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THE NORFOLK NEWS : FH1DAY , AUGUST 1,1902. If Nebraska wns endeavoring to shako . .T. Bryan out of the stnto what won California trying to ilo ? Nebraska takes off bor lint to Cali fornia as a producer of superior article In the onrtbqnako Hue , ICannoR IB getting some hot winds nnrt Uobnwkans hope they may keep them At homo ixnd not allo\y them to stray across the lino. After the base bull SOIXGOU IB over tbo people will " lutorcBtod lu watching the actor , and nctrcsBcn endeavoring to make r , grand stand play on the stage. A very simple person of today could lonoh Solomon worlds of wisdom of which that gentlemen had not oven dreamed , could bo again visit this earth. The Pierce Gall considers thnt W. L. Mote of Plalnvlow would bo an accept- nblo republican candidate for utato sou- ntor from this district if ho would con sent to allow the use of his name in that connection. The English people are not as enthusi- nstlo over the preparation for tbo corona tion of King Edward as they wore the Unit time such arrangements wore under way. Postponement detracts from the interest and there is always present tbo fenr that another postponement may toke placo. The republicans of his district nomi nated Judge W. P. Warner of Dakota Oity for state senator last Thursday evening , his only opponent being Goo. L. NelBon of Ilartlngton. Judge Warner IB considered a strongman in his district mid the republicans anticipate that ho will win easily. Other islands and archipelagos , wit uessingtho prosperity and progress of the islands that have been taken in by the "United States arc said to be ambitiouB to come under the stars and stripes. The Danish isles , it IB reported , are restlessly awaiting the consummation of the deal that will make them the property of this country. If Editor Allen's attack on the ad ministration for endeavoring to rid the Philippines of the friars is good ho should likewise turn his batteries against the head of the Catholio church the Vatican at Rome , as the pope and other oflloialB of the church appear to bo in hearty accord witb the admin Serration's policy. The friends of J. J. McCarthy are In creasing with each passing day of the campaign and the republican vote will undoubtedly bo something to confuse the fnsioulsts. They/are / probably pre paring their minds and enthusiasm for another slump to the republican ticket in this district. Anyway they should bo making such preparations. Missouri republicans point with pride to the period that state was uudor .republican control. The republicans wore in power for six years , thirty years ago. The people of that state should give the party another trial. It has been BO long since they were in power tha many Missourians do not realize what good they ore capable of accomplishing It is assured that President Roosevelt is to visit Nebraska during September It IB to be hoped that he may bo given an especial opportunity to look at the development the beet sugar industry has .made in this state during his visit. Not that it is believed the president is an enemy of the industry , but that he may be prepared to present some facto , wit nessed by himself , to those who are. The gloom surrounding the fusion campaign docs not appear to be rolling away to any great extent as the cam paign , state and congressional , advances and it would appear that all the re publicans need to do to win a swooping victory is to keep reasonably awake and hold the attention of the voters nnti the votes are counted. Victory for th < republican ticket is in sight and shoul "bo kept in sight until the election makes it certain. In doing away with brilliant nniformi and adopting those of a more sober hu the army is but conforming to one o nature's most pronouncedjlaws. Animals , birds and insects have always been pro tected more or less from their enemies by being clothed in colors not easily dis tinguishable and the adoption of army uniforms of nature's color is influenced by the same motives. The bright red and blue uniforms with gold lace and fancy trimmings are passing , never to return. With the building of the government building next year and the other im provements , public and private , contem plated Norfolk may bo expected to fairly boom. Oity property has ad vanced considerably during the last year or two and a still further advance is confidentently expected. Norfolk is recovering fully from the stagnation of several years ago and its development into a city of respectable proportions may reasonably be expected during the next few years. S The worst has happened. The World- Herald ropnbHuhod from the Now York Herald of Monday a review of the pro ceedings of state conventions and opin ions from the national committeemen all tending to Bhow thnt Bryan would not bo the next democratic candidate for president. A few of the committeemen - men , among them Jamon 0. Dnhlman of this Mate , consider that ho IB the logical candidate , but the majority of them ox- prcsfl doubts , , qnallfring them with the statement that Mr. Bryan docs not want to run again. Congressman Livingston of Georgia ia quoted OH Baying , "By abolishing the tariff wo can dismantle every manufac turing combination in the land. " There IB uo doubt about it. Not only the com binations , but the factories themselves may bo dismantled. This was success fully shown under Cleveland , when but n partial abolishment of the tariff was attempted. It is a safe argument , but the people have not BO noon forgotten that they are likely to fall over them selves in their eagerness to assist the tariff smashers. It mar bo safe to assume that the con gressional conventions have more to do with the national issues than have the state conventions , this year , inasmuch as congressmen having to do with national affairs , were nominated at the former and none but state ofllcors were chosen by the latter. Therefore those who have objected to the construction placed upon one of the planks adopted by the state convention , feel some satisfaction in the fact that the congressmen are not com pelled to support the sugar refining trust after they are elected. The fnslouists should furnish eomo evidence thnt they will do bettor by the people as against the railroads , than the republicans , if they desire that to bo an issno of the coming state campaign. The last fusion regime was of moro benefit to the railroads and other corporations than any administration the state has yet had and the people therefore canmt afford to rely on that as nn example of what they will accomplish if given of flee. Evidence to this effect is furnished by prominent men of their own party. The people are not insisting on another administration like the last they gave. The American Economist recently presented the Cuban reciprocity situation through a cartoon in a manner that np peals to those who oppose the measure considered by the recent session of con gress. A large , well fed hog , labeled "tho sugar trust" has possession of measure of "reciprocity jam" while little - tlo Cuba , badly frightened , is puttinga ! stay on his appetite for the luxury by in dnstriously sucking ouo of his fingers. If many people did not understand that this would bo the situation if the pro posed measure was successful there would bo many more supporters of the proposition. It is none to early for the republicans to bo considering whom they desire to represent them in the state senate and legislature this winter. The county and senatorial conventions will soon bo held and If good men are not chosen it will then bo too late to change. Politics are not likely to cut the usual figure in this election and unless good republicans are placed in nomination the people desiring good and able representation from their districts may not be averse to voting for a fusionist , providing a good man is placed in nomination on that side of the fcnoo. Republicans anxious to hold the vote for their ticket will see to it that worthy men ore placed in nomination. It must be highly gratifying to the democrats to observe so many republicans revising their opinions on that good old doctrine of protection to home industries , and it is safe to presume that had such a proposition as that Cuban reciprocity bill originated from democratic sources the republicans would have been against it firmly and unanimously. They may believe it is an opening wedge to divide the people on the question of a general tariff reform agitation but they would be observing a wise discretion if the : failed to count on that until after th votes are counted. It is predicted thai the question will be satisfactorily settled and settled in the republican way before it is allowed to become a national issue. Iowa is attempting an original experi ment with regard to the treatment of drunks. Instead of fining them or giv ing them a jail sentence , inebriates will be compelled to serve a term in the in sane asylum at Mt. Pleasant where a ward has been set aside for the purpose and the patient , or prisoner , will bo submitted to a course of treatment calcu lated to effect a cure of his appetite. The first to reoeivo a. sentence under the new plan is a young man who had be come such a slave to drink that he stole and pawned his mother's gold watch. The complaining witness was his own father , and he received a sentence of one year. This new plan in a state that has tried almost everything from absolute prohi bition to wide open law , will be watched with interest. The republicans of Iowa have fur. nished some comfort to Mr , Bryan and he expressed himself as highly gratified that they should have acknowledged n need of tariff reform. Ho admits that the coming state campaign may receive strength on the reyublicjm Bide of the fence from the action of the convention , but bcllovi'B that the Iowa representa tives in congress