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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1903)
MIK NOHKOLK NEWS : I'MUDAY ' , OCTOBKIl 2i , 11)03. ) The Norfolk Just three more weeks In which In Interest your friends In ( ho republi can tlokot. II l u good nno ntiil you "should lese no tlnm. Gorman tluols appear lo ho nioro daiiKoroiiB than thiwo of the French variety. Ono combatant wan netually \voiinilutl on the imrmlu ground at Schollorhau laul Sunday. Patterson. N. .1. , IH afiout as pur- Blstont a plncu UH Ihoro In on ( ho mnp for keeping Its nnnio In ( ho p.i- porn , hut usually It IH just Iho wirl of advertising to nialio the people want to slay away , anil ruiiiiiln at homo In Nebraska. Now that the entire republican ticket IB before you you Bhoiihl not delay In passing your approval upon It U Is good and all that will he rotUlrod | to elect It will he for Homo conscientious work from thlH I line on and to got every voter lo ( he polls. If John Alexander Dowle succeeds In converting New York Clly , IIH ! claim to being a grout iiropbot will be given credence. It IH something many have tried but never accom plished , and It will bo nothing short of a miracle If John Alexander WIIH ! out. Some Illinois MethodlHtH are anx ious to have the negroes of the country made wardH of the nation , ns are the IndlaiiH. The report does not say whether or not the Metho dist brethren have been Inllueui'ed to take this stand by the remarkable manner In which the Indiana have been passing In their checks Hluco becoming government wards. 'Hint standing reward of $500 of fered by the bankers of the state for the capture of burglars should be effective In creating or assisting to create the bravery on the part of olllcers and cltl/.ons , that Is re quired to take looters red-handed In the act. There Is something In It hereafter for those who will protect banking property of the state from robbers , and that reward should be called down as frequently as there are burglaries. The fuslonlsts who would handle Judge Barnes roughly cannot con sistently evade that testimonial to bis ability offered by the fusion su preme court , which twice appointed him to the position of supreme court commissioner. A man who Is competent potent to sit as a commissioner. Is certainly competent to bo elevated to the supreme judgeshlp , and It cannot bo denied that'a reappolnt- incut by the fusloulsts of that body Is one of the strongest endorsements possible. If England should now go back on free trade , where would the Amerl can advocates of that policy look t < for proof that It Is right ? It wouh scorn that for Knglaud to reverse he time tried policy In favor of the American protective system wouh be the greatest blow possible to the free traders , and the strongest sort of endorsement to the protective tariff policy. Kngland Is evidently jealous of the American prosperity under the protective system , and her leaders are after some of It for tin mother country. As much as can be told from tin exceedingly quiet and docile manner in which the campaign is progress Jug , things seem to speak for a good rousing republican win this fall. The very fact that the campaign Is quiet appears to be evidence that the people of Nebraska are satisfied , and that they are pleased with the manner in which the republicans have been carrying on the functions of the various olllces. If there was dissatisfaction It would not take the fuslonlsts long to stir it up Into an exciting campaign. There are u lot of advertising schemes worked , the only object of which are to get the money of the merchants , and those who work them have no Idea that the advertis ing will bo of benefit to their pa trons. They depend on some novel scheme which will appeal to the merchant more than to the reader of advertising literature. The contrary Is true of the legitimate newspaper with a legitimate circulation. Nat urally the newspaper wants the bus iness , but not Infrequently the mer chant Is solicited because It Is known that the newspaper can do him good. Those who have been ed ucated to the value of newspaper space need no solicitation ; but those who have been faked by the novelty advertiser are the ones who are suspicious of any form of adver tising and have prejudices to over come in favor of legitimate news paper business. The promise of the state board of public lands and buildings that they will hustle things along so that the work of reconstructing the Norfolk In pltil for HIP lu-nun wl.ll bo com IH ! ! < I r.ulv in xt pring H not ox nelly what the people of this city had been led to expect from an j , Miier ency appropriation made the year previously , but at this Into date It In piirlmpa all that can he ex- peeled , and It ' ! to be hoped that there will h no further delay. The people hen ! were not Just agroo- , \ble to ( he Idea that It would re- liilre a year In which to prepare the piano and advertise for bids , but nro now willing ( hat the work of con struction be commenced next spring , if ( he work Is walked right along thereafter , which It probably will bo. Norfolk Is intoroHlod In Boeing some thing doing on the hill , at the