fHK NORFOLK VVEKKLYJNKWS-JOUKNAL : b HI DAY MAY , 8 1008.
[ tie Norfolk Weekly News-Journal
The Newn. KHtAtillBheil. 18S1.
_ Jqiirniil. ISntntilliihod. 1871.
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No. 22. lIiiHliiiixa Olllcu and Job Houiiifv
No. II 22.
Hlclianl Hobson la preparing fur
war with Great Ilrltuln. Tlio 1- --.In-
ntlvu llolJHon's horizon IB always dark
with war clouds nn : ! " ; cn l.r iiutH on
thu panoplies of war , It's for no llttlo
retail job.
Anna Dragau of Bridgeport ,
Conn. , has the most unique position
known to be occupied by any young
Indy In thu state. Shu IB the olllclal
germ hunter at the milk Inspection
laboratory.
An Immigrant who landed In Now
York last week brought nine children
and a plow. The best thins ho could
do with the plow would bo to sell it tea
a museum of antiquities , whllo ho
learns to ride a Bulky plow , American
fatililon.
Governor Johnson rises to explain
that ho is "simply 1111 In , ; a few speu'iv
Ing dates that wciu made for him be
fore there was talk of his becoming
n candidate for tl.o , , . . - . , ; cy. " Mr.
Uryan Isn't rnakh.t , vjcplanatlons of
this sort.
In Guatemala , a long c.ir.ct : vol
cano has awakened from Us sleep and
great apprehension Ir * elt bec 'iso *
It. But although the Denver conven
tion is only three months away , noth
ing has been heard from David B.
Hill. Ho may still be a democrat , but
is a very , very dead one.
Mr. Bryan says Taft's candidacy for
the presidency is very shaky. It's a
case where the wish Is father to the
thought. Mr. Bryan's opinion regardIng -
Ing the man who will undoubtedly
contest with him for the chief gift In
the hands of the people is necessarily
so biased as to be of little value.
An annual cleaning up day has be
come a llxed institution in Spokane.
On a certain day In early spring , busi
ness is suspended as far as possible
and forty or fifty thousand men spend
the day In cleaning up back yards ,
alleys , streets , any place that needs
cleaning. It Is a good Idea and one
that many cities might well emulate.
Just why the nflllctlon of an en
dorsement from the "Civic Federa
tion" should be added to the other
troubles of Mayor Sturgeon just at
this time is not quite apparent , in
view of the fact that a majority of
the people who compose the "federa
tion" have only ceased voting against
Sturgeon for mayor. Perhaps this Is
one of the methods adopted to try to
make his administration unpopular
early in the game.
TUB LICENSE PROTESTS.
From the action taken by a local
committee of the W. C. T. U. In filing
remonstrances against every appli
cant for a saloon liquor license In
the city , It would appear to be the
aim of the reformers to make Norfolk
a prohibition town.
Regardless of theories as to prohi
bition , any studied thought of the
local situation must bring the inev
itable conclusion that Norfolk is no
community in which to try out abso
lute prohibition. That any such at
tempt , if successful , must work havoc
and positive detriment to the commu
nity , is the pretty unanimous opinion
of the business Interests.
That there are badly conducted sa
loons is conceded. That there are
men to whom no license for operating
saloons should be granted , Is equally
true. But that liquor Is going to be
consumed and sold In Norfolk , prohi
bition or no prohibition , and that there
is a large element of people in and
tributary to this city who demand a
licensed , legal place where they can
obtain their moderate beverages the
taking of which they consider their
own private business Is also general
ly admitted.
Norfolk Is too liberal a town , toe
( cosmopolitan a town to allow the
radical theories of any one set of In
dlvlduals to rule the entire commu
nlty.
nlty.That
That the W. C. T. U. would have
had support In protesting agalnsl
granting licenses to certain Individ
uals , la apparent. But that they hav (
lost sympathy for their cause by re
monstrating against every applicant it
Norfolk , some of whom are just as
clean and just as respectable as any
saloon men who could be found any
where , can not for a moment bo con
tradicted.
