The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, February 24, 1905, Image 4
THE NOR.FOLK NEWS W. X. IlltJU : , I'ublUhrr. IIAIIiY. 1887. ] Every Ony except Sumlny. Uy onr- tier per weak , 15 cent * . Uy Norfolk rCKtcmeo drllvcry , per year , SA.OO. Ily rnnll on rural routes nnil outnlilo of Norfolk , par ycnr , ) .1.00 , \VIIKI.Y : : MJ\VN-.IOUUNAI The NOWII , KMnlillRlieri , Htl. Til * Jotirnnl , ISMnlillnhotl , 1877. Every Krlilny. Uy nmll per your , $1,60. Entered nt tlio pontutllcn nt Norfolk , Nel > . , n BCconil Chun matter , Tolcpliont'it. ICitltorlixl Department , No , 22. UURlncuR OIllco nlul Job Uoomn , No. 322. _ _ That break In tlio Missouri legisla ture was ovlilonlly a Imso linltittton of tlio real thing. February IK very much Inclined to lonvc the people with a hotter taste In tholr mouth tlmn that given hy the fore on ( I of the month. Fanners who inlsarMl getting tholr mall for n day or two on account of the recent HtorniB are now wondering liow they over managed to got along without the service for HO long a time. It scorns almost as though nothing under tlio sun conld surprise HI. Pet ersburg oIllclalH. After It IIUB hap pened they had Anticipated nearly everything that has happened In the war and now they arc to the fore-front with the statement that the assoHslna- tlon of Grand Duke SerBlua had boon anticipated , James 11. Garflold has evidently the clumco of proving that ho is a great son of a great father. The people are watching all such Biihordlnates of the Roosevelt administration with n view to picking from among them the prop er successor of Mr. Hoosovelt four years hence and Mr. narflold haH a good fair chance to doinoimtnito that ho Is the man .wanted. Circumstances that seem to control the famous Johann Hoch are strength- enlng consldorahly nntl ho appears to lie In the tolls for fair and must an swer to an outraged law for his opera tions In this vale of tears. With the finding of traces of arsenical poison ing In the stomach of his latest wife , the moat serious phase possible has been added to the charges against him. In conferring control of .tho Pan ama canal matter upon the president the house of representatives has acted with commcndahlo judgment. .If there Is anyone capable of directing the work with the object of getting tlio best and quickest results it maybe bo done by someone directly under the control of the president , and the 'executive may bo relied upon to choose the man most IHted for the position. There are some indications that tin senate will take up the railroad rate matter at the present session and pass It along to the president. The senate and the railroad magnates are appar ently beginning to realize , that the president holds the whip hand am this may Influence them to got In lliu lor the proposed legislation * The sen nte can certainly afford to bo on the elde of the people In this manner ant mrtke n good point on Its last appear mice. The Lincoln Star , noting the defeat cf the bill appropriating $5,000 wltl which to purchase a silver service for the now battleship Nebraska , 'has started a personal subscription list with the object of attaining the saint end , and the number of responses al ready received Is an Indication that the battleship named for the state will have the required table equip ment. It Is an opportunity for loya Nebraskans to do something for the battleship that will be appreciated b > .the officers and men. The way rubber boots and shoes are advancing In price should be a moans of calling the attention of the govern ment to another trust that appears t < be able to work Its business about as It chooses without the aid or consent of any nation , individual or corpora tlon on the face of the earth. Kubbors and overshoes have , 'this ' winter , been almost a necessity of life , ami Tom Lawson might win now honors from the people by throwing a few sidelights in the direction of the trust that makes them and dictates the prices. Willie the Standard Oil poople'nre attempting to show Kansas that It Is the only duly qualified oil nionop- ollst In the country ether oil produc ing states may take a hunch and with the aid of the national government make things exceedingly Interesting for the monopoly. It is almost hoped that Rockefeller may bo stopped In his accumulation of wealth somewhere this side of the billion dollar mark , and If the present movement is not headed off by unheard of bribes or In some other manner , It Is possible that the people of the country will finally triumph over this and other trusts of Ilko character , The people of Russia have rid them- of ono