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Dknvkij, which received only four
vU-s for the republican national con
vention, is loft to wonder whether ad
verti. real'y ays.
Japan ha auretd verbally to the re
iti icti n 'f immigration to America, hut
d jelines to put the agreement in writing.
Jnpan's word is doubtless as pood as its
bond, although both are at present quo
te! slightly below par.
A young niaiiapreared at the paying
teller's window t one of Plattsmouth
hanks the other day and wanted to cash
a check. "I would like to get $10 of it
in gold," he said. "Say, can you get
me one of thone new gold pieces with
the 'God Bless Our Home' left off."
Sknatok Jkkkkkson Davis announces
that after returning from his Arkansas
holidays to Washington he will be "for
the under dog in every dog fight." In
connection with iolicies calculated to
minimize dog fight-? both Arkansas and
Washington, th's will do for the holi
days an 1 afle .
implements. This may open the eyes
of the western republican farmers.
who have been voting blindly for tariff
protection and paying more for the
same farm machinery than Europeans
do. Its so nice and patriotic to help
the trust along in that way, you know.
Aftkr meeting, organizing and dis
cussing the situation, congress will ad
journ and go home for the holidays,
leaving a sensible country to relieve
itself from republican depression by
given itself holiday presents and in
other ways, which require no confi
dence in republican relief.
Tiik unprecedented total of 1,21)8,000
imm' jrants in the yea- 1907 is used by
me gereral commissioners of immigra
tion as an advertisement for the "full
dinner pail." The report, as now pub
lished, must have been held long in
type. But, regardless of the delusive
expectation that republican politics will
fill dinner pails, the county still has
room in it to allow millions more to be
filled by those who undertake to fill
them with the results of their own
energies instead of republican promises.
We would judge that now the office
holders will keep quiet on the third-term
proposition. Their enthusiam for R Kse
velt, in the first place, only reached so
far as the hope of a continuation in office
in the event that I.'oosevelt would be
ejected to a third term. Now they will
have to take chances with some other
republican aspirant for the presidency.
Perhaps the Nebraska City News has
it in for Mayor Dahlman because that
gentleman has repeatedly remarked in
public places that he detested a mit ex
tended in the rear. And they do say
that a $10 or $20 bill placed in the rear
I the remaining cays of this week mit of the editor of the News makes a
better selections of Chrismas goods can big difference with him in his actions
be made and with better comfort than toward the person placing it there. May
lafer. Bear this in mind forlyour own be the editor of the News thinks he is a
gooti, even if you have m you not enough personage of great consequence, and a
the Christmas spirit to relieve the failure on the part of Mayor Dahlman to
ClCrkS and Salespeople Of faticrue and 'Wnirnirp" him !n hi" gcpudnmoH uav
worry in the clay or two immediately j has caused this aversion toward the
preceding the holidays. Omaha Mayor. Jim Dahlman is able to
stand all suc-i, without any note
Following the renewed renunci: j
Hon of the third term from Washing-!
When at the age of 81 one of the
active reformers of Indiana morals
sues her husband, aged 80, for divorce,
she states that he used a profane
epithet in her presence. The unprint
able word seems to be the one Vice
President Fairbanks, who is not yet 80,
has thus far refrained from using to
relieve his feeling as they have been
locally and nationally affected by the
feminine Indiana uplift.
ton, Govern r Albert A. Cummins is
announced from Iowa as a "full-fledged
candidate." As a gubernatorial third
termer, who is still making his record
as the Diaz of Iowa. Governor Cum
mins has had liberal opportunities for
becoming full-fledged in the readiness
t take place of any other third-termer,
v.ho renounces the Mexican idea.
On deciding that the- have no further
trouble to expect from the third term,
Governor Hughes and Speaker Cannon
vIH still have their share of trouble mu
tually before they rearh an understand
i.i of which ought to stand first when
they "stand pat" together. The still
more serious question in Ohio is, who
is to be telescoped when there is no
p ossibility of both "favorite sons" keep
ing the right of way on a single track?
The statement th;
leave the cabinet on
'just a plain lie, "
Mr. Taft may
return may be
Mr. Cortelyou
describes the r.j ort that he is about to
retire because of sensitiveness. Hut if
Mr. Taft is to si end hi? time stumping
the country and lining up the federal
officeholders in an attempt to dictate
the presidential succession, he will con
vince those who are sensitive to the
d?mandsof poiticr.! decency that he
oj'zht to le'iiv.
T he . :iemi
stiil knocking.
-f "w ir.. J. Bryan are
They are composed of
fellows who went over to the republi
cans in '!, and under the guise of dem-
crats, cheered on by leading republi
cans, are kicking hard against Bryan.