FOR STATE AUDITOR.
Silas R. Barton for state nudltor
will bo one of the names presentee
to the republican voters of Nebraskr
nt the primary election held In Sop
temher to choose party candidates
And Silas R. Barton will be the winner
nor , not only nt the primary olectior
but at the general election as well
There Is not a man in the state wlu
can beat him at cither election , Mr
Barton Is now serving his fourtl
term as grand recorder of the A. O
U. W. of thlH Htate , and his record In
that position IB absolutely without
flaw. So well does he stand In the
order that the last time ho was chos-1
on to tin- position ho now holds , hlR
election was practically unanimous
and the grand lodge added a substan
tial Increase to his salary just to
show Us appreciation of his worth to
the ( irder.
No man over stood closer to a grent
body of men than Mr. Barton does to
the lO.OOO Workmen In this state , with
whom he comes In contact In a busi
ness way every month. Exacting In
! IH ! requirements as to the manner In
which reports shall reach him , ho lias
won the udmlratlon of evui those
men whom he has been obliged to ask
to correct Inaccuracies , whllo the
membership at large feels that ho Is
looking after their interests in such
a manner as to prevent possible
trouble In the future. Strict In his
business methods , yet affable and gen
ial , ho IB highly regarded and well
liked by all.
Nor are his admirers confined to
the ranks of Workmanship. He has
a broad acquaintance throughout the
state , and he numbers as a friend
practically every man who knows
him. Knowing him Intimately for a
number of years , the writer believes
he will make n spectacular showing
of " "tes at both elections , and that
after he Is elected he will make a
record In the state auditor's olllco
which for business ability , honesty
and strict attention to details has
never been exceeded. '
PREPARE TO DECORATE.
Norfolk is to have many gatherings
during the summer that will Justify
the decoration of business houses , and
preparation should bo made now for
having the town properly dressed up
for each occasion. It would be a good
Idea If each business house would lay
in a stock of bunting , flags and appro
priate decorating material to bo used
as the general foundation for decor
ations during each one of the festiv
ities that will bo held here this season ,
and then add enough special features
for each occasion to make It distinct
ively for the event that is taking plact.
In this manner each business house
will be able to make a better showIng -
Ing every time than if separate de
corations are purchased.
As an Instance , when the U. C. T.
state convention Is held here in May ,
there should be an abundant display
of national colors with a free use
of emblems of the organization. At
the close these colors can be taken
'own and used again at the Tiext
event , which will be the state conven
tlon of Eagles , and then other dls
tlnctlve features can be added.
Nothing leaves quite so good an Im
pression upon the minds of strangers
as to see a liberal display of colors
exhibited In their honor , and parti
cularly Is this true when some dis
tlnctlve motto or emblem Is display
tlon Is being made for those strangers
ed which signifies that the demonstra
Let us prepare now to make a show
ing for every public gathering to be
held In Norfolk this season , by plan
ning and purchasing the genera
groundwork for our decorations In
time to use them on the first occas
ion presented.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE.
While It is perhaps early to make
announcements of candidates for
county officers , yet the activity of the
Newman Grove Reporter In promoting
candidates for state representative
calls for the announcement of any
others who may have ambitions along
these lines before the Reporter suc
ceeds in closing the nominations in
both parties.
The Reporter first announces tha
Lew J. Young , a Bryan democrat o
Newman Grove , will be the demo
cratic candidate , and then a week ese
so later the same paper attempts to
find a man satisfactory to the republl
cans. It is announced that T. Alder
son , the present representative , wll
not again bo a candidate , and from In
formation gained through other sour
ces , this seems to be true. In its mis
slon of fixing the republican ticket tc
Its satisfaction , the Reporter pro
ceeds to place the name of C. A. Smltl
of Tllden and Win. Mclntosh of Emer
Ick In the field. Mr. Smith resent
the unathorlzed use of his name , am
says that ho Is neither a candidate no
has any Intention of being one. Mr. Me
Intosh has not been seen direct , bu
his friends say that It Is highly im
probable that he will consent to mak
a race for the nomination , as he 1
too busy n man with his great farn
and stock interests , to engage In th
political game.
