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Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Unlike his money, Mr.. Carnegie is unable
to give away his indigestion. 1t sticks
closer to him than a literary solicitor.
The common complaint in Philadelphia
is that common councilmen are Altogether
too common. Philadelphia does not mo-
nopolize the tribe.
In connection with the eternal fitness
Of things the fact should not be over
looked that Omaha's foot ball field is
within a few blocks OF a hospital.
Down in Virginia an amateur statesman
has introduced a bill requiring people Of
kissable age to secure a doctors certificate
before osculating. II the foolkiller is onto
his Job he should harken to the cry. ION
to Richmond"
Current exhibits Of physical exercise for
busy men are interesting in their way. but
the exercise of exercises is moving packed
snow from ones sidewalk. In the wide
range of physical culture it is unrivaled
as a means Of testing the rubber in the
spine.
According to a Milwaukee court. when
visiting cousins prolong their vacation to
the extent of five weeks they become liable
to the afflicted for board. 1t is hardly nee
essary to add that this it not the brand Of
hospitality on which Milwaukee's fame
rests.
Chicago boasts of a woman who is pres
ident of no fewer than seven clubs. Before
her duties as president became SO e~xacting
she managed to dispose of three husbands.
The capabilities Of the modern woman is
a continual source Of WONDER. not unmixed
with fear.
An investigation of suspicious mortality
among children in Pennsylvania cities de-
velops the fact that child insurance is an
excellent cemetery promoter" In GER
tain localities, where the good die young,
a large percentage of immature angels were
insured by thrifty parents.
A court Of honor in a southern state
averted a duel among hot boys by requir-
ing one gentleman to apologizing for pass
ing the lie and the other for shifting the
passer on the nose. The advantage of this
form Of settling disputes among gentlemen
is that 1t gives the d~isputants a local rep
utation for courage without risking Their
hides,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
THE WANING YEAR.
Thomas Emmett Moore.


Far off, or near, in woody copse and hedge,
The stately SumaCh'S beacon flames
Defiance to the sun;
Above the fields, and from the rivers edge,
An aerial melody proclaims
The autumn days begun.
A dreamy haze enshrouds the landscape
wide,
And golden-columned hick'ries CLEAN
, On many a wooded steep;
On wandering winds the wood elves, laugh
ing, ride
Their oak leaf steeds of russell sheen
And down the air tide sweep!
Where Ivy tendrils bind yon messy rail
l see the pretty chipmunk flee,
Trembling, to her brood;
1 hear the mellow whistle of the quail,
And hooking echo wakes for me
Her sylvan solitude.
The lads, on foray, strip the walnut trees,
Where modest balsam of the fields
Its faint aroma spares;
Gay primrose ships sail DER the pasture
And gold dust freight, reluctant, yields
To rainbow-winged corsairs.
From distant. slipping hillsides brown, 1 hear
A drowsy, thinking, sound of bells
IT'S silvery, low and sweet;
But evening brings the meek hocks near
The fold. Their plaintive voicing tells.
OF rest and calm retreat.
And ironweed, with regal grace,
Lets loose HIS purple sail;
I hear the 'sobbing plant of forest trees.
Where, in each distant woodland place,
The winds Of autumn wall. .
1 feel the spirit of the changing year
Close by my side, his quiet tread
Responsive to my own;
1 touch his icy hand, but have no fear;
For me he bears no fateful message dread
OF autumn days to GOMEZ!
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
WINTER COURSE IN AGenULTUr

WIN bh COOhoE Nv
The winter course in agriculture at the
Nebraska State university is in line with
the progressive spirit and necessities of
the time and is worthy of the special
attention of farmers and farm students.
1t has been arranged with a particular
view to the practical phases of farming.
These at this time require a wide range
of acquaintance with the results of
progress in the sciences and inventions.
Farming, whether in a general way or
in the many specifications to which it
has been developed, may now be classed
almost a a learned profession whose
intelligence. The treatment and fertili-
zation of soils, the breeding, feeding and
care of domestic animals. the selection
and culture of grasses and grains and
the uses of machinery, not to speak of
dOlrying, horticulture and a score of
other special lines of farm industry, are
all now being conducted in the light Of
the very latest and most advanced scien-
tifc study and experiment. The changes
thus effected in agricultural methods in
recent years are almost revolutionary
and are destined to be even greater In
the immediate future.
1t is, of course, not possible for all
farmers to pursue the elaborate and
thorough regular courses of study now
provided by the various agricultural col
leges. At best only comparatively a few
can secure their full advantages. But
a course of ten weeks during the winter
season can be avalled of by n far larger
number. The actual knowledge thus
gained is invaluable. but such instruc,
ton is incOmparably more useful in the
preparation 1t affords for continuous
subsequent study along the lines of pro,
gressive farming. 1t qualities the intel
ligent student to utilize and keep indie.
pendently abreast of the results which
the agricultural colleges and experiment
stations are so rapidly achieving.
1t is along these lines that the highest
hOnors of Nebraska as a great agricul
tural state must be realized. The basic
industry OF our community must long
remain as it is today, distinctly agrieul
tural, however rapidly other industrie,
may be developed. If the farmers OF
Nebraska are TO keep pace with or IL
lead In competition with those Of the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
THE EXODUS TO CHEAP LANDS.

