THE NORFOLK WEEKLYNEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY , MAlU'H 27 1908
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No , II It.
The man who enters Mngdolomnuy
during the next few weeks docs It nt
Ills own risk.
How can any one of tlio czar's
nilnlstorfl reveal Important naval se
crets when Russia linn no navy ?
Some one has ald that socialists
nro willing to illvhlo tlio things of
this earth because most of them Iravo
nothing to divide.
It Isn't a common sight nowadays
to BOO human beings walk on their
hands , but there was n pretty lively
"Ulaclc Hand" run In Now York this
week.
Mr. Shaw of Iowa says he has au
thorized no one to use his name in
connection with the presidency. Real
ly Mr. Shaw need not worry over It.
Nobody else Is.
Senator Knox mentally measures up"
among the very best among the presi
dential possibilities , but physically
ho Is the lightweight of them all. He
only weighs 119 pounds.
Hetty Green says hso would rather
huvo her daughter marry a good Hvo
newspaper man than any duke on
earth , but how the newspaper man Is
to bo pitied who undertakes the Job
with Hetty as n mothor-ln-law.
The Filipinos have certainly caught
the American spirit. The first bill
passed by the Filipino assembly was
nn appropriation of nearly one million
dollars for the erection of public
school buildings.
The president is said to bo inter
ested in Esperanto , but It is not
thought that ho will attempt to es
tablish it as the national language
during the remainder of his term. His
spelling reform was somewhat dis
couraging , you remember.
According to the figures presented
by various statisticians the total
wealth of the United States Is $107-
302,211,917 and the per capita wealth
is $1,310.11which is $435 per capita
more than that of England and $358
per capita more than that of Germany.
Booker T. AVnshlngton states that
the negro population of Georgia pays
taxes on nioro than $18,000,000 worth
of property. This does not make a
largo per capita , but taken In the
aggregate It indicates a prosperous
condition of the race.
It would seem to the casual observer
that if Emma Goldman could be niado
obedient to the command served upon
her not to talk , that the country would
soon bo rid of one more menace to
society. Such talk as Emma Indulges
In would surely result fatally if It
were pent up any considerable length
of time.
Some dlfcclplo of Reuterdahl trying
to dlsccrcdlt the marksmanship of the
American navy , says that only one
and one-half per cent of the shots
flred at Santiago were effective. If
this small proportion could accomplish
what they did , what would have been
the result had a largo part of the
shots hit the mark ?
President Roosevelt at the recent
mothers' congress told the women
there that mothers were of far more
value to the nation than soldiers. We
could have told them that ourselves ,
nevertheless it's just as well that the
president remind us occasionally that
a good many things that are very
trite are very true.
Thp millionaire who sighs with re
gret that be Is not n child again free
from care -and woo of every kind , Is
too apt to forget that the boy around
the corner who had the scarlet fever
last year and the mumps this year
feels equally bad that he Isn't a man
with plenty of money. The boy is
inclined to feel that the world is
rather a sad one because when ho Is
sick there isn't much fun and when
he's well ho has to go to school.
While Japan Is paying her war debt
and getting her revenue into working
order by excessive taxation of her
people , China sees her opportunltj
and Is devoting her commercial abllltj
and looking after her own national
and international Interests. No one
knows whether Japan is preparing to
strike at China , Russia or America
but her intense naval activity and the
fact that all her arsenals are running
day and night leads the world to sup
pose that they are preparing a hot
time for some one before many years
shall pass.
The addition of Oklahoma's star on
the blue field of "Old Glory" necessl
tates nn entire rearrangement for the
accommodation of the forty-sixth brll
llant. This revision will be made July
4 of the present year and where-
over the flag floats officially one of
the new flags must bo substituted for
ho old one. This will Involve nn ex-
ion BO of ninny thousand dollars and
will 'niako the approaching Indcpcn-
lonco Day have more than usual in
terest , both at homo and abroad. Lot
is liopo this interest will flnd other
and butter forms of expression than
the burning of powder.
