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IF YOU CAN'T OOOST
DON'T KNOCK.
The straight I Idiot Is nil rlKlit when
It Is straight.
Complaints nro innilo Hint ministers
are under paid. There nro others.
No iino has yet discovered a safe
place In whlcli to liury dm ( load past.
The protest against tlio brutality of
foot bull scorns to grow louder an tlio
season advances.
Thanksgiving and then congress.
It IB Just as well , perhaps , Unit they
coino In tliat ordor.
James Whlleomh lllloy Is visiting
BonUiorn Imttlo lloldH gathering ma
terial for ii now book.
And now It IH donmndod Unit a wo-
innii lie placed In tlio calilnot. How
troubles arc accumulating.
An Iowa woiniin predicts Unit tlm
end of tlio world IH vary near at hand.
It always Is to BOIUO people.
Thanksgiving tnrlieys Inivo boon glv-
on Jnat aa long a lease of llfo as the
appointed month will allow.
Eighteen million e.blldron of tbla
country nro now attending the public
schools five days of every week.
When the king of Slam haa on his
full regalia ho la anpposod to repre
sent an outlay of over $1,000,000.
Those who have graduated from the
school of experience seldom display
their diplomas or boast of their knowl-
OdRO.
The tlaya of the "animal snppor"
nro hero and It behooves the head of
the family to go loaded with small
change.
There Is every prospect of a largo
Increnso In the railroad mileage of
Nebraska within the next twelve
months.
The feeing system haa become so
universal that oven the lightning rods
have to bo well tipped before they
will give service.
Hard working people often wish for
the wealth with which to procure lei
sure. Yet Idle people never seem to
have very good times.
Collapsed political booms may bo
had for a moro trlllo on the bargain
counters of every state where elec
tions were hold last week.
A literary critic says It Is no won
der that BO many novels are short
lived , for all Americans have either
written a book or are going to.
It Is expected that fortifications
bo raised on a small Island In Pan
ama bay , which will furnish complete
protection for the canal entrance.
It Is clear that the administration la
out with a paring knife to make next
year's appropriations fit the deficit
emergency In the United States treas
ury
The man whoso children are all
girls may have troubles with dress
makers and milliners , but bo can read
reports of football games without fear
aud trembling.
Swedish physicians recommend
whistling as one of the best means of
developing a robust , physical frame.
Most American boys ought to bo mar
vels of strength.
The mayor of Minneapolis has put
on the lid and says that It Is on to
stay during his term of office , at least.
The Sunday saloon Is closed all day ,
front , rear and side doors.
The automobile , American farm ma
chinery , Iron for buildings and all
kinds of house furnishings , are in In
creasing demand In Argentina. They
know good things when they see them.
The peach was introduced Into
Maryland over 200 years ago by Thom
as Bobbins , who brought the peach
stones from Persia. The luscious fruit
was then unknown in England and
America.
J. J. Hill Is paying $ G5 a day foi
winter quarters In a Now York hotel.
Thin would Indicate that J. .1. had
Nhaled In the general prosperity of
the VuHtorn country of late.
It In Bald that M. Wllto haa become
optimistic. It la hla fond hope now
that order will bo HO compleloly re-
Htored In Russia that no person will
bo In bodily peril but the .Iowa.
Andrew Carnegie ban ordered an ed
it Ion of fiOO copies of the poems ( if
Wilfred Campbell and Intends tti pre
sent one to every Carnoglo library.
It la n gift that will bo appreciated.
There IB ono thing that ban not been
done , no far aa 1ms been observed ,
to keep the McOimly family before the
public. Some one should ilramatl7.o
HID family. A great opportunity to
make a hit la being neglected.
Publicity helps In the prosperity and
development of every legitimate biml-
IICHH. Live- business men know It and
net accordingly In keeping tliomnelveii
and their warcn before the public In
Iho columns of the nowapapor.
