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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

BLIND LEADERS OF THE BLIND
There is great concern expressed in
the United States over the way in
which the Cubans are travelling the
downward road morally and financial
ly and many express the belief that
this country will have to take their
affairs In charge again before many
months, II Is true that the Cubans
have restored the lottery and bull fight
to public favor and that they are In.
volving themselves In national indebt.
edness at an alarming rate. This
course is most unfortunate and TO be
discountenanced by the moral forces
OF this country, but when one looks
the matter sQuarely In the face. how
much better is the United Statesg II
the blind lead the blind both are like.
ly 70 fall In the ditch. A few years
ago this country did succeed, after
years OF indifference. In prohibiting
the lottery, The bull fight Is not In
vogue, but We tolerate public exhihi.
tions nightly In every city In the land
whose moral ettect is far more degrad.
Ing than the cock or bullnght, without
public Interference. II Is certainly
necessary to remove several notes
nom the eyes OF the Pharicalcal
Nould.he retormers Of Cuban morals
before they will be able 10 see clearly
how 10 Improve their neighbors' eye
stght The most mdiorous statement
u all Is that Uncle Sam should as
iume guardianship OF the island be-
'suse they are extravagant and are
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18
Fate.

The sky IL clouded. the rocks are bare,
The spray of the tempest is white in tho
air,
The winds are out with the waves at
play,
And shall not tempt the sea today.
The trail is narrow. the wood is dim,
The panther clings to the arching limb,
And the lions whelps are abroad at play,
And shall not join in the chase today.
But the ship sailed safely over the sea,
And the hunters came from the chase in
glee.
And the town that was built upon a rock
Was swallowed up in the earthquake
shock.
Bret Harte
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18
The Polieeman,s Reason.

as II true that many of these Nor
mons have half dozen wives each?'
asked visitor TO Salt Lake City Of u
policeman who was stationed near the
temple. says the Saturday Evening
Post
Sure" said the policeman.
We'll. will you kindly tell me why
on earth Il man wants to marry half a
dozen wives?"
II dunno" said the policeman. '.un-
less he thinks that mebbe he can get
a good one out of the bunch"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

When TAFT was nominated last sum
mer, Il was conceded nom the start
that he would be the next president
of the United States, and results were
not disappointing, Now that TAFT has
announced himself as candidate for
reelection to the onlcc OF county COM
missioner IN Madison county, there is
strong suspicion that he will also
he elected, The Madison county TAFT
has made GOOD as commissioner as the
WASHINGTON Tart is makiug good as a
president The name Taft" stands for
sterling integrity IN both cases
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

! Atchison people seem determined to
force certain bachelor to marry.
For twenty years they have been
talking" about him, and wondering
IL he is going to marry this one, or
that one. Why can't people let the
poor man alone? II he wants to be a
bachelor, whose business is It? Every
time he goes" with new girl, Atchi.
son people begin betting on the result.
(And, incidentally, we will bet FIVE to
one that his present steady doesn't
land him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Ancient Athens was more advanced
in its ideas OF children's play grounds
than modern cities have yet become.
In the olden times the Athenian chill.
dren gathered In what they called pal
aistras and passed the morning In
gymnastics. games and dancing. In
the afternoon they sang and wrote and
read, all In the open air,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Tho number of deaths In the United
States from the use of fireworks last
Fourth of July was 1863, while those
who were injured numbered over 5000
Ninety.three persons lost the sight OF
one eye and eleven were made hope
lessly blind. Must this unnecessary
loss OF life and limb be repeated next
month";
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18
THE STORY OF A FAMOUS BOOK

One OF the most Interesting stories
In the fruitful field OF American lit
erature was written, by that last
Lear OF a hygone generation that
dropped trom tho tree last Thursday
-Edward Everett Hale, That story
THE Man Without Country" was
written under pressure and to accom-
plish a purpose, as many great stories
are, How the story was produced
forms an interesting introduction TO
the tale itself. says the Kansas City
Star.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

It Is generally accepted by tho peo'
pie of the United States that the final
disposition OF the tariff bill will decide
whether President TAFT or Senator
Aldrich is to be the real leader of
tho republican party for the next few
years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

