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BETWEEN RIOT AND REASON.
The brutal business of the Ruhr goes on. Future
generations may well wonder how the world ever
came to such a pass as now. The present generation
may well wonder how it is ever to emerge from the
sslough of hate, suspicion and revenge into which it
has fallen.
I Premier Poincare has announced once more that
P’rance will not accept any attempts at mediation.
h'Vance is in the Ruhr to stay until Gernjany foots
Jthe $33,000,000,000 reparations bill. Insistence on this
point is accompanied by French occupation of the
richest industrial district in Germany. Railroads,
mines and factories that were running full blast
until the troops came are now producing little.
France is not getting as much German coal as be
fore its troops advanced. From that standpoint the
advance was a failure.
Signs are apparent that the French and German
industrialists are making new efforts to get together.
-Meanwhile the workers in the occupied cities are be
coming more and more hostile toward the French
troops. Clashes are of daily occurrence, and nine
men were lately killed in a riot at Krupp’s. The mild
reference to this slaughter by Poincare is reminiscent
of the defense put forth by a man who, having
killed a sheep, explained that no sheep could bite
him and live.
It would be easy for disorder to spread in that
valley. The race now is between riot and reason.
Chancellor Cuno has issued an official statement
professing Germany’s willingness to negotiate with
France at any time, providing only that guarantees
are given that the Ruhr will be evacuated. Though
the French profess no intention cf remaining in the
Ruhr, their position has been that negotiations with
Germany must be without any reservations.
Furthermore, the French government is not in
any temper permitting a reduction of reparations
figures. Its people were told that the advance into
Germany would not only co^ect enough money to
pay for the war, but the movement would not cost
a sou. Yet there is growing in importance a senti
ment among the French people against risking the
ruin of Europe for any such stake. Labor leaders
from France, Belgium, Italy and England recently
conferred with labor and socialist leaders in Berlin.
They are now in l’aris, working on a plan for scal
ing down reparations and ending the dispute be
tween these two nations.
Thus it is seen that there are forces, both among
the captains of industry in the two countries, and
among the privates, seeking a basis for understand
ing. Any reasonable plan for the re-establishment
of peace will be welcomed by the world.
ALL DAY AND NIGHT DANCING.
That girl who fox-trotted for twenty-seven hours
without a stop probably felt as exhausted as if she
had done a week’s washing. The probabilities are,
however, that she is one of those interesting charac
ters whose health is not strong enough for house
work, but who never fail to find stimulating tonic in
dancing. It is not a sporting proposition to wager
that the winner of this long distance record would
quit early if it were a dish washing or a bed mak
ing contest.
She wore out the band, she wore out the phono
graph records, and she laid low partner after part
ner. One man kept up the pace for seven hours and
then collapsed. Even the spectators at this exhibi
tion came and went in relays. It would have been
possible for a person to watch her glide for eight
l ours, go home and sleep eight hours and then re
turn and watch her for eleven more hours. That is
to say, if anyone took as much interest in such a
display.
Probably' there was not much art in this dance.
It is scarcely aesthetic, the ight of a young woman
partaking of refreshments while stepping off the
measures of the fox trot. It is too much like one
of those fast trains that takes on water without
stopping, scooping it up from a pit beneath the
t rack.
Now this mechanical wonder announces the in
tention to challenge the world for an endurance
dancing contest. Destitute of beauty and of use
fulness alike, such an event is about the acme of
vulgarity. When she wins all the honors possible
at this and seeks for new worlds to conquer, why
r,ot a pie eating contest?
SUGAR—OUR DAILY DISH.
“Old Doc” Wiley is and ever has been a comfort
and a joy. Just when everybody else is calling
down malediction on the heads of those who are
looting the sugar bowl, the doctor comes forward
to praise them. They are, he says, true philanthropists,
who are performing a real service to a world that
indulges too freely in sugar. Everybody uses too
much sugar, he contends, and if the buccaneers who
are just now boosting the price keep on, they will
confer a great boon on an over-indulgent people by
compelling them to use less sugar.
