K NOKKOliK WKISKLY NKWS-.JOUUKNAh : 1 < ' 1UIAY ) MAY , 9 , 11)07 ) ,
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No. 22. llUHlnnnri Ollloo mill Job
No. H 22.
Don't abuse the BkunU. According
to i\n official bulletin prepared by F.
M. Webster niul Issued by the agri
cultural department , the very highest
praise Hhoulil bo given this inncli
shunned nnliuiil. Mr. WobHtor does
not contuiul tbnt tlio skunk should betoken
token Into tlio bosom of tlio family ,
but bo nmlntnltiR that they nru very
fond of grasshoppers untl nro deemed
by tbo bureau of liloloKlcnt mirvoy ns
tbo moHt useful f mammals. While
tboy nro not recommended us a pot
for Hut clwollcrfl , nor aa a desirable ac
quisition to tlio average household ,
Mr. WobHtor Buys tboy deserve protoc-
Uon , rather than destruction by tbo
farmer , eo BUVO your BkunUnl
UnlcRR HH name Blnlta the ship , tbo
Wiener Maennorgosangvoroln , of Vi
I ; enna , will arrive In Washington on
It. May C to sing for the edification of
President Roosevelt. The throe Bonga
that President Iloosovolt will listen
to from the throats of the 700 choris
ters will represent an outlay of a little -
tlo over $50,000 each. This probably
is ix record price , and Is based on the
fact that tbo trip will coat the Wiener
MaonnorKUsangvuroln $150,000 , the
ship they are coming on being char
tered by them for $05,000 alone. The
society leaves Vlonna tblB week and
will arrive In New York May 5. Its
members will como directly bore on
n special train , will remain a few
hours and return to Now York whore
they will glvo a concert , as guests of
I' the Deutsche Leldorkranz.
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CUMMINS AND PLATFORM.
Governor Cummins of Iowa says
I'r that It Is the platform , not the candi
date. Unit should moat Interest the
nation with regard to the presidential
r situation. Coming from Cummins , the
sentiment has a peculiar ring.
Cnmmlna once claimed to stand on
a tariff revision platform. IIo wanted ,
himself , to ride to the white bouso on
that plank , lint the platform got
stranded. The balance of his party
got over"on a stnndpat platform.
Cummins jumped to save his , life. In
stead of" his revision platform , &o dear
to his heart , ho shouted for the op-
l > oslto Idea In order to gel buck Intr
olllco for a third torni.
Cummins switches his viewpoint
with the speed of a vaudeville llghtn
ing change artist. Last fall It was
"Cummins , regardless of platform. '
Now It IH , "Platform , regardless ol
the man. " Perhaps he believes the
country could oven stand for Cummins
for the presidency if ho found the
right plank to straddle.
HOOT MAY R13TIRE.
In using the big stick to rap Harrt
man , Debs , Meyer anil 11 ay wood as
' undesirable- citizens , " P r o s 1 d o n
Roosevelt Is Incidentally encountering
a little trouble In his own kitchen
according to a report. It Is said tlui
the estrangement between Secretar >
Hoot and the president has grown vorj
much since the president gave out
against Mr. Root's advice , the lotto
in which the four men referred t
were characterized as "undesirabl
citizens. " Mr. Root considered tb
'publication of the letter as a trcmen
deus blunder. The president disagree
with Root and pursued his own cours
in the matter , as Secretary Taft wa
then absent in Panama.
As a more incident , this occnrrcnc
Is said to have widened a breach tha
had already begun quite perceptlblj
and it is being freely predicted tha
Secretary Root will rctlro. Ho is sal
to bo out of harmony with tlio admli
Istratlon on a number of doctrine
which Mr. Root Is said to consider a
radical and wiseacres at Wnshingto
are forecasting bis withdrawal froi
the cabinet at an early dnto.
