THE NOill'OLK ' YVEt'rtM NUv\S JOUuNAL Ml DAY JUNE 18 1'JU'J ' '
Tin Norfolk Weekly Hews-Journal
NUWM , KtanlilUliml 1881 ,
Tlio Journal , ISHtnbllHlit'd ' 1877.
THE TTui E PUBLISH IMP COMPANY.
W , N. niTno , N. A. HUHO ,
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Kvory Friday , lly tiiiifl p r your , II.no
ISnUiiuil at the loutollleo nt Norfolk ,
Neb. , IIH HOI-OIK ! u HHH innttur.
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No. 22 , UiiNliiOMH Olllco and Job llooma
No. II 'X.
Donplto ruuiorH of her decease , Mr ,
Mary IJnlcor JCddy HOOIIIH ntlll to bo
vary iniioh nllvo ,
Tlio innn who tolls of paying fly
JIIR vlnlt to dliitniit plnccH limy noon bo
literally.
A llttlo inoro thnn 128,000,000 worth
of wood wan ground Into put ) ) In tlio
pulp mlllH of tlio Unltod HtuloH laat
year ,
For the next three inontlin Seattle
will foul Hi though It waa Biiroly tlio
"hub" ntid right In the center of the
world'n actlvltlcn.
When your next door neighbor owna
nit automobile , hau n mechanical piano
In the hotiHo and a phonograph on the
front porch , It IncroaHca your longing
for n dog and chlckonn , ten fold.
It la Konornlly mircort thnt Socrctnry
JMoVonKh'u ChlciiKO addreaa wan r
wanting and now the publlo IB attUInt
"Whom did ho warn ? " Ho alzod tit
the prcHldout IIH a man liiclluod to
peace but bownro ot crowding him too
far ,
It IH Konurnlly nccoptcd by the pool
l lo of tlio United StntcH ( hat the llniil
fllHpoHltlon of the tariff bill will docldo
whether ProHldont Tuft or Senator
Aldrlch IB to bo the real loader of
the republican party for the next few
yearn.
ChlnoHO offlclnhi dUnpponv an If by
magic when they nro preHonted with
mi Imperial yellow cord. ThiH IB
delightful ouBtom. Several aonntora
nhould bo promptly proBontod with
yellow cord and have HH algnlllenneo
explained ,
The tariff rovonuoH are going to bo
exceedingly difficult to collect when
the nlrxhlpH got to currying freight. In
tonmtloiial boundarlos will bo practl
cnlly a thing of the past as far an
cimtom officers are concerned , If the
nlrnhlp IB made practical IIB n common
carrier.
The number of doatha lu the United
States from the UBO of llroworka last
Fourth of .Inly was 1G3 , while those
who were Injured numbered over G.OOO.
Ninety-three persona lost the sight of
ono eye and cloven wore made Hope
leaaly blind. Must this unnecessary
lous of llfo and limb bo repeated next
month ?
Ancient Athens was moro advanced
In Its Ideas of children's play grounds
Hum modern cltlea have yet become.
In the oldou times the Athenian chll
dron gathered In what they called pal
nlstraa and passed the morning In
gymnastics , games and dancing. In
the afternoon they sang and wrote and
road , all In the open air.
And now Canada has decided to
twvo a navy of her own and not put
up with Great Britain's donations of
cast off gunboata any longer. There
cornea a tlmovhon a daughter re-
Bcnta wearing made over clothes.
A now magailno la to bo started nt
Harvard university which will print
only the truth , If It prints nil of that
U will bo unusually interesting lltern
tuns.
Uoproaontntlvo Hobson Is likely to
loao his re-election to the house be
cause ho ehnmplonod the coloml ol
Olora who were dlneharRvd because
of the IJrownvlllo affair and urged that
they bo given a hearing. Hla attitude
wft8 manly and herolo but it was not
good politics , and so two rival candl
datoa are In the Held to take advan
tAgti of the color line as drawn in
Alabama ,
William Dnrrngh , the chauffeur who
ran down and killed a thirteen-year-
old boy in Now York City last March
has boon convicted of manslaughter in
the flrwt degree and sentenced to con
flnemont in the Mate prison for not
IMB than seven nor mow than twenty
y * r * . This Is , wo believe , the first
ce whore a reckless chauffeur inflict-
lag death on the highway has received
ft sentence commensurate with his
offense. Let us hope it may prove
* restraining warning to other often
dors.
