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Plattsmouth Telephone No. 85.
March 21.
The festive house fly will soon be
putting in an appearance and it stands
the busy housewife in hand to get on
her batting clothes and be ready with
the swipe stick.
A woman tried to see President
Taft when he was in Chicago St.
Patrick's day and stopped the whole
procession. Her name was Jennie
Mull. That is not the first time that
mud has interfered with a procession.
The Osceola Record is another paper
which comes to our table showing
Bigns of prosperity. Bro. Douglas
lias just put in a Junior
linotype and feels as happy over it
as a boy with a new pair of red top
boots.
Oh, the thoughts of it. Thursday
was St. Patrick's day, when every
Irishman was supposed to be so im
bued with the spirit of the great saint
that he would be able to go out and
do anything to any "haythen nagur"
who happened to come along, but
think of it. Out in Los Angeles, that
un-Irish town, they had so little re
gard for the memory of the Irish saint
that they dug up a prize fight between
a son of the Emerald Isle and a nigger
named Langsford. And to moke the
matters worse the nigger knocked the
Irishman forty ways for Sunday
Good enough. An Irishman who would
so far forget his loyalty to St. Patrick
as to fight with a nigger on that day. .
ought to get licked.
William P. Price of Lincoln will be
a candidate for the United States sen
ate on a county option democratic
platform. He ought to have it. Mr
Price has stepped one side time and
again that some other member of the
party might have a try at the loaves
and fishes, and the last time he had
the congressional bee buzzing arount
him he stepped one side and therefore
lout a chance to be a congressman
We will always remember Mr. Price
having met him way back in the day
when populism was running high
We wero running a little paper up in
St. Edward in Boone county and the
populists advertised a meeting which
if we remember rightly, John M. Di
vine, now of Lincoln, but then residing
in the third district, was a candidate
lor congress and was present to ad
areas ine meeting, wir. rnce was
sent up by the populist committee
to represent the . party
the meeting and while considerably
of a green sort of a kid, made a pretty
good speech. To tell the truth he
was considerable swelled up over h
success in winning the plaudets o
the crowd and the next morning wh'i
waiting for his train, continued h
argument on the street. That was th
undoing of Little Willie, for he ran up
against an old republican farmer who
tied Mr. Pierce up so tight in the litt
join debate they indulged in that h
was glad to escape to the train. Since
that time however Mr. Price has grow n
older and wiser and now indicates that
he would like to enter the argument
for the United States senate.
Thc editor of the Weeping Water
Republican has not gotten over his
trip to Plattsmouth yet. Something
tihould be done by his family and friend
tj keep him from slopping over either
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CASS COUNTY
Editor
Magager
Nebraska Telephone No. 85
1910.
on the trip or after it is over. He ac
cuses us of not spending our own
money over here. That may be true
sad to state but until the govern
ment gives us a job at licking postage
tamps at so much per lick we will be
compelled to spend somebody's money
in order to get the mud cleaned up
so that the editor of the boo hoo paper
can feel safe in coming to town. It
may be that the little town with the
sobbing name does have more corn
nd more hogs than we do, of the latter
we will not enter denial, but the corn
las been so poor that the editor of
the paper over there has not been
able to get enough of it but what
ic can use a post office box to sleep
in and is so thin he can crawl in with
out knocking the varnish off of the
sides. He says in his "About Tilings"
that the mayor of he town has sold
enough pop corn at the depot during
the past year to travelling men who
pass through the town that they will
be able to make some improvements
the coming summer. One of the most
important of which is that a new
board will be put on the step which
eads into the building where
the select men meet, the pres
ent one having been whittled up by
members of the board at their meet
ings last summer held on the steps,
The town will also take steps to ap
point a committeee to wait pn the vil-
age blacksmith to see if he will not
donate another horseshoe to the set
that the village already owns, one of
which was given to the winner of the
ast horse shoe pitching carnival
which was held last summer to draw
trade to the town.
The announcement by the paper
this morning that Uncle Joe Cannon
hid received his bumps at the hands
of his colleagues in congress is giving
that old gentleman just about what he
could expect if he continued his
tactics. Joseph G. Cannon has been
a grand man in public life. But when
he takes a position which says "I am
gi eater than my party," he has reached
thai pai i, in his ea.cer where it is time
for him to step one side and if he
cannot get enouch sense into his
noodle to understand that his posi
tion is liable to bring political disaster
to his party, a party that has honored
him time and again he should be shown
that his services are not needed.
