-The Plattsmouth Journal -
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
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Well, how do you like Indian
hummer in Hie heart of winter?
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Some peiiuine winter weather
'fan be depended upon with about
us much certainly as (he corn
crop.
Tin? fellow who possesses more
pall than brains is the one that
generally nets a soft job when
1hey are passed around.
They hae commenced talking
base ball already for next season.
Plaftsmoulh should begin a little
discussion on Mm subject. Now
is the lime o talk about it.
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Some member of the house has
prepared a bill placing the com
mission form of city government
so that cities of .'1,500 population
can have I he benefit of it if they
so desire.
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Judge Archbald has had the
nerve nil alony to admit tho
charges made against him and
claim that he could see no wrong.
Probably Arch-bold is the best
way to spell it utter all.
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Speaker Kelley of the house of
repi e:ienlal ies is spoken of as a
' very fair-man. Mepuhliean 'mem
bers evidently think so from the
manner in which he has favored
them in the selection of his com
mittees. (ioxenior Moreliead lias not yet
appointed the board of control,
and it will be some time before he
does. And when that is done he
will probably make other ap
pointments. The governor is
pursuing u very safe plan.
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Ninety-eight bills have already
been introduced in the bouse at
Lincoln and twenty-seven in the
senate. This is pretty good for
one day. Now comes tho tug of
war to gel them passed. It is very
easy lo introduce ' bills and an
other thing to get them through.
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A plucky (irand Island girl, who
hauled -off and biffed a masher
vrho persistently annoyed her on
I he streets of Omaha, did tho
proper caper. She hit direct from
the shoulder and pummeled him
good and plenty. That girl should
be kept on the job of making fre
quent excursions to Omaha.
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lnis is i im tunc or the year
when the fool killer is snooping
around looking for tho fellow who
used an overdose of kerosene in
gelling a rousing flro started on
cold mornings, and it must keep
him pretty busy, becauso throw
ing keroseno on tho smouldering
embers of last night's fire is quite
general and is a pretty sure way
to start something.
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In addition to the $20,000 ap
proprialion recommended by Gov
ernor Morehead for the purchase
of a farm in Sarpy county, Intend
ed as a home for Mrs. Roy Blunt
during her lifetime, relatives of
the widow are asking that a prol
vision bo made to educate her in
fant son, born since the un
fortunate occurrence of last
March when Blunt was killed by
6hots fired at fleeing: convicts.
succeed,
is on a
rampage and drowning out nearby
residents, it is some relief for us
Lo know that the Old Missouri is
as docile as a lamb, and the Jan
uary I haw on hand, loo.
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Another mess of bills went in'o
the legislative hopper Wednesday.
Hurry up, gentlemen, and you may
be able lo reach the one thousand
mark within the time limit of 20
days for introducing bills.
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livery Commercial club should
send representatives to the good
roads convention at Lincoln Jan
uary 22. The larger the attend
ance Hie more effect it will have in
the direction of securing good
roads legislation. There should
be an appropriation made to aid
in making the roads better, and
there is not a member of the legis
lature who would oppose a bill
calculated lo help the people of
I he slate at large.
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The best inoi.cy-inakcr on tho
farm is the hen. She turns grass
into greenbacks, grain into gold,
a ml from sand and gravel she
coins silver. There is nothing
else on the farm to compare with
her. The horses and cattle are
heavy consumers, and to get their
value one must part with them,
but not so with her. In her small
way she is a gold mine on the
face of the earth, a mill that
grinds which others overlook and
refuse.
