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The - Plattsmouth - Journal Published Semi-Weekly it R. A. BATES, Entered at the Postoflke at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class matter. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE We are promised a "sleepy" ser elon of congress. Amen! It's up to you. The merchants nave the goods and all they want la the price. :o: These re times wh,en -Jbe old folks sigh for ai elastic currency and the youngsters for elastic stock ings. At any rate the railroads have been doing a killing holiday busi ness. :o: Zalaya, who long Bneered at the insurgent movement, has resigned. Will history repeat Itself In the case of Cannon? :o: Developments show that there Is a legion of persons who do their Christmas shopping early, but their Christmas buying late. :o: Turkey, like England, is having a budget crisis. For that matter, at this season of the year everybody is having a budget crisis. -:o: From the present outlook the con gressional state-makers have entire ly lost sight of one Earnest M. Pol lard, former congressman. - :o: At the prevailing price of beef and pork, the meat business is likely to pass from the butcher shop into the hands of the jewelers. :o: Secretary MacVeagh's assertion that the party Is becoming a low tariff party does not apply to either of the "groat parties" Aldrlch or Cannon. , :o! Complaint that Secretary Mac Veftgh is running the treasury de partment "as he would a first-class grocery" may be" based on the de partment's disapproval of short .weights in sugar. :o: It goes against the grain with some people to be "fired" from a soft government position, and it la impossible for them to bide their wrathy feeling in consequencee. . jo: . Promising a postal savings bank and then offering the people the Aldrlch central bank plan neces sarily suggests the text about ask ing for bread and being given a Btone. :o: Speaker Cannon's friends and ad mirers explain that whatever his faults may be, "he's no hypocrite." This same admirable trait manifest ed Itself throughout the enroers of both Captain Kldd and Jenso James. ;o: The Christmas goods are ready, the Btocks are new, the days are bright and crisp, the clerks are able to give you their undivided atten tionnow! Will you do your Christmas shopping now and not wait until the day before? Only four more shopping days left. It seems that every time a legis lature and a governor appears, who would do something for the good of the state, some little federal appoin tee steps In and nullifies their good intentions. And thus the rights of the states are gradually being taken away from them. :o: Aa the holidays approach lot thoso living on rural routes not forget the mall carriers. Remember they have served you through all kinds of weather, and It will not hurt any of the farmers to give them a gentle reminder in the way of a Christmas present, that thjry ap preciate their faithfulness. Let . the gift be ever so small, the postman will be glad to bo thus remembered, and the giver will feel better for so doing. :o: Someone has discovered that the public service corporations are the Plattsmouth, Nebuskn Publisher. source of most civic corruption. This revelation is almost as important and Illuminating as the discovery that marriage is the cause of the divorce evil. :o: If some of those newspapers that have made such desperate efforts to Increase their circulations by the fiano contest plan would devote more time In an endeavor to make their paper better, they would realize the fact that they have made money by so doing. Make your paper what it ought to be and the readers will be forth coming in time without resorting to contest fakes to secure them. :o: One or two Democratic papers in the slate are endeavoring to have their own way In slate-making. One week they have Governor Shallen berger for the United States Senate, and the next they have him as a candidate for re-election as gover nor. The Democrats have made up their minds who they want for sen ator, and are not slow to express themelves. He is a man who will make "Rome howl," if he gets there, too. As to Governor Shallenberger he should be renominated and re elected. While Democrats all do not agree with him, it Is not the time for them "to cut off their noses to spite their faces." :o: President Taft's Secretary of the Treasury, the Hon. Franklin Mac Veagh, In his annual report, says the "hard rigidity of the present revenue