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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
Make the Roads Beautiful.

The National Good Roads associa-
tlon In convention recently recon-
mended that the enlisted men of the
army be used in making good roads.
How better could they serve the coun-
try than by identifying and making
the roadways more serviceable? We
remember that wherever Caesar and
his legions went good roads followed,
and some Of those highways are there
today to prove that they are the best
thoroughfares in Europe. If this or
der ever went into effect a regiment
would consist Of about six privates
the next morning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
Build For ParmananoY.

Land and property, said a speaker at
a good roads convention. were valua-
BILE in proportion to their accessibility
to market or pleasure, and whatever
adds to the accessibility enhances val
ues. The history Of the country, he
stated, bore witness to the most use
less and wasteful extravaganza in the
use OF money and labor on its high
ways, and the lesson to be learned was
to build, as did the ancients. for per-
manency and with the utmost care and
thought for the future.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

Peter, Bekel, recently came over the
sea to New York, with the idea that
farming in North Dakota was about
his size: He is l07 years of age and
has with him young fellow of So,
and grandson G7, great-grandson Al,
and great great grandson 10 years of
age. No doubt the combination will
tear up the soil and make the prairies
blossom and bloom with crops that
will produce wealth
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

i! It is stated that the people of a
California town have exterminated the
dandelion by spraying their lawns
with 20 percent solution of iron sui
phate 1t is said that the spray kills
weeds and dapdeIions' without injur-
ing the grass. It sounds too good to
be true, but tits well worth trying.
The dandelion pest is a serious one
In almost every community and its
determination should be in some way
accomplished.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
THE COLoNEI,s RETURN.

Colonel Roosevelt Is on the bound
ing pillows. King Oanute of old fail
ed to make the waves retreat before
his regal chair, and Colonel Roosevelt
will yield up his tribute to the fish of
the sea as easily as the palest molly
coddle.
His return is awaited with n scale
of emotions covering wide gamut
of feeling, from the tremors of the
railroad president, to the eXuberant
chortle of the insurgent. All. how
ever agree that Colonel Roosevelt has
created greater stir In Europe, eX-
cited more interest in himself as an
American product, than any other of
our countrymen could do in even a
fractional degree. The colonel will
be an enormous factor in our politics
to the day of his death. His intense
physical vitality will keep him fight
ing where others would tire of strife,
and his keen intellectual couriosity
will place him in the forefront of a
wide range of political and social
movements.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
Renoue the Mud Tax Burden.

No plan for spring work is complete
which does not include dragging the
roads. If this is attended to at the
proper time 1t insures good roads for
the season and removes the larger
share Of that awful burden, the mud
tax. In this matter the towns and cit
les are equally interested with the
farmers, and their cooperation Is no.
generally hard to secure II the matte"
is handled rightly. Road dragging is
one OF those things that must be Sc
cured through cooperation If wide.
spread benefits are to be enjoyed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

The largest battleship that Uncle
Sam has on his list is the North Da.
kota, with displacement of $4,000
tons, ten big guns and twenty-one
small ones. The captain of this big
vessel Is the lightest man in command
of any vessel owned by Uncle Sam.
uel, "Dickey" Mulligan, who only
weighs 1872 pounds, but he is whale
on discipline and a man under him
who fails to salute or do all other
things the tactics call for is pretty
sure to hear from "Dickey."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

will be held for a week by u travel
ing company, under auspices of the
fire department, should serve to put
Norfolk people on their guard and to
incite them to lock their doors and
prepare against burglars and thugs be-
fore the carnival arrives. There are
deplorable conditions surrounding the
Carnivals, among them being the gen.
eral demoralizing effect upon com.
munlty and the fact that crooks of
all sorts, many of them former prison
ConviCts, make 1t a business during
the summer months to follow just
such organizations.
TO many Norfolk taxpayers 1t will
appear that If the fire department
needs the funds which are expected to
be realized from this week of carnival
revelry, the best way for the city to
provide the money would be q direct
appropriation by the city council. In
the end the community pays the fund
anyway and the direct payment would
be much more satisfactory to the com.
munity at large.
There will seem little reason to the
man who has been called upon to pay
this years taxes, why the city coun-
ell should not be able to provide ade-
quately for the fire department with.
out forcing il to resort to the carnival
as a means of revenue. With CO.
mill taX-more than twice that of the
year before when the tax was but 20
mills-it would seem that the. city
council should be amply able to take
care of this as well as other depart
ments of the city's government. With
more than $4,000 cash raised by the
1909 tax for Norfolk city alone, it
would seem to the average citizen that
the council ought to be able to so
manage the city's finances as to pay
all current expenses and even then
have several thousand dollars that it
would puzzle them to spend
During the trial of the Iladar bank
robbers at Pierce last winter, it was
brought out in the testimony that the
robbers had been in the habit of fol.
lowing amusement carnivals during
the summer One of the robbers was
former convict. Both were despcr-
ate criminals. Last week the shcr-
N
had a former prison record and who,
it was shown, had gone to Stanton
expecting to find carnival to cover
up such thuggery as he and two pals
might perform. i'-.
Norfolk has had enough of street
Carnivals to make them altogether I'M
welcome. The taxpayers of the COM
munity believe that with the $4,000
in cash which the city council as
sessed against local property for this
years running of the town, there
should be plenty of money with which
to take care of the fire department in
fitting manner; without forcing the
fire boys to infiict one of these demon
alizing carnivals upon the community
as revenue producer. And in case
the city council hasn't enough in that
$4,000 for proper maintenance of the
fire department, then let us hope Lat
there is at least enough in the coun-
ellis cash box to provide extra and
adequate police protection during the
carniyal's sojourn.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
VALUE or GOOD RoADgw
They Would Tend to Lower che coss
nF 4 I,Ina

