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" We want to reduce our Hardware Stock $12,000.00 in the next Sixty Days and are MAKING THE PRICES TO DO IT! I " '
These Prices are Only for Stock
on Hand!
341 kesof nails, regular price
S3.00 per keg, now 52.35
67 80-rod spools galvanized cat
tle wire, was $2.70 per spool,
now 2.25
74 80-rod spools galvanized hog
wire, was $2.80. now 2.35
30 kegs fence staples, were $3.00
per keg, now 2.35
All Carbonundum sharpening stones
25 per cent off.
All tin, granite and allumium ware
20 per cent off.
Galvanized iron ware 20 per cent off.
Ice Cream Freezers 20 per cent off.
Coffee Boilers 15 per cent off.
IOWA THIRD
PARTY PLANS
Promoters ol Organization Pre
dict Large Attendance.
MAY DOUBLE THE DELEGATIONS
Plan on Foot to Have Crowd at State
Gathering Leader Will Not Put
Separate Ticket in Field Counties
Select Delegates.
Des Moines, July 22. The promot
ers of the new third party In Iowa con
fidently predict an attendance of six
or seven hundred delegates to their
state convention here Wednesday. The
county conventions were fairly well
attended. In some counties no con
ventions were held, but In many of
them there was a fair turnout of men
for the selection of delegates who will
come to Des Moines to help In organ
izing a new party.
The convention will be held in the
Coliseum, which will Beat 6,000 per
sona. The arrangements were made
for the Coliseum when it was sup
posed that Colonel Roosevelt would
come In person and make a speech.
In that case the building might have
been filled. The only speakers thus
far arranged for are Rev. Charles Tal
mage and possibly Senator Dixon of
Montana.
It Is expected that a delegation will
be selected to go to Chicago and aid
in the nomination of Roosevelt for
president. It ia possible a double del
egation will be selected. The conven
tion will also choose candidates for
presidential electors, men who will
go on the stump and campaign for the
party In all parts of the state.
It has been decided by all the Jead
era of the movement that under no
conditions will an effort be made to
put up a separate ticket for state of
fices nor for the legislature, congress
or for senator. There will be no bolt
ing and no fight for the offices. There
may he a few counties in the state
where local candidates will be put In
the field by petition. The candidates
for elector will go on the ballot by
petition as an independent ticket.
New Health Legislation.
The state board of health named a
legislative committee to prepare bills
, for presentation to the state leglsla
. ture. One of them will provide tor a
limited degree of medical Inspection
in the public schools. Another will
provide for the teaching of sex hy
giene in the schools, upon some plan
not yet worked out. Another'wlll have
reference to blindness among Infants
and will require certain medical treat
ment of Infants to prevent their going
blind.
Optometrists Join Jewelers.
Officers of the state optometrists'
association announced here that the
breach between their organization
and that of state jewelers has been
healed and that the two associations
will again hold a convention here In
November.
Cosson Gains Steadily.
George Cosson, attorney general,
wired the state houso that he is re
covering speedily from his operation
for appendicitis. Mr. Cosson was op
erated upon by the Mayo Brothers at
Rochester, Minn., last week.
DUBUQUE TO HAVE CURFEW
Hostile Mayor Promises to Enforce
New Ordinance. -
Dubuque, la., July 22. Dubuque will
have a curfew ordinance. If the may
or follows out his emphatic declara
tion, it will be a real curfew one en
forced to the letter and without the
playing of favorites.
The mayor is opposed to the meas
ure and during ths two months the
matter has boen under consideration
Having been fortunate enough to secure the agency for the Blau-Gass, we
are going to reduce our immense Hardware Stock and evenually close it out entirely, retaining only the
Heating and Plumbing end. In order to accomplish this quickly we are making the prices quoted in this
advertisement. This sale will coutinue uniil we find a buyer, for our stock and will give you an opportu
nity to get goods at less prices than they were ever offered in PLittsmouth before.
It is impossible to itemize prices on every item, as it would take over a month to go through and ite
mize everything separate. We wish to state that outside of heating and plumbing material we are not
holding back anything, but will discount every article, as we are positively going out of the hardware end
ot our business. With the new line that we have taken it will take all the time we have to give it proper
attention, and if there anything you need in the hardware line you would do well to look over our stock.
