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THENOKFOUOVVEEKLY NEWa-JOUHNAL FHlUAY MAUUII 191909 The Norfolk Weekly " .Hows-Journal The News , EHtnlllfllitd ) ! 1S81. The Journal , Established 1877. THE HU8E PUBLISHING COMPANY. W. N. Huso , N. A. Huso. President. Secretary _ Every Friday. Hy niiill per your , $1.50. Entered at thu postolllce at Norfolk , Noli. , aw socojid class matter. relop"Tiones : "TTdllorlnl Department No. 1 ! ! ! . Business Ollleo and Job HOOIIIH No. II 22. The first newspaper WIIH published In England In ir.ss . , but It WIIH not null ) K'.ril ! Hint advortlHomcnts found their way Into Its columns. Think of run ning a newspaper Hlxty-four yearH bo- foil ! you not any ad VIM Using. Tliat dcinljmiti of old ReimioUy whisky given to President Koosevelt before lilH departure fioni the Whlto HOIIHU may come In handy In darkest Africa In case of snake bite. HIM con- Htrlctors are Hald to be dangerous. No longer nro HrltlHli soldiers fed 0,1 the roast beef of Old England. Now It IH the cannud bucf of Chicago. A Chicago pucker has recently secured the contract to supply the army for tbreo years. Army ofllcurs keep watch over the workings of the estab lishment to sec that they get good beef. It must Inevitably follow that with increasing population In this country must come an Increased acreage of land devoted to agricultural purposes. The department of agriculture ex presses the belief that ilfty years hence the land devoted to fanning will be about one-half the total area Instead of oue-llfth as at present. A man who ate three pieces of mince jilo before retiring dreamed the man lie was gambling with cheated him nml got his revolver to shoot him. No gambler being present ho shot his wife under thu hallucination that she was the gambler. If his wife made the mince pie she certainly got her punishment promptly and all tliat was coming. No previous mistress of the White House has been such a world wide traveler as has Mrs. Taft. On prac tically all his missions as a popular peace envoy Mrs. Taft has accom panied her husband. In matter of dis tance this would mean more miles than one cares to figure , for no Ameri can outside the navy has ever covered o much of the earth's surface ju be half of the government as the new president. As a further proof of lUo oft stated fact that public confidence is worth more than money comes the request from an Italian statesman that news papers of friendly nations will do what they can to allay the nervous ness of the traveling public lest an other earthquake may occur at any time. The sums spent by tourists in Italian cities form an Important part of their revenues and If travelers get the Impression that the danger of earthquake Is ever present and stay away It will be a continuous calamity. "If the world's tobaeco crop of 1007 were equally distributed among the men , women and children of the earth , there would be something under two pounds for each person , " says the New York Herald. What a kick there would bo coming from the habitual tobacco user who easily consumes forty or Ilfty pounds of the weed In twelve months , If all but two pounds of his annual allowance should be be stowed on respectable women and children whose only use for the nicotine tine would bo to keep moths out of their furs and kill the plant llco on their house plants. Good roads are just as essential to successful farming as modern machin ery. If the roads are improved so that a fanner can haul Ilfty bushels of grain to market where before he would haul but twenty-live , he has made a definite gain just as much as though he had received live cents more per bushel for his grain In the mar ket. Many farmers think because they do not get the money as an actual re bate that It does not exist but this Is the sort of financiering that Is respon sible for the failure of many farmers to gain a competence. It Is the farmer who saves time and labor both for himself - self , his teams and his machinery , who does everything In a bnslness-liko and economical way , that has the cash bal ance at the end of the year. Here is something from Robert Louis Stevens well worth your readIng - Ing : "Pleasures are more beneficial than duties , because , like the quality ol mercy , they are not strained , and they are thrice blessed. There must always be two to a kiss , and there may bo a score In a Jest ; but wherever there Is an clement of sacrifice , the favor Is conferred with pain and received with confusion. There Is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy , wo shower anonymous benefits upon the world. A happy man or a happy woman Is n better thing to find than a five pound note. He or she is a radiating focus of good will ; and their entrance Into a room la as though another candle iad been lighted. " Hank checks have been In use BO long that no one over thinks of their origin or what