Nebraska Newspapers

    31 ON DAT, FEBRUARY 19,
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PLATTSM0UT1I SEM I-WEEK L Y JOURNAL,
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. THOUGHT FOR TODAY
There is only one way to get $
ready for immortality, and that 4
is to love this life, and to live it
as bravely and faithfully as we
can. Henry Van Dyke.
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The future is the penalty of the
past.
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The first robin hasn't put in an ap
pea ranee yet.
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True love begins at the cradle ami
ends at the grave.
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After George Washington, then
tomes St. Patrick's day.
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A private citizenls dead when the?
bury him. A public man is dead wher
he goes out of cilice.
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An Indiana legislator has intro
duced a bill to bar corsets from the
.-tatc. Ten to one his wife is as?lim
as a rail.
:o:
Abe Lincoln said it was '"hard to
fool all of the people all of the time,"
but Abe Lincoln was an honest man
and doesn't live now..
:o:
Fortunes and misfortunes equalize
conditions after all. The poor cannot
get what they want to eat and the
rich cannot eat what they want to get.
So there you be.
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When you are handed over to the
undertaker, the work you leave be
hind will be divided between a couple
of dozen other good men, and the old
wi.rld will go on grinding out the dope
jv,t the same.
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Permanent peace can only be main
tained between the man who keeps
elm-kens and the man who makes gar
den by watchful waiting and a mutua.
understanding.
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There was a time when a woman
wearing a gown with tight sleeves
thought she was dressed immodestly
She has since recovered her composure
and diearded the sleeves altogether.
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IVrhaps it might be preservative of
history if the legislature, before ad
journment this time, should provide
the public with an official certificate ai
to who killed the insurance trust bill.
It is a question that with reference
to former sessions gave rise to some
bombast and contention. Only by the
official certificate can the legislators
re tain any of the credit to themselves
while campaigns are being fought out.
Lincoln Star.
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We don't want to be too hard on
the suffragists, but we can't see whj
this legislature should give them the
right to vote on anything in the face
of the returns of two years ago. Tht
people of Nebraska will be given an
opportunity to vote on the question
again two years hence. So let them
wait to get another vote of the people
on the matter. Many people may have
changed their opinions since the suf
fragists lost out. So let the legisla
ture be very cautious on the matter.
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Piint paper keeps on climbing, and
yet congress has made but little ef
fort to find out the reason therefor.
Kvciy newspaper in the land should
write to his congressman for informa
tion, and they should find out "who
are for them and who are against
them." If they are for us, they should
do all their power to suppress the
puper trust. There is no question as
to there being a trust. There will be
another election two years hence, and
L-i the meantime we will find out who
are for us and who are against us
Join us, boys, in the fight r right and
justice to ourselves.
PER TEAR IN ADTANCB
AMERICA FIRST.
Beginning with this number, The
Fatherland will be known as The New
World. We shall attempt to serve our J
readers under the new name as well
as under the old, adopting as our slo- I
iran the words of Carl Schurz: "My
country, right or wrong; if right, to be
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keDt right: if wrong, to be set right." I
The Fatherland has always empha-
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sized that it is an American publica-1
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tion. Its original name was adoptee
as a graceiui tnouie to me country i
of our fathers. Our Fatherland is
America. The change of name implies
no change of heart. We have consid-
ered a change of name many times in
the past. We are making the change
now to avoid misunderstanding.
We shall retain our independence ol
judgment. We do not believe that we I
forfeit our right of free speech, be- I
cause we are Americans of German
descent, even in case of war between
the United States and Germany. But
we desire to avoid unnecessary provo-
cation. I
In Germany a publication named J
Uncle Sam would not be popular at
present. A publication named the
Fatherland may seem objectionable to
many, especially to Americans of Ger- labeled "Beautiful Sentiments" and
man descent who desire to emphasize "Flowery Words." The Herald de
that their allegiance is to Americi clares that the only difference between
solely. We want to stress the fact that
America is our country, not merely
the country of those whose progenitor I
came with the Pilgrim fathers. We
are the heirs of the New World and
the Old.
