THE NOR.FOLK NEWS
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No 22. lltixliiPKR Olllce niul Jot ) HonuiH ,
No. 922. _
fS llnvlng a your without politics. No-
brnska will devote \wr \ tlino to busi
ness expansion.
Tlio wlno Nebraska clll/tm IH jmrtln-
Inrly noted for tlio miinnor In which
ho stays by the ulnto.
NubrasKanH nro beginning to'olf -
servo evidences of the huniimr crops
thnt will bo harvoated In the Htato
thin fall.
If NobrnskauH bnvo done their duty
the Htuto hns been benonted KOIIIO
nilllloiiH of dollnrB through the ob-
Borvnnco of Arbor dny.
"llluobonrd" Hoch speaks for a flor-
man jury , but that cnnnot save him.
No nntlonnllty la nioro ready and will
ing to pnnlRh vIolatorB of law than
tlio Germans.
Nnn Patterson failed to guess It on
previous occasions nnd It Is justprob-
nhlo that she la prejudiced this tlino
when nho says that Hho will go frco
nt tlio end of the trial.
Norfolk IH feeling sorno lllio prog
ress , herself , thank you , and them
Is n good healthy commercial club
now In the field to forward that de
cidedly optimistic Inclination.
With Raster Sunday safely past , It
Is duo to the people of Nebraska that
the weather tnko a turn and glvo some
of that spring brand for which the
state has become famous In years that
nro passed.
At the rate cement walks nro beIng -
Ing laid In Norfolk the tlmo Is not
far distant when boards , planks and
even brick In the construction of path
ways for pedestrians are unknown
quantities.
Slnro the Russians are permitted
to visit nn Indefinite length nt a
French port the Japanese nro about
to see what kind of hosts the Amer
icans will prove on a visit to the port
of Manila.
The wait for that RojoHtvensky-
Togo scrap may be growing soiuowhat
monotonous , but the world Is advised
to bo patient as 'It Is promised that
when the event Is pulled off It will
bo well worth hearing about.
There are but two months loft In
which the cigarette fiends of Nebras
ka may enjoy that form of narcotic
nnd some of thorn would bo doing the
right thing In toning down their ap
petites to the quitting point.
Another editor , J. C. Sprecher of
the Schuylor Free Lance , has not
been convicted of llb'cl , nnd It Is qulto
evident thnt the person who starts a
suit for damages on this point must
have n case In order to be In the win
ning.
. Japan Is nt present Interested In
finding out how much further France's
Interpretation of neutrality laws will
permit her to go in favoring the bel
ligerent Russians. An early settle
ment of this point will oblige the lit
tle brown men.
It is said thnt the season of the
million dollar rain Is at hand. It is
possible thnt the rain will soon ho
recorded that will place the million
dollar account on the wrong sldo of
the ledger. The flood senson will no
doubt assert Itself during the coming
two months.
Nqrth Nebraska got much rain nnd
n little freeze out of the storm that
swept down from the north the other
day. Other localities seem to hnvo
secured llttlo rain nnd much freeze
from the same source , In which It Is
ngnln shown that north Nebraska is
particularly favored by tlio weather.
A Wayne mnn hns n pure bred cow
whoso Increase has netted him some
thing llko $2,200 , not to mention the
milk and butter she has contributed
to the support of the family. Further
argument thnt fine stock Is a resource
equal to n gold mine should not be
required by the average Nebraska
farmer.
Blxby comes forward with the sug
gestion thnt instead of chloroforming
people who have passed the sixty-year
mark , the government should pension
them. Blxby hns numerous friends
in Nebraska who have always credit
ed him with greater common sense
than they could ever concede to Prof.
OEslcr.
Good Friday was not good for plant
ing * potatoes as it is alleged to have
bcon Intended by expert growers of
the Hpud The soil was too w.ot nnd
the day slnrtud In too cold for the
working In of the sliced need. Tim
potato grower will have to take his
clinncrn on getting bin crop In follow
ing the lucky ilny.
It IH being qulto conclusively demon-
si rated that most of the got-rlch-qulck
Hi'liiimcH work to tlio advantage of the
promoterH and iiianlpulntorR whllo to
the Investor they mean got-poor-qulck.
