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MONDAY. DECEMBER 4, 191G, f PACE 4. POULTRY MEN AND EGGS. - SOCIALISM.. Do it early for your own sake. PEATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOUHNAE. Che plattsmoistb 'Journal PVBUSIIKD SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOITH, NEBRASKA, EBteredat Postofficeat Plattsmouth. Neb., as second-class mall matter. R. A. BATES, Publisher UBS CltlPTIOX miCKi S1.SO THOUGHT FOR TODAY. . Man is not born to solve the problem of the universe, but to find out what he has to do. and ! -I- to rot rain himself within the limits of his own comprehen- J- hion. Goethe. :o:- Buckwheat cakes and maple syrup. . :o : People are thankful for everything hut the high prices. :o: ' Wh'.n things go wrong take it as Tiait of the game. :o: A proxy is said to work all right in everything except marriage. :o: It is cbvicus that the unrest in Mexico is not caused by hard work. Dress any girl up like a Christmas tur ar.d she is sure of lots of atten tion: :o: A pretty girl never needs to look in her mirror. The I-aW-heads tell her the story. :o: Some are crowing -and others are eating crow, but it will all come out in the wa ju.t the same. :o: "' you are afraid of getting your r.i.-sis dirty you haven't any business tiyirg to do a man's work. :o : When a wise man makes a fool of him.ilf we all take a poke at him. but the fool slides by without notice. i o I' The next fight in tl.t way of i.ro-1-1". it inn should be c.ne tc prohibit fhe ir..ir jfacture and sale of cigarettes. Thi-y are really more harmful than is irk, anl weaken the brain of those who use them. -:o: ('oh.ncl John G. Maher, who has in the pa-t opposed women suffrage, has nt.w declared himnelf as an advocate of the ballet for the lovely sex. The colonel is an addition to the cause that will do some good. :o : We heard an old maid singing the other cvenintr, "Sad and Single, and L'-ap Year Nearly Gone.'' Poor thing! i'hc has been in the market a long time, and yet she is better off than most women who have husbands. :o: An Omaha retiring groceryman s;'vs he i members when eggs "were S cents a dozen. We can do better li ar. that. We can remember, when a b-y in Ohio, of buying eggs for ;tnd " cents a dozen and plenty of them at that price. :o: A Chicago produce dealer is au thority for the statement that greed. and not a shortage, of produce, is re sponsible fT the high prices now pre- v.-'.i'ing throughout the United State? inis is a conclusion which many came to long before the Chicago man :-; o ... The question is, what is tho rem ov -:o:- " Who's to blame for Hughes' de fr:it?" is a matter that is being- dis t us. ed by some of the eastern papers. The fact of the business is the puzzle is easily solved. In the first place the common pecplc were not for him; and in the second place President' Wilson was too popular with the people in all s clior.s of the country. :o:- Tre great ovation that was accorded J r -ident Wilson upon the occasion of n;r i.-it to Omaha, was a true index to i:ie soiiit of Nebraska and the mid- il ' west. His majority of 41,000 in h:s stat was a little better than could have been e:;pectcd, but it fully- dorrr-.r:t;-;jtos that the people of Ne- j.,a:V vert for rhfc m -indent from the start to the finish. 10-21-tfd&wl 1 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Did you eat turkey? :o: Many of us could not afford it. :o: A very pleasant Thanksgiving day :o: Nobody cares very much about ice now. :o: Do your little stunt and keep in the game. :o: Birds of a feather invariably get bagged together. :o: Do it yourself while the other fel low thinks about it. :o: Teople who laugh at their own jokes seldom annoy others. The holiday air is becoming: very prevalent throughout the city. -:o:- The attacks on high prices for food stuff are spreading in the larger cities. :o: Every time we see a pretty face we feel like seeing1 it again if our wife is not along. :o: What has become of all the foot ball players in Plattsmouth? Thanksgiv ing: without a foot ball game! :o: We repeat, one can't be certain of anything these days, except a monthly statement from your creditors. :o: The hh;h cost of turkey should not spoil our Thanksgiving dinner, as long as there are plenty of ducks, chickens and geese. :o: If Uncle Sam is getting a bit lean, as the cartoonists sho"w, it must be because of a prolonged diet of milk and toast for breakfast. :o: The Chicago Grand Opera company went to grief in Nebraska City, and it was impossible for the company to pay their bills and get out of town. :o: Can you realize, dear reader, that the joyous Christmas time is only three weeks from next Monday? You can't do your Christmas shopping very early, even if you start in right now. :o: Ted Sharon, husband and dancing paitner of Ruth St. Dennis, says that in ten years stage dancers will appear in the nude. We are getting pretty old, but we hope to live that long and keep our health. ' The school bond question does not seem to be settled yet, as a case has been filed in district court contending that illegal votes were cast for the proposition to defeat it. We doubt very seriously as to the plaintiffs' proving that such is the case. :o: Now comes a physician with perti nent advice relative to the best man rer in which to reduce the high cost of living. He says all that is neces sary is to eat slowly and you will save food. There is another way one might cut out eating, entirely. :o: How nice it would be for everybody to do their Christmas shopping at heme this year. By doing so all would no doubt feel happier in know ing they had done what they could to patronize Plattsmouth merchants in leaving this money at home, where it will do the most good. :o:- Let us this year be loyal to our home dealers in the buying of our Christmas presents. They are loyal to us and the community. And in the matter of prices, the Plattsmouth merchants are holding their places with any of the larger concerns in Omaha, in many instances and on various lines they are discounting the larger city stores greatly. It is all a notion in going to Omaha to spend the money that rightfully should be spent in Plattsmouth. 