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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1913)
i f I -The Plattsmouth Journal - Published Scml-Weeklj at Plattsmouth. Hebraska cr3 R. A. BATES, Publisher. Entered at the Postolfice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-clas matter. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE THOUGHT FOR TODAY. J Shun idleness, it is the J rust lliat a! I aches itself ( flie most hrilliaul mclals. J Voltaire. ' .J. HMK-MMHH"M-H"M :o: Well, we have had another snow, despite tlio groundhog. :o: "Honest business and men haven't anything to fear." Woodrow Wilson. :o: In live weeks' lime Uli! people w. re killed in t lie United Stales and Canada in auto accidents. :o: Not only should Omaha have home rule, hut every other city in Nebraska should have it. :o: The Iowa legislature has turn ed down a hill which sought to prevent marriages between whites whites and blacks. Shame! :o: Senator Shively of Indiana de lines a standpatter as "a man that has stopped and cannot start," and an insurgent is "one that has started ami cannot slop." :o: One congress is about to ex pire, another will meet shortly, and a third will be elected next year. The recall is applied rapid ly enough in at least one branch of congress. :o: A strange problem in some of the Latin-American states is why revolutionary leaders should light each oilier desperately for some thing thai can be held for only a short, lime, and then by continued (Ik Ming. :o: Kvents follow each other rapidly in this country. Hecenlly we had the Helen (iould wedding. Next came the Mexican troubles. Now will come the inauguration of President Wilson. Then what is to follow? Decoration day and I tie Fourth of July, of course. :o : The member of the legislature who presents a "by request" bill should be made to father the same. These "by request" measures are generally poorly; supported by members in either house. And every author of such measures should sign hi name lo the bills. :o:-i The latest fad in city circles is to cheek babies during church services. The churches are not, bothered so much by squalling babies in this city as the theater, and I here fore we would suggest that the manager provide a room and nurses for all mothers who atlend the theater with young babies. :o: President-elect Wilson repeats that he will not finally close his cabinet selections until the day of his inauguration. All who have been "mentioned" will con sequently be on their good be haviour until March 4th. You can bet your bottom dollar that Hon. W. J. Bryan will head the list, if he so desires. :o: ; A genuine gentleman is one that is clean inside and out; who neither looks up to the rich nor down lo the poor; who can lose without "squealing" and can win without "bragging;" who is con Hderale of women, children and old people; who is too bravo to li,., (,o generous to cheat, and who lakes his share of the world and Ids other people have theirs. Isishop David H. Moore of the .Methodist episcopal church may now recall the adage as lo what usually happens to introducing peace-makers. Sued for 50,000 damages by a Kansas woman, who, however, was given a verdict of only ,t, the bishop has Mood cause lo feel a sense of relief. Hereafter, perhaps, he will likely let the Kansas churches settle their quarrel without his assist ance. W. It. Thompson, chairman of the state democratic committee, says thai the removal of the state university is a scheme lo make I be democratic party of the state I he "goat" for an expenditure of millions of dollars. The writer was in Lincoln a short lime since, and was there but a few hours till he saw how the scheme was working, and the legislature, especially the democratic mem bers, should "keep hands off." By practically coincident con viction under the criminal fea tures of the Sherman law of the men in the hath tub combination and the cash register monopoly, I he government has shown power lo control the worst features of unfair restraint of trade. It has been shown I hat not only can combinations be dissolved, but that those making Ihein can be punished. -:o:- One of I he largest and most en thusiastic meetings in the history of the C.omOiercial club was that on Thursday nighl, which surely denotes I hat the business men are hiking a great interest in the future prospects of l'laltsnioulh. This meeting demonstrated lo a dead moral certainty that the business men viewed the work of the organization in the right light and proposed to give encourage ment by lending all possible aid in its efforts. Let every man who makes his home in IMatts moulh join the club and lend a helping hand. :o:- iMit it to a vote of all the worn n of Nebraska as to whether they shall vole or not, and if the ma jority of them are favorable to suffrage, we promise them we will favor them when it comes to de ciding the matter at the general election. In conversation with a leading suffragette in Onvernor Morehead's olliee a few days since,, we put the matter to her in this light, ami she hooted at. such an idea. The fact is there