THE NORFOLK WKKKLY NBWS-JOUHNAL , FRIDAY , OCTOBER 7 , 1910.
The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal
Vue News , Established 1881.
nie Journal. Established 187'i.
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Itlchinond. Va. , IOOIIIH up on the horl-
7on half as big again as It lined to .
be. I
'
There arc so many people who are
good that aion't the least bit Inter
esting. ( '
It sounds paradoxical to say that
tlio girl of the period looks like nn
oxolainatlon point. \
A great temperance wage Is passing
ever Great llrltaln. It may coaao to
bo the "tight" little isle.
Living without an Income appears
nn easier proposition to some society
men than living within one.
Human interests Hrst , property In
terests second is the new thought In
nil progressive citizenship.
Secretary Wilson prophesies the
largest corn crop ever harvested , If
the frost holds off a little longer.
Birmingham , Ala. , according to cen
sus reports has made an Increase of
2-15 percent. That's going some.
As Bcrnhardt says she never will re
tire , she would be a competent person
to give a few private lessons to Dr.
Cook.
The mutiny among the West Point
cadets shows that you can't make a
boy Into a soldier merely by rigging
him up in uniform.
Three Now York balloonists have
disappeared. Now their friends are i
up in the air.
How can a woman put her best
foot forward when she has a hobble
Bklrt on ?
I ' Emerson said : "Mankind is as
lazy as It dares to be. " And many of
them dare to be disgustingly lazy.
The modern form of putting your
money Into the kitty is to get an auto
mobile with a costly purr.
The closed season for deer hunting
Is welcomed by the deer quite as much 1
as by the life insurance companies.
Chicago is now the fourth city "ln
the world , but New Yorkers say they
feel skeery on Its lonely streets after
sundown.
Yale professors get more pay , but
the higher education will exist only
In name until the football coaches
get more.
Jap ships can't ( log their prisoners
on United States soil , which means i
not merely going to sea , but giving
them a bath.
Almost any aviator can take pas
sengers up In his aircraft but the one
who brings them safely to land has
quite a feat to his credit.
A Racine woman , SI years of age ,
has entered a university to satisfy
her desire for knowledge. Why not ?
It's better than gossiping.
Now Aviator Chavez is dear ! after
crossing the Alps , and these now Im
provements in transportation keep on
filling the orphan asylums.
The average cost of breakages to
nn aeronaut while learning to fly Is j
estimated at $2,000. This does not I
Include arms , legs , necks , etc.
With Gaynor , Harmon , Wilson and I
Folk the democratic presidential tim
ber lot Is getting beyond the sprout-
land , stage of growth.
The old guard has no use for an
ox-president that not merely won't
stand without hitching , but declines i
to remain In the back pasture.
A Gurmnn Inventor has completed 1
a crewless warship , but If ho really
wants to advance civilization ho i
should get up a glrlless kitchen.
President Woodrow Wilson of
Princeton is running for governor of
Now Jersey , and policemen might as i
well prepare to arrest drunks In Latin.
Uncle Sam's customs men take the 1
surprising position that a liar who
comes from the Paris boulevards Is ;
no more glorious than one from the
corner grocery.
A college professor has figured out
that time moves In a curved line.
That must bo in youth. Later on It
certainly gets there by the shortest
route.
"Whon labor and thought are link
ed together in every phase of our In
dustrial life , wo shall have loss grit
in the machine and more gold In its
produce , " says a keen public man.
Chill , as well as Mexico , is celebrat
ing a century of independence this
fall. Chill has developed steadily and
rapidly during the hundred years and
shows every sign of continuing to do
BO.
Plttsburg will become smokeless
about the same time that Now York
becomes nolsless , London foglcss , Chicago
cage modest and San Francisco pious.
One of the most remarkable discov
eries of the recent political campaigns
was an aspirant for olllco who de
clined to be a candidate "at the cam-
est solicitation of friends. "
Helen Taft quits Bryn Mawr for
the white house. She would rather
bo a boarder In the house of our
president , than dwell In the tents ot
learning on Parnassus.
Thunderbolts have twice shattered
the statue of Henry Clay at Lexing
ton , Ky. , though when alive ho vain
ly endeavored to got In the way of
the providential lightning.
