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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
SHE DIDN'T TIE THE HORSE.
But Carried the Rein Into the Store
While She Shopped.

While She Shopped.
She entered a Norfolk department
store grasping firmly a leather strap
that trailed in her wake. Now and
then she walked to the store entrance
and looked out. Investigation led to
the discovery that outside the store a
little group of people were blocked on
the sidewalk by a strap that ran
across their path. After a time the
woman, grasping the strap in her hand,
left the store, her arms filled with bun
dies. She ran the strap through the
rings on her horses harness and drove
away,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
DEGREES BELOW FREEZING.

Nine degrees below freezing,
The mercury dropped to % above
zero in Norfolk early Saturday morn
ing. The cold was accompanied by
to-~tAo oala from tho nn~th
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
HOW FAR TO JUNCTION DEPOT
It Is Just 1.4e Miles From the Norfolk
Postoffice.

And how far is it from the Junction
depot to the business part of Norfolk?
The News has exaggerated that"
said a Norfolk man.
The United States government says
it is LAG miles from the postoffice
building to the Junction depot. The
government measures the distance to
get the mail wagon route. George
Kendall, temporary president of the
South Norfolk Improvement league, is
authority for these figures.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
Coming Events.

The Ladies guild of Trinity church
will have the annual birthday collec-
Wednesday in the home of Mrs. j. S.
Lynde on South Ninth street.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
HORSES 81 A POUND.
Norfolk Man Buys a 1000 Founder for
$1,000 Check.

Horses 81 a pound.
E. Melchef Norfolk man, yester.
day paid $4,000 for a 2,0O0-pound Per
cheron stallion. He paid big figures
for six other animals Of the same
kind. They weigh around 1900
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
HENRY WATTERsoN's ALARM.
Another Editorial on the Popularity of
Colonel Roosevelt.

Louisville, April 25.-In answer to
criticisms OF his recent editorial on
the far-reaching influence and signifi-
oanaa ~ poosavalt'e narsonalitv Hen.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29

The formal opening of the season
for the Country club will take place
next Friday, April 90.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
SOCIETY
Observation-Disclosures.
Pleasures Of the Week.

Pleasures Of the Week.
Colonel Cotton and daughter, Mrs.
Mathewson, entertained small com
pany at dinner on Wednesday evening
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Talcott OF.
ney of Chattanooga, Tenn. Covers
were also placed for Mr. and Mrs. ID.
Mathewson and Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Mathewson and daughter, Charlotte.
Mr.. and Mrs. August WEIGH prom.
inent farmers living seven miles north.
east of the city, celebrated their fif.
teenth wedding anniversary Monday
evening. A large number of friends
were present to help celebrate the
event.
Mrs. A. Randklev, Mrs. A. NJ. Walk.
er and Mrs. w. II. Brakeman enter.
tanned the Ladies society of the First
Congregational church on Thursday
afternoon in the home of Mrs. Rand
klev on Koenigstein avenue.
Friends and neighbors of Fred FL
lenbrock, who left for Canada Tues
day noon, surprised him Monday night
Card contests were enjoyed after
which refreshments were served.
Mrs. +. d. Perry was hostess to the
ladies' of the Degree OF Honor at a
kensington on Friday afternoon. The
hostess served very nice refreshments
at the close of the afternoon
The Ladies guild of Trinity church
met with Mrs. J. G. Troutman on
Thursday afternoon.
The ladies' of the Baptist church
met with Mrs. |. Nightengale Thurs.
day afternoon.
Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Talcott Olney of Chat
home of Mr. and Mrs. ID. Mathewson
during the past week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Olney are taking their wedding trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ID. Simpson re
turned from Harrington today and will
be guests of DR.. and Mrs. Meredith a
few days before going to their home
in Boise, Ida.
Mrs. w. G. Baker came up from
Omaha last evening and will spend
Sunday in Norfolk a guest of Mrs. w.
n. Huse.
j. Walter Rose of Grand Island,
manager of the beet sugar factory at
that place, was in Norfolk Thursday.
Miss Margaret Brown of Grand
Island, Neb., visited with Mrs. O. r.
Meredith on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol G. Mayer returned
last evening from a two days stay in
Omaha.
Mrs. c. H. Reynolds visited in Oma-
ha several days during the past week
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29

Mrs. C. H. Reynolds visited in Oma-
ha several days during the past week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29

last evening from two days stay in
Omaha.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-23
Cardinal Who Surprised Clerk

