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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1901)
THE NORFOLK NEWSi FIUDAY , NOVEMBER 8 , 19)1 { ) Barnes Burprlsod his opponents nud ptnno of ills friends ns well. Norfolk republicans appear to make ilu-lr lust showing in olVyrnrn. - " % . There Is glory enough in It for Mndi- ran county republic-mis for oneycnr. NubrnBkn has spoken to Mr. Hrynn. Now will ho go wny back nnd sit down ? This snowstorm is n seasonable re minder of what is happening to some- tody. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Miles ran llko n house nllro. It was n Rrnceful compliment to n treasurer of ability. It rather looks ns though ( hero worq a few republicans loft in Madison county. Ohio stayed in line with n good , big majority. MoKlnloy is ( lend , but hto spirit lives. W. II. Lawo showed all hln old-tlmo upord and ils majority is probably Urn largest on the ticket. The St. Louis papers appear to think that the coming exposition nt that place is about the biggebt piece of news on tup. _ Some of BarncH1 friends opposed his nlcction because they wanted to keep him in his present position but ho didn't keep. Joe Olomcnts pulled through with n hcnnt majority of ] something like ( > 00 votes and his election will probably not bo contested. Now that the election is over the people will have nn opportunity to pro pnro their appetites for roast turkey nnd cranberry sanco. The Sioux Gity Tribune is afraid that Miss Stone's kidnapers will bo soon Bonding in n bill for interest on deferred ransom payments. The people of Fremont nnd Dodge county know how n fellow citizen nhould bo treated. They gave Judge llollonbeck n handsome compliment of about COO majority. The rapid calculator of probable oleo tion pluralities is now in demand and being worked to the limit. Those who tlesiro certainity will probably wait un til the votes are counted. The man with the bicycle is not seri ously disturbed by the price of corn , oats nnd hay , but ho would bo pleased to Jmvo the roads a bit smoother and less tackd nnd broken glass in his path. President Uoosovelt has issued his Thanksgiving proclamation , naming Thursday , November 28'iiH the day. With Colgofdead and Pat Crowo silent the people have reason to bo thankful. It is estimated that A. B. Cummins , republican , has boon elected governor of lown by the scant majority of 1)0,000. ) If his iiamo had carried more of the al phabet there is no telling what would Jmvo happened. A Pierce merchant occupies n half page in one of the local papers to tell his customers of his flannels , blankets , gloves , mittens articles that the people want right now. That is enterprising advertising and will bring good returns. Republicans are not alouo in rejoicing over the defeat of Tammany. Many clomocrnts have desired its romovnl ns n factor in their party organization aud it is probable that the light against it will not centio until it is entirely disor ganized. Not n single serious complaint has been mndo about the food supply of the United States army during the past year nud it is presumed that embalmed beef haw been successfully removed from the lull of faro of the soldiers or else they Jiavu learned to like it. The state banking board reuorts that deposits iu Nebraska state banks alone have increased $4,854,600 since September ber ! 50 , 1000. If there is any reason why the election returns should show a ma jority for calamity it certainly is not furnished iu this report. James Ends How of St. Louis , heir to n million , refuses to use his income aud prefers to follow the life of n newsboy. If ho wants to net the part in good faitl .ho can undoubtedly find a few people who would gladly relieve him of the embarrassment of his fortune. Even old nud decrepit Spain is en denvoring to prohibit the free coinage of silver. She is probably anxious to share iu the prosperity of her successful enemy during the Into unpleasantness. The Cubtiliuns called us pigs but they doubtedly envy us our full troughs. Tom Denuisou is earning a reputation ns a bogey man in Omaha nud Douglas county that will easily rival that o : Mark Hauua in national politics. I will Boon bo that no campaign , national fctate , county or precinct will be entitled to n claim to excitement without bogey mnu. