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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1903)
1 . TTIE OMAITA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1903. T i ESTABLISHED 1863. The Oldest Dank in the State of Nebraska. First National Bank OF OMAHA. Capital, Surplus and Profits ..$725,000 Deposits, Sept. 9. 190J $7,685,000 OFFICERS: . HERMAN KOUNTZB, President P. H. DAVIS, Cashier J. A. CRLIdHION, Vlc President C. T. KOUNTZE. Assistant Cashier L. L. KOUNTZE, Assistant Cashier LADIES' DEPARTMENT We have a department for the special accommodation and exclusive usa ef our lady patrons. We issue checks and bank books of convenient sizes used only la this department. ' , All checks are cashed In new currency. f Check and certificate accounts opened for convenience and sa Tines. Deposits for any amount accepted. SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS. -HB malia Electrical Works MANUFACTURERS OF Freight and Passenger ctric Eleva MOTORS AND DYi.'AUOS. 108-10-12 North III!) St torsi Phone 1181. ii ' ii T mm 11 TH ild On October 6 the Burlington offers round trip tickets to many points in Indiana and' Ohio at fare and one-third; good to return within thirty days. ... I can" eell you Octets via 'Chi cago, Peoria or St. Louis whichever way you want to go. I may be able to offer money-" caving suggestions better see or write met . , Trains via. Chicago and Peoria tear T:O0 a. m., 4:00 p. m. and 1:05 p. m.; Tta St. Iuia, 1:3 p. m. They carry everythljLg that makes traveling oomfortahle. m J. B. REYNOLDS, i 1 ' City Passenger Agent 1502 Farnam Street, OMAHA. i HOMES ROOTED TO TIIE SOIL Noted Success of a Farm Colony Composed Exclusively of Jjwi. BARREN JERSEY LANDS MADE FRUITFUL .mJL Toll mn Thrift Tnitlarmi loot- Hnndreda of Homes Occupied by Prosperous People. - Prof. Joseph W. rinous Is superintendent of agriculture and assistant principal of the De Hlrsch Agricultural and Industrial school at Woodbine, N. J. He has been associated with this Interesting; community for several years, and the progress made by Its members. In agriculture especially, has been In a measure due to his efforts. Through his position In the colony Prof. Plncus has been able to observe not only Its material progress, but Its mental and moral advancement. Consequently his con clusions,, presented In the New York Inde pendent, are of unusual Interest at this time In the discussion of the future of the European Jew. II-) writes as follows: To realize the progress Woodbine has at tained during Its comparatively short ex istence, and the results which have ac crued from fulfilling the plana of Its pro moters, one must consider the class of people who m-ere conducted here to work out their own destiny, and their surround ings. Although articles have appeared from time to time In the American press, and students of the social problem have visited us to see for themselves what we wera endeavoring to accomplish, the pur pose of the founders of Woodbine may not even at this late date be generally under stood. The Baron de Hlrsch Fund, an organization composed of prominent per sons of the Jewish faith in New York and Philadelphia, called to life by the forced Immigration to this country of the east European Jew the Russian, Gallclnn and Roumanian founded Woodbine with a threefold purpose in view: First, to re lieve the man the co-rellgionlst suffering from the most barbarous persecutions; second, to prevent the Increase of diversity of population In the large cities, If not to drain the so-called Ghettos of New York and Philadelphia; and, third, to Instill In the Immigrant the true American spirit by providing blm, and particularly his children, with the best American schools and good, healthy housing facilities, by giving to the hungry . the possibility of earning a decent living, to the homeless a home. It will be seen that one purpose of creat ing the settlement alone was of vital In terest to this country to distribute the foreign-born population more equally, and thus assist in what might be termed their Americanization; but one of the most se rious questions was how to furnish the Jew with a means of livelihood to render him self-supporting. We believe an Im partial Investigation of the community to day will reveal the fact that this question has been answered, and In a satisfactory manner. -First Experience. When the dozen or so families forming the nucleus of the colony came to the site of their future home they found a place which was anything but attractive. The tract of 6,300 acres, purchased