Legitimate Investments In Norfolk and
north Nebraska properties mo much
bettor. They are slower In bringing
resultH , but nioro sure.
A Kaunas girl IH said to have of
fered to Iriulo her brother to lie hung
In plum of Hill Rudolph , sentenced
to bo hung In Missouri for the mur
der of n dolectlvo. Should governors
consent to such exchanges It In like
ly that a number of wlven In the
country would have husbands to of
fer ns Mihstltutcs.
Sioux City hitH great hopeH that the
( Srent Northern extension to Ashland
will prove of decided advantage In Its
efforts to draw trade from the Omnhn
territory. The line IB cutting In pret
ty close to Omaha but It IB possible
that the Nebraska metropolis will en
deavor to care for her own In spite
of the threatened competition.
After Commissioner Garflold geta
through looking around Kansas ho In
tends to take n trip Into Missouri to
see how the Standard Oil octopUn is
behaving In that state. Whllo ho Is
about It ho might visit Nebraska and
a number of other western states
through which the trail of the mon-
Rlor Is said to bo clearly marked.
There IB no probability that any
Norfolk boys will attempt to hnvo a
good time nt setting the property of
someone else on Ilro. Not right nwny
at least. The crime'of ' arson IH n se
rious matter when it Is brought to
the attention of n court nnd It will bo
nppreclntcd thnt the excitement of
starting a flro Is more thnn offset by
the punishment meted out to violat
ors of the law.
The daughters of the revolution
have certainly Inherited some political
genius from their forebears , If the re
sults of the annual election of officers
may bo taken an an Indication.
Things wore decidedly lively when It
came to taking "n vote for president of
the organization nnd there was wire
pulling thnt might easily hnvo termi
nated In hair pulling according to the
accounts of the session.
The Omnhn Trndo Exhibit recently
proved an additional Ho against a cat-
Kloguo house thnt ndvortlsed thnt Its
furnfhiro was manufactured at Grand
Rapids , Mich. , which hns acquired n
fnmo In turning out excellent work.
It Is only ono of the ninny lies proven
ngnlnst these catalogue houses thnt
people nro sometimes too ready to be-
Hove. It Is n snfo guess as a general
rule that the goods offered by the lo
cal denier are about 100 per cent bet
ter than that advertised by the city
catalogue house or department store.
Since the state has placed n duty
on wolf scalps why should It not car
ry the Idea a llttlo further and buy
up the out worms or hesslan Illes or
chinch bugs or other such creatures
that do more damage In n single sea
son than the wolves of the stnto
could accomplish In n decade. The
farmers and those directly Interested
In the prosperity of the farmer should
undertake to see thnt their crops and
stock are reasonably protected with
out the aid of the state In offering
bounties. Besides It Is probable thnt
where one really destructive wolf Is
paid for by the stnte , sovernl nro
bought up thnt have been raised sole
ly for the purpose of gathering in the
bounty.
Every Indication Is for unusunl ac
tivity In the building of railroads
throughout the west this summer nnd
If half of the projected lines nnd bet
terments go through there will be
prosperous conditions for n Inrge num
ber of people who nro directly or In
directly benefited by the work of rail
road building. It Is a pleasing Indira-
tlon that such Inrgo interests ns the
rnilroad companies , are becoming In
terested In the west , and It may bo
the beginning of a movement thnt will
gridiron with steel and open up a
largo section of country that has here
tofore been comparatively remote
from the world of commerce and
and activity. It will bo noticed by a
glance at the map that while the Unit ,
ed States east of the Missouri river
Is a network of railroad lines , west
of that stream , with the exception of
Nebraska nnd Kansna nnd states
south , there nro vnst areas untouched
by railway lines and to give these lo
calities such facilities ns they require
for development will mean the expen
diture of millions of dollars and the
building of thousands of miles of line.
The population is rapidly pushing
westward , but a full development will
never bo attained until the building
of railroads is much further advanced.
Those two fleets nro almost as dif
ficult to locate nn Pnt Crowe.
