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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1904)
TIIK NOltKOUv NKVVS : FRIDAY , DECEMBER 10 , 11)01 ) , Dn. MACKAY THINKS SOME CRIT ICS INCONSISTENT. MUCH ALCOHOL IN PATENTS Prejudiced People Condemn One Form of Tippling and Take to Another. Women are the Principal Consum ers of Proprietary Medicines. Of nil tlio ninny heritages of tlio hu- limn inlnd , tluit form of inontiil obli quity called bias , or , tlio prodlsposl- ( Ion to Its acquliomcnt , seems tlio most 'unreasonable nml unnccount- nlilo. It In u ( innllly HO Incompatible with tlio ordinary , rational adjustment of a sane person's Ideas IIH to constl- tuto n tnuntnl strabismus a nurvlvnl of n trait transmitted from tlio earli est ancestors of tlio race. And yet no strong IH this inontiil uttltudu that It frequently govoriw our lives and ac tloim. Lot Homo dyspeptic Inaugurate u crusade against KOIIIO romnioii artl clo of food and forthwith ho becomes tlio I ion ( I of a now cult and votarloH ' ' " - > i 1 o , , , , , . , ,11 , , , - | | | u Illlll. lllllll 4111 nor. In clothing , food , drink , reli gion. iiolltlCH , tlio point of vlow linn Its Inlluoiu'o In determining the ultl- nitito choice. In India ladloH of hlih ; canto think nothing of exposing their lower extremities hut Hhould the voll full from tholr faces they would lie completely ashamed. Moro paradox ical , liowovor , In that form of reason ing by avowed tomporanr'o ) people , who mo opposed to the UHO of all forms of alcoholic beverages , yet who use without compunction preparation ! ) containing largo amounts of alcohol masquerading uudur iiomo tioiitlinoiitnl trade mark. Take for example the consumption of patent medicines which IH Increasing HO rapidly and In vestigation reveals ( hat they arc generally - orally used by lomporanco pooplo. Ask any druggist what class purchas- OH two-thirds of the patent modlolnoii ho Hollr and ho will reply , "women. " From time to time iitate and munici pal hoanlH of health and pure food commlHsloiiH have aualy/ed all the prominent patent medicines and pub- llHhed tholr contents which may bo obtained by application to the follow ing : Massachusetts state board of bealth , the Manhattan board of health , the Philadelphia pure food eontmls- Hlon. According to these Invostlgat- era all the popular brands of patent medicines owe their stimulating prop erties to alcohol and such drugs as strychnia. The following partial list gives the percentage of alcohol In each brand : Hood's Sarsaparllla , 1S.SO per cent ; Lydla IMnkbnm's Veg etable Compound , 20.01 ; Swamp Hoot , 7.I12 ; I'oniun , 28.50 ; Palno's Celery Compound , 21 ; Allen's Sarsaparllla , 13.fiO ; Carter's Scotch Hitters , 1GC.O ; Whltcomb's Nerve Hitters. 20.110 ; Wer ner's Safe Tonic. IlIUO ; Warren's nil- lous Hitters , 21.50 ; Ayer's Sarsaparilla 2fi.20 ; llostetter's Stomach Hitters , It.30 ; and this represents crude al cohol , not aged and rellned whisky from which the fusel oil has been re moved. Proof whisky , the United States standard , contains 50 per cent , nlcobol. Gin , brandy anil rum will scarcely guage as high. Ileor and ale contain about -I per cent and wine about double that amount of alcohol. How absurd It seems to teach chil dren the chemical nature and physi ological action of Intoxicating bever ages that owe tholr properties to al cohol and yet give these children prep arations containing per cent of crude alcohol. There can bo no doubt that the seeds of drunkenness are fre quently planted by parents in the homo by the administration or con sumption of patent medicines. When wo consider that -15 per cent , crude alcohol Is equivalent to CO per cent aged whisky In strength tuul capacity to irritate the system , and that people ple take from three to six tablespoon- fills per diem , or , as In the case of stomach bitters , n wine glass before meals , wo can easily compute the amount of alcohol taken into the sys tem dally. If it bo true that parents may transmit to tholr offspring a crav ing for stimulants their mothers should avoid preparations like Moth er's Friend , etc. , that stimulate and brace them up In a depressing period of their lives , The conclusion Is that wo nro a biased people and perforce hypocrites or that Inherent in our na tures there exists a craving for stim ulants , which wo aim to gratify In one form or another. To bo fair wo should teach in our public schools that the whisky bottle nml beer keg are not the only sources of drunkenness and that closing the distillery or the sa loon does not diminish the source of stomach bitters , tonics and mother's enemy. 