through the fund, waa practically waste land, largely covered with forests of but little value- scrub oak, stunted plne, here and there a few trees of commercial value, but most of the timber suitable merely for fencing and fuel. A few employes of the railroad company, whose tracks passed through the site, resided on it In three or Tour shacks. Not an acre of the land had been tilled, and apparently the sandy soli contained little or no elements of fertility. The pio neer settlers In the main were entirely Ignorant of agricultural pursuits, as has been the case with many refugees from Russia and other portions of eastern Eu rope who have since followed them. At the outset It was necessary for the com mittee appointed by the trustees of the De Hlrsch Fund to Instruct their charges even In the simplest methods of prepar ing the ground for the seed and In gather. Ing the scanty harvest, but It was Impera tive In order to provide them with tha means of subsistence. Naturally, progress was slow. ' The early years of Woodbine were years of hardship and privation, but endured with little complaint, for the peo ple realised that only by patience and per severance could they make of this wilder ness a place suitable for habitation for themselves and their children. By de grees ' the land was cleared, and patch after patch pierced by the plow point. The cereals and vegetables best suited to this barren soil wera planted. After a while the embryo farmers began setting out tree and vine. Hera and there would bo found a Jewish dairyman selling his produce not only to his own people, but in the neighboring towns. The colony land near tha railroad was set apart for the townstte, and this became one of tha mar kets for the farmers, as stores wera opened and even Industries established. Evidence of Progress. Such, briefly. Is tha way in which Wood bine developed, until today It has become the principal center of trade, manufactur ing, agriculture, and even education. In tha part of southern New Jersey repre sented by Cape May county. Perhaps the beat proof of this fact Is that the 1,000 people of the colony pay nearly $S,O0O In taxes n the property actually mora than the total value of the tract when first pur chased. Each family earns $675 yearly. averaging the total amount by the total number of households in the colony fully COO more than the average for the United States. Four hundred persons find em ployment In the factories for making cloth ing, machinery, building material and knit goods, whllo the necessary vocations of the carpenter, the shoemaker, blacksmith. painter, plumber, etc.. as well as the dis tinctively orthodox pursuits of the malam dim schochet and mohel, are all filled by members of tha community, with the view of making Woodbine depend on Its own resources and labor. The success of the Jew as a machinist we believe has been amply demonstrated by the really remark able development of this branch of Wood bine's Industries. Six years ago they were represented by one shop. In which the owner had two helpers. Today this shop has grown Into a plant employing twenty five hands and paying annually in wages from 19.000 to $10,000. It Is one of several Industries devoted to the making of hard ware and machinery, all of which are prosperous. It may be needless to say that the com mercial ability, such a marked character istic of the Hebrew, Is shown In the stores. The town has no less than twenty estab lishments whose owners sell their wares not only In the community, but have- a market throughout southern New Jersey, farmers and town folk from all parts of the country coming to Woodbine to pa tronise them. Two or three are modeled after tha department stores In the large cities, and their ambitious owners have dignified them with this title. They carry stocks of goods valued as high as $10,000 In some lnstancea I Don't Fall to Visit Our Store this Week. , In Trunks, Traveling Bags, -Suit Cases, TOILET CASES'. ETC.. We can show you an excellent line. Our prices are as low as you would pay elsewhere for cheaper grades. It pays to get the beat. Omaha Trunk Factory. 