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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1902)
.1 THE NOllFULK NEWS : FRIDAY. DJWEMHEH 2 ( > . 1JHJ2 TheNottfolkJSieuis Only nnothor week , children. Thou _ Only a few tlnyH inoro until thnt vlint from Snutn Olnus inny bo rwllr.cd. From present npponrnnooH tlio Christ- innn of the VeiiezuoliuiB in not likely to bo merry , unless wnr ran lx > no called. MIssl'iuiFy Bloomer IB ix dolmtnnto in Washington society thlH winter , If anything In in n niimo she should bo n boanty , if not n ( ranch , Unsfloll'Sngo 1ms t niton n two-months' vacation from dntlos'nt his ollloo not beonuso ho could nfford it , but bocuuHo ho wns too slok to work. HIIBO Imll gossip IH nlrondy on in the Western lungno , It would BOOIII n though the fuiifl might Imvo wnitod until nftcr tlio joyH of the holiday Bonaou to discuss plnns for the coming houson'ri xport. _ A desperado wus killed in ToxnB the other dny whllo ho WHH nttnmpting to rob n bank , nnothor was wounded und it third IH in ouKtody. A very proper caper nil around. Stnnd up for Texas once. Hegrot IIIXH boon expressed by pomooao over the retirement of Senator Welling ton of Maryland regret that ho doon not retire ut the beginning of the pros- ( int session of congress iiiHtond of nt Its close. Only u few days moro and Old Sol will again begin hit ) nnunnl process of cutting olT nt both ends of the nocturnal hours , small outlets nt first but increas ing in si/.o rnpidly und appreciably iis uprlng nppronohoH. It IH now Bald that thnt St. Louis , woman who has boon asleep for n week lost consoionsnops immediately ; ? after rending n St. Louis pnper. St. Louis papers should bo in immediate and con- Blunt domnnd by persons suffering from insomnia. The river sltuntlon nt Nebraska City has provoked arguments as to why the Missouri river commission should bo re vived. If the commission is something that will benefit thojonBtorn edges of Ne braska this nowspnpor is for it. Stnud up for Nobrnskn. A Washington dootor has discovered thnt huluoss is produced by n germ. Now if ho will discover something thnt is fatal to the germ his fame and fortune will bo mndo. Every community has n few men whom they would bo pleased to capture nnd iuoo- ulnto with HOIUO nutiln/.y serum. Spain and Belgium Imvo now joined England , Ocrmnny nnd Italy in do- mnnding payment from Venezuela. If the claims keep on coming in ; it would seem that Venezuela wonldjbo justified in declaring itself bankrupt nnd turning the country over to its creditors to bo put up nt auction and bring ) what it would. Spain has not joined with the other European nations in making wnr on Venezuela , It is possible thnt because Admiral Dewey is in command of the American tleot is sufficient to keep thorn out of the ombrogllo. They can hardly b3 blamed for not desiring to give thnt gentleman nnothor chnuco nt their ves sels. A cnr famine nnd n grain blockade is the latest experience of the Burlington railroad. Nobrnskn has the grain to blockade several railroads if the pro ducers have n mind to throw it on the market. There are nil kinds of grnin and the only requirement toward having n rush on the market is the ability of the r.iilroads to handle the shipments nud the desire of the farmers to make thorn. Mr. Bryan has gone to Mexico to plead for the maintenance of the present ratio nud standing that free silver enjoys in thnt republic. Ho mny suc ceed there , but it is doubtful if .he can ever be successful in giving his homo people the Mexican monetary .standard. nl.to They have once or twice refused to pattern nfter their neighbors on the BOUth. The farmers in the vicinity of Bene dict , Tlviyer , Shelby nnd Brniunrd are more than considering the advisability of organizing a trust to bring | the grain nnd live stock dealers , and incidently the railroads , to time. They Imvo issued n call for n meeting to bo held at Lin coln Jauuary 22 when nud where the process of organization will be discussed nnd considered. Delegates to the meet ing from all parts of the state are de sired. Ic is said that the only people killed by the bombarding of the forts nt Porto Gdbello by the English nnd German warships wns a group composed of n German resident and his servants. Per ) haps it was n German shall thnt did the work , in which event the question will nrise ns to wherein Germany has profited in endeavoring to collect claims for the death of other Gorman residents , or will their death also be charged up [ against the Venezuelan government nnd col lected ? John D. Rockefeller