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0 PAGE 4. PLATTS MOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. MONDAY, AUGUST -31, 1914. 0)e plattsmouth journal Published Sem l-W eakly at Plattsmouth, Nebr. EDUred at tlie I'ostoftice at l'lattsmoulli. Nebraska, as second-class mall matter. R. A. BATES, Publisher Subscription Prloe: S1.50 Per Year In Advanoe NEUTRALITY PROPER. The one incomprehensible i It is to be hoped that President thing- in life is how a beef baron i Wilson's sane and helpful mes- can keep out of jail. sage will soak in where it will do -:o: FOOD PRICES AND WAR. The speculator is about in tin land, seeing- how he may add to his dollars out of the needs of the t ho most good. His contention possibly Europe is adopting the people. Jiut not all the many ad- that the neutrality of this nation only method left for disposing of I vanees recorded in food produces and due lo him. Our own peupN aggravate the trusts by bidding against each other for food. Pro vision men say that people (hat -:o: depends somewliat on tlie people -in over-surplus of population as well as the administration nierus me aiieiiuon oi an Amen- win.n wages cans who are worthy of the name, the ' collector of the of sin goes after you he It is obviously not our quarrel, always feM.ls wllJlt he oos aflor and those who seek to imbroit us THOUGHT FOR TODAY Habits of play are im- J... riant to health. The mind .-hoiild be able lo turn from MTimis (o light thouvlil allowing the body .Hid mind to han-e from J lirin- and monotonous forms of work to lion. i-d. 9 9 9 9 9 111 llo" (ill the Ih. litlle eliais g-t. :o: was iiiiw olrs by mail in I hf l".a-- roiinly eleetioji I e l urns. Italy seems to maintain peaetflf even il sue lias to nglit lor u, which she is good and ready to do :o: The condition of Emperor ITanfis Joeph of Austria is pre carious and Jus death is simply a lui'siion oi out a lew Hours, l oo much war is killing the aged ruler by inches. :o: hen one reads of (he great number being slaughtered in tin European war (hey feel happy in the thought of iing so far away I.:- , Iihk lroin (lie eene of carnage and recrea- v blood-died. Jt is eon ! emplate. imply awful to -;o: ;o - m dar girl, are lii-m which the d to thai (da-e I I m.iid-. r- i I i 1 i V 1 1 1 1 -1" -park lias II ! or worl t li cet. :o: The i ie mi. i ii -Ainei'iea il Alliance of .i-lra.Ka d'-elan-d for in-iill.il- it for America at their recent 'ohimbiis meeting. :o: Th abolishment of the -late i or in.il l.'.Mid is now proposed. :md along with il houbl go the board of roiilfi'!. also. :o: J he iei ni.in-Amei ican Allianci d Aeiiaka. in session al Odumbus this week, revoked against woman sullra-e. Omaha was tiei upon as tlie meeting a year hem e :or- l I 1 1 e ice man is e ejuile popular, the coal man is getting ready for his inning."' Many coal idn hae alreadv lio'ii lilhd. We e. pect. to ililll ho(h tickets itoiiiinaled just as o..n as it has I i .!! etel li:teil Wllo lUIS lieell iiominali'd for the various stale o ; ; a"e . :r: I he i li;ple-s oji throughout the stale siems to ,e that the b'Ug ballot mii.-d '-, and this is one ei important mailer that the h-i-hi'ure will hae oa their hand-. :o: "..M;es lias .a--e. an tiergeuey -hipping bill, and un der jt pioi-ion America will in all po a in 1 1 1 soon own one of llie largest merchant marine allo.it. President. Wii-on announces that inoie war taxes may nL be iiee-sary, and the average citi zen (inds less i i llir-ii 1 ! y in reach ing th roue! n s ion that life may be siipp"i label a little while h-ner. :n : The millers K-ie out. thai the rise in (lower is wholly due to One of th. "natural conditions Ii un ipa! reasons of these natural conditions is the biggest wheat Xop ever harvested. :o: II is really consoling to (he ii iends in Ibis country who have inends sojourning in Oermany io know they are so vc cared for by I he i iei uians. They lake special piins to see th;i Americans gen 4al!y in that country are well rare.i lor. It is understood thai (he cmp ror has given orders to this elf eel. :o: He,re is a eae of vanity per sonified. One of (he democratic candidates for the lower house of th' legislature from Omaha has announced himself as a candidate for speaker. The Lincoln Star says i -'this is taking lime by the forelock and twining one's linger in it. Nominations are not equivalent to an election by any means, even in Omaha. He should waif at least until the returns are all in at the November election. M alters tii political eiieh seem rather ipiiet at the present lime. There always is a breathing- spell a Her going through a healed campaign like (he recent primary election. All the success ful candidates are gelling in shape for (he big battle in No- V ember. :o: According lo some accounts the government is getting into a position (o spank some of the price-raisers, if i could spank a dozen or two of them into (he penitent iary il might cause the class to resolve in favor of postponing- its hoggi.shness UH a safer season. to : In common with other great men of the