PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28. 1911.
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Che plattsmouth journal
Published Sem l-W eekly at Plottamouth, Nebr.
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THOUGHT VOll TODAY.
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V :f ""lh I,oure'1 into thy
t-osom,
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wit
'l t'j". thy mu1.
Georirrt Matthieson.
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ca'.l and lai day for .-'nop pi r jr.
i;' ji-u fai't-i it's your own fault.
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It 1- ,L'i"vi form to ?e delighted with
y. ..r t'hii-tmas gift, whether you are
r l ot.
h.;t? Is the German "dasc'rumd"
to if ihe M:eeCa.-or of our famous
"U-.iuv i.eai
A t'pei' :us i'i"o!)t'.iiiy
is U-Iped
other re-
i""e lioi-toi's mo.v than an
-.::t iieoery.
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I'M v.'j tP.j-'.v a
Merrv ( hri-t-
n.a '." We hoj-c so. Nov
Happy
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.x w-papcr reporters need no pin- j
vate offices. They get kicked around
on ihe main streets.
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Tin.- man in the White house
"si wood" with lefeience
e! itici.-m of his administration.
is
to
YVh. ; a man -v-"s he doesn't care-h-.t
;.: i-e!,rhb:rs hay, you can form
i :. :i a to what said neighbors
e .-a vincr.
St'-ai.Me aK it may appear the srge
ity -tor IT v.- has ha' little or noJi
g to :-ay m the 'uabiie print since the
ic e'ei tk n.
C,. .:. (.-if .- .-ho dd riredomina'e, r.s
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wc l..,r,
ken 1
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comes tji:t once a year. .r, i
everybrdy v.iii receive some
;i rerr.jmbi -,ncc of the "Yule
. (- :
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warn
the
that a
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i'h Sr.n'a
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t ar-i!e.
Mayor
-cs any
f. l.-ta! a
on p'ans
spi ir.g.
n whi.-hers widi a lighte 1
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D.ih!mr;n wi'! not stiain his
I'-r.zv.- in the direction of a
''p.'ir.irnei't and will get bu y
for h"- re-election next
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certs a day difference
the estimate of rations of diplomatists
a 1 cot. grt smen
for the
Pa
riamn
lii'ial ojcT.inf.- may ce lue to the
telutivc chcajre.-s of grape juice.
Tin' head of the anti-sidoon le.'o-ue
at i.i ifi In would like to make some
p.-oj.P- hdi--vf ii. is pleased with the
I' .-.'t .f the vote on national prohi
bition in cots gu-ss. IJut that won't
va h down.
Sccrrtaiy Riyan lia kindly conde-.-t!,d(.l
to give Congressman-elect
KlialJei.be rx-r full .sway in the
:: ?n' !:t ajipc i.ntments in the Fifth
district. Mr. Khallcrihorircr is very
foitu.u.te to get a "star.d-in."
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If ('o-grv.--.vrT an Shaner.bergcr falls
hdi to t:-o':bie in the Fifth district,
ti '.en we wii! all know who is re
spo'.sjbie for that, tionble. If a eon
g!' -.vr.mn i n't 1l e spokesman for his
f.vvn district, then . ho i;? "ray, tell
Us.
The California commit ion on jra
migiation and hou.in g has issued a
n tnir.g to tlic men who are out of
work a . follows: "If you are looking
for a jf !, don't come to California."
H j trey cmtniue to flock there juvt
the same as eer.
i rnniiir Missouri judge.
It !oks a if a genuine Misscuriun
Is i.s reaJv ;o thow as he is to be
shown. At ;m!V rate a federal judge
of that Mate bears out that theory.
While sitting in a United States court
in St. Louis, Judge Dyer was sum
moned to pass upon a defendant who
was accused of stealing slices of
bacon. The alleged thief was a young
fciiow who haul a wife and aged par
mis to support. When broue.hr before
the bar of justice (not a misnomer
:n that instance) the culprit pleaded
sriiiky ar.d then broke into tears, tell
i'.g a direful story of want on the part
of his newly-wedded wife and his
father and mother. Judge Dyer close
ly oeestioned the prosecuting officer
and elicited the response that the
prisoner had nevtr been in trouble be-for.-.
Then the ermine wearer said: 'I
don't btliev? that a boy who takes
something at a lime v. hen it is neces-
j.-a:y to icon the bodies and souls of
criminal at heart. I wont send him
to
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ul. It he hal s;oIen ;i railro::I
the chances aie thev
tances aie thev would nave sent
him to congress." A reviewer prais
ing the action of the judge character-
i :e ". it as a deed of mercv.
