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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1911)
The- Plattsmouth - Journal cms Published Semi-Weekly at Plattsmouth, Nebraska CZ3 R. A. BATES, Publisher. Entered at the Poetoffice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class matter. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Early shopping at the tax C( lector's office pays as well as it docs elsewhere. :o: It is hoped Tafl docs not for iret to put, a Red Cross stamp on av message In' sends to i'oii ftross. :o: rt, is easier lo gel dynamite enough to Mow up Hie capitol at Washington than lo purchase a 1 hree-inch firecracker. :o: I'ossihly the high cost of living han lieen exaggerated. Dr. Wiley declares a man can live a month nrt one bushel of wheat. II is proposed t hat I he I rouble Willi Itussia he referred lo Tho Hap in court, hut the judges miKht drop dead if (hey got a case to decide. Lincoln Star: One thing seems certain. The Tuft demonstration was not strong enough to pull the local rcpuhliean organ oil' the fence. :o: The Indian Durbar must have hern ipiilc a show, hut. not much compared with the Improved Order of lied Men working the third degree. We are convinced I hat no mat ter how busy a man may he, he should at least lake the lime to read the head-lines of the presi dent's messages. The moral of the Stokes' shoot ing case seems lo he that if you keep I he footlights between your self ami the show girls you won't get shot, in the legs. :o : Louis Mrandeis says thai the trusts are Ihe cause of the pres ent social unresl. And the social unrest in I urn is causing t he rusts lo he uneasy. As both parlies bad been through Ihe divorce- cuorl, the marriage of Alfred G. Vanderbilt mid Mrs. McKim is a thoroughly fashionable wedding. ;o; The New York peace meeting was broken up by a riot. It is get ting so that u good peace advocate weds to be prepared lo ndminsler fwme sound thrashings. . ;o: Russia is hot under tho collar ftbtut Ihe Sulzer resolution to abrogate tho treaty of 1832. There in nothing else for an offender to 4 when called to account for his flense. . While it is sadly disappoint ing to see so man- members of congress vole to retain tho 20 enls per mileage Kraft, at the samo lime wo rojoioo to know that our own member, Hon." John A. Maguiro, was one of the 98 con gressmen who voted for the re duction. The uihm who nays our John is not nil right don't know much, anyway. :o : H'ho standpat-Pollard-Rosewa- ler booster convention, which has! been talked or ho much for the fnt month or six weeks has passed, and villa its passing the idea that Nebraska In a Tafl state has also gone Glimmering among the hopes of Litlo Vio and Earnest Pollard. A more signal failure of a political gathering U Nebraska ever was hold. From all reports Pollard and Reowaler were very mueh depressed orcr tke email alfendanco nrt fkn "grand blow out. !, I Mr. Kdison's concrete furniture will never satisfy the small boy. What will he have then to try his new Christmas jack-knife on? :o: W. K. I). Stokes can now re flect that if be bad gone to prayer meeting that, night, be never would have got into that mess with the shoot ing show girls. :o: 25,000 Cleveland people are (boycotting eggs for three weeks. As the political spell-binders will soon be around, it seems very de sirable lo conserve the supply. :o ; If tin1 president would give a carpet sweeper lo every congress man who should read all his mes sages, some of the newer states men would perhaps accept Ihe offer. Business mailers prevents E. M. Pollard from serving as sec retary of Ihe committee of Taft boomers. We should think so af ter that great turnout of Taft supporters last Tuesday. :o: Any man who ever got up on a summer night lo slap a mosquito can understand the trouble Italy is having with those slippery- Arabs, with the difference, that it costs Italy 2,500,(n() a day. Presidents have freipienlly bad trouble in gelling the indorse ment of their own stale, because they bucked Ihe machine loo hard. Mr. Taffs dillirullies in Ohio do mil, proceed from this source. :o: . It. is a foregone conclusion now that Ttafl stands no show or car rying .Nebraska. That great "blowout" got ten up by Pollard and llosewaler at Lincoln Tues day night has settled that matter. :o: The Tafl booster meet ing al Lincoln Tuesday had one Plaits mouth representalive present in Ihe person of Post master Schnei der. According to the Lincoln Star, be was Ihe first man on Ihe ground. :o: The Infanta Kulalie has stirred up all kinds of rumpus in Spain by writing a book. Had she lived in this country no one would have known about it except Ihe postman thai brought back the rejected manuscripts. As Sam Ooinpors will have ample chance to talk when the American Federation of Labor meets