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Two Cnlmn wamhlps mid piolmbl
eight i.tlnilralH woio launched liu
week.
People arc not any longer n kln
how high the thoimomotor IH In tli
Duller has once moro become tli
"lordly" tllHh It was ( .onsldoiod I
olden times.
It would not bo u bad Idea to appl
the toenll to HOIIIO of the. women1
new wtylo hntB.
For real danger , the United State
aviator him the Mexican bull flghtc
bonlen to a fra//le.
The Mexican government has Jus
BUjipiesHod two comic papers. The
evidently not too funny.
Experience IH a dear teacher bi
cause people ha\o to pay so man
times to tie taught the same lesson.
The now Kusslan premier Is we
spoken of. The main question IB , hov
over , as to whether be Is bomb proo
_ _
There Is scientific ciop i ( Using an
scientific stock raising , why shouldn
tboro bo scientific inlslng of boys an
Kit IE7
The Spilngficld Hopuhllcan fear
Umt some heartless wictch has give
Joe Folk's piesldentlal boom cyanld
of potassium.
If Chlim becomes a republic , whr
a glorious number of postofflces thcr
will bo to distribute in a land c
400,000,000 people.
New Orleans Is figuring that sh
will bo several thousand miles ncnrc
every place on earth when the Pam
ma canal is opened.
Mr. Taft talked to 5,000,000 peopl
on his trip , but that's nothing con
pared with the job of making 35
congressmen listen to you.
A few of the colleges icport tht
roeltatloiiH aie still being held , i
splto of the fact that the climax (
the football season is here.
Finding fault Is the easiest job o
the planet. No education , preparatlo
or even a. diploma Is lequlied to ei
ter the profebsion of ciitlclsm.
There is n growing feeling tin
Aviator Vaniman should cither pi
ceed to a\late acioss the ocean (
take a job as a street car conductor.
The chili/ed world dreads and feai
the Mohammedans , not because the
are Mohammedans , but because the
seem to be the incai nation of hatrc
and cruelty.
Do vou suppose that Woodiow Wl
son saw the white house pork barn
when he went down the cellar stall
backward with his looking glass c
Hallowe'en ?
The grateful passengeis on the Tei
nessee train who laised $10.70 as
reward for the youth who saved tl
train from a wreck , did much to put
crimp into the hero business.
Some of the weather prophets m
picdictlng a very severe winter an
others a very mild one. It's alwaj
safe lu this climate to have your co :
bin well filled during the wint. .
months , regardless of the prophets.
The profession of Industry is nobl <
than the profession of arms. Tl
man who serves his country by dl
ging In a ditch , serves It just as nobl
as the man who solves it by carryin
a gun.
Gov. Woodrow Wilson says tl
hymn. "Tho Beautiful Isle of Som
where , " Is silly. A great many pe
plo will heartily disagree with tl
New Jersey executive on this prop
Eltion.
Champ Clark has speaking e
gagoments every day and night unt
congress meets in December. It mn
not ho necessary to state that thei
is not a single engagement booke
for Canada.
The auto truck Is taking the plac
of the army mule. This Is a decide
Improvement In more ways than on
The approach to the auto is cash
and safer than when you want to d
any tinkering.
If ever there was need of into
fcronco in the cause of helpless hi
nianlty it Is now In China. Hundred
of defenseless women and chlldre
have been mercilessly slaughtered 1
Hankow by the Chinese Imperil
troops.
The democrats say the ndministn
tlon has not dared tackle the tailf
But If the non-partisan commlsslo
makes a unanimous report , as It prol
ably will , and if congress passes it
recommendations , as It probably wll
considerable premature campaig
thunder will have to bo extensive !
repaired
The Hunts arc justified for exiu
tlons by the very trtio mark thn
every one olno would do just the HIUII
If they had the chance. Hut the fac
that all hop ! put their feet In tli
trough does not prove that that 1
good table manners.
Henry M. Whitney , one of the mo *
Influential democratH In the state <
Massachusetts the nominee of tin
paity for go\einor a few yeais ago-
hns announced his detoi initiation t
stand with the icpubllcans In tli
coming presidential campaign.
