G The Norfolk Hems "What nn elegant opportunity the Niobrnrn Tribune would have if It WM only nlivo. _ _ _ _ ThU inn good year to stnnd up nnd glvo your testimony for ropubllcnn prosperity , rogardloxB of party tics. All persons prefer prosperity to calamity , but appear to bo afraid to Bay so. President Roosevelt in for the people first , last nnd nil the timo. A vote for the republican cnndldnto for congress will bo an Acknowledgment of his ser vices thnt will bo npproclntod nnd It is n vote thnt all republicans nnd many of the opposition will bo glad to glvo. The postofllco department hai been enjoying a share of the prevailing pros perity nud with n contlnunuco of pres ent conditions It Is hoped that thojwoplo of the country mny soon l > o nblo to en joy the advantages- penny postage. It IH one of the Improvements that nro in night nud in possibility of establish- inent. The shrewdness of patent medicine mnnufacturerfl and other advertisers in starting out with n story and ending with nn advertisement has caused many readers to nssumo the habit of scanning the finish of nn item or nrticlo before they road. If they see OffhosH Bitters conoonlod there they Immediately pass II up. They wore caught a number of times nnd felt silly nbout It nnd nro in clined to bo wary hereafter. lias Mr. Bryan's country not belong iiig to the enemy boon sifted down to Nebraska nlono ? The fact that ho is making few speeches outside of his own state would certainly Indicate such to bo the case. With only his homo stnto to depend on for his field of endeavor niu that a very uncertain proposition , it requires quires no wide stretch of the Irnag inixtion to realize that ho will soon bo lost and forgotten as n loader of doni ooraoy. Grover Cleveland says that tariff reform form is the greatest issno before th pooplo. It proved itself great enough to do up the entire country the lost titn Giovor tried it and there is undoubtedly just grounds for the ex-president's as portion. It is n great issue , but un fortunately for democratic success it i great in the contrary dirootlou from the desires of the people , nnd they will so to it that it does not become so great ate to ovortomo the present very sutisfao tory conditions. By the way some of thofusioulstscou tlnno to hammer away at the Fowlo 1)111 n person reading tholr papers migh think it wns u ronl live issue , but it i only ono of'their evasions nud so littl attention is boingpnid to tholr assertion nnd prognostications that it will soon di ns easy nnd quiet , n death ns the frightf u Hcnro crows they hnvo succeeded li bringing to state and national prom I noncoiu the past. A good clean issno i lacking and UB n substitute any ol argument Is picked np nnd thrust nt the people with a desperate energy tha makes it appear almost sincere. A South Omaha woman placed nrsonl in n baking powder can , forgot all abou it and used the poison in making pan cake * . Ono man dead and another ma and two children very ill , is the rosu ! of the mistake. If women must keo poiKon about the house , why will the persist in keeping It In baking powde cans , teacups , whisky bottles nnd otho utensils the popnlnr use of which is fo eatables nnd drinkables ? This wouia probably never will again , but there nr others who will require the snmo sort o lessen before they will bo convinced thn such notion is foolish nud well uen criminal. The people nre not koeu for a fro trndo policy. If the democratic bio on the pngo of history during Grovor' rnlo could be eliminated the situntiou might hnvo b3on different and they might succeed in influencing the peopl to make the change , but the calamity of those times is altogether too recon and the memory of the voters too gooc to admit of any hope iu the democrat ! free trade heart. They will continn to insist that it is an issno , however until it has received the same knock out drops as that administered to fre sliver , uuti-imporialisni nud otho recent pnramountcles. Voters should not bo so earnestly desirous of gathering in a share of th prevniling prosperity thnt they cnnno spare a little time on November 4 t voting for a continuance of prosperon conditions. There nro those who nr ready nnd anxious tbnt prosperity should be given n body blow this fa ! and unless there is enough interes token to overcome them they wil certainly succeed in their intentions The republican voters of the country should support the president nnd hi administration in no uncertain manner Stop your work long enough to vote the republican ticket from top to bottom and you will hnvo the satisfaction o knowing that you have done your f nl duty. The fnsionlsts are finding consider ably less fault with the republican state ticket than they did at the open ing of the campaign. They