The Weekly Journal
C. W. SHERMAN, Editor.
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THURSDAY, FEB. 27, 1S90.
Important fillibustering expedi
tions, with arms and ammunition
abroad for the Cubans, are said to be
afloat and enronte for that unhappy
island.
The unanimity of the house of rep
resentatives as against the pretentions
of the secretary of agriculture bascom
pletely flattened out that egotistic
entity, whose pique for self-praise i
perpetually present.
A ioon motto for the man in pol
itics: Do right, always, and advocate
your principles squarely, fearlessly and
persistently ''Through evil as well as
good report," as Paul said. And if
your cause is right you vill win in the
end.
Senator Hill, has too many in
fluential constituents who are tangled
in a web of crookedness in the obtain
ing of government bonds to allow a
resolution for an investigation of the
bond issues. He talked a resolution ot
that kind to death the ether day.
Fink mansions have their draw
backs. Seven persons met their death,
being suffocated by the smoke from a
fire in the basement, in one of the
finest and most fashionable mansions
in Baltimore, on Sunday morning. No
exits were at hand from the upper
floors except by a central stairway.
It. J. Vass, who ran for police judge
two years ago, was beaten and then
joined the populists, is anxious to
know whether the democrats are going
to nominate a ticket this spring
Guess they are. It's a habit they have.
They did so last year and carried ever
ward. Why shouldn't they? Demo
crats are not in the habit of playing
the baby.
Joseph S. C. Blackburn is the reg
ular democratic nominee of the party
caucus for senator in Kentucky, and
several goldbug democrats refuse to
vote for him, thus preventing his elec
tion. That sort of thing is all right,
in the opinion of Mr. Carlyle and other
gold worshippers, but last summer Mr.
Carlisle called Mr. Bryan a populist,
and refused to debate with him be
cause the latter declared he would not
voce for a gold standard candidate for
president. By the same rule Carlisle
i3D0t a democrat. It's a poor rule
that won't work both way s.
Toe republican party in the senate
seems to be badly broken up. An
effort was made yesterday to take up
the tariff bill, and it was defeated by a
vote of 22 to 23 rive republicans,
Messrs. Teller, Cannon, M antle, Carter,
and Dobois voting with the demo
crats and populists against it. And
then Sherman and Teller engaged in a
wordy warfare on the question as to
whom were the best or worst re
publican. Frye of Maine then pro
nounced the bill dead, and proceeded
to read its obituary. It is conceded
that there is no policy upon which the
party can unite.
Notwithstanding the every-day
object lesson afforded the treasuiy by
the withdrawal of gold to redeem
greenbacks which are also redeemable
in silver, the practice still continues,'
and since the new bond issue was be
gun to be made nearly $25,000,000 of
gold has been paid out of the treasury
to redeem greenbacks and treasury
notes. Whereat the gold ring is made
to rejoice at the prospect of an early
issue of another installment of interest
bearing bonds not a dollar of which
is at all necessary if the eilier iu the
treasury were used toredeen the green
backs. Michael, D. IIaeter, iate congress
man from Ohio, committed suicide
Saturday night last. To those who
knew him this sad intelligence will
causey serious shock of sadness. Mr.
Harter was personally one of the most
genial of companions. A thorough
man of business and a rare student of
political economy, whose readiness and
terseness of style made his speeches
sparkle with genine humor no less
than the soundness of their logic. He
- was one of nature's noblemen as hon
est as h was sincere. Why he should
die by his own hand is one of the mys
teries of human nature that is past
finding out.
WASHINGTON'S DAY.
Not the American people alone, but
all the world, adores the name and
fame of America's greatest chieftain
soldier, statesman citizen; the man
whose character combined in one the
best elements of manhood, and in
whose example lovers of their race and
country find the purest and noblest
model and exemplar. It is well said
that Washington's chiefest glory con
sisted in his laying down his sword at
the end of eight years of victorious
war to the civil authorities, and resum
ing once more the post and duties of
the private citizen. Alexander could
conquer the world, Frederick could
bring the powers of Europe to his feet;
n Napoleon could change the map of
Europe, but w.ts not able to conquer
his own ambition. But Washington
was the first to set the example of
conquering a peace and independence
for his country in war, and then set
himself about to make that victory
complete for the whole people by as
sisting as a citizen in the framing of a
lasting government, based upon a con
stitution giving all men equal chances
in the race of life.
