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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI- WEEKLY JOURNAL. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1914. PAGE 4. 'Cbc plattsmouth "Journal Published Semi-Weekly at Plattemouth, N e b r. Entered at the PostoRioe at Plattsmouth. Nebraska, as second-class mall matter. R. A. BATES, Publisher Subscription Price: $1.50 Per Year In Advanoe THOUGHT FOR TODAY. Tho best teacher is he -l J- who arouses in his students -J- the power of thought. ! Channing. :o :- Why delay lliaf tflimr if you in tend .. i:.'t int. i the game? :o: I.;i-t we forget what about a s;.fe and ane Fourth of July? :o: Yur ins may nut linil ymi out. -hut 'ii will ne v lose sight of tiieiU. :o : Winn a croaker ci'naks hard limes, tell hitn h- isn't qualitied j. jud-e of ui"h matters. :o: l.arire numbers of farmers in tli.- city Saturday. The rains hae j t vM'iilc.l many from putting up tlnir alfalfa. :o : I he tuialia I'.i'f don't like it . i miii'li . hraii-i- tli.- ih'iim- rati !a!' committee enjoyed a Iiarin'iii'u- lay. si.'ii last Salur- :o: I "Ii.' Niagara Falls mediators claim tlu-y 1 1 a s.'.' a safe way out .r Hit- Mi'xii'an dif.iculty. It is li.'p.tl llnir eyesight won't fail them. :o: r.hii-au.i i- gctiiug to !. dread fu!I oId-la-hine.. A man there a-ks a .lix.t:1.".' because his wife -iru.k him es, with a i 11 i n -r pin. :o: M lif .l.'iii' t.-rat s ..f Nebra-ka arc in a tail- way to get together, if Hit- i .a in 1-1 ak.'" policy is manlaim-d at tin1 I'.olumbu- c.n- Mllti.'Il. :o: llav you t-ut your weeds yet ? If you hae not. I it now. r the city will do it ninl rliarui1 it a-aiu-t th.- properly ;i lax'-s. Ami we don't that doie1. believe you want :o:- Sotne colix iuoiil.'SS New York reactionary, disguised, perhaps, as a London physician, has warn ed Teddy ltoosev.lt that he must not talk, under penalty of losing his ice. :o: Matt ;eriir' has numerous re publican friends in Lincoln who hae declared their intentions of support int.' him, and they are re publicans away up in the counsel of the parly. i :o: Senator La l'ollette is credited with a s h that makes 3"S printed pages a record that will stand until the W isconsin states man shall have had time 1o gather himself for another for nsic outburst. :o: Inxestisa! im shows that the Christian forces engaged in tin seeial Halkan wars were just as ferocious and murderless as thost commanded bv pauan ollicers From eery standpoint war is i sinful occupation. :o: If Governor Morehead is not entitled to a renom inal ion, then there- never was a chief executive that was. By precedent, and tin 'spendid record he has made en lilies him to a renominalion. .No 'matter what he may have said in jrefcrnce to the matter. He slil .'possessed the right to respond t. ithe wishes of thousands of hi friends in various parts of the This is nice plowing weather, ami the farmers are happy. :o: Plattsmouth is doing her usual amount of improving this season. :o : William Rockefeller is aide to snipathize with Col. Koosevelt in the loss of his vote. :o: Perhaps Carrana forgot all alum! that armisliee while writ ing his reply to the mediators. :o If some of the Mexican slories are true, a worse fate might befall Ihi'Tla than to le bottled up. :o: If you desire to live in one of the most pelasant and healthy little cities in America, make your home in IMal tsmouth. :o: Many of the automobile factor ies are running overtime to sup ply the demand. If that does not show prosperity we do not know in which direction to go to find il. :: The merchants of this city agreed to close their places of business at noon on the Fourth of .Inly. It is also in order for llieju to close at (i o'clock each evening except Saturday and pay day nights during the heated term. tor- The Journal should hae a representative at the gathering of .Nebraska newspaper men in Lin coln, who seem to lie enjoying a genuine good time. Hut business will not permit. But we have al ways believed in business preced ing pleasure. :o: President Wilson don't like to ee the Haunting of the American lag by tin-horn jingoes who wish to attract attention to themseh es. IMieie is a law which makes il a lony and was an act of congress, to ue the American Hag for ad vertising purposes and every mother's son who uses "Old (ilorv' for Hie nuriiose should be prosecuted. :o: - We do not candidly believe that IL L. Metcalfe should have enler- d the race for governor of N uaska while yet holding a lucra tive position under the national administration. It looks a lillle too much like "hogging," anil we elieve a large number of the democrats of Nebraska will look at it in the same light. ' :o : i ne m. . .. insurgents nae returned from tho Toledo conven lion. While not feeling very well oer the manner in which they were treated, they must