hnd a clearer vlow of the future than had the convention , us ho is of the opinion thnt the republicans cannot afford to depart from their pros- out tariff policy. The republicans should certainly not desire a reform along those lines if they felt the least apprehension that their tinkering with the tariff would result in a great disas ter to American business and ludnstories as did the last time the democrats un dertook a revision under Grovor. The exports of manufactures from the United States during the fiscal year ending July 1 show a falling off of | 8,201UO ! ) , compared with the preced ing fiscal year. Outside of iron and etoclj however , a not Increase IB shown. Exports of iron and stool have fallen off during the year 118,700,758 , which is moro than ten millions below the net loss , showing that except for those two items the country has moro than held its own. On copper exports an increase in quantity but decrease in value is shown , owing to a falling off in price of that product. The statement is a very excellent showing in spite of the slight total decrease and those who have noted the phenomenal increase in exports year after year for some time past would not have boon surprised at a still larger re duction. It cannot bo hoped or expected that exports will continue to show phenomenal increases year after year indefinitely , without nn occasional Jset- back. The showing is most satisfactory. The Albion News considers that the denial that W. II Thompson , fusion candidate for governor , is or ban been a railroad attorney , is of no particular credit to that gentleman , as the rail roads usually employ the best lawyers that are available , and lawyers are generally glnd to bo employed by wealthy clients , able and willing to pay liberally for their services. Another ex change would likewise have it explained why this model attorney who never had occasion to act for n railroad should carry an annual pass and ride on it in stead of parting with his good money. The impression hits somehow boon formed that a pass is a sort of retainer intended to encourage the recipient to assist the railrond in case his services should ever bo desired ; or , as it has been interpreted by some good fusion ist , it is a bribe , and might reasonably bo expobted to prevent on attorney from violent and precipitate action intended to injure the railroad corporation presenting sonting it. In any event , if Candidate Thompson is riding on a pass his defini tion of the cause and effect and the whys and wherefores would bo interesting to voters. In 1000 there were 5,789,057 farms in the United States nud their value was placed at $10,674,694,247. , Of this amount $3,560,108,191 , or moro than 31 per cent , represented the buildings , and $13,114- 4')2,050 ) , or over 78 per cent , represented the lands. The value of farm im plements and machinery was $761,201- 650 and of live stock $3,078,050,041. These values , added to the value of farms , gives the total value of farm property as $20,514,001,888 , , showing that your Uncle Sam is something of a farmer and his farming interests are growing larger each year. They are stupendous figures and the average mind can scarcely grasp their significance. People are frequently astounded at the big figures presented by the large cor porations and multi-millionaires , but here are statistics from the agricultural ists that overshadows them all. Just think of one class of American people who control more than twenty billions of wealth and a faint conception of the enormous wealth of the country maybe bo formed. Every citizen has just reason to be proud of the showing and pleased with the thought that he has a share in the grand total. With this as a backing , is it any wonder that the ooun try is forging ahead to first place among the world's powers 1 R. M. Cole , who lives near Platts mouth , has figured out that timber , and cottonwood timber at that , can bo grown at a good profit in Nebraska. He has a throe-acre cottonwood grove that wns planted in I860 , which has fully paid for itself in shade , wind-break and orna ment but if he desired it for purely commercial use he figures thnt the threi acres would have netted him $5.82 pe : acre for each year the grove has been established by working it up now. The total expense of growing the crop , figur ing the laud at $10 per acre , its value in I860 , was $202.50. The total proceeds from the grove nro figured at $605.50 , counting in the land at $60 an acre , its present price. The increase from the land would therefore bo $308. It is doubtful if another crop , requiring ns little attention , could have been raised and if the trees had been of better quality the receipts would have been larger , without doubt. It is therefore shown that the farmers of the state can well afford to devote a portion of their acreage to tree culture. These figures are taken from a pamphlet , "The Tim ber Resources of