particular need called them forth , but a French writer In the London Clobo tells what called them forth. "It Is well known , " he said , "that the fog Is frequently so dense In London that everything Is blotted out. This Is the opportunity for the man- rander and highway man and ho Is not slow In turning It to his profit. At the beginning of the last century the at tacks made upon bank messengers and others became sir frequent that tradesmen and manufacturers began to think seriously of some means of pro tecting themselves , and Invented the check which enables a man to go about with little money and rendered useless the rilling of Docket-books. COMMERCIAL CH'B CONVENTION. Norfolk feels it an honor and a privi lege to entertain the state convention of Nebraska Commercial clubs , and the city of Norfolk hopes that as much pleasure and benellt may come to her guests as Norfolk , Itself , will derive from this assembly. The convention of state commercial clubs , with the program that had been arranged , means the coming together hero of many of Nebraska's brightest men. They are a constructive type of men who have been a factor In the upbuilding of this commonwealth. That Norfolk will gain now Ideas of practical use from this association goes without argument. The conven tion Is one of the genuinely valuable gatherings of men that Nebraska pro duces. And the meeting will go down as one of the real events of the year In Norfolk. The railroads are not placing large orders as was generally predicted when the price of steel dropped some what. The Burlington officials make the statement that before the Bur- llngton contributes to the cause of in dustrial prosperity by ordering ac cording to Its real needs and future re quirements it must have surcease of legal nagging. The eleven states through which the Burlington runs have passed 800 laws dealing with rail ways within the past two years while in those states 272 such laws are still pending. The predicament of the Bur lington Is matched by that of other sys tems all are merely engaged In mark ing time until the cessation of perni cious legislative hostilities will permit them to advance. Meanwhile general business prosperity halts. In Canada and Mexico great railroad activity Is in progress and much American capi tal is employed. Many people begin to concede that it looks as though the people wore themeselves carrying their legislative restrictions too far and holding back their own business pros perity thereby. Are Canada and Mexico really taking a wiser .course than the United States after all ? BRYAN IS WILLIN' . Mr. Bryan is assuming a good deal when he Insinuates that any Demo crat is likely to be elected United States senator from Nebraska next year. With a good big Republican majority In Nebraska normally , and with that majority Increased next year as a result of the farce that has been rendered by the Democratic legis lature this year , there Is little likeli hood of any but an old time Republi can victory when the senatorial elec tion comes along a year from next fall. fall.It It was typical of Mr. Bryan , though , that ho should at this early date an nounce his willingness to make the race. With usual "modesty , " ho side steps the forthcoming Internal Demo cratic dissension and "would prefer not to bo a candidate if any other Democrat has bettor chance of being elected. " But people who know Mr. Bryan know well enough that ho added , mentally , that ho didn't know of any Democrat who could do that stunt and that the man he had In mind was no other than the peerless leader , himself. Governor Shallenberger - and Con gressman Hitchcock , who are both to ho candidates for the Democratic sena torial nomination , may convince Mr. Bryan that their chances are better than his for election , biit he'll be con vinced against his will , if at all. KNOCKS OUT ELKINS LAW. Very evidently , taking the recent de cision In the Standard Oil rebate case as a basis , one of the most Important problems confronting the Taft adminis tration will be the enactment of a law that will make It a punishable crime for railroads to give , or shippers to accept , rebates or secretly low and discriminative rates. In the opinion of a high official of the government law department at Washington , the Anderson ruling ren ders the Elklns rebate law practically null and void. Under the new rulings , no shipper can be punished unless It can be proven that ho know that ho was ac cepting a secret rate. Since the only people on earth who could testify of such knowledge on the part of the shipper , would be the rail road agent granting It and the ship per receiving It , and since such testi mony would incriminate both , it Is easily seen that there Is practically no chance in the world of over convicting either a railroad for rebating or a ship per for accepting rebates. If this opinion Is uphold by