Governor Hughes Is not likely to
jo the republican candidate for presi
dent this year , but ho says some ex
cellent things which should be writ
ten deep In the hearts of his country
men , it la refreshing to have a public
man hold and fearless and wholesome
enough to say the words which follow :
'It Is absolutely essential that wo
should have the tonic of n wholesome
confidence , the confidence which Is
Inspired by the vision of the forces
of right and a Just appreciation of
our material and moral strength.
Pessimists and cynics cannot develop
this country. Wo are far from per
fect nnd it is well that wo should bestirred
stirred by the dally revelations of
weakness and of vice , but there Is no
occasion for misgiving. To distrust
the future In this land of opportunity ,
of educational privileges so eagerly
received , of moral influences so wide
spread and effective , Is to despair of
humanity itself. Let us dismiss vague
alarms and go forward with calm con
fidence in the Integrity 'and destiny
of the American people.
Senator Klttrcdge and Senator
Gamble of South Dakota had a lively
tilt in Uio senate Tuesday. It all
arose over n little land bill. Early in
the session Gamble Introduced n bill
to create a now land district In the
extreme northwestern corner of South
Dakota. While Klttredge was at home
looking after his fences , Gamble
brought np the bill. Senator Kcan of
New Jersey , nt the Instance of Sen
ator Klttredgo met In the morning to
discuss the now bill. Klttrndgo sug
gested that a part of North Dakota
bo added. The two senators were to
have conferred with the North Dakota
senators later. But before this con
ference took place , Gamble brought
up the bill. Klttredge was sent for
and charged bad faith. He objected ,
and again the bill went over. It is
said that the only proposition these
two senators have agreed on for years
was the fact that Klttredge blocked
the bill. Klttredgo has now started
homo , feeling confident that he will
succeed himself In the senate , al
though Governor Crawford Is hard
after his toga.
WHY WE HAVE PANICS.
This , Is one of those questions for
which'every man has an answer. In
regard to them it may be said that a
large number of these simply show
what astonishingly largo number ol
people know "n heap o' things that
ain't so. " Some of these opinions ,
however , are worthy of consideration
and undoubtedly express the truth ,
or n large share of it. The North
American Review in its more recent
Issue , has a series of articles on the
"Financial Situation" by able finan
ciers , whose views are entitled tc
some weight.
Summed up briefly these writers
agree that the real cause of panics is
a desire to get rich quick. As this
desire is more and more gratified bj
a largo number , it grows by what II
foods upon and 'at length becomes
frenzied finance without code of hon
or or any rules of honesty. It Is in
other words a mere speculative craze
It must be remembered that of tht
wealth of the United States nearly
ono third is represented by negoti
able securities. The demands for
now capital which In 1903 was $1,840-
000,000 had grown in 1907 to $3,500 , '
000,000.
In addition to the rage of specula-
tlon the great volume of securities
which are purely speculative with nc
value that is substantial except as
they are held by moneyed Institutions
as collateral , and one has little dif
flculty in locating the cause of panics
What the country needs is not only
currency reform but along with it
banking and stock dealing reform
But in the face of existing conditions
there is no real reason why the de
pression should bo long continued. As
one of these writers in the North An *
erlcan says , "Tho present panic found
us with our garners rich , our exports
in excess of our imports to the extent
of over $435,000,000 , our Industries
not over stocked and our merchants
not greatly extended. " Taking this
as a basis there is every reason tc
believe that business will soon revivt
and bo continued on a more substant
lal and satisfactory basis than before
In truth that revival has already be
gun In the west and Norfolk and Ne
braska people 'aro prosperous am
have no reason to be otherwise than
optimistic.
THE UNEMPLOYED.
In various parts of the country there
Is a growing list of men who are un
employed. Many corporations anc
railroads are curtailing their expenses
and releasing more or less men , bul
nevertheless there is no general cess
ntion of business either in the store
the factory or the farm.
There is a story going about thai
General Coxey who in 1893 led sev
eral thousands of men from the con
ml west to the White House nt Wash-
ngton , is collecting a now army of
ho unemployed somewhere on the
'aclllc const nnd will lead them for
i practice march to San Francisco.
Just what ho will do with them then
s not as yet disclosed.
