THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , JUNE 1C , 1911.
The Norfolk Weekly News-Journa
The News , HstnbllHhud 1881.
Tliu Jouniul , KHtnbliHhed 1877
THE HU8E PUOLISHING COMPAM
W. N. Iltmu N. A. Huso ,
President. Secrotarj
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filtered nt tlio postofllea at Norfolt
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No. 22. BtiBlnosH Olllco and Job Iloouu
No. II 22.
If llio towns nny of tin llvo In ar
not to our liking , why lot's got busy-
ll'u nil up to us.
A innii Is llkoly to bo dcnd a Ion
time , HO thoro'8 rcnlly no sense In be
ginning before ho dies.
This yciir'n sou serpent Is snld t
hnvo wings , but porlmpB Itvns only j
bydropluno out for practice.
Chemistry has given us many a fac
wash , but the world still waits In val
for n successful brain wash.
Harvard Is planning a special can
palgn for western students. They ar
tired of seeing their football teai :
licked.
Camping In the Sahara Is said to b
a specific for rheumatism utul pit'
monary complaints. Which would yo
prefer ?
The girl scouts have been organize *
now , and they will soon blaze a dls
tlnct trail to the nearest Ice crcai :
parlors.
The shrinking habit of the violet hn
always been held up as a virtue , bu
It Is not thus regarded In the case o
the bathing suit.
The general attitude of cougres
and the legislature resembles that o
thi > boy who Is ordered to go t
church on circus night.
The democratic Idea of tariff leglslr
tlon is that it pays to throw a ma :
out of work In order to buy what h
produces a few cents cheaper.
A mechanician was killed at the Ir
dlanapolis motor race Memorial daj
but this trilling Incident did not rufll
the good nature of the crowd.
These "costume recitals" are poi
ular with conservative people who ar
tired of the summer theater show
where no costumes are permitted.
The June college orator feels con
potent to write a guide book of life
but by the time ho marries ho is ret
onciled to a personally conducted toui
The troops are being withdraw :
from Texas , feeling much like cit ;
sportsmen when the game warden
warn them that It is a closed scasor
The Chicago Tribune favors usin
the roller towel to swat the lly witl
We prefer nn old newspaper as ai
Illustration of the power of the press
Col. Goethals say the Panama cann
Is to bo done July 1 , 1913. If so , w
have no doubt ho will let off one o
two lire crackers three days after tha
date.
The tobacco trust decision wu
called comprehensive , but it failed t
examine the question if anything ha
been done to stop the boys from smol
Ing sweet fern.
$60,000,000 In gold was turned eve
by Diaz to the new Mexican goven
incnt. Had he put it in paper uionej
ho might have carried It off sewe
Into his trousers.
The pessimists say the Memorlf
day observance shows the decline c
patriotism , but just think of how th
rooters scrape their throats cheerln
the homo team.
The governor of Arkansas threaten
to call out the militia to keep peac
In the legislature. Our theory woul
be to send home for the wives of th
representatives.
The post ofllco department is crl
Iclscd for paying $35 for a waist bai
kot. but it probably takes about thu
slzo to hold the dally grist of nppl
cations for oflice.
Justlc Ilnrlan may entertain a di
ferent view from all the rest of th
court , but not until a man has delle
his wife's opinion do wo know that h
has independent convictions.
The Brooklyn jury that granted
woman who had been kissed withov
her consent only six cents had bettc
not come up for public office who
women have the ballot.
The republican party has never yc
been badly divided In a president ! !
campaign , and the early line up o
the Taft reservation Indicates a gra <
ual concentration of forces.
The now president of the Chlcag
stock exchange was a former blacl
smith , but ho will have to say SOUK
thing more forcible than "whoa" In o
der to shop those bulls and bears.
Our old friend Cip Castro Is gettln
ready for nn armed descent on Vein
zuola. As it Is hot weather to go t
moving picture shows down there , th
country Is probably rlpo for a revoln
tlon.
