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TIIK XOHKOLKVHHKLY N'KWS-IOUKNAL , FRIDAY , OrTfWKH 21. 1010. A- * SUUdt Pleasures of the Week. Mrs. P. II. Suitor entertained n com- jmny of eight ladles nt a 1 o'clock luncheon nt tliu Country club on Wednesday. MHB ! Edith HutterlloUl of Chicago was the guest of honor. After - ter the lunch , which was a delicious one , n rubber of bridge was enjoyed. The prl/o for tbo highest score went to Miss Buttorflold. The Girls' Sowing club bad the llrst mooting of the season with Misses lluth nnd Daisy Davenport last Sat urday afternoon. A Jolly afternoon wns rounded out by n nice little lunch nerved by Mrs. Davenport. Mrs. Gus Bloy entertained n num ber of friends nt n 7 o'clock dinner Wednesday evening In honor of Mrs. Clnrn Ackormnn of Idaho , who is hero for n short visit with her par ents , Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schram. Mrs. Fred Llnerodo entertained twelve young ladles at her homo on Thursday evening In honor of the birthday anniversary of her daughter , Mrs. II. 13. Owen. In honor of her birthday annlver- cary Miss Martha Vlorgutz entertain ed a large number of her friends at her homo at 721 South First street Wednesday. Mrs. C. 15. Doughty entertained the Methodist ladles at a social session on Thursday afternoon. Miss Gertrude Madscn was hostess to the Daughters of the King last Tuesday afternoon. Personals. Mr. and Mrs. C. 13. Uurnham and Miss Durnham returned from Madison on Wednesday , where they attended the wedding of Miss Fields. Haskell-Tlnken. The marriage at Boncsteel Wednes day evening of Cornelius D. Haskoll cashier and active manager of the First National bank of Gregory , to Miss Margaret Tlnken , daughter of one of tbo best known merchants In the Rosebud country , was one of tbo pro minent society events of the week In the northwest. The wedding cere mony took place In the evening and the brldo and groom drove to Spencer , taking the train there next morning for the east. The groom was hatless as the result of a scrimmage with well meaning friends nt Donesteel. Mr , nnd Mrs. jonn O. Ilnskell of Wnkelleld , pnrents of the groom , and Mr. nnd Mrs. D. Mathewson of Nor folk wore among the wedding guests Mr. Hnskoll , a graduate of Ynle , has been In Gregory for pretty nearly three ycnrs. His father , John D. Haskell , ono of tbo most successful nnd most prominent of western bankers , Is presi dent of the Institution of which the groom Is the active bead. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Walker of Weeping Water , Neb. , have announced the engagement of their daughter. Nola D. . to Chester A. Hackett of Clearwater. Mr. Ilarkctt is a men ber of the firm of Harper & Ilnckctt at Clenrwntor. Mrs. Harper was for merly Miss Nina Walker. The Reverend and Mrs. John C. S. Wollls have issued Invitations to the marriage of their daughter , Frances Louise , to Edward Baldwin Lofferts. The wedding will take place In Trin ity church on Wednesday evening , Oc tober 2C , at fi o'clock. Councll-Gnely. Gordon. Neb. . Oct. 15. Special to Tbo News : A very pretty wedding was hold at the home of ,1. W. Gaelv 01 Wednesday afternoon. The contract Ing parties wore Huby ,1. Council am' Miss Ethel Gaely. Iloth the families represented are among the most high ly respected in this vicinity. Thirty five guests were present , most o whom weie relatives. An elaborate dinner was served. Tbo ceremony was performed by Rev. G. C. Porter of the Presbyterian church of Gordon. After the wedding dinner tbo young couple departed for their now home nt Merrlman. A Neligh Muslcalc. Nellgh , Neb. , Oct. 15. Special to Tbo News : Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Wil | liams entertained by giving a musicale at their home in this city Tuesday evening. About eighty Invited guests were present. It was one of the most pleasing and entertaining gatherings of music-loving people that has as sembled In one home in Neligh for some time past. The vocal duet by Miss Games nnd Miss Rae Williams i , when they rendered "Tho Tuscan Folk Songs , " was considered the leading musical number of tbo evening. The vocal solos by Mrs , Sam Ritchie , Miss Llln Fletcher , Miss Cochrano , Miss Games and Mr. G. A. Sellery were highly appreciated and each Individ | ual responded promptly to the en i. cores. Piano solo by Miss