The- Plattsmouth - Journal
r Published Seml-Weeklj at
R. A. BATES,
Entered at the Postoffice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class
matter.
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Cutting capers
In Hit maga
zine and papers;
Big and handsome,
Clad and burly,
Better start your
Shunning early.
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Semi-Weekly Journal goon to
press one day earlier this week on
account of Thanksgiving.
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That Lincoln Center tar party
certainly succeeded in besmirch
ing the good name of Kansas.
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The hecf (rust olllcials say they
want peace at any price and they
most certainly have the price.
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Moslon had its tea parly and
California its vilanl.es, but it lakes
a tar parly to .make Kansas
famous.
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"Taft going after money trust."
If he comes hack with the bacon
it will do much to help liim regain
his old popularity.
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Express rales are being probed
again. Somehow Ibis always re
minds us of that proposition
known as the parcels post.
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Ah, I hat's Ihe .stuff! Roosevelt
has been suggested as diclator of
Turkey, l'orce him to accept and
that might be one stump removed
from Taft's roadway.
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As only about one murderer in
every 25(1 ever pays the death
penalty, the friends o( Mr. Bealtie
may relied that notwithstanding
his confession he was playing in
rather hard luck.
A religious paper says: "Cod
helps those who help themselves."
How about Ihe fellow who enters
your ben house at night and helps
himself lo your chickens.
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Indications are (hat Ihe Mc
Namara case in Los Angles will
be submitted to I lie Jury some
time within a year after the Hyde
case, in Kansas City goes to the
Jury.
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New Jersey is still democratic
on the total vote cast the 7th of
November by 11,1 00 majority, in
spito of all the efforts of James
Smith, jr., and bis standpat
democrats.
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Taft might, of course, send a
message lo congress so brief and
interesting that all the people
would read it, but this would in
volve a drastic departure from
precedent.
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"There are as many oppor
tunities for a man to become rich
now as in Lincoln's time," says
"x-Scnalor Thurston. This is the
first anyone ever hoard that Mr
Lincoln became wealthy.
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An effort is being made lo in
duce William Loch to manager
I'resident Taft's campaign for re
flection. The job, as someone
remarked (he other day, will bo
about ns merry as driving a
hoarse.
Turkeys seem to bo plenty on
the market, and the price seems
lo be somewhat higher than last
Thanksgiving, Hut (he price
makes but little difference to
fhoso who have the money lo pay
for them. It has been so long a
euslom to have turkey for
Thanksgiving that many don't
know how lo get along without it
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Publisher.
Four members of the Shady
Uend tar party were given the
limit one year's imprisonment.
This is certainly justice, for their
deed was certainly tho limit.
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This is the season when bad
flues are a menace to property.
By being careful in investigating
your flues you will probably not
only save your properly from de
struction, but also that of your
neighbor.
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At a town election in New
Jersey a few days since a snow
storm kept the women voters
away from the polls. II will lake
some time yet for the en
franchised women lo become
inured to the rough weal her of
American politics.
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The democrats of Nebraska are
not going lo let a good show pass
for carrying Ihe stale next year.
They should throw lo Ihe wayside
nil past bickerings and present a
solid front in the biggest effort of
their lives lo capture the presi
dency in next year's election.
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Teddy says he will not be a can
didate for president under any
circumstances, and lie also says
be has no favorite for the place,
lie secured Taft's nomination be
fore, and why not again? He is
like everybody else, perhaps. He
thinks Taft has made a failure.
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"The man who is continually
lolling his friends that he wishes
he was dead or had never been
born, soon has them wishing the
same thing about him," says an
exchange. Yes, and he's usually
the fellow that strikes you for
live bones until payday, "just to
keep alive."
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Omaha people are taking ad
vantage of the Platte river bridge.
About twenty-live or thirty motor
cyclists were visitors in Plaits-
mouth yesterday, coming in over
the bridge. This isn't nothing lo
what it will be when Ihe good old
summer lime comes around again.
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Champ Clark's reported pur
pose to write a book is pointed to
as proof that he doesn't expect lo
be elected president. However, it
may bo suggested that the books
Mr. Hoosevell wrote apparently
didn't hurt him much.
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The La l'ollette supporters arc
organizing in every county in Ne
braska. Vic Rosewaler and his
little cotorio of standpatters can
have Iheir banquets and attempt
to make a big show, but when the
time arrives for prompt action tho
La Toilette fellows will bo there
with Ihe voles.
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Colonel Hob White, one of the
best newspaper men Missouri
ever produced, and ono of the
most genial fellows in whom Cod
ever placed tho breath of lifo,
says it wouldn't bo a bad idea to
make Ihe saloons pay for a por
tion of the , rock roads in that
! state. While Hob may bo honest
in (his declaration, it would seem
lo us that tho saloon man had
enough rock (y) roads in Missouri
now.
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Ono trouble with the democrats
of Nebraska is that when we have
the beat show for success, too
many candidates pop up and spoil
Ihe whole business. They push
themselves to the front whether
the people want them or not, and
then whino becauso tho people sit
down on thoni.