the United States supreme court , there will be no safeguard against rebating until a new law that Is constitutional can be-passed. The ruling that each settlement In stead of each car lot constitutes a unit of offense Is almost equally fatal to the Intent of the Elklns law , since sett lenient could be postponed for years If necessary and then lumped In to one. AX UNGRATEFUL TASK. Greatly desired as Is the ofllco of president of the United States , It Is In many ways a thankless job. A man like Roosevelt , of a combative disposition and great pertinacity , may enjoy himself , but even he was made to feel at the end how ungracious Is the work. The last session of con gress has been devoted to little else than plans to make him uncomfort able. No pains have been spared to obstruct or defeat measures which were known to enjoy his especial favor ; and It has required the exer cise of great tact and considerable pressure to prevent an open rupture during the last weeks between the ex ecutive and the legislature. This situation may have been ag gravated by Mr. Roosevelt's Impulsive disposition and his readiness for a tight , but It does not originate there. It Is chronic. No president goes out of office without more or less hos tility expressed by congress. Every president for over thirty years has felt it , except the two who died Mn of fice. Talk with any senator or repre sentative of Harrison's time , and you would get a wholly unjust Impression of the man. The virulence with which Cleveland was assailed was due as much to this general rule of un popularity as to his opposition to his party. The man at the White House Is obliged , by the very logic of the situation , to quit his office amidst a storm of criticism ; and , as a rule , the better president he has been the severer Is the blame that he receives. One can see why this must be. No human being could satisfy the de mands of senators and congressmen combined. They must be continually disappointed. Even the most reason able of them ask , In the aggregate , more patronage than the government has to bestow. The unreasonable want the president not to oppose , many of them ask him actively to sup port their pet measures. Mere official courtesy costs him enemies every day. Courtesy is construed Into a promise ; all conies back upon his head. Per sonally there Is no more ungrateful business than to serve as president of the United States. LIKE MICE IN A CHEESE. One cannot look at the things which the American people permit , which they even occasionally boast of and exult in as "progress , " without making an undignified comparison. Are we not , as far as our material wealth is concerned , very much like mice in a cheese or rats In a granary ? The trouble with these vermin is not the amount ihey consume. The farmer or miller or merchant would be willing to set aside , In a bin , all that the rats and mice in his district could eat In a year , if ho could get rid of them In that way. He could afford to maintain them luxuriously In private establishments of their own. It is what they waste , not what they consume , that counts. A single little beast will gnaw , defile , make unlit for use one way or another , in one day. what would maintain a hu man being for a year. That Is why these creatures are such pests. And it Is also why , little as we may enjoy the comparison , we are very much like them. Let us see how it works. A short time ago the announcement was made that one of the great lumber syndi cates was about to attack the last con siderable body of standing timber in Wisconsin. It had built a railroad , es tablished a big mill , employed its men and calculated that , before the end of ten years , It would completely de stroy a most valuable natural re source ; one that is getting very scarce and that might , with decent treatment , be made to supply men's wants for ever. Is this like intelligent human beings , or Is It the way of the mice with a cheese ? The greatness of our Industry rests upon our coal and iron supply. The latter Is now largely In the hands of a single corporation. It Is mining the ore , reducing it to Iron and steel , forcing it upon all the mar kets of the world , not with reference to our present or future needs , but solely with a view to the largest pos sible dividends for the next forty years. After that , the deluge. Who cares whether there shall bo a pound of Iron loft In the United States or not ? And again , Is this the way of In telligent human beings , or of rats In a granary ? Of all our national short comings , none Is so amazing as this glorification of sheer waste. ATTEND THE BANQUET. Nebraska commercial clubs will con vene in Norfolk Monday for their an nual state convention. Norfolk should put on holiday attire and stretch out the glad hand In honor of the visitors who will Include many of the bright est men of the state and