PLATTSMOUTn S15MI-WEEKLY JOURNAC.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1911.
XZbz plattsmoutb journal
Published Semi-Weekly at Plattemouth. N e b r.
Entered at the Tostoffice at Plattsmoutb. Nebraska, aa second-class mail matter.
R. A. BATES, Publisher
Subtorlptlan
Prloei S1.50 Per Year In Advanoe
HARD TO PLEASE.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
Let us never forget that an -act
of goodness is of itself an
i act of happiness. No reward J
coming after the event can v
-l compare with the sweet re-J-
ward that went with it.
Maurice Macterlinch.
It is very hard to please standpat
ters. They passed high tariff laws
for nearly fifty years for the express
purposeo f keeping1 out foreign goods
to reduce importations and to in
crease exportations. Now that the
exigencies of the times have brought
that about, they are protesting wit
all the vigor they can arouse that
that sort of thing will ruin the coun
try. Now they read Bradstreet s re
port that the "export trade in Decern
la f f jL 1 A 1 : X'
if W-o or,. ;ih- Der was one-ium larger man m iw
for or aeainst any of the countries VCI"UCI' " 1-1 b" u"u " "
u iti j iu . Icember a year ago and double the
now at war, bottle it up and throw jvc"Iucl J &
Well, the robin and jaybird are now
heard in the land.
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DON'T TALK WAR.
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There are several already talking of
putting up new homes.
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Spring should bring with it quite a
building boom in Plattsmouth.
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Washington's birthday comes next
on week from today Monday,
February 22.
' :o:
A bald head is like heaven it's a
bright and shining spot, "and there is
no parting there."
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If the present advance in the price
of flour may also be the cause for
the advance in cornmeal, also.
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Many men who might be expected
to do better this year are only hop
ing that they will not do worse.
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Many psople have decided to
mortify the flesh during Lent by cut
ting out a lot of things they don't
want to do.
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The hoop-skirt is rolling back inr
vogce. Next to the hob1.-!:, the hoop
is our idea of the limit in ancient and
modern atrocities.
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Some of the warring powers are
determined to have American sym
pathy, even if they have to go out
after it with a club.
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In punishing persons engaged in
trafficking in rotten eggs for use in
food, the federal government cannot
be tro severe to please the people.
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A short sermon goes faithor thai
a loi.g one to the average man. If
tco short the ladies do i't get time
to see how the rest of the women are
dressed.
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A prufessor says nta'-'y everyone
will be crazy 250 years from now.
In that event, we may expect that the
world will be flooded at that time with
the same kind of predictions as this
one.
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The government of Greece has
voted to get into the fray and will
support Servia in her fight against
Austria-Hungary. Will Bulgaria now
join Turkey in an effort to squelch
Greece? It looks now as though the
Dalkan countries would eventually all
be in the scrap.
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The educational test is not to be
applied to foreign immigration if the
veto of President Wilson is to stand.
IJomehow one would have thought
;ht with his strong views on educa
tional matters he would have done
otherwise. With only one month of
congress left before final adjourn
ment, the veto will probably stand.
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We see by the advertisements of
rr&re or less dubious patent medicines
that "Acid Stomachs are dangerous.1'
Al.io it may be said that acid faces
are dangerous. Folks who-look sour
arc most likely to be sour, and be
ing sour is the poorest policy any
body can pursue. It is a condition
of the mind and it should be rem
edied by the power of the will. The
way to do that is to drop a pinch of
soda in your pessimism, think of
pleasant things, speak kindly, cheer
full;.', hopefully and the thorns. of life
will all burst into bloom.
away the corkscrew. At any rate,
don't speak of it to your neighbor,
and don't talk about it in y?ur sleep,
It may not be very difficult for an
American-born citizen to remain in
different as to the outcome of the
war and to retain an absolutely
neutral attitude, but not so with
many of our foreign-born citizens.
And one can easily understand how
an Englishman might wish England
to win, and how a German might
wish Germany to get the best of it.
It would be unnatural if they felt
otherwise. It is impossible to sever
the old home ties, or to wipe out the
memories of childhood. These are
indeed the treasures that we value
most and they grow more precious
with the years. So we say it is en
tirely natural for foreign-born citi-
low price of cotton the month's ex
port total is less than 12 per cent be
low the high record month of Novem
ber, 1912," and that "imports fell
heavily, in December, to the lowest
point in five j'ears in fact, and the
excess of exports for December, $131,
863,077, is the largest excess ever
recorded." But instead of rejoicing
and declaring that this is the grandest
country on earth, they grow red in
the face with their violent protests
They are certainly hard to please.
