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No. 11 22.
An effort IH being nwdo t < > Increase
( ho pay of poHtolUco cinloyo8 | ) nitd It
In but iJiiBt inovo. Many employes In
the poHlnl Hcrvlcu are inlHonilily paid
for tliolr work anil there IH Httlo rea-
noii why the United States government
Bhould economize at tl\o \ expense of UH
workmen. The government Blioultl ho
wIllliiK l > ay an well an other em
ployers.
Congi'flB I" to I'aHB ' a lilll appropriat
ing ahout $80,000.000 for rivers and
ImrboPB this your. The puhllc will not
complain , as the onthuHlaHtH have been
their arguments
no porBlBtont In proHenllng
ments that the lejlBlatlon will ho Jus-
lined In public mind. There will bo
no frittering away on doubtful pro
jects , hut liberal expenditure or need
ed waterways , which will ho a groal
aid to commerce.
One of the results of government
ownership of railways , which would bo
euro to become prominent In this coun
try , IH now to ho seen In Germany.
Socialists are trying to carry the elec
tion becaviHo of the kaiser's colonial
policy In Africa. Hallway employes
uiul the railways are owned by the gov
ernment liavo been In the habit of
distributing socialistic literature. The
government has ordered that thlB
cease. In other words , the party In
power has the railway employes under
Its thumb , which would bo no mean
consideration hero where there are
over a million employes on railways.
The party once Installed could never
bo ousted , regardless of Its adminis
tration.
Conditions at the Norfolk Insane
hospital , as expressed by the superin
tendent , Dr. G. A. Young , would seem
to warrant a liberal appropriation at
the hands of the stale legislature.
"With female patients , who have come
to the Institution from homes all over
northern Nebraska , compelled lo sleep
In Iho allies because of a lack of room
for Iho pallenls now Ihoro , It would
appear that the stale of Nebraska
ought to bo willing and glad to pro
vide In a suitable way. From the ex
pressions heard on every hand after
the leglslallvo coimnlltco had visited
the Institution , It is apparent that the
hospital hero will receive favorable
consideration when the proper time
comes.
ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Anolher serious railway accident
has occurred and another twenty-five
humans have been blotted out from
this life as a result of a mistake. The
llsl of railway fatalities during the
past few weeks has been appalling and
the continuance of the record at regu
lar Intervals sets Iho country to wor
rying over the matter.
It is said thai an ottort will no made
lo invest in the Intcrstalo commerce
commission that power to hold inves
tlgallons In cases of this sort , so that
the remedies may bo applied and slm
liar occurrences prevented a soconi'
time. Heretofore Invcsllgallona have
generally been held by coroners' Ju
rles bul coroners' Inquests are gcner
ally rather lame when It comes to the
point of furnishing n remedy.
It Is asserted that nearly all of these
railway accidents are preventable am
that each disaster should bo followei
by the remedy against Us recurrence
This would mean progress of a decld
cd typo. II would perhaps bo appre
ciated My the public it a Uttlo of Iho
legislative energy now being shot a
corporations In scores of proposcc
laws , some of them representing sent
Iment identical with those of the once
dead populist party , were turned to
ward a calm determination to tall
over this railway accident matter will
the railroads and save a few hupian
lives.
THE "DIPSO" UVW.
Down at Lincoln a bill has been in
traduced into the legislature providing
for the repeal of the law which allow
dipsomaniacs to be placed In the stat
Insane .asylum for treatment. The la\
has been operative for about tw
years. Up In South Dakota they hav
jusl Inlroduced a law providing fo
the establishment nt .Mitchell of at
asylum for this very purpose. A
Rochester , Minn. , there is a state in
sane asylum where Inebriates hav
been sent for years. The Nebraska
legislature ought to very carefully in
vestlgalo Iho matter before that law
Is withdrawn.
