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T11IC NUHKUMC NKVVS : I'MUDAY ' , .JANUAi Y l-J. 1 OG. THB NORFOLK NEWS XV. N. IHINIS. rubllnhrr. UAII.V. 1M7.1 Jfiv r * day ocopt Hunilny. Hy car rier prr work. 1& c tn. Hy Norfolk pvntnltlcn delivery , per year , $ .np. Hy Mull on rnrnl roiium nml oiitnliU or Norfolk , per yfiir. ti.QO. WIJIIK IV NI4VJOUUWAI - The Newn. ICMnbllnliril. IHHI. The Joiirnnt. KMiUillMied , IR77. Every Frlilny. Hy mnll | > or year. 11.60. Kntcrml nt the pimtolllon ni Norfolk , Neb. , nn mteotut CIIMM iniittor. Tnlrphnncnt Killtorliil DeimrUinint Nn. 22 lliiMlnrim Olllco and J l > Hnoinw. No. 1122. All circulation recordu , pap - < f p r accounts , pressroom and f mailing records , are open to the Inspection of nny ndver- tloer nt nny time. Every ad- vcrtlaer Invited to accept this Invitation. * + . < . . < . . ; . . [ , 4. 4. .J. .J. . . . } ! 4. > H * > * The insurance companion am not nlnno. Sewerage IB Iho imiainoutil IMMIUI In Norfolk Just now. No failure In tlm crop of guboriu- torlivl candldatoH IH reported In Win- coiuiln , With u good Koworngo HyMom , tlio city IH forever cleaning IIOIIHOJ with out It , the city IH forever paving a way for epidemics. Ex-Governor Odoll tn > ilcn1ly ; de- claroB that It IH a light to the llnlHh. It IH plain enough to every ono whoso finish It will Ins. In Hpllo of all tholr trouble , the In- mirnnco companies had onouih ; money loft to got out very piotty and elab orate calendars. Probably Waller Wollinan will take along Homo of hlti Washington dis patches aH compressed hot air for emergency use In hln polar oxpi'dlllon. It seems the general disposition of the newspapers to .solvo the problem UH to "what Hhall bo done with our ox- presidents ? " by pulling Uoom.'volt In the senate. The holiday ncatum IH pant but .wo still bavo Kt. Valentino's day , Wash tngton's birthday and St. Patrick's da > and Easter to ohcor H on our way tt the Fourth of July. The Iowa Hupremo court has rendered dorod a decision that a man must vote where ho sleeps and the llalllmoro American wonders If this dlsfraiichla oa iv man who suffers from Insomnia. While Secretary Wilson In busy toll Ing the farmer.s of Nebraska and Sontl Dakota how to raise corn , these farm era are busy trying to get freight car In which to ship their hint year's croi James I In/on Hyde expressed th hope , as he hoarded a iileamer fo I'arls , that he might not hear the won "Insurance" for the next six mouths Tboro are others who are getting pret ty tired of It. IJob and Mrs. Kit/ are good advertls ors , to say the least. And their rccen Blunt to get into the limelight has no cost them much money , either. The ought to go on the stage. They ar clover enough as actors. A round million of new telephone were Installed in IIIOB. This vastl Increases the social capacity of th country and gives a million more wo men a chance to report dollnqnonctc of the grocer's delivery boy at beat quarters. The mother of Dr. Osier , of "sixt year life limit" fame , Is now nluotj nlno years of age , and has a goo chance to pass the next century mar in her career. She knows , of course that Dr. Osier made his notorlou statement merely as a joke. The metric system that our educt tional authorities are trying so ban to adopt , eliminates fractions from arithmetic. Why all this delay am argument about It ? Any school bo will tell you that this would bo th grandest reform of the present ago. Ever since it became known tlm Vlco President Fairbanks was th first man to shake bands with Prcs dent Hoosevelt on Now Year's daj a cold wave has extended over th country and the snow has been gettln deeper. If his presidential boom li creases the whole country will bo kep busy "keeping cool. " The Louisville Courier-Journal 1m just pensioned Raymond Lynch , knowi everywhere among printers a "Judge" Lynch. Ho has been In th employ of that paper , or the two vvhlcl were consolidated to form it , for sov only years. Ho began work on th Journal in 183G , when he set typo b candle light , and has watched th progress of the publication until th present time. At the time of his re tlroment ho was proof reader. H was not at all glad to bo laid off on pension , but preferred working to th in ivIliimiKh MIW along In the Ightlus , ho IB still bright and Rtronr. leiilally and ho wlHhcd to stand at hi IMIHI as long as his strength lasted. Japan evidently Intends to bu an veil propurod for the next foe Unit reads on her teen as she was for Him- In. She IH having live Immourn ) not- UmhlpH , two of which are the largOHt ml heaviest lighting Hhlps yet thinned , hiilll