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Recommending Pe-ru-na to Her Friends.
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Recommends Pe-ru-na.
Mrs. Alice J. liordner, 1311 Maple
Ave., Ilarrisburg, Pa., writes:
"I have found a cure in Peruna. I can
not recommend Peruna enough. I also
thank you for your kind attention to
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I liegan taking Peruna."
A Letter to the Public.
Mr. Tefft Johnson, 1 Kith street,
Rath Iiea?h, Brooklyn, X. Y., writes :
"In all my experiments with medi
cines in tho effort to improve a eondi-
J tion impaired by overwork, I have
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"I take pleasure in recommending it
to professional people and to the public
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Praise For Pe-ru-na.
Miss Klla L. Matthews, box 111, Hill
City, Tenn., writes:
"From experience I have decided that
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the world than Peruna. I am ever ready
to praise Peruna to my friends."
The United States Supreme Court Says
the Railroads Must "Poney Up."
In accord with the decision of the
United .Statessupreme court adversely
upon the Injunction suits brought by
the Burlington and 1'nion Pacific
railroads against the sixty-one counties
of Nebraska that demanded the full
amount of taxes from the railroads for
which they were assessed, it is now
the duty of these two railroads to
pay to these sixty-one counties ap
proximate $1)00.000 in taxes for the
years 11K)4, 1'.m).j and VM, in addition
... . .
to trie approximate amount 01
200,000 already tendered, but refused
because not full payment.
It means that the Nebraska count
ies can now collect a total of about
$:$, 100,000 in taxes from the two rail
roads for the three years.
The total amount of taxes due from
the Burlington and Union Pacific for
the years 11MH and 1!K)5 was $2,050,482,
and adding to this the amount for
1900, still appearing as twice sixty-one
items not yet tabulated, but in amount
the same annual amount as for the
other two years, the total amount due
is about $3,100,000.
The two railroads tendered $1,448,080
in payment for the first two years,
which would mean about $2,200,000
with the year lJKMi added.
That left in dispute the amount of
$007,802 for the first two years, or
about $'J00,00o, with 1!K)6 added.
Jn addition to all of this it must be
remembered that the Northwestern,
Missouri Pacific, Rock Island, St.
Joseph & Grand Island and Santa Fe
paid their taxes under protest, of
which they would have collected back
disputed amounts equal to nearly one-
third of the total had the supreme
court decision gone the other way.
The Union Pacific and Burlington
railroads enjoined the several county
treasurers from collecting or attempt
ing to collect the taxes due to the
several counties in excess of the
amounts tendered by the railroads.
The injunction was granted by Judge
Munger in federal court. The county
treasurers generally refused to accept
the taxes unless paid in full, or tend
ered as part payment.
Predicts Munger's Appointment
j hpeciai rrom Washlntrson to the
Lincoln Journal says: "It is predicted
freely that Thomas C. Munger of Lin
coln will land the new federal judge
ship In Nebraska created by the Nor
ris judicial bill, which lias passed both
houses of congress. Today nearly ev
ery member of the Nebraska delcga-
gation received telegrams and letters
from leading members of the bar and
prominent men throughout the state
endorsing Mr. Munger for the office.
His endorsements so far place him in
the lead of all candidatesof those thus
far mentioned in connection with the
appointment. As soon as President
Roosevelt signs the Norris bill the
rsebraska delegation will meet and de
cide upon a recommendation for the
judgeship. It is expected that the
nomination for the appointment will
be made and confirmed before the ad
journment of the senate. Amonsrthe
possible candidates are Judge Lincoln
Frost, Judge Reese, Roscoe Pound.
Thomas C. Munger, and E. C. Strode,
an or Lincoln; Judge Letton of Fair
bury, Samuel Rinnaker of Beatrice.
T. L. Norvil of Seward and Judge
Sedgwick of York."
Carrying Water on Both Shoulders.
Under the heading of "Points and
Timely Topics," the Lincoln Star
furnishes us the following gentle re
minder of a once prominent figure in
politics in Cass county, whose schemes
in political circles were often accom
plished by "setting up the pins"' at
the dark hour of midnight:
Carrying water on both shoulders
and arriving safely at the destination
is a leat seldom Derformed. Thr re
mise of the county option bill calls to
mind the trials and tribulations of
some of the members of the Nebraska
legislature of the session of when
the resubmission vote was taken.
A Safe and Sure
Cough Cure.