system, with its recurrent economical agitations and' Its long Intervals of fixity" makes a bond Is sue or certificates of indebtedness necessary to meet the national de- fl(.jt, It must be borne In mind that these untoward conditions follow strictly In the path of undisputed Republican rule for twelve years. Cleveland's administration followed directly a Republican administration that had the platea ready to print bonds In the sum of $50,000,000, but when the election was over the deficit was turned over to Mr. Cleve land. Disaster followed. But If Senator Aldrlch, leader of' the Re publican party, Is to be credited, the financial disaster of 1893 was a mere bagatelle compared with the financial disaster of 1907. Who was respon sible for that disaster? Cleveland? Who Is responsible for the present conditions that demand a bond Issue to meet them? Cleveland? Why did not the Republicans ami their pa pers denounce the proposed bond Is sue the same as they did when Cleve land was forced to Issue bonds? :o: peace Oil WAR. A few of the newspaper organs owned by postmasters In different parts f ithe state are very busy reading out of the party all the other newspapers that show Independence of thought on any question. This is a very pleasant amuse ment during the winter months, but there will be a change of tune In the summer. The same boisterous and bossy autocrats of the public crib will become lickspittles when the cam paign Is on. They will whimper like scalded pups, and beg for help to "elect the ticket." They and their companion bosses on the committees will be glad, as they were last fall, to got the help of the ones they now declare to be outcasts. So far as this editor Is concerned, be does not care two whoops for the selfish opinions of any of these federal brigade editors. They can de clare war any time they please, and keep it up till they got ready to quit. And If it pleases their over bosses at Washington and else where, to have It good and warm off the griddle, they can turn their dogs loose right now. It may be just as well for the editors of the state to find out now whether the Republican party is to J be regulated, and voted by a dozen federal brigade newspapers, and half as many officeholders, or whether the 120,000 Republican voters and the other 225 editors are to be al lowed to take part In the proceed ings. If Btandpatlsm Is to be the party badge, and criticism of schem ers and looters is to be denounced as "democracy," it is well to have It understood now, and stick to It next year. And It may be just as well to find out, too, how much sham and buncombe is in the many official orders against appointees unduly meddling in political affairs. If it la war you want, gentlemen and what your bosses want say so, and let it be to the finish. But don't overstrain yourselfs with yawn about patriotism and loyalty to the party, when everybody understands that it Is appetite for office that Is gnawing ' your vitals. Nebraska State Capitol, (Rep.). , :o: HOW TO KILL A TOWX. Kick. Keep kicking ana don't quit kicking. One pull one way and one an other. Go to other towns and buy your goods. Denounce your merchants because they make a profit on their goods. Refuse to enroll as a member of your local commercial club. Knife every man that disagrees with you on the method of increas ing business. Make your town a very bad place, and stab it at every chance you get' Refuse to unite in any scheme for betterment of the material inter ests of the people. Tell your merchant that you can buy goods a great deal cheaper in another town and charge him with extortion. 1 Keep every cent you get, and don't do anything of a public nature un less you can make something out of It directly. ' When you say anything of your town say It in such a way that it will leave the Impression that you have no; faith in it.' ' Patronize outside newspapers to the exclusion of your own, and then denounce them for not being as large as the city papers. Qo to Omaha to buy goods when you have the cash to pay for them, and buy from the home merchant when you have to have the goods and haven't the money to pay for them, but who kindly gives you cred it. FROM THE 11US Y WORLD. The state of Nebraska is not alone in having bad weather with freezing temperature but Mexico comes to the front with weather below freezing and snowfall all over the land. This Is a freak of nature which Is not relished by the "mexlcanos" as they are Illy prepared for chilly