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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1905)
Kf f The Plattsmouth Journal i i; 1:1.1 n V I.KK l-V A" I:. A. liA'I'KS. I'ri;r.iiii:i:. I- iitTfJ at t he poMollh-e :it I't.itlsriKultti. Nu lirjska. as sei ornlrlass mritler. Tin: Lincoln Xtv s;t: T1kt :irv H-vi-rn! aUri! lUtcs :t-ik- i'mm tin-.;- tli.'it usually : i j J '. i tain t the ; 1 : 1 : 1 1 1 (. i : i no (ndqiir.-. oi" a-;r.p hi- t hair oi th 1 1 1 i i , tn nc- c xirn - Tin; c risis in Russia has been cx-pectt-d for so lout; that it will he a surprise when it comes. Rooskvki.t's jet schemes are not popular iu the senate. The dispos ition manifested there to jump on his canal administration is only an other evidence of dislike. Asi:vi:n-yi:. K-ouloy in Spring field, Ohio, has written a comic opera, hut there is nothing remark ahle ahont such a perfonnace. as most comic operas do not exhibit even 7-vear-old common scn-c. From resent indication.--, the holiday trade tin's year will heat all previous recoids for several years. at least. The people have l.een a little slow about taking Miold, hut tliev have money and disposition to buy, so look out for a hie. ru.-h the coming week. li'eof this state that will he pretty generally insisted Uon by the peo ple at the next election. One of these will he that in his previous affiliations and sympathies he has not been connected with any of the political railroads of this state. Ob serving persons have noticed that about the only time governors or other offices who owe their elavation in part to the powerful assistance of the railroads ever become really independent is during their last term, when they feel that they have nothing further to fear or hope from the railroads. They have about made up their minds that the next governor must le a man free from corporation taint. CoNV.kkssman I'ol.l.AKU has pre sented a measure in congress to authorize thepresident of thel'nitcd States to appoint certain persons in the regular army and place them on the retired list; also, a bill to give true militarv status to the Nebraska territorial militia. It is given out on good authority that Chairman Cortelyou had a campaign fund of $1,800,000, with which to elect Roosevelt, and got scared and spent most of it- Xext time he'll have to get along without the aid of insurance companies, but there are other big corporations for him to draw on. Tick cigarette fiends have the privilege of rolling and smoking the beauties to their heart's content, or until the supreme court decides the constitutionality of the law. The judges of the lower courts in Oma ha and Lincoln have instructed the police to made no more arrests until after the matter has been decided. Tin: burglar is a pleasant chap who wants more than he deems his right, and it is strange indeed that in a democratic country, where ev erybody from the insurance presi dent to the constable ge ts his. there- should be a strong antipathy and j concerted opposition to the mere house-breaker or porch-climber. Incidentally, the difference lietween an ordinary burglar or highwayman and the insurance official is that the former simply asks your money or your life, while the latter wants both: a contrast decidedly in favor of the burglar. And the burglar doesn't come at you with a lot of banal literature, either. ATT KN J. V (iKNKKAI. I!ku N is 'ihreatcning to go after the county assessors for placing inadequate values upon farm lands and other properties. I'.y "other properties" is not meant tile oui reu-conmcu rooster that stand.-, on the barnyard fence and crows proudly over the price the farmer has to pay the state .government for the joy of hearing his sweet voice at four a. m. Tin: Albion Argus truthfully re marks that candidates for congress ional, state anil legislative offices will have to make their position on the leading issues mighty plain this time in order to receive the indorse ment of the people. The people have had enough of subterfuge and platitudinous generalities and will demand some distinct and definite pledges on the part of the men they elect to office. Candi dates "should be getting out from cover that the people may under stand exactly where they propose to stand. Mrs. Lii.uk has begun suit in the courts to secure the pavment Perversity of Bossism. i i AI! statehood legislation this w in -iter i- threatened by the- perversity j and presumption -l two men who claim a .