MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1918.
PAGE FOUR.
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Baud concerts is a go.
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The weather is beautiful.
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The grass is coming up nic-ly.
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Have you gotten your lawn mower
in shape?
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If truth is a scarce article,
wouldn't it be a good idea to "con
serve it?"
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While early radishes are unfit
for human food they are excellent
to brag about.
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It is only when the other fellow
holds all the aces that the Icing can
do no harm.
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It is probably useless to point out
to the kaiser that he who decorates
best decorates last.
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Anyhow, the war bread vogue will
put lie average restaurant shortcake
in a more respectable light.
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To free a man from error is to
give, not to take away. Knowledge
that a thing is false is truth.
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As soon as the sassafras bark
appears in the drug store window
the great spring offensive will begin.
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Kncke's comet is about to return,
but nobody seems to care much.
There is too much else in the way of
fireworks.
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After the average "man of his
word" prcmses to do something for
you, he actually will do it if you
keep nagging him long enough.
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Show us the man who has never
been stung by the political wasp
and I'll show you the woman who
has never had a longing to "get in
to" society.
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The tennis players hate to start in
on another season of hard work, just
like a motor cop hates to 'race his
pop-pop in front of your apartment
house at 1 o'clock in the morn'ng.
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Evidently the Senate thinks the
government knows something it
doesn't, and demands the truth. And
that makes us all want. to know
what it is the Senate thinks it ought
to know.
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Congress reluctantly gave Mr.
Hoover permission to control wheat
prices, but refused him power to set
corn, oats and barley prices, which
accounts for the fact that, substi
tutes cost more than the real thing.
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Secretary of War Baker may not
know as much about running a big
war as some of his corner grocery
critics think they know, but he is at
the front learning, which is more
than can be said of most of the
critics.
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The tpring sun shines and the soft
v iuds blow, the fish down in the
hole under the bending willers prom
ise to bit but do not guarantee to
do so, tho same old wholesome smell
rises from the new turned earth, the
same springtime yawns resound o'er
the lea. and the same place on your
back that you cannot scratch with
out artificial aid itches like the livin
fury, even if the greatest war in all
history is going ou.
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A good, soaking rain would help
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All that is left in the Germans
sausage is sage.
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Old Sol is trying to get the best
of the coal dealers.
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Graduation day will soon be here.
Then look out for the sweet girl
graduate.
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x This war must be seen through to
victory. This world will not be
worth living in unless it is.
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It is the consumer who suffers
from war prices, so why not be a
producer? Everybody can have
gardens.
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The last word in loneliness is the
letter a reporter writes. A reporter
has to be the lonliest object in the
world before he writes a letter.
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When a small boy has worn out
three pairs of stockings in the course
of winning five marbles, he figures
himself 'way ahead of the game.
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Chicago has adopted an ordinance
abolishing the cabaret. Now has
Chicago some way to persuading the
police to enforce, the ordinance?
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Mrs. Lease has at last found a
country that is willing to take her
well known advice. Russia is rais
ing more "hell and less corn every
day.
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What makes us madder than any
thing else is the person, who stands
by his country in this crisis all right,
but acts as if he were making a
great concession.
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What has become or tiie old fash
ioned bartender who drew big royal
ties on a certain cocktail he had in
vented? And what is he going to do
for a living from now ou?
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As compared to making pro-Germans
kiss the flag, smearing them
with yellow paint is highly prefer
able. Nobody has much objection
to 't the desecration of yellow paint.
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Thanks to the daylight law, few
ball games will be reported "Called
on account of darkness" this year.
Now if the government can figure
out a remedy for the "wet grounds"
evil.
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If people generally were so hard
up as their studied conversation
would Indicate, the holdup men
would starve. But we know the
holdup men are not starving, or even
weakening.
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Since the deposal of the czar, 3S,
000 petitions for divorce have been
filed in Petrograd. Things have come
to such a pass in Russia that the
people won't even statid up and fight
their legal mates.
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Hill and dale now resound with
tho cackle of the laying hen, and this
is some cackle when you know she
produces about a car load of eggs a
day which are shipped from this sec
tion of Cass county every day.
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The milkmen, obviously, are also
to be set ahead one hpur'on March
31. So the stay-out-lates and the
milkmen probably will miss connec
tions for a few days, until they be
come adjusted to the new rule.
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"When your hopes are high, it
seems to you that Hindenburg is
moving along at a terrifying rate.
