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THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1917.
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J. THOUGHT FOR TODAY
V Men are never so likely to set-i-
tl? a question rightly as when
i- they settle it freely. Macauley.
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It uill soon be spring, anyway.
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How would you like to be presi
dent ?
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Hate yourself and other fellows will
follow suit.
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Worry was never known to lift even
a feather.
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Eggs down to -o cents is cheaper
eating than meat.
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It is honed that the "apple of your
eye" is a "pippin."
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One never knows what he can do
tir.til h ? tests his will power.
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The high price of food continues to
hold its own and then some.
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Watch your chanpre. Bogus gold
coir.s are being: made in Omaha.
Because a widow says she will nev
er marry again is no sign she is not
equipped with a lasso.
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Love makes life worth living, and
without it the world would be a dreary
place in which to dwell.
More freak bills have been intro
duced in the present legislature than
any legislature that ever assembled
in Nebraska.
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"The dove of jeace is scheduled for
another appearance this year, but in
stead of an olive branch, its equipment
will apparently be an ax.
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the Standard Oil company is estab
lishing rilling stations in some of the
Nebraska towns and cities, cutting,
a it were, the business of. the
parage filling stations. That's another
trick of monopolistic ideas hog it all.
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Grand Island is to have a ten-story
hotel with a roof garden. Grand
Island is coming to the front very
fast as one of the big towns of Ne
braska. She is going to be hard to
catch as the third city in the state.
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Thc democratic city convention will
be held Saturday evening at 8 o'clock,
at the city hall, and the ward pri
maries will be held one hour earlier,
at 7 o'clock. It is very essential that
every democrat should attend the ward
primaries.
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A New York judge has decided that
a wife whose husband withholds more
than a sufficient allowance on pay day
for the support of the family the
wife has a perfect right to go through
his trousers while he is asleep. Some
wives take the privilege ot going
through their husband's pockets most
any old time.
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Reports from New York say that
the gold import into this country now
totals Sl.-'JO 1,500,000 since January,
IMo. This stupendous amount was
reached with the arrival yesterday of
5"i,0(n,000 consigned to J. P. Morgan
This gentleman must still have all the
balance of it for we haven't seen any
of "it floating around here.
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Wc sometimes are bound to get into
some kind of a war and smell powder
A few davs since the marines from
this country landed in Santiago, am
battle seemed imminent. The reason
given for the move is that the civi
governor of Santiago asked for as
sistance. Let 'er go Gallagher! May
bp we need some exercise to get rid
of some of our fighting spirit.
A FIGHT WORTH LOSING.
Congressman Reavis lost a fight in
the house of representatives recently
that was certainly worth making
even with defeat as a guaranteed
outcome. He sought to have retired
aimy ollicers who go into the employ
of armament and munitions makers
dropped from the salary list.
The army appropriation bill was
under consideration and an item was
reached providing $2,700,000 for re
tirement salaries of officers of the
army. Thereupon Congressman Rea
vis proposed an amendment to the
paragraph:
Provided, that no part of this ap
propriation shall be -used in payment
of salary of any retired officer who
is in the employ of any business in
stitution having contractual relations
with the United States.
In support of his amendment Mr.
Reavis told the house in committee of
the whole that a practice has grown
up among many of the army officers
that is so pregnant with evil that con
gress should give it some attention.
He referred to the fact that men who
lad been educated at the expense of
the nation, and who have long been
in the employ of the government in
the military service, have been re
tained, because of the technical edu
cation given them, and the peculiar
character of their service, by business
institutions, and in using their knowl
edge and prestige against the interests
of the very government that educated
and qualified them.
In studying the hearings that had
been conducted with reference to gov
ernment manufacture of munitions in
competition . with private concerns
Congressman Reavis had noticed, he
said, that not only retired officers, but
some still in the service, when asked
as to the feasibility of government
manufacture of munitions, either de
clared it not feasible or had refused
to answer.
It had been the policy of these army
officers to gravitate from active serv
ice with the government, upon retire
ment, into the employ of private mu
nition makers, and that practically all
of the army officers are so hopeful
that when the time for retirements
come they will get employment from
such institutions that congress can
get no facts from them with reference
to government manufacture of mu
nitions. On this point the congress
man added:
"I have heard it stated on this floor
that General Humphrey is in the em
ploy f the Du Pont Powder company
at a time when he is drawing $G,000
a year from the United States as a
retired army officer, and I have heard
read on this floor the contract of the
Du Pont Powder company whereby
they are obligated to advise Germany
at all times of the quantity, the qual
ity and the price of every pound of
powder that the government of the
United States purchases of that com
pany, so that Germany is constantly
advised as to our powder reserve.
