The Plattsmouth Journal
r l Published Semi-Weekly at Plattsmouth. Nebraska
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the Postotlice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-clas
matter.
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Sonic men never do today what
they can put o(T until tnnK!Ti'v;
jllii-rs lii'M'i' put oil' until tonior
iviv what they can do today. To
which clas do you belong? It
doesn't take a philosopher lo
figure out to which class the suc
cessful men of the world belong.
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. THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
Always laugh when you
.J. can; it is a cheap medicine.
.J mcrriiiioiit is a philosophy
J not well understood. It is
J the sunny .side of exigence,
.j, Byron.
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The legislature is still at it
introducing hills.
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Fine weather but how long
will it last?
No one objects lo voting money
to erect a monument lo the mem
ory Of (ieneral Thayer, but why
go to Vicksburg to do so, when
there is none here at home?
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Omaha not only wants to annex
South Omaha, but they want Flor
ence and other near-by towns an
nexed. If they keep on with the
annexation scheme the first thing
wo know they will bo after Platts
mouth.
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Governor Morehead has plan
ned to consolidate the olllccs of
chief food inspector and coal oil
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l Our ice men have done remark
ably well in storing up this es
sential article in summer.
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To demonstrate that they have
not had enough war, the Turks are
now fighting among themselves.
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J We expect lo be awakene.i inosi
any morning now by the chirping
f h robins, if this weather
keeps up.
The Chicago motor bandits have
become so fierce that they should
at least be fined for exceeding the
speed limit.
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There is now a possibility that
a slate bee inspector will be ap
pointed. If he has to go in among
the bees we don't want the job.
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When we get that "blue-sky
law passed by the legislature
dealers in "blue-sky" propositions
had belter steer clear of Nebraska
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Of course we all expect Con
gressman .Maguire to no unusually
generous this spring in his dis
tribution of government garden
seed.".. Whoever fails can have a
chance to kick by writing John,
and you can bet your bottom dol
lar thov will come forthwith.
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It is said that the hearings be
fore the house money trust com
mittee will have lo be given up
because the bankers are unwilling
to testify. Are bankers any bet
ter than other people? Perhaps
Wall street has controlled the
government so long they have
come to the conclusion they
own it.
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(let in the band wagon and toot
your horn for Plattsmouth first,
last and all the time.
Havelock has a new paper, the
inspector, and G. E, Harman, who jniUaI number of Nvhich ,ias
reached this office. It is published
by Will C. Israel, and one would
judge from its neatness that he is
an old hand at the business. It is
a six-column quarto and bears
evidence of prosperity, and the
was a candidate for railroad com.
missioner in Uie lasi iwo elec
tions, will have charge of both
positions. .
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And still no action has been
taken in the removal of the state Journal hopcs lhat Bro. Israci will
university. But the schemers
who arc opposed to removal arc
working very hard and quietly
against the project, while on the
meet with all the success his en
ergy and enterprise truly deserve.
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The United States court of ap
Only the young Turks propose
to defy all Kurope. The old ones
seem to have had enough.
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Arbitration seems to tie just
about as hard as any oilier form
of sell ling a controversy.
Cold light has come lo keep
company with I lie tireless cooker.
Ring in costless living and tho
niilleiniuni will be near.
other hand the other fellows arc Leais nas remanded for a new trial
not sleeping.
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the case against the Lexington,
Neb., flour mills, which was
If women suffrage can change charged wilh violating a certain
the high cost of living to an
amount within reach of the poor
man for strictly the necessaries
of life, we are in favor of giving
section of tho puro food law be
cause it had the electric bleaching
process. It is an important vic
tory for the Nebraska milling
them a trial at the ballot box. We 1)UsjnesS( which opcnly rjdiculps
the proposition that the process
is deleterious lo health.
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If some democrats, who want
all the say in running the party in
The list of presents for the
(lould-Shepard wedding indicates
lhat friends have fitted lhjiu out
so they will be. able to set up
housekeeping at once.
The stale of Nebraska will go
into the insurance business, fur
nishing life protection and an
nuities at cost, if the bill in
troduced by Senator (Irace, a
former citizen of this county, be
comes a law.