The fact is that this excess of ex
ports over imports cannot continue
for any great length of time. If con
tinued long enough, we would have al
the gold of the world and there would
be none left with other peoples with
which to purchase our goods. Then
we would nave to stop exporting,
Many republicans have never been
zens to feel more deeply and more aWe to comprehend the simpl
keenly the real meaning of the strug
gle in Europe, and to watch more
closely the ebb and flow of battle.
And American-born citizens ought to
respect the sympathies and prejudices
of those who crossed the seas to make
America their home and to swear al-
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One dees not
valentines these
years.
see so many comic
days as in former
e eco
nomic truth that we cannot long con
tinue to sell goods to foreign nations
unlecs we buy from them. Their
policy was to keep foreign goods out
of the country by high tariffs and
then sell enormous quantities ' of
goods to foreigners. That is a game
legiance to the stars and stripes. And that cannot be played successfully
on the other hand the foreign-born for great length of time.
American citizen owes a duty to I World-Herald
America. He rests under the same
obligation to maintain a neutral at- Was you the recipient of a "lovely"
titude toward the war ai df.es tne valentine?
linden uuin in me uiuicu o LULea. uu -n
. . . ......
that he must forget his fatherland or The city should take control of the
disregard the promptings of his street carnival if we have one
heart, but he owes a solemn duty to J ;o:
the American flag, and that duty for
bids him to say aught that is not in
keeping with the strictest neutrality.
I .i it:, i' i
rtiiu at mis time wnen me ioriunes oi i ,:o:-
war are wavering in the balance and! The coming of Billy Sunday will
when the struggle seems fiercer than prove a great trade-getter for Omaha
ever before, he should feel a still merchants
.1 -Li: a? j f j.
ue-eper ouiigauon to reirain iromi :o:-
word or act that might eii.barrass the If Plattsmouth wants to iret in
United States in its efforts to keep ear'y on the boom business, let's start
clear of the war. A man can owe al- off with a street fair.
legiance to but one flag at a time.
And that allegiance includes every Statistics show that there are more
duty that devolves upon a citizen, no men with wooden heads than there
distinction beinir made between a are with wooden lesrs
native and a foreign-born. The for-I
eign-born ciNzen who would have the Why should a man try to hide his
United States favor one warring na-1 light under a bushel, when a peck
tion to the detriment of another, or would answer the purpose?
express approval of one side or dis- :o:
approval of another, has forgotten Cel. Tom Majors still "holds th
his citizenship and his oath of al-I fort" at Lincoln. He is a veteran of
legiance, and has at least cast the civil war and knows how to light
suspicion upon his loyalty to the :o
stars and stripes. It raises also a Last year Cass county doubled its
serious doubt as to w hich side he I number of automobiles over the
would take in the event of war be- previous year. That is going some,
tween the United States and his don't you think?
momer country. At this time, the :o
most critical period in the world's Bran is said to be a healthful food,
history, with both England and Ger- an(J the present trend of prices indi-
many threatening our commerce and cates that many ultimate consumers
reeking to involve us in their quar- aro drifting in that direction
rel, every American citizen, native :o:
and foreign-born, English and Ger-I Efforts are being made to reform
i
man, should stand shoulder to tne spelling of college students. As
shoulder under Old Glory and join, their writing is often illegible, mis
with voice and heart, in that sweetest takes in spelling are often not dis-
of patriotic airs, "My Country Tis covered
oi i nee." :o:
:o: A grouch dropped in Saturday to
Moving time will soon be here suggest that there ought to be a law
March 1-
-for renters on the farm.
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against surprise parties, and we may
run for something or other on that
Nebraska thus far has been immune platform.
against the foot and mouth disease " :o:
among cattle, and it is devoutly hoped Dr. Eliot thinks it is a mighty bad
the germs will remain on the other thing for a man to have a hundred
side of the Missouri river. million dollars. We think so. too.
:o: Doc. That's the reason we do not
Governor Morehead and the legis- possess them.
lature will not be doing their duty if . :o:
they fail to investigate the charges In the war-afflicted nations the do
of nepotism and the unwarranted mand for boots and shoes is far great
transfer and disposition of funds in er than the supply. Americans should
the state house. The people of Ne- be thankful that they do not live in a
braska demand the right to know. I barefooted country.
One sure thing, spring will hi
along after a while, if we only wait.
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The slit skirt seems to be in the
race with the high cost of living to
see which can go the highest.
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Threats to repeal the Mann act may
have inspired the latest lured story
of the wickedness of the gypsies.
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Statistics show that automobiles
injure fewer people than other
vehicles, but that will not keep people
from dodging.
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Having got the political factions in
Kansas together, it is not surprising
that Governor Capper should be so
confident about this being a world
peace.
