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AMERICAN WASTEFULNESe.
We Act as if We Thought Our Re-
 sources Were Inexhaustlble.

We Act as if We Thought Our Re- sources Were Inexhaustible.
 Instances of American wastefulness abound on every hand, but there is no better example than is afforded by the devastation of the forests. Untold mil lions of board feet of timber are left every year by lumbermenl to rot on the ground or in stumps, and quantities al- most as vast are destroyed by forest ures.
 It was scarcely a decade ago that the forests of the United States were be. lieved to be inexhaustible, but now ev- erybody who knows anything of the subject Is aware that they are going so rapidly that their complete extinction Is matter of only few years.
 This fact is realized by the railroads. the great numbering concerns and other extensive users of timber, and some of them are taking steps to replace the forests already destroyed. But from the planting of the seed to the cut ting of the matured tree Is & long time to wait-from twenty to thirty years and meantime where Is the country to look for Its lumber supply2
 The deposits of minerals and metals are going the same way. In an ad- dress to the Columbia University grad uates In science the other day Dr. James Douglass said that the "mon- strous wastefulness' of the mining methods In vogue in this country would soon bring about the exhaus- tlon of those resources which we have fondly regarded as inexhaustlble. " Colorado Springs Gazette.
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bade the old folks goodby and cast his lot in the realm of hall bedrooms and killing competition.
 The small town of the Middle West, the progressive small town, and most of them progressive nowadays offers the ambitious young of wide open eyes and unremitting energy probably good chance to win place. if not better than the great cities The world and in the future biographies of great there will have to be for that of the son of poor, but respectable parents who did not "betake himself to the city at early age but who, the contrary looked about him where he stood, he we'll located and proceeded to make the most of surrounding opportunities with profitable result Even there several captains of finance who had go the city to get their millions who never went 100 miles from the spot of their birth to find the field of their operations and who thanking their stars that they didnt.-Utica Globe
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it, when about all the advocates of the spelling reform people who can't spell anyway? Catch the average seeker for light orthography and you'll catch person who understands that cat begins with K" and that it may end with or two "ts" at the option of the speer.
 It Is a good thing to be a good speer. Bad orthog- raphy Is a detriment to many a mans business and a handicap in more ways than one But the English an- guage constructed at the tme though 1t have It's peculiarties and It's idiosyncrases is pretty good old language and any attempts to make radical changes in the method of putting 1t together practically tain to fall What want than spelling reform Is
 closer study of words in their present construction That there absurdtes which might be eliminated with profit Ia but scholars insist that the language as whole is good enough; and that ought to "go"- Williamsport (Pa.) Grit
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Rather Insinuating.

"Ah, Miss Evangeline," whispered the impecunious nobleman, "did-dld you tell your papa that you had cap tured me for one husbandY"
 "I did," replied the pretty heiress.
 "And-and did you tell papa that I was one great piece of luck?"
 "I did"
 "And what did papa say"
 "He said. 'Oh. hang the luck v"
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Bridesmaids to Let.

A Parisian woman has established an agency for the supply of brides maids to prospective brides who are in need of such attendants. As the same girls in the same dresses take part in many different bridals, fee of sov- ereign for each girl is considered suffi- cient.
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willing to Compromise.

"I'd like to engage you to play your fiddle at my reception tonight" said Mrs. Cumup to the great viollnlst.
 "vell, can blay," answered the pro. lessor.
 What do you charger asked the lady.
 "vun huntret tollars; dots my regu- lar price," said the professor.
 Well" declared the lady, "I can't pay no hundred for just little Adding, but if you're mind t come I'll give you fifty, and just play half notes."- Toledo Blade.
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Good impression.

Gunner-Bluffem certainly has con siderate wife. She collects all the ex- pensive cigar bands she can find.
 Guyer-I don't See anything consld- crate in that? Does she waste her time decorating plates2
 Gunner-No, she gives them to Bluffem and he sticks them around hls stogies. Then he makes the impression that he Is smoking 10-cent cigars.
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His Count.

"Why, I thought you told me you had nine rascals in here," said the visitor. Il see only two"
 You don't see correctly" answered -the turnkey. "The one with the ragged beard is horse thief. The one with the smooth face is a bank wrecker, who robbed poor people. He's the other eight"
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went shooting right and left and followed by sym. pathetic crowd that helped in the page and slaughter The soldiers themselves sold their plunder openly under the eyes of their officers.
 Such tales of boodshed repeated again and again. They elicit indignant protests all the civilized world but and military officers encourage the massa cres just the They bring such nfamy upon their country that public sentiment everywhere is turning strongly against 1t as though it land of bar barians.-Chicago Record Herald
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What Papa Said.

