THE NORFOLK WELKlA NEWS-Jt'UUNAl MtIU\l UClOlltiK 29 11)09 )
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In tnltliiK to tlio woods , Mr. Plilchot
ban not suffered In his popnlnrlty.
I'oary'fl real grievance against Dr.
Cook seems to bo thnt ho exceeded the
peed limit.
lAte snya Hint tlio avcrngo matrimonial
menial team conslsta of a lending liuly
and n general utility man.
The Tnft program oven with the
mlle thrown In IH thought to presage
a fltormy winter in congroaH.
The Btntomont Is mndo that the new
comet will swoop the cnrth. Just what
It haa been needing for seine tlmo.
Christmas IB coming nnd It Isn't so
fur away as you might think. Keep
your eye on the advertising columns.
Those beautiful October evenings
are delightful nnd the Kentucky night
ridora are making the most of them.
The old Ilnrnum & Bailey circus was
a more nldo show compared with the
new Toxaa outfit of Uryun nnd Bnlley.
Gen. Frederick Dent Grant's nppoar-
unco on the water wagon In full uni
form , In Chicago , has given him For-
akor's old place as n 11 ro alarm.
Five men wore oiueu by a horse nt
flablna , Ohio , nnd may dlo. This reMoves -
Moves the auto from sustaining the
reputation of doing all the dnmngo.
Annie Dcsnnt is sure she has been
en this round globe before. All will
fee forgiven , however , if she will sol
emnly promise never to come again.
Blessed are the poor for the > shall
act bo'rpjsbpd pf-.their. ; diamonds. Pity
thoflo wealthy Plttabufg people whoever
over know Juat when they are to be
touched ,
Dr. Cook was nearly mobbed by a
"Joy" riot at the St. Louis centennial.
Between discovering the north polo
and St. Louis , a wlso man would take
to the woods.
Will Duke Abruzzi succeed in get
ting his shirts hung out on the Elklns
elothoa line ? This is one of the ab-
jKirblng questions which continues to
agitate society.
Mrs. Howard Gould hns been
granted a divorce and n permanent
alimony of $30,000 a month. She
ought to bo able to live on that , even
If butter and eggs nro high.
Shades of our grandfathers ! In a
mall Minnesota town a boy who was
chosen captain of a football team has
resigned , preferring to make a record
In scholarflhlp rather than in athletics.
Secretary Knox makes It plain that
ho intends to have the selection of
the next minister to China himself.
Ho will probably have to make his
choice without the assistance of any
volunteers.
Francis S. Dowllng , the republican
cadldato for county judge , promises
to make one of the most efficient of
ficials the county h/s had , and he
jihould receive the solid support of the
entire party.
The fountain pen Is at last vindi
cated. It has just deflected n bullet
aimed at n man in the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel In Now York. The advertise
ment shoud bo worth a long run over
time in the factories.
An exchange kicks because of a
law which has been passed forbidding
tlio writing of a check for less than
$1. However , that will bo no great
chock on business and only serves to
ahow what fools lawmakers can some
times make of themselves.
Hurr Taft is conceded on all sides
to have made one of the very best
county commissioners Madison county
over had. Ho has given a very great
deal of his own time to the county
work , and ho has got results. It would
bespeak an utter lack of appreciation
of capable and honest public service
If Madison county should fail to reelect
-elect Hurr Taft as commissioner.
Clint Smith , a man of health nnd
Tlgor , robust and In his prime , will
make Madison county an ideal sheriff
Ho was selected out of four candl
dates at the republican primaries , nnd
this in itself speaks volumes as tc
his popularity among the people ol
the county in which ho has lived foi
no many yearn. Ho is amply quail
ied for the place and will make one
of the best sheriffs Madison county y
ow
A couple of clover swindlers have
recently worked the old gold brick
came successfully and actually jold
a lump of brass for $25,000 in good
to a wealthy North Dakota
The deal wan finally completed
In Minneapolis and the swindlers ap
parently melted Into thin air within
ton mlnntva from the tlmo the cash
was handed over. It evidently Is not
necessary to have n now game with
which to catch the people If you only
know how to work the old ono well
enough.
