THE NORFOLK NEWS : FHID\Y , JULY 27 The Norfoik Weekly News-Journal _ THE HU8E PUBLISHING COMPANY . N. Ht'Mt N. A. limn Prrilildit Si-orrlnry Kvery Prldny. Hy mull per your. tl.RO. Rntcrcil nt the noMoHloo at Norfolk , Ncli. . ii * Kcoonil dux * iimUcr. _ Tnlcplioiu-ii : IMItnrlnl Ooimrtmoitl , No ! 2. HimliioHii Ollleo mid Juli Hooinit , No , H 21 The unjustifiable charge made by Clov. Mickey against McHHrn. aiitiiHlia , Eaton nnd Honrto , In connection with tliu rnllroiul assessment , IH not gcncr- nlly uut'.orHtood by tbo general public nnd of course Its nnfnlrnesH IB not apparent on tlio surface. Tliu fact IB that tbo board baa boon besot during tlio two yoarH by roproHontatlvoM of tbe rnllroadB who argued that the as sessment waB already too high and demanded that It ho reduced. Instead , the board raised the assessment of Nebraska rallroadH last year $1,500.000 and this year another raise of $ 1110,000 was added to tbo assessment of last year , and this In face of the fact that the Union 1'nclflc and llnrllngton re fused to pay their taxes last year , on tbe ground that they were excessive , deciding to test the matter In tbo courts. Ilather than such censure as the governor has been giving In a prejudicial way , the members of tbo board are really entitled to commen dation , for they have certainly looked after tbo Interests of the state In a matter which most vitally affects the pocket books of tax payers. Two weeks ago. It IB probable that ( hero was not an American In the world more popular than William J. Itrynn , with the possible exception of President Hoosovelt. Hut William Is glad to let bis follows hoar him talk , and when bo uttered the sentiment In London a few days ago , referring to his position on the silver question In 1S9C , "I have nothing to withdraw on economic questions , " ho probably Bounded his doom as a presidential candidate. Democrats were beginning to bo very much enthused over Mr. Bryan as a candidate for the presiden cy In 1908 , being led to believe from bis long continued silence on tbo ques tion that ho bad outgrown the silver fallacy. Instead , Mr. Bryan lias seen fit to drag tbo corpse of free silver out of Its grave and assure tbo country tbat it Is not dead but simply sleep ing. Mr. Bryan in bis effort to retain the quality of consistency , has simply turned the presidency over to tbo re publican party , making a certainty that a republican will bo elected In 109S , whereas there was considerable doubt as to the prospect previous to bis famous London address. Denaturlzod alcohol is tbo product that will be manufactured at tbo Ames sugar factory after tbo present sea son's run Is ended. Then tbe plant will bo stripped of sugar making ma chinery , which will bo moved to tbo western part of the state and a now factory established at North Platto. H. M. Leavitt , manager of the factory , has given up trying to operate the plant near Fremont , where sugar mak ing has proven , unprofitable for sev eral years. But with characteristic enterprise the people of Fremont have already arranged to Install machinery for the manufacture of dcnaturized al cohol in the factory building as soon as the sugar machinery is removed. It is said that a number of local cap italists are Interested In the alcohol plant and that there is no doubt but that it will bo made a success. The removal of the tax from denaturlzed alcohol has opened up a field for many plants to do a profitable business in its manufacture. The News has repeated ly urged that steps bo taken In Nor folk to fill the old sugar factor } ' build ing here with alcohol machinery , and when It sees Its neighbors doing the very thing It baa suggested for Nor folk , it concludes tbat there is some merit In the proposition. It is not at all probable that Norfolk will ever have another sugar factory , partlcu larly since another failure at Fremont , and it Is high time something were done to utilize the old sugar factory building and property. / STEEL CARS TO SAVE LIVES. America and since the disastrous wreck In England the other day , Brit ain may be Included as well will hear tily welcome the day when railroad cars are so well made and of such strong material that cars can not splin ter Into kindling wood and crush out the lives of all those on board. During the past several years the life loss from railroad wrecks has been appall ing , and a movement toward better constructed cars will be a long step in the right direction. The general public will be glad to know that , after a long nnd careful investigation and nu merous experiments E. II. Harriman has decided tq replace the wooden cars on all the Harriman lines with steel cars. In the shops of the Southern Pacific nt Sacramento , Cal. , Mr. Harrt- man Is having built a model steel freight car , day coach , baggage car and cars of other classes. These mod els will be adopted as the standards