:, Him--What did your father say when you told him l had asked you to marry me? ''' ''''. '' ''1
 Het-Shall I leave out the swear w0rdsfs Lf
 Hlm--Of course.
 Her-Then I don't believe he said anything.
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An Englishman has invented brick laying machine which lays and mortars the bricks. .M
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CHANGES AT HOME.

NCE upon time the ambitious boy who lived in small town had but one great aim
 in life-to get to the city as soon as pOssl- ble. He had to do it; 1t was the only way
 he could hope to win place and wealth in the world. The small town that he called
 home held nothing for him. The town law
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RUssIAs IHFAMY.

LL riots lead to the Jews in Russia. At Siedlce, according to the Associated Press dispatches, there was first an attack on the police by terrorists. Then the troops came into action and the Libau regiment left its barracks In fury and made not for the ternorists hut far the Iewish auartara N
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The eel has two separate hearts. One beats sixty, the other 100 times . minute.
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THE LANGUAGE AGAIN.

methud ov spelling Is sumwhat surprizlng.
 The Prezident dug not lux like a man that wud make stab at fad like that, but 1t seemz yu never can tel. But now that he has taken up the new Idea, what Is going tO roSuit7 NOthinp absolutely How cOuld
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BUCKET-sHoPs.

the recent failure of firm of "brokers and bankers" during rising market, the public especially those persons who lost money, were enabled to get momentary glimpse into the workings of a bucket
 shop" A bucket-shop is an establishment ostanS lhlu annnno In huuinu and callinn
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
Thanksalvlna Program.

At the Lincoln school Wednesday
afternoon the following Thanksgiving
program was given;
Song-Thanksglying Joys.
Recitation - Paul's Thanksgiving,
Silvia Slattcry,
ecitatlon-Novembe Thursday lei.
NOR Davoy.
Song-The Corn Song.
Recitation-A Girls Thanksgiving,
Hattie Uttecht.
observation-disclosures Thanksgiving,
Frieda Mas.
Song-Thanksg Day
notwithstanding Day, Es-
Their Parker.
Recitation - Toms Thanksgiving,
Robert Marquardt,
Song-Thanksg is Coming.
Recitation 49, The Dressed Turkey,
Ada Werner
Recitation A Cats Thanksgiving,
Robert Lemly.
Song-The Winds Thanksgiving.
Recitation--A Child's Thanksgiving
Nellie Stien.
Recitation-How Thanksgiving Came
About, Alfred Solomon.
notwithstanding is Here.
Recitation--A Thanksgiving Tur.
key, Edna Ward.
Recitation-The Turkey, Alta AID
ans.
Recitation-The Birds Dinner, Os
car Uhle.
Song-A Thanksgiving Invitation.
Recitation-Out for a Walk, Louise
Shively.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
Comma Events,

The Norfolk railway tranmen will
entertain at a grand ball on Christmas
night at Marquardt hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ID. Butterfeld
will entertain at dancing party in
Marquardt hall Friday evening, De-
cember Z.
Resident commercial travellers will
be hosts at reception and banquet.
with Congressman-elect Boyd as guest
OF honor, Thursday, December 81.
On Tuesday of the coming week the
wednesday club will entertain at two
separate functions, one in the after.
noon at the Congregational church
parlors when members of the Woman's
club Will be guests at an entertainment
given by Mrs r. Dearborn, reader.
In the evening gentlemen of Wednes-
day club families will be entertained
at dinner party in the home of Mrs.
ID. Mathewson and during the evening
Mrs. Dearborn will give a number of
reading selections.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
SATURDAY SETTINGS.

August Pet2on of HOskins was a
city visitor yesterday
Prof GRABBED, formerly of Plainview,
was in Norfolk yesterday.
Miss Mabel Tanner has gone to Or
chard to visit friends for few days.
Mrs. l.. c. Koehler has returned af-
ter a short visit at Lincoln and York.
], l.. Hancock of Stanton was a ousi-
ness visitor in the city during the day.
Miss Lille Davis of Battle Creek is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Miles How
ard
Miss Lulu Johnson left Saturday for
a short visit with her parents at Win.
side.
j. e. Van Oman was city visitor
between trains Saturday from Plain.
view.
Miss Virginia Pugh of Tilden is in
the city for a few days visit with Miss
Daisy Mayhem.
Harry King returned from a few
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
COLD WAVE COMING
Weather Man Forecasts DECIDEDLY"
Colder for Saturday.