The laynicn'smissionery movement
which is receiving great, attention at
the present time by a series of meet
ings being held all over the country,
is destined to revolutionize the mis
sionery cause throughout the world.
These meetings have been attended
at every place where they have been
held by lurge numbers of the men of
the church, many ofwhom have never
before taken much interest in the mat
ter. It is having the effect of enthus
ing the former advocates and opening
the eyes of the membership who have
not hitherto taken any interest iif the
work, lhe interest taken in Ne
braska is in return opening the eyes
of those who arc traveling over the
country speaking at these meetings.
About sixteen hundred at Kansas
City, we believe was the highest num
ler which have attended the open
ing banquets in any one city, but when
it is taken into consideration that Xc-
i bruska has furnished two banquets
within sixty miles of ench other, one
of fifteen hundred men and the other
of fourteen hundred, it can be seen
that t'icie is nothing the matter w th
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Nebraska w hen it comes to an interest
in the foreign missionary movement.
BURKETT S SHOES
The Lincoln correspondent of the
Omaha World Herald sends .i column
article to that paper in which he dis
cusses the maittr of ex-Governor
Sheldon becoming a candidate against
Senator Hurkttt. Of course the cor
respondent is in a position to know
what Governor Sheldon will do. The
World-Herald is such a reliable in
formation bureau regarding Nebraska
politics that it is only necessary to
read its opinions and then guess the
opposite.
Governor Sheldon will not be a
candidate for the United States Sen
ate against Senator Burkett unless
conditions change very greatly be
tween now and the time to make the
campaign, the announcement of the
World-Herald to the contrary notwith
standing. Governor Sheldon is
a republican and the kind of a re
publican who has faith in the repub
lican party and the principles it ad
vocates. The assertion of the cor
espondent that the ex-governor and
his friends aie afraid that the candi
dacy of Congressman Hitchcock for
the senate will mean the defeat of
Senator Burkett is all bosh. Con
gressman Hitchcock is not a strong
candidate outside of Douglas county
and the correspondent knows it.
The young man is built upon that
high and lofty plane that is so far
above the common people that noth
ing short of a baloon would enable
then to reach up to his ideas which
are nothing m common with the
people which if elected to the senate
he would be suppossed to represent
The democratic party cannot find
in its ranks a man who will be able
to defeat Senator Burkett for re-elec
tion, and knowing that, the World-
Herald will leave no stone unturned
to stir up a sentiment in the republi
can party against Senator Burkett
The World Herald in fact would not
care to see Senator Burkett defeated
by George Sheldon even, for there
would be mighty little doing for Mr.
Hitchcock in a race against the ex
governor for the United States Senate
All the World-Herald hopes to do is
to stir up the republicans to such a
feeling against Senator Burkett that
if nominated there will be a probable
chance for Mr. Hitchcock to slip
through. It will be the business of
Mr. Hitchcock's paper from now on
to create dissension in the republi
can camp with the hope that the seed
sown will bear fruit which will tend to
elect him to the United States senate
this fall. Every unfavorable comment
on Senator Burkett published by re
publican papers will be copied by
democratic papers and spread broad
cast over the land in the future as in
the past, and it should be the duty of
every republican to stand by the guns
and give his hearty support to Sen
ator Burkett and not allow the demo
cratic enemy to split the forces.
In union there is strength. If
democratic senator is sent to Wash
ington this fall it will be because the
democratic leaders have worked re
publicans into the' belief that it is
better to help the political enemy
than to stand by the party which has
a record for good government.
A DIFFERENT COLOR.
"How wan the blonde when you saw
ber iBHt nigral"
"Shu wasn't"
"Want what?"
"A blonde."
Foolish Man.
H' vry apt
To hit the lluor.
Who ktrpi on laying i
"Juit on mort."
Is
HIS HEART BROKEN
TRAGIC ROMANCE AS RELATED
BY REPTILE DEALER.
