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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-06

Rees and Miss McKoon, a reception, 70 .
THURSDAY-Mss Rees and Mr.. Sanuel
Rees, jr., evening card party -
FRIDAY-West Farnam Luncheon ciuoi
New Book Review club, with MIS-. Arth ivt
English; Kountze Place Bridge clup, Witn
Mrs Il. d. Slaughter; o. G. G, CLUB, Win
Mrs. George A. Strom.
observation-disclosures club, Mr.. and MIS-
F. A Ewing
Christmas and New Years are the most
popular OF all the holidays and the social
world make them the occasion for mirth'
for laughter, for good cheer, for new reso-
buttons and farewells to retrogression
Omaha society seems to have made one
great resolution-to have a still better time
this year than It had last. 1t certainly
made a good beginning, as on the New
Year Of 1907 social gayety was at its
height and is still continuing, with not
even a suggestion of abatement except for
a rather scant calendar this week, until
the Lenten season. Then II is feared the
strenuous indulgers will be like brave
ships that sail In the fair OF morning, only
TO be bits OF, wreckage on the shore by
night. But these are exciting times, a
multitude Of things to see, to hear, to do.
and youth, so full of life, find all these
pleasures and duties so absorbing that 1t
will probably take a cleverer generation
ipSNAOSS
activity Lent, while not universally OBJ
served by all religious organizations. ex-
cept by the Catholic and Episcopal
churches, that is as to church restrictions
and church regulations, still is generally
observed by all as a most appropriate time
to set aside for religious thought charitable
needs and a good rest for the gay pleasure
seeker. But even the strlctest observant
of Lent NAV find time for other diversions
aside from the serious. In this case bridge,
being a modern invention, cannot be num-
bered among the seven cardinal sins. There
fore II can reign unchecked and unham-
pered through Lenten austerity. 1t seems
strange that Omaha society, always 30
ready to take up new fads and drop them
as soon the novelty wears of, should
still be contented with bridge. the potency
of which never seems to lessen. In fact,
everybody is nearer wee bit dairy" than
q year ago. Numerous series of parties
for the enjoyment of its charms are al
ways In progress. How strongly it has
become intrenched In the affections oi
womanlind can better be estimated wher
one considers that the tea parties. kensing
tons and all other traditionally feminine
pursuits have been unhesitatngly aban
doned in its favor. This is the more as
tonishing. as conversation in this pastim'
must be practically abandoned. Two sen
fences. May 1 play?" and Pray do" com
prise tho average vocabulary But Their,
is hidden secret underlying all this pop
ularity OF the game The hostesses FIND
that this enthusiastic absorption of tn,
game assures a successful party. Henc,
its frequency.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-06

Now is the time to make your wants
known through The Bee Want Ad Page.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-06
Now Decedent niII.

The new decedent bill which has been
drafted by d. l.. Johnson at the suggestion
OF the property rights committee of the
Omaha Womans club, is about completed
and will be presented to the legislature
soon. Mr.. Johnson has had the counsel Of
T. ]. Mahoney, chairman of the State Bar
association; D. NJ. Vinsonhaler, c. NJ. Dc
Lamater and w. T. Nelson.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-06
Help for the Ambitious.

Great EFFORT is also being put forth by
the commission in behalf of school libraries.
In many towns money has been raised
In various ways to buy books and then
the commission is consulted regarding the
selection of books. A graded list of 500
books suitable for school libraries has been
compiled and is freely circulated among
teachers. and Miss Charlotte Templeton,
secretary OF the commission, has frequently
addressed teachers Institutes and normal
schools, and great deal of correspondence
has been done. 'In a rural state like
Nebraska" says the report, where towns
are small and a long way apart, the dis
trict school library must often take the
place of public library and furnish read
ing not only for the children. but for the
young people who are out of school and
the fathers and mothers as well. Teachers
and superintendents are very generally
awakened to the great possibilities In
we'll selected collection of books and the
past two years has seen period of great
activity On building up school libraries"
The total addition of books during the
last two years has been 1,O22 volumes, 912
of which have been acquired by purchase
by the commission.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-06
WOMANSWORK IN THE WORLD
Third Biennial Report Of Nebraska Public
Library Commission,
MUCH OF INTEREST TO WOMEN IN BOOK
work of the Travelling Library and
How IL Adds TO the Commercial
Life of Rural Districts
in Nebraska.

