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10 NORFOLK NIUWS : FRIDAY , NOVKMBMll 18 , 1903. Af P T I. II n , u , . u , Annual Session of Temperance Women Began Today. ORGANIZATION STRONG AS EVER The Society of Whltc-Rlbboncra Is Still an Agency ( or Good Repre sentatives Present From All Over the United States. Cincinnati , O. , Nov. in. The Hjilrll of onlhiiHlaHtn which innrUi'il tin ononlni ; to tluy of thn iinnnal national W. 0. T. II. convention ri'inlmluil th voturun workorH of the tlino when Mlsw KranccH Wlllunl controlled tin dOHtlnlcH of the fanioiiH orKanlxallo unil wan wont to attract thoutmnilH to the annniil niootliiKH by her oloquonro nnd hur Hlncora ilovotlon to the CIIUHU. On the death of Mlsii Wlllanl , who wna rightly ri'gnnloM IIH the hoail of the organisation In the bnmilontHoiiHO f f the term , It wan predicted by many Uiat the famoim miduty of white ribbonoru would Inevitably K < > ' " plMCH. Hut tlmo has failed to verify thcao predlctlonH. Toilay , accordhiK to the facts and figures , the organi zation Is numerically an Htrong n orcr nnd as an agency for good It la constantly widening the scope of ( U ncttvltton. To all the ofllcorn and worUorn miiHt ho given the credit for this flourishing condition of affairs. If any Individual , however , Is to be singled out for praise she Is Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens , the Elaine woman who succeeded to the presidency on the death of Miss Wlllnrd. At the opening of the convention this mornIng - Ing It was qulto evident that Mrs. Slovens enjoyed the highest regard of the cultured women before her , as she was required to stand for some tlmo , bowing her acknowledgments before the warm applause milmlded ntiil allowed her to call the gathering to order. The convention mot In the Ninth Street llaptlst church , the Intorloi of which was tastefully decorated for Iho occasion. A program of music Mid prayer occupied the llrnt half hour. The roll call showed nn attendance - tondanco of upwards of tiOO delegates , while the number of other visitors present Is twice as largo. The states largely represented at the conven tion Inclndo Michigan , Now YorU , Nebraska , Kansas , California , Illi nois , Indiana , Minnesota , I'onnsyl- Tanla , Iowa and the DaUotas. The annual address of the presi dent wna the loading feature of the opening session. In the course of her remarks Mrs. Stevens touched upon a largo variety of subjects , di rectly and Indirectly relating to the great problem of the drink evil. As to the progress of the temperance movement she spoke In the most con fident language. Of particular sig- lllcance. nho said , was the constant ly Increasing participation of women In the affairs of the world. Mother and child am ranldly taking their rightful place as the central of the great world problem. The president bad a good word to say for Athletics as a promoter of temperance nnd good morals. Reassembling after luncheon the delegates listened to the reports of the national corresponding secretary , Miss Susanna M. 1) . Fry , and the na tional treasurer , Miss Helen M. Bar ker , also the reports of the young women's branch by Mrs. Clara Par- rlsh Wright , general secretary , ono of the Loyal Temperance Legion branch by Mrs. Helen 0. Hire , and reports by the national superintend ents of departments. Those reports for the most part are of a very en couraging nature and show the past year to have been one of extraordin ary activity in all departments of the organization's work. A feature of the session was the reading of mes sages of congratulation from Lady Henry Somerset nnd Mrs. Ormlston Chant of Hnglnml. Arrangements have been completed for holding n big welcoming demon stration this evening. The visiting white rlbboners will bo greeted on behalf of the city and the churches and temperance societies of Cincin nati and vicinity. The responses will bo by Mrs. Emma Bourne , president f the Now Jersey W. C. T. U. , Mrs. C. II. Howe , national organizer , anil ether prominent visitors. The completed program arranged for the sncccecding sessions of the convention is as follows : Saturday Department reports , In troduction of fraternal and visiting delegates nnd distinguished guests ; addresses by Mrs. Maria Wood , rep resenting the Interdonomlnationa council of women , on "Tho Monaco o : Modern Mormonlsm , " and Mrs. C. C Faxon , W. C. T. U. commissioner o the Philippines , on her work In Manila. Sunday Annual W. C. T. U. ser inon. inon.Monday Monday Reports of national su porintendents. Tuesday Election of officers. Ad dresses on "Polygamy In the United States , " Deaconess Sarah J. Elliott representing both the W. C. T. U and the interdenominational councl of women nnd Mrs. Mary L. Orr , W C. T. U. missionary at Ellis Island on the needs of the Immigration sta