Klngirnke Had Seen Hl Affinity,
Though Only In Imagination, and
with Her Disappearance Went
Desire for Life.
"Dead." said the red-eyed reptile
dealer as he mournfully regarded the
lifeless body of a kingsnake. "He died
of a broken heart. And yet there are
those who will tell you that snakes are
cold blooded creatures, devoid of ro
mance. Incapable of any lasting love."
"Died of a broken heart?" questioned
the customer with surprise. "Why,
that was the snake that wouldn't eat. ;
wasn't It? I thought you said he was
tarvlng to death?"
"I see you remember," said the deal-
r, with a sad smile. "Yes. that was
Ferdinand, the snake who wouldn't
eat. And would that I had never tried
to make him eat! Far better a thou
sand times starvation than death from
an unrequited love.
" Twa8 this way. He finally grew so
weak from lack of nourishment that.
In order to save his 'life, heroic meas
ures were necessary. Food In Itself
would not suffice. He needed stimu
lant. I soaked his meat In whisky and
forced It down his throat.
"Oh, the curse of strong drink! Un
used to alcohol, the stuff went to his
head. He became drunk. He saw
snakes.
Helng a snake himself, these Ima
ginary reptiles did not affect Ferdle as
they would have you or me. He mere
ly acted bored, as though he were In
the mtdst of a crowd that did not par
ticularly Interest him.
But suddenly out of the writhing
mass squirmed the most beautiful
young lady snake Imaginable. She was
an exquisite Alice blue with pale pink
lozenges and a straight front color of
old Ivory.
"It was ail off with Ferdle the min
ute he set eyes on her. Head erect.
tongue aqulver, he gracefully gilded
toward her.
"H-b-hhh!1 he hissed fervently.
"H h hhh! she answered faintly,
her pale pink lozenges blushing a deep
crimson with maidenly embarrass
ment. It was love at first sight.
"For the next three hours Ferdle
was In snake heaven. But then the
effects ot the alcohol began to wear
off and his loved one became fainter.
He thought that she was tiring of him,
and he redoubled hta ardent appeals.
More and more Indistinct' became
his fair charmer. His grief sobered
him. Finally she faded entirely away
and and Ferdinand died of a broken
heart"
"But how do you know?" demanded
the customer sceptically. "If It was
only the snake's hallucination"
"I saw it all with my own eyes," the
dealer gravely assured him. "Twaa
some of my whisky I gave him."
Blooms Traveled Far.
Sitting In his library In London, one
day recently, Joseph Chamberlain was
presented with a bouquet of strange
but beautiful blooms. Picked over 11..
000 miles away, they had traveled half
round the globe before reaching the
politician In his home. With Sir Ger
aid Strickland, governor of Western
Australia, lies the credit of the charm
ing Idea of sending this bouquet from
a far-off land. He and Mr. Chamber
lain had exchanged letters. Sir Ger
ald bad eulogized the brilliant color
Ings of the flowers of Western Austra
lia. The result was the plan to send
a collection of blooms to Mr. Cham
berlaln so that he might Inspect them
at his leisure and contrast their bril
liance with the December gloom with
out. When shipped they were frozen
Into the heart of blocks of Ice and
packed In a special case, and depos
Ited In the hold of the steamship
Ophlr.
A Desperate Performance.
C. C. Richards, a performer In the
Christmas carnival at Wllkesbarre,
Pa., narrowly escaped with his life
after a terrible struggle. Richards'
act was to hang by bis teeth to
pulley which carried him across the
Susquehanna river on a wire. During
one of the performances the pulley
stuck In the middle.
The zero weather and heavy float
ing ice made it impossible for res
cuers to reach btm, and his hands
froze to the wire when he finally suc
ceeded In reaching It. Never losing
his nerve, and In sight of the horror
stricken crowd of spectators, the reso
lute man worked his way along the
wire, hand over band, until he got to
a point where the Ice waa thick and
unbroken beneath him. Here he
dropped from sheer exhaustion. He
was badly bruised but may recover.
Filipinos Like New Shoes.