To help the Reporter out of It
dilemma then , The News will plac
the name of Geo. N. Beels of Norfol
before the people of Madison count
as a fit person for the republicans t
send to the legislature. For twent >
two years Norfolk has not furnlshe
the representative from Madison coun
ty In the state legislature , and falrnes
would concede the place to this clt
this year If we want it. And we wan
It and wo put forward the name o
Geo. N. Beels ns our candidate.
Mr. Beels came to Norfolk thlrt }
two years ago , before the advent o
the railroad , as a newly fledged law
yer , a graduate from the state untver
ally of Iowa. He has always been a
actl\o , square toed republican , never
an olllco set'kor , never a bolter from
his party , and ho never owned a rail
road PIIHH. Always an enterprising
and progressive citizen , neither nar-
jw minded nor bigoted , ho has Iden-
lied himself with the Interests of
Norfolk and Madison county In a
ninner that would make him nn Idcnl
> prosontiitlvo In the next legislature ,
he Interests of Madison county with-
ut respect to locality , would bo con-
clentlously and honestly looked after
y Geo. N. Boels In the legislature.
TEN YEARS FROM DEWEY.
It was ten years ago on the 1st of
lay at daybreak that Commodore
Geo. Dewey spoke the words In Mnnl-
a Bay that sank the Spanish licet ,
mdo his name immortal and made
he United States a world power ,
here had been far bloodier battles
ought at sea than was fought that
lemorablo May morning In Manila
lay , but few have had more far readi
ng consequences. It removed the
United States forever from Its isola-
Ion and launched It upon a career
vhlch places it In the front rank of
ho powers that rule the world and
ave to do necessarily with the
vorld's affairs. It struck the yoke of
Spanish soverclgntty from ten million
laoplo and gave the Filipinos an op-
ortunlty for a new destiny under the
lag of the Republic. It gave the
America navy a prestige and fame It
md not enjoyed before. And now
en years have passed since that day.
During those ten years great changes
lave taken place among the Philip-
) lne Islands. The people there have
icon given a protection and a free
dom In the control of their own af-
alrs never dreamed of before and
mvo been extended all the rights of
American citizenship except that of
tatchood. To them it has been an
mmeasurablo gain and although the
Ime has been short there is an ap
preciable advance in their civilization.
Hero nt home , there has been a
rowing sense of the responsibilities
and obligations Incurred by our na-
lonnl expansion which has given us
.ho care of these millions of people ,
.housands of miles away from our own
and. It Is yet too early to determine
iust what the sentiment of the peo-
) le Is in regard to the value of the
slands. Even yet it seemed a mys-
: erlous dispensation of Providence to
.he great mass of the American people
.hat the Islands were thrust upon us.
But nevertheless there Is no disposi
tion on the part of the great majority
to evade the cost and the burden
which they signify. This much is
sure , at the end of ten years our vi
sion Is already clarified to some ex
tent as to the meaning of It nil , and
with the opening of the Panama canal ,
: ho increasing commerce on the Pa
cific and the Inevitable closer relation
with the Orient which the next few
years will rapidly bring to our atten
tion , wo shall find the answer more
definitely than we have as yet to the
question , "why did we take the Phil
ippines ? "
Having put our hand to the plow
there can bo no looking backward ,
and to every thoughtful citizen who
ponders over the coming problems of
the Pacific , with all its perplexities
and the problems which threaten , It
is apparent that the Philippines may
yet be a great source of comfort and
power and protection to this republic.
