At the close OF tho interview he was 4
asked f he would Stand for some $ph o.
.tographs. He consented. and tho result
of the camera seance Is shown in the 3ac-
companying photograph, which Is one Of II
tho first he has ever consented to- have
taken. 4
Probably before very long the world
Will be ringing With some OF Mr.. Hag-
CARDS remarkable announcements of his
discoveries along psychological lines. and
then, perhaps, people will begin to think
chat there Is Something in 1t after ALL;
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I whateverai 1t is It is often SO marvellous
L that It seems to come from a world
above, or rather beyond the little sphere
we live in.
s"I need not dwell here OH the remark
able psychic experience had with ref
erencc to my dog-as the facts have al
ready appeared with more or less detail
1 in print. 1 will be recalled that knew
psychically many hours before having
/ the facts ebfore m. exactly what had
occurred with reference to the death OF
| my dog.
Il had a species Of troubled dream, in
which ] saw the dead body OF my dog
lin a marsh narrated this dream 10
i,my family the next morning. and de-.
i5scrlbed accurately the exact spot In
which the dogs body was found.
| Strange to relate, that while l was
having this dream-you may call It a
dream. II you will bit ! am co1yinced
1t was something more than thls-I was
making inRmy sleep a gutteral sound as
II a dog were struggling in the water.
This was we'll attested by one Of tho
members of my family
The dream regarding the dog is only
one of the many strange occurrences Of
a similar character that have come into
my life. and l think 1t high time, not
only for science, but for Intelligent per
sons generally. to begin to look around
them for something beyond the mere
material things OF existence.
Il do not maintain continued Mr.
3Haggard. walking up and down his
room. that we are going to arrive at
definite results to-day, or. Tomorrow,
or next year. But say we are making
progress, When men like Lord Kelvin,
Alfred Russell Wallace ana other think
5ers. state boldly that their scientific
convictions point towards, rather han
away from, the truths of psychology or
binary, minds should at least pay atten-$
ton. 81 III
1T makes no difference" he continued
whether the man on the street pays any
regard to these signs OF the times or not
IT is quite sufficient that the great
minds of this century are concentrated
-. researches In psychological phenonl-
ma. and I believe the next few years
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II your son or daughter asks your ad <
Vice. sympathy and counsel, give It as
Wisely as you can, but keep away from
such position II possible. Pour oil
on troubled waters and soothe and allay'
wounded feelings when possible. Act
as mediator and adjuster OF difficulties,
rather than the widening wedge,
And III this attitude. does not make
you a welcome member of your chlld's
home find another homs as soon MS you
can, and do not pose as n martyr. Yonrs
own child will always love you. II yo,lS
are lovable. We are not loved for res
Elationship, but for the qualities within
lis.
II you are not obliged to be /, men,s,r.
do not be. If you are, try to be an
agreeable one. "
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BY ELLA wheeler WILCOX

Iof the husband; It suggests tho interfering
and selfish mother-in-law who cannot
permii her married children to direct their
own lives
necessarily lovableor in the right A son
or a daughter should look after the physi-
cal well being of such amotherand should
be respectful in speech and department
toward her. but to coincide with all her
WI ana !, e IA, adopt gu her prejudlces
ana 10 UNFOLD her ~ all her IDEAS Is NOR
ally wrong, The duty to humanity and
parent, Il child or a friend. II is "a pathe,
TIC position FOR u son or q daughter to
stand between parent and u wife or
husband, E
All children are reared to think mother
love the most unseltlsll and wonderful de-
votlOn on earth, even In the face OF facts
which SO often prove 1t otherwise; and
when they SEQ a mother unhappy they
e mans eX hsy hst
take issue a sainst her will put them In a
bad light before the whole established or
der @ society, and tina. they will beat
their heads against traditions wherever
they turn.
n It is q most pathetic situation. for a
man-tllis position between a wife and a
Jealous mother. My heart always aches
4 FOR tho man an the ease even mere than
for the woman who Is mlsused.
= Sometimes tho wife Is In the wrong.
Sometimes a man MARBLES q woman who
liz SO narrow and SO selfish and so Jealous
that she begrudges the husbands mother
her sons affection.
Sometimes a loved and cherished dnugh-
cal That lie wants to stterly = oblli i
ichldhQod5and g!rhood from her memory
and leave only himself tho tyrant for
the wife 10 think about.
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"A White Mans Country

