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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09

truth, regardless of sentiment That
is the aim of all true scientists. But
scientists are human The other day
Robert II. Glider, one of the news
paper men Of Omaha, went out In the
country and dug up a skull which Is
believed to be the oldest skull yet
discovered In America Eminent sci
entists have pronounced II as their
opinion that this skull discovered by
the Omaha man is n remnant OF the
Oldest race of man that has yet been
found TO have inhabited the west.
Eastern scholars and men at the head
of this science, as well as eastern mag
azines, have taken up the new discov-
cry with zeal and have been convinced
that this skull is n genuine prize long
sought for In America.
But all scientists are not convinced
in a minute In n letter to the State
Journal on Sunday Prof. Il. E. Black
man, although condescending to give
due credit to Mr.. Glider for all that
the latter has done, yet is inclined to
doubt the real value of the find so far
as It gives anything to the world that
has not been found before.
Prof. Blaclman was anxious to have
this skull for the state historical So
ciety but MIR. Glider had made other
arrangements for 1t and was unable
to make the gift. Mr.. Glider has had
seventeen Photographic negatives of
this find made, and these negatives
served for drawings which Dr. Bar
bour took to New York for the pur-
pose of comparison with other old
bones. He went to learn II this was
the very oldest of the findings yet.
Ills mission must have been satisfac'
tory for he wires back one word,
Congratulations"
Congratulations from that source
have been enough to convince Mr.. Gil
der and his friends of the worth of
the find.
A further telegraphic order from the
Century magazine ordering photo
graphs of the old skull has had
weight in convincing Mr.. Glider, If
not all the Lincoln professors. Of the
value of his discovery.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09
REPUBLICAN VICTORIES.

The election of Mr.. Hughes in New
York, the election of Mr.. Sheldon in
Nebraska with all the state ticket, the
election of five republicans out of six
congressman in this state, the election
of a republican senator from this dis
trict and the election OF the full re-
publican county ticket in Madison
county, shows that republicanism is
still the dominant belief throughout
the length and breadth of the land.
The victory gives satisfaction to re-
will be no change in the present policy
of the national, state or county admin
strations, during which prosperity
has abounded,
The issues this year were unusual.
1t was claimed by many democrats
that the republicans had adopted the
policies of their old enemies, for which
reason it was argued that democrats
should win. While it is undoubtedly
true that there is at present little es-
sential difference between the poll
cies of the two dominant pparties
there is a difference that the voters
took cognizance of. The republican
party has built up a reputation that
stands behind its statements like the
word of an honest man, while the dem
ocrats have so utterly failed in carry
! ing out their promises that the voting
public has lost confidence. Hence, al
though the issues are similar, it is
true, yet the people would rather trust
their cause with the republicans thar
with the other side, because they have
every reason to believe that promises
made will he carried out.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09
DUAL TELEPHONE LINES.

Omaha's telephone franchise fight
has taken precedence over all issues
in that city this year and the ballot
battle conferred mostly upon that issue.
The question at stake was whether or
not Omaha should grant a franchise
for an Independent telephone system,
making two telephone systems in the
city.
was that the Bell people would not
allow person owning an independent
phone out in the state, to talk to
Omaha people over the Nebraska tel
ephone lines. over against this was
the mighty argument on the part of
the Bell company that two telephone
systems III any city cause untold CON
fusion and additional expense
The independents tried to argue
that telephone rates would be reduced
if the two lines were built and that
money would be spent in Omaha as
result of the building of another
system,
From this distance it would appear
that the Independent franchise ought
to be voted down. A double telephone
system is an everlasting source of
confusion and double expense in any
town or city. If both telephones have
2 big list of subscribers, it is neces-
sary for all business houses to sub
scribe to both systems and the eX-
pense must be greater than that for
a single line.
The argument used in Omaha that
money would be spent in the city is
not sound. Much of the money for a
telephone system goes to the eastern
manufacturer and all that is spent
comes from the pockets of the tax
payers, so that it is no benefit to
| force them to spend it.
The city which has no dual tele,
phone system, and which is not threat
ened with one, will do we'll to let
well enough alone and congratulate
itself on the situation.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09
SMoTHERED IN GRAIN PIT.
Distressing Death of Grain Handler
in a LARGE CHICAGO Elevator.