There are now from Madison count )
about a dozen patients who have gen
under Ihe provisions of Iho law. On
man has come back lo Norfolk who
< ook treatment and from a frlghtfu
being before ho went ho has como lo
be a prelly respeclablo clllzen ; he
used to abuse his family and now ho
is good to them.
There are a certain percentage o
men In every state who are worthiest-
lucaiiHO of their Inehrlty , They have
not all money with which to take the
"cures" for their habits. And If there
Is any good resulting from this law
at all , It onilit to bo maintained.
Even If nothing more , the law keeps
Bomo of theBo wretches confined In
the asylum for a time when they mlghl
otherwise bo beating their families ,
lleforo the law IB repealed , Its posfll-
liltltloH UH demonstrated In other
states ought to bo very thoroughly In-
vcstlgated.
VACCINATIONS.
Down In Omaha Iho olhor day a
cliorua girl broke out with the Binall
) ox and the entire theatrical company
vas compelled to ho vaccinated. El-
) crt Hublmrd has jusl written Homo
htngs about vaccination Unit the show
company In question did not read.
Elbort Hubbard says that vacclnn-
lon Is the result of an old old proju-
lice based upon grossest Ignorance
uul that It IB all wrong. Ho declares
hat a girl away back In the dust-cov
ered years , once contracted a certain
sere upon her hands from milking a
cow. The sere had como from the
animal. There was smallpox In the
own and this girl failed to get It.
Somebody set up the claim thai this
ere of hers acted as a preventive.
Experiments were made and those on
whom sorea from the diseased cow
voro Inlroduced , walked pasl houses
hal wore quarantined and , not bo
otntng Blrlcken , were declared 1m
nine. The myth grow , Hubbard Bays ,
ntll It was taught In our schools and
vo passed laws compelling people to
ubmlt to the Introduction of diseased
ow sores as an Immunity hath against
mallpox. Elberl Hubbard says that
nany become permanently diseased as
a result. Ho tolla of one doctor who
vaccinated a lltllo girl Ihreo years ago.
The sores are upon her still and the
physician , so Elhorl Hubbard says ,
now ad in Its thai she will die al Iho
go of about sixteen of a tuberculosis
esultlng from Ihia vacclnallon. This
arllcular physician will never vaccl-
ale another child.
Elberl Hubbard Is cdllor of a mag-
ulno of protest. If ho had been writ-
ng for Iho dranmllc papers that com-
mny of actors In Omaha would not
ave been vaccinated the other day.
FEDERAL COURT STAYS.
Norfolk will not lose Its federal
court. This assurance comes from
United States Senator Joseph H. Mil-
ard , who responded to a telegram
sent by The News from Norfolk citi
zens to the Nebraska congressional
lelegatlon the other day asking that
ho move reported from Washington
: o designate Omaha , Grand Island and
Mllanco as federal court polnls In Ibis
iart of the state , eliminating Norfolk ,
jo counteracted.
"No attempt will bo made to ellm-
note Norfolk as a federal court town , "
ivlros Senator Mlllard. His attention
having been called to the matter , ho
may be depended upon to use his in
lluenco and speaking of influence , 11
must bo admitted even by those who
worked up a sentiment to deofat him
that Senator Mlllard stood high with
President Roosevelt and olllclal Wash
ington to Include Norfolk In any
measure which may be Introduced.
The report last week that Norfolk
was to be left out of the list here moro
Ihan ordinary earmarks of Irulh for
various reasons. For one Ihing , Iho
Third district is misrepresented by a
man who would have perhaps taken
pleasure In Norfolk's loss. Because
of the seriousness of the sltuallon , it
was believed advisable to call Ihe at
tention of the delegation to the Injus
tice which would have been worked In
that elimination upon Norfolk and all
of northern Nebraska. The plan was
adopted ' many citizens of the clt >
who lent assistance In their slg
natures and I effect was unqucstlon
ably a good on , as the reply of Sen
ator Mlllard has demonstrated. In
any event , It could have done no harm
And Inaction might have been expen
slve for the city.
