'II1C ' NOHFOI.K WKKKLY NWWS .10UKUNAL : FRIDAY , uKCEMHIiJH iJ7 1907.
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Hvery Friday , lly iniill per year , < 1.60.
RnterccJ nt tlio postonico nt Norfolk.
N b. . an Hucotul1 clnaa matter.
TalephonoH ; ICdltorlal DopiirtmonL
Mo. II. IJUBlnuux Olllco and Job llooiniv
No. It .
It IB announced that a new sorlcs of
$20 Rold. pieces has been coined and
la now In circulation. This Is all pure
hearsay. The News has had no oppor
tunity to verify t . ? rumor.
A prophet announces that Drynn will
live to bo 91 years old. The Kansas
City Times figures tlmt this will al
low him about eight more nominations
for the presidency. But Bryan Is
pretty husky and may llvo to bo older
than that , HO It Is no use for any other
democrat to begin figuring the possi
bilities for 1940.
The democrats of South Dakota have
the figures all made as to how they
nro going to clean up the state at the
next general election. This Ms all
based on Bryan being candidate for
president , in which case they read
their title clear to victory. Democrats
nro always a sanguine lot , and the
South Dakota kind seems to bo no
exception.
Because Mrs. Charles Pflastcr per
sisted In smoking cigarettes , her hus
band has been released of the wedded
yoke by Judge Suttong of Omaha ,
Mr. Pflaster admitted knowing when
ho married his wife that she smoked ,
but the judge granted the decree on
the showing that the lady had promis
ed before marrlnge to quit the habit ,
a la man , but had failed to keep her
pledge. Besides , the brand of tobacco
that she used was offensive to his re
fined sensibilities. A man should nev
er marry a lady to reform her.
EXEUNT , CORTELYOU BOOM.
Raymond , telegraphing to the Chicago
cage Inter-Ocean says that what there
was left of the Cortelyou boom has
been absolutely dissipated by the slg
nlHcant action on the part of the ad
ministration , as a result of which the
patronage power of the postofllce de
partment , comprising the greatest po
litical machinery In the United States
has been taken out of the hands ol
the assistant postmaster general and
handed over completely to Postmastei
General Meyer.
All Important offices now arc han
dled direct by the postmaster general ,
and even unimportant appointments
to the most subordinate posts in the
fourth class service now are subjected
to his personal scrutiny.
This means much when It Is remem
bered that Postmaster General Meyer
was a college chum of President
Roosevelt , while Assistant Postmaster
General Hitchcock has been a personal
attache of Mr , Cortelyou over since
that gentleman left his post In the
white house to accept the position of
secretary of the newly organized de
partment of commerce and labor.
The objection which has been made
by the white house has been that Mr.
Cortelyou's friends , including , of
course , Mr. Hitchcock , being fully
aware that the president would not
under any circumstances accept the
nomination , took advantage of that
fact by organizing a third term senti
ment which subsequently could be
turned over to Mr. Cortelyou.
If there Is to be any politics played
In regard to the presidential nomina
tion among the federal office-holders
the white house will do it , but in
truth the purpose is to avoid the
charge that the president is using the
power of his administration in any
way to further the Interests of Mr.
Taft or to Injure the chances of any
one else.
The determination to concentrate
the power of patronage in the post
master general and to take it away
from his assistant was not arrived at
in the interest of Secretary Taft , but
It merely was Intended to demonstrate
to the country that the president will
not permit government officers , either
of high or low degree , to make use of
the Influence of their office to dictate
who his successor shall be.
NOW FOR THE SLEEPING CARS.
Now the sleeping car rates are to
be Investigated and the light of pub
licity allowed to penetrate the meth
ods of operating this monopoly. The
Investigation Is being conducted In
St. Paul before the Interstate com
merce commission , and It may bo the
beginning of federal regulation of this
great monopoly. The Pullman com
pany denies that It Is a common car
rier or engaged In Interstate com-
' " " " "merce , olid , ol course , will not submit
to any regulation till the highest court
in the land has ruled on the point.
From a lay standpoint , the position
does not seem sound.
