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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

county s. D., will be thrown open to
settlement this fall, From the fact
that the forthcoming rush is already
being given expensive publicity on the
part of the railroad. it seems assured
that a reliable Tip" has been received
by the Northwestern people and that
before the autumn leaves turn brown,
another OF the nations great land
rushes shall have been witnessed by
Norfolk and the northwest
Norfolk is destined once more to be
the gateway for the rush and 1t is
safe to forecast that many more people
will make the trip through this city
to the edge of the reservation this fall
than did during the Gregory county
opening. For this reason Norfolk can
well afford to make preparations for
the coming event-can not afford, in
fact, not to make preparations.
There are several reasons why the
Trip county rush will be greater than
that in Gregory county. In the first
place Gregory county farms have
made good" Land that many east
erners considered almost worthless,
out here in the "arid west" has been
converted into veritable gardenspot
and has become already so productive
that $4,000 is not an uncommon price
to be paid in cash for quarter section
of that free lottery land.
In the second place, Trip county
lands have had more publicity than
Gregory county had. Trip county
has had the cumulative advertising
that was given to Gregory before the
rush and which has come since the
opening in bounteous crops. The rail
roads are already starting out to give
wide publicity to Trip county, also
And then there is twice as much
land to be given way in Trip county
as there was in Gregory. This fact
of itself, increasing ones chances fol-
lucky drawing, ought to add to the
throng of homeseekers willing to take
a chance on the lottery.
And then again free land is much
scarcer now than it was when Gregory
county opened. Thousands of acres
of South Dakota lands and Nebraska
lands have been taken up by home
steaders since that time, materially
reducing the supply of available free
soil and putting corresponding prem
ium upon the remaining unallotteC
acres.
The Trip county opening will be
one of the last big federal land lot
teries. 1t contains about a million
acres of land bought by the United
States government in 1903 from
France and held by the Rosebud Siou,
tribe of Indians up until now. 1t il
one of the last remaining tracts o.
government land to be unbroken BY
the plow of the white settler. After
the Trip opening will come the open
ing of Meyer county, to the west, anC
then the closing chapter in a grea
nation-settling drama will be written
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10
THE NEWS AND MR.. BRYAN.

The News is scolded about a column
in the Fremont Herald for daring to
offer criticism upon the campaign
methods which have characterized
Colonel Bryan's two unsuccessful
presidential campaigns. This news
paper is called all sorts of bad names
by the editor of the Herald, in telling
what he thinks of us. Cheap ward
heeling methods" "brazen effrontery,'
gall" mean and low in making out
rageous charges" "a digger up Of
slanderous lies" "the dirtiest sheet in
Nebraska, save one,"-these and other
choice bits of description are put upon
The News by its friendly Fremont
contemporary,
The Herald doesn't like it because
The News declared, upon the occasion
of the Ryan slush fund exposure, that
Mr.. Bryan had always been accus-
toned to calling everybody who OPP
posed him a child Of corruption and
the choice of dishonest money, wheth,
er there were any other excuse than
Mr.. Bryan's own presidential ambition
or not and that, having been so free
to make this sort of attack upon others
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10
THE GUFFEY STATEMENT.

