THE NORFOLK NtiWS : FRIDAY , JANUARY 8 , 1904.
THE NORFOLK NE\VS
Wt N.- HUSK , rnblUhrr.
DAILY.
( Kittnbllvhed 1887. ]
Every < 1ny except Buntlny. Iiy car-
rler per week , 16 cent * . Ily Norfolk
pontortlco ilnllvory. per yenr. .00. Hy
mnll on rurnl route * nml oiitnulo of
Norfolk , per ycnr. 13.00. ,
MT.I'.Kl.Y NUW.t-JOIIllNAI. .
" > hB Newd , rc tnlll lioil , 1881.
The Journnl , cutnlillalieil , 1887.
ICvery Frlilny. Hy mnll per yenr , Jl.BO.
Kntereil nt tbo pontolllco nt Norfolk ,
Neb. , na seconil cliiRH mnttor.
Teloplionc : Kdltorlnl Dopnrtmcnt ,
No. 22. lliifllnenn Olllcn nml Job
Ilooms. No. 328.
Norfolk nml north Nobrnskn Imvo
been doing Homo leaping without wall-
liiK for n lonp year , but they will keep
It up. ,
Now IB the tlmo when tlio people
of Norfolk nro drawing tbolr breath
bct\yoen riiHlicn anil planning to boost
the city Htlll further toward HH cor-
(
tnln tlopUny ) , IIH the metropolis of
north Nebraska.
It la a .good Plan to nuvor innlio aNew
Now Ycnr , resolution unloflB you are
llrmly determined to Uoop It. Hvory
time u person , nmkos if resolution nml
bronkH It ills , character IB 'weakened
'just that much.
North NobrnHUa IB In It aH u crop
producing Btnto * with a liarvcHt that
IB not exceeded by BtateB of older
settlement and larger development.
Stand up for NobriiHkn and watch her
ainoko when she IB fully developed.
It nmy bo dllllcult for everyone to
remember that thlB IB 1301 , but the
woman who him been repeatedly
passed by Cupid , may bo depended
upon to remember It without any
gront tax on her remembering powers.
Hoportu from Florida and Califor
nia Indicate nn unusually largo crop
of oranges and lemons , which will bo
pleasing Intelligence to people of all
parts of the country , all of whom use
more or less of the acid fruit crop In
Hcason.
If Senator Dietrich aa easily es
capes conviction on u bribery clmrgo
B ho did that of conspiracy ho may
yet confound his enemies by emerg
ing from the court with a bettor and
cleaner character than ho was over
conceded to POSHOSB.
Lincoln's Improvements for the year
' 1901 ! , according to'tho State o.lurual ,
amounted to $575,000. Norfolk's Im
provements amounted to $750,000.
A dlfferenco of $175,000 In favor of
Norfolk ; a difference in population of
over 50,000 In favor of Lincoln.
Now that Panama Is ready and willIng -
Ing , the Inlluences that want no canal
across the iBthmus will lobby an arm
or two off of the American congress ,
but it Is believed that the Bontlmont
of the people IB with President Roosevelt
velt and congress will not ilnro refuse
to act.
Norfolk hns grown throe-quarters
of n million dollars' worth In the past
yenr. It is just a starter for a greater
Norfolk and the people of the country
nro advised to keep their eyes open
for something doing here from this
tlmo on if only the people of the city
wll ! unite on some plan and push.
Norfolk's prosperity showing of
nearly three-quarters of a million dur
ing 10011 Is good enough for a town
of its size , and It will only take a
few more years like it to place It In
llrst rank behind Omaha and Lincoln.
The people hero have faith that It
will take such rank in a few years
and If there are an > ' to doubt It they
may sit back and watch the smoke of
the optimistic hustlers.
Senator Platt has given it out that
bo as well as other party lenders of
New York , is for Hoosovelt. This
will prove a Uampener for those who
have been- attempting to make the
people of the west believe that Now
York and the cast Is dead sot ngnlnst
the president. With Now York and
all the other northern states except
Wall street for the president ho will
bo nominated and elected that's a
certnlnty.
