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6 THE NORFOLK NEWS ; FRIDAY , JULY 10,1003.
Enumerators Will Begin This
Week to Count.
LIST OF FAOTSTO DE RECORDED
School Census Shows 1,720 Children
of Countable ARC It Is Hoped
Thnt People Qonornlly Will Assist
the Mnn When Ho Comes.
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( l-'rom Monday's Dully. ] *
Blanks for the comma of the olty of
Norfolk wore printed today and enu
merators will bo out this week to count
noses of the liilmbltnutH. The blnuks
Imvo spnco for the imnio , ngo , HOX.resi
dence number nml street , occupation ,
liUHincHS location or employer of every
person in Norfolk , nud nlso for the
number of dogs owned.
The ootiHUs Is tnkon by authority of
the nmyor nnd oity council , for the purpose -
pose of dotcrmlnlng how many people
there nro In Norfolk In order that the
city nmy bo placed In the Hooond class
which will allow the voting of paving
bonds. It ifl thought that there can bo
no doubt IIH to Norfolk's pOBsesilon of
fi.OOO people nt proHcnt nnd the olty Is
nlmoflt universally in fnvor juat now of
pnving some of the streets.
The school ooiisuH has boon compiled
by H. O. BruoKgomnu , nnd ho finds
1720 children of mmool ngo in the dis
trict , giving Norfolk proper nbout 1,500.
j Thin Is nn Increase of forty-eight over
last your.
It 'is the desire of the ollloinls that
people in the olty nld the enumerators
ns inuoh OH possible in tnklng the con-
ens. It Is n long Job nud n tedious one
nnd ns it IH for the benefit of everyone
In Norfolk it IB probable that persons nt
every homo will have their answers
ready for the mnn when ho oomos
a von ml.
MONDAY MENTION.
Win. Blatt spent the Fourth in Blair" .
John StntYord spent the Fourth with
his parents in Scribner.
Mrs. D. 0. Stone of Hawnrdon , In , , IH
n KUOHt of Mrs. 0. II. Brnko.
Miss Krtnn StntYord visited with Sorlb-
nor friends during the Fourth.
Martin Slnwtor nnd fnuilly spent the
Fourth and Sunday in Stnnton.
Mr. nnd Mrs. M. Wheeler nud child
ren spent the Fourth In Stnuton.
Judge 'J. 11. Uarnos delivered the
Fourth of July address nt Ponder.
W. M Robertson delivered the
Fourth of July oration at Olonrwntor.
Miss Emma Molohor celebrated the
Fourth at Sioux City , returning lost
night.
W. O.Ahlmnn returned from Wash
ington. *
Mr. nnd Mrs , S. R. MoFarlnnd spent
the Fourth in Stnutou nnd returned
last night.
Jess Spanldlng nnd II. Q. Romig of
Neligh spout n portion of their Fourth
in Norfolk.
"W. A. Moldenhaner nud family spent
the Fourth nnd yofltorday visiting
with Stnnton friends.
Prof. 0. H. Brnko , of the Norfolk
Business college , returned lust night
from a trip to Sioux Olty.
A. L Gtjobol returned Inst night from
Sioux Oity , where ho wont to celebrate
the Fourth nnd see the carnival.
J. S H. Gosnoy , manngor of the
Armour poultry plant , spent the Fourth
with Omaha friends , returning hist
night.
Reports from the bedside of Raymond
Moore ure to the ofl'eot that his conni-
tion allows much Improvement this
morning.
Ool. and Mrs. S. W. Hayes returned
Saturday from Fremont , where they
vrero called by the donth of his brother ,
F. W. Hayes ,
Mm. Jus. A. Read nnd son , Allen , re
turned this uiornlnij from n two weeks'
visit with Mrs. Washbnm nnd Mrs.
Kdous at Fairfax , S. D.
The Christ Lutheran church is to bo
ronovntod nnd redecorated throughout.
The work will bo douo by 11. Bohno , of
Hadnr , n decorator who has recently ar
rived from Germnny.
