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10 TIIE OMAHA DAILY BETS: SUNDAY, DECEMTJETt 7, 1902. Tim Omaiia Sunday Ber E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNING. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Dslly Pee (without Bun. Iav, One Tear..$4. llly Hee and Sunday, One Year .' Illustrated llee,-One Year 2 1,1 Sunday Bee, One Year 2.0" Saturday He, One Year 1.5" Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year.. 1.0U DELIVERED BY CARUIEH. rany Re (without Sunday), per ropy.... !o Ially Hee (without Sunday), per wrk....l2c bally Be (Including Sunday), per week..lic Sunday Bee, per copy c Kvenlng Biti (without Sunday), per week 6c livening Bee (Including Sunday), per week Wc Complaint of Irregularities In delivery hould be addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hall Building, -Twenty-fifth and M 8treet. Council Bluff li) I'earl Street. Chicago 1WI Unity Building. New York 2XX Bark Row Building. Washington 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication relating to new and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Dee, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letter and remittance should be addressed: The Bee Publishing Com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or potal order. i.i. tk. n.- Uniiilnhlns ( omnany. Only 2-cent tamp accepted In payment of mall account. Personal check, except on Omaha or eastern exchange, not accepted THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. rx.or R Tznchiick. secretary of The ' Bee Publishing Company, being duly um. says that the actual number ot full nu " : i Th nJtv. Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the montn ot iNovemoer, iui, riHST STtP run inLST RBQVLatiox grpnt iiHffliboring- agricultural stntes, down In the nlore quotation are nto- T)ie first ntoj In the United States to- the most protnvsslve In the world, it lutely funilnnir-ntnl nnd commend tlitvn- ward trut resolution wan taken ly the must lw ly n.ul-k mastery and appro- selves to the approval of all who have lcKlslnttire of Minnesota nine years ago priatlon of the results of the related plven the subject of the relations of cap- through the passape of a resolution dl- sciences anil arts whose progress Is now Itnl and lalor any serious consideration, rccting the governor to call n national so niarvelously rapid. Every mlvautnge The preat proMeni, after nil. Is the ultl- conventlim to discuss the menace of which our educational institutions can mate relation to the puMIe of the asso- trusts and .dcjlse or sugpest means for afford must be presented, and they must elation between capital and labor. What curbing their jxiwer. In conformity with be zealously Improved. these resolutions Invitations were Issued to the governors of the various states to appoint delegates to an anti-trust con vention to be held In Chicago In the month of September, lS!i:$. The conven- l.n t.tielili1 nviir liv f!ivnrtinr Xidumi after full -discussion men.orlalUed the Pn,1 ,nn1 "lulntlnn the results or which are noi yet tuny upparcui, uui THE KXWLS TO I'BEAP LANDS. Th Immense migration which Las oc curred the last three or four years anil is still in progress northward from the corn belt of the west lias been ncconi- 10. 11 On 4TA .. .31,HIO ...31.3SO ...41,OH5 ...34.BSO ...81.210 .. .80,340 ...StO.STS ...31.300 ...S0.9T0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.. .2H,4:tS ..30,a ..ao.sro ..3O.U40 ..30.BHO ..SO.IKtO ..31,410 ..28.310 ..30,020 . .31,000 ..31,000 12 SO.TOO ja 80.820 14 80.T30 jg 81,310 Total Less unsold and returned copies.. .. w.7 27 30.7HO 28 31,13 29 i 31.4HO SO 28,475 Jet total sales Net average sales '" 1"'Tl GEORGE B. TZ8CHUCK. Subscribed tn my presence and sworn to before me this 30th a. NjymA. (Seal) Notary Public. It's a trifle early yet for the ice crop to ripen. With the coming new year Nebraska will have to turn over several new leayes. Wnlle Nebraska Is being showered with snow-flakes congress is being show ered with pension bills. president of the United States to recom mend In his forthcomlns message to congress the creation of a bureau of publicity and sir .'