They talk of spending $10.000,000
on fortifying the Panama canal , but
if a $1 dinner wore given a few of
the political bosses across the water ,
It might make thorn fool good enough
to accomplish the same result.
Chicago's "Three Million Club" still
has some years in which to work.
However , the time will como when the
figures will have to be raised.
As Secretary MacVeagh Is to re
ceive a $250,000 house as a gift from
his wife , he won't have any excuse
now for not staying at homo even
ings.
President Taft lias placed S.OOO as
sistant postmasters on the "classified
service" list , thus transferIng ! them
from the spoils sphere to that of
merit.
Eighteen thousand veterans took
part in the last Grand Army proces
sion , but over -10,000 army and navy
pensioners answered to the last roll
call last year.
Our battleships may not be as dangerous <
gorous as enemies , but one blows up
often enough to remind our sailors
that they are sometimes dangerous tc
their manipulators.
Walter Drooklns' fine achievement
for winning the Record-Herald prize
for cross-country flight goes far to >
ward establishing public confidence in
the ability of a man to manage his
machine.
It Is claimed that T. R. owes the
Pennsylvania road $100,000 , though It
Is claimed the company says it has
charged it up to advertising. Probably
the regular freight tariff on big sticks
under the Interstate commerce law.
Another association of doctors has
decided that the food faddist does
more harm than good. If many pee
pie would pay less attention to theli
digestive apparatus they would run
better. Constant attention seems tc
Irritate them ,
Thackery said , "You can't order re
membrance out of a man's mind. '
No , and often he remembers whal
he would like to forget while the
things most valuable to bo remember
cd are forgotten.
Henry Watterson says the nexl
president will be a democrat. Bui
while Henry has attained a greal
reputation as a brilliant editorial
writer , he has never shone consplcii'
ously as a prophet.
Stimson , candidate for frew York
governor , is the sugar trust prober ,
No man can run for offlce successful
ly this fall unless ho has extracted
the appendix from some of the fat
test trusts.
Chicago is now the second city in
population In the United States and
the fourth in the world. Yet there arc
people still living who were number
ed among the first 100 inhabitants ,
This is a marvellous record.
General Louis Botha , the first pre
mler of the United South Africa , was
defeated for re-election by Sir Percy
Fltz-Patrlck , but under the election
system he will bo chosen for some
other constituency and still head the
ministry.
The first export from New York
was tobacco and after about 300
years of the trade an average of
i$20.700,000 $ has boon shipped annually -
ly for the past five years. And tills
i together with the larger amount that
used at homo goes up in smoke.
{ Russia continues the persecution of
the Jews as nnielcntingly as over ,
though on a smaller scale. Hereto
fore 4 percent of the students In St.
Petersburg might bo Jews , now that
percent has boon lowered with the
evident Intention of shutting them out
of technical institutions altogether.
Times are changing , and the sugar
trust , which the government Is trying
to dissolve , has just reduced sugar
ton cents a hundred. Formerly the
corporations paid for the anti-trust
suits by raising the price ot their
product.
The Chinese are peculiarly fond of
Ingenltis devices and scientific Instru
ments. They often carry two or three
watches , wear foreign glasses and arc
extremely pleased with musical Instru
ments , telescopes , field glasses and
such conveniences. Evidently the em
pire would furnish a flno field for soilIng -
Ing some strictly now and clover In
vention.
Any ono who places no mote value
on his life than to go over the Nlng-
ra falls and through the whirlpool
rapids In a stool barrel , must feel that
he Is of little consequence In the
world and to attempt the useless and
follhardy feat a second time as "Hob
by Leach" determined to do , simply
doubles the Idocy of the perform-
nice.
The prison ship Sotithory has. just
come out of dry dock at the Ports
mouth navy yard where six carloads
) f sea growth were scraped from her
hull. The mass of matter weighed
ever forty tons. About two-thirds of
It was starfish and mussles. The
, hlp had not been cleaned for about
a year , still to those Ignorant of sea
life It seems Incredible that such a
growth of matter could adhere to a
ship's bottom In a year's timo.
There Is considerable fear that the
cholera may reach the United States
through the emigrants from Italy. The
ocean becomes year by year loss of
a barrier to old world Ills and dis
eases. Naples is a favorite point for
American tourists and many have al
ready landed there without proper offi
cial declaration of their danger. There
is imperative need of the most rigid
care being exorcised In this matter.
