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Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
UNCLE SAM AND HIS SEEDS,
Some New Ideas About the Distribu.
tiOn Likely to bloom.

baltlnore American.
Secretary Wilson, the kind-hearted friend
of the farmer. at the head OF the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, has at his command
over a quarter of a million dollars, to be
spent in seeds and plants, for free distribu-
ton to those who want them, and whose
names congressman will consent to send to
BIN. This is a pretty large sun of money,
even in these billfon-dollar days, but this
is a pretty large country. with a large num-
Der Of people in #, and not a few Of them
want free seeds. In fact, It is right hard
to find an individual. man. woman or child,
who will not consent to take something,
even a package Of seeds. provided It is
gotten for nothing. So Uncle Sam never
has any difficulty in getting rid Of his seed
supply, no matter how large II may be.
There has long been a suspicion that the
government is overriding the free seed
business and that no small part Of the
money expended on It is wasted. There
have been times in the history Of the de-
partment when Maine was oversuppIied
with cotton seed and North Dakota with
tobacco. There have also been times when
the seeds sent out persistently refused to
come up, and other times when the wheat
came up oats, the corn came up cucumbers
and the cabbages came up caulihowers.
Secretary Wilson Is, however, something
Of a reformer and does not propose to
have these rather odd and curious things
occur again II he can help It. Most OF the
seed packing Will now be done In Washing
ton and directly under his own eye.
The secretary has also a new idea which
he proposes TO bring into the next distribu-
lions. Like all good Americans. he is a
Arm believer in public schools. and. as he
is also a frm believer in free seeds. he can
see no good reason why the two could not
be brought into a harmonious and mutually
profitable organization. With this end in
view, the secretary will have thousands Of
seed packages marked especially for the
public schools. TO be given to them, and to
them alone. II is intended that the chill
dren, after being taught all about them,
shall plant and nurture and water them
until the crop is harvested. or course,
this eanno be done in the brick-payed
school Fairgrounds in the cities, but may
be done in the school yards In the country.
AS a rule, the country boy has plenty OF
work TO do at home, but perhaps he will
not object to running q school garden, too.
il the secretary OF agriculture thinks his
mind would thereby be improved
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
NOTES.

Europe is startled because the young king
Of Spain shows some human traits.
A glimpse Of the empty bin and a glance
at the soaring price of coal are not likely to
check perspiration.
Senator Quay is rarely without a book in
his pocket. His favorite authors are Words
worth. Tennyson, Carlyle and Ruskin.
The shah is a genuine land lubber, as the
only ship to which the Persisns are accus-
toned is the ship OF the desert-the camel.
Senator Depew was interviewed upon his
return from Europe and laughed heartily at
his own jokes. Our own Chauncey is indeed
the same old boy.
Major 70. B. Cassatt, a son Of the presi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania railway, has sailed
for London to assume his duties as military
attache to the American embassy.
Lieutenant ]. NJ. WorrelI, a confederate
oficer, has presented to the statehouse. Co
lumbus, o.. a piece of the first nagpole ever
erected in honor OF Abraham Lincoln.
Vermont Is on the threshold OF the FIRST
real political campaign In a generation. 1t
is a three-cornered affair and is already
warm enough to wither the moss on the
granite hills.
Prof. William Petrie. the eminent English
Egyptologist and explorer. is known by his
London ntimates as ''the king OF spades"
on account Of his mania for delving after
archaeological specimens.
Count A. Quadt, charge d'affaires OF the
German embassy, acting on instructions
from Berlin, has invited the United States
to a conference next spring which shall
take steps for a thorough study OF earth
quakes.
Carrie Nation was delivering a lecture"
in Lima, o., a few nights ago and In the
course Of her remarks INDUCED In abuse OF
the late President Mckinley. This made
her hearers somewhat FESTIVE and one OF
them. reused by a particularly brutal re-
mark, arose and called her a liar. In
stantly the audience was In an upToar, which
continued for some minutes. When quiet
was restored nearly all the seats were
empty.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
On the Right Track.
Brooklyn Eagle dnd. DOM

