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THKNOKEOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUHNAl FKIDA 1 JULY 80 li)09 ) r > Shallenberger Wat Indorsed. Mndlflon , Nob. , July 27. Madison democrat * nro somowhnt nroiiBcd over thu fact that resolutions adopted at the Mtulluon county democratic convention hold Iti Untile Creek last Salurday , wore HtipprcBRed In reports sent out of Battle Creek. The convention adopted resolutions Indorsing Con- grcBsmnn Latin and Governor Shnllcn- borger. Deputy State Game Warden J. 1) ) . Donovan of the Madison Star- Mall wan one of the delegates and It was largely through his Inlluenco Ihnl the roBolullonH were brought before the convention. And though the reso lutions were adopted by the conven tion wlthoul a dissenting vote , there was considerable of a protest after ad journment from a number of delegates from Norfolk and elsewhere , ngnlnsl the Indorsement of Slmllonborgor as governor. And reports which went mil contained not a word regarding the resolutions , which are published for Iho first time us follows : Ho It resolved , by the democratic delegate convention of Madison coun ty , Nebraska , Whereas , the honorable James A. Latin , representative In the house of representatives from the Third Ne braska district , has endeavored to so- euro n reduction In tariff taxation on certain articles used In Nebraska , and has In nil matters endeavored to carry out his party pledges , Now , therefore , wo take this public manner of approving and Indorsing the acts Mn congress of Hon. James A. Latin. And , whereas , Nebraska has In the person of Hon. Ashton C. Shnllenberg- cr , a governor of whom the entire state might well be proud a man who In all his olllclal acts has been true to the pledges made to the people and to the principles of democracy , Now , therefore , wo approve and In dorse the administration of the Hon. Ashton C. Shnllonbcrgcr , governor of the state of Nebraska. State Superintendent at Valentine. Valentine , Nob. , July 27. Special to The News : State Superintendent Bishop spent some tlmo hero looking over mailers connecled wllh Ihe nor mal. Ho expressed lo Principal Greg ory his sallsfacllon at Ihe fine showIng - Ing made Ihls year. The enrollment Is larger than either of the past Iwo years. He found Iho fncully and students - dents working In perfect harmony and thai Mrs. Hudson , Iho county superin tendent with her splendid lacl and management had so won her leachers to Iho normal Idea lhat nearly every one was enrolled. He brought E. B. Balcomb , director of Industrial educa tion In Oklahoma , with him and on Monday Mr. Balcomb spoke on Indus trial education and llluslraled Iho work wllh specimens from various schools in Oklahoma. lie also gave Iho leachers a fine demonstration of judging a good milk cow by using cows from the Valentine herds. An old man by the name of Shaw , who for years lias been a sort of re cluse , living all alone up on a farm on Iho norlh lablo , was brougbl lo lown very sick wllh stomach trouble last week and has been oul of his head all lime. He died yeslerday. Herman Masingale and Miss Agnes Taylor were united In marriage late last Salurday evening nl Iho Union ho- lel of Ihis city by Judge Qulgley. Both \ / \ of the young people are well known here and will make their homo hero In the city. Mr. Masingale Is employed In Iho Homo bakery. ATTACKS BANK GUARANTY LAW Senator Allen's Brief Says It Is Con flscatory and Illegal. Madison , Neb. , July 27. Special leThe The News : Senator Win. V. Allen has jusl completed his brief , comprls Ing forty-one pages , ns counsel for plaintiffs associated with John L. Web ster , sollcllor for complalnanls , In an acllon brought in the United Stales circuit court , districl of Nebraska wherein Ihe Firsl Nalional bank o Holstoln , Neb. , and fifty-one othe banks are plaintiffs , and Governo Shallenberger , Auditor Barton , Treas urer Brian , Allorney General Thomp son , Ed. Royce , secretary of the state board of banking , and Sam Patlorsor are defendants. The llrst seven pages or the brie are directed to a close analysis of tlu guarantee banking act. It Is firs urged thai Ihis act violates Iho federa and state constitutions In so far as I prohibits private banking. Quotation ! from the bible , the Encyclopedia Bri tnnicn , decisions of the courts of erro of New York , of the supreme court ! of California , North Dakota , and Mln nesota are cited to show that prlvali banking Is a fundamental right of tin citizen. It Is then claimed and mi morons cases are cited to support tin contention thai under the Fourteentl amendment to the federal constllulloi llml private business , calling , or oc cupatlon of the citizen cannot bo en trenched upon by legislative enacl ment. II Is shown lhat several court have determined this fact. It Is urgei thai under the language of the stat and national constitutions cortali rights and privileges are claimed to b Inalienable and thai properly canno be taken for public use wlthoul con pensation therefor. There nro certal governmental privileges reserved t the people , one which Is the right t pursue a private occupation * * * . 