some of the nation's eminent public citizens and officials. Norfolk Is fortunate In getting this convention. It will bring hero a set of men from whom ideas of untold value may be gained , along the line of city building. : . . Kvcry business man In Norfolk should buy a ticket and attend the banquet Tuesday night. No citizen of .he community with Norfolk's Interest , or with bin own progresHlveness at heart , should stay away. The price of banquet tickets Is placed low at $1 , and It should be a thoroughly roprc- sensatlve body of Norfolk business men gathered around the banquet board to do honor to the visitors and to listen to the addresses of the four 1 distinguished and worth-while speak- 1 ers. Norfolk never before has had oppor tunity to listen to an address by an Interstate commerce commissioner ; never lina a rallioad manager of Mr. Mohier's caliber addressed the people of this city ; and Governor Shallenber- | ger's speech should attract attention. > The program that has been arranged i for the entire meeting , beginlng Mon- j day , Is a superb one one of much I higher typo than Is usually found at 1 ordinary state conventions. j There will be unquestioned Instruc tion along Interesting commercial lines for every man In Norfolk. And the event should be taken advantage of. There should bo no grudging spirit In helping to make this convention one of the most potentially benellrlal that Norfolk has ever entertained a complete success. These men will gain Impressions of Norfolk and those Impressions will result In good or bad advertising. There should be a concen'.rated ef fort to make that advertising the best possible. Not only the banquet , but the day sessions of the convention should , as well , bo attended by Norfolk business men In a body. AROUND TOWN. Surely you didn't forget to wear a shamrock ? The grass will probably be green by Wednesday. Has the groundhog forgotten to come to ? The open season on duck hunters is at hand. They're a fine looking bunch of men , all right. What's your opinion about the Yank- ton-Norfolk by this time ? Is there anything more aggravating than a faithful alarm clock ? The calendar Indicates that St. Pat rick's day in the morning Is at hand. You ought to get your monoy's worth out of your overcoat this year. Don't carry big bunches of cash around with you , if you're a Tripp county homesteader. Are we Indebted to the state associa tion of commercial clubs for this fine brand of Italian weather ? Spring Hoods have ceased to worry , but here's the annual city election staring us In the face. What hard lines Carnegie is In ! The Nebraska legislature won't even allow him to give his money away. Norfolk ministers have been re ceiving letters asking them not to sign any saloon petitions this year. The News will appreciate It if any subscriber who misses a paper , will promptly notify the business office. Local politics begins to bubble and indications are tliat there'll be more bubbles In It before the campaign is done. Surely nobody would discount any stories about the number of ducks shot In a single day by a single hunter ? Almost anybody can get to re semble the odor of a stale cigar stub by standing in a crowd of smokers for twenty minutes. The Columbus delegation are here to Invite next year's convention , and to Indicate that Columbus is on the map in rod letters. By changing the way she does up her hair , almost any woman can create more commotion than a presidential inauguration. If Nature were Inclined to bo kind , a blanket of snow would cover Nor folk avenue during the forthcoming visit of the state commercial clubs. There's one thing that ought to pre vent school teaching from ever grow ing dull. There's always the chance that a re-election may fail at the end of the year. TAFT WRITES OF ROOSEVELT. New President Tells of High Regard for His Predecessor. By W. H. Taft In Collier's Weekly. Mr. Roosevelt and 1 came to know each other when he was chairman of the civil service commission and I was solicitor general , In IS'JO and 1892. In Washington. We were both subordi nates In the Harrison administration. We lived in ho same part of Wash ington , ho on Nineteenth street , near the British embassy , and I on Dupont circle. Our wives knew each other well , and some of our children were born about . -o same time. Wo found , after discussion , that wo agreed in quite a marked way In our views of proper political Ideals and proper political methods. Wo were as emphatic in the judgment that the po litical reformer who was not willing to accept conditions as they wore as the basis for his action , and to work for the bettor th.ngs that were prac tical , without achieving all that ho would . .no to achieve , was rather a hindrance than a help to progress , and merely assisted the permanent control of the bo s and the machine. This , 1 think , has been the moving principle of