According to the treasury deparl
mont flguroH every one In the Unltei
States should have $31.70 In cash am
most of them arc wondering who ha
theirs ,
The death of the author of Plnafor
reminds us that his tuneful produc
tlon died before him. After seine so :
BOIIB of musical comedy , Its restirroc
tlon would bo welcomed.
If the Panama canal Is complete' '
July 1 , 1013 , as IB now hoped , It wll
not bo easy to hold the people of th
United States to a safe and san
Fourth of July three days later.
Tla Juann , the Mexican border tow
which has been so prominent In th
war news , loses Its romantic sotin
entirely when It is translated Int
English and reads plain Aunt Jane.
J. J. Hill , finding the Burlington roa
awkwardly situated In his inside vea
pocket , thinks under the new decision
ho can legally kcop it In his trouser
pocket , whore ho can got nt it mor
handily.
Should Mr. Wlckershnm's prophec
bo realized , wo would like to spcn
our vacation on the lawn In front o
the jail , feasting our eyes on the Uu
urlous sight of a few trust magnate
behind the bars.
Queen Mary does not approve of th
present styles In women's dross. Stll
she could hardly ho pronounced a rat
leal reformer along this line when th
train to her coronation robe measure
some twenty feet.
A bunch of wireless company prr
motors go to jail , but those kind o
schemes will bo worked ns long as s
many people judge the value of a sc
curity by the looks of the llthograp !
on the certificate.
New York Is worried about its wate
supply , but if worst comes to worsl
Harlem river water would be bette
than a lot of tilings they drink now
and they can go down to Coney for :
Saturday night bath.
The steel trust investigating con :
mitteo should not bo satisfied wit !
looking over the illustrated gift book
on Andy Carnegie's parlor table , bu
should demand a sight of his vcs
pocket memorandum books.
Having just finished examlnln ;
1,000 law books to see if the milkme ;
of tills town have violated the "rule o
reason" provisions of the trust law , w
beg the public's pardon for the sllgh
fog In our mental landscape.
They are charging duties on pe
animals taken out from the countr ;
and brought back by tourists. Ai
export bounty on pet dogs , and a prc
hlbitory tariff on importing then :
would promote the ponce movement.
Mr. Roosevelt says this countr ,
would never arbitrate the Monroe doc
trine. Very likely not , yet some pec
plo regard the M. D. as an elephan
that should bo given away to anyon
who will agree to give it a good time
Sixty-three killed in the Mexlca :
earthquake. There would have bee :
many more if the skyscraper habi
had caught on. But unlike us , thes
half civilized neighbors don't try t
build their nests In the thunder cloud :
The Germans In their usual methot
leal manner have figured out that o
the $200,000,000 spent in Europe b
Americans each year Germany get
only $25,000,000 , and they arc plar
nlng how to attract a larger portion o
this vast sum next year.
The president is considering settin
apart as a national park the famou
natural park in Colorado known n
Monument park , in Mesa. The agent
have urged that about 14,000 acres o
the south side of Grand river be h
eluded in the reservation.
It is claimed that the wool for
suit of men's clothes costs $1.50. 1
through a now tariff law the wool ca
bo bought for $1.34 , would there b
any guarantee that the wearer of th
suit could get It 1C cents cheaper
Would the $35 suit be sold for $34.84
Mexico city survived the triumphal !
arrival of Mndero within its limits an
an earthquake all the same day. It'
wonderful what some of these place
that have been In a chronic state c
revolution can stand. There's nothin
like being used to trouble and commi
tion.
The sanitation of the Panama canr
zone has cost this government ovc
twenty million dollars. It has prove
to bo worth all It has cost in seven
ways , not the least of which Is th
object lesson It has been to the rest c
the world In showing what sclentlfl
sanitation can do.
