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The Glenwood post., 1906-07-07
One Theory of Wealth.

Why there should be Woodworking
poor men and idle rich men in the
same community is a question which
no one has answered, and no one can
answer satisfactorily That is why the
opinion is so prevalent that the world,
economically considered is so very
much out of joint, believes T. n. Car
ter, writer in Atlantic. But although
there is so much unantmity in the
opinion that wealth ought not to be
distributed as 1t now is, there is still
a wide diversity of opinion, where
there is any definite opinion at all. as
to how 1t really ought to be distribu-
ted. These opinions may. however. be
reduced to three fundamentally dis
tinct theories, which l shall call the
aristocratic, the socialistic, and the
democratic, or liberalistic, theories.
The aristocratic theory is that the
good things of the world belong more
particularly to certain groups or
some circumstance connected with
their birth or heredity, and independ-
emily of their individual achievements.
The socialistic theory is that wealth
ought to be distributed according to
needs, or according to some similar
plan arranged beforehand, and indie
pendently of the individual ability to
acquire wealth in the rough ready
struggle of life. The democratic, or
liberalistic, theory is that wealth
ought to be distributed according to
productivity. usefulness. or worth
The Glenwood post., 1906-07-07

See you had a comic opera here
night before last" said the patent
churn man, who had just come to
town on one of his periodical visits.
How was it? | notice the bills prom
ised a great scenic production, and all
that"
"Ps-s.s-st! Come here," Kissed the
landlord of the tavern at Polkville,
Ark. Hooking a forefinger through
buttonhole in his guests raiment he
led the astonished man off from the
porch. out across the yard and around
behind the smokehouse. "Ps-s-s-st
That's what they called it, on paper
a scenic production'-bu my wife
(she amt anywhere around within
hearinO said-you know how women
are, hathaway, especially the best
but kind O. skinny ones; wife, when
she seen the chorus in tights-well,
from the way she acted then and what
she's said to me most ever since, |
sorter surmise that she considered it
an obscenic production. San Fran
cisco Call.
The Glenwood post., 1906-07-07
CHAPTER XXI.


The Test.
A stiffness SO tense as to be almost
painful succeeded the plaintiffs words,
and the summons to admit the defend
ant while the plaintiff passed him on
his way to the seclusion of the office.
Mr.. Hamilton, for such he was, I'M
doubtedly, whether the true or false
claimant, was deeply moved, as vas
apparent to all when he stood in he
witness-boX before them all. His bee
was pallid, his eyes were cleaning,
his hands were tightly clenched.
All glances We're riveted upon him
with establishment as he said in a
strange tone, not waiting to be ques.
toned at all
Il will go to get it. l will go to get
it"
Twice he said it, and then stood
looking at vacancy rather than at the
judge.
The judge directed that the counsel
for both parties and the jurymen at
tend the defendant to his destination
if not too distant, and see the search
take place Meanwhile the court
would adjourn until one o'clock And
His Honor went to dinner. The sher-
if followed the thirteen. who filed
down the street toward the bank build
ing, no doubt the place to which the
defendant was leading them. Tall.
erect, impassve, he passed on as in
a dream, never hesitating, never
speaking, neither looking to the right
nor to the left.
Thus he led them to the bank and
up the steps. Pushing open the door,
Mr.. Morley explained their errand to
the cashier
1T is in the vault, the safe, the
small drawer" said the defendant, and
the cashier successfully opened each
receptacle except the drawer.
81 have no key to that" he said. ~
have never been able to find it. The
directors told me nothing was ever
kept in it, because it was not account
ed safe receptacle, being poorly CON
structed."
The Glenwood post., 1906-07-07

Government receipts and expendi-
lures show a surplus of S261S7 $50
for the fiscal year ending June 80.
The appraisers of the C. ]. Devlin
estate claim that they have discovered
so acres of farm land in Illinois be
longing to the estate.
Sensational disclosures concerning
n large number of food products are
made in bulletin issued by the Kan
sas state board of health.
A negro named Davis was lynched
near Bradley, |. r. and it is asserted
that federal officials will investigate
the occurrence.
Harry x. Thaw pleaded not guilty
when arraigned for the murder Of
Stanford White in New York recently
For the year 1905 Andrew Carneeie's
gifts to Libraries in the United Statcs
nubered 2ll and amount to over So
900
Chairman Shon;s. of the canal ccm-
mission has expressed the opinion
that the Panama canal will he COM
pleted liz eigh. years.
The Glenwood post., 1906-07-07
THE MISSING MAN
MARY r. HATCH
Author of Tho Bank Tragedy"
by sands Shepard