In this oft year In politics , there Is
iinusiml Interest taken In the election
of a mayor for Now York City. There
has long been an Impression thnt the
moyorallty of Now York wns likely
to provo n stopping stone to the gov
ernorship of the Umpire state and thnt
In turn n step toward the presidency ,
but there is little hlstoilcnl foundation
for this belief. However , there Is con
siderable Interest taken throughout
the nation In the contest , and a Ren-
oral wish that those who nro working
for n clean , honest , efficient city gov
ernment In the nation's metropolis
may prpvall.
When the people of the United
States get so busy attending to the
necessary work of the world and
their own Individual business that
they have no time to waste on politi
cal deals , the office will seek the man ,
not the man the office. The profes-
lonal politician who Is always run-
ing for office will find that ho arouses
very little Interest In the minds of
the public , his place will bo filled
by the business man who conscien
tiously sacrifices his business to per
form his share of the public service.
When such a man administers pub
lic affairs , prosperity to state and
nation will result.
In voting for Burr Taft as county
commissioner , Madison county tax
payers will not be experimenting. Mr.
Taft hns served the county in that
capacity for the past two years and
has done the work so well that his
re-election should be assured. Past
efficient service in economical admin
istration of county affairs , the build
ing of permanent bridges and the
making of good roads , bespeaks for
Taft the vote of every taxpayer who
appreciates faithful and able public
service. If any man .over earned a
re-election by hard work , untiring ef
fort and good business sense , that
man Is" Burr Tnft. '
A. E. Ward , the republican candi
date for county superintendent , will
make a highly efficient official in that
capacity , and , under his supervision
the schools of Madison county will
be lifted to a high standard of effi
ciency. The man in the county super
intendent's office means much to the
future generation , now being taught
the elements of learning In the country
schools , and the people of the county
will make no mistake In voting for
Mr. Ward for this position. Ho proved
highly successful in the county super-
Intendqncy of Cedar county , and Is
highly indorsed by school men of repute -
pute all over Nebraska.
No utterance of President Taft dur-
ng his western trip has had more en-
ouragement because of Its ring of
sincerity and purpose than that which
lealt with the future policy of his ad-
ninistrntion In regard to the Roosevelt
velt policies. He declares his Inton-
ion to secure legislation to enable him
to carry still further into effect Mr.
Roosevelt's efforts for the conserva
tion of natural resources. In other
speeches the president vigorously com
mended the Roosevelt policies regard
ng the abuse of corporate wealth and
asserted repeatedly his sympathy with
those policies and his Intention to
enforce nnd extend them.
There Is considerable talk about
dividing the state of California. The
southern portion desires admission as
nu independent * state. flio move
ment hns not assumed important pro
portions as yet , but It would not bt
strange If It should be agitatedi more
strongly In years to come. California
Is an Immense state and the differ
ences existing In climate and cell be
tween the northern and southern per
tlons make widely differing Interests
commercially between these extreme
sections. Usually a great state IF
unwilling to render the prestige whlcl
Its s\zo \ and population gives It , am
nothing may result from this agitation
If there Is an Inexecrable name
among the rulers of nations it is thn
of King Leopold of Belgium. Ill
treatment of the Congo natives place
him In the cntegory with Nero nm
Caligula. These horrors nro briefly
yet forth by Sir Arthur Conon Doylt
in an appeal to the people of UK
United States for mornl or matoria
aid in putting a stop to the infamies
"There Is not n grotesque , obscun
or ferocious torture which dlseasec
human Ingenuity could Invent whlcl
hns not been used against these harm
less nnd helpless people , " snya Mr
Doyle. Every civilized nation on th <
globe should assist In compelling thi
monster , Leopold , to desist from hli
diabolical practices.