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There are slill no signs of a
panic, and everything goes on in
its usual way. Corn is moving,
the farmers are gelling ready for
bigger crops next season and
money is plenty. What more do
we want?
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In some localities of the slate
there is opposition to the Sunday
base ball bill, even though the law
as proposed, gives each com
munily the power to say for itself
as to whether or not a Sunday afl
crnoou ball game is to be permit
led. C. W. Pool has been selected by
(lover nor Morehead as labor com
missioner, a position held by W.
M. Maupin under the administra
tion of Governor Shallenberger.
Mr. Pool is one of tho publishers
of tho Tecumseh Tribunal, and
was speaker of the houso of rep
resentatives four years ago.
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The. democrats up around Lin
coln have quieted down somewhat
sinco it has been learned that
Hon. John II. Morehead is not
only governor in name, but gov
ernor in action. Wo know demo
crats who wero directly opposed
to Mr. Morchcad's nomination,
and who wcro probably opposed to
bis election, who aro now en
deavoring lo influence tho gov
ernor in their way of thinking.
But they readily find out that ho
has a head of his own, and knows
how to uso it.
are afraid, however, that tho first
cut they would make would be on
bats, ribbons, and such like
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The organization of the Ne
braska fruit growers will prove Ncbraskaf are nol careful lhey win
cnelleial. It is something wall gom(, of (hosc finamorn
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should nave neon cione long aHu. ings lo nnd they have split the
We perhaps would have been in lv wi(o 0 gome p,c
1 1 shapo lo have exported apples, in- hink lhal m giving out lhe oll)cc9
is all there is to a party, and ap-
stead of furnishing a ready mar.
kel for foreign apples. Nebraska
is well adapted to the growing of
ipples, and we would be glad to
see every farmer who owns an or
chard get in line for a worthy
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There never was a legislature
iu session for a great many years
that Omaha did not come in for
lis share of attention, and more,
mo. mere are always a cerium
i.umber of the membership of
both' branches of tho legislature
"who have it in" for Omaha, and
go to Lincoln prejudiced against
the metropolis and will vote and
opposo any measure that an Oma
ha member of the legislature will
introduce, whether good, bad or
indifferent. This is not right.
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Senator Joe Bailey of Texas has
slopped down and out of public
life, and while perhaps ho has
made a few mistakes, during his
political career, no one can truth
fully say that ho is not one of tho
brainiest men in the nation today.
Show us a public man, with the
experience of Senator Bailey, who
has never made any mistakes dur
ing his political career, and wo
will show you a man who is not
worthy tho position ho occupies
whether president, senator, con
gressman, or what not. lney
don't last long. '
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Tho lower branch of the legis
lature has decided that no bills
carrying special appropriations
shall receivo any definite atten
tion until the appropriations for
tho several stato institutions havo
been made-. This action is very
commendable It will havo a ton
doncy lo give tho established and
absolutely necessary institutions
tho financial consideration they
truly need, Instead of boing call
ed hero and thero and compelled
lo mako sacrifices on account o
other 8ido lines. It will also ell
minato log-rolling1.
parent ly that is all they care for.
Ilul there is a hereafter, and one
democrat is just as good as an-
her, that is if he is truly a
democrat, not for spoils only.
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Interesting statistics are fur
nished by the federal bureau of
education regarding the tendency
of university and college gradu
ates to show less favor toward the
ministry during recent years
Only 2 per cent of Harvard gradu
ates now become clergymen, al
though lhat Institution was
founded chielly to educate preach
ers of the gospel, while from Yale
3 per cent alone of the graduates
"take orders," despile the fact
lhat this establishment was also
inspired by a desire to educate
men tor the minslry. From other
institutions conio similar reports,
show ing that the law and business
are absorbing almost all of the
university and collego men, while
only a very small majority don the
cloth to preach the gospel.
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Representative Potts of Pawnco
county introduced a resolution
It seems to be necessary to
have occasional uprising of In
dians in order to stimulate public
interest in lhe wild west moving
pictures.
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President-cloet Wilson says, in
reference to the protest of Great
Britain iu regard to the Panama
matter, lhat "Uncle Sam must
keep his agreements." Of course.