The Missouri , Kansas and Tcxsi
toad has sued the government f <
IU7.000.000. You don't find many lal
toad magnates hanging mound tli
courthotibo nowadays. Most of thei
aio satisfied if they can keep dodgln
Uncle Sam's subpoena servers.
There was a real man behind Cona
Doylo's great character whom he cal
ed Shcilock Holmes and his nam
wim James Hell , an eminent Scotc
surgeon who was an instructor <
Connn Do > le when ho was a studet
at Edinburgh university. His hobl
was the study of mysterious crime.
Champ Clark's nonsense about ai
nexing Canada has put him enthel
out of the race as a presidential po
slblllty in the democratic camp ,
man who aspires to become chief e
orutho of the United States mm
show himself possessed of ordinal
sanity and discretion in his pub )
utterances.
In these days of so much peac
talk , It is a strange thing that nor
of the nations slack up their strcm
ous efforts to Increase their nnvlt
and strengthen their armies. Whe
the peace movement gets substantli
enough to even decrease the drain o
the national treasuries for naval ar
military equipment It will be a hapr
time , long looked forward to.
It will require a thousand men I
woik the canal when it is complete
Col. Goethnls puts the maximum c ,
pacity of the canal at twenty-foi
ships daily. It will cost from thi
teen to fourteen million dollars to ru
the canal a year , including Interest c
the capital Invested In Its constru
tion. Thebe facts have to be consi
ered in adjusting the toll rates.
One of the ilchest cargoes froi
Alaska this year , airhed in Seatt
recently. One miner who had bee
operating in the middle of the froze
district brought In with him an o ]
leather bag containing gold dust thi
had a market value of $30,000. H
said he had enough to last him tl
rest of his life , and the frigid nort
had no further attractions for him.
Italy intends to employ the aer
piano in her operations against Tu
key. The aeioplane has dangei
enough of its own to contend wil
and when the dangers of war are ad
ed to these the position of the ope
ator will not bo an enviable on
Still men can always bo found to ttiV
any ilsk In war and the experimen
made will be watched with inten ;
Intercbt by all the nations of U
woi Id.
It Is now charged that there is
kindling wood trust In New Yoi
City , and the matter Is under invest
gatlon. A good time to start after
corner on the kindling wood , just {
it begins to put a crimp into tl
pocketbook of the poor man who In
to get up before daylight and start
fire each morning. There is e\
enough in having to make tl
fire without being charged for tl
kindling.
For many years there has been
stupid ruling in the postal depai
ment that the many presents sent I
little children to Santa Claus shou !
bo returned to the giver where tl
address was given and when It W (
not such , parcels should bo destroye
Now common sense , impersonated I
Postmaster General has decreed thi
these gifts shall find their wr
through the proper authorities to tl
poor children.
The Idea that Col. Roosevelt ar
his followers advance that nothlr
but war should settle questions of n
tional honor , because no other meted
od would settle thorn right , Is a f
laclous one. They will yet discov. .
that the gods of war , even when I
voked in defence of national hone
usually award the victories to tl
mighty , no matter how dishonorab
the mighty may be. Napoleon w (
not far from the truth when he salt
"God Is on the sldo of the heavlei
batalllons. "
If the canal is completed on schci
ulo time as the president assures tli
people that it will bo , there will 1 :
an opportunity to celebrate the fourt
century of Its discovery at the prop (
date. It was Sept. 25 , 1513 , Balbo
and his handful of followers cllmbe
the crest of the ridge and looked fc
the first time upon the Pacific. Tli
completion of the canal by the mlddl
of 1913 would suggest that some soi
of observance of Balboa's cxplo
should be hold at the isthmus In tli
latter part of September of that yea
In about two-thirds of the sUtei
most of them being in the west , worn
en are permitted to vote on achoo
matters. The movement for unfian
chlsement for them Is piocecdlng VK !
otously In sevetal European conn
tries. Women can vote for all off I
elals In Great IJiltnln except for mem
beiB of paillnment. They have a lliu
Hod suffrage In France , as well as li
many of the provinces of the Domin
ion of Canada Norway allows then
a \oto for parllamcntaiy member ?
