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1732 WASHINGTON 1799 Where may the wearied eye repose When gazing on the Great; Where neither guilty glory glows. Nor despicable state ? Yes—one—the first—the last—the best— The Cincinnatus of the West, Whom envy dared not hate. Bequeath the name of Washington, To make men blush there was but one! —Lord Byron. NEARLY 60,000 WERE LICENSED LAST YEAR URGE INCREASE OVER 1914 Items of General Interest Gathered from Reliable Sources Around the State House. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Secretary of State Pool has com piled figures concerning automobile licenses paid to the different counties of the state during the years 1914 and 1915. These figures show an increase of 18,542 during 1915 over the preced ing year. It Is also shown that but one county in Ihe state failed to regis ter more cars in 1915 than in 1914. namely Thomas. Following are the figures: . . 1914 1916 Adams . 94s j j<(_. Antelope . 54s 740 Arthur . <» 17 Banner. <>x in Blaine ..'1 27 Boone . 755 £79 Box Butte . 303 363 Boyd . 187 304 grown . 130 229 Buffalo . 570 S4I Burt . 717 £42 Butler. 907 1,062 Cass . 776 945 Cedar . 399 S64 Chase . 166 133 Cherry . 203 330 Cheyenne . 201 273 Clay . 700 602 Coltax. 372 672 Cuming. 679 864 I Custer . 651 1,091 1 J. A. OLLIS Of Ord. recently elected president of the j State Board of Agriculture. Dakota . 212 331 Dawes. 165 242 Dawson . 429 594 Deuel . 52 106 Dixon . 385 648 Dodge . 98 1,353 Douglas . 3,647 5,496 Dundy . 103 209 Fillmore . 686 764 Franklin . 317 451 Frontier. 134 246 Furnas . 334 451 Gage . 880 1,284 Garden . 84 130 Garfield . 91 117 Gosper . 101 160 Grant . 34 38 Greeley. 205 352 Hall . 727 1.191 Hamilton. 759 1.036 Harlan . 206 374 Hayes . 63 134 Hitchcock . 96 205 Holt . 462 572 Hooker. 20 35 Howard . 357 549 Jefferson . 414 842 Johnson . 426 628 Kearney. 387 489 Keith . S3 131 Keya Paha. 95 127 Kimball . 64 112 Knox . 550 809 Lancaster . 2,452 3.625 Lincoln. 444 743 Logan . 15 50 Loup . 49 61 Madison . 856 1,181 McPherson . 25 31 Merrick . 438 676 Morrill . 97 154 Nance . 273 601 Nemaha . 496 779 Nuckolls . 519 619 Otoe. 996 1.246 Pawnee . 413 526 Perkins . 74 167 Phelps . 274 527 Pierce . 462 573 Platte . 1.001 1,312 Polk .:. 611 1,050 Red Willow . 215 420 Richardson . 664 813 Rock . 75 116 Saline . 553 803 Sarpy . 216 492 Saunders . 857 1,457 Scotts Bluff . 274 444 Seward . 694 1,172 Sheridan . 206 329 Sherman . 15 274 Sioux . 57 107 Stanton . 296 426 Thayer . 508 S50 Thomas . 14 13 Thurston . 234 421 Valley . 350 484 Washington . 742 1.015 Wayne . 508 732 Webster . 288 504 Wheeler . 46 97 York . 1,041 1,216 Totals .40,598 59,140 Schools Must Teach German The supreme court of Nebraska unanimously hold that German or other Ruropean languages must ba» taught in public schools above the fourth grade as an elective study when fifty parents or guardians of pu pils petition. The court has affirmed the judgment of the judge of the dis trict court given in a Nebraska City case instituted by Charles Thayer. The lower court issued a writ of man damus compelling the school board to teach German. The school board ap pealed the case to the supreme court of Nebraska where prominent attor neys on both sides presented argu ment. German organizations employed some of the attorneys to uphold the law. Governor Morehead has appointed five distinguished Nebraskans to rep resent the state at the twentieth an nual meeting of the American academy of political and social science which is to be held at Philadelphia April 28 and 29. The appointees are A. J. Sawyer of Lincoln, Ed. P. Smith of Omaha, Samuel Rinaker of Beatrice and W. H. Thompson of Grand Island. Seed Testing Begins. Samples of seed are beginning to come in to the state food commis sioner to be tested for germination qualities and purity. Most of those so far received are alfalfa. The depart ment invites people who wish seed tested to send it in. A charge of 50 cents is made for each’ test, this being only a part of what the service costs. The germination test requires a week’s time, but the purity test can be made in a few hours. Few farmers have asked to have corn tested, as they know how to do that themselves. FUNDS FOR STATE SCHOOLS Increased Apportionment Shown in Several Counties The semi-annual state school appor tionment for January, made by the state superintendent in accordance with an amendment to the statute adopted by the last legislature, shows that fifty-one counties gained over the amount previously apportioned to them, thirty-five counties, mostly ol the densely populated counties, lose id amount and seven counties receive about the same. Under the former law the entire state temporary school fund was apportioned on basis of school population. Now one-iourth of the fund is apportioned equally between all counties and three-fourths is appor tioned on a basis of county school population. The share of each county at this ap portionment is as follows: Adams ...$ 6,836.93 Jefferson.. 6,227.45 Antelope . 