"Now, it is scandalous, it is preg
nant with evil, that any army officer,
retired though he may be, drawing a
large salary from this government,
should be in the employ of such an
institution as that. And I believe
that this amendment should be
adopted in order that they may be
prohibited from looking forward to the
time when, retired as an army officer,
they may receive employment with
these . private institutions. If you do
remove that hope, you will leave them
in a position where they will no longer
hesitate in giving testimony before
the committee on military affairs on
the advisability or feasibility of the
United States manufacturing mu
There was long discussion of the
nitions in itb own plants."
amendment, the opponents of which
insisted that service with munitions
factories simply enlarged the knowl
edge of such officers. But the dis
cussion brought out the fact -that
there arc 900 retired naval officers and
1,017 retired army officers, for whose
salaries the government is paying al
most $6,000,000 a year, and who can
not be called into active service ex
cept in time of actual war.
Although. the discussion developed a
strong sentiment for government man
ufacture of munitions, the Reavis
amendment was. defeated by a vote of
54 to 59. Out this way that Reavis
amendment looks like one that is
needed. Lincoln Star.
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ISN'T IT THE TRUTH?
If you meet a man who is down in
the mouth,
Who thinks that his town is ' all
wrong,'
Just take him aside, or out for a
ride,
And hand him this quaint little
song:
"There are fancier towns than
your own little town; there are
towns that are bigger than this, and
the people who live in the tinier
towns all the city's excitement miss.
There are' things you can see in the
wealthier town, that you can't in the
town that is small, and yet up and
down there is no other town like
your own town after all; it may be
the street through the heart of your
town isn't long, isn't wide, isn't
straight, but the neighbors you know
in your own little town with a wel
come await. In the glittering streets
of the glittering town with its pal
ace and pavement and wall, in the
midst of the throng, you will fre
quently long for your own little town
after; all. You measure a town not
by money, or the miles its border ex
tends; the best thing you can have,
whatever the town, are contentment,
enjoyment and friends. If you'll
live, and work and trade in your
town, in spite of the fact that it's
small you'll find that the town
your own little town is the best kind
of tovn after all." Ex.
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Miss Spring is flirting some.
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Love demands all and asks nothing.
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The groundhog was evidently right.
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You lose more by crowding than by
waiting your turn.
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No man can be a leader who keeps
the procession waiting.
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It is folly to argue with a man over
70 years of age, or with a woman.
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Your friend may be your enemy's
friend, and your secrets may be pub
lished from the housetops.
It is quite evident that a lot of us
are not going to cut as much ice in
the eyes of posterity as we imagine.
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There are 7,080,314 telephones in
the United States, and still it is some
times hard to find one that is not
"busy."
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An eastern professor advocates
large families among the wealthy. He
must be bidding for popularity among
the poor.
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Perhaps the riots that Berlin re
ports as having accurred in Moscow,
are the same kind that Paris reports
as having occurred in Berlin.
Another reason a fellow's 'children
are so bad is that he spends so much
time bewailing the way the neighbors
neglect their children he has no time
to train his own.
All over the country the press is
standing with President Wilson and
praising him for his course, and cred
iting him with infinite patience and
forbearance.
Omaha's chief of police advises
women to carry their money and val
uables in their stockings. He says it
is not so convenient to reach when
shopping, but is much safer than car
rying a pocketbook. This is nothing
new to some women, who have made
their stockiugs a safety deposit fpr
years.
YANKEE INGENUITY IN WAR.
Being the greatest chemist in the
world, the Germans were encouraged
to conquer the world by force of their
chemistry. Early in the war the
British exhorted themselves to hope
fulness by the assurance that they
were the greatest engineering nation
in the world. For ourselves, we can
now find comfort in the fact that we
Americans are the most inventive
people whom the sun ever shone upon.
Frederick Palmer, the war corres
pondent, says the Navy department
has enough secret devices in cold
storage to whip the German fleet in
side of six months, and the Wizard
of Menlo Park, whenever he thinks
of war with the kaiser, smiles com
placently, like the cat who has swal
lowed the canary. Haven't we also
jo'ing John Hays Hammond, who as
mag'cian treads on the heels of Sig
nor Marconi ?
Should we go to war, depend upon
it there will be displayed some Yankee
l'.ovelties that will make the world
take prolonged notice. And the little
Jap will stare, drop his jaw, admit he
hadn't thought of that sort of thing,
and wonder whether afterall the
dawn of the day of the yellow man
has arrived.
Your Uncle Samuel is mighty care
less in some ways. He is plain, low
down shiftless in his insurance policy,
but he remains an ingenious eld
gentleman, and can put salt on the
tail of the bird, if pressed to perform.
And if he once gets into this struggle
for good and plenty, he can be
counted upon to do some stunts that
will surprise the devils and not causj
the angels to weep. It may take a
Yankee invention to "sting the soh
marines, to burst t'.'.e German trerches
clear through, to make middle Europe
so sick of militarism will stick a
knife in itself and roll off the chest
of the honest German people.