Hsh without an accent and as fault
lessly as the colonel himself.
but the best illustration that I can
give you of the cardinals diversity. of
his practical nature, of his learning
and OF his keen sense of humor is to
tell you of an incident that occurred
during his American visit.
Some little time after he had been
here he mentioned one day that he
had become an expert in manipulating
the keys of a typewriter, went on to
say that no foreign typewriter ma
chine could be compared with those of
American make, and finally expressed
desire to be taken where he could
purchase a Yankee-made machine. He
was shown to warehouse, where he
would have a wide range of choice.
CARRIED simply as a priest of the
church, and with no one suspecting
his identity, nor even that he was a
foreigner, because of his proficiency in
English, the cardinal took his seat be-
fore the first machine showed him and
clicked off a few sentences In English
The clerk tolerantly smiled his ap-
prevail Then, as though casually, but
with perceptible twinkle in his eye,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-23
Negro Painted Prize Winner

Yes, sir. l certainly did" was the
reply.
Well" exclaimed Mr. Duff, his
surprise still in evidence. Il will
give you $1,000 for it. But 1 want
full proof that you painted it"
You need have 40 apprehension on
that score, Mr.. Duff" interposed Mr..
Dow. Il have investigated the mat.
ter. There Is no doubt that Bannister
painted the picture, just as he says
he did"
Who taught your" asked Mr.. Duff,
again turning to the negro
Il studied here in Boston at the
Lowell institute. sir. and under Mr..
Rimmer."
viii you sell me the painting for
thousand dollars?"
Well, sir" replied Bannister II
should like to send it to the Centen-
NAL exposition in Philadelphia first.
once lived in Philadelphia, and 1
would feel mighty proud If picture
of mine were exhibited at the ex-
position"
''All right, Bannister," said Mr..
Duff. first send your picture to the
exposition, and then let me have 1t for
thousand dollars. But I'll tell you
this right now: If your picture is ex-
hibited at the Centennial it will take
a medal of honor. If it doesn't, then
will give you $3.50 more than a thou
sand for the picture"
Yes, sir, thank you. sir" respond
ed the negro, and so the bargain was
made. And in due course the picture.
accepted and hung by the art commit
tee of the Centennial exposition, re-
ceived a first award medal Then
from several quarters the artist was
offered much more than a thousand
dollars for the painting, but he remem-
bered his word to Mr.. Duff and I'm
der the Oaks" became one of the most
highly priced pictures in Mr.. Duff's
private collection. Today, In the world
of art, it is a famous American land
scape, though its whereabouts has
long been something of mystery, few
persons knowing that it is in the pri-
vate collection of Mr. Duff's sonin-
law, DR.. William c. Billiard of New
York city.
AS for the black man who painted
this prize picture. E. NJ. Bannister,
death claimed him several years later
before he had produced another paint
ing worthy to be placed in the com
pany of Under the Oaks"
Copyright 1910, by E. J. Edwards. AL
Rights Reserved.)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-23
derry del Val, When Buying an
American Typewriter, Tested the
Machines by Writing Sentences
in Many Languages.

/ No man of the cloth has lately been
.ora in the public eye than Cardinal
Very del Val. first on account of the
nroninent part he played in the series
Il incidents that kept Colonel Roose-
yslt from being received by the pope,
and. more recently, on account of his
Prominence in the quarrel between
snain and the Roman Catholic church.
rWbat manner of man is the car
6nal?" is a question that is now COM
monty asked. A hitherto unpublished
accident, which occurred when the
cardinal was in this country about a
decade ago, may serve to answer the
query, in part at least. 1t is told on
the authority of Rev. Father Connolly,
who was for some years secretary to
The late Archbishop Corrigan Of New
York and Bahamas, and who was
thrown much with Cardinal Merry del
Val during his stay in America.
DO you know" began Father Con-
molly, Colonel Roosevelt missed a
great opportunity when, through those
unfortunate complications at Rome.
be was unable to come in personal
contact with Cardinal Merry del Val,
for in the cardinal the colonel would
have found man after his own heart.
| suppose it is true that almost all
Americans picture the cardinal as
grave, excessively dignifled and sol
smn-vsaged man, but that is not so.
He is so far from being burdened with
dignity and solemnity that, had Colo
mel Roosevelt been able to visit the
American college in Rome at a time
when the students were playing base
ball. he would very likely have beheld
Cardinal Merry del Val himself en-
gagged enthusiastically in the sport,
and in him ne would have beheld an
athletic, keen~eyed and quick-moving
player, one who, ! am told, can pitch
curved ball equal to the best of
them. Then, too, the cardinal is one
Of the best shots in all Italy, and a
superb swimmer, and he could have
told Colonel Roosevelt of his interest
Ing experiences in those two branches
Of sport without the aid of an inter
prefer, for the cardinal speaks Eng
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-23

