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The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal
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The high cost of coal now-ii-dtiys Is
a burning shame.
It's ( line to begin to frnmo tip HIOHU
now resolutions for next year's UHO.
The now Htntu of Ailrona will fur
nish two inoro democraticsenators. .
It is reported thnt the MnnchiiH , who
have lost tholr Jobs , will go Into van-
dovlllo.
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The man who spends seine tlmo
planning his work gets through It
Unit and b st.
New Years ovu will como on Sun
day and permit of a good deal of
quiet thinking.
Ghlna Is being pretty badly broken
up by tlm new spirit of progress by
which U tins been awakened.
Congress has now been In session
several days , but It has not discovered
the cause of the price of butter.
An exchange asks "Shall Horses
Go ? " Why not ? Whnt on wirth nro
they good for unless Uiey do go ?
Dynamiting Is a twin sister of an
archy. It can never have any place In
the life of a free nnd intelligent pee
ple.
Louis W. Hill accuses Gov. West of
Oregon of talking too much. There nro
others that Louis could have men
tioned.
The toitolso used to bo considered
the synonym of slowness , but that
Tfas before they set out to Jnil the
packers.
With HtiHsIa and England standing
: < t the front nnd back doors with
clubs , Persia might as well hand over
tlm rugs.
There nro more- laws and more law
lessness in the United States than
there ought to be in any civilized
country.
Kansas is determined to keep out
fnko enterprises of nil kinds by a more
stringent Inspection by the state au
thorities.
The year 1911 Is liable to go down
Into history as memorable because of
the establishment of the United States
of China.
Mr. Edison's concrete furniture will
never satisfy the small boy. What will
ho have then to try his new Christmas
Jack-knife on ?
All Kinds of trouble In getting any
one to make the steam roller go this
winter , In spite of all the machinists
there are In this country.
A now magazine thnt Is exclusively
devoted to poetry , declares that It has
500 contributors. The number of its
readers Is discretely not stated.
Harvard won't play football again
with the Carlisle Indians. Slowly but
surely the red brother is being ellm-
Inated from modern civilization.
Now about a presidential candidate
realizes that he should have begun
straightening out his record years
before ho got into long trousers.
W. E. D. Stokes can now reflect thai
If he had gone to prayer meeting that
night , no never would have got intc
that mess with the shooting show
girls.
We are coinlnced that no inattei
how busy a man may be , he shauli :
at least take the time to read the
head lines of the president's mes
sages.
They nro talking of raising monej
to build a monument to John Pan
Jones. Ought to be able to raise a largt
fund easily without going out of the
Jones family.
The middleman may he getting the
profits , as ho is so repeatedly charged
both by the producer and the con
sinner. He certainly is getting the
abuse with It.
Wo are getting back to the good ok
times when a day that Col. Roosoveli
did not furnish at least ono headline ]
for the dally papers was conslderec
a very dull one.
Too bnd the English princesses
wore shipwrecked , but the chance t (
fish them out of the water would glv- (
enterprising young men an opportunitj
to acquire a dukeshlp.
If you must do your shopping the
night before Christmas , don't ask th <
salespeople to deliver a lecture or
the goods. Shut your eyes , pay dowr
your money , grab , nnd run.
It has long been n custom for med
ical students from this country to gt
io Germany for graduate work , but il
Is a great compliment to the progres :
of the medical science in Americr
that about 300 German medical met
will \lslt the lending hosptaln ! nnd
ni'dlcnl schools of this country , next
ycnr.
Tin- people of the United States
spent $110,000,000 Inst year for soap.
Nevertheless , there Is a good deal of
lolltlcs nnd some people who nro not
very clean.
Twoiity-fho thousand Clevclnnd people
ple nro boycotting eggs for three
weeks. As the political spellbinders
ll soon bo nrouiid , It seems very
desirable to conserve the supply.
Another prominent democrat who
wants to he governor of Nebraska Is
Charles W. Pool of Tceuin&ch , a vet-
ernn editor nnd former speaker of the
liotise of representatives In the state
legislature.
The house passed n $7r > ,000,000 pen
sion bill , expecting the senate to
pigeon-holo It. This Is nn ensy way to
iicqulro a reputation with your consti
tuents for generosity , without it costIng -
Ing the taxpayers n cent.