nre lenrn ing that the people are more impressed I I THE TS'ORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , OCTOBEU17 , Ifl02. with fncto than fancy and the fnctfl ivro Ifllcult to dig up. They began to nmbnftt Mr. Mickey merely bocnuno ho was n Hucceasful farmer nnd business mn , but whoa they took n aocond lance nt thq bankers who hnd boon ) li\ccd in nomination on { heir own Ickut they flluit up likn olnino , nnd with good reason. When itVM discovered lint the same objections to the ropnb- icnn ticket would apply to tholr own hey have [ had nothing moro to nay. Some ftifllonists nro coiiRlHtoot , nnd n onsUtont fnslonlst will not contlnuo o bo Inconsistent if ho can help it. If t ho people must vote Homo portion of the democratic ticket they should elect that portion that cannot hy any possibility interfere with the prevailing ) ronpority of the country. In the past t han not injured the general prosperity of the country for the people of the Third congroflHional district to vote fern n funlon congrcHHinan , bocauRo there were enough otlior districts In the conn- ry to correctly Interpret the true situ ation and HOIK ! republicans to congress. This your it may bo that other districts will ( ly the track and the voters of the Third Nebraska should got into the right long enough to BOO that the district enjoys the bout political roprcfloiitation KHslblo by electing J. J. McCarthy. The decreasing fusion plurality fortolls they are coming to this position , there should bo no mistake about it. Mr. Bryan is said to bo enjoying his fair share of the prevailing prosperity , all for his strenuous endeavors to prove that there is no prosperity and that conditions should bo so changed that t lore will bo n sudden lot up of that which ho ilonlos. When Mr. Bryan entered the campaign of 181)0 ) it was his boast that ho was a poor man. Now 11 Is reported from Lincoln that besides his f 10,000 homo ho has something like $108,000 in the bank and n weekly in come of $1,500. Many of the common people who have boon contributing to Mr. Bryan's financial success have roa- mm to envy him his bank account am' Income. If his finances hoop on grow ing ho will bo outclassed as ono of the common people and will bo compelled to join the ranks of the plutocrats for con genial companionship. David Wilcox , representing the Doln ware & Hudson railway company , has asked an injunction against the United Mine Workers association to prevent their alleged interference with inter state commerce. A court that would sldo with the mine operators and take no action against thorn would bo in danger of an outburst of public opinion that would threaten American institutions. What really IB desired by fair mined people is that both the minors and the mine operators should receive a share of the punishment with a little balance applied on the operators' side o the controversy bocauBO of their persistent sistont refusal to BO much as listen to the fact that there were two aides to the question. If the courts could got at the matter iu that way the people wouh support thorn euthusiabtically. A correspondent from Lincoln to the Sioux City Tribune , after a canvass o the congressional situation , makes th prognostication that there will certainlj bo four republicans elected from No hrnskn , probably flvo nnd possibly six It is encouraging news to the republican and is not doubted by many who hav looked into conditions. Perhaps th most doubtful district is the Second where Congressman Mercer is trying for his sixth term with Editor Rosowate of the Boo and other r nublicaus ii opposition. The republicans hnd a majority of 1,200 at the last olectioi and it is possible that there will not b enough of n change from Mercer to defeat feat him this timo. Many who oppose < him nt the primaries and in the couven tiou nro now supporting him while some of Rosewnter's enemies in th opposition party will undoubtedly giv him support. The Fremont Tribune says : < < 'No internal policy that has been introduced for many years has been so highly np predated as the free rural mail delivery system , nnd nothing could bo more pop ular than any improvement thereof , says the World-Herald. Wo nro plensec to have the testimony of that papo concerning the efllcaoy and favor of a republican measure. " Rural free mail delivery was proposec by n populist. Torn Watson of Georgia is the father of the plan. "Tho World Herald is pleased to have the testimony1 of the Fremont Tribune "concerning the ofllcaoy nnd favor" of a populis measure. World-Herald. And i he democrats wouldn't move n wheel , wouldn't oven "experiment,1 and a republican congress took up the colossal job and mode it n blooming success. Wo nro pleased to have th testimony of the W-H that a populis