A mere statement of the Pullman
company's finances will bo sufficient
to show that Its rates arc exorbitant.
Its capitalization of $100,000,000 is a
product of successive "melon cut
tings , " and the traveling public Is
milked for regular annual dividends
of $8,000,000 , besldo frequent extras
out of the surplus , on an original In
vestment of $30,000,000. Even that
amount was not cash , but was In
fmA < -Ksv t-rxr ; * * - * . ? yro nH ' ' < W < > * " J
Just nt this time comes a report that
a $30,000,000 surplus Is to bo distrib
uted In tin. ' form of an extra dividend
of 30 per cent. This would make a
total of $191,800,000 of dividends paid
by the company slnco Its organization
In 18G7.
The Interstate commerce commis
sion must take notice of the fact tlmt
such profits are unnatural and mean
excessive charges on the public. There
arc other ways , however , of arriving
at a reasonable charge for Pullman
service.
What Is the additional cost of carry-
lug a passenger In a sleeping car over
the cost of transporting him in a day
coach ? It costs not much tnoro to
haul a sleeper than an ordinary pas
senger car. Heat and light are no
moro expensive. The porter's salary
is half paid in tips from passengers.
The capacity of a Pullman car IB some
what less than that of ordinary coach
es. The original cost of a car la some
what heavier , and it has some extra
running expenses , such as laundry ,
which are proper charges. With the
facts nt hand , it should bo possible to
figure a reasonable rate for service ,
not based on watered stock , but on
the actual extra cost of what the pub
lic is getting.
THE SMILE CLUB.
The Omaha Dally News believes In
the gospel of smiles and good cheer.
It disclaims relationship with those
newspapers that always have a grouch
and there are a lot of them.
The Dally News likes to go to you
with a smile all over Its face. It Is
vital with optimism and wants to
show it.
Because people need that message.
Stand on the streets and watch the
faces of the people. How many sour
and set faces ! Why , there are any
number of folks Christian folks at
that who need to backslide from their
long faces , back to long clothes from
the stolid mask of maturity back to
the smiles of Infancy.
Some people seem to have forgotten
how to smile if they ever know.
Nothing to smile about ? Sure you
have ! When things come your way ,
smile. When they go wrong and you
are hard hit , smile. Because while a
smile will multiply your joys it will
also divide your sorrows. The fellow
who knows how to smile in the face of
loss why , he Is a charter member ol
the Smile club.
Smile !
Don't just grin. Grins don't count ,
Smile ! It Is one thing to show your
front teeth. It is quite another to
smile , smile out loud , all oven
A smile Is not of the lips only. It is
of the eyes also. And more than that.
It is a ripple of good nature and kind
ness that comes up from somewhere
about your diaphragm and spreads it
self and broadens Itself all over you.
Don't be stingy abo\it breaking up
your face. Smile.
The suggestion of the Smile club Is
timely. Now , if ever , you should
inille. The spirit of peace on earth
and good will to men hovers over all
the Christmas tide. Breathe some of
this spiritual ozone. Inhale the oxy
gen of optimism. Count your bless
ings and smile. You can get the habit.
Meanwhile here Is a good motto for
the club from James Whitcomb Rlley :
"For we know , not every morrow
Can be sad ;
So forgetting all the sorrow
We have had ,
Let us fold away our fears ,
And put by our foolish tears ,
And through all the coming years
Just be glad. "
Just be glad and smile.
TEMPEST IN A TEA POT.
