-The Plattsmoufh Journal
C3 Published Semi-Weeklj at Plattsmootb. Nebraska CTD
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the I'ostoftire at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class
matter.
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Don't hi- a grouch the whole day
loig;
l)i)iirl be a man willi doleful mhik',
Just look about and beauty see
In bird, in (lower and budding
( ree.
This life don't last so many years;
It's just a batch of smiles and
(ears'.
Let's lake (he good leave out the
bad
Cutout the things (hat make one
sad.
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The county roads are said toi(
be in very bad condition, and still
it snows.
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Just about the lime wc begin
to think that, spring is here, then
comes another snow.
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Oliver C. Dovey of this city has
filed for float representative on
the republican ticket.
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Tuesday. was the last day for
tiling nominations and now a
candidate will have to go on by
petition.
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The more things a man has
done, the less available he be
comes as a candidate, from the
politician's viewpoint.
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The London suffragettes are
smashing plate glass windows,
!but we do not hear of their
smashing any mirrors.
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The pope, bars hobble skil ls and
we believe lie also abridges the
privilege of the Hex by requiring
women to appear fully dressed.
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It is suggested that the duly on
soap be increased. That would
never bother the politicians, only
.insofar as it applied to soft soap.
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Governor Wilson having re
turned from a trip lo Iowa, seems
to be getting considerable prac
tice in performing the functions
(if a president.
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"We (have seen the tracks of the
'money I nisi in our back yard, but
the more lime we spend in in
vest igaling him Hie more likely
that he will gobble is up.
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If nominated and elected Julius
I'ilz will prove one of the most
competent' commissioners that
ever transacted business for the
Kaxpa.vers of Cass coutny.
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From (he number of rocks in
the possession of Theodore and
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innocent bystanders should soon
lake refuge behind the barn
The good old days have passed
when you could leave a good "is
sue" lying around loose. Heller
lock it up, or sonic of these In
dian politicians will run off
with it.
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There's always something to
keep a fellow broke. Just as he
heaves a sigh of relief over tin
decreasing coal bills the Faster!
bonne) bill looms up in the dis
tnnee.
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President Madero of Mexico
sis the present revolution is of
no importance. No doubt it is
just as necessary as to let out the
school children for a recess and
fresh air.
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It is reported that collectors of
antiques are quite anxious to se
cure copies of the United States
constitution, as it is a long lime
since anyone has been seen with
n copy of that venerable document.
IN ADVANCE
It now appears that Roosevelt
volunteered lo lead a regiment (o
invade .Mexico. It would .seem as
if his job as lighting editor of the
Outlook should have satisfied his
combative disposition.
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llev. Dr. Abbott of the Outlook
has gone to Hermuda for rest.
Trotting after the Roosevelt band
wagon is quite different from
writing editorials on the True, the
lood and the Heautiful.
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We wish those fellows who
have been trying to sell stock in
Mexican investments would come
around with something .secure,
like sea water gold or trans-
Atlantic airship bonds.
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Mr. Tafl warns Americans in
Mexico to come home. Hut ax
Americans often prefer to sav
their dollars rather than lhitr
skins, and as walking is not good,
we doubt if many of them heed
the warning.
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Now they are proposing to lax
people having incomes of $5,000
or more, though In view of the.
sufferings of this 'down-trodden
class, it might seem more ap
propriate to take up a collection
in their behalf.
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As congress seems willing to
investigate the great, evils of
American life, we wish they would
appoint a recess commission to
study the unwillingness of the
small boy to brush his hair. '
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Some thoughtful persons think
I hat by the time of the presi
dential election in ii).')2 the senate
will have- finished investiKatine
(he means by which (he present
senators secured (heir seats.
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The baseball trust is, popularly
regarded a one of the good
trusts. Ity means of it many a
young man makes from $5,000 to
$12,00(1 n year who couldn't earn
to exceed $23 a week lending bar.
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From present indications
Teddy Roosevelt was badly snow
ed under in Hie primaries in
North. Dakota. La I'ollelle car
ried the stale by a good majority,
which fully demonstrates that
they do not want any third-termers
in that stale.
The editor of Hie Congression
al Heeord permitted the last num
ber lo go to press without includ-
i.r II. . ... , ,
lug the speeches delivered liefor
the Hillville Farmers' institute on
Hie quest ion, "Does Fanning.
Pay?" Comrress is evident Iv iret.
ling away from Hie plain people.
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(v II. Hush, who has tiled for
t he democratic nominal ion for
float representative, from present
indications, will have a clear Held
at the general election. The til
ing of a republican candidate
from Otoe county did not reach
Lincoln in time and was wit h-
drawn.
