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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1900)
f t 1 K -A M N - r r -1 i - A V 0 v rrtAr m nTT 4 W J Bryans letter accepting- the fiempcratlc nomination for president of the United States Hon James D Richardson Chairman v -End Others of the Ratification Com jnittee of the Democratic National Con vention Gentlemen In acoepiing tae nomination tendered by you on behalf of the democratic party I beg to as sure you of my appreciation of thei great honor conferred upon me by the delegates in convention assembled and by the voters who gave instru tion to the delegates I am sensible of the responsibilities which rest upon the chief magistrate of so great a nation and realize tne - far reaching effect of the questions in volved In the present contest In my letter of acceptance of 180C J madehe following pledge So deeply am I impressed with the magnitude of the power vested by the constitution in the chief executive of the nation and with the enormous In fluence which he can yield mor the ben efit or injury of the people that I wish to enter the office if elected fre6 from any personal desire except the desire to prove worthy of the confi dence of my countrymen Human judgment -is fallible enough when un biased by selfish considerations and in order that J may not be tempted to use tne patronage of the office to ad vance any personal ambition I hereby announce with all the emphasis which words can express my fixed determi nation not under any circumstances td be a candidate for re election in case this campaign results in my elec tion Further reflection and observation constrain me to renew this pledge The platform adopted at Kansas City commands my cordial and unqualified approval It courageously meets the issues now before the country and states clearly and without ambiguity the partys position on every question considered Adopted by a convention which assembled on the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of In dependence it breathes the spirit ot candor independence and patriotism which characterizes those who at-Philadelphia in 177C promulgated the ciecd - of the republic Having in my notification speed discussed somewhat at length the par amount issue imperialism and added some observations on militarism and the Boer war it is sufficient at this ime to review the remaining planks of the platform TRUSTS The platform very properly gives forominenceto the trust question The appalling growth of combinations in restraint of trade during the present administration proves conclusively that the republican party lacks either the desire or the ability to deal with the question effectively If as may be iairly assumed from the speeches and conduct of the republican leaders that party does not intend to take the peo ples side against these organizations -then the weak and qualified condem nation of trusts to be found in the re publican platform is designed to dis tract attention whfie industrial despot ism is ccirpictirg its work A private vr i tiixvrTS oeen an ounaw u men can control ior tneir uwu inuiu the output or price of any article of merchanaise Under such a system tht consumer suffers extortion the produ cer of raw material has but one pur chaser and must sell at the arbitrary price fixed the laborer has but one employer and is powerless to protest o ocr iniiiciiff oJthpr in wases oi in conditions of labor the small stocks holder is at the mercy of the specula tor while the traveling salesman con tributes his salary to the overgrown profits of the trust Since but - small proportion of the people can share in the advantages secured by private monopoly it follows that the remain dre of the people are not only ex cluded from the benefits but are the helpless victims cf every monopoly or ganized It is difficult to overestimate the immediate injustice that may be done or to calculate the ultimate ef fect of this injustice upon the social and political welfare of the people Our platform after suggesting certain speciiic remedies pedges the pju ty to an unceasing warfare against private monopoly in nation state and city 1 heartily approve of this promise if elected it shall be my earnest and con stant endeavor to fulfill the promise in letter and spirit I shall select an at torney general who will without fear or favor enforce existing laws I shall recommend such additional legislation as may be necessary to dissolve even private monopoly which does business outside of the state of its origin and if contrary to my belief and hope a constitutional amendment is found t be necessary I shall recommend ch an amendment as will vithout impair ing any of the existing rights ot the states empower congress to protect the people of all the states from injury at the hands of individuals or corpora tions engaged in interstate commerce The platform accurately describes the Dingley tariff law when it con demns it as a trust breeding measure skillfully devised to give to the few favors which they do not deserve and to placeupon the many burdens which they should not bear Under its op eration trusts pan plunder the people of the United States while they suc cessfully compete in foreign markets with manufacturers of other countries