of the Harriman system , after which all Harriman cara will bo built almost en- tlrely of Btoel , Mr. Harriman has learned that the UBO of Btcel will reduce the weight of a freight car rfom 6,000 to 7,000 poundB. In a' train of fifty carB this saving of weight would result in a much greater economy of operation. The saving of weight on a passenger car would ho oven more than on a freight car , but the Important consid eration hero Is in the protection to human life. The contention Is that sled cars will reduce the danger of lire In a wreck to a minimum. Motive power olllcors of the Penn sylvania are greatly pleased with the trial trips of the steel passenger coach recently placed In service out of Broad Street station , Philadelphia. It has been decided to build a full train of Htool equipment for trial service be tween Now York and Washington. GET IN DEBT. Got In debt There was a time when such advice to a young man was considered out rageous and entirely out of reason. Hut experiences of men who have done things In the world , and of those who are doing things day by day to build up solid , permanent Institutions and to make the country more sub stantial , demonstrate beyond the shad ow of a doubt that the young man or- for that matter , any business man , who Is willing to assume the respon sibility of a debt , and who will labor Industriously to lift tbo burden , once It Is assumed , will go further In the long run than ho who makes It a max im never to owe a penny to nnyojic. The man who has confidence In himself and In the future , and whoso judgment warrants his Investments , can make no mistake by going in debt to a reasonable extent for the sake of getting established In proportions tions beyond any possible reach in any other way. The man who borrows money for legitimate purposes In Investment , will devote his unqualified energy to the reducing of that debt and In the end , having paid off the obligation , will own property that ho probably never would have owned in another fashion. For It is human nature not to save unless ono has it to do , and to spend little bits of surplus cash for things that could bo gotten along without when ono is frco to spend what money ho has In his pocket. But where that money Is tied up in lander or a building or merchandise or ma chinery , or for that matter oven an education , It will not bo spent foolish ly and there will bo something to show for It after the debt is cancelled. John Wanamaker , when ho started bis big store ; was without money and without credit. Yet ho finally man aged to get trusted for a stock of goods. McClure , the millionaire pub lisher , waded deeply In debt for years after ho started McCluro's magazine In 1893. But ho won In the end , and the debt forced him to stay with the enterprise through Its first disastrous years. To bo able to properly got in debt , the borrower must sacredly guard bis credit and must cherish that as one of his most valuable assets. In order to keep it Al ho must keep his every promise to the slightest detail , must bo prompt in payment of his obliga tions on the day they are due or at least bo on hand to make a satisfac tory renewal. Large successes can not be made in a business way without capital and where the means IB lacking , borrow ing supplies the want But credit Is necessary for the borrower. MR. BRYAN IN ENGLAND. Because of the national interest in Mr. Bryan's trip around the world and especially In his English visit , there Is sort of a national pride over the re ception that he has been given and it would bo entirely un-American not to feel a thrill of satisfaction at the stir ho has created in dear ol' Lon'on. England has , for the most part , come to believe that Mr. Bryan Is one of the greatest men In the world to day , and this fact has only intensified the respect and admiration of the British toward President Roosevelt , whom they concede to bo even a great er man than Mr. Bryun and who Is , , they are now hinting , even a greater man than Americans know. The only regrettable feature of Mr. Bryan's stay in Great Britain thus far , and perhaps that is not a serious mat ter since we in this country know bet ter , is the fact that he read bis speech at the banquet and did not give the foreigners who had heard so much of his silver tongue an opportunity to really get a sample of his wonderful oratory. Concerning Mr. Bryan's visit , a re port written by an English correspon dent nnd therefore interesting because It reflects the British opinion , has this to say : For the moment Mr. Bryan stands out here as a prominent political fig ure. He has been interviewed on ev ery conceivable subject and Inundated with Invitations to almost every con- celvablo function. Ho arrived , quite Innocent of such an intention , at the psychological moment when the Eng lish mind was centered on things American. He has been