A tempest In a teapot seems to beholding
holding high carnival down in Lincoln
over who is to have the state delega
tlon for the presidency. The last re
publican state convention passed a
resolution endorsing the candidacy o
Secretary Taft , but this does not seem
to satisfy the state of Lincoln , to which
the remainder of Nebraska is auxiliary
and Frank Harrison Is just now very
busily engaged In capturing the dele
gation for LaFollette , George Tobey
has resigned as Senator Burkett *
private secretary for the purpose o
delivering the state to Hughes , whll
Charlie Wheedon is fostering a Ma
goon boom. Mngoon Is a Nebraskan
and obeying the principle of "standing
up for Nebraska" the state would na
turally be for him had It not unfor
tunately occurred that Magoon has tel
agraphed from Cuba , where ho alread
has a good public job as governoT o
that benighted island , that he wll
have none of it. As side Issues , othe
favored sons of Nebraska are bein
pushed Into prominence , both Senate
Burkett and Governor Sheldon bein
promoted for vice president. Now 1
Magoon had only been a little les
free to butt into the game , Nebrask
might out-Ohio Ohio and furnish al
the candidates for both parties. I
is conceded that our own Billy Brya
will bo the democratic nominee fo
president , and does any one dare sa
that the republican party of this stat
cannot furnish just as high grad
statesmanship as the democrats
Forsooth ! It has been th'o proud claim
stato"republlcanB that a largo per
cent , of the wisdom of the unlvers
bivouacked around our prominent men
and we should not falter when I
comes to furnishing candidates fo
anything within the tff&t the people
tZZZZEmmmSl ! ! H _ _ , , * . . " -.v' . : ! ; , ' .i.y't '
Let > H have Mngoon for president ,
whether he wants it or not , let's pull
off a Iloosevelliui lottery to HCO wheth
er It shall bo Ilurkc-tt or Sheldon for
Ice president , and then let's boldly
lurch up to Chicago next Juno and
lace them In nomination , returning
vlth our laurels Just about the time
nit Bryan IK thanking the democratic
onventlon In Denver for the great
onor of being made Its standard bear-
r for the third time.
Of course , Nebraska politicians are
ot greedy , but we know that wo have
he goods and we should not allow our
lodcsty to deprive the country of the
enellt of the great possibilities which
o within our borders.
As the Immortal Blxby would say at
his exact point In the argument ,
Stand up for Nebraska. "
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Dr. Julius von Bernauer has made
great discovery , and ho hastens to
Ivo humanity the benefit of his super-
or wisdom on a subject that was old
when Adam was a young man in his
rime. Of course Dr. von Is right and
ho world has been waiting these
housands of years for him to appear
ml set it straight on the great qucs-
lon of love and affinity. Ills advlco
ounds a good deal like the lecture of
he agricultural college professor when
o is directing the youthful mind howe
o select a useful horse. Dr. von offers
vords of wisdom to both sexes 1m-
lartlally , preluding his remarks to
Iris with the statement that : "The
lew girl will not trust her happiness
0 traditions that have forced her to
eal her lips upon her love. The jus-
Ice of the coming generation will re-
ease her from this convention. She
vlll be honest with herself. Her love
vlll make Its own declaration. The
new man will accept her proposal as
a tribute to his manhood.
Then he dissects man for the bene-
1 of girls and advises :
"Beware of drawing a Move blank'
n the matrimonial lottery. Some men
re born devoid of ability to love.
"Marry a man who is well developed
n inch and a half behind the ears ,
vhere the phrenological 'love bump'
s located. Feel his head If necessary.
"Look out for the man broad behind
ho ears and full under the eyes. He
makes a quarrelsome husban'd.
"Have a care about tying up with a
nuscular man of highly nervous tern-
lerament. He is apt to turn out a
> rute after marriage.
"Think twice before marrying a
ilghly spiritual man. He is apt to
> ccome melancholy and take to drink.
"But If you find a round-faced man.
nab him on the spot. Round-faced
nen make the best husbands.
"In husbands , the right man is more
mportant than the right age. The
ight man is honest , clean-minded , In-
lustrlous , ambitious , sober , affection
ate , and not less than 25 years old.
"The average man , when he casts
about for a wife , Is not hunting a cook ,
vasherwoman or housemaid. He
loesn't care for a toy , a slave or a
drudge. He wants just a woman ,
rhe American man Is a practical lover
and a nuptial optimist. Women should
cultivate good nature. It brings hap
piness and health. Bad health and
constant complaining open all the
leers and windows through which love
departs. Cultured optimistic women
are the nation's best asset. "
To men he advises :
"Don't hang around the kitchen. "
"Don't criticise your wife's domes
tic arrangements or her cooking. "
"Share your pleasures with her. "
"Don't correct her in the presence
of others. "
"Court her as your wife as assid
uously as you courted her as your
sweetheart. "
"Kiss her every morning when you
go to work. "
"Tell her she is pretty. "
"Keep her love fresh and she will
break her neck to please you. "
CURRENCY LEGISLATION.