world we proclaim our altitude as one Mf profound con cern, but strict individual neu trality. We don't propose o be dragged into the muss. Our cla ic features and our anointed person nnis no! be marred or scratched. We have spoken. If (he delay in gelling the ofli eial vole of the slate is attributed to (he lengthy ballot, ,for heaven's sake drop her down, and that be fore another primary election. The long- ballot is inconvenient to the voter and also the election board that does the counting. :o: President Wilson's appeal to the American people (o preserve neutrality of conduct and opinion in the present, war is one of the finest. lale papers he lias yet put forth. Coming straight from the le-art, actuated by loflv patriotism, breathing the very spirit of high-minded fairness, and. above all. dictated by inspir ed common sense, if represents the best thought r the Ameri can people. :o: The three amendments lo the constitution seem to have been endorsed by ihl voters at the recent primary. This assures straight party voles on the proposition at the November elec tion. The first amendment gives the legislature greater discretion in the mailer of raising revenue; Ihe second permits of verdicts by live-sixths of a jury in civil and petty criminal cases, and the third increases the salary of the governor of the state from 2,500 to. a,000 a year There is but one other stale in the union where the governor's salary is as low as it is in Nebraska, and that is Vermont. And what is little old Vermont compared with a great bigT progressive state like Nebraska? tan it, are rather friends to some other nation (ban their own; to a nation perhaps in which they oi their ancestors originated Against such land they have fore sworn alleg iance, and I hey should either support this one, or move. No sane person doubts the wis doin of the president s course m keeping hands oil of the (ierman- .Fapaiiese controversy, although there are hyphenated societies which have urged him lo butt in It isn't our interests in the Pa- cilic or the Orient (hat are al slake. Two nations, both at peace willi this, have a ipiarrel (here, ami interference on mil pari but would be construed as favoring one and opposing the flier: a view, incidentally, which would be absolutely accural .eulra uv now means more o (his nation than who shall win in Europe, or such incidental hos tilities as may obtain in the Ear East or in Africa; neutrality means peace and iricuusliip o llu- warring nations, which is of inestimable value; in more tangi ble terms, ami more selfish, per haps it means a chance to get our laiv of South American com merce, ami a chance lo develop an international merchant marine to compare in importance with our great coastwise Meet. Jusl now our deep-sea ships are a negngie uiiaulily. Put me sau misfortune of Europe is our op poi tunily. Ihit more than sellisl reasons urge th' maintenance American poise and clear judg men winch cannot, come lroin I a Mug- sides. Some happy day. when Ihe mad inonarchs ar brought to their senses, will com need f a strong". fairm inb arbitrator whose services shall benefit both victor ami vampiish el in adjusting the wreck of war. What land more suite! to such a service than this melting pot of many peoples who cam' frm all those sull'ering lands now desolated by clashing armies? Surely none other is so qualified as (his, do we but refrain from taking sides, remain American and aid Ihe president in his wise policy of neutrality. :o: :o: fhere is always a wide di vergence between what a man running for ollice wants and what els. :o: Hi' tr IT you b not believe thai hon esty is the best policy, just try it. :o: The husband who has brought a suit for divorce on lb' ground lhal auolher man buttoned up his wile's dress, proceeds oil th' theory that his willingness to per forin such a lask was positive proof of his infatuation. :o: If any Americans are striving lo promote friction between Vil la ami 1'arianza, as has been inti mated by Washington authorities, it .should be easy lo give their names iU,d et Iheni bear the odium. There is no doubt lhal there is .some truth in the report. ;o: The next legislature will earn their salary if they do nothing more than repeal Ihe law creat ing llie board of control. It is just such useless bodies as these that creates Ihe large appropria tions by the legislature. .lust as well do away with the state nor mal board at the same time. :o: Miss Etta Brooks, slate re corder of the, Degree of Honor, has been nominated for county superintendent of schools of -iage county on the republican ticket. As this nomination is equivalent to an election, who will succeed Miss Brooks in her present position? In Ihe present high-cost era the recent reduction of the juice of illuminating oil stands out like a beneilicent oritlanune. :o : In (he commerce of the seas I lie I'niied Stales has been back ward, but with the Panama canal and an American merchant mar ine sin- ought to he well lorvvard. :o: The V. W. A. leaders need nof hope to switch the public dis cussion ti'om