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TUB NOUOLK YVKKKLY NKW-SJOUNAL FRIDAY DKCKMHKK 11 1908 Congress IB Opened. Second session of sixtieth congress : Opunuil December 7. noon. Closes Mnrrh I. noon. Semite lloHilllcutiH | ) , 01 ; Democrats , 111 ; total , 92. HOIIHO Republicans , 21 ! I ; Demo- cratH , HIS ; vacancies , 1 ; Intnl. 891. Washington. Doe. 7. Wllli ii series of rebounding whacks of n mahogany niallot , wolldod by Undo Joe Cannon , anil throe gentle ta | > n of an Ivory Havel In tin1 liamlH of Vlco President Fairbanks , tin1 house anil senate open- oil today for the llnal Houston of thu Sixtieth congress. Whereupon thu solons formally got ready for the business of deciding how Undo Sam may host spend a lillllon odd dollars next year and of placing on the HtatiiH books minilry IIIWH < > ? inoro or loss lniiortancu. | Hoth wings of the great whllo capl- tel presented the usual sconu of anlmn- tlon and homily. An hour hoforo the beginning of the sesHlon the galleries wore packed to tholr limits. A largo majority of spectators were women , mill they were arrayed In the latest fashions. Their presence ami their finery wore duo to the fact that custom has made the capltol on opening days of congress , a show place. Women of Washington , particularly those who move In expensive society , rnrely visit congress except on the first and last days of a session. The same Is true of the femlnlno relatives of memhors. All were out today with brilliant colors and plumes that represented designs from I'arrls as well as from backwoods congressional districts. Knowing Ones Came Early. Knowing ones came early. It Is easy enough to obtain tickets on these big' days , lint the total number of cards Issued by members always exceeds the- seating capacity. The rule Is that when the seats are tilled the gallery doors arc closed. Standing room Is denied even to people of big political or social prominence. So It happened today as usual , that disappointed people ple , many of the ticket holders formed n line from the gallery doors along the hall ways , and anxiously waited for lucky Insiders to get bored and give up their places. One In for each one out Is the rule. Last Appearance .For Some. At least ten senators are starting to day upon their last term of duty. Among them are some who have been prominent In their party councils. All of them have friends on both sides of the chamber who regret that the changes of fortune should have marked them for retirement from active parti cipation In public affairs. On the other hand there are nearly twice as many who are receiving con gratulations today on the apparently sure Indications that they would be reelected - elected , or upon the accomplished fact. Allison is Missed. Amid all the handshaking the ex change of congratulation , or of con dolence , which preceded the- session , there was evidence of the fact that since they last met they had lost by . death one of the most valuable mem bers of the body. This was brought prominently to their attention later when a resolution was offered and adopted appropriate to the demise of the late Senator William D. Allison of Iowa , who besides being chairman of one of the most Important com mittees of the senate , that of appro priations , was for years recognized as the great pacificator of warring fac tions. These senators who arc probably be ginning tholr last term today arc : Ankney , Washington ; Foraker , Ohio ; Fulton , Oregon ; Hansbrogh , North Dakota ; Ilemenway , Indiana ; Kltt- rldge , South Dakota ; Long , Kansas ; McCronry , Kentucky ; Platte , Now York ; and Teller , Colorado. Those whose ro-electlon has already been accomplished or seems sure are : nrandegee , Conn. ; Clarke , Ark. ; Clay , Georgia ; Dilllnghom , Vermont ; GallliiKor , N. Hampshire ; Gore , OUla. ; Hoyburn , Idaho ; Hopkins , 111. ; Lattl- mer , S. Carolina ; McEnery , Loulsana ; New'ands ' , Nevada ; Overman , N. Carolina lina ; Ponrose. Penn. ; Smoot , Utah ; Stevenson. Wls. : Stone. Mo. ; The lat ter and Bramlegee have a fight on their hands. Vice President Fairbanks who will bo retired to private life on March 4 was early on the scene. If he felt the disappointment of his ambition to become president of the United States ho did not show It to day , for he was all urbanity and smiles. He held quite a reception In his private room previous to the as sembling of the senate. When ho entered the senate chamber and called the assembly to order. It was prompt noon. Owing to a former rule reestablished lished , the floral tributes to the sen ators from admiring friends were con spicuously absent from the desks in the senate chamber , but they were In gorgeous array In the marble room just back of the chamber , giving evi dence of appreciation of past favors and hope of those yet to come. After the opening prayer by the venerable chaplain. Edward Everett Halo , and the roll call , the three cus tomary