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TIIE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. COMENIUS: A PICTURE TEACHING PIONEER "The United Stntes commissioner of education tins naked thnt tilt; birthday of John Amos Comenlus be observed In Arncrlcnn public schools on March 28, In conjunction with Us commern oration In Czecho-Slovnklu. The Na tional Geographic Hoclcty has Issued the following bulletin concerning the famous Moravian educator, author of the first picture textbook and the first advocate of teaching science In the schools: "The births of new nations usually mean the, creation of new national Jierocs. Among tho new countries of Kurope not only will the men who played parts In their liberation be hon ored In years to come; but the new na tionalities already are planning to pay belated tribute to the outstanding 11k jrcs of tho period of their oppression. "Take Czccho-Slovnkln. a country 'Which holds a particular Interest for Americans, since Its declaration of Independence wn written in a Wash ington, D. C, hotel, and condensed so It might bo printed in full in a Hos ion newspaper, and its constitution embodies many features of our form of government. "It may augur well for the future pence of Europe Unit Czecho-SIovuklu lias chosen to commemorate us one of Its major holidays the birthday, not of n warrior, or even a political leader, but of n school teacher. "In rending about him thcro nlso will be much about pansophic schools, and the Intuitlvo method, and natural istic conceptions of education, But If you would get n moro vivid picture of the pioneer sorvlco of this forerun ncr of Itousscau, Frobel, Pestalozzl, unit Montcssorl, try to imagine your school today as n place where: "Pupils devoted nearly nil their tlmo to memorizing page nfter page of dreary texts. "All tenchlng had to bo done through m foreign lnngunge (Latin). "No objects wero Htudled' and only obstruct words wero used. "Llttlo was studied which rclnted to tho physical world, tho child's envi ronment, or his dally experience. "Nor was there any teaching of sci ence, even geography, nature study, animal and bird life. "None of the words, dealing largely with tilings the pupils never suw, wero Illustrated with pictures. "And a kindergarten, physical exer cise, piny periods, attention to hygiene were virtually unknown. "If you can imagine that kind of nchool you will gain some conception of the schools In tho time of Comcnlus, which he tried to improve In nearly all of tho particulars mentioned, "Most widely known, perhaps, of 'Comcnlus' books Is tho 'Orhls Plctus,' thought by some to have been tho ilrst children's picture book, nnd certainly the first application of pictures for school teaching of visual instruction. ORIGIN OF "APRIL FOOL" Even In these times of turmoil and contention, there Is still one dny when not only mny a mnn play a fool, but Ms friends are privileged to give him a headlong push down "fools' hill." Tho origin of tho custom of playing practical jokes cm friends and neigh bors on this "All Fools' Day" Is vari ously explained. Some of theso expla nations may Interest those who have eaten cotton pie nnd hean chocolates, Some writers truce tho custom back to the days of the mlrncle plnys given nt Easter time. One of tho most popu lar tableaux satirized Ananias, Cain pirns. I'llnto nnd Herod. In the decadent lnys of these dramas actors played largely for the amusement and up plauBe of tho groundlings, until Herod, in out-Hcrodlng himself, and Pilate, In tho performance of his ablutions, lit crally made fools of themselves. A "Feast of Fools" was held In the arly spring by the Romans, and the Hindus, slnco tlmo Immemorlnl, hnvo celebrated in n saturnalln the vernal equinox; or Feast of Hull. During these festivities the chief nmusement seems to have been thnt of fooling pen pie nnd sending them on fruitless er rnnds. Many students trace the origin buck no further than France In the Six iecnUi century. At any ruto, the cus torn seems to have radiated from Franco to England, iik well as to Oer many, If we are to believe what flrlmm nays nbout it. Franco was tho ilrst na tion to adopt tho reformed culendar which decreed that tho year should bo gin on