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Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
Rural School Law Revision.

Central City, Neb., Jan. l0.-To the
Editor of The Bee: There is not SO
much wrong with the school laws as
there is a misunderstanding and mis-
Interpretation of these laws.
This legislature can clear things up
if it will listen to the rural people
rather than to the special interests
who profit through the manipulation
of our school system
Organized farmers will now demand
that some attention be given to the
things we want, rather than to the
things that some self-imposed faddist
desires to give us. The farmer Is q
people of long-enduring patience and
fortitude. but there is a limit. We
have reached that limit. We believe
this legislature will give attention to
what the people of the open country
are asking for. Even as the money
changers of the temple long made
merchandise of things religious, so
have certain special interests made
merchandise of our educational sys-
tenn and filled their pockets at our
expense.
They have done this by dominating
and directing school legislation, com.
mercializing the most vital institution
in free government and turning 4
into victim of exploitation. If they
want to take this up / am ready with
the proof We have reason to expect
this legislature to give us some relief.
and will stand behind them till the
finish. We say to. the book concerns
and supply houses. Keep your hands
oft of our school legislation ora
word to the wise is sufficient" Also
experts and faddists have tried our
patience to the limit. We expect you
to keep away from interfering with
rural school legislation. This is strong
language, but--we'll attend to our
business and you attend to yours.
Are we children and heather that
we must set back in helplessness while
some self-appointed theorist directs
school legislation?
We are willing to take the unbiased
Judgment of our legislature. or one
which we may elect, in this matter If
school laws.
Our state is SO widely different in
settlement and topography that we
need a varied arrangement. In the
greater part of the state consolidation
is not practicable; in other parts the
rural high school will work fine, and
in the thickly settled east districts can
be Joined together with splendid re-
suits. To cover all conditions we
First-That the course of study be |
so adjusted that the child Of the one
room rural school may attend longer |
than the present eight years.
Second-We ask for state levy for
the purpose of: (a) Guaranteeing
every child a school within reach of
their home. co. To encourage the
establishing Of rural high schools (c)
To cooperate in the surveying and
Of consolidated schools. (d)
the extension of the short
course into a two or three months !
winter term,
The above are some of the common
sense things we need. We think
people who have been paying 70 per
cent of support of the university and
normals are entitled to some consid-
grafton. All who have read the story
IF the farmer and the lark's nest may
get lesson therefrom.
w. HI. CAMPBELL.
Chairman Educational Committee.
Farmers Union.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
People and Events

The Burlington and the Illinois Central Joined
the railroad white list on the first of the wear
Both companies reported that no passengers were
killed during the year 1916 through fault of the
company.
Four years ago Mike Elwood of Chicago.
thinking he was about to cash in" concluded
to beat the lawyers and the courts by deciding his
property to his son. Now he wants the property
back and lawyers and courts cannot be denied
their innings. Sure Mike!
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

The time is growing short for damage suits
against licensed liquor dealers and their bonds.
men, and, judging by the new filings on the
docket, the lawyers who thrive of this sort Of
business are not letting any grass grow under
their feet
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

Speaker Clark cuts sorry figure in eontro-
versy with the New York Times. The speaker
characterized certain pork bari" statement as
"a malicious invention" OF the editor The Times
cited the Congressional Record as authority for
the statements, leaving the speaker only the
alternative of apologizing or discrediting the
official medium of veracty
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.

Commissioner O'Keefe has gone out
into the country to measure the
amount Of grading done during the
last year for the county and near
the southern border of the city.
Surveyors are now at work on
route for a horsecar line out the Mill
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

Congressman Kent would have the govern.
ment pay all losses Of spectators occasoned by
government leaks. Why noti Tempering the
wind for shorn lambs is not less paternalistic
than coaching political winds through the pork
bart"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

An official report shows q record production
Of coal in this country last year The increase
over 1915 amounts to 100000 tons in soft coal
alone The showing disposes Of reiterated
claims OF production shortage.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

Several frontiersmen Of bison hunting days
bore the nickname of Buffalo Bill" Colonel
Cody alone long survived the conditions which
wrought the title and gave it distinctive place in
western history.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

Just wait until congress goes out OF business
March 4. Mr.. Nebraska Lawmaker, and perhaps
you can command more spotlight on the part OF
the stage You occupy.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

"A government of farmers, by farmers and for
farmers" is the slogan Of the powers that be in
North Dakota Farmers control the legislature,
the governor is racy OF the soil and the supreme
court is composed of legal plowmen. The COM
bination promises to scrap former political ties
and cultivate several varieties of New Zealand
notions for home consumption.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
TODAY
Health Hint for the Day.

