THE NORFOLK NWS : FRIDAY , MAMCH 0 , 1903 , Next pprhiR the ground nhould bo lirlbcd. Corbet t niul .TefTurles nro nt It with their mouth * . 1'crhnps Mnroh will hnvo gomothlnR bolter tlinn this to olTcr. yobnmry hns unnnimoiiR consent to inko its weather with it , If Mnroh will do the rlnht thin now , the vonml equinox may bo ono of gront comfort niul joy to the pooplo. Homo followB cotiflldor the l > ook boor nlga the bust Digit that spring in hum ntirt nro anxiously nwuitliiK the dlimlay of snob intllcntion. "Whon it Rots cold enough in ToxnH to froev.o people to donth , prophets nro justified In predicting tlint wo hnvo hnd n pretty oovuro winter in thin country , An I ml I mm club of women proposes to pluco KOtwlp under the bnn. Porlmpu Iho intoutlon of the loaders of the move ment is to rcdnco the inoinborahlp. With the Btrcot crosBlngH hurled under nn inch to three inches of soft , innclcy innd , thin would bo ft good dny for the struct connnlBHlonor to bo in ovi- ilonco. If the statehood bill has boon finally fiidotrnokod us the reports indicate , Sen ator Quny will Imvo lout ooneidornblo profit Igo as n block under the legislative wheels. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ When Tillnuiu's mouth falls to bring him into prominence with the negro iuoHtiou ] IIB n theme , it nmy bo bollovod that the senatorial dny will bo long , cold niul drenry. "Western Kansas IB hold down by twenty inches of HIIOW and the people of Nebraska will have 110 ; cnii80 to fctxr Lot winds from that dirootion an long ns the blanket lasts. The now cruinor llultimoro will hnvo stool fnrnituro. It Is not an entirely now Bchoomo. The Venezuelans tilmrgo the Germans with Htonling some- of the furnaturo of their navy. Prom the displays made over IIOWB items and articles in numerous ex * clmngos it ( In apparent that there is a jtroat deal of hcnd work in n number of the newspaper ollloea of the country. If Germany hud not confiscated the "Venezuelan navy the llttlo country might Komi it across the pond to demand n counterclaim tor lives , ships , forts and other property destroyed. ' As far as the Nebraska papers nro concerned Mrs. Lllllo of David City is undoubtedly the moat prominent woman in the state , and yet there nro no women to envy the notoriety she has attained. The railroads af Now Fouudland arc snow bound , and n bli//ard has boon raging for several days. The people of iNubrnnkn may congratulate thoniBolvos thnt they nro not compelled to emigrate to thnt country. The Beatrice Sun holds that if fanners will refrain from borrowing money to tnko their families to the St. Xioula exposition , the state will bo show ing wise judgment by refusing to mnko a display for other people on borrowed capital. Undo Sam inny well bo considered a good patron of the paint factories when it is understood that it requires 1150 tons of paint to paint ono of his battle ships , aud they need painting quite frequently. Two thirds of the export trade of this country is in products of agriculture. Lnst year these exports amounted to $800,000,000. Is it any wonder thnt the farmers are considered "the pooplo" in America ? Any other South American countries threatened by Germany with n peaceable - able blockade will probably take the precnution to plnco their navies in a safety deposit vault , and put up warn ing signs that the coast is dangerous ns a plnco for a promenade. "Whether George Washington always told the truth or not , thatlhatohet story will not down. It is as inseparably connected with the great man's birth day , apparently , as is the fact that ho was genornl of the continental army or first president of the United States. St. Louis desires that the republican national convention bo hold there nest year as n sort of main show to the side exhibition , They want something of real interest and importance , else they would bo after the democratic conven tion instead. The exposition hustlers are always after the best. The Rosebud reservation may not bo opened for settlement at this session of congress , but investors may find equal if not superior adrantnges by putting their money in the fertile farms of the northeast section of Nebraska , Now is the time to pick out a good /arm. When this snow evaporates prospec tive purchasers of Nebraska farms will flm the cell all there and an represented. I'ho hind may not bo lltm-ally Mowing vlth milk and honey , hut it has the MindltloiiH ( hut may develop a 11 fo of BOSH andluxnry | for the owner of a gen > uroun flli'o of the real vfltato , It ] will probably develop that the per- KOI who IH Inventing In Norfolk prop , erly nt prrsent prides la the ono who IB