Month Journal: PLATTSMOUT1I, NEK15AS1CA, T1IU11SDAY, AlKJ VV :iO, 1SHW. xumuhk VOLUME XXVI i - i ! 1 si o ;.i i JOTTINGS-FOR THE JOLIY Short Paragraphs Prepared and Purloined ; For the Readers of the Jinrnal. ! 'WiDi-do.wVmii.'.tnblxn. ' ' , ' Sirt, nml saiiiii'tlnii's wuke in fcur.' i -Swifilv. sinvlv liiiK' tlix'-irii'i p - i A week from MiiniUysehonltime'SKeiv. : Even admiration Is blind It the girl Is rich. " l " Dpn'.t carry a gco when, y.$ arc bunting for work. : Silent votes do'most ot the talking on ejection day. . , i There are same church workers who try to work the church. t letter a do.-?n freckles on your face thnti one on your character. i I t's usually a. nun i. sousa .that .ca-. ables him to accumulate dollars. Never use "the eTpr'essiou "''It malls Arm Broken. -Martin FrledrlcirrU-ycari.M "Son, Willie, had bis arm broken while go ing to Louisville with a load of wheat Friday afternoon.- Mr". - FrledrlCh lives in Eight Mile Grove precinct, and he was engaged in delivering his wheat crop to Louisville. There were several teams engaged In Mm delivery. The younjr.nun ,was jUed oil tie wagon and when lie was picked up , St vyas found his rlghtarm was fraeturetfl. He had a narrow escape from beitjg run over by the wagou, In which event he would no doubt have been kilhsl. Tho Journal is glad that tho accident is no worse. j THE OPENING OF SCHOOLS . i nTmYiCKAiTS MUROEijESS Refuses, to. Tallr ot Her Sentence and De j cllnes to Confess the Warder." 1 ' i i" 1 5 3 I 1 u t 3 I I 'I he governor' will be asked to act n ol There FDiitj ' (or Tellers," Pupils, School me kick." doesn't sound well. ' A. girl who doesn't know one card from another may be an adept at hold- jngdiands. ' ' ' : '''' ) There are plenty or people who would be proud to be arrestgd Jor speeding in Automobile. i Easy-going men are apt to spend too inich time up in the. clouds-lwikhig (or the" silver lining, f J sonic people should make it a rule o rkjtas -Ua;.w-.jia.LUujL..vvouliL. ucxer &et very far from homc j ASw-maW "or lattsmontrr'Tiftys that about all some men.nre good jQr Is to'secoM the rnot,ioh,'5 -a :,. Domestic dillerences should always be settled In the kitchen': '' The dining room is no place for scraps-.. When a married man begins to tell bis domestic troubles to his mother It usually indicates a divorce suit. Probably the hardest thing in the. world to preserve Is the good reputa tion inherited from our ancestors. If an elopement occurs in Platts mouth anytime soon, it will lie the fault of parents. Maybe they do not care. Opportunity is said to knock once at every man's door, but some men woldn't recognize it if it knocked them down. The average man attributes his suc cess to his own good judgment and his failure to his having followed the ad vice of others. A Flattsmouth woman by mistake used white canvas shoe cleaner for rouge. Now her face squeaks every time she talks. Last night we heard a girl slug "1 Want to Be an Angel" but if she is, I don't want to be. unless St. Peter has her voice tiled. The average man thinks it's up to him to purchase a larger hat every time he has 10 cents worth of fame thrust upon him. A bachelor of this city says he isn't going to marry until he meets a wo man who Is neither curious nor talk ative. He Is indeed a hopeless case An old bachelor of this city says that "If a woman's waist Isn't to squeeze It's mighty funny why It -vas made such a good tit to a man's arm? Here too, Pete. A judge in Philadelphia has held that the sending of a comic valentine may conHtltute grounds for damages. Some persons will now have to be care ful about exchanging phot ographs. The matrimonial market has been very quiet for several weeks In this man's town. But from present indi cations It won't be much longer. Look out forastampede in that direction ere snow flies. Some of the cobwebby fogies who have no personal experience to support their statements are declaring that kissing Is an unsanitary practice and shonldbe dispensed with. Those of us who are still young and handsome will continue to take the risk. The two big piles of gravel In front of the Plattsmovth hotel, which have been there for nearly two weeks, arc line ornaments to the city. Contrac