thank n big think once , too progressive for n domocrnt nnd requiring the broad ness , energy nnd enterprise of n repub licau administration to carry to success The operators state that their minors are composed of men of several na tionnlities in a manner to indicate that becnuso of this fact the operators are not in duty bound to comply with their wishes. If the men nro of various na tionnlitios whoso fault is it but the operators , who imported them because lioy would work ohonpor than Amcrl- ans ? And whoso fault is it that those orolgn'trg , who came here to work for ortnin wages which seemed good nt t thotltno , hould find them to bo ut of proportion when they got to com- mriug thorn with the wages received by tlior workiuginou iu this country ? It would soeni that the operators Imported ind now cite it in extenuation of their > osltion on the strike. If the operators md paid American wages to American workmen on the start it is very probnblo lint this strike would not have boon on- onntorod , nud foreigners cannot bo in his coutitry long until they nrrjvo nt ho conclusion that they have rights ns citizens and proceed to see to it that hey nro accorded such rights. Except in n few counties of the state ho populists are rapidly losing their dontity as n party nud the time Is coming when they will not bo recog- ilxod nn a fnotor by their allies. Outside - side of conventions and at the polls they nro not known iu many of the counties. The places for olllco are filled by dcuiocrnts nnd n populist on the ticket is an unknown quantity un- oss a vigorous fight is made before and luring the conventions. Some of the populists nro pleased with the situation. They weronlwnys more domocrntio than popuhstlc , but there are a large number who object to being led into the demo cratic camp. They never believed in the teachings of that party and will not consent to having their votes dictated by it. At ono time the populists were almost as strong as the democrats nud populists combined now are. The time is coming when the comb 1 nation will bo in n hopeless minority and from nil appearances that time is not further distant than the fourth of next month. It is really quite astonishing when you think of it , to note how some of the papers iu farming cammuuities are given to worry because of n fear that some laborers are not getting n fair share of the prevailing prosperity. If the producing classes have any advan tage over the consuming classes those country papers , depending for their prosperity on the prosperity of the fnrmers , should find very little fnnlt. While it should bo desired that all classes prosperif that is not possible they should nt nny rate rejoice In that the class in closest touch with their en vironment is prosperous. For people in Nebraska , n fnrming stnto , to work against the farmers' interests nnd for the laboring classes of the east , might ordinarily bo considered very silly. The farmers of Nebraska have now se cured what they have boon striving for these many years , and for their friends to take part in objections to such con ditions cannot be considered otherwise than ns fighting the best interests of the people and the country in which they reside. The fusion papers , now object ing to these conditions , were ut one time ns strongly insistent for thorn ns the republicans , but had n different plan for bringing them about. Now that thrt conditions have boon attained they should rejoice in them rather thni complain. It is up to the farmers and others interested in the farmers' welfare faro to register n substantial protest against those economists , who attempt to pose ns friends but net very much like ouomios. A substantial victory for the party responsible for bringing these conditions about would bo the proper kind of rebuke to administer. It can bo imagined that the action of the supreme court in barring from the public schools of Nebraska the reading of the Bible , singing of sacred songs and the offering of prayer by the teacher will call forth a storm of protest fron immorous church organizations , nnc yet to an unprejudiced mind it would appear that ns long as there is objection to such exercises from nny qunrter under the constitution the court could do nothing elso. The schools nro public institutions and are for the children o every sect , denomination , creedreligion nnd nationality , so they nro residents of the state. If there are people in the state who do not believe in protestan or evangelical forms of worship , and there nro such persons without a doubt the children should not bo forced to at tend a school where such exercises nro practiced , and the present school law compels their ntteudauce. Many objec to the King James version of the Bible which is the