The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, January 23, 1903, Page 4, Image 4

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    THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , JANUARY 23 , 1003
The Norfo
Ulchard Orokor IB about to raise an
approved breed of democratic roosters
in England. Ho IB preparing to engage
in the obit-Icon business on a largo ncalo.
The annual distribution of free needs
by the congressmen and Bonators is on
and the person who does not receive
enough to plant a garden patch or farm
in unfortunate.
If the government should sol/o the
coal mines aud the coal carrying roads
there would bo a lot of volunteers to
help got the fuel to the people if , volunteer
toer work was necessary.
When the state la diBcovorcd where
no legislator can suggest a dlslrablo
change In the laws there nro a whole
lot of people who will bo ready to oml
grate to It and cfltabllsh happy homos.
The Bteanmhlp St. Louis lias arrived
in port and now It IB rumored that its
overdue experience was merely an
other scheme of the promoters of the
St. Louis exposition to advertise that
event.
This Is the season of the year when
all that Homo people have to do is to
wait for spring. It Is not so with the
publisher of a newspaper. His work
goes on regardless , and if anything IB a
little worse and moro of it.
During his jubilee year Pope Lee re
ceived 512,000 gifts , the estimate value
of which was $3,000,000. Some of the
gifts were very costly , among thorn being
ing the emperor of Austria's proflout
a stfttno of solid gold nearly BOVOII foot
high , representing "Tho Good Shop
herd. "
With the troubles between the
and the independent manufacturers am'
dealers in cigars and tobaccos incroiw
ing it is llkoly that for the benefit am
protection of the users of the weed it
may bo necessary for the government to
next take possession of that industry.
A Kansas district judge has taken a
turn at the bible-public school question
and has decided that the blblo can bo
read during Rohool hours if the teacher
BO decides. Ho rather offsets ( hat do
cipou with another In which it is heir
that Sunday theatres mny do bminess n
Topeka without molestation.
Wo are glad to notioo that Govorno
Mickey advocates the rebuilding of th
Norfolk asylum. The Lincoln risylnn
is filled to over/lowing / and the state
must provide for the insane so they
may have proper treatment. This statn
lion too much valuable property at Nor
folk to bo allowed to go to waste.
Plorco Gall.
_
A panic among the coal dealers o !
Chicago ia duo today , the grand jnrj
having voted to indict a bunch of abon
40. If that body can oauso them
tremble in a degree equal to the shiver
ing that has been douo by the oommor
people recently there will bo consider
able satisfaction to their victims who remain
main alivo.
The fact that the national convention
are Irat 18 months ahead has spurred
the democrats to renewed efforts toward
discovering the loplcal candidate'for
their party during the coming national
contest. Eighteen months is quite a
while but at the rate candidates for that
position are being discovered it is nou
too long in which to disclose the needed
loader.
Onpld has proven himself greater :
than Morgan in at least one particular. >
The American capitalist has endeavored
t * secure an interest in the Canard line
of flteamships but failed. Now a pretty
American widow Is about to invade the
company and marry ono of the wealthy
members of the famous shipping family.
America nnarly always wins out in one
tray or another.
The money in circulation in the
United States on December 1 was $2,353.-
710,158 , an amount per capita of $29.52
This is a greater amount than has ever
before been in circulation in the country
This is certainly against the opinion o
come that there will be souio hard time
daring the next few years , if , as th
democrats have hold , a large circulation
of money will prevent hard times.
The big passenger steamship , St.
I onis , unlike the city after which the
vessel is named , is lost and the people
knows nothing of its whereabouts.
'The city iUolf , with its plans for its big
Louiiuua purchase exposition , is still
very prominently before the public gaze
and liliely to remain thuro with its
efficient corps of advertisers at work ,
until the big show is a thing of the past.
German press is irritated over
the interference of America in the Vene
zuelan dispute and asserts that that
country has never recognized the Mon
roe doctrine. Whether they recognize
it or not , BO long as they keep from run
ning contrary to its provisions the people
ple of this country who support the
d ctrine will bo satisfied and .Germany
may keep out of trouble.
