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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1913. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WETELY JOURNAL. PAGE 3. 'Che plattsmoutb lournal I'lliLIMlI.I) SKMI-WKKMV -XT Pl.ATTSMOl Til, XKIIKASK.l. Knt-i vii at I'o.-tt'l!i'f lit i'lattsmoutli, Xt b., as -i-oni-cIuss mail ma I ter. R. A. BATES, Publisher m use itiri io pitiii:: sfi-". THOUGHT FOR TODAY. i produce a child does as great a serv- We need onlv obev. There is , ice tor the state as the man who kills 'I- guidance for each of us, and bv ! i some other mother's son in defense of J lowly listening we f-hall hear v ' , : it. Thus said a wonr.an physician be the right word. Emerson. i ' , ' fore the convention for race betler- V , , Look out for frost and colder ' weather. ! :u: j What do you owe the public?; Speak up. j -:o:- Looks like the Russian bear was 1 about to turn on his pursuers. j ;o; j The trouble with cheerful givers is : that they are nearly always broke. A man is boss in his own home , when the rest of the family are away. In eight months $."UO,(iOO,((tO has been spent for destitute P.elgiums. This ought to help some. When a man imagines he is a states man he becomes deaf, and the only cure i-; to run the band wagon over him. After knocking because their names were put in the paper, many people rush to buy a copy to see who else is writtt n about. :n Only two and a half billions more! is ar ked by the i.mish government at this tme, Perhaps the rest will be called for a Utile later. - ,-,.- . ' Foreign observers of American life seem to be in considerable doubt as to whether the national game is base ball, poker or lynching. ii The new tennis champion is only 2'J years old. What a come-down if later in life he should become a mere con gressman or college president. If the United States went in and subdued Mexico at a cost of $."00,000, ()'), Mexico would no doubt stay sub dued for as much as ten days. There is a growing feeling that a teacher ought not be fired, even if the children don't come home telling what a jolly time they have had at school.! The Lines of Europe are fast pre - 1 1 .. .1 ...: . I r. J...WI14 IU UlVli MC illiU lOl 111, i care of their subjects by taxing them ' about half they are wtrth to pay war debts. :i :- If the old-fashioned dances come in again this winter, what becomes of the ?17,"r",So!i spent by the confiding American people in learning the tango? :- Monday morning's news; apers in dicate that a great many- people feel that Srrdr.y is rn excellent day on which to ge di owned in bathing or mashed up in an automobile accident. Some people welcome September because it is the time for the re-opening of schools, colleges, literary so cities and study clubs, and others as the beginning of the pancake and oys ter season. If Billy Thompson is C2 years of ajre. and f!0 is the limit for the ap- j ointment of United States district judge, does Mr. Bryan propose to push him through in defiance of law? It would look that way. -:o:- A brother editor asks what has be- come of the man who used to black his own boots? Well, probably he rning after getting sits back every morning out of bed to await the coming of a . valet to help him put on his clothes. IN AIIVANfi; MOTHER AND SOLDIER. The mother who risks her life to ment in session in San Francisco. True. And the world regards too lightly the risk assumed by every mother bringing a child into the world. The heroism of the woman is as great as that of any soldier who braves death for his country's sake, as was remarked by the poet Euripides in Athens more than two thousand years ago. Rut heroism of the mother and that of the soldier are not antagonis- tic, arid may be reconciled, despite the sentiment heard so widely in this war time, the sentiment expressed in the popular song whose refrain is, "I did not raise my boy to be a soldier." In order to glorify the mother, it is not necessary to despise the soldier. The mother who by her sacrifice helps to i pe-rpetuate the state is not opposed to the soldier who by his sacrifice aids the preser vation of the state. Per petuation and preservation oi tne state are co-ordinate services, mutual ly supportive of the state. A society that regards women as mere produe-j ers of soldiers is matched by a society j ers of life. Neither Spain nor China exhibits the virtues that should characterize j j he people of a state. , , - , i 1 ne one which : i t'alts the fnrhtinir man is not more fatally defective than the other which produces more children than any other in human history, but so 'much de spises war that it cannot defend it self. Motherhood does and should ar ray itself against the militaristic spirit that regards all male life as so much food for cannon. Rut motherhood, which require? physical protection for itself and for the chidren, cannot af ford to despise, mveh less to ostracize, the force of arms that preserves women inviolate and renders possible nurture of the child. The children of all mothers die some time. Some succumb to disease, to accident, com- paratively few of thernto old age. War is not the only of the major ter ror of mothers of sons. Sons who are cherished in their mothers' arms as habes mupt eave the sheU chai.