If the bend bookkeeper In a bust
ness house were nbout to leave anc
there wns nn assistant who had beet
trained to the work and had provec
himself capable and trustworthy ii
every way , the natural , logical anc
economical thing to do would be tc
promote the assistant to the head book
keeper's job. And the same buslnosi
economy should apply to the county'i
affairs. County Clerk Richardson
stops out of offico. Ills deputy , S. It.
JIcFarlnnd , who has been carefully
trained to the work , Is In every way
unable of stepping Into the retiring
ilork's position , nnd Ills promotion
0 that place Is the logical action for
Madison county taxpayers to take.
Election clny comes next Tuesday ,
nid there Is reason to believe that
1 majority of the voters will cast their
nllotB for McFarlnnd.
Many Americana soilously get the
dca thnt American business men ,
\nicrlcnii cities nnd states nnd the
intlcm Itself do things In a larger
nore lavish and efficient way than the
tcoplo of any other country ; but when
in American gets to feeling this way
0 nny great extent , It would be n
very healthy thing for him to take
1 trip across the water nnd see what
.01110 . of those old slow countries which
10 thinks of as being 'chiefly noted
'or splendid ruins and ancient struc-
, ures. After he has toured the contl-
lent he will find this bubble thorough-
y burst. There are other progressive
icoples. Other cities are spending
millions In Improvements. Other cit
es hnve parks , public gardens , niu
scums , hospitals nnd great school priv
ileges. Incidentally , they are nlso
carrying heavy burdens of Indebted
ness nnd are striving to find new
sources of Income to liquidate them.
The country has fallen upon a per
od when the virtue of economy of
public funds seems to be wholly dis
regarded. Men talk glibly of pro
lects which involve the expenditure of
iiindrcds of millions and when ques
.ioned about financing them , reply
easily , "Oh , we can issue bonds for
that. " If the government were run
with the slightest regard for reason
able economy the revenue would be
sufficient to cover every reasonable ex *
pense. The extra war expenses are
not only unecessary but are an ac
tual incentive to war. They sink us
to the level of European militarism.
From forty to fifty million dollars
more than Is demanded by the actual
exigencies of the cnse are being spent
In war paraphernalia all because of
trumped up war clouds. The total
ncrease In expenditures for the army
and navy for { he last eight years has
been ? 1,072,000,000 , which more than
the total Interest bearing public debt.
The meeting of Presidents Taft and
Diaz was more than a picturesque In
cident In diplomatic affairs. It was
a striking illustration of the two great
political conceptions that have ruled
mankind. Diaz Is the type of great
nan who stands out prominently in
the civilization of Europe. With em
blazoned uniform , spurs and sword
lie is the exponent of force. He is
master of the people for the people's
sake , but he is maste'r just the same.
President Taft is the possessor of
the qualities which Americans con
sider essential in the mnn whom they
choose as their representntlve. He
must possess the ordlnnry private
virtues of rectitude , kindliness and
simplicity , and coupled with them ,
the ability to successfully guide the
ship of state. These requirements
necessitate a truly great man to
Americans , but the Mexicans are not
intelligent enough to recognize any
greatness that docs not mean mili
tary power.
A CRIME OF THE STATE.
The declaration of Nathan Strauss
of New York that typhoid fever , tuber
culosis , scarlet fever and diphtheria
can be prevented by pasteurizing the
milk , and the statement that the 1,400
cases of typhoid In New York recently
were traced to one milk concern , only
tends to bear out the exhortations to
which The News has given voice dur
Ing the past three years , In trying to
arouse a public sentiment in Norfolk
and In Nebraska , favorable to adopting
a milk Inspecting system which would
guard against Infected milk and pro
tect the lives of the public and the
public's babies.
Nebraska ought to inspect the dai
ries nnd the cows. It is a crime of
the state to neglect this duty to its
citizens. Other states do it why not
this state ?
The state should kill diseased cows
and perhaps pay half the value of the
animal to flie owner. There are dis
eased cows right in Norfolk today In
every community in Nebraska and
they are killing Nebraska babies.
Why not appoint an inspector In every
community and make it a law that
every cow must be inspected at a nom
inal expense to the owner , as a moans
of protection to the public.
