Tllli WKKKI.Y NKWS-JOtlKNAIi , KK1DAY , OCTOH131M5 ,
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Every Krliluy. lly mull per year , $ ! . [ > (
Enli'rod ul llm poslollleo nt Norfoll
Nob. , an Hceond class mutter.
Telephones : Edltorlul Dopartmot
No. 22. Iliisliictm Olllco and Job Hoomi
Nn. II 22.
MOIIII Lisa In gelling fainu im a mo1
Ing plclure.
Tlio IOHHOII of tliu Maluu electlo
IH that every vtilo liolpH.
What him bucomo of Iho Carlt
llarvlKon presidential liooin ?
Mr. Tuft IH boating Iho nvlulorn I
his ( TOSH country Mights , anyhow.
The rules of health are like III
Ten CoininundincntH , mostly "The
shall not. "
If aurlal mall routes are establish !
HiiceoHHfully , drop lottora will boconi
inoru popular.
A now cornel in discovered , In
co tlio llalloy fake last year , conn
limnrance can bo had eheap.
AiiBlralla IH said to have an deep
distrust of the Japanese IIH the , lapa
OHO are alleged to have of the Ya
keeH
The prudent , man never makes i
hlH luavcH. llo leaves them for II
ulnd to dlspoHe of on his neighbor
lawn.
The Toronto World expressed I
joy by running a big red line aero
the front pane with tliu words , "Gloi
Hallelujah. "
In spite of all the delights of tl
aeroplane , II will probably never su
plant the closed buggy for taking yoi
best , girl to ride.
Whal's In a name. Simon I. Tnr
ipseed has been engaged as one of tl
agricultural instructors In an Uh
experiment station.
Italy has declared war on Tnrke
bnl tlio entire population of tl
United States will do that the la
Thursday in November.
Hoforo an aviator entertains hop
of a coast to eoast trip , ho should 1
able to make regular flights dev
town to buy a yeast cake.
The men who practice what tin
preach are to bo commended but tl
men who practice without preaehli
are vastly more agreeabVe.
Kane county , 111. , is to have a pi
lie school spelling match , in whl
1-1,000 pupils will take part. Can th
loll what "bae kae bo" spoils ?
The newspapers are discussing t
future of aviation , but if it is ai
thing like tlio future of aviators ,
will soon end In an untimely gruvi
While trying to swat a fly. All
Mablo Howard , a stenographer ,
l.oganport , Ind. , fell off her chair ai
broke her wrist. Hut she killed t
fly.
The poultry of the United Stat
produced last year $ ( i21,000,000.
equals the wheat crop , the hay or
or the steel production of the con
try.
William Allen White says there a
only twelve able editors in the Unit
Staten. Will tlio gentleman from 13
poria kindly give us the names of tether t
other cloven ?
Tin ; great question among tlio W
son boomers , is how to mate t
Princeton tiger witli the Tammai
tiger so as to give birth to a pre
deiitial candidate.
There is a controversy in New Vo
as to whether encumbers are fru
They got about the same results
green apples ami apples break in
the fruit class all right.
Mr. Tuft says the anti-trust Is
must bo enforced , though the big ct
poratlons always looked at it as
I lie nature of a comic supplement
the Congressional Record.
.lack Johnson says the proache
are putting the first class fighte
tuil of business , which shows a coi
inendablo effort on the part of t !
parsons to earn their salaries.
As $100 counterfeit bills are repo :
ed to be in circulation , the public
warned against the careless habit
stowing away small change in one
pockets without looking at It.
The county fair crowds who insl
that the aviator shall give them tliu
moneys' worth by going up In a ga
seem to think a man's life Is wor
no more than a 50 cent ticket.
Perhaps tlio best way to dispose
the enemy In modern warfare won
be to leave one of the battleships rt
around loose , where they would 1
tempted to take possession of It.
Postmaster General Hitchcock hi
been carrying mall by aeroplane , bi
n < might have hail lots more fun gos
Hlplng wllh Iho farmers' wlvt'8 If IK
nul gone out with a rural carrier.
