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PAGE 4. PLATTSnOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1914. Oe plattsmoutb journal Published Semi-Weekly at Platttmouth. N b r. Entered at the Postoffice t PUttsmoath, Nebrtok, as second-elms mall matter. R. A. BATES, Publisher Subscription Prlo: S1.50 Per Year In Advanoi THOUGHT FOR TODAY. s "In be. kmc back over our I Iive at moments that have been worth while, how iti.'inv nf fhem diil nionev buy Selected. There is one month of good hard wrk for the candidate that expect to be nominated. :o : Hem'inbT the deniocratc pri maries will be held in the various ward on Thursday evening' at 8 o'clock. :o: W hen a man comes out for the democratic nomination for oliice he should possess some record as a democrat. :o: Llmwood is preparing to yive fin- democrats a cordial greeting n't Saturday. She's the town that ran do it up-brown. :o: ' Harry McDonald of Murdock- is a democratic candidate- for rep resentative. Harry possesses the pialilies lo iill the bill in good hape. :o: Thre are some fears enfer faineil of a general strike on all western railroads, but nothing in that direction has yet materializ ed. :o: - J'.-P. Shields of Orleans will oppose C. V. Pool for the demo cratic nomination f,,,. secretary of .slate. ,o use in one man run ning all the time. :o : Cass county is entitled to twenty delegates to the .slate coiieriljoii at Columbus next Tuesday, July JH, and every man selected should attend. :o : The man who invented smoke ej powder died last Friday, but riot before he had seen his first crude product develop into all sort of tints for brunettes and bloridc. :o: Hed clothing- makes over-cx- ile, neres, causing sunstroke. JUtje destroys germs; green is the codes arid most restful, while .some chickens wear scarcely any clothes at all. :o: If Hoe is expected to sweep the .stale at the primary, what does Koss Hammond and Senator Kemp expect? Our opinion is that Howell will have to go sonic to beat either one of them. :o: .No one .should be elected as a deb-gale to the Columbus stale convention who will not first pledge himself to attend in per son. State Chairman V. H. Thompson requests that this be required. :o: The tilings for state, congres sional and county candidates are now complete and the voters will now- hae ample opportunity to reflect between now and August 18. what a miserable farce the primary election is, for .some. , :o: If either faction attempts to cut any "monkeyshiiies" at the Columbus convention, it, will prove a sorry day for the democ racy of Nebraska. We would re gret to bear of either faction raising a disturbance, and the man who attempts anything of the kind should be sat down upon pretty hard. AGRICULTURAL WEALTH. The secretary of agriculture estimates the total value of the farm products of the United States for the census year 1910 at 8,92G,000,000. The govern ment crop reports for July, 1914, indicate that on the same basis the total value of the farm prod ucts of the country for the cur rent year will be $10,000,000,000 A dollar needs no measure, but billions are belter grasped by comparison. i he editor of the .Vevv York World has made a com parison of a 10,000,000,000 esti mate that is interesting, and probably is as accurate as can be made with the data at hand. The vast sum of $10,000,000,000, the World says, would buy all the real estate in New York and Chi cago, with something to spare. It would pay the huge and fast- mounting national debts of war obsessed France and Germany. It would clear oil our own na tional debt nearly ten limes over; or pay its interest charges nearly 135 times. If next year's farm products wer.e to fall off a trifle of $ 400,000,000, the 1914 and 1915 product combined would still buy every railroad in the country at the i 9 1 "1 capitalized valuation. Our iron yield is in comparably the greatest of the nations; the industries it feeds are called basic. Yet our iron product is only about one-lvventy-third part that of the farms. That product is fourteen times the alue of our annual output of coal at the mines. It is seventy limes the value of a ear's yield of petroleum, parent of some of the world's most gigantic for tunes. For some thousands of years gold and silver have been words to suggest wealth untold. Our farm product in this year of abundance will be seventy-live times the latest reported annual production of gold and silver combined. It is greater than the entire world's stock of coined gold and