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mmotrtb omnia KviTjr iM'incMTut In Tim munly J Th Journal wtll vr ) found la- I Wiring for Hi lnt tiiifr"tMf I'lntl- J mouth mii I';ih county lit Kinr;il. ( mIiouIiI r'iil I ln'.loiirinil. Thpoiily I- VIM'UM'Or iM-IIMMTMCy In lit" county. IL A. aniT. II. BATES, Pihushkics. 'DKMOCKATIC AT ALL. TIMK8 AND VNDKIl ALL CI IICUMSTANCKH. ()I T1CE No. 112, Son n Sixth Stkkkt PL, ATTS MOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. JUNE 4, 1903 Number 24. Volume XXIII tcbe Plato 3 IN THE FATHER LAND. How the People of Germany Enjoy Themselves. Tlwreis not a classof people on earth t hat enjoy lt world la tter than the Hermans ! in b.lh (ennany and America. I speak this time of the old Fatherland Herman v. The; people are contented and work hard through the week, looking with pleasure for Sunday to route. Sunday forenoon all attend their different churches. A hout 1 1 o'clock t h differ ent branches of military match from their ha r racks to the military park, consisting of alout two hundred acres, lieautifully laid out with roads and tine shade trees, w here they march past the commanding general or a Prince of tin Koyal family, for insei:l i.iu. Af ter marching the soldiers are put, at ri'st, and with the halance of the -pie listen to the music of the dilTereut hands. I sieak of the city of Minister, In Westphalia, a tn-autifulc-ity of almut forty thousand inhabitants, hesides a large number of military of all tranch es infantry, cavalry ami artillery. It was hi this city I received my lit tle education, attending the Jesuit College, one of the iM-st in Cennany. Iinii-r over, all who could, left the city for a mile or t wo in the country men, women and children, highorticcrs of the army, clergymen and professors of the colleges with their classes, all walked to the country parks. Here could l' found a land of music, tine shade trees, tahlcs and chairs hile the parents took possession of the ta hles, the fun ami pleasure began -the children play ing, sw inging, racing and all kinds of enjoyment. While the children enjoy themselves, the old folks chatted with their neightorsand friends, ordering refreshments, such ascotfey, tea, lemonade, lieer or w ine, and anything wanted in the eating line. All spend the afternoon very uleasantlv together. A fter six o'clock in the evening all depart for the city Kvery one took a delight in the walk. and all felt pleased and wished for Sundav to come au-ain. This was in the spring, summer and fall In winter the ice carnivals com mence. Winter commences in earnest the latter part of Novemler, and stays until February. There is a river call ed the Aa. covering a w ide scoih of land; really it is a small lake. The ice is very solid and smooth when winter sets in. and men are engaged to sweep it olT, and if necessary, overflow the ice with water during the night to have it slick and clean for the mor row. On Sunday can be seen thous ands of people of all descriptions, rich and poor high otlieers of the army. w ith their w ies and children, soldiers, .students and people ofall grades. All enjoy the ice. Men can hire sleighs, something like a rocking chair with runners, and with skates on ther feet. having the ladies or children before them, the men push them and go over the ice like lightning. If they wish they can go to an island in the rive aliout twomilesdistant, where refresh ments can lie secured, ami then start for home in the evening. On moon light nights the ice Would be crowded with people, ami they would enjoy a a regular ice carnival, often continuing until after midnight. This is the en joyment of life in the Fatherland. C'oxi: i Sen latki:. The General Outlook,. The past week has tiecii cold and wet. The daily mean tern ierat lire has averaged 4 degrees lielow normal in the eastern counties and I degree le low in western. The rainfall has U-en general and heavy; over the eastern half of the state it has exceeded inches and in most of this district it has ranged tween 3 and i inches. The continuous and heavy rain has practically prevented all work in the fields for the past week. In all except the extreme western and a few north ern counties a largeamouut of replant ing will be necessary liecause of wash ing out and covering up of corn or the flooding of low lands by the excessive rains, corn has thus suffered consider able damage and the prospect is much less promising than it was a week ago Tlte low lands are largely covered with water In eastern counties, which will result in some damage to small grain: where not under water, oats. wheat, and grass have made a rank trow th and in a few places have lodged a little, tirass has glow n well gene rally: conditions in extreme western counties were uhusually favorable. It is too early to make an estimate of damage done bv t lie excessive rams, as much depends upon the weather of the next two weeks. Teachers Invited. Teachersare invited to the summer session at the Western Normal College, Shenandoah, Iowa, opening JunelHb. All branches of work for a!l grades of teachers The work has tie sane standing given any state school, and state examination at the close. Full session, eight (S) weeks, bard, loom and tuition, 2ri,.V). Hooks rented. J. M. IIi'ssky. President, A Hurt Never Hurts. After Porter's antiseptic healing oil is applied. Relieves pain instantly and heals at the same time. For man or beast. Price, 25 cents. THE OLD RELIABLE