A Vermont dispatch states that a
young worain was blinded while weep
jug at the funeral of her grandmother ,
by getting some of the powder from her
face Into her eyes. There is a moral In
this for those who will look for it : If
women must HBO powder they should
either not weep and run it Into their
eyes , or they should nun powder that
would not bo injurious to their optics.
Some democrats pose as free traders
nd yet when it comes 10 the test they
, dmlt that there 1 a necessity for a
arllT and it is probable that the Wilson-
lorman tariff was the nearest approach
o free trade that will over happen ,
. 'hat ' oamo too oloao to suit the majority
if the people and the business interests
tvoro a long way from being foBtorod.
o that it is doubtful if the people will
ivor favor oven that near an approach
, o free trade.
It Is again reported from Kuropo' that
Vmorlcan art collectors are ruthloHsly
windlod by the dealers across the pond ,
'hoy ' go over with plenty of money
nd appear so anxious to spend it ro
unlloHH of the value they receive , that
nreliablo dealers have established
Driving business in copies ami forgeries.
tVoalth does not seem to produce critics
f art any more than itproduooujlltorary
nlont , and so long as some Americans
ave largo wealth they will continue to
pond it foolishly.
If it is a teat between the coal barons
ud the United States government , the
looplo will hope that the government
ill triumph , and will support the gov-
irnniont in every way they can. It
would bo humilating indeed for the
American people to bo compelled to ad
mit that the coal barons can do as they
ano with their coal and prices , oven
.o . freezing the people to death , and the
ovornmont not have power to say
word against the action or enforce an
irdor to prevent Buffering.
The people of South Carolina should
low realize what the Tillmau family it
Ike , and should rotlro thorn from th
honors that have boon heaped npou
horn. The senator appears to havi
boon qnito effectually squelched by hi
lollongnos since his fistic encounter
ind there is little olmuoo for donb
but thnt the people will see to it Urn
ho lieutenant governor is quite a
( Teotually withdrawn from public at
outiou as the senator , since his murder
ons assault on the editor of the State.
The report that the legislators tribn
tary to Hastings are opposed to th
rebuilding of the Norfolk hospital for
lie insane is omphaticaly denied by th
lopublicaii of that city , which , in reply
o such an insinuation by THIS NKWS
says : "Tho DAILY NKWS is mistaken i
t thinks the people of this city an
knocking * against the rebuilding of th j
Norfolk asylum. Hustings is not built t
that way. Hastings will bo fonn.l I
standing up for its wants and needs and
will not bo found in opposition to the
isplratious and needs of our handsome
leighbor to the north. "
A remarkable experiment is reported
by Dr. Burrows of Bollovno hospital iu
Now York. A woman , recently a
mother , was dying of blood poisoning ,
her temperature being 108 and her cir
culation 100. Formaline is known OB
the most eflluiout of antiseptics , and the
physician determined on a desperate
resort. Ho injected 500 centimeters
of formaline into her left arm. The ef
fect was almost instantaneous , and the
woman recovered. The doctor is pursuing -
suing his experiments as to the effect )
of such an injection on animals.
State Journal.
If leading democrats continue to insist
hat their party can only bo successful
hrongh a recurrence of hard times ,
many of their followers will hope and
work for such a condition with increas
fervor. There are a lot of demo
crats and other people , however , who
would prefer to retain prosperous con
ditions , rather than have a democratic
victory , with the panicky results that
followed the last national success of that
party. There will bo found iu the
country a whole lot of voters who do
not care what party is in power so that
the government is well conducted and
there are prosperous couditions for the
people.
It is reported from Washington that
the chairman of the judiciary com
initteo has introduced a resolution iu
the house the object of which is toascer
tain whether or not congress has the
power and the necessity has arisen for
taking possession of all co.il , coal bodH
and coal mines in the Uuitod States
and all Hues of trausportatiou agencies
instruments and vehicles of commerce
necessary for the transportation of coal
There are numerous people iu the conn
try who are not fauatics and are abovi
being fanciful , who consider that tin
time is at hand when the govurnmeu
should govern , or delegate that power U
some of the larger corporations , an
the sooner it is determined which is to
bo supreme the sooner will the people
Know to whom they must own alle
giance. This action of the chairman of
the judiciary committee is the most
sensational that has been presented to
the people in many years and there are
those who will hope that the govern-
moiit may have now power and now
significance from this time on.
