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New-York tribune., 1906-12-02
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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
THE PUBLIC ROADS.

1t is said that stories are being cir
culated on the street in an effort to
injure Burr Taft's candidacy, to the
effect that Mr.. Taft spent county mon
ey to repair roads in Edgewater park
for the purpose of getting votes there.
AS a matter of fact, not one penny of
county money was spent in Edgewater
park by the commissioners. Road
Oyerseer j. T. Moore repaired the
roads in Edgewater park by working
out poll taxes and it was the first work
that has been done on the roads in
that section for the past fifteen years.
II is being told about the county,
too, in an effort to injure Burr Taft's
candidacy for county commissioner,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
MIR. BRYAN'S VISIT.

For more than ten years the Amer
lean people and, in fact, the entire
civilized world have recognized in
William Jennings Bryan one of the
most eloquent orators and one of the
most distinguished politicians that the
American race has produced. Nebras.
kans have many times during those
ten years noted with more than ordi-
nary interest and satisfaction the COM
piments and tributes of respect and
honor that have been paid to Mr. Bry-
an by the democratic party and by 9th
er nations. He has been much in the
limelight and as a result the name of
Nebraska has enjoyed much whole
some publicity.
Mr.. Bryan was ever magnetic or
ator The whole wide world compli-
mented him by referring to him as
the silver tongued orator of the
Platte in his first campaign for the
presidency against Mckinley in 1896.
His wonderful speech before the Chi
cago convention in that year electri-
fed the nation and won for him against
older and better known candidates q
place of honor at the head of a great
party, which comes to few men in a
generation. His wonderful campaign
against republicanism and Mckinley in
that year proved the power of his
brain and voice and magnetic person.
ality, He has since proved the same
power by democracy's second selec
ton of him to make its presidential
race, by its acceptance of his silver
issue in the Parker convention after
dramatic night, and by its welcome
to him on his return from world tour
with open arms and with apparently a
third nomination for the highest Office
in the land.
Nebraskans have not all been will
ing always to accept the doctrines Of
its famous sons as perfectly SOUND
principles, but Nebraska has always
been and is now proud of the person
atty of man who has done so much
to bring himself into the worlds es
TEEN as has William Jennings Bryan
He is the greatest man in the demo
cratic party today.
And so il is that Norfolk must feel
with the balance of northern Nebras
ka, somewhat complimented by thi!
visit OF MI Bryan, Democracy has
sent her greatest statesman into this
quarter to appeal to our people FOL
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

Nebraska republicans may rejoice at
the fact that Governor Cummins of
Iowa has cancelled his dates for
speaking here. Nebraska republicans
are not in need of speeches from
man who has aroused such immense
opposition in his own party at home
as has Governor Cummins. Once de.
claring that the protective tariff was a
highway robbery deal he has now &C
cepted most stringent protective tar
If platform in order to be allowed to
make the race for third term as gov
ernor. He declared that he was run.
ming for the third term nomlna,ion
because there was no one else in the
party 6t to make the race. The real
reason, 1t is said, is his personal am
bition for Office and a desire to use
the third term as governor for a STEP
ping stone into the United States SEN
ate. Mr.. Cummins at one timc boltcd
the republican party in Iowa because
his personal desires were not conSid
cred in naming the ticket. He is one
of type of fake reform office sock,
ers who have climbed on the popular
hysteria wave and tried to ride into
coveted seats of honor. Nebraska re
publicanism is better off without such
support.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

Before the war with Russia the
Russian minister in this country pre-
dicted that in event of n Japanese vic.
tory the United States would suffer
In commercial way because the Jap
anese were building themselves up TO
be the trade center of the east. So
much sentimental enthusiasm was in
the air over the little brown men at
that time, that no Russian appeals
were listened to by America. Now
there is a friction between Japan and
the United States and the prediction
of the Russian minister seems to be
coming true.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWSJoURN FRIDAY NOVEMBER

