-The Piattsmouth Journal -
CUD Published Semi-Weekly at Piattsmouth, Nebraska CZZD
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the I'o.stoifiee at Piattsmouth, Nebrauka, as Becond-c!as
matter.
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Did tin;
shadow?
ground-hog see li is
Well, what
back in his holt
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f it,
if In- did go
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Some people don't go very
inui'li on Mr. (irouud-hog, any
way. :o: '
Sometimes a tempest in a tea
pot servos tin; pood purpose of
showing 1 1 i i 1 1 way I In wind
Mows.
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America wauls no monarchy or
one-man government. That's the
idea of Hie single six-year term
for presidents.
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No more liills will be in
troduced in the Nebraska legis
lature after this week. The lime
limit of twenty days will bo up.
Weather is a lot like people you
know, in threatening more than it
really does. And I ho semblance
extends further tnlo I lie realms
of uncertainty.
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The light on the removal of the
utate university is getting red-hot
up around Lincoln, and if it be
comes much holler somebody is
liable to gel I heir lingers burned.
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Governor Morehead will attend
the inauguration of President
Wilson, all ended by twenty-five
members of his staff, who will
participate in I he parade.
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A lady writes to know whether
liabies may eomo by parcel post.
They may, but we doubt.it very
much. It is hard to break peo
ple away from old-fashioned no
i ions.
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You uocr saw a community in
your life that did not possess a
few people who always opposed
public sentiment. Hut generally
speaking, I hey are a class of peo
ple who own no property and here
only temporarily.
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Piattsmouth needs harmony
among its business men, but we
can't have it with people en
deavoring to create a turmoil
among them. Piattsmouth is
prospering well enough. And wo
say, "Let well enough alone."
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First call: Have you tested your
sei-d corn yet?
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What about a Chautauqua for
I'latlsnioulh next season? Can't
we get up one? Think about it
and agitate it.
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The claim is made that it will
cost 2,r00,000 to remove tho
slato university. Just as well ex
pend this amount in removal as
to expend it in purchasing
wound in the vicinity of of stato
buildings as they are situated.
See the point?"
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The Nebraska legislature is
truly on record as favoring tho
Kovernmcnt ownership of tele
graph and telephone lines. Hon
Fred neuter's memorializing con
gress to pass a bill to this effect,
has passed both house and senate
almost without a dissenting voice
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Every time tho English law
makers indicate that women
should not have tho right to vote,
tho women start out to smashing
up things, and making themselves
felt in this way, if they can't
make themselves felt at tho ballot
box. Poor way to accomplish
their purpose.
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There is no question about it
W. J. Hryan can bo President
Wilson's secretary of slato if ho
wants lo be. And who is (here in
the broad land that can 1111 the
bill more efficiently? .Expm
once of travel in foreign land
has assisted very materially in
lilting Mr. Bryan for this most
important position.
Some people are wondering why
eggs sell in Piattsmouth at 25
and :i0 cents and in Omaha at
2 '.I ceiil s per dozen?
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Nebraska is a rich stale, but
(hat is no reason why the legis
lature should squander her money
on unnecessary appropriations.
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If P. C. Johnson, chaplain of
the penitentiary, Is as good as he
iooks, Governor Morehead made
.10 mistake in reinstating him to
tin; position from which he stop
ped down and out under Hie Ald
I'ich administration.
We will see by the last of the
iionth how much the ground-hog
tnows about it. The chances are
..bat ho is in and out of his hole
jvery day from now- on, no matter
how cold it gets. The ground
hog is a fraud, anyway.
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Omaha, during 1912, uphold
her reputation as being the
greatest creamery butler produc
ing city in tho world. More than
20,000,000 pounds of Nebraska
butter were sent out of the state,
much of it being exported. Ne
braska butter has gained
reputation which gives it cnlrco
to the very best in the world.
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II must bo admitted that the
discussion of the poslofllce qucs
lion between Dr. Hall and Con
grossnian Stephens has not
changed Hie views of either on the
mailer. Mr. Stephens expects to
resort to Hie local primaries to
settle the postmaster question in
the various towns and villages of
his district.
