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The- Plattsmouth - Journal
r a Published Seml-Weekti it Plattssoutb, Mebraski CIZD
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the Postoffice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class
matter.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Hascball fans are beginning to
make noises indicating that they
are, about to wake up.
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Possibly we are mistaken, but
it strikes us that the weather man
and the coal man are too friendly.
When a man becomes a chronic
crank he imagines he can do noth
ing wrong, and other people can
do nothing right.
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King George has invented and
patented a fuel saving stove. Per
haps he. wants history to refer to
him as George the Orate.
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He fore the world-wide coal
strike is settled indications are
that fuel will be sold by the nug
get instead of by the ton.
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One of our contemporaries ad
vises to let the weather alone, but
we would be far more pleased if
the. weather would let us alone.
one or the other that they will be
compelled to retract after the
primary and national convention.
There is no use of such a cam
paign, and it behooves the rank
and file to go to the polls and vote
for whom they please, irrespective
of the dictates of professed lead
ers. The democrats cannot ex
pect success at the general elec
tion caused from selfish action of
those who believe in a "rule or
Another year of tight skirts is rum policy.
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John (). Yeiser has filed as a
candidate for vice president on
the Roosevelt ticket. That's what
we call cheek, with a capital C.
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Filings for representative in
Cass county seem to be very slow
in coining to the front. Next
Tuesday is the last day for filing.
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If more 1 stales had more
adequate corrupt practice acts
there would he fewer anxious
.seats in the United Stales senate.
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Look on the bright side of the
fruit proposition. We never ore
sure that the fruit is all killed till
the lime is past for the buds to
shoot.
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Leading democrats in Nebraska
are working manfully to insure
the election of the entire repub
Mean state ticket. Wlil Maupin's
Weekly.
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The weather bureau regards
this as the farewell cold wave of
the winter. Hut the public has
been fooled on the "farewell tour"
.gag before.
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Mexican war scares show a wid
variety of models. The tendency
seems to be to abandon last year'
'xt femes and to revert lo the I
cylinder type. i
H. V. Clark, superintendent o
public schools at Harvard, has
filed for the nomination of slate
superintendent of schools on the
democratic ticket.
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Neighborhood stores where the
.school boys spend their pennies
report that the snow has had n
decidedly bearish effect in the
traffic in marbles, tops ami base
ball accessories.
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Since "Cap"' Anson of Chicago
is to re-enter professional base
ball this year there seems to be)
nothing left, for John L. Sullivan
to do but go into training as a
while hope.
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The It) 12 (Jerman war scare,
put on exhibition in Washington,
is much the same as last year's
model except for the foredoors,
free running board and shorter
wheel base.
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We overheard two old soldiers
remark the oilier day that they
could not support Governor Aid-
rich after the manner in which he
treated Chaplain Johnson, who is
also a veteran of the civil war.
not calculated to make the textile -O'
manufacturers any happier. Isn't There appears, unfortunately,
it about time for some of them to no way to quarantine against the.
suggest government regulation of English coal miners' strike.
the fashions so the mills can be
kept busy? If there was a magazine called
:o: Rad Housekeeping, Solicitor Mc-
The democrats have some good Cabe would be the very man lo
candidates for every state office fidit
except auditor, and they seem to :o:
let this nomination go by the Captain Amundsen has now to
boards, or else nominate a fellow 'earn that no one can find a pole
who cannot possibly stand the and retain the esteem of his fel-
least show of an election. 'ow citizens.
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If von hannen to know of anV "Rain or snow," the forecast
real harbingers of spring in which 8ays' The weather bureau pro
it is to place any reliance or that '"BP ,lot ,0 know which, but the
promise anything worth the con- public knows.
fiiletiee of nrnel.ie.nl men vnn will I 10
confer a great favor upon the If the swallows were sitting on
citizens who have already used the wire when Roosevelt was talk-
double the amount of coal they ing to Stimson, they got. their feet
burned last winter. nicely toasted.
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There is not a partical of use If the English suffragettes get
of democratic factions getting so their way the government wil
excited over the contest of Har- need lo nave He vo inar booths
mon and Wilson. It should be carefully padded,
remembered that democrats have :o:
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verything to gain and nothing to Under the treaties as the sen-
ose in Nebraska. A united ate tias lert them, the United
democracy is essential to accom- States solemnly swears to arbit
i
lish success in November. rate when it feels like it
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Speaking of John H. Morehead, A. S. Tibbetts of Lincoln has
the Heatrice Daily Sun says: "The filed as a democratic candidate
democrats would do well to nom- for delegate from the First dis-
inate a man of the standing of J. trict on the democratic ticket.
II. Morehead of rails City for gov- :o:
rnor. He is not of the ordinary After a frightful struggle with
is around New York's
building on a windy day.
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fiatiron
worthy congressman at the No
vember election.
political type, is not a pot hunter the old Adam within us, we have
and would be the right man lo decided to give up calling for a
give the state a strictly business third piece of pie during Lent,
administration, and without :o: ."
question that is what we need. ' if is earnestly hoped that Mr.