In the Isle of Man , Austialla , Nev
Zealand , Iceland and Filmland , the ;
have full suffrage as In the Amerlcai
states hcio mentioned.
While Italy Is far behind Fiance ii
skill In the use of an aeroplane am
Is oven behind England and German }
her antagonist knows nothing of thi
device. For pin poses of obsorvntlo
the United States army on the HI
Grande used the aetoplnne to a sllgh
extent during the recent levolulio
in Mexico. Italy Intends to employ I
as a fighting machine , if possible. No
only will it search out the Turkf
camps and reveal the number of thei
forces , as far as possible , but It Is t
make a test of its usefulness , If It ha
any , In throwing bombs Into the OIK
my's lines. Here , for the first time
the flying machine Is to bo used i
real warfare.
HOW ABOUT PAVING ?
How about moro paving for nex
year In Norfolk ?
Are wo going to allow another ser
son to slip by without making thi
very badly needed improvement ? Th
summer of 1011 saw no public In
provcmcnt In Norfolk of this ser
Are wo going to stand still ?
Norfolk is on the verge of doin
things. Property values arc going ui
There's demand for all the house
and all the business buildings In tovvr
The city's health couldn't bo bettei
Everj thing's substantial and prospei
ous.
ous.But
But Norfolk must not sit down am
wait for things to turn up. A spirl
of progress Is essential to the growti
that is ours for the asking. Am
requisites. It's time to get busy.
It is a matter of serious queslioi
ing whether Washington's maxim
"No entangling alliances , " can b
rigidly adhered to by this nation ai
tor the completion of the canal open
a gateway to the nations of the worl
which they have sought for 400 yean
This question Is agitating Europea ;
countries quite as much as It doe
the United States and whether we < lc
sire it or not , its opening will inevl !
ably force this country to participat
moro largely than ever before in Ir
Uriiational politics. For good or evl
wo are already a world power am
must play our part in the communit ;
of nations. To do this wisely am
creditably will require a bette
knowledge among our public men o
other nations , better trained diplc
mats and a public press that take
Itself and public affairs more ser
ously.
It is difficult at this distance am
with the fragmentary information ol
tainable to correctly judge the ren
situation in China ; but out of all th
facts that filter through to the oul
aide world , it is apparent that the re
form spirit is making wonderful am
substantial progress. The old orde
is rapidly passing , and in its place i
beginning to appear a movemen
which means not only the ovcrthrov
of the Manchu dynasty , but the es
tablishment of a new national gov
eminent under a federal constitutor
That the Chinese have the ability t
create and maintain popular goverr
ment can hardly bo doubted. Nol
withstanding the existence of a larg
mass living in ignorance and povertj
nevertheless a sufficiently formldabl
element of educated , progressive , pc
triotic men exists to lead the peopl
of China Into the advantages am
benefits of government under const
tutional forms and administered It
telllgently and honestly for the bel
torment of the whole nation.
CARNEGIE OUT OF PLACE.
Andrew Carnegie Is oversteppln ,
the boundaries of private cltizenshi ;
when he exchanges telegrams with :
Chinese rebel official , attributing t
the United States government an al
tltudo favorable to the revolutionists
Mr. Carnegie may feel that way abou
It himself , just as most everybody els
In the United States does , but whei
ho sends a cablegram to China int !
mating that the United States Is tah
Ing sides in the war , or that it sym
pathizes with the rebels , he is goini
too far.
Mr. Carnegie's very position In thi
United States should tend to restraii
' any such comments as he made to i
former Chinese minister in a cable
I gram. Ho might easily Involve Amoi
, leans now living in China , by sue ]
indiscretion.
,
i Wo have a pretty able state depart
, ment at Washington , hired to lool
after our diplomatic relations wit !
other countries , and it would bo wel
enough for Influential private citl
zons to keep out of the game and le
the government run its own business
I A REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
The official announcement tli a
Congressman-elect Dan V. Stophem
had a majority of only 3,954 over Col
J. C. Elliott , the republican candldat
In the Third congressional district o
Nebnukit , can mean nothing more no
less than an emphatic victory for th
lepubllcaii party , even though Mi
Stephens was floated.
