atSKX r3 "mhm - -1 11 h mj 111 'o. DAKOTA CITY HERALD JOHN H. REAM, Publisher. DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, PEONIES AND WILD nOSES. Tlio modest Quaker benii'lns, th5 wild roses, fill the woods and tlio gor geous queens of Shebn, tlio peonies, tho gardens. On old-fnshlonod lawns, when the cultivation of pinks nnd panslcs, hollyhocks and morning glories almost exhausted tho hortlcul turnl knowledge nnd experience, the peony enmo as somo Nell Qwynn, trl Imphant In satlnB, flush with beauty, nnd rndlnnt In health, to startlo tho serenity of a proper nnd decorous community " If "l'o stopped sud denly Into tho quiet of the plnco, laughing, and did not know that won dorlng eyes were peorlng through tho blinds from all tho houses nlong tho streets. Sho did not come as a Madame Pompadour, fasflnntlng, but dangerous, nor wonderful, but sinis ter, like a princess of the Dorglas, nor poppyllko, n drugged beauty, but wholesome oven If a king's favorite. And preclso places drew back a bit as if this radiant thing were npt to overpower well schooled oenscs and Bend sodate old gentlomcn Into In considerate courses nftor blameless lives, says tho Chicago Tribune It was too gorgeous arising by tho de mure paiiBy and sweet-scented pink. To greater horticultural sophistication tho peony now comes llko a laughing, robust maid with arms akimbo, with a complexion of marvelous red and white. Sho would not languish In n drawing-room with perfumes nnd sweets, but must bo out In tho sunlight. The other day a steamship from Glasgow arrived nt Now York with a passenger list of sixty people, one-hnlf of whom wcro young women engaged to bo innrrltd. Thirty young men their prospective bridegrooms wore waiting nt tho pier to rccclvo them. There aro those who look upon tho In cident as n blow to native Industry. American lcgttilntors havo bocn busy protecting homo products of mnny kinds. Thcro nro lairs on tho Rtntuto books forbidding 'tvj Importation of contract labor. Howe-grown potatoes r protected, but there Is no lnw guarding tho home-nrown girl from foreign competition by forbidding th Importation of contract brides. Tim marrlago market In 'America Is open to all tho world, ffo far no voice ho been raised In protest against this anomalous stato rf things. Perhapn ft Is because young mnrrlagoabli Amorlcan womon nro unorganized nnO without a vote. Perhaps It Is be- causo they do not fear competition. Ill f . m . ill mmwEf3thBKt 'WW3Bj- ' , vc1h I Jk. .r Kv j) THEODORE R005BTO HO from the i Surely tho sclencu of chemlstrj 2aB mado long strides slnco tho da'yi of Paracelsus, when tnon enn nnnlyrt elements at a distance ot nlnety-flvt millions of miles and undertake to pronounco upon tho eharnctorlatlcs ct o. form of matter which bo far has net been encountered on earth, but has been discovered to exist In the Btn, Prof. J. N. Nicholson of tho British P,oyal Astronomical Bocloty, Bays thoro 1 reason to believe thu spectrum It now roveallng In tho corona of th'i irun a moro elementary form of mal lor than any yet discovered on tho enrth. It 1b proposed to call this ele mentary substanco "nebullum." Pre- fesBor Nicholson says tho Bpectnim of the far-distant nebulae In thn depths of spaco lndlcatos that the;' re composed of this same "nebullum," which Is coming to light In tho solo? radiations, "Nebullum" Is considered ns being a lighter gas than hydrogen. to tho new party, with tho provision, added later, that in states whero it was necessary to operate under an other name, tho party thero should bo recognized as an Integral pnrt of tho national party. Various clauses de signed to do away with conditions that had been causes of complaint in tho old parties were adopted with cheers. William II. Hotchklss, chairman of tho New York organization, told tho convention of tho work being done by tho Progressives In his state and of their prospcctB, and then a recess waa taken. An hour nnd a hnlf later tho delegates returned from the lunch counters and moro rules wcro adopted. Chief of these wns ono empowering tho national executlvo commlttco to appoint four women as memberB at large ot the national