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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11
prominent eastern

A prominent eastern physician
makes the statement that many vic
tins of tuberculosis are mentally
quickened by the action of the disease
to achievements of extraordinary
brilliancy He gives as proof of This
statement the names of Scott, Keats
Shelley. Hawthorne, Stevenson. Elmer
son, Balzac, Schiller and Goethe. II
all these men of remarkable genius
were victims of the white plague, Il
is a fact not generally known to us
all. 1t may be that there is some
natural law of compensation to suf
ferers from this dread disease that IL
not understood.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11
A SPLENDID CROP OUTLOOK

N51 11I1tNI1ft1 SteOf y Y 4 ITO 01k'
The crop outlook at this time, just
in the beginning of the summers sea.
son, could hardly be better in north.
ern Nebraska and reports from
southern South Dakota are equally as
promising.
Another bounteous year is promised
and another season of abundance and
plenty and prosperity is assured for
this territory.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Very few games are played in Rus
STA, and when an English boy, going
there for the summer, took with him
a croquet set in its box, the custom
house officers seized the box and pro
nounced its contents bombs and mys
terious weapons. This Is the first
time on record when the innocent
quiet, we'll bred game was ever called
into question.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Count Zeppelin, in his airship with
eight men to accompany him, has
broken all records by sailing $50 miles
without landing. When he was
Obliged to land for benzine his shir
again came to grief by striking a tree
The count has great success in nav
igating the air, but hasn't acquired the
art of lighting gracefully as yet.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Thousands of girls and boys who
have completed their high school
courses this month will take up the
battle of earning livelihood without
further preparation. Other thousands
who have only completed the grade
work must also leave school to be
counted among the worlds workers
AT 30 years of age many of these two
classes will be found quite as success
full in spite of the handicap of incom'
plete preparation as those who had
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

There has grown to be such an ur
gent demand for apple wood for saw
handles that farmers who have lost
their orchards from San Jose scale
have realized quite sum for the
wood. Many trees which were moi
prolific and sure to bear every year
were considered more valuable for the
wood than for the fruit
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Professor Todd of Amherst and Leo
Stevens, the balloon expert, are pre-.
pairing to start on the most remark.
able aerial voyage in the worlds his.
tory in July, They plan to soar to a
height of ten miles equipped with
every known scientific apparatus for
recording atmospheric conditions.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Having lived some years in the
Philippines and passed inaugural week
in Washington, President Taft was
calm and undisturbed when a cloud.
burst overlook him in North Carolina.
There is nothing like having a first
hand knowledge of what Dame Nature
is capable of doing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

The war on flies, to be started in
Nebraska, will have it's effect in rid
ding the state of disease. Now that
it is established how extensively flies
and other germ-bearing insects spread
disease, any effort in this line should
receive hearty popular support.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

The Wright brothers are to receive
two medals from the hand of Presi-
dent Taft this month in recognition
of their great achievements in aerial
navigation. One Of the medals was
voted by congress, the other is given
by the Aero Club of America" Both
are of gold and Of considerable intrin'
sic value.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

President Taft has promised to be-
stow all the animals he receives on
the Cincinnati 200" He does not
think the white house was designed
to run one in competition with those
already established.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Florida alligators have a taste for
pork and have killed so many hogs
that the legislature has at last passed
a bill permitting the killing of the
reptiles. 1t has occurred to them that
pigs are really of greater economic
value than gators"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

bration on July 3, the Fourth coming
on Sunday. They are figuring on a
big crowd from Madison. and IL the
weather man is kind they will not be
likely to be disappointed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

an Canada" says the Toronto Cou'
rier, business dominates sport. Fig
ure 1t all out and you will find that
Canada's motto is, Sport for boys,
business for men,"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

every application of the socialistic
scheme. effort lessons. For both poor
and rich, the incentive to industry is
diminished or destroyed. The end is
national bankruptcy and new start.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

A South Dakota farmer is reported
to have hauled train of ten wagons
loaded with grain to market twenty
miles away with his automobile. He
must have a powerful machine or be
content with very small loads.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

The United States forest service in
its numerous experiments has discov.
cred that seasoned. air dried, timber
has about double the strength of green
timber. The loss OF weight In sea-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

1t is certainly new departure of
Mother Nature this Earring the foun-
dations under the great central states
of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mich.
igan and Iowa. 1t gives the inhabit-
ants the uncomfortable feeling that
the unexpected is likely to happen
most any time.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

