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The Plattsmouth Journal M.'ltl,lIIKI WKKK I. Y AT -..ATT JVIOUTH. NEUHASKA !:. A. HATKS. I'l'itMsiiKK. i; i..tv.1 m r n -.lllli-- :it I'hitl.Htiioii tl.. N lr:isU;i. us " 'llJcl:i-s m;itt r. The Semi-Weekly Journal. W e once more desire to remind our leaders that from and after this date the -Journal will lie issued twice-a-week Monday and Thursday. Of course this is done at no little expense, and while we have increased the subscription price to $1,50 we lielieve our patrons will be that much better satisfied. Many of our farmer friends havecall ed on us since we nmde the announce ment a week ago, and have expressed themselves as being well pleased with the new arrangement. Those who have already paid one year in advance at the old price will receive the paper just the same until the time for which they have paid expires. This will also hold good with all pittons whose subscriptions do not expire for several months. The next pay-day is when the $1,50 takes ef fect with them. In issuing twice a week, the .Journal will be able to give its readers all the county happenings, which we have been unable to do in the past on account of lack of space in the regular weekly issue. ! . A vordinc to Congressman townev, Under the new arrangement we ex- . the increase os .$l0o,W8,000 in estimated poet to more than give our patrons their j republican expense during the next money's worth, by furnishing by far the governmental year makes "retrench best paper ever published in Cass coun- mcnt necessary." But when this is tv. therefore, the next issue of the Semi-Weekly Journal will be mailed next Monday evening, which will reach j nearly every postoflice in the county by the following Tuesday evening and the eight-page edition, which is printed on Thursday evening, will reach the same . . " - . . . on Friday evening or early Saturday iioming. Makk up your mind to do something for I'lattsmouth in " Thk end of weak -as is promised s Mn. Hut nothing of that kind seems s ion. kVili'L'rnJ ul-.oulI ''Inrn leaf." and resolve from now till the '. dawn of the New Year not to do so ; anv more. ' ; In fifteen years the states betwetn Mississippi river and the Rocky Mour taine have added 14'..000.000 acres t I he lav.d they cultivate. In spife of the statistics, don't say anything about "hoarding money" to the usually amiable citizen, who has i just been through the Christmas ex-' perfence. Many merchants ate making a sad mistake in withdrawing their newspaper advertising after the holydays. The average reaner waicnes ror nargains offered through the newspaper. An eastern magazine learnedly dis cusses the question. "What is money?" Out this way we know mighty well what it is. and are solicitous only to get our mils on a few thousand dollars. ' THK final bit of circ umstantial ev; dence which can be relied on to convict ! Assistant Postmaster General Hitch- ' cock of conspiwey to control the Re- publican national convention appears when he is supposed to be it disfavor j for not conspiring according to orders. Chancellor Andrews spoke to the teachers last Friday afternoon and crea ted considerable excitement by declaring that one-half the school superintendents of the state should be discharged for prescribing a too rigid course of study. The Journal is disposed to believe that the Chancellor is about right. Thk report that public school teachers in Illinois will be "required to know ag riculture hereafter" does not explain itself. It would naturally be taken for granted that as they are expected to know and teach everything else, they would naturally know all about agri culture. It is a good time right now to don our thinking cap, and begin to study what we can do for Plattsmouth in 190S. Let us begin "to pull together" with the dawn of the New Year for the best interests of our city, and while we cannot complain of our pros jerity closing the Old Year, let us all make up our minds to do better in 1908. To organize a permanent association representive of the states contiguous to the Missouri which will look to the improvement of that stream in every direction needed to encourage naviga tion, the first annual session of the Mis souri River congress has been called to meet at Sioux City, Iowa. January 22 and 23. Do NOT blame the bankers for their failure to agree on the subject of need ed legislation. The doctors, the law yers, the preachers and the editors all have troubles about getting together, also. Ik those republican papers that are : 11.. u .... ..!..., "., ...wrl.t.