The- Plattsmouth - Journal
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The Mink league is having a
hard time with their umpires. An
other one has heen "tired."
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. JMease notice that among those
who voted against the election of
senators by direct vote, of the peo
ple was: Lorimer.
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.Potatoes are $2 a bushel in car
load lots in Kansas City. Perhaps
it is just as well that potatoes are
not very good to eat.
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Some persons arc swiping flags
from soldiers' graves, but they
louldnt' dare do it to anything
more athletic than a heap of de
caying bones.
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Six hundred socialist insur
rectos are to establish the Repub
lic of Lower California. This will
last until they have to go to work
to get something to eat.
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If, as the Omaha Ben says, the
"pay-as-you-t-nler plan for Unit
ed Slates senators is becoming
unpopular," why not put them on
the free list ?
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In about a month the college
athletic will know how Manuel
of Portugal feels on descending
from his throne to look for a
cheap boarding place.
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' A man at our elbow would like
to know what the Fourth of July
committees are doing. He seems
to think they are somewhat slow
in their movements. Wake up,
boys.
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Get up early in the morning
and cut them detestable weeds.
You know it is your duty to do so.
Or are you wailing fur your
neighbors to cut them for you?
Shame I
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Missouri editors seem to be
divided in the opinion as to
whether (he predictions of Irl H.
Hicks, the weather prophet,
should be regarded as a knock
or a boost.
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Carrie Nation left mi stale,
estimated at $10,000, and some
heirs. If the latter are as good
fighters as she was, this is cer
tainly enough to inaugurate it
good "scrap."
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The conservative citizen who
wants n Sunday automobile ride
finds a period of about three
hours, beginning at 2 a. in., when
the highway is comparatively free
of joy riders.
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As tho senate can't elect a
president pro teni, we fail to see
how it can let Vice President
Sherman go to tho ball games
merely because of the funeral of
bis grandmother.
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. Obi Cass county is in fine shape
in every way you take tier. She
always shows up with the best of
thorn in crops,, cuttle, horses,
bogs, etc. Then what is the use
of removing elsewhere and faring
worse?
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Two men are starling from
Providence, R. ., t0 Rome, Italy, by
a 25-foot boat. We foresee that
if they gel across it will be by a
pedestrian trip along the bottom
of tho sea.
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The resolution providing for a
constitutional amendment for the
election of United States senators
by direct vole finally was adopted
in Ihc senate this week, although
several heroic senators realized
they were signing their death
warrants by voting for it.
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King George will be impressive
when he gets his crown on, but he
won't step as high as some of our
young sports when they first put
on a plug hat.
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If voters would speak their
honest opinion about candidates
when approached, which they
ought to do, such candidate would
know iu a very short time on
which side his bread is buttered.
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President Taft is going west as
far as Utah in September. He
probably expects to get a month
off after the senate has finished
the first paragraph of the reci
procity bill, and before it takes up
the second.
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A couple was married in Los
Angeles the other day while rill
ing in an automobile, but most
hard-working young men would
prefer a girl who was willing to
have the kind tied in a grocery
w a iron.
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A St. Louis minister has moved
to Detroit so as to enjoy good
baseball. St. Louis is up against
it, if it both can't play ball and
can't get the consolations of re
ligion for its failure to play ball.
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You hear a great deal about
June brides and preceive little
about June grooms, but the
grooms .are always there with
both feet, just the same merely
in eclipse for the time being,
that's all.
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If you toot your little looter ami
then lay aside your horn, there's
not a side in ten short days will
know that you were born. The
man that gathers pumpkins is the
man who plows all day; the tann
er lad who hustles gets the big-
uect crop of hay. The man who
advertises Willi a short and sud
den jerk is (lie man who blames
the editor because it doesn't work.
Hut the man who gets the busi
ness and who makes the scheming
pay is the fellow with the adlet
that you read from day to day.
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A POPULAR VICTORY.
The adoption by the senate of a
joint resolution for a const il u
l onal amendment for the popular
selection of senators means that
daylight is in sight for a far-
teaching reform of the utmost
consequence. There is still the
necessity of conference, of course,
between the house and senate, as
lo what will be done with the
Hristow amendment. Hut there is
every reason for believing that, in
the end, with or without the
amendment the resolution will be
adopted. That it will be ratified
by Ihe slates, and as promptly as
possible, is certain.