Show us one of these fellows, and we'll
sV.w you democrats only in name, who
have voted the republican ticket since
18.H, and assisted in perpetrating the
fraud that cheated Mr. Bryan out of the
presidency.
We can't understand why some of the
rural democratic papers are "knocking"
against Mayor Dahlman of Omaha. He
is as loyal democrat as there is in Ne
braska, and has done nothing to cause
such slurs. We have enough to do in
fighting republicans, instead of making
campaign matter to be thrown into our
teeth next fall. We are for Dahlman
for governor, and don't care who knows
it, and believe he is the man who can
capture enough votes to elect him.
In addressing a recent meeting of
farmers Senator Gore of Oklahoma
employed the following gem of oratory
and pood sence. "I am in favor of plac
ing farming implements on the free
list, so that the American farmer can
buy his implements as cheaply as the
German peasant along the Rhine, the
Russian serf along the Danube and the
Mexican greaser along the Rio Grande.
In my opinion the humblest American
U as royal as a king and is entitled to
more consideration at the hands of his
government than all the strangers across
I'ne deep; than all the crowned heads
':at ever oppressed and plundered
L jnkind." The Harvester trust has
;ntly deckled that the farmer were
rFbi& 'money and could stand a
) irjtfal advan-e in agricultural
At Monongah, W. Va., last Friday,
100 men lost their lives by an exp'osion
in a mine. Had a tornado swept any
section of the country with such appall
ing results, the whole world would
have stood aghast. The widest publicity
would have been given every detail of
the disaster. But the Monongah inci
dent received scant notice except in
the immediate locality of the wrecked
mine. The country has become accus
tomed to reports of this kind, especially
from West Verginia. The announce
ment that the death list of Friday's
accident numbers 400 appears not to
have created more than momentary
interest. But the frequency with which
there mine disasters occur in America
should have the effect of awakening
public concern rather than to occasion
laxity of interest. The loss of nearly
half a thousand lives in a single acci
dent, following a series of similar dis
asters during the year, should at least
prompt inquiry as to the culpability of
mine owners, a:id an investigation as to
whether the laws of the various states
afford proper protection to the army of
underground workmen. If the laws
are ample for the provision of every
safeguard to the miners, are the laws
enforced? A national indifference to
the useless sacrifice of life is not to be
excused on the ground that the people
have become accustomed to it.
AT EMANUEL
HOSPITAL IN OMAHA
John A. Donelan, Formerly of
Weeping Wafer, Under
goes Operation
Today.
John A. Donelan, formerly of Weep
ing Water, where he has lived and been
identified with the business interests of
that thriving city, and where he has
been in the banking business for a
number of years, where he but a
short time since disposed of his inter
ests, moving to Lincoln, has been hav
ing trouble with appendicitis, from
which he has been endeavoriug to ob
tain relief, through medical treatment,
without success, has at last decided to
submit to an operation.
Under the advice of his physician, Dr.
Rickard of Lincoln, who is a brother of
Dr. Rickard of Weeping Water, the old
family physician of the Donelans, Mr.
Donelan went to Omaha where today
he will have an operation performed
for relief from the troubles which beset
him in this direction. Mrs. A.W.White,
Mrs. Donelan's mother, was a passenger
to Omaha this morning where she goes
to assist her daughter in the ordeal
which comes, with more or less uncer
tainty as to the outcome of such an
event. It is hoped that in this case
Mr. Donelan will stand the operation
well and that his recovery may be
rapid and complete.
PICKS DENVER Alii)
ACCEPTS SlOOOOd
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE VOTES
TO TAKE ALL OF FUND
THAT IS OFFERED.
Discussion Is Lively Several Mem
bers Look on Sum Offered as a
Bribe July 7 Selected as National
Convention Date.
Washington. Dec. 13. After decid
ing to hold the next Democratic na
tional convention at Denver, Col., and
fixing the date of the meeting for
July 7, 1908. the Democratic national
committee late Thursday entered upon
a spirited debate on the propriety of
accepting more of the $100,000 offered
by Denver for the convention than
actually needed to pay the convention
expenses in that city.
The opposition to the acceptance of
the contribution took the form of a
resolution by Representative Clayton
of Alabama, declining money not
actually needed for convention pur
poses, but after a long debate the
resolution was laid on the table by a
vote of 31 to 14.