-es, make the tight for life, unless j they are to be mollycoddles. And !, , . , . i true mothers would have their sons J. e.op into men. How would the true mother have her son to die? Die he must, she knows, some time. Would she have him die ignobly or nobly? And as Maccaulay phrases it in the famous lines: How can man die bet ter than facing fearful odds for the ashes of his father and the altars of his gods? Minneapolis Journal. :o: Governor Morehead has designated by proclamation Sunday, November T, as Special Sunday School Day, which no doubt will, or should be generally observed. :o: "Into each life some rain must fall" some nice and makes en jhoneous reading, but we would be jK-rfectly satisfied if nature would re frain from dumping all of the rain of the universe down upon our devoted heads. Divvy up we are not hogs. :o: The editor of the Journal is not a member of the Methodist church, but j wo 'et1 JT-eatly interested in the return of Kov- r M- Urulmer to this charge, And why? Because he is one of the finest pulpit orators that ever located , here, a gentleman of sincerity and ability and Christian in his every-day walks of life as well as in the pulpit, We have learned to love him for his social qualities, as well as genuine- ness in religious work. I ii;u A $2 bill is just as necessary as a $11 bill. -:o:- The Mexicans on the border believe in watchful killing. :o: Oh, Eugenics! how much idiocy is talked in thy name. Too many aeroplane voyages end by crossing the River Jordon. :o: When women go to congress will rocking chairs be introduced? :o: No city can afford to live a miser just because it is cheaper to do that way. :u : "We're going to raise our boy to be a soldier." Hurrah for the Red, White I questions of governmental procedure, and Rlue! j Undoubtedly all of the.;e will expect ;o: j to take part in the convention that Considerable frost appeared Tues- ' formulates the proposed new constitu day morning, but no serious damage tion, arid if a majority of the pro is reported. ! posed convention should be made up :t. J of men who believe with them, it will Europe always has been a great mean the proposal of an abrupt revo country to get away from, and now it lution in state government and a re is more so. j sort to much that will be entirely ex- :o: I perimental. Reckless automobilists will soon be- ! However, before these gentlemen I gin to use the excuses i of the sub- i marine commanders. j The unusual season suggests the I importance 01 every larrner testing : . --. . r j his seed wheat before sowing. :o :- A Kansas City man says he embez- zled $15.0(10 to buy medicine for his wife. The doctor must have purchas ed radium. One would think also that the en- : terprising Mexicans find trouble enough at home without edging over i into Texas. :o: Jack Johnson is now on the stage in London, and is the only colored man in the troupe. There alwavs will be ' low-down white trash. : : NODODY APPOINTS III.M. A politician asks the Star whether we elect our United States senator in the next campaign bj direct vote, or by preference vote, as has been done for some years past. Of course the answer is that Ne- braska people wiil not have to dodge i the federal constitution by attempting) to point out whom the legislature I shall elect as senator. They will elect this official by direct vote, and relieve the legislature of responsibility in the matter. Anyone who will take the compiled statutes of 1H13 and look on page 17 will find Article XVII, the most re cent amendment to the federal con stitution, with a ceif.frcate bearing a fac simile signature of W. J. Bryan, as secretary of state, certifying that "the annexed is a true copy of the constitution of the United States, with the amendment thereto, the original of which is on file in this department," and that he had caused the great seal of the department of state to be af fixed thereunto, and had subscribed his name, at the City of Washington, the 2bth clay of August, 1913. That amendment provides: The senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each state, elected by the peo ple thereof, for six years; and each senator shall have one vote. The electors of each stat whnll have the qualifications requisite for electors of . the most numerous branch of the state legislature. When vacancies happen in the rep resentation of any state in the senate, the executive authority of such state shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the ! legislature of any state may empower the executive thereof to make tem porary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. That is the law. The people elect. Nobody appoints senators on any plea that voters do not and cannot know ; the candidates and that some fellow who happens to hold some office is more competent than the people to ' choose the right man The teoi)le i fought for many years for this priv-! ilege of electing senators and of keep- ing the smart fellows in office from ' doing their choosing for them. Lin-' coin Star. j RADICALS WERE GENEROUS. While a great many will question the wisdom of incurring the expense necessary to hold a constitutional convention, the self-appointed experts bent on reforming the organic law of the state to suit their views are gen erous in allowing the people four years in which to consider the matter. They are also generous in so arrang ing their plan that in the submission of the draft which they hope to pre pare the people will be allowed to vote separately upon each proposition such draft