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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
ONLY A TRAMP.
Recitatione Pathetiaue.

I'm only tramp with grimy face;
The rags | wear are foul disgrace
Tattered and dirty, and STOPPING and
thin.
With a queer battered hat and an
unshaven chin;
Dirty and tattered, and bleary of eye,
And the women shrink back as | pass
them by.
Hungry and thirsty | shambled along,
Stunned by the naughty and well.fed
throng,
And heard from the lips of woman
fair;
"Ah, the poor wretch, how he poisons
the air!"
Painting and footsore paused by a
door
That swung at my touch DER a smooth
polished floor.
The air was filled with an odor sweet,
The floor was warm to my blistered
feet;
Softly | entered and peered about,
Ready to fly at a warning shout.
But the room was still was quite
alone
As | pressed my way DER the floor Of
stone,
Pressed my way till my bleary eye
Saw row of watts so huge and high
clear,
These were brewery watts and filled
with beer.
Fen as | gazed, a beautiful child,
With sunny curls and hair blown wild,
Came romping along the narrow plank
That stretched above from tank to
tank.
Then as | watched the child so rash
She slipped and fell with a sudden
splash!
Slipped and fell with choking cry,
And sank like a stone from mortal
eye!
shrieked aloud-there was none to
hear!
sprang to the place with the speed
Sprang to the vat where the child
went down,
With her merry smile and her curs
so brown;
I'm only tramp with a grimy face,
A shamblng pest and foul disgrace,
Yet | knew what to do in that fearful
hour
The courage was mine, and the will
and the power,
[ bent DER the vat and with gulpings
wild
drank all the beer and saved the
child!
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
ENGINE MEN SAVE MONEY.
A COMFORTABLE FORTUNE IS
SAVED EVERY MONTH.
ON NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD

Reduction Of Expenses $4,000 Each
Month by the Economical Use Of
Fuel In the Locomotives-What Co
operation viii Do.
by cooperation on the part OF our
enginemen we are saving approx
mately $4,000 per month in the cost
of our engine fuel as compared with
an equal tonnage hauled year ago"
Frank Walters, general manager Of the
Northwestern lines west OF the Mis-
souri, river is quoted In the Omaha
Bee.
Several meetings with the train
and englnemen have been held at the
various division points and the inter
est shown by the men Is reflected
most in the fuel cost, which Is, as all
know, the largest item Of expense on
any railroad
This question of saving fuel Is not
a new one and the main point is to
keep the men interested in their work
The fireman who puts eight or ten
time makes labor for himself and
wastes money for the company for
which he works, for the reason that
25 per cent of the Goals value is
emitted from the chimney in black
smoke.
"A scoop of coal weighs close to
twenty pounds, and If each fireman
working for this company on the lines
west of the Missouri had during the
month of February saved scoop of
coal every mile run by locomotive
which is a very easy thing to do, the
saving of that alone would have aggre
gated $6560 and manifestly from our
fuel savings more than one scoop per
mile was saved during that month.
THE way to make money is to save
It and no one class of employees on a
railway can do more toward effectine
real economies than the engineer and
! fireman"
These meetings held along the line
of the Northwestern were similar in
nature to those held on the Omaha
road, which is also a part of the
| Northwestern system. General Man
ager Trenholm and Superintendent
Nicols have been holding similar meet
ings at the principal points between
Omaha and st. Paul and they report
great saving along the same lines
In fact they were able to report an
absolute gain in the earnings of the
road and attribute it largely to the
loyalty of the men, which was secured
IN part by these meetings, by means
of which the men were able to listen
to their superior officers and to NEE,
with them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10

