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TO THE PUBLIC:
We own six quarter sections of land, which will make six good farms. This land lays four miles from
Cushing, on the Burlington road; about 150 miles northwest from Plattsmouth. This is all clay loam, just
the same as Cass county land. About 350 acres in cultivation; 187 acres now in winter wheat. Two new
houses. Price 530 to $40 per acre, on good easy terms.
H. J. and A. M. TEMPLIN, Falmer, Neb.
For a young man or renter that has some cash and wish to get a farm, this is your opportunity. Re
member a bushel of wheat raised on this land is worth just as much as on $150.00 land. Remember also, you
buy direct from the owners, and save all commissions. Kindly call on me, at the Hotel Riley-room 6, for
further particulars. Will be there until Friday noon, December 30, 1910. A. M. TEMPLIN.
More Farm IDargainsS
We have for sale 320 acres; 100 of which is under cultivation; good improvement. Price $G5 per acre.
234 acres; 130 acres under cultivation; 50 acres now in wheat -goes with the farm. Good improvement.
Price $75.00 per acre.
200 acres a dairy or stock farm, two miles from St. Paul; fair improvements. $7,000; good terms.
160 acres, 1J miles from Palmer; good improvements and an extra good farm. Price $100.00 per acre.
120 acres, 1 mile from Palmer; fair improvements. This place has not been cared for. Price $70.00
per acre. This indeed is a bargain.
80 acres, 1 mile from the depot, Falmer; fair improvements. Trice $90.00 per acre. A bargain.
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For full particulars call on me at the Hotel Riley room 6, where you can
find me until Friday noon, December 30lh. v
Grandma Brantner Passes Away
on Christmas Eve, and Remains
to be Brought Here for
Interment
Judge A. J. Beeson yesterday re
ceived a message from.M. Waybrlght
at Los Angeles, California, Informing
ihira of the death ot Mrs. Beeson's
grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Jane Brat
ner, which occurred at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Waybrlght,
Christmas eve, and that Mrs. Way
bright would start to Plattsmouth
with the remains Immediately.
Sarah Jane Orendorff was born In
Highland county, Virginia, March 11,
1825, where she grew to womanhood
and received her education and after
ward married William S. Brant
ner. After their marriage Mr. and
Mrs. Brantner resided in their native
state until November 1866, they re
moved to Cass county, Nebraska, re
siding la this county until Mr. Brat
ner's death, July 1901.
Fourteen children were born to
Mr. and Mrs. Bratner, six of whom,
with twenty-six grandchildren, sur
vive them.
The deceased had made her home
with her daughter, Mrs. M. Way
bright for a number of years and
died of ailments incident to old age.
The surviving children are: Mrs.
C. V. Snyder, of Churchvllle, Vir
ginia, Mrs. Elizabeth Waybrlght, Los
Angeles, California; Mrs. A. E. Bev
erldge, of Plattsmouth, Mrs. Fannie
Brown, of Los Angeles, California, J.
W. Bratner, of Plattsmouth, and
'Mrs. Alice Jeffries, of Olympla, Wash
ington. Mrs. Bratner was a consist
ent member of the Methodist church
and the funeral will be held in the
church here, probably next Thursday.
A more definite announcement will
bo given In tomorrow's issue of the
Journal.
Mr. and Mrs. Brantner were mem
bers of a colony of Virginia people
who emigrated to Cass county over
forty years ago, and their children
are among the best families of the
county.
Too Old to Ho Caught.
When Sheriff Fischer and Shorlff
Qulnton, of Plattsmouth, were at
tending the convention at Columbus
they didn't have a bit of fun. On
the way home they stopped In Omaha
and went to the Gayoty theatre where
they had a good deal of amusement.
Somo of their friends wanted them to
sit In a box the same as Modest
August and the county commissioners
had done, but they were too wise.
Both Fischer and Qulnton are bald
headed and they were too cute for the
fellows who did sit In a box exposed
to the Jokes of the actors Nebraska
City Press.
Subscribe for the Dally Journal.
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NOW LISTEN!
A. W. TEMPLIN,
Stork Doing Well.