Some of the friends of the measure
for the rehabilitation of the Norfolk
hospital for the insnuo had judged from
the reports from Lincoln that ono ohC
joct of the Boars resolution was to prevent -
vent an appropriation for this purpose ,
Mr. Mommlngor objected that the reso
lution was rather broad inasmuch an
the state had Buffered the loss of the
penitentiary and the asylum at Norfolk ,
both of which ought to bo rebuilt. Mr.
Sears explained that the intention was
not to ont off appropriations , but only
to make provisions for paying before
the bills wore panned. lie agreed that
for the time being it would out off re
pairs , but there was no use going ahead
with anything until the revenue had
boon scoured , This explanation was
evidently satisfactory to the supporters
of the rebuilding bills as many of them
wore registered in support of the Soars
resolution , which carried by a vote of 70
for to 17 against. Therefore no bills
appropriating money can bo passed to
their third reading until the matter of
rovonno is provided for.
Robert Armstrong , 20 years of ago
and the youngest man over appointed to
the assistant secretaryship of the treas
ury , is a living exponent of the fact that
the door of opportunity is not cloned to
the young men of America. Seven
years ago Mr. Armstrong was working
for | 8 a week on a Dos Moines news
paper , and ho now occupies ono of the
most responsible positions in the country.
Ho has boon onorgotlo , and though hemet
mot with many discouragements ho has
porsiated until ho has advanced to an
enviable position. What Mr. Arm
strong has douo , other young men may
do , if they will but aim high enough
and permit nothing to discourage them.
AH a young inau Mr. Armstrong lacked
porslatanco and was inclined to switch
from thin to that. His employer en
deavored to teaoh him to complete what
was undertaken. Ono morning at
breakfast ho made an attempt to Hpoar a
paucako with hid fork and finding that
they wore beyond his roach sot back in
his chair and waited for them to bo
passed , His employer advised no ono
to pass the cakes ; that if they wore not
worth getting they were not worth
having. Yonng Armstrong got the
cnkcB and ho also received a lesson that
has influenced his entire career. When
ho has started to accomplish something
ho has gone at it with energy and an
intention of succeeding. A pancake
loseon would bo valuable to many other
young men.
CoinpulHory ICdiicattnn.
County Superintendent 0. W. Cram
is endeavoring to have the , compulsory
attendance law , passed by the legisla
ture of two years ago , enforced in this
county. Several previous efforts have
boon made by legislatures to pass such
a law but they have boon ineffective
and iuoporativo. Mr. Orum thinks the
law now on the books is a good ono ,
and thereia no question but that it
should bo enforced. It provides that
nil children between the ages of 7 and
M years must attend some school two-
thirds of the time that the school is
taught in the district of the child's resi-
deuce. It provides a fine of not loss
than $5 against any parent failing to
comply with its provisions. Children
residing more- than two miles from the
school honso are exempt. In the [ Janu
ary issue of the School News Mr. Or urn
says :
"Last month I sent ont notices in the
form of circular letters to 301 families
whoso children hod attended less than
two-thirds of the time school had boon
in session , aud'also notices to the di
rectors , who are truant officers , to he
served on such parents. There were
352 delinquent children in these fami
lies. Those notices went to 61 districts.
There were 2Gj districts that bad not
had enough school to require .notices ;
they will bo notified this week.
