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C W. SHERMAN, Editor.
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THURSDAY, XOX. 23, 1895.
TnE democratic party will stand no
show whatever next year if it attempts
to steal republican thunder by adopting
a goldbug John Sherman platform.
TnE sultan is receiving entirely too
much sympathy. lie has done more to
bring cn the present condition than
any one else, and should suffer for it.
Rusn FALLOWS has sold the Auburn
Post to Messrs. Stowell & Kent, ana
will retire from the business. Rush
has made a great success of the Post,
and his successors will have plain sailing-
Thanks to Secretary Morton tor a
copy of the annual report of the de
partment of agriculture. The copy is
considerately bound with blank leaves,
making it handy for the use of the
press.
Carlisle is still bent on retiring the
greenback, and wants to saddle a lot
more bonds on the people to take their
places. May the curses of an outraged
people, and of a defeated and demoral
ized democracy fall upon his traitorous
head.
The republican legislature of Iowa
will not be able shuffle the responsibil
ity of settling the liquor question off
on the democrats this year as they have
done for years. There are scarcely
enough democrats there to make a rec
ord for the party.
Imagine a democratic candidate for
president trying to outbid the republic
ans for the vote and support of Shyleck
and the money loaners ! Why, such a
candidate couldn't carry even Texas;
and if Mr. Cleveland or Morton had a
single bit of political wisdom they
would know it instanter.
Republicans are complaining at
the Wilson bill for notbringingenough
revenue. They should not forget that
some Coo amendment were put on the
bill in the senate all of them in the
interest of protection by the Brice-Gorman-Aldrich
combinations, and
if the bill had been allowed to pass as
it went from the house, there is every
probability that there would be no com
plaint of its not raising enough reve
nue to meet the expenses of the gov
ernment. The legislature of Nebraska should
wipe out the bounty on beet sugar.
There is no longer any doubt but that
the sugar trust owns or controls there
fineries in Neboaska, and that the
bounty taken from the pockets of the
people goes into the capacious vaults of
the trust. The beet growers are now
having trouble with the refiners. The
latter claim that the crop grades too
low. The real cause of trouble is that
the trust has a corner on the sugar in
dustry and i3 trying to squeeze the
beet grower, just the same as it is
squeezing consumers. Council Bluffs
Globe.
Imagine, if you can, the daughters
of the men who fought the war of in
dependence marrying into the families
of the snobocracy of Europe for the
sake of foreign titles! The millions of
Americans who have been made poor
to make the Vanderbilt's rich, by op
eration of unjust laws, now show their
utter disregard of free institutions by
lavishing their wealth on an English
lord, ami deserve the contempt of all
lovers of liberty throughout the world.
They have betrayed the country to its
enemies and cast a slur upon its most
sacred institutions.
PEori-E in town who dote on news
paper fights and delight in seeing the
language of the dive and brothel in
print have probably had a surfeit in
perusing the effusions of the two re
publican editors this week. Peace,
gentlemen. If the public were to be
lieve all the truth each one says of the
other the community would probably
have enough evil to reflect upon to
satisfy their curiosity for some time,
as it is not to be presumed that either
one is eo mean as to lie about his
neighbor and fellow-craftsman. Have
,'care, therefore, and do not tell all you
know. The Journal delights at the
thought of having all the decent people
in town on its list of readers, and still
it isn't piggish enough to want a mo-
Scffioly in that line.
but r t.
THANKSGIVING DAT.
From the time, some 273 years
ago, when the Pilgrim, fathers ap
pointed and kept a day of Thanksgiv
ing to a bountiful Providence for an
abundant harvest , down to the pres
ent, the custom of holding a yearly
day of Thanksgiving has grown upon
the public mind and into the public
heart. For many years it was a local
custom, enforced by a governor's proc
lamation, and was accompanied by
universal attendance upon divine ser
vice and by all the severity of straight
laced Puritanism, when a smile was
deemed sinful, and a laugh was a mis
demeanor, punishable at law. From
the first, however,it became customary
for the members of families to meet at
the parental board, after service, and
partake of a feast together, and as the
years have gone on, and Thanksgiving
day has become a recognized feature of
national life, this feature is, perhaps,
the most usually preserved of all the
traditions of the annual feast.
