A WEEKLY MAGAZINE THAT IS STRIVING TO ADD TO THE SUM TOTAL OF HUMAN HAPPINESS Wll MkWM W JIYUU M Cheerful Comment on things as they happen. Always looking on the bright side. Always commending the men who are accomplishing things worth while. Always standing squarely for all things that are good. BOOSTING FOR NEBRASKA IS ITS CHIEF AIM IN LIF The First National Bank of Lincoln Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 5, 1912. To the Editor of Will Maupin's Weekly: I have just read the article ic your issue of Feb. 2 on "What Nebraska Needs, " and I want to congratu late you on the same. Yon have struck the etnoe to the situation. The proper advertisement of the slate has been woe fully neglected Instead of getting together and all working for the advancement and prosperity of Ne braska, we devote too much time to wrangling over little petty local affairs, that injure the state, insteaa of benefitting it We ought to have a concerted movement along the line of advertising the resources of the state. This article of yours and several others that you have written should be published in some of the leading organs of the east Respectfully, S. H. BURNHAM, President jjt 3(f Jit 3(t (fc He ( 9(t "jjt 3fc (t jt ( sjr A GREAT BIG BOOST FOR GRAND YOUNG NEBRASKA. Will Maupin's Weekly, the best single-handed booster Ne braska has or ever had, came out in a blaze of glory last week with its "Nebraska In dustries Number." Twenty four pages carried an immense amount of highly interesting matter regarding the resources, attractions and opportunities of Nebraska, and also numerous ad vertisements of manufacturing concerns who make good goods in Nebraska and are not afraid to let people know it. Omaha Trade Exhibit. Nebraska State Board of Agriculture Lincoln, Nebr., Feb. 3, 1912. To the Editor of Will Maupin's Weekly: It is such a chronic habit for Will Maupin's Weekly to suggest boosting ideas for Nebraska and Nebraska institutions that we have grown to expect Something new with each issue. The idea of a Semi-Centennial Exposition for Nebraska is an especially good one. ?The State Board of Agriculture have been seriously consider ing the changing of the name "Nebraska State Fair" to "Nebraska State Exposition, " but we shall now reserve this event for 1917 and hereby assure you and the citizens of Nebraska that this Board will make an earnest endeavor to be ready to entertain our citizenship on the State Grounds should it be thought advisable to hold the exposition there. Every effort will be made to properly house such an exposition. Pledging our best efforts, we remain, Yours truly, W. R. MELLOR, Secretary. The subscription price is $1 a year. If you want to learn of Nebraska's wonderful past; if you would know her wonderful present; if you would keep posted about her marvelous progress and if you wold catch a glimpse of the future yet in store, then you ought by all means read Jl Wli MAUP1TS WEEKLY LINCOLN, NEBRASKA