This question of the unemployed Is
ono that becomes Important whenever
hero in any lull In the business of
ho country. One's sympathy natur-
illy goes out to the man who Is really
socking for work , but the experience
of the past fifteen or twenty years In
his country shows that there are a
nrgo number of men who on the least
; iretext nro willing to take up the line
of march and tramp anywhere , filch
ing a living out of their more thrifty
neighbors , many of whom nro strug
gling with nn Intensity that cannot be
measured to gain for themselves and
.heir families a livelihood and a home.
There Is a warm place In the heart
of every true man for his less for-
Lunnto neighbor who mny bo thrown
out of work nnd is eagerly looking for
it , but for the mnn who is simply pos
sessed of a spirit of wanderlust and
who does not recognize n Job of work
when It meets him on the street ,
there can bo no pity. And it is un
fortunately true that there is a train
ed army of this sort of men. They
are the hnngers-on and camp followers
of the Industrial army , and they have
no love for work. They are the men
who 'aro always grumbling about
wages and doing the least to earn
'hem. They are the men who In the
natural order of things are the very
last to get employment in good times
and the very first to lose it when
times are not as good.
The truth of the matter is that in
the central and newer west there is
still need of men to do things. It is
true that wages nro not as good 'as
they were in some places but there
Is really an urgent demand for farm
laborers and there will be little pity
bestowed upon any healthy strong
man as long as real workmen are too
prosperous to take farm employment.
What Is needed on the part of hun
dreds of these men who float about
the country with no purpose and little
sense of self respect is n higher sense
of what American manhood demands.
MINNESOTA RATE CASE.
If calm deliberation and thorough
investigation had been factois In the
making of reduced passenger rate
laws enacted by many state legisla
tures a year ago , It Is probable that
the legislation accomplished might
have stood up under the test of the
courts. As it is , the decision of the
United States supreme court In the
Minnesota case falls to permanently
establish the two-cent fare laws In
the several states.
Minnesota and North Carolina courts
decided that the passenger rate laws
wore uncqnstltutlonal because too low ;
therefore conflscatory. The supreme
court of the United States declares the
laws unconstitutional because the
penalties for violating the low rate
laws would be confiscatory. And so
the whole rate work of the various
state legislatures gets a setback.
Some declare It Is a movement toward
greater centralization , In that the fed
eral courts can knock out a state rail
road law. But there really doesn't
seem to be any ground for that belief
other than that regulation by various
states , In all their various ways , can
never produce the same even and uni
form effect that could be produced b >
a single federal regulation.
This newspaper said when the leg
Islatures were at work making rate
laws , that if the lawmakers reallj
wanted to give something permanenl
to the public in the way of reducec
rates , the hlt-or-mlss plan would have
to bo abondoned and legislation woulc
have to be based upon a genuine In
vestlgatlon Into conditions. Without
investigating , no state legislature Is
qualified to say that a rate should be
cut to two cents , or that the reduction
should stop at two cents. If that Is
the process , we might as well have
made one-cent rates or half-cenl
rates. This paper pointed out at the
time that without a logical and sounc
knowledge of conditions as n. basis oi
a rate reduction , no rate reduction
law would stand the test of the courts
If legislators had wanted to bring per
manent and unquestioned relief to the
people , they would have gone deeply
Into the matter of rates and then , in
a sane way , would have established
rates that no court could flnd to 'oe
unreasonable.
But state legislators went wild
They allowed their best Judgment to
run away with their passion and in
order to sting the railroads they made
laws that can't stick in the courts
Governor Hughes of Now York .vetoed
the two-cent bill passed by the New
York legislature , because It was nol
backed up by investigation. The Wis
consin state commission did Investl
gate for eleven months and then its
report was thrown over the transom
by a legislature eager to get into the
bandwagon and careless as to per
manence of the law they made.
The Minnesota decision has not
taken any lawmaking power from the
state. It has merely said to the state
that If its laws are to hold they must
bo based upon known conditions and
they must bo properly balanced.
PROGRESSIVE POLICIES.