It was Dr. Wiley’s persistence that deprived us
of our benzoate of soda and formaldehyde a few
years ago. He stuck to an uphill job till he got folks
to realize that food would taste as good, nourish
as completely and probably keep as well if it were
not doped by drugs, whether deleterious or not.
Memory recalls the elaborate tests and trials, the
long and learned arguments, thst accompanied the
crusade for pure food with condiments that might
be trusted. Now, if he comes with his views as to
the consumption of sugar, he will get attention from
« considerable number of his fellow citizens.
The increased consumption of sugar is accounted
for in a number of ways. Prohibition is said to
have encouraged candy eating. Americans consume
enormous quantities of food containing sugsr, drink*
(hat contain sugar, and sweetmeats and candy, and
In thla differ from others, in degree rather than in
Impulse. Other peoples are as fond of sugar in any
form aa w# are, though they do not get quite so
much.
If the legislature doesn’t want to got itself talked
about, it had better adjourn aa soon as possible.
“FIFTY-FIFTY” OR FAILURE.
“Male and female created He them,” and the
order continues, and in all probability will con
tinue.
This is really the true answer to the question,
"Which does the most for your community—men
or women?” Nebraska editors have varied slightly
in expression in their replies to the question put to
them by The Omaha Bee, but in substance they are
agreed. It is the active, intelligent, co-operation
of the two that brings about the result hoped for.
The day has passed when an exclusive sphere is
granted to man; woman has seized upon about all
the things that once were sacred to the masculine
element of society, sacrificing her privileges with
out hesitation that she may have her rights.
This process has introduced woman into all the
walks of life that once were closed to her. She is
in the professional ranks, she is a mechanic, an
artisan, a merchant. No vocation is longer shut
against her, and she has proved her ability to fill
any place. Therefore, no doubt is to be raised as
to her eligibility for a full share in the partnership
that does the worlds work.
As to community betterment, if there is a shade
either way, it probably belongs to woman. Not that
men are not as willing or as anxious to improve their
surroundings, but because they are more likely to
be engrossed in matters that arc essentially selfish,
while woman will find time to consider public af
fairs as well as her own. Her mind reacts quicker
to suggestions for change, and, whether it be a
process of reasoning or the sixth sense that is
called intuition for want of a better name, she
notes the need and encourages the demand. Man
will aid in all ways to work out the details, just as
woman will join in his plans, when they are for the
public good. Co-operation in this work is easy, now
that the main fact is established.
In community betterment a fifty-fifty effort
should be made, even if rivalry should now and then
intervene. A division of labor may be made, but
not along the old-fashioned lines; it will never be
an even one, but division of responsibility can be
reached by the very simple process of each sex striv
ing to aid the other through maintaining the clos
est of relations all the time.
"Male and female created He them.” and this
means, if anything, a partnership in effort as well
as interest, to the end that the result may be mu
tually shared. Woman’s finer sensibilities will off
set man’s stronger physique, and working in unison
and harmony, they can move the world, just as they
have been moving it through all the ages.
MAKE A WAY FOR GENIUS.
Sammy Carmcll is very much in the public eye
for a 12-year-old boy. He has shown musical talent
of a high order, and is advised to stud^ to develop
his capacity with a teacher in the east. His parents
can not afford the expense of this tuition.
What is to be done about it? Is the world to
be deprived of another great musician because the
few dollars needed to pay for his training are
lacking? All will gay no, loud and long to this.
But who is going to put up the cash that is needed?
A society formed for the purpose of encourag
ing musical genius has taken the matter in hand
and proposes that Sammy be given an opportunity
to play at a local theater for a week, thereby earn
ing part at least of his tuition fees, and at the same
time giving the public a taste of his ability.
Nebraska's law forbids the appearance on the
stage of a child, and Sammy Carmcll falls under
the provision of the law. If the law can be sus
pended in one case, it can in another, and might
as well be repealed.
