The - Plattsmouth - Journal
ri finish:! Seml-Wesk!j it PUttssostb. N&bnski CUD
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the Postoflice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class
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Ah, distinctly I remember: It a
Tuesday, in November,
When our most distinguished mem
ber peeled his coat and took the
floor;
I mall it now with sorrow; I was
fool enough to borrow
"Fifty bones until tomorrow,"
which 1 placed on Theodore
On the sure and certain leader whom
we loved as Theodore.
Silent now forevermore!
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Somehow General Prosperity is
neglecting the hog market.
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So far this scanon only 19 deaths
and 450 Injured Is the record of
football. It surely Is a killing game.
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The standi at appeal for party soli
darity in loa suggests that "Ufe"
Young's name ounht to be "Laugh."
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In the matter of taking the prun
ing knife to appropriations President
Taft has made some cutting remarks
to his subordinates.
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Walt is still elected by 92 vote,
there being no change made by open
ing the machines In Omaha. We
presume this settles the matter.
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Doctor Cook, who admits he does
notnot know whether he reached the
pole or not, is the only oife who still
entertains any element of uncertain
ty. :o:
(.'an you notice any downward
tendency In the price of meats and
other foods? We would like to gaiej
upon the man who has the courage '
to say that he has. '
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choten the trusts made haste to re
duce prices. With the mum of
democrats to power, living expenses
come down. Dut an organ of the G.
O. P. made haste to say, "In many
cities meat prices are tumbling, but
the democratic victory had no hand
in the fall."
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The country boy, when he goes to
iOn and looks fur a Job Is met with
a curt refusal by nine men out of ten
to whom he applies. They all want
to know what he can do. If he gets
a position In a store, he must work
for small wages, barely enough to
furnish him a cheap room and cheap
board. He Is not often Invited to
the homes of people in the city, can
Buy some Red Cross Christmas ;
Seals and help that grand organiza- j not visit with hi3 neighbors and with
tion's noble fight against tuberculo- well-to-do people, as he did in the
And is it right that people living
miles away from the city should
have a voice In running the affairs of
such cl.y? Not on jour life.
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Ex-Congressman Hepburn of Iowa
opposes any further tariff revision.
This Is one reason he Is ex-Congressman
Hepburn.
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The early Christmas purchasers
are the ones to reap the benefits. And
the early advertiser Is the one that
tells the goods.
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There will be 120 brand new rep
resentatives In the next congress, and
some of the old members will wear
their brands less conspicuously.
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Dr. P. A. Cook admits that per
haps he did not reach the North Pole.
He may ultimately become skeptical
about his Mt. McKinley achievement.
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Man can have an elastic tempera
ment and not surrender a principle
or a virtue. It Is simply by recogniz
ing that other folks have a right to
an opinion.
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Quackenbush Is not the man the
antl-optlonists want for speaker, but
he Is Just the man that Poulson and
j his gang want, and they w ill move
j heaven and earth to get him.
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Misers may see some Joy In hold
Ing to their possessions but their
happiness will cease when they real
ize they can't carry their wealth
across the dark river Into enternity.
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sis. But In using them, bear In mind
that the postoffice department has
ruled that these stickers must be
placed on the backs of letters and
packages and not on the front. Also
don't forget that the Red Cross Seals
are not good for postage and must
be used only as seals.'
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It is truly pathetic to observe the
concern shown by the republican
press for the way the democrats are
going to manage the ship of state.
The tariff barons are likewise doing
considerable thinking. "Remove the
arid from politics," they exclaim,
hich Is quite an absurdity. The
arlff Is politics. It always has been
nd always will be.' The trouble has
been that It has been too long man-
ged by unwise, unpatriotic and dis
honest politicians.
; The democrats will be responsible
I for a'.l teg'.s'stion this winter, and
i. i k .i , . . , i there are tr.acy o:ir me-s.su res to
.. . . . ... . , look after te-side the county option
Drexel declare, that one is as safe ' "
10.000 feet in the air as 100. But-
question. That is a matter the tax-
In rase of a fall the remains might re Eot n-
jiot be so recognizable.
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We cannot understand why Cass
county, one of the best agricultural
counties in the world, should de
crease In population? There Is some
thing radially wrong somewhere.