Mr. John Bergman, who resides
eight miles west of the city, drove in
from the farm this morning In time
to catch No. 15 for Omaha. Mr.
Bergman says the mild winter is fine
for live stock and the cattle are com
ing through thus far in good shape.
After he cut his twenty-three acre
field of fall wheat this summer, he
double disced the ground which had
many heads of wheat lying scattered
over It. The wheat came on well
and made a good stand, and his thirty
head of cattle and seven head of
horses have almost lived on the
wheat, and his milch cows have
almost doubled the quantity of milk.
The stock has not commenced on his
corn stalks and there is plenty of
feed In the field for some time
come.
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Big f Jamc and Dunce.
Arrangements have been completed
for a red-hot basket ball game Fri
day evening, Dec. 30th, between the
Plattsmouth high school team and
the German Turners. The event
promises to be one of the best ever
held in this city and as both are local
teams a large crowd 13 expected to be
on hand to cheer their favorites. The
high school team has improved much
since their last game and the Turners
will be there with the goods. A dance
will be the closing feature of the
evening, starting right after the
game. Music will be furnished by
the M. W. A. orchestra. Remember,
Friday evening, December 30, at
Coates hall, at 8 o'clock.
Fine Christinas Present.
Dr. E. W. Cook, head physician of
the M. W. A., was tho recipient of a
handsome Christmas reminder In the
shape of a fine, comfortable leather
upholslered chair. The doctor Is
very proud of his present because it
comes from those with whom he is
more or less associated In his official
capacity. The gift Is from the state
deputy and the district deputies un
der Dr. Cook, and demonstrates the
high esteem In which he is held by
them.
Mall Carrier Remembered.
We have received Christmas pres
ents during the last few days from
the following: Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Thomasson, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Thomasson, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Kell
inson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lowell,
Mr. William Wolfarth, living on the
west end of our route, mt.de us a
nice present of cash money, for all of
which we are very thankful.
J. M. Young,
Mail carried It. R. 1, Mynard
Hunted Cottontail.
Carl Fattier and his brother-in-
law, Will Mason, and Clement and
Henry Kokel, got a rig yetderday and
went down to Rock Bluffs to hunt
the festive ra-bbit. They succeeded
In bagging nineteen of the juicy anl
mals, and the boys will have rabbit
pie now for some days.
Read the Tally Journal.
Bargains!
THE BABY GIVEN AWAY
AT THE MAJESTIC
The unique method of advertising
adopted by Manager Shlaes of the
Majestic brought out a fine crowd
Christmas eve when the live baby
was given to the person holding
the lucky number. Berore adopting
an infant the law requires that the
foster-parents shall subscribe to
writing under oath that the adopted
child shall be well cared for, fed and
clothed and educated as one born In
lawful wedlock. Manger Schlaes was
careful to observe the legal steps for
adoption before he would even allow
the little ono to be seen after tho
tickets were drawn from the basket.
When it was ascertained that Val Brr-
kel was to be tho adopting parent, he
was Invited to step to the front and
with his uplifted hand made solemn
oral declaration that he would take
the little motherless waif, and care
for it like a father. After the for
malities were duly observed the in
fant was brought forth and held
aloft for the Inspection of the foster-
parent as well as the crowd. When
it was disclosed that the adopted in
fant was a sweet little pig, the audi
ence raised the roof with tumultuous
applause. Val was game and would
not back out simply because the
child had been misrepresented in
species, but took it with him. He
had trouble from the start, dffferent
ones of his friends atTempted to steal
the little animal away from him,
thinking In his disappointment he
might not care for it as, Us needs
would require. These attempts were
repeated so many times that he
finally forgot his solemn promise to
keep and care for the little waif until
she was eighteen years of age and to
give her a good education, forgot his
solomn promise to protect the Infant
like a child, and offered the little
waif for sale, and actually sold It for
a few paltry dollars, without exacting
any promise from the purchaser t
feed and care for the little pig. This
did seem heartless to Mr. Schlaes,
who had taken Buch pains to procure
a nice pig for Val to adopt.
Stanley Hall Taken to Lincoln.
