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TOE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , OCTOBER 13 , 1011.
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The Journal , Established 1877.
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Icicles will soon bo ripe enough to
pick.
Uncle Iku StcphcnBon was n liberal
Hpender.
The great peace game seems to be
going to pieces.
Where yesterday we crept , today we
walk and tomorrow we shall fly.
Taft'8 making progress as a politi
cian. He's helping to christen the
bullies.
It Is a wise man who knows just
enough about the stock market to
keep away from It.
Uy the time ho Is assassinated the
public will piobably learn to pro
nounce the name of the new Russian
premier.
The college freshmen are now be
ing hazed for Infringing on the ex
clusive rights of the other classes to
bo fresh.
Fame Is n very peculiar thing. You
still hear of Dr. Cook who didn't find
the pole , but little Is heard of Peary ,
who did Just as much.
Champ Clark's famous remark about
reciprocity and Canadian annexation
will bo classed by historians as
among the useless noises.
As usual , the weather forecasted
predict a long , cold winter. And as
usual those living in the northern
part of the country will get It.
English suffragettes are coming
over to visit us , and if the features
of their English campaign are repro
duced here , Mr. Taft will have to tic
down his doorbell.
If the stock market crowd reallj
want our sympathy for their losses
their wives must somehow manag <
this winter to get along with theii
last year's diamonds.
From the extensive vocabulary em
ployed by Senator Bailey of Texas
we feel sure that he would have beei
n BUCCCSS as an Erie canal driver 01
a Mississippi river pilot.
It's Just as well to keep on buildini
warships while we are all talking arbl
tration of international troubles. I
gives a better chance of using th
means which the occasion seems t
call for.
Now that Dr. Wiley is the whol
thing in the bureau of chemistry , w
wish he would take up the matter c
these frozen wind desserts whic !
housekeepers are substituting fo
good honest old pie.
The automobilists complain bittei
ly of the New Jersey laws , but man
of the people of that state feel thn
some folks can't be trusted on th
public roads vita anything night
powered than a wheel-barrow.
The solid substantial achievement
el the Taft administration are ignore
by many people , illustrating that n
long as you arc successful you don
attract much attention , but when yo
make mistakes you become famous.
The taxpayers who growl about th
.short life of a $10,000,000 warshi
should bo consoled. Even if they lai
but five years , the navy will fin
them handy afterwards as targets fc
the Jackies to practice shooting at.
The railroad companies took a
possible pains for M . Taft's trip , e
ccpt that they omitted the most nece
sary things of all. That was to d
port the local reception committe (
and keep them In solitary confinemei
until the president got by.
It is given out by the postoffice d
partment in Washington that by tl
beginning of another year every firs
.second and third class postoffice
the country will be equipped with
savings banks attachment. There a :
more than 8,000 of these banks now.
C. S. Smith , at present serving h
first term as sheriff of Madison cou
ty , has made an efficient officer
that capacity and should be re-elect *
l > y a great majority. Mr. Smith h :
done his work without fault and h
record is one which commends hi
to the voters of Madison county.
Des Moines has a municipal mi
system , by which pure milk is sold
nil who go after It , at the reasonab
price of 5 cents a quart. The ct
authorities are responsible for tl
quality of the article , and keep a clo
watch over the sanitary condition
the cattle aud barns from which t ]
supply comes.
In Italy the present war with Tt
key is looked upon as a great huma :
tarlan movement In much the same
way that the war with Spain was re
garded in the United States. In
this view there will be a large amount
of sympathy in the rest of the civiliz
ed world. The unspeakable Turk hns
too bad ti record to have many friends.
William Darlington has proved an
fflclent deputy county treasurer and
his candidacy for the office of tre-as-
or offers the people of Madison
onnty an opportunity to select a
Ibehly capable , well trained official
mid at the same time to reward faith
ful service In a young man who has
grown up in Madison county and
made good.
