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Ho pleased wna tTio WTTr Depart-
nicnl with tlio results attending the
'Joint army niul mllltla coast dcfenHo
M'xorclHCB tills year that they will bo
repeated next year. It IH tlio Intention
of the ( lepartinent to develop the mil *
Ilia of the coast BtutoH to a lilli ( ; do-
jsroo of prollclency In the handling of
big guns In the fortH. Acting Secre
tary Oliver , thin week transmitted to
tlio governors of the several states
Interested n copy of the memorandum
prepared by ( Joneral Murray , chlof of
artillery , and suggesting that It Is of
tlio greatest Importance that they do-
nlgnato as soon as possible the com
panies that are to act as coast artill
ery. reserves and Its supports.
Illinois Is to send a solid Cannon
delegation to the national convention ,
according to Congressman Charles 12.
Fuller of the Eleventh Illinois district.
Mr. Fuller declares the delegation will
Btand by "Uncle Joe" to the last and
will not be organized for purposes of
trading , nor will It enter Into any deals
looking to the support of any other
candidate. The Illinois representative
Is enthusiastic over the Cannon
chances , and became almost hectic In
his praise of the speaker's ability and
l > orBonalIty. Ho wound up with tlio
statement that "It's Cannon first , last
and all the time ; ho is going to win
nnd that's all there Is to It. " However ,
" ' " friends all
"Undo Joe's" arc doing
the talking. The czar of the house Is
emoklng his usual number of black
cigars a day and does not appear to
too worrying over the posslbllo out
come of his political fortunes.
THE NEW STATION.
While some of us still feel that Nor
folk should have had a union passen
ger station , with all the passenger
trains that enter the city centering
there , and that an opportunity was
lost"to the city that will never be pre
sented again , yet It must bo admitted
that the Northwestern has erected a
handsome up-towu passenger depot
which Is a credit to Norfolk. The out
side appearance of the now station is
rather deceptive , In that It does not
glvo an idea , of the real elegance of
the Interior. The new station Is a
good one , perhaps better than at any
other town except Fremont , Omaha
and Lincoln in the state , and wo
ought to bo satisfied and would bo If
It were not for the shadow of that
handsome union station which came
BO near being a realization last spring ,
but failed unnecessarily.
When Senator Fulton of Oregon
reached Washington ho at once pro-
jecded to administer a brisk kick in
the shins to the campaign of his col
league , Senator Bourne , who is workIng -
Ing overtime in an effort to prepare
a. Roosevelt stampede in the Repub
lican national convention. Senator Ful
ton declared that the people of Oregon
are taking Mr. Roosevelt at his word
when he says he will not run again
and that they are In favor of Secre
tary Taft for the nomination. He be
lieves that the secretary of war will
got the solid Oregon delegation , de
spite Senator Dourne's "second elec
live term" campaign. Senator Kill
ton Is in favor of legislation In the
coming session that will provide amore
moro elastic currency. Ho attributes
tlio recent financial flurry to stock
gambling , and to curb this ho would
have placed a heavy tax on contracts
made on margins. In fact , be Is con
elderlng the introduction of a bll
bringing this about.
Sitting around In Washington hotels
and boarding houses are twenty-five
extremely nervous young men. Thej
ere candidates for appointment to the
consular service , examinations for
which were held last week. The pap
crs of the twenty-five have not ye
been marked and are still In the hands
of the examining board ; hence the
nervousness. The reforms In the con
Biilar service are working wonders li
Introducing to foreign countries a
much higher grade of commercla
agents nnd diplomats. Instead of be
ing rewarded for political services by
berths abroad , men now are chosei
for their educational qualification
and business ability. The fact Urn
the George Washington university 1
maintaining as part of Its organlzatloi
a college of the political sciences h
which such men are trained , gives the
government an excellent and access
Iblc recruiting field. In the last con
sular examinations , which were held In
Juno , two of the successful candidate
for positions abroad were graduate
of this school.
