THE NORFOLK NEWS : FJUDAY , MARCH 21 , 1902 ,
The floffolk fi
It IB almost too cold to start the city
Apolitical pot to boiling.
General Funston IB cutting into the
TRgalog ranks nt homo to an extent
Hint in very discomforting to the tuitls.
The Nollgh Lender has discarded HH
blankot'Rlzo and now appears ns a novoii-
column quarto with four pages of homo
jrrint. It is n commendable improve
ment.
_ _ _ _ _
Winter has. shown that it is filill it
Hiidifumtltloil to all the honors accruing.
2i now has the common consent of the
3 > ooplo to retire and give the radishes a
ohnnoo.
Governor Savage will have more tlmo
to instruct in his idon of justice after
Jils prosout term of otllco expires. Bart-
'Joy should endow a hchool of their cult
and cslnhllah the governor an president.
U'ho house committee on coinage ,
weights and monsuros has favorably ro-
jportod a bill to ndopt the metric system
of weights and monjmroniouts as the
taudard for the United Status.
General Fuuston IB just now the para-
anouut IBSUO with the domoorhtfl. The
doughty little Kantian general has been
nooossfnl In discomfiting the country's
onotnios in the far onfit and will uu-
donbtoly hold hln own at homo.
There is no discounting March weather
* or variety. When the people imagine
that they are in the uildflt of wpring they
arc- really on the verge of winter and
when it is believed to bo nothing but
winter , spring is right at hand.
Others who have received Governor
-Savage's invitations to moot with him
And disousH privately the Bartloy pardon
will probably wonder if there is buck of
it a slmllnr attempt nt exposure like that
in the cnso of M. A. Brown of Kearney.
Senator Dietrich's bill , dividing No-
JmuUtn into two federal judicial districts ,
was passed by the eonato Thursday.
Mow if the honso will do the name and
the president signs the bill the people 6f
iho Btnto will appreciate it very much.
These people who have a deslro to
criticise General Fuuston for his re
marks concerning the Philippines and
Filipinos should stop long enough to
consider that the general probably
knows more of what ho is talking about
iu u minute than they do in a mouth.
A Missouri young woman kept a
Tocortl of all kisses , promises and other
marks of aft'ootion exchanged with her
lover and now has them to back a $ tfOCO
broach of premise suit. It is n valuable
tip for other young women who have
reason to suspect that their lovers might
.not stick.
The Nebraska Independent asks :
"Would Abraham Lincoln protect lifo
by shooting 30,000 Filipinos ? " Ho un
doubtedly would. He shot more than
many of his own countrymen of his
raoo dearer to him by far than any
Filipino could bo , to protect not lifo
tut the liberty of an oppressed race.
The congressional librarian says that
I 4 in J3 years ho has had but two calls for
the bible ] from ? national legislators.
This may bo taken as moaning one of two
things , one is that the American loids
have little use for this ancient book of
laws and another is that they are so well
posted on its contents that they seldom
.need to refer to it.
Some of the fusion papers are holding
that Ex Treasurer Meserve is a deeply
wronged man , if not a martyr. They
and Governor Savage , Bartloy , et al. ,
nhould organize a now party on that
line of belief. They could hope for no
support from the people , but could for
mulate a platform on which they could
stand with consistency.
The officials of Franco are now con
sidering the proposition to come a-court-
ing to the United States. They are
favorably disposed to accept the invita
tion extended by congress to participate
iu the ceremonies attending the inaug
uration of the Ruchanibeau monnmont
at Washington. It is likely that high
officials of that country will attend with
one of their finest war vessels.
It { H quite apparent that the country
members of the republican party , repro
Buiiml by the country pruss propose to
exert uu iuiluonco in the coming stnto
cam aign and it will not bo favorable
to Savage , Bartley , et al. There is
scarcely a cor utry publisher , if one , in
north Nebrrska , who does not favor the
turning down of the entire gang and re-
Imtldijg with new and strong timber
If the F. E & M V. , while construct
ing tliHir Verdigre extension , would now
unite with the Union Pacific and the 0.
St. P. M & O. iii the construction of a
nuiou depot some place up town in Nor
folk , UP which all trains would arrive
and ( lop.vrt , one great desire of Norfolk
citizens would "be realized. The Com
mercial ( ilud should endeavor to ascer
tain if it could be of any assistance to
the railroads in attaining this end.