Did an body ever suffer seriously
because of aplenty in the land? Not
that was ever heard of. But wretched
ness, misery, famine and starvation,
and most of the ills that befall the
race from the time that Jacob sent his
sons to Egypt to buy com, have come
because of scarcity. While there is
plenty of life's necessities in the land
there is a scarcity of money, t lie meas
ure of values, which practically makes
everything dear. The bankers,brokers
and money-lenders want the present
condition to continue, or to compel the
people to accept from them evidences
of credit ibank notes) at high rates of
interest instead of real money (gold
und silver), and in either event to im
poverish the people. They say that
advocates of free silver coinage want
cheap money that is, plenty and
this is the essence of the whole con
troversy. Ciold men want dear money
that is, scarcity of money because
they can control or corner the volume
whenever it suits their avarice. The
silver men want cheaper money or
pleutier which is equivalent to a
plenty of everything that money will
buy, for the whole people, and thereby,
to . a large degree, the abolition of
poverty among the masses. What
matters it if this country is the richest
in the world, if the riches are held by a
few money lords while the masses are
shovelling in vassalage, poverty, distress
and rags and that is just the condi
tion to which the gold standard is
rapidly tending. The only remedy is
bimetallism.
The world ha? lost one its most
jenial and happy humorists in the
death of Bill Nye, which occurred last
Saturday at his home in North Caro
lina. His death was literally the re
sult of over-work in his chosen literary
rield. He belonged to that family of
American humorists who have en
livened the pages of the Jiteiary world
by the brilliany of their genius and
the brightness of their witticisms, like
Artemus Ward. Mark Twain, Bret
Harte and Eugene Field, and to which
Walt Mason and Bixby aspire. The
Torld has been made better by Nye's
writings, and his place will long be
vacant in the world of letters. Peace
to his ashes.
A few years ago II. Zimmerman, the
secretary of the Bankers' and Brokers'
Central committee at Chicago, issued a
circular ti the banks in which he advo
cated the imperialism of wealth and
the destruction of the homes of the
masses, because, ho said, "A people
without homes will not quarrel with
their rulers," and that object was be
ing steadily driven at by the "principal
men" who are "now engaged in form
ing an imperialism out of capital to
govern the world." This man Zim
merman gave the thing away, but
there is no question but the goldstand
aris being used as the best means to
that end.
The persistency with which the
Tribune prints a whole page of the
same rot denouncing bimetallism and
advocating the gold standaid without
change suggests the thought that the
gold tin must be paying it for the
stuff as a standing advertisement. Jf
that is the case the Tribune ought to
be flourishing. The betrayal of tie
country into the hands of its worst
enemy ought to command a good price,
surely.
Charles A. Towne, a young rep
resentative from Minnesota, is entitled
to the credit of having made the most
striking and effective speech on the
money question during the present ses
sion of congress. The time allowance,
of each speaker was 30 minutes, but
the house was so insterested n kim
tha,t he was given time without limit
to finish his speech. The speech not
only sounded well but it reads like a
text-book.
Dii They Nfeert fhttcctioii?.
There is a company in Chicago en
gaged in making wagon frames, and
the same company has a factory at
Leeds, Eng., following the same busi
ness. The two establishments are
under precisely the same management.
The wages paid to the laborers in the
Chicago factory are twice as much as
those paid at Leeds. The energy,
vigor and productive capacity of the
American mechanic are so much
greater than those of the English work
man that the products of the Chicago
factory can be sold cheaper in Chicago
than in the most industrial community
in England. This is a fair illustration
of the superior productive capacity of
American labor not only in England,
but everywhere on the globe. The
plea that American workingmen need
protection in our home market from
competition with the pauper labor of
the old world is a slander, which ought
to be resented by every factory op
erative in the United States. The
push, the energy, the powers of en
durance, the skill, the ingenuity, the
facilities for manufacture are so much
greater here than anywhere else on
this planet that to ask protection is an
insult, and should beso treated. An
other fact in this connection worth
considering is that the operatives in
the factories of England, Fiance, &c.
get higher wages for what they ac
complish than our own operatives. A
shoemaker, for example, in this coun
try makes two pairs wf shoes while the
French workman is making one pair.
If they were paid by the pair the
Frenchman gets as much wages as the
American for the work performed.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
There seems to be an irrepressible
conflict over the money question, just
as there was over the African slavery
question. It is a question of white
slavery or freedom now, however.