At any rate , we r ast not grudge pay
ment for the greater America which
discovered Itself In Manila Bay under
Dewey ten years ago.
APPLEBY FOR STATE SENATOR ,
The Stanton Picket announces the
name of R. Y. Appleby of that city as
republican candidate for state sena
tor from the Eleventh senatorial dis
trict , composed of the counties of Mad
ison , Pierce , Stanton and Wayne. It
Is pointed out by the Picket that In
years fone by It has been customarj
from the time we began electing sena
tors for the position to be filled first
by one county and then another , ro
tating the state senatorshlp among
the four counties composing the dls >
trlct , and each of the other three
counties having been represented Ir
the state senate since Stanton county
It seems to the Picket that It Is that
county's turn this year. The republl
cans of Stanton county therefore an
noujice the name of Mr. Appleby foi
the place , assuring republicans ol
the district that no mistake will be
made in selecting him as their candl
date this year.
The point raised by the Picket thai
It Is Stanton county's turn to name
the candidate for state senator foi
the Eleventh district Is unquestlon
ably well taken. The history of this
district shows that commencing wltl
1883 Madison county furnished th (
state senator in the person of S. H
Thatch ; in 1885 Madison county wai
again represented by A. J. Durland ;
in 1887 , Frank Fuller of Wayne countj
was the senator ; In 1889 , J. R. Man
ning of Wayne was elected ; In 189 :
Pierce county had the successful can
dldato when G. F. Kelper was elected
In 1893 , F. J. Hftle of Madison wni
elected ; In 1895 , John T. Bressler o
Wayne ; In 1897 , C. F. Muffly of Madl
son ; In 1899 , F. J. Hale of Mndlsoi
was elected the second time ; In 1901
W. W. Young of Stnnton ; In 1903 , J
M. Alden of Pierce ; In 1905 J. J. Wll
Hams of Wayne ; 1907 C. A. Randal
of Madison. Since 1883 Madison
county has furnished the state sena
tor nix Union , Wayne county four
times. Pierce county twice and Stnn
ton county once. In all fairness , then ,
It Is certainly Stnnton county's priv
ilege to name the candidate for sen
ator , mid It IH n matter of congratu
lation that the choice has fallen upon
IJoh Apploby , > \ intin well qualified to
111 ! the place. The writer has known
Mr. Appleby n score of years and he
heartily endorses the recommendation
nlvon him by the Picket , In part as
ollows :
For ninny years It has been custom-
ry to select the republican leglslat-
vo candidates * by rotation from the
3ountles and this year the privilege
of naming the candidate again de-
elves upon Stanton county. Ronllz-
ng the needs of the present situation
many Stanton county republicans sug
gest as their candidate for state sena-
or from the llth district n man who
s thoroughly acquainted with the du-
les of n legislator and who can bo de-
> ended upon to work for the Interests
of his constituents and to fearlessly
oppose graft or dishonesty In any
'orm whatsoever. In presenting the
name of It. Y. Appleby as a candidate
'or state senator from the llth sena-
orlal district , Stanton county republl-
cniiH do so with the assurance that
ic will prove In every way worthy of
such an honor and with the utmost
lonfidencc in his ability and integrity.
s'o man Is better known throughout
Stanton county than R. Y. , or "Bob"
Appleby , and none possesses in a
; reater degree the confidence and es-
eem of his fellow-citizens. Here he
grew to manhood and has spent prac-
.icaly his entire life. He has been
irominently identified with every pro
gressive movement In the develop-
uent of both city and county , and
ils time and energy have been freely
levoted to assist In advancing the
nterests of the community. Ho has
never been an olllce-seeker , Is inde
pendent In every way and is under
political obligations to no man. His
record In public service proves him
to be all that his friends claim for
ilm. He was twice elected county
clerk , both times he filled the office
with the most careful personal at
tention to every detail of the work
md devoted his entire time to the In
terests of the tax-payers. Since leav-
ng the office of clerk Mr. Appleby
ias been offered many political hon
ors by his party , but all of these he
.ins declined , being content to remain
an earnest worker in the ranks and
never seeking to gratify personal am
bition. He has consented to make the
senatorial race only at the earnest
solicitation of many friends through
out the district , who see In him the
man best fitted to represent this dist
rict in the Nebraska senate the man
who above all others can be trusted
to stand for a square deal to all , no
matter what influences may be
brought to bear upon him.