According to Iho latest figures , mil ;
sixty-four lives were lost colehrallni
ast fourth of July. In 1'JOH , the yea
n which agitation for a safe and sam
lolobrallon began , there were 871
lealliH.
The northern states of the uuloi
lave no monopoly of that chilly fee !
Ing these autumn mornings. The Sai
Antonio ( Tex. ) Express nays then
tire days "when an overcoat reall ;
iloes feel good. "
Mr. Tuft asks for a more kind )
feeling toward great corporations. 1
view of all tholr sufferings. It doe
seem about time to get up a beuofl
laneo or theatrical entertainment fo
Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. Morgan.
A smuggler's petticoat had Ihirt
pockets. TlilH would have Hutlsl'lc
the longings of the woman of a fe\ \
years ago. In these skin tight days
no receptacles for a woman's luggag
are possible save her hands and he
mouth.
Snow plows are being shipped we *
by the railroads in anticipation of th
approaching winter and tlio sinv
shovel will soon take the place of th
lawn mower. However , there are so' '
oral weeks of the most delight ft
weather of the year ahead of us hi
fore the frosl king reigns supreme.
A widow in Washington , I ) . C. , n
cently petitioned the court for an ii
crease in her allowance from the u :
tate of her deceased millionaire hu
hand. She declared HIO ! needed $111
a month for theater tickets , $ ( ! ( ) f (
candy and $ lfi for charity. Seems ; i
though she might do without the dm
A Washington dispatch says tin
tlio government has a slock of 4,0(1 (
buffalo overcoats formerly owned h
the army , which were stored at Om :
ha , that will soon bo offered for sal
This is probably the last large sal
of such coals that will ever IK ; hoi
In this country. They will be sent t
different cities and sold to tlio bigl
esl bidders.
President Taft doesn't believe I
playing politics and proposes to sa\
the tariff from being used as a foci
ball for the pleasure or satisfaction <
ambitious politicians. Ho has give
Ills assurance that the tariff boat
will bo ready to make its report c
the revision of the tariff scheduli
early In the winter and that as HOC
as this Is done ho will recommen
reductions in line with its rocoi
mcndatlons.
The village of West Cairo , O. , r
contly demonstrated the itching i
Americans for office. A municip
primary was hold and when the boai
of canvassers counted the vote tin
found that every person registered !
a voter had received at least one vo
for a place on the ticket. The tow
has a population of about 2f > 0 and
Is declared that about every man :
It had voted for himself for al lea
one municipal job.
The motor car industry is give
largo credit for the increase wliU
the United States census statislli
show for Michigan for the past Hi
years. During that period Michigan
Investment in manufacturing increa
cd from $ : i7Sfi4,000 : ! to $5St,947OOI :
salaries and wages paid from $ ! ) S,7I !
000 to SlfiS.SHS.OOO ; and with tills tl
real value of the products , loss tl
cost of material , increased fro
? 1IO,000,000 ! to $310,000.000.
Southern California has a lelephoi
service that is unique , being a sysle
of roadside stations for the use i
automobile drivers in case of einc
gency. In case of a breakdown it w :
not bo necessary to walk for miles
tlio nearest telephone toll station , i
the new system provides a portal )
'vlcphono outfit for the car of eat
member. All that is required is
"plug in" at one of tlio numerous tel
phone poles which have been convei
ed into emergency stations and phoi
to the nearest garage.
The gun to destroy the airship
being perfected almost as fast as tl
airship itself. One gun recently testt
by the navy department shoots a
pound bomb IS.OOO foot into the ai
Another shoots a Li-pound bomb tin
Is effective al a distance of sevc
miles. Hither would bo a disagre
able thing to have aimed at you if yc
wore a mile or so up In the air. Hi
it seems useless to waste ainmunilk
on aviators since they are sure I
break their own necks before the
have time to do much mischief.
