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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
Mr.. Matrau'S nrqument.

Mr.. Matrau asks that The News
quit talking about uptown trains for
fear the paving bonds will be defeat
ed. The News gave it's version of this
argument in the editorial column of
yesterdays issue.
1t refuses to believe that the good
citizenship of South Norfolk would be-
come party to any such move, and
it maintains that the paving bonds
must stand or fall on their own mer-
it's.
The News is not suggesting any
freight boycott such as Mr.. Matrau
refers to. But let this be borne in
mind: The only boycotting that has
ever been attempted in Norfolk was
BY the Northwestern railroad and
NOT BY NORFOLK. Two years ago
the Northwestern sent employees to
Norfolk merchants threatening to boy
colt the city unless the movement for
more favorable freight rates were
stopped.
Mr., Matrau's letter very properly
deprecates any thought of boycott
Yet the reason he asks that this cam.
paign be dropped is the suggestion
that Norfolk WILL BE BOYCOTTED
if the campaign goes on. The threat
is that Northwestern railway EN-
ployes will BOYCOTT public improve
ment in Norfolk-defeat the paving
bonds-if anything more is said about
the justice of the request for uptown
| trains.
And Northwestern official only
last week threatened, through a Ere
mont paper, that the Northwestern
system would BOYCOTT Norfolk, by
tearing it down and removing railroad
headquarters, unless Norfolk quit ask
ing for so simple a matter and so just
an Improvement as uptown trains.
Mr., Matrau thinks The News should
keep still and points out that it would
inconvenience the Northwestern tC
run trains uptown. Yet Mr.. Matrar
agrees with The News that the city is
entitled to this service. He signed the
petition asking for 1t.
The News comedies that railroads
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
Road Notice to Land Owners.

To All Whom 1t May Concern: You
are hereby notified that the board of
county commissioners, at their meet
ing held at the court house in Madi-
son, Nebraska, on the 29th day of
March, a. d. 1910, did by motion order
the section line between section one
0), township twenty-one CID north,
range one Cd west of the Sixth
principal meridian, and section thirty
six (36), township twenty-five (22)
north, range one % west Of the Sixth
principal meridian, in Madison county,
Nebraska, opened as a public road
three 90 rods wide, said road com
mencing at the northwest corner OF
section one u, township twenty.one
(2D north, range one %, west of the
Sixth principal meridian, and running
thence east one Q) mile and terminal
ing at the northeast corner of said sec
ton one a., township twenty-one (2D
north, range one % west of the Sixth
principal meridian, in Madison coun-
ty, Nebraska, and all objections there
to or claims for damages caused there
by must be filed in the Office of the
county clerk on or before noon of the
18th day of June, A. ID. 1910, or said
road will be established without ref
erenCe thereto,
Dated at Madison, Nebraska, April
6, 1910.
S. r. Mcfarland.
(SeaD County Clerk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
TOO MUCH WATER AT FIRES.
Foreman Mccune Says Firemen Ought
to be More Careful.

In an address before the joint hose
companies a few nights ago William
McCune, foreman of hose company
No. 3, gave some valuable pointers to
the tiremen in which he stated that
much property was being ruined use
lessly by tiremen turning on water be-
fore they discovered a blaze. He did
not direct his complaints at the fire
department as a whole, but at his own
company and partly took the blame
himself
AT the Marquardt fire a few days
ago." said Foreman McCune, 1--WE did
much useless damage. The fire was
burning in a north room but myself
and number of my company threw
room, damaging beds and pictures use
lessly. OF course, the smoke was
heavy and we could see nothing, but
the door of this room was closed and
the fire was i'm another room and here
we were throwing in barrel after bar
rel of water at nothing. | believe
much property can be saved by just
little more caution on our part, and
| for one am not in favor of turning
on the water until see fire" Mr.. Nc
Cune was greatly applauded and it
was the sense of the firemen that his
suggestions were we'll taken.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
His Many Personal Sorrows.