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Men who attend more strictly
to their own business than they
do lo other people's are the ones
with the most friends and gen
erally make a success of their
calling.
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Congress is preparing for ils
extra session, and tho public are
expecting great things to be done
in that session, and many are go
ing to be greatly disappointed by
expecting too much.
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There has been just about three
weeks of real winter weather so
far, necessitating reference onco
more to the joke on Nebraskans
who went lo California searching
for a milder climate.
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The money trust has at last
been found; an investigation com
mittec finds that Morgan, Baker
and Slillman are the controlling
factors of the giant organization
The question is how to break
it up?
We haven't heard a word from
Flip-flop Harrington since "his
friend," Clarence F.. Harman, has
been appointed food commission
er. We sorter looked for him to
register a kick, but he hasn't so
far.
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It is now hinted that ex-Governor
ShallenbersNT lias an eye
on the secretary .-hip of agri
culture, is one reason why lie re
fused the position as a member
of the board of control. That
may be possible, and should the
appointment drop in his lap, one
thing is certain, "Slially" will
prove equal to the emergency.
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A united citizenship for the best
interests of Plattsmouth can ac
complish a great deal. But no
men with extremely radical views
can do much toward building up
and harmonizing a community;
but ho can sow seeds of discord
that will eventually, if allowed to
do so, create a feeling among the
liberal element that will take
many months and perhaps years
to pacify. We want none of that,
but do want peace and harmony,
at all hazards, for the benefit of
our city.
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If a mothers' pension bill is
adopted by lhe legislature, for
lhe legislature,
heaven's sake fix it so that it won't
take 75 per cent to carry out the
proposition, while the mothers
only get 25 per cent. Let tho
money be placed with the state
treasurer and paid out on vouch
ors, like the soldiers' pensions are
paid by the general government.
Do away with all that red tape
business.
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"Who is the greatest woman in
all history?" One hundred and
fifty school teacher recently
answered lhe question, and with
enthusiasm and unanimity tho
judges awarded the prize to the
one who made this reply: "The
wife of a farmer of moderate
means, who does her own cooking,
washing, ironing, sewing, brings
up a family of boys and girls to
bo useful members of society and
has time for intellectual improve
ment." L-:o:
In culling down the employes
of the house, among tho number
who "got their walking papers"
was B. F .Timmons of Geneva, an
old soldier, who was nominated in
the regular democratic caucus
and regularly elected in open ses
sion as assistant sergeant-at-
fr yourselves what he has to say
in reference to this important
matter:
'I am in receipt of numerous
i i . i i i - i ., I i 1 1 (i- tilt' -1 t ( i t 1 1 1 1 i u
I I 1 ' J I 1 1 I I ' l U I I I I ' U11UUJ(J o
national comniitleeinau toward
the plan of popular primaries for
the selection of applicants for
postofiiee appointments, where all
patrons of the ollice are permitted
to participate, regardless of
polil ical allilialions.
"That my position may bo fully
understood, aiid in answer to all
uch inquiries, permit me to say
that I am unalterably opposed to
permitting republicans to partici
pate, in the selection of democratic
postmasters, under the coming
democratic administration.
My reasons are: That these
offices for more than forty years
have been a part of a political ma
chine used effoelively by the op
ponents of the democratic party.
How valuable a poliitical assets
these places have been is evi
denced by the tenacity with which
the opposition cling to them.
"Further, it would only bo
natural for republicans, if allowed
to participate in the selection of
these appointees, to select, so far
as they could, only those who
would best serve their purposes.
No administration can bo suc
cessful unless it receives the loyal
support of its appointees, and an
appointment received with tho aid
of republican support would cer
tainly place the appointee under
obligations to the opposition and
embarrass him as a democratic
official.
"I am in favor of making theso
offices elective under the law, but
so long as they are appointive, I
shall reserve the right to recom
mend those who in my opinion are
best qualified and most deserving,
and always democrats. I must
respectfully decline to add my
recommendation as national com
mitteeman, whatever it may bo
worth, to the credentials of any
applicant selected by the aid of
republican voles. I have every
respect and give duo honor to re
publicans who stand by their
colors, but I am opposed to tho
plan of consulting the people who
fight under the other flag in theso
matters. p. L. Hall."