has just received p $ -1,000,000 chock us bis share in the profits of ( ho Stnndnrd Oil company for the last quarter of the year. The com pany probnbly renll/.nd ( lint the Stand ard oil magnate would like to make n few little holiday gifts and hurried up to get his small share of tlio'.retnnm to him before Christmas. Most Jiwoplo could give novornl hundred qultu acoopt- able presents with thnt amount , but it IH not nt nil unlikely thnt Mr. Rockefeller will draw the llno at a rinzott or two handsome gifts. . The nowHpaporfl of Nebraska are enjoying - joying a bettor holiday advortlilug pntronngo than they hnvo experienced for years. Mniiy of thorn nro running extra pages to acooinmodnto the do- mauds of their patrons , mid moat of them are constructed artistically and well printed , showing thnt the news- pnpor boyfl nro prepared to riv nlmoHt nny style lor chifiH of work desired. Compared with the newspapers of other states at nny time the NobniBkn avorngo is high , with the country weeklies , OB- prolally. Undo Sam IB keeping an eye ou the Venezuelan situation and if England nnd Germany exceed the limit they may bo confronted by n larger fee to reckon with than the little South Amoricnn republic affords. The soimtn mot iu executive session bohliid closed doorfl Tuesday nnd the situation wns dlsouBBod in n mnniier that might menu trouble for the European' countries should they not proceed with caution and a merited consideration of the Moil- roe doctrine. The selection of A. D Boomer by Governor-elect Mickey to bo warden of the penitentiary , gives gonornl satisfaction - faction throughout the northern pnrt of the state. "Al , " as ho is popularly known , hns thousands of friends who will bo glad to BOO him ngniu placed nt the head of the institution in which ho mndo Htich n good record previous to the time the penitentiary followed the general landslide and wont pop. No more capable ofllcor could bo named , nud Governor Mickey will have no oo- cnslou to regret his choice. A South Oarollnn gardener has n patch of Btrnwborrios that nro ripening and if no frost interferes with his busi ness ho expects to reap n small fortune by furnishing the fruit for Ohristmns dinners. Ho is finding n rondy market for the berries in Now York nt $2.50 per qnnrt , but it is H.ifo to any thnt few of the common people nro eating the luxury nt that price. The berries worn expected to ripen in May but the owner of the patch is not complaining because they have soon flt to anticipate tnoir proper season. The first Nobrnskn croninory wns built in 1831 , nnd previous to thnt time there had boon no systematic attempt nt dairying. Those who nro familiar with the present status of dairying in No brnskn will find it difficult to ronlizo that it is only 20 yearn ngo thnt the dairlug industry was started in this state , which has become one of the best known dairying states of the west and its products in that line Imvo frequently tnkou valuable prizes in compotion with the best known dairying states of the union. The creamery business in No brnskn is n vnlunblB.ono nud has done much to build up the stnto. Governor-elect Mickey is pnyiug'souio of the Btnte institutions surprise visits previous to assuming his ofllco ns chief executive of the state. Ho is In the meantime acquiring information about the institutions that will bo subject to his control that will bo of value when ho undertakes to direct their nffnirs. Mr. Mickey is proceeding in n manner thnt should justify his constituents in boliov- ing thnt ho intends to conduct the nf- fairs of his office in n manner thnt will bring credit on himself and the state , Previous to his inauguration he is acting in - n mnnner thnt would seem to justify the people in making the choice they did for governor. South and Central American countries nro said to bo much disappointed nt nebo iuortin of the United Stntes in bent Venezuelan crisis. It is probable that they have held the good offices of this government too lightly in the past nnd that in the future they will have greater regard for the services of this govern ment iu their disputes with European nations. They had come to bellovo that the interference of the United States wns n more mntter of course nnd there- fore of light value , in fact some of thorn have been inclined to sneer at the iutor- ferouce of this govornmont. With n lesson such ns Venezuela is receiving it is likely that for some time in the future when Uncle Sam takes n hand he will receive the credit thnt is duo. A young farmer living near Fulls City recently fell heir