Leonn Shonefelt. The closing musical selec tions of the evening were given by the Neligh Mandolin club , which was in nil respects quite appropriate In the winding up of the previously high class selections. Refreshments of an elaborate va riety were served at the homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. H. B. Hnusor , parents of the hostess. After a late hour nil depart ed for their various homes voting Mr. nnd Mrs. Williams as royal enter tainers. Comlno Events. An event that promises much pleas ure to the guests who are fortunate enough to bo Invited will bo the musi I- cal evening to bo given next Friday , October 21 , by Prof. Otto A. Voget in the Auditorium. A number of guests from | surrounding towns will bo In attendance. The program promises to be one of great pleasure. i "The Man of the Hour" Monday Might. One of the best plays Norfolk saw last year was William A. llrady's pro duction of "Tbo Man of the Hour. " It Is one of the strongest American plays ever written , doalliig with the graft In municipal government In the average American ctly. Through It runs a compelling love story. On Monday night this great play re turns to the Norfolk Auditorium. Of It Amy Leslie , the famous critic on the Chicago Dally News , wrote : "Every woman will love this play ! She will love every character In It , even to the men who are not as good as some of the others , and she will love every word they sepak. And why ? Because the men In the play talk like the husbands , brothers , fathers - , thors , sons nnd sweethearts of real | life ; because the women In the play are like the women wo like to have iround us nt home ; because what they ill say , the men and women of 'Tho Man of the Hour , ' Is the speech of iiiman beings , and sounds like what wo hear every day at home nnd In the street. In short , 'The Man of the Hour' Is bound to succeed wherever t Is acted in the United States , be cause it shows American men and women of all classes as they really are. " "The Man of the Hour" will again hold the hoards at the Auditorium Monday night. It will be acted by a special company which comprises : Harry English , John Moore , Warren Conlan , John Morris , Edward Keane , Clyde F. McCabe , Franklin George , Frank Kendricks , E. II. Felt , George A. Cameron and Myrtle Cosgrovo , Florence Mack , Virginia Irwln. The play is a comedy by George Drondhurst , author of "What Happen ed to Jones. " and "Why Smith Left Home. " It deals with modern city af fairs , but depending for Its Interest more upon the human qualities of its Incidents , the fidelity of its character ization and the all-absorbing nature of a novel story. The play ran for two solid years at the Savoy theater In New York ; this was followed by n period of sixteen weeks In Chicago , and that , in turn , by live months at the Tremont theater , Boston. Funeral of Mrs. Redman. Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. J. F. Redman took place at L' o'clock Thursday afternoon at the family home under the auspices of the Ben Hur lodge , of which Mrs. Red man was a member , Rev. J. F. Pouch- or of Stanton had charge of the ser vices after which the remains were interred In the Prospect Hill ceme tery. Marie Jane Hall was born on Aug ust 21 , 1848 , in Sycamore , 111. When 17 years old , she was united In mar- rlnge to J. F. Redman , also of Syca more. On November 17 1871 , Mr. and Mrs. Redman came to Norfolk' and homesteaded on their farm eight miles west of the city. Up till eight' years ago they lived on the old home stead , and then the farm was sold I and the couple moved into their pres ent home at 202 South Eighth street , where at It o'clock last Monday night Mrs. Redman passed away after a lin gering illness. Besides her husband I she leaves to mourn her loss a son , Charles Redman of Alliance , Neb. , and a married daughter , Mrs. Blanche Denmau of Colorado all of whom at tended the funeral. PLENTY OF TURKEYS. Meat Men Say They Think Prices 5' Won't Be So High This Year. The turkey was a high priced fowl I1 last year , but it Is believed by pro duce dealers hero that this year the bird will give up his life for less money when Thanksgiving comes on i November 21. , Giving his reason for this , n local 1 market mnn says : "I hollove the turkeys will be very plentiful this year , owing to the fact t' that