The Piattsmouth Journal
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W. A.. 11ATI5S, I'ullllier
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY. .J.
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people's faun Its, which is .J
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A courious instance of the fact
that the government in in a com
mercial business comes in the, an
nouncement from Postmaster
General Hurleson ordering the
postmasters throughout the coun
try not t -.accept orders for
stamped envelopes, as tin plant
where they were printed in Day
ton, Ohio, was destroyed by the
Hood.
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(iueriior Morehead has ap
proved the new law providing fur
the appointment of mi election
commissioner of ': i m , with
supervising powers in all elec
tions. II, is Imped hiit such an
appoinl nient will eliminate the
fraud mid-illegal olintc that has
troubled the metropolis thr past
few years. (lovernor Morehead
will have the appoint ment, of aid
eornniissioner.
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Mo doubt some grave and
pompous mosshacks will regard
President Wilson as a dangerous
man. In delivering his message
to congress in person he has "set
aside the precedents of more I ban
a century." lie is not I he only
president that has thrown nide
usages of a hundred .years ago.
Ilesides, President Wilson be
lieves in delivering outright what
he has to say.
President Schneider of the
Commercial Hub done valiant
work for the jail, lie was up and
doing all the lime and the siu.cess
of the Heel ion is greatly doe to
his indomitable energy and
bustling qualities. There are
many others who deserve imu
sidrrablc credit, but. President
Schneider being the head center of
the whole business, never 1. I up
in his line of work at any time.
The people of Plattsnioulb owe
him a debt, of gratitude.
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James Keeley, editor ami man
ager of the Chicago Tribune, in
speakiu1; to Ihe student-' of
journalism hi the linivefsitv of
Wisconsin, said recently: sup
pression of news is more of a
wrong than the printing of a
piece of news that might possibly
belter not have been written. It
is high treason of' journalism
No paper that permits the ad
vertisers or the personal, social
and financial friends of its editor
to control or taint its news am
editorial column, ever has be
come a lig newspaper, success
fully or respected by the people
The man in the street instinctive
ly senses this sort of treason am
ho punishes it. There are free
men and there are slaves in our
Business, as there are in all lines
of work. Tbo average of honesty
in the newspaper business wil
compare favorably with that, in
any other trade or profession
The man who thinks be can betray
his readers, let dollars supercede
duty and private interest dictate
his policy, and doing these things
secretly imagine that be can pose
as a leader of public opinions, an
exponent of right and boneslv is
tooling nimseir, not me public
The day of invisible government
In the newspaper world as in the
political world, is vanishing."
at Piattsmouth, Neb.
IN ADVANCE ---r
Ihe Californians are ml u
blame for their prejudice againl
the Japanese. That feeling is
shared by all the other while peo
ple on the Pacilie coast. The
l.rilish Columbians and the
Australians have it. in a still more
violent degree, but it is calculated
to cause some tension between
Washington and Tokio. neverthe
less. Tin! non-partisan judiciary bill
is now a law. This is what the
people have demanded for many
years. The bill provides for the
nomination of judicial candidates
by petition, 2,500 names being re
quired for li e supreme bench, 5
per cent of the voters for district
judges and 10 per cent for county
judges. The names are to go on
a separate ballot at Ihe general
election.
The ij.'d day of April is Arbor
day. Our trees need guardians
and Iren planting in the country
needs special attention. Arbor
day helps this not so much direct
ly, since the actual tree planting
is significant compared wii.ii the
annual destruction, but in awak
ening an interest in the care, the
worth and beauty of trees and the
actual tree culture. The children
ffi-i it .
oi louay cannot ne enlisted to a
belter cause.
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Mrs. Julia Ileal h, president of
the Housewives' League of an
eastern slaje, declares publicly
that one cause of the high cost of
living lies in the failure of
American women to "buy right."
She points to the breaking of the
corner on eggs in recent months
to the value of buying direct from
the consumer and in co-operation
as an instance of what can be
done when there's a will. Care-
ess Mivinir is mi v mint her svmn-
otii. perhaps, of Ihe lack of thrift
and economy for which the na
tion is becoming distinguished.