Eat as regularly as you can, and Go
not eat between meals II you can
avoid it; but rather than go to bed
hungry. eat something easily digested
before retiring.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
Powers of Rural School Boards

Omaha, Jan. Ito the Editor of
The Bee: 1t may perhaps seem very
unkind of me to say 1t, but in educa-
tional matters my friend, W. H. Camp
bell of Central City, has long been
doing large amount of business on
very limited capital Mere mirages
of the air seem real to him, and he
is an expert in discovering ferocious
beasts who rush out from dark places
and devour our children on the pub
lie highway With cold facts let me
dispel some of these mental hallu-
cinations and with the torch of truth
show that his terrible monsters in hid
den lairs are but creatures of vivid
Imagination.
In each of the $500 ungraded. or
rural, schools in the state, the district
board has power to determine what
shall be the course of study and is not
limited to studies usually included in
the first eight grades of graded
schools. These district boards may
have in their schools any or all of the
high school work, If they wish, by hir-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

The Yucatan binder Irvine monopoly is shown
up in its true coors by the report Of the United
States senate investigating committee. The next
question is the same old Tweed retort: what
are you going to do about itl'
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
SAID IN FUN.

Husbaud-But we can't afford to have an
automobile.
Wife, know we can't but I want to
show that stuck-up Mrs. Brown that we
can have things we can't afford just as we'll
as she can.-Boston Transcript.
Husband-So my friends made themselves
agreeable to you and I daresay paid you
some nice compliments. didn't they?
Wife-Oh, yes and they all agreed with
the who said / certainly would make a
fascinating wdow,-Baltimor American.
Henry Clay was a CRATE man Cassidy
He war thot, Muligan."
so CRATE thot he had a cigar named after
him, Cassidy
AN poipe. too. Mulligan."-Chicag
Post.
Look at the great cities Of antiquity"
exclaimed the lecturer. Where are they
now? Why, some Of them have persisted
so utterly that 1t Is doubtful of they ever
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

The appointment Of Gene Mayfeld to a mem.
bership in the Board Of Control will please the
newspaper boys no matter how the politicians
take it,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

1t is painfully evident that Tom Lawson will
not be happy until he blows up the stock exchange
with gas bombs.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

What the country needs is an effective bunch
to keep suckers away from Wall street.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

Buffalo Bill was a world figure, but he be-
longed to Nebraska il he belonged anywhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

Like the refrain in the song about Johr
Browns body, the dry" column goes marching
on"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

tary road, which will be completed
early in the spring.
The beautiful grove situated imme-
diately south of the natural park Of
the Omaha land syndicate has been
included in the latter's addition to
South Omaha and Is plated the same
as that already recorded.
The Union Pacific road is now build
ing seven excursion sleepers which are
the first Of the kind ever constructed
In design and finish of the woodwork
they are not inferior to the Pullman.
though they are not upholstered They
are to be used exclusively for excur-
sion purposes.
One of the stores in the Willard
hotel has been rented by the Pacific
Telegraph company the deal being
closed by W. S. Dimmick, the new
manager of the office at this place
Articles Of Incorporation were filed
of the Bee Hive Real Estate associa-
ton, which corporation is to continue
for twenty years. and its capital is
to be $4,000. The incorporators are
John Tidemann, William Neue. A.
Schonboe. Morris Morrison, c. c.
Thrane, o. r. Nelson, A. Dorm, Will
liam Nelson and Hans Thielgard
George Ayers of West Chicago
street, who was so badly frozen one
night of the last cold spell, is reported
by Dr. Hanchett to be improving sat
isfactorily and entirely beyond the
necessity Of having his arm amputat-
ed as was first feared.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

