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The Sunday Bee MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY NELSON B. UPDIKE. Publisher. B. BREWER, Gen. Manager. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Aasocie(«d Praaa, of which Tbe B*t la a member, ta aiclaaltalp entitled to tiia u#e for mubilcai*<o of a‘l oewa diapatcbea cradled to It oc rot ctherwlat credited In thla paper, and eleo the local oewa publlahed btraia. AM H|hts of republics! Inna of cur apectal diapatcbea art alto rtttrrtd. BEL TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Aak for the Department AT lantic or Person Wanted. For Nicht Calls After 10 P. M.: ifinn Editorial Department. AT lantic 1021 or 1042. OFFICES Main Office'—17th and Farnam Co. Bluffa - - - - 15 Scott St. So. Side. N W. Cor. 2itia and N New York — 286 Fifth Avenue Washington • - 422 Star Bldg. Chicago - - - 1720 Steger Bldg. Pans, France—420 Rue St. Honor# LIBRARIES AND HOME LIFE. A plea from the directors of the Omaha Public Library that the city budget contain a more liberal allowance for the work of that institution should call closer attention to a great service that is modestly carried on. We need not go back to the beginning of things to get a perspective; the library has grown up slowly, along with the city, now and then keeping pace, now and then falling a little behind, because its funds have always been limited, and its managers have been compelled to set aside many ambitious prospects because of lack of funds. A public library is a great asset, an indispensable factor in the communal life of the nation. Many years ago the people of Omaha rejected a proffer from Andrew Carnegie, proudly asserting the library here had been established by the people and would be maintained by them to the end of time. The spirit was commended then, and is commendable now, but the performance lias not entirely measured up to the promise. Omaha has grown much faster than its library service, although vigorous efforts have been made to keep it close to the people and re sponsive to their needs. Annexation of South Omaha brought into the fold a well established library, founded by Carnegie and maintained by the people of the South Side. This and branches set up novth and west, at public schools and elsewhere, throughout the city, bring the books closer to the readers, yet a great deal remains to be done. No argument is needed to support the statement that books play a highly important role in the life of the people. A library is the companion of the school; the public library is the poor man’s univer sity. Not everyone with means possesses the fac ulty to select and acquire a serviceable collection of books; haphazard buying is encouraged in many ways, and the average home library is more apt to be the heterogeneous result of faancy than the pur poseful accumulation of judgment. Here is where the public library comes in. On its shelves is to be found the richest collection of literature possible to provide. Science, art, fiction, history, poetry, travel, a lavish profusion of authors and authorities, the triumphs of the book publish ers’ genius and ability, a noble tribute to the in tellect of humanity of all times. From this the reader may select, realizing the old motto: “From every man according to his ability; to every man according to his need.’’ Such a fountain should not only be perpetuated in its flow, but its stream should be directed into every home in the commun ity. Publicity is the cure for secret evil; informa tion increases intelligence, and our ration will live and thrive just as the public library is supported. WHAT MAKES US LAUGH ? A little study of the question of laughter may interest even those who are not particularly con cerned with psychology or any of the kindred sciences. Why do we laugh? Generally to express or relieve the excitement of some surface emotion, a feeling that is easily touched, and lightly restored to normal. Laughter is the expression of good na ture, of satisfaction, humor, and sometimes of pas sions or feelings not so creditable. We speak of light laughter, of hearty laughter, of cold or sar donic laughter, and by each distinction in grade suggest a mood. As to the source of laughter, we must conclude its nature to be that of a nervous reaction. An actor, recently writing advice to his brethren, tells of how an experienced comedian, sick in bed, made him laugh by merely reading addresses at random from a telephone directory. He is a fit companion for the tragedian who brought tears to the eyes of companions by reciting the dishes listed on a dirty menu card. Such things are possible, and prove that the springs of laughter are not deep-seated. One of the “sure-fire” methods for exciting laughter in a theater is to break a hat. The come dian smashes a cheap straw hat, and the folks out in front are swept away by chuckles; the comedy actress crushes the derby hat of