and them, that he seemed familiar
other claimant did not. The testi-
mony of these witnesses was very
strong, and upon it the plaintiffs coun-
sci relied much for the success of the
case.
The last witness to be called was
man from Valparaiso, who testified to
the fact that Ashley was known TO
him, and that he recognized the de
PENDANT as the man. The plaintiff he
had never seen but once before. He
stated that he had been engaged in
various nefarious undertakings with
Ashley, who he knew to have been in
Boston at the very date when the al
tered note was presented al the bank.
That since then he had been convert
ed under the auspices of the Salvation
Army, and had seen in newspaper
the advertisement inserted by the
plaintiffs counsel for information re-
garding the suit, and he had answered
it in person.
Nheh he left the witness-stand and
inc case CLOSED LOT lne pldlnllH, lnele
were many among the audience, and
among the jurymen, too. If theiX faces
die not belle their minds. who We're
more than half persuaded of the
claims of the plaintiff.
Next day Mr.. Ferguson spoke for
upwards of an hour in an easy. grace
full manner natural to him. and his
outline of the case held the enrapt at
tention of every person in the court
room that morning. There was little
of labored argument, but starting
with the supposition that his client
was suffering a fraudulent attempt at
election from his own premises, he
proceeded to put the matter before the
jurymen in this light. He said in sub
stance something like the following:
My client, who is none other than
the true Vane Hamilton as you can
see for yourself, his looks fully CUrrob-
Grating my statement-returns after
an absence of many months TO his
home. He has been in the habit of
taking his yearly outings in May. as
he is inclined to bilious difficulties and
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Is.ll4


Representative Tawney, chairman Of
the house committee on appropria-
tions, has made a statement regarding
the expenditures authorized by con-
gress in which he says the per capita
cost of government in this country Is
less than that of any European coun-
try.
The senate and house passed the
meat inspection bills placing the cost
of inspection on the government. The
provision placing date of inspection on
canned meats was eliminated.
The pure food bill has been passed
by both houses of congress.
The railroad rate bill has passed both
houses of congress and has been
signed by the president 1t goes into
effect in 60 days
Congress has passed a bill appro-
prating 100000 to satisfy the claim
of the eastern Cherokees. The attor-
ney's fees amount to $3.50 900.
The senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of Franklin Lane of Califor-
mia. to be a member of the Interstate
commerce commission to succeed
Joseph w. Fifer, of Illinois
The lower house of congress has
passed a bill granting $1,000 each to
the families of the two San Francis
co fremen who lost their lives Whine
fighting the fire in tine hold of the
transport Meade in San Francisco har-
Dor.
A bill has passed congress authoriz-
ing the secretary of war to deliver to
the Leavenworth Monument assOcia-
ton of Leavenworth, Kan, condemned
cannon to be cast into a statue of
Gen Leavenworth.
The Glenwood post., 1906-07-07
Latest Table Delicacy.

''Hothouse lamb is beginning TO
appear on the menus at many of the
tirst-class hotels. A quarter of hot
house lamb can now be bought, if one
is willing to pay four or five dollars
for it. But up to a week or so ago
the butchers refused to divide the
rarcasses. finding ready market for all
they could get at from s25 to $50
apiece. AS such a lamb seldom weighs
more than 25 pounds, including pelt
and head, it makes the meat come
pretty high. "Hothouse lamb is an
answer to a demand for new kind
of edible animal" said butcher, but
its invention was almost an accident,
A farmer out in Kansas conceived the
idea that an animal could be pushed
in its growth the same as plant or
flower. so he took ten ewes and put
them in the cellar of stable, keeping
the place at a uniformly high TEN
perature. When the lambs were born
he increased the heat and fed them
all they could possibly eat. The
lambs developed rapidly and were
ready for market six weeks ahead of
those born and reared under ordinary
conditions"
The Glenwood post., 1906-07-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Intere-tink Items Gathered from All
parts of the Word Condensed
Into Small Space for tho
Benent of Our Readers. II