-vision to prevent fic titious or frauiirrtoiit capitalization by corporations engaged In any business coming within the pun-lew of the fed eral constitution, relating to interstate commerce, said bureau to 1m? In charge of a commission appointed by the presi dent. The recommendations of the con vention failed, however, to meet the ap proval of President Cleveland nnd were, therefore, ignored in his message. The principles enunciated in Chicago nine years ago have now been embodied In the bill Introduced by Congressman Ultleflcld and will, if enacted Into law, strike the tap root of the worst evil en gendered by the trusts, which everybody who has given the subject serious thought concedes to be over-capitalization. When the searchlight of publicity is turned upon the colossal corporations known as trusts, combinations and con solidations designed mainly for stock jobbing punses will be made impossi ble, or at least unprofitable. It Is doubtful, however, whether the Interstate Commerce commission, upon whom Congressman Llttlefleld ' desires to confer the power of supervision of corporations engaged in interstate com merce, will be able to make this super vision efficient. The commission was created to supervise and regulate trans portntlon companies, but experience has shown that the task imposed upon, it is beyond its reach. The supervision and ((filiation of 2(10,000 miles of railway as overtaxed the energies of the com mission and will monopolize all Its time If the increased powers asked by the commission in the line of its present functions were conferred upon it by con ress. It may be taken for granted, however, that the next congress would classify Is to be the effect, eventually, letweca the conflicts of labor and capital upon the lody politic? That is a question of the very first importance. The interest of the public, that which concerns the great body of the people In their ma terial Interests. Is the question of present vital concern and, above all other mat ters, It Is the one for public considera tion. As long as some of the newspaper pic tures of Thomas B. Heed can be kept way from him he stands a chance to recover. While It is necessary that the govern ment cotton reports should be accurate, It Is Important that the reporter should not be leaky. which they are hazarding their all Is for "nts have not been made a fine art the most part a region of insufficient Tnat fnct '8 strikingly exemplified in the .i.o Mmnin. fi,,f .m - rainfall and In many other essential con- sworn election expense account of Con- ! VT..t k'-P" I"-5!! ditions differs from that to which they gressman-elect Charles Weisse of Wis- are accustomed. Thousands must begin consln, who declares under oath that his in debt and facing a long period of race for congress cost him $1,017.30, of learning new and unlearning old lessons, which amount 5o0 went to the cam In these circumstances the future at Paln committees and the remainder to best is likely to present severe trials, l,otcl bl". printing, postage and lnciden and the chnnce of a succession of un-in,R "un a capital l. in isenraska a usual drouths to inflict calamity. I man would make such a statement These are features which find no place would be given free lodgings in the in- In the plowing pictures of the advertis- stltuuou for the feeble-minded, lng npents or the seductive blandish merits of the land speculators. But the The fact that the reserves of the Ne The discrepancy between an Increase of 10 per cent in wages and 20 per cent In freight rates will have to be explained by railway traffic managers to make it palatable. The next time. President Roosevelt writes a message to congress he should submit it for approval to the Omaha Hyphenated or prepare to take the con sequences of its displeasure. the supervision of the commission so as to relieve it of a portion of its most ex acting duties by creating an auxiliary bureau to whom would be referred cer tain classes of corporations subject to the supervision of the Llttlefleld bill The attempt of Congressman Llttle fleld to repress over-capitalization by a per cent tax on watered stock would commend itself to favorable consldera tlon If the provision Is not In conflict with tho constitution, or rather does not overreach the powers of congress under existing constitutional limitations. Prac tically all corporations embraced In the trust list are the creatures of state law and then subject only to taxation by the state, excepting where taxes are imposed under the tariff and internal revenue laws. The supreme court The decision of the supreme court of Minnesota, requiring everyone