submit or withdraw from the order, which they are verv apt to do Look how Champ Clark was treat ed al the Baltimore convention Me still stands by the democratic parly, the same as you will do by the Modern W imen of America -:o:- A. M. Morrisey, private secre tary to Covernor Morehead, in a speech before the weekly dinner of the Lancaster county demo crats last Saturday in Lincoln de clared for a modification of the primary law. His remedy was to hold only county primaries and at these elect delegates to a state convention to name candidates for office. This paper endorsee w hat Mr. Morrissey . says, am adds that had .such laws been in existence from tin; beginning of the state-wide primary the demo crats would be in a more har monious condition today. No one is able'to successfully deny this "Down with bosses'" seems to be the keynote of republicans as well as democrats. :o : Can you name the biggest booster in Plattsmouth? And can you name the hardest knocker? Speak up! :o: Harry B. JMeharty defending women! It certainly makes one who knows him blush away back of his ears. :o: Senator Penrose doubtless hopes that Teddy will also be troubled with palsy of the right baud until after November. : i : The American husband is a blessing to womankind, in the same way thai Mr. Perkins is a blessing to the bull moose. : 1 1 : The McKinley people arc gel ting a foothold in Iowa, having purchased the (ilenwood light plant, which includes a number of other smaller towns. :o: We are not "talkins.' through our hat" when we say that we believe Will Maupiu is as com petent for railway commissioner as any man in the state. :: Those who engage in the some what popular pastime of kicking a man when he is dow n w ill derhe satisfaction from the failure of the Lorimer banks in Chicago. :o : The democrats can easily lind the "path of peace" if the proper methods are adopted. And the meeting i f the stale committee last Saturday furnished the in itiatory sleps to d the business. :o: The Journal notes I hat many of the towns, both large and small, are adopting the early closing bonis during the healed season. The merchants as a rule close at "i o'clock in the evening. Will Plattsmouth merchants be an ex ception to the rule? :o: Fourth of July one week from Salurdav. Plal Isncnil It will nd clebrale, of course, but the boys will use plenty of firecrackers and thei- explosives. In the use of i these they .should be verv can-I ions. Think of this right now unl keep on thinking about how easiiv a disastrous lire can ne . 1 A 1 pre en ted. :o: Uncle Sam lias built the canal tnd practically freed the zone of leadly diseases and made it blos som as the rose, but at a terrible sacrifice of life. Nearly -'Jim workers on the canal died lroni accidents and fevers between May 1, 1'H) i, ami .March:!!, lfli. The total was greater than the mortal ity in the war of 1S1J and the Mexican war combined, or the Spanish -America n war. :o : The World-Herald, in com menting Upon the meeting of the democratic stale central com mittee in Lincoln last Saturday, says: "There was harmony al Lincoln. There was good feeling. Nobody tried to punish anybody else. Nobody tried to humilate anybody else. Nobody tried to use power to vent grudges and promote factionalism. All ele ments mined in to use power solely to advance I he cause of democracy and .summon all wil ling democrats to the banner. So let it be at Columbus, and the democratic party of Nebraska can confidently face its enemies, be they united or divided, in Novem ber." Nowadays a bird in the hat is worth fifteen or twenty in the bush. :o: Look the slate over as many times as you please and you can't find a healthier town than Plalls- moulh. :o: Ireland's yeomanry have been slow in getting their lands back. but the Mexican yeomanry will be If the feminine craze for slit skirts and other freakish and im moral gowns continues, the earth will soon be in danger of depopu lation. Men's necks are not made of rubber. :o: This paper is opposed to (be removal of Hie state university. And why? Because it imposes upon the people of Nebraska ;,H0ooo in unnecessary taxa tion. Post yourself on the propo sition, and see if we are not right about it. :o:- Adlai V.. Stevenson belonged to the old school of lawyers, of politicians, of gentlemen. Con viction counted for more with him than expediency; parly loyally for more than the popular demand of the moment. He never lost touch with the movement of his times, as did many of his contemporar ies, but he never felt it necessary 10 join in that movement unless 11 represent, .! in"s lifelong princi ples, lie knew nothing of the modern art of self-ad ert isemenl ; yet he served his parly and his country as congressman and vice president, and served them well. His long life brought him few dis appointments and no discredits, and with his death an epoch as well as an individual passes from the stage. :o: It is certainly ery pleasing for even an outsider to note that church people dwell together in harmony. 