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HIE NUHFOLK WKEKL.Y . NUWS-JOUKNAL : Kill DAY , , IUIY Y. M. C. A. FORCES ENTER A FORTNIGHT OF ACTIVITY. Y. M. C. A. WORKER IN CHARGE G. A. Young , General Secretary of South Omaha Association , Drought Here by State Secretary Dnlley , Who Says Campaign Will Win. The Y. M. C. A. campaign has Blurted anew. 0. A. Young , general secretary of tlio South Oinnlm Y. M. C. A. , will take charge of tlio work mid engineer It. "HX ) Is hero with his cent oft to do the work nnil pull It through , " de clared State Secretary IJalley last , night. "I feel assured that In two weeks' tlnio the money will ho raised. Of course everybody inuflt scratch gravel. There la now $1-1,000 raised on eighty-four pledges , so there are n large number who have not sub- 'scribed. Every man should reach Into ! IH ! pocket and help the fund. " At the conforcnco held last nlcht between Secretary Bailey and the local executive committee , .Mr. Ilallcy said that many funds have been raised and association nourished under much harder circumstances than In Norfolk. "In nil our campaigns , " he said , "wo have gone out and raised the sought amount and often more. H Is the business of the cltI/ens of Nor folk to ralso the rest of this fund In the next two weeks. A $25,000 buildIng - Ing will be equipped with all modern convenience ! ! . You know the need of an association here. " Sunday Y. M. C. A. Day. Sunday will be a general Y. M. .0. A. boost all day. 13. M. Huntlngton nt the meeting last evening was placed on the exe cutive committee to take the place of A. .1. Durland , who had resigned previous to leaving on an extended visit to the Pacific coast. KEPT HEREBY FLOODS E. J. Bodwell Finds Departure De layed Board Adopts Resolutions. Just as soon as lie is sure of a safe passage through Lincoln and the flood swept section of south Nebraska 13. J. Hodwell will go to Heatrlce to take up his work as superintendent of the city schools. Mr. Hodwell was to have loft Norfolk this morning with his family but the terrible Hood conditions in and about Lincoln the past few days caused him to postpone his de parture. The prevailing feeling here In re gard to Mr. Hodwell's removal has been expressed by the board of edu cation In the following resolutions drawn up yesterday bv a special com- mlttee. "Resolved , That while we regret the loss to the Norfolk schools occas ioned by the resignation of our es teemed and efllclent superintendent , E. , T. Bodwell , and the loss to our com munity of a highly respected citizen Und his estimable family , we congrat ulate him upon his deserved promotion to a broader field of educational work , and our best wishes go with him for continued success In his new position as superintendent of the Beatrice schools. Resolved , That we recognize in Mr. Bodwell an educator and school man of good executive ability , scholarly at tainments , and high moral purpose , and that his services ns superintend ent have contributed greatly to the efficiency and succes of our schools. Resolved , That Mr. Bodwell's coun sel and advice have been Invaluable to this board in all matters partalnlng to the conduct of our schools , and es pecially through the past year during the planning and construction of our now high school building. " FALLS FROM SCAFFOLDING. Pierce Carpenter Breaks Leg and Sus tains Other Injuries. Pierce , Neb. , July 9. Special to The News : John Heck , a young car penter , fell from a scaffold , breaking his right leg five inches above the Miklo and sustaining a bruised and badly sprained back. He Is em ployed by Contractor Frank Scholz and was working on the large brick block being erected by King Brothers and Neumnn for their hardware and Implement business. Pierce Doctor Has New Brick Office. Pierce , Neb. , July 9. Special to The News : Dr. E. II. Oelke has moved Into his now brick office east of the opera house. It Is said to bo one of the most convenient and modern pro fessional offices In northeastern Ne braska. South Dakota News. County conventions were held by republicans and democrats to mnko nominations left vacant nt the pri maries. Olaf Paulson was removed from the office of state warehouse and scales inspector. S. R. Barton For Auditor. Wood River Sunbeam : In another column on this page appears the an nouncement of Silas R. Barton of Grand Island , as a candidate for the republican nomination of state audi tor , subject to the will of the electors nt the primary on September 1. It gives The Sunbeam pleasure to en dorse his candidacy , for wo feel that Mr. Barton is the man for the place. Ho has made n plain statement of just where ho stands so that