who treats another to drinks to take out a license on bis own account, ought to have either a great revenue-producing or reforming effect. Congressman-elect Illnshaw has been In evidence in several departments at Washington for several days, with the manifest Intention of pushing several things in the Fourth district before the 4th of March. . ' A mere arrest, lodging in jail and quick discharge is no real punishment for Car rie Nation. It rather plays Into her hand, conferring notoriety and coutrlbu ting free advertisement which in mauy ways is profitable to her. If no particulars about the Union Ta rifle strike at Omaha have reached Mr. Ilariiman, who is the managing director of the whole system, the officers 'of the road must have been kept busy keeping him in ignorance of the trouble. According to a German scientist 12, 000,000 bacteria inhabit the skins of halt pound of cherries, while half a pound f grapes only contains 8,000,000 "bac terla. This accounts for the natural preference of civilized man for grape Juice over cherry cobblers. Captain Talmer has induced the secre tary of war to recommeud an approprla tlon of $50,000 to be expended for pumping station at Hot Springs. Cap tain Palmer has not l?en In the fire in surance business without appreciating the value of pumping stations as life and health preservers. arc likeli In the near future to bring disappointments and perhaps hardships. A sudden transfer of a large rural popu- The country will be gratified to learn lation into a region w hose conditions that James J. Hill, president of the are strange nearly always has such re- Great Northern IJallroad company and suits. The latest rotable case, that enor- organizer of the greatest railroad com mous migratory movement In the lute bine on earth. Is opposed to nuy ship '70s, carrying multitudes far into the subsidy that does not Include the steam region of insufficient rainfall In the ship lines owned and controlled by western parts of the Dakotas, Nebraska James J. Hill and his allies. A benevo and Kansas, reached a climax in dlsns- lent monopolist of Mr. 111118 stripe ter from which It required a full decade would naturally be opposed to n raid on and a half to recover. the national treasury for the benefit of In the reaction the price of land a monopoly managed by greedy oud throughout the sub-humid and bordering soulless competitors. In this connection territory fell almost to a nominal figure, it may be interesting also to note that often a fraction of the amount for which Mr. James J. Hill would rather pour the the holdings had been mortgaged, while ship subsidy money Into irrigating at the same time there was a rapid rise ditches than Into floating palaces, al- of land prices In what mny be called the ways providing that the ditches were corn country, where that plant, together within the territory tributary to the with a great variety of staple grains. Great Northern and its various branches grasses, roots and fruits, is cultivated with regular success. Under the luflu-1 The historic name of Charlie Moshcr ence of general prosperity and abundant bobs up serenely every few months In money this contrast of laud prices had the musty archives of the state capitol the effect several years ago to start eml- The latest obtrusion of Mr. Mosher's gratlon toward the low-priced areas, name Into public print conies with the and under the manipulation of specula- dismissal of the suit In the supreme tors and the urgency of transportation court, brought to recover $3,300 or there companies the movement has grown to I about s, absorbed by Mosher's wrecked be a craze. Millions of acres of land In Capital National bank out of deposits of the northwest, Including the new Cana- the Nebraska Ilellef commission created dlan provinces, have been sold to settlers in the drouth year 1S04. The dismissal of at from five to ten times the price re-1 the suit appears to have been preniedl cently ruling, and tens of thousands of tat'ed by some person or persons uu- settlers have gone or are preparing to go known to name or fame, who abstracted upon them. all the depositions, affidavits, etc., from No doubt these lands are valuable for the attorney general's office with the ninny purposes and with proper methods I manifest intent to balance tho ledger of cultivation and grazing will in time and relieve the distress of mind of the become a source