10 , THE N011FOLK NEWS : PRJDAY , JANUARY 16 , 1903. The flottf o W. N. UUB1C. I'ubllaiior. DAILY. llUtnblUhtil , 1 S7. ? * n day * ioAit Hniulftjr , Ilr currier | > r * tk , It e nti , Hr mall ir year , 10.00. WKRHI.Y NKWH.JOUUNAI. , Tb N wtMlnnlUhiMl , 1NM. Tim Jonrnnl , eaUblUliod 1871 'Kttrj Frldoii Hr mall per rear , $1.W. Sntir l nt tin I'oitollloe at Norfolk , Neb , , at -ttooml elan matter , TaltphonMi KtlUnrlnl DenartmNit , No. SJ | ! ' UniloMi Ollloi and Job fioomi , No. SU , The wind is tempered to the conllcsH stove. . It is now disclosed that n considerable quantity of coal has boon placed in oars ami Inbolod wheat to escape the vigilance of citizens having coal bins with nn ex. prcflsivo void. It lnquio ! the fad in the cast for courts to dlHolwrgo prisoners who are licensed of stealing coal. It Is probable that if the situation remains the same for n time there will bo such n plou as "jtiHtillablo stealing" inaugurated. If only Komo of the hot editorials directed agalnnt the coal monopoly could bo available instead of coal the situation would bo somewhat rollovod , but the trouble in that they nro Intended to make the people hot who have nn nbundanco of fuel. Perhaps they become - como BO warm that they 'think tbo people do not need ftiol. Sliico HOBS Hammond has severed connections with Uncle Sum's post- oflleo department , "Iliuulom Shots" are again appearing regularly in the Fremont Trlbnno , and are undoubtedly welcomed back by the readers of that paper , as they deserve to bo. After n "rest" of several years , they are more accurately aimed toward the bull's eye than ever. Fremont has nbont deckled that the water consumers of that city , of all kinds mid callings , shall USD wntor ac cordingly to the motor rnto. It is the fairoHt sort of proposition it is pOBBibh to make between the city and its wntor customers. In that way the pcoplo pay for what they got and got what they pay for , which is very reasonable to all concerned. Hayomoyor , the sugar refining trust mngunto , criticises President KooHovolt on hi uttltudo regarding the trust ques tion , which is just the sort of criticism tlmtjvvill bind the people moro closely to their president. Ho war not elected to servo the trusts and tbo voters will bo glad to know that ho has docitlod to prefer the enmity of sorno of the trust magnates in preference to that of the pooplo. The Gorman govoinuiout oilloially douioH tlmt it is anxious to control n canal across the American isthmus. All governments that will bouotlt by tbo construction of such u canal are anxiously awaiting the action of this government , to which is ooucodod all the rights and privileges of the undertaking , unless it bo the small countries immediately adjoining the isthmus. Perhaps no subject has furnished a greater amount of eormou , lecture and moral than "gossip. " Yet will people continue to discuss tholr "friends" and neighbors frequently with ignorance and malice regardless of what they know the results of their conversations may bo. Straugo as it may appear , BOUIO of the people who pretend to greater goodness and charity than many of their brothers and sisters , aroafllioted with this habit ovornbnndantly and do not attempt to correct the evil. The Atohison Glebe Bays : "If you thiuk it easy to run a newspaper ask the first 20 men you moot if they know anything now. " Not only that , bul continue to make the same sort of in quiry , day after day , for years and ynars , and if you are successful in gathering something really now each dt y for say ft period of five years you may consider that you nro fit to enter the newspaper field and run a llvo papor. A Michigan farmer has issnod 1,000 tickets and proposes to rafllo himself off as n hut-baud to the lady holding the unlucky number , at 25 couts a chance Ho has probably read in the comio papers that unmarried women are so nnxions to become married that they will resort to almost any device to at tend their desiro. Ho will perhaps learn that there is a point to the joke when his tickets go bogging for cus tomers , as