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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BETS: SUNDAY, DECEMTJETt 7, 1902.
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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-
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...31.3SO
...41,OH5
...34.BSO
...81.210
.. .80,340
...StO.STS
...31.300
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26..
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..ao.sro
..3O.U40
..30.BHO
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..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.
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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.
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