Distressing Death of Grain Handler
In a Large Chicago Elevator.
New York, Nov. S.-Patrick Dolan,
foreman of grain handlers in the ell
evator of the William Baird company,
Brooklyn, fell into pit containing
5000 bushels of grain.
The little kernels, rolling against
one another like myriad cogs of a
great machine, gripped his feet, his
ankles, his legs, his knees, crowding
each other like honey cells, held him
fast and drew him down with power
that was irresistible. Dolan plunged
this way and that, and with every step
the quicksands gripped him more firm
ly. He called for help and Petro ANA
zio, fellow worker, went to his as
sistance. He threw rope to Dolan
which the latter seized so desperately
that he drew Amazio into the pit.
Other workmen, who had been to
lunch now heard the outcries, but both
men had disappeared when they
reached the scene. A rush was made
for the chutes, through which the
grain is unloaded, and christening the
covers the men let the wheat run into
the street. Soon Amazio's body shot
down the chute, and Dolan's followed.
The latter was dead, having been
smothered, but Amazio was still alive
and will recover.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Real estate transfers for Madison
county for week ending November 8,
1906, reported by Madison County Alb
stract company, Office with Mapes &
HaZen, Norfolk, Neb
J. J. Clements, sheriff, to William
Rekofsky, S. D., consideration $13,
part NEA of &c, "a, 4.
Nettie Carlson and husband to
George Schoellhopf, w. D., considera-
ton $3.50, Eh of lots l, 2, 3, A, and
6, block 81, r. r. addition to Madison.
Tuthill Coleman and wife to Eliza
beth Moody, w. D., consideration ST.
900, lots 6 and 7 and Eh of SWA, 6,
%, /.
F. ]. Hale and wife to Carl Bathke,
w. d., $3.50, lot 7, block 1, Norfolk.
William H. Graves to Charles Ulla-
rich, w. D., consideration $2750, E 20
feet of lot and lots 6, Z, 8, 9 and
10, block 7, Kimball and Blair's addi-
ton to Burnett.
Total consideration of real estate
transfers, $14,565.
Total consideration of real estate
mortgages, $4,S30
Total consideration of real estate
mortgages released, $4,975.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09
A SOUTHERN VIEW.

President Roosevelt will in his forth
coming message to congress- 1t is said,
deal with race riots and will plead for
more restraint among both races in
remedy aud no solution to the race
problem. Perhaps it were as well to
take the advice of A. ]. McKelway. a
southerner who says in a current mag
azine; And if the northern press
We're to remember the illogical pro-
cesses of the negro's mind, how he
perverts the denunciation of lynching
into approval of the provocative crime,
it would leave the lynching to be at
tended to by southern opinion and
warn the negroes OF their danger in
its committal."
The first resolutions denouncing the
crime of assault, of which the SINGER.
ity was evident, have been passed by
Atlanta negroes since the riots and
the negro criminal will have little
sympathy from his own race in Allan
Ia for some time to come. THE ne
gro of slavery days." continues this
southerner, who would have attempt
ed such a crime would have been torn
to pieces by his fellow slaves. II now
the law of self preservation shall lead
the negroes to condemn this crime, to
aid in its detection and delivering the
criminal to justice, the crime itself
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09
FAKE CHAIN PRAYER.

That endless chain prayer, which
started In the east only n few months
since, has swept across the continent
westward and already permeates the
air of the Mississippi valley. Like
fashion in hats, 1t has moved rapidly
toward the setting sun and the Pa
cinc shores, despite the efforts put
forth by Bishop Lawrence and the
newspapers to check 1t,
Just why anyone should create a
fake prayer and start 1t going around
the world, without any monetary gain
or other gain for that matter aside
from the satisfying of curiosity, Is
a mystery. The prayer, wrapped In
threat that II the chain is broken a
bit of III fortune will visit the person
checking the continuous letter writ
ing, ought to be considered an insult
to American intelligence.
The days of superstition, be 1t said
to the credit of American sense, are
rapidly disappearing and yet enough
of II remains to make It possible to
perpetuate this chain of prayer, de-
nounced by Bishop Lawrence as a
fake, by merely superstitious threat.
Perhaps the originator of the chain
was student of psychology and Is
using this method of testing just how
much of superstition still remains In
this country No particular harm will
result from the chain and perhaps
some good may be done to those who
have neglected their paryers for these
many years. But it would do the SOU
of an American much good If, just be
cause of the threat, the chain should
be shattered and forgotten.
Such an appeal of superstitious fear
is worth ignoring.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09
TIMES HAVE CHANGED.