committee. Prendergast Names Roosevelt. "Tho secretary will now call tho roll ot states for nominations for presi dent," said the chairman. "Alnbama," called the Becrctnry, but ho got no further. Alabama yield ed to Now York, nnd after a long delay William A. Prendergast was brought from tho lunch room and in troduced to make tho speech putting Theodore Roosevelt in nomination. Tho comptroller of New York spoko with great eloquence nnd his eulogis tic description of tho candldnto was tho signal for prolonged applause. Seconding Epcochcs camo thick and fast, the best being mado by Miss Addams, Judge Ben Llndscy of Den ver and Henry Allen of Kansas. Miss Addams was accorded a genuine ova tion and at the conclusion of her talk was given a big "Votes for Women" banner, with which Bho marched uround the hall. The nomination of Colonel Roosevelt was then mado unanimous by acclamation. Johnson for Second Place. Thero had been a good nntured contest for second place on tho'tlcket between tho friends of Governor Johnson of California and thoso of Judge Llndsoy of Denver. Mr. Roosevelt had declared his preference for Johnson and so tho Colorado dele gates withdrew their man. Judge Parker of Louisiana, who himself had boon prominently raontloned for tho plnco, placed tho Callfornlan In nomin ation nnd he and every seconder were lavish in their praise of him ns a trlod and triumphant champion of tho peo ple. The nomination was mado by acclamation. Now camo tho grand climax ot the Mrs. Blaney, Mrs. Wllmarth and Mi.jAddams. BRIEF PLATFORM OF PROGRESSIVE Resolutions Cast in Form of Contract With People. ADVANCED STAND IS TAKEN and ism, Involuntary unemployment old age. Strengthening and efficient enforce ment ot puro food laws. Federal Health Department. Establishment of federal depart ment in which shall be combined all agencies relating to public health. Revival of tho country life commis sion and co-operation by tho govern ment with the farmer to make tho farm moro productivo. Strengthening of anti-trust law against monopoly and anti-social practices. Creation of national Industrial com mission, with full power to regulate Woman Suffrage, Recall of Court De cisions and Plans for Bettering Living Conditions of Wage Earners Are Features. Chicago. Tho platform of tho Pro gressive party, as adopted by tho con vention, had been trimmed down to less than one-third of its originnl length as a result of tho all night sos alon. It started out ns a document of 9,000 words nnd when it emerged it convention. The chair had announced was reduced to between 2,000 nnd ROOSEVELT HEADS NATIONAL TICKET OF PROGRESSIVES Governor Johnson of California Named as the Colonel's Running Mate. NEW PARTY IN FIELD Platform Pledges It to Amelior ate the Conditions of Living For All tho People. An Instance of thi composition ot tho death lists from heat waa afforded in a report from Chicago concerning the mortality. Somo speclflcatlann wero given concerning ton deaths. Of thoso thrco wero drowned, two had necks broken from falls, ono man cut fata throat, another toll from n build ing, an Infant, four days old, died without medical attention and two dropped dead, both being Insldo of bulldlnES yjnen. ho fntiU jirc-Ko .came This way of manufacturing heat mor tality lists would bo humorous If It were not so likely to bo Injurious. WOMAN SUFFRAGE INCLUDED Summer resort keeper In Maine re ports hundreds of swordflsh In tho vl. clnjty of his hostelry, Tho sea ser pent will not arrlvo until hla Imagina tion la In mtdsumroor form, A slap on tho cheek may Improve) the complexion, as & beauty export tells us, but we have a vaguo suspi cion that it will not improve tho temper. A Finn, taking part in tho Olympic games at Stockholm, has auccecded la throwing tho discus so far that tho Greek who invented the discus would probably bo unablo to find It it ho were there. Thus we Beo how the world has progressed. A scientist Bays that only tho fe male moaqultoos prey on human bo Ingft. However, show no mercy to the male on that account. And when In doubt, Bwat anyhow. A cult which had been ponding fot ninety-two years was Bottled In Now York