version accepted by the majority of the people of the state , bu it does not rnnko it right to force those who do not believe iu that iutorpreta tiou to listen to its reading. It can b imagined that there would be promp and vigorous objection if teachers wouh attempt to teach any other than th protestaut religion or give other form of worship in the schools , and jostle should interfere with nnother religion being taught the children of people o other faiths. Maay of them nro tnxec double for the support of their religion belief. Compelled to support the publi schools , they likewise contribute n shar for the instruction of their children it parochial sohooli , where their faith i taught. With the elimination of a ! forms of worship and religious teaching from the public so heels there would u longer bo the sumo excuse for these private schools and o bildrcu might b taught their religion nt Sunday school or in such manner ns parents may ohooso. A vote for Hon. J. J. McCarthy is note oto in support of President Roosevelt's administration. Don't fail to do it. Loss than three weeks until election , nnd the fusionlstfl have not yet dis- ovorod nn Issue in Nebraska thnt ocuifl inclined to stick. A Michigan man was BO averse to sil ver ns money that ho refused to accept 804 cnrt wheels in payment of a debt nnd the debtor has started suit to com- his acceptance of the prcfforedcoin. It might have boon guessed that the coal barons , iu laying down tholr plans of arbitrntiou , would not have allowed any largo amount of leverage where the uiuors might tnko hold of the proposi tion. The record of W. K. Fowler na super- uteudeut of public instruction has at- racted deserved attention and ho will bo ouo of the leading men on the repub lican ticket in the matter of plurality when the votes are counted. A vote for Hon. J. J. McCarthy is n vote in support of President Roosevelt's excellent administration. It is a vote but will bo given with n will by many vho have not voted the republican icket for years. "Our friends on the other side nro ookingfor an issue. They need not worry ; the issue is looking for thorn. Prosperity is the IBBUO nud all other questions nro secondary. " Extract from the speech of Senator Gallagher on Juno 25 , last. The coal operators have finally agreed hut there is something to arbitrate. It s fortunate thnt they discovered this 'oaturo of the situation before the people had an opportunity to remons trate with them through their repre sentatives , else nothing might have boon oft to them to arbitrate. The Sioux-City Journal is of the opin- on that "tho census department figures on literacy contribute to the confidence that Nebraska will roll np a good sized republican majority next mouth. " It is safe to predict that the excellent showing of the census bureau will not be violated by the voters of the stato. Two more aeronauts have sacrificed their lives while endeavoring to over come the gravitation thnt binds men to earth. The airship business is proving more disastrous to human life than either prize fights or bull fights and the iiumanitarians should lose no time in registering their disapproval of the busi ness. It does appear as though there were actually enough populists adhering to the fusion combine in Madison county from which to choose n central com mittee. How many voters they repre sent is largely problematical and it is not likely thnt they know for certain whether the fusion voters of their pro duct are democrats or populists. The fusiomsts carried the Third dis trict for Robinson two years ago by but 175 votes. Lust year the district wont for the republican state ticket by a good plurality. This , in addition to the fact that Mr. McCarthy is making n clean and \yiuuiug campaign , should be a basis from which to figure n ropublicnn victory this fall that should be far from satisfactory to the fusiouists , and highly pleasing to the republicans. The Creighton Courier says that Fry's flop is not worrying the republi cans of Kuox county , and it certainly is not cutting any great tears through out the balance of the state. The great significance of his transposition is that it has given the fnsionists something to talk nbout nnd Mr. Fry is pleased with that talk , imagining that his name is on everyone's tongue. It is developing thnt the people of Cuba themselves are taking a stand in opposition to reciprocity between this country and that. Cuba is rapidly taking the position of an ingrate and it is not probable thnt the people of this country will place themselves at n dis advantage to the benefit of the island people until they show that they are willing to nccord duo credit for what has already been done in their behalf. In 1890 there were 6,005,494 persors who had deposits