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PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. MONDAY. MAY 10, IIHS. PAGE 4. Cbc plattsmoutb journal Published Sem l-W eakly ot Platte mouth. N b r. Entered at the Postofflce at PUttsmouth. Nebraska, as second-class mail matter. R. A. BATES, Publisher iubeorlptlon Prloe; S1.50 Per Year In Advanoe - THOUGHT FOR TODAY. Anions the changing months J May stands confessed v I The sweetest and in fairest I colors dressed. ! Thompson. "J :: The mantle of charity covers a heap of promised reforms. . :o: What a vast difference there is be tween theory and practice. :: 1 he fellow who keeps them on is k'a?-l likely to be the one who gets in bad with pneumonia. :o: The negro who was captured while stc.iUnjr three shoes must have been doi'.g a favor for a one-legged friend. The latest comet reveals that styles in comets are about the same. They do not wear their tails on the side this year. :o : When in doubt, discard; but that re fers to accepting newspaper con tributions not to underwear; when in doubt, keep 'em on. :o: A scat on the New York stock ex ihantre now costs ?o,000, but a 25- cent seat at the ball grounds is more prohlable for most people. :o: One good hustler is worth a dozen to the town of the kind that sit around waiting for something to turn up so they can make a few dollars. .: : Mlcs are wasting their efforts in this country, but might be a great help in European war districts where trenches are in great demand. :o: Hilly Sunday says that the swallow tail dress coat is going out of fashion, in .-pite of the fact that you can get one for $2.00 to get married in. :o: Ii is pretty hard ' to collect any money to feed the deserving poor at this time, when it has become abso lutely essential to lay in gasoline and tires. :o: hen Secretary Lane of the in terior department makes a report the people accept it at face value. The sccutary of the navy cannot under stand this. ::- Any European people m?.y pile up a war debt so that it amounts to .1,000 per capita and then emigrate to An'crica; that's another easy form of repudiation. fan Francisco sank 25,000 fraudu lent scales in the waters of the bay a lew days ago. This must mean that the world's fair visitors are to be given a square deal. :o : Wall .street is now awake and ready to Jtrve the public again, by taking stocks off investors' hand.; when they are going up and selling them to in vestors as bargains when they are going down. to: Someone asks what's become of the woman who used to take long walks thrcugh the country amusing herself by gathering wild flowers? Well, just now she is driving in her automobile into the nearest city to have dinner at the swellest hotel. :o: A cargo of 72,000 bottles of Scotch whisky arrived in New York Satur day, which the "drys" contend is a violation of neutrality. A little "Hot Scotch" comes in good play as you go to bed at night, and w? would hate to tempt some of the professed "drys" with a "smile" of it. RUBBER STAMPS. The president of Cornell university may not be much of a politician, but he knows a few things about politics. Commenting on the interest ing facts brought out in the recent cross-examination of ex-President Rocsevelt, and especially of the part played by the bosses of New York, he declared that "The party organiza tion lias been permanent, and in the palmy days of Piatt and Hill, for in stance, controlled the men it nomin ated and by the votes of the people elected to public office. No man could ordinarily receive a nomination who did not promise to obey the boss. If the newly elected official honorably fulfilled his humiliating obligations, i he became a rubber stamp; if he broke his plighted word or an im plied understanding, the party ma chine blocked fill his efforts in the direction of independent action." There are large numbers of the "rub ber stamp" variety of officeholders and politicians. The party bosses manufacture no other style or brand. They have no use for the independ ent product in their business. And the party bosses seek to control the entire output of officeholders. The man who refuses to become a rubber strmp is prevented from becoming anything at all, if the bosses can have their way. The bosses will not divide tn), or ownersihjp vvith the reople The rubber stamp has their imprint and their cost-mark upon it, and when in operation is records their will and nothing else. The operator of the ordinary rubber stamp changes the type to suit "his purpose, and the stamp prints accordingly. And so it is with the boss-picked public official. The boss tells him how to vote or how to conduct his office, and he acts just so. lie has not the courage to do otherwise. The slightest show of in dependence woidd send him to the scrap heap. It's rubber stamp or nothing, with him. The party bosses would also have the people serve as rubber stamps in politics. They would select the party candidates and nom inate the party tickets, and when the die is set, they would have the voters make a cross in the party circle. They would convert the voters into rubber stamps, without intelligence or con science, and then hit the circle just as a boy might hit the bull's-eye in a shooting gallery. The voter who always votes 'er straight, is the joy and pride of th-3 party boss and is a rubber stamp that never fails them. Every legislative body, national, state or city, has rubber stamp members who were chosen