Even those who justify the general policy of protection will find it diffi cult to defend a tariff which enables a trust to exact an exorbitant toh from the citizen CORPORATIONS IN POLITICS he democratic party makes no war upon honestly acquired wealth neither does it seek to embarrass- corporations engaged in legitimate business but it does protest against corporations en tering politics and attempting to as sume control of the instrumentalities of government A corporation is not organized for political purposes and should be compelled to confine itself to the business described in its char ter Eorest corporations engaged in an honest business will find it to thler advantage to aid in the enact ment of such legislation as will pro- tect them from the undeserved odium which will be Brought upon them by those corporations which enter the po litical arena INTERSTATE COMMERCE The republican party has persist ently refused Mo comply with the ur gent request of the Interstate Com merce commission for such an en largement of the scope of the inter state commerce law as will enable the commission to realize the hopes aroused by its creation x The demo cratic party is pledged to legislation which will empower the commission to nrntprt individuals and communities Lm HicoriTninatinn and the public at J X v large from unjust and unfair trans portation rates THE FINANCIAL PLANK The platform reiterates the demand contained in the Chicago platfcrni fo an American financial system made by the American people for them elvesr The purpose of such a systctr is to restore and maintain a bimetallic level of prices and in order that therv may be no uncertainty as to the meth od of restoring bimetallism the specif ic declaration in favor of free and un limited coinage at the existing rati of 10 to 1 independent of the actio of other nations is repeated In 1S9 the republican party recognized the necessity for bimetallism by pledgin the party to an earnest effort to se cure an international agreement foi the free coinage of silver and the president immediately after his in auguration by authority of congrr appointed a commission composed distinguished citizens to visit Europe and solicit foreign aid Secretary Hay n a letter written to Lord Aldenha in Novembert 189S and afterwards pub lished in England declared that at that time the president and a majority of his cabinet still believed in the great desirability of an international Tree ment for the restoration of the juble standard but that r did not seem opportune to reopen the negotiations just then The financial law enacted less than a year ago contains a con cluding section declaring that the measure was not intended to stand ir the way of the restoration of bimetal lism whenever it could be done by co operation with other nations The platform submitted to the last repub lican convention with the indorsement of the administration again suggested the possibility of securing foreign aid in restoring silver - Now the republican party for the first time openly abandons its ad vocacy of the double standard and in dorses the monetary system which it has so often and so emphatcally con demned The democratic party on the contrary remains the steadfast advo cate of the7 gold and silver coinage cf the constitution and is not willing hat other nations shall determine for us the time and manner cf restoring silver to its ancient place as a stand ard money The ratio of 16 to 1 is not only the ratio now existing be tween ail the gold and silver dolars in circulation in this country a ratio which even the republican adminis tration has not attempted to change but it is the only ratio advocated bj those who are seeking to reopen tht mints Whether the senate now hos tile to bimetallism can be change during this campaign or the campaigr of 1002 can only be determined aftei the votes are counted but neither the present nor the future political com plexion of congress -has prevented oi should prevent an announcement oi the partys position upon this subject in unequivocal terms The currency bill which received the sanction of the executive and the re publican members of the house and senate justifies the warning given bj the democratic- party in 1S96 It was then predicted that the republican party would attempt to retire the greenbacks although the party and its vo defence can be maCe cf an leaders studiously concealed their in trial system in which one or a few tentions That purpose is now plaii f j i1 and the people must choose between the retention of the greenbacks issued and controlled in volume by the gov ernrr t and a national ank note cur rency issued by banks and controlled in their own interests If the na tional bank notes are to be secured b bonds the currency system now sup ported by the republican party in volves a- permanent and Increasing debt and so long us this system stands the financial classes will be tempted to throw their powerful influ 3nce upon the side cf any measure which will contribute to the size and permarency pi a national debt It is hardly conceivable that the American oeople will turn deliberately from thf debt paying policy of the past to tne dangerous doctrine of perpetual bonds ELECTION OF SENATORS BY THE PEOPLE The demand for