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TI1K NORFOLK NKVVS : FRIDAY , DECEMBER S5 , lt)03. )
THE NORFOLK NEWS
W. N. HUSK , rnlillihrr.
ItAlliV ,
( nutnlillRtioil 1887. ]
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WKIiKI.Y Nr.WN-JOUllNAI , .
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The Journnl , eitnlillaliad , 1887 ,
flQvory Frltlny. Iy rnntl per your , ll.RO.
Entered nt tlio jioHtofllco nt Norfolk ,
Nob. , na Bccond clous matter.
Telephones : Kdttorlal Department ,
No. 22. HuMticBS Oillco u ml Job
nooniB , No. 322.
Scnntor lllotrlch inny not bo guilty ,
but It looks very iniicli nH though It
wan up to blin to jirovo It.
Wltli Christmas nnil Now Yearn
passed tlio people can bo expected to
ilovoto thulr unillvlilcil attention to
tlio nppronchlng national campaign ,
The tlmo IH not very fur distant
when tlio husband , of IIH ! wlfo ciui
upend n Hnppy Christmas In trentlng
his frlonilH to tlio cigars HIO ! IIIIH given
him.
I If you nro no .Kood at llgurcn , nsk
any youngster how many days It IH
until Christmas , They will luivo It
- nil figured out and on tlio onil of tliolr
tongues for Immudlato use.
Sir Thomas Upton felt no good over
getting a taste of American silver"
that ho Immodlatoly made tlio announcement -
nouncomont that ho would again huvo
n try for thut rare old yacht cup.
Itva hardly to bo expected that
nil thin Indlctmunt business and gen
eral churgoH agahiHt oIllclalH and ox-
olllclalH would bo pormlttod to go tlio
rutnulH without Kx-fiovornor Savage
rocolvlng a Hinall Hlmio of tlio blnmo
nlong Homo linos.
President Hoosovolt evidently la
one of Senator Hanna'H most enthu
siastic and consistent dlHclplen on
the "stand pat" proposition. Ho sol-
( loin budges from his position , even
though the Ohio senator happens to
bo on the other side.
If Japan and Russia cannot manage
to pull off n war for the doloctntlqn of
the people of the world , there wlll bo.
nothing loft to do but to wait * fp.r'thg.
big show , when his opposition will en
deavor to best President "Roosevelt "
in his rnco for the white house. ' '
Senator Gorman may figure that ho
lias an able alley In his opposition to
the Isthmian canal question in Sena
tor Hoar , but ho .will find that Sena
tor Hoar has lost considerable of his
potency , as was shown by lis ( fnlluro
to help out the "llttlo Americana"
when they proposed to undo the work
of the government in the Phillpplnds. '
The Chicago street cars have no
sooner commenced operations than
l.COO livery and undertaker drivers
have gone off on n strike. It would ,
appear from this that when you want
to got at ono of the weak spots of
the Chicago people and do thorn dirt
you would compel them to walk.
With the undertaker drivers 'out in nd-
dltlon It may bo expected that there
will bo genuine concern In Chicago
until the strike Is settled.
The apportionment toschools mndo
(
by Superintendent Fowler shows an
increase of ton per cent over that ot
n year ago. It was not as largo ns the
ono made In Muy , but it Is probable
that the apportionment next May will
bo larger than that of the May that Is
passed. Lease money on school land
is not paid until the first of January ,
nnd most of the transfers are also
made at that tlmo , making the May
apportionment the best of the year.
Senator Gorman is said to have
given it out cold that thcro is no hope
for the passage of" the Panama canal
treaty. There Is not n doubt in the
world but that the trans-continental
railways that worov probably respon
sible for Colombia's "notion in the mat
ter , will turn their --attention , with
hopes at a high tension , to the demo
cratic minority In congress < o help
them out at this end of the lino. It
is supposed to bo against democratic
principles to help out the railroads
nnd corporate Interests , when they
coino in opposition to the government ,
but when it so happens that the gov
ernment Is republican , what else could
the leaders of that party In congress
bo expected to do ?