True it is that the form of religious
worship for the day is still observed in
city, town and hamlet by most of the
churches throughout the land, but
there is not that strict adherence to
the custom of attending church and
listening to a stated sermon, as in the
days ef the Fathers; and as the sever
ity of church discipline has given way
to greater liberty of conduct among
the people generally, so the rule of at
tending divine service on Thanksgiving
day has been greatly relaxed; while
the disposition is very general
to make the day one of social pleasure
and relaxation from business and
labor. The serious side of the day's
celebration is largely forgotton. The
fact that the great Giver of all good
has brought us through a year of peace
and plenty, is well worth mankind's
thankful attention and most worship
ful consideration. Plentiful harvests
have rewarded the labors of the far
mer; tke orchard, the vineyard and the
garden have given abundant yields,
and there is plenty and to spare for the
coming winter. No thought of scarcity
or of want or of hunger need come
into the heart of the husbandman.
True, there are those who suffer from
ill-health or want of life's necessities,
because of the lack of labor or of the
unequal division of the fruits of toil.
Those who are free from want can be
thankful that they have the oppor
tunity of helping those who need their
assistance. Thus, Thanksgiving day
can have its uses for all kinds and con
ditions of men.
Merely an Interested Spectator.
The way the Plattsmouth News and
Journal have dissected Burton,editor
of the Tribune, one of the most con
lemptable personal organs we ever
saw, is a caution, and there is scarcely
enough left of the fellow's remains to
hold an inquest on. The Progress had
occasion to call down this despicable
puppy during the campaign, and it
wisely concluded not to attempt an
answer. It is unfortunate for the
good name of journalism that it should
be disgraced by such disreputable pub
lications. Nebraska City Progress.
The Progress is mistaken as to The
Journal's being tangled up in the
''little unpleasantness" between Edi
tor Polk and Editor Burton. This
paper has been an interested spectator
nothing more.
The time may yet come when the
Christian nations of the world, with
their battle ships in ' sight of the
slaughter, will refuse to remain silent
spectators of the massacre of men,
women, and children, simply because
they are Christians. There are things,
international affairs, to be regulated by
diplomacy, but this is a case which
nothing but bombs and dynamite
shells will reach. The Turk should
not be allowed to get his appetite for
Christian blood satiated before the
shooting begins. There has teen a
good deal of praying for Christian Ar
menians; now help them with a little
powder; or else order those armored
ships home. Inter Ocean.
The silver question still troubles
the eastern bankers and the admin
istration. Strange, that with all the
power of Wall street, backed up by the
3,000 banks outside of New York, they
cannot keep down the silver agitation.
True, Col. Polk has settled it beyond
a peradventure, but then Allen Field
had it settled nearly four years ago,
so that it "would not be heard of after
election." And still it keeps coming
up, and, like Banquo's ghost,it will not
down. The fact is, it never will be
settled till it Is settled right by the
adoption of the bimetallic standard.
Talking of unusual things, it is
very unusual to see the Missouri river
closed in the month of November, but
the low stage of water, as much as the
cold weather accounts for that phe
nomenon. There is an end of all things, and
it is a matter of rejoicing to all honest
men, and especially to honest demo
crats, that the late election in .Ohio
brought the political career of Calvin
S. Brice to a very abrupt end.
Brice might buy bis way into the sen
ate through a party caucus, but there
is some consolation in knowing that
he coulden't buy a majority of the peo
ple of a great state so that a legisla
ture to suit his purposes would be
elected. Ho evidently imagined that
money could do anythiug in this coun
try, but he has learned that there are
some things it won't do.
The Trans-Mississippi congres3,now
in session at Omaha, is an affair of
considerable importance to the west.
