The Plattsmouth Journal
rUBLl.HKI WKEKLY AT
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA.
Ii. A. HATKS, I'l'HMSIIKK.
Kntr-l at the niitotnc at IMatlsriioiitli. Nts
trask:i. a TniclvH matter.
To avdii brainfag don't try to es
timate the respective strength of To
go's and IJojeslvenky's Her ts until af
ter the tight.
Mil liATKH will now join the school
of experienced financiers who main
tain that it is as ditlictilt to comer
the wheat market as to square the
circle.
Anukkw Caknkuik lias once more
exhibited the real elements of real
greatness. lie positively refused to
make a fool of himself because his
niece determined to marry the hired
man.
Tiik managers of state railroads
who arc seen to assemble in Washing
ton in conference with the railway
managers of this country w ill do well
to provide themselves in advance w ith
moral antiseptics.
Ciih'awo i-, le irning that the word
"immediately," as applied to muni
cipal ownership of street railways
must be construed like "at once"
w hen usi'd in connection w ith the con
nection witli the Panama canal.
Kuin; Koor is trying to save the
municipal railways or New York City
from the necessity of paying $i.oo0,
000 taxes justly due under a state law
which passed at the behest of Theo
dore Iloosevelt, when he was gover
nor of New York.
I r was impossible to beat Uotsevelt
for the presidency because he was so
democratic that he split the demo
cratic vote. To insure a real demo
cratic victory the republicans should
nominateareal republican like Charles
Warren Fairbanks.
A iKUTAis republican in Piatts
mouth is so badly afflicted with the
congressional itch that he can't keep
from scratching the palms of his
hands every time he thinks what a
"bright light ' he would be in the
halls of congress. O, dear!
Til k anti-saloon league is about to
make a special effort to eliminate
drunkenness and fireworks on the Na
lion's birthday. July 4. If the league
will add oratory to the list of evils to
be eliminated it will gain the support
of thousands of "long suffering citi
zens." The apathy existing in republican
circles is worry ing the Lincoln Jour
nal considerably. It will be worried
even more yet after the nomination
for congressman at Falls City. If they
don't have a happy time at that con
vention we miss our guess. With
about fifteen or sixteen candidates in
the Held, matters are bound to wax
warm with the republicans of the
First district.
Tiik democrats of the First dist i it
are seeking the man among them who
can win the congressional seat vacated
by Burkett. The Nebraska City News
thinks the man can be found.. In the
present condition of things in the
First district it would seem that Geo.
W. Herge would make excellent con
gressional timber. Hastings Demo
crat. On the same kind of a platform as
that upon which Mr. Herge ran for
governor last fall, we believe lie would
prove s winner.
In one of his Texas speeches the
president declared that could the men
of the south and the men of the north
meet and mingle they would become
fast friends and there would no longer
be sectional differences. In this the
president is doubtless correct. Ex
perience lias .demonstrated the fact
time and 'again. Incidentally, it is
also a fact that whenever a northern
man makes his residence in the south
vpn for a short time, he becomes as
noroughly imbued with the impossi
bility of negro domination as the
southerner, sometimes more so. At
least, he has less patience and less
compassion for the negro than has Ins
southern neighbor. Had President
Koosevelt promised to permit the
southerner to solve the race problem
without interference from Washing
ton, and without attempted dictation
from the republican party he could
have safely have prophesied that from
that date on nothing more would have
been heard of the north and the south
as sectional opponents. However, the
president will doubtless learn much
from hjs southern trips and the lead
ers of $oth Parties have already learn
ed a ptat deal. It was a noteworthy
l it Senator Daniels of Virginia,
.jj'S orator selected to pronounce
, KA lata 3onaf.-ir TTriar
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, t Liiirs home in v orcesier,
trr -3 other day, and that the
l senator, who has not only al
r j a loyal southerner and a
t j democrat, but who fought for
f federacy, delivered a beautiful
3 to the statesman who bad al
) voted with his party, irrespec
v3 his convictions.
Public Opinion.
Wisconsin and Indiana have follow
ed Nebraska and cutout the cigarette.
Tills is a hard blow at the undertakers.
Fremont Herald.
It is announced that the railroads
have reduced the coal rates twenty-
five cents per ton to Nebraska and
Kansas points. Hut if we remember
rightly that still leaves seventy-five
cents coming our way from the dollar
raise in rates made a year and a half
ago. Kearney Hub.
There is widespread evidence that
the people of Nebraska are becoming
more tender in conscience over the
matter of railroad passes. The press of
city and village has joined in the chor
us of protest, and several papers have
announced their determination to sup
port no man for the legislature who will
not pledge himself to refuse all rail
road passes. If a majority of the state
papers should follow this example, it
would quickly put a stop to the prac
tice. Seward Hlade.