They Would Tend TO Lower che Cost
Of Living.
The 100000 miles OF unimproved
roads which the country has 10 It's dis
credit are as heavy burden upon the
unfortunate ultimate consumer" as
is an excessive tariff. Every pound
OF produce hauled from tho farm to
the market bears an inflated price be-
cause of the excessive cost of It's trans
portation from the farm to the point
of shipment.
For instance, It costs an average Of
almost cents more TO haul bushel
OF wheat from the farm 10 the station
nine miles away than II does TO ship
bushel of wheat from New York to
Liverpool, 800 miles away. This ex-
cessive transportation cost must be
made up by the farmer I'm charging
more for his wheat, by the miller In
charging more for the flour, by the
baker In charging more for bread and
finally, Of course, by the ultimate con
sumner" I'm paying more for his bread.
As the farmer and the miller are also
consumers, the excessive cost OF road
transportation really levies tax upon
all, Whatever doubt there may have
been about the need for systematic
road improvement in the United States
facts and figures such as these finally
dispelled.
II there was ever any work calculat-
ed to I'll the proverbal ''long felt
want" 1t was the work of the office
Of public roads.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
JUDGE FOR GOOD ROADS.
w. w. Harnden Announced HE I'm
proved Highway Policy.

W. w. 1arnden announced His I'M
proved Highway Policy.
IF there is one thing am unquali-
dedly for" w. w. Harnden, n new
county judge IN Missouri, said recent
ly, ut is good roads and plenty of
them. believe 1t is the most impor-
tant function of the county court to
provide them. 1t is being realized
over all this country-and with the ad-
vent of the motorcars more than ever
that good roads are the most impor-
tant asset of any community.
$50 far as l am concerned l shall do
all in my power to see to 1t that the
rock road system of jackson county Is
a model both in the quantity and the
quality of Its roads. And l believe
that these roads should be built pri-
marily with view to the convenience
and profit of Kansas City, which sup
plies most of the funds.
at is my idea that we should first
see to 1t that the roads are kept in
first class repair and then build more
roads. One thing l hope to accomplish,
with the cooperation Of Judge Patter-
son. is greater facility in the annual
oiling Of the roads. 1t Is my idea that
enough men should be put on the job
to finish the oiling of the roads, say,
In month. so that they would be
clean and free from dust during the
season when those who drive can en-
Joy them"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

All who have enjoyed his short
stories on which he acquired an envia-
BILE reputation will regret that the pen
OF William Sydney Porter, known UNI
der the pen name of 20 Henry" is
forever stilled, he having recently sue
cumbed TO the surgeons knife. His
journalistic career began on the Hous.
ton Post before which time he had
been cowboy, sheep herder, druggist
and extensive traveller. Later he be,
gan writing short stories for a New
York paper and more recently his
Stories found prominent place in sew.
eral Of the leading magazines. He
was q, writer OF ability and his humor
was pHrelysAmeriean. e a,'ae ..
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
A uniouo lmprovemen, sob.m..

Says recent writer: II know Of a
local paper whose editor interviews all
the mail carriers when the roads are in
good condition to drag after each rain
and secures the names of all the men
who donate work on the drag. These
are then published as roll of honor.
or course a man doesn't drag roads
just to have the good he is doing in
that way exploited; but, all the same,
one likes to know that the good he
does is being noticed, and 1t certainly
Is by those who travel the dragged
roads whether they read the paper or
not"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

man. And he declares that the party
should stamp out graft and COrrup-
ton, seize 1t by the hind legs and
throw it down a deep, dark sewer
that leads to the Chicago river. Ills
platform is all right, but should he
ever reach the goal of his ambition
we fear he would be surrounded by
so many other things that he would
forget his platform suggested in June
of 1910.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
BANKER LATTA.