Still people will continue to piny the
stock markets nnd lose their money.
Farmers will soon bo tempted to
equip their corn planters with rud
ders and snlls.
May Is almost at hand , but comes In
night with no itoaltlve guarantee of
hotter things In the weather Hue.
There IB no Incentive offered by
tills weather to make preparations for
the celebration of the Fourth of July.
In the meantime another plot for
killing the czar has been unfolded
and the plans of the plotterB frus
trated.
It would bo n matter of justice to
the nvorngo householder for Hour to
follow suit and take a tumble Into the
abysR thnt has Hwnllowcd up the price
of wheat.
If the Kqultnblo wants a receiver It
should bo given ono , nlso a guardian
to keep It out of the public prints ,
where Itn tioiiblcs have been suffi
ciently elaborated upon.
Rojcstvensky IH snld to bo out
where Togo can got at him and it IB
expected that something decidedly
Important will soon bo happening In
the waters of the fnr cnst.
Need It be wondered nt thnt the
people nro suspicious of the trusts nnd
capitalists when they are sometimes
detected In such acts as Ranker Blgc-
low of Mllwaukc pleads guilty to.
The averngo fanner IB not greatly
concerned by the tumble In the price
of wheat. Ho has undoubtedly long
since turned over his crop to the spec
ulator , who will be the one to suffer.
The movements on the checker
board of the far east where the Jap
and Russian navies are sparring for
an opening IB getting somewhat be
wildering and the contest long drawn
out.
Any easterner who still thinks Ne
braska a dried up state shoulh bo In
vited to lint , on bis gum boots and
como wltK his mackintosh nnd um
brella nnd nscortnln for himself that
there Is no whit of truth In the Im
pression ho entertains.
If there Is a lingering suspicion In
the minds of any Nohrnsknn that this
stnte was once reputed to bo drouth
stricken It Is so thoroughly water
logged nnd so deep under the surface
that It would require a deep water
diver with an exceedingly powerful
microscope to locate and bring It to
tlio surface.
If the president of the American
Rankers' association would do such
a thing , It Is rather n mnttcr of sur
prise that fewer smaller bankers have
been found derelict , still there Is ev
ery reason to believe that there are
as many big black rascals as smaller
ones , and If anything the smaller
ones may bo more honorable.
The entire country will mourn with
the theatrical world over the loss of
Joseph Jefferson , who has so long
been known behind the footlights ,
principally In the character of Rip
Van Winkle. The veneration for the
aged actor was not alone confined to
stage folk , but in other walks of life
ho wns well known nnd will be sin
cerely missed.
Thnt some of the people can expect
to have the government suppress
the trusts while they nre contributing
to them with all their ability by mak
ing purchases from the department
stores and cntnlogue houses thnt
could as well or bettor bo bought nt
home is proof of serious inconsisten
cy. And there are many of just that
caliber in the west.
So great has been the sentiment
aroused against patent medicines con-
tnlnlng alcohol thnt the proprietors
who can are now advertising "no al
cohol" as a feature of their remedies
as an Inducement to the sick and nil-
ing. Those who prefer a little nip
in theirs nro going it strong on the
brands thnt hnvo been played up by
the temperance sentiment. Either
way , it seems , there hns been good
advertisement for the medicines.
The people of Poland are still
strongly inclined to assist in stirring
up trouble for the czar , and they will
assuredly succeed If they continue
their efforts along the lines they have
started. There will bo very llttlo left
of the Russian empire in the end If
all parties and governments succeed
In getting what they deem their rights
and revenges. It is apparent that a
new policy will need to prevail if the
czar hopes to head oft the fatal day.
Now the future of Iftissla is said to
bo hinging on the outcome of the approaching
preaching naval battle. It has been
noticed that the hinging place has
been changed several times since the
war commenced , and that the future
of the czar's country Is still undecid
ed , AH long as the emperor and his
nobles have control of the force nec
essary to keep the people In subjuga
tion It Is not probable that the coun
try's future will depend on what nmy
happen In the conflict with Japan.