The Uncoln Star thliika Unit the
sentiment , In favor of Iho blonnliil elec
tion la much stronger than over be
fore. There are many argumenla In
favor of this plan and It will probably
bo again tried In the not distant fu
ture.
Col. David II. Henderson , ox-speaker
of the hoiiHO of representatives , Is ly
ing very close to death at a Dnbuiiuo
hospital. In the days of his strength
ho served hla country well and hla
political record la one that his coun
trymen will remember with pride and
gratitude.
Hamlln Garland , whoso stories arose
so enjoyed by the young people , haa
returned from hla annual trip to ( lie
Colorado mountains , where lie gathers
much material for hla literary work ,
and Is now ready to settle down to his
wlnler'n work at his homo In West
Salem , \Vls.
To human minds It seems a very sad
thing that Dr. Harper must leave the
great work which be haa carried on
vlth ancb brilliancy and good judg-
neul. He has made a bravo light for
Ifo and now awaits the end with the
serenity of a strong man who has
lone his best.
Many people and newspapers pro-
'ess to see many dangers In the future
'rom Japan. The now secretary of the
Japanese legation in a recent address
declared authoritatively that Japan
ins no designs on tlio Philippines and
a openly committed to the open door
n China as well as elsewhere.
Secretary Hoot has taken the Vene
zuelan matter up with characteristic
vigor , aud It looks now aa though bo
would be able to spank the small of-
lender Into good behavior without tlio
isslstaneo of the French squadron
which was expected to offer Its ser
vices to properly subdue them.
M. Wltto Is said to have the hardest
task which haa been Imposed upon
any statesman since the days of Lin
coln. There are some points of sim
ilarity and many of unllkeness. Prom
this distance , M. Wltto's task seems
less possible than Lincoln's In the
darkest hour. Uncoln had Intelligent
forces to deal with.
It is said of Marshall Field , the Chicago
cage merchant , that ho never borrows
money , never gives a note on a mort
gage , never deals In margins on stocks
or grain , always buys goods for cash ,
sells on short time and narrow mar
gins , and insists on Iho last letter beIng -
Ing fultllled on every contract between
him and his customers.
Uncle Ix'sllo Shaw has sold his farm
In Texas for the paltry sum of $150-
000 , that ho may not bo handicapped ]
by a diversity of Interests In his race !
for the 190S nomination. He possesses - !
'
es none of the shyness of the big sec-
rotary. Ho Is going in to win the next
presidential nomination if ho can.
and ho doesn't care who knows It.
The Japanese are a silent people.
They firmly believe In the value of
silent meditation and during Mr. Bry
an's recent visit to their country they
earnestly endeavored to Impress upon
him that "silence Is golden , " but Mr.
Brynn haa not accumulated his gold
nor grown In fame by adhering to the
silence theory. Hence , the quiet Japs
failed to convert him.
Who wants to be emperor of China
anyway , especially with the dowager
empress the real ruler ? It Is ru
mored that the autocratic old lady has
shut the emperor up In prison because
she thought ho was implicated In the
recent bomb throwing demonstration.
What's the use of being an emperor If
you can't have a few fireworks with
out ma locking you up for It ?
A contemporary gives this excellent
piece of advice regarding the best way
to beat the mall order houses : "If
you are In the retail business , whining
on the street corners or denouncing
the catalogue houses Is of no avail It
will not neil your merchandise. If
you want to move your goods , adver
tise but advortlso with prices In pa
pers with the largest bona lido circula
tion. "
Baltimore la making rapid strides
toward recovering her former pros-
llge as a loading point for export and
Import on tlio Atlantic coaat. Since
the great Halllmoro conflagration , extensive
tensive Improvements have been made
and are being made to the docks and
Hhlpplng facilities.
.Those who are clamoring for the
' square deal" In national affairs may
not bo saddled at. once , for reforms
take time In which to become adjust
ed to the needs of the people , but
every one can help toward Its ulti
mate arrival by himself living up to
the requirements of the square deal In
his every day life.