FAIR PLAY.
In refusing to take snap judgment
and Instantaneously reduce the num
ber of saloons Norfolk , without giv
ing reasonable warning to the men
who would be seriously affected by
the order , the city council did only
what was fair. If it were desired to
reduce the number of saloons In the
city , the only fair way would be to
give to the owners of stocks and rent
ers of buildings , who have their money
tied up in that' property , sufficient
time to adjust themselves to the new
order of things and save their Invest
ments.
The men who have their money tied
up in the saloon business in Norfolk
were given reason to believe that the
number would not be reduced this
year. The very fact that no warning
of any such intention was ever given
ought to have been enough basis for
expecting that none of the properties
would bo left stranded on dry land
within a moment's notice. And so ,
naturally , they made no preparations
looking to the emergency. They made
no plans to go Into business else
where. A snap judgment reduction
would have meant genuine financial
hardship to some of them.
In any sudden reduction of the num
ber , it would be exceedingly difficult
for a city to say , through its council ,
just which property should be pro
tected and just which should be In
jured. With several months of warn
ing , these property-owners could adJust -
Just themselves to the approaching
change.
There Is some question as to wheth
er or not the number of saloons ought
to be fixed nt this number or thnt
number by ordinance , drawing a def
inite line upon a rather indefinite
basis , any more than the number ol
establishments In any line of business
In a city Is fixed by ordinance. There
Is some question as to whether or not
the saloon business , so long as It ie
licensed and recognized as a business ,
should not bo conducted as any other
business , the number of establish'
incuts being regulated by the natural
demand , and every Individual estab
llshment being subject to a constant
and rigid supervision by officers ol
the law , with the purpose of Instantly
revoking any license which was
abused In any way by violating the
provisions set down for conducting
these establishments.
There Is some question as to wheth
er a city would be better off wltl :
seven snloons nt $1,200 license or
with twelve nt $750. $ For Instance
one saloon In one locality is good foi
Just so much legitimate business dur
Ing a year. Reducing the number ol
saloons In other parts of the towr
would not materially affect the Income
como of that salocai. Yet reducing UK
number of saloons increases the 11
cense upon this ono saloon. In othei
words , by the pressure of the hlghci
license , without increasing the natur
al Income of the place , the city praa
tlcnlly forces thnt snloon to do Ille
gitimate things In order to piny oven
oil the Increased license. Much of
the corruption In saloon * has come
from just such conditions.
Many people agree with Mayor Slur-
noon that the number should bo re
duced. Many snlnon men tnUo this
attitude. The mutter should be given
thorough investigation before the no
tion Is taken and then , If a reduction
weie found advisable , the onllncm. .
should he changed far enough In ad
vance to give fair wnrnlrr ' " " airt'ier
year.
Back to the nppctito if the man
goes the real rogr'"s foroo which
limits the number of snloo thnt can
exist profitably In a community. Re
duce the appetite and the number of
saloons falls off because of decreased
profits. Get at the demand nnd the
supply dies n nnturnl dcatK
The greatest work toward prohibi
tion being done today Is by the Indus
trial Institution which refuses to em
ploy the mnn who drinks. The fact
thnt the drinking mnn can't keep step
with the clear-brained man In doing
the work of the world nnd earning
the world's salaries , is the greatest
restrictive force on earth today for
temperance. And the appetite , rather
than the source of supply , IF " 'e ' log
ical place to begin worl" , ! f the num
ber of saloons Is to be reduced.