-ort of a divine right to dic tate to the congress of the I'nited States what legislation it shall con sider. Speaker Cannon in the house and, at the other end of the capital . Senator Beverage, chairman of the senate committee on territories, have given their ultimatum that the bill to create two states out of four territories must go through practi cally unchanged or no bill will be passed. By re-enacting the Reed rules the republican majority have given the sieaker power to control the action of the house. Under the senate rules Chairman Beverage can do much to obstruct action not approv ed by his committee. But Chair man Beverage is not the only mem ber of the senate who cp.u obstruct, and Fire-alarm I'oraker, who does not approve the- omnibus bill, de clares that Beverage must yield or there will be no bill. It there were right or reason m i the ditatorial attitude of Beveridge and Cannon the situation would be unfortunate; as there is neither it is intolerable. Represcntativegov eminent is defeated by such condi tions. Senators and representa tives are sent to Washington to vote the will of those who send them Under the gag rule many members of both houses will be denietl the opportunity either to discuss the merits of the statehood question or to vote their convictions of what ought to be done. What are they going to do about it? Aim: yon preparing to remember the- poor oi I'l.itt-moutii on Christ -ma- day.' It won't hurt mi in the le-a-t t" donate some thin--; i'orlhe-m.i T "" ' Uk Y.W may be- able to l a W boh l 1. l-.11' '.Ill I lot ni talking, nut lie can l noiu a candle to Rooeclt when it comes to verbosity in writing. His la-t message to congress is equal to any calamity howler's long-winded ar raignment of the republican party for their manv misdeeds. a! A Mathkws is "all in" so far as the U. S. Marshalship of Nebraska is concerned, and W. P. Warner of Dakota City, chairman of the repub lican state committee, has been ten tiered the vacancv bv both Senators Millard and Burkett. Tick failure of congress to pay the memory of Senator Mitchell the customary tribute to which that body pays to its own dead must stamp congress as a body made up of anything but gentlemen. Possi bly the pomp and display occasion ed by the death of any other sena- of insurance money due her on pol- tor is all wrong, but it s very doubt-o-irr!-il lie 1u-r ill lir 1 -rf-d hns- ful if one of the active insurance i . .v. ... .. . , baud. Reliable attornevs not con- j senators should ' passinhischecks" Will it Always be Thus? The. Tecumseh Chieftian tells of a circumstance which serves as an illus tration of how eager the catalogue houses are to return favor for favor, when asked to donate a few dollars to assist in building churches, and chari table institutions in general in the west where they "gull" the farmers on the mail order scheme: "In the town of Adams they are building a new church and. as is strict ly proper, the building committee is solicilly financial help from the citi zens in general. One member of the solicit ing committee is a great friend of the catalogue hopse. and every time he wants a bill of goods be forthwith sends t be order, with the amount of cash, to Montgomery Ward vS: Co.,J Chicago. This committeeman called upon a certain Adams merchant and solicited cash for the new church. The merchant put hio name down for $-.0u without a word, and then in formed the committeeman that, poor as he was, he would pay dollar for dol lar with Montgomery Ward .S: Co., for the proposed building. The commit teeman wrote tiie catalogue house a letter explaining that the concern had many customer in and about Adams and asked for help in the church work. Was it forthcoming? Well, hardly. Montgomery Ward & Co., wrote back a polite letter, but absolutely refused to subscribe a cent for the cause in question. If there is no moral in this item, friends, keep right on sending to the catalogue houses for your little bills of goods." The Kind You Ilavo Always Bought, ami which liutf Ic;ii in use for over il( years, lias borne Hie j;!gnaturo of and lias been made under Ills per sonal .supervision since its infancy. Allow no one todeceive you in tlii. All Counterfeits, Imitations and .Tust-as-gool are Imfc Experiments that trillo with and endanger the health of Infants aud Children Experience against Experiment What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Cantor Oil, Pare goric, Irops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic uhstaiicc. Its age is its guarantee. It destroy Worms si ml allays IVvcrishness. It cures Diarrluea ami Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates tin Stoma Ii and liowels, giving beall by ami natural sleep The Children's Panacea The 3Iothcrs Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of nected with the Lillie way say that this is tiling for her to do. cases in any the proper which will Tin-: Iowa supreme court has de cided that a man cannot vote where lie eats, but