of great wealth. But former secretary of the relief commls it is almost certain that the vital fact I slon, regarding them does not enter Into the calculations of the average actual set- There is at least one state in the union tier. That fact is that the region in where perjured campaign expense state RCIXAR SHOTS AT THE PI LriT. ) Washington Post: In speaking ot the saloon as the poor man's club. Bishop rotter not only stirred up the Woman's Christian Temperance unlnn, but he fur Dished some of the poor men with high authority to spring upon their wives. Brooklyn Eagle: Will the clergymen and reformers who are crying aloud for a simpler life tell us what Is to become of the thousands who live by creating the fine and uneven luxurious things of life the millinery, jewelry, Orients, rugs and beer? Chicago Inter Ocean: An Ohio pastor charges that the younger members of his flock have fallen Into the habit of kissing during the service. The most objectionable feature of the practice, as be views It, Is the fact that the smacking disturbs the older people In the congregation and di verts their minds from the thread of his sermon. So that new and perplexing prob lems ore constantly presenting themselves, even In Ohio, to ministers of the gospel. Philadelphia Press: The pastor ot a church at Bethel, O., has been Interrupting proceedings In the back pews by announc ing that kissing and spooning must be sus pended while the services are in progress. As they use oil lamps In the church, and not many ot them, there Is not light enough to make the young people afraid, and the racket made by exploding kisses in va rious corners has become very anuoylng to the pastor. Complaints of similar char cter have recently come from other sec tions of the country, giving the Impression that an epidemic of osculation Is sweeping through the sanctuaries In the rural dis tricts. But it cannot be as bad as that. and no doubt the young people, or old eople, or whoever It Is, will behave them selves when they learn that they are dis covered. Oscltatlon in church is bad nough, but It Is not as Improper as oscula tion. average farmer, who Is gettiUg on well brnska ,)ank. as shown by their reports in Nebraska and Iowa should ponder 10 tue l'nKing board, are somewhat them Berlously before he Joins In the ,ower thua a few months ago, is only exodus. I what might be necessarily expected at this period of the year. There has been IBS ASSET FLAy PRtMATVBS. unusual call for funds because of Hip The elaborate discussion In Secretary failure of the east to afford the ordinary Shaw's report of the plan of an asset currency supply. The reserves, however. decision basis for national bank notes Is useful ftre not seriously denleted. and the hnsla against a income tax wouiu justify the for educational purposes, but It will of loans was never more sound and safe. BBcuiumiuu Him u coriH.rauou mx on nave no immediate practical effect on There is a very laree amount of ontiU stocks would bo declared void. That legislation. Whatever may be said for feeders' paper which Is already being feature of the bill, however, wllliot In- r against the asset basis, it is not op- taken up by realization in the market at validate tne provisions relating to pub- portune at this time, nor is it likely that good profits to tho farmer. ncity ana snouia, tnererore, not prove a the secretary deceives himself on this ..k 1.11.. 1,1 1 II.- . M t t , I . Muiuuims urn.- in tuu way or us spoetiy point. Even among bankers there U The deadlock In Delaware on the elec passage through congress. The csqier!- wi,ie divergence and sharp antagonism tlon of United States senators and the mem proposed ny congressman Mttie- of opinion with respect to It Its adop- scandals arising out of it, a situation field should by all means be tried as the tion would involve a radical departure which has been duplicated in so many ..... ...... ...c ...