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Why did McCarthy Imvo the ropub-
llcnn contra ! committee moothiR In
ColtimbtiB ? Perhaps It wna thrown In
ns good measure with the J7.GOO ap
propriation ho secured for that town ,
wlillo olhor const oHfliuen of the atato
wore KCttliiB $75,000 and $125,000 ap
propriations for tholr.towns. Or , nor-
haps , as It was the only town ho did
do anything for In confess , ho full
that It was the only place In the dis
trict ho had any friends.
At the meotliiR of the clly council
tomorrow night the request of the
county commissioners that an ordi
nance ho passed covering the require
ments Involved In the ditch proposi
tion , will come up for determination.
It Is not prolmhlo that there will ho
any hesitancy on the part of the coun
cil to pass such an ordinance as will
bo satisfactory to the commissioners ,
as public sentiment Is strongly In fa
vor of the adoption of any reasonable
method to take care of the Hood waters
of the west side. The activity of the
county commissioners to help solve
the water Question should bo thorough
ly appreciated by the city and every
possible assistance given. Should the
present attempt fall , It might ho a long
tlmo before the county could bo In
duced to take hold of the matter again ,
and then the city would bo obliged to
meet all the expenses of disposing of
the matter. There Is not n persen In
Norfolk who does not agree that some
method must bo adopted at once to
take care of Corporation gulch over-
How , and there nro very few In town
who do not heartily approve the pro
ject of the county commissioners.
Although the report of the commit
tee which wont from this country to
Investigate municipal ownership , par
ticularly of city railways In Great
Britain , will not bo made public for
Koine mouths , comparisons of the sys
tem employed there with the private
ownership In vogue In the United
States have not been lacking. If It Is
true that an American's weak spot Is
his pocket book , the financial export
enco of Glasgow , the homo of the
British system , Is not likely to create
a favorable Impression. Financially
many critics are Inclined to pronounce
It a failure. The figures at any rate
are Interesting. Three years ago the
municipal tramways of Glasgow liai
gross earnings of $3,271,000 , of whlcl
they paid In taxes , contributions to
the public good , and to the sinking
fund for the reduction of capital deb
$452,000 , or thirteen and a fraction
percent of the gross earnings a re
turn to the public of 44 cents for cacl
person In the territory served. In
Boston , during the same period , the
privately owner traction system , servIng
Ing a little smaller population but a
much greater and more expensive tor
rltory had gross earnings of about
$12,000,000 , and paid back to the "pub
lic benefit account" In cash and Its
equivalent $1,5 ! > 0,000. The percent
age of gross revenue , roughly thirteen
percent , was about equal to the Glas
gow percentage , but Instead of 44
cents , each Bostonlan received $1.67.
ID this ago of wonders , It has re
mained for the postofllco department
to unearth the latest the vlnoless potato
tate and to expose the fraud through
which sundry agriculturists In many
western states have been mulcted of
their hard earned cash. Just whore
the astute postmaster general discov
ered this latest botanical wonder Is
not known , but having discovered It
and put his sleuthing abilities to work ,
It required little time to uncover the
fraud and to bar from tlio malls all
matter relating to It. The Inventor's
claim sot forth that potatoes could bo
grown from his "protatlno" ( at a del
lar a bottle ) above ground In sixty
days at a cost of nine cents a bushel
With potatoes at their present price ,
the use of the vlnoless variety should
enable any farmer to become the hap
py possessor of a horseless carriage
But alas for such dreams ! The post
office people , after sundry conferences
with the wise men of the agrlcultura
department , declared the whole thing
a fake , thus retarding the advance o
science by forcing us to continue to
eat the old-fashioned potato , grown
underground , with all the usual vines
for trimmings , at a cost something
more than nine cents a bushel.
Through the state department comes
the startling Information contained In
a consular report from Germany , tha
experiments carried on In that conn
try have at last produced a method bj
which fish of all kinds can llvo fo
days outside of their natural element
water , and still live for an Indefinite
period. Literally the waterless flsl
has coma to pass , an achievement of
great commercial value since under
the present system of shipping llvo flsh
in tanks of water , every shipment Is
THE'NOHPOLK FK1D\Y , JULY 20
from 03 to DC per cent water In weight.
The now method Is duo to a recogni
tion of the fact that a fish breathe *
much the same as a human being , Its
gills corresponding to our lungs , and
that for the gills to fulfill their func
tion properly It IB not necessary for
ho fish to bo In water , hut only that
Is gills bo wet In other words , while
vo breathe dry oxygen the llsh needs
vet oxygon. With this In mind the
> xporlmontors naturally concluded that
ho only thing necessary for the pro-
onged out-of-wator-oxlHtonco of a fish
vas the stopping of evaporation from
ho gills. This end they accomplished
iy placing the flsh In hermetically
scaled boxes Illlcd with air saturated
with water , Into which saturated oxy
gen was pumped. The experiments
wore a complete success , and the fish ,
when removed after llvo days , wore
as frisky as over. This discovery , as
soon ns It Is commercially perfected ,
will revolutionize the method of ship
ping flsh , and will supply fresh sea-
: oed to many an Inland town which
now Is unable to got It.