again, it would seem judicious just now for him to con serve his lung power a little more carefully. -:o: A congressman will walk up to the capitol and vote away $60, 000,000 of other people's money in five minutes, but when his wife calls on him for 00 cents for a Christmas present he will think it over for a week. Mrs. Wiley argued for tho par eels post on tho ground that she has to drive threo miles to get a loaf of bread. Most of our wom en rriends would rather walk threo miles than put their hands into tho bread-pan. :o:: . What is tho matter with ex- Mayor Frank Brown of Lincoln for Ihe member of tho national democratic committee from Ne braska? He has hosts of friends throughout tho state and wo bo liove ho can get tho support of a big majority of his party in tho rural district. We fell confident that the Three Wise Men from the east would wholly disclaim responsibility for the scenes in tho dry goods stores the night before Christmas. :o: It was a much more serious breach of international etiquet for Uncle Sam to tell Hussia she hail broken the treaty than it was for Hussia to do the violating. :o: Aldrich has finally concluded that he is not quit big enough to be senator, so he has determined to run for governor again, lie can be easily defeated if the democrats nominate the proper man. :o: Senator Snioot says congress will do nothing but play politics I his season. We have faith lo be lieve, however, that in odd mom ents (hey may pass one or two bills for Ihe good of the nation. :o: A statesman down in a Kansas has discovered that the Aldrich central bank and currency plan is merely Ihe old populist sub treasury scheme lilted out in a new frock suit and a glossy plug hat. :o:- Vice President Sherman's re fusal to be a candidate for re nomination is disappointing to those who hoped to be able to en roll themselves in a James Schoolcraft Sherman club next year. :o: Wonder if Ihe Tafl, supporters don't want to get up another boom convention soon. Of all the great fizzles in political conven tions, the one held in Lincoln last Tuesday is certainly the greatest ever held in Nebraska. :o: The United States is said to be the only country that does not limit the amount, of explosives that can be discharged in a mine. Our legislators don't believe in doing any work that can be laid oil' on Divine Providence. :o: Metcalfe's boom for governor certainly died a boruin'. There has been several caucuses of a little ring in Omaha, with a few outsiders, held to advance his candidacy, but it, can't pull the wool over Ihe eyes of the honest democrats. :o: Governor Carey of Wyoming says not 2 per cent of the male voters of his slate would be wil ling lo repeal the woman suffrage act. It is very evident who is head of the house in Wyoming, and also clear that discipline is well maintained. :o: Taft's political fortunes cer tainly place him in peculiar pre dicaments. He succeeded in negotiating peaco treaties with two countries, and is now trying lo cancel a treaty with another country which may succeed in wringing on war. :o . The Iowa supreme court has declared that one who operates a saloon in that state can have no partner. Meantimo there bo those who firmly maintain that no man can run a saloon without a part tier whose name it would not be polite to mention. :o: ino judicious young woman may borrow her brother's football suit, noso protector, etc., before shopping the week before Christ mas, but even at that thero is no refereo to provide some degree of protection against slugging and tackling. :o: A woman and her husband have been driven out of Mexico bo cause, as they allege, tho husband refused to bo a political supporter of President Madero. If this is true, It certainly discloses a novel way of making ono's election un Dnlmous. :o: 1 Two men convicted as accea- sories in the Shady Hend "tar parly" escaped with line of $200 each. Now, if they bad dune something really serious if they bad robbed a ben roost, or used a canceled postage stamp they might have been sent lo prison for several years. :o: "There is no reason why cows should not be kept in town," says an exchange. With milk at 7 and 8 cents a quart and butter at 35 and 10 cents a pound, there is no reason why the family cow should not be kept in Ihe parlor along with Ihe hens. -:o: According to a visitor from Hamburg the talk of war between Ciermany and Great Britain is silly, because "neither country can afford to fight." Nevertheless, most people spend iwoney they can't afford, otherwise Christinas would have been abolished years and years ago. -:o :- The revolutionists in Chim. have pulled olf about as many atrocities as have Ihe Manchus. And in Tripoli the Italians and Turks keep pace pretty well with one another in the matter of cruelty ami barbarity. War turns loose Ihe same