And to think that intreped , St.
. o.-ge-likeOjustautinoJ Smyth whoso
record OB n truBt-HtiinHhcr almost equals
thnt of W. J. Brynn hlnmolf , would bo
guilty of iiBHlHtlng Kx-Tronmiror MoHorvo
Inevndlng the law nnd punishment ,
llonlly H IH lee much to contomplato.nnd
the thought thnt these two Bnintn of
populism I should fall ns low nn n common
re , IH nlmost honrtrondlng I The
in thing wo know the whole pnrty
ill bo IVH wlokod ns nro the republicans.
The NobraHkn Stnto Record , of Lin-
oln , tlilH week piiblish ( > s the naiiios of
hose who petitioned Governor Poyntor
o grant n pardon to Embezzler Bnrlloy
ind ninong ethers is found the iiniiio of
I. II. Wilson of Lincoln , who IH bolng
boomed by friends of the Snvngo-Bnrtloy
crowd for governor. Either ono of the
roconimojidntloiis ought to bo suflloiont
o defcnt Wili.on. Tlio next candidate
of the republicans ought to ho n man
who cnn bo d6f ended against nil nccus
OIIH of being aligned with the old ring
Grntid Island Independent.
The rumor has boon hoard on the
ti'ootn repeatedly filuco the republican
city convention that Jack Koonlgstulu
'would not nmko' the race for mayor. It :
conversation with Mr. KoonlgUoln last
evening ho positively assured Tim Nuwf
that tlioKO tumors are without found
ntloti. Ho has boon made the regular
nominee of the party and ho does not
oxpoot to shirk the roKpinslblllty , While
It was apparent that ho did not court
the nomination , and in fact tiled to do-
cllno at the convention , now that lid has
boon made the candidate ho should
receive the support of the pnrty that
placed him on the ticket , and if ho does
receive such support ho will bo elected.
Porhnpfl the Fllley way is the quick
est and surest way to take the romance
out of this extortion business in which
throats against persons and property
are employed. Ever since Pat Orowo
has boon BO thoroughly advertised there
have boon numerous daring Imitations in
all parts of the country. Few however ,
have boon orowudd with success and
many of thorn with disaster , as in the
llloy oaso. The remedy applied by the
> ooplo of Fllloy may' have boon pretty
ovoro but the case was undoubtedly ono
needing a radical cure and it is doubtful
f n jury of his peers will permit the
man who shot the Crowe imitator to be
loveroly punished , if nt all.
The rise of Colouol Cowry to the pros-
doncy of the Western Union Telegraph
lompany , is further evidence that the
boy and young man of Amoilca has a
ihanoo if ho will improve It. Ho bogau
his coroor as mossoHgor boy for a tole-
raph company and by his energy and
.vorth worked himself up stop by step
lirough the grades of operator , manager ,
superintendent , general superintendent
and vice president until ho is now attha
load of the greatest telegraph ser
vice iu the country. There is a chaiicq
for the boys if they will take it. They
cannot jamp Into the highest position af
one bound but they can got there if they
have the determination and ability nec
essary.
The "nnti" press fools itself highly
insulted by the suggestion of General
Fuuston at the Lotos club dinner that'
if they would shut up for a while the !
BuiTcctos In the Philippines would
quit tholr idiotio fighting and in fact
would have quit two years ago had not
they boon constantly inspired by thq
perpetual yelping against the govern
ment policy in this country. It is now1
overwhelming ( m its mind , at least ) the
gallant Kansnn with such epithets as an
"adventurer , " or n filibuster pitchforked
into high army command and all that'
sort of "tenderness. Pretty soon they !
will bo calling him "butcher" as their
prototypes , the copperheads , en1 led
Grant. State Journal.
Rainmaker Whitney of Rocky Ford
Colorado , who wants to produce an av
erage of three-quarters of an inch of
moisture in Nebraska for $1,000 has
come at the wrong time of year with !
his hold-up proposition. Nebraska al
ways hns plenty of moisture in the
spring without the aid of any rainmaker ,
Now if July and August proye dry , ins
they have iu times past , and Mr. Whit
ney would produce three-quarters of an
inch of precipitation through the ma
nipnlatiou of his wet producing xmv
chinory , ho might be able to collect from
the appreciative people of Nebraskti , who
would feel so good that they wouldn't '
miss a small $1,000 given most any
chump.