Attorney General Wlckorsham sta
cd the cause of a largo share of tl
prevailing discontent when ho sal
recently at Duluth : "The fact seen
to be that the prices of standard a
tides of consumption sold In the Unl
cd Slates for a number of years pa :
have not been fixed at all by the opo
ntlon of the laws of supply and d
mand , or of unrestrained compotltlo
but by association of the producer
without the participation of the co
sinner or the general "public that I
without those who have had to pn
the bill having any voice in fixing tl
price. "
WATER POWER.
Norfolk Is talking of a water powi
plant. And well may mieh a projoci
hu discussed.
Norfolk ban ( he water at her dooi
for tremendous power. Two'nty-fivt
years ago a move wan on foot to develop
volop It. Such a plant would solv <
( ho problem of manufacturing In thli
town , because the cost of fuel Is al
ways the prime obstacle to factorlei
In a prnlrlo country.
Some day that water power at Nor
folk IH going to be exploited. Norfoll
hopes that the time Is' at hand.
Chancellor Samuel Avery of tin
University of Nebraska concedes thn
the charge of R. T. Crane of Chlcagi
as to the growth of Intemperance Ii
our higher educational Institution
has a larger measure of truth In I
than ho wishes It had. Hut he think
that Hie mental Intemperance that I
swooping over the land Is even mor
serious , lie deprecates the extravn
ganco In speech and writing that ha
prevailed and the reckless doniincln
lion of patriotic and consciontlou
men which has been so freely liiduU
ed In. Ho believes that a calmer air
safer period Is approaching. Chance
lor Avery gives highest praise to Hi
self-supporting students , who out o
straightened financial conditions , in
assisted , arc Hie salvation of the co
legos of the land both educational !
and morally , llo admits thai the son
of rich men , who are sent to the hi
Institutions of learning thronghon
the country wllh the pocket books fu
with unearned money and time haw
Ing heavy on their hands becaiis
they lack purpose and a will , are
menace to scholarship ns well as t
manhood and womanhood.
ELLIOTT TO 11 CONGRESS.
In nominating .1. C. Elliott of We *
Point for congress , republicans of th
Third district of Nebraska have plated
od in tlio field a man widely know
throughout the district , one who ma
be depended upon to make an aggros
Hive campaign and who will , if oloctei
render efficient service to his const !
ucntfl.
Col. Elliotl is a republican an
. there is no reason why ho should in
receive the support of every ropubl
can in the district. If lie is give
this , tlio Third district of Nehrask
will be swung back Into the ropubl
can column.
The Third district is one of thrc
national battlegrounds In the Unite
States this fall and the result will h
watched with intcresl as a forerunne
of sentiment on next year's preside ]
Hal campaign. The national qucstlo
of whether wo are to vote for a coi
( lunation of republican prosperity c
for a return to democratic soup bous
days , as wo did in 1802 when Clcvi
land was elected lo destroy tlio pn
tectivo tariff principle , is involved an
the people of the Third district of Ni
braska 'nave a. duty before them t
more than local scope.
ALDRICH'S CAMPAIGN.
It is unforlunalo that Gov. Aldricl
elected to the highest posillon In Hi
slate of Nebraska by ( lie ropubllca
party , should consider II his prlvileg
lo exert Iho power of his posilion ti
ward defeating the party that gav
him his present job. It is unfortunat
that bo should so far forget his r
form cry of allowing the poeplo t
rule , as to attempt to rule the peopl
upon their presidential preference. ' .
is unfortunate that the governor h.i
seen fit to attack the man who wl
he renomlnated for president , by 111
republicans , and who will bo lookc
to by Iho governor for aid in pullin
Mr. Aldrich through to another vl
lory in 1912.
Yet for months Gov. Aldrich In
been persistently trying to arout
sentiment against the president. 11
has exerted all the prestige of his o
ficial position toward creating a di
tin-banco within the party thai In
honored him. If he had il in mind I
deleal the republican party of N
braska , he could hardly have pi
forth greater cfforl lo arouse disso :
sion. And ho is doing all Ibis pros
dential campaigning many montl
ahead of the opportune lime , appa
enlly having no Ihoughl that a slat
ticket this year will suffer by sue
internal party strife.
