-The Plattsmouth Journal -
CZD Published Semi-Weekly at Plattsmouth. Nebraska ri
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the Postolfice at Plattsmouth, Nebraoka, as second-clas
matter.
$l.SO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
While his generwis u(i4 is on,
Pi't'-idnt Taft mislit. off?r Colo
nel Hnnsevelt a suhuiarm for a
visit tr Mr. iinty.. There
would h no hurry about relum
ing it.
Early shopping, early slopping,
Good advice and torse.
Slocks diminish al I ho finish,
And Iho crush gels worse
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Just Jive more" shopping days
before Christmas.
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shoppy days.
In buying a present for your
wife,' buy it now. and huy.il of the
home merchant.
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It takes some of those Christ
mas stamps to give Iho Santa
Claus look to a package.
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Foreign 1 rusts waste time when
they look to the United Stales as
a field for their operations by
treaty or any oilier device.
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One objection to long''!" presi
dential terms is that civil service
makes it greatest strides just be
fore a president goes out of olllce.
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As the Panama one is our
possession it is not easy to under
stand why the shores of our canal
are not pari of our coastwise
property.
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Don't forget there are some
mighty line holiday displays in
Plallsmoulh. It's worth getting
out early to see them, even if you
don't buy. ,
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Those who don't seize the op
portunity to shop in line weather
at heavily laden counlers are tak
ing pretty big chances of hitler
disappointment.
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It will lake :.'78,ioii,I(i) lo run
the postolliros next year, but the
nimble 2-ecnl and 1-ceut stamps
will take care of the item and pos
sibly produce a surplus.
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We will wager that no pur
chaser who goes to Omaha for
Christmas goods can buy them
cheaper or heller than rigfll here
at home. Then why do it ?
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A new machine has beei in
vented that writes letters at the
rate of (HlO words a minute. No
wonder the postmaster general
calls attention to what the frank
ing privilege is doing to the mails.
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People who jump out of the
frying pan into Iho tiro ought to
keep out of the frying pan. A
word to the people who go to
Omaha lo do their Christmas
shopping.
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What a glorious world Ibis
would be, if everybody would ob
serve the (iidden Hole. The rule
came down lo us through heathen
mythology, but it is Iho very es
Pence of harmonious life.
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A dispatch from Kansas City,
Missouri, gives an account, of a
Nebraska man who hail been blind
a year and a half, who suddenly
recovered his eyesight, before he
left the depot to go up town to see
an eye specialist, for which pur
pose he had gone to Kansas City.
This was a suj-e enough case of
showing him in Missouri.
A legislative appropriation lo
advertise the stale is being favor
ably discussed among members
of various organizations in Oma
ha. While all agree that a
systematic campaign of advert is
ing should bo carired on, there is
much discusjon as to the best
methods of mooting I lie situation.
These organizations are awaiting
the announcement of the plans
proposed by Iho committees from
the Slale Editorial association
and the Slate Association of Coin
luerical Clubs.
Only six more
J!uy it now.
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Stay at borne to do your Christ
mas trading, and enjoy a Merry
Christina-.
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Only on.' more week and Old
Santa will bo here In all his glory.
We hope ho will not forget the
poor children iu his rounds, and
give them a reminder that God
is Love.
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The west will be satisfied with
W. J. Jtryan as secretary of state
and Hon. A. M. Dockery, of Mis
souri as postmaster general, and
President Wilson can rest assur
ed that he will have two good and
true men in his cabinet.
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According to an octogenarian,
the way to live long is not to
worry about your health. If you
have blight's disease or tubercu
losis, consider it a good joke and
go on your way to foreseore re
joicing.
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You can get just as good goIs
iu PlaltsmouUi as you can gefi at
Omaha, or any other town. Tht-n
why should you go away from
home to
ping ?
do your Christmas shop-
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Undor the peculiar system pre
vailing in New York a citizen buys
police protection just as he buys
any other commodity, and it is
subject to the same lluctuations
that is. it keeps getting higher
and higher.
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Some of the newspapers of
Kansas are worried for fear the
le-
Now
the
will
but
women of.thal slate will beecome
so interested in politics thai they
will bet a new bat on a favorite
candidate. A modern picture hat
would bo some bet.
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In less than a month Nebraska
will have a democratic governor.
And you can bet ho will bo the
governor, with no red tape ac
companiments. His name is
"More-head," and he won't have
to wear an iron band around it,
either.
.When Ibis equal rights busi
ness gels into full swing, if it
ever does in Nebraska, the women
may wear the trousers if they
want them, but we will be blamed
if I hey ever make us wear a cor
set. We will hae lo draw the line
somew here.
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President-elect Wilson ha
turned from Hermmla.
watch the pathway to
home of .Mr.. Wilson. It.
not be strewn with flowers
the democratic politicians will be
ho fni the trail.
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Novoh blame the newspaper for
recording what you do. The pa
per is expected to publish tho
news and Iho public expects you
to behave. If we didn't give the
news you would be the first per
son to knock good and hard..
