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THE ' NORFOLK WlfiEKLY NEWS-JOUUNAL-.PRIDAY.MAY 1 .1908 , The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal Th N w . KfttntilUhed. 1881. _ TlieJoirnal. _ | _ ICnlnbllahnd. J871. THS HUGE PUBLISHING COMPANY W N. IlDHK N. A. llt'HK I'rrslilnit Hwrntnry _ _ _ JOvory iMiTaV , "Ttj ; inuirVor yp'nf. JlTfu. lOntorrt ] at the postolnco nt Norfolk , NM . . ( in micntul clunH mnttnr , _ m _ TeloplionoHI'MHorlul Department No. 22. IIUHlMcm Olllcp niul J'i' ' llonmiv No. II 21. College clothoH are loud enough this your HO that there la no need of any yelling on the part of thu students. The now senator from Florida Is to bo Hall Milton. Wo liopo ho will not prove to bo "n mute Inglorious I.r'.liua. People arc beginning to have con siderable charity for Count llonl. Per- hapn he was'nl so much to blame after nil. When you haven't anything to any , just holler , IB the advice that has evi dently been taken by Tom Watson's party. With all the straw that Is being used tip In feminine head gear this year , where IB the Btraw coming from for the men's liata ? A well known politician nays hon esty , like bcnuty , Is only skin deen. This explains why BO many politicians are so thin skinned. Illinois faithfully endorsed Uncle Joe Cannon , but to show that she had a mind of her own she endorsed tariff reform on the same day. There are several fancy poultry miners who would sell Madam Pndor- rewnkl four chickens for $7500. They might even throw off $ GOO. Mr. Ilryan might decide to charter a balloon for the coming campaign tour , just for n change , but a balloon has no rear platform , so It is out of the question. The tariff will bo revised but It will be along protective lines. This Is satis factory to the business Interests of the country , but a sore disappointment to the democracy. In 1S92 the populist party worked up to 1,011,496 votes and secured 22 votes In the electoral college. Then it was swallowed up by the democrats and with It hns been nothing but a failure. "A bachelor's life , " says someone , "Is a splendid breakfast , a tolerably Hat dinner and a most miserable sup per. " The trouble Is that most of them begin to want a change Just about sup per time. The thoughtless men who accuse wo men of spending more money for milli nery than for missions , fall to realize that It costs a milliner more to live than it does u missionary. A milliner must keep up appearances. From all parts of the country come reports of n splendid crop outlook. It Is this kind of news that makes every business man optimistic , for the pros perity of the country does not depend tipon Wall Street or its bankers , but upon the soil and its farmers. Germany's big armored cruiser just launched , the Blucher , will cost $ G- 915,000 but another has been designed to bo fitted with turbines that calls for $10,000,000. The modern warship may bo Just the thing in case of n scrap , but when there Isn't nny lying around loose in time of peace , it Is certainly an expensive plaything. While the larger centers are com plaining of crowds of men who claim to be unable to find employment , the farmers are unable to secure necess' nry help to plant their crops. Farm work may not appeal to some of these men , but it is honorable , healthful , employment and a long way ahead ol tramping. Ozone has been scientifically proven to be the great germ destroyer. It will solve the pure water problem sat Isfactorily if it can be produced and applied economically so that cities can apply it to large masses of water , Ozone Is a kind of electrified oxygen and shows a violent antipathy to all sorts of bacteria. It Is acknowledged that European common schools teach the essential foundation branches reading , writing and arithmetic more thoroughly thar those of the United States. Perhaps it is to awaken a renewed interest Ir rudimentary studies that a legacy 01 live hundred dollars annually has beer left to Andovcr , Mass. , to conduct oh fashioned spelling matches. The idea of the convention systen originally was to send unhaiuporoi representatives of the people to tin national assembly , who should consider or and vote according to their bos judgment without instructions fron party bosses. If all the delegates wen unlnstructcd the convention could ex erclso an Intelligent choice govcrnci by the actual conditions which ares < nt the time of nomination. Where are the silver tongued pop ullst orators , who used to harangue tin people with their peculiar fallaciei wherever they could gather them to Kcther ? If Coxoy's army are bchlni Watson and WllllaniH they show no present sign of fighting. The platform adopted In St. I/onln Is practically the same as that favored In the previous campaign and there Is nothing to in dicate that their