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If the "laborer is worthy of his
wire," which no one disputes, then
a man who has devoted almost
y cnrs In the advocacy of the
principles of vlie democrat parly
it on i (i certainly receive some
recognition at the bands of his
parly friends for his constant de
volinn at all times and under all
circumstances to the success of
lis parly friends. If such a faith
ful worker is not rewarded by
those in position lo aid him, then
parlies surely are very ungrateful
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An upstate contemporary tells
us of a novel contribution basket
for churches invented by an
Oklahoma man. If a person drops
quarter or more in the box
there is silence; if he drops
dime in a bell rings, a nickle
sounds a whistle and a penny tires
a blank cartridge. If one pre
tends to be asleep when the box
is passed, it awakens him with a
watchman's rattle, and a kodak
takes his picture. Unfortunate
ly (ho man and postofflce address
of the inventor are not given
J'here are a number of church
stewards in this town who would
liko to get into communication
wilh him.
The Lincoln Star is responsible
for tho following story, whether
true or not: "There is a story
current concerning an episode in
a moving piuiuro show, which was,
of course, not located in Lincoln.
It was to the effect that when an
irate husband showed up at the
box ofllco with revolver in hand
to declare to tho proprietor that
he was in search of his wife and
her male companion, the manager,
Id avoid a disturbance in his place,
hastily stepped to the footlights
and explained thai if there hap.
pened to be a man in the houso
with another man's wife, he had
better, step out of the side door
and avoid trouble, whereupon
eleven couples got up and hastily
left the theater through the side
door."
If at (ir.st you don't
mies.s attain.
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While the Ohio river
Wall street has commenced to
kick on WiN n. WVIl, let em
kick.
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Prosperity would taste better if
so many of us were not compelled
to eat at Jth.e .second table.
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When the parcel post gels well
under way it will enable country
folks lo pay more attention to re
ligious matters. They can 'phone
to town on Saturday and order a
cap of piety for Sunday use.
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Turkey is loo deliberate in deal
ing with the Halkan allies. Kvery
time a nation hesitates in the
diplomatic game the other side
takes on another, and usually a
harrb-r condition.
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lu the death of C. 0. Whedon
Nebraska loses one of its ablest
attorneys and one who deserved
great honors at the hands of his
party friends. He had been a resi
lent of Nebraska for forty years, 4
md was born in Ohio in 1 850.
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Parcel post is receiving a good
deal of "knocking." There is lit
tle question about that. It is said
a business man out in the slate
sent per parcel post a link of
stovepipe to the post master gen
eral as evidence of his disap
proval.
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Ileuben V. Clark, superintend
ent of the Harvard schools, has
arrived at Hie conclusion to ac
cept the position of superintend
ent of the Hoys' Industrial school
at Kearney, which position was
tendered him a few days ago by
flovernor Moreliead.
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A physician's certificate as to
the Illness for marriage and pub
lication of the proposed license
five days prior to the ceremony are
made requisites to a legal mar
riage by the terms of two bills in
troduced in the lower house. A
law of this kind is in effect in. a
number of slates and il should not
onlv become a law in Nebraska,
but should be in force in every
stale in the union..
Wall street nabobs should go
slow in their denunciations of
Wilson, lie w
soon be president I
of I he I niled Stales, and il is gen
erally conceded I hat he knows his
business about as well as any
Wall street sharks can tell him.
Mill they have run the presidents
so long that they think it is their
duty lo advise President. Wilson.
They want to proceed slowly with
their suggestions to him lest they
wake up a tartar.
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The farmers in the house at
Lincoln can do a great deal of
good if they will band together
for the purpose of keeping down
all extravagant measures. They
are naturally in ravor of economy
and there is not a citizen in the
slate but who knows that hereto
fore appropriations have been
extravagant and this legislature
will be no exception to the rule.
They need a watch-dog, both in
the house and senate, and they
should be good ones. The peo
ple's money is at stake and they
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snouia not no rooueu inrougn ex
tortionate appropriations.
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After next July a standard bar
rel of apples must be 26 inches
between the heads, 64 inches in
circumference, outside measure
ment around tho middle, and the
heads must be seventeen and one
eighth inches in diameter. In ac
cordance with the law, if the ap
ples are hand-picked and free
from blemishes they may be label
led "Standard." But a fine of $1
and costs will be extracted for
every barrel that is marked
"Standard" and does not conform
to the requirements. The law
was passed at the earnest solicita
tion of thoso who believe that the
purchaser, has a right to know
what he Is getting when he buys
a barrel of apples.