- .slim chance for Hryan. " really thought so they certainly would not be so eager for his defeat for the nomination. The fact is they know that Mr. Hryan is stronger tcxlay than ever and that his nomination means success to the demo cratic party in the nation. TilK republican candidate for gover nor of Illnois, who went farthest afield for an issue came back with a proposed reform in matrimony which is intended to prevent "mental imcompetents" from leaving descendants. If it can be done, it may give the future a gen eration of candidates, who, when real isses are pressing them in the open, will not take to the woods to hunt for fads, wild or tame. Tin; trouble which is expected to keep Secretary Cortelyou on the sick list for an "indefinite period," is grip, not "anaemia," or "neurasthenia," or any formidable disease of the kind Washington medical specialists in strenuosity were fond of before Pro fessor Muldoon supplanted their Latin and (Ireek remedies with his direct and vigorous methods of cabinet restor ation. demonstrated is is hkelv to be seized .... . t on as additional proof that it will be ! dangerous to attempt any sort of reform or improvement until after the presi- 'dental election. j - - - - As the lirst "rough total" of the ' t e,liiUS of Cuba. Governor General ! Magoon gives it "2,028,282 souls." ,,. . , - .. , 1 his in near enough for practical ac- j curacy in first estimates that on the ! per capita basis of from 2 to $5 a yeaf profits for a half a dozen mono. . p&;ies on each sou it wi1 be eConomi- : cal to keep Governor General Magoon . i:1 Cuba as ,onff as possihie. j Thosk Dingley industries which prom over a new : ses "resume full operation" on Jan- uar' 1 wil1 be much wiser in resuming than they were when P-Hed their fires, With that sort of thing carried over from October, 1907, to October, 1908. there might not be much left of the theory that prosperity ought to depend on the ballot-box instead of business. i Thk governor of Nevada has called a special session of the legislature for the : purpose of dealing with the Goldfield strike and the riots which resulted in a call for federal troops. The idea of us ing stat legislators as strike-breakers is a new one, but none the less inter esting. It. w:ll be well worth while to follow developments at Carson City, in asmuch as a number of states are per pexed to know what to do with their legislatures. The Time Has Arrived. The time for good resolutions to go into effect is here. Plenty of them have heen made the sa:i,e 'd stereotyped resolutions that have existed since cal- endars have been invented. The same resolutions were made a year ago by the same men who are makin-r them now' and a few weeks' -ves' da's' henre they will be forgotten. They will be gently ,a,d aslde untl1 the daw" of the next - vear when they wl11 be brouht f"rth ior anomer Driei airing. Why men make these resolutions only to break them, is a mystery that has never been thoroughly explained. But as sure as New Year's approaches thousands of men begin to think of the bad habits they will forever dispense with and of thegood things they will do, and then almost before the last echo of the bells that usher in the New Year have died out the resolutions have been forgotten and their lives continue to run in the same channels as before. But this year there will be many who will vow inwardly that they will not be weak, but will stick steadfastly to their good resolutions, avoiding temptations and leading lives that will be almost saintly. But these, too, will fail. It will be the same old sorrowful story as of yore. Even now the rumble of the water wagon may be heard as it approaches for its New Year's passengers. It will be an overcrowded van. There will be seats for all, and standing room will be at a premium, but not for long. Before January has ended there will be plenty of room on the prohibition cart and by the middle of February there will be none left but the dignified driver, Nep tune. However, the Journal hopes that many good resolutions may be agreed upon as the church bells begin to ring out the Old Year and ring in the New Year, and that every one agreed upon will be closely followed to the letter, and that all will be greatly benefitted thereby. Senator Allison's campaign for re election in Iowa is leing conduted, so far as the public is concerned, by his colleague. Senator Dolliver. Mr. Alli son cannot make an active canvass him self, for the reason thatit might require him to say something that meant some thing. Allison is too old, anyhow, and should get out of the way for a younger Thk Journal takes this opportunity of returning to its friends and patrons its most sincere thanks for the many favors bestowed upon it during the past year, and hopes for a continuance of the same good feeling during the year 19U8. We can assure all that our efforts in the fu ture, as in the past, will be so directed as to meet the approbation of all our old friends and as many new ones as may come our way. We also take great pleasure in wishing our friends