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Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
4 PRAISE OF THE COAL ARBITRATION

n PHASE Or Ihh COAL hbIIhA IIUN.
The investigation before the coal strike
commission has not yet reached a point
of exceeding Importance in public esti-
m~ation-full publicity as to the relations
and doings of the railroad companies,
which are also operators of anthracite
coal mines, producing about two-thirds
of the total output. While the Pennsyl-
vania constitution positively forbids it,
the fact is notorious that there is identity
of proprietorship in all the coal carrying
roads and most of the mining companies,
and enough has already incidentally
transpired in the investigation to show
that such proprietorship stands on a
fundamentally different basis than that
Of the Independent mining companies
having no connection with or control over
transportation, but being necessarily In
large measure dependent upon compel
ing operators who have that illegal ad-
vantage.
1t is not doubted by those familiar
with the facts that a policy Of syste-
matte discrimination in transportation
charges has been for years practised
against the independent operators, every
detail Of which is a direct violation Of
the interstate commerce act, and many
of them of the Sherman trust act. So
grave have the effects become that the in
dependent companies have steadily been
compelled to yield in the contest and
have been absorbed by their competitors
armed with power e railroad rates.
This is precisely the point, as is now
known, which led the independent op-
orators to refuse to join In the proposed
concession Of a 20 per cent increase of
wages, since it was apparent that If
the price of coal were not raised the
transportation and coal companies by
discriminating rates could in effect COM
pei the Independent operators to pay the
entire increase of wages, that of their
competitors as well as that of their own
employees.
The contest, therefore, resolves itself
into a distinct issue between the victims
and the beneieiaries of wrongful rail-
road determinations. This phase is no
less interesting and important than the
differences between the proprietary coal
companies generally and their striking
employees. 1t is not likely that the COM
mission is competent to correct and set
tie it, but if it is able to develop the
facts it Will nave accomplished a result
of inestimable value.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

AS a rule the first thirty days of the
short session Of congress is practically
wasted, and the present session is no ex-
ception to the rule. Experience shows
that it is impossible, in the absence Of
some emergency, TO get congress to set
tie down to business before the first of
the year, and even then it is generally
some time before the appropriation com
mittee begins to hold continuous SEES
sions. The Inevitable result is that many
important measures are delayed till the
last days Of the session. when they are
crowded out by the appropriation bills.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

elusive franchise for any purpose affect
ing the public.
That was the ground upon which the
council but recently voted a franchise
to the Thomson Houston Electric com
pany for wire conduits under the streets
and alleys of Omaha. Had the franchise
granted to that company beer exclusive
it would have been void. There is, how
ever, a very marked difference between
franchises granted 10 street railways,
water, gas, telephone or electric light
ing companies. All these franchises
contemplate occupancy of space under
the streets or over the streets, and in
asmuch as two bodies cannot occupy the
same space at the same time, these fran
chises may become exclusive, because
no competing concern could plant its
tracks, pipe lines, or wires where the
duplicates would seriously affect pub
lie convenience.
The proposed franchise for conveying
power in Omaha contemplates no such
condition. In fact, 1t would not in the
least conflict with municipal ownership.
With the power brought to the city
limits by overhead wires the city could
readily avail itself Of the opportunity
for supplying the municipal buildings
with power and light and supplying
power and light to private consumers.
There is nothing, either, in the proposed
franchise TO hinder any competing power
supply concern from entering the mar
ket under specific municipal regulations
to be enacted in the future. MaHifestly
the opposition to the proposed franchise
springs from a desire to block the effort
to supply Omaha with cheaper power
than is now obtainable directly by the
use of high priced coal or indirectly
through the medium Of the Thomson
Houston company.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
Plenty and Poverty.
Detroit Free Press.