Apparently all that Congressman
Latta from the Third district of Ne
braska has done or tried to do in
Washington to gain a place for him
self, was to block legislation. Some
little time ago he made a spectacle
of himself by trying to defeat the APP
preparation of a fund to be used in
forestry work in Nebraska, a work of
infinite value to the farmers and the
state at large. And now he has made
another mark of himself by voting
against the postal bank bill, even lin
ing up against the democratic provi-
sion in the bill and taking an atti-
tude absolutely opposing postal banks
of any sort.
1t always had been understood that
Mr.. Bryan's followers favored n postal
bank bill. And great clamor was
made over Latta's desire to serve
"the people" But when 1t comes to a
bill that in any way affects the selfish
ent that the people can go to.
1t is difficult to understand just
where Mr.. Latta will claim support for
reelection or even denomination. lie
can not consistently ask the demo
Gratis to support him. for neshas al
ready proved a traitor to democratic
principles and even went on record
against the democratic provision to
the postal bill. He is out of line with
the Legislation which both parties had
endorsed, and which the republican
party has enacted.
Maybe Mr.. Latta will form a bank
ers' party, since he sees fit, in con-
gress, to represent merely the selfish
interests of his own private business.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
TO FORCE ROAD BUILDING.
Negligent Supervisors Will Be Prose.
cuted by Altoona Autoists,

Finding that requests and entreaties
had failed, officials Of the Altoona PnO
Motor club have been instructed to
take legal steps to compel road super
visors to clear the public roads Of loose
stones and put the highways in good
condition. At meeting 1t was decid-
ed to ask the district attorney to pros
ecute all negligent officials. While
most Of the supervisors have cooper
ated with the motorists, several of
them having charge of two of the most
Travelled roads in this section have
done nothing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

Asher p. Kinds. the parliamentary
expert whom Speaker Thomas b Reed
discovered aud who has been the chief
support for every speaker since in
untangling difficult parliamentary sit.
uations, is running for congress in the
Maine primaries against Colonel Fred
Hale, son of Senator Eugene Hale
The fact that he has every prospect
of success is. a matter OF congratula
ton, both to The people Of Maine AID
The nation. %g.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

There is supposedly a presidential
bee buzzing in close proximity to
Governor Folk of Missouri. He has
announced that he could, possibly, be
induced to lead the democratic party
in the contest, but he would insist
upon the doctrine of equal rights,
which he has advertised extensively
all over the United States, Canada and
portions of the foreign shores, He
says that lis the slogan that would
beg Rhoutgd from the ihousetops, rs
wsii as 'rsosh ssBe platform and the
street. fernetse But as we understand
THE situation this question Of equal
rights shcsld tsS Chiefly for the white
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

1t takes a long time to get re-
Spouse when one rings the bell at the
Lysander John Appleton Nome, and
this is the reason: The cook n taking
off her kitchen apron and dress, and
changing them for a neat suit of black
with white apron and cap, so that by
the time she reaches the front door,
she is no longer the cook, but the
maid. The AppIetons are very in
sistent about this. No matter who is
ringing the bell.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

Under a movement inaugurated by
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, superinten-
dent Iof the Chicago public school sys.
TEN, every school child in the city
will be taught to swim and instruc.
ton will soon begin along the shores
of Lake Michigan at the several bath
Jug beaches, ,r,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

the morals of its legislators has be-
come shocking by reason of much
that has been established and great
deal more that is indicated. Sober
minded people everywhere are justi-
fled in beginning to wonder how the
experiment of democracy in America
is to be prevented from tragic failure.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

There are a great many people who
are eager to go back to the farm, but
the trouble is that the larger par: of
them want to go in an automobile and
return to the cities in time 20 read
the evening PAPERS.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
Good Hiahways UpIiftina.

There is nothing that contributes
more to rural uplft than good roads.
For social and economic Improvement
communication must be easy. With
out good roads 1t is impossible for the
people of rural communities to meet
and discuss ways and means OF i'm.
proving rural society.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

School Superintendent Ella Flagg
Young Is to teach Chicago pupils to
swim, and we expect to see its pre-.
cocious youngsters soon crossing Lake
Michigan.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

President Tafts skillful maneuver
shows that while. there is no disposi-
ton for arbitrary enforcement of the
antitrust law, it is valuable club
up Uncle Sans sleeve for use in an
emergency.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

The treasury reports a demand
throughout the country for paper
money of the. smaller denominations.
In this section. the larger denomna-
tions would be quite as acceptable.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

