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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1904)
THE OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE. Men Who Make Ak-Sar-Ben What it is Each Succeeding Year Octobers, 1904.. I 1 3 IS the achievement and glory et all treat thing, the possibilities developed In the Knight of Ak-Bar-Ben belong' to the plain citi zen. Maater minds conceived and far sight grasped opportunity, but In the ceaseless grlifd of performance the ordi nary man baa had much participation. Hla worth and necessity are not belittled In the absence of photographs and eulogy. . Neither has be lacked appreciation, though he has not had many flowers thrown at him. In short, his work has been done when ever and wherever needed. It has counted. Without Mm Ak-Sar-Ben would have been nothing; with him, and many of him. It has Injected more refreshment of spirit Into the business life of Omaha than any other agency save the clear sunshine, the cool rain, the children, the women, th flowers, and, maybe, the breakfast foods. In his labor the plain citizen has sunk unflinchingly so much of his Individuality and his lust for fame as was vouchsafed to him, and has tolled for the pleasure and welfare of those he knew and those ha knew not. That he did It, continues dolnn St, and will be doing It as long as men re joice In what they wrought. Is an ardent lesson In local patriotism. Lesson for Pessimists. Consider It well and you. can't help lov ing this plain citizen. It gives pause to the Dessliilstlo aenerallzatlon that modern business life la just a vulgar squabble, each man for himself with the rear guard left alone to turn only for consolation to , hJm of the roaring lion aspect and the de vouring mood. The plain citizen as a Knight of Ak-Bar-Bsn, of course, has had other thing to do. He has had to think of house rent, groceries, gas bills and shoe leather, but In the arduous exertion of eking an Income sufficient unto the day, he has found time to hustle In the ranks with others of his t tweed, to hew again the Seven Cities of Cibola each hot summer, and to people them, with his fellows. There Is no gainsaying that the plain citiien has had pleasure and satisfaction i In the doing, for he has found, If he did not know It before, that the Emersonian theory regarding compensation was not said merely because It sounded good, lis discovered among other Items that the ; "bunch" liked him better for getting busy and he liked the "bunch" better because the fellows seemed to have a warmer feel ing for him. Parable In Compensation. And in speaking of compensation, let us not forget the gentleman who Impersonated Jonah In the whale In the very first elec , trtcal parade given by , Omaha or any I other city. The whale was exceptionally I large and he waa transparent. Jonah was shown within seated at a small table. On the table was a case of one of our own home-brewod beers. Jonah and the beer wero real. In the course of the proces sion they amalgamated. Although Jonah t absorbed the beer the beer controlled. The climax ' was reached when Jonah rolled I through the belly of the monster and hod ( contact with the paving. In truth, he was ', delivered as certainly as the original hoodoo ' of the Good Book. Not precisely for this kind of compen-. nation, but for the simple knowledge that ha is rendering his town some service tb plain citizen has annually let go of a $10 note, given up nights to the hazards and social work at the den, gone Into the re motest highways to tell men why they hould be knights, made spectacles of him self on fantastic floats and a heroic though merry martyr year after year In storm r fair. De Artagnan should be the patron saint Of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. They don't swagger, but they live his motto "One for all, and all for one." School boys, when they read Dumas, are Impressed with this principle, but along with many other In spirations of tha early period It is gen erally pretty well forgotten towards mid- idle Ufa. Uvea Its Principles. - Its application Is the whole secret of , success of the Ak-Sar-Ben. To its strict adherence due the devotion and faithful toil - of the Knights. Modesty, ever be soming, la this organization has displayed its value. Man is taken at his true worth, minus ambition and plus local patriotism. No leveling process la necessary to keep G Street Fair Part of Carnival NB of tha mora recent of adjuncts to the restivltle attendant on tha Ak-Sar-Ben period is the street fair. This, more strlotly speaking. Is a carnival of an ad vanced sort. It partakes to some extent of the characteristics of the genuine car