Mrs. "W W Roberts returned yeator
day from Lynch , where she has been
. vlalthur her sister who has been very
sick. The condition of her sister was
very little bettor when she loft.
Mr. nnd Mrs. 13. P Weatherby very
pleasantly entertained the West Side
Whist club at their homo , Koonigstein
nvenuo nnd Thirteenth street , Fridny
night. Pretty prizes wore given the
winners.
Stnnton Picket : Rural cnrrler Ar
thur Axon nnd wife wore nt Norfolk
yesterday. Arthur inspected Uuclo
Sam's delivery system nt thnt plnce nud
returned with the linzy impression thnt
Norfolk is larger than Stnuton. Sunkos 1
Mrs. K. T. Long , of Kansas Oity , Mo.
who has been sick for some time nt the
homo of her aunt , Mrs. F. M. Sissou ,
has returned to her homo in charge of
Miss Davis , her nurse. Mr. Long cnmo
up from Kansas Olty nnd returned with
her.
One Norfolk woman sent to New York
for cards engraved in the old English
letter. They cost her $ o. Identically
the earno thing would have cost her
' . $3.50 at TUB NKWS. ( This has no , ref
erence to the street commissioner. A
woman's bicycle can not bring him into
Itbe ranks of femininity. )
E. F. Hummel has again sold the Turf
Exchange restaurant. The purchaser in
"W. O , Fry , formerly day clerk at the
Oxnard hotel and since that time in
business for himself. Mr. Fry is inti
mate with all the details of the hotel
and restaurant business and it is confi
dently predicted by bis friends that the
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bunlnosfl will bo conducted with satin *
faction to the patrons nnd profit to the
now owner. Mr. Fry took postossioa of
the buRlnuRH Fridny evening.
Tito following hns boon received :
"Ool. Frnnk Twins , one of the heaviest
little stock mon in the wont , who mnkci
Norfolk nnd the Oxnard his hondqunr-
tern , lenvcs tomorrow for Liverpool ,
Kng , , via Chicago , in advance of xevornl
carloads of fine enttlo which ho is ship
ping to the Brittih market. Ho Intends
to visit for lovoral weeks , the guest of
W. R Jones. "
J. F , Wnlz spent the Fourth in Fort
Dodge , la. During the celebration at
that place ho saw n woman fall seventy
feet from n high wire , She was killed
blatantly and n man below , on whom
she fell > wan also killed. She was slid
ing down the wire , doing the old stunt
of holding her weight up by moans of
her tootlt , The harness which really
held her , broke.
Just after the heavy rain of Friday ,
three horses drawing nn American
Express wagon wore dropped prostrate
in the mud of an alloy just otf North
Fourth street. The wheels sank to the
hubs and the animals foil flat in at
tempting to cross. Ono of the big
boasts wns nearly drowned before ho
could bo set right again. His head
wont into n pool of wnter nt the side
nnd wnn only kept free by mou < t hand.
As n procnutlonnry monsuro to pro
vide agahiat flro losses teams worn kept
in readiness nt the engine house on the
Fourth to hituh to the hook .nnd Inddor
truck nud ouo of the hose cnrta should
nn alarm bo tamed in. The day passed
without need for the tennis arising , ns
not oven n little flro wns reported. It is
not uuusunl , however , for Norfolk to
have n flre of some moment between
sunset of the third and sunrise of the
fifth , and precautionary measures wore
entirely Justified.
The Oxunrd hotel on Saturday night
was the scone of quite a good bit of ox-
citomont. Someone , during the ab
sence of the night clerk , went in and
took out the cash register. The register
was found after a search of two hours ,
in the back yard. The contents , $183 ,
however , had been taken. The case is
in the hands of the police , who are mak
ing a thorough investigation , and the
guilty parties , if apprehended , will bo
severely dealt with , it Is said.
Another violator of the stateTflslTlaws
hns boon caught by Deputy Warden J.
A. Ralnoy , and will bo made to suffer
the penalty for his otl'ouso. This is
August Kragor , a farmer living south
east of the oity just over the Stontou
county Hue. Mr. Ralnoy found two
nets at the farm , sot in the water and
containing two fish. Ono of the nets
was wlro and could not bo taken out.
