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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01
THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPER

Although more and more is being
into closet shelves and waste baskets
as soon as they can be safely put out
of sight.
Such people have Christmas buying
in mind all through the year. If you
have your eyes open in that way the
things you like turn up in unexpected
quarters. If you wait until the before
Christmas scrimmage, you almost
never find what you want from the
tousled assortment of pawed-over
goods.
The next two weeks are a golden
time to buy Christmas gifts. The
stores will have additional stocks
which are fresher today than they
ever will be subsequently. Think of
that, if the tough plight of the poor
clerk under the strain of the pre-.
Christmas week does not move your
heart.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

in her own borders, but with the
whole world. Greater and more sig.
nificant than this is the world.known
fact that she stands I'm the forefront
in advocating and promoting the real
peace of the nations. II is the dis.
tinguishing glory of the present ad.
ministration that President Taft is
pushing forward as fast as he can
great arbitration treaties with the ma.
lions of Europe who manifest any
desire to assent to them, and is striv.
ing to get other nations Interested
SO that there shall be an end put To
war and cruelty.
Surely these are wonderful days of
privilege and tremendous responsible.
ity for this nation! In this every
American has share. Not only is
there an awakening of a national
consciousness of our mission and our
duty here at home, but the entire
globe is being imbued with the Amer.
lean spirit of liberty, equality, frater.
nifty and justice.
We know too well that we are a
long ways from our ideals and our
aspirations. The fact, however that
never in our national history were
the whole people moving forward
with such a determined and ntelli.
gent purpose to make good the faith
of the fathers in the days of the long
ago and transmute their sublime
courage and noble ideals into living
actualities for a common humanity
ought, indeed, to compel us, at this
glad Thanksgiving season of 1911. to
thank God and take courage for the
future.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01
NATIONS EXPERIMENT STATION

California promises to be the great
American experiment station for the
next few years. If Wisconsin and
Oregon have successfully followed
and untried schemes of political prom.
Use California has entered the arena
and outdistanced both of them.
If other communities are inclined
to be slow to receive all the nostrums
that are advertised with so much en-
ergy and vehemence for the cure of
every known political and social i'll,
the charge cannot be laid against the
golden state. California has jumped
in all over, head first and taken a
plunge that commits it, without reser-
walton, to the trying out Of all the
progressive and radical whimsicalites
of the present chaotic political period.
Everything is included that could
be mentioned and there are no res
ervations worth mentioning. Not only
the initiative and the referendum, but
the recall which includes the judi
ciary as well as other officers is as
scented to. With these the ballot for
women has been granted and in that
state women as we'll as men will vote
for every officer at the next cleo
ton from the presidential electors to
the lowest office on the list. This
strong dose of political novelties was
all taken at one sitting without wink.
ing.
The traditional viewpoint doesn't
have much weight evidently on the
Pacific states, any more than it has
had in Oklahoma.
These political fads and extreme
measures of reform will now be tried
out on a wider and larger field than
heretofore. Many of them are an at
tempt to make it easy for the people
to rule themselves and as in similar
experiments that have been tried
elsewhere and heretofore there can
be little doubt that the people of Cali
fornia will discover that there is no
royal road to perfect government and
high quality of public service. The
voters, whether in California with it's
100000 inhabitants, or in little Della
ware with a few hundred thousand,
will sooner or later realize that good
government consists not in new or
specially devised systems that can be
learned in a correspondence school,
but that it rests today, as it always
has and always will, on the eternal
vigilance of an intelligent and high
minded electorate. With these, I'M
der a system that may not be the
best, there will be prosperous and
happy and honest people with a gov
eminent of which they are proud
Without them, any system is bound
to be a failure.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

A group of Brazilian planters who
feel the imperative need of railroads
if their business is to progress are
about to import elephants from India
with the hope of demonstrating them
to help in breaking the roadways
through the jungles that are impene'
trable to any other burden bearer,
Had it not been for the elephant, rail
road building in India would not
have progressed to it's present point
The elephant will penetrate jungles
through which scarcely any other liv-
ing thing can make it's way, and its
capacity for burden bearing, loading
and unloading, is not equalled by any
other animal. He is a good friend to
mankind and if he can be homestead.
ed in Brazil it will solve many of the
difficulties that have hindered the
progress of that land of rich possibili-
ties.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