The third biennial report Of the Ne
braska Public Library commission has
been Issued and includes much Of interest
to club women and others who have con-
tributed to the success of this very valuable
institution. The following brief summary
of the work of the commission gives an
idea of its value to the state
The 1O6 travelling Libraries have made 40
trips visiting III places in 50 counties; 4,S42
volumes have a reported circulation Of 3D.
$50 Three new permanent library stations
have been established, making fifteen in
all, and 1.2S0 volumes have been sent as
special loans to 143 places. The establish
ing of permanent library stations has been
the work of a number of clubs of the
state. BY the payment OF $40 for one
travelling library a community gains the
privilege OF having a succession of travelling
libraries for FIVE years. The demand for
special loans is becoming more and more
frequent, and the commission Is meeting
1t Just as far as possible. These are the
requests from students for material or
reference works on special subjects. Club
women, teachers, high school students and
debaters, all make these requests, and
thanks to the courtesy of the state library
and the state university library, the COM
mission has been able to supply most of
the requests.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-06
The Weeks Calendar.

MoNDAY-Young women's Christian as
ISOLATION gymnasium committee recep-
ton; Out Vlve dance at Chambers.
wEDNESDAY-Mrs Samuel Rees, Miss
Rees and Miss McKoon, reception, 70 o
THURSDAY-Miss Rees and MI Samuel
ReeR jr, evening card party.
FRIDAY-West Farnam Luncheon ciuo;
New Book Review club, with Mrs. Arthu,r
Mrs Il. d. Slaughter; o. G. G, CLUB win
Mrs George A. Strom.
SATURDA club, Mr.. ana Mrs'
r A Ewing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-06
Miss McCarn Appointed

Miss Nannette McCarn of Fremont has
been appointed chairman of the reciprocity
committee of the Nebraska Federation Of
Women's Clubs, and it is requested thai
manuscripts be sent to her at once fol
classifying in the year book. Miss McCarr
was formerly recording secretary of tn,
State federation and is widely known ovel
the state,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-06

The largest social affair of the year
planned by the Young Women's Christian
association, aside from it's two annual re-
ceptions, is the reception to be given Mon
day evening, January Z, in the association
rooms In the Paxton block, by the members
of the gymnasium committee. About $50
invitations have been extended and the
members of the committee will act as
hostesses. The committee includes Mrs
A w. Bowman, Mrs. Alex Buchanan, Mrs
A. w. Jeffris, Mrs. G. f. Gilmore. Mrs.
Charles Power and Mrs. Edward Johnson.
Refreshments will be served and a program
| will be given. There will be a piano solo
| by Miss Alice Pritchard; a vocal solo by
Miss Alice Gates; reading by Mrs. Emma
| F. Byers, and general talk on gymnasium
work by Miss Florence Dennison, physical
director. Mrs. George Tilden, chairman of
| the building committee, will speak of the
gymnasium as planned in the new building.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-06

Temperature and precipitation departures
| from the normal at Omaha since March l.
| and comparison with the last two years;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-01
THE CANAL SITUATION.

The canal situation has become ex-
Etraordinary. Three men selected as
engineering heads of the enterprise
have suddenly resigned from a position
which carried with it the highest dis
tinction in their profess on. First
Wallace, then Shonts and now Stevens.
Wallace's resignation came as a sur
prise and his motives have been severe
" criticised from all quarters. Shonts
resigned with the apparent good win
Of the president, and 1t is surmised
with his pleased assent. Stevens
cause for, leaving the big job is not
SO apparent. That three men selected
for the most distinguished post in the
engineering world should desert their
post and opportunity one after an
other, is, however, extraordinary, and
it might be added far from reassur-
ing.
Now comes the decision of the gov
eminent to do the work itself, under
the directions of the war department.
No contractors will be employed.
Doubtless there are good and suffi
Gent reasons for all this confusion and
delay. 1t is not the less unfortunate,
however. The public is losing enthus-
iasm, and acquiring an unease over the
canal. 1t wants something doing, and
has the right to expect definite action.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-01
Cures Woman's Weaknesses