tho other day with $3,000 loft after tho lawyers bad taken their ahare. Tho amount involved at the tart must havo been lmmenso. One of Philadelphia's most aristo cratic citizens la to drlvo a cart in a parade as a reminiscence ot tho day when his ancestor held the garbage contract. Why not? It was useful woxk and it paid welL Three Day Convention, Imbued With Enthusiasm and Deep Religious Feeling, Is Unlike Any Previous National Political Gathering Fair 8ex Plays a Prominent Part Bplr Itcd Speeches of Acceptance by the Candidates Close the Meeting. BY E. W. PICKARD. For President: THEODORE ROOSEVELT. For Vice-President: HIRAM W. JOHNSON. Chicago. In its tlrst national con vention, hold In Chicago, tho Progros alvo party placed tho abovo ticket In tho field, and then, after singing tho Dozology, went out to battlo. deter mined to carry tho fight Into every corner of the country. It was like no other national con vention ever held. Happy, hopoful, llght-heartod, and none the less de termined, tho delegates gathered In the Coliseum displayed a continuous enthusiasm that was not dismissed by the almost utter lack ot anything re sembling a contest. Moat ot them were tyros at the political convention game, and often showed It, but thwy laughed at each othor and at them selves and went ahead with their busi ness unabashed. Thoy reminded ono ot a bunch ot boys who bad armed themselves and started out to hunt In dians, fully expecting to meet the pesky redskins around tho cprner, but absolutely unafraid and fully deter mined to exterminate the too. Women Prominent In Convention. Thou, too, in no previous convention have tho women had bo prominent a part. Thoy eat as delegates in many of the stato sections, thoy ewarmed In tho galleries, and ono of them, Jano Addams ot Chicago, Introduced as the greatest and bent loved woman in America, had tho honor ot Becondtng the nomination ot Colonel Roosevelt. All this was but natural, for tho col onel bad deolared himself in favor ot equal suffrage, and tho platform con tained a plank giving unqualified ap proval to "voteB for womon." Especially marked waa tho deeply religious feeling that porvaded tho convention. This first manifested It self on tho opening day, when, In tho midst ot a noisy demonstration, the band began to play "Onward, Christian Soldier." At onco tho entire body of delegates took up tho song, solemnly, with no particle of levity, and stirring words and stately music of tho hymn rolled up to tho rafters. Music shared with oratory most of the time spent In tho Coliseum. First wns tho speoch of Albort J. Bevorldgo as temporary chairman, delivered on Monday. Next day was tho colonel's, and Mr. Roosevelt nddrossod an audi ence that filled tho lmmenso hall and told thein plainly just whero ho stood on every Important Issue. For the third day wcro reserved tho nominat ing and seconding speeches, nnd thnso wero supplemented by short, snappy speeches of acceptance by tho two candidates. Between Bpoochcs and nt every other avallnble tlmo tho delegatos Bang and tho band3 and drum corps played. Tho songs wcro mostly tho familiar patriotic songs, sometimes parodied to fit prosent conditions. Tho flfo and drum corps, mndo up of Civil war voternns, was an enlivening feature, and when It grouped Itself behind Colonel Roosevelt on tho platform, whero ho atood grasping tho hands ot a Union and a Confederate veteran, nnd played "Dixie," tho wild cheers from northorn and southern delega tions nllke seomed to show that the now party knows no sectional line and no bitter memories. Features of the Platform, if It Is admitted that tho Progres sive party Is sincere in Its declaration, It certainly haB Btnrted out on a cam palgn for tho amelioration ot tho con dition of tho poople. The hurannltnrlan fontureu of tho plntform nro easily tho most numerous and tho most striking. As Olftord Plnchot said, tho battle to bo waged la moro economic than po litical, nnd mnrn moral than economic Tho resolutions Include many project ed measures designed to bettor tho living cumlltluiirt uf the wugu eniuer nnd tho fnrmor, nnd tho tariff plank, while declaring for a