PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
MONDAY, MAY 29, 19Ifi.
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY
The broad minded see the
truth in different religions; the
narrow minded see only their
differences. Chinese Proverb.
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Life is just one day after another.
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' The wise man lets the other fellow
do the talking.
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"Home Coming" week is a sure go,
and no mistake.
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How did they ever come to be
called "favorite sons"?
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Every man who is for "America
first!" is also for Wilson first.
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John Cull still seems to be paying
more attention to our letters than to
our notes.
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Your favorite may be defeated in
November, but look at Nebraska's
wheat crop.
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There is so much cheap talk in this
world to tire people that the moving
picture has brought about a. relief.
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Germany says the appointment of
a "food dictator" will blast the allies'
hopes of winning the war by a block
ade. -:c:
A man never devotes much time to
wheeling his second baby around un
less the first is a girl and the second
a boy.
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If one-half the world knew what
the other half was doing, life would
be one continual round of startling
sensation.
Politics seem to be very quiet in
Cass county just now, but things will
begin to liven up somewhat after the
St. Louis convention.
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Did you ever notice how many men
arc just like the Egyptian pyramids?
Very broad at the foundation and
very narrow at th top.
Many men are elected to office on
the plea of "retrenchment and re
form," but you never hear of any
retrenchment in their salaric.
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The man who is defeated for office
at the primary election, and then
turns around and tries to defeat his
successful opponent at the general
election, is no man at all.
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Henry D. Estabrook, who suddenly
discovered he was out of the presi
dential race, gave up his headquarters
at Chicago this week. The rooms
were quickly snapped up by T. Cole
man Du Pont, who i3 also out of it
but doesn't know it.
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Some people, after living in Platts
mouth many years, go away and re
turn with the positive conviction that
"go where you will north, south,
cast or west you will find tha
Plattsmouth is the best little city of
its size the wide-world over."
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The widow of 27 writes to an ex
change that she has two proposals of
marriage, one from a man of 40 and
the other from a youngster of 21.
She cares for both of them, but
doesn't know which to marryX That's
easy. Why not marry one and adopt
the other?
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The old Omaha gang of democrats
are going to try to beat their way
into the legislature again this fall.
The trouble is the people in Omaha
do not take the time to investigate
the records of their legislative can
didates, or at least one-half of the
gang would remain at home.
PER VELin IN ADVANCE
SURE OF WILSON'S SUCCESS.
Life-long republicans in New Eng
land are expressing the opinion that
Wilson deserves another term, while
democrats are in the highest degree
optimistic, George Rothwell Brown,
staff correspondent, writes to- the
Philadelphia Public Ledger from Bos
ton under date of May 6. Mr. Brown
says:
"New England democrats are going
into the approaching campaign full
of confidence in their ability ta carry
a majority of these rock-ribbed re
publican states for their national
leader in November. Their optimism
iS based upon prosperity and peace,
and it is upon these issues, or rather
lack of issues., that they expect Mr
Wilson to put New England in the
democratic column,- regardless of the,
appearance of a third party in the
field this year.
"Business men and capitalists
alone are looking ahead with anxiety
for they know that the future is full
of uncertainty to the industries of
this section, and that there has never
been a time since secession when wise
eadership was needed more at Wash
ington. This disquiet that they feel,
however, i not shared by the work
ing people. With wages at the high
est level ever known in the east and
unemployment non-existent, the re
publican leaders are entering the
campaign with less ammunition for
oratory than they have hrl before
for years.
"The Roosevelt bolt of 1912 has
had .the effect of weakening party
ties, and there is plenty of evidence
that party lines have been broken
down all over New England. From
Vermont comes authenticated reports
of the strong Wilson following among
republicans in the southern part of
the state, and there are many such
in Massachusetts life-long republi
cans who say they think the presi
dent deserves another term. Many
progressives, so their leaders admit,
have gone over to Wilson. '
"Only by reaffirming allegiance to-l
ae principles of 1912 could the Bay
state progressives be held in line this
year, and even so, the threats of big
armies and costly armaments have
driven many of the erstwhile faithful
over to Wilsonism. Some of them
would vote for Wilson this" year, even
in the event of the nomination of the
Colonel. To counteract this secession
must be reckoned the defection of
democrats who are dissatisfied with
Wilson's foreign policies.
"Many Scotch Presbyterians in
New England are said to be very
resentful of recent remarks made by
James R. Mann of Illinois, republican
leader of the house, and it is. becom
ing apparent that that unfortunate
speech by the Chicago congressman
is going to cost his party many votes
in-this part of the country.