Kansas Is already calling for hai
vest help. Everywhere there Is proi
pect of another bountiful yield of th
fruits of the soli. Trade Is nlread
fooling the Impetus of Its promise an
there need be no Idle men who knoi
how to work In the harvest field fc
some time to come.
It is said that Edison has at las
perfected a storage battery that eve :
comes the dlfllcultles that have pr <
vlotmly prevented their coming Int
general use. They have been expoi
slvc , heavy , limited In their range o
action and slow In the methods of re
charging. Now Mr. Edison claims t
have eliminated those objections.
Mr. Cnrnoslo predicts the dlsappcai
nnco of multi-millionaires. If the res
do not hnve any better success tha
he does In reducing their fortune !
the type will not disappear very spece
liy. The trouble with Mr. Carnegie'
realizing his ambition to die poor , 1
that ho lm the money making habl
so llrmly fastened upon him that h
accumulates faster than ho can dli
burso. Would that the rest of n
could form the habit.
President Taft Is Insisting that th
Canadian reciprocity pact should b
adopted without amendments , and 1
seems likely that ho has a majority c
senators who will stand by him in thn
attitude. If reciprocity is dcslrabl
and should bo ratified , It should g
through without changes. As soon a
one effort Is made to Improve th
terms of the agreement , there will b
many more attempted and the prol
able result would bo the defeat of th
measure.
London hotel Keepers are said to b
disappointed In the numbers of Amei
leans arriving to view the coronatio
festivities. Queen Mary's open disai
proval of the prominence of America
women in court circles Is having
marked effect on the American colon
and their desire to get away Is accei
tuated by the marked dlscrlmlnatio
against Americans in the bestowal c
coronation favors. This is In marke
contrast with the attitude of Quee
Victoria and King Edward.
As far back as there Is nny recor
of mankind ami his surroundings tli
mosquito and the lly have existed t
torment him. But it is only durin
the past few years that any one ha
advanced any theory for the exterm
nation of the pest. It is now accopte
as a fact that the draining of swamp
and care of all refuse and drains wl'
In time bring about their oxtlnctloi
Strange that the world has endure
them so long without finding the reir
edy before.
The original copies of the Declarr
tlon of Independence and the const
tntion of the United States , which ar
kept most carefully guarded and ran
ly allowed to bo seen , were taken froi :
the archives of the state departmen
and examined by a few officials to sc
how they wore standing the wear c
time. The constitution , they say , 1
In good condition , but the Declaratlo
is suffering from the ravages of time
Even the famous hold signature c
John Hancock is now barely legible.
A few years ago Mr. Bryan an
others made the welkin ring wit
gloomy hearse notes of gloom abou
militarism and predicted the most dlr
things for the Filipino people undo
American rule. In the light of preset !
day facts these distressful prediction
are laughable in the extreme an
would make even their promoter
smile nt their absurdity. Never i
the world's history has a submerge
race had so much of a beneficent in
ture done for it ns has been done b
the United States for the people c
the Philippine islands In so short
time. It Is the most marked and gor
ulno triumph of modern civilization.
FREMONT'S RATE CASE.
Fremont's winning of a freight cas
before the interstate commerce con
mission should put backbone into th
Norfolk Commercial club along till
line , and arouse the club to some do
inite action.
The Fremont decision shows the
small Interior cities can win victories
when they arc discriminated agains
It shows that small Interior cltle
arc sometimes discriminated agains
People who have studied the situi
tlon here , believe Norfolk is dlscrln
Inated against In the matter of cei
tain freight rates , and that an adjus
ment should be sought.
NOW A FALL FESTIVAL.
For many years Norfolk buslnes
men have realized that this city shoul
conduct some sort of fall festival , sin
liar to the Aksarben or to the cor
palace which has been so successfi
nt Mitchell , S. D.
The obstacle has been the lack c
any person who had the time to 01
ganlze the work and carry It out. No'
that we have a paid Commercial clu
secretary , It would seem that thi
should be one of the paramount ui
dertaklngs.