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Have you tried the parcel post?
How do you like it?
WILSON AND "BIG BUSINESS."
The filtacks that are now being
made on Woodrow Wilson from
sources close to "big business"
in New York,. attacks based on his
Chicago speech are fooli.-h but not
surprising.
Oovcrnor Wilson, in that
speech, made a direct appeal to
the conscience, the patriotism,
and the enlightened self-interest
of "big business." He sought to
persuade rather than compel. lie
specificially declared against
using "the whip." There was no
sign of Colonel Roosevelt's "big
stick." He resorted to courteous
and lucid argument inslead. He
tried to convince the men of great
affairs in this country that it is
not only for their country's good,
but for their own interest as well,
that they should fall in line with
Hie predominant public Tentiment
and recognize that they owe a duty
to the entire people. He spoke very
plainly and lirmly against niono-
poly
and against a control of
credit by the money trust, and de
clared that these things are not
lo be endured. Hut we hoped that
I he ev il would be cured, not so
much under whip and spur of the
law, as by the business men them
selves. If big business Is devoid of con
science and patriotism and intel
ligence then Governor Wilson's
idea would naturally fall on bar
ren 'ground. And that, judging
I'toni the outcry set up by most of
the New York newspaper;, is
where the plea has fallen. News
papers that united to urge his
nomination by the liallimore con
vention are now, of a sudden,
found uniting to scold and satirize
and to patronize with insulting
admonitions.
And yet, as his secretary points
out. Governor Wilson saiu noth
ing at Chicago thai be ilil not. say
repeatedly I nrom-'mnili I lie cam
paign. What he said llu-u pleased
the rank and lile.of his- party, and
il pleases I hem when he now re.
peals il. What has come owr the
spirit ol I lie dreams- or nrs Itiu
business" 'supporters in New
York I id I bey imagine, when
Iliey advocated bis nominal i i v,
when they were urging his cli'C
lion. that he was .-peaking- with- a
forked tongue-.' Ii. they judge
1 1 1 ; 1 1 lie was Irving lo fool tin
great masse.- of the American
people for whose support, be was
appealing? The outcries they are
now raising naturally give rise (o
I he questions.
The one conclusion to be drawn
from the speeches of Woodrow
Wilson since election is that he
means to Keep llie iaitn. lie
means to give the people what he
promised he would give if elected.
He has made il plain lhat he is
anxious to do this with just as
little disturbance and suffering as
possible. He stands ready to be
a wise friend to "big business" if
only big business will meet him
half way by cleaning up and mak
ing an honest ccort to "bo good."
He would prefer to have il that
way, not merely for the sake of
the men of big affairs, but in
order not to shake the stability
and prosperity of business condi
tions the country over. It would
be infinitely the better way.
But there is another way, and
winch gravels big business, we
suspect, is that it is coming to
believe that, if necessary, I'resi
dent Wilson will resort to it. If
Wall street will not take its hands
off the throat of the country's
finances and industry it must be
compelled to do it. If it will not
voluntarily respect tho laws that
now exist, and the laws that re
main lo be enacted, to insure a
square deal, then the law's pen,
alties must be invoked.
Governor Wilson, like all sensi
ble men, would rather have peace
than war. But, a3 an honorable
man, he will insist that, come
peace or come war, his admin
istration and his party keep the
faith. World-Herald.
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. Next will be an increase in the
salary of rural route carriers.
They are deserving.
If you desire to qualify for a
position under the parcel post
service you must be everything
from a grocery boy o a hod
carrier. :o:
A farmer can go to bis tele
phone and order a hot ;neal sent
by rural delivery. The old dinner
horn has done its part well, but is
no longer indispensable.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer says
that another reason why the cost
of living is so high is that din
ner used to begin with prayers,
whereas it now begins with cock
tails. The Missouri river seems to
have been discovered at last by
the rivers and harbors committee.