Hearst's wonderful campaign it
vas a wonderful campaign-and the
Strengthening of Cummins' 10000 plu'
rality in Iowa, stand as indelible
weather vanes pointing newspaper
ward. The political winds have shift
ed and the old fashioned stump speech
oratory has blown away. The day of
the spellbinder has gone forever. The
power which made Hearst danger
Gus candidate-and 10000 plurality is
nothing for New York-together with
that power which shaved down lowa'S
republican margin, was a sign of the
potency of the press of today. Hearsts
newspapers made him the candidate
that he was, and almost won for him
in spite of all his badness; newspa-
pers in Iowa cost Cummins his old
time lead.
Few speeches were made, as COM
pared with the old days. The torch
light procession has faded away
There is no longer the frenzied cheer
ing on the street or at the rally. Peo-
pie no longer depend for their facts
upon the speakers at an auditorium.
They are reading the daily newspa-
pers every day-the news that in them
is, and then they are making up their
own minds as to how they ought to
vote. Many will attend a speech by
a man like Mr.. Bryan or some other
notable parsonage, just as they so to
the theater to see great actor, but
not to change their votes.
Today the farmers of these broad
prairies are brought into just as close
contact with the throbbing world as
are the people who dwell in villages
and cities. Rural mail carriers take
papers to the farmers every day, and
they read and think for themselves
And, be it said to the glory of the
American farmer, it was his vote that
saved the day down in New York
state, for right government.
Things have changed in the last ten
years. The campaigns are still siren
uous--but there is more thinking done
and not so much noise made.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09

A defective rail caused the wreck
near New York few days ago which
precipitated n train into the river and
resulted in more than half hundred
deaths. At the time of the disaster
government ownership idealists de-
clared that time had come for govern
mental seizure of the railroads. We
fall to see where government owner
ship would have helped that defective
rail, unless the government operated
the rail founderies-and even then,
the worSmen would be but human.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09

may at last become sporadic and in.
frequent"
But while deploring the riots" con-
tinues the writer, at is universal
feeling that the thunderstorm has
cleared the atmosphere aud that long
era of peace between the races has
begun. The altered demeanor of the
negroes has been very noticeable.
Their bumptlousness is gone. 1t would
be uncandid to deny that they have
been taught a needed lesson. II there
had been no assaults upon white wo-
men I'm and near Atlanta, there would
have been no mobs and no riots.
"And this Is the heart of the mat
ter. Individual cases of assault would
have been, as they have always been,
ascribed to the individual. The I'M
heard of frequency of crimes In two
ton of the last three days, made 1t
race matter; while the failure to find
the guilty, and the absolute indiffer-
ence of the negroes to the punishment
of the criminal, to say the most char
table thing, arrayed white against
black as 1t was believed that black
had already been arrayed against
white, and in a matter that has been
the distinction of the Saxon race since
Tacitus wrote of Tits jealousy Of
the honor Of its women. There was
suspicion of conspiracy and the Grim
mails were believed to be known to
the negroes, who made no effort to
bring any of the guilty to justice.
There were twelve assaults in two
months, six in three days and four in
one afternoon. The mayor, sheriff or
governor should have called out the
militia sooner, to stop the rioters. In
the only trial for assault | ever wit
messed, the negro on trial was a hero
among the colored persons at the
trial"
This writer says that it is a fit
subject for discussion as to how much
good the schools and educations such
as have been given to certain portions
of the race have resulted in.
He closes with this paragraph, typic-
al of the southern viewpoint, no doubt:
"One other question our people are
considering - whether, in accordance
with the precedent of prohibiting the
liquor to Indians and, by international
agreement, it's prohibition in certain
isles of the Pacific, local law pre-
venting the sale of rum to negroes
with exceptions in cases of sickness
or a state law to the same effect, would
be violation of the fourteenth amend
ment. Does that amendment allow
us to protect the negro from what has
caused the destruction of the weaker
races elsewhere?"
In his consideration of this subject
the north must remember that Mr.. Nc
Kelway is considering the problem as
it confronts the south, in all it's enor
nifty, and the north must bear in minC
the fact that this section knows little
or nothing about the situation dowI
there.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09
AFTER IT'S OVER.

Somebody's everything naughty and
vile;
Somebody's heart is a fountain of
guile;
Somebody's gains were a national
loss;
Somebody's wearing the chain of
Boss!
Somebody's honest, unfettered, and
brave;
Somebody's destined the nation to
save;
Somebody's jealous our right to de-
fend;
Somebody's truly the Workingman's
Friend.
Oeave the hiatus, kind printer, de-
noting shouting and arguing, betting
and voting)
Somebody's hands in an ague of
shakes;
Somebody's friends are collecting the
stakes;
Somebody's face is permanent grin;
Somebody's weary, but glad he got in.
Somebody's turkey is bound to be
crow;
Somebody's cake is assuredly dough; ;
Somebody's sailing up Salt rivers
flood;
Somebody's apple carts dumped in
the mud.
New York Times.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09
BESIDE CORPSE OF MOTHER.
Woman Crippled With Rheumatism
Found Alone With the Dead Body.