strength has Increas ed In the past four jears. The country has lived to see the day when a southern congressman speaks against the dlsfranchlscr.ient of the negro , and admits that his vote will soon ' needed to oppose the ris ing tide of populism. CtiP'-lemngne Tower as ambassador to Berlin and Whitelaw Held In Lon don have done their country poor ser vice , If by their lavish expenditure of money they have inado It impossible for nny but wealthy Americans to represent the country acceptably at foreign courts. The famlno In India Is growing more pressing and hopeless. On an area of 107,000 square miles CO.000,000 hu man beings struggle for existence. The problem of their comfortable maintenance is an extremely difficult ono all nations admit ; yet public opinion appalled at the regular recur rence of India's famine is growing more sure each year that to the suze rain power belongs the moral respon sibility of solving It. Th ? editor of the anarchistic sheet nt l-Lterson , N. Y. , threatened that If no was forbidden to continue Us pub lication at the present place he would go elsewhere and publish It. In con sequence of tills threat the president sent n special message to congress asking tnem to prohibit the circulation through the malls of any publication nciting murder , arson and treason. Mo surer blow can be struck at an- irchy than In the suppression of Us Iteralure. Shcrby Becker , the boy mayor of Milwaukee , has ordered a balloon In which to uiaivo his campaign for the nomination for governor of Wisconsin. What Sherby will do in Wisconsin is not known , but outside of the state , In other people's opinion , he has land ed In advance on daddy's woodpile. Sensational methods may attract at tention , but it takes something more than that to maintain a record for tatesmanshlp or even a good politi cian. Russia , as well as the United States , lias awakened to the Importance of utilizing her waterways. The Rus sian government contemplates the construction of r" > nals and light rail ways connecting five great Siberian rivers the Tobol , the Ishim , the Irl- Ish , the Obi and the Yenisee. There may be hope for Russia after all , 11 a government which a few months ago seemed to be at Its last gasp agitates such a project as the development ol Siberia. It Is a great undertaking and will bo watched with interest by the civilized world. A Chicago woman responding to n toast at a banquet of the Woman's Athletic club in that city the other night , said that school children should bo taught to salute the policeman TC- spectlvely , and complained with some justice that the blue coated guardians of the peace are treated with anything but the deference due them for patriot ism and heroism. The blue coat is a symbol of law and authority and pro tection and as such should be duly recognized. The woman's suggestion has in it a great deal of sense. It would be a good thing If It could be carried out. The new county commissioner foi Douglas county is James IT. Riggs , editor of the Waterloo Gazette , ap pointed last week to fill a vacancy that will probably be extended bj election later to a full three yeai term. This was a much sought aftei position , carrying with it a salary ol $1,800 without seriously interfering with the work of getting out a good republican weekly. The selection ol Mr. Riggs is said to be due to the favor of Victor Rosewater , which IE a pretty prompt way of making good on his talk to the state convention for more generous recognition of the work of the country editors. Germany has reduced Its legal pro cecdlngs to a minimum and supports very few lawyers for the number 01 Its population. Indeed the Incentives to study law in that country are few An American tourist was told that ir a town of 14,000 people in German ; there were only four lawyers , the civl cases being reduced to a minimum be cause every case had to bo tried bj three conciliators appointed by tin mayor before It found entrance int < the courts. If the Judgment of tin conciliators Is not accepted the cas < goes to court but the loser has to paj all the costs Including attorney's fees The conciliators receive no salary bu the olllco is considered one of grca honor. Dr. Osier , some years ago made tin statement that the average man o forty-five had done his best work. Hi called down upon his head a clamor o contradiction and abuse because o his unpopular remark hut it had tnkci W. A. Newman Dorland three yean to formulate a scientific answer to tin doctors statement. Taking thu recordi of 400 men of distinction In many linen of humnn endeavor ho tlnda thu average ago for their best work to be fifty years. The apparent conclusion frorn this exhaustive research IH that hu man of fifty Is still capable of com- Handing his best mental powers and here