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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
IDEALS.


The chief value of a collegiate OF
university education to the student
consists Of the acquisition Of habits Of
discipline and the ~implanting Of ideals
to spur oil to noble effort in after life.
The requirement OF knowledge, al
though important, is incidental. Com
mencement means that the student
about to graduate has been started
along right lines.
The atmosphere of a college or uni
versity must be conducive to right
ideals IL the student body is to be
taught to look upward and onward.
Those from whom they get their in
SEPARATION by close contact must by
their own example destroy the ten
dency to weigh everything on ma
terialistic scales and at the same time
build up a feeling of self-reliant de-
termination.
The worst thing about the atmos-
phere that envelopes the ~present-day
student at college or university is the
constant and chronic attitude of So
licitation and begging assumed by rep
~resentatives of the institution in trying
to wheedle donations out Of wealthy
patrons or to caJole legislatures
into making lavish appropriations.
The young man or young m who
is permitted to Ak the rank of. the
alma mater according to the size of
its endowment or to glorify the sue
cess of a raid on the legislature can
not but suffer a debasement of ideals
which no amount of book learning car
make good.
1t is needless to say that these
thoughts are by no means original,
but they are suggested here by the
announcement that the University Of
Nebraska is to make unusual demands
for appropriations upon the coming
legislature. IL the needs of the uni
versity are to be presented by the
proper officials and reinforced by an
intelligent and ineligible explanation
upon which the lawmakers may base
a fair judgment, no n will find fault.
There have been times, however, when
the whole university, from faculty to
sub-freshmen, was enrolled in a bat
talon of volunteer lobbyists to be-
siege and belabor the legislature In
behalf of university appropriations.
1t is to be hoped this unworthy sys-
TEN will not again be resorted to.
The people OF Nebraska take great
pride in their state university and are
always ready to support 1t as literally
as their justify. but we are
sure they do not want the curriculum
enriched with a course in the gentle
art of lobbying.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
SERMONS ROLLED Down.

Giving is always a fine form of thanks
giving.
Happiness never comes to any who can
enjoy IL alone.
The lofty soul is often best manifested
in lowly service.
He who gives for gain always gains
disappointment.
The grouchy gospel soon brings It's
preacher TO grief.
Reviewing old troubles is a sure way of
recruiting new ones.
1t is easy to affect to despise the things
we cannot understand.
The best way to worship the heavenly
is to give every child some heaven.
The grace OF forgiveness is not ac-
quired by practicing 1t on yourself.
The best way to make sure of being
happy is to make someone else glad.
He who waits to do good in some nota-
bic way will never have any good TO note.
The warm-hearted are never content so
long as any hearts are left out in the
cold.
The most eloquent prayers for the
needy are the ones we carry to them in
baskets.
There's music that angels bend TO hear
when a mans walk is in harmony with
his talk.
To follow only the light of your own
desires is to find yourself in the dark
ness of Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
TIE NEWsPAPER TEST.

1880
To vindicate political economy from
the opprobrium cast upon it by Car
lyle, who termed it "the dismal sci
ence," the political economist will
have to cultivate the newspaper. That,
at least. is the remedy proposed by
Prof. Simon N. Patten in his address
as president of the American Economic
association which, although to be de-
livered this week, has already been
published in advance.
President Patten insists that no
group Of scientists has suffered more
from the tremendous waste of time
and energy involved in making books
that are never read than the political
economists. He thinks this misfor-
tune is due to an ~unfavorable origin
from which have likewise sprung the
moralist, the political scientist and
the historian, in whose company the
economist seems to be "a hybrid
product of book worms and hair split
ters."
But President Patten is not content
with mere diagnosis of the case. He
has also a remedy which is within the
reach of every political economist who
is still alive, If he will follow out the
requirements of the prescription:
The political economist should be or
Derby, not fluent; clear and concise, not
diffuse or ornate. He should cultivate
yfattaI awnraaaton hU using charts and
diagrams and arouse the imagination by
striking phases and vivid contrasts.
His vehicle should be the newspaper and
the magazine, not the scientific journal.
The public want what we have and If
we have something IL does not want 1t is
not worth having. To be scientific Is to
be popular. There is no renown worth
having but that of the newspaper and
the magazine and the class room. To fail
of appreciation in these quarters Is a
confession of defects that prove a mans
unfitness. Our real affinity is with the
journalist, the magazine writer and the
dramatist and not with the writer's who,
separated by time and space from what
they describe, function as critics of per-
sons and events instead OF being actors
in the momentus struggles of the present.
In others words. President Patten
prescribes the newspaper test to de-
termine whether a political economist
is accomplishing results or not. If he
can go through this ordeal success
fully he may deserve to occupy a place
alongside of Adam Smith, David
Ricardo, Thomas Nautilus. and John
Stuart Mill, and If he falls down he
should be consigned to the rubbish
heap where uncalled-for and unread
volumes are stored away.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