u.
We refer 70 that boon to weak, nervous,
suffering women known as DR.. Pierce's
Eavorite Prescription.
Dr Tnhn FvfA one Of the Editorial STAFF
o,.r,,. o., -crv, ErnYcAT RrvIrw saua
~ ~ 1 1880. ~. az tIla,o.,sas n;o;cns ,vl,,ch
q onlcorn root sne'O.o ..s. D - ~ WIN" rMa
is one OF the chief ingFedlents OF the va
vorfte Prescription
IA remedy which invariably acts as utter
ina inyioorstor makes for normal ac-
tiyitv 81 the entire reproductive system
Re continues ~in HeloniG We have medica-
inent which more July answers 's ne apov W..
purposes thdD any othef 051tg Wt!n tCnscn ON
crq,tdtftsd In the treatmgnt OF diseases Pc
culiar to women It Is seldom that case Is
seen which does not present some inolcation
for this remedial agents Dr.. Fyfe further
says: sThe folloTlnf ar smone sne lea pa;1
loicIHons t ~ eNu :. ~ liz niavco-rhna
OF 9acnine ~ tnS UzSk. IN ny I,.c,in:
atomic tWeSN cOnolIios 0t t0o ..uS NJ
orzSns % omsn; n1ents az. . ~. ~
,h aansS;, sGcn nzrsns - women: constant
sensstion NJ heat IA the region Of the kid
nsys: mon rrhsgi1 (aoodingl. due to weak
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-01
TIL. First Flower.

-
Under the leaves on the south of the
hill,
Where the wind and the winter have
wasted their will,
And the faded grass whispers and
blinks in the sun,
The season of seven sweet moons is be-
gun:
The season of seven fair crescents and
crowns
Ere the frost and the autumn's slow
fruitage embrowns
The green and the crimson, the gold
and the gloom
OF woods where the first flower is
walked into bloom.
For the first flower is prophet of all
that was dreams,
The dappled lane shadows the ripple
of streams,
The old hope and love that so lately
We're young.
And the old song that waits once again
to be sung.
All, would that the last flower might
bloom to fulfill
The pledge of this first on the south Of
the hill!
And would the last moon might incline
to its slope s
In memory as sweet as this first rs in
hope! Charlotte Observer. :
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-01
THE HIRED MAN QUESTION.

The hired man problem is growing
to the insistent stage. Next month
farm work will begin in earnest all
over Iowa. Whence is the farm help
coming?
In New York the state agricultural
department is trying a new plan. 1t
has advertised extensively, both in New
York and in Europe, for agricultural
laborers and as a consequence is in
daily receipt of applications from men,
both married and single, who are anx-
ious to work on the farms of the state
upon being assured of steady seas
on's work, Including such privileges for
making a home for themselves as are
necessary adjuncts for rural labor.
Many applications have been received
from Holland, the good Dutch burghers
being anxious to come over and bring
their families if a foothold in agricul-
tural life can be assured.
There is little need to advertise
abroad for the steady farm help needed
here. A modification of the New York
plan has long been in practice by the
better class of large farmers of the
state. The neat tenant house, sur
rounded by a good garden spot, not
skimped as to lawn and with hen
house. poultry yard, etc., make up the
secret of having the best help and
keeping it from year to year.
Hundreds Of good hardworking men
and their wives are dragging out a
mere existence in the cities to whom
a steady job on the farm, at fair wages
';and board himself" with a neat home
and the opportunity to raise chick
ens'' and garden, two fat hogs an
nually, and the occasional use of the
family carriage and team, would bring
to the farms to stay. Some farmers
have learned this. More are learn
ing 1t.
We can never depend in Iowa on
floating help. If we are to conduct big
farms We must build houses and in
vite families. Not the dago village,
but the neat white tenanthouse, with
/. the shade trees ard garden spot are
the ultimate solution of the problem
We must offer homes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-01
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-01
ya,res- Observation-Disclosures anaua MlarrI, 1907