Yesterday Deputy Sheriff Man
speaker went to Lincoln, taking to
the asylum, Stanley Hall, the man
who was declared Insane by the In
sanity board a few days ago. No
room could be found for him at the
asylum when the order was mado for
his detention, and he has occupied a
part of the cago at tho county Jail.
Stanley was on his good behavior yes
terday and did not attract a great
deal of attention, fo and from tho
train. The doctor thinks with proper
treatment and abstlnanco from alco
hol tho patient will recover.
1ce Barnes, of Nebraska City, ar
rived In the city yesterday morning
and visited his father, Dr. A. ,P.
Barnes, for a short time. Leo is with
tho Nebraska City Press, and likes
bis new location very well.
GOOD TIDES OF JOY
MUCH SHALL EE TO ALL
When Will Come the Long-From-ised
Peace?
And When the Good Will to Men? Na-
tions Still Making Unprecedented
Preparation For War.
CHATTANOO
GA, Tenu., Dee.
25th.-Pastor Rus
sell of Brooklyn
Tubernacle preach
ed here today In
the afternoou on
"The Great Here
after" and In tho
forenoou from the
text below quoted.
Ou both occasions
his audiences sat
spellbound for a
much longer time than the majority
have been In the habit of listening to
a discourse. Deep eagerness was also
manifested to receive from the ushers
at the dose free copies of Pastor Rus
sell's Booklet on "What Say the Scrip
tures About Hell." The speaker said:
Lighted! centuries and more have
passed since Israel's greatest Prophet,
Jesus, sent forth Ills message of recon
ciliation to God. At the time of his
birth angel visitors, onnounolng him,
declared that his birth signified "good
tidings of great Joy which shall bo to
nil people" and that this would mean
"pence on earth nnd good will ntnongst
men" (Luke II, 10, 11). Yet after
eighteen centuries these prophecies nro
still unfulfilled. We find the world In
more warlike condition at present than
ever before. Europe has a standing
army of over a million of the picked
men of its several nations. And even
our own country has deemed It neces
sary to considerably Increase Its stnnd-
Ing army. On every sen are great
battleships , requiring thousands of
men nnd millions of dollars for their
np-keep, not to mention the millions
of dollars which they originally cost.
And still more war vessels nre plan
ned with greater guns, some of which
expend thousands of dollars for pow
der nnd shells for even ono day's tar
get practice. It Is safe to say, too,
that the chief Interest In and chief
backing of recent experiments In
neiial navigation come from tho Wnr
Departments of Christendom, which
see In such devices n new method of
warfare. And the latest information
Is that n new torpedo has recently
been invented more powerful, more
destructive, more 'terrible, than any
previous device.
Whnt means this great battle nrray,
this preparation for a great struggle
between the nations? Why do not the.
nntlons disband their nnnles nnd dis
mantle their navies nnd turn these wast
ed energies to human profit, to making
the earth to blossom as the rose? The
answer Is Sin. Sin marred the orig
inal God-likeness of love In the human
heart nnd, Instead, implanted the op
posite disposition of selfishness. By
heredity sin nnd selfishness have per
meated our race. As we rend, "Be
hold, I was shapen In Iniquity; In sin
did my mother conceive nie" (Psalm
II, .r). This Is truo.of the entire human
family. We gloss tho surface. We
make n show of giving n little money
for the education of the heathen. We
make n little show of religious activ
ity In Christendom, but tho great sur
plus of wealth Is spent In self-gratification
alcoholic beverage's alone consum
ing numyfold the n mount doled out to
benevolent enterprises of nil kinds.
Peace, Peaoe; but No Peace.
For centuries the world 1ms been cry
ing out, "Pence, Pence; yet there Is no
peace," but still greater preporntlou for
war. Why? Because, despite our gloss
of civilization, tho world well knows
Its own selfishness, Its own greed, Its
own thirst for power nnd It wisely
reasons that In others selfishness nnd
greed similarly rule. Hence, with nil
their protestations of friendship nil the
governments of the world distrust, dis
believe one n not her. And now we have
reached a place where tho disbanding
of the armies of the world would bo n
dangerous nmtter. Another million of
men thrown on the labor mnrket, nl
ready glutted, would bo dangerous.