tors should know about what time they expect to begin a job before j- having material placed on the streets, v especially in the middle of Main street. There seems to be several business f men In, this town , who .are always ''caught" by every advertising "fake" "that comes along, who never give a dollar's worth, of . advertising to a home paper. They expect it, though', to do its best to keep people from ratronl.lug mall order, houses. A young lady, whose name we will hot give, wassplfd' In the postoffice the other evening talking to a young w .man for fully an boat and a-half, and , a did not seem at rail desirous "of going when its came timo to cUwio the mb fiotiice doors. ilt was very noticeable M; tnaUltt JOung4'mafchor,, did not ap. company hefhorae.i ' ' Officers ar.d Psrer,ts to Ferfcrm. It is but a fewj-hvs until thoschools ill. be opened again of Cass county for all tho gi!.- school aire, and there is a dutiy and parents tjo Teachers and get everything ia re a wick Jbef w ill i.e opened again i :i:id boys of the nroper 1 itrevious their opening ill- the teacher, pupil at fcaftt ;:r v no icacner, l form. .'.itiol oiV.cers should idinrss for school fore school opens. Clean house, pt wced!see that good water may bq hall, burn trash, make pruuLc&anitab'--aaid,avuid..iuala.u and other diseases due to uncleanly Kit ciu n (1 i iiTt --" . ' The teacher should become acquaint ed in'thej'distrlbtf heforetbe Opening day of school ann liaYCMiie. ciassinca tionof.schoolwel) In hand. Get ready. Don't waste first week of school get ting " ready 7 ' Sec' "that 'blackboards, library and other Supplies are ready for use. A good start means a good school. Parents should get everything in readiness to start every child on the tirst day. Few children are bright enough to lose several weeks at open ing and then keep up with the work Much of the dislike of schools is due to getting a poor start. As a rule those who start late can least afford to miss a day. The commilsory attendance law should be strictly complied with. the law is a necessary one every good citizen should see that it Is enforced. All children between 5 and 14 years must attend some school for half term. No one can be excused for half term until he has already attended. ' 'i alifcrnia Ejects Circulation ol Petition as lo New Jersey . and faissonrl. A special from Stockton, Cjlilui nia, fias tin? following to say rut'iun: me murrlere of A.-Nr MeVtnr Khd was a nephew of Attorney A. N . fMiulvan: Mrs. Kiiur.a I.e. Hoiix, i.nipd (fumy of murdering her , former liusb;viil, A . NV Mi'Yickar, with les tliju , Seven eks of life before her l ollitcfy do- iilinei tociufess the murder 6i which she is accused nor will shq discuss the probability or stem's, being; UUn.t'or a commutation l.f sentence. cj ' ' -i fl have nutliitig.to say! '(i'llftj' say: (.'). hiin(.y.t(0byr iii," is iiM.piy or tlie most interesting priionr jo tho San (Jucutin jail to every ltderroga tion, and her lawyers are fqitilly. uitri rnrrrrnnrm'attvr; ft - K- taken,, im U.ca.uLdJifliv-f.!iUyl.liest at j (HucialK corinectciT wtnt inPTsrse mai;an canj- pst cITort will lie made,, to. present the eKccutiou'wlilvh is setvTo't Mtobtfr l'J, and this stiiLQ; will doubtless witness the circulation of c'ommntaUonjmtl- tl.op.s..aujl..all.ofjlhe.jther nioven re cently, seen in, similar cases in.'New Jersey and Missouri,- In which women were sentenced to die on the gallows. October I.'j Is the last date upon which a bill of exceptions can be lilcd showing cause why the sentence or death should not be carried out and It that date goes by without a move on the part of Mrs. Lc Doux's lawyers the case will be in the hands of the governor. Notwithstanding the short time left for agitation for a reprieve or comma tation, nothing lias yet been made public by the woman's lawyers, and it now seems likely that Mrs. Lc Doux will be hanged in accordance with the verdict and the sentence. A Nnrrow Escape. About half-past two this afternoon Henry (Juthman bad a narrow escape trooi being seriously injured. He had his horse hitched to tho buggy and tho lines wrapped around the whip In the socket, and just as he w.n getting liVtlie. buggy the animal started to run btforu, he .. could . -release- tlm lines. Ruimlug- tlm buggy upon tho laree sayd pile in front uf the I'lallsmoulh House It was upset, throwlny Henry en the paved street, and within a few Jnchcs of a passing wagon. Mr. (Juth man was pretty badly shook up, but ie re-hitched the, horse, and the last we seen of him he was going up Main Street at the animal's usual rate of Hpei'd. I A RIGHT TO GET MARRIED , , ..... llstrimsiij and Hits School Marn Play Hjvcc Willi Public Schools Sometimes. HON. A. C. SHALLEN BERGER FOR GOVERNOR His Public Career as Portrayed by One RRMEMM HURT BY FAIL Loose Board on Car Causes C. S. Seriously Sprained Ankles Clary ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR LOUISVILLE While mat rim Did You Help? The editor of Publishers' Auxiliary says that twelve of the leading mail order houses of Chicago last year took from the country trade the enormous sum of e-JOO.OOO.OiHi. This great sum was sent last year to Chicago for goods, much of which could have neen purchased of the local merchants with direct advantage to the buyer. A good share of this sum might have been kept in the community It left, to pay the taxes and to buy raw materials, had it not been fur the near-sightedness and lack of ability to see their own interests on the part of the pur chasers. Will Re-Advertise for Bids. Wh'.le at Plattsmout'a Tuesday where he met with the connty com missioners, C. A. Klchey was Insured by Commissioner Marshall that he would favor re-advertising for bids for the repair of the Platte river bridge at this place. Commissioner Swltzer was absent on account of Illness and no definite arrangements were made. The bridge trust when asked to bid on the structure thought they had a sinch and accordingly put their bids about $4,000 higher than the work was actually worth and the commissioners did the right thing In rejecting all bids Louisville Courier. i y.r What Colonel Bill Says, An Indication of the great change in sentiment toward Bryan Is strikingly illustrated in the person of Colonel J C. Bills, a well known republican cltr zen of Lincoln, now in New York: I am not afraid to say It; In fact, 1 am proud to say It," he said, "that, re publican as 1 am, I regard Bryan as one of the greatest and truest men the nation has produced. 1 was In Lin coin when he was there, ana was amazed to find him as well known as he Is at home, more 1 believe than any British leader. He is the Idol of the common people of England. I found the newsboys, the cab drivers, the la boring men lu their blouses aglow with interest In Bryan and enthusiastic over his curocr. Tltoy say that he Is not oply the best friend of the com mon people if tho United States, In; of; tho common people of all Ku Kurot)o,A l..ain i proud fif him1 and pcoua to-. .be -a citizen of - tho state that Is his home. Nebraska has not always appreciated the true feteat. ncssof William Bryan, Umsorty to ily, bub thafcrlttelsm Is on thatl be- Body Shipped in Trunk. The body of McVlckar when recover ed from the trunk in which It had been checked to a lonely mountain station was found upon a post-mortem exam inatlon to contain morphine andchlor al. As Mrs. LeDoux was charged with liavinkr contracted a bigamous mar riage with Eugene LeDoux, she was at once suspected of having poisoned her legal husband to prevent exposure of the situation. Although the evidence was practically circumstantial and Mrs. LeDoux pleaded not guilty and desperately fought the contentions of the state, District Attorney Norton built up so strong a case that her con viction followed. One of the startling charges made by the state was that McVlckar was still alive when he was placed in the trunk, although poisoned with morphine ad ministered In various drinks, and to prove that a man could exist shut up In the trunk for a short period of time. E. R. Rogers, an expert chemist em ployed by the state, allowed himself to be locked Into the identical trunk In which McVlckar's body was found and testified at the trial that he remained In it for forty minutes. Suicide Was Her Defense. The cootent Ion of the defense had been that McVlckar took the morphine wlthsuicidal intentand an experiment was conducted to prove that even though he