The
- Plattsmouth - Journal
Mlisned Semi-Week!) it Fiattsmouth. Nebraska
as quickly as anybody, for the moral (The removal of Ludden from the state president in 1912. It may as well be
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My Country, 'tis of thee,
Land where things used to be
So cheap, we sing!
Land where we once could buy
Things that were not bo high,
To thee, with many a Blgh,
Sweet memories cling!
Some of thy children swear
That what they eat and wear
Takes all their wad!
Others now vow that they
Eat but once each day,
And for it cannot pay,
So help them God!
Thy people humbly crave
To pull from out the grave
At least one leg!
We do not ask to dine
On flesh of beef and swine,
Hut give us, Ixml Divine,
One pood fresh egg!
Our Father's land, once free,
Plest home of Liberty, .
With thee we stop!
We don't exactly like
From Liberty to hike,
Put we must hit the pike
lg things don't drop!
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It must be admitted that the
weather bureau recognized the cold
wave almost as soon as it reached
town.
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Hy removing the padding from
men's coats next Benson the tailors
will have to shoulder a lot of the
criticism.
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The echoes that resound from the
big Democratic banquet Monday night
are full of enthusiasm, and denotes
victory for the party next fall.
A scientist estimates that there are
2 billion microbes in a single dish of
Ice cream. And what's to be done
about It? You can't boll your Ice
cream.
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With llaywnrd and Pollard both in
the race for the Republican nomina
tion for congress, a Lincoln man Is
liable to walk right away with the
honor.
no doubt will be removed In as short
order as possible, if there Is any pos
sible show for Governor ShaUenber-
ger to do so. "
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The money would be well spent If
not a passenger or a pound of freight
went up or down that stream. River
improvements fix railroad rates, in
dustrles are springing up In that sec
tion, and if the Missouri Is made
navigable it will have an immense
traffic. Anything that increases river
transportation facilities benefits the
man who Is one hundred or two hun
dred miles from the river as much
as It benefits those who live upon the
riverbanks. Champ Clark, Speaking
In Congress.
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TO IIIOII PRICE 1XVESTIGATOKS,
'' Walter Wollman, who announces
that he will cross the Atlantic ocean
In a baloon next June, appears to be
better at discovering assignments
than nt covering them.
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Twelve years ago last Tuesday
night every telegraph editor in Chris
tendom received a Jolt he will never
forget. A llttlo bulletin came In lato
announcing that the battelshlp Maine
had b"n blown tip.
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The sensation of the hour In Mis
souri Is the Investigation of the pois
oning of Colonel Swope, of Kansas
City. The effect of the coroner's
proceedings whs to show that Dr.
Hyde, whoso wife Is a relative of the
SwopcR, administered the drug, but it
dees not show murdortius intent.
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Postal Savings banks would take
the money out of circulation In the i
middle west and place it all In the
government depositaries. Men hav
ing money on deposit could "sweat"
several days after presenting a chocs
wailing for the money to come back
from the east. No, we don't believe
we want the postal savings bnnks.
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Allen W. Fields of Lincoln, will
probably become a candidate for the
Republican nomination for congress,
Judge Fields is a good man, and pos
sesses more ability than llayward,
Pollard and Tobey combined. If this
district Is to be represented by a Re
publican, let him be a man that will
prove a credit, to the district.
The most striking definition of the
real meaning of excessive tariff rates
Is found in the difference in the cost
of living in Detroit, Mich., and just
across the river In Windsor, Can.,
which cities are only 2,561 feet apart.
Those Investigators in Washington,
who are having such a hard time
fixing the blame for high prices,
might with profit take a day off and
run over to Detroit and Windsor and
look the ground over,.
Prices of foodstuffs, wearing appar
el and rents average from 20 to 25
per cent more in Detroit than in
Windsor, and the only thing that
stands between those two cities Is a
brief expanse of water and the Payne-
Aldrlch tariff law!
The Detroit man Is "protected" and
the Windsor man Isn't.