Is no reason for the normal man it sixty to retire from the active du- les in which ho has been engaged. There is no music worthy the name n Japan except he music of nature undo by birds , winds and water falls. There Is no response In the Japanese lenrt to the "concord of sweet sounds. " They do not slug or even vhlitl" and their attempts to play heir rude Instruments arc dismal allures. Their dances are worse than heir music. It is not dancing ' " the lenso wo use the term but merely a series of posturlngs accompanied by Hrtlng of fans and handkerchiefs. They are an odd race , those little irown people. The American Thomas car Is on Its way back from Alaska. It found the rail too narrow and the snow too soft. A machine better educated in he conditions of such a country would have foreseen all this. Now he route Is to bo changed. The ma- hlnes are to be shipped to Vladi vostok and then proceed over the 10- 000 miles to the city of Paris. This ought to be possible. It will do some good. Such tests lead to mechanical mprovements. They teach geography and preach the gospel of good roads , even In the far away corners of the civilized world. ENTHUSIASM OF A SPECIALIST. The country as a whole will be In clined to agree with the members of the senate and house , who believe that the naval bill thl year should provide for the construction of only two battleships , than with the presi dent who urges the building of four. Mr. Roosevelt is absolutely sincere about it. He believes It is essential to the safety and well being of the country. Usually his judgment Is not to be regarded slightly. But In this case It is clearly warped by the en thusiasm of the specialist. We all know how that is. It Is impossible to convince a thorough going physician that sanitary measures should not liavo precedence of everything else , or a lawyer that rules and precedents of the courts are not more vital than any right can be. It is an amiable trait. It proves disinterestedness , thoroughness , all the qualities which make a man worth something In the business : in which he was engaged. Mr. Roosevelt has never forgotten the lessons he learned as assistant secre tary of the navy. He has not forgot ten the services of that branch In the Spanish war. He has not forgotten the lesson of the war between Russia and Japan. But we do think that these memories have led him astray. There is something to be said on the score of economy. Our military estab lishments are now on a footing of ex pense equal to that of European na tions that groan under their burdens. Our national extravagance fathers ap propriation s that must be curtailed unless there Is to be a popular revolt. And the appropriations committee arc obliged to face this situation and to consider carefully before they author ize In a lump four battleships costing from $26,000,000 upwards. But tfc e is a stronger argument. This policy is against the interests of peace. It is a case where extremes meet. A navy too feeble to bo feared and one too big to bo satisfied with Idleness are equally provocative of war. We have now a navy adequate to any na tional need. We should do no more than keep It on its present footing. Enlargement will surely lead us Into war by the mere sense of overwhelm ing power , which rarely goes with jus tice and forbearance. In this instance the president is wrong. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. The president shows his further 1m- patience vJth the lack of new legisla tion being enacted In congress , by sending another stirring special mes sage to congress. In the message ho urges the enactment of a number of measures which he considers of vital importance , at this session of con gress. Among the more important meas ures urged are the appropriation of sufficient funds to allow the inter state commerce commission to exam ine the books of railways ; the provi sion of temporary emergency legisla tion to meet any crisis during the next year or two , pending an Investi gation into the financial situation by an expert commission ; steps toward Investigation of the tariff conditions looking to immediate revision after the convening of the next congress ; tlin enactment of a bill providing post al savings banks , and provision of forest reserve. The president will meet Immediate opposition from bankers of the nation on his postal savings bank recom mendation. This feature is fresh In the minds of north Nebraska because of the meeting last week of northern Nebraska financiers In this city. At that meeting was one of the most prominent financiers of the country , Hon. George E Roberts of Chicago , and Mr. Roberts' views on postal sav ings banks are of interest at thltt time In connection with the president's recommendation. "Tho postal savings bank theory Is fundamentally