Mark Twan's life was not a rose
bed. He walked no primrose path. He
encountered stumbling places and had
steep hills Of difficulty to climb. And
he had sorrows that bit and griefs that
bludgeOned. At the close OF his life,
so far as relatives were concerned, he
was almost alone in the world.
His best loved daughter, Susy, died
in America when he was in Europe
His story OF her death In his autobiog-
raphy Is n piece of pathos seldom sur.
passed. His wife, who was Miss Olivia
LangdOn OF EinlirS, y. y, his compan-
ion for many years. died in Italy after
vain wandcrings for the restoration OF
her health. He built big country
home near Redllng, Conn, and settled
down to continue growing old as grace
fully as he could with his two remain.
Ing daughters, Clara and Jean. In No
VCmber of 1909 Clara married for
eigncr and went abroad to live. Jean
was left with him. On the day before
Christmas, with Christmas tree for
In one of the rooms. lean Clemons was
found dead in her bathtub having
been seized with an epileptic fit and
drowned
When Mark Twain was fifty years
old and worth about S1.0O0,OOO pub
fishing firm i'm which he was Il part.
ner became bankrunt. He lost his for
tune ana was Involved heavily in debt.
He set to work, made lecturing and
writing tour around the world and in
ten years had paid off his Indebtedness
and again was ahead of the wolf. BY
that time he had become 50 universally
famous that his work commanded its
own price Thereafter he could write
or rest as he chose. and he chose to
write much.
Mark Twain's writing life began in
his pilot days and continued up to his
death-haIf IL century of devotion to
the art of making people happy. For
several years he was simply a hard
working newspaper reporter and Spe-
cial correspondent. searching for gold
i'm Nevada and California between jobs
ut journalism which grubstaked him
for prospecting. But he found his
purest and most paying streak of ore
when in 1861 he wrote The Jumping
Frog Of Calaveras County That
story. picked up in a mining camp. was
his first promising literary prospect.
lie had struck the mother lode.
Printer, pilot. reporter humoriSt,
novelist. philosopher-hc is safely EN-.
balmel to eLdurins fame.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29

are trying to eliminate cdrves. The
News has been told by expert railroad
men that the uptown train service
here is entirely feasible The News
knows that the Northwestern runs
thirty extra miles with every train to
enter and leave Omahas union sta.
tion-and those thirty miles have been
added in recent years. The News be-
lieves Norfolk is entitled to one.tenth
the consideration given Omaha.
MIR. Matrau would have the com.
mercial club take its petition to the
Northwestern and in case the petition
is turned down, drop the matter. The
News can not agree that such a course
of procedure should be followed 1t
believes Norfolk's request is just
one and that the time to quit asking
will be when the request is granted.
With the roundhouse remaining
where it is, and with the switch yards
remaining where they are, The News
can not see foundation for the claim
that South Norfolk property would be
damaged. Houses would be just as
much in demand as they are, because
train crews will still desire to live
near where trains are made up, and
The News doesn't believe South Nor
folk citizens would care to deprive
the balance of the city of uptown
trains, if it were left the individ lals
of South Norfolk to decide
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
Thinks The News Should Forget 1t.

Thinks The News Should Forget It.
Norfolk, Neb., April 20. - Editor
News: May | have the use of your
valuable columns to respectfully ex-
press my opinion as a private citizen
on the recent agitation to have the
Northwestern bring its trains carrying
passengers to the uptown city station?
First, | think that long continued and
heated newspaper agitation of mat
ters involving conflicting interests
may be exceedingly prejudicial to the
best interests of our city, and partic-
ularly suggestions that have appeared
in your columns that merchants and
business men give their business to a
competing line, or, in other words,
boycott the Northwestern if they re.
fuse to accede to the demands made
by The News to run their trains to
the city depot.
1t is not such an easy, simple thing
as some seem to think to run the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
sPARRoWs FOR cANARlEs.
Omaha Man Does Big Business Until
Police Stop Him.