Nebraska , " by William L. Hnll , superintendent of tree plant ing , bureau of forestry , nnd ia issued by the department of agriculture ut Wash ington. The department will no doubt be pleased to forward a copy of the pamphlet to anyone interested in tree I culture. It is reported thnt there are still enough democrats in Vermont to hold a con vention. Anyway they arc going to make the attempt. Bixby says : "If worse comes to worst wo can burn cobs. Stand up for Ne braska. " Or wo can secure a cross-cut saw and work the stalks up. Stand up for Nebraska. The weather has had reason to bo chilly during the past few days. With four Inches of snow and hail in the Black IliMa it is enough to Rprcnd a chill over quite a wide section of country , The republicans who are favoring the reciprocity treaty with the Cubans as against the boot sugar industry are com pelled to make a considerable revision of republican policies and doctrines , from no viewpoint. 'If any other govern ment would ask Guoh a concession on ho tariff question affecting any other tide of production , many of the re- inblicans favoring this treaty would augh them to scorn. The republican national congressional ommittce has issued another campaign ext book similar to those thnt have been o popular during preceding campaigns , ml it is safe to believe that every one hat comes in the way of the average loliticiau will bo well thumbed and worn before the campaign is over. The ow book will contain -new facts and gnres of interest to voters and , the work , vill bo indespousablo through a cam- iaign thnt promises to bo unusually nterestiug. The NORFOLK NEWS remarks that .owspnpers . in a number of towns where ; hero is no sugar factory , ' but where ; hey think there ought to bo one , take particular delight in giving Oxnard and ; ho beet sugnr interests a dig at every > pportnnity. This is , also , too true. Reason and fairness have very little to , o in the matter. It is pretty safe to , ssnme , however , that the beet sugar industry will not only survive the sneers ) f the purblind and the machinations of ; he importers' trull , but that it will jrow and grow , and still continue to grow until it tops them all. Kearney Hub. . The World-Herald has seen an eastern man who cannot understand why there are not moro apples raised in Nebraska. It is a lack that few living here can understand. Apple orchards planted a number of years ago are doing finely and the reason that there are not moro of them is probably due to the agricnl tnralists who have neglected to improve then- opportunities ia that direction. Many of them are aware of the mistake they have made and the increasing number of fruit trees being planted each year indicates that there will soon be an abundance of apples and fruit of al kinds grown in this state. A census recently taken in Ireland shows that during the last 50 years over 3,000,000 people have emigrated from that isle , of which number nearly two and a half millions have located in the United States. It is something that speaks uncommonly well for this country that while there have been so many immigrants from other countries it furnishes y ry few emigrants. The majority of the people who come here come to stay , and those who were born hero seldom think of leaving. It IB good enough country for anyone and it is sometimes occasion for comment tba anyone should find ground for com plaint. Senator Cockrell of Missouri caution the democrats not to talk too much unti they learn what the situation really is They may get in the wrong path and find themselves separated from the party when the leaders have determined on the paramount issue. The hint is thai members of that party are to be mer automatons with no ideas or convictions of their ownto be herded under the ban ner of the leaders when the leaders make their position known. Many have been waiting so long to learn what the demo cratic situation is that they become reck less and may have said things that they would be glad to retract when the party makes its course apparent. Really good democrats will heed the senator's advice and if they find any thoughts on national questions struggling to the surface they will promptly push them under again until they are assured that such thoughts will be in accord with the position of the leaders. The party should hasten to locate itself. Some of the boys are be coming so anxious to say something on national issues that they may bo tempted to speak out regardless of where they are left when the position of the party is discovered. J. H. Mickey , the republican candi date for governor , doesn't look the least bit like a "railroad tool" or like he could be made the "tool" of any cor poration , company or person. The fnsionifits have been so strongly and persistently insisting that he is a "tool" that credulous strangers have almost looked for a man with a weak face , a vacillating eye and a general demeanor Indicating