A jear ago the demociatle nomine
In this district was given a majoilt
of 7.HSS over the lepublican eand
date , so that Col. Elliott sliced th
demociatle maiglii by more than 11.10
votes , and all this in spite of the fac
that the national domociatlc pint ,
centeied all Its campaign thunder ui
on this diHtilct In Its effoit to elec
Stephen .
Not only did William Jennlng
Uiyan make ono of his clmiacterlstl
campaign touts over the dlstilct , a |
pealing eloquently to "piogtesslve
lepubllcans to bolt their ticket an
suppoit a demon at , but Cham ] ) Chill
speaker of the house of lepiesentt
tlves and himself n candidate for tli
domociatlc piesldential nomlnatlo
next jear , was can led over the ( lit
tilct in a special Unlii from which h
dollveied his most effective campaig
aigumcnt in behalf of a democratl
congressman.
Over against this torn outuitlon c :
big guns bj the domociats Col. Elllol
made his campaign piactlcally slngl. .
handed and alone. He leceived no as
slstanco from noted leadeis of th
putty and his success in cutting dow
the democratic majority in the _ dl :
trlct to about half its loimer si/o i
face of this uneven battle , must b
conceded by democrats and lepubl
cans alike to be a icmarkable achlev. .
ment and to indicate a remarkabl
unity among the republicans of tli
district and a growing sentiment 1
support of the sane policies for vvhlc
republicanism stands.
The complaint and agitation coi
corning the high cost of all kinds c
food , which is every where heard 1
the United States , is being echoed ai
over the wet Id. From European com
tries and throughout the orient th
same protest is being made. I
Franco the women resorted to as
baulting the provision stores and d (
stroylng their supplies. In German
and other countries the parliament
and legislatuios have been appeal
to for relief. For twenty years , th
cost of food has been increasing , untl
in the United States , for example
government reports show that overj
thing used on the table Is higher nov
than it has averaged for the pas
score of years. Many different rot
sons are given for present conditions
and n combination of them wouli
prob.ibly answer the question. Som
of the more important are : "The ecc
nomic waste of armies and navies
the restriction of the output and th
high wages demanded by the labo
unions , the excessive pi of its demand
ed by trusts and monopolies , the prt
tection given to the tiiibts by the tai
Iff , the excessive cost of dlstributio :
due to unreasonable fi eight rates , e >
cesslvo ictail pi of its , the Increase ii
taxation caused by our extensive am
expetiblve public school buildings , th
increase in the gold supply which ha
cheapened the value of money , th
tact that what were once luxuries ai
now regarded as necessities , and t
the growth in the past quaiter of ;
century of which has taken capita
and labor from the country wher
they were food producers to the citie
where they arc food consumers. Dm
Ing the past ten years the farm are ;
In the United States has increasei
only about 4 percent , while the popi :
latlon has inci eased more than 2
percent. These causes , together will
the rise in the standard of living
have combined to place the prices o
necessities as well as luxuries we !
nigh out of the reach of the man o
ordinary income. The possible rerr
edles mentioned aio quite as numei
ous as the causes. Ono thing seem
sure , however , that the pi ices mus
bo lowered and the visible supply ir
creased or many people will go hur
gry before the winter is over.
REPORTER AND THE AUTHOfl
A unique provision in Joseph Pulil
zor's will provides prizes for meritor
ous services by newspapers , for nov
els , plays and for the best example o
a reporter's work.
It is significant that Mr. Pulitze
offers the same honor to achieve
ments as a newspaper reporter as ti
achievement In novel or play wrll
Ing.
Ing.And
And yet , we recall a cartoon pul
llshcd by a humorous paper , in whicl
a society girl was depleted as asklni
"Can a reporter be a gentleman ? "
A glorified halo of artistic temper ?
mont descends upon the head of th
young man who announces that h
has chosen a literary career. Friend
whoso idea of success is measured ii
terms of automobiles and Perslai
rugs may wish that he had chosen i
calling where the financial reward
are less capricious. But in their sc
cret hearts they admire his sports
manshlp.
