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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

The value of interstate commerce
in this country can hardly be realized
until We come 70 see the figures. The
south ships annually to Northern mar
kets s1OO,0O0,O0 600 worth of vegetables
and fruits.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Mrs. Elizabeth Custer, wife of Gen
eral Custer, who fell in the Indian
fight at Little Big Horn thirty years
ago, will build home in Bronxville,
New York, for impoverished literary
women as a memorial to her heroic
husband.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

The department of agriculture states
that Europe has increased its annual
purchase of wheat more than 100000
OOO bushels and doubled its purchase
of corn. These figures ought to give
new hope to the most skeptical far.
mer. The fact is that taken as an
average there is no more prosperous
people in America at present than the
farmers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

A Kansas paper says that anyone
can dig up a rich relative. The Sc
rious question in this, however, is, can
they make the rich relative dig up"
after they have found him?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Ex-Governor Geo. W. Peck has been
down in Tennessee and insists that
two drinks of squirrel" whiskey such
as is sold in Chattanooga would make
a man climb tree. The Nashville
American is unkind enough to be
Iieve that one is enough.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

The man who changes his political
color every time he thinks he can
land an office or some political prefer
ment by so doing is not a very reliable
man to depend upon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

The death during the past year Of
four aged senators laves Senator ALI
son of Iowa the senior senator both In
age and length of service.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Bradstreet says the prices of the
necessaries of living have not been so
low for years as at present Where
upon a bright exchange rises to re-
mark 1T would be interesting to know
at what grocery store Mr.. Bradstreet
does his trading. That man can do
business if he will advertiser
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

There are many things that Bob
Burdcttc has said that deserve to be
remembered For instance, this: MY
son, follow not the footsteps OF the
loafer, and make no example Of him
that is born tired, for verify, | say
unto you, his business is overstocked.
1t is better to saw wood at two bits
cord than whittle at a whiting
place and abuse the government"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Wharton Barker says that he ex.
poets to poll "4,Oo0OOO" votes, Some
men fairly reyel in expectations and
Wharton is one of them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

The Boston Globe Calls for a Faith
er's Day 1t might not be out of place
to give the old man a chance. He's
useful-when the bills come to be
paid.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

It's all right to be modest but its
rs well to remember at the same time
that other people are apt to take you
at your own valuation.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

1t may be startling but nevertheless
it is true. There never was man so
impossible but somewhere there was
a woman who denied the proposition.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Senator Bailey wants the president
impeaChed and Se-stor Foraker is
willing. Still there is no excitement
about the people.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

The number of young fellows and
some older ones isn't small who would
like to have all the holidays come
during the base ball season.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Some great men can never be presi-
dent who would make great chief
justices. There is Elihu B. Root for
instance.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Says the Chicago News 1T keeps
some people broke dressing well
enough to make others think they are
not"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Senator Aldrich will reach his sew
entieth birthday soon after the expira.
ton Of his term in March, 1911. 1t is
stated that he plans TO retire at that
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

What the airship needs is a safety
clutch that will work automatically,
in case of sudden descent
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

An extra strong roof is being put on
the convention hall in Denver They
mean to be prepared for the worst.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05
AROUND TOWN.

Only one month more until the
Fourth Of July.
Well, Plainview had to go some,
anyway.
why should the June bug army
cause comment? Isn't the month OF
Iune well started?
II you ever do get around TO house
clean, it's dead mortal cinch you'll
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

The judge who has decided that If
Harry Thaw was crazy enough to be
acquitted of murder, he is crack enough
TO be kept where he cannot repeat the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

It's going to be hard on Taft to
elect him president He'll have tc
stay at home.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Some peoples definition Of a good
memory is one that enables them to
forget everything at the proper time
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

1t is well to pity the deserving poor,
but what we would like TO know is who
deserves to be poor?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Don't worry about the platform,
Taft's record is the best platform the
party can have.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Swarthmore college, near Philadel-
phia, which refused the million dol
lar Jeanes bequest rather than bar
football permanently from its cata.
logue of college sports, has now de-
cided to shut out both football and
base ball SO the college is minus the
million and the game, too.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