Public interest in Sammy Carmell is great, and
the wish of all is that he be given full opportunity
to expand the heaven-sent gift of music. Genius
needs direction, and a good violinist is worth all the
trouble and pain- it takes to make him one. Yet
all will hope‘that a better way can be found to give
this boy his opportunity than by making the fuss
that is certain to follow his public appearance if the
officers of the law are true to their trust.
If the Nebraska Society for ’the Development of
Musical Genius can think of no other way to raise
funds, we suggest a public subscription, a concert
where older musicians will donate their service-, or
any one of a number of expedients may be adopted
and yet hold the object within the law.
The Omaha Bee was first to bring little Sammy
to public notice, and still feels a distinct interest
ii} his future. We hope he will have every chance
to show the world his boyhood promise is not a
mere flash, but really is the gleam of a fire kindled
by a divine spark. Yet we do not want that his start
should be made a false motion.
The president of a Chinese college runs over to
Seattle to get a few pointers, before writing a book
on “What Is America?" At that, he is ahead of some
Europeans, who get their ideas from New York.
Kearney is now to have its first apartment house.
Yes, it always has been the city of homes, and no
doubt there are many who will regret the advent
of flat dwelling “out where the west begins.”
Some uncertainty may exist as to the status of
“Dahlman avenue, but there is none ns to the man
it was named for.
No plum tree in Nebraska can set up a claim that
it was deceived by March.
The poor man’s gymnasium—his legs.
Do It now; plan that garden.
Homespun Verse
By Robert Worthington pavir
WHY DO WE WORK?
Why do we work? ‘Tl* a question wide,
And a thousand answers lire verified;
We work for a mother, old and gray.
Who worked for us in the Yesterday:
Ws Work for a father we ran not shun.
For he lisa worked for daughter and son.
We work for the babe In the cradle-bed,
With blithesome thoughts of the days ahead
Hope make* us work, our minds aflame
With lute-Ilkn visions and dreams of Fame,
We work for the horns of the dear and true
Who have mellowed our sorrows and cheered us through
Tho gloomy seasons, and led us aright
fast the temptations of cold, black night;
We work for a loved one's faith and pride *
To beloved and trusted and glorified.
Wa work for tha bllsa which we acquire,
Achieving and learning and reaching high*'
From day to day as tha deeds ws do
Cheer and present an Inoentlva true
Why do we work? Tie a question still
That logics! answers f»U to fulfill.
I And the truth must wait to be vrrlfb'i
I Until ws have crossed to tht other Hide
^Jlk<s> Sank ®/^JWw^lnieMS
By NettrasJzas Great Poet
_%■— ' dtelrn (GcMAawite
THE GHOST OF CARPENTER.
After the shooting of the cup, link was able to make it appear an ac
cident and soon after he and Talbeau are sent by Major Henry by pony to
carry a message to Ashley who is now near the Moreau, coming north with
a second band of men.
The still white wind was blowing out
the stars
When yawning trappers saw the two
men row
Across the river with their mounts In
tow—
A red roan stallion and a buckskin
mare.
And now the ponies gain the far bank
there
And flounder up and shake them
selves like dogs.
And now' the riders mount and breast
tlie fogs
Flung down as wool upon the flat.
They dip
And rise and float, submerging to the
hip.
Turn slowly Into shadow men, and
fade.
And some have said that when the
ponies neighed,
’Twas like a strangled shriek; and far
ahead
Some ghostly pony, ridden by the
dead,
Called onward like a bugle singing
doom.
And when the valley floor, as wdth a
broom,
Was swept by dawn, men saw an
empty land.
£J • • W « »
The April eun arose
And fell; and all day long the riders
. faced
A rolling, treeless, melancholy waste
Of yellow grass; for 'twas a rainless
time.
Nor had the baby green begun to
climb
The steep-kneed hills, but kept the
nursing drawH.
And knee to knee they rode with
scarce a pause.
