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The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26
Practical Result of the Yacht Races.

The international yacht races of
Sandy Hook have demonstrated one
thing which is even more important
than the possession of the America :
cup, and that is the practicability OF
the Marconi system of wireless teleg'
raphy. The experiments were conduct
ed under the direction of the inventor
himself, Signor Marconi coming to this
country expressly for the purpose OF
testing his system in reporting the
yacht races. The results must have
realized his highest expectations, as
they conclusively proved that the sys.
tenn was practical Mt least for short dis.
tances.
With unerring accuracy the Marconi
instruments licked off in the Morse
alphabet every change in the move
ments and sails of the contesting
yachts. Every breeze was described and
every favoring wind that filled a sail OF
the Columbia or the Shamrock was
flashed i'm wireless words to the shore
from Signor Marconi's boat and thence
to New York city.
Wherever the Marconi bulletins were
posted in New York the public was less
than IS seconds behind the yachts, and
in some instances less than 80 seconds
In no public event of this character in
this country has the public been enabled
to follow SO closely the happenings and
movements of the participants.
The system is by no means as intri-
cate and mysterious as people have been
wont to regard it. There is no signal.
ing in wireless telegraphy, no flashing
of lights from point TO point, as many
have supposed. 1t is the simplest kind
of Morse telegraphy, except that the
message is carried on a vertical wire
to such a point in midair as is neces-
sary to deliver a message which will
produce without fail sound waves that
will not meet with interruption be-
tween points of sending and receiving.
These sound waves when transmitted
TO the upper ether are taken up by a
receiver that is tuned to the same point
of synchronism as the machine which
sends the message and are recorded by
a Morse ticker.
The demonstration of the utility of
wireless telegraphy in reporting the
yacht races is a distinct triumph for
science. the results of which are likely
to be farreaching in the industrial and
commercial world. So successful were
the experiments that government Off
Gals who witnessed them are already
advocating the utilization of the system
in the operations of the United States
army and navy
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

The republican prosperity is not Sec
tional in it's blessings. The Gr~eenville,
Miss, Times, a local demot ratio paper,
gives this pen picture of existing con
ditions there, which can find it's counter.
part in ten thousand other towns. 1t
says: "Greenville has never been so full
of life, energy, hope and business activ
ity as now. It's streets are crowded
with buyers and sellers. it's stores are
handsomely stocked with new goods,
important public improvements are in
progress, and private buildings and
That is surely a bright picture, toe
bright for the demo-populist combina-
ton to profit by.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

About Is pears ago the government
began the compilation of the records Of
the Union and Confederate armies,
which are officially known N the Rebel
and twenty volumes have already been
printed, at n cost of nearly three millions
of dollars, and the series Is not yet
completed II is the most exhaustive
work ever attempted under the direction
of the government, and will be n mine
of exhaustiblc wealth and assistance to
period of the republic.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

The ratio between labor and silver is
also gradually widening and the fusion.
lists have but little hope to strengthen
their cause by comparisons of this ma
ture. What will really become of their
campaign material by next year no one
can tell. If their friend, Aggy, should
suddenly discover that Uncle Samuel is
as harmless as a lamb, when his gentle
ness is not disputed, they would indeed
be in a bad way and no one could sin
cerely blame them if they should resur-
rect the old free trade corpse and inject
new life into it.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

r. g. Miles of limerick, republican
candidate far county treasurer, is adding
many friends To his already long list
this fall. He is II mar of known merit
and al ,hough n large portion of his days
have been spent on the farm, he has
kept in close touch with the progress of
the world and knows exactly what IL
needed to make an acceptable official to
the people lie is n man OF established
reputation and honesty and the voters
will make no mistake in entrusting to
him the troasurcr's office.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Tho f%usionists hope to array the sa.
loon vote against Judge Reese by the
proclamation hat he is n prohibitionist.
Inasmuth ~ the question of prohibi-
ton is not before the people and it
would be impossible for the judge to
close the saloons even IL he so desired,
their object is plainly one of buncomb.
Even the lowest characters among the
saloon or any other element admire u
good clean man who will deal out justice
to MI OH tho bench, and many of their
votes will be recorded for Reese this
fall.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

S. l.. Gardner is a campaigner of
known reputation and he is proving
himself entitled to n record in that line
this fall. He is not only vigorous in the
work but clean, and is making friends
wherever he goes. People are surprised
at his work and he is causing consterna-
ton in the ranks of the enemy. While
he has nothing but good words for his
opponent, he is winning many for him
self. His energy as a campaigner is an
indication of what he can accomplish if
elected to the office to which he aspires
and there is no question but that he
will perform all its functions in a most
satisfactory manner His opponents
concede that he is q strong man and
that he is setting them a swift pace.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