Brooklyn Eagle 0nd. DENY
The speech may be summed up, in a
sentence, as blazing a distinct trail for the
future, while 1t leaves the present to take
care of itself, Just where 1t is. This atti-
tude will be satisfactory to that large bus
mess element which believes that the
trusts promote prosperity and which de-
slres to lay controlling hands upon them
only after full assurance that such control
will not upset the business Of the country.
II will disgust iconoclasts, reformers and
the whole brood of "Hew the line" publ
cists and statesmen. So far as the speech
affects the issues for 1904, it tends to draw
a sharp line between these antagonistic
classes. We have had two striking demon
strations as to which Of these classes is in
a majority. 1t behooves the democrats to
be wary as to how they allow the president
and his party to monopolize the conserva-
tive eide. Of that issue. The president has
bid for this battle ground with the astute-
ness of a much older campaigner. II he
is allowed to hold 1t unchallenged he at
least will have no reason to complain.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
al FIGHTS NIT sIGEL."
Passing of a Noted Figure of the
Civil war Period.
Chicarn Trihn ne

Chicago Tribune.
One Of the notable figures of the Ger
man revolution of Is4s and of the Amer-
lean civil war has passed away. General
Franz Sigel died yesterday in his sew
enty-eighth year. The failure of the rev.
olution Of AS was a happy event for the
United States. 1t drove into exile on
these shores a choice body of educated.
ardent, liberty -loving Germans, who lost
none OF their devotion to freedom when
they crossed the ocean and who fought
as oraVeiy IN its cause with tongue, pen
and sword In this country as in their ma
tive land.
When the civil war broke out s!c.I vas
precisely where he was needed. He was
at st. Louis. He went there to teach bows
the arts Of peace and found It necessary
to instruct men in the school of the SOL
der. The American. Blair, had no more eff
hcient ally in his fight to hold st. Louis and
Missouri for the union than the German.
Sigel. The latter organized his country
men. He had had "a thorough military
education. He had taken an active part
in military operations IN Baden. He raised
a regiment, he became ,brigadier general
and major generalbio He played a CON
spicuous andi creditable part in military
affairs in Missouri during the first wear
OF the war, but he was not a great mill
tary genius, and when he was transferred
to the valley Of Virginia his reputation
suffered there, as aid the regulations OF
so many other federal generals. His
management Of affairs did not satisfy Gem
eral Grant. He was relieved from com
mand and the German soldier could no
longer proudly says: 81 fights NIT sieeI"
But If sigel made mistakes in his viz
gfnla campaigns, he made none when he
helped to capture Camp jackson and save
Missouri. His services at st. Louis were
Of singular value.
After the war General sigel held ofHces
OF trust under the national government
and under the municipal government Of
New, York city. They were given to him
because he was known to be an able and
an i~ncorruptible man who could be relied
on always to do his full duty wherever
he might be placed. In war and in peace
in office and out Of office. Franz sigel was
ever true to his adopted country and to
the high ideals of freedom and Justice
which inspired him in the days of his rev.
~olutionary youth g
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
WAGES AND COST OF LIVING.
Instructive Figures Compiled by the
Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics.
Indianapolis News.

Instructive Figures Compiled by the
Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics.
indianapolis News.
The Massachusetts, Bureau of Statistics
has been Investigating the cost Of living
with particular application to men Of
small incomes and reaches the conclusion.
reached by other Investigations, that in
spite Of our prosperous times the average
man is notIso we'll of as he has been. A
great majority of the families Of Massa-
chusetts, the bureau says, have an average
income Of less than $1,000 a year. In
veetigating the average yearly %expendi-
ture Of a representative family with such
an income 1t finds it amounting to $797.
proportional thus: Four hundred and
twenty-eight dollars for food, 500 for
clothing, 800 for all other purposes. AS
the item Of food is the largest. prices for
food are of chief concern The bureau
reports that since 1897 there has been an
increase in price of all foods of 11.16 per
cent; in dry goods and shoes of 1907 per
cent; fuel before the anthracite strike)
9.7S per cent. Put In q concrete way the
food, clothing, rent and fuel hat now
cost $685.. "a, cost in 1897 $5S6.90. Ofsetting
these increases there has been increase in
wages which the bureau will next in
vestigate, but It is known that while in
creases In wages have taken place, they
have not been general nor have they been
in proportion to the increase Of the cost
Of living.
The moral Of all this is a double one:
First, those that are fortunate enough
to be employed. and this practically means
everybody these days, should remember
that as an actual fact the great
est part OF the prosperity is the OPP
portunity to labor and not the actual
amount Of profit. And SO there should be
a rigid attempt at saving against the time
when labor may be scarce. The other de-
duction is that as a whole people we should
take in hand our laws that give monop-
olles to trusts and enable these to increase
prices to Americans beyond world prices
beyond prices that the same concerns ask
foreigners to pay.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
P~esrimtstic Kick.

