T1IIC NORKOUC NEWS : FRIDAY , FMHRUAHY 11,1SKM ,
THE NORFOLK NEWS
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Kv ry Any except Hunilay , Hr o r-
rl r per wonk , 1C cnntn. ! ) > ' Norfolk
poitofllco ilellvory , per yonr , Jfl.OO. lly
null on rural routnn ami outalito of
Norfolk , per yenr , $3.00.
WISKKt.Y NiaWS-JOUllNAI. .
Bh Newn , Kstnfollnliotl , 1881.
Tlio Journal , ontnlillnhod , 1877.
rery Friday , lly mnll per yonr , J1.60.
Kntoreil at tlio postolTlce at Norfolk ,
< H b. , na lecontl claim mnttor.
ToVnp'honeii : editorial Department ,
Mo. 32. nurilnemi Oinoe unil Job
Konmn , No. 322.
It really looks IIH though something
was going to happen that would ho
particularly ngrecnblo to the god of
war.
John K , Nowhall , a druggist nt Til-
Ion. Is u man nflar the newspaper
man's own heart. Ho IH rnnnliiK three
display advortlnomcntn not Inch
cardB either In his local papor.Tho
iiowBpapor mon would If they could
pans n law making every1 other bus-
IncHs man a Nowhall.
The Denver Post ban boon looking
up statistics on the mibjcct and flndu
that where there Is one woman who
ntnmmorH there are a hundred mon
who cannot speak right out what they
think without stuttering. IB It nny
wonder that woman has" the last
word ? And what n mistake it has
been to term women the timid BOX In
view of those facts. AH have known
stammering mon ; few have known n
stuttering woman.
Senator Hannn has boon placed out
of the reach of the yellow political
lltoraturlsts In n very effective manner -
nor , who are not llkoly to Insist that
ho make the race against President
Koosovolt for the prsldontlal nomin
ation as long as ho continues to suf
fer on the bed of sickness. It IB pos-
slblo that the senator and his friends
would have chosen other means If
It had been In their power to remove
him beyond the vision of those who
would make trouble In the republican
ranks , but they are not sorry of the
result.
A state paper has It that a"Florco
Tornado Sweeps Nebraska , " and lo
cates the disaster at llono. From the
description of the storm It never
could have occurred In llono , Ne
braska , If there Is such n town , and
It Is possible that the newspaper man
has credited something to the best
state under the sun that never should
have boon hcr's. It Is pretty safe as
a general proposition to locate all
stories of strenuous weather In some
state away from Nebraska. The rec
ord bora is of tlio most llattorlng kind.
A vigorous protest Is apt to bo heard
when Nebraska weather Is slurred by
being credited with the extremes of
other localities.
The loaders of the prohibition party
have issued the calls for their na
tional and state conventions , and
their political pot will soon bo bub
bling and pouring off steam In n man
ner that should bo cause for worry In
the two old parties. But they have
spouted for so long that almost every
one knows Just about what the result
will bo and It is not oven feared ,
longer , that they swing the balance of
power. Their motive may bo all right ,
hut one lonesome proposition Is nil
they have to present to the considera
tion of the people and there are few
politicians who would care to take
their chances on that , the same as
there are few voters who care to bo
numbered with the widely scattered
minority whoso numbers show more
declines than Increases.
During the year ending Juno 30 ,
1903 , the domestic exports of the farm
products reached the magnificent total
of ? S7S.-179,151 , a higher figure than
over before reached excepting that of
1901. This pleasing fact is disclosed
in a bulletin of the department of
ngriculturo recently Issued. The
amount Is given as larger than the
average of the preceding five years
by $17,441,633 , and greater than the
years , 1893 to 1897 , by f2G2JOlG01.
This is but one of the many bouquets
of facts that have been thrown nt
the feet of that wholesome and sturdy
American , the farmer. Things have
been coming his way right along , re
cently , and the probability is that
they will continue to come for some
time. Those who would participate
should speedily acquire a farm.
PP.OGRESS ON THE FARM.
