The Plattsmouth Journal
Published Semi-Weekly
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.J. THOUQHT FOR TUBAL 'i
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l Happiness rarely is absent 'I'i
Ii ye Ihal know not. of it
.j. presence. 'I ho ,r really fcli-
ritv avails iih nothing if we "I'i
.J. know not tlial, we ore happy.
., .Maurice ,M;wi erlinck.
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If Congressman Kissnti of Mis
sissippl had h,N way his state
won M be willing to help C i ua 1 i
fornia out in her huht.
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Weill Weill Well! Chicago
ehurrheH are advert ising in
saloons. May ho poor mediums,
hut in a mighty rn h Held.
Chief llainey is lakiim a thirty
day layoff, and while he is thus
engaged Frank Neninan, the new
night man, will serve as chief.
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I'Ai ry newspap -r in A'uerica
will print this item: 'I'll- ihio
I'iiiilenl iaiy News was compelled
In cease political i 1 1 i rccenC lie.
cause there was not n printer in
Hie insl itiilimi In gel il mil.
The most amicable way to set
tle the Japanese iiiestion in Cali
fornia would he to I m i up all the
land the Japs have ami refuse to
sell Ihem more, And then, again,
it might he Ihal, the California!!
who is hollering the loudest would
sell o the llrsl Jap that caiiio
along, if he could pay the pirce.
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May In; you smile, every lime you
sen the phruse, "Swat the II) 1"
You call the people who are going
after the pestiferous insect
cranks, and you let il go nl that.
And all the limn the Hies are
spreading llllh nnd disease over
your homes, I hey are killing your
hahies, and are fnfccling you,
yourself, with deadly disease.
Isn't it about lime yon faced the
real situation? The house lly is
more deadly Ihau any wild animal.
This is nol a theory. II is a fact,
Hen Kalm, convicted of burning
his own store at South Hen, In
diana, has heen sentenced to the
penilcnliary for Ivnly-lhe years.
In his trial evidence was in.
Iroduced show inn Ihe workings of
an aliened "arson trust" in many J
nf tin1 central and western stales.
Il also resulted in Ihe confession
nf one lien Kink, Ihal hi1 was Ihe
"torch" for the "trust." Isn't il
it hunt time to di-land all trusts
when it comes to Ihe "arson
trust," who help one another to
destroy properly nl the riphl time
to secure the insurance I hereon?
The "arson trust" is certainly one
thai the people least expected.
MR. HENRY PECK AND HIS FAMILY AFFAIRS
at Plattsmouth, Neb.:
1 1 hat "riches have w hit's.
'I he man who coined that word
"si ick-lo-it-iveness' may have
Hot his hunch from the dandelion.
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Austria is gelling excited and
California seems chesty. Hut the,
government at Washington still
lives.
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The Californians, it would
M'cm, are determined to control
their own slate, and who can
hlame them?
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The assessor, fioin actual ex
perience, has hut little faith in
Ihe current stories about the
fabulous wealth of men.
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(lass county farmers are not
worrying about seed corn this
season. They saved plenty from
the excellent crops last season.
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'I he I'liderwood tariff bill is a
democratic measure. The people,
by their voles, declared for it.
Keep Ihe record on straight. When
the people want relief Ihey always
no lo Hie democratic parly for it.
A great many shade trees are
being set out I his season. Plalls
moulh is known everywhere for
ils beautiful shade trees, and we
are proud lo see our people keep
ing up Ihe good work by planting
more.
There is an automobile ordin
ance slowed away somewhere in
the archives of the city clerk's
ollice, and the police are threaten
ing to produce it for the benefit
of Home of those fellows who in
sist on exceeding: the speed limit
in Ibis oily.
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Certainty Knocking appears
sometimes to become a habit. The.
very oracles that were a year or
more ago shrieking in big letters
for low tariff rules are now
evincing cold feet. Such fellows
won't do to tie to. Let democratic
I arid' ideas have a fair trial.
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One is reminded ot Ihe oUI
adage: "Uneasy rests the hear
that wears the crown!" President
Wilson does not Vi-ar any crown
but as the chief executive of this
great republic In master mini
will always prove eipial to any
cmernenrv that may arise. We
net deeper in love with him every
day and his maimer of doing busi
ness suits the people. While be
is open lo suggestions, be allows
no man, ring or taction to run
him. lie is Ihe pi esidenl of the
I'niled Slates, and the people
know il.
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When industries rest on the
prol ectiuii tlo-v receive, rather
than their merits, it is time they
be let alone that !hey may take
on a little enlel ot i-e.
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The pe.-ple of Piatt -iimul h have
hit upon a very satisfactory plan
to get rid of the dandelion pest,
and it is worthy of emulation by
other towns. The properly own
r u- pay inn- to cents for each
thousand dandelions dug up by
the school children and some of
the more enern'l!c ones have
earned as high as r,0 cents in an
afternoon after school. Judging
from Ihe number of yellow blos
soms to be seen in some yards
an energetic person could almost
bankrupt the property owner in a
few day s. .Nebraska Cily 'News.
