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fHK NORFOLK VVEKKLYJNKWS-JOUKNAL : b HI DAY MAY , 8 1008. [ tie Norfolk Weekly News-Journal The Newn. KHtAtillBheil. 18S1. _ Jqiirniil. ISntntilliihod. 1871. TH2 HU8E PUBLISHING COMPANY W. N. HUNK N. A. lll'HK I'rimlilnnt H.-orrtnry . Iflyory I'Vltluy. lly inufT per y'cnr. Jl.Eoi ICntcrrri nt liltpoBtolllcu ut Norfolk. 'in Horonil rln H tnuttor. _ Tnltiplionun : I-Mltnrliil Dopiirtmont No. 22. lIiiHliiiixa Olllcu and Job Houiiifv No. II 22. Hlclianl Hobson la preparing fur war with Great Ilrltuln. Tlio 1- --.In- ntlvu llolJHon's horizon IB always dark with war clouds nn : ! " ; cn l.r iiutH on thu panoplies of war , It's for no llttlo retail job. Anna Dragau of Bridgeport , Conn. , has the most unique position known to be occupied by any young Indy In thu state. Shu IB the olllclal germ hunter at the milk Inspection laboratory. An Immigrant who landed In Now York last week brought nine children and a plow. The best thins ho could do with the plow would bo to sell it tea a museum of antiquities , whllo ho learns to ride a Bulky plow , American fatililon. Governor Johnson rises to explain that ho is "simply 1111 In , ; a few speu'iv Ing dates that wciu made for him be fore there was talk of his becoming n candidate for tl.o , , . . - . , ; cy. " Mr. Uryan Isn't rnakh.t , vjcplanatlons of this sort. In Guatemala , a long c.ir.ct : vol cano has awakened from Us sleep and great apprehension Ir * elt bec 'iso * It. But although the Denver conven tion is only three months away , noth ing has been heard from David B. Hill. Ho may still be a democrat , but is a very , very dead one. Mr. Bryan says Taft's candidacy for the presidency is very shaky. It's a case where the wish Is father to the thought. Mr. Bryan's opinion regardIng - Ing the man who will undoubtedly contest with him for the chief gift In the hands of the people is necessarily so biased as to be of little value. An annual cleaning up day has be come a llxed institution in Spokane. On a certain day In early spring , busi ness is suspended as far as possible and forty or fifty thousand men spend the day In cleaning up back yards , alleys , streets , any place that needs cleaning. It Is a good Idea and one that many cities might well emulate. Just why the nflllctlon of an en dorsement from the "Civic Federa tion" should be added to the other troubles of Mayor Sturgeon just at this time is not quite apparent , in view of the fact that a majority of the people who compose the "federa tion" have only ceased voting against Sturgeon for mayor. Perhaps this Is one of the methods adopted to try to make his administration unpopular early in the game. TUB LICENSE PROTESTS. From the action taken by a local committee of the W. C. T. U. In filing remonstrances against every appli cant for a saloon liquor license In the city , It would appear to be the aim of the reformers to make Norfolk a prohibition town. Regardless of theories as to prohi bition , any studied thought of the local situation must bring the inev itable conclusion that Norfolk is no community in which to try out abso lute prohibition. That any such at tempt , if successful , must work havoc and positive detriment to the commu nity , is the pretty unanimous opinion of the business Interests. That there are badly conducted sa loons is conceded. That there are men to whom no license for operating saloons should be granted , Is equally true. But that liquor Is going to be consumed and sold In Norfolk , prohi bition or no prohibition , and that there is a large element of people in and tributary to this city who demand a licensed , legal place where they can obtain their moderate beverages the taking of which they consider their own private business Is also general ly admitted. Norfolk Is too liberal a town , toe ( cosmopolitan a town to allow the radical theories of any one set of In dlvlduals to rule the entire commu nlty. nlty.That That the W. C. T. U. would have had support In protesting agalnsl granting licenses to certain Individ uals , la apparent. But that they hav ( lost sympathy for their cause by re monstrating against every applicant it Norfolk , some of whom are just as clean and just as respectable as any saloon men who could be found any where , can not for a moment bo con tradicted. FOR STATE AUDITOR. Silas R. Barton for state nudltor will bo one of the names presentee to the republican voters of Nebraskr nt the primary election held In Sop temher to choose party candidates And Silas R. Barton will be the winner nor , not only nt the primary olectior but at the general election as well There Is not a man in the state wlu can beat him at cither election , Mr Barton Is now serving his fourtl term as grand recorder of the A. O U. W. of thlH Htate , and his record In that position IB absolutely without flaw. So well does he stand In the order that the last time ho was