a constitutional amendment providing for the election of senators by direct vo of the people pie appears for the first time in a democratic national platform but n resolution proposing such an amend ment has three times passed th houce of representatives and that too practically without opposition TVhatever may have been the reason which secured the adoption of the pres ent plan a century ago new condition have made it imperative that the peo ple be permitted to speak directly in r o selection of their representatives in I e senate A senator is no less the ijresentative of the state bcaue he receives his commission from the pecT ple themselves rather than from the members pf the state legislature I a vrter is competent to vote for a mem ber of congress for state officers anc for president he is competent to choose his representative in the sen ate A system which makes the sen ator responsible for his election to thr people as a whole and amenable to themif he misrepresents them must commend itsef to those who have con- pdence in the intelligence and patriot ism of the masses DIRECT LEGISLATION The platform indorses the princi ple of direct legislation This is al ready applied to the more important questions in nation state and city It rests upon the sound theory that the people can be trusted and that the more responsive the government Is to the will of the people the r ore free it will be from misuse and abuse LABOR QUESTION Several planks pf the labor plat- form are devoted to questions in which the laboring classes have an immediate interest but which more remotely af fect our entire population While what is generally known asgovernment by Injunction is at present directed chief ly against the employes of corpora tions when there is a disagreement be tween them and their employer it in volves a principle which concerns every one The purpose of the in junction in such cases is to substitute trial by judge for trial by jury arid is a covert blow at the jury system The abolition of government by Injunction is aa necessary fcV the protection o the reputation of the court as it is fo the security cf the citizen Blackstone in defending trial by jury says The impartial administration of justice which secures both our persons and our properties is the great end of civil society but if that be entrusted entirely to the magistracy a select body of men and those selected by the prince such as enjoy the highest offices of the state their decisions in spite of their natural integrity will have frequently an involuntary bia toward those of their own rank and dignitv It is not to be expected from responsibilities ana enjoy tne to leses of statehood and it will be as pleasure as well as a duty to carry out the platform pledge concerning them ALASKA AND PORTO RICO There will be a popular acquiescence in the demand for home rule and a territorial form of government in Alaska and Porto Rico Both are en titled to local self government and representation In congress CUBA The recognition contained In both the democratic and republican plat forms of the right of the Cubans to in dependence removes the general prin ciple involved from the domain of par tisan politics It is proper however to consider whether the accomplisn ment of this purpose can be safely en trusted to the republican party after It has yielded to the allurements of the olonlal idea and abandoned its ear lier faith in the natural and inalien able rights of man RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS The time is ripe for a -systematic and extended effort to reclaim the arid ands and fit them for actual settler The last agricultural report estimate that homes can thus be provided foi many millions cf people The im jounding and use of the waters which are wasted in the spring would people the western states with thrifty intelli gent and industrious citizens and these would furnish a valuable marlrei for all the products of the factories A small percentage of the money spent in a war of conquest would provide bc cupation and habitation for more peo ple than wsuld ever seek a residence in colonies within the trchpics FOREIGN ALLIANCES The reasons given by efferson and the other statesman cf the early cays in support of the doc trine that we Qhould maintain frienrllv liuman nature that the few should b felstf ons with all nations but enter SUPPLE3IENX TO rziICCRAT VAJNTINT XZB THURSDAY SEPT 27 19O0L always atteilve to the interests and Into entangling alliances with nono good of the many jar even stcpnger toaaxthan tHzey If the criminal laws are not sufficient were a nundrSd years foi the rrotectlon of property they merce is rapidly increasing srd we ae -an be mace mere severe cut a citi ren charged with crime must have his case tried before a jury of hi3 peers THE BLACKLIST The blacklist as now employed ir some places enables the employer toJ place the employe under piactleal duress for the skilled aborer Icses his independence when the employers car noVorAy discharge him but prevent his securin similar employment The blacklist enables employers to se cure by mrtual agreement that con trol ever the wage earners which a private monopoly exercises witaout contract ARBITRATION The riattorm renews the demand for arbitration