Py not being protected the Windsor
man pays $15 for a suit of clothes
that the Detroit man will find it Im
possible to duplicate In quality for
$25. What the Windsor man is es
caping in this instance is the Payne
Aldrlch tariff tax of 44 cents a pound
on good all-wool clothes, and the ad
dltkntal tax of 60 por cent of the
value of the goods.
While reading tho following com
parative prices, the reader should
keep In mind that Detroit and Wind
sor are practically one city, that all
in the world that separates them
save the "upward revision" tariff
wall is a half mile of water and
ferry boats crtt-s these waters every
few minutes:
lints of the same manufacture,
sell in Windsor for $3.00; in Detroit
$:.oo
Tobacco, same brand per pound in
Windsor $1.00; in Detroit $2.50.
Butter, best per pound in Windsor
28 cents; in Detroit 36.
Reef, cheaptst cuts per pound, 6
cents In Windsor; In Detroit 10 cents.
Cheese, per pound in Windsor 11
cents; in Detroit 16 cents.
Raeon, breakfast, per pound In
Windsor, 1? cents; In Detroit 24
cents.
This Is certainly an object lesson
to the consumers in tariff-burdened
America.
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sense is primary and universal, Carl
Schurz used to say that while political
argument and appeal often left an
audience unmoved, he never failed to
carry his audience with him on a
moral issue if he could put It clearly
before them. We need not tell Mr.
Taft, for be knowns it already, that
the broken tariff pladge of his party
has been brought within the clear
apprehension of the people. No truth
in our political history was ever bet
ter known.
His party and he appealed for the
votes of the people upon the prom
ise that the Dingley tariff should be
revised downward, we repeat, revised
downward. He made that promise
many times, as a candidate pledging
his personal faith that the party's
promise should be kept. The votes'
were given, his party triumphed, he
was elected. . The promise was not
kept, Mr. Taft and the Republican
leaders have deceived the people.
What does it avail him now, what
has it availed him since the Winona
speech, to repeat his feeble, paltering
defense of that dishonorable decep
tion? Fifteen million voters cannot
be lied to and not find It out. Un
doubtedly Mr. Tat believed that the
pledge would be kept. He did not
then consciously deceive the people.
But on that day last September when
he abased himself to declare, as he
declared again Saturday night, that
the Aldrlch-Payne tariff is "the best
customs law that has ever been pass
ed," the country learned with deep
regret and concern that it must re
vise Its Judgment of the character
and moral fiber of Its president. That
is why Ohiohis own Btate, is in grave
danger; that Is why in every state
from the Ohio boarder west to the
Pacific the party is rent with -faction
al discord; that is why the Repub
licans, in all probability, are to lose
in next fall's elections their major
ity in the house of representatives
Uow different today would have been
Mr. Taft's standing before the people
If with the courage of a man he had
vetoed the bill and denounced the
treachery that shaped it! New York
Times.
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normal board is next in order, and understood that this view is not taken
the reinstatement of President Crab- seriously by many of Roosevelt's
tree should follow.
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Ex-Governor Sheldon has empha
tically declined to become a candi
date for that office this year. C. H.
Aldrlch of David City, Is the 'only
Republican candidate thus far an
nounced, and he comes right square
out for county option. We like to
see a candidate come out and declare
for what he stands for.
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If the prohibition question Is to be
voted upon in Nebraska, let the mat
ter be settled as soon as possible.
The Democrats are not In favor of
county option, and there are numer
ous Republicans who are In the same
fix. Every candidate for the legisla
ture will have to declare for or
against county option.
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Will the Plattsmouth Journal en
dorse Colonel Bryan's county option
views, or Jim Dahlman's personal
liberty policy. It is really too bad
to be placed in such a predicament
Weeping Water Republican. Why
bless your dear, hypocritical soul, the
Journal is not in the habit of chang
Ing Its opinion on such matters, and
it stands right were it has always
stood on the liquor question. We are
for principal, not men.