When Taft was nominated last sum
nior , It was conceded from the start
that l\o \ would bo the next president
of the United States , and results were
wet disappointing. Now that Taft has
lumouncod himself as candidate for
iv-oloctlvm to the office of county com
mlMtoner In Madison county , them is
H troitR suspicion that ho will also
lw elected. The Madison county Tafl
tons made Rood as commissioner as < ho
Taft la making good as a
The name "Taft" stands for
MterllitK InteRrlty In both cane * .
FA- the first tlmo In U * . history the
pollco department ot Now York has
0rR ttUod ami begun a special cru a < !
o Htaiiip out the nlarmliiK spread of
the cocnlno habit , which In now
nlzod to bo ono of the mont
of vice and crlino throiiKhoiit
tlio country , Every effort lu being
made to enforce tlio now ulato law
ngriliiHt lliu Male of oxcoimlvo qunntltlca
of thin drug for the UBO of the dope
llond , It lu recognized that the
chanced of controlling the aprondlng
cocnlno curno nro today very flllm
oven under the moxt Htrlct Htato
and police mirvcllnnco.
Lending bUHlnuHH men along all I in
portnnt lines agree that everything
Indicated thnt the year 1000 will bo
one of the moat proaporoua thla conn
try hna ever aeon. The Hocrotnry of
the tronaury snld recently In n publlo
ndilreaii , "Tho country hna recovered
from the do'prctmlon of 1007 nnd la
moving rapidly forward toward greater
prosperitythnn ever boforo. " With all
the Icndura of buxlnosa nnd cnptnlna
of Induatry talking , thinking nnd work
ing for proaperity , It will miroly make
good times If the tariff la aottlcd
right.
Forest flrca nro greater enomloa ol
forcot coiiBorvntlon than the ax nnd
the nnw mill , nnd If only the foroata
can bo proaorvcd that nro needed to
protect the wntor ahoda of our rlvoru
and ainnllor atrcaina HO aa to keep
thu valluya from bulng dlaaatroualy
flooded and the hllluldo llolda from be
Ing dontroycd by oroalon , there need
bo no great fear of failure In the future
turo of the Biipply of lumber and
wood. The ono crying need is a replanting
planting of truoa before the thin do
poalta of aoll on rocky mountain eldon
are BO completely washed away that
roplantlng bccomoa impoaalblo.
A moat notable gathering took place
In Doaton on n recent Sunday after
noon. A upoelal aurvlco waa hold In n
great church for the girl students who
had coiuu from all parta of the United
Statea to gain n knowledge of the
work each had chosen to duvoto their
lives to. They were literally ropreaon
tnttvua of the entlro country and made
a wonderfully luaplrlng audience with
tholr bright , eager faces. It la
bright promlso for the future of our
country that In one city BO many
young girls nro engaged In the sorloua
work of preparing for useful llvea.
Undoubtedly many other cities could
duplicate thu audlonce it they made
an effort to call the girl students to
guthor.
There baa boon comment already
made upon the Insincerity ot those
who nro urging congress to pass any
kind ot a tariff bill , only ao that It doca
something to relieve the mind of bual
noaa and permit prosperity to return ,
Of course the argument la Inspired
and repeated by thoao who want the
Aldrlch bill mndo law. It la the cry
of "tho Interests , " who hnvo from the
at Intended to railroad tholr own
bill through congroaa , nnd boon do-
fcnted only by thoao who have aomo
regard for the rlghta of the people.
It is made all the moro ridiculous by
the evident fact , Known to anybody
who cares to make a few inquiries of
1 neighbor , thnt prosperity dooa not
have to bo coaxed back. It la already
bore.
Business is uniformly good In every
part ot the country. Perhaps there
Is less activity on the Pacific coast
than elsewhere , but this is duo to po-
cullnr local conditions. Everywhere
else in the Unltod States there have
been good times from the moment
when the election returns showed that
President Tnft had won. The great
iron nnd steel trade , the barometer ot
all Industry , Js extremely active. The
farmers have been getting great prices
for their products and that means
moro buying on their part. In most
lines ot manufacture , the wages thai
\ > oi Vudilcdd during the hard times ot
two years ago have been restored
Everywhere in the country trade la
prosperous , people contented and bust
ness profits are good.