In Ohio there was a man named Val.
landigham. Vallandigham was some.
thing OF politician and was embraced
In that coterie opprobrlously referred
to as "Copperheads." In a speech one
day Vallandigham declared that he did
not desire to live In a country presid.
ed over by man who did some of the
things Lincoln had done. General
Burnside CHANGED to be in command
of the military division in which Val.
landigham lived. Being OF an obliging
disposition, General Burnside prompt.
ly had vallandigham arrested and es.
corted to the confederate lines, where
he would not have to be under the
domination OF the Lincoln government
or course the incident caused great
comment. Seeing a chance to make
capital out OF the matter, the Copper
heads" loudly proclaimed vallandig.
ham martyr and nominated him for
governor Of Ohio. Doctor Hale, as be.
fitted one of his race, was an ardent
patriot. The idea of such man as
IVallandigham being elected governor
OF Ohio appealed to him as a national
calamity. AS campaign contribution,
therefore, to aid in the defeat of the
"Copperhead" "The Man without a
Country" was written.
The story was prepared in short or
der and was intended for publication
In the October issue of the Atlantic,
for which Doctor Hale was at that
time working. For some reason, how.
ever, the story did not appear until
December. In the meantime Vallan.
digham had been defeated by 100000
votes.
IL must not be supposed, however
that because 1.-THE Man Without u
Country" was written hurriedly and
In the heat OF the exciting days of
civil strife 1t was one of those full
blown blooms which the minds of men
of genius are supposed to put out
without effort when the divine af1atus
stirs them. The story was produced
rapidly, but the author had put in
years Of preparation, storing his mind
with the facts that later poured forth
so readily in the form of fiction. Many
years before the story appeared Doc
tor Hale conceived the idea for 1t and
had begun to prepare for 1t. Speaking
Of the book, Doctor Hale once said:
II began to read for the book at my
summer home In Worcester. Day af-
ter day I spent in the library of the
Antiquarian society. First went
through the reports of the navy de-
partment from 1898 to 1861 that l
might be sure of my local color and
never, by any accident, place vessel
where 1t actually was at the time men,
toned or name an officer in such a
way as to annoy real man. 1t was
necessary that l use naval terms, and
so l did. The Levant was indeed a
ship in the service, but it had disap-
peared from off the face of the earth
n long time before revived its men,
DRY. And though the discovery was
not made until long time after the
story was published, the latitude and
longitude in which I placed it at the
time of Nolan's death was in reality
a spot of very dry land, high up in
the mountains of South America"
The book was an immediate success
and gave its author an immediate ma
tional fame. There is still an active
demand for 1t, Some states have
made 1t text book for their schools.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18
About Norfolk.

Madison Post: Ex-Mayor j. d. Stur
geon of Norfolk was in the city
Wednesday attending to business mat
tiers and, incidentally. to boost Nor
folks Fourth of July celebration. Mr.
Sturgeon says that they are planning
on having big time and are expect
ing a large delegation from Madison.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Chinese officials disappear as II by
magic when they are presented with
an imperial yellow cord This Ia a
delightful custom. Several senators
should be promptly presented with n
yellow cord and have It's Significance
explained.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Ainsworth Star-Journal: Mr.. and
Mrs. Ash and Mr.. Thomas came up
from Long Pine Saturday to play for
dance out to Frank Jackman's. The
storm prevented them from dancing
and having good time. The light,
ming struck the telephone and a ball
of fire struck the stove and exploded
and struck Mrs. Ash. who was sitting
in the bedroom. II knocked her down
and she was unconscious for short
time. II burned her arm and side
slightly and her foot quite badly. Two
holes were burned in her shoe. She
was able TO return TO Long Pine Sun.
day morning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18
About Norfolk.

Hoskins Headlight: A young lady
at Norfolk was fined So for swearing
on the streets. The young ladies
down there will have to do their
swearing at home If they don't want
to pay fines.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Il Ia generally agreed that Secretary
Movongh's Chicago address was a
warning and now the public Is asking
"Whom did he warm" He sized up
the president as man inclined to
peace but beware of crowdng him too
far
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Tho tariff revenues arc going to be
exceedingly difficult to collect when
the airships get to carrying freight. In
ternational boundaries will be rracti'
cally thing of the past rs far as
custom officers are concerned, IL the
airship IL made practical rs n common
carrier
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

The so-called non-partisan judiciary
law will be tested before the supreme
court in a mandamus suit to be started
in behalf Of John NJ. Reagan of Has
tings to compel Secretary of State
Junkin to accept Reagan's filing under
the old law and place his name on the
ballot. Reagan is a brotherin-law OF
Governor Shallenberger. He was once
a populist, but is now a republican.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

when your next door neighbor owns
an automobile, has mechanical piano
In the house and photograph on the
front porch. II increases your longing
for dog and chickens, ten fold.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

For the next three months Seattle
will feel as though II was surely the
hub" and right In the center OF the
worlds activities.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Nineteen Michigan counties voted
dry" In the election there yesterday.
That kind of news is of growing fire..
quency lately. and 1t may be encourag.
Ing. but 1t would be more encouraging
to read that the inhabitants of coun.
ty had stopped drinking intoxicants.
The lid on the saloon, unfortunately,
doesn't stop drinking and drunkenness.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

A little more than s2s.ooo,ooo worth
Of wood was ground into pulp In the
pulp mills OF the United States last
year.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18
NEBRASKA POLITICS.