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Mrs. belva Lockwood, (you no
doubt have hoard of her) candi
date for president on tho equal
rights party ticket in 188 5, and
the first woman admitted to the
bar of Iho supreme court, has
just celebrated her eighty-second
birthday in Washington. Uelva
has been a thoroughbred in her
liniee. Nothing like her in this
ago.
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If there is any man or woman
who can give any reasonable ex
cuse for going away from Platts
mouth to do their Christmas
shopping, we would like to hear
it. If our merchants are clever
enough to give you credit the
year round you certainly should
bo grateful enough to spend your
cash at home, instead of giving jt
lo Omaha merchants. Iion't you
think so?
Kansas newspaper men are
gelling loo prosperous. Wall
Mason has quit tho Emporia
Gazette because be is making
... i i 1 i i . . .
cnies man ine dazoiio is earn
more money writing for svndi-
ing, and Ed Howe and bis daugh
tor leave this month on a trip lo
I tie Canary islands and South
America so they ran spend some
of the shekels Mr. Howe made in
the newspapers business.
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The biggest item of expense
connected with a session of Iho
CUTS INAUGURATION FRILLS
There will b- no inaugural ball
wnen iiovrrnor .Aiorrrieart is m-
augmaioo, not iiecause uie gov
ernor or his good wife have any
prudish objections to dancing as
u recreation, but because the
governor-elect inclines to the
preservation of simplicity in all
such affairs. He does not feel
that his induction into office
should be accompanied hy any
display that is not necessary to
a solemn observance of the inu
ptirtuni political function.
The governor's decision lo
have no inaugural ball may ex
cite some criticism from those
who think more of the social side
of official life than they do of
the political importance of the
occasion. Uut.it will meet with
the approbation of a great many
sturdy people who admire the
simplicity that an intuitive sense
of democracy dictates-..
There are a great many Amer
ican citizens who deplore the
growing tendency to make the. in
augurations of governors and
presidents the orra.dou for ela
borate and expensive displays of
social splendor. They are sensi
tive to such manifestations of a
worped understanding of demo
cratic proprieties
ft is not one of the democratic
essentials of the public servant
in this country that he shall ho
a loader in social gayeties. Cus
tom of centuries has made it one
of tho attributes of royalty and
of those who get into the, public
life of monarchies. Thov are
hardly supposed to bo of the com
inon people.. They owe their
precedence usually to the lino of
descent. but in this country the
citizen is born to nothing but op
portunity. He has no divine
right to any precedence over his
fellow citizen. If ho should bo
chosen by his fellows to perform
a public function, il is done rath
er as a matter' of course, because.
some one must perform the duly.
.Of course the democrats may
be pardoned for elalion over the
induct ion of a representative of
their parly into' office, but their
elalion will undoubtedly be the
more grateful and beneficial to
all concerned and more comfort
ing ro loveruoi- .uorclieail, no
doubt, if they consistently ex
press il in a determination to
help him give the slate a thor
oughly deinocral'ic administra
tion, Lincoln Star.
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-Gifts for Men-
that will earn earnest appreci
ation and sincere thanks.
Blanket Bath Robes S5 to S8
Housecoats $6.50
Shirts SI to $3.50
Silk Handkerchiefs, initial or
plain, 50c
Dress Gloves $1.00 to $2.50.
Fur Lined Gloves and Mittens
$1.50 to $4
Sweater Coats $1.50 to $6.50
Silk Neckwear at 35c. to $1.00
Silk Mufflers 50c to $2.50
Knitted Mufflers 50c to $150
Box Hosiery, 4 pairs $1.00
Interwoven Sox, 4 pairs $1.00
Interwoven Silk Sox 50o
Suspender and Garter Set 75c,
$1.00 and $1.50 '
Garter and Armband Sets 50c
Silk Garters 50c
Initial Linen Handkerchiefs 25c
Plain Linen Handkerchiefs 25,
40 and 50c
Tie Ring $1.00
Combination Sets (ties and silk
sox) $1.00 and $1.25
Combination Sets (ties, silk sox
and handkerchiefs) $1.50
and $2.00
Umbrellas $1.00 to $050
Jewelry in sets and single
pieces 25c to $2.00
Fur, Caps $3.50 to $5.00
Traveling Sets $6 and $8
TheseL items are hints of the many ac
ceptable gifts you will find here.
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Manhattan Shirts Stetson Hats
Open Evenings from December 12th to December 24th
IA
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can w Give
The following pathetic and
unique request came to tho olllce
of the local lied Crost Seal agent
a few days ago:
"hear Sirs I have only two
cents that mamma gave me a long
lime ago. Teacher told me about
you and the Hod Cross Seals.. I
can't send a penny, so I put a
stamp on Ibis postal card. Will
vou send mo a Hud Cross- Seat
for it?"
Any skin itching is a temper
tester. The more you scratch the
worse il itches. Doan's Ointment
is for piles, eczema any skin
itching. 50c at all drug stores.
For carving sets see Eastwood,
the hardware man.