preparing to make n ton-htriko. The prlco IH now very reasonable for all olasFtm of city property , but it is cer tain to advance. February is certainly drawing to n clone with very loonlno like character Istlcs ! in regard to the weather , but March may come in like n lamb , nevertheless. Certainly Nebraska does not require more than a few hours to effect Bitch a change. The World-Herald and other demo cratic papers nro accusing the login laturo of being in the power of the railroads and other largo corporations but the people will wait for further proof than the assertion of these ob jootorn before they will bo prepared to turn the administration down. A Mlnm sot a man , after ho had beer fatally shot by a robber , retained hi energy long enough to knock the robber down with an ax and bind him fas until the officers could bo notified of hi capture. It is Incidents like those tha cause people to believe that the strong arm of right aud justice is not alway paralyzed. The Norfolk asylum is being carofullj watched by its many friends though i will not bo brought , up until after th disposition of the financial bill. How ever it is ox pouted thnt the honesty nn good business sense of the rebuilding o the Norfolk asylum will bo recognised aud provided for. Our state can ill nf ford to lese the $100,000 now at Norfolk. Lynch Journal. It is'now the Chicago & Northwes tern , the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley having passed into history. The people living along the route are sorry to lese the name with which [ they have boon familiar for more than a quarter of a century , but are pleased to bellovo that otherwise the change will bo a benefit rather than a dotiimont. The late , T. Sterling Morton wns fit tingly remembered by the legislature at Lincoln Fridny. Ho wns the father of Arbor day and the people of the state and the country may worthily honor his memory by planting trees this spring. Ho wns an earnest advocate of arboriculture and his chief deslro wns 'that ' the country might establish and maintain forests , groves and orchards. The democrats in congress have do- oldod to return to thofr old tactics , that of obstructing the of Fort a of the ma- jorlty and objecting to all the procoodt ings of the republicans. Thin has boon their flohl of effort for a number of yenrs and they hnvo proven to bo adopt attho work. It avails thorn nothing , but they draw their salaries whether they push forward or crowd back , and that is the mnln Horn. Italy makes $8,000,000 n year out of foreign visitors , which may bo consid ered n very largo source of revenue for the country. Italy depends on her beauty of land and climate nnd her mnny historic features to obtain thnt which other nations receive by raising hogs , corn aud other products. The world might exist without Italy , but when you out out the nations produc ing the necessities of life , the world will ccaso to exist. If those who are inclined to believe that the cost of living has recently boon unreasonably high will turn their mem ories back a few years , they will find they hnvo not been outrageous thnt i i comparison. An oxohaugo says that n fanner who kept an account during 1805 fluds , by referring to his record that ho then paid $5.50 for ton pounds of coffee , $ a,38 for ten pounds of sugar , $1.77 for 13 spools of thread and $1.70 for a gallon of keroseuo. An oxohaugo has figured it out that if the Mississippi valley was as densely pop. ulatcd as is Massachusetts it would have 350,000,000 inhabitants. The Mississippi valley is fullyas capable of supporting as many people as Massachusots and it will bo conceded that the country there fore still has plenty of room for growth. By many it is believed that the true greatness of the country will not bo at tained until the farming country of the west is made to support about twice ns many agriculturalists ns it now does. The Illnstrnted Bee of yesterday says that Mrs. Roosevelt emphatically dis likes to bo photographed. Common people will very much sympathize with her dislike if the illustrations in that paper nro what usually result. Up to within the past few weeks the illus trated feature of the Sunday Bee was something worth being filed away nnd kept , but the recent editions nro un worthy the reputntion of the office from which they emnunto , which usually does nice , clean work. March probably came in like , a lamb , but there is some question as to where the dividing line is between leonine qualities nnd that distinguishing sheep and lambs , and again them in a qunn- tion as to how much of either it takes to govern according to the old naying Whether a few minutes about