The other was linen and this the farmer
promised to bring to Norfolk during the
week. The hearing 1ms not yet boon
sot and will not bo hold immediately as
it is hoped to laud several more offend
ers nud try thorn nil together.
It is sincerely to bo desired by all
Norfolk people that the lighting con
tracts authorized to bo drawn at the
last mooting of the council should be in
full force and effect before the meeting
of the state firemen's tournament ,
which Is now but two weeks distant , as
it is wished to show the visitors one of
the best lighted cities in the state. To
moot this event the committee will need
to take almost immediate notion as the
companies will probably require some
IH tin time in making preparations to
give the service. Thou if the advice
nnd counsel of the city attorney is re
quired it must be undertaken at once as
ho expects to leave soon for a trip that
will take him from the oity a week or
ton days.
QUITS THE CONTEST.
Boulah Chapter , Decides to Try no
More for the Chickening Piano.
At a meeting of the Eastern Star
lodge , held last night , it was decided to
withdraw the name of that order from
the Ohlckeriug piano contest , nud the
publlcntion of the following notice to
thnt effect was authorized :
Norfolk , Nebr. , July 0 , 1903. Observ
ing the tendency townrds unfriendly
fooling nud bitter strife engendered by
the Ohickering Plnno voting contest we
have decided to withdraw.
Wo desire to express our high appre
ciation of the
generous support rc-
coivod.
BEULAH CHAITUU O. E. S. No 40.
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Boys nnd girls , hero is a chance to se
cure n good cnrnorn absolutely free.
We will give you n Brownie camera ,
made by the Eastman Kodak Co. This
camera is not a toy , but is a reliable and
accurate instrument making pictures
2MxiJ14 inches. , which are as sharp nnd
clear as pictures made by most $10 and
$15 cameras.
Send us three now subscriptions to
the Weekly World-Herald , prepaid for
one year , and wo will at once mail you
postage paid , a Brownie Camera.
The subscription price of the Weekly
World-Herald is $1,00 per poor.
Address ,
WEEKLY WOULD-HEUALD ,
Omaha , Neb.
Letter List.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the postoffico at Norfolk , Neb. . July
7 , 1903.
Mr. O. V. Allaway , Mr. Edward O.
Borvdish , Mr. A. 0. Campbell , Egyptian
Remedy Co. , Mrs. E. A. Griilln , Mr.
Jesse Hart man , Mr. Barney Harlow ,
Miss May Hayzler , Dora Joost , Mr.
Alio Kling , Ohas. F. Leonard , Mrs.
Lizzlo Nelson , Mr. Edward O'Connor ,
Miss Lena Petzold. Miss Malda Rich
ard , H. F. Riddle , 0. F. SuoBser , Hilda
Thompson.
If not called for in fifteen days will be
sent to the dead letter office.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say advertised.
JOHN R. HAYS , P. M" .
Nebraska State Tournament
Will Open in Norfolk.
GREAT CROWDS ARE EXPECTEp.
Running Tcnms Everywhere arc
Training for the Various Evonts.
It Will bo a Busy Trio of Days for
Norfolk Big Mcncy Is up ,
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
.Tnst two weeks from today Norfolk
nnd her flro department will bo at homo
to the flro fighters of Nebraska in tholr
annual tournament. The largest crowd
thnt has over boon assembled in north-
onst Nobrnskn la expected to enter Nor
folk nud for three whole dnys nud as
many nights there will bo something
doing nil the while.
From 8,000 to 10,000 people are ex
pected. From present Indications more
running teams will take part in the
racing than have ever before gouo into
a Nebraska tourney. The prizes that
Imvo been hung up are immense and
there will bo keen competition through
out. Every sort of attraction has boon
arranged for the laddies and it is
planned by the Norfolk hosts to leave
nothing for their entertainment un
done.
done.With
With but n fortnight remaining for
the pioctloo , Norfolk flro runners are
getting into hard training and expect to
carry away some of the prizes. Reports
from over the state show , too , that the
racers who will como are putting in
extra time just now getting ready for
the moot nud a speedy lot of runs maybe
bo expected. _
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Postmaster John R. Hays is in Omaha
today.