Then your spirits rise, and you figure
With exultation that he is not getting
anywhere and might as well give it
up. Adding both speeds together
and dividing by two, you find with
considerable Joy that even then, he
will have to hump hiuself to arrive
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' GERMANY AND THE NEUTRALS.
Long ago treaties and internation
al law were swept to the winds by
the emperor of Germany in his wild
dream of world conquest. Now ruth
less submarines are fast removing
from the German mind the concep
tion of a neutral country. In the'
eyes of the Prussian a nation is
either ally or foe. There is no such
a thing as a neutral.
In South America the great repub
lie of Argentina has been constantly
imposed upon, although President
Irigoyen has held steadfastly to the
laws of neutrality. "Sink without
t
warning" the ships of Argentina,
urged Count Luxburg. Spanish ships
have been sunk repeatedly and the
Danish ship RandelsboTg was sunk on
the 15th of this month. On the 16th
Germany captured a large number
of Swedish fishing boats and the
steamer Princes Ingeborj. Norway
has a long list of ships sunk and
Germany has given notice that ships
carrying food for Switzerland will
not be spared.
Such is the kaiser's attitude to
ward the neutrals. And when the
day of reckoning comes, the repre-
sentatives of these neutral ntiticns
will sit in the great council and
their hurts will not be forpotten.
Though today they may not be on
the side of the allies, on that day
of dictating peace terms to Ger
many they will surely be friends of
the kaiser's foes. Lincoln Star.
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OUR STAKE IN THE WAR.
What are our stakes in this war?
Freedom, equality, happmess, pro
tection, progress, national independ-
ence and standing in the wor'd, to
say nothing about our obligations to (
humanity at large.
What are these blessings, individ
ual and national, worth? Are they
worth only what can be spared of our
surplus and profits? Or, are they
worth all that we can possibly sac
rifice?
The American workiugmaii is
entitled to all he earns. He can
spend it as he likes. He can build
up his own ideal of home and happi
ness, lie has as great right as any
other to determine the form and
acts of government.
This ends, if Germany wins.
The American farmer or busi-
nes man has the right to pile up
all the wealth he honestly can, and
to use it as best suits him. He. too.
can create the home and the happi
ness which he most desires. He, too.
s one of the governed without whose
consent there's failure in government
This ends, if Germany wins.
The American nation is entitled
to prosperity. It has taken the
forests and prairies, and helped to
feed and clothe the world. It has
taken its blood for the God-given
right of freedom, and has been the
refuge of the poor and oppresred of
ill nations. It is highest in financial
standing, most humane in aspira
tions, and greatest in liberty of
thought and opportunity. It owes
tribute to none other, and todav
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stands as the bulwark of civilization.
Among nations, it has its inalien
able rights to be free, independent.
;qual, progressive after its owns
deals, and solvent.
This ends, if Germany wins.
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"Conscience" is a word that once
had a definition.
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If you lick the hand that smites
you, it is because you can't smite
the hand that licked you.
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A New York man asked for a di
vorce saying his wife hypnotized him.
On that ground we could all get
away.
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Not only is a big mule worth about
as much as a motor car these days,
but its voice is sweeter than most
automobile horns.
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It's usually not nearly so hard to
figure out what you really ought to
do as it is to stick to it and do it after
you've figured it out.
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Make up your mind we are going
to win the war if we have to have
meatless weeks, wheatless months
and sweetless years.
t Rheumatic Aches o
Drive them out with Sloan's
Liniment, the quick-acting, sooth
ing liniment that penetrate with
out rubbing and relieves the pain.
Always have a bottle in the house
for the aches and pains of rheuma
ism, gout, lumbago, strains .sprains,
stiff joints amf all muscle soreness.
Generous sized bottles - i
TWO QUESTIONS.
In the approaching political cam
paign two great questions should be
asked regarding each candidate, for
office.
Question number one:
Is the candidate loyal to our coun
try and its flag?
No man should receive the vote of
any loyal citizen unless this first
question shall be satisfactorily ans
wered. But a satisfactory answer to
this question is not enough. There
is a second question which, should
be propounded and satisfactorily
answered.
Question number two:
Is the candidate loyal to the cause
of the common people?
In times of war men have been
known to cloak themselves in the
flag of our country, while at the
same time serving criminal interests
which were preying upon the coun
try in time of distress.
In the approaching campaign ev
ery good man should try hard to
differentiate between the real and
the professional patriots who shall
appear as candidates for public office.