described In such opposite terms as "typical com mercial traveler" and as ono whose "massive head , mobile features and deep , vibrating , Impressive voice are all suggestive of Napoleon. " His "Whlto Man's Burden" speech cre ated , upon those who read it In the English newspapers , an Impression rarely equaled by any American or ator. Those who heard It delivered were enormously disappointed , for , de spite advlco to the contrary , Mr. Bry an InslHtcd on reading his speech. Ho was reminded of his Madison Squ.ire experience , but ho brushed objection aside. In fact , ho still bclloves ho gained rather than lost In not appeal ing to Now York by means of orator ical fireworks. Ho had something to bay In England , and to England , which ho would not tnist to Impromptu de livery. Thus It resulted that many distinguished English guests present at the banquet believe that Mr. Bryan is ono of the most over-rated orators of the day , while tbo hero reader of the newspaper Is convinced tbat , If Mr. Roosevelt understands the world , an despcclally colonial problems as well as Mr. Bryan , Mr. Roosevelt must bo oven a greater man than Americans bollovo him to be. Meanwhile Mr. Bryan , having eclipsed oven the van ishing light of the president's daugh ter , and quite overshadowed Ambas sador Whltolaw Reid and become a serious rival of Mr. Chamberlain as an oracle upon things Imperial , con tinues on the even tenor of his holi days. THE COUNTY TICKET. The Madison county republicans , in their Battle Creek convention yester day , placed in the field a trio of candi dates who will bo overwhelmingly elected at the polls In the county elec tion this fall. The three men will bo chosen not so much for the reason that they are republicans , as for the reason that they are sterling citizens , reliable , conscientious and of a courage that is necessary in filling public office. Jack Koeulgsteln was renomlnatcd for * county attorney , as bo was entitled to be , and ho will bo re-elected because ho deserves to be. Ho has nmdo a good , active , honorable county attor ney. Ho has been aggressive In the prosecution of crime , energetic in the Investigation of charges placed before him and impartial In fulfilling the du ties of his office. He has sent to the penitentiary those who ought to go and has been tireless in looking after the interests of the county. Just at present ho is engaged in requesting a grand jury , pursuant to tlio demand of the state governor and the Instruc tions of the county board for a grand jury which will Investigate the alleged charges placed against the Norfolk In sane hospital by the governor. Ho has vigorously brought to justice men of the type of Barber McGuire , who so disgracefully deserted bis young wife , bo has gone many miles over the coun ty In efforts to learn the facts on charges of murder , such as that from Tlldon nnd that In the country west of Norfolk , and , as this is but his first term , ho has the right to re-election and ho will bo re-elected by the voters. When it comes to the election of a county commissioner , all that will be necessary for the voters of Madison county will be the name of Burr Taft as a candidate. Mr. Taft is just now filling the unexplred term of George D. Smith , resigned , and ho is doing it so well that Madison county would never consent to his giving up the of fice at this time. Mr. Taft has proven an eminently satisfactory county com missioner. Economical , painstaking , on the alert for the good of his con stituents , he has been almost constant ly engaged in behalf of the county. He has helped to repair the roads of the county , has helped to rebridgethe rivers where they have needed bridg ing for years , and has been a strong factor In the attempt to solve the Cor poration gulch problem In Norfolk. He deserves to be and will be elected overwhelmingly. T. E. Alderson , nominated for the legislature , is a man of the right sort to go to Lincoln in the interests of this county. A farmer from near Mad ison , he has had to work hard to earn his living and he knows the problems that confront the farmers of tbe state as well as the business man. Broad gauged , honest , economical and yet progressive , Mr. Alderson bears the traits of character that make our best legislators and he will bo elected by a largo majority to go to Lincoln. He will make friends rapidly wtien he comes in contact with the people of tbo county at largo , and It will be to the Interest of the people of the coun ty to send him to the state legislature Madison county was considered a very Important county in the senatorial rial situation , as was shown by the at tendance of both Mr. Rosewater nnd Mr. Brown. It was estimated that the state delegation , though no Instruc tions wore given , was a victory for Mr. Rosewater and it Is figured that the delegation will stand 9 to 3 or 7 to 6 In favor of him at the