must do so in the ward or precinct where he sleeps. The court held that a voter cannot say for himself where he desires to vote, but must cast his ballot in the ward where he boards. As the Ne braska law is . similar to that of Iowa, this decision will probably clear up many disputed points in our election laws. Tin-: people of Richardson coun ty, like those of several other coun ties, are terribly in earnest in the jnatter of cemaiuling that the Bur lington pavts taxes in that county, and as a heroic remedy, at a mass meeting held in the court house at Falls City a few days ago resolu tions were adopted expressive of their feelintrs. and recommending a boycott as a remedy. The Missouri Pacific has paid its taxes iu full in Richardson, which only aggravates the case. Cong k mss m a x Wii.i.iam i.f Mis sissippi, democratic leader oi the house, made a strong point when he introduced an amendment tothe canal bill providing that the S40, 000,000 of government money now on deposit with national banks lx; used to pay for canal construction. The republican plan is to create a new debt bearing two per cent, in terest. Kach yearthis program will be repeated, until the people are harrassed with another enormous alibility. serve every purpose of a rehearing of the case that convicted Mrs. Lillie of causing the death of her husband. tomorrow, equally as guilty as poor old .Senator Mitchell, would meet the same fate. l' ST.MASTi:R CrKNKKAI. Coktki.- vor reminds us that there were on ly seventy-five postofhees iu 179, the year in which Benjamin Frank lin died, the two hundredth anni versary of whose death will be cel ebrated next month, whereas there are now more than 78,000. The postal service has indeed expanded since Franklin's death, but it never had a greater man at the head of it. Bkvekiik;k in the Senate and Hamilton in the House have intro duced their omnibus statehood bill. Omnibuses iu the streets went out of fashion a long time ago, and it may be that this one will not be well patronized in the two houses. There are many mem bers who prefer to consider the merits of the territories separ-atelv. Now lookout! Judge Baxter has gotten his "rile" up and he de clares that "Nebraska is going to be the storm center of land fraud investigations." Railroads will do well to take advantage of the op portunity and raise the price passenger rates for all points Canada and the Pacitlc coast. ot in Tin: way the- divorce business is handled in many of our courts, it is easier to get single than it is to get married. It is disgusting to read Omaha dailies and see the number of divorces granted. It is not only the case in the large cities, but in the rural districts there is not a term of court wherein the docket fails to show several divorce suits. Kvidently some people live for a probational period, and then con clude to blackslide, in order to try some other partners. They agree upon the details, and simply employ a lawyer and go into court and the thing is done so quietly that the news often slips the newspapers' no tice. If it were not so easy to get a divorce, more consideration would be given the question of marriage. Herein is where the divorce laws of Nebraska need modification to a considerable extent. Tin: illustrious Rube Schueitler. one of the bosses of the republican party of Nebraska, is in Washing ton making a desperate effort to get his brother-in-law, former United States Marshal Methews, reinstated. If iRube can't make it, it is not worth while for anv one else to trv. FOLEYSKOIIETTAR fmr children; af0, ur. Jfo mplat Thk life insurance investigations which have been going ou iu New York have proceeded far enough to convince the public that the big guns; the much talked about cap tains of industry; the noted politi cians, especially the republican U. S. senators and congressmen are about as dirty aud trickcy as they were painted. These noted men have profitted in the great bunco. All the I'nited Senators implicated should be forced to resign; the same with congressmen, judges and other officers. The Depews, Platts. Cor telyou, Morton, and others even higher should Ix; made to get out. They are a disgrace to the country and to the offices they occupy. The man who uses trust funds because he is hungry might be excused, but there can be no justifying the using of trust funds as they have been used by these insurance companies. Christmas Chimes. The schools will close on t riday, December and the kids will enjoy two weeks vacation. The merchant that advertises is the one that will, and ought to get the bi? bulk of the holiday trade. Already arrangements are being made for Christmas entertainments, which will begin Saturday night next. All the boys and