And to lenvo our cities unprotected
would Invito nnarchy in every land.
We nro not endeavoring to discourage
pence conferences nnd federations. We
are merely culling attention to facts
Indisputable facts.
The Scriptures graphically describe
our present condition. They give us a
vord-pnlntlng of w hat Is now going on,
saying, "Bent your plow-shares Into
swords nnd your prunlng-hooks Into
speurs. IOt the wenk boast that they
nro strong" nnd endeavor to keep pace
with the strong. "Come, get ye clown
to tho Vnlley of Jehoshophat" the vnl
ley of death the plnce of tho grcnt
struggle with which the reign of the
Prince of Darkness shall terminate nnd
which will preparo tho way for Mes
siah's Kingdom (Joel 111. 9-13).
Thank God for the nssunmces of his
Word that tho great "time of trouble,
such ns never was since there was n
nation," which Is phont to burst upon
the world, whose masses nro better
educated than ever before nnd trained
to the use of nil military equipments,
will be but ii short struggle! The Inti
mation of tho Scriptures Is that If
thoso days should not bo shortened,
no flesh would survive. But for tho
elect's snke by virtu of the Kingdom
of God's elect being established thoso
days shall be shortened. Then will
come tho relgn of the Prlrce of Peace
flry J
111 I M I I I I I I . ti
ml, ns the prophet ilit-l.irt, ho shall
be like unto Solomon who hxd m
wars, lint to whom every knee bowed i
nnd every tongue confessed. Ills king ,
dom of righteousness will be n King
dom of peace, notwt hstniidlug the
fact that It will be ushered In by such
time of trouble.
"I Came Not to Send Peace."
But do the Scriptures contradict
themselves? What did the Great
Teacher mean when he declared. "I
came not to send eaee on the earth.
but a sword?" (Matthew x, 3.) Ah!
he referred prophetically to the ef
fect which his gracious message of
love and favor would produce lu the
world during the relgu of sin. lie
well knew that tfie Prince of Darkness
would oppose all of his followers, ns
well as himself. He foretold that who
soever would live godly would suffer
persecution nnd so It has been. Eight
een centuries have proven It! He sent
forth his followers, like himself, un
armed, to be peacemakers, to be help
ers, to "follow peace with nil men and
holiness, without which no man shall
see the Lord." He counselled his fol
lowers, "He thnt taketh the sword
shall perish by the sword." But their
message of pence nnd love nnd the
coming Kingdom which shall bless tho
whole world nnd fulfill the angelic
prophecy of our text these things
seem to anger the world -not merely
the vicious, the ungodly, but the world
ly professors of godliness .who have
schemes nnd plans nnd theories ot
their own to work out which nro con
trary to the Gospel Message.' The
darkness, moro or less mixed 'with
selfishness, hateth the light, the Truth.'
tho love of God, neither eometli to the
light, lest Its deeds of darkness, selfish
ness, selfish nmbltlon nnd hypocrisy
should be made manifest.
The MaMor knew what the effects of
his Gospel Message would be In the
world nnd thnt only those who would
compromise his Message could possibly
live nt peace that all who would lie
loyal nnd faithful to III in would bo tra
duced, slandered, persecuted "behead
ed," either literally or figuratively. Ills
words, therefore, were n prophecy re
specting the tribulations wjilch nil his
footstep followers would surely have.
But more than this, his words were
a prophecy respecting the nations.
What Is It that has brought us to our
present degree of civilized savagery?
What Is It that makes of every busi
ness corporation n buccaneer seeking
tho destruction of every competing
financial craft? What Is' It that has
thus sharpened tho wits of humanity
to such nn extent that tho majority
find it difficult to bo honest, because
they see so many opportunities for dis
honesty, whllo It Is impossible for law
makers to make new laws with sulll
cient rapidity to keep pace with tho In
telligent methods of circumvention.
The laws, doctrines, of Christ are, In
n certain sense, responsible for nil this.