For eight years past bodies uDder this
title have met in various cities of the
west and have discussed questions of
interest to the western people, with the
result of awakening much interest in
subjects of mutual advantage to the
people of all the country lying west of
the Father of Waters. Through the
influence of this body congress has
been enlightened on the question of
improving the navigation ot the Mis
souri river, of opening deep sea chan
nels and harbors oh the Gulf of Mex
ico, of irrigating the arid lands of the
west, and renewed interest has been
awakened to the necessity ot adopting
bimetallism by means of the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and sil
ver. Many other kindred topics have
been brought forward and much en
lightenment has been evolved. But
one of the chiefest and best features
of the assembly has been the biinging
together of the men of the south,
southwest, west, northwest and of all
th? region bounded on the east by the
Mississippi river so that they have be
come personally acquainted, and knit
together by bonds of socialbility and
friendship. The men from Louisiana,
Texas and Arkansas have met the men
from Missouri, Iowa, Colorado, Ne
braska, California, Oregan, Washing
ton, Montana and the Dakotas, upon
terms of equality and of mutual in
terest, and the prejudices born of local
conditions and surroundings have been
swept away as by a flood. Men who
looked with suspicion upon each other
at their first meeting, have formed
friendships that have led to mutual
confidence that frequently has opened
the way to business transaction of
mutual profit. The congress should
be perpetuated.
The administration is making it
very plain that it proposes to make an
aggressive fight upon those democrats
who favor silver. The latest step in
that line is the order that ex-Speaker
Crisp shall be punished for his recent
declaration in favor of silver by being
deprived of the empty honor of the
minority nomination for speaker of the
house, if the administration can con
trol a majority of the house democratic
caucus which will make the nomina
tion. That will, however, not be an
easy task. Custom, which counts for
much, particularly with old members,
would give the democratic nominations
for all the house offices to those who
held them in the last congress. Mr.
Crisp has warm personal friends who
will be disposed to support him, al
though not in sympathy with his finan
cial opinions, regardless of the wishes
of the administration. It is not the
nomination for speaker, which amounts
to nothing, that the administration
wishes to deprive Mr. Crisp of, but the
leadership of the democrats in the
house which is conferred by the nom
ination, and which on the eve of a
presidential election may be made to
amount to much. An administration
man says that Secretary Carlisle
sounded the keynote of the administra
tion campaign against silver when be
said in his New York speech. Tuesday
evening: "I think the abandonment
or suspension of the aggressive move
ment against this financial heresy
would be most unwise at this time,
especially in view of the fact that a
concerted effort is evidently now being
made in the south and west to regain
the ground lost during the last six
months." The populists are especially
pleased with the administration's
aggressiveness against silver; they say
it will drive the silver men out of the
democratic ranks and into theirs.
Nebraska City Progress.
An Order From Russia.
A cablegram has- been received by
President Lindeiman of the Bethlehem
Penn., iron firm informing him of the
award to the company by the Ilussian
government of a contract for the
manufacture of nearly 1,200 tons of
armor plate. The plate is to be used
on the new battleship Bostisiay, and
calls for 143$ UU3 of Harvey ized
armor. This is one of the largest con
tracts for armor plate awarded by any
nation in recent years. The attention
of the Lincoln Journal is called to this
item. A few days since that news
paper said "In no country in the world
are we making any increase of our
business of selling American products."
A few such contracts as the above
would go a long way toward com
pensating our people for the loss of the
bicycle manufactory especially when
Japan can sell us bikes for $12 that
now cost $100.
the heal issrrc.
Omaha World HetaM.
The Minneapolis Times falls, uu
fortunately,into an error common with
those papers which assume to combat
the free coinage argument; it builds
up a man of straw and then attacks it.
When the advocate of free silver de
clares in favor of 16 to 1 the gold
standard champion at once insists that
free coinage at 16 to 1 means a fifty
cent dollar and a doubling up of prices
When the former replies that free and
unlimited coinage will create a new
demand for silver and raise the bul
lion price to the mint price, the latter
rushes into print with the assertion
that in that case the restoration of
silver will have no effect whatever on
prices. This confusion of ideas from
a failure upon the part of those who
hold to the gold standard to com pre
hend the elementary principles of the
science of money. The purchasing
power of the "monetary unit cannot
fall until the number of dollars in
creases more rapidly than the demand
for money.