209 FARNAM STREET. TELEPHONE 1060 TO MANY POINTS IN Montana, Utah and Idaho ill m TO MANY POINTS IN California. Oregon end Washington EVERY DAY from Soot. 15th to Nov. SOth. Inclusive, the VNION PACIFIC will 11 me-way ticket from Missouri R.v.r Terminals, ouoell Bluffs to Kansas City. Inclusive), aa foUowai $20.00 to Ogdan and Salt Lake City. to Helena and But to, Mont. t0 sPVln Weoatcheo, Waih. PZZ.riO to Huntington and Nemoa, Idaho. J '.3.00 to Portland, Tacoma and Seattle, - -J.OO to Vancouver and Victoria. : 2 "515"? kland n Astoria, Oregon, via FortUnd. -S.OU to San transisco, Los Angeles and Sa Diego, ilngly Law Bates to Busy ether California, Oregon, Washing, tea, Meotens. Utah and Idaho petals. - r further information tall on or eddrttt ' CITY TltHtr OSe'lCIa, . : FARNAM HTREfiT, Phone Sin KotlngT the Results. As already stated. Woodbine has become the principal agricultural center of south ern New Jersey, as Is verified by the quality' of its exhibits at the county fairs and the ready sale of Its products at the nearby seashore resorts and In Philadelphia. Six years ago our fruit and vegetables attracted considerable attention at the fair, although produced from ground but newly cultivated. In 1S99, however, our exhibitors secured twenty-three first and second premiums for displays of potatoes, beets, watermelons, pumpkins, etc., in addition to six special premiums awarded by individuals. This Is noted on the records of the County Fair association. Selecting a few results of the year's work on Individual farms, the sta tistics may also prove interesting In this connection: has under fairly good cultivation about ten acres, five acres in fruit and five in truck and field crops. He keeps two good cows, one work horse and 150 head of voul try. He has realized In cash as follows: Strawberries, $54: petchps, $8R; grapes, $20; wine, $M; small truck, $44; round potatoes, $29; butter, $112.80: poultry, $50; total, M77.50. He has still enough vegetables for family use, and con and cornstalks for his live stock for winter use. The outlay for pro ducing the crops consisted in Purchasing of the seed, some fertilisers and a portion of the feed for live stock, being altogether about $250. The firm was worked by the farmer and his children. ' sells from fifty to sixty quarts ef milk dally from a herd of ten cows; about three-qusrters of the feed Is raleed on his farm. He also produced about 300 gallon of wine. made F00 gallons of wine, sold a quantity of poultry, and raised almost all of the rourhnge food (corn) necessary for his live stock. has ;eallzed net. over all expenses and what he needs for his fomliy. $143: for fruit and truck respectively $57 and $S6. Conversion of a. Barren Waste. In noting these results It must be remem bered that they have been accomplished In a place which fifteen years ago was prac tically a barren waste, snd In some In stances by people who knew as little about tilling the soil aa children In their mothers' arms. What they might have done In a spot more favored by nature can only be conjectured. It must be admitted that the educational system established In the early years of the colony has had not a little to do with this feature of tta development, as well as tha general uplifting of Its resi dents, for wa believe that he school Is the best factor In Americanising the for eigner. It helps not only to assimilate the young, but through the young the old as well. Wa have at present four publlo day schools, containing ten rooms, partly graded from kindergarten to high school, with a school population of about 400. There Is a night school, attended by from fifty it sixty boys and girls of school age who are obliged to work In the factorlea. The De Hlrsch Agricultural and Industrial school, however. Is largely responsible for the ad vancement of the rural section of th'e com munity. It Is Intended In part to give Its students a practical education In every branch of modern farm life, and Its curri culum embraces all of the branches neces sary to this end. After a boy or girl, even has taken the full course he or she Is qualified to take up vocations such as work in field, garden or orchard, dairying, poul try raising, etc., with a knowledge not only of the best, but the most economical meth ods. Actual experience Is given on a farm of 800 acres, which Is provided with a herd of graded cattle, a dairy building, barns, incubators, hothouses, etc. The practical results are shown by the success In raising live stock and In making dairy products, for example. The cattle at the school pro duce 6,000 pounds of milk annually on an average twice as much as the state aver agealthough it Is necessary to employ the silo system entirely on account of the ab sence of natural pasture. The average membership at the school Is over 100, and of these from ten to twelve girls who are nmbltlous to fit themselves to become mis tresses of farm homes. The majority of tha boys are from the cities, coming to the school