Norfolk lias hnd commercial clubs ,
but It possesses ono now , orgnnlzed
on business principles with lending
men of the business town to the fore
who may well be expected to mnko
It n permanent , active factor In the
upbuilding of the city. Progress will
be adopted ns the watchword of the
organization nnd there will bo devel
opment whore there Is anything to
develop thnt will add to the best In
terest B of Norfolk.
Wnlkor D. nines , formerly of the
l.oulsvlllo nnd Nashville , argues be
fore the senate committee that the
present laws and present commission
Is amply sutllclcnt to correct nil
abuses by the railroads. Naturally
Iho railroads would be pleased to
leave well enough alone , but some
how the people , headed by the presi
dent , have It fixed In their minds thnt
there could be Improvements nnd the
decision of the senate committee will
not materially niter thnt conviction.
Another record bunch of Immi
grants has arrived in America and
the attempt to break the record on
new arrivals from foreign countries
Is continuing with unabated vigor.
There Is wealth nnd opportunity
awnltlng these foreigners nnd It will
tnko years for the country to bo oversupplied -
supplied In the matter of population ,
so that all who may desire a home
hero will bo free to come , provided
only that they will agree In time to
become good Amorlcnn citizens with
n tendency toward the uplifting of
the country.
The throne of the sultnn of Turkey
Is now snld to be In jeopnrdy becnuse
of the rebellion In Arnbln. There
might bo worse things happen to Tur
key and the civilization advancement
of Europe and Asia thnn a change of
government In Turkey. The sultan
hns persistently refused to admit re
fining influences to his country and
n government that would not only
admit but encourage' the best that
civilization 1ms to offer would mean
a great deal to the entire world. Tlio
Turks nnd the Russians have been
tlio slowest to conform to modern
Ideals and n change of governmental
Influences In both instances might be
just what Is required.
Thomas Jefferson has ngalu been
forced to take views on political ques-
tlons which ho was never known to
hold during his life. It seems par
ticularly fortunate that the democrats
should possess a lender who is so
dead that he cnnnot refuse to endorse
any policy thnt the pnrty may choose
to favor. If he hnd been alive tlieso
several campaigns past he might hnvo
had objections to shouldering re
sponsibility for the issues thnt have
been thrust upon him , but it Is just
ns certain that dead men may be safe
ly credited with urging particular re
forms as that they tell no tales.
Therefore as long as Mr. Jefferson
remains dead ho may bo expected to
do and say things for his party that
living leaders cannot give the required
force and impetus.
The Union Pacific Railway com
pany Is said to be pleased with its
experiment in the running of a gaso
line .motor car , and announces its In
tention of building more of the same
character. It has Inaugurated a new
Idea that should result In decided ad
vantage to the people living along its
lines. Where there is a demand for
passenger nnd mail service on branch
lines where It will not pay t& opernte
trains this single gasoline car should
answer the demands of patrons in an
effectual manner nnd it is probable
that the motor car service of the rail
roads In the near future will become
an Important department. One
freight train a day and several motor
cnrs would give numerous branches
a service such as they do not now re
ceive and one thnt the compnnles cnn
afford to give.
Some Americans like to figure out
the probable effect if Great Britain ,
the United States and Japnn should
form nn nlllnnce. Grent Britain is'
the ruling Influence in Europe , In the
western hemisphere the United States
certnlnly has no rival and In Asia the
Jnpanese are proving their ability to
rule the situation regardless of the
wishes of others. This would certain
ly bo a trinity to rule the world , but
It hardly seems necessary to mnke
such an alliance , each demonstrating
Its power to care for Its own individ
ual interests wherever threatened ,
and this country particularly has
proven nblo to paddle its own cnnoe
in matters of world interest. Not
only docs it lack competition in this
section of the world , but no nation
has ever successfully demonstrated
that it had business on this side of
the pond when the Yankees have or
dered it to keep hands off.
The "oldest Inhabitant" will soon
bo the only ono to prove that there
was over a drouth In Nebraska.
It will bo found that it Is not yet
too Into to plnnt a tree If you have
been negligent of your Arbor day ob
servance.
People are almost forgetting who
Is In command of the armies In the
far east , so silent are the corres
pondents In that part of the world.
