organizer, as a worker and as a man
deeply interested in the welfare of the
state's institutions. Mr. Koutouc would
be a valuable member of that important
board.
It is now a penitentiary offense in Ne
braska to carry concealed weapons.
The editor of Will Maupin's Weekly is
not an engineer; neither is he an expert
on hydrostatics or hydraulics. But he
knows what the trouble is with the water
system of Lincoln. The mains are neith
er large enough or long enough ; there are
not enough wells, and too much attention
is paid to making a showing of profit for
the department instead of trying to give
the people the best possible service at the
least posisble cost. The water depart
ment should not be allowed to show a
profit.
JOHN MITCHELL IN LINCOLN.
John Mitchell, ex-president of the
United Mine Workers of America will lec
ture of the Auditorium in Lincoln on the
evening of July 27. Every man who
works for wages, every man who employs
labor, and every man and who who is in
terested in solving the economic problems
now up, should avail themselves of the
opportunity to hear this splendid repre
sentative of the wage earners. John
Mitchell is one of the truly great men of
this country. lie knows the labor move
ment from the side of the worker, and he
knows it from the standpoint of the em
ployer. He represents the intelligent,
thoughtful, orderly worker who asks
nothing more than evenhanded justice;
who is not asking that others do things
for him but only that he be given a fair
chance to do things for himself. Men
like John Mitchell are doing more to
solve the industrial problem than all the
welfare schemes, all the universities, all
the ministers, all the churches put togeth
er. Men like Mitchell are standing be
tween this republic and a revolution that
would not stop with the ballot. He is ap
pealing to the heart and conscience of the
nation for justice for the toilers. To hear
him will be a rare treat and a liberal edu
cation. The Auditorium should be
crammed to the doors when John Mitch
ell mounts the platform.
A NEBRASKA EDITION.
On July 27 nearly a hundred enthusi
astic Nebraska booster will eave for Bos
ton to attend the annual convention of
the Asociated Ad Clubs of America. They
will advertise Nebraska from the Mis
souri river to Boston Harbor; from Om
aha to Beacon Hill, from Parnam street
to Cape Cod. They'll leave a trail of
sparks all along the line, and they'll make
the name of Nebraska famous. This dele
gation is going to advertise Nebraska to
the limit. And among other Nebraska
literature by them distributed will be
3,000 copies of Will Maupin's Weekly, a
special. Nebraska number containing
facts and figures about this grand young
state that will make the down-easterners
sit up and take notice. This number will
give Nebraska statistics in an interesting
way, tell something of Lincoln and Om
aha, recount the progress of the last quar
ter of a century and point out some of
the opportunities Nebraska offers to
homeseekers and investors. In short, this
particular edition of Will Maupin's
Weekly will be a "Nebraska Booster
Number" in every sense of the word. Il
lustrated, cover in colors, and handsome
ly printed on heavy book paper, it will be
worth preserving. If you want to help
boost Nebraska and incidentally adver-"
tise your own business, get space therein.
MR. AUTOMOBILE OWNER.
A word with you. You are fortunate in
being able to drive an auto. You are for
tunate in being able to experience the
pleasure of driving but more fortunate in
having a golden opportunity to give pleas
ure to those who seldom experience it.
Did you ever think how happy you could
make some tired or sick mother among"
the poor by taking her out for an even
ing's ride? Did you ever think that there
are scores of ailing children to whom a
ride in an auto would be like a glimpse of
heaven? Crank up some evening and fill
your auto with the children of the poor
and let them fill their lungs full of ozone
while whisking along at twenty miles an
hour. Take two or three hardworking
women who are struggling against ad
verse fate to make a living for a little
flock of children and prevent them from
being scattered among strangers, and
give them a long ride over the beautiful
country roads.
It costs so little to make some poor
woman or some little children happy that
we wonder more do not attempt it. The
cost is trifling and the dividends al
mighty big. Don't be a selfish pup ! Di
vide some of your pleasures among those
who seldom experience it. Every time
you divide a pleasure you double it yes,
quadruple it. Come on, now; be a good
sport.
SHOW US, DEACON!
"Deacon" Dobyns, editor of the Oregon,
Mo., Sentinel, who is the man under whom
the editor of Will Maupin's Weekly
learned the printer's trade, beginning
more than thirty years ago, says that
sixty counties in Missouri raised more
corn in 1910 than all Nebraska.
"Deacon," you know we are a Mis
sourian born and bred, and you'll have
to show us. We challenge the truth of
your statement, and we'll make a state
ment or two of our own.
In 1910 Nebraska raised more corn
than Missouri.
In 1910 Nebraska raised more corn to
the acre than Missouri.
In 1910 Nebraska raised more bushels
of corn per capita than Missouri. .
And we'll leave the decision to the sta
tistics compiled by the agricultural de
partment of the United States.
In 1910 Nebraska produced 205,767,
000 bushels of corn.
In the same year Missouri produced
203,034,000 bushels of corn.'
Balance in favor of Nebraska, 2,133,000
bushels.
We're mighty proud of our native state,
dear "Deacon," but when it comes to corn
and wheat and dairy prpoducts and. edu
cation, our good old adopted state of Ne
braska has got our native state skimled
both ways from the middle. And we're
fortified and backed up by the undisputa
ble statistics to prove the truth of our
assertion.
KEEP IT IN MIND.
Nebraska's wheat crop this year will be
almost as large as last year's crop, and
better in quality. This year's corn crop
will be larger than last year's crop, and
worth more money. It pays financially
and tempermentally to be optimistic. It
has been hot and dry but the hot weath
er has been beneficial to the corn, and the
dry spell came at a time when it could do
the least possible damage. Twenty-five
years' experience in Nebraska has taught
us that the man who hollers "crop fail
ure" first and loudest is usually the man
who never put in a crop, and, wouldn't
know at sight the difference between a
silo and a corn crib. Nebraska Avill raise
a lot more agricultural products this year
than she can consume. Cheer up, and put
your trust in the Lord!
THE PLATFORM CONVENTIONS.
The platform conventions will be held
on July 25 the republicans and popu
lists meeting in Lincoln, and the demo
crats in Fremont. About the only pur
pose to be served is to let a lot of politi
cians get together and remind themselves
of the good old convention days when a
few of them foregathered in a back room
and fixed the slates. All three conven
tions will adopt resounding platforms
that mean nothing. The only sign of ex
citement hinges around the g. o. p. con
vention, and it.will face the problem, "en
dorsement of Taft or no endorsement of
Taft." The man who attends either con
vention expecting to get the worth of his
money in political excitement will be as
thoroughly disappointed with results as
a prohibition candidate for mayor of Chi
cago. Texas raises one-fifth of the cotton of
the world. Her 1910 crop of cotton was
worth $190,000,000. In the same year Ne
braska's cereal crops were worth $100,
000,000 more than Texas' cotton crop.
And Texas is thre and one-half times big
ger than Nebraska and twenty-two years
older as a state.
It always rains in Nebraska when rain
is absolutely needed and usually when
it is not needed to any appreciable extent.