her admirer, and gales of merriment rock the audience. Out in the world it is much the same. A man or woman slips on the pavement, and everybody who sees the fall snickers, giggles and guffaws. One life long friend ship in Omaha was broken because when one man fell down an embankment his friend chuckled and said: “Do it again, I didn’t see you start.” The aggrieved man never forgave the affront. If we ever stop to think, we may stop laughing. Yet there is good and sufficient reason for laughter in all the world, and it will be a sad and dreary place if it is all taken out. _ FATHER AND SON PARTNERSHIPS. As ons Journeys through the state of Nebraska he is struck with the surprisingly large number of partnerships on farms where a father and his son or sons compose the firm. Usually these partner ships represent live stock farms where the raising of pure bred animals is the main business on hand. There is something very pleasing in the thought of a farm partnership where father and son are working together. All too often it is the tendency of the sons to break away from the old home ties and try their fortunes elsewhere. Too often there is a feeling of restraint on the part of boys on the average farm, an eagerness to reach their majority | and leave for other fields. The formation of father and son partnerships is a very encouraging sign. It is of interest to note that the junior partner of these live stock partnerships is often a boy who has been given the opportunity that his father did not have, that of attending college and securing that training which is so helpful in a life work. Perhaaps the boy has been a student of animal hus bandry and won a place on an International Live Stock judging team. He conies back to the farm at the completion of his college course equipped with the knowledge that is essential to the best re sults in the breeding of live stock. He puts the en ergy of youth into the business and supplements the practical knowledge gained by his father in the school of experience, with his own text book knowl edge. The result Is that these partnerships are a potent fores in the live stock industry. The success of such partnerships depends of / J course to a large extent upon the attitude of each partner toward the other. The father must have a real faith in the theories gained in college hall*. On the other hand, the son must have the fullest respect for the practical facts of the father. The live stock industry is the hope of our future agri culture. These father and son partnerships will raise the standard of the industry. — ..A. ■ ■ , ■ HOW TO GAUGE PUBLIC MORALS. A correspondent challenges the statement of The Omaha Bee that men and women are inherently good, resting the case on the number of crimes reported in the newspapers. Another correspondent argues that bootleggers thrive because a majority of the people are not in favor of the Volstead law. It would be a sorry day for humanity if either of these correspondents were right. In each in stance the conclusion rests upon an assumption that is not justified by experience or by proven facts. Crime gets an apparently undue proportion of space in the newspapers, but only in appearance. The correspondent who took the pains to count the number of news items that recorded one or another shocking deed might have been comforted by a little further search, which would have disclosed a large number of news items of importance, disclos ing facts of general interest concerning other mat ters than crime. Eve* were this not entirely true, the proportion of crime in the news Teports is yet an argument in support of the statement that men and women are inherently good. A news Item gets its value fronr'it* quality^of novelty. Tho commonplace event is seldom re ported, or, if set down at all, is given but little con sideration, because it is of a routine and expected nature. A crime is recorded accordingly as it presents something unusual or startling in its na ture. If good were less common than evil, it would get the greater attention because of its novelty. People throughout the world are moral from choice, by nature, and always have been. Mankind has recorded many centuries of history, and back of these definite records we find legends, folk lore, mythology, all permeated and shot through with moral precepts and teachings. Our most exalted maxims have come down from an honored antiquity, proving the universal prevalence of right motives. That is why evil gets notice and WTong attention, when good and right are accepted as matters of course and excite no comment. TOMB OF AN “EPHERMERAL" KING. Tutenkhamun, whose tomb has just been opened by English explorers, was tucked away 3,312 years ago. He is labeled in Egyptian annals as one of the “ephemeral” kings, of whom there were five, their combined reigns covering a period of five years, from 1395 to 1390 B. C. Naturally, neither Tu tenkhamun nor either of