- The Plattsmouth Journal
i i Published Semi-Weekly
R. A. DATES, Publisher.
Entered at the Postolfice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-claa
matter.
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Nearly everyone lias sonirthinK'
to fed thankful fur.
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Art1 you ready lo do your
Christmas shopping early?
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ienerally sprakiiiK, an eleelion
contest is a very pour investment.
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Tlie nearer I he approaeh of
Christmas the matrimonial mar
ket, like the holiday trade, lupins
n loom up.
(iovernor-elect .MoreheaiJ is
rojourniiiK at Kxrelsior Springs,
Missouri, lo recupi'rale and get
relief from the, annovance of
office-seekers, (ircat move.
The coniiuission form of gov
ernment was defealeil in Norfolk
Hi a special eleelion Tuesday. It
should be defeated in every other
.small city where the, people do not
want rinK rule,.
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The report of the slate agri
cultural deparlinenl, just issued
for Kill, shows I ho alue of poul
try products in the slate last year
was i:j,000,0(IO. The value of
such production in the entire
foounlry last year was &7.r0,000,
000. -:o:-
No use lo get excited over I ho
fhanges Dial are designed to lake
place in J he federal ollicers in Ne
braska. Three months till the
change in adininisl nil ion, and af
ter the change it will lake six
months lo gel down to the smaller
posil ions. So don't begin lo worry
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The republicans of Nebraska
are already liguriug on candidates
for office two years hence.' K.
Andrews, who has been bidding
flown a soft position in the federal
treasury al Washington for the
pa. sixteen years, and who will
be requested to "step down and
mil ' on the advent of the ,tew ad
ministration, is spoken of as a
probable candidate for governor,
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The various stale institutions
are preparing lo ask for enormous
appproprial ions from Hie incom
ing legislature. The sum total is
enormous, and il isn't any won
der why the taxpayers grumble
and wanl lo know where nil this
money gues. The legislature is
the place where these appropria
tions are made, and I he members
thereof are expected lo look out
for the extravagance of these in
stitutions. :o:-
f. M. lirace, a former resident
of Cass county, was elected lo I he
stale senate from Harlan counly,
which district includes Iwn oilier
comities. The Lincoln Herald, in
speaking of Senator (Irace, says:
"lie defeated former secretary of
slate Jiinkin in the senatorial race
and won by :7i. W hen one.
comes lo know "Jack" (irace, it is
easy to understand his popularity
and his success at the polls. The
senator may not cut any spread
eagle didos during the session,
nop make the public think he is a
fell of a heller, but he will do
plenty of good, hard, earnest work
and his district will fool it, has
been well represented when it is
over. Senator ("irace believes the
legislalive needs of the slate can
be looked after in ) days of busi
ness session and be is going to
plug vigorously to that end. Mr.
(Irace is from Mascot, and he is
the happy possessor of thirteen
children. II is not known whether
the town or the lucky 13 is his
mascot, bill his const iluont s feel
that, the senatorial, district is
saved bv Cirace."
at Piattsmoutti, Nebraska
( This is line fall weather and
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i in- i i ii ii - ii i iri-i t'i .-, mi' miming
goml li-e of it.
Iioii'l iie afraid of cril ii-isin. It
is a sign that you are making folks
lake nolice (if what you are doing.
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II, ii predicted that beef will be
higher lii''nie grass comes again
than ever before in Hie history of
this country.
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Now is the time lo prepare for
the cold, chilly winds of Decem
ber. I)on't wait, until they are
right upon you.
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Next Thursday will usher in the
turkey trot, but they will trot ho
high and fast that only the rich
will be able to trot with the tur
key. :o:
Ducks and geese are the favor
ile Thanksgiving fowls upon the
market now. They are .still with
in reach of I he poor man's pocket
book. -:o:-
Teddy thinks the democratic
and republican parties want to
oppose the bull moosers. Perhaps
I bey might, I hough I here is no
necessity for it.
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The most discouraging thing
about I he California contest is
Dial no mailer which way the
slate went I he rip-roaring Hiram
Johnson will still he its governor,
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Careful estimates place the
world's loss by strikes for the
year up lo September 1 at fully
!l,itiiii,()im.li(Mi. A fourth of this
is charged lo the Itrilish coal
slrike.
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(iovernor-elecl J. . Morehead
was initialed into the Kasloru Star
lodge Tuesday ntghl. After the
ceremonies a social hour was en
joyed, al which lime delicious re
freshments were served. Kails
City Journal.
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lf you don't think I'lallsmouth
is improing about as fast as any
oilier Invvn of its size in Hie west,
try to hire a llrsl-class carpenter
r contractor and you will llnd out
this furl. And already there are
indications that a great deal more
improving' will be done early in
the spring.
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Congress meets the first of )e
Bember and continues in session
until the '.Hi f March, at which
lime I ln new congress conies in.
Many oT II Id, familiar fares
will he conspicuous by their
absence, the most noted among
Ibe number will be the Hon. Jos
eph (i. Cannon of Illinois.