AHN avn ~ NAA11 1
The immense migration which has oc-
Cured the last three or four years and
is still in progress northward from the
corn belt of the west has been accom-
panied by land speculation the results
of which are not yet fully apparent, but
are likely in the neal future to bring
disappointments and perhaps hardships.
A sudden transfer of a large rural popu-
lation into a region whose conditions
are strange nearly always has such re-
suits. The latest notable case, that enor-
nous migratory movement in the late
'70s, carrying multitudes far into the
region of insufficient rainfall in the
western parts of the Dakotas, Nebraska
and Kansas, reached a climax in disas-
ter from which it required u full decade
and a half to recover.
In the reaction the price of land
throughout the sub-humid and bordering
territory fell almost to a nominal figure,
often Il fraction of the amount for which
the holdings had been mortgGged, while
at the same time there was a rapid rise
of land prices in what may be called the
corn country, where that plant, together
with a great variety of staple grains,
grasses, roots and fruits, is cultivated
with regular success. Under the influ-
ence of general prosperity and abundant
money this contrast of land prices had
the effect several years ago to start emf
grafton toward the low-priced areas,
and under the manipulation of specula-
tors and the urgency of transportation
companies the movement has grown to
be a craze. Millions of acres Of land in
the northwest, including the new Cana.
dian provinces, have been sold to settlers
at from five to ten times the price re-
Gently ruling, and tens of thousands of
settlers have gone or are preparing to go
upon them.
No doubt these lands are valuable for
many purposes and with proper methods
of cultivation and grazing will in time
become a source of great wealth. But
it. is almost certain that the vital fact
regarding them does not enter into the
calculations of the average actual set
tier. That fact is that the region in
which they are hazarding their all is fol
the most part a region of insufficient
rainfall and in many other essential con
ditions differs from that to which they
are accustomed. Thousands must begiI
in debt and facing a long period Of
learning new and u%nlearning old lessons
In these circumstances the future Al
best is likely to present evere trials
and the chance of n succession of I'm
usual drouths to inflict calamity.
These are features which find no plac,
in the glowing pictures of the advertis
ing agents or the seductive blandish
ments of the land spectators. But thu
average farmer who is getting on wei
in Nebraska and Iowa should ponde
them seriously before he joins in tn,
exodus.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
BLASTS FROM RAMS HORN.
Prayer is more than petition.

Prayer is more than petition.
A false friend is worse than a fair foe.
Happiness is the fruit Of heart-health.
The test OF any recreation is. does it re-
create?
The greatest grief may be gilded with
some gratitude.
Past experiences give good counsel, but
make poor patterns.
The shield OF faith was not meant to
protect the conscience.
There is a difference between drawing
the people and reaching them.
To neglect politics for private interests
is as base as to manipulate them for the
same reasons.
So long as there is meat at the table IL
Is foolish to ge down amongst the dogs
and fight for bones.
There is never so much danger Of our
going to the devil as when VIC think that
he has gone from us.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

The fact that the reserves of the Ne
braska banks, as shown by their reports
to the banking board, are somewhat
lower than a few months ago is only
what might be necessarily expected at
this period of the year. There has been
unusual call for funds because of the
failure of the east to afford the ordinary
currency supply. The reserves, however,
are not seriously depleted, and the basis
of loans was never more sound and safe.
There is a very large amount of cattle
feeders paper which is already being
taken up by realization in the market al
good profits to the farmer.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

The deadlock in Delaware on the cleo
ton of United States senators and the
scandals arising out of it, a situation
which has been duplicated in so many
other states, are enough to give an i'm.
petus to agitation for election of sena.
tors by vote of the people rather than by
the legislatures of the several states
The provision Incorporated in the ma.
tlonal constitution never contemplated
such conditions as exist. and it is moi
only an anachronism, but a stumbling
block in the way of good government.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

down in the above quotation are abso-
lutely fundamental and commend them
selves to the approval of all who have
given the subject of the relations of cap
ital and labor any serious consideration.
The great problem, after all, is the ulti-
mate relation to the public of the asso-
citation between capital and labor. What
is to be the effect, eventually, between
the conflicts of labor and capital upon
the body polite? That is a question Of
the very first Importance. The interest
of the public. that which concerns the
great body of the people in their ma
terial interests. is the question Of present
vital concern and, above all other mat.
ters, it is the one for public considera-
tiOn.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