his immediate predecessors made a very deep dent on history. Events were moving rapidly in Egypt about that time, and being king was about the same in respect to life insurance as being mixer in a dynamite factory—not a good risk. Egypt had just come out from under the rule of the so-called “Shepherd” kings, who were not shep herds at all, but some daring adventurers who fast ened their control on Egypt much as did the Norse men on what is now called Normandy. That is, they took charge and defied the inhabitants of the coun try to expel them. These intruders got along fairly well in Egypt for several hundred years, but when they undertook to set up a new religion, trouble started. Tutenkhamun was one of the rebellious group, but he didn’t last long enough to get well set in the game. After him, however, the old religion was set up again, and matters went along fairly well, such well remembered rulers as Sesostris and Rameses coming along to do great things. The explorers who have opened the tomb, how ever, have reaped rich reward. Tutenkhamun may not have reigned long, but more than $15,000,000 in gold and gems were found in his last resting place. That would be a reasonable amount of treas ure to inter with a modern ruler. Along with this material wealth is listed much of art and useful ware. A chest contained linen garments, presum ably the underwear of the monarch, who took with him into the shades .a change of clothing as. well as the fortune. Another find was that of alabaster vases, containing perfumed ointment, still fragrant, after being hidden away for thirty-three centuries. A lasting perfume. Some papyrus scrolls were also found, and in scriptions that may be valuable in shedding further light on Egyptian history, all in all one of the most notable discoveries made in the Land of the Nile in many years. An “ephemeral” king! Yet which of his predeces sors or successors has lasted longer? Other names than his are written higher on the scroll of fame, but Tutenkhamun shall have his day before the public, because his tomb remained untouched, hid den under the dust of centuries, until today. “Uncle Andy" Mellon is pursuing tax-exempt security with a persistence that ought to bring re sults. But property in other forms also is escaping taxation, and the game has been going on all through the ages. Rumors from Europe are to the effect that alarm is spreading among winemakers and brewers be cause the country is drying up. They should worry. Look at what prohibition did for us. The moral of that bridge disaster in Washing ton, if any there be, is that when the authorities know a bridge is unsafe, they should close it against public use. An6ther coal wage conference has exploded, but the year is young yet, and probably several more will blow up before any settlement is reached. The first week end is a welcome period for the legislators, for it gives them time to catch their breath and see what is to be done and who is to do it. The Woman Voters’ league having endorsed the physical training law, maybe somebody will come forth and explain what it provides or requires. ... - ■ , ifc. - An Omaha man, whose wife ean j the living for the family, rebels at doing the heusework. How would he feel ,if the positions were •eversed. Present day efforts to get the prince of Wales wedded and settled down revive memories of the day when his grandpa was on the market. The mail clerks are keeping the Council Bluffs transfer on the map, but not in a way the service enjoys. Florida is getting into the limelight for some thing else than winter climate and early vegetables. Mussolini either had a hunch, or he is the luck j icst of European premiers today. t When Augustus Ruled in Rome *'\ -\ t Some of the Lessons History Holds for People of the Present Day. I •'JVME ANtl THE WOULD TOrAT." by Herbert S. Hadley: G. P. Putnam* Sons, Pondon and New York. If one were not aware of the thor ougli Americanism of Dr. Hadley. It might lie easy to mistake his intent from the subtitle of his book: "A study in comparison with present con ditions of tho reorganization of civ ilization under the Roman Empire, which brought to a war-worn world two huiulred years of peace.'