the war news lo .tonah ami (he whale. Like the poor, Jonah and Ihe whale are with us alwavs. :o: If anticipation of demand through a European war was .suf ficient for an increase in Ihe price l loodsiutis, anticipation of federal prosecution should be ullicieiit ti cause a drop. :o: Some fellow has the audacity to iv that the spelling book con tains three limes as niauv words is ihe average person uses. Hut ie average person might have a si ill smaller vocabularv hut for the spi lling book. :o: II looks as though there was something radically needed lo be none with the primary halloi. When it lakes from a week lo ten. days to find out who is nominated if would seem as though the limit was reached. ;o ; Why mt have a federal law delegating l th' Inierstate ('o'ii merce ''ommissjou Ihe right to lix the prices of all foodstuffs? r, a specal government commis sion might be created for this purpose. It would be preferable lo having that important duly in the hands of a gang of price- boosting thieves, plunderers and gct't i ng a new job. highwav men. :: :: The development of the farmer M. (!. Kime, democratic candi- him-elf must precede Ihe full de flate for representative, was in velopnieiit of the ground he tills. ordinarily buy a bag of Hour an laying in a barrel, and thos who usually lake a pound or tw of sugar take a large bag-. All this puts money in the whole saler s pocket. Eoinpctition among retail tradesmen is sharp. Almost any merchant would rather have the good will of his community than charge his reg ular customers a higher price for goods h' had in slock. Jiut ( hect are times when tradesmen do not slock up in advance of needs a- they used l. .Most of them an caught "short on staple lines lik Hour and sugar. Wholesalers who arc making money bv selling off slock goods al advanced prices, should realize they defy public sentiment. Public feeling today enforces the distinction between a fair ami an unfair price. A fair price is what wili give a seller ai eipiitablc return on his im-m-v. The man who insjsts on more in an emergency may gobble a few extra dollars, but loses ihe chance lo arduii-'- valuable friends. Many f the advances in food products are artificial. I'ew captures of merchant ships an- icporled. In sending- cargoes across the wafer there are few, chances -of loss. even umbr present conditions. The sea is likely soon to be clear ed of hostile prowler-. Insuiauce of marine risks is now absurdly higli. One manufacturer reports that he had to pay io per ce il to ge. goods transported to .Japan, a rale far above any chances of seizure. This matter of war in surance will soon be ndju.-lcd. Soon commerce will be resumed, and people who are bidding" up prices may regret I heir specu- ferv or. -:o: The chaulaiiipui .season b now it t "I iiMli i'i Oi ,' i ,im Children Cry for Fletcher's Z'r ti As- j: ': 4" t v -ta. . s I d) Mi Tho Kind You Have Always Bought, and -which has heen in msq for over SO years, has bornotho signature of -7 and has been made under his per- fT jCfvfJy , ' sonal supervision since its infancy. cZyyt S-CiUC'U'Zt Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and Jiist-as-good" are but ICxporimciits that trifle with and endanger tho health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless snbstituto for Castor Oil, Pare porie. Drops and Soothing; Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains nci( Iter Opium, Morphine lior other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. Jt destroys AVornis and allays I;v ;rishncss. For more than thirty years it has been in eonstant use for the relief of Constipation. Flatulency, "Wind Colie, all Teething; Troubles and Diarrlui a. It regulates the Stomach and liowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy ami natural bleep. Tho Children's Fauaccu The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS 'Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought !n Use For Over 30 Years C f NTADH COMPANY. NFW VOWK CITC lal i To .see America lii-i will he a popular idea anmng tourists for Ihe nvt few years, ainl, tn-siiles, lis scenery, heal s the Alps at any hi time. one o the .surprises of the war was lhal S ilei laii.l slmuhl We enie (o niohilie when all it. hail lo o was ! eiil Ihe icj.e aill let the in adinir army slide op; tlie peak. :o: ilreat are the changes thai ars Ju inir ahul. W'liile the fd-oiieei- hahy cut hi.s feelh on a plow handle or a washhoanl, the mod ern .Whra.sUa hahy finds tin- steer. in- wheel of his mother's auto- ire'l-ile more cou euii iu. society in the world represented, what more do you want for a city f 0,ooo people? Let the knocker answer. He must have something' to do. :o: on in full Idas). :o : IMal I snioul h couldn't e'ii hae a circus this season. :o: l'.ery town has a genius whose ingenuity is largely devolcd to the eily yesli-rday inlerviewing a tew of his friends. Mike Kime is Mi' of the liest fellows in I he world and should h" elected, because he is also honest and will give the people excellent service in the legislature, lie is a farmer