The Plattsmouth Journal
Published Semi-Weekly
K. V. IIATHS, HtilillMliur
Entered at the TostoH'ice at I'lattsmouth, Nebraska as second clas3 matter
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l.uckv Plallsniou'lh ! The slnrm
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no serious
damage here.
Fvcry taxpayer in ("ass counly
will save money by voting for Hie
jail proposil ion.
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Yes, it is lime lo plant your
potatoes, Init we wouldn't advise
you o do it just yel.
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The new I rain on I lie Missouri
Pacific is almost, an assured fact,
ami will probably be put on about
Hie middle of April. her
come!
The jail proposition is ju-l as
plain as the nose on a man's face,
and there is no use lor the oppon
ents to try lo deceive the lax
payers. Tell the Irulb!
Kvery taxpayer should hear in
mind I hat the jail matter is not. a
bonded imh'bledness, but a
straight tax levy, and Ibe same
is paid al one time, Thirty cents
on the 1. olid and you are done
with it.
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since the superintendent of the
mint al iHuivcr lias declared thai
there, is no gold in 19111 nickels,
doubtless many of lliem will lie
found in Ibe alleys and waste
baskets where I hey have been
thrown by Iheir disgusted pos
sessors. Senator Hitchcock will soon
have I vvenly-live pnslollirc ap
pointment lo make, these being
in olllces in which the commission
has expired since .January 1, or
about Dial date. The, olllces at
Hastings ami SI. Paul are among
I hose. Most of I he others are in
the Fifth and Sixth districts.
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Along wilb he introduction of
I he bill in I be ( hio legislal ui'e
regulating women dress I here
was made the slalement in the
assembly hall, that the present
mode of women's allire was large
ly responsible for Ibe wave of im
morality. Coiilii it be asked thai
mothers give the question as
much sluily as they give to the
suffrage movement?"
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Lincoln Star: The govern
ment's investigation of the har
vester trust, so far as the Omaha
end of the inquiry is concerned,
seems to hae left Hie impression
upon Ihe minds of those who
read the testimony that Ihe har
vester company is such an ardent
friend of the farmer that it ought
lo have been allowed to elect a
president last fall, if only to en
able it to gel even wilb Taft, who
bad offended it seriously by pro
claiming it an outlaw.
A citizen does not necessarily
have to belong to the Commercial
club to be progressive, but it
would have more effect in the line
of progressiveness if he was a
member of that great booster or
ganization. He could work more
effectively surrounded by a corps
of enthusiastic workers, whose
aims are in Ihe same direction
lo make I'lattsmouth a slill heller
town than it is. Yes, my friend,
we know you are progressive, and
all that, but don't you think it
would bo better for you to jump
righ t into I bo band wagon nnd
assist in furnishing the inusi,
"See Plalfsuinulh Succeed?"
at Plattsmouth, Neb.:
March is perhaps endeavoring
lo make 1 1 1 for the shortage in
1 "fhiii :i r .
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The special session ol congress
ids fair lo be a heavy one, as
inr as il lasts, ami il may last
II summer. "
Keeping everlastingly at it is
what makes a good town. That is
just what the I'lattsmouth Com
mercial club is doing, und evi
dences of their good work can bo
viewed in every section of the city.
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Kven the English nobility is
feeling the need for cultivating its
idle estates for the production of
foodstuffs. One bird has just de
cided to put l,(ioo acres that has
lain useless for generations, un
der Ihe plow.
The Paris nolo bandits have
i n guillotined. New York and
llhicago hae m it el decided what
I hey will do willi (heirs. The
minor preliminary matter of ap
prehending them H (Irs) o be dis
posed of.
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As he on limine of all the agita
tion girls will net belter pay, ami
I hey should have il, as many
legislatures are taking Ihe unit,
lei' up, and when each slate lakes
Ihe mailer in charge, there is
hound lo be something doing 'in
this line.
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Among Ihe court procedure re
forms proposed in New York state
i a provision that a court in the
I rial if a cause, "shall have full
power lo disregard any mistake,
irregularily or defect which does
not affect Ihe suiislanl ial rights
of ii parly." As a pioneer in
remedial legislation New York
sels many examples woilhy of
eiuulal ion by ol her stales.