Just where and what Is this country;
Mr.. Fang will 2" + asked. & f5
cit lies about three hundred miles inland
from Mombasa within ten miles of the
Mombasa to Lake Victoria. That railroad
is about six hundred miles long, and 1t
goes straight inland from the Indian
Ocean, opening up some OF the most fer
tile parts OF the continent. A few hum
dred miles from the coast he land rises.
and this territory whlchgis offered to- the
Jews is on a plateau which is almost q
mile above the sea. 81 s5
THE territory Is larger than8yours state
of Connecticut.8#It has an area Of ABOUT
five thousand square miles, and Sir Harry
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/ to command his wife to cease all social or
loving intercourse with her mother?
8, Ifthe Wife decides, through mis-
taken sense OF duty to her husband, to for
ever lcmajn on terms Of sundereda com-,
partnership with her mother, is she de-
porting herself III n proper or hllul manner
toward her mother?
4. II the wife has a brother who be-
comes a chum Of her husband under the
STATE OF affairs above mentioned, is that
son showing a proper love or protecting
spirit toward his mother who is old and
alone? {f
These questions are entirely too abb
stract to permit Of a definite answer, 1t
all depends on the nature ofsthe quarrel
or misunderstanding, II the mother has.
been Interfering with the domestic affairs
of the household. and Offering unsolicited
opinions; III she has been oftlciously In
huslve In matters which pertained solely
to the husband and wfe,Hand which they
could settle between themselves: II she
has been pouring kerosene upon flames.
instead Of oil on troubled aters, them
indeed the husband Is right in suggesting
that his wife choose between a home with
himself or with her mother.
A mother-ln-law has been known to-
,incite her daughter to jealousy OF most
faithful and kind husband. II he re-
manned In tho office a half hour later
than usual; v he CHANGED to walk
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&
tute 50 large a portion Of the human
4 race. 81. g, gsg t3 B .53. j.s
Strange Views Of the Soul.
Gas all who have read my books know,
! I have always been extremely interested
in the Egyptians. My theories advanced
In some OF those books were not the
result of mere idle inlaginings. spent
years in the country md made a close
study OF tho lives Of these most interest
ing people. and whatever / set forth wns
the result Of study along certain lines,
rather than an attempt to put down on
paper mere figures OF the brain. We
have much to learn from the forgotten
4 ages OF the past 88
z 1T seems to ME that especially in
psychological matters we are far behind
Z In this wonderfully progressive century.
Materially, fromga purely creature COM
q fort point Of view, we are very well of. i
4. But. nearly every one who claims to be
up-to-date, seems to believe that there
is nothing beyond this life This is, to
me. sad commentary on human fall
ure. s s e.s
People may think In their hearts that
they have souls, but their daily lives
deny this belief. Every one seems con-
¢rated on Increasing his physical we'll.
being. and few look forward to another
Bllfe. 8
Even for people who have faith In NJ
future, the lives now led seem absurd,
and ~ contradiction OF terms The great
Ecentcrs OF population are daily growing
more and more congested; while the
beautiful country--where man naturally
sbelongs-is becoming deserted t{6
am an advocate OF any method
which will call people. back to the beau
ties OF simply country life, ana lead them
away from the terrible conditions to be
met with III every modern city"
Mr. Haggard is deeply interested 1t
might be here stated, In what is know,
as the Garden City Movement" in Eng
land. This is a plan for building a city
which shall be self-supportlng ana In
Thichsevery inhabltant will own his own
garden. and have ample grounds. under
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RIDER HAGGARD N HIS LONDON HOME.

In this world to-day-at least, a large
majority OF them-haye been OH this.
globe before, ard will probably be here
again after they have passed through
the mysterious condition which we now
term Death.
"If you consider the teachings Of Bud
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and among certain people records have
been kept OF all these phenomena,
Is for his reason that the Egyp-
tans and Buddhists have been regarded
as the greatest psychological students OF
mankind. 1T must be borne in mind that
the Buddhist religion comprises one
fourth of mankind, and he Is brave. in
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ma
iI1irsch?n

Hirsch ~ ~ y
That amounted to $50. ooaoo. II was
left by him to establish colonies and
homes for the Jews OF the world, and Its
trustees have attempted to do this by
purchasing land and sending poor Jews
to South America and else where. Their
attempts 80 far. have been failures, and of
late they have been applying the income
from this vast sum to scattering charities.
Hirsch, and We hope to be able to direct