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Kverjbody in Nebraska wants
our slale university to measure
up with the best in the land, and
why not remove it now to a place
where it can have pclnty of room
to grow without being hampered
upon a few town lots in Lincoln?
he slale university belongs to
the people of Nebraska, and if
the matter cannot bo decided any
other way, let the people vole up
on the question. "Let the people
ulel"
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The man who introduced a bill
The mere submission of any J
question by the council to the
people for their decision, does
not, of course, commit any mem
ber one way or the other, but
usually when the people thus de
cide a matter by ballot the coun
cilmen take it for granted that
they must do as thus requested.
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The legislature ha- no more
right to permit passes on rail
roads for state ollicials than they
have to permit passes to news
paper men. There can be no dis
tinction made. If railroads are
permitted to grant such favors to
slale ollicers, they can also issue
passes to any other olllce-holders
they see lit. Out upon such class
legislation as the Foster bill.
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A good rain would benefit the
His Hogship's prognastication
farmers more than anything else will surely hold true this year if
righf now.
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Home rule for cities is becom
ing more popular every day and
is bound to succeed.
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Ami now Senator Harlling
want to increase the salaries of
all the state ollicials.
Even a
afraid of
enemies lie
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brave man
a miracle
can't see.
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may be
or other
No story is good enough for a
busy man to appreciate when he's
busy. .Ius think of the editor.
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If you are a good citizen you
will keep boosting for Platts
niouth. Jlnosting is what brings
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President-elect Wilson is sue
feeding remarkably well in his Prosperity
determination to refrain from :o
discussinii possible members nf If General Sherman had not do
his cabinet. This is a matter '""'d war the lurkish Cities on
personal to him, although every M1"' Hating lino would be ready
citizen has an interest in the so- l" r'" 1,10 pap.
led inns to bo made. Mr. Wilson,
lowever, is the one that is most
interested in selecting tlie very
lest men ine nation anonis tor
us advisers.
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Over $10,000,000 in appropria
tions is tho estimated demand
iroin mo legislature. lnis is
more than the income, away
yonder, for two years. It is esti
mated that this amount exceeds
the income in the next two years
by $1,000,000. The present legis
lature has a big job upon its
bands and it should go slow on
the appropriation business. In
Hie language of Davey Crocket
He sure you're right, then go
ahead."
Russia and Austria have large
armies mobolized, a situation that
is almost as expensive as war, and
often compels it.
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Caslro finds the United States,
as well as Venezuela, closed
auainsl him. He has a chance to
say that he likes Paris best, anyway.
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The Turks are more sensitive
alMHit giving up Iheir mosques
than I hey w ere about capturing
Christian temples several cen
turies ago.
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The Fuller bill in the bouse for
the county ownership of tele
phones has attracted consider
able attention from other states,
When a person serves on tho n,i if. may possibly become a law
petit jury all they have lo do is jn Nebraska.
to demand their fee from I ho dis
trict clerk and ho issues a slip di
rected to the county clerk, who in
turn issues a warrant directed to
the county treasurer
yesterday's snow is any indica
tion. And only a few hours after
he witnessed his shadow. Brother
Groundhog is evidently onto his
job.
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The TariiV Reform club in New
York is warning the people that
the promise of tariff reform is in
danger of not being carried'out.
There is no need of worrying-
over the matter. The democrats
are pledged to certain measures
and they will prove true to their
promises. And woe be it to the
congressman or senalor that de
serts the party in the time of
need.
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The members of the legislature
want lo watch the interests of
their constituents and vote
against any outrageous measures
that are calculated to fradulently
eke money from the state treas
ury. Necessary appropriation
bills are all right, but watch those
bills that are liable, to slip
through under the title of ap
propriation that are nothing but
purely graft measures.
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people. Were the president to see
all these folks he would not have
time for anything else, and the
secretary must winnow the wheat
from the chaff and send the chart"
away actually delighted . because
they haven't seen tho president.
The president's secretary is a
buffer between his chief and the
Uniled States senators and mem
bers of the house of represent
atives, witH myriad axes to grind.