NORFOLK CAN'T AFFORD TO FAIL.
Every movement which starts In
Norfolk and fails , hurts the town
worse than though the movement
never had begun.
The Y. M. C. A. movement has
started it IB almost an accomplished
fact To allow it to fall with only
a few more thousand dollars required
will work to the injury of Norfolk
Such failure would dampen the enthus
lasm of public spirit with regard to
future enterprises of whatever sort
and worse than that , it would contrlb
ute ono more example to the territory
In which Norfolk Is a gateway , of the
often repeated story that public spirit
in Norfolk is not as great as in other
cities of its class , and that this lack
of public spirit and public enterprise
la the caiiHo of preventing Norfolk
from becoming the city which Its trlb-
utary territory would Justify horo. I
To nmko thla Y. M. C. A. building
proposition a success , will bo a con
crete demonstration to the territory
thnt looks ii ) ) to Norfolk aa Its me
tropolis , of the fact that public spirit
In not dead here and that commend
able' public enterprise finds success
ful support among Norfolk people.
A failure will mean more than the
failure of the Y. M. 0. A. building
It will pny to people In n territory
which Norfolk asks to look up to It ,
that Norfolk hns failed.
And not n mnn lu Norfolk , no mat
ter what biifilnoHa he may bo ongnKoel
In , cnn afford to hnve thnt failure
chalked tip against the town.
But much as the failure would In-
Jur . much moio would success In this
Instance help. The success of this
proposition would menu that Norfolk
hnel done ono more big nnd worthy
thing that It sot out to do. Anel that
success would Inspire now encourage
ment for further public enterprise ,
atich ns this city is In need of nt this
time.
The successful culmination of this
Y. M. C. A. ciunpnltrn will servo te >
Jnr loose public spirit for public enter
prise rfiich ns hns been lacking to
great extent fe > r n number of years.
It would bo ono of the best things
that ever happened to the town In
a purely business way.
THE PEOPLE WANT FAIR JUDGES.
The Omaha World-Herald Is ag
grieved because The Norfolk News
sees in Judge Barnes , Judge Sedgwlck
nnd Judge Fawcett those qualities of
integrity , honor and legal ability
which should recommend them to the
voters of this stnte for further service
on the supreme bench. The World-
Herald considers The News tlio lead
ing republican newspaper of the state
aside from the Omaha Bee , a compli
ment which The News appreciates , and
for this reason devotes some space in
an effort to discredit the soundness of
this paper's opinion , or Its sincerity ,
perhaps , in the matter.
The World-Herald , along with Gov
ernor Shallenberger , would like to
elect the throe democratic candidates
for the supreme bench this year. An
Incompetent democratic , legislature last
winter passed a number of laws which ,
when brought to test , have been found
impossible because they violated the
constitution of the state and nation.
Perchance the World-Herald believes
that with a democratic supreme court ,
the flaws in the laws passed by an In
capable democratic legislature might
be overlooked , "for the sake of the
party. " The fact that Judge Barnes.
Judge Sedgwick and Judge Fawcett
are the type of men who , presiding on
the supreme bench , will render abso
lutely impartial opinions , based upon
the constitution and upon 'sound law ,
regardless of political party , is enough
to cause a flurry In the World-Herald's
nerve-oenters , for the World-Herald
would be glad to elect judges who will
'uphold the democratic party's legis
lation , " whether it be right or wrong.
That the people of Nebraska need
have no fear of their interests suffer
ing at the hands of such men as
Judges Barnes , Sedgwick and Fawcett ,
Is Indicated In past decisions handed
down by these able jurists.
It was only recently that Judge
Barnes upheld the Sibley act , reducing
express rates in Nebraska 25 per cent
declared by many to be the most 1m
portant decision In this state in recent
years.
Certainly no decision ever meant
more to the public. And certainly
judges of this type are to be trusted
by the people of Nebraska. These
judges have been tried and found hon
orable , impartial and , above all , ca
pable.