ing. The work of soliciting members
began this morning.
The next meeting of the auxiliary
will be held next Tuesday evening,
the place to be announced later. The
election of officers will probably be
held on April %.
The auxiliary was organized to work
in conjunction with the directors Of
the Commercial club, who are expect
ed to refer a good many details of
their work to the new organization.
Through its membership among the
younger men of the city and through
its regular scmi-monthly meetings the
auxiliary will reach many men who
have had no part in commercial club
one body working for the towns inter-
ests. The meetings are expected to
be fruitful of many new ideas.
The officers of the auxiliary will be
chairman and clerk, elected at the
first meetings in January and July.
The funds of the new organization
will be kept by the treasurer of the
SoihhlelCldl CluD III u special account.
Each member is required to take one
and no more than one share of stock
in the auxiliary, each share involving
the payment of so cents a month. These
funds are under the control of the
auxiliary. Regular meetings shall be
held on the second and fourth Tues
day of each month.
The parent club is recognized by
being accorded a certain supervision
over the affairs of the auxiliary. The
auxiliary itself was recognized at the
last meeting of the board of directors
and steps taken to accord the holders
of auxiliary shares all the privileges
Of the holders of regular shares.
AT the meeting last evening those
present signed the articles of associa-
ton and paid their first assessment.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10

sale OF boot laces. Tho money was
used to keep the sextet supplied with
clothes, food and beer.
All went well with the organization
until the fateful Tuesday night. At
that time, after several hours OF merry
making, Edward Hickey, user OF a
crutch, In a frolicsome spirit OF mirth,
carved his initials into the wooden
leg OF Charles Thorp. Charles saw
the initials. but failed TO see their hu.
NOR. He thereupon unbuckled the in
itialed leg and proceeded to beat up"
Hickey. Hickey retallated with his
crutch.
Thorp thereupon called to his aid
Charles Whitlock and Joseph Ryan,
who also have wooden legs. These
two mingled in the fray. Then Hickey
was reinforced by the remaining
members of the organization, Edward
Williams and Joseph Burns, both users
of crutches. A battle royal then took
place, wooden legs versus crutches.
The police arrived before either side
had gained a decisive victory.
The six appeared In court yesterday
to answer a charge OF disorderly con.
duct. AS no defense was made, each
of the sextet was fined SIS and costs.
They did not pay the amount and will
have to spend a month at hard labor
N the Bridewell.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
HUBBARD SPEAKS.
Speaks to Admirers In studebaker
Hall, In Chicago.


Chicago, April Ebert Hub
bard, Roycrofter and philosopher, lee
tured on "The Spirit Of the Times"
at the Studebaker theater yesterday
afternoon. A fashionably attired audi
ence filled the playhouse, revealed in
an atmosphere poetic and philistic,
and applauded sometimes when the
speaker expected and other times
when he didn't.
Fra Elbertus talked for nearly two
hours. His topics were numbered by
sands of the sea. He touched upon
Athens, packing plants, and art He
painted pile of horseshoes in a coun.
try road, and jumped from there to q
madhouse. A dip into Egypt was fol-
lowed by condemnation of Scotch
whiskey. Then he told his hearers he
was ashamed of America for fighting
Spain, and that if folks eat less and
breathe more they'll live longer.
Mr.. Hubbard spoke of the spirit of
the times of Babylon, Athens, Rome,
and then of the spirit of modern
aphorisms:
Better send people to Egypt to
learn, rather than missionaries to
teach"
Nothing is permanent in this world,
but change"
Failure consists in admitting fail
ure; the man who never knows he is
licked never is"
when man has 100000 he has
enough. More than you can use of
anything will make trouble for you. y
Happiness is habit. Believe you
are enjoying your work. Be happy
every moment of your life"
NO mans opinion on anything is
worth anything. You have to take the
best traits from one hundred men to
get one good man-and he has to be
handmade"
Every man who marries a barbaric
woman becomes a barbarian; neither
should a woman marry a man to re
form him"
"A girl did to julius Caesar what
|
couldn't do. He died of compulsory
vaccination when he was &C."
I'VE are not black devils, and we
are not white saints; most of us are
slate colored"
Nations die when they begin tc
rest"
There is but one big stick now, and
that is public opinion; if anybody
tries to WELD it too much by himself
we send him to oblivion and he never
is brought back"
Il am ashamed of America because
she jumped on weak, helpless Spair
and whipped her"
The day will soon come when wo
men will have the right of suffrage.
"The last time l spoke it was in al
insane asylum. l had been running
on for half an hour when an old wo
man got up and said: My lord,
can't stand this any longer She wen
out, and | stopped soon"
The Roycrofter entertained a mum
Der of friends on the Studebakel
stage at an informal reception follow
ing the lecture.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
THIS ONE AT STUART.
Four Children Hurt by Accidental
Shot Gun Discharge.