"We hear a great deal about the greed
of soulless corporations in manufactur
ing centers , where profit is made from
the labor of the tiny fingers of child
hood , If we would look around us we
would discover conditions equally condemnable -
demnablo on the farms of Nebraska ,
where parents make farmhands of their
ihildren at nine to eleven years of ogn ,
ml turn them ont to fight life's battle
ueducated and ignorant of the com
mon things of lifo. In notifying these
aronts I am merely doing what , the
aw requires mo to do. "
A few of the replies received by the
uperintendont are published. Ono of
ho moro defiant ono says : "These are
mr children , and we don't know as UP
\uy of your business whether they at-
end school or not. Wo will take care
if our children and you will have all
ron con do to take core of yours. " Of
ho replies the superintendent says :
'Some speak kindly , others show irrlta
ion. Some make good excuses ; sonu
criticise the county superintendent ;
others the teacher ; while others criti
cise the school board. It is the object
of Jtho News to bring those differing
interests closer together , and ofllcors
better acquainted with each other and
their work. The county superinten
dent is not above criticism. Ho wautf-
to be criticised. Ho has all these inter
ests and individuals to moot and deal
with , Ha has made mistakes , and wil
make moro. The man who makes nr
mistakes ia dead , and wo are very ranch
alive , and shall continue to do our duty
by the children of the county as the
law requires. Patrons who do not send
tielr children to school will continue to
hear from this office , and from the
truant ofilcern. " I
A woman committed snloldo in
Omaha bocanto she was pursued by the
ghost of her husband , and yet there are
incredulous people who will continue to
maintain that there is no such thing as
ghosts ,
During the balance of January Lin
coln will entertain 15 conventions and
state meetings. The capital city is get
ting an enviable reputation in that line
and the business men are undoubtedly
profiting considerably thereby.
Senator Dietrich is attempting to
interest congress in the establishment
of an experimental farm in the western
part of the state. It is a further step
toward the roclaimaUon of the arid west
and it IB to bo hoped ho may bo success
ful.
The Grand Island Independent wants
lie people of that oity to celebrate the
fourth of July and dedicate Hall
onnty's now court house at the same
lino. It is a little early to speak of
t , but the Independent no doubt hoa as
ts motto , "tho ooily bird gets the
The B. and M. is to shorten its route
o the Black Hills by taking out several
inks iu its line just west of Lincoln.
The proposed change will leave Seward
hroo miles from the main line of that
oad and the business men and citizens
Hive taken nctiou to induce the com-
any to rearrange its plans BO that it
may not bo thus isolated.
The Falls City Journal has a wireless
oport from a Goalless town that a cor-
uin dealer has boon detected in the act
f selling five , six and seven dollar coal
rom the same bin. The message goes
on to state that the mob bus him and is
debating the minor point whether to
burn him at the stake , "bury him alive
or freeze him to death iu a cold storage.
Sometimes the only thing that brings
a railroad to the attention of all the
people is to have a disastrous wreck on
ts line , but they could hardly be ac
cused of employing that method to
advertise. Passengers will make quite
a detour to escape a trip over a road
noted for its wrecks. They prefer a
iuo less noted in that particular.
County Attorney English of Douglas
lonnty is investigating the coal exchange
change of the state metropolis with a
view to ascertaining v bother or not
there were grounds for prosecution
under the anti-trust laws. Some pe
culiar conditions are being disclosed
but it is not thought by the prosecut
ing officer that there will bo sufficient
disclosures to warrant a prosecution.
The socialist state committee is nl
ready ont with an appeal for funds with
which to prosecute the work of organ
izutiou during the present year. They
have boon fluttered with the showing
made during the past year and propose
to prosecute the work until their party
shall bo iu condition to fill the shoes o
populism , which is undoubtedly thei
ambition , and is aided and .abbettcd bj
the politicians of other parties.
Every couuty in northern Nebraska ii
vitally interested in the rehabilitation
of the asylum at Norfolk. Even if i
bo possible to save a few cents by over
crowding other state institutions such
saving is but a small per oentage of th
increased cost in mileage and per diem
of transporting patients. The loss o
the Norfolk hospital has already cos
the counties in its territory thousand
of dollars. Madison Chronicle.
The Oakdalo Sentinel , which has been
content to present its readers with not
moro than a galley of local matter each
week since about the year 1 of its exist
ence , the other week outdid itself and
got almost three galleys. The exertion
was paralyzing hewer , and last week
the usual child's dose greeted its readers.
The Sentinel's ton inches of advertising
no doubt indicates the appreciation of
the merchants of that place for the
hustle of the publisher.
A correspondent to the Lincoln
Journal objects to the enactment of a
pure food law by the present legislature
j becouse he considers it a scheme of
manufacturers ! to force on the people
higher priced goods than they have been
purchasing. It may have this ten
dency iu some instances but it is not
objectionable to the people on thatscore.