oarll- i'nl possible moment , and If that mo ment , cannot be before next spring , they must needs bo satisfied , and will wait for next spring with all the patience they can summon. The question of whether or not farming pays In Nebraska has been dellnltely answered In a thousand Instances by the results and now proof Is coming to the surface every day. That farming In Nebraska pays Is conclusive but new testimony to that effect Is welcome , and the fol lowing from the Staulon Picket , is , if the sort that the admirers of this commonwealth like to disseminate : 'The Picket knows at least one man not live tulles from Stanton who is sure that It doos. Two years ago last spring ho came hero from an- jthor stato. Ills assets consisted of a learn or two , a sick family and no money. Ho rented a quarter section : if land and went to work. Ills fain- ly regained their health and assisted lilm. In fact they have all worked but have never fasted. Now that man has two thousand dollar * in a local bank and a good crop to back t up. lie has several cows , all the liorses ho needs and a nice lot of pigs and chickens. This , too , after liaylng four hundred dollars u year out. Now ho talks of buying a farm of his own. This Is an Instance. There are others , " NEBRASKA'S HKSOUHCHS. It Is a popular belief with all people ple that any source of great wealth Is In the mines , manufactures or in business ventures , but figures are available to prove that there Is no better or more certain source of wealth than In agriculture , and the people of Nebraska are Inclined to swell up with some prhlo at a state ment made to the state bankers' as sociation by President Hurnham , In which It Is shown that mining and manufactures and mercantile busi ness must take a back seat when compared with the farmers of this commonwealth. Some of the pos sibilities of the agricultural wealth of the country Is shown by Mr. Hum ham in au interesting manner. His statement follows : "If we compare the aggregate by the standard of the number of em ployos , the census of 11)00 ) shows that about C.OOO people were em ployed In the Minnesota mines while more than 180.000 'were em ployed on the farms of Nobniski alone : and that lessj than ( iOO.OOt were employed In all the coal , Iron silver , gold and all other mines o the flitted States , while more thai UVIOO.OOO were employed in agrl culture. "The value of the products of the farms of Nebraska In the census year I'.lOO was more than $ 162,001V 000 , which Is nearly three times tin value of such products In the preceding ceding census year of 1S90. "I have seen it stated In print , ant : I bollove the statement Is supportet by statistics that the annual pro ducts of the farms of the single state of Iowa exceed In value the annua products of all the coal , Iron , cop per , silver and gold mines of the Tinted States. "The aggregate value of the pro ducts of all the farms of the countr ; In the census year 1900 was $4,7iV : ! 118,000 , an aggregate Income suflV clcnt to purchase all the enormous bond and stock Issues of the huge stool trust in the first two months o the year all the stock of the Stand ard Oil trust at 700 , which is abou its market value , in the next two months to buy all the natlona banks In the next two months to pay the bonded debt of the govern ment In the next two months to re tire the greenback in less than one month and have about $500,000,00 left over. "This Is agriculture , which Is the basis of the present and future pros purity of Nebraska. "There is not a state , ln the union that in agriculture alone produces si much per capita as Nebraska. This Is what has carried our bank tie * ppslts from $1)2.000,000 in 1S9G tc $95,000,000 In 1903 a $00,000.000 In crease in live years. This kind o mining Is what Is enabling the No braskn banks to loan money to the merchants and manufacturers of th oast. During the past year the amount of eastern paper carried by Nebraska banks will roach into mil lions. " In the nu.iti time keep right after luo IVliovNB who may bo unlikely to KO to the polls , Thin kind of weather almost makes one think of turkey and cranberry nance and oysters. James Curtln IH a staunch republi can and deserving t.ho support of his party to a man for the county clerkship. There IH no one to assert that Chr. Schavland will not make an excel lent county treasurer therefore why not vote for him ? Dr. . \ . Kindred U. > Is fully compe tent lo look after the diitlcfl devolv ing upon the coroner and a vote for him will not be misplaced. J. J. Clements has performed good work In the sherlfT'H olllco anil a vote for his re-election will bo ap preciated by him and his friends. Perhaps the campaign will develop suMlclcntly before the close so that a row list lights may no reported. It ban , livened up wonderfully during the past week or two. C. P. Klsoley Is ono of the pioneers of the state and the county and bis election to the position of county judge would be a merited apprecia tion of his citl/.onshlp. Senator Plait appears to bo not alone a shrewd politician , but Is more or less shrewd in dodging his friends , or his enomles or both and accomplishing results when