On Saturday congress adjourned for
the holidays until Monday , January < C ,
without anything whatever having
been done in the direction of modifica
tion of the present currency system
This is entirely in accord with the
program announced it the opening of
congress , but it is out of harmony with
the pledge made by President Roosevelt
velt in his letter to Secretary Cortel
you that there would bo speedy action
on this subject. After that letter was
written it developed that the panic
had not been brought on by any opera
tlon of existing laws or by the attitude
of the president.
According to the views of such lead
ers as Senators Allison and Aldrich
whoso word goes farther than any one
else's in congress on such subjects
the really acute conditions had dlsap
peared by the time congress met.
A sudden Issue of currency then
would have done moro harm than good
It would have been unadulterated In
llatlon , and there would have been
the danger that the country at large
might take a notion to discriminate
between the old currency and the now
which would bring on a panic quicker
than anything else.
Besides , that there wcro scores of
currency plans being submitted to congress
gross and discussed generally. It was
practically Impossible to line up any
respectable number of senators am
representatives for any one plan.
There were featured In half a dozen
different schemes which were good
and others which were radically bad
It was agreed almost Instantly that
Inasmuch as the acute conditions had
been safely passed over , it would bo
wiser for congress to allow the coun
try to quiet down gradually rather than
to prcclpltato n condition of financial
unrest through the medium of a debate
In congress , during which all the
cranks In the house and the senate
would have a chance to air their views ,
which , In the course of time , would be
reflected more or less by the people.
Time has shown the wisdom of the
program outlined by the leaders In
the senate. There hnvo been no moro
bank failures. Conditions In the mon
ey market are slowly but surely Im
proving.
It has been practically agreed by
congressional leaders , with the con
sent of the president , that there shall
be no yielding to the temptation to
engage In a wholesale reform of the
financial system.
Quito the contrary program will bo
followed. So far as they can do so ,
the older senators will turn their entire
attention to the work of providing for
a strictly emergency currency.
By that Is meant that the only fi
nancial legislation which is to pass
congress at the coming session will
bo a law providing that currency maybe
bo Issued by national banks as an
emergency measure only. It will bo
so heavily taxed , possibly up to the
rate of 7 per cent per annum , that it
will be absolutely unprofitable after
the emergency has passed away.
After repeated consultations with
the president an agreement has been
positively reached that there shall bo
no surrender on the general subject
of "asset banking. "
Nothing in the way of permanent
addition to the currency will be pro
vided for , and the emergency circula
tion will be made to shade Into na
tional bank notes as closely as pos
sible. The whole idea of legislation
which will be undertaken .next month
will be to provide a purely emergency
circulation without necessitating any
radical change in the existing system.
This can be done much more readily
han most people imagine. The gen
eral proposition agreed upon by the
irosldent and the leading senators is
or a form of national bank notes
mcked by approved securities and
axed not less than 5 per cent and pos
sibly 7 per cent per annum.
Itis a simple matter to make this
emergency circulation just as elastic
as anybody wants to have it , and at
he same time to merge it right Into
ho present bank note , so that there
vill be no possible discrimination be-
ween the two.
If It were provided , as at present ,
hat national banks might Issue clrcu-
ating notes with United States bonds
as security , at a tax of one-fourth of
1 per cent. , up to the capital stock of
he bank , and additional notes backed
by approved savings bank securities
only , at a tax of 5 or 7 per cent. , an
elastic system would be created imme
diately.
When there was a scarcity of money ,
banks would be only too glad to bor
row , on their otherwise uncovered se
curities , as much money as they need
ed. They could put it out Instantly for
he payment of all obligations.
It would pass as current and would
fortified by the guarantee of the
United States. The government would
not lose a cent.