resolutions which mark the be ginning of a now session were offered and adopted. The llrst fixed the hour of dally meetings at 12 o'clock noon. The second end directed the secretary to notify the house of representatives that the senate was In session , and the third authorizing the vice president to invite the committee to join the committee appointed by the house for the purpose of announcing to the president that the congress was ready to iccolvo any message ho might wish to send. Dolllver Pays Tribute. Senator Dolllver then rose. In simple words he depicted the grief which ho. himself , and the other mem bers of the Iowa delegation In con gress felt at the death of his late col league , which ho was assured was also tPrtnlned by every member of the senate , and ho then offered n resolu tion expressing the deep sense of the senate In the loss that It had sus tained after Indicating that some fu ture day would ho designated for the delivery of speeches In memory of the deceased the senate adopted the reso lution unanimously and as a further mark of respect , adjourned until to morrow. ( Jov. Albert II. Cummins of Iowa , the choHen successor of the late sen ator Allison , will probably bo sworn In at tomorrow's session. Scores of representatives were on the floor of the house before noon , and the rattle and roar of their talk filled the big auditorium. In the House. Speaker Cannon's office was a moc- en for all. They crowded the room , smoked cigars and cracked Jokes on the campaign. They heaped congratu lations upon the speaker , ho recipro cated , and the situation was In every way salubruoiis. As the hour of meeting approached the galleries displayed a lively Interest In the leaders , as they entered upon the lloor. Payne with his big body and shaggy hair was pointed out as the man who would lead In the propara- ! tlon for the new tariff bill. Stalwart , I | broad shouldered , Champ Clark was In teresting as a man who will be at the \ head of the opposition , the formal leader of the Democrats. Dalzell , ] ' champion standpatter ; Nicholas Long- . worth , Hnrton , who Is on his way to the senate or Taft's cabinet , Hepburn , [ a defeated veteran ; John Sharpe Will- lams , the present Democratic leader and United State senator from Missis sippi ; and Burke Cochran , all were subjects of gossip , as they moved ' . about among their colleagues. | Cheer "Uncle Joe. " At a minute to 12 , the gaze of the crowd centered upon tno door at the right of the speaker's stand. They i were looking for "Uncle Joe. " At the first glimpse of his familiar counten ance , members and spectators joined In a big demonstration of applause. Unconcerned , as though the outbreak was not for him , the speaker mounted the stops to his throne. lie seized the gavel In his good left hand and held It aloft menacingly. No attention being paid to this warn ing to bo quiet he hammered vigor ously. The conversation continued and Cannon gave a succession of heavy blows that drowned out the voices of the talkers. Finally , the house reluctantly came to order. Dr. Henry N. Condon , the blind chap lain of the house offered prayer after which the speaker ordered a roll call , a proceeding that required nearly half an hour. It was important , however , for until a member has responded to his name , he is not entitled to mile ago. Then the usual routine resolu lions similar to those offered in the senate were adopted. South Dakota Change. Members elected to fill vacancies In the house wore next sworn In. They were : O. G. Foelker , ( R. ) New York ; H. A. Harnhart , ( D. ) Indiana ; F. E. Guern sey , ( R. ) Maine ; J. P. Swasey , ( R. ) Maine ; Albert Estopinal , ( D. ) Louis- ana ; S. II. Dent , jr. , ( R. ) Alabama ; Ebon W. Martin , ( R. ) South Dakota. Announcement was then made of the deaths since the last session of repre sentatives : C. T. Dunewell , ( R. ) New York ; W. H. PnrUer , ( R. ) South Da kota ; Lellwyn Powers , ( R. ) Maine ; A. A. Wiley , ( D. ) Alabama. A brief resolution in memory of each of them was adopted and In fur ther respect the house adjourned until tomorrow. President's Message Tomorrow. Gasps of astonishment went up from the spectators when they learned that It was over so soon. They had ex pected to hear the president's message. Both houses had , however , adhered to their custom of paying trioute to the dead and the message will not he heard until tomorrow. Claims Delay in Getting Cars. Neltgh , Neb. , Dec. 7. Special to The News : District court of Antelope county adjourned Saturday to reconvene vene next March , when a largo number of jury cases will be on the docket to bo disposed of. A case of more than usual Importance - tance this session , and one closely fol lowed with Intense Interest , by ship pers of live stock , was heard before Judge Welsh and a jury. C. J. An derson of this city brought suit to re cover damages from the Northwestern railroad company for the delay