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Although tliu Norfolk llro depart-
inunt IB going to get thu hone wagon
before ( ho horses , It Is to be hoped
Unit the horses and paid driver will
bo forthcoming In duo tlino. The es
tablishment of a team of horscB and
nn over ready driver at the Norfolk
down town lire station would make It
possible to got to many llres In out
lying dlHtrlcts with great promptness
nnd as a rcHiilt many hundreds of dollars
lars would bo ( saved to Norfolk prop
erty owners each year. As a business
Investment , pure and simple , the add
ed protection would bo valuable to all
Norfolk property. And It ought to
have something to do with the Insur
ance rat PS.
NEBRASKA FOR TAFT.
The St. Paul ( Minn. ) Dispatch has
this to say of Nebraska :
"Republicans of Lincoln , Neb. , took
a straw vote on the presidency and
Hooscvolt led all the rest. Nebraska
insists that ho Is still a candidate. Of
course , there will bo lots of people
who will go on voting for Roosevelt
for the next thirty years , the same as
they did for Andrew Jackson. "
The Dispatch Is wrong. Nebraska
republicans have never doubted the
sincerity of President Roosevelt and
huvo never been among those who
claimed that ho was working toward
Ills own nomination for a third term.
Nebraska republicans have enough
faith in the president to take him at
his word and they are going to vote
for Secretary Taft when the tlmo
comes , if the rank and file have any
thing to say about it.
THE VACCINATION CONTROVERSY
The same old question has arisen
this year at Lincoln where Chancellor
Andrews has issued an order requir
ing all students in the state univer
sity to bo vaccinated. The order fol
lowed the breaking out of a case of
smallpox In a student who had re
fused to be vaccinated and who had
attended classes. Every time the head
of a school Issues an order compelling
all students to be vaccinated , a row
results. Many people are afraid of
vaccination. Aroused by articles such
as was printed a year by Elbert Hub-
bard , who declared that vaccination
wa merely transmitting disease to
Abe human , they come to the belief
that they prefer taking chances on the
disease as- against possible effects of
the vaccination. And when expulsion
Is threatened , irate parents rise up
and demand upon what authority vac
cination Is made compulsory. It's the
same old controversy that has been
going on over and over in public
schools for a gooA many years. And
apparently it isn't any nearer peace
able solution today than ever.
A POINT TO BE TESTED.
It Is perhaps as well that the state
railway commission's interpretation of
the anti-pass law as regards the ex
change of transportation for advertis
ing space , be tested now as any time.
The interstate commerce commission
held that such an exchange was In
violation of the federal railroad rate
law , and a test case has been brought
against the Monon road. The news
papers Involved probably stand ready
to prove that they give value received ,
dollar for dollar , when they trade ad
vertising space , and it really matters
little to them whether or not the gov
ernment steps in and compels them
to accept cash in place of commodi
ties. Many hold that so long as each
party to the transaction is satisfied
that he has been given value received ,
It Is not the concern of the govern
ment whether that value be represent
ed in silver dollars or coonskins or
wampum. But since the state nnd
interstate commissions have ruled that
such barter Is violating the law , it is
as well that the point be definitely
settled In the courts first as last.
Years ago the newspapers used to be
pretty generally on a "trade" basis.
Of later years It has taken no law to
reduce their transactions altogether tea
a cash basis. But the legal point In
volved might as well be determined
now as any time.
MEN ARE NOT MACHINES.
There Is a fallacy that still runs
through our business and Industrial
life which Is so mischievous that it
ought to bo fully exposed and rooted
out.
out.That
That fallacy is discovered In the
Individual who tells you that ho works
for the wages ho gets. It Is the mis
take of labor unions that they minim
ize the Indldlvdiml ami refuse to allow
skill to stand for what It is worth ,
thinking that union effort must bo
subserved by a common level oven If
that means the leveling down of ex
pert laborers ; it Is the fallacy of the
socialist who spends his tlmo in talk
ing of property and ownership as If
tlieso were life's essentials. It is
equally the fallacy of capital when it
concerns Itself only with the more
question of profits. It is the most
Bcilous mistake of the ago to place
the success of life on the mure money
getting ability.
The truth Is so self evident that this
Is a very superficial and Inaccurate
measure of life that It needs only to be
stated to bo promptly acknowledged.