midnight or a day preceding nnd day following the birth of the month are necessary Is not explained. People will rest content in the hope Unit the weather 'clerk does not know , either , and that March may retire like a lamb , regardless of how it in. Hicks will probably Nay , "I told you o , " but there will bo many to question ivhothor ho did or not. Ho Inys cs- > oclnl emphasis on destructlvo storms f sleet nnd cold rains , during Febru ary , but this vicinity Ms certainly ex perienced none. There may have been iomo in other sections , but not hero. lo also emphasises the fact that there , vlll bo thunder stormii , but it is doubt ful if anyone in Nebraska hoard thunder luring the mouth. Ills reference to the hli'/.znrd which the people of this suction have experienced may bo told in its own Innguago : "During the last three days of the month it will turn very warm for the eonsou " Mnuy people will much prefer to look to the gooRO bono for forecasts. The attempt of the forestry depart ment of the United States to demon strate thnt the sand hill regions of Ne braska can bo made to grow forests will bo watched with intense interest , for if successful the future of the western portion of the state will bo assured. It la certain that n largo section of the state that was nt ono tto n treeless prnirio has boon made to produce beauti ful groves , orchards and shade trees that are improving in vigor with each season. Many of the early settlers were skeptical that trees could bo grown on these prairie lauds but results have demonstrated that they wcro mistaken nnd it is hoped thnt the government nmy bo able to demonstrate that those who doubt the usefulness of the sand hills are likewise mistaken , The time f or tree planting is approach ing , and those having n plnco where they can plant a few shade or fruit trees , an orchard , n grove or n forest should be planning for such work. In the opinion of n largo number of people there is nothing thnt moans more to the development of this country than the planting of trees. Thev nro val uable in many ways , while the origi nal cost is insignificant. A tree cost ing 25 or 50 cents will in n few years produce dollars' worth of fruit each year or develop into "dollars' worth of lumber or fuel. After the ordinary tree is planted it is practically self sus taining , requires but little cultivation and is n matter of pride to the owner nnd beauty to his promises to say noth ing of its intrinsic value , which is not inconsiderable. j , This portion of No- brnskn should produce nt least twice the number of trees now growing hero and the ] sooner people are aroused to the significance of the movement the bettor off they will bo. Plant trees this Hpriug as you never planted boforo. Since the coal situation has been so serious , resultant from the strike nnd other conditions , there has been a con siderable development of the lignite fields in North Dakota aud miners are receiving 85 cents n ton , which brings them from $3.50 to $3.00 per day for their labor. There is quite an out * cropping of this fuel in the neighbor hood of Ponca that has been depended on to fcomo extent for fuel by the people of thnt locality , nnd it is believed that there is n deposit of coal underlying it which may be developed should the sfnto make au appropriation for such investigations. If the result of such nn pproprintiou would bo to produce coal Holds that would furnish fuel at a reasonable cost to the people of the stnto the amount of the appropriation would be a cheap investment , having good results. Nebraska undoubtedly has conl aud oil underlying the surface and the state can well afford to aid in developing the deposits for the benefit of the pooplo. The legislature is , in a broad sense , experiencing what the assessors and boards of equalization are compelled to undergo each year. In the forming of the now revenue law they find that each argo interest of the state is endeavor- ng to force the greater portion of the burden on some other interest , while the other ns persistently tries to push it back. The assessors and boards of equalization experioueo this same thing regularly once each year. Tax payers rush before them with schemes to ro dnco their taxes as low or lower than their neighbors or competitors and some of them hang on like leaches until they secure what they desire , which is usually much less than they should pay. The thing for the legislature to do , as well as for assessors and boards of equalization in the future , is to have a fair schedule aud stay by it. These in terests contending for a rate of taxation lower than they should receive , really have