there is no doubt ns to his attitude on the various questions that confront the party in Nebraska. He tells the people just what he will do If elected just where he Hindu , and we knew he will keep ( lie promltu-g that he hag mnde. He Is n man of Inteicrlty , In whoxe hands the affairs of the Nebraska Jurisdiction of the A. O. U. W. have fallen , and upon whoHe Hhouldera rents a great deal of the responsibility of the order. Mr. Harton has been true to the pledges that he made when he assumed chnrgo of the office of grand recorder of the A. O. U. W. lie has "made good" In every respect , and the members of that order realize It. Meet a Work man and ask him what ho thinks of the grand recorder and he'll tell you that "SI" Barton Is the best recorder the order has ever had and Is doing more to strengthen and promote the welfare of that organization than any other man In Nebraska. For seven years he lias been In charge of this : > lllcc , and every year a sum of be tween three quarters and n million of dollars passes through his hands. This office nlso carries with It nn 1m- menno amount of work , and yet Mr. Harton has the work systematized and so well regulated that the affairs are always In the best of shape , as any mo who Is Interested In the A. O. U. W. grand lodge will testify. Wo men- lion these facts In passing just to show io the people what kind of a man ho Is who seeks the nomination of state Auditor. Mr. Harton Is a native No- brnskan. When six months of age his parents brought him to this state and for the past thirty-seven years ho has stood up for Nebraska. He Is a grad uate of the Aurora public schools , and following his graduation ho at tended the Peru state normal and then ipplled himself to teaching and farmIng - Ing until he took up clerical work When thirty years of age he was placed In the most responsible olllce of one of the largest fraternal orders of this state. There was at this time serious and perplexing questions con fronting the order and few persons know the great responsibility that was thrown upon this young man when he assumed charge of this olllce. But hemet met them witli untiring zeal and en ergy. He worked constantly for the growth of the order and every Work man In the state will testify as to the result. One of tlio most Important duties In connection with the ollico of state audi tor Is that of n member of the board of assessment , and the people have a right to know just what a candidate will do In regard to the work of this board before they give him support. We find In Mr. Barton's statement his Ideas of the duties in this respect. If he will work hand in hand with Governor Sheldon , and we haven't the least Idea but what ho will , there Is no question but that he will be on the right side when It comes to the matter of assessment. This Is a question of great concern to the Nebraska citi zens and we believe they will bo work ing to their own Interest to place Mr Barton in the office. His clerical ability Is unquestioned. He has mas tered all of the details of office work and his experience of the past sevei years will fit him for the duties o .ho auditor's office. His ideas of what should be done In connection with the state banks and insurance companies should meet the approval of the pee ple. Ho speaks very plain as to the course he will pursue. If the people want to see all the state Institutions kept on a sound footing and their ac counts carefully and faithfully audited hero Is a man who will do everything in his power along that line , If you will put him Into the office. And thus , In the announcement of his candidacy , Mr. Barton takes up the vital things that are necessary for a candidate for the republican nomination for that office. He tells you frankly where he stands. He evades no question. The statement is typical of the man. Hon est , able , big hearted , faithful "Si" Barton seeks your support. The Sun beam believes him worthy of it. We believe that if he is nominated he will be a strong man for the party In the campaign. And If elected he will nil the office of state auditor to the entire satisfaction of the voters who put him there. PLAINVIEWJJERE MONDAY Norfolk Will See Fast Game Kirkland - land Can Be Captain. A faster game than any yet played in Norfolk Is what is predicted on the Plalnvlew-Norfolk game played In this city next Monday afternoon. So far Plalnview has had the best of the argument but this fact only lends ' added interest to the Monday game. It is no secret that Norfolk will have the strongest and best organized team for the Monday game that she has yet been able to put in the field. Norfolk Is well satisfied with the most