UninstruCted delegates are popular
in both the great political parties when
it comes to the vice presidency.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

A Baltimore man has predicted the
millennium in 1914. There's genuine
prosperity boomer for you.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

The dandclion and the houseAy are
now under ban. The crusaders de
clare they must go. Isn't that the
trouble? Haven't they been going
about where they wanted to?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

If Julius Caesar Burrows, the Michi-
gan senator, doesn't make good as
temporary chairman of the republican
national convention, it will not be for
lack of a formidable name.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

It's probably foolish to borrow
trouble, but what would some people
borrow If they couldn't do this?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Ambition with some men is laainess;
they have an ambition to live without
work.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

There is one reason why some wo,
men do not marry for the second
time They never have a chance.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

crime or encourage others TO attempt
similar gaines. ha. rendered right
oUus decision
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

AS one gets older, he finds that the
most Of the golden hair in this world
Is found In cheap novels
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

The mare goes quickly in these days
If man has money enough to buy
an automobile.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

A Chicago lawyer demands that the
ten commandments be either repealed
or revised. SO far as Chicago is CON
cerned, they have evidently been dead
letters on the statute books long since.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Men seek the presidency but the
vice presidency has TO seek men,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

The man who thinks a great deal OF
one woman is apt to be gallant and
honorable toward the sex.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

about the national life until u seemed
ms n rn,rc was mo- way of escape from
lifs infoui,, And So IN, clouds or dis.
courar,mru, and disaster grew thick
and heavy ON the national horizon
4, r,., IN. storm which had been
r,,,,rir,, r,,r, than u generation
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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

It's been so long since there was
genuinely good show here that the
whole of north Nebraska win welcome
THE District Leader Friday night
with open arms.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Almost any woman, if given her
choice, would rather be independently
rich than happily married.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

None of the EAGLES in Norfoll, have
their wings clipped. They're all full
sized unabridged birds and when the,
fly their backs scrapc against the
clouds.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

If this kind Of weather keeps on,
there won't ho any use for an 'arttti.
cial" ice plant.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

The life OF a modern battleship is
of few years and full OF trouble. The
ships of Schley and Sampson are all
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

You will observe that the little
girls have an admiration for high
heels and a corset that corresponds
closely to boys desire to get shaved.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

A faint heart never won much OF
anything worth winning
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Norron, Is glad to onrr itself as a
nest for the Nebraska Eagles.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05
ATCHIsoN GLOBE SIGHTS.

All the training in the world will
not make a duck a swan.
Whoever talks about another per.
son, will lie about him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

It's always fair weather when live
Eagles get together
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

The only woman who has a right
to take advantage of leap year priv.
leges, and propose is the woman who
has lots of money in her own name.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

After man has been accused OF
stealing, though he may have proved
his innocence, the people for the rest
Of his life, will tighten their hold on
their pocket books when they see him
coming.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Telephones. Editorial Department
No. % business once and job Kooma
No H22
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

When you hear tremendous yell.
ing on the streets, and ringing Of
bells, don't be frightened it is only
some photographer taking picture
of baby. Before an artist can take
picture of a baby, he must scare it
half to death.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

There are a good many failures in
the world, but the most helpless is the.
one who admits it. There is always
hope, however small, for the man who
keeps on trying, There is vast diff
ference between defeat and total fail
ure. A defeat may sometimes prove
helpful in the end. but when a man
admits he is total failure he is GER
tainly speaking the truth unless he
can be induced to change his mind.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

Somehow We never admire the man
who scolds his children before com
pany. 1t is what grown folks would
call rubbing it in" and the children
feel a childish resentment towards
their father for doing it. If you want
a man to hate you, humiliate him.
The same thing is true in regard to
little men and women.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05


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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-05

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Blue-grass blade., 1908-02-09
CANNED SERMONS A SPECIALITY.

