Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-12
ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK.
Ripples on the Current of Life in the
Metropolis.

MSdEOpulHs
A New York preacher, rector Of an Epis-
copal church, with a congregation Of the
ultra-rich. threw a few verbal bombs among
the woshppers during his sermon last
Sunday. The strenuous hunt for the al
mighty dollar was his theme. I'VE are in
danger OF a commercial decline" he said.
because men, as a whole, are too much
interested in the selfish motive to get rich,
and in consequence the great national
questions are not getting the unbiased, un-
selfish, heartfelt consideration which they
should have. There are thousands OF men
who do not take time to eat properly. The
sidewalks are filled with a hurrying. rush
ing, bustling crowd OF men, women and
children, who are rushing through life.
This disposition is stamping out family life
and the state is affected by It.
THE dominant spirit to get rich Is tend
ing to make our halls of government more
like marts of commerce. Are not United
States senators optioned in some cases to
the highest bidder? poor man cannot go
to the United States senate. The first con-
slderation is always, Can l afford to go?'
Another baleful result OF the mad rush for
riches is an age Of dyspepsia, morose dis
positions sleepless nights and selfish hui
manity. This kind OF strenuosity is a sin"
According to the calculations OF the Sun,
there are more than 1.250,0O0 natives OF
New York now resident in other states Of
the country, and very few OF these. rela-
| lively, adopted the advice given to New
Workers many years ago to go west and
grow up with the country.
Only one state Of the west has a consld-
erable population Of native-born New York
ers and that state is, strange as the an
nouncement may seem, Michigan. There
| are 100 900 natives Of New York resident in
| Michigan-more than 10 per cent Of the
whole number Of native New Workers. resi-
\ dent in other states.
! After Michigan, but with a much smaller
number of New York residents, comes I'LL
| nois. The two western states which have
the largest number of native-born New
| Workers. next to Michigan are Wisconsin
and Minnesota.
| Emigration from the Empire state has
not been on the usual lines of travel
| through the middle west, but has been de-
cidedly toward the northwest, and especially
into states along the Canada border.
| There are some curious facts shown In
the distribution OF native-born New York
ers through the country. There are nearly
twice as many in California, on the distant
Pacific as there are in Missouri, in the
Mississippi valley. There are more natives
of New York resident in the single state OF
Massachusetts, than in all the states Of the
south collectively.
| There is a very small number of New
Yorkers in Indiana, and actually fewer by
several thousand in Ohio, one Of the most
populous states Of the country, than In
Connecticut, one Of the smallest.
The largest numbers of natives Of New
| York resident in another state are found
| OF course, in New Jersey, and Pennsylvania,
which adjoins New York throughout nearly
all its south boundary line and a portion OF
its west boundary line, has considerable
number,
A New York lawyer tells Of contract
he was called upon to draw short time
ago between a widow and a widower who
had decided to pull together in the matri-
monial harness for the remainder OF their
natural lives. They had apparently pom
dered every possibility. and to make sure
of no disputes in the future had agreed tc
reduce their agreements to writing.
It was specified in the first place that
the wife should hold and manage her owl
property absolutely and on her death II
was to go to her natural heirs, unless she
disposed OF II otherwise by will. He wal
to utter no criticism as to how she dis
posed OF the income and she on her par
agreed to purchase all her own clothinl
and provide her own pocket money. A
similar provision in all respects was IN
serted as to the husband.
It was further agreed that when the wife
died she was to be laid beside her frs
husband and he was to repose in the sam'
burial lot as his first wife. II a son were
born to them he was to take the name o
her frst husband; II a daughter, the nam'
of his first wife. The husband was TO hav'
the sole say as to the furnishing OF thu
library and his own sleeping apartments
she to control that Of the rest Of the house
The husband agreed to pay all the house
hold expenses and the wife was 70 per
sonally control and direct the housekeeping