are but precious few housekeep ers women who have plenty to occupy their time at home who do not care to vole. It is simply a few old hens hero and there who want to get into the political limelight for their own personal aggrandizement. That's all. :o:- At a parental gathering recent ly a lady toasted "Tho (lentlo men" as follows: "rUoss'm. They share our joys, they double our sorrows, they triple our ex penses, they quadruplo our cares, they excito our magnanimity, they increase, our self respect, awaken our affection, control our prop erty, and out-maneuver us in everything. This would ho a dreary world without them. In fact, I may say, without respect of successful contradiction, that without them this wouldn't he much of a world anyhow. We love them and the dear things cannot help ''. We control them and the precious fellows don' know it." ilie late snow is worm several millions of dollars lo the wheat growers of Nebraska, and they feel highly elated. :o: Look out for the stranger who wants you lo cash a check after banking hours. He is "doing" merchants in neighboring towns. :o: The revolution in Mexico is nut over by a long shot, and indica tions are that the United States will be compelled to intervene be fore it is over. :o- I'.very little while, it would seem, something must happen lo impress upon the human mind, emphatically and painfully, how brief, after all, the span of life may be. Some of Plaltsmouth's building contractors are so rushed with work that I hey are compelled to work on Sundays in order to com plete their contracts on the date promised. :o: It is said that the latest revolu tion in Mexico is backed by a syndicate of London capitalists. To the credit of the United Slates it, may he said that Wall street was not even suspected. :o: : It is suggested in some cities that a corps of professional flirts be organized to deal with street mashers. Hut the fact must not be overlooked thai cruel and un usual punishment is forbidden. :o: Serious object ions are made against the appointment of M. W, Baxter as superintendent of the Hastings hospital for the insane. It would appear from 'all reports that ("lovernor Morehead has made a big mistake in the selection of Baxler. :o: Itegardless of what the facts may have been, there is not a particle of use of Mr. Morrissey and Slate Chairman Thompson raising a muss over it now. Don't wake up anything that oc curred before Iho election. I'.very time we read the strenu ous doings of (hose London suf fragettes we are convinced anew of the truth made by some emin ent one, whose name we can't re call just now, that hell hath no fury like woman's scorn. :o! When the missels of the war ring parlies in Mexico struck the American club building the shells went through the wall and into the library. There hungj portraits of George Washington, O rover Cleveland, William Me-. Kinley, Woodrow Wilson, William II. Taft and Theodore Roosevelt. The first shell hit Hie father of his country plumb on the nose and shattered It. The next shell knocked the shilling out of Wood row Wilson. Grover Cleveland lasted only a minute, while a splinter from the leg of a chair played havoc with William Mc Kinley. Bui through the con diet the smiling face of Theodore Iloosevelt glared with its double row of teeth upon tho destruction inflicted upon his predecessors, and of all things in the room alone escaped damage, showing that Theodore's star is in tho ascendant, and fate seems to in dicate thai the tlrst duty of Wil son will be to send Iloosevelt down to the distracted country, so that the benign inhuences of the bull moose will shed n halo of peace. :o: : Tho World-Herald hits that pap-sucker, tho State Journal, right squarely between tho eyes in tho following extract from an editorial in that paper: "The Lincoln Journal pays a very wick ed left-handed compliment to the newspapers of this state when it intimates that tho reason I hey have, opposed tho bill to advertise constitutional amendments by pamphlet instead of by news, paper is that 'they are desirous if Ihe profil of advertising 4 esAasa w I , J n j 3 IBe COUNTRY GENTLE M AN Why the Little Red Schoolhouse Fails. kuSJ years of iersonal exeriencc as a country school-teacher. He shows exactly what is wrong with rural schools and how that wrung can be remedied. Tk Mom VJU n. MJn C nnA J Fitzgerald, and the big secret of his success is: "It lue mail VYIIO maae uOOa. d'Kn't pay to raise thingi t: suit your fancy altogether; raise things to suit the buyer's fancy." If you are a market gardener or in any way interested in this end of agriculture, Mr. I'iUgera!d's article will help you to make more money. An Vv Qlova'c Mifjrla frnnc The United States department of Agriculture has just nil EX-0ave S lf-.ruClC VlOpS. JSSUC1 a Bulletin telling of the marvclously large crops raised by an ex-slavc on a two-acre farm. Hut Dulletins, like coins, have two sides; this article, by Parton V. Currie, shows the "other bide" of this remarkable Hullctia. Simple Accounts For Farm Dasiaess. liund fortanSf a uiid5stcm Jlkw? ing account many a once