the cardinal began writing in French.
This time the clerk smiled in a per
picked sort of way, and the cardinal,
quick to note the change, clicked of
some Italian, and right below it sever
al sentences in Spanish.
"By this time the poor clerk, and
the others who had come up, having
been attracted thither by the priests
expert manipulation of the machine.
were utterly bewildered. Still. one of
them managed to secure a machine
capable of writing German when the
cardinal politely asked for t, after
which that humorous twinkle still in
his eyes, he further mystifed the Of
fee by writing German as perfectly
and easily as he had the other lam
guages,
Machine afta- machine the car
dinal tested in tIds polygot fashion, SO
to speak At last he bought one that
suited him, and then, for the first
time, the clerk who had waited on
him learned of the identity OF his dis
tinguished customer, the cardinal or
dering the machine sent to him at his
address in Rome. And presume that
it is upon an American typewriting
machine that today he conducts much
of his polyglot correspondence"
Copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards Al
Rights Reserved.)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-23
John c. Carlisle Found Recreation In
Frothy Literature of the Summer
Boy and Girl and in De-
tective Stories.

Shortly after the late John G. Car
Isle had made before the United
States supreme court the brilliant ar
gument by which the territorial rela-
tions of Porto Rico to the United
States were interpreted by the court,
l saw in the far end of a smoking car
in which l was riding, a tall. white
felt beaver hat, of a style which was
in fashion about a generation ago,
and l knew at once that its wearer
was Mr.. Carlisle; for he was the only
man in his later days who maintained
the once universal custom of wearing
such headpiece.
had known Mr.. Carlisle for num-
Der of years and, going up to his seat,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-23
How {. M. Bannister, an Unknown
Artist, Let John Duff Have Now
Famous Picture After Medal
Had Been Awarded.

Some time before the Centennial
opposition, held in Philadelphia in
1875, was opened with appropriate GER
emonies, the late John Duff, one of the
great railroad capitalists of Boston of
generation ago, and for several
years a powerful voice in Union Pa
ctie affairs when that railroad was
governed largely by Boston men. en-
Tered the picture gallery Of Dow &
TO- in Boston. in Mr. Duff's day one
OF the leading American firms deal
hg IN pictures of high artistic merit
Mr. Duff, who had made a large and
important collection of pictures upon
us own judgment as to their merits
much after the fashion of James j.
MI and John G. Johnson of Philadel-
pnla today-wandered about the gal
'efy for several minutes, at last stop
pea In front of large landscape paint
ng that showed some sheep grouped
uuder cluster of oaks. For a long
uihe the millionaire collector of art
sazed silently at the canvas. Then,
MS study Of it over, he called to Mr..
LOW Is this picture for sale?"
YES" was the reply, although no
p'1ce mas been set upon it."
The sheep are not very good" crit
'ciSed Mr.. Duff, but the landscape
Is superb, have never seen finer
wees They remind me of the work
VI jacques. Who is the artist?"
he is in the next room. His name
bannister. Step in and see him,
you like" said Mr.. Dow.
bannister-Bannister," unused Mr..
Jun 4 don't recall that as the
-sme Of any artist have ever heard
" DeIore. And he stepped into the
~uIolning room to make the painters
acquaintance.
again.
don't see any painter in that
'0oLn he protested.
=, Wen, the man who painted that
s'ct1Fe is in that room, nevertheless. -
500 s@'l hr Dow. Il win go in with you
~1a introduce you to him"
"Aen they entered the room the
oIiy person Mr.. Duff saw there was a
;, gO'oFed man. Him Mr.. Dow called to
ZEN zen "Bannister," he said, this is
~, John Duff He has been looking
:. your picture, and wants to know if
i Is for sale"
Vt several seconds, as he stood fac
me very dark skinned man, Mr.
s. s. was too astonished to speak, but
10y ne managed to ask: Did you
want that picture?"
a reply.
Where?"
q l." '''''e S'uulo Ii providence
a. 20 you mean to tell me" insisted
- Oan' that you, alone and unaid-
- painted that picture?"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-23
Giving Him Rope.