, And Ibis means the end of the
United States senate as the citadel
of privilege. Great states will no
longer have imposed on them,
against Ihe will of the people,
senators chosen by special in
terests which are able lo debauch
or wear out a legislature. If unfit
men are hereafter sent to tho
senate it will be by the people
themselves, and the remedy will
lie always in Ihe people's own
hands.
The result will be a better and
greater senate. Already, in recent
years, the tone of the senate has
been improved because in many
states tho people have succeeded
in asserting themselves in the
choice of senators. Even without
the amendment the day of the
Lurimers and Guggenheims has
been passing. Its sur. will soon
set altogether. The senate, like
the houe, will be truly represent
ative of the people, in the sense,
at least, that the people can make
it such whenever they choose.
And that will mark a substantial
victory for the common people in
tehir fight to emancipate them
selves from the thralldom, of
plutocracy. World-Herald.
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Lots of wheat will be ready for
the harvester next week.
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In life, as in strawberry boxes,
the largest have a way of working
lo the top.
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Judge Gary makes it clear that
the esteemed steel corporation
loves the Sherman act, but not
enough to quit restraining trade.
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An old-fashioned Cass county
farmer says if you don't hear any
frog chorus you won't see any
corn crop. What do you think
about it?
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The Red Men expect to put in
all their spare time from now on
to the Fourth of July celebration.
Plattsmouth will hold its reputa
tion for good celebrations and the
boys must work to that end.
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One of our exchanges calls La
Follette a busy liltle talker. When
a man talks a whole week and
is then termed a "little talker,"
we would like to know where they
are going to find their "big talkers."
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Among the most important ad
vances made by President Hush of
the Missouri Pacific, it should be
noted that he has raised Ihe wages
of the section men from $1.25 to
$1.50 a day. lie ought lo have
raised it to $2.
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Mrs. Ella Young, school super
intendent of Chicago, is teaching
the girls how to alight from street
cars. This would be wasted on
our girl friends, who won't ride
now in anything but an auto
mobile. -:o:
New Jersey, the stale which
first adopted the resort of enrich
ing itself by affording the big
trusts an asylum, has discovered
another way of making money. It
has adopted and is enforcing a
regulation which requires visiting
automobiles to obtain a yearly
lie ense before they dare turn a
wheel in Jersey territory.
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If it has taken the government
bureau of corporations three
years to investigate one tarifT
made trust and it is not ready to
report yet, how long will it take
a tan'IT board to investigate all
Ihe tarilf trusts and be ready to
report its conclusion to con
gress? There are not enough
figures in any ordinary printer's
shop lo set up the number of
years, and yet tho standpatters
would have the country wait until
that commission reports before
congress revises the tariff.
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Habill Here is what an old
farmer friend of the Journal says
about it: "A short time ago 1
concluded I would drag tho road,
as it was so rough. The next day
when I passed over that road and
it seem so nice and so smooth.
Then I got over on the other part
not dragged. I noticed a great
difference. Only an hour to drag
it. Since then I ran the drag over
it two or three times and the habit
was formed. Now when I go to
tho mail box I ride the drag
don't like lo walk anyway. The
road along my farm Is smooth and
level." Now hero is an example,
if followed by farmers generally
the roads would be kept smooth
and nice all tho lime.
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The Plattsmouth Journal is
hardly consistent. It bitterly con
demns those who announced their
candidacy for governor and at the
same time is booming its prefer
red candidate for United States
senator. Have not the candidates
for governor the same rights as
those for senators? Nebraska
City New s. The New s is very bad
ly mistaken. We have boomed no
man for the United States senate,
nor do we intend to until the
proper time arises. Hut there are
candidates being boomed for gov
ernor that are entirely too light
in the upper story, and wouldn't
know how to conduct the affairs if
they were elected.