Gov. Aldrich's polillcs is a myslcr
to many of the people who hclpc
elect him.
ITALY , TRIPOLI , AND TURKEY
Italy , fighting Turkey over her co
onies in Tripoli , Is lolling off som
dangerous fireworks in llio powdt
magazine of European diplomacy.
The Hague courl of arbitration wn
established to create machinery fc
Botlling precisely such disputes. Th
representatives of Italian power slgi
d the treaties establishing tills 1111
ihlnery. The laws of all civilize
lands punish severely Hie man wli
Igns an agreomenl lo pay $5 in casl
and then backs out of II. Hut dlpli
mats violate agreements Involving th
sacrifice of millions of the people
money and thousands of lives , beside
threatening the stability of Europe
fragile balance of power. And no pi
lice power above them exists that ca
punish such breach of faith.
Nevertheless , it would bo a bios :
ing to poor seedy and forsaken Tripe
if Italy or some other Christian n :
lion walked in and took possession. 1
is a paradise gone to seed. It ha
been called Iho Cinderella of Afrlc ;
silting in her dust and ashes and mi
nlal clothes , waiting for some prim :
' to como along witli the golden slli
per of modern science and enterprise
In the time of ( ho Roman empire
II wan a country of grout fertility
with prodigious shipments of olives
grains , etc. And the golden soil h
still there.
Turkey , with centuries of misrule
has farmed the country for the bone
fll of Iho sultan , submerging all In
dustry under staggering taxes , null
oven the wild Mohammedan Arab :
might not regret the coming of i
Christian power.
Under a system of grafting and all
sonteo Turkish officials , the land ha
been reduced to the dull apathy o
Egypt before the days of English con
trol. Had the game been played will
the weapons of diplomacy Instead o
gun play , the powers might well huvi
handed over this dismantled wreck o
a nation to Hie looming colonists o
sunny Italy.
j TIIH STOCK MARKET.
Tlio wildesl scenes for years WIT
witnessed In Wall si reel on the r <
cent Hhakc down. Twenty-five thoi
sand lots were tossed around as if 1
were penny ante , and the mob o
brokers surged as If every one ti
them wore members of a football lint
j Few who live lives of simple tel
where our HUCCOSH depends mostly o
(
our own Industry and fidelity , ca
realize how moral standards fad
away under such strain.
! Fragile human nature ; was not hull
( o stand sudden shocks. It is a slo\
and orderly evolution , and when th
telephone boy acquires a $5,000 apari
meiit on Riverside drive in six month
and later sinks to the seedy and in
shorn vulture of the buckolshop , th
orderly processes of nature's growt
are shattered.
Soon or late the speculator run
up against this proposition. He n > (
1
ognlzes thai he is ruined if ho sit
I tight. Why not as well he hung for
i flock of sheep as one measly old inn
ton ? Why not as well fail for a mi
lion as a hundred thousand ? Can h
feel any worse at tlio tears of 10
ruined widows than from those c
ten ? So ho stakes all on one turn t
the wheel.
And yet , all Hie projects for pn
hlbiting speculation have so far com
lo naught. Much was made al th
starl of the effort of Germany i
1890 to chock it. Speculators wer
required to bo registered as such. 1
was believed thai tills would drlv
merchants off ihe bourse , as the dh
credit would hurt their business. Hi :
they soon found ways to deal In s <
curities through banks and foreig
brokers.
On the produce exchanges the rt
suits actually were harmful In in
portant particulars. There being n
reliable qtiolalions , Iho farmer sol
grain in a disorganized way , and h
cal middlemen bought below real vane
no and made inordinate profits. Th
law was unsuccessful enough so thr
Its more drastic fcalures were repea
ed in 1900.
So our national Monte Carlo hn
to go on , but tlio true nature of th
game should be betlcr realized.
AGAINST FREE SEEDS.