CHARIVARI AND UNWRITTEN LAW
Another case of "unwritten law" anil
brainstorm may bo developed out ol
a prospective trial In Iowa. It was a
father who shot and when ho opened
up his double-barrelled shotgun he
wounded thirty-three boys and girls
One of them may die , two are serious
ly hurt. They were part of a char
Ivarl party that had been molesting
him and his family. When the crowd
of youths finally shattered a window
in the old man's homo ho seized hk
shotgun and opened flro.
There Is no lawyer who could nol
make an eloquent plea for that man
the victim of a charivari crowd. Tlu
serenaders had once been treated tf
refreshments by the bride's father
Then they went away to return again
The family had retired , the brldo am
groom had left town.
The charivari enthusiasm expressei
itself in throwing stones and bricks a
the parental homo. Then a wlndov
gloss was shattered.
The old man has been arrested. I
Is doubtful if he is ever convicted
II ,
There IH a dogruo of exasperation that
product * brnlnitorm and violence.
Tbo old man probably thought , If he
thought at all , that hlfl only Justice
lay In taking care of hlniHolf against
tbo unwelcome visitors. When the
trial comes up ho will tell his story ,
list UH n boy In school tells IIB ! story.
bo Jury will probably let the dofon-
ant go free under unwritten law and
Ivo to bothersome charivari parties
Mlrlklng IcHson that can not bo dealt
ill to them by tbo written law.
A HAN ON WHISKERS.
Are whiskers losing their grip on
ion's chins ?
Hacking up numerous slashes that
lave been made at masculine beards
vlth razors and words , during the
ast few years , comes now a decree
f the Hurltiigton railroad over In
own that after May 1 beards of beard-
d conductors must bo stricken from
10 rolls.
Whether or not this means any
enoral onslaught that Is to follow In
popular wave across the country Is
ot iwsslblo to predict. Tbo reasons
or depriving trainmen of their pot
vhlskers are not assigned , Nor Is it
aid whether any of the conductors ,
i a fit of resentment over having
rlvato rights tampered with , will
oslgn and como west lo grow up
vlth the bearded land.
With a railroad company putting tbo
ban on beards , may wo not expect
anally drastic action from our legls
aturo next session ?
Perhaps this Is but the beginning
f a conspiracy of tbo barbers to on
orco constant shaving. Who knows ?
WAR ON MOUSTACHES.
Hurllngton railway employes are
ot alone in the loss of whiskers ,
'arls is stirred up over a demand of
trlklng cafe wallers that they bo al
iwed , If they choose ; to wear mous
xcbes. If the arguments are good for
IP removal of beards and moustaches ,
by shouldn't our own state loglsla-
ures take up tbo reform and- banish
vhlskors from America ? Or , In case
hero might bo a conflict of authority
otwcon state and nation , the federal
government could take up the matter
f whisker regulation for all states
illke , In order that there might bo a
iiilform bunch of beardless faces. He-
inuso of Its Important bearing upon
ho subject , the demand of Parisian
valters that they be allowed to wear
uoustaehes. ought to be watched with
nterest. A dispatch from Paris says :
I.Ike all their fellows , striking wait-
. rs of the Elysoe Palace hotel demand-
> d the right to wear moustaches.
" \Vo giant ( vcr > thing you ask , but
noiistnchcs you shall not wear. " the
lot el management solemnly said to
ilu'iu. "Out patrons are nearly all
Americans or English and the vast
nnjorlty of the men have not mous-
inches. They would not endure to be
served by persons looking like mous-
ncbed bravos. With Americans and
Englishmen the moustache question Is
one llrst of fashion and next of clcnn-
iiiess. So if our waiters have not
jlonn faces our dining rooms will bo
jmpty. "
This retort vastly amused Paris , es
pecially bearded Paris , and delighted
the barbers , who take the moustache
question most ) seriously.
So does Paul Adam , who wrote three
columns to prove that because all
truly great men have been and are
clean shaven , all great races must be.