Mixed in with his defeuso of the Bart-
1y pardon nt A his efforts to convince
the peoplOjtlmt he IB the best exeoutivo
the stuto ever hnd nud deserving , of n
nomination at the hnnds of the republi
can convention , Governor Snvngo occa-
bionally does or snys something worthy
of notice In line with this is his sug
gestion , iu the annual Arbor day proo-
Initiation , that each observer of the day
plant a tree commemorative of the late
Piesident Mi-Kluloy. Arbor day , which
is Tuesday , April 23 , should be gener
ally observed by schools , patriotic or
ganizations and all property owners and
in dedicating a tree to the Into president
additional significance will be attached
to such observance. It is a good sug
gestion and should meet with popular
approval.
Chairman De Fnince of the populist
state committee considers that a fusion
Btiito ticket IB a foregone conclusion.
There are many who will agree with
the popnllHt ( ilmtriimn , The pnrtlos
have grabbed that fusion hnttnry and
and theyciin't lot go although they glow
weaker the longer they hang on. They
will thuroforo probably keep hold until
hey nro dropped by the vmyiddo com-
ilutoly cxhnustcd. This Is the story of
rowing weakness the election rotuniH
ell. Holcomb WIIH first elected govor-
lor by n plurality of something liku 20-
XX ) , The ether pliirnlitins wore ns fol-
OWH : 181)0 ) Brynn electors , fusion ,
ilurnllty 12,0:15 : ; 181)7 ) Snlllvnu fusion
ilnrnllty lt,82 ! ! ) { 181)8 ) Poyutor , fusion
plurality 12,721 ; 181)1) ) ) Holcomb , fusion
plurality r > ,107 ; 10CD McKluloy , ropub
lean plurality 7,822 ; 11)01 ) Sedgwick ,
republican plurality 12,0m ) If the fa
uro IH governed by the punt it IH eiiHy to
nntlolpnto a largo republican plurality
n Nebraska this fall.
An Olijeut Ijcflon.
A poor Chicago wnshor-womnn hns
seven children whoso food nnd clothing
she provides by ceiwoloss toll , yet she
finds tlmo to tonoh them the grout truths
which every child should bo tnnght and
to a lady who offered her D.OOO for one
of them , she replied with pity in her
voice : "I am very sory for you , but I
could not trust ono of thorn to the care
of another ; I would not take $1,000,000
for him. "
Hero IB n lesson for those who lecture
nud write upon the dation of mother
hood , the nrt of homo-innkiug nud kindred
drod topics. Poor , obscure , isolntoc
from nil that the world is pleased t <
call pleasure , daily toil nt the tub ho
uovor-ohnuging vocation , each day i
trifle grayer , slow in stop and bout ii :
body ; yet , when she hears the childish
prnyors lisped nt night , far richer thai
the bejeweled Indy whoso cnrringo halt
nt her humble door that its silkou-clac
occupant niny plond tearfully for jus
ouo-sovoutli the joy of the womnu sin
hndbuco thought poor. This humbl
toiler's sphere is Inrgo enough to hold
wonlth of love , n iniuo of contentment
The Conservative.
The Suvnjjc-Bnrtloy Hand.
Governor Snvago has made a char-
.ctoristio effort to shut off the opposition
if M. A. Brown of the Kearney Hub to
his nomination as candidate for gov
ernor , which again discloses the Savage-
Bartley hand toward forcing the issue ,
t must bo admitted that it is a cleverly
constructed , but most undignified attack ,
coming from the stnto executive ofilco ,
nud it will bo surprising if it does not
cnll out n vigorous defense nud counter-
iittnck on the part of Mr. Brown nnd
iis friends. It npponrs that the gover
nor seeks to convoy the impression that
Mr. Brown is ono of the Bartloy bono-
floiarus inasmuch as ho had borrowed
from the Koaruoy National bank $14 ,
000 and the bank failed , owing the state
$0,000 which the governor claims it
would have been able to repay had Mr.