* On reading flic volume, one easily conies to understand that its author has no purpose of suggesting an imperial master for the world of today, or that tho United States assume a role such as that played by Rome at the begin ning of the Christian era, .tVhat Dr. Hadley lias given the world ns his contribution to the criti cal historic study of existing condi tions Is an interesting analytical ac count of how Caius Octavius came to bo known to the world as Augustus, how ho succeeded In establishing the famous "Pax Romani." restore Indus try and commerce, and gave to the world a civilization, much of which yet endure, despite the Interregnum of tho "dark ages." The work Is valua ble, as providing a link between the monumental works of Mommsen, who ended with Caesar, and Gibbon, who begins with the Antonlnes, and neither of whom accord more than passing notice to Augustus, whom Hadley describes with some enthus iasm as being "one of the greatest, if not the greatest, constructive states man and reformer of all ages." Augustus came into his power at the end of a century of almost con tinual war. Tho Roman Republic had literally drowned in a sea. of blood: the savage proscriptions incident to the factional warfare between Sulla and Marius, the Punic wars, rebellion* of various kinds, civil andtservlle con flicts, as well as the Incursions of the Scythians and the uprising of the Parthlans under Mithridates, all had •sapped the manhood anil wealth of the Romans, until the end seemed at hand. When Antony followed Cleo patra from Actium, and cleared the way for a single ruler, Augustus found Rome and the world at a des perate crisis. Cicero ear* of the provinces: "All th* provinces are mourn ing; all the nations that are free are complaining: every kingdom Is expostulating with us about our greed and Injustice. There Is now no. place on this side of the ocean, none so distant, none so out of the v ay, that In these later times the lrst and Iniquity of our citizens have not reached It. The Roman people are now no longer ahle to bear, I do not say, the violence, the arms and the war, but the mourning, the tear* and • the complaints of all foreign na tions.” And Dr. Hadley goes on with his comment: "The picture we get of the con ditions In Italy is almost as gloomy and oppressive. By the slave wars, which were the prod uct of cruelty and injustice, by the social wars, brought about by unfairness to her allies, by the civil wars, riots and prescript tlons, resulting from the bitter ness and injustice of the opposing t factions, Italy had become a dis ordered, devastated and a poverty stricken land. Her population and that of the empire was decreasing, anil crime was so general and • unpunished that both life and property were insecure. The dark ness and chaos that came upon Europe 500 years later In the beginning of the middle ages threatened to oppress the most civilized portion of the western world In the last half century of the pagan era.” There is a picture of. the Roman world as Augustus found It when he set about to restore peace. He could not abandon war at the outset, for he had rebellious subjects to deal with, and he had to make the frontiers safe, especially those to the north east, from whence Rome was con tinually threatened. A series of well planned movements consolidated his political empire. In Spain he boldly] rode, unarmed. Into the camp of Lepldus, and seduced his soldiers, even "the commander suing for peace and being given honorable treatment, his life being spared against the ad vice and even the demands of the young emperor's friends, who 'dung to the old custom of putting to death a vanquished rebel. Antony was de feated and driven to suicide, after pleading for clemency and offering to surrender. And the northeastern frontier of Rome was extended beyond the Adriatic to the Danube. Augustus cleared these difficulties from his wav In a workmanlike fashion, and then settled down to the task of governing Rome. It was In 29 B. C. Augustus re turned to Rome from Egypt and dis played his famous triumph that lasted three days, In celebration of his vic tories. In 28 B. C. he declared at an end his authority as a triumvir, An tony and Lepidus having been re moved. A new constitution was given to Rome, and again and again Au gustus was elected to head the sen ate. His position Is thus described by Hadley: "It Is difficult to Imagine any situation In this country that would present much of re semblance or analogy to the long reign and absolute power en joyed by Augustus. Our form of government Is too rigid and our democracy too commonplace for the development of dominating personalities and the enjoyment of great careers. But If in the first year of the Civil war the con federate forces had occupied Washington, captured President Lincoln, his cabinet and most of the members of congress, and then, by common consent of the people and the approval of what official authority there was, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant had assumed dictatorial authority, and had he brought the war to a successful conclusion and wisely directed the reconstruction of the union, his election as president In 18B4 would naturally have followed. And if he had regularly every four NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION far DECEMBER, 1922, af THE OMAHA BEE Dally.71,494 Sunday.78,496 B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr. ELMER S. ROOD, Cir. Mgr. Sworn to tml subscribed bo for* me | tbit 4th doy of January, 1923. W. H. QUIVEY, (Seal) Notary Public years with practically the unani mous approval of the people, been re-elected down to and including 1916, the