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"1 am not a candidate for the ap
pointment, and will not accept the
position of adjutant general If ten
dered me," says Adjutant General
Nartlgan. That Is the way to talk.
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A New York girl has Just commit
ted suldde because her fiance turned
i
out to be a waiter Instead of a mil
lionaire. The maiden evidently did
not realize the possibilities that are
In a waiter.
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There will no doubt be some demo
crats hanging around the state house
who are after appointment because
they voted for Aldrlch. Such demo
crats will be forever "spotted" by
the true democrats. Aldrlch owes
them nothing.
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The legislature should appropriate
at least $25,000 for the purpose of
advertising Nebraska and Its re
sources. We net-d a lot more people
on the farms in Nebraska and the
way to get them Is to adopt the plan
other states are adopting advertis
ing. :o:
The new ly elected republican gov-
irnor of Nebraska has commenced
firing democratic officeholders al
ready, and making new appoint
mints. Notwithstanding he owes his
election to democratic votes, we hope
he will fire them right and left until
not even one democrat Is left to tell
the tale.
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We believe in home rule for every
Incorporated city. The peoplo who
pay the tare to run the city govern
ment kiow fcotter what they want
Many congressmen will be unable
to e why President Taft should be
urging economy In public expend It
ures at this time. Just as they have
been boasting what a marvelou
revenue-prod uor the Payne-Aldrkh
tariff law is.
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Kvery mechanic in tue city of
Plattomouth is busy, and as long a
the weather remains as at present
they will be busy until the extreme
cold weather arrive. There are not
many cities the size of Plattsmouth
that can boast of uh a prorperou
outlook.
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The country boy must not for a
The British parliament has Just
been dissolved. Within two months
Its successor will have been Inaugu
rated and started fln the legislative
Job. This, like English Justice, Is
prompt and effective. Here the pro
cess of installing a congress takes
nearly a year and a half, and a crim-
nal may by the employment of prop
er legal talent drag his case along
almost indefinitely. In these respects
we are still considerably behind the
imes.
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The holiday trade In Plattsmouth
this year should be good. The farm
ers In this vicinity have raised fairly
good crops and the opening of the
holiday season finds them in the en
joyment of good health and pros
perity, at least as much so as in any
other community In Nebraska. Our
merchants are reohlng scads of holi
day goods, both useful and ornamen
tal, and are preparing for a big rush
on the last few days before Christ
mas. Their lines will be complete in
every way. and their prices as reason
able as at Omaha or anywhere else.
No one interested in the up-building
of Plattsmouth should go away from
home to buy such articles as can be
obtained here. 1-ook around and see
If you can't get Just what you want
In Plattsmouth 'before going to
Omaha.
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Standpatters whose hearts were
broken on November 8 w ill be glad to
learn that the Rockefeller Institute of
Medical Research has found a method
of removing the heart, patching It
and then restoring It without harm
ful results.
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There will be a larger number of
farmers In the nextx state legislature
than of any other class, fifty-five of
the elected members having classified
themselves as farmers. There are
lorty-four lawyers and twenty bank
ers In the legislature. Por once there
Is not a doctor In the house, but
three In the senate.
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According to the statute, In coun
ties of over 20,000, the sheriff is en
titled to a salary of $1,750 a year.
In counties below 20,000, the salary
Is $1,500. The county attorney, too
must suffer on account of race sui
cide or whatever Is the reason for the
less In population, and his salary Is
cut from $1,000 to $800. According
ly, the sheriff of Cass county will
hereafter got only $1,500 a year and
the county attorney $800. The lat
ter official la the poorest paid off!
rial In the county already, for the
amount of work he does.
TIIK ItOY'S VKKSIOX OF TOWN
The boy who has to milk cows
clean out the stables, do chores in
stormy weather, and especially if he
does not have the right kind of home,
Is very apt to have visions of the
town which are the veriest of "pipe
di earns." He thinks of the town as a
place where there are no cows to
milk, no stables to clean out, no pigs
to slop; a place where his work Is
ntll eight, or perhaps nine o'clock
. ti? or s'x, and does not begin
In the morning. He thinks of it as a
place wocro there is life and motion,
boys and girls galore, dances In the
evening, and electric lights; a place
where there Is money to be made
easily, and plenty of It; a place
where he can do as he pleases after
working hours, can see life, and
broaden his .vision. In short, he
thinks that life would be worth living
In the town and that It Is hardly
worth living In the country. This Is
what the boy sees, or thinks he sees
In town life. He Is wiser after he
has spent a few years in the city.