No man who works merely for the
pay there is In It is worth hiring. It
Is In the joy of the work Itself , In the
gladness of service , In the loyalty of
achievement that is found the reward
for which men undergo toilsome days.
Men are not machines. They are llesh
and blood and they do their work not
with routine and soulless precision but
with Intense and passionate human In
terest. This refers to successful and
prized workmen. It ought to bo true
of all men. It will bo when they are
treated as men and the man who em
ploys them cares for thorn and Is willIng -
Ing to reward them in proportion to
the actual value of tholr achievement.
Then all that is to bo really desired
In socialism will result and the earth
will be filled with the joy of genuine
success.
NEBRASKA PRESS MEETING.
There Is every reason to believe that
the coming meeting of the Nebraska
Press association , which convenes In
Lincoln next Monday , will bo one of
the most delightful and altogether
profitable gatherings that the organi
zation has known in a long tlmo. Ex
tensive preparations have been made
and It is hovod that a large delegation
will be on hand to represent the quill
pushers of northern Nebraska.
Among the prominent features of
the meeting will ho the lecture by Ed.
Howe and the address by W. J. Bryan.
From the letter of the president , Ed
itor Henry C. Richmond of the Fre
mont Herald , the following spicy ex
tract is quoted to show that there will
be things doing :
Dear Brethren : I am Inviting you
yea , more I am urging you to come
to our great love feast In Lincoln , Feb
ruary 24.
To every man and woman engaged
In newspaper work In Nebraska , I am
making this appeal. No matter wheth
er you ever did or never did belong
to the press association , I Implore you
not to miss the time of your life.
Every Indication Is that the Thirty-
sixth annual meeting of the Nebraska
Press association will bo the greatest
gathering of the annolnted over held
in the state. Some warm debates are
scheduled.
Just pick up and come , brother , and
bring your wife. She will enjoy It ,
too , for we have provided a continual
round of pleasure for every minute
from Monday evening , when Ed. Howe ,
famous editor of the Atchlson Globe ,
the most widely quoted newspaper In
the world , delivers his celebrated lec
ture on "Dally Notes of a Trip Around
the World , " to close when William J.
Bryan will deliver an address. Then
there are such lights as Blxby , Brown ,
Tanner , "Senator Sorenson" and a
score of others.
Indeed , the whole program will
sparkle with jewels , grave and gay ;
with humor and pathos , prose and
poetry , eloquence and logic a ver
itable feast of knowledge , a bushel of
fun and a world of happy memories.
Moreover , several questions of vital
Interest to all of us will be settled at
this meeting. It is no question wheth
er or not you can afford to go , but can
you afford to miss it. You will be
made at home.
That letter ought to be enough to
draw every editor in the state. Bixby
and Bryan and Ed. Howe ought to be
worth the price of admission , alone.
LA FOLLETTE BUREAU BLUNDERS
An Interesting dispatch from Lin
coln , inspired by the LaFollette press
bureau , says that Taft supporters in
Nebraska are "perturbed" over the
shifting of sentiment from Taft to
Roosevelt for the presidential nomi
nation. The message also says that
"the manager of the LaFollette cam
paign in Nebraska has been busily en
gaged In switching the LaFollette
strength to Roosevelt. " This dispatch
was sent out prior to the clear-cut
Interview given in Washington Mon
day by President Roosevelt to a num
ber of Nebraskans , In which ho de
clared that the only way friends of
the administration could indicate
their sincerity was to support Secre
tary Taft. In vlow of that interview ,
It would appear that the LaFollette
machine has made another serious
blunder In its efforts to control every
thing In Nebraska politics. And other
things are evident from the dispatch.
It Is evident , for Instance , that the
LaFollette machine managers are will
ing to throw LaFolletto over the tran
som at any moment for the sake of
getting Into a bandwagon that will be
popular. In other words , It Is a case
of playing politics rather than adher
ing sincerely to any man or principle ,
with the LaFolletto campaign manage
ment In Nebraska. Also it is appar
ent that the LaFolletto management
considers its followers as so many
bushels of potatoes. "Tho manager of
the LaFolletto camaplgn In Nebraska
has been busily engaged in switching
LaFollette strength to Roosevelt , " the
telegram says. All of which shows
that the LaFolletto management be
lieves , at least , that It can switch its
followers from one man to another
like a lot of dominoes. But the people
ple who have been fighting Roosevelt
and Taft with a LaFolletto campaign
will not bring great gratitude upon
their heads from the white house by
switching their strength nt this hour
to a Roosevelt third term movement.