proved to be the cheapest fuel going.
The country was poor and times we're
lean and the farmers clamored for
lower freight rates, and when these
we're secured the price of corn
dropped accordingly. Then the coun-
try started On the upturn. the indus
trial progress began and today there
is no farmer in the west, however
prosperous, who feels he can AFFORD
to burn corn. 1t is too valuable for
fuel and almost too valuable for feed.
DR.. Huntington and his associates are
behind the times on their history of
the west.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
GUARDING PRESIDENTS LIVES.
of Protection for the Presi.
dent-Elect.
81. Louis Globe-D Democrat.

st. Louis e-Democrat.
The report that Mr.. Taft is to have a
convoy of one or two cruisers on lis coming
visit to Panama will please the country.
This precaution is taken because his death
between now and noontime on March 4
would leave nobody who could constitution
ally succeed President Roosevelt, Here is
a gap in the law which should be filled at
the earliest practicable moment. In the
event of the death of a president-elect his
running mato would be likely to be paced
in office. This would be the probable out
come. After the inauguration, Of course.
this would certainly be the procedure. Tnis
contingency was provided for, and the
transition under it has taken place five
lines. But the death at any time preceding
his actual accession to office of the man
who was chosen to be president would leave
the succession 'in the air." The readiest
and most satisfactory way to meet such a
situation. in the absence Of any formal dec
~laration OF law, would be to place the vice
pres.dent-elect in office and to let him serve
out the term. But either by statute or by
constitutional amendment the law ought to
deal with such a contingency in a definite
way.
This omission In our laws has been al
lowed to run to this time because no presi-
dent-elect has yet died. The man who was
chosen in November always was on hand
for the inauguration on March 4. But no.
body can tell how long this immunity Will
last. The death of a president seems never
to have been thought of as a serious pos
sibility by the masses of the people until
it actually came.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
.LET NO MAN PUT AsUNDER."

ST. Louis Republic.
The old man slowly spelled and read
With many a curious blunder,
These words, What God together hath
Let no man put asunder."
He paused and closed the holy book.
With calm elaboration,
The while his simple, honest soul
Seemed lost in meditation.
And then he said. That's gospel law
There's nary a road around It.
I'll read that out TO John and Jane.
I'm mighty glad ] found It.
Now when they come and talk to me
Bout this. and that. and tOther-
How they've agreed to disagree,
An part from one another.
An all about the lawyers law
An how they'll raise the money;
An what twill cost for a divorce
An for alimony.
"Tn jes' git down this good old book,
An from its yellow pages
I'll read the law direct from God.
That's stood the test Of ages.
For when the Darson ted the knot,
They vowed they'd pull together,
Az each would bear an equal share,
OF fair and stormy weather.
AN on that knot God placed his seal
No earthly law can break IL.
IT'S plain to see. they're tired OF life
At least. that's how / make II.
Now when they come a whinin' round
/ rather think they'll wonder,
To hear me read. What God hath Joined
Let no man put asundeT,'"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
.rcrLAn snors AT THE PULPIT

Washington Post; The VERMONT minis
ter who has doubled the congregation OF
membership OF his church by advertising
is now contemplating Issuing green TRAD
ing stamps as an added attraction.
Minneapolis Journal: Rev. p. c. Fletcher
of Detroit tells the girls that ito be ugly
in this day is a SIM particularly when
such missions as manicurlsts, hsirdressers
and cosmetic shops are accessible. On-
happily some of us are born In sin.
Boston Herald: II am not a college,
bred minister nor a dress parade Chris
tian. 1 am a recent graduate of the peni-
Tertiary, but 1 am a reformed sinner and
1 hops to be of some service in the work
OF saving other sinners during the re-
mainder Of my life" Thus speaks Pat
Grove, in his new role of a reformed out
law and evangelist. According TO the
testimony of his hearers he seems sim
cere enough, but he lacks vigor and vehe-
mence in his manner and speech. He
fails to act or look his thrilling part.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
AusTR1A-HUYGARY'S FUTURE.