E. R. Quincy. the Fremont banker,
has been mentioned" as a probable
candidate for the republican nomina.
ton for congress from this district
next year.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Joseph Seam and wife and August
Meyer OF Stanton left last week for
Switzerland, where they expect to
spend the summer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

There is 17.year-old girl In Atchi.
son who feels so good that she almost
screams with Joy. In few years,
when we meet that girl pushing a
baby buggy, and looking as cross as Il
is possible for married woman to
look. we are sure we shall laugh.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

A naturally disagreeable person ap.
pears to worse advantage in trying to
be agreeable than at any other time.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Spring on her annual rounds visits
last of all the boarding house dining
table, and Mothers hat box.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

There was n stranger in town today
with very useful bow In his legs.
We gave him big penny given us
many years ago for carrying off hon.
ors In that direction.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Nineteen country pupils took the
eighth grade examination for admis.
sion to the Madison schools last month
and all failed to secure the required
average of rs per cent.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Gus Loeb, the new sheriff of Trip
county, is a veteran of the Spanish
American war and holds a govern.
ment medal for distinguished service.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

A man who is determined TO live and
die an old bachelor is almost as un.
popular and talked" about as the
railroads and other corporations.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

After Spin has accumulated a
bank account of a comfortable size,
she has mighty little use for the men.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

When a man gets letter from his
girl, it has more Us" in it than the
letter he gets from his mother; that
runs to "You's."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

A petition is being circulated in
Stanton asking the city council to sub.
nit sewer proposition to the voters
in the near future. 1t is being gener.
ally signed and favorable action will
be taken by the council. AS the sewer
system is needed it will probably car
ry when put to vote.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

hair to hold the hat on. that we do not
wonder " women ever jab themselves
In the head.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

The man who tells OF paying n n.y.
ing visit 10 distant places may soon be
speaking literally.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

The new $4,000 Bohemian lodge hall
at Fairfax. S. d., will be opened next
Wednesday with appropriate exer.
cises.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

h. b. Skinner of Neigh was elected
secretary of the Nebraska Funeral hi.
rectors' association at Omaha this
week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18
ATcHIsoN GLOBE SIGHTS.

1t doesn't make any difference when
men lived; they are always the same
about women.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

when did you learn to chew to.
bacco?" young man was asked to.
day. "As soon as my father said |
mustn't do it." he replied.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Fos the tirst time In It's history the
police department OF New York has
organised and begun a special crusade
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Ehe new slang phrase on the street
is "A Hard Luck" II surely had "A
Hard Luck"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Herrick, S. D., will vote on a water
bond issue next Monday. The ques-
ton of water protection has been a
live one in Herrick ever since the fire
of last summer. Bonds were voted
last August, but were held up on a
technically.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Funny how a new fireman always
buys a new uniform and asks when
the first parade is going to be.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Whenever an elderly Woman Is reals,
ing. and gives eontesapsWess snort.
liz means that in the story the Aeg>see
rejected the hero because Ne u raSA.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Senator Burkett will speak at the
old settlers picnic at Albion August
20.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

The rule is that within three weeks
after a woman marries. she begins to
talk more about her kin than her hus-
band bargained for.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18
OVER NORTHWEST PRAIRIEs.

DR.. c. j. Hess has moved to Wayne
and will open sanitarium.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Would you think a fellow would
have nerve enough to visit his moth
er-in.law after using her doings for
this column?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18
AROUND TOWN.

How long ought man to know q
girl before he proposes to her?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

When one says This Is the most
terrible town in the world Cor sSsssin, y
put 1t down that that person has been
up to something To excite gNSSin,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

An old man. wearing say el,ssAeS
and dyed mustAehe. pSssSa Aa,sAs
the street this morning, ~AASsAsH S,A
guy. trying to keep ap viva tAe e4Ns
cession." q man said.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Eugene Culver of Tacoma, Wash, a
former Albion, Neb., boy. has been ap.
pointed assistant attorney general in
the interior department at Washing.
ton.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

It seems to be great deal easier
for woman to get a divorce, and a
change of husbands, than for her to
change" churches.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

The Tuesday club last week failed
to meet on Wednesday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Despite rumors OF her doceasc, Mrs
Mary Baker Eddy seems still 20 be
very much alive.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Lysander John Appleton. OF Atchi.
SON has lately heard of the word
plus" and uses 1t so much that peo-
pie are beginning to talk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

the present deputy OF George Richard
son. is the republican candidate for
county clerk So far. no other repub-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

M. Downs, who was arrested on a
homestead south of Ainsworth, to.
gether with Mrs. e. Buxton, on com.
plant of the latter's husband, who
lives at Orchard, is out of the county
Jail on 5000 bail, to await trial in the
district court. The case against Mrs
Buxton was dropped. The husband is
an old man, while the wife who desert.
ed him is young woman of about 80.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