Alaska needs a better system Of gov
ernment than it now has. but congress
should be especially wary in making
changes. No portion OF the union is so
completely under the control of great
corporations as Alaska. II will require
extraordinary safeguards to prevent
them from gobbling up the choicest nat
'ural resources Of that region. still so
little understood by the general public.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

There is at least one state in the union
where perjured campaign expense state
ments have not been made a fine art.
That fact is strikingly exemplifed in the
sworn election expense account of Con-
gressman-elect Charles Weisse of Wis
consin, who declares under oath that his
race for congress cost him $1,917.30, of
which amount $3.50 went to the cam
paign committees and the remainder to
hotel bills, printing, postage and inciden.
tails, with a capital l. In Nebraska a
man who would make such a statement
would be given free lodgings in the in.
stitution for the feeble minded.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

great %neighboring agricultural states,
the most progressive in the world, 1t
must be by quick mastery and appro-
priation of the results of the related
sciences and arts whose progress is now
so marvelously rapid. Every advantage
which our educational institutions can
afford must be presented, and they must
be z%ealously improved.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
THE ASSET PLAN PREMATURE.


The elaborate discussion in Secretary
Shaw's report Of the plan of an asset
basis for national bank notes is useful
for educational purposes, but it will
have no immediate practical effect ON
legislation. Whatever may be said for
or against the asset basis, it is not OPP
perfume at this time, nor is it likely that
the secretary deceives himself on this
point. Even among bankers there is
wide divergence and sharp antagonism
of opinion with respect to it. Its adop,
ton would involve a radical departure
from all the principles on which the note
circulation of the banks has been con.
Quoted for forty years.
At the same time it is universally In
derstood among bankers and business
men that at no very distant time an
ampler basis than the national bonds
which are being steadily paid off, mus
be found as security for the bank issues
The general public is beginning to be
impressed with this fact. But it's effecti
have not yet gone far enough to compe
the subject to be taken up for serious
discussion and practical disposal.
The most that is likely to be done II
some provision for a so-called emergency
circulation, but it will be only for TEN
porary uses. Such a provision can b
made, it is believed, which will answe
the essential needs to which attention
has been lately directed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
THE INTEREST OF TIRE PUBLIC

THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC.
No feature of the message of President
Roosevelt is entitled to more thoughtful
controversies between capital and labor.
With a splendid appreciation of the real
and practical relations between those
great elements of the social compact,
ital, what shall we do but to say that
they are absolutely in the public inter
est. And how in the public interest?
Why, doing everything, if you please,
that will contribute to the promotion of
society and the building up of the COM
mercial and financial welfare of the in
dustries and trade of the country. That
is what all interests should think OF,
whether commercial or financial or in,
dustrial. The underlying thought OF all
of them must be the public interest
Whatever may be their individual ideas,
their great motive must be whatever
will conserve the interests and welfare
of the public, which in the end makes
for whatever is right.
Let us bear in mind what Presiden;
Roosevelt said in his messages: Organ.
lied capital and organized labor alike
should remember that in the long run
their interest must be brought into har
mony with the interest OF the general
public, and the conduct of each must
conform to the fundamental rules OF
obedience TO the law Of individual free
dom and of justice and fair dealing to.
ward all"
The embodiment Of principle laid
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

Congressman-elect Hinshaw has been
in evidence in several departments at
Washington for several days, with the
manifest intention of pushing several
things in the Fourth district before the
4th of March.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

According to a German scientist 49,
100000 bacteria inhabit the skins Of half
a pound of cherries, while half a pound
of grapes only contains 100000 bae-
terra. This accounts for the natural
preference Of civilized man for grape
Juice over cherry cobblers.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
Heroes in Humble Life.
Baltimore American.

Among the heroes in humble life must BE-
counted the boy clerk in the Indiana banl
who was killed by burglars while bravely
defending his trust. A sense Of duty SO
strong that even life is reckoned second e
its faithfulness is still one OF the character
isties Of the age, despite the alleged de-
generacy with which pesrimism and cyni-
eism are SO fond Of charging 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

If no particulars about the Union Pa
cihc strike at Omaha have reached Mr..
Hartman, who is the managing director
OF the whole system, the officers of the
road must nave been kept busy keeping
him in ignorance OF the trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

Congressman Prichard's promise that
North Carolina will soon become as sta
BILE a republican state as Ohio or Penn
s~ylvania sounds too much like the ven
cradle but unfulhlled predictions of the
past regarding the breaking of the solid
south. 1t requires the evidence of ac-
tual election returns which are not forth
coming.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

