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The - Plattsmouth - Journal
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R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the Postoffice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class
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In their treatment of the Payne
Aldrich tariff the Indiana Republi
cans clearly know how to "damn with
Taint praise."
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Secretary Italllnger'B threat to Bue-
Collier's Weekly looks like an earnest
effort to conserve such shreds of
resource as he has left.
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Some newspapers in Nebarska are
disposed to treat the capital removal
proposition very lightly, tut Just wait
till they want an appropriation for
a new capital building, then is the
iim you will see the "fur fly."
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According to a New York dispatch
wedding rings are passed and "smart
young matrons" no longer wear them.
Perhaps this is because so many
"Kmart young matrons" haven't room
for their entire collection of wedding
rings.
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Only about twelve weeks till the
Fourth of July. Don't you think it
about time to begin agitating a big
ctbbrntlon in Plattsmouth. "Take
lime by the forelock" and let us
move in the matter.
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At Harvard the students are to de
bn to on the subject; "Resolved, That
If the Constitution of the Unltt-d
States provided for the recnll of pub
lie servants, President Taft's record
would Justify his recall." Friends of
the administration would much pre
fer to have Yale dispose of the qucs
lion.
The Denver Post anys: "Paul Mor
ten, president of the Kfiiitable Life
Assurance company, during lils stop
over lu Denver, bought the entire Is
sue of the city public improvement
bonds, authorized for the construc
tion of the south and west Bide sani
tary sewer. The total issue will be
$600,000." And the writer knewl
bibition year book one might pick up
a wealth of data In favor of a lib
eral excise policy. Without subscrib
ing to the latter view, one may nev
ertheless draw, from the figures cited
in the prohibition manual, the fact
that there has been less of a change
In drinking habit than In the drink
ing habits of the American people
Jurin the last forty years. In 1840
the annual per capita consumption
of distilled liquors was 2.52 gallons,
After thirty years' fluctuations the
figures stood at 2.07 gallons in 1870,
whence during the next decade, there
was a drop to 1.27 gallons, around
which figure the annual consumption
has remained; In 1909 It was 1.37
gallons. The consumption of malt
liquors in 1849 was 1.36 gallons per
head in 1889, it had risen to 8.26
gallons; in 1909 it wus 19.7 gallons.
To the prohibitionist, whose prlnii
pies do not discriminate between dls
tilled and malt liquors, this should
be a discouraging development. The
rabid anti-nrohlbitlonist will seize
upon such figures as proof of the ut
ter failure of prohibition. But the
great fact that must be taken Into
account, of course, is the change in
the character of our population since
1840. The advent of the malt-drinking
(ierman immigrant has profound
ly affected the drinking habits of our
entire population. It supplied an lm
petus which has not exhausted Itself
in twenty-five years after slackening
of the tide of German immigration
New York livening Post.
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Till: INDIANA UK VOLT.
we have ever visited, the rural school
house is as a rule about the most
forlorn looking, neglected, and beauty-forsaken
object In the entire land
scape. Why not in all the states give
special attention to the planting of
trees on the dny designated by the
respective governors as Arbor day?
Why should not the trustees take this
matter up, and see that there are
plenty of trees furnished for the
teacher and children to plant? Why
should not the president of the board
of trustees look after the matter
themselves.
Select In the first place trees adapt
ed to the locality. In nearly all our
territory the elm will do well; so will
the Carolina poplar; so will the ash.
There ought to be an oak tree
wherever there Is suitable soil.
It will be a lesson in agriculture
for the pupils to watch this president
or other official of the school board
as he digs the holes or Instructs the
larger boys how to dig them. Either
he or the teacher can point out how
to trim the roots bo that there are no
ragged or broken rootlets, how to cut
back the top to correspond to the
root, how deep to plant and how to
tamp the soil around It. Then the
teacher should lay It as a special
charge upon the pupils to take care
of that tree, to keep a dirt mulch
around It till July, then cover the
base with a mulch of grass, and dur-
lng the year watch its growth, how
the leaves form, and In the fall how
they turn brown and finally die
pine tree of some kind suitable to the
locality will rurnlsh a fine contrast to
the deciduous trees, the trees which
shed their leaves.