With Norfolk's fine federal courl
building already hero and furnishei
for court sessions , with a jury sessloa
scheduled for next spring and will
the hope thai , if a judicial bill does
pass the law will require a cerlait
number of cases to be tried hero eacl
year , the .sessions will become perma
nent flxlnres , Norfolk has reason for
congratulation.
Ami right now , in plenty of time be
fore the session of court which Judge
Hunger' will hold hero next spring
Norfolk business interests should begin
gin to make plans for looking over the
docket and inducing just as many al
tornoys from this part of the slate as
have federal court cases , to rcqucs
that those cases bo tried In Norfolk
next April. Every case would coun
In establishing this city's prestige am
In a material way at that time.
II is to the advantage of every man
who is to be tried in federal court am
who will bo called upon to pay attor
ney's fees , lo bring his case lo this
city rather than to Omaha because 1
will save him a great deal in dollars
and cents.
Here is a chance right now for im
mediate stops toward aclioa on Iho
mil of united business Inlerests of
Norfolk.
CONGRESS A TALL BLUFFER.
The house of representatives , cow-
irdly early In the session and alto
gether Insincere In their voting against
he bill to nil HO their salaries , have
Inally , after learning Hint Iho scnale
vouId refuse to pull their chestnutn
out of Iho fire , como hack to the mea
sure and voted aa they wanted to vote
n the first place. Uy a vote of 133 lo
92 Iho representatives have voted to
ncrenBo their salaries from $5,000 lo
17,500 a year. It Is possibly true thai
congressmen , In view of Iho pace al
vhlch custom compels them to live In
Washington and by virtue of incrcas-
ng cost of living , ought to luivo more
uonoy than $5,000 a year. Yel some
of thorn have managed to save up for
ho rainy day out of their $5,000. no
hat as It may , the action of the house
of representatives has been what
nlghl bo expected of a lol of little
> oys. They have admitted their moral
cowardice and have really made some-
hlng of a mess of the mailer.
When congress convened early in
December Ihoro was a bill Inlroduced
o increase Iho salaries of members
of congress from $5,000 lo $7,500 per
year. Pretty nearly everybody in Iho
muse was lu favor of Iho increase.
Adam Ilcdo of Minnesota said it was
a mailer of a meal ticket to him , and
10 voted for It. The only follows
against It were Representatives Under-
vood of Alabama and Lamnr of Flor-
da who Imvo money of their own and
vho declared thai $5,000 a year Is
enough for any man. It was arranged
hat the bill should bo Introduced by
Lucius Llttnuer of Now York , ho bo
ng through with his congressional
crm anyway and nol ahvlng any dear
ico-pul lo fear when he got back home.
So Iho bill was started and the rep-
esenlalives whispered aboul 11 among
hemselvcs. For years Ihoy have been
rylng lo screw up Ihelr courage lo
he slicking point so as lo pass Ihis
measure. And for years Ihelr fear of
ho constituents and the votes has
topi down their pay. But this year
hey gel logelher and thought that
hey could do better on the salary
jrab.
The voting began. There were a
good many nays right early in the
game and then these patriots , wlthoul
car and without reproach , fell over
one another In trying to get their votes
registered against this outrage. After
t was bealen they went out in the
mllways and cussed. Then they
cheered up again because they thoughl
t would all como out in the wash
anyway. They rolled on the senale.
The dear old senate , they argued ,
would reinsert thai Hem when Iho bill
reached the upper house. But the
represontaltves , in passing , had In
creased Ihe salaries of Iho cabinet
.uombcrs , vice president , speaker and
ilerks.