:o.
The bichlorido of mercury tablets
appears to have taken the place of
the old-fashioned shotgun which stood
benind the door lor the children to
play with.
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President Wilson's veto of the im
migration bill was perhaps due to his
personal recollection of the difficulties
encountered by the college boys in
passing the literacy test.
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If all the 38,000,000 nominal Chris
tians in the United States should at
tend church some Sunday, thousands
of the clergymen would be unable to
preach because of their emotions.
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The countries at war endeavor fre
quently by their rulers to condone the
use of air craft in the present war.
No amount of apology, however, will
wipe out the barbaric crime of killing
defenseless women and children by
the bomb warfare. It is worse thaa
any act of barbarism ever before attempted.
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One farmer not far from Papillion
has sold $1,000 worth of alfalfa off of
a 40-acre tract. And this, too, from a
farm that would hardly raise beans
tcfore being given the alfalfa treat
ment. There ought to be more of it
raised in the county, especially in tho
vestern part. It is the one best crop
on the farm. Papillion Times.
Real estate is looking up. Let it
soar.
One of the humors of the war is
the ease with which both sides re
port progress.
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Railroads represented at the hear
ing in Omaha seek to stop discrim
ination by raising rates.
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Plattsmouth is getting through the
winter about as well as any other
city in this neck of the woods.
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A court has ruled that poor house
keeping is no excuse for divorce. Still
it is better than some excuses offered.
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South Dakota's legislteure is de
bating over the anti-bedbug law,
and Iowa over an anti-rat measure.
Rats!
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Democrats of the senate have
adopted the two-thirds rule. That'-j
what beat Champ Clark for president.
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A New York teacher says dancing
is a sure cure lor a groucn. men
"on with the dances, let joy be uncon-
fined."
Children Cry for Fletcher's
D
Tho Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in uso for over oO years, has borne tho signature ot
and lias been made under his per
ls r sZ-rf-- sonal supervision since its Infancy.
y-r7JZtc4Ute Allow no one to deceive you In this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-good " are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against ExperhaenU
?. IS
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A learned judge has decided that
it is all right for a man to lie to his
wue, wnicn may relieve your con
science a little bit.
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R. L. Metcalfe, in his Omaha Ne-
braskan, makes some startling proofs
against the powers that be at Wash
ington which fully demonstrates that
the fight over the patronage in Ne
braska is purely personal. Mr. Met
calf i knows what he is talking about,
and furnishes the proof for these
tatements. Another thing, Met has
been in the employ of both of these
gentlemen, is a personal friend of
both, and his only aim is to bring
about peace and harmony in reward
ing those ,who have been faithful in
party service, who are entitled to
these offices. Mr. Metcalfe does not
do this for spite work or to wreck
engeance upon either, but in a very
friendly manner that is intended for
the. best. And the Journal hopes his
efforts will be rewarded with the har
mony he seeks.
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The two most famous surgeons in
the world are the Mayo Brothers of
Rochester, Minnesota. Although
Rochester is a comparatively small
place, the Mayo Brothers have mada
it famous the world over. Their skill
in surgery is said to be so remark
able that people come from all over
the world to enter their sanitarium
nd submit to their treatments, glad-
y paying any price they may charge.
They are said to have accumulated
an immense fortune; and are no-v
willing to leave a million dollars to
establish a "foundation" to be devotad
to medical research. It is becoming
popular fad now for our nmensely
wealthy men to establish "founda
tions" and devote the wealth they
have wrested from the public to this
charity. The plan was followed by
Russell Sage, John D. Rockefeller and
Andrew Carnegie. However, there is
his to be said for the Mayos, they
have performed an immensely valua
ble service to mankind, are workers
and render a real return for the
wealth they demand. '
The senate turned down the bill
aiming to keep clubs from serving
liquor.
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Cass county is one of the moit
productive counties in the state, and
Plattsmouth one of the largest and
greatest cities in southeast JNeurasKi.
We want good citizens to locate
among us and get the benefit of fine
schools for your children.
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The Spanish minister to Mexico ha
been handed bis "walking papers" bv
that man Carranza, and the Unite
States government has offered the
latter the means of getting a.ay by
ordering the Delaware at Vara Cvav
to receive him. What next?
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Champ Clark thinks that in this
Thousands will visit the automobile
show in Omaha this week who never
expect to have money enough to pur-
chase cne. liut the excuse to go to
Omaha was all that was necessary.
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With the Panama ceiebration post
poned to the hot days of July there
wiil be less feeling in congress that
the dignity of the nation lequires a
large delegation to go down at pub
lic expense.