Slippery Elmer keeps his press bu
reau awful busy in dishing out edi
torlals to a few Republican papers in
Nebraska and one reads the . same
thing In a half dozen papers on the
the same date. The people of this
state understand how this is done
but the postoffice editors in particular
have to the will of the great blow
hard, while the more independent
papers consign these articles to the
waste basket.
friends. Stewart statement is mere-
a setting fcrth of the standpat
idea, which they hope the ex-president
will follow as if Theodore
Roosevelt is to be regarded as a fol
lower. The standpatters have made
arious indirect attempts to secure
Roosevelt's endorsement of the Taft
administration in general, and they
have attempted to secure his endorse
ment of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
No one knows whether they have
been successful or not. In the last
few days fear seems to have sprung
into the hearts of the Taft element;
they are In a most uneasy state. The
eally conservative believe that Roose
velt will endorse Taft, but not what
Mr. Taft has been inveigled Into do
ing; that he will stir things up in
Washington as they have not been
stirred before, and that out of it all
will come the ex-president demanding
another trial of his friend along new
er lines of public service; that those
greatest adherents to the cause of
Taft today will be ousted from their
position, and that theex-presldent is
In duty bound to a fellow friend in
trouble, will shoulder the respcnslbll
ity of his candidacy.
President Taft has promised to go
to Alaska in the latter part of May
provided congress has adjourned, and
In that event would not return until
some time in July. The president's
absence from the country at the time
of ex-presldent Roosevelt s return
home, would speak for Itself. Much
interest therefore is manifest in what
takes place in the early springtime.
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LAID AT REST
The president Is making an effort
to harmonize the Ohio Republicans.
The Democrats are. already Judson
Harmonized.
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Answers given by Mr. Claris are
very displeasing to the attorneys for
Secretary Dallinger which Is the
best evidence that the answers are
satisfactory to Glavis.
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It is rumored that Richardson
county will soon have a candidate in
the field for the Republican nomina
tion for congress. "Come cm boys,"
the more the merrier.
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Billy llayward sayo he would rath
er run for congress than governor,
because the liquor question will cut
no figure in his candidacy for the lat
ter position. Is Mr. llayward afraid
to come either for or against county
ptlou? It looks that way.
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The last legislature passed the 8
o'clock closing law, a restriction that
hus been enforced. It came from a
Democratic body of representatives,
it was a distinct gaiu for the temper
ance people and unexpected. Can the
prohibitionists hope to accomplish
more? Weeping Water Republican.
MIL TAFT AXDTIIE PEOPLE.
Ludden, tho secretary of the slate
normal board, Is a man whom his own
patty would liko to see removed from
the position lie bun so signally dis
graced. He mid Brian are so cracked I laws,
President Taft altogether fails to
understand the cause of the wide
spread and growing displeasure of tho
people with his administration. His
speech at the Republican club ban
quet Saturday night was a cry of
alnrm unmistakably It was that. Uut
It was also an attempt at Justlfica
Hon, and In that his failure was so
disastrous that ho visibly added to
the causes of present dissatisfaction
What Is it that blinds tho eyes of Mr,
Taft to tlu plain truth that the great
Issue upon which his administration
has been adjudged a failure Is one o
common morality? The people may bo
deceived by the Intricacies of taiirt
schedules, they may bo poor Judge
of the constitutionality of fedora
but tho fals'j pretense th
jn politics that neither can lay
hi n.lj'.lit In Ludden should, and
brok'-n pledges, bad Nth, these nro
faults In honor which they pcrcelv
TFLIiS IT TO TIIK IXTEltKSTS.
The Wall Street Journal says: "It
is to the Interest of our politicians
to persuade people that most of th
evils they suffer from can be cured
by legislation. It would never do to
tell the farmer the truth that he
and not the legislature possesses the
remedy for most of the evils from
which he suffers. Probably the poli
tician does not known any better. The
representatives of a people are not
ordinarily very much wiser than the
people they represent."
The farmer is not so Bimpf as the
editor of the Wall Street Journal
may think he is. But why not ad
dress these remarks to the represen-
tatlvts of special interests? Why not
remind these gentlemen that, If they
are content with an honest livlihood
they could get along without special
legislation? The simple truth Is that
we have a lot of measures framed in
the Interest of the trust system which
need to be defeated and we have a lot
of legislation that was' enacted for
the use and benefit of special inter
ests that needs to be revised. The
people are awaking to the fact that
they must display some Interest
in the details of the government un
der which they live if they would have
It preserved in the form in which
the fathers laid it.