"One year ago, when the Lusitania
was sunk, Mr. Wilson was at the
height of his popularity in New Eng
land, and there is little doubt that if
the election had been held at that
time the president could have carried
most of these six states. When time
passed and nothing was done about
ihe Lusitania by the administration,
the president's popularity steadily de
clined for months, but recently there
has been a noticeable change. His
note to Germany strengthened him,
and the reply from Berlin is regarded
as a substantial victory for the presi
dent. Democrats feel encouraged,
both by the progress of the negotia
tions with Germany and the success
of the temporary peace that has been
patched up in Mexico. Evidences
that public opjnion is swinging once
more toward President Wilson are
unmistakable, and the politicians
have been quick to note them and to
trim their sails accordingly."
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Next Tuesday is Decoration day.
It takes a heap of ginger to warm
up a dead proposition.
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Mahy lawns in town need more
attention than they are receiving.
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Some women dress so delicately
that they appear right in the swim.
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Fear of alimony is one reason why
some men are shy about matrimony,
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Opinions of men who endeavor to
bo on both sides are not worth while.
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Monday, June 14, is Flag day. Re
member the date, and unfurl Old
Glory to the breeze.
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If you are in doubt as to the pro
priety of kissirj; a pretty girl, always
give her the benefit of the doubt.
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Decoration day should be pretty,
without rain, but ' usually there has
been rain so 4hat many were unable
to attend the exercises.
After a girl hypnotizes a young
man into buying her a solitaire, she
begins to wonder what she could do
with some other chap if it were not
too late.
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If, as Washington dispatches indi
cate, both political parties have de
cided to ignore the pacifist vote in
their convention platforms, it is pret
ty good evidcice that both political
parties have decided there is no pa
cifist vote.
It is intimated that Lieutenant Gov
ernor Pearson is to stick as a popu
list candidate of the populist party.
We can hardly believe it. Pearson
took his chances in the democratic
primary and was defeated, and now
wants to embarrass the party by
coming out as a populist candidate.
We can't believe that Pearson would
so far forge.t his manhood.
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True to the highest conceptions of
American statesmanship, a worthy
exemplar of that instinct for freedom
which guided the fathers in the foun
dation of this republic, unwilling to
abate one word of the charter of
human liberties; possessing both the
courage of patience and the patience
of tru-e courage; one man today
stands out among all his fellows as
the spokesman of the eternal princi
ples of human right and divine jus
tice. Americans are proud that he is
their president and they will not cast
him aside for another.
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FLOWERS AND CHEER.
Did you ever stop to observe how
the beauty and brightness of flowers
is lent to the faces of persons who
lovingly care for them? There is a
certain relation between the flowers
that grow in your garden and your
own spirits. And, whether conscious
ly or not, you are affected in no small
degree by the blossoms and their
state of prosperity. If the flowers
tome out bravely and bloom as they
should, you are correspondingly
jiated. The sight of them tranquil
izes the nerves. The odor soothes
the temper. The very presence of
the cheerful growing things makes
you content with the earth -id your
lot upon it. Have you not among
your acquaintances some kind soul
who revels jn her garden or in the
pots in her windows? In the winter
her windows stare bleak and bare
into the sullen street. In the sum
mer it is twice as gay, and the wo
man who tends the garden ' pot is
perpetually hovering over the sweet
beds. Did you ever know such a
woman to be peevish, pessimistic or
anything but busy and contented with
life? She herself is a bright flower,
casting beauty and cheer into the
world. The secret lies in the fact
thawe get out of life only what we
put into it. We grow only as we
give. Love for flowers is sunshine in
the soul. The heart , that is devoted
to flowers is a flower garden itself,
sweetening its atmosphere with im
measureable influences for good. The
care of flowers is good exercise for
the muscles, and better still for tho
nerves, for ittrains to tenderness of
touch; the thought of them is good
occupation for the 'mind; the love for
them develops- and sweetens - the
spirit.
TO UNIFY NEBRASKA.
"A , staunch republican," says the
Maxwell Telepost, which is published
in the big Sixth district "a staunch
republican from Ogallala, in a con
versation with the editor one day this
week, said: 'We are for Keith Ne
ville for governor, every one of us,
up our way. Politics cuts no figure
with us.' That seems to be the feel
ing of the people in western Nebraska
in general, and from the many favor
able mentions he is receiving in the
press of the eastern part of the state
he is close to the electors there. T5
use the common expression, 'It is a
good guess that Neville will be elect
ed.' He is growing in popularity
TTaily."
This is the plain truth. Nebraska
democrats have reason to be satisfied
with their nominee for governor and
with the caRipaign he is waging. Mr.
