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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
NO CHINESE CABINET.

Picking, Dec. l9.-The throne has is
sued an edict refusing to create a con.
stitutional cabinet in compliance with
memorial recently presented by the
national assembly and also declining
TO accept the designations of the grand
councillors The imperial senate also
adopted a resolution praying for the
immediate creation of a cabinet, and
1t was believed the throne had decid-
ed to accede. The national assembly
will meet today when the whole sub
ject will be discussed.
Winter is intensifying the famine in
Yang-Tse-Kiang districts. The author
tiles are endeavoring to suppress the
sale of children, which has been so
extensive as to be estimated at over a
million. The majority of these are
girls.
The roadways are dotted with still
living and dead. The relief commit.
tee is now making appeals abroad for
aid
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
SOUTH DAKOTA AT + GLANCE.

Alaska has just received its first
church bell.
The Sioux Falls poultry show, is be.
ing held this week.
William Rub, a pioneer resident of
Britton. is dead of paralysis.
The Milwaukee road Is laying tracks
between Eagle Butte and Dupree.
w. ]. Comfy was elected worshipful
master of the Masons at Elk Point.
Residents of Gettysburg deny the
prevalence of smallpox in that town.
Mrs. r. S. Cooper is dead at Aber-
deem, where she had lived for twenty
two years.
The contract for the public building
at Lead may not be let until next
spring.
Rapid City business men are trying
to get together on a uniform lighting
system.
Manuel training has been added to
the curriculum of the high school at
Yankton.
The Columbia Trust company has
taken 100000 mortgage on the
Sioux Falls traction system.
The regular December term of cir.
cult court is in session at Huron
Judge Alva E. Taylor presiding.
The city council at Sioux Falls has
passed an ordinance more strictly reg
ulating the sale of butter and milk.
Governor Vessey has issued an un,
conditional pardon to Harry r. Ward
sentenced from Potter county for for
gerry.
Hyde county is to erect a new court
house at Highmore, and the county
commissioners are visiting various
county seats to get ideas.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Postal Banks Ready,

Washington, Dec. 10. - Postmaster
General Hitchcock said that every
thing would be in readiness for the
postal savings banks to receive de.
posits on January 3, the first working
day of the New Year The task of
drawing up regulations, forms and in.
structions has progressed so far as to
assure the beginning of operations.
One experimental office will be opened
in each state and territory to make
the first test and the limited appro-
priation. The offices designated are all
of the second class and in localities
where the exceptionally favorable for
the development of postal savings
business. Several offices selected are
in communities inhabited by foreign
born Americans who are renting an
nually considerable sums of money to
their native countries by postal money
on ders
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23

brutality, unpleasant in ITSELF has
turned into magnificent patriotism"
The sporting writer of the News
says:
| "As we cannot swallow American
| baseball In this country, we shall
never digest this form of American
football, for the reason that we have
better things. We have our cricket
and our Rugby football"
The reporter of the Express was
much affected. Listen:
ut Is the fierces' thing In games.
A bullfght is as a kindergarten party
compared to It. There was, incident.
ally. ball In the game, but the on.
locker seldom saw IT, II was more
often buried beneath tangle of doz.
en- men, all legs and arms.
Occasionally mud plastered face
appeared and hand reached out for
something that the face had lost and
clapped 1t on the place where his nose
was. Some people thought the objects
that we're picked up from the ground
were odd noses, but they were only
nose caps which became detached in
the struggle.
1.-THE play began at 3 o'clock. The
teams appeared, padded and helmet
ed; caps over their ears lest one
should be clutched when they came
to grips, pads over the ankles.
There was an umpire, referee
and field judge. The referee had
60-horse power motor horn. And
there was pail man, sand man and
scores of men with flags, who yelled
and danced and urged their fellow sail
ors to more desperate deeds"
This Express man overlooked none
of the fine points, as witness:
THE pail man carried pail o: wa
ter and in the water was a sponge.
The sponge served many purposes
Al quarter time the men clustered
around the pail man and sucked the
sponge. five or six at time as a man
sucks an orange, and sluiced The mud
out OF their eyes"
Says the Mail
Again and again Duffy, the quart
erback for the Idaho, threw the ball
to one of his side shouting out series
of numbers, such as Sc, ST, SO. These
figures were the keynotes of the COM
bination of Duffy's side, and the men
who were 6, 7 and 8, respectively, were
signaled. AS well as being encouraged
by the shrill war cries of their col
leagues on the line, the Idaho's team
had its band present and every time
they looked like scoring the musicians
struck up, Hail. Hail. the Gangs All
Here which is the ships battle song.
"As spectacle the game was main
ly absurd, for there was little time
indeed in which the ball was consid-
Grafton, says the Chronicle. The man
who had got the ball was considera-
ton and his colleagues helped him to
sneak away just as the pickpocket's
confederates crowd around and cover
up the escape of the man with the
watch and chain. But this game is
certainly not for girls and played at
full stretch it is not for men"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Banks Consolidate.