BLIND LEADERS OP THE BLIND
There Is great concern expressed in
the United States ever the way In
which the Cubans are traveling the
downward road morally and financial
ly and many express the belief that
this country will have to take tholr
affairs In charge again before many
months. U is true that the Cubans
have restored the lottery and bull fight
to publlo favor and that they are In
volvlng themselves In national Indebtedness
odness at an alarming rate. This
course is most unfortunate and to bo
discountenanced by the moral forces
of this country , but when ono looks
the matter squarely In the face , how
much bettor Is the United Stalest It
the blind lead the blind both nro ll
ly to fall In the ditch. A few years
ago this country did succeed , after
yoara of Indifference , In prohibiting
the lottery. The bull fight Is not In
vogue , but we tolerate public exhlbl
tlons nightly In every city In the land
whoso moral effect Is far moro degrad
ing than the cock or bullfight , without
public Interference , It la certainly
necessary to remove several motes
from the eyes of the Pharlcalcal
would-bo reformers of Cuban mentis
before they will bo able to sea clearly
tow to Improve their neighbors * oyo-
sljht. ; The most ludicrous statement
of all Is that Undo Sam should aa-
umo guardianship ot the Island be
cause ther are extravagant and r #
getting Into dobt. Think of III Our
federal deficit Is from $100,000,000 to
flCO.000,000 n yonr. It Is created by
waste and graft. Moro than n quarter
ot It IB spent without any benefit to
the country or nny warrant in right
loglHlatlon , And this course Is main
tnlncd yonr nftor yonr. Truly this IB n
brltltnnt record for a nation who nn
MiinoH the moral gunrdlniiBhlp of
weaker peoples.
KCCBNTIIICITIK8 OF THE LAW.
The uncertainties of the law became
proverbial long ago ; but they nppcnr
to Incronso In number nnd violence
With the Increase of the sentimental
attitude on ono hand nnd the growth
on the other of n fooling that , whore
BO many bonds are looBonlng , the law
must Btnnd firm. Most men are In
cllnod to ono or the other of these
extremes ; nnd when they meet they
produce queer conditions in the admin
Intrntlon of justice.
Wo hnvo , for example , n cnso ro
ccntly where n man stole some eggs
and other foodstuffs because ho has a
wlfo and five children who worontnrv
Ing nnd ho could not got work. II
waa theft , of course , nnd the law could
not overlook It. The man mndo no
defense nnd was sent to prison. Moan
tlmo bin family wan reduced to most
donpornto atraltB , nnd nil efforts to BO
euro his , rolcnso before the balance of
his Bontonco has boon served have
proved fnllurcB. "Tho law must bo
maintained. "
Down In Chicago there was n dlf
foront cnso. Three noted lenders of
largo Inbor unions were convicted of
Kraft. It Is , under the circumstances
n orlmo for which capital punishment
would bo scarcely too sovoro. These
men , entrusted by labor with Its inter
estH , holding the fnto of trades nnd of
families In tholr hands , used tholr
plncoa to flll tholr own pockets. The
ofTonso against labor nnd good citizen
ship Is worth the full penalty of the
law. But it waa dlfllcult to secure any
vordlct ; and although the men were
finally convicted , they were merely
lined ? COO and lot off without linprls
omncnt
Over In Indiana they were trying
the llbol cases brought by the government
mont against the newspapers. The
judge from the bench announced the
principle that if the millionaire owner
of n newspaper is awny in his private
yacht for six months , ho cannot ot
course bo hold responsible for what It
prints. That Is , ho may enjoy the rov-
anne while ho shirks responsibility for
the business. Hero nro three cases
In which comparison provokes some
qucor reflections about law nnd jus
tlco.
THE SEATTLE EXPOSITION.
There could bo no hotter measure
of the extraordinary growth of this
country , ot the almost Impossible
wealth of Its resources nnd abundance
of its energies , than the opening on
the first day of this month of a world's
fair at Seattle. Away out th < jre on
Pugct sound , In a part ot the country
which oven yet few people east of
the mountains know anything nbout ,
where only , n few years ago there waa
nothing but the foreat and the aea ,
energy and pluck and industry and
money enough have been grouped and
given to carry through the immense
project of an International exposition.