There are two big thoughts In the news
from England that there is a deplorable
state OF poverty and want. One is that we
are in an enviable state Of prosperity that
calls for the utmost wisdom in its perpetu-
alton. The other, that organized labor in
England has been very largely responsible
for conditions existing there. It has been
arbitrary, dictatorial, short-sighted and
at times almost senseless. The harvest
that It is reaping is largely OF its own
production and its tactics m ST change
before England can cease to 80 back in
the commercial race.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

The movement in Georgia to establish
a patrol system" In the agricultural dis
tricts is nothing but the ~re-establish-
ment OF the Ku Klux system Of terrorism
in vogue in the south at the close of the
war of the rebellion. 1t is aimed ex-
clusively AT the colored population. 1t
provides for patrolilng the highways day
and night, and no negro can be abroad
without subjectng himself to arrest
and severe penalties unless he can FIX
hibit a certificate Of character signed by
the proper officials. 1t practically an
initiates or destroys the freedom Of the
cOlored people, and places them in con
slant jeopardy OF arbitrary arrests.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

many's present policy will contribute to
such a treaty. While the attitude Of the
American senate toward pending trade
treaties does not warrant belief that a
reciprocity treaty with Germany would
be ratified. With u exports decreas-
ing, this latest blow to our foreign com
merce, affecting one of our most Inn
portant industries. should command the
thoughtful attention of the legislators at
Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

Merchants who patronize The Bee for
their Christmas advertising get the larg-
est returns in Christmas trade. 1t pays
to pay the highest price and get the best
goods. The Evening Bee alone supplies
more than 5000 subscribers by carrier
delivery in Omaha, South Omaha and
Council Bluffs that are not reached by
any other newspaper. Stick a pin there.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

The end of the Hawaiian cable has
been hitched to the Golden Gate, and
Honolulu will be within hailing distance
of the government at Washington before
New Years.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

Germany and Great Britain will not
be permitted by Uncle Sam to war on
Venezuela, but there is nothing to
hinder them from soaring the Venezue-
lans into submission TO their demands.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

New York Commercial

We" ioFk SOhmeiSiai
A stranger riding over the 81. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern railroad, along
the eastern slopes of the ozarks. in south
eastern Missouri. asked what the numerous
piles Of soft white stones ready for ship
ment were for. Those rocks" said a
habitant, ARE the refined, powdered sugar
OF In the crude" The adulterant
is mined in large quantities and Is said to
make excellent food II one doesn't know
be IL eating IL
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

The conclusions Of the Board Of Re-
view are that the assessment of railroad
property by the state board represents
less than 1 per cent of it's actual value,
while all other property in Omaha is
being assessed at 100 cents on the dol
lar valuation. Here Is uniformity.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

Congressman Fowler, was plainly in
formed by his republican colleagues on
the house banking committee of a lot Of
things which he ought long ago to have
known regarding the bill that carries his
name. They made it plain to him that
his banking and currency bill can
neither pass the house nor even the com
mittee.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
CIeveIand's Tendency to Reform.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Mr.. Cleveland is reducing his habit Of
splitting the inhnitive. He would now
say, for instance, 1.-THE effect Of protection
for the sake Of protection is generally to
demoralize its advocates" not Ito gener-
ally demoraIize" them. Several men who
split the inhnitive have become. presidents.
but none three times.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

Hereafter whistling, coughing or
sneezing on the Union Pacific picket
line will not constitute an offense suf-
hcient for punishment by contempt of
court proceedings.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
A Matter of Policy.
Baltlmore Amerloan.

The United States supreme court has de-
cided hat suicide does not prevent the
collection Of money on a life insurance
policy regardless OF the wording Of the
policy. The basis OF the decision, per-
haps, is that that method Of collecting In
suranee will never become popular.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

While Dewey is playing football with
the American marines in the caribbean
sea the British and German sea dogs
are bombarding the Venezuelan coast
cities just to keep in practice.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
woman,s humanity 90 Man.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.

~1HN'NITFUNF |ENNWEENE'
Prominent note Is made of the fact that
a woman clerk in the Postofice department
at Washington gave up her husband rather
than lose her situation. The order Of the
postmaster general is cruel. No telling
how many poor husbands will be driven
out this cold winter TO make their own
living.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

II an eminent divine of Omaha has ar
stay-at-homes in churches as well as
stay-at-homes at primaries and general
elections.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
Any Port I'm . storm.
Chicago Inter Ocean.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
The lavish manner in which President
Castro is distributing amnesty these days
only proves once more that those who
make it a rule in life to keep out OF family
rows are blessed with a large share Of
worldly wisdom.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
High Art Marked Down.
Philadelphia Ledger.