in England. Two great irmored crulnciH , each of 13,000 tons llsplacemont , are also In process of MiiiHtrtictlon , It IH encouraging to note that even ollglotis 'organl/.atlonH ' have caught h nonor" ; Hplrlt and are uniting an liny never have before. Many Hinall OWIIH are supporting , or trying to HUP- lorl. Hoveral Hniggling | church orga- ilv.alloiiH , all woiklng with the mime ml In view tlm uplifting of human ly , whi'ii ono or two churches could in made strong and forceful by the nmbliied memhorHlilp of the weaker > nos , mid plnciMl In a position to nc- oinpllsh vitHlly more than several vi-iik , half supported organl/.atlonH oiilil do. Hare llltlo feet running around In the IIOWH of Norfolk with the mercury at hooro point , while the father HCH n a drunken condition and dooH rioth- ng to keep warm his homo or to ilotho bin little children , IH a Htuatlon vhlch IH deplorable to a degree and vhlcli ought to he taken In hand by the xuthorltloH. Such a case Is reported n thlH city today , and It IH to ho hoped hat some meaim may bo dovlned , by vhlcli the little children may ho made varm and comfortable rogardU'HH of h father's Inactivity IHJUR TAFT. The county coinmlHslonorH ol Madi son county are to ho commended In heir Holccllon of a miccossor to George D. Smith. Ilurr Tuft , the well < nowii farmer living a mile and a half south of Norfolk , on the Klklmrn river , will make an Ideal county commission- r and will give excellent service. Mr. Taft has hud much experience u repairing bridges and In keeping good roads In shape , lie Is level head ( Ml , of Hound business judgment am practical. Ho Is likewise enterprising aggressive and will take an Interest In the affairs of bis olllco. The county commlsslonerH could not have made n better choice. And Madl son county will endorse their action. In connection with a communlca lion on "Quail" to The News fron Olearwator , the following from the Kansas City Journal Is of interest Many birds have done duly for inial on the In oiler. In San Francisco th < oilier dny the game commissioners found a sncU of owls on Iho counters of a commission house. The- buyer o x French restaurant was negotiating for their purchase. If the tiade lint not been Interrupted they would hnvi boon transformed Into "broiled quail * under the hands of an export chef Ono man In Fresno has made a livel ! hood for several years by shipping owls to tickle the palates of the Sai Francisco epicures. The ground squii rel , too. Is "quail. " Many sacks o these are received In San Franclsc dally. TEST OF MARRIAGE SUCCESS. In nn address delivered at Cliicag ( the other evening before the Soclet. of Ethical Culture , Prof. Felix Adlo made a statement by which most people - plo will be surprised and to whlc they will bo Inclined to take exception Ho said that happiness Is not OSHCII tint to a successful marriage. Th view which he presented was that th primary object of marriage Is not t promote the happiness of those wh are parties to the relation , hut t keep burning the tlame of human lift and , therefore , that the success of an marriage Is to bo measured and de termined , not by the experiences o the married persons , but by the re suits attained In the way of offspring Incidentally , ho condemned those self Ish people who suppose their own hap piness to bo of more importance than anything else in the universe am broadly Intimated that the eagernes with which happiness is sought am the disposition to regard it as the ul tlmato and only rational end of existence enco are among the most disquieting characteristics of the times in whlc' wo live. Prof. Adlor's statement is an exaggeration geration of the truth , by which ho n doubt sought publicity. While th continuance of the human race Is es sentlal , of course , yet to take the vlo\ that this is the only end desired fron marriage Is not true and Is degrading. Happiness Is a worthy end to seek and happiness is ns much n factor in matrimonial success as anything else. From. Prof. Adler's suggestion , It Is presumed that ho docs not necessarily associate happiness with parentage. And , while quantity Is of some mo ment In the matter of race perpetua tion , yet n question arises ns to what < ort of children would bo brought Into the world if perfect happiness did not ixist in their association . All rlghth n this world are connected with du os which should h < 5 and miiHt be , ul mutely If the rights nro to continue , ilfllk'd. Jlu't tqHayv > tliat perpetuating he race IB the imiln th | % , regardless f ImpplnoflH , Ja ridiculous. The very largo percentage of do- ertloim from