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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1913.
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Cbe plattsmoutb journal
iu nLisiiEi :Mi-wKt:KLi at i'lattsmoith, sebbaska.
Entered at rostofficeat riattsmouth. Neb., as second-class mall matter.
R. A. BATES, Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION rniCEl fl-IO
.2. THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
.5. The most I can do for my
friend is simply to be his $
friend. I have no wealth to be
stow on him. If he knows that l
J. I am happy in loving him, he !
V will want no other reward. Is -I
not friendship divine in this? S
Thoreau.
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"Oh, the snow, the beautiful sr.ow,'1
is here.
:o:
Now is when happy childhood
supreme.
is
Only seven more days and Christ
mas w ill be here.
:o:
An open-hearted citizen at Christmas
is worthy a hundred stingy pretenders
of Christianity.
:o:
The man who does business in
Flattsmouth should live in Platts
mouth not in Omaha.
:o:
That there will be a great deal of
change changing hands is foreshadow
ed by the Christmas rush.
:o:
The fact that there are not army
officers enough is held to be clearly
proved at Washington by the scarcity
of uniformed men at the dances.
:o:
On the other hand, the allies are a
good deal like an old friend we used
to have. Uncle Jimmy was always go
ing to do something with the opening
of spring.
:o:
It might be thought that naturally
the Turks would offer a bounty for
dead Armenians, if it were not that
perhaps they believe in game pre
servation. :o:
If you would send your distant
friend a Christmas gift he or she
would really appreciate mail them the
Evening Journal and the news from
home for one year.
:o:
Dr. P. L. Hall refuses emphatically
to allow his name used as a candidate
for governor. Dr. Hall is one of the
most successful bankers in Nebraska,
and is not to be censured in the least
for his refusal.
:o:
Ex-Senator W. V. Allen is now men
tioned as a democratic candidate for
governor. Senator Allen would make
a good one, and if elected, is surely
big enough to maintain order around
the state house.
:o:
Charley Bryan was very fearful of
embarrassing the president, his reason
for not signing the petition to the
president. The true reason is Charley
was not consulted and his name first
on the petition.
:o:
The president don't seem to be in
much of a hury to answer Charley
Bryan's letter. The mayor of Lin
coln is such an important creature,
it's a wonder the president didn't send
a telegraph reply.
:o:
It would be just Henry Ford's luck
to find the nations all getting ready
for peace just as he arrives. A man
who has forty millions of money in the
bank must be conceded to be a child of
fortune, or a creature of luck to some
extent.
:o:
If they keep on boosting up pracel
post rates it will soon cost more to
send packages by mail than it does
by express. We have heard consider
able complaint here of late of the high
J ate by parcel post, and the people are
awakening to the fact that the ratc
are ascending.
PKR VK.11 l.V ADVANCE
"CKIME" AGAINST ETHICS.
Decision of thj council of the Chi
cago Medical society that Dr. II. J.
Haiselden should be expelled from the
organization because he wrote several
articles for publication regarding his
determination not to operate on the
Bollinger baby raises an oft-discussed
modern question. This baby case will
be recalled as the one where the doc
tor advised the mother that an opera
tion would save the life of her child,
but the baby would always be sub
normal in mind and perfectly helpless
and probably subject to severe suffer
ing. The surgeon was attacked and
discussed in the public press and was
prevailed upon to give his side of the
case. Now he is declared a high of
fender against "professional ethics"
and an "advertising doctor."
The dear doctors have a terrible
time with their ethics. Even to men
tion in a newspaper the name of a
physician in connection with an im
portant case is supposed to send the
shivers of disgust and terror up and
down his "professional" spinal col
umn. We think we appreciate their
position as contrasted with certain
quacks and fakers in the medicine
business. To say nothing for publica
tion about a certain important case
upon which may hang the practice and
even the lives of scores of patients
sometimes, is a crime against the pro
fession. True the newspaper may say
it, but under no circumstances may
the physician's name be connected
with the statement. The reason given
is that the medical profession abhors
quackery and blatant advertising
which adorns the pages of many
money-hungry newspapers. They do
no "advertising," and more important
they do not want brother physicians
nor observing people outside of the
profession to think they are descend
ing to the level of the fakers which
are given the privilege of putting their
lying statements in the aforesaid
newspapers without a conscience.