Mayor Shank lost $25 on the first
car of potatoes ho sold at cost in In-
dlnnnpolls , but ho gained the good
will of the people In breaking up a
food trust. It was one of the best In
vestments a mnn ever made.
A Chicago woman has a scheme for
having divoiced women wear a ring
on their llttlo linger. It would bo n
shame if they fniled to get into smart
society merely becnuso their qualifica
tions were not generally known.
A congressman will walk up to the
capital and vote away $60,000,000 of
other people's money In five minutes ,
but when hla wife calls on him for
sixty cents for a Christmas present ,
he will think it over for a week.
Mrs. Wiley argued for the parcels
post on the ground thnt she has to
dirvo three miles now to get n loaf of
bread. Most of our women friends
would rather walk three miles than
put their hands Into the bread-pan.
The question the country is asking
now is , whether there will be
whether there can be actual , bona-
fide dissolution of the great trusts
that will yield the practical results the
government is so earnestly seeking.
The Chinese progress more slowly
than western peoples , and while they
have taken some wonderful forward
moves In recent years It is hardly
possible that the Chinese are yet ready
for a republican form of government.
A Brockton , Mass. , pastor has Is
sued ten commandments for women ,
of which the first is , "Thou shall not
marry for revenue only. " It is gen
erally admitted , however , that revenue
is necessary to encourage Infant In
dustries ,
Gov. Carey of Wyoming says not
2 percent of the male voters of his
state would be willing to repeal the
woman suffrage act. It is very evident
who is head of the house in Wyoming ,
and also clear that discipline is well
maintained.
Polltlcans who desire to be dele
gates to the national conventions
should not waste time studying up
the history of political parties or of
candidates , but should go out in the
back yard nights and practice pro
longed hollering.
The women of Los Angeles voted on
about the same average as the men.
The number of votes favoring temper
ance legislation did not increase the
majority favoring temperance reform
as has been so often claimed by advo
cates of woman suffrage.
Sixty Missouri boys will attend the
course in agriculture at the state uni
versity this winter at the expense of
the railroads of the state which of
fered scholarship prizes to the boys
who should grow each the best ten
ears of corn in his county.
During the two years in which Pres
ident Taft has been at the head of af
fairs he has converted a $17,479,770
deficit into a $219,118 surplus , accord
ing to Postmaster Hitchcock's report.
At this rate if it can bo kept up penny
postage is not so far off as It might
seem.
Russia is about to accomplish what
she calls "pacific penetration" of Per-
sin. This sounds like a fearful process ,
especially when accomplished by the
ruthless Russian. Goodbye , old Persia ,
Wo hope the process of "pacific pen
etration" may not prove as bad as it
sounds.
Canada also , has an oyster prob
lem. Wanton waste in the handling of
the oyster beds of New Brunswick ,
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards island -
land have so reduced the supply ol
native oysters that Canada Is paying
out annually $350,000 for foreign oy
sters in order that her home demana
may bo met
With Italy , Turkey , China , Russia
and Persia already at war , England
and Germany ready to pick a quarrel
at any time with each other , Mexico ,
Central and South America in a stnU
of chronic revolution , and Hobson
still insisting that Japan is liable to
swoop down on the United States
some dark night when Uncle Sam Isn't
looking , the dove of peace has a hard
time to find a resting place , notwith
standing thnt all tlioso tuitions profess
n great icgard for her.
According to the compilation in
Now York the fnrmers received for
potatoes last year , $ Sii7,000 : and tin1
consumers paid fur the name products
$00.000,000 , For onions the farmers
received $821,000 nnd the conmimoiH
pair $8.212,000. For cabbages the farm-
01 s received $1,825.000 nnd the con
sumers paid $ ! U2G,000.
Secretary Meyer of the navy snytt
two battleships a year nro not enough
to keep our navy up to the necessary
standard , four will baioly keep up the
pace set by other nations. As the
lighting life of n battleship Is only
about ten > cnrs , the new models hnvo
to bo built fnst to keep the country
In condition to enforce the Monroe
doctrine.
Plenty of sleep , plenty of fresh air
and outdoor exorcise , moderation In
entlng , temperance in drinking lenv-
Ing out the liquor and whatever In
jures the system plenty of work with
out using more of his vitality In n day
than the night's sleep will restore , a
set determination not to worry ; these
should mean long life , usefulness nnd
happiness to the normal man.