may contain. Most of the names of the self created committee that met in Lincoln Saturday are recognized as those of men who entertain radical views upon can even hold a constitutional conven- tion the people must have voted their sanction for such a proceeding. There will be opposition to this plan, based upon the fact that piocesses have been provided whereby the people may now easily change their constitution wher- ' eVer it may be deemed defective with- : out going to the expense and delay of holding a constitutional convention. It is because the people do not vote, to change the constitution under the ref erendum that these ardent radicals ' desire to hold a convention Between this date and the time for the popular vote upon whether or not a convention snail te ne.ti we are go- ' ing to hear much dap-trap from those J who advocate the convention and the contenipiated reforms. It will Le ue- pnes have lately been running at dared and reiterated that the corpora- j capacity speech with additional shifts tions and the brewers are behind the of men, and this may have increased opposition to the movement, and every , hazards, so that there may be no real citizen who dare raise his voice in j ground for suspiicon of design to opposition to the plan of these radical j wreck them. I'owder factor ies have gentlemen w ill be denounced as an . always been liable to explosions. Un ally or a tool of special interests. Of till further facts are developed, if ' course all such stuff will be buncombe, i but that will not deter those bent on i revolutionizing the constitution from so declaring with all the vehemence they can command. The comforting thought in relation ! to the proposal is that the constitution ( cannot be revolutionized unless the people either want it done, or are so indifferent toward the proposition! , that they decline to take part in th election. Lincoln Star. o : Teddy says his lips are sealed while he is on his Canadian vacation. Why so? What he has to say seems to be exceedingly popular in Canada. j :o: I When Dr. Dumar gets to Vienna he ) wiJ1 Probably receive a curtain lecture j for not accepting full personal re sponsibility for his work as a walk ing delegate. :o : It is safe to go out driving with the old family horse cm a popular auto mobile road Sundays, if you keep along well inside the line of bushes along the highway. ,t - - There are, according to an estimate of the biological survey, five million 1 1 a il IT. '( C i i t " -. . 1 nuniers in me umieu oiaee. of whom, no doubt, will find some- thing before the season closes. : : There is one thing about Platts- mouth. When her citizens undertake ! to do a thing it is never done by halves, but they do the whole business without squirming in the least. :o Commission on Industrial Relations ! spent $500,000 of the public money and found out that "low wages caused , unrest." Anybody could have reached j that conclusion without spending more than a nickel. :t:- Some of the greatest engineers in the country are on the board for en- couraging invention; and now we shall see whether invention has to wait for I inspiration in mechanics as it does in poetry and romance. You talk too much if you repeat one-half what you hear. :o: Nebraska's 2'0.000,000-bushel corn crop narrowly escaped another frost Tuesday night, but came through safe ly and still has a good chance on the home stretch against Jack the Nipper, according to the local weather bureau and the railroad reports. :o: An aeroplane passed over this city late Saturday afternoon, but attracted the attention of but few, notwith standing the streets were crowded with farmers. Aeroplanes seem to be more in use now than hot-air balloons, and attract less attention. -:o.- When the democrats next solicit a candidate for congress from the First district, let it be a man who is known as a democrat. We would prefer to support John A. Maguire to some fel lows who are talked of. We know Maguire to be a democrat. :o : Those Austrian officials are finding out that there is a limit to their acti vities in a friendly country. The abuse of thtir privileges has brought ibout their undoing. This country to j a man is behind President Wilson in his stand. The president might detail a marine guar d to lielp them pack and see that their belongings are safely landed at the seaboard. :o :- There have been nineteen ex plosions in powder factories in the past thirteen months. Although there have been considerable intervals be tween the incidents, the fact that re cently two occurred in one day, has given rise to a suspicion that these explosions result from a conspiracy to cripple the output of war supplies, and strict investigation has been started to discover it possible wnat , the truth may be. Many factories for j making powder and other war sup- such facts exist, there probably can be , no real reason for the conclusion that crippling the production of war j munitions is part of q, "widespread plot. :o: . ONE BENEFIT OF AUTOMOBILES One of the results of automobile travel is a general effort for the bet- j ter mar king of highways with guide boar ds. The same idea applies equally well in towns wher e there is common !y a lack of proper marking of street corner, which is irritating to visitors and new-comers. In rural sections im portant road junctions have commonly at some time or other been marked by guide-boards. These