But the dear old senate refused to
play the good fellow act. The senate
didn't need the money , anyway , and
ho senators figured out to themselves
thai If Iho house declined to take re
sponsibility for increasing its own pay ,
the pay could lomaln at the $5,000
mark. Once in a while the house
makes a mistake In sizing up the sen
ate. Not long ago somebody In the
house introduced a bill providing
against the sale of intoxicating liquors
In any building owned by the govern
mont. There wore a good ninny lorn
poranco women and ministers in the
galleries and the house , although , it
hated to lose Us drinks , went through
the tellers like a streak of lightning
and eliminated the sale of booze. But
Ihcy laughed up their sleeves and
pointed at the senale. The dear old
senate , they argued , would insist upon
Its rum , and restore the bar. But the
senate didn't need to. Every senator
has a committee room of his own and
can get a drink In Ihero if he chooses.
The house members are up againsl il
because they are not so well provided
for with committee rooms. And so
the senate Just left the measure as 11
was and Ihe house now Is cursing Us
thirst.
The house is made up of politicians
who are playing the game. Disfavor
with their constituent Is a much
feared package and favor is sought by
means of Iho grandstand. It was a
grandstand play for fair thai caused
the house to vote against Us salary-
increase. And so , having learned lhal
unless they reconsidered the matter
and boosted their own pay , It was apl
to remain at the measly sum of $5,000
per year , they gel logelhor al lasl and
gave It a jump. In lhat reconsidera
tion they admitted that their first vote
was one good sized bluff. Their first
vote reminds you of the bluff thai
of Iho " "
many modern "reformers" are
putting up. Bul they are politicians
working for favor among the masses ,
and Ihey oughl to know what will
work and what will not.
Lasl spring Represenlallvo Norris
of Nebraska Inlroducod a bill Increas
ing Ihe length of term of a represen
tative. And for all mosl of Iho house
wanled Iho lerm lenglhoned , they
didn't have the nerve to pass the bill.
It .was the same sort of psychology
that Influenced them Ihls lime.
Now Ihen if Ihoy would get togelhcr
ind Increase the term , the way would
> n blared for once more Increasing
the salaries becaiiBo , wilh a long term
ahead , 11 wouldn't really inako much
llffcrcnce whether they were ro-olect-
cd or nol. One small congressional
term , at an Increased wage , might then
satisfy the appetite of the ordinary
mortal and feather his nest besides.
II Is no doubl tnio thai $5,000 Is
nol moro In Wnshlnglon for a con-
grcHsman Ihan $500 would bo for an
ordinary citizen in a country town. It
is no doubt Iruo lhat the salary of
$5,000 was too small to be In keeping
with the dignity of the position. This
government can afford to pay Us law
makers decently.
Hut congress oughl nol lo run such
bluff and then want Its money refund
ed. It ought to treal Ihe masses with
more slncorily. Congress , In fact ,
ought to bo ashamed of Itself for the
way It has acted In this salary-Increase
business.
WHAT NORFOLK CAN DO.
A number of prominent citizens of
Norfolk have frequently staled during
the past few months thai , "after all
there Isn't much that a Commercial
club can really do In Norfolk. " We
believe thai Ihero is enough opportu
nity In Norfolk to keep a Commercial
club , through one man as agent , busy
all Ihe lime. Some cllles have drifted
and been contenl with natural growth.
Other cities have assumed an aggres
sive attitude and have pumped growth
nto their communities which would
lol otherwise have developed unsollc-
ted for years and years. If it pays
'or a wholesale house to keep men on
the road seeking orders to Increase
the business , Instead of merely filling
orders lhal naturally como In ; If it
lays a merchant lo adverliso his ar-
icles for sale and push Ihe Irade , In
stead of merely selling to customers
who drift In because they pass by the
leer ; If It pays a railroad to main-
lain a commercial agency In a small
clly lo work up business inslead of
ucrely handling Iho business lhal
comes unsought ; If it pays in any line
of construcllvo induslry under mod
em condlllons lo bo wide awake and
aggressive and lo be alerl lo lake ad
vantage of various opporlunllies which
offer and Ihen , unaccepled , vanish
Ihen It will pay Norfolk or any olher
clly , in dollars and cenls , to support
and maintain an active , aggressive
commercial club.