Save when the ponies drank; and
scarce a word,
As though the haunting silence of a
third,
Who rode between them, shackled
either tongue.
And when along the sloughs the twi
light flung
Blue haze, and made the hills seem
doubly bleak.
They camped beside a songless little
creek
That crawled among the clumps of
stunted plum
Just coming Into bud. And both sat
dumb
Beside a tnewing Are. until the west
Was darkened and the shadows leaped
and pressed
About their little ring of feeble light.
Then, moved by some vague menace
In the night,
Fink forced a laugh that wasn’t glad
at all,
And joked about a certain saddle gall
That troubled him—a Rabelaisian
quip
That In the good old days had served
to strip
The drooping humor from the dourest
jowl.
He heard the laughter of the prairie
owl,
A goblin Jeering. Gazing at the flame.
Talbeau seemed not to hear. But when
there came
A cry of kiotes, peering all about
He said: ‘‘You don’t suppose they’ll
dig him out?
I carried heavy stones till break of
day.
Tou don’t suppose they’ll come and
paw away
The heavy stones 1 packed, and pester
Bill?’’
"Huh, uh,” Fink grunted; hut the
evening chill
Seemed doubled on a sudden; so he
sought
His blanket, wrapped It closely,
thought and thought
Till drowsy nonsense tumbled through
his skull.
Now at that time of night when comes
a lull
On stormy life: when even sorrow
sleeps,
And sentinels upon the stellar steeps
Sight morning, though the world Is
blind and dumb,
Fink wakened at a whisper: ‘ Mike!
He's come!
Look! Look!" And Mike sat up and
blinked and saw.
It didn't walk—It burned along the
draw—
Tall, radiantly white! It wasn’t dead—
It smiled—it had a tin cup on Its
head—
Eh?—Gone!
Books By and About Neihardt
The Omaha Bee is in receipt of so
many inquiries concerning tlio works
of John G. Nrlhardt and where they
may be obtained, that it seems well
to give our readers a Neihardtiana.
The volumes in verse now In print
and published by the Macmillan com
pany (25 Prairie avenue, Chicago)
are: “The Song of Hugh Glass" and
“The Song of Three Friends” (epic'.
"The Quest’’ (collected lyrics) and
"Two Mothers” Ibeing two dratuas.
enfitled "Eight Hundred Rubles" and
"The Death of Agrippina.") "The
Quest" contains substantially all the
lyrics earlier published in the three
volumes. “A Bundle of Myrrh," ' &1an
Rong" and "The Stranger at the
Gate." These latter may still be ob
tained from Mitchell Kennerly. New
York, and are attractively gotten up
10 that they make desirable souvenir
volumes. One early poem, "The
Divine Enchantment." (Janies T.
White & Co., New York) 1 s
an epic of Hindoo mythology. It hag
long been out of print, but has some
excellent lines and is also of Interest
as a souvenir of the work of the poet
in his youth. It may occasionally
1* found.
Turning to Ncihardt - prose works,
the most important of these is "The
Splendid Wayfaring ’ (Macmillans) be
ing the story of the adventures of
JeiV»dtah Smith, di .-ov.-rer of the
Central and South* • at Trails. A read
ing of this volume give-- mental back
ground for the epics, including "The
Song of the Indian Wars." as yet in
complete.
Another prose work of remarkable
power Is "The River and I," that
"mystical but altogether human love
story." D i com i rued with a trij*
down the Missouri that Nclhardt made
In an o|>eii boat In 1*08. and throbs
with his love of the great stream and
its h'-roes. This hook is published by
Putnams, New York, and while it Is
sometime'- difficult to obtain, an order
will he tiller! after delav
"The Lonesome Trail," a collection
of Indian tales that were very popu
lar In the magazines some 15 years
ago. has long been out of print. Oc
casionally copies may be found in
book "tores. It was published by
Mitrhell Kennerly, New York. Also
published by Kennerly are two novels,
Daily Prayer
I
Ws trust In Ihs llrln* (ini—ths Saviour
of all men.— I Tim 4 10.
