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The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-12-21
Wagon Prices Advance.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-An advance in
prices by all wagonmakers was advo-
Gated today at n meeting of the Ma
tional Wagonmakers association, and
it is probable that before the meeting
finally adjourns an advance Of at least
10 per cent will be made. Over SO rep.
resentatives Of leading firms through
out the country were present at the
meetinp
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-12-21
Only that which is worth keeping il
is worth getting

Iron and steel and other raw materi-
ols used in the construction of farm ma
chinery are from so to 60 per cent higher
than they were year ago.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-12-21
The Weather.


The following transfers of real estate
are reported by Chester A. Fuller, man.
ager of the Madison county abstract
office at Norfolk:
f, j Hale and wife to Howard
Miller Lumber Co. wd. lots 8,
10, IL, ~, l3 and ii block 26
Kimball and Blairs addition
to Battle Creek k.............Sl 81 900 90
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-12-21

Beautiful women everywhere owe
their matchless loveliness to the use
of Rocky Mountain Tea. Plain women
made attractive by this great remedy.
Ask your druggist.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-12-21

We have for sale land in so, 50, 40, 10
and acre plots-all at bargain. Call
and see us. We are also agents for the
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-12-21

"Look before you leap" Be sure you
get Hoods Sarsaparilla when you call
for it, and you will find health in it's
USE
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-12-21

Capital Mutual Hog Insurance company.
Will insure hogs against all kinds of
diseases cheap. G. r. Seller e. Go.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
TWO REAL PEOPLE.
Mother Goose and Mary Who Had the
Little Lamb Are Not
Myths.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
Many suppose Mother Goose" to be an
imaginary parsonage. but she was q real
woman. and her maiden name was Eliza
beth Foster. She was born In 1865. married
Isaac Goose in 1893. few years later be-
of Boston. and died in 1I51. at the age of
80 years. Her songs We're originally sung
to her grandchildren. They We're first pub
lished in ZIG. by her son-in-law. Thomas
Fleet, of Boston.
The Mary that "had little lamb was
Mary Elizabeth Sawyer, a Massachusetts
girl; her lamb was one of twins fOrsaken
by an unnatural mother. Mary took 1t
home and cared for it herself. They became
school her pet missed her very much. So
one morning it followed her. At school she
tucked IL under her desk and covered IT
with her shawl, but when she went out to
her spelling class the lamb trotted after
her. The children laughed wildly. and the
teacher had the lamb taken from the room.
On that morning young student named
Rawlston was a visitor at the school The
incident awakened his poetic genius and a
three verses of the poem. He died soon
after. ignorant of the immortality of his
verses.
The lamb lived many years. and met
death by the horns of an angry COW.
Marys mother spun its wool into yarn
from which she knit her daughter pair
of stockings. Years passed and the stock
ings became yellow with age Finally
Mary raveled them out, cut the yarn into
bits. fuffed 1t out: sewed It to cards. and
after writing on them verifying the genu-
inness of the yarn. sold them to secure
money 10 help save the Old South church
of BOSTON.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
WALKED HUNDREDS OF MILES.
Long Journey of q Dog to Get Hack
to His Old Home-Feet Blistered
and Swollen.
Elmira On. " Adyertiser.

From the Elmira On. " Advertiser.
The latest native of Elmira to return
from the Sunny South Is q valuable
pointer that came on foot all the way from
South Carolina to his home in this city
because he was homesick. The dog was
the property of John H. Sullivan, a law
student. A family named Bum, living
near the Sullivans on Kenyon street. who
had been friends of the Sullivan family,
signified their intention of moving to South
Carolina to live. A large dog, which was
owned by the Sullivans, spent much of his
time between the two houses, sometimes
staying for days at a time with one of
the families, and then leaving for the other
house suddenly without apparent reason
for his departure.
When the Bunns moved to South Carolina
they asked the Sullivan family to give up
take him with them. This was agreed to-
and the last that was seen of the dog in
Elmira was when the train pulled out of
the station with the dog securely tied in
the baggage car.
Three months later the Sullivan family
heard a strange noise at the door. They
opened 1t and were astoniShed to see the
dog which they had given to the Bum
family several months ago and which they
supposed was miles away. The joy of the
animal to find himself among his friends
again knew no bounds.
He was so weak from hunger and ex-
at first thought he would not live The an
imal's feet were so blistered and swollen
that after he had been home an hour or
two he could not walk. What route the
animal took or how long he had been on
the way Is not known.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
ABOUT SMALLPOX.
Is a Disease Which Is hest Treated
by Preventive Meas
ureA, rs
From the Youths Companion.