Philadelphia Ledger.
Speaking of the government in business,
perhaps It is not generally known that this
government is selling fine engravings
cheap. The subject is Martha Washing
ton on the new scent stamp, now ready
for the holiday trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
.rwhat Might Have Been.r
indianapolis News.

indianapolis News.
Coal is reported to be very scarce in Ne
braska, also, and as Mr.. Bryan looks back
over the last five or six years It isn't hard
for him to see how all this trouble might
have been avoided,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

Parties ambitious to w a street rail
way franchise in the Philippines had bet
ter fire their proposals into Manila by
nahIa
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

The Iowa idea is now reposing under
a mantle of snow, but it will thaw out
by the time spring sets in.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

The coal barons will be heard at Scran-
ton this week, but in the meantime the
people of the whole country are freezing.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

Another hospital has been projected,
this time in South Omaha. There may
be such a thing as too many hospitals.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
The River, Only, Moved,

Boston Transcript.
Stands Iowa where II did? Not en-
tirely. A three-mile strip OF 1t has been
moved into Nebraska by the Missouri
river.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

Secretary Shaw has very prudently
rung off on his Wall street telephone.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
Signs of the Times,
Washington t a

Christmas Day approaches,
You feel 1t In the air;
IT'S written in the grocery store
Where fowls are fat and fair.
IT'S mentioned in the window
OF the big emporium,
It's whispered In the murmur
OF the shoppers as they come.
Christmas Day approaches,
The people smile to see
Its heralds thus appearing
In a splendid pageantry.
You note the fact most keenly
Whene'er o pause to look
On the vanishing proportions
OF your busy pocketbook.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State OF Nebraska, Douglas County, SIS:
George b.. Tzschuck, secretary of h
Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn;
says that the actual number of full ana
complete copies of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month of November. 1902. was As follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
PASSING PLEAsANTRIEs,


Detroit Free Press: Toni can read
your thoughts.
Clara-H can hardly believe It. for IL you
could you wouldn't sit so far away.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: young Flut-
terby seems to be an e~mpty-headed fell
Yes. He hasn't a lump in his bin"
Boston Transcript: Mrs. Bouncer-I have
been to see Mrs. Grace tails afternoon.
What delightful company she Is!
Mr.. Bouncer-Yes. L understand that she
is no talker.
Cincinnati Tribune: "And this long. shall
low metal PAM" asked the Christmas
shopper, what is IT for?"
That is a collar button box" replied
the affable salesman. ut is made to fit
under any bureau
Brooklyn Life: Hewitt proposed to
twin sisters and both gave me the mitten.
Jewett-Well, there's one consolation;
your mittens ought TO be mates.
Philadelphia Press: Ascum-I don't see
why you patronize that cigar store. They
give you pretty poor weed there.
Graphter-1 know, but they keep a big
box of matches on the counter and you
can take all you want.
Chicago Post: 'Twha makes papa so
cross?'
annoy him?'
Certainly not. 1 just happened to re-
mark that Christmas was almost here"
Baltimore American; Jones-Do You treat
your cook like one of the famfly? gc.ff
Smith-Great heavens, no! We wouldn't
dare to take such a liberty.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

The most successful barber in New York
City has his shop in his kit. He starts out
in the morning on a regular route, which he
follows as sedulously II not as early as
the milkman follows his. He has four
teen customers. each Of whom pays him
not less than so cents for a shave. Three
give him 81 each. Two bachelor brothers
living in the same apartments, give him
81 for half an hours work.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

Net total sales O22,673
Net average sales 3O.756
GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
100, M. b. HUNGATE,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

Brooklyn Life: Hewitt proposed to
twin sisters and both gave me the mitten.
Jewett-Well, there's one consolation;
your mittens ought to be mates.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

Detroit Free Press: Toni can read
your thoughts.
Clara-H can hardly believe It, for II you
could you wouldn't sit so far away.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16

terby seems to be an ~empty-headed fell
low"
Yes. He hasn't a. lump in his bin"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-01-16
A WORD ABOUT Won
zf Some Farmers Woula LaAs.
and Attend to Business N.
They Would Prosper.