grand duke , hut they did It In u manner that can have no per manent effect. The killing of a grand duke IH no more effective than the killing of a king or ether potentate without first having control of the government , for where ono Is put out of ( ho way another IH ready to rlso up In hlH place andthe people will lie as far from obtaining tholr rights IIH they were hofore , and perhaps will ho worse off , IIH the miei.'oodlng ruler may ho worse for the public than the ono who preceded him. The situation thuro might bo Illumed to the condi tions confront Ing America with re gard to the tniHts , and no American linn evidently thought of ridding the country of trusts hy removing the principal offender. The permanent rollroiuonl. of Ilockofollor , or Armour , or Morgan would have no elTecl. ,111s the making of tholr efforts Ineffective that the American people rely upon for relief and with the government on the right track It IH hoped that the re- HiiltH desired may ho attained. Amor- ca Is clearly arotiHod to the necessity > f action , and it Is n credit to the In- olllgonco of the people that they have lot thought of the Russian way as a neans of righting a wrong. Kansas In now In the oil mil the worst the people of the coun try can hope for It Is that It will develop volop an Industry that will make tint of John IX Rockefeller , KSIJ. , an Infant * fant In comparison. The people of Nebraska would a little rather buy il luminating lluld of Kansas than of any corporation on earth and In return would Ilko to sell Kansas some of the things that It has to peddle In compe tition with the triistH. Perhaps the most sorloim problem now confront ing the Kansas Industry IH to convince the railroads that are largely con trolled by Rockofollpr and his coworkers - workers , that they must glvo the Kan sas oils the same rlghtH and rates and privileges that are accorded the Stan dard people. In the mcanwhllo Kan sas will bo compelled to meet the price that the Standard people may name In that state unless the national gov ernment Is capable of compelling the Standard company to sell there as elsewhere. It may bo expected that Rockefeller will not easily glvo up the great snap that ho has b > on enJoying - Joying all these years and will glvo the Kansas proposition the light of his life. A state should bo able to win against a corporation , but tlmt remains to ho proven , particularly when the national government Mas boon more or less subject to the same Inlluence. How would It do to glvo the senate a year's vacation on full pay , provid ed that the tlmo Is spent In Russia ? The government Is just now busily engaged in questioning just how much of a gold mine the Panama railroad property might bo , and the develop ments are giving promise of Interest. The Standard Oil company Is prob ably spitting on Its hands to take a lang and swift whack at Kansas , but with the aid of the national govern ment the Sunflower state may succeed In dodging the blow. . 'It is beginning to suggest gardening In Nebraska , but there Is no hurry to comply with the suggestion as garden stuff started prematurely may bo sub mitted to several frosts before warm weather actually arrives. The numerous accounts of men be ing dashed to death by the dropping of cages In mine elevators indicates another source of danger that should bo eliminated. It is In the snino cate gory with railroad wrecks and there should be a demand that the utmost precautions should be taken for the prevention of both. Nebraska Is quite rapidly escaping from Its snow drift spasm , but the possibility Is that It will no sooner bo safely removed from that condi tion than floods will threaten property In a manner as strenuous as that of a blizzard. However , whatever betides - tides , Nebraska will , all In good sea son , emerge smilingly with crops and weather condition that will attract the eyes of the world In the future as In the past. Thus far during the present session of congress the time of the two houses has been quite largely taken up In telling Wjhat will not be done , the sen ate showing emphatically Its opposi tion to the house measures and the house as promptly Indicating Its Inten tion of doing what It can to keep sen ate measures from being enacted Into law. The people have a right to ex pect that the two houses should pull up In the harness together. ThatIs what they are there for , particularly regarding measures that are calculat ed to bo of material advantage to the public. ' Prepare a good , strong elm club for the woiild-ho wit who first springs the ntntemont that this In "Ulrthlngton'H Washday. " A Chicago