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Congressman Dan Stevens of
I he Third district is another man
who coincides with Senator llilch
cock on Ibe manner in which the
federal patronage in Nebraska
shall be disposed of. Of course
Ibe senator and congressmen are
going to have a great deal to do
in the matter, along with Chair
man Thompson and National
Committeeman Hall. Mark that!
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Republicans holding positions
in the various stale institutions
under (inventor Aldrich have (he
effrontery to ask Ciovernor-elect
Morehead lo retain them. The at
titude of Mr. Morehead has al
ready been slated in regard to his
appointments, lie will take his
own time in selecting his assist,
mils, and you can bet your bottom
dollar there will be precious few
republicans retained, if any, and
that every democrat appointed
will be worthy and cjtialillcd.
PANIC AND SOUP HOUSES.
Mart a common lie well orj it s
way, and it does seem impossible
to check it. So we hear occasion
ally now, since the overwhelming
election of Wilson, the dread of
"panics and soup houses." Every
one who utters this cry either is
ignorant or he is attempting a
malicious perversion of the truth,
if il is his inference that panics
and soup houses are the neces
sary concomitant of the success
of I he democrat ic party.
The fact is, and this can be
verified by any student who is
siilliciently honest lo investigate,
I hat there never has been a panic
or soup bouse regime, except un
der the full swing of republican
party policies. Even the panic of
IH'.K!, which started a few months
alter Cleveland was inaugurated,
occurred under the full swing of
the McKinley tariff law and it
continued until that law was re
pealed, when conditions gradually
returned to the normal.
There was evidence, however,
that the panic (if 18!):t was the de
liberate invention and plan of the
linancial sharks of that day who
determined to fasten upon the
country the gold standard. At
I hat time the government was
purchasing silver in the market to
the extent of four and a half mil
lion ounces each month, and coin
ing this silver into money. It was
I he scheme of John Sherman, en
acted by a republican congress,
and was about as unsound and
absurd a linancial measure as
could have been devised. It was
not fundamental in arty sense, and
I he only possible good it could ac
complish was to creale a market
for that much silver merely to
stimulate the silver mining in
Icrosts. Hut even I hat did not
precipitate the panic of 18)3. U
merely furnished lo the linancial
I irales Ibe excuse I hey desired.-
II was shown at thai time, ami
still can be verilled, that in the
attempt to force the gold standard
upon the country (which il was
Ihen thought would reslrirl Ibe
olume of money, giving lo Ibe
money sharks a larger opportun
ity for their piratical conduct;
having a secretary of the treas
ury (John (i. Carlisle) who was
willing' to do their bidding, Ihese
sharks deliberately planned and
executed the panic of 181)3. This
Ihey accomplished, llrst by estab
lishing the custom of holding in
Ibe treasury 1 (Ml, Odd, (till) or gold,
and second by pledging lo "back
every dollar of the' circulating
Medium by a gold dollar."
The rest was simple. Having
established the custom of holding
that sum of gold in the treasury,
all they had to do was In lake
other forms of money lo Ibe
treasury and demand gold for
Iheni. No amount of "gold re
serve" could withstanding such a
drain. This furnished to the Mor
gan interests their long sought
oppnrtunitx to replenish their
stock of government, bonds. Then
occurred I In ".scheme of (he mid
night assassins of a country's
peace and prosperity, " when they
secured from Cleveland the issu
ance of I he desired bonds and the
complete establishment of the
"gold reserve" and "gold stand
ard." This was the cause of the
panic of 18D3, and it had no
Cleveland adininisl ral ion.
Thai the establishment of the
"gold standard" did not work the
good to the linancial interests that
Ihey had planned is due lo the fact
that improved processes in refin
ing gold and additional mines
were discovered. This prevented
lite restricted volume of currency
for which they had planned, and
obliged them to turn their atten
tion to other schemes, in the form
of bank" note circulation, Aldrich
currency plans and such.
These are the fads of the
panic or 18D3, and those who de
sire to be fair will invest igale
I hem.
However, it is through per
petual ing that sort of falsehood
lhal tariff and financial exploiters
have so well succeeded in their
nefarious game of holding the
people by the throat. In President
elect Wilson the country has a
man who has shown some disposi
tion to look behind their smiling
mask of craft and the courage to
withstand their onslaughts. Con
sequently the opportunity of their
succeeding again in precipitating
a panic are nill. Omaha Chan
cellor.
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An optnmist is one who expects
too much, but is good at con
cealing his disappointments.
Abuse him as much as you like,
but the man who has to scrimp
for the occasion isn't very apt to
do his Christmas hoppiug very
earl v.
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A Cincinnati woman claims to
have married a man without a
fault. She may et get up bare
fooled sonie night and discover
thai he throws bis wooden laun
dry studs on the floor.
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Colonel Hoosevelt is now only
a private "in the rear ranks," but
he will continue lo issue im
perative orders just the same.
Which shows how the common
people are advancing.
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No, sir, President Wilson has
not yet selected his cabined, but
is resting, preparatory to enter
ing upon his arduous duties as
president. He does not need any
advisers for a few months vet.