savage passions in I tie breasts of men, regardless of their nationality. :o : There is no more sincere man ner of displaying the Christmas spirit I ban that of giving to the poor children, whose parents are loo poor to purchase them any thing for Christinas. We know of one nob,e lady in Plallsmoulh who truly manifests this spirit every Christmas, and the poor children of'lhe city receive the gifts. We would like to give this excellent lady's name, but without her permission, we will not do so. Cod will reward her. . ;d: A train in Arizona was guarded I y robbers, who went through the pockets of 111'' luckless passeng. ers. One of Ihi'iii happened to be a Iravrli:);,' salesn-an from New York, who, when his lurn came, fished out .20(, but rapidly look 1 from I lie pile and placed it in his vest pocket. "What do you mean by thai?" asked Ihe robber, as he toyed wild his revolver. Hurriedly came the answer: "Mine frcnt, you surely vould not refuse me 2 per zenl discount on a strictly cash transaction like dis?" :o: EX-GOVERNOR MISQUOTED. Former Governor Shallenberger was recently in Houston, Tex., fot a few hours, and In company with a parly of friends, visited tho office of the Houston Post, where he was subjected to tho processes of the interviewer. Tho following morning tho Post published the interview, in the course of which it said: Governor Shallenberger said that an amendment to the slate constitution will bo submitted to the people next month providing for the initiative and referendum, without the recall feature, and ex pressed the opinion that the proposition will bo defeated. That alleged utterance of the ex-governor in Texas has been reproduced by Nebraska news papers unfriendly to Governor Shallenberger, and it is due Mr Shallenberger to say that he never said it. A man who accompanied ex-uovornor Mianennerger on that Texas trip happened to be sitting with the latter when he read what the Houston Post had to say about his interview. It was before the party had gone far from Houston on their return to Nebraska. Mr. Shallenberger ex pressed some chagrin when he read the pargraph above quoted and remarked at once that what he said was that in his judgment the initiative and refrendum amend ment to the constitution will carry in Nebraska, as ho believes it wil Ho attributed tho misquotation to the fact thai tho initiative and referendum is now under con sideration in Houston, and that the Post is opposed to it. Ordinarily, when a man in public life denies the correctness of a published interview with him, he does not command much credence. In this instance, how ever, it is unnecessary for the ex-governor to deny it. One who was present at that interview, the writer of this mention, is content to do it for him. Lincoln Star." :o: THE NEW DEMOCRATIC STATE. Arizona, after years of strug gle, is at last a state with all the rights, privileges and responsi bilities of a state. It seemed at one time as if the hopes of Ihe people of Arizona for statehood would meet disas- jter on the rock of the judiciary recall provision contained in its constitution. Pecause of President Taft's veto otherwise of Ihe statehood bill, congress directed the terri tory to vole out the offending provision at the present election, which it, has done. It is now a sovereign common wealth, and the curious thing about the entire controversy that waged around the recall provision is that I lie stale since it has be-1 come such may call another elec tion and vole Ihe provision back again. It has always been considered that Arizona would be a demo cratic state, and the results of the election but confirm this belief. This was contrary, however, to the case of its sister territory, New Mexico, which was thought to be republican, but went demo- rat ic at the election last Novem ber. Since Ihe increase of irrigation uid Hie knowledge of bow lo farm y lands Arizona has been con- inually advancing in wealth and nipuiai ion. in mon jts popula tion was I22.!):tl. while in )1() it waswas 2(ii,Ji)i, an increase of .- pel cent. Its area is 11.1.020 quare unless, .ir nearly twice thai of many states, though its lopulalion is many limes smaller. The new slate starts out with many advantages among which are Ihe experiences of the older states to draw from, in solving present problems and avoiding )ld evils. These advantages it has incorporated in an admirable manner in its constitution. May the new Arizona live up to its high opportunities. :o : COST OF PRODUCTION. The theory that a tariff ought to be based on the cost of produc lion, lacks every essential that could commend a tariff policy to a right thinking man. Granting that the principle is right, there is no method known, nor has there been any suggested, that would enable tho men who draft and en act tariff bills to find what