"One sees the faces of old , some
produced In the Americans of today , "
Paul Adam wrote. And Paris laughs
again , when someone , anonymous , told
him to study the Chinese and observe
their faces and observe the lowest
coolies are as bare as their palms
while truly great Chinese have the
ongost moustaches In the world.
THE JANUARY CASE.
President Roosevelt has been askei'
to pardon William January , the Kan
sas City business man who Is found
to have escaped from a federal prlsoi
several years ago. Thousands of po
tltlons are going to Washington ask
Ing for leniency. January , slnco hlf
escape , has reformed and become f
*
respectable citizen. His family Is es
teemed in the community and ho is ir
business for himself. Hut the presl
dent will have more than more sentl
nient to weigh before granting tin
pardon.
Prisons are us much for example t <
chock crime , as for individual punish
ment. In one phase of the Jnnunr ;
case , should the man bo pardoned
f It will put a premium upon prisoner
cape. Prisoners are Impressed will
the Idea that If they attempt to escape
their terms shall be Increased. A pre
mluin is put upon good behavior ti
prison end a penalty against oscaplni
or trying to escape. Hecauso an e
caped convict eludes the officers fo
a period of years makes him no les
entitled to added punishment for hi
offense , as an example to other con
vlcts and other citizens contemplatlni
crime , If for nothing more. On th
other band , however , Is" the fact tha
January Is not merely an escaped cor
vict , but a reformed man as well. H
Is leading a peaceful , law-abiding llf <
Executive leniency , In one respeci
would bo putting a premium upon n
form and decent living by rewardln
the escaped prisoner's disposition t
turn over a now leaf and do the rlgli
thing.
The president will no doubt consli
cr more than anything elsa the effec
of his leniency or refusal of it , upo
criminals at largo and the class of
people who contemplate ) crime. The
effect , of pnrdomi upon society at large
Is a much more vital matter than the
effect upon the Individual. There Is
In many Instances too much of a dis
position to bo lenient to tbo prisoner
liccauso of the sentiment and sympa
thy which IB aroused In officers of tbo
taw by bis despondency and tears In
bis wife's eyes. Courts and officials
have a duty to the people at large , so
ciety as a whole , which frequently
overbalances In Importance the senti
mental appeals of the Individual whoso
fate Is at stake.
NORFOLK WANTS UNION DEPOT.
Norfolk wants a union depot.
This fact Is established not by a
guess but by a thorough Investigation
of the sentiment existing In the city
with this regard. Norfolk Is willing
to wait a reasonable length of time
for a iinlon station , if there Is a chance
of accomplishing tlio desired result.
The city would rather wait than to
have a Northwestern station built ini
mediately.
And the fact that both the North
western and Union Pacific railroads
have expressed a willingness to enter
Into negotiations with one another
looking to this end , gives enough hope
for the union station to warrant a fair
delay.
If Norfolk Is over to have a union
station , now Is the time to get It.
After one railroad has put extensive
funds Into an Individual station of Its
own , the chances would vanish. This
Is , therefore , the psychological mo
ment for the effort , and the favorable
attitude of officials of roads entering
the city gives foundation for hope.
Norfolk wants a union station for
many reasons. A union station , built
to accommodate the traffic of three
railroads , would necessarily bo a more
pretentious structure 'than ' any In
dividual station , built for the business
of but one railway. The Impression
upon visitors entering the city , there
fore , would bo of vast Importance and
value to the city. More than that ,
10 union station would be a con
enlenco to the traveling public and
the people of Norfolk. It would
o a credit to the city and an Instltu-
on to which wo could point with
ride.
A union station would not decrease
10 force of men employed In the do
ots of the city. On the contrary , it
ouhl Increase the force of men. Only
assengor traffic would be handled In
union station. Freight traffic would
ontlnuc to be handled separately in
cparnto depots. As many men are
ow employed at each combination
tatlon as would be required for each
reight depot. And.the men needed
o operate the union station would bo
n addition to those now employed
lore.