For SaleS
When the roll of governors is
called next January a prelly good
idea of the awful wreck of the re
publican parly wrought by the
bull moosers can be formed. The
republican governors who will
answer lo the roll call will be so
few as to be almost a curiosity.
Of all the governors elected No
vember 5 only ten were republic
ans. :o:
Every merchant must impress
his trade with the idea that he
knows his business or they will
have no faith in htm or his goods.
And the best way to make that
impression is to know the busi
ness. Omaha Trade Exhibit.
Look over the advertising col
umns of The Journal. They tell
where to gel the best goods for
all manner of presents.
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Some of the newspapers of Ne
braska are opposing an ap
propriation of .150,000 by the
legislature lo put on an exhibit at
the San Francisco exposition.
Tim Journal does not really know
whether it would bo a wise pro
position or not. but if other
stales propose to bo represented
I here, why not Nebraska? It is
an awful good place lo boost t
resources of our grand slate, ami
wo should not stand back on !?50,
(Mil) if il will help advertise one of
the grandest slates in the union.
Nebraska legislature is the pay of
clerks. It takes a groat ileal of
c'erieal talent to keep the record
of sixty days devoted to pulling
nud hauling for patronage. but
while Nebraska is no exception to
the rule in other stales, Iho peo
ple have come to believe that there
is too much red tape and favorit
ism displayed in the selection of
Iho clerical force. One-half tho
number usually selected could do
the work if they are competent.
.Most of them, generally, are not
compel out, and never saw the in
side of the legislative hall before.
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A London doctor says the only
healthful fruits are bananas and
grapes. And another scientist
says llsh is not a brain food, but
contains phosphorus, which is re
garded as harmful. And on top of
this some doctors are beginning
to recommend pie, and denounce
water. A baltimore doctor says
water causes the tissues to be
come water logged, nutrition suf
fers, causing loss of appetite, re
duction of weight and vitality and
causing taxamia, whatever that is.
However, it is to be hoped you
won't take on a jag during the
festive Christmas time just be
cause the baltimore doctor said
this.
The friends of Kx-Oovcruoir
bockery of Missouri, are pushing
him for postmaster-general-.. WW
know what, we are saving, when
The Journal says I hoy can look
the Foiled States over and mt
find a better man for the position
i Miring nis sixteen years service
in congress, ho served on tho
commit loo of posloffieos and post
roads, and for several years dur
ing his terms of service, was
chairman of that committee.
Oovernor Oickery j one of Clod's
noblemen, and we are willing to
wager there is not a man in tho
entire country who knows more
about the mail service than Mr.
Hickory. He would fill the posi
tion acceptably to tho entire,
country, and prove a groat credit
to President Wilson's administration.
CROUPY COUGHS AND WHCEZY
COLDS.
The quickest, simplest war to
rid tho children of dangerous,
croupy coughs- and wheezy, stuffy
colds is to give- them Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound1. It
gives almost instant relief and
stops a cough promptly. ' It
soothes and heals. Contains no
opiates. For sale by F. O. Fricke
ft Co.
Fred Patterson Sick.
County Surveyor Fred Patter
son has been con II nod to his homo
for several" days w ith a severe case
of the grippe, but is reported as
gelling along very nicely and will
probably be able to resume his
dot ies in a few days.
FOR SALE About 50,000 acres
in Louisiana lands, on main line
of K. C. Southern railroad, almost
level, just rollling enough for
drainage. " Adapted to dairying
and all kinds of crops, including
fruits. The price of thi& land will
average only $12.00 per acre, ac
cording to location and distance
from town. Terms-: One-third
cash, balance one to five years.
Nine men out of ten who go to see
these lands purchase; Special car
from Omaha every Tuesday after
noon al t:35. via burlington. Call,
or write for particulars.
WINDHAM
Investment and Loan Co.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
For dyspepsia, our national ail
ment, use burdock blood bitters.
Recommended for strengthening
digestion, purifying the blood. At
all drug stores. $1.00 a bottle.
Watch for our Ninas ad. You
will slay al homo and buy at Eastwood's.
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Therc are some people who be
lieve the legislature will oppose
any olTort to appropriate money
for good roads purposes. They
claim there are so many farmers
in Iho legislature, most of whom
will oppose any such appropria
t on. Why should farmers oppose
the good roads movement by re
fusing to countenance such a
proposition by tho legislature?
Such an idea is preposterous. Our
experience with farmer members
of the legislature is that they are
prelly cautious about voting for
appropriations, but wo do no be
lieve they will oppose an ap
propriation which is not only
calculated to bcnelll llioni"!vos
as much or more than any other
class of people.
A F m TIE3E UIDQ
A positive proof of superiority. First,
Second and Third premiums at the
Nebraska state fair were won by bread
made from
Otten Never
Buttered Bettered
A. W. White, Plattsmouth
A. G. Bach &. Co., Plattsmouth
W. T. Richardson & Co., Mynard. Nob.
Hiatt & Tutt, Murray, Nob.
Mrs. Ruth Thomson, Cedar Creek, Neb.