Pardon me- said young Slowboy
but do you-er-mind If | call you
Stella instead of Miss Willing?''
Not at all, was the prompt reply
ITO tell the truth. I'm getting awfully
tired Of being called miss, anyhow"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-23

A man has undoubtedly lost all In
terest in life when he no longer stops
to watch a dog fight.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-23
- Adapted 70 MeLlownsss.

How was the sermon p"
Remarkably we'll reserved-cop-
sidering its age Life
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-01-21
S. X. Swinns's Children.

The following concerning a man
who once lived In this region is
taken from the Pikeyille correspon-
dence OF the Ashland Independent:
"The double picture in the Feb
ruary Dellneator, on the Child Res
cue page. under which are the
names, Jean and James," are Vir-
ginla and Edward. the youngest OF
eight children OF Seneca X. Swimme,
who were placed by him In the Ken
lucky Children's Home last April.
There we're four of them taken there
and Mary and Seneca. eight and six,
have been provided with homes. Thii
likeness OF the Swimme children IL
fine one. perfectly life-like. and
the father, who was physically able
TO provide for his children, and
placed them in this home against
the strong protest OF relatives
writes that he is in Oklahoma, pro,
yided with comfortable parsonage
and is receiving $500 year, while
his children are scattered over the
face Of the earth.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-01-21
A Secret Marriage Disclosed.

On December 23, at $50 O'Clock,
at the home Of Winfrey Walters, of
Flat Gap, Ky, James l.. Preston, of
Paintsville, and Susie L. Walters
we're united in marriage. Rev. E.
j. Harris officiated. The groom ae-
companied the bride from her school
and went via Mud Lick road, while
Rev. Harris accompanied by Hopkins
Preston went the Toms Creek route,
After the services a nice supper was
sreyed for the little company.
The wedding was kept a profound
secret and even the children OF Con-
cord school did not reaHze that
their teacher was one Mrs. Preston
instead of Miss Walters until Janu-
airy 18th, when nice reception
dinner was given at the home of Mr.,
and Mrs. David Curnutte, mother
and step-father of this happy cou-
pie.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-01-21
Died Last Saturday.

I. c. York, OF whose severe illness
mention has been made in this
paper, died. at Riverview Hospital
shortly after six o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon, Jan. 18th. On Mon
day the body was taken to Yorkville
where It was inferred in the York
burial ground.
For several days preceding Mr..
York's death he seemed to be con-
valescing. He had no fever and no
delirium, some appetite, and had
been talking OF what he would do
upon recovery. On Saturday after
noon he grew very suddenly worse,
and in spite Of all that could be
done he died at the hour named,
rational to the end, He contracted
typhoid fever at Williamson.
Mr.. York was brother Of DR.. l..
H. York, OF this city, and John Y.
York, of Glen Hayes. His wife was
a daughter of James Patrick, who
formerly lived on the Point, near
this place. She died two or three
years ago. Four children survive the
father.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-01-21
To Stop Drinking on Trains.

Representative ]. Howard Will
Jams, OF Greenup county. a Demo
crat. is champloning a bill to pro-
hibit and fixing a heavy penalty for
drinking intoxlcants on trains, and
giving the members OF train crews
the power to arrest In these cases.
He is a railroad conductor and says
he can give the committee in charge
OF the bill some expert testimony on
this line, and the good effects that
would follow the enactment OF his
bill into law. Another bill OF the
same tenor was introduced In the
House, Railroad conductors for
years have endeayored to secure the
passage OF such law.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-01-21
Miss Rsss' Recital.

From various persons who attend
ed the recital given by Miss Rees,
of the Kentucky Normal College,
last Friday evening it is learned
that it was a fine entertainment, SO
far as the lady is concerned, and
one greatly enjoyed by those pres
ent. Miss Rees is fine exponent
of the elocutionist art, fine in per-
son and presence, and highly gifted
along the lines of the Expressionist.
Judging by what has been said Of
her by those who know, she is wor-
thy of all the patronage which can
be given her.
Miss Rees' audience was pleased
by her recital, and to please cul-
tured audience by a recitation in
this day and age of the world is no
small achievement.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-01-21
Most Mstlsy Collection.