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t There is now a plan on foot to colon * l/.o the southern part of Wyoming with , Boers nud Hollanders. Whether hey come in colonies or in families : hose frugal nnd industrious people will o welcome to the Unltod States. The on n try IH able nnd willing to furnish many such people with homes. Secretary Wilson deslreH It distinctly mderHtood that ho is fully aware of the iblllty of Nebraska and Kansas to also bumper crops of corn nnd does not are who knows it. Ho has lived In the , vest long enough to realize its cnpnblll- Jos and it is probable that ho has boon unrepresented in this matter or his tatements exaggerated. It was n year of straight ballots. It probable that never before have there teen so many straight votes cast in the iounty and statu. Those circles at the op were appreciated and liberally used , especially by the republicans , and this lolpod out the candidates on the tail ml of the ticket so that they ran well up with those nt the head. Senator Charles H. Dietrich of this tate proposes to introduce a bill making ho carnation the national ( lower. Ho irobably could not have chosen a moro beautiful or popular ( lower for the pur lose. The carnation is all right and whether the senator's scheme is success ful or not it will continue to bo very popular with the American people. It is said that Mr. Bryan has recently mrolmsed n handsome thoroughbred leifor , for which ho paid $150. Lots of common people would bo satisfied with nn ordinary $ 10 cow 'or with n nickel with which to pay the milkman for n junrt of milk. It is very much feared thatr the friend of the masses is not compelled polled to praotico what ho preaches. Richard 1 < \ Pettlgrow nnd Marlon Butler propose to bo supplied with plenty of nir by the time of the next national campaign opens , nud with George Triplor have formed n coVporn tion n corporation : think of it for the manufacture of liquid nir. The capital stock is divided into 200,000 shares nt $ T each. Another million dollar trust. The oity of St. Louis has boon treating diphtheria ca es with anti-toxin nud about n score of those treated have de veloped serious cases of lock-jaw , eight deaths having occurred. This nppenrs to bo another instance in which the euro was worse than the disease. Now if these results had been from ostoopathio or Christian science treatment what n merry rumpus would have boon raised ! Col. Watterson being taunted with using the argument , now revived in the matter of the Booker T. Washington incident , "Do you want your daughter to marry a nigger ? " accepts the dial- longo nnd repeats thocomindrnm. [ But the trouble is that if a president or an ordinary man confines his society to only such people as ho wants his daugh ter to marry , ho would bo "lonesome. " btato Journal. If the bnlnnco of the state did ns well by Sodgwiek as Norfolk nnd Madison county ho is elected by n handsome majority. His majority iu Madison county will bo between 250 and JX ! ( ) , while last year Dietrich's majority was but 1H7. Norfolk city aud outside precinct wont for Poyu- tor last yonr by 18 votes. This year Sedgwick has n majority of 15 , hanging to republican by ( W votes. \ young man of Sterling , 111. , has dis covered n now and novel method of sev ering the jugglar vein , though it was lot n pronounced success at the first trial. He put on ono of those still' linen collars that comes up to the oars aud is supposed io bo fashionable , bestrode his bicycle nnd dashed into n horse. Ho was thrown , Inudcd on his head nud cut lis throat BO that six stitches were re quired to repair the damages. The plan is recommended to would-be suicides aud to those opposed to capital punish niout. The Pat Crowo incident seems to have had n more demoralizing effect on light brained youths than the average dime novel. A 12-year-old Montana boy recently kidnaped n ( i-year-old com pinion and threatened to pound glass in his eves nnd cut his hands on" if purse of $1,500 was not immediately forthcoming from the father of the ( t year-old. Instead of receiving the money , however , the cops got him and ho was glad to release his hostage and may bo moro than glad if ho escapes n term in the house of correction. The Commoner contains the advice , "Don't bet on elections. " While the ad vice is very good the Commoner might have made it stronger by going into particulars nud warning fnsioulsts not to bet on the claims of their orators nud newspapers , especially. Many of them , since their experience last fall , are moro than ready to take the ndvico. They contributed considerable money to en thusiastic republicans because of the largo nud Into claims of victory by the World-Herald nud the fusion chairmen nnd workers , nud the Commoner evi dently does not wnnt the voters to again place such implicit confidence in their claims that they will risk their money nud lose it. But the mentof the Com moner's ndvico is contained in the last sentence of the item when it advises the faithful to contribute the sums they \ hot to tlio campaign fund , Not nly would this ] iurnilt nit ngrnK.slvo iiiiipiilgn but the editor of tlio Com- loner might hnvo n ohnnco at the lonoy. Thu woiiiuii Hun"ri\KlHts uro ultu n Htlr in Nebraska thin fall nud MM. Cult Insists that the women of the Into will bo given the right to vote if hey insist on it. That In probably thti Ituatlcm , When n ninjority of the tvoiiiaii arrive at the point where they onsldor the ballot essential to their lappinosH and welfare they wilt bn given the ri ht to vbto , but the average \morlcnu inun ia of n chivalrous nntnro mid may bo depended upon to favor UHt if not generous treatment of the ndles If they will permit it. When hey nro given the name right as n mane o name the laws and nsslst in their enforcement - forcement it IH not improbable that the generosity of the BOX might undergo a Imngo and the lady voters would bo required to look to their own interests ind if necessary ( Ight for them. It would certainly appear that the women of the Httito nro fully competent to look o their own intoroHtfl and will Bhow heir desire for the ballot if the time somes without the necessity of ngltn Ion | by Mrs. Cntt , Mits Gregg nud otliorH with nn extraordinary desire to oxorciHo the right H of aull'rago. The World-Herald during the past nmpnign has porHlfitentlv ignored Mr. Hrynn's uiunpalgn Blogan of ) ! KX ) , al most itH entire ell'ort having been to "placo the dollar above the nmn. " The fltncHHof candidates or their personalties cut no flguro. It waH interested Bololy in that dollar Bartloy took from the Plate ; that dollar IOSH that should bo adjusted by the Bartloy bondsmen , that dollar Goold borrowed from Bartloy and that dollar the whereabouts of which Treasurer Stuefor failed to disclose The World-Herald nud Mr. Brynn were exceedingly chagrined , or pretended to bo , bocnuso the farmer's dollar , the bus iuoss man's dollar nud the laborer'i dollar interested them iu 1)00 ! ) , then why should they have boon so particularly concerned in the state's dollar the pnsi campaign ? They wore inconsistent very. And as the battle is over it maj bo said that they wore firing iu the ai to uinko n disturbance both times. Ho publican prosperity was nn importan issue in 1000 and they bad no better reason to object to it than that it might appear mercenary for the voters to desire - sire its continuance. This year Bartloy was returned to the penitentiary nt the instance of the republican convention after the World-Herald had commended the governor's action in releasing him. The same convention also demanded statements by the present treasurer aud because ho did not comply with the demand at once and furnish every detail the World-Herald chose to make it nn issue if it could do so. Both campaigns , therefore , they wera at nn extremity for nn issuo. In 11)00 ) piey didn't suc ceed in making nn issuo. The returns will soon indicate their success in 1001. AN EFFECTIVE RL-MEDY. A SttrlcH of OrilcrH Thnt Hrjnvcnntftil tlu > AllliiK SluvfM. V correspondent sends the following ttory of an old \Mrglnln gentleman : Some yearn before the war n gentle- unn of large lauded Interests counted uniong his possessions a plantation on the .lames river , an estate of consider able dimensions. Other Interests kept him away from the old place for some years , during which time there was a marked decrease in the revenue. 1'pon his return to the plantation he dlscov- ned that many of the slaves were laid up with rheumatism and other miser ies , the farming Implements were In bad order and the old homestead was fast going to rack and ruin. Calling his overseer he said : "Anderson , 1 notice a great many old wagons , plows nnd harrows about the place. Have them brought and piled In front of the house , and on Monday next order all the niggers on the place to be present. " At the appointed time they came. The pile was set on tire and the Imple ments destroyed. The following week he called the overseer's attention to the sick .and Infirm horses , hogs and cattle nnd nave the same order. When the negroes had assembled all the animals- were knocked In the head. The Fvl- day following the landlord again called his overseer. "Anderson , I see n great many sick niggers around here many who seem to be laid up with rheumatism nnd nro good for nothing. Give orders that on Monday morning nt 10 o'clock they all nppenr In the front yard. " The effect on the slnves wns magical. On Saturday men who had been mi- able to walk were skipping around llko children ; the sick grew well suddenly , nnd from that time on the plantation was most prosperous. Exchange. Kntlnic n I'lnoappli' . A Florida fruit grower states thnt the natives of the pineapple district never think of cutting n pineapple ncross. They pare It , cut It lengthwise , slice It or not. nnd , with the trimmed crown na a handle , eat It much as n New Englander - lander does his green corn , rejecting the core. This , the writer stntes. not only Improves the flavor , but lessens the strings of fiber that get In the teeth. The Itullwuy Iimtluct. "How did thnt railway magnate' daughter happen to accept Jim Roozlo- by RufTer ? " "I think It's because ho runs his name In three sections. " Cleveland Plain Denier. \ Iowa Republicans Have Plur- alitj of Ninety Thousand. MAKE CAINS IN LEGISLATURE. Largest Plurality Ever Given a Gov ernor In the State's History Prohi bitionists Claim a Large Gain Over Their Former Vote. DOH MolncH , Nov. C. The result In