Dr. K. W. Willinms has returned
from her trip through northern Ne
braska.
Miss Auuio MoBrido loaves tomorrow
morning for Denver , where she will
visit for several weeks.
A. J. Koculgstoin is quite ill at his
homo , Nebraska nvouno nnd Eighth
street , with nppondioitia.
Miss Edith Terry , of Omahn , who has
been visiting her sister for n week , re
turned homo this morning.
Mrs. J. S. McOlary , whose ankle was
broken a few days since , is resting as
comfortably as could bo expected.
The front of the Odd Fellows' block
is being repainted and the entrance
halls and auto rooms redecorated.
Judge J. F. Boyd of Neligh is in the
city taking a preliminary view of the
political Held in this portion of the dis
trict.
trict.Miss
Miss Bertha Pilgor loft this morning
for Wayne , where she outers the
Wayne normal school for n course in
summer work.
H. Oompton , formerly leader of the
Norfolk baud but now in charge of the
Wisner K. P. organization , was In the
olty yesterday.
In a letter to 0. R. Foley , D. J. Koo-
niustoin states that ho nud his family are
enjoying an exceedingly pleasant trip in
Colorado Oauou just now.
Miss Edith McOlary will leave for St.
Paul tomorrow morning , where she
goes to attend the wedding of her
friend , Miss Allison Soarlea.
The choicest team of driving horses
that stood in the Krautz livery stables
wore sold yesterday to Dr. 0. A. Me-
Kim. They are handsome bays.
O. A. Barnes and H. O. Palno of Alus-
worth are In the oltv todav in the in-
torest of their city ns a prospective lo
cation of the new state normal school.
Mrs. Walter Gathers , who has boon
visiting nt the homo of her parents in
this city for several weeks , loft this
morning for her home in Oxuard , Cal.
Editor F. D. Wright of the Madison
Chronicle nnd his foreman , J. L.
Decker , are in Norfolk today binding
the premium list of the Madison County
Agricultural society for the coming
year.
year.Mr.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Geo. H. Spear are pock
ing their household goods. Mrs. Spear
and baby daughter will go to Columbus
Friday for an extended visit. The fam
ily will continue to make their homo in
Norfolk.
Mrs. Joseph Schwartz has returned
from Chicago , where she wont to corn
pleto n course in nrt needle work. The
building at 130 South Fourth street is
being put in shape today for the estab
lishment of a store of this sort.
An effort is being made in Norfolk to
organize a baud. It is considered that
the oity would support a good musical
organization of this sort and the former
players aro. doing everything possible to
start a movement toward this end.
These warm winds may not bo highly
agreeable to the people , but the corn
evidently likes It nnd is making spurtt
in growth thnt are worth while. Muol ;
of it is above waist high nud will soon
be tnsseling nnd putting forth onra.
Otto Belndorff , who formerly con
ducted a grocery busineea in the Coyli
building here , but has for two month ,
been in business nt Stanton , has sold
his business there to Johnson Bros. ,
aud shaken the dust of that town from
his brogans.
A jolly party of cnrnpers left Norfolk
this morning for Jackson's lake , where
they will remain until the 18th of the
month. They wore : Col. and Mrs. E
H. Traoey , Mr. aud Mrs. Jack Koenig
stein , Miss Metta Koenlgstein , Miss
Watts , Dr. R. A. Mittelstedt and Olar <
once Salter.
"You may say that I am most em
emphatically in favor of paving the
streets , " Bald 0. P. Parish , owner of a
block in Norfolk avenue , "And I want
to commend Tim DAILY NEWS for its
fight in favor of that improvement.