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A visitor lo the United States
t
senate gallery was told that he
had violated the rules of that
body the other day, when he took
out a memorandum book to
answer a lady's question, but
spending $100,000 to get elected
lo (hat body of Course is a trifling
happening not worthy of action.
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The income tax bill has passed
Hie house unamended by a vote of
24'J to 41. The bill provides for
a tax on all incomes from active
business in excess of $5,00(1 a
year. That would mean that in
comes from real estate invest
ments, for instance, are exempt.
The bill has not passed the sen
ate. :o :
The republican party of Ne
braska will oppose the iniative
and referendum.
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And now; Doctor Wiley is quit
ling his position with the work of
reforming the mince pie only half
done.
"Colder," the forecast nays, and
the chill may be accompanied by
a last snow that will break the
householder's back.
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The retirement of a loyal public
servant like Dr. Wiley seems lo
vor'iy the people a good deal more
than it does the administration.
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There is a protest against per
sonality in politics, but it should
be remembered that calling a man
a liar nowadays is only a playful
term of endearment. '
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Of course the disappearance of
those sugar trust letters i due
to the flighty stenographer whose
mind is on the matinees instead
of IW work.
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A general coal strike in the
United Sfates is slated for April
1, The foal miners appear to
have ctpeeted a world-wide coali
tion,. with1 the accent on the coal,
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rt! may b that the average
tern pfrafure 'during 1911 was only
1.2 d'egrees abovf the average.
Hut' the year f 312 so far has been
approxmiately 57 nVgrff below
Hie average..
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If, SiKiirctary Knox dum't look
out he wi.U. yet ls hut scalp be
fore he gifts back, to Washington.
He seems- to be too. uosy for
some of. tliit.se fellows duwn in
Nicaragua-
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-The aniC-tip cnMadrf minimis
us of. the tiiine l.hry pl!atiui(i to
have alii IJur iuhati Mauls the
world holler at the wime miwuent,
and everybody kepi t.i.U! lu hear
the rest! shiwii).
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The mam who cam llgurw out
how everyoiw's pay eaa be raised
and cvenyUiiiig: srhll fnr less
should not' be permitted U loaf
around: on the curbstone, as his
I imc is- al.cjil.h(fir tw valuable.
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The primary eleliom is not
many day heneif, and it is truly
necessary Jor democrats, t study
well the unaracters, and qualities
of the (lifcndidafctfs" wlm (Wire to
run for stale olllces. They must
be woitl.hj ami ctttiiptftenl.
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Bribery in Hi senatorial elec
tion, ijv New Mexico has been dis
closed, showing that while New
Mexico is- a new state in somo
ways, senatorial- il is as far ad
vanced as Illinois, Wisconsin and
some of the older common
wealths..
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Th names, of both Covernor
Slubbs of Kansas and Hadlcy of
Missouri have been filed in Ne
braska, as ice presidential can
didates on the republican ticket
nut t lie 'nypiiiviim governor
of Missouri refuses to hav his
name placed on Hie ticket, saying
thai under no circumstances wi
he be a candidate for the position.
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The Journal sincerely hopes
that (he democrats of Nebraska
will see the necessity of gelling
closer together. Ami the way it
can ne accomplished is for every
democrat to go o the polls on the
lllh day of April and vide for
men who they know can command
Hie support of all democrats at
the polls In November. There are
candidates who can do this if
nominated, while (here are others
who. if nominated, cannot come
within 10,000 voles of doing so.
It is well to think of this before
it is too late.
On account of the fact that
public funds in state banks are
now sharing in the protection of
(he bank guaranty law, which
provides that no other security
need be given by banks havinc
such funds on hand, the state
board of educational lands and
funds has officially released all
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slale banks that are depositories,
National banks, not being under
e guaranty act, must give bond
lo the stale
as lie fore
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DEMOCRATIC TACTICS.
The following from the Omaha
World-Herald, in every word ut
tered, meets with our approval,
and while we cannot say that we
are for Governor Harmon for
president before the primaries,
but if he is the nominee at the
Hallimore convention we cart sup.
port him with as much entlhmsi
asm as we can Champ Clark or
Governor Wilson. The writer is
not a democrat in name only, but
for nearly fifty years has par
ticipated in many .stale and
coirrrly conventions in Missouri,
Nebraska and other states, and!
has- ntver jet suffered the slain
of "bcvCter" fo be branded upon
that reorffr and we hope in our
declining years never to be
humiliatVd with1 such a political
bloch npcm that record. That is
why wo ran- tnfhfuly sanction
every won uttered in the World
Herald's timely editorial:
"Some fwi year ago il was at
tempted Co fay down the -rule, in
Nebraska t'lrat there could be no
good and Crne, democrats unless
they were for con n f,y opt ion. The
World-HcralW opposed it from
start to finish-. The totital brand
ing of democrats opposed to coun-
fy option aw 'tools and dupes
of the brewers'" was resented bv
the free aud unlrarrmrelcd democ
racy of Hie st'afe, and expressions
of that rcsent'meivt was given un
mistakably and' overwhelmingly
in the Grand' Lland romrnt ion.