It Is claimed that the recent naval
review by Germany demonstrated that
the kaiser has the second navy in the
world. It requires 1,200 officers and
more than 50,000 men to handle the
craft. The armament consists of 188
heavy cannon , 488 of middle caliber
and C70 of smaller guns , besides ma
chine and rapid fire weapons. Eng
land alone can beat that showing , al
though the United States have the
largest and strongest fighting vessels
that float.
. .1.V. . Fitch , now serving as county
commissioner of Madison county , has
more than made good In that position
and unquestionably will bo re-elected
by a large vote. Mr. Fitch was ap
pointed to the office to fill a vacancy
and has rendered the highest kind of
service. He has had Just enough ex
perience In the work now to have got
Into the harness In earnest , and is a
valuable member of the board. He be
lieves in good roads and already has
been a factor in adding to Madison
county's quota of Improved highways.
One of the most picturesque fea
tures of city life is rapidly disappear
ing. Soon the small boys , and older
ones as well , will look In vain for
the dashing fire engine with its hand
some horses racing at full speed. New
York city is planning to replace its
horse drawn engines by motor driven
apparatus and many other cities have
begun the change. The automobile
fire engine and hose carriage are both
quicker and more powerful than horse
drawn vehicles but an element of
great attractiveness will disappear
with the departure from city life of
the fire horse.
President Madero of Mexico , now
tfiat he is elected , says the election
laws of the country are a farce. He
pledges himself to inaugurate reforms
so that the people shall be guaran
teed their rights and have their wills
ecorded at the polls. This sounds
; oed and it Is to be hoped that he
vill be able to make good. There is
he largest kind of room for improve
nent In the government of Mexlcc
ind Madero has the opportunity tc
) lace his name among the immortals
f he can promote the intelligence and
morality of his people. It will requln
an unusual amount of patience anc
iard common-sense to bring it about
The Wall Street Journal claim !
that the new subway plans upor
which the city has recently embarkei
are ill considered and the Immense
est to the public Is likely to deal i
staggering blow to the city's credit
and further expresses the opinioi
that wnen they are completed the ;
will be left to decay unused an an an
nual interest charge of twelve million !
of dollars. It also declares that the mu
nicipal ferries are a failure , employ
Ing three times as many men as an
employed for similar service ownei
by railroad companies. Altogethei
the Journal makes a terrible indicl
ment of Tammany's control of th <
city , and also strong evidence agains
the desirability of municipal ownei
hip of public utilities.
PAVE THE MUDDY STREETS.
Right now for the first time sine
tast spring Norfolk is getting a tnst
of muddy , sloppy streets which coul
be done away with by paving.
To compel the traveling public t
ir ride through two miles of gumb
whenever it happens to rain or snow
or over rough roads whenever thing
freeze , is unfair not only to the trai
ling public but to the city. Visitor
get the worst possible impression c
the town from such a condition.
> s Norfolk is getting big enough , tote <
to do away with mud and slush in th
principal residence streets of the cit ;
We've lost one year's chance to pav
this summer , but there's another yea
1
coming and now's the time to line u
' for spring work.
in
The streets that pave first will g (
a long lead on the balance of th
town , and property along the favore
thoroughfares will get the benefit.
i If you haven't signed the pavin
n petition on your street , prove yov
In good citizenship by helping push thl
! ( progressive move along.
We shudder with borror asv
lead of the savage cruelty of th
ra
Roman holidays , when the glndlatoi
fought with wild beasts and were torte
to pieces to amuse and entertain tli
multlude of pleasure seekers , but ho
much more christianized and Inimni
were the crowd who hissed and Jee
ed the aviator at Syracuse who refu
ed to risk his life by flight in weath <
he knew to be too full of dnnge
Yielding to the taunts of this Araei
can populace he mounted , fell to h
death , and the crowd went home sn
Isfled jinil Invigorated. Auto racir
ii. belongs in the same barbarous clas
Nine killed and fourteen seriously In
jured Is the record at the recent Syra
cuse auto races. It did not stop the
race ; It did not mar the sport , nor
spoil the fun , It but added to the fun.