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According to a government
hospital report, unmarried men
are more likely to become insane
than married men. And when
they do, an old bachelor friend in
this city suggests they get mar
ried. :o:
The Hell Telephone company
has announced lhal the company
has set aside a fund of S 10,000,.
000 which will be used lo pension
employes after Ihey reach I lie age
of (10 years. The Hell company
now has approximately 180.000
employes in the t'nited Slates.
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Tor a lew hours one day last
week the South Omaha stock vards
pnid'a higher price for hogs than
was paid in Chicago, thus leading
I he markets of the world for a
short period. What resident is
not proud of Nebraska and her
trreat slock yards? There should
be none.
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II. would seem from lite official
reports that the democrats will
have a good working majority in
Ibe new congress coming in after
March i. The political complexion
of the new house membership is
about as follows: Democrats,
republicans, 13 i; democrats,
8; progressives, '2 ; Washington.!,
; lolal, 435.
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I'eildy Hoosevelt, lale candidate
tor president on the 'mil moose
i: M, said in ;i -neeji the ol!i.r
night in New York I hat he would
never favor any fusion of the third
parly and Ibe republican party.
It may be that the republican
parly will not want any fusion.
Teddy, il seems, is going in to
creale more disturbance than the
republican parly is counting on.
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President-elect Wilson is to
have a $,r,000 cow when he gels
ino the While house, a present
from William Calloway of Water
loo, Iowa. Mr. Calloway says: "I
ant not a democrat, but President
Wilson is as much my president
as he is the president of any
democrat." Thai's the sensible
way uf looking at it. The cow
is a prize-winner of I he Ayleshire
breed.
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Husiness has nothing to fear
from a revision that merely takes
"inutility" and "grart" out of a
tariff and does not slash for the
sake of slashing, or in obedience
to a dogma. In the rule of reason
there is safety for tariff-makers
as well as for trust prosecutors.
Chicago Hecord-Ilerald. And Ibis
from one of the leading republican
papers in the west.
Don't be a knocker. Every
body looks upon a knocker with
contempt.
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Do your turkey buying early if
you expect to get one. This is not
intended as a joke.
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A little learning is not as
dangerous as the big amount of
conceit that generally goes
with it.
A man may not know who his
friends are, but he usually has
his enemies spotted.
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Hy the way, the democrats can
call il a victory of 1(1 lo 1. Six
teen years to one victorv.
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As the Panama canal will be
completed in 11(13, why not get a
great deal busier in. river im
provement by 1914?
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To call a man a dead duck is
held not to be libelous. The near
ness of Thanksgiving may have
influenced this decision.
Eel all merchants unite in put
ting on a "Holiday Opening," say-
December 19, 20 and 21 the
week before Christmas. A great
scheme and not much trouble
either.
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Maybe those Kansas ladies who
burned their old. hats to celebrate
the suffrage victory, had a differ
ent object in view. Maybe they
wanted an excuse of buying new
millinery. It's just like a woman.
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ft is noteworthy and unusual
that the candidate for the presi
dency who received the smallest
vote is doing most of the talking
for piiblical ion. And (here is not
a pessimistic note in any of his
til ferances.
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II seldom occurs lhal the Ne
braska farmers secure a good
yield of wheal, oals and corn the
same year, hence those who are
not husking fifty bushels of corn
to Hie acre are' not making any
great noise about it.
t'p at Fremont the merchants
will have what Ihey call a "Holi
day Opening," and have designat
ed December r, 0 and 7 as the
dales for the opening. All the
merchants co-operale in this
movement because it will give
purchasers an opportunity lo see
just what the merchants have in
stock for the holiday trade. Why
not make a move in this direction
and start the ball to rolling. Only
a little over four weeks till
Christ inns.
What the
"STERLING" mark
Is to Sliver
THIS TRADEMARK
Is the
.m.r ASK YUR NEfi"B0R-
A. W. White, Plattsmouth
A. G. Bach & Co., riattsmoutli
W. T. Richardson & Co., My,lar,i Neb
Hiatt&Tutt, Murray, Neb.
Mrs. Ruth Thomson, CV.ar Creek, Neb,
At any rate; prosperity weather
continues pretty well.
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Students of the price of hard
coal who have not studied the
higher mathematics have been un
able to follow it to the bitter end.
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The crop of democrats and Ben
Davis apples is unusually large
this year. You may take this as
a prosperity or calamity item, just
as you see fit.
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The price jif gasoline has in
creased 00 per cent in the past
year, greatly to the satisfaction
of llockefeller and partners if
not the public.
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The average republican federal
office-holder is regretting the
dawn of the ith of March, soon
after which they will have to
"vamoose the ranch" and get
down to hard work.
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Civil service is very popular
wilh the Tafl administration just
now, as it nears its close. In
other words, the president wants
to take care of all the pap-suckers
he can by prolonging their terms
of office.
Bought and Sold
ON COMMISSION!
Insurance Placed in Best
Companies!
Farm Loans and Rental Agency
ROBERT WILKINSON
DUNBAR
L.J. HALL
UNION
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