poet him offered to fur nish 5,000 poems for as many dollars. That Is nothing. Nearly anyone with n good pair of shears could furnish a million for half the price. When It comes to shoveling snow there are Hovoral eloquent references on ( lie for a few Juno like days In February. It will bo a month before the al manac will ngreo to the statement that spring IH here , but the latter end of February Is giving a very good Imita tion of the desired season. Thin IH CJeorgo Washington's birth day , and ovury school In the country Is , hs It should , recounting the deeds and achievements of the first presi dent and the man who led the colonial forces to victory. A pertinent question 'would bo : What would the father of his country do to the oil monopoly , the beef trust , the stool corporation and few other kindred organizations If ho had hold of the helm of state during the reign of Theodore Roosevelt ? Oeorgo Washington should comeback back just long enough to ace what his child has developed Into. A picture of him when ho has gained a full real ization would bo worth more tlmn the Identical hatchet with which ho chopped a hole In the cherry tree. A Ilavolock man thinks that the growing of Nebraska hoinp would provo a strong chaser for the agita tion in favor of a binder twine factory , thus making Nebraska farmers Inde pendent of the trust , and foreign coun tries for Its supply of hinder twlno. Representative Campbell of Kansas has posted President Roosevelt on thn fact that the Standard Oil company Is preparing to resist the attempt of the government to uncover what Is repre hensible In the trust's action In at tempting to squeeze out competition In the Sunflower stato. For the pres ident to bo forWaniPd Is for him to bo forearmed and when the clash conies the Standard " -will probably find that the administration has not boon stooping. Czar Nicholas Is not to he permitted to attend the funeral of his murdered undo , Grand Duke Sorglus. which Is an Indication of the state of mind Into which the Imperial family has boon thrown by the tragedy. It Is an Indi cation , likewise , that there Is an In fluence In Russia more powerful 'than the c/ar or the Imperial family. A power that can proven ! the ruler of all the Russlns from attending the funeral of a relative Is certainly one that needs reckoning with. Either the emperor - poror should rule , or should give way to a government that Is able to do that which ho cannot. There are said to be numerous In quiries from people of the cast re garding the desirability of Nebraska as a place that. Is longed for by pros pective Immigrants , and doubtless there will bo a string of them headed In this direction as soon as the sea son fairly opens. The best proof of the pudding Is the eating thereof , and those who are looking Nebraskaward with the thought of building homes and gathering In a share of wealth will find It profitable to get In line at the earliest opportunity. Nebraska has large undeveloped resources that will bring weajth and honor to people who will apply themselves assiduous ly to the problem and It Is desirous that as many as possible should come and assist in the profitable work. The assassination of Grand Duke Sorglus of Russia appears to have been the last thing needful to In augurate a reign of terror among the nobility of that country and but for the army and the police there would bo reason for the members of the roy al family and all their adherents to keep from view in the largest degree possible. During the past year half a dozen notable personages of Russia have been slain as was Grand Duke Serglus and all the precautions and arrangements for safety bavo proven unavailing. Before and following the demonstrations of the working men these murders have taken place and there appears to have been more bold ness since the slaughter of mob mem bers and there Is a possibility that this was a mere leader to a strong climax that Is now soon to bo enacted. The fear of the people by the high officials and men of prominence Is not the kind of front that should bo put up to win with the populace and It would not occasion great surprise If at any time now news of tragedies should come from Russia that would cause those that have preceded them to bo con sidered in the light of mere Incidents. Thin Is a young , a very young coun try , when you come to think of It. Hut 17.1 years have passed since the llrst president was horn * and he wan forty-four years of ago before the country , under his able gcncrajshlp , W H declared free and Independent. In that time , however , centuries of comparative growth have boon