English has made another lon
stride toward becoming the world lan .
guage. The Chinese government has
decreed that English shall be compul ,
sory In all the schools of the empire
nnd shall become the ofllclal language
between the various provinces which
speak dialects radically from one an
other. English Is now the language of
commerce in all non-Russian and non-
Turkish Asia. It Is the official lan
guage of an empire of 300 million Hin
dus and now of 400 million Chinese.
Many of whom will speak it In their
homos.
The remarkable growth ot the city
of Seattle In population and in im
portance as a seaport makes more 1
harbor facilities necessary. In recog
nition of this need the last congress 1
passed as one item of the river and 1
harbor bill , an appropriation for the
building of a lock that will make pos
sible the opening of a canal from the 1
sound to Lake Washington. This can
al will add Lake Washington to the !
present harbor space increasing It
from ten miles of water front to more
than 100. The lock will be the largest
In existence except In Panama.
This present era is a very trying ;
one for novelists , who do not want
their books to seem out of date in a 1
short time , to decide how to trans
port their heroes and heroines from 1
place to place. To have them drawn 1
hy spirited horses Is to have them 1
back numbers. To dash along in a 1
motor car Is the proper thing at the !
present moment , but by anticipating <
a little ho could send them sailing ;
along through space in an airship.
Which will stand the test of time ?
Experience has taught those who 1
are engaged in an effort to improve 1
the moral conditions of the laboring '
classes in largo centers , that men and '
boys can be won from what Is bad '
only by the substitution of what is 1
good and being educated to appre '
ciate it. There must be equal fun , 1
equal chance for excitement , rivalry
and risk in this substitute , as Is al
ways found In evil. Tills element is 1
necessary to feed the inborn desire 1
In every human being for enthusiasm '
and love of venture.
The United States geological sur '
vey which lias the handling of gov '
ernment statistics on the production I
of cement , reports an output of Port '
land cement of 51,000,000 barrels In '
1908 , while in 1909 the number of barrels
\
rels went to 03,000,000. The use of
this great quantity of a new building
material does not bear adversely upon
the sale of other building material , as
was at first feared. Those who fig
ured on an alarming decline In other
industries as this now ono advanced
failed to properly estimate the tre
mendous growth of the country nnd
the over Increasing demand for ma
terial of all kinds.
American and European bankers
are in a controversy concerning the
refusal of the European bankers to
accept American cotton bills of lading
unless they fear the guaranty of the
exchange buyer , who in most cases is
nn American bank. The New York
banks refuse to extend such a guar
anty and so matters are at a deadlock.
Fortunately the pressure to accept the
bills and lot business move on Is
quite as heavy on the European bank
ers as on ours , since they must have
the raw cotton or stop tholr mills.
So $100,000,000 worth of cotton will bo
accepted some way without any seri
ous delay.
Tills seems to bo an ago of alliance ,
The most enduring of our day la the
triple alliance of Germany , Austria
and Hungary , which has lasted twen
ty-four years and bids fair to continue
indefinitely. Now wo behold the
strongest nations of the world , seel'-
Ing to form these alliances and pro-
tiling by the.n. The question nrlstM
whether America might not alao b
ftit.'iigtiieiU'd by such ft loudly ulU-
nines. Are we lo.slim In the wrii'J
WCIIH-O we ( ail Ins - .u o the r-siou-
Ublllties and u > the rowa-ds gnin-
en in othot world powers ? . These
aie questions for our statesmen to
ponder cniofully.
FOR MOOERN FARMING.
bclontlllc ngi ( culture , aided by the
newspaper publicity , won a big vie-
torj In Nobtaska this year when the
larmeis oi Hit * state. , following the
Hiitfiiustlon of the Omaha Commercial
Hub. gtne caieful attention to their
( .election of heed corn. Last spring it
was found that the coin crop of 100'J
was practically all unfit for seed and
\\atnings were issued. As a result ,
pretty nearly all the corn used for
faced , was tested before planted and
a fnlluio was averted.
it was a bit ; \lctory for modern
methods of farming.
The fund started In the east to
erect a suitable memorial for Dr.