From the Youths Companion.
Less than a century ago smallpox was as
common as scarlet fever is to-day. and 1t
was as unusual for one to escape its at
tack as it is now for person to grow to
adult life without having suffered from this
pest of childhood. So almost inevitable was
it that it became a common practice to
inoculate people in early life, as the dis
ease so produced was found to be milder
than that arising from contagion. Then
vaccination was discovered, and as 1t be-
scourge 1t had been.
There is no remedy that will cut short
an attack of smallpox: but skillful medical
treatment, and especially intelligent and
careful nursing. can do wonders in the
saving of life and in warding off the evils
which may follow the disease.
gious of diseases. it is imperative to isolate
the patient, no one. except the doctor and
the nurses being permitted to enter the
sckroom. This room should be in the upper
story of the house, and no room on that
floor should be occupied by any other men,
Der of the family.
furniture should be removed from the floor,
and the sickroom should be bare of all but
the absolutely necessary articles or furnl-
ture. In front of the door should be hung
a large sheet reaching to the floor, which
must be kept constantly wet with solu-
ton of chloride of lime, carbolic acid. or
some other efficient d1Slnfectant.
The patient must not be allowed to leave
the room until some days after the peeling
of the skin is over. Then a bath should be
prepared in another room. and to this he
should go. leaving his clothes in the sick
room. After the bath, which must be very
thorough. including a shampoo, the patient
may dry himself hastily: and then. with
only clean sheet over him, go downstairs
to another room where there are clean
clothes ready for him. The nurses should
go through similar process before meet
ing other people.
The clothes left in the sickroom, includ-
ing The bedclothes. had better be destroyed
or If not. they must be boiled for at least
half an hour. The room and furniture must
be thoroughly diSinfected before Ii is again
occupied.
The only sure preventive of smallpox is
vaccination. and as its protective power
gradually becomes weak with time. 1t Is
wise to repeat it every ten or fifteen years
and anyone exposed to smallpox ought al
ways to be revaccinated, no matter how
recently the operation may have been per-
formed.
Even when the efficiency of vaccination is
so far weakened as not to protect against
an attack of smallpox. it is almost always
sufficient to render the attack mild, and II
is rare for person with good vaccination
scars to suffer from anything more severe
| than varioloid. 1t is important to remem-
Der, however, that variolod is true small
| pox in a mild form, and the patient Is
| just as dangerous to those about him as
| If he had continent smallpox. Hence the
above described precautions should be
| taken in every case, however mild.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
VALUE OF A CHAMPAGNE CORK.
Apparently Simple Thing Costs More
Than the Wine I'm the
Bottle.
From an Exchange

From an Exchange.
To TO the the average lover of champagne the
eious, hzzy fluid itself-hsttle, cork, and
label are merely accessories. Yet the fact
remains that the original cost of the wine
is relatively trifiing, and the most expen-
sive part of the whole affair, leaving out
the cost OF the expert labor expended in
rlpening the vintage, is the despised and
than the first cost of the wine, plus the
value of the bottle, wire. label, and wrap
pings The cork costs % cents-ail the rest
only foots up fraction under IS cents.
The champagne cork is the finest bark
that is grown. The texture must be flaw
less or the life of the wine will be lost.
shall be fashioned by hand. No machine
yet has been invented that will satisfy
the champagne cork connoisseur as we'll
as the deft work of nimble fingers. This
expenditure of skill and time combines
with quality to make these particular bot
tie shoppers cheap at a. quarter apiece.
goes into the bottle, is cheap-I6 cents a
quart. The value and the flavor come
with age. Countless times the bottle must
be turned carefully and gently before the
juice of the grape is fit to tickle the palate
of an epicure.
There is wonderful city in France. the
subterranean city of Epernay. into whose
silent streets no ray of sunlight ever
steals, where the wine is stored TO ripen.
guarded as Jealousy as If it were gold. and
handled as tender!y as If IL We're human
Miles on miles of streets are hewn out of
the chalky soil and cemented with millions
and millions of champagne bottles of all
blends and vintageS left there to ripen.
When the bottles went into these under
ground cloisters the cork was king by vlr-
tue of its cost-when they return to the
world of light and life the cork has become
insignificant in comparison with the wine.
Warehouses; frequently pay good prices
for all corks bearing their mark, thus en-
abling themselves to gauge accurately the
esteem in which various vintages are held
by the public.
Champagne corks. too. have special
value in the toilet. Their fine texture
makes them peculiarly available in treat
ing the skin with powders or similar ap-
plications, and the Partisan or Viennese
assortment of champagne corks is rare.
The finest and most perfect specimens
only are used for this purpose. and they
retail readily at the equivalent of 80 cents
oonb
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
Our Tall Children.
From Julian Ralph's London Letter.