And it must be fought out iu the inter
est of free men if all the parties in
America are smashed to pieces in the
conflict. Farties are votuntary af
fairs anyhow, and if parties no longer
represent one's uame or carry out one's
views, it is but the part of patriotism
to quit them. The republican who
actually believes in the declaration of
ihat party's platform cannot support a
gold standard candidate, like McKin
ley, any more than an honest demo
crat, whobelieves in his party's plat
form, can support Cleveland on a gold
platform.
The republican party, in its last
national convention, adopted a bimet
allic platform and declared itself for
the double standard. Every repub
lican who favors the single gold stan
dard belies his party platform, which
declared that:
"The American people, from tradi
tion and interest, favor bimetallism,
and the republican party demands the
use of both gold and silver as standard
money."'
"Standard money" is money of final
account, and can only exist on a basis
of equality as to coinage and in debt
paying power. If any republican can
get away from this proposition he is
entithd toachromo.
N Kim ASK HVri'KMNCiM.
' Cholera is making deadly ravages in
Shell Creek precinct, Colfax county.
The farmers of Custer county are
already busy preparing their corn
ground.
A couple of mountain lions were
seen among the rugged hills of Knox
county the other day.
The sugar companies are making
contracts with the farmers for this
year's acreage of beets.
Farmers near Tobias complain of
petty thieving in their midst. Nearly
all have lost both feed and fuel.
Wayne county has employed an ex
pert to examine the books of county
officers that have served in years gone
by.
A meeting of citizens was held at
Ilyannis, this week, to protest against
the bill now before congress, which
peoposes to cede the vacant lands in
the sand3 hills to the state.
A petition is being circulated at
North Loup, praying for the removal
of Receiver Post, now in charge of the
affairs of the defunct Loup Valley
bank, reciting as reasons therefor inat
tention to business, needlessly sacri
ficing the property assets of the institu
tion, and other similar charges.
Perry Wright called Monday. Jle
states that he was first made aware of
the existence of gold in his neighbor
hood, saya the Hurwell Progress, by a
pebble which contained a trace wbjph
the children brought in while out gatb
erinplums about four months ago.
For a long time he could not remem
ber where the pebble came from. Fi
nally one night in a dream the exact
place was revealed to him. He went
to the spot dreamed of and struck a
lead which he believes will open up a ,
rich Hud. Hie gold is nooa ana St ne 1
can find it in quantities he will make J
a fortune.
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A tistV Off oult THOUGHTS
There are people in this world who
ape Christianity by joining some fash
ionable church and attending the same
with dignity and great propriety
"dressed in their best suit of clothes."
yet are too "goody-goody" to recog
nize common people when they meet
them on the street, although they know
them ever so well. The hypocracy of
such creatures is so apparent that it
makes one tired to think of them.
They are fine followers of Him who
"ate with publicans and sinners." who
was a veritable tramp, going about
from place to place, yet had no home
and "knew not where to lay his head."
They are such "pinks of propriety"
that they never do any harm or com
mit and sin away from home and
conduct themselves with an air that
plainly says "I am better than thou."
It is safe to say they are extremely
fashionable people, and if anybody has
earned money for them to spend they
act as if the whole world owed them its
homage. Poor creatures ! They are
to be pitied and the world is to t e com
miserated for having such people in it,
as it would be far better off without
them.
There are plenty of honest people
who favor a protective tariff because
they think it protects labor who
never stop to think how small a tariff
duty would do it if the labor were only
given the benelit of the tax. Investi
gation has demonstrated that less than
25 per cent of the cost of manufactured
products is paid to labor. The balance
is for raw materials, machinery, etc.
Now, granting that labor in America
should be protected 100 per cent to
equalize the difference between Ameri
can and English wages, a duty of
twenty-live per cent would do that to
perfection. On that basis the Wilson
bill is a bigger protictive tariff than is
needed, for it averages 3) per cent.
The trouble is, however, that it is the
manufacturer that wants the tariff
wall built higher, so that he can rob the
American corsumer, and hides it un
der the guise of protecting the Ameri
can loborer, who he also robs.
What sense is there.in the custom of
wearing mourning costumes? The
supposition is that persons go into
mourning on the death of a relative to
show how highly they respect the mem
ory of the deceased, and yet, how often
have we seen young girls take off their
mourning habilaucents to put on the
bridal apparel; how many times have
widows removed their "weeds" to be
led to the altar again thus showing
that they were being courted while
they kept up a pretense of sorrow and
-adness. This world is full of shams
but few are more transparent than the
mourning costume.