Tlio paternal interest of the coin
ressinen in their constituents , as mui
ifestcd by the distributing of fre
vegetable and ( lower seeds , docs nc
seem to bo truly appreciated by th
Vegetable Growers Association t
America , which lias jusl hold its ai
nual session al Hoston.
Slrango ( o sap the president of ( hi
influential organization , in his pn
gram of work for the year , was s
ungrateful as to include a campaig
for abolition of free seed dlstrlbutlo
by congressmen , and the use of th
same money tor agricultural devclo ]
m cut.
The sending around yearly of ! ( ]
000,000 packets of free seeds has bee
one of the most efficient and eci
nomical methods of building politic ;
fences ever devised by our ingcnioii
SOlOllH.
The receipt of such a packet give
the constituent not merely tlio sam
sense of pleasure that comes froi
mention of his name in the local new :
paper , but it adds the feeling th :
your representative Is rightl on Hi
job as to toiling daily to advance you
interests as a property owner an
citizen.
So much from tlio polllicians vlov
point. Hut the taxpayer has alway
been strongly obtuse to the advantai
es acquired by the half million
costs to prepare and distribute thcs
seeds.
A seed of a useful plant has bee
truly called nature's jewel casket. 1
its silent heart is locked a potenc
of wealth. In the microscopic dllfe
enco between a good and a poor see
lies the difference between agrlculti
ral wealth and poverty. If tills goi
eminent distribution led the farmer
to learn the advantages of well solcc
ed seed , the money would be we
spent.
Hut the men who are acquiring big
cereal yields through attention to Hi
choice of seed , don't probably ge
their information from Iho govon
inont. Nor would they , unless Hi
government went Into Iho business c
seed fanning on a vast scale.
Instead they ally themselves wit
some good seed producing house , man
of which are doing such remarkabl
work. Some never send out a see
unless It has tested 18 * percent r
germinations , and the average run
UO to 1)5 ) percent.
Were all our farmers to use sue
seed us this , there would not bo th
pathetic naked spots In our grali
Holds , which mean half tilled barm
and high priced bread for the people
AROUND TOWN.
Exit horsehldo. Enter pigskin.
A Kansas City railroad man gavi
his life for a stray eat. Not nmiij
men as fond of the kitty as all that.
A good many people are going t (
hospitals every day. from this torrl
lory , who think Norfolk oughl tti pni
vide Hiieh service to the territory trl
bntary ( o It.
It's a poor time to Htrlke.
Hut a good time to gel next spring' :
paving movement In Norfolk undo
way.
Good morning , October.
The Rosebud in In bloom again.
Have you registered ?
Everybody that registers lias i
sneaking hunch that he's going ti
draw No , 1. and already lias it planned
nod out what he'll do with his prize.
The Hullo man who drew No. 1 Ii
the Standing Rock , onghl lo have hai
the hunch soon enough not to hav
filed on another homestead.
Who'd have thought Soptombo
would have gone so fast ? It wasn'
a day or so that we celebrated Christ
mas , and now we're right up to th
notch where we'll have to begin shoi
ping for another one. Huy 'cm earl >
This lottery of Uncle Sam's Is golni
to change the lives of several thoi :
sand people , and make that many no\
neighbors for Norfolk.
Knowing that they wore going ti
raise Ned in Europe , we had our wa
correspondent , Air. A. P. Reportei
on Ihe ground.
For red hoi war news , everybody I
north Nebraska and southern Souti
Dakota are urged to read T N
D N .
Speaking of the war , It was kim
of moan of Italy to declare hostilltie
while Tafl was In the middle of hi
trip. What chance has n president'
speech to get first page position , wit
war news breaking out ?
"Tlio only way I can account fo
the fact I wasn't killed in that autt
mobile accident , " George Spear says
"is Unit 1 carry heavy accident insui
ance. "
We see by the paper that Panam
will prohibit exporting men. Why nc
prohibit sporting men as well as th
exporting ones ?