critical department of the team , the battery. Both Klrklaml and Bo- vee in the box can hold their own. Kirkland , it was decided at a meetIng - Ing of the base ball committee yes terday afternoon , would bo offered the captaincy of the team , made va cant by the prospective removal from the city of Captain Shafer. The Norfolk nine is in Humphrey today , playing a return game with the Humphrey nine. The Rosebud cowboy base ball team nnd a number of other nines are cor responding for games. Wnkefleld will play In Norfolk Thursday or Friday of next week. So few girls marry millionaires or princes that it is a wonder that more girls are not taught cooking , sowing nnd other work to which the wives of poor men fall heir. Every man who keeps "bnch" has a flddle or a gun under his bed. YOUNG MAN VICTIM OF FOURTH OF JULY ACCIDENT. TOY CANNON PROVES DANGEROUS Weapon In the Hands of I. W. King of Newman Grove , Being Discharged to Make a Noise , Gives Serious If Not Fatal Wound. A young man named Knudsen , aged ibout 21 , was the victim of a Fourth ) f July accident nt Newman Grove , hat will mark him for life if it does lot prove fatal. At close range a toy cannon was discharged Into his face , ils features being badly powder nrnied until the whole side of his face Is a mass of black , while the taper wad used In the cannon struck he lower part of his face and plowed ts way to the Jaw bone. I. W. King was carrying the cannon m his arm and was discharging the veapon frequently In celebration of ho day. The accident occurred when young Knudsen came In too close ange of the gun when It was being llschnrged. Mr. King Is an old soldier ind an old settler of Madison county , invliig lived In Emerlck precinct nany years. During the war of the rebellion ho was a volunteer In the Twelfth Iowa Infantry. Physicians attending Knudsen be- love that he will carry powder marks .ho remainder of his life , if he sur vives. The case is considered a very serious one , on account of the danger of blood poisoning. Fire at Altoona. Fire at Altoona destroyed two build- jigs belonging to George Thles , a gen eral merchant. One building was worth $3,000 or $1,000. Insurance amounted to $1,300. The cause Is not known. Altoona celebrated the Fourth In good fashion. The Fourth at Niobrara. Nlobrnrn , Neb. , July 7. Special to The News : The "thunder of the guns" and the sound of Yankee Doodle , played by marchers with cor net and drum , greeted the ears of Nlo- hrarn long before the sun had risen from her snfforn-colwed couch on the morning of the Fourth. The brilliant parade was followed by speaking and music. The large chorus was In good voice and the Niobrara band played with patriotic eclat. Mr. Funk of Bloomfield made a forceful address. After luncheon the crowd watched the Niobrara ball team defeat Raymond mend 1C to 3. At times the playing was so weird and wonderful that even hardened fans were fascinated. The Indian war dance was a note worthy feature of the day. Killian's Anniversary. The A. L. Kllllan store , always at tractive , is one of the prettiest spots in north Nebraska this week , the occasion of the first anniversary sale A year ago this week the store o the Johnson Dry Goods store , long Norfolk's leading dry goods establish ment , was closed for the Invoice pre paratory to change in ownership. The A. L. Killlan company took pos session of the stock a year ago las Sunday. A year ago next Friday the doors were thrown open for the firs time under the new management. That the Killian company has "made good" was attested by the attendance at the first anniversary sale. Monday the rain interfered with the attend ance but with the reappearance o fair weather the store filled rapidly. The store is tastefuly decoratet with an added touch of the nationa colors. RAILROAD MEDAL ON EXHIBITION United States Medal Sent to North western Hero , Fremont Tribune : The United States medal which was awarded to Frank Larson , a Fremont boy , for the act of bravery In saving the life o Earl Delaney at Exeter , Neb. , las January , is on exhibition in the win dow of H. H. Pratt jewlery store. The medal is considerably larger than a silver dollar , and bears in re lief a garland with the inscription "For bravery awarded to Frank Lar son , by Act of Congress , February 23 , 1905. " Around the border is an other inscription , "The United States Medal for saving life on Railroads. ' A small gold button with a design o similar import for wearing" in the coat lapel accompanies the award. Employes And Freight Rates. Atkinson Graphic : We signed the petition to the state railway commls slon , circulated by the railway em ployes , praying for an