Tho liberty wherewith Christ makes
free his followers and the light which
he nnd they let shine upon n darkened
world, received In part Into uiisnnell
lled hearts nnd minds, have given wis
dom that, misapplied, we call cunning
nml craft. The proof of what wo say
Is found In the fact that other nations
thnn thoso which have received this re
flected light of Christianity nre still
quite in the background. Only now,
as Christian clvHI.allon In n perverted
form is reaching these peoples nro they
nwnkenlng nnd becoming competitors
Willi so called Christendom'. .
In our ndvnnccd conceptions of
fluii nee, warfare, etc., a pertinent ques
tion worthy of deep thought. Is, Will
It be possible to live In the world at nil
nfter the greatest financial minds shall
linvc"trust-lfied"Rll of the world's busi
ness, nod after 1 1 10 labor organizations
shall have hud their say as to who
shall nnd who shall not earn n living,
and nfter the teeming millions of Chlmi
nnd Japan shall have become thorough
ly civilized nnd Christianized nfter the
nominal sort? Would not the hordes
of the Far East overwhelm the com
paratively little handful of Europe and
America? What Is the prospect of tho
fulfillment of the prophecy of our text
"Peace on earth, good will toward
men?" There Is no prospect from the
pnrthly sources toward which we havo
been looking. If that prophecy Is ever
to be fulfilled It must be by some
Divine Intervention In human affairs.
The Desire of All Nations Coming.
Notwithstanding the eighteen centu
ries of delay our text ns a prophecy
will surely be fulfilled, nnd bo fulfilled,
too, by nnd through the Ono whom the
angels announced and whose birth Is
very generally celebrated today. The
Great Teacher, questioned by Iilate.nn
swered that he was born to bo a King
tho King of the Jews; but he also lidd
ed, "My Kingdom Is not of this Age."
How true! Many of us have gotten the
wrong Impression that our Redeemer
has been waging, ns the Great King of
Glory, nn unsuccessful wnrfare for
eighteen centuries against Satan, sin
and death. But here we learn from
the Great Teacher's own lips thnt Ills
Kingdom Is not of this Age. It belongs
to tho "world to coino" tho Ago to
come.
Do wo Inquire, then, who lias been
tho ruler of this world, this Age? The
answer of the Master Is that Satan Is
the Prince of this world, lie Is n usurp
er. The dominion of earth was given
to man. But Satan, deceiving our race,
putting darkness for light, has become
thereby the real ruler, using humanity
merely ns his tools. He Is styled "the
god of this world," and the "Prince of
this world," or nge. And wt nro told
again that "Ho now workelh In tho
henrts of tho children of disobedience."
When wo reflect how many of human
ity oro disobedient, we see the vnst
noss of the empire controlled by the
Prince of Dnrkness. And when wo see
the few, comparatively, who are sol
diers of the cross and followers of tho
Lamb we perceive thnt, ns tho Mnster
.n Ul. Ills following during this ge N
to l.e a "Utile flot'k."
Perplexed aiul confused iiuiny may
llsk w,mt , u hi)ie f iuf fu,
tillment of our text, "Peace on earth,
good will toward men?" We answer
that our Master, who declared that he
win not the Piltlee of this age, de
clared nlso that his Kingdom of thoa
next nge will be Introduced with ow
er nnd great glory and that, although
Its Initial manifestation will be with
clouds nnd darkness and a tlaie of
trouble such ns never liefore has been,
nevertheless bis relgu will lie glorious,
triumphant and eternal. "Ho shall
take unto himself his great power and
relgn" until "be shall have put all
enemies under his feet;" "the last
enemy that shnll tie destroyed U
dentil." "Unto him every knee shall
bow and every tongue coufess."
The victory of Emanuel means the
overthrow of sin the crushing of the
serpent's head. At tho very beginning
of bis glorious relgn Satan shall' be
bound nnd following Its close he shall
be destroyed In tho Second Death, to
gether with nil thoso who love un
righteousness, nfter they shall havo
had full knowledge nnd full opportu
nity for recovery from the snares of
sin nnd death. Then, Indeed, the
whole world will proclaim the glory
of God. There will no longer bo dis
cordant sound. As the Scriptures de
clare, There shall bo no more crying,
no more sighing, no more dying nil
the former things of sin nnd dentil
shall have passed nwny (Uev. xxl, 4.