1 is contended thai Ihe legislature cat not withdraw the rights to pursue private calling and force the cltlze Into a banking corporation where th stock can bo taxed for the payment c Iho depositor of private Inslllutlom Cases are cited to show thai bnnkln Is n private business and Isvlthln Hi protection of the Fourteenth nniem ment and that , being a private Instill lion Ihe lax Is not for a government ! bul for a private purpose. It Is urge thai under Iho constitution prlvat property can bo taken for public pu poses by the war power which Is oxe clsed In the confiscation of prlvat property ; by the power of eminent d < main In which Iho government IB re quired to make just compensation In money and by the power of taxation In which the government coinpensales Iho citizen by the protection which It affords his person and property. It Is said thai any other seizure or taking Is revolutionary and Is a violation of the fundamental law. It Is shown the levying of nn assessment upon the Block of Iho private banks lo raise a fund wllh which lo pay depositors and holders of exchange In other private liiBtllullons and rewards for the con viction and enforcement of Iho net Is not n public purpose within the meanIng - Ing of Iho constitution and does not fall within the legitimate domain of n tax but constitutes confiscation of properly. Many cases are clled lo prove Iheso assert ions. II Is said If the assessment Is levied as a tax then the act Is void for the want of uni formity of operation and constitutes confiscation and cases are cited to sup port that contention. It Is urged thai Iho ncl violates the contracl clause of the federal and state constitutions and authorizes the taking of private prop erty without due process of law , as It makes no provision for adequate coin pensation therefor. Another Teacher Resigns. There's another gap In the line of Norfolk teachers elected for the com ing year. Miss Idellb Taylor , primary teacher In the Lincoln building , has resigned and a new teacher to take her place will have lo bo selocled. Miss Taylor has just senl word llml he has decided to remain In Oregon , iiul not return to Nebraska. Her nother'a health Is so much Improved n that state that she will remain here permnnenlly. The board of education has not yet -ailed a special meeting to fill the acancy , bul will do so wllhln the icxt few days , In all likelihood. The date for beginning school this 'all has not yet been officially deter- nlned , but It will probably be , It Is said , Monday , September C. Preacher Has Runaway. Boyd county Register : Rev. Mr. Dll- on met with * what might have proven a very serious accident while return- UK from the homo of W. M. Holbert Wednesday. He was driving along Ihe road jusl norlh of lown when one of his horses became frighlened at Ihe lly nels and slarled lo run away. The tongue of the buggy broke and threw Mr. Dillon out on the ground , severely wrenching one of his shoulders and otherwise bruising him up. Dr. Dar- row happened to bo on his way out to ihe Holbert home and was near when .he accident took place. He took Mr. Dillon into his buggy and brought him back to town , where ho relieved the pain as much as possible. It was very fortunate that the accident only re- sulled In bruises , as such a runaway might easily prove very serious. Mr. Dillon was unable lo be up Ihe rest of Ihe week. Norfolk Boys Enjoy Camp. Norfolk mlllllamen are enjoying lo Ihe limit Ihelr stay In camp near Ash. land , according to Sergeant Dave Hod. son , who has just returned. And Cap. tain Anderson's company is pulling up a fronl lhat Norfolk can bo proud of , Only Iwo of Ihe Norfolk men have been sick Paul and Richard Grauel , Richard was laken to the hospital. Norfolk's company received the glad hand whenever It went Into a parade drill. Their discipline Is said to be splendid. Three of the company quail fled ns marksmen Captain Anderson Sergeant Anderson and Sergeant Hod son. son.One of the points In which the Nor folk company "has It over" others Ir camp , Is In the culinary department Bill Jones and Fred Johnson , the