it is presumed they will Then ) are many men who are convinced the that woman are not anxious to as sumocan s and duties of a household , a least as far as their experienced goos. The Wayne Democrat man has an expressive prossive way of indicating that he has space to sell , and has eschewed the olc Biyle of calling attention to vacan cles. In a three column space at the top of his sheet last week , this sentence was given prominence : "Nothing doing ; merchant's dead , " In nnothor three-column space nt the foot of the page was : "H 1 , same thing down hero. " If the merchant * of that town bare any doubt about there being space -j. o lot III the Homocmt nftor thin exhibit , hey onii probably l > o fully informed by calling nt the olllco or telephoning. The Trlbnno rcgrotH to find itnolf the victim of onvlnufl nhnfta of nnillco , inrlod nt It by ignorant hando. It In luted among 11 nuinbur of ether Rtntu mporfl nn having filed n ilollolonoy claim vlth the IpgUlatnro for 91,700 , for the ) ubllcatlon of oonRtitntlonal runcnd * munta in IBM ) , and the argument ID undo tlmt it in ono of n would-lo ; gang of lootorH of n wizened and depleted ) uullotronnury ; , The Trtbnuo confesses t would bo greatly plonvod to have a ogitlnmto clolm of f 1,700 ngalust the Into for the norvioo nainod , bat it mHti't. It has fllod ono for abont f 100 , vhioh the atato onght to pay and doubt * cos will pay , as it paid n hundred ether Nebraska papers two years ngo. It IB o bo hoped the legislature in its bantu ind gonoroRlty will uotitiBifit on giving ho Tribune $1,700 , when it nsha for only n Kovontocnth of that nmouut. Fremont Trlbnno. A REMARKABLE SHOT. Vlrnl In ( lie Dark , It Itijurcil Three Men Half n Mill * Awny. "One of the best and most rcmnrkn * lilo HhutH miido during tlio war with Spain , " Bald 11 gentleman who miide an effort to get Into the thick of the tight , " \VIIH , In my judgment , iniidu at Miami , and the man who llrcd the nhot wnH a ] , oiilHliiiia boy and a mumbcr of my company. lie \VIIH doing duty IIH a provost guard at the time. It WMH Into it night when the BoldliTH were roused y the quick , clear crack of a Krag- Torgt'iiHt'ii on the outHklrtH of the camp. No imrtlciriar attention win paid to the matter at Ilr.st , IIH only one Hliot WIIH tired. Hut with u couple of olll- cers we went out to where the guard waH Htatloned In order to llnd out Just why It WIIH that ho had tired at that line of night. Ho explained that he wen a man Hllpplng through the Home distance away and had called on him to halt. He failed to obey the command , and the guard iluzed away at him , more to frighten him Into a stop than anything clue. Of course , the fellow never halted. Ho was probably too badly frightened to stop at that time. "While wo were talking to the guard wo heard a fearful nolno at leiiHt half u mlle from the guard's station , and wo nado a break for the place to BCC what the matter was. Wo heard several teople screaming as If In great agony. Down the road wo went at full speed , ind In a short while we came upon a little cabin which stood on the road side. The noise was In this cabin , and L never heard such groaning and wallIng - Ing In my life. Wo found three men In the house. They were In great agony , and we asked them what was the mat ter. 'Wo have been shot , ' they said , and sure enough they had been shot. "Ono was shot In the right arm , an other In the back and the third In the hip. They had all boon wounded by the same bullet. The man who was wounded In the arm was lying on his right side. The ball passed through hlH arm. Next to him ono of his com panions was sprawling out on his back , and the bullet split the hide on this part of his anatomy as smoothly as a knife. Then It passed through the lleshy part of the third man's' hip and spoil on. "Wo could not find the ball. It had passed through the side of the house , wounded the three men In the way In dicated , bored through the wall on the opposite side and kept on going. Now , that cabin was fully half a mile from the point where the guard