New Englnnd hns experienced the
worst blizzard It hns known since
1S9S , while Nobrnskn hns hail sun
shine , balmy weather and very little
snow. The same country had a dis
astrous drouth the past summer. If
people will continue to live In such a
godforsaken country when there Is
so much room in Nebraska they should
not expect our sympathy. Nebraska
Is feeling too good all over to weep
with those who weep and would much
prefer to laugh and enjoy Its glorious
privileges , but if they really need the
aid of the people out hero N they have
but to make their wants known.
Meanwhile stand up for Nebraska.
The World-Herald makes a prosper
ity showing for Omaha that Is as grat
ifying to the people of the state as it
is to the residents of the state's me
tropolis. The Omaha manufacturing
record shows a total of $215,583,050 ,
compared with $176,275,000 for 1902 ,
nnd hn Inc'rense of Ifi i per cent over
1901. 'Phono nro figures thnt show n
mihstnntlnl growth of Omnha as n
mnnufncturlng center nnd are of Im
portance to every Individual of the
Htuto ns representing the stnte's me-
tropollB In the light of n worthy market -
ket for the raw products of this nnd
other states. It Is to bo hoped that
bUHlness will continue to BIOW ) an In
crease In manufacturing lines. In the
Jobbing lines all other records have
been emphatically broken , last year's
btiRlncBS being placed nt $101,387r > 00 ,
whllo thnt of 1902 wns $00,300,000 ,
Hid 1901 $7:1,300,000. : The per centngo
< vf Increase for 1003 over 1902 Is 11'4 ,
and tlm Increase of 1903 over 1901 IB
3S91. It Indicates a marvelous growth
nnd Is but an Indication of the In
crease of business to the merchants
In Omnhn'a territory.
Colombia wants Undo rfnnl tju-
clare that ho IB a thief and put I'aiiii-
ma back , which your undo Is not Just
Inclined to do ho would sooner fight.
If he bad Pnnnma , and bad taken hoi ,
there would ho some pithto the Col
ombian argument , * bttClA < ) ama 1 no
more In bis poHnesHlun than It It ) In
the hands of any other government
that acknowledged ItB sovereignty.
All that this government has done Is
to tnko n stand that should have been
taken long ago nnd prevent the dis
turbances that hnvo Interrupted the
Isthmian trnfllc of this nnd other coun
tries during the yours that have
pitBHod and If Colombia does not like
this attitude she can acquire additional
trouble by shooting a few times nt
representatives of this government.
The refusal of the Colombian repre
sentative to participate In the white
house reception was meant as a pro
test against the action of the adminis
tration , hut It will require some more
pronounced move than Unit to mnko
this country war with tlio South
American republic. A war Is not sought ,
but neither will Colombia's demands
be compiled with to prevent hostili
ties. Tboy will need to bo satisfied
with something less radical.
STAND UP FOR NORFOLK.
The News pleads for a more thor
ough co operation of tlio business In
terests of Norfolk. It hints thnt the
spirit has been palpably and harm
fully lacking In that city. Wo do not
know to what extent Its claim Is true
but It goes without saying the best
way to .promote tlio Interest of the
public Is to sink selfishness and all
pull together for the common good.
Fremont has long made this Import
ant discovery and the practice of the
bettor way has been productive of
good results. It has been a long tlmo
Hlnco Fremont Interests have suffered
from frnctlouallBiu. One good pro-
preventive has been the existence of
n commercial club thnt hns done
much toward cementing the business
men of the city. The Nowa might
perform a valuable service for Nor-
Norfolkby harmonizing things. Fre
mont Tribune.