3. H. Mackay. SATURDAY SITTINGS. J. 13. Abbott was up from Fremont. Wm. J. Vath of Columbus was In Norfolk. A. Hammond was In the city from Howells. E. C. Burns was up from Kcrlbner yesteuliiy. W. R. Clark is a Norfolk visitor from Surprise. Geo. G. Baylia of Nlobrara was In Norfolk today. Jas. A. Chin was In town this morn ing from Mlmlcn. Miss Lucy Shobor of Plalnvlow was In the city today. J. J. Johnson of Fremont was In Norfolk yesterday. A. 11. 1/H'bo wan In Norfolk yostei- day from Ktnnton. M.V. . Klamigan was registered In the city from ICniermm. M. Illclumlmiti of Meadow Orove wan In Norfolk ycHlerday. , lohn F. Htuckorn wan In the city yesterday from Hcrlhnnr. Kmll C. Augeiiler WIIH In the city yesterday from Randolph. W. W. Huckloy was In the city yes terday from Grand Inland. Sheriff J. ,1. Clementn had olllclal bilHlnonn In Not folk yenterdny. I'1. 10. Kublc of Nlobrara I manacled htiHlncHH In Norfolk yesterday. H. W. AbtH and H. G. Hrlmlloy of Colum'tiiH ' were In Norfolk over night. Minn Mabel McWhortor of Foster wan a vlnltor to Norfolk thin morning. A. Stort/ and family were down from Crolghton on the early train to day. day.M. . Hole arrived yesterday to visit over Sunday with bin daughter , Mrs. C , 13. Greene. Mm. Whllla of Hattle Creole In vis iting at the home of her daughter , Mrs. Will Darlington. Mr. and Mm. Andrew Stort/ and children of Crolghton are In the city to visit with frletidH over Sunday. Mr. and Mm. (1. ( C. Warren and Mr. and Mrs. Holt of Tlldon were In the city yesterday doing Homo ChrlHtnias shopping. Uobort Utter of this city received thin morning from Honest eel an offer of $700 for his claim on the ItOHobud. lie aiiuoiincoH that hlH claim In not for sale , ami that bo holds it at $2,000. The temperature was frosty last night , Hio minimum point reached be ing Heven degrees nbos'o zero. It WIIH one of the coldest nights of the sea- HOII considering that there wan no wind blowing. The Klltn enjoyed one of the pleas- tiniest parties of the season at the club rooms hint night. Military euchre proved a great HIICCCHH during the ear ly hours , with refreshments following and dancing after that. At the euchre , a merry contest developed toward the end , when the tddo which stood lowest In score suddenly won out In a des perate struggle. Prof , llodgcman of the state uni versity of Lincoln , state Inspector of high schools , was In the city yester day and went through the process of Inspecting the Norfolk high school. Prof , llodgomun stated that the uni versity students coming from the Nor folk high school rank at the very top , and ho expressed pleasure at being able to visit the school that prepared them for university work' . Geo. A. Slapenhorst , formerly In the shoe business In Norfolk , writes from Everett , Wash. , that ho has been busy settling his household there and that ho has mot numbers of former Nor folk people , among them George Cor- revon. Mr. Staponhorst states that ho likes the country very well ; roses and other Mowers wore In bloom when bo wrote on December 4 , Ho says that the rainy season has set In ; that It rains three or four days and then clears for two or three days and keeps that up during the winter. Ho con siders It not disagreeable , and likes It better than Nebraska's cold , and thinks It especially favorable for the shoo men. Newman Grove Hoportor : Wo have been shown an anonymous letter wnicn was maiieu auiuiay evening 10 one of our professional men warning him to leave town as ho was In all kinds of danger. It seems hard to be lieve that anyone In this town could have written such a letter and wo hope that no one here did. Hut who ever wrote It , and whatever motives they may have had In writing It , It was a cowardly