There is not the slightest dlsposl-
: lon in congress to authorize the cre
ation of a central bank. Such an in
stitution may or may not be a desir
able thing , but it could not be put into
operation without a practical revolu
tion in our entire system of currency ,
and no one in congress desires to un
dertake such a thing at the present
time.
time.Nor
Nor Is there the slightest likelihood
of the adoption of what is known as
the bankers' "asset currency" system.
That plan provides for uncovered as
set notes , a certain portion of which
are taxed at such a low rate that they
would probably remain out forever.
Not only Is congress Indisposed to pass
any such measures as this , but it is
practically certain President Roosevelt
would veto the Fowler bill or anything
like It If the matter were presented to
him for executive action.
Currency legislation of the simplest
character is all that will bo permitted
to pass through the Sixtieth congress
unless there is a radical change ol
opinion at the capitol.
AROUND TOWN.
Excelsior Springs , Mo. , Dec. 17.
Dear News : When a person comes to
n place like this he wonders , for the
first three days , what he has done to
be sentenced to such a spot , and then
for the balance of the time he wishes
his time wasn't to be out so soon
Drop Into a strange hotel , knowing
nobody , stared at by all , and you com
mence to look up the time tables tc
find the first train out. Then yoi
somehow get acquainted with your
fellow guests some from Nebraska
Home from Kansas and Iowa and the
first thing you know you belong to n
small group of newly made friends
who don't know anything bad abou
you and who treat you so well tlm
you shut your eyes and try not to sec
the day ahead when you must go away
It Is said that there Is nothing gone
which does not contain some power
for damage. People come hero to
drink waters for benefit , but the waters
tors , improperly taken , can have In
Jurlous effects. Many people coming
hero and drinking all sorts of the
waters Indiscriminately w.onder why
they suddenly get sick. It's a wise
man who , coming hero , asks a physi
cian what to drink and what not to
before taking his suat on the water
wagon.
It IH not all summer 111 Missouri.
Snow 1ms fallen thickly hero for two
days.
William Bruce of Hassott , Neb. , a
imminent stock buyer , who was
irought here very dangerously sick
and who was not expected to llvo n
ew nights ago , Is much Improved to-
lay and there are hopes of his re
covery. Mrs. Bruce Is hero and also
Will Colfax and Dick Hunt of Bas-
sett , who came to look after the sick
man.
Mr. Colfax can't get along , even
lown here in Missouri , without The
Norfolk News. Ho reads It every day
nt home and ho feels lost without It.
And speaking of The News , S. F.
Ersklne , the well known Norfolk com-
nerclal traveler , found out in Bono-
steel the other day one reason why
Norfolk's dally paper Is so popular
hroughout the vast prosperous terrl-
ory tributary to Norfolk. "I buy
logs , " John Harms told Mr. Ersklne ,
'on the strength of The Norfolk News
market reports. They get to us in
The News Just twenty-four hours
ahead of any other paper a whole
day. " And so it is , every day , that
.he northwest is coming into closer
and closer touch with Norfolk through
Norfolk's newspaper.
What Excelsior Springs needs Is
advertising. Last year this town had
250,000 visitors. If these springs were
advertised in magazines and news
papers , there ought to bo a million
visitors a year. There is a commer
cial club here , but It doesn't carry on
an aggressive , effective campaign of
iresentlng the town's advantages to
he world. Some day Excelsior
Springs will advertise and when It
Iocs the town will grow as It's na
tural advantages entitle it to.
to.N.
N. A. H.
Where Is there a better sight than
the face of the small \ > oy on Christmas
nornlng who knows that Santa Glaus
las been around ?
There Is no event in Norfolk In the
course of each year that attracts more
nterest or gives more genuine picas-
ire than the annual railway men's
ball that is given each merry Christ-
nas night.
If there is any one thing more than
another that makes Norfolk's heart
glad , it is to see her railroad boys en-
ioy themselves. Norfolk's railroad
joys are a mighty factor in the mak-
ng of the town and the more pleasure
they get out of life , the better Norfolk
'eels.
