I Kmasculatlaff Democracy.
In real democracy there is throbbing ,
I ever-present life. There is nothing
.more vigorous and virile than democ
racy when it stands for the rule of the
people the right of the people to con
trol their own government and the
-capacity of the people for self-govern
ment. Democracy in an open fight
eed not fear either aristocracy the
rule of the best ( as they stylethem
c selves ) or plutocracy , the rule of the
rich. In an honest fight democracy
can rely with confidence upon the
righteousness of its"cause and trust
the conscience and intelligence of the
people. Victory may be delayed , but
it cannot be prevented if the democrat
ic party remains steadfast in its sup
port of democratic principles. The
greatest danger which confronts de
I mocracy today is that it will be emas
culated and robbed of it force and vi
Bf tality "by those who cling to the dem
ocratic name but constantly give aid
-and comfort to the republican party.
For the purpose of illustration three
daily papers may be mentioned. They
loudly proclaim their loyalty to dem
ocratic principles and roundly condemn
thobe who were responsible for the
Chicago platform. They deserted the
( 'r .party in 1896 and supported the Pal
rf mer and Buckner ticket a ticket that
_ , polled about one hundred and thirty
thousand votes all told , and carried one
precinct in the United States. They
# ave a protesting support to the na
tional ticket in 1900 and ever since the
-election have been industriously at
work "reorganizing" the democratic
party. The papers referred to are the
New York World , the Louisville Cour
ier-Journal and the Chicago Chronicle.
Each paper is the best representative
of its class in the section in which it
circulates.
On the money question all three sup
port the republican position ; they are
mouth pieces of the great financiers ;
they breathe the poisoned air that has
passed through the lungs of Wall
Street No financial policy is too
cruel , no dollar is too dear , no money
system too despotic for them to en
dorse ; provided , always , it has the en-
dorsement of" the money changers.
They not only want to make gold , the
only standard money but they want to
retire the greebacks and substitute na
tional bank notes. They often prate
of their love of Jefferson , and yet they
know that Jefferson was always and
at all times the enemy of banks of is
sue. They conjure with the name of
Jackson , and yet Jackson made his
greatest reputation fighting a bank of
Issue. If these papers had their way
the democratic party would disregard
entirely the interests wbich the masses
have in a stable dollar , and would
make the party the exponent of those
whom Carlisle once described as the
"idle holders of idle capital. "
J.i | i On the question of imperialism.these
II' ' papers do not entirely agree. The
I World still condemns an imperial pol
; ! icy , while the Courier-Journal and
B Chronicle advocate a surrender to
the republicans on this issue.
The Courier Journal admits that the
democratic position is tho correct one
BO far as principles are concerned , but
contends that commercialism is "bound
to win and that the democratic party
should "get into the band wagon.3
It preaches the gospel of expediency
a doctrine which demoralizes the party
"by making everything subordinate to
the desire to win a temporary success.
The Chronicle goes a little farther
and declares that the democratic party
would not carry out the promise made
made last fall , even it could. The fol
lowing is from a recent editorial in
that paper :
"There will be no revolution in
American politics which will result
in conferring independence on the peo
ple of the Philippines. If the demo
crats should carry the next presiden
tial election , and should elect a ma
jority of both houses of congress , the
Philippines would not be abandoned.
They are with us for good'or 'for evil ,
as time shall determine , and it is
mostly for them to say whether it
shall be for their good. "
It will be remembered that the dem
ocratic national convention of 1900 ,
without a dissenting vote , and amid
unparalleled enthusiasm , declared it
be the duty of this nation to imme
diately announce its purpose : First to
establish a stable government in the
Philippines ; second , to turn that gov
ernment over to the Filipinos and give
them independence , and third , to pro
tect the Filipinos from outside inter
ference as we have protected the re
publics of Central and South America.
There was difference of opinion as to
wording of the money plank , but none
as to the party's position on imperial
ism. And yet. the Courier-Journal
and the Chronicle are willing to give
up the defense of the Declaration of
Independence and accept the republican
theory of government a theory iden
tical with that announced by George
the Third.