The Great Restorer of All.
Tho great King who, eighteen cen
turies ago, died, the Just for the un
just, that he might. Judicially, bring
mankind back Into harmony with God,
Is to be tho Groat King of earth, the
great Restorer of nil that was lost in
Adam, nnd be will make nil things
new" (Revelation xxl, r.
Everything npportnlnlng to this
great Plan of Salvation outlined In the
Word of God Is reasonable. The cru
cial testing of the elect Church U nec
essary in order that, ns faithful nnd
merciful priests of God and of Christ,
nssoc luted with him In bis kingly.
glory, they may bo God's Instrumen
tality in succoring mankind from the
fallen conditions which have resulted
from six thousand years" of sin, nnd
from the ninllgnaiit lnfluonco of tho
Prince of darkness, during the thou
sand years which the Bible stipulates
ns the period of Messiah's relgn (Rev
elation xx, (!) a period neither too long
nor too short In which to accomplish
tho great work of the world's salvntlon.
True, some ono might say, It It has
required eighteen centuries for the
development of tho Church, how much
moro tlmo will be necessary for the
uplifting of the world? But wo an
swer that It Is not the Divine Purpose
to uplift tho world to tho station of
spirit nature nnd glory, but rather to
restitution blessings nnd conditions.
It Is because of tho high exultation
offered to the Church that such crucial
testings of saclillclal obedience even
unto death Is required. With the
Prince of darkness bound nnd the Sun
of Righteousness arising with healing
In Its beams the darkness or sin nml
crime n ml sorrow will soon flee nwny.
One century of such blessed Influence
upon the world will surely work won
ders, bringing In nlso Inventions and
comforts nnd blessings, ns yet un
dreamed of. Next will come the grad
ual nwnkenlng of nil w ho have fallen
nsleep In death. They will coiun forth
from the prison house of death, ns tho
Scriptures declare; will come forth
that they may be made acquainted
with the true God nnd with hW glo
rious Son, the Redeemer, nnd wltu.
the principles of righteousness In con
trast with the principles of sin.
We ennnnt suppose that It will re
quire the majority' 'of men, under
thoso conditions, to sit long counting
tho vnlue of the blessings of eternal
life nnd restitution proffered them.
Tho upward move, resurrection, uplift
ing, regeneration, will go rapidly on.
while meantime, generation nfter gen
eration shall come, forth from tho
tomb nnd enjoy similar experiences.
Finally all shall have come forth, be
cause the love of God mode thl.4 pro
vision through the death of our Re
deemer, who delighted to do the Fa
ther's will nnd who has already been
reworded gloriously with high exnltn
t lou to the divine plane of glory, honor
and Immortality.
Good Will Amongst Men.
Tho attainment of the condition of
good will amongst men will mean the
oltnliimeut of human perfection. God
is Love. And when our first jinrents
were created nn pnrthly lningo of God,
love must have been the predominant
qnnlity of their characters. Whnt we
seo of selfishness Is largely a mntter
of heredity, nnd nil of life's customs
are In lino with it and continually In
creasing Its weight and Its hold upon
us. But with the new King nnd tho new
relgn of righteousness will como tho
glorious uplifting nnd transformation.
Gradually, during the thousnnd years
of Messiah's domination of tho world,
the evils of selfishness will be mado np
parent and the beauties of holiness nnd
love will be shown lu contrast.
Restitution rewards will lift nil tho
willing and obedient up out of sin ami
KclfhdincsM to holiness and love. Then
with love the very essence of iiuiii'b be
ing, good will towards men will every
where prevail, because tho Divine law,
almost effaced through tho relgn of
sin. will bo rewritten In tho human
constitution. That Lnw, ns we know,
is, "Thou shalt lovo tho Lord thy God
with nil thy benrt, with nil thy mind,
with nil thy strength, and thy neigh
bor ns thyself."
Finally, dear friends, how glnd we
nro thnt this Is true; how glad wo nre
that tho terrible falsehoods palmed off
on us during tho Dark Ages respecting
a God or hatred nnd a nci or torture
j everIllBtlng nre not true!
