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Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
SOURCE OF THE SHOPGiRI,s Woes.

SOURCE Of THE SHUPGlRL'S WOES.
In a suggestive article in the current
New York Independent, contributed by
a saleswoman in one Of the great de-
partment stores of the metropolis, the
writer takes exception to the frequent
stories Of m-istreatment and abuse by
employers and incidentally discloses the
real source of the great bulk Of the shop
girls woes. To quote her exact Ian
guage, she says:
Our store has a good reputation all over
the city for the civility Of the girls, but l
must say hat It is maintained by a great
effort. The great majority Of the women
customers who come to us are insolent
and insulting. They seem to put out on the
girls any anger that they have stored up.
They treat us like the dirt under their
feet and seem to think that we never had
anything and never will have anything and
that they can do as they please with us.
II a girl allows herself to be irritated into
answering back nine out OF ten Of the
women will report her TO the superintend-
ent and then IL she's a new girl without a
good record to fall back upon she will
probably be dismissed, as the superintend-
ent generally takes the customers word.
While there are, no doubt, cases of op-
preston, and plenty Of room for i'm
provement in the conditions of labor be-
hind the counters in the great depart
ment stores, more widespread inquiry
would doubtless produce general corrob-
GRAFTON Of this aspect of the situation.
Many Of the people, who lament most
loudly the terrible struggle the poor
shopgirl must endure, are themselves
contributing to the most intolerable part
Of her employment. II the word of the
shopgirl is to be taken as best evidence,
she has more sorrow inflicted by the Gus
toners Of the store than by the floor
walker, the superintendent and the head
employers, and any movement therefore
designed to relieve the shopgirl of her
woes and ameliorate her condition must
take in the inconsiderate bargain-hunt-
ing oma as well as the selfish grind
ing employer.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

And now come a complaint from
Vienna that stationers see irreparable
injury to their business by the substitu-
ton Of picture postal cards in the place
OF letters. The practice Of sending
friends picture postal cards as souvenirs
OF travel has assumed colossal proper
tons not only in Europe, but also In this
country where tourists have welcomed
them as a much-appreciated relief from
letter writing, at the same time AFFORD
ing the means OF assuring friends that
they have not been forgotten. These
m~issiYes Of thOughtfulness. often highly
artistic in themselves, serve every pur-
pose that a note did Of old. but they
cannot stop letter writing even for tour
lists. because letters alone can convey
messages ~embOdying ideas, impressions
and experiences while in social CORE
spondence no postal card exposed in
transit to public gaze can ever intruds.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
PHILIPPINE LAND PROB Lem.

The Philippine bill provides that real
estate may be acquired for public uses
by right Of eminent domain and it
specifically makes this applicable to
"any lands which on the 18th of August,
1898, were owned or held by assoeia-
TONS, corporations, communities, reli-
gious orders or private individuals in
such large tracts or parcels and in such
manner as in the opinion or the COM
mission injuriously to affect the peace
and welfare of the people of the Philip
pine islands," 1t is further provided
that all lands thus acquired shall be
public property Of the government Of
the islands and may be sold or leased
temporarily for a period not exceeding
three years.
1t is pointed put hat the terms Of
this act will impose upon the govern
ment of the Philippines the necessity of
dealing with a large amount Of valua-
BILE property which it cannot itself oper-
ate and which therefore it will practi-
cally be compelled to lease or sell, since
it would be out of the question to
think of trying to work the lands itself.
The friar lands are to be purchased and
the idea was that they should be at
once resold after coming into the pos
session Of the government to the ten
ants who originally leased them from
the religious orders. The dilemma pre-
sented is as to whether the government
shall go into the %ungrateful business of
exacting rent from the present holders
of the lands, or compel them to pay
something like the real value for the
lands in their possession. In either case
a troublesome situation might be
created. Forcing rental from people
who have not paid anything for years
for the use Of the lands would certainly
cause more or less dissatisfaction, while
compelling them to pay even a part of
the real value of the lands would prob
ably be no less ~aggrayating to many of
the people. 1t is pointed out that should
the government pursue a policy Of sale
1t will almost inevitably find itself en-
tangled In a mass of conflicting claims,
On the other hand, should it pursue a
lease policy, it win be obliged to stand
in the relation OF landlord to the IN
h~abitants-a relationship which might
almost necessarily result in constant
friction between administration and
citizen.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
Persistence Of the Pension Habit.
Phnadeiphia Record.