We never see woman Ras ca AA4
hat. and iab long pin Ag~ssA As4
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

The charge that Calendar lived al
Dallas should have made Knodell solid
with the Gregory vote in his Tripr
fight.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

mo fishing or hunting aloud" reads
sign for the wayfarer near the Boche
slough. Noise frightens the game and
always spoils fishing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Never blame a baby for talking
Baby Talk" It's the only kind 1t ever
hears and no wonder the little chap
gets confused.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

II, S, Thorpe. who is in charge OF
the Norfolk branch house maintained
by the piano department OF the Ben
nett company OF Omaha. has had ex.
perience in city newspaper work. Mr..
Thorpe worked for the Toledo (Ohiol
Evening Blade few years ago as a
special writer and still has his Gre
dentials from that paper.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

II you don't want to get in wrong
with baby's mother. don't get too IA
miliar with baby and don't abbreviate
its name. Find out its full name. oil
don't call ii.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

The new Hale harness for the fire
team came this week. Ed Monroe
said he couldn't try il until he got the
crowd OF spectators out, which was
after midnight. Something fascinat-
ing about real FIRE department.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

What would you think of a man who
would make this statement: "The
most trouble ever got into came from
talking too much?"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Omaha Examiner: Governor Shall.
lenberger and staff will go to Chadron
to help celebrate Fourth of July, and
1t will undoubtedly be the biggest
event in Dawes county since that other
Fourth of July, when old Red Cloud
accepted an invitation to help cele-
brate the day, rode into Chadron with
$500 of his people, filled up with red
liquor and made a speech in which he
recounted how the fair land which had
been wrested from his people was
about to be wrested back again.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18

Wayne Democrat: A Madison coun
ty farmer got sixty days for beating
his wife, from Judge Welch. Next
time this farmer will no doubt prefer
to beat the carpet.
Wayne Democrat: County Judge
Hunters many friends have been ex.
ceedingly sorry to note his gradual
failure of health and strength. al
though Mr.. Hunter, full of grit, has
continued to fill his duties at the court
house. The Democrat understands il
is Brights disease and little hope for
future improvement. The Judge came
near dying Wednesday night, and was
unconscious Thursday, and not ex.
pected to live but few hours.
Official returns in the Trip county
election: County seat, Lamro 260;
Colome 1877; treasurer, r. F. Taylor
216, F. G. Kurtz 100; auditor, j. j.
Halligan 156, H. Grebe 143; sheriff, G.
Loeb 1913, w. E. Place 1856; register of
deeds, F. H. Salter 149, o. vanderzee
100; clerk of courts, Jess Wright 300;
county superintendent, S. A. Louden
300; states attorney, w. B. Backus
21S, E, ]. Woerth 1923; county judge.
L. B. Calender 1872, Roscoe Knodell
1873; surveyor, c. w. Nelson LAT, r. 1.
Young 147; assessor. C. Leiboldt 159,
H. j. Hellekson 156; three county
commissioners, l. p. Bettelyoun 217,
Edward Colombo 217. John Weaver
1870. r. d. Elleston 159. r. A. Langcor
121, T. T. Glidden 102.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-05

This is the month you need Cold
Cream to keep the skin smooth.
A good Cold Cream softens the skin
and keeps it from chapping. 1t pre-
vents roushness and chatting.
We warrant THE LEE & osGooD
COLD CREAM to be pure. Not to
cause hair to grow or become rancid.
Our Cold Cream is prepared of in
gradients of the highest quality.
Generously and exquisiteIy perfumed
and of rosy fragrance.
The quality of our Cream should
commend it to all who seek the best.
In handsome porcelain jars-15c
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-05
FOR pIMpLES, TOO
New Discovery Cures Eczema and
Eradcates Minor Skin Troubles
Overnight.

A few months ago. the dispensers of
posiaIn. the new discovery for the cure
of eczema, decided to allow the drug
gists of the country to handle it.
Previous to that time it could only
be obtained direct from the labora-
tories.
Since this change in the method of
distribution. poslam has met with the
most phenomenal success of anything
introduced to the drug trade in the
last 80 years. All leading druggists,
including Lee & Osgood and Smiths
Drug Store in Norwich. are now car
rying the special 50-cent size recently
adopted also the 50 jar.
This great success is not surprising
when it is remembered that, in ecze-
ma cases, poslam stops the itching with
first application, proceeds to heal inn
mediately. and cures chronic cases in
a few weeks. In minor skin troubles,
such as pimples blackheads, acne,
herpes. blotches, rash, etc, results
show after an overnight application.
Experimental samples of poslam are
sent to anyone by mail free of charge,
by the Emergency Laboratories, 32
West Twenty-fifth Street, New York
City.
Poslam is also on sale In Putnam at
Larue's; in Danielson at Woodwards;
and in Willimantic at Chesebro's.