and pat rons, one all, a "Happy New Year," and may they be blessed with health, happiness and prosperity, is the sincere wish of the Journal. Republicans in a Row. The Wahin ?t i o vjipn lii"; of fie Omaha World-Herald, under date of December 26, says: The Nebraska re publican outlook is getting highly com plicated, according to the Washington view. It is alleged that Senator Brown is more of a LaFollette man than of anything else, and would like to see the state's delegation go to the Wisconsin man if the latter has any show at all. That Senator Burkett has serious concern about the fight against himself for re-election, and that the Sheldon movement has been gaining such great proportions as to worry him much of late. That Senator Burkett further is quite willing to prepare a soft place on which to alight in case he loses out as candi date for re-election to the senate, and that this causes him to listen with in terest to the buzzings of the vice-presidential bee that are as music in his ear. That the two senators are pulling farther and farther apart on the con test over election of a revenue collector. That the administration is holding up the nomination of a postmaster at Omaha in order to be able to use it as political leverage to extort from the senators their support for a Taft dele gation That with Brown really favoring La Follette and Burkett figuring on be coming the vice-presidential candidate on a Hughes ticket there is likely to be serious difficulty in fetching about any such arrangement. That the LaFollette organization in Wisconsin has had agents in Nebraska for a fortnight, and that they make most favorable reports. In short, Nebraska is regarded, from this distance, as one of the states sadly tangled up with its politics. The pros pect for a hot senatorial fight is looking bigger. There is rumor of two or three congressmen getting into the game, Hinshaw and Norris being mentioned persistently in this connection. Every body insists that he is the particular aversion of the railroads, and everybody insists that the railroads are secretly for the other fellow. Various conferences have been held, in some of which distinguished national politicians have taken part who ordinar ily don't concern themselves about Nebraska affairs. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Safe Remedy for Children. In buying a cough remedy for chil dren, never be afraid to buy Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. There is no dan ger from it and relief is sure to follow. It is intended especially for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough, and there is no better medicine in the world for these diseases. It is not only a cer tain cure for croup, but, when given as soon as the croupy cough appears, will prevent the attack. Whooping cough is not dangerous when this remedy is given as directed. It contains no opium or other harmful drugs, and may be given as confidently to a baby as to an adult. For sale by F. G. Fricke & Co. My Ha ir is Extra Long Feed your hair; nourish it; give it something to live cn. Then it will stop falling, md will grow long and heavy. Ayer's Hair Vigor is the only genuine hair-food you can buy. It gives new life to the hair-bulbs. You save whet hair you have, and get more, too. And it keeps the Swslp clean and healthy. The best kind of a t3timor ia! "Sold lor over sixty years." Mod bj J. C. Aye C.. tow!i. i All ao maauffcoturera of f SARS.Vi2'l.LA. yers PILLS. ! WHEN CHHI37M 7 In Cromwell's Tire th: P:. Not C;l;fcrati. ;..U "Christmas was ill 'j;al In Crom well's tln:-." said an a-it Lpiary. "Tl;n:-e curse. old Puritans an so Vlconiy that rhi'y would not have any gaiety even on Christinas day. Croin-w-ii said that holly and inlstlto wi'io heathenish things. He said that they had no real Christmas signifi cance they were a part of some pa Kan festival of the Druids. According ly ho made a law that, if you decorat ed your house with mistletoe or holly at Christmas, you got 30 days in Jail. "The terrible old fellow forbade Christmas celebrations. No dancing, no slnKins, no playgolng. no feasting on Christmas day penalty, 30 days. "You see, it was his idea that Christmas was a religious, a serious time, for churchgolng and prayer and reverence, and for nothing else. The innocent family that in Cromwell's day sat down to turkey and plum pudding and wound up with Christ inas games got a month all round. "Only for a time, though. The peo ple rebelled. Willing as the people had been to put on the gloom of those dreadful old Puritans, they insisted on having a little joy on Christinas day, and Cromwell, after a year or two, had to give in to them." A WISE PROVISION. The guest: Aren't you afraid of your papa coming and catching you. Jack? The Host: No fear, I bought him a pair of very loud