in fur nishing cars and hauling of cattle to South Omaha from Cody. Mr. Anderson sought to recover to the amount of $1,705 , and the jury , after being out. a short time , granted judgment in the sifm of $1.119.30. Jackson and Kelsey of this city repre sented the plaintiff and Carl C. Wright of Omaha appeared for the defense. A large number of witnesses were examined on both sides. Superinten dent Reynolds of this division , the superintendent of the Chadron divis ion , and two officials from the com pany's headquarters of Chicago , were among them. It is understood that the case will be appealed , and If It Is , will be closely watched by all shippers of live stock. SOUTH DAKOTA RAILROADS. Commission Makes Report With a Number of Recommendations. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Dec. 7. Special to The News : William H. Stanley of this city , secretary of the South Da kota board of railroad commissioners , has just forwarded to Governor Craw ford the 19th annual report of the commission , covering the year ending Juno 30 last. The report shows that during the 1 ! year the commissioners considered one hundred and twenty-nine com plaints and petitions. Of the 129 cases I I 75 were decided In favor of the com- | plalnants , 27 In favor of the defend ants , and 20 were dismissed. During the year the board also conducted ex haustive Investigations In the matters of freight and passenger rates. It Is shown by the report that dur ing the year a total of forty persons were killed on railroad lines within ( he state. Of this number twenty-six were railroad employes , two wore pas sengers and twelve wore other per sons. The Injured during the year reached a total of 115. Of the Injured 301 were railroad employes , fifty-four were passengers and thirty-one wore other persons , The railroad commissioners further ask that the legislative enact sui-h legislation as will give the board com plete jurisdiction ever express com panies doing business In the state , and over electric lines of railroad In South Dakota. The commissioners also ask that a law bo enacted giving the board juris diction In matters pertaining to the hanging or wiring and stringing of telephone , telegraph , electric light and other wires over railroad tracks. This legislation Is asked for In the In terest of railroad employes whoso lives are often endangered by sagging wires crossing railroad tracks , The commissioners recommend the passage of suitable laws by the legis lature governing the handling and shipment over the railroad lines In South Dakota of high explosives. During the past year or two there have been frequent complaints of rowdyism and drunkenness on trains within the state , especially In western South Dakota , the disturbers being a floating element which Is drawn to the state by the great rush for home steads In the western part of the state. This rowdyism has been a source of great annoyance as well as danger to peaceable passengers. The railroad commissioners in their animal report recommend the enactment of such laws as will reduce so far as pos sible drunkenness and disorderly con duct on railroad trains operating with in the boundaries of South Dakota. MRS SARAH M. COTTON IS 86. Celebrates Birthday With a'Dinner In Alnsworth Saturday. Alnsworth , Neb. , Dec. 7. Special to The News : Mrs. Sarah Morgan Cot ton of Lincoln , who Is visiting her son , John M. Cotton , editor of the Star-Jour nal , celebrated her eighty-sixth birth day Saturday with a dinner to a few friends. There were but a few , as she is not strong enough to entertain a large company. There were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin , Rev. B. L. Shep herd and "Daddy" Pennell outside of the Immediate family. Mr. Martin is past seventy-five , his wife some years younger , Rev. Mr. Shepherd Is eighty' eight , Mr. Pennell seventy-six. Besides having a good dinner of old fashioned viands , the cooking of which was superintended by Mrs , Cotton her self , the company had a very enjoy able time In talking over old times and the changes that have taken place In the past seventy or eighty years. In breaking up the little party they all agreed to meet around the same board fourteen years from now to as sist Mrs. Cotton In celebrating her one hundredth birthday. Corn Show at West Point. West Point , Neb. , Dec. 7. Special to The News : The Cuming county corn show was held In the city hall. In spite of the Inclement weather 122 separate entries were made. Four men were kept busy for two days pre ceding the show , arranging the ex hibits. Prizes aggregating $300 were awarded to the successful contestants. At 3:30 : in the afternoon Prof. Moore , the corn expert , delivered an Instruc tive lecture on corn. The exhibits were packed and will bo shown at the National Corn exhibition at Oma ha and from their quality it is con fidently believed that Cuming county will rank high. Death of Judge Canfleld. Chadron , Neb. , Dec. 7. Special to The News : Judge. S. G. Canfield , an old settler of this section of the state , and who was at one time county judge of this county , died at his homo In this city Saturday morning. The body was taken to the Crawford cemetery for Interment. Real Estate Transfers. Real estate transfers for the week ending December 5 , 1908 , compiled by Mndlson County Abstract and Guaran tee company , office with Mapes & Hazen. Olive M. Moore to Alexander Snider , W. D. Cons. $200. Pt. of the so % of the so'4 of 17-23-1. R. G. Grlffis to W. S. Fox , W. D. Cons. $700. Lot 1 , Davis subdivision to Norfolk. D. E. Gulntor to W. S. Fox , W. D. Cons. $105. Lot 2 , Davis subdivision to Norfolk. Herman Booho to Emma Bocho , W. D. Sons. $1. SwVof , 1 , and so'4 , so'/i and IIO'/L soy , of 2-23-1. William Eddenfield to W. T. Men- denhall. W. D. Cons. $1)00. ) Lots 1 , 2 and 3 , block 1 , Walnut Grove addition to Norfolk. W. N. Dean to G. A. Hubble. W. D. Cons. $2,700. Lots 9 and 10 , block 2 , Pasowalk's third addition to Norfolk. George W. Shlppee to Ella Thornton. W. D. Cons.$2,400. ' Lot 16. block 7. Klmball & Blair's addition to Burnett. Ella Thornton to James E. Nelson , W. D. Cons. $1,000. Lots 2 and 3. block 8 , Klmball & Blair's addition to Tllden. MONDAY MENTION. E. R. Hayes went to Omaha Satur day. day.H. H. A. Haley went to Fremont at noon. Leon Tompklns returned to Inmnn Sunday J F I osch of West Point spent Sunday - day In the city. Mrs. Bowen of Popular , Mont. . IB In Norfolk on a visit with her slater , Miss Esta Anderson. Mrrf. Ford Rledler of Thnrston Is visiting at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. August Itaasch. Mrs. E. V. Loucks will leave tomor row for Portland , Ore. , to visit her son on the coast. Jndgo and Mrs. J. B. Barnes expect to move to Lincoln some time during the present week. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Hnuptll , who are on a wedding tour of the southwest , are now In Arizona. W. H. Rucholz , cashier of the Oma ha National bank , was In Norfolk MOM day on his way to Madison to testify ! n tlie case of Elseloy against the Nor folk National bank. M. L. Ogden , who Is rebuilding the ranch house recently destroyed by the lire at the big Butterllold ranch near Magnet , was homo over Sunday , re turning to Magnet Monday noon. Thomas Boll of Lusk. Wyo. , arrived In Norfolk coming from Omaha by way of Columbus where ho stopped to see his brother , William Boll , who Is In a hospital In Columbus recovering from a recent operation. Mrs. W. J. Stadelman Is home from a visit In Sioux City. A. L. Kllllan and family are In Wn- hoe on a brief visit. E. G. Schorregge spent Sunday with his mother In Wakeileld. R. G. Rohrke of Hosklns was in Nor folk Saturday afternoon. Mrs. J. H. Mackny went to Fremont today to spend the Christmas holidays. Miss Brush has been In Alnsworth , the guest of Mrs. W. H. Baldwin. Among the day's out of town visi tors In Norfolk were : John Ernest , Boomer ; L. Titus. N. Titus. Dallas , S. D. ; Dick Johnson , Randolph ; W. M. Leroy , Foster ; A. Waddell , Slgwahl , Winslde ; T. L. Dennlnger , Madison ; C. T. Schnott , Primrose. The Commercial club directors will moot this evening. E. R. Fairbanks and family have moved Into tholr new residence on South Eighth street. The Woman's Missionary society of the First Congregational church will meet with Mrs. H. J. Cole Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. As a matter of protection for library patrons , the mayor has Instructed the city physician to notify the librarian of all cases on contagious diseases. The snow of Saturday brought joy to the hearts of the rabbit hunters and game to their bags. Two Norfolk men out Sunday shot eighteen rabbits. Miss Bessie Richey , a member of last year's graduating class , has been nlven a school two or throe miles from Crolghton. She begins her new work this week. At thte recent wrestling match at Burke between Taylor and Luth , Truesdalo of Norfolk and Sufllcool of Lucas gave a good exhibition , the Lucas man man winning the first and third falls. Bristow Enterprise : Ernest Danes sold his farm south of town at public auction last week. The land sold for $ GSOO of $34 per acre , and was bought by Norm Bennett. Mr. Danes will locate next spring on a farm near Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Strolow of Long Pine passed through Norfolk Saturday on their way to Pierce to at tend the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. Strclow's parents , Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Strelow. George Strclow of this city went up to Pierce Sunday to be present at the wedding anniversary of his grandparents. The impression seems to be held at Madison that N. A. Honsel has the In side track for Vhe appointment as county superintendent to succeed Mr. Perdue. A strong sentiment exists favorable to the election of John Malone - lone , jr. , superintendent