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Thls year is particularly happy In
the arrangement of its holidays. Lin
coln's birthday, Memorial day and
Fourth of July and Christmas fall
either on Saturday or Monday, giving
two days in succession of freedom
from labor to those who deserve
them.
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When some public "men wait until
the last minute to Jump into the
county option bandwagon, people:
generally have theld doubts as to
whether they are conscientious in
such a tardy move. It It Is principal
with thent It should have been taken
long nso,
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The resignation of Prof. Crablrec
from the presidency of tho Peru
normal and his retirement from that
Institution will prove a groat disaster
to educational int: rests of Xebrnuka.
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WIIAT.WILL KOOSF.YF.LT DO 'J
Will ex-President Roosevelt en
dorse the administration of Prescient'
Taift?
This Is the big question among the
politicians. Incidentally, the whole
nation Is interested in the query and
would like to know the answer.
There are men flying across the
ocean today, hoping to make the great
scoop" by obtaining the first authen
tic word from Roosevelt as to whether
he is for Taft's renominatton or not.
Republican standpatters have assert
tcd that Roosevelt will support Taft,
and this makes the uncertainty more
acute. The Democrats sincerely hope
ho will endorse Mr. Taft. When
Roosevelt started for Africa ho told
John A. Stewart, tho president of the
New York State league of Republi
can clubs, that he would not bo a
candidate for senator from New
York; that ho would not become a
candidate for mayor of Now York;
that he would not be a candidate for
Public Auction.
The undersigned will sell at public
auction at bis present home on the
old John Magney farm, four miles
north of Nehawka and six and one
half miles eiwt of Weeping Water,
on
THURSDAY, FEB. 24, 1910
the following property, to-wlt:
HORSES AXD CATTLE.
One Iron gray gelding, four years
old, weight 1150, one iron gray geld
ing, eight years old, weight 1400, one
l gray mare, smooth mouthed, weight
1204, one team of bay mules, smooth
mouthed, weight 2100, one black
mare, coming three years old, weight
1230, one gray mare, smooth mouth
ed, weight 1200, one bay gelding, six
years old, weight 1100, one Iron gray
gelding, five yeara old, weight 1200,
one black gelding, nine years old,
weight 1350, one black mare, eleven
years old, weight 1400, one gray
mare, smooth mouthed, weight 1200,
six cows, one heifer, six calves, one
cow and calf.
IMPLEMENTS.
Two farm wagons, three top bug
gies, one spring wagon, one stalk
cutter two 3-section harrows, one hay
rake, one Deerlng mower, one Buck
eye mower, one Deering binder, one
Badger riding lister, one walking list
er, one Peru disc, 2 Badger riding
ultivators, one Tip-top cultivator, one
Avery cultivator, new; one riding
stubble plow, one walking stubble
plow, corn elevator and power,' one
broadcast seeder, one 50-gallon iron
kettle, one U. S. separator, two heat
ing stoves, three sets of work har
ness, two sets of single harness, 6
dozen full blooded Buff Orpington
chickens, three turkeys.
All my household goods and many
other articles too numerous to men
tion. TERMS OF SALE.
All sums of $10 and under, cash In
hand; over $10, a credit from six to
i twelve months will be given, the pur
chaser giving good bankable paper
bearing eight per cent Interest from
date. Property must be settled for
before being removed. Sale to com
mence at 10 o'clock a. m. Free
lunch served on the grounds at noon.
A. 11. TFCKFK. '
Rob't Wllknson, Auctioneer.
C. West, Clerk.
Funeral Services Conducted by
Rev. Luther Moore and In
terrment Made in Oak
Hill Cemetery.
From Saturday's Dally.
The funeral of tne laie Edwin It.
Todd took place yesterday afternoon
from the Christian church In this
city,- there being an unusually large
number of friends of the deceased
gathered there to pay their laBt sad
token of respect to thla venerable
Nebraska pioneer and citizen. The
ervices were conducted by Rev. Luth
er Moore who delivered an able and
eloquent address upon the life
and works of this well known citizen
and the christian family from whom
he was descended. Rev. Moore was
thoroughly posted upon the family
history of the deceased and dwelt at
length upon the trials and tribula
tions which his father had gone
through with when he came into the
ilderness to preach the Word. Rev.