Of course It would bo n Yankee
who would invent n Hying machine
that would Ily and it was no cause
for surprise nt all to learn that the
feat had boon accomplished and that
by n couple of brothers from Ohio.
Not only did the machine Ily but comedown
down as it should in an orderly and
dignified manner. Naturally tlio
Ohio men would not copy after Santos
Dumont , nnd so eliminated the balloon
features. The machine may not bo
perfect , but if it will do ns reported
It will not bo long until improvements
are added , until it becomes n thor-
otighly practical nnd safe maqhlno ,
Kurope , that has boon doing joiuo-
thing on the dirigible balloon line ,
will now again , as has been the cane
In the past very often bo compelled
to tip KH hat to the superior Ingenuity
of the American Inventor.
There IH a wonderful array of ad
vertising Just now In the country pa
pers of north Nebraska , Indicating
that the merchants of thvmi towns
not only know how to get and hold
the attention of their customers , but
speaking well of the ability of the ad
smiths In every print shop to place
the matter hoforo the readers of the
publication on whlrh they are employed -
ployed In attractlvo shape. There
was u tlmo when old and worn type
was lined and the adH Hlung together
In helter-skelter , miscellaneous shape ,
but that has long since passed nnd
bright new typo and artistic work
manship now prevail In nlniost every
olllcc. That the merchants appreci
ate the ability of the editors and the
ollico help In presenting attractlvo
advertising matter IH fully evidenced
by the Increased amount of space
they nro using.
At n hearing before the Inter
state commerce commission Frank
WatorhouBo of the Iloston Steamship
company of Seattle admitted that his
company had n discriminating con
tract with the Northern Pacific rail
way , whereby that company would
not accept shipments of hemp from
the Philippines niado by any other
company , or oven from tramp steam
ships , except nt n greatly advanced
rate , and ono that Is practically prohibitive
hibitiveIt would scorn that this fur
nishes all necessary evidence that
It Is high tlmo for the government
to place Its foot down on the merger
business and keep It down until there
Is no possibility of steamship and
railroad companies fixing things so
that no ether company or Interest
will have n chance to do business.
It Is to bo hoped that the time will
soon bo passed when anyone will have
nn opportunity to make nn assertion
such ns was made by this steamship
representative. '
The showlngj made by Mr. Hayncs
In the Washington correspondence of
the. 'joUrnal that there Is n strong un-
dorcur.rout , of feeling against Presi
dent ( Jloosovolt among the railroad
mnnngors , especially among the at
torneys who appeared in the merger
cnso before the supreme court , will
Interest the Nebraska republicans
who Wvo been insisting that if the
rnllroad men hero could have their
way they would send In n delegation
from this state favorable to some
ether man than Roosevelt. There is
no danger that this will bo done be-
cnuso oven the railroads , potent as
they nro in Nebraska politics , can't
.Chock the Roosevelt sentiment hero.
\yjien thOj nefoplo nro not interested
( Jio railroad people can plug up any
thing ; they want to , from choosing
assessors to naming "United States
senators and oven presidents. But
this tlmo the people nro looking
State Journal.
On the surface it appears thnt Pres
ident Hoosovolt is permitting his ene
mies to have full swing In the mnttor
of working up sentiment preliminary
to the national campaign. In fact It
1ms boon understood for some tlmo
that ho Intended to throw policy and
politics to the winds and without re
gard to the effect that it might have
on n second term , conduct his ollico
for the people nnd for the country.