We can readily see that there may
be great educational value quite apart
from the planting of the trees in this
observance of Arbor day. We do not
think it has as a rule been generally
observed in the various states. We
hope that it 'will be observed this
year, ana not oniy mis year uui in
the years to come.
The majority of the people of the
west stick to the local rural school
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Saturday Evening Post: The Re- nouse, regarding u us annus,, a u
publicans of Indiana are on the war- thing, men see tnai trees are iimiu
path in a prudent, Hoosier way. Oc- ed about it, that will furnish shade
cnslonallv they let loose a scream of for their children's children in after
defiance when assembled In one of years. Where the plan of centrallza
their numerous conventions, but, nor- tlon has been followed, it is all the
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nesB and deliberation, which, polltl- "e grm.nus, unu u.r.o
cal history records, is the manner way of doing this than by simply
that usually gathers results. Out In planting trees suitable to the locality
k-nU..u ut.,... Mipv Insure thev In- and have the children care for them
surge all over, but in Indiana they a a sacred trust In the years to come
:inurB u-ith iin nniHtiPrtlnn. throw- Wallace b Farmer.
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o. Two Bucn snows running at tne
same time is a surfeit of sensational
ism.
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There is no question but what the
handwriting is in view, and that the
Republicans are beginning to see It.
Some of the very causes that brought
about the destruction of Babaloa of
old, exist today In the leadership of
the G. O. P. They have been In
power so long that they assume to
serve monopoly rather than serve the
people who placed them on the high
throne. They appear to be Intoxi
cated with power. The day of awak
ening is at hand. Just watch the de
velopments of the next few months.
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Those editors who compare our
own Mr. Norrls to Senator LaFollette
draw largely upon their imagination
In placing those gentlemen in the
same class. Norris talks Insurgency
and then votes contrary to his talk,
while LaFollette votes as he talks.
By which we Infer that the former Is
a politician while the latter is a
statesman.
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The Omaha Bee is offering a prize
of $25.00 to those who come the
nearest of guessing the population of
that city as returned by the enumer
tors for 1910. If Omaha had taken on
the activity for river navagatlon tw
years ago, they might have had an
Increase in their population that
would be worth while. The people of
Kansas City subscribed over a mil
lion dollars to buy boats for the
lower Missouri, between Kansas City
and St. Louis. Think of that!
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If William J. Ilryan desires to be
a candidate for United States sena
tor, he is plenty able to pny his own
filing fee, without the aid of Mr.
Porter, (or anyone else) who is be
coming very officious in the matter.
Mr. Bryan has had every opportun
ity to become the choice of the
Democrats, and has declined, and It
would not be right or proper for
him to come out now, after the other
candidates have waited so long for
him to decide. Ho has repeatedly
declined, and let that bo the end of
It.
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The good road movement is one
in which we all have a more or less
selfish interest, but which Is alto
gether for the general public good.
The good road will bo beneficial alike
(o the owner of an automobile or farm
wagon. The town people want the
farmer to have a voice in the matter,
The farmers for their own ultimate
good will be big enough to accept
the responsibility which belongs to
them. Harmony among all Interests
is to be greatly desired. Owners of
automobiles and agents for them are
' likely to take great Interest In the
good roads movement, but there Is a
greater benefit to be secured for the
farmer. The townsmen wants to see
good roads for pleasure, while the
farmer wants good roads for pleasure
and for profit. The one worst en
my to such Improvement Is the
"gren-eyed monster," and city man
and country man should rule out all
spirit save that which puts us all o
common ground.
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1KINK 1IAUITS.
lng no fits, but sticking to it until
the fateful end. Do not think from
this that the movement of protest
In Indiana has frills and furbelows
on It, la a sort of a dilettante revolt.
That is far. far from true. When a
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Presldent Taft Is finding out that
having Rallinger on his hands Is bcv
eral times more tiring than the cus
tody of a white elephant
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Some of the superstitious, who
Hoosier gets bis mind sot his mind think the appearance of Halley's
is sot. That Is what has happened. conu.t means the end of the world,
The bulk of the Republican party In Bre Biow to make preparations to
Indiana much more than the ma- met.t the end
orlty Is firmly convinced of three
things: The first Is that President
Taft isn't living up to his advauce
notices; second Is that Nelson W
Aldrlch Is an Incubus only, they do
not call him that exactly; and the
third that Uncle Joe Cannon must re
tire to the rear and cense cluttering
up congress with himself as speaker.