The New World is not the mouth-1
piece merely of the Gcrman-Amer- J
icans, but of all Americans who be
lieve in maintaining the Declaration o
Independence, and who, remembering I
rthe advice of George Washington, ab- I
hor an entangling alliance with the J
ancient enemy of the United States !
Between England and Germany these I
men, like ourselves, arc for Germany. I
We are for Germany against Russia: I
Japan, France, Serbia, Montenegro, J
Belgium, Portugal, Italy and Rouma-1
nia. Between America and Germany, I
or between America and any other I
land, we are for America always. I
We cannot champion Germany's-1
cause of our country is at odds with I
Germany. Fortunately we are not yet I
embroiled in the war. We trust that I
President Wilson will be able to main-1
tain peace, we Know that he can l
maintain peace, if he demands of both I
belligerents alike strict observance oil
the Declaration of London.
Whatever happens, w e shall con-1
tinue to contend for peace. We shal
attempt to combat the menace of
racial dissension. We shall stand for
fair-play for all. We shall oppose
with unflinching determination those I
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disloyal Americans who would make
our country the catspaw of Grea.
Britain. May the spirit of Carl Schurz I
whom we invoke in our motto guide I
the destiny of our country! I
GEORGE SYLVESTER VIERECK.
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A gigantic comet is predicted in J
June. It cannot possibly present an
other war.
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When a man complains that he can't
get on a jury he reveals one of the
best reasons why he isn't fit for jury
duty.
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An Englishman would rather watch I
a Zeppelin descend in flames than see I
the finest display of fireworks ever tie- I
vised. I
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j,amv roooers may continue to try,
but they will never make that sport
became a popular national game like
golf or checkers.
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lf a man has no money and objects
he is called a knocker. If he is rich
and objects, he is called a very cerfu,
and conservative man. I
THE CLAMOR FOR WAR.
That President Wilson stands for
peace, hopes for peace, strives for
peace, all reports from Washington
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i agree. 5 At tne same time ne is suu
jected to terrific pressure to plunge
this country into war, not on 'the basis
of some future "overt act" but on the
basis of what has already occurred
The people of Nebraska and the
central and western states who have
'not recently visited the east and who
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do not see the eastern newspapers can
have little conception of the militant
spirit of the seaboard, or of the scon
and contempt in which the president
is held because he persists in holding
out against war.
In the New York papers of Monday
last appeared a three-column adver
tisement signed by Dr. Lyman Abbott
President Hibben of Princeton univer-
sity, and others of like eminence
m . 1 1! i .1 1 .1 . iitt- Sr.
xnat aaverusemem ueuaieu. u
nu luugc utann .v.
shall be war with Germany. There is
war with Germany." The government
is criticised for not waging war in
conjunction with the allies. The ques-
tion is asked of the American people:
"Will they stand aside while others
fight for them the battle of human
liberty 7 Headers are urgeu to teic
graph the president and their coj
gressmen "urging formal recognition
of the state of war already existing
between Germany and the United
States."
-the ?ew lork Herald, under the
caption "Cold Facts" prints a cartoon
Two little children, born in America
and killed at sea, are shown under the
Liberty bell. On the bell are wreathi
Bryan's "pacifism" and Wilson's is
that Bryan avows it and Wilson tries
to hide it.
The New York Sun sneers daily in
this fashion: "Senator-elect Hale o(
Maine dodged five shells near Ypres.
Americans are becoming highly experj
in dodging."
From innumerable sources come
these daily and hourly efforts to in-
flame the public mind and to pusl
the administration into war without
waiting for any further excuse.
It is not only today that Woodrow
Wilson is standing against this war
propaganda. For more than two years
he has been obliged to resist it. Foi
more than two years it has been in-
cessantly at work, extending and ex
erting its influence by all manner Oi
means and devices, open and covert.
legitimate and sinister,
War may come. But if it does come
it will not be because President Wil
son and congress have permitted
themselves to be bullied into it by the
domestic jingoes and sentimental anc
mercenary partisans. It will come
only after they have made what theii
careful judgment teljs them is every
honorable effort to avoid it. World-
Herald
We do not believe in extending the
time of those now holding office.