Stuart Advocate: One evening last
week while r. r. Johnson's children
were assembled in the living room, a
muzzle loading shot gun, which was
standing in one corner of the room,
was accidentally thrown to the floor
and discharged. The charge of No, 4
shot, with which the gun was loaded,
struck the heel of one of the boys, a
little fellow about six years old, tear
ing away the flesh and splintering
the bone so that number of small
pieces had to be removed. The sho5
then struck heavy graniteware pail
that was on the floor, from which it
scattered and slightly wounded three
other children. DR.. Colburn was called
and dressed the wounds, and reports
rapid progress toward recovery.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
WHAT PAIN is.
Rev. Samuel Fallows Divides Feeling
Into Two Classes.

Into Two Glasses.
Chicago, April 4.-Do dealers in
stocks and bonds and board of trade
spectators feel it when they lose?
Ordinarily the average man is some
what overcome by that feeling COM
monty referred to as down and out"
when he loses his all, but tsocks and
bonds dealers and board of trade spec
ulators because of mental training rise
superior to their difficulties and feel
little, If any, distress when they are
wiped out
So said the Right Rev. Samuel
Fallows, speaking on "The Mission of
Pain" to a congregation that filled
the chapel of st. Pauls Reformed
Episcopal church, West Adams street
and Winchester avenue, last night to
hear the bishops address at the reg.
ular weekly health conference.
The bishop announced before he be-
gan his talk that the address would
be one of the most important he would
ever make on the subject of religious
psychology, He spoke for an hour.
pain, as it is visited upon us both
mentally and physically" said the
bishop, lis Gods warning that calls
our attention to some difficulty in
our organism. 1t is Gods danger sig.
nal that calls us back TO discipline.
1t is one of Gods most blessed gifts.
We have physicians to alleviate it,
but the pain itself calls our attention
to His supreme being"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
CAN'T TAKE JOKE.
Presence of Indian Student in Senate
Gallery Proves Disastrous.

Gallery Proves Disastrous.
Washington, April AZ. ID. Ded-
asahayam of Thavamcore, India, this
afternoon occupied the seat reserved
in the gallery for the vice president
of the United States. He wore tur.
ban of pronounced reddish hue and a
cloak lined with crimson-colored cloth,
thereby furnishing vivid contrast.
He is neither a prince nor a poten-
tate, being merely a graduate of the
Ohio Wesleyan university and en-
route back there to take a post grad
uate course.
Word was quickly passed around
the floor of the senate that the Duke
de Abruzzi sat in Mr.. Fairbanks re-
servation. The Hindoo lawyer at
once became the center of attraction.
One senator, intent on hazing Mr..
Elkins, approached him and said:
Say, Elkins, | see the Duke de
Abruzzi is in the reserved gallery"
In reply Mr.. Elkins said never a
word. He surned fiery red. matching
the raiment of the Hindoo and left
the senate chamber. He did not re-
Grn during the afternoon.
The thoughtlessness of senators in
having fun with Mr.. Elllins is we'll
illustrated by the audacious conduct
of his colleague. Earlier in the day
Mr.. Scott rushed up to Mr. Elkins
and said: steve, what is the market
quotation on dagos today?"
Mr.. Elkins went scarlet, bit his lip
made no reply and slid out the side
door. He does not like these jests,
but his associates are determined to
have fun with him. He is already
called everything from baron and
count up to duke and royal highness
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
MAKE THIS YOURSELF
SAYS MANY PERSONS HERE CAN
BE MADE HAPPY AGAIN.
Tells How Any One Can Prepare SIM.
pie Home. Made Mixture, Said to
Overcome Rheumatism,

