The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-04-07

dence this spring and II is probable
that the season just opening will see
the city more advanced than any sea.
son heretofore since the town was
| founded.
On the hills around Norfolk now
are to be found the first wild flowers
OF spring, the American Pasque flow.
er, often called here the Mayhower,
though incorrectly This little anem.
one, which Is common to the wind
swept hills and knolls of the western
United States, sticks its fur protected
head above the soil Just as soon as It
has little encouragement from the
spring sun. Its appearance this year
Is said tn be a week or so in advance
of its usual entree.
An apple mine is the newest dis.
covery in Norfolk The boys have
been prospecting and uncovered lead
In the wreckage OF the cold storage
and since then smoke favored and
somewhat bitter apples have been
plenty in that vicinity. The fruit Is
commencing to rot rapidly and they
will not long be fit to eat in any re.
mote particular, so that those who can
now eat them without a grimmace are
making the most of the apple mine.
Collie and cramps may be common in
the same neighborhood later on.
Like the wild goose. the hobo is on
the move and spring must be here.
The average run OF the latter now is
from one to three a day. and they are
of class who will work occasionally
rather than sleep out in the cold. A
little later the herd of regulars will
start, and no amount of starvation or
hardship will induce them to work.
Each pilgrim is equipped with bag
gage to the extent of a knife or ra-
zor, little piece of slate to sharpen
them on, broken scrap of looking
glass and the fragment of cake OF
soap. In this respect the human wan
derer Is that much more civilized than
the wild goose. but ordinarily he is
not as clean, because he does not take
so kindly to water.
Norfolk music lovers who have re-
turned from Omaha, where they lis.
tened to the Parsifal grand opera, ap-
pear to have been much pleased with
some features of the entertainment.
The presentation OF Lucia de Lam
mermoor," last night was much more
dramatic and brilliant in many ways
than the Parsifal production, some OF
the superior voices being in the "Lu.
cia" opera which were not in Parsifal. |
Applause was permitted at last nights
performance, but not allowed at Par
sifal on account OF the sacredness OF
the production. Many from Norfolk
and other northern Nebraska points
who attended the first night remained
over to see Lucia" last night. To
the educated ear in classical music
the Parsifal piece was a rare treat, |
but to the layman 1t seems to have
been largely uninteresting.
Among the enrollments of teachers
from out Of the city attending the as.
sociation We're: Misses Stuart,
thompson, Rennick. Snider Bronil-
ette and Neptune of the normal col
lege at Wayne: c. II. Bright, Mamie
E. Wallace, Emma Schweren and Alb
egal Manning OF Wayne; Stella Nc
Gee and Mary Purcell Of Clearwater:
Leda NJ. Johnson, Lydia Zahn, Lille C. |
Johnson, Amelia Carlson, Miss Curass |
and II. f, Mason of Stanton; Frank !
S. Perdue of Tilden; Eleanor Cara
her and Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Matthews |
OF Madison; Maggie Mclean of Ran
dolph; Miss McWhorter and Mrs. A. |
II. Holmes of Foster; Superintendent |
c. w. Crum OF Madison Gertie F.. AL |
ton and Myrtle Alton of Creighton: |
w. G. Hirons and L. NJ. Tonner of |
Pierce: Theo. c. Allen OF Bega. f. |
Erford Of Neigh Eliza l.. Nj. Kenne-
dy OF Genoa; II. c. Barber of Gates |
Academy, Neigh; Miss Willis Of Bat
tie Greek; Frank Porter of Plainview.