A strange thing that is noticed about
the $1,000 Americans who are now in
London. or hereabouts, Is that those
among them who are parents and accom-
panied by their children are all given to
looking up to their offspring. / do not
mean looking up to them in reverence and
esteem, though, perhaps. that is also true
of us who give our children so much free
dom and encouragement. What / do
mean is that they are all taller than their
parents. One sees Mr.. ChoateS son bend
ing down to converse with his distinguished
parent: one observes your fellow towns
men. Horace Du Val and Chester s. Lord.
gazing skyward when they converse with
their hopefuls and. bless me. If it Is not the
have thrown off the shackles of mere
son gave them. and the Du Maurier lamp
post figure has thrown the Gibson dump
ling out of court. / do not know how to
account for the Swiftness with which these
things are brought about: mean do not
understand how Du Maurier did it so
quickly He began the practice of building
tall girls in Punch years before he wrote
''Trilby,' and. presto-we are SO much
quicker than the English-all our darlings
shot up to the altitude of the modern office
building. Perhaps in time they will really
vie with these buildings. and will be able
to reach into dear papa'S office for pin
money without using the elevator. AL
ready the American papa looks as IL 10
would be advisable for him to ring up his
daughter and telephone what he has tc
say to her as he walks by her side in the
streets.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
THE LONGEST AND BRIEFEsT.
Achievements of DIR. Depew and Mr..
Beveridxe as They Appear In
the Congregational Directory.
From the Chicago Record


From the Chicago Record.
The longest biography in the congress
sional directory recites the virtues and
achievements of Chauncey Mitchell Depew
He reviews his life in great detail, tells
how many times he has been elected to
office and how many times he has been
defeated, but there is one omission. Mr.
Depew does not tell the whole truth. He
fails to state that he was invited to accept
the off1ce of secretary of state by President
Harrison when Mr.. Blaine resigned in 1892
Mr.. Depew says, however. that he was ap-
pointed minister to Japan by President
Lincoln and confirmed by the senate but
declined to accept the office He tells how
he was defeated for the presidential nomin-
alton in 1883 after receiving ninety-one
votes and gives list of the great orations
he has delivered from time to time
The briefest biography in the book is
that Of the modest Albert Jeremiah Bev-
eridge. the new senator from Indiana, who
simply recites that he was born on a
farm in Highland county, O., October 6,
, 1862; his father and brothers were soldiers
In the Union army; that he was married
| to Miss Katherine Maude Langsdale No.
vember "a, 1887. and was elected to the sem
ate of the United States by the Fifty-first
general assembly of the state of Indiana"
This makes Mr.. Beveridge 81 years old,
older than people supposed, and leaves no
| excuse for the criticism that he is too
young to occupy so distinguished a posi-
ton. Nor is he the younges. man in the
senate. Mr.. Butler, the Populist Of North
Carolina. is one year younger, having been
born in 1868. Mr.. Penrose, of Pennsylvania,
| and Mr.. McLaurin, of South Carolina, We're
born in 1860.
Furthermore, some of the best men We
ever had were born young and were IA
| nous before they were as old as Mr.. Bev-
| eridge. Henry Clay for example who was
| a very good man, came into the senate
! when he was so, and Andrew jackson when
| he was 81 Alexander Hamilton was 81
| when he was appointed secretary OF the
| treasury and founded the financial system
| of this government, and Thomas Jefferson
was only % when he wrote the Declaration
| which a great many good men have been
| guilty, but 1t Is not incurabe.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
Our HunlOP.

