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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22
ATCHISoN GLOBE SIGHTS.

Everything comes back in time ex.
cept the shawl
When You don't like cold weather,
it's a sign you are old.
Some people become so busy that
they have no time to do anything.
Who is first in bed at your house
every night? We bet it is father.
An Atchlson woman recently said:
mo one will believe | am forty" O,
yes they will.
What a nuisance farmers must ne
to their wives on cold days, as they
sit around kitchen stoves!
1t sometimes happens that when
children behave we'll at table, it is
because there is nothing on the table
they particularly want.
Owing to the strange names given
girls in Topeka, the society columns
of the Topeka papers sound like de.
scriptions of breakfast foods.
If a man doesn't run to politics, he
is probably given to religious con
ventiOns, or lodge reunions. No one
entirely escapes the parade idea.
You often hear this said of man:
slow, and doesn't amount to anything
Look yourself over: are YOU a Dead
One?
The women have struck a new
scheme: they advertise for house.
keepers" instead of for girls. "
"Housekeeper" has less of a tin pan
sound to it.
Gossips are as particular whom
they talk about as many people are
with whom they associate, selecting
position and style.
Questions for the Lancaster literary
society: When mans wife runs
away, and takes with her the family
wallet, what is it that worries the
man? Is it the loss of the money or
the loss of the woman?
Men will think, and think, and
think, trying to study out some plan
of attracting unusual attention, in the
hope of making big money. One man
thought, and thought, and thought,
and decided that it would be a popu.
lar novelty to put on play in which
a man shows his bare feet to the au.
dience And he did it! What a cur.
ious, unreliable thing the human mind
is.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The bishop of London gets the
same salary as the president of the
United States. However, it is safe
to bet that the future occupant of the
white House would not trade berths
with the reverend bishop.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The Hailns family are threatened
with bankruptcy The financial re-
sources are being swallowed up in the
family's defense. High class murder
is coming to be an expensive if not
fatal luxury.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The Northern Pacific has purchased
a brewery but denies its employees the
privilege of drinking beer. They are
not going into the brewing industry,
but will turn the building into a
freight depot.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The kaiser says he was never so
short of money in his life. There are
many who can sympathize with him
in his financial straits. Why couldn't
the emperor get into the dollar n
word" class and pick up a little pocket
money that way.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

In many states the problem of bet,
ter state roads is being discussed
Iowa wants to build good state roads,
taxing saloons for the purpose Kan.
sas is getting up to the point of good
roads legislation. Nebraska ought tC
get busy along the same line.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The German Review tells a curious
story of the capture of a wireless
message by an electric lamp. A
Brunswick man had an electric lamp
in his laboratory and was attracted
by the varying brilliancy of light
which occurred with the unmistakable
rythm of Morse signals. With little
effort he was able to decipher a mes
sage which was being sent from a sta
tion two miles away.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

This country cannot be cleansed of
its political and commercial crooked
ness until it is willing to place the
bribe-giyen and the bribe-taker in the
same class and mete out to them the
same punishment. While the bride
taker is sent to Jail and the bride
giver continues TO sit in church, wear
his halo and sail in society, there will
continue to be a deal of injustice in
public affairs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The construction of every sky.
scraper claims at least three victims,
and of the 100000 industrial work
ers in this country 100000 are killed
or manned every year.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Fate seems to have marked John w
Kern for defeat He is even denied
the consolation of a seat in the United
States senate as balm for the wounds
inflicted upon his body polite in the
scraps he has gone through. He has
been defeated for governor, defeated
for United States senator, defeated
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

More than one-fourth of the world $
yield of zinc is produced in the United
States and more than half the yield
In the United States is in Missouri.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The city of Messina will not be re-
stored, but in all probability many
of the poorer people will build their
shacks on the old sites. Strange as
horrors they still cling to the spot.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Alabama, Mississippi and North
Carolina are saloonless since the be-
ginning of the new year, but they all
have drug stores.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

If the Roosevelt messages continue
right up to March 4, there is danger
that the Taft inaugural may be over
looked.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The British, French, Russian and
Italian war ships have done good ser
vice this last week. Why not turn
all the navies over to the Red Cross
society?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The man who is enjoying the bless
ings of poverty doesn't appreciate
them as John ID. and Andrew Carnegie
do.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Panama croakers are requested to
note that the receipts of the Suez
canal are increasing at the rate of
$1,50O,OO0 a year and the dividends
are never less than 20 per cent.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The presidents messages come so
thick nowadays that some of them have
to be dismissed with a paragraph of
space, to get them all on the wire.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22
COMMERCIAL CLUB CONVENTION

