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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1904)
EOTORMLS Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects. 4 Womon as Wayo Earners. T Las novor been determined to tho atlsfac- Won of tho men workers that It Is u good or n fair thing for tho womon workers to compote with thorn in tho open hilwr markot. The men contend that tho women, by accoptlng n lower I wage, decrease tlio average wage paid to till. Tho unmarried women who liavo no one to work for thorn maintain that tho woman who has a hus band for her bread-winner Is an unfair competitor. Then, again, thero aro those, generally old-fnshlonod folk that have, Ilko Webster's vetoranH, come down to us from former generations, who devoutly believe that the woman's sphere of labor, as wife and mother, Is In her own homo, where useful, helpful work for tho world may bo found in on gage much of her time, energy and intelligence. These undent people contend that tho rearing aright of children, tho making of good men and noble womon, Is the very best and tho most profitable work to which married wom en can put ihoir hands or minds. Respecting the merits or dome rite of any of those three contentions we do not pretend to decide, as we are past masters In neither political economy nor sociology. What we do know on tho subject pretty thoroughly is Unit the right kind of labor Is n good and beneficent thing for wom on as well as for men, and that day by day recognition of that fact is becoming moro general. What clwo is being rocognlzed la that tho woman who works for a wago or salary loses no dignity nor prestige, but rather gains both by her willingness uul ability cither to work and support hersolf in womanly independence or to assist in tho sup port of her family who need her assistance. Philadelphia JLcdgcr. Saving Niagara. Gav lui.nuiv vuuiHj o iuiu nun, iui mu iiiiiu being, saved Niagara Falls from spoliation by I utilitarian enterprise He rightly considers in.-i ii i .. ...... .. i . . mm Huiiuiiiuiu a iovo ior rue grand aim oeau tlful In naturo has claims upon tho law-making power which cannot wisely be ignored in behalf of monov-miiklnir nriwinlttmiN. it will be easy to find elsewhere tho power necessary to run tho machinery of n population five or ton times as great as that of tho United States to-doy. Hut we cannot find an othor Niagara. So the New York statesman has tho ap proval of tho nation at large, whatever tho disappointed Niagara corporation and its tools in the State Legislature may think of his veto. But Governors and Legislatures come and go, and if Niagara is to flow on forover it is not well that tho fato of tho Falls should dopend on the bargainings of lobbyists and politician. Neither should It depend on the chance that thero may never bo a Governor of New York to whom entlmont may bo moro silliness, and Niagara a mere wasto of water which should be sot to turning mill-wheels. The Jurisdiction of New York State over a rlvor which forms part of an International boundary Is subject to tho treaty making power of the Federal Government. That govern ment. In conjunction with Canada, can mako the destruction of the cataract forover impossible through a treaty prohib iting any further diversion of the waters of tho rlvor. As both countries aro now using the water In about equal quan tities the prohibition would be fair to both, and would pre serve to Canada and New York tho glorious central attrac tion about which each has created, at vast expense, a mag nificent riverside park. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Cupid in tho School Houses. i ROM ifrltnn lininnnimlnl -!. i F ...w ........ ihuiiiii uiv allium I1UIINU llllo been a favorite resort for sly Cupid. Thou- sands of charming young women have found ..1. 1 l n .... . . , Imu oaiuui iiouHe uio uircsiiom or matrimony, and countless young men have mot tholr fato wiuie eking out an educational oxisten hv tcachlnsr winters and "hmmiin theso circumstances none but the most hard-hearted educa tional autocrat would have the temerity to seek to banish Cupid and to say that no female teacher could rise in lovo and marry tho man of her choice without losing her posi tion in the public schools. The New York Hoard of Education sought to banish all married women from wicked Gotham's public schools, and forthwith an incipient revolution was started. A come ly young teacher named Kate S. Murphy, who fell a vic tim to Cupid's wiles, determined to mako a test case in behalf of herself as woll n of hor suffering sisters, and she brought action against tho superintendent for the purpose of preventing tho enforcement of the by-law providing that "No woman principle, head of department or member of the teaching or supervising staff shall marry while in tho omploy of the Board of Education. The ca.so was carried to the Court of Appeals, whero a victory avss won for the matrimonial liberty of tho fe male toncher. Following this defoat tho New York Board of IOducatlon 1ms now amended Ite by-laws by striking out the clause which permlte charges to bo made against a teacher-bride, but It retains the prohibitive feature, mere ly to demonstrate Its continued belief that femalo teachers ought not to wed and tlll retain their positions. In the meantime Kate H. Murphy has won a victory In bohalf of hor sox in connection with the public schools which will unquestionably be appreciated by her teaching sisters everywhere, and as a token of her good faith she will contlnuo to teach In gay Gotham even though she lias fullcn victim to clover Cupid. Burlington Free Press. Brazil, Peru and Rubber. HEN Brazil and Bolivia entered Into a treatv A T Iconeernlng the territory of Acre last fall, It lfV I was thought that the long standing disputes A.tAM V. hamI... I . .1 ll .... I 1 .