Edward Everett Hale , flourished en
couragingly for a few months after
his death , then , as is usually the
case , public Inteicst dwindled , or
passed to other things and the sub
scriptions stopped at $3f > 00. Now the
rest of the country Is being appealed
to , to aid in lalsing the additional
thousands needed. The appeal may bo
successful , but the psychological mo
ment for making such an appeal is
' passed. Had It been made Immediate
ly after the death of Dr. Halo , It
would have loccivcd a much heartier
i espouse. So son aio even the gieat-
est forgotten.
The present attractive style of nam
ing farms started as a pretty senti
ment , but really It is more far reach
ing and may even enter the Held of
commercialism. The unnamed farm i
has nothing to distinguish it from a i
hundred and ono others , but give It
an appropriate name or euphonious
name such ns Woodland Place , Fair
Oaks , Meadow Brook or Hose Diary ,
and the farm assumes dignity. Label
the market products with the farm
name and If they are of good quality
the farm will soon have o large nunv
ber of friends who are interested in
Its butter , eggs , vegetables and fruit ,
Naming a farm is a good start. Try
It
THE AUTO RACE NONSENSE.
The appalling list of casualties re-
suiting from the sixth annual Vander
hilt cup race In New York , must conv
mand the sober thought of the na-
tlon and must bring about , it would
seem , some regulation to prevent a
repetition of this form of useless
slaughter in the name of sport.
What matters It to the general pub'
Me whether a car can travel 100 miles
or lOQiA miles an hour ? This sacrl-
flee of human life in auto racing h
about the silliest form of manslaught-
er In existence today , and the quicker
It Is done away with , the better.
The car manufacturers are glad tc
put their machines in the races foi
the advertising they get. But it's a
pretty dear bit of publicity , after all ,
THE TIMES' EXPLOSION.
The catastrophe that befell the Los
Angeles Times was shocking to a
degree. The fact that the Times and
the labor unions had been at such
bitter warfare for so many years ,
lends serious apprehension to the
case. The national union leaders do-
Hare their faith in the Innocence of
the unions so far as this deed Is con
cerned and well may the public hope
that they are right. At all events ,
the matter should be probed to the
very limit and the guilty parties run
to earth and punished. If the c\-
plosion did result from the war in
which the Times and the unions were
, engaged , union men in other parts
| of the country will feel that a serl-
ous blow to the cause of organized labor -
bor has been struck. If the unions
accused by the Times management
are innocent , then they should be !
particularly anxious to trace the )
cause to Its true source , for the sake
of vindication.
OPEN AIR AT NIGHT.
Now that the cool fall autumn
I nights are coming on , how many of us |
will have the resolution to keep our
windows wide open at night and to 1
breathe the fresh air , instead of the
poison stuffed atmosphere In closely
shut rooms ?
It Is not many years since most of
us believed that windows open an inch
or two at night during cool weather
gave the human organism all that was
necessary for health. And most of
us felt as afraid of a little cool air
on our faces , as of being exposed to
the smallpox.
People who have learned to take
out door air freely Into sleeping room's
every month In the year , find a tonic
Inspiration better than anything the
druggist can liana out. In this in
doors ago , most town dwellers are
shut up In the bad air of offices and
factories during the day time , hut they
can get during the night time the good
air that gives out-door workers tholr
robust physique. So pile on the cov-
orlldo as you need thorn , but don't
turn your room Into a woodchuck hole
by closing the windows.
NEWSPAPER ERRORS.
Some people seem to think they
piovo their own brilliancy by being
able to point out errors in a news
paper. Alter taking their leisure to
I Ick llaw.s In work that had to bo
done in a hurry , they eall the news
paper man by telephone or hall him
on the Btieet. for wrong capitalization
or a split Infinitive. If they can find
nothing moie serious.
Evoiyono makes mistakes In his
piofoshion , but with most people only
i ho boss know. ? about It. The news
paper man's mistakes are apt end out
for all the world to see.
The conditions of newspaper mak
ing demand that It bo done at high
piessitio. If the editor went at his
task with the e.xtiome caution maul-
tested by the lawyer when ho writes
n will , there would not be time to do
much writing. And few people rea
lize what Infinite pains oven under
existing conditions are taken to avoid
en 01 ho fai as possible. The bulk
of the mistakes are the result of In
accurate Information given to report
ers.
AROUND TOWN.
And ono more rainy wash morning.
This rain may lay the dust , but It
won't lay any paving brick. I
Can anybody In the class tell why
they call It Indian summer ?
if you don't feel optimistic these
kind of mornings , the tumble is with
YOU.