You never can tell. Least of all
can you tell what the Yankee nation
will not invent, once it is compelled
to put up a fight. They may think
that we are too proud to fight, or too
much afraid, but they will be con
vinced we are clever at fighting, once
we make a start.
This is a war of equipments, says
Lloyd George. We might make it a
war of electric shocks and vibrations.
Who knows? Mr. Edison, maybe.
Very likely he does. He has been
working his best for the government
quite a spell now. It's safe to bet he
has a regvlar bag of tricks up his
sleeve.
Let the enemies come on, if the;'
must Lot Cuba revolt and Mexico
invade. Let submarines stick their
snouts ito our harbors and Zeppelins
crocs the Atlantic. Let even Japan
desert its allies to strike swiftly at
us. We might have a hard time for
a while, but we would teach all those
ferrocious ones some things quite
new. Minneapolis Journal.
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Sbmetimes gossips do not tell the
truth, and sometimes there are those
who are afraid they will.
The difference between a position
and a job is the fellows who hold them
down.
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Why, of course, money is the last
thing that some people think about
before going to bed.
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The Grim Reaper loves a shining
mark, and that is the reason he is so
partial to baldheads.
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The city election is drawing near,
and some changes are very apt to be
made in the official roster.
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The optimistic man is never quite
as enthusiastic after he has endeav
ored to touch a few friends for a
loan.
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Not Bothered Any More.
So-called rheumatic pains, grippe
aches, lame back, sore muscles or stiff
joints are the result of over-worked
weak or disordered kidneys. E. L.
Turner, Homer.v Ky., writes: i;"Since
taking Foley Kidney Pills Thavei not
been bothered any more." Strengthen
weak kidneys and help rid the blood
of acids and poisons. Sold every
where. For good, fresh Candy, Fruit and
Nuts, see S. J. Reames.
THE ARMING OF SHIPS.
President Wiisonhas taken the mat
ter into his own hands and has au
thorized the arming of United States
merchant ships for protection against
submarine attacks in entering the
barred zone.
In taking this stepthe president has
been assured by his legal advisers that
he has ample authority for his ac
tion without affirmative approval from
the congress. However, it is not this
legal authority that has determined
the president in this very important
decision.
President Wilson is fully satisfied
that his program for protecting the
lives of American citizens on the high
seas and upholding the honor and dig
nity of his country has the moral sup
port and patriotic backing of an over
whelming majority of the people of
the United States. lie also knows
that while a few obstructionists in the
national senate prevented that cxpres
sion of approval which he felt con
gress should give, an overwhelming
majority of the members were ready
and willing to pass the armed neutral
ity bill.
While the arming of our ships un
doubtedly brings us nearer to war, the
people of the United States fully rea
lize that it is an urgent and necessary
measure if we are to maintain our
independence as a nation, and every
true American will stand behind the
president in this crisis. The time for
a united America is certainly here.
Lincoln Star.
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Says the Christian Science Monoter:
"Abraham Lincdln characterized the
United States as a government of the
people, by the people, for the people;
but in connection with the oil situation
the people, if they are the govern
ment, find themselves in a peculiar
position. The government reserves
for tuture use certain oil lands,, es
pecially in California, while oil dealers
are sinking wells in adjacent territory.
As oil floweih where it listeth. it is
not unreasonable to expect that some
of this reserved oil, by way of under
ground channels, may flow into the
reservoirs of dealers who sell to the
people, who comprise the government.
T.io people, therefore, may bo buying
their own oil. It may be quite proper
for the people to buy their own oil, so
kmg as the 'rule of reason is applied
to the price charged, but when the
'rule of size' in price becomes too
great, it seems only fair to revert to
the 'rule of reason'."'
The committee of the whole stuck a
knife into the vitals of the Neilsen bill
empowering banks to act as adminis
trators, executors and guardians, after
Mr. Peterson called attention to the
fact that there is nothing in the law
which prevents bank presidents or
cashiers from acting individually in
these capacities. We can't see why
bank officers should not be qualified
for such positions. They certainly
would be very responsible, which is
one very necessary essential.
Farm Loans, Insurance and Real
Estate. See J. F. Foreman.
COULD NOT WALK
And For Four Years, Could No!
Stand Witbcut Support,
Chilllcothe, Ohio "Nothing pleases
me more than to speak a word of
praise for Cardui, the woman's tonic,"
Bay3 Mrs. Ed Davis, of this town,
"for I firmly believe that it snatched
me from the grave.
I have been married 14 year3, and
had two children. After the youngest
was born, I was not able to walk, and
for four years, I was not strong enough
to stand on my feet five minutes at
the time, without something to support
me.
Nothing seemed to do me any good,
until, finally, I commenced using
Cardui, the woman's tonic. I only used
about four bottles, but, today I am
well, can do my work, and walk as far
as I want to.