Moore also referred throughout his
address to the higjh standing which
deceased had in the community and
the great worth which his old friends
and neighbors had attached to him
during his lifetime. The sermon was
most able and impressive. There
were a number of musical selections
which the deceased had so well loved
in his lifetime being given.
The floral remembrances of lov
ing friends and neighbors were both
many and handsome, the casket re
posing amid many flowers, mute ex
pressions of the deep regard with
which all regarded the aged pioneer.
Interment followed the sermon, the
cortege being extremely Ions. The
body was laid to rest in lovely Oak
Hill, those acting as pall bearers be
ing Messrs. Thomas Wiles, Isaac
Wiles, Henry Eikenbary, Jacob
Tritsch, Walter J. White and W. H.
Newell, all for many yeara friends
and companions of the departed.
The attendance from out of the
city wa very large including Edward
Twiss and wife, Mrs. John Twiss, C.
G. Mayfield and wife and two daugh
ters and a son and Mrs. G. W. May
field, a sister of deceased, all of
Louisvilte, Mrs. Grace Thomas of
Ralston, L. C. Todd of Nehawka,
Harry Todd of Murray and Harry
Thomas and wife of Elmwood.
The widow of the deceased was un
able to come into the city for the
services owing to ill health.
Card of Thanks.
We, the undersigned, wish to thank
all those who so kindly assisted us
In our late bereavement of our hus
band and father and also for the
beautiful floral remembrances.
Mrs. E. R. Todd.
A. E. Todd and family.
Eddte Todd and family
A. L. Todd and family.
Dr. G. W. Todd and family.
Dr. T. J. Todd and family.
Russell Todd and family.
Mrs. Bertha Todd.
D.
HORSES FOR SALE
5 work mrses, 4 cultintory, I corn
planter, olfersd z privsts sals. Apply
to Mr, Boughn, on Dow Section.
A Narrow Esiaiit.
Frank Brinkman, the well known
switchman, last night had a very nar
row escape from the loss of his left
foot, while engaged In his duties in
the yards above the depot. He es
caped with merely a badly bruised
foot but this was simply due to a
remarkable streak of good luck, and
today he Is shaking hands with him
self. The switcher was engaged In
backing some cars In on one of the
tracks which runs In close to tfie
high bluff on the west side of the
upper yards and Mr. Brinkman was
riding on one of the cars on which
an apron was projecting or open. The
apron struck the bank and dropped
down, catching Mr. Brlnkman's foot
an,! bndlv Kniip7.tn(i' it Mr Ttrlnb-.
man had TirpRpnm nt mtnH cnnnch
hurriedly disengage himself and at
once had some of the men on the
engine bring him some hot water in
which he plunged his foot. To this
prompt action is due the fact that
his foot this morning was much bet
ter than he had hoped for.. An ex
amination by the company physician
disclosed that no bones were broken
but the foot was mighty severely
bruised and Mr. Brinkman will bo
off several days from work on that
account. The injury was very pain
ful also last night but today was con
siderably better. It wns a very for
tunate escape for the young man.
Mrs. E. M. Godwin, daughter Ruth
and son Everett were passengers this
morning for Omaha where thrv will
A large number of Elmwood peo- spend the day with Mrs. D. B. Eher-
ple came In last evening to see the solo and sons nt the hospital. It is
basket ball game and urge their girls j reported that Mrs. Ebersole is getting
on to possible victory. Among those j along considerably better and Is now
attending were Messrs. Ralph Euhley ' able to sit up, news which is quito
and Harry Green and Misses Bessie 1 pleasing to her many good friends
G. DelesDernler, Kstella Delesernler In the city. It is hoprd that tho inl
and Lessio Mairs. The basket ball provement is to continue and that she
gliis were Misse s Camp, Nellb Leay, ( will fully recover within a short
Emma Kunz and Pearl Wesihel. Ulnio.