6.334.28 Johnson _4.1S2.22 Arthur ... 853.21 Kearney .. 3.495.89 Banner ... 743.54 Keith _ 1.777.80 Blaine - 1.0CS.41 K. Paha .. 2,119 10 Boone ... 5.449.45 Kimball _1,297.10 Box Butte 2.774.S6 Knox _ 8.17S.87 Boyd . 4.043.42 Lancaster. 21.314.34 Frown ... 2,924.09 Lincoln .. 6.X13.42 Buffalo ... 8.039.42 Logan _ 1,189.35 Burt . 4.805.8-1 Loup . 1,322.75 Butler .... 5,987.53 McPherson 1,253.91 Cass . 6,814 30 Madison .. 7.414.23 Cedar’ - 6.571.00 Merrick .. 3,987.55 chase - 2.011.84 Morrill ... 2,561.59 Cherry ... 6.312.34 Nance _ 3,782.19 Cheyenne. 2.398.31 Nemaha .. 5.108.48 Clay . 5.504.5s Nuckolls .. 5.269.27 Colfax - 4."2(..18 Otoe . 7,157.53 fuming... 5.486.07 Pawnee... 4,143.44 Custer- 11.020.59 Perkins .. 1.457.95 Dakota ... 2,668.03 Phelps ... 3,581.17 Dawes ... 3,525 25 Pierce ... 4,521.62 Dawson .. 5.722.07 Platte _ 7,394.11 Deuel. 931.45 Polk . 4.117.39 Dixon - 5.081.94 R. Willow. 4.253.21 Dodge - 7,829.09 Itich'ds'n . 6.865.32 Douglas .. 39.1X6.46 Rock . 2,213.46 Dundy- 2.121.02 Saline _ 6.741.45 Fillmore .. 5,569.21 Sarpv .... 3,119.16 Franklin .. 4.388.31 Saunders . 8,175.63 Frontier .. 4.313.24 Sc'ttsbi'ff. 4.760.56 Furnas ... 4.827.2a Seward _ 6.018.58 Gage . 10.609.27 Sheridan .. 3,851.13 Garden ... 2.323.25 Sherman . 4.056.78 Garfield ... 1.776.65 Sioux _ 2.X0S.72 Gosper ... 2,517.84 Stanton .. 3.304.2! Grant .... 542.34 Thayer ... 5,676.73 Greeley ... 3.774.14 Thomas .. 624.46 Hall . 3.774.15 Thurston.. 3.364.65 Hamilton . 5.203.16 Valiev _ 4.097.81 Harlan ... 3.986.86 Washi'gt’n 4,669.68 Hayes - 1.719.25 Wayne ... 4,384.73 Hitchcock . 2.659.67 Webster .. 5,260.50 Holt . 8.266.86 Wheeler .. 1,293.42 Hooker ... 481.7S York . 6.291.00 Howard .. 4.772.80 - Total_$454,410.93 Urges Care in Picking Seed Corn. The following proclamation calling attention to the importance of seeur ing good seed for the state’s corn planting this year, has been issued b> Governor Morehead: “To the Farmers of Nebraska: It may seem uncalled for for me to warn you of the seed corn conditions for 1916. A warning of this kind is sent year, but from reports I am getting out every year, but from reports I am getting from different sections of the country, it appeals to me of more im portance in 1916 than ever before. "The lateness of the corn in 1915, and the severe weather have lowered, and in many instances, entirely de stroyed the germination of a great deal of our corn. Those who have had experience in farming realize that to replant corn means, very often, a fail ure of crop. “With the present price of grain, and a very optimistic future and Xe braska being an agricultural state, it is very esential that we have corn that, will be of strong germination as well as a large percentage that will germinate. “With the rapid development of the state, the farming industry is no longer haphazard, but the man who succeeds must use the same amount of care and caution as the man who stands behind the counter of a bank does in conduct ing the banking successfully. “This is an annual custom, but 1 hope you will give special attention tc the matter this year. So many letters have reached me asking me to warn people along the line of getting good seed corn, that I feel it my duty to issue this proclamation.” Legislative League Reunion. Overwhelming interest in politics this year is expected to arouse much interest in the annual reunion of the Nebraska Legislative league, and hun dreds of men over the state who have seen solonistic service are expected to be in Lincoln February 24 for the event. Governor Morehead will prob ably be toastmaster. This is a rather new duty for the executive, but Secre tary Richmond says he will accept it and will be ready to give each of the dozen or so speakers a send-off. Frank Coffey, state labor commis sioner, was elected vice president of the National Farm Labor exchange, an organization designed to work for the systematic handling of demand and supply of hands, which has just closed its session at Kansas City. Governor Morehead ■will neither be a candidate to succeed himself in the gubernatorial office, nor will he run for United States senator against Hitchcock in the democratic primaries. Likewise, he will not enter the race for congress in the First District. This is said to be the governor’s final word in response to the pressure which has been coming from different directions to induce him to be a candidate for one place or another. Close friends of the Nebraska executive say they are sure that Mr. Morehead has his mind made up, and that he will retire from office at the close of his present term. They expect that he will return to Falls City and devote himself, as before, to business pursuits and look ing after his extensive interests in farm and fruit lands. Special colt prizes for the state fairs of 1916 and 1917 have been proffered the state fair board by T. C. Bowman & Sons of Boone county. This firm is one of the largest in the state. The offer will be accepted, ft is considered a distinct boost for the industry in this