The cause of the common people
should be very closely related to the
cause of our country in time of war.
a
beef trust congressman will be
dangerous to the. cause of th: com
mon people, even though it be true
that he has invested thousands in
Liberty bonds. A stockyards state
senator or legislator will be danger
ous to the cause of the common peo
ple of Nebraska, even though he
shall have his name on the Red
Cross roll of honor.
It is high time that the voters of
Nebraska were getting ready to de
mand from all political candidates
fair answers to these two questions,
not one alone, but both. Columbus
Telegram.
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"DEATH DUTIES'' IN WAR.
The estimated A-aluation of 50,
000,000 put upon the estate of James
Stillman, ranks it as one of the great,
though not colossal, fortunes amass
ed in this country. Its public inter
est is due less to its size than to the
amount of taxes it will yield to the
government as the first conspicuous
aggregation of private wealth to be
come subject to the increased rate of
federal inheritance taxation imposed
under the war revenue law of Oc
tober a, 1917. On a valuation of
$50,000,000 the estate will pay a
tax of $11,722,000 to the general
government, in addition to a tax of
$2,014,000 to the state of New York.
The Stillman fortune thus be
comes notable not as an example of
private wealth but as Uncle Sam's
first "swollen fortune" derived from
federal estates taxation. From this
single source the government will re
ceive a tax return larger than the
combined -individual income tax col
lected in Massachusetts and Pennsyl
vania in 11)16, and likewise larger
than the aggregate internal revenue
receipts for that year from all the
New England states except Massa
chusetts. New York World.
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Yes, this will be a hot summer.
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Run the time limit with your quar
antine smallpox cases. Is this being
done in all cases?
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Kvcn in the city election it should
be asked of each candidate: "Is he
t loyal to the country and the flag?"
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Really if ignorance were bliss
there's a whole lot of people who
would be so happy that they'd choke.
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Tho fellow avIio is always trying
to stand in with the popular side,
never amounts to .anything anywhere.
'PEACE BY NEGOTIATION."
Although Germany and Russia
have signed a peace treaty the Ger
mans are now marching on Moscow
and expect to capture it in a short
time. They are sweeping through
Russia without meeting with resist
ance. Why is this?
Because Russia and Germany are
now "at peace."
The beauties of "peace by negotia-
tion" and the advantages of getting
up high-sounding and elaborate
treaties are now exhibited to an
astonished world. Arthur Hender
son of the British Labor party and
the other. dobblers in "peace by ne
gotiation" and "international"
theories should take notice.
The actions of Germany at this
time constitute the most astounding
brazen nad cynical climax of infamy
that has ever been brought to light.
Any one who will still maintain that
Germany is fighting only in "self-de
fense" is a self-evident idiot or liar.
Will the pacifists still maintain
that an honofable peace can be ob
tained and maintained with Germany
undefeated, in the face of this unex
ampled villainy? Will they still de-
If the academic doctrinaries, in
ternationalists and the well-weaning
but short-sighted people who want to
sit down and discuss peace terms are
intelligently patriotic they will now
abandon their futile attempts and
admit that there can be only one
feasible war aim and that is: Beat
Germany. Wichita Beacon.
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CRAZY? YES.
It used to be Bedlam. Now it is
Russia. The inmates of Bedlam
once were exhibited in cages or turn
ed loose in the streets to beg. In
Russia the bolsheviki parade in hon
or of autocracy one day and instruct
democracy the next.
We learn from Moscow that peace
was made with Germany because the
ntention was to continue the war.
Those who talk loudest of more fight-
ng speak for-people who say that
they will not fight. Eminent leaders
o fthe revolution openly declare that
heir main object in signing the
reaty of peace was to complete the
demobilization of the army so that
war might be renewed with a super-
or force.
There is hope also in von Hinden
burg and von Ludendorff. If they
can be persuaded to take all that the
bolsheviki have given them, the war
will continue in spite of the peace
and the eventual victory of the pro
letariat is assured. Furthermore, we
are told that the revolution is dem
ocratic, but that it is disturbed to
some extent by a family fight be
tween two imperialistic groups, both
of which, are seeking ends more
vital than liberty or justice or hon
or. Philanthropy did a great deal to
relieve Bedlam of its evil name. It
is now the boast that many of its
inmates are restored to reason. Rus
sia may not be incurable, but it has
no call to lecture the peoples of the
earth whox long since proved their
ability to get along without keepers.
New York World.
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SEDITION LEGISLATION.