tion at Now York. Wednesday Reports of the twenty eight national organizers nnd standIng - Ing coininlttteeoH Following tlio llnal clone of the convention the delegates propose to make a pilgrimage In a body to HIllHboro to pay their respects to "Mother Stewart , " who was ono of the pioneers of the temperance move ment In the United Stales. Anniversary of the Moravians , Itnlelgh , N. C. , Nov. in. With the present week Just ono hundred and llfty years have elapsed since the Ilt-Ht Moravian settlement was nude In Wachovia , thin state , November 17 , 17511. In commemoration of the HCHiiul-rentennlal a three days' cele bration was begun today at the old ( own of lU'tlmlmm near this city , where the llrsl settlement was made. Memorial exorcises were hold and the program Included the dedication of n number of monuments marking niton of famous Incidents In the early his tory of the colony. Ono of the mon nments consists of a huge boulder on which are chiseled the names of Unit colonists , while on another mon ument In the ancient church yard Is recounted brlolly the experiences of the colonists during the stirring times of the French and Indian war. RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS , Those of Fourteen Southern States Are Meetlno This Weeknt New Orleans. New Orleans , La. , Nov. in. The annual convention of the Association of Southern Hnllrond Commissioners will bo hold In this city during the coming week and elaborate arrange tnoiitH are being made for the rocep tlou and entertainment of the viol- tors. Tlio association represents the railroad commissioners of fourteen southern states all of which will have delegates at the convention. In addition to the railroad commissioners ors who are members of the assocla tlon , representatives of various com merclal organizations and promt nent tradio olllclals uro expected t < bo present. N. W. llaptlst of Tennessee Is presIdent Ident of the association nnd will preside side over the meeting. During the liroo days the convention will bo ir esslon there will be papers and dls usslons on n wide range of subjects , ncluding safety appliance , rates ant ate-making , uniform clnsslllcatlon axatlon and valuation of rnllroar iroporty , grade crossings , clnssnfl Ion of expenses of construction am > porntlon of railways , legislation ind delays In enforcing orders o allroad commissions. Wllllnnis-Wcsleynn Debate. Mlddletown , Ct. , Nov. 11t. The do into between representatives of Wll lams College and Wesleyan Univer sity takes place hero this evening ind promises to bo the event of the college year. Wesleyan has the af- Irmatlvo and Williams the negative side of the question , "Resolved , That he boycott , without violence , overt > r threatened , Is a proper policy for n-ganlzed labor. " Racing to Begin on the Coast. Oakland , Cal. , Nov. III. The winter neotlng of the Now California Jockey club will open tomorrow. Indications mint to a successful season , and the illlclals at the track are pleased at ho prospects. Several carloads of torsos have arrived this week from various parts of the country , and ho oillclals declare there will bo no nek of material with which to 1111 the races. The city already is be ginning to (111 ( with horse men nnd , urf followers. Carpets to be Higher. Now York , Nov. 13. Because of the high price of wool and its scar city , both In this country nnd nbrond , the carpet manufacturers declare n general advance in prices is abso lutely necessary. Tlio advance Is likely to affect chiolly the higher grades of carpets , amounting prob ably to ton cents on Wiltons and high srndo velvets , nnd live cents on Brussels. Baptists of Arkansas. Little Rock , Ark. , Nov. 13. Llttlo Rock Is entertaining the Baptist state convention , which will bo In session for thrco days. The formal opening took place today with Ex-Govornor .1. P. Eagle , president of the Southern Baptist convention , In the chair. Re ports of the various officers show that much work was accomplished during the year just closed. The missionary work was particularly no ticeable. The two colleges nnd four academies maintained by the Bap tists of the state are reported In excellent collent shape. Execution at Michigan City. Indianapolis , Ind. , Nov. 13. The supreme court having refused to grant a now trial Edward Hoover will bo executed today at the north ern penitentiary nt Michigan City. Hoover's crime was the murder of Frank Sntton , his father-in-law , In this city Vist May. Opposition. A certain amount of opposition Is a Croat help to n man. It Is what ho wants and must have to be good for anything. Hardships and opposition are the native soil of manhood and self reliance. John Ncal. Our duty Is to be useful not accord ing to our deslrea , bnt according to our powers. Amlcl. Balsam as a Substitute for Spruce in