I can never praise Cardui enough,
and my neighbors cannot get done
wondering at the -change-in me."
You, too, can depend on Cardui, be
cause Cardui is a gentle, harmless,
vegetable tonic, that can do you noth
ing but good.
Trepared from vegetable herbs, Car
dui has a specific effect on the woman
ly constitution, and puts strength
wh-rs it is needed.
Try Card-u-i. NC3 1
nrst aecurit
CEDAR CREEK. NEBR.
Sound, Conservative and Progressive
THE BANK OF THE PEOPLE
THE BANK BY THE PEOPLE
THE BANK FOR THE PEOPLE
We are anxious to assist the farmer iu feeding and
handling his live stock for market
eposiis In
are protected by the Depositors' Guaranty Fund of the
State of Nebraska, which has reached nearly $1,
000,000.00 It is back of us and protects you!
OFFICERS:-
VM. SCHNEIDER, President
W. H. LOHNES, Vice-President T. J. SHANAHAN, Vice-President
J. F. FOREMAN, Cashier
Cedar C
reek
Joe Foreman went to Omaha Satur
day evening to visit over Sunday.
William Keil and family took in the
s-how at the Parmcle Thursday eve
ning. John Gauer and John Busche went
to Omaha Tuesday to spend a few
h'uns.
Elmer Meisinger and wife of Platts
mouth were in the village Sunday for
a few hours.
Henry Sanders tame in Fiiway eve
ning to enjoy a visit with home folks
ovor Sunday.
Mrs. K. X. Thomsen h:s a fine line
of spring millinery on display in the
windows this week.
Mrs. Anna (livens of Omaha came
('own Friday evening to visit her sis
ter, Mi a. J. F. Woltf.
liven Meisinger and si.-ter, Ger
trude, dvovo to Plattsmouth Saturday
to visit, for a few hours.
The dance Saturday night at the
Sayles' hall was well attended and a
good time enjoyed by everyone.
Henry inhelder of Moorelield, Xeh.,
came in Friday evening to look after
some matters of business and visit
old friends.
The dance at William Schneider's
Friday night, given in honor of Miss
Yeila's birthday anniversary, was well
attended and a good time enjted.
Clarence Busche and S. J. Reames
diovc to Omaha Thursday t spend
v few hours looking after some busi
ness matters.
The farmers are taking advantage
of the bulletin board that the First
Security bank has placed in the bank.
There is already hogs, horses and hay
iisted for sale.
Fri.kiy was Mis. G. P. Meisinger's
bhthday and it was a very happy time,
with a family reunion at the Meisinger
home, all of the children being pres
ent to cpend the day with the mother
and help celebrate the occasion.
C. A. Gauer and son, John, accom
panied by John (lauer and Henry In
helder drove to Miii-dock Saturday,
where ('. A. purchased a fine Mitchell
'vix" automobile. Mr. Gauer has been
studying the car question for a long
time and finally decided in favor of
the Mitchell. This makes Mr. Gauer
a fine car and o:;e that he and his
family will have lots of enjoyment
from.
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We have taken up the
Ger Load o
MAXWELL
in connection with the
3TUDEBMCE
in Eight Mile Grove, Plattsmouth and Rock
Bluffs Precinct, and are in position to offer
our customers cars for $635.00, $940.00
and $1,180.00, f. o. b. Detroit. Have just
unloaded a car load of the Maxwells and can
make immediate deliveries cf Touring or
Roadster bodies with 30 h. motors and the
hew ignition system, which is a great im
provement. Let us demonstrate our cars to
you- .
WLFF & JktJLT
Cedar Creek
j Bank
This Bank
NOTICE TO SCHOOL PATKONS OF
DISTRICT 5G.
There will be no new class formed
for beginners until September in the
piiniaty room. Peginning at this sea
son of the year will be of no benefit
to the pupil as he would have to start
with the beginner class at the begin
ning of the next school year.
By order of the Board of Education,
District ')'.
THE CELEBRATED
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DERBY 50851
will make the season of 1917 at my
home in Cetiar Creek Nebraska, for
service every day.
Derby is an iron gray Jack, eight
yens olT, stand 15 hands high and
will weigh lmo pounds. He has a
excellent reputation as a sure foal
getter. He is without doubt one of
the best jacks ever brought to Ne
braska. YS
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Barney, the Black Brench Grade
Stallion, will make the season with
Derby.
TERMS: For Derby $15.00, and
for Barney $i'.0, in both cases in
suring colt to stand and suck. Parties
disposing of mares or removing from
the community, service fee becomes -due
and payable immediately. All
care will be taken to prevent accidents,
but owner will not be responsible
should any occur.
SIMON S FILLER, Owner
Automobiles!-
sale of
Nebraska
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