Absolutely Puro THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE It is Ever Thus. The class o( mi:s of the high school did not even favor the home printers with a chance to bid fin their com mencement programs. I hey wanted something nice of course and put about in the hands of a Chicago house, to turnout t he licst ever. We have not lieeii favored with a sample of these highly artistic cards, nor other favors for that matter, and are not sore over the action of the class individually or as a class but if we had secured the jot i, and done the work precisley as they received it, they would have refused to accept it. We do not wish to set ourselvcsup as the only printers, but do say that either otlice in town could and would have done a much liettcr job of work. Of course they . .... . V I exiied tne enicago i nier-cjceau anu Kecord-llcrald to devote considerable space to writing up me anair, ana mey will gladly do it, so will their home naners. iM-cause we are proud of our graduates, ofimr teachers and schools, and anyone favored with a diploma from this institution of learning can tie reckoned a gentleman or lady of culture and all it implies. Weeping Water Herald. Respects to Mr. and Mrs. Likewise. The IWizzard was both pleased and surprised to learn a lew nays ago oi the marriage of its old friend at Platts- mouth, Mr. John Likewise of that city to Miss 'Nora Dasher, o' (Jrafton, Neb. John has resisted the wiles and machi nations of Plattsmouth beauties for so long that they had begun to imagine he was beyond recall though some clung to hope and never for a moment imag ined that he would get in his (J raf ton the belle of some other city. In fact, John had lieen so long in making up his mind to go to it that the fortunate bride was at times inclined to Dasher hopes on the rocks of dispair but by patience and perseverance she succeed ed in capturing a. prize. Thefortunate groom is so delighted with matrimonia sweets thus far that he is beginning to realize what he has missed in all the years behind him. Yet with care ful applicaoion to busihess and the strict oliservnnce of the laws of health he mav live to be a good old man, en joy many years of happiness and pros perity and Likewise become the fortunate possessor of a long list of progeny to cheer him in the sunset of life, all of which the Blizzard wishes for him and his bride most heartly. Nebraska Blizzard. His Last Hope Realized. (r'roin the Sentinel. (icl. Mont.) In the lirst opening of Oklahoma to settlers in lsssi, the editor of this paper was among the manv seekers after fortune who made the big race one tine day in April. During his travel ing aliout and afterwards his camping upon hisclaim, he encountered much bad water, which, together with the severe heat, gave mm a very severe diarrhoea which it seemed almost im possible to check, and along in June the case liecnme so bad he expected to die. One day one of his neighbors brought him one small bottle of Chamlierlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy as a last hope. A big dose was given him while he was roll ing alxmton the ground in great agony and in a low minutes the nose was repeated. The good effect of the medicine was soon noticed and within an hour the patient was taking hi first sound sleep for a fortnight. That one nine nouie worked a complete cure, and he cannot help but feel grate ful. The season for bowel disorders tieing at hand suggests this item. For sale by all druggists. Joseph Keppel Dead. Joseph Keppel died from the effects of cancer of the stomach, at hi home in this city oa TTonday after noon. .Mr. Keppel had been a resident of Plattsmouth for a number of years. He was a citizen well respected by all who knew him. The funeral occurred yesterday afternoon at '2:20 o'clock from St. Luke's Episcopal church, the services tieing conducted by Rev. II B. Rurgess. The deceased was a mem ber of the A. O. l W., and quite number of the order attended the fun eral in a hotly. Dr. Elster, Dentist, Waterman Block. A MOVE IN THE PROPER DIRECTION A Committee of Plattsmouth Busi ness Men Call Upon General Man ager Holdrege. According to the inst ructions of the ity council at its last regular meet ing on Wednesday night, -May -iin, Mayor Morgan, accompanied by his committee of three It. B. Windham, James Ilerold and F. F. Darrow went to Omaha Thursday morning to con sult (Jeneral Manager (i. W. Holdrege, f the B. Si M., regarding the sewer age condition of our city. These gen tlemen returned the same evening ry much elated over the interview with Mr. Holdrege, and also of the very enthusiastic manner in which he welcomed them. Mayor Morgan gave the JournaPa few facts regarding their visit, and was not slow in expressing himself as to the very cordial manner in which the committee were greeted by the (Jeneral manager of the II. ..v M., and also the manner in which suggestions were entertained by that gentleman. The object of the visit by these gentlemen was to induce the railroad company to send a civil engineer to this city to view the surroundings, make surveys, plan and form an esti mate of the probaole cost to place the city in a such condition as to prevent overflows and Hoods in the future. The fact that the railroad company's inter ests here are as important as those of the city of Plattsmouth, it is natural to suppose that more can be accom plished in this direction by a systema matic movement in harmony with each