James Wilson , secretary of agrlcul
ture , has found wonderful developments - ,
monts among the farmers of the coun
try. Ho being at the head of the de
partment that has been teaching the
farmers science and introducing now
opportunities for their endeavor , has
had an opportunity to observe what
such progress has meant to the farm
ers of the country. Hero is what ho
says :
"I have directly and Indirectly $ G-
000,000 to spend now In the Interest
of science. At the rnto the United
States borrows money It would take
nn Investment of $ . ' 100,000,000 to produce -
duce that num. I have IIH much In
come an the combined Incomes of
the flvo greatest universities In Am
erica , but If I had a million dollars n
year moro 1 would Hpond It along the
line of teaching the people who live
by working In the Holds with tholr
coatn off the science that relates to
agriculture.
"Wo have In the United Staten a
magnificent system of education that
takes ciuo of everybody but the farm
er. Congress In 1851 ! endowed agri
culture colleges , and In 1885 experi
ment stations. Moro Is being done
In this country to help the farmer
than In all other countries on earth.
"The results are somewhat strik
ing. I can speak by the card with
regard to my time in olllco hero.
When I came to Washington with
President McKlnley , In 1897 , wo made
In the United States 29,000 tons of
boot Biigar. This year will show n
yield around 200,000 tons ; It may go
over that or , of course , may fall a ,
llttlo below. Thin In because the , do-i
partment of agriculture ban boon
steadily furnishing the fannora the
facts with regard t soil , clltnato ,
methods , etc. At that tlmd (1897)wo (
raised 2fi po.r cent of. , the rlcti'vcon-
sumod by the pcoplo .of the United
States. Wo began thp study of the
problem of rice growing , sent to the
orient for carjy anti late maturing
varieties and for varieties that would
not' break when m'odqrn threshers , "
etc. , wore omnloycd. One man In the
United States now produces jid much
rlco as 400 orientals. The crop now
Is In excess of the demands of our
people and exportation Is beginning. "
IT WAS A CRUEL BLOW.
That fate Is blind and that death
Is unsympathotlo and loves a shining
mark was never moro forcibly thrust
on the attention of the people of Nor
folk and North Nebraska than during
Saturday when G. A. Lulkart was
called upon to surrender his life to
Its giver. There Is not a citizen who
could bo moro Illy spared and who
will bo moro sadly missed than this
man that death has summoned. Some
of us may Hellishly believe that our
place would bo dllllcult to 1111 , but
laying selfishness astdo all will con
cede that In Mr. Lulkart was repre
sented the best nnd most wholesome
of citizenship. In his loyalty to the
Interests of his homo town ho was a
man who would honor any city by
his residence. Ho was an example
that all could pattern after with suc
cess. Arising from humble ranks , It
was his personality that brought him
to the forefront in the business world
of his locality. IIo was never proud ,
never austere , but always the same to
all men. The humblest cltlv.cn felt
that In him was a friend , and others
In his class had nothing but ndmlra-
tton for the man nnd respect for his
opinions. It was but the other day
that ho was seen to exhibit with a
dogrco of prldo the scars on his hands
that ho had acquired when a young
man when working nt his trade.
In fact it Is possible that ho was
more proud of the fact that ho
had experienced the lot of the lowly ,
than that ho had risen from the
humble sphere to nn Important place
In the business affairs of Madison
county nnd that his wealth was com-
pntnblo in the thousands of dolars.
Ho was never aggressive with his
opinions that would tend to elevate
his follow man , or to bettor the lot
of the community nnd advance it on
progressive lines , but when ho did ex
press his views they were listened to
with respect , knowing that they
were based on the broadest common
sense , nnd ho was successful as a
loader because ho had the confidence
of his follows. It was while ho was
on nn errand for the advancement of
his community that n cruel fate
struck him down , nnd ho died as ho
lived , foremost In nny movement that
would tend toward the development
of the community.
As a citizen ho was without a fault ,
as a friend ho was true as steel , ns a
man his word was as good ns his
bond nnd as n companion ho was live
ly and entertaining. Ho was ono of
God's noblemen , and his place may
never bo filled. There nro so many
that hold their lives cheaply , who In
comparison are of small vnluo to a
community , who might not have been
missed , that It seems almost as If
fate had taken n special care to pun
ish the place where Mr. Lulkart was
best known , where his llfo and his
works were the most manifest , by re
moving ono In whom the people had
most prldo and the greatestconfldenco.