I'et th"t
blurs the poirt. It was rather a wise
rnd righteous performance. In the
nature of thi igs the law docs not con- j
template 'assifying the mere
;.'' raetion of property as stealing. It
r.r.y be wrong for a person to ap
propriate what docs r.ot belong to
him oven for the put pose of appeas
ing hunger, which i a divine ordain
rr.cnt, but it is not really and truly
c-i" lir.al, for which the per.al code
was e-;'a'dishcd.
What the Mis.-oi
': i ju.Ji e tii'I was
how the world the fundamental dis
tir.ctien between snatching things un
der the .-tress of itaturt l prompting
in d stealing them tli rough a depraved
habit. If that di" elimination was to
find a lodgnv. nt in the minds of the
ris: . iisers of j-jstice the class of crim
inal and the number of jails would
be greatly dir.: int. died.
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The celebration of th
tr.e Iniin-e or Pea. e broi;
b-i ! tlniay of
!.t no cessa
tion in the clash of ai ms in war-torn
Europe.
The New Year is almost here.
Don't forget that new resolution to
drir.k less; smoke less, and not swear
at all. If you can't do ail thecCt ('0
the best you can. And for heaven's
.-ake. resolve to cease smoking cigar
ettes. ;n ; .
Hooker T. Wa.-hir.gton's advice to j
P pfM.ooo colored families in the south
as (o how they can overcome financial
backset brought on by the European
war, is contained in just three words:
"Raise a pig." Washington is noted
for saying and doing things that are
practical, and that can be understood.
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When the it.com-ng legislature
conies to the apni opriation bids it
would be the part of wisdom to cut
. n;c items off entirely and cut many
others in half. The democratic party
of Nebraska is plechred to retrench
ment and reform. And if the house
and seriate follow the advice of Gov
ernor More-head this is whtr. will fol
low. :o:-
Leg';-lative made Da.ssenger rates
are to be tested in the supreme court
of the state by the Missouri Pacific
company. The company applied to
the state railway commission for per
mission to raise their passenger rate
from 2 to .'5 cents a mile, the commis
sion denied the request on the plea
of jurisdiction. Upon the final out
come of this suit doubtless depends
the general passenger tanif in the
state.
personality of retail store
"Did it over occur to you," says a
retail man in IJoot and Shoe Recorder,
"that the atmosphere of a store will
always reflect the temperament of the
man who is at the head of it? It may
be that it is a large establishment, one
in which the head ruiely comes in
contact with the customer; or it may
be a more modest enterprise conduct
ed with one or two 'issistants. The
fact remains that the influence of the
man at the head will be found to run
all through the business and will in
fluence every transaction down to the
sale of a child's shoe by the youngest
elei k.
"Let the head of the house be one
of the nervous, fidgety individuals,
and you will find the store one in
which you feel, when you enter, that
everybody is in a hurry and that they
want to get through with you and
have you get out. Or if the head is
of the arrogant type, who feels that
his merchandise is such that the pub
lic has to patronize him, you will find
a don't-care attitude on the part of
salespeople, an indifference whether
you buy or r.ot.
"And just as it is possible to criti
cise a store because of this character
istic, so is it possible to capitalize and
produce a store atmosphere that will
win new trade and hold old.
' Of course, few of us go into stores
i (o buy shoes, hut we do go into other
establishments to buv other classes of
merchandise, and so "an observe the
.'.ni1utioiio nu v pyuvn v .i. a. i v i ,
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lis something of an event to have to
visit them to make a purchase. Would
. .iii. llllliS i-
could make customers feel that way
about ours ?
' The way to accomp'i.-h this is first
j to govern our own attitude. Let us
! feel always that the object of our ex
istence .is to make our sto2-e a pleas
cant place for people to visit. Our at
titude will influence our directions to
our soiling force, maybe not as a mat
ter of direct instruction, but as an
clerks and salespeople will become
imbued with the same spirit, each in
arcordar.ee with bis ability, and the
result will be found in a better store
ptmosrhere. With merchandise right,
this is certain to mean better business
and mere loyal customers."
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GOOD ROADS.