silver in existence today, the hoarded and almost in destructible product of many centuries. It is more than two thirds of all the gold dug, coined and consumed in the arts in all the world since Columbus dis coercd Amer ica. Some elements of uncertainly enter into this vast aggregate of farm-produced wealth. Duplications complicate it lo an unknown extent. The yield of corn and cotton is not yet secure. The slightest varia tion of price of which markets can lake cognizance raises or lowers by millions Hie value of Ihe year's bounty; and a great part of it never directly comes lo a money market at all. Hut one phase of the situation which pro foundly affects the future of the nation and the course of its com merce is part uncertainty. The winter wheat crop is secure; the spring wheat yield is fairly in sight, and between them they break the world record of this country and every other, and lly in the face of some gloomy fore bodings concerning the continued life of man upon his planet. :o: Sam Hinkle, of Havelock, and a former Plattsmouth boy, has tiled for register of deeds of Lancaster county on the democratic ticket. Hope you'll get there, Sam. :o: If Argentine, lirazil and Chile should be able to form a South American league, offensive and defensive, their smaller neighbors on the continent would view it with suspicion. But Iluerta won somewhat of a reputation as a hanger-on. :o: If the memhers of congress are one-half as tired as the people they would adjourn. "O iluerta will now seek some foreign shore and calmly await for the vindication of time. :o: There is no scarcity of candi dates this year. Prtmary elec tions furnishes a "free-for-all," you know. :o: We are now paying congress men 50 per cent more than we did a few years ago, but it has not raised the tone of either house. The chief increase has been in the percentage of rabbits. :o: Tommy Allen, the midget rother-in-lavv of Oiant Bryan, was in the city Tuesday. Did he call on the Journal, as in days of old? Oh, no! He and his gang can't run the Journal. That's what's the matter. :o: Willis C. Reed is a candidate for attorney general on the demo cratic ticket. He will be nomin ated, and if elected will be the ablest occupant of that office that the state has had in a great many years. :o : Thomas D. Jones, whom Presi- Jent Wilson wants as a member f the federal serve board, it would seem becomes more and more unpalatable, and it is not al all probable that he will be con firmed by the senate. Arid we can not see why President Wilson so ersislenlly demands his con firmation. Kven the Springfield (..Mass.) liepubtican, which lias tood by President Wilson in all lis acts so far, now opposes the continuation of Jones. The Re publican is one of the most in fluential papers in the east. :o: The recent decision of the su preme court in the Douglas county case makes it possible' that sheriffs can claim all fees, '- I 5 ' f a J SJ Ji Wjim ..i,,.... t-il.iia -rfi'ni --i i in YI, :;' I ALCOHOL 3 PEU CENT. ANcgclablePrrparalionrorAs similaliiifJilicrooJandRcula lin Uic SiomarJis andiJovcIsoC m Promotes DiesttonJChccrfii ness and Rest'Contalnsncitlwr Opium .Morpliine norWiiuxaL OTNAcoTIC. ea'ptofOldDtWUll'llUim jtbcSemia " JjiladonattSiai I firm Stfd Ctcribed Suipr AT?crfcct Remedv for Consffea- t ion . Sour StDtrach,Dtarriwa 'WornisfoiTVUlsKjns.revEnsiV ngssondLOSS OF SLEEP. rarSinife Signamrf of Ins Centaur Compasi; NEW YORK. 1 1 ntiia wi lo) JU For Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of GOVERNOR iOHU II. YIOREHEAD Democratic Candidate fcr Reelection Primaries, August IS, 1914 Stands Squarely Upon His Record s well as his salary. While Ibis does not appear just right, how ire you going to help it? The case was brought by the sheriff of uglas county t secure com pensation for feeding prisoners, uid the law in reference to this matter was declared unconstitu tional. This decision, it is said, wipes out Hie requirement, mai heriffs must account for fees. while in no way affecting the law lllowing him a salary, which is a ifferent measure. Funny piece. a ji i . ol business, nui men now are ou going lo help yourself, coming rom the highest authority of the slate? :o: No one man has the right to uestion another man's right as o the manner in which he expects to support men ami measures. he men who attempts it simply display their ignorance. There never was a party where the members were a unit on mailers that come before llieni, and there never will be. If a man has a