While the calling of the reporto
has grown moro dignified as newspn
pors have grown better , there doe ;
exist with some impression that tin
reporter's position lacks dignity. Tin
public of course justifies a youni
man who takes that position , for will
Ingncss to engage In the rough am
tumble life over the stepping stonei
of life. But there is yet to come i
full recognition of the fact that tin
calling of the reporter Is one essen
tially of largo dignity.
In the temper of our times , In splti
of the occasional really vital nove
and play , the novelist and playwrlgh
usually only amuse. They make thi
public laugh , the icportcr makes th
public think. Hy the license of flc
tlon , the whole woild of Imnglnatlo :
Is at the command of the novelist an
playwlight. The lepoiter Is given th
haul , h.ue facts of life1 , llo Is hoi
down to lilies of picclslon and accui
aey , which never bother the nov ells
or playwright. If ho is a leally goo
lopoiter , ho nous between those fact
Into the vital pilnclples of llfp , and s
shapes hla story that they Illustrat
thoseprinciples. .
Under piesent conditions , the wet
of the lepoiter Is usually undorpali
because the public falls to doman
the highest giado of woik and pa
for it. But the public taste IB grow
Ing more discriminating. It will be
foio long refuse to accept newspaper
which pi iut sloppily wiltton and it
accurate news stoiles , and It will h
willing to pay pi Ices that will pcunl
newspaper lepoitois to make the cal
ing a bouice of peimanent lellance.
AROUND TOWN.
What's become of the of honsewlf
who used to hang out the Tlmnksgh
Ing tin key at the gable end of th
house , a few davs befoio the feas
In order that it might ftee/e and gc
tender ?
And what's become of the o.f. ma
who used to wear a long , wide vvoole
sen if of many colois , knit by his wif
and wrapped twice around his nee
and then tied In a single knot wit
the long ends ti ailing down acios
his chest ?
And what's become of the o.f. won
an , by the way , that used to knit ou
mittens and those thick , jet-blacl
scratching stockings ?
We have always wondoied how the
ever managed to knit a stocking I
the light shape. When wo used t
tiy it , our knitting would bo just on
shapeless mass of yarn.
P. S. That's a yam. We neve
tiled it. All our knitting was nit.
The buckwheat cnke season ough
to be along here pietty soon hit
maybe they wouldn't be good for u
anyway.
We'd like to bet , though , that there'
a banker up the stieet having 'en
every morning. They always havi
'em at his house when the season'
on. Now , if his wife would send eve
a little batter to start the game-
well , that would be a gentle llttl
hint , at least.
Batter up !
Wo bee by tno paper thej'vc form
cd a China cabinet.
Wo notice Mr. Taft has a bad cold
Now , if wo could jiibt get at him
we'd tell him how to cine it by drink
ing lots of water and talcing dee ]
breaths. He's foolish , though , to keei
penned up in the white house all da ;
fresh air doesn't hurt a cold. He'
so far away , though , that the chance
are he'll have to suffer along unde
a doctors' caie without getting tin
benefit ot our last spring's experience1
Heie'b hoping ho doesn't get a son
heel.
And that icminds us : Why lb i
that whenever you stick a finger witl
a nut-pick , it's alwajs the thumb o
the left hand , just where you ough
to bo smashing away at a typewiitei
So we limp to press on eight fingei
and one thumb.
Checkers ought to be abolibhed a
a dangerous game. For further dc
tails , read the dispatch from lown
tolling about the man who droppei
dead while playing it.
Wouldn't you call it tough luck t <
travel all the way to West Point t <
get buckwheat cakes , and then fini
they didn't serve 'em on Sundays ?
A Norfolk woman , wanting a maid
is going to attach to her want ad
"Every girl that works for me geti
married. "
"Great Laugh on Friday , " says ;
headline. What's the mayor done
anyhow ?
We had always thought J. P. Mor
gan was a conservative financier , bu
he got tripped up that time all right
Here's the difference between i
little town and a big city : If a mar
in a little town were to spill the col
lection money at church , the inciden
would bo forgotten In about ten mln
utes. When J. Plerp. lets the colm
go splashing around in a New Yorl
church , the stubbing of his toe h
played up all over the front pagei
of every New York City paper for (
week.
We see by the paper that on. .