When your pipe gets caked enoug
to bo sweet , it's so caked lhat yo
can't get any tobacco in it. Isn' '
that the way with things in Ihi
world always seeking Ihe Ideal an
then finding , when you reached th
desired goal , that there are slill ol
stacles blocking your complete hai
pincss ?
What's become of the old fushione
dray wagon that used to tinkle u
the streel ?
The dear old man who mows Ih
lawn ( if you lliink ho isn't dear , yo
ought to pay the bill ) has collccte
his lasl coin for Ibis year and won' '
come back unlil tlio flowers of Ma
shall bloom again.
At thai , we'd rather pay the law :
culler Ihan Iho dearer coal man.
Personally , we don't think It's fal
for the mother-in-law and the mothe
to insisl on having a percentage c
the wedding gifts.
The Fremont Tribune says Elliotl i
a Ciiming man.
Wo presume , when Iho final conn
ul Austin , Pa. , is taken , that It will b
found several people of the 850 esl
mated early , will bo found missing.
"ED" HOWE'S
PHILOSOPHY.
( Copyright 1911 ; Cco. ] Matthew Adams. )
Hecaiiso a man Is a good writci
talks well in public , it does not fo
low thai he is a man of oxporlcnci
goodness and fairness , and capable e
being a teacher.
II is easier lo earn money than I
is to borrow il.
Every man llilnks ho gets the wars
of il in taxes. And as a matter c
fact , ho does ; but there is nothing I
the general belief thai taxes are nc
collected in other communities.
I don't believe tlio people care wha
Emerson said as much ns some wrii
ers imagine. Emerson if like "Pirn
fore ; " somehow his liberetto doesn' '
fll as well now as it did when it wa
written.
Nearly every railroad man is polite
than the ticket agent.
The New Thought of which wo hca
so much Is usually old thought tha
has been discarded because of lack o
practical utilily.
No man over possessed enough vei
salillty to combine business will
pleasure.
Every man who makes a success o
life , does il in exactly the same waj
Ho travels a road Dial Is well doflnci
and easier Ihan the rougher road V
failure and disgrace. The rules fo
achieving success are simple , and fcv
in number. They are not difficult
Yet how many mlllloiiH choose to b
apologizing and explaining all tin
time !
Some men drift , and drift , and , I
they miss Ihelr porl , drifl inlo a bet
lor 0110. U Isn't ' thai way wllh me
If I mlHS my port , I go ( o the rocks
I never had a dollar that WUH wort )
more than eighty or ninety cents.
Atost people believe thai If HUM
wish for things , they are ontltled h
them.
You can nmko a mystery out o
anything that happens after II ! o'clod
at night.
When you have a headache , yoi
usually know whore you got It.
In this fat country , a man who cm
cat more than ho can earn , oughl d
go hungry.
If you have fished a good deal , am
never caught any fish , look for souu
amusement.
The young men say that the pom
girls are more affectionate than ( In
rich ones.
When visitors can't say a baby h
handsome , they say It has a fine head
The people object to natural laws
they want npeclal laws.
No man can do anything "agalnsi
the grain , " with good grace. Woinei
can do It , but men can't.
People seem to disagree on ever :
statement except that the coal of llv
ing Is too high.
I know plenty of women who don'
belong to the "weaker sex , " and HIde
do you.
Altogether the funniest thing
know about. Its the woman who lolls
of a man who has been bogging hoi
several years to marry her.
No wonder the Irish are said lo hi
witty ; every good story Is credited ti
them.
A bluff will carry yon only a shor
distance , and is liable lo not work a
all ; finally the world will know wha
you can actually do.
It takes my son a long lime to lei
what he Intends to do ; but I can soot
tell what I have done.
You cannot amount to a great dea
unlll you realize how cheap am
worthless flattery is. The first I him
an agent does , when ho robs a fool
is to flatlcr him.
You'll never be a great leader null
you Invent a lot of giants , and kooj
them from eating ( bo people. That' . '
the popular thing , Ihese days.