always used to be simply wood signs, with painted di rections. In a few years the paint is washed off. and with the closest scrutiny it may be impossible to de cipher the remnants of the informa tion. It is a common experience with the old-fashioned guideboard, to read that a certain town is ten miles away. After you travel ten miles more, you will find another guideboard to the ef fect that that town is twelve miles away. In the past year or two auto mobile associations and highway de partments have planted many road signs, giving routes and distances, as well as warning motorists against dangerous places. By one of the per vesities of human nature, these signs are often upr ooted by vandals within a few weeks after they are erected. Boys use them as targets for stone throwing, and boys of older growths as marks for more deadly weapons. In towns street signs suffer similarly.' Idle hoys enjoy the reputation of out- lawry and of good markmanthip ac- quired by planting a rock. Nothing adds more to tne corrnort ot a travei- er than clear markings of the high way. Nothing makes a town seem mor e convenient and up-to-date than the careful marking of corners with names of streets. The Han or the boy who destroys or injures one of these signs is hurting the reputation of his home town for civic spirit. vtr a mik yew :.a?Xri ALCOHOL-3 rT.Il CE AVeyclaLlc IVcpanlionfcrAS- siniflalinsniic lauuaimu--- Promotes j jiuclju. OniiiiiOlorplinK liarUxa. OT NAUCOTIC. ;5-; JiZ - J.,.:TIIU7t - . - In. ' T T r ,.r--y UIi' Exact Copy of WrapTsr. Discontent is not so much caused by poverty as by monotony Having '"dug in" the problem for the European arimes is to dig out. :o: A cloud on a man's name has no silver lining. Remember that, boys. :o: Diplomatic relations seem to be about as bothersome as the other kind of kin. :o: Senator Hoke Smith will probably demand that at least half of that bil lion be spent for cotton. :o: Lloyd George's book might have been withheld until the financial am bassadors finished their mission. :o: The campaign of 191 G will not be decided on war issues. Americans have to live just the same, war or no war. :o: Boys used to be glad they weren't girls, because girls then wore so many clothes. But the girls don't do it now. :o: As a rule some people contend that they do not want to lwtrrow trouble, arid then they go right out and borrow money. :o: Swatting the fiy is purely educa tional. Next summer's campaign should begin with wholesale poisoning at fly-hatcheries. : :o : Mr. Archbald's professions of lamb like innocence do not gibe with Count von Bernstorff's statement that he of fered to carry official communications for him. :o : The time which the old-fashioned girl used to spend putting up fruits in the fall seems to be spent now by the modern maiden in putting down ice cream sodas. :o: If you wouldn't walk across the streets to buy goods at low prices, and would just as soon pay high fig ures later, don't bother to read the an nouncements of special inducements by our advertisers. 1 Dnc. T.1ACH Cl r.lAOH THE DENTISTS lieMiiwt to BA1UCY MACN Th larrMt and best quipped dant&l oIBmi iaOaik. Exports ia eharg of all work. Lady attendant C Mm4mnt Prices. Porcelain fillings Jmit Uka toot. LutrumanU carefully Uriiid afUr uting . (THIRD FLOOR, PAXTON CLOCK OMAHAt mm DR. E. R. TARRY - 240 For Infants and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always Bears tile gnature of in Use For Over Thirty Year s r-JT. - i... - t If that billion the alhe.- are trying to borrow in the United Slates would le used to put Ilurr.pty-Dumpty Bel gium back on the wall the effort would meet with greater enthusiasm. ;o : The appointment of a successor to W. II. Munger, United State., .h. lrn t judge, is still hanging fire in Wash ington. Billy Tompson seem.-, to ha.e failed so far in hi? aspirations for the job. J. W. Woodrouyh, one of tbe first supporters of President Wilson in Nebraska, and an eminent lawyer and a gentleman of fine qualities, is the man who should be appointed. Did you ever notice that talk doesn't hurt a man much? Perfection isn't looked for in man, and whn som- t one tries to injure a man by r ating about a few faults he has, t lie absent one, who is probably attending to his own business, is elevated in tbe hearer's estimation, while the inform ant is lowered accordingly. If a man knocks along, doing fairly well, people realize that while he has some faults, he has more virtues, and they are charitable enough to oerlook these faults. But it is different with a girl or woman. No matter how good and pure a woman may be. let someone start an infamous lie about her and everyone is willing to pass it alor.g and there is always someone to be lieve it. That lie can never lie lived down. It may burn low, but ostip lovers are always ready with new fuel. Did you ever think how damnably mean some goody-good people are in this respect? Social Dance. The Cosmopolitan club will give a social dance on Saturday evening, September 2.jth, at Cortes' hall, aril everyone is invited to be present nn.l enjoy a good dance. Music will b? furnished by the Pluttsmouth o. chestra. For Infants and Children En Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature a E w If Mir No oncyjill Cured Fistula mn All Rectal Dlsaasaa curad rttb ut taa half a. Parmanant curat raarant4. 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