Now we have it! That peace note leak. like
Topsy, Just happened" and had neither father,
mother, nor responsible kin OF any kind
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

Subscriber leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed to them. Ad-
drsss will be changed a. often a. requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
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one enok At 4 TINE

Crawford-Your wife seems to be all
tagled up in her housekeeping.
Crabshaw-You see. she tries to follow
all the so-called useful hints In the women's
magazines.--Life.
That beauty doctor says he Is not wor-
ried over the suit one of his customers is
bringing against him"
But then, you know, 1t Is his business to
put good face on the matter "-LouisviIe
Courier-Journal
Motorist recovering from smashup)-
Isn't that a pretty stir bill, doctor?
Surgeon-You don't suppose Pm going to
let the other repair men do all the getting
rich in this business, do you?-Boston Tran
script
War Lord-Lord general commander
what's become of those amazon corps that
were to be so we'll equipped for joining our
forces?
Trembling Commander-Please your
majesty, when they were ordered into action
we found they had used up all their powder
on their noses.--Baltimore American
General-Why din you lose the battle?
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

General-Why db1 you lose the battle?
Captain-The enemy attacked US in our
reaH
General-I was informed that they at
tackled you In front
Captain--Y-es: but that was our rear
when they got there.-Judge
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
ADJECTIVE is MODERN EVIL
Authors Of Ancient Classics Were Not
Given to Its Excessive Use as
Are Writers of Today.

This being the era of pretexts,
with war as the basis, the suggestion
comes that our literary folk econo-
mize in the matter of adjectives.
These and their associates, the adj
verbs, are looked upon as diseases of
the vocabulary, the excess adipose
tissue, so to speak, says the Cincin-
natl Enquirer. The fve-meal per
diem Germans have found that en-
forced abstemious living has been
good for them physically, though it
has brought mental suffering. So,
too, it is argued, our literature will
be improved by the exclusion, as far
as possible, of adjectives.
The authors of the ancient classics
were not given to elaboration of sub
stantives. In Leonardo, Dante and
Virgil these facts are amply support
ed. In the "Divina Commedia,"
which contains all told 6,215 adjec-
tives, only II are in the superlative.
In the second book of the "Aeneid,"
in which is recounted the fall of
Troy, there are ], 637 nouns and only
$50 adjectives. 1t is a matter of re-
greet that the tendency toward the
use of adjectives is found in the war
dispatches. That the superlative is
being constantly appealed to is also
regrettable. If our language, spoken
and written, energies from the con-
f1ict looking like the warriors, lean,
1.-the and timber, it will be compen-
sation for other losses.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
BRITAIN PREPARING AIRPLANES

Rear Admiral Peary, U. S. N, is
responsible for a very remarkable
statement concerning preparations
in Europe for extending the scope
and power of aerial warfare.
development of the airplane will
mean a revolution in travel and COM
merce as it has meant in war" Rear
Admiral Peary said. "In France
there are said to be more men in
the aviation service than are in the
army of the United States, and in
Great Britain more than in our
navy.-~Germany is said to have 49,
900 airplanes. Great Britain is pre-
pairing for an aviation army of $780,
600 men with a fleet of 10000 air
planes. The time is near when the
air service will be more important
than the army and navy combined.
1t is the belief of many statesmen
that the decision in the great war
may come in the air"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
LUMINOUS LIFE BELT.

In the darkness of a storm at sea,
many shipwrecked person, cling
ing to~a life preserver, has finally
despaired and gone down for lack Of
means by which he or she could sig
nal to rescuers. This fact Mas re-
Gently prompted the invention of a
luminous lifebelt, by resident of
New York city. 1t is made in either
circular or folding form, and firmly
strapped to it are two electric flash
lights, thoroughly insulated against
contact with the water and operated
by conveniently located button
The two lights are placed some dis
lance apart so that if one is sub
merged the other probably. will pro-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
BROUGHT TOGETHER BY WAR
French and English Fraternize as
They Have Not Done for More
Than a Century.