nival, having features that can be found , nowhere else, and then it has also distinc tive feature of a fair. Douglas County Agricultural society Is a sharer in It, and tha business men take advantage of the opportunity to give additional display to their wares, so the institution is really a hybrid. One point will be admitted with- oot debate, and that la that It is a sue- cess. Four times have the gates to the carnival grounds been opened, and each of the four season has - seen the space tnslds the inclosur thronged with merry makers. Everybody, apparently, attends, and everybody has a good time. The peo- ' pie who do not like that sort of thing stay away, and so are not bothered by the con- fetU throwers and the Jostling of the hurrying and scurrying youngsters make tha occasion their own. $TOwn In size, for the board of governor lave been duly Impressed with ta ln.pcr- nce a an adjunct of the Ak-Sar-Ben. t ha aided materially In filling In tha rap between parades, and prior to them, y giving tha people some place to go. 1 t come at a season that Is Just "between kay and grass." when tha harvest Is over ind the fall work is done, and the winter fs'yyyy . rAM 1 ad , ' ' ' Y - : : : : J i KM I NO. V-THJI SA< INHABITANT. wa tJZXHT PLAIN. ' f.'"" - ' , - H - I J, - . ' ryiiv ..-. . ..: ' -.-..-v-.wv--;t; :,'.'Aii(.,w,,:v;-.'.rv;::.;;-. ::( "AlV'V V!K:'ii-.'--;--'.:: . .'-!.. Jr?:, w .'..-. -: : ...-;-; a V-'i."v. :..- vn lnl " years must carry off V$:S:r:::: YJX&i&XKWr. $$$v& XiW?:WyS& :U?5 th a,m- v'l-:.V The Hoard of Governor for 1904 1st r V W Charles II. Pickens. Thomas A. Fry. W. 8. ;r-'- J.rdlne. C. N. Robinson. W.J. C. Kenyon. iv ' iiWLH& Oeorira V. West. Frcl Mets. jr.. Gould kfc'7.V&V 'T XSMfir :7:A:'lr;:V'V;':::; Wets. II. J. l'enfold. C. MWilholm. Mel ;fltr to ?- f V JIM I . - 3 iPTiLD J)T?siiV '..:...:. , : v::;,-v;v 1,., oi. s.m.... :viV:"v:.X-.'VH-WP ff -' 'f Imaf H sf- ' t ": 1 V-'f ' lf V.-'-.V- f JW'lCWiVri BUz, G. C. Kuehne, O. D. Harris, D. C. mxmmmmmmmmmmmm all In the ranks because there Is nothing; other than the ranks. The men holding the official places are the hardest workers and wear the titles as badges of responsi bilities shouldered. So the plain citizen Is still declaring that the Ak-Sar-Ben Is the greatest Institution exemplifying the brotherhood of man, the profit of Working hard and being cheerful and forgettlne you would like, perhaps, to be singled out for certain distinction. He has tried it and he knows. Whosoever reads requires no enlighten ment regarding the works of Ak-Sar-Ben. He has seen them for many years, and has been told of them many times. .It would be quite wrong: to try to Inform of what he already knows. But the Identity and personality of the knights may be matters of less familiarity. tip the year 1839 tho Board of Governors of twelve members ydld most of the pre liminary work towards getting" members and inducing, the plain citizens to put their shoulders to the wheel. Iike nearly every thing else connected with the Ak-Sar-Ben, Cupid's Clever Capers Romantic and Preliminary Troubles. 1 RUE love never -runs smooth 1 a saying classed aa a truism' by the experienced.- It Is presumed to cover before and after taking. What happens before taking at tracts most attention. These troubles are many anu v.riuu.. a weaaing in vuo ...u- troa's department of the Kansas City jail was me climax in me capture or ueorge M. Collier of Columbus, O., formerly chief examiner of steam engineers of Ohio, who disappeared a year ago charged with hav ing embezzled 12,700 of the state's funds. Miss Hattle Hendricks became Collier's bride. Collier returned to Ohio without k requisition papers. At Allegheny, Pa,, Steve Yarkso was bound hand and foot with a clothesline for twelve hours await hasn't begun as yet, and everybody ha a little leisure and is looking for diversion. The street fair offers shows of various sorts, some free and some pay, all calcu lated to Interest for the moment, and give an opportunity for the relaxing of tho um-' mer's tension before the hard grind of the winter season 1 taken up. And tho street fair has been a producer of Income, too, for the royal exchequer of Ak-Sar-Ben has held many bright simoleons that cam Into It by way of the gates to the car nival grounds. Probably the most Important of Its func- tlons is to center and confine tho spirit of merymaklng within reasonably adequate limits, so far as area covered is concerned. While the whole city is Illuminated and all the people are willing to take part In the fun of the season. It has been found ex pedient to give over a prescribed section to the folk who want to Indulge In tha sports peculiar