between corporations and their employes No one- who has oserved the- friction which arises be tween great corporations and their numerous employes can doubt the visdom of establishing an impartial ourt for the just and equitable set tlement of disputed The demand for arbitration ought to be supported ar eartilv by the public which suffer inconvenience because of Gtrike3 ant lockouts and by the employers them selves as by the employes The estab lishmert of arbitration will insure friendly relations between labor anc capital and render obsolete the grow- ng practice cf calling in the army t settle labor troubles DEPARTMENT OE LABOR I canrpt too strjngly emphasize the importance of the platforrnrecom mencati n of the establishment of s department of labor with a membei of the cabinet at its head When wc remember how important a positior the laborer fills in our economic so cial and political fabric it is hard U conceive of a valid objection being made to this recognition of his serv ices Agriculture is already represent ed in the presidents official household the army and navy have their sentatives there the state department with its consular service and the treasury department with Its close connection with fiscal affairs keep the executive in touch with the business and commercial interests A cabinet officer truly representative of the wage earning class would be of invaluable aid not only to the toilers but to the president CHINESE EXCLUSION The Chinese exclusion act has proven an advantage to the country and its continuance and strict enforcement as well as its extension to other similar races are imperatively necessary The Asiatic is so essentially different from the American that he cannot be as similated with our population and is therefore not desirable as a permanent citizen His presence as a temporary laborer preserving his national identi ty and maintaining a foreign scale of wages and living must ever prove an Injustice to American producers as vell as a perpetual source of irrita tion PENSIONS The party expresses its pride in tht soldiers and sailors of all our wars declares its purpose to deal gen 3rc with them and their depend ntc A liberal policy is natural anc lecess ary in a government wmensue I brought into -constant commuuratlr with all parts cf the vcrld Even if we deslreu te do so we could not afford to aienate many nations Ly cultivating unnecessary intimacy with -a few Our strength and standing are such that it is less necessary than ever before to lean fcr aid upan the friendliness of a foreign nation We cannot connect currelves with European nations azd share in their Jealousies and ambitions without lo rg the pecuiar advantage which o r ocation our character and our insti tutions give us in the worlds affairs V MONROE DOCTRINE - The doctrine enurcated by Monroe and approved by succeeding presidents s essential to the welfare cf the Jnlted States The connents cf Xorth and South America are dedicat ed to the development of fiee govern nent One republic after another has oeen established until tfcday Ideas have barely a foothold In the newwcrld While t is not the policy of this country to interfere wheie amcabe relations exist between Euiopeau countries and their dependencies in America our people would look with disfavor upon any attempt en the pit of European governments to maintain an unveiling or forcible sovereignty aver the people living en this side of the Atlantic The position taken by the repub lican leaders and more recently set forth by the republican candidate for the presidency viz That we cannot protect a nation from outside inter ference without exercising sovereignty over its people is an assault upon the Mcjnroe doctrine for while this argu ment is at this time directed against the proposition to give to the Filipinos botn independence and protection it Is equally applicable to the republics of Central and South America If this government cannot lend its strength to another republic without making sub jects of its people then we must either withdraw our protection from the lepublics to the south of us or ab sorb them uAder the same plea that the guardian nation must exert an au thority equal ta it3 responsibility Eu ropean nations have for centuries ex ploited their wards and it is a sig nificant fact that thef republican party should accept the European idea of a protectorate at the same time that it adopts a European colonial policy There is no excuse for this abandon ment of the American idea We have maintained the Monroe doctrine tor three quarters of a century The ex pense to us has been practically noth ing but cne protection has been beyond value to our sister republics If a Filipino republic is erected upon the ruins of Spanish tyranny its tion by us will be neither difficult nor expensive No European nation would be willing for any other European na tion to have the islands nejther would any European nation be willing to pro vOiie a war with us in order to obtain possession of the islands if we assert sovereignty over the Filipinos we will have to defend that sovereignty by force and the Filipinos will be our enemies if we protect them from out nork imnn a mtizpn snldiprv insteai J ide interference they will defend of a large