On the trust question no two of the
three papers agree. The World is very
much afraid of the trusts , but does not
A number of mouthpieces of trusts
and monopolies profess to be greatiy
scandalized because the striking steel
workers broke certain contracts said
to have been made wilh their employ
ers. But these mouthpieces insist by
implication that it is right and proper
for the strikers to break their contracts
with their fellows and repudiate their
unions. Has it come to pass that it is
no sin to break a contract unless it
happens to be a contract made with a
trust ?
vi' 't"l"Z' ' 'I'T V 'V 'l"r "T
know what to do about them ; the
Courier-Journal does not know wheth
er it is afraid or not , and the Chronicle
isn't worried at all , but all three of
the papers lose no opportunity to mis
represent and malign those who are in
earnest in their efforts to destroy pri
vate monopoly.
The papers above mentioned illus
trate the confusion , conflict and un
certainty that-prevail among.those who
oppose the Kansas City platform. If a
convention were called of the daily pa
pers which want to repudiate the Kan
sas City platform , and their editors
were required to submit a new plat
form satifactory to all f them , they
would adjourn sine die before they
agreed upon a single important plank.
They represent all shades of opinion
on every question and are harmonious
about nothing except their contempt
for the patriotism and intelligence of
the more than six million voters who
in spite of corruption and coercion sup
ported the party in two national cam
paigns. The Kansas City platform i
a positive , clear and emphatic applica
tion of democratic principles to pres
ent conditions. When a person stands
upon that platform and gives to it his
unqualified endorsement , the "people
know what to expect of him.
The opponents of that platform ,
however , quarrel and contend over
every proposition submitted. Some
want the party to boldly declare for
the gold .standard ; others favor
a cowardly evasion of the whole ques
tion. Some want the party to declare
openly in favor of banks of issue ; oth
ers want the party to keep still on the
question in its platform , but to lend
the party's influence after election to
the retirement of the greenbacks.
Some want the party to continue the
fight against imperialism ; some want
the party to quit opposing imperialism
and acquiesce in it without endorsing
it , while others think that the party
should have the courage to commend
the administration's course. Some
think that all trusts are bad ; som6
think that part of the trusts are good _
and a part of them bad , and still oth
ers believe that tbe trust is an econom
ic development that is entirel3' benefi
cent in its operations.
The difference of opinion which man
ifests itself in the discussion of the
larger questions is no less conspicuous
in the discussion of minor questions.
Because they can agree upon no 'plat
form the reorganizers content them
selves with criticising democratic prin
ciples and republican individuals.
Is it strange that the democratic
party has made slow progress when it
is remembered that for five years the
leading dailies , which claim to be dem
ocratic , have given more assistance to
the opposition than to their own party ?
Between .campaigns theyhave been
condemning the platform of the party
and discrediting those who endorsed
the platform : it is impossible for such
papers to repair during the campaign
the damage which they do between
campaigns. But for the weekly pa
pers , which have for the most part re
mained loyal , the democratic voter *
would have had little opportunity to
read democratic literature. The re
publicans , on the contrary , have all
their daily papers , all their weekly pa
pers , and a considerable portion of the
so-called democratic dailies continu
ously explaining and in whole or in
part defending the course of the ad
ministration. The only wonder is
that the rank and file of the party
should have shown itself as steadfast
as it has. If those who call themselves
democrats will defend the democratic
platform for the next three years we
can win in 1904 ; but it is difficult to
win when a numerically smal 1 but fi
nancially influential portion of the
party is constantly compromising with
the republicans.
The esteemed Chicago Chronicle
seems fond of telling how fusion has
failed in Nebraska. Let's see about
that. Fusion rescued the state from
republican control after thirty years
of fruitless effort on the part of dem
ocracy. It retired a republican senator
after the state had been the victim of
unbroken republican senatorial repre
sentation for more than a quarter of a
century. It reduced the republican
representation in the lower house from
three to two and added four to the op
position. It uncovered 5500,000 of fi
nancial rottenness in the state's finan
ces and saved thousands o { dollars to
the permanent school fund. It cleared
the political atmosphere in Nebraska ,
and had democratic newspapers like
the Chronicle worked as hard for the
success of democratic principles as the
democrats of Nebraska did , the pre
ent day rule of trusts and monopolies
would not be in existence , the flag
would not be dishonored abroad , the
constitution would not be a literary
collander. and the principles of the
Declaration of Independence would
yet be in full force and effect.
Doubtless the g.o.p. leadersreferred
to the full dinner pails of the gentle
men who control the output of steel.
Five men may meet secretly and lay
plans to crush an independent manu-
eacturcr , and that is called financier
ing. Five hundred men may meet
openly and endeavor to persuade their
fellows to stand by the just demands
of organized laoor , and that is called
intimidation and punished by prison
sentences.