The navy department Is working
at greater pressure than at any Urn
since the Spanish-American war. Th
preparations being made for the Jour
ney of the battleship squadron around
the Horn to Pacific waters Is occupj
Ing the attention of every ono In the
department , from Secretary Metcal
down. The enormous quantity o
) OdBtuffH necesary for the trip is
eeplng buny scores of clerks and
iiurtormnslora , while the higher olll-
era linvo been compelled to exert a
lorMonnl supervision over the pur-
hano of those mippllua. Every safe-
unrd Is being taken to prevent the
oHnlblllty of the slightest breath of
caudal being stirred In connection
vllh the contracts. Some Idea of
hat Is being done may bo gathered
mm the fact that 1,000,000 pounds of
refill meat nnd 1,000,000 barrels of
our have been bought as part of the
oed Btipplles. There are 1(5,000 ( men
nd 800 olllcers to feed and the amount
f provender necessary for this big
rmy Is enormous.
( JETTING MONEY HACK.
The west IB getting back its money
rom New York.
Now York may have thought that
t could retain the currency of the
nation within Its palm , but the west
s gottlng vnluo received and Indl-
ectly , If not directly , gottlng back Its
prosperity.
The west Is buying mill and factory
products from the cast. The cast Is
ho factory center nnd from the cast
como most of the finished products in
ill lines of merchandise. Dut Instead
of sending cash to the cast with which
o pay for these commodities , the
west Is sending Now York drafts
orders on New York banks.
In this way the funds of the west ,
on hand in Now York arc being used ,
n this way the cast , by sending out
commodities In return for the funds
already on deposit there , Is letting Blip
rom Its lingers the surplus of the
west which It had hoped to retain.
And the longer the thing continues ,
.he . moro will the west get back , in
.ho . form of commodities , the money
that It has sent cast.
Poor Secretary Taft ! While parties
of merry Russian revolutionists are
dotting to blow up the secretary of
A-ar and his party during their journey
oward St. Petersburg , Senator For-
aker at homo finally has touched off
a mine that may yet topple the cab
net officer's political boom. Senator
Moniker's announcement to the coun-
.ry that he Is a candidate for the rop-
ibllcan nomination for President whllo
lot altogether a surprise , scarcely
ivas expected at this time. It probably
never would have been made had It
lot been for"Secretary Taft's absence.
The hour was ripe for such action ,
and although the Foraker boom may
suffer from premature launching , the
end the senior senator from Ohio had
n view will have been materially ad
vanced. Only the most sanguine and
optimistic of Senator Foraker's friends
bellovo that ho has any chance of get
ting the nomination. It Is well known
that his chief ambition Is to demor
alize the Taft forces , splitting the
state delegation and making It prac
tically impossible for President Roosevelt
velt to unload the secretary of war
on the country as his successor. From
now on the fight In Ohio will be watch
ed with much interest , and there Is no
doubt that it will be a bitter one.
NORFOLK A STOCK MARKET.
Norfolk has rapidly become a stock
sale town within the past year , and II
Is already established so strongly as
such a market that there is no longer
question as to what it means in the
future. The time was not so long
ago that such a thing as a public sale
of horses or cattle was not known In
Norfolk , but now It is quite different
The removal to the city of the Sniltl
Bros. Land and Live Stock company
with bi-monthly sales during the sea
son , has probably done more than anj
other one factor to establish In the
minds of outside people the fact that
Norfolk Is the place to como to bu >
or sell live stock. The location of the
city has much to do with making this
a stock market , as it does with many
other Interests that center hero. I
Is moro easily accessible than any
other town In the northern part of the
state , easy to reach by rail , has
abundant hotel facilities to take care
of strangers nnd has every advantage
to offer persons who contemplate sell
ing horses or cattle at public auction.
And best of all , no sale of this character
actor has been held hero that has done
well , because the people of this sect
Ion are all becoming so well-to-do tha
they are fully able and glad to 1m
prove the condition of their herds b >
the addition of other good stock.
CHEEKS ARE RUDDY.
The past week In a retail way was
not a bad ono and Saturday was a
pretty good day In all lines. There Is
abundance of money in northern Neb
raska and southern South Dakota and
the farmers are so well supplied will
the world's goods that they can cithe
hold or sell their products Just as
they choose. Many of the commission
houses nro advising thorn to hold.
Now York reports that the retal
business throughout the country is
Improving and a tremendous holiday
business Is expected in this Immediate
region. The people have money and
farm products , there is every basl
abroad for prosperity and there 1
every reason to expect that the Christ
mas stocking of the now northwcs
will be filled to overflowing. Whllo
the prices on live stock and grain
have gone off a certain extent , the
farmers are still getting rattling good
allies nnd can still make money.
And the reductions that have occur *
d will roHiilt In general reduction all
around on prices that had got almost
beyond the limit.