and contemptible thing to do. The courts nro always ready to redress grievances and pun ish wrong but Nebraska Is a poor state , and Newman Grove a poor town for anyone who wishes to Introduce the Matin and the. Black Hand. It Is for the interests of this community that the criminal be ferreted out and given tho'severe penalty that the law provides. Plerco Call : The many friends of C. A. Uelmers will bo pleased to learn that ho expects to bo homo again on Thursday , December 22 , arriving in Plerco from Sioux Falls , S. D. , on tlio 1:30 : p. m. passenger. That bo will re ceive a hearty and sincere welcome from old neighbors and friends goes without saying. An Innocent man suf fering for the shortcomings of ai thor - or is ono of the tragedies of llfo ex perienced by Mr. Relmors in the past ilvo years. The death of n beloved son a short year before release must have nearly overwhelmed the grief stricken father and it certainly melt ed the hardest heart of any that might at first have condemned. That the remainder of Mr. Holmer's llfo maybe bo spent happily and peacefully ainon the old friends and neighbors is the expression of all. Croup. Not a minute should be lost when a child shows symptoms of croup. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given as soon as the child becomes boarso , or oven after the croupy cough ap pears will prevent the attack. It nlv- cr fails , and Is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by Leonard the drug gist. I have at my ranch , four miles northwest of Ewlng , 2G head of Mne 3-year-old steers , will average 1150 to 1500 Ibs. , just right to put In the feed lot. Call at ranch , or wrlto mo at O'Neill , Nob. T. V. Golden. CHRISTMAS MISSIVES DELIVERED TO UNCLE SAM. THE CHILDREN WANT PRESENTS Have an Abiding Faith That the Post- office Department Can Reach the Font of Christmas Cheer Getting Requests In Early. Santa Clans , that popular follow , has already begun to got basketsful of letters through the malls which en ter the Norfolk pontolllco. Already the carriers from the city districts and from the rural routes , besides the clll/cns who drop tholr letters Into the postolllco itself , have begun to bring In arms well Mllod with missives to Santa , asking him for /loll or a nloil or a hnlfo or n what not for Christmas. Every year noes ( mormons bunches of mall from the llttlo folk of the child world the llttlo men and wo men to whom Santa Clans moans more than all the rest of the year put to gether ; and thin year there Is every inmcuuoil lllllll } mill , iuu K " " ' " saint will receive oven moro than the usual number. Just how Santa Claim takes euro of all of these letters would pu//.lo the ordinary business man , but ho has a way that Is all his own , and It works llko a charm. INSPECTS IT. Governor Mickey Examines the New Buildings at Norfolk Asylum. Governor Mickey has returned from a trip to the northern section of the state , where ho wont to Inspect the Norfolk hospital and Incidentally to attend to private business. While on bis trip ho was besieged by olllco seekers and persons desirous of secur ing executive clemency for various prisoners mid persons desirous of se curing buildings at the Norfolk Insti tution. In company with Dr. Greene , superintendent of the Lincoln hospital the cottage buildings woio surveyed , the governor looking carefully Into the arrangements for the care and comfort of the Inmates. The cottage system adopted by the board of public lands and buildings marks the beginning of a now era In western asylum architecture. The governor was particularly pleased with the homelike surroundings that the detached buildings would afford. Dr. Greene regards the now system as the logical ono. Ho was called Into consultation by the members of the board at the time the plans wore adopted and at that time expressed his hearty approval of the system from tlio viewpoint of an alienist. Every room in the Isolated buildings has plenty of light and air. About fifty persons may bo kept In each cottage , and the resemblance to homo life will bo carried out as much ns possible. The decorations have also been planned with that purpose In vlow. The work has not been