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The Baldwin locomotive works
has just inaugurated a system of
life and accident indemnity in
surance for its employes. The
scheme is new in that it not only
affords protection, but encourages
thrift. The concern has estab
lished a savings fund department,
paying interest at the rate of 3.65
per cent per year, compounded
semi-annually. To depositors in
this fund the company will pay
the death benefits or injury in
demnities, ranging from half
wages for four weeks up to two
years' pay, not to exceed $3,000.
It is an admirable arrangement,
relieving employes of saving dis
position from the payment of life
and accident premiums and en
couraging the economy of thejr
earnings.
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The Platte river wagon bridge
is a sure thing now, and the Jour
nal feels proud in knowing this
fact, because it will prove a great
thing for Plaltsmouth in many
ways. In the first place, all the
north and south travel will come
through Plattsmouth, as well as
a great deal of the travel from
Omaha to Lincoln, because it is
just as near to come via this city
as it is to go any other route. The
promoters of the bridge propose
to build one of the most sub
stantial bridges that crosses the
Platte. This structure will bring
many people to Plattsuioulh who
never would think of coming here,
and who have never been here,
and when they behold the magnifi
cience of our residence, part of
town, and our substantial busi
ness blocks, they will be surprised
and they will tell what a good
town we have and advertise it in
a manner that will do the city a
wonderful amount of good. Yes,
give us Ihe Platte river bridge as
soon as possible. It will prove a
paying investment to all who care
to subscribe stock, and every
business man who desires to "See
Plattsmouth Succeed" should help
it along.
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WHY THEY OPPOSE GOOD
ROADS.
The Missouri man who sold his
farm because his neighbors had
voted to build a rock road in front
of it, which would force him to
have his horses shod, is typical of
many who oppose good road.
The process of reasoning on
the part of this man is not more
absurd than the familiar argu
ment that good roads are intend
ed only for the owners of motor
cars; or that improved highways
would answer no other purpose
than to increase tho taxes on farm
lands. And a good many Mis
souri and Kansas farmers have
advanced those arguments against
good roads.
A Kansas man, writing to the
Star, recently declared that he
would favor good roads if the
state legislature would pass a law
prohibiting motor cars from using
them.
An Oklahoma farmer protests
against good roads not only be
cause they would force him to
keep his horses shod, but because
driving on a hard roadbed would
wear out his wagons and farm
machinery.
Hut then, twenty-five years ago
the people who believe in "letting
well enough alonge" were object
ing to railroads because they
would compel the payment of rent
for pasturing cows which other
wise might run at large without
danger of being killed by steam
"injuns." Kansas City Star.
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A cood advertiser always mikes
good.
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Nearly every boy is saving up
money to burn on the Fourth of
July.
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The democratic editors of In
diana have endorsed Governor
Marshall for president.
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According to the last report
there are 2,070 inmates in the
asylums of Nebraska.
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Joe Bailey seems to have a
grip on Texas. He is preparing
to run for senator for another
term.
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Mr. Taft has just had a silver
wedding, and if he expects us to
print the family poet's verses we
can hardly deviate from regular
rales.
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. The republican senate has been
in session two months and a half
ami if it has done one thing to
earn its pay we should like to
know it.
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While we never approved of
lawless Carrie Nation, it is no
worse to throw dead stones into a
saloon window than to throw live
men out the door into the gutter.
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They are objecting to a woman
as principal of the city schools in
Omaha. They can find no fault
with Miss McIIugh only that "she
is a woman." A very slim ex
cuse, indeed.
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This vicinity was visited ly a
fine rain last night, and just the
kind that does the most good.
Crops, and especially the corn,
will "pop" up now.
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The steel trust probe shows J.
P. Morgan has great power. The
American people won't do any
thing about it if he allows the
ball games to go on.
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The committees are busy on the
Fourth of July celebration, and
the Journal hopes they will make
good and give the people a
celebration worth coming many
miles to witness.
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June weddings have been more
numerous in Plattsmouth and
vicinity than for several years,
and from the present outlook
there are several more to come
before the month ends.
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The harvester trust still claims
to be an infant and that the "in
dustry would be ruined" if the
people were not taxed to keep it
going, although its sales run a
liltle over 10,000,000 a year.
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New York City kicks on the
noise at night of the garbage cars.
They would kick still worse if they
invaded the iorcnoon hours scared
to sleep in metropolitan sporting
life.