II seems a sure Ihing thai Ibe
mothers' pension law will pass
Ihe present lenislal lire. The bill
provides Dial where parents or
eilher fal her or mother is unable
lo care for children properly a
cerlaiu amount shall be paid
1 1 i t 1 1 1 1 1 1 by Ihe commissioners of
Ihe counly in which they lie for
Ihe support of Ihe children. The
amount fixed in Ihe law not moro
Ihan 10 per month for each
child. Such a law is now in force
in seeral stales.
I'milding operations m I'lalls
inoulh have been continuous for
several vein's. In all seasons, in
all inonihs of Ihe year, bouses are
under course of const rucl ion,
eilher public or residence. A
drive over the cily al an lime w ill
reveal lo Ihe observer improve
ments here ami (here in all parts
of the' town, which will tell the
story heller than the Journal can
tell il a story of real growth
of real development of perman
ent, progress.
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Indiana is nol the only slate
that is trying to interfere with (lie
press. Tim senate of Arkansas
has passed a bill providing that
tho newspapers of the slate shall
give the same display lo com
plaints made on articles as I ho
articles llieinsclvcs, and shall
publish all such complaints when
asked. And lhat stories of di
vorces and crimes must be pub
lished on inside pages and under
small heads. Violations of the
law are lo be punished by lines
and imprisonment . This coming
irom i no siaie oi Arkansas is
funny indeed. The general im-
prcs.-ion is inai publicity is a
cure for rascality, but the Arkan
sas solons are evidently afraid of
the I ruth.
Line up with the army of
Plattsmouth boosters. It's your
duty, if you have property or are
in busMiess here.
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Cre.lulty is a common fault, but
no fakir can convince us he is
selling diamonds for four bits
apiece for advertising purposes.
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Japan will borrow 150,000,(100
for internal improvement. No
olher proof is needed lhat Japan
is a nation wilb new-fangled
ideas.
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Among the many iinporlaiit
looking bills filed among Ihe
l,.'Wo introduced in the legis
lature, many of Iheni are proving
to be worth less than Ihe paper
I hey were written on.
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We admire. Ihe man who comes
out in Ihe open and fights, but we
have great contempt for the
slimy serpent in human form that
tries to smear your face with
honey and at the same lime slick
a dagger in. your back .
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There is lo be another .suf
fragette parade in Washington
soon. If the American suffragists
keep on (hey may become as
notorious as their sisters in F.ng
laud. :o:
Weeping Waler is lo have I wo
cily tickets to be o(ed on ill their
city election. Our friend, Fred
Oorder, is lo have opposition for
mayor in Ibe person of W. M.
I'llilpot.
Ami now Ihe complaint is made
I hiit Ihe new nickels llrsl issued
by Ihe department are too large
for existing- slot machine. Too
bad that Uncle Sam didn't think
about this before he had these
nickels coined.
(iovernor 1'oss of Massachu
setts has signed a bill passed by
the legislature, which provides a
fine of ft 100 for women who do
no cover Ihe point of (heir hat
pins so thai Ihe public will be
protected from injury. Nolhing
wrong about such a law.
President Wilson praises the
press as "Ihe country's best
friend." This is anolher notable
change in Washington since
March i. Mr. Wiison's predeces
sor regarded Ihe press except
for ii few slandpat organs as Ihe
mil ion's most alarming menace.
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President Wilson seems to have
a hard lime securing an ambas
sador o (Jreal lirilian. Iticbard
Olney, 78 years old, and Hr.
Fliol. T'.t, have both declined the
honor. Not bul whal they are
equal to the I ask, bul they think
some person of inal ure years
ought lo handle thai great and
responsible position. There are
several good men who are able to
till Ihe bill, and among them is
l'avid II. Francis of Missouri.