completed , hut the legislature will bo asked to make provision for Its maintenance during the next blennlum. The ap pointment of a superintendent will bo one of the biggest nlums at the dlsno- sltlon of the governor. Lincoln News. Died of Typhoid Fever. Mrs. Emll Hccknmn died at her homo on South Sixth street yesterday afternoon at1:150 : after an Illness of ess than a week from typhoid fever. The funeral will bo bold tomorrow af- ernoon at 1:30 : from the house and ixt 2 o'clock from the Johannes Lutli ra n church. The Sons of Herman , > f which Mr. Heckman Is a member , will attend In a body. Hesldcs the husband Mrs. Ileckman eaves two small children who will miss 4ho loving care of a mother. Old People Have Their Troubles. The most common ailments to which people past middle ago are subject arc ndlgcstlon and constipation. For- .unately there is a remedy especially suited to these disorders and that af fords prompt relief. It is called Chain- lerlnln's Stomach and Liver tablets. The laxative effect of those tablets Is so agreeable and so natural that you ilo not realize that It lias been pro duced by a medicine. They also Im prove the appetite and strengthen the digestion Wrlto to the Chamberlain Medicine Co. , Dos Molnes , Iowa , for a free sample , and give them a trial , or get the regular 25-ceat size from your druggist. Leonard the druggist. Homeseekcrs' Excursions- to the northwest , west and southwest , via the Northwestern lino. Excursloi tickets nt greatly reduced rates are on sale to thor territory Indicated above. Standard and tourist sleeping cars , free reclining chair cars and "tho best of everything. " For dates of sale and full particulars apply to agents Chicago cage & Northwestern K'y. Eagles' Annual Ball. Sugar City Aorla , No. 357 , Order of Kaglos , Is arranging to glvo Us second annual ball on the evening of Decem ber 30 at Marquardt's hall. The Eagles had n big tlmo on the event of their Hrst ball last year and they pro pose to make the ono this year even bettor than the first. As a moil In in of oxclmiiKe for any thing In north Nebrnsku try a Newt wunt Hrt No Poison In Chamberlain's Cough Remedy , From Napier , Now /calami , Herald : Two years ago the pharmacy board of New South Wales , Auntralla , had an analysis made of all the cough medi cines that were sold In that market. Out of the entire list they found only one that they declared was entirely free from all poisons. This exception WIIH Cbamburlaln'H Cough Remedy , made by the Chamberlain Medicine company , DCS Molnes , Iowa , U. S. A. The absence of all narcotics makes this remedy the HiifoHt and best that can bo had ; and It Is with a feeling of security 'hat any mother can give It to her llttlo ones , Chamburlaln'n Cough Koincdy Is especially recom mended by Its makers for coughs , colds , croup and whooping cough. When taken In time It prevents pneu monia. Thin remedy Is for sale by Leonard the druggist. "OLE OLESON. " Mr. Hendrlcks and His Company Make Good A Local Actor. Hen Hendrlcks In "Olo Olcson" Is always the same , yet always now and fresh and the good audlenco that greeted him last night at the Audito rium Is attestation that Ills visits hero are over welcome. The way ho foils all tlio viiiians in ins siow awicwaru way Just In the nick of tlmo always calls out manifestations of delight , while the charity ho dispenses and ( ho love bo makes to "Yeaiilo" adds Inestimably to the story of pathos and comedy presented. "Olo" never came to Norfolk with better support than ho had last night and they drew generously ( erously from the applause of the an- dlonco. Local Interest In tho.production was afforded by G. 0. Wright , formerly of this city and whoso parents reside hero , He takes the part of Agnes' Hrst husband , Jefferson Uassctt. It Is not a part designed to make the au ditors love him , but his artistic ren dering of the role brought him warm commendation for ho made a villain ous part do testimony to his artistic merit. The other characters likewise put up work of merit and from begin ning to end of the performance the company made good in Norfolk. Of especial merit was Mr. Hen- ( tricks' singing of Swedish and dialect songs and the