L. c. Lagrange, of Lawrence
county, Ky, and whose appearance
indicated about 80 years Of age, was
arrested last night by officer Sim
mons charged with creating a dis
tur5ance at the Arlington Hotel.
When taken to headquarters and
searched the most motley collection
ever taken from the pockets OF a
man his age was secured. It CEN
sisted of four gold watches, four or
five gold rings, all sorts of adver-
tising buttons, poetry OF an obscene
sort and a lot of cards the charact-
er OF which is bad enough to land
the bearer in Jail for six months.
Lagrange was drunk, thoroughly
and completely "soused,' and his
disposition was not improved any
by the amount of booze he had i'm
bibed.- Huntington Herald Dispatch.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-01-21
,uIsA LAWRENCE COUNTY. knNTuckY, JANUARY 81. 1910
Loves Young Dream.

The following from the Pikeville
correspondent of the Ashland Inde-
pendent has local interest:
, 20. G. Bowles ("Babe") the
youngest member Of the well known
and respected Bowles family here,
was married last Thursday to Miss
Mabel Johnson, a daughter Of the
late John Johnson, of Toler. After
a honeymoon OF two days, Mrs.
Bowles claims the groom told her a
married life did not suit him and
that he did not love her. She re-
piled that she did not wish to stay
with him II he did not love her,
when he told her to go home. How
ever, he did not wait for her to go,
but packed his grip and left on the
afternoon train for parts unknown.
The injured wife repaired to the
office OF Attorney Roscoe Vanoyer
where she secured his services, and
forthwith instituted suit against the
recreant husband for maintenance
in the sum Of $4,000. and attach
ed his property, OF which he has
considerable. So endeth this love
dream of two or three years stand
ing"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-01-21
Lands Fine Job.

Washington, D. c., Jan. IA
fine promotion came today to Lnth-
er M. Walter, Of Louisa, KY, a
popular young attorney, who is well
known throughout Eastern Ken
lucky. He resigned today from
position in the Interstate Commerce
Commission to become an attorney
for Nelson, Morris & Company, in
Chicago. He will have charge Of
their interstate shippings. His new
place will pay $500 a year. and
it came unsolicited
Walter is one of the numerous
Kentuckians who have distinctly
made good" He came here several
years ago as a clerk in the Cen
sus Bureau and has arisen on his
own merits.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-01-21
Serious, But No Cause for Alarm. =

After reading the following from
the Williamson Enterprise one is
not prepared to agree with the
statement contained in the headline:
while the typhoid situation in
Williamson is undeniably serious,
there is no occasion for undue
alarm. All sorts OF foolish reports
have gone out to other parts Of the
country, famed by unwise state
ments from Williamson itself. as to
the magnitude of the trouble here,
There are in the neighborhood OF
fifty cases of fever in town, most
of them mild in character, though
there are a number OF severe ones,
and there have been number Of
deaths, but in nearly every fatal
case there have been other compli-
cations in addition to the fever. The
president of the board Of health in
forms us that is no indication Of
any increase in the disease"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-01-21
SUCCESSFUL
Shooting Of the O'BTien OIL
Well.
Drilling Of The Fourth Well in the
Louisa Field Will Start
Monday.

On last Monday evening a charge
of 100 quarts of nitroglycerine was
discharged in the o'Brien oil well
on Three Mile. The shot was sue
cessfully handled and good results
are hoped for. The work OF clean
ing out the we'll, which is often
quite task after shot, has not
yet been completed. THE capacity
of the well can not be known until
a test is made with the pumping
machinery that is yet to be installed
Drilling on a new well near the
first one sunk in that field is ex-
pected to begin about Monday. This
is being done by the company or
ganized by Mr., Smith.
The work of development will
necessarily be slow during the next
two months, as the worst weather
of the year is usually encountered
within this period. The develop.
ment has not proceeded far enough
as yet to determine the value OF
extent OF this field and several
more wells will be needed to define
the pool, II one exists there.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-01-21
Richard Watson.

The news of the death of this
negro who died in Elliott county re-
Gently, has created much interest
among his kindred and others in
this section. The heirs-at-law have
chosen NJ S. Burns as their rep
resentative. Mr.. Burns will have
the Sheriff of Elliott appointed adj
ministrator of the estate, and then
he will file a friendly suit for set
tlement. The estate is said to be
worth at least about $4,000.