twc colored cooks , have made a hit will Ihe D company men. Incidenlally , Bll Johnson has cleaned up Omaha am Rushville nt Ihe "crap" game. lie drew In $35 one nlghl In aboul ter minutes , It Is said. Various sorts of sport are found Stanton trimmed Omaha at baseball Tonight Oscar Wasem a d "Farmer1 Burns give a wrestling m..ch. Camp will be broken Thursday. Carl Davenport of Norfolk , sorgean In company D , N. N. G. , has been ap pointed batalllon sergeant major a Camp Poynter. August 19 Good Roads Day. Thursday , August 19 , will be "gooi roads" day In Norfolk. It Is planned to have a speaker o national reputation , who knows thi business of making and mnlntainlni good roads from A to Z , here to ad dress n general meeting of farmer galhered from territory aro..nd Noi folk. The meeting will probably b lield In Mnrquardl hall In the forenooi and at 1 o'clock a big dinner will b served for the visitors. This was the plan worked out las night at a meeting of the good road committee recently named by th Coinmerclal club directors. The meo' ' Ing was held in the directors' room n the Nebraska National bank and wa called to jrder by Chairman W. / Wltziginan. Invitations will bo sent to the farn ers of the terrllory , urging Ihem lo b presenl upon "gocd roads" day. It number of high grade speakers , fi mlllnr with the subject of good road ; will be on hand , It Is expected. The meeting will bo held for the pu pose of arousing Interesl In road In provemcnl. It Is planned to divide tli territory around Norfolk Into five dl trlcts , and to build one first class mat road Into Norfolk from each of thes five districts. A farmer of high standing In Hi community will ho elected by fnrmoi of each districl lo act as "good roach io man. Ho will select assistants. It Is believed thai In this way No foil ; buyers will build and maintain t good roads as there are In the state. And this , of course , will mean I creased profits for the farmer , for good roads mean less expense In hauling I products to town. Wouldn't Ralie BeeU. Wllllnm E. Curtis , the noted corre spondent of Iho Chicago Record-Her ald , who rcccnlly vlsllcd Nebraska , had Ihls lo sny In Iho Sunday edition regarding the sugar beet Industry In this stale and Norfolk : The sugar heel business Is prncllc- ally abandoned In Nebraska , which Is due lo an Incompatibility between the farmers and Iho business and lo Iho fncl thai Irrlgalcd land In Ulah and California can produce a higher per- cenlagu of saccharine than ordinary farming. There wcro Ihrco heel sugar factories In this stale nl Grand Isl and , Norfolk and Ames , bul last year the total product was valued at only ? 300100 ami the factories paid out only J220.000 for beets. The factory nt Ames , I understand , Is to bo removed to an Irrigation districl In Idaho ; thai al Norfolk Is closed and abandoned ; and thnt nl Grand Island Is the only one running now. These factories were originally es tablished upon a misapprehension. The people of the towns furnished the sites for nothing and subscribed for a bonus In cash , which practically paid for the building , under the delusion lhal Ihey would gel Ihelr sugar cheap er , thai the farmers would get rich raising beets , and thai Iho now Indus- Iry would bring a largo ainounl of la bor and money to the town ; but It soon developed that Ihe factories could not afford to pay enough for the beets to Justify the farmers In raising them and one experiment was usually enough to satisfy most farmers that they did not like the business. Beet raising is back breaking work. It re quires the Independent North Amor lean farmer lo get down on his prayer- bones and pull weeds with his fingers , which most of them decline to do. They prefer to do their farming on horse back or In n sulky and thai is Incompatible wllh Iho production of sugar beets. KILLED IN DUMBWAITER. Omaha Boy Meets Death Violently at Her Grand Hotel. Omaha , July 27. His head caughl between the top of a dumbwaiter anc1 the floor In front of the shaft , Roy Short , temporarily acting as night en glneer , was strangled to death at the Her Grand hotel yesterday. Short was going from the first floor to the base ment to start a fire In the kitchen range. Instead of going down the stairway , he stepped upon Ihe dumb waller as a quick and easy means o Iransil. The weight was too great for the llfl and It dropped. Short's chin struck the floor and the top of the dumbwaiter caught his head so lhal his neck was held belween Ihe two as in a vise. Possibly some flfteei minutes later , Judging from the tlmo which had elapsed since one of the other employes saw him , Ray Bedell