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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19

meet again Friday night to hear from the
= Letting committee and TO make further
progress with the plans for the enter
tainment. All citizens Interested
shonld attend this meeting and aid In
the work OF organizing.
One member Of the soliciting commit.
tee at noon today had secured a number
Of $50 pledges from business men and
had on his paper something like $500
in subscriptions. This from II com
mitteeman in one forenoon may he con
sidered a very good showing
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19

q Omaha railway has for sale in North.
ern Wisconsin, at low prices and easy
terms Of payment, about $50, 900 acres
Of choice farm lands.
Early buyers will secure the advan.
tage of locations on the many beautiful
streams and lakes, which abound with
fish and furnish a never ending and
most excellent water supply, both for
family use and for stock.
Land is generally we'll timbered, the
soil fertile and easy Of cultivation and
this is rapidly developing into one Cd
the greatest sheep and cattle raising
regions in the northwest.
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, MINI.
eapolis, Duluth, Superior, Ashland and
other towns o THE Northwestern
Line" furnish good markets for stool
and farm produce.
For furthsx particulars address:
GEO. w. BILL,
Land Commissioner, Hudson Wis, OF
G. H MAcRAE,
Asst. Gen'l Paes. Ag't, st. Paul, MINI
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19
Hot Wave In Wisconsin,

Ashland, Wis, July 16.-Yesterday
city. The temperature was 1913. MI
merous prostrations were reported.
One of them proved fatal, Ole Ryan, a
well known resident Of Bayfield,. hav-
ing died. No person was ever before
overcome with heat in Ashland.
Lake captains say they struck an in
tensely hot blast from the shore of
Michigan island. At Glenwood, Wis.
the mercury registered 100. There
were several ~prostrations, Mrs. Albert
Liepert falling dead.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19
Thunder Storm at Omaha.

Omaha, July 16.-Omaha's long pc
Rod of heat and dry winds was broken
early this morning by a heavy shower.
Much sharp lightning and heavy thun-
der accompanied the storm. The Chi.
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul and
Omaha offices reported local showers
extending from Omaha to Emerson,
covering a stretch of about 100 miles.
The Missouri Pacific offices reported
a pretty good shower at Weeping
Water, some rain at Plattsmouth, but
north Of these points no rain.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19
Midway Shows Forced to Close.

Buffalo, July 15.-The proprietors
OF the Midway shows at the Pan-Amer.
lean exposition made another effort
yesterday to open their concessions on
Sunday. e. s.. Dundy and j. H. Marks,
two concessionaires, opened their
shows in the afternoon. They were
promptly arrested by Captain Damer
Of the exposition police force and
taken to police headquarters. Super
intendent Cash was called upon by
Captain Damer to prefer a charge
against them, but he declined to do
so. The showmen returned to their
concessions and again began selling
tickets. A detail Of 20 exposition
guards soon arrived and surrounded
the entrance, refusing to allow the
public to enter. The shows were then
closed for the day.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19
CROPS NOT SUFFERING
Tbi. section Of tho state viii Have An
Average Yield In Spite OF the Pea
simists.