Brown and ether creditors paid , in their
turn , what they owed. Until the gov
ernor shows that the nionoy Mr. Brown
received was loaned ns state money and
known as such to the borrower , his at
tempt at revenge is very weak. Every
one knows that the general reason for
the failure of a bank is that it is carry
ing too much paper on which it cannot
realize at the proper time , but unless
money on such loans is obtained fraudulently
lontly or illegally there is no blame to at
taoh to the borrower unless it be that of
poor business judgement. If this ex
position indicates anything , it is that
the bank officails did not use the best of
business discretion in ranking loans ana
indicates that Bartley ns treasurer was
not CDreful in iuquiiing into the solvency
of the bank before depositing money
therein. Developments have proven
that this particular bank was overbur
dened with paper on which it could not
realize , n fact of which Bartley v should
have boon cognizant before ho made it
a state depository. Fathermore Bartloy
was charged nnd convicted of embezzle
ment , a charge that could not have rested
on the proper deposit of money in a
bank that had been determined in a
solvent condition by n careful oxamiua
tion. If Governor Savngo , through his
intercourse with the defaulting ex-state
treasurer , has learned that there are di
rect beneficiaries of his defalcation he
should not hesitate to disclose them , bat
no sort of politics would justify him in
exposing a man's poor business judg
ment , while direct beneficiaries are
eh'ioldod by truckling to the Savage
Bartloy cause.
The pardon of Bartloy cannot be
classed as a mistake , neither as the re
suit of poor judgment on the part of the
executive , but as a deliberate outrage on
justice and on the good name of the
republican party and petiple of the state
By attempting to tear others down
Savage can never build himself up and
his opposition will bo more intense and
vigorous the more frequently he triei
such tactics as in the x rown instance
The governor does not plead iguorauc
or error , but insists that ho was doing
right in the face of the opposition of hi
party and.it is sublime presumption on
his part to ask th.it party to endorse an
act which it has disapproved in utat
convention.
Bartley was convicted of embezzlement
mont for converting to his own use i
warrant for f 181,000 and not for thi
sums lawfully deposited in the banks o
the state { whicht they through failure
were unable to repay.
Kolirrlnoit Tor Governor.
As long ago IIH lust full , friends iu
various p.irMof . the fitnto begnn to urge
Hon. W. M RobertHOII of this city to
allow thn use of his nnino ns candidate
for governor before the coming ropuhh-
cnn Htnto convention. For a long time
ho withstood those flattering proposi
tions , us ho hnd veiy llttlo inclination to
go through the trials of n long cnmpaign ,
lint now that it has become apparent
that they are bolug tnndo in cnrnost , that
the desire to have n cnndidnto from the
northern pnrt of the stnto is sincere , ho
tins nt Inflt consented to outer the rnoo.
Mr. Robcitson will bo n strong factor
in the guhornntorinl contest. Ho hns
lived in this stnto siuco the pioneer days
nnd ho has friends and acquaintances
all over Nebraska who will bo glad to
support him for the position , which
they know ho will Oil with honor and
ability. "Rob , " as ho is familiarly
known among personal friends nud In
politicnl circles , has lived in this county
duihig the past 28 years nnd during
nil that tlmo has bcou closely identified
with the ropublicau party. No call of
his party has been uoglected and ho has
served faithfully and well Its every do
rnnnd , doing valiant work both ou the
stump and in nn oxeoutivo capacity for
the pnrty whoso principles ho believes
are right. Ho hns been national corn-
niittoomnn for this -tnto nnd hns served
in n number of minor positions.
Ho hns nioro ability than any man
who has occupied the gubernatorial
clnvlr for years , and if nominated nnd
elected ho will give the people of this
state an administration to which they
may point with pride , not apology ,
when ho is mentioned. Thnt he is n
mnu of conviction nnd not nfrnid to en
force whnt ho believes is right , wns dem
onstrated the year ho served ns mnyor
of the city of Norfolk , when ho took
the position under most trying local
conditions nud gave the city one of the
host administrations it over had clean ,
conscientious and honest.
That ho will receive the loyal support
of Madison county for the nomination
'rora ' the number of letters received and
'avorablo newspaper mention made ,
iven in advance of his announced candi
dacy , there Booms no doubt but that ho
will bo heartily endorsed by most of the
onuties of north Nobraska. Following
are among the newspaper clippings conCerning -
Corning Mr. Robertson and hrs candi
dacy for governor , showing that the
rend of public sontimout is strongly to
ward him :
Columbus Journal : W. M. Robert-
sou of Norfolk is being mentioned by
republicans for nomination as a party
candidate for governor. Mr. Robertson
s certainly an able man , a strong repnb-
lean , and has a host of political friends
11 Nebraska.
Madison Mail : Hon.'s W. M. Robertson -
son nnd F. W. Richardson are promi
nently mentioned in connection with
the republican gubernatorial nomina
tion. If we are to have a republican
governor either of these gentlemen will
be satisfactory.