O Thou Who art Life, and the Giver I
of Life, »« thank The® that Thou art ;
also I*ove, and the Author of all our i
joya and bleesinR*.
Wa bleea Thee for Thy Word
for Thy Holy Hay. for the t hureh and
for the wondrous aaotillc® of our
Lord In redemption. Wo rejoten for
th® privlleRe of prayer, for Its fellow,
ship with th® Divine, and for th* as
surape* that Thou dost hear and an
swer It.
We thank Thee for the promise or
(ho Holy Bplrlt to strengthen our poor
infirm spirits, to give us an Internal
witness that wn are Thy children, and
to enahle us to overcome In all otir
temptations.
Help us to "stand fast In the faith,”
snd to hear witness of It to others.
Finable us to do good to our fellow
men, snd to rei ve Thee bv advancing
Thy Iloly Kingdom over all the earth.
Ittess mir home: may we hero rear
an altar of worship to Thee, and will
Thou send down Thv Holy Angela to
guard our fireside. May pence nttend
all our steps through life, and may we
at last depart In faith and hope of
the life everlasting. Amen.
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“Life's Lure,’’ a story of the gold !
fields; and “The Dawn Builder," a ,
tale of pioneer life in Nebraska, most
of its incidents being located In
Omaha.
Lastly, "The Laureate Address," i
which was delivered at the formal
notification of his appointment as poet 1
laureate, is published by The Book 1
Fellows, Chicago. The volume also
contains a copy of the resolution
passed by the legislature, the words
of notltleatlon by Regent Frank ;
Brown, who represented Governor I
Samuel McKelvie, and the beautiful
Introduction by Prof. L. A. Sherman, i
"John Q. Nelhardt—Man and Poet,”
by Julius T. House, Is an authentic
biography of the poet, contains 14«
pages, and Is published by F. H. Jones
A Son. Wayne, Neb.
So long ns they hold out copies of
two bulletins concerning Neihardt.
printed by the officers of the society
that hears his natno may be secured
from the curator, Mrs. Elva Brock
way, or from Julius T. House, chair
man of the executive committee,
Wayne, Neb,
One who genuinely desires to know
Nelhardt will not fail to own and
read and reread many times the fol
lowing: "The Song of Hugh Glass.”
and ' The Song of Three. Friends,”
which constitute the western epic so
far ns now complete; "The Quest,”
which contains only perfect work and
much of which is certainly destined
to Immortality: the two dramas In the
volume "Two Mothers.” haunting the
reader with lines and scenes and
meanings unforgctable; “The Pplendul
W ayfaring” (an odj'ssey to prose) and
"The Itlver and I,” revealing the soul
that made the eplrs.
An Interesting fact to b» added Is
that "The Pong of Three Friends ’
has tieen edited for schools, with a
map and elaborate notes by Neihardt’s
biographer and that h« Is preparing
a similar edition of "The Pong of
Throe Friends " Both epics are wide
ly used in schools.
We Nominate—
For Nebraska's Hall of
Fame.
Gluabefk
MISS ELIZABETH ATKINS,
whose recent book, "The Poet’s
Poet,” has just called forth a
page In Tho New York Times Book
Review from the pen of Richard he
Galllenne, is a Nebraska girl wbo Is
rapidly making her way as a woman
of letters. Miss Atkins graduated at
Nebraska Wesleyan university and
later received the degree of doctor of
philosophy from the University of Ne
braska. She is now a member of the
faculty Jn English of the University
of Minnesota.
In speaking of Miss AtkJn6* book,
Mr. Le Galllenne characterizes it as
"the most complete and searching
analysis of the poet's nature and the
most convincing presentation of his
significance in the social order that
I have ever come across. No aspect
of the poet a* he appears to himself
and as he appears to his fellow men
is overlooked.