standing army Self intei themselves and will be our friends If st as well as gratitude compels tht they show as much determination in government to make bountiful opposing the sovereignty of other vision for those who in the hour of tions as they have shown in opposing a persor danger and at great sacrifice of busi ness health and life tender their serv ices to their country The pension laws should be con strued according to the generous spirit which prompted their passage The platform very properly reiterates the position taken in 1896 that the fact enlistment shall be deemed conclusive Evidence that- the soldiet was sound xhen the government accepted him A certificate given now to the health of V lfftnYin i rrr ATf An 4 AOM1M our sovereignty tjiey will not require muca assistance irom us EXTRAVAGANCE The republican party drawing C3 it does enormous campaign funds from those who enjoy special privileges at the hands of the goVernment is power less to protect the taxpayers from the attack of those who profit by large ap propriations A surplus in the treas ary offers constant temptation to ex- ravagance - and extravagance in turn 1V cu1S xau even i can m obtainable should not have as much y s un u Uc t T v i veight as the certificate of the medical officer who examined the volunteer with a view of ascertaining his fitness for army service NICARAGUA The democratic party is in favor of the immediate construction ownership ind control of the Nicaragua canal by he United States The failure of the republican party to make any prog ress in carrying out a pledge contained in its platform four years ago together with the substitution in its latest plat form of a plank favoring an isthmian janal for a specific declaration in of the Nicaraguan canal would in dicate that the republican leaders either do not appreciate the importance jf this great waterway to the ime strength and commercial inter ests of the country or that they give too much consideration to the interest ed opposition of transcontinental lines The Hays Pauncefote treaty now be fore the senate would if ratified ireatly lessen the value of the canal f it would not indeed convert it Int i positive menace in time cf war The paramount interests of the United States in the western hemisphere to gether with the obligations to defend the republics to the south of us makes it necessary that our government shall be able to close the canal against any hostile power ARIZONA NEW MEXICO AND OK LAHOMA Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma have long been ready to assume the uuii wuiuxi i ueiiig tteiJi iii ixitr uiiui jround until the campaign is over is i fair illustration of the imposition which will be attempted when there is l considerable amount of money idle n the treasury The rehabilitation of the merchant marine laudable in it self is made the pretext for expen diture of public money for the benefit j jf large ship owners and in the in- cerests of a transportation monopoly Che government being only the agent 3f the people has no right to collect from the people taxes beyond the le gitimate needs of a government hon estly and effectively administered and public servants should exercise the same degree of care in the use of the peoples money that private individ uals do in the use of their own money With a restoration of a foreign policy consistent with American ideas there an be an immediate and large reduc ion in the burdens now borne by the people INCOME TAX By inadvertence the Income tax plank agreed upon by the resolutions committee was omitted from1 the plat form as read and adopted The sub ject however is covered by the re affirmation of the Chicago platform and I take this occasion to reassert my belief in the principle which under lies the income tax Congress should have authority to levy and collect m income tax whenever necessary and an amendment to the federal consti tution specificiaily conferring such au thority ought to be supported by even those who may think the tax unneces sary at this time In the hour of danger the government -can draft the citizen it ought to be able to draft the pocketbook as well Unless money is more precious than blood we can not afford to give greater protection to the incomes of the rich than to the lives of the poor IMPERIALISM The subjects however treated in this letter important as each may seem in itsslf do not press so impera tively for solution as the question which the platform declares to be the taramount issue in tnis campaign Whether we shall adhere to or aban don these ideas of government which iave distinguished ths nation from uher nations and given to its history Is peculiar charm and value is a ques ion the settlement of which cannot oe deayed No other question can ap proach it in -importance no other luestion demands such immediate con sideration It is easier to lose a repu aton than to establish one and this iaton would find If a long and labori ous task to regain its proud position meng the natidns If under the stress f temptation it shoufd repudiate the self evident truths proclaimed by oiii leroic ancestors and sacredly treasured luring a career unparalleled In the annals Of time WTien the doctrine that the people are the only source of power Is made