own IB remarkable. With n marked nlllng off In the vote throughout the ntutc , the IOSH In some precincts bo ng 40 nnd DO per cent In the total vote nnd the average IOHH for the state bu ng onu-flfth of the total of two years ago , A. I ) . Cummins , the Republican candidate , IIHH boon elected by a plural- ty of something llko 00,000 , the largest over given n governor in this stnto. The on tire Republican state Ucket IB elected by similar pluralities nnd A. B. CUMMINS. eome extraordinary gains hnvo been mndo. Chairman Spenee of the Re publican stnto central committee said nt midnight : "Wo will carry the state by 00,000 and will make good gains in the legislature. " The Republicans claim that In the legislative contests they have gained three or four members to add to their majority In the senate , while In the IIOUHO their now great majority will bo Increased by seven or eight. Mr. Cummins said : "Tho percent ngo of mnjorlty for the Republican party IB as large ns any the party has ever had. It could not well be any larger. " The Democratic headquarters wore closed early In the evening nnd no statements were given out. The Prohibitionists claim a large gain in their former vote and arc very much gratified. Iowa Returns. Iowa City Sixteen precincts li Johnson county give Cummins 1,4(52 ( , Phillips 1,857. The snmo precincts two years ago gave Shaw 1,5(11 ( , White 2.0(53. ( The indications arc that Cum mins will carry the county by a small majority. Hurllngton DCS Molnos county. It Is estimated , will give Cummins ( Rep. ) for governor GO plurality , n gain of 300 over 1899. This may elect part of the Republican county ticket. The county Is usually (100 ( Democratic. Cedar Rapids This city gave Cum mins 1,000 plurality. In the state elec tion last year the Republicans carried the city a plurality of 970. The vote yesterday was very light. The Demo- rats did llttla work at the polls. Marshalltown Incomplete returns , with GO per cent of the votes counted , show Cummins will carry the city by about GOO plurality. The total vote Is 1,797 , as against 2,221 two years ngo. Davenport Seven of 21 precincts In Scott county give Cummins about 1,100 plurality , or a out the same Re publican lead as last year , with a total vote of 30 per cent smaller. Sioux City Cummins , for governor , has about 4,500 votes In Woodbury county , Including Sioux City. Phil lips ( Dem. ) has 1,800. The entire Re publican ticket Is elected. Falrfleld Returns from Jefferson county Indicate 700 mnjorlty for Cum mins. In ' 99 the county gave 775 maJority - Jority for Shaw ( Rep. ) . Ottumwn , la. It Is estimated that. Cummins ( Rep. ) has carried Wnpello county over Phillips ( Dem. ) by 250 mnjorlty. Keokuk Leo county , complete 59 products , give Cummins 3,204 and Phillips 3,415 , a Republican gain of 415. 415.Now Now Hampton , la. Now Hampton township gives Cummins 40G , Phillips 457 , and the Prohibition candidate 17. LIGHT VOTE IN SOUTH DAKOTA. Republicans Claim to Have Been Gen erally Successful. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Nov. G. Jones , Republican candidate for Judge , car ried Sioux Falls by 793 majority. The proposition to Issue bonds for munici pal waterworks carried by 870 major ity. The Republicans carried Mlnne- Imha county by 1,400 majority. The returns are coming In slowly. The vote was light throughout the Btato. only circuit judges being elected. At midnight the indications arc that the Republicans have elected all of the eight judges , but the Democrats claim the election of Dennett in the Third and McOeo In the Seventh dis tricts. The returns from these dis tricts nro too meager to base an esti mate upon. Jones ( Rop. ) carried every county in the Second district , with possibly ono exception. His mnjorlty will bo close to 2,500. Huron Returns from the larger cities In this , the Fifth Judicial circuit , indicate that McCoy ( Rep. ) has been elected circuit Judge over Null .fu- ) by 800 majority. REPUBLICAN GAINS IN OHIO. Increcocd Majority In Leglslatue In- eurst Re-Election of Foraker. Columbus , Nov. G. The Republic-ana yc'fltordpy. carried Ohio by such In creased plurality on their Btato ticket nnd with such nn enlarged majority In the legislature as to cause all sorts of comment on what did It. The result continues the Republicans In power In the state , making an epoch of 12 years In succession for that party In Ohio , nnd It Insures the re-election of Sena tor Foraker. i The extent of the Republican suc cess Is attributed to the silver Demo crats not voting , to the attitude of John R. McLean , the Democratic can didate for governor two years ngo , nnd the Ohio members of the national committee , to the superior organiza tion of the Republicans , nnd other onuses. The Republicans nttrlbuto the result largely to the popular de- Biro not to disturb the prevailing pros perity , In accordance with Senator Hannn's appeal to "let well enough nlono ; " to the