hut llttlo gonnino respect for those who will bond to their will , and cor t'ainly other interests and people have loss for those who will bo thus in fluenced. If the legislature , like Davy Crockett , should be very sure that it i right and then go ahead , they will gain the respect of all and there will bo no chance for objectors. Of the estimated 100,000 Chinamen In the country , Snti Francifco is comst polled to care for about one-fifth of the number. It is reported from New York that Corbett and .TofTerlcs are actually U > fldht with their fists. They are cer- tninly becoming very original. March IB starting in very creditably , but it will bo just ns well for people to defer planting their garden for a few weeks. March is a treacherous month nnd when it seems most fair it may have Bomo of the most disagreeable weather browing. Gottlieb Nlegenflud of Pierce , who nbnod his hands in the blond of his ifo and her father nnd mother , IH ondomned to hang on March Hi , which omes on Friday. A louo preacher is ntorcedlng for him , but thnt combina- ion of Friday the 13th , backed by a do * reo of the court , is a piece of bad luck t will bo hard to bent. Fremont Tri- nuo. Representative Bartholdt of Missouri s of the opinion that Americans should jo exempt from complying with the iinxlm , "When in Rome do ns ho Romans do , " nud has presented n resolution in cougreas declaring that ho style of dress good enough for high wcasions in this country should bo con- idored sufficient at the high functions n England or any other country. Per * haps the powers will not agree to con- orm to the spirit of the resolution and ho only result will bo to rule out the at- eudnnoo of American representatives nt court functions in Europe. The New York Tribune is informed hat if the gold nud plutocratic deino- irats succeed in controlling the coming democratic notional convention , Mr. Bryan will do that which ho has so deeply deplored on the part of othersand cad a bolt from the convention nnd nominate an independent democratic ticket that will take with his followers. Some critics might think that such a plan would bo highly inconsistent on the part of Mr. Bryan in view of hin previous remarks on the subject , but it is not more so than many other things that have been done by him during re cent campaigns. The Delaware senatorial situation has at last cleared ; two senators hnvo boon oleoted nud "Gas" Addicks is not ono of thorn. It is hinted , however , thnt it it ? an Addicks victory , but in view of the long fight ho and his supporters have been waging , it is clear thnt it was not just the sort of victory desired. Con gressman Ball was elected for the short term nud State Senator Alloo for the long term. Whatever the result may Jmvo been congratulations are duo the legislature of that stnto for having turned down Addicks who was reputed to bo willing nud nblo to buy the coveted scat. The logislntnro indicated very plainly thnt the position was not for sale. sale.A A largo part of the movement nmoug the farmers of this section of the state s duo to the fact that renters hnvo eased to fnnn for other people , having aved sufficient money to acquire farms f their own and with this month they re taking possession and will in the uturo bo their own bosses aud work for bom solves. It is ono of the attributes of Nebraska soil that it is capable of ranking for its owner a handsome in come , besides supporting the family of ho renter , and giving him a margin to go toward the purchase of a farm of his own. By judicious management and saving many renters have found it possible to accomplish this result iuside a few years , nnd what has been done before may be done again by those who will set out to do it. While congress is wrestling with several important treaties and the state legislature with a revenue bill the light ng question is up to the Norfolk city council , and it is probable that the people here are more concerned in the latter than all the rest. It is a question that calls for action nnd the consti tuents of the council sincerely hope that it may bo mot nnd settled at the next meeting. People are sincerely tired of groping in the dark when there are two good propositions before the council and they nre willing to pny what extra it may cost above the present expense of conducting the city if only they may have more light on the subject , but when the city can bo lighted more effectually without adding to the ex * penBO , there should be no delay in mak ing n new contract. A tremor has been sent through the breasts of Bnrtley beneficiaries by the in troduction in the legislature.of n resolu tiou cnlling for nn