to $10,000 and had n number of relatives who wnntedn * share of his fortune so bndly thnt ho became disgusted with their unties nnd when ho becnme of ngo ho drew $5,000 from the bank in gold nud distributed it nmoug the poor in $5 , $10 nud | 20 pieces. Ho con- tinned this process until the $40,000 was disposed of nnd now his relatives lenvo him nlone. They more thnn do that. They do not speak to him ns ho passes by. The young man wns in comfort- nblo circumstances before his uncle left Wm the $40,000 and ho has been in no I wise discommoded by his generosity , though his relatives feel hurt. It IB n novel way of nettling n dilllcuHy nnd no doubt Mitlflfnctory to the poor people who benefited. Mr. nud Mm. Andrew Carnegie do not propose thnt their daughter shall bo burdened with n largo amount of wealth. She la to bo taught that fllio hntj no great expectations. Her parents give it us their opinion that great wealth IB not n dcBirnblo possoBBlon for the morning of life , "or for nny pnrt of life , oxuopt ns it may bo employed for the ' advancement of the human race. " jL'J Thin might bo taken an nnothor hint to the poor or modcrntoly rich people to bo tmtiBttud with their lot. What is the use of n mnd scrnmblo for wealth , if nfter it is achieved it is found thnt wealth IB far from desirable , Mr. Car negie should know , but it IH probable thnt many people will insist on gaining the experience for themselves , nud no Hurconso of the grasping for the "Al mighty Dollar" JH therefore likely. The Stnto Journal says : "It ifl claim ed that n wonderful Invention in tlio cheap fuel line has boon | made" in Gou- vornour , N. Y. , by Frederic | W. Fuller. It in composed of clay nnd sand , treated 1 with Bomo chemical. It is Bald to bo superior to coal n a heat generator. It IH assorted that it will hold fire in n grnto for ton or fifteen hours nnd in n tight steve forthirty hours. The inven tor ! , it is mild , proposes'to Roll the for mula to consumers. Ho cannot got his now fuel on the market nny too soon. " There . would bo a whole lot of demand for such a formula. Think of n man going out in his back yard with ali can of the chemical nud making enough mud balls to heat the house nud cook the grub for n day or two. The story , however , smells DO fishy thnt the man with such n formula to soil will find that n good ninny people nro from Mis souri nud will have to bo shown. The Now York World hn.s compiled Borne statistics rognrding centenarians. It finds thnt in the United Stntos there nro ! ) , G0 ! ! ponsous who nro 100 yonrs elder or over. This iu n population of 70,000- 000 is moro than twice ns ninny centena rians ns nro iu Gormnny , Frnuco , Eng- laud , Scotland nud Sorvin , with n com bined populntion of ia,250,000 ! ) , which have but 1,705 persons who hnvo ronoh- od the ngo of 100 yenrs. Of the United Stntos coutounrinua 1,280 nro women , 5- ! 117 nro native born and -119 nro foreign ers. Of the untivo coutennrinus 2,558 nro negroes. The testimony of those nged | people is all iu favor of a stren uous life , nud sntistics nro multiply ing thnt the length of life of Americans is increasing nud thnt the centenarians nro growiug in numbers. Practically all interviewed ngreo to these ns rules for long life : Regular habits , hard work , plenty of exercise , simple food , marriage nud avoidance of worry. It is worthy of remark thnt only one couto- nnrinu in the country wns unmarried nwomnu 120 yenrs of ngo. A Woman nnd A Ilnbc. A benutifnl story thnt spoils the grumble of the pessimists , comes from Omaha. A society wonmn nrcso in n street cnr , removed her silken petticont nnd ndm wrapped it around the shivering form of nu infant 2 years old. The woman wns Mrs. Hnrry Cartnn , the daughter of n millionaire. Despite the zero wenther the street car wns without fire. In one corner 1 sat n poorly clad man , with n beaten , hopeless j , look on his face , holding the babe on his knees. The little one's feet and logs were entirely bare nud blue from the cold. Mrs. Cartnn came into the cnr nud sat down opposite the fnther with his ' pitiful chnrgo. She gnvo ono look nt the forlorn pair nud one glance nt the pnssengors. The Intter But and pitied but none offered to help. In the next instant the angel of mercy iu the seal skin sacqno had her bauds behind her , nnder her clonk. She let fall the heavy silken garment. Rising and holding to a strap she stop ped out of it. While the women gasped > and the mnn drew in their breath , she walked over to the man and child. Stooping , she snuggled the petticoat about the infant's