other. Notwithstanding the fact that the committee assured Mr. Hold rege that the city was willing to pay the expense of such services, and that their idea was to secure the services of a man in whom the railroad company reposed explicit confidence, that gentleman told the committee that an efficient man would be placed at their service without one cent of ex pense to the city. Mr. Holdrege seemed to take con siderable interest in the movement and stated that he was pleased to note the deep interest felt in the matter, and also the sentiment the I Matt s mouth people felt in behalf of the railroad company, and assured thein that the B. & M. was ready and was most willing to assist the city out of its predicament. And further more stated that he would place the matter as soon as possible before Chief Civil Engineer Weeks, and instruct him to send an experienced engineer here at once, report to Mayor Morgan, who will furnish him with an outline of the various plans that have already been advanced. He will them make a thorough investigation of the situation and report his conclusions. This much has been accomplished, and now, with the assistance of all who have the interests of the city at heart, (relegating all knockers to the rear) there is a most flattering pros pect that future Hoods can and will lie averted, and Plattsmouth again will attain her place in the front ranks as one of the prominent cities in the state of Nebraska. Decoration Day. The day was anything but favorable for the usual decoration exercises, the rain pouring down almost incessantly from morning till night, and then some. The strewing oi flowers over the graves of departed heroes was en tirely abandoned. In the forenoon, however, the members of G. A. R. post and Woman's Reliefcorpsmetat their hall, ready to perform their duty, but the elements were against them. In the afternoon memorial sevices were held at the Parmele theatre. Hon. Geo. M. Spurlock presented McConhie post with the large silk flag that was used in representative hall during the last session of the legislature, and in doingso paid a glowing tribute to the old veterans. The principal address of the occasion was delivered by Hon. Matthew Gering, and the little giant being in one of his happiest moods for speech making, entertained the aud ience for some time in a grand oratori cal effort, for which is so proficient. Matt is truly one of the most gifted or ators in Nebraska, and his address on this occasion fully demonstrated that he is entitled to his well established reputation as an orator. The stary emblem of America's liberty floated over the court house, the high school building and many residences. The banks, postofllce, county ortlces and R. & M. shops were closed during the day. Want Bond Reduced. Frank Raird's friends, a Creston, Iowa, paper says, are making an effort to secure his release on bond pending a new trial of his case. The amount of the bond fixed by the court was $10, 000, and Raird's friendg hope to get the amount reduced to $5,000. It will be romembered that he was convicted of robbery a few months ago and sen tenced to the penitentiary for sixteen years. A Burn Never Burns. After Porter's antiseptic healing oil is applied. Relieves pain instantly and heals at the same time. For man or beast. Price, 25 cents. BUSINESS IS BUSINESS. A Few Remarks Particularly Ad dressed to Plattsmouth Merchants. The commercial world has never yet stood st ill. The watchword of the age is progress. The business methods adopted by our forefathers live or six generations ago are not the methods that prevail today with well-regulated and prosperous concerns. While oc casionally we find an old fossil in busi ness, who by antequated methods in times past, has amassed a few fart h ings and established his credit, and still clings to the old time way of con ducting business. A modern American product with half as much capital to work on could run such a person out of business in less than live years by putting in similar merchandise, ad vertising his wares to the world, and applying modern methods in the con duct of his affairs. Of course, in this matter of advertising the business man should lie careful to observe two important fca' ures. They are, first, to keep the goods the people want and second to tell the truth in what he advertises. To advertise an all-wool suit of clothes for a certain price and then sell the customer a suit with only suf ficient wool to cover the cotton, charg ing the price advertised as the price for an all-wool suit, is not only injudi cious but it is dishonest. The cus tomer is not likely to lie again victi mized by the same party. He will go elsewhere. Rut advertise constantly and the ads tell the truth, will not only bring new customers but will hold the old ones. It has become a part of every line of industry. The magnitude and the ultimate success of an enterprise de pends, in a large measure, upon the amount it has been agitated by the press and otherwise. Every large con cern of a commercial character has a well established advertising depart ment, and every small concern that has hopes of developing into a large one will devote some time and thought to matters of publicity. There is another matter which mer chants in the smallercities like Platts mouth do not pay sufficient attention to, and that is the farmer trade. Their idea has been simply to advertise to catch the local city trade, while the merchants in the