Mr. Clayton. Representative John
Sharp Williams of Mississipi and
Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia all spoke
in favor of the passage of the resolu
tion. Mr. Smith was especially em
phatic in savins that the $100,000
which had been offered to secure the
Republican convention and refused by
the Republican national committee had
been offered to and was about to be
accepted by the Democratic commit
tee. He said the Republicans had
turned down the offer because It was
regarded as in the nature of a bribe
and that Democrats, in view of that
circumstance, could not afford to ac
cept it. Mr. Williams spoke In similar
vein, also did Mr. Clayton.
Taggart Says Money Is Needed.
Mr. Taggart advocated the accept
ance of the $100,000, saying it would
be needed now even worse than money
was needed in 1904, and that at that
time it would have been practically im
possible to have opened headquarters
for Judge Parker If they had not had
the extra money secured from St.
Louis, where the convention was held.
Senator Stone of Missouri made a
long speech in which he favored the
acceptance of the money.
Mr. Clayton declared that the ac
ceptance of this money would be in
line with the very practices in cam
paign contributions that had been
condemned by the committee. j
In selecting the convention city on
first ballot, Denver received 22 votes '
as against 17 for Louisville, five for ,
Chicago and one for St. Paul. July j
7 was selected after a very brief dis- j
cussion. j
The committee held two sessions:
during the day and adjourned finally !
at six o'clock.
Rejoicing in Denver. '
Denver, Col., Dec. 13 C. M. Day, j
president of the Denver Convention
league, held an impromtu reception
in his office when the news of the
selection of Denver as the convention
city became public.
"It will be the greatest thing that
ever happened for the west," he said.
'People thought we were crazy when
we went after the national conven
tions, but this news shows we knew
our business. The city auditorium
will be completed and ready for use
by the end of April and the delegates
to the convention and all visitors will
be given a royal time."
Bryan Is Well Pleased.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 13. When told
of the date of the Democratic nation
al convention, Mr. Bryan expressed
his satisfaction, and said he believed
the committee was wise in selecting
a date following the Republican con
vention. He said that while he had
taken no part in the canvas for the
convention city, he was sure the dele
gates would find Denver a delightful
place to meet in on the date decided
upon.
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200 Pairs of Manufacturer's Blanket Samples
on sale at wholesale cost and less. We have just received from
one of the largest wholesale dealers their complete line of
Blanket Samples from the the lowest priced cotten to the high
est priced all-wool from 50c a pair to $1.00 a pair. We place
them on sale without reservation at from 33 1-3 to 50 per
cent discount from the regular retail price. If you are inter
ested in Blankets to guard against the cold winter nights to
come, this is your opportunity. Also two dozen
Home-Made Silkoline Comforts at Less than Cost
of the materials only $1.98. Made in plattsmouth by the la
dies of the Methodist and Christian churches. Best grade
Silkoline, full rize, filled with nice, clean cotton well made. If
you don't believe it, ask the ladies.
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WOMAN CALLED A FIREBUG.
Ohio Temperance and Church Leader
Is Arrested.
Norwalk. O., Dec. 14. Mrs. Martha
A. Campbell, president of the Wom
en's Christian Temperance union, su
perintendent of the Congregational
Sunday school at Steubenville, and
wife of a wealthy Greenfield township
farmer, was arrested Friday in San
dusky on a secret indictment charging
incendiarism.
The indictment charges that Mrs.
Campbell burned a dwelling owned by
Miss Loa Mather, a neighbor, in Oc
tober. Miss Mather also has been in
dicted. The fire insurance company asserts
the women framed a plot by which
Miss Mather was to take the insur
ance money to pay off the mortgage
on her home, and on that condition
Mrs. Campbell would buy the place.
Rcth women are on bonds.
Basket Ball, Omaha vs. Plattsmouth
Saturday.
Murderer Sane But Saved from Death.
St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 14. Martin
Paulsgrove, who murdered his sweet
heart, Miss Mary Newman, because
she would not consent to an imme
diate marriage, who was sentenced to
hang and then committed to the in-
sari" . syium here, on order or Gov.
oil, a: "joen declared sane by hos
: : 'oriiies and Gov. Folk has
his sentence to life imprls
" i!l be leir- I at once
t.o l. .try at Je i City.
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For p-ifts that are decidedlv popular
an' p casing- see our line of Watches,
Clock's, Rings, Chains, Fobs, Stick
Pins, Cuff Buttons, Brooches, Cut
Glass. Souvenir Spoons, Thimbles,
Fountain Pen, Silverware and Nov
elties and many charming and ap
propriate gifts that cannot be here
enumerated. A hearty vvelcorre no
matter whether you come to see or
buy.
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C, B. 6c Q. Watch Inspector.
Watchmaker and Jeweler.
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