legs , smiling into the child's face , remarking to the father : "I'm afraid baby hns scnrcely enough on her for this wenther. " The father's eyes filled with tenrs , nud he murmured under his brenth , "God bless yon. " And the woman ? When the reporters visited her nt her homo , Mrs. Carton Biiid : "I hope > it will not bo spread broadcast over the country , it is such n little thing. " A little thing ? Yes , but significant and heroic The womnu's pity overcnuio the womnn's delicacy. In n moment she decided thnt the not in such n cause could not bo immodest. And the ten der bit of chnrity wns done nnd the color gradually crept back into bnby's fnce. ' Dickens snys there is n way into every heart. It mny bo up n winding stnir. And if you cnn find the way nud knock nt the door iu some sacred name the door will open. Baby helpless , innocent , cold , wont on/ no winding stair / up to this woman's heart. It went straight to the door nnd entered. DCS Moines , Iowa , Doily ' News. When iu doubt , buy your wife n box of fragrant clgarn. The cranberry merchant 1ms got busy and-raised the price of thnt Christmas nccoHslty. Now it in reported thnt General Castro la ill. Ho and his country Imvo certainly experienced enough recently to make almost anyone sick. The almanac says thnt winter began this afternoon nt ' 10 minutes after 1 o'clock nud the almanac probably does not know how to lie. The price of eggs is illnstratingwhat that which they contain mny do under certain favorable conditions , by soaring upward nnd roosMng high. If the price continues to go up the nvorngo housewife would undoubtedly consider a dozen eggs a very acceptable and valuable Christmas gift. Uncle Sam's mail department is working hnrd enough thcso days to outitlo it to nil the credit nnd rights accruing to the mythicnl Saint Nicholas. Governor Bailey of Knnsnu need not rofuno to marry because of a fear that ho will drnw n Onrrio Nation. All women , even in Kansas , nro not like Carrio. Some persons , committing crimes and indiscretions find it mighty convenient to hnvo n lapse of memory covering the period during which the wrong was committed. If all children are 'good for another week perhnps mamma will give them an apple and some pop corn and papa will give thorn a tooth brush nud some good advice. The Grnud Mnud Prrss Iniub Verdi- gro in Holt comity , and the people of thnt town nro likely to insist thnt the editor of thnt Bheot take up the geography of Nobrnskn as n study. If your Ohristmns nppetito domnnds frog legs , ruther thnn turkey , they mny be obtained for the small sum of $2.25 per dozen. Turkey , however , is none too plobinn this Ohristmns. If all America should combine against ( ho old world there would ; bo a scrimmage thnt would cause all other ancient or modern clashes to assume the condition of insignificance. An Iowa boy who thought ho . had failed to pass examinations committed suicide by cutting his throat. All students do not nttnoh the snmo im portance to examinations ns this young man. President Jacob G. Schurman of Cor nell university , iu nn address nt New York the other dny snid : * "Theodore Roosevelt is at this very moment assort ing the ( Monroe ) doctrine nntl assorting it hard. " The annual meeting of the Nebraska Press association will be held iu Hast ings February 10 nud 11. It is expected thnt there will bo nbont 200 of Ne braska's editors in nttendnnco on the mooting. Perhaps Mnrconi hurried the matter up some to show the United , States the uselessuess of laying a cable to Hawaii and the Philippines. Nevertheless the cable will probably bo employed for some years to come. They want President Roosevelt to nrbitrnte the differences between Vene zuela nnd the European governments. The president may accept the task but would much rather have' the ; Hague tribunal give thejopinion required , Because Governor Mickey refnsed to countenance an inauguration ball by reason of his being a Methodist.the Sioux OityJournal suggests : "It might be nil right to celebrate Governor Mickey's in- auguratiou by giving an oyster supper.1 A car containing 800 sncks of Christ mas mail from New York wns burned the other dny on the Now York Central and if Uncle Sam fails to play Santa Claus for your relatives in the east it will bo more satisfaotory to them if you will charge it up against that blaze. To n great many this attack ou Yene- zuela has the same nppenrnuce of a per formance thnt nil boys hnvo witnessed of two or three follows who nre nfrnid of nnother follow , taking outjtheir spite on the little brother or the