Certain farm products, like wheat
and cotton, which have been especially
affected by the fall in the gold price
of silver bullion, will advance with the
restoration of bullion silver to $1.20
per ounce, and there will be some ad
vance in average prices due to a gen
eral revival of business, but any gen
eral rise in prices will be more than
compensated for the wage earner by
an increase in wages and opportunities
for employment. The laboring men
understand this and are substantially
a unit for free coinage. It is not,
however, a sudden and material rise
in prices that bimetallists contend for,
but it is rather security against the
continued fall in prices due to the
appreciation of gold. Every legisla
tive act hostile to silver increases the
strain upon gold and adds to its pur
chasing power. There is no end to
this process and yet the gold standard
papers refuse to discuss the effect of
the real and imminent evils which
confront society in general and the
debtor class in particular. A dollar
which increases in purchasing power is
just as dishonest as a dollar which de
creases In purchasing power. The
former cheats the debtor and brings
stagnation in business by making en
terprise unprofitable; the latter cheats
the creditor. An honest dollar would
be a dollar which would preserve its
parity with property, and bimetallists
favor the double standard because that
furnishes a metallic money less fluctu
ating in volume than a single gold
standard can possibly supply.
The United Stated Must .Stand Guard.
The United States government
should say "hands off" to Great Britain
whenever that goyernment makes the
attempt to enforce its fraudulent
boundary claims on Venezuela. This
declaration should be backed by such a
display of force that England will knew
this government intends to enforce the
Monroe doctrine. Happily congress
will be in session the first Monday in
December, and the administration will
be pressed by public sentiment to up
hold the dignity of this government.
The American people are disgusted
with the toadyism of Ambassador Bay
ard to British autocrats, and the milk
and water policy in the Waller case.
files, FUlula
And all diseases of the rectum, cured
by Drs. Thornton & Minor, of Kansas
City, Mo., without knife, ligature or
caustic. Cure guaranteed. We don't
want one cent until patient is cured.
Dr. W. E. Minor of the above firm,
will be at Hotel Riley, in Plattsmouth,
on Wednesday, December 4th. where
he will be glad to see any one desiring
his services. Consultation and Exam
imation free. By permission, we refer
to a few parties who have been cured
by us:
Heniy Bons, Plattsmouth; T. W.
Vallery, Murray; J. L. Shrader, A. P.
Chriswisser, I. N. Applegate, Ne
hawka; Wm. Chalfant, Union; Rev. F.
A. Campbell, Elmwood; Jessie McVey,
Dr. B. F. Brendel, Murray; J. G.Easter,
CD. Palmer, Nehawka; J. 'II. Davis,
Weeping Water; Henry Wolfe, Union.
For pamphlet giving full particulars
and names of hundreds who have been
cured by us, address Drs. Thornton &
Minor, 100 West Ninth street, Kansas
City, Mo.
The Church of Christ re-dedicated
their place of worship Sunday, the
ceremonies being very interesting.
Bishop McCurdy delivered the dedi
catory sermon in the morning, and
Elder Zenor of Murray conducted the
afternoon services. The bishop occu
pied the pulpit again at the eveniag
services. A large congregation was
present.
WANTED A MAN: To sell Canadian grown
fruit trees, berry plants, roses, shrubbery,
seed potatoes, etc., for the largest growers of
high grade stock. Seven hundred acres, hardy,
profitable varieties that succeed In the coldest
climates. No experience required and fair
treatment guaranteed. Any one not earning
S50 per month and expenses, should write us at
once for particulars Liberal commissions paid
part time men. Apply now and get choice of
territory. LUKE BROTHERS COMPANY.
Jl Stock Exchange Building, Chicago, 111.
DOVEY
1895-FALL SEASON--i8'q5-
Leading
D
ress Goods.
The tide has turned and is sweep
ing in, and on it have come the ves
sels laden with goods for everyone.
Our new goods in this dapartment are
all in and are now open for your in
spection. Plaids A full line in all
grades, from 15c to beautiful wool
eoods with silk stripes, 75cto$l. A
full line of novelties from 20c up; all
colors of silk Gnish Henriettas. 40 in.
wide, that used to sell at $1 , now 60s ;
heavy Serees in black and navy from
30c a yard up.
pioakings,
In Astrachan, Beaver, Broad
cloth and Eiderdown.
s
i I ks.