The Oxford club, one of the most
prominent organizations inf Boston, was
recently raided by the police and about
$4,000 i'll poker chips and paraphernalia
captured. Twenty-seven men were ar.
rested and taken to the station house,
among the number being some Of the
prominent business men of the place.
Ii is this kind of immoralitv in ouI
larger cities as well as in the smaller
villages of the land, that does more &c
demorali2e society than all else. Young
men and boys are not attracted by the
drunken orgies or the midnight gambling
of the regular bum" or the professional
tough = they know enough to be dis
gusted with it. But when the man who
moves in the best social circles" the
man who would be surprised if you die
not treat him as ''eminently respect,
able, carouses, gets drunk or CANDLES
and still keeps his place in society un.
disturbed, it is confusing TO the Mora
sense of the community. The facts art
men ought to be treated alike. ''Tht
way of the transgressor is hard" If il
isn't it ought to be. Boston has set /
good example in calling DOWN leading
business men" who are unworthy citi
gems.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Henry Watterson is "A democrat, but
he is more than that. He is first of all a
liberty loving American. He has nc
patience with the cry Of imperialism
aud warns his party leaders of the sure
result of their anti.expansion cry in
these words: No party IN this country
has ever yet thrown itself across the
highway of the country's progress and
arrayed itself against the soldiers in the
field, without marching to sure defeat.
The bugaboo of imperialism will brighten
no one. The mankind of the nation has
its face set toward the future and keeps
step to the music of progress"
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

The present outlook is that this fall
will inaugurate a season of building and
improvement in Norfolk the like of
which has not heen witnessed for years.
With the opera house and the new Cath,
olic church under course of erection an
opportunity for present employment is
given to all builders and it is extremely
probable that they will encourage other
improvements next spring, Conserya.
tive people believe that a new era OF
progress is opening to Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

There was something of grim humor
in the offer of a young lion, tie emblem
of British sovereignty, by Cecil Rhodes
to the delegation of Dutchmen from
the Transvaal who recently visited
Cape Town. The gift was certainly
not in good taste and was spurned by
the Beers. The latter, however, would
have had the best end of the jest had
they accepted the symbolic beast, TAX
in it home and placed it in a cage in
The public square of Pretoria that the
Boer youth might have as an object
lesson a ''caged lion"
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Mr.. Bryan says he will never rest
until the financial policy of this country
is freed from the dictation of the London
clearing house, II the poor man only
knew it he might begin to rest right
away. Some ont ought to have relieved
his mind long ago by telling him that
the London clearing house has nothing
whatever to do with debating the
financial policy of the United States.
There are non quite SO blind as those
who are determined not to see.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

for the position of county clerk, to
which position he aspires by virtne of
the republican county convention, and
there is no disputing the fact that he
will take good care of the Office. He is
making n thorough cumpaign and estab.
fishing n record rs n vote. gctter that
may well be envied. Heis n man whose
list of acquaintances and friends is
large and They are very much interested
in seeing him make n winning fight. A
vote for Mr.. Bauch is n voteI..for the
right man.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

In the year 1898 this country exported
more than 800, 600, 900 worth of metal
working and electrical machinery. 1t
would be a very difficult and up hill job
to convince the men who built those
machines, the coal diggers who fur
nished the coal to run them, the mer-
GIANTS who supplied the groceries for
this army of employees, the farmers who
raise the products that thy eat, that
they had no interest in foreign markets.
Any party which has the audacity and
obtusenss to oppose an extension of our
foreign markets will find that it has run
up against a veritable stone wall of pub.
lie protest, and it will be repudiated at
the polls.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Henry Watterson advocates three
things in regard to the Philippine ques-
ton First, fight the war in the Philip,
pines to a finish second, establish order
in the archipelago; third, create such q
government there as seems best to us.
That is Mr.. Watterson's program and il
is at the same time just what Mr.. McKin,
ley is doing. Henry had better quit
democracy altogether and come ovei
where he can be appreciated,
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26
An Honor to the County.