pet dog or cnt of the follow they would renlly like to lick. In n cominuuicntion printed todny , Commissioner Winter gives n clonn cut 8tntemont'of ns connection "with the Moudeuhnll cnse. There is no doubt but thnt Mondnnbnll wns in .hnrd luck , but wo fail to see how his troubles or nuy portion of them cnn rightly bo chnrged to Mr. Winter. From the tone of Congressman-elect Hitchcock's paper , he Iwould 'demnud . wnr Immediate and wnr to the kuifo ngninst Gerumny nnd Great Britain were ho in his sent now. But whether : wo should nuuex them or leave 'em to ongovern themselves nfter we have licked them , he fails to say. Lincoln Journal , I It cost a student of Cornell college i of I Iowa his books , room , furniture , cloth ing , etc. , to Bottle his foot bn'l ' bets nnd thn.fnoulty hns to decided rule the game off the athletic list unless the gambling fonturo is omitted herenfter. Tills is undoubtedly n worHO feature thnn the "brutality" of the gnuio , A committee of the Callfornli legis lature has reported in favor of barring the immigration of consumptives to thnt stnto. If the mountain states go and do likewise it mny yet bo necessnry for the government to cBtnbhsh a reser vation . for consumptives who nro in structed to hnvo a ohnngo of climate. It ] is probable thnt if the women wnnt suffrage they will got it some dny. . They . generally do got whnt they wnnt. It is furthermore certain that if they are given suffrage nud like it the men cnuuot muster votes enough to tnko it nwny from thorn ngnin shouldthoy ; desire to do so. The sterner BOX will therefore feel justified in being right cortnin thnt they wnnt the women to vote before they grnnt them thnt privilege. In his messngo to the legislnturo Gov ernor ; Snvngo will recommend that $75- 000 be appropriated to make nu exhibit at the Louisiana purchase exposition. It would bo n very fine thing for No brnskn to bo represented Jnt the big show with such nu exhibit ns the $75- 000 would make , but it is possible that the legislators will give thorough consideration - sidoration to the finances nud more pressing needs of the state before they will vote thnt amount for advertising purposes nt the exposition. Not n man in the stnte is likely to object to suoh nn appropriation , providing , the state . can afford the expenditure. The nttitude of the farmers of north Nebraska , on the cronm nnd batter ques tion has occasioned n scarcity of the sprondnblo in Sioux City nnd the price , hns gone to 35 cents , with the prospect that it will soon be 40. Ono of the creamery men who hns traveled for yenrs in this section of the state , ac counts for the new condition by reason of the fact thnt the fnrmers hnvo quit milking cows and nro devoting their attention to fattening steers , in which there is moro nnd casior money. With moro prosperous conditions , also , the farmers' wives have given up the bur- donsomc task of working cream into butter. The Northwestern is the latest railv way system to grant an increase in wnges to its employes. The new scnle will go into effect January 1 , and will amount to nbont $600,000 a year. Eu- gineors and firemen will bo the em ployes who will profit by the company's division of its prosperity. Of the men benefited , 8,500 are employed on the Northwestern nnd 1,500 ou the Omaha and Elkhorn. While the raise is not largo to each employe it is large enough to give the pessimists another shiver , especially those who hold that the cor porations are soulless and take all the profits for the stockholders , giving none to the men who assist them in earning dividends. It is not unlikely that Nebraska pro ducers will find a ready market for their surplus crop of potatoes , which wore so chenp during the harvest that they re thought to be scnrcely worth digging. A Nebraska commission man has found n ready market in the south for the surplus Tm plus crop and is gathering in all of them that he is able , and shipping them to Alabnmn and other southern points. The Nebraska potato is said to be the finest flavored potato on the market and worth more money than the potatoes - aTO toes from any other state. There TOte many thousand bushels in the state , but many of them will not bo available until farmers are able to open the pits in which they have been buried , in the spring. Senator Allen is well acquainted with the people of Norfolk , having frequently : visited hero during his long residence in Madison county , and in last week's Mail ho stands up for Norfolk in a man- > itner that is appreciated , not that Norfolk > is particularly in