And the means to the end was so In
significantly trivial. Many mon have
recovered from Injuries that would
seem to have struck at every vital
part , but In this cnso a slight fracture
disarranged the delicate organism
and llfo wont out. While the town
has lost much the family has lost
moro nnd the sorrowful sympathy that
comes from the heart's greatest depth
Is extended to them in their bereave
ment
The hoioKcopo that predicted n
great calamity year for 1901 appears
to have been very well based as far
an the start of the year Is concerned.
It Is to bo hoped that the war will
not turn out no many heroes with
huzzy , fuzzy tongue twisting names
that the ofllclal scribe becomes para
lyzed In his pen arm while enrolling
them on the scroll of fame.
"lloosovelt nnd harmony" goes all
right In Nebraska , and other states
that want to bo In nt the winning will
bo entirely justified In getting Into
line.
Another spell of Nebraska weather
la duo , hut people should not bo de
ceived Into planting tholr gardens ,
because there will bo n few frosts
before spring Is finally ushered In.
It Is about time for another con
signment of agreeable weather and
the wolithor man should hurry It
along. This tiling of .going below zero
In < Nbbra&l < a In the winter time Is not
to bb encouraged ,
( The municipal political pot stead-
flatly rofusdq , to boll , and It will probably
ably- require the manifest presence of
the time limit to got the people to
talking trad the parties to working to
rig ip ; n ticket nnd a campaign.
Thbro is ono thing certain about It
that If .Japan and Russia must fight
The ; News will bo giving the Import
ant Items regarding the disturbance
to Its readers long before the readers
ot other papers got a chance to know
what Is happening.
A member of parliament had a fit
In the house of commons the other
day. This is too common a subject
for remark In the house of represen
tatives or the senate chamber of the
United States. Some of the members
throw a fit every once In a while.
The fact that there was not a single
life lost In the great Baltimore flro
Is ns remarkable as It Is gratifying.
Millions of property destroyed , but
not a single life sacrlllccd , speaks
well for the policemen nnd the ilrcmon
of the Maryland city.
It Is possible nnd probable that
some Interesting stories are about duo
under a Seoul date lino. Tlio war
correspondent will soon bo heard
from and that place affords greater
Inducement for his energies than any
other plnco on the face of the map
just now.
Czar Nicholas will now In all con
slstoncy bo compelled to revise his
program that was calculated to make
the world nt peace with Itself for all
tlmo to come. A plan that Is repudi
ated by the Instigator will certainly
not bo acceptable to the other na
tions of the earth.
Do not permit the war stories from
Russia and Japan to so far distract
your attention that you will lose sight
of Norfolk and north Nebraska.
There may bo moro excitement In the
far cast but there are not moro nnd
better opportunities for investment
than are offered right here.
The democrats have made light of
Senator Hanna's letters of denial that
ho is an nsplrant for presidential
honors , but just the same any move
that they have made to again bring
him Into prominence for the nomina
tion , has been lamentably weak and
Ineffective since the letters were writ
ten.
The Minnesota papers nro giving
It out cold that no man who opposes
the nomination of President Roosevelt
will over again bo heard from In that
state politically. There are other
states that have given out practically
the same sort of edict. The antl-
Roosevelt republican Is not big pota
toes In the west , and the reports from
the east are that ho Is not ns great
there as was at first rumored.
It Is possible that the democrats
could not bettor please the republi
cans than by nominating Hearst for
the presidency. The republicans
could manage to have n lot of fun
with Hearst , running on an anti-trust
platform , because of his recent forma
tion of a newspaper trust under the
laws of Now Jersey , and with him
running on a trust platform the people
ple wouldn't do much to his ambition
In opposition to that of Roosevelt ,
whoso record on the question Is firm
ly established.