People In territory tributary to No
folk want to get a little recreation I
the fall of the year , after the harves
They want to meet old friends in som
central assomblylng point. They war
to bo entertained. Yet they don
want to bo forced to take the Ion
journey necessary to the cities. No :
folk's the logical point for such a gatl
erlng In this territory.
There should bo high class entei
tnlnment , such as at Mitchell , wher
Sousa's band was one of the event !
And some such plan should by a
means be put into execution.
DON'T QUIT SCHOOL.
With the close of the year of on
public schools , many of our boys ar
getting restless to go to work. Som
of them are anxious to quit books fo
the shop or store even before the
have reached the high school grades.
The jingling of the pocket mono ;
enjoyed by a little older follows look
manly and grand to some of thcs
youngsters. To get $1 a day at som
boy's job , to have some spcndln :
money to treat the girls , and to go o
junkets , without asking Dnd for Hunt
clal help that seems ambition cnongl
And yet how many follows have in
torly spoiled tholr future , by throwln
away the dollars of tomorrow for th
pennies of today ! .
Every American boy needs , not nee
cssarlly a classical high school course
but an amount of work , either In a HI
orary or technical school , equivalent t
a high school course.
The follow who lacks It occaslonnll
gets ahead owing to some possosslo
of exceptional gifts. In nine cases on
of ten ho Is so crude and awkwar
mentally that ho remains n plodder ,
ditch digger and ribbon measurer al
his life. Don't do It , boyst
SUMMER WEATHER.
The coming of the burning month
of summer Is dreaded by the mnjorlt
of our people. Any physician will to !
you , however , that pneumonia , bror
chitis , and other of the greatest foe
of the human physique , together wit
Infinite and Irritating minor affection
of the throat and respiratory orgnm
grow out of the strain of adjustln
our delicate human frame to the vlcli
sitndes of winter.
In tropical climates they have a (
quired bettor the art of living in ho
weather. They rlso early , receive th
cool Invlgoration of the drawnlng daj
and by the time the sun has reache
its meridian they are ready for the !
restful siesta. Their houses , built t
admit air freely , are more favorable t
mid-day sleep than our tightly bull
dwellings whoso windows give instil
flciont access to the air.
As the sun dips toward the wester ;
horizon , some more work Is done
Of course our abnormal and unwliolc
some system oC factory and himlncs
olllco labor makes an ideal arrange
ment impracticable for most of us
But one hopes that mankind will no
forever live in a manner defying hi
physical environment.
THE HOTEL MEN.
Over 1,000 hotel men from all eve
the country have been holding the an
nual convention the past week of the !
Mutual Benefit association. Last yea
they met In Los Angeles by the shore
of the sleepy Pacific ; this year the ;
hie them to Boston's grouchy oas
winds and golden baked beans.
The business success of any coin
inunlty is vitally dependent on its hav
ing some well kept hotels. So wi
have boon watching with keen interes
the reports of these meetings , to sei
what suggestions these assembled ban
ifaces might have to communicate 01
the art and science of Inn keeping.
An assemblage of hotel men if
however , always a display of tin
prowess of the chef of the house tha
entertains them. The newspaper mei
are stuffed to the teeth with tooth
somn dalntlps and hence they seen
to overlook the inner significance o
the gathering.
But wo are not without faith to be
lieve that In secret council these lam ]
lords have anxiously discussed tin
weighty responsibilities resting upoi
thorn. For it is a pretty serious blov
to any town when its landlords fail ti
keep In touch with the refinements o
modern Inn keeping. Every travele
that visits the place judges the qua !
ity of the town by the cntertalnmen
offered at its public houses. Wo havi
known travelers to return from Ven
Ice , the very capital of ancient art am
beauty and romance , thoroughly dU
gruntled with the place , because the !
hotel happened to give them tougl
cuts of meat and hard beds. Dlscoin
fort in such vitals of life throws it
dull gloom over whatever business o
pleasure may bring the traveler'to th' '
city.