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A young woman, writing to one
f the met rnpnlitan papers, sug
gests that men be required to
wear some sort of insignia to in
dicate whether ilicy are married
ir single, so that girls could avoid
H'ing deceived by married men.
We suggest that these ounff
adies gel well enough acquainled
with men l know these things
tefore I hey gel "mixed up" w ith
them, or start to mix. t'pon a
violation of this rule Ihe mother
should carefully spank Ihe girl
and sel her In washing dishes un
til she herself would wear the in
signia of common sense.
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Me fore- an association of bank
ers recent ly held in Keokuk. Iowa,
in a lengthy address one of the
bankers said: "Von know we used
lo hear thai Ihe farmer had his
prejudices part icularly aiu.inst
Ihe banker, so we bankers began
In look into (hat and we exposed
Ihe farmer. He hasn't a word to
say nowadays against Ihe banker.
The poor farmer! He owns 80 per
cent of Ihe stock ami n largo
proportion of the-deposits in al
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uie oanKS in lowa. lie IS
richer than the bankers, manu
facturers and merchants, all com
bined, while the products of his
fields and field lots is bringing in
a slreuni of wealth fabulously
great. When we talk about nino-
billion-dollar crops, railroad
siaiisucs, uatiKing touts and
manufacturing outputs don'l look
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very large. Such a figure is too
big to mean anything in totals
but when we say it amouut3 to
about $100 for every man, woman
and child in this country, we
commence to appreciate the aluc
of farm products."
According In the vote polled
Tuesday, I'latt smooth has a
j population of over 5.(m. l'hat
is what the Journal lias a'v.ays
claimed.
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The state of Washington has a
new congressional district .ilunt
ed in Ihe northwest corner of (lie
si ale. where I hey want a woman
to represent Iheni. A congress
woman would lie a novelty: and
would if not be pickings for the
husband? All he would have to
do vvoiiM be to slay at home and
lake care of the bridge parties ami
have a genuine good I hue in
general.
Plat (smooth people can cer
tainly gel together when they feel
so inclined. The result of the
election in this city last Tuesday
fully demonstrated this fact. It
can be done in many other .nat
ters of interest to all of us. Then
let us continue closer together -in
all the good work that is destined
lo best benefit the city at large.
Let us all continue shoulder to
shoulder in all efforts for a still
more prosperous Piattsmouth,
and we will be happier in knowing
what can be done for the old
town when we want to do il.
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For the past leu days excite
ment has been up lo fever heat
over Ihe jail proposition, and now
thai Ihe siiioke of battle has en
tirely cleared away, we hope peace
ami happiness will reign supreme
the entire length and breadth of
Cass countv. The matter is set
lied, Ihe jail will tie creeled as
soon us possible ami thereafter
the taxpayers can rest assurred
that they will have a prison that
will prove a credit lo one of the
best counties in Nebraska, and
attached to one of the most
magnificent court houses in Ihe
slate
The jail proposition last fall
never would have lost out I hat
lime if the county commissioners
uul carried it out in the manner
I hey really desired. They waiflcd
the same kind of a proposition
submitted at that election as was
submitted to the voters lasl. I'ues-
lay. The idea of issuing bonds
was not agreeable to the taxpay
ers, and the commissioners, who
circulated constantly among the
people of the county knew this
letter than those who insisted on
the bond election. The people
lave a fear nf anything lhaf has
oupon attachments, and I hey
shun all such propositions.