a bellboy , passed the shaft and saw what had happened. Horses Arriving Now. C. K. G. Billings of Chicago , who is at present In Europe with his race horses , will send one of his horses from Chicago to Norfolk to take part In the races here August 4 , 5 and C. Five horses are here from New York stale , seven from Lincoln , five from Omaha and a number from Soulh Da- kola polnls. Others are arriving dally. The race commltlee , which had re- quesled aulomoblllsls lo take part In the night driving around the track to night , have postponed the date till Thursday night , and hope nil people who own automobiles will join the spin around Ihe track on thai night. Reports from Hastings state the carnival which Is to be here during the race meet Is giving excellent shows and the free attracllons are good. The baseball tournament which will take place during the race meet Is also to bo a drawing card and several good ball teams have already asked to be placed for Ihose dates. Manager Page at present Is undecided whlcli teams he will take on. Indian in Barb Wire. Herrlck Press : Saturday nighl about 11 o'clock , Standing Buffalo , s full blood Sioux Indian living on hU nllotmenl aboul six miles soulhwesl ol town , was brought to town with a gap Ing cut In his right leg above the knee which extended three-fourths of the way around the limb , laying open ful two inches and a half , severing tlu cords pf the leg and In places expos ing the bone , Buffalo , as he is known was going home from town and , th < nighl being dark , his horse ran lnl < a barb wire fence , Ihe top wire o : which gashed the man's leg terribly. Madison Churcn Prospers. . .Madison , Neb. , July 20. Special t < The News : The fourth and last quar terly meeting of the Melhodlst churcl at this place was held yesterday , Dr it Tyndnll presiding. From the severn is reports read the work of Ihe chnrgi Is In a prosperouc condition and tin year has been one of marked advance ment. As nn indication of thi 10 church's growth It Is worthy of re mark thai during Iho year lhal In ad dltlon to an nccer Ion of 84 new mem s , hers , the following benevolent con trlbullons were made : ? 35 for the sur port of a missionary In India ; $30 fo the fund of suporanuated ministry ie $30 for general missions ; and $150 fo Iho M. E. hospllal at Omaha. Thes In were all of the nature of special cor 30 tribullons and additional to the usun contrlbullons. Dr. Tyndnll , presldln ie older , preached Sunday morning , afte rs which communion was administered The pastor , Rev. McGregor , nccon panylng Dr. Tyndall to Humphre IP Sunday nfternoo.n , the pulpit was 01 is cupled Sunday evening by Rev. Fov\ \ ler of Kansas City , a former paste n-nt | this place , now engaged In th real estate business In thai city. Thursday , August G , will bo busi ness men's day at Madison , A picnic will bo Iji'ld nt Schwank's Island under the auspices of the Commercial club. Mayor Wycoff , president of the club , has appointed n commltlee on amusements - ments along with other committees , the personnel of which assures a rare array of skits , stunts and other ornus - nents cnlculalcd lo afford barrels of fun for all. II will not bo all fun Ither , good roads will bo the special subject for discussion. More than ikely a road experl from abroad will jo present , and O. H. Glllcsple , who \-lll have returned from Iho National Go. ii Road Conference at Seatlle , will rend the paper he presented on thai subject ns n meinbdr of the Nebraska lelegntlon to that conference. Mlle F. 1 > ay of Weeping Water , \eb. , has been elected ns science teacher at Madison for the ensuing year. Secretary Thatch Is Just In re ceipt of n draft of $350 , the amount o which Madison schools Is entitled for use In the training depaitmenl. Judge Bates , Editor Donovan , City Mlorney McDuflle and Superintendent tlouscl , represented Madison nt the Democratic convention at Battle reek , Saturday. The delegates re turned about 5 o'clock and reported quiet and harmonious convention with the exception of a llttlo differ ence over the 'til > ption of the com- rnlllco's repor " resolullons of which Donovan uid McDuflle were members. H. S. McDuflle was chosen as one of the six delegates to attend the stale convenllon. Norfolk's Standing. Played. Won. Lost Pel. 5 .800 Dallas , S. D. , July 27. Special leThe The News : Norfolk's new salaried learn of ball tossers won their game hero yesterday afternoon with Iho Dal las aggregation , but Oh ! such a score. It was a balling bee all Ihe way Ihrough and when Ihe lasl man was out Norfolk had twenty scores against sixteen for Dallas. Just as an indication