Had there been no casualties It would
have been a tame nffn.r. In politics
It Is the muck-raker who gains the
popular ear and the ruin of n good
name that delights the heart. No
wonder we have pessimists , no won
der many despair , and no wonder the
optimists have occasionally to shut
eyes and ears and refuse to see , hearer
or believe.
SMUGGLERS I3ROUGHT TO TERMS.
The customs rewords at New York
phew that the number of Incoming
passengers who acknowledged duti
able goods during September was
more than twice the number of a year
ago. The better enforcement of the
customs law has evidently stiffened
many wobbly consciences.
At the same time , there must be a
host of travelers who are still gambl
ing on their own ability to keep their
faces straight in the presence of the
Inspectors.
Loud voices of lament are heard
from travelers , regarding the obnoxi
ous requirements of the law , and the
barbarous reception to our home conv
Ing citizens. Some of the comic pa
pers print heart rending pictures
about women who arc compelled b >
men inspectors to undress in the pub
liclty of the steamship wharf.
But as every one must know , when
any undressing is to be done , It takes
place in a private room before an in
pector of the same sex. A rich haul
f dutiable goods is secured In this
ay from women who have the man
ers of society queens and look at
Ighteous ns a deacon. An exterloi
ppearanco of sanctity should not be
nough to get by the gate.
Skilled Inspectors can usually Iden
ify these perjurers at sight. Feu
eople can silence the tell-tale signal !
f twitching eyelids and heightenei
olor and shaky voice.
A general spirit of prevarlcatloi
elzes on a large section of our home
omers. Every tourist is supposed t <
eclare the number of parcels of bag
age he took away with him and th <
umber ho brought home. CItlzeni
upposed to entertain lofty ideals o
ivlc virtue will advice fellow passen
ers to falsify their declartlon , b ;
eportlng the same number takei
broad and the same number brough
home , as an increase in baggage ex
ites the suspicions of the Inspector.
After all a lie is a lie , and perjur ;
s perjury. We teach our boys thane
no liar can be a gentleman. We fee
hat an appearance of frankness 1
iceded to get on in the world. Bu
my old kind of dealing is gooi
nough for God and Uncle Samuel.
TAFT AMONG THE COWBOYS.
There is something about the rare
led air of Wyoming's wind swep
hills that nerves both man and beas
with the lust of conflict. The typ
cal "frontier day" which Mr. Taft wli
nessed at Cheyenne reflects a ree
blooded past. It is a picture of a llf
hat is passing away. If we don
see one of these performances withi
.he next decade , we can never se
one. For the cowboys of the typicr
wild west show are a very pale n
flection of real old Wyoming.
The cowboy was the natural evoh
tion of the struggle between the ou
posts of civilization and the untame
force of the prairies. Winter scatte
ed the cattle over a thousand hill
Only by heroic endurance of man an
beast could they be rounded up allv
The eastern horse , bred among tt
luxuries of stables and shelter , cou ]
not stand this strain. Only when tt
wild mustang of the prairies could t
subjected to human will , could mn
contend against death and the deser
Nobody who never saw one i
these real frontier shows can realh
the lithe wickedness of these rearir
and plunging bronchos , nor the i :
credible skill acquired by the coi
man in reducing them to his contrc
A character of immeasurable da
Ing and unconventionallty has bee
the result of these conditions. Tl
cowboy handles his gun as you do
match. As you take reasonable pr
caution not to throw a burning mat *
into a waste basket , so he takes a 1 !
tie pains that the bullet does not lai
in your anatomy.
Ten years from today , say the pro
hets , there will not be left a cntt
ranch of over 1,000 acres in the Un
ed States. The cowboy will fit tl
new conditions about as well as ca
by takes to the work of an automobi
chauffeur.
Turning him Into an Intensive fan
er will be about like putting an eag
into a canary bird's cage , and fee
ing him on bird seed.