the Ilrst of January. Conse quently thoso who objected to sending out their Now Year's gifts nnd fellcl tatlons upon tho newly chosen date In stead of April 1, as they had done pre viously, subjected themselves to end less taunts for being old fogies by going on visits that hud no meaning. yho French call the victim of a prank oh April 1. "un polsson d'nvrll," or "an April Ilsh," of which our American Slang, "yon poor llsh," is good trans lation. The origin of tho expression used In this connection probably urose in tho obvious comparison between the person who "bites" unwittingly nnd the April llsh, whjch Is n young llsh nd therefore easily caught. In Scotland April Fool's day Is ob served, but under a slightly different namo the dny for "hunting tho gowk," or cuckoo. Some few of us who, In our unsophisticated days, have gone "snlpo hunting" In this country, know how tho fellow feels who hunts the gowk, nnd realize that to be called an "April Cuckoo" is not a compliment, that bird being n byword of contempt In almost every land. RIO DE JANEIRO: CITY OF LURE Itlo de Janeiro, Ilrst of tho three South America capitals to be visited by Secretary Colby on his recent Jour ney of courtesy to tir neighboring continent, Is described as follows In a communication from Harriet Chalmers Adams to the National Geographic so ciety: "This city of lure terraces up from a glorious hoy the Hay of Ouanabnra, mountain encircled. Isle - bejowcled. From the sltore, where parks nnd. bou lovnrds nre fast crowding u the old Itlo of narrow streets, rise the forested hills on whose slopes the lovelier por tion of tho city lies. Plnce your hands on tho table, lingers spread, wrists up raised. Each finger represents one of Itlo'n hills; ecch'spaco between, n can yon up which the city climbs. "Many of the new homes cling to the hillside below the streets and ure en-, lered from the roof. Others of these cliff dwellings perch high above the thoroughfare and are reuched by a long flight of steps or by elevator or an Inclined plane. Some hour the name of the lady of the mnnor over tho front door 'Villa Itosltu,' 'Villa I.ucia and tho dnrk-eyed hidy herself Is often seen leaning from tho window. "Can any other- city offer such en trancing vistas as thoso from the mountain heights hack of ltlp? I have traveled far and have yet to And It. Turning hayward, wo look down through a frame of tangled vines nnd branches, onto the tree-tops of the sloping virgin forest. A scarlet-winged bird lilts to n nearby tree-fern; a big 8ugar Loaf, the Sentinel of Rio Day. blue butterfly zigzags lazily by. Thcro nro purple orchids within reach and wuxen hegonlns at our feet. Fur be low, set In verdure, gleams the kaleido scopic city, with Its crescent shores. "Tho buy, sot In Its amphlthcntcr of hills, spnrkles like n sapphire. To and fro among tho ships at anchor ply the busy pnddlo-whccl ferry boats to tho Islands and to Nlctheroy, tho llttlo sis ter city across the way. In the distance tower tho blue spires of tho lofty Or gan mountains, Today wo cun see tho sharp crag culled 'the Finger of God.' Often It Is veiled In in 1st. "Avenlda Itlo Itranco, ttlo's finest thoroughfare, Is more than a mile In length and bo wide thnt It consists of two distinct boulevards separated by u row of shade trees. It Is thronged day and night with nutomoblles. The side walks, the widest I Rave ever seen, are black-and-white stones laid In mo saic design, like thoso In vogue In Lis bon, Hoth stones nnd workmen were brought from Portugal, but ulmllar pnvements, constructor later In other parts of tho city, are 'home-made. "At tho clnemn theaters tho people of Itlo do Janeiro know renl comfort Unlike most of our moving-picture houses, thoso In Illo hnvo spacious waiting rooms where you sit, listening to excellent music until the hour for the Ilrst reel comes round. ''lUo's climate Is often maligned, but It suits those who like spring and sum iner weather, It Is never ns wnrm as summer In ninny of our Eastern mid Middle-West cities, nnd the nights on the hills nre nearly nlwnys cool. "Now nnd then on tho wldo world trail wo find n scene which domlnntcs, Such Is Rio do Janeiro, Cltyof Lure, So long as glory of form nnd color gladden the