FOuHu HloHS WIKI tHc Dcdu DOuys
New York, Nov. S.-Mrs. Mary Don
negan, nearly starved, helpless and
enduring agony from rheumatism, was
found in her rooms, where her aged
mothers dead body had lain for three
days.
Mrs. Donnegan and her mother, Mrs.
Catherine Ryan, aged "a, lived alone
in apartments in Brooklyn. Mrs. Ryan
had long been an invalid, and her
daughter, chronic sufferer from
rheumatism, ministered to her as best
she could. An attack Friday crippled
Mrs. Donnegan so that she could not
move, and while she was in this con-
dition her mother died.
Mrs. Donnegan cried for help, but
no one in the sparsely tenanted house
heard her. SO she lay, helpless with
her dead, until today, when she man
aged to reach a window and sum-
moned help. Mrs. Donnegan was re-
moved to hospital. She is in a crit
ical condition.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09
PRESIDENTS COMING MESSAGE.

The forthcoming message of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to congress will be a
notable document as have many of his
past utterances. 1t will depart from
the beaten path of custom and will
launch into many new fields for dis
cussion. The message promises to
border on the sensational in many re-
spects and will follow out a little more
forcibly than heretofore some of the
very positive views of the president
One of the most sensational clauses
in the document, it is promised, will
relate to a national tax on inheritances
and another will ask for a graded tax
alton of incomes.
Whether or not this country will leg
islate that the man who has made
more money than his fellow worker,
ought to pay a higher rate of taxation
is as yet, though one Of the hobbies
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09
THE OLD ToRcHLleHT PARADE


The torchlight rides on it's raids no
more, the banners are furled for
ave.
The old transparencies fade from sight
and the speakers no longer cry
Till the Welkin rings and the eagle
screams and the shades of the
fathers draw
Round the old platform where the fair
flag flew, symbol of life and
law;
The torchlight glories, the old parades,
the heart of the golden dream,
When the drums went by with their
rat-ta-ti and the flies with their
strident scream;
The times have changed and the Gus
toms, too, and sadly l see it
fade
Away, away, in the distance gray
the old torchlight parade.
Who cared what party, in those old
times, when the heart of youth
was fine
With the ring and swing and the ting
a-ling of the spirits ruddy wine!
The torches came and the torches
went and the drumbeat stirred
the brain,
And we followed the old parades
around to the Tilt of the flies
refrain
We yelled and crowed with the fullest
-,
grand
To follow the lights through the chilly
nights to the swing of the coun-
try band;
To the jolly tunes and the patriot
runes and the fame of the flut-
tering wick,
With a wooden gun and a sword, for
sooth, carved out of hickory
stick.
The torchlight rides on its raids no
more - they campaign different
No orator stands in the open air with
the cold wind sweeping his
brow;
No patriots come at the party call to
follow in capes arrayed,
The long, unending, glittering line of
the old torchlight parade;
And the boys are gone with their wild.
ing fun, and the bands that used
to play
Red, White and Blue" are a vision
too, in the land of the far away;
The champing steeds with tassels red
and knights with spears at rest
Have gone as goeth merry laugh, as
fadeth a merry jest.
But wasn't it fun while it lasted. lads!
All, wasn't it fine to see
The bands go by and the patriots bold
march on with an air of glee!
The legends done in letters of light or
banners that beamed in air
Oh, they are dust in the garnet now
and the torches are hanging
there;
The guns, the drums and the soldier
caps, the flags of the party
strife,
Their shadows drift through the
dreaming dust of that half-for
gotten life;
But far away and soft and low comes
an echo now and then
1 OF the drums that beat and the flies
that screeched and the tram
of the marching men!
Baltimore Sun.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09

The first number of the Norfolk
Democrat" edited by DR.. J. II. Mac
kay, has made It's appearance. The
Democrat promises to FIJI u field that
has hitherto been untitled In Norfolk
and will be conducted on high plane
along democratic lines. The News
extends n welcome to the new paper.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09

politics refer to the outside precinct
as the "buttermilk precinct" because
at one time in the county's history the
old creamery was made the voting
place for that precinct instead of the
city hall The people who lived in the
district resented having to go so far
out of their way and called the cream
cry 1.-THE buttermilk voting place"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09
into dollars.

A woman probably never appreciates
her husband more than when he comes
home and announces that his salary
has been eased.-Chicago News.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09
Letter List,

List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postoffice at Norfolk, Neb.,
October G, 1906:
Mr.. Henry Alden, Mr.. A. A. Chall-
burg, Miss Minnals, Mr.. A. G. McCon-
nell.
If not called for in fifteen days will
be sent to the dead letter office.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say advertised"
John r. Hays, P. NJ.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09

Hearst got strength from newspa'
pers. And his newspaper gets pretty
strong"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09

There is probably want ad. in this
issue of much more interest to you
than to any other person in this city.
TO neglect to find it would be as wise
as to neglect to open a telegram ad-
dressed to you.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09

couple of street car tickets, used
IN answering want ads. may return
thousand per cent. on the investment.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-09

Beauty IN woman often covers a
lack of domestic virtues.