ignorant of even the rudiments of agriculture, and it Is out of such "raw ma terial" that practical and progressive farm ers are being made. Since the first class graduated from the De Hlrsch Agricultural schoolVlts members have not only Interested themselves In de veloping the farm lands, but have gone else where to take positions as experts. They are to be found throughout New England as well as the middle states, and aome have sought their fortunes In the ejrest. It may not be Inappropriate to say that one of these graduates the son . of a European refugee who found a shelter at Woodbine Is a member of the faculty of Rutgers col lege. octal Life. t la veii known that the tendency city ward is occupying the minds of the stu dents of practical sociology. Among omer causes of this movement Is, the dullness of nini life in the tountrr. You cannot ex pect that the young people of the villages and small towns should be satisiled with mrii alone: thev need sensible recreation, mental food. To retain the young people in Woodbine wo are endeavoring to develop social organizations. Once a veek there are publlo lectures (accompanied by stere- optlcon vlews on different topics given Dy the faculty of the agricultural school; so cials are given occasionally; amateurs give theatricals; sometimes professionals are in vited. Besides literary clubs, we have a girls' physical culture club, and a volunteer ,- r-nmnnn v There are several beneficial erders represented In Woodbine the Ancient Order of United Workmen and B rltn AOra v. the ihnvith Israel. There are also the Woodbine Brotherhood, Women's Aid society and a free loan association to help the sick and members temporarily In need on account of sickness, etc. And our people have learned to govern themselves. n.-nnriMne u nfiw an incorporated com munity with its own officers. During the earlier years of Its existence it was, so to ..ir . Amendencv. Its people were gov erned by laws enacted by the township of which it formed a part, ana trial were n,.i.tiiiT administered by outsiders. Dur- ing the present year, however, the com munity secured separate political maepena ence by an act of the state legislature .stnt, ,niMp it to frame Its own local laws and elect Its own officials. It Is believed to be the only settlement of the kind In the world governed by the Hebrew race. In conclusion I would say that while Woodbine Is not Isolated from the rest of the world. It nevertheless represents a unique community of great Interest to the social worker. It Is not populated by i'ln dlvlduals connected with Inherited or ac quired habits of co-operation, or by political traditions, or by lnter-related and Interde pendent crafts." Though the majority of tha nennle are Jews and have In common their religion and certain racial traits, they nevertheless represent the cutrerent cul tures and customs acquired from the peo ple among whom they were raised, and only by suggestion, by careful guidance and temporary assistance we have tried to sup niu tha e.nenHala of a healthful, expand ing, self-supporting and self-perpetuating communal lira. , Took It Seriously. "Well," said the highly humorous young man, who was watching the fireworks. "I don't see how the old Romans ever got to bed by tha aid of those Roman candles without calling out tha fire department." Here Prof. Bternmlnd, the eminent his torian, turned upon him. "From what we can ascertain by means of the records left by the elder Pliny and others," he observed, "wa are forced to the conclusion that the ancient Romans never went to bed." Judge, The Function of the City Church By Graham Taylor in Chautauquan. I fusses for Slopforeti Men, Women and Children frw it - k'.'-yw-'aftj vgfToi' iii i.'f? i -ij v "" Fiffr'TY'--''' If you are ruptured write us or call at our store in Omaha, Cor. 16th and Dodge Sts., opposite (south) of Postoflioe. Write for catalogue of Trusses Elastic Ilosiery. We are the CUT PMCE DKUGGISTS. Special room for Truss Fitting. Come and see us Ak-Sar-Ben week. SHERMAN & McCONNELL DRUG GO, QABY TRUSSES. We have a nice assortment o f Inisje for babies (id joniiR chil dren. Home In tended for umbil ical (narel) rr.p turo, and some for Instil na I (grolni rupture. Price 1 00 snd 11.2ft each. Ve liave a very lr,re aortment of trussei. In bard rubber with steel tpriugs-and elaslio. n i m f i with sockets so as to accommodate tha truss to the shifting posturcl o( S.uu. written guarantee tor cue jer. ELASTIO TRUSS as shown above, with Water l'al, or Ulack I'.nauiel or Cedar Pad, very tri'Qir sua serviceable. Price