eye, Illo will stand pre eminent In henuty among tho hnblta lions of man." MONTEVIDEO: CITY OF THE HAPPY MEDIUM Montevideo, capital of the republic of Uruguay, was the second stopping place of Secretary of State Colby In his recent otllclal visit to South Amer tea. I'hyslcally situated so thnt It Is ono of the healthiest cities In the world, with nn cunbto climate which makes it a delightful place to live in, and pes sesslng an utmosphero free from the bustle and noise of the more modern and commercial Huenos Aires nnd the moro metropolitan Itlo, Montevideo has becomo the resort city of South Amer ica's Atlantic const Thousands of wealthy South Americans aro to be found there nt nearly all seasons of the year, participating In the cnrnlvnls. gambling In tho great government owned casinos that may be compared to those of Monte Carlo, or merely en Joying the restful life of this city which still clings to tho Spanish habit of looking to "mannna." Since Montevideo Is In the southern hemisphere Its seasons nro the reverse of those In the United States. Visitors nro specially numerous for the bnth Ing seuson. which begins In Octol'"-. corresponding to the northern Mny, nnd Is nt Its height nt Christmas. Dptnchcd Impressions of Montevideo will bring to mind mnny similes nnd contrasts with better known cities. Like New York, it covers a nurrow penlnsuln from shore to shore; but In architecture It Is the nntlthesl of the North American metropolis, being made up of a seemingly vast number of low stone buildings, a few two or three stories In height, the great ma jority of them but one story. The prin cipal thoroughfare, the Avenue of the Eighteenth of July, extending along the ridge of the penlnsulu, with Its colonnades and sidewalk cafes, gives n touch of Paris. As a great packing center for the live stock produced on the unsurpassed pastures of Uruguay, Montevideo Is compnrubl to Chicago or Kansas City. Evidence of this fact Is sometimes wafted on the winds when they blow to the city from the scat of the gigantic industry across the buy. In physical equipment Montcvldep Is modern. It Is well llghted,Kvell wa tered, adequately supplied with trans portation facilities, and most admira bly drained. Soclnlly.lt clings to the past, following more faithfully than any other large city outside of Spain nnd the Orient the old Spanish-Moorish traditions of society's proper atti tude towurd women. As in other largo South American cities, moving picture theaters nro omnipresent. Most of the films they show nro Imported from tho United States. Montevideo Is famed for Its port, which Is one of the best on the Atlan tic const of the Americas. The city has n population exceeding 400,000, more than n quarter of Uie population of the entire 72,000 square miles of tho republic. In 1800 Montevideo was the largest nnd most important city In South America. It Is now surpassed by Uucnos Aires, Itlo and Santiago de Chile, while its runk ns fourth city is closely contested by Sao Paulo, Brazil. BUENOS AIRES: CITY OF SUPERLATIVES AND CONTRASTS Buenos Aires, capitul of Argentina, which recently attracted world atten tion by withdrawing Its representa tives from tho Lenguo of Nntlons as- semhly, Is not morely tho cnpltnl nnd chief port of n South Amerlcnn repub lic. It Is n world center a city of su uerlotlves. contrasts nnd paradoxes. Its population of close to 2,000,000 makes It, by a wide margin, Uio mo tronolls of South America nnd the Southern hemisphere. It Is tho great est of Spnnlsh-spcnklng cities, having nearly thrco times as many Inhabitant ns Mudrld. Ib is greater than any Latin city except Paris. In tho New World It shares third place with Phil- adclphln; only Now York and Chlcngo surpass It. And now that Pctrogrnd nnd Moscow have shrunk, while Berlin und Vienna are marking time, It proba bly ranks or soon will rani; us tho sixth city of the world, led only by tho two metropolises of Europe, tho two of North America, and Tokyo In Asia. This greaf city is the focus of the culture, thought, politics, economics and social life of Argentina, ns well ns tho funnel through which pour the millions of pounds of dressed ments nnd the millions of bushels of wheat which muko up. tho contribution