was sta tioned , and yet the shot ho fired bad wrought all the havoc wo found. " Now Orleans Times-Democrat A MlKhty Man. Topbiun , the prince of English strong men , had knots of muscles where the armpits are In the ordinary man. Ho could take a bar of Iron 1 Inches In diameter and 5 feet long , place the middle of It over the back of his neck and then force the ends forward until they met before his face. On one occa sion ho called upon a village blacksmith - smith and made of him an everlasting enemy by picking up a number of horseshoes and snapping them In two as easily as If they had been pine Sticks. A Smitten Conscience. Dr. Fourthly I believe my sermon on sincerity this morning sank deep into some hearts and did good. Parishioner Yes ; as Foley and his wife went home ho vsplalned to people ple on the street car that his wife's hulr and teeth were false. Ouuil Scheme. "To what do yon attribute the cura tive properties of your springs ? " asked a visitor at a health resort. "Well , " answered the proprietor thoughtfully , "I guess the advertising I've done has had something to do with It. " I'eriinpn DutU. "I haven't seen your cashier for SOT- eral days past" "No ; he's gone out of town. " "AhI Gone for a rest , eh ? " "We haven't found out yet whether he's gone for a rest or to escape It. " Donble Illumination. Knlppo Docs your wife keep a light , burning for you when you are out late at night ? Tucque Oh. yes , and language too Syracuse Herald. air. Hixby That's my ace , partner. It's our trick. Mrs. Hlxby-Oh. how lovely ! I'll trump and make sure of It ! New York Times. Takes Up Measure Creating Department of Commerce. LABOR BUREAU IS DISCUSSED. Democrats In Opposition to the Moat * urc Senator Tlllman Arraigns At torney General for Not Fighting Trusts Cuban Treaty Reported. Washington , Jan. 1C. The house yesterday passed the army appropria tion bill and began conuldcratlon of the department of commerce hill , un der a special rule making It a contin uing order until disposed of. The op position to the mcasuTa came entirely from the Democratic sld and was based chiefly on the ground that the transfer of the bureau of labor to tbo now department would subordinate that bureau to a department which would represent capitalistic Interests. The friends of the bill tlonlod the as sumption that the head of the now do- partmcnt would not bo helpful to la bor , They maintained that the bill would Increase the dignity of the bu reau of labor by giving the head of the department a scat In the cabinet. Those who participated In the debate were Mann (111. ( ) , Corliss ( Mich. ) , Adamson ( da , ) , Scott ( Kan. ) and Hop- burn ( la. ) , In favor of the measure , and Rlohardson ( Ala. ) , Galnes ( Tenn. ) , Davis ( Fla. ) , Clayton ( Ala. ) , Shuckluford ( Mo. ) , Cochran ( Mo. ) and Woolen ( Tox. ) , against It. In the senate Tlllman continued his arraignment of trusts and monopolies and again charged that the attorney general was responsible primarily for lack of action against trusts. The statehood bill was under discussion 'or ' a short time , Foraker urging the right of Oklahoma , Arizona and New vlexlco to bo admitted Into the Union. ttcLaurln called attention to charges hat the pcoplo of Indlanola , Miss. , md been guilty of threats and Intimi dation against the postmaster , and de clared them to bo untrue. CUBAN TREATY IN SENATE. Committee on Foreign Relation * Re ports Amended Measure. Washington , Jan. 1C. The senate committee on foreign relations yester day reported the Cuban reciprocity treaty to the senate , with two amend ments. The first of these Is the guar anty against a further reduction of the sugar tariff , and the other makes a re duction of 40 per cent In the duties on American cattle exported to Cuba Instead of 20 per cent , as provided In Lho treaty as it was originally trans- mjtted to the senate , . Senator Cullom , who reported the treaty gave notice that ho would call It up Monday next and would endeavor to secure action upon It at the earliest possible day. This notice was In ac