The ladies may take courage. OF
tiers are said to be increasing rapidly
In New England. This is quite re-
freshing, for it is the order of the day
now to hear of the rapid extinction OF
our fur bearing animals and the con
sequent increased price of fur gar
ments.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Flour supplies are said to be re-
duced almost to famine size in the
large cities of the country, on account
of the sensational advances in the
price of wheat.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Texas is harvesting her wheat CROP
and all the sister states are wishing
1t were larger. A prolonged drouth
has cut it down to about five million
bushels. 1t is hoped that this will re
lieve the depleted state of the wheat
market and bring the soaring price OF
this staple down a notch.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

A machine operating like vacuum
cleaner has been invented for picking
walnuts in the groves of California.
1t is said to do the work satisfactorily
Next!
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

The battleship Mississippi steamed
up the river whose name it bears as
far as Natchez last month. 1t was
the first time that full sized battle
ship ever entered the river.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

O'Neill Frontier: One little O'Neill
school girl believes that you don't have
t1 go away from home to find great
men, and that the recognition and APP
pre- citation of their greatness, l'ko
herity, should begin at home. The
pupils were asked ty their teacher 10
name four great American statesmen.
One little girl enumerated them rs
follows: M. P. Kinkaid, M. F. Har-
rngton, J A. Donohoe and Sheridan
Simmons.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

soned timber Is surprising, western
pine losing half its weight after three
months or more exposure to sun and
air.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

A New York woman was saved from
drowning by her big hat. Glad some
good has come of them. Another case
of cllnging to straw.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

American railroads reduced the
number of fatal accidents to passen-
gers by seventy per cent last year
Let the good work go on.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11
3: Representative

Winside Tribune: Representative
Young of Madison county is excavat.
ing under his store building at New.
man Grove. Just because newspa-
per said that some members of the
legislature ought to crawl into a hole
and stay there, Mr.. Young should not
think it meant him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Why not claim the mysterious air.
ship sailing nightly over Salton Sea?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11
OVER NORTHWESTERN PRAIKiEs.

August Muller, Stanton convict,
was caught smuggling morphine into
the penitentiary, taking advantage of
his position as "trusty." Muller at
tempted to kill his wife.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

over in Missouri they call girl
"old woman" II she has passed forty.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Along about this time of the year
mans winter shirt resembles a
hole with two sleeves attached.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

The man who has been defeated
should be as careful In his weeping
as the victor Is in his celebrating.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

These days, you occasionally catch
a girl looking wistfully at an ice
cream saloon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Just for historys sake Furnace
fires were needed in Norfolk June Z,
1909, though the day before was swell
tering.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

It's a hard cruel world, after all
First thing you know strawberry sea
son will be over.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Thaw and Patrick found out what
happened to them in the New York
supreme court Friday. Herman b.
che finds out what happens to him in
the Nebraska supreme court Monday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Be sure you read 1.-THE Man From
Home" 1t starts in today's News.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11
ATcHIsoN GLOBE SIGHTS.

A man who talks great deal, can
not avoid talking lot of nonsense.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

The longest day of the year is only
a short way away.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

The men are not in Lent, except as
they appear In women's prayers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

the opportunity to continue in school
but made no effort to profit through
the advantage.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

No one dares to be original in max
ing arrangements for wedding or a
funeral.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

A Norfolk boy gave birthday par
ty. In the cake was dime, which
one guest drew. When the prize-win-
ner got home his brother said: "That
will just pay for the baseball bat we
took George"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Don't put away your furs just yet.
They're still timely.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

The editor OF a new Chinese daily
Is appropriately named Mr.. Ii. NO
fun telling him you're another
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

O'Neill Independent: M. F. Har-
rington and Arthur Mullen received
information last week that the SUI
preme court of Missouri had sustained
the verdict of the lower court in the
big damage case in which they are
attorneys for the plaintiff. The judy
ment is for $4,000. This is the big
cured in the Missouri courts. The
case was of injury to man by the
railroad company.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11
About NorfoIk.