The suggestions that Norfolk will
gain from the forthcoming conven-
tion of state commercial clubs, will,
alone, be worth the effort The
states most active and successful
city-builders will be here and many
valuable suggestions will without
question be gained for Norfolk.
Example is a great teacher and the
town that is ready to quickly take up
valuable new ideas is the town that
gets ahead Norfolk needs growth and
any suggestion on how to bring that
growth about will be worth while.
In this connection it is remembered
that Secretary Hanson of the Fremont
club-who has done wonders, by the
way, in the upbuilding of Fremont
gave us many mighty worthy sugges-
tions when he spoke here three years
ago. Fortunately Mr.. Hanson will be
back. Indeed from Fremont methods
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

provide a large surplus for export,
the mountains yield marble, alabaster,
gypsum, salt and copper But the
chief dependence of the million and a
half of people who occupy the three
devastated provinces is agricultural
Thousands of tourists visit the coun-
try annually and there are many sad
homes in Europe and America who
lost dear ones in this awful calamity
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Perhaps Honest Ben Tillman" will
be n little more cautious about chal-
longing the motives and integrity of
others so viciously hereafter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22
DON'T NEED AN ARREST EDITOR

The suit against the New York
World brought by the federal govern
ment on a charge of "libeling the GOV,
eminent" is arOusing keen interest in
legal circles. 1t has generally been
accepted as law that a government
can not be libeled.
If the government We're to win its
case, corruption would gain a very
mighty point If a newspaper editor
were to be in constant fear of being
sent to Jail for unfriendly criticism
against the government, many a shady
transaction might be put through with.
out objection from the press, because
no single editor would care to risk
his liberty and take chances of a
"frameup" against him in the courts
In Japan each newspaper has an
arrest editor 1t is the duty of the
arrest editor" to go to Jail whenever
the paper libels the government, or
whenever the government accuses the
paper of libeling it.
For the sake of keeping this gov
eminent straight and for the sake OF
keeping down additional salary ex
penses, it is to be hoped that Ameri
can newspapers may not be forced to
employ arrest editors"
If facts were incorrectly stated in
the Panama case, let the government
produce the evidence to dsprove the
published reports. That would prob
ably serve quite as well, and would
leave the press free to criticise where
criticism should be made.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

What many states really need Is
more initiative and not so much refer
endum.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22
THE MISSION OF THE FIREMEN

THE MISSION OF THE FlREMEN.
Norfolk once again takes pleasure
in welcoming the state convention of
Volunteer Firemen of Nebraska No
class of men give such unselfish and
useful service to the community as
these unpaid yet ever willing fire
fighters in the smaller cities. They
are entitled to community's constant
appreciation.
The fremen are helping to reduce
the tremendous fire losses that an
mally sweep America.
This CLOUD of smoke by day and
pillar of fire by night" has cost us on
an average in the United States dur
ing the past ten years six hundred
millions of dollars a year, and in the
years when the ravages by flames have
been unusually large there have been
as high as siXty-fve hundred lives
sacrificed.
Six hundred million dollars we put
]
of what this means! 1t only takes
half billion dollars worth of fuel to
keep our factories and business en-
terprises going and make our homes
comfortably warm. Germany we
charge as being overwhelmed by mill
tarism and yet what America burns
up each year would pay Germany's
army and navy expense and leave a
surplus of some millions.
Ia thirty of the largest European
cities the per capita loss by the fire
demon is siXty-one cents while in more
than two hundred and fifty American
cities the destruction per capita was
over three dollars.
And yet nowhere else is there so
much money expended in fire protec-
ton. Berlin, for instance, pays its fire
department about 100000 and Chi
cago pays out for the same purpose
over three millions.
What is needed in America today is
not only conservation of our forests,
our waterways, and our natural re-
sources, but a greater care of our
property interests. Happily fire proof
buildings and appliances are more
and more being built. Laws in regard
to construction are also more restric-
tive and the days are approaching
when IroQuois hOlocausts and Cleve.
land school disasters will be relegated
to the past.
We are still a long way from the
goal. We want to get rid of that old
fOgy notion long since worn to a
fragile, that there are necessary evils
to be borne. They are every one of
them due to the stupidity of men and
it is for the men of the twentieth cen
fury to blot them out.
There is no sense in burning up
over 5000, O0O,0 600 worth Of property by
fire. 1t is a sheer waste and even
free, prosperous America cannot af-
ford it.
Not only in the great cities but in
every progressive town there is call
for better building laws, street en-
forcement and more careful attitude
on the part of all We have no money
to burn. There is a better use for it.
And if every man in the country
put forth the energy that is unselfishly
given by the volunteer firemen, there
would not be such losses to record,
ARnIIND TOWN
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