L. F. Austin writes thus regarding Amer
lean humor. He is prominent English
critic:
Il saw in an English country railway
station this notice: 'Loiterers in/this sta
ton will be prosecuted The warning was
not strikingly successful for 1t had no
sting. In Chicago railing which had be-
come a too popular rendezvous was dis
tinguished by this advertisement: One
mere loafer wanted to sit on this rail-
That rail was sedulously Stunned. A bell
at the door of Chicago factory was eff
fectually protected from mischievous boys
by this information: We pay man to
ring this bell The utility of irony is
strongly favored in America.
with all his commercial aptitude the
American has a sense of mystery. 1t does
not take poetic form. there is no quest OF
holy grails and chivalrous phantoms: but
there is passion for distractions. This is
exemplified by the enigmatical questions
and exhortations which pass from lip to
lin and pen to pen all over the union
Years ago 1 heard on all sides In Amer
lea the inquiry. Who struck Billy Patter-
SOM Having mind that yearns for the
heart of things I tried to discover Mr.. Pat
terson, his birthplace. pursuits and social
status. l met great many people VINO
approved this research: but they pointed
ont that il was more necessary TO know
who had struck Billy Patterson in order
that the Offender might be suitably chas-
tised.
not do this without first discovering Mr..
Patterson and why he was struck. They
seemed much impressed by this, shook me
warmly by the hand and said that for a
man who had habitualiy lived in London L
was a marvel of penetration
ION one occasion 1 was publicly intro
duced at a social gathering as a philoso-
pher from England with a burning sense of
eouity that insisted upon knowing whether
| the striking of Billy Patterson was merited.
..This was received with perfect gravity
| and a committee was appointed to inquire
whether Patterson deserved II and incl
MIR Gallagher hero of the phrase, Let her
90 Gala CHER had any valid reason for
Keeping her in captivity"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
The Mines of Africa,
From the Scientific American.

From the Scientlnc American.
The mines of Africa. particularly the
gold and diamond fields, are interesting
at the present time owing to the conditions
in the Transvaal. Much of the rapid de-
velopment of Africa is due to the gold
mines and incidentally the iron. coal and
other mineral deposits give promise of be-
ing productive when weath-seekers turn
their attention that way.
The Kimberley mines are located in
British territory just outside the boun-
daries of the Orange Free State. about GOO
miles from Cape Town, and supply 9S per
cent of the diamonds of commerce. The
existence of these mines was unknown
prior to 1867. and since their discovery
$3.50, 10000 worth of rough diamonds has
been taken from them, and after cutting
the stones were easily worth double. The
output of the mines is kept down, so the
worlds market may not be overstocked.
Equally wonderful are the Witwaters.
rand gold fields, located in the South At
rican republic, better known as the 10.
hannesburg mines. A few years ago this
territory was worthless and used only
for pasturage. Gold was discovered there
in 1883. and the first year $4,000 was taker
out. In 1888 the amount was $5.000.0O0; ir
1889, s1O.00O.OO0: in 1892, over 10000, 600; In
1895. over s40000,000 and for the last two
years S55,O00.OC0 a year. The mines canno,
be worked except by the most costly ma.
chinery
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
ELEPHANTS CAN KEEP COUNT,
Display Intelligence and Interest I'm
Their Work Which Are AL
most Human.

From st. Nicholas
or the elephants marvellous mathemat-
ical precision and ability to count no doubt
can exist in the mind of any one who has
ever visited Mandalay, in Upper Burmah.
There large forests of teak are cultivated
by the government for building purposes;
the squared timbers are placed and secured
one above the other. till a raft is formed
to float down the Irrawaddy for easy CON
veyance to various other stations Ele.
plants do the whole work They convey
the enormous logs down to the waters
edge and pile them one above another
both lengthwise and across. till a perfect
cube is formed. They show an intelli.
gence and interest in their work that seem
human, as any eye witness can affirm who
has watched an elephant at his loading and
then has seen him move a few PAGES IL
one side. in order to judge of the effect OF
his work.
If the appearance of the heap is not quite
symmetrical two elephants force the logs
one way or the other with their trunks til
they get the desired result; and the perfect
evenness and symmetry of the finished
cube are astonishing. They never miscal
culate the number required for each cube
and never overweight it in any degree
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
Three Fashion Novelties.