secure frqm further at tack we can safely proceed to the set tlement of the numerous questions which involve the domestic and eco nomic welfare of our citizens Very truly yours W J BRxAN VIRST SNOW FALLS IN THE HILLS Lead S Dr Sept 17 This morning now and rain fell in this vicinity A cry severe north wind chilled the air Two inches of snow settled on Bale jnountain and it is quite rold here v r T p 1t - brain with Tyo OWNERS Recently John Sterning ZroV New York was found almost asphyxiated In his room The next day Intelligence gradually left him Eight days afterward he was taken to any asylum The tnornlng fol lowing he was quiet and sane But mentally he Was not John iteming Jr An attendant entered and addressed him The young man looked perplexed He had actually forgotten speech and the meaning of word3 His parents came to see him The proffered caress of his mother was met coldly and he took ref Jge behind a chair Miss Freda kelson to wTtom Stern ing was engaged was sent to him It was hoped that the sight of his sweet heart would bring him to his senses He looked at her inquiringly Dont you remember me Miss Nel son cried understood her fords no more than a baby could have done Some one handed hinT a newspaper He held It upside down The work cf developing Sternlngs mind was begun with an A B C prim- ver and kindergarten methods Progress was very rapid and soon the young man coulcV converse with the fluency of a ten-year-old boy Everything marriage filial relations government sun moon stars had to be explained The first sight of a piano amazed him John Sterning No 1 had been a dis gracefully bad billiard player John Sterning No 2 quietly learned to han dle a cue like a professional Before his mental mix up he disliked mechan ics Now he had the muscle sense of an artist He sang and played the piano and banjo Under his sweethearts tuition he had become a devout Christian The new Sterning was an Atheist Now comes a curious feature Al though he did not recognize Miss Nel son his fiancee yet after her freqaent visits to him in theasylum he learned to love her again There was no reason why he should be confined so he was given his liber ty Its strange he said three months lateiL my head feels numb and prickling just like a foot asleep V Drowsier and drowsier he felt and finally he had to be carried to bed He refused to eat anything About 11 oclock he awoke His father was in the room Hello father he said What are you doing here What time is it Eleven oclock Guess your watch is slow said Sterning It was after 12 when I came home Then he glanced around the room Whats the matter The jthole room is changed This isnt my room at all This is queer I go to bed in one room after midnight and wake up in another room an hour before I went to bed How did it happen A great hope rilled the fathers breast He trembled as he put the question What date is this Think its the twentieth was the doubting answer Twentieth of what The old man could scarcely contain himself November f course exclaimed the young man Impatiently What did you do last night t Called on Freda had supper at the lub and came home But whats the matter The matter of course was that the original John Sterning had come to life again while the second John Sterni ng was as dead as the first had recently been Why Hair Does Not Curl That the curly wool of the African race is extremely fine hair instead ot coarse as has been supposed from the reputation given it in former times is one of the statements made by Arthur Thompson He claims to have discov ered the mystery of why hair curls or does not curl On this subject he is quoted in the New Orleans Picayune as saying Each hair follicle is provided with a gland and muscle The size of the gland yaries considerably in different individuals and from my observations appear larger and better developed in the negro races The muscle I may state has an influence on the position of the hair thus converting the shaft into a lever In pursuing my investigations I dis covered that straight nair is always circular in section and is usually thick er than curly hair which is ribbon like and fine the finest human hair being that met with in the Bush and Anda man races These facts have a most important bearing on the subject In order that the muscle that I have de scribed to you may act as an erector of the hair it is necessary that the hair must be sufficiently strong to resist the tendency to bend If the hair is so weak as to bend before the action of the muscle the lever like tendency Is nullified -When the hair is fine and ribbon-like the action of the muscle bends it into a curve and this is the reason why the hair assumes the curly form in the Bush scalp y At AsH in California last year a cistern 104 -feet long by 34 feet wide and 24vf deep was formed in the hill side for thesto rage of wine The im mense tank was lined with concrete 2 feet thick and coated inside with a glaze as impermeable as glass The capacity Qf the tank is 500000 gallons Come here Johnny Im going to give you a piece of Oh mamma La it -lemon or custard pie How dare you interrupt me Johnny Come here Im going to give you a piece of ad vicei i t - IRISH MOHAMMEDAN -There Is a living Curiosity in the Prison In tho person f Henry Mqprb a