Huslncss men of the city appear to
bo of but one mind regarding the do-
Irablllty of the union station , as
gainst independent stations. The
city appears to be practically unnn-
mously In favor of waiting a reason-
iblo time to work out the union depot
losslbllities.
A union station must bo secured
low If ever.
. And It Is certainly worth while for
Norfolk to find out definitely whether
a union depot can be secured before
lumping at the conclusion that It
cannot.
, ADVERTISING A CITY.
That cities and towns should adver-
ise ns well as merchants. Is coming
to be a pretty generally conceded fact.
' That a town which will spend a little
effort and money if need be , letting
the world know what advantages It
: has to offer to the investor or the man
ufacturer or individual looking for n
place to live In , will get results , just
as a merchant will got results from
the right kind of advertising , carrying
a real argument in an attractive way ,
is coming more and more to be ac
knowledged.
The following appeal from the pub
licity committeeof the commercial
club of St Paul , Minn. , to Us citizens ,
contains many Miggestlons tbnt are
not half bad. It is headed , "Whv St.
Paul should advertise : "
Have you anything good to purvey
Mr. Merchant ?
Do you make something a bit dlf
ferent , Mr. Manufacturer ?
How do you market your product ?
Hy employing the dally press , the mag
azlnes , and other modern Town Criers
to the end that the World may know
that you have something It needs 01
wants ; something that will make foi
Its comfort or pleasure , or cater tc
Its necessity ?
You arc not alone you are one ol
the many business men , all with some
thing to sell. ' Do you , like the Otto
man , sit cross-legged In your doorwaj
and wait for patrons ; or do you boldlj
sound aloud the slogan of your trade
and In twentieth century parlance , "G (
after 'em" with your announcemeni
that you have something good to seller
or some specific inducement for pa
Irons to buy ?
"Why do you advertise ?
Because you must keep In step will
the procession or else drop out of UK
ranks and regretfully watch the marcl
of progress distance you.
And so with St. Paul. It Is one o
many cities , each alert and alive t <
grasp opportunity , each mindful tha
an ever Increasing population mns
bo clothed , fed and housed.
To which of these cities are llkel ;
lo bo attracted those desiring a
change ? Tbo one that IB known and
makes effort to keep Its merits before
the world , or the equally good city
that Is known only because geogra
phers record It on the maps ?
The answer Is apparent.
Why should wo advertise St. Paul ?
First , because It Is St. Paul.
To tell all the world In simple lan
guage the simple truth and the truth
about St. Paul , If properly told , Is all
sufficient to attract to Us heart many
times Us present numbers. It Is a
kind of truth , too , that will appeal to
the class of newcomers wo would have.
St. Paul's foundation , environment
and location arc God-given : Us com
plete structure , the consummation of
supreme Intellectual and righteous en
deavor to build a worthy civilization.
We should advertise that the world
may know what wo have and enjoy ,
anil what wo will share with others ;
that we have just a little bit the best
place In tbo world to IIvo In , and tbnt
our doors are open , and our hearth
stones warm to welcome the stranger.
Publicity Committee ,
Commercial Club.
PLANTING TREES.
The planting of 25,000 yellow pine
trees on the government reserve south
of Valentino Is In line with the gov
ernment's policy just now to Increase
the timber production of the country
In order to supply a demand that is
rapidly growing and which has , for
borne years , been the cause of an al
together too lavish use of the timber
that this country has been producing.
According to a circular just Issued
by the government relating to forest
service , every person in the United
States Is using over six times as much
wood as he would use If ho were In
Europe. The country as a whole con
suines every year between three and
four times more wood than nil of the
forests of the United States grow in
the meantime. The average acre of
forest lays up a store of only 10 cubic
feet annually , whereas it ought to belaying
laying up at least 30 cubic feet in
order to furnish the products taken
out of it. Since 1880 more than 700-
000,000,000 feet of timber have been
cut for lumber alone , including 80 , '
000,000,000 foot of coniferous timber
in excess of the total coniferous stumpage
ago estimate of the census in 1880.