The city council of " " " nay
have this ono consolst' ' refusing
to take snap judgment In the mattni *
of reducing the number of saloons
without warning to the v' ' tlr.- ? i
their order. Even had they passed
an ordinance to thnt eu > " , remo"-
strances would still have boon filed
against the seven applicants to whom
they planned to grant licenses. For
It Is not to bo supposed for a moment
that the five rejected properties would
have remained Inactive , In the face of
being eliminated. The News has it on
good authority that from some of
these remonstrances would have been
filed and thus the same condition
brought about that now exists , with
this exception , that the council hns
acted fairly where otherwise it would
have been open to the charge of un
fair action.
THE BREAD LINE.
In the large cities of the country
there has been during the winter
without any question a large number
of unemployed men. It Is to the
credit of the people who read about
them and see them that there should
be a large amount of sympathy mani
fested In their behalf. In this free
land of ours , the man who has to
seek the bread line and be fed and
sheltered as nn net of public charity
is indeed In a deplorable condition
and deserves all the pity which can
be bestowed upon him If ho really
has done his best and sought honest
labor in vain.
The experience of a newspaper re
porter recently In the city of Duluth
Is of value as a revelation of the kind
of life lived by a large number of
these who are dally given their coffee
and sandwiches by others. In that
city the Bethel mission , conducted
by one of these large hearted sym
pathetic men who spontaneously de
sire to help their fellows and have a
passion for humanity with all Its woes
and Its weaknesses , was the rendez
vous of the unemployed. Morning
after morning during the month of
March three hundred men have lined
up waiting for their coffee and the
morning meal. The appeal from the
Bethel manager In behalf of these
men has met with ready response
from some , and severe criticism from
others. Some have denounced the
wealthy men of the city for not giv
ing these men more attention , whllo
others have in equally strong terms
condemned the men for living on
public charity. Just where the truth
is in such a matter as this , is very
difficult to ascertain. The ordinary
man has no time to investigate condi
tions nnd very naturally finds hlmsell
a partisan either for the bread liners
or against them.
A newspaper reporter of one of the
Duluth papers determined to find out
for himself just how deserving these
men were. He disguised himself ns
ono of the unemployed and mixed
freely with the bread line. In the
midst of a group of these fellows at
the Bethel the other morning who
were clamoring for a piece of bread
nnd a cup of coffee , In a room packed
to suffocation , the reporter sn'd , "Say ,
fellows , there's a guy that wants fif
teen men to work in a lumber yard ,
Let's chuck the brend line nnd get
there before the crowd henrs about
It. " Ono would have supposed that
under the clrcumstnnces there would
hnve been a bee line for the door
which would have cnused a stampede ,
but not so. The men about him
simply stared Into vacant space.
A second time the fact that there
was work for fifteen men was quietly
stated to the men directly about him
by the disguised reporter. They look
ed nt him a moment nnd then n seedy
looking Individual snld , "How long
yon been hero , kid , anyway ? " Tin
reply was "Just como in. " "Well,1
said the bread liner , "you'll get wise
There ain't ' a job In town nnd this It
the best plnco on the map thnt I know
of until the sun gets warmer. "
Presently all had had their morn
Ing inenl. A short religious service
to which they wore compelled to lis
ten for the privilege of staying there ,
was held and then the throe hundred
men bolted Into the street.
The reporter was onto his job nnd
watched them very closely to BCD
what they did nnd where they wont.
Within two blocks from ( ho Bethel ,
over fifty of them turned Into saloons
and within throe blocks more over n
hundred more went Inside the "wet
roods emporiums. " And as ho sifted
the small group who were left ho
found that they sought places In the
sunshine where they loafed away their
time. Not ono of them sought work.