need of a champion against the vile flings of Hales of Tildeu , but because it shows the right spirit on the part of the 3X- senator. The Mnil says : "Tho Til- den Citizen is rnthor severe in its com ments on the people of Norfolk inch ieseverer thnu wo believe the occasion de armnuds. . Every town hns it good and its bad people and Norfolk is no exception , n.in It is the entrepot of many persons in 'consequence of its numerous railroads , and no doubt , this fact gives it a larger citizenship of undesirable characters than it would otherwise have , but it is likewise the entrepot and hbrno of ninny thousands of people of splendid chnroo - ter nnd ability nnd wo do not believe the Citizen is well fortified in its exhorts on our neighboring city , The "Lincoln" cnr thnt was exhibited nt the trans-Mississippi exposition and is now in the possession of the Union [ Pacific , in the yards of that company nt Omaha , is the object of some in terest by reason of the fnct that Wash ington authorities are concerned in hav ing it tnken to the cnpitnl city nnd pre served ns one of the relics of the country's history. It wns originally the property of the Baltimore & Ohio railway and was the first armored coach built by that road. Lincoln rode in it from Washington to Virginia when he Don't forget the old man with the fish on his back. For nearly thirty years he has been traveling around the world , and is still traveling , bringing health and comfort wherever he goes. To the consumptive he brings , the strength and flesh he so much needs. To all weak and sickly children he gives rich and strengthening food. To thin and pale persons 'ie gives new firm flesh and ich red blood. Children who first saw the Id man with the fish are now Town up and have children > f their own. 1 Ic stands for Scott's Emul- 'on of pure cod liver oil a olightful food and a natural nic for children , for old folks iicl for all who need flesh and trength. SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemists. " 9-415 Pearl Street , Now York. - - * rei on : all druBRlsto. visited : the union armies in the field during the wnr of the rebellion. It wns dn n pnlnce car nnd regnlly furnished. It wns President Lincoln's privnte cnr nnd used only by him. Upon his death it wns used to convey his remains to Springfield. It ; is therefore a car of nntionnl interest nnd the people of the country would be glnd to see it become government property nnd cnred for ns ono of the interesting relics of the civil wnr period of our history. Justice to Norfolk. Great injustice has been done to the city of Norfolk by the Btnte administra tion. Studied effort hns been made by Governor Snvnge and his nssociates to prevent the rebuilding of the Norfolk insane asylum , which wns burned last year. Norfolk secured that * institution iu good faith , nud in equal good faith the legislature should make nu appro priation to replace the buildings de stroyed by fire. The Telegram nsks that the senator nud representatives I from Platte county will do simple justice to Norfolk in this matter , nnd thnt simple justice means nn appropria tion which will insure to Norfolk asy lum buildings better thnn the ones which the fire consumed. Columbus Telegram. KfTeet of Gravitation. If n man weighing twelve stone were to be transferred to the moon , the weight of his body , measured at least by the attraction which the moon would oxcrclso upon It , would be re duced to about two stone. If his mus cles nnd his frame remained the same , it would seem ns If he would bo nble to Jump over n wall twelve feet high on the small globe without nny greater exertion than"would be required to elenr u wnll two feet high on the earth. \o "Do you still rely on your burglar alarm ? " "Oh , no ! We hnvo n baby now , you know , nnd If any burglar can find a time during the night when some one Isn't up with the baby he's welcome to nil he can get. " Chicago Post roncnnis " I have kept Ayer's Cherry Pec toral in my house for a great many years. It is the best medicine in the world for coughs and colds. " J.C.Williams , Attica , N.Y. All serious lung troubles begin with a tickling in the throat. You can stop this at first in a single night with Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Use it also for bronchitis , consumption , hard colds , and for coughs of all kinds. Three llici : Z5c. , SOc. , SI. All druftlili. Consult your doctor. If ha 171 take It , tben do u lie I T . II lie tollt TOD not to take It. tlirn don't take It. He knowi. with him. We are willing. J.O. AYKlt CO. , Lowell , Man.