Although the Sunday "lid" is sup
posed to be nailed on fast at Kansas
City , where the real "lid" wave was
started by Judge Wallace , it was par
ticularly noticeable that a Pullman
conductor coming out of the nailed up
town Sunday night had taken on a
pretty fair sized package , In spite of
handicaps.
"My husband is a railroad man and
was out on his run all day Christ
mas , " she said. "The family couldn't
le together , so we lost a good deal of
the day's pleasure. It's a hard life at
best , this railroading. And yet there's
a fascination about it. It seems that
a man who has once railroaded Isn't
contented in any other work. My hus
band feels just as safe in his engine
as he does in his own home and I
never worry about him excepting when
the night's stormy and the trainmen
can't see the signals. Then I worry.
But after all , railroading is a Hfo that
the railroader loves my husband
wouldn't think of doing anything else. "
Employes In the Omaha union depot
are not long on civility or decency.
The other day a sick woman lay on a
couch in a waiting room waiting for a
train due out In a short time. An ugly
old woman came In with her broom
and swept. In spite of protestations
and pleadings she swept dust Into the
sick woman's face and then roughly
shoved the couch across the room.
Immediately afterward a surly negro
followed with a scrubbing pall. De
spite kind words , pleadings , demands
and threats , he scrubbed around the
sick woman , splashing water Into her
face and then roughly jolted her couch
aside. It mattered little whether she
was alive or dead. "I've got to do my
work , " he growled. All of which
didn't tend to give the onlookers a
particular pleasant opinion of Nebras
ka's metropolis. A housecleanlng
down there , with a new set of em
ployes to show the traveling public a
little courtesy , might not bo bad.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
Do you know a man who does his
work with greater ease than you do
yours ? Why not learn from him ?
One old Mlssourlan was lately of
fered some of the now bank scrip. " 1
don't want any of that scripture , " he
said.
When a man hears a rap on his back
door he imagines all sorts of things ,
and hopes It may bo something im
portant , but his wife , moro practical ,
says : "Oh , It is only the boy with the
milk. "
The gifts given n young : man at
Christmas are as pretty as those hung
on a Christmas tree , but those given
the Old Man look moro like the things
hung on the clotheshorse in the kitch
en on ironing day.
Yesterday a team belonging to the
Home Ice Co. , ran away. After dash
Ing around nwhllo the horses went
back to the Ice plant , and backed up
to tlu loading chute , of their own ac
cord. That's what habit will do.
Some widowers may bo giddy , but
not nil of thorn. Goat Edwards has
boc'ii a widower thrco years , and Is
not taking notice any more now than
ho did the day after the funeral. "I
am not saying anything against anybody -
body , " ho said today , "but I am satis
fied as I am. "
It sometimes happens that a young
man of Hinall means , but of great love ,
gives his girl for Christmas nn Ivory
toilet case containing every toilet Im
plement that the hands , feet and face
over dreamed of. Years after , this
toilet case tells the result of his strug
gle to make a living. If ho prospers ,
It travels to the spare bedroom , and
In tlmo to the attic , but If ho found
Hfo a losing game , It becomes nn orna
ment In the parlor.
NEBRASKA POLITICS.
Madison Chronicle : Among the
list of a few eligible candidates named
by State Superintendent McBrlcn Is
that of our county superintendent , F.
S. Perdue. That the latter would
make a strong candidate and n most
competent state superintendent It Is
firmly believed by his many friends
In this part of the state.
Osmond Republican : The Repub
lican , as well as all other people of
Pierce county , has been watching the
career of Judge .1. A. Williams , our
member of the state railway commis
sion , and the voters of this county
regardless of party affiliations are
practically unanimous in the expres
sion that Mr. Williams has made good
and Is therefore entitled to a ronoml-
nation. It Is Indeed a pleasure and an
honor to our county to have a member
of this board , and especially Is this
true , when that member has always
and under all circumstances , been In
accord with the sentiments of his con
stituency. Our idea Is that the repub
licans of the county should begin a
systematic boost for Judge Williams
for renomlnation. Ho certainly de
serves it.
Lincoln Star : Nebraska 1ms , almost
without a doubt , the next presidential
candidate of the democratic party In
Mr. Bryan.