Omaha, Neb., April 25.-Another in
FAINT, industry, that of converting
English sparrows into peroxide blonde
canary birds has been killed off by the
police and Jerry Lacompton, the
bleach and sales artist, is behind the
bars.
For the past week Jerry has been
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
MRS. SILENT" SMITH TO WE'D?
The Engagement to Barlow Van Voor.
his Rumored in London.

New York, April 25.-The engage
ment of Mrs James Henry Smith and
Barlow Van Voorhis is rumored to be
one of the Secrets" of the day in
London, 1t is reported upon excel
lent authority that the matter is be-
ing kept very quiet, but that the wed.
ding is to take place in a short time,
and that then it will be duly an
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29

We .offer one Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, nave known T.
j. Cheney for the last 10 years, and he
leVe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by his firm,
Walding, Kinnan q Marvin
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, O.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills FOR consti
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
Death Of Mrs. Schwenck.
Norfolk Woman Succumbs to Illness
at Hot SPRINGS, S. D,

Mrs. &. W. Schwenck, wife of George
w. Schwenck of Norfolk, died at Hot
Springs at $3.50 Monday morning Tel
egrams announcing the death of Mrs.
Schwenck were received here by rel
atives of the family. The remains
will arrive in Norfolk probably Tues
day.
Mrs. Schwenck was taken to Hot
Springs three weeks ago, suffering
with rheumatism.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
BY RoBERTUS LOVE.
Ark TWAIN is dead!

VA M ARK TWAIN is dead.
la" The king Is dcad-lonG live
the king, But there Is no
heir. either apparent or pre-
sumptive. The throne of humor, whose
Kingdom was the world, Is empty The
scepter that swaycd the universal
hcart-the pen--lies idle at last. The
empire OF laughter and also OF tears
which this king OF the writing craft
founded and which he fostered for
nearly fifty years is become as whirl-
ing dust in the abyss of the things that
were. Only here remains the heritage
Of the dead rulers kindly philosophy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29

his droll fun. his Quips and jestings
and his pathos.
Mark Twain became before he died
the most famous man on earth. He
was not merely man; he was an in
stitution. He was n sort of neighbor-
hood settlement of good cheer, with
many branches located in the GASES as
in the waste places, where admission
and refreshment We're free to all. Mil
lions-how many millions is beyond
estimating-came and partook Of his
wine of optimism and stayed for sup
per His fame was and is universal.
Though an American born, native
OF Missouri. he belonged to all lands.
He had travelled in all lands and lived
in most of them. He had more near
permanent homes perhaps than any
other man of his day. Nearly always
he was a wanderer, sometimes from
necessity. more frequently from choice.
The world was his plaything, and he
was not content without remapping
for himself the entire surface Of the
big ball.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29

observe MN upon these occasions went
away with new notion as to Mark
Twain. He was not the mere jester,
not the buffoon who sees IN life only
the outlaws and works assiduously to
evoke them In boisterous riot Of laugh
ter. lie was the man OF feeling. the
terdcr hearted old fellow, the owner
OF heart as gentle as any that ever
beat.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
Grant School Set On Fire.

An attempt to burn the Grant school
building in Norfolk was made at 1:l5
o'clock Monday afternoon. Boys had
soaked inside basement steps with
Kerosene and had thrown a match into
1t. Janitor Richardson discovered the
fire and put it out. year ago an
attempt with burning paper was made.
Superintendent Hunter was sum
mOned Immediately.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29

Batteries-Daughagtie and Mont
gomery; Kelleher and Morrison.
Summary-Struck out, by Daughag-
tie 6, by Kelleher 10; bases on balls,
off Kelleher 2; passed balls, Mont
gomery 2, Morrison ! stolen bases,
Cole; two-base hit, A. Montgomery.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29

Prices of things-the theme OF new
erlessening personal interest to you.
Today's paper contains lot of them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
He Was Intensely Democratic.