blasts and much Buffering is reported all over the country. What would hap pen if they had soma weather such as this state has had the past two or three weeks Is hard to fore shadow. It would result in many deaths and an untold amount of misery. It Is announced that today not'lee will be served on seventy-five rail roads east of Chicago by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen asking an increase in wages of from to 40 cents, depending upon the different classes of work Involved. This demand Is almost certain to be met with refusal by the companies and it is more than probable a strike may be ordered. Such a proceeding would be a widespread calamity and would work untold injury to busi ness In the country. A resort to arbitration Is highly advisable but It would be far better for the de mand of the trainmen be refused than to Involve business in the ruin which a strike would create. The current press reports deem to indicate that Dr. Cook has failed to prove that he reached the nortu pole. The commission at Copen hagen has decided that he does not, produce a scientific basis on which to found his claim . and will prob ably reject the same. If this be the case it is a most marvelous example of bare-faced fraud In the history of the world. That a man should prepare and advance a story such as Cook has told and do it without the slightest idea of being found out is hard to believe. The American public will still remain do'ubtful of his being a fraud In spite of the finding of scientists and others and he will be hailed as the real pole finders by the common people who believe he has been getting an unfair deal. OUTLIIIE OF A Judge Travis Talks of the Fam ous Chamberlain Case at Beatrice Which he Tried Judge H. D. Travis returned last evening from Beatrice where he was called about five weeks ago to take charge of the trial of Chamberlain, tbe hanker, who was under Indict ment by the supreme court of Ne braska, chnrg.-d with a penitentiary offense. 'As I r. 0 ,i-t' lm.-i b'.vn much discussed and irncdved state wide interest Judue TravU very likely con sented to gie the following history of the cane and uciount of the trial for the benefit of the Journal read ers: Chamberlain was very prominent In society and business circles In Tecumseh, having been married twenty years ago to a daughter of Wm. Russell, of the firm of Holmes & Russell, bankers. Mrs. Chamber lain was prominent in the Woman's club and the entire family was highly esteemed in Tecumseh. In the first place the Chamberlain Hanking House, as it was called, wa3 an old Institution, bavu7 hfn or ganized at Tp ims.'i in ilin latter part of t!)p eibt1-'. Tr wi? a pood bank and wIkvi in t . r...y ether banks fnilcd, this o a v,. -., throuch untoui lied. In A .' : I in2, how ever, Chamberlain, .so h" claimed, went to Chicago to r tv.oney of whk'h the bank s-T-rd in i'"ed at I hat time. He must have been un suc.'tssfiil fur en August 30, 1902, the bank closrd it's dooh. At this time the nrm had deposits to the sum of $80,000, besides owing other debts. Its assist were, many of them, poor, Fome being worthless notes. At the time of the bank's failure there was much excitement on the part of the depositors and anger against 'the cashier, Chamber lain, with the result that his friends wrote him not to return to Tecum seh. He then disappeared and was gone until April, 1905, when he entered into negotiations with the prosecuting attorney to return and did so. He was under Indictment by the grand Jury, however, and upon his return to Tecumseh the county attorney filed two informa tions against him, for having re ceived deposits; knowing the bank to be Insolvent. The crime with which he was charged provided a penalty of from one to ten years In the penitentiary. Many criminal suits have been brought against him since then and ho has undergone six jury trials, with varying results. He was found guilty of only one, and sentenced to five years, but appealed and the supreme court reversed the verdict on a technicality. The present trinl began November 16, and had continued for four days, when the Btatd rested its case. Be fore the defense had offered any testimony, one of the Jurors was taken 111 with typhoid fever and be came delerlous. He was taken to the hospital and the Jury discharged and another jury impanelled. The trial was then continued, Involving the investigation of the papers and re cords of the bank. Owing to the fact that part of these