to the carnival, and thus leave those who care to walk about and nJy the Jllumlnatlons and review tha wn0 decorations an opportunity to do so un molested by the spirit of Momus. Pony Moore ha been In charge of tha shows on the carnival ground for several seasons, and, owing to his long experience, has been able to give Omaha and its visi tor the very best street fair exhibition the country affords. He hss his hands full each season, but each succeeding fair sees novelties and not mere repetitions of for- mer acta The fair this season Is no ex- ceptlon, yet differ from the other only In degree. the method had a good deal of spontaneity pulling, the committee Is created ana -just and tha extempore about it. A governor simply It gets down to work simply went up to a man who had to be in the hustling committee the plain cltl about town In the course of his business zen gets an opportunity to do something and said: "See here, you will have to more than his full duty. He has some take your coat off and hustle for tha Ak- privileges. Including that of going out In a Sax-Den. Wo need members." coach, street car or automobile and politely Genesis of the Hnstlera. Eventually someone, and the suggestion Is credited to R. F. Hodgln, remarked that It might be a good thing to have a regular hustling committee of twenty-four. The Idea took root and produced the first hustling committee, which was so modest that it did not care to have Its names In the papers. The work of the committee, thon as now, was to get members. It is the nucleus of the whole roster of the season.. The hustlers are chosen by some of the Board of Governors and assembled In a delightfully Informal way at luncheon, Then they elect a chairman and secretary and pledge themselves to work hard, with- out reservation, for the good of the order, With no balloting, campaigning nor wire- ing the time for .his marriage and then released and prepared for the ceremony, Tarsko was married to Annie Zokart, a pretty Slavish girl. It had been reported to the girl by some of her friends that the Intended husband was boldly stating that he would not marry Annie. A constable' was dispatched who found Tarsko In a ,aloon an(1 took hlm to j., hou8e. sh)l produced a clothesline, with which she bound him, and left him In the constable's care in the parlor until time for the wed ding. Somewhat different, but equally strenuous was the romance of George Mitchell and Mamie Stanley, IT and 18 years old respectively, gypsies from rival bands that have been in camp at Sterling, 111. A gilded wagon figured In their dream of love, and to buy it the boy took $900 of his father's money. The couple fled to southern Illinois, where they were married, Returning, there was a violent scene. The young couple were taken to the Green river and ducked, their parents assisting. Then the bride and bridegroom were made to . m . .. . - agree nenceiorxn not lo call eacn omer husband and wife. Quick Work. Joseph Hannah and Mrs. Atplger Hannah of Louisville, Ky., claim the quick matrl monlal record of the United States, They are Incidentally the originators of the "get-hitched-qulck" game, but their experience has been such that It should not find many followers. After a lightning dash to the marriage 1 r M r th,v arm nnw ncflirori (n sri n tr tha distance to the divorce court. They hop. to make a record for this also and- their handlers are doing everything they can' to help them. Their time so far has been such that It Is confidently believed a new mark will be hung up. Mr. and Mrs. Hannah's matrimonial rec- ord is four hours and five minutes. . This is not for the short course. It Is for the entire route, viz., first meeting, first en- gagement, courtship, the first kUs, pro- posil. acceptance, marriage and separation. The fractional time was as follows: Met for the first time. 8:10 p. m.; car ride pro- posed 8:15 p. m.; courtship begins on car. 8:80 p. m.; proposal on car. 8:40 p. m.; took the "dinkey" for Jeffersonvllle. 8:50 p. m.; arrived at magistrate's, 9:15 p. m.; license secured. :20 p. m.; wedding, 9:30 p. m.; first kiss, 8:32 p. m.; return to Louise- ville, 10 p. m.; wedding luncheon, 11 p. m.; wife escorted home, midnight; 12:15 p. m, goodby forever; 10 a. m., agreement for separation signed. A tiller of the soil near Aurora, 111., kidnaping any Inoffensive male person whom he thinks has $10 about his person. But any knight has the same right, if he cares to use It, as long as he gets the name of his victim and his money. At the den the unvarnished Individual can get barrels of work for the mere asking. 