'fin's pleasure was demonstrated Sunday eve when Itev. Druliiiger and also Hev. Mc Clusky, one pastor of the Method it church and the other pastor of the Presbyterian, were attending F.pworlh League union services al the parly. Ile. Druliiiger re ceived a message from Madison, Nebraska, asking him to come and preach the funeral of a late mem ber of bis congregation at thai place, and be had t depart im 'niet! iatel . lie soliciled Rev. Mc Clusky, Presbyterian, who was not going to hold any ser ices al his church, to fill his pulpit, llev-McClu-ky kindly consented to do so, which he did so much to the satisfaction of the congregation f Hie Methodist church. This is is it should be with all churches hat are si riving for the same re ward in I he great hereafter. We sav that we are glad to see this ociabilily among the members and pastors of the churches, be cause we can remember when uch friendliness did not exist, and then, again, it shows good, common sense upon the part of the pastors and members of the churches, that such good feeling exists among them. May it con tinue forever and fotevermore. :o:- M he slate lire warden has been very timely in warning the (owns against the promiscuous use of lire explosives on the Fourth of Julv. It is up to the parents and ollicers to use caution on this day. :o: Plattsmouth welcomes new- i ;n comers with open arms .um o be -lad lo hae up-to-date, re liable and honest people lo locale here. , :o : Neither faction r the repub lican parly desires to claim (ieorge w. Perkins. Then what is the poor fellow to do? :o: Isn't it strange thai some democrats can scratch the ticket with impunity, and if you talk of little giant of Cass county. :o: A great wheat crop is bein harvested in Kansas the great est ever and with the gleaming of Hie golden grain comes the usual out-pouring of llapdoodle from the wheat belt. :o: "lie's nobody's fool" you hear people remark .sometimes. But thev are wrong, livery fellow is somebody's fool some lime. Can you name the next United States marshal ia Nebraska? Not AIM UNWISE CHAMPION. It was a sight to make the judi cious grieve when, in Omaha's "Little Italy" Sunday, Harry B. Flebarly was put. forward by woman suffragists as the cham pion of womanhood lo defend il against such "enemies" as Father .Joint Williams of St. Barnabas Lpiscopal church. n that day Father Williams was celebrating his seentynintli birthday after thirty-seven ears of devoted and unselfish service as rector of the little church in Omaha with which his name will be forever identi fied. We do not know lo how many women in their hours of sull'er ing, of aflliclion, of agony, even of shame, Harry IMebarty has acted as mentor, consoler and friend. But we .Jo know that the number of women whom Father Williams has thus befriended i legion, and that no man ever lived in Omaha more deserving to be called blest by the women of Omaha than this same silver hailed priest. We are not familiar with the record and serices of Harry FIe iiarly as a preacher of the religion of Jesns Christ, but we stand ready to hail him as one whose name .should lead all the rest if he can show a record, during the. term of his ministry, more re plete wilh courage, with simple sincerity, wilh 1om ami compas sion and help for all Cod's crea tures, than is the record of John Williams. Harry JMehaiMy is in many re spects a likeable, in some respects a lovable man. lie has his weak nesses, perhaps, like the rest, of us, but we do not choose to search them out merely because he takes Hie one side or the other of a public .juestion. He is endowed with intelligence. He has the gilt if e!ouence a very real and rare elotjuence. il siioui.i not ne neces.-ary for such a man, in the advocacv of a cause to charge that a man like Fd P. Smith op- poses his cause necause ine brewers" make him do it, or that a man like J. dm Williams opposes it because the rich men oi un church of Falkland "loree the ministry io oppose an piaus joi ..I! . 1 f ... the advancement ol humanity. Such talk is the veriest rot and twaddle. No one knows it better' than Harry Flebarly knows it in his calmer moments. We have a very distinct notion, indeed, that then' aren't brewers enough in all Christendom to make up Fd P. Siniih's mind for bun, nor rich men enougn, wuu an men i n ie s i ...in. ii and influence combined, to slop John Williams from giving all the powers of his mind and heart and bodv to the cause of humanity as be has done through all the years of a life that lias been rich in service as poor in uoiiais. it . Mr. JMeliarly's way is not the tight way, we say it in all friend liness, to conduct the light for r - i I. 