Congressman McCarthy submitted to
an Interview in his especial champion ,
the Fremont Tribune , the other day ,
In which , after dwelling at length upon
the great blessings ho has brought to
the district In the way of securing
rural routes which would have come
as a part of the general extension pol
icy of the postal department oven If
Mr. McCarthy had not been heard of
In congress , Mr. McCarthy modestly
says : "In pension matters the work
of a member from this district is very
laborious. There are a largo number
of soldiers and their dependents In the
district and tholr ucods are great.
Every case has to bo fought through
the department as n lawsuit is tried
In court. It does not become mo to
fay what success I have mot In my
work. There Is satisfaction In knowIng -
Ing that I have never failed to got
what I asked for. " By his own admis
sion , then , Mr. McCarthy has never
paid any attention to the repeated at
tempts made to Interest him in the
case of Robert Mills , the poor blind
soldlar of Norfolk , whoso claims to a
pension were time after tlmo present-
cd to the congressman with the re
quest that something bo done for the
relief of Comrade Mills In his distress ,
for , says Mr. McCarthy , "there Is sat
isfaction In knowing that I have never
failed to get what I have askod. "
If you have a rlvor In the Improve
ment of which you are Interested , on
account of the cheaper transportation
and saving in freight which this would
bring about , now Is the tlmo to got
busy and make yourself heard , accordIng -
Ing to Representative Ransdoll , chair
man of the executive committee of the
national rivers and harbors congress
and member of the house committee
which deals with such matters. That
the subject of Increased appropria
tions for waterways Improvements
will bo ono of the most Important at
the next session of congress Is ap
parent , for the country is beginning
to reaM-o that no matter how low and
equitable railroad rates may become ,
water transportation will always bo
cheaper , and that It Is consequently
ilgh tlmo to take stops for the Im
provement of our great Inland system
f rivers and lakes , whoso commerce
low equals the entire International
ommerco of the world. In spite of
his proof of the necessity for such
vork , the fact remains that at present
t receives less than three percent of
ho country's Income. As a proof of
ho saving which Improved water
ransportatlon would work , the case
s cited of a shipment of 58,000 tons
of coal made from Plttsburg to Now
Orleans by water at a cost of $18,000 ,
as compared to $180,000 , the costs by
rail. No shipper or consumer In the
country Is so far removed from Us
waterways as not to bo able to benefit
! rom such a saving as this , and the
feeling Is steadily growing that if wo
arc to continue to compete successful
ly In the markets of the world in the
future , wo must equip ourselves for
the cheap water transportation which
is enjoyed abroad.
THE CONSCIENCE.
The human conscience is a queer
thing to own. Unknown , Indefinite ,
unseen and unexplained , this some
thing we call conscience seems to act
as a sort of guardian angel over man
and to prevent many wrongs being
committed that would otherwise have
occurred , as well as to produce peni
tential tears after deeds are done and
In many Instances to locate the guilty
parties after all other means have
failed.
The conscience Is a highly satisfac
tory sign In man. It denotes , as do
many other things , the difference be
tween brutes and human beings , It
rights as many wrongs perhaps as tlio
law Itself and It keopa the old world
moving on In a pretty fairly straight
path. It Is so powerful n factor In
the world's work and life that where
conscience falls , there Is little hope
of fair play. In this connection , the
"conscience fund" in the United States
treasury department Is a matter of
public Interest
A $2 bill wrapped In a blank sheet
of paper and Inclosed In an envelope
addressed "Conscience Fund , United
States ovornment , Washington , D. C. , "
has been recently received nt the
treasury department from some strick
en mortal at Mount Clemens , Mich.
At least the envelope bore the Mount
Clemens postmark , and that the case
was urgent was shown by the special
delivery stamp , which hastened the de
livery of the enclosure.
The conscience fund of the general
government began a good many years
ago , the first contribution to It having
been received In 1811. After that no
body felt the prick of awakening hon
esty until 1827 , but subsequently con
tributions came almost every year ,
while In later times scarce a month
goes by without something to add to
the long list of nameless attempts to
purchase pence of mind.