Judge John Guthrie, for 40 years a
prominent citizen of Topeka, Kan, Is
dead as result of sunstroke compli-
Gated with paralysis.
The president has named Theodore
p. Shonts chairman and John F. Ste
vens. Charles f. Magoon, Peter C.
Haines, Mordecai Endicott and Benja-
min NJ. HARDWOOD as members of a new
canal commission.
Enrique Cortez has been named Co.
lombiaE minister to the United Statea
to succeed Diego Mendoza.
Emperor William has again return
ed to Kiel The report that he went
to Potsdam on account of the condi-
ton of the health of Crown Prince
Frederick William was incorrect
President Roosevelt left Washing
ton Immediately after the adjournment
of congress and with his family will
his country home.
A statue has been erected to Mai.
Gen. Fitz John Porter at Haven park,
Portsmouth, n. H, concentrating
his participation in the battle of NAL
vern Hill
J. E. Millette, of Springfield. was
nominated by the republicans for state
senator at the convention held at
Lamar, Mo.
Judge B. R. Webb Texas lawyer
of note and author of several law
books, shot and killed himself in the
city park at Fort Worth.
Eva Booth commander of the Saliva
ton Army in the United States is
seriously i'll at her home in New York
Secretary Taft will visit Fort Riley
and Fort Leavenworth this fall and
will make two speeches in Kansas
while on the trip.
Rev William Wiggington, Baptist
minister of Linneus. Mo. has mar
ried more than 1000 couples during
his ministry. He has a record of all
persons he has married.
Col, Oswald Herbert Ernest of the
corps OF engineers has been retired
for age with the rank of brigadier gen
eral
Dr. E. B. Mccoy, of Caney, Kan.
has been arrested charged with the
murder of his wife who was reported
to have committed suicide by shoot
ing herself with a revolver.
Mrs. David Reed, sister of Gen
George A. and Thomas Custer who
were killed in the Indian battle of the
Little Big Horn in Montana June %,
1876, died at her home in Monroe
Mich, aged so years
Mrs. James Tanner, wife of the COM
manderin-chief of the G. A. r. was
killed recently in an automobile acct
dent at Helena, Mont.
The Glenwood post., 1906-07-07

At this moment Tony Osborn came
forward with a key. Il found it not
long ago. he explained, under the
corner of the safe"
TRY it," said Mr. Morley, but the
cashier handed it to the defendant,
who inserted it in the lock.
The jurymen crowded forward to
see what was in the drawer. Nothing.
evidently, but a piece of tissue paper,
unless that paper contained the dia-
mond stud
1t did
A flash. a CLEAN, and the defendant
thrust it into the hands of Mr.. Morley.
instead of his own counsels.
For my wife Give it to her." and
then he fell prone on the floor.
Had he tainted? Was it fit?
The doctor was called and pronounC-
ed it the last. but he soon revived and
was in a short time apparently as well
as ever He attended the afternoon
session of court, and was the center
of cnrious interest to all. Indeed. it
was generally admitted that he had
triunphed by leading the jurymen
straight to the hiding place, though it
could not be denied that the other
cls4mant had indicated the place just
as surely by his words. Strange that
both should know what was a secret
except to one of them and to Mrs.
Hamilton! She seemed dazed by the
circumstances, while a hopeless, de-
jected look settled over her counte-
nance.
Tony Osborn's testimony was taken
in the afternoon, and told against the
defendant. since it was plainly made
evident that he had distrusted him
from the first.
MIR. Osborn" said Mr.. Morley,
have you any reason for believing
that the claimant is not the true Vane
Hamilton"
None, sir, except the color of his
hair. He has stood every test l have
applied to him. He knows all about
the affairs that took place at the bank
when we were there together; he
seems to be the true Vane Hamilton
as knew him"
Two witnesses testified that Solo
mon Marks had been seen by them
near the mill on the day before the
shooting of the plaintiff. and that he
appeared to wish to avoid recognition.
Next, several citizens Of Grovedale
were examined. and they testified that
they believed the plaintin to be Vane
Hamilton, for he had told them OF
many instances known only to himself
The Glenwood post., 1906-07-07
Salaries of State Officials.