Mighty tributaries will help make
sure of the future of the trunk
stream.
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A confederate $10 bill was
passed in a neighboring town last
week. How long will it take some
folks to learn that special stamps
only will send a parcel through
the mails?
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Io you know the meaning of
"blue-sky law?" There is more
than one way to define it. But
the fellow who has invested in
"blue-sky" can tell you all
about it.
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In their platform last fall the
democrats favored the establish
ing of a binding twine plant at
the penitentiary. Now, what are
the democratic members going to
do about it?
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Of course the nearby property
owners in Lincoln are fighting to
retain the university right where
it is that's natural. But "re
nioval" has passed down the line
and the masses of the people
favoi the proposition. "Let the
peioplo!- rule."
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no wnai you tan lor a man
win runs for office and he'll pre
tend to appreciate what you do for
him, but. as soon as he can't use
von he'll have no more use for
you. That's gratitude. We have
inherited gratitude by the barrel
full. Hut we're still in the run
ning and have taken a seat on the
watch tower.
Say, young man, have you ever
thought that while you are talk
slightingly about some nice girl
that some oilier foul-mouthed
puppy may be talking about your
nicfi sister? Always protect the
name of a girl, until you know
absolutely that she isn't deserving
of it. Even then, be charitable in
your criticisms.
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Representatives Busch of Otoe
and Cass counties has introduced
a bill giving assessors authority
to dig up the records of the dead
and see if the taxes were paid on
such property as had been cover
ed up through life. There is no
doubt that there has been much
property thu covered up from the
sight of assessors.
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And now it is up lo the local
merchai.ts to get the country
trade for many miles surrounding
Plattsmouth on account of the
parcel post. But they can't get it
by sitting down and waiting for
it to come to them. Make prices
and let the people see them, and
maybe they won't send to the
catalogue houses, whose prices
they see advertised.
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Speaking of "blue-sky" laws,
the Sioux City Journal pertinently
remarks none "will be satisfactory
unless it contains something that
will discourage the annual invest
ment of $7,000,000 in roads that
are good only until the next heavy
rain."
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Oscar Anderson is a bookkeeper
in Chicago. He did a mail order
drug business, offering to cure
tuberculosis for $20. He prompt
ly mailed all of his patientg a cure i
warranted to eradicate the seedsj
of the disease without fail. Chem
ists examined his cure and found
that it was a mixture of boiled
barley and rve flour and so bo is
to be taken to Kargo, N. I)., to
meet some of his victims and give
an account of himself.
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Talking of Commercial clubs,
think of what Pacific Junction
energy is doing in that line. Last
Monday evening ninety-four new
members were added to their
booster club. Now, it looks "to a
man up a tree inai u racinc
Junction can do so well, Platts
mouth business men and citizens
would get their hustling clothes
on and add enthusiasm and life
to our Commercial club by be
coming members. Do Ibis at the
verv next meeting ami lets an
pull together" for a Greater
Plattsmouth in 1913.
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The Tecuniseh Journal-Tribua-
al, edited by Hon.. C. W. Pool, who
was speaker of the Nebraska
house of representatives four
years ago, and of which the writer
was also a member, in speaking of
selecting house committees, says:
"Tour years ago the democratic
members of the Nebraska legis
lature adopted the plan of select
ing the important house com
mittees by the members them
selves instead of permitting the
speaker- to name such heads of
committees, this state being tho
first in the United States to adopt
that mcthqd of procedure.- Two
years later the national house of
representatives followed the ex
ample set by the democrats of
Nebraska clearly illustrating
lhat .Nebraska stands at the head
of all states in its progressive
ness. The legislative sessions of
1011 and 1913 proceed along the
lines mapped out by the progres
sives in 1909 and are being
heralded as the cimon pure
article."
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