made , and the country has advanced ahead of those that have had hundreds of years the start. In a generation ages of advancement have been made and the person does not need to bo very old that can remember the country an meaning llttlo more than that lying east of the Mississippi. The breaking of tholr parole by three olllcern of the Russian boat Lena that wan disarmed In the harbor of San Francisco IH another matter that has been referred to the Russian government. The United Slates , af ter learning of the escape of the olll- corn traced thorn to St. "Petersburg and asked that government what about It , Meantime precautions have been taken that ether olllcers and members of the crow do not break faith with n neutral government and tlioy are beIng - Ing watched closely to prevent tholr escape. It Is Incidents of this char acter that will not serve to strengthen the position of Russia with the oilier governments of the world. The reports of atrocities committed on Russian Jews In the czar's kingdom are revolting In the extreme and In dicate a degree of barbarism that would scarcely bo exceeded In the wilds of Turkey or other Asiatic coun tries of a low degree of civilization , and the statement that they had boon committed by the soldiers of the em peror Increase the censure duo the government that will permit such ac tions. Nothing good can bo expected to como out of a country where such things take place , and Russia , wheth er under Imperialism or not is a long ways from approaching the degree of Intelligence that IB approved by mod ern civilization throughout the world. Wisconsin and Oklahoma nro the latest to buckle on their swords and stop forward beside Kansas In the fight against the Standard Oil monopoly ely that never did and never will per mit a rival In the field If It Is possible by fair means or foul to dispose of the competing Industry. Other states will doubtless take the cue given by these pioneers and there will be more agony in store for the monopoly than has ever before been experienced. It Is none too early for the people to de mand some rights that the Standard Is bound to respect , although there are other trusts that deal more strongly against the public. Nebraska farmers arc the most prosperous porous people on earth , ns a class They had a very fair supply of dollar wheat from their acres and now the price of corn has secured a hold on the elevator and Is going up toward the fifth story , with the magnificent crop of last season to dispose of at prices ranging from 30 to 35 cents a bushel. The crop In the state 1 ? said to have been 50,000,000 bushels In ex cess of last year , which at 30 cents a bushel , means that the Nebraska farm er has added $15,000,000 to the wealth of the state In his Increased corn crop alone. With the Instruction that has been given this year In the selec tion of seed corn a further Increase In revenue Is In anticipation and the farmers of Nebraska with their com paratively cheap lands are In prospect of heading along toward fortunes at a rate of speed to astonish the eastern agriculturalists who have beeen ac quiring their wealth through the sav ings of many generations. The superintendent of schools of Nemalm county proposes to organize boys' experiment clubs In , all the schools of the county , or as many of them as Indicate an Interest In the movement. The members of the clubs will plant grains , vegetables and grasses , study seed selection and in other ways acquire through practical effort the knowledge that will benefit them In after life as farmers or gar deners. Not only is It hoped to In terest the boys In the farm and gar den through absorbing nature studies , but to teach them how to secure re sults after their Interest has boon aroused. This Is a practical age and the Idea of teaching the boys and girls something that Is certain to provo useful to them In after life Is one of ts best results. The building up of the schools Into a system of practical education Is , It Is believed , only In It Infancy , and It is considered by advanced educators of high rank that the schools of the future will be hi wonderful contrast to schools of the present day. In every-day life the average - erago pupil Is Inclined to forget what he had learned at school , though It Is of undoubted value to those who re quire It In their business. The object should bo , however , to so Instruct the pupils that every one of them would find , every day , use for that which he or she has acquired , There Is un doubted advantage In the education of today , but the future may be de pended upon to disclose that only a minimum