It is now positively announced that
there will bo no battle between Ho-
jestvensky and Togo until the oppos
ing squadron Is sighted by ono or the
other of them.
A naval expert says that the Rus
sian fleet will have to pass to the
right or to the left of the Jap squad-
ran , but a correspondent thinks it
may try to go through it In which
event It will go under.
The czar has announced that he
places confidence In Admiral Rojest-
vensky. The cznr hns so often of
late been the victim of misplaced con
fidence that another instance is not
likely to drive him to absolute despair.
It hns been quite a while now since
there hnvo been rumors of a peace
movement from the far east , and yet
for all that , as far as can bo ascer
tained things are ns peaceable in that
section of the world as In any other
pnrt.
The First district hns undertaken
quite n contract to entertain the entire -
tire people of Nebraska with their
contest for congressman to succeed
Senator Burkett in a year when there
nro no other contests on the program ,
but it is starting In with fair evidence
of success.
The newspapers nre making much
sport over Edward Atkinson's sug
gestion thnt a womnn should bo able
to dress on the meager allowance of
$05 a year , and yet every editor of
them undoubtedly knows women who
would consider half of that amount
a liberal allowance for dress.
When It comes to summing up the
extravagance of the Amerlcnn people
in purchasing drinks , the amount
spent for coffee , $81,000,000 , should
occupy no unimportant place in the
arraignment. From this amount It Is
said that 1,350,000,000 gallons of the
breakfast beverage may be brewed.
Colorado should hurry a little ;
Texas has registered in with a shootIng -
Ing now In which three men were
killed , and over a temperance issue
nt that. Kentucky hns not been
heard from for some time , either , on
the mntter of pre-eminence where it
comes to littering the ground wltl
blood.
General Coxey hns missed out. He
went too strong , on republican pros
parity for his means and as a consequence
quence Is bankrupt. It will be some
time , however , before he cnn tnke a
fresh start by leading another army
of the unemployed onto Washington
From nil accounts no such nrmy couh
be raised nt the present time.
President Roosevelt should soon re
turn to civilization and give the pee
pie something worth talking nnd
thinking about. The impression
might readily be formed that the
Americnn people have gone out on a
holiday vacation , so dull is the coun
try since the president has gone into
his voluntary exile. Something lively
and interesting from the national cap
ital has not been known since the
president left.
Beware of Ointments tor Catarrh that
contain mercury , as mercury will sure
ly destroy the sense of smell and com
pletely derange the whole system
when entering It throuch the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never
bo used except on prescriptions from
reputable physicians , as the damage
they do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Hall's
Catarrh Cure , manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co. , Toledo , 0. , contains no
mercury , and is taken Internally , actIng -
Ing directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. In buyIng -
Ing Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. It is taken Internally
and made in Toledo , Ohio , by F. J.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. Price , 75c. per
bottle.
Take Hall's family pills for consti
pation.
Makes digestion nnd assimilation
perfect. Makes new red blood and
bone. That's what Holllster's Rocky
Mountain Tea w.111 do. A tonic for
the sick nnd weak. 35 cents. Tea or
tnblets. The Klesau Drug Co.
The Right Name Is DeWItt
DoWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cools ,
soothes and heals cuts , burns , bolls ,
bruises , piles nnd all * skin diseases.
K. E. Zlckefoose , Adolph , W. Va.t
says : "My little daughter had white
swelling BO bad that piece after piece
of bone worked out of. her leg. De-
Wltt'B Witch Hazel sal.ve cured her. "
It is the most wonderful healing salve
In the world. Beware of counterfeits ,
Sold by Asa K. Leonard.
Forget About Your Stomach ,
If y ur digestion IB bad the vital
organs of your body nro not fed and
nourished as they should be. They
grow weak and Invite disease. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you oat ,
urcs Indigestion and all stomach trou-
) les. You forget you have a stomach
rom the very day-you begin taking
t. This Is because It gets a rest re
cuperates and gradually grows no
strong and healthy that It troubles you
no more. E. L. Babcock , Amherst ,
Minn. , says : "I have taken n great
many remedies for Indigestion but
mve found nothing equnl to Kodol
Djspepsla Cure. " Kodol digests what
ou eat , cures Indigestion , dyspepsia ,
sour stomach , belching , heartburn nnd
nil stomnch troubles. Its preparation
s the result of many years of re
search. Sold by Asa K. Leonard.