Mr. Roosevelt's career , lie has be lieved In practical progress and not In Ideas which make for no real ad- > anccmont. After these two years I wont upon the bench and left Washington , and only occasionally met him , though from time to time , as changes came In his career , we carried on a corres pondence , and as crisis would arise ho rt'ould not Infrequently write me to se cure my judgment on particular situa tions. No one associates with Mr. Roosevelt velt closely without having the strong est possible affection for him. Ills mind , his disposition and his tempera ment arc all cf that class that would rather make him agree than disagree with the people with whom lie comes In contact. But this Is not to say that he does not enjoy a controversy and a light according to the rules of the game , for he does. He believes as strongly as possible In team work , and I never served under any other man , or hope to serve under another man , so Intensely loyal to the cause which we were both seeking to uphold and so generous in his acceptance of the full responsibility for his subordinates In the work as Theodore Roosevelt. 1 never served under another who was as generous In his praise of those who worked with him and who was as willIng - Ing to accord more than their deserts to the men who were shoulder to shoul der with him in the light. That char acteristic of his has been calculated to tie men to him with bonds of steel. The general theory that Mr. Roosevelt velt Is of an exceeding Impulsive na ture is , perhaps , just tiled to the ex tent of saying that ho has a marve lous quickness for apprehending a question and reaching the nub of it , and almost an overwhelming desire to decide and get rid of the Issue pre sented as promptly as possible. I never knew a man who worked as far In advance of what was to be done and who kept his engagements with refer ence to what he had agreed to do as providently as Mr. Roosevelt. Per haps I value this virtue more highly because I lack it myself. The result i of quick decision and action might have Impaired the success of Mr. Roosevelt's career If It had not been that he has been freer than most men from that pride of opinion which pre vents many men from admitting their error , reversing their judgment , and changing their course. 1 have had to do with a number of presidents and with a good many chiefs , and I am well within the truth when I say that I never met a man who , upon proper presentation , would reverse hlniseif as willingly and with as little trace of obstinacy or unreasonableness as Mr. Roosevelt. The relation between Mr. Roosevelt and myself has been one of close and sweet Intimacy. It has never been ruffled in the slightest degree , and I do not thliiu tnat wo have over mis understood each other. Mr. Reese velt's tastes and mine have not been the same. In the matter of athletics he takes to those games more violent than I am suited to and more violent tnan I like. He has the strongest literary sense and a power of applica tion in reading current literature that to mo is marvelous. He loves the woods ; he loves hunting , he loves lift- akin to that of the pioneer , he loves roughing It , and I don't. Mr. Roosevelt never liar the educa tion and practice of a lawyer. His intense desire to reach practical re sults for good has made him at times impatient of the restraint of legal methods , while I have been trained as a lawyer and a judge and am as strongly Imbued with the necessity for legal methods as eleven years on the bench are likely to make one ; and yet , in spite of this difference of method and difference of tempera ment , it is quite remarkable to me , and wo have frequently commented on it to each other , that we have been In agreement In our views as to the re sults that ought to bo obtained In the matter of government and political progress , even to details , much more than other men who have come Into association with both of us. Mr. Roosevelt's courage In the ex pression of his convictions I need not dwell upon. His real , and what one might almost describe as affectionate , interest in the welfare of the poor man , of the man who has great ob stacles to meet and who has the odds against him In life's struggle , and the sincerity of his desire to help that class of men , no one who over had to do with him could doubt ; and his In sistence has always been that the dif ficulty between the so-called classes In the country and the failure of edu cated lawyers and political economists and others to bring about proper rela tions between the well-to-do and those who are dependent upon wages for their living , arise from an absence of a proper point of view on the part of those who are leading comfortable lives. The confidence that the com mon , plain people , Including the wage- earners , have had in Theodore Roosevelt velt as their representative and de fender