Canned goods has been a rage in Amer
lea. Every conceivable variety of food has
been cameo, placed upon the market and
bought for home consumption. Fruits,
vegetables, meats, cereals, in fact, every
thing that could be canned has been and
immense profits have been realized. To
great extent industrial and commercial
necessities have led to such measures anu
the prediction has been made that it is
only question of time before one or other
of the big monopolistic combines will un-
Blue-grass blade., 1908-02-09

a change in the law. Juries were unwilling
to bring in a verdict of guilty where the
punishment could only be death in sucn
cases where the amount in controversy
was trivial. The result was that innumer-
able forgeries went unpublished and that
form of crime rapidly spread all over the
country until the bankers and financers
petitioned the parliament to repeal the law
and substitute heightened terms of i'm
prisonment in its stead This had the de-
sired effect for forgery soon showed signs
of dimnutiou. All this came about, how
ever, through the promptngs of a higher
motived humanity Upon Tie same princ-
pie we might go further and assume that
we have no moral right to pay another
man. through legal forms, to do that which
we would be ashamed to do ourselves.
Unless memory be in error the legsla-
ture of New Jersey has abolished death by
hanging as a medium of inflicting the high
est penalty and substituted the electric
chair. If this be true then in any event,
this would be the last legal hanging in that
state, and it appears that the citizens of
that community wish to avoid the disgrace
of having such punishment imposed in
their surroundings. But this is evidently
unlike the Christian spirit. The latter de-
mand that the hanging take place. There
is no mercy, no forgiveness, no vicarious
atonement, no pleading for a lost soul, but
a firm and rigid insistence upon the fulfill
ment of a brutal law in order to crafty
a base desire for revenge. Assuming that
the murderer has repented of his act, then
upon death, his soul will be jerked to glory
instanter In the course of time these
same Christians who are now demanding
the use of the rope, expect to reach the
same destination, and We now wonder If
these can dwell together in unity, peace
and concord, upon meeting over there, for
be it known that of such is the kingdom of
heaven.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-02-09
OUSTED BY PRAYER.

Prayer and faith may not be able to move
mountains in spite of the contrary teaching
and preaching, but according to the state
ment of Mrs. Henry Lewis, resident of
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, her god, that is
the particular god she worships, has
through her faith and prayer, removed
family of bugs from their residence in her
nasal organ. Although the lady expresses
her devotion and belief in the Great
Physician" it is not reported whether he
has sent in his bill for fees as most ply
sicians do. 1t is to be presumed that as
Blue-grass blade., 1908-02-09

dertake to can the elements and dispense
the m at so much per can. The latest in
novation has been the monograph whereby
the sound of the human voice has been sue.
cessfuly canned and made to reproduce it.
self. This success has opened up wide va
riety of possibilities. Could the monograph
have been in use during the days Jesus
is said to have walked the earth and
worked among the Jews, it would have
been a great catch for him to have stood
before a photograph and repeated his
sermon on the amount that the tone and
manner of his voice could have been pre-
served for underneath posterity. But such
was not the case. The invention was un-
known to Jesus and his followers. Neither
could forsee such a possibility. But there
are means of recuperation at hand
1t is now reported mat score of prama-
phone records have been made by musical
artists in Paris; that these records have
been solemnly placed in vacuum containers
and as solemnly buried in the crypt of the
Paris Opera House. Under the agreement
by which they were made the containers
are not to be opened until full one hundred
years have elapsed when they are to be
opened and the records thus made re-
produced to a wondering people in the
next century. Just imagine the extent to
which this scheme could be carried out.
If one of our most orthodox, mammon serv-
ing parsons could be induced to preach
for one of these records and then turn it
loose a century hence, the people would
then be able to form an estimate of the
value of Christian propaganda in this day
and age and we can imagine the supreme
contempt that would be displayed. Sup
pose Dr. Aked, the imported; DR.. Park
hurst, the rampant; or any of the time
serving parsons of the present could be in
duced to make one of these records for a
century of preservation, what think We the
people of the next century would say con-
corning them? Suppose the Pope of Rome
should read one of his encyclicals into it,
what startling effect would it have on the
generations to follow? Then the advertise
ment-"Canned sermons a specially"
Blue-grass blade., 1908-02-09
CHRISTIAN CHARITY.