20"rESSoiie at Dawson's. The chicken men, aside from the technical discussion connected with the poultry business, have been consider ing some fundamental economic prob lems. One of them said that a high price of eggs, while it might be good for the poultry men for a season or so, would in the end be detrimental to the business, for eggs at the present prices would soon be discarded by a large part of the population. They would use them sparingly or no a all. Another said he could not un derstand the present situation at all For some years there had been an ef fort made to improve the poultry stock and without doubt hens were xi ii '. laying more eggs man uiey uiu ieu years ago, while larger numbers of them were raised. There should be an abundance of eggs, yet the claim was made that there was a scarcity. He was sure that there had been a great many more eggs produced during the ast year than formerly and yet the price was so high that it was pro hibitive to a large part of the popu- ation. That was a mystery to him. Another said that there must be a arge quantity of eggs in storage for which extortionate prices were asked, and he hoped that the people would not buy an egg until the first of Feb ruary when the young hens and the old ones, too, would begin laying again, lie wanted to see every cold storage company bankrupted and that might teach them some sense. An other said that from all the informa tion that he could get, there were not as many eggs in storage this year as ast ilnd that in only one or two cities were there a corner on eggs. Then a long-whiskered old man, who had taken a good many prizes last ear in poultry contests, spoke up. le said: "There are lots of things besides eggs that have gone up in price, things where there has been no hortage in production. There may be orners in eggs in a few places, but the cause of the rise in price of eggs s the enormous amount of money in irculation. Of course the price can e brought down if enough people quit using them." World-Herald. :o: Sometimes those who shout the oudest for justice simply do so for evenge. j :o: The high cost of living is no re- spector of communities. The same exists in every section of the country. :o: At the beginning of 191G, according to the department of agriculture, there were 08,047,000 hogs on the farms of this country. , :o: It is an old saying that "Money makes the mare go." But it has been changed to "Money makes the auto mobile go." -:o: Thanksgiving is over. Now for Christmas; and be sure to do ycur shopping early and late. But by all means do it with your home mer chants. President Wilson's Mexican policy don't seem to please the Mexicans. Well, we should not get dicsouraged. because a Mexican has no sense of liumor and you can't please him, no how. -:o: The lady congressman from Mon tana must be an awful good woman, for if we are to take her pictures in the paper for it, she is not very hand some. Maybe it is better that she isn't pretty. Most men who go to congress love to associate with pretty women, you know. ' :o: The Press has long contended that the management of the Nebraska Edi torial association should be confined to men who are actively engaged in the business, who either own or man age newspapers. &o-caiiect "news bureaus," supply houses and such should not have anything to say about the policy of the association. We are willing that they be granted social privileges, but as for letting them run editorial excursions and editorial ac tivities we are in favor of putting the kibesh on them instanter. Nebraska City Daily Press. , N. K. PEOPLES AND OHllJUUSa. ! Dec. v X "After the war, what?" Socialism, for one thing? Germany, which before the war was the most highly socialized state in the world, and which by this means had attained the highest state of industrial efficiency, is now in the process of organizing the whole empire upon the theory of socialism. This is being done as a war measure to insure that every ounce of energy and every par ticle of matter may be utilized tc make Germany more efficient in win ning the war. It is a tremendous trib ute to socialism. And the tribute is made the more impressive because the other great powers are following in Germany's footsteps oven though a long ways behind. All Germans are to be made em ployes of the state by the new com pulsory civil service bill. They are to be as truly subject to the disposition of the government for civil as for military service. The capital of the empire together with the workers will be organized along military lines and operated under state control. Con scription will prevail in the industrial the same as in the military field. La bor will be directed, industries will be operated not primarily for the good of the individual