self styled Irlh Mohammedan wise tels a story of his adventures in Orien tal lads scarce less wonderful than any Arabian Nights tale Moore was arrested Sunday night on Montgomery 3treet for begshiff and appeared yes terday in Police Judge Morgans cpurt o answer to a charge of vagrancy He Is 74 years of age and wears overalls a frayed and faded coat of broadcloth and a silk hat also much the worse for wear In 1S42 according to hi3 narrative Moore left County Clare Irelandan settled with his parents in JTaine E migrated to this state in lSAjClean ap some dust andthree years laCoi took ship for Australia- where he min ed in the Forest Cheek diggings elght mlies out of Melbourne- After a st of four and a half years Moore set out for a trip around the world going Ui way of Ceylon to India He had 25 COO to his credit then Arriving In Hindostan Mpore says a spirit of adventure prompted himtel join the Mohammedan faith and be come a dervish Jn this guise he wan dered all over India made his way In to Afghanistan through the Khybei Pass and finally visited Teheran Per sia The journey consumed several years during which time Moore learn ed the languages of the lands through which he had passed and famlllarlzed riimself with the duties and manners ol a dervish After a short stay In Teher an adventures as well as good fortune were fairly poured upon the Celtic fol lower of Mohammed Being the only European dervish ever seen in the kingdom of the Shah Moores fame sonn reached the royal palace He was sent for by the favor ite wife of the Persian ruler who talk ed with him and then recommended to the Shah that he be engaged as Maulum Makahsus or chief tutor to he royal family This exalted job Henry Moore says he held for a periodof five years He was also given the title of sertib or colonel in the persiari army arfd other favors were heaped upon him by the shah One day upon finding that the young princess could read and write English the shah gave Sertib Moore an order- -on his minister instructing that officer 4 to confer upon the white man an estate and a pension for life The minister refused to cive him either estate or pension and Moore told one of his roy al pupils abot his reception whereup on the young prince told his father The haughty minister Moore declares uas packed off at once to a remote nart of Persia under sealed orders1 to drink hemlock when he reached his destina tion enemies then sprang up about hin seeking has life he says He obtained permission to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca as a substitute for the shah and having converted his wealth into 3800C worth of diamonds he set out on the trip intending never to return to Te heran From Mecca he made his way hank to the United States in 1S32 and soonllbst most of his money in Rocky mountain mining Then he tried Aus tralia again naet with more bad luck and Turned up here a year ago old and with but little cash He hasnonenow Moore seems to believe his own storyV 3an Francisco- Chronicle - l 3 TheNew Honev Honey is enjoying renewed favor Men of wealth andleisure are testing and experimenting wfth the different kinds of honey and wrinkling their brows over the problem of producing what seems to them the most desirable flavor Curing the coming summer For the bee is no longer allowed to pursue his own sweet peregrinations and sip the nectar of -flowers wher t ever he chooses Honey made jn this promiscuous way is much too ordinary His actions are restricted and guided As a result such honey as never was tasted before is tickling the palates of many It is the white sweet clover flavor that has gained favor with the epicure he goes systematically to work rto produce it and plants a large plot of ground perhaps half an acre with this particular kind of clover He has it carefully kept from weeds or any other variety of clover that might en deavor to find a footing there Tne who i bed is inclosed and roofed with t fine wire netting and the beehives are then placed within the inclosure Froxi the bees life therefore the spice ol variety is plucked and try as he will he can produce none other than white sweet clover honey In flavor it is very delicate and almost white in color Yellow sweet clover honey Is pre ferred by others The flavor is slight stronger than that made from th white variety and its color is a deep yellow Then there is the honey thai is made from thistles and milkweeds it is amusing to hear producers of such flavors tell of their tribulations in mak ing these wayward plants grpw within their restriction Some of the wild flow er honey is almost black in color and the flavor is certainly very different from what it was in the days when honey was honey and that fact settled the question It is almost verging on the indiscreet to mention buckwheat honey nowadays although it is -still ac knowledged to have wonderful staying properties Acetylene gas as is generally known Is produced by moistening calcium car bide with water Some idea of itsex tensive use will be gathered when it is is learned that there is being erected at Niagara Falls a plant for the facture of calcium carbide which wi7 have an output of 100 tons a day Flec rical energy equivalent to 250C horse -power will be required tooperate IC i W A C