It Is this fearlessness that has en
deared him to the people and made
him unsatisfactory to the corpora-
tlonlsts. Ho has made thousands of
friends throughout the country who
will make it n hnrd chnso for the
trust magnates to get him , nnd ho
himself , may have n few cards up
his sleeve that will bo played at nn
opportune moment which will confuse
the enemy , nnd score n victory to
the administration in the east "where
Wall street has Its strength. The
worst blow thnt his enemies have yet
received In the opinion of ninny wns
dealt by their friends , when the rnll
road attorneys nt Washington In the
Interest of their companies In the
merger case before the United States
supreme cqurt , undertook to augment
the anti-administration talk. It might
bo readily surmised that these attor
neys and their employers would bo
against the president for his attitude
on the merger question , but It is Just
as easily understood that the people
who have for years desired that trusts
and combinations should bo curbed ,
will Hock to liis support because of
his action In the matter. It will bo
a merry fight , nnd it Is to bo hoped
thnt the people will win , .but it maybe
bo readily conceived that Wall street
will leave nothing unturned thnt will
tend to President Roosevelt's undo-
Ing.nnd the friends of the administra
tion who oppose the trusts will have
to bo alert all the tlmo between now
nnd the republican convention.
Chicago can console her lf with the
thiiillt ( | that a good many of her people
ple are willing to wlgglo along for n
short time without requiring n hearse.
KnimnH ban n law compelling the
railroads to pay $2 a day to the ship
per who IB not furnished cars within
a reasonable tlmo and some of them
are proposing to test the mcrltu of the
act.
The democratic editors are already
throwing a few fits of joy because the
Wall street magnates have seen ( It
to do their best to nmko away with
prosperous conditions as completely
an they can ,
Since tariff has been removed from
coal It would bo reasonable to suppose
that it would como down In price nnd
the mine owners would no longer have
a monopoly , according to the well ac
credited arguments of the freetraders ,
but the consumes of coal are not
able to notice any reduction In prlco
the appearance of their bins.
A detective has recently chased a
deserter from San Diego , Cal. , to
Norfolk , Vn. , and after n run of three
thousand mlloH and several escapes
the fellow finds himself In the clutches
of the law ho has outraged. It Is
another proof that Undo Sam's arm
Is long and mighty , and the follow
who would evade punishment might
bettor do nothing criminal.
The Philippine government took the
right method of getting rid of a
knotty nnd disturbing question by
purchasing the friar lands. Any
ether method might have led to fur
ther trouble , nnd the plan pursued Is
not only satisfactory to the govern
ment but to the friars and the church
they represent.
It really looUs ns though the grand
juries wore bent on giving a contin
uous performance nnd thnt their ac
tion Is not to bo considered In the
comedy or molo-drama line. It Is
likely that some of those against
whom the indictments are directed ,
"Will consider the performance very
mtiqh on the tragic order.
'French farmers are protesting
against the idea of admitting Ameri
can salt meats under n low tariff , nnd
the American fanners have long slnco
ifpund that , though they wish to send
their products out of the country , n
protective tariff is best for them.
There Is no class of people moro con
cerned In protection than nro the til
lers of the soil.
People of Nebraska have nnothcr
renson to congratulate themselves
thnt they live In this stato. Eggs are
selling at Paducah , Kentucky , for
sixty cents n dozen , nnd it is believed
Unit they will soon go to seventy
cents. At twenty and twenty-five
cents n dozen , there is a saving to
the western' people of forty or fifty
cents on every dozen they buy.
Stand up for Nebraska.
It Is significant thnt the rumors of
eastern dissatisfaction with President
Roosevelt will not down , but that
they persist in bobbing up and unless
his friends bestir , themselves nnd
tnko n good strong hand against the
corporate Interests ho may not baj
the republican nominee next year.
The people of the west desire his re-
nomination and election , almost re
gardless of party , nnd they will not
submit tamely to his being turned
down for some one satisfactory to
Wall street.
Perhaps the state board of public
lands and buildings will observe the
holiday vacation by paying that long
deferred visit to Norfolk and look
over the site of the hospital for the
Insane thnt bids may bo advertised
for nnd the contract for reco'nstruc-
Uon let early in the yenr , ns the people
ple of north Nebraska had been led
to believe would bo'done. It would
bo agreeable to the people of Norfolk
and perhaps it would not bo void of
enjoyment to the members of the
board If they should decide to spend
a portion of their holidays hero.