From Mondays Daily
Those who have been frightened be-
cause of o threatened crop failure in
this section have evidently not taken
the trouble to ascertain the true condi-
ton. An inspection Of the crops IN the
near vicinity of Norfolk will convince
anyone with an atom Of optimism in
their makeup, not only that crops are
abundnntly able to stand quite a spell
Of dry weather yet, but that there will
be a fair crop, ut least OF small grain.
The harvest OF wheat and oats will
probably be completed this week. The
heads are well developed and the .ker-
nels fairly we'll filed, 80 that an average
crop of small grain is promised. Or
course conditions would have been
much improved il there had been q rain
when most needed. Some few fields
that are either high or sandy will not
produce much of a crop, in fact seldom
do, but the general average will un-
doubtedly be attained. Small grain, OF
course, cannot now be benefited by rain
and much damage might result from q
heavy downpour.
Corn has attained a good height and
maintains a good color, showing little
suffering from the drought. The dan
gerous time for the corn crop has not
yet arrived as little of it has tassled or
is in silk. A good rnin at this time
would, of course, be beneficial, but the
crop can stand a week or more of dry
weather and not be entirely ruined.
Beets are standing the dry weather
nicely and the farmers are finding 1t
quite n benefit in helping rid their
fields of weeds. If tho weather con-
tinues dry it will be found that the beet
crop is the one that can be depended on.
This has been proven during previous
dry years.
Hay is another good crop and there
will bs All abundance.
The ground is not dry. Water is
standing in ponds and bitches that
have been dry for years, indicating that
the soil, except q few inches Of surface,
is thoroughly soaked. The moon
changes to now this afternoon and the
barometer indicates . slight decline SO
that some::rain may probably fall this
evening or tomorrow. More clouds
have been in sight today than for some
time past and conditions are favorable
for a dust laying, if not temperature re-
ducing shower. This may be All Opt
mistic view of weather conditions, but
it is based upon facts, Instead of long
faces the people should look cheerful
they haven't been hurt.
w. III. Rish, who, with his family
returned Saturday from a trip to Bloom
, field, BAIL Mills, Verdisre, Walnut
Grove and Creighton, says that hi
never saw crops look better than they
j. do right now in the sections covered
and he believes there is every reason X
expect q good crop.
Lincoln and vicinity and severa
other sections of tho state that hav'
been suffering much more than nortl
Nebraska, received some good shower
last night and it may be expected tina
rain will fall here before . failure of tn,
corn crop results.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19
Boys Disturb the Peace.

A number Of young men got into a
jangle Tuesday evening and carried
their dispute across the track, where a
fight took place. Complaints being
made, the participants were arrested for
disturbing the peace and were given the
customary fine by Police Judge Hayes.
All but one have settled with the court
and he promises to do so soon. The
officers consider the disturbance a crop
ping out of a rough element that had
been quite thoroughly subdued and con-
slider that the prompt and effective
manner ia which the matter was
handled will have a tendency to prevent
any further o~utcroppings of that ele-
ment.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19

List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the p~ostotice July 10, 1901
Bacum Bros, E. g, Brooks, August
Deck, Eli Thorp, B. A. Baum. Chester
Chinn, w. H. Russell, d. w. Workman
Mrs. Z. I. George, Mrs. NJ. Lew, Lii.
liam Purkhiser, Mrs. I. f. Heating,
Edna Porter, Madge Rhinert.
If not called for in Is days will be
sent to the dead letter office.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say advertised.
=. +. SPRECHER, p. NJ.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19

The complete service of 1.-The Chic.
ago.Portland Special" via Union Pacific,
enables passengers to reach the priuci-
pal cities between the north and Pacific
coast and Missouri river not only in the
shortest possible space of time, but also
in the most comfortable and enjoyable
n The dining cars on this train
are stocked with the best the marke,
affords. All meals served a la carte.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19
Hear Attacks Of Boards Of Supervisors
and Hold Election Of Offeera

Hear Attacks Of Boards Of Supervisors
and Hold Election Of Officers.
Des Moines. July 13.-The County
Clerks OF Iowa In state convention
listened to an attack on the boards
of supervisors by John II. Merckens
of Fairfield. He declared that the
boards should be shorn Of their power
over the county clerks because the
boards wore composed mostly of farm.
ers who we're ignorant Of business
affairs. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, j. G. Tate. Polk;
vice presidents, c. c. Pugh, Dallas;
c. M. Soper, Story; John G. Leech,
Bloomfield; secretary, Tom c. Meader,
Hardin; treasurer, John c. Murner,
Johnson.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19
what Shall We Have for Dessert?