- 1 . I ..1 L . wtci iuu I'CKiuii iiiiu jimmy uuuu muugilt lU till end. Now It appears, however, that Pem is still to bo reckoned with. A battle has been fought botween Peruvian and Brazilian troops on tho Rlvor Crandless, the result being, according to Bra zilian reports, a complete rout of the Peruvians. The Ministers of both countries at Washington have thought It Important to bid for American sympathy by issu ing statements as to their respective claims and rights. Formally considered, theso statements have little In them of Interest. They deal simply with vague treaties and vaguer boundaries In an exceedingly thinly settled region. Actually the dispute has great Importance to both coun tries, because tho prize at stake Is the control of some of tho richest rubber forests In the world. Brazilian com panies have begun to work tho forests In the course of their progress up tho tributaries of the Amazon, while Peruvian companies have entered them since tho denudation of the forests In Mantana, which Is recognized Peruvian territory. It Is reported from Bio Janeiro that no war will result from tho frontier battle since both countries desire arbitra tion. Brazil demands, however, that Peru withdraw all hor troops from the disputed country before arbitration be gins, while Peru Insists that the presence of her troops Is not In the slightest degree derogatory of "good faun and fraternal sentiment." Certainly If the desire for arbitration Is gonulno a provisional arrangement should be easy to make. Chicago Hocord-IIcrald. Industrial Changes in China. LOW as Is tho nroirress of olvlllzntinn In nhlnn SI compared with Japan, which, In a period cov Icred by tho memory of men now living, bad to her present place among nations, yet Indus trially at least tho "Celestial" Empire does move, and that in a manner which cannot be neglected In any computation of future trade with that country. The report of the Inspector General of Customs of the empire shows that China Is rapidly getting into a condition to supply herself with certain articles for which she has depended heretofore almost entirely upon other countries. Those who have not kept themselves well In formed In regard to tho Industrial changes which have been taking place In the empire will be surprised to learn from the report that the nation which for so many years relied almost entirely upon England and the United States for Its cotton goods, now manufactures CO per cent of all the goods of this kind supplied to the home market. In a year China's imports of flour have fallen off one-fourth, not that the Chinese are eating less of It than formerly in fact, the consumption of flour is Increasing in the em pirebut because the deficiency In imports was more than made good by the recently established Chinese flour mills grinding Chinese wheat. These would seem to be signs that, In spite of a cor rupt and Incompetent Government, China Is beginning to awake from her sleep of centuries. New York Press. Aro No Trumps in Germany. To-day tho lot of tho laboring man in Germany Is In many respects better than that of ours. Tho German state recognizes tho right of every nun to live wo do not. When the German laborer becomes old or feeble the state ponslons him honorably. In Germany the laboring man can ride on the elec tric cars for 12 cents wo pay 3. Gor man cities have public baths, public laundry establishments, big parks, free concerts and many other features which soften poverty although they do not romovo It. The corollary to this Is that the em peror permits no tramps to terrorize his highways. Tho police are organ ized for rural patrol as well as city work, and every loafer Is stopped and made to glvo an account of himself. In England vagrancy s hetfn Pub lic nuisance for generations with us it has become of late years almost a public danger. Germany has no tramps. The man who Is without work In Germany finds no inducement to re main idle. A paternal government sets him to such hard work that tho would bo unemployed finds It decidedly to his interest to seek some other employ ment as soon as posslblo. National Magazine. DESTRUCTION OF DALNY'S DOCKS. jti"s 'tm.m' ' K -""iTAoawvwyi ,3 A keen critic Is apt to mako cutting remarks. ONE OF DALNY'S PRINCIPAL STREETS. The necessities of war produce strange conditions. For live years the Russians had been engaged In erecting the commercial port of Dalny, situ ated on Tallonwan Bay to tho east and north of Port Arthur. It was to be an open port, without a custom house, nnd freo to the commerce of the world. Largo government buildings were erected, streets were laid out, houses built and great docks constructed, tho entlro outlay being In the neighborhood of $i!r,000,000. Then camo tho wnr, with Russian unpre paredness on land and sou. Tho defeat of tho Russians at Kln-Ohou coin polled their evacuation of Dalny. Before abandoning tho place, however, they destroyed the larger docks and many of tho utilities which Japan might llnd useful, thus wiping out In a few hours works which In times of peace they had created at large outlay of time and money. Some men belong to church and some others seem to think the church belongs to them. For every man who achieves great ness there are millions who fall to have It thrust upon them. GOOD X Short Qtofies Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo, was iskcd tho other day to define the word bonanza. Mr. Mack has had some ex perience in mining propositions, and replied: "A bonanza is a hole In tho ground owned by a d d liar." A Mormon once argued polygamy with Mark Twain. The Mormon In fcisted Unit polygamy was moral, and he defied Twain to cite any passage of Scripture that forbade the practice. "Well," said the humorist, "how about that passage Hint tells us no man can servo two masters?" Wo all have our trials at tho tele phone, but wo do not usually hear "Central's" opinion of us. A Son Fran cisco lawyer, who had been trying for ten minutes or moro without success to get tho number he asked for at last gavo vent to his annoyance In ve"ry Strong language. Ills wife, who was standing near, sold, persuasively, "Let me try, dear." Then, in a gentle voice, which was intentionally a strong con trast to his angry tones, she called, "Hello, Central!" Hor husband dis tinctly heard "Central" answer promptly, "Just a moment, madam. There Is a crazy man on the line. Let mo settle him nrst." At a meeting of tho BIrdsborough (Pa.) Athenaeum, which devotes an evening each month to. the considera tion of topics of current interest, the subject of compulsory education wn3 taken up. There was a vigorous ex position of viows, pro and con, Into which not a little feeling entered. Flhallj', ono member, who had been listening attentively, obtained the floor after considerable difficulty, and re marked that the field had been gone over so thoroughly that there remain ed little to be said. "But," he added, "I want to say tills: Some people have no children, and don't care whether they go to school or not." Dr. Seward Webb was ono of n par ty of friends who listened to some tall tales from a young braggart. Then Dr. Webb told a story of an adventure he had with a grizzly. It happened In the Rockies, and culminated in the doctor being left defenseless on tho edge of a high cliff, over which his rifle had fallen and the bear only six feet away. When he had reached this point In his story Dr. Webb paused, and appeared to have finished. Then tho imaginative young man, who had been listening pop-eyed, broke in: "Well," he Bald; "well? Go on. What happened?" Dr. Webb, looking him calmly in the eye, replied: "The grizzly devoured me." In a little Tennessee town lived a justice of the peace who had been re elected for many terms, although he was tho only Republican In the dis trict. At last, ono campaign when political excitement was very high, It was determined to oust him, and put lu a Democrat. The Republican was frightened. Then he resolved upon a bold plan. Tho election was held in on old distillery, and before a vote was cast the justice of the peace an nounced his intention of making a speech. "Feller citizens," he said, from tho top of a barrel that lie had mount- pd, "I've been justice of the peace hero goln' on twenty years, an' a good many times I've saved many of you from goln' to the pentientlary, an' now you're tryln' to put me out of of lice. But I just want to tell you some thing. I've got the constitution and tho laws of the State of Tennessee m my pocket, and just as sure as you him me out of olllco I'll burn 'em up blame me If I don't and you may nil go to ruin together." He was elect ed. Tho voters felt that to bo In a State without a constitution and laws was too great a calamity to be thought of. A THEORY OF KANSAS RAIN. )r. Snow SuyH that the Moisture Comes from the Gulf. The theory that tho rainfall of Kan pas depends very largely upon the snowfall In tho Rocky Mountnlns of Colorado Is not supported by Dr. F. II. Snow of tho University of Kansas, who believes that tho rains of Kansas are caused by winds from tho Gulf of Mexico, says tho Kansas City Star. Dr. Snow, who has studied tho weath er of Kansas 37 years, supports his theory by argument, which Is the re sult of close observation. The United States Weather Bureau recently sent out warning to persons In eastern Col orado and parts of Nebraska stating that on account of a deficiency In the snowfall in tho mountains last winter the supply of water In tho Platto Riv er for Irrigation will be exhausted