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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-03

| According to Clements reply, he
poured some good cold cash into the
treasury Of the stock company owning
the Rueland Herald in return for poll
teal advertising
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-03

How improved ypnr place looks with
the addition Of that tree todayi
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-03

Local fishermen don't need 70 tiig fol
bait now.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
MORE TRUTHFUL CITY LIMITS

MORE TRUTHFUL CITY LIMITS.
Norfolk people will take satisfaction
in the fact that an energetic commit
tee from the city council has been ap-
pointed for the purpose of Investigate
ing the matter of expanding Norfolk's
legal limits to points where honest
and upright city limits for Norfolk
ought to be.
There is every reason in the world
why Norfolk's legal limits should be
expanded so as to conform with the
real limits. There is no real reason
why the legal boundary should keep
on lying about the genuine limits of
the town any longer. For years the
legal city limits have made Norfolk
appear to be smaller city than 1t
really is, and have been the cause of
sending false reports out to the world
at large, through the federal census
in regard to the size Of the city's popu
lation.
The time has come when the Norfolk
city limits ought to be made to tell
the truth about Norfolk. It's only
justice to Norfolk.
There ought to be no objection from
any quarter to the readjustment OF
limits which Norfolk's rights demand
1t is only fair that people doing bust
ness in the city and making their liv
ings from the city, but who chance
TO reside just outside an imaginary
line, should pay their share of the
taxes necessary to Norfolk's main
tenance.
And more than that, the people liv
ing outside will gain very material.
by this expansion. For when the cit!
limits go out the luxuries of city
water, sewer, lights, sidewalks, fire
protection, cheaper fire insurance, pc
lice protection and any number o
other benefits-will go to those people
now shut off from these privileges.
1t is time that we should have cit!
limits that will conform with the city!
limits.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
VALUE OF GOOD ROADS.

The Saturday Evening Post for last
week prints solution of the high
freight problem with which farmers
products have to meet under present
conditions. 1t is a solution which Is
within the very hands of the farmers
themselves.
The Post comments upon the fact
that Texas farmers have recently petit
toned the legislature of that state to
reduce freight rates now being charg-
ed by the railroads. The article then
opens up the way for farmers burden
ed with excessive freight costs.
Good roads is the solution suggested
And 1t is solution worth consider,
ing.
The Post contends that 1t costs as
much money to get farm produce from
the farm to the railroad station as II
does to carry the load to its destina
ton, under present road handicaps.
For instance, 1t has been computed
that it costs twenty-five cents to hauI
one ton one mile over the average road
To haul ton six miles is $1.5O-and
the same load can be carried from New
York to Chicago for that.
1t is pointed out that comparative
ly slight expenditure on improving the
public roads would reduce this cost
very materially.
In other words, by making better
roads, the farmers have it within theil
own power and without any red tape
TO reduce the freight charges now be
ing assessed against their products II
hauling them from farm to town.
If this road hauling cost could be
cut in two by the building of perman
emily good roads, many millions o.
dollars would be saved annually by
the American farmer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

A glance over the want columns OF
the daily papers of today indicates
an enormous number of appeals for
help to every one looking for n job.
The farmer is crying for help, and
cant get It; the trades are all crying
out and in vain for men to do the lab
or that is piled up; and so 1t goes the
world over. All of which is good
sign for 1t marks prosperity. But the
world begins to ask what is going to
come of us. And, necessity being the
mother of invention, we are led to the
belief that everything will work out
In time through the process Of new
laborsaving machinery.
Some years ago labor resented the
introduction of new machinery to en-
able one man to do the work that SIX
men used to do; but the resentment
was without justification, as Is shown
by the fact that today there are a hall
dozen jobs for every man.
the inventor must come TO our res
cue The world at large might rur
want ad offering rewards to inven
tors. For they're the need Of the hour
Already they are starting, as is shown
by the announcement that +lew ma
chine has just been invented which
operated by one person, will send ou
1000 words minute over a telegraph
wire and cause the message to be SCI
up on linotype machine at the othel
end of the wire. Electricity does Il
all, operating the linotype included.
Perhaps electricity and the inven
tor will come to the worlds rescue anC
do some of the work that is overburd
ening man.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

any extensive news value. Had the
referee mt a Yale.Harvard football
game been probably fatally wounded
by spectators because OF n disputed
point, the papers and magazines would
consider the event worth many pages
OF description and photography. And
In this contrast lies food for thought
among Americans who would that the
national game should so on and pros
per.
The rowdyIsm which characterizes
the treatment OF an umpire all over
the country at baseball games, be II
league or amateur, has come to be as
much national disgrace as the game
itself has come to be the national
pastime. Some years ago the game
of baseball was very seriously threat.
ened In this country by the corruption
that crept In to It. Only by radical
reform was the game rescued from an
untimely and disgraceful grave. The
organization Of second major league
broght the game and It's management
to their senses.
This umpire habit today is almost
as serious a matter In football, In
tennis, in rowing, in shooting and in
racing there Is none OF this rufiian
spirit manifest which marks the
bleachers' treatment of an umpire. II
Is disgrace that any community, lei
alone the whole wide country, should
allow itself to so far forget its man
ners as to reduce the American ma
tional game to the level of the street
brawl
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

together-verein which makes every.
body like everybody else in the com.
munity little bit better than he did
before
And as a result 1t Is safe TO predict
that rural carriers around Tildeu will
carry less number of catalogue house
packages than they otherwise might.
This is true for the simple reason that
the people living around Tilden, after
having been brought into closer touch
with the Tilden business folk, find
that It's a pretty good sort of town af.
ter all and that they're an agreeable
lot to do business with. It's much
more pleasant and more satisfactory
to buy things that you can get look
at before you pay your cash, and from
whom you really like, than to send
away for things you never saw, from
people who have no more interest in
your welfare than they have in the
heather Chinese.
The personal element must come tc
be one of the vital factors in saving
the mercantile business OF the small
town and the Tilden plan, working foi
the mutual benefit of both farmers ant
merchants and giving them all a day
of friendly elbow humping one with
another, deserves serious considera
ton by other towns similarly situated
in the middle west. And all towns in
the middle west are similarly situated
so far as that Is concerned.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

suits than under the old way, will just
about size up the new luxury as a
failure net.
1t would be an astounding fact, in.
deed, II Madison county taxpayers
should be forced to keep right on pay
ing out big lump of cash year in and
year out for the sake of maintaining
an expensive and complicated nomina-
ting system whose only result, except
ing when stirring issues reused public
interest, would be that the people
should "let the other fellow do the
nominating as under the old conven-
ton system"
AS matter Of fact, in seasons when
there are vital questions of policies af.
fecting the public welfare at stake,
everybody will turn out at a caucus
just as strongly as at primary cleo
ton. And furthermore, 1t must be
borne in mind that under the old
caucus system where neighbors got
together from all parts of the county
to talk things over and listen to
oratory, there was more enthusiasm,
more patriotism, more ginger and more
issues aroused than can ever be the
case under the silent primary.
There can be no question but that
the great masses of people can, under
the old fashioned but inexpensive
caucus system, take hold of politics
and name the candidates for every Of
fee to be voted on, if they will take
interest enough in the matter to attend
the caucuses. Few would contend
| that the nomination of Governor Shell
don last year was not the result OF
just such deep-rooted public sentiment
springing from every nook and corner
of the state. And so, if the primary
law is to give us nothing more than
the convention system of nominating,
and not so much in some ways-if I'M
der the primary we are to pay out
public money year in and year out
| Will llO SSHullS luIclSoJ III IL ehCSpC-
ing during periods when the public
pulse works overtime because of vital
issues at stake (periods when, in fact,
the caucuses and conventions would
ring with enthusiasm from every
highway and byway); If the state of
Nebraska is to go on paying out $780,
600 per year as mere matter of waste
money to maintain complicated sys-
tenn that is nice in theory but which
has never been worked out satisfac-
torily by any state to date, why then
the taxpayers of this state might as
well put that 100000 per year down
in their jeans and repeal the primary
luxury.
For surely a nominating system
which will work out only in year of
excitement, when the convention would
equally fill the bill; system which
adds a big burden in taxes to the
state without giving the state it's
moneys worth in return, could hardly
be termed anything but failure, from
a practical viewpoint.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