Governor Magoon of Cuba , a Nebraskan -
braskan , Is declared by the New York
Herald to be an excellent candidate
for the republican nomination , and he
lias many supporters elsewhere.
Senator Burkett , of Nebraska , Is the
subject of a vice-presidential boom of
no small proportions.
Governor Sheldon of Nebraska is
being urged by a considerable number
of republican leaders as a candidate
for the vice-presidency.
There's nothing slow about Nebras
ka. Let Ohio look well to Its laurels.
for Nebraska is hot on Us political
trail. The pot Is beginning to boil , and
the various alliances and alleged al
liances afford material for no end of
Interesting political gossip. The indi
cations are that -this state will attract
a large degree of attention In the next
jampaign , even aside from the pub
licity attending : the presence and resi
dence here of Mr. Bryan.
Grand Island Independent : May
The Independent not respectfully sug
gest the name of Congressman Kin-
kald as a candidate for vice president
to run with Cannon , Fairbanks , Knox
or somebody. Surely there's a man
that could lead the Nebraska republi
cans out of the wilderness !
Captian Allen C. Fisher of Chadron
dropped into the state house at Lincoln
during the week and delivered himself
as follows on the vice presidential
situation :
"Nebraska lost the best chance it
will have In many a decade. This talk
of Burkett and Sheldon for vice presi
dent sounds good , but I do not really
believe Nebraska is In a position to
demand such recognition. Of course I
believe Nebraska ought to have a vice
president , but the state lost the op
portunity of Its existence when It
did not secure the nomination of John
L. Wjebster of Omaha for that position.
Mickey was also proposed , but his
boom was started too late or something
overcome It and It never got far from
home. Webster was the boy that
ought to have had It. The republican
state convention did finally endorse
him , but he was not nominated. Web
ster is a man who can shine by
comparison with the greatest men In
the United States and not lose any
thing by the reflection , no difference
what kind of a mirror is held.up before
them. I am for Webster all the time.
If Nebraska is to have the second place
on the national ticket let that place be
filled by the statesman from Omaha. "
Fremont Tribune : State Superin
tendent McBrlen , who has made a
great record In the office he holds ,
has announced his conclusion not to
stand for a third term. This has start
ed discussion of available candidates
and the school men , particularly , are
hard at it selecting a successor to Mr.
McBrlen. He "mentioned" several good
ones In his announcement , though
Superintendent Gardener of this city
was conspicuously absent from his
long list n mere Inadvertence. Pres
ent advices are that the educational
forces are lining up largely on the
sides of R. C. King , superintendent of
Otoe county , and Superintendent Del-
zell , slnco he is connected with the
State Normal board and Is thus identi
fied with the machinery that runs the
state schools. The other sldo Is the
side of the school men who do not be
long to the university crowd. It Is
talking King pretty strongly Just at
present.
OVER NORTHTOT PRAIRIES
Wlnsldo Tribune : The lid was on
tight In Winslde Sunday. The post-
office opened for the afternoon mall
and also again for a short tlmo in the
evening. The Hired lamps wore not
even lighted and there was eotiHldei-
ubto kicking by pcnplo who eatue down
town after the mall. Marshal Hills
ho had no KM mil I no.
Doncsleel News : The members of
the town board of trustees of .lone-
steel wore kept busy Tuesday Inspect
ing the tests made by the workmen of
the new water mains just put down
and they were put to the severest tests
and more than 200 pounds pressure
was applied and tly ri > siUt jvii j jot
gratifying to the trustees as well an
the contractors.
Bonestccl News : K. II. Grossman ,
who for nearly four years has boon the-
boss farmer among the Indians In the
southern part of this county , and who
for many years previous to eomliiK
hero was in the Indian service , has
tendered his resignation , to bo effec
tive at once , and wo arc reliably In
formed that ho will bo succeeded by
Mr. Caton , for many years In the In
dian service at Bad Nation camp In the
north part of Trlpp county.