There is a pathos about the disn
pearance of this manly type. To u
his words , it is too bad that ho cai
be "roped respectable like and throv
fair for a finish. "
KANSAS.
President Taft said at Hutchlnsc
Kan. :
"The trials through which the stn
has come have given a character
Us inhabitants. They are bold ai
original In thought , courageous In r
lion. One may differ with their cc
rluslons , but he must respect the si
cerity and courage and Independen
with which they support their cone !
slons , and carry them to their logic
result. "
Few of those who live outside t
borders of that state realize the ro
mantic , moral , and emotional ele
ments of n community that has been
called the "Paris of America. " Hut
that comparison was always Inapt.
The emotions of Paris are dominated
by the froth and glitter of life. Kan-
pas draws Its emotional Inheritance
from groups of men from both north
and south , who came with the rifle In
one hand and the Bible In the other ,
Jb defend certain convictions.
The conglomerate pioneer stock of
the state Is described by a leading
historian , as consisting of "patriots ,
hirelings , philanthropists , adventur
ers , blatherskites , fanatics and refer
mers. "
While some of the early settlers
made the pilgrimage to Kansas drawn
by the fertile soil , the self seekers
were soon eliminated by the hardships
and social turbulence. Agriculture did
not look good from the viewpoint of
n log cabin that would collect six
inches of snow in ono night. And the
faint hearted were soon sent home by
coats of tar and feathers , the burn
ing of barns and hay stacks and steal
ing of cattle , which were every-day oc
currences In the rough days of antislavery -
slavery conflict. Those who remained
wore men and women of Iron. The
fruits of these Ideals , tinged by emo
tlonallsm , are seen in many ways to
ay.
ay.It
It has been said that no state In
e union of its size has so many
ewspaper workers who have acqulr
d national reputation. The files ol
ne Kansas papers of twenty years
go reveal the story of their Inherit
nee even more clearly than those ol
oday. Conviction was the keynote
ml there would be four columns ol
timing editorial utterance to two col
mns of more news.
It is in Its schools that moderi
vnnsns expresses herself most clear
y. With 15,000 to 20,000 young pee
le taking the higher education h
er own schools , the Kansas futun
vill not merely possess moral Ideals
tit the sweep of emotionalism wil
ie restrained by a background o
, 'orld learning.
ELLIOTT'S POSITION.
Col. J. C. Elliott , republican nomi
ice for congress , the Third district o
Vehraska , is not afraid to tell when
ie stands on public questions of thi
lay , and in a clear , crisp , conclsi
taternent published in his Wes
'oint Republican , gives to the voter
of the district his attitude on thosi
epics which will be discussed in sc
Iccting a congressman. Col. Elliott' ;
tatement is refreshing in that It get
away from the usual carry-water-on
tooth-shoulders attitude of politician
and comes out definitely and positive
y , taking the public frankly into hi
confidence and letting them kno\
ust where he is at and just exactl ;
what he will do if elected to rer
esent them in congress. Col. Elliott'
statement is bound to meet with pul
ic approval and to instill respect i :
the minds of those who read it. Th
people of the Third district of Ne
braska will be glad to have a chnnc
; o vote for a congressman who come
out as frankly as Elliott does in thi
statement :
The republican nominee for coi
gress in the Third Nebraska distrie
acknowledges with pride , pleasur
and satisfaction the honor that wa
conferred upon him with so gratif ;
Ing a degree of unanimity. Pride , hi
cause of being thought worthy of th
honor ; pleasure at the prospect e
representing a liberal , intelligent coi
stinency in the national lawmnl
ing body , there to attempt to engrni
upon fundamental law some of th
ideas gained in close association wit
men upon western prairies ; and sa
islnction , because of having bee
made t > e standard bearer of a part
whose half century of wise and mil
tant accomplishments has insured t
the great and lasting benefit of tli
people and is worthy of continuatloi
He rejoices , that by common consei
this is to be an "adjectiveless" can
paign , in spite of the opposition a
tempt to make it otherwise , and thi
without frills all elements of the pn
ty will unite to meet the issues.