had taken the morphine himself, whoever placed him in the trunk was guilty of murder, as life could not be sustained In the trunk for longer than forty or fifty minutes Frank LeDoux, a brother of Eugene LeDoux, carried on the correspondence with Mrs. McVlckar previous to her second marriage, it was testified, as Eugene was unable to read or write Her letters to the man she later mar ricd were Introduced In evidence, and breathing the tenderest affection In every line. The theory of the state, borne out by circumstantial evidence, was that Mrs. LeDoux poisoned her tirst bus band witli morphine, chloral and oth cr drugs, packed his body Into a trunk and checked it to a mountain station in the mining region, lntctidinr to call for it there, take It away and probably dump the uncuilined. body Into ny'has not Withered Cass county svlnvils' to any great extent the'' pr,t year, I!, has played iad'havne with' the 'sclmols id Otoe cVmntv 'and to the client that they eed llft'eeii teachers down there to fill the positions'- of yo'tntr school Oiurms who have, chosen, since con tact Ing with the school directors, to try tho matrimonial career instead of lnhgcr continuing ' the '.ivocfttlon of "teaching the young Idea how to shoot"! Some of tho patrons of the schools In this county arc disposed to blame tlio young ladles when they (rive up their schools fur that of con nubial bliss. The Journal don't. In the whole list of women's rights, matrimony Is the one most absolutely Inalienable. Any infringement thereof Is sure to provoke rebellion, stubborn and imnlaeable. It would be easier to retain the services of specially de sirable young teachers by pretending to try to force them Into marriage than by opposing any matrimonial in clinations they may develop. Not only have the young teachers the right to marry, hut It is their duty to do so when a worthy and ac ceptable suitor falls upon his knees and shows good cause. J he proper management and discipline of a hus band Is a higher and nobler task than managing and Instructing other peo ple's children, in any age or country. Marriage of a certain proportion of the teachers annually contributes to that gradual rotation in office which Is good for the efficiency of any ser vice. Those who, fur one reason or another, eschew matrimony sufficient ly, supply experience, while those who marry and drop out only make room for fresh enthusiasm and for the latest graduates in the arts of pedagogy. Let the young school inarms marry just as soon as they are sure tney have found the right partners. The normal schools will make new teach ers, but It takes a marriage to make a family, aud without the family there would be no need for the teachers. That political virtue Is Its own re ward, that deep thinking and upilrbl conduct pays best and wins oftenct, Is well illustrated by the nomination of Hon. A. ('. Sli;i!!iMi!ri',.;er for c over nor. 1 s:iv political vh J u- a 1 vUedly, f or from the il.'iv when Mr. Mialleuiieiver tirst, entered pohl les as a niemli.T r' the Nebraska UiiikI alllc l.eai'tie and hh speech as chairman of tin' d.o.v- eiu ie state run vent ion I'd 4,eai!' d eMi e.ral at tent ion to ids except loual power as an orator, on down llii'"Ui(!i die sue c?ssive si ages of his career as rung ! man and publicist, lu.s record ia iibsft lulely cle.au and creditable. " stain .it laches lo his acts. As l.o his record as a cimiiv an, I speak witli authority. I had the. lemur to act, as his secretary '.vlii.e l.c. was at the national eapitol and f he c. -e,,y associated with hlui lu both IoWmii; palus.. I can well ' remember tic! e I raonllnai'y' elfoits in ule by the cor poration, and niore particularly t.ho railroads, In the Fifth district,' to ac complisrr his'defcat, as well ns the ob stacles placed in his official 'pathway ami the inducements offered him lo swerve aside in his duty to the public. That he did not, swerve but was ever loyal to the general welfare Is credit able alike to his own courage and in tegrity and to the judgment of those who elevated him inofficial plac and responsibility. Mr. Sballenberger's record as a pub lie official Is well known, lie succeed ed in eliciting much favorable notice and comment during