Bloomfield Monitor : The Monitor
notes that Mayor W. M. Robertson , of
Norfolk , has been mentioned ns a pos
sible nominee for governor of Nebraska.
Andwhy not ? Mr Robertson can fill
the bill ably and well and would make
an ideal candidate. North Nebraska
mnst have n candidate this trip.
Neligh Leader : Among the candidates
for the position of governor on the
republican ticket is mentioned the
name of Hon. W. M. Robertson of Mad
ison. He is a clean man of flue execut
ive ability , and would make a governor
tof whom the whole state might well be
proud. In Antelope county ho is pop
ular and would poll a largo vote.
Pierce Call : The Madison Star says
that Hon. W. M. Robertson , of Norfolk ,
is liable to be a candidate for governor
on the republican ticket. No better
selection could be made. Mr. Robertson
is a north Nebraska man and would
make things hum if nominated. If
north Nebraska republicans will only
hang together Mr. Robertson can be
nominated.
Pierce Call : Burt Mapes and Major
E. H. Tracy were up from Norfolk Tues
day oh legal business. Mr. Mapes in
forms us that Hon. Wm. M Robertson ,
ot.thcir city , has announced himself as
a candidate for governor before the
republican state convention and bis
canvass is , meeting with encouragement
from a parts of the state. If this part
of Nebraska will go to the convention
solid for "Rob , " as he is familiarly
called , he can bo nominated easily.
Schnyler Sun : News comes from Nor
folk , that Judge Robertson is smiling at
bis friends who mention his name in connection
nection- , with the nomination for goyer
nor. Thereis not n rann in this part of
Nebraska the Sun would rather support
for the place than Judge Robertson.
The judge is not a big man phvBicnlly
but ho has plenty of gray matter in the
cranial cnvities. He is intellectually
nnd morally fitted by nature and ex
petlenoo for the governor's chair.
Bixby wng up at Nnligh the other daj
and he write * as follows to the State
Journnl : Having a little spnre timn yes
tflrday , T talked with some of the load
ItiK republicans concerning the puberna
torial situation. There is a strong feel
in ? that the north Plat to district should
furnish the man , and Hon. W. M. Rob
prison of Norfolk js the favorite. Then
nre no objection * on porsonnl grounds to
H. H. Wilson , but subtle influences nra
felt in theon parts , nnd crop out in nn
ill-disguised prejudice against anything
or anybody politically associated with
Lancaster county.
ColnmbuB TimoH : No abler or better
rnnn in nil Nebraskn cnn be nominated
for governor , thnn Hon Wm. M. Rob
ertson of Norfolk. The Times editoi
has been honored wlh bis intimate ac
qrmintnnce during his entire reeidenc
In Nobiaska and was nshpred into thii
world within "n stonn's throw" of hi
birthplace in the old Empire state and
n truer man. a mom accomplished gen.
tleman , a better lawyer or a more loyn
republican never lived. If he can be in-
lined to accept it nominate Robertson
ud ho will not only score n big victory ,
ut will bo nn honor to thin grout com-
nouwonlth.
Albion News : Among the mimes
nontioned for cnndidnto for governor
> n the republican ticket this full IN thnt
if Hon. W. M Robertson , of N irfolk.
Mr. Robertson Is well nnd favorably
known In Bxmo county na well ns nil
over north Nobrnckn , nnd would make
i strong cnndidnto. It is pretty near
iino thnt thin sectl of the stnto wns
recognized by um ropnbllcnu pnrty.
Wo have been making the moflt rnpid
itrldofl In iuoronslng our population , ns
well ns In republicnu majorities , nud if
wo cnn unite on souio good mnu like
Mr. Robertson wo cnn force recognition.
The ropublicnns of north Nebraska will
never submit to having Savage rammed
ilowii their throats by the B. & M. rail
road syndicate.