The re-election of Champ Clark
is speaker of the house of rep
resentatives by the unanimous
consent of the democrats of that
body, is sufficient evidence that
the entire country has'explicit and
great confidence in him as speak
er of the house and as a slates-
man. If there ever was a taint of
infidelity attached lo his char
acter at Maltimore, that slain has
ong since been removed by the
patriotic manner in which he
came lo the assistance of his suc
cessful opponent in the cam
paign for Ihe election of Presi
dent Wilson. Long live Champ
Clark I
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If you have made up your mind
that Piattsmouth is good enough
for you, then stand up for it. Do
all you can to help along every
thing that is good for the town,
and help every man who is en
gaged in legitimate business. The
success of your fellow townsmen
will be your success. No man
liveth to himself and no man does
business independent of his fel
low business men. Then do not
abuse your neighbor. The main
difference between his faults and
your own is that you look at his
as a critic, through a magnifying
glass. The knockers and the
croakers can do more harm in a
minute than two good citizens
can repair in a month. No com
munity has any use for such peo
pie, but they have to exist some
where. And that is about all tbev
do exist.
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CHAPTER VIII.
Nine Silk HaU Croi a Stile.
O this was the child whose devo-
tlou had rendered Wigglus so
miserable and the sister of
whom Cecilia Ilolllster and her
aunt had spoken so utrungely. I had
not suspected It She was us unlike
Cecilia na possible, and the difference
lny In her Independent spirit and bub
bling humor.
She jumped down from the wall, shook
three npples from a tree nud sustained
them In the air with the deftness and
certainty of practiced Jugglery. Her
absorption was complete, nud when
she wearied of this sport she flung the
apples away, one after the other, with
n boy's free swing of the arm. Iler
rkk would have delighted In her, Dob
sou would have spun her bright hair
into a rondeau, but only Aldrich. with
a twinkle iu his eye, could have brought
her up to date In u dozen chiming coup
lets. She had gone on up to the crest of
the orchard and stood clearly limned
against the sky, her hands thrust Into
Hie pockets of tier sweater. She up
peiiMl to be intent upou something
that lay beyond and half turned her
head and summoned uie by whistling
1 liked this better than the quotation
method of address. It was a clear,
shrill pipe, that whistle, and she em
phasized It further by a peremptory
wave of her arm When I stood beside
ber I was surprised to And that the site
commanded a wide area, including the
unmistakable roofs nnd chimneys of
Hopefleld Manor, half n mile distant.
"You will see something funny down
there iu n minute. They tire out of
sight uow. but there's n stile, the kind
with steps, Just beyond those trees.
It's In n path that leads from the
Prescott Arms to Aunt Octavln's.
Look!"
My eyes discovered the stlle. It was
set In a wall that was, she told me, the
boundary dividing Hopefleld Manor
from another estate nearer our posi
tion. Suddenly a silk lint bobbed In the
path beyond the stlle. It rose as Its
owner mounted tho steps, It paused an
Instant wheu the top of the stile was
reached, then quickly descended and
came toward us, a black blot above
a black coat I was ubout to ask ber
the meaning of this apparition when a
second silk hat bobbed In the path and
then rose like Its predecessor, descend
ing and keeping on its way until hid
den from our sight by shrubbery. A
third, fourth, llfth, sixth, seventh
eighth and ninth followed. Nine gen
tlemen In silk hats crossing a stile In
a lonely pasture between woodlands;
so much was plain to the eye from our
vantage ground. But I groped blindly
for an explanation of this spectacle.
The bobbing hats and dark coats sug
gested wanderers from some dark Flu
toulan cave, beut upon mischief to tho
upper world. Their step was Jaunty
they moved as though drilled to tho
same cadence.
We waited a moment, expecting that
another figure might Join tho strange
procession, but nine was the correct
count. I looked down to And Ileze
klah checking them off on the fingers
of her slim brown baud.
"Has there been a funeral, and aro
they tho roturnlug pall bearers?" I In
quired. "Not yet" she replied.
Her face showed amusement. The
twitching of her lips encouraged hope
that another of those delightful laughs
was Imminent. She said:
"Those aro Cecilia's suitors. They
have been to Aunt Octavla's to tea.
They're staying at the Prescott Arms
probably."
"They're terribly formal. I can't get
rid of the Impression of soiuberness
created by those fellows. You'd hard
ly expect them to tramp cross country
In those duds. Such grandeur should
go on wheels."
"Oh, they are afraid of Annt Oct-
via. She won't allow a motor on her
grounds, and I suppose tbey'ro afraid
they might break some other rule If
they weut on any kind of wheels.
