Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

1911 vestigation as an Asryian hill
I4Hf1N does the archaeologist. The lat
- ter can uncover layer after
layer snd reveal city after city built upon
the next Oldest. The likeness here becomes
n irifle strained, but the analogy might be
carried out with a reference 20 the various
strata Of society which the amateur
sociologist may see.
He who loves that unctuous sentiment to
the effect that kind hearts are more than
ooronets and simple faith than Norman
blood" could have gained a eautiful con-
firmatlon Of his views at the National Corn
expostion the last ten days. For the man
Of simple habits. 20 whom the pisated
shirt and dinner Jacket are more. or
less tog ~incognito. far outshone those
who deem themselves sophisticated and ur.
bane. m the original sense Of the word
''urbans." which was used In reference to
one who dwelt in a city, an urbs.
OF course. the term farmer II no
longer used as a reproach. The agricul-
turaiist is much too civilized nowadays for
the word TO have any longer an opprobri.
Gus denotation. But, assuming that In his
own imagination the city dwelIer Is more
learned than the pagan" It may be m
pheticaiiy stated that the ruraiites had the
hall bedroom man headed for the Anaretie
otherwise, going south.
This article might well appear under the
caption, Tho Day Of the Farmer" II
has been his day. and his week. II was the
farmer who was the guide and cicerone,
who took his superior city brother by
the hand and led him around, explaining
and pointing out this and that interesting
fact which otherwise would have whizzed
clear over the head OF the guided man. 1t
waa the farmer who could tell good corn
from modiocrc. who appreciated the lee.
lures and exhibits IN the state booths, who
in short knew what's what and who's who.
while the farmer ruled the roost, he was
not the only object OF interest TO the ANA
teur Walter wycoff looking for copy"
All grades and types OF humanity could be
feund-grain broker and Irish cabinet mem-
Der, Mexican philanthropists, English seed
breeders and college professors. Society
women and girls jostled elbows with daugh-
tiers Of farmers. sales girls rambled round
on the arms of prosperous looking clerks
and mechanics and circulation agents for
farm papers chatted with cattle men from
the sandy reaches Of Dawes county.
When Sir Horace Plunkett met and
talked with Buffalo Bill their chief cum
muRity OF interest was in their common
experience as ranehmen In western days.
but looking at their conjunction In another
light they represented the meeting Of q
civilization dating back 70 England in the
day OF the Roman when that island first
knew civilizations touch aud the bysons
epoch when the Indian and the buffalo
alone roamed the western prairie.
The oldest agriculture In America was
linked TO the most scientific development
Of today by the JuxtaDoaition of the
ancient podiess corn and the hest medera
Dent ears, Another bond will the pre-
historic past came through the ciffdweli-
ers' corn, The ground where this grew
was scratched with a stick hundreds Of
years ago by some copper colored girl
dwelling In a high, rising pueblo, who,
after the fashion Of meldens since mhidens
have been, probably let her thoughts run
on some mighty young hunter rather than
on the drudgery at hand,
This linn Of thought a visitor suggested
TO an ieonociastie companion, "Your mind
human form. More likely II was some
withered old haG Of q squaw who scratched
the ground, some ugly peldame, some Oh.
selete Indian crone, some antique gam
mer,' some"
AR0 AENN ANAN0 ~ thatA WRN0N &tNA
as few ideas as a preacher was the UNI
kind remark which interrupted the ieono-
eiast'a historic.
Comedy n merrlment were reflected
On the taees Of many visitors, others OF
serious mien showed an inward purpose
10 lt no item OF Information escape their
eager minds, Pathos was not absent from
the setting. The tired woman, pulled at
by restless. handled children, her face
showing the lines and seam of grinding
drudgery and worry, poor souls like this
were to be seen. as well az the prosperous
woman, who, deharking from an auto, had
nothing more to worry her h whether
her gown tor the military ball would be
becoming.
Occasionally the Inevitably lest child
caused the addition Of q sorrowful note,
There was pathoa for the keen observer
in the futile efforts OF one barker" IA
secure an audience. The poor devil worked
10 hard that Il was really a shame. and
one tender hearted Girl TO whom this was
casually pointed out by a companion,
proved herself q trump, Not only did she
step up and try to betray an Intelligent in
tersst. but she subscribed for the farm
paper he sold and cana back later with
three male friends who were made to sub
peFtha also,
There are a hundred Incidents, more OIL
less. Tile this at every exposition, Incl
dents which make the lips curve In a smile
or = hump rise In the throat, az the east
may hs-there are a hundred Incidents
like Tits which 50 unohseyved for every
one which may be noticed, Out Of thS
notsam ana istsam OF Incident. Of eharae
ter revelation. OF events or words a
human interest. comic, sober or pathetic
the following were cleaned through th'
ten days by an observer OF the most Ia
tsEestiag thing IN hse-oas's fellow mel
and women