The News would like nothing better
than that the business men and prop
erty owners of Norfolk should take
their Inspiration from the business
Interests of that city. As the Tri
bune says , there Is no factionalism
there In evidence. Norfolk men have
got together on occasions and always
with results , but In Fremont they
have got together nnd keep together
all the time * nml the city Is being
benefited. The latest evidence of
their powerful co-operation Is the
swing of the Platte river power canal
Fremont's way , hut the city Is full of
evidence of such co-operation. It has
thousands of dollars Invested In man
ufacturing enterprises thnt never
would hnve been secured but for the
spirit of unity nnd progress thnt Is
shown there every dny nnd nil the
tlmo. It cannot bo said that there is
any business man or sot of business
men in Norfolk who are not Inter
ested In the advancement or develop
ment of the city ; there are no enmi
ties and no jealousies as far as Is
known ; the business men are on gen
erally cordial terms and they nro pro
gressive nnd enterprising In their
own way , but they lack In united no
tion to mnko their Ideas nnd nmbl
tlons successful. Knch has been sat
isfied to build up his business in his
own way and has done something that
counts in a degree , but they will
never realize what they have lost
through lack of co-operntlon on the
snmo lines until they have tried and
proven Its success.
There should bo a permanent or
ganization , nnd there the suggestions
of every business mnn with nn Idea
for the advancement of the dty's In
terests should receive the serious
consideration of every other business
man , and the best should be acted
upon.
The commercial club should bo re
vived , regular meeting nights named
and every business man In the city
should take membership and attend
the meetings. When wo do this the
rest will bo easy.
Stand up for Norfolk.
1 The Norfolk of ten yenrfl hence will
not know the Norfolk of the present
If the people tnko hold nnd push , nnd
The News Is confident that every cit
izen will do bis share when the Btart
Is made.
The Boclnllstfl hnvo llkowloo se
lected Chicago as their convention
city for 1901 , but they cannot hope
that It will remnln n good mnscot
city nfter the ropubtlcniiH liavo held
their meeting.
After the democratic editors nnd
politicians have linil severnl montlm
In which ti ( llx the mutter up to suit
themselves It Is Intlmnted thnt the
voters will hnvo something to Buy
regarding the cnndldntes and the
next president.
It IB evident that If there Is any
attempt made to swing the state of
Nobrnska away from Prudent , Roosevelt
velt It will not have the fw'nctlon or
connivance of the Lincoln republl
cans , and they are the most numer
oils , numbers considered , of any re
publicans their size In the state.
The milk men nt Sioux City nro hav
Ing their wares submitted to the test
provided by the law and seven of
them have been found to bo violating
the law by selling a product that did
not como up to the test. If this thing
goes on the city milkmen will bo com
pelted to sell milk , rather than
chalky ! water.
Whllo the "gold bug" democrats
are forging to the front In the prelim
Inarlcs of the party to the coming
campaign , the Ilryun faction has not
yet unfurled the white ( lag , and the
clash nt nrms Is probably scheduled
for Inter In the season probnbly
about the tlmo the state conventions
begin to meet.
The enthusiasm with which the
democrntlc editors nnd polltlclnns nro
booming Mnrk A. llnnna for the re
publican nomination for president
lends to the belief that they consider
him closely related to the famous E.
/ . Mark , and they realize too well
thnt President Roosevelt Is not of
the sniuc family.
Under the now administration In
New York It Is alleged that drinks
are much easier obtained on Sunday
than they were formerly , and a largo
reason for the big Tammany victory
Is thereby disclosed. Hy the tlmo the
national campaign Is on the people
of the metropolis will again have become -
come weary of the wide-open policy ,
beyond a doubt , and will show their
regret at the first opportunity by help
ing to Increase President Roosevelt's
plurality.
Nebraska will sympathize with her
sister state , Iowa , In the loss she has
sustained In the damage to her mag
nificent state cnpltol building , but the
Hympnthy Is not ns keen ns It would
bo If it were known thnt the Hawkeye
people would become bankrupt there
by. It Is the sort of calamity thnt Is
to bo expected where n neighbor puts
on more nirs than others cnn nfford.
Had Iowa possessed a building like
the one at Lincoln the loss would not
hnvo been nearly so large.
President Roosevelt has mapped
out a very comprehensive program
for the guidance of congress In the
Pannmn canal matter nnd if there Is
not a speedy ratification of the treaty
It will bo neither the fault of the new
republic on the Isthmus nor of the
chief executive of the oldest nnd most
progressive republic In the world.