to represent special interests chosen to vote as their bosses might direct, and not as the pecple who selected them might com mand. And there are a lot of these rid ber stamps in legislative bodies. And they are rubber stamps indeed elastic conscience, unstable under fire, pliant in master hands, their votes cast in type before being cast in fact. Yes, there are a whole lot of these rubber stamps in legislative bodies. :o: The surest way to accomplish things is to do bat one thing at a time, and do it well. This advice is free, but it, will hold good in street work, as well as anything else. :o: . One can read a great deal in books about the size of the earth, but never theless the graduate after he gets out in it, will find the world much bigger and "cooler" than he had anticipated. :o: It is said that Moses Alexander of Idaho has the distinction of being the first Jew to be elected governor of a state in the union. lie i? a former Misscurian and a democrat. Holy Moses! are running down- ::- It still remains a little cold for the time of year. :o: The fruit crop is yet safe, but the danger point has not passed. :o: Teddy Roosevelt is welcome back in the standpat ranks if Col. Barnes is willing. :o: Sometimes it takes a great deal' of nerve to tell a man about things ho ought to know. :o: The demand for new war songs has not caused any deficit in the annual supply of spring poems. u: "When your business runs down," wisely advises Jerome, "treat it like you would a clock and wind it up." :o : In Europe people are expected to read only censored publications, and not to believe all they see in thern. :o: That man Dayton should be mayor of Lincoln, and will be if the other three commissioners know their busi ness. :o:- Under the present postal services it looks like there would be more mer cantile orders made by rural route by farmers during the busy season. Hut the automobile will get the goods much quicker than by rural routes. :o: CONSIDER THE LITTLE ONES Let" your mina wander back a few years bring up the pictuie of in fancy to your eyes apply them ti the lives of the little ones of today They need your consideration. With the advent of warm days an irresltti ble longing for the open air fills the heart of the child. It is buc one of the demands of nature seeking its logical outlet. Life is sweet to them, and the sunshine is one of the bright est spots of life. Let them bask in it. Let them breathe the pure air, for in oxygen tnus outamcu siren -itr.cns their lungs and adds ruggedr.es t their young constitutions. Xuy them soft balls and encourage them to catch and pitch them. Every thiovr every catch exercises, and s.ixng'.h ens end develops the growing and forming muscles. Let them run, and romp, and play. Encourage them in all wholesome sports, . lest a i.tunted growth in infancy retard their pro gress in after life. Every hour at play every moment in the sunshine and in the open air means better health, a stronger intellect, and a more manly and womanly physique. Hut think of something besides their physical being. Consider their mental development give heed to the moral surroundings enhance the pleasures of their daily life with a wholesome diet of good cheer. Do not ignore them when you meet. A pleasant word said or a kind deed done to a little one has been known to last throughout life itself, furnishing a green spot in memory which never fades. Gradually impress upon their minds the fact that they arc to be the men and women of the coming generation that the world will be as they make it that their progress of today will indicate their status later in life. Teach them the value of truth, and let them understand that a lie is the abomination of all honor able people. Avoid harshness and neglect. Keep a smile on their lip:; and joy in their eyes, for the facial expression of infancy are often car ried through life. Instill into their little hearts the gladsome knowledge that you are not the stern parent, but rather the loving companion, friend, confidante, and playmate. Teach them the. value of respect for their elders, that in after years they may com mand the respect of others. Keep them in the sunshine and the open air, for sun and air are the greatest physicians of the universe.. Remem ber that they are young, and easily influenced, and that they have feel ing as easily hurt as your own. Treat them as you yearned to be treated when you were a child. It is a little thing for you to do, but its influence upon posterity is beyond dispute. Wheat prices ward. CONFLICT AMONG NATIONS. Although it would seem that every soldier under arms were needed to drive out tne Germans who are so firmly entrenched in northern France, nevertheless we now read that French machine guns and 75s are ripping up the classic soil where Archilles chased Rector around the walls of ancient Troy. . We naturally inquire the reason. The prize sought in the near east must be of compelling importance; since it will take every ounce of France's strength to drive the Ger mans back to the Rhine, if that hops is realized. England also reasons that although its army occupied only fifty miles of the 450-mile battle front across the channel, the campaign now under way at "the lock of the sea" is worth risk ing many regiments and many war ships far away from the menace near er home. The western allies evidently feel as sured that Germany cannot capture Paris, and they realize that they themselves