army service during the ) aflt yonr In calling attention ot bought fill olllcerH to the need of rad on I changes In the methods employed t prommt. Col. Charles W. learned iclleven that If the Hiatus of the pri vate Holdler were adjusted to modern oclal conditions , It would rcmilt In ( trading a bettor class of men to ho service , would make recruiting attlor and would permit of a more Igld Holcctlon of material ; would put stop to desertloiiH , would produce a otter and more wholesome discipline uid develop Iho nolf respect of the ohllor. The measures by which Col. .arned would obtain these results are ow. Ho believes the pay of the en isled man should ho raised to such a cvcl that the military Industry would compote with other Industries , lie vould have the Infantrymen paid as uuch as the day laborer , the cavalry- nan us much as the expert groom , mil artillery and ordnance men as nuch as high grade mechanics. But io would entirely change the routine of army llfo and the relations of olll- corn and men. Ho would change the irmy Into a vast military school whore ho enlisted men would receive such education as would better lit them for successful business llfo when their erm of enlistment expired , besides icing prepared In case of war to assume sumo responsible duties In the volun cor army. Ho would throw open the leer of advancement to lower grades , mil thus make an Incentive for bettor service. Unquestionably Col l > arnod HIM thought out needed reforms In mr military llfo and It IB to lie hoped hat they will bo brought into working shape as fust as possible , but such adlcnl experimental reforms are Mho- y to gain favor slowly , however much hey are needed. THE MAN WHO IS DOWN. \Vc spend a lot of our time in watch- ng and thinking of the man who is successful. This Is but natural. We ill want to ho successful and like to emulate and admire the men who are. To call the roll of heroes and check up the achievements of the wise and the great who have left tholr Impress upon the world's history Is not only a very pleasant mental gymnastic exoi- else , hut withal a very prolltnblo ono. The suoeosKful man in any line of Inmost endeavor Is an article of gener al utility of decided value. Wo all need him In our business the business of living , lie servos as a hitching post for us mill often times Is ns near a star as our wagon can reach. Ho Is to lu > highly commended and approved ns an example of what wo may yet uttaUi to In our own cniocr. Mut he Is not the only pebble on the beach. There are others. They are countless In number. Many of them live unob trusive , commonplace lives , struggling constantly but never more than keep ing their heads above the waves of poverty and hardship which confront them. These form the multitude of Iho hearts courageous , really receiving little sympathy and never demanding it. They deserve our very respectful consideration for the toll outside the limelight of popular applause and out of hearing of the band wagon of pub licity. Then there are the men and women who are defeated ; who have borne burdens too heavy for them to bear , or met temptations which have swept them from tholr moorings out Into a bitterness which they alone can realize. It Is well to look up to n man whose name Is a beacon light resplendent with good deeds. But llfo has not meant what it should to us until wo also cultivate quietly the habit of reaching down to those who need help and lifting them up. Happy is the man who can keep his oycs fixed on the stars of hope and success while his hands gp down In tlio trenches - whorelife tragedies are enacted and bring cheer and strength to human hearts ncodlng thorn. The man who is up commands our admiration and the man who Is down demands our help and the highest measure of our own real success de pends entirely on how much ho gets of It from us. NOT MONEY MAD. Professor Shurman of Cornell says that the nation has gone money mad and that the people have forgotten the simple virtues which make a coun try really great. In this the learned gentleman says nothing new nor startling. Ho only gives endorsement to the cry of the press , pulpit and fo rum , heard all over the land with such vehemence and reiteration that It has become commonplace. That there are bad spots and wrong tendencies In our present day condi tions Is to bo frankly admitted. But The News takes Issue with this charge of widespread degen&racy. The Now * lees not believe that It Is true. Ti begin with the family for In It U 'ound the real unit of society and I is around the homo fireside 'that tin nation's strength is to bo