protective tariff, declarod also that It must bo so con structed that a fair sharo ot Its bene fits would bo received by tho work- innn and the consumer. The Initiative, referendum and recall, nnd tho rocall jof Judicial decisions, hb explained for merly by Colonel Roosevelt, wero In dorsed. In matters moro purely political the platform declared for nntlonal presi dential primaries, popular olectlon of senators and publicity of campaign lunuB. ab nna oeen saia, it pro nounced flatly In favor of equal suf frage for both sexes. Story of the 8esslons. To Senator Dixon of Montana, as provisional chairman, foil the duty ot starting things oft Monday noon. He spoke briefly and forcibly and then in troduced former Senator Uevcrldge ot Indiana as tho temporary chairman. Mr. Doverldge, who had Just been nominated for governor by tho Pro gressives of Indiana, was given n hearty, noisy greeting, and ho deliv ered a "koynoto" address that was sK his friends expected. Ho set forth eloquently, from the Progressive point of view, the noed of tho new party and Its alms and ambitions, and his strong cllmaxos novor failed to meet with tho rosponslve enthusiasm of his hearers. He attacked the doings ot tho professional politicians, and a man In tho gallery cried To h 1 with tho politicians," which sentiment was loudly applauded. He scored the at tempts to dlsBolvo the Standnrd OH and Tobacco trusts, and was cheered. In stating tho position ot the new party In regard to business ho caught tho fancy ot tho audience by shout ing: "Wo want to pass prosperity around I" Next day groat banners bearing tho words "Pass Prosperity gal- Around" wero hung lories. When Mr. Beverldge concluded tho delegates sang "Tho Dattlo Hymn of tho Republic," nnd then tho othor temporary officers wero announced. Those Included tho following: General secretary, O. K. Davis; chief assistant secretary, Wilson Brooks; sergeant atarms, Col. Chauncey Dewey. After adopting a rule barring con tested delegates from voting on any question before the convention, tho dolcgatco sent a committee to invito Colonel Roosevelt to address tho con vention Tuesday, and adjourned for tho day. Tho colonel had arrived dur ing tho morning and had boen given a great ovation by tho people. Colonel Roosevelt's Speech. When tho tlmo for opening the pro ceedings camo Tuesday Chairman Boverldgo with difficulty stopped the gay Btnglng of tho delegates and read to them tho following telegram from Col. William R. Nelson, publisher of tho Kansas City Star: "Lord, how I wish I wero with you. What a great day, tho launching of a party of Imagination, hope and pros pects. Wo can afford to glvo the other follows their memories and disappoint ments. Tho past has no Interests for us. Tho future Is our fruit. Give Colonel RooBovelt my love. I never have missed a chanco to place a bet on him and never havo lost when there was a squaio deal. The Lord is surely with ua. He haB given us tho men as well as the opportunity. I cannot help but feel what a narrow escape we had In the Juno convention. Roosevelt might havo been nominated. My congratulations to everybody." Moro songs, and then camo tho colonel. As ho stepped briskly to tho front of tho platform tho din waa deafening. Every innn nnd women in tho hall was standing on a chair, and the air was full of waving bandannas and flags. Tho band blared; the drum corps, standing bnck ot Mr. Roosevelt, played as hard as It could; the delegations soon started marching about tho hall, carrying tholr stato standards and many emblems Through the tumult could bo hoard tho bull moose call. , Miss Jane Ad dams, one ot tho Illinois delegates, was boosted upon the platform, and after her camo othor women dele gates, who were seated on tho stage. When tho demonstration had lasted about forty-five minutes tho audience recognized Mrs. Roosevelt In tho bal cony over the main entrance and di rected the cheering toward her until she rose and waved a bandanna in response. Sho and tho colonel ex changed greetings across tho throng. Finally, after noarly ono hour, the tumult dted down gradually and Colo nel Roosevelt was permitted to de liver his