Some months ago an old man
called at the French embassy and
asked to see the ambassador. M.
Cambon saw him, and the man pro-
duced a little square of old red silk.
He explained that this was part of
a trieolor flag captured at Waterloo
by a party of soldiers which includ-
ed his grandfather. They had cut
up the flag, and this piece had been
treasured in the family ever since.
The old man felt that he could no
longer keep it, and wished to hand
it back to our friends the French.
Another gift at the embassy was
no less curious. A visitor called,
carrying a heavy, flat case. He
opened it in the presence Of the am
bassador and showed fine picture
by Greuze, which he asked the am
bassador to receive as a gift to
France The donor said that it had
been in his family for some time,
and he wanted now to present it TO
France for a French museum, or to-
be sold for the French hospital
funds, or anything they wished. He
refused to give his name, and left
no clue to his identity but the pic
ture.-Manchester (Eng.) Guard
ian.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
ADVERTISING RATES.
PRICE PER INCH.
THU RSDAY, J U LY 20, 191 Z
NEW HOPE

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Logan, Eliz-
abeth Minor, Perthania Clark and
Charles Minor were guests of
friends in Frenchtown on Sunday.
Misses Reba Bair and Esther Hig-
gins, of this place, and Messrs.
Howard Dilley and Harry Reading
of Pennington, spent Sunday in Will
low Grove.
The Senior Epworth League of
the M. E. Church will hold a moon
light boat ride up the canal on
Wednesday, August l. Adults, ten
cents, children, five cents.
Mrs. William Pursell, of Raven
Rock, is spending Wednesday and
Thursday with her son John Pursell.
Her two granddaughter, Verna and
Grace, will return home with her
for a several days visit.
Miss Blanche Maidley, of Fleming
ton, who is spending a few weeks
with her aunt, Mrs. George John
son, returned to her home town to
see her grandmother on Thursday
and Friday of last week.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
New HOPE M. E. CHURCH.

HBERT A. SAWYER. PASTOR.
Services will be held as follows in
this church Sunday, July %:
Mems class meeting 900 a. m.
Sunday School 1000 a. m.
Morning worship II a. m. Sub
ject. To. Live is.Christ."
In the evening the only service
held during the summer is the Ep-
worth League Twilight Service at
Gas. All welcome.
New Hope PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
M, f. BARTHOLOMEW, MINISTER.
Sunday Service.
Sunday School 10 a. m. Glasses
for all ages.
Morning worship II a. m.
Evening, Union open-air service
on church lawn.
Week-Night Service.
Christian Endeavor, Bible Study
and Prayer meeting, in the church
Tuesday evening 7.45 p. m.
Prayer meeting Friday 7.45 p. M
All are cordially invited to these
services in the little white church or
the hill.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
INExPERTNESS.

'FWhat picturesque variations you
have introduced into your dancing!"
81 am entitled to no. credit" re-
piled Miss Cayenne. "What you call
variations were the efforts of my
partner and myself to quit stepping
on each others feet"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26

~ dUUvo IuG water. ne nasnuS
signal of such life beft would
many times attract attention when a
person clinging to an ordinary pre-
server would be undiscovered in the
darkness.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
SECOND CHANCES.

"When a widower quickly remar-
ries it is a compliment to his first
wife" "But an awful slur on his
mentality p'-Town Topics.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
WONDERFUL LIKENESS.

Mrs. Muggs-Oh, how beautiful
that face is Whose portrait is-it?
Artist-Your daughters, madam.
Mrs. Muggs-A remarkable like
ness. Can you paint me at once?
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
HARD ON THE TRAIN.

"Is she as sour as she looks ?"
"Sour? Why, if that woman
gazed aloft on a starry night she'd
curdle the Milky Way"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
AFTER THE BALL.

First Coed-Why, Doris, how
tired your eyes look.
Tired One-Yes, my dear, l rolled
them so much this evening.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
A CROP oDDlTY.

"Queer, isn't it?"
''What?o
"You plant the eyes of the po-
tatoes and the ears of corn"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
ITS USE.