'A large shift Is needed every night to put on the show the show that Is pronounced the most elab orate and unique of Its class In the world. Again, there are multifarious small and Important duties to perform, and the plain citizen doesn't get a chance to dodge thom If he wanted to, and to his everlasting credit he has shown np desire to get out of the way. Finally, there come the parades, the climaxes of the season of hard labor learned with the weekly Monday night fan- tasy at the den. Good men and true are ateppeed Into the towa telephone office to transact some business. He was alone with the night operator and before Te had left he had proposed to her, offered to gWe her everything she cared to havie, and would take her to one of the finest farms In his county. He didn't want her to be a farm slave, but to be the wife of a country gentleman. This girl told him to call the next day, and when he did so- he found the day .operator on duty. He made up his mind that if the night girl would not be his wife, he would ask the pretty young day worker, besides there were a whole lot more upstairs that he would try to ee. . It was ascertained that this young man owned in his own right a half section n" land that was worth $100 an acre, that ha was an up-to-date farmer, came from a good family of farmers, and waa possessed in all of property that would enable him to retire in ten years. During the time that he was In the telephone office he' asked the kind of questions that showed A t a i ... .i.M . . . iuwt wom o.uuui yujjun; out wife. The Aurora lnr'dent is but a single one of hundreds of .ne same kind. Farmer boys are falling in love with the sweet voiced creatures who are continually sing ing the same song over the wires. Some people thinks they do not have much more time than to say "hello" and "busy," but many of them talk themselves into a wed ding, talk 1 the right word In this con nection, for It Is the sound ofthelr voices th nf.ttUatf" yUn ma" at th other Talks Throogh Ills Byes. . Eva 1Urso U "'V f An" onl ha Eva ?" onIy been ,n tb Und of tb fre 'or a few raonths. Antonio has resided her for v,tn a ,horter Ierlo1- Eva' "nguUtlo abll- Ule? are Halted to her mother tongue. An- tonio speaks only IUUan. Neither of them know ft word ot ach otner' lan"ae and of th,e "peech of country they are e.uay Ignorant. They met. they saw each oth?r- Thi;re wtt n exchange of glances, a blush oa tno Prt of the girl, and-well, Cupld ha" ,on laughed at many things on thls mundane sphere, and now speech must 1)6 numbered as smong the things that 'rouse his risibilities. For, although Eva and Antonio had abso- lutely no way of communicating by word of mouth, love found a way. Where wa the need of speech when the two were not deprived of their eyes and could sit and needed In the parades and the toll-loving knight has another chance to demonstrate that he Is not a shirker. Privileges of the Plain Cltlsen. Aurt what Anrm tha nlnJn clt--n -t he. " - sides tha "certain pleasure and satisfaction of helping his neighbor and his town?" It must- be confessed that this is the chief remuneration. True he has the right to see the weekly spectacular performance at the den, partake of the food and drink pro vided, get In on the grand ball and re celves a tasteful souvenir when the season have stayed with It straight through for Callahan, the graveyard man who .la iwui has ended. But It Is no mora than simple ten years, are particularly noticeable. They ln io 'do f- justice to say that he donates his money, got Into the game early and they have not V" 'ron Parada ' lmI,ljr P'Poater- his energy and his time as a Dlaln sacrifice to the one for all and all for one Idea. Once there was a man who in the opinion of all had done remarkable things for the Ak -Sar-Ben, and a number "of his closer friends concluded that he was entitled to an especial mark of esteem. They pur- chased a sultablo gift and proposed to pre- cox, Fred Metz, H. Vance Lane, Mel Uhl, sent It at the den. But those In authority C. M. Wllhelm. E. M. Bartlett, E. E. Bry rulod the proceeding out of order. "No one son, W. R. Bennett and others have per shall be singled out here," said they. "All .formed much work, but the three old mem- look and look T Cupid gava the pair the olvine power to communicate to each other w,t their optics, so the other day there wa a wedding in Utlca, N. Y., and Eva anl Antonio are complacently settled down, learning to talk to each other, Civil War Romance. A real romance of the civil war wherein a member of the battle-scarred First Mln- nesota loved and fought for and then quar- reled with and parted from his Minnesota sweetheart away back in the early 'GOs, has ended happily, and Chester S. Durfeo and Sarah A. Salisbury