She's rather exacting, you know, my
Aunt Oetavta."
"I was nt the Prescott for luncheon
today, and I must have seen these
gentlemen there."
"Oh, you wero at the rrcscolt?"
Almost for tho first time her manner
betrayed surprise, but mischief danced
In the brown eyes. With Wiggins'
confession ns to the havoc be had
The Siege
of the
Seven Suitors
By
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright. 1910. by Meredith Nlcbottoa
played with Hezeklah's confiding heart
fresh in my memory, I felt a delicacy
about telling her that it was to see
Wiggins that I had visited the inn.
Cut to my surprise she introduced the
subject of Wiggins immediately and
with laughter struggling for oue of
those fountain-like splashes that were
so beguiling.
"Oh, WIggy is 6taylng there! Do
you know WIggy?"
"Know WIggy, Hezeklah? I kuow
no man better."
"WIggy Is no end of fun. Isn't he?
I've henrd him speak of you. You ore
his friend the chimney man. He was
the last man over the stlle. Did you
notice that he lingered n moment long
er at the top than the others? From
his being the ninth man I Imagine that
he was the last to leave the house, and
he probably felt that this set him apart
from the others. Wiggy Is nothing If
not shy and retiring."
A heartbroken, lovelorn girl did not
speak here. She whistled softly to
Nine Gentlemen In Silk Hatt Croteinj
a Stile.
herself as we descended. The air was
cooling rapidly, and the west was hung
In scarlet and purple und gold. The
horse neighed In the rond below, and I
knew that 1 must be on my way to the
manor.
"Ilezekiab." I said when I had
drawn her bicycle from Its hiding
place, "you'd better leave your wheel
here and let me drive you home. It's
late, and there's frost In the air. 1 Im
agine It's some distance to your
house."
"Thank you, Mr. Chimney Man; It Is
much futtber to Aunt Octavla's. But
tell me this: What do yon think of
Wiggy's chances?"
"Of winning your sister? 1 should
say from my knowledge of Wiggins
that be Is a man much given to stay
lug In a game once the cards are shuf
fled." "Then you think he knows tho
enme?"
There seemed to be something be
neath the surface meaning of her
words, but I answered:
"WIggy's nffalrs have been few, and,
while ho may not know the game In
all Its Intricacies, be has a shrewd ft
rather slow mind, and, besides, he has
asked my help In the matter."
"One of these speak-for-yourself-
John' situation's, then? Well' 1 should
say, Mr. Chimney Man, I should say"
Sho made ready for flight, looking
ahead to be sure of a clear thorough
fare. "I should say," she concluded, set
tling her skirts, "that that ludlcates
considerable intelligence on WIggy's
part."
Tho tires rolled smoothly away, the
gravel crunching, the pebbles popping.
The white sweater clnspwl a straight
bach snugly; then suddenly, as the
wheels gained momentum, she bent
low for a spurt, and her rapidly reced
ing figure became a gray blur In the
purplo dusk.
Miss Octavla was In the gayest spir
its nt dinner that night, and struck
afield at once with one of her amusing
dicta.
"Human beings," she said, "may bo
divided Into two groups-Interesting
and uninteresting, but idiots abound In
both classes."
Cecilia and I discussed this with
moro or less gravity, until we hnd ex
hausted the possibilities, Miss Octavla
following with apparent Interest and
setting us olT at a new tangent when
our enthusiasm lagged. Slw referred
In no way whatever to her chiuuieys,
n.-r did s!.. as!: ine how I had spont th
day. I felt the pleading r 'evllia's
; eyes that I should avcpt the situation
i as it stu.:d, und having already agreed
I to Wiggins' suggestion that I abide In
Miss Holiistcr's house as a spy for
1 this was Uie ignoble fat I felt the
thread of conspiracy binding me fast
So far its my hostess was concerned.
I was now les a guest than u member
of the hoiiM'hold. .