A vote of the pcoplo of the country
would undoubtedly show thnt they
would bo favorable to the president's
policy by n mnjority npproxlmntlng
about two to one. If In view of this
sentiment congress can afford to turn
down the proposition- dally with
the treaty It Is doing so at its own
risk.
Hero's to a now Norfolk a town
that Is more than a local trading
point ; a town thnt will bq the trndlng
point for the people of the country
and the towns surrounding who In
sist on a more metropolitan market
than their town can furnish and who
will continue to go to the cities on
the Missouri and farther unless Nor
folk rises to the emergency and fills
the sphere that Is Its by location nnd
by rights. Norfolk hns the required
bnsls for development ; It depends
largely on Its citizens whether or not
it will develop. The News Is hero to
help along toward thnt development
to nil Its nblllty. If there nro any
suggestions from the business men
that will help along in the work It Is
hero to receive them. It Is only one
of ninny business interesto thnt cnn
bo aided by such development. It Is
the opinion of the writer that the
town cnn bo advanced more rapidly
and securely by the reorganization
of the Commercial club , with every
business Interest represented and its
continuous maintenance to boost Nor
folk along. Norfolk has a good class
of business men but they nro not
thoroughly united to advance the In
terests of the town. Right now Is
the tlmo to unite and do something.
What say you ?
NI3W FIELD FOU NORFOLK.
In another column Is printed an
article from the Napcr News which ,
If It Indicates one thing more than
another , Is that Naper , as a represen
tative live town of north Nebraska ,
ileslres closer business relations with
Norfolk , and the same Is undoubtedly
rue of other towns tributary to this
: lty , which Is about 7G miles nearer
o them than Is Sioux City and 120
nlles nearer than Omnhn. It will , of
course , tnko some tlmo for Norfolk
to develop from a local trade town ,
nto a city caring for the metropolitan
wants of the pcoplo of the section of
the state north and west , but such a
lovolopmont Is sure to como. nnd
whether It comes sooner or later will
lopend largely upon the business men
and property owners of tlila city.
That It will ono day bo the gateway
to the wealth of the country to the
west and north Is sincerely bollovod
by those who hnvo tnkcn a perspec
tive vlow of the now Norfolk the
Norfolk of the future.
The Nnper editor regrets thnt the
Norfolk merchants hnvo not Informed
the people up that way what they
carry In stock as do the Omnha and
Sioux City merchants. They may be
imrtly to blame for not being In closer
touch with the people of the tributary
country , but largely they are not.
Up to within a short tlmo ago they
have not had the medium through
which to reach the people that the
arger cities possess , and this was ono
of the greatest considerations that In
fluenced The News to enlarge Its
scope , offering such n medium toward
the development of Norfolk. It Is
not possible that the business men
will at once see the full Importance of
keeping their advertisements before
the people nor will they lenllzo at
once the Importance of this trade to
themselves and the city , but since the
now News was offered they have been
branching out in a most commendable
manner and the results to many of
them have been so gratifying that
they may bo depended upon to keep
It up'continually and their develop
ment will bo large , though It may not
bo ns swift ns they might wish. Al
ready those who have taken note of
conditions are remarking that many
more pcoplo from the near-by country
are stopping at the hotels and restau
rants than formerly , nnd it is hollered
that they will continue to como in In
creasing numbers as the city develops
and fills the Held that it Is so well
fitted by environment and railroad
facilities to occupy.
The Naper mnn hns already noted
thnt Norfolk prices are ns good as
they are In either Omaha or Sioux
City , but he Is the only one , and when
the majority of the people find this
out they will continue to como hero
as long as they can do better. Nor
folk certainly has the advantage of
being able to save the people on
freight and ynssengor fare , being so
much closer than either Omaha or
Sioux City , and with those advantages
there are certain to bo some Inrge
business interests built up hero with
the proper amount of push nnd enter
prise. Norfolk merchants would un
doubtedly find It profitable to use
.some of the advertising space that
the weekly papers throughout north
Nebraska hnvo for snlo. This Is
done by Omnhn , Sioux City nnd Lin
coln merchants to re-inforco the me
dium that they have In their dally
papers , and undoubtedly with good re
sults.