at Humphrey , but is likely to bo of no avail as Coun ty Commissioner Malone , his father , is opposed to such a move. The first real snow of the season began to fall In Norfolk Saturday after noon at 3 o'clock. Snow fell during the afternoon and evening. Sleigh bells were heard Sunday although the sleighing was not good enough to appeal to many people. Sunday night was cold , with no suggestion of snow. On ac count of the bVIght moon and the cov ering of snow the night was nearly turned Into day , it being possible to see many blocks In the moonlight. County Superintendent F. S. Per due , who expects after January 7 , to take up his work as deputy state su perintendent , was In Norfolk Satur day night , returning form a teachers' meeting held by County Superintend ent Murphey of Knox county at Crolgh ton. Mr. Perdiie's now work will for the most part bo field work rather than office work , and will take over the entire state , keeping him In con stant touch with th details of the school work of the state. In addition to Mr. Perdue , Miss Marie Anderson , a West Point teacher , appeared on the program at Crelghton. The Madison high school , undisputed football champion in north Nebraska in 1907 , is now claming the 190S cham pionship. Aside from the Norfolk games Madison probably has as good a claim to the honors as any other north state team. But the Norfolk team will not admit that the record shows Madison to bo superior to Nor folk on the gridiron this year. Norfolk defeated Madison 1C to 0 in this city and lost 10 to 0 at Madison. While the local season was very creditable It has not been contended that Norfolk has a claim on the championship , which seems to oe very much up In the nlr and only to bo awarded on paper. The Union Pacific track after being blocked for several hours between this city and Warnorvlllo was cleared Sat unlay afternoon In time to permit the morning passenger to leave Norfolk at 330 ; o'clock. The accommodation train , scheduled to leave here ut 2 o'clock In the afternoon , did not got out until about C p , m. The wreck was caused by the axel of a truck underj an oil car breaking. The train was on a down grade and ran about 1,200 feet before It could bo stopped. The train was fortunate In escaping as easily as It did , nothing being damaged beyond the trucks of the oil car. The Northwestern wrecking outfit was borrowed by the Union Pacific to clear the track. Annual Lodge of Sorrow Held. Three deaths In the Norfolk jurisdic tion of Klks during the past year , bringing the list of "absent brothers" of the Norfolk lodge up to sixteen , formed the basis of an eloquent and thoughtful address by Rev. J. C. S. Wollls the chaplain , at the Elk "Lodge of Sorrow , " hold Sunday afternoon In the 101k club rooms. The memorial services were largely attended by members and friends of the order. The services wore pre sided over by J , B. Maylard , exulted ruler , the beautiful and Impressive public ritual being used. Special mnslr was rendered by a quartet consisting of R. Solomon , C. C. Gow , H. O. Klesau and L. B. Nicola. Rev. J. C. S. Wollls , In delivering the address of the afternoon , said : Exalted Ruler , brothers and friends : A very ancient writer after enumeratIng - ' Ing the many vicissitudes of prosperity and adversity , of society and solitude , of love and of hate and many other things that may enter Into the makeup of one short llfo , reaches the conclu sion that because there Is such an endless variation and each lasts for so short a time that perhaps It might be as well for a man to do nothing , as for him to enter the contest for tilings which largely neutralize each other and which at best arc transient and evanescent. And then another thought comes to the front and he takes an estlmato from 1 a different standpoint , and ho sug gests that oven transient tilings and contradictory things may have a place , when regarded as parts of a larger whole that as from wheels turning In different directions in some great com plicated machine , and yet fitting by their cogs Into one another , there may be as a resultant of direct motion from their apparently contradictory forces , so oven the perplexities and dark things in human life may bo parts of a plan opening out Into wider and more far-reaching relations , and so he conies to the conclusion that not-j withstanding the limitations and vari ations of life , yet that God hath made everything beautiful In Ills time , and then declares as to man's life and des-j tiny that he has relations to things that arc permanent and lasting and declares that God hath set eternity the desire for immortal life in his heart. This writer's conclusions Ilml re sponse In all our hearts. We live in a world of change , but amid the changes embraced in the larger whole , there is a larger outlook that absorbs the evanescent , and engulfs It In a sea' that Is calm. We are subject to a vari ations along