The president has asked Nebraska re
publicans , in nil earnestness , not to
support any third term movement.
And the chances arc his dcsiro in this
Instance will have more weight with
Nebraska republicans than the efforts
of the LaFolletto campaign manage
ment.
PORTUGAL'S DEBT.
"Money talks" so does the lack of
It. Nations or individuals who are Im
poverished always command the sym
pathy of their more fortunate neigh-
bora oven If their degradation Is the
result of their own Incompetence or
waywardness.
The llttlo kingdom of Portugal
stands before the world , as a most
pitiful object lesson of a king ridden
nation. Today Its people are crushed
under the humiliation of the tragedy
which ended the llfo of a king and his
son , the crown prince.
But the gloom which enshrouds the
now boy ruler and his advisors Is
uiado more dcuso and discouraging
than it othcrwiso would be by the tre
mendous Indebtedness under which the
country staggers.
With a total property valuation of
$2,500,000,000 its funded dcpt is ? 8G4-
701,000. When it Is contemplated
that Portugal has a smaller population
and a great deal less wealth than
many American states the tremend-
ousncss 01 the burden Is-apprehended.
Is it any wonder that it is so hope
lessly in debt when it is stated that
the running expenses of the govern
ment last year were $03,000,000 ? To
maintain royal splendor cost the king's
family over half a million last year
for personal expenses. This In face
of the fact that many of the people are
wretchedly poor and not a few on the
verge of starvation. When this people
ple look over the map of Europe and
see the republic of Switzerland with n
property valuation about the same as
their own , with a debt of less than
$20,000,000 , is it any surprise that they
have a craving for republican simplic
ity ?
Revolutions in spite of all reac
tionary tendencies do not go back
ward. It may be it is the more pro
bable that the little European king
dom near the Atlantic which com
mands the attention of all lovers of
humanity may continue to be ruled by ,
the semblance of monarchy. It may
be that there will be intelligence and
force enough to establish a republican
form of government In the near future.
Be this as it may out of the embarrass
ment of debt , out of its tragedy , Port
ugal will emerge with a larger con
sciousness of the value of human lib
erty and the people will demand a
growlngly larger control of public
affairs.
A HAZARDOUS EXPEDITION. .
It Is amazing to the ordinary man
of quiet pursuits and steady-going ways
to see how much men will undergo for
the sake of adventure. The spirit of
wauaer lust is widespread and the de
sire to see something new Is pervasive.
Perhaps it is just as general to want ,
to conquer something and there seems
to be a peculiar and irresistible fas
cination to bold spirits here and there
In doing the unusual In attempting
the extraordinary and the dangerous.
This spirit manifests itself in such
men as Peary and Capt. Amundsen
and when one reads what they tell of
the lone , long years spent with a mere
handful of adventurous spirits among
the icebergs of the Arctic , far away
from homo and civilization one is as
tonished at what they have done but
marvels still more at the passion
which possesses them to again seek
the frozen north.
Men have always been ready to
undertake the extraordinary and the .
hitherto unaccomplished. Danger and
death may stare them directly In the ,
face but the quest only charms them
the more.
There has within the past few days
been undertaken a journey which has
in it all the certainties of a thrilling
and unique trip and the probabilities
of suffering and dangers of manifold
character. It has been started up in
a quiet , practical sort of way but its
progress will be watched with Intense
Interest and much solicitude.
A half dozen automobiles have start
ed from New York City to make a trip
around the world with Paris as their :
destination. Their route takes them
by way of Alaska and Siberia. It is
difficult to picture to one's self what
such a journey means and what it
calls for in the way of equipment and
endurance. It will bo no pleasure trip.
To attempt such an adventure In mid .
winter even across our own country
Is something most of people would
shrink from as carrying with It se
verities that could not bo endured. But
these automoblllsts look upon this as
a very mild experience. They have
to face Alaskan winter and perils hard
ly conceivable In finding their way , .
with their machines , through perils of
snow and Ice. And oven this Is but
the beginning of the long , dreary jour
ney across Asia , among strange people
and unknown tongues where continued
ice and snow , Intense cold and drenchIng -
Ing rains will be contended with. Not
only an adverse climate but long
stretches of poor roads or no roads ,
over mountains , through deserts , rough
hills and almost Impenetrable swamps
are ahead of them.