chos-1 on to tin- position ho now holds , hlR election was practically unanimous and the grand lodge added a substan tial Increase to his salary just to show Us appreciation of his worth to the ( irder. No man over stood closer to a grent body of men than Mr. Barton does to the lO.OOO Workmen In this state , with whom he comes In contact In a busi ness way every month. Exacting In ! IH ! requirements as to the manner In which reports shall reach him , ho lias won the udmlratlon of evui those men whom he has been obliged to ask to correct Inaccuracies , whllo the membership at large feels that ho Is looking after their interests in such a manner as to prevent possible trouble In the future. Strict In his business methods , yet affable and gen ial , ho IB highly regarded and well liked by all. Nor are his admirers confined to the ranks of Workmanship. He has a broad acquaintance throughout the state , and he numbers as a friend practically every man who knows him. Knowing him Intimately for a number of years , the writer believes he will make n spectacular showing of " "tes at both elections , and that after he Is elected he will make a record In the state auditor's olllco which for business ability , honesty and strict attention to details has never been exceeded. ' PREPARE TO DECORATE. Norfolk is to have many gatherings during the summer that will Justify the decoration of business houses , and preparation should bo made now for having the town properly dressed up for each occasion. It would be a good Idea If each business house would lay in a stock of bunting , flags and appro priate decorating material to bo used as the general foundation for decor ations during each one of the festiv ities that will bo held here this season , and then add enough special features for each occasion to make It distinct ively for the event that is taking plact. In this manner each business house will be able to make a better showIng - Ing every time than if separate de corations are purchased. As an Instance , when the U. C. T. state convention Is held here in May , there should be an abundant display of national colors with a free use of emblems of the organization. At the close these colors can be taken 'own and used again at the Tiext event , which will be the state conven tlon of Eagles , and then other dls tlnctlve features can be added. Nothing leaves quite so good an Im pression upon the minds of strangers as to see a liberal display of colors exhibited In their honor , and parti cularly Is this true when some dis tlnctlve motto or emblem Is display tlon Is being made for those strangers ed which signifies that the demonstra Let us prepare now to make a show ing for every public gathering to be held In Norfolk this season , by plan ning and purchasing the genera groundwork for our decorations In time to use them on the first occas ion presented. STATE REPRESENTATIVE. While It is perhaps early to make announcements of candidates for county officers , yet the activity of the Newman Grove Reporter In promoting candidates for state representative calls for the announcement of any others who may have ambitions along these lines before the Reporter suc ceeds in closing the nominations in both parties. The Reporter first announces tha Lew J. Young , a Bryan democrat o Newman Grove , will be the demo cratic candidate , and then a week ese so later the same paper attempts to find a man satisfactory to the republl cans. It is announced that T. Alder son , the present representative , wll not again bo a candidate , and from In formation gained through other sour ces , this seems to be true. In its mis slon of fixing the republican ticket tc Its satisfaction , the Reporter pro ceeds to place the name of C. A. Smltl of Tllden and Win. Mclntosh of Emer Ick In the field. Mr. Smith resent the unathorlzed use of his name , am says that ho Is neither a candidate no has any Intention of being one. Mr. Me Intosh has not been seen direct , bu his friends say that It Is highly im probable that he will consent to mak a race for the nomination , as he 1 too busy n man with his great farn and stock interests , to engage In th political game. To help the Reporter out of It dilemma then , The News will plac the name of Geo. N. Beels of Norfol before the people of Madison count as a fit person for the republicans t send to the legislature. For twent > two years Norfolk has not furnlshe the representative from Madison coun ty In the state legislature , and falrnes would concede the place to this clt this year If we want it. And we wan It and wo put forward the name o Geo. N. Beels ns our candidate. Mr. Beels came to Norfolk thlrt } two years ago , before the advent o the railroad , as a newly fledged law yer , a graduate from the state untver ally of Iowa. He has always been a actl\o , square toed republican , never an olllco set'kor , never a bolter from his party , and