and essentially wrong , " said Mr. Roberts. "There Is no sane reason why the government should collect the mites of the masses and draw those mite- Into Washington for the sake of loaning them out to banks here and there at will. A postal sav ings bank would tend to concentrate all of the savings of the nation Into one place Washington. Those BUY- ' Ings are needed In the localities where they are earned , for the devel opment of those very places. It Is against all business sanity to sweep them up by this postal savings bank suction pump and remove them from the locality. " It seems probable that the presi dent's recommendation regarding cur rency legislation may be taken , as all indications point toward this end. Another particularly Important fea ture of the message lies In the forest reserve clause. Congress surely should pass such legislation 09 this , and the sooner the better. Nobody could rend Emerson Hough's article In the May Everybody's without feel ing deeply that the forest reserve leg islation Is of prime importance. DANGEROUS POLITICS. We are persuaded that the bill be fore congress for amending the Sher man anti-trust law Is a dangerous business and would better be let alone. We speak with some diffidence because the measure has respectable backing. President Roosevelt has recommended Its passage In moro than one message. Seth Low speaks for it from the side of the National Civic Federation. Samuel Gompers , although ho wants larger concessions , undoubtedly favors Its passage as the most that is likely to be granted. Yet , In spite of this , wo think It clear ly settled that the bill is mainly po litical , that such a measure would not be entertained were a great elec tion not pending , that it would be thrown out by the supreme court If made law , and that it would be In finitely hurtful to justice and disturb ing to our institutions If upheld by the courts. The bill is one to permit and legal ize certain combinations , whether of capital or labor. It has behind it , therefore , a dangerous unity of mon eyed and labor interests. It's theory is that some monopolies may be good ; which is a dangerous doctrine. Such combinations as come within its scope are allowed to register them selves under federal law. They are then to be immune from the law , against combinations in restraint of trade and the federal authorities are made judges whether their purpose is harmless or hurtful ; whether they are to be prohibited or permitted to enjoy their privileges. These would consist , on the corporation side , of agreements to fix prices and wages ; and on the labor side of agreements amounting virtually to a sanction of the boycott. We do not need any such legisla tion. The law has always drawn the only proper distinction. It has al ways permitted combinations that are not In restraint of trade , and forbid den those that are. This Is the only rule compatible with liberty. We need no other combinations In this country. We can get along without them. The courts will not permit a legalized difference that would amount to cla.- , * , legislation , nor look com placently on combinations actually In ivotraint of trade , however excellent their other features might be. This bill Is an edged tool. Members of congress should handle It with care. Better let it alone. A NECESSARY ASSET. An English dispatch says that Sir Charles Dllke is one man who ought to be the premier of Great Britain today if ability alone were to count , for he stands head and shoulders above any man In public life intellectually , he has a better knowledge of inter national and colonial affairs than prob ably any man In the world , and when he speaks ho has the whole world as an audience. Ho is the one man on whom the clashing factions of the Liberal party could unite , who could hold the radicals and old time whlgs , the labor men and the Irish nation alists. Since Benconsfleld , Gladstone and Saulbbury , Dilke has been the ono commanding figure in public life with possible exception of Joseph Chamber- Iain , yet ho can never become premier never hold the portfolio for foreign affairs for which he Is so admirably fitted. And why ? It is because his private life In the years that are past has been so abominably In defiance of al moral law that the great middle class of Englishmen would not permit a man with such a record to bo recognizer officially ns the leader of the nation Dllko is ono of that class of men whoso Intellectual powers nro unqucsttonct and who are pre-eminently smart. But they have had no regard for the sa credness of home ties and have violat i'd in the most shocking manner every thing which maKes for the upbuilding of character. It is to the credit ol the English people that In spite of nil thq recognized attainments of such n nn.it