During this session of congress, as
diency has been considered of raising
the salaries of the higher officers of
the national government and of the
diplomatic and consular service. 1t is
coming more and more to be recog
nized as fact, says Youths Com
panion. that the richest nation in the
world, occupying country in which
the highest business salaries in the
world are cheerfully paid, is neverthe-
less niggardly paymaster of its high
est officers. For large share. indeed
for most, of the minor positions in the
government service the payment is
adequate. The earnings of the clerks
lin Washington and of most of the men
on the civil service lists compare ia
'vorably with those of men doing sim
'ilar work for private employees. But
'for the president, vice president, mem
bers of the cabinet and of the supreme
court, the circuit court judges, am
lbassadors and ministers, and many of
tHe HlSner OtnCerS at washington ana
I'm the states the compensation is not
only inadequate to the demands of the
places they occupy, but is VIGOROUSLY
LESS than men of equal ability receive
in private life The word "compensa-
ton is used advisedly, for it includes
mot only the salS-y which goes with
these offices, but the honor which at
'taches to them. Both together are
still inadequate payment. The desire
to preserve that republican simple
lily" which has always been an Amer
lean ideal is the main obstacle to the
raising of official salaries. Many per
sons fail to consider Shat for one who
can aCord it, liberal expenditure is
not necessarily a sign either of ex-
travagance or of luxury; and that
with nations, as with individuals, the
scale which is just and proper In the
day of small things may be a measure
of unseemly parsimony when the cir
cumstances have changed.
The Glenwood post., 1906-07-07

is not so well able to pursue his bust
ness in the spring as in the summer.
Far from making any mystery of the
matter, he has invariably told his wife
that he went away for his health On
one or two occasions he had other
business of special nature connected
with the mill which it was believed
best to keep secret for a time.
You all know how that is and that
ladies are sometimes apt TO mention
such matters in their condolences with
other women. so that they leak out.
often to the serious detriment of their
husbands business. knowing this.
Mr. Hamilton did not always explain
the full reason Of his trips. and his
wife chose to make mystery of
them. They had nothing to do with
seeking for twin brother. That silly
fddle-faddle has no part in the de
Tense. The only other children born
TO the Hamilton parents were boy
and girl who died in their infancy.
The confession Of Hannah Sargent is
of 10 account, she having told at least
half "A dozen different stories about the
matter.
when Mr.. Hamilton was away he
was taken with a peculiar malady, a
species of insanity. He forgot his
name, place of residence everything.
Mr.. Barnstead. ! shall prove by the ev-
idence of his friend Hurd, did not see
Hamilton on the fifteenth: that it was
the next Thursday that he witnessed
the meeting at Portland depot, instead
of Friday, when Mr. Hamilton left
home. The claimant is none other
than the notorious Ashley, who got
cornered at Portland depot that very
day. and was arrested by the sheriff
from Goodwill, Harrison county, Ne
braska.
You will recollect that Mr.. Barn
stead in his testimony could not swear
that he saw the meeting take place
Friday; but Mr.. Hurd is ready to af-
firm, on his oath, that it was nearly
week later that he heard the account
from Mr.. Barnstead, and that it was
told to him as if it occurred on Thurs
day.
Ashley was taken to Goodwill and
incarcerated in Jail there, and 1t was
in that town his hair changed from
light to dark. The prosecution does
not deny that this man, the prisoner
was the claimant, or that it was there
the remarkable change in the color Of
his hair took place. 1t would be use
less - do it. They only venture to
put Il the plea that he was arrested
The Glenwood post., 1906-07-07

In the place Of another, and to bal
thls they are compelled to set up I'll
absurd story of the twin brother.
There is no twin brother, Cor he died
in infancy.
Ashley was visited next morning
in jail by his wife He denied that she
was his wife, and s AE3 not contra
dict him until afterwS Then she
said that she was his win Ashley
got clear on the plea of being insane,
and was sent to the asylum. From
there he escaped was supposed to
have been drowned, worked awhile at
a mill, and then came to Grovedale,
where he got employment in the mill
here. He gave his name as Primus
EdeS, said he was never married,
could not write: indeed, he appeared
to be very illiterate. He worked as
common hand at the mill until he
CHANGED to meet Mrs. Hamilton at
church and fell violently in love with
her.
He began to prosecute her with at
tentions, and finally won her interest
by finding her little boy who wandered
away to the woods and got lost. Mrs
Hamilton made him sundry presents
and professed to think he resembled
her husband Ashley, alias Edes, be-
gan to learn to write, and learned ash
tonishingly fast writing the nam
Constance over and over again. He
purchased a violin and began to play.
Ashley was a fine player, as we shall
prove. and he was also well educated.
Mr.. Hamilton could not play at all.
Neither was he an ingenious work
man. Ashley was. Mrs. Hamilton put
on mourning and had a monument
made to erect to the memory of her
husband. She often opened her win
dow to listen to the strains of the vio-
lin played by Primus Edes as she
knew him.
Then Mr.. Hamilton turned with
a straightforward story of loss of
memory as the reason for his det"n-
ton from home, and, very honorab bly,,
settled up the bank troubles, as DE
said he could not absolutely affirm
that he had not done what was alleged
of him. for he knew nothing of his
acts after he left Grovedale on the tif-
teenth of May. Mr.. Carter and his
children received him with open arms.
Not so his wife, She preferred to
doubt him. Mr.. Hamilton took up his
place in the mill and in the communi-
ty. unchallenged by soul except his
wife. Reports were brought TO him CT
her affection for the man known as
EdeS. but he paid no attention to them,
except to call him to the office and
warn him against being seen on his
premises.
I'm about a week afterwards Edes
was shot there by some one unknown,
probably by Edes himself, to awaken
suspicion against Mr.. Hamilton. He
was i'll for three or four weeks after
wards, and when he was partially re-
covered he professed to recolect that
he was Hamilton instead of Edes. Z
Mrs. Hamilton professed to believe his
statement, or at least did not deny his
claims Proof would be offered that
before his illness she wrote him a let
ter, calling him her dear husband, and
signing herself Gala Lily, as she
sometimes did in her letters to her
friends it being a pet name applied to
her fair, stately beauty when school,
girl.
ITO be continued)
The Glenwood post., 1906-07-07