It comes to matrimonial ventures. William Howling is thoroughly nullified for the position of suporlu tondent of public Instruction , by his experience In school matters and his idncnUon , , and his election will note > o an undeserving compliment to his nullity. The sale of the Ewlng Advocate marks the advent of one more re publican paper and the rctlromen of one of the few remaining fusloi organs , ( loo. II. Ilenson has bough the paper from Mr. Hakor and wll hereafter conduct It along ropubll can lines. In W. H. Field an opportunity Is offered to repay In part the loyalty of the republicans of Jefferson prc clnct for the ticket , and at the same time Install a man In the dlstrlc clerk's olllco who Is competent , trust worthy and will well servo the people plo of the county and district. Far the olllces In Norfolk preclnc the voters have before them S. W. Hayes , L. M. Gaylord , J. A. Uatney , .1. M. Covert , Ernest Boldt and Aug ust Schullz , all men who can bo de pended upon to well perform the tin- tics of the positions for which they havebeen , placed In nomination , and they deserve an election. Judge J. V. Hoyd has given evi dence of a superior judicial ability in his transactions on the bench dur ing his last term , and the people of the district are undoubtedly prepar ing to give vigorous endorsement of his work when the third of November arrives in something over two weeks. The judges and clerks of election and the people waiting for the count to bo made appreciate the ballots with but ono mark on them. There fore why not make but ono mark ami that after the word republican at the top of the ballot. The ticket Is not bad , and the plan Is not the worst. W. H. Lowe has for years famil iarized himself with the duties of eunty surveyor and can bo depended upon to use his skill in all matters pertaining to the county's welfare. Not only this , but he is an old settler acquainted with every foot of soil and every surveyor's mark In the county , so that he should bo reelected ed , beyond a doubt. J. I. . . Hynearson Is perhaps as well , or bettor qualified for the position of county assessor than any man who might bo placed before the people. His relations with the property own ers of the county anil his knowledge of the property of the county itself have peculiarly fitted him for the duties of the office created by the last legislature. Ho should be given a hearty support. Those who vote for Geo. D. Smith for county commissioner from the Second district will do so fully real- l/.lng that ho Is competent to look after the business coming before the board. Ho Is an old settler , has long had property Interests In the county and will see to It that the same bus iness judgement is used In trans acting the business of the county as ho would nso In looking after his own property. Friday's telegraphic reports show that crude oil has declined two cents In price , and some are given to wondering If John Piorpont has given John 1) , n dose of his ov a medicine. I i lit y will not take mich as for , ranted , however , until a reduction shown In the roll neil article. It vould be almost too good to bo true -for two such manipulators of stocks o get busy cutting the prices In the lartlcularly favorite line of each , vhlle the common people draw the lenelll. Another evidence that ( hero will lot be a largo vote at the coming lection Is the falling off In reglstra- Ion In the cities. There It would seem that there should be an Interest u the campaign that Is not shown In ho country districts , and yet the reg- stratlon Is very light. It Is there- ore apparent to the country workers that their efforts should bo directed toward getting the voters to the polls. The fuslonlsts are too knowing to tope that there Is victory In N iraska for them , but they will work mil hope to keep the republican ma Jorlty at the lowest point , so that they may have a fighting chance In future campaigns , and especially the national campaign of next year. The republicans I should bo just .as dolor- mined to roll up as largo a majority as possible , in the interest of the party and the people whom the party Is benefiting. Hon. H. U. Schneider of Fremont , a member of the republican natlona ; commlltou , while in Omaha recently was Interviewed by the Hoe , regard Ing the republican situation in this state , and said : "Everything looks favorable to the election of John U Harnes as a judge of the suprcnu court. " Mr. Schneider expressed the opinion that Roosevelt will bo nom Inated for another term , but as tt who would fill the second place 01 the ticket his lips were sealed. Some papers are already issuing a warning to look out for roorbacks Intimating that this sort of politica argument will bo offered the voters during the campaign just closing. I Is hoped that the roorbacks have done with mud-slinging and billingsgate formerly used In political contests The voters have become too wel Informed and too Intelligent to , be misled by these tactics , and they should and will soon bo numberct with the past , as unworthy of the present enlightenment of the people Of course the fusion judges of UK Nebraska supreme court are not