The truth is It Is a journey crowded
full of most wretched possibilities and
hazardous experiences. It Involves
the passing over of more than 20,000
miles of country , running up against
some of the most dangerous topograph
ical situations nnd climatic obstacles
of the most formidable character.
However , the machines are the most
rugged and stout that can bo made
nnd the men who guldo them are
sturdy and hardened for such a trip.
For several years they have been enduring
during all sorts of hardships In auto
moblllng with a view of fitting them
selves for this weird , long , dangerous
expedition. What the outcome will bo
no one can foretell. But It will bo
a tremendous test of automoblllngand
may result In the machines being used
for transcontinental service In a way
as yet not dreamed of.
If these sturdy young fellows reach
the French capital , safe and sound ,
they will have accomplished another
achievement worthy of man's eudeav
or ; If they fall , they will have shown
the stuff of which the vigorous Amerl
can of today Is possessed. Tholr coun
trymcn will watch their course with
deep concern nnd with them In their
remarkable and perilous journey , will
go the best wishes of thousands.
A GREAT STEP FORWARD.
It Is refreshing that amid the stress
Df multifarious problems which con
front the American people In so many
different and- diverse directions that
there has arisen during the past few
years an Increasing demand that the
American boy be given a better "fight-
lug chance" In the "world's broad field
sf battle , In the bivouac of life. "
It Is a lamentable fact that while as
i people we have been contending for
2quallty and justice and liberty of ac
tion in our political life , In education-
il matters , we seem to have been al
most totally blinded both as parents
ind as teachers , to giving these same
irlnclples any practical bearing when .
t came to the rising generation.
The plain truth is that our whole
school system has been built up and
sustained on the theory that the full
ilgh school course and this followed
ly a college course was the natural
expectation and resultant of every
joy and girl's education.
Practically , we know how this has
vorked. It has given the occasional
joy and a few more of the girls the
: hance to fit themselves for teaching
> r some professional life and utterly
gnored the situation which the av
erage boy or girl has to meet.
It Is one of the most Iniquitous and
lerlaus injustices of the times. It has ,
t Is true , built up great institutions
> f learning , but it has failed ignomln-
ously In helping to make the path-
vny of the many easier or their foot-
ng more sure. It Is a strange sltua-
.Ion that at the same time the people
ind their strenuous leaders have been
irralgning In the most scathing terms
'the ' system" In the financial world
> ecausc it has by combination and
; reed , thrown the prizes of commer-
: ial success into the hands of the few ,
he people themselves through "the
lystem" of state and national educa-
lon have been forging chains of llm-
tatlon for the next generation fascl-
mted by the splendid edifice they
vere rearing In "higher education" as
ihown by the magnificent and colossal
imounts of money expended so freely
n colleges , universities and high
ichools for the benefit of a mere reni-
mnt at bests of the "army with ban-
icrs" which fill our country and city
ichools.
This is no indictment against the
ilgher schools of the land. They are
md always will be needed and are
llllng , If rightly used , a beneficent
) lace In the school plan. The mlsfor-
.une is that in the years past undue
imphasis has been placed upon their
'alue to the detriment of the countless
housands whose lives they never
ouched and whose rights and privl-
eges should have and must have , pre
eminent consideration If the republic
s to continue to exist and the pros-
> erity of the people subserved.
Happily , the lesson of our remiss-
less and shortsightedness has been
'ully learned and there Is an awaken-
ng on this subject among all educat
es who are earnest In their desire for
he welfare of the children.
The edict Is still In force that by"
ho sweat of their brow men must earn
heir dally bread. In life's dwelling
he chamber of toll occupies a large
ilace. And even in free America we
: annot all expect to be "captains of
ndustry , " phenomenal geniuses or
jreat leaders. The many must bo con-
.ent to live commonplace lives. More-
iver , It Is not In the learned profes
sions that most boys find their highest
laturnl aptitude.