found IB here less regard for the purity of the KIIIIO and loyalty to Its Interests than lereloforo ? Hoytjral Instances of .men , .famous , , learned and wealthy , come to our ihlnd , who have proved untrue to tlumo who loved them , A few yearn igo a professor In a western college attracted widespread attention with his brilliant Ideas , hut ho left his wife and children and went to live with a young woman for whom ho had a "so cial a til n I ty. " They have established a socialistic colony , have wealth and considerable culture , but among the iH'ople at large , both parties are so- fhtl outcasts. They must pay the pen- ill y for violating the rules of social safety. They arc shunned and ab horred by tholr former friends. Not long ago tt was ( lashed through the country that the head of an Im mense corporation , with a salary ex- coodlng $100.000 a year , Jiad jlesortcd his wife and homo for others. Con demned by press and people , hit * wealth has not saved him. So far as Iho nation at largo in concerned , ho has committed Hocial suicide. Ills mime IH merely n hissing and a by word. Very recently a man reputed to bo worth $15,000,000 died In Now York. In business ho had been pre-eminently successful , but ho died In a hotel un attended. Not oven his own wife , llv Ing a few blocks away , would go to him. Why ? He had proved false In his homo relations. His wealth only served to reveal more clearly the hid eons spectacle of his miserable fail nro. "There were none so poor to do him reverence. " In Now York slate a very remark able and bountiful Industry 1ms made unique a prosperous community. It IB the working out of ono man's ideas , whose thoughts are wonderful in their power and charm and whoso practical helpfulness In many directions to scores of workers , Is admitted. Never theless Iho checkered domestic career ho has led mars his work seriously and serves to shatter conlldencc In Iho Ideals ho presents and strives to foster. The list could bo Increased. These only serve to illustrate the fact that the people the home loving , law abid ing husbands found in city , town and country , will not tolerate any depar ture from the simple life of personal honor , loyalty and worth , upon which the republic depends. The people are not money mad ; they are fnlthltil to tholr own destiny , and hard at work demonstrating It. A NEW LEAF. Police Judge WeslorvoU hist night ileclnred publicly. In the presence ol officers on the police force and some who are not on the police force but who are as near there as tholr bluffs will permit , that there Is going to bo a now leaf turned over In the police department of Norfolk. It will bo rejnembored that the whole city election at the last munlci pal campaign was pivoted about the police force In Norfolk. H was charged that there hail boon undui cruelty and nil that sort of thing , am' the democratic ticket was elected. A reform was promised. And now. with In loss than n year , the pollen judge himself , and he ono of the most sterling ling of democrats , comes out publicb and denounces the methods which arc being employed by the police force o Norfolk and tholr partners. And 01 this account , all the more , the public of Norfolk will pat Judge Wostervoll on the back and uphold him in his ef forts to clean house. One man , when attacked last nigh by Judge Westervelt , admitted that he had been carrying a policeman's star without authority , and admitted Ilia In two or three cases he had flashoc that star , pretending to bo an officer in the faces of law violators. It Is very good to stop trouble of any sort but It Is distinctly out of tlio jurlsdlc tlon of a private clti7.cn to Hash a po llceman's badge for the sake of lin pressing upon offenders one's author Ity In such matters. And the .question naturally arises "Why does a man who Is In business with details of his own affairs to look after , so persistently cling to the po lice force of a town and why is it tlm he will take the trouble to step Into trouble that a policeman is paid to look after , when there Is no hope o reward ? " "I have never had a cent from the city for my work , " says the private detective. And yet in the same breath when Judge Westorvclt told him that ho was to make no arrests and to quit wearing a badge , this private pro lector of Die peace In Norfolk , hurls back defiance and says , "I won't , won't I ? Well , I will act ns a policeman , li I have to put up the bond of $500 to do It ! " The police Judge says that there 'iavo been a number of arrests which vero never reported to him , and In vhlch cases the prisoners , after