We are going to advertise our stock for sale in the leading papers and very likely will have a buyer for
the entire stock in a very short time, so if there is anything you need it would be well to get it at once.
Platismouth, J Efl IFA UMJI 01 Nebraska
has made plain his opposition, fit'!
early declared he would not sign the
ordinance if passed, nor would he veto
it. He declared, however, he would
see, In the event of its passage, that
every policeman did his duty, empha
sizing the fact that a law flagrantly
violated, even in response to public
sentiment, tended to bring all law into
disfavor.
The city council, by a vote of 4 to
3. favored the curfew.
Chautauqua Ran In Debt.
Webster City, la., July 22. The
Webster City Chautauqua has Just held
Jts annual meeting. This year's ses
sion ran approximately $225 behind.
It Is proposed to make up this deficit
either by giving some kind-of an en
tertainment or lecture next winter or
by an assessment upon the shares of
stock held in the association.
MEXICAN REBELS
PROVE BUTCHERS
Attack on Train by Zapatistas
Filled With Horrors.
INDIGNITIES OFFERED THE DEAD
Women's Bodies Are Found Mutilatod.
Escort of Train Fights Heroically
Against Great Odda Until Nearly
Wiped Out.
Mexico City, July 22. The dead as
a result of the attack by Zapatistas on
the Mexico Cuernavaea train near
Farres numbered eighty-four. Three
of the wound?d died the railway
hospital. A second relief train which
reached Mexico City brought twenty
three passengers, who had escaped the
butchery and made their way Into
Tres Marias, a few miles away
It Is estimated thatithe train car
ried seventy-five passengers in addi
tion to the fifty soldiers of the es
cort. Forty-three soldiers were killed.
Nine bodies of passengers were found
near the wreck. Of the remaining
thirty-two, a majority are believed to
have been killed or wounded and con
sumed In the burning cars, which were
fired with oil taken from the tank of
the locomotive.
Before the attack on the train be
came known, the Zapata horde had
routed a small garrison of federals at
Parres. Many women of the camp
fell into their hands and wero sub
jected to Indescribable barbarities.
The wife of the chief of the detach
ment was found disemboweled and
otherwise horribly mutilated.
Captain Rosendounez, In charge of
the escort of the ill-fated train, Is
said to have fought heroically. After
he had received three wounds he con
tinued firing until a fourth bullet
pierced his heart. The Zapatistas
robbed the dead and living and looted
the express car.
SCRUTINIZE PACKERS' PLAN
8cheme for Distribution of Assets el
National Company Presented.
Chicago, July 22. A formal state
inent showing the method of dlstrlbu
tlon of the assets of the National
Packing company, with a declaration
that the company has been dissolved
was presented United States District
Attorney Wllkerson.
Counsel for the packers assured ths
federal official that the distribution of
the assets had already taken place and
told him that complete details would
be presented soon.
The pan of distribution adopted by
the owners of the National Packing
company, which was regarded by the
government as an Instrument used to
control the meat Industry, will be
carefully scrutinized by federal ofA
clals, and if It meets the approval ol
the attorney general, will be allowed
to stand. Should It be objected to
changes., msjr be madejrcourt action
taTten "by The" government' Co" XuZ.X
compliance with its desires.
Hibernian Ladies Elect Officers.
Chicago, July 22. The ladles' auxil
iary of the Ancient Order of Hiber
nians elected these officers: Presi
dent, Mrs. Ellen Ryan Jolly, Paw
tucket, R. I.; vice president. Miss B.
A, Mahoney, Calumet, Mich.; s;'cre
tary, Mrs. Atlella Christy, Columbus
O.; treasuier, Mrs. Mary Connolly.
Amsterdam, N. Y.
New Yorker Owns Some Hen.
Mount Vernon, N. Y., July 22. The
latest achievement of n prize winning
Plymouth Rock' hen. 'owned by W. F.