Let's just keep tally and see how
many men will be sent to the insane
asylum from this county. According
to the new law any man found guilty
when charged with the drink habit
can be sent to the insane asylum for
treatment, where be must remain un
til cured. Auburn Granger.
Some saloon men of Omaha have or
ganized what they call a "Personal
Liberty League," for the purpose of
trying to loosen things up a bit, in
Omaha. They claim that Omaha is
becoming a regular "Sunday schocl
town." Verily, if Omaha is a Sunday
school town, where will you go to tird
the other kind? Schuyler Sun.
The democrats of the First district
are seeking the man among them wbo
can win the congressional seat vacated
by Burkett. The Nebraska City News
thinks the man can be found. In the
presentcondition of things in the First
district it would seem that George W
Berge would make excellent congress
ional timber. Adams County Demc
crat.
It is persistently rumored that Mr.
Frank Keavis will ask for the Richard
son county delegation to the congress
ional convention. The rumor further
says that Mr. Keavis has a good chance
to receive the nomination. This is due
to a tie-upof the river counties against
Lancaster. The fact that the latter
county is hopelessly divided on account
of her numerous candidates makes the
scheme very likely to be successful.
Falls City News.
The republican leaders are preparing
to give their editors the marble heart
at the next state convention. It is a
selfevident fact that there will be
fewer editors irr the next republican
state convention than for many year.'
The boys ki.ow too much, so they'll
have to stay at home. Stanton Ilegis
ter.
The Lincoln Journal has a grievance,
and it is because the people have tired
of politics and take no interest in the
approaching congressional convention
It complains because the people of
Lancaster have nothing to say about
the primaries that will be held within
the next two weeks, and with the ex
ception of a district or two will let the
primaries go by default. The same
conditions exist down here. In the
republican camp no one is paying any
attention to the coming convention
William nayward will be permitted to
name his delegates, and it is doubtful
if there will be a constitutional num
ber present at the convention. The
rank and tile of the republicans are
tired of following their leaders blindly
and when it comes to voting a different
story will be told. That is the cause
of the republican apathy. Nebraska
City News.
The Nebraska legislature is not in
.sesssion. And it may be safe to print
in Nebraska the details of the bill that
is now under consideration in the New
York legislature for the suppression of
pernicious newspaper activity. Alarm
ed by the publicity which the press
has been giving to their affairs, certain
interests are attempting to enact a pro
vision forbidding monthly, weekly, tri
weekly, or quarterly newspapers or
magazines from printing any reports
concerning the condition of any life or
tire insurance company, bank or trust
company, unless such publication has
a paid up capital of at least two hun
dred thousand dollars, and an extra
deposit of two hundred thousand more
with the state insurance department.
In addition, it is necessary to get per
mission from the state insurance de
partment to print any such matter.
Such a law, presumably, would give
the high financiers a chance to oper
ate under cover of darkness, and pre
vent any such embarrassing disclosures
as have troubled the Equitable Life of
late. Had the late Nebraska legisla
ture understood the possibilities of
anti-newspaper legislation law might
bare been passed requiring the coun
try editor to have a capital of . fifty
thousand dollars, a cash deposit of
fifty thousand more with the stxte
treasurer, and a permit from the btad
of the railroad lobby, before being al
lowed to discuss the legislature, rail
road passes, or the lobby. Such a law
would have saved some of the members
and lobbyists a world of emmbarrass
ment. Lincoln Journal.
Judge Amos M. Thayer.
Death's ending. of Judge Thayer's
exemplary career brings profound sor
row and wide regret. On his personal
side he had a large attraction for
friendship and a firm retention of
friends: a man of many and strong
ties. lie was one of the best loved men
among the tine personnel of the Fed
eral bench.
Professionally, he was one of the
highest products of which the Ameri
can legal system is capable. His na
tural endowments were of a rare or
der, and a broad thoroughgoing experi
ence in both the law and general af
fairs developed a judicial capacity in
him not often equaled. JudgeJThay
er's opinions exhibited a deep learn
ing and a ready familiarity with all
the literature of the law, yet without
that mechanical bookishness which
comes to be barren pedantry; and are
principally characterized by that tine
common-sense philosophy and knowl
edge of human concerns which when
they are manifest in the practical ap
plication of the law to daily affairs
constitute a judge's greatest value to
society.