-:: 1 Lorimer's grandchildren will not
If one horse pulls forward and have to die before learning the
the other backward, the wagon decision of the senate on his claim
don't move very far. If half the lo a seat.
people of the community pull one :o:
way and the other half pulls the As for the investigation of the
other way, no good is accomplish- "baseball trust," something of the
ed. The water question is a vital, sort seems to be needed to break
living question, far-reaching in up the Philadelphia pennant
its effect, not only upon present, monopoly.
but future citizens. It is too big :o:
and loo important to be settled on Mr. Edison's concrete chair will
personal grounds. The council never be popular. How in thun-
should be independent in their ac- ,,M. vm y() jn it i,uck and put
lion on the franchise and not your feet on the mantle piece ?
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um.eu ...v unj one or ivo in..e.,s Th(J shaklup , ,,. Missouri
who seen, to oppose the granting dir,.cloraU is a nMiluier
of the water franchise for purely (liat ft sMakoup is lhc ,.sl lhlng
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" that ever happens lo Could prop-
Nebraska retailers will carry
their own insurance and will or
ganize a company under the name
of the "Nebraska Merchants' Mu
tual Insurance company."
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The kindling wood trust has
ttcen enjoined, but that is no rea
son why father should sneak off
lo the office, leaving nothing but
cellar sweepings to build the fire
with.
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This month's snow has broken
all records, but that's no sign it
is at an end. Secretary Wilson
has broken all cabinet records,
and still he shows no sign of
quitting.
Only one republican out of four
voted in the reputed republican
primary in Kansas City, in which
1 i votes to 1 was given for Roose
velt to any other candidate. Such
primaries I
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The 2,100 cherry trees sent by
japan are to be planted near
Grant's tomb. It would accord
better with the eternal fitness of
things if they were planted near
Washintgon's tomb.
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Nebraska City has her riders
up for the commission form of
government. Six candidates for
commissioners have been nomin
ated, but only three to be elected
at the April election.
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The house is having quite a
fight over private pension bills.
Of course, anyone who is turned
down by the regular pension
boards should be compensated for
his mental suffering and injury
In his feelings.
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The Otoe Counly Democratic
club banquet at Syracuse has been
postponed from March 21 to
March 28. Among the speakers
to be present are ex-( iovernor
Shallenberger and Judge H. D,
No man does as much today as
he is going to do tomorrow.
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Champ Clark has captured Kan
sas, with second instructions for
Woodrow Wilson.
Travis of this city.
J. Hryan will attend
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Possibly W.'
else.
erlies.
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It is officiously announced thai The man who thinks that
the American beet sugar inanu- politics are not badly mixed in
faclurers will invest during this Nebraska certainly is not very
year 1125,000,000 new capital if well posted with the lay of the
the sugar duty is not reduced, land
J hey do not say how much of l Hat :o:
they will invest in republican Governor Slubbs says Roosevelt
campaign funds. It is the same is the greatest living American,
old policy that has been used for but has he considered the claims
the last twenty-live years. They of Hans Wagner and Christy
will probably have a chance to in- Malhewson?
vest that $125,000,000, for it is :o:
almost certain that Tnft will veto The Mexican revolutionists are
the sugar bill, even if it passes hurling taunts across the border
the senate. The fact is there will They would evidently be thor
ite no reduction in the tariff until oughly at home on the bleachers
the democratic party gels control at a ball game,
of the government, so all efforts :o:
should be directed to electing a Ami so few girls are exercising
democratic president. the leap year privilege, Hie bach-
:o: elors will keep on garnering the
The first thing the democrats sweets of love unencumbered by
know the supporters of Wilson any hoard bills,
and the supporters of Harmon are :o:
going to cause a split in the The Lawrence strike has end
party. The common masses of ed, I hank Hie Lord. Now, maybe
the parly should vole for either the women and children will hav
one of the candidates they feel is an opportunity to enjoy a sma
worthy of support and pay no al- bit of life, anyhow,
tent ion to the dictates of the lead- :o:
ers. Some of these leaders are The thermometer got down to
selfish in their demands, and per- 58 below on Amundsen's polar
haps making such charges against trip. That is nearly as cold as
The governor has appointed
the Rev. Nathan Harmon of Lin
coln chaplain of the penitentiary,
vice Rev. P. C. Johnson, kicked
out by the doty governor. He is
i traveling evangelist for Coiner
university, and was formerly pas
tor of the Christian church at
David City, the governor's home
town.
Girls in the domestic science
lasses at the University of Mis
souri have been urged lo learn to
turn flapjacks fast and skillfully.
Phis accomplishment, a member
of the faculty told the young
women, will make much more im
pression on the crude masculine
intelligence than any amount of
nowledge concerning calories
and the chemical composition of
turnips.
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The rumor that Hon. John 11.