audlonco was favored with- several encores. Other special ties wore also well received. OIL IN NEBRASKA GOOD. State Inspector Church Says It Has Improved Through Competition. State Oil Inspector Ed Church is the happiest man In the state. Ho ad mits that ho is responsible for the ad vent of two Independent oil compa nies to this state to compete with the Standard OH company. "Tho result has been n great Im provement In tlio quality of oil sold , " ho snld yesterday , when questioned about the outlook for next year. "Tho National Light company of Cleveland , O. , has established a plant at Omaha and the Marshall Oil company of Iowa , connected with the Wavorly Oil works of Plttsburg , Pa. , has opened a big plant at Lincoln. Hoth these compa nies are Independent of the so-called trust and both have good oil. The Marshall company has a quality that can nanny no equation. uonscquoiu- ly , all competing companies are sell ing a high grade and the people are getting the benefit. It is no use to toll mo that these companies nro workIng - Ing In conjunction with the Standard Oil company , for I know they are not. At present I have my otllco so system atized that If there should happen to bo an explosion of oil at any town In the state I could turn to my books and tell exactly how the oil sold there has tested under the olllclal test of my deputy. " State Journal. Battle Creek. II. Wlonck , who Intends to move to Cleveland , O. , has sold his city prop erty here to Wm. Volk , sr. P. F. Zimmerman has put up light ning rods lately for C. II. Reeves , A. R. Osborn , U. C. Osborn , J. C. Os- born , Aug. Volk and Frank S. Wright. Henry Krotter departed on the Thursday morning passenger for Orange , California. John Wright has sold the Blnkely farm , nlno miles west , to J. I. Hog- stcddo of Stanton. Consideration , $50 an aero. G. W. Day of Jefferson , Town , vis ited with his son W. C. Day , Wednes day. day.T. T. D. Precco went west on a busi ness trip Wednesday. Herman Hogrofo and J. E. Sanders attended the Ayers' funerals at Mead ow Grove Monday. Henry Stango of R. F. D. No. 2 of Norfolk , transacted business hero Tuesday. Howard Miller and L. B. Baker are shelling corn of the now crop this week. F. C. . Melnecke of Vordigro Is visit ing with friends hero. ' Geo. W. Taylor , U. H. Brown and Jack Smith left Wednesday for Wood Lake , where they have claims. Alex. Burton departed Monday for an extended visit to' Virginia. Miss Emma Schneider went to Crookstou Sunday for a visit with her parents. Wm. Barnes Is homo from Emer son , Iowa , for a visit with relatives. Henry Rolf returned Saturday from the Lutheran hospital nt Sioux City , where ho had been successfully op erated upon for appendicitis. CONVICTS BROUGHT UP FROM LINCOLN TO NELIGH. TESTIFY IN BURGLARY CASE Turnkey Balrd and Yardman Rlngcn- berger Brought Kelly and Jones to Witness Against Condon Another Verdict Against Donner. Nollgh , Nob. , Dec. 9. Special to The News : A surprise was sprung In court hero yesterday afternoon in the case of the state versus Condon , for burglary , Will Balrd , turukoy at the penitentiary , and Rtngonborgor , yardman , brought up at witnesses Kelly and Jones , the former a twon- ty-yoar man for inurdor. Jones testlMcd In a surprising man ner and was removed. Kelly was brought in and refused to swear or afllrm , and after n short tlmo the two convicts were removed , handcuffed , to the city jail. Kelly is known here , having twice escaped from jail. The Donner trial was concluded in district court hero yesterday , the pros out jury nringing in a voruici 01 gun- ty after being out but a short tlmo. This Is the third tlmo this verdict has boon rendered , Donnor having twice before been sentenced to the peniten tiary. Revival Services. Nollgh Is experiencing an old-fash ioned revival. Evangelist Hough of Whonton , 111. , with his singer , Sweet of Chicago , are conducting the moot- ings. Much good is expected to result. FRIDAY FACTS. A. Tl. Olcson was up from Wlsner yesterday. Fr. M. Elry was ever from Madison yesterday. 