European powers have awakened to
the fact that they have a new charac-
ter to deal with, in the Balkans and
elsewhere, in the person of Franz Fer
dinand, the archduke of Austria-Hun-
gary. The archduke has been playing
a bold stroke in the affairs OF the dual
empire of which his uncle, Franz
Josef, is still the titular head. The
old emperor, however, is very feeble
and in the nature of things must in a
very few years yield the throne to his
nephew.
The policy of Franz Josef has beef
clearly defined and generally under
stood for half a century, but Archduke
Ferdinand is credited with great am
bition and it is intimated that he plans
having the united empire play a more
important part than ever in European
politics. Fortunately or unfortu-
nately for him, he is married to a NOR
ganatic wife. to whom he is thor
oughly devoted. and he is making 1t
plain that his purpose is to make her
empress. Although her birth bars her
from the Austrian throne, 1t does not
stand in the way Of the Hungarian
throne, and the Hungarians insist that
she becomes queen when her husband
is made king. BY deciding to become
emperor instead Of king. Archduke
Ferdinand could abide by the consti-
tuition of greater Hungary and ignore
the lesser power of Austria. 1t would
give him more power than he would
have as king, but any choice he makes
is certain to rekindle the antagonism
between Austria and Hungary and
threaten the life of the dual govern
ment which has beer maintained for
years almost entirely through the
heroic work of Franz Josef.
If the new. ruler succeeds in holding
his dual kingdom together the devel-
opment of Austria Hungary promises
to change the entire political complex
ion of Europe within the next ten
wears.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
CLERGY MUSTN'T BE COMMON.
should Eat, Talk, Think and Act Diff
ferentIy from other People.
- - H..

AGECuNAs ~ Ia GOUACs
New York Times.
The Rev. George r. Van de Water,
preaching in his church. st. Andrews
Episcopal. to eight men who were about
to be ordained Episcopal ministers by
Bishop Greer of the New York diocese
gave some vigorous raps at the ordination
which Presbyterians reckon to be valid
for their ministers.
mo for hundreds OF years" said he,
"can there be found in the early Chris
tian church anybody that was governed
in the modern Presbyterian way. II st.
Paul Intended to establish churches Of
the Congregational or Presbyterian pol
ity. and without bishops. his epistles sadly
misrepresented him. and are little more
than jumbles and contradictions.
THE poorest preacher in the world. l
care not how eloquent he is, nor how
large congregation he draws. is the one
that exhOrts and stops with exhortation.
Religion today must mean more than eth
teal culture. The saeraments go far be-
yond exnortation. The ministry makes the
church. The ministry ~antedates the church,
THE calling Of a rector by a lot Of lay
men is a modern instance, and In some
respects a reversal OF everything that was
in early Christianity. The hardest thing to-
day for a minister TO do is TO be in the
world and yet not become spotted by II.
Even friends are sometimes to be feared.
"A minister ought to be different from
others, eat differently, drink differently,
talk and act differently. The world needs
more ministers OF whom Il can be said
that they do not do things as others dc
them"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
GUESSING ON THE POPULATION.