Dallas News : The Presbyterian ' * - " ]
church of Dallas under the able lead
ership of Rov. Mr. Kcrston nro now v" " *
ready to begin actlvo work on a $3,000
church building. The stakes are set
and work on the foundation Is to begin
today. The building will bo an excel
lently planned modern edifice. Con
tractor McEutaphor 1ms the contract
and hopes to get the building inclosed
before the extremely cold weather sets
In. A site on the south end of Trlpp
avenue has been selected.
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Butte Gazette : Quite a llttlo excite
ment prevailed last Saturday when It
was understood that a pocket book
containing $80 belonging to Miss Ruth
Page had been lost. The Idea of one
young lady having so much all at
once In these stilugent times was
quite enough to cause a ripple of no ,
small dimension to pass over our llttlo ;
city and a diligent search was Inline- /
dlately Instituted which finally termi
nated In locating the lost treasure at
the school house in the desk of the
aforesaid school ma'am. '
Bassett Leader : A lawsuit Involv
ing an unusually largo amount , of
money has recently been started in *
district court. Sumo time since Coun
cil Bluffs parties made a trade of in
terest bearing ; mortgages for the Shaf
fer ranch In Thurinnn precinct and the
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personal property thereon. Now Mr.
Shaffer claims tlmt the securities are
not as represented and has brought
action to have the deeds and bill of
bale to the Council Bluffs parties set T
aside. The amount Involved Is about '
$20,000. .1. A. Douglas represents Mr.
Shaffer.
Nebraska City News : The street
car company is gradually disposing of
the horses and mules they have had
for many years. There are but few ot
the twenty-eight head left which the
company had. Still , the old burnt
mule , "Kate , " Is left and does duty-
hauling the car to and from the depot.
She Is getting a llttlo lame , but aside
from that is as spry as in days of yore.
This Is one of the oldest mules belong
ing to the system and has been In the
service for the past nineteen years
and nc > one has any idea how old sho-
was when the late H. II. Bartllng pur
chased her.
Fairfax Advertiser : A big wolf hunt
is being planned by some of our local
sportsmen for Friday , December 20.
Farmers to the north and east of Fair
fax arc complaining because of the
boldness of these four-legged chicken
thieves and It Is proposed to organize
a posse and try and rid the community
of several of these undesirable maraud
ers. Citizens of Bonesteel , Anoka and
the surrounding county ( the more , the
merrier ) are invited to participate in
the big hunt , which will start promptly
at 9 o'clock on the morning of the 20th.
A committee from Fairfax will visit
Bonesteel and Anoka soon and plan an
outline of attack. Get out that old
musket and gel it ready for battle on
the 20th.
Dallas News : Frank Lewis , who
lives on the Kepa Paha river twenty-
six miles west of Dallas , drove sixty-
seven hogs overland to Dallas. The
drove was three days on the road and
arrived in good shape. The wagon
that accompanied the drove to haul
feed and hogs that tired out , came in
nearly empty. A few ears of corn and
one hog comprised the load when they
reached here. The hogs wore fine
ones and would have topped the mar
ket only for a few of Inferior quality
that brought down the general aver-
age.
age.The
The Dallas Commercial club have
shipped three cars of Keya Palm coun
ty hogs that topped the market. Tlmt
Is one of the greatest hog countries In
the world.
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Battle Creek Enterprise : As Mrs.
H. O. Munson and Mrs. John Risk
were driving down Main street late
Tuesday afternoon , their horse be
came frightened at something in front
of the postoffico and turned suddenly
around , throwing the ladles out and
bruising them severely. Fortunately
their Injuries were not serious. After
getting away the homo proceeded al *
a leisurely pace up the street , with
the buggy upside down behind him , C
and probably , If let alone , would have
stopped of his own accord. But D. L.
Best , who saw the animal passing 'tho
hotel , thought the opportunity a good *
ono for furthering his designs upon a
Carnoglo hero medal , and rushed fran
tically after the wandering steed. The
horse was taken
completely by sur
prise. It hesitated a moment , then ,
not wishing to put the mayor of the
city In an awkward position , executed
a short perfunctory sprint and waited
quietly for its pursuer to come up.
Mr. Carnegie has not yet taken action A
on the matter. { V