The fact that they nro absolutely
fair will appeal to the voters , even If
it does not appeal to the World-Hep
aid.
SHOULD BE RE-ELECTED.
The following reasons why Judges
Barnes , Sedgwick and Fawcett should
be re-elected to the supreme court In
Nebraska , as set forth by the weekly
Lincoln Press Bulletin , should appeal
to every fair minded voter In the state
and are hero given space because The
News wishes to heartily endorse every
word of the article :
For many years It has been a com
mon and accepted custom , based on
good and valid reasons , to rewnn !
public officers who have been efficient
In their duties and faithful In the pub
lie service , with n re-election to n second
end term. This custom has a broat"
foundation of genuine merit , being In
the conception of the public partly a
reward for good and meritorious ser
vice rendered to the people and per
haps In greater part n recognition ol
the increased value to the public of
the services of the trained and ox
perlenced officer , familiar and expert
In the duties he Is called upon to dls
charge.
No single fact or Item In our po
lltical customs and habits proves the
ability of the people to Delect their
public officers with that intelligent
care and discrimination necessary for
the perpetuation of our free Instltu
tlons , than this well known dlsposl
tion to award to a faithful public ser
vant the compliment of n second term
nnd to gain nt the same tlmo the val
unblo benefit of a tried and experienced
enced officer.
In the state election this year the
people of Nebraska have an unusua
opportunity to again vindicate this
well founded principle nnd gain for
the state the continued services o
three eminent citizens as judges of
the supreme court , men of capacity
nnd Integrity proven by a term of
service on that court nnd bringing to
the ' people the valuable asset of expe
rience In the extremely responsible
duties of the court of last resort which
holds constitutional authority over nil
the vast Interests of the state. Includ
ing the lives and property of Its citi
zens.
Judge's John 11. Barni's. Jacob Fnw-
cctt and Samuel 11. Sedgwick have
served the people as judges of the su
preme court for n single term , Judge
Fawcett's pervlco a one-yonr term by
appointment and re-elec
, are asking -
tion. The rervlco rendered has been
able , honest , cotinmeous , Impartial and
of marked fidelity to the highest Inter
ests of the people. Before this high
( joint , rich nnd poor , high and low ,
the wonk and the powerful , corpora
tion nnd Individual , hnvo stood equal
before the law , n recorded fact that
oven political opponents do not rise
to dispute. These are the Judges who
are asking the public confidence for a
re-election ; this Is a lecorcl on which
the public confidence1 may well bo
baaed. Either ns a reward for public
service well discharged or for the pub
lic gain to bo reaped from the con-
Mntmnco In ofllco of trained and ex
perienced jurists , or for both ronsona
combined , tl-o people of Nebraska
should and will act on the fnmlllnr nnd
accoptc'd custom nnd award to Judges
Barnes , Fnwcctt and Scelgwlck the
well earned and well merited reward
of n second term.
From another standpoint of equal
tnlrncsu and unquestioned equity , the
election of Judges Barnon , Fawcott
and Sedgwick to a second term will
appeal to the sense of justice of every
thinking mnn. Few offices within the
gift of the people call for the distinct
personal sacrifice in accepting service
for the people ns does the acceptance
of service on the supreme bench. The
lawyer who has achieved thnt distinc
tion In his profession sufficient to
mark him ns a man of legal attain
ments fit nnd qualified for the supreme
bench , Invariably yields up a private
practice and Income far In excess of
the remuneration attached to the of
fice , and in becoming the servant of
the people In this capacity , does so at
the personal sacrifice of his private
practice and income. To the credit of
the legal profession , though seldom
considered In the public mind , it may
be truthfully said that the ablest men
at the bar have seldom refused to an
swer an earnest call of their fellow
citizens to this public duty , though
knowing full well the sacrifices it In
volved.
Of such as these are Judges Barnes ,
Fawcett and Sedgwick , who have
served the people well and faithfully.