that he is lacking of principle , has his price and would readily bo buf feted about by nnyou If elected gover nor. But a glance at his face and per son baniihoa that impression instanter. It is even a stronger countenance than represented by his picture thnt bus been distributed by the campaign committee. It is the countenance of n man uindo to lend nnd not to follow ; one made to ommand and not to bo "bossed ; " ouo o think out bis own problems and act jcordingto his best dictates without aiting for the aid or consent of any man or men. That keen , piercing eye , irond firm chin.olosely set lips and broad tiigh forehead were not put on a man estinod to bo a "tool. " His countenance ndicatcs good judgement , keen porcop- billty , high honor and n will to act ac- ording to the best dictates of his own lear conscience , The fnsiouists wil iavo to work that "corporation tool" ory before the people have a chance to eo , and seeing know , Mr. Mickey. It an never muster the necessary strength o bo credited after he has been seen nnd card. Ho is a strong man and the peo- ilo will have no cause for regret after e has been elevated to the high office if governor. DASH OVER THE PRAIRIES. Cowboys and Rough Riders to Ride 600 Miles to Mcet'Roosevelt. When President Roosevelt visits the west this fall he will be met in Omahn , tfeb. , by a big delegation of former rough iders who stormed the heights of San nan hill with him and who will come rom all over the plains and mountains > f North Dakota , Wyoming and Montana , writes a correspondent of the it. Louis Post-Dispatch. They will note o to Omaha in Pullmans , either , but , vill make a wild dash over the prairies rom Deadwood , S. D. , COO miles away , m their stout little bronchos. In addi- iou to welcoming his old friend nnd lend- T , the winner of the race will receive fifty twenty dollar gold pieces , $1,000. There will also be n five hundred dollar ash prize and half a dozen other prizes , onsistiug of a silver mounted saddle , bri dies , bits , etc. The race will test to the uttermost the ndnranco of both horses and men , one f the rules being that each man shall ride the same horse from Deadwood to Omaha. There will be no relay riding , and the terrible strain is expected to ihow the superiority of the western horseman over all others. The only condition imposed upon the ntries is that each man shall finish on he same mount on which he started and that the horse must be a western bred horse. Any one who cares to en : er the race may do so. The starting of the race will be under he supervision of Tom Hartzell , city marshal of Chadron , Neb. , when that town was wild and wooly , and Captain Seth Bullock , first sheriff of the Black Hills and captain of rough riders. The men will be ranged in front of the city hall at Deadwood , and after being addressed by the mayor of that city wil ! be started by a pistol shot. They will keep together ns long ns in the city Hin ts , after passing which they are at iberty to choose their own routes. Already more than fifty men have signified their intentions of joining the race , and three cowgirls from Slim Bnttes , Wyo. , have notified the promoters meters tat they will also compete Among the well known characters who have. entered are "Doc * Middleton , formerly one of the really bad men of the border , scout , frontiers man , gun fighter and picturesque char acter ; James Hartzell , the crack rifle shot of the west ; William Oharwick "BarZ. Kid , " "Oayuse Bill , " the fam OUB broncho buster ; "Scar Face' Thompson , "Seven Up Kid , " "Mexican Pete" and "Lariat Pete. " The Indians from Rosebud and Pine Ridge agencies are very much worked up over the ev ent and are preparing to make a num her of entries. Several will also come from Buffalo Bill's Riding college a Qody , Wyo. The only handicap some of fhe riders will carry is that some of their fellow will better understand the topography of the country and thus be able to ride a more direct route. Army officers all over the west ar watching the coming race , and the gov ernment will probably have an officia report for future use. Printing Under Difficulties. The average reader , if unacquainted with the inside workings of a printin office , can hardly conceive of the ill ef f icts of seven feet of muddy water cover ing everything in the shop , especially after rushing in with sufficient force t knock over racks of cases weighing hnn dreds of pounds , floating wrenches nnc other metal articles many feet from their usual haunts , wrenching the pipe connecting nn ) engine from the barre containing its water supply , and play ing many other unheard-of pranks. Even after thirty-five years at printing the writer has never before met nn ex perience to compare with it. But one out of forty cases of type , was found t be anything near in its normal condi tion. The others were jumped into eight inches of mud , where , could th loss have been stood , it. would hav been allowed to remain. But the con trary being true the work of "sluicing,1 as miners sluice for gold , was under taken , and most of the various font were cleaned into one big pile , and ar being separated and will be placed in their original boxes as fast ns the cases which were"swelled"ont of proportions can bo repaired. Plattsmonth Demo crat. TIIE NEWS keeps its job departmen np-to-date with the latest faces of type and doea ita work in approved style. Executive Committee Makes Preparations. SUBCOMMITTEES SELECTED. Jetnils of Arrangements are Appor tioned Among the Members Exec utive Committee Desires to bo Re lieved from Woodmen Picnic Duties. 