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Th Ih week tho Hpeolal photographer for
Tho Hco presents to our readers an uxcop
tlonally lino group of IncldontB of tho Inau
guration of Nebraska's now Btato oIllcurH.
This was an occasion of exceptional Inter
oBt, aa It wiib not only n change In tho pur
Honnul In tho exucutlvu olllces. but was a
change In tho management of Btato affairs
from ono political party to another. Tho
other group, Bnap Bhots of tho NobrnBka
legislature In session, bIiowb Hoveral well
known membera who took a prominent part
In tho organization of I ho lawmaking body.
The frontlHpleco, a portmlt of MIbb Gor
trudo Dietrich, tho governor's accomplished
daughter. In full costume, Is a lino Bpocl
inen of nowa-photogrnphlo art. MIbs Dlot
rlch waB born at HiiBtlnga, Neb., her mother
dying when alio was 8 years of ngo. Sho
was placed In a convent, at Hastings and
when Kl years old her father took bur to
(lermany, whero alio atudled In a achool at
Herlln for three years, from thero going to
Paris to flnlBh her education abroad. Sho
remained thero two years, when alio camo
homo and wna sent to Lnko Forest Hall,
near Chlcngo, to prepare for llryn Mawr,
near Philadelphia, where alio la at tho
present time.
Tho accompanying picture of a "PnKO
County (Iowa) Happy Farmer" waa made
entirely out of grain and vegetables by D.
O. Wills of Shenandoah. Some of his work
of a llko nature wna exhibited at the
Omaha exposition ami attracted a great
deal of attention from the visitors. Ilo wna
nlso tho maker of the large ear of corn
exhibited In the Iowa building nt thu
World's fair In Cblcngo In 189.1. Evory
thlng connected with the making of tho
"Happy Farmer" wna grown In Pago
county. Tho hat wna mndo of cnbbngn
leaves, tho hend of aqunah, tho hair of
oata. tho neck of n heot, tho tooth and
necktlo of corn, tho arms of anglo houta.
tho coat of boot lenves, ho hns a boiiot
of llowera In hla right hand nnd nil egg
plnnt In tho loft. Tho vest was mndo of
potatoes, whllo tho upper part of tho pnnts
aro plo plant leaves, tho upper parts of
'PAGE COUNTY (la.) HAPPY FARMER"
MA 1)12 OUT OF VEGETARLES UY 1). C.
WILLS OF SHENANDOAH, la.
the legs white squash, the lower parts
of thu legs of angle beets and thu feet of
potatoes, Around his fuut are piled Irish
potatoes, sweet potntoes, cabhagu, beets,
turnips, watermelon, egg plant, carrots nnd
sugar beuts. Mr. Wills Is a man 7C years
of ago nnd spends most of his t lino in
making up different things from tho re
sources of Pago county, to lie used In
advertising that part of Iowa.
Frank O. Carpenter, tho special cor
respondent of Tho Deo In tho Orient, writes
of his visit to Macao's big opium farm,
which produces $10,000,000 worth of tho
drug every yonr. Ho describes opium
manufacture and tells how It is prepared
for tho market. China's big opium bill
amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars
per yenr. In China thoro aro hundreds of
thousands of opium suicides, women who
kill thomselves to splto their husbands,
fathers who sell their wlvos and children
to gratify their appetite. Mr. Cnrpontor
takes a peep into tho beggar dons and
doscrlbcs thu pltlablo condition of tho peo
ple who aro congregated thero.
Shorlft John M. Kreudor of Dodgo county.
Nob., wob born May 12, 1SGS, at VIckBburg.
Kalamazoo county, Mich, Hu Bpont his
I'll
rv
boyhood days on his father's farm nnd In
1871 ciiinu with his parents to Hooper town
ship, Dodge county, Nub., whero bo has
since rcsidud. Previous to his election as
shurlrr lie was engaged in tho business of
farming and Btock raising. In 1890 ha waB
oluctod supervisor of his district and In
1805 ho rcccivod tho nomination of tho re
publican party for shorirf nnd was olectcd
by a largo majority after a hotly contestud
campaign in a county normally tlomocratlc.
In 1807 ho waa renominated and elected by
an Incrcnsed mnjorlty nnd In 1899 ngaln
nominated and oluctod by a still lnrgor
mnjorlty, tho first third torm candldnto
elected to a county olllco In tho county.