In Plaids a beautiful line, in
all colors. Novelties in Taffetas and
Glace stripes, etc. Chinas, Surahs,
Satins. Brocades. All grades of vel
vets, in black and all colors; alsoa new
velvet, with a colored silk effect.
C
Curtains.
Beautiful new Chenille curtains
and table spreads just received. The
bare flatness of an unfinished-looking
room is relieved with a pair of our
Chenillecurains, at only
32.99
Oheetings,
Pillow cases. Muslin of all kinds;
Cotton Batten, all purchased previous
to the big advance.
r heap Cotton.
To get such uncommon goods to
be sold at Ies than common prices,
when everything was increasing in
price, was a problem.
Table Spreads at 99 c.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.
PATTERSON
Tne Leading' .Butchers,
PAY THE BEST PRICE
AT ALL TIMES FOR
Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, Poultry,
BUT ER, EGGS and HIDES.
See them before selling. They keep on hand
the best of
Fresh, Salt and Smoked Meats,
Fresh and Salt FISH and
in Season.
Plattsmouth
The attention of farmers who expect
to plant orchards is called to the fact
that I have home-grown trees, war
ranted to be true to name, by a man
who you know, and at prices that will
compare with any nursery In the land
m
bacu. ..100.. 1,000.
12 00 195.66
.12 10.00
30
.40
.35 25.00 .. ..
.05 3.50
""08
Apple Trees, standard varle
ties. 3 years old .
Same. 2 years old.-
Plums, blue
fears. 3 yenrs
Cherry trees, 3 years
Concord vines, 2 years
Peach trees
Cooseberrles
Currants, choice kinds
Will take corn 'or part trade and
give two cents a bushel above market
price.
Parties living too far away can send
orders. Will be carefully packed in
moss.
J. E. X.EESI.EY,
Proprietor.
H. D. TRAVIS,
Attorney and Counselor at
Law.
WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS.
OFFICE -Rooms 1 and 2, Union lil'k,
Plattsmouth, - - - Hob.
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Dry Goods House
O hoes.
The advance in shoe leather
makes no difference to us. We made
our purchases previous to the advance
and ar receiving new lines right
along. In job lots we have only a few
odd sizes. Best ladies' 2Ho 4, 50c to
$1 ; child's shoes, 11 to 2,50 c
Hosiery,
For Ladies and Childi en,in black
and Tan. Boys' bicycle hose at 25c
all sizes.
parpets.
Anything you want from an in
grain carpet at 25c to a fine Brussels
or Moquette, with handsome borders
to match.' Also Mattings. Oilcloths,
Linoleums, window Shades and Bugs
in this department. A special pnr
chaseof Moquette rues. 36 inches wide
by 72 inches long. $3.50. The same
rug used to cost you $6.
LMankets, Flannels.
Everything now in stock for win
ter. The earlier you buy them the
more money you save. Get a cake of
Wool Soap from our grocery depart
ment for 10c to wash all your woolen
goods, without shrinking. Ask for a
free sample.
c
orsets.
Some bargains in Corsets black.
white and drab. Six hook clasp only
4Sc. I hey were piled to the ceiling,
but are growing less everv day. Don't
let the stock tumble on you to make
you "tumble " We are agents for
Gage Down Chicago Waists and Cor
sets, Lomer's Mode Bust and 'C. C.
C " high bust corset.
Butterick's
: : New Styles
For fall. October Fashion Sheet now
ready. Get one FREE.
2" &C SOIT.
&. KUNSMANN,
OYSTERS and GAME
A
Everything New.
Groceries,
Canned Goods,
Dried Fruit,
Tobacco and Cigars.
A. P. THOMAS & SON
Have openen a splendid new
stock of these goods in
FITZGERALD BLOC K
Which the public is iuvited
to purchase.
QUICK SALES,
. SMALL P.ROFITS
Will be their motto. It will also be
their purpose to keep open a
First-Class Meat Market
Where everything in that line will
be kept in first-class order.
Farmers are invited to call and trade.
City