there have been so many chick ens tills spring. The weather was very favorable , and usually when the chickens are plentiful the turkey is equally so. That makes the price lower. The turkey likes the warm , dry weather. The moist weather does not agree with him. " Although the time has nearly ar- rived for the meat markets to purchase - chase turkeys , they have not yet done so , making it impossible to quote the retail prices. They have , however , been abundantly supplied with chick- ens , which they report are in the best of condition. I Cranberries will also be plentiful , while the supply of squasli and sweet pumpkins for pies , is very largo. FRIDAY FACTS. County optionists are sanguine of winning their fight at the coming eloc- tion in South Dakota. ! Coal dealers In the Black Hills nl- ready are talking of a coal famine during the coming winter. ' Farmers of Yankton , Cedar and Knox counties nre going to enter n contest for the best exhibit of corn , So numerous became hoboes at Wol- soy the authorities rounded them up nnd hustled them out of the town , Fire destroyed the hnrdwnro nnd furniture store of E. N. Door & Co. at Webster , entailing n loss of $17,000. A contract has been let for the , draining of Lonk Inko In Hanson coun- tty. . Much valuable land will be re claimed. Rev. L. W. Kllbon of Aahton , advo cates the consolidation of Congrega tional nnd Methodist churches In small towns. sThe railroad commissioners have In- vestlgnted the death of John Frost , ' Iwho was killed at the Milwaukee sta- tlon nt Vcrmllllon. t The twenty-sixth annual conference of South Dakota Methodists is in ses- slon i at Mitchell. Bishop John L. Nuol- son i called the meeting to order , i The Lutherans have dedicated n now i church at Falrvlow. A convention of the Baptist church j opened < Wednesday at Huron. Two hundred foresters are engaged In I fighting forest fires In the Black ! Hills. \ George W. Lumley , a pioneer resi dent < of Sioux City , Is dead at homo In Pierre. : I Fiank Hnrt , n fnrmer living nenr Worthing , was killed In a runaway accident. i W. I. . Thompson went to Newport. Mrs. Meyer of Stanton was In the city. city.M. M. Green went to Fremont on bust- , ness. j | \ W. J. Gow went to Gregory on busi ness. C. C. Gow went to Lincoln on busi ness. ness.Dr. Dr. 11. T. llolden went to Omaha on business. Earl Doutblt of Wlnslde was a visit or In the city. Mrs. H. Miller of Hosklns was n vis itor In the city. Miss A. Schulz of Hosklns was here calling on friends. W. A. Wltzlgman went to Meadow Grove on business. John F. Flynn returned from n busi ness trip at Omaha. Mrs. John Phinney returned from a short visit nt Foster. A. II. Winder of Denver , formerly of Norfolk , Is In the city. Mrs. W. T. Neligh of West Point Is visiting her sister , Mrs. George Ken dall. Harry Hartford returned from a week's fishing and hunting at Wood Lake. Mrs. Carl Schulz and daughter of Pierce nre in the city visiting with relatives. Mrs. H. Miller and daughter and Mrs. Gustavo Buss of Hosklns were visitors In the city. E. II. Tracy of Kansas City , lormer- ly of Norfolk , was here enroute to Bloomfield on business. William Loescher , who has been here visiting with friends , has return ed to his home In Orange , Cnllf. Mr. nnd Mrs. Gustavo Mnchmuoller have gone to Wisconsin for an extend ed visit with relatives and friends. Misses Amanda and Amelia Sliellen of Winnetoon nre In the city visiting with their sister , Mrs. A. C. F. Schulz. Miss Addle Grant goes to Emerick Saturday to keep house for her broth er , who will start on n two weeks' vn- cation. Mr. and Mrs. Fred King have gone to Merrimnn , where they will spend n few dnys with friends , after which they will go to Hot Springs , S. D. . fern n few weeks' visit. V. V. Light and James Thomas have started on a trip to Carter , S. D. , in nn open wngon. On the way to South Dakota they will fish and hunt. Mr. Light is on n fifteen days' vacation I loave. , I ' Born , to Mr. and Mrs. William New , man , a son. ' The Royal Neighbors .will have a regular meeting in the hall this even- Ing. All members nre requested to be present. | ' The W. R. C. will hnve a regular meeting tomorrow and everyone is re- I quested to be present , as there is busi- ness for inspection. , ! ' John R. Hays , who attended the . postmasters convention at Kansas \ ' City , has