The next morning he went with ono
hundred and twelve men who lodged
In the police station over night nnd
when released In the morning mndo
straightway for the Bethel to get
their breakfnst. There wore just two
exceptions. These men sought nnd
found something to do In order to
oat an honorable breakfast.
It would bo foolish , as It would bo
false , to put all men who arc unem
ployed in this class , but it Is n revela
tion that needs to bo understood by
the Ame.lcnn people. The fact Is wo
have arrived at that stage In our civili
zation where we have two classes of
Idle people , both of which are a foe
to progress and prosperity and both
of which -hould be sternly dealt with
the Idle rich nnd the Idle poor. The
Idle rich are numerically small in
number. They nro parasites on our
Bnclnl system and deserve and should
recf'vc ' nothing , but the contempt of
i > vf ry industrious American. The idle
poor are a large class. They arc
th"ifortunate and heedless who
drift down Into a loss of self respect
and nro willing that society should
take care of them.
For the honorable man who Is seek
ing work and willing to accept it ,
the most hearty sympathy as well as
practical and prompt help should bo
extended. There are such and due
discrimination should be made always
in their favor , but to the class of men
such as the Duluth reporter found
iilmself amongst , who are looking for
work and hoping that they will not
find It , ready to become a permanent
care upon society , there needs to bo
a different spirit manifested. These
people need to be taken in hand and
be made to understand that by the
sweat of his brow man shall earn his
dally bread and when he Is not willing
to do this , he should suffer the sever
est contempt of his fellows , The bread
line represents not so much starvation
oftentimes as it does lack of manhood.
AROUND TOWN.
May's toes were frosted that time.
How many May baskets did you
get ?
Mapcs' team played hard for the
Y. M. C. A. , even If they didn't get
the decision.
What's the sign when they hang
you a May basket with a corncob In
It ? Is thnt worse than a lemon ? .
There was sunshine In Charlie
Groesbeck's heart Tuesday , neverthe
less and notwithstanding.
You couldn't convince a man who
had been out on the street Monday
and Tuesday that there was anything
but wetness aboard.
"Stung again , " said a Norfolk man.
"I forgot to stock up with enough
extra pints to appease my thirst dur
ing the prospective drouth. "
Good morning , Mr. Sunshine. Glad
to see you're back. You've been
around the world a half dozen times
since your last visit to Norfolk.
Many a wash has been hung up for
a week , waiting for a chance to bo
hung out on the line. And Wednes
day morning's sunshine brought the
opening. What's the sign about
Wednesday washes ?
They traded off the regular trade
day this week , on account of the rain.
Saturday will see the fireworks. The
wise farmer will come to town Friday
morning for the circus and just stay-
over for trade day.
Wlnsldo Tribune : There is one
good thing about The Norfolk News.
It is what It is and isn't what it isn't.
Fremont Tribune : An incident at
Norfolk by which one of the school
ma'ams set fire to a bath robe with
n curling iron caused a suspicion In
the minds of some residents of that
place that all Norfolk school teachers'
ourls may not bo natural.
Stanton Register : Norfolk will
have n base ball team his year nnd
we are glad to see our neighbors get
in line for sport that is perfectly
clean and wholly American. It Is a
good base ball town nnd they will
have a fine team.
Crelghton Liberal : Ed. Brooks re
turned Thursday morning from Nor
folk where ho had been attending the
Bankers convention. The Crelghton
representatives of the bnnklng profes
slon returned Thursday morning nlso.
They appear well pleased with the
success of the meeting nnd the hos
pitality of the Norfolk people.
Nebraska City News : When Alii-
nnco did not get to entertain the next
state convention of the Eagles , Ne
braska City promptly put In a bid for
the convention , but the managers dld
(
not see fit to accent the proposition
submitted , but accepted the offer
nnitlo by Norfolk. This WIIB quite ft
disappointment to the local lodge n * ± \
It was nonenilly believed that we 4 L
would rupture the { ' ( invention. All \ . *
wo can do Is to coiiKnituliito Norfolk.