Captain Palmer has induced the score
tary of war to recommend an appropria-
ton of $4,000 to be expended for a
pumping station at Hot Springs. Cap
tain Palmer has not been in the fire in
surance business without appreciating
the value Of pumping stations as life and
health p~reservers.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

A mere arrest, lodging in jail and quick
discharge is no real punishment for Car
RE Nation. 1t rather plays into her
hand. comforting ~notoriety and contribu-
ting free advertisement which in many
ways is profitable to her.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

The p~retensions of New York as a
financial center are strongly corrobo-
rated by the reported agreement among
twenty Of the aldermen to hold out
against the tunnel franchise for the
Pennsylvania railroad terminal until
they get $4,000 apiece for their votes.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

The decision of the supreme court Of
Minnesota, requiring everyone who treats
another to drinks to take out a license on
his own account, ought to have either n
great revenue-produclng or reforming
effect.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
Sitting Army Recruits.
st. Louis Globe-D Democrat.

Last year 124,542 men applied for enlist
ment in the United States army, Of whom
81. 461, OF 80 per cent, we're accepted. The
standard maintained in this country
is unquestionably the highest in the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

AS long as some of the newspaper pic
lures of Thomas B. Reed can be kept
away from him he stands a chance to
recover
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

The next time President Roosevelt
writes a message to congress he should
submit 1t for approval to the Omaha
Hyphenated or prepare to take the con-
sequences of its displeasure.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

The discrepancy between an Increase
of 10 per cent in wages and 20 per cent
in freight rates will have to be explained
by railway traffic managers to make II
naIatnhle.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
which is the strenuous seIF
Baltimore American.

Between stopping runaways, shooting
burglars and saving mems lives. the women
OF the present day are raising some doubt
as to which is really the strenuous sex. II
not the real thing, they are, at least. max
ing excellent understudies.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

While 1t is necessary that the govern
ment cotton reports should be accurate,
It Is important that the reporter should
not be leaky.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

The country will be gratifed to learn
that James J. Hill. president of the
Great Northern Railroad company and
organizer of the greatest railroad COM
bine On earth, is opposed to any ship
subsidy that does not include the steam
ship lines owned and controlled by
James ]. Hill and his allies. A benevo-
lent monopolist of Mr.. Hills stripe
would naturally be opposed to a raid on
the national treasury for the benefit Of
a monopoly managed by greedy and
soulless competitors. In this connection
it may he interesting also to note that
Mr.. james j. Hill would rather pour the
ship subsidy money into irrigating
bitches than into floating palaces, al
ways providing that the bitches were
within the territory tributary to the
Great Northern and its various branches.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

The historic name of Charlie Mosher
hobs up serenely every few months in
the musty archives of the state capitol.
The latest obtrusion of Mr.. Mosher's
name into public print comes with the
dismissal of the suit in the supreme
court, brought to recover $1,000 or there
abouts, absorbed by Mosher's wrecked
Capital National bank out of deposits of
the Nebraska Relief commission created
in the drouth year 1894. The dismissal of
the suit appears to have been premedi-
tated by some person or persons un-
known to name or fame, who abstracted
all the dispositions, a~ffidavits, etc, from
the attorney generals office with the
manifest intent to balance the ledger
and relieve the distress of mind of the
former secretary Of the relief commits.
sion.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
Harvesting Sweet Revenge

Chicago Record-Herald.
The Britons whipped the Beers, but the
latter are getting a terrible revenge.
They're all writing books and selling them
TO the English.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
The workman and the Genius.
sOmervllle Journal.

SOmerVille Journal.
All honor to the man who sees his duty
and does 1t, but the man who sees his duty
and hires somebody else to do it also de-
serves some credit.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

While Nebraska is being showered
with snowtlakes congress is being show
cred with pension bills.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
sTATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State of Nebraska, Douglas County, S.:
George b. Tzschuck, secretary, OF Inc
Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn;
says that the actual number OF tull anu
complete copies Of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month Of NnYemher. 1902, was as tOllOWs.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

With the coming new year Nebraska
will have to turn over several new
leaves.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

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Exercise for Busy Men.
Post.

washington POST
A gentleman who makes a speciality OF
predicting says we are to have twenty-nine
snowstorms this winter. This will be de-
lightful news for the mar with a long
stretch Of sidewalk.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07

It's a trife early yet for the ice crop to
ripen.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
DOMESTIC rLEAsANTRIEs.

Detroit Free Press: HE wrote a girl a
love letter once, and it's costing him a
pretty penny now
Breach of promise suit?'
ooh no. A1imonV."