The circular says that the rate at
which forest products In the United
States have been and are being con
sinned is far too lavish , and that only
one result can follow unless steps are
promptly taken to prevent waste in
use and to increase the growth rate
of every acre of forest in the United
States. This result Is a timber fain
Ine. This country is today in the
same position with regard to forest
resources as was Germany 150 years
ago. During this period of 150 year
such German stntes ns Saxony and
Prussia , particularly the latter , have
applied a policy of government control
and regulation which bus Immensely
Increased the productivity of their for
ests. The same policy will achieve
even better results in the United
States , because we hnve the advantage
of nil the lessons which Europe bns
lenrnod and paid for in the course of
n century of theory and practice.
Lest it might bo assumed that the
rapid and gaining depletion of Ameiv"
lean forest resources is sufficiently ac
counted for by the Increase of popula
tion , it is pointed out In the circular
that the Increase In population since
1SSO is barely more than half the In
crease in lumber cut In the same pe
riod. Two areas supplying timber
have already reached and passed their
maximum production the northeast
ern states In 1870 and the lake states
in 1890. Today the southern states ,
which cut yellow pine amounting to
one-third the total annual lumber cut
of the country , are undoubtedly near
their maximum. The Pacific states
will soon take the ascendency. The
state of Washington within a tow
years has come to the front and now
ranks first of all individual states in
volume of cut.
At present but one-fifth of the total
forest area of the United States is
embraced in national forests. The re
maining four-fifths have already passed
or are most likely to pass Into private
hands. The average ago of the trees
felled for lumber this-year Is not less
than 150 years. In other words , If he
. Is to secure a second crop of trees of
the same size , the lumberman or pri
, vate forest owner must wait , say , at
least one hundred years for the second
end crop to grow. As a rule , such long
tlmo Investments as this waiting would
involve do not commend themselves
to business men who are accustomed
to quick returns. Hut the states and
the nation can look much farther
ahead , The larger , then , the area ol
national and state control over wood
lands , the greater Is the likelihood that
the forests of the country will bo kept
permanently productive.
* CHICAGO SAYS NO THIRD TERM ,
Chicago claims that the center of
population , the center of wealth , the
center of culture , the center of beauty
and the center of all else having n
center , has moved from the effete east
to the windy city on the lake. Easl
and west meet in Chicago , according
1 to Chlcagoans. And now there Is evl
denco that the center of things pollt
leal has followed In the wake of en
ture and money and has , too , perche <
on the shoulders of Chicago. It wa
In Chicago that the Roosevelt Thlrt
Term Ixjaguo was organized and head
quartered last fall , for the purpose of
forcing the president , against his re
peated statements that ho nolthor
wanted nor would accept , another
presidential nomination. As a result
of the sentiment aroused by this league
n number of prominent men have de
clared that the president must retract
and become again the republican par
ty's nominee. Steadfastly tbo presi
dent hna declined to retreat in the
matter or to withdraw his statement
made the night of election. And it
remained for Chicago , where the third
term league had operated , to furnish
the first definite movement toward ac
cepting the president at his word and
supporting him In the contention that
ho was wlso In refusing another nornl
nation. The Chicago Tribune , one of
the strongest papers In the west , takes
the stand that a third term Is a wrong
proposition In principle and that there
are others in the nation capable of
occupying the whlto house creditably.
The Tribune pays a tribute to the pop
ularity of the president but backs him
up in the stand ho has taken. This is
what the Chicago paper says :
The Tribune Is not for the renoml
nation and reelection of President
Roosevelt. It does not oven favor his
election to what some of his admirers
choose to call n "second elective
erm. "
There are a number of reasons why
'he Tribune is not in favor of Roose-
elt's reelection.