This question arises III the family
every day. Let us answer it today.
Try Jell-O, a delicious dessert. Pre-
pared in two minutes. No baking add
hot water aud set to cool. Favors-
Lemon, orange, raspberry and straw.
berry. AT your grocers. 10 cents.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19
Weather Bureau Predicts Shower

Washington, July 16.-Relief for the
heat-stricken corn belt today is pre-.
dicted by the weather bureau. No gen
eral rains apparently are yet in sight,
but thunder showers, with consequent
lower temperature. are probable In
Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri Iowa and
Illinois, and possibly Indiana. There
is a prospect of a continuance of these
showers Wednesday in the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys and in the upper
lake regions.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19

LosT-A blue soldier blouse and a
pair Of side curtains for a top buggy,
j. A. HEBRON,
Leigh, Nebr.'
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19
Black Hills Hot Spell Broken.

D~eadwood, July 16.-Rain yester.
day broke the hottest spell of weather
ever known in the Black Hills. No
damage was done by the heat to crops
or the cattle ranges.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19

THE News keeps its job department
up. to. date with the latest faces of type
and does its work in approved style.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19

The National Amateur Press associa.
ton selected New York for the con.
vention of 1902.
The Missouri state board of railroad
and warehouse commissioners has
abandoned its investigation of the
consolidation of the Frisco and Mem.
phis railroads.
Official announcement was made
Wednesday by ]. Pierpont Morgan
that he had selected James J.. Hill,
e. H. Hartman, William Rockefeller,
II. Nick. Twombley and Samuel Rea
10 fill vacancies to be created in the
directorate Of the Northern Pacific
railway.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19

GOSHEN, Ill. Genesse PureIFood Co.
LIE Roy, n. Y: Dear Sirs-Some days
since a package of your Grain-O prepar.
ton vas left at my Office. took ii
home and gave it a trial, and l have to
say ! was very much pleased with it as q
substitute for coffee. We have always
used the best Java and Mocha in our
family, but am tree to say / like the
Grain-O as we'll as the best coffee l ever
drank. Respectfully yours,
A. @. JACKSON, Nj. d.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19

Half an Inch of Rain in Iowa.
Des Moines, July 4.-Half an inch
of rain, the first since July 4, is re-
ported from Dexter, 80 miles from Des
MoineS.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-07-19
COUNTY CLERKS IN SESSION.

Asst. Genl Pass. Ag't, st. Paul. MINI
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
Christian Life Column,
THE BIRD WITH THE BROKEN P1N1oK.

1 walked through the woodland
meadows,
Where sweet the thrushes sing.
And found in a bed of MOSES
A bird with a broken wing.
l healed its wound, and each morn
ing
1t sang it's old sweet strain;
But the bird with a broken pinion
Never scared as high again.
l found d young life broken
By sins seductive art,
And, touched with a Christ-like pity,
L took him to my heart.
He lived with noble purpose
And struggled not in vain.
But the life that sin had stricken
Never scared so high again.
But the bird with the broken piniOn
Kept another from the snare,
And the life that sin had stricken
Kept another from despair.
Each i'll has its compensation
There is healing for every pain,
But the bird with the broken piniOn
Never scared SC high again.
-Hezekiah Butterworth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
HOLINESS WIT.

Oliver Wendell Holmes was once
asked by d woman who was arrang
M for Il fair in st. Stephens
-arrch, PittstieId, for his autograph
5nr the fair. With delicate humOr
HnLmes wrote Il letter in return on Ii
voyage piece of paper, and inclosed
a . bin. On the first page were
these lines:
Fair lady, whOsO'e r thou art
Tuan this poor leaf with tenderest
care,
And hush, O! hush thy beating
heart
The one thou lowest will be there.
turning the page the 81 bill APP
Dearrd, pinned to the second page,
ami beneath the bill were these ad-
lrtEanul lines:
air lady, lift thine eyes and tell
If TINS Is not II truthful letter;
This Is the CD thou lowest we'll,
And naught COZ IA make thee love
1t better. Selected.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
A POSER IN