pre maturely. This has called attention and promoted discussion regarding the theory which attributes tho rainfall of Kansas to tho melting snow in the Rockies. According to this theory, an exces live snowfall in tho mountains is fol lowed by an abundant rainfall In Kan las tho following season, while a de aclency of snowfall indicates the prob ability of a serious deficiency In rain fall. In talking of tho question as to the source of Kansas rainfall to-day, Dr. Snow said: "Notwithstanding tho deficiency of snow in tho Rocky Mountain region last winter, tho rainfall of Kansas In March and April greatly exceeded tho normal amount and furnished a suffi cient refutation of the theory that Kansas rainfall depends upon tho mountains snow. The most probablo source of tho moisture which pro duces tho Kansas rainfall is tho Gulf of Mexico. Tho prevailing winds of Kansas In tho latter part of spring, tho entire summer nnd tho first half of au tumn, are from the south and south- west." Dr. Snow's theory Is that the winds of western Kansas come from across the hot, san'dy country of New Mexi co and western Texas and that tho winds of eastern Kansas blow over central northern Texas, central Okla homa and after crossing Kansas tako a northwestern course through south, eastern Nebraska, northwestern Mis souri and over Iowa. This territory Is in tho rain bolt nnd Is not subject to dry seasons as In western Knni sas and parts of other states over which the dry hot winds from tho far southwest pass. These dry winds, af ter their course over Now Mexico and western Texas, cross western Kansas and pursue a course further enst In Nebraska than in Kansas and then Into tho Dakotas. "Tho sea breezes from tho Gulf of Mexico," said Dr. Snow, "extend west ward into south Texas for a consider able distance, gradually veering to tho north and joining the regular south west winds, bringing abundant mois ture to tho eastern part of Kansas, while tho western half of the Stato lying beyond tho moisture-laden winds from tho gulf has a different rainfall In each locality according to Its dis tance from 'the northward moving moisture-laden currents." Dine Only When Hungry. A prolific cause of chronic indiges tion Is eating from habit and simply because it 1b meal time nnd others aro eating. To eat when not hungry is to oat without relish, and food taken without relish Is worse than wasted. Without relish the salivary glands do not act, the gastric fluids are not free ly secreted, and the best of foods will not be digested. Many perfectly harm less dishes aro severely condemned for no other reason thnn they were given perfunctorily and without relish and due insallvation. Hunger makes the plainest fowls en joyable. It causes vigorous secretion and outpouring of all tho digestive fluids the sources of ptyalln, pepsin, trypsin, etc., without a plentiful sup ply of which no foods can be perfectly digested. Walt for nn appetite if it takes a week. Fasting Is one of the saving graces. It has a, spiritual significance only through Its great physical and physiologic importance. If breakfast is a boro or lunch n matter of Indif ference cut ono or both of them out. Walt for distinct nnd unmistakable hunger, and then eat slowly". If you do this you need nsk few questions as to the propriety and digestibility of what you eat, and It need not be prcdlgostedj Hygienic Mugnzln'e. The Fringe on Mosquitoes. Mosquitoes belong to the fly family, but differ from common Hies in many respects. One of tho most Interesting differences Is the fringe of halrllko scales on the edge of tho wing and on the wing veins. These scales are ex ceedingly transparent and dainty in ap pearance, and the accomplished micro scopist looks at them with great Inter est, because, once upon a time, the En. gllsh-speaking mlcroscoplsta of the whole world were lighting a wordy war about tho true structure of thesQ feathery objects. Microscopic lenses of those days wore poor in comparison with tho lenses of tho present, and few observers agreed in the Interpretation of what they saw. We know about these scales now, but they will always bo attractive, because thirty or forty years ago they stirred up quite a scion, title contest. St Nicholas. Earthworms and Moisture. Earthworms cannot Uvo without moisture; their food is also dependent upon It. During droughts thoy burrow down to moisture often three or four feet, and It is only after rains, during humid weather, or in damp earth that they may be dug up just under thj surface or are seen reaching for out of their holes or even traveling on ths surface to new localities, generally at night. Vegetable mold often grows upon pavements, and worms frequent such places. Often they crawl upon; tho hard sidewalks and cannot burrow down again. They aro found in great est numbers wherever there Is decay ing vegetation. Worms are friends ot man and servo an Important economic purpose. St. Nicholas. . l"reo Variation. Old Mother Hubbard, Sho went to tho markot, To got a uico porterhouse steak. But when bIio got thero Tho price had doubled, And she had to buy liver lustead. Chicuco Tribune.