President Roosevelt has accom
plished much that was never done be
fore ; the opportunilies have always
been at hand. He has achieved all
thai he has done , by his aggressive
ness. Kansas City started out under
a handicap from Omaha. Kansas City
has forged to the front and outclassed
Omaha. Kansas City has taken the
aggressive. Lincoln during the past
two years has become a vitally Im
portant commercial center. It was
formerly a college and church town.
During Ihe past two years it has been
liberally aggressive. Sioux City busi
ness men of today recall the time nol
so very long ago when that town was
no larger than Norfolk and when
stores were not so good. It wi > s not
long ago that the Sioux City Journal
> wns a four-page newspaper. Today
Sioux City Is one of the most active
commercial centers of the west , as a
result of aggressiveness. Just this
week the Northwestern railroad com
pany has Issued 50,000 booklets de
scribing Sioux City in Haltering terms.
That's the spirit thai has made Sioux
Cily.
Cily.Nations
Nations and industries and men and
cities who wage war on obstacles , are
the victors under present conditions.
Those that are merely passive fade
into the background.
Prominent citizens of Norfolk have
frequently remarked that "Ihere Is
really litlle that a commercial club
can do. " The News takes exception
to the sentiment , and the burden of
proof rests upon The News. As a
suggestion , a few things thai an ac-
live commercial club could do for Nor
folk are hero set forth :
An active commercial club in Nor
folk could have planned months ago ,
and could plan every legislative year
In advance of the session , for a cam
paign to set before the state legislat
ors in true light the needs of the Nor
folk hospital for the insane. To dem
onstrate to the legislature what the
Institution needs would result in much
larger appropriations , and moro just
ones , Ihan can bo had by assuming a
passive attitude and allowing the leg
islators to make a record for economy
at the expense of the Norfolk Institu
tion. No action of this kind was taken
tills year and not a question was
asked of Dr. Young by Norfolk as to
what Ibis city could do to help the in-
stllutlon.
An active commercial club in Nor
folk could have planned weeks ago ,
and could plan every year , for a campaign - ,
paign to demonstrate to congress and
other Washington officials the needs
not only of Norfolk but of northern
Nebraska. Any seed that Norfolk can
sow by aiding any town in north Ne
braska will grow up Into healthy
plants. It would pay. It would have
been to Norfolk's advantage If Ibis city
had taken a hand In the proposed now
judiciary division bill long before it
reached the Introductory period In
congress , as Is shown by.the danger
now confronting us of losing Iho des-
Ignallon as a federal courl poinl. Per
haps nol such imporlnnl mailers will
como up In a congressional way each
jear. but It Is safe to say that thort
could bo effecllve work of some sort
done each year for Norfolk In this dl-
ecllon. And under the present law ,
> ffort could bo made lo Induce allor-
noys to try federal cases hero.
Norfolk baa long needed a union de
pot. No more disreputable railway
itatlons exlsl anywhere In Nebraska
today Ihan Iho bcsl depot In Norfolk.
Prcmont has a fine union depot Oth
er cllles have union depots. Union
depots are bulll everywhere aflor com
mercial clubs have taken Iho Initiative.
It could not bo done in a day , but Nor
folk's chances for gelling a creditable
union station would bo much bolter If
the business Interests of the city , well
organized , should go al such a goal
with persistence. And speaking of
railroads , there's the ewltchlng on
Main street.
Norfolk needs belter roads. A good
road IB needed between Norfolk and
the Junction. At least one good road
Is needed for a dozen miles east , north ,
south and west. Some day they will
bo built because the state Is going to
provide for Ihelr building. Bul Nor
folk needs good roads now. The lack
of lliein costs Norfolk dollars every
day. They will nol build themselves.