AhhaNCipuld RECORD.
Pension claims on account Of fsncied
Ills resulting from Spanish American war
service continue to cumber the files Of the
Pension bureau In some Of the regiments
every man who had an ache or pain seems
to have concluded that nothing but a
broad pension plaster could saive mis- hurts.
one regiment from Massachusetts, and an
other from Ohio. neither Of which saw a
day Of active service, head the lists at
the bureau With 7O5 applications each. A
District of Columbia regiment furnishes
nearly 500 applicants although 1t did no
lighting. The Seventh United States reg
ulars, who fought at Santiago and lost
thirty-three killed and ninety-nine wounded,
has b42 applicants. It may be taken for
granted that in most instances medical
examination will show that no valid claims
for pensions exist, yet the trick OF appli-
cation Is easily learned, and there is no
telling when a claim long persisted in
may be transformed by some legislative
hocus-pocus into a vested right.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

Like the tabled Alexander Of old, John
n. Baldwin OF Iowa yearns for other
worlds to conquer. The field of railroad
politics in the Hawkeye state fails TO
furnish an adequate field for the display
of his towering talents and so Colossus
like this great legal headlight bestrides
the Missouri and divides time and at
tention with Nebraska, whose people
without his benefcent oversight would
be enveloped in constant chaos. How
would Nebraska ever be able to get
along without John n. Baldwin Of Iowaf
1t is TO be hoped the Union Pacific, to
whose law department he has unselhshly
lent the lustre of his name, will realize
how indispensable he has become 10 Ne
braska's welfare and prosperity and pro
vide suitable bulwarks 10 protect us
against corporations in other states that
are sure TO try to steal him from us as
soon as they learn more fully Of his YER
satlllty and the wonderful powers OF
persuasion he commands as friend OF
the court, to say nothing Of all the Other
inmates Of the s~tatehOuse.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
cHlLp LlRoR 81 rRE soUTB.

The disclosures being made in regard
to the employment OF child labor in h
south are attracting a good deal of at
tention and it is most probable that
the effect will be to bring about a
much needed reform In this matter.
The number Of children employed in the
southern factories cannot be stated ex-
aetly, but it can be estimated roughly
from certain figures given In the last
report OF the North Carolina bureau of
labor. According to this report, 1900
children under IA years of age are EN-
ployed in 26l mills in that state. AS
the total number Of operatives In the
cotton mills of North Carolina is 3O,2I3,
1t appears that about ~one-fourth of the
employees are children. Doubtless this
proportion holds for the four other cot
ton manufacturing states-South Caro-
lima. Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
The total number of cotton mill EN-
ployes in all the five states is Ss,S29.
The number OF child workers, therefore,
probably exceeds 1900.
According TO the report OF the AM
bama committee on the employment Of
children in factories, the average wage
Of the child has decreased from 81 to
- cents per day in that state, while
in some places in the south the daily
wage is as low as o cents for twelve
hours OF labor. 1t goes without saying
that nearly all the children employed
in the mills ans factories Of the south
are utterly miterate and II is not dim
cult to conceive what their moral con
ditlon must be. 1t is a really deplorable
state OF affairs. which calls for prompt
remedy, and it is to be hoped that
leading southern paper is correct in de
elaring that the day is not far distant
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

II the Second congressional district Of
Nebraska is to have a nonresident rep
resentative in congress, why not get
somebody who has profound convictions
on public issues and has the ability and
courage to express his views7 With all
the federal buildings completed that 1t
viii need for the next twenty years the
Second congressional district surely does
not need a Santa Claus, travelling in an
omnibus, with gifts for cities ambitious
10 have new pOstofice buildings.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
Prospect for wireless TeleEraphy
P%hIladelnhia d

FHIIdutIDHId btuBtT.
The Berlin inventor who has succeeded
in ~telephoning a distance Of seven kilo-
meters, or a little more than four miles,
without wires. by using a ray of light to
carry the sound. may nav hit upon a sue
cessful application Of a well known sclen-
tihc p%rinciplei but the apparatus he calls
for in order to extend the distance is so
costly that the device cannot be made Of
commercial value until It has been greatly
simplihed. This appears to be one Of the
improvements reserved for the future.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
where Iowa stands.
Pittsburg Gazette.