many lines , but within us and working within these variations there Is a repressed , but Immortal consciousness that links us to an or-1 dor of tilings , and to a realm of life , that knows no vicissitude and fears ; io ultimate absorption or obliteration. We have longings , however stifled , mis interpreted , or starved , that tell of an Immortal and enduring being , and that foretell an eternal living. The contrast between things pass- ins and meetable , and things positive and determined ought to be most ap parent. Though we are parts of the material world , vet within us is lodged a per sonality that has nothing in common with duration of time , or decay of ma terial substance , The laws of physi cal growth which rule material things have no application , and neither build up nor tear down the spiritual force the ego that erects through the years our mortal bodies. In , under , and amidst the material atoms that come and go as life expinds there is thut which is eternal , and which Is coordinate - nato with and similar to the eternal force that upholds the material world. Whatever befalls the hairs , which grow gray , and the hands that become wrinkled and palsied , and the heart that gives Irregular beating , and the eye that becomes dim , I say , what ever befalls these physical organs , yeti as the heathen said "I shall not die. " Deep within the clay , that Is des tined to mould , there dwells an lmmor- tal guest a very spirit from God , whose duration Is as lasting as Hsj Maker. "Commonplace utterances , " you say. Yes , commonplace utterances , which says two things , viz : that they are' truths common to us all , and also truths which because they are common and so universally believed have losti their power to Impress us , believing' which we yet go forward upon the basis that they do not exist. Take a future life. How few there are who disbelieve It , and yet how few there arc who live as if they really believed In It. Take It out of the generality and make It personal. Ask yourself , "Is It true of mo ? Am I to live forever ? Is there eternity 'n ' my heart ? Shall the I that has con structed this piece of fleshy machinery bo continued when It gives up Its earthly work ? " If not , nothing should take precedence over the making pro vision for body. Our motto should bo lot us eat and drink , make friends , and wife and home , and all the sanctities of life , the side Issues. Wo are the only beings on this earth that ran think the thought or speak the word eternity. All other created things aro\undisturbed as to tholr futurity. The God who made us of a higher order than they , planted within us the hope , and gave Inspira tion as to Its realization. Heart ans wers to heart and sends outward and upward the fervent expectation that Ho who planted It , planted It not In falsehood. There may no doubt bo honest atheists , and sincere believers In man's spiritual destruction at death. Just as the man swept over Niagara blinded by the spray and deafened by the roar , would see nothing outside the green wall of waters that encom passed him , notwithstanding all the while the clear blue sky , with Its peaceful serenity would bo bending over him. So it is possible for us to become so absorbed In lands , and goods and little gods that wo lose the consciousness of the spiritual and eter nal within and around us. Thp rrcnt nlnnot thnt tnnvon on the ' outermost rim of our solar system j | was discovered , because It wa found that Its neighbor planet wavered In Its course , and this was constructed to moan that some hitherto unknown mass was attrnc'llng and drawing it from what otherwise would have boon Its COUI-HO. So too nro i here forces from out- sldo ( ho HoMh that toll of other pow ers , and ether forooH there nro long ings In the human heart , cravings after spiritual relationships , which nro Inexplicable - explicable except upon the basis of a i-ontliiunnco of llfo after doalli. The tendrils of the human heart , like those of the climbing plant , arc fooling out Into tlio future and grasping after the stay whlrh they need for tholr full ma turity and fruitage. By our \ory make up , by our spirit ual needs , by the imsslblltle.s engen dered within us , and a thousand oilier signs and facts that go to malic up the totality of life , Almighty God has sot eternity In our hoaits. Wo eravo It , wo need It for our completion. By the transiency that Is stamped upon earthly material possessions , by the delights that me short lived , wo seek for and hunger after pornmnocy and eternal being. The things that stand In this llfo In the forefront and urge us onward are the food In the wilder ness. The first taste , the mollbatlon , but the fall cup will come In the hero- after. The your tnat has Intervened since wo last xathered here to call afresh to our memories the brothers who had passed from their earthly relations with us , has taken three of our mem bers. bers.Tho The