lias been most perfectly placed ; for there never was a cham pion more sincere In support of their Interests , and yet there never was a friend franker in his statement to them of the unpleasant truths that oc casionally they ought to bo told. Mr. Roosevelt understands the plain people plo about as well as Lincoln did , shares their feelings , and gives accu rate expression to thorn. Hence his marvelous hold upon the great body of the people , which has continued to exist In undlmlnlshed strength In spite of the criticism heard of him and his methods In quarters more con spicuous than really significant. When the friction of the last few months shall ho forgotten , when the mlHtH of momentary Irritation , shall have disappeared , the great norm of Theodore Roosevelt as president and leader of men In one of the great moral movements of the country's history will become clear to every one and ho will take his place In his tory with Washington and Lincoln. OVER NORTHWESTERN PRAIRIES. Drs. Fletcher and Fletcher have lilted up a new hospital at Orchard. The Gregory Times will bo published as a dally paper during the filing period. Superintendent Fllley of the Albion schools will spend the next two years at the university. tklnson wilt probably hold n bond election to vote Jlll.fiOO for an ad dition to the school house. President .1. M. Pile of the Wayne normal , whose funeral Is held today at Wayne , was a classmate of Presi dent W. H. Cleminons of the Fremont normal at the a Valparaiso normal. Attorney W. W. Qtilvcy has or ganized his Sunday school class at Pierce into a baseball club. Eugene Moseley , a nine-year-old Ainsworth boy , accidentally shot him self In the hand with a rifle. Fred Dlers of Madison was elected president of the state federation of retail dealers at the convention In Lincoln this week. The Lamro Journal publishes an Il lustrated edition of sixteen pages set ting forth the advantages possessed by Lamro as a Rosebud town. It is a neatly gotten up special edition. A three-year-old son of George Godln , living in the southern part of Brown county , burned to death in an explosion which resulted from an at tempt to burn hay in a stove In the GodTh home. Grace Ilowser and Louise M. Dorn- berger have brought suit for damages In the district court ac Wayne against- Effle M. Repine , who ran thorn down in an auto nearly a year ago. Neither were seriously hurt. Butte Gazette : The Anoka Herald Is no more. It gave up the struggle last week at the ago of six years. It is to be transplanted , so wo have the Information to the reservation coun try. Editor Scoflold now has the broad fields of Anoka all to himself. Beemer Times : Mrs. Boomer came up from Lincoln Sunday even ing to look after things generally for a day or two. As soon as Mr. Beemer's term of office expires at the peniton- tiaiy ( April 1) ) they expect to set workman "to remodeling their old home and again make this home In reality. Pllger Herald : William Hans , son- in-law of Frederick Koplln , was struck with blindness Monday afternoon. Dr. Tashjean of Norfolk was called down Tuesday morning and advised that lu be taken to Omaha and he was taken down Wednesday noon. But small hopes are entertained for the recovery of his sight. It Is sad , Indeed , for anyone - one to be thus afflicted , and doubly so where a man has a wife and family depending upon him for support. Madison Post : It may not be gen erally known that Professor .1. M. Pile , head of the Wayne Normal school , who has just died , was In Madison before going to Norfolk and Wayne for the purpose of opening a normal school. When the north Ne braska normal project was being agi tated and before it was built , Prof. Pile made a proposition to the citizens here which was afterwards repected and the proposition of Prof. Whitman accepted. The north Nebraska nor mal nourished for a year or two and fizzled out and a few years ago burned down. Winslde Tribune : Conductor Adair did a very commendable act Monday morning when he stopped his train , at the request of Dr. Cherry , wunin a few rods of the William Witte homo and allowed Mrs. Witte to be placed on the cars to be taken to Omaha for an operation for gall stones. The fam ily live a few miles southwest of Win- side , very close to the railroad track. Mrs. Witto has been sick for some time , but for the past few days has been much worse and an operation was necessary to save her life. How to gei her to the train was a hard prob lem to solve , as the roads are so rough that an attempt to take her by wagon would probably have proved fatal , but at the solicitation of the doctor the train stopped as above stated and the sick woman was carried on a cot from the house and placed on the cars. It Is to be hoped that the operation will prove successful and tnat this mother of several children will soon be re stored t" > health. ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS. Nuisances never abate themselves. Beware of the grocery store that doesn't smell good. A lawyer Is more apt to quote poe try than any other man on earth. Ever think of the great amount of time you waste In talking foolishness. Chumps seem to get along pretty well In all the trades and professions. Ever occur to you why free lunch Is served In saloons , and nowhere also ? It must be a great humiliation to an Industrious woman to have a loafer husband , - - . . . . . . "Hasto makes waste" Is an old motto , but n lazy one. You've really got to hurry to keep up , When you lese a hundred your friend says ho Is sorry , but It in Impossible for him to bo as sorry as you are. About the dullest man on oarlh Is the one who Is forever writing lo the newspapers about what our fore fathers did. When you are telling how little others amount to ever occur tonu , that you do not amount to n great deal yourself ? Perhaps ono reason men won't kls Iholr wives oftener Is that wives use the occasion to detect liquor on u man's breath. Always remember that If you wish ( o have friends , you must bo a friend The people are pretty expert at find ing out each other. The men wear some mighty homely hats , but It can , at least , bo said for the men that they never claim tholr headgear came from Paris. It Is a wonder men are us good as they are considering that almost every man starts every day of ills life by swearing at the alarm clock. When wo moot a lean , cross , biin.\ . nervous woman , wo always know what she thinks of men. Only fat , eon touted women care much for the m 'ii There Is a good deal of cheap wit about hugging girls In a wallas ; ; i matter of fad , when a man hugs a woman , ho does not do it In a crowd. We men roar like lions a good dcul but we are a sad lot of rabbits just the same. Mon are always saying tin > will "do as they please ; " another fir lion. Wo have heard people abused so much that we don't care for It an\ more ; we would rather hoar people praised for their occasional good qua ! itles. You complain about llttlo things. But you will have something worth complaining about some day : when you are old , and neglected , and sic ! ; , and can't get well. When you pay money for a ( log , don't expect much from It. The only dog that seems to have any sense is the dog that some ono throws awa > and you pick up. A woman confesses everything she docs to her husband , but she do s nothing wicked enough to make thu confession Interesting. A man , who could he more interesting , has nothing to say. It was formerly the fashion , when .1 girl tried to be coy for the man > be deceived , or pretend to be , but. . .t late , it is the fashion for the man to speak up , and tell everything la- knows about girls being coy. A Topeka girl visiting In town has such cold feet that she took a Jug of boiling water to bed with her last night , to keep her feet warm , and bo- forc midnight the water in the jug froze solid and burst the jug. Abuse the women in the presence of women , and how mad it makes them ! But lot a woman abuse the men In the presence of men , and It amuses them. Another thing that amuses men is extravagant praise of women. Society note : In playing a good game of bridge , it is necessary to bo vicious. A patience with a po'or play denotes lack of sidll ; the good player who Is polite soon loses the reputation of being a good player. One of the first tasks a man gives his wife is to hereafter carry on all the correspondence with his kin folks. Of what use Is It to have a wife , ho argues , unless she will relieve a man of all the letter writing to his kin. One of these days , a baby will wake up in a photograph gallery ; to find Its mother bending over It with drapery on her head , a la Madonna , and the child will be so shocked to think its mother has worn the dishcloth down town , that it will spoil the picture by throwing a fit. Every community has some old lady who Is a philanthropist without great riches. But she gives a wealth of care , and attention , and usefulness , and tenderness , where they are most needed. Such a woman might do less for the world If she attempted to ac complish her ends with a bank ac count. Oranges are said to be particularly good for you , but they are a nasty thing to eat. Stick a spoon into one , and the juice will fly all ever you. Why not squeeze the juice out as you do in making lemonade , and drink It ? An Atchlhon man , who recently visited at one of the nloo t houses ho ever did visit , was given his breakfast oranges in this manner ; that Is , only the orange juice was on the table , and you could eat It with a spoon If you wanted to , although It Is quicker to drink It. About Norfolk. Hosklns Headlight : Quito a num. her from here attended "tho Lion and the Mouse" show at Norfolk Tuesday night and report It as being a splendid play.