deulro to support Pres ident Roosevelt In carrying -jut the policies of the Into President McKln- ley and to the endorsement of Govern or Nash nnd Senator Foraker. Chair man Dick sent a messenger to Govern or Nnsh 'nt the state house nnd tele- Emms to Senator Fornker at Clncln- natl , nnd Senator Hanna nt Cleveland , congratulating them on these lines. The Republicans are so elated over their triumph that they are talking of Congressman Dick , who has been chairman of their state committee for 11 years years , for governor two years hence , when Senator Hanna stands for re-election , nnd It Is gdnerally predict ed that John R. McLean then will bo the Democratic candidate for senator. It is believed that Hon. Charles R. Ra ker of Cincinnati , who has been an avowed candidate against Foraker , will receive the complimentary vote of the Democrats for senator. In Hamilton county there was a mixed delegation In the last legislat ure , when John R. McLean ( Dem. ) carried that county for governor. The delegation then had only two Repub licans. This year the delegation con sists of 13 Republicans. Lucas county had two Republican members In the last legislature , but under the new census It has four members , all Re publicans. The Democrats gain four members In Franklin and one in Adams and Pike counties. The Re publicans gain ono member each In Summit , Musklngum , Ross and Will- lams counties. Chairman Dick of the Republican state headquarters Issued the follow ing : "Returns at midnight Indicate the election of Governor Nash by 00- 000 and upwards and the election of 22 to 25 of the 33 members of the senate and 70 to SO of the 110 members of the house. " Cleveland One hundred and thirty- five precincts out of 200 In Cleveland give Nnsh ( Rep. ) 15,055 , Kilbourne ( Dem. ) 17,753 ; Democratic gain of 1.- 55D compared with last fall. PENNSYLVANIA. Numerous Arrests and Charges of Fraud on Both Sides. Philadelphia , Nov. G. Returns up'to ' 2 a. m. Indicate the election of the Re publican state ticket , Frank G. Harris for state treasurer and William P. Potter for supreme court judge , by from 60,000 to 70,000 plurality. The vote In favor of the proposed consitu- tlonal amendment in the Interest of ballot reform Is overwhelming. Estimates from 67 counties of the state give Frank G. Harris , Republican for state treasurer , an apparent plural ity of 51,018 , William P. Potter , Re publican for supreme court judge , 44- , 807 plurality. In Philadelphia , Roth- ermel , the fusion candidate for dis trict attorney , was beaten by 43,478 plurality. Harris' plurality In this city was 34,9(51 ( and Potter's was 31- 921. G. Harry Davis ( fu. ) was elected judge of common pleas court No. 5 , running nearly 1,000 votes ahead of Henry Budd , his associate on the ticket. Notwithstanding the Interest , the election throughout the city was con ducted generally In an orderly manner. There were , however , various disputes at the voting places , and In various In stances the disputants came away with broken heads , bur no very serious rows occurred anywhere. The Repub licans and the fuslonlsts charge each other with wholesale fraud and prom ise to make numerous arrests , There were many arrests for violations of the election laws , but In nearly every case the offender was promptly balled out by political friends. Light Vote In Rhode Island. Providence , Nov. G. In the election of Governor Gregory and the entire ticket by a plurality of at least 6,000 the Republicans of Rhode Island , with a majority In both branches of the general assembly , have again retained the guidance of the state's policies. The campaign lacked feature , and the result was a decreased vote at the polls. The Democrats cut by 3,000 the vote of the Republicans at the last election. The Democrats elected their mayoralty candidates by substantial pluralities In Providence , Pawtucket , Woonsocket and Newport , and the Re publicans were successful In the new city of Central Falls. County Elections In Kansas. Topeka , Nov. G. Local elections were held In every county in Kansas yesterday , county commissioners and school trustees being the only officers elected. Republicans were generally successful. While the election was uninteresting so far as Issues wore concerned , It was Important chiefly in noting the way In which the political wind Is blowing. The Republicans claim that In the results of yesterday they can forecast a safe majority for ' the Republicans In the next legislature. DEMOCRATS CARRY KENTUC Charles F. Grainger Elected Mayor of Louisville. Louisville. Nov. G. The general no- Bombly that was elected In Kentucky yesterday , with the exception of half the senate , which holds over , will bo Democratic on Joint ballot by an In creased majority , according to the lat est returns. This general assembly will elect a successor to Senator Deboo for the term beginning March 4 , 1903. The Bcnato will stand 2G Democrats- to 12 