The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-03-15

congress Is again in session there will
be little difficulty in securing just con.
sideration.
CONDENSED MILK.
He who fights and rum away
May live to run again some day.
No need of Carrie Nation in Norfolk.
We can't even get the s~tandpipe full.
Let Pat crow defiance at the Omaha
police. His crime was robin son he
may yet regret he Crusoe.
Come in and look through our public
library building"
Thanks, l can do so without going
in"
The naming of a senator is beneath
the dignity of the Nebraska legislature.
1t will be satisfied with nothing less
than making a precedent.
Norfolk parents need have no fear of
Pat Grove. The only thing on record as
having been kidnapped in Norfolk is
Patterson's bicycle. We believe it vas
returned, as the assessor report showed
an extra ice wagon for Norfolk precinct.
The ark used by Noah is said to have
been discovered intact. If this is true,
we will surely see it in permanent use
in our city, mounted on wheels, carry
ing passengers between Norfolk and
Norfolk Junction, keeping company
with the rest of its kind.
A demonstration with liquid air is to
be n of the features of the meeting of
the North Nebraska Teachers associa.
ton. A schoolma'am has asked us if
liquid air is expensive. 1t depends
upon the season-in the summer it can
cents a glass.
Marshal Kane was not seriously in
jured in putting u the fire in the
Norfolk National bank, he only felt a
sharp pane as he went through the glass
door. Asked as to the cause Of the
flames he intimated they might have
been caused by the presence of a heavy
draft in the bank that day.
Yankton, S. D., March 9, POOL, A. D.
Special Marconi wireless telegraph
dispatch to The NEws.-A party of sur
veyors left this city today to lay ont the
Norfolk & Yankton railroad. Norfolk
will be the terminus, though a spur
may be built to the flag station, called
Madison. The head surveyor is a de-
scendant of the famous Bill Braasch
who lived in Norfolk early in the TWEEN.
tleth century, and who was noted as the
man who never used a swear word.
Dear Sir: II have purchased a farm
four miles south of Norfolk, also Sc
cured at auction q Bugeye mower and a
Piano spell binder. Please explain the
uses of the machines. Am going to
plant all the land in corn. Sam saws
the mower should be used when there
Is hair on the ears. Is this 80, or is it a
joke? Yours for a good crop,
z. B. KENYON"
Answer: Sam is mistaken. 1t is the
city folks who trim their hair when it
hangs around their ears. Ask Burt
Mapes or A. j. Durland for information
on rural subjects.
Time 9 30 p. m. Dramatis personae
man and wife. Scene: the kitchen.
Enter the man. "Blankety. blank, here
it is 6 30 and not a sign of anything to
eat. l suppose my wife's at that
blankety. blank woman's club again,
taking the negative side in the discus
sion, is housekeeping a failure?' blank.
blankety. blank streak blank. Well, here
goes for cold potatoes, meat scraps and
stale bread-blank blank. blankety" las
a blanker the man was a peach). Enter
wife. well, we had a lovely time at
the woman's club. I've been home for
twenty minutes. but let you set the table
while ! jotted down a few thoughts for
my paper at the ext meeting-'How to
prepare supper in five minutes l
think the club work lessons my home
work considerably" He thought 30
too.
Career and Character Of Lineolp.
An address by Joseph Choate, Am.
bassador to Great Britain, on the career
AID character of Abraham Linooln-his
early life-his early struggles with the
~world-his character as. developed in
the later years of his life and his ad.
ministration, which Dlaced his nao,