Hy the installation of Its noon edi
tion , giving the people later news
than they can got from either Sioux
City or Omaha , this paper has taken
the Initiative townrd building up n
grenter Norfolk. There wns a somewhat -
what selfish interest in the movement
In thnt The News felt It could occupy
a larger field than the city could fur
nish , and in the meantime cnaole it
to give Its readers bettor'service , but
through It the business interests have
the opportunity to expand that they
have needed , and If the time does not
come when a largo share of the trade
that passess through Norfolk to the
cities on the Missouri , will bo headed
off and stopped here It will be a matter -
tor of surprise. It will be to the Inter
est of north Nebraska to mnko Nor
folk a city , rather than to contribute
to the development of Omaha and
Sioux City , and they will assist as
soon as Norfolk makes It apparent
that money can bo saved by buying
here , a work that has already been
entered upon by several of the mer
chants.
With distance against them , Omaha
and Sioux City cnn no more compete
for trade In the territory tributary to
Norfolk than Chicago can kill off
Omaha nnd Sioux City , by underbid
ding them , neither cnn the newspa
pers by any possibility get their news
to the people of this section sooner
than The News does.
It will bo a long winter nt least
February Is one day longer.
U can snow In Nebraska , but It
hasn't bllzzarded at least not yet.
Perhaps n law should bo adopted
compelling the Irish comedians to
wear asbestos whiskers.
The thing Is getting pretty exciting
about the edges of Hussla arid Japan ,
whether a real , genuine war results
or not.
The Sioux City Journal Intimates
that the political pot may have boiled
jver and caused the bln/.o at the Iowa
capltol building.
Norfolk cannot help but grow. ThU
Is assured by reason of Its location
and environment , but It can bo helped
to grow If the citizens make It a point
to see that It does.
What's In a name anyway ? Look at
what they did to n man doing business
In Friend. Friend appears to bo des
titute of friends as far as this one
merchant Is concerned.
Perhaps the { attention of those anx
ious to protect the public from disas
ter will bo next attracted to the rail
roads that have boon having such nu
merous and terrible wrecks.
Norfolk takes off Its hat to Supreme
Judge .T. 11. Darnes. He Is the one
Norfolk citizen who hns aspired testate
state honors and received them. It
Is confidently predicted that his ser
vice to the state will be a matter of
pride to everyone who honored him
with their support.
The hen appears to be In no danger
of overdoing the thing when eggs are
selling for six cents each In the east ,
almost as much as the hen herself
was worth a few years ago. The poul
try and egg business has developed
wonderfully In recent years , but the
demand appears to bo keeping up a
long lead ahead of the supply.
If all of the other lines of Americnn
manufacture are represented by n
growth In Great Britain similar to
thnt of the boot and shoo trade it Is
little wonder thnt a system of protec
tion Is desired there similar to thnt
employed here. Ten years ago the
boot and shoe business with England
wns represented at $2,1 G9 worth. Last
yenr the same Interests got $2,013,890
worth of business from the mother
country.
It Is remarkable that so many ex-
senators make their stake after hav
ing served their term in congress
Win. E. Mason is the latest to acquire
a valuable piece of property in a Cal
ifornln gold mine. The person who
is looking with a longer eye to wealth
than to honor would much prefer to
bo an ox-senator than one in active
service of his country , gauging his
desire by the ex-senatorial record
Most of them succeed in getting some
good and easy thing after leaving the
senate , and the record of one coming
to grief In a poor house is yet to bt
mnde.
It is said that In Manchuria there
are vast coal fields nnd naptha lakes
the extent and value of which have
never yet been estimated. This is
almost sufficient Inducement for Nebraska
braska to enter into competition will
Russia for a share of the territory
If there Is one thing that Nebraska
needs more than another it is an ox
elusive supply of coal and oil , and 1
might bo advisable for Governo
Mickey to send an expedition to the
far cast to see if It would not bo pos
slble to annex a portion of Manchuria
and deposit It in the western part o
the state.