valuable farm has been lost. To'hclp you avoid just such a pitf ill, Morton O. Coo)er,an expert iarmaccoiintnnt.as worked out a simple hut practical system for keeping farm accounts. Breeders Who Make New Breeds. and better breeds in plant and animal life were announced at the annual convention of the American P.rccdt'r.'Association. held ruccntlyat Columbia, S.C.and this week's! uc contains an article telling just what these breeders have arcorr.l'ished and how their achievements will benefit fanners and stockmen. Ci . C - - i . C:I.T.,lh. An important article showing why concrete should , OrreUiag tOriCrele JllO irOuOieS. lH.u,e,i jn building sudi permanent structures. Common d ingers that shouM be avoided are a'so pointed out. M L o i U,vma 'I he market for mu-hrooins is always good, but the supply of mush- iUUSnrOOHS al nome. rooms is never up to the demand. This article, by S. L. de Fabry, an expert mu-hroom grower, sho.vi ju-.t how to grow and market mu.'hrooms. t '.' f D-.;Jk If you havc a rough, broken portion of land that seemingly Dairying Un KOUgn Land. -Xi usok.SSi you had better road what Charles S. Phelps says about using just such f ind for pasturing dairy cows. TU. 7m Tkof Wi' Waiv Onf I)r- Cyfil G- Hopkins' (of the Illinois Experiment Ilie rarm mat WOni llcdr UUl Station) final summing up of his scries of articles .on the "haw" of maintaining ix rmanent, successful agriculture. You will get the whole gist of this im portant .-rrics in thi i one article. fiJJ f iL AiifAi-iiMl fifteen-minute article by Charles E. T. Scharps UOa JODS IOr ine nUlOmouue. that shows how an automobile can be used on the farm to saw wood, thresh grain, churn butter and cut feed. Pftnrrota Pnrnrri K n 01,0 scct'on ' t'le cou,ltry progressive farmers are building concrete lOuCreie vOmcriDS. corncribs. Why they have adopted this new form of construction and how the work is done is explained by William Walter Smith. SPECIAL FEATURES FOR WOMEN The Country Gentlewoman this week talks to the woman who is a victim of the "nagging" habit. It is critical, but helpful. Grandmother' Recipe arc a number of good old fashioned recipes that today arc among the "lost arts" of the kitchen. The Country Woman's Clothes pac gives a num ber of designs for waists that are attractive and yet practical and serviceable. Keep Your Heirlooms, for old as they are, they are better than much of the prcscnt-day furniture, etc. Moreover, as Frederick Hewitt points out, they're worth money. The antique dealer knows the value of your old furniture and so should you. FOR POULTRY FOLKS ONLY A Real Cure for Roup that cured 98 per cent, is explained by F. S.Jacoby. This new treatment has been worked out by the Ohio State University. Hen Brooding, by W. A. Sherman, discusses the advantages of natural brooding over the manufac tured broodera subject that is especially Interest ing and timely at this season of the year. Types of Wooden Hen is a timely article on the best style of brooder and the best way to use it. The author is A. G. rhillips, a noted poultry authority. TIia PnnrtrAscinnol CianAtr This week TIIK OUSKRVER discussfs among a number Ilie CUngreSSlUildl Wdienuar. ofotherthingsthc new Democratic Committee on Public Lands of the House of Representatives, and the attitude of its members toward conservation. TIia Crtn anil frA Mat-trot A weekly department written by one of the foremost financial 1 uc VlUpS anil Hie mdlKCl. authorities of the country, giving an agricultural-financial forecast that will be of the utmost value tc every farmer, and business man having dealings with farmers. Fvprvman ParriAn 'jrmcr who n'H a small vegetable patch for "family use" to LiVcryman S Viarueu. t,e suburbanite, too the question of good soil and how to take care of it is vital. This week EVERYMAN'S GARDEN tikes up this important question of garden soils. Tho P F H I prrAr Rat mattcr wnat vou want t0 now "bout agriculture, stock 1 ue l r. U LCliei VOX. raisins or poultry, write to us. An expert (who knows what is practical) will answer you which is better business than learning by stumbling. FOR SALE THURSDAY At Any News -Stand or Buy of Any Saturday Evening Post Boy 5c. a Copy Yearly Subscription $1,50 THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA PAUL STADLEMAN, Local Agent More Than 200,000 Copies Weekly Net Paid Circulation it nmcndmonls in their own col ums.' Tho quory it put into tho month of 'a prominont lamp post' if tho soason is not closed on Knii'e from that quarter. For, if there in a newspaper in Ne braska that has systematically and scientifically raided the stalo 'bullV 'Are not the newspapers ! treasury, and the county treas even now usinjj their puwer to: mi"-, since the nntc-rnsshop-raid the t ;i l treasury '--i- one; per das-, that, paper is the I.in pnl cuiues willi especially iim d ! ,!, Journal." II iiiihl Iinvo been just as well for the Worhl Mei ald. lo have rubied that the the State Journal is on the look out, to snatch the "whole cheese" by print iiiK the pamph let which no doubt would Im Kiven nut by the republican ser. relary of slato.