Traveling men are keenly sonsitlvi
to gradations of hotel service. The !
leisure hours are largely spent li
cursing this man's doughy pies o
lauding that man's willing servants
When they get down on a certain inn
their animosity goes out to the whol
town that shelters such a place. The
regard the decline of Its hotels a
symptomatic of general ebb tide ii
business life. They spread the now
far and wide that the city is goini
down hill.
Our state has Its share both of gooi
and poor hotels. And every man wh' '
maintains a clean , homelike hostelrj
with cooking Hko mother used t >
make , renders as much of a publl
service as tlio board of trade tha
lands a new industry.
WHEN A MAN'S YOUNG.
It's a time of wonderful opportunit ;
for the young man , If he'll get Jut
the game. It's a day when the worli
recognizes , more than ever , that i
young man Is a real man In the bus !
ness and political arena , and that be
cause of his young blood and his enthusiasm
thusiasm and his ambitious energy , In
has it over his elders from man ;
points of view. The young man win
makes a success must , of course , hav
the latent ability , but there's no ren
son why It can't get going early jus
as well as later.
A remarkable example of the youni
man in big business today was brough
to the attention of Nebraska newspn
per people at the state associatloi
convention in Omaha this week , whei
they had the pleasure of mcotlni
Conrtlaitd Smith of Now York City
vice president and general manager o
the American Press association , oin
of the most powerful newspaper 01
ganlzatloim In the world. Mr. Smltl
Is U7 years old and occupies with sue
cess n position which , a few years ng <
It would have boon doomed imposalbl
for any man under -10 to hold.
A son of Major Smith , the fottmle
of the American Prcsa association , th
present general manager is a brllllnn
fellow , enthusiastic In lilt * work , prc
gresslvo and enterprising to the hlgli
est degree , a wonderful organizer am
a scientific student of his btislnoss
Mr. Smith promises to revolutionize
by means of n plan which was orlglnn
with him and which ho Is now puttlni
Into effect , the entire publicity busl
ness so far as foreign advertising am
the country newspapers ( small clt ;
dallies and weeklies ) are concerned.
In his address , Mr. Smith declarei
that the greatest thing In the world 1
advertising. And the greatest advei
Using medium In the world , ho added
Is the country dally or weekly , be
cause of the Intensive results.
The big getioral advertiser has loin
known that the country dally or wool *
ly was the best advertising medltin
on earth ; but the dilllculty of placlni
advertising In the small papers , dm
to a lack of anything like uniform o
even dependable rates In many In
stances ( and often slack buslnes
methods ) has worked against genera
advertisers and the country newspn
pors getting together as they ought
By offering the American Press nssc :
elation organization as a represent ! !
live of the country press , Mr. Smitl
plans and his plans are already mali
ing good lo revolutionize the whol
business , bringing greater prosperlt ;
to the country publisher and making i
possible for the general advertiser ti
use the most powerful advertising me
ilium known.
Coiirtlnnd Smith , If ho ncconipllshc ,
this gigantic task , will have done om
of the greatest feats In the history o
newspaper publishing. And yet ho li
undertaking the job at the ago of 27
At 24 ho was made general manage
of the business which his father found
ed thirty-two years ago.
The object lesson to the young men o
Nebraska afforded by tlio presence o
this brilliant national figure of 27
should bo an inspiring one ; it sliotih
serve to give young men of 25 greate :
confidence in their own powers and ii
themselves as business and social fac
tors in a community ; and it shotili
serve to inspire young men with greater
or ambition to get busy and make gooi
on big undertakings , before they're 30
AROUND TOWN.
An Omaha paper said this depart
ment of The News had "saved onotigl
out of salary" to order nn automobile
We mention the incident hero because
this is a column of jokes.
Here's a tip : 'Don't take a pair o ;
sore heels to Omaha in hot weathoi
and expect to get rid of 'cm.