He must be a diplomat with the
most famous diplomats of the
world when they call at the White
bouse to take up the time of the
president. Indeed, it has been
often said in Washington that the
president's secretary must be as
much of a diplomat as any mem
ber of the diplomatic corps if he
is to be of substantial value to
bis chief.
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Tbere is 'only one way that
party can expect to keep in power
and that is to keep its pledges to
This calls (he people. Will democratic, moni
tor cash, under the new law and bers of the legislature please bear
the jurors do not have to wait, as this in mind?
J IL. .11 1 111 1 U ..
unuer me uiu piau, uniii me ;0
county commissioners meet and There is a bill before the legis
allow the claim and then wait ten Mature to give cities of 2,000 in-
days for the warrants to gel habitants the riadit to chanse to
npe. the commission form of govern
:o: nient. but there is no assurance
Tlion. is n niov,.nionl on foid '' S'1 Will go Ilirougll
in the Missouri legislature to -
make a law prohibiting the kill- legislature has hit upon
ing or quail for live years. That '' right plan to settle the ques
ts n verv sensible idea. No bird H'n of tho university removal,
. I fiTi.-l will niAlnU' 4 lin mot
is so good an insect-destroyer. i" """.- ""
Moreover, the severe winter a 1T to a vote of the people. That's
year ago thinned out the quail "u I'-r way io some u
family until there are com- u"' people rule!
paralivcly few left. A bill of this :o:"
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character should be passed by the 11 1H 10 1,0 Icarea inai 111 Lase
Nebraska legislature, but instead h one-term presidential resolu-
of making it flvo, make it three ,i,m Monies n law, tho bull
vears. The nuail familv in No- ,11f,"se party will bo dealt a fatal
braska were thinned out almost ''low
'Let
Or will it be possible for
in the legislature to have the con
stitutional amendments printed
in pamphlet form instead of in
newspapers of the state, is an
nemy to the newspaper fra
ternity. If a few more such freaks
are found among tho membership
of either house there is no telling
what they will do before the legis
lature adjourns, But, thank the
Lord, this week ends all introduc
tion of bills.
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A single page in u single issue
of l lie Century Magazine taken
for advertising purpose costs
$500; in Harpor's $100; in other
prominent magazines from $350
to $100. A yearly advertisement of
ono column in tho Chicago Trib
une costs $20,000; in tho New
York Tribune $2,000 is for tho
lowest and $5,950 for tho highest
rales; in tho New York Herald
$3C,201 tor tho lowest, $319,000
for tho highest priced column
These papers uro never at a loss
for advertising to fill their
columns. Theso figures will doubt
less be of interest to the man
lio invests $10 and Halters him
"If with the idea that he is a
iheral advertiser.
to extinction last winter.
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liv a vote or 17 to J.i, or ono
more than the requisite two
thirds vote, the United States sen
ale decided in favor of a six-year
presidential term, and makes tho
president ineligible for another
term. The resolution now goes
lo the house, and if there passed
by a two-thirds vote it will then
be acted upon by tho state legis
lalures, and must be carried by
three-fourths of tho states. It is
believed I hat all tho provisions
will he complied with before tho
expiration of President Wilson's
term.
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tho moose to continue agitation
just for the love of publicity?
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Mid you ever notice there are
3l)5 spots on a deck of cards, 52
cards in a deck, i lace cards in
a deck and 13 tncKsY wnicn
should remind you that there are
3t5 days in a year, or 52 weeks,
or 12 months, and there is a new
moon 13 times a year.
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President-elect Wilson an
nounces that he has completed his
plans respecting mon and policies,
and I hat thero w ill be no more
party conferences for the next
thirty days. In tho meantime the
policies will be allowed to cure
and the men to speculate as to
Nebraska has all the normal
schools she needs, and if the
legislature has any money to
throw away on the purchase of
another private normal school let
it reconsider the matter. Spend
the money you would thus ap
propriate to installing a binder
twine plant at the penitentiary.
This would bring in a revenue to
the slate, while the normal
school purchase would bo money
out every two years to keep it
going.