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The business men and manu
facturers of Waterloo, Iowa, have
asked permission to build a ?r0,
000 building at the Panama-Pacific
exposition in San Francisco.
The city offers to pay every dollar
of the cost of construction and
lo maintain it during the fair, and
lo make it headquarters of the
(ili.ens of Iowa who alt end Ihe
exposition. All Ihey ask is to
have all Hie benefit of the ad
vert ising Ihal such an institution
would give I hem. All of w hich
shows Ihal Waterloo is an up-to-
date town and is filled with enter-'
prising and public-spirited cili-l
ens.
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I leiiiocrat s ami friends of lion.
W. I). Oldham of Kearney hope
Ihal be will receive the appoint
ment for C S. district attorney.
u the lirst place, because he is
me of Hie ablest i.llorneys in Nc
n'aska; second, because he is a
steadfast and loyal democrat, and
third, because be is an honorable
and upright citizen and gentle
man; and lastly, but not leaslly,
because no appointment would be
so unanimously received by the
democrats of Nebraska as thai of
Judge Oldham. And his appoint
ment to the resporsiblc position
of district attorney would be a
recognil ion oT his valuable serv
ices to ins party In Hie past, ihe
Journal trusts he will be ap-l
pointed.
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"Since the I'niled States senate
has really become u representative
body it is anxious to know what
the people think of Hie Underwood
tariff bill." says an exchange, hut
where is the senale going lo gel
a heller expression than was
found in the verdict at the polls
last November? I'itl not the. peo
ple demand greater downward re
vision than was given by the con
gress wilh which Mr. Taft had lo
deal? Is not President Wilson
endeavoring to fulfill platform
pledges? That is the whole situa
tion in a nut sin il. Platform
pledges wilh sotiv people do not
amount to much, but with the
president, when he said to the
people in Hie campaign that he
would stand by Ibese pledges, he
meant just what be said, and he
is "practicing what he preached."
Creal and grand is President Wilson.
Whether late planting will have
a serimis effect op crop yields is
loubled. With im rea-ed knowl-
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eil-'e roicerii!ni tie liesi in,-. iioj.-
to be pursued in short sea-ons,
farmers are in position to min
imize ill-effects th.it once follow
ed late seeding. 'Ihey are always
disturbed when they are com
pelled to delay early work, but
their fears are rarely realized.
Speculators will, nf course, make
much of the late season and
magnify it in their market opera
tions. The general public need
not be alarmed by their pes
simism, however. It is not
significant of actual conditions.
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II is reported thai Mrs. Hoy
Uluiil. whose husband 'was killed
in the chase aflcc Ihe escaped
convicts, has refused to accept the
1,000 tendered her by the state,
through the legislature. She,
however, will accept the $3,500
given to the child, lo be placed in
trust. It is our opinion the legis
lature has been very generous to
Mrs. Blunt and the child both.
Future legislatures are not likely
lo be so generous, and sympathy
is liable to decline in her behalf.
No act can restore her husband,
and we wou'd advise her to take
what is given. Many widows
similarity situated would be glad
lo receive such a f iim.
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There has always been a gang
in Lincoln who are generally in
Ihe business of "i eying to make
somebody happy." A "legis
lative league" has l een organized
up I here now to tight fur the non
pay -incut of Ihe money appropriat
ed for an armory at Nebraska
Cily. They want lo refer the mai
ler In (he voters of Ihe slate. It
is only suggested in a spirit of
revenge and can be worked both
ways. Why nol icfer the ap
propriation for the use of the
stale fair gra Tiers to the voters?
"W hat is sauce Toe the goose is
sauce Tor the gamier." And one
would be just as easily accomp
lished as Hie ot hi t-. And Ihe Ne
braska (lily people wan I lo get
MISV im, rt.aliate.
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The bov usually looks at the
garden where dad imprisons him
for an hour or two a day, at Ihe
precise times when the fellows
are playing ball. Dad thought
Ihe youngster might well pull a
few weeds as his contribution to
ward the cost of Ihe family. This
does not appeal to him. Just as
people feel they have a right to
sunlight, and would not like air
put on metered service, so the boy
feels his trousers and bread and
milk are his by right, and he need
nol make any special return. As
modern life goes, he needs the
same personal incentive Ihal the
man gels. Just give your-boy a
corner of the back yard and tell
him that what he gels for his
potatoes and his beans is his, and
see how the weeds will fly, and
how he will improve in industry
and application. It may not be
theoretically good training, but
actually it will help him.