Norfolk is ambitious to become a
convention city. There are convon-
lions ( lying around in coveys all Ihe
year , wailing lo be shot A thorough
bred commercial club ' could develop
a convention nose and' locate the birds.
Under present conditions wo wait for
them to fly Into our hands.
Norfolk's fort today lies In Its retail
possIblllUes. But not one-tenlh of
Norfolk's retail possibilities are being
developed. Syslom and organization
will do It. Co-operation is a neces
sary factor and publicity too , but
that's nnolher slory. A market day
once a month Is successful In other
places and no good reason has been
offered up lo dale by Ihoso who smile
at it why it could not benefit Norfolk.
In lieu of a heller suggesllon , Ihis
plan Is worlh Irylng. Bul Us develop-
menl will not grow. That's anolher
Ihlng an aclive commercial club could
do for Norfolk. And when norlh Ne
braska gets gridlroned with railroads
like Ihe newly projecled exlenslon
from Sioux Cily lo NIobrara it. is goIng -
Ing to bo too late. Sioux City isn't
muffing any files In the way of rail
roads thai are balled In lhat direc
tion , and it's the commercial club over
there that wears the catching glove.
Down in Fremont the commercial
club Issues each year a liltle booklel
called "Tho Blue Book. " It contains
a detailed description of the city , its
Industries , its possibilities and what
it has lo offer for now Industries.
These booklels are dislribuled entrains
trains running through town to passen
gers who never heard of Fremonl. It
Is adverlislng In an effeclive way.
Fremont is growing In spite of the
fact that it lies right in the shadow
of Omaha and Lincoln , while Norfolk-
is away out in the open prairie by
itself with a clear field. Fremont may
have concessions that Norfolk has not ,
but if she has it is a safe guess thai
they never grew up without nursing.
Fremont lias an active commercial
club.
club.These
These are a. few of Ihe things lhal
could bo accomplished by an aclive
commercial club in Norfolk. It is dif-
flcull lo speak of these possibilities
because of the danger that the sugges-
lions may be taken as personal criti
cisms. They are not criticisms. II is
notanybody's fault In particular and
everybody's fault in general where a
community does nbt assume and main
tain an aggressive attitude. It is not
a personal matler at all , but a great
big public matter , of vital interest lo
every living being in Ihe community.
To make such an organization confi
dent in its own capabilities ; to fill Its
arteries with warm red blood and its
cheeks with the pink of health , so
that it can offer combat against all
obstacles with strong muscles , the or
ganization must be made up arms ,
logs , head , heart and hands of the
whole Industrial fibre , including every
business interest and every business
man of the community. It must go
forth to batlle backed with words of
encouragement and kindly suggestion
from tlie whole community which it
represents. For in a community of
5,000 people we are all neighbors llv
ing close togelher and what is Ihe interest -
terest of one is the interest of all.
Any town , any city , any man or in
dustry can float along with Ihe currenl
and claim that much natural progress ;
but it takes energy and force and determination -
termination and aggressive organiza
tion to swim on ahead of Ihe current's
flow.
flow.Norfolk
Norfolk business men owe It to
themselves lo insisl that D. Malhew-
son , who resigned as secretary last
summer , reconsider that act and re
sume the work of that office. He is
the ideal man for Ihe place. A suc
cessful business man , having leisure
lime and an office down town , re
sourceful to n degree and a thorough
ly representative citizen , no better sec
retary could bo found. With Norfolk
enthusiastic in this work and backing
him with encouragement , we believe
Mr. Mathewson would conform to Iho
public wish and accept Iho ofllce again.
This ofllce must be taken at a person
al sacrifice for public welfare by some
citizen ; none shall say thai ho will
or will nol servo the public. Norfolk
should make Its demand known strong
ly to Mr. Mathewson that ho may , re
assured , go on with this important
work.
AROUND TOWN.
All things como to Ihoso who wall.
Especially tips.