The most contemptible thing
know of Americans is their hatred o
able men who succeed in doing thai
which we arc all trying lo do.
Nine out of ton men are fond of be
ing accused of deviltry with woniei
of which they are not guilty.
People seem to have a mania foi
giving mo advice. Don't Ihey pursm
you willi It , too ?
When a man is laughed at , It hurtf
him as much as ( o bo abused.
If a loafer is not a nuisance to you
it is a sign that you are somewhat ol
a loafer yourself.
Some people read the riot acl , am ;
give Iho guilty parlies liino lo ar
gue , and organize llieir friends. A
boiler way is lo give them both bar
rels when they arc not expecting it.
According to ( ho newspapers , a ladj
was tarred and feathered by a num
ber of gentlemen lately because sin
gossiped aboul them. I dislike gos
sip as much as anyone , but refuse t (
carry my indignation thai far.
No man is as proud al 50 as he WIN
at 20.
I have noticed thai when people asl <
advice , lliey are usually able to gel
the answer they want.
A family living near mo in tin
country , lately moved to town to edn
cate the children. Joe , the oldest boy
Is 15 ; Anna , the baby , will bo a yeai
old in December.
The good woman who is a slave It :
her home and children , is usually not
above frequently mentioning her mar
tyrdom.
Every time you see a man who is-
Imposed on by his wife , remember be
is protesting as much as he dares.
Fiction , however beautiful ami
pleasant It may bo , is never as import
sant as the trulh.
Many a husband talks big in com
pany about gallantry , and ( ho respect
due woman , who Is as mean as sin In
Ills private relations with his wife.
The man who holds you up at the
point of a pistol and takes your mon
ey , at least has the courage of his con
victions ; whereas the man who over
charges you when you ( rust him , slill
thinks thai maybe highway robbery
Isn'l Iho besl way.
Good advice cannel overcome some
difficulties.
Judge Welch.
Ncllgh Leader , June 2.1 : Judge
Welch has filed as a candidate for re-
elecllon as Judge of Ihe Ninth judicial
dlslrlct. In the selection and election
of judge , party linen arc usually Ig
nored to n marked degree , and In the
case of Judge Welch this will bo
portlcularly noticeable. On the bench
lie has won the admiration and re
spect of the bar and public by his
carefully considered decisions , and
absolute fairness to litigants and cour
tesy to members of the bar. Ills re
election Is assured , and Is merely a
mailer of form.
SATURDAY NIGHT
IERMONS
BY
WPURVIS.D.DI
THE WORLD'S PRESERVATIVE.
Text , "Vo iiro the salt of the cnrtb. "
Mutthi-w v , 13.
The Hlblo IH a dlelloimrj of llnost
similes. KugloN , storks , doves ; sycn-
moroH , almonds , apples ; rubles , sup-
phtroH , pearls ; animals , birds , Huh ,
llowers-all are part of wonderful
Imagery used to Illustrate speech.
Now the Nu/urono holds up a crystal
of milt In-fore bin dlselpU > H-"Yo are
the salt of the earth. " That convoyed
a picture to the iiiiclontH. The nation
that hud much of It was rich. Among
savage tribes a bag of Halt WIIH worth
inure than a man. Teutons waged
war for nail streams. Oldest trade
roads were salt routes. Via Suhirlu
( salt road ) , oldest In Italy , WIIH iniido
to curry salt fur Romans. Roman sol
diers were paid an allowance for Hall
their "saliirluin , " or "salary ; " honoo
a worthless soldier "not worth bin
Halt. " The Jews prized It highly because -
cause they lived In a warm ellmiito
where fond was ditllcult to keep. Their
religion made It necessary to IIHO It
In Hucrlllco. It WIIH Hold In temple
market. So Christ wan using u familiar
figure. Their mission WUH to clou IIHO
and sweeten the world , to keep It from
decay. If ( hey defaulted In that ( hey
were ( hit. tasteless failures , Indeed.
Democrncy of Religion.
The symbol was good and common.