equitable ad justment of freight rates and not to lower them to a point where It woulc affect the earning capacity of the road compelling the reduction of the wag of the employe , and notwithstanding the rabble of cheap John politician nnd n few newspapers who gain notor lety by scare crow head lines , we thlnl our position nnd that of every ma who signed it was right. It was simple net asking that justice bo dente to the wage earner who , when he 1 receiving n fair compensation for hi labor , builds up a homo market whlc benefits the whole country by creatln a demand and high prices for ou product. For Instance , a farmer ha three cars of fat cattle to ship to th Omaha markets at a cost of $40 pe car amounting to $120 , ho demands reduction of freight rates nnd get 40 per cent ; this would mean a sav hig of $18 on the shipment which amount would be taken from the wages of the consumer of his three cars of cattle valued at $2,000 thereby lessening the demand nnd causing a rep In the price of his product 20 er cent , amounting to $100. This oiild mean a net loss to the shipper f $1152 , on this one consignment , Now hlch Is best for the producer and con- timer , good prices for your product , oed wage to the employe , nnd eqult- bio freight rates , or poor prices for our product , low wage to the employe ml an unreasonable reduction of relght rates. KNOCKED 38 FEET ; LIVES. Walter Brandt of Gregory County Hereof of Story. Sioux Falls , S , D. , July 7. Special > The News : Walter Brandt , a romlnent thresherman of Gregory ounty , has reason to believe that he ns not born to be killed by nn nccl- ent. He has just withstood an nccl- ent which would have killed most icn. While caring for the engine of Is threshing rig the feed pipe leading rom the boiler to the cylinder burst , 'he escaping steam struck him qunrely In the face , badly scalding ils entire face. But this was not the lost serious part of his experience , i addition to being scalded by the scaping steam he was struck In the reast by a heavy casting weighing ully 100 pounds. The force of the ouble blow from the escaping steam nd casting was sufficient to hurl him ackward a distance of thirty-eight eel. When picked up It was thought e was dead , but after a time he re- allied consciousness and will recover , 'ortmmtely the blow from the heavy astlng did not break any bones In Is chest , otherwise he would have eon killed. THURSDAY TIDINGS. Born , to C. C. Weber , a daughter. The recent rains have cut up the oads so badly that the street com- nlssloner has set a force of men at vork leveling them. Men working on the Norfolk avenue H'ldgo found it necessary Wednesday o build a crib to work in on account of the embankment continually caving n. n.H. . B. White , janitor of the Washing- on school , was re-elected at the last neetlng of the board of education , ils name having been omitted by ac cident from the list of janitors elected. R. II. Landon , a government official , ins been in the city buying horses to 10 used in the cavalry and artillery , le left Wednesday after purchasing en carloads of horses from Smith irothers. Mrs. J. P. Wright of Omaha , but who formely lived in Norfolk , fell while putting up a clothes line this week , jreaklng her arm just above the wrist. Mrs. Wright formerly lived on Second street. Dr. P. L. Hall of Lincoln , who was elected as Nebraska's representative on the national democratic committee , addressed the northeast Neberaska bankers at their convention In Nor folk last spring. Norfolk's personal property is valued at $1,114,055 this year , Citj Clerk Harter having been notified thai the assessed valuation of the persona' property would be one-fifth of that amount or $222,811. Samuel Wilder , a life member of Norfolk lodge , B. P. O. E. , and former ly in business at Hartlngton , sue cumbed yesterday afternoon to an operation in the hospital at Rochester Minn. Secretary B. C. Gentle of the local lodge was notified. The funeral will be at Hiawatha , Kan. Mr. Wilder was unmarried and was about thirty years of age. He was highly esteemei In Norfolk. Norfolk friends have received the pitiful news from Dallas that Mrs George Thatch suddenly lost her mint and was taken to the South Dakota hospital at Yankton. George Thatch Is a former Madison county man Four little children nre left to be cared for. Mrs. Adrian Craig , a sis ter of Mr. Thatch , has gone to Dal las to lend assistance in the trying ordeal which has come to the house hold. hold.The The fact that there are many yellow trains at the Junction at noon causes more or less confusion , but no incl dent has contained more grim humor than one yesterday. A colored