Now anolliMu mo IV is. being laid
down. It is. iw efferd. that no
democrat ha a riglil So Ihink for
himself in dM'eymianinifr his prefer-
nce for the presinJfrnlial nomina
tion of his pnHtly.. H is, in effect,
that only tRow who are for
Wood row W'iUoj' M" good and
true democrats-;: thai those who
are for Cbniup Ctarfc are badly
spoiled, cilltwr 'UmU or dupes;'
(hat those vtdbv iire Jcidson Har
mon are entirely without the
pale, rcadVonarits and traitors
foully doinr t;h Adding of Wall
slreet in order t betray the party
aud assassinate- the demand for
equal rights and a square deal in
govcrtimiflit'
Speaiiing fi,r itself, the World
Heraldl mtsent: tihis rule quile
no.!
much hi il di-l th counlv onlioiJ
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rule. 'Clie democrats of Nebraska
are fivrniuen,, cul intelligent. Tlocy
do limit take orders; they give
orders.. TTiey are more competent
lo decide, patriidically. (bfmo-
cral'icalT,T, tnlelligently, who is
I heir ehwiicv for president' than
any mam, however honorijdl, than
any t'liirue or coterie, is tl decide
il for them.
"The democrats whm are fort
Hannon are just as goi,d citizens,
just as good democrats, ns are
those who are for Wilson. They
are animated by Hi same desire
for pood government and deims
cratio success. They are no nwre
properly subject to personal
abuse and impugnment of motives
than were the democrats who op
posed making county option a
part of the democratic creed. The
attacks that are made on Ihem
and on Governor Harmon are un
fair, brutal and undemocratic, and
conducive only lo parly defeat in
Nebraska.
"No special dispensation has
been given lo any self-constituted
coterie of democrats assuming
superior virtue lo meet and say
who are good democrats and who
are bad democrats. The men who
have been fighting the party's
battles in the past and who must
be depended on lo fight Ihem in
the future arc all entitled to con
Moderation. Thy may not all be
long to the same church, have the
same habits, or wear the same
kind of clothes, but lhy are all
I good democrats
when Ihey take
their stand
on the plalform of
their party, and is to succeed in I
Nebraska it must be on a broad
platform of tolerance, not on a
platform of intoleranct
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THAT LINC0LN CONVENTION.
For many years the people of
a long period of republican rule
II... tMi i 1 .l ,h,
.... ium'u.- Ulli. .'t.lt.l U'lf'.l
lions ran the state, controlled the
legislature and the courts. Judges,
members of (be legislature, most
officers of all kinds, carried an-
nual passes, while the common
man who tilled the farm and did
the other work'of the state paid
the bills. Finally the people be
came aroused. The first attempt
at reform was the effort to or
ganize a new party, but they soon
found that the affairs of the new
party were run very much after
(lie old way and something else
imisl be done. They then re
snpvvd that they would abolish
conventions, in which nomina
tims were being made by trades
and deals, and would nominate all
the1 eandidales for office them
sH'les, ami they adopted the pri
mary ytfiii. There were to be
no nihire conventions and the peo
ple tliieniselve should select those
who. imuuFd be. their candidates.
Thny ULWgbt that they had fixed
tliiiifrt that time sure, but one
moraiiig: th-y found a- report in
Iheirr-ijapers t the effect that a
convention Brad, been held, one
that" was ww than Ihc kind they
had: alirtlishA,- fr the delegates
to if !md not imeii selected even by
fixed np eaiirutes, and the pro
ceedings wer all: cot and dried
be fop1 Hi"- convention met by the
smiiH' few nTii wfrn bad before
beeni punning Lhw conventions of
the' nrt)j'..
T2ii- C(u.!d:ioiiii had conic to
work, and svlWute.i a list of can
didatn.. It; wool) even farther than
any of Hue !l ennnwrtliinns ever
dared to go. ID dcCared that na-
f e , t
lionaJi de Incites- nwst misrep
resent their-districts. It declared
thalioitiKcni shou'Sd ut even vote
for mrlain, men for president. It
is no exagneraJboffl to say that the
mas of voliers- wtwn they read the
ron(i-l:s- off Idle- wwrk of that con
vention, wore aGtaished. They
asked I hitmselVe-si Have all the
pi'itnary ftiws- t,Ltab we worked so
H,ng. ( mwt. NltonK and wilh-
Out our knowledge, been abolish-
ed? Can we u longer select our
own candidate and instruct them
concerning w6utl they shall do?