The plainest and most simple equity
between man and man , between faith
ful public servant and the public
served , would demand for Judges
Sedgwick , Barnes and Fawcett the
cohipllment nnd reward , the just due ,
it might well be said , of re-election tea
a second term.
CHANCE TO HELP THE BOYS.
There are plenty of places In Nor
folk of the wrong kind for the boys
to visit.
But where Is there a single place
that Is the right sort for a boy to
spend a spare hour or an evening In
wholesome surroundings ?
The people of Norfolk often blame
the boys who go wrong. Did it ever
ccur to you that the people of Nor-
oik are somewhat to blame for the
boys who have gone the wrong way ?
Did It ever occur to you that you
are somewhat to blame for every boy
; one wrong , In that you and the rest
of the people of Norfolk have never
provide a clean , wholesome place
where the boys could congregate ,
where they could get athletic trainIng -
Ing , where they could swim and read ,
and be surrounded by the type of
atmosphere that would get them off
on the right foot in the world ?
You're to blame you people of Nor
folk for many of the missteps that
boys take , in not providing them with'
the right kind of a place to spend
spare hours and evenings.
Now you have a chance to do some
thing for the boys for the future gen
eration for the future of Norfolk as
a business proposition.
It Is estimated that every time a
person dies , the world has sustained
a loss equal to $5,000 , through lost
energy. But If the average person
Is worth $5,000 to society , It Is easily
possible to build young men who
would be worth twice as much or
thrice as much 'as that to the com
munity , in dollars and cents.
Every clean , strong man is worth
much more to society than an in
dividual with physical and mornl man
hood neglected.
The Y. M. C. A. has proven a very
great help to boys and young men
all over the world. There are a good
many boys In Norfolk surrounded by
conditions thnt nro n long way from
Ideal , in the form of amusement
places , who would be helped by such
an Institution. The people of Nor
folk allow certain places of evil at
mosphere to oxlst as a constant lure
to young manhood. Why not provide
one place thnt is decent , ns n rival
attraction for your sons and your sons'
sons ? s
Within the past twenty years a
good many Norfolk youths have gone
to the reform school and the peniten
tiary , who might have been saved
and developed into wholesome , strong-
bodied , energetic business men , if
there had been a Y. M. C. A.
There were other places for them
to go but not ono decent placo.
Within the past year a dozen Nor
folk boys of susceptible age have been
found guilty of burglary. Within the
past month , there hnve been half a
dozen stores robbed , apparently by
local youths.
A Y. M. C. A. with Us basket ball ,
and Its Indoor baseball , and Us swim
ming pool , and Us bowling alleys
would make a different kind of men
of those boys. There's no denying
that.
that.An
An athlete IB of pure mind. Ath
lotos , as n rule , "Farmer" Burns told
us a year ago , are pure of thought.
'Farmer" Burns doesn't tibo liquor or
tobacco or proinno language.
Can there bo a quuatlon but that It I.
would be belter to give the boya of I
Norfolk healthful athletic training' '
than to allow them to loaf in the
placoa that me to bo lonlccl in now ?
Them Is but $10,000 to be raised to
make this V. M. ( J. A. a go. Thnt' '
ought not to bo haul In a town this
bl/e. Many men ot piomlnonco In the |
city thus lar , have i el lined to con
tribute. Thoyr'o making a mistake.
They owe something to bocloty some
thing to the hoys nnd to the future
Koiicintlon ,
Bouuibo your business competitor
hasn't given , docs not relieve you of
a leaponslbllity. Rlao above those
petty things. Bo bigger than Hint ,
lie n lactor for the good of Norfolk ,
and not one to pull back.
Farmers living around Norfolk will
benefit by thla Y. M. C. A. Farmers'
sons will find there n wholesome place
lor spare momenta. Fanners ought
to hei ) ] make It possible to have this
Institution. . Coupons can bo clipped
from The News anel filled In with n
pledge.
The time Is short. Every day must
count If the $10,000 is to be raised this
week.
And It ought to bo for the sake of
the boys !
AROUND TOWN.
Milk causes typhoid. Try postum
for the baby.