In 1897 the deficit In the postofllco
department was $11,411,779 , while In
1902 the wrong sldo of the ledger
showed only $2,961,170 , which is a
steady reduction during every year
since 1897. It looks ns though the es
tablishment of rural mall routes , and
the machinations of the boodlors In
the department have operated In vain
to keep down the tendency of the
cash account of Undo Sam to look
up. It Is nn encouraging sign and It
is to bo hoped that the department
will noon bo doing business on Its
Income.
The people nro expecting soon to
grow fat under the reduction In the
price of sugar made possible by the
admitting of Cuban sugar at a reduced
tariff. Thin , however , Is the kind of
fatness they will get from any policy
looking to the ndmlsslon of nny com
modity nt a reduced tariff rate. Never
has the country bonofUted In a
marked degree by permitting outsid
ers to compete with homo producers.
And If any great reduction In prlco
does come to the sugar consumer ,
It may bo expected that the manufac
turer , the laborer- and the producer
may lose In a proportionate degree.
The Wnshlngton Post Is of the
opinion that the senatorial Investi
gating committee , composed of
Senators Hoar , Spoonor , Plntt ,
Cockrolland Pottus , Is ono that
would not whitewash St. Peter ,
himself , nnd If Senator Dietrich gets
n vindication at their hands ho Is fully
entitled to It. Ho may get a vindica
tion , and ho may bo entitled to It ,
but It Is safe to say that the committee -
too cannot nominate nnd elect him to
another term In his present ofllco.
The people of Nebraska will have
something to say as to that , nnd they
prefer a man who could not oven bo
charged with action similar to that
brought against Senator Dietrich.
An Indiana physician proposes to
settle the race problem In a rather
unique manner. Ho Is justj now con
ducting experiments with a vlow to
determining nbsolutely If It bo pos
sible to raise negro babies with white
skins. This scientist is confident that
the unadulterated sun's rays are what
bestows the color nnd the shlno to
African babies , and is confident that
this long Inherited predisposition can
bo very shortly overcome through
proper management. The rays of the
luminous orb that makes for the black
pigment should bo excluded according
to this learned gentleman. To do
this It will bo necessary to exclude
all but tlio red rays , and the doctor
thinks that If the room In which negro
babies nro kept Is lighted through
red glass both In the day tlmo nnd the
night tlmo they will bo just as white
as anyone's babies. Babies of nil
races are the same color when born
nnd If tlio doctor has solved the prob
lem of keeping them nil the same
color ho will have settled n question
that has been of Increasing moment
since the war of the rebellion , that
made free a largo number of people
with black skins ns their natural In
heritance.
Governor Cummins of Iowa is nt
present being featured by the Ameri
can Economist , which will not stand
for anything tending to depart from
the well known path that has been
followed by the republican party these
many years. The Economist Insists
on pure nnd unadulterated protective
tariff , all wool and a yard wide , and
the Economist is sincerely admired by
a largo number of republicans
throughout the country who have
somehow formed the Impression that
the country has gotten along fairly
well under the time-tried policy of
protection to homo Industries , and
who do not care for further expert-
ments with free trade , tariff for reve
nue only , Iowa ideas , or any other
policy that is likely to damage the
business interests of the country and
through them the people. A high pro
tective tariff has stood the test , which
cannot bo said of any other policy
that was intended to benefit the people
ple but which Jn practice resulted In
their undoing. The people have not
with nny great degree of unanimity
arose and cried out for anything that
tlons that hnvo been known during
the past several years.
The terrible calamity that has be
fallen Baltimore ranks with that flro
disaster which destroyed Chicago and
the one that swept through Boston. A
flro that will sweep over twenty-three
business blocks In a largo city and
occasion loss estimated at between
$200,000,000 and $300,000,00 Is noth
ing less than a public calamity , and
yet the people have faith In Ameri
can enterprise nnd Yankee genius and
expect to see Baltimore arise from the
nshes bettor and moro beautiful than
It was before the business blocks
were swept low by the flames. Some
times such a fire loss influences a
city to take a spur forward and up
ward , nnd the vast amount of labor
that will bo required to restore the
burned district nnd the great amount
of capital that will bo necessary will
certainly give Baltimore the required
Impulse , for rebuild she certainly will ,
nnd it may bo shown by the future
that the blaze was a blessing in dis
guise. Some remarkable edifices went
down , but In their place will bo
erected buildings , no doubt , that will
bo bettor In every way than those des
troyed. It will certainly bo an appre
ciated calamity by the architects , the
contractors and the men employed by
them.