of advantage had been secured - cured hy the boy or girl who has giv en years of their lives to study. People who get to see several pa pers are just now Interested enough to wonder Just what the late Grand Duke Serglus looked like. In ono al leged picture ho Is shown as a man with a narrow , slanting forehead , bald at the temples , small , squlnty eyes , Vandyke beard , thick lips but narrow , a rather receding chin. Another shows him with a broad high fore- icad , long but narrow nose , largo and rather wldo eyes , small mouth and thin lips. In another ho Is shown with n well formed head , bald as a jllllard ball on top , n short and broad lose , overhanging eye-brows , full jeard , heavy moustache , largo ears and everything that could bo shown u contrast. No ono who had not seen the duke would be qualified to judge which was really a good likeness , hut nn Infant could tell that ho did not and could not look like all of them. The grand duke should have been prominent enough to have his like nesses on flic In America , but there IB a suspicion that sonio publishers mvo taken nny picture that was handy to give their readers nn alleged Indi cation of what the murdered noble was Ilko In appearance. Illinois is the very latest to Join Kansas In an attempt to force the Standard Oil monopoly to either meet competition In a legitimate manner or go out of business. Each Individ ual state of the union , as well as the general government , appears to think that the tlmo has arrived for taking the underpinning away from the Stan dard people and forcing them to staiu on their merits. The prospects no\\ are that every state with the possible exception of New Jersey , will soon bo In the fight against the trusts am when the action docs beconiothls un animous It Is believed that the trusts will have the most strenuous battle over on their calendar. While the forces are lining up to attack the octopus it Is to be expected that It will get Itself In the best possible fighting trim and ns the battle means lifo or death to it there will probably be no expense spared at securing the best available legal talent and sucl other support as will be valuable in helping to win. While opponents of the trusts may be worsted in this con Illct they may with sufficient dete'rrai nation , win the next time. $100 Reward , $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at leas one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure In all It8 stages and that Is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now j known to the medical fraternity. Ca tarrh being a constitutional disease i requires a constitutional treatment l Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internal I ly , acting directly upon the blood and | mucous surfaces of the system , there by destroying the foundation of the disease , and giving the patlen strength by building up the constltu I tlon and assisting nature in doing its ! work. The proprietors have so mucl | faith In Its curative powers that they , offer ono hundred dollars for any case I that It falls to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney & Co. , Toledo , O. Sold by all druggists , 75c. Take Hall's family pills for consti pation. If you want a smooth , clear com plexion , take Holllster's Rocky Moun tain Tea.thla month. Btlght eyes and red lips follow "Its use. 35 cents , tea or tablets. The Klesau Drug Co. Give Your Stomach a Rest. Your food must be properly digest ed and assimilated to be of any value to you. If your stomach Is weak or diseased take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what ydu eat and gives the stomach a rest , enabling It to recu perate , take on new life and grow strong again. Kodol cures sour stomach ach , gas bloating , heart palpitation and all digestive disorders. L. A. So- per , of Little Rock , Ky. , writes us : "We feel that Kodol Dyspepsia Cure deserves all the commendation that can bo given It , as It saved the life of our little girl when she was three years old. She Is now six and we have kept It for her constantly , but of course she only takes It now when anything disagrees with her. " Sold by Asa K. Leonard. A wonderful tonic for the sick and afflicted. Get strength , health and j happiness by using Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea this month. A bracing family medicine. 