Philadelphia Record dnd. dem.)
Does any man now in middle life really
expect to see the economic processes in
dorsed and lauded by Mr.. Roosevelt in
crusted and fixed in the body polite? OF
what avail to preach plRtitudes concerning
the mental attitudes OF various classes in
the presence Of overwhelming material
facts like the raid Of the Beef trust upon
the common peoples pockets, or the mag
nihcent sweep Of the syndicates? The
people are entitled to expect something
more to the purpose from their Rough
Rider president.
How different the Roosevelt of former
years-ardent reformer, impatient critic
Of authority. unfaltering champion OF in
dependence and individual initiative-from
this Roosevelt who from the accidental
vantage ground Of exalted public station
throws dust In the eyes Of the people, sees
no ills worth mentioning, and exudes only
words, words, wordsi
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
The President on Trusts

be by the federal government. But II he
has such an amendment In mind. and means
to press for its authorization by congress,
II would have been wise for President
Roosevelt TO have said so very plainly, not
TO have shot all around the mark and left
his purposes-his real and actual determi-
nation-very largely to the imagination OF
the public. In other things the president
has shown n certain amount Of fearless
ness. Even In regard to the trusts he has
in times past displayed a vigor and ear
nestness in combating them that promised
direct results. We see. therefore. no rea-
son for him to hedge now. and make the
point that II he aims to induce acceptance
OF the trusts by teaching a certain theory
concerning them he will fail. Success for
lies in the direction Of an honest and
a determined effort to curb and crush these
baneful combinations until the people shall
be entirely relieved Of the Affections inn
posed by their existence.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
The Root of the Evil.

New York World.
The presidents insistence upon national
supervision Of the trusts and upon pub
licity for their affairs is strenuous and ad-
mirable, Both these things are needed.
But neither one nor both combined will
cure those evils OF monopoly from which
the people suffer most. . Publicity
as TO the affairs Of trusts would very likely
save investors and spectators some losses
In the securities Of ov~er-capitalized cor
porations, and IL should be enforced.
But the Steel trust already publishes reg
ularly very full and detailed statements Of
it's earnings. its expenses and the amount
and nature Of Its obligations and assets.
other great corporations are doing the same
as a matter of honest dealing with the
public, Yet this publicity does not prevent
them from charging Americans more than
they do foreigners for their products.
Supervision and publicity are both re-
quired and are alike good. But they do
not touch the rooted evil of the trusts pro-
tected by tarifs-of monopolies encouraged
by law.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
Going to Extremes.
New York sun cren.O

New YORK sun CrepD
Mr.. Roosevelt seems to have been i'm
pressed by the arguments advanced by the
Hon. Charles E. Littleneld in favor of the
plan Of constitutional amendment; a plan
which the Maine statesman advocated in q
powerful speech In the house Of representa-
tives on June 1, 1900.
We note, also, that although Mr.. Bryan
has frequently expressed the opinion that
such a constitutional amendment may Be
necessary. the democratic platform Of 1900,
on which he and Mr.. Stevenson ran against
Mckinley and Roosevelt. ala not venture SO
far as to propose that extreme method.
The revision Of the constitution, however,
to enlarge the powers Of the federal gov
eminent over the business Of the country,
was specifically demanded in 1900 by the
platform Of the social democrats, on which
stood Eugene ". Debs OF Illinois and Job
Hartman of California as that party's can
didates for president and vice president.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
oBoY, TAKE OFF YER COLLAR"
American AgricuIturist.