There's one bad trust in this natloi
that hasn't yet been dissolved by the
supreme court. That's the train news
agents' trust. Think of having to paj
ten cents on the train for a little bat
of peanuts no bigger than two fingers
It's an outrage.
It does seem as though cvcrybodj
in Omaha that is anybody , got his
start in Norfolk. There's Hcrmar
Bucholz and Charlie Harding am
Rome Miller and Ilnrry Brome am
Ben White and Frank Campbell ant
Wynn Rainbolt and Joe Shoomakei
and Frank Walters and Dr. Young am
Harry Snyder and Fred Teal and Klc
Hall and a hundred others of the llv
e'st wires in that burg , who got theli
training up here in the metropolis oi
north Nebraska.
Mow the lawn and forget that it's
hot.
And chop the weeds.
And swat the files.
Temporarily , the heels are healed
thank you. ( This Is printed in ordei
to eliminate the necessity of answer
ing the 103 letters and telegrams 01
Inquiry we've received.
What's become of the old fnshlonoc
hey who , because ho wore glasses
was called "Grandpa ? "
And his running mate , the boy who
for the same offense , was ntckmimee
"Specks ? "
One freckled Norfolk boy wearinf
spectacles , once met a friend whc
said , "Hollo , Specks. " And then he
added , "I didn't call you Specks be
cause of your glasses. "
Clyde Hayes Is the first celebritj
worth a page in the Chicago Tribune
that wo ever grew up with.
"Distance , " says a Norfolk man
lends more enchantment In a game oi
golf than anywhere else on earth
Fore ! "
Doctors Tooth and Calverley of the
British army found In the Boer wai
that In tents full of sick men , the flies
left sufferers 'from sunstroke alone
but settled pitilessly on the faces ol
typhoid patients and then swarmeel
over the food. It was then noted thai
when cold weather killed the files , the
typhoid stopped. So swat 'em.
And clean up the weeds In front ol
your yard. They look punk.
We want to voice an appreciation ol
a work that S. M. Braden has done
for Norfolk. It was ho who conceived
the Idea of organizing a'country clul
In Norfolk and It was through his pf
forts that the Norfolk Country chit
was created. As a result , Norfolk hat
been made a belter place to llvo In
and there's very much more pleasure
derived from dwelling hero than there
was before.
As a matter of fact , can you tliluli
of any place on earth that In a num
delightful phico to llvo In , than Not-
folk Is today ? A city of ( i.OOO pe'eiple
In the ideal slzo community in whlcl
to live and live happily. Krom tlml
up to 20,000. It gives you all the ad
vantages of a big city and noneof tin
disadvantages. And Norfolk today It
a very radically improved dwelling
place from the Norfolk of oven tot
years ago.
It was but a short time ago (1ml (
Norfolk had mighty few modern ad
vantages. There were no oluctrli
lights In the residence district , none
at all after midnight ; there was nr
gas , no sewer system , no theater , nr
paved street ; there was no Countrv
club , no social clubs as there are to
day ; there was no public library , nc
government building , no Y. M. C. A
building thought possible ; there was
no baseball diamond or driving park
no motor boats upon the rlvor.
Today we have all of these * and
many more modern eonvenloneos here
In Norfolk. There are good school *
and good churches. There Is prosper
Ity everywhere , and beautiful , comfortable
fortablo homos are to bo seen 01 :
every hand. And thoro's a spirit In
the air that Norfolk is about to do bin
things about to coino Into Its own at-
the commercial hub of a vast expanse
of the richest agricultural region on
the face of this earth and every'
body's boosting for the town.