Even frover ! Cleveland has been
sle/.eil by the "back to'lho farm" Idea
and baa purchased an estate In Now
Hampshire to which ho may retire to
rest from the atrennoslty of active
life. Ho haa not made public the lo
cation of the trout stioam , for that la
for hla own private enjoyment. Hut ,
of course , the stream la there or Grover -
or would never have bought the place.
It la stated that Tom Lawson's fight
against the present ofllcors of the
great mutual llfo Insurance companies
has cost him up to date $100,000. He
has sent out more than H.000,000 pieces
of mall , besides traveling across the
continent on his lecture tour and hoop-
Ing an army of clerks and stenogra
phers busy filing the proxies sent him
by policy holders. Some men will go
' .o great lengths to "got oven. "
Six young Chinamen'nro among the
pupils of the Now Bedford , Mass. , tex
tile school , having been scut to this
country to learn all about the making
of cotton fabrics. They are sent hereto
to become proficient In modern meth
ods of spinning and weaving cotton ,
so that they may Instruct others upon
their return to China and thus raise
the standard of excellence In tills
branch of manufacturing In Iho em
pire.
A clearer demonstration of the fact
that personal abuse In politics is not
a winning card any more , was never
made than In the Now York cam
paign. Tammany maligned the char
acter of Hearst from the moment the
campaign opened and thousands of
votes were made for him through sym
pathy and disgust at the methods used
It seems to bo human nature with tin
American people to sympathize will
the under dog.
The biggest pay day on record ai
the Carnegie works , at Plttsbiirg , Sop
toinber til. when $2,000,000 were pnli
to the workmen within twenty-four
hours. The big pay car made a tour
through the mills pulled by n dlnk >
and each man received his wages fron
ono of the four pay windows. No time
la wasted by men going to the olllco
to be paid. Five policemen armed to
the teeth guard the car on Its tour
This Is what may properly bo callec
systematized business.
The country is not going to the
demnltlon bow-wows. The
- great ma
jority of the people are honest and
square with one another In their deal
ings. It Is a time for hopefulness and
cheer. The recent elections demon
strated that honesty and courage are
the fundamental qualities of Ameri
can llfo and tlio people are eager to
know most the men who exhibit these
qualities in largest measure. That
demonstration was their significance.
The abuses of the public land laws
are so old a story as to be accepted
without much comment , but this acqui
escence does not make the matter
right. If the timber and stone act ,
the desert land act , the commutation
clause of the homestead act and In
fact everything but a homestead law
with Inexorable conditions of resi
dence and cultivation , could bo re
pealed , the comparatively small area
of public lands now left for actual set
tlers , for whom the government first
Intended It , might bo saved.
Countess Montljos , once Eugenie of
Prance , has just sold to some mer
chants of Bordeaux the great estate of
30,000 acres at Solforio , which was
taken by Napoleon III lu 1857. The
former empress Is almost an octogena
rian and the days of her triumph and
beauty , when the world admired and
Franco adored her , must seem like a
hazy dream to the lonely old lady
whoso last ray of happiness was for
ever shut out by the death of her only
son In the jungles of Africa , while
serving In the British army.
The really marvelous Indications of
progress are not In America just now.
Wo have become accustomed to our
own brilliant achievements but when
wo hear that the French are stretchIng -
Ing a telegraph wire across the Sa
hara , from the Mediterranean to Tlm-
buctoo , wo Immediately think of the
missionary who dwelt on the plains of
I'lmbuctX ) and the Cassowary whoato
ilm , "akin and bones and hymn hook
oo. " It la ono of the promises of this
unv line that It will make llfo safer
o the remaining mlsslonarlcH who
mvo escaped from the Cassowarlan.
It Is a little wonder that the govern-
nont printing bill la oxhoibltant when
t Is known that for the past three
nonths several teams have boon kept
may hauling away from the govern-
nent printing olllce publications for
which there Is no use except to haul
them back to the pulp mills to be
igaln converted Into paper. This does
lot take Into account the almost un
limited quantities of similar printed
matter which la distributed through
the malls every year which no ono
ever thinks of looking at. It all adds
to the postal oxponsca and no ono Is
profiled except the government print
er.