that they will not honor him , If there Is ono Institution above nnothor which Is the malnstny of Anglo-Saxon civilization , It Is the home. About It cluster all that Is dear and near to the average cltl/en of America and Eng land and It is because the family llfo Is so exalted , so protected and so beloved that the spirit of democracy In these countries finds the most Intel ligent expression that the world knows. The family Is the unit upon which rests nil that Is worth maintaining In Christian civilization and the family depends for Its success and happiness , not upon brilliancy of mind but upon sterling individual worth and so HIP iVnicrlcnn nud the Englishman realize that above everything else high per sonal character Is the greatest asset. There are many things which the pessimist can readily seize and use ns an argument for discouragement when any attempt Is made to peer In to the future , but there are so many other things that show a marked tend ency for the betterment of the race that when they are looked at plainly and fairly give the optimist his Innings. There Is no question to every thought ful and well Informed man In this country , as well ns in England , that there is nn Increasing demand among the middle class of the people that class which rules the destiny of the two nations that men In public af fairs shall have the same standard of living , the same standard of life that they have In private. Smartness Is no longer at a premium. However it has been true In the past , it Is not ably at a discount just now. The fact that Dllko with all his magnificent ability which Is unquestioned , cannot secure the honor of his country , is duplicated many times in America to day. The great awakening which has been going on for the last ten yenrs against predatory wealth reduced to Its simplest terms Is simply an insist ence that as a nation the people are placing honesty and virtue to the front as the great asset In business , in commercial , in social and political life. They care not so much for smart men as they do for good men and what they do want in their leaders Is a combina tion of both. There are captains of industry who are recognized as men of tremendous power who never can be honored. They are smart , but they are not good. There are great poli tical leaders , some of whom arc men tioned for the presidency whose knowl edge and sagacity are without ques tion , almost phenomenal , and yet they could never get the votes of their countrymen simply because their hon esty of purpose and their fidelity to the welfare of the people Is doubted. On the other hand , It wa/Xiever so true as It is today , that the public men who are attracting favor possess in splendid degree the qualities which are so much desired. The two men who are most prominent in the minds of the people for the republican nom ination for the presidency , William H. Taft and Charles E. Hughes , are names to conjure with , not alone because each of them have shown transcendant ability and great Intellectual capacity , but because coupled with these mag nificent endowments they each possess such characters in their individual lives that the people delight to honor them. It is equally true that In the democratic party the names of Bryan , Johnson of Minnesota and Judge Gray of Deleware represent men , not only of excellent ability but of good , clean personal lives. In truth , as far as Mr. Bryan is concerned , as a personal asset his kindly manner and his re cord as a Christian gentleman far out weighs anything else in the public mind. He holds the public attention , not because of his intellectual power. He has committed himself so fully many times to so many different poli tical fallacies that were It not for his simple life he could not continue to hold the attention of the public. And while this may bo poor judgment on the part of many , It only emphasizes the truth that today in order for men to succeed as public leaders , they must have as a basis clean , manly personal lives. It is a tribute to the age in which we live , It is an Inspiration to all who desire the spirit of democracy and liberty to permeate the world that never did the Anglo-Saxon people de mand higher standards of conduct from the men who seek to lead them in public affairs. AROUND TOWN. Hero's hoping Burt Mapes' bunch of balltobsers swat the asylum club for the sake of the Y. M. C. A. Here's a tip to the girls who plan hanging May baskets for boys : Put candy in the baskets If you want to make a hit. "I was greatly worried for a time , " said a Norfolk man , "lest this cold snap might have Injured the dande lions. But they seem to have survived In good shape. " Will It over get warm again ? Sleighing Is reported to bo good nt Boncstccl. What's the use complaining ? Last war