ho never owned a rail road PIIHH. Always an enterprising and progressive citizen , neither nar- jw minded nor bigoted , ho has Iden- lied himself with the Interests of Norfolk and Madison county In a ninner that would make him nn Idcnl > prosontiitlvo In the next legislature , he Interests of Madison county with- ut respect to locality , would bo con- clentlously and honestly looked after y Geo. N. Boels In the legislature. TEN YEARS FROM DEWEY. It was ten years ago on the 1st of lay at daybreak that Commodore Geo. Dewey spoke the words In Mnnl- a Bay that sank the Spanish licet , mdo his name immortal and made he United States a world power , here had been far bloodier battles ought at sea than was fought that lemorablo May morning In Manila lay , but few have had more far readi ng consequences. It removed the United States forever from Its isola- Ion and launched It upon a career vhlch places it In the front rank of ho powers that rule the world and ave to do necessarily with the vorld's affairs. It struck the yoke of Spanish soverclgntty from ten million laoplo and gave the Filipinos an op- ortunlty for a new destiny under the lag of the Republic. It gave the America navy a prestige and fame It md not enjoyed before. And now en years have passed since that day. During those ten years great changes lave taken place among the Philip- ) lne Islands. The people there have icon given a protection and a free dom In the control of their own af- alrs never dreamed of before and mvo been extended all the rights of American citizenship except that of tatchood. To them it has been an mmeasurablo gain and although the Ime has been short there is an ap preciable advance in their civilization. Hero nt home , there has been a rowing sense of the responsibilities and obligations Incurred by our na- lonnl expansion which has given us .ho care of these millions of people , .housands of miles away from our own and. It Is yet too early to determine iust what the sentiment of the peo- ) le Is in regard to the value of the slands. Even yet it seemed a mys- : erlous dispensation of Providence to .he great mass of the American people .hat the Islands were thrust upon us. But nevertheless there Is no disposi tion on the part of the great majority to evade the cost and the burden which they signify. This much is sure , at the end of ten years our vi sion Is already clarified to some ex tent as to the meaning of It nil , and with the opening of the Panama canal , : ho increasing commerce on the Pa cific and the Inevitable closer relation with the Orient which the next few years will rapidly bring to our atten tion , wo shall find the answer more definitely than we have as yet to the question , "why did we take the Phil ippines ? " Having put our hand to the plow there can bo no looking backward , and to every thoughtful citizen who ponders over the coming problems of the Pacific , with all its perplexities and the problems which threaten , It is apparent that the Philippines may yet be a great source of comfort and power and protection to this republic. At any rate , we r ast not grudge pay ment for the greater America which discovered Itself In Manila Bay under Dewey ten years ago. APPLEBY FOR STATE SENATOR , The Stanton Picket announces the name of R. Y. Appleby of that city as republican candidate for state sena tor from the Eleventh senatorial dis trict , composed of the counties of Mad ison , Pierce , Stanton and Wayne. It Is pointed out by the Picket that In years fone by It has been customarj from the time we began electing sena tors for the position to be filled first by one county and then another , ro tating the state senatorshlp among the four counties composing the dls > trlct , and each of the other three counties having been represented Ir the state senate since Stanton county It seems to the Picket that It Is that county's turn this year. The republl cans of Stanton county therefore an noujice the name of Mr. Appleby foi the place , assuring republicans ol the district that no mistake will be made in selecting him as their candl date this year. The point raised by the Picket thai It Is Stanton county's turn to name the candidate for state senator foi the Eleventh district Is unquestlon ably well taken. The history of this district shows that commencing wltl 1883 Madison county furnished th ( state senator in the person of S. H Thatch ; in 1885 Madison county wai again represented by A. J. Durland ; in 1887 , Frank Fuller of Wayne countj was the senator ; In 1889 , J. R. Man ning of Wayne was elected ; In 189 : Pierce county had the successful can dldato when G. F. Kelper was elected In 1893 , F. J. Hftle of Madison wni elected ; In 1895 , John T. Bressler o Wayne ; In 1897 , C. F. Muffly of Madl son ; In 1899 , F. J. Hale of Mndlsoi was elected the second time ; In 1901 W. W. Young of Stnnton ; In 1903 , J M. Alden of Pierce ; In 1905 J. J. Wll