In reply to the pathetic appeal made
to President Roosevelt to Interpose In
behalf of the suffering Jews In Kits-
ala , the president haa made public hla
decision that this government can do
nothing at the present time beyond
offering sympathy to the abused race.
Count Wllto has admitted the help
lessness of the Russian government
if there Is such a thing to stop the
outrages. It Is utterly Impossible for
this country to become peace maker
and arbitrator for the whole world.
President Roosevelt possesses only
human qualifications and cannot per
form miracles for far rtway people ,
much as he might like to do so.
Thomas Sammons , the American
consul general at New Chwang , Man
churia , Is rendering very valuable ser
vice In studying the commercial situa
tion In that country. Ills reports on
the subject to the state department
at Washington are comprehensive arid
assist greatly In getting our trade re
lations with the orient properly ad
justed. It gives another example of
the Inestimable value a man fitted for
bis special position can bo as the for
eign representative of this govern
ment. Had It not been for some no
toriously worthless representatives
which have been sent by this govern
ment to China , matters between the
two countries would never have
reached the strained condition which
baa existed during the past year.
There is one remedy which every
state has within Its power by which
it can check the abuses recently re
vealed in the Insurance companies'
methods. The essential evil In the
business is the accumulation of vast
sums of money belonging to the pee
ple. 15very state should prohibit any
insurance company from doing busi
ness within Its borders on the deferred
dividend plan. It should bo required
to keep just such an amount In re
serve as will amply protect its policy
holders. All beyond that should bo
distributed among them at the end of
the year. This is the ono simple am !
effective condition of safety and It Is
one which each state can apply for it
self. It will soon reduce the bloated
condition of these concerns and bring
them down to straight business meth
ods.
It Is only a matter oi repetition to
say that President Roosevelt has
achieved a popularity regardless ol
party lines never obtained by any man
In public life in this country , and to
enumerate his valuable services would
bo superfluous , but his great energy ,
patriotism and sound judgment , his
hatred of dishonesty in high places
and his courage , arc not after all what
makes him most valuable to the re
public at this time. The most signal
service which the president has rendered
derod and Is still rendering to the na
tlon Is the constant reiteration that
the people can bo saved only by char
actor. We have too long worshlppei
success and smartness without regan
to how they were attained. It Is com
mon honesty , a square deal , In al
business relations , whether public or
private , that Is most needed , and the
president helps most by advocating
the only road to civic salvation.
Some clever person has recently ac
counted for the origin of the lemon
by the following little legend : "When
Adam and Eve were forced to leave
the Garden of Eden , they decided to
take a few seeds with them. Adam
decided upon the apple as the thing
he had most desired , and since he
must be exiled because of his desire ,
thought ho would have the fruit any
way , but Eve had suffered enough al
ready from the apple and took a couple
of orange pips. In passing from the
garden her tears of remorse fell upon
them and when they bore fruit It was
In many respects similar but the tears
of sorrow had turned It acid and the
color was pale , quite unlike the bril
liant fruit from which It sprang. " Be
sides being a pretty story , Eve's expe
rience Is very like those ono meets In
real llfo dally. The thing ono has
wished for , waited for , dreamed of ,
when It Is at last realized , Is many
times like the long looked for fruit of
the orange , pale , sour and disappoint
ing. It Is In the spontaneous , every
day happenings that ono must derive
real satisfying pleasure. Those lunged
for future "good times" are likely to
lose their fine llavor before they are
reached.