porter for the Oxnard hotel got on the wrong train , intending to ride up town. He landed a mile west , enroute to Long Pine. At the Union Pacific crossing he disembarked and started hack to town on foot , later being picked up by a sympathetic farmer with a wagon HOLD UP NIGHTWATCH. Neligh Officer is Relieved of Gun Not a Sworn Officer. Neligh , Neb. , July 7 Special to The News : The Neligh nightwalcl was held up last week and relieved o his only protection , his gun , by a num her of night prowlers of the town After a thorough investigation it was found that the attack was unwar ranted , not only as concerned the of fleer but nlso as concerned the busl ness men who have been paying monthly installments for the protection of their places of business. It is said that the city council ha at no time ever paid n salary for ai officer to protect this property am that no man holding a like posltloi has ever been sworn In to mnko any arrest whatsoever. The above circum stance Is laid to this. The merchants and property owners who nro Indignant over the matter , nre taking stops to have the night- watch mnde a sworn officer , not only for the protection of the business sec tion of Neligh but also for the officer himself. SAD FUNERAL OF MRS. KATE HANGARTNER IS HELD. ESTATE ESTIMATED AT $12,000 Eleven. Year-Old Fritz Hangartner , Whose Mother Was Burned to Death , Will Inherit About $12,000. Will Go to School Here. "Tho last thing mamma said was for mo to pray and to go to school. 1 want to go to school. Yes , rignt here In Norfolk. " With these words little Fritz Hnngartner whose mother was burned to death Monday evening brushed aside plans that were being mnde for him. And the little eleven- year-old boy , whoso mother was Wed nesday morning lowered into a grave In the Madison cemetery nnd whose father is a patient at the Norfolk hos pital will probably have his own way. Will Inherit $12,000. , Although left so cruelly alone In the world , little Fritz Hnngartner will not bo financially in want. The estate which he will Inherit at this time mounts to between $10,000 and $12- 00. The title to a ICO-acre farm near 2no1n , to the homo on Soutli Thlr- eenth street Is perfectly clear. In ddltlon Mrs. Hangartner had money n the bank nnd out at interest. She wed no one. Will Appoint Guardian. County Judge Bates will bo naked o name n suitable person to take hnrge of the estate In the Interest of ho little boy and his Insane father. County Attorney Jack Koenigstcin nay be named as guardian. Only One Relative. Save for his father In the Norfolk lospltnl , the little boy has only one elntlve In America , Albert llangart- icr , an uncle working on a farm near 3nola. The uncle came to Norfolk at once on hearing of the tragedy. He offered o take charge of his little nephew. Funeral Wednesday Morning. Father Donnelly , assistant priest of ills parish , cond'icted the sad funeral shortly after 7 o'clock Wednesday norning in the Catholic church of this city. The remains were then taken to Madison for interment. The husband attended the services. Mrs. Hangartner was a Catholic , lor husbanC Protestant. MOST WOMEN NOT POLITE. A Man Speaks on Interesting Subject of Women's Manners. St. Paul , Minn. , July 3. "The aver age woman is not polite , " said a mar recently just think of his daring tc say it but curiosity triumphed and lie was allowed to continue , "I have been watching this thing for years and I suppose you will think me lost to nil sense of decency If I say thai most men , even those in the roughei walks of life , are naturally more po lite than most women. I will venture to say that I have given my seat In the car to a woman about once a day for ten years , and I think I am safe in saying that not more than one In a dozen of the women have said thank you. The majority of them have glared me out of the seat , and then plumped into it as if I had taken some thing that belonged to them ; I will make one exception , business women are more inclined to be polite , or al least to piny fair , than women who have always been taken care of anc' just naturally think that the world exists for them. "Why is it that a very courteous woman Is sure to have it spoken o ] and noted ? Because they are so rare Now , so long as you asked me I wll speak my mind , nnd then you can argue the matter. In my place of bus ! ness , free phones are placed for the accommodation of the public n cour tesy by the way , which is entirely gratuitous and done solely for the sake of good fellowship. Of course , our clerks often have to UPP these tele phones , but the other day a woman came to the manager and complained that a clerk talked a long time