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Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
MERGERS LAST OMNIBUS BILL,

Congressman Mercer has constructed
his last omnibus building bill and conf
IDENTIFY looks forward to its triumphant
passage before March 4. AS the in
ventor and supervising architect of ON
nibus building bills Mr.. Mercer is Justly
entitled to whatever glory attaches to
these stupendous appropriation grabs.
Mr.. MERGERS admirers at the national
capital claim for him the credit of re-
ducing the task Of providing buildings
for ambitious communities almost to a
science. His most notable achievement
has been to popularize this form Of APP
preparation with the conservative lead
ers of congress, whom he has h~ypnotized
by choice slices from the pork barrel.
In this respect MERGERS omnibus build
ing bills are, If anything, more at.
tractive than the omnibus river and
harbor bills which connect all the dry
creeks and rivulets in the country by
pipe line with the treasury.
The appropriations embodied In Mer-
GERS omnibus building bill for 1902 ag-
gregated owe $15,OOO,O0O, and there
were doubtless millions in 1t for the
contractors. The last omnibus build.
ing bill of the Nebraska Santa Claus
Will not be so rotund, but will carve
out work enough for public building
contractors and architects to keep then
busy for the ext ten years.
From the standpoint of good govern
ment and economic expenditure, omni
bus public building bills are perniciou,
as well as Vicious measures, stimulating
jobbery in congress and robbery anC
wastefulness out Of congress, 1t is to b,
hoped that MERGERS last omnibus publ,
building bill viii be the last bill of tina
character that will ever be enacted b,
any congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
4 TWENTIETH CENTURY SEcr.

Kansas has been and doubtless always
will be the hotbed for all the isms. Last
year the Sunf1ower state was ~cOnvulsed
from center to circumference by Carrie
Nation and her Ratchet crusade. This
years Kansas has sprouted n new reli-
gious sect made up of ministers ex-
PEELED from other churches and martyrs
to religious h~allucinations.
The organization Of the new Church
of Martyrs is to be on purely socialistic
lines, founded upon the idea that Christ
was a socialist and suffered martyrdom
on account of his hostility to plutocrats.
At the preliminary convention Of these
religious disciples of socialism Rev.
Granville LOwther, a Methodist min
lister who was expelled from his church
in Winfield, Kan, for heresy because he
insisted on preaching socialism from his
pulpit, declared that because he had at
tempted to preach the truths of so
cialism in his church it's doors had been
closed TO him. He was prosecuted and
driven from his home town. He had to
put his wife and two little children in
a prairie schooner and was compelled
to travel from place to place looking FOL
work.
Rev. Ryder OF Kansas City, Kan.
made this explanation: Because
preached Christianity as Christ taught
1t l was set aside with my wife and
four children from the Methodist church
last spring. Some men would have
seen nothing ahead but starvation. Blu
| had faith in Christ and now l have {
church in Kansas City. am free Il
preach the truths of Jesus. No ecc;esi
astical denomination has any shacklei
on NE"
IL. ID. Wright Of DelphOs. Kan. sait
that be had been raised an inhdel; b
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

If the Montana supreme court Is not
more careful 1t is likely to achieve ex-
traordinary nOtoriety. 1t has just or
dered the disbarment Of an attorney for
having forged the name of another at
torney TO a letter of recommendation.
Attorneys in other states are uncovered
every little while in sharp practices of
much more questionable character, but
their onenses seldom bring down upon
them any penalty. and whenever. dis
barment is Threatened they are allowed
TO purge themselves by telling some
ridiculous story as an excuse. The
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
uphoIdins the national Guard.

Buffalo Express
The Pennsylvania railroad will pay full
wages, for the time lost, to all Of its en-
ployes who, as members of the National
Guard, were called away from work by the
coal strike. These employees Of course were
paid by the state also for the time they
we're in actual service, and so they Will
get double pay for that period. This action
by the railroad company is a practical
countermove to the action Of labor unions
in declaring against membership in the
guard. The company's policy will do much
to increase the attractiveness Of service
In the National Guard.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

Is there any civilization in the lockout
or striker This question is prOpOunded
in all seriousness In a discussion OF
~present-day survivals Of savagery. We
know this, however, that there are
no strikes or lockouts among savages.
Where labor is compulsory and the
latorer a slave, employer ana employee
have no debates over wage schedules
But had there been no strikes or lock.
outs the advance from savagery to civ.
ilization certainly would not have pro
ceeded as far as 1t has
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
Hats on in EIevatOrsf
Washington Post.