The largest contribution was re
ceived from norno suffering wretch In
England who sent $11,225.15 through
an English clergyman. This , being
the largest Horn , is the ono most people
ple In the treasury department romom
her best and the ono they all speak
of In referring to the conscience fund ,
hut It may bo that It bought no larger
share of that peace which passeth all
understanding than did an enclosure
of 1 cent , received at about the same
tlmo from Cleveland In an envelope
addressed In the shaking hand of ex
treme ago.
These conscience payments are sel
dom accompanied by the names of the
senders , although the department
makes it a rule never to divulge the
Identity of any contributor , nor to
make a written record of the name.
The amounts , as already stated , vary
from 1 cent to thousands of dollars ,
and they are not always as plainly and
ns Intelligently addressed as the one
from Mount Clemens , the president
being as apt as any other officer of
the government to get them.
Often they are addressed to the sec
retary of the treasury and also quite
frequently to the treasurer of the
United States. But In every case they
Invariably pass through the hands of
the secretary personally and by him
are transmitted to E. B. Daskam ,
chief of the division of public moneys ,
who keeps the account and can retail
a varied assortment of stories about
It
Mr. Dasknm says the offenses with
which the conscience-stricken charge
themselves cover the whole gamut of
possibilities , but the largo majority
are for violations of the customs laws.
Ono man , however , Is credited with
having about as keen nn edge on his
conscience as any of them when ho
sent 5 cents for having stolen a small
branch from an npplo tree at Fort
Sheridan.
A common admission is that of hav
ing used canceled postage stamps , but
the smugglers nro the ones who hand
In sums that run Into the thousands.
The total amount in the fund at the
present tlmo Is almost $100,000.
Tied down to his desk In the office ,
While others are free and at play ,
Papa fancies ho Is having a vacation ,
While drinking Rocky Mountain
Tea. Ask your druggist.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
About the biggest statement any
one can make is "satisfaction guaran
teed. "
The world Is terribly crowded with
humorists. Don't try to acquire fame
in that way.
If a man knows you , and speaks to
you , and you do not know him , he will
hate you.
Ever notice that some people can't
give a compliment without mixing it
with quinine ?
The most complete book of etlquet
could not cover the rudeness of some
people.
You often say , nb doubt , that certain
persons make you tired. Possibly you
have no room to talk.
Looking backward , It seems that a
man has wasted a terribly big pile of
money0 In having a little bit of a good
time.
Have you noticed that you no longer
see great big ears ? How long is it
since you saw a pair that suggested
a barn door ?
The peaches have such an unusual
amount of fuz on this year that eating
them is more than over like kissing a
suffragist.
When a farmer comes to town and
sells his wheat , every ono looks at him
ns much as to say : "What are you
going to buy for your wife ? Didn't
she earn her share of that money ? "
Still , when a farmer's wife gets egg
and butter money at the grocery stores
no ono asks , "What are you going to
buy your husband as his share1
Removes the microbes which Impov
orlsh the blood and circulation. Stops
all trouble that Interferes with nutri
tion. That's what Holllster's Rocky
Mountain Tea will do. Tea or tablets ,
35 cents. Ask your druggist.
For emptions , sores , pimples , kid
ney and liver troubles , constipation ,
indigestion , use Holllster's Rocky
Tea. Carries now life to every part of
the body. Tea or tablets , 35 cents.
Ask your druggist.
County Treasurer's SemiAnnual Statement. / \
Statement of the County Treasurer of Madison County , Nebraska , showing balances of all funds in the Treasury
3 i Jnnnnry 1 , 1110(1 ( , taxes and other items collected , warrants redeemed and other disbursement ! , from January 1 , 1906 , to
June ! IO , 1000 , Inclusive , and balances on hand on the 1st day of July , 11KXJ.
NAME OF FUND
State General -
State School
State University
State Sinking
State Relief
State Citpitol Building
State Reform School Building
State liiHtitnto for Feeble Minded
State Live Stock Indemnity ,
State Hospital for Insane . ' .
State Redemption . . . .
State School Lund Principal
State School Land Interest
State School Land Lease
State University Land Principal
State University Laud Interest * .
State University Land Le se
11)05 ) County General
11)04 ) County General
I IK)8 ) and prior years County General
1005 County Bridge
1004 County Bridge ' .
11)03 ) and prior yearn County Bridge
1001 and prior years County Road
1005 Rood County Commissioner Dist. No. 1
1005 Road County Commissioner Dist. No. 2
1905 Road County Commissioner Dist. No. 3
1004 and prior years Road County Com. Dist. No. 1. . .
1001 and prior years Road County Com. Dist. No. 2. . .
1004 and prior years Road County Com. Dist. No. 8. . .