Madison Chronicle: Norfolk is pre-
pairing for big Fourth of July cele-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Two fingers are the sign of the
tines.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

A certain Atchison man is very in
dustrious and has made money. Peo
pie generally abuse him, and say he
squeezes every dollar until the eagle
on it screams. Another Atchison man
is idle, and disgrace to his family
People abuse him, and say he should
be ashamed of his shiftlessness. So II
seems men are abused, whether they
are Industrious or idle. But the in,
dustrious man, who has saved his
money, is better off than the idle man
who has nothing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

After a girl-child passes seven her
requests to her father for favors
sound as if she had been coached by
her mother.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Burglar proof glass for the use OF
Jewellers is recent production OF
French manufacturers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

In a certain Atchison family, there
were ten girls. Nine of them mar.
ried. One of them remained a Spin
The Spin is better off today than any
of her sisters, and has lived more
comfortable, easy and successful life.
We do not know that this proves any
thing, but it is worth mentioning, in
view of the fact that most girls be.
lieve it is disgrace to be a Spin.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11
AROUND TOWN.

The barefoot boy is in his glory.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Humphrey Democrat: A few prac-
tical jokers came near melting civil
war in town Monday evening, and fo,.
q time things looked lively in the
down town district when most people
were sound asleep. And the cause of
it all was the harmless young mule
belonging to Barney Eckholt Late
that evening some of the boys got to-
gether some overalls and other spring
finery and, after coaxing the mule out
of his pasture, where he was enjoying
the fresh green grass, proceeded to
dress him up so fine that his own
mother wouldn't know him. After he
was fixed to their liking they had n
fiashlight picture taken of his mule
ship and hung a large placard on his
neck inscribed, Looking for someone
to love-" and signed Barney" The
boys intended to tie the mule in front
of certain gate in town in which his
owner was interested, but before the
plot was carried out Barney appeared
on the scene, accompanied by a shot
gun and several friends. Some of the
JohoiS iiheuidtely urOppSu Tue iHuie
and fled, but others remained to pro-
tect "Maude's" spring finery, and a
lively scrimmage resulted, in which
several shots were fired and blows ex-
changed. Fortunately. nothing worse
than a few bruises, black eyes and
wounded feelings resulted from the
melee and "Maude" came out without
a scratch.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

There are two points on which
curiosity is never gratified: Does a
man wear his wooden leg to bed? Do
woman's burial clothes include a
corset?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Every mother thinks the highest
compliment that can be paid her little
g-tailed-haired daughter when she
plays, is that she "can almost make
the piano speak"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

1t is rare letter from mother to
son that doesn't caution him to be
good, and rare one to daughter
that doesn't tell her to have as good
a time as she can.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Stuart Advocate: The Long Pine
Journal of last week announces the
church at that point and states that
it will be the only church building be-
longing to that denomination between
Long Pine and O'Neill Guess again,
Brother Lyman, as we have had a
Catholic church at Stuart for more
than eighteen years, and there, was
one at Atkinson before there. was
much of Long Pine on the map.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Nature is always threatening the
peaches the wheat, the corn, and the
health, but on the average, it does
pretty well.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Agree with people more. 1t is a
good way to get rid of an argument.
Besides, the people you agree with
will always like you better.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Even in the face of the kind of hats
they are wearing this spring, there
are some women who claim they
haven't their rights"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Don't play another mans game
Politics is another mans game. Buy
ing of an agent is also playing an
other mans game.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

The only reason men are no longer
tied to their wives apron strings, is
that women no longer wear aprons
with strings to them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11

Don't let your enemies worry you;
agents, wolves and English sparrows,
with more enemies than friends, get
along pretty well.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-05

Much public interest is taken in the probable action of the Board of Ap- portionment, regarding the breaking of the twenty year contract. Litigation in which the interests of hundreds of property owners is involved is sus- pended, pending the action of the board.
 The hearing, which will be held to- night, in the Common Council cham Der, probably will put the board into possession of some valuable informa- ton.
 It will learn that it is the only body which has power to break the contract.
 If will be familiarized with the opin- ion of City Attorney Cullinan, upon the question, and incidentally with the opinion of City Attorney George w. Wheeler, upon a similar Setract pro- posed in 1892, before Cfty Attorney Wheeler became judge of the Su- perior court.
 The following extracts from the opln- ion of City Attorney Thomas M. Gull linan. rendered to the Common Coun- Gil. Feb IT, 1908, give a condensed view of the powers and duties or the tax board.
 "Our city charter provides that the expenses and appropriations or the city for any one year shall not exceed US revenues and that no money other than that appropriated shall be expended for anv purpose * Said (2O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-05
AUTO OWNERS KICK
 OVER TAX VALUES,