Coupled with these firm Impressions
Is another, namely, that the revision
of the tariff perpetrated under the
names of Representative Payne and
Senator Aldrlch and signed by Presi
dent Taft, Is a betrayal of the party
pledges, a direct playing Into the
hands of the Interests, a swat for
the ultimate consumer, and an out
rage on the body politic.
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AHIlOll DAY.
The American prohibition year
book for 1909, asserts that "the fig
ures of the United Census show al
most Inexhaustible data for prohlbl
tlon argument." The pro-liquor nd
vocate might come back with the
statement that In the American pro-
The bollermakers strike at Have
lock has not assumed, as yet, any
very alarming proportions. And It
Is to be hoped that a settlement will
be affected before It does.
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It looks as though Slippery Elmer
had about given up all hope of be
ing returned to the senate. He evl
dently Bees the handwriting on the
wall: "No more of he man who
goes back on the Interests of the
people of his state."
In the past few weeks develop
ments in the political situation have
been coming thick and fast. These
developments In the main, point to
ward Democratic gains. The next
house will in all probability be Dem
ocratic. Here are a few straws, which
have shown the Republicans their
peril:
The anti-rules outbreak In the
house.
"The Democratic landslide in the
recent Fourteenth Massachusetts con
gressional election, in which Eugene
N. Foss, Democrat, wa3 victorious
with a plurality of 5,640, as against a
Republican plurality of 14,250 only
two years ago.
"Glfford Pinchot for Europe, call
ed there presumably by a cablegram
from Roosevelt.
"The reported refusal of James
R. Garfield to run for governor of
Ohio on the Taft policies.
"The Democratic victories In the
local elections of Maine.
"The 100 per cent gain by Dickin
son, the Democratic candtante, over
plurality of the previous uemocratic
candidate In the Sixth Missouri con
gressional election.
"The result of the Success Maga
zine straw ballot, which showed 517
Republicans approving and 6,313 dls'
approving the attitude of Aldrlch
approved by the president) on the
tariff.
'The reducing of the majority of
the Republican governor of Massa
husetts In an election in which tar
iff law was the main issue, from
60,000 to 8,000."
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A St. Louis clergyman In a recent
lecture declared that old bachelors
ought to be chloroformed and put
out of the way. How would It do to
change the order of things for a w hlle
making It good form for the old
maids to propose?
It tins been the custom ever since
the days of Secretary Morton for the
governors of Nebraska and adjoining
states to appoint a day In April to be
called Arbor day, when It is expected
that the teachers in the rural schools
will talk to the pupils about planting
trees. It Is expected that the trus
tees will furnish trees that the
teacher may plant, which will be ob
ject lesslons to the students In years
to come. The governor of Iowa has
Issued a proclamation fixing the date
of Arbor day for that state as April
29th, and calling particular attention
to the school exercises.
In nearly every state In the west
""it Is announced that Hon. V. J
Ilryan will devote his talents to
preaching the gospel Instead of pure
Democracy upon his return to the
United States. We see very little
difference In the change suggested
A good Democrat Is always a chris
tian but all christians are not good
Democrats.
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Congressman Martin of Colored
expresses confidence that there is
great scandal concealed In the acquis
ition of Friar lands In the rhllllp
pines by the sugar trust. Why not
let It go until we get through wit
this Dalllnger business, If we ever
PHF.IWIIK FOll A DRY SUMMKll
We are neither prophesying nor
predicting a dry summer. To be per
fectly frank about It, we do not know
whether the coming year is to be wet
or dry, or whether It will be one of
those rare years that we get once In
a while, when It rains Just enough to
promote growth, and rains at night,
not Interfering with farm work. We
may have one of those ideal years;
and yet, we say: Trepare for a dry
summer. First, because it Is f.ossl-
ble, and, second, because il is quite
probable.