will not be necessary to "smoke nil
out" as to his stand on public quo
tions , nor to hunt in cellars or oth <
dark places for them. His ideas ther
on , if not sound , are clear and pos
tlve and he Is ready to express thei
to all who may care to hear. On tl
principle of protection , where prote
tion , is absolutely needed , he Is
ih standpatter of the most royal bran
yielding to no one in admiration f <
a system that In forty years of cor
merclnl and Industrial life has e
abled this country to reach a develo
ment not attained elsewhere in foi
hundred years. As to milllonalr
making "infant industries , " he has c
ten insisted through these column
that the time had long since arrive
to remove their "breech-clout ai
pin" and send their wet nurse bae
to the jungles. On this question 1
Is ready to unite , if elected , with ar
party , preferably his own , to wipe 01
nn existing iniquity ; and on th
question , should it bo necessary. 1
would be nn insurgent signed , senli
and delivered.
The republican nominee would ne
if elected , feel called upon to insurf
against men who have made an ho
est dollar. On that proposition ho
a pronounced standpatter. But , as
men who have wrung favorable legl
latlon from the people's lawmakli
body and are using such advantni
to stifle legitimate competitlo
thwart the people's will and wlthho
their dues his insurgency would 1
as sure as it is that day succeei
the night.
He would oppose a high subsidize
merchant marine , believing th
American capital and enterprise a
all sufficient in themselves to d
velop that commercial arm , witho
resorting to a raid on the publ
treasury for that purpose.
And , most emphatically would 1
oppose the cold storage of immeni
quantities of food products for yea
for no other purpose than to rali
and govern the price to the consumer ,
thereby unjustly and unlawfully filch
ing from the pockets of the people
and adding to their burden and cost
of living and he believes , that this
matter should be made the subject
for speedy and stringent regulation.
Other matters could with propriety
be touched upon here and now , but
the republican nominee has written
n vain unless he has made it clear
md plain , that without prefix or suf-
Ix to his republicanism lie will stand ,
f elected , for the "square deal" for
'verybody ns he may have the capa
city and strength to Interpret and
jnforce It in Its fullest sense.
AROUND TOWN.
If we really wanted to draw a claim
n the 'and ' lottery , we'd register next
Friday Friday , the 13th.
Ever notice , though , how the
crowds steer shy of a Friday , In these
and rushes ?
A good many seem to think every
ilny Is Friday , this time.
Two rigns of approaching winter :
The leaves are falling off and the
baseball column Is falling off.
Wo stayed up all night watchlnf
for some of those confounded Kansas
City balloons to light on Norfolk uve
line , and got stung.
A little of that rain , properly dls
trlbuted through the summer , wouli
have helped some.
Here's hoping Hunter's right abou
Norfolk winning that game.
Take a look at the unpnved poitioi
of Norfolk avenue and then saj
whether or not we need more pav
ing.
It doesn't take the American bo ;
very long to think. In about the firs
minute's play with the Omaha big ]
school , some youthful wag of Norfoll
called the 210-pound center on tin
visiting team , "the beef trust. "
Nobody has yet been killed on tha
North Fourth street railroad cross
ing , but knock on wood when you sa :
it.
At that , Omaha knows the Norfoll
high school team is on earth.
Tuesday's Norfolk day in the lam
rush.
There's something good about
man if he's only good to his mothei
There's a drunken skate in Norfoi :
who isn't any good on the face o
this earth. He's so drunk most o
the time that he can't work ; h
doesn't pay his debts ; he's an n ]
round n. g. except that he really II
gentle and kind and thoughtful to th
poor old woman who brought him int
this world. And just for that , thos
who have watched him for yean
would be sorry to see any harm com
to him. Somehow a man can be ei
erything deplorable and yet comman
a certain affectionate respect froi
his fellow men if he only has the sai
ing grace of being good to his mothe
If we ran a saloon , it would he c
Long Pine , where the time change :
It would open at 7 a. in. , caster
time , and close at 8 p. m. , wester
time.
s Now's the time for Norfolk to g <
into the paving game for next year ,
Here's ONE MORE holiday for tli
bankers. No wonder they're goc
howlers and golf players.
r.