smaller towns see the mistake the Plattsmouth mer chants are making In not catering to the farmer trade, and are now holding out inducements to get it by advertis ing continually in the local town pa pers, and the results seem satssfactory to them. Every little paper in Cass county is well tilled with advertising of the home business men. It is a fact which cannot successfully lie met with a denial, that farmers, as a rule, look up the weekly papers every week and read it for the county news of the past week, and at the same time casually glance over the entire paper, and if there is an attractive advertise ment therein be is sure to notice it, and is almost invariably benefitted thereby, as is also the advertiser. That the weekly local paper one that has a general circulation all over the coun tyis the one that brings forth the best results, there can be no question Some people in the county may not come to . l'lattsmoutn oitener than twice year, but when they do get here they will look up the merchant who has constantly kept before them an invitation to do so. Farmers, as a rule, are a little backward in going into a place where they are not invit ed. Incessent advertising does its work all the time. In one year's time John "Wanamaker the great Philadelphia merchant, made an appropriation of $(500,000 for newspaper advertising alone. P. T, Rarnum the great showman, spent thousands of dollars annually for this purpose and always said that his sue cess in the business was due to the fact that he was not stingy in the use of printer's ink. The American merchant who is up to the times is a continuous and in cessent advertiser. The British Con sul at Chicago, Wyndhara, in his an nual report to his government spoke in terms of praise for the American merchant who is extending his trade The report also refers to the enormous amount spent by merchants for news paper advertising and praises the re suits obtained, asserting that some concerns have doubled their business this way. A Cut Never Bleeds. After Porter's antiseptic healing oi is applied. Relieves pain instantly and heals at the same time. For man or beast. Price, 25 cents. Constipation Does your head ache ? Pain back of your eyes? Bad taste in your mouth? It's your liver ! Ayer's Pills are liver pills. They cure consti pation, headache, dyspepsia. 25c. All druzgicts. Want your moustache or beard a beautiful brown or rich black? Then use BUCXOIIAr.VS DYEwhhTkers (ten. or Dmiomtn, o . P. H.n. a Bo., !, a n. 0 6 1 WE CLOTHE The Main! The Boy! ard the Little Fellow. 1 I i? 9 8 -MORGAN- Laxative Dromo Quinine Tablets. Seven MZkm boxes soM in past 12 months. ThiS Signature, The Sweet Girl Gratdvia-te. Come on, you sweet trirl graduates! We're waiting for you now! We want to know life's meaning and of course you'll tell us how Creation was accomplished, and how chaos came to he The universe that thrills us with its known immensity. We feel there is no question that you will not tackle, so We're waiting for your essays just because we want to know. Come on, you sweet girl graduates, and from your platform jerch Acquaint us with the latest things in physical research. Advise us on the "isms," cults and theories that rage, And keep us busy guessing in this most progressive age. Our creeds are being riddled and new leaders rise each day: We want our girls to hurry. You will guide us on our way. Come on, you sweet girl graduates! Come tell us what is new In physics, science, music, art, and other things that you Have mastered w ith the utmost ease. There is no room for doubt That you are wise in many things we never heard alxjut. Put on the lilmy dresses that your earnest thoughts engage, And take your place before us in the center of the stage. Rural Free Delivery. The Journal is in receipt of a com munication from Mynard in the inter ests of rural route carriers. The arti cle seems rather lengthy to convey his idea to the beneficiaries of these routes. lie claims the carries are not getting enough for their work, and de sires those interested to petition Con gressman IJurkett to look after the matter and endeavor to get their sala ries increased. With this suggestion we coincide. But when these routes were established there were at least t hree or four applicants for each route, all thinking perhaps they were easy jobs. They evidently knew at the time of acceptance what the salary would be. But let this be as it may, none of them are getting what they deserve, and the Journal desires to soon note an increase in their salaries. This has done in many localities in Iowa, and we believe the time is not far distant when the same will be done in Cass county. Uncle Sam pays his servants according their worth generally, and some of them a great deal more than they are worth, but it seems that many of the rural route carriers have been sadly neglected in this respect in many sections, and Cass county is one of them. So keep up your courage, loys, and your time will soon arrive. Saved Their Horses. Frank Schlater and Ed. Fitzgerald own in the neighbood of eighty head of horses, which were being pastured on the river bottom land owned by Mr. Schlater, north of the pumping station. Sunday morning the entire herd was surrounded by water several feet deep. Of course Frank and Ed. felt consider able anxiety, the treacherous old Mis souri was constantly on the rise. They began the work of getting them out, and continued in so doing until they