But the dear doctors arc overly
sensitive about their ethics as reputa
ble advertisers, in our opinion. Under
the present code of medical ctiquet, a
young doctor may exert himself as a
"mixer" in social circles, he may be
a joiner and gain the limelight in
many ways outside of his profession
for advertising purposes. But under
no circumstances may he announce to
the public in a newspaper that he is a
physician and may be found at a cer
tain address when ailing humanity
needs him. Living on his "ethics"
and following around the edges of
practice which older and established
physicians have piled up in the pass
ing years, he must sit and wait for
people to find out somehow that he
is a physician with a medical diploma
and assets of preparedness that equip
him to be an effective and intelligent
minister to the ills of mankind.
If the public does not find him out,
it is because he doesn't know how to
become known through other doctors
and he is not a good mixer, a social
leader nor a "business getter" along
the lines of medical ethics.
Physicians themselves admit the
silly side of their view of "ethics." But
they do not care to champion a more
liberal idea of professional dignity and
practice. The doctors are indispen
sable; no profession is more generally
respected and no profession numbers
more grand men and women than that
of medicine. For the family physician
there is admiration and grateful af
fection that often outrivals affections
anywhere outside of the family. We
would not want the doctors to lose
any of the prestige in which we hold
them. But there is a silly side to pro
fessional medical ethics. World
Herald. :o:
The president is through writing
love letters.
Men with vigorous virtues are
pretty certain tohave vigorous voices,
but "prohibition" of various kinds are
expected to amputate the latter with
out imparing the former. Dangerous
surgery. Providence has its own way
of fashioning human nature.
:o:
The New York papers are full of
prosperity, and say business was
never better in the markets. How such
reports must ring in the ears of some
little one-horse papers who are eter
nally crying "Free Trade!" That sort
of cry is poor business at this stage
of the game, but some of them haven't
got sense enough to know it.
:o:
Former State Treasurer Walter A.
George wants to get in the race for
governor so bad he can taste it, and
his friends are anxious for him to "get
in the swim." George has nothing to
commend him for governor except that
he served two terms as state treas
urer. But republican candidates for
governor are numerous just now.
:o:
Uncle Sam is just now very busy
inviting some visitors in this country
to terminate their visits and go back
home where they won't be able to
make trouble. Unwarranted interfer
ence in our domestic affairs is the
charges that made their departure de
sirable. Uncle Sam has politely hand
ed their hats to a number of foreign
ers whose zeal for promoting the in
terests of their home governments
made them persons non grata with
this government.
-:o:-
We all were once children and we
remember how happy we were at the
approach of Christmas and New
Year's. Those were many long years
ago, and we do not feel like celebrat
ing and enjoying Christmas like we
did then. But remember we have chil
dren and grandchildren who do feel
as we felt sixty years ago, and let us
not put one thing in the way of their
enjoying as happy a time now as we
did then. Let the joyous laugh ring
out. It will be much to our very soul,
an inspiration that we will not be
allowed to enjoy much longer, as down
the pathway of Time we are hastening.
Never forget the little ones especial
ly at Christmas time.
:o:
READING ADVERTISING.
Quitp a number of the large news
papers of the country have recently
been printing a series of articles in
which they set out to educate their
readers to the advantage of close
serunity of their advertising columns.
They argue that these business notices
contain in every issue a market report
of trade conditions, and a directory
of bargains, and that by looking them
over from day to day, the sonsumer
can learn of special chances to buy
cheaply and can thus greatly reduce
the cost of living. It is suggested
in these articles that many people are
paying too much money for their
household goods and clothing, because
Ihey do not look out carefully enough
for the bargains that are available.
There are some people who will not
anticipate their wants at all, even if
an article which they are going to
need in the near future is advertised
at a low rate for a special drive. Such
people are not in a position to .com
plain if they pay good round prices.
While this is perfectly true, it applies
more to the readers of the papers in
big cities than it does to a town like
ours. In a community like this, there
is very close reading of newspaper
advertisements. This is not done
merely by people who are looking for
some special bargain, but there is
much interest in local business enter
prises. People like to see what this
or that merchant is doing. They may
have no special wants that they want
to supply at some given time, but they
are interested in the competition be
tween home merchants. They look at
the work of the home stores and their
various merchandise understanding as
one of the features of the life of the
town, to be followed with interest
from day to day. Newspaper advertis
ing is the medium through which they
look for this information. The great
majority of our people follow it close
ly. Others who do not study it care
fully, as noted above, are missing the
best available chance to reduce living
cost.