This , too , though not on the same
scale na the exhibitions at Philadel
phia , Chicago or St. Louis , la fnr be
yond such enterprises na those ot
Buffalo , or Omaha , or Jamestown. It
la a real exposition. A vast amount
of money has been spent upon It. It
will represent fairly nil the Interests
nnd all the activity of the whole
country. Ita buildings are adequate
Immense nnd beautiful. Moreover , the
state ot Washington , with generosity
nnd foresight , provided the funds for
constructing the more Important cf
these , required thnt they should bo
ot permanent character , nnd will USL
them afterwards as n part of the plant
ot Ita state university , In whose
grounda the exposition stands.
The amazing fact Is that this en
terprlso should have been carried
through to success and to a success
so unusual that this exposition broke
nil records by having everything In
perfect readiness on the day when Ita
doon were thrown open by & com *
munity so email nnd so distant from
the population center ot the country.
Puget sound Is more than 2,000 miles
distant from thnt The state of Wash
ington hnd only about halt a million
people at the last census ; and Seattle
waa then a city ot 90,000 people. It
la true that It has now from 250,000 to
300,000 , but the monumental energy
and self-reliance required for Ita plan
Is none the less evident It Is a won <
dcrful country we live in. Some of
the parts we know least about are
most wonderful. At this moment it Is
the North PnclHc const that takes the
prise.
TUB STORY OF A FAMOUS BOOK
Ono ot the most Interesting stories
In the fruitful field of American lit-
(
praturo was wrUion-Uy , that "last
Leaf ot a bygone generation that j
dropped from the tree last Thursday
Kdwaxtl Rvorett Hale. That story ,
The Man Without a Country , " was
written under pressure and to accomplish
r
plish a purpose , as many great stories
atxHow the story was produced
orms an Interesting Introduction to
ho tale Itself , says the Kansas City
Star.
It was In the nUrrlng days of 18G3.
( n Ohio there was a man named Vnl-
landlgliara. Vallnndlgham wns some
thing ot i ( politician nnd was embraced
In that coterie opprobrlously roforrcd
to n "Copperheads. " In n speech ono
day Vnllnndlglinm declared that ho did
not desire to live In n country prcsld
cd ever by a man who did BOIIIO of the
things Lincoln had done. General
HurnRldo chanced to bo In command
of the military division In which Val
Inndlghatn lived. Being of an obliging
disposition , General Burnsldo prompt
ly had Vnllnndlgham arrested nnd es
corted to the confedornto lines , where
ho would not hnvo to be under the
domination of the Lincoln government
Of course the incident caused great
comment. Seeing a chance to make
capital out of the mnttor , the "Copper
heads" loudly proclaimed Vnllandlg
ham n martyr and nominated him for
governor of Ohio. Doctor Halo , as be
fitted ono of his rnco , wns nn ardent
pntrlot. The Idea of. such n man na
Vnllnndlghnm being elected governor
of Ohio appealed to him na a national
calamity. As a campaign contribution
therefore , to aid In the defeat of the
"Copperhead" "Tho Mnn Without
Country" wna written.
The story wns prepared In short order
dor nnd was intended for publication
In the October issue of the Atlantic
for which Doctor Halo was nt thai
tlmo working. For some reason , how
ever , the story did not appear untl
December. In the. meantime Vallan
dlghnm had been defeated by 100,000
votes.