the tlu-rmotnoter gut down to fifteen on April 30. Ono fellow up the line had the ncrvo to write down nnd wish Norfolk a merry Christmas ! It's almost time to uhnro the Inwn. The pench trees nround Norfolk nre In bloom. It Is said that the Icemen nt Win- side hope to begin their harvest next week If the weather keeps up. It's bnd enough to buy conl In the winter nnd Ic. ! n the summer , but what for luck Is It to have to buy ! > " " "t the same time. This is going to bu about the live liest summer Norfolk over saw. Norfolk Is coming to bo one of the foremost convention cities In Nebras ka. The Y. M. C. A. fund has left the half-way house nnd Is starting out on the home stretch. The Norfolk high school ought to be able to play football with n former university team star as superintendent of the city schools hero. Jack Koenlgsteln will make things hum In a baseball way this summer , as manager of the Norfolk team. Koenlg steln used to play some ball himself. u has a right to 'feel proud of il.at new high school building. ' - " - mascot Is still with us. \\'r ' -vnys escape the serious storms. Is It safe to boast of It ? Who will be the first person to giicss what frorfol'.t girl It is portrayed in the dental ad. of. Dr. Klerstead ? "Furnnro fire out , ashes hauled away , seems like summer , " said n Norfolk man. Then ho forgot to rap on wood. The cold wave followed. The experience of John Koenlgsteln ought to prove a lesson to others. Mr. Koenlgsteln has twice gone south to spend the winter. Twice Norfolk has put up a better in-uid of winter weath er than St. Uiiis. Now he's going to stay heie. Stand up for Norfolk ! ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS. All the world loves a lover , except the man who happens to have the lover In his emi < lr > y. If people are not good to you , do not complain ; it is probably because you are not useful to them. The more worthless a man is when ho leaves a town , the greater the prob ability that he will come back. An Atchlson girl Is so pretty that those who are with he. . .re constantly surprised that she has so much good sense. If you are having your own way In spite of the protests of someone , you have gained something. An enemy. If your own child "cuts up , " you call it cuteness. But if somebody's else child performs a few stunts , you call it "showing off. " People are so suspicious of each other that when a man fails to get a letter at the postofilce , ho imagines that It Is because the postmaster hates him. Until she is 1C , n girl lias to spend all her spare money In buying birth day presents for her friends. Be tween 1C and 17 , it is wedding pres ents , and after that age , it is ( lowers for funerals. "For years , I have been trying , without much success , to be sensible. The only encouragement I nm able to report Is that I haven't been worked by an agent in a long time. " Drake Watson. Here Is something that has amused us thirty years : Every spring , farm ers worry about the apricot buds. We have diligently inquired , and cannot find a man who ever raised an apricot In this section. If the cat knocks a cup off the pan try shelf at night , the biggest man In Atchlson will complain to the police the next morning , that his house was surrounded by burglars with guns and knives all night. So much sport is made of widowers that Goat Edwards Is a great comfort. He Is not at all gay , nnd seems sen sible nnd cnlm when In the presence of women. He does his own cooking , nnd Is satisfied with It. When a man comes In to see you , and hits down , and tilts his lint back on his head and begins , "Now , I'll tell you , " he means to remain at least an hour , and have a good long talk ; a talk he has been thinking of having with you for some time. When a man finds out that he can never bo a social success as an after dinner speaker ; that he can't dance and that his singing Is not generally admired , ho begins to learn all sorts of tricks at cards. So great Is a woman's admiration for a man who ran make cards disappear in the air that the orator , the dancer and the blnger nre all envying him before the evening Is over. Men are laziest In the morning and can do their best work three or four hours after they get up. The women on the contrary , can do better work in the three or four hours after get ting up than they can do nt any other hour In the day. If anything happens to Interfere with the first part of a woman's day. the whole day Is lost to her ns far as work Is concerned. COME8 JO NORFOLK IN MAY. Beatrice Congregation Gives Farewell Reception to ReV. E. Booth , Jr. Beatrice Express : Rev. nnd Mrs ICdwIn Month , Jr. . were given n fnrt- well reception last evening by the members of the Congregational church nt the home of Dr. Julln Starr on North Sixth street. Over