Winner Journal The announcement,
was made on Wednesday of this week
that the Bank of Winner and the Bank
of Trip County had consolidated, the
former institution purchasing the bust
ness and good will of the Bank OF
Trip County. These banks have al
ways been recognized as two OF the
strongest banking concerns in the
county and the consolidation will
make the Bank of Winner one of the
strongest institutions in the western
part of the state.
The Bank of Trip County was the
oldest bank in the county, having
been established at Lamro in October
1907, with j. j. Wagner as president
and V. j. Wagner, cashier Both OF
these gentlemen will be members OF
the board of directors of the Bank
of Winner.
The Bank of Winner commenced
business at Lamro in June, 1909, as
the Bank of Lamro, the name being
changed when it was moved to Win
ner last February.
The officers of the bank are as
follows: President, Edward G. John
son; cashier, N. Il. Gardner; assist
ant cashier, C. e. Sparkling. The di
rectors are: Edward G. Johnson, e
G. Barnum, e. A. Jackson, N f.
Gardner, j. j. Wagner, " j. Wagner
and Thomas j. Wagner.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Reaches Save SIS Monthly

San Francisco, Dec. 17.-Everything
living is said to have it's beneficent
uses, but it has remained for a San
Franciscan to discover what cock.
reaches are good for. For some time
local business house has been pay
ing about $40 month for gas, al
though it used large quantity. In
the course of time the gas company
grew suspicious and sent represen-
tative to examine the meter He found
the mechanism literally clogged with
cockroaches, who so interfered with
the working of the meter that the gas
bill has jumped up to $25 month
since the bugs were removed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
TO REGULATE FRATERNALs.
State Legislatures Will Be Asked to
Safeguard insurance.

New York, Dec. ia practical
plan for safeguarding the $7000.000,-
600 of fraternal insurance now out
standing in the United States has
been formulated and will soon be pre-
sented to all state legislatures with
the approval of the state departments
of insurance. The announcement was
made here following conference of
the National Association of Insurance
commissioners and a committee rep
resenting the fraternal insurance So
cieties. Heretofore the fraternals have
been exempt from state regulations
imposed for closer supervisionu. I'm 6
imposed on commercial companies or.
ganized for profit. but need for closer
supervision has been shown and the
present movement has the National
Fraternal congress and the Associated
Fraternities behind It.
The insurance department OF this
state will ask the joint committee OF
the fraternal societies to consent to a
few minor amendments to the bill
when it is presented and 1t is prob
able other state departments will take
similar action, but no serious disagree
ment is anticipated in any state.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23

in running newspaper In Page, or In
any other small town? Above all
things he should be good collector
fearless collector" a "trenchant col
lector" or a vigorous collector" would
be better terms. The writing part Is
Il matter of third or fourth rate i'm
portance. What he wants to get is
his money on every account so that
his bills will not crawl up on him
That is the main thing, and what he
says in his paper, and how he says II
are matters of relatively small import.
ance. This is not pessimistic view
of the situation, but 1t is simply turn.
ing the calcium lights on the real stu.
alton, and the sooner the newspaper
profession realize it, the better off the
boys" will be.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Numerous seizures have already been
made in the streets and cafes.

The authorities of the city of Ham.
burg are determined to make their
port the greatest in the world. To
that end $4,000, 900 Is to be spent dur.
Ing the next four years in deepening
the channels of the River Elbe and
construction new docks and railroad
connecting branches. Several of the
existing docks which now only accom-
modate river craft are to be deepened
for seagoing ships and quay space will
be cleared for the erection of miles of
new warehouses. The main channel
of the Elbe below Hamburg is to be
deepened to thirty-three feet and to
be made minimum width of 1888 feet.
The connection of the new basins re.
quires large number of drawbridges
and tunnelling under the river bed.
Germany Is showing equal energy in
extending her inland waterways.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
DEATHS
James Vought.