It must , not bo supposed , however
that because "Tho Man Without
Country" was written hurriedly and
In the heat of the exciting dnyo o
civil strife It wns ono of these ful
blown blooms which the minds of mot
of genius nro supposed to put out
without effort when the divine afflatus
stirs them. The story wns produced
rapidly , but the author had put In
years of preparation , storing his mind
with the facts that later poured forth
so readily In the form of fiction. Mnny
yenrs before the story appeared Doc
tor Halo conceived the idea for it ant
had begun to prepare for It. Speaking
of the book , Doctor Halo once said :
"I began to rend for the book at my
summer homo in Worcester. Day nf
tor dny I spent in the library of the
Antiquarian society. First I wont
through the reports of the navy department
partmont from 1798 to 18G1 that
might bo sure of my 'local color' ant
never , by any accident , place a vesso
where It actually wna nt the time men
tloncd or name nn officer in such a
wny na to annoy a renl man. It wns
necessary that I use nnvnl torma , nnd
BO I did. The Levant wns indeed
ship' In the service , but it bad dtsap
penrcd from off the fnco of the earth
a long time before I revived its mom
ory. I And though the discovery wns
not 1 mntla until n long time after the
1I
story I was published , the latitude am
longitude ] In which I placed it at the
tlmo I of Nolan's death was in reality
a ' spot of very dry land , high up in
the mountains of South America. "
s
The book wns nn Immediate success
nnd gave its author an immediate na
tlonal fame. There la still an active
demand for it. Some states have
mndo it a text book for their schools
AROUND TOWN.
How long ought a mnn to know a
girl before he proposes to her ?
The Tuesday club last week failed
to meet on Wednesday.
fhe new slnng phrase on the street
la "A Hard Luck. " "I surely had "A
Hnrd Luck. "
Funny how a new flremnn always
buys a new uniform and oaks when
the first parade is going to be.
Would you think a fellow would
have nerve enough to visit his moth
er-ln-law after using her doings for
this column ?
The charge that Cnllendar lived nl
Dallas should have made Knodell solid
with the Gregory vote In his Trlpp
fight
"No fishing or hunting aloud" reads
a sign for the wayfarer near the Boche
slough. Noise frightens the game and
always spoils fishing.
Never blame a baby for talking
"Baby Talk. " It's the only kind Hover
hears and no wonder the little chap
gets confused.
What would you think of a man who
would make this statement : "The
most trouble I ever got into came from
talking too much ? "
It you don't want to get In wrong
with baby's mother , don't get too fa
mlllnr with baby and 'don't abbreviate
its name. Find out its full name , or
don't call It.
The new Hale harness for the fire
team came this week. Ed Monroe
said ho couldn't try It until he got the
crowd ot spectators out , which was
after midnight Something fascinat
ing about a real fire department
II. S. Thorpe , who Is in charge of
the Norfolk branch house maintained
by the piano department of the Ben
nett company of Omaha , bos had ex
perience In city newspaper work. Mr.
Thorpe worked for the Toledo ( Ohio )
Evening Blade a few years ago as a
special writer and still has Ms cre
dentials from that paper.
OVER NORTHWEST PRAIRIES.
Dr , C. J. HOBO hna moved to Wayne
and will open a sanitarium ,
Senator Burkott will apcnk nt the
old Bottlora1 picnic nt Albion August
20.
The now $2,500 Bohomlnn lodge hnl
nt Fnlrfnx , 3. D. , will bo opened next
Wednesday with appropriate oxer
clues.
Joseph Seam and wlfo and August
Meyer of Stanton loft last week for
Switzerland , where they expect to
spend the summer.
R. 1) ) . Skinner of Nollgh was olcctei
secretary of the Nebraska Funeral Dl
rectors' association at Omalm this
week.
Qus Loeb , the new sheriff of Trlpr
county , Is n veteran of the Spanlsl
American war and holds n government
mont medal for distinguished service
Nineteen country pupils took th
eighth grade examination for admis
slon to the Madison schools last month
arid'nil falfcd to secure the rcqulrcc
average of 75 per cent.
Eugene Culver of Tncoma , Wash. , a
former Albion , Neb. , boy , haa been np
pointed assistant attorney general In
the Interior department at Washing
ton.
Herrlck , S. D. , will vote on a wnto
bond Issue next Mondny. The ques
tlon of water protection has been n
live ono in Herrlck over since the fire
of last summer. Bonds were voted
Inst August , but were hold up on a
technicality.
A petition Is being circulated h
Stniiton asking the city council to sub
mlt n sewer proposition to the voters
In the nenr future. It Is being gener
ally signed nnd favorable action wll
bo taken by the council. As the sewe
system is needed It will probnbly car
ry when put to a vote.