There are nlways some people against
any public enterprise but after the pav
ing is done they will wonder why they
hadn't done it sooner , We need It and
we ought to have it. "
"Thnt park proposition , " said n rail
road engineer this morning , "is nil
right. I wish Norfolk could have just
such n place to spend a few hot hours in
the summer time. It wouldn't cost
much for the city to buy n square nnd
fix It up with n lawn and flowers nnd
awingB. I Imvo lived hero n good many
years and expect to keep on. My child
ren are growing up hero aud Norfolk's
Interests are my interests. I wish wo
might have a park. "
As nn after effect of the Fourth of
July , another Norfolk boy is badly laid
np today. This is Willlo Winkle of
Soath Fifth street and the oanso of the
trouble wns an empty Roman candle
tube , a bit of powder in it nud n fuse
attachment. Willlo loaded the tube
nnd put the fuse down in. Then Willie
lit the fuse nnd the next minute it was
Willie's face that was full of little
spooks of powder and his face that was
so badly burned. A physician was
called and made the little fellow as
comfortable as possible. Much of the
skin IB burned off and the hair is all
gone.
TIMBERED SANPlllLLS.
Forestry Expert Tolls of Project of
Redeeming Western Nebraska.
William L. Hall , chief of division of
forest extension , bureau of forestry ,
has something to say regarding the
government experiment in growing a
forest on the sand hill country of west
ern Nebraska , in a reprint from the
yearbook of the department of agricul
ture for 1002. The pamphlet gives a
half-tone view of a section of the conn-
try the government expects to redeem ,
nlso illustrations of the seed beds thnt
have been established to propagate the
plno tree seedlings. The seed beds
cover cousiderablo ground and are per
manently built with strong timbers.
Mr. Hall's comment follows :
"Lying between the agricultural re
gion nud the mountains , the semi-arid
region embraces several sections of large
extent , which through the production of
timber would attain a Taluo otherwise
impossible. The most notable of tbese
sections is thnt containing the sand hills
in west central Nebraska. They cover
an area of 100 by ICO miles , which
throughout is well adapted to the growth
of pine timber. A large amount of laud
in the sand hills is yet retained by the
government. In April , 11)02 ) , the Nio-
brnra and Dismal river forest reserves ,
containing altogether 208,003 acres , were
established for the purpose of making a
systematic trial at forostatiou. The de
partment of the interior has invited the
department of agrioulturo to undertake
this work , which is now fnirly begun.
The first plnntlug will be done in 1908.
If iuexpensivo but successful planting
methods are found , a large tract of
planted timber should result from the
work of the next decade in that region.
There are also ether districts in the
Bouiiarid region that have the same gen
eral conditions and in which the gov
ernment still owns most of the land. It
would be a wise p illoy for it to estab
lish reserves for forest planting in all
these sand-hill districts. The land is
valuable for forest trees , and the fact
that settlers have passed over and around
It for thirty years without taking it up ,
shows that it is valuable for nothing
else.
Planting in those sections is an under
taking which logically falls more to the
general government than to the state or
the individual. The investment ex
tends over too long a period for indi
vidual activity , and besides the govern
ment owns most of the land. The same
reasons exist , therefore , for the govern
ment to undertake this work as for the
states to undertake planting in the white
pine bolt. "
NEW LINOTYPE HERE ,
Typesetting Machine Has Arrived at
the Daily News Office.
[ From Thursday's Dally. ]
The now Mergenthaler linotype ma
chine has arrived and is all ready to be
hoisted into THE NEWS bnildiug. One
part of the mammoth piece of ma
chinery is so large that it can not go
through the ordinary door or window
and a side of the building will be torn
out , on the second floor , so that the load
may be hoisted through in this way.
It will bo ready for operation within a
few days. This is the only linotype
machine in the state of Nebraska outside -
side of Lincoln , Omaha and Blair. It is
the machine thnt is used by the metro
politnu plants nil over the country , anc
THE NEWS feels proud of it.
The press room of the office lias been
moved into the basement , where a now
concrete floor has been laid. A brick
addition has boon completed in the rear
of the plant , nlso. Two new barge
presses will be ndded soon nnd a new
engine has already * been placed. The
improvements make THE NEWS n
thoroughly metropolitan printing plant
in every respect.
This with its telegraphic service ,
makes it a newspaper of increased
value.
GAME IS ON AT NEW COURT ,
Play Promises to be Interesting Dur
ing the Season.