Charles E.. Clark, cashier of the Bir- ningham National bank of Derby, who is the executor of the estate of the late Horace G. Plumb, appeared before the beard of relief and swore off about s6,000 worth of personal property which he declared had passed out of the hands Of the estate. He also found fault with land values in Alpine street and in the vicinity of Beardsley Park.
 Owen Burns of the Board of Relief, who is 9 philosopher, stated this morn ing that it was beginning to look as thought the taxes of the city would be capitalized without the aid of block maps. He says that the majority of the people who appear before the board for relief do not protest about the valuation of their own propertv being too high, as much as they think that their neighbors are not paving enough. He thought that if folks would continue to tell about their neighbors as it were, that it was only a uues- tion of time before they would all be capitalized. ~.ti1HsN
 The increase in the number Of com plaints is about 20 per cent. greater than last year for the same number of sittings by the board.
 One of the members said this morn ing: "Our greatest trouble is with the automobile owners. They seem to think they should be able to list a, car whether it is ten or thirty horsepower at $250, providing that it is two years old"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-05
LOCAL CONCERN TO
 CHANGE FIRM NAME
The Burns, Silver < Co. to be Known as
 the Burns < Bassick Co.
Mir. Bassick, Who is Now Vice President of Concern, is Son of Late E. (. Bas.
 sick the Mining Man.

The Burns, Silver 6 Co.,, manufac- turers of cabinet hardware in Railroad avenue, have issued notice of their intention to apply to the Superior court on February 18th for permission to change the name of the concern to the Burns & Bassick Co.,, in accord ance with a vote of it's stockholders
 MT. Bassick. whose name is to ap- pear in the firm, is the vice president of the company. President Samuel A. Burns of the company stated this morning that there were two reasons for changing the name-first, 'The Burns, Silver & Co., being a. bother to the firms doing business with the con- cern because of '"The'' and "&,'' being used in connection with it, and the second reason being that MT. Silver had not been connected with the com pany for several years.
 MT. Burns said the company had been known in New York as "Burns, porated in Connecticut the name had been prefixed with the word "the''. with the result that it has been a great inconvenience since. Many people have also referred to the plant as Burns silver shop.
 MT. Bassick, the vice president of the concern, is a son of the late E. c. Bassick who owned the famous Bas- sick gold mine in Colorado for many years.
 'The Burns, Silver & Co., is a close corporation, President Samuel A. Burns, Vice President E. w. Bassick and Secretary and Treasurer w. F. Burns being the only stockholders in the company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-05
WILL BUILD SEWER SYSTEM
 FOR $3OO,O0O,
Shell Fish Commissions En- gineer Introduces Engineer Farley to Explain Plan.

Introduced by Charles H. Nichols of New Haven, engineer of the State Shell Fish Commission. Engineer John M. Farley of White Plains, New York. called upon Mayor Lee yesterday aft ernoon. and told him that he would build the city sewer system which would do the work of the $1750, 900 system planned by Rudolph Herring, and the cost would not be over $300,O ,O00. He did not offer to provide an elabor- ate service as that reported by the Sewer Commission, but he would build a system which would do the work
 Engineer Nichols was interested in the matter, from the fact that En- gineer Farley would not carry his pipes out so far as to injure the oyster beds and he would install a system where the greater part of the solid matter in the sewage would be removed be- fore being emptied into the harbor.
 The mayor told the engineers that there was no prospect of there being anything done with the sewer system as long as he remained in office.
 He said this morning that he looked upon Herring & Fuller as a firm who did things on an elaborate scale, and he compared them with Mckim, Mead & White. the architects, who would think they were doing a. small job if they were preparing the plans for t$550,000 structure.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-05
DRIVING OUT
 POLICY KINGS

Since the policy kings were driven out of New Haven a short time ago the operations of the trust have been carried on from this city. The policy men made their headquarters on the second floor of a building on Union Square. The place has been under sur veillance for some time and, as the re- suit of the work of the detectives Prosecutor Delaney issued a warrant for a. raid, which was given to Sergt Began to serve.
 With Patrolmen Hall. Beamer, F. Campana and Mccarthy. the sergeant rushed the place after all of the travelling representatives had return ed to make their daily reports. Ed ward Quigley, John Carpenter, Joseph Smith, James Cox. George Farnam, John Dustin and George Moore were found in the place and were taken to headquarters together with a large quantity of policy slips and the outfit necessary to carry on the game.
 The men were released on bonds of $50 each, which was furnished in cash In the city court this morning the men were charged with gambling and the cases were continued till Feb. 8. The raid was the result of a determined effort on the part of the prosecutor to stamp out the game in this city, Other places have been watched and arrests will be made if evidence of policy play ing is found.