What is there about the Christian spirit
that makes savages of men and women?
Why is it that in spite of their continual
protestations of love and kindness they
still maintain an attitude of brutality? Did
there ever exist any of the milk of human
kindness in the breasts of the Christian
people of Hunterdon, New Jersey, it must
have soured and turned to clabber long ago.
Although they will point with pride to the
Apostle Paul and refer to the great triune
taught by him, Faith Hope and Charity, as
the acme of human perfection, the Chris
tians aforesaid are certainly short on their
charity and rather long ON their heartless
indifference to human suffering. 1t may
be that a long and continued association
with the Jersey ''yellowjackets" has jaun-
diced their human affections until they APP
pear as walking advertisements of the
yellow peril.
Recently the daily press has given publ
cation to a news item under the startling
and rather striking headlines,-'Church
members want rope used" and by a refer
ence to the article in question it is shown
tndt DdnQ OF Cnurcn members, OF Hunter
don, in New Jersey, headed by Rev. G.. S.
Woodruff, who is said to be holding forth
in Pennington, the same state, appeared
before Governor Stickes and made joint,
vehement protest against further executive
interference with the infiiction of capital
punishment upon one, John Schuyler,
convicted of capital offense and said to
have been three times reprieved That
such conduct is almost without precedent
is unquestioned, but coming at a time when
the universal trend of public opinion is
against the infiiction of legal punishment
in forms bordering upon brutality and in
humanity, it is somewhat astonishing that
the followers of Calvary's Lamb, should be
demanding that the rope be used in this
particular case, presumably for the ma
licious pleasure of having a neck cracked
under an edict of law.
Hanging has been a form of inflicting
capital punishment in Christian countries
for centuries. In times gone past it was
imposed for the most trivial offenses. I'm
der the Blackstonian and Benthamic regime
during the common law period in England
the death penalty was inflicted in cases of
forgery upon proven guilt. The idea was
that forgery was so tempting and so easy
of commission, that drastic measures were
demanded for its suppression. From the
growing humanity of the juries there came
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-12
DRY GOODS

Exhibiting the New Dress
Goods, the Suitin gs
Plisse, Paris Novel les,
Priestley's New Tussah
Royal, ,High-Luster Spot.
proof Broadcloth' Staple
and New Fabrics, etc.
A SUPERB display. styles are au-
"A tbontstive, and the fabrics ere the
pick of f1eign aud home markets.
MANY beautiful new wesves this year.
soft and clingiug materials frr dressy
wesr. A variety Of sm rt weages--
chtyron, helriugboue, and shadow
stripes, wide-wale, Diagonal Effects, and
others equally desirable aud sqaally at
lrsctive for taiIfrsd use.
In extreme Paris fsncies we've bought
over Just one dress length Of kind
rch novelties, original, daring, most ur-
convent tlonsl and exclusive in Washing
ton wit Us.
Our Dress G,ods display will interest
you. Welcome.
First-The New Broad
cloths.
BrosJcloih is urquestiopably Inc
leading dress fabric Tor this fall ana
wint,r. We show very broad assort-
mept, and ell special ttsr ton t. our
High-Lust ter Spotproof
BrOadClOths.
In all the popular and newest shades,
such IS navy, royal, peacock, geud-
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cedar, ioutre, marroD, pearl, smoke ele-
phsut, ,aupe, r,d, mulberry, cstawba,
vieux rose, and bouffOn.
so inches vide, 81 90 the yard.
81 inches wide, 81. the yard.