of tho republic to tho hungry peoples of the Old World. In its general aspect it Is n combination of New York, and Paris. Its langunge Is the langungo of Spnln, but mnny other things Spanish have been thrust aside. Its Inhabitants would laugh nt tho ldcn of n mld-dny slostn so generally observed In most Spanlsh-Amerlcnn countries. The oli scsMou of "mannna" hns been dlscnrd ed ; the peoplo of Buenos Aires live in tho throbbing present, going strcnu ously about their business in streets whose bustle nnd whirl nro ns bnlm to tho heurt of tho homesick Now lork er. who feels thnt, after all. ho cannot be far from Broad and Walt or Forty- second nnd Brondwny. Subwnys, com milters nnd tnller buildings thnn can be found in any other city In South America heighten tho Illusion. In progress nnd the possession of vision tho peoplo of Buenos Aires nre unsurpnsseil oven by tho restless uuiut era of North America's greatest cities. For centuries after its establishment Buenos Aires wns without n pon. Shins nnchored miles from the shnl low, snndy shore and all freight was handled In lighters. Within tho Inst 5 yenrs the municipality has con structed tho largest nrtlftclnl docks in tho world. Theso provldo ndequnte facilities for tho thousnnds of ocenn vessels nnd coasting craft that put into Its port annually. The narrow checker-board of streets In tho business center which tho colo nlnl Buenos Aires bequeathed to the world-city of today has been n con stunt ombnrrnssment In tho face of tho demnnds of modern business. The munlclpnllty hns widened some of theso narrow wayu nt a cost of many unllllons of dollars, Into stately nnd handsome nvenues, nnd la carving oth er arteries of traffic diagonally through tho closely packed squnres. In the uewer parts of Uio city streets of ample width nnd numerous broad avenues havo been laid out. Mnny of tho nvenues nro lined with the costly palaces of Argentina's mui tlmllllonnlres, It Is In this part of the city nnd In such seml-buslness nvenues ns tho trce-rlmmed Avenlda do Mayo, with Its mile or more of lino hotels, clubs, cafes und business buildings do luxe Hint Buenos Aires reminds the traveler of Paris. SMALL PROSPECT OF LOWER TAXES Survey of Situation Shows But Little Hope of Loss Govern ment Expense. FIND DI5L0YALPRQPAGANDA American Legion Discover Newtoa- pen Published In Bremen Being Distributed In Town of Nebraska. "Washington, D. C. A preliminary survey by the new administration has disclosed the fnct that the chances of cutting down government expendi tures In the next flscnl year nre rela tively smnll, and yet nn effort must and will be made to lighten tax bur dens of the people. The problem, however, of maintain ing the present ratio of government income, nnd at tho same time granting a material reduction In tho rates of taxation, both to corporations and to Individuals Is a staggering one. President Harding, prior to the In auguration, nnd since that time, has listened to mnny plans from muny persons, but most of them have been theoretical rather thnn practical. Visit on Behalf of -League. Paris Rene Vivlnnl, former premier of Frnnre, on his visit to the United Stntes soon, will go prepnred to nsk on hehnlf of the lengue of nations council If the Washington government will enter the lengue of nntlons pro vided Article X Is stricken from tho CQvennnt. This has not been disclosed officially, but It is the understanding of Vlvnnl's associates that such will be the primary object of Ills visit. He hns talked oyer tho question with members of the French government, the council and with vurlous other per sons In Paris, INSIDIOUS GERMAN PROPAGANDA German Newspapers Being Distributed In Towns of Nebraska. Lincoln, Nob. As further proof thnt there is un Insidious German propa ganda campaign under way In Ne braska, Frank It. O'Connell, state ad jutant of the Amerlcnn Legion, turned over to the federal department of jus- tlce a copy of a disloyal newspaper circulated regularly to Nebraskans of German parentage. The newspaper, which stntes that it is ''devoted to the furtherance of International under standing," Is supposed to he printed In Bremen, Germany, und. was shipped into tho stnte by express. Will R Nn Fnrthur Prnnornt Inn