subject joct to criticism because they naniei Judge llarnos for supreme court com mlssloner. They know that ho wa a good and capable man for th place and did what they could In th interests of the people to keep th court at a high standard , neither wil the people bo 'subject to criticism i they conclude that this action on th part of the judiciary is evidence tha Judge Harnes Is fully capable of boh Ing a position on the supreme bond They are supposed to bo authoritle on such matters and it will take mor than the ranting * of a few fusion cd tors to convince them that the fuslo judges made a mistake. Arbor day has proven so popula in some of the states that Pennsy vania has established "Autumn Ai bor Day" which Is to be observe Friday by the planting of tree ? b the colleges and schools of the state October tree planting has prove successful In numerous localities and it should bo tried In Nebrask by those who haven't the time to so out trees In the spring. The tree are needed and no time should b wasted In getting the state covorc with groves , shade trees and or chards. Woods for all purposes ar becoming more valuable each yea and the sooner Nebraska has thl source of wealth to draw from th sooner will her Income be mater ally Increased. There are larg areas fit for nothing but growln timber , and these should be put t use at once. The friends of Judge names ar working quite energetically for hi election to the supreme bench , bu it appears to be well nigh Impossibl tor they or the friends ot the oppos Ing candidate to create any larg amount of interest in the contest The friends of Judge Barnes ai pear to find that everyone Is confl dent of his election and consider I needless to stir up any unusual com motion previous to the electloi whllo those supporting Judge Sull van are working against the convlc tlon that the fusion cause Is hope less at the best and that nothln they can do will bo able to stem th tide that has set In toward the republican publican ticket as evidenced by tli returns of elections recently held Nevertheless some of the fuslonlst are working with desperation and 1 will be necessary for the republican to do what they cnn , or the rosul of the election may takn them b > surprise. They should not count on a victory until the last vote is tab ulated. ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS. Every pretty girl thinks flho Is rettler tluui she Is. The Goat club Is anew orgnnl/.a- Ion propoaod for those who bull In. Don't delay In laying aside whisky o long that It will kill you to quit. \lt fieems to bo the season for shut- Ing every door except the door to lanchurla. The trouble with Homo people Is hat they want their employers to vork for them. There Is a young girl In Atchlson vim has such perfect teeth that they eel ; false. A good 'many of ns are In the po sition of the singer whom nobody vlshcs to hear slug. If one could have a choice , It vould bo better to bo a drunkard's log than to bo his wife. A big red apple In a farmer's wagon looks more tempting than a shiny one on a fruit stand. So far , an Atchlson girl has worn verything stuck In her hair except i band-painted rolling pin. When we have troubles , wo find that ono of the greatest of them Is the "helpful talk" given us. It Is a shock to see a man with crape on bis hat , and a double shock If bo Is smoking a cigarette. The women arc caryylng such big pockctbooks now that they use them for valises when they travel. This truancy law would bo bcttoi understood , and have moro weight , If It were culled the hookey law. People are becoming accuustomet to girls as bill collectors , and slam them off as readily as they do men As a rule , wo do not enjoy a visit over Sunday in the homo of a mai who refers to It as the Sabbath day A woman going to a Sunday schoo convention carries a valise , while one going to a club meeting carries a suit case. The novels may say to the con trary , but , as n matter of fact , there never was a proposal that was a surprise party. An Atchlson man whoso wife dice several years ago , says a wldowe should get married the next day rather than not at all. We have decided that when women get together , the only subject upoi which they agree Is that nothing wll stop their hair from coming out Nothing moro thoroughly arouse the war-horse In a man than for hi wife to Invite a guest whom he jtloe not like to eat at his table. After a man gets a nice home , be is usually compelled to leave it fo several months In the year , and Hv at a poor hotel at some minera spring. When pretty girls don't turn thel heads lo look at you , but old maid and widows take a second look , 1 'Is ' a very distressing sign you are gei ting along in years. GiVe a common man politeness , ii dustry , fairness and honesty , and b will easily nut run a genius who is crank , and disposed to idleness , ante to letting his bills run. An Atchlson man who has tw daughlors who are in love is vor anxious for them to marry am have troubles , so that they mo show signs of sense. When a wife asks her husband th spelling of a word , and he gives decision , she Immediately makes dive for the dictionary ; she reall has no