It waa a theory of Secretary Hay
that the consular service Instead of
being n part of the party machinery
which appointed n new set of foreign
representatives with every change of
ulmlnlstratlon , on the ground of po-
Ideal Influence rather than ofllclency ,
should ho entirely changed and made
uoro effective by appointing men who
leslrcd to make a llfo work of dlplo-
natlc service and promoting them as
they became fitted for positions of
greater responsibility. This emlnont-
y sauo and practical theory the presl-
lent intends to follow out as fast as
t can bo brought about. What Is
mown as the "short sleeve" diploma
cy has evidently had Its day In Amor-
ca. As the country emerges aa a
world power It feels the need of
.rained servants abroad as well as at
lome. The now orders of the preal-
lent are Intended to lay the founda
tion of a science of American diplo
macy.
So much has been said and printed
during the past year In the anti-graft
line that the questions are at times
seriously asked "aro there any honest
public men ? " "Can an honest man
gain business success in large meas
ure ? " To both these questions The
News most heartily replies , yes.
Among the hundreds of thousands of
honorable men in government em
ploy , In the employ of the great cor
porations and In private business ,
these Instances which have been made
so conspicuous and which all deplore
are only a few among the many. It Is
not a Just nor healthful thing for the
Imslncss future of the country , either
at homo or abroad , to allow the idea
to become prevalent that all business
llfo Is tainted with dishonesty nor
that all politicians are corrupt. To
constantly dwell upon this phase of
things would cause us to become a
race of pessimists. Let us look , at
least a part of the time , on the bright
side.
Thomas Edison says "People eat
and sleep too much and don't work
enough. " This has been quoted and
commented upon quite favorably by
the papers of the country. Now Frank
Lawrence of Now York comes forward
and lays It down as a rule that "the
vice of the American people is not
over eating but over working. " Two
ideas diametrically opposed to each
other could not well be advanced. To
make the matter more complicated
each of these men are living proofs
of their own theories. Mr. Edison
eats little , sleeps few hours and works
continuously and yet at 58 he is In
excellent health and of youthful appearance
poarance , while Mr. Lawrence is a
"society man" not given to arduous
exertions and enjoys banqueting , yet
at 00 looks loss than 50. What happj
medium is the youth who wants to
start out right to draw from the con
tradlctory advice from successful men ?
Simply this : that in matters pertain
ing to one's personal health and meth
ods of living each man must study his
own limitations and endeavor to con
trol his habits of life and his ability
so as to got the largest possible re
turns from the talents nature gave
him.
Where are you sick ? Headache ,
foul-tongue , no appetite , lack energy ,
pain In your stomach , constipation ?
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cents.The
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Not a'cent wanted , unless you are
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Makes you well keeps you well. 35
cents , tea or tablets.
The Klesau Drug Co.
FIGHT CATALOGUE HOUSES.
Importance of Contlnglng Plan Advo
cated Before Implement Dealers.
Omaha , Nov. 15. President Caulk's
annual address at the opening of Uio
Implement dealers convention , Im
pressed upon the members the Im
portance of continuing the plan to
meet the competition of the catalogue
houses.
Over a thousand Implement dealers
are present at the convention which is
considered ono of the most Important
meetings ever held. A discussion of
President Roosevelt's rate regulation
policy will bo a prominent feature of
the convention.
Secured Continuances.
Lincoln , Nov. 15. Rantsahn and
Bcntloy , charged with grafting , have
secured continuances until December
12.
Went to Jury.
Beatrice , Nob. , Nov. 15. The liquor
case against Councilman Ford went
to the Jury last night and a verdict Is
expected this morning.
WAS A SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY
FROM START TO FINISH.
WAS A GREAT DRAWING CARD
There Were More People at the Fair
Last Night Than There are at a
Fire as a General Thing Prizes
Went to Various Lucky Persons.
fKrom Tliursiliiy's Hnlly |
It didn't tatyo a lire alarm to bring
out a big crowd of Norfolk fire light
ers yesterday afternoon aud last night.
And the hook and ladder truck which
you saw running down the street , with
a gong clanging loudly , wasn't running
to extinguish a llamo in anybody's
Itomo It waa just an advertisement
for the first annual firemen's fair , ono-
of which Is to be held lu town each
year hereafter to take the place of
dances.