-. ul,, .or me from all the principles on wmcu tne note other states, are enough to give an lm worst evils engendered by the trusts. circulation of the banks has been con- tn. nP!tti.,n tnr oini,. I l o""" v .ax-wvru J a DaJfa' ducted for forty years. tors by vote of the people rather thnn bv n i., i in luunoi, o Awnn;tLj LBS, At tne same time it is universally un-1 the legislatures of the several stnte 1 no winter course in ngrieuitnre at the derstood among bankers and business The provision Incorporated in the nn Nebraska State university Is In line with men that at no very distant time an tional constitution never contemning me progressive npiru uuu necessities or ampler basis man tne national bonds, BUCh conditions as exist, and It is not the time and Is worthy of the special which are being steadily paid off, must ouiy au anachronism hilt a stumbllnir niit-uuuu ui mum-in mm iuiiu muueuis. De TOUlld 89 Security lor me DanK issues. I t1n. lr In tliu xvuv trnrul ro,.. I - , i vfc n (,v , uuuicuu ii nas neen arranged wnu a particular I The general public is beginning to be iew io me inicucui pnuses or iarunng. impressed witn tnis racr. nut its enects I rn,e pretensions of New York as ...- .auKC nave mil yei goiiu mr fuuuBu u cowi-. financial center are strongly corrobo- of acquaintance with the results of the subject to be taken np for serious by the reported agreement among progress in uie sciences ami inventions, discussion and practical disposal. ,nfir f tho .M..rn,an i.i. Farming, whether in a general way or The most that is likely to be done is Lo,nRt te tunnel frnm-hw fe th. In the many socializations to which it some provision for a so-called emergency Pf.nnsTivflnla rnilmH.l terminal tn nas ueen ueveiope... may now oe classed circulation, but it will be only for tern- ihey got f20i(K)0 ap,poe for thelr voteg uiuiuni us a K-uiin-ii iniionfiuii wnose i porary uses, tsucn a provision can ne greatest rewards depend upon trained made, It Is believed, which will answer Intelligence. The treatment and fertlll- the essential needs to which attention zatlon of soils, the breeding, feeding and has been lately directed. care of domestic animals, the selection and culture of grasses aud grains and THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC. the uses of mnchinery, not to snenk of I No feature of the message of President dairying, horticulture and a score of Roosevelt is entitled to more thoughtful other special lines of farm Industry, nre I consideration than that relating to the all now being conducted in the Hunt of controversies between capital and labor. the very latest aud most advanced sclen- With a splendid appreciation of the real but the mfn h0,,e" d"ty .... piuuj ...... ir..-. iiiu-ui. xiiv lUUUUfS nuu .ii.iv inii iviuliuus ur i Y fvil iiiunv thus effected in agricultural methods in I great elements of the social compact, recent years are almost revolutionary I the union of labor and the union of cap and are destined to be even greater in Hal, what shall we do but to say that the Immediate future. I they are absolutely in the public inter It is, of course, PEnSOXAL AMD OTHERWISE. Unlike his money, Mr. Carnegie Is unable to give away his Indigestion. It sticks closer to hlra than a literary solicitor. The common complaint In Philadelphia is that tommon councllmcn are altogether too common. Philadelphia does not mo nopolize the tribe. In connection with the "eternal fitness of things" the fact should not bn over looked that Omaha's foot ball field Is within a few blocks of a hospital. Down in Virginia an amateur statesman as Introduced a bill requiring people of klssable age to secure a doctor's certificate before osculating. If the foolklller Is cnto his job he should barken to the cry. .."On to Richmond." Current exhibits of physical exercise for busy men are interesting In their way. but the exercise of exercises Is movln packed snow from one's sidewalk. In the wide range of physical culture it Is unrivaled as. a means of testing the rubber In the spine. According to a Milwaukee court, when visiting cousins prolong their vacation to the extent of Ave weeks they become liable to the afflicted for board. It Is hardly nec essary to add that this it not the brand of hospitality on which Milwaukee's fame rests. Chicago boasts of a woman who Is pres ident of no fewer than seven clubs. Before her duties as president became so exacting she managed to dispose of three husbands. The capabilities of the modern woman Is a continual source of wonder, not unmixed with fear. An investigation of suspicious mortality among children In Pennsylvania cities de veiops tne ract tnat cmid insurance is an excellent "cemetery promoter." In cer tain localities, where' the good die young a large percentage of Immature angels were Insured by thrifty parents. A court of honor in a southern state averted a duel among