Mark Twain was intensely demo
cratic He was easily approarhable.
and he never emitted any bears growl
or lions roar. Even the humblest per
son was made to feel at ease in his
presence. Shrinking reporters sent to
interview him quit their shrinking and
pulled up when they found him as
easy to interview as the aspiring au-
thor OF the poem published in the low
or corner OF the town weekly. lie
could talk on any topic, even the
weather, and glorifv it with his hu-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29

THE King Is Dead, Long Live the
king"-A kindly Philosophy, Drcll
Fun and Pathos - His Optimism
Cheered Millions Of Hearts.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
MARK TWAIN,
KING OF HUMOR
COMPREHENSIVE ESTIMATE OF
HIS GREAT GENIUS.

HE DIED OF A BROKEN HEART
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
Of Most Striking Appearance.

He was man of most striking APP
pearance-the kind that attracts atten-
ton anywhere in crowd and causes
others to take a second look In his
later years his shock-no, his crown
of hair, perfectly white and glossy like
fine spun silk, became his trademark of
recognition by strangers wherever he
went, | have seen Il woman who new
er before saw Mark Twain pick him
out without opera glasses, though she
sat in the top gallery of Carnegie hall
and he occupied lower box near the
stage. and the great house was crowd
ed. He had no doubles as TO personal
appearance-there was only one of
him.
And there was only one OF Mark
Twain as literary syndicate. 1t has
become the fashion to describe him as
the great American humorist. This
undoubtedly he was, but he was more.
His appreciation of Joan Of Arc first
published anonymously, is accepted by
critics of acumen as one of the most
refined works in the serious literature
of the nineteenth century. The book
won its way before Mark Twain ad-
United its paternity. While he was
writing the Joan classic he worked,
time and time about, on that amazing
funny masterpiece, "Pudd nhead VIII
SON" He simply couldn't be serious
altogether for stated period.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29

rather he the author Of "Tom Sawyer
than all OF his own works.
The Innoccmts Abroad" Of course
always will be associated with Mark
Twaln's name ms one OF his most char.
actcristic books, but that may be be-
cause 1t was his first big work and
won for him the fame and the for
tune which enabled him to write what
he pleased
Mark Twain's name was Samuel
LanghOrne Clemens. but II was used
chiefly AZ vessel wherein universe
ties hung LII. ID. handles. He was
"Dr. Clemens" three times over, but
the distinction never spoiled bin.
With no school learning save such ns
he gained from n few years attend
Gncc nj the village school in Hannibal,
Mo-, his scholastic titles were earned
by literary work which the whole
world accepted.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-29
Never Altogether Funny.

Nor must we take it for granted that
Mark Twain, summing up his career
as Il writer, ever was altogether funny,
He never was. He was one of the
Closest observers of human nature and
institutions, places and things, that
ever lived Even in his most humor-
Gus books we find that he has made
accurate transcripts of the things
which impressed him. Though he eX-
aggerated, Il privilege belonging TO his
profession, one can read between the
lines the inhering truth, He was an
inveterate foe TO Shams of every sort
and apparently knew his highest hap
piness when with droll sarcasm he
punctured popular fraud with his
pen.
But Mark Twain often wrote books
inst because he had the story to tell
The tale of Tom Sawyer" is one Of
these. aud the "Huckleberry Finn"
book is another. Each OF these is true
TO life-to boy life. Rudyard Kipling is
New-York tribune., 1910-04-03