gone to the old home of his mother in southern Missouri. F. K. Fulton will hereafter have charge of the material on the paving work and Edward Stanton of Omaha will take charge of the timekeeping. ' The oxnmlnntion for meat inspector 1 in the United States civil service which should have been made on November - t vember 2 has been postponed until November 1 C. J. W. Fetter , grand master-at-arms of the Knights of Pythias , returned from Lincoln , where he took part In the dedication of the Knights of Py thias new hall. Siieriff C. S. Smith , accompan'ed by ' three deputies , made a speedy automobile - mobile trip to Winside Thursday ' night , whore it was reported that two men answering the description of two i Meadow Grove bank robbers had been arrested. | The 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Thomas , farmers living north of j the city , bad n very narrow escape from fatal Injuries Tuesday when he I received a deep gash over his face as ! the result of being kicked by a horse in his father's field. "Butch" McLean of Winner , S. D. , Is in the city visiting with friends. Mr. McLean was the lucky homestead er who drew claim No. 18 , and will prove up on It next week. .Mr. Mc Lean says ho will not sell his patent papers , hut will keep right on farming. Grand lodge olllcers of the United Commercial Travelers will bo In Nor folk for the regular meeting of the local council Saturday night. Among the visitors will bo Grand Councillor Hinzle , Past Grand Councillor Lyon and Grand Secretary Coatsworth. Tills will be the regular annual visit of the grand councillor. A telegram was received bore today from Graham , Tex. , reporting the In jury of Leland II. Spauldlng , a former Norfolk railroad man. No partlculnrs I of Mr. Spaulding's Injuries nre given In the telegram , but it Is believed he wns the victim of n railroad accident. The telegram says Mr. Spnuldlng was resting easy today. Mr. Spnuldlng Is married and Is the elder son of Mrs. Mary E. Spauldlng of this city. The young people of the Methodist church are making a canvass of the city endeavoring to Induce as many of the boys and young men as possible to attend the free entertainment nnd social meeting at the Methodist church this evening. Hot pumpkin pies and other delicious eatables will bo given to the boys to Induce them to como to the entertainment , where ninny in teresting games are to bo played. Benjamin Aslier died at the lioinn of his Bon-ln-liiw , George Madscn , on Philip avenue"ami Third street at 2:2 : , " . Thursday afternoon , from a stroke of paralyslB. | Services will bo held at tin t * Madsen homo at 11:110 : Saturday morning , after which the remains will be 1 taken to Tildeii for Interment. Mr. Abhor suffered three strokes of the paralysis nnd was looking forward to hid blxty-fourth blitbday on October 17 , when he expected to have recov- eied his health. He leaves besides his , wife several giown chlluren to mourn i j his loss. i How French Raise Crops. I | Lille. France , Sept. 1'J. Special to ] I The News : In writing of a subject so j as to Interest the largest number of' ' . leaders possible , makes It necessary | to omit much that would be of Interest - ] est to certain classes. In this letter I wish to call tne attention of the farmer readers of The News to a few things which has made Franco one of tlie wealthiest countries of which we know , one of which is intelligent farm- Ing. Here with land actually selling all the way from $250 per acre for land upon the ridges , to $1,200 for the | best valley lands , and rents ranging from $12 to $28 per acre , yet most farm crops known to a Nebraska farmer are but little higher in price here than there. Oats can be bought anywhere In France for CO cents n bushel , potatoes running from 40 to CO cents , and the best flour at $2 per hundred pounds. Here in this place I saw a carload of oats sold yesterday for $ ! U0 ! per hundred kilos , exactly 48 cents per bushel. This is the lowest price of which I know , but these oats were grown upon $800 land , and 1 have paid a higher price for them in Nebraska , grown upon $50 land. In spite of these low prices here when compared with Nebraska prices , every farmer In Franco Is a banker , and all because of an Intelli gence here employed in farming that is wholly unknown to us. I saw 12G bushels of oats