of Nurses" is not only Unnecessary,
but as the experiences of New York
and New Jersey show, is positively
harmful. The tendency of such law
is to lead the average nurse to as
sumo too much, and not only, lessen
her usefulness as nurse, but leopard
ize the life of the patient.
Instead Of such law being, as is
claimed by its advocates, protection
to the community, it becomes positive
menace to the public good. Physicians
know that as a general rule hospital
trained nurses claim too much. They
are often overbearing and dictatorlal
and require too much attention and
waiting upon. Now to pass laws to
confer special marks of distinction
upon them is to accentuate these quail
tiles and render their presence in the
sick room a positive danger
The nurses in asking for these laws
are working against their own best in
terests, for il the laws are enacted 1t
will only be a little while before doc
tors will refuse to employ such nurses
and will turn to those of less preten-
sions, but of greater usefulness.
The spirit of trade and the feverish
desire to maintain prices under cover
of protecting the public" cannot be
concealed in this wild scramble for
state law and recognition.
Twenty five dollars to $50 per week
and higher is the claim. Down with
the poor, down with the doctors. and
down with the patient-anything to
maintain and advance prices And.
to, No hoe mai ~
cupation now open to women.
There is probably much truth in
what the physicians urge. However,
the recollection obtrudes itself that the
medical profession is we'll hedged about
by protective law and that the law sets
fee for services. 1t is to be said to
the credit of the profession that the
Zee schedule iss,rarely adhered to by
its charitable members in specific
cases, where the patients financial con-
dition is on a par with his physical
state. 1t is also evident that the ply
stefan in charge of the case should be
in full control and that the nurse
should be amenable to his orders and
submissive to his directions.
If the registration of nurses is a
step toward a, close corporation it
should be refused. The average work.
ingman can not pay $25 a week. II
he is to be denied the privilege of hir-
ing cheaper, and possibly as faithful
nurses, if as the Pennsylvania doctors
assert the plan is to inaugurate a high
fee bill, the nurse proposition should
fail wherever 1t is offered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-01
THE DOCTORS AND TRAINED NURSES.

The bill now before the state legis-
lature Of Pennsylvania, which pro-
vides for the registration of nurses
and minimum fee Of s25 a week for
their services, has brought out strong
protest from people and physicians.
The doctors insist that it is simply a
money-grabbing scheme to frame up
a monopoly and that it is distinctly
dangerous to the public welfare The
Pennsylvania state committee on nurs-
ing has. thru its president formulated
a public protest against the law as
follows:
The state law for the Registration
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-01

maturing warehouses to engage in the
manufacture of the alcohol designed
for fuel, light and manufacturing pur-
poses, and the bill just reported by the
house committee is to permit farmers
to convert their products into alco-
hol.
In one year crime costs the people
of the United States the enormous sum
of S1,076, 32T, 605f99, or more than twice
as much as we spend on all spiritual.
ecclesiastical physical, humanitarian,
educational and healing agencies put
together.
Rev. Charles +. Aked, who is COM
ing to New York from Liverpool to be
installed as the pastor of the Fifth
Avenue Baptist church, known as the
milionaires' church, is called the
fighting parson." He is an English
nonconforinist of the most pronounced
type and champion of the poor and
downtrodden. He is said to be a man
of strong personality and unquestion-
able abilities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-01
Topics Of the Times