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The moving picture shows have
revolutionized the stage. Ten
years ago they were comparatively
unknown. Last, year they took in
$102,000,000. The effect upon
the regular drama has been mark
ed. One thousand four hundred
play houses boarded up their
doors, or swapped live actors for
films. Now, Edison declares that
he has combined these pictures
with the phonograph so that the
patrons can listen to the actual
plays.
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The board of county commis
sioners Tuesday passed a resolu
tion submitting the jail question
again to a vote of the people of
Cass county. There is not a
county in tiic slate that needs a
new jail half as bad as our coun
ty, and it should have been built
years ago. Cass is one of the
wealthiest counties in Nebraska,
and it is an outrage that wo have
to put up with the old bastile that
is hardly fit for a pig pen. Every
bonaflde taxpayer has or should
feel a pride in the public build
ings of his county, and should
know that a now jail will save
them money.
That tho democrats in the Ne
braska legislature must draw tho
line at assaults on the treasury
is apparent to every thoughtful
taxpayer. Under the laws as they
now si ami only a certain amount
of revenue can be raised. The
legislature must economize so as
to bring the expenditures entirely
within the revenue. Tentative
appropriations should not be en
couraged. Rather they should bo
discouraged. The house is demo
cratic and tho democratic mem
bers can keep down reckless ap
propriations if they feel so dis
posed. New schemes are being
brought forward daily that re
quire money to put them in
operation. Salaries are being
raised, about a half a hundred
useles and unnecessary clerks are
on tho pay-roll in the house eat
ing the substanco of the taxpay
ers. I ins vicious and scandalous
graft should be cut out. It would
leave thousands of dollars in tiro
treasury to be applied to legiti
mate purposes. The democratic
members of the legislature should
bear in mind that they are mak
ing history for the campaign of
1911. The party will be measured
by Hie history they dre making,
just as the Aldrich administration
was measured. If members are
in the legislature at Lincoln
merely for what they can get out
of the treasury then it was a mis
take to send them there. They
are a positive detriment to the
party and will do more to encom
pass democratic defeat than any
other agency. Tho flush of victory
should not cause politicians to
lose their heads. Your duty is
plain: Vote down all extravagant
measures, and cast out all wall
flower clerks that are drawing
salaries for doing nothing.
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To show you tho size of our what is coming
supremo court, we only nave to :o:
call your attention to a recent do- Missouri is not to be outdone
cision declaring that a city coun- by (he Oklahoma boy who got
cil can convey tho title of our $100 from an acre of corn, but
public streets and alleys to those Robert Uelford. a farmer near
who wish to buy or get possession Hannibal, has just taken $200,
of them. According to this do- 000 from only n small part of an
cision, wo are not safe in tho pos- acre of his corn-field, where bank
session of our public thorough- robbers left it. This is sus-
fares. Wo may wako up any piciously near the scene of the
morning and find the streets in boyhood and early inspirations of
front of our houses transferred Mark Twain's stories, but then
lo someone wno wants lo use is enougn prooi io reneo mo
them for Pis lots tu build stables . story of its Colonel Sellers
upon. We need a new court. Havor.
The death of Henry T. Clarko
doses a long and eventful life of
a man well known in Nebraska
The deceased was a pioneer
citizen and a most active one up
to the date of his long illness. It
was a pleasure to know him. The
writer became acquainted with
Mr. Clarke during the session of
the legislature four years ago,
and had numerous pleasant social
chats with him. We found him
to be one of the most affable gen
tlemen we ever met. Notwith
standing his advanced age, his
death is a great loss to Nebraska.
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The duties of a secretary to the
president are not considered at all
secondary in importance to those
of a cabinet officer. He is tho
man who first meets the thou,
sands of visitors to tho president
He must know just whom the
president desires lo see or should
see without bothering the presi
dent. These visitors come from
all parts of the Uniled Slates on
all sorts of missions, some ini
poitani, nut. mosuy ot a very
(rival character, nnd they come
bringing all sorts of loiters of
introduction from all sorts of
Real Estate
Bought and Sold
ON COMMISSION!
Insurance Placed in Best
Companies!
Farm Loans and Rental Agency
Virgil r.lullis
8 ulu'liiili.
ROBERT WILKINSON
DUNBAR
L.J. HALL
UNION
Wilkinson & Hall
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