Nebraska ausent-mlnded man forgo
that ho had hidden $4,500 In gold
Just on that tip , we're going to skir
mlsh around the attic to see if w <
can't find a few thousand simoleom
that we've tucked away and forgot
ten.
As we rush to press in our frenzj
to get at the search , we're willing tc
promise to buy the drinks for out
8,000,000 readers , in case we find the
rocks.
It was just twenty-three years age
yesterday that W. N. Huso landed It :
Norfolk to buy The Dally News
Since then he's been on the job da >
and night , woiking most of the time
on an average of eighteen hours r
day , in the effort to build up The
News and make It "go. " Just at this
time the "Around Town" departmenl
Is going to take the liberty and with
out the knowledge of the editor him
self and while he Is out of town , tc
leprlnt , IIH a little- anniversary con
ment , an article which appealed I
"Tho Heal Estate and Flimuclr
News , " under date of Oct. 1
The Notfolk Dally Newa. th
woi Id's gientesU counii.v neWNpap.v
IH an Institution of which noithei
NebiiiBka. may well feel pioud Piol
ably no other ono entetpilHe IB doln
BO much to build up the teiiltoiy I
\\lililt It clt dilates , and no other nun
piogiesslvely ii-fleits the ptospotlt
of this ili-li field.
Fiom a Btiuggllng little dally twet
ty-thteo yeats ago , The News lui
been developed Into the gieates
dally paper published anywheio I
the woi Id In a elty of Not folk's si/ .
When bought by the pit-sent owne
The News was a i tin down little pa pi
of four pages , sllolutuns to th
page , with a couple of columns of h
cal news and the balance boiler plati
Today The News Is u six and olgh
page join mil. minted with thico od
tlons dalb , maintaining Its own e
elusive Associated Pi ess leased win
Pi luted on a fast and costly perlec
Ing PIOHS , and dlstiUnited to 8,0(1 (
homes In noithoin Nebraska an
southem South Dakota befoio nigh
fall. Moie than Illty people aio en
ployed In The News plant Incliidln
the newspaper , job pi luting and bin. .
eiy depaitinent and the Institution
pavioll Is the largest in Norfolk e :
eept that of the Noithwebtem Hal
load company.
In 18)1 ! ) the piesent News bnlldln
was elected. About nix jeats ago a
addition was built , and last jear sll
another addition was put on It wn
about eight joais ago that The Now
fliht branched out fiom its local fiel
as a puiely Noifolk institution an
began to cover the bioml tenltoi
tributary to Noifolk. Tialn seivk
WHS such that a noon paper issue
at Norfolk could icach all points (
noi them Nebiaska and southoi
South Dakota by nightfall on th
banic traiiib that hi ought papet
ptintcd at midnight In the laigcr el
ies. With this oppoilunltv of fumis !
Ing so vast a teiiltoiy with twelv
houib later news than any other pi
per and of getting a gieat deal of th
wet Id's telegiaphlc news im well n
market lepoits out Into this fiel
twenty-four houib ahead of any othc
paper , The News took advantage (
the situation and developed It wit
untiling eneigy and /eal. The n
suit has been to glvo half of tw
states all the news of the woi Id whll
It lb fiesh , and the gteatest novvsp ;
per in its class that has cvor bee
known in America has been create.
As an illustiatlon of the great a.
vantage which The News has for gli
ing this big field the news of th
woi Id ahead of newspapets from otl
er cities may be mentioned the fo
lowing big news btories that The Noi
folk Dall > News dlstiibuted eve
northern Nobiaska and souther
South Dakota many houis ahead c
any other paper4 Pope Leo's dent'
in 11)08 ) , the Slocum honor in 190 ;
Paikor's presidential nomination i
TJ04 , the captuie of Pott Aithnr , Sai
Francisco earthquake , the death c
Edward Hose-water. Taft's nomini
tion , Cleveland's death , Dr. Cook'
north pole yarn , .Tohnson-Jeffile
jtize ) tight , the shooting of Mayo
Gay nor , the iccent blowing up of ;
Ficnch battleship , and hundreds o
other less important stories.
The first noon edition ever issnei
by The News was Sept. 13 , 1903 , am
this was the beginning of the "new
News.