a Chinaman died, leaving his
property by will to his three sons,
as follows:
TO Fuen huen the Oldest, one
half thereof to Nu-pin, his second
% n one-third thereof and to Ding
bat. his youngest, One-ninth thereof. "
When the property was inventO-
ried 1t wa found to consist of moth
ing more or less than seventeen
elephants, and it puzzled these three
heirs how to divide the property
according to the terms of the will
without chopping up seventeen ele.
pLunts, and thereby seriously i'm,
pairing their value. Finally they
applied to a wise neighbOr, Suen,
punk for advice. Suen-punk had an
elephant of his own. He drove it
into the yard with the seventeen
and said:
Now we will suppose your father
lett these eighteen elephants. Fuen,
lAeU, take your hall anu OOPdAO
50 F~uen-huen took nine elephants
and went his way.
Now, Nupin," said the wise man,
take your third and go"
50 Nu pin took six elephants and
travelled.
Vow, Ding bait" said the wise
man, take your ninth and be
gone"
So Ding bat took two elephants
and vamoosed. Then Suen-punk
Book his own elephant and drove him
home again.
Query: Was the property divided
according to the terms of the wilI?-
~-.e.ted.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
Total

By d lucky arrangement, however,
we are prepared to 5ffer this choice
collection of books and magazines,
enough good literature for a years
reading, matter of interest and value
to every member OF the family, at d
special price. Until March 31st,
1901, we can send each one of the
above standard books and magazines
to any paid-up subscriber or to any
one sending us d payment on his sub
scription, for only 81. This is n of
the most remarkable offers ever
made by The Progressive Farmer
and no family interested in the best
literature of the day and desiring to
keep IN touch with the best things in
the world about them can afford to
neglect it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
MY

Often l wonder if my existence on
this earth has been of any practical
benefit to my fellowmen. When
this material today is laid away in
the grave what will the final verdict
be? Has my influence been for good
or evil? Has it been for self alone
that I have lived? Have I sought
self qualification at the cost of happi-
ness of others? 1 trust not. A min
lister once asked "a man if he was a
Christian, and he promptly replied,
task my neighbOr." We may pro
fess the belief of the Christ life but
not live it. 1t is by living the Christ
life every day in our daily work and
business transactions that demon
strates u claim to being Christians.
Our time is short and opportunities
limited for helping others Life will
soon be over, and then-what? An
existence beyond the change we call
death.
After the death of a lady, a wO-
man who had met her but Il few
times wrote, Her beautiful life was
an inspiration to me no other per
son in this world has helped me a.
she did. And if she was 50 much to
me, who knew her for SO short Il
time, what must she have been to
those near and dear to her?" Yet
this lady had often been heard to
ask her near friends if her life vas
helping any poor soul into a better
way. UnconsciOusly our lives are
reflected in others. Our creed should
be lived. How often we profess GER
tain things but fail to live them.
Deeds not belief tell what we are.
A kind word, Il smile, "a helping hand
in time of need, will dispel Il world
of trouble and will clear the dark
ened windows of the soul and let in
the sunlight of love and the Christ
life.-C. r. Kimball, in Word and
Works.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
Children'S Column.
BE KIND AND TRUE.

Re kind, little maiden, be kind;
In LIES busy way you will find
There is always room for a girl who
smiles
And with loving service the hour be-
A lass who is thoughtful as she is
fair,
And for others wishes has a care;
Who Is quick to see when the heart
is sad,
And is loving and tender to make it
glad;
Who loves her mother and lightens
her cares,
And many IA household duty shares :;
Who l. kind to the aged and kind to
the young,
And laughing and merry and full of
fun;
There Is always love for a girl who
l. sweet,
Always a smile her smile to greet;
Then be kind, little maiden, be kind.
Be true, little laddie, be true,
From your cap TO the sole of your
shoe.
Oh. we love a lad with an honest
eve,
Who scorns deceit and who hates a
lie;
Whose spirit is brave and whose
heart is pure,
Whose smile is open, whose promise
sure;
Who makes his mother a friend so
near,
He'll listen to nothing she may not
hear;
Who's his fathers pride and his
sisters joy
A hearty, thorough and manly boy !;
Who loves on the playground a bat
and ball,
But viii leave fun bravely at duty's
call
Who's as pleasant at work as he is
at play,
And takes a step upward with each
new day;
Then be true, little laddie, be true.
Selected.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12