ood cause for not supporting a andidate, that's his business, and not yours, and he should not be questioned as to his right. There neer was a lime in our ex- perience in politics thai more or ess democrats haven't refused t ote the straight ticket. It is done at every election. It has been only a few years since thai democrats who now claim to be eaders refused point blank to ote for the head of the ticket, that are now condemning those who dare assort the same right at at the present time. II ibakes con siderable difference with them whose ox is gored." Notwith- tanding thees facts, there can be larrnony at the Columbus con vention, if all who attend as dele gales will throw aside these bit ter annirnosities and got together, as they should do, and unite the party the best they can. Mr. Howell's Hand-Mado Issue Almost in the same breath with his announcement of a d termination l run lor governor, Mr. It. 11. Howell of Omaha ap pealed to the slate railway oin- mis.-iou lo hao maue a ptiysicai valuation of the South Omaha stock yards to end that jul rales mav be Jixi-d for the beielit of patrons of those yards. It would be interesting to know whether or not any considerable oinplaints are being made by those who, as producers of slock, are most interested in the rales charged by the stock yards. It must be confessed that if the farmers and stock raisers of Ne braska are suffering from any ex tortionate stock yards rates, they are mighty patient ami submis sive alut it, fr whenever dur ing recent years any outcry has been started against stock yards, it has come through some politi cian, who, like Mr. Howell, has been seeking- public preferment. If the rates at the stock ards are really unreasonable or exor bitant, and those who patronize the yards are very generally heard complaining of their in justice or oppressiveness, the im pulse of every supporter of the popular welfare would be to sup port the protests of stock yards patrons and demand that tin' rates be lowered. The Star would be among the lirst ! offer its support to any real parly in in terest who might have a just grievance. II would lind satis faction and pleasure in Ihe per formance of such a duty . Hut in this instance t lie demand for a physical valuation f the yards comes from a locality thai necessarily subjects it to sus picion. It conies from Omaha, from a man who has just enlered a campaign for "Mce, and who has eidently nicely timed his de mand to suit, the ends f his candidacy. Hut th stock that passes through these yards, is raised out in other portions of" the state, and it is there that the patrons live who would have the right lo complain if rates were excessive.. ilt is not the '-.purpose here to say' that stock yards rates aro'not .... 1 I,-- excessive. Lnev inay no, ituiur. Howell does not say that they are. lie merely wants a valuation v so that it may be discovered whether they are or ' not. A physical aIualion is a mighty line lhi:ig Lo have, bul il cots considerable to gel it, and the people inii-t pay the expense. Ihe point is that a gond many observant ncrde hae begun l Hole that outcries against tin slock vards are of late seldom heard from the patrons of tin. vards. but generally come jrom politicians hunting preferment and popular attention. If the slock raisers oT Nebraska feel thai sick yards rales are oppressive, the public ought to know il from the slock raisers themselves. Lincoln Star. :o: The Travelers' Aid society has been incorporated under the laws of California to protect girls from Ihe pitfalls of Los Angeles and provides a .-alary for the organiz- 1 Alt' I I er. An organization or mis mum would be a good move for Oma ha to make. :o: The people of Nebraska in every section of the stale seem to be very well satisfied with io- eritop .Moreliead s administration of 'affairs, and one who has done his duly as well as the governor, the people will come lo his rescue at the proper hour. The fact is, try as bard as I hey may, it is im possible to keep a good man down. t2V7: i II li Pill II I II III 9 Exact Copy of Wrapper. in Use For Over Thirty Years fill m T minrtvn wanar, new e emr Ej puipiiin .1!,' jp -:o:- II is an acknowledged fad that lion, John Maltes is one of Ihe ablest men that ever served in the stale senate. lie is a (iermaan, well known in both Otoe and Cass counties, and is well liked by all who know him. In the sen ale the interests of Ihe counties he will represent will be well guarded, and he should re ceive the democratic