one him ilred members of his congregation nnd friends were present. No program was arranged , but Kev. IT. C ! . Urown. Hov. ( J. II. Donnell and Kev W A. Mulligan each made n few remniKs , telling of Rev. Booth's work In the city nnd expressing their regretK In losing n bi other pnstor such as be hud been. The ladles of the church presented Ilev. nnd Mrs. Booth with n beautiful leather upholstered rocking chnlr A very appropriate speech which paid a glowing tribute to Rev. and Mrs. Booth wna mnde by Hugh J. Dohtm upon the presentation of the chair , nnd Rev. Booth responded by expos ing appreciation for what had been done nnd said. After the addresses , n soclnl hour was spent nnd dnluty refreshments served. Mrs. Booth nnd the chlldrc n will leave next week for Geneva fern n few day * ' visit with her pnrentB. while Rev. Booth will not lenvo until after the 10th of May , which Is hln Inst Sunday In the city. He assumes his new duties as pastor of the First Congregational church at Norfolk. Neb , on Mny 17. Rov. Booth has been pastor of the Congregational church here for about four yenrs and upon Ills removal from the city he nnd his family will carry with them the bent wishes of their many friends. Good Ronds. Clearwater Record : C. C. Brewer was in town Friday. In conversation with him he advanced some very good Ideas In regard ( o better roads into Oiearwater from the south nnd weM. Ills Idea was to levy a special tax M > as to buy old stack bottoms and keep a man hired all summer to haul thmi onto the sandy roads , and says If that was kept up for a few years the roads would become hard. Something ha I ought to bo done for the bcttenmnt of these loads , for it is most inipo- sible to haul a load over them , it present. Bryan Coming North. William J. Bryan will deliver a lecture at Valentine on Sunday , May 111. His subject will bo "The Slgn of the Times. " It will be a nonpolitical cal meeting. A tent seating lr > 00 people will In- secured lor the occasion. The lecture will be given in the afternoon and there will be no admission chnrce. Mr. Bryan may speak in one of the Valentine churches In the morning The previous Saturday , Memorial day , Mr. Bryan will speak at Spencer. The Y. M. C. A. committteo , through the Norfolk Commercial club , has been trying to get Mr. Bryan to deliver - liver a lecture In Norfolk for the ben efit of the Y. M. C. A. fund and it may be that a date may be arranged in connection with this trip into north Nebraska. The Sugar City Cereal Mills of Nor folk have just received a car of oil meal , and will now keep a large block on hand to supply the largo demand of feed stores , ranches , feeders and others. Base Ball In North Nebraska. Pierce Leader : It Is reported that the town of Plalnvlew will have a ball team this year that will be as strong as the one which It supported last year , and that Shlndlo nnd Kelly who played with Pierce last year , have been signed. Just while we're speaking of Plainview. we want to say that bhe has a bunch of fellows up there who are right when It comes to making something doing and believes that the best way to advertise their town Is to have a good team , and they're correct in that view too. Wonder If Pierce will have a ball team this year ? If she is. its about time the matter was being talked up. We notice that the busi ness men of Norfolk held a meeting a couple of weeks ago and decided to support a ball team this year Come on , people , let's have something doing in Pierce thib summer. Was Asleep on The Track. Deadwood , S D. , April 25. Lying asleep in the center of the track on the Northwestern short line to Had a man who was later Identified as Bernado Bclesentti , an Italian coal miner , from Aladdin , Wyo. , was struck by the last train from Lead , just as it entered the city and ground Into small bits beneath the wheels. Belesentti was lying in a shadow and could not be seen until too late to stop the train The body was cut and mangled her robly and it was necessary to use a wheelbarrow to collect the scattered remains along the track. The man had just come to town from Bell Fourclu during the day and had apparent 1 > been drinking nnd had laid down to rest. A companion later identified him by means of a cop found near tlu- trunk. Belesentti was 41 years of age and has a wife back in Italy and n 12-year-old son In Aladdin. Ho had como here looking for work In some of the metal mined. Top The Chicago Market. Tilden CitizenFor the second time this year. Gottfried Whltwor has topped the cattle market with a lo.ul of fat steers. About a month ago h - lecelved ? 7.00 n hundred for n con signment to South Omnhn nnd on Wednesdny of this wcok ho rocell < l $7.10 $ for a load which ho shipped to Chicago. A Son. Born to Mr and Mrs. Roy Hnrrlng ton , a son.