Neigh, Neb., Dec. 19.-Special to
The News: James Vought, father of
Mrs. w. T. Wattles of this city, died
morning of rheumatism, from which
he had suffered continually for several
months. He was rs years of age, and
was born in Michigan. Funeral SER
vices have been arranged to take
place at the w. T. Wattles residence
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Blu
rial will take place at Laurel Hill GEM
etery beside the remains of his wife,
who preceded him four years ago.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
To Start MOVING Poles.

Preliminary work of the moving of
telephone poles of the Nebraska Tel
ephone company from Norfolk avenue
will probably he commenced soon.
Wallace Lyman of Omaha, service in
spector, was in the city inspecting the
Norfolk plant, and r. Y. Hyde, district
plant chief, was also here making ar
rangements for the work of moving.
This work, say telephone officials, will
take many months and cost $4,000.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
a New Bank Safe.

O'Neill Frontier: The O'Neill Ma
tional bank received new safe last
Monday and now has one of the most
modern burglar proof safes in use in
this part of the state The safe is a
Manard manganese steel, weighing
two tons and costs 81 900, and is alb
solutely burglar proof. Burglars have
been tapping banks pretty regularly
throughout the state the past couple
of years, but they will probably pass
up O'Neill, as all the banks here are
now protected with modern safes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
FOUND FOOTBALL so RUDE.

absolutely Extraordinary" Was the
Comment of London Spectators.
London, Dec. 19.-American football
is never likely to be popular in Eng.
land. This was indicated at the game
just played between the teams of the
United States battleships Idaho and
Vermont, which the Idaho won, nine
teen points to MIL" as the London pa.
pers put it.
According to these papers American
football is entirely too lacking in lady
like features. The press comments
were the most interesting feature Of
the struggle, which was played on the
Crystal Palace grounds.
Listen to the Daily Mirror, for in
stance:
Absolutely extraordinary people
were saying as they streamed off the
ground. The average spectator was
holding his head most of the game
and wondering what on earth the ex-
act rules of the American game were
and, if so, why.
"The American game is entirely diff
ferent from Kruger or Soccer in
every way. No doubt after playing it
half dozen times the survivor, If he
survived, would understand the thing
properly. One thing is very certain,
anyway-the game is game for men,
men as the Romans used the distinc-
ton between real men and just hui
mans of the male sex.
"The men with the ball never got
to full speed, and when collared and
downed, with half a dozen or more
loving friends and opponents lying
promiscuously on top of him, he just
made nice hole in the ground with
out being squashed fiat or seriously
injured. But the game was not play
ed with the fury that characterizes
real match in the states. They hadn't
handed the boys the dope was given
to understand.
1T is not game for the principal boy
In pink tights. Once collared, a man
goes down heavy, and at once about
half dozen folk fall on the pair of
them-sometimes more. And then
there is bit of struggle, through
mere keenness and Joy of the con.
test.
Comparisons are odious and If the
game suits the mixed American tenn
permanent, then that is the best game
for Americans. Their keenness is
wonderful Fear seems a boyle that
they lost in their cradles, or even two
generations ago. They have oppor-
tunities to cheat, to do the dirty as
one expression has it. Yesterday we
saw none of that.
"The Americans are young, compar-
atively, as a race, and did keenness
ever hurt young nation yet? His
tory, believe, tells us that 1t was
when the tired spirit crept in the ma
tion began to sink. Even a touch of
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23

germs which he unconsciously and
without malice aforethought freely
distributes among all with whom he
comes in contact. Typhoid John"
presents grave problem to the city
health authorities. His case Is similar
10 that OF Typhoid Mary" who for
years was kept under close coniine.
ment o prevent the spread Of the mi
crobes for ~ ich she was a distribut.
ing agent. The physicians who have
Typhoid Johns" case in charge are
giving him the Metchnikoff sour milk
and lacto.bacillin culture treatment, in
the hope of Kidding the unfortunate
man of his disease and his propensity
for disseminating It,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
RUNNING a Paper.