If it was a good thing for our go -ernment
to give in cash and land
grants over one biliion dollars, (Sl,
f.'oii.OOO.onii.fi) to our few railroad
I coninar ies to nromoto tlieii- vo;-W
across this United States of ours,
would it r.ot be a good thing to make
the same size appropriation for a sys
tem of highways that will amount to
about 2 per cent of the present
amount in daily use, yet a system
that will serve directly over 77 per
cent of the entire ponu'.ation in the
United States?
Should we build the bridge across
the Potomac river at Washington, I).
C, at a cost of Sr;000.000.00 that will
serve Washington's .. 0,0 00 popula
tion, or rebuild the old Cumberland
trail from Washington, D. C, to St.
Louis, Mo., at the same cost, a road
that will directly serve over 17,000,000
people? Think it over. Which way
should our congressmen vote?
Wc have bought, built and are go
ing to maintain the Panama canal, it
has cost us nearly one-half billion
dollars, it serves us as a nation very
much, but directly serves only a few
shipping concerns, why not get an
equal amount for the building of a
system of hard surfaced roads, that
will permit the people to travel and
to market their produce any day of
the year regardless of weather condi
tions, and when market trices are
highest, too.
It i.- the getting together and work
ing along concrete lines in a concreted
manner that gets the definite results.
Thousands of people in all the
western states are signing petitions
to be sent to Senator Hitchcock encouraging-
him in his efforts to pro
hibit the sale of armaments of war
manufactured in the United Stages to
the warring countries of Europe.
Wheat has almost reached a record
price in Chicago.
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Better commence practicing, and
get used to writing it "1915."
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If the new year is to be one of
prosperity, let's push it along.
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There is but three more days to
complete that set of resolutions you
have no intention of keeping.
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Whatever else may be said about
the holidays, the weather has been
ideal. That helps a good deal.
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We are right upon the thieshold
of the New Year. Now, do you pro
pose to turn over that new leaf?
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Provisional President Guiterrez
has given orders that summary
executions in Mexico must cease.
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The Thaw case will probably go
n like Tennyson's brook till the Thawr
fortune or Mr. Jerome is exhausted.
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Government report say there is
four million acres more of winter
wheat this year than last, in the face
of which the market keeps going up.
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The Germans are said to be rein
forcing their ditches with concrete
in Pelgium. This means another per
manent relic to the great war of
111 1.
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The Russians are intrenching them
selves for defense, no doubt hoping
that Generals January and Feb
ruary will arrive in time with their
reserves.
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Now it is said that President Wil
son is endeavoring to wield the "big
stick." Not so much, however, as
some of the members of his cabinet.
And. now is the proper period for the
president to put on the brakes.
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The house voted down the dry
amendment to the national constitu
tion Tuesday. The Nebraska mem
bers voted as follows: Sloan, Barton
and Kinkaid (all r?p.) voted for; Ma
guire, Lobeck and Stephens (dem.)
voted against.
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The Journal is opposed to the con
tract system for paying rural mail
carriers, as has been suggested by
Postmaster General Burleson. The
contract plan is the came as was in
use when the old star route carriers
gave half of their receipts to the
middle man.
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Keports about the acreage and con
dition of winter wheat in Nebraska
have been published and the acreage
is showed to be largely on the in
crease. The acreage now in what is
given as 3,037,000 for Nebraska, and
in condition at this time is reported
to be 00 per cent good.
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There are some partisan politicians
who are almost praying for hard
times, pjuiics and dire distress in or
der that they might say, "I told you
so" before the election. They would
rather see sufferings than he eye
witnesses of democratic efficiency.
But so far as the administration is
concerned they are doomed to disap
pointment. .
Senator Hitchcock has recom
mended James R. Swain, of Greely,
for United States marshal and Mir
ton L. Corey, of Clay Center, for dis
trict attorney. We know nothing
about the former, but we do know
tha.t Mr. Corey is one of the most
brilliant attorneys in the stato and a
rock-ribbed democrat.
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It is rather doubtful that Secretary
Bryan will consent to the appointment
of John C. Byrnes as internal reve
nue collector. He is a good man and
a good democrat, but it is probable
that at some time or other he has
ruffled the feathers of the secretary.
In that case there are other good men
in Nebraska, and Senator Hitchcock
need go no farther than Plattsmouth
to find one of the best men in the
stafe, and one of the most competent
for the position.
LOVE LETTERS.