Chris Schavland has made an excellent
official rs clerk of the district court-in
fact he has made the best record of any
clerk heretofore holding the position.
With the attorneys who perhaps come
in contact with the clerk more than
any other class of people, the sentiment,
regardless OF party, is that they would
not like to have n change. Mr.. Schav.
land isa thorough conscientious official
and an honor to the county official list.
Even the opposition press has good words
for him ms is evidenced by the following
taken from the Times. Tribune of Jan.
uary 1, 1899:
Chris Schavland, clerk of the district
court of Madison county, was born Au.
gust %, 1865, near the city of Stavanger,
Norway, After having received n com.
mon school education he entered n
Latin school mt Stavanger in 1890, and
having taken a combined commercial
aud classical course graduated in 1883,
after which he continued his classic
study at said school for one year. He
came direct from Norway to Newman
Grove, Madison county, Nebraska, in
the spring of 1885, within ten days after
his arrival securing n position rs clerk
in the general store of Geo, Il. Rowland
at that place. In the fall of 1887 he
was offered and accepted n position with
the then newly organized Newman
Grove State Bank, first rs bookkeeper,
afterwards as assistant cashier and later
rs cashier, which position he held until
the spring of 1894, when he resigned
and accepted n position with the Citizens
State Bank of said place.
''In the same year he went into the
farm, loan and insurance business and
continued in said business in the year
1898. In 1888 he was one of the organ
izers of the Newman Grove Improv-
ment Society, n building and loan asso-
citation, and was secretary of said society
from the time of the organization until
elected to his present office. In 1893
he was the republican nominee
fer county treasurer of Madison county,
but failed to be elected. In 1895 he was
elected to the office of clerk of the district
court of said county, and is now serving
his first term in that office"
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

The Omaha Bee very frankly acknowl.
edges the mistake it made when during
previous campaigns it Landed Silas
A.. Holcomb as the man who would
purge Nebraska of jobbery in the
state house and who would stand for
good government under any and all cir
cumstances. The Bee admits that after
a fair trial Silas has been found want
ing in every one of those virtues which
he was supposed to possess to M emf
nent degree. Says the Bee: During
the four years of his career as governor
he has had ample opportunity to prove
what mettle he is made of and he has
proved a lamentable failure in every
respect. He has exhibited a lack of
moral stamina at every stage and sur
rendered himself to a coterie Of disrep.
utable politicians formerly disowned and
discarded by the old parties. Instead of
exercising his prerogatives faithfully,
fearlessly and impartially, he has
truckled to corporate monopoly and
made reform n by-word and r%eproach."
The Bee isnow trying to undo the wrong
it did III supporting Holcomb in previous
campaigns, and in acknowledging that
it was wrong before it shows itself more
candid than most of the politicians and
papers are, especially during a campaign.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Ex-Governor Altgeld, who it is said
resigned his place on the ways and
means committee that he might devote
his whole time to the promotion of
Bryan's presidential candidacy, is about
to Invade this state to give the candidate
n boost. He is advertised to speak at
Wayne on Friday evening of this week.
This country remembers Mr.. Altgeld us
governor of Illinois refusing to protect
life and property in Chicago when it
was ut the mercy of a mob. He is an
arrant demagogue, and because of the
fact that he is a sort Of a political curl.
osity he will doubtless draw a big crowd
at Wayne.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Mr.. Bryan's attempt to makei it appear
that he was defeated in Kentucky in
1896 by being counted out, leads the
Minneapolis Journal to inquire if he is
really DESTROYS of becoming the great
American humorist.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

While n year ago it took a certain
number of bushels of wheat to buy a
diamond-it now takes twice as many
bushels to buy the same quality of stone.
When will this thing cease? 1t will
soon be impossible for the common
p~eople-editors included-to live in this
country, unless our good Father Bryan
can really and promptly give us relief
something, by the way-more than talk.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Young Cornelius Vanderbilt has
received a great many friendly notices
during the past few weeks because
rather than not marry the girl that he
loved, he put up with receiving only
$l0,0 0O, 900 from his fathers estate,
And yet we've known young men
equally persistent in wedding the girl
of their choice who didn't get ten mil.
lion dollars.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Massachusetts republicans enthus-
iastically sustained the president in their
recent state convention, and Senator
Hoar is out in a statement in which he
says the president is right and that his
Owl attitude in regard to the Philippines
has been wrong.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

The Memphis Commercial Appeal is a
democratic paper. This sentiment,
taken from its columns, will receive
wide endorsement from the voters OF
the country "rhe succession of Medi,
cine men, with their herbs and nostrums,
has made the democratic party, which
THY have controlled for the past few
years, the despair of the patriot and the
hope of the charlatan and empiricist."
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

army. They are after the German vote,
hut they are not likely to get 1t on any
such n cry. The Germans of Iowa are
n thrifty, entcrprising set Of American
citizens and they know too much to be
caught by such chat This talk Of i'm
porialism is ridiculous.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