that the county Is Spending much
money to drain Corporation gulch In
the west end of Norfolk As a matter
of fact the cost to Madison county will
be practically nothing when 1t Is con.
sldcrod that the Thirteenth street road
Is reclaimed by the new system The
property benefited by the drainage
will he assessed to pay the cost OF this
work and the county commissioners
are merely exercising their authority,
granted undcr the Swamp law. to get
the work done. They are acting as
agents for the county nj large and the
cost viii be paid by the property that
is benefited and by the city Jointly.
For twenty years Norfolk people have
been trying to get this old evil rem
cdiod and never until Burr TAFT went
into the Office of county commissioner
has permanent remedy been offered,
The same sort of drainage is going
on In other parts of the county, West
VI luNH un blu lpW op''' Nu'lo lu'
roads have always been bad, has been
drained out. East of Norfolk Road
Oversoer Moore drained out with four
mems poll tax grove that had stood
In swamp ever since Norfolk was
built and which people had come to
believe could not be drained. About
fifty miles of road have been graded
this summer in the county.
II the same sort of work had been
done In years gone by that is now be-
ing done by the present board on the
roads of Madison county Norfolk would
now have good roads leading out into
the farming sections In all directions
If the same sort of work had been
done by road overseers in the past that
has been done by Road Overseer
Moore, Edgewater would not have lain
ungraded for fifteen years and the
swamp in the grove east of town
would have been drained before now.
The other day man who had
worked an hour ana half on road,
demanded poll tax receipt from Mr..
Moore. He was told that the county
could not issue receipts for that
amount of work. "Why last year
worked only two hours and got re-
ceipt," he declared
These are but examples of what is
being done in Norfolk and in Madison
county by the men who have charge
of the highways and drainage, and
who are candidates for election on the
republican ticket next Tuesday.
That they are entitled to election
will be conceded by fair minded citi-
2ens, regardless of political party.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
EDITORS TO PAY CASH.

The Massachusetts press association
makes itself rather ridiculous, as do
good many other newspapers
throughout the country, in protesting
against the Interstate commerce COM
missions ruling with regard to the
exchanging of advertising space for
railroad transportation. There were a
lot of hysterical newspapers through
out the country which couldn't sleep
nights until they should handcuff the
railroads in such an effective way that
no rides might be had excepting where
cash was paid. Now that the rate law
has been passed and the interstate
commerce commission has applied the
screws, these same hysterical news
papers, though continuing to clamor
for so-called reforms upon which the
populst party stood many years ago,
are squealing because they have to
take a dose of the medicine which
they themselves prescribed.
AS matter of fact the country ed
itor ought to be money to the good at
the end of the year under the new rul-
ing. Heretofore he has taken a good
many trips during the year for the
sake of using up his mileage and he
has paid for his mileage in time and
work and space, by putting railroad
advertisements into type and running
| them in his paper. On the trips that
he has taken he has spent money for
hotel bills that never would have been
spent if he had had no mileage to ride
on but had received cash for his news.
paper space instead.
Under the new ruling a newspaper
that can give results in an advertising
way will still carry advertising for the
railroads because the railroads have to
advertise, He will receive cash foI
his space instead of transportation and
he can buy coal for his furnace with
that cash If he wants to. instead Of
being compelled to get on train anC
ride. There are no doubt good many
newspapers which will not be consid
cred effective enough as advertising
mediums to be granted contracts, ant
there's where the rub will come II
for some of them.
AS one result of the new law, 1t ma!
be expected that political conventions
will be attended largely by people liv
ing near the convention points. anC
delegates from distant sections will b,
compelled to stay at home because o
the expense of transportation. In Ne
braska this tendency will result il
throwing the political machinery o
the state into Omaha, Lincoln ant
nearby points, so a real healthy ma
chine will undoubtedly be built up II
those population centers at the ex
pense of the rural districts.
There are a lot of socalled reform
newspapers in the country whicl
stepped into the rate bill box an,
shouted their lungs out in an effort I,
hut OF transportation to employees o
J The railroads, lawyers, physicians an,
in fact everybody else, with the exceI
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
ME ARAB.
An Artist tu Manners IL This Son OF
the Orient.

the Orient.
In all matters Of sentiment the
Arabs instinct is sure. If you can
appeal to him on any ground Of hos
pitality or generosity, says the author
of I'm the Desert" you have a hold
on him.
1t used to be the boast of Arab poe
try in Its best days that it never
praised a man except for what was in
him." and the habit Of judging direct
ly and without regard to surroundings
has always been an instinct of the
race. All those evidences of worldly
prosperity and success which turn
the heart of the Anglo-SaXon to water
leave the Arab unmoved.
The Arab Is an artist in manners. /
remember a certain sheik, who was
once my travelling companion ON the
Upper Nile, a tall, lean, keen faced
man. Of complexion almost black,
with a glitter on it like the sun polish
on desert stones, who walked among
the fellahs on the crowded deck like
a chief among his slaves.
With him l shared the same narrow
corner Of the deck. He was strict in
his religious observances and at the
appointed hours would spread his mat
on the deck, turn in the supposed d.
rection Of Mecca and then kneel and
rise and kneel again, bowling with
his forehead to the ground in the i'm
posing attitudes of Moslem prayer.
Quick at detecting the least sign OF
consideration or respect, II we stop
ped talking or moved to make room.
he would treasure up the courtesy and
when his prayers were over turn and
acknowledge it with grave gesture
and a smile that seemed no conven-
tional grlmace, but expressed the in
tention of deliberate friendliness
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
SmnhnN DNHnenain.