cordance with the general understand ing among Republican senators. The agreement also Includes an under standing to the oftoct that the state hood bill will not bo urged to prevent consideration of the treaty. It Is understood that there will be consid erable debate on the treaty and that some time will elapse before it can bo acted upon. FEDERAL INSPECTOR FINED. Mulcted for Cruelty to Animals Whlla Killing Diseased Cattle. Washington , Jan. 16. In the cam paign of the bureau of animal industry against the epidemic of foot and mouth disease in Massachusetts , new and unlocked for obstruction bos de veloped and threatens considerable trouble , if persisted in by the author ities. The department of agriculture has been Informed that Dr. Thomp son , one of the federal Inspectors , has been fined $15 by a local court for al leged cruelty to animals. The report to the department says that the inspector specter was having a herd killed and two of the cows had to bo struck moro than once in order to kill them "If the experts of the department , ' said Secretary Wilson , "aro to be criminally prosecuted In Massuchu setts they may have to abandon the undertaking altogether , In which case the state of Massachusetts will be quarantined and permitted to eradi cate tbo disease within her borders herself. " Anti-Trust BUI Not Ready. Washington , Jan. 16. The following statement was given out by the sub committee of the house Judiciary com taltteo , which is charged with the preparation of an anti-trust bill : "Wo hare had a conference with the attorney noy general and we have been Inform ally considering , among other things his suggestions , as well as discussing the general form of the legislation No definite action has been taken by the subcommittee and we shall not be prepared to report to the full commit tee before the early part of nex week. " Urge New Currency Law. Washington , Jan. 1C. H. H. Hanna of Indiana , chairman of the monetary commission , and Postmaster Genera Payne yesterday conferred with PresI dent Roosevelt regarding currency legislation In congress. The presiden expressed himself in favor of leglsla tlon along the lines of the Fowler bill. Revenue Revision Up. Lincoln , Jan. 16. Revemu revision in the legislature came prominently to the front yesterday and will boh the boards again today. A number of Important ravonue measures were introduced proposing changes in th present laws. Gunners Make Good Showing , Manila , Jan , 16. The nunners of ha United Sto > w battleship Kentucky iavo exceeded Oi records of the Jnltod States navy for sieed and ac curacy with thirteen , eight nd flvo nch EUIIB. The new loading maclrrso ins Increased the speed with which chargcB can be handled. The gunnery lorcentngcs are not yet completed , nit It Is known that out of ono string of twenty-one shots , thirteen hit the argot. Favor Indeterminate Sentences. Lincoln , Jan. 1C. At the state mock ng of county prosecuting attorneys a oHoltitlon wan presented , which was adopted , requiring the present leglsla- ure to so amend the law as to per mit indeterminate sentences for per- ons convicted of a felony. A general Jail delivery was frus- rated at Dllllngs , Mont , by the wlfa of Sheriff Hubbard and n servant girl , who held the prisoners at bay with a pistol until help arrived. Walter Cox , wanted at Red Lodfo and Sheridan , iVyo , for forg * < m ped. To Drliitf Him to Term * . "Yea , " said young Mrs. Solo , "Henry and I had some words this morning , and I can't deny that ho got the best of it" "That will never do , " returned the experienced neighbor. "You can't af ford to start In married llfo that way. " "I know it , " answered the young wife. "I've thought it all over , and when ho comes homo tonight I'm going o bring him to terms so quick tlmt he'll mrdlly know what's happened. " "That's right , my dear. Show some spirit What are you going to do ? " "I'm going to bring up the subject again and then cry. " Moon Influence * . Many superstitious beliefs as to the 'Influence" of the moon still remain' n some localities It Is