'rom ' ThnrwUy's Dally : The executive committee of the Com- acrcial club held a meeting this inorn- ng in the directors' room of the Norfolk National bank. The Woodmen picnic was first considered , and several mom * > ers declared that it would be impossible o give the necessary time to moke a nccessof the entertainment , and the ominittee as a whole decided to refer he matter back to the Commercial club with the request that another commit- eo be appointed. This will necessitate special meeting of the Commercial alnb in the near future , or else the pic nic and fair will have to be abandoned. The exectuive committee accepted the rust of looking after the editorial ex cursion and decided to entertain thevisi- ors along the line of the suggestion published yesterday. Committees were ppointed to look after the details of the entertainment as follows : On hotels and cigars 0. D. Jenkins and W. H. Bucholz. Carriages and conveyances -Sol. G. klayer and John R. Hnys. Route of drive and arrangement G. A. Luikart. Transportation 0. H , Reynolds. Finance and music W. N. Huse. As a large number of conveyances will be needed to give the editors a drive , all those who are willing to con. ributo their private carriages are re quested to report at the earliest possible opportunity to the committee on carri ages. It is expected that business men generally will turn out on that day nnd accompany the visitors on the drive over ; own and out to the sugar factory and hospital. The executive committee will act as a reception committee and meet the editors at the Junction. The cars of the visitors will be immediately brought up town by n switch engine and the party will be taken to the Oxnnrd hotel for dinner. After that they will be given the drive and be back in time to see some of the business portion of the city before supper , which will also be served at the Oxnard. Should Teach Them Better. The Nebraska City Weekly is evi dently of the opinion that farmers should try to keep their hogs clean , and there is no doubt that the animals would present a more appetizing appear ance if washed and curried , and sprink led with talcum powder. But when the gifted editor insists that the hog is nat urally a clean and tidy animal , and be comes dirty because of circumstances over which it has no control , he is going too far. If n hog were placed in a pen where it would be impossible to get good and dirty , it would soon die of a broken heart. If the editor desires to accomp lish a great reform in the animal king dom , he might start a summer school for cows , teaching them to keep their toils quiet when milking is being done. Most co'ws take a fiendish delight in swatting you over the head while yon are milking , and there is no sense in it. If you post pone milking until after dark , when the flies do not bother , the cow will swing her tail just the eame , and bruise your face all up. One Nebraska citizen who was tired of being belted around that way tied a fiatlron to his cow's tail , , before he began to milk , thinking it would hold the tail in a perpendicular position ; but the cow swung tail and iron together , and the iron caught him on the back of the head , and left a dent as big as the inside of your hat. Walt Mason in Lincoln News. The 31st annual reunion of the Pioneers neers and Old Settlers association of Dakota county will be held at Clinton park , Dakota City , on August 28. The annual address will be by Rt. Rev. Phillip J. Garrigan of Sioux Oity and the committees - mittees in charge hope to make it one of the most interesting meetings in the his tory of the association. Coughing "I was given up to die with quick consumption. I then began to use Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. I improved at once , and am now in perfect health. " Chas. E. Hartman - man , Gibbstown , N. Y. It's too risky , playing with your cough. The first thing you know it will be down deep in your lungs and the play will be over. Be gin early with Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and stop the cough. Thrte ilici : 2e. , SOc. , SI. CoDiult your doctor. If be I TI UVe It. then do ai be Ityi. If he tel ) 700 not to Uke It. then don't uke It. lie knowi. H with him. We ire willing. J. 0. AYKB CO. , Lowell , 1OM.