HYPHENATED AUDACITY.
One's impulse is to question the an
nouncement that the organization styl
ing itself, or generally known, as the
German-American alliance, is prepar
ing to submit a quiz to candidates for
office in this state touching the atti
tude of such candidates on the course
of the United States government to
ward the war in Europe. One doubts
the correctness of the rumor because
of its audacity, and because of the
common belief that but few German
citizens sympathize with those who
would defend what German agents
have been doing in this country that
is unlawful and unneutral and what
the submarines of that government
have been doing in the sinking of the
Lusitania and other vessels carrying
American citizens as passengers.
Up to the time of the circulation
of this report concerning the reputed
intention of the executive committee
of the German-American alliance the
idea was prevalent that the alliance
was one of Americans. As has been
stated by a correspondent to this pa
per, there can be no such thing as a
German-American. There are Ger
mans, and there are Americans, but
there is no possibility of anyone being
both. Those who are Americans will
never seek to involve the internal af
fairs of this government in the pas
sions that are urging Europe to
bloodshed.
But if it should prove hereafter that
the German-American alliance has
really determined to make a test of
the fitness of Nebraskans for office on
the convictions that such Nebraskans
entertain on the European war, those
who believe in "America first" will ac
cept that test with considerable en
thusiasm. Any such attempt as this will simply
crystalize all single-purposed Ameri
can sentiment and rally every true
patriot to the rejection and rebuke of
hyphenated Americanism.
And by the way, what sort of con
sistency is there in a platform which
demands adherence in one breath to
the freedom of the seas and in another
inveighs against a condition of reason
able national preparedness? Lincoln
Star.
:o : -
Sometimes it seems pretty hard to
remain neutral.
:o:
Some men employ a lawyer to se
cure justice, and others employ law
years to find out how they can legally
skin somebody else.
:o:
The hosiery manufacturers want
people to wear white stockings ex
clusively and no audible voice of pro
test has been heard from the laundry
men. :o:
Woman suffragists of Nebraska
have chosen the pig for their emblem
for 1916. That is quite an appropriate
emblem, and liket he pig, they want to
hog everything in sight.
:o:
One may share with children some
what in the delight of a snowstorm,
but the two or three dim, dismal days
in which a snowstorm is getting ready
are far from charming.
:o:
It is now rumored in Washington,)
and also in Chicago and St. Louis,
that Speaker Champ Clark will prob
ably be the democratic candidate for
governor of Missouri next year. The
report, however, has not been con
firmed by the Speaker himself.
:o:
With 191G knocking at your door,
what plans are you making to fit it?
In other words, are you going to do
more towards building up that sterling
quality of character in the coming
year than what you have in the years
in the past? It is a good time to com
mence. :o:
They had up a white slavery case
in Omaha the other day, and the testi
mony was so rotten that the women
present left the room, only a few re
maining. One of the women that
stuck it out, remarking that if it was
not fit for women to listen to a woman
testify, why did all the men crowd
on the front seats? Men always
want front seats when there is an
"exciting" case in court. :
Don't buy your Christmas gift surly,
:o :
A diamond is now regarded as one
of the surest stepping stones to matri
mony.
:o:
The genuine bundle of conceit is the
man who is completely wrapped up in
himself.
:o:
Why, of course, one-half the world
honestly believes the other half is
only bluffing.
Some additional revenue cotild be
raised by taxing members of congress
on their printed speeches.
:o:
The world is filled with many ways
of becoming unhappy without buying
a second-hand automobile.
:o:-
Do not forget when approaching a
railroad crossing that you have more
time to slop than a train of cars.
:o: !
The bill for coast defense seems
large until we recall that we have
nothing except port defenses now.
:o:
The days are getting short enough
without the smoke pall making the
daylight sag together in the middle.
:o :
The warring powers seem to per
sistently cling to the right to make all
the mistakes they want to in sinking
neutral ships.
:o:
One of the griefs in discovering the
South Pole was that another Santa
Claus was not found. The one we have
is overworked.
:o:
The Journal extends congratulations
to Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, and
if any troubles overtake them, may
they be little ones.