The Denver Ropublicnii of March 11 ,
contains nn nrtlclo of considerable inter
est to the people of Nebraska in that it
concerns the governor , nn ox-stnto Irons
nrer nnd others who have tnkou part iu
the politics of this stnto. It states that
n pnrty of Nebraskaus then in Denver ,
contemplate the erection of a largo boot
sugar factory nonr Sterling , nt the upper
end of the Platte valley. Those said to
interested f In the Investment are
Governor E. P. Savage , George A. Mead
of Omaha , Ex-Treasurer Joseph Bartloy
Thomas Foley of Omaha and Attorney
Frank E. Munn. With this to guide
thorn the people are now beginning to
see the incentive for the governor' *
clemency toward Bartley. They menu
to build a factory and the ex-treasure :
will pay back to the people in sweotnesi
what they have lost through his incuin
bouoy. Any who nro soured over his
stenl will be liberally served with sugn
until their sweetness of .disposition wil
bo uurivnled. The question unturally
arises , whore do Savage , Bnrtley & Co
got the money to erect such a plant i :
Colorado ? Could it be possible that
part of that half million which Bartloy
stole from the state , is going into thn
factory , and that the governor will go
a sugar factory , while the people o
Nebraska have a gold brick ?
The Chicago Chronicle points out the
mporntivo need of a democratic leader
in congress and winds np an impas-
ioned plea for such a leader with the f ol-
) wing ; "How much longer is the fnntas-
io Bornaby Rudgeof Lincoln , Neb. , to
omnin even nominally at the head of
what was once a party of ideas and
principles ? How much longer is his
aven croak of "Never say die" to ro-
iound over the last ditch of party par
alysis and incapacity ? Is there no dem
ocrat anywhere who is man enough to
nsist that the democratic party shall be
democratic and not popnlistic ? "
Members of the Fremont fire depart
ment appear to have a keen sense of
justice as well as of duty. On account
of the service they rendered during the
recent fire , Hammond Bros , sent them a
check fort $100. They undoubtedly
earned that , and more , but the chief re
turned itexplaining that the department
would prefer to look to the firm for
favors when tboir fortunes were on the
up-gradet than when they wore suffering
from the severest misfortune. He ex
pressed thanks for the acknowledgment
of service but considered that the firm
might put that sum of money to good
use in making a fresh start.
Everyone who comes bock from Okla
homn lately has a roast for it. Dust
ankle deep , no business , everyone
panic stricken these are the reports.
In some parts of Oklahoma wheat that
was put in the ground last August has
had no moisture to start it to grow lag.
It is said that should there be plenty
of moisture from now on , the wheat
crop of that territory will not be a third
of what 'it was last season. Superior
Journal.
General Funston is well convinced
that those who have been comparing
Agnlnaldo'to our own immortal George
Washington have slandered the name
and fame of the father of his country
He could not imagine , for instance , that
George Washington would deliberately
murder one of his'generals with the ex
ploiiation that : "I had him killed
simply because ho would have been
dictator instead of myself. "
The democrats are already beginning
to find'those sure signs of victory for
1004. These signs will continue to
multiply as the road nears the campaign
and when election is at hand the suc
cess of the democratic ticket will be
loudly and enthusiastically claimed oven
though the returns will show that the
vote for that ticket is no larger than
that received by the prohibit'ouitts.
It is claimed that Ex-Treasurer Mes-
erve's acquittal is another of those jokes
on Nebraska justice and the people of
the state and the moral la as plain as
that Snvngo will not be the next gover
nor : If yon have n hankering to np
propriato something that doos't belong
to yon get into the state treasurer's office
as fast ns you can and be certain that a
Savage is in the executive chair.
A North Carolina paper would like
someone to recollect if they ever heart
the ory , "Let well enough alone , " dnr
ing the days of Cleveland rule , Coxey
armies and free soup houses. It wns
certainly not a campaign cry and may
have boon uttered under the breath am
In remote localities.
Hark Twain has added two new
maxims to the world's stock. They are s
"Wo ought never to do wrong when
people nro looking. " and "No real gentleman -
man will toll the linked truth in the
presence of Indies. " To which may \ > o
added Mark's tribute to n dcceiuol
frioud , "Ho didn't possess an interesting
vieo to brighten his somber virtues. "
The Genoa Times thinks the ton per-
nnco cause was neither advanced or 10-
tnr < ] od by the visit of Mrs. N tiou to that
city , but that the cnuso of Mrs. Nation
was ndvnnced nbout $30 worth by the
sale of hatchets , besides the regular ad
mission fee in which David will have ua
share.
The Filler coroner's jury decided that ,
the man who killed the imitator of Pat
Crowe nt that place was guiltless of any
wrong in the eyes of the law. It is
sniHclout warning that extortion of that
sort will not bo countenanced there.
