Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-16
NEBRASKA PRESS COMMENT.

Curtis Courier. The woman's hobble
skirt looks just about like man feels
when his suspenders have busted
Nebraska city Press. While YOU are
reading Of the snowslides in Colorado and
skating in Floriia, Just think what
lovely season it IS in Nebraska at the
present time
Kearney Democrat: Omaha mothers have
opened up a vigorous crusade against the
costly. foolish and extravagant com
mencement gowns" practice In vogue in
the public high schools throughout this
state. The extravagant graduation gowns
ought to be and will be abolished.
Grand Island Independent: The citizens
Of Eearney are arranging to ask Mr. Car
nege for $500 more for the library Of that
city, an addition to be built to the $1,000
building already constructed and occupied.
II is devoting more than 5000 to the main
tenance Of the library and believes Il en-
titled, under M: Carnegie's rules, to an
other slice Of his steel profits.
Ashland Gazette We think that Omaha
is bad enough. but 1t is no comparison in
wickedness to some other places In
Omaha some outward appearance OF
responsibility is maintained, even under
the Dahlman administration. Sunday sales
of intoxicating liquors are made through
back doors, while in Chicago and New
York there is no cessation Of the saloon
business for the Sabbath.
Central City Nonpareil: Arthur Mullen,
attorney general pro tempore, is in danger
OF OVERRIDING the publicity business in his
effort to crowd some of the regularly re-
tanned attorneys out OF the bank guaranty
hearing before the United states supreme
court. II is barely possible that an attorney
who has spent several months in invesu-
eating the facts and the law in the case
IL just as competent to represent the state
before the court as an inexperienced
lawyer politician, who happens to be tenn
porarily at the head OF the states legal
department.
Plattsmouth journal: The proposal Of
Postmaster General Hitchcock for a modi-
fled parcels post, limiting the weight to
eleven pounds. in connection with the
rural free delivery, would be OF mighty
little benefit to the farmers OF the country.
What is needed is a system like that OBJ
tanning in Germany, where merchandise
and produce is transported at one-siXth
the cost now extorted from the people by
the express monopolies of this country.
And these will see to it that even this
modified or limited parcels post idea shall
be neatly pigeon-holed.
Grand Island independent: This city IL
not the only point in Nebraska where the
prices of food produced right at home are
extraordinary high. Norfolk Is suffering
from a milk famine. With pasturage and
forage lands all about it, stretching for
miles, indeed, I'm every direction, only five
families on one side of the city were sup
piled few days ago. 1t appears that two
brothers managed to get all Of the dairy
business All went we'll enough so long
as both remained in the harness But one
was taken III and II was announced by the
other that he would deliver only to those
buying in wholesale quantities
Waterloo Gazette: We wish to call at
tenton to the matter running in these
columns weekly regarding the Western
Land Products exhibit to be held in Omaha
next January. The object of the exhibit
is to attract general attention to the re-
sources of the west and seek to stem the
TIDE of emigration to the far north and
south, and especially to help build up Ne
braska and Nebraska interests. The OBJ
ject Is a worthy one and should be given
support by every lover of the state Ne
braska has not shown a very large in
crease during the decade just closing, and
with its fertile acres and diversified in
dustres it ought to show much greater
| increase in the next ten years. We have
everything to attract and little to repel
new settlers, If only our resources and
| good qualities are brought to the attention
of prospective buyers and settlers. Let's
! everybody lend a helping hand in the good
/ work