J - The PEattsrnouth Journal
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"Ealing is a dying nut," says a
6icontist. Someone ought In slake
him In a meal ticket.
Rcpublicans who are ijuarrel
ling anions themselves bad better
watch out for old Champ Clark.
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No, Teddy ItooHevell, would not
be a Caesar; he says so himself.
Besides, Caesar kept his public
pledges.
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The great trouble wit h I he. Mis
souri river, in Senator Burton's
opinion, is that it doesn't How
past the slalo of Ohio.
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Some presidential booms
achieve greatness, others have a
pin thrust, in Ihem, allowing the
hot air to escape.
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The experts on the slock mar
ket look wise and venture to pre
dict that if the market goes up
prices will be higher.
A six-year term for president
will make slow times for "I be
boys" while I hey wail for their
turn in the While house.
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We honestly believe that Presi.
dent Taft's honest opinion of
Teddy Roosevelt would be worth
Jiiore than a dollar a word.
Many of the spell-binders are
very eloipienl, but their oratory
would be futile if they were try
ing lo net a loan of ?J0 at their
home bank.
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W ilh nil this presidential soil
ed linen out on the line it Is go
ing to lake quite an ironing- day
at Chicago ami a snapping big
lire should be built in the kitchen
love,
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The greatest joke of the century
is Teddy's slalement that he was
dragged into this compaigu. Who
dragged him the Steel and Har
vester trusts?
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Congress is slow in making Ihe
appropriations, hut I hey are
merely wanted for luxuries like
bread and butler for the govern
incut clerks.
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(In days when there are no
caucuses there is a lucid interval
between the politics of the morn
ing and evening papers, when Ihe
business man can snatch lime to
look at his mail.
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To equalize Ihe observance of
Mothers' Bay, it is now proposed
to give Ihe Fathers a day, loo. If
it could be left to a referendum
Ihe fathers might express a pref
erence for a night.
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The presidential candidates
seem to think they can court the
California women by telegraph,
but the general history of Ihe sex
shows that. Ihe thing has to be
done in person.
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If some of these people who
tear down the United Slates Hag
and put up the red (lag: would cut j
their hair and put on a Idled shirl
perhaps I hey would behave more
like respectable citizens.
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The Chicago convention will
soon be here, and while Tafl and
Roosevelt are quarreling, there is
a secret organization sljly work
ing to overt hi 'ov both overboard
and nominate a "dark horse." Taft
may stand the pressure, but look
out for Toddy and his big stick.
Be is going lo have that nomina
tion or raise 'ell in general.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska c?n
Publisher.
people don't seem so blamed
smart when one recalls that the
war debt of the world grows
greater in time of peace; at least,
thai it is so great, it can't be paid
as bmg as the present prepara
tion continues.
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The Burlington Route band re
ceived a royal greeting at Murray
Saturday night. Murray never
does things by the halves. Those
who went from here speak in the
highest, praise of the magnificent
treatment they received.
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When you meet a chronic
grouch, or the eternal growler,
extend your sympathy instead of
censure he needs it. He is
alllicled in a way that deprives
him of much of the joy of living
and there is a great deal of the
beautiful around him that he does
not see. W hen everyone else re
fuses to listen to him he is com
pelled to look in the glass and
hate himself. Jeal gently with
him you can have him. but he
can't get away from himself.
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The men are always fixing up
some scheme to get women to give
up wearing false hair, but I heir
.schemes don't work. Just now the
men have induced the papers to
start another scare about women
who wear falsi! hair becoming the
victims of a terrible disease. The
papers say maybe the disease is
in awful plague from the far
east, and it is brought to the
women in the switches they wear.
That story never fooled the wom
en yet.
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Perhaps the most successful
school year ever experienced in
I'lattsmouth closes this week.
This is due lo Ihe elllcient man
agement of Professor Ned C.
Abbott and his able, corps of
teachers. No superintendent has
ever given such general satisfac
tion. No superintendent has ever
had charge of the Platlsmouth
schools that there was not more
or less complaint, until the pres
ent superintendent came, and it
must be a great satisfaction lo
Professor Abbott lo know that be
has been so highly commended by
the parents and all concerned in
good schools.
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There are limes when purse
strings are tightened when there
is a proposition of a public nature
calling for contributions. Men
will talk of their past conlribu
lions, of the failure of this and
the other project, and will refuse
to pay money for further plans
which they say will not tiring
money to their pockets. There
are, some of these men lo be found
in every community, just as there
are small potatoes in every hill.