were all safely landed on shore. They had a hard time in saving them, and with the aid of others succeeded in get ting the entire herd out Monday, since which time the river has been falling. A Sore Never Matters "After Porter's antiseptic healing oil is applied. Relieves pain instantly and haals at the same time. For man or beast Price, 25 cents. The Little man the bounding youth and the husband of his mother-in-law Wo ilothe them all. Y.Vdothe man kind in all styles of life, and any store that caters to all classes is pretty sure to care for each one better, because it cares for all. You'll never pay too much for your clothes or wear poor clothes if you buy them here. The Spring Styles await your coming. Also our Slickers and Rubber Coats for Hood times. To Cure a Cold in One Bay What Do Men Get Out of Life? In every town, big or little, there is a gang of fellows with acute cholera morbus. The convolutions of their brains are cramping and have a dole ful time. If a calamity threatens a town they multiply its certainty by ten, and itsdestructi veness by a thous and. If a good thing in the shape of an enterprise is coming to town they divide it by two and then sniff at it. And when a man gets out and digs and makes a dollar and a half or two dollars they intimate that he stole it. These are men of type the world over. They never build churches, their names never head subscription papers for libraries, or schools, they never go deeper in their pockets than their sus pender buttons, and when they have a scheme they expect to call a public meeting and have it put through in a whoop; work is not in their bright lex icon. Sometimes the Lord gives them money probably as a horrible example to show that money and happiness are not absolutely wedded. But when these fellows get money they put it out at interest in anothercounty to escape the assessor. The question that naturally arises is: What do they get out of life? Where are they ahead' in the game? Board and clothes are little compensa tion for living. What else is there in it for these old roosters? Certainly there can be but little fun in peddling gossip and gloating in the misfortunes of others. Certainly these sour-headed codgers wjuld be happier if they lent a helping hand, not a hammer to the world. Certainly their children would be prouder among other child ren, and their names more blessed, if they put in a little time ''for the good of the order!" That Throbbing Headache. Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proven their match less merit for sick and nervous head aches. They make pure blood and buildup your health. Only 2-" cents, money back if not cured. Sold by F. G. Fricke & Co., druggists. "Best paint on earth" at At wood's drugstore. Cures Grip in Two Days. on every (VJv '&yr box. 25c A Course in Elementary Agriculture. The Nebraska legislature ncently passed a law requiring all applicants for teachers' certificates to pass an examinat ion in the principles of ele mentary agriculture. This law goes into effect July 1, l!tu:. In view of these requirements, the University of Nebraska oilers in Its summer school, June 12 to July a course in agriculture especially ar ranged for teachers. This course includes lectures and recitations ukii such subjects as the formation and physical proerties of soils, the niethodsof tillage to conserve moisture in soils, and topics dealing with plant growth with special refer ence to farm crops. The class work will be illustrated by simple lalioratory experiments which can 1; performed in any school. Attention will also Im; given to subjects pertaining to the breeds of livestock, animal nutrit ion, etc. This course has t he indorsement of the state superintendent of public instruction. The county superinten dents interviewed express a willing ness to accept university credits in agriculture without requiring an examination in that subject when certilicates are applied for. Thesuccess of the present movement I introducing the elements of agri culture into the common schools will depend upon the fitness of teachers for carrying on the work, ' It is hoped the teachers of Nebraska will avail themselves of the opportuni ties oHered by the univesityat Lincoln this summer. The work will be In chartre of Professor II. It. Smith, of.the school of agriculture. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Is everywhere recognized as the one remedy that can always be depended upon and that is pleasant to take. It is especially valuable for summer diarrhoea in children and is undoubt edly the means of saving the lives of a great many children each year. For sale by all druggists. Chamlierlain's Pain Balm is an anti septic liniment, and when applied to cuts, bruises and burns, causes them to heal without maturation and much more quickly than by the usual treat ment. For sale by all druggists. A Sure Cure For Eczema, Salt IJheum and all kindred diseases. A perfect microti killer and disinfectant. Cured me when all others failed. Accidentally discovered. Price l.on, (xistpaid. (;ko. II. Lawto.v, Memphis. Mo. Driven to Desperation. Living at an out of the way place, remote from civilation, a family is often driven to desperation in case of accident, resulting In burns, cuts, wounds ulcers, etc. Lay in a supply of Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It's the best on earth. iccnts at F.Ci. Fricke & Co's. drug store. "Exquisitos smoke. for a most delicious, ... t T V