"Maud has very engaging per
sonality."
eyes; that's how she gets so many
diamond rings"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26
A LADY KILLER.

81 wonder what happened when
the dish ran away with the spoon I"
ct suppose it was sad blow to the
.yotato masher."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-07-26

WANTED-Woman or young girl to
help with homework, s to II
o'clock weekday mornings. Mrs.
Davenport, New Hope, Pa.
MUSICAL STUDENTS WANTED
Students in instrumental music are
desired, on piano or organ. Please
advise II. Kathleen VanPelt, New
Hope, Pa,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-20
RIppIIN6RHYNES
DD Malt M0son
"CooyyJtt I9y7
MARCH

~ March the climate has gone crazy;
| one day is sweet and calm and haIy.
like something >wipcd from Indian
summer; the next day is an old-tlmc
hummer with bowling wind which so
intense is. /: blows YOU through some
barbcd wire fences \ storm OF hail
comes down and pcltS YOU. and thea
the uOpic sunshine meltS YOU. and while
sudden dcluge browns YOU, a streak
Of lightning comes and downs YOU No
man can say Just what the weather Will
be ior two short hours together We're
sunStruCk when at noon we're roaming,
and We are freezing IN the cleaning.
Oh. March is fair and false and tickle.
Ad puts all mankind IN a pickle, AMI
Vet we take her tan,rumS gr,nnlng all
pleased that she enjoys her inning The
grim old winters gallivanllng ,ha' is
the moral oi her fanting Some final
fits this month is throwing. TO celebrate
Old winters going, and spring is Smil-
ing at the portal and brings balm ~
every mortal And So We say "Oh.
March. go to i,' You're chanting w,n-
,er'S dirgc, bcShrcw il"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-20

only one bad feature and he IS the mutt
who !, alwdys explaining that 1t is not
the Heat but the Humidity.
II there are five or six girl, in the
family their Christian names will give
YOU a pretty good idea oi the novel,
that their Mother used to read.
Every Mother wonders why It is that
her children will run crrandsNo cheer.
iully-ior the woman next door
What has become OF the old fash.
ioued man who was always full o
pruncN;
The man who has Just learned how
think, II i, up TO HIM TO stand aroun1
and criticize the man who is taking
hi, first lesson.
When a man meets a woman on IN,
street aud doesn't raise his hat an,
doesn't grin and fall all over himScl
trying 10 make an impression, tho bet
ting IS tha, the womas IS his wife.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-20

Tim Casey, Juror, rose suddenly
from his seat and fastened to the door
oi the courtroom He wa. prevented,
however, from leaving the room and
was Stcrnly questioned by the Judge
"Ncs, your honor, III explain me-
self, said the Juror When Mr.. Finn
finished his talking me mind was clear
all through, hut whn Mr. Evans begins
his talkin' ! becomes all confused an
says to mcScli, Faith, I'd better lave
at once, an sthay away until he is done,
because, your homer, to tell the truth, J
didn't like the way the argument wa
goin',"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-20

The Sea OF Matr,mony IS smooth
enough when YOU first embark on Il
Eut later ON YOU are almost certain
'H run into squalls
\ man dway, waits until tomorrow
before he viii admit tha, he acted like
a fool yesterday
/, seems odd 10 us that some oi Nm"
Good and Pure RciormcrS haven't de
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-20
Them Was the Happy DAYS.

Can YOU remember the first tlmc a
boy pulled TIN, one ON YOU and YOU
icll for 12 Adam and Eve and Pinch
me went down to the river to swim
Adam and Eve got drowncd-now who
Was lett"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-20

Can VIC c>pc., the successful nominees TODAY 10 STROLL
oil over town and take down ,hc ur,vh,y ,ardrhoto,
which are tackled 90 the telephone poles
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-20
N o.

! S Shv OF Frankfort. Ky. wants
lu know II he can get into a poke
game IN the Club. g
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-20
Inkc McLnke Save

We All Have Trouble Remembering
People Who Don't Owe Us Money
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-20

Yes, dear reader. {. L. Dye IS an un-
dcr,akcr and IS IN business at Belle
Valley Ohio