Kemp's Balsam
Dcx-s nut coutaiu Opium,
Morphine, or any of lu r narcotic
or 'h.ibit-funiinig" drug.
There Is no .Narcotic in kf trip's Balsam.
Nothing of a poisonou or harmful
ch irm Ur enter- intuit composition.
This clean and jnirn cough nrn
cun-s coughs tliut cannot bo cured
by imy other tucIii-itm.
it Iiiih naved thousands from con-
Milton I. Polk at that time was a resi- 'I"'"n.
dentofPlattsmouth, belnga lawyer, f a S.tonTS
X At all dr
A Habit to Be Encouraged
The mother who has acquired the
habit of keeping on hand a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy saves
herself a great amount of uneasiness
and anxiety. Coughs, colds and croup.
to which children are susceptible, are
quickly curea oy its use. It counter
acts any tendency of a cold to result in
pneumonia, and if given as soon as the
first symptoms of croup appear, it will
prevent the attack. This remedy con
tains nothing injurious and mothers
ive it to little ones with a feeling of
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Co. and A. T. Fried.
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s l vuii- a At u l ilrn nriatu' nz.. r.n i x.
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ivuiiucijcc. wt." a mem- T Iton'tacecotanvihinn,!..
wi uuv ocuaic uuiiuK nidi session,
and it was said that his successful
campaign was attributable to his
promises to "do the right thing" when
the resubmission proposition (to re
suomit tne prohibition nuestion to
the voters of the state) came up
However, when the proposition came
up for joint ballot, Mr. Polk was not
preneuu iu answer ron can. lie was
met with storms of indignation by his
constituency down in Cass county, and
for several years thereafter was refer
j . i ...
ieu to uy opposition newspapers as
"Milton D., the Absentee."
THE ENDLESS CHAIN PRAYER
OMAHA TRAFFIC RESUMED
Treacherous Current Threatened Ito Wash
Out Burlington Bridge over Platte.
GIRL MAKES UGLY CHARGES.
Father in
of
Jail as a Result of
Sixteen-Year-Old Girl.
Story
WATER CUTS jOUT TWELYE FEET
Pile Driver and Bridge
Night to Protect the
Gang Work all
North End of
Structure Line Open Today.
After successfully protecting the
Burlington bridge over the Platte
river, from the avalanche of ice that
has continued to sweep down stream
from the west, the above railroad
company experienced danger from
another source Thursday afternoon,
when it was discovered that the cur
rent was threatening to take a new
course, under the north end of their
structure over, what is a dry sand bar
the greater part of the year.
With great difficulty the Burlington
has kept the ice moving along the
main channel of the river under the
south end of the bridge for the past
few days, and the new danger arose
yesterday when the ice piled up along
the bridge, leaving the north end open
for the escape of the turblent water.
In a short time a new bed, eighteen
feet in depth, had been cut out by the
current, which loosened the piling
and placed the bridge in peril.
A hasty despatch was sent to Lin
coln for a pile driver and crew and all
trains both Burlington and Missouri
Pacific were acnuled, the last train to
cross the bridge being the Burlington
fast mail at about half past one o'clock.
The stub which meets the Schuyler
at Oreapolis was run to Ashland as a
special, and later in the afternoon
the crew and pile driver arrived from
Lincoln to assist in saving the bridge,
The work was carried on under the
supervision of D. C. Woodring of Lin
coln, superintendent of bridges for
the Burlington, but before the current
could be checked, the depth of the bed
had increased to twenty three feet,
leaving the pilings in two feet of sand,
on which to support the structure.
The bridge was placed in shape so
that the paper train, No. 20, was able
to cross at 7.30 o'clock Friday morning
after waiting several hours on the
north side. Other trains on the Bur
lington resumed the regular run via,
Omaha this morning, but a force of
is still employed strengthening the
bridge.
The Missouri Pacific structure is
far from being repaired, althought a
pile driver and bridge gang have been
working away the past week, under
trying conditions.
The Journal yesterday publish
ed a special from Elm wood in re
gard to the arrest of John P Bridge,
on a very serious charge. A special
from Nebraska City gives further
particulars in regard to heinous crimes
for which he is charged: "John I.
Bridges, was arrested at Elmwood,
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Andrew
Donovan and brought to this city. He
is charged with abusing his own dau
ghter who is not yet sixteen years of
age. He is in jail waiting his pre
liminary bearing. Thanksgiving day
Bridge's wife died leaving him rive
children to care for. He supported
them for a time and the latter part of
January deserted them and they were
found homes by relatives and friends.