hav ng been locked up In jail , have been timed loose by the officers without ver oven pretending to give n trial n the proper court It Is recalled that some months ago i mail and woman were routed out of i room at a hotel In the night by a po- Iccman and this same benevolent pri vate citizen. The man In the case was aken to jail. Tlio woman was left n her room until 4 In the morning , vhen the policeman returned to awak- n her and to send her out of town on v morning train. The man In the en so remained In jail about ono hour , and van never heard of by the police court. The private policeman says hat It was through his Influence that his case was kept dark. Ho was with ho olllcor at the time the hotel was entered. Ho felt pity for the girl and hen and there turned olllcor , judge , ury and all and Instructed the ofll- cor to release the girl and , "since the nan couldn't bo prosecuted without ho woman , " an absurd statement to release , also , the man. The puzzle arises , "Why , In the first place , was the hotel entered If the notlvoB for public law and order did lot promote the move ? And , when Iho prisoners who were being searched for were found , why didn't this police man arrest them in accordance with the. law , and bring the case up before the real judge , Instead of allowing a private citl7.en to dictate the verdict ? " "This thing has gone far enough , " leclarcd the police judge last night. And the public of Norfolk will endorse Ills declaration. Don't let your face grow old , sallow , hollow and wrinkled. If you care nt all for beauty , take Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents , tea or tab lets. The Klesnu Drug Co. Success Is stamped on every pack age. It Is the most successful remedy known. It makes you well and keeps you well. That's what Ilolllstor's Rocky Mountain Tea docs. 3fi cents , tea or tablets. The Kiosau Drug Co. It's an easy thing to say , And say It good and strong , And say It pretty frequent , Push Rocky Mountain Tea along. The Klesiiu Drug Co ATKINSON GLOBE SIGHTS. Socmhow the writer can never re tain Interest in an article that contains the phrase , "A man of letters. " One way to live comfortably within a limited income Is not to spend mon ey on hooks that tell how to do It. When a man puts his money In good fi per cent. Investments , his family has a vague notion that he has hidden It somewhere. For some women to have faith In their husbands must he equal to look ing straight at a stone wall and insist ing that no stone wall is there. If a man does what is expected of him In giving joy to the children he doesn't save enough to take care of himself when his children don't want him. Perhaps one reason married men away from homo try to pass off as single is that they want to keep the blow from the women as long as pos sible. The genius of most people seems to be devoted to remembering what their friends would like for Christmas elev en months .of the year , and forgetting it the twelfth. When the neighbors give a party , and it Is a success , the screaming of good nights from the front porch Is heard seven blocks away ; any less number indicates a chilled affair. A girl is brighter than even her mother thinks if she knows that when a man caller stays longer than usual It is not because of her attractiveness , but because of the cold weather out- si do. do.A A newly married woman confesses nil to her husband , how she has cro cheted on Sunday , and worn false hair , etc. , and Is disappointed that he doesn't meet her confession with equal honesty. If there is anything in a store win dow you particularly want for Christ mas , go by the window on the day af ter Christmas , and it will still be there ; everything else that was In the window will bo in your stocking. LONG PINE IMPROVEMENTS. $22,000 Spent During Year 1905 on Progress. lxLg Pine Journal : Twenty-two thousand dollars will not cover the cost of the building done In Long Pine during the year 1)05. ! ) When It Is considered that this covers only frame buildings it will be seen that It Indi cates considerable activity and a healthy growth for a little town like this. It may also ho well to add that this record considerably exceeds that of any other town in the three coun ties. In addition to the building record of private parties should bo noted the enormous sums which have been and which still are being spent by the Northwestern railroad in constructing the new bridge and cutoff and In en larging the switching yards at Long Pine. Any estimate of the cost of this work at this time Is Inaccurate and misleading , as Engineer