That sturdy Scotchman who has
done so much for the development of
Canada, Lord Strathcoma, has just
made a trip, in his DIST year, from
London to Winnipeg and back in sew.
enteen days. The same little leather
covered trunk which he brought with
him to the Canadian wilds seventy
three years ago. accompanied him on
this last trip. That's what you call
Scotch thrift
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

While the United States has been
unsettling trade by pursuing a vigor
GUS policy of trust busting, Germany
has been following policy of con
structive trust making. 1t is neither
wise nor practicable for the welfare
of the country to put the great cor.
porations out of business. The whole
country sees that a policy of destruc-
ton will not bring satisfactory re.
suits. Adequate regulation is what is
needed rather than determination.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

A new industry has been started
in the California state prisons, that
of safemaking. This is likely to
serve the double purpose of providing
employment while in confinement and
making them more familiar with the
construction of the safe so they can
ply their trade more successfully
when they are given their freedom.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01
FARMER IN THE SENATE.

Some Of us were not a little sur.
prised the other day to learn, through
resolution of the National Grange,
that Obadiah Gardner OF Maine is
the only practical farmer in the
United States senate.
Here is a problem for the attention
OF our soCiologists. There is a sprink.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Justice Hughes refused the offer of
100000 if he would act as an execu-
tor of the Pulitzer will. Just before
Christmas, too Mr.. Hughes must be
man of unusual strength and char
acter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

China has a new national hymn
which reads in part, Let the People
and All Living Things Rejoice as
Ducks Among the Pond Lilies
Doesn't seem to have the grand roll
of America" to our ears, but per
haps it means as much.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

In Kansas many hundreds of acres
of melons are raised for their seeds
alone. These are sold to seed houses
and medicine makers. Last year
some of the farmers tried making
syrup of the melon juice and found ii
so good that they plan to save the
juice from all their melons next year
make it into syrup and place their
melon molasses" on the market
along with the seeds. What's the
matter with Kansas and the inven,
tive genius of the Kansas farmer?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01
AROUND TOWN.

How often it happens that just as a
man gets to the point where he could
enjoy life to its utmost, that just as
he attains the goal toward which he
has devoted his energy for lifetime,
the hand of fate puts a period to his
career.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Uncle Sam is willing to do all he
can to stop this revolving business
on the Mexican border. But it's a
tiresome prospect If he has got to
spend the entire winter walking back
and forth across Arizona and New
Mexico
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

There has been a decided reaction
from the radical position taken a de
cade or two ago that the worlds best
work was done by the young men UNI
der 40. lnnumerable examples of men
who have done great things after the
meridian of life has been passed can
be cited. Huxley, Spencer, Agassi
Kant, John Burroughs and John Bige
low all did their most forceful and eff
fective work after the period in life
when DR.. Osler would have had them
chloroformed. Middle old life, all else
being equal. is the sanest and best
period for effective work by men.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

And speaking of that, here's another
place where you aren't doing your full
duty: When you have friends visiting
you, or when you go away, or when
your little boy breaks his leg, or when
your house burns up, have the
thoughtfulness to telephone it to The
News. The News is a mind reader
to certain extent but there are lmi-
tations to lis capacity along that line.
1t can't read everybody's mind at once.
Don't go around with chip on your
shoulder that says, "Oh, they never
put my name in the paper" Cheer
up and telephone. The paper wants
to know.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Now they are experimenting to
take the cold storage flavor out of
eggs that have been kept in cold stor.
age too long, and with some degree
of a success, 50 they say. But who
wants to eat doctored egg?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

1t has been aptly said that there
is this difference between a thankful
and an unthankful man: The one is
always pleased in the good he has
has received
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

1t is considered unsportsmanlike
for aviators to fly over ball games
and other public spectacles. Then,
too, they might be under suspicion of
gathering in one of Mr. John Frank,
lin Bakers long hits.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

]. Pierpont Morgan has not been
pleased with President Taft's admins
tration. His recent tour and the
speeches made enroute were particu-
larly displeasing to ]. p. This is the
biggest boom Taft has had for some
time.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

In view of the general interest
shown in Col. Roosevelt's recent piece
in the Outlook, we believe several
New York papers would be willing to
take him on to write Oyster Bay
items at space rates.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

The American Bankers association
being now in New Orleans, it would
seem as if resident of that city who
wished to borrow So would never
have a more favorable opportunity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