The czar's government is getting in n
rather serious condition when the gov
ernment troops cannot bo trusted to sup
press riots , and refuse to lire on their
countrymen.
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THE JAPAN CURRENT.
Knro Slwo I'lleB Grent Loniln or
Driftwood on Aln kn. ' Shore * .
In one bcuse the Kuro Slwo , or Jiirmn *
current , is the most Interesting in the-
world because many occanogrnphers.
believe It was the direct means of peopling
pling America. This much nt least iff
certain : If < i boat were to be sex adrift
on parts of the Asiatic coast and sur
vived all storms , the Japan current
could be depended upon to carry' It
across the I'acilie and deposit It on the-
American shore. Such n thing haa-
hnppcned. In 1SI12 nine Japanese fish
ermen were left derelict and unable to
find their way back to shore. They
went with the current , and after a
drift lasting during several months
they were carried to Hawaii.
Trees torn by storms from the banks
of Asiatic rivers frequently float across
the Pacific to the American coast. Be
tween Kakatng and Kyak islands ,
about 1,200 miles northwest of Seattle ,
enormous piles of this driftwood cover
the benches. There can be no question
of the Asiatic origin of the timber.
They are the trunks of the camphor
tree , the mango and the mahogany.
Logs 150 feet long and eight feet In di
ameter are frequently found. Many of
them are seen floating shorewnrd , with
fantastic roots standing high above the
waves. In places the logs nro plied
twenty feet high. They are generally
without bark , which has been peeled
off by the waves , and most of them
have become white and heavy from
Impregnation with salt water. As they
pile up the sands drift over them , and
gradually they sink out of sight , and
new beaches are formed. This process
hns been going on for ages , and the
shore line Is being steadily extended.
Excavations along the beach show that
texture of the burled timber gets hard
er and harder the farther In you go ,
until in some instances petrifaction has
taken place. Other excavations show
logs that have turned to coal.
The presence of Siberian driftwood
on the shores of Greenland convinced
Nansen that his idea of drifting across
the Polar sea in the Fram was logical.
Great quantities of the wood are an
nually cast on the coasts of Spitz-
bergen and Nova Zembla , and there
are tribes of Greenland Eskimos who
depend for sledge runners and other
wooden Implements on the drift from
Siberian forests. For years they de
pended for Iron implements on the-
hoops of casks which came to them
over seas. Theodore Waters in Alns-
lee's.
The WllIInK Worker.
"Why is it , " asked n modest young
breadwinner , "that when 1 stay at the
ofllce after , hours to voluntarily do an
extra amount of work somebody who
is in charge pounces upon me as his
Justifiable victim and gives me still
more to do ?
"That has happened to me time after
time in my business , and at each repe
tition I have taken a vow that if I am
ever in charge of an ofllce I shall give
any one of my subordinate who sits
down and does work which isn't specif
ically required of him credit for what
he does do and let it go at that , with
out adding insult to injury , as It were ,
by giving him something further to do.
"Of course it's an old saying that the
man who does the most work is the
man usually 'worked ; ' but it's discour
aging , don't you think ? Strangely
enough , , though , he goes ahead and lets
himself , be 'worked , ' with only a weak
objection to ease hi ? feelings. " New
York Mail und Express.
Blanhroonii Are Fllllntr.
One virtue of the mushroom that of
tentimes is not realized by its cham
pions even is its nutritive qualities , for
it is often considered fit only for a
sauce or a side dish. Recently I ate
dinner with a friend who is a bon vl-
vaut and gifted with an abnormally
large appetite. To my surprise , he or
dered nothing but mushrooms , bread
and butter and , of course , drinkables.
Wo had mushrooms raw , stewed , fried
and broiled on toast. It was my first
experience , but I found them excel
lent I certainly thought they would
not "stay by me ; " but , to my surprise ;
for many hours afterward I had as
complete a sense of fullness as rare
roast beef or Juicy steak ever impart
ed. New York Telegram.
A Change.
"Wo must economize "
, he said per
emptorily.
'Tta BO glad ! " hlg wife exclaimed ,
"
"You tajje the announcement more
good naturedly than usual.
"Yes ; It's pleasant to hear you us'o
theplural pronoun. Ordinarily , when
there IB any economizing needed , you-
expect roe to do It ail. "
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