If J. D. Sturgeon , republican can
didate , is elected mayor of Norfolk
t will mean a progress e , yet safe ,
ulmlnlstratlon. He will bo found
against the needless expenditure of
noney , but he will bo ready and wili
ng to Invest as liberally ns the trcns-
iry of the city can afford in porinnn-
out public Improvements. Flret nnd
'aromost among the needs of the city
at this time , Mr. Sturgeon considers
he paving of the business streets of
.he city. If elected , he hopes to see
it least Norfolk avenue paved this
year , nnd believes the sldo streets
anyway a block from Norfolk avenue
should be paved ns soon ns It cnn bo
lone without working a hardship up
on property owners of the city ,
lie believes this is the most vital
question before the peopletoday. . For
years he has been one of n largo num
ber of people of this city who have
been working to make a greater Nor
folk , and he believes with others that
the very first step townrd progress
In Norfolk Is to pave at least its
main business street. When ho used
to be on the rend ns a traveling m'an
a few years ago he had a good oppor
tunity to know how strangers regard
ed the town , and he has long wanted
to see the stigma of disgraceful streets
removed.
In the way of public Improvements ,
Mr. Sturgeon would be In favor of
purchasing ground for a suitable pub
lic park , just as soon as the finances
of the city would justify , whether that
bo this year or some other year.
He expresses himself In hearty na-
cord with the movement to extend the
corporate limits of the city to In
clude Mich outlying additions as
honestly nnd properly belong to the
municipality. And when these exten
sions are made , he would favor mak
ing the now tracts a part of the city In
fact , giving them the same water pri
vileges , the same public lighting , the
same sidewalks , crossings nnd street
work , as fast as they are ready for
them , as are enjoyed In similar loca
tions throughout the city proper.
He believes In a city beautiful and
Is in hearty sympathy with the effort
made by the civic improvement club
to promote the better care of lawns ,
nnd streets and Alleys adjoining.
Mr. Sturgeon believes a more liber
al policy should he maintained toward
the volunteer firq department of the
city. He does not believe It Is be
coming the dignity of a city like Nor
folk townrd the men who stand ready
to quickly respond to nn nppcnl to
assist In protecting property , at any
hour of the day or night , winter or
summer , to compel them when a new
apparatus Is needed to go out and
raise funds by their wits. If they
protect the city from ravages of fire
they should at least be furnished the
necessary appliances by the people
protected.
He would condemn bad sidewalks ,
whether they be the property of richer
or poor , and there would be no favor
itism in the requirements to maintain
first class walks all over the town.
The weed ordinance would be rigidly
enforced and there would be no more
unsightly forests of weeds growing
upon the rich man's vacant lots. The
streets should be graded when needed
to make them passable and present
able.
able.Mr.
Mr. Sturgeon's character as a tem
perate and law-abiding citizen is well
known. The laws now In force rec
ognize and regulate the liquor traffic
and the mayor's oath of office requires
him to enforce the law with imparti
ality , devoid of spectacular methods.
Fair play and a square deal Is all that
can be expected.
Mr. Sturgeon is an advocate of an
Idea that would bring a feeling of re
lief to the mothers of the city. In the
winter he believes the city can well
afford to secure a vacant lot conven
iently located , flood it for a skating
rink , light It at night and place It
under the supervision of peace officers.
The saving of the almost annual
drowning of one or more young people
of the city through the ice of the
dangerous rivers , he argues , would
justify the small expense that this
public amusement place would cost
the city.
WHAT OF OUR FUTURE ?
There is nothing more interesting
than to watch the growth of a strong
stalwart youth as he comes to man
hood possessed of courage , of latent
and undeveloped strength and un
known resources. It Is no wonder that
President Garfleld said that he al
ways felt like taking off his hat when
ever ho met a live American boy. But
there is a parallel to this feeling about
the boy in the life of a strong un
developed nation whoso future is
largely ahead of It. And that Is why
wo ourselves contemplate our position
as a nation in the world with amaze
ment and query as to Its ultimate re
lative position among the nations of
the world.
There are facts and figures at the
present time which make this problem
of unusual and Increasing interest.
The three great countries of the world
are Great Britain , Germany and the
United States. The total wealth of
the United States is $107,104,211,917
and the per capita is $1,310.11 which
is $435 per capita more than that of
England and $358 per capita , more
than that of Germany.