Forbearance is ceasing to bo a
virtue in the treatment of the Amer
ican Hebrew by Russia , and the pres
ent treaty U likely to bo abrogated ,
unless the 'czar respects our flag. It is
certainly time that it should bo
clearly understood that the stars and
stripes are everywhere able to give
the fullest protection to the life nnd
safety of every man , everywhere , who
swears nlleglcnco to it.
William Morgan Shuster has again
demonstrated to the world what one
brainy insistent American can do. He
hns made a great record us treasurer
of Persia , and can afford to let go If
he is compelled to by the dictation of
the czar of Russia , with the feeling
that he has already done a great deal
to promote the prosperity nnd com
fort of an overburdened people.
INSURGENTS AT SEA.
The Insurgents trying to arouse sen
timent against President Taft , are
a good bit at sea. They've apparently
dropped the LaFollette boom , realiz
ing that It must collapse ; they've
tried to force Roosevelt , knowing that
ho won't accept. And now even Cummins -
mins of Iowa Is said to be "willing. "
In a formal and safeguarded way
the coming celebration of the centen
ary of the birth of Charles Dickens is
to be made the occasion of something
more than appreciation of his fiction
and tribute to his merits as a man.
The pecuniary necessities of some of
his dcsccndents are to be relieved ,
and ngencles which succor humanity's
needs , and exist to do good are to be
reenforced with gifts given in mem
ory of the author of tales of love In
lowly places.
Mayor Gaynor in a recent address
to the new school commissioners ,
urged certain reforms that he felt
were essential to the prosperity of the
'
system of public education. He pleaded
1
for a simple education that will aid
the young to weather the storms of
life , and for a cessation of the refine
ments that lead him to seek a means
of earning his living in some other
way than by doing the world's work
with his hands , and so weaken his
chances for successful coping with
life's difficulties. The country is short
handed for skilled labor. There Is no
question about a good opening and
good pay for the young mnn whose
brain and hands have been trained in
the public schools to work in har
mony.
What good reason Is there why the
term of county officers should not be
four years rather than two ? It would
mean less expense and less of time to
the citizens nnd mean In a majority of
cases far better service for the public.
As It Is now a man no sooner gets into
an office than he hns to begin to fight
and plan to stay in. Under a four year
term a good official would be free of
any such haunting fear for long enough
time so that ho could thoroughly dem
onstrate his ability and fitness for the
place so thnt when the next term cnme
round the people would readily prefer
him to any untried man. On the other
hand the Incompetent or unsatisfactory
official would have no trouble In re
tiring promptly to private life a > the
end of his term.
Mr. Carnegie's list of great men is
arousing a great deal of comment Mr.
Edison in referring to it , said that it
seemed to him excessive in the proportion
tion of iron and steel workers and
makers of mechanisms it contained ,
but when asked if ho would include
any poets in such list , the great In
ventor replied , "No , even Shakespeare -
pearo was not a world mover , how
ever wonderful his power in expression
nnd his capacity in forming original
sentences. " Another in comment on
Mr. Edison's exclusion of poets says ,
"To say thnt poets should not bo in
cluded in lists of benefactors of the
race is to shut out the noblest part
of racial history and to subordinate
literature nnd religion to achieve
ments that are intrinsically lower nnd
more ephemeral. " Evidently every
man would choose his greatest bene
factors from among those who had
most helped the particular profession
or Industry In which they were most
Interested.
President Jnmos of the
of Illinois sends hack word fiom Gor-
ninny whrro ho Is staying nt prom > nt ,
to hold fast to the Monroe doctrine.
President Jnmcs IK right. Latin Amer
ica today would he the fecenu of such
exploitations ns are Afilca nnd Asia ,
wore not the shield of the .Monroo doc-
tilnq interposed , but for that national
policy this country would he involved
In Intrigues nnd alliances without
number , either threatened with war
or compelled to threaten war con
stantly. The professor also uiges the
government to Keep up the fleet which
ho believes pievents the questioning
of the doctrine by some of our ninbl-
tloim foreign neighbors. The rabid pas
sion of Einopenn powein for land
opens the eyes of nn Amerlcnn to the
clangors thnt would confront this coun
try were its national policies not rigIdly -
Idly enforced.
TAFT AND THE TARIFF
President Taft hns put It up to con
gress , Including a democratic house ,
iuj to whether or not there shall be
downward revision of the tariff.