investigation of whn that no'odcigarboxcontains. It isevideut that the lid of that cigar box protects the reputations of quite a number of promi nent citizens of Nebraska or it would have been raised some time ago nud its contents disclosed. If it had happened that those I. O. U.'s were given by poor , insignificant chaps the lid would have been pried up a long time ago and it is very probable that the ex-treasurer would bavo remained in prison. That cigar box is said to contain the figna- tnrcfl of prominent democrats as well as prominent republicans , so the effort to hold the lid down is not chargeable wholly to one party. If the lifting of the lid will restore a portion of the ittolon funds to the state it should , in all justice , bo raised. . It is up to the senate now to do some- thing. If it doesn't complete its. work by tomorrow there will bo an extraordi nary session , nnd the chances nro thnt it will not. Ptcsldent Roosevelt Is proving himself the right man to bring nbout certain results , and the senate may ns well abide by hi/t wi-hes. The house of representatives has been more Ruccessfnl in cleaning up the business coming before it , and the mombeiH will bo permitted to pack their grips nnd go homo , but the senate is to bo held until some important matters nro cleared awny. The important condition in the ituutiou is thnt tha people support the resident nud , while the president is uly ono , as ngnlnst a body of nblo men epresentingall sections of the country , o is unquestionably backed by his iarty aud the majority of the people of ho country , who desire action ou the measures presented to the attention of ho senate. The people have admired ho president's course since ho has been u the executive ohair and hope to see lim successful in bringing the senate to ils way of thinking. There has been no trial in recent ears in which the people of Nebraska have been more generally interested hnn that of Mrs. Lillie charged with ho murder of her husband , Harvey liilllo , the crime having been commit- ed nt David City on October 24. The itato presontcd n remarkable array of circumstantial evidence and the de fense was badly confused on many im portant details , so that rnnuy people who hnvo followed the trial were Btrongly convinced of the guilt of Mrs. Lillie , with a desire for money ns the motive. It wns not thought , however , thnt the jury would rgreo , much less ouvict of murder in the first degree , nud Iho result of their deliberations was n surprise. It is probable that the only thing that will prevent the carrying out of the sentence is the gnllnutry of the mon of Nobrasknwho will bo opposed to having such punishment meted out to n woman , nnd they would prefer thnt she bo given every chance of nny doubt before such punishment bo inflicted. It is probable that Mrs. Lillio's story may bo the true one. It is haul to be lieve thnt a womnn should murder her husdnud , one with whom she hnd lived happily according to nil the testimony , for money , nud it is strnuge thnt she should hnvo been nblo to present n cnso to the murdered man's fnmlly thnt would enlist their sympnthy if eho had boon guilty , nnd yet fail to convince the jury of her innocence. It is plain therefore , to mnny , thnt Mrs. Lillie 1s either innocent of the crime or she is n fiend , something almost impossible to conceive of in n woman. If there is no chance for doubt she deserves nil she received , but there may bo a chance for doubt , in spite of the verdict of the jury. If there is one thing more than an other that the people living along the Ikhorn will regret , it is the reported etirement of J. R. Buchanan , general mssougor agent , ns the result of the ihanged status of the system. It has not yet been officially announced that ho is retired , but this is the opinion generally expressed and there is llttlo doubt but that will be the result. No ifilcialof the Elkhorn has ever been iloser to the hearts of the people living n the territory of the Elkhorn than has General Buchanan , and though he has attained the age at which the North western retires its officials , his friends are of the opinion that he is capable of giving the road better service than many younger men who might be put n his place. His "homes for the mil- ion" campaign , which resulted in the bringing of many immigrants to Ne braska , brought him uamo and fame among the railroad men of the country , particularly those of the west , It has ever been his theory that the best way to bring business to a road is to look well to the development of the territory it traverses by getting out siders interested in the country , aud it has been a winning