uOho9AINu Wv III EOH LAONs
Congressional preparation for TAX
ing the 1910 census has started statis-
ticians to making estimates of the
population of the country and
predictions of what It will be
in 1850. James ]. Hill recently
offered the prediction that the United
States would have a population Of
250,000,000 by 1850, although other
experts in vital statistics place the
number as low as IFS, 100000. One
of the census experts, w. s. Rossiter,
has just published an article in which
he estimates the population in 1910
at about 114,0OO,0 900 and ventures the
assertion that after that date the rate
of increase will be very small, with
the prospect that the entire population
in 1850 will not exceed 10000, 900.
The record shows that the rate OF
our population increase is diminishing
with each decennial census. The in
crease from 1870 to 1880 al 81 per
cent. From 1880 to 1890 it was "a
per cent. From 1890 to 1900 1t was
but 81 per cent. Mr.. Rossiter argues
that II this declining ratio continues
the population in 1850 will not exceed
100, O0O. 900, and will thereafter re-
main about stationary. He shows by
the records that all estimates of popu-
lation at former census periods have
been greatly exaggerated and that If
1t were not for ever-increasing REIN
forcements from abroad the United
States would be making vey poor pop
ulatfon headway.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
POLICEMEN as sTAGE OENsoRs.

The jingling lines which Mr.. Gill
bert wrote about the unhappy lot of
the policeman did not tell half the
tale. The copper has been called
upon to do all kinds OF stunts in and
out of the line of his recognized du-
ties, but Baltimore contributes the
latest addition TO his burden Of woe
by making him a censor of stage
dances. Owing to complaints that
have been made against Salome and
the other fifty-seven varieties of
choreographic art, the Baltimore
chief of police has instructed his men
to attend the first performance of
every new play or opera OF entertain
ment in which dancing forms a part
and report their opinions Of the pro-
priety of the performance to head
quarters.
II will be interesting to see how this
Baltimore idea works out. but It is
a safe prediction that the results will
not be satisfactory. The controversy
over the morality. or lack Of It, Of
the stage dances OF the day simply
resolves itself into the old question
Of whether there is any evil except to
those who think evil and that lie one
OF the questions no policeman can
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
CORN FOR FUEL IN NEW YORK.

CORN FOR FUEL IN NEW YORK.
DR.. Huntington, the pastor of a
prominent church in New York, has
recently taken the wild and woolly
west to TASK for burning corn for fuel
when thousands are going hungry in
the great cities. Much to our regret,
we have o the full report of DR..
Huntington's sermon, but we feel the
rebuke keenly just the same. We have
a mental picture of him in his pulpit,
preaching a sermon on the needs of
the poor, telling New Workers that
they should be more careful OF their
incomes and less wasteful of the re-
sources. Then his mind files to the
west and he fairly shudders when he
pictures the sinful practice of the
prairie farmers using corn for fuel
because too lazy to chop stovewood.
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes comes to
the defense of the west, however, and
we are correspondingly grateful to
her. II think" says Mrs. Stokes,
that DR.. Huntington would find that
the farmers who burn corr for fuel
usually do so either because they can
not get coal or because the common
carriers will not transport either coal
or corn unless paid. in addition to
the reasonable cost of transportation,
a private unearned proft for the idle
owners of stocks and bonds" This
is cheering as at least relieving the
farmer Of the charge OF laziness in
the matter Of fuel getting.
The controversy between DIR. Hunt
ington and Mrs. Stokes will serve to
remind the farmers OF the west of
corn-burning days long since past.
About a quarter OF a century ago,
when the production of corn exceeded
the demand and the market price in
this section wss from IL to 16 cents
a bushel. much of the surplus crop
was used for fuel. largely. as Mrs.
Stokes says, because the railroads
charged such exorbitant prices for
hauling both corn and coal that corr
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
THE NEW DELIVERY STAMP.

While the new special delivery
stamp is unquestionably the most ar
tistic ever issued and entirely different
in appearance and design from any
other stamp used for mailing first
class matter, its need is not apparent.
BY an act of a recent congress the use
of stamps to the value of 10 cents, in
addition to the regular postage. was
declared to be all that is necessary to
secure the special delivery of a letter,
providing only the words Special De-
livery are written on the envelope.
The Postofice department takes the
position that when a letter bears a
special delivery stamp the clerk at
once knows what to do with it,
whereas If a letter comes in with IL
cents in ordinary postage stamps on it
the clerk must decide for himself If
the extra postage was put on for
special delivery or as a joke. This
desire Of the postal officials to have
everything precise and plain as posi-
BILE is responsible for the production
of a particularly handsome stamp, but
the person who does not want to
bother may still have his letters sent
by special delivery by adding 10 cents
worth of the everyday or garden va
riety of stamps to his letter and mark
ing it Special Delivery"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

decide for us. They have dramatic
censors in Europe. but they have
more to do with the political phases
of the plays than with the moral. In
this country the professional dramatic
critics are the best and safest censors
and may be trusted to give notice Of
any case where the services OF the po-
lice may be needed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