Some figures , which men who love
to reveal In statistics hayo lately made
and which nro acknowledged as re-
llnln'c , nro worthy of being brought
to the attention of the public. This
country with vui nren of 3,020,000
squnro miles or about one-soventconth
of the total CO.CGC.OOO square miles of
the worlds area has n population uf
eighty-six mlllon. This Is nbout one-
twentieth of the entire population of
the globe. In agricultural products
the pcoplo of the United States are
far surpassing the population of nuy
other country. Although only one-
twentieth of the populntlon of the
world is found here , yet wo nro rais
ing forty-three per cent of the worlds
total' production of wheat , corn and
oats ; thirtyoneper cent of the to
bacco and seventy-ono per cent of tile
cotton ,
But the figures do not stop hero. Not
alone In agricultural products but our
productive activity shows Itself with
equal or greater strength 'along other
lines. We produce yearly forty-two per
cent of the pig Iron , thirty-seven per
cent of the coal ; sixty-thrco per cent
of the petroleum ; fifty-seven per cent
of the copper ; thirty-five per cent of
the silver nnd twenty-two per cent of
the gold. Wo are operating 20,000-
000 cotton spindles or twenty-one per
cent of the total number of spindles
in the world and wo have already built
225,000 , miles or thirty-nine and five
tenths per cent of the 575,000 miles of
railroad on the globe. The rate with
which we are increasing as the years
go by is shown in railroad building.
In seven years we have built more
than 20,000 miles of railroad. The In
crease in the seven years being equal
to the total mileage of all the railroads
in the United States in 1SGO.
Great as has been the growth of
the country In the years that are past
and rapid as has been the increase
along all lines of production In agri
culture , in manufacturing , in com-
niercc , and in the arts there is
every reason to believe that in the
years to come the showing will be
still greater.
Wo are somewhat disturbed at times
over the prospect of a great Increase
of populntlon which is bound to come ,
but why should wo be ? Holland has
an area of only 12,500 square miles
and supports about 450 persons to the
square mile , while the United States
has about twenty-six to the same
area. And yet among all nations of
the earth none arc more prosperous
than the thrifty people across the
water hemmed in from the Atlantic
by their dykes. If this country had
half the density of the population of
Holland even then it would have 075-
000,000 people.
It is well to contemplate the future
possibilities of the Greater America
of the centuries which are to come.
Another century will see at least
300,000,000 or 400,000,000 , of people
within the present limits of the Unit
ed States , but It is well to rememoer
at the same time that the true grand
eur of the United States lies alone in
its material resources , which is Inex
pressibly rich , but beyond this in the
high ideals of its people who are grow-
in wealthy and great , not by plunder
ing other nations but by spending their
energy in the peaceful development of
their own beloved land. Occupying as
it does a peculiarly fortunate position
between Europe on the east and Asia
on the west , if it can be true to the
fundamental principles of righteous
ness in the government of the nation
and in its relations to the world laid
down by the founders of the republic ,
there Is no reason why America
should not only control the world's
commerce but should be a beacon
light to lead the nations of the world
toward that liberty of thought and
action exemplified in the career of
its own people.
THE STAR SPAXGLED BANNER.
There is no question but what the
American people have an Intense love
of freedom and are willing , when oc
casion calls for them , to show a brav
ery which commands the admiration
of the world , In its * defense. But there
are some evidences of a daily enthus
iastic regard for the little > things
which in other countries give evidence
of the people's appreciation of what
they approve , which are here deplor
ably lacking.
The writer remembers some years
ago attending a great national con
vention. A candidate for the high
office of president of the United States
was to be nominated by this splendid
body , representing t\\c \ \ intelligence
and the wisdom of a great political
party. From all parts of the nation
were gathered men whose names were
household words in the current poli
tical history. He sat In the gallery at
the beginning of ono of the sessions
of this great body and close beside
him sat a young Englishman who was
watching the proceedings with great
interest. Such men as Thomas B.