:o:
Boosting your town is not as hard
work as knocking, and you will think
a lot more of yourself when you
change to a booster.
:o:
Anybody's name can be filed for
president in Nebraska, if one has
friends enough to sign a petition. Sen
ator Norris' name has been filed. Now,
what about Burkett?
:o:
The president should promptly dis
avow the threat of the New York
World that the entire administration
program must go through congress or
there shall be no increase in the army
or navy. This is not a proper apepal
to all shades of opinion."
:u:
The death of ex-Senator Francis M.
Cockrell of Missouri removes from
this life one of the greatest men that
ever occupied a seat in the United
States senate. No smell of dishonesty
had ever toucher his garments. Clean
handed and noble-hearted, he had for
many a generation in the senate held
himself free of all attaint. To know
Senator Cockrell, was to love him. He
was never too busy to serve his
friends, which numbered republicans
and democrats alike. He was a gen
eral in the confederate army, but no
member of congress ever served the
veterans of the Union army more
faithfully than did this grand, good
man. ror during senator cocKreu s
thirty years in the senate he had been
called upon by thousands of repub
licans for aid in Washington. lie
never failed to use every bit of
strength he had to do a proper service
for any constituent, regardless of poli
tics. Often he arose from a sick bed
to help out a constituent, merely be
cause, he came from Missouri. Gen
tle, simple and hospitable, he was be
loved by all. His republican col
leagues would do him any personal
favor he asked. Even his eccentricities
became adorable and Missourians yet
unborn will be told stories about Sen
ator Cockrell and his cob pipe and
linen duster.
There la morn Catarrh m thw nation of th
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Children Cry
2f m
The Kind You Have Always
iu use lor ovejr years,
Allow
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good " are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health' o
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment
What is CASTOR I A
Castoria is a harmless snbstitnte for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing- Synips. Jt is pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other "Kareotfb
substance. Its ago Is Its guarantee. It destroys "Worms
end allays Fcvcrishness. For more than thirty years it
lias been in constant use for the relief of 'Constipation
Flatulency, "Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and
Diarrluea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels,
assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
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In Use For Over 30 Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
And still they go to Omaha to buy
goods.
i :o:
When you buy it in Plattsmouth,
you are helping two yourself and
your homo merchant.
.r;
Coethals keeps right on shoveling,
but Britain has about made up her
mind to let the Dardanelles slide.
:o :
President Wilson will have a part
ner after today and a boss, too like
every other well regulated family.
:o:
The British war office has announced
that all pictorial postcards addressed
to neutral countries will be stopped by
the censor.
:o:
The rainfall last summer, which was
a-plenty, may be superceded by plenty
of snowfall this winter. Well, don't
kick, for we will have to take it as it
comes, anyway.
:o:
On the other hand, the German na
tion could hardly be expected to car-
ress the United States. It's a cinch
that America has not helped Germany
win any victories.
:o:
While conventions and statesmen
utter wise and meritorious sentiments
on Mississippi river traffic, the Lee
line continuess unostentatiously to in
crease its fleet of packets, and that, af
ter all may be the way the traffic will
come about.
:o:
Here is the political line-up of the
Sixty-fourth congress now in session:
Senate Democrats, 56; republicans,
40; democratic majority, 10. House
Democrats, 229; republicans, 196; pro
gressives, 7; socialists, 1; independ
ent, 1 ; democratic majority, 24.
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Mr. Goodfellow, who are you going
to make happy on Christmas day?
There are several little fellows about
town that won't have much of "St
Christmas unless you look after it for
them. Imagine yourself a man of fam
ily, you self-respecting and successful
bachelor, you'd already be planning
for the many things you would do for
your kiddies on Christmas. But there
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great big Daddy to look after them.
And then there you are with no kid
dies to look after. And you are both
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could see his face when he got the
things he wanted.
to :
Soon be time for adopting new
resolutions.
:o:-
Henry Ford's jitney junket for the
promotion of peace indicates that he
doesn't know a helva lot about war.
: :o:
Besides being the president's wife,
Mrs. Gait will also assume the dif
ficult role of being a satisfactory step
mother. :o :
There is going to be a three-cornered
fight in 1916, as there was in 1912,
which will at least give the repub
licans some excuse for defeat that
awaits them. There is only one chance
that President Wilson will be turned
down his preparedness platform
and that is more liable to make than
lose him votes.
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