County Soldiers' Relief
County Judgment
Comity Insane
County Sinking
County High School
County Special
Madison County Tax Sales
Township
Precinct Railroad Bond
Union Creek Court House Bond
Battle Greek Village Jail Bond
Redemption
District Road and Poll
County Poll
County Special Road
County General School
Adjunct District School . '
District School
District School Bond
City and Village
Advertising
Taxes Paid Under Protest
Fee
Totals. 72224 87 $ 124215 90 $ 196440 8 $ 124848 24 $ 71597 6
RECAPITULATION.
RECEIPTS.
Balance ou hand January 1 , 1906 $ 72224 87
Taxes Collected 94800 67
State School Laud Collections 4534 85 y
State University Laud Collections 0405 17
Stnto Apportionment 7053 71
Fines from C. F. Eiseloy , Justice of the Peace 85 00
Fines from P. A. Clark , Justice of the Peace 5 oo
Fines from Win. Bates , Couuty Judge 80 00
Fines from O A. Sleeper , Justice of the Peace i oo
Fiues from G. O. Lambert , Justice of the Pence ' 2 60
Excess fees from Emil Winter , county clerk 710 10
Bridge funds from Christ Sohmitt , Couuty Commissioner 3 oo
General Funds from Stautou Couuty for work on conuty Hue 69 49
Geueral Funds from Antelope County , for work ou conuty line 5 oo
General Funds from John Malouo , Couuty Commissioner , for dirt sold 121 00
Road Fuuds from John IIalone , County Commissioner , for grading iu Commissioner District No. 1. . . 16 95
Redemptions 181746
Interest from Banks ou daily balances , first half of 1906 731 91
Taxes paid nuder protest 35 45
Miscellaneous fees 61 75
Transfers from funds to funds 11974 05
$198440 8S
DISBURSEMENTS. = = = = =
Warrants Paid $111005 23
Redemptions paid 1828 51
Taxes paid under protest , applied 35 45
Transfers from funds to funds 11974 05
Balance on hand July 1 , 1906 71597 59
$196440 8
Registered County Warrants Outstanding July 1 , 1906.
1900 County Bridge Fund . . . . $ 8 00
1905 County Bridge Fund 1858 98
Total $1366 98
1905 Road Fund , Commissioner
District No. 1 $ e 90-
1905 Road Fund , Commissioner
District No. 2 91 80
1905 Road Fund , Gommissiomr
District No. 8 01 4fr
Total
Cash Balances on July 1 , 1906.
In. FirstNational , Bank ; Madison , Neb $ 7079 oo
11 Madison State Bank" , Madison , Neb 7020 74
" Norfolk National Bank , Norfolk , Neb , , 12682 46
" Citizens National Bank , Norfolk , Neb * . ggoS 84
" Nebraska National Bank , Norfolk , Neb 557(5 ( 52
41 Battle Creek Valley Bank , Battle Creek , Neb 5528 20
" Citizens State Bank , Battle Creek , Neb 2804 42
" Meadow Grove State Bank , Meadow Grove , Neb 3443 95
" Security Bank , Meadow Grove 250687
" Elkhorn Valley Bank , Tilden , Neb 3973 33
" Tilden State Bank , Tilden , Neb 4igg QQ
" First National Baukk Newman Grove , Neb 3(513 ( 49
" Newman Grove State Bank , Newman Grove , Neb 41(54 ( 53 V
" State Fiscal Agency , Kouutzo Bros. , New York C46 46
" Office , : 186870
Total . $ 71507 59
STATE OF NEBRASKA , .
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COUNTY OF MADISON ,
I , Christopher Sohavland , County Treasurer in and for Madison county , Nebraska , do solemnly swear that the fore
going is a true aud correct statement of the receipts ami disbursements of my office from the 1st day of January , 190CH
to the 30th day of June , 1906 , inclusive ; the amount of money in each fund ; the amount of outstanding and unpaid
registered conuty geueral , county bridge and county road warrants , and the total amount of money and cash items on
hand and in banks at the close of business ou the 80th day of Juno , 1906 , to the best of my knowledge and belief , SO'
help me God.
CHRISTOPHER SOHAVLAND
Subscribed in my presence and swornrto before me this 9th day of July A. D. , 1906.
* s , GEO. E. RICHARDSON ,
SEAL | County Clerk.
STATE OF NEBRASKA , )
COUNTY OF MADISON , (
We , the undersigned County Commissioners iu ami for Madison county , Nebraska , do hereby certify that wo have
carefully examined the aooouuts of Gliristopher Sohavland , County Treasurer of said conuty , and Imvo found the fore
going statement thereof to bn correct.
Witness our signatures at Madison , Nebraska , this llth day of July , 1906. '
JOHN H. HARDING ,
JOHN MALONE ,
BURR TAFT ,
Conuty Commissioners.