per acre threshed from one farm here , and I find the general yield to be from 90 to 13G bushels per acre. Before these oats were sown a high priced garden crop was liar- vested from the same land and often a crop after harvest. Every farmer expects a $20n to $250 per acre crop , and near the large cities I have talk ed with farmers who produce as high as $1,200 per acre In a single year , and all upon land less fertile by na ture than the soil of Nebraska. In the department of Snrthe I care fully examined one field that lias been cultivated every year since the year 854 , more than 1,100 years , and it is producing more now than ever before all the result of nn intelligence whol ly unknown to us. Uses Hedges for Fences. Nebraska farmers are taxed heavi ly in building and maintaining their fences. Here they have better fences than wo do , and the cost is practical ly nothing. Tliis is done with hedges. Three kinds of hedges in general use are , locust , privet and hawthornc. The former , our common honey locust that wil grow anywhere In Nebraska , Is making the best fence in use heie , in fact , the best fence 1 ever saw. Stal lions of all ages run in pasture here , the only fence being a locust hedge. It not only stops the live stock , but there is no injuring from fences as with us. Blackberries are grown in the line of the hedges and are now a beautiful sight. No space is wasted here , even the fence is made to pro duce. In IS93 a young French farmer of 2. ! years and just married , rented a small farm near this city of two hectares tares five acres. lie had no money , no farm tools , but he nnd his wife grow the first crop by hand labor alone. He paid ? 100 a year rent for the live acres. The next year he had bought n mare and a cart. In 1S9G he bought the land for $5,000. Yester day ho was In one of the cafes nego tiating for some American bonds , and upon Inquiry I learned that ho was the owner , not oijly of ills land , but of $25,000 wortli of our American securi ties. Tliis young nmn Is now the fa ther of seven children , the oldest son , a boy of 1C , being in England at a school. Tills very fairly describes the success of the bettor class of French farmers , and explains in a measure how the French people paid the Ger man indemnity in 1871 in a way that was a surprise to all. It in a measure explains to the inquiring mind the basis of French patriotism than which no better or truer ever existed. Tliis is evidenced by the fact that no people are leaving France , and when I ask them why , they are as a unit in replying , "There Is no better place wiser" wo can go. " The French people are neltlier ex ploiters nor promoters. In this I be- live they would fail but they are producers , creators of new wealth , and when once produced they know Its ! \alue , and know how to keep It. Not a Bad Road In France. Good roads are an aid to good farm ing , and such uniformly good roads I have never seen anywhere else. The roads arc built and maintained by ex perts who do nothing else. In all my travels over the rural districts of France have yet to see the first rut or other evidence of n poor road. The roads are macadam in structure , and finished very smooth nt the sur face. The grades are as even as those of our railroads , yet being slight ly steeper In places. The roadbed of state railroads are nlso good , steel tics being used on two divisions. Most of the business here Is done In the cnfos , oven much of the largest business being done there. Every one , old and young consume much wine , yet the French farmer and those of the country towns and vil lages are very temperate. I have scon hut one drunken person in Franco and ho was an American from the southern part of Nebraska. My errand here made It necessary for f me to learn something of how the hiiBlnosa of our homo government was transacted ; In Franco. It IH pleasant to t be nblo to roctud the fact that our people | and tholr interests are all well looked 1 alter horo. I have a list of every horse leaving this country for America since 1890. Tills made It necessary i for me to trouble our con- Mils In Purls. Havre. Cherbourg , DouloiiKiio ; and Calols. At the latter port ] I found ( lie consul to be James B. I Mllnor , whom I mot lining jears 11 ago at La Fnyette , Ind. Mr. Mllnor Is a walking encyclopedia of French sta- Unties | and other Intoiestliig knowl- edge. , I spent a very pleasant half day , with him. From him I learned Unit \ the laces from this one city sent to ( America during the month of Aug- list \ amounted to $280,000. Allen , the 15-year-old BOH of Mr. Mllnor made the Boulaiiais breeding district with me as ( Interpietor. All ills education thus far | has been bore In Franco , so that he i speaks French even better than English. This city will be known to all me ladles of Norfolk , it being the world's first city In the manufacture of fancy linen , thread and hose. This ono city sends $3,500,000 worth of Its products to the United States annually. I leave Franco this evening for Bel- glum , and I do so with many regrets. I shall always remember France and her kindly people In a manner most pleasing to mo. Many of my questions have appeared absurd to the people here , bi J they wore always answered kindly , and no effort required of them was too great if they could only please mo by its performance. In one in stance an interpreter was to meet ne : at a country station , but by some means my letter had not reached him , but a young girl walked a mile to 1 bring to me a Frenchman who spoke I English. One could not be treated with a kindlier consideration in hist homo place than has been accorded ' me here , by those in both ofllcial and private life. Long live the French re public , and my best wishes for her many happy and prosperous people. G. L. Carlson. Life In Belgium. Brussels , Belgium , Sept. 22. Spe cial to The News : Belgium , ono of the smallest monarchies of the world ' is the most populous ono of Europe. It has about 7r.00,000 . persons living upon an area of some 14,000 square miles. Tills dense population lias ' made of it a country of cities , towns and villages. One scarcely leaves a city or town until ho finds himself en tering another. A highly congested I condition is in evidence wherever one may go , and the struggle for the bare necessities of life arc a pitiful sight. Tliis congested condition has como to stay , for the Belgians are a pro lific people. One man was pointed out to mo at Courtrai who was the fa ther of forty-one children by three wives , and another who was the fa ther of twenty-three children by a single marriage. How Colonel Roosevelt velt would smile if such families could 1 be found in Boston and New York t City. Race suicide is not a question i of statewide interest here , but how to ) feed and clothe those already here' 5 is a cause for more serious thought. The children swarm out into the streets in such numbers that It is with no little dilllculty one can drive through them. Tlie country around Bruges is be- below sea level , but very fertile as to soil. But little of the country is ) more than 100 feet above tea level , the southeastern part being higher and rough. Here are located the mines of coal and lion and the national for-j ests. Aside from the mining district L the soil Is very fertile , consltlng of a i deep , sandy loam. Flax Is the chief crop , the sugar beet being next. To bacco is grown in parts of the coun try , and gardening near the large cities - ties is quite nn industry. The cattle are not as good as those of France , neltlier arc the hogs , and the few sheep found here are very poor. Belgians Poor Farmers. The Belgian Is a poor farmer when compared with the farmer of France. The soil hero is more fertile than the soil of Franco , yet the French farmer produces more than twice as much , area for area. The maximum flax crop J here is worth $140 per acre , and for sugar beets $110. Land hero can be bought for $200 to $500 per aero , less than half the price in France. Here Is a point which it would bo well for the Nebraska J farmer to nail up over the door of ills house. At the last analysis it is not t M ) much soil or location that makes land valuable ns it is the intelligence of the owner. A Frenchman will coax a high priced crop from a stone pile , by using brains for bait. It Is neither a boom nor the land agent that gives the final value to land. It Is worth whnt It will produce , no more , no less. I wish every Nebrnskn farmer could study the farming systems of Belgium and France , and then compare the re sults , in Franco every farmer Is wealthy , while in Belgium all nre hard up. The scnrclty of food is very pro nounced