All In all , northern Nebraska and
outlicrn South Dakota well Intrenched
Kill tut all the wor'd ' , Is In a mighty
> nilthy condition. Its checks are
iglow and KB circulation Is good. Its
apart beats on tlmo and Its lungs are
omul. What's more , the people know
vhat they want , are supplying their
vants and there Is going to be a moil-
< tor holiday business , compared with
nany pnrtB of the country.
QUICK SERVICE.
The president's message , a volum-
nous document containing 30,000
vords , was delivered to congress In
Washington at noon on Tuesday , nnd
bnforo 2 o'clock It was bring read by
mtrons of The News In Stanton , Bat-
lo Creek , Madison , Pierce. Hosklns
and other near by towns , while It was
u'lng road In Long Pine nnd Dallas
at the same tlmo that Omaha readers
) f Omaha dallies wcro scanning Its
mportant utterances. Moreover , The
Vows was able to glvo the full text of
the message , while most of the dallies
of the state only gave abridged re
ports of six or eight columns. The
News carried every line and every
word of the complete message nnd
gave It to its readers long before any
) thcr paper could possibly reach them.
Thus on the Dallas line of the North
western , the message was seen In The
Mows twenty-four hours before the
Omaha papers bringing the same
'news" can get to them.
The message was presented to con-
jress at 12 o'clock Washington time ,
and by 12 o'clock Norfolk time the
nil text of the document was being
printed on the press of The News nnd
every train which leaves this city be
tween 12 and 2 o'clock was carrying
bundles of papers to readers all over
this great northwest. This once moro
.lemonstrates the claim that if people
of north Nebraska and southern South
Dakota want the news while It Is yet
now , The News Is the paper to bo de
pended upon.
NORWAY POPLAR.
The forest service of the government
which has been becoming more and
moro anxious over the fast disappear
ing timber of the United States during
the past few years , has discovered
some good qualities in the Norway pop
lar , and has Issued a circular concern
ing this discovery as follows :
"Tree planters throughout the
northern portion of the middle west
have had brought to their attention
lately the extraordinary value of the
Norway poplar , a near relative of the
common cottonwood , which possesses
fine qualities that bid fair to raise the
prestige of the whole cottouwood fam
ily.
"This cottouwood is shrouded In
mystery , so far as Its origin Is con
cerned. It bears no cotton and is re
produced entirely from cuttings. The
tree grows straight and lean and it
is said that the bark never scalds or
cracks. The wood Is straight-grained
and suitable for lumber. It splits
easily , seasons quickly , and makes ex
cellent fuel.
"Tho Norway poplar grows very
rapidly. In Minnesota it has been
known to grow 50 feet high with a dla
meter of 17 inches In 11 years. It
makes a good shade tree , retaining
Its leaves until late In the autumn , and
on account of its rapid growth should
prove very desirable for windbreaks
and sheltorbelts. So far as Is known
at present , this tree is perfectly hardy
and will grow under a variety of sol
and moisture conditions. It seems
however , to respond quickly by in
creased growth to cultivation and care
"Tho advantage which the Norwaj
poplar holds over the Carolina poplar
ono of the most popular of cottonwoods
Is chiefly in its greater hardiness , bet
ter form , and the seemingly superior
quality of Its wood Is shown ii
preliminary studies made by the
United States forest service. It wll
be some time before the Norway pop
lar will bo available for wide-spread
planting , since cuttings of the true
variety nro at present very scarce and
hard to obtain. "
It Is altogether appropriate that Jus
at the tlmo of the record-breaking con
vention of the National Rivers & Har
bors congress , the Department o
Commerce and Labor should have Is
sued Its report on Lake commerce
during October. The report offers con
vinclng proof of the growth of water
way navigation under favorable con
dltlons and is a strong argument for
the development of such rivers nnd barbers
bors as would contribute to the general
oral prosperity of the nation. The re
port shows that traffic movements on
the lakes during the month of Oct
ober aggregated 11,820.003 net tons
which was 28 per cent In excess o
the quantity shipped during October
190C. In this enormous total were
contained 12,212,249 bushels of wheat
0,093,002 bushels of corn , 5,106,099
bushels of barley and 18.1C9.9C2 bush
els of oats. The waterways con
vcntlon balled those figures with de
light. They prove conclusively tha
the country , In the face of railway
congestion , is returning to water trans
portatlon for relief and finding it
VJth n complete system of Improved
Ivors , coupled where necessary by
anals , the transportation problem of
ho United States would bo solved.