Fon Sale (iood, second-hand two
chair barber outfit cheap.
Address, Kuiixey Hkos ,
Plattsmouth, Neb.
l.rrtur- Nt f"al tirday Kvvnlni;.
N. K. Griggs of Lincoln will lecture
at Waterman ball next Saturday eve
ning, his subject being "Music of All
Nations." An interesting musical
program has also been prepared and
one entertainment win oe given as a
complimentary benefit to Miss Lillian
Kauble, under the auspices of the
Woman's club. Mr. Griggs is well
known throughout the state as a ver
satile talker and the ball should be
crowded to bear Iiim. Tickets on sale
at Lehnhoff's today.
RAiMiOAD run: rut
II . A M. R. K.
EAST BOUND.
No. 2, dally 6::n, i. m.
No. 4. dally 10:24, a. m.
No. 10, from! Schuyler except Sunday. 11:55, a. m
No. 12, dally 8:25. p. m.
No. 98, dally except Sunday 12:23. p.m.'
No. 30, freight from Louisville 2:50, p. m
WEST BOUND.
No. 3, dally 3:43, p. tn.
No. 5, dally 7"7 m-
No. 7, fast mall; dally 2:12. p. m.
No. 9, to Schuyler, except Sunday ... .4:00 p. m.
No. 11, daijy . 4:60, p.m.
No. 2tt, freight to Louisville 8:CQ.a . m.
M . P, H, It.
GOING NORTH: Leave.
Passenger, No. 1 4:50 a.m.
No. 193 ? 4:50 p. m
Freight, No.127 (daily exc'ptSunday) 3:35 p. m
GOING SOUTH:
Passenger. No. 2 lo:43 p. m.
No. 194 11:52 a. m.
Prelitbt, No. 12 (dallyexceptSnndaT 9:35a m
Union and Lincoln accommodation, No 363,
arrives 12:55; departs, No. SC4, 3:45 p. m.
Zuckweiler& Lutz
GROCERS.
Cor Sixth and Pearl Sts.,
KEEP EVERYTHING IN THEIR LINE.
gEJ-L- CHEAP,
GIVE GOOD WEIGHT,
DELIVER PROMPTLY.
TOUR CUSTOM 18 SOL.1C1TB.U
Ladies' Fine
T A l
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I" ' 7;,
A T.T. Hifaf .mines nre clean, fresh iroods. iust from the wholesale
XI. .
house. They generally retail from $3-5 to $5.50'
and ALL will 0 at the ridiculous price of
This is no humbug...
We mean business, and all we ask is for you to call
s'pect these goods, which are on display.
Vhy not avail yourself of this golden opportunity to get FIRST
CLASS SHOES at SHODDY PRICES ?
Rob't Sherwood,
PL ATTS MOUTH, NEBRASKA.
The Plattsmouth Mills
With the best Machinery made, manufacture
THh BEST BRANDS OF ..... .
WHEAT, GRAHAM, ipi
RYE, BUCKWHEAT ii 1UUI
EVERY SACK
Trade Especially Solicited. Runs
Night and Day to Supply Demand.
C. HEISEL, Prop.,
Washington Avenue. Plattsmouth, Neb.
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Every purchase made at his store
is a guarantee that you obtained the
best and most goods for the least money.
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.
EACH. ..100.. 1,000.
i'.'i.i fi2 oo 8o5!66
.12 10. 00
.30
.40
.35 25.00 .. ..
.05 3.50
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.10
Apple Trees, stanaard varie
ties. 3 years old
Same, 2 years old
Plums, blue
Pears, 3 years
Cherry trees, 3 years
Concord vines, 2 years
Peach trees
Cooseberries
Currants, rhoicekinda.
Will taUe 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. IXESIEY.
Proprietor.
Fred Krug
Brewing Co.,
OMAHA
NEB.
Fred Egenberger, Agt.
..SPECIAL SALE..
OF
Shoes
Fairs,
Comprising the best makes in
the United States
$2.00
and in-
GUARANTEED,
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Groceries, Dry f
Goods, Notions !
I General Mdse.
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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 BIOCK
Which the public is invited
to purchase.
QUICK SALES, .. ...
SMALL PROFITS
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.