1C. J. ITcaly was down from Crcigh- ton yesterday. H. C. Siman was a city visitor from Wlnsldo yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Pont were up from Stanton yesterday. J. M. Hengstlor was down from Crelghton yesterday. Marie Cohrs was In Norfolk yester day from Madison. J. A- Elliott of Fremont was "a Nor folk visitor yesterday. Frank Yordy was a Norfolk visitor from Aurora yesterday. J. F. Luncburg of Randolph was In town on business yesterday. B. A. llobcrts of Albion transacted business In Norfolk yesterday. E. M. Huntlngton has gone to Tll don to Inspect his farm lands. II. Carrel and John Fully wore In Norfolk yesterday from Fremont. J. A. Marccllus came down from Monowi on the early train today. Geo. S. Hovoland of Lindsay trans acted business In Norfolk yesterday. Mrs. Winnie Westervolt and chil dren loft today for Tucker , Wash. , where she will Join her mother and brother , S. A. Barnes , with the Inten tion of making that her future home. Tom Hughes , traveling passenger agent for the Missouri Pacific railroad , and John R. Barrett , traveling freight agent , were in the city from Omaha today. They had been up the Bone- steel line and arrived early this morn- Ing , leaving for Columbus at 11 o'clock. The Elks will hold a dancing and euchre party tonight nt the club rooms. Pcto Barrett Is still very 111 at his apartments In the Oxnnrd , from gall stones. Ho has boon bedfast for two weeks and suffers Intensely. " Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Buttorflold have Issued Invitations for a military euchre party at tholr homo on Nor folk avenue next Thursday ovontng. Senator Gamble will Introduce a bill extending the tlmo in which to commence the brldgo across the Mis souri river at Ynnkton for the Yank- ton , Norfolk and Southern railroad. W. N. Huso , operated upon two weeks ago at Clarkson hospital In Omaha , for gall stones , still contin ues to steadily Improve and says ho "fools llko a now man already. " Ho will not bo able to bo brought homo by Christmas. t- Insanely whipping around to the V north llko a frenzied animal , tearing up the earth In great chunks and tossIng - Ing dust ns far as you could sec or farther , the wind last night brought , winter out of summer In loss tlmo than it takes to toll it. At 8 o'clock all was serenely calm and beautiful and warm as day in the good old spring time. At 8:15 : the chilly blasts from the northland had frozen up the evening atmosphere , and had sent overcoatlcss men and Jackctloss wo men , shivering to their homes for pro tection. It was a change that came suddenly for fair ; moro of a change than some men felt In tholr pockets. Congressman Martin of South Da kota has Introduced In congress a bill having the same provisions as the Klnknld law , making it possible for homesteaders to take up claims of i G10 acres , and will urge Its passage at the present session of the national leg islature. Senator Gamble proposes to V Introduce a bill giving those who took up claims on the Rosebud until the first of May to make settlement on the land. As It now stands people will bo compelled to move on their farms by February 8 , which it is contended - f tended would work untold hardship \ upon the settlors. . { A Certain Cure for Croup. When a child shows symptoms of croup there is no time to experiment with now remedies , no matter how highly they may bo recommended. There Is ono preparation that can al ways bo depended upon. It has been in use for many years and has never been known to fail , viz : Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. Glvo it and a quick euro Is sure to follow. Mr. M. F. Compton of Marokt , Texas , says of It , "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in severe cases of croup wlth my children , and can truthfully say it" always gives prompt relief. " For sale by Leonard the druggist. Missionary Meeting. The Womans Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will moot with Mrs. Sisson Saturday after noon at 3 o'clock. As it is the clos ing meeting of the year , a full attend ance is particularly desired. Try our New York buckwheat flour. Feed store , Pacific block. 'holography ' for the at Half its Former Cost The famous Poco , Bucfe = Eye and American i Cameras. American JR. 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