Tills Isn't football weuttier. These
nro swimming dnys.
It wasn't a cnse of Elgin watch ; It
wns a case of watching Elgin.
Help build the Y. M. C. A. and It
will maintain itself , by rental of dor
mitories , afterward.
A dispatch says Jeffries landed on
the New York dock ; but wait till ho
Innda on Mr. Johnsing.
They don't make timepieces at El
gin , Neb. , but they have r.n auto over
there now that'll make time , all right.
What would be the use of a dead
man trying to make people believe he's
Schlatter , the divine healer , If ho Isn't ?
The history of Norfolk during twen
ty years does not bear out the asser
tion that Norfolk doesn't need a Y. M.
C. A.
The W. C. T. U. women now In
Omaha , who want to make Nebraska
dry , ought to have come to the state
in 1894.
Perhaps the young man who prom
ised to wed the girl who won the auto ,
had better ask Miss Bennett of Elgin
before , buying his trousseau.
Now whore's that young fellow
who promised to marry the girl who
drew the automobile ? He'll know
who his bride Is to be , tomorrow.
Even if you do lose your feCt on
the rollers , keep your head. Let
your arms and ankles take care of
themselves or the doctor will have
to do the Job.
The robberies that have occurred in
Norfolk the past year , committed by
' local boys , ought to be enough to make
any broad-gauged citizen anxious to
establish a Y. M. C. A. in this town.
Plenty of sportsmen have gone duck
hunting during the past week , but The
I News is in no position to make affida
vit that any of them got any ducks.
Some of them ought to come across.
If you have a son , you owe It to him
as well ns to the community to con
tribute liberally toward the Y. M. C. A.
building fund and to make such an
institution possible for Norfolk If "you
can.
If you feel that you don't owe it to
Norfolk , to the boys , to the future , to
help in this Y. M. C. A. don't nllow
anybody to find it out. Don't make
your friends ashamed of you , nt n tlmo
like this.
You are responsible , as a citizen of
this community , for the evil conditions
which now surround growing boys.
You ought to bo willing to share the
burden of giving the boys a decent
place of amusement.
A Norfolk bride and groom this
week had their first argument five
minutes after the ceremony. The
bride wanted to take her dog , attached
to a chain , an the wedding trip. The
groom objected. The groom won. Af
ter all , the man's the boss.
There is not a "big" mnn In Nor
folk who won't give Hbernlly to the
Y. M. C. A. before ) the campaign Is
over. For a mnn who wouldn't do thia
much for the boys of the community
in which he makes his living , isn't a
"big" mnn In any sense of the word.
Don't think your boy is going to sit
nt homo nil ills life and play checkers.
He's going to grow up and go out
among other youths , and his red blood
Is going to lead him into activity.
Will it bo a Y. M. C. A. gymnasium
that he'll go to , or will It be some
place else ?
You're trying to make Norfolk a
city of homes. If you would attract
families from out In the country to
your community , mnko the place a
wholesome one for the boys Instead
of a cesspool. There Isn't a man in
Norfolk , whether ho earns $1 n day
or 110,000 a year , who can shirk the
responsibility of helping this Y , M. 0.
A. proposition.
If you have no be > y of yeiur ew .
you . own to other boys to society at
large to get Into the harnosH and
make thla Y. M. C. A. proposition a
HiiccoHH. , It menus very , very iiiucH
to the boys ( if Norfolk at the prommt
tlmo and those to comu anel every
man owes It to the community lu
which ' ho makes his living , to con
tribute ' toward public ontorprlsem of
this ' MMt a public enterprise In thiu
case which Is sorely needed to act na
a counter-attraction for boyii agalmtl.
the evil lesortN which you permit to
exist In the community now au the
boy a' hue.
The boys of Norfolk want a Y. M.
P. A , , where they can enjoy an up-to-
date gymnasium with all that a gym
iiaslum moans for strong muscles and
clean bodies and wholesome minds.