People should expoot to pay more for
genuine maple sugar than for brown
sugar in which cobs have been boiled to
give it the proper flavor.
The firemen of Talraago have under
taken to provide that town with a park.
They offer to sot ont the trees and care
for the park for a pariod of flvo years ,
free of charge The objection was the
raised that the town's finances were lo
and the fireman again came promptly to
the rescue aud offered the loan of f 100
until the returns came in from taxes in
the spring. It would seem as though
Ttilrnage was almost bound to accojv
the offers of its enterprising firemen
and there are towns , larger than Tul
mage , that will envy that town .its , , do
partineut of enterprising flromou.
It in now moro than intimated that
Prnf Sohnrman's change of front on
the Philippine question is the result of
hia diflsapolutmont is not being awarded
with a diplomatic appointment after
iiis term of service on the Philippine
xniimlflslou had expired. It has boon
Houorally supposed that ho had some
reason for malting his violent ohnngo of
Front on an important question , but
there are many who will bo loth to
believe that his sentiment would bo
Influenced in such a selfish manner.
They supposed that ho was above any
such considerations.
It is apparent that some newspapers
and tholr correspondents are afraid that
the pope will live too long to permit
their use of the story of his death.
When they do not have him sick and
likely to die they are publishing some-
t . 'ng ' regarding an approaching event
that may prove fatal to the aged head
of the Catholic church. They have al
ready discussed his possible successor at
length and ono who was cousidored the
chosen man has disappointed some of
them by passing away in advance of
the pope , whoso place ho was to fill.
Perhaps on the whole it would bo just
ns wise to wait until Pope Lee is dead
before discussing these matters.
A Maine farmer buncoed some bunco
men proper in Boston the other day.
Ho wont in response to a green -"goods
circular , paid $2,500 for $10,000.of coin
of the realm and when the bunco men
insisted on wrapping it up for him ho
objected. A fight ensued in which otho
farmer was the victor. Ho packed ] al
the money in sight in his grip aud di ;
parted for homo. The bunco men com
plained to the police that they had been
robbed but soon afterward disappeared
Of course they meant to swop packages
with the farmer after they had wrapped
the money up. If a few moro swin
dlers could bo given such a lesson their
business would soon languish nnd.dio.
Some of the democrats think that the
manufacturer should not bo consulted
regarding any proposed tariff changes.
In this instance they are probably con
sistent. It is not difficult to believe
that the importer , the agent of the
foreign mannfactmor , was the man
whom the democrats consulted when
they were last in control of the national
administration , anyway it was ho and
his foreign backers who were benefited ,
if anyone. The people of this country ,
manufacturers , producers and con
sumers were far from being pleased
with the results of the democratic ex
periment aud would much prefer that
the American mauufactnror < _ shonld be
consulted hereafter.
It is occasionally allowable to present
figures that indicate prosperity else the
people might forgot that times are tiny
bettor than they wero. The Massachu
setts state labor bureau presents some in
teresting figures under this head. The
level of population , employment and
earnings in February , 1898 , is given at
100. For October , 1002 , the following
figures are noted : In population ,
110.03 ; in employment , 117.77 ; in earn
ings , 142 27. It will be soon that em
ployment has increased much more
than population and earnings much
moro than employment. In fact , wages
have increased nearly 50 per cent since
1898 , and far more than 50 per cent as
compared with 18UG.
For a real strenuous logislatve session
the people are advised to look toward
Colorado. There a force of 50 sheriffs
is required to preserve order and it is
anticipated that the trouble is but just
beginning. The republicans control
the house and the democrats the senate.
The republicans opened hostilities by
throwing some democrats through the
transom and the senators tossed a bunch
of republican members of the upper
house into the discard heap. The sen
ate is divided into two bodies and the
real contest will bo on when it comes to
alloting for United States senator.
The announcement is patiently awaited
> y those opposed to woman's rights that
Colorado is a state where the women
end tbeir aid toward electing the legis
ativo belligerents.