but for the best interest of the state. Quite naturally, even in war time when . the life of the empire hangs in the balance, so drastic a measure is arousing opposition. Many of the upper and middle classes who for va rious reasons have been able to escape military conscription have rebelled against industrial conscription. The luxury trades," not working for the purposes of the war nor for the na tion's immediate wants, such as jewel ers, florists, cafe proprietors, moving picture owners, delicatessen rtores, ex pensive tailors, have been active in op position, fearing the loss of their highly profitable businesses." Even a segment of socialists has fought the measure, on the ground that it is in tended to give the government the means to avert inconvenient and costly strikes. But reports from Germany are to the effect that popular feeling, as a whole, is strongly with the govern ment in support of the bill, and that it will pass the leichstag with a large majority. In France and England and Russia, though not on so comprehen sive a scale nor in so thorough a way. the same plan is being adopted the government is directing the activities of the people, on farms, in shops, in mines, everywhere, in order that the people may the more efficiently serve the government and thereby their own imperative interest. When the war is over will the people e ready to go back to the old sys tem, or will they incline to believe that what was best in war will also be best in peace? Will they use their power in peace to convert the war so cialism, administered by a benevolent and enlightened despotism, into a gen uine socialism directed by the people for their own good?. If they do, will the system work as well in peace as in war? Will it be as efficient under popular control the rule of the ma jority? as under the despotic control of the few ablest minds of Europe? Many things are coming after the war that we have known before only in theory or by name. Is the social istic state to be one of them? World Herald. It makes not a bit of difference who you are or what you are, this town has done more for you than you have done for it. You may be rich or you may be poor, or in just moderate circum stances, but in either case your home town has done much for you that you have never recognized nor repaid. This statement iS worthy of serious con sideration of every citizen who be lieves in giving as he receives. If you give it the consideration it de serves you will get busy right away and do your full share toward making this a bigger and better and more prosperous town in every way. :o: "Home first the world afterward," should be the motto of every, citizen even in buying Christmas presents. 85 r, r . ' tor- Three weeks from today is Christ mas. rot- Wheat seems to be on the down ward grade. :o: And .now the question is will we have a white or black Christmas? :o:- The fellow who foots the bills is about the only one that has a right to kick. :o: The renewal of Villa's activity in Mexico is causing serious apprehen sion in Washington. :o: There is no good reason why you shouldnot continue to feel thankful until after the holidays, anyway. :o: Mr. Bryan is going to build a new home at Asherville, N. C, but will re tain his legal residence in Nebraska. :o: . "What are you going to give us for a Christmas present?" Will be the salutation from now on for the ensu ing three weeks. :o: In doing your Christmas shopping early don't overlook the fact that the Journal is the best possible guide to Christmas shoppers. :o: It is not any of our business, but we would like to know what a woman wants with, or what she does with a studded diamond garter? :o: There will be no "swearing off" the first of January. The boys realize that it will be tho real thing about four months after wear-off time. tot- When a man and woman are in the mood to get married thev don't care a snap -whether the word "obey" or anything else is said in the ceremony, so it hooks 'em up. to: The democrats of Nebraska don't want to get too big for their breeches, b-caure they made a clean sweep in the state. They should remember there is another election two years hence, and those who have been elected t positions of honor and trust should attend strictly to their "knitting" and make records that will insure us an other victory. Of course there arc fjur who will not run for the third t-'im, because the democrats do not believe in the third term business, and their sucessors will be rew men. The r.ew administration is composed of efficient and good men, and we trust they will conduct the affairs of state so that it will insure .another victory for the democrats two vears hence. A half million dollars worth of perfectly good farm ma chinery is thrown in the scrap pile every year in Nebraska. Farm work is the hardest work there is on machinery. Castings break, bearings wear out, shafts bend and break. Things get dull and pull hard, gears rattle, smash, bang and crash, paint gets dull Many farmers throw away ' machinery and buy new, lie cause they arc not aware that we can in nearly every case re-make such machinery equal and in many respects better than new. We do not care how bad your machinery is smashed or worn, they all look alike to us; we re make them as good as new and ' , save you money. A dollar saved is a dollar earned, keep your money, at home and you may get it back again besides it helps us to em ploy home labor. Put your machinery trouble? up to us, we