John Sharp Williams had no oppo-
Itlon whatever In his candidacy for
0-eloetlon as loader of the minority
mrty In the house. At the last mo-
nont Congrosman DcArmond of Mis-
ourl. who had been widely spoken of
is a dangerous candidate for the post-
ion , announced his determination note
o enter tinr c < > . It la understood
mofllclally that this withdrawal , coup-
od with the knowledge that this was
Mr. Williams last term In the house ,
vas partly the result of a political
leal. Mr. Williams' public announce-
nent that he will bupport Bryan for
ho presidential nomination also had
niich to do with the withdrawal of
other candidates.
EXCHANGE DAY.
The first Norfolk "exchange day"
ias passed Into history , nnd It Is ro-
: ordcd that Its success fully equalled
.ho fondest hopes of those who bad
.ho matter In charge. The farmer says
t Is Just what Is wanted , and the bus-
ness man pronounces It good. Pro-
mbly no move was ever made in the
: lty that had quite the beneficial effect
of uniting farmer and business man
.hat this Exchange day project has
resulted in. Through the meeting at
a common point made possible by the
dea , the town man was brought Into
jontact with his country friend , and
the man from one part of the country
again met his friend from a distant
iiortion , so that the event carried with
it a social phase as well as one of
imslness. And that spirit of fratern
ity Is an Item that should never bo lost
sight of , for what community Is more
irosperous and happy than the ono
iVhere the spirit of friendship exists ,
ono man with another , a spirit that
can In no manner thrive so well as
ivhere neighbor comes In frequent con
tact with his neighbor.
The Exchange day Idea was not a
Ity man's project any more than It
was a farmer's plan. It Is true that
he suggestion was made in town but
it was not developed until entcrprls-
ng farmers of the neighborhood took
: iold of the scheme and pushed it to
completion. Norfolk business men had
been talking of such a market day
for a year or more , but they were un
able to do more than talk until the
farmers joined hands with them , and
: uen It required but a short time tel
l > ring about a full realization of the
project. Credit for the success of the
plan , therefore , should be equally
divided between Sturgeon's trade
promoters and Ernest Raasch's com
mittee of live farmers.
The offering of articles to trade or
sell made at the first day far exceed
ed expectations , and that the pur
chasers were not so numerous as was
hoped Is perhaps due to the fact that
no one really expected there would bo
so many offerings at this Initial meet
ing. There should be no spirit of
disappointment , then , that every
article offered was not sold. Another
time prospective buyers will bo more
numerous and will come better pre
pared to take advantage of the bar
gains.
Norfolk made the occasion a gala
day , Hags and bunting were freely dis
played , the parade and the music of
the bands gave the city a holiday
appearance , and the town folk were
mighty glad to see the country folk.
The auspicious beginning at the In
itial Exchange day has settled the
permanency of a market day in Nor
folk , and hereafter it will be a regu
lar feature on the first Tuesday of
each month.
THE MESSAGE.
Probably no presidential document
of recent years has borne the same
relation of importance to the people
as the annual message of President
Roosevelt given to congress on Tues
day. It Is a strong document , written
with all the logic of the president's
best style , maintains his position
against dishonesty and fraud and urg
es congress to put Into legislation the
principles of fair play between the
powerful few nnd the struggling many.
The message Is what might have been
expected from Roosevelt strong , In
cisive , plain spoken , radical but not
revolutionary.
The president argues that the most
vital need of the country today Is a
more active government control of the
railroads and the method of doing
this would bo either a national in
corporation act or a law licensing
railroad companies to engage in In
terstate commerce upon certain con
ditions. The law should bo BO
framed as to give to the Interstate
commerce commission power to pass
upon the future issue of securities
while means should be provided to
enable the commission , whenever in
Its judgment It Is necessary-to make
a physical examination of any rail
road. The president maintains that
no moro stringent laws are needed to
bring about this result , but greater
activity upon the part of officers of
the law is needed , and until the gov
ernment assumes proper control of
Interstate commerce In the exercise
of the authority It already possesses
It will bo Impossible cither to glvo or
to get from the railroads full justice ,
The president Issues a warning to the
nnr umy nun uutiii lur BBYurui |
corporations when ho says : "The
railroads and all other great corpora
tions will do well to recognize that
this Control must come , "
Congress la urged to glvo Immediate
attention to the currency , recommend
ing a law that will provide greater
elasticity to the medium of exchange ,
provided that a recognition of the
even greater need of safe and secure
money bo maintained. Ho Bhows that
at certain seasons of the years when
crops are moving that the country
must have more money than Is avail-
ible under ordinary conditions nt the
present time. Provision should bo
made for an emergency currency , with
an effective guaranty based on ado-
Itiato securities approved by the gov
ernment , and Issued under a heavy
tax that will force Its retirement ns
soon as the especial demand ceases.