Roltman of this city, Is an eRs ten
Inches In circumference and wel;;hln?
five and one-half ounces. The hen Is
a steady layer and all her eggs are
overslz, most of them being double
yolked.
British Prime Minister Home.
London, July 22. The prime minis
ter returned to London from Dublin.
He said that his reception In Dublin
was unparalledelled In enthusiasm and
proved that home rule would enor
mously strengthen the empire. The
Liberals, Mr. Asqulth declared, were
never more united than at present.
Senator Washburn III.
Minneapolis, July 22. Former Unit
ed States Senator W. D. Washburn Is
being brought here on a special train
in; the hope that his home may be
reached before death overtakes him.
He was takn ill on his return from
Europe. Mr. Washburn is elgthy-two
years old.
HUGO BRANDEIS IS DEAD
Prominent Omaha Merchant Falls t
Rally From Operation.
Omaha, July 22. Hugo Brandels
youngest son of Jonas L. Brandels
pioneer founder of all the Brnndeli
mercantile Interests In Omaha, sue
cumbed at the Wise Memorial hospital
Mr. Brandeis gradually weakened
from the shock of an operation fot
obstruction of the bowels, performed
at th hospital.
ence the recent Titanic disaster
which carried Emll Brandels, his eld
est brother, to a watery grave, Huge
Brandels, who had himself been all
ing for some time, showed the strain
caused by the great shock. Attending
physicians say that he was In a pre
carious condition prior to the oera
tlon, and that the surgeon's knife wai
the last desperate resort.
Auburn Merchant Protects His Trade
Auburn. Neb., July 22. A St. Louh
range company rented a building here
stored a large number of stoves, took
out a peddler's license, and sent s
number of agents throughout thecoun
ty selling the ranges. J. W. Arm
strong, a local dealer, filed a com
plaint against the agents, charging
them with peddling without a license
A trial was had before the county
court and that court held that th
company's license was no protection
to the peddler, and that each agent
must have a license.
Father Boll Will Oo to Beatrice Parish
Hastings. Neb., July 22. Rev. Fath
r E. Poll, rector of Assumption parish
of the Roman Catholic church near
here, has been transferred to the
rectorship of the Catholic parish at
Beatrice, to succeed Father Petrosh
who will be transferred to Lincoln
Since he became rector at Assumption
a church standing alone In the coun
try, the parish has built a church edl
flee costing $30,000, one of the finest
In the state.
Geologists In Harrison.
Logan. Ia., July 22. Professor
George F. Kay. department of geology,
Iowa stste university and director of
state geological survey, and Professor
James H. Lees, assistant state geol
ogist, were In Harrison county on a
teur of Inspection. They spent much
time at the C. P. Peckenbaugh lime
stone quarry and sand pit here, where
valuable, finds of special Interest to
the geologist have been made In the
past
Caught In His
Own Trap
By BESSIE D. IVESON
Hawkins wus strolling through a
wood when be came to the rear of u
gentleman's country place Inclosed by
a wall about as high as his chin ami
stood looking In at an orchard, n flower
garden and other nice things that are
usually Included In a gentleman's coun
try grounds. Edging nlong w here the
wall was lower, be found himself op
posite the flower garden. Seeing some
roses that were very beautiful, he cov
eted them. lie wouldn't steal them,
but he thought he bad at least the
right to sniff their perfume, so he
climbed the wall and entered the gar
den.
There was no one near, and he wan
dered about, enjoying the beauty and
the odor of the flowers, not feeling
that he was in any great danger of be
ing caught trespassing. Coming to a
conservatory, he entered. The com
bined warmth and beautiful colors and
plant odor were delicious, ne walked
around one side of an embankment of
verdure and was turning when he
stood face to face with a girl. She
looked very much embarrassed and be
gan o stammer excuses for being
there.
"I beg your pardon, sir, but your
place I mean your grounds are so
beautiful that I could not resist the
temptation to enter. Then, coming to
this conservatory 1 love conservato
ries I Just couldn't help coming In
here either."
Hawkins. Instead of admitting that
he was himself a trespasser, said that
the girl was quite excusable and was
welcome not only to visit the premises,
but to as many flowers as she could
carry away, he began to pluck the
choicest and to load ber down with
them.