Ardmorc, Okln. There probably wlfl be no nftcrmnth to the trial of Clara gml h u llcaumcd on a charge of lmvlK iminlom, Jako L. ,, in the manner of prosecution on tho statutory churgo tiled ngalnst her und Ilnmon two days nfter she shot him, November 21, last, according to In formation obtained In the office of tho county nttomey of Cnrtcr county. Such nctlou, following the young woman's ncqntttnl, probably would be regarded as persecution, it was snid. Farm Help Will Be Plentiful. Forgo, N. D. Farm labor for spring and summer work in North Dnkotn will he plentiful at a wage between $30 and $3.) a month, according to E. A. Wilson, Cnss county agricultural ngeut. He made an investigation of the wage question in the state? Farm ers arc hnvlng no difficulty In getting help, lie said. Profiteering Indictments Dismissed. New York. Federal Judge Gnrvln formally dismissed Indictments charg ing profiteering returned under the Lever act against the "Big Five" meat packers Armour & Company, Swift & Company, Morris & Company, Wilson & Company and The Cudahy Packing Company. Big Increase In Sugar Production. Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska produced 170,0:Ki,000 pounds of sugar In 1020. or 32 per cent moro thnn In the pre ceding year, according to figures com piled by Secretary Leo Stubr of the department of agriculture. The ticre- ago Increased from i)D,2r3 to 71,730, und the best tonnage from 000,005) to 71-1,210. Last Chance for Slackers. Washington, D. O. A last opportun ity for selective service law evaders to escape broadcast publication of their nnmes us deserters during the world wnr Is given by Adjutant General nnr- rls of the nrmy. . Persons who believe that they will be churged with ovndliig the draft, hut who did not actually do so, tnc aiMuiant general announced. may escape the odium of being brand ed ns a deserter unjustly by communl- cntlng all the facts of the case to him without delny. May Have to Make Refund. Washington, D. C. Tho federal gov ernment lost an Important Income tax suit when the United Stntes court of claims held that every estnte, the net nmouut of which exceeds $50,000 and which hns been, or Is hereafter com pelled to pay the federal estates tax is entitled to' deduct the amount so paid from Its Income tax return, The effect of the decision, should It bo sus tained by tho court to which the gov ernment noted nn nppeal, will be thnt the government will be compelled to refund tuxes already collected. LEGISLATIVE NEWS The senuto lias advanced to third reading S. F. No. 185, amending tho prohibition law to conform, with fed eral restrictions. The bill gives state authorities specific power to seize stills nnd mash, and makes more tpeciflc the rules governing the sale pf proprietary medicines containing alcohol by druggists. Senator noagland has Inserted n new set of toeUi in S. F. 843. which will now require that every rate boost be submitted to Uio membership, and thnt in ordor to come within Uio frar ternnl insurance net Uio lodge must hnve a governing body of nt least 100 members. Establishment of a bureau in the state banking department which will trnco every note, or bill recolveable, back to its endorser to ascertain its genuineness was suggested by Gov. S. It. McKelvlc, while discussing Uio fail ure of the banking house of A. Sns tetter at Blair. As modified In committee of the whole last week, Senate File 70, Uio eugenic marrlago hill sponsjca-ed by Uio rhlldren's code commission, wns passed. Common law marriages, fot- bidden In tho original bill, nro recog nized under Uie measure as it now stnnds. Tho house is willing thnt Uie state government shnll conUnue to function for nnoUier two years. H. R. 023, carrying $21,527,707.43, In its amended form, avoided all Uie big rocks on Uie legislative sea. in. committee of the whole nnd sailed smooUily to Uilrd reading. The governor has signed the Miner I bill, H. It. 14, requiring a reassess ment of real estate tills year, again In 11)22, and every two years thereafter. The bill lias nn emergency clause and is operative immediately. As flip nmenilnl mnrrlniro bill now stnnds, it requires five days notice be fore licenses nro issued, nnd pro hibits the marriage of imbeciles, feeble-minded