state convention. The address of Attorney General Brown in which he defended the re publican state officers against whom attacks for personal reasons have been made by the governor , and for busi ness reasons by some newspapers , gave a much clearer understanding of the situation to this county. Mr. Brown said that there had been a lot of cheap talk against the present state officials who will be renomlnatcd , but that they are the men who have been fighting the battles for the republican party nnd that they have gone ahead and Increased railroad assessments while a suit to decrease was pending , Ho said tbat they are entitled to re- nomination and rc-cletclon. The state ment coming from Mr. Brown , who Is running for senator on nn anti-railroad platform , has Immense weight In show ing the Injustice of the attacks made against the present state officers by parties with axes to grind. MATTER OF PRACTICAL POLITICS Madison county yesterday endorsed Judge Boyd for the republican con gressional nomination In this district at the coming Fremont convention. Other counties will do the same thing. Still other counties will endorse Mr. Young of Stauton and ono has already been selected for Mr | Warner. All this despite the fact that J. J. McCar thy of Ponca Is now and has been for four years past , drawing the salary as representative from this district. There was not a man m the Madison county republican convention who fa vored the return to congress of Mr. McCarthy excepting two or three post masters who owe their Jobs to him. This popular uprising in counties all over the district In favor of Boyd and Young and Warner , as against McCar thy very strongly denotes the feeling of dissatisfaction which exists among republicans themselves , over the pres ent representative from this district The Third district Is pre-eminently a close district It is almost a toss up , under ordinary conditions , between the democrats and republicans. As a matter of plain , practical poli tics , the republicans of the Third dis trict would unquestionably , rather than allow the democrats of the district to win , nominate another candidate than Mr. McCarthy. It would be wiser and fairer that ho should be sacrificed than that the party be slaughtered at the polls. Mr. McCarthy knows , and every oth er voter In the district republican or democrat knows that , oven if he were nominated , ho could never be elected at the polls in this district again. Knowing this , and separating himself from his inseparable selfishness , Mr. McCarthy ought to drop out of the race for the sake of harmony in the party , and allow tbo unanimous nomination of a man who can be supported by all republicans and who can be elected. And since Mr. McCarthy , through his personal desire for office , still seeks to take the nomination which must carry the party to deefat. the party has a right to demand that ho step aside and It will demand it in convention for the sake of the election. For the best interests of the Third district , a republican ought to be sen ! to congress next fall. A republican , In "harmony with the administration , is needed to get things for the people of this district. But the people of the district will not elect McCarthy , for the reason that he has failed to make good. He has taken no prominent part In any important legislation during his entire four years , has neglected to even try to get pensions where re quests have been repeatedly made in behalf of the. poor and the blind old soldier , and all that he has been able to do was to allow the postoffice de partment to establish its rural routes here , and to draw his $5,000 per year The danger of carrying the party to defeat at the polls if McCarthy is nom inated , Is shown by the eagerness with which democrats are supporting him The Fremont Herald , whose edito hopes to run for congress in this dls trict as the democratic nominee , 1 lauding Mr. McCarthy continuously In the hope that he may land the Ponca man as his opposition. This alone 1 sufficient reason why the republican should hunt for new timber. Am aside from those democratic papers there are none In the district save few postmasters and editors with axes to grind , supporting Mr. McCarthy In bis effort to become a perpetual fix turo. Some ono of his friends says he is a good a congressman as any of th other districts in the state can boas of. This Is absurd. When the $125,00 and $85,000 public building nppropria tlons secured In every other district i the state are set up beside the $7,50 secured for Columbus by R. F. D. Me Carthy , and when the numerous othe prominent active parts taken in 1m portant legislation by Hlnshaw , Nor ris , Pollard , Klnkald and Kennedy ar compared to the absolute nothing tha Mr. McCarthy has done , the ridlculou phase of this argument becomes th more striking. Will the republicans of this dlstrlc declare their