M. Downs , who wns nrrested on a
homestend south of Alnsworth , together
gother With Mrs. E. Buxton , on com
plaint of the latter's husband , who
lives at Orchard , la out of the county
Jail on ? 200 bdll , to await trial In th
district court. The case ngnlnst Mra
Buxton wns dropped. The huaband Is
nn old mnn , while the wife who desert
ed him Is a young woman of about 30
Omaha Examiner : Governor Slml
lenberger nnd staff , will go to Chndron
to help celebrate Fourth of July , nnd
It will undoubtedly be the blggcs
event in Dawea county since that othe :
Fourth of July , when old Red Cloud
nccepted nn invitation to help celebrate
brato the day , rode into Chadron with
2,500 of his people , filled up with red
liquor nnd made a speech In which ho
recounted how the fair land which had
been wrested from hla people was
about to be wrested back again.
Wayne Democrat : A Madison conn
ty farmer got sixty days for beating
hla wlfo , from Judge Welch. Nex
tlmo this farmer will no doubt prefer
to beat the carpet
Wayne Democrat : County Judge
Hunter's many friends have been ex
ceedingly sorry to note his gradua
failure of health .and strength , nl
though Mr. Hunter , full of grit , has
continued to flll his duties at thecour
house. The Democrat understands 1
Is Brlght'a disease and little hope for
future improvement. The judge came
near dying Wednesday night , nnd was
unconscious Thursday , and not ex
pected to live but a few hours.
Official returns in the Trlpp count >
election : County seat , Lamro 260
Colome 187 ; treasurer , R. F. Taylor
216 , F. O. Kurtz 120 ; auditor , J. J
Halllgan 15G , H. Grebe 143 ; aherlff , G
Loeb 193 , W. E. Place 186 ; register o
deeds , F. Hr Salter 149 , O. Vnnderzee
120 ; clerk of courta , Jess Wright 300
county superintendent , S. A. Louden
300j state's attorney , W. B. Backus
218 , E. J. Woerth 123 ; county judge
L. B. Callender 182 , Roscoe Knodel
123 ; surveyor , C. W. Nelson 147 , R. I
Young 147 ; assessor , C. Lelboldt 159
H. J. Hellekaon 156 ; three county
commissioners , I. P. Bettelyoun 217
Edward Colombo 217 , John Weaver
190 , R. D. Elleston 159 , R. A. Langcor
121 , T. T. Glidden 102.
NEBRASKA POLITICS.
E. , R. Gurney , the Fremont- banker
has been "mentioned" as a probable
candidate for the republican nomlna
tlon for congress from this district
next year.
The so-called non-partisan judiciary
law will be tested before the supreme
court in a mandamus suit to be started
In behalf of John M. Rengnn'of Has
tings to compel Secretary of State
Junkin to accept Reagan's filing under
the old law and place his name on the
ballot Reagan is brother-in-law
a - - ol
Governor Shallenberger. He was once
a populist , but Is now a republican.
Aiusworth Star-Journal : Mr. and
Mrs. Ash and Mr. Thomas came up
from Long Pine Saturday to play fern
n dance out to Frank Jackman's. The
storm prevented them from dancing
and having a good time. The light
ning struck the telephone and a ball
of fire struck the stove and exploded
nnd struck Mrs. Ash , who was sitting
in the bedroom. It knocked her do
and she was unconscious for a short
lime. It burned her arm and side
slightly nnd her foot quite badly. Two
holes were burned in her shoe. She
was able to return to Long Pine Sun
day morning.
the present deputy of George Richard
son , 1s the republican candidate for
county clerk. So far , no other repub
lican has entered the lists. Sam la
known by everybody who haa business
at the county Boat , nnd nobody knows
any ill of him. Ho waa elected tlmo
and ngnln na city clerk of Norfolk,1 ,
whether ho wna nn nctlvo candidate or
not , nnd his efficiency was fully dem
onstrated while holding that position ,
as deputy county clerk ho haa shown
himself painstaking , Industrious and
nccurnto , hla private llfo Is nbovo ro-
pronch and hla candidacy Is looked
upon with favor by about all the republicans -
publicans and n substantial number of
the democrats In this part of the coun
ty.
Oakdalo Sentinel : A. E. Wfird , for
merly private secretary of Congress
man Boyd , Is n candidate for the nom
ination for county superintendent of
Madison county. The writer has boon
acquainted with Mr. Ward for nearly
fourteen years and waa working at
Hartlngton when Mr. Ward wna coun
ty superintendent of Cedar county.