Ono of the neatest and the very
newest country exchange on The
News desk is the Fairfax , S. D. , Ad
vertiser , published nt the Bounty seat
of Gregory county , Fairfax Is cen
trally located in the midst of n fertile
farming country nnd Flint Bros. , pub
lishers of the Advertiser have chosen
well , nnd the people of Fairfax and
Gregory county are evidently deter
mined to see them prosper. The pub
lishers were formerly located at Gar
ner nnd Dlencoo , Iowa.
Lincoln attorneys have been doing
a good business In the divorce line
by letting it be known that they would
keep the pioceedlngs from the news
papers , with the exception of a brief
mention when the decrees are gran
ted. Ono of the judges has set his
foot down and ordered that the pro
ceedings bo recorded in n proper man
ner in the courts , thus giving the
newspapers a chance at them. The
belief Is expressed 'that with greater
publicity there will' b6 fewer cases ,
showing thnt the newspapers have an
Influence for good In keeping some
families united.
Thcro are an Increasing number of
people In this part of the state who
stop off nt Norfolk on business rather
than go on through to Lincoln or
Omaha on the name business nnd
the money Is thus kept ncnror at
home. Norfolk merchants will en
deavor to do ns well by the people
who need goods that their local mer
chants cannot supply ns those of cities
further east could do , nnd It will bo
found of fnr greater advnntago to the
country If the money IH kept ns ncnr
homo ns possible.
The latest report from Cnrrlo Na
tion Is thnt she has been having great
success in getting the patients of
Hollovuo hospital to sign the plcdgo
and give up cigarettes , and it comes
ns n startling announcement of news
fnct. Perhaps she has nt last struck
the true reform pace , nnd perhaps
again the pledges she secured from
the Inebriates were given for the moro
purpose of getting rid of her without
nn Intention of observnnco. Neverthe
less If Mrs. Nation has decided to
quit her foolishness nnd go about doIng -
Ing real good , there are thousands who
have been having fun nt her expense
who will wish her well. It takes real
work to do good in the temperance
field and there is no honor or notori
ety attached to the conscientious nnd
faithful worker.
A St. Petersburg chemist has dis
covered n method of malting several
sugar and vegetable nclds' by certain
processes , and may bo on the right
road toward making artificial fruits
nnd vegetables that may not bo told
from the real thing. When the pro
cess is perfected It may bo possible
for the housewife Of the future 'to
place a lew nclds In n machine , turn
a crank nnd grind out a potato , a cab
bage , n wntermolon or n handful of
strawberries. When this happens the
people will bid defiance to the seasons
and have whatever their appetite
craves1 In the fruit or vegetable line.
( x-Congressman Freeman Knowles
of South Dakotn , who served a term
as a populist and has slnco'allied him
self " \jllth the socialists , is out in n
letter ( endorsing the attitude of the
administration on the Panama policy.
Mr. Knowles admits that ho can en
dorse very fpw acts of the present
administration , but states that ho Is
In-enUro sympathy with the action
taken in Panama affairs , both regard
ing the recognition of the new rqpub-
lie nnd the efforts to get nn Isthmian
cnnal constructed. Ho recites briefly
the history of Colombia ns proof
that the United States wns fully jus
tified In recognizing the sovereignty
of the republic of Panama , the his
tory of Colombia supporting his con
tention , for when Colombia succeeded
New Grandla In sovereignty of Pan
ama , exactly the same conditions ex
isted as exist in the present instance.
The position of the United States is
admirably sustained by the fact that
every nation in Europe , except Eng
land , has recognized the sovereignty
of Pnnamn. Of the proposed Isthmla'n
sanal , Mr. Knowles says : "From the
industrial standpoint It will bo equal
to an invention that would add one-
third to the output of all industry.