believed to be mlucky to be empty handed when ono ( Irst beholds the new moon , and among he same people Having silver In the muds or gold In the pockets Is n "good sign. " If ono Is about entering upon an Important undertaking , he had best lefcr proceedings until the moon is 'fulling" that Is , until some time be- ween "new" and "full" moon. Hard Lnck. A Texas man's cotton was cntcn by the boll weevil and his corn destroyed by the draught. Ills only daughter eloped with a vagabond and his son followed the circus. On top of this bis wife gave birth to triplets. Ho com mitted suicide by the rope and rafter route , and tbo coroner very properly re turned a verdict of Justifiable homi cide. Ilulletsvlllo Herald. Something Bobby was seven. He was examin ing with critical eye the new arrival in the family and showing some signs of displeasure with the shiny head and toothless gums. "Well , Bobby , " asked the nurse , "how do you like your new brother ? " "Pretty well , " was the answer , "but bo's not finished yet" Brooklyn Life. Wllllnir to Walt. "What are you going to do when you get to be a man ? " asked the visitor. The little fellow's face assumed nn expression of earnest gravity as he responded , with a voice which was evi dently shaken by sad memories of the past , "Whip papa. " The Genial Alderman. The story is told of a London alder man who , sitting in state to bear some schoolboy's Greek orations , bowed whenever he heard the Greek word for "nothing" ( ouden ) pronounced , because - cause it sounded like his own name. Their Friendly Way. One of the worst things about fall ing into n hole is the number of people who gather on the bank to point out the routes you could have taken to avoid falling In. Atchlson Globe. Knowledge bumbleth the great man , astonishes the common man and puffs up the little man. Health brings wealth more often than wealth brings health. Saturday EvenIng - Ing Post. State of Ohio. City of Toledo , Lucas county. ss : Frank J Ohenoy m kes oath that MO is sonio partner of ih firm of F. J Cheney &Co. , doing br si- ness in the oity of Toledo , conntv nnr state aforesaid , and that said firm will pay the sum of $100 for each and every case of catnrrah that cannot be oared by the use of Hall's Catarrah euro. FIUNKJ CHFNEY. Sworn to before mo and subscribed in ray presence , this Cth day of December A. D18SG. . A. W. GLKARON. [ BEAL ] Notary Public. Hall's Oatorrnl' euro is taken internally - nally , and acts directly on the blood and mucus surfaces of the system Send for testimonials , free. F. J. OIIENKY & Co , ToroHo , Ohio Sold by all druggists , 75 cents. Hall's Family pills are the best. To Cure n Cold In One Dny. Take Laxative B o Quinine Tab- lots. Thissipnature on every box , 25 cents. Wide Awake , . . H , BUGHHOLZ X BO , All Kinds of Gents' Furnishings - = 3- . . . .Strlctly.Up-to-Date PRICES RIGHT GIVE US A CALL Q. A. LUIKART , I'BMIDEST. . H. JOHNSON , 1HAH. B. IIUIUUK , Vioa I'RIBIDRNT. L-EO I'ABKWALK , ABB'T OAfttim The Citizens National Bank. Capital , $50,000. Surplus , (10,000. Bay nnd soil oxehanxa on this country ami all parts of Knropo. Farm Leant , Olrecton.-CiBL , Anucs , W 11. JOIINBOH , CniB. S. BBIDQK. F. McGiVESiN , U. M- UWANK , U. A. LUIKABT , T , F MSMMINOBB. L. BCHBIOMS , Railroad and Business Directory. < u R. R. TIME TA6LE. Fremont , Elkborn & Mo. Valley EAST. DEPART. Omnlm Paaiongor 0:03am : Chicago Uxprois 12IOpm : UAHT. AUillVE. Chlcnuo Rxprcas 7:30 : p m Omnlm I'nseonnor 12:40 : p m \VEHT. DKPABT. Illnok Hills azproes 7SO pm Verdlgro Pnescnftor 12:40p : m VonllKro Accommodation 8:30am : WEHT. ABBIVB. lllack Hill * Express 12:20 : p m Vonlluro I'ftBcnnKor 0:03 am Vonligro Accommodation 7:10pm Tlio Chicago and Black HillB Express arrives and departs from Junction depot. The Omaha and Vordlgre trains arrive and depart from city depot. II. U. MATBAC , Agent , Union Pacific. BOOTH. DEPART. Columbus Accommodation 3:00 p m Omaha , Denver and Padua Coast 11:00 : a m NORTH. AnnlVE. ColnmbuB Accommodation 11:45 : a m Omaha , Denver and Paclllc coast 9:00 pin Connect * at Norfolk with F. , E A M. V. going west and north , and with the G. Bt. P. M. & O. for points north and oant. J. n. HLBF.FFEK , Agont. Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha. BAST. DCPABT. * Slonz City and Omaha Passenger. . . . 6:30 : am Blonx ( HtrPossonger l:00pm : W BT. ABBIVE. Slonx City Passenger 10SOam : Biocx City and Omahii Passenger 7:25pm : Connects at Norfolk with F. , E. & M. V , going west and north , and with the U. P. for points south. J. B. ELSEFFEB , Agnnt. * Daily except Sunday. Per Plumbing , Steam Fitting , Pomps. Tanki Wind Mills And all work in this Una call on STITT & WHITE. Satisfaction Guaranteed , First door West of Ahlman'slBlcycletShop , Lonvs orders at Telephone B ? M. JR. N. J. HOAGLAND , Osteopathlc Physician. Diseases both acute and chronic sncceesfoll ) treated without use of drugs or knife. Phone No. F 64. Offlcolat residence , 109 NorthllOth Street , Norfolk - - . Nebraska SESSIONS & BELL , Undertakers nnd.EnibalmerB , Sessions Blk. , Norfolk Ave. Norfolk , - - - Nebraska | ) R. BERTHA AHLMAN , PHYSICIAN Phone 107. for Ludics and Children MILLARD CREEN , DRBY M TMM8PKR LINE Piano Moving a Specialty. Phone 58. Calls Promptly Answered. "A Danger Foreseen Is Half Avert ed. " If you are in business and don't ' advertise you are In danger. This is a warning. See your mistake in time and avert it. A poor publisher , the pro prietor of a struggling magazine , sent a half inch advertisement to the New York Herald. The ad man made it a half page. The bill was bigger than the publisher's entire possessions. He thought he was ruined. It was the turning point. The magazine sold. It was good and people liked it Other half page ads followed. Result : fortunefamehonor. Advertising Is Just as potent a lever now as it was then. This paper reaches the homes of this section. J.B.HERMANN , Contractor and Builder 117 Fourth Street. Al. E. SPAULDINQ , Flour and Feed 411 Norfolk Avenue. Cheapest and Heat. Norfolk Avenue \ J.W.EDWARDS ALL WOBK GUARANTEED. Cor , Brnaech nvo and 4th St. The Norfolk Horseshoe OIL ! I have' bought the White Oil Wagon and the good will of the business , and hope for a continuance of the patron age given Mr. White. I must pay cash for oil , and as my capital is limited must neces sarily do a cash business. H. M.ROBERTS. OSTEOPflTtflC PflYSICIflfl. Graduate of American Schoorof Osteo pathy , under founder of tho'science Residence and oflleo , 807 Madison Ave. Hours irom 9 a.rn to 4 p. m. NOW READY3 The ManyAdvcnturesofn : : FOXY GRANDPA "Including all the merry pictures con- i. .1 n "le two volumes , entitled Adventures of Poxy Grnndpn" and Further . Adventures of Foxy Grand. pa. lunch : C"WbZa ° t clo yo SSk r eerlSi ° f comio drawings dealing with n grand- fn.Vrer.a.11 hl" two Brandsonsl" . . Kfnd'utborbe the clover ono f .1.1 of the trio. In most of the other cases tue yonnff folk have boon smarter than It ° Pe ° P1 whom their r ? npon they played jokes. Letrs reverse it. " The next morning he came to my of. flcq withsketches , for half a dozen 1 ' 'Foxy Grand- ° ' * * le , ierleB in the New Vnrt ? w Tf S SJ fSKj5 , Jn.tnntaneous , . for JunnyT" The jolly old gentleman , dear to almost grown people bo called as \ ? ! 1 os , * ildnsn A comio plctnres. plctnres.EDWARD EDWARD MARSHALL. To Grandfathers Who Are And To 1 hose Who Are To Bo. I Merrily Dedicate This Book. "BUNNY. " imr P ? 8tago pald on receipt of ONE nch rk. JLl.MS2nC3r ° r P ° Btnl ordori I. E. HAMERSLEY CO. 49 Wall Street , New York. CALIFORNIA with its lovely seaside rosorJs. orange groves , boautifnl car- dens and quaint old mission towns id visited every year by thousands of tourists who travel Pacific , because it is the best aud quickest - est route and the ONLY LINE runuincTimouarr THAINB from OMAHA to CALIFORNIA. It is alsothe onlyliue running four personally conducted excursions to California from Missouri River every week. Those Excursions can bo joined at any point en route . . . / Fall information cheerfully furnished - nished on application to J. B. ELSEPPEB , Agont.