Ainsworth Journal: What is a
fearless writer? What is a trench,
ant writer? And Of what good are
they anyway? The other day a man
by the name of CTellen went to Page
to start newspaper. One exchange
in mentioning the fact, described him
as fearless writer" Another spoke
of him as a 'trenchant writer" and
still another called him a vigorous
writer" Those are conventional terms
and are usually used in a compli
mentary way without any special
meaning. But If they really had a
meaning, of what use would they be
to man who possessed those gifts
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Local ontlon Election.

Suffolk, Va, Dec. 19.-Whether Suf.
folk shall be wet" or dry" during
the coming year will be decided by to-
days local option election. The
"drys" who won by 277 year ago
are claiming a victory by 100, and the
"wets" say they will carry three of
four wards. The "wets" vainly at
tempted to have the election set for
the middle of the week, declaring that
Monday was most unfavorable because
of its proximity to sermons and other
Sunday influences.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23

though he says more trained officers
are needed and that we ought to have
ammunition and guns enough for
ready use in cases Of emergency.
There has been a good deal of talk
In the papers and some reference in
congress" was one of the observations
the president made, ito the supposed
helpless condition of this country in
case of a foreign invasion. | venture
to think much more has been made of
this than the facts, calmly consid.
cred, would Justify"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Funeral of Mrs. MaYbury.

Neigh, Neb., Dec. Especial to
The News: The funeral services OF
Mrs. John Maybury were held yester
day afternoon at o'clock at the late
home. Rev. Mr.. Hamilton of the Epis
copal church had charge of the ser.
vices. The singing was conducted by
NJ. Is. Huffman and wife, G. A. Sellery
and Mrs. r. H. Rice.
Mrs. Maybury was born in Ireland
and was married in June, 1876, to Mr.
Maybury. She is survived by devot
ed husband and four grown children
The remains were placed at rest in
Laurel Hill cemetery.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
DOZEN HURT IN A WRECK.
Rev. Or. Daniel Hoffman Martin Is
Among Those Injured.


Saratoga, N. Y, Dec. 17.--Nearly q
dozen passengers were injured on the
Hudson Valley railroad north OF
Schuylerville today when two freight
cars broke from an electric engine and
crashed into passenger trolley which
was following closely. None of the
passengers escaped injury. although
there were no fatalities.
The wreck caught fire from coal
stove in one of the freight cars and
the three cars were destroyed. The
injured included the Rev. DR.. Daniel
Hoffman Martin of Glens Falls, for.
merly of New York City, seriously
hurt internally; James Nichols OF
Thompson, arm broken; Robert Tuck
ct Greenwich, arm and leg broken.
Daniel Halvey, Thompson, leg brok
Ell.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Christian Science.

Denver Times: History or theolog-
ical history at least. is filled with the
records of religions that have bios.
somed and withered with the life and
death of their founders, and it will be
interesting to observe whether the
passing of Mrs. Eddy will cause any
diminution in the christian science
church. The deceased author of this
faith had such remarkable person.
atty; her influence over her followers
was so profound and far reaching, that
the mere fact of her death may re-
move from the church a personal
equation that cannot survive physical
extinction. The body of christianity
survives today only because of an en-.
during faith in the actual divinity of
its messenger the most spiritual re.
ligion of the eastern world continues
from similar cause; but Mrs. Eddy
made no such claim that we know of
for herself, and time only can prove
whether she formulated transient
philosophy of life or sanctified an en-
during creed. That christian science
has been helpful to thousands of men
and women who were previously with
out either faith or happiness is beyond
dispute; but that much is true of 9th.
er gospels that have flourished and
vanished the fate of christian science
lies now with its living disciples, and
the measure of its existence will be
the measure of their faith.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
James creiahton,s Mother.

Neigh, Neb., Dec. Especial to
The News: The mother of James
Creighton, who resides near the Will
low, died yesterday morning at the
home of her son from heart trouble.
She was over so years of age and had
long been a sufferer. No arrange
ments have been made for the funeral
at this time.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Mrs. E, r, Tefft,

Lindsay, Neb., Dec. Especial to
The News: E. r. Tefft received a
message from Beemer last night that
his wife had suddenly died of heart
trouble. Mrs. Tefft had been afling
for some time, but she felt better and
had gone to visit her parents at Bee
mer few days ago. Mrs. Tefft was
still young woman, about % years
old. She leaves, besides her husband,
child about " years old.
Mr. Tefft is the editor of the local
paper, the Lindsay Post
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Walsh and Coster.