It is In the trades where men com-
line the use of clear brains with deft | (
lands that the greater number of the
joys will take their places among the I <
.vorld's busy workers. ' '
A great army of bright American
loys are forced by the necessities
iVhich confront them , to leave the
jrades and the high schools every year
o become wage earners. There Is
ulded to those , another greater num-
) er , who not from necessity but from
reference , would choose to bo artl-
lans. It Is this class , hitherto largely
gnored , which form the bone nnd
ilnew of the nation , and to whoso
iceds the educators are now giving
iced
There was recently held In the city i j
) f Chicago a meeting of the National 11
Society for the Promotion of Indus-
trial Kdueatlon"Or. . Prltchctt of the
Carnegie Institute , spoke for "a com
bination of the apprentice system with
the school under which the boy spends
part of his time In school and part In
the shop. " Other men of distinction
made the same plea and President
Hoosevelt In a letter wrote : "My In
terest In this movement arises more
than might else out of the desire to
SOP the American boy have his best
opportunity for development. "
There Is a general movement grad' '
tmlly swooping over the entire country
with a force which is irresistible , de
manding that school and shop bo com
bined In the training of the pupil be
tween the ages of fourteen and seven
teen and that trade school training be
ghen In the lower grades.
We are beginning to understand that
the bo\s nnd girls must be taught
those things which enable them to
meet the new duties of life which
await them the moment they leave
school If they are to bo useful citizens.
Everywhere the fact Is evident that If
America Is to hold Its Industrial su
premacy , It must be by the skill and
Industry of the boy who goes Into
trades.
In years before the civil war the ap
prentice system was In unrestrained
vogue. But the last half century has
seen a decadence In this method of
training and It has become Inevitable
that the state must give the boy oppor
tunity to get the shop training If he
Is ( o have It.
For years there has been n mild pro
test against a system of education
which In spirit and In practice com-
lielled thj majority of boys and girls
to loam the things which would posi
tively unfit them for the life , which
Ijy aptitude or necessity , they would
? eek ; or else fall by the wayside , nnd
.molded , through failure and dlscour-
igement , wrestle to find their place in
; he world. It was a handicap unde
served and unjust. But now the shop-
= chool Is coming. It is here to stay.
It means a long step toward better
ndustrlal conditions and marks a new
ind grander era In the progress of
education in this country.
It's advent Is Inspiring. It shows
jlearly that we are not a decadent
latlon. It is one of the ever multiply-
ng indications that democracy means
ncomparably more in Its widening ap-
illcutions than we have yet dreamed
> f , and that posterity sometime will
; ee it splendidly triumphant in every
valk of life.
The free public school system islet
lot only the bulwark of our liberties
nit it Is the pathway to broadening
> pportunlty for the men and women
vho are to follow us In moulding the
lestlnies of ultimate America.
BANKS AND NEWSPAPERS.
The Ponca Journal , like a good many :
ither worthy Nebraska newspapers ,
las for many years been trying to
mild up the community In which it is
mblished , by every possible means , | :
Sometimes it has had the support from ]
ocal banks to which it is entitled , by t
virtue of the fact that banks are more
nterested than any other institutions
n the upbuilding of a town , and some-
: lmes it has not. So last week it
altered complaint.
If there is any one class of people
n the United States today more than
mother who ought to see with the
laked eye the wonderful potentiality
if newspaper advertising , it is the
lanker. Never has newspaper pub-
icity done more than It did a very
'ew weeks ago when it co-operated
( vith the banks of the nation and by
leliberate and determined efforts
'ought off what for a time promised
o be a most disastrous panic and
ivhat , for a considerable length of
: lme , threatened to sweep out of ex-
stence many of the banks of the na-
: Ion which are publicly looked upon
is strong banks. Newspaper space ,
freely given during those critical
iveeks , saved those banks from de
struction. No better example of the
lower of advertising , Intelligently and
persistently used , has ever been given
to the bankers of the United States.
This Is what the Journal says :
If there is any class of business men
n existence who ought to hold the
general newspaper fraternity in grate-
! ul remembrance It Is the bankers of
the country. During the financial
jrlsis the newspapers were the salva-
: lon of the country. There was not a
firebrand in the lot. From one end of
the country to the other In village ,
own and city the newspapers urged
the people to be calm , quiet and se
rene , assuring them that the finances
if the country were safe and sound
uul that the banks arc absolutely se
en re , and published utterances of not
ed financiers to back up their state
ments. The average obscure country
icwspaper man may not have any
credit at the bank , but deserves well .
if the banking fraternity , and is en-
; lted ! to their advertising and print-
ng. . If ho is prepared to print checks ,
leposit slips , note heads and the like
10 ought to have the privilege of doing
so , without having to buck a large
lithographic firm In a largo city , or a
eheap sweat shop In some remote
: own. These outfits are of no help to
.ho banker when the days of adversity
eome.