candidacy vacant by se ting up the present failure as a victim for any democrat that might bo pi up ? Or will they enter the contest I earnest , with a strong man In the nm nlng whom the whole party can con sclentlously support ? ATCHI80N GLOBE SIGHTS , Nobody can find fish biting like a lagazlne writer. A man can do a lot of work after he ppears to be all In. A druggist nearly always thinks the octors are Jealous of him. We should think a corset would be ilghty hot In summer. Keep away from people you dislike , nd don't talk about them. M _ _ < _ _ The average woman thinks the sto- y of her life would make a good novel. When a very old man , or a boy , tells n filthy story , it seems particularly filthy. A real old fashioned woman never ses the word "mattress ; " she always alls it a tick. When a western young man chases horns girls lie hasn't any valet around o squeal on him afterwards. When a man marries a second time nd doesn't got along with his second vlfe , the neighbors say it is mighty unny. If you dislike a man , you have the amo right to tell him to keep away rom you that you have to oil a creak- ng door , or put out fly paper. When wo men dislike each other , the wisest osslble thing is to let each other lone. The bright spots In every man's icmory are the compliments he re- elved at the age when ho was a no- ccount boy. Those who know where to find blngs in the encyclopedias nnd refer- nco books , nro those who don't have o look for them. The Lancaster literary society has ately been working hard to settle a lumber of disputed questions. It has leclded that a man should quit sing- ng in a church choir as soon as he caches forty. When you see a girl on the streets , 'on are apt to think of her as being always on dress parade , and that be- ng on dress parade continually must be difficult ; but around home she re- axes a good deal. If you offend a man unnecessarily , he will abuse you to others ; he will be he cause of three or four people talk- ng about you , and saying you are dis agreeable. If you offend one man a lay for a year , think of the quiet in- luence in the community against you. On the contrary , If you are polite , ) eople speak favorably of you , and 'avorably advertise you. The biggest fool trick possible is to offend people. Pharmacists throughout the world mve devoted their lives to the per fecting of Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea. It contains the choicest medical roots and herbs known to modern med- cine. Tea or tablets , 35 cents. Ask your druggist. Scientific Farming. The success now being attained In sections of the western plains where agriculture has In former times been leclared impossible is a mystery to many who have watched the peopling of regions that have been once set tled and deserted. The explanation is 'ound In the scientific methods which low prevail and which are showing their advantage over the old hit or miss style of cultivation. Farms , rich in fields of growing grain , beautified with thrifty groves of trees , attractive In every way , are found where once the discouraged and disgusted pioneer toiled fruitlessly and gave up in de spair. Canada and the Dakotas furnish extensive examples of new successes built upon older failures. The firs experimenters in the new lands tried farming in the manner to which they were accustomed in the east They endeavored to grow crops on seven teen Inches of rainfall with the same methods they had used in the old home where the rainfall was twenty-five Inches. They failed , and the land was pronounced worthless. Canada was the pioneer in the new order of agrl cuture. It was discovered that wltl proper conservation of fourteen inches of moisture as good crops could be grown as twenty inches would bring In the old way. The Campbell metho < of cultivation was made the savior o large districts in Canada. Today land that rarely got more than twelve Inch es of rain per year are waving field of thrifty grain. The Dakotas are copying the plan , and as a result the western portion of those states , where the rainfall Is but about 70 per con as great as In the eastern part , Is de veloping Into a successful agriculture region. As agriculture is made more general oral the precipitation Is found to in crease , and trees are possible wher bare prairie reigned before. The dlf flcultles are growing less as they ar being surmounted. It Is predicted tha another generation will see nmpl moisture for any form of cultivation desired. In the meantime the western plains are being subdued and an 1m mouse region is being added to th grain growing area , rescued from wha has hitherto been known as the "sem arid" belt. Sioux City Journal. It brings to the little ono that price less gift of healthy flesh , solid bon and muscle , That's what Hollister' Rocky Mountain Tea does. Best babj medicine on earth , Tea or tablets. 