"These roses," he snld. "are my pride.
They are a variety I Imported from
England. But you prefer violets. I
presume. Yon will find them very
sweet Let me give you some mlgnon
ette."
And so, going from plant to plant,
the senmp continued to bestow upon
her flowers that did not belong to him.
Too honest to take them himself, be
saw no harm in giving them to anoth
er whose conscience was perfectly
clear at the transition. Since she sup
posed they were the offering of tbelr
owner, all that was necessary to ren
der the freak successful was to get her
out before being discovered.
The door at the entrance opened and
closed.
Hawkins looked about him. They
were at the farther end of the la
closure, and there was no egress there.
The girl saw that something bad gone
wrong and looked at him, agitated.
"Don't be frightened," be said.
"Trust to me and back me up in any
thing I may say."
"What's the matterr
"I don't own this greenhouse. I am
a trespasser as well as you."
"nenvens!"
"Keep a stiff upper Hp. I have been
caught In worse traps than this many
time."
The dialogue was brought to an end
by approaching footsteps, and a gen
tleman came to where they were stand
ing, the girl looking very guilty, Haw
kins ready for anything.
"Good morning, sir," he said to the
gentleman. "You must pardon us, but
your beautiful grounds and especially
this conservatory have proved too
much of a temptation for us, and, be
ing here, the lady was so delighted
with your flowers that I had not the
heart to see her go away without
few of them."
Now, tbo real owner took in the sit
uation at once. It happened that be
was a bit of a wag himself, and had
not the trespassers been rattled they
might bave seen a twinkle In bis eye
when be snld:
"I assure you I bave no objection to
lady and gentleman using any part
oX mi grounds, provided they have a
These
right to do so lu each others company.
I presume you are married."
The girl turned pale.
"C-c-certnlnly!" stamuiered Hawkins
The gentleman looked dubious. "Do
you mean, sir. that this lady Is your
wife?"
"1 do."
"And yon, madam Is this gentleman
your husband V"
The response was u faint but audible
"Yes."
"Then, madam, you are quite wel
come to the flowers you have, and 1
beg you to accept more."
With this he began clipping right
nnd left, loading the flowers upon her
Then he insisted on showing the cou
ple his place nnd after that Invited
them Into his house, bringing out a
decanter of wine and a bit of old
cheese with biscuits. Ilavfng got Haw
kins' name, he kept calling the girl Mrs.
Hawkins, and every time ho did so she
blushed to the roots of her bnlr. Fi
nally, wben they took their departure,
be said:
"I am always pleased to bave others
enjoy my place under proper condi
tions. If I suspect a couplo entering
the premises of not being married I
always marry them. Of course It
wasn't mercenary In your case, but
wben you each acknowledged the other
before me to be your legal partner
that married you."
When the pair emerged from the
grounds the girl asked grimly, "What
was that he snld about marrying?"
"I'm afraid there's something In It"
ITII make you pay for this."
And she did. She held him to the
eontract.
Parallel Stories.
When Napoleon was a student at Bri
en no he happened to be asked by one
of the examiners the following ques
tion: "Supposing you were In nn Invest
ed town,' threatened with starvation,
how would you supply yourself with
provisions?" "From the enemy," re
plied the sublieutenant of artillery.
And this answer so pleased the exam
iners that they passed him without fur
tfier questioning. Now, Napoleon's an
swer was by no means oiiglnal, for
one of Suvuroffs sergeants ootalned
promotion from the ranks by giving
the very same answer when asked the
very same question. Whether It was
that Napoleon hud read his story some
where ami luckily renumbered the ser
geant's answer at the right moment or
whether, as one writer says anent the
speech of the beef eater, "All that can
be sii Id Is that two people happened to
hit upon the same thought," we are
unable to say, but the slmllnrlty of the
anecdote Is, to say the least of it, a
strange coincidence. London Standard
PAINTERS TO MEET
Second Annusl Convention of Iowa
Association This Week.
Des Moines, July 22. Master paint
era from all sections of the state will
gather in Des Moines tomorrow for
the second annual convention of the
Iowa Mabter Painters' association. The
meeting will continue until Friday
evening.