Neville is allowing no grass to grow
under his feet. He is at work al
ready, putting all his characteristic
energy into the task of carrying to
victory the banner which his party
lias placed in his hands. And he is
making the kind of campaign that
should appeal to Nebraska people j
He is not a one-issue man. He is
relying on no fad or ism. He is ap
pealing to nobody', prejudices or
animosities. He is not "working the
churches" or the lodges or the secret
societies. He is a broad-gauged, gen
uine Nebraskan and his appeal is to
a broad-guaged Nebraska. That is
why he is winning support among
republicans as well as among demo
crats and among "drys" and "wets"
alike. The kind of impression he is
making is reflected in the following
editorial, taken from the ScottsbluiT
Republican, as its name indicates a
stanch republican ewspaper:
"Keith Neville, democratic candi
date for governor, was in the city
Wednesday and was making the
acquaintance of a number of our citi
zens. Mr. Neville is a very pleasant
man to meet and the writer, who has
known him for years, feels that the
democratic party has in Keith Neville
an upright, straightforward and hon
orable business man, whose only
fault is that he is a democrat. It
has been our plcastn-e in days gone
by to meet him at various social
functions and official gatherings and
we have never met a -more genial
person than we found in Keith Ne
ville. And should the people of Ne
braska choose a democrat at the next
election we are confident that they
will never have eaue to be ashamed
of him as governor of the great state
of Nebraska. It has always been a
hobby of the .writer's that the west
should receive more recognition in
politcal matters than has heretofore
been granted us, and it is with no
feelings of regret that we find the
democratic candidates for governor
and land commissioner both from th?
western part of the state. Should
either or both be elected there is no
doubt in our mind that western Ne
braska will come into its own and
receive the attention to which it is
entitled."
Under Mr. Neville's leadership the
democratic campaign in Nebraska
this year may be expected to take
such form as will justify and elicit
like comment from many sources
other than democratic. Mr.. Neville
is a democrat, but more than that
he is first, last and all the time a
Nebraskan. His candidacy represents
a movement to unify "Nebraska, to
cement its widely scattered sections
closer together, to appeal to all its
interst and set them to working in
harmony for the common good. He
is not rying to divide Nebraskans
against one another, he is not striv
ing to stir up hatred and suspicion
and strife. If elected he will not
make a storm center of the state
capital. He appeals naturally to
those who realize that all of Ne
braska's interests are greater than
any .single interest, and that all its
ideals and aspirations are more im
portant han any one ism.
Mr. Nevillv, we repeat, is a candi
date of whom Nebraska democrats
can be proud. He will be a governor
of whom Nebraskans of all political
faiths can be proud, and in whom
they can repose confidence.' World-Herald.
No paper will be issued from this
office Decoration day.
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It seems easy to forget the old
veterans who died for their country.,
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Nobody denies the need of a mer
chant marine. The problem is how
to get one.
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An easy way to commit political
suicide is no object to the man who
wants to live.
Why a dog's nose is cold worries
the philosophers a good deal more
than it does the dog. '
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When the devil finds a fellow too
mean for anything else he makes a
bootlegger out of him.
Pushing for Plattsmouth is a busi
ness in which every progressive citi
zen should engage, cheerfully.
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Straw hat season has surely ar
rived and you wijl have to have one
if you keep up with the styles.
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It is often difficult to see what a
woman is driving at, particularly if
she has a hammer in her hand.
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Villa is said to be operating under
an assumed name. But Villa under
any other name would be just as
villainous.
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Since Mr. Edison has declared the
Colonel our only statesman, it is easy
to guess whom Teddy would call our
only inventor.
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Still, it is believed that even a
supreme court justice might find a
way to let his views be known if h
thought it advisable.
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So far, since the agreement of Ger
many to the note of President Wil
son, not a passenger vessel has been
blown up that we have any record of.
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When a young girl elects to in
dulge in a particularly silly brand of
picnic foolishness, why does she al
ways insist on perpetuating it with
a camera?
Many standpatters probably oppose
setting the clock ahead because there
is nothing about it either in the con
stitution or in the autobiography of
Ben Franklin.
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Owhers of lost articles will please
be patient. We're going to catch
Carranza and shave him one of these
days, and there is no telling what
will be resurrected.
The drowning of Willie Edgerton
Thursday evening should be a warn
ing to other youngsters to keep away
from deep water. Parents will do
well to caution their boys.
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While Germany is living up to its
agreement, now is the proper time to
use the same compulsory measures
on John Bull we did on Germany.
Talr play" should be the motto of
neulral America.
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In some of the larger towns and
cities of the country the churches
have ceased fighting the "movies'
and adopted the film method of pre
senting vital subjects in order to
attract the crowds churchward.
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The republican national committee
says that the delegates will run the
convention. They don't intend to
take instruction from any other com
mittee, either. However, we will see
who will run the Chicago convention.
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In Nebraska City a big majority
of the merchants want the carnival
on the main business street, while
here in Plattsmouth they-won't have
it that "way. And don't seem to care
whether or not they have a carnival.