The newspapers of the country ren-
lered their fullest service during those
lark days for the sake of protecting
ho business institutions of the United
States against a state of mind that
: hreatencd to destroy all In Its path.
1'ho service was not given for the solo
nirposo of saving the banks as banks ,
nit for savhiB the whole business
structure of the country. There was ]
no thought of reward or of obligation
In ( he rendition. Yet It will probably
take a good long time before most of
the bankers of the nation will forget
what was done for them during those
few weeks by the press of America.
The time has j-tmo by when th
country nownpapor asked advertising
support as n matter of "charity. " In
( diluent hiiHltio.sH men of today urn
advertising Hpnco because It help
them to build business for themselves
Hanks have hud a practical demount ra
tlon of the power of newspaper pub
llclty and Suggestion ; they were snvoi
by II. And now that ( ho banks have
been saved , their next problem lies li
coaxing back Into their deposit vaults
the cash that was withdrawn from cli
dilation during the first HIIIOH ( ; o
fright. One of their strongest prob
lems will be to convince people thai
having money on deposit In a bank
where It can be secured any tlmo , Is
to lie desired above sewing up thai
money In long-tlmo loan security. Am' '
the shrewd bankers , having had ar
object lesson , are going to build ii |
their deposits now by the very same
force which saved them from receiver
ship some weeks ago the Intelligent
and persistent use of newspaper pub
llcity.
M1CSSAG13 TO NEBRASKA.
It Is only necessary to review the
interview given by President Roosevelt
velt to a number of Ncbraskans the
other day , to prove that the genuine
friends of the administration are not
the people who are still Insistent In
trying to coerce the president to break
Ills word and make a third term race ,
but those who have taken him at IIH !
word , believed In his sincerity nnd
acted upon the theory that he meant
what he said when he announced that
under no circumstances would he ac
ccpt another nomination.
Among callers at the while house
was Coiiyrohbinan Pollard. After he
had finished his interview , Mr. Pol
lard was asked what lie had to say
regarding the action of the Lancaster
county republicans in instructing for
President Roosevelt for a third term.
And this is what Congressman Pol
lard , In a Washington dispatch , Is
credited with having said :
I have just read a full account of
the convention. It seems that the sup
porters of the present administration
ire divided between the president and
lis secretary of war , Mr. Taft. Under
[ 'xlstlng circumstances it seems to me
there ought to be no question as to
the attitude of the party in Nebraska.
[ have talked with the president many
times about the presidential situation
ind have repeatedly urged him to slm-
[ ily remain Inactive and that the coun
try would unquestionably renomlnate
dim. He has Invariably and repeated-
y said that his published statement
mmedlatcly after his election three
rears ago , which was recently repeat
ed , expresses his position clearly and
ionestly nnd that he trusted the. parly
ivould accept his statement without
liiestlon. From my conversations with
: he president I am convinced that un-
ler no circumstances will he accept
he renomination for a third term.
He is very strongly of the opinion that
.be precedent established by George
iVabhington at the expiration of his
second term ought not to be set aside.
The president has repeatedly told
ne that his only desire was that the
epubllcnn nominated to succeed him
should be a man thoroughly In sympa-
, hy with his administration and that
ho policies he has Inaugurated should
ie prosecuted vigorously until finally
written into law. Secretary Taft has
ieen the president's closest adviser
ind counsellor. He has contributed
nore than any other man in the cab-
net to the success or the Uoosevilt
ulmlnlstration In fact , he is part of
t. The president lias a wider or-
lualntance among public men iJjan
my man in official life today. He Is
n a better position to judge as to who
s best capable of perpetuating the
lolicies of his administration than
myone else. The fact that President
[ loosevelt is giving his faithful sup-
lort to Secretary Taft and his repeat
ed declination to become a candidate
'or renomination ought to be sufficient
'or all those who are at heart in favor
if the reforms he advocates.
If I thought the president would
iccept a nomination for a third term
; would be most heartily In favor of
lis renomination. Being convinced in
my own mind , however , that he will
lot , I think it is bad policy for those
who believe In the president to com-
illcate the situation by sending an
nstructed delegation to the Chicago
convention for him. A careful study
if the situation hero In Washington
: onvlnces me that there is a deter
mined effort being made to nominate
in ultra-conservative or reactionary
candidate. Nearly all those states
; hat have a large representation In the
lational convention have favorite sons n
, vhom they will support for the presl-
lency. The one making the best
showing will likely receive the support
if the others. In view of the fact
hat the field Is united against Mr.