Won't somebody write a 'poem about
Sadie and her sheep ?
A weak eyed man carries' a cool
glass with him all winter long. .
When a commilteo of leglslalors
como lo town , wo begin lo see reasons
why Norfolk oughl lo bo Iho stale cap it
ital.
A traveling man can tell In few
words Iho hotels lhat give warm
rooms these nights.
The Kost bridge got tired walling to
bo turned over to the county , so it
turned over Itself.
Under new conditions a railroad ad.
100 miles long is an ad. that costs $3
to prlnl In a newspaper.
In Scotland that old man , Henry OH-
mann , If proven guilty , would bo put
to death under the law.
There are more legal points to set-
lie in a racing circuit than there are
In the Brownsville affair.
President Groesbcck promises to bo
a live wire jn connection with the
'
race meet lo 'bo held here next sum
mer.
The plan to allow national banks to
make real estate loans Is a capital
idea and particularly Just now a capItol -
Itol one.
There is one nice thing , they say , |
aboul owning a cow. You can have at * '
every menl just as much cream as you
take at a hotel.
There are some congressmen who
would deserve boiler salaries If Ihoy
stayed at homo ; those worth having
at all are worth more than $5,000.
Theatrical managers speak of actors
just as race horse owners speak of
trollers. "That Gallatln woman , ' la i
Iho way Alberta Gallalln's advance \
man speaks of her.
The Norfolk hospital for the Insane
has drawn a prize package In Dr.
Young as superlntendenl and Dr. Sing
er as asslstanl , according to Nebraska
legislators. And Ihey ought to know
too.
One commercial traveler out of Nor
folk , to guard against the pangs of
cold beds In country holels these
nights , carries a hot water bag which
he fills each night and with which ho
keeps warm feet.
Eastern railroads mignt well afford
to send men to this division of the
Northwestern railroad , to learn how
to operate train service without the
danger of wrecks. Everybody on the
Northweslern is glad lhat It was the /
Northwestern line that made 1,625 "f
tests of the block signal and found
thai all enginemen obeyed Ihe danger
signs.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
We never longed very much for a
hairless dog.
In poelry "Thy senllnel am I , "
means a woman.
The heller you behave Iho beller you
get along. It's old but It's true.
Money you find looks a good deal
bigger limn an equal amount earned.
There is such a thing as being too
original ; people might call you crazy.
A thoroughly competent agent is one
who can sell mining stock to a miner.
What has become of the old fash
ioned man who called It "stone coal ? "
Too many men Imagine they can't
have a good time without gelling into
trouble.
It is said of an Atchison man : "A
man as ugly as he is , should not go
visiting. "
Pleasing people Is like laughing. It
has to be done without an effort to
be effective.
The rich are abused a great deal but
no one ever distributes free rabbits
among Ihem.
It is always 1'nrd for a child to be
lieve that an. > lies in bed all night
without sleeping. ,
When a cat and dog get along well
togelher , it means the dog wasn't ed
ucated by a boy.
Our feelings are like some medi
cine. Have to be kept lightly corked
or they will evaporate.
Talk about swearing : The most
abused words In the English language
are "dear" and "honey. "
Unless someone "cusses" the ern- j
plpyes a good deal , it Is said an es- ' \
tabllshmenl has "no head. "
Loafers usually want company and ,
if they can have their choice , prefer
the company of a busy man.
If you always get your own way
there is one tiling you must give up :
The idea thai you will over bo pop
ular.
Wo don't believe wo could fall in
love with a school teacher. School
teachers are too matler-of-fact to bo
good lovers.
The main slreel of
a small lown on
a half holiday can make Iho saddest ' .
funeral procession look like a gala affair - \ . /
fair when It comes to cheerfulness.
If a swell dinner should bo given In
your honor , would you know how to
properly use the silver prongs , harpoons
peens and spoons al the rlghl side of
your plalo ? Most women master this
accomplishment , but few men do.