William Sherring, the young Cana
dian who won the Marathon race at
Athens, gives the credit to his mother.
who, he says, supervised his training.
She decided what he should eat, and
would not cook anything else. When
she was told that he had won, she re-
marked, "Of course. | knew he would
That Is what ! sent him over for"
This IS very pretty sentiment, re-
marks Youths Companion. but leaves
one in doubt as to what the other
young mems mothers said when TOLD
that they had not won.
The Glenwood post., 1906-07-07

Homeless Holmes-Dis here paper
says dat soap is good for moskeeter
bites.
Petered Pete-Say l been a-wonder-
in all me life wot dat stun was good
fer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-09
To the Comrades of the Union Vet
erans' Union.

You are hereby notified that the Illinois
Central railroad has been designated as
the Offical road for the Union Veterans
Union of Nebraska This decision has
been brought about by careful invC 'iga-
ton of the different routes to Minneapolis,
and believing It is the most direct to MIN
neapols, we hope that all members of the
Union Veterans Union will take this route
Fare will be $.S5 for the round trip; a
tourist sleeper will be provided for all
members of the order at $l0O per berth.
The division commander and staff will
leave Union depot Monday, August ID, at
$50 .. m.
The headquarters of the Union Veterans
Union has been established at the Bruins
wick hotel. 4th and Hennepin Sts., Mime
apolis, and all members of the Union Vet
Grams Union are requested to report there
no later than o'clock Tuesday morning,
as the encampment will be called to order
at 10 o'clock and 1t IL desired to have every
delegate from Nebraska present at tina!
time.
Trusting TO meet you all at Minneapolis
on Tuesday morning, l remain, Yours. f
c. and L. J. FRANCIS HOPPER,
Division Commander.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-09
NOW OBEY LAW
NightieSt Corporations, Says Greene, Have
Begun to Recognize Statutes,
ASK ABOUT LAWYERS HEALTHBEFoRE FIGHT
Argument Closes in. Railroads Suit 10
Knock out Ticket Brokers
and Court ConAIders
the Case.

'The time has arrived when the railroads
and the mightiest corporations have begun
to recognize the potency Of the United
States statutes. When they begin now TO
talk of ignoring those laws they first in
quire as to the he0lth of their ablest at
torneys," said Charles ]. Greene. attorney
for the Burlington railroad, Wednesday
morning in the federal court, where the
railroads are seeking TO have the ticket
brokers enjoined from further traffic in
their business.
Attorney Frank s. Howell finished his
argument in behalf of the ticket brokers
al 1855 Wednesday morning. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Greene in behalf of the rail-
roads. Mr.. Greene stated that the object
of the suit was not for past transactions
hut to prevent future transactions on the
part of the ticket brokers of the character
complained of, simply to buy and sell the
unused portions of nontransferable tickets.
He denied that the Western Traffic assoc
citation was unlawful organization,
created in defiance of the Sherman act or
the interstate commerce laws.
The position taken by the opposing
counsel Is not good morals in the abstract"
said Mr.. Greene. They evidently expect
to afix the stamp of legality upon their
| Illegal actions by securing modification
| of the national law. The Western Traffic
| association is not an unlawful body. nor is
it engaged in unlawful practices. When a
ticket is sold a passenger for distance
| several roads are participants in the profits
Of that transaction. and this association is
created for the purpose OF maintaining law
full rates and the appOrtioning of the pro-