A News man was sent to Bonestec
to repoit an exclusion into that towi
almost a year before the f.imou
Bonestecl land iitslt. The idea cam
to mind to issue a noon edition am
send it to Bonesteel to be dlsttibutoi
in the evening to the excursioi
crowd. This was done , and create' '
bo much comment that the 'noon ed ;
tion became a regulai instltutioi
within a week , and now has mud
gieatei eli dilation than any othe
edition ot the paper.
When W. N. Huse came to Noifol !
lioni Ponea , Nov. Ul , 1888 , and bough
The News he had in mind the piojee
of some day expanding the clrculatlo ;
of the paper so as to cover the terr
tory it is now leaching. He chos
Norfolk because he saw , i remarkabl
inilrond center from which radlatei
lines of steel that would some day b
extended into new legions , as the.
have been , and over which mail train
would cairj The Norfolk Daily New
with many houis fresher telegraph !
lepoits than could possibly be brougb
into this field by papeis from OmalKi
Sioux City or Lincoln.
That dieam of nearly twenty-iiv
years ago has come true , and toda ;
all of northern Nebraska and soutli
em South Dakota are depending upoi
The Norfolk Dally News for their ii :
formation as to what the world is do
ing. The News plant , from a median
ical standpoint , is one of the fines
printing establishments in the west
and bank and county printing an
being done on an extensive scale fo
a large territory.
Mr. Huso now has associated witl
him in the business his two sons , N
A. Iluse and E. F. Huse.
"ED" HOWE'S PHILOSOPHY.
( Copyright 1911 ; Gee Matthew Adams. )
What has become of the old-fash
ed little boy who ate so much that i
made him poor to carry It ?
A man who has no poor kin , thinki
it would be a pleasure to them.
After a man becomes thorough ! }
worthless , instead of putting off untl
tomonow what he should do today
he put it off until next Monday.
When a man asks your advice , he
usually tells you just how ho expect !
you to decide.
A girl wearing a new fall hat mei
a gentleman friend. "How do you llki
my new hat ? " she asked. The mat
looked at the hat a moment , and In
quired : "You can't trade back ? '
"No , " the girl replied. "Well , " the
man said , "then I like It. "
When the weather Is bright , ant
the women are on the streets , a mar
does nothing but take off his hat am !
bow , and tie buggy horses to tele
graph poles.
When a woman gives a party , she
figures on twenty-two guests to a gal
Ion.
When men are not regretting thai
life Is no short , they are doing some
thing to Kill time.
f\
SATURDAY NIGHT
W.PUBVIS.D.U
. . .
PAYINd YOUR FAU.E.
Tr-xt , So IIP p-iUl the fnro tlicroof "
Joimh I , 3
The Iwol. of Jonuh Is unique. It' .
the most iidmiiable short story In the
wet Id. Lit eta i.v coirespotidenco Hchooln
should note II. It N begun niul finish
ed in fott.v-eight veises Wealth of
Incident , pioKicsdnu of movement , vu-
ilety of detail , dialogue and imitative ,
me wonderfully balanced. KB con
densation 1 > a model Only ten versoi
In the S.Hond chapter of this fasclnat
Ing book , .vet they foini n paragon of
woi ship , ina.ver and praise. Neverthe
less no Bible book has tecelvcd half
the cannonading that Jonah has. Thi )
world has had much to say by way of
plcasnntt.v concerning Jonah iind the
vvhnlp It's been the laughingstock of
infidel and the victim of higher critic
With caii.ntitte anil ridicule , with ig
norant < ami learning , they've attacked
It The.v've gloated wildly over tln >
sl/e of the whale's .hront. ShtleKs of
tneirlmeiit hiue accompanied their
tne.'ismement of the whale's Intestines
The Bible s.i.vs the Loul "piepnred" u
( . teat fish If he piepaicd the lltdi I
would suppose he made the dimensions
to Milt the case However , the wet 1.1 .
wags on No less a scholar than the (
foimcr ptesldent of the gieatest unl >
verslty of the west questions the story ,
nnil no less n pet son than Christ him
self thought It worthy to quote as be
Ing cortcet I pr.vfer to range myself
with the hitter. But the story of tint
faroff day doesn't have to bo true. It' <
happening In your town today.