The farmer is q busy man HI
worthy of his occupation. So is
other man, no matter what his
ness in the world may be. The
and the trifler are Ike the slime.
cannot stand in the judgment,
cannot stand long in the stern
which the world has for every bu,I
man. But too many men misu|
stand the meaning of the word J
To many it means only manual
10 many farmers it looms up as n
sary and important above all /
things. For the sake of their
they will neglect their business
the sake of their work they will
by opportunities of great value III
were improved. The wise man \
of him who is "diligent in busine.
worthy of the highest honor; n
the man who is a slave to his ever|
work.
There is a nice problem confroI
every business man. 1t is wha1
how much of the drudgery or detI
his business he shall attend to peI
ally. We have known a man Vi
time was worth several THOUSAND
lars a year to spend it on work d
cheap clerk could do as well. II.
losing something. We know far
and stockmen who are stickinI
home and at labor all the time
ought to be attending to their
ness affairs instead Of taking the
of hired hand. They are pu
their ability in at too low a
they are undertaking themselves.
slider what work can be done
effectively and do it. 1t may be
writing letter will bring rel
enough to pay for a laborer for
eral days. 1t may be that readil
article or an advertisement vi
worth more money than a mont
Dor. No man can lay down a ruI
another in such matters, but if
people would labor less and atte
business more they would be
off. Work is not all manual lab
is the intelligent direction of eI
to the furtherance of business.
tional Stockman.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-01-16
Constant Cultivation Pays.

Constant and clean cultivation is
best guarantee against the disastr
effects of drought. The dryer it
comes the more rapidly should
work be done. The dust blanket
modern invention, and a good
With the improved implements
available, this work can be done
idly, and as the work should be '
shallow, only light team is requl
When q shower falls, the implen
should be started as soon as the
will pulverize, and the dust blan
reestablished. This will hold the
ter In the soil for the use of the pls
Farm and Ranch.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-01-16
Containing Over 600 Pages
Special Features.

Hilllonsires Of the United States; Psrti.
cuIars About Three Thousand American
Magnates. Organized Labor; Strength of the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-01-16
ECONOMY IN FEEDING.
How TO Build u Low Platform
Will Check Loss of Corn Fed
to the Hogs.

Large quantities of corn ann
are wasted on many farms in the
belt where hogs are fed, because
are fed on the ground instead of
low platform.
Economy in the matter of feed
great Importance in any kind of
ing, and it will be particularly a
able this year in feeding corn toI
to SO dispense it as to prevent
necessary loss.
Much of the corn given hog
trampled into the ground, and thu
capes. Wherever they are fed co
cradle roofing will be done, and I
rains come places are formed
which hundreds of kernels find
way. Every farmer knows this
enough.
We have suggested low platfor
a means of checking the loss indie
1t should be made of coarse oak
Der and be large enough to accoH
late the number of hogs fed up
large herd. 1t would not, of cour,
practicable to construct plat
large enough for very large numbe
swine.
The platform should have a so
rim on two or three sides to pre-
the hogs from rolling or rootin!
corn off, and the floor should be a
three or four inches from the groJ
Hogs fed on this platform vii
every grain Of corn given them, a
will more than pay for itself in a
time.-Farmcrs' Voice.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-01-16
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Lewistown Division.
In effect Nov. "a: 1901.

Train leaves Sunbury 30 D m, ar
rives at Sehnsgrove 4j pm
Leaves Seliuserove coop. m., arrives
at Sunbury 6:I5 p m.
trains leave LewiStown Junction
30 IN. 10 II a m, l 10 IN, ,l3Op m 37p m. O7p
m,sns m, i93ea IN for Altoona, Pittsburg and
For Baltimore and Washington sos n m 10
log 3? I 30. 10 u m For Phlla,a,l,hia and New
York s., s0i, 30 a m, l O2 ~ 4 as and llls u
N Fo' harrisburg s lOp;9
Philadelphia & Erie r r Division
AND
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY
WESTWARD,
Train i'aye3 : Il eSrove Junction daily tor
Suuh : ana Wts'.
9o5am, ~ SO . m, 45. y n.-.Slndsv s5 4 m
43 p M.
Trains leave SunbGry dgil ,lcem sunday.
l2 % m for Bun no, p . ~ for Erie and Can.
andaigua
10 m lor Bclleionte Erie aud Copaudaigus
. - a m for Lock Haven, Tyrone and the IVES,
~ ~ for BrTllo ! 10 p IN for Rellef-nto Kane
Tyrone and CanaBdaigua
10 p III Tor henovO and ElmIra
IS p III Tor Willamsport
sunday l2 2s " for Buffalo via En- porlum
81 IN for Erie, 10 IA IN for Eric and Canaan
s42am Tor Lock Haven and - ~
Transport
IS am, 955 II m 90 and ESP IN ior wilke,-
barre and IIaleton
10 m, 10 10 IN, 2 n5 y IN, 5 35 u IN for Shame
Kin amt Mount Carmel
Sunday - a N tor Wilke barre
EASTWARD
Trains leave Sclins grove Junction
inH m, daily arriving at Phil delphi
III N New York So IN Baltimore , II y IN
NAEnllVtOU 4
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-01-16
Executors Sale of Valuable
REAL ESTATE

me underslgntt executors Of the last will
Ana Ana testament OF Michael |. Wciand' late ~
o.asod nIaver h township, Snyder couhty. Pa die.
eea.eu, oy virtue OF the power and autbority
contained in said last Will and testament Viii
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-01-16
SALE REGISTER