Wo still need Improve'inents , just at
every city , big or little , needs inn
provomeiits. Wo need a public park
and it would bo the best kind of judgment
mont to vote bonds to establish one
Wo need a hospital , and won't live ui
to our responsibility as a community
until wo get It. Wo need a big , modern
orn hotel. Wo need a street car lint
and a good , road to the Junction
where the Northwestern is about tei
spend $05,000 on a depot. And we
need moro flower beds in our lawns ,
and less weeds along the public
streets. ( And wo need a now Union
Pacific depot. )
But all these things are crystallzinn
and are going to como. And meaiv
while , Norfolk has already the fouin
ilntlon to make it the Ideal city of
0,000 in the United States. It has the
foundation to make it a model city of
its size , both as a city of homes and
a city of business. And with a little
organized effort toward both commer
cial and civic improvements , you're
going to see Norfolk improve ns much
in the next three years as It has in
the last fifteen.
Norfolk is on the verge of doing big
things. It's a good time to stick to
Norfolk and a good time to got in on
the ground lloor if you aren't already
bore. Tliero are tilings in the air.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
When we compromise with a man
it generally means wo give In.
Did you over know a steady man
who didn't have a steady job ?
While there is plenty of kicking on
taxes , the revenue tax on booze is
paid quite cheerfully.
Among the other mollycoddles ,
there is the farmer who puts an um
brella up over his riding cultivator.
Women who economize by making
weak coffee should go farther , and
make none , or else try to save in
some other way.
Yon are dangerously near tlrtj end
of your string when given another
chance to make good.
There Is this to say for the light
ning liar : no one wants to put on a
demonstration to prove that ho is.
Beyond the fact that It has plenty
of pockets , there isn't a great deal to
bo said In favor of the vest.
Never mind the knockers. Some
people are so mean that they point
out mistakes in the dictionaries.
Tastes differ , hut it is our notion
that "kid" is no kind of a pot name
for a man to call his sweetheart.
No. Clemintlne , It Isn't public spirit
which prompts a man to try to make
every other man's business his own.
Anyone can tell you how to keep
cool In hot weather , but no one suc
ceeds very well in applying tills liber-
nl adlvce.
As a rule , the family horse will
work moro faithfully at swatting files
than it does at pulling the family sur
rey about.
A farm hand's idea of a good man
to work for Is one who doesn't have
a woodshed for him to work In on
rainy days.
Spontaneous combustion has also
been relieved of most of the blame
since cigarette smoking became a na
tional pastime.
Are you ever willing to bury the
liatchet before you observe that the
enemy Is armed with an axe or a
rapid fire gun ?
To narrow the field of an old ques
tion : What finally became of all
those Swastika pins the women wore
some time ago ?
You may have observed that the
man who takes great pride In his
liarness Is apt to have a pretty good
team under it.
SATURDAY
NIGHT
SERMONS
BY
POWER. OF TIIK 1'KESS.
Text , "Spent tliolr time In nothing clnn
tint to lull or hcnr BOinothltiK now. " Acts
xvll , 21.
The thirst for newa la one of the
strongest appetites humanity has. U'H
the secret of gossip. Men are moro
Interesting than things , so wo talk of
men or women. 'The * story of John
Smith saving his scalp by telling his
captors mnvH may bo fiction , but the
pHycluiloglcal principle Involved in true
to human nature ! . From the woman
In the sunbonnet with n clothespin In
her mouth , talking over the Imck fence ,
to the correspemdeut with an arctic
expodlllon their story baa always a
fascination to the human mind. Long
ago It WIIH said that the world was
governed by three boxes the cartridge
box , the ballot box and the bandbox-
force , vote > s and women. Add uiuillicr ,
the mall box , lemdud with counties ! )
products of the printing press.
A Great Appetite.