The Runaway Sailor
Indeed , Jonah IB n type of many pee
pie In ninny ages. There may lie HOIIIU
in .vonr town , in your noiibt' , possioiy
one Inoiir shoes I've had Home on
the pasMMigor list of my church. If
they'd onlj Jump overboard ! But , no :
they think the captain and the crow
and all the other passengers ought to
be thrown overboard. They want to
stay and steer the ship. Oh , they've
good stuff In them , I'm sure , but they
i.iiso stoinis and neatly sink the ves
MM. You see , the man who's running
nwnj fiom ted ! that's what Jonah
was fooliahly trying to do always H
an unhappj fellow Did you ever try
to hide yourself fiom God by excuses
or companj or lies or loud laughter ?
God said to Jonah. "Go to Nineveh"
that was t-astwaid by land. Jonah
blurted to Tatshish , westward , by wn
ter With his bundle on bis bnck h.
slips away fiom his little home town
in Galilee. Two dajs Inter he's skulk
ing through the narrow streets and
busy wharfs of the seaport town of
Joppa To tho'-e heathen snllors he's
a queer looking fish In strange watuts
But he has found an easy way out of n
itnid task ho has eluded God , poor Jo
nah' ' He li.is not jet lent neil the Ies
son that tliete's no place in all the unl-
vetse , in the world that now is or that
whuh Is to come , for a man running'
nwny from God. Duty's never done
by dodgniK it.
Jonah stops nbontil the rough crnft ,
pajs his fare , gangplank is hauled In.
anchor is weighed , sails are hoisted
Soon the tigging is rattling in tb *
stroni ; hiee/e of the Medlterr.inean
Jonah smiles ctaftll.v ; has the nlr of a
man whos secretly done n smait tiling.
He has ov.Mien . , bed God' ' Ever feel
that vva.v. neighbor ? Soon lie's In the
hold nslceti Ilnik ! Was that laucli-
ter ? No ; twas the mutter of thunder
and flash of lightning. Snnp goes rig-
King , crash goes the must. The ves
sel's pitching "a-beam'.s end. " The SH-
peistltlous sailors are hunting the
cause. They cast lots. Jonah's the
man. He confesses. They bring him
to the side of the ship , lift him over
the guard rail and drop him into the
angry wateis below. He paid his faic
to Tnrshlsh , but ho never got there
.Neither does any ono who runs away
from God and duty. It was an ex
pensive trip for Jonnh. lie lost money ,
time , approval of conscience and smile
of God would have lost life and soul
but for God's mercy. Sin in the soul
Is like Jounh In the ship the smooth
est water is turned Into n tempestuous
sun.
"The Devil's Dice Are Loaded. "
Satan _ robs you , doesn't deliver the
Roods and doesn't refund. lie t. kes
.tour money and puts you off at a poor
landing place , lie promises to take
A on from Joppa to Turshish and throws *
" } ou over before you are halfway. Only
one thing is ceitain he never fails to
collet t the fare. Dealing with the
devil Is like pinj ing with n gambler at
his own game when you are surest
he has jou My seeding friend bought
n stack of infidel books. How he used
to sneer ! He piild $10 for his ticket to
Tnrshlsh when he bought the books
lie Inndud in perdition You pay your
price. The beautiful Chicago heiress
mnirlcd the .voung lord with handsome
face and rotten character. Have jon
read her heaibroken ( letterH ? She's
paying the price That woman who
got the extra pair of silk hoslei.v
through the clerk's mistake bragged of
being in a pair of stockings , but sh-'i
out a woman's liner and nobler 'n
Htlncts. That man who dodged tit
ttollej fnie thought he got a free il.V
but he didn't He paid the coin < n
meanness and dishonesty. He was
liooier when ho left the car than when
he entered You musjt pay the fnro
You're pajliig either to Tarshisli
Nineveh , the devil or God which ?
A want ad campaign will get you
acquainted with a lot ot oeoplo who
want to buy homes and the homo yon
want to sell would surely sun some of
them.
Try a Dally News Want-Ad.