Perhaps of all our possessions,
either personal or commercial, the
Filipinos like our shoes best In their
estimation It may be said the shoes
come next after Independence. Na
tives have been known to go hungry
In order to sport a pair of oxfords
with military heels, bulldog toea and
btg, low laces. The price waa the only
thing displeasing about our shapely
footwear. The customs lawa were In
dieted for the fault Yet the price
rarely Interfered where physical en
deavor would result In the ownership
of a pair of attractive zapatoa Ameri
cano. Still It was claimed that many
a longing native could not raise five
dollars (which looks much bigger
when reduced to the equivalent In
psos) to adorn bla little brown
tootsy-wootsies. Bookkeeper.
fiVM
'vir The great Baking Powder
I of the country
used in millions of
homes never
failed
Fifty Yearo
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Baking Powder
Received the highest award
at Chicago World's Fair
BIG BATTLE AT
SUBSIDED JUST A LITTLE
Both Sides Seem to Have Let
ting a New Hold
INSURGENTS GET COLD
AND
Among the Number Were
braska Considered to
WASHINGTON, March 18 At
twelve minutes before a o clock to
night the house of representatives ad
journed until noon tomorrow, after
one of the greatest parliamentary
struggles in its history. The result
is nothing more or less than a drawn
battle.
When the final roll call came 1 G4
republicans voted to postpone fur
ther action on the Norris amendment
until tomorrow and 150 democrats
and insurgent republicans voted to
continues With the regular repub
licans voted fourteen of the insurgent
follow its of Xorris of Nebraska, who
left him and sided with the majority
for a postponement. The result, they
said, conveyed no significance and
meant anything else than that they
had deserted the insurgent cause.
The lull in the long batMu came
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George Renter is lemodeling the
upstairs of his residence propeity.
J. G. Johnson is doing the work.
Julius Schiff is moving onto his fai m
near Denton.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Philpot came up
from Weeping Water in their auto
mobile Wednesday.
Henry Rugha had the unpleasant
experience of getting stuck in a mud
hole with his automobile Wednesday
afternoon and it was some time be
fore he could get out.
Dorothy Wachter spent a few days
at Weeping Water this week sewing
for Mrs. Rughu.
Mrs. A. G. Greene came down from
Havelock Monday and is making ar
rangements to sell the stock on the
farm and is having the corn marketed.
G. C. Meierjurgen of Omaha was
transacting business here Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Many of the farmers in this vicin
ity itih y be seen in the cornfields
shucking their crop, while others are
getting ready for their spring work.
The public side of Carl Sack and
Dan McCurdy occurred Tuesday and
the Louis Suck's 'side was held on
Monday.
Geo Swarls waa on Omaha passen
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WASHINGTON
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FEET
HELP OUT THE REGULARS
Hin'shaw and Kiiikead of Ne
be Strong Insurgents.
with apparent welcome to both sides,
although there was not a cheer of vic
tory lrom either. When the speaker'
put the ino.irn to adjou.n a general
chorus of ayes came from the repub
lican side. The democrats made no
protest and there was no answer to.
the call for nos.
The house for the first time in tho
present session hud almost its full
membership on the floor. When the
speaker gave the count the members
rose wearily from their seats and hur
ried out through the littered aisle
and in five minutes the scene of the
record breaking endurance struggle
was cleared of its 400 principals, the
galleries were emptied of the hun
dreds of spectators who have occu
pied them constantly for nearly thirty
hours, and only a score or so of jani
tors moved ubout cleaning up the
evidence of the fray.
ger Wednesday morning.
Travis Crabtree and Will Hudson
drove to Hickman Tuesday where
Will purchased a large team of mule
at a fancy price.
Rev. Edgar Wachtel of Rulo, who
is assisting in the revival meeting
here spent Thursday with his parents
at University Place.
Miss Pearl Woodard of Elmwood
was visiting friends here Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Diehl was a Lincoln passen
ger Thursday morning.
Mrs. John Michael has returned
from an extended tour of the southern
and western states.
Neal Gardner is spending a few days
in Chase county looking at land and
assisting his brother Charley get lo
cated who recently moved there from
Lincoln.
G. W. Swarts of Elmwood is spend
ing the week here w ith his son and can
vassing for a book.
J. M. Gardner was a Lincoln pas
Benger Friday noon.
T. R. Adams is moving into the
hotel and will soon be ready for
business.
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