"F.ggs, Jeers and Mobs Slop
F.nglish Suffrage Talks,' savs a
headline. In the meantime the
snlTragelles are burning smaller
buildings, culling telephone and
telegraph wires, and defacing
properly by posting cards in
scribed, ''No peace until votes for
women." The English govern
ment, however, is evading signs
of seeking a shorter cut lo peace
man according the ballot to
malicious agitators and destroy
crs of property.
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I lie ideal merchant of the
future will be tho merchant who
iiueiiigenuy conimnes ins ad
ferlising policy and his sloro
policy who believes not only in
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gelling business through carry
ing out to Ihe limit his printed
claims vvlm realizes that the
customer is Ihe whole foundation
of bis business and lhat upon Ihe
way Ihe customer of today is
rented depend Ihe number and the
confidence of the customers of to
morrow. Jerome p. Fleishman.
The Journal wishes it could
guarantee its readers that this
would be the las) snow of )be sea
son. Ikit we are afraid to even
attempt it. Faster is over, but
the old woman feels still inclined
to keep on picking her geese.
You can bet your bo) loin dol
lar that I'latlsmouth is the best
town in Nebraska of its size, and
is improving gradually every
year improvements thai amount
lo something monuments of the
industry and thrift of a city that
is wide-awake and 'up and doing
all Ihe lime. One of Ihe largest
and liveliest Commercial clubs in
Nebraska is what talks for the old
(own.
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T Ii a t a change is to be made in
the matter of appoinjing fourth
class postmasters is made mani
fest, in the statement of Post
master (ieneral .Burleson. Ho
holds that Tuft's order was poli
tical, and therefore not in har
mony with (lie intent of the civil
service law. lie is preparing a
plan to be adopted in Ihe matter
of naming post masters, and w hen
lhat is promulgated applicants
will know how lo proceed.
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Never forgel you are a part of
Ihe l own, ami thai your own de
portment helps lo make up the
strangers' estimate of the place.
Sell all you can and buy all you
can al home. Kvery dollar that
i.- senl or carried away from home
makes Ihe ovn so much poorer.
If you have the means invest in
.something thai will give some
body employment. o not kick ill
a proposed improvement simply
because it is no at your door.
The jail proposition is a live
i.-fciie, ami will remain so until
Cass counly has a decent ami safe
place in which to keep its prison
ers. The building of a new jail
will save transferring prisoners
lo Omaha or Lincoln for safe
keeping iniiil brought back here
for trial, ami then, perhaps, sent
bark lo oi;e nf lhe.se cilies o re
main mil il a r.ol her lerm of court.
For all of which Ibe taxpayers if
Cass counly will have lo pav Ihe
expense.
The taxpayers of Cas county
hould bear in mind I Iml t he jail
mailer is ind to be one of homi
ng I lie county, inii a plain lax
levy. The whole business is
paid in one year, and I Here is the
end of il. Those fellows in Ihe
west pari nf the county who are
trying to mislead Ibe farmers by
staling thitl il will h" a "bonded
indebtedness" should id h-asl have
the manhood lo stale fads as
they arc.
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While in the governor's olllce a
few weeks ago, and in viewing the
portraits of past governor's that
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hung on the wall, we noticed the
absence of (iovernor Sheldon's
porlrait among- ihem, it ml won
dered why. The Lincoln Star
comes to our relief and furnishes
the reason thai it has not, long
since been one of the collection
of the former governors of Ne
braska, as follows: A portrait of
former (Iovernor (leorge L. Shel
don, who is now living in Mis
sissippi, may soon be added lo
the collection in the state ex -
eculive olllce, making Ihe gallery
complete from the lime thai "Ne
braska became a stale in 18G7.
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FROM THE RIT.V3.
Martin W. liimery of Omaha, who
served as private secretary to
Sheldon, is on the track of a suit
able picture and thinks he can
gel il for Ihe governor's office.
When (iovernor Sheldon retired
in lUO'.i he had a portrait made
with the intention of leaving it
in the ollice, but it did not prove
lo be ii good likeness and was
not hung up on the walls for that
reason. Mr. Sheldon's subsequent
jdeparlure from the stale has put.
Iiim out" of touch with Nebraska
ajairs, and it has been dillicult lo
get a picture of him.
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