ATCHISON GLODE SIGHTS.
Some mighty sickly Individuals
sooin to know all about the rules < if
health.
The Lord loves a cheerful glvor nnd
the l/M'il knows Uioro nro very few
of thorn.
About the only wive euro for Urn
lolmcco habit Is to quit smoking nnd
loam to chew.
It Is. our Impression thnt the world
Is never a grent donl wlnor becnuso
of n coroner's verdict.
Buy n man's good will , nnd you will
find , ench time you hnvo occnslon ( o
nsk It , thnt the prlco hns gene up.
Something happens every day to
convince n man that the fees ) nrc , I
the only wise ones. '
To he n social success , you must
pretend you are having n good time
whether you are or not.
The man who declared there wnti
nothing now under the sun , may hnvo
been speaking of novels.
Ask any book agent or peddler who
sent him to you , and you will find it i
Is one of your best friends.
We have an Idea that the wotrten
pay a good deal of attention to the
hats worn by milliners.
A mnn does his own love-making
but he hires a lawyer when It cornea
to trying to get it undone.
As further proof of the Inferiority
of masculine taste , the woman wiy
most men prefer greens to salad.
When you got time , what becomes
of all the many things you intended
to do when you found it ?
No man is ever as indulgent with
his children as he was with his wife's
little sister before ho married her.
There are very few things that you ,
can receive an invitation to and not
be called upon afterwards to pay your
dues.
If every man tried as hard to .re
turn money as he tried to borrow it ,
there would be fewer debts in the
world.
What has become of the deaj ,
thoughtful , and handsomely dressed
'
woman who always wore her hats two
seasons.
The fact thnt two men do not agree
should not attract any more attention
than an additional drop of' water ill
the river.
When a husband nnd wife meet on
the street you cnn tell how they get
along nt home by the way they smile
nt each other.
Young people are no more to bo
blamed for what they dream in the
daytime , than older ones are for what
they dream at night.
The people in small towns are more
regular church-goers than those In
the large towns , because they have
nowhere else to go , and people who
can not afford theaters or dances are ,
as a rule greater church-goers than
those who can.
An Atchlson man who has helped
a good many people In his time , say *
he never yet helped a man that he
did not make an enemy out of him.
If you ever help anyone you must
keep it up , you must Increase your
gifts , or they will not be satisfactory.
These fellows who are always solic
iting favors because they have been
unfortunate will make you trouble if "
you are kind to them.
RELICS FOR SALE.
Storage Company Orders Collection
to Be Sold For Charges.
New York , May 2. Theater rellcn
of thirty years ago which were col-
looted by the late Annie Plxley anil
her husband , Robert Fulford , with a
quantity of the actress' personal ef
fects and household goods are on ex- .
hlbltion in an auctioneer's windows. > _ _ I -
The goods have been stored for some * '
years and have been ordered sold at
auction by the storage concern to pay
the charges.
The relics attracted much attention
from persons connected with the
theatrical profession yesterday chiefly
because of the remainders of Annie
Plxley's successful play , "M'liss , "
which she bought early In the ' 70'H
from Bret Harte nnd plnyed with
great success In the west. The nc-
tress first appeared in "M'liss" nt
Nlblo's Garden on Sopt. 23 , 1878 nnd
the play was so successful that for
ten years she played nothing else.
Then she appeared In "The Deacon's
Haughter. " Manuscript copies of the . .
lines of the two plays , written by the '
actress herself are included in the
relics. There are many pictures of
the nctress In costume nnd scrnp-
books containing clippings telling of
her successes. Several scrap-books
are filled with clippings tolling of the
actress' death in London in 1893. Ful
ford. who mnrried her in Australia
enrly In her cnreer was her manager v
during the years of her successes and
inherited a fortune from her , estlmnt-
ed nt 1500,000. Fulford left here five
years ngo nnd went to England to
live.