of how things went , Norfolk batsmen made Ihree home runs in the very first inning. And that's the kind of a game It was from alpha lo omega. Norfolk and Dallas are scheduled lo play again Ihls aflernoon. Tomorrow afternoon Norfolk wil piny Gregory at Gregory. High Wind ; Ragged Game. The game was very ragged from start to finish , and full of errors. A high wind was partly responsible Norfolk scored three home runs in the f'-st Inning. Both learns hit hard , bu Norfolk was more lucky with men on bases. Hits : Dallas , 19 ; Norfolk , 17. Er rors : Dallas , 12 ; Norfolk 6. Batlo rles : Norfolk , Schwartz , Buckmaste and Lucinsky ; Dallas , McDermlll Young and George. Umpire , Segrist Norfolk ab Ji r o a e Tottenhoff , If 7 4 3 2 0 0 Neno ss 7 4 3 0 1 1 Brown , 3d 7 2 2 1 4 2 Buckmnster , 1st , p. . 5 1 2 12 2 1 Luslnski , c C 1 2 C 1 0 Schoenaur , cf Haak , rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 Page , 2d , 1st Swartz , p , 2d 6 3 3 1 3 0 Total 54 20 20 27 12 6 Dallas ab h r o a e Hetts , 3d 4 1 1 2 1 2 Ollva , ss 6 1 2 2 2 2 Vas Binder , If 6 3 5 2 0 0 Petts , 2d 5 3 3 3 1 3 George , c G 4 3 9 0 0 Lamro , cf 6 3 1 1 0 0 Levitt , 1st G 1 1 7 0 1 Chedlick , rf 5 i 0 0 0 0 McDermitt , p 5 0 0 1 0 C Totals 49 17 1C 27 4 S Score R. H. E orfolk. . 42041054 0 20 20 f Dallas . . .2 0530402 0 16 17 S Summary : Norfolk , home runs hits , Tottenhoff 2 , Neno 2 , Schoenaui hits , Schoenaur , Swartz ; two-base hits , Tottenhoff 2 , Neno 2 , Schoenaur Haak , Swartz. Dallas : Three-base hits , George Vas Binder ; two-base hits , Lamro Nevitt. Boone Count Republicans. Albion , Neb. , July 2G Special t < The News : The following delegate ! 1 were chosen from Boone county t < the republican stale convenllon Geo. W. Williams , W. F. Flory , Fre ( W. Hoffman , E. L. Sargent , Jns. A a Gleason , Robert Flotree , A. W. Lap 3 , ping , E. D. Evans , Chas. Clear Michael Thompen , W. B. Swygard John G. Watland. Washington Watches Nebraska. Washington , July 2G. Wnshingtoi statesmen are watching the Nebraski republican convention , which meets a Lincoln tomorrow. Interest center ,1 in the platform regarding the earning tax , the income tax and the tarlfl Slandpnllers want to know If UK state Is as radical for reduction a Insurgents claim. Casper Thelsen Weds. West Point , Neb. , July 27. Specif to The News : Cards are out annoum Ing Iho approaching marriage of Cai per Thelson , a rnorchanl of Humphre : formerly of West Point , to Miss Ann Bodcnlg. Cholera Plague In China. Amoy , Gliiun , July 26. Ono hundre ! and thirly-flVo bubonic and Ihlrly-flv ir cholera deaths were reported to th Amoy officials during the two weel ending yesterday. In the Interior tli plague Is decreasing , but In Iho soul ! c- ern parl H Is increasing. Kangbe , village with n population of 800 pe sons , reports fifty-eight deaths wlthl one month. Funeral at Alrnworth. Alnsworth , Nob. , July 27. Special to The News : The funeral of Latllo Price Stlnc , aged 30 , was held here Sunday aflernoon and Iho body was enl Monday morning to Assumption , 11. , for burial. The deceased came lore with his mother some four years go and made hosts of friends by his quiet , gentlemanly demeanor. The fu- leral services wcro under the auspices of the Modern Woodmen , of which order he was n member. He died Thursday evening. FINDINGS IN FAMOUS CASE. Vlullcr Files Report In Cantonwlne Bankruptcy. Sioux Falls , S. D. , July 27. Bates & nrllmnn , local attorneys who repre sent creditors In the case , have re ceived a copy of Iho findings of Henry V. Muller , referee in bankruptcy , In he famous case of J. C. Cantonwlne , formerly engaged In the general mer- hnndlso business at Armour , who be came Involved In financial difficulties soon after claiming that on the night of September 18 last ho had been robbed of $35,300 in cash. Ho alleged hat nt the lime of Iho robbery he had n Ihe little safe in his store $33,000 In bills , $2.000 In gold and $300 In silver , and thai Iho safe was burglarized and Iho money carried awny. In his findings Referee Muller holds : hal the story of burglars entering and robbing the snfo Is false and untrue , ind lhal Ihe claim was n parl of a con spiracy on Ihe parl of Cantomvino and Ills wife , Maggie Cantonwlne , to con ceal the money for the purpose of chealing his creditors of the sum. which the referee maintains now Is In Ihelr possession and wrongfully wllh held from Iho Irustee. ADVISES SUIT ON STATE TAX. Omaha Commercial Club Committee Makes Report on Law. Omaha , July 27. After investlgalion of Ihe acl passed by Ihe Nebraska leg islnlure al Its late session , providing for an occupallon