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Despite the enormous tax upon
British shipping, due to war losses,
British merchants are getting ocean
freight rates to South American ports
that are from 50 to 75 per cent less
than the rates American merchants
are compelled to pay on South Amer
ican shipments. Yet the republicans
of congress oppose the administra
tion's ship purchase bill!
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Nelson Eerger shipped two cars of
stock to Omaha Monday. He went
with the consignment.
Mrs. Walter Lloyd and little son
came. down from York last Saturday
to visit a short time wrtih relatives.
Miss Gladys West returned home
from .Manley Monday, having spent
a few days with Miss Julia Todd.
Mr. and Mrs. John Whiteman were
passengers to Omaha Monday, where
they consulted a physician in regard
to the former's health.
Chris Ross and son, Martin, were
passengers to Omaha Monday. Mr.
Ross shipped a car of stock and they
followed up on the afternoon train.
Carl Bedford, who is working for
Edwin Sclioemaker, became tangled
up in a belt of a gas engine Friday
and has the misfortune to receive a
broken arm.
J. M. Palmer, who had been a very
serious condition and confined to his
bed for a period of over three weeks
with an attack of acute appendicitis,
is up and around once more. He made
his first appearance on the street last
Saturday.
Earl Stoll is reaping the results of
a very strange accident that occurred
some time ago. He was handling a
bullhead fish when it horned one of
his fingers, which caused blood poi
soning. At present he has a real
bad hand as the outcome.
The Heebner school children fur
nished a very pleasant surprise on
their teacher a week ago Friday when
they came with well-filled baskets
and displayed a fine dinner cooked by
the mothers, but instigated by the
pupils, in honor of Miss Bourke's
birthday. It wras enjoyed very much
by all there, and certainly made one
birthday at least very happy.
New Passenger ' Service
TO DOUGLAS AND CASPER, WYOMING
COMEENCING JUNE 4th, 1916
The Burlington announces through passenger service between Omaha,
Jncoln, Eastern Nebraska and the North Platte Valley, Douglas, Casper aud
Central Wyoming via the Wendover Cut-off. The Westbound servica wili be
Train 43 to Alliance and new Train No. 31 fi'om Alliance at J:00 p. m., arriv
ing Casper 9:50 p. m. Eastbound, new Train 32 leaves Casper 2:55 p. m.f con
nection at Alliance with No. 42 for Eastern Nebraska.
Through Standard Sleepers Between Omaha, Lincoln and
Scottsbluff, Douglas and Casper, Wyo.
The completion of the Wendover Link between the Burlington's Central
Wyoming' and North Platte Valley lines gives the System a new through and
low grade route to Central Wyoming and ths Big Horn Basin. The entire zone
of territory traversed by this new main line is quickening with the develop
ment of Governmens irrigated areas, of extensive oil discoveries, new beet
sugar factories, and growing industrial towns. .10,000 acres of splendid Govern
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Byron Stall has thrown his crutches
aside- and is now able to get around
with the aid of a cane.
Henry Renner has accepted a po
sition in the Mo. Pac. roundhouse at
Lincoln and left the latter part of the
week to begin work.
W. I. Swisher was in Lincoln the
first of the week and reports having
rented a house there, and that he and
his family will move to that city next
week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Althouse, Sr.,
went to Utica, Neb., Wednesday of
last week for a few days visit with
relatives at that place and Seward.
Miss Mae Glenn, who closed a suc
cessful term of school at the Union
district southeast of Eagle, Wednes
day, returned to her home at Platts
mouth Thursday afternoon.
Russ Mick returned home Thursday
afternoon from Lincoln where he has
been receiving treatment for rheuma
tism at the Lincoln sanitarium. He
is much improved.
Ed Hamilton, of Plymouth, Neb.,
arrived here Thursday of last week
for a few days visit at the C. O.
Wright home and mother relatives, re
turning home Wednesday.
Cosie Blanchard arrived here from
Wray, Colo., Monday. He will spend
a few days visiting relatives and
while here he will fix up his father's
grave. Ha. will also spend a few days
in Lincoln, overseeing the building of
a home for his mother in East Lincoln
Miss Myrtle Lyell came down from
Broken Bow, Neb., Wednesday of last
week for a few days visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. 'A. H. Van
landingham. She went to Plattsmouth
the first of the week for a few days
visit with her sister, Mrs. Eugene
Setz, before returning home.
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ment-irrigated land near Powell, Wyo., adjacent to
this new main line will probably be opened for entry
this autumn. Bear this is mind. Those lands will be
taken at once.
R. W. CLEMENT, Ticket Aent
' L. W. WAKELEY, General Passenger Agent,
1004 Farnum Street, OMAHA, Neb.
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