Hla work In the schools there waa of
a high order. Ho Is abundantly quali
fied for > the position to which ho as-
plrca. He-Is n hustler and n mnn.of
high atnndlng in society nnd among
those who are acquainted with him.
Hla experience of recent years in
school work nnd along other educa
tional lines marks him as an Ideal can
didate.
Tllden Citizen : A. E. Ward la spok
en of ns the probnble opponent of N.
A. Housel when the time comes for
the voters of Madison to select a
county superintendent to succeed Su
porlntemlent Housel , who is now , by
appointment by the county board , fill
Ing the unexplrod term of former Su
porlntondent Frnnk S. Perdue. Mr.
Ward Is n school mnn of wide and
lengthy experience. Ho holds n life
professional certificate which ho ob
tained nftor cnroful trnlnlng , constnnt
study nnd several yenra of nctlvo
school teaching. For eight yenra ho
waa principal of schools In , nnd county
superintendent of Cedar county. He
wna appointed , while superintendent ,
to n position on the examining bonrd
of teachers during Stnto Superinten
dent McBrlen'a Incumbency , nnd re
signed that position to go to Washing
ton aa private secretary to Congress
man Boyd. Mr. Ward has been nn
actual or constructive resident of Mad
ison county for the past thirty-three
yenrs , nnd has enrned the respect of n
wide circle of frlonda , who are Inter
ested In the cause of education. With
the exception of the two yeara spent
In Washington , the best yeara of hla
life hnve been devoted to the work of
the public school system of Nebraska ,
nnd few men in the state are better
qualified to tnke charge of the schools
of n county. The office ot county su
perintendent la this year taken out of
politics , consequently the ballots will
not sliow the party affiliation of any
of the candidates for the position.
This Is another step toward "voting
for the mnn rather thnn for the pnrty , "
nnd if ability , acknowledged superior
ity of attainments and general fitness
count , Mr. Ward has an excellent
prospect of election.
About Norfolk.
Mndlson Post : Ex-Mayor J. D. Stur
geon of Norfolk wna in the city
Wednesdny attending to business matters
tors and , Incidentally , to boost Nor
folk'a Fourth of July celebration. Mr
Sturgeon says that they are planning
on having a big time and are expect
ing n large delegation from Madison.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
It doesn't make any difference when
men lived ; they are nlways the same
about women.
Spring on her annual rounds visits
Inst of nil the boarding house dining
table , and Mother's but box.
A naturally disagreeable person ap
pears to worse advantage In trying to
be agreeable than at any other time
After a Spin has accumulated a
bank account of a comfortable size
she has mighty little use for the men.
When n man gets n letter from his
girl , It haa more "I's" in it than the
letter he gets from his mother ; tha
runs to "You's. "
The rule Is that within three weeks
after a woman marries , she begins to
talk more about her kin than her bus
band bargained for.
It seems to be a great deal easier
for a woman to get a divorce , and a
change of husbands , than for her to
"change" churches.
Lysander John Appleton , of Atchi
son has lately heard of the word
'plus" ' and uses It so much that people
ple are beginning to talk.
"When did you learn to chew to
bacco ? " a young man was asked to
day. "As soon as my father said I
mustn't do It , " he replied.
A man who Is determined to llvo and
die an old bachelor Is almost as un
popular and "talked" about as the
railroads and other corporations ,
When one says 'This I * th n\ftt
terrible town in the world for O
put It down that that person ha *
up to something to excite
Whenever an elderly w\\uum I *
ng. nnd gives a contemptuous
t means that In th * story th *
rejected the hero bcvau * * h U
An old man , wwrins jp y
and a dyed mustache , j\ * * * \
he street this mornlRK.
guy , trying to keep up * cl\i\
cession , " a man said.
We never see a vomatv WNA <
hat , and Jab a loa * $4
hair to hold the bat on , thnt wo do not
wonder If women ever jnb themselves
In I the head ,
There wns n stranger In town today
with a very useful bow In hla logs.
Wo gave him n big penny given us
many yonra ngo for carrying off hon
ors In that direction.