Iowa stands peculiarly representative Of
the great middle west, the region in which
agriculture dominates, closely followed by
manufacturing industry. 1t has no direct
interest In the mining west, or the i'm
porting east, but occupies a plane be-
tween and above the two, capable Of SYM
pathy with either, but not prejudiced by
the selfish views of one or the other. For
this reason II is most gratifying to find
Iowa standing so firmly for time-honored
republican principles; so warmly COM
mending President Roosevelt and Attor-
ney General Knox for the things accom-
plished, as well as expressing utmost con-
hdence in their purpose and ability to do
more.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
The Farmer to BE Envied.

The farmer, considered In every light, Is
an individual much to be envied. AS a
class he is prosperous as never before; his
capital account, as represented in the value
of his plant, is approaching. and his in
come yield, based on present prices OF his
product, is above hat of other industries or
avenues Of commercial investment. It is
idle to repeat that he forms the real back
bone Of the country. and none will begrudge
him the easy path into which he seems to
have entered. AS long as he is prosperous
the country has nothing to fear In the way
Of Industrial depression.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

distinguished in politics and eminently
successful in business are worthy Of
careful consideration. They are in
accord. there is every reason to believe,
with the intelligent and conservative
opinion Of the country and are espe-
cially timely now when political parties
and demagogues are making their ap-
peals to popular passions and prejudlces.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

II the Beers want to get pointers on
farming they will be going to the right
place when they send representatives to
the United States to report on a%grieuI.
tural conditions here. A real candid re-
port might advise them to renounce
South Africa and transplant their Boer
colonies to this country.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

The Canadian minister of the marine
is inspecting the harbor work in Lake
Michigan to get pointers on dredging
and breakwater construction. Ii he
wants to learn how to wrestle with sand
bars he should come u here for a look
at the shifty Missouri.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
HOW To KEEP O o
Baltimore American.

Baltimore American.
Don't walk too fast;
Don't fume and fret;
Don't vow twill be
Much hotter yet;
Don't eat too much;
Don't drink at all
OF things composed
OF alcohol.
Don't read about
The sunstruck folks;
Don't read the ola
Hot weather Jokes:
Don't work too hard;
Don't try to see
The rising OF
The mercury.
Don't fan yourself;
Don't think you're hot;
Just cool of with
II think I'm not"
And, more than that,
Don't read q rule
Beneath this head:
How to Keep Cool"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

When a gold democrat was nominated
for mayor of st. Louis, Colonel Bryan
advised his friends to bolt the ticket.
Now that a gold democrat has been
nominated to head the state ticket In
Michigan, win Mr.. Bryan tender the
same kind Of advice?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

If the government starts to print It's
own postage stamps, it may be expected
soon to make its own envelopes and turn
out Its W postal cards. When it goes
into the postal supply business, there
a be no good reason for stopping half
ruor IL
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