In his Wlnona speech the president
declared the Aldrich tariff the best
yet Lntcr he qualified this by stating
thnt , while this bill wns nn improve
ment on its predecessors , the wool
schedule wns indefensible. He has
now concluded in view of the tariff
board's report , for which he hns con
sistently waited , thnt the matter Is of
such importance as to demand Imme
diate reduction In the duty on wool
and woolens , and he has put it up to
congress in a special message.
The president has won two stragetic
political points thus far in the pres
ent session he has put both the trust
problem and tariff ! revision up to con
gress , so thnt If remedies arc not
forthcoming , it will be the fault of
congress nnd not of the president.
Ho has recommended such action nnd
stands rendy to sign bills in accord
ance therewith.
CHRISTMAS AND THE POOR.
"Poverty" writes us asking "How
shall I give my wife the embroidered
sofa pillow that she wants for Christ
mas , when I have neither cash nor
credit ? "
To this the more obvious reply is ,
that if "Poverty" has neither cash nor
credit , he would much better put any
money he may be able to scrape up.
into a good square meal for his fam
ily , which is probably hungry , than
into luxuries like sofa pillows.
And yet , are the poor to be dented
all display of sentiment ? Is the man
who can barely support his family
wasting his substance , and entitled
to the rebuke of the charity visitor ,
if ho spends twenty-five cents for a
tiny tree , and a dollar for a few trink
ets for the wife and children ?
After all , the poor need the glamor
of sentiment even more than any one
else , to cover up the sordid grind of
a losing battle.
The majority of our people are so
comfortable that no family In our
neighborhood ought to lack on Christ
mas day , either for a good dinner , or
for such little gifts and finery as will
put a song into the heart of the wife
and dance steps Into the feet of the
children. Let us all look over our own
neighborhood , and try to help anyone
ono who may be heartless and hope
less on the day that should bring Joy
to all.
WAKE UP , NEBRASKA !
Nebraska ought to wake up to its
own possibilities. Instead of following
a penurious , small-caliber public pol
icy , this state ought to adopt modern
business methods and get organized
for development. The policy of waitIng -
Ing for things to turn up won't make
a great state any more than it will
make a great business corporation.
Nebraska's recent legislature ap
propriated $17,500 for university ex
tension work. This work Includes
sending out trained experts and scien
tists to inst/uct farmers how to raise
more bushels of corn to the acre
than they have been raising , and kind
red themes. Minnesota spends $350,000
per year on the same kind of work.
Nebraska's little fund is already ex
hausted , and If Nebraska farmers get
any more benefit from university ex
tension service ( luring the coming
year , it will be because the experts
are willing to do charity work , de
voting their own time and energy at
their own cost In order to help the
great state of Nebraska become
greater. It is said that Minnesota's
$350,000 appropriation resulted in an
increase In corn yield amounting to
$5,000,000 for the past year.
This state has got to get over the
idea'of thinking in little figures , if It
wants to become big Itself. The short
sighted policy of refusing to appro
priate a fund to advertise the state
In national periodicals , was another
blunder along the same line.
Nebraska has the resources , if it
will wake up to modern business
methods , and get Into the game as it
ought to.
PUTTING NORFOLK ON THE MAP.
Norfolk this week carried off the big
prizes at the Dodge County Poultry
show in Fremont.
That fact in itself may not seem so
significant , but It Is. U means that
Norfolk is getting into the thoroughbred -
bred livestock game , and that the
movement to make this nn Important
center of pure hied stock , Is gaining
ground.
Norfolk Is nlrendy nn the mnp ns the
coming home of Idgh grade draft
horses in Amuilcn. Now our chickens
nre bringing home ribbons. Our coin Is
on the toad to fame ns seed nt $10 n
bushel.
Any mou'iiipnt that will help to
make Norfolk thu center of nn nren
producing the finest quality livestock
or soil products known to the wet Id.
will do a very grout deal along a prac
tical nnd feasible route to establish
this ns one of the Important cities of
the nation.
Theie nio tremendous possibilities
In such n plan.
AROUND TOWN.
We see by the paper that the bend
miller at Not folk hns worked nt the
name Job twenty-five yenrs. That's a
long grind , nil right.
Another sign of Norfolk's growth1
There nro a good ninny more dross
suits owned In this town todny than
there were a month ngo.