But when this condition becomes
general, when men lo whom Ihe
community has a right, to loo
for a slight return for Ihe benefit
and Ihe prosperity which they en
joyed, refuse thus to discharge
one of their plainest duties am
when the number of such men
becomes so great as to threaten
the success of movements in tin
public interest, that condition is
au evidence of a species of dry
rot which, if not speedily remove
will land the community in Ihe
commercial graveyard.
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The splendid opportunity for
I lie democrats to elect a presi
dent this year is the best it ha
been in many years. Now, if tin
will only unite ami harmonize for
the battle to follow after the na
lional conventions are over, we
can count sure and certain on
victory in November. The con
vention Is not going to nominate
a candidate at Baltimore who i
not popular with tin; people, and
tin; whose interests are with all j your fortune for the summer, that
the people all the time. There is j is if you believe in signs and say
no use of nominating any other lings. A white one means a wed
kind of a man. Still, it would not i dins:, a black one, death, and the
be wise to nominate a candidate ! tinted ones fortell success and
whose views were such as would pleasure in proportion to their
disrupt the business interests of brilliance.
the country. That would riot do. j ;u:
And if such a man is nominated I Ion't forge) n bae vour ibd-
it means defeat from the tart.
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The half cent will be just what
the porter's whisk broom act is
worth.
Teddy is raging mad, and that
is a very good sign that he is
swamped in the mire.
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"Maryland, My Maryland," is a
grand old song that Speaker Clark
can sing now with some degree of
satisfaction.
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Most quarrels are foolish, but
political quarrels are more so
when participated in by those out
or range of the pie counter.
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The voters are paying down
their good money for the 1912
model of political machine, as
they hale to be seen out on the
road with the 1911 pattern.
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When President Taft was nom
inated four years ago he had the
support of but one delegate from
Pennsylvania. He will do better
this time.
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It is not believed that the re
publican party in Chicago will
deliberately commit suicide
simply in order to gratify the
personal ambition of one Teddy
Roosevelt.
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Instead of throwing the Lori-
mer nomii into uie tincii, itie re
vered senators are safely located
behind the nearest trees watching
Ihe fuse sizzle.
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Mr. Ismay was cheered when be
arrived in Liverpool, but up to
ate no pressure has been brought
lo bear on the Carnegie commis
sion lo give him a hero medal.
The name of Hon. Charles War
ren Fairbanks is suggested as a
nmproniise candidate at Chicago.
But it is hardly possible that the
republican party cares to collide
with an iceberg.
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The $15 a month apartment
ooks very idyllic before marriage,
but afterward it is learned that
no amount of poetry ever helped
anyone get into society.
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This is the week that the "sweet
girl graduates" have their swing
in I'lattsmouth. Nearly one-half
of Ihe class are boys, but then
they all will agree that the girls
are the "sweetest."
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Oh, of course it is not the steel
trust that is backing the colonel
in his contest for the nomination.
It is the men who own the stock
in the big corporation. That
makes all Ihe difference in the
world.
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Occasionally people will be seen
reading Ihe llgures of delegates
elected to Chicago, but of course
they will never have the signi-
licance in history that attaches to
Ihe batting averages of the league
leaders.
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Someone has reported that the
$1,(10(1 to bo raised for advertising
Platlsiuoulh is to be sent to out
side printers, l ne journal can
hardly believe this report, for that
would be a poor way to "See
Platlsmouth Succeed."
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Lincoln is going to have a reg
ular market house, where all the
marketing will be done for every
thing in the eating line. That's
the way it used to be done, and it
was a good way. The merchants
were not bothered with handling
vegetables of all kinds, and at a
market house you get these ar
ticles fresh from the country.
Remember that the first butter
fly of the season you see foretells
lar ready to hand to the Com
mercial club committee when (be
boys approach you. Remember
it, is but a small donation, but
every dollar given will help mak
the l,ou0 desired for a noble
purpose. To "See Plaltsniouth
Succeed" you must help it along.
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A Kansas City lawyer has been
sentenced to two years in prison,
and just for this: As the attorney
for a widow he made a 3(ifl com
promise for her husband's death.
Of this sum he kept -Moil as his
fee and kept the other 150 as a
part payment of his "expenses."
Surely, there's nothing "un
ethical" about that?