second election of AVood AA'ilson. and had died in 1919, be loved and regreted by 100,000,000 of people, his public career would have been comparable to that of Augustus.” It would be interesting to follow in order the steps taken by this great Roman in his task of bringing order and health to the empire. That he succeeded Is amply testified by Hie two centuries of peace and progress for the world, which began under bis ministration. He not only laid the foundation, but he built so much of the superstructure of Roman great ness and civilization that centuries of blundering were required before bis successors succeeded In completely wrecking the work he did. Asking. "Have we anything to learn from history?” Dr. Hadley points out the resemblance between life In rtome and today. Government was along the same lines as exists fof the con stitutional monarchies and republics of today. Commerce and Industry was founded on the principles row prevailing, education was freer and more general than In modern times up to 1850; newspapers did not exist, hut Mr. Bryan’s idea of a government publleatlon was present in the form of the dally bulletins put out by the government for the Information of the public; courts were open, and religion was free, public amusements were provided, and Dr. Hadley says: “Their civilization and culture were superior to any the world had known before or knew' later up to the middle of the 19th 6eh tury. Comforts and conveniences of life for the well-to-do w ere equal or superior to those which were available in Europe or the United States up to the middle of the last century, while the condition of the artisan and middle classes does not suffer by comparison with the condition of these classes In modern times. “The chief points of distinction between the civilization and cul ture of that day and this arise from the use of gasoline and steam engines and electrical power. If these three agencies, which have been put to such varied and important uses through the skill and Ingenuity of modern science, life In the 20th century would not be essentially different from what It was In the first century of the Christian era.” Digressing Just a little, it Is well for Cleopatra that popular notions of her personality and charms rest on the pictures given by Shakespeare. Sardou and Daudet, rather thaan on | the estimate given of her by Hadley. Let me quote: "Ancient historians are not agreed as to the details of the in terview between Augustus and Cleopatra, or as to the details of her death. . . . But tf she tried to win Augustus as she had won Julius Caesar and Antony, her ef forts were unavailing, as the lat ter received her coolly. Only once did Augustus display any feeling, and that was of amuse ment, when her treasurer accused her of 'holding out' part of her royal treasure and she rewarded him for his disclosure by pulling his hair and scratching his face. "Forty years of life, filled with various hectic love affairs, had well qualified her to know wheth er her final effort to win the mas ter of the world had won or lost. And when her feeling that she had failed was strengthened by the disclosure of an infatuated general that Augustus Intended to exhibit her In his triumph, she decided to end it all by suicide. Whether the method was a pois oned dagger as an asp. the au thorities do not agree, though the latter method seenis more In har mony with the life and character of this remarkable woman. . . . To Cleopatra belongs the doubtful distinction of being the mistress of two of the greatest leaders of the Roman world, one Its abso lute, the other Its potential mas ter: and she contributed to the death of the former and the hu miliation and death of the latter. .... But in Augustus she met a man who was master of himself • as he realized he was master of the world." Students will value this book, be cause of the concise and lucid way In which It treats of a most Interest ing epoch, while the general reader of history will find It of great service because It covers so completely thqsq vital years between the times dealt with by the great works that are more familiarly known. Following Dr. Hadley through his pages, one has not much difficulty In discerning the analogy he aims at, and under standing his conclusion: "There is no reason why society and govern ment should not continue from cen tury to century if we will learn the lessons of history and direct our ef forts and activities in harmony with natural laws.” McC. The Bee Bookshelf "NOBODY'S GIRL," by Hector Mafot. Cupples A Leon Co., New York. A little girl Is left destitute in the slums of Paris. She must go to the home of her grandfather who years before bad driven from home her father, his non, and disinherited him. Into the midst of the hustling fac tories of the wealthy old gentleman the little miss makes her way. and tlie story of how she crept into the heart and affection of the grizzled old