records had been stolon from the states' possession at the court house at Tecumseh, it be came necessary to prove the case largely by secondary eevldence. Many witnesses were retained on both sides, but the defense occupied only one day In putting in its evi dence. A change of venue was then granted and the trial court changed from Johnson county to Gavie coun ty, and the county attorney of John son county prosecuted the rase, as sisted by Jay Moore of Tecumseh, Attorney Adams of Lincoln, and Samuel Rlnaker of Deatrlce. The prisoner was defended by General L. W. Colby of Beatrice, the law firm of Haslett & Jack, and by llallcok Rose, now attorney for the C. U. & Q. railroad. The case was bitterly contested from the first, and was well tried S Aids Nature The tfreat success of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery in curing weak stomachs, wasted bodies, weak )ungs, and obstinate and lingering coughs, is based on the recognition of the fundamental truth that "Golden Medical Discovery" supplies Nature with body-building, tissue-repairing, muscle-making materials, in con densed and concentrated form. With this help Nature supplies the necessary strength to the stomach to digest food, build up the body and thereby throw off lingering obstinate coughs. The "Discovery" re-establishes the digestive and nutritive organs in sound health, purifies and enriches the blood, and nourishes the nerves in short establishes sound vigorous health. c It roar dealer offer aoaaetblai "sat me food," It la probably better FOB HIM It rare better. Sat yoa arm tblaklaf ol tbe euro mot tbo profit, am there a motblag "laet aa good" tor rou. Bat am. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, la Plata English; or, Med leine Simplified, 1008 pages, over 700 illustrations, newly revised up-to-date Bdition, paper-bound, seat for 21 o at stamps, to over cost of mailing emfy. Qoth-boHad, 31 stamps. Address Dr. R. V. Pier, BafaJo, N. Y. on both sides. Against this Imposing array of legal talent the State was ably represented by Hugh La Master and Jay Moore. These yuong.men prepared the case for trial and in troduced the testimony. The case was excellently prepared. Samuel Rlnaker made what was conceded to be the best eloMiig argument made in recent yars. The addresses by Colby Mid Rose weie artful, eloquent and powerful. The arguments were concluded Saturday night last, at 11:30 p. m., the Jury was Instructed and retired to consider the verdict. At 11:55 Monday morning the jury brought in a verdict of "not guilty." The wife and two sons of the de fendant were present when the ver dict was returned and of course were overjoyed at the outcome of the trial. ' In District Court. In the case of the State vs. Wilson and Smith, in which the latter are charged with entering and burglariz ing a Missouri Pacific car, Alnsall WIIbqu, one of the defendants plead guilty before Judge Travis today and received a sentence of three years at hard labor. Sheriff Qulnton took the prisoner to the county jail pending his departure for Lincoln. In the CRse of the State vs. Flor ence I. Meyer, charging the latter with bigamy, the defendant pleaded not guilty and was ordered to ap pear before the next session of court. Chas. R -Meyer was also ordered to appear as witness. In the case of the State vs. Chas. H. Neligh, charging the latter with wife abandonment, the court placed the defendant under bond, Matthew Gerlng entering upon his recogniz ance! " In the case of Herold vs. Coates, the plaintiff secured a Judgment In the sum of $550.00 and costs, a mountlng to $254.37 and the de fendant filed a stay bond, stopping execution of the judgment for nine months. J. P. Falter and J. M. Roberts appear on the bond aa sure ties. Rich Men's Gifts are Poor besides this: " want to go on re cord as saying that I regard Elec tric Bitters as one of the greatest gifts that God has made to woman, writes Mrs. O. Rhinevault, of Vestal Center, N. Y., "I can never forge what It has done for me." This glorious medicine gives a woman buoyant spirit, vigor of body and Judllant health. It quickly cures Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Melan choly, Headache, Backache, Fainting and Dizzy Spells; soon builds up the weak, allying and sickly. Try them. 50c. at F. G. Frlcke & Co. Death of Former Plattsinoiith Lady. News was received today from Mrs. H. !.