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The feud is so bitter between
Taft and Roosevelt and their
friends that a plan is working to
nominate Justice Hughes of the
United States supreme court. Why
not Senator I. a Follette? Oh, no,
he wouldn't suit the trusts, while
Hughes will suit them as well as
either Taft or Roosevelt. May
he that's what Teddy has been
working for all the time.
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The ticket wagon of a circus
was held up at Rock Springs,
Wyoming, last Saturday and rob
bed of SI, 700, ami Ihe robbers
made good their escape. The rob
bery was done soon after the big
show started in the afternoon.
This is, in all probability, the Cole
Brothers show that was in Platls
mouth two weeks ago last Satur
day, as Rock Springs was on their
route west.
The Lincoln Star of last Satur
day contained an editorial head
ed;, "Peopje LiUe Democratic
Democrats." That has been our
idea for many years. A demo
cratic democrat is one who ad
heres strictly to the principles of
democracy, day after day, and
yea:- after year. A man who truly
is a democratic democrat,, and not
eternally running off "after
strange gods," is one highly to be
commended, and a democratic
democrat in the true sense of the
term.
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A Nebraska bankers explains lo
the committee investigating the
money trust why it is he sends his
surplus cash to Wall street. He
says that in the community where
le lives, farmers no longer borrow
money to pay for farms and there
are few farm mortgages. They
do not need money to stock their
farms, to buy seed or machinery,
but they deposit it a good deal in
his bank and he has to send it to
New York or let it lie idle. Mer
chants use some credit, but not
enough to absorb the deposits in
his bank. When the money gels to
New York it is loaned out on call,
to stock gamblers. He says that
is the only way the money in his
bank can be employed, unless
some plan is invented to employ it
on long time investment m big
enterprises, such as street car,
electrical or other companies.
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SWAT THE FLY.
Swat him early. Swat him
often. Swat him hard. And ever
lastinifly and eternally keep swat
ting him. And her, too. Her
more especially.
During Ihe last forty-eight
hours, if you have observed can
fully, there have appeared on Ihe
panes (if every window in vour
house about half a dozen flies
They are not especially active as
yet and pretty easily killed with a
small newspaper for this pur
pose an old Journal will serve as
well as any publication that oc
curs to us. Ten minutes a day
spent in this laudable undertak
ing in every house in our city wil
add intensely to our general com
fort in July and August. For
these flies are genuine belieseis in
the Rooseveltian policy against
race suicide. If allowed to hae
their way they will multiply by
leaps and bounds and the few-
hundreds of today will amount to
millions in a month or two. Flies
are the greatest breeders of dis
ease that we have today and the
modern knight is not called upon
to rescue languishing maidens
from villains. His work is not so
poetic or brilliant. We have in
dicated it in the caption lo this
editorial.
And we end as we began: (io
ye and swat the fly.
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NOTICE.
In County Court.
STATU OF NEBRASKA,
County of Cass, ss.
In the Mailer of the Estate of
William E. Dull, Deceased.
To All Persons Interested:
You are hereby untitled that
there has been tiled in this court
an instrument, purporting to be
the last will and testament of the
said William E. Dull, deceased,
together with the petition of Mary
E. Dull, widow of said deceased,
alleging therein that the said WiL
liam E. Dull has departed this
life, leaving said will, and pray
ing thai said instrument be al
lowed and probated as the last
will and testament of said de
ceased and that letters testa
mentary be issued.
That a hearing will be had on
said petition and will before Ibis
court at the court house in the
City of I'lattsmouth, in said Coun
ty, on the (ith day of June, 1912, at
9 o'clock a. m.
All objections thereto, if any,
must be filed on or before said
day and hour of hearing.
Witness my hand and the seal
of the County Court of said Coun.
ly. this lnih day of May, 1912.
'Seal ALLEN J. BEESOX,
County Judge.
5-10-:Uvks.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LIQUOR LICENSE.
Notice is hereby given lo all
persons interested and to the
public, that the undersigned, G.
('. Williamson, has filed his peti
tion and application with the vil-a'-'o
clerk of Ihe village of Mur-
dock, County of Cass, and Stale of
Nebraska, as required "by" law,
signed by Ihe required number of
resident freeholders of the said
village, setting forth that the ap
plicant is a man of respectable
character and standing and a
resident of the Stale of Nebraska,
ind praying that a license mav be
issued to the said (i. (1. William
son for the sale of malt, spiritu
ous and vinous liquors for the
municipal year, at his place of
business, situated on lots 2 and
3, block 18, in said Village of
Murdock. G. CI. Williamson,
May 20, 1912. Applicant.