confidence in him. A late song Is entitled , "Th Curse of a Pretty Face. " The girl can now say , "Of course I can't d anything ; I am handicapped ; I hav the Curse of a Pretty Face. " A moan woman said today ; "I every woman should get on her knee and bow in passing a man , he would not be surprised , for down in hi heart he has always thought tha this homage is due him. " The old superstition that Friday was an unlucky day to got marriec on , Is dying out , the people having discovered that when It comes to bat luck , no particular day leads. An Atchlson man who received a letter this morning written on the new style of writing paper , though ho was unfolding a tape measure Only women use It , the men being more conservative In adopting a fad. Hero is a rule that never falls : It Is fatal for a politician to secure an active newspaper organ in a town. The organ will sound , his praises dally or weekly , and disgust the people ple , who will finally rise up , and overwhelm the politician. An Atchlson woman who had worked hard all her Hfo , lay on hnr deathbed , when It was granted to her to see n vision of the heaven , beyond. She noted the millions of wblto robes , Shy'ock ' was the man.who vantccl a pound of human ' lesh. There arc Shylocks now , the convales cent , the consumptive , the sickly child , the pale young ; woman , all want human flesh and they can get it take Scott's Emulsion. Scott's Emulsion is flesh ind blood , bone and muscle. It feeds the nerves , strengthens- the digestive organs and they 'eed the whole body. \ For nearly thirty years Scott's Emulsion has been the Treat giver of human flesh. We' will send you a couple of v ) ounces free. t SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemists , ri : > Pourl 3tr"ct. Now York. 50 : . ami f i.oo i all closed her eyes on the sight , and turned over on her pillow with a tired sigh. "I don't want to go there , " she said , "look at all that washing someone ono will have to do. " The old style was to quarrel. The late method , taught by civilization , Is to bo decent , and respectable , and helpful. Wo have all been sentenced to live. Some of us have short sen tences , and some of us have long sen tences. Why act like a lot of rats In a cage ? Why not make our sen tences ns respectable as possible ? Why go about with black eyes that are unnecessary ? The Kansas City Journal has got ten out an advertisement of a large ear of corn picture actual size , and measuring sixteen Inches long. There Is one hanging In this office that beats it two inches The only differ ence is that you can see how the Journal's ear happens to be so long , while It Is almost Impossible to see that The Globe's ear is also a fake. The Globe was dull yesterday. Our excuse Is , we were coaxed out of printing two items that were of real Interest. There Is an item in town today that would prove a valuable lesson , but we have been coaxed out of printing it. There Is nothing dis reputable about the Item , but women and men have an exaggerated notion about some subjects , and wo cannot print the item without feeling mean for a month , so many worthy people have asked us to keep it out. A great big house of twelve rooms , furnished in luxury , and with appar ently every surrounding to make it happy , became very despondent the other night , and told a reporter the following story : "I can remember when I first appeared oij earth. I had throe rooms and a front and back porch , and had been built by my present owner , then a poor cleric on $75 a month. He was a newly married man and I saw many a scene of happiness which it comforts mo now to remombor. Babies came , the family grew cramped for room , but they were so happy they didn't seem to mind the discomforts. The little' house rang with children's laughter , and a happier , cosier fam ily you- never saw. But one day , when the girls were growing up big- ami tall , Ambition crept in and Con tent was gone. The father had be come fairly rich , and to please the girls , I was torn apart , made over , and added on until now I am twelve rooms big. This was six years ago , and now the children are all mar ried off and gone , and the father and mother wander through the biff halls and twelve rooms and wonder If there over was a house before so desolately large. They are so lone some that they talk of closing me up , and going to boarding. I tell you It is hard lines. " And the window e yes glistened with something suspicious ly like tears. Gray ? "My h.iir was . . ; ; nut jii. ' lurniiiR gray very f.u-t. Cut xi-ii. Hair Vigor stupr-kii i.c , ; . ; ' , restored the natiii.il color.ft. . , , . E. Z. Benomnic , Co' . , c > . ? , ' . Y. It's impossible fur you not to look old , with'the color of seventy years in your hair ! Perhaps you are seventy , and you like your gray hair ! If not , use Ayer's Hair Vigor. In less than a month your gray hair will have all the dark , rich color of youth. JI.OO a bollle. All dnittlits. If your dnitfirm cannot supply you. oucl us ono dollar anil u will uxpii'Sb > nua hottlu. Ito Hiiro and Live tlin n.iinu of your iHMrostttxiiri'HKotllro. Adclios , . .1. f. AYlIlt CO. . Unveil , .Mass , j