Paper Making. BEST TREE OF NORTH WOODS. Suggestions for a Separate Treatment of Spruce and Balsam Fibres How the Removal of Balsam from the Woods Benefits Spruce. Washington , Nov. 13. The Import nncu of finding a satisfactory mibstl Into for spruce for the mnnufncturo of paper pulp hid to a commercial study of the balsam Mr , which Mr. Raphael 0. Xon , of the bureau of for estry , has Just concluded. The rapid disappearance of spruce , the best tree In the north woods for the manufacture of pulp , has forced pulp makers to UKO more and moro balsam , and has brought that tree , once despised and neglected , Into n very Important placo. Four years ago practically no balsam was used by pulp manufacturers , many of whom are now using from li ! ( to ( ft ) per cenl of It , The amount of balsam used depends entirely upon the spruce sup ply near whore the different mills are located. Tlio smaller the amounl of spruce available the greater the amount of balsam used. Pulp manufacturers find halsam the best substitute for spruce which can bo found In the north woods. Other trees there are which , might servo well for water pulp , but they are not native to the country whore the mills are located. Pulp mills are enormous ly heavy and expensive , and the woo must bo brought to them they can not bo taken to the wood. The puli man , therefore , in Ills choice of n sub stltuto for his diminishing supply o spruce , Is confined to the very few species that grow In association will spruce , and of thcso species balsan Is at once the most abundant nnd the most promising. The present method of making pull out of balsam is to grind It or trea it with chemicals along with spruce Tlio results are not satisfactory. 11 al Ham mixed with spruce produces ai inferior grade of pulp. Mr. Eon sug gests that It would bo much bettor 1 balsam were handled independent ! ) of spruco. Tlio balsam libers are no nearly so tough nnd strong as those of spruce , and tho" pressure of the grinders , which are adjusted fo spruce fibers , is too powerful for thi fibers of balsam and they are ton and weakened. For the same reasoi the chemicals used in the trcatmen of spruce libers weaken and dlssolv the libers of balsam used in the same strength. Examples of what can b < do DO with balsam In the innmifnctun of paper are found In Franco , when the tree Is made to produce gooi book papers. There not only th < main trunk but oven the top of th tree Is used. The sllvlcultural features of th balsam are related by Mr. Zen , wh has studied the tree carefully througl out Us range , but particularly In Maine and tlio Adlrondacks. Sprue has been cut for many years , whll balsam has scarcely been cut at all hence balsam is taking the plnco o and is crowding out the spruco. Thi change In species in the north wood Is hastened by the great suporiorit of balsam as a seed tree , for Imlnu bears seeds every year , while th spruce seeds only in seven years These conditions make it apparent how very desirable It Is that pulp manufacturers should lisa balsam wherever possible , for In doing so they glvo the tree a chance to grow and reproduce itself. This point Mr. Xon brings out forcefully. The results of Mr. Xon's work will appear this winter in the form of a , bulletin published by the bureau of forestry. HIMV AVorU Kill. . Muxlf. Did you over hear of a telegrapher who could play the piano ? If so , how many ? Not bow many piano ? , of course , bnt how many telegraphers. Telegraph operators find that after they have worked at u key for several years their forearms and their lingers lose that flexibility that Is essential to inn- slclanly work on the piano. As many of the men arc fond of music and have pianos of their own they find it hard to be cut off from the enjoyment of the music they could make for them selves if it were not for the strained conditions of the muscles. There are few other lines of work tlint Incapacitate a man for picking out the sharps and flats , but the telegra phers say that they know few men In their ranks who can use a piano with any effect. When they sit down before one , their first move Is the old Impulse that operating the key gives them. They want to use that finger that they use In sending messages , nnd they find It difficult even after they struggle for a long time to make themselves players of more than ordinary attainments. Chicago Tribune. Why , liulrr.lt She Why docs woman take n mnn'a name when she marries him ? lie Why docs she take everything rise he's got ? At tlio Snlpliar Sprlnjc , Visitor TUis water tastes Just like bad epps , doesn't It ? Servitor Don't know. I'm not an actor. The man who pauses In his honestr ( cants little of being a villain. Martya. 4 , fit 44J 4) 4)J J ! 1 44N 4 41 & Up r $ To wJ I 4,4 ! Date V hoe 5SJ5 ! 