for president OF the senate. with a
record like this, he is able to sympa.
thize with Mr.. Bryan.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The child who defined smile as
the whisper of laugh expressed a
rarely beautiful thought.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The choices made by Missouri and
Ohio for United States senator offer
good for reflection TO those who insist
upon the election of senators by di-
rect vote of the people. In Missouri
Governor Folk, whose record for
ability, sincerity, integrity, patriotism
and honesty none could refute, was
turned down for willy politician al
though these are the qualities which
the people claim to desire in the can
adidate for whom they vote. In Ohio,
where the Legislators elected the sena-
tor neither the political intrigue or
Foraker backed by wealth nor the
political prestige of Taft, brother of
the president and master of the party
machine, could win against the man
who was best fitted for the position by
ability, temperament and experience.
Burton had neither money nor ma
chine, but he won out.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Let the state legislature take notice
that Norfolk is the ideal spot for the
state capitol.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

1t is reported tnaJ rresldent-Elect
Taft has a taste for rag time music.
Another reason for his popularity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

President Elect Taft is busily en-
gagged in the winning of the south.
Success to him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

II Is the opinion of some good mill
tary critics that Brigadicr Tillman is
making a very ragged retreat.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Mr. Carnegie gave away SOL ,0OO,0 O0
last year, but the recipients worked
hard to get it, you may be sure.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

taste of good fortune in their short
lives.
Roosevelt will march forth to
slaughter elephants Immediately after
March fourth.
There are nights when the devotee
to fresh air methods, and who insists
upon sleeping with all windows wide
open, gets what's coming to him,
Talcum powder ON a girls cheek
tastes better than any other known
preparation.
Every small boy has an ambition to
be either Il locomotive engineer or a
passenger conductor.
Trcmen, horsemen, physicians,
bank robbers Norfolk had cusmo-
politau throng in town Tuesday
When YOU steal horse you are
pretty sure to go to the pcnitentiary.
But bank rObbing seems to be a safe,
pleasant and altogether profitable
avOCation.
Sam Rosenthal went to Sioux City
| yesterday. When he came back last
night he found the band playing at
the train as he stepped off the car. Il
really didn't expect it," Sam said.
one woman living on a rural tele-
phone line out of Norfolk claims that
| it's common custom to rubber" over
the telephone, and says there's lots of
interesting stuff goes over the wire,
too
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Doctors only prescribe raw eggs
for millionaire patients, nowadays.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The region of country devastated
by the recent earthquake is the gar
den spot of Italy and by far it's rich
est section. Added to the grains Of
all kinds, live stock and fruits which
are raised In quantities sufficient to
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

The voters of the country have OK
pressed their desire that the Roose-
welt policies should be continued but
the youngsters have gone back on the
Teddy bear. Two years ago It was
impossible to supply the demand for
these toys, and now the bottom has
fallen out of the market. To some eX-
tent the billiken has taken the place
of Teddy and the fact that the funny
looking little thing is supposed to
bring good luck adds to its popularity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Nothing but bare prairie now re.
mains of what was once the thriving
little inland town of Lyman in Lyman
county, South Dakota. Its last in
habitant has moved over to Kenne-
bpc
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Like Banquo's ghost the spectre of
sea level canal at Panama will not
down. Judge Taft will take to Pana'
ma the best engineering experts of
the country to see present conditions
for themselves and advise him as to
future work. But we believe the in
tention is rather to ascertain and
overcome difficulties in the present
plan than to change it to a sea level
canal That question was thoroughly
threshed out before. There can
hardly be any new light on the sub
ject without carrying on actual OK
periments with both plans.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

II is already settled that this winter
is no molly coddlc.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

AS a result of the fire which threat
ened the Elgin racket store, the Elgin
Review again calls attention to Elgin's
need of a good water works system.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22
OVER NORTHWESTERN PRAIRIEs

The citizens of Herrick enjoyed a
'possum supper last week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

taste of good fortune in their short
lives.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Roosevelt will march forth to
elephants Immediately after
March fourth.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Who is first in bed at your house
every night? We bet it is father.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

There are nights when the devotee
to fresh air methods, and who insists
upon sleeping with all windows wide
open, gets what's coming to him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Some people become so busy that
they have no time to do anything.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

An Atchlson woman recently said:
"No one will believe | am forty" o.,
yes they will.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Talcum powder on girls cheek
tastes better than any other known
! preparation.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Questions for the Lancaster literary
society: When q mans wife runs
away, and takes with her the family
wallet, what is it that worries the
man? Is it the loss of the money OF
the loss of the woman?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

What a nuisance farmers must ne
to their wives on cold days, as they
sit around kitchen stoves!
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