The variety of subjects that Mlsn
Octavla suggested was amazing. From
aeronautics to the negro question,
from poiar exploration to the political
conditions in Bulgaria. he passed with
the J.uimk'.s; insouciance and apparent
ly with a considerable fund of infor
mation to support her positions. Sho
knew many people In all walks of life.
As we rose from the table Miss Oc
tavla declared that she must show tne
the pie pantry. I was now so accus
tomed to her ways that I should not
have been in the least surprised if
she had proposed opening a steel vault
filled with a niunin.il tied Egyptian dy
nasty. "The gentleman who built this
house," she explained, "had already
grown rich in the manufacture of the
famous ribless umbrella before he ac
quired a second fortune from a, non
trum warranted to cure dyspepsia. He
was inordinately fond of pies, and In
order that this form of pastry might
never be absent from his home, he had
a special pantry built to which ho
might adjourn at his pleasure without
any fear of finding the cupboard bare."
She led the way through the butler's
pantry and Into a small cupboarded
room adjoining the tabic linen closet
At her command the butler threw open
the doors and disclosed lines of shelves
so arranged as to accommodate In tho
most compact and orderly form imag
inable several dozens of pies. These
pastries, In the pans ns they had come
from the oven, peeped out invitingly.
Miss Oetavjia explained their presence
In her usual impressive manner.
"It was one of the conditions of the
sale of this house to me by the origi
nal owner's executors that tho pio
vault should be kept tilled at all times,
whether 1 am in residence here or not.
He felt greatly indebted to plexor tho
success of the dyspepsia cure. It had
widened and steadily increased the
market. for the cure, nnd pie was to
him a consecrated and sacred food. It
was his habit to eat a pie every night
before retiring, and on the nightmares
thus Inspired ho had planned the strat
egy of all his campaigns against dys
pepsia. The man had elements of
greatness, and these shelves are a
mouumeut to his genius. In order to
keep perfect my title to this property
It is necessary for mo to maintain
pastry cook, aud ns I do not myself
care greatly for pie the total output
Is distributed among the people of ihe
neighborhood every second day. Tlie
station agent at Bedford Is a heavy
consumer, and a retired physician at
Mount Klsco has a standing order for
a dozen a week. My niece Hezcklah,
of whom you have heard me speak, is
partial to a particular typo of pie, and
one only. It Is the gooseberry that de
lights Hezeklah's palate, and under O
In file 3, In the corner behind yoa,
there is even now a gooseberry pie
that I shall send to Ilezektah. who, for
reasons I need not explain, does not
now visit here."
"But the dyspepsia man-you speak
of him as though ho were dead."
"Your assumption is correct, Mr.
Ames. The builder of Hopefleld died
only a few weeks after he had estab
lished himself in this house. Having
entered upon tho enjoyment of bU
well earned leisure and made It un
necessary that ha should ever go pie
less to bed, he gave himself up for a
fortnight to n mad Indulgence In me
ringues and died after great suffering,
steadily refusing his own medicine to
the end."
We still lingered tn the pie crypt
after this diverting recital, whllo Miss
Octavla entertained me with her views
on pies.
"The soul color of pies varies great
ly, Mr. Ames. It has always seemed
to me that apple pie stands for the
homelier virtues of our civilization. It
is substantial, nutritious and filling.
Tho custard and lemon varieties are
feminine and do not, perhaps for that
reason, appeal to me. Cherry pie at
lta best Is the last and fjnalexpresslon
of the plo genus, and where cooks
havo been careful In eliminating the
seeds and the Jutce hasn't mado sod
den dough of tho crust a cherry plo
meets the soul's highest demands. In
the gooseberry I find a certain racl
hess or. If I may use the expression.
fTo Bo Continued.)
Better than
Spanking!
Spankinjr will not cure children of
wetting the bed, because it is not a
babit but a dangerous disease. The C.
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Chicago, 111., have discovered a strictly
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disease ami to make known ita merits
they will send a 5 c package Becurcly
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o any ready of tho Journal, This,
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during the night or day In old or young
The C. II. Rowan Drug Co. is an Old
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members of your family, then tell your
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