After using three bottles I not only
found the la grippe had disappeared,
but my general health was much better.
I am satisfied that Peruna is a wonder
full family remedy, and gladly endorse
it," Yours, Mrs. T~heophile Schmitt.
La grippe is epidemic catarrh. Peru
nacures catarrh wherever located. Send
for a free copy of winter Catarrh."
This book contains a lecture by Dr.
Hartman on la grippe, which has at
tracted wide attention. Address DR..
Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12

The exercise of patience involves a
-.luuual practice of the presence of
Sod, for we may be come upon at
any moment for an almost heroic
display of good temper and it is a
short road to unselfishness, for moth
-l- is left to self. All that seems to
belong most intimately to self, to be
sell - private property, such as time,
A.-ar, and rest, T invaded by these
continual trials of patience.-Fred-
erlck w. Faber.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
ABOUT JOHN MARSHALL.

On February 4, 1901, John Mar
shall of Virginia took his seat as
Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court. February 4, 1901,
the centennial of this event, was
celebrated in Congress and by
schools, colleges, and the larger
cities throughout the entire country
as a tribute to the memory of the
greatest of chief justices.
Marshall held his place for thirty
four years, and during that period,
by his monumental decisions, greatly
broadened the scope and magnifed
the power of the national govern
ment. The thirty volumes of his re-
ports, with their invincible logic,
their felicity of expression and their
clarity of thought, still constitute
the standard authority on constitu-
tional questions, and have impaired
life and vigor to the national body
polite"
Interest in the John Marshall cele-
bratiOn appears in The Worlds
Work for February by some char
%acteristic incidents in the life of the
great Chief Justice. Among the
anecdotes related is this:
neday, Judge Marshall, engrossed
in his reflections, was driving over
the wretched roads of North Caro-
lima on his way to Raleigh in a stick
gig. His horse turned out of the
road, and the sulky ran over a sap
ling and was tilted so as to arouse
the Judge. When he found that he
could move neither to right nor left,
an old Negro, who had come along,
solved the difficulty.
my old marster," he asked,
"what fer you don't back your
horse?"
"That's true" said the Judge, and
he acted as advised. Thanking
his deliverer heartily, he felt in his
pocket for some change, but he did
not have any.
"Never mind, old man." he said,
II shall stop at the tavern and leave
some money for you with the land
lord"
The old Negro was not impressed
with the stranger, but he called at
the tavern, and asked the keeper if
an old gentleman had left anything
there for him.
"Oh, yes" said the landlord, she
left Il silver dollar for you. What
do you think of that old gentle
MANI"
The Negro gazed at the dollar and
said:
"He was a gem'man, for sho';
but'-patting his forehead-"he
didn't have much in here -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12

having repeat
eddy heard of
the value of Pc
a in such
cases, thought
1 would try it.
1 used it faith
fully,and began
to feel a change
the better
the second day,
a n d in t h e
course of a week
l W & s v
~uoH S~nrovnH
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12

Henry Dtstfn, the inventor and maker o all the band instruments tor the
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Dtstin comes from ne of the most famous musical amiieso of the cold world, his
father and grandfather before him, Is WELL as himself having played at most all
the royal courts Of England and the continent.
EA South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa, May {, 1892
Dr. S. B. Hartman:
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I began with a bottle the first week in March and it certainly did me a great
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N. C. Tobacco Growers Association

N. C. Tobacco Growers ASSOCIATION.
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