Tho snmo year ho waa clcctod to tho re
sponsible position of president of tho No
braska Stato Sheriffs' association and served
In that capacity for ono year. Ho has a
largo acquaintance with tho sheriffs
throughout tho stato ns well ns through tho
entire contrnl west, being a member of tho
Interstate ShorluV nssoclntlon, which In
cludes tho following slatcB: WIscoiiBln, Illi
nois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Knnsas,
North anil South Dakota, NobrnBka, Wyom-
SHERIFF JOHN M. KREADER OF
FUI5MONT, Nub. WON FAME IN CAP
TURINO THE ZAUN MURDERERS.
lug, Colorado and Montana. During his
long term of olllco ho has been Instrumental
la bringing to Justice many notod criminals
and In tho case of tho murdorora of Herman
Zahn of Snydor, Nob,, It was largely owing
to bis energetic pursuit and coolness ami
bravery, together with Shorirt Phillips of
Cuming county, that tho crlmlnnls wero
landod In tho Dodgo county jail In spite of
tho determined efforts of a mob to lynch
thorn.
About Noted People
When tho Stewart mansion at Thirty-
fourth street In Now York is torn down
hardly n shadow of tho name of Now York's
greatest merchant will remain. Tho brass
Blgn nt Wnmimakcr'B will then bo tho solo
reminder to a now gonorntlon of tho great
ness of tho merchant prince of tho past.
Secretary to tho Prosldont Goorgo I).
Cortolyou works harder and longor hours,
it is said, than any othor omploya ot tho
government, except tho president himself.
Ho is nt tho Whlto House at 9 n. tu., works
until evening and then hns a fow hours to
himself. Every night at 10 o'clock ho re
turns to his ofllco nnd is gonornlly with the
president until midnight nnd often until 1
or 2 n. m.
The wonderful physical cudurnnco of
Ccncral Fukushlmn, who is In command of
tho Japanese troops in China, was thus
explnlned to Frodorlck Palmer tho othor
day by an olllcor, who 1b over six foot tall
nnd rather thin. "No wondor Fukushlmn
docs not get tired. His heart has to pump
blood only about half ns fnr as mine. U
Is tho dlfferenco between supplying wntor
to a two and a four-story building."
liussell Sage was recently nsked what
ho would do If Ihi had only 10 cents to
start the world with nnd ho replied: "So
long ns I hnd provldonco with mo nnd my
health and strength I should fool llko n
man nlrendy rich. If I hnd to tako my
cholco of beginning ngnln cither with $1,
000,000 or with provldonco I should chooso
tho latter. The $1,000,000 would not last
much longer than a 10-cont pteco, but with
provldonco to look out for mo nnd suggest
wnya nnd menus I should soon ho ablo to
look n roll of monoy squarely In tho fnco."
A Danish expedition, composed of Llou
tennnt lcCorn, lender: Mlddllbo and Ko
foed, physicists, nnd the nrtlst, Count Hnr
ald Moltke, loft Copenhagen recently for
Flnlnnd vln Chrlstlnnla, Trondhjem and
Vardo, with tho object of studying tho au
rora borealls. The chief station will bo
established at Utsjnkl, In north Flnlnnd,
whoro tho expedition will remain throo
months. Spectrum nnd mngnotle researches
will ho carried out. The expedition is
tho Becond of its kind dispatched undor tho
auspices of Dr. Adam Paulsen, director of
tho Copenhagen Motoorologlcnl Institute,
Among tho Invited "guests nt tho coming
Inauguration of President McKlnley will
bo Hoswell Uardsley, who Is 01 yenrs old
nnd who for seventy-two years hns boon
postmaster of North Lansing, Tompkins
county, New York. Mr. llnrdsley was ap
pointed postmaster on Juno 2S, 1S2S, John
(Bfii$xr
PirE ILLUSTRATED J5EE.
Qulncy Adams being then president and
John McLean of Ohio postmaster gencrnl.
Ho Is not only tho oldest man In tho postal
service, but ho Is bulloved to bo tho senior
government employe In any capacity. No
complaint against hla olllco haB ever been
filed. Ho has always drawn tho Bamo sal
ary, $175 pur year.
Kdward W. Frost 'of Mllwaukco speaks
thus of his meeting with Sir CJcorgo Wil
liams, founder of tho Young Men's Chris
tian nssoclntlon: "I found Sir George
nt his counting houso In Pater
noster row, Just bohlnd St. Paul's
church. Ho, cordially Invited mo to dlno
with Lady Williams and hlmsolf In tho
historic room whero tho association wns
founded In 1811. Sir George, who Is about
78, Is qulto feoblo, nover having fully re
covered from his serious Illness of a year
ago. Tho famous old room In which thu
Young Men's Christina association wna
born remains unchanged from tho day of
tho first meeting thoro by Clerk Oeorgo
Williams and his friends."
Pulpit and Pew
Somo years ngo, rolntcs tho Endeavor
World, a clergyman, In baptizing a baby,
paused In tho midst ot tho service to in
qulro thu nnino ot the Infant, to which the
mother replied, "Shady, sir, If you plcauo."