Reed , William McKinley , Allison ,
Wolcott of Colorado , Cullom of Illinois
and a host of other statesmen walked
down the aisles of the convention hall
nnd took their places with their state
delegations or on the stage. Some of
these men were recognized and a
slight cheer from the assembled thous
ands which thronged the edifice waa
given. Turning to the young English
man the writer asked him how this
impressed him and how it compared
with the great political gatherings in
England , Hio answer was a great
surprise. "There Is no comparison , "
Bald ho. "Here your great men llko
Thomas 11. Reed and Wllllnm Me-
KliiJoy are given a faint nnd passing
recognition. In England If fifteen
thousand pcoplo wore gathered to
gether under one roof , as they are hero
and Mr. Gladstone or any other ono
of n dozen of England's great nnd well
known statesmen were to walk down
the aisle , the nudlenco would rlso ns
ono man and for ten minutes there
would bt an applaiiHo that would bo
deafening. Your people nro lacking
enthusiasm. " Thlu > was * quite n Bhock
to our American blood an It litul al
ways been our Idea thnt wo were
peculiarly susceptible In this way.
Hut It IB not only about men but In
regard to Bymbols , of the things which
wo In reality would dlo for , that we
fail to take proper notice of. Only n
few weeks ngo at one of the cities of
the country there wns a Boml-mlllltary
ploy given. Near by this city IH sit
uated one of the forts of the country.
On that evening a score or more of
army officers attended the play In full
uniform. As the evening proceeded ,
the play which wna n delightful one ,
engaged the attention of the wltolo
uudlenco nnd was greatly enjoyed.
Hut the climax of the evening was
reached when at the close of the play ,
the orchestra struck up "Tho Star
Spangled Banner. " At the first sound
of the familiar nnd stirring hymn the
splendidly uniformed officers rose as
one man from their boxeH where they
sat and btood In perfect silence , with
uplifted hats , until the last strain
died away. The nudlenco was confus
ed , part of them followed the example
of the officers , while the larger num
ber of them remained In their Keats.
It was a little incident , but it In
dicated the carelessness of the average
American over tne special manifes
tation of that patriotism which ought
to be so much a part of our national
life that there never would be the
least hesitation In recognizing and ap
preciating the spirit of that banner
which we all so much desire shall
wave long over n free land and brave
homes.
There never was a time when pat
riotism counted for so much as it
does today and what we want to learn
and what we must learn before the
world will take cognizance of our
strength and our power , our glory
nnd our love for humanity , Is a great
er regard for the manifestation of
that patriotism. Here In our land
there is a spirit of unrest. Men are
crowding in by thousands upon our
shores and many of them are possess
ed of little Idea of the real value and
the real meaning of the stars and
stripes. The way to prevent nnd sil
ence nnnrchy Is to put into its plnco
something bettor. The best way to
check the fallacious theories of a
socialism which , as entertained by
many , has In It only the elements of
destruction and social discord , is to
Instill in the minds of these people
who come from foreign lands , untutor
ed and untrained , that the flag the
led , the white , and the blue as it
waves in the heavens , wherever It
floats , Is the signal of liberty , of law ,
of order and that there is nothing else
under the heavens which the Ameri
can BO truly loves as a patriot ns he
does "Old Glory. " The way to show
this is by having a reverence for the
flag and'whenever the great national
hymns are sung like "Tho Star Spang
led Banner" or "My Country , Tis of
Thee , " to stand with unbowed beads
in reverential mood before the great
blesslngb of the gieat country which
they represent.
Secretary Taft has lately said In
regard to the splendid fleet of battle
ships now In the Pacific , which arc
soon to make their way into the dis
tant waters of the Orient , that they
will be a great object lesson to na
tions like Japan nnd China. They will
represent to them , not so much the
tremendous strength of a national
armament as they will the power and
the magnificence of the great free
people beyond the seas. That flag
which has cost ns so much In blood
and treasure , will appeal to their
respect as it never has before , and
thnt fleet by Its voyage around the
world , touching the shores of most of
the great nations of the world , will
do more to Instill a wholesome respect
and an admiration for the great re
public of America than all that has
been done heretofore in the history
of this nation.