SUNDAY dyspepsia-tha is what you
have" said the doctor, smiling
Sunday dyspepsia?"
ayes, and It Is not a rare complaint
either. 1t is due to this bad habit OF
eating foolishly and gluttonously on
Sunday. Through the week you eat
like sensible mana moderate break
fast early, n light luncheon and
good, substantial dinner Mt the end OF
the day But on Sunday you eat n
heavy breakfast at 10 or II. At you
sit down to nm enormous dinner, stuff,
Ing yourself without appetite, and at
$50, when YOU are really hungry, you
eat light, unsatisfactory food, like Sar-
atoga chips ana lettuce sandwiches-in
word. Sunday supper. The result
OF this change for the worse, made
once a week by millions of men, is
Sunday dysnopsia, an ailment for
which | always prescribe a @ O'Clock
Sunday dinner" New York Press.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

ton that they should retain their mile
age contracts. They found after the
trap had sprung. that they had been
caught while employees had been al
lowed TO escape. Now they are squeal.
ing when they ought to be game"
and take the medicine which they
brought upon themselves with a smile
one of the first Nebraska papers to
protest against the possibility that
mileage could not be exchanged for
advertising was Fremont paper
which had been harping for strin.
gent rate bill for months before the
rate bill was made a law.
The newspapers have always given
value received in Advertising columns
for transportation received and no OBJ
legation has been incurred by the mile
age SO f0r as the editorial or news pol
icies of papers was concerned. For
this reason they ought to take the mat.
ter philosophically and with the cheer.
ing thought that II their publications
are business-getters for advertisers,
they will be better off under the new
way than the old.
Following Is report from the inter.
state commerce commission in regard
to the Massachusetts protest.
you are, of course, aware that all
tariffs filed in compliance with the
regulating statute name rates in dol,
provide that transportation can be
paid for with property. 1t seems plain
to the commission that the law above
quoted, coupled with the fact stated,
permits payment for services of inter-
state carriers only in money.
"A contrary rule would sanction I'M
equal compensation by different per-
sons and involve some degree of dis
elimination In favor of those permitted
to exchange their commodities for the
transportation they desire or secure.
1t is the aim of the law to prevent
every sort of favorltism and secure alb
solute equality of treatment in all
cases, .iT
5"This ruling Of the commission in no
way interferes with or abridges the
rights of private contracts. Newspa-
pers and their advertising space may
be freely exchanged for any species of
property upon such terms as may be
acceptable to the parties to the trans
action. But the facilities of the public
carrier are not private property, nor
are they subject to bargain and sale
like merchandise. The right to travel
or have property carried by rail, like
the right to the common highway, is
not contract right but political
right, the very essence of which is
equality.
"Concedlng that the advertising ar
engagements in question are ordinarily
made and carried out in good faith it
seems plain to me that these arrange
ments must involve some measures of
discrimination and 1t is not easy for
me to see how an honest newspaper
can seriously object to the ruling of
the commission which appears to be
In obvious accord with the provisions
and the purposes of the regulating
statute"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

their votes next Tuesday.
It is compliment to Judge Boyd,
republican congressional candidate,
that his candidacy should be regarded
as so strong by his political rivals that
the nations foremost democrat must
be sent in to use his eloquence in an
effort to defeat.
We still do not believe that Mr..
Bryan's arguments are to be accepted
unreservedly though still holding him
i'm high esteem. We do not believe
that even Mr.. Bryan will overcome
in favor of the fusion congressional
nominee the universal sentiment of
contentment among north Nebraska,
due to abundant crops at high repub.
lican prices, abundant work for the
laborer ut good wages, and plenty to
eat and plenty to wear for all. The
personality of the republican presi.
dent and his plea for the protective
tariff backed by the achievements of
the republican congress last winter,
are too strong to be overcome by any
orator today in favor of low tariff and
a return of soup house days.
The Third district voters know that
the republican congress did things and
that the coming republican congress
will do things. They know that con-
gressmen out of harmony with the
administration have their hands tied,
while republican congressman will
be able to do things.
Third district voters appreciate the
privilege of listening to the distin-
guished Nebraskan once again. The
republican party feels complmented
at the fact that repubiicanism is so
popular this year that the nations
greatest democratic speakers are
deemed essential to make a dent in
the majority which will be rolled up.
Mr.. Bryan is a great and distin-
guished man. He is an eloquent
speaker. But his eloquence is on the
wrong side this year.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

Work on the ditch which will drain
Corporation gulch, has begun In Nor
folk. The present board of commits.
sioners is all right, The votes will
say that the county is willing to let
well enough alone.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