Republicans , the same as the.old senate , and the house 77 Democrat * to 23 Ropublicnns , a Democratic gala of 17. For the first time In years the re turns do not show the election of a single Populist to the assembly. In addition to electing n United States senator , the new assembly will redls- trlct the stnte ns to senatorial repre sentatives , appellate court and cir cuit court districts for ten years. In the city of Louisvllje , the Democrats elected Charles F. Grainger ( Dem. ) mayor over John A. Straiten ( Rep. ) by about 6,000 majority. Th Demo crats also elected the city , county and legislative tickets. Louisville , Nov. G. The entire Dem ocratic city and county tickets are- elected. Returns to the Courier-Jour nal show thje Democrats have gained five members of the lower house and ono member of the senate of the gen eral assembly. GORMAN MAY WIN FOR SENATE. Democrats Will Control the Maryland - land Legislature. Baltimore , Nov. 0. A conservative estimate based on about half the voting precincts.in the city and unofficial re turns from the stnte ninde nt 3 n. m. Indicate that the Democrats will con trol the legislature nnd will probably have G7 votes on joint ballot , which la six more thnn a majority. In order to obtain this result It will be neces sary that they carry the Second legis lative district In Baltimore city , which seems probable. Not more than half the returns from the city are In and these show an unusually close contest. It Is not bellved that the majority for either party In Baltimore city will exceed 2,000. Anything like accurate figures Is not obtainable and even the best informed are totally at sea as to the result. Both Democratic and Re publican headquarters are closed and the leaders have gone home. Prior to their departure the chairmen of both the Democratic and the Republican state central committee gave out In formal statements , In which they guardedly claimed both the city and the state without giving any figures on which to base their assertions. Virginia Still Democratic. Richmond , Nov. G. Although In the election yesterday the Democrats polled only about 35 per cent of their vote , the result surpassed their most sanguine expectations. The negroes took little Interest in the contest and the Indications are now that the Demo cratic majority will be more than 20- 000. The Democratic majority on joint ballot In the legislature will be- overwhelming. On the legislative ticket the Democrats made gains In the southwest , where they feared they were weak. Returns at 2 a. m. sustain the belief that the Democrats have elected their ticket by 25,000 majority. The Republicans made their greatest gain in the valley , where there were Democratic factional fights. Colorado. Denver. Nov. G. The returns Indf- cate that in this county the entire Democratic ticket Is elected by from 2,500 to 5,000 plurality. Some of the Democratic candidates were scratched .heavily , but all are elected. Dispatches from Pueblo Indicate that Pueblo has gone Republican and news from Colorado rado Springs is to the same effect re garding El Paso county. Leadville dis patches claim a Republican majority of 500 In Lake county. Teller county ( the Cripple Creek mining district ) Is Democratic. The day passed without serious disturbances eo far as heard. from. How Onr AnccNtnrH Qnnrrcleil. A study of mcdlicvnl rural life Is nptr to give the Impression that the princi pal part of the life of the people was spent In quarreling or In the commis sion or prosecution of offenses. Our ancestors certainly were a very liti gious and n very disorderly people. The records teem with Instances of men- nnd women drawing knives against one nnothcr , of breaking Into houses , oC prosecuting ono another for slander. Then we have such entries ns these : "It Is ordained by common consent that all the women of the village must refrain their tongues from all slander- Ing. " "Thomas , son of Robert Smith , Is lined 12 pence because his wife Ag nes beat Emma , the wife of Robert , the tailor , nnd Robert , the tailor , six pence because his wife Emma swore at Afjncs , the wife of Thomas. " "It is en joined upon all the tenants of the vil lage that none of them attack any oth ers In word or deed , with clubs or ar rows or knives under penalty of paylii"- 40 shillings. " & Such entries , frequently occurring , In nddltlon to the innumerable Instances of Individual attack , slander , petty theft nnd other Immorality seem to show n community of far from perfect virtue. Llpplneott's. The Uminl AVa - . "Do you expect to realize n fortune from your latest Invention ? " asked the capitalist. "No , " said the Inventor , "I don't real ly expect tc. I bad some hopes , but I suppose It will be the usual programme I'll Imagine the fortune nnd some ono- else will realize . " lt.-\Vnshlngton star. I have lived to know that the secret of happiness Is never to nllow your en- rgleB-to'8tnenate.-A. ' . Clarke. ,