in the savings banks of the country amounting to $2,007,150- 277. In 1902 the number of depositors had increased to G.784,892 nnd the amount of money on deposit to $2,845- 091,300. It is nnother of those evi dences of prosperity confusing to the fusionists , but pleasing to the common people who have been enabled to place n share of their earnings in the savings banks. , , If there is nny ono tnriff schedule to which the democrats have been finding violent nnd persistent objection it is that favoring the iron and steel trusts They have been making considerable headway in some quarters with their argument why the republicans have been unduly kind to these trusts in no cording them protection. Eat np bobs history and discloses the fact that the tariff on iron and stool is pratically the same as that imposed by the famec democratic tariff law or the Wilson bill On fonio nrticlos of stool manufacture ho ropnblicnn tariff is even lower thnn hut in the Wilson bill. Their objection o those items is on n par with othur democratic inconsistencies. They keep opening their months and as constantly ilaciug both feet in the orifice. Now is ho time for them to get in line for con sistency nud vote the republican ticket. H P. Hnll , founder of the St. Paul Glebe nnd the St. Paul Dispatch , nud who has nlwnys been considered n strong democrat , hns nnnounoed thnt while ho will not tnko nunctivo part in politics , ho will hereafter jo identified with the republican party "n respectable party" ns ho terms It. Mr. Hnll will not fool lonely In his now allegiance. There are thousands of other democrats who have climbed the fence nnd are now iu the republican cnmp. At n speech in Pupillion the other day Mr. Bryan appealed to republicans to lesort their party nnd vote ; the demo cratic ticket. This is not only proselyt- ng with a vengeance but the speaker was advising thnt which ho hns severely condemned in the past where demo crats wore concerned , of course. He designated as traitors those who had deserted the democratic party Jand now ho is advising republicans to do that which he condemned. Mr. Bryan is consistent when he is asleep. Senator Hanna announces that after the expiration of his present term ns senator ho will retire from politics and dovotohis time to business. Such a move on the senator's part will be deeply regretted by the people of the country. In spite of democratic efforts to paint the senator in colors that are abhorrent the people have found them selves admiring him nnd they feel safe in trusting the interests of the country to men of his character. It is to bo iioped thnt ho may reconsider his reso- iution before his term expires. The Albion News announces the Ens- pension of the Nebraska magazine pub lished at that place , "Ideal , " nndstates thnt nil paid-up subscriptions will be filled by some equally as good publica tion. All obligations of the company will be paid in full , the loss falling on the stockholders. Many Nebraska readers nnd others in the west will bo sorry to learn of the suspension of "Ideals" . It was a good mngazine and deserving of patronage , and while there are enough readers of that class of literature in the west to give n western publication good support , they seem to prefer the eastern publications , not be cause they are better but because most of them have been established longer and are familiar to all. There may bo a time when a western mngazine will at tain to the pntronnge necessary to keep it going , but that time is evidently not yet here , else "Ideals" would certainly have survived. Who llefrleiiils the Farmery The Fremont Tribune has complied figures to show to the farmers wherein they are bettor off now than" they were under the democratic times of 1890 , and the figures , on n conservative basis , show that they are now receiving ubout twice ns much for produce ns they were in the last year of Grover's reign. The same items nud the same amounts are taken for the two years and to those who are familiar with conditions then prevailing it will be seen that , if there is any discrepancy , the free trade times have been given the benefit of the doubt. The balnnce in favor of republican prosperity tiniesis ] $ l,410 Jor more than a 100 per cent gain. It can bo conceived that the farmer and friend of the farmer , having an eye to their own material welfare , will give the democrats the laugh when they tell them that what the country needs is democratic doctoring of the tariff and authority to deal with the trusts. The Tribune figures are : 189G. 400 bushels wheat at 48o $ 192 1,200 bushels oats at 16c 192 2,000 bushels corn at 18o 300 12 head steers , weight 12,000 Ibs. at 80 360 10 head of hogs , weight 4,000 Ibs. at So 120 200 pounds butter nt lOo 20 200 dozen eggs nt 80 1C Totnl $1,200 1902. 