ErCmen, hOrscmen, physicians,
bank robbers Norfolk had cusmo-
pultau throng in town Tuesday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Every small boy has an ambition to
be either Il locomotive engineer or a
passenger conductor.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Everything comes back in time eX.
cept the shawl.
When you don't like cold weather,
it's a sign you are Old
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

Gossips are as particular whom
they talk about as many people are
with whom they associate, selecting
only those with some pretensiOns to
position and style.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-22
Labor Scarce in Virginia Coal Fields,

A special from Big Stone Gap to the
Bristol Herald Courier, says:
Notwithstanding the industrial de-
preston throughout the country and
the many supposed idle laborers at
large, the Stonega Coke and Coal Com
pany and the Keokee Coal and Coke
Company, as well as other operations
In this sections who are preparing to 90
to work again, are having considerable
difficulty in securing competent labor
ers and miners,
Those who were formerly employed
have either returned to the farm or
sought their native countries and spec
ulation is rife as to whether or not the
operators, some of whom have booked
large orders in the past few days, will
be able to secure sufficient home labor
before the crops are harvested this fall.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-22
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

Mrs. j. Stuart French, of Atlanta.
Ca, is now visiting her sister. Mrs
King, in Rich Valley, Smyth county.
Va. Reverend DR.. French will Join his
family In the Valley in q few days and
together they will spend some time re-
creating in this section, a portion of
which will be spent at TazeweIl.
A dance was given in the Hopkins
building by the young men of the
town on last night, participated in
by large number of those who en-
gage in the pastime, and was declared
by all an enjoyable affair. We regret
that lack of space precludes a more ex-
tended account of this enjoyable occa-
sion.
Rev. 5. o. Hall, pastor of the Pres
oyterian church at this place, announc-
ed to his congregation on last Sunday
that he had declined to accept the call
recently extended him by the Presby-
terrain church at Salem, Va. His con-
gregation here is greatly pleased that
he has determined to remain at Taze-
well, and the other churches of the
town are glad to have him stay.
MIR. H. L. Barlow, of Norfolk, Va.
representing the Masonic Mutual Relief
Association, of Washington, D. c., was
at Tazewell on Friday last and while
here engaged Fred w. Pendleton to look
after the Associations interests in this
section. The policies issued by this
association are to Masons only. and we
do not hesitate to say are superior in
every respect to any that we have ever
before seen.
DR.. L.G. M. Miller, professor at the
Lutheran Theological Seminary, at Mt.
Vernon, S. c., will be at Tazewell next
week. On next Thursday night he will
begin series of services in the Luth-
eran church here that will extend to
and include Sunday. DR.. Miller is an
able preacher and a splendid man. He
attended the Synod which was held here
two years ago, and is well remembered
by many of our people.
Walter, son of Mr.. A. G. Kiser. of
this place, while at work fell from the
new High School building at Pocahon-
tas on last Saturday, sustaining what
may prove to be fatal injuries. He is
now In hospital at Bluefeld and still
unconscious. Reports this morning
state that he is seemingly somewhat
improved, but owing to the seriousness
of his injuries his recovery is hardly
possible though probable.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-22
GOOD Roads TO Be Built,

Work will soon begin on the construc-
ton of four sections of good roads in
Tazewell county. The Board of Super
visors met on Tuesday to consider bids
Tor the work, and accepted the bid of
Walton & Co. Capt. Walton was pres
ent and conferred with the board during
Its session. The roads are to be built
by the cubic yard and will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000 per mile. The
aggregate will be 6. 35 miles.
Work on the Cove section of road will
be commenced at point about two
miles east of Liberty Hill, and will ex-
tend thence to the forks of the road at
the west end of Liberty Hill.
Work on what is known as the Bowen
and Barns section will be commenced
at the Maiden Spring mills, and will be
extended thence to the forks of the
road at the top of the hill east of the
residence of Rees T. Bowen.
On the Baptist Valley section the
work will commence at a point Just
east of Fullen Thompson's residence
and be extended two miles west, down
the valley.
On the Witten's Mills section the
work will begin at the post Office at
that place, and will be extended a dis
lance of one and half miles northeast
to point about one-half mile east of
the residence of H. S. Bowen.
Captain Walton has ordered an en-
gineer to go to work on the several
routes without delay and will begin to
get his plant on the work at once.
AS this work is to be done under the
supervision of the State Highway Com
mission it has been notified to prepare
the contract and bond required IN the
premises.
The fact that Captain Samuel Walton
IS to do the work gives assurance that
1t will be promptly done according to
the plans and specifications.
When completed, Tazewell county
will have 6.35 miles of as fine road as
can be found anywhere In the State:
ana 1t Is hoped that this will be the be-
ginning of movement that will before
a great many years secure similar roads
Tor every section of the county where
they are so badly needed.