hot boys by requir ing one gentleman to apologizing for pass ing the lie and the other for smltlna- the passer on the nose. The advantage of this form of settling disputes among gentlemen Is that It gives the disputants a local rep utation for courage without risking their hides. Harreatliis Sweet Revenge. Chicago Record-Herald. The Britons whipped the Boers, but the latter are getting a terrible revenge They're all writing books and selling them to the English. The Workman and the Genlaa, Bemervllle Journal. I All honor to the man who sees but duty serves some credit. Exerrtae for Bnay Mea, Washington Post. A gentleman who makes a specialty ot nredlrtlnv Bava wa ir tn havA twentv.nlnA not possiiue lor an est. Aim now in me puunc interest t snowstorms this winter. This will be de -r Congressman rrlchard's promise that North Carolina will soon become as sta ble a republican state as Ohio or Penn sylvania sounds too mnch like the ven erable but unfulfilled predictions of the past regarding the breaking of the solid south. It requires the evidence of ac tual election returns which are not forthcoming. Alaska needs a better system of gov ernment than it now has, but congress should be especially wary In making changes. No portion of the union Is so completely under the control of great corporations as Alaska. It will require extraordinary safeguards to prevent tbem from gobbling up the choicest nat ural resources of that region, still so UUl understood by. the general public. farmers to pursue the elaborate and Why, doing everything, If you please, llghtful news for the man with thorough regular courses of study now I that will contribute to the promotion of I atrotch of sidewalk. provided by the various agricultural col- society aud the building up of the com- leges. At best only comparatively a few I nierclul and financial welfare of the in can secure their full ndvautnges. But dustrles aud trade of the country. That a course of ten weeks during the winter is whr.t all interests should think of, season can le availed of by a far larger 1 whether commercial or financial or In number. The actual knowledge thus I dustrial. The underlying thought of all gained is invaluable, but such instruc- of them must be the public interest, tion is incomparably more useful in the I Whatever may be their individual Ideas, preparation it affords for continuous their great motive must be whatever sulequent study along the lines of pro- will conserve the interests nnd welfare gressive farming. It qualifies the Intel- of the public, which in the end makes ligent student to utilize aud keep Inde-1 for whatever Is right. pendeutly abreast of the results which I Let us bear in mind what President the agricultural colleges and experiment I Uoosevelt said in his message: "Organ- stations are so rapidly achieving. I ized capital aud organized labor alike It Is along these Hues that the highest I should remember that in the luug run honors of Nebraska as a great agricul-1 their Interest must be brought iuto har tural state must be realized. The basic I mony with the interest of the general a long Sifting; Army Recruits. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Last year 124,542 men applied for enlist ment In the United States army, of whom 37,461, or 80 per cent, were accepted. The army standard maintained in this country is unquestionably the highest in the world, Which is the Strennona ScsT Baltimore American. Between stopping runaways, shootln burglars and saving men's lives, the women of the present day are raising some doubt as to which is really the strenuous sex. If not the real thing, they are, at least, mak lng excellent understudies. Keren in Humble Life, Baltimore American Among the heroes In humble life must be enunteri the hnv clerk In the Indiana bank Industry of our community must long I public, aud the conduct of etch must 1 wno wai killed by burglars while bravely remain as It is today, distinctly agricul-1 conform to the fundamental rules of I defending his trust. A sense ot duty so tnraL however raiil.llv other Industrie, obedience to the law of individual free- strong that even life is reckoned second t ... ... i M .., ,! f tiitl. n.1 f,.lr rtU.i r I Its taimtuiness is still one 01 me cnaracier u., i - .... . utlcg of ge despU( th. allele), 0e Nebraska are to keep paw with or to ward all. neracy with which pesetmUm and cyai lead