But the fair didn't need much adver
tising , for there were moro people in
the Pacific block room than there are
nt a big fire usually and they wore just
about as highly excited. The supper
came off on schedule time at G and
there were more people clamoring for
food than the ladles could well take
care of. In fact It was a struggle to
got a plate. When the plate was
reached , however , there was a supper
lit for a king or a fire fighter , either ,
for the matter of that , and the suppers
were enjoyed.
An excellent program held the
boards after supper. Harry Dlgnau
sang a solo , Miss May Skiers sang a
pretty solo , the Norfolk orchestra ren
dered a few select selections and Kay
Estabrook played a viollil solo that
was clover. Then came the auction.
"Happy Joe" Trulock acted as tho-
auctloneer. The first thing under the
hammer was a cake with a ring bu
ried inside. Miss Tannehill got the
caho and the ring. The draws were
worth a dime each.
A lap robe sold on chances went to-
Jim Hay.
The cow , sold on chances at a quar
ter per , went to Jim Lindsay. Mrs. R.
P. Bnice got the china lamp that was
given away , A. L. Carter a laprobe ,
Carl Pllgcr a vase , Carl Ablmann a
sofa pillow and other people other
prizes. Everything sold at a pretty
fair price. , - * *
The firemen were not sure today
just how much money they had made \ |
from the venture , but It was a success- <
they were sure of that.
It was estimated late today that the-
profits from the fair will be no less-
than $250.
Battle Creek.
Julius Henselelt of Battle Creek and
Miss Charlotte Kurptgowelt of Madi
son were married last Thursday at
Madison by Rev. E. Denninger of
Green Garden.
Miss Minnie Zimmerman , who is su-
porlntendent of the Lutheran hospital
at Sioux , was visiting here the fore ?
part of the week with her parents ,
Mr. aud Mrs. Geo. Zimmerman.
The largest funeral ever held hero
was that of J. W. Stlrk Sunday after
noon. Relatives from Iowa and other
states were here to attend. There-
were eighty-three carriages In the pro
cession.
Wm. Smith Is down here from Cody ,
Neb. , to help harvesting our corn crop.
Joseph Gllsdorf and son of Hum
phrey were hero Tuesday visiting
friends and relatives.
Worth Botzen of Emorlck was here- r _ _ < *
Wednesday looking for a . location 7 ' i
close to town. lie Intends to buy
about five acres and raise chickens
and hogs.
Doy Curas has placed his name on
The Norfolk Dally News list. Doy la
running a first class barber shop here.
Herman Eucker , Ludwlg Kerbel , A.
Hengstler and B. Werner went to-
Omaha Tuesday on business where the-
Implement , association meets.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilde of Norfolk
wore visiting here Sunday at the home-
of Mrs. Annie Severa.
J. A. Moore , who has been sick for
some time , went to Hot Springs , S. D. ,
Sunday.
Miss Rose Scheld , who has been-
hero three months with her aunt , Mrs.
L. P. Morz , and other relatives , de
parted Wednesday for her homo at
Minneapolis , Minn.
Prof. M. G. Doering returned Mon
day from Davenport , Neb. , where he/
was testing a new pipe organ In the
Lutheran church at that place. While
ho was absent on Sunday Miss Nolda
Hans played the organ In the Luth
eran church here.
About sixty people , consisting of
neighbors , friends and relatives , gath
ered at the homo of Editor P. E. Mar
tin Prlday. The occasion was the six
ty-seventh birthday of Mrs. E. Zim
merman , Mr. Martin's mother-in-law.
Clark Catron and Kyle Anderson
were visiting here Saturday from Tjl-
don.
don.Miss
Miss Gall Deuel was hero Friday
from Meadow Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Herm Schoer were
here Prlday from Meadow Grove.
Harry Heath bought C. B. Clayton's-
farm near Warnervlllo.
Chas. McKlbbon sold his ICO-acro
farm In Valley precinct to J. T. Din-
kol of BattleCreek. . The considera
tion was $1,000.
Superior engraved cards. The News.
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