Nothing can be more unmeaning or more
senseless than the act Of uncovering when
a woman enters the elevator. 1t is not po-
likeness. 1t is not courtesy. 1t does not
represent any sentiment Of reasonable def
erence. One doesn't remove his hat when
a woman enters the street car in which he
happens TO be seated. One doesn't remove
his hat when he goes into a shop where
women are. Why need he go through this
stupid farce in an elevator? The act indi-
Gates a pretense of p~oliteness, inspired
neither by good sense nor good feeling. A
sensible woman doesn't want you to do 1t,
nor will she think better Of you on that &C
count. A foolish woman isn't worth your
while.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

sought the light, but every preacher
was bound to the church'and dare not
tell the truth or he would lose his bread
and butter. At last he found that Jesus
Christ was a socialist, and then happi-
ness came to him.
That the movement of the new sect
has received a powerful impetus from
the coal famine and the wave Of social
ism that permeates the chilled atmos-
phere a scarcely be questioned. That
the new ism will thrive on the soil Of
Kansas at least for a time is also a fore
gone conclusion.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
YOUNG WoNENs CHRISTIAN ASsocIA-

YOUNG WONENS CHRISTIAN ASSOClA-
TlON BUILDING.
Public-spirited citizens of all denomi-
nations and classes should respond
literally to the appeal of the Young
Women's Christian association for sub
stantial contributions toward the pur-
chase Of ground and the erection of a
suitable building designed to accom-
modate its growing membership. =
The association is not a mushroom
enterprise MOI is 1t a visionary scheme.
Since its advent in Omaha more than
fifteen years ago the Young Women's
Christian association has grown from a
mere handful to a membership which
now exceeds eight hundred young
women who are identified with it for
mutual benefit, protection and instruc-
ton. These young women represent the
most intelligent and progressive ele-
ment among bread winners and '%consti-
tute a force whose beneficent influence
on their sex and the community at large
annot be overestimated.
The steady growth Of the association
has rendered a separate structure,
planned to meet the wants of this pro-
gressive organization, almost an impera-
tive necessity. It's managers after ma
ture reflection have reached the con-
clusion that the time for an active cam
paign for the proposed Young Women's
Christian association building Is at
hand, and it is 20 be hoped that their
efforts will be generously seconded.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
BLASTS FROM RAMS HORN.

Vain the letter without the life.
A creed IL q chart and not a compass
A Hne house does not make a good home
One active virtue ia worth ten absent
vices.
Sincerity is the key to the secrets OF
wisdom,
The breadth Of our influence depends
on the depth Of our ear~nestness.
There is no sunlight in the life where
there are no s~kyllshts in the soul.
It Is easter to know the way We ought
TO 20 than to go In the way we know.
The water Of life is not enriched BY
running through the mud Of our bigotry.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

The testimony in the Northern Securi-
ties case continues to disclose the fact
that all the figures in that great merger
were actueted solely by the most be.
nevolent motives. II the witnesses
would only come out and say they were
trying to form a railway combine for
the purpose Of lining their own pockets
at the expense Of the shippers they
would secure greater credence.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

II nothing unforeseen happens, the
sixth trunk line between Omaha and
Chicago will be completed and in opera
ton by the LIST OF July. With two
double-track and four single-track rail
roads to Chicago. Omaha will enjoy
bound traffic for the next twenty years.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

Over In Chicago a combine Of res
taurant men is organizing a raid against
the free lunch as a demoralizer of their
business. They complain that people
who can get a buffet meal thrown in
with a glass of beer will not pay beef
trust prices for more p~retentlous eat
ables ordered Of a biI-of-rare, The
free lunch must go.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

With rates on grain shipments equal
to those accorded Kansas City. Mime
apolis, Peoria and other grain markets,
Omaha would o rank as a grain CEN
ter as high as 1t does as a meat packing
point. The territory that raises the
live stock also raises the grain.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
Seizure of Forbidden,