A cold wave is coming. That was
the warning Issued by the weather
man Friday morning
The area of low pressure and storm
having passed on to the south, a circle
o Extremely high pressure atmos-
phere, with all the moisture squeezed
out of 1t and cold because 1t Is heavy,
Is due from the north. This was indi-
Gated in Norfolk Friday by the wind
that blew from north to south. or from
the high pressure air into the storm
that has gone on to the southeast
The weather man predicts "decid-
edly" colder, with fair skies This de-
cidedly colder will not tend to make
the fuel situation in the northwest any
more encouraging.
A new weather man in Chicago sent
out the bulletin for Friday. Forecast
err Cox left Chicago Wednesday for a
two months trip through Europe,
where he will put in the time studying
European weather methods. His place
is filled during his absence by Mr.. Big
low from the Wisconsin state station.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
THREE DEAD TRAINS.
Queen Incident In Rairoading o.
Cured at Johnstown.

CuTTcu at JOnHStowfls
A rather unusual incident in a rail-
road way occurred at Johnstown, west
of Ainsworth, on Wednesday. A local
westbound freight train was stalled at
Johnstown because the steel gang,
which is stringing 72-pound rails from
Long Pine to the Black Hills, had
torn up a quarter mile of track. The
local freight waited for the stretch
of track to be replaced and then found
1t impossible to go further because
there was no water at Johnstown for
the engine. The engine thereupon
cut loose, left the local freight on the
main track, and ran west to get wa.
ter at the next town.
Meanwhile train No. 116, from Dead
wood, arrived at Johnstown from the
ing the track. At this point No. 11f
had hoped to get water and, falling
died" in it's tracks.
A little later another train from the
east arrived and died for want OF
water.
There were three dead trains stand
ing in line, none able to move. A so
luton was reached when two engines
from Long Pine were sent out ant
brought the whole three trains bacl
to the Pine.
Train No, 116 arrived at Johnstowr
at 10 a. m. and reached Ainsworth, the
next town east, at that night.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
OLD SOLDIERS HAVE GOOD TIME
Those of Answorth Have a Festive
Time With a COMPANION,


Ainsworth, Neb., Nov. 30.-Special
to The News: Last Wednesday night
eight of the old soldiers here met at
the home of w. II. Williams and wife
to spend an evening with Mrs. Will
liams' father, J. f. Gregory, an old sol
der of company @, Eleventh Iowa, who
now resides in Lotai, Kan. The Wis
itors had great time, as old soldiers
are capable of having, and at 8 O'Clock
Mrs. Williams served fine supper
which was amply dealt with. The
names of the soldiers present are as
follows: H. A. Paine, Co. A, Forty
first Wisconsin; j. G. Toliver, Co. H,
Tenth Iowa; c. F. Boyd. Co. G, Fiji
teenth Iowa and Co. G, Thirty-fourth
Iowa; A. Goddard, Co. ID. Thirtieth
Indiana; c. w. Potter Co. d, Thirtieth
teenth Illinois and Co. I, Fifty-sixth
Illinois; II. r. Goddard, Co. d, Thir-
tieth Indiana; G. F. Barnes, Co. |,
Fifth Wisconsin; Robert Martin, fifer
Co. |, Ninety-ninth Ohio volunteers
and Co. X, Fiftieth Ohio volunteers.
The old soldiers are getting scarce
and are bound to have a good time SC
long as they can get together.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
CLIPPED HIS Finger OFF.
NEIGH SKATER MEETS WITH A
PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
COMPANION RUNS OVER FINGER

Sharp Skate Cuts the Member Like n
Knife and Leaves a Lasting Remind
err OF the Skating Party to Herbert
Maybury Of Neigh.
Neigh. Mob, Nov, 30.-Spccial to
The News: While skating the other
evening, a crowd of young fellows
bumped together and went down on
the ice. Herbert Maybury was In the
bunch. and while supporting himself
with one hand ON the ice, skater
glldod past and nippod the end of his
little finger off by passing over 1t
with his skate, The injury was quite
painful and will be a lasting reminder
of the skating party.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
FARMER BADLY MANGLED
Jacob Litzo OF BonesteeI Has Serious
Experience With Runaway.