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Our old friend, the fur seal, is
the subject of another conference
at Washington. He has served
the purpose of a fresh air and
foreign travel fund for two gen
erations of statesmen.
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Some people want the Panama
canal zone wider. However, if
anyone has the nerve to try
blowing up the canal, he will
probably find some means of get
ting over tho fence wherever it is
located.
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George W. Berger Is mention
ed as a probable candidate for
governor next year. Mr. Herge
has many friends throughout Ne
braska, and if he gets Iu the race
proper he will be a hard man to
beat. One thing certain, none of
the "small fry" candidates can
down him.
WILL SURE HAVE FIRE
PROTECTION VERY SOON
Louisville People Highly Elated
Over the Election for
Water Works.
We are plea.-ed to note that the
water works question is now set
tled iu Louisville, and that at the
recent election it carried by a vote
of 118 for to 48 against. The
Courier is highly elated and has
just cause to be, for its editor
labored hard and long to this end.
The Courier says:
. "The water works bonds car
ried. Great news for Louisville,
wasn't il?
"Everybody and his neighbor is
pleased and nothing could have
happened that could have been of
as much value to our town as
when our people decided, by a
vote of 118 for to 48 against, to
have established water works.
Waters works means many things
for Louisville's good. In the first
place, there will be $10,000 ex
pended in our midst for this im
provement and part of this will go
to our workmen who will be em
ployed in constructing the plant,
and that helps some. Next, our
fire insurance will be lowered as
soon as the water work3 aro in
stalled. Then there is that safe
and comfortable feeling that one
enjoys who can go to sleep feeling
sure that if there is a fire in our
midst that there is water on hand
to fight it with.
"The new water works means
that Louisville will go ahead .and
not stand still. It means that,
.many will invest here who were
afraid to in the past on account of
the danger of being burned out.
The new venture means that after
so many decades past Louisville
is really coming into her own and
will grow now as never before."
Poultry Causes Trouble.
From Saturday's Dally.
The citizens of west Platts
mouth were in police court this
morning airing their grievances.
It appears the poultry belonging
to Joseph Haviers had been com
mitting tresspass upon the gar
dent of Joseph Ashenbrencr,
which, added to the extreme
drouth, caused the small cabbages
of the latter to dwindle away and
come to naught. After healed
arguments between the parties in
language not considered legal, Mr.
Ashenbrener caused a warrant to
be issued out of the police court,
and the strong arm of the law fell
ueross the path of Mr. Haviers
and he was "fetched up" in court
to explain the thusness of the
whole transaction. After hear
ing the evidence Judge Archer ar
rived at the conclusion that the
chicken ordinance had been
smashed and that it would require
at the very least one hard, round
dollar to repair the fracture,
which, added to the exxpense of
the officer and court in bringing
justice to pass this way, aggreg
ated the sum of $5.50, all of which
the defendant cheerfully paid and
departed the court a wiser, if
poorer man.
Elmer Smith and Wife Here.
Elmer Smith of Denver and wife
and Mrs. R. L. McGinnis and Mrs.
N. P. Prat t, jr., also of Denver, ar
rived in this city last evening,
having motored from Omaha yes
terday afternoon, where they ar
rived yesterday morning. Mr.
Smith and party left Denver June
1 on a wager that he could make
the round trip from Denver to
Plattsmouth, via Sioux City and
Omaha, and return in two weeks.
Mr. Smith had been on his jour
ney two weeks and was only half
over the ground. He arid his
.party had encountered all sorts of
difficulties bad roads, punctured
tires and disabled machinery. In
going to Sioux City he lost his
course and traveled fifteen miles
too far east and had lo retrace
that distance. In coming from
Omaha last evening he encounter
ed the rain near Louisville and his
car, on arriving at the Riley at 9
o'clock last evening, was loaded to
the guards with Cass county clay.
Mr. Smith and party departed on
the return trip today.
Mr. F..C. Weber departed foe
Fon du Lac, Wisconsin, this
evening on No. 2, where ho will
visit his parents for a time. On
bis return trip Mr. Weber will
stop at Chicago to attend the ses
sion of the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers' convention
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