A Cuban revolution beats cock
fighting"
New York. state will have league
to watch legislation in the state as
sembly at Albany. Something on the
principle of the guards at another not
able state institution located at Sing
Sing.
Ibid you ever try the stock mar
ket?' asked the eastern man.
NO" answered Bronco Bob, but
it's my guess that a deal in stocks is
pretty much like deal in faro You
want to fight shy unless you know the
dealer Star.
Two presidential Bs: Bryan and
Beveridge.
In the Bailey investigation Texas did
not draw the color line at whitewash.
The fact that Col. Colt is a candidate
for senator in Rhode Island might be
considered as horse on the other
candidates.
Hoke Smiths presidential boom
should be useful in the selection of
southern delegations and that is con
siderable service to be had of the ordi-
nary presidential boom.
H. H. Rogers has been found lurking
in almost every one of the suspicious
woodpiles so far investigated.
The Wall street style of financiering
railroads has considerable advantage
over burglary
They laid the white form tenderly
away;
There was no need for tears
Nor idle fears,
No reason for deep and dark dismay.
She lifted up her voice in widest
plant,
And every other throat
Took up the note,
Forsaking every semblance of restraint.
And why should we thought of sad;
ness borrow?
For if the truth we tell,
All, well,
The hen can lay another one tomorrow!
Stuart Maclean.
sss
The Mississippi supreme court has
decided thatsa boy has an inherit right
to climb a tree. Some time ago the
Iowa court established his right to
play base ball on vacant lots. The
main things having been attended to
the boys can now go fishing.
If you are sensitive about putting
your name in print just sign your adj
address Katy Did, care T.-R." and
then call for the answers. You may
be particular as to whom you care to
negotiate with
The compromise denatured alcohol
bill agreed on by the house committee
oii way anu iiiSe1Ai'' SoiiASS " pioNLSloii.
that the measure shall not become eff
fective until after September 1, 1908.
This date was fixed at the request of
Mr. Yerkes, commissioner of internal
revenue, for the purpose of granting
him adequate time to prepare resula-
tons for the manufacture OF alcohol
by small manufacturers not connected
with distilleries. The present law re-
moving all internal revenue tax from
denatured alcohol permits only dis
tilleries and factories having large de-.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-01
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IOWA AND THE DAKoTAs.
lA1unna Rannhlicanl

(AlSOflts
We are saying nothing of the wis
do moi the hegira into the land of the
Dakotas. It would do no good if by
good is to be meant the keeping of
people out of there. How singular it
is that young men in this section
which has itself been reclaimed from
snow waste and blizzard are not sat-
isfied to stay here or to go south or
southwest. Why do not the milder
climates attract them? 1t is to be
counted as cause of effect that thru
all times has identified the strong and
virile peoples with fierce climates and
the weak and decadent with tropical
and seni-tropical? No matter. AS
the boys desert the furnace heated
room and seek, the storm and wallow
in the snow. these settlers of the
the teeth of the blizzard known as
such since it was first heard of. and
there they seem bound to stay. Some
of these new settlers are sons of men
who drove OK teams into Iowa in the
fifties in the face of blizzards as dam
gerous. Our country is under the
greatest obligation to the men who
have pioneered into the west since our
first settlers encountered what was
considered the most inhospitable of cli-
mates on the Atlantic coast. There
has been a succession of pioneerings
which have been the marchingS for
ward Of settlement and civilization. and
these pioneerings have been the maxi
ing of the greatest nation Of the earth
Some of the new settlers in the Da-
or five open winters the terrible storm
and cold of last December came upon
them. just as the farmers Of Iowa
were surprised not many years since
to have almost their entire corn crop
covered up by deep snow in October
so that they could not pick it till
Easter.
People forget that this state of Iowa
has been redeemed from the dominion
of the blizzard. In the first place the
early settlers had precisely the same
of the country when they
cafne here that the Dakota settlers
had of that region when they hunted
claims there. They came here just the
same and most of them staid.
Iowa people whose fathers endured
hardships in this state equaling any
thing reported from the Dakotas are
saving that this winter settles the case
Of those states. 1t doubtless will in
the minds of man, but it probably
will not much change the trend of
1t did not for Iowa and
Minnesota. 1t did not for Wisconsin
nor Nebraska. There is no over
whelming reason why it should. The
early settlers all remember how the
entire Inghan1 family came SO near
freezing to death on trip from Esth-
srville to Algona that their preserva-
ion was accounted an accident or an