After be had gone the daughter
went to the county attorney and told
a tale of how she had been treated by
her father, who she stated forced her
to submit, and had done so prior to
the death of her mother, when the
mother was absent from home. The
father after leaving here went to Mis
souri and thence to Red Oak, la., and
finally to Elmwood where he was locat
ed and arrested. He has been a resi
dent of this city for many years and
is about thirty-six years of age. He
denies most emphatically there is any
truth in the story of the girl and has
retained John C. Waston to defend
him. The relatives of the girl have
cared for her and have promised to
prosecute the father to the fullest ex
tent of the law as they have faith in
the story told by the girl and which
they claim is borne out by other cir
cumstances. Bridges was for years
one of the street car drivers of the
street car system of this city.
It Has Reached Piattsmouth to Harrass
Innocent Citizens.
The ''endless chain" prayer seems to
have reached Piattsmouth. We have
received a copy of a letter sent to one
of our lady friends, containing a prayer
with a request that it be sent to nine
different persons. The prayer is ask
Ing for grace and is one attributed to
Bishop Lawrence, of Massachusets,
who has denied its authorship. It
carries with it the penalty of misfor
tune befalling the person who breaks
the chain by not sending a copy to nine
different persons. The following is a
copy of the letter. It says:
"i am sending you a prayer with
the request that you copy and send it
to nine friends. Begin the day you
get this one. Send one each day for
nine days. It was sent by Bishop
Lawrence. The persons who do not
send it on will have some great mis
rortune nut tne person who sends it
on will on or before the ninth dav
experience some great joy."
Here is the prayer that accompanied
said letter: "Oh, Lord Jesrs Christ,
we implore thee, Oh, Eternal God,
have mercy on all mankind, and keep
us from evil and sin, and take us to
be with Thee, through all eternity."
And the writer adds: "Please do not
break this chain. "
Are we retrograding in the matter
of religion? Or, what means the send
ing out of such threatening epistles?
It has the appearance of the dark ages
or hoodo-ism. when people were more
easily "hoodoed" than they are in this
enlightened age. There is no name
signed to the above letter, which
shows on the face of it something
mysterious or fraudulent. The threa
tening attitude of the writer is enough
to condemn he or she, which ever it
may be, as a grand fraud of the first
water. Those who receive such letters
should treat them with silent con
tempt.
New Nebraska Postmasters.
Among the following postmasters
appointed yesterday by President
Roosevelt, our present excellent post
master has been reappointed to the
position he has proved himself so en
mently well fitted for: "President
Roosevelt today nominated the follow
ing Nebraska postmasters: Edward C.
Hall, David City, reapointment, salary
$1,800; Lew E. Shelley, Fairbury, to
succeed B. W. McLucas, salary $2 200;
Chester II. Smith Piattsmouth, re
appointment, salary $2,100: George W.
Shreck, York, to succeed T. E. Sedg
wick, salary $2,400; James M. Brooks,
Rushville, reappointment, salary
1,100.
Wanted at Piattsmouth.
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Donovan re
ceived a message yesterday to arrest
Charles McKane, who is wanted by
the officers at Piattsmouth, charged
with diturbing the peace and carrying
concealed weapons. He was located
and arrested yesterday and placed in
jail. The officers from Piattsmouth
arrived today and took their prisoner
home. McKane is the man who cre
ated so much disturbance some time
since at Union and skipped out to es
cape arrest. Nebraska City News.
Sheriff Quinton departed this after
noon over the Missouri Pacific for Ne
braska City, and will return tomorrow
morning with McKane.
"Factional strife in the ranks of the
republican party was strong in Platts
mouth and Csss county during the suc
ceeding years, and M. D. Polk was
always in the thickest of the fight, and
it was not infrequently that he came
out with the scalps of his opponents
dangling from his belt. Mr. Polk
sought greener pastures in the north
west nine or ten years ago and is now
located in Boise, Idaho, where he is
managing editor of the Capital News,
and prospering."
A Singular Incident.
A most singular incident occurred
Wednesday on a train coming to this
city. Two lady passengers became en
gaged in conversation, and naturally
the destination became a topic of con
versation and it was discovered in
each case the destination was Piatts
mouth: later on one of the ladies re
marked that she was on her way to
attend a wedding. This somewhat
aroused the curiosity of the other, as
she also was on the same mission, and
she in turn asked what wedding she
expected to attend and the reply was
"BlanchJPoisall's." So it developed
that one of the ladies was a sister of
Mrs. Poisall and the other a sister of
Mr. Poisall, neither of whom bad ever
had the pleasure of the other's ac
quaintance.