Mr.. Bryan is running this conven-
ton, all right, but it must not be
thought for a moment he has no op-
position. 1t must also be set down
as a foregone conclusion that If Mr..
Bryan is defeated at the polls in No
vember this year, as it seems probable
he will, he will have lost control upon
the national democratic party for all
time to come.
There are Bryan foes in the conven-
ton galore. They realized that they
had no chance of nominating any
other man. They surrendered their
personal feeling for this year in the
hope of a party victory in November.
But, that victory failing to materialize.
this will be the last time.
The statement given out by Colonel
Guffey, attacking Mr.. Bryan, shows
that all is not harmony in democratic
| circles. The statement, because of its
dramatic role on the eve of the con-
Here are the cruel words:
In the course Of his Fourth of July
| speech Mr.. Bryan made certain ex-
| plicit declarations. He charged that
the Pennsylvania delegates were taken
away from him by a conspiracy against
the expressed wish of the majority Of
| the democratic votes.
This statement Is false.
The state convention voted down a
resolution endorsing his candidacy by
substantial majority, and there was
no basis whatever for Mr.. Bryan's as
sumption that the members of that
convention did not accurately repre-
sent the voters who had elected them
as delegates. Mr.. Bryan personally
forced the issue before the people when
In fiat contradiction of his boosted
policy of noninterference, he came to
Pittsburg, pleaded his own cause be-
fore thousands in the Exposition hall,
and put his own ticket in the field
against the regular candidate.
A result Of his fervid appeal was the
election of three and one-half Bryan
delegates and twenty-siX and one-half
anti-Bryan delegates.
MI III an lul lutI dSSbIIeu, WIN
all solemnity, that his opposition to
me for national committeeman was
the first instance of any interference
on his part in local or state politics.
Il believe" he declared, that the
people of each community know bet
ter what they want done than any
outside person can know"
| Therefore he virtuously observes
he has "abstained scrupulously from
taking part in these controversies"
| What was he doing in Kentucky
during the last campaign for senator?
How does he or can he explain his
opposition to Mr. McGraw in West
Virginia or his appeals to democrats
In Indiana to defeat Mr. Taggart?
Did he or did he not try to humili.
ate Roger Sullivan and drive him off
the committee? Did he or did he
not write this letter to his friend
Judge o, P, Thompson of Illinois on
July II, 1906:
"Mr. Sullivan's presence on the
committee contradicts all that we can
say in the party's behalf. His cor
porate connections would harm the
party far beyond his power to aid the
organization, but this could be left to
some future convention to deal with
If he were actually the choice of the
democrats of Illinois. The fact, how
ever, that he holds his Office by
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

In nominating Taft to the presidency
the republican party has returned to
the excellent old time policy of pro-
noting to the presidency men who
had been trained in administration by
membership in the cabinet. Jeffer-
son, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy
Adams, Van Buren, and Buchanan all
had gained such experience as secre-
taries of state.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

out the least faint of being a calamity
bowler In speech made in New
York the other day in which he de-
nounced the bosses he said to the
people: 81 believe in the bottom Of
my heart that there never was a time
when the political conditions of the
country were better than they are to-
day."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

One unique heiress has been dis,
covered in the person of Miss Mon,
tana Largey of Butte, Mont, daughter
of wealthy miner. Notwithstanding
the fact that she has million dollar
bank account she married poor clerk
in a cab ofiice-the man of her choice
Dago counts, German barons and
English dukes had laid their title at
her feet, but she spurned their offers
She wanted an American for hus
band and she selected poor man be-
cause she liked him. Her money, she
says, is ample for both of them and
it is nobody's business whom she mar.
ries.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

A dispatch from Paris says that
the new armored British cruiser In
domitable is superior to any ship of
her class in the world, that she could
keep such a distance from the best
French, Japanese and American YES
sells of the same type that while her
own fire would be perfectly effective
she would be invulnerable to their fire
Germany and Japan have however
taken note of the new cruiser and
each are constructing similar engines
of war. But what is America doing?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

The craze for open air in every de-
partment of life seems to be increas.
ing The latest fad in religious cir.
Giles is to educate men in the ministry
especially to hold open air meetings
Governor Hughes of New York
rings true to the best spirit of Ameri
can optimism. He is reformer with
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

A silk dress manufactured from
Georgia silk will be presented to Mrs.
Taft for the Inauguration ball. This
is a good ad for Georgia and it's silk
worms.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

All the fools are not dead yet.
Harry Thaw is one of them, but we do
wish the newspapers would cut him
out from their vocabulary in the in
terest of a long suffering public.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

There are only few that are re-
membered one hundred years after
death but next year there is going to
be a celebration of the centinary Of
quite bunch of these few. Among
them Lincoln, Gladstone, Darwin,
Tennyson and Holmes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

Corn is being imported from Argen-
tine to supply New York starch and
glucose factory. 1t seems as though
the United States might raise corn
enough to supply the home demand.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

Industries all over the country are
resumng activity and the great har-
vest fields of the west are calling for
laborers. This must be discouraging
to Mr.. Bryan.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

Thomas TopolwsN and Pelagia
Putyskowski have been licensed to
marry in Chicago. Whoever would
steal their good name would certainly
have a hard time to take care of it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