Now if we took a holiday , our ps
would take a holiday , too. But it
ifi different with the banker. His litt
ic - old 10 percent keeps right on comic
ct in , holiday or not.
: t
e We don't see why they don't loc
h
up the banks on Friday , the 13t
n" That would add several more vac
tions to the list , each year. Som
body's overlooking a bet.
o
e In fact , the only trouble with th
bankers' job Is the fact that there ai
several days in the year when the
really have to get down at 9 o'cloc
and stay till 4.
We're not knocking 'em , you unde
stand. They've got us where we don
s- dare.
But speaking of silly things not i
do , why not include the sending (
letters and money to Dr. Webster ?
These glorious fall days make ye
glad to be alive. Could a man lee
* at those brilliantly tinted treetop
and breathe in this crisp , invigora
Ing autumn air with just a trace i
frost in it , and bask in this goldc
sunshine without being saturated wll
happiness over just being allowed '
live on this earth , and contentmei
with things as they are ?
( ED" HOWE'S PHILOSOPHY.
} j ( Copyright 1911Geo.Matthew ; Adams. :
ie You would think that when a got
iy citizen is abused unjustly by a new
it paper , the people would complain
Is
| ° the editor , but it seems they do no
they encourage him in It.
A boy believes that going placi
with his sister is no more excitli
than eating with his own family.
Frequently you meet a man wl
doesn't amount to any more than
decoy duck.
Hasn't it always seemed that y (
can have tougher luck than any oth
man in America ? I can go to hi
any night with a half dollar In n
pants pocket , and find in the mor
it ing that it has shriveled up to
quarter ,
e-
A white woman I heard of the oth
day has every reason to feel embti
10 rassed ; her husband Is a negro , ni
10o ho Is In jail for stealing.
rs
A reader asks : "May a man n
properly say what ho does not Ilko ? "
Yes. but this privilege results In a
tot of useless talk ,
Money Is as loose In Its mortals as
human nature ; the Devil could bor
row money with which to buy brim
stone for hl furnaces , If ho had se
curity.
Great success attracts great oppo
sition. It Is probable that every fair
ly good newspaper man In this coun
try Is now working on a nchemo to
"do up" the Saturday Evening PosC.
Don't depend on what Is coming to
you : you arc apt to be too liberal In
the estimate. Depend only on what
you get.
People laugh when two men In a
country town are led Into a quarrel
by their wives. Big men do the same
thing ; two of the most noted men In
this country , formerly friends , now
hate each other because their wives
had a silly row.
Nearly all wives contradict their
husbands. When a man tells a good
story , fiin wife .says : "No , dear , It
wasn't that way , " etc. , and spoils the
effect.
"I am afraid , " a mother said to her
talkative boy , whose tongue had huon
cut when ho was a baby , "that I had
your tongno cut too much. "
The unhappy women nro not all
married to mean men ; many of them
are not married at all.
When a human hog meets with a
loss , how people rejoice !
The only gambling tip which
amounts to anything , Is a tip to keep
out of the game.
A boy's hands are usually dirtier
than a girl's , but it Is because ho haste
to grease the buggy and carry In the
coal.
Among women , a poor cook should
be ranked with a man who has work
ed at a trade all his life , and knows
almost nothing about it.
A man may love his wife dearly ,
but when he explains his views to net
fully , as they sit around the evening
lamp , her yawning greatly annoys
him.
As soon as people being to thlnli
they are important , they begin to tali
louder.
It is very easy to drift into the hah
it of "roasting" people. If you wll !
cultivate the habit of letting pee
pie alone , you will find it a good deal
more satisfactory. I don't believe ir
meaningless praise , but I earnestlj
advocate letting people alone.