OIeNeIanu IeaueT.
General Chaffee said in a public address
the other day that the late President Nc
Kinley had prevented the seizure of $780,
900. 900 of Chinese treasure at Pekin which
could have been held for the payment Of
the indemnity demanded by the powers.
This is a bit of unwritten history which
demonstrates the late presidents dispo-
sition always to do the right thing.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

Because the railroads Of Nebraska
have always shirked their taxes as long
as can be remembered is still no good
reason why they should be permitted
to shirk their taxes forever. Yet that
seems to be the principal reason urged
in their behalf by their attorneys.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

What a joke 1t would be on the coal
dealers If the remainder of the winter
should be so mild as to leave half their
supply still on hand at the close of the
coId~ season.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

From now on the Commercial club
will concentrate its efforts in purely
business lines-if the lawyers, doctors.
Insurance agents, school superintend-
ents, politicians and other business
men in the membership will permit.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

Besides the national congress, forty
n legislatures. state and territorial,
will be in session this winter. If there
is no overproductlon of laws, it will not
be for lack of lawmaklng bodies.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

Montana supreme court evidently be
lieves a member Of the bar should be re-
quired to live up to the professional code,
which usually Is packed away on the
shelf with other dead-letter legislation.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

Russia has a newspaper celebrating
its Booth anniversary. With the press
censorship rs exercised by Russian off,
Gals, 200 more years would not bring it
up to the times of today.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

II reports are to be believed, the war
in Morocco is fast assuming proper
tons that will compare favorably with
the annual Indian outbreaks in Wyom-
Ing and South Dakota.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

It will not be the fault of the demo-
cratic newspaper organs If the tariff
issue is not galvanized into activity in
time for the 1904 campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

Lyman Waterman's air line electric
motor railroad from Council Bluffs to
Des Moines was projected several years
ago, but it's construction is still in the
dim and distant future.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
Knocking where Needed.

Baltimore American.
This is the inning of the optimist. Every
thing in the country that has ever been
accused Of being in the least harmful to
the public or threatening to popular lib
critics is being Investigated vigorously.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

Perhaps the wealthy woman who be-
quheathed 500 a month for the care Of
her father and $50 a month for the care
of her animal pets had reason for sizing
them I'D at this rntio.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
CrueIest Cut of All.
BROOKLYN Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Members Of the Appendicitis club are
viewing with resentment an Egyptian
mummy that died of appendicitis 1000
years ago. And the club thought 1t had a
monopoly of a new thing!
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
the WbeeIs of Ed1cntiop.

Memphis Commerclal-Appeal
1t is rather rough on the kerosene con-
sumers of America that they should have
to dig up $50, 900, 900 whenever Coal Oil
Johnny gives a million away.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
Grief Erinred Mith Homo.

Saturday Evening Post.
Many an aspiring young poet is con-
WINGED that It is easier for a camel to pass
through the eye Of a needle than for an
editor 10 enter the kingdom Of heaven.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

No one would know Apostle Reed
Smoot was a high dignitary in the Nor
mon church by his pictures.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
MONEY auertion On Action.

Philadelphia Ledger.
II Mr.. Bryan wishes to study the money
question any further. we advise him to
delve into the Delaware senatorial contest.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State OF Nebraska, Douglas County, SIS
George B. Tzschuck, secretary OF Inc bee
publishing company, being duly, sworn, aye
that the actual number of full and com
plete copies Of The Daily, Morning, Even
month OF December. 1907. was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

Clarence-My wife has developed my
conversational powers amazingly.
Edgar-How7
Ciarence-Every time / quit talking In
the evening she goes to the piano.-Detfoit
Free Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

At the ball.
Who taught you?
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

'rwldowhood makes a woman unselhsh''
why sof"
her one and begins to look out for number
and Country.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

Husband (about to start on a journey
When 1 get there, Hetty. shan / write TO
you or shall / telegraph? ,
wifeLOh, telegraph by all means, WI,
be 80 much b~etter.-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

yes, and after she refused me she waved
her hand in farewell ua
Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
DOMESTIC PLEAsANTRIEs.