'I'l . w oman sun rage in .enrasKa. j ue (inestion is big enough to be dis cussed on its merits. If it is lo prevail it must be worthy to pre vail on its merit's. Nothing will be gained by unfounded and un charitable attacks on the char acters and motives of those who oppose il and who publicly give their reasons for opposing il. Especially will nothing be gained when the attacks take the form of an impugnment of the intel lectual integrity of a citizen like j:d P. Smith or an impeachment or the honor and sincerity of such a friend of man and loyal servant or Cod as Father Williams. World-Herald. :o: : One-half of Hie newspapers of the country thai advocate suf frage in their papers in their Invn minds do not believe in it, but thev think it will make them mi- popular to io oinerwise. j nat s what we call cowardice or deceit- M t I 'I'l. - II fulness. The independent editor who speaks his mind freely on all questions is the man for the peo Have the Good Points of all Binders Combined, with the faults Improved or eliminated. 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A Chicago ajrency which h;i been making some investiga tion of the subject reports of a certain Chicago packing house which had been tryinir some ex periments in newspaper adver-li-bm that the returns were, immediate. The local manager fo- the house in a small southern city reported thus: "In regard to the Easter campaign advertising . j i ii i .... i . . on. tnrouu me local papers. Ibis advertising has done more uoo.l for our ham and bacon business in (iieenville than bill board aderlisiny or magazine advertising. II has yone direct into the home of the consumer. The publishing of the merchants' names handling your hams and bacon has enabled us to round up about, thirty-six new customers in the town of flreenville alone. Our Easter ham and bacon busi ness for two weeks preceding Easter amounted to practically 1 5,0im pounds ayainst n,00( pounds the previous year. It would seem that a continuation of the paper advertising would be the most etTeclive at the present time." A Texas salesman wrote: '"'I bis class of advert isinsr does us fellows in what you miyht call the rural districts more pood than any magazine advertising you can do. II reaches more of the cus tomers and helps wonderfully LOW SUMMER TOURIST FARES coin SPacif!c In Effect Daily, Until September 30, 1914 Vacation time is here. The question "Where shall I go this summer" must be decided now. Let us assist you in forming your plans by suggesting a number of pleasant and restful trips that may be made within the limits of your vacation period. Mountains, sea shore, camping, fishing any diver sion that will take you away from your cares for awhile and bring you back with renewed energy to take up your duties. UNION PACIFIC Standard Road of tbe West will tell you of a score of pleasant trips, if you will signify that you desire to take a vacation that is different than any you have ever taken before. toward fretting the customers to use your brand." Such testimony is to the point and is worth con sidering. It should need no argu ment to the intelligent to prosv: the advantage of the newspaper over the magazine as an adver tising medium. The paper reaches more people in any given locality and reaches them oflener. A local paper has a more immediate in lluence even in its advertising" pages than a magazine, which is remote in character and without the direct personal appeal that is carried by a home publication. A similar conclusion was reached in regard to newspapers by an investigating committee which re cently reported to the national electic light and power convention at Philadelpiha that even an in dustry of this sort, which is con stantly growing and involves enormous capital. :o: :.ernor Morehead is great on visiting with the people. There is nothing high-toned about tho governor, and he is just as com mon as an old shoe and that is why the common people are al ways glad to see his smiling countenance. j :o: The Nebraska Republican, that has been started to boom several republican stand-pat candidates for stale ollices, keeps heaping abuse upon Governor Morehead. Hut the governor knows the fel lows who manipulate the columns of the illigitimate bantling-, and therefore deems their utterances unworthy of notice. You know there are usually a few fellows around Lincoln that try lo get in on graft deals about election time. To Colorado, California, Yellowstone National We will also tell you moro about the re duced round-trip Summer Tourist Kafesj routes, stop-over privileges, side trips and givo you other interesting information that will be of assistance to you. Apply to W. S. B&SlfiGER, G. P. A.9 Omaha, Nebraska. si state, if he felt like doing so. fact. much slower. on your life. ple.