The town boy has bis visions of
the country, that are quite as rosy as
the country boy's visions of the town.
He thinks of green fields, and the
Bong of birds, of fine feeding, of
stock, of the swimming hole, and
hunting and flBhlng. To the city boy,
raised In a poor houoe, with poor ac
commodatlons, and poorly ventilated,
with the father tolling day after day
to provide the necessaries of life, It
seems that If he were only a farmer'!
son life would be one glad song. He,
like the country boy, will be wiser
country. He will probably have to
sweep out and do the dirtiest work.
He must be there on time, and the
first one In the morning. There Is
no time to sit on the fence and gossip
with a neighbor boy wnile the horses
are resting" or to stop and chat with
highway. He must work, work con
another boy whom he meets on the
tlnuously. When night comes, he
can not sit down by the fire and
crack Jokes with mother and sisters.
Town doors do not swing open as
easily nor on as noiseless hinges as
those of the country.
Tossibly he gets a position in a
bank or an office. He is told tere
is always room at the top; but finds
that the top is hard to reach. There
are so many other fellows ahesd of
him, and the fellow whose "dad" has
money gets the position. He finds
that the work is frequently doing the
.-ame thing over and over day after
day until it becomes mechanical. He
finds that the lot of the boy. whether
in city or country, is to work, work
hard and work continuously. Per
haps he gets a position with a street
car company as motorman or con
ductor. This appeals to him at first.
looks like an easy Job; but he learns
wisdom and finds that there is noth
ing quite so easy as it looks; finds,
In fact, that any kind of work con
tinued right along day after day be
comes irksome unless it furnishes
brain employment as well as hand
employment.
In almost any tow n work he finds
that there is a limit beyond which he
can not go. If he is in the street car
service, he finds that the best he can
do, even after many years of steady
work, is to make a bare living for
himself and family.
When the country boy gets to town
he finds that saving is not half as
easy as it was in the country. There
are too many temptations to spend
money. itn no eompanionsnip in
the home, he is likely to get In doubt
ful company, to go to the dance hall
or loaf on the streets. The saloon
door Is open and offers companion
ship. So he goes on working from
month to month, spends his money,
gets nothing ahead, r.nds promotion
slow, and often Impossible.
The tow n boy, when he gets out In
the country, finds that it is not all
the song of birds and blooming of
the flowers and golden sunshine and
fishing and hunting. He thought that
anybody could farm, and finds that
be Is mistaken, that efficient farm
labor is skilled labor, and that skill
In any department of life comes slow
ly and with years.
The town boy who goes on the
farm, however, has this advantage:
Every kind of farm labor, to be effi
cient, requires the exercising of the
mind; more than that, It Invites this
exercise. He finds that it Is possible,
ir he goes at It In the right way, to
take the drudgery out of farm life.
He finds that there Is a variety In It
not to be found In any occupation in
te city, or at least In very few. In
the shop until he has maae very con
siderable advancement, he must do
one thing, exercise one set of mus
cles or one particular portion of his
brain until the doing becomes auto
matic, and the work almost does It
self. The boy on the farm has a
wonderful diversity of occupation, In
any one of which he can find occa
sion for mental activity.
Now, It Is true that some country
boys, when they go to town, make
wonderful progress; not at first, but
at the last. With the stock of health
and habits of economy, and especially
It they have the right sort of moral
training, they have the advantage
even over the boy brought up In the
town. They win the confidence of
their employers, come to be known
at men to be trusted; but this Is the
result of year of training and hard
work a well.
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moment U deluded with the Idea ' Th Geouln.
that anyone can succeed in town
without the hardest kind of hard
work. The town boy, must make up
his mind that there is no progress
and no skill that does not come
through hard labor. The boy.
whether in town or country, who
has good blood in nlm, who ha3
formed right habits, Is not afraid to
work, is always looking for a big
ger Job, eats up work like a hungry
animal eats up feed that boy will
succeed. The boy who watches the
sun, if in the country; or the clock,
if In town; who wants to get along
with the minimum of work and the
maximum of pleasure; that boy will
fail, and It makes little difference
whether he is in the town or the
country. He will be more likely to
make a failure In town, however, and
a worse one than in the country.