One of thorn Is that ho has solemnly
eclarcd that he will , under no clrcuin-
tanccs , accept another term if It
hould bo offered to him that he
vould not bo a candidate or permit a
ominatlon to bo forced upon him.
In this wo think the president Is
vise. While ho has not served twc
till terms , he has had seven years ol
he presidency , and If ho were to bo
lected for another term would serve
nore years than Washington or any
ithor president. He has had seven
aborlous and useful years In the
vhlto house , and has more than met
ho just expectations of his country-
nen. His fame could not be greater
ban It Is. Ho could not at the end
f another four years' term be any
lore popular or more firmly In-
rcnched In the affections of his coun-
rymcn.
President Roosevelt Is amazingly
lopular. The railroad men do not like
itm , and a great many men engaged
n finance think he might bo Improved
ipon. Even Mr. G. B. M. Harvey has
Isited upon him tokens of his dlsap-
iroval. But It is only necessary to go
ibout the streets , on the railroad
rains , and In places of public assem-
ilage to discover that President Roose-
'elt Is ns highly regarded by his coun
rymen at the present moment as he
ver was.
The Tribune Is opposed on principle
o the third term. It risked much in
880 when it opposed the renomination
) f Gen. Grant for a third term. Ii
vould risk as much in 1)08 ! ) if It should
) ccome necessary to oppose the rcnom
nation of President Roosevelt undei
similar conditions.
The Tribune , for one , is not willing
o admit that there is but one man li
.he United States who is capable o
serving as president. There are SO-
000,000 people here , and among them
ill there must bo more than one whc
s lit to occupy the white house am
lischarge the duties of the chief mag
strate. We believe that there muse
> o more than a dozen in the.repub
lean party nlone.
" Moreover , it Is by no means certain
hut the renomination of Presiden
lloosevelt for a third term would be
'ollowed by an election. The Tribune
nay bo mistaken on this subject , bu
it believes there Is a deep , abiding feel
ng among the people that two terms
are enough for any man. Part of this
feeling may be latent. It may no
liave been aroused. It would be when
the campaign came on if a papula
candidate should bo opposed to Mr
Roosevelt on the other side. It wouli
; > o proclaimed that we were tending
: owards imperialism , and we would be
If the tradition In regard to the thin
term should bo broken down there 1
no reason why it should not be fol
lowed by a fourth or a fifth term , am
as Mr. Roosevelt is comparatively a
young man , bo might continue to bo
sleeted for several terms more.
The people are not ready for thai
They believe a change In the whit
house Is a good thing , as well as a
change in other political offices. In
deed , the superstition that the llf
tenure for judges Is an admirable thing
is rapidly dying out. There are objcc
tlons to It which have been sufficiently
demonstrated In England , and some
times In this country. The life tenur
of federal judges has Its drawbacks
There are some federal judges who
should not be In office today , and who
would not be If It were a questloi
either of reelection or reappolntment
A long term and a large salary , as In
New York , would be preferable to th
life term. A life tenure seems to b
an invitation to the arbitrary use o
power , and sometimes to laziness , sel
Indulgence , and self-exploitation , in
stead of devotion to business.
No man is good enough to be pros
dent forever , and The Tribune , fo
one , will not admit that among th
80,000,000 people In the United State
there is not one so good ns Theodor
Roosevelt who may be choscu to sue
cecd him In the white house.
AROUND TOWN .
Men at least have a chance to go
away from houses being houseclcanci
When Doc Mackay hurries , he doe
It , ho says , lest his patient will go
well before ho arrives.
They don't take as much stock 1
brainstorm defense over at Gran
Island as they do down In Gotham.
Whether It Is always enforced o
not , the now Nebraska child labor la\
will servo as a bit of protection fo
theatrical audiences against chlldrc
that do not really entertain.