The suffragettes of New York
under "General" Rosalie Jones,
aro staging a hike from Gotham
to Washington, leaving the former
point on February 12, and being
scheduled to arrive in Washington
in time for the inauguration.
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The young woman who says the
girls will not marry men with
less than $ 10,000 a year, over
looks the fact lhat some of them,
after being married lo men of
that wealth have eloped with fel
lows who couldn't raise 10 cents.
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A New York miss declares that
the modern young lady requires
an incomo of at least $10,000 to
maintain a suitable establishment,
and .n.OOO pikers need not apply
for a wife. It is probable that
llus pert miss will know more
! w hen she is older.
arms. Therefore no one has the
power lo dismiss him but by a Harsh physics react, weaken the
'vole of the house, and thai will
never be done. The old soldier
will stay, and ought lo, and
someone else's head will have to
fall.
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bowels, will lead to chronic con
stipation. Doan's Regulels oper
ate easily. 25c a box at all stores.
Friday morning calling attention
to the extravagance in stalo in
stitutions and departments and
providing for tho appointment of
a committee of three to act joint-
y with the senato committee in
inquiring into tho present busi
ness methods and expenditures of
public moneys. Tho resolution
calls for an investigation of tho
methods used for ten years back.
Mr. Potts' resolution hits tho con
tor mark, and should not meet
with a dissenting voice in eilher
branch of tho legislature. The
people havo a right to know just
how these institutions havo been
conducted, and just exactly where
tho money goes, and Mr. Potts'
resolution, if adopted, will do the
business.
If you have a houso for rent try
a Journal Want Ad.
President Ripley, one of the
greatest railroaders in the coun
try, asserts that tho railroads are
still in their infancy. Somo farm
ers claim mat larming is in us
infancy. Now, when theso too
youngsters got their growth there
will be something doing.
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Utah is tho first stato to select
a woman to carry the electoral
vote to Washington, after helping
by her ballot to decido it. Thero
has been in Utah a wide departure
from the views of Joseph Smith
and Brigham Young on the
status of American women.
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The Commercial club is evi
dently getting down to business in
good shape. The committees ap
pointed by President Schneider
should everyone do their duty, and
if everyone does his duty thero
will be something doing in Platts
mouth with the opening of spring,
Print paper and wood pulp are
two articles from which the duty
might be removed with little peril
to American interests. The house
ways and means committee is now
hearing evidence on tho subject j
and tho showing is strongly in
favor of putting these com
modities in the free list. When
tho reciprocity law was up two
years ago the paper makers op
posed it and told congress that tho
industry would be ruined. But
despite the considerable reduction
of duty under that act, the paper
business of 1912 broke all recent
records. Tho exports of the trade
exceeded the imports by more than
$2, 000,000. In the light of this
fact the committee is not liable to
take seriously the plea that tho
industry is in danger if the re
maining duty is wiped out.
The Altar Society of St. John's
Catholic church will be entertain
ed by Mrs. Columbus Ncff and
Mrs. Antonia Ptak at the home of
lhe latter, on North Sixth street,
Thursday afternoon, January 30.
Everyone is cordially invited.
Real Estate
Bought and Sold
ON COMMISSION!
Insurance Placed in Best
Companies!
Farm Loans and Rental Agency
Virgil Liiillis
DR. HALL ABOUT RIGHT.
For years and years, and at
least since the days of Andrew
Jackson, the party in power has
held to the motto, "To the victors
belong the spoilsl" Dr. P. L. Hall
of Lincoln, whom we admire, both
as a gentleman and democrat, is
generally about right on matters
pertaining to tho best interests of
tho party, opposes tho election of
postmasters by ballot, and gives
good reasons why. Ho is a mem
her of tho national democratic
committee, and what ho says on
tho subject reflects tho sentiment
of the democrats of tho slate, and
the more wo read what he says,
tho more inclined wo aro in be
lieving he is about right. Read
ROBERT WILKINSON
DUNBAR
L.J. HALL
UNION
Wilkinson '& Hall
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