Neither do we believe in an increase
of salaries. There is not a man today
holding a county, or even a state office,
but who is making more money than
he ever made before in his life. The
cst thing the legislature can do, and
one that would meet the aprpbation of
voters and taxpayers of the state is
to pass a law for four-year terms, with
none of the present officers being eli-
gible for re-election. The members of
the legislature that can get such a law
through will receive the praises of the
big majority ol the people of the state
of Nebraska.
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Horse meat is becoming a widely
used dish in New York. At a banquet
given there last week by a theatrica
producer, horse meat was served as
the meat, and a salad was served con-
taininir horse meat.
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The excitement over the trouble be-
tween Germany and the United States
does not seem to increase to any seri-
Gus extent.
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Before you fly off the handle, kind
ly remember "that those whom the
gods would destroy, they first' make
mad.'
KEEP YOUR EYES ON IT.
There is one measure submitted to
the current session upon which the
people are going to keep rather close
watch. It is the Trumble bill for the
repeal of the Mockett law that made
it impossible for a few citizens in any
school district to compel the teaching
of a foreign language.
The Mockett law was objectionable
for several reasons. One of them is
that it increases the cost of maintain
ing schools in districts where the for
eign teaching is required. Another
was that a comparatively few resi
dents of a district could force this
study upon a district whether a ma
jority of the taxpayers favored it or
not.
But by far the greatest objection
has relation to "America First.
Teaching a foreign language in an
American school tends but to maintain
foreign sympathies and create a spirit
of solidarity among the foreign resi
dents whose native language is thu
taught.
Foreign governments have sought to
retain a lingering support from their
nationals who have come to this coun
try to become citizens. At least one
of them has met with much success in
that respect. That sufficiently ac
counts for much that has been heard
in this country since the, war began
abroad.
The agitation of hyphenism has
brought out during the past two years
the fact that jone of the prime pur
poses of the German-American alli
ance has been to force the teaching of
German in the American public
schools. Nebraska was one of the
states that fell for its propaganda. But
now that the purpose has been dis
closed Nebraska whould be slighting
its Americanism if it did not repudiate
every such measure.
The past two years have shown that
we need to teach genuine and whole
souled Americanism more than we
need to teach Germanism or any other
foreign "ism."
Nebraskans who are intensely Am
erican, which means the overwhelming
majority, are going to observe with
interest how their legislative repre
sentatives vote on this Trumble bill,
and it may as well be known now that
any legislator found catering to a for
eign vote will later wake up to a con
sciousness that in gaining it he has lost
the votes of all other citizens. Lin
coln Star.
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Fine winter weather still on.
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The pull-together plan is what does
the business.
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All of us can see where fame has
made some mighty poor selections.
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Opportunities are among the things
which never come back to the man
who waits.
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We have noticed that a great many
people never learn a thing until it is
too late.
When the peacemaker gets what is
coming to him, he generally gets it in
the neck.
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There are a great many secrets that
really wouldn't interest you if you
knew them.
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Less than five months 'till the glori
ous Fourth of July. Why not begin to
think about celebrating the great natal
day?
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The best way to correct an error is
to acknowledge it, determine not to
make the same one again, and then
start off with a clean slate.
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While the "leak" committee at
Washington is investigating, it might
call for the ledger on which the good
New Year resolutions were inscribed
There is a "leak" there, too, maybe.
j i s
It has been suggested to start a
paper mill in Omaha. This is a good
suggestion, in which all the newspaper
fraternity of Nebraska join in unani
mously. :o:
A Missouri farmer sold the cobs
from thirty acres of corn for $1o0, or
nearly $15 an -acre. Plattsmouth
ought to have a cob pipe factory.
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COMPLETE SURPRISE
TO MRS. LIVINGSTON
ON HER BIRTHDAY
Saturday being the eight-first birth
day anniversary of Mrs. It. R. Liv
ingston, the members of the St. Luke's
Guild of which this estimable lady
has been a most laithlul member lor
a great many years, decided to give
her a surprise in honor of the event
and accordingly Saturday afternoon
the members of the society met at I
the home of Mrs. Livingston and gave
her a surprise in every sense of the
word as she was perfectly unaware
of the plans of the friends, and their
sudden appearance to join in assist-
ing her in the observance of her birth-
day anniversary was one that com-
pletely took Mrs. Livingston una-
wares. 1 he alternoon was spent in
visiting and enjoying the opportunity
of-being with the guest of honor.