Notices Of sales vii, be inserted free rr,o,
tnis heading when the bills are printed nj IN.
otnce. When the bills are not printed nj thi'
once 90 cents will be carged. Persons e,nect.
ing TO have sale should select q date and havo
1t inserted in this column. '' '"'e
TUESDAY. MARCH 4, ~ miles south of p,r,
lieverton, Mrs. Catherine A. Sbr,wdc,
VIII sell horses, 4 head cattle aud f,rn,.
ing implements ' '"''
FRIDAY MAR I, in Kreamer, A. d. Kr.omor
VIII sell h"'fcs. q head OF catt @ and farm
ing Implements "'" '"' ''''
my nksDAf, FEB T. three miles northwest oi
heaVrto"n, arvey Meyer viii sriI three
n3rses' nine head OF cattle and farming i'm.
FRIDAY, MARCH "a, IA miles west Of ,daos.
bury, John A. Gcarhart will sell 1 horses :
mead catt'e, brood sow, and farming i'm,
nv kSDAf, MAR %, on Blue Hill Robcr,
Lesher will sell horses, cows and LIrni,.'
Implements. '''" '"''"IhS
IN KSDAf, MAR. 20, at Daniels churcb Il,
west Perry twp, Joe Reichcnbach viii .nIi
horses head cattle end farming imnlc.
ments '"" '''p'''
rhDAl MAR. u, near Mciscrvillc G "
ironp viii sell horses, cows and forr,in..
implements. "'' ''''"lhE
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-01-16
TOP BOARD ON STONE WAL

TOP BOARD ON STONE WALL
often done, does not bring the be
permanently in the right position
the wall. The illustration shows
this object may be attained by Ii
strips of board for stakes. The ST
are fitted at the top after being dr.
into the ground, and an auger ho
then bored close to the surface OF
soil, in each strip on both sides, a
round pin ds driven through.
board canont be pressed either
even in soft ground; in a firm soils
a pin is not needed.-Fred 0. Sible
Ohio Farmer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-01-16
BOARD ON STONE WALL
A Valuable Hint for Localities WI
stone IL Plentiful and Lum ber
Expensive.

Many pastures in the older part
the country are bounded by St
walls which are seldom construt
so us to turn sheep, and not alw
ca lie. Driving stakes beside the "
and mailing a top board to these,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-01-16
Friday, February 9TH. 1909

Friday, February 9TH, 1902,
expose expo to public sale, on the premises, the fol-
rowing described real estate, to wit: WV 'o'
All that certain message or tract of land ,ho
homestead OF the decedcnt situate II, ,n,,,,,l
snip county and state aforesaid sbnr, Iia.
lance south OF the Ridge Church y hn,rSnJ
on the north by land Of Jacob Dreeso oost ,,,
iah1 OF jeremiah Knepp, south by lands 81 4
Smi,b nibrl.s Tl, ana Jacob Nerhood and west bv the
Sn,'n @ Est. property, containing one bnnydrcd rc.
ana thirty'three 133) acres and "A nor"i'o.
~ more or less with the appurtennnces whereon
~ ,,ocd erected a twostory WEATIIER. 10 nRnEn III,
buildings. anu necessary out
these buildings are comparot;ro,,, ro,.
hhu anu IN rrst class condition. The land l. ~ "
h,gn ,i, state OF cultivation with plenty Of cboice
l irnit' well OF never failing water near Jp tbe
aoo,. % ana large spring which furnishes water
ior spring house n few steps south of tba
man man uMelling, also n water trough with n oon'
s.'n. , supny the year round to water all the
dav wbe 'ommenee ,an at 10 o'clock A. NJ Of said
ISAAC WEIAND,
Jam.s c. WILLIAM WEIAND,
Attorney.