will not be able to light their way to Berlin. The allies know that if they should be able to conquer the Germans in northern Fiance and even actually invade the Fatherland there would be no great prize to have and to hold in compensation for all the tremendous loss of lives such a victory would cost, if it could be at tained at all. The French and the British couid not stay in Germany. Alsace and Lorraine alone would be won, but the two lost provinces would be bought at a price almost unthink able. Thus the western allies see that they have little to gain by putting all their strength into northern France except to repel a mighty invader. They i may even think that the Ger man defenses along the Rhine are so trong that they cannot be punctured, ind unless Germany is invaded there can be no question of a huge in demnity. Constantinople, on the other hand, is different. The nation which cap tures Constantinople wins the great est pri.te of the war. One almost might say wins the war. Constantin ople stands at the greatest cross roads of the world. The road fro: Europe to the valley of the Euprates and to India. The water route from the vast resources cf mighty Russia to the rest of the world. The Hag dad railroad. The Black sea. . One i.i the shortest route to the riches of the east. The other is the greatest na tural naval basin on the face cf the earth. If a really powerful nation held Constantinople and the Dardanel les it would also command the Suez canal. After being allowed to squat leai urely for 450 years upon this treasure chest, leaving his fate to Kismet, but in reality to the jealousy of the powers, at last, m the throes of the tremendous struggle which is now shaking all of Europe, the Turk is in danger of being pushed aside into the sands of the desert from whence he came. Constantinople, the allies rea son, is not only to be had, but to be held as well. England, with the aid of France, is therefore seeking the great prize of the war. While it means that she will thus protect her fertile valley of the Nile, her waterway at Suez and her empire beyond, it likewise means that if England holds Constantinople she will hold the master key when the diplomats gather to draw up the treaty of peace. Germany knows the importance of the move and is doubtless, well pre pared to defend the strait with the latest Krups and all the military skill of the Prussians. It is 150 miles from Gallipoli to Stambcul, and the Turks, when ably led, are no mean fighters, as the naval men of France and Eng land already know. So far the gun ners of the Dardanelles have the honor of defeating the greatest effort the unbeaten British navy has made since Nelson died. If Germany cements her hold upon Constantinople by repulsing the allies this summer. Germany could be de clared a winner in the tremendous struggle without advancing another foot elsewhere in Europe. All the world, therefore, is watch ing the new campaign in the near east. The front row spectators are Italy and Rumania, Greece and Bulgaria. Russia, perhaps, is the leader of the orchestra, whose baton beats out the notes to the will of Feter the Great for a chorus of singing shrapnel and mighty roars from Agamemnon in the most tragic opera of life. Bos ton Globe. :o: A woman's hat is not properly trim med this spring unless one feather points to the noonday sun and the other to China. :o: There is a growing feeling among riattsmouth's sensible motorists that in rounding a corner, at least one wheel should remain in contact with the ground. :o: There are many things that can be done to help Pialtsmouth, and all that is necessary to bring forth good results is a leader a hustler who is not afraid to hustle. :o: Can you expect to have your dol lars returned ycu as quickly wnen you send them away to a mail order house us when you patronize your own mer chants? Think it over and then de cide to buy at home, where your dol lar;- keep rolling 'round and you have a ehnnee to catch them and spend them over aagin. :o: Most teachers in the public schools should have more mor.ey for the serv ices they render. The intention is to pension teachers on retirement after r.ct less than twenty-live years of dif ficult, exacting, wearing work, as compensation for this general under payment. But will not that tend stio.neiy to perpetuate the underpay ment that so long has been the cause of justified complaint? Wiil not fair salaries te wnr.neiu wntne they can be afford. -d. on the ground that the state pension presently will balance the account between tne teachers ani the public; , it looks a? it tne pen sion certaimy suould make nioie stable the states educating corps, in creasing thereby its efficiency. Poor districts may o.ua:n, lor v.vmt tney can aioru to pay, the services ot qualified teachers, and retain them, because of expectations from th state. Bui the advantage to the teachers, excepting those whose serv ice has already reached or ncured the quarter century mark, is not quite so clear. It looks a great deal like com pulsory insurance. They pay for it Many teachers and teachers' or ganizations are urging the enactment of a teachers' pension law. :o: SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA. With the tornedoing of the Lusi tania. followed swift on the sniKing of two large British freighters, all three ships being struck right at the southern entrance to St. George's channel leading to the Irish Sea, the audacious