his two years of service in Washington and cave Ne braska an Importance which up to that time she had not enjoyed in congres sional circles. Ills speeches and com mittee work drew forth enthusiast lc praise of John Sharp Williams, Champ Clark and other democratic leaders, as well as the republican members from the western states with whom he worked on the irrigation question. M r. Sballenberger's most not aide work was In connection with this legisla tion, he being recretary of the first While Freight Train No. 76 Was Running About Fifteen, L!ilcs an llr. A loo ;e b : r. 1 in the' r car on train N'o. os v,a; nn accident Monday llral.eman '. S. Cl,".rv, Of (! a tlei,;l,l i ti l' C.'ltl .e Ol I'lO': Uhhli fori in at "l v i v aped w UlLhs, 'Che accident hi H -live uienl ioimd fo t he yard.; tit 1 ,o:ii ;vi i only s. rioiish' f.pi.itu HI re I while the d was eril ernn: i.'i I ( 'lary ,t cp- ped In the ed'' t tic ca r t o sh'litil the oiy!n"d when Hie , ,ai'l on v, hieli he .stood suddenly uavc ;: a;iv ;i:i:I would li:'.e allowed bin. io fail In lid foiv- unst to the ground. l.e not qiiieh iy taught, kiiillcien! I mtht I I on. the clr.'K'ias to laud hint (n bis feet. 'Che train was niiinini: ab''i,t, fifteen llrakeman Clary ', rains Lo both an abandoned prospect hole; where it might never bo discovered. The Mend who persist In throwing banana' peel ln?s tin-- tlu sfd walks shbuld bo deteetfd In 'tho 'ftct' Mid Uicavlly fined.' "lf would learn thcin llcvo can never be pronounced ngln." lesson they would hevor forget. miles an hour, ami sustained serioen ankles. Ho was conveyed from Leuiswlle to this city on Iraln No. I aud was taken to the company physic lan'soillec where ills Injuries were, dressed. With the aid of crutches he managed to walk from a cab to the fast mall, which he, took for Lincoln, where he resides. It will be several weeks before he will he bale to resume bis run, but, he feels very fortunate to have escaped as easily as he did. Frost for "Enry Money" Poll.ird. A special fom Lincoln, under date of Sunday says: ' Friends of T. J. Doyle are exulting today over the ap plause won by their candidate at tho meeting in Havclock yesterday after noon. There Congressman Pollard vied with his opponent in the First district, both Doyle and Pollard mak ing non-partisan speeches. Doyle scored a decided hit, while the efforts of Pollard were not accorded much consideration. The alleged salary grab was one of the topics of discus sion among the people of Havclock congressional conference ever held t" anfl tic si,op ,Ilcn Kt.eme(l to be eager discuss the subject and later taking a prominent part in the light which meant so much to tlie arid regions of the west, lie was also actively Iden tified with the anti-oleomargarine pro paganda, a hit of legislation In the In terest of the farmer and butter-raiser. One of his strongest points as a con gressman was his zeal for the old sol dier, he having brought the machinery to learn the details of how Pollard got the money. Tlie city park was for mally thrown open to the public after the oratory and musical program " Empty Citlar Boxes. Few merchants are aware of a new law which went into t llect last July. One merchant In a nearby city is al ready grieving on account of his Ignor- Mickey Fears Railroad Control. A special from Lincoln says that Governor Mickey fear the railroads will control in the event tlie republi can ticket is elected. He says in an Interview: "If the republican ticket Is elected, I fear the railroads will still have control of the board of equaliza tion." He said that Land Commis sioners Eaton and Auditor Searle, probably would vote In the future as they had in the past. According to indications D. C. Brian or Albion would be with Searle and Eaton. Governor Mickey also believes that the officials are unwise In their discus sions of what they would have done had they known a large dividend would have been declared by the Union Pacific. Collision on Missouri Pacific. A special from Auburn, under date of August 27, says: "A freight and passenger train collided near Julian, on tho Missouri Pacific road, last night and considerable damage was done. A colored man, named Tom Jones, who was riding on the