In competition wiia tnose or tnej inu emooaimeui vi principle u:uiCaBt M so loud ot charging lu BLASTS FROM R AMS MORS. Prayer Is more than petition. A false friend Is wor than a fair foe. Hspplaess is the fruit ot heart-health. The test of any recreation Is, does It re create? The greatest grief may be glided with some gratitude. Tast experiences give good counsel, but make poor patterns. The shield of fnlih was not meant to protect the conscience. There Is a difference between drawing the petple and reaching them. To neglect politics for prlvste Interests is as base as to manipulate them for the same reasons. So long as there Is meat at the table It Is foolish to ge down amongst the dogs and fight for bones. , There is never so much danger of our going to the devil as when wc think that he has gone from us. DOMESTIC I" 1. E A S .4 VI R I E . Detroit Free Press: "He wrote a girl a love letter once, and It's 'coetlng him a pretty penny now." "Breach of promise suit?" "Oh! no. Alimony." Brooklyn Life: Mrs. lllnhblower Elsie, you never speak outside of the quarrels between your papa nnd myself, do you? Elsie Oh. no, mamma. Hut whenever you are pleasunt to each other I always men tion it. Philadelphia Tress: "It was a aood thins: for Stutterton that he married Miss (ians.i way. She's curing him of his stammering habit." 'You dnn't say?" "Yes. she doesn't alve him a chance to talk at all now." Puck: Mother What makes the baby cry so? Nurse He wants to ent a piece of coal. Mother Well, why don't you let him have It? We can afford It. Somerville Journal: Slavery was ostensi bly abolished In this country more than a generation ago, but countless thousands of women still have to do housework without getting any wages for it. Brooklyn Life: "1 thought she refused him some time ago because he was so fat?" "Well, she did: but since then he haa been reduced from 200 to 198." Washington Star: "It Is high C that your daughter Is elnglnn?" I should say so. answered Mr. cumrox. "Cost me several thousand dollars fur her to learn that." TUB WAMC. YEAR. Thomas Emmet Moore. Far off, or near, In woody copse nnd hedge, The stately sumach s beacon names Defiance to the sun: Above the fields, and from the river's edge. An aerial melody proclaims . The autumn days begun. A dreamy haze enshrouds the landscape wide, And golden-columned hlck'rles gleam On many a wooded steep; On wand'rlng winds the wood elves, laugh ing, ride Their oak leaf steeds of russet sheen And down the air tide sweep! Where Ivy tendrils bind yon mossy rail 1 see the pretty chipmunk flee. Trembling, to her brood: I hear the mellow whistle of the quail. And mocking echo wakes for me Her sylvan solitude. The lads, on foray, strip the walnut trees, Where modest halsajn of the fields Its faint aroma spares; Gay primrose ships ' sail o'er' the pasture sear, And gold dust freight, reluctant, yields To ralnbow-wlnged corsairs. From distant, sloping hillsides brown, I hear A nrowsy, tinkling sound or Dens 'Tis silvery, low and sweet; But evening brings the meek flocks near The fold. Their plaintive voicing tells , Of rest and calm retreat. i . The goldenrod bends to the passing breeze, . And Ironweed, with regal grace, Lets loose his purple sail; ' I hear the sobbing plaint of forest trees. Where, In each distant woodland place, The winds ot autumn wall. I feel the spirit of the changing year Close by my side, his quiet tread Responsive to my own; I touch his Icy hand, but have no fear; For me he bears no fateful message dread Of autumn days to come! Ma AN OMAHA LIFE ANNUITY In handling estates the fees of law yers or administrators are sometimes exorbitant and the tendencies of courts and probate Judges are toward excessive liberality. It often costs one dollar to even handle ten, and frequently very much more. The safest way to avoid these dangers) and hazards Is through an Installment Policy IN THE Equitable Life WHICH WILL PAT TOUR Wife. Daughter or Sou any desired sum yearly or semi-annually as long as they may live. Here Is a practical illustration at home: OMAHA, Neb., April 12. 