Zylidzyski Zsiazcakawaddsh Of
Chicago fell distance of ninety feet
the other day without dislocating a
single syllable of his name.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

The convention that points with
pride has nominated Taft and passed
into history. The convention that
views with alarm will meet at Denver
next week and set up the same old
calamity howl.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

Alton b. Parker will be at the Den
yer convention, but as far as heard
from there is no fear of a stampede in
his direction.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

John Hopkins University is about to
establish a research in insanity. The
result will be that no one is really
sane but the instructors.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

If there is any one thing more than
another that Norfolk needs at this
particular time, it i3 a paved street.
If there's any one town more than an
other needing paving, it's Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

Mrs. Glover of Nashville has been
deserted by her husband. She is now
a grass widow.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

Love is that state of mind which
changes young mans idea of music
from steam calliope to a guitar.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

The rains this season have not been
partial to dry towns.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

THE TRIP COUNTY OPENING.
1t seems highly probable, from the
advertisement sent out by the Chicago
G. Northwestern railroad, that Trip
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

Every man who gets whipped for
sin claims that other men have done
more, and been whipped less.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

We don't know why, but for some
reason we distrust the man who al
ways wears gloves.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10
ATCRISoN GLOBE SIGHTS.

What a tremendous string of fish
are caught in the advertisements of
the summer resorts.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

This advertisement appeared last
week in one north Nebraska paper:
For Sale-Fine bull dog. Will eat
anything. Is very fond of children,
e. c."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10
AROUND TOWN.
Don't spare the sparrows.

about the most useless thing a
man can do" observed a Norfolk
philosopher, "is to grin in the tele-
phone"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

Pray too long for a blessing and
you VIII find, while you were praying
some other man went to work and
got it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

You say mean things about people
you do not want them to hear. There
fore it is always a mean trick to tell
a man what people say about him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

Hail to independence Day!
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10

Young man, don't be in love with
two girls at the same time. They will
hate each other, and make you trou-
Bile, and you will get no Joy out of
either of them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15

The offer of $4,000 to II. II. stanhope,
of this county. by DR.. Shaw. of, John
e. Madden's Hamburg Place for ten
months old bay colt by imp. Water
cress, out of Marshal Neil. by Hanover.
has been the sensation of the week in
the Blue Grass. This is the highest
price ever offered here for a similar
piece of horsefesh. The youngster is
royally bred through Marshal Neil be-
ing haif-sister to Rhody B., dam of
Richard Cookers English Derby win
Ener, Orby.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15
ny BRUCE cnEsrEnMAN.

The Academy viii be little ltvelier
this week than last, the house offerin Z
three attractions between Wednesday
and Saturday. Miss Adelaide Thurston
will appear Wednesday. matinee and
evening In her last seasons success,
THE Girl From out Yonder;" the
musical extravag anza. Simple. Simon.
Simple" Will occupy the boards Fri
day evening. and that much discussed
play, The Clansman." will be present.
ed Saturday at two performances. The
seat sale for each of the attractions
will commence tomorrow.
At the Rijou. the Four Huntings. in
another version of their. comedy, THE
Fool House. VIII hold forth all the
week.
Miss Adelaide Thnrston is always
sure OF welcome in Richmond. She
makes new friends every season. ami
holds fast to her old ones. The latter
are those who saw her most charming,
of all mpersonations-Lady Babbte.
in The Little Minister Miss Thurs :
ton in every town she plays numbers
hundreds of girls among her admirers.
Matinee girls. as a woman writer has
said (and she evidently knows, have
discarded their old idol, the handsome
leading man, and now worship at the
shrine of stage stars of theT own sex.
To be convinced OF this, one only needs
to recall the names OF several promi-
nent actresses, whose matinee perfo.-
nances make playhouse look like a
female seminary.
The heroine of Sweet Clover" Polly
Primrose" and cat Cozy Corners is
said to be quite in love With all girls.
and no DOUBT more especially those
who are in love with her. Ixiss Thurs
ton says she draws inspiration from,
them. and likes to be in their society.
Her cultivation of their acquaintance
has resulted in blocking the street in
front of the stage entrance in many Of
the towns she visits. This has been
noticed several times in Richmond. so
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15
WINSTON SALEM TEAM.
Special 70 mae mes-plspatcin.:

WINSTON SALEM, N. c., March 49,
Manager Robert Garter, OF the Win
ston- Salem Blues, has signed up nearly
all of the men needed for his base
ball tea m: He says he Is Well pleas
ed with the men chosen, though he
is still fishing for two or three more
fast players. with good chances of
success. and that if he lands them. he
predicts that Winston Salem will have
winning team. There are three
pitchers in the bunch" engaged. Two
OF them are left-handed twiriers-Ed
Wills, of Prairie. ILL.,, and Phil Thomas,
of st. Louis. The right-handeda CHAP
is Carl Johns, of Chambersburg, Pa,
of whom Manager Garter declares he
has never seen man in the box put
more speed in his balls. Pat Collins, OF
Chambersburg, an old catcher With a
reputation of taking everything that
comes his way, and Peloquin, of Balti-
more, another expert at the same posi-
ton, will play behind the bat. me
other players include Dunbar. OF LYNCH
burg, and Harrison, of Cleveland, Tenn,
infelders. both Of whom are to SHOW
what they can do before contract is
closed; Bowers, of Johannesburg; Bur-
den, of Mobile. Ala, and trustworthy, OF
Camden. N. u. all of whom can play
fast bail either on the inheld, or out
field The team will come mere tor
practice about April 10th.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15
TONEY HUNTING,
With the Four Huntings, In "'rhe Fool
HOuse.o

to be amused have troubles enough of
their own nowadays in every day life
without going to the theatre TO weep.
That Is why musical comedy and comic
opera will always be the leading
forms of theatrical entertainment
have been all through 1t; I've been in
high-class comedy. circus vaudeville.
comic opera. and am now winding up
! in the potpourri of music, songs and
acrobatic dancing which makes our
own musical comedy, The Fool House
such big success this season. I
| learned that the people who spend
their money going to theatres want
| spirited action, full of music motion
and mirth. clean comedy, original AMI
1 full of surprises. That's why they are
calling us the four behind the laughs.
The New Mascot.
! The old Bijou is rapidly being trans
! formed into a new theatre, and when 1t
| is christened 1t will very probably be
| named THE Mascot" That seems to
4 be the present intention. The house
| has certainly been a mascot to Messrs
| Wells and Mckee. The house had tie
1 reputation of being "hoo-doo' at the
| time Jake Wells and Charles Mckee
! took hold of it. and many theatrical
| people shook their heads when 1t was
\ hIo"l4 IHdl thS tpaiAuAh6 ''eAs " ~
again converted into theatre. and
| that the stock of trunks would be re-
/ moved to other quarters. The hoo
| door was broken, however. and if ever
| a building deserved the title, which
| will probably be1 conferred upon IT
| that building is the one which stands
! on the northwest corner of Eighth ane
I Broad. IN
Quite sum of money is being spent
4 upon it, and when completed, 1T vii
| be even prettier PLAYHOUSE thar
when 1t was opened in February. 1899.
Eddie Foy Cancels.
Eddie Foys will not be seen at tho
Academy. the date having been can.
!celed. This has been a season wheT
! it has been almost impossible to count
upon any attraction unfit the agen
| arrived and the paper went up.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15

courage and heroic achievements of the
Ku Klux Khan. IAN invisible empire,
which. within few months oVersprcad
territory larger than modern Europe,
snatched power out OF defeat and
death. and tore the fruits Of victory
from 20,oo0,o00 conquerors."
The Four Huntings.
The Four Huntings. now in their
third season in the musical comedy,
The Fool House" will be seen at the
Bijou this week in that piece, in which,
it Is said, many changes have been
made in order to bring the vehicle up
to-date in every respect A scenic
equipment has been provided, and the
entire production has been given an
overhauling. The scenery is by Sosman
e. Lands. a well-known firm. that has
had hand in the success of many pro-
auctions that depended upon such em-
beliishments. The Huntings are COM
posed of Lew, Tony, Molly and John.
to say nothing of Master Bob, who thus
early is being broken into the BUSH
ness. in which appeared his grand
dad before him, though not in just the
same line. for Bob Hunting was ia
nous clown.
Lew Hunting, who, in his circus
days. was a great leaper, at one time
being considered one OF the best in
that line of work, in speaking OF must-
cal comedy, says:
Il think nothing is more enjoyable,
from the standpoint of the. spectator.
than a good musical comedy. 1t must
be full OF fun. of course People go To
the theatre to laugh Folks who like
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15
GENERAL LEES WAR HORSE