[ From Thursday's Dally. ]
"Love alll" called Manager J. N.
Bnndlck , of the sugar factory , as ho
held his now tennis racquet high in the
air to serve the first ball over the net at
the new court in Norfolk avenue.
"Play I" saidS. G. Mayer , and the
game was on. The first ball landed
well , was returned nnd then sent bnok
by the forceful stroke of Dr. 0. S.
Parker. High in the nir it shot and
then straight across , back and forth ,
high and low , until Sam Ersklno landed
for the swiftest ono yet and dropped it
at the feet of Server Bnndlck.
The court is in excellent condition
and the play promises to be Interesting ,
THE OLD RELIABLE
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure
THERE IS HO SUBSTITUTE
Mother and Her Flock Left in
Norfolk by Preacher. '
REV. R. GOULD NOW CAPTURED.
Took Flight to North Dakota With
Fifteen-Year-old Girl in the Con
gregation Requisition Papers Is
sued Yesterday.
[ From Wednesday's Dally. ]
A mother and five children are in
Norfolk waiting for the return of the
husband and father , who ran away with
a IC-year-old girl and who has just been
arrested in North Dakota. His name is
Richard Gould and he was a minister
of the gospel in Central Oity. The fam-
ly were sent to Norfolk before the
wayward preacher took flight.
Since the desertion , the mother and
lor flock have been in Norfolk with
friends , not knowing what to do. The
story of the pastor's flight is given in
the following telegram :
Lincoln. July 8. Rev. Richard
Gould , formerly a Free Methodist
pastor at Central City , Nob. , has been
apprehended in Williams county , N.
D. , on the charge of child-stealing ,
and a requisition has been Issued by
Governor Mickey on the North Dakota
authorities for the offending preach
er's return. Rev. Mr. Gould has a
family of a wife and lire children , and
until recently resided at Central City ,
occupying the pulpit of the Free
Methodist church and making his
abode at the homo of a family named
Flint The Flints belonged to the
pastor's flock and they failed to BUB-
pect any harmful intent in the preach
er's attentions , to fifteen-year-old Eva
Flint until June 10 , when the two
suddenly disappeared.
Gould and the girl went to Canada ,
living Just across the line from Will-
lam B county , the preacher making oc
casional trips to this side of the bor
der , on one of which ho suddenly
found himself In the clutces of a de
tective. The charge of child-stealing
has been preferred against Gould
rather than that of adultery , the pun
ishment for the former providing for
a prison sentence ranging from ono
to twenty years.
PIANO CONTEST ,
Results of the Count on the Hospe
Instrument.
The count in the Hospe piano contest
shows the following results up to this
week :
Queen Oity Hotel 45,952
F.O. Eagles 45,850
Gertrude Austin 80,000
May Johnson 21,599
Constance Reinhardt 5,519
Bessie Widamau 1,654
RailwayHall 883
St. Paul Lutheran church 254
A.O.U.W 113
Minnie Parr 91
Second Congregational church . . 33
M. W. A 82
Norfolk German Ohoir 20
Knights of Pythias lodge 20
Eastern Star 22
Dick Wnahington 13
John Gilden 1
ElsleGilden 1
Frank Twiss 1
B. Walters 1
Roy Satterlee 1
Lice on Trees.
A short time ago the editor of this
paper wrote Lawrence Brnner , etomolo
gist , regarding Hoe that have been in
jnring trees , at the same time sending
him a quantity of the insects for exnni-
inntlon. In reply ho sent a pamphlet
describing these insects and giving rem
edies that might bo used against the
same. One of the remedies is as fol
lows : Kerosene emulsion Hard soap
pound , boiling water 1 gallon , kero
sene 2 gallons. Dissolve the soap in
the water , add the kerosene and ohurn
for five or ten minutes. Dilute four to
25 times before applying. Use strong
emulsions for all scale insects. For
such insects as plant lice , mealy bugs
red spider , thrips , weaker preparations
will prove effective. Cabbage worms
currant worms and all insects which
have soft bodies can be successfully
treated. It Is advisable to make the
emulsion shortly before it is used. Another
ether for insects that chew Is : Paris
green 1 pound , water 100 to 800 gallons
If this mixture la to be used upon frni
trees 1 pound of quick lime should be
added and repeated applications will in
jure most foliage , unless the lime is
used. Paris green and bordeaux mix
ture can be applied together with per
fect safety. Use at the rate of four
ounces of the arsenites to 50 gallons of
the mixture. The action of neither is
weakened and the parts green loses all
caustic properties. Less quantity at
same proportions can be prepared. In
both cases it will be neocsary to use a
sprayer in applying remedies. Valen
tine Republican.