have been married. Mr. Durfeo over forty years ago left his sweetheart to fight for his country. When the war was over he returned and made plans to marry the sweetheart he had left at home- There arose a difference between tho lovers. however. They quarreled, and ,ne de4ected lover went west to grow up wlth tn8 country and to forget his -sorrow, California was chosen as his home. He married. His sweetheart was also mar- riea- and H was thought that the years had hfllp1 tbA wminria nf thff flrnt Inv. healed the wounds of their first love. Four years ago Mr. Durfee came east .on his wsy to a reunion of his old regiment at Gettysburg. Stopping In Minneapolis he met Mrs. Salisbury and recognized his youthful sweetheart. Old times were dis cussed and the old love was resurrected. Certain affairs had to be arranged by each, but as soon as possible the old soldier moved to Minneapolis. The wedding, which took place last week, was the realization of his youthful dream of happiness. The bride and bridegroom are each 68 years of -age, but they feel that they have just begun to live. Prattle of the Youngsters "Why should we say. 'Get thee behind me, Satan?'" asked the Sunday school teacher . "To glvo us a-chance to get ahead of him," replied the bright boy. Mamma Come, darling. It's time for you to go upstairs to bed. It's 8 o'clock., Little Clarence But, mamma, It won't be any earlier up there. Tommy (after the shower) Mamma, may I go out to play now? Mamma What, 1th those hole In your hoes? Tommy No, mamma; with those kids next door. ' " 'Love thy neighbor a thyself,' " read re common workers. Give this knight his "' " '"'" testimonial if you wish, but do it els- where ana apart." The friends of the knight did as directed, t.i,. . .ri, , . j . .1 . imm ttliu lu J,' u 1 1 tUHcmci, tra.ua mull cording to his strength, there are certain men whose consistency In the cause of King Ak-Sar-Ben have made them con spicuous In spite of themselves. Of the board of governors H. J. Penfold, Thomas 6. Fry and W. S. Jardlne, three of the 1 1 1 A . n . . V. H.uM vet loft It Tf nil th hnw irnrir mi rm. sponslbillty of the Knights of Ak-ar-Ben cpuld be measured and apportioned to the men who bore It, Mr. Penfold, perhaps, would have the prize quantity. As treas urer, secretary and governor his duties have been many and exacting. R. S. WI1 Curious the Sunday school teacher. "Now, Nellie, who is- 'thy neighbor?' " "If s the woman next door who Is al ways borrowing things," answered Nellil. Tommy When I grow up I ain't goln' ter bother about me face at all. I won't never have ter wash It. Jimmy Aw, g'onl How kin yer helpTT? Tommy Am goln' ter grow whiskers all over it. Jimmy Awl dat'll be worse. Den yer'll have ter comb de knots outer yer face. Wide Interest NTEREST In Ak-Sar-Ben Is not confined to Omaha and South Omaha. Its object la entirely tdo catholic - and its promoters too broad-minded and far-reaching to permit any such limitations on what was and Is intended as an affair in which every citizen of the great and glorious west can have a part, and for that matter all the people of the world. The only difference between an Omaha or South Omaha knight and one from some other part of good King Ak-Sar-Ben's realm Is that the local men pay the freight. To the others It Is with- out money and without price Samson's headquarters Is a place where all can meet, and on initiation nights men are there who hall from ail quarters of the world, and here they meet and make acquaintances such as thoy could hardly do otherwise. For the people of the state and of the states adjoining the Den has aIway" b?e" ?' weloome- :AU ht an outsider requires is a card signed by someone who Is known to Samson, and the .,! 1 - I .. II. 1 1 1. .. c"1"" "-" ""i'" gets everything from the first to the thirty- third degree, and sometimes he get It hot off the bat, for the Sainsonian crew plays no favorites while the show Is going on. Ak-Sar-Ben buttons are thus dis- trlbuted far and wide over the United States. In aU'references to total member- WP. lt mu8t e borne In mind that only those who belong In Omaha or touth Omaha, and who have paid their little old ten-case note are counted. Thousands of others have enjoyed the evenings at the Den annually, and thousands at others will. Each business roan who has a cus- tomer In town over Monday evening takes An effort was nuulc to not Information' reurardlns the personnel of hustling com mlttees and faithful workers. "Oh. let the names of the first htiMlir.g committee and the others p and Just give those of this year." suld a knight. "No one cares any thing about publicity In tlirej matter. Sam son Is everything