Other recommendations of the pres
ident arc :
Revision of the tariff nfter the next
presidential election , upon the basis
of the difference In the cost of labor
here and abroad.
An Income nnd an inheritance tax ,
to discourage the formation of dan
gerous fortunes nnd to lighten the
burden of taxation upon the man of
moderate means.
Limited but definite compensation
for accidents to all workmen within
the scope of the federal power.
The eight-hour law for all govern
ment employes.
Government Investigation of rail
road accidents , In the Interest of hu
man life.
Federal inspection of grain.
Improvement of Inland waterways ,
especially the Mississippi river.
Amendments of the public land
laws to permit the fencing of range
owned by the government and to give
better protection to the homestead
right.
Protection for forests.
Removal of the tariff on wood pulp.
Establishment of postal savings
banks and extension of the parcels
post , especially on rural routes.
Congressional appropriations of cam
paign expenses.
Increase of pay for the army and
severe examinations for officers.
Construction of four battleships.
Appropriation for the Japanese ex
position.
FEDERAL QUESTION AGAIN.
Another test of whether the govern
ment of the United States is greater
than that of the states Is likely to
como up in the coming session of con
gress over the proposed federal in
spection of wheat at terminal points.
A bill has already been completed by
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
providing for federal supervision of
grain under the authority and Jurisdic
tion of the department of agriculture.
The North Dakota senator has had this
matter before congress for the past
four years. But he has never been
able to make substantial progress , ow
ing to the determined opposition of
senators from the northwest.
During the fifty-eighth congress Sen
ator McCumber made a vigorous at
tack on the state inspection of grain
In Minnesota , and in the fifty-ninth
congress ho repeated and amplified
his statements. Senators Nelson and
Clapp took Issue with the North Da
kota federalist , and after a heated de
bate the matter was allowed to rest.
But Senator McCumber persisted until
he secured the adoption of a resolu
tion by the senate , Instructing the
interstate commerce commission to
prosecute an Inquiry Into the relations ,
ownership and operation of the ele
vators in buying , selling and shipping
of grain , and what connection , if any ,
such elevators had with owners or
lessees of railroads.
In accordance with that resolution ,
an Inquiry was taken In the northwest
In October of last year and continued
for a month , and as a result of that
Investigation by the Interstate com
merce commission , n voluminous re
port has been filed with congress ,
showing all the testimony taken at the
hearing , and much has been said , and ,
In fact , proof has been adduced to
show that many elevators In the north
west have not only received special
favors from railroads , but In some
cases they have actually been operated
or controlled by the common carriers.
Senator McCumber claims to have
the assurance of President Roosevelt
that he will recommend federal Inspec
tion of grain in his annual message to
congress.
The McCumber bill Is a long one ,
containing fourteen or fifteen sections ,
and enters into a detailed method
whereby the secretary of agriculture
shall organize In his department a bu
reau of grain Inspection to supervise
nnd report upon Interstate trade and
commerce In grains , their grading
weighing , Inspection , etc.
The chief inspector is given a wide
latitude In appointing deputies. The
salaries are to be paid from the fees
collected from the Inspection of grain ,
The deputies are to bo under the civil
service and must pass an examination
In order to fcderallze the Inspection
of wheat , etc. , It Is provided that all
grains shipped from any state Into an
other must bo Inspected and passed
upon by a federal officer Provision Is
made for grading and classification.
That there will bo opposition to the
McCumber bill Is clearly apparent from
ho concurrent resolution of the Mill
lesota state legislature nt Ita last
session. In that resolution , which was
ipprovod March C , 1D07 , the atato log-
slatuio takes Isstio with tlio North
Dakota Icglslatutc , which passed res-
) lutlons containing chargoa itgnlnat the
Minnesota grain Inspection. Poplos of
ills and Minnesota's concurrent roso-
ution were sent to the senators and
representatives in congrosB from the
northwest and attached to the olllclal
locuinont was an exhibit showing how
srnln In the northwest Is handled un-
tier state Inspection.