All that Is lacking Is the first gun ,
nnd when that Is fired everything will
bo off between Russia and Japan.
Renders of The News are receiving
the latest information regarding the
war between Russia and Japan , nnd
they will continue to bo nhcad of
those rending other papers regarding
this Important nnd interesting con
flict.
If the representatives of the other
powers join with Secretary Hay In
Issuing n joint note to the far eastern
belligerents demanding that the terri
torial dignity of China shall not suf
fer through the conflict It will bo n
worse blow to Russia than that which
has just been administered by the
Japanese navy. With this goal for
Russian ambition removed , the solo
hope of the czar's country will bo to
prevent a trouncing by Japan. There
will bo nothing to gain , except the
whipping of her most aggressive com
petitor nnd there will bo everything
to lose. It is a shrewd move on the
part of Secretary Hay and there will
bo several of the European' powers
who will gladly Join with the United
States in making such representations
to Russia and Japan. Without ouch
a protest It Is to bo believed that Rus
sia will use n victory for her arms ns
a wide license in the acquisition of
coveted territory. The reply of the
powers to Secretary Hay's appeal will
bo of vital Interest to the entire civil
ized world.
The first day of the war has served
to prejudice readers ngalnst news ap
pearing under a Russian date line ,
because of the fact that such reports
have been highly colored to favor the
czar's country , while the reports from
Japanese sources have been generally
reliable , and have been later substan
tiated from Russian sources. This
may bo a small matter , and the Rus
sians may desire to have their people
adversely Informed for patriotic rea
sons , but it has a decided contrary
effect on the reading people of the
world. There may bo n change , and
there should bo. The people are de
sirous of reliable news and If they
find on the start that the news from
Japanese sources are the moro re
liable they will pay but scant heed
to those appearing under Russian date
lines. The report that Russia had
sunk eleven Japanese battleships
proved to bo without foundation , and
the report of the day following that
the same country sent seven of the
Jap's boats to the bottom was taken
with a considerable degree of sus
picion.
Previous to the meeting of the re
publican state central committee
there was a considerable discussion
regarding the advisability of nomin
ating a candidate for the United
States senatorshlp at the convention ,
nnd the majority of those expressing
views were favorable to the plan.
Since the committee has approved of
the plan and issued a call in accord
ance therewith , however , there have
have been numerous protests against
the notion on the part of newspaper
men and politicians. It would seem
that this is somewhat unfair to the
committee. The Impression was gen
eral that such a movement would be
favored by the republicans and the
commltteo was fully justified In mak
ing a movement accordingly and those
who disapprove the plan should have
made their protests earlier if they
desired to save the committee em
barrassment. It Is a Httlo on the same
line with the man who falls to at
tend a primary nnd give and support
his views , but after the work of the
primary is finished makes a loud pro
test against the action of the voters
who were there. It is possible that
the state convention will not cheese
to nominate n United States senator ,
but If there Is no reason to outweigh
confidence In and support of the state
commltteo such a nomination will un
doubtedly bo made. There would bo
some advantages , nnd probably some
disadvantages from such action , but
there should bo very good reason for
repudiating the call of the committee.
The people of the world generally ,
who have no particular Interest in
either of the belligerent countries ,
will rather sympathize with Japan In
her present conflict with Russia , not
only because It Is the smaller country ,
but because It is considered that the
Island empire has been unfairly
treated by the czar's government.
The desire of Russia to get every
available aero that It Is possible to
acquire has prejudiced the people of
the civilized world , and there Is moro
than ono of the great powers that
would gladly help Japan out of her
troubles If they could. Outside of
this dcslro to see the apparently weak
er people triumph , the United States
has llttlo direct Interest In the war ,
unless It should happen that the Inter
est of this country In the Philippines
might bo placed In Jeopardy , but In
directly America will bo largely In
terested , because It will bo looked to
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