Hicks-Bjenks married a widow, didnt
"SWicks-No; a widow married him.-som-
eryille Journal,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

Tess-Did he seem hard hit when you
told him 1 was married.
Jess-Not exactly. Il took him by sur
prise, though, and he was interested.
Tess-W anted TO know how the wedding
came OF and all that, eh2
Jess-No, he merely asked, How did II
happen ?"-Philadelphla Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18

PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22

Sshps of EulIhn Dissnt n bed

"1t is queer said a man vcrscd In
archaeological matters the other day.
that while SO much interest is mani
tested in archaeological discoveries.
those being made in India have as yet
attracted SO little attention. The most
important Of these is the location Of
what is undoubtedly the resting place
Of the ashes Of the great Buddha, or
one Of the resting places, for there are
said to be as many as eight. The spot
was discovered by William Peppe, resi-
dent partner and manager Of one of the
estate in the Tarai awarded by the
government of India to its supporters,
Mr.. Peppe caused deep trench to be
dug across great mound on the prop
erty. A huge stone box, topped by an
immense slab Of stone, was uncovered
Inside the great Golfer were found three
stone urns or vases, a stone jewel box
and crystal bowl. The vases were
filled with fragments of bone dust, fine
ashes and jewels. One Of the vases bore
an inscription which. translated, estab-
lished the fact that the spot was one Of
the resting places of Buddha's ashes.
A pillar erected by the Buddhist EN-
peror AsOka has also been found mark
ing the birthplace OF Buddha near the
site Of the long lost city Of Kapilavas.
tu."-New York Tribune.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22
ISpneyOlGut fffcctiou.

Miss Daingcrfield is breeding rabbits
at Castlcton, and a mother cat insisted
on invading the warren, and went so
far as 10 destroy some Of the young
animals. The keeper caught her in the
act and killed her.
Two kittens were thus deprived of
their natural protector, but they were
adopted by the mother rabbit whose
young had been despoiled by the mo-
ther cat, and now they are well grown
and full of life. They eat and sleep with
the other rabbits, and seem very fond
Of their foster mother.
A few days ago we referred to this
peculiar relationship at a table where
Miss Scavey, the animal painter, was
dining, and she told of a case that
had greatly interested her in Vermont.
The mother rabbit was killed and her
orphan adoped and raised by q female
cat.
AS the rabbit gained strength and
showed a disposition to wander. the
anxiety Of the foster mot her increased.
She would go in search Of it. and not
rest In content until she had found it.
The law Of benevolent affection which
governs tho world sometimes makes
its influence felt in unexpected chan
ncls.--Turf, Field and Farm.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22
How He Saved Himself.

\ distinguished French novelist.
whose works are extremely popular
with the fair sex. recently found him.
self travelling in railway carriage
with two very talkative women. Hav-
ing recognized him from his published
portraits. they both opened fire upon
HIM in regard to his novels. which they
praised in manner that was uncn-
durable 10 the sensitive author. For
tNn%icly tho train entered tunnel.
and in the darkness the novelist. who
understood women. lifted the back OF
his hand 10 his lips and kissed it sound
in"lN. When light returned he found
the Two women regarding one another
III Icy silence. and. addressing him
with great suavity, he said: "Ah.
m"SdamcS. the regret OF my life will
hereafter hc ihat I shall never know
which! one Of You it was that kissed
me
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22
NIulchinG StrnNvbcl lrics In Winter.

Strawberries arc mulchCd in winter
near Norfolk, Va, with pine straw
from The forests. although moro often
Il crab grass mulch is allowed to
grow. Most fields are picked one year
only. but some arc carried two years
Some growers do nothing 60 The beds
the second year. while others narrow
down the beds with a Tlow and Scrnpnt
OUT the grass rs with young planta-
tiOn&. About March beds are top
dressed with about coo pounds wuann
containing seven or eight per cent. OF
potash and from four to seven per
cent. ammonia. Too much ammonia
decreases the yield. On two-yrar-o old
hPdS 1000 pounds or more are uScL.--
l.. NJ, III New England homestead.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22
Rose Outlines.

please tell us how to propagate
roses from cuttings.' The simplest
way, for an amateur. is to take cut
tings of ripe wood, cut smooth below
a Joint and plunge them twothirtls the
length OF long cutting. or one-third
the length of short cutting into the
ground, In spent hot-brd, Of in Il cor
ner or the rose bed itself Press down
the dirt tightly; pinch off all the leaves
excepting two or thrcc--or pinch the
larger part Of each leaf. leaving three
or four quarter leaves on the Stcin.--
New York Trihun" Farmer. -
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22
Winter FlOwera