Norfolk buttoned up its coat a llttl
gbtor and tried not to grumble about
10 cold weather yesterday , realizing
nit wo had escaped for a second time
Ithln n week snow which foil only
few miles northwest of us.
Have you laid In your summer's coal ,
upply ?
The state ought to provide an P.PY-
im for days that are not real bright.
Valentino Is going to have a genu-
10 Arbor day with 25,000 new trees
ot out In two weeks.
Trainmen starting out these bright
prll mornings never know when they
nay need snow plows to pull them
hrough the day.
One northern Nebraska woman la
rylng to persuade her husband to
move out of the state so that her rel-
can't visit her so often.
It Is enough to freeze a man to death
o hear Bat tlo Creek and Madison taili
ng about Fourth of July fireworks thJa
dnd of weather.
To be on the safe side , Norfolk boys
lave bathing suits and skates hung
ip side by side against the wall , oo
hat no time may be lost when the ra-
rious brands of weather are turned oa.
Winter seems to have been pos-
lessed of seven lives this year.
May 1 shows quiet conditions in Nbr-
'oik so far as spring weddings are V
concerned.
Heredity Is a great thing. Carl
telcho can hunt rabbits in moro vrajs
ban one , and do it successfully ; hJs
son can play a half dozen musical in I
struments at one time , and do It well.
Although the season has been back
ward In some respects , it has been
about on time with the rivalry between
armors' wives as to which farm should
boast the first hatching out of spring
chickens.
There is a man In Norfolk who
opens all of his wife's letters and
reads them to her. It is said that some
of his experiences prove that people
ought to bo careful when it comes to
writing letters.
The Fremont Herald is trying to
rid Fremont of Saturday night dances ;
lore in Norfolk the society editor Is
crying because there are no dances
of any kind to help fill the Saturday
column. The Herald ought to be re
quired to run a society column on two
terns a week.
It would be difficult to draw from
an old timer's bunting yarns a tale
more extraordinary than the Incident
.n . which Carl Reiche , a prominent
Norfolk farmer , threw a jack-knife at L
jack rabbit , killing the animal for " \
the time being but finding , after ho
iiad taken the game home , that the
rabbit came to life again. From the
fact that the jack rabbit was thus
landed by a jack-knife , skillfully
thrown , It is safe to say that If Mr.
Reiche would go to town armed with
cotton batting , ho would undoubtedly
land a cottontail.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
Cheerfulness is a great aggravation
to nn angry man.
A real young girl is frequently about
as foolish as she talks.
Money is not at the root of half as
much evil as jealousy.
Some people borrow trouble ; others
buy It by the glass or bottle.
It is as natural for a boy to hare
dirty hands as it Is for a cat to hare
fits.
Two men are nearly always braver
than one , even if one of them has cold
feet.
If a boy earns ten cents , ho wants
it ; he Isn't willing to trust the best
man alive.
The greater the thief , the louder fce
cries about Injustice and persecution
when he is finally caught.
There Is quite a difference between
self-confidence and conceit which
some men don't seem to understand.
When a sentiment unfriendly to men
is uttered on the stage , all wives look
at their husbands triumphantly.
When a man dies and goes to heav
en , rules are so strict there that he
never has any fun until his wife ar
rives.
A girl whose first name Is Morel , Is
visiting In town. We would like to
know what her name really was be
fore she began fooling with It.
When a girl Is In love , she doesn't
stay very long when she goes out of
town on a visit ; she hurries homo to
keep an eye on her property.
Every farmer is secretly convinced
that no one knows what It is to bo
really tired until he has followed a
harrow over a plowed field all day.
A man Is always disappointed in
his wife's new dress for the reason
that when ho gave her the money it
was So Much ho thought Us results
would bo greater.
Two women spent tlio day with each
other yesterday and when they parted
said : "Well , the only reputations in
town that are not damaged are our
own. "