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AS TO MIL HITCHCOCK.
The Chicago Tribune, In some cor
respondence from Nebraska, and
several Nebraska newspapers have
been saying some very foolish things
about the leadership of the demo
cratic party In this state. They have
been proclaiming that Congressman
Hitchcock proposes to seize upon this
leadership with violent hands, or
that he has in fact already done so
They have declared that a part of the
plan involved a conspiracy to turn
the Nebraska democracy over to the
reactionary element.
As far as leadership of the demo
cratic party Is concerned It can hard
ly be regarded as a piece of property
that may be seized by any public
man. Any man who "seizes" leader
ship is quite likely to discover that he
is a leader without followers. Con
gressman Hitchcock will have influ
ence in the democratic party only as
any other man will have it to the
extent that his views meet with demo
cratic approval. He could not seize
leadership If he would. Moreover
from a somewhat intimate acquaint
ance with Mr. Hitchcock, the World
Herald feels safe In predicting that
he will be content himself with the
conduct of his newspaper business
and the duties'bf his office, as he has
in the past. That has been his record
as congressman, and it Is likely to be
his record as senator. There is ample
room for leadership and there are a
number of men entitled to a share In
leadership. It is no more a subject
of monopoly than It Is of seizure
Concerning the report that Mr
Hitchcock is about to become a re
actionary it might be permitted us to
suggest that it Is hardly reasonable
to think that a man who was pro
gressive when progresslveness was
unpopular and when genuine progres
slves were derided, should suddenly
abandon his convictions when at last
they have become popular and when
those professing them are acknowl
edged to be safe, sane and respect
able. Mr. Hitchcock haa been fighting
for progressive policies, through this
newspaper and In public life, for a
good many years some of them
years of blood and Iron. We trust It
Is unnecessary to say that he can be
depended upon to continue the fight
to the end of the chapter World-
Herald.
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the Corporation Tax Law, a complete
compilation of all the corporations In
the country has been made by the
government, and It Is found that they
number 262,490, and have an aggre
gate capital of 183,505,579,448, In
cluding over 31 billions In bonds and
other Indebtedness, and more than 52
billions In stock.
The latest official estimate of the
total wealth of the county was made
In 1904, and It amounted to 107 bil
lion dollars. The census figures for
1910 probably will De about 130 bil
lions. Accepting that sum as ap
proximately correct, It would appear
that the total capitalization of corpo
rations In the United States amounU
to nearly two-thirds tne aggregate
wealth of the country.
Owing to the notorious tendency to
over-capitalize many kinds of corpo
rations, It Is probable that they own
some billions less than two-thirds of
the aggregate wealth of the country.
But even supposing that half of the
total property In the United Statee Is
owned by corporations, the propor
tion Is enormous, and emphasises
strongly the tremendous importance
of the corporation problems, with
which the country has to deal.
A corporation Is an organization la
which the property of many persons
la placed in the hands of a few per
sons for management and - control.
The managers are trustees for the
stock and bondholders, and they also
hold a semi-public relationship to ail
the persons who buy the products or
the services supplied by the corpora
tion. Therefore, a double obligation
rests on the government to Bee that
managers of corporations deal fairly
alike with their security holders,
and with the public.
The country Is now engaged la an
earnest effort to solve the problems
of this dual relationship. The In
terests Involved on both sides are so
tremendous, that it Is absurd to as
sume the possibility of anything ex
cept the most exacting and compre
hensive regulation and supervision by
the government, to secure Justioe te
all. Kansas City Star.
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Park Chrlswisser was In the city
over night, and came up from his
home, near Nehawka, to have Borne
Bfilo bills printed at the Journal of-
llce. We regret to learn that Tark
will remove from Cass county and
locate at Dunbar, where ho will have
charge of the moat market there.
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than tbte who Ur o the outside.
Aa toon m a democratic bouse was
when be gets to know the facta.