One of the features of the afternoon
was the large and handsome birth
day cake with its many candles, indi-
eating the years ot the guest of honor,
and within the cake was concealed
the time honored dime, ring and
thimble, anil much pleasure was de
rived in the cutting of the cake and
the division of the prizes. The cake
was baked by Mrs. T. P. Livingston
especially for the birthday and added
much enjoyment to the surprise. At
a late hour in the afternoon the
guests departed homeward wishing!
their friend might enjoy many more
happy anniversaries in the years to
come.
FOUR BRITISH
SHIPS IS DAY'S
WORK BY SUBS
London, Feb. IS. Germany rais
ed her total of shins sunk bv sub
marines to 117 since February 1, by
the sinking of three British vessels
today. A fourth, also British, fell
victim to a mine.
The four ships lost by England
today had a total of 7,40 tons, mak
ing a grand total tonnage destroyed
since February 1, of 2'V :.2 ton.?.
Today was the third successive dav
that all the victims of the unbridl
ed sinking have been British ves-
els.
The secore stand so far:
Ships lost; American, '2: other
neutrals, 34; British, 71; other bel
ligerents, 7.
A Hint to the Aged.
ii people past sixty years ot age
could be persuaded to go to bed as
soon as they take cold and remain in
bed for one or two days, they would
recover much more quickly, especially
1 n
if they take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. There would also be less
danger of the cold being followed by
FOR SALE.
Thirty good Durham 2 and 3-year-old
calf heifers at my farm, six
miles west of Murray. Bert Jameson.
NO REASON FOR IT
When Plattsmouth Citizens Show the
Way.
I here can be no reason why any
reader of this who-suffers the tor
tures of an aching back, the annoy
ance ot urinary disorders, the pains
and dangers of kidney ills, will fail to
heed the words of a neighbor who has
found relief. Read what a Platts
mouth woman says:
Mrs. F. S. Brinkman, Eleventh and
Pearl streets, Plattsmouth, says: "For
several years I had been bothered by
my kidneys. My back often pained me
severely. Headaches and dizziness
were common and my sight became af
fected so badly that I couldn't read
during these attacks. I was also
troubled with the action of my kid
neys, which caused me much annoy-
ance. uoans Kidney mis, produced
from Edward Rynott & Co.'s drug
store, benefited me greatly in a short
time." (Statement given April 10,
1912.)
On February 22, 1'JlfI, Mrs. Brink
man said: "I still consider Doan's
Kidney Pills a very fine kidney medi
cine and gladly confirm my former
endorsement." v -
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Brinkman has twime publicly
recommended. Fostcr-Milburn Co.,
Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
Farm Loans, Insurance' and Itral
Estate. See J. F. Foreman.
Local "Jews
Charles I). Cummins of Omaha was
a visitor in this city over Sunday with
hiK relatives and friends.
John McNurlin and wife spent Sun
day at Cullom with relatives and
friends, returning home this morning
on No. 4.
. Luke L. Wiles was among those go
ing to Omaha this morning to spend a
f w h , kin after some business
ti.. crtt maj.Bt
G. II. Meisinger, from near Mynard,
was among these going to Ornaha this
afternoon to visit for a few hours with
his wife at the hospital in that city.
Charles Spangler and wife of Nuck-
oils county, are spending a lew days
with their relatives and old Iriends
in this county, arriving Sunday from
their home near Nelson,
yy. II. Wilson of Sidney, la., who
has been enjoying a visit at Auburn
;,nr1 Union with .vlntivp ami friends.
was in the city for a' few hours en
route home from Union.
Ed Ackerman and family of Wy
mote, Neb., were in the city over Sun
day visiting with their relatives and
friemls departing this morning for
!-..,;
E. W. Beins, residing south of this
city, was attending to business mat
ters and visiting friends here lor a
short time .Saturday afternoon. He
gave this office a pleasant call.
Mrs. James II. Herold of Lincoln is
in the city, coming down to attend the
funeral of the late Mrs. James Hodg-
ert, and will remain for a few days
here with relatives and friends.