In the face of an industrial war the
republicans of Ohio demand a cam.
paign on state issues. Over in Penn
sylvania the republicans demand a
campaign on national issues.
Kaiser Sends Word to Chinese Smpiroi
that More is Expected.
FUTURE CONDUCT TO INFLUENCE
Tom Ketteler's Murder to Be Expiated by
Good Behavior Kmperer William Ira-
preMca Chan With the Solemnity of
the Occasion.
BERLIN , Sept. 5. Emperor Will
iam's reception.of the Chinese.mission
of expiation headed by Prince Chuan ,
which took place today at Potsdam ,
was marked with all the severity con
sistent with an audience nominally
friendly.
The Chinese imperial envoy on en
tering the palace was not accorded a
salute by the Garde du Corps. The
emperor received him seated. The but
tons and epaulettes of his majesty's
white uniform were enveloped in crape.
Prince Chun bowed thrice on entering
and leaving. Emperor William re
mained seated during the reading of
the Chinese address. Afterward , how
ever , he relaxed his stern demeanor
and welcomed the envoy courteously
and subsequently , accompanied by his
adjutant , he called upon Prince Chun
at the Orangerie. Later in the evening
the emperor , Prince Chun and a dozen
members of the expiatory mission took
tea on an island in the Spree.
The emperor had evidently arranged
the entire ceremony with the view of
impressing Prince Chun that the cere
mony meant expiation for a foul crime
and only through expiation had Prince
Chun acquired the right to be treated
with princely honors. Not until after
the ceremony did the atmosphere
change. Then the troops outside sa
luted , the bands played and the Hus
sars escorted Prince Chun back to the
Orangerie.
The imperial envoy seemed deeply
Impressed with the solemnity of the
occasion and when summoned to the
throne room he showed visible embar
rassment. He'bowed repeatedly while
approaching the throne and his voice
was agitated while he was reading the
Imperial address.
The entire manner of Emperor Will
iam was calculated to impress Prince
Chnn with the solemnity of the cere
monials. He spoke emphatically and
seriously , emphasizing particularly the
word "civilized. "
The ceremony lasted only ten min
utes. In the meantime six Chinese
dignitaries of the highest rank who
were halte.d in the anteroom remained
there perfectly motionless and speech
less , awaiting Prince Chun's return
with evident anxiety. ' Prince Chun
retired backwards from the throne
room , bowing profusely.
According to the Lokal Anzeiger , the
Chinese envoy will breakfast tomor
row with the emperor and empress.
There was apparently but little pub
lic interest in the mission among the
people of Berlin. A small but demon
strative crowd watched Prince Chun
driving in the park.
END Of STRIKE MAY BE NEAR.
Conference of Labor Leaders and Steel
V
Officials in Session in New York.
NEW YORK , Sept. 5. A conference
* t which conditions of peace in the
great steel strike are being discussed
is in progress at the office of the
United States Steel corporation. The
participants in the discussion include
Charles M. Schwab of the United States
Steel coi'poration , Sampel Gompers ,
president of the American Federation
of Labor ; John Mitchell , president of
the United Mine Workers' association ;
Prof. Jenks of the Industrial commis
sion , Secretary R. M. Easley of the
Civic Federation , and Harry White ,
secretary of the Garment Workers' as
sociation. The conference was arrang
ed this morning and was asked for
by Samuel Gompers and John Mitch
ell , who are believed to be acting in
behalf of President Theodore J. Shaf
fer and the Amalgamated association.
They reached here early this morning
an were joined by Messrs. Jenks ,
Easley and White. The entire party
came down town at 12 o'clock and at
12:15 o'clock entered the office of the
United States Steel corporation. They
were received by Mr. Schwab and
shown to the consulting room.
Shortly after their arrival Verly
Preston and some of the officials of
the subsidiary companies entered Mr.
Schwab's office and joined the confer
ence. None of the participants in the
conference could be seen and the ba
sis of the discussion could not be
[ earned.
Chnn Calls on the Emperor.
POTSDAM , Sept 5. Prince Chun
visited the mausoleum at Frfenden-
xirche today and placed wreaths on
the tomb of the Emperor and Em
press Frederick. Emperor William re
ceived Prince Chun at noon in the
presence of the royal princes , Baron
Von Richthofen , the foreign secretary ,
the principal ministers and generals
and the court dignitaries. The prince
read a letter , written ia yellow ink ,
to the emperor.
START ON THE EXPOSITION.
daberate Ceremonies Mark tbe
of tbe FIrmt Stake.