Different snake bite remedies are
being offered to the president for use
on his African trip. He has had
hunting experience enough to know
enough to rely upon the good old
fashioned remedy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

quiry into the list of Pullman car
passholders, although it developed
that practically a fourth of those oc-
cupylng berths contribute nothing to
the Perhaps the Pullman
company would lose nothing in the
reduction of the rates IL every passen-
ger paid for himself.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
HLAHoMA,S CONSTITUTION.

The enthusiastic reformers who
shaped the constitution of Oklahoma
with an idea of making the state a
sort of Utopia are now being faced by
conditions which indicate that some
changes may be necessary in that doc
ument before 1t will pan out in prac-
tice. The officials of the Santa Fe
railroad have been urged to build GER
tain branch lines in Oklahoma to meet
the demands of growing business, but
have refused to enter upon any i'm
provements while the Oklahoma con
stitution remains unchanged. Writ
ing to the Oklahoma Federation of
Commercial Clubs. President Ripley
says:
We already have considerable mileage in
the state. and IL we build branches we
should desire they be in fact branches OF
our present line, but your constitution pro-
vides that. II built. they must be chartered
as separate railroads under the laws of your
state, which is entirely out of the question.
Your laws also provide that even II a
twenty or thirty-mile branch is built it
would have to be chartered as a separate
corporation. with general offices and a full
set OF officers maintained within the state.
which is a manifest absurdity.
The constitution of Oklahoma was
devised and adopted at the time when
the members of the constitutional on
v%ention, in their hysterical zeal, could
not resist the temptation to go the ex-
treme t cinch all corporations. This
railroad clause. which puts a bar
against extensive developments in the
state, is only one of the constitutional
innovations which will doubtless re-
turn to plague the state. The bust
ness men of Oklahoma are already
working to amend the constitution and
to repeal some of the freak laws
passed by the legislature which
threaten paralysis of state growth.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Foreign Critics Misled.
San Francisco Chronicle.

San Francisco Chronicle.
The foreign critics of democracy have
not been slow to seize upon the indiscretion
of the president and are gleefully speaking
of him as the American kaiser. The it'll.
is misapplied. There are no kaisers in the
United States because there are no sub
jects. After a little reflection the critics
will realize this and will conclude that
kaiseIism cannot flourish on American soil.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

Senator Plat u that he
will not discuss his private affairs in
his coming book Of memoirs. Natu-
rally not, as he expects to send the
book through the mails.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
New Honors for MagOon.
Baltimore American.

Charles f.. Magoon, who has lifted Cuba
over a bad break, has demonstrated that he
is a pacificator of rare abilities, and is I'M
doubtedly the r ght man to send as gov
ernor general to the Philippines, If only
he is willing,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

The Treasury department paid out
$1,000 900 more last week than It
took In. The Treasury department
must have been doing its Christmas
shopping.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

The president of the New York Cen
trail has resigned after a service to the
road of forty years. He cannot. how
ever. hope to be promoted to the
United States senate. as has happened
TO some of his predecessors.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

A San Francisco paper is discussing
what would happen II San Francisco
were the capital of the United States.
About the first thing to happen would
be the removal of the capital.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

The list of Christmas tree casualties
would indicate that the cotton-batting
Santa Claus is losing his prestige as
compared with the Fourth Of July toy
pistol and the foot ball gridiron.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

One encouraging feature of the win
ming OF the championship by Pug
johnson Is that he cannot write and
will probably refrain from printing a
book.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Trouble.
Chicago Record-Herald.

chicago RECORD Eerdiu.
A prophecies has announced all kinds of
calamity for 1909. What ails these sooth-
sayers, anyway WHY can't they tell us
about some of the pleasant things that will
happen?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

President Roosevelt can get in a
whole lot of special messages to con-
gress yet in the two months that re-
main for his White House activity.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

There can be nj objection to Sena-
tor Teller's effort to open up the ques-
tion OF international bimetallism. 1t
amuses him and does not injure any
one.