at the phone and she had to wait ! The man ager gently told her that the business of the store had to be attended to first , on our own telephones , but she could not see it nnd said that it was very important that she should speak to her dressmaker just then , and she would go somewhere else ! We re garded this more in the light of a promise than a threat. Now , to make good my original proposition , I want to say that of the many who use our phones nnd there nre hundreds every day , and the same women too just one says , as she enters "may I please use the telephone , " and as she goes out , always says "thank you. " Well , she Is known nil over the store ; her manners make a postivo sensation. Do you think It would be so If the average woman was polite ? And , by way of contrast , n dozen men come In during the day , and ask if they may use the phone. "Perhaps you think mo hard , but if I had not actually had so many painful experiences of this kind , I would not bo so firmly convinced that the large majority of women are lacking In good mnnners. "That druggist you talked to recent ly knows ; he suffers more than the rest of us , Now , of course , most boys and men start out with the Idea that women are to be treated with chivalry , considered , taken care of and given everything. But after a very little ex perience of the way In which most women take everything for granted , nnd nppenr to believe that things jusl naturally belong to them , men gel over being polite. Why , haven't you noticed how many more men nro keep ing their scats in cars , than used to' Madison's New City Hall. MndUon's new city hall , a building which Is a decided credit to the county sent town , Is llnally In the hands of the city olllcers. Considerable delay was experienced In securing the building after It was vlrtualy completed hut the new city Well , this Is solely because of the manner In which women take the seats. Must men try to treat women with consideration , but there should be a little on the other side as well , and the day Is coming when all the free phones will he gone they lire gone In larger cities now and when women can glare nil they want In cars , and niPii will not rise. And they will mve nobody but themselves to thank for it. "Now , no fair giving names , but I inran what I say and if you could get : he real opinion of most men. I am sure the number who agree with me would be distressingly large. " OVER NORTHWEST PRAIRIES. Dallas News : While going to Sioux City one day last week , Don II. Foster liad a very narrow escape from meetIng - Ing with an accident which might have resulted quite seriously. Mr. Foster was sitting In the smoker , con versing with some friends , wheu the car transient became loose and fell , the comer edge striking him with full force on the head , cutting a deep gash in his scalp. He was knocked un conscious by the blow and lay in that condition for a considerable length of time. The wound , though a very pain ful one , did not prove to be dangerous and Don is congratulating himself upon his lucky escape. Atkinson Graphic : W. n. Argan bright's father was killed and his mo ther fatally Injured by the cyclone , which passed over Shieklcy , Fllmore county. His mother did not survive her Injuries. The Nebraska state band of Creigh- ton is planning to hold a large con vention of bands there some time In the near future and expects about six to ten bands from the state to par ticipate. An anti-horse thief association will be organized In Randolph a week from the Fourth. About Norfolk. Madison Star-Mall : It Is quite evi dent that Norfolk Intends to show her friendly feeling to Madison by turnIng - Ing out enmasse. The committee In charge of the local celebration are doing nil In their power to make all necessnry arrangements for the ac- comodatlons of the large crowd ex pected from Norfolk and surrounding towns. The people of Madison are certainly pleaded to learn that Norfolk Is showing the right spirit In assist ing in our celebration and It goes without saying that Norfolk In the j fut'ire as It has In the past can de pend upon the county seat lending them all necessary support In the way of a good crowd at any public event they may hold In that city. Madison Chronicle : The Norfolk Commercial club Is making arrange ments to come to Madison July 4 with big delegation. The Norfolk band will probably accompany the delega- ion. The citizens of our neighboring ilty appreciate the magnificent crowd which visited Norfolk during the earn- val. It behooves those in charge of , he celebration to see to It that the visitors receive a cordial reception ind are highly entertained on that