"Shady?" replied tho minister. "Then It's
a boy. and you mean Shadrach oh?" "No,
plcaBO your reverence, It's a girl." "And,
pray," asked tho pastor, "how happened
you to cnll tho child by such a strange
nnmo?" "Why, sir," responded tho woman,
"If you must know, our nnmo Is IJowcr, and
my husband said as how ho should llko her
to bo called Shady, becauao Shady Dower
Bounds bo prottyt"
A church In a smnll westorn town has n
woman for Its paBtor. Sho was called to
tho door of tho parsonngo ono day and saw
thoro n much embarrassed young farmer
of tho German typo.
"Doy said der minister llfcd In dts houso,"
ho said.
"Yea," ropllcd tho fair pastor.
"Veil m I I vant to kit merrit!"
"To got mnrrlcd? Very well, I can marry
you," said tho mistress, encouragingly.
"Oh, but I got a girl nlrcaty," wna tho
disconcerting reply.
Near by to Thrums, relates Llppincott's,
an old minister denounced from tho pulpit
and threatened tho terrors of tho law on
nil who should nppcnr at a ball to bo given
within tho shadow of hla kirk. Ono elder,
primed by his younger folk, expostulated,
reminding the minister that David danced
and that Miriam danced.
Thero was seemingly sllont ncqulcsconce.
Hut tho following Sundny tho old man,
oloqucnt In Ills might, ns ho bnnged blblu
nnd pulpit alternately, shouted In sten
torian tones: "David did danco nnd
Miriam did dnnco, but tho bible nowhero
anys, 'Lot thoro bo promiscuous dancing!' "
Speaking of threo "chcors," I am ro
nilnded of an Incident In a Catholic church
In Chicago somo years ngo. Threo Trot-
NEW RESIDENCE OF T.
estnnt women had called at tho church dur
ing a mooting that wns bolng hold in fur
therance of somo churltablo purpouo In
which they wore Interested, and whoa they
enmo down tho nlslo, nil tho pows bolng
occupied, tho priest in charge said to an
attendant: "Throo chnlrs for tho Prot
estant women." Tho nttondnnt misunder
stood, and called out: "Threo cheers for
tho Protestant women 1" Tho chcors wero
given with a will, and It wns all tho holy
father could do to stop tho exuberant ro
copllon boforo tho attendant could call for
n -tiger."
Dlshop Sheepshanks of Norwich, England,
Is telling a stpry against hlmsolf. Ho was
walking ono day through a quiet and pleas
ant suburb of Norwich, when his thoughts
wero Interrupted by a piping, pleading
volco saying: "Oh, pleaso sir, will you
opon this gato for mo?" Looking down tho
bishop saw n llttlo girl ot about 8 or 9,
with n cherubic face framed in sunny curls,
and ho hastened to comply with tho re
quost. Ho hold back tho gato for tho llttlo
maiden to pass through, and when sho
thanked him with a smllo ho asked if sho
was not big enough to opon tho gnrden
gato horsolf. "Oh, yes, sir," sho replied
sweetly, "but, you soo, tho paint Is wot, nnd
I should have dirtied my hands."
Jnnuury 1001.
Man Who Gave Crete
A Christmas Gift
T. H. Miller, who made tho town of Creto
a Christmas present of $10,000 to bo used In
tho erection of a public library building, Is
essentially what Is commonly called a self
made man. When ho left his native home
In Germany nt tho ngo of 20 yenrs for tho
now world to enrvo out a fortune for him
self ho took with him $27 In money, which
wns all his earthly possessions. Today ho
T. H. MILLER, WHO GAVE CRETE, Neb.,
DE USED IN THE ERECTION OF A
owns onc-hnlf or a controlling Interest In
evory firm with which ho Is connected. Ho
Is president of both tho Statu Hank of Do
Witt nnd tho Creto Stnto bank, nlso vice
president of. tho Conservative Investment
company of Creto. In 1890 Mr. Miller built
ono of tho llnest residences In that section of
tho stnto nt n co3t of $23,000. A photograph
of tho resldonco Is printed In connection
with this article. Dcsldes his Interest In
tho banks and city property ho owns 3,000
ncrcs of farming lnnd In Snllno and Lan
caster counties, which ho 1ms leased. When
nsked whnt led him to make this handsome
donation for a library building ho snld:
"I know how hard It Is for n young man
H MILLER, CRETE, Neb,
without a thorough education to gut nhead
and mnko his way In tho world nmong suc
cessful business mon, so I concolvod tho
Idea to donato $10,000 for a library building
to my homo city. I am 51 years of age and
would havo no fear to travel over my pnst
llfo ngaln and bollovo I could mnko a suc
cess of It. My advlco to every young man
Is to consider his honor and credit worth
moro to him than monoy or ho will novev
make a success of llfo."