Hams of Wayne ; 1907 C. A. Randal of Madison. Since 1883 Madison county has furnished the state sena tor nix Union , Wayne county four times. Pierce county twice and Stnn ton county once. In all fairness , then , It Is certainly Stnnton county's priv ilege to name the candidate for sen ator , mid It IH n matter of congratu lation that the choice has fallen upon IJoh Apploby , > \ intin well qualified to 111 ! the place. The writer has known Mr. Appleby n score of years and he heartily endorses the recommendation nlvon him by the Picket , In part as ollows : For ninny years It has been custom- ry to select the republican leglslat- vo candidates * by rotation from the 3ountles and this year the privilege of naming the candidate again de- elves upon Stanton county. Ronllz- ng the needs of the present situation many Stanton county republicans sug gest as their candidate for state sena- or from the llth district n man who s thoroughly acquainted with the du- les of n legislator and who can bo de- > ended upon to work for the Interests of his constituents and to fearlessly oppose graft or dishonesty In any 'orm whatsoever. In presenting the name of It. Y. Appleby as a candidate 'or state senator from the llth sena- orlal district , Stanton county republl- cniiH do so with the assurance that ic will prove In every way worthy of such an honor and with the utmost lonfidencc in his ability and integrity. s'o man Is better known throughout Stanton county than R. Y. , or "Bob" Appleby , and none possesses in a ; reater degree the confidence and es- eem of his fellow-citizens. Here he grew to manhood and has spent prac- .icaly his entire life. He has been irominently identified with every pro gressive movement In the develop- uent of both city and county , and ils time and energy have been freely levoted to assist In advancing the nterests of the community. Ho has never been an olllce-seeker , Is inde pendent In every way and is under political obligations to no man. His record In public service proves him to be all that his friends claim for ilm. He was twice elected county clerk , both times he filled the office with the most careful personal at tention to every detail of the work md devoted his entire time to the In terests of the tax-payers. Since leav- ng the office of clerk Mr. Appleby ias been offered many political hon ors by his party , but all of these he .ins declined , being content to remain an earnest worker in the ranks and never seeking to gratify personal am bition. He has consented to make the senatorial race only at the earnest solicitation of many friends through out the district , who see In him the man best fitted to represent this dist rict in the Nebraska senate the man who above all others can be trusted to stand for a square deal to all , no matter what influences may be brought to bear upon him. FAIR PLAY. In refusing to take snap judgment and Instantaneously reduce the num ber of saloons Norfolk , without giv ing reasonable warning to the men who would be seriously affected by the order , the city council did only what was fair. If it were desired to reduce the number of saloons In the city , the only fair way would be to give to the owners of stocks and rent ers of buildings , who have their money tied up in that' property , sufficient time to adjust themselves to the new order of things and save their Invest ments. The men who have their money tied up in the saloon business in Norfolk were given reason to believe that the number would not be reduced this year. The very fact that no warning of any such intention was ever given ought to have been enough basis for expecting that none of the properties would bo left stranded on dry land within a moment's notice. And so , naturally , they made no preparations looking to the emergency. They made no plans to go Into business else where. A snap judgment reduction would have meant genuine financial hardship to some of them. In any sudden reduction of the num ber , it would be exceedingly difficult for a city to say , through its council , just which property should be pro tected and just which should be In jured. With several months of warn ing , these property-owners could adJust - Just themselves to the approaching change. There Is some question as to wheth er or not the number of saloons ought to be fixed nt this number or thnt number by ordinance , drawing a def inite line upon a rather indefinite basis , any more than the number ol establishments In any line of business In a city Is fixed by ordinance. There Is some question as to whether or not the saloon business , so long as It ie licensed and recognized as a business , should not bo conducted as any other business , the number of establish' incuts being regulated by the natural demand , and every Individual estab llshment being subject to a constant and rigid supervision by officers ol the law , with the purpose