state and is much appreciated by the board. The Union Pacific Railroad company has obtained an order of removal to the federal district court of the suit of Attorney General Reed to enjoin all railroads in Nebraska from violating the two-cent fare law. The injunction suit as to other railroads is still pend ing in the supreme court of Nebraska and their attorneys and Attorney Gen eral Reed have agreed that the case shall be continued to March 20 and the time for the roads to plead which was fixed for February 21. is extended to March 7. Venison From Alaska. Another great possibility of the fu ture of Alaska is the raising of rein-: deer for the United States markets. I have visited the reindeer herds, and the slaughter houses at Nome, where the deer are even now being killed, to be sent in cold storage to San Fran cisco and Seattle. The shipping of venison has already begun and the time is not distant when fresh deer meat from Alaska will be sold in all of our cities, just as fresh Alaska sal mon and halibut are sold today—Cor respondence of the Christian Herald. QUIT MEAT IF KIDNEYS BOTHER AND USE SALTS Take a Glass of Saltc Before Break fast If Your Back Is Hurting or Bladder Is Irritated. If you must have your meat every day, eat it, but flush your kidneys with salts occasionally, says a noted author ity who tells us that meat forms uric acid which almost paralyzes the kid neys in their efforts to expel it from the blood. They become sluggish and weaken, then you suffer with a dull misery in the kidney region, sharp pains in the back or sick headache, dizziness, your stomach sours, tongue is coated and when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urine gets cloudy, full of sediment, the channels often get sore and irritated, obliging you to seek relief two or three times during the night To neutralize these irritating acids, to cleanse the kidneys and flush off the body’s urinous waste get four ounces of Jad Salts from any phar macy here; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acids of grapes and lemon juice, combined with litbia, and has been used for generations to flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize the acids in urine, so it no longer irritates, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in jure, and makes a delightful efferves cent lithia-water drink.—Adv. Profitably Mystery. “How did you leave all the folks out home?” “First-rate,” replied Senator Sor ghum. “I told them I was going to see if I couldn't straighten out a few problems for the government between now and spring. That cheered them up a great deal.” “To what problems did you have ref erence?” “Oh, nothing in particular. I never go into details with my constituents. If you go to explaining things, you are liable to make them sound so easy that the voters get to thinking they don’t need you.”—Washington Star. Practical Application. “When Josh got home from his edu cation.” said Farmer Corntossel, "he started right in instructin’ me about agriculture. So I didn’t lose no time to try him out." “What did you do?” “Sent him out to round up a swarm of bees.” "Was the experiment successful?” “Some. It didn't hurt the bees none, an’ kep’ Josh from gettin’ in the way fur 'most two weeks.” Real Hard Luck. "What are you crying for, Willie?” "I’ve got a toothache and there ain’t ho school to stay home from.” Even a chattering woman will give money the right of way when it wants to talk. FRUIT LAXATIVE FOR SICK CHILD “California Syrup of Figs” can’t harm tender stomach, liver and bowels. Every mother realizes, after giving her children “California Syrup of Figs” that this is their ideal laxative, because they love its pleasant taste and it thoroughly cleanses the tender little stomach, liver and bowels with out griping. When cross, irritable, feverish, or breath is bad, stomach sour, look at the tongue, mother! If coated, give a teaspoonful of this harmless “fruit laxative,” and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the bow els, and you have a well, playful child again. When its little system is full of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, indigestion, colic—remem ber, a good “inside cleaning” should always be the first treatment given. pillions of mothers keep “California Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a teaspoonful today saves a sick child tomorrow. Ask at the store for a 50 cent bottle of “California Syrup of Figs,” which has directions for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups printed on the bottle. Adv. No Pomp in Switzerland. How many Englishmen—or, for that matter, how many Swiss living in Eng land—could give offhand the name of the president of the Swiss confedera tion? In accordance with the Swiss constitution, the head of the state, or the president of the federal council, as he is officially called, only holds of fice for a year, and is elected every December. The federal assembly has just elected its president fcr next year. He is M. Camille Decoppet, who re ceived 185 votes out of 188. Owing to the curious international position of Switzerland and its rela tions with the belligerent powers, the position might be supposed to be one of considerable importance, but even the Swiss people are apathetic as to wTho shall occupy it, and they give to their chief no state honors whatever. He is accessible to almost anybody, and a British minister at Berne has told how, when he went to visit the president once, the door was opened by his wife, who was busy cooking, while the president was sitting at his desk in his shirt sleeves. Switzer land is a true republic, according to the old and classic ideal—the only one.