business barren is sweetly told in "Nobody’s Girl," by Hector Malot (Cupples-Leon.) "Nobody’s Girl" was published in France as "Kn Famille.” The transla tion is by Florence Crewc-.Iones. The book follows "Nobody's Boy" as* a companion juvenile story, but, like Its predecessor, lias an appeal to grow nups as well as younger readers. "NOW. \ IROINIA," by Holen Sherman Griffith. Penn Publishing company, publishers. Life at Miss YVest's farm school Is told In a manner to enteretaln girls from 9 to 14. The benefits accruing from learning how to take caro of a house furnishes the lesson. "A YANKEE GIRL AT SHILOH," by Alice Turner Curtia. Tcnn Publishing company, publishers. A story for boys and glrle from 7 to 11. It. deals with the experiences of a northern girl In the mountain* of Tennessee preceding the battle of Shiloh. "STRIPED COAT TITE SUNK." by Jo seph Wharton Llpptncott. Tenn Publish ing company, publishers. This is the story of an unusual skunk which made Its presence felt by helping its human protectors, tho farmers, in killing pests of the fields. It Is written In a manner to enter tain and instruct children. "ROSEMARY," by Josephine Lawrence. Cupples A I.con company, New York. Rosemary Is a sweet little girl of 12. gifted with a childish Insight into tilings and enlivened by a brisk tem per. Nhe inotliprw her younger sisters, .Sarah, 10, and Shirley, fi, in the ab sence of her parents, while Hr. Hugh, their big brother, wins for himself places In their hearts from Idol to tyrant. "Eating Vitamlnes” is one of the most unique and Interesting little vol umes of the day. Being scientifically oorrect. It will serve the most useful end of acquainting the public, in an authoritative manner, with the real truth, and the whole truth, about the much discussed vitamlnes, without which, in what we eat, life is impos sible. The author, C. Houston Gou dies, is a national authority on nutri tion, and the introduction to the book is written by the man who discovered vitamlnes, Casimlr Funk, associate in biological chemistry. College of 'Phy sicians and Surgeons, New York. "There is,” said Prof. Funk in 1912, after a long research and investiga tion, "a force that exercises vital guardianship over the nutritive jfroeesses by which Inert food material Is translated into human feeling, thought 'and action. That force I call vitamlne. because it is the warden of health—because it is necessary to life.” While the book is interesting to read, its special function will be to aid the housewife in making up her daily menus so as to include foods that con tain vitamlnes instead of using foods that fail to nourish. With this 4n view, the author has provided for her 200 choice, tested recipes and sea sonal menus, dishes that are Inex pensive but rich In vitamlnes, food combinations that are nutritious and healthful. Furthermore, the author tells her what foods tend to stave off sickness—gastrointestinal troubles, loss of weight, anemias, breaking down of organic functions, etc. In issuing "The Home Radio. How to Make and Use It,” by A. Hyatt VerrilL Harper A Brothers, New York, liave made work easy for radio amateurs. Tils' hook is intended and. designed particularly for the use of amateurs, young and old, and those who wish to know how to make, use or adjust wireless telephone instru ments. The author has purposely avoided all technical terms and dis sertations' and made his directions and explanations plain and simple. Grant Overton's “When Winter Comes to Main Street,” (George H. Doran company), is frankly devoted to the promotion of interest in Doran books and authors. The book gives personal information, literary I and critical impressions, photographs, bibliographies and excerpts, with in terlarded chapters of comment and summary concerning many writers not included in the individual at? counts, and it is very fully indexed. The travel books of George Whar ton Edwards are unique. This artist. has made it his habit for several ’ years to study some historic part of Europe and then present the fruits of his experiences in the form of a collection of beautiful drawings 1n a handsomely bound book. Last year It was Belgium that he presented in this way; this year it is "London.” There is not enough descriptive matter in this volume to weary the reader, but the main spokesman is the artist’s pencil. Of the 51 full page drawings many are touched with the subdued hues of the original sub jects. The Penn Publishing Co. I On Your January Funds We Recommend 7%—Real Estate First Mortgage Bonds—7% Secured by new business property in Omaha, financed and built by Home Builders. Denominations: $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000 Choice of maturing dates. Ask for circulars describing properties securing the bonds. Tax free in Nebraska. Home Builders 7% Preferred Shares Now available by resale at $1.00 each. Tax free in Nebraska. Descriptive literature sent upon request. For