There are 500 members of the asso
ciation, but It Is expected that nearly
2,000 people will come to Des Moines
because of the meeting. All members
have been urged to bring their wives
to the convention. Many prospective
new members will attend and It Is ex
pec ted to greatly enlarge the member
ship of the organization at the meet
tng this week.
MILL WORKERS JOIN STRIKE
Five Hundred Men in Fort Dodge
Now Affected.
Fort Dodge, Ia., July 22. The mill
workers at the Plymouth plant struck,
being the first of that class of work
men that have gone out in support ol
the strike of the miners and loaders
Higher pay was demanded. The men
la the clay pits of the Plymouth Clay
Products company also struck. Two
mills, the Acme and Wasem, were
closed down for a tw days. The
United States Gypsum company, which
granted the demands of the men, is
producing normally. About 600 men
art now striking.
Prices are Only for Stock
on Hand!
Tin Boilers 20 per cent off.
All Cutlery 25 per cent off.
Garden, and carpenter tools from 15
to 30 per cent discount.
Any $10 Washing Machine at $8.00
Any 11 " " 8.75
3 No. 17 U. S. Cream Separa
tors, regular price $75, now . -G0.00
One year guaranteed wringers,
were $3.25, now 2.35
Three year guaranteed wringers,
were $3.75, now , 2.75
Five year guaranteed wringers,
were $5.00, now 3.50
Three year ballbearing wringers,
were $ 1.50, now, 3.25
Five year ballbearing wringers,
were $5.50, now 4.00
Democratic
Convention
The demorarts of Cass county
tiro called Ui meet in delegate con
vention in the city of Plattsmouth,
Neb., on Saturday, July 27, 1012,
at 2 o'clock p. in., for the purpose
of selecting .seventeen delegates to
tho democratic state convention
to he held in Urund Inland, Neb.,
July 30, 1.M2, and to transact
such other business as may legal
ly come before it.
1'recinct Delegates
Tipton 8
Stove Creek 9
Klniwood c
Weeping Water 2
Louisville 9
Mt. Pleasant 8
Nehawka 5
First Hock Muffs 9
Weeping Water, 1st ward. ... 2
Weeping Water, 2nd ward .... 2
Weeping Water, 3rd ward .... 1
fireenwood 5
Salt Creek 8
South Bend ... 4
Center 7
Avoca 6
Eight Mile drove II
Liberty 9
Second Rock Bluffs 5
Platismouth 11
Platismouth, 1st ward 7
Plattsmouth, 2nd ward 13
Plattsmouth, 3rd ward 13
Plattsmouth, 4th ward 5
Plattsmouth, 5th ward. ...... 4
Total 169
J. S. Livingston,
Chairman.
Earl ft. Travis,
Secretary.
Physical Exercise.
According to Dr. Durdik,
physical exeereise should be done
for tho express purpose to
strengthen the mind so it could
dictate to the body. It is not an
easy matter to restrain the body
from enjoying what it likes, al
though knowing that such enjoy
ment is injurious. A sound mind
or good sense gives orders to the
body regulating its habits. Can
you prevent your body from over
eating, over-drinking and other
excesses? Try it and if you suc
ceed you will be perfect. Should
any disorder in the digestion pre
vent you to do so, try Triner's
American Elixir of Hitter Wine. It
will strengthen your stomach and
your intestines, will arouse the
appetite nnd increase the di
gestive secretions; it will clean
out the bowels and keep tliern
clean. It, will relieve pain. At
drug stores. Jos. Triner, 1333
133 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, 111.
To Those Interested.
The notes and accounts due
the late firm of Edmunds & Brown
are left at the State Bank of Mur
ray for Hie convenience of those
w ho may desire to set lie. This is
done because I will not be in
Murray all the time, having busi
ness on my farm.
J. W. Edmunds.
When you are locking Tor any
thing in the line of paper, do not
give up finding it in Plattsmouth
until after you have called at the
Journal office. We are the Cass
county paper house.
Prof. Oscar Larson departed
for Omaha on the morning train
today, after spending Sunday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G.
Larson.