of Instantly revoking any license which was abused In any way by violating the provisions set down for conducting these establishments. There Is some question as to wheth er a city would be better off wltl : seven snloons nt $1,200 license or with twelve nt $750. $ For Instance one saloon In one locality is good foi Just so much legitimate business dur Ing a year. Reducing the number ol saloons In other parts of the towr would not materially affect the Income como of that salocai. Yet reducing UK number of saloons increases the 11 cense upon this ono saloon. In othei words , by the pressure of the hlghci license , without increasing the natur al Income of the place , the city praa tlcnlly forces thnt snloon to do Ille gitimate things In order to piny oven oil the Increased license. Much of the corruption In saloon * has come from just such conditions. Many people agree with Mayor Slur- noon that the number should bo re duced. Many snlnon men tnUo this attitude. The mutter should be given thorough investigation before the no tion Is taken and then , If a reduction weie found advisable , the onllncm. . should he changed far enough In ad vance to give fair wnrnlrr ' " " airt'ier year. Back to the nppctito if the man goes the real rogr'"s foroo which limits the number of snloo thnt can exist profitably In a community. Re duce the appetite and the number of saloons falls off because of decreased profits. Get at the demand nnd the supply dies n nnturnl dcatK The greatest work toward prohibi tion being done today Is by the Indus trial Institution which refuses to em ploy the mnn who drinks. The fact thnt the drinking mnn can't keep step with the clear-brained man In doing the work of the world nnd earning the world's salaries , is the greatest restrictive force on earth today for temperance. And the appetite , rather than the source of supply , IF " 'e ' log ical place to begin worl" , ! f the num ber of saloons Is to be reduced. The city council of " " " nay have this ono consolst' ' refusing to take snap judgment In the mattni * of reducing the number of saloons without warning to the v' ' tlr.- ? i their order. Even had they passed an ordinance to thnt eu > " , remo"- strances would still have boon filed against the seven applicants to whom they planned to grant licenses. For It Is not to bo supposed for a moment that the five rejected properties would have remained Inactive , In the face of being eliminated. The News has it on good authority that from some of these remonstrances would have been filed and thus the same condition brought about that now exists , with this exception , that the council hns acted fairly where otherwise it would have been open to the charge of un fair action. THE BREAD LINE. In the large cities of the country there has been during the winter without any question a large number of unemployed men. It Is to the credit of the people who read about them and see them that there should be a large amount of sympathy mani fested In their behalf. In this free land of ours , the man who has to seek the bread line and be fed and sheltered as nn net of public charity is indeed In a deplorable condition and deserves all the pity which can be bestowed upon him If ho really has done his best and sought honest labor in vain. The experience of a newspaper re porter recently In the city of Duluth Is of value as a revelation of the kind of life lived by a large number of these who are dally given their coffee and sandwiches by others. In that city the Bethel mission , conducted by one of these large hearted sym pathetic men who spontaneously de sire to help their fellows and have a passion for humanity with all Its woes and Its weaknesses , was the rendez vous of the unemployed. Morning after morning during the month of March three hundred men have lined up waiting for their coffee and the morning meal. The appeal from the Bethel manager In behalf of these men has met with ready response from some , and severe criticism from others. Some have denounced the wealthy men of the city for not giv ing these men more attention , whllo others have in equally strong terms condemned the men for living on public charity. Just where the truth is in such a matter as this , is very difficult to ascertain. The ordinary man has no time to investigate condi tions nnd very naturally finds hlmsell a partisan either for the bread liners or against them. A newspaper reporter of one of the Duluth papers determined to find out for himself just how deserving these men were. He disguised himself ns ono of the unemployed and mixed freely with the bread line. In the midst of a group of these fellows at the Bethel the other morning who were clamoring for a piece of bread nnd a cup of coffee , In a room packed to suffocation , the reporter sn'd , "Say , fellows , there's a guy that wants fif teen men to work in a lumber yard , Let's chuck the brend line nnd