The trusts say they can not find
out what they can legally do under
the Sherman law. But as they can
find out by paying car fare for some
one to 20 down to Texas and ask
Senator Bailey. they should not com.
plain.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

China will never have a successful
republic until it can abolish the gen
eral hunger and wretchedness that
prevails. Hunger and wretchedness
are not a good foundation for wise
self.government.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

The South African government is
considering the wisdom of removing
all port charges on ships going to
ard from the far east, hoping in this
way to offer some inducement to
steamship companies to continue
their old routes after the Panama ca.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

If the Panama canal is finished year
ahead of contract, this distressing
tendency for the help to work them
selves out of a job will be contrary
to all the principles of the govern
ment service.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Some people say they still believe
that Doc Cook reached the pole. but
the real test comes when they are
invited to put up so cents for gal
lery seat to hear him lecture.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

AS a good start has been made in
the meat packers cases, we have
hopes that it will be possible to Jail
the grandchildren of the present de-
PENDANTS.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

1t seems that the world is out o.
| joint when such man as j. +. LosCf
| of West Point with everything in the
world to live for, must be taken a.
the age Of 81. He was an ideal citi
zen of that substantial German type
that always means good citizenship
He was a devoted husband and father
good neighbor. A man of thrift and
excellent judgment, he was successful
in business. Coming west as boy
just out of college, with no money
he took his bride to little shack of q
house on the Nebraska prairies and
taught country school at $40 month
Out of this sum he managed to save
and when he had $500 accumulated
he applied it on his first land pur.
chase. He recognized the fact that
land values would increase and as fast
as he could accumulate, he bought
more land Shortly he took up his
almost thirty years ago. He contn-
ued to save and buy land. He was a
man of staunchest integrity and his
word was as good as a gold bond.
]. F.. Losch was deeply devoted to
his home and to his family. The IA
Their of eight healthy children, he had
already given five of them the advan.
tages of whatever university they
chose to attend and was planning to
do the same for the younger children.
He was young boy with the little
fellows and always looking after the
welfare of the whole family On the
Fourth of July he was the first boy"
shooting off firecrackers in the morn.
ing, the last to send up sky rocket
at night. Weeks before Christmas he
began to select gifts for each member
of the family, never allowing anybody
else to pick what he should give. And
at Christmas time he was Santa Claus
personified, The night before he'd
bring up the mammoth tree from the
cellar-a tree that he had personally
arranged for months in adyance-and
would nail it to box, so that its tall
ends swept the ceiling. Then he'd
fasten on the candles and the glitter.
ing tinsel and put on the toys. And
in the morning he'd line up the family
In a double-file procession at the top
Of the stairs and march down to the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Italy and Turkey are accused of
violating the articles of war in Tripo-
Ii. They violated every known article
of peace before they began on those
of war.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

The city ought to be arrested and
fined to the full extent of the law,
under its own orders. This week the
city published a notice that any per-
son throwing ashes in a street, would
be prosecuted. Yesterday the city
dumped several wagonloads of ashes
into North Fourth street. Now, how's
that for consistency?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

A want ad campaign will get you
acquainted with lot OF people who
want to buy homes-and the home you
want 10 sell would surely SUIT some OF
them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Germany refers to its war agitators
as "sabre-ratters." This gives us a
new term to apply to our lingo"
statesmen.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

A Georgia court finds it is crime
to kill the baseball umpire. How do
they expect bleacher seats can be sold
under such restrictions?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

It's time Mr.. Rockefeller was up
and doing in the race for supremacy
in gift giving. Mr.. Carnegie is sew
eral hundred millions ahead at pres
ent.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Although 223 stone throwing suf
fragettes have been arrested in Lon
don. it is doubtful if any OF them hit
what they aimed at.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

The worlds great peace movement
seems to be working the wrong way.
There have not been so many wars
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

The first jury OF women in Califor.
mia couldn't agree on a verdict. NO
nor even ON place to dine.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Let us go slow about repeating the
Sherman law till we know well the
character of the substitute we are
going to endorse.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

nal is opened Already the effect Of
the canal on transportation is being
felt quite strongly.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

A writer states that they do not
go by compass in switzerland for
they know but two directions, up and
down.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Only little while now and it will
be congress and the tariff boards in
all the newspapers
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Even IL the McNamaras are acquit.
ted, they seem to be sure of free
board for several years to come.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Gov. Dix says New York is suffering
New York is not alone in its misery.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