The divorce courts of Chicago, after
some inquiry, have discovered that a
great many of the cases before them
arise from the fact that the dissatis
fied wife or husband, seeking a sep
aration, have discovered that some
body has been writing love letters to
their faithless spouse. In comment
ing on this fact an exchange declares
that: A Krupp cannon or a few tons
of dynamite dropped from a dirigible
are as harmless and safe as a pack
age of love letters carried around on
the person. Two-thirds of the divorces
and other tragedies are summed up
like this: "He found some love let
ters in her room," or "She discovered
letters from another woman in his
coat pocket." Whv any fool wants to
carry a lot of love letters around
seems incomprehensible especially
love letters that are inclined to get
him shot. A love letter is embar
rassing and dangerous enough, even
if there are no complications. The
man whose wife hangs onto the let
ters he wrote her before he gave her
the ring is handicapped all through
life. Just as sure as he comes home
with a good, robust grouch on the
whole, wide world and wants to plunk
down in the old rickety chair and be
as ugly as sin, that sure will his wife
drag out a bunch of those letters and
weepingly demand why he does not
talk like that anv more. And for the
woman who is silly enough to marry
a man, until she has made him burn
all the letters that either she or any
other girl ever wrote there is trouble
enough ahead to make her long for a
Red Cross job. But the unspeakable
folly of folks carrying around love
letters they have no right to, can be
accounted for on no other basis than
that it is one of the rapid promotion
schemes of the devil to increase the
population of one of his new suburbs.
The only absolutely safe love letter
is the one that is cremated the mo
ment it lights.
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A Michigan sheriff has been com
pelled to arrest and imprison his own
son on a charge of manslaughter. A
very painful duty that must be, to
be sure!
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Ignorance is the mother of sus
picion; and hate, back-biting, lies.
slanders, and the whole family of evil
imaginations are things that keep
people apart.
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Christmas day was a veritable win
ter day and all that could have been
desired in this section of the country.
It was purely white, and according to
the eld saying, 1915 will be a healthy
year.
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This is the first time in fifty years
that the postoffiee department has had
a surplus of funds after paying all
expenses. Postmaster General Burle
son is making a recoid for himself,
as well as the administration.
Residents of Plattsmouth Cannot
Doubt What Has Been Twice
Proved.
In gratitude for complete relief
from aches and pains of bad backs
from distressing kidney ills thou
sands have publicly recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills. Residents of this
vicinity who so testified years ago,
now say the results were permanent.
This testimony doubly proves the
worth of Doan's Kidney Pills to
Plattsmouth kidney sufferers.
Mrs. Zink, Weeping Water, Neb
says: "I suffered from lumbago and
kidney trouble and often my back and
head ached. When Doan's Kidney Pills
were brought to my attention, I got
a supply and it wasn't long before
they restored me to good health. I
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills some
time ago, and at this time I take
pleasure in confirming my former en
dorsement." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Zink had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
CONFIRMED PROOF
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TOO MANY LAWS.
The movement that was stalled
some time ago in the east to declare
laws after a certain number of years
void unless re-enacted, seems to be
spreading. Careful investigation
shows that about li,00 now laws are
enacted every year by congress, the
state legislatures and city councils,
while the courts make a whole lot
more by their interpretations ami very
seldom are any laws repealed and
that has been going on for many
years. In hundreds of cases these
laws conflict, in thousands they are
not enforced and yet they remain on
the statute books. Sometimes an old
iaw suddenly revive! works very
great harm before the legislature can
repeal it.
There has been great damage done
in several states by a law that re
fused the right of appeal where a
state court held that a law was in
valid because it conflicted with the
constitution of the United States.
The state court of New York held that
the workmen's compensation act was
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in conflict with the Fouiteeni.li
amtndment of the federal constitu
tion. That ended the matter for no
appeal could be tal-en At the same
time the state court of New Jersey
decided that an exactly similar law
passed by the New Jersey legislature
did not conflict with the constitution
and was a valid law. Here was a law
that had been on the .statute since the
go crnmcnl was established, the ef
fect being that it permitted certain
legislation in some states and pro
hibited it in othe's. Congress the
othei day remedied that matter by
enacting a law tha allows either side
in such cases to appeal. This is an
example o: the difficulties that arise
on account of outgrown laws that
have never been repealed. World
He.ald. Be sure and noie the ad. of John F.
(lorder in this issue of the Journal as
it is well worth your time to do so.
Mrs. M. A. Dickson returned to her
homo in Omaha this morning after a
shoit visit here with her many friends
in this city over Christmas.
Burns Coal and Gas
separately or both at
once. You can Dum
rnnl m the, winter and
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summer and keep
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