3 GRAND ASSESSMENT ROLL OF THE- STATE NEARLY $314,000,000 DECIDED INCREASE THIS YEAR Great Part of Increase Comes From Improvements on Lands In Country and Town Lots in Cities and Towns. . No Increase on Lands and Lots. The grand assessment roll for Ne braska this year , as computed from the figures on flic with the state board ) f assessment , will total nearly $314- 000.000. The greater part of this Increase comes not from any increase in lauds or upon personal property returned ast year , but upon improvements on amis in tbe agricultural districts and on the lots in cities nnd towns. The .leeding of school lands to purchasers under old contracts and the taking up > of thousands of acres under the Kin- kaid act have brought upon the tax roll much land that has hitherto been exempt , as the property of the state or of the general government There have been many new houses built the imst year by farmers , and many more : hun that by the new dwellers in cities and towns The number of acres of and thus brought under taxation , hith erto exempt , is 206,392. This table ives where nearly $5,000,000 of the total increase comes in : [ ncreased value of lands.$1,784,410 increased value of lots 1,617,522 Increased value of money. . . 765,465- Increased value of merchan dise 647,269 Total $4,714,666 Of corn there were 8,505,614 more bushels on hand April 1 than a year ago 58,355,515 bushels as compared with 49,849,941. The value last year was $218,962 less than this year , when t was figured at $3,334,938. Last year t was assessed at 31.25 cents a bushel as compared with 28.5 this year. There are some fifty Items on the tax list , all of which make up the nine or ten millions of total Increase. There ave more horses In Nebraska this year than last by 28,511 , and upon lorses an increase of fifty-six cents a head is made. Last year the grand assessment roll totalled $304,470,901 , an Increase of 59,691,717. The railroads were down 'or $47,294,976 , or an increase of $1- 212,123. This year their Increase is $444,386. There has been no increase in the value placed last year upon farm lands or city lots. Where any changes liave been made they were simply to adjust manifest inequalities , and the totals are inconsiderable. As Assessor Burruss of Johnson -ounty puts It , the figures seem to in * dicate that of the Increase 40 per cent , is due to a better understanding and better enforcement of the revenue law by the assessors and 60 per cent , to the new values created In lands , hous es , etc. Another source of the Increase is found In the fact that the farmers had more wheat and corn on hand the 1st of April this year than on the same date a year ago. Of wheat there were 4,457,290 bushels on hand April 1 as compared with 2,905,328 last year , an increase of 1,551,962 bushels. The value last year was 73 cents per bush el , as compared with 52 this year. The value last year was $425,298 , this year $509,325. Number of horses , 1905 , 764,422 ; val ue , $9,431,883 ; average , $12.34. Number of horses , 1906 , 792,953 ; val ue , $10,233,693 ; average , $12.90. Number of cattle , 1905 , 2,909,248 ; value , $11,223,286 ; average , $3.85. Number of cattle , 1906 , $2,934,302 ; value , $10,768,816 ; average , $3.67. Increase of value of railroad prop erty , $444.386. Increase In number of horses , 28- 511 ; increase assessed value , 56 cents per head ; increase in value of horses , $801,810 ; new horses assessed this year , value , $400,000. Increase In num ber of cattle , 25,054 ; decrease assessed value , 18 cents 'per head ; decrease in valuation of cattle , $454,470. I live and let my brethren live With all that's good to me : Unto the poor some cash I give , The balance I give Rocky Mountain Tea. Ask your druggist. Will Build Greenhouses. Executive officers of the Union Pa cific road In Chicago are planning to build several large greenhouses along the main lines of this company in Ne braska , Wyoming , Utah and other dis tricts , with the object of having at every table in every dining car over the entire system a bouquet of freshly cut flowers at every meal. In addition to table and other decorations It is planned to grow flowers on n scale sufficiently largo to allow a free dis tribution of roses to women and car nations , or other seasonable flower , not only in dining cars but to passen gers in every car of every train , and 'n ' winter as well as in summer , the idea being to make patrons feel that the flowers are a part of the trip over this road and not precious little souve nirs. The greenhouses will probably be located at Grand Island , Neb. , Chey enne , Wyo. , Denver , Colo. , and Ogden , Utah.n California and In tbo south the company has no trouble In getting outdoor flowers all year. But even in these districts the scheme of flowers for passengers and car decorations Is to be enlarged upon. Dining rooms ill llnro nrn to \ - . . - . - i