Tired out , worn out woman cannot
sleep , ent or work ; seems ns if she
vould fly to pieces. Holllstor's Rocky
Mountain Tea makes strong nerves
nnd rich red blood. 35 cents , tea or
tablets. The Klesnu Drug Co.
VIOLATE LAW EVERY DAY.
Railroads Make no Pretense of Obey
ing Provisions of Sherman Act.
Chicag . April 2 Walter Well-
man , In a Washington special to the
Record-Herald , says :
That all the railroads of the United
i
States violate the Sherman anti-trust
aw almost every day In the year wns
the somewhnt stnrtllng admission
made by n prominent railroad man
before the senate Interstate commerce
committee last week.
This violation consists of combina
tions between competing roads In the
making of rntes to common points.
It Is not denied that this Joint rate-
mnking Is "comblnntlon In restraint
of trade , " but It Is not probable the
government will attempt to prose
cute the railroads. If it were to dose
so , it would soon have Its hands full
of litigation. The railroad managers
claim It Is impossible to do business
nt all without such technical violation
of the statutes.
Victor Morawetz , general counsel
for the Atchlson , told the senate com
mittee that common carriers had been
permitted to arrange among them-
selves for the making and for the
preservation of reasonable rates. He
does not advocate pool-making , pure
and simple , nor did ho want the rail
roads to bo permitted to enter into
binding agreements ; but that they be
allowed to hnvo meetings .and discuss
what would be a proper rate and to
put the rate Into effect without sub
jecting themselves to possible prosecution -
cution under the Sherman anti-trust
laws.
Senator Dolllver Inquired how the
railroads managed this now , nnd Mr.
Morewetz replied that they do It not
withstanding the Sherman net. He
added : "It would be Impossible to
work under the Shermnn net unless
the cnrrlors got together from time to
time to discuss the subject of rates
and fix schedules of rates to be put
in force by all the parties who are
Interested. " ,
Senator Dolllver asked if the courts
had not enjoined thnt sort of thing.
Mr. Morawetz said there wns no agreement -
ment on the part of the carriers.
There was simply nn interchange of
ideas , ending in a common under
standing.
"It may be said with a great deal
of force , " he continued , "that while
it is not a contract it is a combina
tion. "
"Thnt Is prohibited by law , " inter
jected Senator Elkins.
"If that is violating the law , " de
clared Mr. Morawetz , "then It would
be impossible trc ) observe the law
without producing chaos. It would
be absolutely impossible to make
schedules of rates and have any sort
of uniformity of action in this coun
try if the representatives of the car
riers cannot get together and talk of
the matter. "
The railroads would like to have
the statutes changed. They fear that
some day we may have an administra
tion that will insist on enforcing the
law to the letter.
A Tried and True Friend.
One Minute Cough Cure contains
not an atom of any harmful drug , and
It has been curing coughs , colds ,
croup and whooping cough so long
that It has proven itself to be a tried
and true friend to the many who use
It. Mrs. Gertrude E. Fenner , Marlon ,
Ind. , says : "Coughing and straining
so weakened me that I ruu down In
weight from 148 to 92 pounds. After
trying a number of remedies to no
avail , One Minute Cough Cure entire
ly cured me. " Sold by Asa K Leon-
ard.
ard.De WITT'S
WITCH HAZEL
SALVE
THE ORIGINAL
A Well Known Cure fop Piles. /
Cures obstinate cores , chapped lunda , w HB
rema , akin diseases. Makes burna and acalda T
painless. We oould not Improve the quality
if paid double the price. Th beat salve
that experience can produce or that money
can buy.
Cures Piles Permanently
DeWW's la the original and only pure and
tenul no Witch Hazel Salve made. Look foi
the name DtV/ITT on every box. All otben
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X. C. D WITT A CO. , CHICAGO.
Sold by Asa K. Leonard.