persons or those wlUi hereditary insanity. Without waiting for Uie house bill, which establishes a state reformatory and carries an uppropriuUon of $300,- 000, the senate had passed to third reading S. F. No. 292, its own bill for n reformatory. The house in committee of tho whole bus recommended for passage by un. almost unuulmous vote tho house bill providing for the $2,000,000 fund, the Income on which Is to be used for loans to disabled soldiers. An attempt Is to be mnde to raise nn npproprlntlou item of ifo.oou to ing "m Lincoln scflool for mcil $200,000 for the purpose of establlsh- or Omnha, a trade disabled either In pur suit of their trade or In the army. Voters nt the general olecUon in 1022, will have an opportunity to de cide whether they wish to pay n bonus of ten million dollars to tho soldiers, sailors and nurses who served In Uiu world war. When the house passed H. It. 187, a special criminal act for bunk hold ups, it fixed Uio penalty at seven to twenty yeurs. Tho sennto Judlclnry boosted It to ten to twenty-five years. Petitions prepared by the Veterans of Foreign Wnrs, asking the stute leg islature to pass House Roll No. 350, relating to ex-service men's relief, are being circulated. Governor McKclvie bus sent to the lower branch nt' the leglslnture n bill nnd special message proposing tio con tinue tho supreme court commission two years longer. The house committee on education has put the Slmun language luw, pass ed by the senate, out on general tile without recommendation und without amendments. The senate has advanced to third reading u bill amending the existing prohibition law to conform tx federal restricUons. The house committee of the whole has npproved Uio new bureau of se curities blue sky bill wlUi scarcely any opposition. The proposal of the house finnnco committee to make all appropriations this year In lump sums Is meeting with high favor among the disbursing of fices. Heretofore the appropriation bill has carried a .specified sum for each of the state's employes. Tho first job that the house will have on its hands nfter the slfttng committee takes charge of the culen dar will be to discuss and pass ap portionment bills. The house bills will ho taken up Ilrst and then those thnt the senate has sent over. Every school district which hns flvo or more denf children must maintain n school for them nnd hire n teacher, but tho stato pays tho expenses, under H. It. 103, passed by both housos of the legislature und signed by the gov ernor. Farmers In tho house turned In and helped to put through n bill In the In terest of consumers. The act was the Yelscr bill making It unlawful to hold perishable foodstuffs and pormlt them to spoil, for tlnj purpose of controlling prices. LUCKY STRIKE cigarefte. Flavor is sealed in by toasting OuirFairy Sodas packed iniin pMRYSpDAJ ML Q1HTW0IQAH0HA OTfOHAM CRACKERS AND CHEESE always acceptable for lunches nnd nre especially good when tho crackers nro Iten's Fairy Sodas. Juat try grating some cream cheese on Iten's Fairy Soda Crackers, sprinkling at little paprika or cayenne, or adding a little prepared mustard, and then heating until the cheeso Just melts. A can of Fairy Sodas In the pantry help solve the dally food question in a satisfac tory and economical way. Ask your grocer for I-TKN'S FAIRY SODAS ana be sure you get the genuine. Take Car Marked "Thrift." "Pn, how do we get to Easy street?" "You come to It nfter fifty yenrs' travel down Hnrd Work avenue, my sou." Boston Transcript. A detnchnble wheel and motor havo been invented for propelling railroad velocipedes. Sure Relief 2l 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief VI RE LL-ANS UP FOR INDIGESTION WATCH THE BIG 4 Stomach-Kidneya-Heart-Livet Keep the vital organs healthy by regularly taking the world's stand ard remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles COLD MEDAL The National Remedy of Holland for centuries and endorsed by Queen Wilhel- mina. At bit druggists, throe sizes. Look for the name Gold Medal on oyer? box and accept no inltaUon TOBACCO Kentucky beat natural leaf. cnewing ana smoKlng, sweet and mellow. In bulk, 6 lbs. 11.75; 10 lbs. (3.00. 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