chicago New.i lis this your writlng7"'
asked the merchant as he glanced over a
written list Gf sGSqs EMs nv INV wife
vrote the iIst.S
Wen, she certainly knows how to handle
|. P sSssolu tsiS p 1es m~e5ch"n'' her oi''0n
yes. / suppose her diction.s all right
nothing when compared with her contra
dictionl"
Philadelphia Press: II don't suppose
you're very o Of Brownine." said Miss
soh, / wouldn't mind that at ALL" re-
piled the seaside belle, ~ the. browning
was only uniform. but l merely freckle.
you know
Detroit Free Press; This IL where the
Laws are made" seid MT; MSBr,de 70 his
And which Y Tie framing Department."
Her husband looked puzzled
81 read in the, papers that laws were
framed in Washington, you know" she
explained.
Catholic Standard and Times; May--I
met some one today who Is very much
Fay, .(after a thoughtful pause)-who
MayoJust think a minute,
Fay-I am thinking. thinking hard
May-You'l never guess that way. Think
Of something soft.
Philadelphia Press, Deacon Jones-About
all women go to church for is to show their
Mrs. Jones-weli, they don't make a
cloak OF religion, anyway.
Deacon Jones-Of course not. It's too
plain and inexpensive.
Philadelphia Record: Mrs. McCaIl-Those
%neighbors of yours are quite lively, 1
never met any people who INDUCED 10
much in repartee.
Mrs Malaprop-Ycu don't sayf Why, I
borrowed some froTa. them, the other day
and IL tasted TO me like oolong.
Chicago News: Homer-Great gunsl
There's Nexdoo and his wife quarreling
again. That's the fourth time this week.
Mrs. Homer-Yes. Mrs. Nexdoor told me
the other day that they couldn't agree as
70 what each mould do TO make the other
happy.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
what About the soa Housef.


Who wants a log cabin Of historic tame3
Apply IN person to the contractors who
removed the directors headquarters from
the Pan-American grounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

There must be some mistake about
this latest South American revolutionary
movement. A real battle in which SOL
diers are killed is altogether out of the
ordinary.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

1t Is noticeable that the democratic
national committeeman representing de-
batable states are not answering queries
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of running Bryan
for a third time in 1904.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

Wouldn't people have been disap-
pointed If August had not brought mid
summer heat2 Then why should anyone
act as If he were surprised at the warm
weather?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
Properly WITHIN Their Right.

Atlanta Constitution.
The Germans are properly within their
right to boast Of their "invincible army
and navy" especially since the latter acted
so prudently toward Dewey in Manila bay.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

The presumption is that Pierpont Nor
gan did not have to ask for time pay
ments when he struck a bargain for that
London house.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
seme Thlnss be MIsssa.
Cleveland plain peaIer.

Attention Is called to the fact that
George Washington had no onheial yacht.
Incidentally Il might be remarked that the
FIRST president had no furnace in his cell
lar, ana no plumbing. and nc telephone,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
Chance to Patronise Home industry,
Chicago Reeord-Herald

The English papers are saying that
wherever golf goes there is an increased
demand for Scotch whisky. Let us hope.
since the championship has been won by
an American boy, that homemade goods
may now supplant the Scotch product.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

Those youthful monarchs Of Spain and
Holland will have to do something novel
again to keep well up before the public.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

King Edward has one weeks respite
to get his courage up to the coronation
point.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
Relics Of Ancient History.
Philadelnhia Press

The last girl to strew flowers in La
fayette's pathway Is dead in Morristown,
N. j., at the age OF 30. washington's body
servant, however, is still with us at in
teryals.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
LIternrr FeIIoMa I'm Politics.
baltimore American.

At the rate at which popular authors
are going into politics the cry soon will
be: IL care not who writes the books OF
a nation as long as | get the ofnees."
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State Of Nebraska. Douglas County, S.:
George y. Tzschuck, secretary Of The Bee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number Of fun and
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month Of July, 1902, was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
rhs wise Man and His vacation.
New York World.

new loFh Nofios
The man who postponed his vacation
until August naturally thinks he is a wise
man. But who knows what August has In
store for US?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

and no automobile. and no daily paper.
There we're a lot Of good things that
George missed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

It's pretty hard to get ahead of the
iceman in the long run.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
IT, PAYS TO TRADE WITH US.
New Fall Furnishings
Our Grand August Sale

of high grade furniture, carpets, rugs, curtains, draperie.
Every floor in our store is overfownig with the latest
ideas Of this seasons manufactures. Our buyers have for
the last two months been securing all the eastern markets
to find something Of interest to you and from the amount
of goods we have received for the last thirty days they
must think they have found it.
There is not a piece of furniture on our floors that has
not been advanced fully 20 per cent since July LIST. Not.
withstanding this fact, for the month of August we will
make a special discount of 10 per cent.
AT these prices there is no just reason for our not
making the month of August our busy month.
Save money. Every patron of our store during this
sale will not only save money, but will get the latest ideas
shown this season in furniture.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
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Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