41 < 4 Store WANTED FOR U. 8. ARMY , ABLE- bodied , unmarried men between ages of 21 nnd 35 , citizens of Unltod States , of good character nnd temperate hab its , who cnn speak , road and wrlto English. For Information apply to recruiting olllce Norfolk , Nob. , Nov. It to 22. 1903. GET INTO THE < ; HARNESS ; : Incidentally take a look nt , ' ' . our Winter Robes , which are Warm aud Right. * Bip line of Horse Blankets to , . select from this Reason. WINTER &SHULZ , | * Wholesale and Retail Dealers. v Send nn order for trial. 4 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HAVE YOUR ABSTRACTS MADE BY Dr. J. H. . . . Mackay PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON , 'Phone 11. NORFOLK , NEBR , /VULLARD / GREEN , DRAY AND TRANSFER LINE PIANO MOVING A SPEOIATY. Ke de o , You cannot drive purchasers to any particular store. You can win them by convincing arguments. A convincfrg argument at tractively displayed in the ad vertising columns o'f this paper will reach the eyes of hundreds of buyers in this community. BOSTON SHOE STORE. STORE.f \f has just received the largest shipment of | . new Shoes direct from the factory from one JK purchase that ever came to the City of Norfr folk. We are now in a position to satisfy your wants and at a PRICE that our competitors - petitors cannot touch. Goods well bought S are half sold , Our business has far exceeded our expectations , and will say to you , that we jfc are here to stay , and please you we must and will. We want your business and if low prices and up-to-date merchandise will win , we will have it. Out of town people will more than save i ' their fares here and return by purchasing their winter wears from us , besides getting the best the market affords. We not only f : have shoes but j DRY GOODS Ladies' Furnishings , Gent's Furnishings , Underwear for all , Fur Coats , Ladies' , Misses' and Children's Jackets , Hosiery , Men's Caps , Ladies' Tailor Made Suits , Ladies' Furs , Blankets and in fact almost anything you want , and andOh Oh , Such Prices Come and see us before you buy and you will buy from us. The Boston Shoe Store Cor. Norfolk Ave. and Third Street. Beels Building. NORFOLK , - - hEBRASKA. I RAILROAD TIME TABLES , nnd NorthvrcBtcrn. NOUFOLK CITY STATION. East. Arrive. Depart Omaha Passenger 6:03 : am. 6:03 : am Verdlgre Way F't 7:10 pm. Boncsteel Freight. 9:00 : pm. North Verdlgro Way F't. 8:10 am. 8:15 : am Bonesteel Pas'ng'r. 12:50 : p m. 12:50 : pm NORFOLK JUNCTION STATION. East. Arrive. Depart Omaha Passenger main line 6:05 : am Omaha Passenger , Uonesteol line . C:10nm. : . G:30am : Way Freight main line 6:45 pm Stock Freight , main line 9:30 : pm Way Freight , Honesteol lino. . . . 7:20pm : Bonosteol Freight , Honesteel lino. . . . 9:15 : pm West Wny Freight main line 7:00 : a n. Verdlgro Freight . . 8:00 : am Ronosteol Pass. . . .11:55 : a m. .12:40 : pm Long Pine Pass. . . 12:20 : pm Wny Freight main line G:50ptn : Black Hills Pass. . 7:30 : pm. . 7:50 : p m Freight trains nro llnblo to bo an- nnlcd without notice , they do not come to station platforms nnd some do not cui'ry baggage.II. II. C. Matrau , Agent. Union I'nclllc. East. Depart Columbus Accommodation . . 3 : ! Opm Omaha , Denver and Pacific Coast 10:50 : a m North. Arrive. Columbus Accommodation . .11:45 : am Omaha , Denver and Pacific Coast 9lBpm : Connects nt Norfnlk with C. & N W. , going west and north , and with the C. St. P. M. & O. for points north and oust. J. B. ElsofTer , Agent. ChlciiRO , St. I'nul , MlnncnpolU nnd Oninlin. South. Depart Sioux City and Omaha Pass , 6:30 : a m Sioux City Passenger 12:45p : m West. Arrive , Sioux City Passenger 10:50 a m Sioux City and Omaha Pass. . 7:37 pm Connects at Norfolk with C. & N. W. , going west and north , and with the U. P. for points south. J. B. Elsofter. Agent. Dally except Sunday. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. INSKEEP'S MILLINERY Cheapest anil Hest. Norfolk Avenue. d. B. HERMANN , CONTRACTOR and BUILDER No. m Fourth street. ; \ J W , EDWARDS y TUB- AM Work Guinntiid. Corner of rtrnnwJ > A vo. nnil Fourth THE OXNARD HAS BEEN Remodelled Throughout Under the new ownership n Complete New Service has been in stated. Every modern convenience. New Carpets , New Decorations , New Furniture. L. A. BARTHOLOMEW , Owner. C. H. VAIL , Manager. WARD , BARNES , WILDER : & GO , COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Members Chicago Board of Trade. 224 BOARD OF TRADt. Orders for Grain and Stocks Solicited. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HOME MADE I CANDIES NEW SUPPLY -EVBRY DAY. Allegretti Candies , Fruits , Cigars and Tobacco. SUPERIOR. I CANDY KITCHEN S * * * 322 Norfolk Ave. Norfolk Sanitariunm 110 South Twelfth Street. Reopened October 26 , 1903. DR. P. H. SALTER , Surgeon. DR. F. G. SALTER , Physic ! * * . MISS SHERROCK , Head Nureo.