each; b mall, $3.10. Victor Im movable Truss. We show cut herewith of the "VIOTOK IMMOVABLE TBUPa" This Truss conforms per fectly to any posture of the Doay is especially auapiea to double rupture but Is sunpiea ol truss. body. 1'rice French Truss 02.00. Wf sen the Truss shown ty cut for$2.00 uostnald. $J10. It Is made of ms-.l-leuble "clock spring," covered with BLACK HAKDRUBBEU. It can not break or corrode or rust. It Is light, easy sad durable. If yon are ruptured and need a truss of any kind, call on us er wrl te us. ii you ordergire body measure around hips. -.UJM'".""".1"1 V Dr. Scott's Scrotal Truss. This s for scrotal rup ture, which Is LOW DOWN. It Is a very com fortable truss, and titt suited to certain eases that other trusses wHUloU reach Price, $3.00. We sell so or 0 kinds of trusses. ii THE DOLLAR TRUSS." Not our BEST Trut by any means, but a good comfortable truss, wtth LE ATI! EK-C O V R K l spring and CHAMOIHE COVERED pad. The prloe is very-extreiuely low. Such a truss should sell at $2. Mot $8.00. We eli at $1.00; by mall, $.10, Our Idea of the function of the city wilt determine our conception of the function of Its church. Tha most prevalent idea of the city Is that of a territorial subdivision of political control within whose limits municipal administration obtains. A mora comprehensive view of Ita economic In terests regards the city aa "tha corpora tion." But tha broadest and the truest conception of lta social function Is to bo fcund In what Is known aa the "Ancient City." In the primitive times of our Aryan ancestors, when their nomadic tribes met on the upland pastures, they thus sealed their compact of peace and defense. Around a common altar they dug a trench into which handful, of earth from a native heath were cast to show that every breach between them was thus filled up. Repre sentatives from each tribe ran through a circle of flame drawn round the altar to prove that everything which could divide them. had been consumed by the fire. At this doubly encircled altar, with the most solemn religious rite, they made a com pact of their families and called It their . "city." The stone memorial built to com memorate their paot became their citadel, to which they returned for reunion and around It their dwellings gradually devel oped. To our political and economic ideas of the city we should surely add this deeper aspect of Its social function, as a compact of faml'lea to live and work to gether In peace and for common advan tage. Tha itv rhurch. therefore, has first of all a function to fulfill to the family life of the city. In so doing it not only gives what home, have a rlsht to aspect from It, but gets from the family that upon which Its own perpetuity ana progress must depend. For the family Is the type of relationship to realise which tha church exists. It Is the primary aortal cell which divides and develops the other structures of society. In rallgioo it Is the central sphere which unites to ltaeif and to one another all the spheres of human life within which the relationships of religion are to bo realised. The family Is, there fore, to be utilised by the church In two ways: To set tha earthly type, standard and example ef r.ilgtoua relationships Oodward and maaward, and to realise those relationships throughout the world by the use of home life, household equip ment and tha co-operation ef family groups. The church has no higher social function than to co-operate with the family In fulfilling Its funcUon. If upon the family society depends for the reproduc tion of human life, the family has a right to look to tha church for the sanctity of the marrlaga bond and the protection of Infant life. If sex life can be legitimately fulfilled only within the family, the church may be expected to teach and conserve sexual purity. As home Is the only nor mal place for the nurture of child life, the right of the child to play, education, free dom from too early and excessive labor, guardianship and equality of opportunity, la the church's own most sacred cause. Certainly no other responsibility was more heavily laid upon her heart and conscience by Him who said; "Of such is tha king dom of heaven," and, "Whoso shall of fend one of these little ones, it were bet ter for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and that he were drowned In tha depths of the sea." To promote sanitation, housing conditions, child labor legislation, city playgrounds and country outings, protection of women from over work, public school development and ade quate provision for