Why probable? Because the law
of the weather Is a series of seasons
of more than normal rainfall follow
ed by a Belies of seasons with less
than the normal amount. The length
of these periods or cycles is never
known in advance. We do not know
when the cycles change from dry to
wU or from wet to dry. This we
do know, however, that in the corn
states we have had for several years
It is therefore quite probable, though
not certain, that this coming season
and some seasons following may be
rler than usual, and many culmin
ate in a very dry season, uch as that
f 1894 or that of 1901.
Therefore, we urge our readers to
prepare for a dry season. If we then
have a wet season, you will not lose
much; a little work, that's all. But
if the season should be very dry, you.
certainly will lose if you do not pre
pare for it, and the loss may be a
ery serious one. The most that you
an lose by preparing for it, as we
shall show later on, Is a little labor,
for which your land will be none the
worse off.
The question at once arises: How
shall we prepare for It?. The way to
prepare for a period of hard times
is to save up money. The way to
prepare for a period of dry weather
Is to save up moisture. The farmer
who has followed our advice, and has
not alloTed a crust to form on any
of the land he expects to till this
year, has been preparing for a dry
season. The man who is now sow
ing his oats on a thoroughly prepared
seed bed, disking about twice as
much as he usually does, and then
getting his oats deep enough to se
cure moisture, has been preparing
for a dry season, though perhaps un
consciously. The man who is har
rowing his winter wheat two weeks
earlier than he expected,, after seed
ing to clover and timothy, thus break
lng the crust and forming a mulch
of loose dirt, Is preparing for a dry
season. If the season should be dry,
he will need every particle of mois
ture that is likely to come for the
full development of his wheat crop.
Ills clover will be well started and
rooted, and can stand the drouth. If
he has allowed a crust to form on
his fields, he is losing perhaps half
an Inch of rain per day when a south
wind blows at the rate of twenty-five
miles an hour, as It did on the 23d
of March, and the Bun was unusually
warm. This may mean five bushels
of wheat to the acre when It comes
to harvest.
The man who disks his corn stalks
before plowing for corn, and then
harrows immediately after plowing, Is
doing much to prepare for a dry Bum
mer. If he has allowed a crust to
form and the ground to crack, he Is
losing moisture which he will need
If he Intends to raise fifty bushels of
corn. If he plows without harrowing
immediately afterwards, he is allow
lng clods to form, from which he will
get but little good this summer. He
is thus not merely wasting moisture.
but Is putting part of the soil of his
corn field In such shape that It can
not work; In other words, giving the
We are fully satisfied that those
of our readers who have mastered
our lessons in the movement of wa
ter In the soil, how to conserve the
moisture and how to prevent clod
formation, will, In case the season
should be dry, make enough money
to pay their subscriptions to the pa
per for their lifetime. It is import
ant to have these things clearly i:.
mind. We can not tell them when
to apply them. They must find that
out for themselves; but when the
laws of nature are thoroughly un
derstood, It is then possible and easy
to obey them.
Although we have no Idea what the
season will be, it is not difficult to
forecast what will happen. A dry
April, unless It is followed by an ex
ceedingly wet May, means a short hay
crop. It means short but nutritious
pastures. Unless it Is a drouthy year
It means a good corn crop, provided
the soil is properly prepared and cii
tivated. All this, of course, refers to
what Is called the corn and grass
country; In other words, the humid
section.
In short, It is a good thing to pre
pare for what Is possible and what
ust now seems to be very probable.
In fact, it looks as if In the humid
section we were getting back to nor
mal conditions heavy snows during
the winter, an early spring, and prob
ably a summer with less rainfall than
we have been having for some years
past. After all, Jupiter Pluvius may
reign In May and June; and when
Jupiter PIuvIub reigns It means an
unusual amount of rain, especially
when we do not expect It. Wallace's
Farmer.
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past more than normal rainfall, and
particularly in the growing season, corn short space in which to develop
For Sale.
Fine S. C. and R. C. R. I. Red
Cockrels at $1 each, also eggs 75
cents per setting.
Mrs. C. E. Schwab,
Murray, Neb., Both Phones.
Barred Pry mouth Rock eggs. 75
cents per 15. $4.50 per 100. Four
miles southwest of Murray.
Mrs. Wm. Troop,
Nehawka, Neb.
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I have about 600 Bur Oak fence
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