and will represent the common peo ple. :: Th' State Journal intimates as Ihoiiyh it would like to see a joint discussion between Howell and :o: This is also the season of the year when most of the hall teams begin winning next j ear's i en naiit. :o: ,o wonder everybody in I'lalls- iiioiiiu is so liappy, living in Hie het town of its inches in .Ne braska. ':o: II m;iv be s.iid fr the week-end isilor that she iloesu I linger as Ioernor Morehead arranged for. long as some of the old-fashioned Phis may be a scheme lo get out varieties crowns 10 near lioweii. as onv- ro: einor Morehe.nl always draws big Stealing a girl's clothing when udiences. If the governor will she's in swimming isn't much of a take our advice he w ill treat such I crime nowadavs. There isn't a proposition willi silent con-l much to steal lempt, eiiamating as it does lroin :o: Ihe Stale Journal riiicr. There is It seems" that lh' war has pro- . . . . . . nothing gained Jy eillier parly J.iy gr'ssel lar enough io o'niou such meetings. Such foolish poli- slrale that the air craft has been ical warfare is a thing of the slruclive device. past,. :: -o llriellv sneak in 'r. the cause of Had he done no more Mian send Ihe Jairopcau war is hereditary iroadcast so excellent, and jiower- enemies, and th- two words just ful an appeal for peace as was the about tell the whole story. Pope's last message to his people, :o: he world, regardless of creed, The Panama canal i. now open should mourn him as a great and for the world's commerce to pass good man gone. - through and a inniiii"r nave ai- :o: ready made the trip. Roosevelt says that peace trca- :o: ' - ties amount to .nothing in the face There is a whole lot 01 11 i of provocation. It looks at the .said" and "it is reponeu ami u present time as though they is alleged" in the war news that is amounted to nothing without a sent us from over the water, but provocation.' , ,,- very little reliable lniormauon 'al iiini'ss and judgment go good way in Ihe making of a sue ccssful presid'-nl. The beautv oT u is, woinirou wnson possesses these and eerything else that goes to make a pood president. and eeu Itcpuhl iea ns are now proclaiming that lh' people of the I'niied Stall's are the most for tunate if any on earth to have such a wise and noble head in the execulh e chair. :o: Show us and we are from Mis souri a belter town for the size of l'Jallsnioul h in the great west, ami we will show- you a hen's looth. With her line business houses, 1 1 1 f 1 1 a ( public build in -rs, Masonic home, line hotels, good w;i(er system, electric liuhl ami gas plant. paed streets, line churches, line opera house, ami eerv secret and benevolent An immense crowd of farmers, I heir w ies and daughters, was in I own Saturday, which is sullicient evidence that the people of Cass counly will come to Plattsmouth to trade when the roads are good. I .hen it behooves those interested to see I bat Ihe roads approaching Ihe city are kept in good shape, both in good and bad weather. :o: Hi-ports come from the sea coast cities in the east, that hun dreds of rich Americans have re turned from Kurope in the past few days in the steerage, where they were compelled lo do without towels, pillow slips or sheets, and eat oil" a board table. Tough, but, as a mailer of facf, Hint's just the way their ancestors came over. :o : Summer Constipation Dangerous. Constipation in summer time is more dangerous than in the falh, winter or spring. The food you cat is of I en contaminated and is more likely to ferment in. your stomach. Then you are apt to drink much cold water during the hot weather, thus injuring your stomach. Colic, Fever, Pto maine Poisoning and other ills are natural results. Po-Do-Lax will keep you well, as it increas es Ihe Ih'le.lhe natural laxative, which rids the bowels of the con- r- .s(iw j m .i.s( luuun noJiii 1'U- Do-Lax will make you feel belter. Pleasant and effective. Take a a dose tonight. 50c at your drug gist. The Big H orn of Plenty Tiiat is the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming, with the heaviest crops in its history ot irrigation: thousands of tons of alfalfa, wheat and oats on Government and private irrigated lands: oil discoveries frequent; you can homestead the finest grade of irrigated lands with reliable and perpetual water rights from the government on easy terms. The Burlington's new mainline runs through the heart of the Basin, which has already over 20,000 population. Cheap coal and timber for domestic use. A farm in Wyoming's richest industrial and farming section can be yours to-day, vith a certain increase in all land values. The New 20-Year Payment Law lias just passed Con gress, This makes the land and a pertedual water right almost a gift. m mmm Come and see these wonderful crop?. Join our personally conducted excursions. I am employed to help you find a suitable location along the Burlington. Write for "Basin" Literature. S. B. HOWARD, ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION AGENT, IOC A Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. 3E