Itching Piles.
If you are acquainted with anyone
who is troubled with this distressing
ailment, you can do him no greater
favor than to tell him to try Chamber
lain's Salce. It gives instant relief.
This salve also cures sore nipples, tet
ter and salt rheum. Price 25c. For
sala by F. G. Fricke & Co. and A. T.
Fried.
New Telephone Directory.
Call at our office and receive our new
State Telephone Directory with 44,
OOOsubscriber'snames. Platts-mouth
TELErnoxE Co.
Piles of people have Piles. Why suf
ferlrom piles when you can use De
Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve
and get relief. Nothing else so good.
Beware of imatations. See that the
name Is stamped on each box. Sold by
F. G. Fricke & Co.
Visiting Old Friends.
Henry Theirolf , of Holt county, Neb.
was a pleasant caller at the Journal
headquarters last evening for the pur
pose or renewing his faith in the Old
tenable another year. Mr. Theirolf
was a former resident of Cass county,
where he resided many years, and is
known to nearly all of the old resi
dents In this section. He spent sever
al days visiting at Greenwood, previ
ous to coming here, and after a few
days visit here and in the vicinity of
Cedar Creek, he will return home. It
has been four years since be visited
his friends and relatives in old Cass.
The Best Physic.
When you want a physic that is mild
and gentle, easy to take and pleasant
in effect, take Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets. Price 25c. Every
tox warranted. Get a free sample at
F. G. Fricke & Co.'s and A. T. Fried 's
drug stores and try them.
A Narrow Escape.
The Lincoln Journal of this (Tues
day) morning says: "C. W. Holmes,
foreman of the boiler shops at Have
lock, had a paculiar accident last even
ing, which might have resulted seri
ously, but which ended only in the
demolition of his shot gun. He was
hunting near a pond which he owns
not far from the city, and saw what
he took to be a flock of ducks on the
water. He crawled for some distance
on his hands and knees to get a shot
at the birds, and finally got near
enough to them to take one. The
barrels of his gun had become clogged
with snow or mud, and the explosion
burst them near the end. SDlittini?
them for several inches. The ducks
turned out to be decoys."
In the Supreme Court.
In the matter of Seeley vs. Ritchey,
on rehearing, former judgement of the
court vacated and judgement of the
district court affirmed. t This matter
has been in the courts for several
years, and after seven hitches this is
the first vitory for the plaintiff. The
motion for a new trial in the matter
of the First National Bank of Piatts
mouth vs. Estate of Fred Lehnhoff
was filed and allowed.
Follows Mother to Great Beyond
Among the many duties that befall
the Journal Friday, is that of chroni
cung the death of one of our most
faithful little paper carriers, Stacy
Sage, who after an illness of short du
ration passed from this ea.rth to the
home above to join his mother who
was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon.
The little fellow was about fourteen
years of age, and never enjoyed the ro
bust health of the average boy. For
some time past he has been suffering
with quinsey, and about a week ago
he was compelled to give up the Fifth
ward route of the Journal, on account
of the gradually breaking down of his
system. WThen his mother was taken
from him on last Sunday, he was taken
to the home of Julius Hall, where he
was tenderly cared for during his last
sickness. He passed away at 8 o'clock
last evening, death resulting from
heart trouble, from which he had suf
fered for some time. The deceased
was a son of Wm. Sage, and leaves
several younger brothers and sisters to
mourn his loss.
Won't Stand It.
The Muskogee (I.T.) schoclmarms
are up in arms, and the reason is that
the school board of that city has serv
ed notice on them that after 9 o'clock
in the evening they are not expected
to be seen out. No parties for them,
no concerts, no theatrical attractions,
nothing of that kind. The outcome
of the whole matter will be that Cu
pid will get in his work, for it is
-.- Li: a t . i .
ejia.uus.iieu iacc mat under re
strictions the blind gods gets in his
best work, and thus the teachers of
Muskogee will not be Jong in the
schoolrooms. Love laughs at lock
smiths, and restrictions of school
boards even are not much respected
by him. We don't know how it will
work in Muskogee, but we know such
restrictions up here in Piattsmouth
would not go at all, and our school
marms are not nearly as hot blooded
as they are down in the Indian Terri
tory.
Ethics and Common Sense.