girls who are at tending school away from home will begin to arrive next Thursday night, to spend the holidays. "While in your rounds making your purchases for Christmas presents, bear in mind the poor children of our city whose parents are unable to provide such for them. Send your absent friend a year's sub scription to the Journal. If lie or she has ever lived in Plattsmouth they will appreciate such about as muc h as anything you could send them. The tine weather is holding out re markably well and while the farmers wish it may continue for some time yet. the average small boy is wishing for a good big snow, that they may en joy the holidays in the proper way. Turkeys, geese and ducks don't seem to have declined in price so that you could notice it, and the man who can afford to buy a big turkey for his Christmas dinner is lucky indeed. Christmas comes but once a year, and as it is the season for good cheer, let us all do something to cheer the poor children of our city. There are many deserving little ones in Platts mouth who will not be able to tell Christmas from any other day unless it be through the charitably inclined people of our city. Remember the lit tle ones as they should be remembered on Christmas day. With the approach of merry Christ mas time, and the feeling of good will, and good cheer, the people who receive their mail upon the rural routes should not overlook the rural carriers as among their friends, and those to whom they are indebted. A roll of butter, a nice fowl, some product of the farm, will be eratefully received ty the carrier, and will show that you ap preciate the fact that they are of the very few government officials who are underpaid, and who have a hard task. Remember the rural carriers, friends. Play Santa Claus with him, and en courage him in his work. Si The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TMC CENTAUR COMPANY, TT MUNAAT TKECT, NEW) VOKM CITY. PERKINS HOTEL GUTHMAN BROS., PROPS. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA RATES $1.00 PER DAY First House West B. 6c M. Depot We Solicit the Farmers Trade and Guarantee Satisfaction. Wh en in the City Give Us u. Cull T5he Perkins Hotel Jacks and Stallions COME AND SEE MY Percljeron, Belgiai) & German Coaci) Stallions Both Imported and Home-Brsd. I wi 1 1 si-! ! y m ;t f n ! ! 1.;. . Jt A inu i-:m-l.rcil Stal lion us KH(i as w n- t-vcr i-Toun in Kuroji anil Ix-iti r .mil inure iirolitn- l.- cl r-. at jjrifes f rotn T-.'f AJ to tlfiin. I hav In Tst-s of a li a-s. to 7 .vi a r-. olii. fiori i;."u to :j:iiKj in weiirlit. all sound ami ;rooi. anJ will, hi-idi-s ii.iyinir for t ln-inscl i-., in on- si a son put t.'itK) in tiie owner's itof-kft. Many a .N luaska farmer lias rea- en the jx.ini, where lie lias several fine lirood rna res a nl is aide to keep a niee stallion for liU mm anil liis neiL'liliors' use. 1 on't let tin- Imys leave tin- farin: raise ri,oie dorses and mules, it pays Ix'tter t ha n a nyt liini.' you can do. Now is the time to raise .'"! horses. Couie to tin-Cadar Rapids Jack Farm and luiy a i.ett.r s.. :, . than'vou ha ve e ver seen for t"'J- 1 also ha ir it la r'e assort im-ni of HOME-CROWN JACKS and hrin four import at ions per yea r from Spain. Mules t hue iuoi.i i ,', r , se j -in;; nearly everywhere this season at tHiOeai-h. W. L. DeCLOW, Cedar Rapids, la. VEGETA ni.F 5friri. W . T - is ii true you wanuoiootoiar men icep your gray Hair. Knot, then use Hall's Hair Renewed and have all the dark, rich color of early life restored to your hair. " " Tr.STto-tLC Bottlzd in Bond. Give Your Stomach Rest. Nothing will cure indigestion that doesn't digest the food, itself, and give the stomach rest. You can't ex pect that a weak stomach will regain its strength and get well when it is compelled to do the full work that a sound stomach should do. You would not expect a sick horse to get well when it is compelled to do a full day's work every day of the week. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is a perfect diestant and digests the food regardless of the condition of your stomach. Relieves Indigestion, Belching, Sour Stomach, and all stomach disorders. Sold by F. G. Fricke & Co., Gerin? & Co. m v w m BC'TTLL- PLATTSMOUTH, TLhc Best TUflbfshE is tbe Cheapest in tbe HnM Poor Whisky is not only dis agreeable to taste, but undoubted ly injurious to the stomach. A lit tle good Whisky is a fine tonic and helps instead of harming. Such Whiskies as Yellowstone, for in stance, will do you just as much good as a doctor's prescription. If you don't know how good it is come in and try it. PRICES: GuckenheimenRye, per gallon. . .$4 00 Yellowstone, ' " ... 4 00 Honey Dew, ' " . . . 3 oo Big Horn, " ... 2 00 erolf. NEBRASKA