get there before the crowd henrs about It. " Ono would have supposed that under the clrcumstnnces there would hnve been a bee line for the door which would have cnused a stampede , but not so. The men about him simply stared Into vacant space. A second time the fact that there was work for fifteen men was quietly stated to the men directly about him by the disguised reporter. They look ed nt him a moment nnd then n seedy looking Individual snld , "How long yon been hero , kid , anyway ? " Tin reply was "Just como in. " "Well,1 said the bread liner , "you'll get wise There ain't ' a job In town nnd this It the best plnco on the map thnt I know of until the sun gets warmer. " Presently all had had their morn Ing inenl. A short religious service to which they wore compelled to lis ten for the privilege of staying there , was held and then the throe hundred men bolted Into the street. The reporter was onto his job nnd watched them very closely to BCD what they did nnd where they wont. Within two blocks from ( ho Bethel , over fifty of them turned Into saloons and within throe blocks more over n hundred more went Inside the "wet roods emporiums. " And as ho sifted the small group who were left ho found that they sought places In the sunshine where they loafed away their time. Not ono of them sought work. The next morning he went with ono hundred and twelve men who lodged In the police station over night nnd when released In the morning mndo straightway for the Bethel to get their breakfnst. There wore just two exceptions. These men sought nnd found something to do In order to oat an honorable breakfast. It would bo foolish , as It would bo false , to put all men who arc unem ployed in this class , but it Is n revela tion that needs to bo understood by the Ame.lcnn people. The fact Is wo have arrived at that stage In our civili zation where we have two classes of Idle people , both of which are a foe to progress and prosperity and both of which -hould be sternly dealt with the Idle rich nnd the Idle poor. The Idle rich are numerically small in number. They nro parasites on our Bnclnl system and deserve and should recf'vc ' nothing , but the contempt of i > vf ry industrious American. The idle poor are a large class. They arc th"ifortunate and heedless who drift down Into a loss of self respect and nro willing that society should take care of them. For the honorable man who Is seek ing work and willing to accept it , the most hearty sympathy as well as practical and prompt help should bo extended. There are such and due discrimination should be made always in their favor , but to the class of men such as the Duluth reporter found iilmself amongst , who are looking for work and hoping that they will not find It , ready to become a permanent care upon society , there needs to bo a different spirit manifested. These people need to be taken in hand and be made to understand that by the sweat of his brow man shall earn his dally bread and when he Is not willing to do this , he should suffer the sever est contempt of his fellows , The bread line represents not so much starvation oftentimes as it does lack of manhood. AROUND TOWN. May's toes were frosted that time. How many May baskets did you get ? Mapcs' team played hard for the Y. M. C. A. , even If they didn't get the decision. What's the sign when they hang you a May basket with a corncob In It ? Is thnt worse than a lemon ? . There was sunshine In Charlie Groesbeck's heart Tuesday , neverthe less and notwithstanding. You couldn't convince a man who had been out on the street Monday and Tuesday that there was anything but wetness aboard. "Stung again , " said a Norfolk man. "I forgot to stock up with enough extra pints to appease my thirst dur ing the prospective drouth. " Good morning , Mr. Sunshine. Glad to see you're back. You've been around the world a half dozen times since your last visit to Norfolk. Many a wash has been hung up for a week , waiting for a chance to bo hung out on the line. And Wednes day morning's sunshine brought the opening. What's the sign about Wednesday washes ? They traded off the regular trade day this week , on account of the rain. Saturday will see the fireworks. The wise farmer will come to town Friday morning for the circus and just stay- over for trade day. Wlnsldo Tribune : There is one good thing about The Norfolk News. It is what It is and isn't what it isn't. Fremont Tribune : An incident at Norfolk by which one of the school ma'ams set fire to a bath robe with n curling iron caused a suspicion In the minds of some residents of that place that all Norfolk school teachers' ourls may not bo natural. Stanton Register : Norfolk will have n base ball team his year nnd we are glad to see our neighbors get in line for sport that is perfectly clean and wholly American. It Is a good base ball town nnd they will have a fine team. Crelghton Liberal : Ed. Brooks re