The way to iirgauize the demo
crat e- i;titj in ..l.raka i. In
throw aile all the bitter feeling
that may hae been engendered
in the past. Let there be no fac
tional strife, but all get together
on good, cominonseiise principles,
that will carry the parly on to
victory next year.
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Watch for the republican scrap
over the republican nomination
for congress in this district. Paul
Clark has been named by the in
surgents. It is believed that W.
A. Selleck will be chosen by the
regulars. They will make a tight
that will be worth going miles to
witness. Lincoln Star.
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Why all this regret over the de
parture of Ross, Davidson, Crab
tree, et al from the state to fill
high positions in other slates?
We Jiave plenty more of 'em left.
In fact, we produce them in Ne
braska and feel pulled up a little
because other slates offer llicrn
big wages to get them. They
grow in Nebraska. Come and get
some more when in need.
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Only four more weeks from next
Monday until Christinas. Hotter
begin to do your shopping early,
and remember, also, that you can
purchase to better advantage right
now than you can if you wait unlil
the last hours of. the rush, when
everybody is in your way. Also,
bear in mind that your home mer
chants have goods that are just
as good and suitable for gifts as
you will lind in Omaha and other
cities. Now is the time to select
what you want. Cot in early and
avoid tho rush.
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A friend came into the Journal
ofllco tho other day and wanted lo
know why we didn't run a paper
more on the line that Christ would
run one. Of course, we don't
know how Christ would run a
paper. In the first place, if he was
back on oarlh,-we don't believe he
would go into the newspaper busi
ness. There is not an editor or
preacher on earth (hat could tell
the truth for thirty days and stay
in Ihe community in which he
lived. If our friend doubts this,
let him try telling the absolute
I ruth for just one week and see
where ho lights.
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The democrats of Nebraska can
carry Ihe state next year with an
effective-organization, dive us a
good man for governor, in the
tlrst place, and then, if the proper
man is nominated for president,
Ihe slate is assured to the demo
crats. Several gentleman are
aspiring to the governorship, but
none of them are very favorable (o
(ho masses of the party. There
are men who can bo nominated
and elected, but they do not feel
like making a scramble for Ihe
ofllco. Some names are mentioned
for governor who could not bo
elected if nominated. Then why
not, for (he sake of peace and
harmony and the good of the
party, get out of the way Tor
someone who can bo elected?
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THANKSGIVING) AQAIN.
Stir up the lire and decapitate
Ihe fatted turkey, for Thanksgiv
ing is upon us once inoro with all
its suggestions of good things to
eat, and dear friends (o greet.
We must get up in time to meet
that early (rain, for brother and
sister aro coming homo from col
lege (o stay until the close of the
Sunday following tho groat na
tional feast. Or it may be that a
son or a daughter is coming to
spend a few days under I ho old
roof. Or possibly your old father
or mother are coming to sec you,
and, in that case, Heaven is, in
deed, kind to you.
The crops were not very good
(his year, but (hero is a great deal
of great value in this world bo
side crops. There is your father,
and your mother, your sisters and
brothers, your little girls and
boys, and your big ones, too
nil are very much appreciated, for
they make up a good part of this
llTe.
Head a chapter out of the his
tory of Russia, and then see if you
do not have a tremendously keen
appreciation of the blessings of a
free government, ami of times of
peace and good will.
Read Ihe story of the blank
atheistic murders of Italy, and
then see if you do not appreciate
what it means to you to have the
incitements lo purity, kindness
and goodness, and the promise of
life eternal which your simple
hearted faith in God, and in His
Christ, will bring you. Yes; the
crops were a partial failure this
year, but, neverthless, we have a
world of blessings for which we
may give heartfelt thanks.
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IS SANTA CLAUS INSANE?
Out in the deluge of schemes
for organization there comes ono
appeal (hat seems hardly likely to
strike a responsive chord. It is
from Inidanapolis and the "pub
licity headquarters" of the
"World's League for a Sane
Christmas." II takes live closely
type-writ feu pages for Margaret
llossiler Hurlingame to tell what
il is all about which she seeks to
do under the caption, The
Christinas Insanity."
It constitutes a rather hysteri
cal outcry against the too indis
criminate giving of Christmas
presents until (hi' expense be
comes a drag upon the resources
of the giver. The members of
this organizalion for the salvation
of soft-hearted humanity pledge
themselves lo do all in their
power "to discourage (he sense
less practice of indiscriminate
giving, to lli. end I hat true human
love and brotherhood may reign in
tin' hearts of men, instead of the
mmidlin insanily that now dis
graces the day." ,
The declared purpose of (he
league is "lo .slop the commer
cializing of Christmas and lo
foster the true spirit of giving
the giving of love ami Ihouwht and
service I hrouglioul Ihe entire
year."
That sounds good. Hut hold
on. Hefore you send in your
name for membership il would be
well lo read the pargraphs which
say :
"Our system of giving as it
stands today lacks even the rudi
ments of Christly giving. It car
ries in its train hardship, heart
aches nnd debt. if. means Tor man
months of worry and work, fid
lowed by weeks of illness and
forced rest, while for others who
leave lliings for the last moment
it means the mad rush and
crush of Christmas shopping days.