A great race that : Its fatalities
exceeded only by the Paris-Madrid
i ace. I
I Do you over pick up a paper with
out reading of some now death among
the aviators ?
Don't shy any bricks at the paving
f people. The company Is already shy
a brick or two as a icsult of the work
of vandals.
I A woman who once lived In Nor
folk is said to have been bo lazy that
I she'd lie abed all nioining rather than
get up and build a fire.
A Norfolk trainman was hurt yesterday -
terday trying to board his engine.
- How would you like to board an en-
i gine In these days of high prices ?
'r There's some satisfaction in not
being rich : You aren't so apt to have
a bomb placed under your house , even
though the house , Itself , is on the
bum.
Not counting the meeetlng of the
j democratic central committee the
' sporting world of Norfolk saw a busy
I day Friday. The West-Sullivan light
i arrangements were completed and the
j Tilden-Wlsner baseball game for
which $200 was In the pockets of the
managers on both side sended up in
a disagreement.
There'd be some class to school
I days if a fellow could belong to the
! football team and play a game every
: Saturday , and practice every evening
| after school , like the Norfolk high
, school eleven does nowadays. When
you and I went to school , we had to
spend all day Saturdays cleaning the
ashes out of the cellar and running
errands.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
Some men have this way of telling
a He : "I don't know it , but I firmly
believe , " so and so.
We've noticed that the traveling
passenger agent of a railroad has
mighty little to do.
Speaking for himself , a man rarely
says that competition Is the life of
trade , as if he really meant it.
Some poetry impresses us as the
work of a man so smart he could go
crazy and make It pay ; not only could ,
but did.
There are all kinds of tastes in this
world , Including people who enjoy the
illustrated song at a moving picture
show.
Have you noted how cordial and
| pleasant a hostess can be when her
summer guest announces that she will
depart the following day ?
An Atchison wife actually saves
money out of her allowance ! She
lately drew $150 out of the bank ,
, money she had saved from her allow-
_ | ance. And what do you suppose she
j did with it ? Gave it to her husband !
You may doubt this story , but wo can
prove it.
Mrs. Lysander John Appleton can
make a sacrifice without a tremor. An
aunt died recently , and her last re
quest was to bo burled In her new
black silk. Mrs. Lysander John would
have inherited that now black silk ,
but she says she know her duty and
Lurled her aunt in It without a signet
ot regret.
Women are noble , and self-sacrific
ing , and all that , but there Is something -
thing weird about thorn. For Instance ,
there Is the case of Frances Peters ,
of Kansas City. She had two admir
ers , noble young men who wanted
her to marry them. But she wouldn't
do It. although she consented to make
n nest-hiding trip with a young
preacher who didn't want to marry
her , and who , through a blunder ,
killed her.
Try a Dally Nowa want-ad.
CHILDREN NEED
VERY BEST ROADS
BAD HIGHWAYS PREVENT REGU
LAR ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL.
SOCIAL GATHERINGS A TASK
National Grange la Urged to Work for
Better Highways as a Help to Young
sters and Greatest Interest In
Church and Civic improvement.
Ono of advantages that good
roads arc ton community thai are often
lost sight ol Is Hitproentlon of Hill-
ilri'u attending school regularly , thus
fiirtlici'lii.i : iIn- ambition nf o\ory par-
iMit that his or her child shall ho well
educated , and another Is ( hi1 proven-
ilnii of social intercourse , which Is
only fully developed when tla1 "going"
Is easy over well cared for highways.
In an at tide written for the national
srnngo hy Logan Waller Page he says :
"The advantages of good roads ex
tend to o\ery < Itlzen , whether he lives
In city or country , and to every enter-
UEI11MI AN EDDl AT/MM.
prise- , whether it be agricultural , man
ufacturing or mining. All aie more or
less dependent on the 01111111011 high
ways as an luenue of the commercial
transportation , and In proportion as
these highways are Improved so as to
facilitate transportation are they bene
fited thereby. These benefits have
been carefully computed and estimated
In dollars and cents , and so enormous
have they been thus demonstrated to
be that they present a convincing ar
gument to any thinking man of the
Importance and necessity for road Im
provement.