American Agriculturist.
Father raised up US boys kinder mild-like
"Ai wIE an no play want no part OF
We tended the huskin's an raisin'S an
An he'd as much fun ez q cd
As fer me. / wuE lazy-like, wrapped up in
An prinkin' an posin' an lien my head.
An father most aiius wa smile an say
But / reckon I knew that he meant what
when he'd come in an boiler:
Get on yer old clothes an come down In
1t might mean the wOOdplls wuS needin'
Err grindin the Scythss. gettin' ready ter
Err It might be most anything else you CD
But It ailus meant work for the rest OF
An / ail1s felt. somehow. thet workin' an
Come more nateh'rul an wusn't worth
When / he'd on my o~veraiis. cowhidss an
An the buds ia put on when I heard
father shout
From the medder an hoIleri
Get on yer clothes right way an come
Bout sparkin' an prinhdn' am dressin'
rye worked purity hard on these rocky old
acres
He'd fun. too. a-plenty. an suppose Allus
will.
But when / drive up ter the village ter
barter,
An see youngsters a-loahn' around In
my view,
A-craekln' cheap Jokes an a-bOastin' an
BLOWN,
Keeps my mouth shet, but. / own up ter
I'm Just itchin' ter boiler:
boy, take on yer collar.
Get IN yer old c~lothes-shoW US what ~
can dor
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
A-BsTRACTiONs WILL KEEP.
Democratic Platform Makers Warned
to Go Slow.
Brooklyn Eagle dnd. dem.)

to Go Slow.
Brooklyn Eagle Ond. dem.)
There are golden eggs in the American
nest. Some call the tariff laws the goose
that placed them there. Some identify
the trusts as the source Of the supply.
Others distribute the credit equally, or
otherwise. And more Of them seem to be
coming. Surely. tkese are facts that
should be borne in mind even by a demo-
cratic platform maker. He need not
necessarily go on a hunt, knife in hand,
in search Of the goose. wherever 1t may
be. That he will clamor for tariff re-
vision goes without saying. That he will
be q rampant and belligerent theorist is
we'll within the possibilities. Vast under
takings are characterizing the trade devel-
opments Of the time. For such under
takings vast sums Of moneys are In de-
mand. Open purse strings are of vital
consequence. Credit which is virtually
unlimited is among the essentials. Credit
goes with confidence. 1t is withdrawn
when confidence is lost. With it's with
drawal comes business disaster. With
blind tariff tinkerers in the saddle loss Of
confidence will come. The logic Of this is
clear. For the rampant theorist there is
plenty of room in the background. For
others room should be found at the front.
distractions will keep.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

The Omaha Real Estate exchange rem
dered excellent service to the taxpayers
OF this city in its effort to enforce more
equitable assessment in the city Of
Omaha and county OF Douglas, and es-
pecially in securing from the supreme
court the decision that compels the as
sessment of the franchises Of public
utility corporations. But for some
reason that nobody has been willing or
able to explain a secret compact has
beer made with the railroads by which
the Real Estate exchange is to play the
part of the monkey who is TO pull hot
railroad chestnuts out Of the ire.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

The League OF American Municipali-
ties will have no trouble in agreeing
that there is room for vast Improvement
in the administration Of our American
cities, but it will also have to admit
that the progress of municipal reform
has kept well up with the progress of
the people making up the city. Let the
campaign Of education go on.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

to Ss2, 7T7.so in United States subsidiary
coins. The hve-bolivar piece is equal IN
weight and value to two OF our half dollars,
and. the two-bolivar piece Is about the slxo
Of our half dollar. There Is in addition
another order for "a. 900 1--WE and 10000 twos.
There is no instance OF money made here
for other countries being returned on the
ground that II was faulty.
There has not been a great deal Of this
work for outsiders lately. A few days ago.
however, the mint got an order for 500. 900
centavos for the government Of Colombia.
These pieces are equal to our half dallar.
At present the mint is engaged upon 1900
900 Of our own standard dollars and lie rum
ming right along on the subsidiary coins.
five cent pieces, tens and twenty-nves.
There is no limit to the turning out Of PEN
mics. About ten presses are working. Five
are on nickels. The government is getting
ready for the fall trade, which Is always
busy.
we men we're standing on a Fourteenth
street corner the other afternoon, relates
the Washington Post, when they observed
about half a block away one Of their friends
bearing Town upon them. Even in the dis
lance they could perceive In the bright
sunshine that their approaching friend had
a mighty visible and poignant looking case
of black eve.
There comes Jim Highstep,' said one Of
the men, nudging the other. land look at
the shlner he's goti Somebody must ha'
handed him q poke. I'll bet you . pat
dollar that the FIRST thing he'll say when
we remark his bum lamp will be: Yes,
but you ought to see the other fellowi'"
That gives you too much the best OF It."
said the other. but Til lay you even
money for q dollar that he'll hurl us some
kind Of a fairy tale to account for the
sinner; that he fell upstairs In the dark:
hat he ran into q post; that he fell down.
or something Of that sort"
Their mutual friend was by this time too
near to permit of the gambling end of It to
be carried to a closed deal, but, neverthe-
less, the two men exchanged crafty winks
with each other as he came up to them.
II was plain that they had II all doped out
as to how the man with the damaged optic
was going to conduct himself when taxed
with the same. ,r.
Hello. JIM" they said, In chorus:
'where'd you get hold o. that picked
binocularf
The man with the discolored orb smiled
cheerfully at them and replied;
IT got too Internally chesty last night
with q fellow that had me outclassed in
height. heft and reach and he passed me
the funniest punch you ever heard of-ain't
It a sight?"
Then he wondered why his pair Of friends
gazed at him reproachiully and in a manner
indicating their belief that he had some
how or another imposed upon them.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
Greater visOr Demanded.