MayoJust think n minute,
Fay-I am thinking. thinking hard
May-You'll never guess that way. Think
OF something soft.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

Catholic Standard and Times; May--I
met some one today who is very much
Fay (Sfter a thoughtful pauss)-who
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

Detroit Free Press; This IL where the
laws are made said Mr.. Mcbride to his
wife, as he showed her congress at work.
And which IL the framing Department.
asked Mrs. Mcbride.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-03-13
EXAMENES PARA FL 25

ssgta nuestras notIcias 81 pfinero de los
s16menas psra al serviclo civil se esleorara el
IS de MArzD.
los uusstoa da aseEiblanees cArteros en- 81 s0r :
vaio postal se cslsbrarkn nn el sa.oa ds 10
CimArA de delegsdos,
Las solcitudes para essoH e1amsnss heasn
aus h hseerss sn los i'm oresos forms u6nsro 1ol
dsl ssrvlcio civil de los Estsd0S otdos. Estoa
Ina prsGoS en- esDAn0I Ing 6s podfan ooteneFss
del asf1r Lac Nixon, sscrstsrto intsrino os 10
HJuntA eG2mlnadors.
Las soll:ltudes no ssrAn aespsRdas meh0s
que 60 raolban por Ia J anita Antss Go l& nora
de osrFAr ell sGbado % de Mario. For 10 s@o 70
SodA persona que desse exAminSrse oeoe oots-
ner los imp prssos llevarlos inmedlas&ments
para po1er tRF tiempo cualq utera correccit,n
que fusse nscsgsria. Il. sehor Nixon pnsae
snsontyatsa sn Ia adminiskraeion ds coFFeos'
lei dis 25 kahrA exsms1ss para el seFVlelo
ia sduaBas en 10 SdnRna do San Juan GA 10
asmsaa s!guients segSn los e1ansnas del ssf-
Tsl0 depsrtlmsnsAi
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-03-13
Jose de DIEGO.
Los ojos hiermosos

81 nstnraltsta Sarvisr, qas vivs en- uBs
casa de esnso esFeA de K On, he osserv&do
que On nn pequsG3 bnsqne esreaRo au casa
vIvsn muchas 50. AnaRdras. Dsdis6ndoas al
essndio do sst3s aoioaa es, Ell iavastg sdor fran
cSs ha obsarvado qn0 las salamaudTas, que
dur&nte el dia sne!sn mantsnersa sseond as,
EsleD dos veess al S6 ID lnx. Ensonaaz So
arrastran por el nusgs por Ios camIt O.. en-
nGmero ban grande, qDe an IN trse0o de- poeos
metros, Ssrvlsr pudo rontar hssta ctncuenta.
Los dos dfas Qas los amin sisa qusdaron vi~i
oiss dssde las oeho do Ia nsA4RA hats las
ciDoo de lA sards cram diks boehornosoa de
iaarzo sbEii de aepsiemore o octnbre, 81
Hopisr oil yiansc de levanss y eneontFArss si
Aire satuYAdo de humadsd. Al dia siguiente
to1oa hsbfan desspsrseijo, msnoB algunos sn
fsrmOs poF 10 visto.
Ioterssants ss 10 oEs dica Sarvier rsspscso
4, 10 mirada de ssse animal. San despreeiado y
rspulsivo GoEuo el sapo. al Observable de cer-
ca, Sc nota cue gu mirRda &c de ma duIzurs
extraordiaria, como nj Sc sapsrs vsrIa "a IN
ser pertsnecianka estR especfs.
sNo eono5eo ning1n animal. cuys miFada
pusda comPararse SON lR de In saiamandrs,
faera de la del sapo. Los ojos del sspo con
tan extraoPdinariamente hsPmosoa, que hacen
elvidar ID fealda6 as 50 cEerpo.