400 bushels whent at 65o $ 220 1,200 bushels oats nt 25o 800 2,000 bushels corn at 50o 1,000 12 head of steers , weight 12,000 Ibs. at 7o 840 10 head of hogs , weight 4,000 Iba. ntG o 200 200 pounds butter nt 15o 80 200 dozen eggs at lOo 20 Totnl $2,070 Theatrical people may BOO funny things , but ono of the most humorous incidents we have heard of occurred to William Thomas , the advance repersout- ativo of "My Friend From Arkansas , " which , by the way , is to bo seen nt ithe Auditorium , Wednesdny , October 22. The opera honeo had burned down whe'o his attraction was booked , nnd the agent finding it necessary to hustle for a date , dropped off at a small town iu Arkansas , through which utato ho was playing. "What is the population hero , " he said to the first man he met. "Democratic , " replied the man as he hurried past him to the depot to eoe who had arrived. Bottle Upon Bottle ofGund's Peerless I Itie Beer of Good Cheer , ! is brewed of choicest | barley-malt and hops , in our modern , clean ly plant , for the delectation - ' lectation of those who prefer the best. Are you getting your share ? JOHN GUND BREWING CO. , , La Crosse , WIs. " " OFFICER CAPTURES FUGITIVE. Delegate Lehmann Rearrested Just as He Is Entering His House. St.'Louis , Oct. 14. Delegate Julius Lehmann , convicted of perjury and resting under an indictment for brib ery , who has been a fugitive from jus tice for several weeks , was captured by a deputy sheriff yesterday. The capture was made just as Lehmann was entering his house. It was stated thnt Lehmann intend ed to surrender today , as his case comes up then. He Is seeking to se cure reversal of the verdict of the Jury that convicted him of perjury In connection with the lighting bribery and the birthday party , at which $47- EOO Is said to hare been distributed among members of the house of dele gates' combine. L hmann was sen tenced to two years In the penitentiary. WIPES OUT ENTIRE FAMILY. Minnesota Man Shoots Wife and Son and Then Suicides. Tracey , Minn. , Oct. 14. Ed Strieker shot and killed his wife and young eon , seriously wounded Frank McCal- f . lister and then committed suicide. Strieker and his wife had been living i - \ apart for two years. Yesterday after- , , \ jk , noon he followed his wife into the furniture store of Frank McCalllster , and drawing a revolver , shot the wom an dead. He then fired a bullet through the head of their little boy , also producing death , and turned the weapon upon his father-in-law , L. Har vey. The shot went wild , however , and wounded McCalllster in the face. Strieker then shot himself , dying In stantly. McCallister Is in a critical condition , but may recover. Judge Shot From Ambush. Beattyville , Ky. , Oct. 14. Judge Al len Hyden , county judge of Owsley county , was shot from ambush about daylight this morning. Judge Hyden first made the race for the nomination on the regular Republican ticket and was defeated. He then ran In the regular election on the fusion ticket and the election resulted In a contest , which was lately decided by iVe court of appeals In favor of Hyden and the fusion ticket. During the contention there was much bitter feeling and fears were entertained of trouble. The judge was shot once In the back V V and his hip was broken by a second Jftr bullet Democrats Appear Alone. Topeka. Oct. 13. The fusion state t"Uet ! will appear on the official ballot under the name of Democratic. The fusion fcrces have not yet succeeded In obtaining service on the secretary of state with the temporary order ' granted by a district court for the Populist and Democratic tickets both , Ate to appear. Fireman Roasted to Death. Minneapolis. Oct. 13. The dead body of Elmer Stone , a fireman In the Lumber Exchange building , was found tinder a pile of shavings In the base ment of the structure after the flro iepartment had extinguished tha flames and departed this morning. Stone had been roasted to death. Snow at Aberdeen. Aberdeen , S. D. , Oct. 13. SUOYT fell Iteadlly for an hour yesterday after- floon , being the first of the season. My Lungs An attack of la grippe left me with a bad cough. My friends said I had consumption. I then tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and it cured me promptly. " A. K. Randies , Nokomis , 111. You forgot to buy a bottle tle of Ayer's Cherry Pec toral when your cold first came on , so you let it run along. Even now , with all your hard coughing , it will not disappoint you. There's a record of sixty years to fall back on. Thrte iltei : Me. , 50c. , SI. Coniult your doctor. If be jri taVe It. { l"nidif' . , ' ' ? If b TOU not to uk It. then'don't take It. He know/ L * Teltwttlililm. We are willing. J. U. AYKU CO. , Lowell , Man.