These qualities are conspicuously
present in his last great decision,
which has been applauded by the
bench and bar, in the Northern Se
curities case. No litigation in recent
years had aroused such wide and tense
interest, involvingas it did the validity
of the Sherman anti-trust law at a
time when the anti-trust issue was
uppermost in the country. By his de
cision Judge Thayer struck a blow at
the threatened consolidation of the
large railways of the United States,
which would have been possible and
would have probably been consumated
had the Northorn roads been permit
ted to merge. Professionally and pub
licly, Judge Thayer will perhaps be
most remembered for this decision.
He will be remembered in private
life for those eminent, large, kindly
virtues which are the best and most
lasting accompaniment of genuine
greatness and which are more to be
desired than even the fame which en
dures for centuries.
A Few Solid Facts.
Corn, cattle and hogs are the three
great sources of wealth of Nebraska
and of the West, and these are all
controlled at the buying and selling
by the Beef Trust. Hundreds of ship
pers and farmers are ruined every
year by the constant juggling of the
market by. the Trust. When the price
of cattle or hogs is high any day at
the stock markets the shipments are
always few and when the shipments
are large the price is always low.
Why? Because the people of the Beef
Trust know when every car of cattle
starts upon its destination, and make
their prices accordingly. The only
reason the price is ever high is to de
ceive the snippers into thinking that
there is really more than one market.
There is but one market and the ship
per may take his stock to St. Louis,
Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City or St.
Joseph, and be may be surprised to
find that the price is the same. He
can sell at the price offered or he can
ship his stuff home at a great loss,
only to find that the market shows no
upward tendency. The price would
remain the same every day of the year
only the trust must be careful that it
does not altogether discourage the
stook raisers and force them out of
the business. Maybe after a while
when the Trusts have begun land
grabbing they will attempt to raise
there own stock and monoplize the en
tire stock business from raising to
packing. The Trust most completely
pulled the wool over the eyes of the
government inspector when he made
his farcial inspection of the workings
of his gigantic swindle. The remedy
for this great evil is to abolish the
commission houses and either let the
shipper sell direct to the packer or to
the open markets of the world. As
long as all the cattle or hogs must go
to one market and the shippers must
submit to the holdup the commission
men just so long will the greatest
sources of the wealth of the State of
Nebraska and of the West of restrict
ed and in danger of total elimination.
David Bexxet Hill and Henry
Gassoway Davis are reported to be
leading the simple life.
Lee Hekdman, in an interview
with the Lincoln News thinks that
W. J. Bryan should be the democratic
candidate for governor next year.
This is a very wise suggestion on the
part of Mr. Ilerdman, and if he can
only be induced to make the race, be
would sweep the state on his up-to-
date platform. But Mr. Bryan is too
big a man to run for governor of Ne
braska, but then the people would de
light in seeing him chief executive of
the state.
Rags! Bags!
I am still making rugs out of old
carpets, cloth, etc., and solicit your
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Suffered for 10 Years with
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Omaha, Neb., Feb. 4, IDO.'J.
Miss Alice McDonald.
2954 Harney St.
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Remember we will now butcher our own stock.
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Plattsmouth,
Plattsmoutli
Nebraska
La,
J, M. Greene, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Can be reached by 'phone night or day
Manley, Nebraska.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
PUttraooth Nebraska,
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V Abstracts of Title V
THOMAS VALLI NG
OFFICE Anheuser-Bush Block.
WOHN LI. LEY DA,
A TTORNEY-A T-LA W,
ABSTRACTED OF LAND TITLES.
Preparing abstract of title, conreyauclng
and examining titles to real estate a special
ty. Work properly done and charges reason
able. Officer Booms 6 and 7. John Ound
Building, mm Ooort House, Plattsmouth,
Nebraska.
Mow
Spring
MOW ON!
The Ice Cream Season!
And, as Usual,
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is prepared to supply the de
mand in large or small
quantities.
In quantities of five gallon lots
4.00, but not delivered.
Your patronage solicited
and the best of service guar
anteed. JOHN SCHIAPPACASSE.
8 Perry's Restaurant
GIVE US A CALL.
P. UTTER BACK, Proprietor,
MARTIN BUILDING.
North Sid Main Strt
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Don't allow money to lie around. It
is easier to spend it and easier
to lose it
SWE MONEY
bS keeping it in a safe place such as
The BanH of Cass County
Capital Stock .V),ooo, Surplus 1.1,000
Clias. C. P:irm;l 1'rt s.. Ja. ob Trltvh. '-t'.
T. M. I'ltttiTwiH. Cash.
You can tfive a check for any part of
it at any time and so have a receipt
for payment without asking for one.
When you have a bank account you
will be anxious to add to it rather than
spend from it. Don't you want to
know more about it.
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good back stay, heavy shank, zig-zag
four-row stitch and can't rip. A per
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Ladies $1.85 Misses $1.40 Boys $1.65
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