There IB a 17-yenr-old girl In Atchi *
BOH who feels BO good that slio almoat
Bcrcams with Joy. In n few years ,
when wo meet thnt girl pushing n
bnby buggy , nnd looking as cross na It
la poaalblo for n married woman to
look , wo nro sure wo Bhnll Inugh.
Nineteen Michigan counties voted
'dry" ' In the election there yestordny.
Thnt kind of news la of growing fre
quency lately , and It may bo encourag
ing , but It would bo moro encouraging
to read that the Inhabitants of a coun
ty had stopped drinking Intoxicants.
The lid on the saloon , unfortunately ,
doesn't stop drinking nnd drunkenness.
, Atchlson people seem determined to
force n certnln bachelor to mnrry.
For twenty yenra they hnvo been
"tnlklrig" about him , and wondering
If ho Is going to marry this ono , or
thnt ono. Why cnn't people let the
poor mnn alone ? If ho wanta to bo a
bachelor , whoso business Is it ? Every
tlmo ho "gooa" with a now girl , Atchl-
BOII people begin betting on the result
( And , Incidentally , wo will bet five to
ono thnt hla present atondy doesn't
Innd him. )
An Atchlaon woman who mnrrlod a
widower , nnd who Is wlso beyond her
time , has filed n most peculiar docu
ment in the courta. It la to this ef
fect : "My husbnnd'a first wlfo loft
two petticoats of cotton , nnd ono of
wool , nil'badly worn ; ono old corset ,
two pnlra of hose , two house dresses ,
three shirt wnlsts , ono dress skirt , n
thin gold ring , a hnlr switch , n gold
brenstpln , one pair of houscsllppora
nnd n winter cent I hnvo hnd them
cnrofully Itemized nnd aworn to before
a notary and they now Ho sealed In
the attic of our home. This domucent
goea on record to forestall nny fur
ther litigation from my stop-children
or the poBsesalon of 'Mother's Thlnga. '
If nt any tlmo they wnnt 'Mother's
Things/ I will bo glnd to turn the
senled box over to them. "
About Norfolk.
/
Hosklna Hendllght : A young Indy
nt Norfolk wna fined ? 8 for swearing
on the streets. The young Indiea
down there will hnvo to do their
swearing nt home if they don't want
to pay fines.
Fate.
The sky is clouded , the rocka are bare ,
The spray of the tempest Is white In the
air ,
The winds are out with the waves at
play , '
And I shall not tempt the sea today.
The trail is narroV , the wood Is dim ,
The panther clings to the arching limb ,
And the lion's n helps are abroad at play ,
And 1 shall not join In the cluiso today.
Out the ship sailed safely over the sea.
And th ; hunters came from the chase In
glee.
And the town that was built upon a. rock
Was swallowed up in the > earthquake
shock.
Bret Harte.
The Policeman's Reason.
"Is it true that many of these Mor
mons have half a dozen wires each ? "
asked a visitor to Salt Lnke City of u
policeman who was stationed near the
temple , says the Saturday Evening
Post.
"Sure. " said tti pollccmuu.
"Well , will you kindly tell me wny
011 earth u man wants to marry half a
dozen wires ? "
"I duuno. " said the policeman. 'Hin-
less he thinks that mebbe he can get
n good one out of the bunch. "
An Instantaneous Cure.
During the cattle plague of 1SGO a
farmer who bad lost n number of his
cows prew so depressed thnt he fully
persuaded himself be had also con
tracted the disease. The medical man
whom bo consulted tried In vain to
lough him out of his fears , but sub
sequently , bolng fond of a Joke , pre
tended to ngreo with the paUeut's
views nnd solemnly told him If be
would attend to bis Instructions be
would U cured , lie then gave the
farmer a prescription , which he direct
ed should bo taken to a neighboring
druggist , but when the latter opened
the envelope and read the contents he
wns aa much ctnrtled as th * fanner ,
for the prescription ia $ as follow * :
"This man has the cattle plague. Take
him Into the&acV yani'.n3 * shoot 'him
according to act of parllameat"
The cnrc was lasta&taaeoB * . Dun-
de Advertiser.
Lit HlrnMlf Out.
Lablac&e. tbe alace
rfant In * t * . "One of bl * be * * * , * * sajn
& bKJprapbcr. "wvuld make a
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