his hearers shot q question az him. II was
2 difficult one and the would-be member
from Dundee started 10 reply as best he
might
Answer YES or nor' shouted his in
qu!sitor.
y cant answer that question WitE yes
or 4 no." retorted Sir Ernest.
But 7 tell ye, mon. that there's nae ques-
zion can be asked which can't be answered
IL that way
..AU right then" said the Lieutenant I
viii agree 10 answer your question In that
manner il you viii first answer yes or no
10 one I viii ask you .
The crowd thought that was fair propo-
sition and insisted that the questioner agree
20 il. which he rather reluctantly did NOW
tbfs man was q notorious wifeoeater- as
e,e-v one knew. so Sir Ernest put this
,.,,ssrfoy, 70 him. Have you stopped beating
your wife,
There was no reply
on mis- expedition south Sir Ernest be-
came much interested in the pengulns-
These are enormous birds. some OF them
over three feet tall. and they weigh from
seventy 10 ninety pounds. Moreover they
preserve on all occasions most solemn
and dignifed air as they walk slowly ana
erecfly along one nlShl ai'SI HIS ~ >
had camped some OF the pe7guins discoV-
cred In. presence of intruders. and the
rsxr morning one OF the birds strode slow
IL m. and. seeing a dog lying IN front OF
,I,a tent solemnly stalked away. TO return
ts,er with several Of his companions. These
i,snected the dog until the latter was quite
- an, of countenance and then departed,
-, 20 one another-Shackleton gives
,,se word for it-as they went
-r-,a birds seemed 20 be quite tame, and
: A. vrhen there was a large assem-
80 ~ them near BY. some members or
a.. ,..r,,y got out a grsphophone. put II on
- &C. res- them and started IL playing
..zE-.1,z Ne Around Again, Willie. Lieu
..vart sbackleton said the expressions OF
tbe reuguins showed just no" Ihey te''
.s..,t y Two Of them. evidently dlsap-
-~o,-,y, highly. departed early. while sew
=, ,.t,s,,s mere 50 affected that they Wept
- .as-s The men had much fun with
-. ,-,r4s and often amused themselves by
~, them little shoves while tney we're
= g-,oorb ice and watching them toppic
- fbeir ludicrous attempts TO regain
their equilibrium
9 E-~res, kent a daily diary while on
- ,..,.5f,,ov and upon his return turned
!, o,-e- "a his publishers after careiuhv
-,,,,,, through IL ana erasing all the swear
IDS However. he was not quite ca'
=, -, as subsequent incident proved
-, -, an old lady rushed up, 10 MN an"
said. 4 have enjoyed your
,,,,cp vUith the exception of page ga IIie =
cannot understand. sir WIFI :,
,,,srl<tng about, sir. when you wrote ti4a''
New-York tribune., 1910-04-03
PrepQrOffOrS TO Cele-
brafe His EiS6ffef6
Birthday tOffb
HOnOrJ.

were kept in the best conducted inststu-
ton.
Speaking OF professional ethics and
abuses. Dr. Jacobi remarks:
But that there are men in The profess
sion who give-Or demand brides. take COM
missions from apOthecaries. instrument
and bardase makers. nurses-rusn and
women-manufactur IN the shape os
cash or stock. cousuItants both medical and
surgicaI-that is no longer professional no
longer even the competition OF an honest
tradesman. 70 Is robbery. which pOllutes
the moral atmosphere OF professional lie
and feeces the consumer OF your services
that is. the patient"
The unprecedented honor OF the offer ot
a chair in the University OF Berlin-s pro-
fessorship Of the diseases OF chidreu-eanle
70 Dr. jacob about fifteen years ago. No
American had ever before been invited 20
such a place. DR. jacob was regularly
chairman OF the American section Of phy-
sicians az the International medical con-
crosses held every three years IN various
capitals OF Europe
Il smoke one cigar day and drink
a little Rhine wine" said the Octogsnarian
physician when asked about his daily regi-
men There IS value in the proper use
OF alcohol. both for sick and we'll In
severe cases OF diphtherfa alcohol counter
acts the poison in the system. and an
enormous quantity OF il can be given 20 a
child without causing fntoxication and with
beneficial results. an a moderate eater.
not a vegetarian
Dr. Jacob contempIates writing his ne
u1oirs this summer during his vacation
with the big and little NcAnenys az the
family cottage at Lake George