It is to be hoped the legislature
will show no mistaken leniency in
the enactment of law to stamp out
and punish sedition. And thin
f should cover any attempt, by any
means, to hamper the enforcement of
war measures or to interfere with or
discourage the war activities of the
government. When it is the security
of free institutions that is at stake,
when. our young men are across seas
dying in our' defense, there can be
no compromise with or toleration of
disloyal citizens and their disloyal
acts. Of all possible enemies there is
none so odious as he that fires from
the rear: from within the ranks.
Precautions should be taken, of
course, not to confound legitimate
criticism with sedition, or to mane
it unlawful for patriotic citizens to
agitate for the change or amendment
of laws. For example, criticism of
the law fixing the price of wheat and
not of other commodities is valid
criticism, and agitation for iucreas-
Children Cs-y
Xhe Kind You Have Always . Bought, and which has been
In US3 for over thirty years, has borne the signature of
- and has been made under his rer-
szAffljtrtt sonal ' supervision since its infancy.
All Counterf oits, Imitations and " Just-as-good " are but
- Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTOR! A
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric,
Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains
neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its
age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has
been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency,
"Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising
therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids
the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural Bleep.
Zhc Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GENOESE CASTORS A ALWAYS
Bears the
In Use For Over 30 Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
THf c CHTAUR COMPANY, N PW VOR l( C I TV
ing the minimum price is proper agi
tation. As a result of such critcism
and agitation the senate recently
passed, by overwhelming vote, a bill
by Senator Gore increasing the mini
mum price from $2.20 to $2.50, and
making it apply to No. 2 wheat as a
basis instead of No. 1. In tho same
manner criticism of the government,
whether we indorse it or not, for al
lowing cereals to be used for the
brewing of beer, is within the rights
of citizens. Numerous other in
stances might be cited to illustrate
public criticism that, in war the
t
same as in peace, cannot properly be
gaged by governmental authority. .
Nebraska wants a sedition law
that will meet all the requirements
of the situation, and do it both fair
ly and drastically. But it does not
want a sedition law that would pre
vent Colonel Roosevelt from making
a speech or the Chicago Tribune from
circulating within the limits of the
state. World-Herald.
GOOD FARMS.
We have some good bargains in
Land Prices. Right with good terms.
Otoe Co., Gage Co.. Pawnee Co. and
Johnson Co. land, Southeastern Ne
braska. Mockenhaupt & Curtain
Land Co. Sterling, Neb. 2S-lmowkly
Plant your
money in
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ana waicii
your .balance
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IF YOU DON'T PLANT ANYTHING, WHY NATURALLY
NOTHING WILL GROW. YOU CAN START A FORTUNE TO
GROWING WITH ONE DOLLAR. YOU'LL NEED THAT MONEY
SOMEDAY. . . !
THE FARMER JS WILLING TO WAIT FOR HIS CROP TO
GROW. ARE YOU NOT WILLING TO PLANT A FEW DOLLARS
AND LET THEM GROW? ;
IT IS A MIGHTY COMFORTABLE FEELING TO HAVE A
FAT BANK BOOK IN YOUR POCKET.
WE PAY PER CENT ON TIME DEPOSITS, AND 3 PER
CENT ON XMAS SAVINGS CLUB. rttt
COME TO OUR BANK.
Farmers' State Bank
ITHE NEW BANK.I
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES 50 CENTS PER YEAR.
TVS 1 - . 'AV-l JT 1
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for Fletcher's
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JUST GOT OVER A COLD?
Look out for kidney troubles and
backache. Colds overtax the kid
neys an doften leave them weak. For
weak kidneys well, read what this
Plattsmouth man says:,
Ben Brooks, Main St., says: "A
had cold left me with a severe at
tack of kidney complaint. I had
pain in my back and hips and at
times it extended into my shoulder
blades. I was laid up for two weeks.
My head ached for hours and I was
subject to dizzy spells, during which
my sight blurred. Half- a box of
Doan's Kidney Pills checked these
troubles and after using two boxes,
procured from Edward Rynott & Co.'s
Drug Store, I regained my health."
(Statement given April 10. 1912.)
On February 22, 1916, Mr. Brooks
said: "I couldn't speak too highly
of Doan's, for it was this old, re
liable medicine that fixed me up in
fine shape when I was down with
lumbago. I haven't had an attack
since."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the same
that Mr. Brooks has twice publicly
recommended. Foster- Milburn Co.,
Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr. Farmer It will pay you to
drive to Sterliug, Nebraska in your
car and Buy a Farm of Mockenhaupt
& Curtain, Sterling, Neb. 2S-lmow
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