-'. "'nii;ihy of Omaha, of the dtviih (f I er mother, Mrs. Dakin in that city yesterday. The deceased was quite aa chl lady and lived for many years in Platliihouth, where site had many friends. These will join the Journal in lncuring the loss of an estimable, woman, nnd In con doling with Mrs. McMurphy in her sad bereavement. The body of, the deceased will he Lrought to thif city for interment and the funeral services will he held here. Announcement of the time and place will be made in the Jour nal. Later The body of the late Mrs. Krtkin will arrive in this city tomor row afternoon on the Burlington train due here at 1:15. The services will be held In Omaha tomorrow morning and on the arrival of the body here it will bo taken directly 'from the depot to Oak Hill cemetery for interment. St ung For 15 Years by Indigestion's pangs trying many doctors and $200.00 worth of medicine in vain, B. F. Ayscue, of Ingleslde, N. C, at last used Dr. King's New Life Pills, and writes they wholly cured him. They cure Constipation, Billlousness, Sick head ache, Stomach, Kidney and Bowel troubles. 25c at F. G. Frlcke & Co. KLMWOOD. (Leader-Echo.) Mrs. H. Goetz Is very low, and practically all hopes for her recov ery are abandoned. W. E. Rosencrans and son Clay ton, were out from Plattsmouth Tuesday evening attending K. P. lodge. ' , , Mrs. Henry Oehlerking is recov ering nicely from the operation she recently underwent at the local hos pital. Grandma Nickel has recovered considerably from her recently se vere illness, being able to walk a little at times. Mrs. B. G. Morgan and daughter Ivy, have been quite sick for some time past. They are doing nicely at this writing. J. G. Stark and two sons, Elden and Cecil, went to Iowa Thursday afternoon to see an uncle of the former who is quite sick. Dr. Neely has been busy since Tuesday setting 'em up. The stork left a handsome ten pound daughter at his home Tuesday afternoon. Charley Hulfish received a notice last week of his appointment as a railway postal clerk at a salary of $1,000 per year. Our friend Ed Dorr fell on the Ice one day last week, and was hurt to the extent that he has been confined to his house since. If you are suffering from bilious ness, constipation, indigestion, or chronic headache, Invest one cent in a postal card, send to Chamberlain Madlcine Co., Des Moines, Iowa, with your name and address plainly on the back, and they will forward you a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Sold by all dealers. WEEPING WATER. (Republican.) Charley Bird expects soon to re move to California In hopes of bene fitting his health. The M. E. Smith overall and shirt factory at Plattsmouth has fifty operatives running as many ma chines and already talk of adding more to the plant. John Sill, former tinner for M. J. Wlckersham, was In town last week. He says he had sold out his business at Moorefield, and his fam ily moved back to Lincoln. He is traveling for a hardware house out of Omaha. The government thermometer, pre siding over by S. W. Orton, ex-representative of Cass county, ex- mayor of the coldest town in the county registered on last Thursday morning 16 below zero at 8 o'clock. Indications that morning leads us to believe the report is correct, because water froze in the kitchen. One by one they are called from us. The death of A. J. McDonald adds one more to the list of old residents. Of the men who came here thirty-five years ago and reside here now, says H. ' G. Race, but a few remain. Among the number are E Ratnour, M. M. Butler, John Marsh all, T. L. Potter, A. W. Beach, Nate Everhart and H. G. Race. There are possibly two or three others. Hdw ever, their are several ladies, more possibly than men. Otto Lau has purchased the cream station business of H. P. Smith. Mr. Lau several months ago was serious ly Injured while farming near Eagle and does not feel able to continue farming. The cream station has been doing a good business ever since it was first established, and Mr. Lau is a gentleman who will do business on the square and give the farmers full value for their poducts. Mr. Smith declares he don't know what he will do or how soon he will do It. Mr. Lau took charge Monday. Looking One's Ilest. It's a woman's delight to Ioog her best but pimples, skin eruptions sores and bolls rob life of Joy. LI ten! Bucklen's Arnica Salve curei . i . a - vetr. U elorifles the face. Curei thorn mnirpa inn RKin soil aim re Pimples, Sore Eyes, Cold Sores, na.,.A Tina Phannoil ItAnds. TrI tiaiKcu iyo, v. v. . It. Infallible for Piles. 25 c at F. G. Frlcke & Co. j