NORFOLK'S ' NORTHFORK RIVER ,
A Popular Place These Nights for
Lovers of Boating.
Perhaps no prettier nights have ever
been apparent for boating on the North-
fork river than those of the pnst week.
With the moon in nil its glory rising np
over the wnter nt evening time nnd the L
air along the stream just cool enough
and just breezy enough to throw off the
sordid heat of the city , the pastime becomes -
comes most superior for a few hours'
pleasure , and more this season are tak
ing ndvantage of it than ever before.
The river , iteolf , was never better for
the riding of a canoe. With the water
high , the foliage along the edge woven
into wonderfully wierd and mysterious
outlines thnt give novelty for miles and
miles , the course between the First
street bridge and the sugar factory dam
is unusually attractive.
Not a night passes that dozens of boat
ing folk do not strike the water near its
downtown landing and glide np stream
for any distance. It is all like another
world , like some fantastic spot in a
strange and foreign land , where to be is
but to forget the troubles and cares and
worries of the day. The Northfork is a
river peculiar , distinct and individual
in itself , with its graceful bends and
curves , its cold , deep and apparently
motionless channel and its narrow course
whose either bank is lined with an
overhanging mass of verdant greenness \
that puts you into some far-away , fairy
dreamland. Down through the filmy ,
gauzy leaves and vines that twine here
and there and everywhere quite indiscriminately - J
criminately , the silvery light of the '
great round moon trickles and gives a
striking effect in outline aud blending
and softness that no artist has the power
to paint no carbon paper to reproduce >
Just ahead of yon as you cut the
water softly and slowly , a wily muskrat
steers his pointed nose toward yonder
shorn and diannnenrR beneath the sur
face as your outline catches his cautious
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eye. In all directions and in every turn
are tiny dreamy nooks , half shaded by
their guarding banks , which give you a
creepy feeling of uncertainty as
though some strange wild animal
might be lurking there , ready to spring
upon you at any moment. Aud then ,
far up the stream , the outline of a big
bridge , sharp aijd angular and clear cut ,
looms up as you round the bend , aud a
wagon passing over sends you a rum
bling sound of distant thunder. Like
ships that pass in the night , you wonder
for a moment who are in the wagon and
where they go and how they live , aud
then you drop again , into thoughts of
the calm , deep , mysterious river.
Along the banks , whiling away their
picnlo moments , are parties who have
como out for an open nir supper on Na
ture's lawn , where mnsio while you eat
is the song of the birds and the gentle
ripple of the water as it flows slowly by ,
and then , farther up , perhaps , comes
along the water's surface the merry
sound of human voices as some happy
crowd of boatfolk starts the chorus to
"Tho Good Old Summer Time. "
And all the while that you are out
upon this bending , twisting , twining
stream , you wonder over nnd over
again if there over will bo yes , you
decide there must be sometime , a
pretty club house with tables and dishes
for pionlo lunches and canoes for all the
members and a floor to dance upon and
a self-player to keep the time ; a tennis
court for the mon , golf links for the less
energetic and a plunge for the swim
mers ; a place for comfort and ease and
rest among the old and young of Nor
folk on the Northfork.
LOUBET BACK TO FRANCE ,
Left England Amid Great Ceremony
This Morning.
London , July 9. Special to The
News : President Loabot of the French
republic , returned to his native land
this morning after several days of right
royal reception in Britain. His vessel
left the English waters amid memor
able ceremonies.