dependent, defective and delinquent children, are Integral parts ot the function which the community may rightfully expect the church to fulfill. The organisation of Industry for trade and craft Interests, class protection and collective progress, has the high function of preserving, sustaining and developing tbs material comfort, convenience, equip ment and progress ot human life. The city le the grest corporation which Includes all other business corporations, either of labor or capital. The church, which is charged with establishing and perfecting right rela tions between man and God, and between man and man, cannot escape responsibility for dealing with those economic and Indus trial relationships within which by far the largest part of every life is lived and "souls" are mostly "lost" or "saved." The ethics of the church, therefore, cannot avoid grappling with the controversy be tween the selfishness of tha competition and the altruistic conscience which she herself has begotten. The "righteousness" preached by her law and gospel must in clude her part la "righting up" tha relations between the employer and employs, bet w mo capital and labor. Economic conditions. poverty and wealth, overwork and lack ot employment, underpay and overprofit. safety appliances and employers' liabilities for sccldent and death, labor unions and associations of employers, the sweating system and shop surroundings, labor legis lation and Industrial arbitration all fall within the province of the church's prayer, thought, teaching, meditation and promo tion. What part each church may bear In solving these greatest complexities ot mod ern life depends, of course, upon its In fluence, ability, and most of all, its spirit The Industrial terms used In tha Scriptures to reveal the religious relationships which spiritual realities of life will be correspond- tlie church Is commissioned to realise sug- Ingly lessened and lost . Political terms and tvnea m ,,..4 the earthly type Is lowered or Ignored the v" warning mat, if the standard of as emphatically to disclose the duUes and privileges, the loyaltties and Ideals, th. history and consummation of religion, as are those taken from family and Industrial life. I The original terms for .church In Scripture la taken bodily from the "town meeting" of the Qraeco-Roman city. The consummation of Christianity was seen In a vision to be "the holy city" coming down from God out of heaven. The divorce of church polity from politics should not In volve the spiritual and moral separation and nonlniercourse between church and stats. Statesmanship as surely belongs to' church councils as partisanship does not While, ss organizations, churches have no place In partisan campaigns, their members should be liberated from blind party allegi ance and lifted Into the larger loyalty to the community, humanity snd the kingdom of God. Upon them should the churches lay the civle snd political cross of self, denial and service. The church as a whole as a function to tbs city as a whole. In struggling with th. complexities snd divislveneae of their class strife, racial antagoulams and caste con tentions, our cities have a right to expect their churches to subordinate their differ ences and to exalt and exemplify their own unity In the promotion of tht social unlfi cation which Is the hop alike of our clti senshlp and the kingdom of Ood, CD3 BEST TBUS8 IS TEE YICT0B DIX0T1BLB TEUSS. SOLO WITH A WBRTSV QU1B1BTEB FOB 0SB TEAS. Write for Catalogue of Cut Prices. Coma and So Us Wcolc. Sherman & rulcOonne.l DRUG COMPANY. CUT PRICE DRUGGISTS. Cor. 16th and Dodre Sts.', OMAHA ctober Excursions Usually the excursion Beason ends with August. This year is an exception. Some of the lowest rates of the year will occur In October. Particu lars follow: f 21.00 Detroit, and return. October 14. 15, 1C and 17. $17.50 Denver and return, October 4 to 8. $50.00 San Francisco and Los Angeles and return, October 3 17. Return liirlt, November 80. $25.00 California, dally until November 30. $23 DO Seattle, Tacoma and Portland, daily. $2.Y00 Ogden and Salt Lake City, daily. Greatest excursion opportunity of all, however, is I hat of October 20, when extraordinarily low rates to Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Texas will bo la ef fect. Ask about them. City Ticket Offiea 1323 Farnam Streat, Omaha, Nab, F. P. Rirtbsrford. D. P. A. :w.9a.-.-.:;-; M ....Expressmen's Delivery Co.... "The Largest Vans." Storage. FURNITURE PACKING Tels. 1195-11(5 DACCAGE DELIVERED CTeJTfir. 2U North 16th St. 'cm II, . ll.ll