Valentine, both of these men might
have been nominated. However, in
the main, this temporary resentment
has passed over and the great ma
jority of republicans will give honest
and hearty support to Douglas and
Jenckes, the party nominees.
Since the Fifteenth judicial republi.
cans have victory within their gasp
this year If they will only stand to-
gether, 1t is to be hoped that this year
of all years they will unanimously and
energetically support the ticket, and 1t
would appear that absolute harmony
should prevail, since the nominations
have been divided up between the east
and west ends, and since the only com.
plant expressed anywhere was over
an alleged effort to bunch the candi.
dates, and since no such effort was
successful.
But the point brought out as to the
unfairness which might be worked by
the primary, Is clear. Under the old
convention system, where men Of the
district got together and talked things
over, 1t was readily conceded to be
the wise and fair thing to give one can
didate to the west and one to the east
end Members of both parties recog
nized the policy and the justice Of this
But under the primary men don't gel
together to talk things over. That Is
an "evil' which the primary wipes out
Members Of the parties just go into
the ballot box, vote for the men they
consider best, and withdraw. Wisdom
from a partys viewpoint and fairness
to various geographical localities dc
not enter in the balloting.
The primary shakes off such cor
rupting elements. For the primary Is
boastingly no respecter of seograph
ical localities or Understandings" and
least of all is it concerned with party
victory or party wisdom. If we are
to care for such things as fair distri
button among various sections, or fol
any particular regard as to party wis
dom or welfare, we will have to lool
for some other system than the i'm
personal 100000 per year primary.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

II any civil cases are to be tried out
here. And as an induccment, It may
be stated right here that Norfolk will
deeply and sincerely appreciate the
efforts Of any northern Nebraska at
tornoys along this line. If these at
tomcys having civil cases in federal
court will SO decree, all cases arising
from this district may be tried in
Norfolk.
1t is to the interests OF both at
torneys and lltigants that these cases
should be tried In Norfolk. The
United States government has estab.
llshed court here in order that court
might be brought closer to the llti-
giants, saving them long Journeys to
the southern part of the state. The
expense Of coming to Norfolk is much
less than in going to points many
miles down state And Norfolk will
try to make the visits Of these attor.
neys and lltigants pleasant while they
do?
If the attorneys of northern Ne
braska will take an interest in this
matter, first rate federal court car
be established in their midst. 1t is VI
to the lawyers altogether. NorfolR
awaits upon their pleasure and will
appreciate their efforts in her behalf
incidentally it would be to the benefit
OF ltigants.
Norfolk's federal court will not be
a lemon, after all, If northern Nebras
ka attorneys will inject the sugar into
| H.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
NoRFoLK's FEDERAL COURT.

What might have seemed to many
like a federal court term resembling
large sized lemon when Norfolk's
annual session was opened and ad-
journed within two short hours, may
even yet take on sugar and develop
into delicious plum for the town and
north Nebraska. 1t is not fair to Judge
Norfolk's future federal court by the
first session held under the new law
for the reason that no grand jury has
convened since the law went into eff
feet, to indict prisoners for trial in
Norfolk. Between now and the next
annual session, in September a year
hence, grand juries will have met and
brought indictments which, In turn,
will have to be tried in Norfolk un-
less, for one reason or another,
changes Of venue are secured.
AS 1t is understood now, all criminal
cases arising in the Norfolk district
of federal court, in which indictments
have been brought, must be tried In
Norfolk unless, 1t being shown that a
fair trial could not be had here, a
change Of venue is granted. Since
most people would prefer being tried
in their own localities, there seems
reason to hope that when Norfolk's
next federal court term rolls around
with grand juries meanwhile bringing
indictments, there will be real dock
ct of criminal cases booked for this
city.
The trying OF civil cases in Norfolb
apparently depends altogether upon
the attorneys Of northern Nebrasks
who have federal court cases. In q
civil case, If the attorneys fol
the defense are not ready fol
trial when the Norfolk court ses
sion is held, a change can be taken
with the consent of the plaintiffs, tc
some other term at some other time
and in some other place For that rea
son Norfolk must depend absolutely
upon her legal friends in this district
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering 1t
should be aeeS
on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is ten
fold to the good you can possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. ]. Cheney G. Co.,
Toledo. o., contains no mercury, and is
taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous, surfaces of the
system In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is TAX
en- internally and made in Toledo. Ohio,
by F. ]. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by druggists. Price, Use per
bottle.
Take Halfs Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
AssAULTING THE UMPIRE.