Sale for many years by the American Security Company Investment Brokers Omaha, Nebraska AROUND NEBRASKA Fort Calhoun Chronicle: The best front page we have even seen on a great dally newspaper was that of The Omaha Ree Christmas morning. The design was a full pase picture of Santa Claus and while not especially different from the usual conception of Kris Krlngle. the beauty of it lay in the comparison it made with the usual recital of crime and scandal that sickens the reader. Not that The Omaha Ree Is any worse, possibly it Is freer from tills type of nows than most of its contemporaries, l"'t what a relit f it would be and how it would tend to reduce crime if the dailies would in each edition either leave the scandalo page blank or cover It with something more pleasing than a re cital of the misdeeds of humanity. There is plenty of good in the world, hut you'd never guess it from reading the average front pages of the daily newspapers. Spaulding Kutcrprise: CMia of the most discussed questions relative to the state's road building program is that of federal aid. The plan by which the federal government encourages improvement work in the states and which has been lagged with the catch phrase ''matching dollars.” has come in for a great deal of indefinite criti cism during the past two weeks. New ly elected legislators, knowing that the question of federal aid, especially as applied to road building, will be an Issue in the coming session, and are asking for the pros and cons on the subject. Grand Island Independent: IVhen you pick up one of those new Russian cigarets wrapped with flavored brown paper, doesn't it remind you of the good old days behind the barn when you first got the habit? Harvard Courier: There Is lois of opposition to the system of matching dollars with the national government in order to raise funds for road build ing and other things. About the only argument that ran be found in favor of such practices is that the state has to pay its share of the national ap propriations for such purposes and if we do not match dollars in order to get some of It hack other states get tt and we get nothing. In other words. w» would have to pay all the cost of building our own roads and then help pay for the roads of other states. The whole system is bad. but It needs to be changed at Washington first. Oakland Independent: The biggest problem that faces tho farmer is that of marketing his products. He is en titled to longer credit on his loans, in order that he need not dump ills crops on a glutted market. Freight rates are also too high. For these two tilings lie may justly look to congress for relief. But these are, after all, temporary remedies. The vital prob lem is to reach the consumer without having to handle too many agencies In between that take too much toll. There are, of course, agencies that are necessary in the distribution of prod ucts. but there are also a lot that are superfluous. York Democrat: The agitation being fostered in Lincoln to retain the serv ices of Osborn*-, the t.ix commissioner, will prove of little use. The people of tho state liavo nit they want of Osborne, and any attempt to keep him in office Uvuseless. The present ad ministration will rot bo composed of officials of his ilk and tho former bosses of the Etate government ^nlght as well awaken to the fact. Clay County Sun: Meetings of “taxpayers' leagues' sre becoming qulo common, but ths only tangible re sult to date Is the knowledge that, to get anywhere, a lobby will have to be maintained at Lincoln at the usual fat salary of tho competent lobbyist. If you have delved In the history of leg islatures at all—and are honest—you will admit that “lobbying" la ana thema to all who arc decent and Is in direct conflict with the spirit of system of government. 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At this price this in strument is a real “Bar-fvQX gain.” OuO Terms $3.00 Per Week New Upright Pianos Modern in every respect and with a tone that is second to none. Complete , with stool and scarf. Our t j stock of Uprights at this *yA\ ' price is limited. ■ “w j Terms $2.60 Per Week Renewed Players In every respect as good as a new in strument. It has been thoroughly overhauled by our factory experts, and carries our ▼ y^cfa guarantee. fciaJU Terms $2.00 Per Week Renewed Upright %An instrument that was taken in ex * change for a grand piano. It is modern i in every respect, with an un- * _ _ • usually pleasing tone. Car- fkk < ries our guarantee. ww , Terms $1.60 Per Week rnrr With Every PLAYER Piano Sold f K f ► During This Sale We Will Give Free ■ 15 Rolls of Music, Bench and Scarf. If you can not call, fill in and mail this coupon. DOIT NOW! A. Hospe Co., Omaha Gentlemen! Pleaaa eend me Information concerning ■ * Grand . Upright. Player. New....... Uaed.. Name ...... -n.. Addreee ..... City . State. J\.I^ospe (So. "Omaha*a Pioneer Music House'* 1513-15 Douglas St.