There Is so much rheumatism here
In our neighborhood now that the to.
lowing advice by an eminent author.
ity, who writes for readers OF a large
eastern daily paper, will be highly APP
preciated by those who suffer:
Get from any good pharmacy one.
half ounce fluid extract dandelion, one
ounce compound kargon. three ounces
of compound syrup sarsaparila. Shake
these well in bottle and take in tea
spoonful doses after each meal and
AT bedtime; also drink plenty of good
water.
1t is claimed that there are few vic.
Tins of this dread and torturous dis
ease who will fail to find ready relief
In this simple homemade mixture.
and in most cases n permanent cure
Is the result
This simple recipe Is said to strength
Ell and cleanse the climinative tissues
OF the kidneys SO that they can filter
and strain from the blood and system
the poisons, acids and waste matter,
which cause not only rheumatism. but
numerous other diseases. Every nan
or woman here who feels that their
kidneys are not healthy and active. or
who suffers from any urinary trouble
whatever, should not hesitate to make
up this mixture, as II is certain to do
much good, and may save you from
much misery and suffering after while
Our home druggists say they will
either supply the ingredients or mix
the prescription ready to take If our
readers ask them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
cRIPPLES IN FIGHT.
Carving Of Initials in Another Mans
Wooden Leg Arouses Anger.

Chicago, April 4.-The initials &c
H." carved into a wooden leg precipi
tated a unique fight at ia Green
street on Tuesday night, according to
evidence given before Judge BETTER
at the Desplanes street branch of the
municipal court yesterday.
The opposing forces were composed
of six beggars-three on each side
The factions were distinguished from
one another by the fact that the three
members of one have wooden legs
while the opposing trio use crutches
The six made their headquarters in
the basement of the Green street
house. They formed crippled beg
CARS association, funds for which were
chiefly supplied by obtaining aims. the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
INFLUX Of new SETTLERS
GREATER IN SOUTH DAKOTA
THAN EVER BEFORE.
IMMIGRATION STARTS EARLY

People Pouring Into the Region West
Of the Missouri River In a Constant
iy Increasing Stream In Search for
New Homes.
Fairfax Advertiser: The influx OF
new settlers into South Dakota this
spring is greater than for several
years, and It commenced much earlier
this season than usual, owing, doubt
less. to the fact that the weather has
continued warm and springllke for the
greater portion of the past few weeks.
While Il Is impossible to procure
the exact figures, 1t is conservatively
estimated that during the course of
the past few weeks between 1,5OO and
1000 carloads OF stock, farm machin-
cry and household goods belonging to
new settlers have been hauled into
South Dakota. The new settlers are
pouring into the region west OF the
Missouri river in a constantly.increas-
ing stream Hundreds of carloads OF
settlers effects have crossed the
Missouri river at Pierre and Mobridge.
and at Chamberlain fully as many are
crossing, to find new homes In the
territory tributary to the railroad ex-
tensions from the Missouri river to
the Black Hills.
The movement of immigrant cars
from the east to the western part OF
South Dakota is rapidly assuming 81
gantic proportions. During a period
of only eight days a total OF ninety
seven carloads Of new settlers effects
crossed the Missouri river at Cham
berlain At present the number is
about twenty per day and big in
crease is certain as spring advances
Special trains are necessary to accom-
modate the large number Of new set
tiers from eastern states who are find
ing homes on the comparatively cheap
decided lands east of the Missouri
river. Practically every county in
eastern South Dakota is receiving its
share of the new settlers.
The new settlers are experienced
farmers from Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri
and other states, and they come pre-
pared to carry on farming operations
on scientific and progressive prin-
ciples.
Many of the new corners are men
who rented farms in the states men
toned, and who had accumulated
sufficient to purchase outright farms
at the comparatively low prices at
which they are held. Others are men
who have farmed for years on their
own land in the states farther east,
and, finding purchasers for their land
at good prices, have decided to follow
farming in South Dakota and re-invest
a part of the proceeds from their old
farms in the belief that in time the
land will advance in price as much in
South Dakota as in the older states.
That an aggregate of anywhere from
10000 to 10000 or $4,000 new arrivals,
including the new settlers and the
members of households, will find new
homes in South Dakota during the
present season is assured.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
THE MAN WITH ONE EYE.
The obIging clerk at Columbus
Would Like to See Him.