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 4. Just four
months from the date of the organi
sation of the exposition company the
first stake of the World's fair , to be
held in this city in 1903 to celebrate
the 100th anniversary of the Louis
iana purchase , was driven today on
the site at Forest park. Officers and
directors of the LouisianaPurchase
Exposition company , municipal offi
cers and others assembled this fore
noon on the site near the structural
center of the grounds and there the
stake was * driven by William H.
Thompson , president of the Bank of
Commerce , la his official capacity of
chairman of the committee on grounds
and buildings.
President David R. Francis of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition com
pany , C. W. Wai bridge , representing
the committee on ceremonies , and
President Hiram Philipps of the Board
of Public Improvements made address
es. At the conclusion of 'the ceremo
nies the stake , which had been spe
cially prepared for the occasion , was
withdrawn for preservation and a
stake ordinarily used by surveyors
substituted for it.
According to the plans adopted by
the commission of architects , the
principal buildings agricultural ,
mines and minerals , fisheries , trans
portation and fine arts will be built
on foundation lines radiating from
the pointyhere the first stake was
driven.
COMES THE MASTERS' WAY.
Steel Strike Develops More Gains for the
Trust Operator.
PITTSBURG , PA. , Sept. 4. Develop
ments today in the steel strike show
decided gains for the manufacturers.
The accession of thirty-two skilled
men to the Star plant , the increased
production at the Painter and the
Lindsay & McCutcheon mills , the de
fection from the strikers' ranks of
seventy-five machinists and pipe cut
ters at the Continental Tube works
and fifty at the Pennsylvania Tube
works , the importation of twelve men
to the Monessen Steel Hoop mill and
the installation of three mills en the
night turn at the Clark mill all point
to an early resumption all along the
*
line , as viewed by the steel officials.
The Amalgamated officials , however ,
make the claim that everything is
progressing satisfactorily and say
that much of the supposed advantage
of the manufacturers is bluff and can
not be made good. As an instance
they cite the Lindsay & McCutcheon
plant , where the company claims to
have as many men at work as they
can accommodate.
ERANCE KEEPS A BOLD ERONT.
Refuses to Yield Its Demands Upon the
Sultan.
CONSTANTINGPE , Sept. 4. Munir
Bey , Turkish ambassodor to France ,
wired the porte on Saturday that he
had strong hopes that a settlement
of the Franco-Turkish difficulty would
be reached which would preserve the
dignity of both governments.
M. Delcasse , French minister of for
eign affairs , on the contrary , wired
M. Bapst , councillor of the French em
bassy , categorical instructions to
take no steps to show that the re
lations getween the two countries were
modified.
For Violation of Game taw.
DES MOINES , Sept. 4. Judge N. M.
Hubbard of Cedar Rapids and Judge
H. H. Timble of Keokuk were arrest
ed at Ledyard , Kossuth county , by
Deputy Game Warden Murphy , charg
ed with violating the game law. They
were tried before a justice of the
peace , who reserved decision until he
could look up the law. Judge Hub-
bard acted as counsel for himself and
Judge Timble.
First Stake on State Fair Site.
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 4. Under the di
rection of Chief Architect Isaac S. Tay
lor , a party of surveyors , whose duty
it will be to run the lines of the
buildings erected on the World's fair
site in Forest park , will drive the first
stake of the Louisiana Purchase Cen
tennial exposition today. This survey
is necessary to determine accurately
the space available for the structures.
Whisky or the Revolver.
CEDAR FALLS , la. , bept. 4. J. H.
Hough 'was found dead near Parkers-
burg with a revolver in one hand and
a bottle of whisky in the other. He
was 45 years old. He was unmarried.
The body was buried in the potter's
field.
Financing : the Omaha tine.
CHICAGO , Sept 4. It is reported ,
says the Tribune , that President
Stickney of the Great Western has
succeded in forming a syndicate to
underwrite an .issue of $5,000,000 Chi
cago Great Western debenture bonds ,
to provide for the building of the
proposed extension to Omaha and
Sioux City. Work on these extensions
Is to be commenced next spring , but
some preliminary grading may be done
this y ar.
Hon. James Wilson Invited to Ooma and
be Convinced ,
THE'flNEST EXmBirOf THE YEA *
ThU YJgoreas YOHB § § tate a Terr !
partamt Fart of the Cor * Belt Comlaf
Back to < : G d's Conatry" MUeellaa-
eea * Nebraska Matters *
LINCOLN , Sept. 4. The following
message was sent by telegraph to
James E. Wilson , secretary of agri
culture , at Washington :
"The Nebraska State Board of Agri
culture sends greeting and cordially
requests your presence at the finest
agricultural exhibits shown in the
United States during the year 1901.