have the bast equipped machine shop in the country; if you don't believe it call and see us. - Visitors are always weleme. We make everything in metal. Now is a good time to over haul things for the spring rush. WESTERN MACHINE AND FOUNDRY. " L. C. Skakf. I Plattsmouth Nebraska FARMER! GhESdircn Cry The Khd Yoir Have Always Bought, and wliidi lias "been in Xiso for over i0 years, iitxs borno lite sifjnaf ttro cf . , anil lias been nudo under Lis per-y'- r sortal supervision since lis infancy. Ar'V, C:WcJZ A llov? no ono to deceive you l:i U:.r,. All (V.nui.ovicit:?, Iitsifaiions and ' Tnst-as-o:d " are but I2il5'.'ri!i;c-f!ts that triiio ivitli and endanrrr tlto Iioalth of larauta mid Ciiildrcu Experience against Hijcrkiient- J Carforin is a Imvndess snbslitufc for Castor Oil, Pare r;vir, lir.'j; and Nonfiling Syrups. It is pleasant. Jt t'cniain:; neither Opium, liiorphine lier oilier Nareoiie !-ttIy?:in-. e. Its age is iis jruarantc-e. It destroys Vt'orrt: n:;d r.llays I cvcrisbness. I'or more titan tliirty year. it I:as ici ii in constant xi.se for tlie relief of Constipation, I""lutult'iicy, "Wind Colie, all Teething- TronbIc3 and I3iir-sx'a. It regulates the Stomach, and Uoivels, ni'similates the Food, giving1 liealthy and nattiral sleep. 'Uio Children's Panacea Tbo -Iotiier's Friend. CASTOR? A Bears the h Use For Over BO Years Ycu T M n CENTAUR COM ASKS FOR CITIZENSHIP. I'rom Vt iliH-s.'.ay's laily. Yesterday Curl Anderson, a resident of Weeping Water, filed his applica tion for citizenship papers in the office of Clerk of the District Court James Robertson, a.-s did Deitrieh Bernsr, a resident of Avoca. T.Ir. Anderson is a native of Denmark and Mr. Berner of Genv.j'.ny an I both desire to become f jll-lcdged residents of this free re nublic. RETURNS FROM SOUTH DAKOTA. Adam KafTenbcr;er and son, Au gust, returned home this afternoon from Hitchcock, S. D., near where they have been visiting for a short time and lookin.tr after the land interests of Mr. Kaffenbenrer. They report the crops in that locality this year as be injr line and the corn fully as jrood as any in the state. Yir. Kaffenberprer states that the weather conditions there have been very fine this fall, be ins? similar to that prevailing in this section. Cough Medicine for Children. Mrs. Hugh Cook, S'ccttsville, N. Y., says: "About five years ago when we were living in Garbutt, N. Y., I doc tored two of my children suffering from colds with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and found it just as repre sentor in every way. It promptly checked their coughing and cured their colds quicker than anything I ever used." Obtainable everywhere. Drs. Mach & fVlach, The Dentists Tha largest and best equipped dental offices in Omaha. Specialists ia charge of all work. Lay attendant. Moderate Prices. Porcelain fillings, just like tooth. Instruments carefully sterilized alter using. Send for free sample of Sani-Pyor Pyorrhea Treatment. 'k If CB) r. to last 41 DR. E. R. TARRY. E T 1ST TO GAL! The BURLINGTON'S personally conducted tourist sleeper parties to Ca fornia are . one of the best patronized features of its passenger set vice. Yo should arrange to join these parties and go in this comfartable way. BUIILINGTON Denver train No. 3 along the Omaha-Oxford line carrij these sleepers for California; they all go via the Rio Grande through seen Colorado by daylight, and direct to Southern California via the Salt LaJ Route, or to San Francisco vja the Southern Pacific and Western Pacif roads. Connections with these tourist sleepers are made daily in Denv from Southern Nebraska main line train No. 17, and every Wednesday the St. Joseph-Denver main line No. 17 there is a personally conduct through sleeper to Los Angeles, via the Southern Pacific and San Francis fiTTi fos Fletcher's ALWAYS Signature of Have Always Bought PANY. NEW YORK CITY. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Niday of Union motored to this city this morning and spent the day visiting friends and at tending to some business matters They were pleasant callers at this of fice. John Bepsehoter and wife, who have been visiting Mr. Benschoter's brother, J. S. Benschoter and family in this city since Thanksgiving day, returned to their home at Falls City yesterday afternoon. Nothing in the printing line has grown like the Christmas Greeting card, and the Journal's line has grown accordingly, until this year when have the largest assortment ever shown in the city. We know our olq patrons will see them, but we have 3 an assortment large enough for ma new ones. Nervous Women. When the nervousness is caused b constipation, as is often the case, yo will get quick relief by taking Cham berlain's Tablets. These tablets als improve the digestion. Obtainab everywhere. FOR SALE. Sixteen head of pedigreed Duro Jersey hogs, 4 head of May gilts, 1 head males, May farrow; 2 head o! January males, all sired by Lieutenari Gano. This is new stock. Phone 300 ll-14-2wksd&4 A want ad will bring you a buye 3rd Floor Paxton Block, OMAHj F8STULA Pay Yften CUReI h All Rectal Diseases cured without a surcir-a operation. No Chloroform, Ether or other een i- A eral aneasthetic used. CURE GUARANTEED a LIFE-TIME, examination free Omaha, Nebraska SLEEPER WAY FORM 8 A I Ask for "California Excursions" and let me ass you to join these parties at the first available pk en route. f R. W. CLEMENT, Ticket Atfent L. W. WAKE LEY, General Passenger Afient. !0U Farnam St., Omaha. Neb. ' Store,