The obiging CLERK at Columbus
Would Like to See Him.
If you see a man with one eye keep
both eyes on him.
Chief Flynn has received word of
a clever deal worked on a Columbus
hotel man by gentleman whose ocul-
ar apparatus was limited to one orb
Mr.. Man with one eye registered
in a Columbus hotel. Then he in
Quired for his mail He drew one
letter and tore it open. He found a
draft for $1,000. The banks had clos.
ed, Would the obliging clerk cash it?
The obliging clerk did.
The man with one eye left. He did
not come back.
Chief Flynn was given an accurate
description and has been looking with
suspicion on one eyed individuals.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10

Omaha Bee: +. II. Davis. vice pres
ident of the First National bank, has
returned from Columbus, where he
went on business. On the train Mr.
Davis met Mr.. McKillip, former dem
ocratic candidate for congress in the
Third district, who recently has had
some difficulty In land transactions in
the Cedar valley. AS Mr.. Davis is
concerned In Mr.. McKillip making
good and redeeming his credit, the
Omaha banker looked into the affairs
OF the democratic politician and said
when he returned to Omaha that Nc.
Killip was just little hard up and
had been trying to handle more than
he was financially able to swing with
comfort, but will come out all right
Mr. Davis said the report that McKil-
lip had fed to Canada was absurd and
he met the man on the train and went
to Columbus with him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10

Pierce Call: On the informal bal
lot at the congressional convention
the Pierce delegation voted for Il. d.
Quincy of Fremont, although he did
not have the support OF his own coun.
ty and assured the Pierce boys he was
not candidate in any sense Of the
word. The next time the Pierce re.
publicans instruct for any one they
should at least find out whether he
wants IT, The seven votes of Pierce
county don't cut much ice with every
other county in the district arranged
In another column
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10

II is at the present time. Last year
there was but one county in the state
that beat Boyd county on average
yield and that county had very small
acreage and beat us by only a half
bushel to the acre. Winter wheat is
wonderfully we'll adapted to our soil
and climate and every year sees an
increased acreage OF this crop. Both
winter wheat and alfalfa are going to
figure largely in the future prosperity
of our peerless county.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
We. ANDREWS IS TOSPEAk
AUDITOR OF UNITED STATES
TREASURY is SELECTED.
COMMENCEMENT ORATOR HERE
The Norfolk Board of Education Last
Night Chose Former Congressman
w. E. Andrews of Hastings as High
School Lecturer

Former Congressman w. E. An
drews Of Hastings, auditor Of the Unit
ed States treasury and prominent in
the affairs of both the state and the
nation, will deliver the commencement
address to the graduating class of the
Norfolk high school May %. The
board of education last evening voted
to ask Mr.. Andrews to deliver the an
nual address and it is understood that
he will accept.
The former congressman is &C
counted one of the most forcefuI
speakers in Nebraska public affairs.
In fact it has been charged against
him that his speeches and addresses
are little too scholarly to make him
very effective campaign speaker.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
IMPORTANT DECISION.

1t is important that you should de-
eide to take only Foley's Honey and
it will cure the most obstinate rack
ing cough and eXpel the cold from your
system. Foley's Honey and Tar con-
tains no harmful drugs. Insist upon
having it. Kiesau Drug Co.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10

Bonesteel Herald w. n. Huse, ed.
itor of the Norfolk Daily News, was
elected delegate to the national con-
vention by the republicans of his dis
trict. The Herald congratulates Mr..
Huse.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
RECEIVES CoNGRATULATIoNs

You will soon receive the congratu-
lations of your friends upon your i'm
Foley's Kidney Remedy as 1t tones up
the system and imparts new life and
Yigor. Foley's Kidney Remedy cures
backache, nervous exhaustion and all
forms of kidney and bladder troubles.
Commence taking 1t today. Kiesau
Drug Co.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
4 COMMON MISTAKE.

Many women mistake Kidney and
peculiar to the sex. Foley's Kidney
Remedy corrects Irregularities and
makes women well. Miss Carrie Har-
suffered much pain from kidney and
bladder trouble until I started to use
Foley's Kidney Remedy. The first bot
taking the second bottle was entirely
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10

Neigh Register: While looking
over the private papers and letters of
the late w. B. Lambert, S. c. Lambert
found a copy of the New York Daily
Gazette dated Friday, May l, 1889,
which is in an excellent state of pres
ervation. Among the interesting items
is an advertisement Offering For sale,
likely, healthy, young negro wench,
between fifteen and sixteen years old u
Also an account of Washington's first
inaugural and "his excellency's speech
to both houses of congress-"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10

Ainsworth Democrat: f. p. Skill
man of Long Pine was in Ainsworth
this week circulating a petition 20 be
presented to the next legislature ask
ing for the submission of a prohibition