The worry of today is often the
result of carelessness yesterday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

airy is to protect women against ev-
cry man except himself.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Millions of people will pay for an
easy. useless remedy for tootache in.
stead of having the tooth pulled.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

of how brave, or square, or liberal
or wise he is.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

The Brazilian coffee growers are
about the most unblushing rascals.
They have not only combined to
raise the price of coffee, but the Bra.
lillian government is helping them
We talk about" such selfishness az
that in this country.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

You frequently say you can't al.
ways trust people. Can you always
trust yourself?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

The more children a woman has,
the fewer theories she has.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

You can avoid a good deal Of bad
luck by working steadily during the
day, behaving yourself, and going to
bed early.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

You aren't doing your full duty if
you fail, when you have a happy
thought that would flash out like a
diamond in the around Town" col.
umn, to put it in an envelope and
send it down. We'd even agree to
put your initials to it, if the sparkler
was found available.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

You hear so many wonderful things
that are not true.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

People don't even admire a man
who claims he loves his enemy, to
say nothing of believing him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01
AROUND TOWN.
We're not broken out yet.

But speaking of b. G.. has anybody
ever settled the question as to wheth-
er they bake 'em or fry EN-? We're
c. to k.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

To find fault with a man hurts him
more than Il dozen compliments will
cheer him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Why does anybody ever say widow
woman" Nobody ever has the crus
to say "widower man"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

What has become of the old-fash-
Toned active man who was always
about to be rich. but who kept his
home in his wfe's name?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

In many newspaper offices, the
long way of telling an incident is re-
garded as editorial.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

You can only make a guess at many
things; but at least have sense
enough to make the best guess pos.
sible.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

We are all inclined to waste too
much powder when the enemy is not
in sight.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01
ED" HoWE'S PHILOSOPHY.
Copyright lgl1;Geo Matthew Adams

Mean old Rockefeller has been able
to do more good with his left hand
than some of us good men have been
able to do with our right; and that
isn't fair, either.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

A man is sometimes so busy max
ing money that he neglects to take
care of that he has already made.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

1t is a rare man who will not lie
about his age after passing 30.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

When man takes bitter medicine,
he usually leaves a little in the spoon
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

A nervy man is seldom called down
it is modest people who get the in.
suits.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

The quiet man is rarely quoted to
his discredit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

The average guaranty seems to be
about the most insecure thing there
Is.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

a man who has present need not
worry much about the future, you
can't spend the money you are going
to make.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

We all like to go to Chicago, but
how wicked the town isl
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

There can be nothing so evil that
opinion is all on one side; in every
discussion, there are usually nine on
a side, as in a ball game.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Hope is pleasant even when we
know there is nothing in it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

There will be a row about every
thing forever and ever amen, and the
only remedy is to do your best, eat
slowly and not worry.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Some doctors profess to believe in
hypnotism, although they say only a
few can be influenced by it, But
chloroform will put to sleep everyone
who smells it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

The poorer the woman, the greater
her longing to make a trip abroad.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

Ever since | can remember, the
Irish have demanded home rule, and
am in favor of It. But, now that
home rule is actually in sight, hun
dred thousand Irish held mass
meeting in Dublin lately, and de.
scribed government of Ireland by the
Irish as "a tyranny to which they
never could or would submit" And
once more | do not know where | am
at
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-01

When there is a divorce, and the
man marries soon after, some people
are disposed TO be indignant. | never
am, for the man to carry the core.
spondent seems to me the best and
quickest way out of it.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-07
NOTICE or PTNAI sETTLEHHNT.

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
In the matter OF the Estate Of John
Brill, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given. That on Sat-
urday. the Ninth day of December. A.
d. 1911. at the hour of 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon OF said day. being one Of
the regular days of the December 1911
Term of the County Court OF Fremont
County, in the State of Colorado. /.
Minnie A. Sullivan Jurhs. Administra-
trix OF said estate. will appear before
the Judge of said Court, present my
final settlement as such Adminfstra-
trix and pray the approval Of the
same. and will then apply to be dis
charged rs such administrative At
which time and place any person In
interest may appear and present4 4pb-
.ections TO the same 4 any thersffbe-
Dated at Canon City. Colorado. No
v~-nbcr 9Th. 1911.
MINNIE A. SULLIVAN JURH6.
Administrative OF the Estate Of Johp
Brill. Deceased.
First Pub. Nov. .. 1911.
Last Pub. Dec. 6, 1911.