Tlila Is evidenced by the fact that the
high school boys of Norfolk raised
: f RIM In one day for the fund moro
than live times us much aa the high
school tonin nt Lincoln raided the first
day. The people of Norfolk should
bo Impressed by this eagerness of the
boys for a decent plnco to Hpe'iid odd
hours , and should full to with a will.
And It. wants to bo remembered that
the boys nro going to know who help
them nnel who refuse to.
No petty excuses will stand for your
refusal to help the Y. M. C. A. building
fund. Norfolk needs a clean place *
where every boy cnn go , anel It la mil.
a moment for quibbling over contrl
butions. Yon ewe something to the
future character of that community
You may say Hint your boy doesn't
need n wholesome place llko the Y. M
C. A. to Bpend any spare hours In.
That's whore you don't know. A good
many boys from respectable Norfolk
homes hnvo gone to the bad some of
them to the penitentiary who might
have made the finest kind of mon , if
they had had a Y. M. C.'A. with itu
gymnasium to attract thorn ln"tholr
years of growing youth , Instead of the
places which you , as a part of thto
community , allow to exist as constant ,
temptations to them.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
If you have a lot of poetry notionu ,
get rid of them.
If you want to take a prize for unpopularity -
popularity , net superior.
Men always think that you women
devote too much time to shopping.
Show less Indignation behind the
backs of people , and bo bolder to thoJr
faces.
Of course women are not mercen
ary , but gambling seems a greater Bin \
to them when you lose.
If people were as afraid of hurting
their stomachs as they nre of matching
cold , they would live longer.
No use talking , when you are in
vited out to a company dinner you
feel disappointed unless there Is Ice
crefam for dessert.
If you arc really considerate , remember
member that your stomach Is In much
more danger of being overworked than
you are.
I don't like Bait mackerel , and
when I am foolish enough to nay so , I
usually get In trouble. So few pcoplo
admit thnt others have a right to tholr
own opinions or tastes. Fred Barrett
barely speaks tome , since learning
thnt I do not like salt mackerel. "
Parson Twine.
"Last night I ran out of smoking
tobacco , and sent ono of the children
to borrow some of Henry , the colored
man who works around the house. He *
sent a piece of native twist , with in
structions to bo careful , as it waa
mighty strong. I thought to myself
that Henry did not know how to
bacco-soaked I was I Binokcd a
pipe full of it. Anel It made mo sick
The tobacco I borrowed of Henry waa
undoubtedly pure tobacco. What have
I been smoking all these years with
so much relish ? " Drake Watson.
They say there Is nothing now under
dor the sun. How is this : In an Oc
tober magazine , there la a story toll
ing of a man who hns a Secret Ser
row. The man is In love with a Pure
and Beautiful girl , but fears he is not
Worthy of Her. He has been a great
Sinner in his tlmo ; In fact , ono Sun-
dny he ran to cntch n street car , and
he fears that ho Is Damned. ( Note
You may think this an Invention ; that
no such story was printed In an Octo
ber magazine , but wo can show it to
you , and will cheerfully do so on re
quest. )
The men have had another humil
iation : Shopperd Stevens has written
a story for the current Munsoy nmgii
zinc called "Tho Perfect Husband , "
but if any man reads the Btory hoping
to find that ho has some of the quali
ties found In the perfect husband , ho
will be disappointed. The heroine of
the story is a spin , who .lives alono.
She tells her friends that she is mar
ried to a Mr. Anderson , anel tolls of
how good , kind and thoughtful her
husband Is , nnd of how she lovoa him
She wears people out tolling of hl
virtues. Of courao the perfect Mr.
Anderson mnkes the other husbandH
Boom more unsatisfactory than OTdr.
But It Booms there IB no Mr. Anetor
son. The poor old spin is not mar-
marled ; she IB insane , and the perfect
husband lives only In her worlel of
fancy. Of course It fa humiliating
to the men to find thnt oven tha
magazine writers , with tholr wonder
ful imaginations , cannot picture a per
fect husband ; the host they cnn d
Is to nmko him the delusion of a
woman.