oall came first to Brother Charles A. Mndson on April 20 , 1908. It Is needless for me to attempt to do more in his case than to give dates , and to bring afresh to your minds his characteristics and his goodness of heart. Born In Norfolk December 18 , 1879 , ho grew to manhood in your midst. Many of you no doubt know him as a boy and are familiar with his doings. He received the advantages of our city schools , graduated from the high school , and at once began his studios in pharmacy , lie Is said to have boon the youngest pharmacist in the state at the time of his admis sion. Ho took duty for some years with Brother Chrlstoph. Later ho en tered the employment of Park , bavis & Company of Chicago. Ho was most successful as a traveling salesman and was advanced by bis employers to the position of field director for the state of Illinois , and again made good. Hav ing had an attack of pneumonia , he was 'left ' In a weakened condition-espec ially as to his pulmonary organs. i Later on he suffered from tuberculosis , | lie tried the climate of Texas , Art- I zona and Colorado without receiving I i permanent relief , and finally came homo to give up his life among his family and friends. My acquaintance with him was Intimate and one of the things that stood out for exceptional commendation was his great love and tender care bestowed upon bis mother and sister with whom he made bis homo before leaving Norfolk for Chicago cage , lie made provision by his poll ' ' 'cies of llfo insurance for his mother's comfort , lie was a loving son , n true brother , and a manly man. The next brother to answer the roll call beyond the River was Samuel Wilder , who died the sixth day of July , 1908. Ho was a resident of Hartington where ho was engaged in business. Ills parents were residents of Hiawatha , Kans. , whore ho was born , December 7 , 1875. As a mer chant he won the esteem of the people ple of his town and was active In ad vancing Its Interests. Unmarried ho died at Hartington in the thirty-third year of his age. While somewhat reserved In man ner yet ho had many friends. As a young man of twenty-one he settled in Hartington and remained there tin til his death eleven years afterward. During the latter part of Juno of this year he suffered from an attack of appendicitis and went to Rochester tor , Minn. , for treatment. The opera- tlon resulted in his death. His re mains were taken to his old homo at Hiawatha , Kans. , and there Interred. , His family connections wore of the i | very best. Ho was a not-distant 1 relative of Samuel Clements , other wise known as Mark Twain. His membership in our lodge was not of j I long standing , only extending over , about eight months. lie was one of the few of our num her who had taken a life membership. j Ho was a man of culture , having re , celved the best opportunity to secure ; ! an education. He was wide and open , In his sympathies for everything that | I tendered to the betterment of his fel- . lowmcn. All who know him well be- I came his friends. A third call to go Into eternal life came during the week that has just passed. William A. Smith of Chadron ' ' died at his home on Friday last and his j mortal remains are being taken to I their final resting today. Few facts 1 have come before us as to his Illness. ' His aliment was tuberculosis and ex tended over many months. He was a conductor on the Chicago and North western railway , having served In that capacity for more than twenty years. Ho was forty-eight years old. Ho was a most worthy member of our order. Sixteen names make the roster of those whom wo of this lodge call our "absent brothers" as the clock strikes the hour of eleven. Year by year It will bo lengthened by the addition of ether names , and in time the majority will bo transferred to the lodge on the ether side. Some of us will go during the com ing year no doult. : May the transfer of any called to go bo free from fears as to what Is In the boyond. May it bo a going Into eternal llfo. The poet's admonition is ono that appeals to our hearts when ho says : "So live that when thy summons como to join The innumornblo caravan that moves To that mysterious realm , when each shall take Ills chamber In the silent halls of death , Then go not , like the quarry slave at night , Scourged to his dungeon , but sustain ed and soothed. By an unfaltering trust approach th > grave Like ono who draws the drapery of his couch About him and lies down to pleasant dreams. " The Sixteen on the Other Side. The sixteen members who are no\s listed forever among the "absent brothers" are ; A , C. Powell , L , Ros enthal , J. W. Parker , G. A. Lulkart P. M. Owen , Qporco OffonhauHpr. Ottr F. Tapport. It. L. Braasch , Thomas M. Itynn. C. 1) ) . Jenkins , W. M , Itobortmni. C. W. Braasch. B. W. Woolvoiftm. Charles A. .Madson , Samuel \Vlldor \ and William A. Smith. J. S. BOOTH OF DALLAS DEAD. Rosebud Business Man Died In Omnhn Hospital