Bonesteel, S. d., Nov. 30.-Special
to The News: Jacob Litzo, living two
miles southeast of town, was severe
ly injured as the result of his team
running away while hitched to bind
or. Mr.. Litzo was making prepare
tons for corn shelters and hitched his
team to the binder without putting
the brides on them. The team be-
came frightened by the rafting of
the machine and ran over him. The
flesh in his right leg was badly man
gled but apparently no bones were
broken. Several bones were broken
in his left leg, his nose was broken
and he was severity bruised in many
places. DR.. Kenaston, who treated the
injured man. says that he does not
think Mr.. Litzo is seriously injured
unless he is affected internally.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
NORTHWEST COAL SUPPLY.
NORFOLK HAS ENOUGH FUEL TO
LAST ANOTHER MONTH.
TOWNS NORTH AND WEST SHORT
Ainsworth Had Not a Pound Of Coal
Wednesday Morning and Soft Coal
Sold at $50 Per Ton In Gregory,
D., According to a Drummer.
tTrom Fridays Dailyl


Norfolk has enough OF a coal sup.
ply to last for another month, num-
Der of cars having been recently re.
ceived Not so favorable is the sltua-
ton to the northwest, according to a
commercial traveller who has just re-
turned from n trip in that section. He
states that there Is a serious coal
shortage in many towns and that there
Is little of the fuel being hauled on
account of the car shortage. at
Ainsworth Wednesday morning." he
said, there was not pound of coal
In the town. One car arrived that day.
At Gregory, S. d., last Saturday morn
ing soft coal was selling at $40 per
ton and only 300 or 400 pounds could
be bought by any one person."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
WAS WITH SKATER.
Major Mclaughlin of Fort Randall
Tells of Old DAYS.

Tells of Old Days.
Fort Randall, s. D., Nov. ED
itor Norfolk News: Gen Shafter was
a particular friend of mine. | remem-
Der one time when he was stationed
on the Rio Grande river or rather
Fort Clark, Texas, at the time the In
diorius Lapans) were making great
havoc on the Texas border. Shafter
commanded at Fort Clark and with
out consulting general or war depart
ment ordered six companies of the
Eighth cavalry and two of the Tenth
cavalry (colored) to be supplied with
rations for six days and the necessary
equippage and in less than thirty min
utes he was in the saddle and headed
the command for the Rio Grande river.
He was the first one to swim his horse
and your humble servant at his side.
After the command crossed he took
up the march and marched till sun
down, but no sight of the Lapans came
until about p. m. OF the second day
we sighted the Indians, when General
Shafter ordered a charge. We cap
tured twenty-seven Indians and $50
head of horses, mules and ponies,
which were returned to our supply
camp on the river. Shafter, not con-
tent, marched the command about It's
miles through Mexico when we met in
the shape of resistance 700 of the Mex
| lean troops commanded by Colonel Ar
tegia and formed in line of battle.
Shafter was equal to the occasion and
gave the command left forth and
formed into lines and proceeded to-
ward the Mexican command, making,
through the interpreters, the inquiry
as to what he had his troops formed
for, but the commanding officer of the
Mexican troops only said, For moth
ing" If there was any insult given
on that occasion Shafter would prove
himself a General Scott He never re-
formed the command into company
column until the Mexicans left the
field. | was at General Skaters side
all the time Shafter, unlike other
officers, was not selfish. l was on
many scouts with him in Texas and
old Mexico and when we would some
times be twenty-five hours without
water lot man or animal when we
would find water he would sit on his
saddle and command the troops to fill
their canteens and when this was done
he would get down and fill his own
canteen, which he had at all times
slung on the saddle. Nov men, water
your horses" 1t was first man and
horse afterward. Such were General
Skaters traits. If | could compose
myself to write l could give you
force history of him, especially when
| was with his command in Texas.
have had many letters from him when
he was in the islands, also from Chi
cago where he commanded before he
was ordered to California and since
his retirement, from his home where
he departed his last | can truthfully
, say that General Shafter had no fear
He was brave before his odds as shown
to me at many places when he could
well avoid danger he was the first one
to the truth.
: Yours respectfully,
John H. Mclaughlin,
Fort Randall, S. D.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
DEATH OF w. r. WARD.
Was Highly Respected Resident of
Neliqh.