When Senator Nelson was governor
10 recommended nnd took active part
in state grain Inspection , Several
measures were under consideration
nnd the legislature , which passed the
1)111 ) being composed largely of farmers ,
Senator Nelson called them In and had
several conferences with them. Many
of their vlewa wore embodied In the
Itlll before It was passed.
If President Roosevelt recommends
federal grain Inspection It will glvo
the measure a gread deal of prestige ,
but nt the same time he cannot count
on the support , of many of these states
which do not believe the federal gov
ernment should bo given any power
that will in any way curtail the Influ
ence of the local politician.
Senator La Folletto may advocate
federal Inspection. Even If a bill pass
ed by the senate Its chances of over
gottlng through the house are said to
lie very remote.
CORN IS KING.
W. W. Jermane , Washington correspondent
pendent of the Minneapolis Journal ,
lias been investigating the cause and
effect of the recent financial Hurry , and
lie concludes that the American farm
er Is more than seven billion dollars
above and beyond being to blame for
the tight money situation which has
been bothering everybody else.
Whllo the business of the United
States has been chocked because the
banks of New York have held a billion
dollars of the country's money tied up
In marginal speculative securities , and
have declined to release the money
until they could do so without loss , the
secretary of agriculture has boon pre
paring figures to show that during the
past year the farmers of the United
States have brought Into the country
moro than a billion dollars of foreign
money.
While the parasitical speculator has
been paying usurious rates for money
and has produced nothing , the farmer
has done nothing but produce. In the
first place the farmer has during the
past year raised $7,412,000,000 worth
of farm produce. A largo share of
this has been sold , a billion dollars'
worth of It abroad , and the money
placed In the banks all over the coun
try. Then these banks , attracted by
the Interest rates in New York , have
since so faded in value that if collec
tion wcro forced a good many people
who are not used to It would have to
go to work for a living.
The figures about the farmers cited
are from Secretary Wilson's annual
report. The report has other state
ments revealing with equal eloquence
the desirability of the farmer as a citi
zen , but offering no arguments in favor
of the desirability of the stock gamb
ler. Thus it is shown that eight such
corn crops as that raised In the Unit
ed States this year and sold at the
price this one Is bringing , would build
every foot of steam railroad In the
country , Including all the expensive
terminals , and pay for every particle
of property of whatever name or na
ture owned by these roads , but nothing
Is cited to prove that the original pro
ductiveness of a stock market would
or could build a railroad In a million
years.
The total value of all that the farms
of the United States produced In 1907
Is 10 per cent more than the value for
the total production of 190C , although
the crops this year have not been quite
as good as last year. The total value
for 1907 is also 17 per cent more than
in 1905 , 20 per cent above that of 1901.
25 per cent in excess of that of 1903
and 57 per cent greater than the total
vaulo for 1899. The total farm ex
ports for the year have been $1,055-
000,000 , or-$79,000,000 above the high
est previous record.
Corn Is king , accorlng to the sec
retary. It Is the chief crop of the
United States , whether measured In
money value or In variety of services
performed. The value of the 1907
crop Is 2G per cent greater than the
average for the past five years. The
next best crop , from a financial point
of view , is hay , although It may bo
that the final estimates will give second
end place to cotton , which Is coming
strong. Cotton raised In 1907 Is valued
at $075,000,000 and It Is the mosts val
uable crop ever produced In the coun
try. The wheat crop for the year Is
valued at $500,000,000 , which Is 5'
per cent more than the average for the
last five years.
Other crops have also done well In
the way of making the more speculator
look like the unnecessary dead beat on
the national band wagon , which ho Is.
Thus the alfalfa crop amounted to
$100.000,000. Sugar , molasses and
syrup brought In almost as much more ,
oats , $300,000.000 ; potatoes , $190,000-
000 ; barley , $115,000,000 ; tobacco ,
$07,000,000 $ , but this would have been
at least $100,000,000 if the tobacco
* i ( -
trust wore in ( ho bottom of the st-a ;
llaxBeod , $20.000,000 ; rye , $2.1.000.000 ,
ilco , $10.000,001) ) ; buckwheat , $10.000.