Women's clubs at a conference in
Chicago are to seek indorsement of a
plan to have ethics taught in public
schools. To use the words of the lead
ers In the movement, "it is sought to
foster training which shall result in
forming higher character."
Every branch of educat'on shall he
encouraged, but the schoolroom is no
place for fads. The women had best
exert their energies in some other
direction. We have plenty of ethics
as such. There are the ethics of
medicine, the ethics of society, the
ethics of law, the ethics of religion
and so on. Wc may soon expect the
ethic3 to be advanced. Boiled down,
stripped of the "isms," and reduced to
the lowest denominator, ethics is com
mon sense.
Instruction In public schools as
suredly should be along common-sense
lines. Pupils should be well grounded
in the studies which are fundamental.
The normal child will train saner.
j
broader views from his geography, and
algebra, and history, and English.
books than from any work on ethics.
labeled as such.
Capable teachers of kindly disposi
tions can do more to broaden young
minds and build noble characters than
all the ethical books ever written
however simple they may be. The
child who has the advantages it de
serves will unconsciously develop ethi
cal principles of the highest degree
without coaching along special ethical
lines.
An Afternoon Wedding.
Although Friday was a legal holiday
and the conrt house was locked during
the day, a 'phone message to the li
cense clerk requesting that the proper
papers be issued toward joining Roy
C. Sharp of TiJger, Neb., and Miss
Martha Hedman of Weeping Water,
was not passed by unheeded. The pa
pers were accorainly issued and the
knot was tied at the pasonage by Rev.
Houlgate.
The bridge is a daughter of A. A.
Hedman of Weeping Water. The
groom is in the employ of the North
western railroad at Tilger, Neb., for
which place they departed this after
noon.
Its the highest standard of quality
a natural tonic, cleanses your system,
reddens thechecks, brightens the eyes,
gives flavor to all you eat. Hollister's
Rocky Mountain Tea will do this of
ou. Tea or Tab e ts. fierincr .e- Cn
Death of Thos. Martin.
At 5.30 Thursday morning Thomas
Martin, for many years a resident of
Mills county near Pacific Junction, la.,
led after a lingering illness of several
months. The deceased was about
sixty years of age, and was a member
of the St. John's church of this city.
a wire and several grown children are
eft to mourn the loss of the husband
rnd father.
Sylabus of Case.
Following is the sylabus in the mat
ter of Seeley vs. Ritchey. In the su
preme court, in which the former
Judgment of that court is vacated
and the judgment of the district
approved:
1. A transfer of real estate by a
debtor to a near relative is looked upon
with suspicion and the burden of prov
ing the bona fides of the transaction
is upon the grantee. Where, however,
the evidence shows that the transfer
is made when the grantor's indebted
ness is only a small amount compared
with the value of his property, and his
indebtedness is secured by a mortgage
on other land apparently worth nearly
if not quite as much as the indebted
ness, the suspicion is removed; and
a consideration being proved, the bona
fides of the transaction is established.
2. Upon a rehearing of the case it
is held that the evidence is sufficient
to overcome the presumption of fraud
in the transfer from the father to the
son, and the former opinion reported
in 107 N. W., 70!), is overruled.
Take This and Smoke It.
Who said the republican members
of the legislature would "kill" all
bills providing for a 2-cent rate.
Plittsmouth News.
It was "said" all over the state that
the republicans would kill all rail
road bills and we believe they would
have, had not the democrats stood
solid for all they promised the peo
ple before election. It was putlished
that the republicans were shaky in
regard to railroad measures and until
it was learned that the fusionists
would vote solidly for the two cent
measure and would be joined by
enough republicans to pass the bill
that the republicans decided to vote
in favor of the two-cent bill. The
republicans have nothing to crow
over in passing the bill, because they
were forced to do so by the demo
crats. Nebraska City News.
Corn Thieves.
There is considerable complaint
among farmers regarding corn thieves,
especially those who have corn cribs
ocated some distance from the house.
We were informed teday that one
farmer, living in the vicinity of Ne
hawka, has lost 150 bushels In this
manner during the Dast few wppks
There is such complaints all over the
county, anda trap for these scoundrels
should be set.
Cure for Rhenmatism.
The following cure for rheumatism
is going the rounds and we give it for
what it is worth: "Get the following
harmless ingredients from any phar
macy. Fluid Extract Dandelion, one
half ounce; compound Kargon, one
ounch; compound Syrup Sarsaparilla,
three ounces. Mix by shaking well in
a bottle and take a teaspoonful after
leach meal and again at bedtime."