squeaky slippers for a Christmas present. Willing to Prove It. The Christmas spirit warmed the old lady's heart, and she said to the tattered, shivering tramp: "If I give you a nickel how can I be sure that you won't go straight off and get intoxicated with it?" "Madam," the man answered, point ing to the laurel-decked corner saloon, "it would give me great pleasure to af ford you practical demonstration that the sum Isn't enough for the purpose." What Papa Gets. Ifang up tlie Christmas to-kings Kor ma and Jim and Sup. For Myrtle, Jane and Agnes. Kor William and for Lew. And don't forget "dear papa;" Jfantr up a so-k for him. Although his chance for presents May be extremely slim. Oh. no! They'll not forget him He's got a lovely -han el If they're no! pleased on 'lirist mas- gets "a song and dance!" Yonkers Statesman. Prior to the Estimate. "Yes, little girl," said the kind old man with the white whiskers; "I have an immense candy-store, and for Christmas I am going to give you all the candy you can eat." "Oh, goody!" cried the little girl, dancing about with happiness. "Now," continued the kind old man. how much candy can you eat?" "How much candy have you got?" Judge. Looking for the Angels. In rielhlehem, the children believe that on Christmas eve a choir of an gels always sings above the place of our Savior's birth. On this evening many children may be seen standing about in groups, and gazing wiptfully up into the sky, look ing for the heavenly messengers of "Peace on earth, good will to men." Wise Jack. Nellie That was a mean trick Jack played tne. all the same! Willy What was It? Nellie He proposed on Christmas eve, so that the engagement-ring would do for a Christmas gift. And I couldn't say 'no,' you know, because in that case he wouldn't have given me anything." Like Thoughts. The handsome young minister sigh ed wearily. "And they say." he muttered, "they say no two minds think alike." And opening the wardrobe door, he placed within the twenty-seventh pair of Christmas slippers that had ar rived that day. Suggestive. "I think Mr. Grimsby's attentions are serious, mamma,' says the fair yo-mg thing. "Has he said anything?" asks mam ma. "No; but for a Christmas gift he has sent me a cookbook and a volume on home decoration." Judge. Impressing It on Him. "Did your wife make much of a fuss when you got in so late on Christmas eve?' "No, indeed. She was once a school teacher. She just brought me a slate and pencil and made me write 500 times, 'Every night in the year I must be lo bv ten o'clock." nc The Kind You Have Always in use for over uO years, ami &-jtyytL sonal All Counterfeits, Imitations and 'Tust-as-ool am l.ut ILxperinients that trillo with and endanger t lie health of Infants and Children Kxpcricnco aain.st Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute) for Castor Oil, Iaro frorie. Drops and Soothing' Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its ao is its guarantee. It destrojs "Worms awid allays Fei'erishncss. It cures Dinrrluea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething" Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and liowcls, giving healthy ami natural sleep. The Children's iNinacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought in Use For Over 30 Years. PERKINS HOTEL PLATTSMOUTH, RATES $1.00 PER DAY Hirst House West B. & M. Depot We Solicit the Farmers Trade and Guarantee Satisfaction. When in the City i T5he Perkins Hotel Stull-Green Case Settled. In district court yesterday, the case of the State vs L. C. Stull, which has been on the docket for some time, was disposed of. When the judgment was originally rendered, it was set aside by Judge Jessen, and after a number of hearings was disposed of yesterday by imposing a fine of $25.00 and costs. Ray Chriswisser Improving I. II. Chriswisser departed for his home in the western part of the state this morning, after an extended visit with friends here. He was ready to go to his home at Beaver City some time ago, but was detained on account of the sickness of his brother, Ray, who is improving nicely now in the hospital at Omaha, being in a fair way to leave that institution in the near future. A. P. Chriswisser went to Omaha this morning where he is visiting with his brother. o 0 DOC IS PEERLESS What you need is Spectacles, ones that fit you correctly. We guar antee a fit or no sale, that is you can try them a week and if not sati-factorv return them. U O p fir OIL The People Who Fit Spectacles Right or No Sale! 0 Uoiilit, :uul vhieli lias bem lias borno ilio Mirn;tt uro ol" lias oeeii made iimier Ins per- Mipcrvisiou Kin- its iiifaiiy. Signature of NEBRASKA Give Us n Call Farm for Sale! One of the best 160 acre farms in Cass county for sale. Improvements are ex tra good. 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