Has a sort o-f! mass convention
galtiiM.-vd unti?' tm direction of a
f,'w Hder,. nwrf riower than was-
M'vcr - a.ssuind by conventions of r
I tie (-M, soft?
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It is pr(,tiable lhat the peopll-
when. Ihey get over the astoni.-rh
meat) whfoh the audacity of that)
convention! has caused, will' do
sooitflhimy, and it is very likely
I hat w hat they w ill do will (iftach
these men a lesson that thuy will
r.l; soon forget. World-Werald.
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Insure your farm property 4
h in the Farmers' Mutat Fire 4
4 and Live Stock Insurance 4
J. Company of Cass County,
! Nebraska. Limited to Cass
county only. Incorporated 4
t in 1894. Only one as-
J sessment of 2 mills made 4
! during the entire time. 4
Amount of Insurance in !
force $1,303,955.00. Amount 4
! of money in treasury. $4,- 4
4 857.69. Membership fee 50
I- cents per hundred for 5
J years. F'or particulars 4i
write .J.
J. P. FALTER, Secretary,
! Plattsmouth, Neb. 4
For Sale.
Some good first-class prairie
hay, on farm eight miles west of
Plattsmouth.
R. L. Propst. Mynard.
Mrs. F. It. Kgenberger visited
the metropolis this morning, go-;
Ing on the early' train for a few
hours.
TOO FAftLi
WITH STRANGERS
Chargtfi With the Theft f $22
From the Person of Young
Farmar Named Shoemaker.
From Saturday's Dally.
William Miller was placed- un
der arrest this morning, charged
with (he (heft of $22 from the
nerson of fl voim? f:iriini namu,!
Shoemaker, from near Nehawka,
Mioemaker came in from the
u,uni y'-- orday ami became ac-
...... ......... ami majeo
several games of pool with him
ami invited Miller to supper with
him at the I'erkm. house.
After supper Ihey played more
pool and when it was time to turn
in Shoemaker took Miller to the
U0lel with him and, was making
arrangements for Miller's lodcrim?
when the clerk informed Shoe
maker that if he and his friend
occupied the same bed it would be
tVss expensive, to whfch Shoe
maker agreed at once.
All went lovely until about 11
o'dock, when the farmer was sit
ting on the side, of his- bed eat
hrg FInglish walnuts, and sudden
ly discovered that two five-dollar
bills and a ten and two silver dol
lars w hich he had when' he regis
tered were missing from his
purse. He at once became sus
picions of his new-found friend
and went below and asked for a
light. On bringing a lamp search
was made for the moricv.. but il.
could not be found.
This morning Shoemaker com
plained to Henry Trout,, who ar
rested Miller, who was searched,
but' no money except abwut 90
cents cwofd be found on him. Mil
ler -wa held until a complaint
could bt' prepared by the county
attorney and filed with the court.
Chief Rainey took Miller to the
county attorney's office, and after
talking the matter over with this
official it was decided to fife no
complaint, as there was not suf
ficient prwof on which to base it.
Mr. Taylor presumed that Miller
was released by the police when
interrogated about the matter this
afternoon.
Seeds that Grow.
New, re-cleaned tested alfalfa,
U'J-8 per cent pure, $10.45 per
bushel'. Red clover. 99 ner rent.
pure, $13.50 per bushel. Timothy,
Arsyke, $13.50. Canadian
oats, Swedish, $1.25. Red top,
$3.00:. BFoe grass, $4.25".. Cow
peas-, 92-.50-. Rape, $3.50. Amber
cane, f.25. German millet.
1.4tr.. Kaffir corn, $1.00. Tested
yellow and white seed corn, $2.50.
Spring; wheat, $1.25. Seamless
bags, 2(Tc each. Jersey sweet
potatoes, $3.75 per barrel. Genu
ine pure Red River Earfy Ohio
seedl potatoes." Ask for dHivered
price- April 1st. Seed' samples
'scnti (nm request.
Johnsom Bws.,
Nebraska City, Neb.
The Journal office carries all
klnls of typewriter supplies.
Ix-et Bates,
$ Miles South of Plattsmouth
(the Old Martia Farm)
Las installed a Saw Mill on his place,
and is prepared tojfornish hard lum
ber of all kinds,, pasts and chunk
wood.
s-A1I orders promptly filled, and,
also soiicited.
C3
SlormanGrcedor,
Graduate Vetinsary Surgeon
(Formerly with U. S. Departnaent
Agriculture)
Lie cased by Nebraska State
Board
Calls Arswered Promptly
Thorn 378 White, Plattsmouth
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ROBERT WIKINSOU,
Dunbar, Neb.
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