Irrigation enthusiasts will meet at
incoln January 23 from all parts of
o etate. The irrigation movement
means a great deal to the people of the
west and of Nebraska. If the millions
of acres , now useless because of a lack
t moisture , can be put to use in grow
ug crops uucl furuge thu west will have
entered upon a now era. And
country that can produce grass for graz
ing even of limited qnauity and indif
ferent quality can certainly be made to
produce something better if scientific
ally tilled by intelligent men who wil
manage to increase the amount of mois
tnrejby irrigation or otherwise. There
is certainly a future before the arid
portious of the west and the irrigation
enthusiasts liuvo a work to perform in
p omotiug its interests.
If it is true , as reported , that the
United States senators are planning the
overthrow of President Roosevelt ns a
cauriidate for reuomiuatiou by the re
publican party , the rank and file of the
party will keep an eye on the proceed
ings and will endeavor to see to it that
such plans are frustrated. In the first
place the people will receive such re
ports with u largo degree of allownaco
and iu the next place they will endeavor
to tnke measures precautionary against
such a movement. It is believed by the
people that there can be but one motive
The walking sick , whal
a crowd of them there are
Persons who are thin and
weak but not sick enough
to go to bed.
"Chronic cases" that's
what the doctors call them ,
which in common English
means long sickness.
To stop the continued
loss of flesh they need
Scott's Emulsion. For the
feeling of weakness they
need Scott's Emulsion.
It makes new flesh and
gives new life to the weak
system.
Scott's Emulsion gets
thin and weak persons out
of the rut. It makes new ,
rich blood , strengthens the
nerves and gives appetite
for ordinary food.
Scott's Emulsion can be
taken as long as sickness
lasts and do good all the
Lime.
Lime.There's
There's new strength
and flesh in every dose.
We will be glad
to send you a few
doses free.
lie sure that this picture In
tlie form of a label is on the
wrapper of every bottle ol
Emulsion you buy.
SCOTT & BOWNE ,
Chemists ,
409 Pearl St. , N. Y.
* ° " . and $1 all druggist ! .
for desiring the defeat of President
Roosevelt , and that is that ho is proving
too aggressive in the interests of the
people and against capital and the
trusts. If he is defeated on this Fcoro
the people may see to it that someone is
elected who will bo as objectionable to
these classes ns is President Roosevelt.
They admire his record and Mill not bo
averse to entrusting him with the chief
office of the land for another term.
They will be averserlioweverto allowing
the members of the s ° iiato or any other
body to dictate ns to whom they shall
be permitted to vote for to fill the rhair
of the chief executive.
It is noticed that many merchants do
not give proper credit to customers who
pay cash for what they buy. 1 ho cus
tomer who runs an account of $20 to $40
a month is given greater credit than
one who spends that much cash , because
at the eud of the mouth the merchant
\
realizes just how much the credit man *
has purchased and if he is at nil good
when U comes to payment he is deter
mined a good customer while the cus
tom of the cash man is ignored. Just
the opposite should be the cose. The
cash customer deserves the best that is
to bo given while the merchant realizes
that many customers who ask credit are
not entitled to a place on his books.
The cash customer is naturally inde
pendent and one merchant is not likely
to corner his trade unless he makes
peaial efforts to invite that class of
custom , but when a merchant does se
cure such a customer it should bo to his
uterost to retain him. The bill of a
credit customer is frequently discounted ,
while the man who pays the cash is
charged full price. The man who runs
an account is likewise , very frequently ,
given greater accomodations than the
ono who pays cash. People who pay
ash under these conditions are fre
quently induced to run an account and
the result sometimes is that a good cash
customer is converted into a poor credit
customer and the merchant may bo letdown
down for quite an account finally.
Hair Splits
. . A ,
"I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor
for thirty years , it is elegant for
a hair dressing and for keeping the
hair from splitting at the ends. "
J.A.GruenenfelderGrantforkIll.
Hair-splitting splits
friendships. If the hair
splitting is done on your
own head , it loses friends
for you , for every hair of
your head is a friend.
Ayer's Hair Vigor in
advance will prevent the
splitting. If the splitting
has begun , it will stop it.
Jl.OO i bolllc. All drufflili.
If your druggist cannot supply yon ,
send ii a one dollar ami wo express -
you a bottle. Ho sure and Klvetlio name
of your nourmex olllce. Address.
- -
.C.AYkll CO. , Lowell , Mi. . . '