I'd Ilko to be n good piano player
but I'm glad I can't play just a lit
tie.
d
The people are always exclalmlni
"Wonderful ! " about something tha
isn't wonderful. Nothing is wonder
ful that has happened millions o
times every year for millions of years
It is sometimes possible to nbati
n man nuisance. Men have a way o
saying what they think to other men
But it's different with a woman mils
! t ance ; no one dare say anything , an <
the only help for her is the grave
yard or the insane asylum.
When you fail , your big assortmen
of excuses do you no good.
We all pick a good deal at peopl
we like pretty well.
leK
K When we tell how people have n
appreciation , I believe we all exnj
gerate a little.
Every poor man frequently says : "
don't care much for style ; I am satis
fled if I am comfortable. "
When a young man studies la\\
that isn't the worst of it ; the wors
of it is the country not only gets ar
other lawyer , but another politician.
A man who hears that a good de.i
of deviltry goes on , and looks for i
r- with a view of enjoying it , neve
finds as much as he heard about. An
what he does find isn't as pleasan
as he had been led to believe.
: o
) f A man who believes he understand
grammar is as conceited and dli
IU agreeable about It as n man who be
lieves he understands Shakespeare.
s ,
tif Ever notice how funny you fee
if when a man winks at you mysterious
ly , and you don't understand the sis
nlflcnnce of it ?
Just when the people will reforn
after centuries of earnest appeal ,
don't know. And I don't cnro much
I'm getting along all right , and s
are you , probably.
It must have occurred to most clos
observers that what is general !
known us "nerve" Is showing a rapi
growth in the United States ; peopl
are now boldly doing many thing
generally condemned a few years age
People like to get even with the wr
ter company by turning on the splgoi
and letting water waste Into th
sewer.
A man who once lived in my neigl
horhood who , it was decided , woul
bo better off in the insane asylun
He was a very active man , and full c
schemes far ahead of the people ,
happened to be in the courtroom who
ho was brought in and first told tha
people thought him crazy. I neve
saw quite so much astonishment a
ho displayed when told that th
charge against him was Insanltj
"What ! " ho said ; "mo crazy ! Whj
I know more than the rest of you. "
suppose we all have that notion , mor
3t or less.
SERMON
B SAMUELW.PURVISD.D.
THE nOLDUr ON THE JCIUCIIO KOAD.
Text. "And who U my neighbor r Uik
. 29.
1 do not wonder that n great frater
nal organization ban made thin Btory
the basis for their ninRnlflet > nt ritual.
They couldn't hotter link dlrtna ami
human. The fascinating pnrublo gives
us nn InBtght Into the heart of God
nd man. Fifteen miles from Jrrutui-
em in the city of Jorlcho. The trail
eel down a wild canyon , through donno
orest antl Riant bowlders. Robbers
nil outlaws most desperate frequented
ho road. It wan "Your money or your
Ifo" or both. Down the lonely path
0 mi's n Jewish trader , Mn puck on
mck , his wad buckled tight hi bolt.
At a sharp turn In the road u half
dozen dosporadoon leap from bushes.
There's ! a short , fierce Htniggle , a
crushing blow on the skull of the way
farer , and ho lies bleedngami SOUHU-
ess.
"Passed by on the Other Side. "
The traveler's most naked ami half
[ load. Toward mmdown comes return-
IIR consciousness. Footsteps nro near-
ng. "God , thi ! inorvlfiil , " he mutters ,
'a priest of the temple ; ! " Ho. close * hit *
eyes , half comforted. lie hears ) rustlti
if sacred apparel , but It quickly
[ asses away. HO'H gone by "on the
: > ther side. " The man eloosm't belong
to his parish , and It's ) growing dark ; It
may bo a HChcmo to rob him. There's
n meeting of church ofllcerH he must
attend. Ho will notify the authorities
when ho reaches town. Hut there's ) an
other coming ! Surely ho will help ! "A
Lovlte , nn otllcer In the housn of God , "
hopefully whispers ) the sufferer. "God
Is gracious after all. " He tries to call
out , but nearly HWOOIIS. The Lcvlte
turns nnel looks ) nt him. "It's ) a fellow
Jew. Too bad some i > ooplo are so un
fortunate. There ought to bo Iwtter
enforcement of law against thieves ) ! "
He'll notify some city missionary or
Blum worker about this case. Ho must
hurry on. His footsteps grow faint
er and fainter. Yonder upon a donkey -
key comes n third. The wounded
man groans. It's n Samaritan a mon
grel , despised , half heathen Samaritan !