Neigh, Neb., Nov. 30.-Special to
The News: After lingering illness
of many weeks during which there
were no hopes of recovery except at
the very first, the death Of w. r. Ward
occurred Wednesday night about mid
night. The disease was of a compli-
Gated character and an autopsy was
held by Drs. Chamberlain, Beattie and
Conwell. The funeral services will be
held this afternoon at the M. Il.
church. Mr.. Ward was an old-time
resident of the community and highly
respected.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
CONDUCTOR PockETED REBATES
Northwestern Railroad Has Discharged
Man For That Offense.

Man For That OHense.
For not turning in his rebate checks
and the money that went with them,
conductor on this division of the
Northwestern railroad has just been
dismissed from the service. In an in
vestigation that was held it was shown
that the man had been receiving the
usual rebate fee where passengers
paid cash fares and had, instead of
sending these fees into the auditing
department, pocketed the sums rep
resented.
Conductor Hedge, who had been in
the service for some time as freight
conductor and who ran on train in
the south Platte country, with head
quarters at Fremont, has been dis
charged and is now engaged in other
work
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
DOUBLE WEDDING.
Two Young Couples Married In st.
Pauls Lutheran Church.

A very pretty double wedding oc-
Cured Thursday afternoon at 2:S0
at ST. Paul's church north of town
when Mr.. Herman Slittgerber and Miss
Anna Winters and Mr.. Henry War
necke and Miss Anna Grimm were
united in marriage by the pastor, Rev.
Mr., Witte. The two bridal parties en-
tered the church together and took
their places at the altar. Miss Win
ters was dressed in white, Miss Grimm
in grey, A reception was held at the
home of Carl Winters, ST., for Mr.. and
Mrs. Splittgerber and another at the
Grimm home for Mr.. and Mrs War
necke. Both young couples will make
their homes near Pierce.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy Aids
Nature.

Medicines that aid nature are al
ways most successful Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy acts on this plan. 1t
allays the cough, aids eXpectoration
relieves the lungs, opens the secre-
lions, thereby aiding nature in throw.
ing off a cold and restoring the system
to a healthy condition. 1t is famous
for its cures Of colds and Group and
can always be depended upon. For
sale by Leonard the druggist.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
CORN STALK DISEASE.
Cattle Dying In Northern Antelope
County.

Neigh, Neb,, Nov. 30.-Special to
The News; Reports of cattle dying
in the northeast part of Antelope coun-
ty from cornstalk disease are current,
in one case a man losing five head,
There Is seldom danger after the mid
die of January and the presumption is
that continued freezing removes the
cause. Usually there have been heav-
Ter losses when the fall weather has
been mild.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
FOOTBALL DECLARED OFF.
Game Between Neigh and Wayne Did
Not Materialze.

Neigh, Ncb, Nov. 3O.-Special to
The News; The Thanksgiving foot
ball game which was to have taken
place between Wayne and Neigh, was
declared off Tor the reason that sever.
al of the Neigh players were either
absent or ON the sick list The team
is ut present pretty much handicapped
and probably will not enter the field
again this season.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
TURKEY, BIRD Of HE HOUR
SOCIETY FEAsTED AND DID LIT.
TIE ELSE DURING WEEK.
WERE MANY FAMILY DINNERS
Next Week viii be Filled With Ac.
tlvity Of a Social Nature-PeopIe are
Getting Ready for the Holidays, but
Pleasures Continue.

The turkey tluttered its wings, COB
and then became the center of attrac-
ton for the past week Around the crisp
brown bird stuffed with oyster dress
ing and with red cranberry sauce to
top 1t off, gathered families and friends
for their annual holiday feast on
Thursday. Preparations for the day
and the energy that it took, swept 9th
err things pretty well off the boards.
But society, despite the approaching
Christmas shopping season, will con-
tinue in it's activity for next week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
ODD FELLOWS ELECT.

Three Officers Reelected, Two New
Ones Chosen.
New Officers for the ensuing year
were elected last night by the Nor
folk lodge of Odd Fellows, Two new
officers were selected and three were
reelected. The election resulted as
follows:
Ralph Boyd, n. g.; Dell Boyd, V. g;
Ray Hayes, secretary, reelected; o.
W. Rish, treasurer reelected; NJ. c.
Hazen, trustee for three years, re-
elected.