"E. L. VANOE , President. "
"It has been demonstrated that W >
braska is a very important part of the
corn belt , " said a member of the
board , referring to the message , "and
we want the man who said the state
was not in the corn belt to come here
'and be convinced of his error. If Mr.
Wilson comes to Lincoln he will see
corn that is not excelled in any state
in the union and we will have no dif
ficulty in proving that both in acreage
and yield Nebraska occupies a posi
tion pretty near the top of the col
umn. "
-The sending of the message was the
result of a conference of the board of
agriculture , held soon after the state
fair gates closed Monday. It was
unanimously agreed that the agricul
tural and live stock exhibits at the
fair surpass all previous efforts in this
state. Claims of this nature have" been
made during the last two or three
days , but they were generally thought
by the public to be exaggerated. Now
the board has reaffirmed the claim and
went still further by sending the en
thusiastic message to Secretary Wil
son.
Back to God' * Country *
OMAHA , Sept. 4. The man who left
Nebraska twenty-one years ago locSc-
ing for a better place to live has been
heard from and he wants to come
back. His name is Charles F. Adel-
mann of Socorro , N. M. , and he writes
the following plaintive note to J.
Francis , general passenger agent of the
Burlington :
"I have seen an ad. in the Corn Belt ,
'Where Shall I go in Nebraska ? ' and
this is just what a few friends of mine
and I would like to know. We have
been here now over twenty-one years
and want to get back to God's country
again. We used to live in Omaha ,
Columbus and Madison , from 1872 to
1879 , but there the land is high now.
Will you please mail me a few of your
new books , 'The Nebraska Grazing
Country ? ' "
Mr. Adelmann's request for informa
tion about God's country has been
granted and , if nothing unforseen oc
curs , it is probable that Nebraska will
receive a few m'ore settlers , despite
the drouth stories so freely bandied
about by the yellow journals.
Requisition for Owen E. Manon.
LINCOLN , Bept. 4. A requisition
on the governor of Colorado for ths
return of Owen 'E. ' TMason , who is want- '
ed in Tecumseh to answer to tha
charge of embezzlement , was issued by
Governor Savage. Mason is accused
of stealing ? 60 from the treasury of
the Tecumseh lodge of the Knights of
Maccabees. It is alleged that he took
the money while it was in his posses
sion as record keeper of the lodge.
M. S. Pollard Is Commander.
CAMBRIDGE , Neb. , Sept. 4. The
Southwest District Grand Army of the
Republic Reunion association elected
these officers : Commander , M. S. Pol
lard ; vice commander , A. G. Keyes ;
junior vice commander , John Gany-
mill ; quartermaster , W. W. Borland ;
chaplain , Rev. O. R. Beebe. The elect
ive officers constitute the administra
tive council. The reunion will be in
Blair Refunds Its Debt.
BLAIR , Neb. , Sept. 4. At a special
meeting of the city council last night
520,000 of water refunding bonds and
5.000 of city court house bonds , which
have been .drawing 7 per cent for fif
teen years , were sold to Matthiesen
Bros. , retired merchants of this city ,
on their own bid at 4 per cent , par.
Sowing Wheat at Beaver Crossing.
BEAVER CROSSING , Neb. , Sept. 4.
The farmers are sowing fall wheat
The seed bed is in the finest condition
it has been for many years , and
acreage will be large.
Third Trip to the Philippines.
LINCOLN , Sept 4. Lieut R. B.
McConnell , formerly of the State uni
versitywill sail for the Philippines
on his third trip to the islands on
September 15. Lieutenant McConnell
Brst went out with Company H , First
regiment He was first sergeant.
Afterwards he enlisted with the Thir
ty-ninth Infantry and after his com
pany was mustered out returned to
Nebraska. Two weeks ago he passed
his examination.
FINDS BOGUS SODA FLAVORS.
Artificial Compound I * Mad * to Take
the Place of Vaalla.