Morrison In forms The Journal that ho has not made a compilation of the expense figures and he Is unable to make even an approximate estimate at this time. PETER KADEN JUMPED INTO ) A WELL BECAUSE OF FEAR. WAS THREATENED WITH MURDER HAD BACKED OUT OF A TRADE , BELIEVING HIMSELF CHEATED. HE WROTE TROUBLES IN NOTE Told That He Was to be Tortured to Death , Kaden , a German Who For merly Lived Near Hoskins , Ended His Life on the Rosebud. Gregory , S. D. , Jan. ! . Special to The News : The mystery surrounding the death of Peter Kaden , formerly of I Joskins , Neb. , and whoso body was found In a well near here , has boon cleared up. Kaden was driven to end his llfo In this way , by threats of en emies who declared that they would torture him to death. An inquest over the remains found In the well was held by Dr. Kenaston of noncstcel , coroner. A letter was found to have been left by Kaden In which bo told of a feud which started In a trade and of the threats which finally threatened him to suicide. Started In a Trade. The trouble is said to have started In a trade. Fearing ho was being cheated , Kaden Is said to have backed out of the bargain. His farm was In volved. Then , according to the re port , Kaden was told that unless ho made the trade his claim would bo contested and ho would lose it. Later It Is said that men came to him and told him that they knew ho was n horsethlef , as well as a neigh bor. They said that they already had "got" the neighbor and that Kaden was to he tortured to death. Wrote Note , Jumped In Well. So frightened was Kaden at this threat that ho wrote a letter tolling of. his troubles , and jumped Into a well forty feet deep and containing six to eight feet of water. More Trouble Expected. Those who claim to know , declare that the end has not yet come and that more trouble will follow. Kaden was a German of good standing hut he know little of the western ways. Battle Creek. .Mrs. Gottfried Wolske , who has been sick with asthma for some time , died suddenly nt G0 : : ! Friday night of heart failure. She was sixty years old and has been living hero with her family about thirty years on their farm east of town. She leaves her husband , , thren sons , Charles , August anil Ed ward , and two daughters , Mrs. August Mann and Miss Bertha Wolske , to mourn her departure. The funeral took place Monday afternoon from the Lutheran church and the attendance was a very largo one. The remains , weie laid to rest at the Lutheran cem etery , llev. .1. Hoffman was the of- delating minister. Miss Mattle Simmons wont to An- oka Friday for an extended visit. She was accompanied by Mrs. Wilborger , her sister , who has been visiting here with relatives for some time. Mrs. Annie Severn and brothers , I.aimbcrt and Ludwig Kerbel , were transacting business at the county capital Thursday. W. A. Wltzignian of Norfolk was here on business Friday. Chas. Martin has purchased the Hale grocery business. Herman Eucker will move to town and has rented his farm west of town to Win. Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kleider and two youngest children returned Friday from an extended visit with relatives at Boone , Iowa. Frank Claire of Neligh , who has been working here nearly five months in Doy Gurus' barber shop , departed Sunday for Casper , Wyo. , to follow his trade. Wm. Barnes , jr. , who has been here In the employ of the Enterprise otllce , departed Saturday for Mary- vllle , Mo. , where ho Is going to work in a printing office. Henry Dahre was hero Monday from Elgin visiting his parents , Mr. and Mrs. John Jost. Wm. Horn returned Sunday from a hospital nt Council Bluffs , much , improved - proved in health. Monday Chas. Henston shipped one carload of cattle to Omaha , and T. C. Osborn one carload Tuesday. Thos. Taylor , foreman on the Brown ranch , west of town , is haling hay this week. The little daughter of John Rector is seriously sick this week. Geo. Sougvenler was hero Tuesday from Inmnn for a visit at the homo of S. II. Thatch , his father-in-law. Alfred Doerlng and Rudolph Mantey went to Seward , Neb. , Tuesday to re sume their studies at the German Lutheran teachers' seminary. J. W. Risk returned Tuesday from his trip to the south. His son John , who Is In a hospital at Marlln , Texas , Is getting along nicely. Granvllle Wright quit his position as clerk In the Valley bank on account of his health. His successor Is G. C. Bennlng , a young man who has beeu In the employment of a Meadow Grove bunk. O. R. MEREDITH , D.O OSTEOPATH. Office , Cotton block , Ash 641 , resi dence , 109 North Tenth street , 'phone 6 < 2.