fee upon corpora- lions and known as sennle file No. 10 , Iho Judiciary commilteo of the Com mercial club issued its report. The commltleo In Its Invesligalion finds Ihe law is unconslllulional on several counls , and declares 11 might be altacked In several ways. The first point brought out to show the law is unconstitutional is thai Ihe slate has no power lo levy an occupa- lion lax , which Ihe fee in Ihe senale file really Is , and even Is called In Ihe acl ilself an "occupallon fee. " In conclusion Iho report advises that the tax be paid under protest and suit then be brought to test the con stitutionality of Iho acl. Dallas Beats Gregory. Dallas , S. D. , July 27. Special leThe The News : Dallas look Gregory Into camp by a score of 5 to 3 on Dallas grounds. The game was fast from start to finish , and at no time was it safe. Both teams played fast ball. Gregory had a large delegation In to see Ihe game. Cy Young , for Dallas , pitched a great game and kept the hits sctitlered. Burke , for Gregory , pilched a greal game also. The fealure of Ihe game were Ihe home runs by Dad Gra ham of Gregory and one by Pitts and one by Vasblnder of Dallas. Vasblnd- er hit one of the longest drives of the season. Summary Hits : Gregory , 9 ; Dal las , 8. Struck-oul : By Burke , 5 ; by Young , 7. Ballerles : Gregory , Burke and Ford ; Dallas , Young and George. I Umpire , G. W. Segrisl. Dallas plays Norfolk again today. Dallas leaves on a week Irlp Wednes day , playing down Ihe line lo Norfolk , nd would like lo make dales wilh earns down Ihe line. Junction News. Mrs. August Arneka Is seriously ill his week. Mrs. W. H. Banner arrived home rom Omaha last evening. The pile driver broke down yester lay and was brought to the shops here or repairs. A. R. Beaten started off on the road esterdny wllh Ihe bridge gang , whlcl : vns composed of nine of Al Rllchie'f mrly. Mrs. J. M. Bonduranl arrived homc 'rom n vlsll wllh her granddaughler Mrs. Lesler Parker , al Tilden. Mrs. S. G. Saterlee returned home from a business trip to Omaha. Harry Moollck is suffering the pair of a very sore foot , as a result of step ping on a catfish thorn yesterda : while fishing wllh oilier small boys The Ihorn was one Inch In length an < ivns completely burled In the flesh. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Fisher arrlvec liome from Kearney , where they havi lieon vislllng for Iho pasl week will Mr. Fisher's sister , Mrs. Graves. Mrs. E. E. Wood returned home fron Omaha last evening , where she hai been on business. t Mrs. Grlonleaf of Omaha , who ha been ill for some tlmo at the homo o her mother , Mrs. Jenks , is still ver fs low.Mrs. Mrs. M. P. Ryan and daughter , Katfc eryn , left this morning for Crelghto : for n vlsll wllh relallves. Not "smart advertising" Just con rnon-senso and persistence , and frnnl ness , and descriptions and prices c things and "roominess" these rank an ad effective , If printed In the rlgli paper. la TUESDAY TOPICS. H. C. Satller was In Omaha yesle : day. day.E. C E. B. Kauffman went to Dallas yei terday. Dr. F. G. Salter was In Norfolk froi Plorce. ie L. B. Nicola wont to Plnlnvlow thl aflernoon. A. J. Durland has gone to Plnlnvlo on business. C. M. Lederer of P'ierce counly visiting with friends hero today. F. F. Buckingham , an attorney from Humphrey , was In Norfolk yesterday. C. E. Burnhnm returned from a busi ness trip In Trlpp counly last evening. David R. Gray of Bloncoo , In. , visited with the D. RCCB family. City Attorney 11. F. Bnrnhart has returned from Dallas. He Is suffering from a severe cold. Mr. and Mrs. D. Rocs have gone to Colorado Springs , where they will spend two weeks. Miss Mullla Scott and Miss Letta Scott are hero from Plnlnvlow and will go to Wayne tomorrow. Miss Buford Rccs , James Rces and Miss Alice Rcos , who have been In Iowa for no weeks' visit , have re turned homo. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mnylnrd are ex pected homo tomorrow night from n seven weeks' visit to I.XH Angeles ami other coast cities. Dr. and Mrs. P. Ir. Sailor and Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Reynolds returned last nlghl from Omaha , where they were house party guests at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Bucholx. Horn , to Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Gray , n on. Owing to Its need for more room , ie Illinois Central railroad In Sioux ity has desortcd Iho union depot and ereafter will use the Northwestern tatlon. Oakdale Sentinel : V. E. Brnlnnrd rent to Norfolk the fore part of the reek , having been employed as mill- rrlght to assist In overhauling the illl at that place. A telephone message from the Fuos- jr fishing camp , at Henderson's farm , vns received last nlghl. The parly ie enjoying the camping Immensely , nd many fish arc being caught. Harold Banks of Chicago , who laims to be the youngest commercial raveler on the road , expects to bo in s'orfolk next Saturday for the annual U. C. T. picnic. Stuarl Advocate : S. L. Anderson nd family of Norfolk arrived in Stu- rt Friday for a short visit with Mrs. Anderson's sister , Mrs. W. N. Coals , nd her brolher , J. C. Inglls. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are well known here , mvlng lived here a number of years igo , Mr. Anderson having been prlncl- ml of Ihe Sluarl school for a number of years. They were on Iheir way to Long Pine to spend the heated season camping out on the old chautauqua rounds. They lefl for Long Pine Tuesday. W. R. Ilulchlnson has relurned from Sioux City. Among the day's out-of-town visitors n Norfolk were : Theo. Anderson Bristow ; Miss Henry , Humphrey ; Miss Savage , Humphrey ; J. D. McMillan Peru ; J. W. Ludington , Fullerton ; J M. McDonald , Pierce ; M. F. Parials Fairfax ; O. C. KIppenbrock , Gregory ; John Redhlll , Lamro ; S. S. Roubdlan amro ; Homer Hill , Bonesteel ; J. C Thomas , Verdel ; J. JI. Calder , Sewnrd ; S. Payne , Bee ; W. Krouzlen , Stanlon ; F. L. McNnwn , Lamro ; John Frisch Madison ; Leo. Frisch , Madison ; J. C Borg , Wausa ; II. BeaJ , Spencer ; G. A Ostergren , Concord ; Chas. G. Crooli and wife , Meadow Grove ; John Ram bach , Pierce ; Chas. Schramm , Foster ; ! . H. Blomqulst , Wakefleld ; Geo. D Rich , Wlsner ; Geo. Clausen , Wlsner ; John Spangler , Wlsner. John Welsh , chairman of Ihe Madl son counly democrallc delegallon l ( Ihe state convention , was taken sud denly ill Tuesday morning and was un able to go to Lincoln. He is now a his home here. A telegram received Tuesday after noon by Joe Horiskey states that hli son , Joe Horiskey , jr. , is in very crlt ical condition at Washington , D. C He has been 111 Ihere for some month ; but hopes were held out for his recov cry. cry.The The Ladles Aid society of the Firs Congregational church will meet will Mrs. Mary Mathewson Thursday after noon at 3:30 : o'clock. There is lin portant business to transact concern ing the repBirs of the church , am every member Is requested to be pros ent. ent.J. J. C. Engelman 1ms packed up hi books and expects to leave for Mad son today , where he will open up new office. He will not abandon th Norfolk office , and will try to dlvld his time between the two places. Th forepart of each week will bo take up in Norfolk and the latter part 1 Madison. Miss Bertha Pilger and Mr. nn Mrs. Albert Degner will leave here t < morrow morning for Wayne to a tend the wedding of Miss Vida Pilgc of Plainview to W. M. Wright c Dixon. Miss Pilgor is a popular li structress of the Plainview school an well known in social circles. M Wright is principal of the Dlxo schools. She Was the Boiler. Topnnody made' up his mind that I was not tfolnir to be ruled any longi by his wife , so when he went homo i noon he culled out Imperiously : "Mrs. Topnoody. Mrs. Topnood.v ! " Mrs. Topnood.v came out of the kite en , n dish rag tied round her bead ai a rolling pin In her hand. "Well , sir. " she said , "whnt'll yc have ? " Topnoody staggered , but braced up. "Jane , I want you to undcrstan madam , " and he tapped his breast dr mntlcnlly , "I am the engineer of tli establishment. " it "Oh , you are , are you ? Well , \V Hum , I want you to understand that 1 I and she looked dangerous "I nm tl boiler thnt will blow up and throw t engineer over Into the next counly. I you hear the steam escaping , W ' Ham ? " William heard it , and he meekly I quired If there was any assistance could rend or In the housework. PCS on'c Wcrltlv. When a boy wants lo begin lo ea a living , his first entrance Into I workaday-life should bo Ihrough wa advertising : , SPEED ! MEW AIRSHIP Craft to Fly Sixty-five Miles In Thirty Minutes. FROM VICTORIA TO SEATTLE. Canadian Engineer Wagera $1,000 , H Will Perform ( he Fe.t With Hl Monoplane Inventor Sayi Mnohina Will Carry Two Perione Safely at Speed of a Hundred Miles an Hour. Private tents were made at Victo ria , B. C. , the other day of an nlrrililp which the Inventor , William Gibson , a mechanical engineer , wagered $1XX ( > will carry him safely to Seattle , n illt - tnnce of sixty-five miles , within ImlC an hour when ho IB ready for tlur nighl anil do the Victoria to San Fran cisco flight within tlvo hourH. The craft , now almost completed , IBB n nionoptunu sixty-live foot long mid rndlcnlly OlflVront from other