blind baggage, was thrown from the car and had one foot badly crushed. He was brought to this city hut the company surgeon re fused to care for him and he was taken to the city jail, where his Injuries were cared for by the county physician." of the government, pension bureau to an(.ft 0r tir. aw to the extent of a bear In behalf of near a thousand vet- ll(,avy nn0 t),al WilK ,n,osed upon him. cm claimants, a majority of them sue- heretofore it lias been customary to cessfully. scratch the stamp of a cigar box, and Mr. Shallenbergcr Is one of the best f iie s0 desired, give it away or do types of public men which western with it as he should see lit, so long as conditions produce. Thrown upon his the stamp was destroyed. But this Is own resources early In life, Ids close no longer the cai-e. The merchant or application to work and strict honesty dealer must destroy the box lmmcdl- have made him a power in business jtely after the cigars are gone. He circles and his banking and stock-rais- must at 0,iCe remove the box from the Ing interest have a reputation all over caSC and break It up. The law may western Nebraskaforconscrvatlonand 80un,i )lUccr ,ut be sure that it Is substantiality. heeded or you will be caught before Resistance to corporation domlna- T0U j;now n. tion of public affairs Is not a matter of eleventhdiour conversion with him. Reunion of Sisters. It has been a matter of life-time con- Mrs. Sablna Kitzel, of Alvo, who vlction, and his elevation to the gov- as attending the reunion at Union ernor's chair will he a public declara- Friday and Saturday, came In Monday turn that the voters of Nebraska be- morning with her sister, Mrs. S. (). lleve In rearing men who have always Colc.at whose home she spent Sunday, been steadfast in their opposition to These two ladies are sisters of Mrs. corruption and dishonesty. w. D. Wheeler, and In company with Mr. Sballenberger's popularity where Mrs. T. W. Vallery, who Is a! a sis known U indicated by the remarkable ter, spent a very pleasant day at the races he made for congress, running Wheeler home. It is very seldom i .".on votes ahead of his ticket In lnoo, that the four sisters meet in a body, and over 2,000 In He has the and It is a guaranteed fact that they happy faculty or making a friend of had a good time, as Billy was down to every one with whom he Is thrown In "Is farm and was not there to mar the personal contact. Ills executive ahll- pleasure of the event by his jokes Ity commanding presence and fluency which he sometimes perpetrates upon nf-lniwh make him an Ideal candi- these good ladles when an opportunity date. The same qualities would make ls afforded him a chief executive of which the state could he proud. . - , .Just What Baal Him. . The publication of the ixnistltu tlonal 'amendment In two papers In Weeping Water and its absenca in a connty seat paper would not seem to give it the widest publicity. Secretary Gains! ia evidently; did .ncY, want the p'thllti ingencral to read, it-' it is said tlicruvme policy was (vUowctl all: over the stat?. Loulsvilk'CJuuilqr.-. ; II. W.KlSI.KY. Tho Canning Season Ripe. Boy Falls From Tree. The ten-year-old son of Joseph Sc basta, residing about one mile from Plattsmouth, on the ferry road met with a serious accident Sunday morn There's steam upon tho windows ing tnaimignt nave rcsuueo in me and peach sk Ins on the Hour; the ta- loss of his life. The lad was sailing a blc's burled under trash about a mile kite, wncn it inugeu in a urge- iree, or more. There's juice 'on the piano and tip the tall oak the lad climbed and crane seeds In tlie bed: and pulp and when nlwmt sixteen feet from the and jelly glasses crowd mo pantry ground nc msi ms unance mm ten, overhead. And father's lit the garret, sustaining severe bruises about the and mother's In a stew; they're rush' head and Shoulders and .was In a very Inj? 'rohhd' from dawn t dark tA fct ihngfruu condition for about t went y the job 'put through. TW'eat-h four bouts, hnt at this time is recover choked on Rfcallrtg waxthere's Holder Ing. Dr. Cummins was caihvl and In her ear, and I guess we're -mighty dressed the wounds and thehd 1 eon happy now that canning time- Is. here. I side red out of danger. s