Dr. Atkins brings the very neces
sary sense of the humorous, as well
as an Immense multifarious reading
to her ask.” It might be added that
she brings also the assurance of un
derstanding, for Miss Atkins is her
self the author of a number of charm
ing poems. Her book Is published by
the Marshall Jones company of Bos
ton. who have brought out several
books by University of Nebraska writ
ers.
“The People’s'
Voice”
Editorial* from reader© ©f Th© ¥cr©’*<f B©©.
Reader* of Th© Mor«i©« Be© ar© iavltatf t«
use thl© rol»w» fr©*»y tor atprmlo© ©a
■atfer© ©t public lat©r««1.
A Friend of Tobacco.
Friend. Neb.—To the Editor of Tho |
Omaha Bee: I don’t think smoking
hurts anyone If not used to excess.
There are lots worse tilings done tha£
smoking. Men like "C. 8.” that ara
so naturally clean ought to be put be
hind glass show oases and charge tui
tion to look at them. Our most promi
nent men have smoked and were not
any %orse than anyone else. If a
man doesn’t do anything worse than ]
smoking he isn't so bad.
HEADER
Over Her Head.
Carrol!, la —To the Editor of The
Omaha Bee: One of the things in life
[that puzzles one is just why so many
magazine articles written for women
are so far above the heads of the very
ones they are supposed to help. We
are told to always have fresh flowers
for the breakfast table, to serve hak»d
potatoes, fresh berries and numl»r
less other thu gs which are all right.
But when one i«iir of hands must
prepare the breakfast and get two or
three little ones ready and John .must
be at the office at 7 a. m. and instead
of catching the 8:45 car trutat walk 1
10 or 12 blocks, just when are we
supposed to sleep? ’Then they print
menus and budgets for people of.
they say, moderate means and then
plan an Income of from 810.000 to
812.000 a year. So the thousands of j
us smalltown midwest women who
are living and making real homes
from 82,600 to 1 ?.."00 a year really
wonder some times (f there It any
use. They tell us we must use a cer
tain amount of fresh milk every day
But when the rnilk supply Is brought
In morning and evening by a fanner
living several miles in ibe country
Your Insurance
and Your Family
FOR years you have paid your insur an oe premiums
—perhaps at a real sacrifice—that your family
may be protected.
Have you considered the investment of your insur
ance when it is paid? In their distraction and in
experience your heirs may not make wise use of the
money.
At no extra cost you can assure the protection of
your family by leaving your insurance in trust with
us. Let us explain the simplicity and benefit of this
arrangement.
I
Omh* &<in\ Buikttnt
On the Green
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“From State and Nation”
—Editorials irom Other Newspapers—
A Country Doctor Subsidy.
From the Norfolk Newi.
The question of a state subsidy for
rural physicians has been raised in
more than one state as a means for
encouraging doctors to take up coun
try practice. A committee of doctors
appointed by Governor Smith to in
vestigate the situation in New York
state reported against a subsidy.
This committee explained that w'i’e
doctors are fewer in rural disti ~ *
than they were some years ago. -t
by reason of the automobile and bet
ter roads each doctor is able to cover
a bigger field. While the work un
doubtedly is difficult, still the returns
per capita are bigger than they were
in the old days. A thorough canvass
convinced the committee that the
number of physicians in any given
territory is governed by the law of
economics and that it would be un
wise to disturb the balance by arti
ficial measures.
This may settle the matter satisfac
torily for New York state, where ru
ral populations ar heavy and there is
a remarkably extensive system '>of im
proved state highways. It might not
be considered so conclusive in the
many rural districts! of the country
where opposite conditions exist, par
ticularly as regards roads But even
in such case* the state subsidy may
not be the best solution.
Negro Scientist's Distinction.
From The St. Goats Globe Demo-rat.