and stands for avry thing. All enterprise, direction and abil ity are lodged In Samson. He Is the works and entitled to the glory. Samson Is ev erybody and everything and everybody and everything Is Samson." But soma others said that men like J. D. Weaver, who was chairman of the hustling committee for time years and for two yeurs haa been manager of the work at the den; George F. West, who devises plots and writes the rituals; Gus Renr.e, who converts Ideas Into reality with paint, papier mache, wood and Iron; former City Electrician Schurlg, who with. Renze de vlred and built the first successful electri cal floats in the world, and many other Should be talked about. One of tha long time workers was asked to give a list of particularly willing and faithful tollers and he submitted the fol lowing with considerable grudging, declar ing that thoir names had no more right in print than scores of others! A. B. Cook. George Gillespie, P. Peterson, B. tj. R. Royce, William Kennedy, Jr. w. J-ltcn. Julius Roeenzweig, W. II. Elboup. Henry; Ehronpfort, Henry Hardy, Frank Dunlop, Dr. IL A. Ramacclottl, L. E. Iucas, Fred 6chamel, C. J. KartJach, C. Lehman, B. Lehman, Frank Wilcox. Wllllna; Workers All. "Z speak of these," said the informant, "because not one ever yet even hinted at . .. . . . .1.1 l, ,J- a"n" - "r - ' ,. wany or x.iem feel disappointed it they were not per- mltted to ride In the parades, either on a - , . . . , Kl Hat or horsebaok. It would ba Impossible eP uenca; A"r "' , " . m 1 -Mr TF Plhnim out or a sauuiw, unu j v . . ins such men as H. F. Petrie, John Kel ley, J. A. - Dalzell, Frank Simpson, Ed Palmer, P. Peterson, I E. Lucas, a F. Brallev. O. D. Harris, C. II. Mullln, D. C. ous. The men 'In the parades are mostly tha younger knights, yet some of the old-tlmern like I have mentioned get lots of fun out of It No trouble Is ever experienced la getting good men and true for any causa connected with the Ak-Sar-Ben." This year the hustling committee, which succeeded In breaking all records in point of membership, was composed as follows I F. M. Russell, chairman; D. C. .Hodder, secretary; Frank Wilcox, Frank Foster, Frank Simpson. Dave Cole, A. B. Cook, John Kelley, C. H. Mullln, Otto Wagner, Ernest Buffet, Henry Ehrenpfort, Dr. A. S. Pinto, G. C. Kettering, Louis Berka. E. K. Lower, Max Goldsmith, Charles Karbaob) and G. W. Noble. ' Come from All Itnnka. V The men they 'Captured cam from all classes of business, professions and occu pations. A large percentage were men on salaries who do not gain directly from whatever prosperity may come to the city, but who are wise enough to know that any niiutHnl art vn n ta en enloved by the town must be shared by them In some way -Now that effort Is over for the year, tf- ' weekly entertainment at the den enjoyi and utilized Jo tha best advantage ai. knights don royal garb and with souls at peace and bodies at rest confidently await the coming and the crowning of tha tenth king. in Ak-Sar-Ben him to the Den; excursion are brought In from Interior towns, and the beneficent In. fluenre of Ak-Sar-Ben is spread broadcast by wholesale. It was even contemplated at one time to put such of the Initiatory apparatus as could be transported on a special train and go around th country, bringing light and gladness into tha live 0f those who had not been permitted to enjoy the privilege of attending at tha great hall of .the king. This project wa given over with much regret, and olely because It could not be organized In time. Some day Samson will go about tha whole realm of Quivera, doing good, for "a merry heart doelh good even a medicine," and Samson surely haa a merry heart. Many distinguished men have enjoyed Samson's hospitality; Senator Depew waa present on one occasion at the coronation or the king; President McKinley reviewed the electrical parade In 1898. and President Roosevelt would have done the, same In ms had h not been Prevented by an xm- fortunate accident that forced him ta abandon his tour. Following these com a . . ... long nsi or names well Known in the bust. -ne8S ana professional world of todajr Th speakers who have been heard at tha Den ar0 many, but their them has been one. in no other way could stranger be mora vividly or thoroughly Impressed with tha importance of the subject than at the Den, ana nowhere is the spirit of patriotism and geniality more surely awakened. So, whll the toplo never varies and it Is always tha greatness of Ak-Sar-Ben and his kingdom, the changes have been eloquently rung by many gifted tongues, and each night Sam. son dismisses new and ardent worker In the treat cause of spreading- abroad tha fame of Quivera,