—Manchester Guardian. Undeserved Punishment. ‘‘Gadsworth is suffering from a psy chological jag,” said the first citizen of a dry town. “What do you mean by that?” asked the second citizen. “He spent three hours last night in a vain attempt to locate a quart of liquor.” “Well?” “And this morning he woke up with a headache.” Pope’s Opinion. Gf-acie—Arthur and I have promised to stand by each other. Pa—You’re sitting on the sofa by each other every time I pass the par lor door. _ A rolling stone gathers no moss and, besides, it’s very seldom square. The egotist naturally leads a lonely life. HAS SUFFERED FROM TRADITION Modern Writer Gives Us New Ver sion of the Character of Washington. Great Soldier as He Is Universally Acknowledged, He Was Also a. Seer—Deathless Champion of the Rights of Hu manity. MORE than any other American statesman, more than any other American, Washington has suffered from tradition, writes John D. Barry in the Washing ton Times. 4 In fact, I can’t think of any other great man in the history of the world who has been damaged in just the same way, through being made to ap pear so good. The reason is that he has been pre eminently the children’s hero. He is a distinguished victim of the deceit we practice on children in the name of education. Only the very good boys and girls care for the story of Washington and the cherry tree. The others, the majority, are bored, or amused, or puzzled. And then there is the saying, dinned into the ears of American childhood, “Washington never told a lie.” It alone alienates vast numbers of children from Washington. In their little hearts it finds no answering echo, no enthusiastic desire for emula tion. For truth telling, much as we love it In children, and much as we labor to graft it ou those highly imaginative minds, is often a virtue that develops only with years, related to intelli gence and to mature character. It derives its beauty largely from association with other qualities more sympathetic. Do Real Damage to Truth. Self-assertive • truth-tellers often seem rigid in character. They do great damage to truth by making it .-■eem. not beautiful, as it should be, but hideous. Even in minds of maturity, to the reputation of Washington there still clings a suggestion of the comic. Thackeray did not help the situation when he introduced the youthful Washington into “The Virginians’’ as a highly self-conscious and priggish colonial. There is a fine chance for a new historian of Washington, one who will bring out the real man. Owen Wister made a start some years ago, when he published a little book, emphasizing Washington’s more human Qualities. But the book was too slight to be comprehensive. Mr. Wister may yet write the complete history needed by the world of today. For today, of all times, the world •ought to reflect on the service of Washington in the making of this na tion and on the attitude of Washing ton toward the future of this nation. Washington a Seer. Since the Spanish war the Farewell Address, once a classic and apparent ly Just about as much alive as most classics, has fallen into disfavor. We y don’t hear of its being “pointed to ' with pride” as often as we did. Perhaps if we d« go back to it we shall find that Washington, besides being a soldier and a statesman, was a seer. And a seer is much more interesting than a little boy that chops down a cherry tree or a man that has never told a lie. A seer has a way of projecting him self into the future and finding a new life there. As a prophet Washington is a vital force today. But he is a force that has been consciously and deliberately disregarded. Washington, the hero of Valley Forge, was essentially a man of peace. He saw that the happiness and secu rity of this country lay, just as the happiness of an individual did, in a policy of noninterference. And as soon as this country ceased to follow this policy Washington fore saw complications. On the surface it seems strange that a man whose inheritance and ways of life were aristocratic should be re garded as the father of American de mocracy. And to the present-day point of view it is all the more strange when we re call the reproach made against Wash ington that "the great Virginian held slaves.” But Washington, to be judged fair ly. like everyone else, must be consid ered with reference to his time and surrounding conditions. Washington