Saturday. Dallas , S. I ) . , Dec. 7.Special tn The Vow : J. S. Booth , mniingor of the inane * Soars lumber yard and u imminent citizen of Dalian , died HuU inlay at the Iminanuol hospital lit ) inalia. death rosiilllnu from heart tllu- aso. Ho had left here lust Mnmliiy nornlng , rvpoctlm ; | ( ) rotualn In omii- iii for treatment , later going to Florldii spend the winter. News of Mr. Booth's death came mi shock to friends and relatives , for vhllo ho has boon ailing for KOMII > tlini- , ils condition was not sorlous until Frl- lay noon. Ills son loft on the noon rain , but was tumble to roach Onmhrt loforo his father's death. Mr. Booth loaves a wlfo and Mix hlldron. lie was a prominent Mason mil Odd Follow. W. C. T. U. Contest. Chadron , Nob. , Dec , 7. Special to The News : The silver modal orntorl- 'nl ' contest of the western W. C. T. If. vns hold In the llrst Methodist church n this city Friday evening. The first irlzo was won by Cllvo Hnrtman , u 'hndron boy , who delivered his ml- Iress on "Tho Court of U-ist Appeal. " The final contest for the gold modiil vlll be hold sometime In the near 'nttire. Oakdnle Man Goes to Chadron. Chadron. Nob. , Dec. 7. Special to I'he News : J. R. Bnskott , of Onkdalo las opened a now flour , food and grain store In this city. It Is expected that his now business will partly rollovu ho shortage of flour and grain ox- lorionced by the people of Chadron since the recent destruction of the oiler mills by fire. Thirteen eBlow Zero Mark. Norfolk wont down town Monday iiorning on the Installment plan. Box- ng tholr oars and face to keep the ilood moving , those who were forced o bravo the freezing temperature- : ho early morning nlr found It expc- llent to make frequent stops on the ; lown town trip. Thirteen degrees below zero wan this- point readied in Norfolk during ; this- night , that mark being registered. l y. the official thermometer. Sunday. morning the mercury stood ns high UB twenty degrees above zero. During the afternoon the mercury began to fall rapidly. The night which followed ! was by many degrees the coldest of the year. Frozen oars attested the correct IIOSB of the mercury's statement. Frozen water pipes also added to the troubles of the householder. THE JUDGE AND THE DEVIL. ' Former Dallas , S. D. , Lawyer Accused of Comparison. Dos Molnes , la. , Dec. 4. Attorney I. T. Jones , formerly of Dallas , S. D. , cited for contempt by Judge Me- Henry , for attacking the juvenile coutt , court was given a terrific scor ing by the court and released yester day. "You have accused mo of doing : things which place me In a category where the devil would be considered' a high tone Christian gentleman. , " said the court indignantly to Jones- . Eagles Elect Officers. Paul Nordwlg after next month will head the Sugar City'aerie of Eagles , succeeding Ray Weber as worthy president. The other officers elected at the meeting Friday night were : Millard - lard Green , vice president ; Fred Krantz , chaplain ; W. J. Stafford , treas urer ; P. M. Barrett , secretary ; C. U. Groesbeck , Inside guard ; P. H. Car- berry , outside guard ; M. W. Spennor trustee for three year term. Initiation of two candidates follow ed the election. A lunch was served at the close of the meeting. Six Legged Pig Grows , Fat at Butte. A hog can't help being n hog , It's 'ho nature of the beast. But having b : eu born such It ought to bo content to let it go at that and not nttt nipt to nmka a pig of Itself. There is a hog in Boyd county time , has "overstepped" the limit. Overstepped Isn't the right word- either. It should be "ovorfooted , " for the aversion of the tribe of Jtidah Uio unclean beast referred to Is the pos sessor of three pairs of solid substan tial well developed feet. William Green , a farmer five miles west of Butte , is the owner of the cele brated "soxoped. " The animal was several weeks old before ho bocninu aware of Its peculiarities. His atten tion first being called to the piglet by his little son whoso sharp eyes had spotted the freak development. The animal has six genuine foot , two of which sprout "V shape" from thu second Joint of each foreleg. All nro capped with hardened trot ters and are of such equal dimensions that the pig stands firmly and squarely on each and all of Its "four logs. " From a spring piglet the animal has developed Into a husky shoat that wilt weigh fifty or sixty pounds. It Is every bit as largo and just as active in itw movements as any of the ether mem bers of the same litter. That the general public shall Jmva opportunity to examine his curiosity Mr. Green has advorMsod his desire to dispose of the animal , and has already received several substantial offern from museums and sideshow men. Ho has not yet closed the deal. Illinois , town and Indiana are the so- called "hog states , " but If Nebraska , can continue raising stock of the kind described nbovo It won't bo long ho- fore Pho wJlLbn In a class by herself