"But there arc other elements of nil
vantage which more urgently recom
mend the Improvement of our roads ,
advantages which deserve far more
serious consideration than any finau
Hal advantages which we may gain
and whleh cannot be measured accordIng -
Ing to any monetary standard , but
must bo looked for In the elevation of
our citizenship and the moral and In
tellectual advancement of our people.
"Most of our cities and towns have
good streets and driveways , whleh fa
cilitate business and recreation. The
people live Hose together , and soilai
and friendly Intercourse is easy. The
schools and churches are within easy
reach of all. So our urban population
has ample facilities for business , for
recreation , for social Intercourse and
for attendance upon church and school.
"It Is diHeient. however , with the
two-thirds of our people who are en-
Sj.iKtil in a iicultur.il pursuits and live
away from the centers of business and
population. They have not the paved
streets and good roads of the cities
and towns. They li\e apart from each
other and have no roads such as afford
easy and convenient means of trans
acting I'Uslness. of social Intercourse
and regular attendance upon church
and s ( hiinl. To them will ( low the
maximum of benefits from Improved
roads. lmproM > d loads will bring them
: n closer touch with the centers of
piourt-ns It will give them enlarged
Ideas and assist them to adopt the
new methods whli h are so necessary
for them to keep pace with the march
of progress nliin otiier lines , and as
they adumee so will our civilization.
'
As'the.\ inUance so will our entire
comitrv and In ' | iial ratio.
"Good roads would revolutionize our
countrv schools. Contrast the lot of
the country child on his way to school
In winter with that of the city child
with only a few blocks of p-ived utroet *
to walk. Onr country child , with
satchel v r sbonlders and lunch has-
ket In hand , must leave the cheerful
fireside of home from half an hour to
in hour 1-efore school opens In onlei
In be there on time. The roads are wet
ind muddy many months of the year
Tin' country Is open and the cold
ulnds are unmerciful In their attacks
npon him So that by the time be
rein lies the scbiiolhousc. which Is of
ten unscientifically ventilated and
inorly heated , his feet are so cold nnd
uls Iiiidv so chilled that he Is unlit for
rtudv or reiltatlon most of the day ,
mil the exposure and chilling nf the
mdv Invite pneumonia and other dl-
MIKC * .
"Thc e conditions eau e broken and
rp'iriilnr attendance. They create an
nei's-lon in ill" i lilld for the school
noni Iii - . ' ( of ii pride In punctual
ittitndanco and studious advancement
Not only till' : , imt a mother hates to
< e < her children trot off to school two
ir three miles away In cold , bad
iveathor. She fears that the Injurious
. ffects upon the body from the ex
posure will do greater harm than the
beneficial oTecIs ( upon the mind will
do good. She realizes that a vigorous
mind can only dwell In a healthy body ,
and that It would be a misdirected ox-
eis'lso of maternal care to force her
children to school under conditions of
exposure which endanger their bodily
health.
"Improved roads would bo a great
incior in rmticinp ino percentage of Il
literacy which evNtH throughout the
country. Our present Illlteraey cannot
be reduced to any appreciable extent
except by marshaling all of the chil
dren , both city and country , Into the
schoolrooms. Tills can only be accom
plished b.n . system of compulsory ctlu-
latlon Some of our slates have ill-
read.v passed compulsory education
laws , nnd In many other stales the sen
timent In fm01 of such lawn is so pro-
nonni ed tm to Indicate their early en-
actnicnt. These laws prou > a bln s-
IIIM when wisely framed ami properly
administer ! d. Theie i > , c mi obstacles
to their ellh lent administration In our
Hies E\oiybodj N in close proxim
ity to the si hoolhouNOH and can easily
rein Ii them with hut little eiposurc III
the worst weather. Hut In i'ie ' niri.l .
districts the opposite | H tnn > . "If nil
of tin- toads were In cowl condition * < >
as to n main high and dry It wmiUI ! > <
I osslbii' l < > successfully etlfoi'i cutHi
a low even In tin rural ilNtrl t . Imt
with tin- present < ondltlou of uto-t of
the rii.'tls it | s imprai tlcalile. And tlii >
stall's in tlitlr efforts to thus bestow a
bli ssinj ; upon ( heir ( ht'dren ' would l >
aitei < iiting | an unUInd lienofai ton ! fur
whli h ih.\ , would pay by a nsii.tnnt
loss In the ph siijiie and mental vlpif
of cur fniuie generations.