I'aul Hen came in this morning
from the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. II. Heil in Eight Mile Grove,
and returned on the early IJurlington
train to his school work in Omaha.
Henry Shoemaker, accompanied by
Mrs. Shoemaker and daughter, ant
daughter-in-law, drove up this morn
ing from their home near Nehawka
and the ladies of the party continued
on to Omaha on the early Burlington
train, while Mr. Shoemaker remainet:
in this city to visit his friends.
MISS GRAVITT EN-
YOUNG FRIENDS
Saturday evening at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Gravitt
Miss Babel entertained a number of
her friends in honor of her thirteenth
mthday. Games were played, which
were entered into with much enthus
iasm and merriment and afforded the
merry company much pleasure. Miss
Gwendolyn Wampler, Hazel Sitzman
and George Gravitt contributed a num
ber of instrumental selections which
were most thoroughly enjoyed by all
At a suitable time delicious refresh
ments consisting of ice cream and cake
were served, to which all did ample
justice.
Those in attendance were: Harry
and Ella Hyde, Gwendolyn Wampler,
Margie Chrisinger, Hazel, Minnie and
Goldie Sitzman, Hilda Julyan, Mary
and Nellie Richter, George and Milton
Toman, Clara and Johnny Lamphear,
Mabel, Johnnie and George Gravitt.
It was close to the midnight hour
when the jolly merrymakers wished
Miss Mabel many more happy birth
days and wended their way homeward,
declaring they had spent a most de
lightful evening.
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5. B. HOWARD.
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PHILADELPHIA
IS OFF FROM
LIVERPOOL
First United States Liner Leaves Eu
rope Since Germany's New
War Policy.
i Liverpool, Feb. 15. (Delayed.)
The Philadelphia, the first American
iiner to leave Europe since Germany's
declaration of unrestricted subma
rine warfare, sailed from here late
Wednesday afternoon. She carried
ninety-five passengers of all classes
of which thirty-eight were Ameri
cans.
The Philadelphia was unarmed. In
addition to her passengers she car
ried a general cargo of what is known
as express freight and two tons of
dispatches from the Amercan em
bassy in London for the state de
partment in Washington.
A iollv and crood natured crowd
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waved farewell from the Philadel
phia's decks to anxious friends as the
ship left the dock. Prior to embark
ing the passengers had discussed the
prospect of the liner being attacked
by a submarine but most of them
treated it lightly.
Most of the passengers comforted
themselves with the belief that Ger
many in spite of threats to torpedo
anything in the prescribed war zone
would not go to the length of sinking
an American passenger liner. There
were comparatively few British pas
sengers and this was explained by
the fact that the authorities refused
passports except in a few instances.
London. Feb. lfi. Officials of the
American line assumed today that thc
Philadelphia has passed outside the, f
danger zone, as no word has been re
ceived from her since her departure
late Wednesdav.
NATION'S FINANCES
CAN STAND
ANY CRISIS
Washington, I). C, Feb. Hi. The
nation's finances are mobilized to
meet any situation likely to be pre
sented in the near future, in the
opinion of the federal reserve board,
whose precautionary measures, un
dertaken upon the severance of re
lations with Germany, have assumed
concrete form ami are believed to
cover every contingency that may
arise.
There are at present on deposit
with federal reserve agents in the
various reserve districts approximate
ly .?3rti),00,000 in cash and the huge
reserve of $00,000,000 is available
at Washington for use wherever it
may be needed. As a precautionary
measure the board has requested the
bureau of engraving and printing to
engrave a large additional sum of
reserve notes which will be ready for
use in case the occasion may arise.
An estimate by George M. Ilev-
nols of Chicago that the banks of the
country are at present able to with- a
stand a financial strain involving
eight times the sum involved in the
panic of 1907 is believed by officials
to be a correct appraisal of the
strength of the federal reserve svs-
tem.
FOR SALE.
New G'-room cottage, fully modern.
Price $2,500. Incumhni
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Will take young stock, horses or cat
tle for equity. Address Box 57, Platts
mouth, Neb. 4-l!).wk-'ji
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circular of infmL ? -n1 at for our
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