here. Everything In the way of food Is consumed hero , If It will only "fill" and help to nourish the body. For flesh nothing is wasted. Only yesterday I saw two dogs sold openly In the market at Charleroy. Horse flesh Is considered a delicacy. The best steers sold on this market today nt nbout 10 cents per pound. In retailing there Is but little differ ence In the price of the several cuts. Saloon to Every 59 People. Labor Is poorly paid , only n few special workmen In the trades com manding n living wage. Wherever I have been the price paid men In the fields for such work as picking up po tatoes , is but 20 cents a day , nnd for the same work women get 14 nnd 1C centfc , nnd this Is for a day of 14 hours , Train loads of men can bo seen mak lug for France , because of better pay. Poveity Is to be seen everywhere , and I firmly believe a largo part of It Is because of the Intemperance of the pee ple. The saloon license Is only a nominal one of $5 , and there are 10G , Jill licensed saloons In the state , one for about every fifty-nine people of the population. Drunkenness Is a common sluht. Men will work four teen hours for 20 cents and spend in cents of It In drink. It Is impos sible to enjoy prosperity under such conditions , Horse power with which to carry on the work of the farms and smaller towns Is scarce and expensive because of the scarcity of feed. Dogs are used more than horses , and yesterday I saw a woman and a dog working to gether at a harrow. Cows are worked a great deal , and human power In moving loads Is an every day sight. I have seen two women pulling 2,200 pounds of coal upon paved streets , and all manner of products arc thus moved. The telephone and telegrapn ser vice Is good and cheap. Telegrams of ten words can be sent anywhere over Belgium or Franco for G to H ) cents , depending upon manner of de livery. Hero hi Belgium a public tele phone is installed in every postofllco and town hall , free to all for use with in the province. The public roads are paved with granite blocks , but the work is poorly done and seldom repaired. They are ho rough and uneven that tralllc over them is very hard upon both horses and vehicles. The lallroad service Is tbo best and cheapest in Europe. First class Is used only to designate interstate trav el , within the state second class being used as llrst class interstate. One can ride anywhere in Belgium first class j at about one cent a mile. ' Third j class which is second class within the state costs about three-fourths of | , a cent a mile. Murder of Norfolk Man's Father. Education is backward. The school wystem is poor , nnd very little Inter est is shown In such matters. The The minister of education told mo today that nbout 25 percent of the people ple above 10 years of ago could noltli- or read nor write. The best families ' are sending their children to England | ! I and France for their Intellectual train- | ing. Many of the people are so poor | they need the labor of their children j to help make a llvint ; . It is much more dilllcult to obtain information here than in France. The French farmer would stop his farm work to show me his stock , and to toll mo how he planted , cultivated , ferti lized and harvested. The pleasure wns always his. Hero they think I nsk too many questions. Several times I have overheard them speak of me to my interpreter as "Monsieur Inquisi tive. " Since reaching Belgium I made n visit to the village of Stacegbem , to call upon the fr'ends ' of Joseph Do- laere of Norfolk. The entire village turned out to see one who could tell them something of their friend. The ] brutal murder of his father last month j ' Is as much a mystery as ever. The ofllcinls hero make but a feeble attempt - ' tempt to apprehend and punish any criminals. Belgian Horse , King of All. I mufet say a woid for the Belgian horse , in many respects the greatest draft horse living. In weight and I muscle and strength bo has no equal. j , In this city today I must have seen I a thousand geldings nt work weighing - | ing a ton or more each. The loads , , they draw are remarkable. I saw j one moving down the street hitched to a two-wheeled cart , and I thought nn entire lumber yard was being moved. Lumber wns piled all around him , and several feet above and over ' him , but it moved just the same Only ; a block away the king of all