Baltimore American (rep.).
In the matter Of suggesting such a cure
the president did not go at Providence as
far as he might have gone. His reference
to the necessity Of procuring a constitu-
tional amendment was proper. Such an
amendment is proper before the trusts
can be adequately dealt with, which must
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28
old Wound san RankIes.
Baltimore American

Baltimore American.
The feeling Of the conquered provinces,
exhibited by a deputation Of citizens from
Lorraine who crossed the frontier to par
ticipate in a French celebration Of a battle
Of 1870, shows that the old wound stil
rankles, and a wound which refuses to heal
Is as bad for International health as It is
for individuals. The physical volcanoes may
not be the only ones which have been ST.
lently working on the underside toward a
disastrous explosion.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

Failure of the rice crop in Japan
might be utilized to educate the orien-
tails up to the beauties of American
corn bread, mullins and prepared break
fast foods. Where is Corn Cake Muir
phy2
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

General Miles proposed visit to the
Philippines may be depended on to start
q new stream of stories from the news
paper mind readers that feed the popo-
cratic yellow Journals.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

AS yet there has been NJ dispute yer
the prize money which participants in
the naval sham battle have a right to
claim. No wonder no one can be per-
suaded that mimic warfare is as good as
the real thing.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

Judge Shiras OF the United States SUI
preme court does not hesitate to express
his view that arbitration is the logical
method for strike settlement. Can it
be possible this eminent jurist has read
the learned opinion to the contrary Of
Governor Savage Of Nebraska?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

speech at Lowell viii undoubtedly COM
mand general attention and the public
opinion it will elicit will show pretty
eonclusively to what extent the country
approves the Presidents position.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

Chancellor Andrews lectures before
the University Of Chicago must be the
best paying Investment that institution
can boast II the value of the free news
paper advertising secured by them is
taken into the account.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

What the Union Pacific strikers can
hope to gain by the arrest OF President
Burt, charged with a constructive Of
Tense Of false Imprisonment, is difficult
to see. Such a nove a be viewed
only as a foolish blunder from which no
advantage can accrue.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

Philadelphia Ledger dnd. rep)
The presidents view Of the trust ques-
tion in its relation to federal control is
conservative. In framing federal legisla-
tion to curb monopolistic trusts care must
be taken not to discourage the corporate
ventures which do not tend to monopoly.
AS the president points out. It is necessary
to have cooperation in the business world
as 1t is to have workers organizations.
But we have a right to ask in each case
that they shall do good and not harm"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

A bird's-eye view of Omaha shows up
. goodly number of new roofs, noting
houses and dwellings that have risen
during the present season. This is sub
stantial growth that always counts.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

When President Roosevelt comes TO
Omaha, Ak-sar-Ben will call him to wit
ness the most dazzling electrical parade
and Nominations ever put on the
boards. No matter where he goes, at
home or abroad, he win not find the
equal.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

A census report shows that IS per
cent Of the collar and cuff output is
traceable to the factories at Troy, N. Y.
Troy is surely entitled to pose as the
mother of laundries.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

Challenges for joint debates may be
expected to fly thick and fast in the
pending campaign in Nebraska. The
f~usionists in this state nave always
kept a supply Of debate challenges on
hand ready to be set of at every OPP
portunity.