Norfolk is the only town east of the
state line and west of the' Missour
thnt appears to have an opportunity
of building up a midway market fet
tue people to the north and west In
the northern section of the state , am
that Is the destiny that is being
picked out for It by its friends In the
tributary country who are as anxious
for Its development as the people o
the city Itself. It Is only a question
of time when much of the business
that now passes through to Omahn
Lincoln or Sioux City , will bo boh
here , and that time will soon come 1
the pcoplo of Norfolk will ndopt some
woruablo plan for the development o
the market.
It Is evident thnt some enforcomen
of the anti-cigarette laws will bo nee
essary if the boys are to bo kept fron
acquiring the habit. During the flsca
year of 1903 there was an increased
use of the little "coflln nails" to the
number of 357,213,103 , the totnl num
ber used during the year being 3,251-
883,300. A largo part of this increase
can bo accredited to the boys who
are under ago and for whoso protec
tion from the habit many states have
adopted rigid laws. Nebraska hns
such a law hut the case Is yet to bo
heard of whore an enforcement has
been attempted , and the law though
Salt pork is a famous old-
"ashionetl remedy for con
sumption. " Eat plenty of
jerk , " was the advice to the
consumptive 50 and 100
fears ago.
Salt pork is good if a man
can stomach it. The idea
Dehind it is that fat is the
oed the consumptive needs
most.
Scott'sEmulsionisthemod-
ern method of feeding fat to 1
the consumptive. Pork is too
rough for sensitive stomachs.
Scott's Emulsion is the most
refined of fats , especially
areparcd for easy digestion.
Feeding him fat in this
way , which is often the only
way , is half the battle , but
Scott's Emulsion does more
than that. There is sorrfe-
thing about the combination
of cod liver oil and hypophos-
3hites in Scott's Emulsion
: hat puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
A sample will be
sent free upon request.
Be sure that this picture In
tht form of a label is on tlie
wrapper of every bottle ot
Emulsion you buy.
SCOTT &
BOWNE ,
CHEMISTS ,
409 Pearl St. , N. Y.
500. and $ i ; all druggists.
new is rapidly taking a place with
those which are merely Incumbrances
on the statute books.
It is evident that a number of the
people of Nebraska are cognizant of
the valuable aid that may be given by
the department of forestry toward the
foresting of the state and the plant
ing of orchards and groves. In the
annual report of Forester Pinchot it
Is shown that twenty-three have asked
the aid of the department In making
plans and arrangements for the plantIng -
Ing of trees , and the report further
shows that each person who asked
such aid was given it , and that they
covered 190.80 acres. Only four states
exceed this showing , Kansas leading
in the number of applications for gov
ernment suggestions , and Massachu
setts being first in the area included
In the plans. Most of the plans pre
pared wore for farm wood lots. It is
to be hoped thnt an Increased num
ber of Nebraska farmers will Invoke
the aid of the department In planning V
for groves and wood lots during the
coming year. The government makes
no charges for these suggestions and
Is only too glad to have the Informa
tion at its command available for
those who need and desire It.
How's This ?
Wo offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure. P. J. Cheney & Co. , Toledo , O.
We , the undersigned , have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years ,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions nnd fi
nancially able to carry out any ob
ligations made by his linn.
Waldlng , KInnan & Marvin ,
Wholesale Drugglts , 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.
Coughing
I was given up to die with
quick consumption. I then began
to use Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. I
improved at once , and am now in
perfect health. " Chas. E. Hartman -
man , Gibbstown , N. Y.
It's too risky , playing
with your cough.
The first
thing you
know it will be down
deep in your lungs and
the play will be over. Be
gin early with Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral and stop
the cough.
Three iliei : lie. , SOc. , J | . All druulsti.
Coniutt your doctor. If lie
iav > take It
. * "
then ilo ai be ia > i jf | le .JW
to take It. then rtou't take iVSSoSri
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Leaio Itwltlililin. We , 2 "llllnV '
J.C.AYEUCO. . Lowell , Man.