deserves little credit for not yielding to the temptations to as sert his aristocratic lineage by becom ing a tory. He was directly affected by the unfair attitude of the mother country in imposing taxation without representation. What he did was a natural outcome of what he was. Where he did merit the highest honor was in his rising so magnificently to his responsibilities and opportunities. A man selfish and arrogant might have exacted more for himself, might have striven to establish himself as a per manent power over the nation he had helped to create. But there is no evi dence that Washington ever felt such a temptation. Aristocrat as he was and slaveholder, he was ail the more extraordinary in being able to turn from the prejudices of his training to REFLECTION OF MONUMENT For a certain period of the day, when the sun is shining, the reflection of the Washington memorial In the waters of the Potomac le plainly visible. The picture shows the ef 1 feet. a realization of the democratic ideal. Perhaps we can reach a little clear er understanding of what Washington was and of what he did by placing him in our own time. It was as if, at the present time, a man of distin guished position and of wealth, were to become a leader in the labor move ment. For, from the point of view of England, the colonials were humble folk, mainly tillers of the field, work ers in small enterprises. To their cause Washington gave dignity, as well as marvelous personal courage. With his tattered, half-fed, poorly trained troops he defeated the pro fessional soldiers of England and the Hessian mercenaries. He had, of course, the superlative advantage of being sustained by the power of a sub lime moral idea, all the more effective because it was opposed by the weak ness that goes with self-conscious and contemptuous superiority. Really Deserves More Credit. Washington has not been accorded by the world the credit he deserves for his share in establishing democ racy as a working force in a nation. We are likely to forget that democ racy, while he fought for it, was not accepted by the world as practicable. To a few it was a beautiful theory, an ideal. To the many it was impracti cable. a denial of what they regarded as the natural unfitness of human be ings in large masses to govern them selves. From France, mainly through Rousseau, had come the great demo cratic theory. But France had yet to seek its establishment in the blood of the French revolution. RARE RELICS OF WASHINGTON 'Jnited States National Museum Has Interesting Property of the Nation's Father. Among the many interesting objects pertaining to the history of this coun try, there is probably nothing which touches the hearts of true Americans more quickly than the relics and mementos of “The Father of His Country,” George Washington, many of which are displayed in the older building of the United States Nation al Museum in Washington. This col lection consists of a variety of mate rial gathered from numerous sources. While composed largely of articles of domestic and artistic interest owned by Washington at Mount Vernon, the collection also includes mementos of his life in the field during the War of the Revolution, and a number of other miscellaneous relics of greater or less importance. The most noteworthy objects are four pieces of plaster statuary, and a face mask, several portraits and en gravings, many pieces of furniture, in cluding Washington’s easy chair, tables, chairs, mirrors, bedstead and footstool, numerous candelabra, lamps and candlesticks, glass and chinaware, and table furnishings as well as many personal relics. These latter perhaps represent more to the visitor, since they were the individual property of this great statesman and warrior. There are two interesting costumes worn by Washington; the first an in fant’s robe of white brocade silk, lined with old rose China silk, used on the occasion of his christening, and the other a Continental army uniform worn when he resigned his commis sion as commander in chief of the Continental army at Annapolis, Md„ December 23, 1783. Representing, as these costumes do, two such separated periods of his life, they tend to re mind the observer of the great things which were accomplished by Wash ington between the times these di versified costumes were worn. Other articles of wearing apparel comprise a waistcoat and what were known as small clothes, or knee breeches. A Vast Army 1 of Workers who need sound nourishment, whether for labor of body or brain, have come to know by actual test that they can depend upon Grape-Nuts Made of whole wheat and malted barley, this famous pure food, supplies all the rich nutriment of the grains, including their valuable mineral elements—lack ing in many foods—but mighty necessary for ener gizing of the men tell, physical and nervous forces. Grape-Nuts has a delicious nut-like flavour—is always ready to eat—easy to digest, and wonderfully nourishing. “There’s a Reason” for Grape-Nuts Sold b}F Grocers everywhere.