Unless there's more snow than this ,
Snntn Clnus Ml hnvo to use an automo
bile.
Maybe that's why the Standard Oil
raised the price of gasoline n quniter
of a cent.
Either that , or else they had a hunch
thnt our cnr was on the way home.
Well , here's another day ai rived
another pniwr to get out nnother
batch of insanity to grind out for this
daily affliction on the editorinl page.
But wo cnn hnrdly complain. It's our
own fault. Wo started the habit our
selves , five or six years ngo , nnd since
thnt time we've felt bound to keep it
up dny in nnd day out , just as regu
larly ns wo shaved our face or brushed
our Uveth.
( That was rather an artistic method ,
don't you think , of letting you know
thnt we shave every dny ? )
Also brush our teeth.
But speaking of the irony of fnte :
Wouldn't you cnll it hard luck to have
a pair of shoes last you a year nnd a
half , wearing 'em every dny , and then
get holes In the soles right now , five
days before Christmas , nnd with snow
on the ground to remind you , by n
chilly touch , at every step , that the
time to buy wns about nt hnnd ? ( Or
would ono sny , in this cnse , that the
time to buy is about nt foot ? )
And jtibt getting your foot nipped by
the snow Isn't the only serious fenttiro
of the disaster. The worst of having n
hole in the sole of your shoe is that ,
whenever you walk along the print-
shop floor , you scuff up pine splinters
nbout a yard long , which shoot into
the hole in the sole , and make you
limp forever after until you do buy
new ones.
And speaking of buying : A week
from todny , It'll be all but pnying the
bills.
And speaking of Christmas , there's
this question that bothers one : Whnt
shnll we get for Father ? We always
like to get him something different.
Five years ago it was cigars , four
years ago wo got him Cigars , the next
year we gave him a box of CIGARS ,
two years ago we remembered him
with some choice cigars , and Inst year
we made it a box of smokes. This year
we're thinking of giving him cigar
ettes , but here's hoping he won't find
it out in ndvance.
Personally , we're still hoping that
somebody will give us a bnrrel of gas
oline.
We'll guarantee not to light the gas
oline and Father's cigarettes at the
same time.
He went to the Elks , all right.
If you haven't bought 'em yet , you'll
probably put it off till Saturday at
10 p. m.
Aren't men chumps ? A Norfolk man
knows it makes him cough to smoke
and he keeps on smoking.
Yes , that's just who It is.
Only five moro days.
But how those five days used to
drag out , In the years gone by !
"If you haven't got my Christmas
present before this , you needn't get it
nt nil , " a Norfolk woman said to her
husband. "If you didn't plan the gift
n month ago , I don't want It"
The early shopper is now urged to
become the early shipper.
They say Charles "W. Morse , the
banker-convict , is slowly dying. So
are we.
"ED. " HOWE'S PHILOSOPHY.
( Copyright 1911 ; Geo. Matthew Adams. )
When your children become so large
that they call you "father , " instead of
"papa , " you will begin to realize thnt
you are becoming old.
Do you remember that you once be
lieved if you could accomplish a cer
tain tiling , you would bo a happy man ?
And do you remember that within a
few months after accomplishing It ,
you wore as unhappy as over ? And Is
it not probnble that you will bo equally
restless nfter accomplishing your next
ambition ?
You cnn't renlizo how few dollnrs
there nro in a $5 bill until you brenk
it.
Much ns children admire their pa
rents , at the bottom of their hearts
the children believe that when they
aio grown , they will he great Improve'
inentH on them.
The experience the world , ls
worth more tlnut the experience of anyone
ono mnn.
Ueforo doing anything its a result of
onlhuslnsm or excitement , ee if your
enthusiasm or excitement will not
wear off.
There l nlwnys u controversy going
on ns to who Is the worst mnn In
town ; but nobody seems to cnre nbout
the best man In town.
Good news travels ; not so rapidly as
had news , ( if course , but do a good
thing , and people will hear of It , In
time.
No one can bo entirely sntlsfnctory ;
Christ , the most peifoct man thnt ever
lived , wns crucified by n lot of kick-
eis , nnd they won't admit to this dny
that they were in the wrong.
A little bnd luck hns euietl mnny a
man of folly.
When there Is a popular visitor nt a
house , theio Is a great fuss among the
children ns to which shnll "sit by her"
nt the table.