"Traveller," the most distinguished
of the generals warehouses. was born
near Blue Sulphur Springs. in West
Virginia, and was purchased by. Gem
eral Lee from Major Thomas l.. Broun,
who bought him from Captain James
w, Johnson, the son OF the gentleman
who reared him. General Lee saw him
first in West Virginia and afterwards
lin South Carolina, and was greatly
pleased with his appearance. AS soon
as Major Broun ascertained that fact
the horse was offered the general as a
gift. but he declined and Major Broun
then sold him, He was four years old
lin the spring OF 1861. ana therefore
only eight when the war closed. lie
Was greatly admired for his rapid.
Ispringy wallS, high spirit. bold carrias sc
and Muscular strength When a colt
he took the first premium at the Green.
Davis. The general changed his name
to Travaller. He often rode him IN
Licking ton. after the War, and at his
funeral Traveller followed the hearse.
He was APPRAISED bSy q board II AN
gust, 1854, at $4,000, IN Confederate
currency, S8 XII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15
KENTUCKY HORSE NOTES.
4 special to The Times. p!spatcf,. /

LEXINGTON, KY. March IA
bright prospect among the FLIES at the
Kentucky Association race-track here
is the first foal Of that good mare Silk
Maid, whose career on the turf ended
when she fell in the opening of the
last meeting at Washington Park in
1904. This hlly is by the Pirate of
Penzance, and is owned by r. x. Lewis,
who also owns her dam. Last fall she
worked a quarter in :23la, and was
turned out during the winter. Mr..
Lewis has entered her in the spring
stakes at Louisville and Latonia, and
may send her East later in the season.
w. a. Smith has bought the follow,
ing nine two-year-olds from Colonel
Milton Young. of McGrathiana stud,
which have Just been named: Major
Lawrence, CHI. c.. by Monsieur L'Orne-
Lady Lawrence. by st. Blaise; Lucky
Ford, br. c., by Lackford-Distaff, by
Lowland Chief; Wine Man. oh. c.. by
Monsieur LOrrne- Wine Drop, by Fall
setto: Fuller. CHI. G.. by Requital-Cop-
full, by Mirthful; Philip, b. c.. by Mas
tnrtium. Lady Philura, by Pirate OF
Penzance; Signor. s. c., by Sempronus-
Lilith. .by Ten Brock: Semione. b. c..
by Sempronius-M Nadine. by Leonatus.
Dusky Dame: br. T.. by Pirate of Pen
zance-Dusk, by Chorister: Neoga. b. T.,
by Monsieur L'Orme-N oogs, by Haln1a.
These youngsters will get their trial
work next January.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15
NEWS OF THE BOXERS.

d q
Billy Papke is the favorte for his coming
match with Hugo Kelly at odds of ten to
eight.
Otto Of New York. are to box at Peoria,
III. the latter part OF this month
Johnny Murphy. OF San Fra "a s,e and
Cyclone Johnny Thorn pson are 70 hgnt TWEEN.
~ rounds at Coffroth's San Francisco box
ing arena this afternoon.
Jimmy DeForest, an old-tlme boxer and
well-known New York sporting man. who
has been In Dad health for some time, was
s,ven benefit in that cirs' last night
Fackey Mcfarland has, selected Crolls
Garden. Alameda Cal. as his training quar-
tors for the coming fight with Jimmy Britt.
He. has TO make 1873 pounds at 4, o'clock,
and will have1to work hard to 90 the weight,
Kid Ketchell has a soft one for his next
fight, March 2lst. He has been matched 10
box Frank Nantell. whom Harry Lewis
knocked out III thee rounds ahu VINO used
to be preliminary tighter IN inns city
couple OF years ago. and llol very good
preliminary fighter either. q