NOTICK OP SUIT.
Cora I.. Shnv. Snmh M Hooo Wallowa
Hphk, Franklin W. Creamer, Ada May
I'rfamer, John A. WrlKht, Kthel
WrlKht, Jolin (Jroft, nr., Plioebn Oroff,
CharleH J. (Jroff, Ira C. Groff, Mary A.
(SrolT. Clara J. GrofT and Helice E.
UrofT dofi'ndants, will take notice that
on the 24th day of April, 1912, Isaiah U
Creamor, plaintiff herein, filed his
petition, In the District Court of Casa
County, Nebraska, aKalnst said de-
remiantH and others, the object and
prayer of which are to determine the
rlKhts of all of said parties In and to
the west half. of the north east nunrter
i necuon la, Townsnip iu. North.
Kanxe 9. Kast of the 6tli I. M.. in Cass
County, Nebraska, and to partition the
same according- to the respective rights
of the parties to said action and If the
same cannot be equitably divided that
said premises will he sold and the pro
ceeds thereof be divided between the
parties according to their respective
rlsthts.
Vou and each of you are required to
answer said petition on or before the
3rd day or June,
Dated this 24th day or April. 1912.
ISAIAH L. CIIKAM HI I, rialntlff.
By l, O. DW i Kit, His Attorney.
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THE
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Nchawka, Nebraska
is readv to make vou the most liberal
offer on anything you have for sale in
the stock line.
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The Opportunity Is Here, Backed
by Plattsmouth Testimony.
Don't take our word for it.
Don't depend on a stranger's
statement.
Read i'lattsmouth endorse
ment. Read the statements of I'latts
mouth citizens.
And decide for yourself.
Here is one case of it:
Herman Tiekoetter, contractor,
Ninth and Day streets, I'latts
mouth, Neb., says: "I gave a
public statement in praise of
Doan's Kidney Pills in 1906, after
they had given me great relief
from backache and lameness. I
am glad to confirm all I then said.
My trouble has never returned.
My kidneys caused me much
trouble and there was a dull, tired
feeling across my loins. If I
stooped or straightened, my back
hurt me and in the morning I was
all tired out. I heard so much
said about Doan's Kidney Pills
that I finally got a box. They
promptly relieved every symptom
of my ocmplaint."
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents for
Ihe United Slates.
Remember the name Doan's
and take no other.
Married In Lincoln.
Miss Hannah F. Lyell of Eagle
and Eugene S. Setz of Platts
mouth, Neb., were married yes
terday at 2:30 p. in. in the pres
ence of a number of friends in the
parlors of the Capital hotel, Rev.
I. F. Hoach of St. Paul's Methodist
church officiating. Miss Lyell was
formerly a resident of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Setz left in the aft
ernoon for their future home at
I'lattsmouth. Lincoln Journal.
The groom is fireman on an
engine in the Burlington yards at
this place and has numerous
friends in Plattsmouth, who join
the Journal in wishing Mr. Setz
and his bride long life and all the
pleasures to be had in this good
old world. Mr. and Mrs. Setz of
course will reside in this city.
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A thousand tongues could not
express the gratitude of Mrs. J. E.
Cox, of Joliet, 111., for her won
derful deliverance from an awful
fate. "Typhoid pneumonia had
left me with a dreadful cough,"
she" writes. "Somethinies I had
such awful coughing spells I
thought I would die. I could get
no help from doctor's treatment
or other medicines till I used Dr.
King's New Discovery. But I owe
my life to this wonderful remedy
for I scarcely cough at all now."
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Married by Judge Beeson.
A very pretty wedding occur
red at the county judge's olllce
Saturday, Judge Beeson officiat
ing. The contracting parlies were
Mr. Boyd Collins of Percival, Iowa,
and Miss Ida Gray of Oreapolis.
A number of friends of the happy
young couple witnessed Ihe cere
mony. The groom is a prosperous
young Fremont county, Iowa,
farmer, while Ihe bride is the ac
complished daughter of W. M.
Gray, who has resided at Orea
polis for a long time, as well as
Ihe grand daughter of Mr. A. Chil
ders, who was present at the wed
ding. Mr. and Mrs. Collins were
showered with congratulations at
the close of the ceremony. They
will reside on a farm near Preci
val. DR
Herman Greeder,
Graduate Velincary Surgeon
(Formerly with U. S. Department
Agriculture)
Licensed by Nebraska State
Board
Calls Answered Promptly
Phone 378 White, Plattsmouth
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