method. He has never been appealed to in vain for his 'nflnenco and support toward the devel opment of the country through which the road passes , and for the advance ment of the state at largo. He wns en thusiastic in his efforts and his work was conducted in a manner to win him the fast friendship of all with whom he came in contact. It will therefore because cause for regret to thousands that Mr. Buchanan is to bo known no moro in his official capacity. Landlord Shoots Tenant. Des Molnes , March 2. Frank Gun nlnghnm , white , shot and fatally wounded Andrew Johnson , colored yesterday. They had quarreled over repairs to a house owned by Cunningham - ham and occupied by Johnson. Lavelleur Jury Disagrees. Newton , la. , March ' 2. The jury In the Lavelleur murder trial was dls charged after being out twenty-six hours and failing to agree on a ver diet. Four of the Jurors only favored conviction of the woman. First Train Leaves Port Arthur. St. Petersburg , March 2. The firs express train by the Eastern China and Trans-Siberian railroad left Pan Arthur on Friday for. Lake Baikal "When the butter won't come put a penny in the churn , " is an old time dairy proverb. It often seems to work though no one has ever cold why. When mothers are worried because the children do not gain strength and flesh we say give them Scott's Emul sion. It is like the penny in the nilk because it works and occause there is something astonishing about it. Scott's Emulsion is simply a milk of pure cod liver oil with some hypophosphites especially prepared for delicate stomachs. Children take to it naturally because they like the taste and the remedy takes just as naturally to the children be cause it is so perfectly adapted to their wants. For all weak and pale and thin children Scott's Emulsion s the most satisfactory treat ment. We will send you the penny , / . c. , a. sample free. Ic ! sure that this picture in tlie form of a label is en the wr.iprer of every bottle ol Emulsion you buy. SCOTT & BOWNE , Chemists , 409 Pearl St. , N. Y. cii-.ntrlfj.oo : nil druggists. Fatal Freight Wreck. Buffalo , March 2. A serious freight wreck occurred on the Pennsylvania road near Elma yesterday. Three men were Injured and one of them will probably die. Two freights , both running north , were In the collision. The first train stopped In the yard to do some switching. The second , which was not scheduled to stop at Elma , crashed Into the rear of the standing train. An unknown man , who- apparently was stealing a ride , was fatally Injured. James Seagraves , conductor , and Robert Clmdwlck , engi neer , -were badly hurt. Hotel Guests Given a Scare. Chicago , March 2. Occupants of the Great Eastern and Queen hotels , at Wabash avenue and Harrison street , and a hundred or more persons In 4 Ji vr1m V/loTl flf + V Audi evr rro / f rtvit IITV * Annex , were given a scare last night by a fire which destroyed the slx-storr building at 350-352 Wabash avenue , which extended back nearly to the- Auditorlum Annex. The property loss Is estimated at $150,000. For a time- the fire threatened to spread to sev eral hotels and lodging houses , many- occupants of which carried their bo- "onElngs into the street. Collision on Union Pacific. Omaha , March 2. Two passenger trains on the Union Pacific railway , No. 1 , westbound , the "flyer , " and No 4 , eastbound , met head-on at Megeath , fifty miles east of Sidney , Neb. , at an , early hour yesterday. No. 4 had or ders to meet ) No. 1 there and to take the siding , but the airbrakes failed to work aud the eastbound train crashed into the flyer. Three engines were badly damaged , hut as far as can be learned no ono was Injured. Traffic was not delayed to any great extent. Wreck Victims Recover. Knoxvllle , March 2. Only eight vic tims of the Southern railroad' wreck of Saturday at Lcnolr City now remain at the city hospital , six having been discharged. Of the eight all will' ' recover except Mrs. Sarah E. Morri son , an aged woman of Rogersvillo , Tenn. Cough "My wife had a " deep-seated cough for three years. 1 purchased two bottles of Aycr's Cherry Pectoral , large size , and it cured her com * pletely. " J. H. Burge , Macon , Col. Probably you know of cough medicines that re lieve little coughs , all coughs , except deep ones/ The medicine that has been curing the worst of deep coughs for sixty years is Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Three iliei : 25c. , JOc. , SI. All drou ! f . ConiuU your doctor. H lie ayi tike It. then do ai he 171. If lie tellt you not to take It , then don't take U. lie knowi. L lTe It with him. We are wlllliiR. J. C. AYEU CO. . Lowell , Hill.