German submarine warfare has found its shining mark. According to reports at this writ ing thirteen hundred passengers were saved. This mitigates .largely the horror of the event. Had the ship been struck far from land, had there been no opportunity to disembark, and had many American lives been lost, the effect of the incident on pub lic sentiment in this country would undoubtedly have been grave. This- in spite of the fact that prominent advertisements wcie published in the New York papers before the sailing of the Lusitania, authorized by the Ger man embassy, warning passengers not to sail on the doomed vessel because of the submarine danger. And if tms blow lie only the first of a series in contemplation, it is impossible to say on what day a ship may be sunk, with great attendant loss of life, unoer cir cumstances that might cause perilous tension to the peaceful relations be tween Germany and the United States. The submarine situation at its best presents an excedingly delicate prob lem. Germany insis? on its right to use this arm as its oniy avauanu means of carrying on a retaliatory j M , i in mini i r i I I ' '' Wii i.S.'t.- Kb:. at.. ; r. C- I v ' i i' 4 J.K.vj'J if. if i n ..;.- r.css and lk ;Xoal-:ins reitiier Opiiatt.Mcr-.'Kia: neriaia! Not Narcotic. ram A:: r;-w.c.-. : f -V- i AicrTcrJ Hcnicy for Cons!!? 15o:i,Soiu Stomach Diarrhoci Vtcrm.roisions.revcrLsIi- lurss&iLo sscr Sleep. lacSbti'e Signalers cf ly-z Cental-it Compaq warfare i'gain -t the British naval war which lias driven German commerce from the seas. It warns American ships, and America;-., passengers on British sh'ps, that they are in dar.goi when they enter the war zone and ad vises thern to keep away. Our own govei nm'.-ni stands fast for the rights of American ship -- and American pas sengers en Urhi-h shins as those rigrits were broke out. denned before the war In similar manner our insists, in the face of government British aggressions, on our light to carry non-contraband to the ciI! population of Germany, and to tnide freely with nential nations bordering cn Gern-uny, which right Great Brit ain, under pica of w;?.r necessity, re fuses to rec jgnii:?. Both combatants are aggressors against American rights, b'A the German aggression, because of the much, harsher condi tions attending .submarine warfare, carries with it the possibility of far graver mcr..iee to continued peaceful relations with neutral powers. It is amusing, in view of the pub lic notice given, and in view of the sinking by submarines of two large British freighters in the same region only the day before, that the Lusi tania was left without protection by the British admiralty. Great Brit ain's navy includes not only great ships of the line, but a swarm of tor pedo boat destroyers. It is difficult to imagine why a safe convey was not insured the ship, especially after it had reached British waters. It would seem that the German notice of inten- EH "3 i "t C'-Vy C . ir rtl'j-. T. TMrCIKTA'JftCOMMNT, frCW Tom CITf ijwtti .ji-rj-r- TT-". 'TT? "rr"' S71T7.--'""w'R.'TV""""'Tri ,; -W-J JA.Vi,."? Ii. rim.'.l .1 iHii'i'. ... I. ... i mi.at. ... A .kivl ' 1 1 m. M-ULji ictiiceiiieiiis JB M e FOR 7hc California Expositions: Thousands will make the Coast tour this summer. Only $50.00 round trip generally, direct routes; and still more attractive is the $07.50 grand Coast Tour through the Northwest. Tho mountains: Low rate tours of the Rocky Mountain region Scenic Colorado Estes Park, Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, the Dig Horn. Mountains, the Black Hills; a shorter and less expensive vacation tour. Attractive ranches, hotels and resorts. Eastern Tours: During the month attractive eastern tourists rates will bo announced, forming circuit tours of the Atlantic Coast that will include I be Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Canada. N iagara Fulls, Auli-ondaeks. Lalrt (.'ham plain region, Saratoga, e;oa-t of Maine, New lngladd, Sound Steamer--, Coatbteamcf voyage, the Virginias, Old 1'olnt Comfort, the Hudson River, Boston, Xew York a typical wedding tour. 1 'i 1 1 il '. r:l i i vli iin tvii i ii . n . i . ...... ... . ....... Uimi.i.v.n,iij id cnv. rnera' o them. Describe your proposed lour. Lot us send von descriptive matter and help you plan your journey. f tat" 's -. -:- '. ' - .y I 1 'I t'T""?T M R M ?1 Li Foi Infants find Children. I i ?.-S l:s Q m li & ti. id a-tufi 'nrUlh ffjpfj Von Hnif y3 the uear c: i. & i 01 19 i Years j tion to sink the Lusitania would have i been accented as a challenge to Brit i ish naval pride and efficiency, and that no eilort possible in war would have been spared to frustrate the German plan. U.nllss a suliicient explanation can he offered by the British government for its failure the sinking of the jLusitarna w:n iild fuel to the flames I cf criticism of the admiralty in which j some cf the mc-t powerful Engli. h 1 papers, and a considerable portion of the English people were already in dulging. World-Herald. ;m ; You think you are wi..e to it, and o does your opponent. :o: We may have summer weather :.onie time, but it is a long time getting here. :n: It takes considerable study t at tain a diploma, but a lot of work to hold a job. 15 Ptjpa 3 Nov Open And Ready for You. and Sec Us. Brinr? the Babies Gill Near a fHU In VJJ far Over Irp ft ihirty Ifiiii Future R. W. CLEMENT. Ticket Agent L. W. WAKELt-Y. General Pangcr Agent, 1004 Farnam Street, OMAHA, Nebraska