After looking over some corn fed
specimens of college girls. we advise
our bashful bachelors to abate their
timorous fears OF erudition, and go in
to win some delicious chunks of fem
ininity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

In view of the .tangle over railroad
rates, it might be the best way to
pass the hat around among the pas
sengers, instead OF trying to sell the
tickets for any fixed amounts of fare.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

DR.. Booker II. Washington said in a
recent public address that the old
plan was to teach colored children to
be good. Now the plan is to teach
them to be good for something. This
is the keynote of the present era.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
New. York city is planning this year

u return to the old fashioned Fourth OF
July, which was absolutely safe ana
sane. 1t did not mean barbarism, din,
cruelty to the aged, infrm and sick,
hundreds OF accidents, injuries and
deaths. 1t meant professions, cere-
monies, public functions, orations and
imposing spectacles.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

Don't force people to do things if
you can help it,; they don't like 1t
When a little child asks a man to
buy a concert ticket, he is forced to
do something he does not want to do.
And there isn't much excuse for the
child selling tickets.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

Instead of stepping down and out
when he gave up the grand opera bust.
ness in New York, Oscar Hammer.
stein merely stepped over and up to
take up the same line in Paris.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17
prospsri,v Follows Good Roads.

You show me any community in this
or any other state where there are
good roads, said speaker at good
roads convention, and l will show you
a community where there are no paint
famished buildings or lettering lean
tos. a community where there Is the
air of prosperity. thrift and progress
sion
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

Mr.. Taft said Bully" when the rail
road bill passed. If old time ideas of
family government prevailed, Aunt
Della would be coming on to wash
using bad words. as.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

Many prominent people are getting
pulled for smuggling. They feel that
membership in the Smart Set gives
them the right to buy goods 40 per.
cent under all the rest of their fell
low countrymen.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

George Macdonald well said, "No
man ever sank under the burden of
today. 1t is when tomorrow's burden
is added to the burden of today that
bear"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

Senator Allen seems to put the prip-
cipal witnesses in murder cases at
Neigh on the blink. In the Mckay
trial Henry Maggie suffered nervous
prostration following Aliens cross
examination and in the Thornberg
case Thornberg himself reeled and
went to pieces after Aliens cross-tire
Friday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

The Carnegie report says there is
an over production of all trained doc
tors. II only some of these fellows
welding surgeons knife would stick
to the carpenters saw where they be.
long, our houses would cost less.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

The aviator who flew over Berlin
won the applause of the populace, but
he had to pay fine of twenty marks
all the same for imperiling the safety
OF the people. That's the way they
do things in Germany.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

A Brooklyn man claims to be the
rlghtful heir to the throne OF England
We would hesitate to give a good un.
cancelled postage stamp with the mu
Cilage on for his claim.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

Presidents Taftsa school for rail
road presidents almost broke loose
last week. with an attempt to lick the
teacher, but on, sober second thought
they concluded to Stick to their books
a little longer. '''.'
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

In Atchison a Protestant is in bust.
ness with a Christian Scientist. And
every time the Christian scientist is
sick, we have noticed that the Protest
ant wants the fact mentioned. Which
indicates that the partners do not get
along very well.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

NAL anniversary of it's independence
In September of this year aud wants
the United States to send Colonel
Roosevelt down at that time as special
envoy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

There is a widespread call for dis
solution of the sugar trust, but the
result would probably be that we
would buy our sweets of the Tweedle'
dun Sugar company, instead of the
Tweedledee Sugar association.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

II merchant is really selling some
useful article lower than any one else
in town, and is not getting out of that
fact its full advertising value, he was
never destined to be a merchant!
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

Teddy, jr. it is given out, will wear
cutaway coat at his wedding. Some
people find news Ike this more thrill
ing than the fateful information OF
war or peace between Peru and Ec-
uador.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

There is no reason why Mr.. Taft
should spend any more railroad fare
going down 70 meet Teddy. The news
papers will no doubt have an item the
next day assuring him of the colonel's
safe return. e., s.'-..,,, -... .,r. "a
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

The railroads. issue an appeal e.Ot
an adequate revenue. Yet some of
the roads signing That appeal are l. Nv
making 10 percent and over.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

There used to be a man living in
he raised long beard was because
he was too lazy to shave. Or, rather,
his wife admitted it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

By the time a woman has reached
45, men and time have chilled her be-
lief in lasting sorrow, and when she
hears of a woman's death her com
ment Is usually, "Oh, well, he'll get
another wife in six months"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-17

The immunity bath is likely to. be
very popular in Illinois, but j win
take more thqn ,9pe to cleanse the
politicians Of that state. mar .,,,,.