The chemist and the prevention of
sale of adulterated and impure food
have put their rejected brand on an
other"-favorite beverage. Patrons of
the seda fountain who have been
taught to ask for lemon or vanila flav
oring , for the alleged reason that those
sirups were less liable than others to
adulteration , will be surprised at tho
assertion that there is no extract for
which substitutes are more often used
than vanilla. This is said on the au
thority of the Massachuetts board of
health. The true vanilla bean costs
from $12 to $16 per pound , and were
there no substitute it could not be used
so freely and so extensively as at pres
ent Vanillin , the active property of
the extract , can be made from other
substances at a cost of about $2 per
gallon. The artificial compound is
chemically-Identical with the vanillin
found in the true vanilla extract ana
therefore has come to be used exten
sively by manufacturers and dealers.
It has been made for commercial pur
poses from turpentine , but more satis
factory results are obtained from oil
of cloves or benzoic acid , and it is now
extracted chiefly from these. It is con
sidered harmless when taken in small
quantities and has been found to pos
sess certain medicinal properties. Ex
periments on frogs with large quanti
ties have , however , caused spinal con-
vulsions. There Is some comfort for
confirmed soda water drinkers , and a
general warning for others , in the fur
ther statement by the Massachusetts
authorities that the metallic contami
nation of the water used in a glass of
soda is far more detrimental to health
than any adulteration of the flavoring
sirup. Chicago Chronicle.
A SPORTING PARSON.
He Boldly Declares That Betting In Not
Intrinsically Sinful.
In a recent issue of the London
Church Times a Church of England
clergyman , signing himself "Sporting
Parson , " has a long letter , in which
he asks whether gambling is really a
sin , and comes to the conclusion that
it is not. To drink wine or beer in
moderation is not , he says , a sin.
neither is gambling conducted in the
saraeNway and within one's means. As
an undergraduate he used to attend
Newmarket out of sheer love of horse
flesh , and at the university steeple
chases he and his friends frequently
made bets , and the reckoning up of
their gains and losses added much to
the fun of the day. Same with cards
always for small sums. When or
dination came round , and he had to
make his first confession , he had
many grave sins to admit , but he did
not regard them as breaches of the
commandments. The "Sporting Par
son" grants , however , that "a great
deal of play may be justly discouraged
on the ground of its being a fatuous if
not a ridiculous and contemptible
amusement , and therefore deleterious"
in the same way as it is deleterious to
eat the skins of baked potatoes the
hurt of one's digestion. ' Let us ( he
concludes ) do all we can to check the
evils of gambling , but do not let zeal
outrun discretion and say that to bet
is intrinsically sinful , as that is not
true , and no cause , however good , can
be really helped forward by anything
that is untrue or even exaggerated.
*
N E WEST FOOD WH IM.
Vital Staff Is the Sort to Take Into
Your System.
We are told that in order properly
to support life it is essential to feed "
p.n vitdl food. By vital food , apparent
ly , is meant food that in some sort
lives. Nothing must be cooked , for
"fire destroys life ; " but anything may
be sun-dried , for "the sun imparts
life. " All meat is rigorously excluded
from this new dietary , on the ground
that flesh implies the loss of life to
the animal , and therefore , by meta
phorical implication , to the man who
consumes it. But on this theory it
would surely be permissible to eat , for
instance , fresh oysters. As they have
a larger share of vital force than , shall
we say , a cabbage stalk , they ought to-
impart a greater degree of vital force
to their consumer. The chief merit of
this strange system lies in the neces
sity it lays upon its supporters to con
sume large quantities of fruit It is
probable that the ordinary man's diet
would , Irom the point of view of1
health , be greatly improved if he ate-
something like 20 times as much fruit'1
as he does.
Farmhand Goes for a Fortune.
Peter N. Oague , a farmhand who has
worked near Piedmont , S. D. , for sev
eral years , left for Denmark , to take
possession of his share of a fortune
amounting to $11,000,000. For 20 years
relatives of the man have been look
ing for him. He dropped his last name
when he came to America and was
known as Peter Nelson. By accident
he learned of his good fortune. He
showed important papers proving his
identity. He is related to some of the
wealthiest men in Denmark , including
some of the officers of the army. After
he had purchased his ticket here for
Denmark he was nearly penniless.
Showman Punished for Faking- .
A mob at Wichita , Kan. , wrecked the
tent of Hi Ki , a wild man , because he
didn't eat raw liver , as the bills said
he would do. And a local police judge
upheld the act , on the ground that
when people pay out good money to
see a man eat raw liver , they have the
right to see him eat raw liver or know
the reason why.
About 10,000 letters o local origia
for local delivery are sent to the dead
letter office from the Chicago postoffice
every month.