Gladiolus have to be lifted before
the ground freezes hard. After tho
stalks have become entirely dry, cut
them off about an inch from the
crown. Twist off the old, shriyeled
bulb and roots, and store in a dry.
cool place. Named varieties, or diff
ferent shades, may easily be kept
separate In paper bags. A cellar suit
able for potatoes is we'll adapted for
wlntering these and similar bulbs.
The hardy varieties may be taken I'D
or left in the ground; but If left. suffi-
Client protection should be given to
prevent the frost from entering the
ground deeply. They can also be
grown In pots for window-blooming
IN the early fall and winter. a pot.
seven or eight inches deep, should be
secured. the bottom covered an inch
deep with broken charcoal. and this
covered with two inches of good sod
ana an inch Of sand. Set the bulb or
bulbs on this sand and cover with
Hood garden soil to within an inch OF
the top Of the pot. Set thc not in q
darK' cool place for ten days or two
weeks to root and when the ton
starts bring the pot into the light and
sun OF the window. As the top crows.
more soil may be added TO the Dot
until full. Water only when dry and
then thoroughly. Cannas are casil,
Wintered If dug before severe frosts
penetrate the soil. They should be
kept entirely dry during the winter.
placing the clumps closer together on
the floor Of warm cellar IT viii
not do to dump them in barrels or
noNes Defore they arc completely dry.
fetunla seed may be sown Mt am
time, but when sown in the fall vii,
commence to bloom at least a mont,
carrier than the spring-sown seed.
Ella NJ. Hess, in The Epitomist.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22

cumStanccS. Upon which Norton 70
solved to wait for the Interpretation of
events.
The following note reached hin; at
his motel next morning:
Dear Jack: If YOU had not como of
III Il nun YOU would have learned 1c.
fore now that Dr. Brcrcton, who seemed
to be the cause of your outrn gcous be-
h;'i"r' IS going to be my stcp-paDa.
IL WAS not for me to tell you. but
mamma says l may--now. She would
nave tod you herself, If you had come
up and had cup of ton with h,r
You may thank her for this notc.
""o'u never nave written 1t. could
nave shaken you. He thought your
'ah'ruins so funny!"-New York Times.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22
lob.

Prosperity in its accepted sense Is a
mSnom"r 10 the publisher Of subscrlp-
ton books. II comes within the lean
years Of his business. At the present
tlmc Chicago is the centre Of the sub
ScriDtion book business in America,
says the Chicago Tribune, and by the
same token it is harder to find q can
rasser for subscription book than
ever before in the history Of that bust
ness. Carvassing for books Is some
thing that people take up only as a last
resort. 1t 10 "hard times" job. and
no one recognizes it more readily than
does the man who prints the book sup
Dly
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22
Shaping tho Tree.

The shaping Of a tree should be done
when it is young. The practice Of al
lowing useless limbs to grow, only to
be sawed or chopped off when the tree
Is large. Is mistake, rs every undc-
SlraDlc limb grown dcprivcs the other
limbs or so much food and nourish-
ment. Begin with the first year ana
train the tree to the shape desired.
leaving only such branches rs will be
retained later on
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22
GHoRTICUGrURET
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The Gnrden NValiSIyay.

10 make good firm walkway in the
garden, or through the lawn, which
VIII be smooth and dry ut all seasons,
mix Portland cement one part and
hshes two parts. Make into mortar.
spread over the path and smooth down
with trOwel. The bed Of mortar
should first be we'll beaten down, and
If convenient u layer of gravel be
spread over 1t, with the mortar added
next.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22

1t IS c0nservativcly estimated tina T.
thare are now in New York City 10000
cases of wcll-developcd pulmonary
tuberculosis. All the suffering ana
dcath consequent upon the prevalence
or the disease are, in view OF modern
scientific knowledge, largely prcvcntn-
bic by the careful observation of sim
pie, well understood and easily applied
measures Of cleanliness. disinfectlon
and Olation.-New York News.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22
An Unkind Cut.

\ prominent man was chatting Il GER
tain town councillor the other day
about the dongs Of the Council, and
said:
"pd sooner put up rs 4 candidate for
Il lunatic asylum than put up for the
Town Council''
"Wcll, you'd stand n much better
chance getting in," dryly responded
the town councillOr.-Tit-B Bits.