di-Hltrns , having a width of only fourteen foot. Mr. Gibson Hays the greal speed I * given by bis engine , which weighs but 222 pounds and develops sixty horse power. Tln > four air cooled Htecl cyl inders weigh twelve poundH each. There iit-e eight single blndo propel lers , four on each side , rotating in op posite tllrectloiiH , only one lever belne UHt'd to operate , with a steering wheeD like that used on nn automobile. The machine will weigh 400 pounds all told , and the Inventor declares It will carry two persons 100 miles mi hour. Sufficient fuel Is carried for BOO miles flight. Mr Gibson clnlniH superior stability and simplicity over the Wrights' unit all existing machines and Hays any o no- can operate hlu craft. It automatic ally rights Itself In any wind condi tions , as shown by thu working mod el , which when started In flights up side down righted lUielf In Iwo feet like a cat falling on Us feel. Should the engine stop In the nlr If the craft Is going full Bpecd It lu asHcrtcd thnt It will fly ten miles before corning gradually down , being regulated by the tilting of thu pliuieu. Mr. Gibson built n forty rullo BCO tlon of the Grand Trunk Pacific and afterward Invented and built n suc cessful stamp mill. lie In now backed by a strong syndicate and IH patenting : the features of his invention In all countries. As soon as his Ideas nro protected he says ho will make his Seattle flight of sixty-five miles over the strait of Fuca In half an hour. LIFE WITHOUT OXYGEN. Go Claims Professor Mayna and Scouts Theory of Carbon Dioxide. D. D. Mayne , principal of the Minnesota seta School of Agriculture , recently an nounced the result of an experiment which be bnllcvcs has exploded the old theory that oxygen Is essential to llfe > and that death will result from breath ing carbon dioxide , says n Minneapolis dispatch. "The old physiology theory Is all bosh , " declared Professor Mayne Ex cretions from the pores , he believes , are poisonous and are fatal when ona Is shut off from oxygen. To demonstrate this theory Profess or Mnyne confined a Hteer In n her metically scaled stall and another la an open stall. The first animal wan shut off from oxygen completely and at the end of several days was found to be In as good condition OH the oth er. The experiment was repeated , with the steers exchanged In the stalls. The result was the same both animals' could live In the hermetically Healed stall without oxygen , and neither suf fered poisoning from carbon dioxide thrown out by their lungs. "The school ventilating system Is un necessary , " asserted Professor Mnyne. KIND OF FLIRTING MEANT. Professor Palmer of Harvard Revises His Suggestion to Students. Professor George II. Palmer of Uar- vard university says , according to a Boston dispatch , that the wrong Im pression has been given by reports of his address In which he recently said flirting sometimes was n good thing. "I am afraid I have been misunder stood , " he said. "All I was trying to say was this : Make your pleasure a good background to hard study , and If you get any pleasure oul of Innocent flirting there can bo no reasonable ob jection to It. "I believe we should get ns much happiness out of life ns possible , and I merely am urging what I believe Is the Innocent side of the subject. All might not be nblo to use It In the sense that I meant It " Why Our Railroads Are Narrow Gauge. Why are all railroads built on the 10 standard gauge of four feet elghl and er one-half Inches ? The makers of the at first locomotives thought only of put ting their machines upon the tramways - ways already In existence , and from h- thnt followed a very Interesting and hid curious result. These tram lines natu idMl rally had exactly the width prescribed Ml by the strength of one horse. By mcro Inertia the horse cart gauge estab lished itself in the world , and every id. where the train Is dwarfed to a scale id.a - thnt limits allUo Its comfort , powec its and speed. Because there Is so much capital engaged and because of the II dead power of custom It Is doubtful Ifl , " there will ever be any change In this IIP gauge. Still , It might be worse. If the he biggest horses had been Shetland po Do nies our railway carriages now would 'tl- only be vrldo enough to hold two per sons side by side and would hare a ln maximum speed of twenty miles an lnho hour. There In hardly n reason asldo sr- from this antiquated horse why thp railway conch should not bo nine or ten feet wide that IB , the width of irn the smallest room In which people can ho live In comfort and furnished with alt ml the equipment of comfortable chara- . Atlantic.