1902. Mr. H. D. Necly, Managt-r, Equitable Life Assurance Hociety, Omaha, Neb. Dear Blr: ' We beg to acknowledge receipt of check for fAO by the hands of your Mr. W. M. Carlln, being the first In stallment due under policy Issued on the life of Edward W. Uartlett, June Z), VM, In favor of his daughter, Edna Bartlett, 9 years of age. I'nder the terms of this policy the daughter will receive tM a year us long as she lives. We have given consideration to many plans of life liiHurunte, but never have we Investigated any that appears to uh to so lully protect a man's beneflclury. ' The society's promptness In the set tlement of t his claim Is thoroughly appreciated, as completed "proofs" were only furnished you April ?. Yours truly, C. H. KI.OPP, A. T.-KLOIT, Guardians. You can secure this practical pro tection at small cost. H. D. NEELY Manager for Nebraska, Merchants National Bank Bldg. OMAHA. If Nature Says Spectacles! Why spectacles it must be. . Nature 1 won't accept Just spectacles, though; i they mast be right, spectacles. : .We J can .give the. kind nature demands and' 1 our prices are right. " ( JL G. Hutcson & Co 213 S. J 6th, Paxton BIk. i T9 DENOMINATIONAL PRIDE. Actloat of the Disciples on (he Fed eration Proposition. Baltimore American. The Disciples of Christ are one of the largest religious aggregations In Amer ica, numbering 1,200,000 communicants. The term aggregation is used because they repudiate with some heat the assertion that they are a sect or denomination. They are known to the public both as Camp- bellltes and Christians; but, as they are In reality modest and devout, it is im probable that they would claim to be the only Christians. They held their national convention in Omaha a few days ago. It was a memorable occasion, 6,000 delegates being in attendance, while 8,000 sat down together to the Lord's supper. The Inci dent which differentiated It from the or dinary convention was the controversy over an Invitation to Join the Federation of Churches. It was given by the secretary of the federation, and a resolution accept ing his proposal was hastily drawn up and passed by the convention, but Immediately after a delegate moved a reconsideration on the ground that the resolution recog nized the denominations and put the Dis ciples on a par with them. The motion for a reconsideration prevailed, and a long discussion followed, after which the resolu tlon was passed by a narrow majority, a large number of the delegates on second thought being opposed to recognizing de nominations or placing themselves on a par with them. The Incident illustrates some of the diffi culties which religious organizations throw tn the way of those they seek to save. It Is not confined to the Disciples; it is to be found in every church. The Disciples are, as a rule, exceptionally good people. They not only believe sincerely in their faith, but the majority of tbem illustrate It in their lives. Had the resolution not been presented In a remarkably eloquent and brotherly address It would have been kilted. The Influence of the agent had not faded away when the final vote was taken, and later in the week an acrimonious de. bate occurred on the same question. Had the opposition argued that the best In terests of the aggregation would be served by declining the Invitation, there could have been no legitimate criticism by out siders. But the resson urged by the Dis ciples for not Joining the Federation of Churches wss not that the work of the Disciples could be better accomplished without unity, but because by Joining the Disciples would recognize denominations and put themselves on par with tbem Some of the churches In the federation number many millions of members. They did not seek to have the Disciples become members. The object ot the federstlon appears to be not so much union as har mony and a certain unity In the work While the- motive is unquestionable, the success of the movement will not be so clear to some people. The federation wished to have the religious work done la harmony, so that there would not be so much waste; but the specter of denomina tion or sect has risen up to dispel the first burst of harmony, and thire la little pros pect of cordial co-operation. While the Disciples repudiate these terms with scorn, It would be difficult to define their organ. Union without using out or the other. MRVS, BOYS AND CHILDHKVS CLOTHIERS. Fall Dress Salts Tuxedo Salts Prince Albert Salts. Cstsway Salts Business Salts Overcoats Iverness Coats listers Extra, Troasers ft'1 wllrV Mmu,nt-h Jjf NrTTS3' N"V( rmbrellas r C Traveling; Baas lkV Su,t Cmur-m J f Ha Boxes Collar nnd CnsT Cases THE RIGHT SPOT. 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