address. It waB a frank and full statement of his political and economic creed and was well recetved. Near Its cIobo he waa interrogated as to his position on the question of negro representation in southern dele gations, and he mado a lengthy ex planation which seemed to suit the convention and which afterward was approved by assembled negroes. Colonel Roosevelt having concluded, W. Frank Knox ot Michigan took tho platform and, as chairman, presented tho report of tho credentials commit- too. Tho report barred every negro delegate who had contested n seat In the convention. Doings of tho Closing Day. It was nearly noou on Wednesday when tho convention camo to order, and there was a lot of work to accom plish. First tho temporary organiza tion was mado permanent, and then Medlll McCormlck presented tho re port ot tho committee on rules. This gave the name oX Progressive party that the nominees would appear on tho platform nnd accept tho honor conferred on them. Tho notification committees retired and soon re turned, escorting Messrs. Roosevelt and Johnson, and tho entire body of delegations and guests rose with a mighty roar. ' "Of course I will accept tho nom ination," said the colonel, when ho waa given a chanco to speak, nnd after giving assurance of his heart felt dovotlon to the cause he said somo mighty nlco things about Gov ernor Johnson. Tho governor re sponded In kind, declaring that ho would rather go down to defeat with Roooovolt than to win a victory with any other man in tho world. Whilo ho spoko tho Callfornlans distributed dodgers bearing those words: noosevelt ana Johnson. New York and California. Hands ncrosi tho Continent. "But thero Is neltlior east nor west, border nor breed nor birth, When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth." -Kipling. With difficulty Chairman Boverldge restrained the crowd, begging It to wait quietly until ho declared tho con vention adjourned. At his request, after tho benediction had been pro nounced, all Joined In singing the Dox- JiWF iK t.WZLW iK m.W v KVVx':. -- "Mi'? 3,000. Political, Industrial, agrarian, com mercial, social, conservation and tariff reforms aro touched on. Its principal planks relate to: Woman's suffrage. National presidential prlmarlea. Election of United States senators by popular vote. Provision for a short ballot. A stringent corrupt practices act, which shall apply to primaries as well as elections. Publicity of campaign contributions during the campaign. Referendum and Recall. Recognition of tho right of the peo ple of a state to secure to themselves tho Initiative, the referendum and tho recall. Dovolopment of methods for making It easier to got rid of on Incompetent judgo. Recall of Judicial decisions and to this end creation of machinery for making easier nmendmont ot the na tional and state constitutions. All employers to file wngo scales and other dalu as the public element In Industry demands. Report of all deaths, Injuries nnd disease, duo to Industrial operations, to public authorities. Declaration In favor of a living wago. Establishment of minimum wage commissions by tho nation and states. Immediate establishment of mini mum wago standards for women. Investigation of industries by tho fe 'Xiw ifefiiftl "Vif'' ft ": ' ymvr . ' w-z . ' ; I-?;' sg-iW i? J&- viSH&X wr't aR vvJ' rmr Ksra r' "! . :MS sC2. 'X 1?2 I ! Sj , tfV 1 Gov. Hiram W. Johnson, ology, and they sang it with tho so lemnity that marked tholr attitude du ring all tho moro sorlous moments ot tho threo dayB tho convention had lasted. Bang went tho gavel for tho last time, and tho first national convention of tho Progressive party was a part of tho political history ot tho United States. Some Amusing Incidents. The convention wns not without its funny features. Tho band provided the crowd with several good laugliB. Once Chairman Boverldgo megaphoned tho leader to play "Tho Battlo Hymn ot tho Republic" and tho musicians played tho "Battlo Cry of Freedom" all through. Again, on tlio last day tho delogateB wero cheering Mrs. Roosovolt and tho band rendered "Oh, You Great Big Beautiful Doll" with great eclat. The Illinois delegation