Boston, Dec. 19.-Joe Coster, the
Italian featherweight, and Jimmy
Walsh, the bantamweight champion,
will meet in the main bout of the caro-
to be pulled off tonight before the
New Marathon Athletic club of Brook
line. The men will fight ten rounds.
Teddy Murphy and Kid Solsberg will
get together in the semi-final.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
NJ ss.NeWman.

Albert Mass and Miss Ella New
man, both of Norfolk, were united In
marriage Wednesday at the Methodist
Episcopal parsonage. Rev. ]. w. Kirk
patrick officiating Mr., and Mrs.
Mass left on the noon train for Oma-
ha to spend few days. They are
both employed as nurses at the state
hospital, and expect to resume their
work on their return.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Bird Over 100 Years Old.

Bowling Green, Ky, Dec. 17.-Over
in Metcalfe county there is peafowl
which dates its existence from the
days of Washington. The bird was
brought to Kentucky from Virginia in
1910, just century ago, by Horatio
Thompson, and was then twelve or fif-
teen years old.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Chilean Minister Dies Suddenly

Washington, Dec. 19.-Senor Don
Anibal Cruz, the Chilean minister to
the United States, died suddenly of
heart disease at his home here at
4 o'clock this morning. He appar-
emily had been in perfect health and
Saturday night had been out to din
ner Senior Cruz had represented the
Chilean government in the United
States since 1907.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
A. H. soHANoN FUNERAL.
Former Well Known Madison Man
Brought Back for Burial

Madison, Neb., Dec Especial to
The News: A. H. Bohanon of On
aha, formerly of Madison, was buried
here yesterday, He died In Omaha
last week. R. A, Phillip. brother-in-
law; John and Myrl, nephew and
niece; Mrs. Gus Bohanon of Kearney
and John Bohanon of Denver were
here for the funeral
Mr., Bohanon has been In the In
snrance business In Omaha 0f late
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Dickinson Sends a Letter.

Washington, Dec. l7.-Secretary OF
war Dickinson today sent to the house
II letter in reply to the McLachlan res.
olutio.i concerning the adequacy of the
national defense. The letter discusses
the situation briefly. but the secret re-
port recently submitted to the house
and withdrawn will not be resubmit.
ted.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Atteii and Mcfarland

New York. Dec. 19.-New York fight
fans expect to see classy battle at
the Fairmont Athletic club tonight,
when Abe Attell and Packey McFar-
land, candidate for honors in the light
weight class, will box ten rounds. The
terms call for Mcfarland to receive
$4,000, with the privilege of 35 percent
of the gross receipts, the weight to be
1876 pounds at 6 o'clock
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
Several Soldiers Reported Killed.

El Paso, Dec. 17.-There was fight
last night at Haciendita, just across
the Texas line south of Maria, eight
miles from Ojinaga. Troops from
Ojinaga were attacked, according to
telephone message to Maria. Sew
eral soldiers were killed and thirty
horses of the troopers stampeded
across the river to Texas.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
TAFT DEPLoREs WAR SCARE.

Washington, Dec. 10, - President
Taft made a speech before the Inter
national Peace society which is not
apt to give any satisfaction to the
man responsible for the latest war
scare.
The president does not find our
army ineffective and inefficient
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
European News and Views.

London, Dec. 1.-THE inference to
be drawn from the parliamentary cleo.
ton now In progress whose results
seem to insure a return of the pres.
ent government Is evidently to the
fact that majority of Britons, If they
love a lord, do not cherish for him an
affection sufficiently strong as to evi.
,dence itself in a desire for the lord
to rule them. The prerogative of the
peers is to be clipped There may
not be, probably will not be an abso.
lutte ending, but there will be a ma
terial mending. The Rosebery resolu-
tions, passed before the present ap.
peal to the country, conceded that the
hereditary body should be reformed
in the direction Of making it respon-
sive to the people by minimizing the
birth principle and by making mem
bership dependent on indirect cleo
ton.