There I* the Interest which sur
rounds occurrences highly extraor
dinary In an account stating that a
negro, born in Missouri as a slave
haa been made a fellow of the Royal
Society of Great Britain. Prof. George
tV. Carver, upon whom this honor
was conferred, is the head of the re
search department at Tuskogec In
stitute, an institution for the eduea
with only a limited supply, just where
shall w« get it? Again, we are told
to take the children'and go to the
woods for an outing. We would just
love it, hut John must stay at the
office so we must come home with the
tired, dirty children, bathe and dress
them and then prepare dinner. Some
outing. Perhaps they think we don’t
live but we realty do. Have our
church clubs and lodges and really en
joy them, but not according to the
popular magazine rule. If they must
write, why. oh why, don’t they come
down to earth, for there really are
1-eople who live and love and are hap
py on It. MODERN INCOME.
tion of negroes, founded by Booker
T. Washington. He is honored by
British scientists for having made a
number of very remarkable chemical
discoveries, which, it is stated, ha?
enabled him to regain a lost art in
making paints from clay more cheap
ly than they can be made in any other
way, at.d to dcrive'an amazing num
ber of useful products from sucli sim
ple primary materials as peanuts
sweet potatoes and pecan®. An Eng
lish explorer an I author. Harry John
son, viewed while in this country ex
hibits of Prof. Carver's chemical dis
coveries and brought them to the ac
tion of scientists after his return to
England.
Carver in his early youth gave evi
dence of a d'-sire for learning and ex
ceptional intellectual talent which in
fluenced liis former ow ner and otl • r
friends to lend him assistance in gain
lng an education. After receiving
university education he became a pro
fessor at Tuskegee, and the distinc
tion which he ha* received while in
that capacity is one that recalls the
aim* of its founder. It is evident
that color lines are not likely to block
the recognition of a scientific achieve
m»nt that deserves rec"gnition. And
it throws a new light on the intellec
tual possibilities of negroes T1 e
honor conferred is no insiguificai.*
one. It is one that ha* been receiveu
gratefully by scientists who were
faced by no handicaps similar to those
which confronted Prof. Car*, er. 11
marks him as a man of excepticr.nl
capacity, whatever his color, and it
gives rise to a somewhat different
opinion from that held by many as to
what the negro is able to accomplish
through education—the individual
more particularly, but also the race.
Anti Saloon League Secret r.
From Th« Outlook.
AA'e think the Anti Saloon league has
made a mistake in withholding from
the public a statement of its expenses
and the ends for which its moneys
have been used, although we recog
nize the fact that some give weight
to the argument that opponents of
the league would not voluntarily dis
close, and could not be compelled to
disclose, the source and end of their
propaganda fund8. That argument
has the weight of the argument that
fire must be fought with fire—an ar
gument alwaj s more convincing; to
those on the inskle than those on the
outslde . . . The best way to assure
the public that the league is efficiently
managed and thaat its funds are use-1
for the purpose that they are given
for would be to let in the light.
Long before Nebraska lm<I been admitted to statehood;
when "Nebraska Territory" boasted of tYwr than 30.000
white inhabitants; before any railroad touched Os borders;
and when Indians were still in possession of most of the land,
Robert W. Furnas—pioneer Nebraska statesman, soldier,
author and publisher—founded The Nebraska Farmer at
Brownville, on the Missouri River.
That was in 1859. St. Louis was the nearest "big city.'*
Printing presses, paper and ink were brought from there by
steamboat. The finished copies were delivered by pony ex
press and stage coach.
In the sixty-three years that have passed. Nebraska «
grown from a sparsely settled unbroken prairie i- a state
of agricultural wealth and prosperity. And The Nebraska
Farmer has grown from a 16-page monthly into a weekh pub
lication, whose contents annually equal, in volume, the eon.
tents of ;>4 average books! Through good years and bad. in
its own way, without fear and without bombast, it has helped
to make farming a little more profitable, to make the fann
er’s work a little easier, to make farm homes a little happier.
As in 155ft. a dollar still pays for a year 's subscript u:
It was a good investment then. It's a better investment now.
If you are interested in the agricultural affairs of the state
(and what citizen isn’t 1) we’ll gladly scud you a sample cop
upon receipt of a postal-card request.
THE NEBRASKA FARMER
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