Since the debutantes are so fond of
wearing the aigrette of white tulle mount
ed high amid their tresses. they sometimes
look as if In a bridal or at least brides
maids array. The soft white gown of
crepe de chine and the flourish of white
ers held in the white-gloved hands, COM
plete young lady in full regalia of cos
tune appropriate to an Introduction to So
cfety and the habit of q bride.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07

Stubb-"Why all this hilarity?"
Penn-"Can't help it. old chap! Do you
remember the thief that stole my over
coat?'
Stubb-"Yes. Have you recovered the
overcoat?'
Penn-.No: but he can keep it. To-day
I received an unsigned postal stating that
he had found three of my wifes letters in
the inside pocket and has mailed them.
It's worth a dozen overcoats to get them
letters off my hands"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
The Arm Bands.

1t is a pretty touch of a fashionable
modiste to send home the corsage of a
house dress with the tight-fitting sleeves
adorned with bands of narrow black velvet
to match the girdle and collar band. These
bands are three in number and are spaced
along the sleeve length to look well. A
tiny bow is sometimes added as a finish.
Dark green or dark brown arm bands
would be used If this velvet composed the
collar or girCle,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
when in Doubt Use Chamberlain
Cough Remedy.

Mr.. Daniel r. Forbes, editor of the Sun.
Quarryyille. Pa, says: ut affords me much
pleasure to testify to the merits of Cham
berlain's medicines. We have used them
in our family for several years with entire
satisfaction. The Cough Remedy can
particularly indorse, having used it myself
quite frequently when bothered with Il
cold. and with the best results. To those In
doubt 1 would say, give Chamberlain s
Remedies trial. They are good
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
One for the Chaplain.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
new military prison chaplain was re-
Gently appointed in a certain town in Scot
land, and. entering one of the cells on his
first round of inspection, he. with much
pompcsity. thus addressed the prisoner who
occupied it:
well, sir, do you know who I am?"
NO nor / dinna care" was the nom
chalant reply
wen. I'm your new chaplain"
"Oh, ye are; well, 1 hae heard o. ye be-
FORE
And what did you hear" returned the
chaplain his curiosity getting the better
of his dignity.
well, / heard that the last two kinks we
were in We preached them bath empty;
but I'll be hanged If We find it Such an easy
matter to do the same wi this one"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
The One White Rose.

Instead of the stifr little coronet OF
orange flowers for brides couture a
day by bride who was not afraid of
conventional innovation. young lady
married within the past week had her
bridal veil of white net mot tulle) edged
with point applique lace. The veil was
attached to the couture by one fair white
rose placed slightly to the right side. The
effect was extremely beautiful.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07
want Dewey to Come Here.

The entertainment committee OF the commercial
Club is making strong effort to several ma
tional be present at the John jay pan
ouet on December 49, Letters have been sent out &c
Admiral Dewey, Governor Roosevelt and others. bu
as yet no definite acceptances have been received
is barely possible that committee Will go East soor
and extend personal invitation to Admiral Dewey
and others be the clubs guests for the occasion
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07

MARYyILLE. MO-, Dec 6.-tspecial) Milton Rit-
tenour of Clearmont and Mrs. Laura $. Martin OF
Maryyille were married to-day Mr.. Rittenour has
lived in and near Clearmont thirty years and is one
OF the best known citizens and hnanciers OF the
county. Mrs. Martin has for a long time been a
church and social leader. They will be At home in
MaryviiIe after January l.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-07

Mack ORell-"How is that eldest BROTH
er coming on?''
Luke Warme-.He's in New York, rum
ming q hotel and doing WELL"
Mack O'Rell-.'Weil, how about the
youngest brother?'
Luke Warme-"He's in Chicago. selling
quack medicines and doing sick"