lay. The plans for one of the best and most elaborate doings are now well advanced. All roads lead to Madi son on the Fourth. Tilden Citizen : The Norfolk News motive power was placed out of com mission by high water a week erse so ago. A heavy traction engine was hauled along side the building and steam power transmitted from the fly wheel to the printing machlner. That's a pretty good example of western In genuity and enterprise. Elgin Review : The Norfolk Daily News says that Mayor Sturgeon Is the only man in that city who owns two automobiles. Now that Is nothing. Elgin has a highly respected citizen who owns three automobiles and ho Isn't even a member of the village board. Meadow Grove News : The W. C. T. U. of Norfolk have engaged Carrie Nation to como to that city and de liver one of her smashing talks. Some folks will report to almost anything In an effort to win their point. Pierce Leader : A good many Fierce people attended the recent carnival at Norfolk. Wonder if they will reciprocate when Pierce 1ms her big doln's ? hall has at last been turned over to the city. The building provides qimr'iri ' for the city ofllcu'H , the public library , llio Commercial club , the lire dei'urtmrut and the city Jail. It IH situated . little more than a block from the busi ness center of Madison. NEBRASKA POLITICS. Atkinson Graphic : A largo number of our democratic brethren are iimUInK arrangement * to accompany delegate Hale to the national democratic con vention nt Denver. They are all hoi members and will have their shouting L'lothcs on and expect to land llryan for president and make Senator Hale Ihe winning democratic candidate for governor of Nebraska. Their slogan , 'Hale and hearty Dark horse of our party , " Is being practiced dully and It Is admitted ( hero will bo something ilolng , provided the high altitude ami long distance between refreshment booths In the Colorado city does not affect their Inspiration. Norfolk Veterans. W. II. WI DA MAN. A few years be fore Hie war Mr. Wldumnn joined the "Miami light guards. " at Miami , Ohio. Two days after the first call for troops lie and bis companions were mustered Into service ns company "C" of the First Ohio Infantry. Wldaman en listed twice and served four years In the war. Ho rose from n private to n sergeant and for n time commanded Ills company. He was In the battles ot Hull Run , Pcrryvlllo , Sione Iliver , riilfluiinnuga , Lookout Moun tain , Missionary Ridge , Huzxnrd's Roost and linenka. lie marched ns far as Atlanta with Sherman on that general's march to the sea. When his first term of service expired on August 17 , ISfil , he had enlisted four teen days Inter In the Second Ohio. ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS. With every dollar you lay up a 111- tie additional trouble. The only foresslght of any real value is "hindsight. " What Is so comfortable as nn old shoe or an old friend ? It is not necessary to be rude because - cause you are "outspoken. " Some people take as much interest in a neighborhood fuss as they do In. religion. People do some awfully hard work for the devil , considering how poorly they are paid. An optimist Is a man who has some thing to sell : A pessimist Is a man who is buying. If the average man cannot get near enough to the throne to attract atten tion , he will throw a rock at it. The man who does little talking , does a good deal of watching. No man can look at a 10-year-old boy eating without feeling envious. Unless you buy n cigar , a store keeper will hate you If you take' * match. No man knows where his business mds , and his neighbor's begins. When a boy is 10 , and hasn't any- hing else , he is pretty sure to have a girl. Every woman has the secret bellel n her heart that her dniighter-ln-Iav asked her son to marry her. When people hear good music , it makes them homesick for something hey never had , and never will have. No woman has a small waist natu rally. When people moot a small waist on the street , they know where It comes from. When a child says something hap pened "a long time ago , " Investigation will disclose that It happened day be fore yesterday. Everyone expects at some time In life to have the misfortune to sit down on the pie at a picnic , but no one ever does It. If you want to make a good Impres sion on moving , into a neighborhood , have the furniture vans appear nnil unload after dark. After n woman has given a party she has a great deal to say about "good breeding" which means that some of her guests did not act Just right. It Is n sign that a woman Is no longer a bride when her husband he- gins to suggest that there Is some very good meat on the back of a chicken.