A conservative estimate places the
amount spent by the people of the
United States in attending the theatre
at not less tnan $40, 900, 900 annually.
When Norfolk's new opera house is
completed these figures a be revised
somewhat.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

assist him in performing the work of the
county clerks office. For all this the
work will bear the closest inspection,
while his annual settlement with the
county board showed a nice little excess
of $ili.l 10 (the greatest ever known in
this county, and in no case did he ever
charge anyone more than the legal fee.
This kind of a record is pretty tough on
the tax payers though, is it not?
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Upon the announcement that Pitts
burg is building 300 steel gondolas for
Egypt, an exchange asks: "What is
the world coming too 1t is very evil
dent that it is coming more and more to
the United States for almost anything
il wants
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

The United States is not buying off
instructions. There is only one way
for the Filipinos to have peace. That
is by unconditional surrender. It's the
old way Grant had, and it still goes.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Aguinaldo has in his ranks II general
who would accept cash for the betrayal
and surrender of his leader to the enemy.
Aggy should also keep M eye on his
American supporters-they might pos,
sibly be induced to surrender him for n
consideration.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Sir Thomas Upton is probably salts
fed by this time that the Yankees still
know n thing or two about boat build.
ing, having beaten the pride of the
English shipbuilders' art. Sir Thomas
may rs we'll sail home again and see if
he can have a yacht built Oh more scien.
tifc lines, and then he may be in posi-.
ton to try another time to win the cup.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Admiral Dewey has survived the first
course of his enthusiastic welcome, been
formally relieved from his official duties
by the president, and now he will settle
down in the home which an admiring
people have provided for him in Wash
ington, where he will take a well earned
rest.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

The fact that everything has an ap.
pearance of republican victory in Ne
braska this year should not cause the
party workers to throw aside their har.
ness and take it easy. Keep the bal
rolling and make the majority a large
one, so that there will be no question
as to the sentiment in the state.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Some one has made the statement
that Mayor Jones of Toledo looks bet
ter than his pictures. This would he
considered more startling if it wasn't so
true of everyone else.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

With bank failures so rare hat they
are almost unknown, with victories for
their favorite Aguinaldo as scarce as
hens teeth, these are indeed dull day S
for the democrats.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Advertising is n means to an end.
The use of printers ink will draw trade
to n store, but it depends on how n GUS
toner is treated by the salesman as to
whether the trade is kept. Printers
ink can show the way-obliging man.
ners and fair dealing must do the rest.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

All this talk about the democratic
party handling the trust question is
utterly irrelevant and sheer waste Of
time. The trust problem will be settled
long before the democratic party gets
near enough to any pratical success to
handle anything.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

The news comes ovor the wire that n
New York woman has sued her husband
for divorce. Who would she sue!
Somebody else's husband?
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Prosperity has resumed business Mt
the old stand, is doing more than ever
before and the crime of 49, is no longer
visible even to the naked eye of the
populist,
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

For the benefit of the Times Tribune
and Others who have been criticizing the
career of County Clerk Heilman, we will
say that besides his sons and daughters,
brothers and sisters, nieces, nephews,
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

George Fred Williams says that the
only cure for the trust problem is
through the election Of William Jen-
nings Bryan to the presidency. But
does George Fred tell the truth? In
1896 he declared that prosperity could
come only with the free coinage of silver.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

If antitrust laws would rid the coun-
try of trusts, there would be few of
them left by this time. Thirty states
have already passed rigid laws of this
kind.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

The people of P%ittsburg, Penn, have
Just voted to appropriate $1,000 600 for
public improvements. Pittsbnrg is
public spirited.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Dun's and Bradstrcet's commercial
reports will not be- used NJ campaign
documents by the democrats this year
or next.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

In Iowa this year the democrats are
making their campaign almost entirely
on the issue of Imperialism" The silver
question AMI the trusts are scarcely
alluded to, while great emphasis is
placed on the perils of a large standing
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

1t is estimated that there is now
81 200, 600, 900 in gold in the United
States. The amount has doubled since
the gold standard was endorsed.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

A balloon corps is to be sent to South
Africa az n part of the British war
forces. The result will be watched
with much interest.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

An army of 100, 900 men today is
relatively less than nj army of $4,000
was in 1884. Imperialism is n misnomer
and everybody knows it.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

A st. Paul paper divides tho year into
three "ball' scasons-football, base
ball and snow ball.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

If Mr.. Bryan had as much Judgment
as he has lung power he'd be all right
for the presidency. But he hasn't.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

It seems a contradiction in terms, but
IL is truo nevertheless that winter goods
40 up in the fall season,
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26
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Adeline Patti was born in Madrid,
but Just when is not stated,