Morehead has lied up with the
Harmon supporters is all bosh
Mr. Morehead's well known
reputation is such that he does
not have lo combine with any
faction. He is not that kind of
a mail and has not taken sides
with either one of the presidential
candidates. He is one of the best
democrats in Nebraska, and has
conducted his affairs in such ,a
manner as to command the re
spect and confidence of all demo
crats in the state.
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Paul Clark, the gentleman who
would like to go to congress from
Hie First, district, was in the city
yesterday, interviewing the lead
ers of the g. o. p. W. A. Selleck
who served in Hie last legislature
is also a republican candidate
Either of whom who receives the
nomination will have hard work to
catch Hon. John A. Maguire, and
if the democrats harmonize, as
they should, neither one will be
able to keep in sight of our
We sometimes think the fool-
killer should be prosecuted for
criminal negligence.
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The Teddy boom is waning and
his boomers are not so confident
of his nomination as they were a
month ago.
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Judging by the pictures of the
polar explorers, the first thing
they should do is to seek out the
barber's pole.
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The republicans have two can
didates for representative, while
no democrat has had the courage
to come to the front.
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If the women were running the
government they would find some
way quick enough to prevent the
men from smashing windows.
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The republican delegates Keep
on reporting for Taft. The man
that is in is hard to get out,
especially when all the ins don't
want to get out.
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It was "lucky that Captain
Amundsen found the pole just
when he did, for this gave him a
chance to knock on wood and
thus insure his safe return.
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Probably the terrible crime
would not have been committed
at the penitentiary Thursday if
Governor Aklrich had heeded the
warning of Chaplain Johnson.
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The joke appears to be on the
two bandits who tried to rob a
Southern Pacific train near San
Antonio Wednesday, although
they are not alive to appreciate it
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When Inventor Maxim says that
modern armor plate will be found
to be as futile as cheese, is he
knocking the armor plate, or
boosting the strength of the
cheese?
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possibility under present condi
tions and one faction is just as
much to blame for the situation of
affairs as the other. There ought
to be enough of the leaders on
both sides who could throw aside
their selfish garbs and come to
gether and work together for all
that is good. But it has got to be
on the plan of "give and take." As
divided at the present time the
party has no show whatever of
success. Then why not use some
reason? You can't drive.
That's out of the question. Then
what is the use to pull back in the
traces and balk because you can
not have everything your own
way? Don your thinking caps and
think for a little while what
damphools you are making of
yourselves.
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Occasionally you find a man
who does not think corporations
ought to be regulated. They be
lieve congressmen and senators
have enough to do to get elected
and hold onto their jobs.
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One of these days when con
gress has nothing else to do we
wish the house would pass a bill
that could get through the senate
and the senate would pass one
that the house would take to.
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There is a prevailing impres
sion that if you want something
to talk about in society you will
get much more material by at
tending the automobile show than
by reading Shakespeare or Dickens.
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A disappointing feature of the
south pole discovery is Captain
Amundsen's statement that the
temperature there was only 9.4
below zero. Why, it was 10 de
grees colder than that right here
in Plattsmouth.
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Whether' the world is growing
better wc cannot really tell, but we
are certain that the fatted calf
does not have to suffer so much
now-a-days for the sins of the
prodigal son.
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No one ever thought that John
O. Yeiser's ambition would be con
tented with the vice presidency of
the United States. A vice presi-
lent sometimes goes higher up,
you know.
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We love a reliable democrat
and have the greatest respect for
a reliable republican, but
the man that attempts to
arry water on both shoulders, we
simply detest.
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Now that both poles are dis
covered, persons of a roving dis
position will have to get along
with such adventures as they can
find as circus performers ant
book agents.
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Although much time will have
lo be spent this year in talking
about the wrongs of politics, it is
advisable (o work at least three
hours a day at one's regular oc
cupalion.
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The Vassar girls are being
trained to fight fire, but it woul
be more serviceable in everyday
life if they were taught something
about how to run the fire in the
kitchen stove.
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With a united parly all pulling
together for one object sucess at
the polls in November nothing
can defeat the democrats of Ne
braska. Hut how are we lo g
together with one faction pulling
one way and the other faction
pulling another way? It is an im
It is said the penitentiary has
been in very bad shape for some
time and many rumors have been
set afloat regarding the condition
of affairs existing there. Some
one high up in the management
of affairs is responsible for the
outbreak last Thursday.
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The state penitentiary was
never in a better condition than it
was under the administration of
Governor Shallenberger. Such a
faot can be pointed to with pride.
There never was a man in charge
of the penitentiary who did his
duty more successfully than War
den Smith.
It-q. Bate,
8 Miles South of Plattsmouth
(the Old Martin Farm)
has installed a Saw Mill on his place,
and is prepared to furnish hard lum
ber of all kinds, posts and chunk
wood.
A11 orders promptly filled, and
also solicited.
I
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Herman Greedor,
Graduate Vetincary Surgeon
(Formerly with U. S. Department
Agriculture)
Licensed by Nebraska Stata
Board
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