And for what? For fear, that
someone will give a gift and there
will be none to give in exchange.
"It is not tho intention of the
league (o spoil (he day for (he
children, but rather to teach them
I ho I rue joy in (ho day. Instead
of teaching our children the real
j'y of giving to be experienced
throughout the entire year, wo
leach them that there is a special
ly created person a wonderful
Santa Clans whoso solo business
is (o give things lo them. And
yet parents in later years wonder
where on earth their children get
Iheir selfishness."
You don't say? Now what do
you think of that? Isn't it awful,
Mabel? Santa Glaus the author
of all human selfishness. How
shocking 1
Now we all know whence came
the subtle influono.c, perhaps, (hat
once led tho great federal postal
department to order that all
childish letters to Santa Glaus be
sent lo the dead letter ofllco, an
order which our bachelor post
master general recently showed
his goodheartedness by counter
manding. Who that has a child will ever
bo led by Margaret nurlinganie to
believe that tho good old German
legend of Santa Claus is going to
mako that child selfish? Surely
nobody. For if Ihe thought that
a Santa Glaus has boon specially
i TABLE LBS MB 1PIS!
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We show a full line of Table
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, them out. Call and see them.
a beautiful all linen napkin, at
f
I SILKS ! We are closing out
the thing for fancy work. Ask
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ZUCKWEILER& LUTZ
created to give presents lo them
will make children selfish, what
about the story that a specially
chosen soul saver was sent into
the world to redeem mankind?
Will it not make all men and
women selfish?
Undoubtedly generous people
do sometimes exceed their means
in Ihe giving of gifts, and when
they do it that is only tho lesson
in practical, indisputable form
that Ihe Santa Claus story has not
made them selfish. Nothing so
lends value to a gift of love as
the knowledge that it was born of
some sacrifice of the giver. A
bankrupt purse is better far than
a bankrupt heart, and we "love the
more (hose for. whom we make
sacrifice.
And it is almost shocking lo
think thai, any society of human
beings can hope to attain either
honor or prestige from knocking
on Santa Glaus. It is lose ma
jesty of the foulest find, and most
of us will have none of it. Lin
coln Star,
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Ranch for Sale or Trade.
840-acro ranch in Garfield
county, Nebraska, 3Vi miles from
Burweil, the county seat. Will
sell or trade for Plattsmouth city
properly. For particulars call at
this ofllco.
For Rent or Sale.
The frame business house just
west of the postoffice in Murray.
Size, 16x21, and in good condition.
Apply to Holmes or Smith.
Glen Perry drove in from Eight
Mile Grove precinct this morning
and boarded the I rain for Omaha.
Our aim is to please and satisfy our cus
tomers, by giving them value for money received.
Our unlimited variety of patterns and styles of cloth
ing will enable you to choose something along conserva
tive lines, or if you are a fancier of freakish ideas we are
here to obey your commands.
Take a half hour off and drop around to look over'our
line of Men's Clothing and Furnishing Goods.
"Let us Overcoat you for Winter and save you money."
WM. IM1LLY.
Plattsmouth, Neb.
Linens and Napkins. We have
As a special we offer
$1.50
per dozen
a lot of remnants of Silk. Just
to see them.
LEGAL NOTICE.
Frank Swoboda will take notice
that on the 9th day of November,
If 11, M. Archer, a justice of the
peace for Cass County, Nebraska,
issued an order of attachment for
Ihe sum of .$05.35, in an action
pending before him, wherein the
Omaha Iron Store Company is
plaintiff and Frank Swoboda, de
fendant, that property of the de
fendant, consisting of wagon
tongue, fellows, spokes, rims,
singletrees, painted and plain,
neckyokes, doubletrees, bolsters,
buggy tongues, horseshoes, buggy
spokes, plow bandies and numer
ous other articles of merchandise
have been attached under said
order. Said cause was continued
until tho 4th day of January, 1912,
at 9 o'clock A. M.
Omaha Iron Store Company,
By D.'O. Dwyer,
Its Attorney.
Balked at Cold Steel.
"I wouldn't let a doctor cui ."y
fot off," said II. D. Ely, Bantam,
Ohio, "although a horrible ulcer
has been the plague of my life for
forty years. Instead I used Buck
len's Arnica Salve, and my foot
was soon completely cured."
Heals Burns, Boils, Sores,
Bruises, Eczema, Pimples, Corns.
Surest Pilo euro, 25c at F. G.
Fricke & Co.
Box Social and Program.
Reserve Saturday evening, De
cember 2, for the box social and
program al the Pleasant Ridge
school, belter known as tho Beck
er school. District 11, eight miles
west of Plattsmouth. Maltio Lar
son, Teacher. 2tw-3td.
After a heavy meal take a couple
of Doan's Regulets, and give your
stomach, liver and bowels the help
they will need. Regulets bring
easy, regular passages of the
bowels.
MEN'S OUTFITTER