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Germany offers to abandon plan if
she gets food. Will not attempt to
destroy ships if restrictions on food
stuIFt, are lifted. Why not give Ger
many the same chance with England ?
Give them food.
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The member of the senate or house
of representatives who has no bills in
the hopper is certainly a happy man,
and can return home with this satis
faction that he had done no harm and country, with wealth enough to have
very little good. $1,300 for every man, woman and
:0 child, too many people haven't even
Some republican papers are kicking 13 cents. At all events, the choice of
on genuine prosperity for the sole Nebraska's democrats in 1012 for
reason that it will assist in the re- president seems to have a heart in
election of President Wilson. Very him.
thin proposition that, and shows the :o:
narrow mind of some republicans. A prohibition amendment in th
:i; Iowa senate failed last week in the
Barton was defeated for congress I committee, a majority of the corn-
last fall because be did not make mittce voting against bringing the
trcod Thev will have Hon. A. C. measure before the senate. If the
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Shallenberger, former governor, to drys can muster the votes of course
take his place after the fourth of thev can take it out of the hands of
March, nnd vou can bet vour bottom the committee, but that is seldom
dollar that "Shally" has the brains done.
to make good. 'o:
:o: At a recent address delivered in
Statisticans have figured out that Chicago, Speaker Clark said: "I say
the European war is costing two mil- blessed be the name of the man for
lion dollars-, an hour in money. When ever without regard to politics or re
we count the lives lost, the widows ligion who establishes abiding peace
and orphans that will have to be sup- between labor and capital which
ported by those who survive and the should be friends and not enemies."
mental suffering, we ought to have Reverting to the growth of the coun-
little trouble in convincing ourselves try, he said: "In 1800 we were a
that nations which engage in war arc fourth-rate power. Now we are in
not half civilized. the front rank. The president of the
:o: Uited States has more real power
The great trouble with the demo- than any ruler on earth. If I had one
crats of .Nebraska is mat tncy us- prayer for the American rpubnc
mand fairness in the appointing which I knew would be answered it
power. lake tne state over anu would be tnat every American citizen
where postmasters have been appoint-J should be sufficiently educated to read
ed, nine times out of ten, . they are his ballot intelligently on election day
men who never have been recognized anj sufficiently courageous to cast it
as working democrats, and in many as tecomcs an American freeman."
instances it is extremely doubtful if .
Ik Kind You Have Always Bought
In Uso Fop Over 30 Years
ITAUR O O r A 4 v-. rf f W VOWK CITV.
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The newspapers may not indicate
that many new factories are going up
this spring, but plenty of money is
being spent in the large cities in fit
ting up the ball grounds and buying
ball players for next summer.
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There is this difference between
naval and matrimonial engagements
in the first they fight during the
duration of the engagement; in the
ether they don't fight until the en
gagement is ended by marriage.
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The veto of the immigration bill is
to stand so far as this session of con
gress is concerned. The attempt in
the house to pass it over the presi
dent's head failed to muster sufficient
votes. Friends of the measure, how
ever, say that the coming session of
congress will .pass it and will be able
to maintain it regardless of the veto.
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The state of Kansas is proposing to
abolish all personal taxes. An amend
ment to the constitution has been re
ported favorably by the senate com
mittee on assessment and taxation.
The amendment provides for local
option on the question. It provides
that the people of the entire state
shall have the right to decide whether
or not they will remove the tax on
personal property and the improve
ment on the lands, and it also gives
the counties and townships the same
right to determine whether they will
collect all of the taxes from the land
alone. The proposition to abolish oer-
sonal taxes has had some able ad
vocates, among them the late Mayor
Gaynor of New York, but Kansas ap
pears to be foremost among the states
to move for a practical trial of it.
Doan's Regulets are recommended
by many who say they operate easily,
without griping and without bad after
effects. 25c at all drujr stores.
n.
DM,
AUCTIONEER
-Weeping Water, Mcb.-
thc appointee ever voted a straight
democratic ticket. This is a fine way
to help the republican party onward
to success next year. And any demo
crat with good common sense can al
ready "see the hand-writing on the
wall!" Dick Metcalfe was right when
he said: "Democrats can have har
mony in Nebraska when the venomnu
spite-work at Washington between
Bryan and Hitchcock ceases " And
no one can blame Mr. Hitchcock for
standing up for his rights.
Hides Taken.
My specialty is removing the hides
from dead animals, horses and cattle,
allowing a small fee for the hides re
moved. Arthur Jacobi,
Mynard, Neb.
will take charge of your public
sale business. Farm sales a
specialty. Owners' interests
are always guarded with the
best ability, and satisfaction
guaranteed. For open. dates
telephone at my expense to
Weeping Water.
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