nominal ion without a dissenting vote. :o:- Hon. -I. If. Kemp of p'ullerion was in the city a few hours Tues day, and made this oliice a pleas ant visit. Senator Kemp is a candidate for governor on (he re publican ticket, and bears the ap pearance (of a gentleman vvilh allj Ihe attributes necessary lo till thej bill if nominated and elected. We, were pleased to meet, Senator' Kemp, and -believe he'slands more, than' an equal -.show vvilh Howell and Hammond for the nomination. : :o:-: Wedding stationery at the Journal office. NEW LIGHT ON RED HAIR. Chicago, if appears, has de veloped what is called a Court of Domestic Relations. What the or iginal and ultimate powers and jurisdictions of this court mav be are not set out in the. dispatch announcing mat ne ol the wom an ollicials connected with its ad ministration has reported that her investigations, under the panoply ol the court s authority, reveal the red-haired man as the model husband. Fewer red-haired men, tins report says, have been arraigned for beating their wives I ban of any other soi l of men ar range,! in groups according to the sorts of hair coloring. It might be at once answered that re, i nair is much less common than black, or in Chicago) white lair, or brown, or any of thej intermediate shades between ilaek and white. This fact seems ;o incontestable that il at once threatens to wipe out the red- uiircd man s new-iound distinc tion, until this remarkable report from Chicago is more fully con sidered. J'he Court of Domestic Rela tions in Chicago is not conliiied to uv cstigat ion of wife beatings, de- ertions or oilier situations which grow only out ol domestic broils or incompatibilities. its pro vince seems to extend much farther, and to reach even the questioning of married women for learning nl only the color of their husband's hair, but the tem perament of that individual, his habils, and in short, everything about him. And it. is in the ex ercise of (his one of its functions thai the Chicago Court of Do mestic Relation sets the red haired man upon a pedestal, to stand as a monument to himself. Fewer of him slay out late al night than men of other hirsute coloring. . More of him help in washing the dishes than do men whos capillary integuments are not intended for the illumination of a world. It is on this negative side of the work of the Court of Domestic Relations that Ihe halo is found for the led head. We now know ttiat he does less of the evil tilings a man shouldn't do than men of other sor ts, and more of the good things all good men de light in doing. And yet, the court warns us, we should not Jet our selves be brought to look upon the red-haired man as an angel m temper. This warning is use less. No matter what the Court of Domestic Relations may say about it, the old tradition that a red-haired man is a quick-light ing man will not disappear m a day. The red-haired man will till be safe from having his no?e Hilled by men who are only look ing for fun. :o: Democratic county convention al FIrnvvood on Saturday, July .3. :o: Measured by the publicity he gets free of charge, Villa must in deed be the Roosevelt of Mexico. :o: The Jones that Hie senate re fuses to conlirru is no relation to the Jones who always paid the freight. :o:- One thing about President Wil son he is not claiming credit for the bumper wheat and corn crops. He is more modest than his pre decessors in this respect. :o: It is to be hoped that harmony will reign supreme at the Colum bus convention. A united effort on. the part of factional leaders can do wonders in harmonizing the whole business. :o: It would be a very easy matter to have a harmonious convention at Columbus, if the Lincoln 'pb' ring" will remain in the distance, and not try to run the whole business. The man or set of men who go to the state convent ion with the "rule or ruin" idea in their craw will fully demonstrate, that they have not the true in terest of the democratic party of Ihe slate at hearl. It is easy to get logether if the right policy is carried out. Nebraska Military Academy LINCOLN . IT IS TIME TO SELECT.- A SCHOOL. FOR YOUR BOY. The Nebraska Military Acadeipy otters jaealthful'locat ion, mod ern fireproof building's, th'boat' care; knd instruction. Cood rooms, good beds and good things to eat. Prepares for college and business. Enrollment has begun. School Opens Sept. 16 For information, visit the school, talk to our patrons, send for catalog. Address ; : D. B. HAYWARD, Superintendent. Lincoln, Webraska 2S