Prior to the November
flection our rt.pubik an e xchariues
wi-i'i'
full of .r-
peii y item a
rrpiv.-L-nieil in i.".' price? I'-r
products of diUVreut kinds. Ju-t
a- V 1 price-, prevail now, but
you never see the-e same papers
4ty a word about them. A price
is a price, no matter under whose j
administration it is secured.
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The WelN-Fargi Express com
pany are furnishing their agents
alonn the Missouri Pacific railway
with new and up-to-date express
wagons. It would be a god-send
if they would be liberal enough to
furnish the Plat t s m nit h agent
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wilh one of these vehicles, so that j
packages could h. . sent direct j
from the depot, to parties address-
ed. It would greatly increase their
business in this town.
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The members of the legislature,
governor and state officials gave
Secretary of State Bryan a most
cordial greeting in California. And
they listened most attentively to
the suggestions he made. And if
they are not heeiied as a whole
you may rely upon the fact that
there is no man ou earth'Whose
words would be more seriously
remembered. They know what
Mr. Bryan tells them is not only
best for California, but also best
for Ihe country a I large.
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One week from next Sunday is
"Mol hers' Dav" Sunday, May
II when it is expected that air
lilicial Iribule will 1 e paid to the
not lierhooil in every pupil in the
and. While il is always in order
on Ibis dav to niv,' utterance to
the highest Iribule lo mother
hood Dial a grateful heart can
frame, I he remembrance of mot her
is held sacred by every son and
daughter who has Ihal one, dear
In every hearl, whether living or
dead. The day will be ap
propriately celebrated in every
church in Platl.niinuth, and on
Ihal day while carnal ions will be
worn as an emblem of the purity
of a mother's love, as well as the
love you bear for liie one dear to
every heart. OonT forget "Moth
ers' Day." ,-v !
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The new Stallion Registration
law is practically a re-enactment
of the law of i i i 1 excepting that
it names as the registration board
Ihe governor, state treasurer and
commissioner of public lands and
buildings. These are all executive
officers as named in the constitu
tion and cure8 the defect in the
old law as found by the supreme
court. The new law provides that
all 1913 inspections made and
certificates issued by the old
hoard are hereby legalized. In
the ollice at Lincoln are many
affidavits of inspections made,
renin wliicli the rertiiical.es can
be issued as soon as the $3 fee is
forwarded by the owners. A new
lien law was also passed which
should be satisfactory to all stal
lioners, but if the stallion owner
does not secure and post his stal
lion certificates p provided by
law it is doubtful if any service
fee can be collected by those not.
conforming with the laws of the
slate.
However, in onle.- to get reMilts
from the lawnmower you should
dig out those dandelions-.
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An Illinois funm r was killed bv
hi- new automobi!
on an un
proved road the other day while
:oinsr fifty miles a-: hour. Agri-
f should not allow itef to
become too intensive.
Twenty-five autos or more with
representatives of Hie. Kansas City
Automobile association are ex
pected to arrive in 'Mallsmouth oh
Ihe afternoon of Mav 10. Prepare
lo give them a cordial greeting.
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If fore in it protests against the
proposed legislation in the t'nited
Stales are to be the rule, our
neighbors should make sure that
Ihey have a full supply of ac-
i curate information.
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Some republican journals im
agine they are saying something
cute and cutting by styling Mr.
Wilson as the schoolmaster presi
dent. It seems, however, that the
president rather enjoys the dis
tinction, and is not in the least
disturbed.
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Thomas Jefferson, though fa
miliar with the big plantations of
Virginia, was 17 years old before
In- " saw a town containing as
many as twenty buildings. He lit
tle thought SI. Louis, the fourth
cily in the I'liion, situated west
of the .Missisippi, would contain
bis greatest memorial in 1013.
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A republican nr. per published
by a man named Casebeer, at Blue
Springs, Neb., says; "The British
press continue to prod Bryan."
Well, let them continue to prod;
he is aide to stand it all and then
some. If the BriC'sliers don't like
Mr. Bryan on account of what he
said about the Irish and home
rule in Ireland, all they will have
to do is to scratch their mad
place, because they are not wor
rying him in the least.
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There are some things that a
level-headed human being should
never do. Among these is to
kindle a fire with kerosene oil, to
walk on a railroad, to attempt to
get on a moving train, to point a
gun or a revolver at another, to
put his name on another man's
note, to keep his savings in an
old slocking under tho bed, to play
a game of chance with a prepos
sessing stranger, to run for office
when he has a paying position In
private life, or to call a bigger
man than himself a liar.
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It is awful nice for tho business
men of a town to dwell together
in peace and harmony. While
Nebraska Cily and Lincoln citi
zens are enjoying the time of their
lives in culling and slashing one
another, Plattsmouth looks on
serenely and says: "We tried that
kind of business once, but soon
found out it was not good for the
town, and quit it." For the past
three years we hove been united
and happy, and all working for
one another's interests in the
building up of the old town. Now
see how we boom !
By Gross