marched In onco carrying on a long polo tho hat Frank Funk, tho Progressive candi date for governor, used to wear, and It remained as a featuro ot the Illi nois BPCtlon. Tho bull mooso and tho bandanna wero closo rivals in tho convention, and Indeed most of thoso present wore both The rod handkerchiefs added brilliancy to tho scene. Tho colonel himself carried ono and used It to wlpo hla dripping brow nnd his mist covered eyeglasses. Both tho ban danna and tho mooso are now accept ed emblems ot tho new party. r . BliJ&t. Judge Ben B. Llndscy. and control all features of tho great industrial corporations. Remodeling ot patent laws and pre vention of uso of patents as tools o.f monopoly. Establishment of parcels post on zono principle. Strengthening of the Interstate com merce law, especially as regards rail roads. Elastic Currency Reform. Declaration for sound and elastic currency reform, guarded against uso for any speculative purposes. Legislation to conserve the soil, forests and mines. Declaration that public Bhall not alienate its fee in the water power, leasing tho power only for a reason ablo length of tlmo. Participation In reclaiming swamp lands in south and continuance of Ir rigation policy In weBt. Federal development and control of the Mississippi rlvor. Uso of Alaska as experiment In governmental construction and owner ship of railways and telegraphs. Retention by govnrment of fee of all Alaska coal fields. Adoption of a system of land taxation In Alas ka which will romovo all the bur denB from those who actually uso tho land, whether for building or agricul tural purposes, and will operato against speculators. About Panama Canal. Approval of Panama canal, provision for its fortification and legislation authorizing coastwise traffic to uso canal without tolls. Maintenance of an efficient army. Continuance of upbuilding navy. Declaration for protectlvo tariff for wholo people. Creation of pormanent commission of nonpartisan tariff experts. Revision of tariff schedule br schedule Downward rovlalon of tho tariff. Investigation ot high cost of living. Legislation for closer buslnoss rela tionship between farmor and consumer. Qsorgo W. Perkins. federal government for standards ot (limitations and safety. Standardization ot mine nnd factory Inspection. Workmen's Compensation. Establishment ot standards of com pensation tor Industrial accidents and deetlis and for occupational diseases. EstnbllHhmont of a fair standard of compensation for casualties resulting fatally. Prohibition ot night labor ot wom en and children. Prohibition of employment ot wom en moro than forty-eight hours per week. Laws providing for ono day ot rest In seven. Threo shifts of eight hours each In continuous industries. Government regulation and control ot hazardous Industries. Governmental sanitary regulation of temporary construction camps. Prohibition of tho premature em ployment of chlldron. Control of the employment of wom en where they undergo strains. Provisions for Insurance against hazards ot sickness, accident, invalid,- Horse In Serious Trouble. An exciting Incident occurred at Tweed Dock, Berwick, Scotland, the other day. A horse yoked to a cart was being backed towards tho dock side in order to take a load from a ehlp lying alongside. Tho animal wont a step too far, with the result that tho horse and cart fell Into the ship. Fortunately tho hold was not large enough to admit the cart, but conBlderable difficulty was experienced In getting the horso ashore. Ropea were tied around the animal's feet, and It was drawn up to the dock side. Bars the "Marseillaise." The kaiser refuses to listen to tho revolutionary strains of the "Marseil laise." Slnco he camo to the throno ho has never allowed the French na tional hymn to be played at his court, at any of tho Btate theaters or by any German naval or military band. When ho entertains the French ambassador at dinner or receives him in stato and wishes to pay him musical honors, he orders the musicians to play the old "Marcho de St. Denis," which Is in every senso of tho word a Bourbon, Uyrop- L20 jz BEiia ct,m f ... . Ja. t r. ... . , ,fff & rew,,