The Creator has stored It away In
abundance. It's a democratic com
modity , Kiirely , found on table of poor
mid rich. Iiluinonds are ruro , costly ,
belong to aristocracy ; few can afford
tlu-ni. Yet nail IH more precious than
diamonds. If all diamonds In ( ho
world were to disappear ( ho world
would not bo seriously Inconvenienced ,
bul It' all the salt of the world should
disappear humanity would die , for
blood would ihli'Kon , fevers would
burn through veins , energies would
fall , hearts would lag , food would rot ,
( he race would perish. The disciples
were common salt people , eontonl ( o
live and labor with the masses , be
longing to the whole world -nol the
Idle , nunproduclng Four Hundred of
any community , but the workers at
desk and bench and forge and Held.
Tbe.se are the world's saviors , the Halt
of the earth. Notice how wide their
territory. "Of the earth"-not Galileo
alone. Tlio gospel pushes out our
frontier , expands our horizon , on-
lurges our sky line. Christ was just
now Htandlng on a mountain top , ( bo
vaulted dome of a universal Father
spread overhead. Wo sneer at our
neighbor's religion ; wo are the people.
Hut "God KO loved the world ! " "Yo
nro the salt of the earth. "
The True Preservative.
Christianity is to be a world savior.
Salt triumphs over those enemies of
life and health in food and human
system that produce fermentation , de
composition , disease and death. II dis
solves Into animal and vegetable fluids ,
melts away out of sight , quickly and
silently pervades the whole tissue.
"Wife , what's matter with ( ho soup ?
It's Insipid , hicks taste. " "Oh , I forgot
the salt. " A sprinkle does ( lie trick.
Christianity Is the salt. It must como
Into contact , though. Won't do any
good In barrel or bin. Religion mustn't
bo locked up in the heart. In ( hose
days we are afraid to drink from the
same cup. ride in the same car , Hit at
the same table , shako bands with a
stranger , like high caste Hrahmun refusing -
fusing to touch low caste Hindu. Wo
must not let our piety be that kind.
Jesus , the cloiinsome man , touched
the foiilsomo leper ! I've seen a whlto
ribboned deaconess or Salvation Army
lassie In dark alloy at midnight whnro
police weni only by Iwos and armed.
Only Chrlsllnnlty saved the old hea
then world. Classic writers tell us
Greece and Rome were rotting. At
every crisis of the world's history ( bo
salt BUVOH It Augustine. Savannrola ,
Luther. Wesley. When Christianity
becomes a government Instead of a
gospel , a system Instead of a salvation ,
a mere organization Ipstead of "tho
visible body of Christ on earth , " then
the salt has lost its savor. The Hodltun
chloride is washed out. Only soil re-
mains.
Th'e Salt Hungry World.
Have you n savor ? The pear has
llavor , the ( lower perfume. You cannot
weigh or analyze either. The secret
of greatness Is savor , a certain subtle
something that affects others. Lincoln
and Lc-e , two great simple unaffected
men , were marvelous In their savor.
The Halt of their character Hweetened
and preserved those who know thorn.
They were the sail of ( heir times , men
of great heart. Others there were of
Intellect , clear as a frosty night , but
Just as cold In heart. They are for
gotten. The world needs saving sadly.
Jails and churches are built side by
side. Preachers are pleading ; police
men are patrolling. Hotb come of the
same fuel-tho world needs saving.
Woods grow without cure ; grain , fruit
and vegetables require toll and culti
vation. The policeman clubs to curb
crime ; the preacher pleads to correct
the cause. The church has been the
only agency fof ages working for the
redemption of man. "Hut if the salt
has lost Its savor , wherewith shall It
be suited ? " Meanwhile wo are making
handcuffs anil building Jails , we make
treasurers give bonds and clerks u e
cash registers , and ( he car conductor
records the nickel received. And the
I'hureb , the savor , needs not so muHi
ritual and doctrine , but the saving suit
of salvation.
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classllled advertising to you , In "push-
Ing your business , " or In managing
your affairs , is lo possess real "busl-
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