turned Thursday morning from Nor folk where ho had been attending the Bankers convention. The Crelghton representatives of the bnnklng profes slon returned Thursday morning nlso. They appear well pleased with the success of the meeting nnd the hos pitality of the Norfolk people. Nebraska City News : When Alii- nnco did not get to entertain the next state convention of the Eagles , Ne braska City promptly put In a bid for the convention , but the managers dld ( not see fit to accent the proposition submitted , but accepted the offer nnitlo by Norfolk. This WIIB quite ft disappointment to the local lodge n * ± \ It was nonenilly believed that we 4 L would rupture the { ' ( invention. All \ . * wo can do Is to coiiKnituliito Norfolk. ATCHISON GLODE SIGHTS. Some mighty sickly Individuals sooin to know all about the rules < if health. The Lord loves a cheerful glvor nnd the l/M'il knows Uioro nro very few of thorn. About the only wive euro for Urn lolmcco habit Is to quit smoking nnd loam to chew. It Is. our Impression thnt the world Is never a grent donl wlnor becnuso of n coroner's verdict. Buy n man's good will , nnd you will find , ench time you hnvo occnslon ( o nsk It , thnt the prlco hns gene up. Something happens every day to convince n man that the fees ) nrc , I the only wise ones. ' To he n social success , you must pretend you are having n good time whether you are or not. The man who declared there wnti nothing now under the sun , may hnvo been speaking of novels. Ask any book agent or peddler who sent him to you , and you will find it i Is one of your best friends. We have an Idea that the wotrten pay a good deal of attention to the hats worn by milliners. A mnn does his own love-making but he hires a lawyer when It cornea to trying to get it undone. As further proof of the Inferiority of masculine taste , the woman wiy most men prefer greens to salad. When you got time , what becomes of all the many things you intended to do when you found it ? No man is ever as indulgent with his children as he was with his wife's little sister before ho married her. There are very few things that you , can receive an invitation to and not be called upon afterwards to pay your dues. If every man tried as hard to .re turn money as he tried to borrow it , there would be fewer debts in the world. What has become of the deaj , thoughtful , and handsomely dressed ' woman who always wore her hats two seasons. The fact thnt two men do not agree should not attract any more attention than an additional drop of' water ill the river. When a husband nnd wife meet on the street you cnn tell how they get along nt home by the way they smile nt each other. Young people are no more to bo blamed for what they dream in the daytime , than older ones are for what they dream at night. The people in small towns are more regular church-goers than those In the large towns , because they have nowhere else to go , and people who can not afford theaters or dances are , as a rule greater church-goers than those who can. An Atchlson man who has helped a good many people In his time , say * he never yet helped a man that he did not make an enemy out of him. If you ever help anyone you must keep it up , you must Increase your gifts , or they will not be satisfactory. These fellows who are always solic iting favors because they have been unfortunate will make you trouble if " you are kind to them. RELICS FOR SALE. Storage Company Orders Collection to Be Sold For Charges. New York , May 2. Theater rellcn of thirty years ago which were col- looted by the late Annie Plxley anil her husband , Robert Fulford , with a quantity of the actress' personal ef fects and household goods are on ex- . hlbltion in an auctioneer's windows. > _ _ I - The goods have been stored for some * ' years and have been ordered sold at auction by the storage concern to pay the charges. The relics attracted much attention from persons connected with the theatrical profession yesterday chiefly because of the remainders of Annie Plxley's successful play , "M'liss , " which she bought early In the ' 70'H from Bret Harte nnd plnyed with great success In the west. The nc- tress first appeared in "M'liss" nt Nlblo's Garden on Sopt. 23 , 1878 nnd the play was so successful that for ten years she played nothing else. Then she appeared In "The Deacon's Haughter. " Manuscript copies of the . . lines of the two plays , written by the ' actress herself are included in the relics. There are many pictures of the nctress In costume nnd scrnp- books containing clippings telling of her successes. Several scrap-books are filled with clippings tolling of the actress' death in London in 1893. Ful ford. who mnrried her in Australia enrly In her cnreer was her manager v during the years of her successes and inherited a fortune from her , estlmnt- ed nt 1500,000. Fulford left here five years ngo nnd went to England to live.