Robert f. Glider, an Omaha news
paper man, has just made n discovery
skeleton found near Omaha. Mr..
Glider and his friends have right to
be proud of the achievement. Mr..
Glider belongs to family of famous
literary people, his brother being ed
, itor of the Century magazine at the
(. present time.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

that Mr.. Bryan would stop here long
enough to make Commute talk; but
Tilden democracy decided that the
time was inopportune, or that the
speech wouldn't be worth the money
in any case, the unterrified declined
to make up the purse and in conse-
quence, Tilden will have to rustic
through the campaign Bryanless.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

The most interesting campaign In
the country is the New York guber-
material contest. The last week starts
out with red hot series of speeches
on the part OF both candidates. Mr.,
Hughes has the endorsement of Pres
ident Roosevelt and will draw strength
from many conservative democrats,
whilc Hearst Is gaining strength from
the disconnected elements whose
wrath is constantly aroused against
wealth because it is wealth. Hearst
made speeches Saturday night in
which he attacked newspaper editors
of New York who are not supporting
him. He went after each one person
ally and threw mud in order to anuul
as much as possible the effects of
their words He will get good many
votes of worliingmen who are appealed
to by the lurid pictures in his news
papers. The outcome will be an in.
teresting psychological study.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

Hearst Is getting more advertising
out of this campaign than anybody
else II Is not a particularly desirable
type of Advertising, however.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

II is said that If Hughes Is elected
governor in New York he may relieve
Roosevelt of the embarrassment of
accepting another nomination after
having emphatically declared he would
not.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

The efforts of the breeders associa
ton in Chicago to secure the enact
ment of laws which will make 1t nee
essary for persons contemplating mar.
riage, to first pass certain examina.
tions, is step in the right direction
More attention is paid to the proper
raising of horses and swine than to
the proper raising of the human race
and it is time that steps were taken
which will make it crime for per-
sons afflicted with certain diseases, to
bring children into the world. Imbe
Giles, feeble minded persons, moral de.
generates and others who are detri
ments to the good health and intelli-
gence of the human race, ought to. be
prevented from marrying and less mis-.
cry would exist in the world if the
wishes of the stockmen could be put
into the statute books.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

The popular complaint of the wo-
men is the monotony of homework,
and the man who says business is
also monotonous gets frowned down.
The women believe that a business
office is the scene Of an unchanging
round of excitement and interest, and
any effort to prove the contrary only
makes them mad. Still, woman has
beans to string today; and tomorrow
it is not beans to string, but corn to
husk, and the men don't have such a
wonderful variety of occupation.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

The national democratic party Is
figuring on three new democratic con.
gressmon from Nebraska The figures
will change after next week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

1t is apparent that the fusionists
believe the best way to elect their con-
gressional candidate this year is to
keep him out of public view.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

After hearing Mr. Bryan's speech
one can but wonder how this country
ever got along before 1896.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

After all, Mr.. Bryan is not the man
whom fusionists are asking us to vote
for in this years congressional race.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

keep him out of public view.
Bryan drew good house without
the distribution of that advertising
matter and, although it may not have
indicated party loyalty or Bryan en-
thusiasm very strongly, Herman is
55c to the good.
The democratic party ought to ask
for no change of present conditions.
1t has money with which to pay for
special trains under present republic
an prosperity. Things might be diff
ferent under other circumstances.
The last week for the country to be
saved.
Did you take in all of the demon
STATIONS?
Where do boys get their inspirations
for devilment?
What has become of the old fash,
toned tick-tack?
We never travelled very far to hear
a political speech.
Isn't 1t surprising that jokers gel
so few whippings.
Town people say country people are
hard to get acquainted with.
Boys never like a man who cant
stand little fun.
Have you moved your ice box out
on the back porch yet?
my kingdom for a cornhusker," the
north Nebraska farmer cries.
Norfolk police may surprise some
of these young fellows tonight.
Have you loaded your shotgun will
pepper in Halloween preparation?
| One reason people frequently take
lawyers advice is that they have tC
pay for it.
The person who didn't get an invi
! tation for some Halloween party has
a kick coming.
Most men would rather have gro
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

If air castles were real, some people
wouldn't be satisfied
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

North Nebraska farmers are too
busy husking high priced corn and
trying to get men at high republican
wages, to turn out and listen to po-
ltical speeches.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

There never was a wife so old that
she didn't look better as widow.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

Most people think you don't know
what trouble is, but that they can tell
you.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

Nature has got out of joint. The
water man found gas in pit; the
gas men find water in pit. But all's
we'll that ends well. In fact the gas
people believe "alls WELL" right now.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

Drug stores in big and little towns
are different"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

Our idea of the right kind of let
ter is one in which there is nothing
to answer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02

An Atchison man says his wife is
a good woman, and he has no objec-
ton to her. except that every morning
she says to him, Breakfast is ready
again." If she would leave off that
word again" her husband says, she
would be thoroughly satisfactory.