"Chuii h attendance would also he
silmiiinied broad Improvement.
When one has a nice smooth road to
travel over he doesn't mind drhlnj.
Mini' or four miles to church. Small
i oii.iotatoiisvoiild ; ! thus be augment
ed The people would become Inter
i stid in and Hike n pride In their
i hurdies. Larger and more comfort
.ilile ilmivhis uoiild be built , and both
> hildn n and crown people would at-
t' ' ml i liiiri h inure regularly than they
d < > n < > \ \ with our bad roads ant ) illstnni
111 nl ii ni' < > tn fin tablechurche.s , f or church
-mm : is im : only beneficial from the
( i ' ' .Ions niniosphere which pervades
I. . in l-i's , but thete is also mi attractive
" h ! liiitnie loiinectnil with them
w hli h N a In ncfit and a blessing to the
| > ei > | ile
1 he si iiuois mill ( hnrchcs of a com
munity are Its fiieatest moral and edu-
iatlitii.il fun es Next to them per
haps stnnils i urn I mall delivery , which
brings the people of the rnial districts
in dalh loin h w lili the cities nnd busi-
I'ess worlil. It places in their hands
the d.iil.v papi rs magazines and all of
the i itrrent llte-atnre of the country ,
so th.it they maj be as well Informed
as to what Is tr.iniplrln ; : In the politi
cal , literary and commercial world as
their In others In the city. The benell-
clal ctl'ei Is of this sen-lee upon the
happiness ami home comforts of our
rural population are Immeasurable , and
nothing contributes to its elllHeney
am' ' re ularit\ more than Improved
roads. "
NEW DUTIES FOR MISS TAFT.
President's Daughter May Leave Bryn
Mawr to be White House Hostess. \
Washington , Sept. 27. It is prob
able that the winter may bring forth
a bud In the white house to be n
lender in the young people's smart
est set. It is understood that Miss
Helen Taft will return here for the
winter and assist her mother in the
social affairs of the season , if not
actually "presented" this year. There
is no record of her having re-entered
Bryn Mawr college for the new term.
Miss Taft Is far better educated now
/
than the majority of young women of
her own circle , who consider them
selves quite well equipped mentally
for their duties in life.
Should she remain hero for the win
ter she would , of course , be a factor
in social affairs , even though Mrs.
Taft should not consider her a de
butante. It would bo difficult to keep
her out of the many affairs , large or
small , which aie sure to attract her.
Mrs. Taft has always exercised the
authority of a wise mother , and kept
Miss Taft in the background social
ly from the time when the chief execu
tive returned fiom the Philippines to
take up the duties of secretary of war.
Usually , when her associates , both
girls and boys , were dancing or out
in theater parties Miss Taft was at
her studies or some wholesome out
door exercise , and she 1ms made far
better use of her time than many of
her friends. Should she spend the
winter at the white house there will
be much gaycty there for the young
people , for Mrs. Taft will hu.'O de
cided to permit her only daughter to
enjoy the privilege of being belle to
Its fullest capacity , if she does not
return to school.
It was stated from the family cir
cle about inauguration time that it
was possible they would allow Miss
Taft to remain out of her college work
for a season or two during her fa
ther's administration , as she was quite
young enough to be able to fall be
hind her classmates and graduate In
a later class.
A New Neligh Schoolhouse.
Neligh , Neb. , Oct. 4. Special to
The News : BUJs were opened and
the contract let by the members of
the school board at a special called
meeting Satuiday evening for the
building' of a now schoolhouse In the
Second ward of this city.
The lowest and best bid was that of
Howard Kester of Neligh , who agrees
to comply with the plans as voted on
at a recent election for the sum of
? 7.'JS1.CO. J. B. Lytlo of this city was
the next lowest bidder , being $ : ! .40
higher than Kester. Work on the
now structure will ho started at once
so as to enable the same to bo en
closed before cold weather sets In.
Implement Men Will Meet.
Retail implement dealers and travelIng -
Ing men dealing in Implements will
hold a meeting at the city hall in
Norfolk 'Tuesday afternoon at 1
o'clock with a banquet and social ses
sion following In the evening at S
o'clock at the Pacific hotel. A largo
number of retail Implement dealers
and traveling men nro expected to bo
horo. Henry C. Buckendahl of Plerco
Is president.