A lot of big mouthed men nre always
telling you a number of things you
should not do.
It Is surprising how mnny grown
people there are who cannot spell.
1 grently envy those men who nre
compelled to go to New York or Chicago
cage two or three times a year on bus
iness. When I visit those towns , It Is
pure lonflng ; my business Is nlwnys
nt home.
In summer , a mnn with nn automo
bile can make me feel envious , but in
winter a mnn with n sleigh cannot.
I'm always cold when sleighing , and
the horses hit me with snow balls
from their feet.
So fnr ns 1 nm able to make out ,
people read the stories in the mngn-
zincs for the sole purpose of saying :
"I could have written a better one my
self. "
I often sny : "They cnn't fool me. "
But they often do.
If it's your deal , nnd you know you
can turn a jack from the bottom without -
out detection how many times in ten
do you resist the temptation ?
If n mnn will reduce his faults , he
will find thnt he has also reduced his
expenses.
Every one can stand a little more
than he thinks he cnn.
If a man hires a servnnt girl , he
doesn't think his wife hns anything
to do.
A pretty mnn nlways believes ho Is
entitled to extrn privileges , nnd Is
mad half the time because he doesn't
get them. For it is always the case
that the ugly men get tvciything nwny
Irom the pretty men.
Even the wives of the very best bus-
bands are eager to earn a little money
for themselves.
There is no remedy for most of the
public ills of which wo nil complain ;
but you can help yourself some , by
attending strictly to your own busi
ness , while your opponent is looking
for a remedy.
In most newspapers you will find
this line : "Keep something going on. "
Is tills the renson so much goes on ?
We nil nre looking for more money
and less work ; but what we actually
find Is that more money means more
work.
You have a remedy for folly if you
acquire more sense than others , and
lenrn how to use it.
If there is a way of manufacturing
prosperity , let us experiment until we
find it ; but I find I am able to accom
plish mighty little with my vote.
Taxes are high , but the more money
you have , the better you can afford to
bo robbed by taxation.
People have trimmed the orthodox
hell until it is rather a comfortable
place. They have done the same thing
with unfairness ; they have made It
almost respectable , but they cnn never
mnke it comfortable or profitable.
The older you grow , the more con
vinced you become that you must be
your own best friend.
Always remember that the neigh
bors watch you closely , and that the
neighbors are very particular.
When a wife dies , the husband
nearly always says : "Well , I was a
great trial to her ; I would do better if
I hnd my life to live over. " But when
n husband dies , the widow nearly nl
ways snys : "Well , I did ray duty , "
Most people nre alsvnys expecting
something important to happen. As a
reporter I have noticed that nine people
ple out of ten , when asked for an Item ,
reply : "Nothing new : as yet , "
So many things easy to recommend
are hard to do.
Love is a game In which both play
ers usually cheat.
There is no such thing as a convinc
ing argument , although every man
thinks ho has one.
It Is not a pleasant thought for the
men , but most widows seem to Jog
along pretty comfortably ; no widow
looks us though she had cried all
night.
SATURDAY
NIGHT
SERMONS
BY
OUIt imOTIICIl IN UONUS.
Text. "I wan In prison and > ci cuinn
unto ino " Mutt xxv , SO
Kvcr moot lilin-your brother l
bonds ? Think of him MB n wild beast
to bo manacled , kept behind stmio
walls Hiul Iron bars ? You inu.v llnd
him quiet , commonpnee. foiul or i lill-
ilron and flowers ; possibly reminds .Mm
of your cousin Hob out west. Trtiili IH ,
he's JiiHt your brother cnught In HII. !
The Kitddost and most pathetic .story
In the hlHtory of the world In our treat
ment of tluiHo who go nutrny. The
crlmlnnl Is n defective. He commits
crimes not because of Htrongth , but" ot
weakness. Ho Is u sick child. Hygiene ,
nutrition , education nnd environment !
would have changed his course. So
ciety must bo protected from him na
from smallpox , nnd the Hick one must
bo cured. The condition that produces
this crlmlnnl ought to bo remedied.
He's Ignorant not in "rending , 'riling
nnd 'rlthmetlc , " but his vlow la wrong.
Society Is first n possible victim , then
n vindictive enemy. Government Ifl pol
itics , police purl of the gang. Hunger ,
drink , Illegitimacy , nn unjust social
system , arc slippery stones In his path.