From the standpoint of national de
fense it means the doubling of the
efficiency of both our army nnd our
navy. "
Before the highest standard of
citizenship can be installed in the
state nnd county offices , It will bo ne
cessary for every voter to have a
say on the nominations and elections ,
from the tlmo of the primaries until
the polls are closed nnd it cannot bo
expected that the best men for public
positions will bo chosen ns Ions as it
is left to a few men to dictate all the
actions of the party. The ordinary
primnry or caucus of recent years is
easily handled by ono mnn or a few
men , and this would not bo the result
if every voter should tnko the inter
est in the notions of his party thnt is
deserved. Ono mnn or ring power is
qulto apt to become corrupt , if the
people never Interfere. At the com
ing preliminaries to the national
campaign , It is qulto possible for the
primaries to bo so handled thnt men
will bo sent to the stnto convention
to cheese the national delegates who
would nmko n selection thnt , if not
adverse to President Roosevelt ,
might bo swung away from his sup
port at a critical tlmo in the pro
ceedings. The rank nnd file of the
party shrould bo represented at the
caucuses to sco that such action is
mndo Impossible , nnd they can do it
if they will. But if they remnln nwny
nnd permit ono mnn or a few to do
the business for them they may have
no assurance thnt the stnto conven
tion or the state delegation will do
thnt which the mnjorlty of the party
deslro , and further they will have no
cause to complain , because they
failed to do their duty.
ATCHlSON GLOBE SIGHTS.
"Nearly everybody is grumbling , "
said n doctor today , "but nobody Is
bad. "
A small town is llko n small child.
Alwnys subject to croup , colic or a
bump on the head.
Thcro is such n demand for homes
In Atchlson that people nro living
even In the haunted houses.
There Is something now in wed
dings ; n flambeau bouquet of roses.
Fashion invents so many now notions
for weddings thnt brides are kept
side-stepping for months In advance ,
If they want to keep up.
Women sny it is an unkind provi
dence thnt cronies the shortest days
In the year Just before Christmas.
A doctor walked into n drug store
today , and inquired of the druggist :
"Stove , what Is good for my cough ? "
There Is n cnsc of mcnn old maid
sistors-ln-law In town ; their sister's
husband is out of a job and they re
fuse to take him homo to live.
This Is the season when children
coma homo from boarding school to
find that their parents make unwar
rantable mistakes In their grammar.
This Is the season of the year when
a boy wouldn't skate too near a weak
spot in n pond If there were not a
danger sign up inviting him to do it.
If you hnvo Intense prejudices , get
rid of them , if possiblo. Mnny a mnn
who is useful nnd successful would bo
moro useful nnd successful but for his
Intense prejudices.
"As I grow older , I find the disposi
tion increasing to back up against the
steve door , nnd talk too long nbout
nothing with the proprietor , or with
the loafers I find visiting him. " Drake
Wutson.
When riding n free horse , no ono
knows when to stop.
Along nbout ten dnys before Christ-
inns , every woman gets too busy to
gossip.
When n Misourinn snys he intends
to give Ms son something he can't
lose , he means an education. .
Everyone occasionally wanders so
far from 'the Holy Christmastlde sen
timent as'to rejoice that ho "got off
cheap" this year.
When a person gets up from a sick
bed and doesn't look his sickness , his
friends who have been worried about
him feel cheatpd.
Ssh , don't tell the preachers , but a
great many women nre so skillful in
playing cards , for pennies , that they
are winning Christmas money from
every man Vvho calls.
If you present a pair of gum shoes
to a friend for Christmas , wrap them
in white tissue paper , tie with baby
blue ribbon , and put a bunch of holly
on the package1 ; sentiment demands
it.
It Is a custom of an Atchison fam
ily to invite in cnllers every Saturday
evening , nnd piny a game of cards
for money. In this way the family is
provided with money for the church
basket in the morning.
If you Ho in bed In the morning
until the house Is warm , you are Jus
tified in calling out to the ono who
builds the flrcs , not to be reckless
nnd use conl oil. All good ndvice or
iginates from just such situations.
An Atchlson man contends that the
custom of playing cards when there
Is company , Is destroying the art of
conversation. Consequently , when fie
had company recently ho refused to
let the cards be brought out , nnd for
two hours talked to his callers about
a trip ho once made to Now York.