Faft , who alone stands for a contlnua-
ion of the policies of the president ,
t seems to me that all the friends of
.he administration ought to rally to
he support of Secretary Taft.
It is becoming more and more evi-
lent that the people who are casting
loubt upon the president's sincerity
n his statement that he will not ac-
: ept another term , are not in any way
eally giving their support to the
resident.
And It Is also becoming more ap-
tarent that the president is anxious
.lint his successor shall bo Secretary
Faft , and no other man.
More than that , with his gains In
Illinois and other btates , It Is nioro
ind more apparent that Secretary
raft Is going to ho the nominee.
AROUND TOWN.
Was anybody , through accident , left
off that V M ( ' . A. riiHtlers' commit
tee ?
Watch the want ads grow.
Lent Is on the way.
Spring lingers In the lap of wlntn
The man says ( hat bin
Now knock when they coinu to tlu
door.
There ought to bo Homo rlp-ronrlni ;
birthday celebrations on the twenl >
ninth of this month.
Norfolk IIIIH to make Ice while ilu-
HUH MlllllOH.
The political bee IH beginning to
bu// . In Hplto of several Inches of
HI1OW.
There Is one woman In Norfolk who
IIIIH kept a secret from her husband
for eighteen years ,
Although there was more or loan
snow here , Norfolk's street cars weio
not In the least Interfered with.
After all , It's only natural that the
firemen should choose a warm sub-
jcct to discuss , oven during a blizzard.
And what could be warmer than the
Fourth of July celebration that has
buen planned for Norfolk by the fire
men ?
Isn't ' It unfortunate , when you con
sider how many storms Norfolk es-
capoH , to think that all mankind can't
live here ? Somehow or other , Nor
folk manages pretty nearly every time
to Ju.st escape the storms of both winter -
tor nnd summer.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
The "truth that hurts" Is the onlj
variety HOIIIO people ever tell.
When you cry , you are learning
something you should have known
before.
A comfortable chair in an office IH a
; roat inducement for some callers to
oaf.
You never bear anyone bragging
much about his goad habits being
hereditary.
It is hard for a town to lese an old
bum , but it is frightfully easy to lose
a good citizen.
Doesn't It seem some days as though
other people were put in the world
for no other reason than to aggravate
you ?
Sometimes you think you are meet
ing big people , and you find , upon
closer acquaintance , that they are
two-fors.
When a capable woman marries a
worthless man , how who frets and
fumes , and feels disgraced ! But it
does her no good.
Some men are polite when you
bother them , even though they are
very busy , but they hate you just the
same. Transact your business , and
get out.
Sister begins at a very early age to
say "perspiration" while brother con
tinues for years later to call it
"sweat. "
If a man follows your advice and
succeeds , ho will never admit that It - .
was your advice he followed. a ( ,
, .3
We have noticed that the last man
to tell of his bad dream at the break
fast table , always had the worst one.
A good man is always rated below
his true value ; a bad man is always
rated above his true value.
The trouble with the women Is that
telling them you like them makes
them regard you as their prisoner.
When a man is a failure as a re-
taller , he talks a good deal about en
gaging In the business at wholesale.
After a man passes fifty , he flnds
that If he waits to do a task until he
feels like it , he will never get it done.
If you want to succeed In a com
munity , the hatred and contempt of
home men Is as necessary as the re
spect of others.
When you know a successful man ,
you also know of some little weakness
that keeps him from succeeding a great
deal better.
A man is brought up to believe that
women are better than they are , and
woman Is educated to believe that .
men are worse than they really are.
Somehow a man feels that his town
Is not treating him right when he
comes back , after a long absence , and
finds that It progressed without him.
Both a man and his wife have a
way of saying "wo are saving money"
In a way that Indicates that the
speaker Is doing all the economizing
done in that family.
If you believe what people say ,
nothing Is everything. Women cry .
about It , people claim they nro workIng - * *
Ing for it , nobody wants It , but every
body seems to bo getting It.
_ _ _ _ *
Perhaps one reason man attains a
greatness seldom reached by woman
Is that ho doesn't have his mind di
verted from the goal of his ambition
by his corsets pinching.
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Not that we want a diligent search
made , but wo would really like to
know what has become of the man
who sent a crnillo as a wedding gift ,
nnd laughed all over himself about it.