the Bel gians was being driven down Hue Hoy- ale In great splendor , but my admira tion for actual achievement is so great that while the natives were uncovering - ing their heads in the pre once of their king , I for the moment forgot myself and took off my hat to the i horse instead. Long live the Bel- ' glan horse , for he lias few equals I The exposition hero Is well attond- ed , rather more. In fact , than the city can accommodate. There are still many Americans here , and as many , English people as Belgians , The work of the fire is a sad sight , Great Britain and Belgium being the chief losers. G. L. Carlson. Says West is His Match. O'Neill. Nob. , Oct. 15. Sporting Edi tor , The News : It is with much , amusement that the sporting fraterni ty here read your "dope" on the com ing bout between "Kid" West nnd "Jack" Sullivan. j Now I think you nnd West's dope- sters menu all right , but you are lia ble to mislead the lovers of the box ing game into believing West badly' ' overmatched , which I think Is not the j case at all far from It. I have seen Sullivan work every dny In the gyni-j nnsluin here , have known him all his | life , and I know ho never weighed | more than 1C5 nt any time , and I know to a ceitalnty that ho doesn't weigh more now than ICO. Ho has always fought at 158 is to meet West nt 1G2 , and as I understand It , West weighs nbout 155. So I think they nro very evenly matched. If West Is as young , clever and | game as he Is touted , those who wit ness the bout will see ono of the best exhibitions over pulled off in Nebras ka. One thing the public can bo as- mired of Is the match will bo strictly on Its merits no frameup , no fluke. Anyone knowing "Jack" Sullivan will know this. In conclusion let mo say that on October 20 I expect to see every lover of clean manly sport In Nebraska at the ringside , nnd If Mr. West Is ns good as I bollovo htm to bo , you will Wns that dish a failure ? Perhaps it was the fault of the spico. Did it lack snap and character of flavor ? Then it surely was the fault of the spice. Next time use the results will delight you. Snappy , flavorous tang comes from fresh ginger , pepper , cinnamon the Tone kind in air tight packages. At Your Grocer' * We or seiitl UH dlniH ( or full- kl/e piicknKO a ii il "Totu-'B Spicy Talks. " TONE BROS. , DES MOIXES , IOWA DUHUI or FIMOUI Ou Blum Cum biire get yoi v " "moy's worth. M. F. Kir wan. Mall Sack Ground Up. Pllger. Neb. . Oct. 15. Special to The News : When Northwestern pas senger train No. : t ( the Omaha-Norfolk flyer ) passer through Pllger last night , the mail clerk was prevented from tin-owing the mall sacks onto the depot - pot platform , as Is his custom , because there was too big .1 crowd of people on the platform. He waited till the train hnd passed the depot nnd then hurled the mall. A sack of registered mall , containing a diamond ring , a gold bracelet and some chocks , bounc ed back beneath the train and was cut Into n thousand pieces. The diamond ring was unharmed , but the owner of It hadn't been lo cated this morning. The bracelet was minced into a small shapeless mass. Five checks from an Omnhn creamery company were mutilated , the signa tures being cut off. Tito sack and its mangled contents will be sent to the dead letter olllco at Washington. The government does not sta * " ! responsible for registered mail. Republicans Arc Coming. Lieutenant Governor Hopewoli , State Treasurer Brian , State Auditor Bar ton , Superintendent Crabtrce and At torney General Martin will stump Mad ison county and hold meetings in the \arious part of the county , if the ar rangements of the republican central committee which was hold at I ! o'clock Friday afternoon in the olllce of Mnpes \ & Ha/en in the Mast block , nre car ried out. All these speakers and many others ; are available for Madison county. Posters of the entire state ticket , with pictures of the various ' republican can didates , have been received by Secre tary M. C. Hiizcn and are now being districted. Among those piesent at the meeting were : Chairman C. A. Smith , Tllden ; iM. C. Ha/en , secretary ; II. H. Haider- | son , Newman Grove ; Fred Yolks , Bat tle Creek ; Fred Terry , Warnorville ; S. C. Blackmail. Madison ; C. D. Smith , jr. , Green Garden precinct ; W. S. Crook. 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