While the nations or the woild are
learning to respect the power and the
dignity of this country It is a fitting
time for the people here nt homo to
gain a fresh Inspiration in regard to
the flag. There should come Into our
lives and hearts a deeper sense of
what the flag represents. It stands
for all that makes American life more
valuable than life elsewhere on the
globe. Every generation since the
nation was born has been called to
give of its blood that liberty and
union might be preserved , and while
the fondest hopes of every American
IH that peace may long continue , the
indications are that there are con
flicts In the years ahead which will
call for the continued patriotism of
a great people. Wo need to cultivate
that patriotism in simple ways so
simple that we are not apt to over
look them. It should become a cus
tom everywhere In school , In church ,
Ill public assembly , upon tlio RUvi't , |
that nn American nliould Instinctively
uncover his head nnd listen In rover
out Bllonco wlienovor by voice or l > y VI1
liiBtrumont nro hoard the atraliiB < > f f
"Tho Stnr Spangled Ilnnnor. " It \\tll '
the bettor lit us for the amorgcncli-H \
should they over como thnt call for \
crlllco on the field of battle In do-
foiiHo of thnt Kline ling.
AROUND TOWN.
Mnrch winds bring ICnstor bounctH.
Sprinkle , sprinkle , little wngon.
How wo wonder where you have
been. f
What's In a nnmo ? A wrestler
named Downs nppenrH In Norfolk to
night.
It's time to be thinking up that new
April fool gng.
Thnt's whnt there IB In a name :
Jack Downs went down. \
Here's a Jolt for the pessimist : A
lecture In town Monday night on a
soclnloglcnl question drew n bigger i
house than a wrestling match TuesddV \ T
night. f |
Straw hats will have to wait.
Whnt chance 1ms the spring poet ,
anyway ?
Ovcreonts thnt were carried homo |
Wednesday night over the arms of i
perspiring men , cnmo down town I
Thursday morning on the shivering / (
backs of the self-same humans. Jt /
If this keeps up there won't , be any '
Ice famine. The very water wagon
could be used for nn Ice wagon.
There's one thing the "twenty-years-
ago" mnn on The News wants to look
out for : Every time lie prints an
item stilting thnt "twenty years ago
today a baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. So-and-So , " ho is Indirectly tollIng -
Ing the present nge of that young wo
man nnd wo all know what girls
think about having tholr ages told.
This is only a friendly tip to the t. y.
a. man.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
People who "overlook" the ads , la
their reading are cultivating the habit
of "unselfishness" In Its absurd sense.
A woman does not spend all her \
time In buying things ; sue spends
part of it in taking things back.
The people you don't like are al
ways going your way.
When a man lights in his mind , lie
always comes out victorious.
Many persons would be bright if
they were not too lazy to scour off the
rust.
An old-fashioned woman never says
a man had a relapse ; she calls It a
"set-back. "
Never in our life have we seen a
woman take off her jacket without
dropping her handkerchief.
An Atchlson man says his prayers
in French nnd swears In German
There Is some comfort In the re
flection that some men are honest as
naturally as others are dead beats.
No man can be all his neighbor " % .
thinks ho ought to be unless he is '
ashamed of himself all the time.
Some men seem to labor under the
Impression that they are not getting
their rights unless they fight for them.
"Whenever I think of a man that 1
like particularly well , I remember that
I hardly know him. " Parsons Twine.
When you see a man who has the
same opinions he had early In life , , It
Is a sign he Is a fool and cannot
learn.
There is at least this much in a
nnmc : it is the only distinguishing
difference betwee'n a number of
breakfast foods.
It must be sad to bo an old maid :
particularly these days , and have no
man to como homo and growl all
evening about hard times.
Two old timers were tolling today
what good times they used to have in
Atchlson. "They are here yet , " a
young fellow said , "if you go out and
look for them. "
The change from a pretty baby into
an ugly repulsive man , with which all
are familiar , Is only a slight change
compared with what Cupid undergoes
in the eyes of all who have had much
acquaintance with him.
Why do people wait until a man is
sick , nnd can't eat , to send him good
things ? When ho is well , nnd would
llko something good , no neighbor
comes in with fancy Jellies , old wines ,
and things llko that. Things are very
unfair.
When people see a man out riding
with wo girls , they always wonder
which of the two girls ho would have
preferred to leave at homo. They look
so uncomfortable and crowded that no
ono will believe that it was his choice
to take them both at once.
A pretty girl Is visiting town , and
the young men arc crazy over her.
There are a dozen better looking girls
in Atchison , but the young fellows
see them every day , and don't appre
ciate themi You flnd pretty girls
everywhere ; they arc as common as
ugly men.