the cost of production is of the thou sands of articles upon which the tariff is imposed. That cost dif fers in every state and almost every neighborhood. But the proposition put forth by tariff ad vocates is much more difficult than that. They must find what tho cost of production is in al foreign countries and compare it with tho cost in this country, and if tho cost is greater hero than in foreign countries, levy a tariff to equal that amount. Such a thing is impossible of accomp lishment. Put grant that such knowledge could bo obtained and a tariff policy be enacted on that prin ciple. Under such a law man might start a farm for raising pineapples. He could show that Ihe cost of production was much greater in our southern slates on account of tho high price of land and labor and demand a tariff to equal tho difference between the cost of production of pineapples thero and on tho islands of the West Indies or in Central Ameri can states and that there must be a tariff of 10 cents each levied on every pineapplo brought into the country. Upon every article commerce that could be madte cheaper in Europe and every othr part of the world, there must be u tariff levied under such a system as that. It would overthrow the vevy foundations upon which Ike science of political economy rests, which teaches that where the pro duct, which on account of loeal conditions, climatic or otherwise, can be produced cheaper in one locality, it is wisdom to exchange that product for one that can be produced much cheaper in an other locality. On that principle rests all trade and commerce, and this new tariff theory would over throw it all. It would build a Chinese wall around the nation, and international commerce would cease to exist. Workt llerald. :o: WEEPING WATER. .J- I Republican. .J. Dr. Kruse, whose leg was broken a few weeks ago, is abfp lo sit. up. Four or five left here Tuesday for Pueblo, Colo., to take up a homestead. Mrs. S. It. Smith of Plattsmouth is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Domingo, until after the holidays. Uncle Iteuben Clizbe's condition has not changed much the past week. In some respects he is better and others not so well. Klietsch & Ilalnies shipped out a carload of flour to Omaha yctr- erday. The City mill makes the goods that are in demand. Mrs. William Ingwerson was 65 years old Tuesday and a great many friends reminded her of the occasion with a plentiful supply of postal card greetings. Fd Kelley, who was injured a few weeks ago, says he will have lo spend his Christmas in the St. Joseph hospital, as he has not improved as rapidly as was hoped. Nels Anderson was in town Tuesday and returned to Louis ville. He said that soon after the first of January they would move lo Nehawka and he would go into business at the old stand he formerly occupied. Will Philpot has been traveling between bis home in Ihe country and town. With his daughter, Lena, who is attending the acad emy, sick at the hall, and his 4- year-old son sick with pneumonia at. home, the family have been pretty much worried. Miss Olive Slander of Louis ville died last Monday night. Miss Slander's condition was consider ed serious, but it was not thought dangerous, and her death was miile sudden. She was a sister of Mrs. P. Fi. Spangler and of the Slander brothers of Louisville. She was a young lady quite well known in the county and will be greatly missed by her invalid mother, whom she had attended so fatihfully. Lands for Sale. 440 acres in southeast Green wood county, Kansas; fenced and cross-fenced; 80 acres of rich creek bottom land in cultivation, balance finest native prairie grass (limcsoil). Fair 5-room house stabling, etc. Some bearing or chard. Lots of fine living water, which is furnished by a large creek which runs through north side of ranch. Creek is skirted with timber; cattle come off graas into deep water. This is consider ed to be one of the best little stoek ranches in the county. School close by; fine smooth road to town. Just 5 1-2 miles from ranch to town; a nice well im proved country all the way. For quick sale $18 per acre buys this 440 acres; no trade taken on this. Has a mortgage of $3500 that has yet three years to run. $4420 buys tho equity. Nothing better for the money. Give me to your friend if you don't want me, I must sell. W. A. Nelson, Ileal Fstale Proker, Fall River, Grcenwooi County, Kansas. Hogs Wanted. I wish to buy a few hogs, weighing not less than 60 pounds. Inquire at the restaurant rear of Donat's saloon. Frank Zctopek. For Sale. A first-class 100-acre Cr&b county farm. Terms reasonable. J. M. Leyda, Plattsmouth. Miss Marie Robertson rctur ed from Lincoln Wednesday even ing on No. 2, where sho had bef attending the university, and wUI snond the holidays with her nm of; Pnts, James Robertson and wif