35 cents , tea or tab lets. ( The Klesau Drug Co. That Tickling In the Throat. Ono minute after taking One Min ute Cough Cure that tickling In the throat Is gone. It , acta In the throat- not the stomach. Harmless good for ute Cough Cure that tickling In the children. A. L. Sjxjfford , postmaster nt Chester , Mich. , says : "Our little girl was unconscious from strangula tion during a sudden and terrible at tack of croup. Three doses of One Minute Cough Cure half an hour apart speedily cured her. I cannot praise One Minute Cough Cure too much for what It has done In our family. " It nlwaya gives relief. Sold by Aaa K. Leonard. The Sunshine of Spring. The salvo that cures without a scar s DoWHt's Witch Hazel salve. Cuta , burns , bolls , bruises and piles dlsap- > ear before the use of this salve as snow before the sunshine of spring. MJss H. M. Mlddleton , Thebes , 111. , says : "I was seriously afflicted with a fever sore that was very painful. DoWltt's Witch Hazel salvo cured mo n less than a week. " Get the genu- no. Sold by Asa K. Leonard. Makes bone and muscle faster than any other remedy. Brings strength , icaltli and happiness to the whole fam- ly. That's what Holllster'a Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35 cents , tea or tablets. The Klesau Drug Co. Deserved Popularity. To cure constipation and liver trou bles by gently moving the bowels and acting' n tonic to the liver , take Llttlo Early Risers. Those famous little pills are mild , pleasant and harm less , but effective and sure. Tholr universal use for many yeara la a strong guarantee of their popularity and usefulness. Sold by Asa K. Leon ard. DEADWOOD MAN ARRESTED HERE SETTLES MATTER. HANDED SHERIFF JUST $155 He Had Written a Check on a Deadwood - wood Bank Without any Funds to Back It up At First He Denied His Identity In Norfolk , Later Yielding. Harry Dodge , arrested hero as he stepped off a through passenger train for lunch , and for whom the sheriff of x Dendwood , S. D. , arrived , settled the loss which was sustained in the Black Hills city by his obtaining funds un der false pretenses , and was released. He paid the sheriff ? 155 , the sheriff returning home and the prisoner leav ing Norfolk. Dodge was said by the sheriff to have written a check for $155 In Deadwood - wood , which had no possible chance of being good at the bank. Then he left town. Although his destination was Norfolk according to Dodge's own story , the fact that when he. left the coach at noon without bringing out his grip served to tell Chief of Police Larkin , who made the arrest , that the man was in reality bound for a point farther east. Picking Him Out. The work of picking htm out of the hundreds of passengers who rushed off the train and Into the lunjjh rooms , was no easy task and the chief dis played a keen eye In spotting the man at the first attempt Several men who partially answered the description passed along the platform but they didn't look just right. Finally a short , heavy man with a light colored , broad brimmed western hat got off. "Is your name Dodge ? " asked the police officer , stopping up to the Deadwood - wood arrival. "No , " he replied , and pushed on. "Well , you are under arrest for all that , Mr. Dodge , " said the officer. "Come with me. " "I have a grip In the train , " said the prisoner , and it was secured. "As a matter of fact , " said the chief , enroute to the jail , "I used to know you , Dodge. I have shaved my mous tache since theft , but I knew you very well. " At this remark the man from the west admitted that his name was Dodge and that there was no mistake in arresting him. When the sheriff arrived , the mat ter wsfs settled by the payment of the cash' , which the prisoner produced. Very Low Rates to Inauguration of President Roosevelt at Washington , D. C. , via Ihe Northwestern line. Ex cursion tickets.will be sold on Febru ary 28 and March 1 and 2 , limited by extension to return until March 18 , Inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago & Northwestern R'y. Monogram Designs. New , original designs In monograms for correspondence stationery. Very late and artistic. Sample sketches will bo made without charge , for the approval of exacting persons who de sire this sort of work. THE NEWS. We sell flour , oil meal , mill feed , stock and poultry supplies. Flour and Feed store. Pacific block. DeWITT'S WITCH HAZEL SALVE , THE ORIGINAL. A Well Known Cure for Pfles. < Cures obstinate sores , chapped hands , eo fl , ' lema. skin diseases. Makes burns and scald * j * painless. We could not Improve the quality if paid double the price. The best lalvt that experience can produce or that money can buy. Cures Piles Permanently DeV/iit's Is th- original and only pure and genulnVitrh ! - , z6l Salve made. Lookfoi Ihe na-T < \vi T on every box. All olhoj . . - recom.r.-- , rRBPABD BY 16. C. D WITT A CO. , CHICAGO.