Do doesn't know that which you know
Hint most causes nnd most remedies ,
the kingdom of vice and virtueHo
within him.
A Syatem Thal't Wrong.
Our prison system's wrong. It's a
ghastly farce ncndlng n man to Jail ,
where ho will bo fed and shelter ! ,
wlillo the innocent members of the
family arc left outsldo jail walls to
starve or worse. Who's punished
the man or his llttlo twelve-year-old
girl soliciting male passcrsbyV lie
ought to be allowed to work nnd earn
ings , after jnil board bill , bo Kent to
that family. In my county n man stele
9100 worth of copper wire from n cor
poration thnt Is daily robbing the poor.
It was his first offense , but he got
three years "ns nn example. " The \
state robbed him of three yeara of his
manhood , nnd ho hns como buck to so
ciety 1 in bit to red and nctunlly driven
to steal ngnln. Ho now hns n "record. "
Ho Is being dogged nnd shadowed.
Three times he hns got work nnd three
times hns been discharged n "Jail
bird. " The police and detectives to
keep up their "record" will hound him
till they hnvo him back of the bars
ngnln. Then , ngnln. the long fixed sen
tence is wrong. A crime is committed.
Public demands heavy punishment
Five , ten , twenty yenrs nro given.
There's n thrill of gratified vindictive-
ness. The pennlty Is nwful. The public
recognizes It with n shudder of horror ,
but it Is BOOH forgotten. The victim
goes nwny to suffer. When the public
hns long since forgotten it ho is still
undergoing punishment Consumption
sets In ; rheumatism racks hla body ;
hair Is gray ; skin IB ghastly. It's a
mistake , a shocking perversion of Jus
tice. He Is burled alive. The electric
chair Is more merciful. Reformed ? Ite-
pented ? Yes. years ago. Then parole-
him. Our right to keep n ninn In prison
stops when he censes to be a criminal.
The system is "kind" to the erring ,
however. Of COO grnves I snw In a lit
tle cemetery of our most fninous prison
400 had died between the ages of twen
ty nnd thirty ! Others go mad. Mnttea-
tells the story. God be merciful !
Thieves and Thioves.
"Yes , preacher , but ho wan a pick
pocket , embezzled , used false pre
tenses. " I know , but why isn't It
criminal when a corporation does It ?
The gas company bribes city council
nnd charges $1 for eighty cent gas. Oil ,
beef , sugar , flour nro rnlscd becnuso
ono mnn "corners" the market Others
drug food and babies die , sell fourteen
ounces to the pound nnd cheat the
poor. Hard times fill prisons. Arrests
Increase as price of food goes up. One
house of correction warden tells mo he
had 000 more cases in last panic year
than today. Potty larceny done In
deepalr was chief cause. Street walk
ers went up in numbers 75 per cent
"All poor people. " he added thought
fully. Why weren't there any rich
In the number ? The answer is food
for thought It also explains growth
of socialism. Then frequently men
of wealth escape. If a man is poor
nnd has n poor lawyer or none ho Is
convicted , thereby establishing his
guilt. If he has money nnd gets one
or many skilled lawyers ho may es
cape nnd so IB declared innocent "Let
the prisoner stand up , " says "Hlz-
zoner. " "Where's his lawyer ? " He
doesn't have any or ono not skilled In
defense. Then of course he's guilty.
It's a quick job.
The Caught and th Uncnught.
The number of uncnught criminals
la ten times as great na the caught
The real Jail la out of doors. If I got
$5 worth of groceries nnd move nwuy
without paying I'm as much n thief ns
the fellow who broke In the bock win
dow nnd took thnt amount from the
shelves. At least Christ said sol From
great manufactory waste "byprod
ucts" nro now used nnd represent n
good share of value. The criminal Is
the waste product of society , once
valueless and hopeless. Punishment
for. vengeance only. But modern
Christ men are at work , saying that
the criminal Is still n human being ,
even though ho has sinned against so
ciety , nnd that saving a mnn is n great
deal bigger business than burying him
olive. Maude Dnlllngton Hooth let
her nnmo be writ largo helped us
mightily to remember Pilate's prisoner
who was condemned and executed and
who snld. "I was In prison and ye
came unto me. "
A want ad campaign will got you
acquainted with a lot ot people- who
want to buy homes and the home you
want to aell would surely null some of V
them. V