000 ; hops , $5,000,000 ; dairy products ,
$800,000.000 $ ; poultry and eggs , $000.-
000.000 ; animals , llvo and slaughtered ,
f 1.270.000,000. ,
But there Is one sad note and only
ono In the Bocrolnry'H report. Whllo
ho says the farmer will have moro lo
spend and moro to Invest than ho ever
before had out of ono years' work ,
he acknowledged that his llguros and
estimates were made Just before these
chaps In Now York , who toll not nnd
neither do they until , served their Joke
upon the country. If there proves
something wrong , therefore , with the
report's prediction regarding the
amount of money the fanners will ieal
tzo out of the year's business It must
not bo attributed to the secretary , nor
to the farmers , nor to anyone but these
solf-snmo Now Yorkers , who , now that
their game Is temporarily suspended ,
are seeking to fasten tlio responsibility
for whatever has happened or may
happen upon the president of tlio Unit
ed States.
AROUND TOWN.
Only nineteen more shopping days
before Christmas.
Do your Christmas shopping early
and avoid the rush.
Quail season has ended nnd the
hunting dog will begin another fifty
weeks' training.
For some reasons wo ought to bo
thankful that Thanksgiving comes
only once a year.
In large families they have to begin
bathing Saturday morning In order to
finish the job by Sunday.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
Everyone knows something he can't
tell.
Bad weather Is abused aliiiost ns
much as a married man.
As a rule , the moaner a man Is the
more he thinks of himself.
Drinking men seldom become great.
Neither do Ilshlng and hunting men.
Our Idea of a thoroughly common
man Is ono who sits around homo with
his hat on.
Many people would be moro truth
ful wore It not for their uncontrolable
desire to talk.
A man Is sometimes so busy mak
ing money that ho neglects to take
care of what ho has already made.
There Is this about a bachelor. If
ho dosen't pay his bills you can put a
brick In his wages , and it will stay
there.
Women can resist most things , but
offer them a bargain In an enameled
pan or kettle and they will buy If the
kitchen Is stacked with such things.
The first face a child sees Is full of
kindness , and the last to bend over
him when ho Is old and dying , is full
of pitying tenderness. It Is the faces
he sees in between that cause him
trouble.
This Is the difference between a.
man's and a woman's vacations : A
man spends his in doing Just what ho
wants to do , and a woman in doing ;
what others want her to do.
When a man marries a woman for
her money , the people applaud when
she ties it so tight ho can't touch it ,
and then can't reconcile such sense
with the folly she showed in marrying
him.
We have heard at least nine out of
ten of our friends say that they have
had enough trouble without that , no
doubt referring to the crowning sorrow
row of all , from which wo are led to
believe that no ono is exempt from
great worry and bother.
An Atchlson woman , when she was
a girl , was described as "slender and
as supple as a willow. " Now thatsho
has taken on a few years , she is de
scribed as "skinny as a rail. " That's
the way it goes. She doesn't weigh
any more now than she ever did.
A Topeka man named Arnold had
n girl get all her wedding finery
ready , and then ran off the night be
fore the wedding , still , we are willIng -
Ing to bet any money that Arnold
could Induce another girl to get ready
for him In the same way , nnd that she
wouldn't hlro detectives to keep him
from running off , either. The confi
dence a woman has In a man before
she has married him Is one of the
world's greatest wonders. A girl will
spend any amount of money getting
ready to marry a man , and It will
never enter her head that at the last
moment ho may develop cold foot.
Trnfnr Cnnnot ne Cared
by local applications , ns they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the enr.
? rJs ° .nly ono wuy to cu "e deafness ,
rinnnfthl8 i8 by con t tutlonal remedies
Deafness B imusod by nn li.tlamed . con-
' .ltloJi of tlle m"00" " llnlns ot the Eu-
stachlnn tube. When this tube JslS-
tlamed you hnyo a rumbling sound or
mporfont Jionrinjr. and when It Is en-
tlrely closed. dmifnosn Is the result , and
! ? ! ! OBS * ' ' ? . , ' "P0"8110" can be taken
out and this
tube restored to Us nom"
real condition , hearlnsr will be destroyed
forever ; nlno cases out of ten are caus
edby catarrh , which Is nothing but nn
" " condulon ot
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! mucous sur-
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) ) as that f de"f"op ( caused by catarrh -
cannot bo
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Sold F1 J ; CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , o !
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