The callers were all In bed next day.
Thcro is a natural disposition in
every woman to give nway a man's
clothes. A man will put away a good
winter suit In the spring and , when
ho looks for it in the fall , some wo
man around the house will tell him
it wasn't of much account anyway.
Ho will recall thnt it wns the best
suit he over had , and go on hunting
it , nnd finally the womnn will confess
thnt she gave it nwny , or sold it.
There is only ono way to get even ;
for the man to give away women's
clothes.
Hero Is nn Incident that will jar
the men : Four women worked all
day Sunday In the kitchen , nnd the
mnn of the house thought there wns
to bo something mighty good to eat.
Along toward night , when the man
rebelled and demanded something to
cat , ho got n llttlo benn soup ! "Why , "
ho Inquired , "what hnvo you been
working nt nil day ? " And then ho
learned that they had been working
at plum puddings , fruit cakes , etc.
which would not bo cut until Christ
mas !
Church White was once attending
a republican county convention , in
company with n follow democrat. The
name "Benedict Arnold" was fre
quently used by the speakers , and the
democrat finally inquired : "Church ,
who wns this Benedict Arnold I hearse
so much about ? " Church was very
PROFIT
The matter of feed is of
tremendous importance to the
farmer. Wrong feeding is
loss. Right feeding is profit.
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his cows to get
the most milk , his pigs to get
the most pork , his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children ?
Are they fed according to
science , a bone food if bones
are soft and undeveloped , a
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flesh and muscle food if they
are thin and weak and a blood
food if there is anemia ?
Scott's Emulsion is a mixed
food ; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh , blood and muscle ,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. It is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
Send for free
sample.
He sure that this picture la
the form of a libel Is on the
wrapper of every battle of
Emulsion you buy.
Scott &Bowne
CHEMISTS ,
409 Pearl St. , N. Y.
50c. and $11 all druggist * .
indignant. , , ( "They are alwnys accus
ing democrats bf Ignorance , " he said ,
"ahdihere you are being worthy of
Jt.t- Benedict Arnold , was George
\Yashington'sustopSQn. ! Now , see If
ypu can remember , that ! "
Don't analyze too closely or you will
BCO the other side of your argument.
Those girls who are pretty and don't
know | t , that you hear so much about ;
ever see one ?
I I Af-t HM *
An Atchlson man is so bald that he * . ) . < > , Fl
catches cold at this time of the yenr
every time ho tips his hat
The threats a woman makes 'of
whipping- her boys sound almost as , *
terrible as11 the , warlike news from .T
Panama. V
You owe a * man ton dollars. You
are so poor thai 'to sue you would be
like suing a ilouse for its hide and tal
low ; therefore , you can beat him out
of the money , if you choose to , and
thus make ten dollars. But remember
thnt for ten dollars , you give your
reputation ns an honest man.
An Atchlson womnn admits that she
is sick enough to lie on a lounge all
day , and says the only reason she
doesn't give up is that she hasn't a
pretty wrapper to He around in. No
ono sympathizes with a sick woman
whoso special scenery is unbecoming.
How's This ?
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ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
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We , the undersigned , have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years ,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fi
nancially able to carry out any ob
ligations made by his firm.
Wnldlng , Klnnan & Marvin ,
Wholesale Druggits , Toledo , O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally , acting direct upon the blood
and mucuous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75
cents per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.
Bronchitis
" I have kept Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral in my house for a great many
years. It is the best medicine in
the world for coughs and colds. "
J. C. Williams , Attica , N.Y.
All serious lung
troubles begin with a C
tickling in the throat.
You can stop this at first
in a single night with
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
Use it also for bronchitis ,
consumption , hard colds ,
and for coughs of all kinds.
Tbrce dies : 25c. , ! 0c. , SI.
Consult jopr doctor. If lie says take It
tlicn do as he sajri If | > e tell , you not
to take It. then ilon't take It. lie knows
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We are wllllne '
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