Mr. Miller was born April 8, 1S10, In
Lugedo, In tho province ot Hnnover, Ger
many. Ho spent his enrly llfo on a farm
until about 15 years of ago, when ho at
tended collego for two yenrs. In tho early
part of Octobor, ISfll, ho enlisted In tho
Queen's Hussnrs. At tho closo of tho war
of 1SCG between Prussia and Austria he
received his discharge from tho queen of
Hanover. Prussia demanded that ho ro
onllst In Its service, but to cscnpo this
ho left tho country on December 1, lSfiC, for
Englnnd, remnlnlng thero only a month,
when ho sailed for America, arriving In
Now York. January 21, 1SG7. Almost Im
mediately after his arrival ho enlisted In
tho Thirty-sixth Infantry nnd enmo west
with tho regiment to Omaha in April, 18C7.
During tho threo years of his enlistment
his regiment was stationed nt Fort Kear
ney, Fort McPherson, Fort Drldges, Camp
Douglas and Fort Drown In Wind Klver val
ley. Wyoming. Some Idea can bo gained
of tho marvelous change In tho conditions
In the middle west by how tho Journey was
mndo by this regiment west from Omnhn.
It traveled on tho Union Paclllc to the end
of the line, which was completed to some
where near tho town of Fremont, from
thero tho trip was mndo overlnnd in
A CHRISTMAS PRESENT OF $10,000, TO
PUDLIC LIDRAUY.
freight wagons drawn by government
mules. 9
After his servlco In tho army Mr. Miller
returned to Omaha, shortly afterward
going to St. Jnmes, Mo., to tnko a home
stead, but within a month again returned
to Omaha and wns given employment by
Wllllnm Altstadt, now nn Omaha Justlco of
tho peace, as man-of-all-work In tho Hotel
Du North. Shortly nfterward ho secured a
position ns dry goods clerk with tho firm of
Tootlo & Mnul at $50 per month, remaining
with them about ono year. Tho latter
member of tho firm Is now vice president
of tho Commercial bank of Omnhn. Mr.
Miller next wont to Orand Island nnd took
chnrgo of a genernl Btoro nt $C5 per month.
Ho resigned this position In November, 1871.
nnd wont to Crete, whero ho wns married
to Miss Mary Georgo In February, 1S72.
This union was blessed with five children,
threo boyB and two girls. Their oldest
son and two daughters aro graduates of
Doano collego and havo spent ono year In
Germany studying. They enn spenk tho
English nnd German languages fluently.
Mr. Minor's first oxporlenco In business
for himself was in Omaha. When ho loft
the army ho had $270 back pay duo him,
which ho received from tho government on
January 28, 1870. This monoy ho loaned
on property which today Is among tho most
valunblo In tho business portion of tho
city. Ho never received a cent in return
for olthor principal or lntorost. To nn
ordlnnry mnn this would havo boon so dis
couraging that ho would not hnvo ventured
to risk nny moro money In renl ostnto, but
not so with Mr. Miller. Shortly nftor hla
marrlngo ho bought a farm near Crete for
$7,000, for the greater part of which ho
gavo his noto. Slnco that tlmo Mr. Miller
has accumulated property rapidly. In
August of 1897 ho associated himself with
C. n. Anderson nnd opened up tho Croto
Stnto bank and on tho samo day organized
tho Stnto Bank of DoWltt.
It is Mr. Mtllor's Intention to visit his
natlvo country this yenr for tho first tlmo
slnco ho left thoro thlrty-flvo yenrs ago, a
poor boy. Ho will bo accompanied by Mrs.
Miller nnd their two youngest sons.
Lawyers as Jurors
The somewhat novel experiment of hnvlng
lawsuits decided by Juries composed of
lavyors har, according to local reports, re
sulted satisfactorily In at least two cases
in Goorgla within tho last year. Just
recently tho case of a widow suing on n fire
insurance policy on her house was, by con
sent of tho litigants and their attorneys,
submitted to bo heard by a Jury of seven
well known lawyers In Collins, Gn.
After tho ovldenco nnd tho charge by
tho judge tho lawyer Jury retired nnd thou
speedily brought in a verdict for tho widow,
which, It is said, was "eminently Jii3t."
Earlier in tho year wns reported tho caso
of American n. D. Co. ngnlnst Pung In
Chlcngo, whero both sides wero in court
ready for trial, but enough Jurors could
not bo found. Tho Judge thereon called nn
twelvo lawyers, who happened to be in tho
court room, to servo. This case, nlso, It
was reported, wns tried with satisfactory
results. Here, possibly, Is now work for
able lawyers, serving ns professional
Jurors,