How the Jews hated the Samaritans
cnn't expect anything there ! Samari
tan will give look of contempt ; Jew will
give curse. But no , sec ! He dismount * ,
gives wine , buthos with oil , soon baa
crippled Jew on his beast , bears him
to n wayside Inn. Next morning ho
pays the bill. "Take care of him. If
there's any more I'll pay the bill when
1 come back. "
A little group is drinking In greedily
the story from Christ's life. "Of these
three , who was neighbor to the Jew ? "
says the Master. There's but one an
swer , "The Good Samaritan. " Noth
ing In all teachings of Christ brings
out the whole gospel better than this
parable. The matchless story will
never lose Its force. Accident anil
want nro still tin : common lot of man
kind. All men are liable to fall among
thieves. Disease is the thief that robs
men of weath. Misfortune snatches
away the savings of a lifetime. Slan
der filches a good name. Strong drink
Is n robber that deprives men of
health , happiness and hope of heaven.
Three Sources of Misfortune.
The miseries of mankind are of
three sources. First , from God.
"Whom the Lord loveth he chasten-
eth ; " "Many are the allllctlons of the
righteous. " Certain ills there are not
of human origin. God permits ami
uses them , if he does not actually send /
them. The second source Is from self. i
There's n certain Inseparable connection - i
tion between conduct and suffering. j
"He's his own worst enemy , chaplain - \
lain , " I've had the attendant wiy to ]
me In prison and hospital. The vie- i
tlm nods his bend. "It sure gets ye
in the end1 he vouchsafes. "It" re -
fers to the life ho has led. Dirt ,
drink and dissipation have as by
products distress , disease and death. *
A third source Is from our follows. t
"Man's Inhumanity to man , " etc. The
traveler in the parable fell not among I
wild beasts , but human beasts of prey.
Robbery and murder are not conllned
to the desolate Jericho road , but are
matters of daily occurrence in New
York , New Orleans , Chicago and San
Francisco. That coughing , emaciated i
girl I attended and burled yesterday
from the tenement was not a victim
of n highwayman's club , but over
work , inadequate wages and finally
Reduction In the shop of a broadcloth
robber. He sent a bunch of flowers.
My blood boiled. I vow I saw on them
serpent's slime. The chief robbers of
today are appetite , lust and greed
these three , but the greatest of those
is greed. They haunt our national
highways too. "Business interests , "
"wars for markets , " "dollar diplo
macy" constitute their yeggrnan vo
cabulary. Nation and corporation are
stained with blood of the helpless.
They even rob and fatten on the souls
of women and children.
"Who Is your neighbor ? " A black
man stood on a car roof at Johnstown ,
the waters dotted with drowning hu
manity , he extending his hand , not
asking whether Odd Fellow , Metho
dist or Republican , nor did they no
tice his hand black or white. They
were simply "neighbors" in need. A
"bum lamb" In western drover par
lance Is one too weak to keep up with
the flock. He's loft to perish with
hunger or devoured by coyotes. I
pass so many on my way down to the
city mission , "bum lambs , " weak and
wounded outcasts of the flock. God
help mo ! I hoar their despairing sob-
like cries even now. I wonder it ever
I "pass by on the other sldoV"
To appreciate the lull usefulness of
classified advertising to you , In "push-
I ing your business , " or in managing
e your affairs , Is to possess real "busl.
1 "
ness Insight"