The barbarous assault upon base
ball umpire in st. Louis because of a
disputed decision, was worth slight
comment In the press reports because
assaulting the umpire has become too
commonplace an incident to contain
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

Winside Tribune: A. L. Tucker and
wife were in Winside Sunday evening.
Wallie said his brother wanted the key
to the opera house, but as many Win
siders had the same longing, no favor
itism could be shown even if he was
from Carroll.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

Some people think they are being
agreeable when they say: "Well,
always stand up for you"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

When a woman shows you a bargain
she has secured at the dry goods
store, and says, Cues what paid for
it," always guess high, If you want
to please her.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

The average busy man does not
have time to take care of his money,
and the idle men get it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

One of your greatest faults, prob
ably, is that, without thinking much
about it, you bore people.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

"Wellman won't fly to the north pole
this year." says the West Point Rep
ublican. There was plenty of hot air
in his balloon, and, maybe, there is
some on the outside"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
OVER NORTHWEST PRAiRIES.

The alleged reform spelling has not
yet fallen thru. The Fremont Tribune
still silk to it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

AS evidence against society. we have
noticed this, that when a man goes to
party, he swears he will never go
again.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
ATcHIsoN GLOBE SIGHTS.

What has become of the old-fash-
Toned church member who wouldn't
go to a circus?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20
AROUND TOWN.

Let the equinox come.
What has become of that exchange"
day project?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-20

the NOTIOlk weekly NeWS-JOuIIldl
The News. Estnhllshcd 1851, .
Tho journal Established 1871"
THs HusE PUBLISHING COMPANY
" ursr NA, llusE
President Secretary
every Friday by mail per year, $50.
Entered at the postomcc at Norfolk,
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Telephones: Editorial Department
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No H22
WEEKLY PAPERS RAISE RATES.
A large number of weekly newspap.
ers of Nebraska and other states are
at the present time increasing their
subscription rates from $3.50 to 81 per
year, and more ought to do It, The
public ought to be not only willing
but glad to pay what the home weekly
newspaper is worth, and II 1t Isn't
worth 81 n year It isn't worth anything
at all. When they understand the
situation, the reading public will UNI
Questlonably uphold the country pub
fishers in increasing their rates.
The flrst point that has made an
increase necessary has been the steady
and very rapid advance In the price
OF the white paper upon which news
papers are printed. Paper has gone
up about 100 per cent within the last
couple OF years and 1t is said that
within short time the price will be
triple the former cost. A. n result
many newspapers are issued today at
nm actual loss. Aside from the In
creased cost of paper, the increase In
the cost of ink, machinery, labor and
in fact every component part of a
paper must be taken into the account
ing. There is nothing strange about
the fact that subscription rates have
been advanced in many places.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-24
TETHING FUND
FOR INSURANCE
Mormon Members of Secret
Societies Now Under the Ban
Make a New Proposition.
Especial to The HeraId)

Logan, July 22-The recent attack of the
local authorities of the Mormon church
on the WoOdmen's order, has caused con-
siderable comment and as many of the
members of this order enter it for the
purpose of obtaining the insurance TO
which members are entitled, some Nor
mon members are discussing a new
scheme which they think the church au-
secret orders is to be kept up. The plan
is nothing more nor less than turning the
uthing proposition into an insurance fund
They argue that if the church will put
the tithing up to Is per cent and then es-
tablish an insurance rating SO that when
a good tithe-payer dies he will be as
sured of his family being cared for,
that all MOrmOnS will become tithes pay
ers at once They insist that it is the
duty of the church to do this if it puts
ban on fraternal orders that do supply
insurance, and, il is said. will call the
attention of the church authorities to the
matter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-24
BLIND MAN R0UTS A
GANG OF BURGLARS

Thousand Islands Park, N Y, July %
Totally blind and, with his 14-year-old,
armed with a tiny yacht cannon as his
only aid Robert NJ. Jones of New York,
a summer resident. routed a band of
burglars. Mr.. Jones discovered five men
attempting to enter the house early Mon
day morning and, calling his son Walter
told him to get the little cannon, which
was used for saluting vessels. Blank
shells were used but the burglars fled
pell nell at the sound of the first shot
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-24
Strict Censorship.
WILL LOWER RATES.

Lincoln. Neb., July 23.-Because of the
activity of the five express companies do
ing business in Nebraska in opposing the
Sibley law, which reduced rates % per
cent. the state railway commission held
an open hearing today with the avowed
intention of itself reducing the rates The
session is in accordance with the law.
which permits no reductions without an
omen hearing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-24
SANG ON WAY
TO SCAFFOLD

Pittsburg. Pa. July
3.-Dowling Green.
a negro. was hanged
here today for the
murder Of his wife.
Gre q n marched
cheerfuliy to tho
scaffold. singing. "In
the Cross / Know
I'm Anchored"