The American newspaper appetite Is
marvelous. It amounts to n passion
all ages from cradle to grave ; all
conditions from the newly landed emi
grant looking at the "funny" pictures
and spelling out headlines to thu schol
ar and the busiest man of affairs ;
from day laborer to president ; freim
scrubwoman to woman of fashion. As
for the making of newspapers , It's a
raging fever , a fearful delirium , a
quasl-lnsaulty. Time was when pilot
boarding incoming ship was besieged
for news of world. Now the wireless
in niidoceun pi them news from the
four quarters of the globe , and a tiny
newspaper lies at your plate at brouk-
fast table. A great editor IH defined
as n man who knows where the devil
will break out next and has a reporter
on the spot to tell of it. It must be >
told in few words. Young reporter
telegraphed home olllco : "Column story
hero. Shall 1 send ? " The reply was ,
"Send 000 words. " Thu "cul > " wlrcel
again , "Can't be told less than l.UOO. "
The answer came : "Story of creation
of world told in 000. Try It. "
Yellow and Other Journalism.
The essence of yellowness In a jour
nal is vulgarity diamonds at the
breakfast table ; the exaggeration
which conventionality says ought to
be held In bounds ; uses bass drum and
megaphone to draw the crowd Its
crowd. When its conservative neigh
bor has a Howard Grlggs , with deli
cate allusions and carefully discrim
inated shades of meaning It. him a ouu
cus speaker who paints cartoons with
a whitewash brush so that t'io whole
: rowd can see. It claims these meth
ods are bust and shows its circulation
figures to proveit. . It's after news
uul doesn't want to pet " .scooped. "
"Nows" tells the unusual. No city edi
tor who values his Job would give a
full column to ordinary sermon , but ho
gladly "spaces" a sermon by llev. Mr.
Dashwell on "Why I Joined a Dancing
21nss. " See ? No news In regular ebb
mil flow of tide , but when the gulf
sweeps Galve-slon. Let me. nsk yon an
mbarrasslng question : How do you
tool when your newspaper has no scare
leads ? Your wife says , "Anything1
lew in this morning's paper ? " You
? rowl , "No. " Your tone implies you've
ijcen cheated , robbed of your penny.
Listen , brother : The newspaper , the
lully morgue of virtue , tells the story
3f the unusual. No earthly record
: ould ever hold the story of the
world's commonplace virtue , only the
books of the omniscient God.
Power of the Press.
Carlyle said , "If yon want to reach
thousands with n thought put It Into
: he heart of a preacher. " That will
lever cease to be true , of course , but
where the pulpit reaches one person
: ho press reaches 000. The pulpit
Breaches once a week , the press seven
: lmes. The vast majority of people
ire not In church every seven days ,
jut practically every one rcada a pa-
icr once a week. When an American
ms a spare moment ho picks up a
icwspapor. The power of the press Is
TQinondnus. A statement by n corner
oungcr has no value. Put It In a
lowspaper and it has n power almost
lypnotlc. Business men recognize the
. aluo of this subtle quality by adver-
islng. It gives their stores prestige.
There's nothing corrupt politics and
ivll so fear and hate as the ncwspa-
> er. It elects presidents , dethrones
lings , declares wars , directs armies
mil navies , decides public policies ,
nakcs or unmakes public men. We
invo practically arrived at govern-
ncnt by newspaper , but since that Is
inly another name for government by
ho people wo need not bo alarmed.
f one had to choose between a gov-
Turnout without newspapers or nows-
tapers without government ho'd bo
afcr with the latter.
The newspaper , being- human Instl-
utlon , has Us faults , but I firmly bc-
love It has ten thousand times more
Irtues than vices. Books are read
nly by the book lover ; the church
3 closed most of the week ; our par-
nts die. The newspaper Is always
iroscnt , tireless , powerful , nonsecto-
Inn , nearly always Impartial , Inox-
nslvo. How would Christ read the
nodorn newspaper ? As ho road hu-
wnlty while among thorn. He'd fool
a at the wedding t ast or at Lazarus *
[ > mb. Chlnoso famine , butchery
Insalnn Jews , filthy dlvorco scandal ,
ho horrors of battle , wavca of crime ,
umanltyB woes , ought to make us as
Ihrlstian readers humble pitiful ,
harltabla , thankful.
A classified advertisement will In-
reduce you to the loser of the article
rou'vo found an Introduction of mu
ual Importance.
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